Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 67
BndP 2 67.1
क्षत्रोपेताः स्मृता ह्येते तपसा ऋषितां गताः । एते राजर्षयः सर्वे सिद्धिं तु महतीं गताः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,६६।८९ ॥ अत ज्ञर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि आयोर्वंशं महात्मनः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,६६।९० ॥इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उवोद्धात पादे भार्गवचरिते अमावसुवंशानुकीर्त्तनं नाम षट्षष्टितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ ६६॥ आयोः पुत्रा महात्मानः पञ्चैवासन्महाबलाः । स्वर्भानुत नयायां ते प्रभायां जज्ञिरे नृपाः
kṣatropetāḥ smṛtā hyete tapasā ṛṣitāṃ gatāḥ / ete rājarṣayaḥ sarve siddhiṃ tu mahatīṃ gatāḥ // bndp_2,66.89 // ata jñardhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi āyorvaṃśaṃ mahātmanaḥ // bndp_2,66.90 //iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyamabhāge tṛtīya uvoddhāta pāde bhārgavacarite amāvasuvaṃśānukīrttanaṃ nāma ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 66// āyoḥ putrā mahātmānaḥ pañcaivāsanmahābalāḥ / svarbhānuta nayāyāṃ te prabhāyāṃ jajñire nṛpāḥ
These are recorded as endowed with kṣatra (ruling power), who attained the state of seers by austerity; all these royal seers attained great accomplishment. // 66.89 // Hereafter I shall proclaim the lineage of the great-souled Āyu. // 66.90 // Thus (ends) the sixty-sixth chapter, called The Recital of the Lineage of Amāvasu, in the Bhārgava narrative, in the third Upodghāta section of the Middle Part of the great Purāṇa Brahmāṇḍa, spoken by Vāyu. // 66 // Āyu's sons were five, great-souled and of great strength; those kings were born of Prabhā, the daughter of Svarbhānu.
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BndP 2 67.2
नहुषः प्रथमस्तेषां क्षत्रवृद्धस्ततः स्मृतः । रंभो रजिरनेनाश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः
nahuṣaḥ prathamasteṣāṃ kṣatravṛddhastataḥ smṛtaḥ / raṃbho rajiranenāśca triṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ
Nahuṣa was the first of them, and after him Kṣatravṛddha is recorded; Raṃbha, Raji and Anenas, renowned in the three worlds.
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BndP 2 67.3
क्षत्रवृद्धात्मजश्चैव सुनहोत्रो महायशाः । सुनहोत्रस्य दायादास्त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः
kṣatravṛddhātmajaścaiva sunahotro mahāyaśāḥ / sunahotrasya dāyādāstrayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ
And Kṣatravṛddha's son was the greatly famed Sunahotra; Sunahotra's heirs were three, supremely righteous:
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BndP 2 67.4
काशः शलश्च द्वावेतौ तथा गृत्समदः प्रभुः । पुत्रो गृत्समदस्यापि शुनको यस्य शौनकः
kāśaḥ śalaśca dvāvetau tathā gṛtsamadaḥ prabhuḥ / putro gṛtsamadasyāpi śunako yasya śaunakaḥ
Kāśa and Śala, these two, and likewise the lord Gṛtsamada; and Gṛtsamada's son was Śunaka, whose (son) was Śaunaka.
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BndP 2 67.5
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश्चैव वैश्याः शूद्रास्तथैव च । एतस्य वंशेसंभूता विचित्रैः कर्मभिर्द्विजाः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāścaiva vaiśyāḥ śūdrāstathaiva ca / etasya vaṃśesaṃbhūtā vicitraiḥ karmabhirdvijāḥ
Brahmins and kṣatriyas and vaiśyas and likewise śūdras, twice-born ones with varied occupations, were born in his lineage.
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BndP 2 67.6
शलात्मजो ह्यार्ष्टिषेणः शिशिरस्तस्य जात्मजः । शौनकाश्चार्ष्टिषेणाश्च क्षत्रोपेता द्विजातयः
śalātmajo hyārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ śiśirastasya jātmajaḥ / śaunakāścārṣṭiṣeṇāśca kṣatropetā dvijātayaḥ
Śala's son was Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, and his son was Śiśira; the Śaunakas and the Ārṣṭiṣeṇas are twice-born endowed with kṣatra.
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BndP 2 67.7
काश्यस्य काशिपो राजा पुत्रो दीर्घतपास्तथा । धन्वश्च दीर्घतपसो विद्वान्धन्वन्तरीस्ततः
kāśyasya kāśipo rājā putro dīrghatapāstathā / dhanvaśca dīrghatapaso vidvāndhanvantarīstataḥ
Kāśya's son was king Kāśipa, and likewise Dīrghatapas; and Dīrghatapas' (son) was Dhanva, and from him the learned Dhanvantari.
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BndP 2 67.8
तपस्ॐऽते महातेजा जातो वृद्धस्य धीमतः । अथैनमृषयः प्रोचुः सूतं वाक्यमिद पुनः
tapasoṃ'te mahātejā jāto vṛddhasya dhīmataḥ / athainamṛṣayaḥ procuḥ sūtaṃ vākyamida punaḥ
At the end of (his) austerity, he of great splendour was born to the aged, wise one. Then the seers spoke this word again to the Sūta:
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BndP 2 67.9
ऋषय ऊचुः कश्च धन्वन्तरिर्देवो मानुषेष्विह जज्ञिवान् । एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामस्तन्नोब्रूहि परन्तप
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kaśca dhanvantarirdevo mānuṣeṣviha jajñivān / etadveditumicchāmastannobrūhi parantapa
The seers said: Who is this god Dhanvantari, who has been born here among human beings? We wish to know this; tell us that, O scorcher of foes.
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BndP 2 67.10
सूत उवाच धन्वन्तरेः संभवो ऽयं श्रूयतामिह वै द्विजाः । स संभूतः समुद्रान्ते मथ्यमाने ऽमृते पुरा
sūta uvāca dhanvantareḥ saṃbhavo 'yaṃ śrūyatāmiha vai dvijāḥ / sa saṃbhūtaḥ samudrānte mathyamāne 'mṛte purā
The Sūta said: Let this origin of Dhanvantari be heard here, O twice-born ones. He came into being long ago in the ocean, when the nectar was being churned.
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BndP 2 67.11
उत्पन्नः कलशात्पूर्वं सर्वतश्च श्रिया वृतः । सद्यःसंसिद्धकार्यं तं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुखस्थितः
utpannaḥ kalaśātpūrvaṃ sarvataśca śriyā vṛtaḥ / sadyaḥsaṃsiddhakāryaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇukhasthitaḥ
He arose first from the pot, encompassed on all sides by splendour; seeing him, whose purpose was accomplished at once, Viṣṇu, stationed in the sky,
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BndP 2 67.12
अब्जस्त्वमिति होवाच तस्मादब्जस्तु स स्मृतः । अब्जः प्रोवाच विष्णुं तं तनयो ऽस्मि तव प्रभो
abjastvamiti hovāca tasmādabjastu sa smṛtaḥ / abjaḥ provāca viṣṇuṃ taṃ tanayo 'smi tava prabho
"You are Abja (the water-born)," (Viṣṇu) said; therefore he is remembered as Abja. Abja said to Viṣṇu: "I am your son, O Lord.
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BndP 2 67.13
विधत्स्व भागं स्थानं च मम लोके सुरोत्तम । एवमुक्तः स दृष्ट्वा तु तथ्यं प्रोवाच स प्रभुः
vidhatsva bhāgaṃ sthānaṃ ca mama loke surottama / evamuktaḥ sa dṛṣṭvā tu tathyaṃ provāca sa prabhuḥ
Assign me a share and a place in the world, O best of the gods." Thus addressed, and seeing that it was true, the Lord replied:
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BndP 2 67.14
कृतो यज्ञविभागस्तु दैतेयैर्हि सुरैस्तथा । वेदेषु विधियुक्तं च विधिहोत्रं महर्षिभिः
kṛto yajñavibhāgastu daiteyairhi suraistathā / vedeṣu vidhiyuktaṃ ca vidhihotraṃ maharṣibhiḥ
"The division of the sacrifice has already been made by the Daityas and by the gods, and in the Vedas the rule-bound sacrificial offering was (established) by the great seers.
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BndP 2 67.15
न सक्यमिह होमं वै तुभ्यं कर्तुं कदायन । अर्वाक्सूतो ऽसि हे देव तव मन्त्रो न वै प्रभो
na sakyamiha homaṃ vai tubhyaṃ kartuṃ kadāyana / arvāksūto 'si he deva tava mantro na vai prabho
It is not possible here to make an oblation for you at any time; you were born late, O god, and you have no mantra, O Lord.
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BndP 2 67.16
द्वितीयायां तु संभूत्यां लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यसि । अणिमादियुतां सिद्धिं गतस्तत्र भविष्यसि
dvitīyāyāṃ tu saṃbhūtyāṃ loke khyātiṃ gamiṣyasi / aṇimādiyutāṃ siddhiṃ gatastatra bhaviṣyasi
But in a second birth you will attain fame in the world; there you will become one who has reached the powers (siddhi) beginning with aṇimā.
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BndP 2 67.17
एतेनैव शरीरेण देवत्वं प्राप्स्यसि प्रभो । चा (च) तुर्मन्त्रैर्घृतैर्गव्यैर्यक्ष्यन्ते त्वां द्विजातयः
etenaiva śarīreṇa devatvaṃ prāpsyasi prabho / cā (ca) turmantrairghṛtairgavyairyakṣyante tvāṃ dvijātayaḥ
With this very body you will obtain godhood, O Lord; the twice-born will sacrifice to you with four mantras and with cow's ghee.
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BndP 2 67.18
अथ वा त्वं पुनश्चैव ह्यायुर्वेदं विधास्यसि । अवश्यभावीह्यर्थो ऽयं प्राग्दृष्टस्त्वब्जयोनिना
atha vā tvaṃ punaścaiva hyāyurvedaṃ vidhāsyasi / avaśyabhāvīhyartho 'yaṃ prāgdṛṣṭastvabjayoninā
Or rather, you will again set forth the Āyurveda; for this matter must necessarily come to be, it was seen beforehand by the lotus-born (Brahmā).
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BndP 2 67.19
द्वितीयं द्वापर प्राप्य भविता त्वं न संशयः । तस्मात्तस्मै वरं दत्त्वा विष्णुरन्तर्दधे ततः
dvitīyaṃ dvāpara prāpya bhavitā tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ / tasmāttasmai varaṃ dattvā viṣṇurantardadhe tataḥ
On reaching the second Dvāpara you will come into being — there is no doubt." So, having given him that boon, Viṣṇu then vanished.
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BndP 2 67.20
द्वितीये द्वापरे प्राप्ते सौनहोत्रः स काशिराट् । पुत्रकामस्तपस्तेपे नृपो दीर्घतपास्तथा
dvitīye dvāpare prāpte saunahotraḥ sa kāśirāṭ / putrakāmastapastepe nṛpo dīrghatapāstathā
When the second Dvāpara had arrived, that king of Kāśi, Saunahotra, desiring a son, performed austerities — the king known as Dīrghatapas.
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BndP 2 67.21
अब्जं देवं तु पुत्रार्थे ह्यारिराधयिषुर्नृपः । वरेण च्छन्दयामास ततो धन्वन्तरिर्नृपम्
abjaṃ devaṃ tu putrārthe hyārirādhayiṣurnṛpaḥ / vareṇa cchandayāmāsa tato dhanvantarirnṛpam
The king, wishing to propitiate the god Abja for the sake of a son (did so); then Dhanvantari invited the king (to choose) a boon.
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BndP 2 67.22
नृप उवाच भगवन्यदि तुष्टस्त्वं पुत्रो मे गतिमान्भवेः । तथेति समनुज्ञाय तत्रैवान्तरधात्प्रभुः
nṛpa uvāca bhagavanyadi tuṣṭastvaṃ putro me gatimānbhaveḥ / tatheti samanujñāya tatraivāntaradhātprabhuḥ
The king said: "Blessed one, if you are pleased, may you become my son, one possessed of high station." Consenting with "So be it," the Lord vanished on that very spot.
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BndP 2 67.23
तस्य गेहे समुत्पन्नो देवो धन्वन्तरिस्तदा । काशिराजो महाराजः सर्व रोगप्रणाशनः
tasya gehe samutpanno devo dhanvantaristadā / kāśirājo mahārājaḥ sarva rogapraṇāśanaḥ
Then the god Dhanvantari was born in his house, king of Kāśi, a great king, the destroyer of all diseases.
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BndP 2 67.24
आयुर्वेदं भरद्वाजात्प्राप्येह सभिषक्क्रियम् । तमष्टधा पुनर्व्यस्य शिष्येभ्यः प्रत्यपादयत्
āyurvedaṃ bharadvājātprāpyeha sabhiṣakkriyam / tamaṣṭadhā punarvyasya śiṣyebhyaḥ pratyapādayat
Having obtained here from Bharadvāja the Āyurveda together with the practice of physicians, he divided it again into eight parts and imparted it to his disciples.
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BndP 2 67.25
धन्वन्तरिसुतश्चापि केतुमानिति विश्रुतः । अथ केतुमतः पुत्रो जज्ञे भीमरथो नृपः
dhanvantarisutaścāpi ketumāniti viśrutaḥ / atha ketumataḥ putro jajñe bhīmaratho nṛpaḥ
And Dhanvantari's son was renowned as Ketumān; then to Ketumān was born a son, King Bhīmaratha.
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BndP 2 67.26
पुत्रो भीमरथस्यापि जातो धीमान्प्रजेश्वरः । दिवोदास इति ख्यातो वाराणस्यधिपो ऽभवत्
putro bhīmarathasyāpi jāto dhīmānprajeśvaraḥ / divodāsa iti khyāto vārāṇasyadhipo 'bhavat
To Bhīmaratha too a son was born, a wise lord of the people; known as Divodāsa, he became the ruler of Vārāṇasī.
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BndP 2 67.27
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पुरीं वारामसीं पुरा । शून्यां निवेशयामास क्षेमको नाम राक्षसः
etasminneva kāle tu purīṃ vārāmasīṃ purā / śūnyāṃ niveśayāmāsa kṣemako nāma rākṣasaḥ
But at just this time a rākṣasa named Kṣemaka settled in the city of Vārāṇasī, which was then empty.
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BndP 2 67.28
शप्ता हि सा पुरी पूर्वं निकुंभेन महात्मना । शून्या वर्षसहस्रं वै भवित्रीति पुनः पुनः
śaptā hi sā purī pūrvaṃ nikuṃbhena mahātmanā / śūnyā varṣasahasraṃ vai bhavitrīti punaḥ punaḥ
For that city had earlier been cursed by the great-souled Nikumbha: "It shall be empty for a thousand years" — (so he said) again and again.
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BndP 2 67.29
तस्यां तु शप्तमात्रायां दिवोदासः प्रजेश्वरः । विषयान्ते पुरीं रम्यां गोमत्यां संन्यवेशयत्
tasyāṃ tu śaptamātrāyāṃ divodāsaḥ prajeśvaraḥ / viṣayānte purīṃ ramyāṃ gomatyāṃ saṃnyaveśayat
As soon as it was cursed, Divodāsa, the lord of the people, settled a lovely city on the Gomatī at the border of his territory.
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BndP 2 67.30
ऋषय ऊचुः वाराणसीं किमर्थं तां निकुंभः शप्तवान्पुरा । निकुंभश्चापि धर्मात्मा सिद्धक्षेत्रं शशाप यः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vārāṇasīṃ kimarthaṃ tāṃ nikuṃbhaḥ śaptavānpurā / nikuṃbhaścāpi dharmātmā siddhakṣetraṃ śaśāpa yaḥ
The seers said: For what reason did Nikumbha formerly curse that Vārāṇasī? And Nikumbha was righteous of soul — yet he cursed a field of the perfected ones.
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BndP 2 67.31
सूत उवाच दिवोदासस्तु राजर्षिर्नगरीं प्राप्य पार्थिवः । वसते स महातेजाः स्फीतायां वै नराधिपः
sūta uvāca divodāsastu rājarṣirnagarīṃ prāpya pārthivaḥ / vasate sa mahātejāḥ sphītāyāṃ vai narādhipaḥ
Sūta said: But Divodāsa, the royal seer, the ruler, having reached the city, dwelt there — that king of great splendour, in the flourishing (city).
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BndP 2 67.32
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु कृतदारो महेश्वरः । देव्याः स प्रियकामस्तु वसन्वै श्वशुरान्तिके
etasminneva kāle tu kṛtadāro maheśvaraḥ / devyāḥ sa priyakāmastu vasanvai śvaśurāntike
At just this time Maheśvara, having taken a wife, dwelt near his father-in-law, desiring to please the Goddess.
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BndP 2 67.33
देवाज्ञया पारिषदा विश्वरुपास्तपोधनाः । पूर्वोक्तरूपसंवेषैस्तोषयन्ति महेश्वरीम्
devājñayā pāriṣadā viśvarupāstapodhanāḥ / pūrvoktarūpasaṃveṣaistoṣayanti maheśvarīm
By the god's command his attendants, of every sort of form and rich in austerities, gratify the Great Goddess with the appearances and garbs described before.
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BndP 2 67.34
हृष्यते तैर्महादेवो मेना नैव तु तुष्यति । जुगुप्सते सा नित्यं वै देवं देवीं तथैव च
hṛṣyate tairmahādevo menā naiva tu tuṣyati / jugupsate sā nityaṃ vai devaṃ devīṃ tathaiva ca
The Great God is delighted by them, but Menā is not at all pleased; she constantly loathes the god, and the goddess likewise.
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BndP 2 67.35
मम पार्श्वे त्वनाचारस्तव भर्त्ता महेश्वरः । दरिद्रः सर्वथैवेह हा कष्टं लज्जते न वै
mama pārśve tvanācārastava bharttā maheśvaraḥ / daridraḥ sarvathaiveha hā kaṣṭaṃ lajjate na vai
"At my side your husband Maheśvara is without proper conduct, and utterly destitute here—alas, how wretched—yet he feels no shame."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.36
मात्रा तथोक्ता वचसा स्त्रीस्वभावान्न चक्षमे । स्मितं कृत्वा तु वरदा हरपार्श्वमथागमत्
mātrā tathoktā vacasā strīsvabhāvānna cakṣame / smitaṃ kṛtvā tu varadā harapārśvamathāgamat
Thus addressed by her mother with these words, she did not tolerate it, from the nature of women; but making a smile the granter of boons then went to Hara's side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.37
विषण्णवदना देवी महादेवमभाषत । नेह वत्स्याम्यहं देव नय मां स्वं निवेशनम्
viṣaṇṇavadanā devī mahādevamabhāṣata / neha vatsyāmyahaṃ deva naya māṃ svaṃ niveśanam
With downcast face the Goddess spoke to Mahādeva: "I will not dwell here, O god; take me to your own dwelling."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.38
तथोक्तस्तु महादेवः सर्वांल्लोकान्निरीक्ष्य ह । वासार्थं रोचयामास पृथिव्यां तु द्विजोत्तमाः
tathoktastu mahādevaḥ sarvāṃllokānnirīkṣya ha / vāsārthaṃ rocayāmāsa pṛthivyāṃ tu dvijottamāḥ
So addressed, Mahādeva, surveying all the worlds, chose (a place) on earth for a dwelling, O best of twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.39
वाराणसीं महातेजाः सिद्धक्षेत्रं महेश्वरः । दिवोदासेन तां ज्ञात्वा निविष्टां नगरीं भवः
vārāṇasīṃ mahātejāḥ siddhakṣetraṃ maheśvaraḥ / divodāsena tāṃ jñātvā niviṣṭāṃ nagarīṃ bhavaḥ
Maheśvara of great splendour (chose) Vārāṇasī, a field of the perfected; but Bhava knew that city had been settled by Divodāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.40
पार्श्वस्थं स समाहूय गणेशं क्षेममब्रवीत् । गणेश्वर पुरीं गत्वा शून्यां वाराणसीं कुरु
pārśvasthaṃ sa samāhūya gaṇeśaṃ kṣemamabravīt / gaṇeśvara purīṃ gatvā śūnyāṃ vārāṇasīṃ kuru
Calling Gaṇeśa, who stood at his side, he spoke kindly: "O lord of the hosts, go to the city and make Vārāṇasī empty—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.41
मृदुना चाभ्युपायेन अतिवीर्यः स पार्थिवः । ततो गत्वा निकुंभस्तु पुरीं वाराणसीं पुरा
mṛdunā cābhyupāyena ativīryaḥ sa pārthivaḥ / tato gatvā nikuṃbhastu purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ purā
—and by a gentle stratagem, for that king is of surpassing valour." Then Nikumbha went of old to the city of Vārāṇasī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.42
स्वप्ने संदर्शयामास मङ्कनं नामतो द्विजम् । श्रेयस्ते ऽहं करिष्यामि स्थानं मे रोचयानघ
svapne saṃdarśayāmāsa maṅkanaṃ nāmato dvijam / śreyaste 'haṃ kariṣyāmi sthānaṃ me rocayānagha
and showed himself in a dream to a brahmin named Maṅkaṇa: "I will do you good; choose a place for me, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.43
मद्रूपां प्रतिमां कृत्वा नगर्यन्ते निवेशय । तथा स्वप्ने यथा दृष्टं सर्वं कारितवान्द्विजः
madrūpāṃ pratimāṃ kṛtvā nagaryante niveśaya / tathā svapne yathā dṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ kāritavāndvijaḥ
Making an image in my form, install it at the edge of the city." And the brahmin had everything done just as he had seen it in the dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.44
नगरीद्वार्यनुज्ञाप्य राजानं तु यथाविधि । पूजा तुमहती चैव नित्यमेव प्रयुज्यते
nagarīdvāryanujñāpya rājānaṃ tu yathāvidhi / pūjā tumahatī caiva nityameva prayujyate
Having duly obtained the king's permission (for a shrine) at the city gate, a very great worship was performed there daily.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.45
गन्धैर्धूपैश्च वाल्यैश्च प्रेक्षणीयेस्तथैव च । अन्नप्रदानयुक्तैश्च ह्यत्यद्भुतमिवाभवत्
gandhairdhūpaiśca vālyaiśca prekṣaṇīyestathaiva ca / annapradānayuktaiśca hyatyadbhutamivābhavat
With perfumes, incense, garlands, and likewise with spectacles worth seeing, and with distributions of food, it became something quite marvellous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.46
एवं संपूज्यते तत्र नित्यमेव गणेश्वरः । ततो वरसहस्राणि नागराणां प्रयच्छति
evaṃ saṃpūjyate tatra nityameva gaṇeśvaraḥ / tato varasahasrāṇi nāgarāṇāṃ prayacchati
Thus the lord of the hosts is worshipped there every day, and in return he bestows thousands of boons on the townspeople:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.47
पुत्रान्हिरण्यमायूंषि सर्वकामांस्तथैव च । राज्ञस्तु महिषी श्रेष्टा सुयशा नाम विश्रुता
putrānhiraṇyamāyūṃṣi sarvakāmāṃstathaiva ca / rājñastu mahiṣī śreṣṭā suyaśā nāma viśrutā
sons, gold, long life, and all desired things as well. Now the king's chief queen was famed by the name Suyaśā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.48
पुत्रार्थमागता साध्वी राज्ञा देवी प्रचोदिता । पूजां तु विपुलां कृत्वा देवी पुत्रानयाचत
putrārthamāgatā sādhvī rājñā devī pracoditā / pūjāṃ tu vipulāṃ kṛtvā devī putrānayācata
The virtuous queen came for the sake of a son, urged on by the king; and having performed an ample worship, she asked for sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.49
पुनः पुनरथागत्य बहुशः पुत्रकारणात् । न प्रयच्छति पुत्रांस्तु निकुंभः कारणेन तु
punaḥ punarathāgatya bahuśaḥ putrakāraṇāt / na prayacchati putrāṃstu nikuṃbhaḥ kāraṇena tu
Coming again and again, many times, on account of a son—yet Nikumbha does not grant sons, and for a reason:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.50
क्रुध्यते यदि राजा तु तत किञ्चित्प्रवर्त्तते । अथ दीर्घेण कालेन क्रोधो राजानमाविशत्
krudhyate yadi rājā tu tata kiñcitpravarttate / atha dīrgheṇa kālena krodho rājānamāviśat
(namely) that if the king grows angry, then something will come about. So after a long time anger entered the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.51
भूतं त्विदं मंहद्द्वारि नागराणां प्रयच्छति । प्रीत्या वरांश्च शतशो न किञ्चिन्नः प्रयच्छति
bhūtaṃ tvidaṃ maṃhaddvāri nāgarāṇāṃ prayacchati / prītyā varāṃśca śataśo na kiñcinnaḥ prayacchati
"This being here at the great gate bestows (gifts) on the townspeople, and out of affection hundreds of boons, yet grants us nothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.52
मामकैः पूज्यते नित्यं नगर्यां मम चैव तु । स याचितश्च बहुशो देव्या मे पुत्रकारणात्
māmakaiḥ pūjyate nityaṃ nagaryāṃ mama caiva tu / sa yācitaśca bahuśo devyā me putrakāraṇāt
(He) is constantly worshipped by my own people, and indeed in my city; and he was entreated by me many times, through the goddess, for the sake of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.53
न ददाति च पुत्रं मे कृतघ्नो बहुभोजनः । अतो नार्हति पूजा तु मत्सकाशात्कथञ्चन
na dadāti ca putraṃ me kṛtaghno bahubhojanaḥ / ato nārhati pūjā tu matsakāśātkathañcana
Yet he does not give me a son — the ingrate, the great eater; therefore he in no way deserves worship from me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.54
तस्मात्तु नाशयिष्यामितस्य स्थानं दुरात्मनः । एवं तु स विनिश्चित्य दुरात्मा राजकिल्बिषी
tasmāttu nāśayiṣyāmitasya sthānaṃ durātmanaḥ / evaṃ tu sa viniścitya durātmā rājakilbiṣī
Therefore I shall destroy the shrine of that evil-natured one." Having thus resolved, that evil-natured one, a sinner against kings (or: a king who sins),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.55
स्थानं गणपतेश्तस्य नाशयामास दुर्मतिः । भग्नमायतनं दृष्ट्वा राजानमशपत्प्रभुः
sthānaṃ gaṇapateśtasya nāśayāmāsa durmatiḥ / bhagnamāyatanaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānamaśapatprabhuḥ
the wicked-minded one destroyed that shrine of Gaṇapati. Seeing the sanctuary broken, the lord cursed the king:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.56
यस्माद्विनापराधं मे त्वया स्थानं विनाशितम् । अकस्मात्तु पुरी शून्या भवित्रीते नराधिप
yasmādvināparādhaṃ me tvayā sthānaṃ vināśitam / akasmāttu purī śūnyā bhavitrīte narādhipa
"Since without any offence of mine my shrine has been destroyed by you, suddenly, O ruler of men, this city of yours shall become empty."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.57
ततस्तेन तु शापेन शून्या वाराणसी तदा । शप्त्वा पुरीं निकुंभस्तु महादेवमथानयत्
tatastena tu śāpena śūnyā vārāṇasī tadā / śaptvā purīṃ nikuṃbhastu mahādevamathānayat
Then by that curse Vārāṇasī became empty at that time; and Nikumbha, having cursed the city, thereupon brought Mahādeva (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.58
शून्यां पुरीं महा देवो निर्ममे पदमात्मनः । तुल्यां देवविभूत्या तु देव्याश्चैव महामनाः
śūnyāṃ purīṃ mahā devo nirmame padamātmanaḥ / tulyāṃ devavibhūtyā tu devyāścaiva mahāmanāḥ
Mahādeva, great of mind, made the empty city his own abode, and the goddess's too, equal to the splendour of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.59
रमते तत्र वै देवी ह्यैश्वर्यात्सा तु विस्मिता । देव्या क्रीडार्थमीशानो देवो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
ramate tatra vai devī hyaiśvaryātsā tu vismitā / devyā krīḍārthamīśāno devo vākyamathābravīt
There the goddess takes delight, and she is amazed at (its) magnificence. Then, for the goddess's sport, the lord god spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.60
नाहं वेश्म विमोक्ष्यामि ह्यविमुक्तं हि मे गृहम् । प्रहस्यैनामथोवाच ह्यविमुक्तं हि मे गृहम् । नाहं देवि गमिष्यामि त्वन्यत्रेदं विहाय वै
nāhaṃ veśma vimokṣyāmi hyavimuktaṃ hi me gṛham / prahasyaināmathovāca hyavimuktaṃ hi me gṛham / nāhaṃ devi gamiṣyāmi tvanyatredaṃ vihāya vai
"I shall not give up this dwelling, for my house is 'unabandoned' (avimukta)." Laughing, he said to her, "Indeed my house is unabandoned; I shall not go elsewhere, O goddess, leaving this behind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.61
मया सह रमस्वेह क्षेत्रे भामिन्यनुत्तमे । तस्मात्तदविमुक्तं हि प्रोक्तं देवेन वै स्वयम्
mayā saha ramasveha kṣetre bhāminyanuttame / tasmāttadavimuktaṃ hi proktaṃ devena vai svayam
Take your pleasure here with me in this field, O most excellent fair-limbed one." Therefore that (place) was called Avimukta by the god himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.62
एवं वाराणसी शप्ता ह्यविमुक्तं च कीर्त्तिता । यस्मिन्वसेद्भवो देवः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
evaṃ vārāṇasī śaptā hyavimuktaṃ ca kīrttitā / yasminvasedbhavo devaḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ
Thus Vārāṇasī was cursed and (then) celebrated as Avimukta, in which dwells the god Bhava, honoured by all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.63
युगेषु त्रिषु धर्मात्मा सह देव्या महेश्वरः । अन्तर्द्धानं कलौ याति तत्पुरं तु महात्मनः
yugeṣu triṣu dharmātmā saha devyā maheśvaraḥ / antarddhānaṃ kalau yāti tatpuraṃ tu mahātmanaḥ
Through three ages Maheśvara, whose nature is dharma, (dwells there) together with the goddess; but in the Kali age that city of the great one passes into invisibility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.64
अन्तर्हिते पुरे तस्मिन्पुरी सा वसते पुनः । एवं वाराणसी शप्ता निवेशं पुनरागता
antarhite pure tasminpurī sā vasate punaḥ / evaṃ vārāṇasī śaptā niveśaṃ punarāgatā
When that (divine) city has vanished, this city is inhabited again. Thus Vārāṇasī, though cursed, came again to be settled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.65
भद्रसेनस्य पुत्राणां शतमुत्तमधन्विनाम् । हत्वा निवेशयामास दिवोदासो नराधिपः
bhadrasenasya putrāṇāṃ śatamuttamadhanvinām / hatvā niveśayāmāsa divodāso narādhipaḥ
Having slain the hundred sons of Bhadrasena, excellent bowmen, King Divodāsa settled (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.66
भद्रसेनस्य राज्यं तु हतं तेन बलीयसा । भद्रसेनस्य पुत्रस्तु दुर्मदो नाम नामतः
bhadrasenasya rājyaṃ tu hataṃ tena balīyasā / bhadrasenasya putrastu durmado nāma nāmataḥ
Bhadrasena's kingdom was destroyed by that mighty one. But Bhadrasena had a son, Durmada by name,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.67
दिवोदासेन बालेति घृणया स विसर्जितः । दिवोदासाद्दृषद्वत्यां वीरो जज्ञे प्रतर्द्दनः
divodāsena bāleti ghṛṇayā sa visarjitaḥ / divodāsāddṛṣadvatyāṃ vīro jajñe pratarddanaḥ
who was let go by Divodāsa out of pity, (thinking) "he is a child." Of Divodāsa, by Dṛṣadvatī, was born the hero Pratardana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.68
तेन पुत्रेण बालेन प्रहृतं तस्य वै पुनः । वैरस्यान्त महाराज तदा तेन विधित्सता
tena putreṇa bālena prahṛtaṃ tasya vai punaḥ / vairasyānta mahārāja tadā tena vidhitsatā
By that boy, his son, a blow was struck at him again, O great king, when he sought to make an end of the enmity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.69
प्रतर्दनस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ वत्सो गर्गश्च विश्रुतौ । वत्सपुत्रो ह्यलर्कस्तु सन्नतिस्तस्य चात्मजः
pratardanasya putrau dvau vatso gargaśca viśrutau / vatsaputro hyalarkastu sannatistasya cātmajaḥ
Pratardana had two sons, the well-known Vatsa and Garga. Vatsa's son was Alarka, and his son was Sannati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.70
अलर्कं प्रति राजर्षिं श्रोक्ॐ गीतः पुरातनैः । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिवर्षशतानि च
alarkaṃ prati rājarṣiṃ śrokoṃ gītaḥ purātanaiḥ / ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭivarṣaśatāni ca
Concerning the royal sage Alarka a verse was sung by the ancients: "For sixty thousand years and six thousand years more,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.71
युवा रूपेण संपन्नो ह्यलर्कः काशिसत्तमः । लोपामुद्राप्रसादेन परमायुरवाप्तवान्
yuvā rūpeṇa saṃpanno hyalarkaḥ kāśisattamaḥ / lopāmudrāprasādena paramāyuravāptavān
Alarka, best of the Kāśis, endowed with beauty, remained young." By the grace of Lopāmudrā he obtained the utmost lifespan.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.72
शापस्यान्ते महाबाहुर्हत्वा क्षेमकराक्षसम् । रम्यामावासयामास पुरीं वाराणसीं नृपः
śāpasyānte mahābāhurhatvā kṣemakarākṣasam / ramyāmāvāsayāmāsa purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ nṛpaḥ
At the end of the curse the mighty-armed king, having slain the demon Kṣemaka, settled the delightful city of Vārāṇasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.73
सन्नतेरपि दायादः सुनीथो नाम धार्मिकः । सुनीथस्य तु दायादः क्षैमाख्यो नाम धार्मिकः
sannaterapi dāyādaḥ sunītho nāma dhārmikaḥ / sunīthasya tu dāyādaḥ kṣaimākhyo nāma dhārmikaḥ
Sannati's heir too was the righteous one named Sunītha; and Sunītha's heir was the righteous one called Kṣema.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.74
क्षेमस्य केतुमान्पुत्रः सुकेतुस्तस्य चात्मजः । सुकेतुतनयश्चापि धर्मकेतुरिति श्रुतः
kṣemasya ketumānputraḥ suketustasya cātmajaḥ / suketutanayaścāpi dharmaketuriti śrutaḥ
Kṣema's son was Ketumān, and his son was Suketu; and Suketu's son was known as Dharmaketu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.75
धर्मकेतोस्तु दायादः सत्यकेतुर्महारथः । सत्यकेतुसुतश्चापि विभुर्नाम प्रजेश्वरः
dharmaketostu dāyādaḥ satyaketurmahārathaḥ / satyaketusutaścāpi vibhurnāma prajeśvaraḥ
Dharmaketu's heir was Satyaketu, the great charioteer; and Satyaketu's son was the lord of creatures named Vibhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.76
सुविभुस्तु विभोः पुत्रः सुकुमारस्ततः स्मृतः । सुकुमारस्य पुत्रस्तु धृष्टकेतुः सुधार्मिकः
suvibhustu vibhoḥ putraḥ sukumārastataḥ smṛtaḥ / sukumārasya putrastu dhṛṣṭaketuḥ sudhārmikaḥ
Suvibhu was Vibhu's son; from him Sukumāra is recorded; and Sukumāra's son was Dhṛṣṭaketu, very righteous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.77
धृष्टकेतोस्तु दायादो वेणुहोत्रः प्रजेश्वरः । वेणुहोत्रसुतश्चापि गार्ग्यो वै नाम विश्रुतः
dhṛṣṭaketostu dāyādo veṇuhotraḥ prajeśvaraḥ / veṇuhotrasutaścāpi gārgyo vai nāma viśrutaḥ
Dhṛṣṭaketu's heir was Veṇuhotra, lord of creatures; and Veṇuhotra's son was renowned by the name Gārgya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.78
गार्ग्यस्य गर्गभूमिस्तु वंशो वत्सस्य धीमतः । ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश्चैव तयोः पुत्राः सुधार्मिकाः
gārgyasya gargabhūmistu vaṃśo vatsasya dhīmataḥ / brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāścaiva tayoḥ putrāḥ sudhārmikāḥ
Gārgya's (descendants are) the Gargabhūmi, and (that is) the lineage of the wise Vatsa; the sons of those two were both brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas, very righteous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.79
विक्रान्ता बलवन्तश्च सिहतुल्यपराक्रमाः । इत्येते काश्यपाः प्रोक्ता रजेरपि निबोधत
vikrāntā balavantaśca sihatulyaparākramāḥ / ityete kāśyapāḥ proktā rajerapi nibodhata
They were bold and strong, of prowess equal to a lion's. Thus have the descendants of Kāśya been declared; now learn of Raji as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.80
रजेः पुत्रशतान्यासन्पञ्च वीर्यवतो भुवि । राजेयमिति विख्यातं क्षत्र सिंद्रभयावहम्
rajeḥ putraśatānyāsanpañca vīryavato bhuvi / rājeyamiti vikhyātaṃ kṣatra siṃdrabhayāvaham
To the valiant Raji there were five hundred sons on earth, famed as 'the Rājeyas', a warrior (host) that brought fear even to Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.81
तदा देवासुरे युद्धे समुत्पन्ने सुदारुणे । देवाश्चैवासुराश्चैव पितामहमथाब्रुवन्
tadā devāsure yuddhe samutpanne sudāruṇe / devāścaivāsurāścaiva pitāmahamathābruvan
Then, when a most terrible battle had arisen between gods and asuras, both the gods and the asuras spoke to the Grandfather:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.82
आवयोर्भगवन्युद्धे विजेता को भविष्यति । ब्रूहि नः सर्वलोकेश श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम्
āvayorbhagavanyuddhe vijetā ko bhaviṣyati / brūhi naḥ sarvalokeśa śrotumicchāmahe vayam
"Lord, who will be the victor in the battle between us two? Tell us, ruler of all worlds; we wish to hear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.83
ब्रह्मोवाच । येषामर्थाय संग्रामे रजिरात्तायुधः प्रभुः । योत्स्यते ते विजष्यन्ते त्रींल्लोकान्नात्र संशयः
brahmovāca / yeṣāmarthāya saṃgrāme rajirāttāyudhaḥ prabhuḥ / yotsyate te vijaṣyante trīṃllokānnātra saṃśayaḥ
Brahmā said: Those for whose sake the mighty Raji, with weapon taken up, will fight in the battle — they will conquer the three worlds; there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.84
रजिर्यतस्ततो लक्ष्मीर्यतो लक्ष्मीस्ततो धृतिः । यतो धृतिस्ततो धर्मो यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः
rajiryatastato lakṣmīryato lakṣmīstato dhṛtiḥ / yato dhṛtistato dharmo yato dharmastato jayaḥ
Where Raji is, there is Lakṣmī; where Lakṣmī is, there is steadfastness; where steadfastness is, there is dharma; where dharma is, there is victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.85
ते देवा दानवाः सर्वे ततः श्रुत्वा रजेर्जयम् । अभ्ययुर्जयमिच्छन्तः स्तुवन्तो राजसत्तमम्
te devā dānavāḥ sarve tataḥ śrutvā rajerjayam / abhyayurjayamicchantaḥ stuvanto rājasattamam
Then all those gods and dānavas, having heard of Raji's victory, went to him desiring victory, praising that best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.86
ते हृष्टमनसः सर्वे राजानं देवदानवाः । ऊचुरस्मज्जयाय त्वं गृहाम वरकार्मुकम्
te hṛṣṭamanasaḥ sarve rājānaṃ devadānavāḥ / ūcurasmajjayāya tvaṃ gṛhāma varakārmukam
All those gods and dānavas, glad at heart, said to the king: "For our victory, take up your excellent bow."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.87
रजिरुवाच अहं जेष्यामि भो दैत्या देवाञ्च्छ क्रपुरोगमान् । इन्द्रो भवामि धर्मात्मा ततो योत्स्ये रणाजिरे
rajiruvāca ahaṃ jeṣyāmi bho daityā devāñccha krapurogamān / indro bhavāmi dharmātmā tato yotsye raṇājire
Raji said: I shall conquer, O Daityas, the gods led by Śakra. I become Indra, righteous of soul; then I will fight on the field of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.88
दानवा ऊचुः अस्माकमिन्द्रः प्रह्लादस्तस्यार्थे विजयामहे । अस्मिन्तु समये राजंस्तिष्ठेथा देवनोदिते
dānavā ūcuḥ asmākamindraḥ prahlādastasyārthe vijayāmahe / asmintu samaye rājaṃstiṣṭhethā devanodite
The Dānavas said: Our Indra is Prahlāda; for his sake we go to victory. But to this compact, O king, you must hold fast, (even) when urged on by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.89
स तथेति ब्रुवन्नेव देवैरप्यभिनोदितः । भविष्यसींद्रो जित्वेति देवैरपि निमन्त्रितः
sa tatheti bruvanneva devairapyabhinoditaḥ / bhaviṣyasīṃdro jitveti devairapi nimantritaḥ
Even as he was saying "So be it," he was also urged on by the gods; he was invited by the gods too with the words, "Having conquered, you shall be Indra."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.90
जघान दानवान्सर्वान्ये ऽवध्या वज्रपाणयः । स विप्रनष्टां देवानां परमश्रीः श्रियं वशी
jaghāna dānavānsarvānye 'vadhyā vajrapāṇayaḥ / sa vipranaṣṭāṃ devānāṃ paramaśrīḥ śriyaṃ vaśī
He slew all those Dānavas who could not be slain by the wielders of the thunderbolt; he, of supreme splendour and self-controlled, (recovered) the gods' fortune that had been utterly lost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.91
निहत्य दानवान्सर्वा नाजहार रजिः प्रभुः । तं तथाह रजिं तत्र देवैः सह शतक्रतुः
nihatya dānavānsarvā nājahāra rajiḥ prabhuḥ / taṃ tathāha rajiṃ tatra devaiḥ saha śatakratuḥ
Having slain all the Dānavas, the lord Raji brought (it) back. To that Raji there, Śatakratu, together with the gods, spoke thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.92
रजिपुत्रो ऽहमित्युक्त्वा पुनरेवाब्रहवीद्वचः । इन्द्रो ऽसि राजन्देवानां सर्वेषां नात्र संशयः
rajiputro 'hamityuktvā punarevābrahavīdvacaḥ / indro 'si rājandevānāṃ sarveṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
Having said, "I am Raji's son," (Indra) spoke again these words: "You are the Indra of all the gods, king; there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.93
यस्याहमिन्द्रः पुत्रस्ते ख्यातिं यास्यामि शत्रुहन् । स तु शक्रवचः श्रुत्वा वञ्चितस्तेन मायया
yasyāhamindraḥ putraste khyātiṃ yāsyāmi śatruhan / sa tu śakravacaḥ śrutvā vañcitastena māyayā
"Since I, whose son I am, am Indra, I shall attain renown through you, O slayer of foes." But he, hearing Śakra's speech, was deceived by that trick,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.94
तथेत्येवाह वै राजा प्रीयमाणः शतक्रतुम् । तस्मिंस्तु देवसदृशे दिवं प्राप्ते महीपतौ
tathetyevāha vai rājā prīyamāṇaḥ śatakratum / tasmiṃstu devasadṛśe divaṃ prāpte mahīpatau
and the king, being pleased, said to Śatakratu, "So be it." But when that lord of the earth, the equal of a god, had gone to heaven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.95
दायाद्यमिन्द्रादा जह्नुराचार्यतनया रजेः । तानि पुत्रशतान्यस्य तच्च स्थानं शचीपतेः
dāyādyamindrādā jahnurācāryatanayā rajeḥ / tāni putraśatānyasya tacca sthānaṃ śacīpateḥ
Raji's (sons) took away the inheritance from Indra by means of the preceptor's son; those hundred sons of his (took) that station of Śacī's lord too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 67.96
समाक्रामन्त बहुधा स्वर्गलोकं त्रिविष्टपम् । ततः काले बहुतिथे समतीते महाबलः
samākrāmanta bahudhā svargalokaṃ triviṣṭapam / tataḥ kāle bahutithe samatīte mahābalaḥ
In many ways they seized upon the heaven-world, the third sphere. Then, when a great length of time had passed, the mighty
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.97
हतराज्यो ऽब्रवीच्छक्रो हतभागो बृहस्पतिम् । बदरी फलमात्रं वै पुरोडाशं विधत्स्व मे
hatarājyo 'bravīcchakro hatabhāgo bṛhaspatim / badarī phalamātraṃ vai puroḍāśaṃ vidhatsva me
Śakra, robbed of his kingdom and robbed of his share (of sacrifice), said to Bṛhaspati: "Prepare for me a sacrificial cake, even if only the size of a jujube fruit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.98
ब्रह्मर्षे येन तिष्ठेयं तेजसाप्यायितस्ततः । ब्रह्मन्कृशो ऽहं विमना त्दृतराज्यो हृतासनः
brahmarṣe yena tiṣṭheyaṃ tejasāpyāyitastataḥ / brahmankṛśo 'haṃ vimanā tdṛtarājyo hṛtāsanaḥ
"O brahmin sage, by which, then, being nourished with energy, I may stand firm. O brahmin, I am wasted, dejected, my kingdom taken away, my seat taken away,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.99
हतौजा दुर्बलो युद्धे रजिपुत्रेः प्रसीद मे । बृहस्पतिरुवाच यद्येवं चोदितःशक्र त्वयास्यां पूर्वमेव हि
hataujā durbalo yuddhe rajiputreḥ prasīda me / bṛhaspatiruvāca yadyevaṃ coditaḥśakra tvayāsyāṃ pūrvameva hi
"my vigour destroyed, weak in battle against Raji's sons: be gracious to me." Bṛhaspati said: If you had urged me thus before, Śakra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.100
नाभविष्यत्त्वत्प्रियार्थमकर्त्तव्यं ममानघ । प्रयतिष्यामि देवेन्द्र त्वद्धितार्थं महाद्युते
nābhaviṣyattvatpriyārthamakarttavyaṃ mamānagha / prayatiṣyāmi devendra tvaddhitārthaṃ mahādyute
there would have been nothing not to be done by me for your pleasure, sinless one. I shall make the effort for your benefit, lord of the gods, greatly radiant one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.101
यज्ञभागं च राज्यं च अचिरात्प्रतिपत्स्यसे । तथा शक्र गमिष्यामि मा भूत्ते विक्लवं मनः
yajñabhāgaṃ ca rājyaṃ ca acirātpratipatsyase / tathā śakra gamiṣyāmi mā bhūtte viklavaṃ manaḥ
you shall soon regain both your share in the sacrifice and your kingdom. "So be it, Śakra, I shall go; let your mind not be distressed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.102
ततः कर्म चकारास्य तेजःसंवर्द्धनं महत् । तेषां च बुद्धिसंमोहमकरोद्बुद्धिसत्तमः
tataḥ karma cakārāsya tejaḥsaṃvarddhanaṃ mahat / teṣāṃ ca buddhisaṃmohamakarodbuddhisattamaḥ
Then he performed for him the great rite that increases energy, and that best of the wise brought about a confusion of their minds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.103
ते यदा तु सुसंमूडा रागान्मत्तो विधर्मिणः । ब्रह्मद्विषश्च संबृत्ता हतवीर्यपराक्रमाः
te yadā tu susaṃmūḍā rāgānmatto vidharmiṇaḥ / brahmadviṣaśca saṃbṛttā hatavīryaparākramāḥ
But when they had become thoroughly deluded, mad with passion, transgressors of the law, haters of brahmins, and their valour and prowess destroyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 67.104
ततो लेभे ऽसुरैश्वर्यमैन्द्रस्थानं तथोत्तमम् । हत्वा रजिसुतान्सर्वान्कामक्रोधपरायणान्
tato lebhe 'suraiśvaryamaindrasthānaṃ tathottamam / hatvā rajisutānsarvānkāmakrodhaparāyaṇān
then he obtained the lordship over the asuras and likewise the excellent station of Indra, having slain all the sons of Raji, who were given over to desire and anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition