Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 54
BndP 2 54.1
भयभीतास्ततो देवाः समेत्य दिवि संस्थिताः । तुष्टुवुस्ते महात्मानं क्रोधाग्निशमनार्थिनः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,५३।५२ ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमाभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे सगरचरितेसागराविनाशो नाम त्रिपञ्चशत्तमो ऽध्यायः ॥ ५३॥ जैमिनिरुवाच क्रोधाग्निमेनं विप्रेन्द्र सद्यः संहर्त्तुमर्हसि । नो चेदकाले लोको ऽयं सकलस्तेन दह्यते
bhayabhītāstato devāḥ sametya divi saṃsthitāḥ / tuṣṭuvuste mahātmānaṃ krodhāgniśamanārthinaḥ // bndp_2,53.52 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyamābhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāde sagaracaritesāgarāvināśo nāma tripañcaśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 53// jaiminiruvāca krodhāgnimenaṃ viprendra sadyaḥ saṃharttumarhasi / no cedakāle loko 'yaṃ sakalastena dahyate
Then the gods, stricken with fear, assembling and standing in heaven, praised that great one, seeking the quenching of the fire of his wrath. // BndP 2,53.52 // Thus, in the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Vāyu, in the middle portion, in the third, the Upodghāta section, in the story of Sagara, the fifty-third chapter, called The Destruction of the Sāgaras. // 53 // Jaimini said: O best of brahmins, you ought to withdraw this fire of wrath at once; otherwise this whole world is burnt by it out of season.
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BndP 2 54.2
दृष्टस्ते महिमानेन व्याप्तमासीच्चराचरम् । क्षमस्व संहर क्रोधं नमस्ते विप्रपुङ्गव
dṛṣṭaste mahimānena vyāptamāsīccarācaram / kṣamasva saṃhara krodhaṃ namaste viprapuṅgava
Your greatness has been seen; by it the moving and unmoving (world) was pervaded. Forgive, withdraw your anger; homage to you, bull among brahmins.
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BndP 2 54.3
एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु भगवान्कपिलो मुनिः । तूर्णमेव क्षयं निन्ये क्रोधाग्निमतिभैरवम्
evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu bhagavānkapilo muniḥ / tūrṇameva kṣayaṃ ninye krodhāgnimatibhairavam
Being thus praised, the venerable sage Kapila very quickly brought to an end the exceedingly terrible fire of his wrath.
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BndP 2 54.4
ततः प्रशान्तमभवज्जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् । देवास्तपस्विनश्चैव बभूवुर्विगतज्वराः
tataḥ praśāntamabhavajjagatsarvaṃ carācaram / devāstapasvinaścaiva babhūvurvigatajvarāḥ
Then the whole world, moving and unmoving, became calm, and the gods and the ascetics were freed of their distress.
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BndP 2 54.5
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भगवान्नारदो मुनिः । अयोध्या मगमद्राजन्देवलोकाद्यदृच्छया
etasminneva kāle tu bhagavānnārado muniḥ / ayodhyā magamadrājandevalokādyadṛcchayā
At just this time, O king, the venerable sage Nārada went from the world of the gods to Ayodhyā at his own pleasure.
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BndP 2 54.6
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य नारदं सगरस्तदा । अर्घ्यपाद्यादिभिः सम्यक्पूजयामास शास्त्रतः
tamāgatamabhiprekṣya nāradaṃ sagarastadā / arghyapādyādibhiḥ samyakpūjayāmāsa śāstrataḥ
Seeing Nārada arrived, Sagara then duly honoured him with water for guest-offering, water for the feet, and so on, according to the scriptures.
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BndP 2 54.7
परिगृह्य च तत्पूजामासीनः परमासने । नारदो राजशार्दूलमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
parigṛhya ca tatpūjāmāsīnaḥ paramāsane / nārado rājaśārdūlamidaṃ vacanamabravīt
And having accepted that homage, seated on an excellent seat, Nārada spoke these words to the tiger among kings:
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BndP 2 54.8
नारद उवाच हयसंचारणार्थाय संप्रयातास्तवात्मजाः । ब्रह्मदण्डहताः सर्वे विनष्टा नृपसत्तम
nārada uvāca hayasaṃcāraṇārthāya saṃprayātāstavātmajāḥ / brahmadaṇḍahatāḥ sarve vinaṣṭā nṛpasattama
Nārada said: Your sons, who set out to lead the horse about, have all been struck down by the rod of Brahmā and destroyed, O best of kings.
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BndP 2 54.9
संरक्ष्यमाणस्तैः सर्वैर्हयस्ते यज्ञियो नृप । केनाप्य लक्षितः क्वापि नीतो विधिवशाद्दिवि
saṃrakṣyamāṇastaiḥ sarvairhayaste yajñiyo nṛpa / kenāpya lakṣitaḥ kvāpi nīto vidhivaśāddivi
Though guarded by all of them, your sacrificial horse, O king, was carried off somewhere unnoticed by anyone, taken to heaven by the force of fate.
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BndP 2 54.10
ततो विनष्टं तुरगं विचिन्वन्तो महीतले । प्रालभन्त न ते क्वापि तत्प्रवृत्तिं चिरान्नृप
tato vinaṣṭaṃ turagaṃ vicinvanto mahītale / prālabhanta na te kvāpi tatpravṛttiṃ cirānnṛpa
Then, searching for the lost horse over the surface of the earth, they nowhere obtained news of it for a long time, O king.
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BndP 2 54.11
ततो ऽवनेरधस्ते ऽश्वं विचेतुं कृतनिश्चयाः । सागरास्ते समारभ्य प्रचख्नुर्वसुधातलम्
tato 'vaneradhaste 'śvaṃ vicetuṃ kṛtaniścayāḥ / sāgarāste samārabhya pracakhnurvasudhātalam
Then those Sāgaras, having resolved to search for the horse beneath the earth, set about it and dug up the surface of the ground.
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BndP 2 54.12
खनन्तो वसुधा मश्वं पाताले ददृशुर्नृप । समीपे तस्य योगीन्द्रं कपिलं चमहामुनिम्
khananto vasudhā maśvaṃ pātāle dadṛśurnṛpa / samīpe tasya yogīndraṃ kapilaṃ camahāmunim
Digging the earth, they saw the horse in Pātāla, O king, and near it the lord of yogins, the great sage Kapila.
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BndP 2 54.13
तं दृष्ट्वा पापकर्माणस्ते सर्वे कालचोदिताः । कपिलं कोपयामासुरश्वहर्त्तायमित्यलम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā pāpakarmāṇaste sarve kālacoditāḥ / kapilaṃ kopayāmāsuraśvaharttāyamityalam
Seeing him, all those evil-doers, driven on by Time, provoked Kapila to anger, (crying) "This is the horse-thief!"—quite enough (to enrage him).
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BndP 2 54.14
ततस्तत्क्रोधसंभूतनेत्राग्नेर्दहतो दिशः । इन्धनीभूतदेहास्ते पुत्राः संक्षयमागताः
tatastatkrodhasaṃbhūtanetrāgnerdahato diśaḥ / indhanībhūtadehāste putrāḥ saṃkṣayamāgatāḥ
Then, from the fire of his eyes, born of that anger, which burned up the directions, those sons, their bodies become its fuel, met with destruction.
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BndP 2 54.15
क्रूराः पापसमाचाराः सर्वलोकोपरोधकाः । यतस्ते तेन राजेन्द्र न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि
krūrāḥ pāpasamācārāḥ sarvalokoparodhakāḥ / yataste tena rājendra na śokaṃ kartumarhasi
Since they were cruel, of evil conduct, obstructors of all the world, therefore, O best of kings, you ought not to grieve.
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BndP 2 54.16
स त्वं धैर्यधनो भूत्वा भवित व्यतयात्मनः । नष्टं मृतमतीतं च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः
sa tvaṃ dhairyadhano bhūtvā bhavita vyatayātmanaḥ / naṣṭaṃ mṛtamatītaṃ ca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ
Therefore, becoming one whose wealth is fortitude, (know) the self to be subject to what is destined to be; the wise do not lament for what is lost, dead, and gone by.
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BndP 2 54.17
तस्मात्पौत्रमिमं बालमंशुमन्तं महामतिम् । तुरगानयनार्थाय नियुङ्क्ष्व नृपसत्तम
tasmātpautramimaṃ bālamaṃśumantaṃ mahāmatim / turagānayanārthāya niyuṅkṣva nṛpasattama
Therefore, O best of kings, appoint this grandson, the boy Aṃśumat of great intelligence, to the task of bringing back the horse.
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BndP 2 54.18
इत्यक्त्वा राजशार्दूलं सदस्यर्त्विक्समन्वितम् । क्षणेन पश्यतां तेषां नारदो ऽन्तर्दधे मुनिः
ityaktvā rājaśārdūlaṃ sadasyartviksamanvitam / kṣaṇena paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ nārado 'ntardadhe muniḥ
Having said this to the tiger among kings, who was surrounded by the members of the assembly and the officiating priests, in an instant, while they looked on, the sage Nārada vanished.
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BndP 2 54.19
तच्छ्रत्वा वचन तस्य नारदस्य नृपोत्तमः । दुःखशोकपरातात्मा दध्यौ चिरमुदारधीः
tacchratvā vacana tasya nāradasya nṛpottamaḥ / duḥkhaśokaparātātmā dadhyau ciramudāradhīḥ
Hearing that speech of Nārada's, the best of kings, his mind overcome by pain and grief, though noble-minded, brooded for a long while.
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BndP 2 54.20
तं ध्यानयुक्तं सदसि समासीनमवाङ्मुखम् । वसिष्ठः प्राह राजानं सांत्वयन्देशकालवित्
taṃ dhyānayuktaṃ sadasi samāsīnamavāṅmukham / vasiṣṭhaḥ prāha rājānaṃ sāṃtvayandeśakālavit
To that king, seated in the assembly sunk in thought with his face downcast, Vasiṣṭha, who knew the (right) place and time, spoke, consoling him.
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BndP 2 54.21
किमिदं धैर्यसाराणामवकाशं भवदृशाम् । लभते हृदि चेच्छोकः प्राप्तं धीर तया फलम्
kimidaṃ dhairyasārāṇāmavakāśaṃ bhavadṛśām / labhate hṛdi cecchokaḥ prāptaṃ dhīra tayā phalam
What is this? Is there room (for grief) in men like you, whose substance is fortitude? If grief finds a place in the heart, O steadfast one, then by it the (only) fruit obtained is (grief itself).
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BndP 2 54.22
दौर्मनस्यं शिथिलयन्सर्वं दिष्टवशानुगम् । मन्वानो ऽनन्तरं कृत्यं कर्तुमर्हस्यसंशयम्
daurmanasyaṃ śithilayansarvaṃ diṣṭavaśānugam / manvāno 'nantaraṃ kṛtyaṃ kartumarhasyasaṃśayam
Slackening your despondency, considering that everything follows the power of fate, you ought without doubt to do what comes next to be done.
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BndP 2 54.23
वसिष्ठेनैवमुक्तस्तु राजा कार्यार्थतत्त्ववित् । धृतिं सत्त्वं समालंब्य तथेति प्रत्यभाषत
vasiṣṭhenaivamuktastu rājā kāryārthatattvavit / dhṛtiṃ sattvaṃ samālaṃbya tatheti pratyabhāṣata
Thus addressed by Vasiṣṭha, the king, who knew the true nature of what must be done, taking hold of firmness and courage, replied, "So be it."
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BndP 2 54.24
अंशुमन्तं समाहूय पौत्रं विनयशालिनम् । ब्रह्मक्षत्त्रसभामध्ये शनैरिदमभाषत
aṃśumantaṃ samāhūya pautraṃ vinayaśālinam / brahmakṣattrasabhāmadhye śanairidamabhāṣata
Summoning his grandson Aṃśumat, who abounded in modesty, he said this softly in the midst of the assembly of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas:
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BndP 2 54.25
ब्रह्मदण्डहताः सर्वे पितरस्तव पुत्रक । पतिताः पापकर्माणो निरये शाश्वतीः समाः
brahmadaṇḍahatāḥ sarve pitarastava putraka / patitāḥ pāpakarmāṇo niraye śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
"Struck by the brahmin's rod (of punishment), all your fathers, doers of evil deeds, have fallen into hell for everlasting years, my son.
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BndP 2 54.26
त्वमेव संततिर्मह्यं राज्यस्यास्य च रक्षिता । त्वदायत्तमशेषं मे श्रेयो ऽमुत्र परत्र च
tvameva saṃtatirmahyaṃ rājyasyāsya ca rakṣitā / tvadāyattamaśeṣaṃ me śreyo 'mutra paratra ca
You alone are my progeny and the protector of this kingdom; my entire welfare, here and in the world beyond, depends on you.
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BndP 2 54.27
स त्वं गच्छ ममादेशात्पाताले कपिलान्तिकम् । तुरगानयनार्थाय यत्नेन महातान्वितः
sa tvaṃ gaccha mamādeśātpātāle kapilāntikam / turagānayanārthāya yatnena mahātānvitaḥ
So go, at my command, to Kapila's presence in the netherworld, to fetch the horse, with great effort.
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BndP 2 54.28
तं प्रार्थयित्वा विधिवत्प्रसाद्य च विशेषतः । आदाय तुरगं वत्स शीघ्रमागन्तुमर्हसि
taṃ prārthayitvā vidhivatprasādya ca viśeṣataḥ / ādāya turagaṃ vatsa śīghramāgantumarhasi
Having entreated him duly and especially propitiated him, take the horse, my child, and return quickly.
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BndP 2 54.29
जैमिनिरुवाच एवमुक्त्ॐऽशुमांस्तेन प्रणम्य पितरं पितुः । तथेत्युक्त्वा महाबुद्धिः प्रययौ कपिलान्तिकम्
jaiminiruvāca evamuktoṃ'śumāṃstena praṇamya pitaraṃ pituḥ / tathetyuktvā mahābuddhiḥ prayayau kapilāntikam
Jaimini said: Addressed thus by him, Aṃśumat of great understanding bowed to his father's father, said "So be it," and set out for Kapila's presence.
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BndP 2 54.30
तमुपागम्य विधिवन्नमस्कृत्य यथामति । प्रश्रयावनतो भूत्वा शनैरिदमुवाच ह
tamupāgamya vidhivannamaskṛtya yathāmati / praśrayāvanato bhūtvā śanairidamuvāca ha
Approaching him and saluting him duly as best he understood, bending low in deference, he softly said this:
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BndP 2 54.31
प्रसीद विप्रशार्दूल त्वामहं शरणं गतः । कोपं च संहर क्षिप्रं लोकप्रक्षयकारकम्
prasīda vipraśārdūla tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ / kopaṃ ca saṃhara kṣipraṃ lokaprakṣayakārakam
"Be gracious, O tiger among brahmins; I have come to you for refuge. And quickly withdraw your anger, which causes the destruction of the world.
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BndP 2 54.32
त्वयि क्रुद्धे जगत्सर्वं प्रणाशमुपयास्यति । प्रशान्तिमुपयाह्याशुलोकाः संतु गतव्यथाः
tvayi kruddhe jagatsarvaṃ praṇāśamupayāsyati / praśāntimupayāhyāśulokāḥ saṃtu gatavyathāḥ
If you are angry, the whole world will go to ruin; come swiftly to calm, and let the worlds be free of pain.
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BndP 2 54.33
प्रसन्नो ऽस्मान्महाभाग पश्य सौम्येन चक्षुषा । ये त्वत्क्रोधाग्निनिर्दग्धास्तत्संततिमवेहि माम्
prasanno 'smānmahābhāga paśya saumyena cakṣuṣā / ye tvatkrodhāgninirdagdhāstatsaṃtatimavehi mām
Being gracious, O greatly fortunate one, look upon us with a kindly eye; know me to be the descendant of those who were burnt up by the fire of your wrath.
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BndP 2 54.34
नाम्नांशुमन्तं नप्तारं सगरस्य महीपतेः । सो ऽहं तस्य नियोगेन त्वत्प्रसादाभिकाङ्क्षया
nāmnāṃśumantaṃ naptāraṃ sagarasya mahīpateḥ / so 'haṃ tasya niyogena tvatprasādābhikāṅkṣayā
I am he, Aṃśumān by name, the grandson of Sagara, lord of the earth; (I have come) at his command, out of desire for your favour,
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BndP 2 54.35
प्राप्तो दास्यसि चेद्ब्रह्मंस्तुरगानयनाय च । जैमिनिरुवाच इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा योगीन्द्रप्रवरो मुनिः
prāpto dāsyasi cedbrahmaṃsturagānayanāya ca / jaiminiruvāca iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yogīndrapravaro muniḥ
and (I have) arrived, if you will grant (it), O brahmin, for the fetching of the horse. Jaimini said: Hearing that speech of his, the sage, foremost among the lords of yoga,
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BndP 2 54.36
अंशुमन्तं समालोक्य प्रसन्न इदमब्रवीत् । स्वागतं भवतो वत्स दिष्ट्या च त्वमिहागतः
aṃśumantaṃ samālokya prasanna idamabravīt / svāgataṃ bhavato vatsa diṣṭyā ca tvamihāgataḥ
looking upon Aṃśumān, being pleased, said this: "Welcome to you, child, and by good fortune you have come here.
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BndP 2 54.37
गच्छ शीघ्रं हयश्चायं नीयतां सगरान्तिकम् । अधिक्षिप्तो ऽस्य यज्ञो ऽपि प्रागतः संप्रवर्त्तताम्
gaccha śīghraṃ hayaścāyaṃ nīyatāṃ sagarāntikam / adhikṣipto 'sya yajño 'pi prāgataḥ saṃpravarttatām
Go quickly, and let this horse be led to Sagara's presence; and let his sacrifice too, which was interrupted, proceed as before.
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BndP 2 54.38
व्रियतां च वरो मत्तस्त्वया यस्ते मनोगतः । दास्ये सुदुर्लभमपि त्वद्भक्तिपरितोषितः
vriyatāṃ ca varo mattastvayā yaste manogataḥ / dāsye sudurlabhamapi tvadbhaktiparitoṣitaḥ
And let a boon be chosen from me by you, whatever is in your mind; even what is very hard to obtain I shall give, pleased as I am by your devotion.
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BndP 2 54.39
एषां तु संप्रमाशं हि गत्वा वद पितामहम् । पापानां मरणं त्वेषां न च शोचितुमर्हसि
eṣāṃ tu saṃpramāśaṃ hi gatvā vada pitāmaham / pāpānāṃ maraṇaṃ tveṣāṃ na ca śocitumarhasi
But go and tell your grandfather of the utter destruction of these (men); the death of sinners is theirs, and you ought not to grieve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.40
ततः प्रणाम्य चोगीन्द्रमंशुमानिदमब्रवीत् । वरं ददासि चेन्मह्यं वरये त्वां महामुने
tataḥ praṇāmya cogīndramaṃśumānidamabravīt / varaṃ dadāsi cenmahyaṃ varaye tvāṃ mahāmune
Then, having bowed to the lord of yogins, Aṃśumān said this: "If you will give me a boon, I ask you, O great sage:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.41
वरमर्हामि चेत्त्वत्तः प्रसन्नो दातुमर्हसि । त्वद्रोषपावकप्लुष्टाः पितरो ये ममाखिलाः
varamarhāmi cettvattaḥ prasanno dātumarhasi / tvadroṣapāvakapluṣṭāḥ pitaro ye mamākhilāḥ
if I am worthy of a boon from you, being gracious you should grant (it): all those forefathers of mine who were scorched by the fire of your anger
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.42
संप्रयास्यन्ति ते ब्रह्मन्निरयं शास्वतीः समाः । ब्रह्मदण्डहतानां तु न हि पिण्डोदकक्रियाः
saṃprayāsyanti te brahmannirayaṃ śāsvatīḥ samāḥ / brahmadaṇḍahatānāṃ tu na hi piṇḍodakakriyāḥ
will go, O brahmin, to hell for everlasting years; for those slain by a brahmin's rod (of punishment) there are no rites of rice-ball and water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.43
पिण्डोदकविहीनानामिह लोके महामुने । विद्यते पितृसालोक्यं न खलु श्रुतिचोदितम्
piṇḍodakavihīnānāmiha loke mahāmune / vidyate pitṛsālokyaṃ na khalu śruticoditam
For those deprived of the rice-ball and water offerings in this world, O great sage, there is no dwelling in the world of the fathers — it is not enjoined by scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.44
अक्षयः स्वर्गवासो ऽस्तु तेषां तु त्वत्प्रसादतः । वरेणानेन भगवन्कृतकृत्यो भावाम्यहम्
akṣayaḥ svargavāso 'stu teṣāṃ tu tvatprasādataḥ / vareṇānena bhagavankṛtakṛtyo bhāvāmyaham
Let their dwelling in heaven be imperishable, through your favour; by this boon, O lord, I shall have accomplished my purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.45
तत्प्रसीद त्वमेवैषां स्वर्गतेर्वद कारणम् । येनोद्धारणमेतेषां वह्नेः कोपस्य वै भवेत्
tatprasīda tvamevaiṣāṃ svargatervada kāraṇam / yenoddhāraṇameteṣāṃ vahneḥ kopasya vai bhavet
Therefore be gracious, and tell the means of their going to heaven, by which their deliverance from the fire of (your) wrath may come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.46
ततस्तमाह योगीन्द्रःसुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा । निरयोद्धारणं तेषां त्वया वत्स न शक्यते
tatastamāha yogīndraḥsuprasannena cetasā / nirayoddhāraṇaṃ teṣāṃ tvayā vatsa na śakyate
Then the lord of yogins said to him with a well-pleased mind: "Their deliverance from hell cannot be accomplished by you, child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.47
तैश्चापि नरके तावद्वस्तव्यं पापकर्मभिः । कालः प्रतीक्ष्यतां तावद्यावत्त्वत्पौत्रसंभवः
taiścāpi narake tāvadvastavyaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ / kālaḥ pratīkṣyatāṃ tāvadyāvattvatpautrasaṃbhavaḥ
And they, being of evil deeds, must dwell in hell so long; let the time be awaited until the birth of your grandson.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.48
कालान्ते भविता वत्स पौत्रस्तव महामतिः । राजा भगीरथो नाम सर्वधर्मार्थतत्त्ववित्
kālānte bhavitā vatsa pautrastava mahāmatiḥ / rājā bhagīratho nāma sarvadharmārthatattvavit
At the end of that time, child, there will be a grandson of yours, of great intelligence, a king named Bhagīratha, knower of the truth of all law and profit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.49
स तु यत्नेन महता पितृगौरवयन्त्रितः । आनेष्यति दिवो गङ्गां तपस्तप्त्वा महाद्ध्रुवम्
sa tu yatnena mahatā pitṛgauravayantritaḥ / āneṣyati divo gaṅgāṃ tapastaptvā mahāddhruvam
And he, constrained by reverence for his forefathers, will by great effort bring down the Gaṅgā from heaven, having performed great and steadfast austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.50
तदंभसा पावितेषु तेषां गात्रास्थिभस्मसु । प्राप्नुवन्ति गतिं स्वर्गे भवतः पितरो ऽखिलाः
tadaṃbhasā pāviteṣu teṣāṃ gātrāsthibhasmasu / prāpnuvanti gatiṃ svarge bhavataḥ pitaro 'khilāḥ
When their limbs, bones and ashes have been purified by that water, all your forefathers attain a station in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.51
तथेति तस्या माहात्म्यं गङ्गाया नृपनन्दन । भागीरथीति लोके ऽस्मिन्सा विख्यातिमुपैष्यति
tatheti tasyā māhātmyaṃ gaṅgāyā nṛpanandana / bhāgīrathīti loke 'sminsā vikhyātimupaiṣyati
"So be it" — such is the greatness of that Gaṅgā, O delight of kings; in this world she will attain renown as "Bhāgīrathī".
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.52
यत्तोयप्लावितेष्वस्थिभस्मलोमनखेष्वपि । निरयादपि संयाति देही स्वर्लोकमक्षयम्
yattoyaplāviteṣvasthibhasmalomanakheṣvapi / nirayādapi saṃyāti dehī svarlokamakṣayam
By whose water, when bones, ashes, hair and nails are but flooded, the embodied one goes even from hell to the imperishable heavenly world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.53
तस्मात्त्वं गच्छ भद्रं ते नशोकं कर्त्तुमर्हसि । पितामहाय चैवैनमश्वं संप्रतिपादय
tasmāttvaṃ gaccha bhadraṃ te naśokaṃ karttumarhasi / pitāmahāya caivainamaśvaṃ saṃpratipādaya
"Therefore go — good fortune to you; you ought not to grieve. And hand this horse over to your grandfather."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.54
जैमिनिरुवाच ततः प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या तथेत्युक्त्वा महामतिः । ययौ तेनाभ्यनुज्ञातः साकेतनगरं प्रति
jaiminiruvāca tataḥ praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā tathetyuktvā mahāmatiḥ / yayau tenābhyanujñātaḥ sāketanagaraṃ prati
Jaimini said: Then, bowing to him with devotion and saying "So be it," the greatly wise one, permitted by him, went toward the city of Sāketa (Ayodhyā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 54.55
सगरं स समासाद्य तं प्रणम्य यथाक्रमम् । न्यवेदयच्च वृत्तान्तं मुनेस्तेषां तथान्मनः
sagaraṃ sa samāsādya taṃ praṇamya yathākramam / nyavedayacca vṛttāntaṃ munesteṣāṃ tathānmanaḥ
Reaching Sagara and saluting him in due order, he reported the whole affair of the sage and of them (his kinsmen), and likewise (his own) mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition