Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 8
BndP 2 8.1
सूत उवाच एवं प्रजासु सृष्टासु कश्यपेन महात्मना । प्रतिष्ठितासु सर्वासु चरासु स्थावरासु च
sūta uvāca evaṃ prajāsu sṛṣṭāsu kaśyapena mahātmanā / pratiṣṭhitāsu sarvāsu carāsu sthāvarāsu ca
Sūta said: When the creatures had thus been created by the great-souled Kaśyapa, and all of them, moving and unmoving, had been established,
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BndP 2 8.2
अभिषिच्याधिपत्येषु तेषां मुख्यान्प्रजापतिः । ततः क्रमेण राज्यानि आदेष्टुमुपचक्रमे
abhiṣicyādhipatyeṣu teṣāṃ mukhyānprajāpatiḥ / tataḥ krameṇa rājyāni ādeṣṭumupacakrame
having consecrated the chief among them in their overlordships, Prajāpati then began, in due order, to assign the kingdoms.
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BndP 2 8.3
द्विजानां वीरुधां चैव नक्षत्राणां ग्रहैः सह । यज्ञानां तपसां चैव सोमं राज्ये ऽभ्यषेचयत्
dvijānāṃ vīrudhāṃ caiva nakṣatrāṇāṃ grahaiḥ saha / yajñānāṃ tapasāṃ caiva somaṃ rājye 'bhyaṣecayat
He consecrated Soma in the kingship of the twice-born, of the plants, of the lunar mansions along with the planets, and of sacrifices and austerities.
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BndP 2 8.4
बृहस्पतिं तु विश्वेषां ददावङ्गिरसां पतिम् । भृगूणामधिपं चैव काव्यं राज्ये ऽभ्यषेचयत्
bṛhaspatiṃ tu viśveṣāṃ dadāvaṅgirasāṃ patim / bhṛgūṇāmadhipaṃ caiva kāvyaṃ rājye 'bhyaṣecayat
And he gave Bṛhaspati as the lord of all the Aṅgirases, and consecrated Kāvya (Uśanas) in the kingship as the overlord of the Bhṛgus.
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BndP 2 8.5
आदित्यानां पुनर्विष्णुं वसूनामथ पावकम् । प्रजापतीनां दक्षं च मरुतामथ वासवम्
ādityānāṃ punarviṣṇuṃ vasūnāmatha pāvakam / prajāpatīnāṃ dakṣaṃ ca marutāmatha vāsavam
Again, Viṣṇu of the Ādityas, then Pāvaka (Fire) of the Vasus, Dakṣa of the Prajāpatis, and then Vāsava (Indra) of the Maruts;
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BndP 2 8.6
दैत्यानामथ राजानं प्रह्रादं दितिनन्दनम् । नारायणं तु साध्यानां रुद्रणां च वृषध्वजम्
daityānāmatha rājānaṃ prahrādaṃ ditinandanam / nārāyaṇaṃ tu sādhyānāṃ rudraṇāṃ ca vṛṣadhvajam
then as king of the Daityas, Prahrāda, the son of Diti; Nārāyaṇa of the Sādhyas, and of the Rudras the one whose banner is a bull;
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BndP 2 8.7
विप्रचित्तिं च राजानं दानवानामथादिशत् । अपां च वरुणं राज्ये राज्ञां वैश्रवणं तथा
vipracittiṃ ca rājānaṃ dānavānāmathādiśat / apāṃ ca varuṇaṃ rājye rājñāṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ tathā
and he appointed Vipracitti as king of the Dānavas; and Varuṇa to the kingship of the waters, and likewise Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) of kings;
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BndP 2 8.8
यक्षाणां राक्षसानां च पार्थिवानां धनस्य च । वैवस्वतं पितॄणां च यमं राज्ये ऽभ्यषेचयत्
yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca pārthivānāṃ dhanasya ca / vaivasvataṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca yamaṃ rājye 'bhyaṣecayat
of the Yakṣas and the Rākṣasas, of earthly (beings) and of wealth; and he consecrated Yama, son of Vivasvat, in the kingship of the ancestors;
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BndP 2 8.9
सर्वभूतपिशाचाना गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम् । शैलानां हिमवन्तं च नदीनामथ सागरम्
sarvabhūtapiśācānā giriśaṃ śūlapāṇinam / śailānāṃ himavantaṃ ca nadīnāmatha sāgaram
Giriśa, who bears the trident, of all beings and piśācas; Himavat of the mountains; and then the Ocean of the rivers;
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BndP 2 8.10
गन्धर्वाणामधिपतिं चक्रे चित्ररथं तथा । उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां राजानं चाभ्यषेचयत्
gandharvāṇāmadhipatiṃ cakre citrarathaṃ tathā / uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ rājānaṃ cābhyaṣecayat
and he made Citraratha the overlord of the Gandharvas, and consecrated Uccaiḥśravas as king of horses;
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BndP 2 8.11
मृगाणामथ शार्दूलं गोवृषं च ककुद्मिनाम् । पक्षिणामथ सर्वेषां गरुडं पततां वरम्
mṛgāṇāmatha śārdūlaṃ govṛṣaṃ ca kakudminām / pakṣiṇāmatha sarveṣāṃ garuḍaṃ patatāṃ varam
then the tiger of the deer, and the humped bull of horned cattle; and of all birds Garuḍa, the best of fliers;
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BndP 2 8.12
गन्धानां मरुतां चैव भूतानामशरीरिणाम् । समकालबलानां च वायुं बलवतां वरम्
gandhānāṃ marutāṃ caiva bhūtānāmaśarīriṇām / samakālabalānāṃ ca vāyuṃ balavatāṃ varam
and of scents, of the Maruts, of bodiless beings, and of those whose strength equals time (?), Vāyu, the best of the strong;
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BndP 2 8.13
सर्वेषां दंष्ट्रिणां शेषं नागानामथ वासुकिम् । सरीसृपाणां सर्पाणां पन्नगानां च तक्षकम्
sarveṣāṃ daṃṣṭriṇāṃ śeṣaṃ nāgānāmatha vāsukim / sarīsṛpāṇāṃ sarpāṇāṃ pannagānāṃ ca takṣakam
Śeṣa of all the fanged ones, then Vāsuki of the Nāgas, and Takṣaka of creeping things, of serpents and of the pannagas;
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BndP 2 8.14
सागराणां नदीनां च मेघानां वर्षितस्य च । आदित्यानामन्यतमं पर्जन्यमभिषिक्तवान्
sāgarāṇāṃ nadīnāṃ ca meghānāṃ varṣitasya ca / ādityānāmanyatamaṃ parjanyamabhiṣiktavān
he consecrated Parjanya, one among the Ādityas, (as lord) of the oceans, of the rivers, of the clouds and of the rainfall;
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BndP 2 8.15
सर्वाप्सरोगणानां च कामदेवं तथा प्रभुम् । ऋतूनामथ मासानामार्त्तवानां तथैव च
sarvāpsarogaṇānāṃ ca kāmadevaṃ tathā prabhum / ṛtūnāmatha māsānāmārttavānāṃ tathaiva ca
and Kāmadeva as the lord of all the hosts of apsarases; then of the seasons, of the months, and likewise of the menstrual periods,
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BndP 2 8.16
यक्षाणां च विपक्षाणां मुहूर्त्तानां च पर्वणाम् । कलाकाष्ठाप्रमाणानां गतेरयनयोस्तथा
yakṣāṇāṃ ca vipakṣāṇāṃ muhūrttānāṃ ca parvaṇām / kalākāṣṭhāpramāṇānāṃ gaterayanayostathā
and of the fortnights (yakṣa/pakṣa) and the opposite fortnights, of the muhūrtas and the parvan-days, of the measures of kalās and kāṣṭhās, and of the course and the two solstitial halves,
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BndP 2 8.17
गणितस्याथ योगस्य चक्रे संवत्सरं प्रभुम् । प्रजापतेर्विरजसः पूर्वस्यां दिशि विश्रुतम्
gaṇitasyātha yogasya cakre saṃvatsaraṃ prabhum / prajāpatervirajasaḥ pūrvasyāṃ diśi viśrutam
and of reckoning and of conjunction he made Saṃvatsara (the Year) the lord. And in the eastern quarter, (the son) of the Prajāpati Virajas, renowned,
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BndP 2 8.18
पुत्रं नाम्ना सुधन्वानं राजानं सो ऽभ्यषेचयत् । दक्षिणास्यां दिशि तथा कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः
putraṃ nāmnā sudhanvānaṃ rājānaṃ so 'bhyaṣecayat / dakṣiṇāsyāṃ diśi tathā kardamasya prajāpateḥ
a son by name Sudhanvan — him he consecrated as king; and likewise in the southern quarter, of the Prajāpati Kardama,
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BndP 2 8.19
पुत्रां शङ्खपदं नाम राजानं सोभ्यषेचयत् । पस्चिमस्यां दिशि तथा रजसः पुत्रमच्युतम्
putrāṃ śaṅkhapadaṃ nāma rājānaṃ sobhyaṣecayat / pascimasyāṃ diśi tathā rajasaḥ putramacyutam
He consecrated (his) son named Śaṅkhapada as king; and likewise in the western quarter, the imperishable son of Rajas,
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BndP 2 8.20
केतुमन्तं महात्मानं राजानं चाभ्यषेचयत् । तथा हिरण्यरोमाणं पर्जन्यस्य प्रजापतेः
ketumantaṃ mahātmānaṃ rājānaṃ cābhyaṣecayat / tathā hiraṇyaromāṇaṃ parjanyasya prajāpateḥ
the great-souled Ketumant, he consecrated as king; and likewise Hiraṇyaroman, (the son) of Parjanya the Lord of Creatures,
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BndP 2 8.21
उदीच्यां दिशि दुर्द्धर्षपुत्रं राज्ये ऽभ्यषेचयत् । मनुष्याणामधिपतिं चक्रे वैवस्वतं मनुम्
udīcyāṃ diśi durddharṣaputraṃ rājye 'bhyaṣecayat / manuṣyāṇāmadhipatiṃ cakre vaivasvataṃ manum
the son of the unassailable one, he consecrated in the kingship in the northern quarter; and he made Manu Vaivasvata the overlord of men.
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BndP 2 8.22
तैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना । यथाप्रदेशमद्यापि धर्मेण परिपाल्यते
tairiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā sapattanā / yathāpradeśamadyāpi dharmeṇa paripālyate
By them this whole earth, with its seven continents and its towns, is even today protected according to region, in accordance with dharma.
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BndP 2 8.23
स्वायंभुवेन्तरे पूर्वं ब्रह्मणा ते ऽभिषेचिताः । नृपाश्चैते ऽभिषिच्यन्ते मनवो ये भवन्ति वै
svāyaṃbhuventare pūrvaṃ brahmaṇā te 'bhiṣecitāḥ / nṛpāścaite 'bhiṣicyante manavo ye bhavanti vai
Formerly, in the Manvantara of Svāyaṃbhuva, they were consecrated by Brahmā; and these kings are (again) consecrated by whoever the Manus happen to be.
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BndP 2 8.24
मन्वन्तरेष्वतीतेषु गता ह्येतेषु पार्थिवाः । एवमन्ये ऽभिषिच्यन्ते प्राप्ते मन्वन्तरे पुनः
manvantareṣvatīteṣu gatā hyeteṣu pārthivāḥ / evamanye 'bhiṣicyante prāpte manvantare punaḥ
When those Manvantaras had passed away, these earthly rulers too passed away; thus others are consecrated again when a (new) Manvantara arrives.
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BndP 2 8.25
अतीतानागताः सर्वे स्मृता मन्वन्तरेश्वराः । राजसूये ऽभिषिक्तश्च पृथु रेभिर्नरोत्तमः
atītānāgatāḥ sarve smṛtā manvantareśvarāḥ / rājasūye 'bhiṣiktaśca pṛthu rebhirnarottamaḥ
All the lords of the Manvantaras, past and future, are (thus) recorded; and Pṛthu, best of men, was consecrated by these (sages) at a Rājasūya,
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BndP 2 8.26
वेददृष्टेन विधिना ह्यधिराजः प्रतापवान् । एतानुत्पाद्य पुत्रांस्तु प्रजासन्तानकारणात्
vedadṛṣṭena vidhinā hyadhirājaḥ pratāpavān / etānutpādya putrāṃstu prajāsantānakāraṇāt
— a mighty overking — by the rule seen in the Veda. Having begotten these sons for the sake of the continuance of offspring,
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BndP 2 8.27
पुनरेव महा भागः प्रजानां पतिरीश्वरः । कश्यपो गोत्रकामस्तु चचार परमं तपः
punareva mahā bhāgaḥ prajānāṃ patirīśvaraḥ / kaśyapo gotrakāmastu cacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ
once again the greatly fortunate lord and master of creatures, Kaśyapa, desiring a lineage, performed supreme austerity,
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BndP 2 8.28
पुत्रौ गोत्रकरौ मह्यं भवेतामिति चिन्तयन् । तस्यप्रध्यायमानस्य कश्यपस्य महात्मनः
putrau gotrakarau mahyaṃ bhavetāmiti cintayan / tasyapradhyāyamānasya kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ
thinking, "May two sons who continue my lineage be born to me." And while that great-souled Kaśyapa was thus meditating,
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BndP 2 8.29
ब्रह्मण्ॐऽशौ सुतौ पश्चात्प्रादुर्भूतौ महौजसौ । वत्सारश्चासितश्चैव तावुभौ ब्रह्म वादना
brahmaṇoṃ'śau sutau paścātprādurbhūtau mahaujasau / vatsāraścāsitaścaiva tāvubhau brahma vādanā
afterwards two sons, portions of Brahmā, of great vigour, came forth: Vatsāra and Asita, both of them speakers of the Veda.
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BndP 2 8.30
वत्सारान्निध्रुवो जज्ञे रेभ्यश्च सुहमायशाः । रेभ्यस्य रैभ्यो विज्ञेयो निध्रुवस्य निबोधत
vatsārānnidhruvo jajñe rebhyaśca suhamāyaśāḥ / rebhyasya raibhyo vijñeyo nidhruvasya nibodhata
From Vatsāra were born Nidhruva and Rebhya of great fame. Raibhya is to be known as (the son) of Rebhya; hear now of Nidhruva's (line).
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BndP 2 8.31
च्यवनस्य सुकन्याया सुमेधाः समपद्यत । निध्रुवस्य तु या पत्नी माता वै कुण्डपायिराम्
cyavanasya sukanyāyā sumedhāḥ samapadyata / nidhruvasya tu yā patnī mātā vai kuṇḍapāyirām
Of Cyavana, by Sukanyā, Sumedhas was born. And she who was Nidhruva's wife was the mother of the Kuṇḍapāyins.
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BndP 2 8.32
असितस्यैकपर्णायां ब्रह्मिष्ठः समपद्यत । शाण्डिल्यानां वरः श्रीमान् देवलः सुमहायशाः
asitasyaikaparṇāyāṃ brahmiṣṭhaḥ samapadyata / śāṇḍilyānāṃ varaḥ śrīmān devalaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ
Of Asita, by Ekaparṇā, was born one most devoted to Brahman: the foremost of the Śāṇḍilyas, the illustrious Devala of very great fame.
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BndP 2 8.33
निध्रुवाः शाण्डिला रैभ्यास्त्रयः पक्षास्तु काश्यपाः । वज्रिप्रभृतयो देवा देवास्तस्य प्रजा स्विमाः
nidhruvāḥ śāṇḍilā raibhyāstrayaḥ pakṣāstu kāśyapāḥ / vajriprabhṛtayo devā devāstasya prajā svimāḥ
The Nidhruvas, the Śāṇḍilas and the Raibhyas — these three branches are the Kāśyapas; the gods headed by the Wielder of the thunderbolt, these gods are his offspring.
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BndP 2 8.34
चतुर्युगे त्वतिक्रान्ते मनोर्ह्येकादशे प्रभोः । अथावशिष्टे तस्मिंस्तु द्वापरे संप्रर्त्तिते
caturyuge tvatikrānte manorhyekādaśe prabhoḥ / athāvaśiṣṭe tasmiṃstu dvāpare saṃprarttite
When the four ages of the eleventh Manu, the lord, had passed, and when of that (period) there remained the Dvāpara which had set in,
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BndP 2 8.35
मरुत्तस्य नरिष्यं तस्तस्य पुत्रो दमः किल । राज्यवर्द्धनकस्तस्य सुधृतिस्तत्सुतो नरः
maruttasya nariṣyaṃ tastasya putro damaḥ kila / rājyavarddhanakastasya sudhṛtistatsuto naraḥ
Nariṣyanta (was the son) of Marutta; his son was Dama, it is said; his (son) was Rājyavardhanaka; his son Sudhṛti; then Nara;
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BndP 2 8.36
केवलश्च ततस्तस्य बन्धुमान्वेगवांस्ततः । बुधस्तस्या भवद्यस्या तृणबिन्दुर्महीपतिः
kevalaśca tatastasya bandhumānvegavāṃstataḥ / budhastasyā bhavadyasyā tṛṇabindurmahīpatiḥ
then Kevala; then his (son) Bandhumān; then Vegavān; his son was Budha, whose (son) was Tṛṇabindu, lord of the earth.
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BndP 2 8.37
त्रेतायुगमुखे राजा तृतीये स बभूव ह । तस्य चेलविला कन्यालंबुषागर्भसंभवा
tretāyugamukhe rājā tṛtīye sa babhūva ha / tasya celavilā kanyālaṃbuṣāgarbhasaṃbhavā
He became king at the beginning of the third Tretā Age. His daughter was Ilavilā, born from the womb of Alambuṣā.
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BndP 2 8.38
तस्यां जातो विश्रवास्तु वौलस्त्यकुलवर्द्धनः । बृहस्पतिबृर्हत्कीर्तिर्देवाचार्यस्तु कीर्त्तितः
tasyāṃ jāto viśravāstu vaulastyakulavarddhanaḥ / bṛhaspatibṛrhatkīrtirdevācāryastu kīrttitaḥ
Of her was born Viśravas, the increaser of Pulastya's family. Bṛhaspati, of great renown, is declared to be the teacher of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.39
कन्यां तस्योपयेमे स नाम्ना वै देववर्णिनीम् । पुष्पोत्कटां च वाकां च सुते माल्यवतस्तथा
kanyāṃ tasyopayeme sa nāmnā vai devavarṇinīm / puṣpotkaṭāṃ ca vākāṃ ca sute mālyavatastathā
He married his daughter, her named Devavarṇinī; and (also) Puṣpotkaṭā and Vākā, the two daughters of Mālyavat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.40
कैकसीं मालिनः कन्यां तासां तु शृणुत प्रजाः । ज्येष्ठं वैश्रवणं तस्य सुषुवे देववर्णिनी
kaikasīṃ mālinaḥ kanyāṃ tāsāṃ tu śṛṇuta prajāḥ / jyeṣṭhaṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ tasya suṣuve devavarṇinī
and Kaikasī, the daughter of Mālin. Now hear of their offspring: Devavarṇinī bore his eldest, Vaiśravaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.41
दिव्येन विधिना युक्तमार्षेण च श्रुतेन च । राक्षसेन च रूपेण आसुरेण बलेन च
divyena vidhinā yuktamārṣeṇa ca śrutena ca / rākṣasena ca rūpeṇa āsureṇa balena ca
endowed with divine ordinance, and with the seer's (nature) and with sacred learning, and with a rākṣasa's shape and an asura's strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.42
त्रिपादं सुमहा कायं स्थूलशीर्षं महाहनुम् । अष्टदंष्ट्रं हरिछ्मश्रुं शङ्कुकर्णं विलोहितम्
tripādaṃ sumahā kāyaṃ sthūlaśīrṣaṃ mahāhanum / aṣṭadaṃṣṭraṃ harichmaśruṃ śaṅkukarṇaṃ vilohitam
three-footed, of very great body, thick-headed, with great jaws, with eight tusks, with tawny whiskers, with peg-shaped ears, deep red,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.43
ह्रस्वबाहुं प्रबाहुं च पिगलं सुद्विभीषणम् । वैवर्त्तज्ञानसंपन्नं संबुद्धं चैव संभवात्
hrasvabāhuṃ prabāhuṃ ca pigalaṃ sudvibhīṣaṇam / vaivarttajñānasaṃpannaṃ saṃbuddhaṃ caiva saṃbhavāt
short-armed and long-armed, yellow-brown, most terrifying, possessed of the knowledge of changes, and awakened (i.e. wise) from birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.44
पिता दृष्ट्वाब्रवीत्तं तु कुबेरो ऽयमिति स्वयम् । कुत्सायां क्विति शब्दो ऽयं शरीरं बेरमुच्यते
pitā dṛṣṭvābravīttaṃ tu kubero 'yamiti svayam / kutsāyāṃ kviti śabdo 'yaṃ śarīraṃ beramucyate
His father, seeing him, himself said, "This one is Kubera": for the syllable 'ku' is a word used in contempt, and 'bera' is said (to mean) body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.45
कुबेरः कुशरीरत्वान्नाम्ना वै तेन स्ॐऽकितः । यस्माद्विश्रवसो ऽपत्यं सादृश्याद्विश्रवा इव
kuberaḥ kuśarīratvānnāmnā vai tena soṃ'kitaḥ / yasmādviśravaso 'patyaṃ sādṛśyādviśravā iva
Kubera, from having an ill body, was thus marked by that name; and since he is the offspring of Viśravas, and by resemblance is like Viśravas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.46
तस्माद्वैश्रवणो नाम नाम्ना तेन भविष्यति । ऋद्रयां कुबेरो ऽजनयद्विश्रुतं नलकूबरम्
tasmādvaiśravaṇo nāma nāmnā tena bhaviṣyati / ṛdrayāṃ kubero 'janayadviśrutaṃ nalakūbaram
therefore he shall be Vaiśravaṇa by that name. Kubera begot upon Ṛddhi the renowned Nalakūbara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.47
रावणं कुम्भकर्णं च कन्यां शूर्पणखीं तथा । विभीषणचतुर्थांस्तु कैकस्यजनयत्सुतान्
rāvaṇaṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ ca kanyāṃ śūrpaṇakhīṃ tathā / vibhīṣaṇacaturthāṃstu kaikasyajanayatsutān
Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, and likewise the daughter Śūrpaṇakhī, and with Vibhīṣaṇa as the fourth — such were the children Kaikasī bore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.48
शङ्कुकर्णो दशग्रीवः पिङ्गलो रक्तमूर्द्धजः । चतुष्पाद्विंशतिभुजो महाकायो महाबलः
śaṅkukarṇo daśagrīvaḥ piṅgalo raktamūrddhajaḥ / catuṣpādviṃśatibhujo mahākāyo mahābalaḥ
Peg-eared, ten-necked, tawny, with red hair, four-footed, twenty-armed, of huge body, of great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.49
जात्यञ्ज ननिभो दंष्ट्री लोहितग्रीव एव च । राक्षसेनौजसा युक्तो रूपेण च बलेन च
jātyañja nanibho daṃṣṭrī lohitagrīva eva ca / rākṣasenaujasā yukto rūpeṇa ca balena ca
like fine collyrium (in blackness), tusked, and with a red neck, endowed with rākṣasa vigour, and with (rākṣasa) form and strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.50
सत्त्वबुद्धिजितैर्चङ्क्षरा असैरेव रावणः । विसर्गदारुणः क्रूरो रावणो द्रावणस्तु सः
sattvabuddhijitaircaṅkṣarā asaireva rāvaṇaḥ / visargadāruṇaḥ krūro rāvaṇo drāvaṇastu saḥ
... Rāvaṇa, by (his) ... conquered in nature and mind ...; dreadful in his discharge (of weapons), cruel — he is Rāvaṇa (the maker of screams) and Drāvaṇa (the router).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.51
हिरण्यकशिपुर्ह्यासीद्रावणः पूर्वजन्मनि । चतुर्युगानि राजाभूत् त्रयोदश स राक्षसः
hiraṇyakaśipurhyāsīdrāvaṇaḥ pūrvajanmani / caturyugāni rājābhūt trayodaśa sa rākṣasaḥ
For Rāvaṇa in a former birth was Hiraṇyakaśipu; that rākṣasa was king for thirteen sets of four ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.52
ताः पञ्चकोट्यो वर्षाणां संख्याताः संख्यया द्विजाः । नियुतान्येकषष्टिं च शरदां गणितानि वै
tāḥ pañcakoṭyo varṣāṇāṃ saṃkhyātāḥ saṃkhyayā dvijāḥ / niyutānyekaṣaṣṭiṃ ca śaradāṃ gaṇitāni vai
Those, when counted by reckoning, are five crores of years, O twice-born ones, and sixty-one lakhs of autumns are computed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.53
षष्टिं चैव सहस्राणि वर्षाणां वै स रावणः । देवतानामृषीणां च घोरं कृत्वा प्रजागरम्
ṣaṣṭiṃ caiva sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ vai sa rāvaṇaḥ / devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca ghoraṃ kṛtvā prajāgaram
and sixty thousand years as well; that Rāvaṇa, having wrought dreadful sleeplessness for the gods and the seers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.54
त्रेतायुगे चतुर्विंशे रावणस्तपसः क्षयात् । रामं दाशरथिं प्राप्य सगणः क्षयमीयिवान्
tretāyuge caturviṃśe rāvaṇastapasaḥ kṣayāt / rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ prāpya sagaṇaḥ kṣayamīyivān
in the twenty-fourth Tretā age, his austerity being spent, met Rāma the son of Daśaratha and went to destruction together with his host.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.55
महोदरः प्रहस्तश्च महापार्श्वः खरस्तथा । पुष्पोत्कटायाः पुत्रास्ते कन्या कुम्भीनसी तथा
mahodaraḥ prahastaśca mahāpārśvaḥ kharastathā / puṣpotkaṭāyāḥ putrāste kanyā kumbhīnasī tathā
Mahodara, Prahasta, Mahāpārśva, and likewise Khara — these are the sons of Puṣpotkaṭā, and likewise the daughter Kumbhīnasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.56
त्रिशिरा दूषणश्चैव विद्युज्जिह्वः सराक्षसः । कन्यानुपालिका चैव वाकायाः प्रसवः स्मृतः
triśirā dūṣaṇaścaiva vidyujjihvaḥ sarākṣasaḥ / kanyānupālikā caiva vākāyāḥ prasavaḥ smṛtaḥ
Triśiras, Dūṣaṇa, and Vidyujjihva the rākṣasa, and the daughter Anupālikā — (these) are recorded as the offspring of Vākā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.57
इत्येते क्रूर कर्माणः पौलस्त्या राक्षसा दश । दारुणाभिजनाः सर्वे देवैरपि दुरासदाः
ityete krūra karmāṇaḥ paulastyā rākṣasā daśa / dāruṇābhijanāḥ sarve devairapi durāsadāḥ
Thus these ten Paulastya rākṣasas of cruel deeds, all of terrible lineage, unassailable even by the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.58
सर्वे लब्धवराः शूराः पुत्रपौत्रैः समन्विताः । यक्षाणां चैव सर्वेषां पौलस्त्या चे च राक्षसाः
sarve labdhavarāḥ śūrāḥ putrapautraiḥ samanvitāḥ / yakṣāṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ paulastyā ce ca rākṣasāḥ
all of them heroes who had obtained boons, furnished with sons and grandsons — (lords) of all the yakṣas, and the Paulastya rākṣasas too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.59
आगस्त्यवैश्वामित्राणां क्रूराणां ब्रह्मरक्षसाम् । वेदाध्ययनशीलानां तपोव्रतनिषेविणाम्
āgastyavaiśvāmitrāṇāṃ krūrāṇāṃ brahmarakṣasām / vedādhyayanaśīlānāṃ tapovrataniṣeviṇām
(and) of the Āgastyas and the Vaiśvāmitras, cruel brahma-rākṣasas, whose habit is the recitation of the Veda and who are devoted to austerities and vows —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.60
तेषामैडविडो राजा पौलस्त्यः सव्यपिङ्गलः । इतरे ये यज्ञजुषस्ते वै रक्षोगणास्त्रयः
teṣāmaiḍaviḍo rājā paulastyaḥ savyapiṅgalaḥ / itare ye yajñajuṣaste vai rakṣogaṇāstrayaḥ
Their king is Aiḍaviḍa Paulastya, Savyapiṅgala; the others, who partake of sacrifice — these indeed are the three hosts of rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.61
यातुधाना ब्रह्मधाना वार्त्ताश्चैव दिवाचराः । निशाचरगणास्तेषां चत्वारः कविभिः स्मृताः
yātudhānā brahmadhānā vārttāścaiva divācarāḥ / niśācaragaṇāsteṣāṃ catvāraḥ kavibhiḥ smṛtāḥ
Yātudhānas, brahmadhānas, vārttas, and the day-walkers: four hosts of the night-walkers are recorded by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.62
पौलस्त्या नैरृताश्चैव आगस्त्याः कौशिकास्तथा । इत्येताः सप्त तेषां वै जातयो राक्षसाः स्मृताः
paulastyā nairṛtāścaiva āgastyāḥ kauśikāstathā / ityetāḥ sapta teṣāṃ vai jātayo rākṣasāḥ smṛtāḥ
Paulastyas, Nairṛtas, Āgastyas, and likewise Kauśikas — these seven are recorded as their rākṣasa races.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.63
तेषां रुपं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वाभाव्येन व्यवस्थितम् । वृत्ताक्षाः पिङ्गलाश्चैव महाकाया महोदराः
teṣāṃ rupaṃ pravakṣyāmi svābhāvyena vyavasthitam / vṛttākṣāḥ piṅgalāścaiva mahākāyā mahodarāḥ
I shall declare their form, fixed by their own nature: they have round eyes and are tawny, with huge bodies and great bellies;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.64
अष्टदंष्ट्राः शङ्कुकार्णा ऊर्द्ध्वरोमाण एव च । आकर्णा हारितस्याश्च मुञ्जधूम्रोर्ध्वमूर्धजाः
aṣṭadaṃṣṭrāḥ śaṅkukārṇā ūrddhvaromāṇa eva ca / ākarṇā hāritasyāśca muñjadhūmrordhvamūrdhajāḥ
eight-fanged, with ears like pegs, and with hair standing up; (their mouths) reaching to the ears, with greenish faces, and with hair standing up, smoke-coloured like muñja grass;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.65
स्थूलशीर्षाः सिताभाश्च ह्रस्वसक्थिप्रबाहवः । ताम्रास्या लंबजिह्वोष्ठा लंबभ्रूस्थूलनासिकाः
sthūlaśīrṣāḥ sitābhāśca hrasvasakthiprabāhavaḥ / tāmrāsyā laṃbajihvoṣṭhā laṃbabhrūsthūlanāsikāḥ
with thick heads and whitish hue, with short thighs and forearms, with coppery mouths, with hanging tongues and lips, with drooping brows and thick noses;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.66
नीलाङ्गा लोहितग्रीवा गंभीराक्षा विभीषणाः । महाघोरस्वराश्चैव विकटोद्बद्धपिण्डिकाः
nīlāṅgā lohitagrīvā gaṃbhīrākṣā vibhīṣaṇāḥ / mahāghorasvarāścaiva vikaṭodbaddhapiṇḍikāḥ
with dark blue limbs and red necks, with deep-set eyes, frightful, with exceedingly terrible voices, with hideous, knotted calves;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.67
स्थूलाश्च तुङ्गनासाश्च शिलासंहनना दृढाः । दारुणाभिजनाः क्रूराः प्रायशः क्लिष्टकर्मिणः
sthūlāśca tuṅganāsāśca śilāsaṃhananā dṛḍhāḥ / dāruṇābhijanāḥ krūrāḥ prāyaśaḥ kliṣṭakarmiṇaḥ
stout and with high noses, with frames compact as stone, firm; of dreadful stock, cruel, for the most part doing harsh deeds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.68
सकुण्डलाङ्गदापीडा मुकुटोष्णीषधारिणः । विचित्राभरणाश्चित्रमाल्यगन्धानुलेपनाः
sakuṇḍalāṅgadāpīḍā mukuṭoṣṇīṣadhāriṇaḥ / vicitrābharaṇāścitramālyagandhānulepanāḥ
having earrings, armlets and head-wreaths, wearing crowns and turbans, with manifold ornaments, with wondrous garlands, perfumes and unguents;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.69
अन्नादाः पिशितादाश्च पुरुषादाश्च ते स्मृताः । इत्येतद्रूपसाधर्म्यं राक्षसानां स्मृतं बुधैः
annādāḥ piśitādāśca puruṣādāśca te smṛtāḥ / ityetadrūpasādharmyaṃ rākṣasānāṃ smṛtaṃ budhaiḥ
they are recorded as eaters of (ordinary) food, eaters of flesh, and eaters of men. Thus this common character of form of the rākṣasas is recorded by the learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.70
न समास्ते बले बुद्धौ युद्धे माया कृते तदा । पुलहस्य मृगाः पुत्राः सर्वे व्यालाश्च दंष्ट्रिणः
na samāste bale buddhau yuddhe māyā kṛte tadā / pulahasya mṛgāḥ putrāḥ sarve vyālāśca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ
They were not equal, then, in strength, in intelligence, in battle, or in the working of illusion. Deer are the sons of Pulaha, and all the fanged beasts of prey,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.71
भूताः सर्प्पाः पिशाचाश्च सृमरा हस्तिनस्तथा । वानराः किन्नराश्चेव मायुः किंपुरुषास्तथा
bhūtāḥ sarppāḥ piśācāśca sṛmarā hastinastathā / vānarāḥ kinnarāśceva māyuḥ kiṃpuruṣāstathā
and bhūtas, serpents, piśācas, sṛmara deer, and elephants, monkeys and kinnaras, jackals and likewise kiṃpuruṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.72
प्रागप्येते परिक्रान्ता मया क्रोधवशान्वयाः । अनपत्यः क्रतुर्ह्यस्मिन्स्मृतो वैवस्वतेंऽतरे
prāgapyete parikrāntā mayā krodhavaśānvayāḥ / anapatyaḥ kraturhyasminsmṛto vaivasvateṃ'tare
Earlier too these descendants of Krodhavaśā were gone through by me. Kratu indeed is recorded as childless in this Vaivasvata (manvantara).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 8.73
न तस्य पत्न्यः पुत्रा वा तेजः संक्षिव्य च स्थितः । अत्रेर्वशं प्रवक्ष्यामि तृतीयस्य प्रजापतेः
na tasya patnyaḥ putrā vā tejaḥ saṃkṣivya ca sthitaḥ / atrervaśaṃ pravakṣyāmi tṛtīyasya prajāpateḥ
He has neither wives nor sons; he remained having withdrawn his fiery energy. I shall declare the lineage of Atri, the third Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.74
तस्य पत्न्यस्तु सुन्दर्य्ॐ दशैवासन्पतिव्रताः । बद्राश्वस्य घृताच्यां वै दशाप्सरसि सूनवः
tasya patnyastu sundaryoṃ daśaivāsanpativratāḥ / badrāśvasya ghṛtācyāṃ vai daśāpsarasi sūnavaḥ
His wives were ten, beautiful and devoted to their husband; of Bhadrāśva by Ghṛtācī the apsaras there were ten sons.
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BndP 2 8.75
भद्रा शूद्रा च मद्रा च शालभा मलदा तथा । बला हला च सप्तैता या च गोचपलाः स्मृताः
bhadrā śūdrā ca madrā ca śālabhā maladā tathā / balā halā ca saptaitā yā ca gocapalāḥ smṛtāḥ
Bhadrā, Śūdrā, Madrā, Śālabhā and Maladā, Balā and Halā — these seven, and those recorded as the Gocapalās.
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BndP 2 8.76
तथा तामरसा चैव रत्नकूटा च तादृशः । तत्र यो वंशकृच्चासौ तस्य नाम प्रभाकरः
tathā tāmarasā caiva ratnakūṭā ca tādṛśaḥ / tatra yo vaṃśakṛccāsau tasya nāma prabhākaraḥ
So too Tāmarasā and Ratnakūṭā, of like kind. Among them, he who was the founder of the line — his name was Prabhākara.
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BndP 2 8.77
मद्रायां जनयामास सोमं पुत्रं यशस्विनम् । स्वर्भानुना हते सूर्ये पतमाने दिवो महीम्
madrāyāṃ janayāmāsa somaṃ putraṃ yaśasvinam / svarbhānunā hate sūrye patamāne divo mahīm
On Madrā he begot a glorious son, Soma. When the sun had been struck by Svarbhānu and was falling from heaven to earth,
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BndP 2 8.78
तमो ऽभिभूते लोके ऽस्मिन्प्रभा येन प्रवर्त्तिता । स्वस्ति तेस्त्विति चौक्तो वै पतन्निह दिवाकरः
tamo 'bhibhūte loke 'sminprabhā yena pravarttitā / svasti testviti caukto vai patanniha divākaraḥ
and when this world was overwhelmed by darkness, by him light was set going; and the sun, as he fell here, was addressed with 'may it be well with you'.
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BndP 2 8.79
ब्रह्मर्षेर्वचनात्तस्य न पपात दिवो महीम् । अत्रिश्रेष्ठानि गोत्राणि यश्चकार महातपाः
brahmarṣervacanāttasya na papāta divo mahīm / atriśreṣṭhāni gotrāṇi yaścakāra mahātapāḥ
By the word of that brahmin-seer he did not fall from heaven to the earth — (he) of great austerity, who established the foremost gotras among the Atris.
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BndP 2 8.80
यज्ञेष्वनिधनं चैव सुरैर्यस्य प्रवर्तितम् । स तासु जनयामास पुत्रानात्मसमानकान्
yajñeṣvanidhanaṃ caiva surairyasya pravartitam / sa tāsu janayāmāsa putrānātmasamānakān
And by the gods there was set in motion for him imperishability in the sacrifices. He begot in those (wives) sons equal to himself.
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BndP 2 8.81
दश तान्वै सुमहता तपसा भावितः प्रभुः । स्वस्त्यात्रेया इति ख्याता ऋषयो वेदपारगाः
daśa tānvai sumahatā tapasā bhāvitaḥ prabhuḥ / svastyātreyā iti khyātā ṛṣayo vedapāragāḥ
Ten of them (there were); the lord, matured by very great austerity — the seers known as the Svastyātreyas, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas.
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BndP 2 8.82
तेषां द्वौ ख्यातयशसौ ब्रह्मिष्ठौ सुमहौजसौ । दत्तो ह्यनुमतो ज्येष्ठो दुर्वासास्तस्य चानुजः
teṣāṃ dvau khyātayaśasau brahmiṣṭhau sumahaujasau / datto hyanumato jyeṣṭho durvāsāstasya cānujaḥ
Two of them were of celebrated fame, most devoted to brahman, of very great might: Datta, the approved one, the eldest, and Durvāsas his younger brother.
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BndP 2 8.83
यवीयसी सुता तेषामबला ब्रह्मवादिनी । अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं श्लोकं पौराणिकाः पुरा
yavīyasī sutā teṣāmabalā brahmavādinī / atrāpyudāharantīmaṃ ślokaṃ paurāṇikāḥ purā
Their youngest was a daughter, a woman who was an expounder of brahman. On this point too the Purāṇa-reciters of old quote this verse:
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BndP 2 8.84
अत्रेः पुत्रं महात्मानं शान्तात्मानमकल्मषम् । दत्तात्रेयं तनुं विषणोः पुराणज्ञाः प्रजक्षते
atreḥ putraṃ mahātmānaṃ śāntātmānamakalmaṣam / dattātreyaṃ tanuṃ viṣaṇoḥ purāṇajñāḥ prajakṣate
Atri's son, the great-souled, tranquil-souled, stainless Dattātreya, those who know the Purāṇas declare to be a body of Viṣṇu.
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BndP 2 8.85
तस्य गोत्रान्वयज्जाताश्चत्वारः प्रथिता भुवि । श्यावाश्वा मुद्गलाश्चैव वाग्भूतकगवि स्थिराः
tasya gotrānvayajjātāścatvāraḥ prathitā bhuvi / śyāvāśvā mudgalāścaiva vāgbhūtakagavi sthirāḥ
Four (lines) born of his gotra lineage are renowned on earth: the Śyāvāśvas, the Mudgalas, and the Vāgbhūtakas and Gavisthiras.
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BndP 2 8.86
एते ऽत्रीणां तु चत्वारः स्मृताः पक्षा महौजसः । काश्यपो नारदश्चैव पर्वतो ऽरुन्धती तथा
ete 'trīṇāṃ tu catvāraḥ smṛtāḥ pakṣā mahaujasaḥ / kāśyapo nāradaścaiva parvato 'rundhatī tathā
These four are recorded as the branches of the Atris, of great might. Kāśyapa, and Nārada, and Parvata, and Arundhatī likewise —
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BndP 2 8.87
जज्ञिरे मानसा ह्येते ऽरुधत्यास्तन्निबोधत । नारदस्तु वसिष्ठायारुन्धती प्रत्यपादयत्
jajñire mānasā hyete 'rudhatyāstannibodhata / nāradastu vasiṣṭhāyārundhatī pratyapādayat
these were born mind-born; learn that (concerning) Arundhatī. And Nārada bestowed Arundhatī upon Vasiṣṭha.
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BndP 2 8.88
ऊर्द्ध्वरेता महातेजा दक्षशापात्तु नारदः । पुरा देवासुरे तस्मिन्संग्रामे तारकामये
ūrddhvaretā mahātejā dakṣaśāpāttu nāradaḥ / purā devāsure tasminsaṃgrāme tārakāmaye
Nārada, of great brilliance, was one whose seed flowed upward, through Dakṣa's curse. Formerly, in that battle of gods and demons concerning Tāraka —
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BndP 2 8.89
अनावृष्ट्या हते लोके व्यग्रे शस्ते सुरैः सह । वसिष्ठस्तपसा धीमाञ्जीवयामास वै प्रजाः
anāvṛṣṭyā hate loke vyagre śaste suraiḥ saha / vasiṣṭhastapasā dhīmāñjīvayāmāsa vai prajāḥ
when the world was struck by drought and ... together with the gods, wise Vasiṣṭha by his austerity brought the creatures back to life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.90
अनेकफलमूलिन्य औषधीश्च प्रवर्तयन् । तास्तेन जीवयामास कारुण्यादौषधेन सः
anekaphalamūlinya auṣadhīśca pravartayan / tāstena jīvayāmāsa kāruṇyādauṣadhena saḥ
Bringing forth herbs bearing many fruits and roots, out of compassion he made them live by means of that herb.
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BndP 2 8.91
अरुन्धत्यां वसिष्टस्तु शक्तिमुत्पादय त्सुतम् । स्वाङ्गज जनयच्छक्तिरदृश्यन्त्यां पराशरम्
arundhatyāṃ vasiṣṭastu śaktimutpādaya tsutam / svāṅgaja janayacchaktiradṛśyantyāṃ parāśaram
Vasiṣṭha begot on Arundhatī a son, Śakti; and Śakti, from his own body, begot Parāśara on Adṛśyantī.
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BndP 2 8.92
काल्यां पराशराज्जज्ञे कृष्णद्वैपायनः प्रभुः । द्वैपायनादरण्यां वै शुको जज्ञे गुणान्वितः
kālyāṃ parāśarājjajñe kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ / dvaipāyanādaraṇyāṃ vai śuko jajñe guṇānvitaḥ
From Parāśara, on Kālī, was born the lord Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; and from Dvaipāyana, on Araṇī, was born Śuka, endowed with (good) qualities.
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BndP 2 8.93
उदपद्यन्त षडिमे पीवर्यां शुकसूनवः । भूरिश्रवाः प्रभुः शंभुः कृष्णो गौरश्च पञ्चमः
udapadyanta ṣaḍime pīvaryāṃ śukasūnavaḥ / bhūriśravāḥ prabhuḥ śaṃbhuḥ kṛṣṇo gauraśca pañcamaḥ
These six sons of Śuka were born of Pīvarī: Bhūriśravas, Prabhu, Śambhu, Kṛṣṇa, and Gaura the fifth,
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BndP 2 8.94
कन्या कीर्तिमती चैव योगमाता धृतव्रता । जननी ब्रह्मदत्तस्य पत्नी सा त्वणुहस्य च
kanyā kīrtimatī caiva yogamātā dhṛtavratā / jananī brahmadattasya patnī sā tvaṇuhasya ca
and the daughter Kīrtimatī, the mother of yoga, firm in her vows, the mother of Brahmadatta and the wife of Aṇuha.
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BndP 2 8.95
श्वेताः कृष्णाश्च पौराश्च श्यामधूम्राश्च चण्डिनः । ऊष्मादा दारिकाश्चैव नीलाश्चैव पराशराः
śvetāḥ kṛṣṇāśca paurāśca śyāmadhūmrāśca caṇḍinaḥ / ūṣmādā dārikāścaiva nīlāścaiva parāśarāḥ
The Śvetas, the Kṛṣṇas, the Pauras, the Śyāmadhūmras, the Caṇḍins, the Ūṣmādas, the Dārikas, and the Nīlas — these are the Parāśaras.
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BndP 2 8.96
पराशराणामष्टौ ते पक्षाः प्रोक्ता महात्मनाम् । अत ऊर्द्ध्व निबोध त्वमिन्द्रप्रमति संभवम्
parāśarāṇāmaṣṭau te pakṣāḥ proktā mahātmanām / ata ūrddhva nibodha tvamindrapramati saṃbhavam
These eight branches of the great-souled Parāśaras have been declared. Now, above this, learn the origin of Indrapramati.
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BndP 2 8.97
वसिष्ठस्य कपिञ्जल्यां घृताच्यामुदपद्यत । कुणीति यः समाख्यात इन्द्रप्रमतिरुच्यते
vasiṣṭhasya kapiñjalyāṃ ghṛtācyāmudapadyata / kuṇīti yaḥ samākhyāta indrapramatirucyate
To Vasiṣṭha there was born, of Kapiñjalī Ghṛtācī, he who is called Kuṇi — he is said to be Indrapramati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 8.98
पृथोः सुतायां संभूतः पुत्रस्तस्याभवद्वसुः । उपमन्युः सुतस्तस्य यस्येमे ह्यौपमन्यवः
pṛthoḥ sutāyāṃ saṃbhūtaḥ putrastasyābhavadvasuḥ / upamanyuḥ sutastasya yasyeme hyaupamanyavaḥ
His son, born of Pṛthu's daughter, was Vasu; his son was Upamanyu, whose (descendants) these Aupamanyavas are.
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BndP 2 8.99
मित्रावरुणयोश्चैव कुण्डिनेयाः परिश्रुताः । एकार्षेयास्तथा चान्ये वसिष्ठा नाम विश्रुताः
mitrāvaruṇayoścaiva kuṇḍineyāḥ pariśrutāḥ / ekārṣeyāstathā cānye vasiṣṭhā nāma viśrutāḥ
And of Mitra and Varuṇa the Kuṇḍineyas are widely renowned; and likewise others, of a single ṛṣi-lineage, famed by the name Vasiṣṭhas.
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BndP 2 8.100
एते पक्षा वसिष्ठानां स्मृता ह्येकादशैव तु । इत्येते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसा अष्ट विश्रुताः
ete pakṣā vasiṣṭhānāṃ smṛtā hyekādaśaiva tu / ityete brahmaṇaḥ putrā mānasā aṣṭa viśrutāḥ
These are reckoned the branches of the Vasiṣṭhas, eleven in all. Thus these eight are the renowned mind-born sons of Brahmā.
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BndP 2 8.101
भ्रातरः सुमहाभागा येषां वंशाः प्रतिष्ठिताः । त्रींल्लोकान्धारयन्तीमान्देवर्षिगणसंकुलान्
bhrātaraḥ sumahābhāgā yeṣāṃ vaṃśāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ / trīṃllokāndhārayantīmāndevarṣigaṇasaṃkulān
(They are) brothers of very great fortune, whose lineages are firmly established; they uphold these three worlds, thronged with the hosts of gods and seers.
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