Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 6
BndP 2 6.1
सूत उवाच अभवन्दनुपुत्रास्तु वंशे ख्याता महासुराः । विप्रचित्तिप्रधा नास्ते ऽचिन्तनीयपराक्रमाः
sūta uvāca abhavandanuputrāstu vaṃśe khyātā mahāsurāḥ / vipracittipradhā nāste 'cintanīyaparākramāḥ
Sūta said: Now the sons of Danu, great asuras famed in their line, were headed by Vipracitti, and their prowess was beyond thought.
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BndP 2 6.2
सर्वे लब्धवराश्चैव ते तप्ततपसस्तथा । सत्यसंधाः पराक्रान्ताः क्रूरा मायाविनश्च ते
sarve labdhavarāścaiva te taptatapasastathā / satyasaṃdhāḥ parākrāntāḥ krūrā māyāvinaśca te
All of them had obtained boons and had likewise performed severe austerities; they were true to their pledges, mighty, cruel, and masters of magic.
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BndP 2 6.3
महाबलास्ते जवना ब्रह्मिष्ठा ये च साग्नयः । कीर्त्यमानान्मया सर्वान्प्राधान्येन निबोधत
mahābalāste javanā brahmiṣṭhā ye ca sāgnayaḥ / kīrtyamānānmayā sarvānprādhānyena nibodhata
They were of great strength, swift, most devoted to the Veda, and those (among them) who maintained the sacred fires — learn of them all, as I recount them in order of importance.
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BndP 2 6.4
द्विमूर्द्धा शंबरश्चैव तथा शङ्कुरथो विभुः । शङ्कुकर्णो विपादश्च गविष्ठो दुन्दुभिस्तथा
dvimūrddhā śaṃbaraścaiva tathā śaṅkuratho vibhuḥ / śaṅkukarṇo vipādaśca gaviṣṭho dundubhistathā
Dvimūrdhan and Śambara, and likewise Śaṅkuratha, Vibhu, Śaṅkukarṇa and Vipāda, Gaviṣṭha and Dundubhi,
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BndP 2 6.5
अयोमुखस्तु मघवान्कपिलो वामनो मयः । मरीचिरसिपाश्चैव महा मायो ऽशिरा भृशी
ayomukhastu maghavānkapilo vāmano mayaḥ / marīcirasipāścaiva mahā māyo 'śirā bhṛśī
then Ayomukha, Maghavan, Kapila, Vāmana, Maya, Marīci and Asipā, Mahāmāya, Aśiras, Bhṛśī,
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BndP 2 6.6
विक्षोभश्च सुकेतुश्च केतुवीर्यशताह्वयौ । इन्द्रजिद्विविदश्चैव तथा भद्रश्च देवजित्
vikṣobhaśca suketuśca ketuvīryaśatāhvayau / indrajidvividaścaiva tathā bhadraśca devajit
Vikṣobha and Suketu, the two named Ketuvīrya and Śatahvaya, Indrajit and Vivida, and likewise Bhadra and Devajit,
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BndP 2 6.7
एकचक्रो महा बाहुस्तारकश्च महाबलः । वैश्वानरः पुलोमा च प्रापणो ऽथ महाशिराः
ekacakro mahā bāhustārakaśca mahābalaḥ / vaiśvānaraḥ pulomā ca prāpaṇo 'tha mahāśirāḥ
Ekacakra, Mahābāhu, and Tāraka of great strength, Vaiśvānara and Pulomā, then Prāpaṇa and Mahāśiras,
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BndP 2 6.8
स्वर्भानुर्वृषपर्वा च पुरुण्डश्च महासुरः । धृतराष्ट्रश्च सूर्यश्चचन्द्रमा इन्द्रतापनः
svarbhānurvṛṣaparvā ca puruṇḍaśca mahāsuraḥ / dhṛtarāṣṭraśca sūryaścacandramā indratāpanaḥ
Svarbhānu and Vṛṣaparvan, and the great asura Puruṇḍa, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūrya, Candramas, Indratāpana,
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BndP 2 6.9
सूक्ष्मश्चैव निचन्द्रश्च चूर्णनाभो महागिरिः । असिलोमा सुकेशश्च शठश्च मूलकोदरः
sūkṣmaścaiva nicandraśca cūrṇanābho mahāgiriḥ / asilomā sukeśaśca śaṭhaśca mūlakodaraḥ
Sūkṣma and Nicandra, Cūrṇanābha, Mahāgiri, Asilomā and Sukeśa, Śaṭha and Mūlakodara,
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BndP 2 6.10
जम्भो गगनमूर्द्धा चकुंभमानो महोदकः । प्रमदो ऽद्मश्च कुपथो ह्यश्वग्रीवश्च वीर्यवान्
jambho gaganamūrddhā cakuṃbhamāno mahodakaḥ / pramado 'dmaśca kupatho hyaśvagrīvaśca vīryavān
Jambha and Gaganamūrdhan, Kumbhamāna, Mahodaka, Pramada and Adma, Kupatha, and the valiant Aśvagrīva,
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BndP 2 6.11
वैमृगः सविरूपाक्षः सुपथश्च हला हलौ । अक्षो हिरण्मयश्चैव शतग्रीवश्च शंबरः
vaimṛgaḥ savirūpākṣaḥ supathaśca halā halau / akṣo hiraṇmayaścaiva śatagrīvaśca śaṃbaraḥ
Vaimṛga, Savirūpākṣa, Supatha, and the two Halāhalas, Akṣa and Hiraṇmaya, Śatagrīva and Śambara,
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BndP 2 6.12
शरभः श्वलभश्चैव सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ । असुराणां स्मृतावेतौ सुराणां च प्रभाविणौ
śarabhaḥ śvalabhaścaiva sūryācandramasāvubhau / asurāṇāṃ smṛtāvetau surāṇāṃ ca prabhāviṇau
Śarabha and Śvalabha, and both Sūrya and Candramas: these two are recorded as belonging to the asuras, and as powerful among the gods too.
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BndP 2 6.13
इति पुत्रा दनोर्वंशप्रधानाः परिकीर्त्तिताः । तेषामपरिसंख्येयं पुत्रपौत्रमनन्तकम्
iti putrā danorvaṃśapradhānāḥ parikīrttitāḥ / teṣāmaparisaṃkhyeyaṃ putrapautramanantakam
Thus the sons of Danu, the chief ones of the line, have been recounted; their sons and grandsons are innumerable and without end.
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BndP 2 6.14
इत्येत असुराः तक्रान्ता दैतेया दानवास्तथा । सुत्वानस्तु स्मृता दैत्या असुत्वानो दनोः सुताः
ityeta asurāḥ takrāntā daiteyā dānavāstathā / sutvānastu smṛtā daityā asutvāno danoḥ sutāḥ
These asuras are (thus) set forth, both the Daiteyas and the Dānavas; the Daityas are remembered as soma-pressers, while Danu's sons do not press soma.
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BndP 2 6.15
इमे च वंशानुगता दनोः पुत्रान्वयाः स्मृताः । एकाक्षेश्वप्रभारिष्टः प्रलंबनरकावपि
ime ca vaṃśānugatā danoḥ putrānvayāḥ smṛtāḥ / ekākṣeśvaprabhāriṣṭaḥ pralaṃbanarakāvapi
And these are recorded as following in the lineage, descended from the sons of Danu: Ekākṣa, Aśvaprabha, Ariṣṭa, and also Pralamba and Naraka,
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BndP 2 6.16
इन्द्रबाधनकेशी च पुरुषः शेषवानुरुः । गरिष्ठश्च गवाक्षश्च तालकेतुश्च वीर्यवान्
indrabādhanakeśī ca puruṣaḥ śeṣavānuruḥ / gariṣṭhaśca gavākṣaśca tālaketuśca vīryavān
And Indrabādhana, Keśin, Puruṣa, Śeṣavān, Uru, and Gariṣṭha, and Gavākṣa, and the valorous Tālaketu—
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BndP 2 6.17
एते मनुष्या वध्यास्तु दनुपुत्रान्वयाः स्मृताः । दैत्यदानवसंयोगे जाता भीमपराक्रमाः
ete manuṣyā vadhyāstu danuputrānvayāḥ smṛtāḥ / daityadānavasaṃyoge jātā bhīmaparākramāḥ
These are recorded as slayable by men, of the lineage of Danu's sons, born of the union of Daityas and Dānavas, of terrible prowess.
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BndP 2 6.18
सिंहिकायामथोत्पन्ना विप्रचित्तेः सुता इमे । सैंहिकेयाः समाख्याताश्चतुर्दश महासुराः
siṃhikāyāmathotpannā vipracitteḥ sutā ime / saiṃhikeyāḥ samākhyātāścaturdaśa mahāsurāḥ
Then these sons of Vipracitti were born of Siṃhikā: fourteen great Asuras known as the Saiṃhikeyas.
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BndP 2 6.19
शलश्च शलभश्चैव सव्यसिव्यस्तथैव च । इल्वलो नमुचिश्चैव वातापिस्तु सुपुञ्जिकः
śalaśca śalabhaścaiva savyasivyastathaiva ca / ilvalo namuciścaiva vātāpistu supuñjikaḥ
Śala, and Śalabha, and likewise Savya and Sivya, Ilvala, and Namuci, and Vātāpi and Supuñjika,
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BndP 2 6.20
रहकल्पः कालनाभो भौमश्च कनकस्तथा । राहुर्ज्येष्ठस्तु तेषां वै सूर्यचन्द्रप्रमर्द्दनः
rahakalpaḥ kālanābho bhaumaśca kanakastathā / rāhurjyeṣṭhastu teṣāṃ vai sūryacandrapramarddanaḥ
Rahakalpa, Kālanābha, and Bhauma, and likewise Kanaka; but the eldest of them was Rāhu, the crusher of the sun and moon.
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BndP 2 6.21
इत्योते सिंहिकापुत्रा देवैरपि दुरासदाः । दारुणाभिजनाः क्रूराः सर्वे ब्रह्महणश्च ते
ityote siṃhikāputrā devairapi durāsadāḥ / dāruṇābhijanāḥ krūrāḥ sarve brahmahaṇaśca te
Thus these sons of Siṃhikā, hard to approach even for the gods, of dreadful birth, cruel, and all of them brahmin-slayers.
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BndP 2 6.22
दश तानि सहस्राणिसैंहिकेया गणाः स्मृताः । निहता जामदग्न्येन भार्गवेण बलीयसा
daśa tāni sahasrāṇisaiṃhikeyā gaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ / nihatā jāmadagnyena bhārgaveṇa balīyasā
Those ten thousand are recorded as the hosts of the Saiṃhikeyas; they were slain by the mighty Bhārgava, the son of Jamadagni.
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BndP 2 6.23
स्वर्भानोस्तु प्रभा कन्या पुलोम्नस्तु शची सुता । उपदानवी सदस्याथ शर्मिष्ठा वृषपर्वणः
svarbhānostu prabhā kanyā pulomnastu śacī sutā / upadānavī sadasyātha śarmiṣṭhā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
Prabhā was the daughter of Svarbhānu, and Śacī the daughter of Puloman; Upadānavī of Sadas, and Śarmiṣṭhā of Vṛṣaparvan.
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BndP 2 6.24
पुलोमा कालिका चैव वैश्वानरसुते उभे । प्रभायां नहुषः पुत्रो जयन्तस्तु शचीसुतः
pulomā kālikā caiva vaiśvānarasute ubhe / prabhāyāṃ nahuṣaḥ putro jayantastu śacīsutaḥ
Pulomā and Kālikā, both daughters of Vaiśvānara. Of Prabhā the son was Nahuṣa, and Jayanta was Śacī's son.
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BndP 2 6.25
पुरुं जज्ञे ऽथ शर्मिष्ठा दुष्यन्तसुपदानवी । वैश्वानरसुते एते पुलोमा कालका तथा
puruṃ jajñe 'tha śarmiṣṭhā duṣyantasupadānavī / vaiśvānarasute ete pulomā kālakā tathā
And Śarmiṣṭhā bore Puru, and Upadānavī Duṣyanta. These two were the daughters of Vaiśvānara, Pulomā and Kālakā.
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BndP 2 6.26
बह्वपत्ये उभे कन्ये मारीचस्य परिग्रहः । तयोः पुत्रसहस्राणि षष्टिर्दानवपुङ्गवाः
bahvapatye ubhe kanye mārīcasya parigrahaḥ / tayoḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭirdānavapuṅgavāḥ
Both maidens, rich in offspring, were the wives of Mārīca (Kaśyapa); of the two there were sixty thousand sons, bulls among the Dānavas,
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BndP 2 6.27
चतुर्दश तथान्यानि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् । पौलोमाः कालकेयाश्च दानवाः सुमरा बलाः
caturdaśa tathānyāni hiraṇyapuravāsinām / paulomāḥ kālakeyāśca dānavāḥ sumarā balāḥ
and fourteen other thousands of the dwellers in Hiraṇyapura: the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas, Dānavas of ... strength.
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BndP 2 6.28
अवध्या देवतानां ते निहताः सव्यमाचिना । मयस्य जाता रंभायां पुत्राः षट् च महाबलाः
avadhyā devatānāṃ te nihatāḥ savyamācinā / mayasya jātā raṃbhāyāṃ putrāḥ ṣaṭ ca mahābalāḥ
Unslayable by the gods, they were slain by Savyasācin (Arjuna). To Maya were born of Rambhā six sons of great strength:
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BndP 2 6.29
मायावी दुन्दुभिश्चैव पुत्रश्च महिषस्तथा । कालिकश्चाजकर्णश्चकन्या मन्दोदरी तथा
māyāvī dundubhiścaiva putraśca mahiṣastathā / kālikaścājakarṇaścakanyā mandodarī tathā
Māyāvī, and Dundubhi, and the son Mahiṣa, and Kālika, and Ajakarṇa, and also a daughter, Mandodarī.
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BndP 2 6.30
दैत्यानां दानवानां च सर्ग एष प्रकीर्त्तितः । अनायुषायाः पुत्रास्ते स्मृताः पञ्च महाबलाः
daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca sarga eṣa prakīrttitaḥ / anāyuṣāyāḥ putrāste smṛtāḥ pañca mahābalāḥ
This creation of the Daityas and the Dānavas has been proclaimed. The sons of Anāyus are recorded as five, of great strength.
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BndP 2 6.31
अररुर्बलवृत्रौ च विज्वरश्च वृषस्तथा । अररोस्तनयः क्रूरो धुन्धुर्नाम महासुरः
ararurbalavṛtrau ca vijvaraśca vṛṣastathā / ararostanayaḥ krūro dhundhurnāma mahāsuraḥ
Araru, Bala and Vṛtra, and Vijvara, and Vṛṣa likewise. Araru's son was the cruel great asura named Dhundhu.
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BndP 2 6.32
निहतः कुवलाश्वेन उत्तङ्कवचनाद्बिले । बलपुत्रौ महावीर्यौं तेजसाप्रतिमावुभौ
nihataḥ kuvalāśvena uttaṅkavacanādbile / balaputrau mahāvīryauṃ tejasāpratimāvubhau
He was slain by Kuvalāśva in the pit, at Uttaṅka's word. Bala's two sons, of great valour, both matchless in fiery energy, (were) —
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BndP 2 6.33
निकुंभश्चक्रवर्मा च स कर्णः पूर्वजन्मनि । विजरस्यापि पुत्रौ द्वौ कालकश्च खरश्च तौ
nikuṃbhaścakravarmā ca sa karṇaḥ pūrvajanmani / vijarasyāpi putrau dvau kālakaśca kharaśca tau
— Nikumbha and Cakravarman; he (Cakravarman) was Karṇa in a former birth. Vijara too had two sons, Kālaka and Khara.
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BndP 2 6.34
वृषस्य तु पुनः पुत्राश्चत्वारः क्रूरकर्मणः । श्राद्धादो यज्ञहा चैव ब्रह्महा पशुहा तथा
vṛṣasya tu punaḥ putrāścatvāraḥ krūrakarmaṇaḥ / śrāddhādo yajñahā caiva brahmahā paśuhā tathā
And again, cruel-deeded Vṛṣa had four sons: Śrāddhāda, and Yajñahan, Brahmahan and likewise Paśuhan.
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BndP 2 6.35
क्रान्ता ह्यनायुषः पुत्रा वृत्र स्यापि निबोधत । जज्ञिरे ऽसुमहाघोरा वृत्रस्येन्द्रेण युध्यता
krāntā hyanāyuṣaḥ putrā vṛtra syāpi nibodhata / jajñire 'sumahāghorā vṛtrasyendreṇa yudhyatā
These overbearing ones (are) the sons of Anāyuṣā; now learn of Vṛtra's (offspring) too. From Vṛtra, while he was fighting with Indra, there were born exceedingly dreadful ones,
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BndP 2 6.36
बका नाम समाख्याता राक्षसाः सुमहाबलाः । शतं तानि सहस्राणि महेन्द्रानुचराः स्मृताः
bakā nāma samākhyātā rākṣasāḥ sumahābalāḥ / śataṃ tāni sahasrāṇi mahendrānucarāḥ smṛtāḥ
(They are) known as the Bakas, rākṣasas of very great strength; they number a hundred thousand, and are said to be attendants of great Indra.
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BndP 2 6.37
सर्वे ब्रह्मविदः सौम्या धार्मिकाः सूक्ष्ममूर्त्तयः । प्रजास्वन्तर्गताः सर्वे निवसंति क्रुधावृताः
sarve brahmavidaḥ saumyā dhārmikāḥ sūkṣmamūrttayaḥ / prajāsvantargatāḥ sarve nivasaṃti krudhāvṛtāḥ
All of them know the brahman, are gentle, righteous, of subtle form; all of them, dwelling within creatures, live enveloped in anger (or: attended by Krodhā).
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BndP 2 6.38
क्रोधा त्वप्रतिमान्पुत्रान् जज्ञे वै गायनोत्तमान् । सिद्धः पूर्णश्च वह्वीच पूर्णाशश्चैव वीर्यवान्
krodhā tvapratimānputrān jajñe vai gāyanottamān / siddhaḥ pūrṇaśca vahvīca pūrṇāśaścaiva vīryavān
Krodhā bore incomparable sons, excellent singers: Siddha, Pūrṇa, Vahvi (Bahvi), and the valorous Pūrṇāśa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 6.39
ब्रह्मचारी शतगुणः सुपर्णश्चैव मप्तमः । विश्वावसुश्च भानुश्च सुचन्द्रो दशमस्तथा । इत्येते देवगन्धर्वाः क्रोधायाः परिरीर्त्तिताः
brahmacārī śataguṇaḥ suparṇaścaiva maptamaḥ / viśvāvasuśca bhānuśca sucandro daśamastathā / ityete devagandharvāḥ krodhāyāḥ parirīrttitāḥ
Brahmacārin, Śataguṇa, and Suparṇa the seventh, Viśvāvasu, Bhānu, and Sucandra the tenth — these are proclaimed the divine gandharvas (born) of Krodhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition