Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 57
BndP 2 57.1
जैमिनिरुवाच ततः शुष्कसुमित्राद्या मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । ययुर्दिदृक्षवो रामं महेन्द्रमचलं प्रति
jaiminiruvāca tataḥ śuṣkasumitrādyā munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ / yayurdidṛkṣavo rāmaṃ mahendramacalaṃ prati
Jaimini said: Then the sages Śuṣka, Sumitra and the rest, of praised vows, went toward the Mahendra mountain, wishing to see Rāma.
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BndP 2 57.2
अतीत्य सुबहून्देशान्वनानि सरितस्तथा । आसेदुरचलश्रेष्ठं क्रमेण मुनिपुङ्गवाः
atītya subahūndeśānvanāni saritastathā / āseduracalaśreṣṭhaṃ krameṇa munipuṅgavāḥ
Having passed over very many lands, forests and rivers, those foremost of sages in due course reached that best of mountains.
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BndP 2 57.3
तमारुह्य शनैस्तस्यख्यातमाश्रममण्डलम् । प्रशान्तक्रूरसत्त्वाढ्यं शुभं मध्ये तपोवनम्
tamāruhya śanaistasyakhyātamāśramamaṇḍalam / praśāntakrūrasattvāḍhyaṃ śubhaṃ madhye tapovanam
Climbing it slowly (they saw) his famed circle of hermitages, and in the midst the auspicious grove of penance, abounding in creatures whose fierceness was stilled;
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BndP 2 57.4
सर्वर्त्तुफलपुष्पाढ्यतरुखण्डमनोहरम् । स्निग्धच्छायमनौपम्यं स्वामोदिसुखमारुतम्
sarvarttuphalapuṣpāḍhyatarukhaṇḍamanoharam / snigdhacchāyamanaupamyaṃ svāmodisukhamārutam
delightful with clumps of trees rich in fruits and flowers of every season, with glossy shade, beyond compare, with a pleasant breeze bearing sweet fragrance.
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BndP 2 57.5
तं तदाश्रममासाद्य ब्रह्मघोषेण नादितम् । विविशुर्त्दृष्टमनसो यथावृद्धपुरस्सरम्
taṃ tadāśramamāsādya brahmaghoṣeṇa nāditam / viviśurtdṛṣṭamanaso yathāvṛddhapurassaram
Reaching that hermitage of his, resounding with the sound of Vedic recitation, they entered with glad minds, the elders going in front according to seniority.
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BndP 2 57.6
ब्रह्मासने सुखासीनं मृदुकृष्णाजिनोत्तरे । शिष्यैः परिवृतं शान्तं ददृशुस्ते तपोधनाः
brahmāsane sukhāsīnaṃ mṛdukṛṣṇājinottare / śiṣyaiḥ parivṛtaṃ śāntaṃ dadṛśuste tapodhanāḥ
Those whose wealth was penance saw him seated at ease on a brahmā-seat spread over with a soft black antelope skin, surrounded by disciples, tranquil,
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BndP 2 57.7
कालाग्निमिव लोकांस्त्रीन्दग्ध्वा पूर्वं निजेच्छया । तद्दोषशान्त्यै तपसि प्रवृत्तमिव् देहिनम्
kālāgnimiva lokāṃstrīndagdhvā pūrvaṃ nijecchayā / taddoṣaśāntyai tapasi pravṛttamiv dehinam
like the fire of time, as though he were an embodied being who, having earlier burnt the three worlds by his own will, had taken up penance to expiate that fault.
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BndP 2 57.8
ते समेत्य भृगुश्रेष्ठं विनयाचारशालिनः । ववन्दिरे महामौनं भक्तिप्रणतकन्धराः
te sametya bhṛguśreṣṭhaṃ vinayācāraśālinaḥ / vavandire mahāmaunaṃ bhaktipraṇatakandharāḥ
Approaching that best of the Bhṛgus, the great silent one, they, graced with humility and good conduct, bowed to him, their necks bent in devotion.
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BndP 2 57.9
ततस्तानागतान्दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्भृगुकुलोद्वहः । अर्घपाद्यादिभिः सम्यक्पूजयामास सादरम्
tatastānāgatāndṛṣṭvā munīnbhṛgukulodvahaḥ / arghapādyādibhiḥ samyakpūjayāmāsa sādaram
Then, seeing those sages who had come, the upholder of the Bhṛgu line honoured them well and respectfully with water for guests, water for the feet, and the rest.
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BndP 2 57.10
तानासीनान्कृतातिथ्यानृषीन्देशान्तरागतान् । उवाच भृगुशार्दूलः स्मितपूर्वमिदं वचः
tānāsīnānkṛtātithyānṛṣīndeśāntarāgatān / uvāca bhṛguśārdūlaḥ smitapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ
To those seers, seated, having received hospitality, come from another region, the tiger among the Bhṛgus spoke these words with a smile:
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BndP 2 57.11
स्वागतं वो महाभागा यूयं सर्वे समागताः । करणीयं किमस्माभिर्वदध्वमविचारितम्
svāgataṃ vo mahābhāgā yūyaṃ sarve samāgatāḥ / karaṇīyaṃ kimasmābhirvadadhvamavicāritam
"Welcome to you, greatly fortunate ones, all of you who have come together. Say without hesitation what is to be done by us."
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BndP 2 57.12
ततस्ते मुनयो रामं प्रणम्येदमथाब्रुवन् । अवेह्यस्मान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ गोकर्णनिलयान्मुनीन्
tataste munayo rāmaṃ praṇamyedamathābruvan / avehyasmānmuniśreṣṭha gokarṇanilayānmunīn
Then those sages, bowing to Rāma, said this: "Know us, O best of sages, to be sages dwelling at Gokarṇa.
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BndP 2 57.13
खनद्भिः सागरैर्भूमिं कस्मिंश्चित्कारणान्तरे । सतीर्थं तन्महाक्षेत्रं पतितं सागरांभसि
khanadbhiḥ sāgarairbhūmiṃ kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare / satīrthaṃ tanmahākṣetraṃ patitaṃ sāgarāṃbhasi
When the sons of Sagara were digging up the earth for some other purpose, that great sacred field, together with its holy bathing place, sank into the water of the sea.
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BndP 2 57.14
उत्सारितार्मवजलं क्षेत्रं तत्सर्वपावनम् । उपलब्धुमभीप्सामो भवतस्तु न संशयः
utsāritārmavajalaṃ kṣetraṃ tatsarvapāvanam / upalabdhumabhīpsāmo bhavatastu na saṃśayaḥ
We wish to recover that all-purifying field with the sea's water driven back — through you, indeed there is no doubt.
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BndP 2 57.15
विष्णोरंशेन संजातो भवान्भृगुकुले किल । तस्मात्कर्तुमशक्यं ते त्रैलोक्ये ऽपि न किञ्चन
viṣṇoraṃśena saṃjāto bhavānbhṛgukule kila / tasmātkartumaśakyaṃ te trailokye 'pi na kiñcana
You were indeed born in the lineage of Bhṛgu from a portion of Viṣṇu; therefore there is nothing at all in the three worlds impossible for you to do.
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BndP 2 57.16
वाञ्छितार्थप्रदो लोके त्वमेवेत्यनुशुश्रुम । वयं त्वामागताः सर्वे रामैतदभियाचितुम्
vāñchitārthaprado loke tvamevetyanuśuśruma / vayaṃ tvāmāgatāḥ sarve rāmaitadabhiyācitum
We have heard it said that in this world you alone are the giver of what is desired; we have all come to you, Rāma, to beg this.
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BndP 2 57.17
स त्वमात्मप्रभावेण क्षेत्रप्रवरमद्य तत् । दातुमर्हसि विप्रेन्द्र समुत्सार्यार्मवोदकम्
sa tvamātmaprabhāveṇa kṣetrapravaramadya tat / dātumarhasi viprendra samutsāryārmavodakam
You, being such, ought today by your own power to give (us) that best of holy fields, O chief of brāhmaṇas, by driving back the water of the sea.
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BndP 2 57.18
राम उवाच एतत्सर्वमशेषण विदितं मे तपोधनाः । करणीयं च वः कृत्यं मया नात्र विचारणा
rāma uvāca etatsarvamaśeṣaṇa viditaṃ me tapodhanāḥ / karaṇīyaṃ ca vaḥ kṛtyaṃ mayā nātra vicāraṇā
Rāma said: All this is known to me without remainder, O you rich in austerity; and the task of yours is to be accomplished by me — there is no deliberation here.
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BndP 2 57.19
किं तु युष्मदभिप्रेतं कर्म लोके सुदारुणम् । शस्त्रसंग्रहणाच्छक्यं मयापि न तदन्यथा
kiṃ tu yuṣmadabhipretaṃ karma loke sudāruṇam / śastrasaṃgrahaṇācchakyaṃ mayāpi na tadanyathā
But the deed intended by you is very terrible in the world; it can (be done) only by taking up weapons, and not otherwise even by me.
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BndP 2 57.20
दत्तसर्वाभयो ऽहं वै न्यस्तशस्त्रः शमान्वितः । तपः समास्थितश्चर्तु प्रागेव पितृ शासनात्
dattasarvābhayo 'haṃ vai nyastaśastraḥ śamānvitaḥ / tapaḥ samāsthitaścartu prāgeva pitṛ śāsanāt
Indeed I have granted complete safety (to all), I have laid down my weapons, I am possessed of calm, and I have settled into practising austerity, in accordance with my father's command even before (this).
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BndP 2 57.21
न जातु शस्त्रग्रहणं करिष्यामीत्यहं पुरा । प्रतिश्रुत्य सतां मध्ये तपः कर्त्तुमिहानघाः
na jātu śastragrahaṇaṃ kariṣyāmītyahaṃ purā / pratiśrutya satāṃ madhye tapaḥ karttumihānaghāḥ
Formerly, in the midst of the good, I promised, "I shall never again take up a weapon," and (came) here to perform austerity, O sinless ones.
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BndP 2 57.22
शस्त्रग्रहणसाध्यत्वाद्युष्मदीप्सितवस्तुनः । किङ्कर्त्तव्यं मयात्रेति मम डोलायते मनः
śastragrahaṇasādhyatvādyuṣmadīpsitavastunaḥ / kiṅkarttavyaṃ mayātreti mama ḍolāyate manaḥ
Since the thing desired by you can be achieved (only) by taking up weapons, my mind swings (to and fro) with "What is to be done by me here?"
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BndP 2 57.23
शुष्क उपाच । सतां संरक्षणार्थाय शस्त्रसंग्रहणं तु यत् । तन्नच्यावयते सत्यद्यथोक्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा
śuṣka upāca / satāṃ saṃrakṣaṇārthāya śastrasaṃgrahaṇaṃ tu yat / tannacyāvayate satyadyathoktaṃ brahmaṇā purā
Śuṣka said: As for the taking up of weapons for the protection of the good, that does not cause one's truth(-vow) to lapse, as was declared of old by Brahmā.
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BndP 2 57.24
तस्मादस्मद्धितार्थाय भवता ग्राह्यमायुधम् । धर्म एव महांस्तेन चरितस्ते भविष्यति
tasmādasmaddhitārthāya bhavatā grāhyamāyudham / dharma eva mahāṃstena caritaste bhaviṣyati
Therefore, for our benefit, the weapon should be taken up by you; by that, great dharma indeed will have been practised by you.
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BndP 2 57.25
जैमिनिरुवाच एवं संप्रार्थ्यमानस्तु मुनिभिर्भृगुपुङ्गवः । तमनुद्रुत्य मेधावी धर्ममुद्दिश्य केवलम्
jaiminiruvāca evaṃ saṃprārthyamānastu munibhirbhṛgupuṅgavaḥ / tamanudrutya medhāvī dharmamuddiśya kevalam
Jaimini said: Thus entreated by the sages, the wise bull of the Bhṛgus, following after him, solely with dharma in view —
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BndP 2 57.26
स तैः सह मुनिश्रेष्ठो दिशं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम् । समुद्दिश्य चचौ राजन्द्रष्टुकामः सरित्पतिम्
sa taiḥ saha muniśreṣṭho diśaṃ dakṣiṇapaścimām / samuddiśya cacau rājandraṣṭukāmaḥ saritpatim
That best of sages, together with them, setting out toward the southwestern direction, went, O king, desiring to see the lord of rivers (the ocean).
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BndP 2 57.27
स सह्यमचलश्रेष्ठमवतीर्य भृगूद्वहः । तत्परं सरितां पत्युस्तीरं प्राप महामनाः
sa sahyamacalaśreṣṭhamavatīrya bhṛgūdvahaḥ / tatparaṃ saritāṃ patyustīraṃ prāpa mahāmanāḥ
That scion of Bhṛgu, great of mind, having descended from the Sahya, best of mountains, reached the shore beyond it, of the lord of rivers.
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BndP 2 57.28
स ददर्श महाभागः परितो मारुताकुलम् । आकरं सर्वरत्नानां पूर्यमाणमनारतम्
sa dadarśa mahābhāgaḥ parito mārutākulam / ākaraṃ sarvaratnānāṃ pūryamāṇamanāratam
That greatly fortunate one beheld (the ocean), stirred up by the wind on every side, the mine of all jewels, being filled ceaselessly.
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BndP 2 57.29
अपरिज्ञेयगांभीर्यं महातामिव मानसम् । दुष्पारपारं सर्वस्य विविधग्रहसंहतिम्
aparijñeyagāṃbhīryaṃ mahātāmiva mānasam / duṣpārapāraṃ sarvasya vividhagrahasaṃhatim
(He saw it) of unfathomable depth, like the mind of the great, with a far shore hard for anyone to cross, a mass of manifold sea-monsters.
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BndP 2 57.30
अप्रधृष्य तमं लोके धातारमिव केवलम् । आत्मानमिव चात्मत्वे न्यक्कृताखिलमुद्धतम्
apradhṛṣya tamaṃ loke dhātāramiva kevalam / ātmānamiva cātmatve nyakkṛtākhilamuddhatam
(He saw it) most unassailable in the world, like the Creator, unique; like the Self in its selfhood; and swollen, having put down everything.
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BndP 2 57.31
आश्रयं सर्वसत्त्वानामापगानां च पार्थिवः । अत्यर्थचपलोत्तुगतरङ्गशतमालिनम्
āśrayaṃ sarvasattvānāmāpagānāṃ ca pārthivaḥ / atyarthacapalottugataraṅgaśatamālinam
(He saw it) — an earthly (thing) — the refuge of all creatures and of the rivers, garlanded with hundreds of exceedingly restless, towering waves.
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BndP 2 57.32
उपान्तोपलसंघातकुहरान्तरसंश्रयात् । विशीर्यमाणलहरीशतफेनौघसोभितम्
upāntopalasaṃghātakuharāntarasaṃśrayāt / viśīryamāṇalaharīśataphenaughasobhitam
(He saw it) made beautiful by the mass of foam from hundreds of billows breaking apart from striking within the hollows among the heaps of rocks at the shore.
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BndP 2 57.33
गंभीरघोषं जलधिं पश्यन्मुनिगणैः सह । संसेव्यमानस्तरलैर्लहरीकणशीतलैः
gaṃbhīraghoṣaṃ jaladhiṃ paśyanmunigaṇaiḥ saha / saṃsevyamānastaralairlaharīkaṇaśītalaiḥ
Beholding, along with the throngs of sages, the deep-roaring ocean, being attended by tremulous (breezes) cooled by the spray of the waves,
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BndP 2 57.34
मुहूर्त्तमिव राजेन्द्र तीरेनदनदीपतेः । विशश्रमे महाबाहुर्द्रष्टुकामः प्रचेतसम्
muhūrttamiva rājendra tīrenadanadīpateḥ / viśaśrame mahābāhurdraṣṭukāmaḥ pracetasam
for a moment, O best of kings, on the shore of the roaring lord of rivers, the mighty-armed one rested, desiring to see Pracetas (Varuṇa).
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BndP 2 57.35
ततो रामः समुत्थाय दक्षिणाभिमुखः स्थितः । मेघगंभिरया वाचा वरुणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
tato rāmaḥ samutthāya dakṣiṇābhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ / meghagaṃbhirayā vācā varuṇaṃ vākyamabravīt
Then Rāma rose up and stood facing south, and with a voice deep as a thundercloud he spoke these words to Varuṇa:
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BndP 2 57.36
अहं मुनिगणैः सार्द्धमागतस्त्वद्दिदृक्षया । तस्मात्स्वरूपधृङ्मह्यं प्रचेतो देहि दर्शनम्
ahaṃ munigaṇaiḥ sārddhamāgatastvaddidṛkṣayā / tasmātsvarūpadhṛṅmahyaṃ praceto dehi darśanam
"I have come together with the hosts of sages out of a desire to see you; therefore, O Praceta (Varuṇa), assume your own form and grant me sight (of you)."
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BndP 2 57.37
इति श्रुत्वापि तद्वाक्यं वरुणो यादसां पतिः । न चचाल निजस्थानान्नृप धीरतरस्त्वयम्
iti śrutvāpi tadvākyaṃ varuṇo yādasāṃ patiḥ / na cacāla nijasthānānnṛpa dhīratarastvayam
Though he heard that speech, Varuṇa, lord of the waters, did not stir from his own place, O king — so exceedingly steadfast was he.
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BndP 2 57.38
पुनः पुनश्च रामेण समाहूतो ऽपि तोयराट् । न ददौ दर्शनं तस्मै प्रतिवाच्यं च नाभ्यधात्
punaḥ punaśca rāmeṇa samāhūto 'pi toyarāṭ / na dadau darśanaṃ tasmai prativācyaṃ ca nābhyadhāt
And though called again and again by Rāma, the king of the waters neither granted him a sight (of himself) nor uttered any reply.
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BndP 2 57.39
अलङ्घनीयं तद्वाक्यं वरुणेनावधीरितम् । अत्यन्तमिति कार्यार्थी विदुषा समुपेक्षितम्
alaṅghanīyaṃ tadvākyaṃ varuṇenāvadhīritam / atyantamiti kāryārthī viduṣā samupekṣitam
That command, which was not to be transgressed, was slighted by Varuṇa; utterly so — thus (Rāma), who sought his object, was disregarded by the knowing one.
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BndP 2 57.40
ततः प्रचेतसा वाक्यं मन्यमानो ऽवधीरितम् । चुकोप तमभिप्रेक्ष्य रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः
tataḥ pracetasā vākyaṃ manyamāno 'vadhīritam / cukopa tamabhiprekṣya rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
Then Rāma, best of those who bear weapons, considering his speech slighted by Praceta (Varuṇa), grew angry as he looked toward him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.41
संक्षुब्धसागराकारः स तदा स्वबलाश्रयात् । निस्तोयमर्णवं कर्तुमियेष रुषितो भृशम्
saṃkṣubdhasāgarākāraḥ sa tadā svabalāśrayāt / nistoyamarṇavaṃ kartumiyeṣa ruṣito bhṛśam
With the appearance of a churned-up ocean, greatly enraged, he then sought, relying on his own strength, to make the sea waterless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.42
ततो जलमुपस्पृश्य समीपे विजयं धनुः । ततः प्रणम्य मनसा शर्वं रामो महाद्धनुः
tato jalamupaspṛśya samīpe vijayaṃ dhanuḥ / tataḥ praṇamya manasā śarvaṃ rāmo mahāddhanuḥ
Then, touching water, (taking) the bow Vijaya that was near him, and then bowing in his mind to Śarva, Rāma (took up) the great bow —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.43
गृहीत्वारोपयामास क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । अभिमृश्य धनुःश्रेष्ठं सगुणं भृगुसत्तमः
gṛhītvāropayāmāsa krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ / abhimṛśya dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ saguṇaṃ bhṛgusattamaḥ
— having taken it, he strung it, his eyes red with rage; and the best of the Bhṛgus, having handled that finest of bows now furnished with its string,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.44
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां ज्याघोषमकरोत्तदा । ज्याघोषः शुश्रुवे तस्य दिविस्पृगतिनिष्ठुरः
paśyatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jyāghoṣamakarottadā / jyāghoṣaḥ śuśruve tasya divispṛgatiniṣṭhuraḥ
then, while all beings looked on, made the twang of the bowstring; his bowstring's twang was heard, exceedingly harsh, reaching to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.45
चचाल निखिलायेन सप्तद्वीपार्मवा मही । ततः सरभसं रामश्चापे कालानलोपमम्
cacāla nikhilāyena saptadvīpārmavā mahī / tataḥ sarabhasaṃ rāmaścāpe kālānalopamam
The whole earth, with its seven continents and oceans, shook. Then Rāma swiftly (set) upon his bow (an arrow) like the fire of world's end,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.46
सुवर्मपुङ्खं विशिखं संदधे शरसत्तमम् । तस्मिन्नस्त्रं महाघोरं भार्गवं वह्निदैवतम्
suvarmapuṅkhaṃ viśikhaṃ saṃdadhe śarasattamam / tasminnastraṃ mahāghoraṃ bhārgavaṃ vahnidaivatam
a shaft with fine feathering at the nock, the best of arrows, he fitted (to the bow); and upon it (he laid) the terrible Bhārgava missile, whose deity is Fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.47
युयोज भृगुशार्दूलः समन्त्राभ्यासमोक्षणम् । ततश्चचाल वसुधा सशैलवनकानना
yuyoja bhṛguśārdūlaḥ samantrābhyāsamokṣaṇam / tataścacāla vasudhā saśailavanakānanā
which the tiger of the Bhṛgus joined (to the arrow), to be released with the recitation of its mantras. Then the earth shook, with its mountains, woods and forests,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.48
प्रक्षोभं परमं जग्मुर्देवासुरमहोरगाः । संधितास्त्रं भृगुश्रेष्ठं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनम्
prakṣobhaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdevāsuramahoragāḥ / saṃdhitāstraṃ bhṛguśreṣṭhaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanam
and the gods, asuras and great serpents fell into utmost agitation; seeing the best of the Bhṛgus with his missile fitted (to the bow) and his eyes red with rage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.49
दृष्ट्वा संभ्रान्तमनसो बभूवुः सचराचराः । सदिग्दाहभ्रपटलैरभवन्संवृता दिशः
dṛṣṭvā saṃbhrāntamanaso babhūvuḥ sacarācarāḥ / sadigdāhabhrapaṭalairabhavansaṃvṛtā diśaḥ
all beings, moving and unmoving, became bewildered in mind; the quarters were covered over with masses of cloud together with the burning of the horizons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.50
ववुश्च परुषा वाता रजोव्याप्ता महारवाः । मन्दरश्मिरशीतांशुरभूतसंरक्तमण्डलः
vavuśca paruṣā vātā rajovyāptā mahāravāḥ / mandaraśmiraśītāṃśurabhūtasaṃraktamaṇḍalaḥ
Harsh winds blew, filled with dust and loudly roaring; the sun became feeble-rayed, its disc blood-red.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.51
सोल्कापाताशनिर्वृष्टिर्बभूव रुधिरोदका । किमेतदिति संभ्रान्ता धूमोद्गारातिभीषणम्
solkāpātāśanirvṛṣṭirbabhūva rudhirodakā / kimetaditi saṃbhrāntā dhūmodgārātibhīṣaṇam
There was a rain of thunderbolts with falling meteors, its water blood; "What is this?" — bewildered (they were), as (Rāma), most fearsome with the belching of smoke,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.52
अधिरोपितदिव्यास्त्रं प्रचकर्ष महाशरम् । धनुर्विकर्षमाणं तं स्फुरज्ज्वालाग्रसायकम्
adhiropitadivyāstraṃ pracakarṣa mahāśaram / dhanurvikarṣamāṇaṃ taṃ sphurajjvālāgrasāyakam
drew back the great arrow on which the divine missile had been laid. Him, as he drew the bow, his arrow's point flashing with flame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.53
ददृशुर्मुनयो रामं कल्पान्तानलसन्निभम् । आकर्णाकृष्टकोदण्डमण्डलाभ्यं तरस्थितम्
dadṛśurmunayo rāmaṃ kalpāntānalasannibham / ākarṇākṛṣṭakodaṇḍamaṇḍalābhyaṃ tarasthitam
the sages saw — Rāma, like the fire at the end of an aeon, standing firm, gleaming like the circle of his bow drawn back to the ear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.54
तस्य प्रतिभयाकारं दुष्प्रापमभवद्वपुः । विकृष्टधनुषस्तस्य रूपमुग्रं रवेरिव
tasya pratibhayākāraṃ duṣprāpamabhavadvapuḥ / vikṛṣṭadhanuṣastasya rūpamugraṃ raveriva
His body became of a fearful aspect, unapproachable; as he drew the bow his form was terrible, like the sun's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.55
कल्पान्ते ऽभ्युदितस्येव मण्डलं परिवेषितम् । कल्पान्ताग्नसमज्वालाभीषणं स्फुरतो वपुः
kalpānte 'bhyuditasyeva maṇḍalaṃ pariveṣitam / kalpāntāgnasamajvālābhīṣaṇaṃ sphurato vapuḥ
(His) form was like the disc of (the sun) risen at the end of an aeon, ringed with a halo — a blazing body, terrifying with flames like the fire at the aeon's end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.56
तस्यालक्ष्यत चक्रम्य हरेरिव च मण्डलम् । स्फुरत्क्रोधानलज्वालापरीतस्यातिरौद्रताम्
tasyālakṣyata cakramya hareriva ca maṇḍalam / sphuratkrodhānalajvālāparītasyātiraudratām
And there was seen about him a disc, as of the sun, and (there was seen) the extreme dreadfulness of him who was enveloped by the flames of the blazing fire of his wrath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.57
अवाप विष्णोः स तदा नरसिंहाकृतेरिव । वपुर्विकृष्टचापस्य भृकुटीकुटिलाननम्
avāpa viṣṇoḥ sa tadā narasiṃhākṛteriva / vapurvikṛṣṭacāpasya bhṛkuṭīkuṭilānanam
Then he took on a form like that of Viṣṇu in the shape of the Man-Lion, his bow drawn back, his face contorted with a frown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.58
रामस्याभूद्भवस्येव दिधक्षोस्त्रिपुरं पुरा । जाज्वल्यमानवपुषं तं दृष्ट्वा सहसा भयात्
rāmasyābhūdbhavasyeva didhakṣostripuraṃ purā / jājvalyamānavapuṣaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā bhayāt
Rāma became like Bhava (Śiva) of old when he wished to burn Tripura; and seeing him, his body ablaze, suddenly out of fear,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.59
प्रसीद जय रामेति तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो ऽखिलाः । ततो ऽस्त्राग्निस्फुरद्धूमपटलैः शकलीकृतम्
prasīda jaya rāmeti tuṣṭuvurmunayo 'khilāḥ / tato 'strāgnisphuraddhūmapaṭalaiḥ śakalīkṛtam
all the sages praised (him), saying, "Be gracious! Victory to you, Rāma!" Then, split into shreds by the masses of smoke flashing from the fire of the weapon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.60
बभूव च्छन्नमंभोधेरन्तः पुरमशैषतः । ज्वलदस्त्रानलज्वालाप रितापपराहतः
babhūva cchannamaṃbhodherantaḥ puramaśaiṣataḥ / jvaladastrānalajvālāpa ritāpaparāhataḥ
the city within the ocean became wholly covered over; struck down by the surrounding heat of the blazing flames of the weapon's fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.61
अत्यरिच्यत संभ्रान्तसलिलौघ उदन्वतः । तिमिङ्गिलतिमिग्राहनक्रमत्स्याहिकच्छपाः
atyaricyata saṃbhrāntasalilaugha udanvataḥ / timiṅgilatimigrāhanakramatsyāhikacchapāḥ
the ocean's flood of waters, agitated, overflowed. Timiṅgilas, timis, sea-monsters, crocodiles, fish, snakes and tortoises —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.62
प्रजग्मुः परमामार्त्तिं प्राणिनः सलिलेशयाः । उत्पतन्निपतत्ताम्यन्नानासत्त्वोद्धतोर्मिभिः
prajagmuḥ paramāmārttiṃ prāṇinaḥ salileśayāḥ / utpatannipatattāmyannānāsattvoddhatormibhiḥ
the creatures dwelling in the water came to the utmost distress; by the waves whipped up by the many beings leaping up, falling down and languishing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.63
प्रक्षोभं भृशमंभोधिः सहसा समुपागमत् । त्रासरासं च विपुलमंभसा प्लवता सह
prakṣobhaṃ bhṛśamaṃbhodhiḥ sahasā samupāgamat / trāsarāsaṃ ca vipulamaṃbhasā plavatā saha
the ocean suddenly came to be violently churned up, and there was a vast uproar of terror together with the surging water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.64
उद्वेलतामितस्तप्ताः सलिलान्तरचारिणः । ततस्तस्माच्छराज्ज्वालाः फूत्कृताशेष भीषणाः
udvelatāmitastaptāḥ salilāntaracāriṇaḥ / tatastasmāccharājjvālāḥ phūtkṛtāśeṣa bhīṣaṇāḥ
Scorched, the creatures moving within the water (rose) to the surface here and there. Then from him (came) arrow-flames, terrifying, wholly hissing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.65
निरूपितमिव व्यक्तं निश्चेरुः सर्वतो दिशम् । ततः प्रचण्डपवनैः सर्वतः परिवर्त्तितम्
nirūpitamiva vyaktaṃ niśceruḥ sarvato diśam / tataḥ pracaṇḍapavanaiḥ sarvataḥ parivarttitam
and they spread out plainly in every direction, as though (their course had been) marked out. Then, whirled about on all sides by fierce winds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.66
अग्निज्वालामयं रक्तवितानाभमलक्ष्यत । प्रलयाब्धेरिवात्यर्थमस्त्राग्निव्याकुलांभसः
agnijvālāmayaṃ raktavitānābhamalakṣyata / pralayābdherivātyarthamastrāgnivyākulāṃbhasaḥ
(the sky?) appeared made all of fire's flames, like a red canopy; (that of the ocean) whose waters were utterly thrown into turmoil by the weapon's fire, as of the sea at the dissolution,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.67
समुद्रिक्ततया तस्य तरङ्गास्तीरमभ्ययुः । अस्त्राग्निविद्धाकुलितजलघोषेण भूयसा
samudriktatayā tasya taraṅgāstīramabhyayuḥ / astrāgnividdhākulitajalaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā
through its swelling, its waves rushed upon the shore; with the immense roar of the water pierced and agitated by the weapon's fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.68
ककुभो बधिरीकुवन्नलक्ष्यत पयोनिधिः । परितो ऽस्त्रानलज्वालापरिवीतजलाविलः
kakubho badhirīkuvannalakṣyata payonidhiḥ / parito 'strānalajvālāparivītajalāvilaḥ
the ocean was seen deafening the quarters of the sky, its waters everywhere fouled and encircled by the flames of the weapon's fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.69
जगाम परमामार्त्तिं सह्यः सद्यस्तदाश्रयः । आकर्णाकृष्टकोदण्डं दृष्ट्वा रामं पयोनिधिः
jagāma paramāmārttiṃ sahyaḥ sadyastadāśrayaḥ / ākarṇākṛṣṭakodaṇḍaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ payonidhiḥ
The Sahya (mountain), which was its refuge, at once came to the utmost distress. Seeing Rāma with his bow drawn back to his ear, the ocean
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.70
विषादमगमत्तीव्रं यमं दृष्ट्वेव पातकी । भयकंपितसर्वाङ्गस्ततो नदनदीपतिः
viṣādamagamattīvraṃ yamaṃ dṛṣṭveva pātakī / bhayakaṃpitasarvāṅgastato nadanadīpatiḥ
fell into keen despair, like a sinner who has seen Yama; then the lord of rivers, all his limbs trembling with fear,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.71
विहाय सहजं धैर्यं भीरुत्वं समुपागमत् । ततः स्वरूपमास्थाय सर्वाभरणभूषितः
vihāya sahajaṃ dhairyaṃ bhīrutvaṃ samupāgamat / tataḥ svarūpamāsthāya sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
abandoning his innate steadfastness, gave way to timidity. Then, assuming his own form, adorned with every ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.72
उत्तीर्यमाणः स्वजलं वरुणः प्रत्यदृश्यत । कृताञ्जलिः सार्वहस्तः प्रचेता भार्गवान्तिकम्
uttīryamāṇaḥ svajalaṃ varuṇaḥ pratyadṛśyata / kṛtāñjaliḥ sārvahastaḥ pracetā bhārgavāntikam
Varuṇa appeared, emerging from his own waters; with hands joined, Pracetas (Varuṇa), (holding?) all (offerings) in his hands, (came) near the Bhārgava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 57.73
त्वरयाभ्यायायौ शीघ्रसायकाद्भीतभीतवत् । अभ्येत्याकृष्टधनुषः स तस्य चरणाब्जयोः
tvarayābhyāyāyau śīghrasāyakādbhītabhītavat / abhyetyākṛṣṭadhanuṣaḥ sa tasya caraṇābjayoḥ
and he approached in haste, as if terrified of the swift arrow. Having come up to him whose bow was drawn, he (fell) at his lotus feet
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 57.74
अब्रवीच्च भृशं भीतः संभ्रमाकुलिताक्षरम् । रक्ष मां भृगुशार्दूल कृपया शरणागतम्
abravīcca bhṛśaṃ bhītaḥ saṃbhramākulitākṣaram / rakṣa māṃ bhṛguśārdūla kṛpayā śaraṇāgatam
and, greatly afraid, spoke with syllables confused by agitation: "Protect me out of compassion, tiger of the Bhṛgus, for I have come to you for refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition