Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 10
BndP 3 10.1
हयग्रीव उवाच अथ देवा महेन्द्राद्या विष्णुना प्रभविष्मुना । अङ्गीकृता महाधीराः प्रमोदं परमं ययुः
hayagrīva uvāca atha devā mahendrādyā viṣṇunā prabhaviṣmunā / aṅgīkṛtā mahādhīrāḥ pramodaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ
Hayagrīva said: Then the gods, Mahendra and the rest, greatly steadfast, being accepted by Viṣṇu the mighty, attained the highest delight.
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BndP 3 10.2
मलकाद्यास्तु ते सर्वे दैत्या विष्णुपराङ्मुखाः । संत्यक्ताश्च श्रिया देव्या भृशमुद्वेगमागताः
malakādyāstu te sarve daityā viṣṇuparāṅmukhāḥ / saṃtyaktāśca śriyā devyā bhṛśamudvegamāgatāḥ
But all those daityas, Malaka and the rest, who had turned their faces away from Viṣṇu, and had been abandoned by the goddess Śrī, fell into extreme agitation.
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BndP 3 10.3
ततो जगृहिरे दैत्या धन्वन्तरिकरस्थितम् । परमामृतसाराढ्यं कलशं कनकोद्भवम् । अथासुराणां देवानामन्योन्यं कलहो ऽभवत्
tato jagṛhire daityā dhanvantarikarasthitam / paramāmṛtasārāḍhyaṃ kalaśaṃ kanakodbhavam / athāsurāṇāṃ devānāmanyonyaṃ kalaho 'bhavat
Then the daityas seized the golden pot, rich with the essence of the supreme nectar, that stood in Dhanvantari's hand; and thereupon a quarrel arose between the asuras and the gods.
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BndP 3 10.4
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विष्णुः सर्वलोकैकरक्षकः । सम्यगाराधयामासललितां स्वैक्यरूपिणीम्
etasminnantare viṣṇuḥ sarvalokaikarakṣakaḥ / samyagārādhayāmāsalalitāṃ svaikyarūpiṇīm
In the meantime Viṣṇu, the sole protector of all the worlds, duly propitiated Lalitā, who is of one form with himself.
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BndP 3 10.5
सुराणामसुराणां च रणं वीक्ष्य सुदारुणम् । ब्रह्मा निजपदं प्राप शंभुः कैलासमास्थितः
surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca raṇaṃ vīkṣya sudāruṇam / brahmā nijapadaṃ prāpa śaṃbhuḥ kailāsamāsthitaḥ
Seeing the exceedingly terrible battle of the gods and the asuras, Brahmā went to his own abode, and Śambhu took his stand on Kailāsa.
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BndP 3 10.6
मलकं योधयामास दैत्यानामधिपं वृषा । असुरैश्च सुराः सर्वे सांपरायमकुर्वत
malakaṃ yodhayāmāsa daityānāmadhipaṃ vṛṣā / asuraiśca surāḥ sarve sāṃparāyamakurvata
The Bull-bannered one (or: the mighty one) fought Malaka, the lord of the daityas, and all the gods gave battle to the asuras.
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BndP 3 10.7
भगवानपि योगीन्द्रः समाराध्य महेश्वरीम् । तदेकध्यानयोगेन तद्रूपः समजायत
bhagavānapi yogīndraḥ samārādhya maheśvarīm / tadekadhyānayogena tadrūpaḥ samajāyata
And the Lord, the chief of yogins, having fully propitiated the Great Goddess, by the yoga of one-pointed meditation upon her became of her very form.
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BndP 3 10.8
सर्वसंमोहिनी सा तु साक्षाच्छृङ्गारनायिका । सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या सर्वाभरणभूषिता
sarvasaṃmohinī sā tu sākṣācchṛṅgāranāyikā / sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
She was the deluder of all, the very mistress of erotic charm in visible form, rich in every amorous adornment, decked with every ornament.
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BndP 3 10.9
सुराणामसुराणां च निवार्य रणमुल्वणम् । मन्दस्मितेन दैतेयान्मोहयन्ती जगद ह
surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca nivārya raṇamulvaṇam / mandasmitena daiteyānmohayantī jagada ha
Having stopped the fierce battle of the gods and the asuras, deluding the daiteyas with a gentle smile, she spoke.
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BndP 3 10.10
अलं युद्धेन किं शस्त्रेर्मर्मस्थानविभेदिभिः । निष्ठुरैः किं वृथालापैः कण्ठशोषणहेतुभिः
alaṃ yuddhena kiṃ śastrermarmasthānavibhedibhiḥ / niṣṭhuraiḥ kiṃ vṛthālāpaiḥ kaṇṭhaśoṣaṇahetubhiḥ
Enough of fighting! What use are weapons that split open the vital spots? What use are harsh, futile speeches, which only serve to dry up the throat?
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BndP 3 10.11
अहमेवात्र मध्यस्था युष्माकं च दिवौकसाम् । यूयं तथामी नितरामत्र हि क्लेशभागिनः
ahamevātra madhyasthā yuṣmākaṃ ca divaukasām / yūyaṃ tathāmī nitarāmatra hi kleśabhāginaḥ
Here I alone am the impartial one between you and these dwellers in heaven; for you, and likewise they, are excessively partaking of trouble in this matter.
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BndP 3 10.12
सर्वेषां सममेवाद्य दास्याम्यमृतमद्भुतम् । मम हस्ते प्रदातव्यं सुधापात्रमनुत्तमम्
sarveṣāṃ samamevādya dāsyāmyamṛtamadbhutam / mama haste pradātavyaṃ sudhāpātramanuttamam
Today I shall give the wondrous nectar to all equally; the unsurpassed vessel of nectar must be handed over into my hand.
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BndP 3 10.13
इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा दैत्यास्तद्वाक्यमोहिताः । पीयूषकलशं तस्यै ददुस्ते मुग्धचेतसः
iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā daityāstadvākyamohitāḥ / pīyūṣakalaśaṃ tasyai daduste mugdhacetasaḥ
Hearing these words of hers, the daityas, deluded by her speech, their minds bewildered, gave her the pot of nectar.
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BndP 3 10.14
सा तत्पात्रं समादाय जगन्मोहनरूपिणी । सुराणामसुराणां च वृथक्पङ्क्तिं चकार ह
sā tatpātraṃ samādāya jaganmohanarūpiṇī / surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca vṛthakpaṅktiṃ cakāra ha
Taking that vessel, she whose form bewitches the world made the gods and the asuras into separate rows.
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BndP 3 10.15
द्वयोः पङ्क्त्योश्च मध्यस्थास्तानुवाच सुरासुरान् । तूष्णीं भवन्तु सर्वे ऽपि क्रमशो दीयते मया
dvayoḥ paṅktyośca madhyasthāstānuvāca surāsurān / tūṣṇīṃ bhavantu sarve 'pi kramaśo dīyate mayā
Standing between the two rows, she said to those gods and asuras: "Let you all be silent; it will be given by me in turn."
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BndP 3 10.16
तद्वाक्यमुररीचक्रुस्ते सर्वे समवायिनः । सा तु संमोहिताश्लेषलोका दातुं प्रचक्रमे
tadvākyamurarīcakruste sarve samavāyinaḥ / sā tu saṃmohitāśleṣalokā dātuṃ pracakrame
All of them assembled there assented to her words; and she, having bewildered all the people (there), began to distribute (it).
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BndP 3 10.17
क्वणत्कनकदर्वीका क्वणन्मङ्गलकङ्कणा । कमनीयविभूषाढ्या कला सा परमा बभौ
kvaṇatkanakadarvīkā kvaṇanmaṅgalakaṅkaṇā / kamanīyavibhūṣāḍhyā kalā sā paramā babhau
With a tinkling golden ladle, with jingling auspicious bangles, rich in lovely ornaments, that supreme portion (of the goddess) shone forth.
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BndP 3 10.18
वामे वामे करांभोजे सुधाकलशमुज्ज्वलम् । सुधां तां देवतापङ्क्तौ पूर्वं दर्व्या तदादिशत्
vāme vāme karāṃbhoje sudhākalaśamujjvalam / sudhāṃ tāṃ devatāpaṅktau pūrvaṃ darvyā tadādiśat
In her left, her left lotus-hand, (was) the gleaming pitcher of nectar; that nectar she first served out with the ladle to the row of gods.
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BndP 3 10.19
दिशन्ती क्रमशास्तत्र चन्द्रभास्करसूचितम् । दर्वीकरेण चिच्छेद सैंहिकेयं तु मध्यगम् । पीतामृतशिरोमात्रं तस्य व्योम जगाम च
diśantī kramaśāstatra candrabhāskarasūcitam / darvīkareṇa ciccheda saiṃhikeyaṃ tu madhyagam / pītāmṛtaśiromātraṃ tasya vyoma jagāma ca
As she was serving (it) there in order, she — (Rāhu) being pointed out by the moon and the sun — cut off with her ladle-bearing hand Saiṃhikeya, who was (seated) in the middle; and his head alone, having drunk the nectar, went to the sky.
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BndP 3 10.20
तं दृष्ट्वाप्यसुरास्तत्र तूष्णीमासन्विमोहिताः । एवं क्रमेण तत्सर्वं विबुधेभ्यो वितीर्य सा । असुराणां पुरः पात्रं सानिनाय तिरोदधे
taṃ dṛṣṭvāpyasurāstatra tūṣṇīmāsanvimohitāḥ / evaṃ krameṇa tatsarvaṃ vibudhebhyo vitīrya sā / asurāṇāṃ puraḥ pātraṃ sānināya tirodadhe
Even seeing that, the asuras there stayed silent, bewildered. Thus, having in order dealt out all of it to the gods, she set the vessel down before the asuras and vanished.
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BndP 3 10.21
रिक्तपात्रं तु तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे दैतेयदानवाः । उद्वेलं केवलं क्रोधं प्राप्ता युद्धचिकीर्षया
riktapātraṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve daiteyadānavāḥ / udvelaṃ kevalaṃ krodhaṃ prāptā yuddhacikīrṣayā
But seeing that vessel empty, all the Daiteyas and Dānavas reached nothing but overflowing rage, with the desire to make war.
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BndP 3 10.22
इन्द्रादयः सुराः सर्वे सुधापानाद्बलोत्तराः । दुर्वलैरसुरैः सार्धं समयुद्ध्यन्त सायुधाः
indrādayaḥ surāḥ sarve sudhāpānādbalottarāḥ / durvalairasuraiḥ sārdhaṃ samayuddhyanta sāyudhāḥ
Indra and all the other gods, superior in strength from drinking the nectar, took up their weapons and fought together with the now-weak asuras.
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BndP 3 10.23
ते विध्यमानाः शतशो दानवेन्द्राः सुरोत्तमैः । दिगन्तान्कतिचिज्जग्मुः पातालं कतिचिद्ययुः
te vidhyamānāḥ śataśo dānavendrāḥ surottamaiḥ / digantānkaticijjagmuḥ pātālaṃ katicidyayuḥ
Those lords of the Dānavas, pierced by the hundreds by the foremost gods, some went to the ends of the directions, and some went to Pātāla.
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BndP 3 10.24
दैत्यं मलकनामानं विजित्य विबुधेश्वरः । आत्मीयां श्रियमाजह्रे श्रीकटाक्ष समीक्षितः
daityaṃ malakanāmānaṃ vijitya vibudheśvaraḥ / ātmīyāṃ śriyamājahre śrīkaṭākṣa samīkṣitaḥ
Having conquered the daitya named Malaka, the lord of the gods, looked upon by Śrī's sidelong glance, took back his own splendour.
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BndP 3 10.25
पुनः सिंहासनं प्राप्य महेन्द्रः सुरसेवितः । त्रैलोक्यं पालयामास पूर्ववत्पूर्वदेवजित्
punaḥ siṃhāsanaṃ prāpya mahendraḥ surasevitaḥ / trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa pūrvavatpūrvadevajit
Again attaining the lion-throne, great Indra, attended by the gods, ruled the three worlds as before, conqueror of the elder gods.
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BndP 3 10.26
निर्भया निखिला देवास्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । यथाकामं चरन्ति स्म सर्वदा हृष्टचेतसः
nirbhayā nikhilā devāstrailokye sacarācare / yathākāmaṃ caranti sma sarvadā hṛṣṭacetasaḥ
All the gods, fearless in the three worlds with their moving and unmoving (beings), went about as they pleased, always with delighted minds.
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BndP 3 10.27
तदा तदखिलं दृष्ट्वा मोहिनीचरितं मुनिः । विस्मितः कामचारी तु कैलासं नारदो गतः
tadā tadakhilaṃ dṛṣṭvā mohinīcaritaṃ muniḥ / vismitaḥ kāmacārī tu kailāsaṃ nārado gataḥ
Then, having seen that whole deed of Mohinī, the sage Nārada, amazed, going where he wished, went to Kailāsa.
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BndP 3 10.28
नन्दिना च कृतानुज्ञः प्रणम्य परमेश्वरम् । तेन संभाव्यमानो ऽसौ तुष्टो विष्टरमास्त सः
nandinā ca kṛtānujñaḥ praṇamya parameśvaram / tena saṃbhāvyamāno 'sau tuṣṭo viṣṭaramāsta saḥ
Given leave by Nandin, and having bowed to the Supreme Lord, he, being honoured by him, sat pleased upon a seat.
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BndP 3 10.29
आसनस्थं महादेवो मुनिं स्वेच्छाविहारिणम् । पप्रच्छ पार्वतीजानिः स्वच्छस्फटिकसन्निभः
āsanasthaṃ mahādevo muniṃ svecchāvihāriṇam / papraccha pārvatījāniḥ svacchasphaṭikasannibhaḥ
Mahādeva, husband of Pārvatī, resembling clear crystal, questioned the sage, who was seated and who roamed at his own will:
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BndP 3 10.30
भगवन्सर्ववृत्तज्ञ पवित्रीकृतविष्टर । कलहप्रिय देवर्षे किं वृत्तं तत्र नाकिनाम्
bhagavansarvavṛttajña pavitrīkṛtaviṣṭara / kalahapriya devarṣe kiṃ vṛttaṃ tatra nākinām
"Lord, knower of all that has happened, you who make the seat pure, lover of quarrels, divine sage — what has happened there among the dwellers in heaven?
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BndP 3 10.31
सुराणामसुराणां वा विजयः समजायत । किं वाप्यमृतवृत्तान्तं विष्णुना वापि किं कृतम्
surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ vā vijayaḥ samajāyata / kiṃ vāpyamṛtavṛttāntaṃ viṣṇunā vāpi kiṃ kṛtam
Did victory come about for the gods or for the asuras? And what of the affair of the nectar, or what did Viṣṇu do?"
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BndP 3 10.32
इति पृष्टो महेशेन नारदो मुनिसत्तमः । उवाच विस्मयाविष्टः प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः
iti pṛṣṭo maheśena nārado munisattamaḥ / uvāca vismayāviṣṭaḥ prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ
Thus questioned by Maheśa, Nārada, best of sages, filled with wonder, his face and eyes serene, spoke:
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BndP 3 10.33
सर्वं जानासि भगवन्सर्वज्ञो ऽसि यतस्ततः । तथापि परिपृष्टेन मया तद्वक्ष्यते ऽधुना
sarvaṃ jānāsi bhagavansarvajño 'si yatastataḥ / tathāpi paripṛṣṭena mayā tadvakṣyate 'dhunā
"You know everything, Lord, since you are all-knowing; nevertheless, since I have been asked, it will now be told by me.
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BndP 3 10.34
तादृशे समरे घोरे सति दैत्यदिवौकसाम् । आदिनारायमः श्रीमान्मोहिनीरूपमादधे
tādṛśe samare ghore sati daityadivaukasām / ādinārāyamaḥ śrīmānmohinīrūpamādadhe
When such a dreadful battle of the daityas and the heaven-dwellers was going on, the glorious primal Nārāyaṇa assumed the form of Mohinī.
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BndP 3 10.35
तामुदारविभूषाढ्यां मूर्तां शृङ्गारदेवताम् । सुरासुराः समालोक्य विरताः समरोध्यमात्
tāmudāravibhūṣāḍhyāṃ mūrtāṃ śṛṅgāradevatām / surāsurāḥ samālokya viratāḥ samarodhyamāt
Seeing her, rich in lofty ornaments, the very deity of erotic charm embodied, the gods and asuras desisted from the exertion of battle.
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BndP 3 10.36
तन्मायामोहिता दैत्याः सुधापात्रं च याचिताः । कृत्वा तामेव मध्यस्थामर्पयामासुरञ्जसा
tanmāyāmohitā daityāḥ sudhāpātraṃ ca yācitāḥ / kṛtvā tāmeva madhyasthāmarpayāmāsurañjasā
The daityas, bewildered by her magic and being asked for the nectar-vessel, at once made her the arbitrator and handed (it) over.
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BndP 3 10.37
तदा देवी तदादाय मन्दस्मितमनोहरा । देवेभ्य एव पीयूषमशेषं विततार सा
tadā devī tadādāya mandasmitamanoharā / devebhya eva pīyūṣamaśeṣaṃ vitatāra sā
Then the goddess, charming with her gentle smile, took it and dealt out the nectar entirely to the gods alone.
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BndP 3 10.38
तिरोहितामदृष्ट्वा तां दृष्ट्वा शून्यं च पात्रकम् । ज्वलन्मन्युमुखा दैत्या युद्धाय पुनरुत्थिताः
tirohitāmadṛṣṭvā tāṃ dṛṣṭvā śūnyaṃ ca pātrakam / jvalanmanyumukhā daityā yuddhāya punarutthitāḥ
Not seeing her, for she had vanished, and seeing the vessel empty, the daityas, their faces blazing with fury, rose up again for battle.
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BndP 3 10.39
अमरैरमृतास्वादादत्युल्वणपराक्रमैः । पराजिता महादैत्या नष्टाः पातालमभ्ययुः
amarairamṛtāsvādādatyulvaṇaparākramaiḥ / parājitā mahādaityā naṣṭāḥ pātālamabhyayuḥ
Defeated by the immortals, whose prowess was exceedingly fierce from the tasting of the nectar, the great daityas perished and went off to Pātāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.40
इमं वृत्तान्तमाकर्ण्य भवानीपतिख्ययः । नारदं प्रेषयित्वाशु तदुक्तं सततं स्मरन्
imaṃ vṛttāntamākarṇya bhavānīpatikhyayaḥ / nāradaṃ preṣayitvāśu taduktaṃ satataṃ smaran
Having heard this account, the husband of Bhavānī, (renowned by that name,) quickly sent Nārada off, and constantly recalling what had been told by him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 10.41
अज्ञातः प्रमथैः सर्वैः स्कन्दनन्दिविनायकैः । पार्वतीसहितो विष्णुमाजगाम सविस्मयः
ajñātaḥ pramathaiḥ sarvaiḥ skandanandivināyakaiḥ / pārvatīsahito viṣṇumājagāma savismayaḥ
unnoticed by all the pramathas, by Skanda, Nandin and Vināyaka, he came, together with Pārvatī, to Viṣṇu, full of wonder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.42
क्षीरोदतीरगं दृष्ट्वा सस्त्रीकं वृषवाहनम् । भोगिभोगासनाद्विष्णुः समुत्थाय समागतः
kṣīrodatīragaṃ dṛṣṭvā sastrīkaṃ vṛṣavāhanam / bhogibhogāsanādviṣṇuḥ samutthāya samāgataḥ
Seeing the rider of the bull come with his wife to the shore of the milk-ocean, Viṣṇu rose from his seat, the coils of the serpent, and approached.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.43
वाहनादवरुह्येशः पार्वत्या सहितः स्थितम् । तं दृष्ट्वा शीघ्रमागत्य संपूज्यार्घ्यादितो मुदा
vāhanādavaruhyeśaḥ pārvatyā sahitaḥ sthitam / taṃ dṛṣṭvā śīghramāgatya saṃpūjyārghyādito mudā
The Lord (Śiva), descending from his mount, stood together with Pārvatī; seeing him, (Viṣṇu) came quickly and joyfully honoured (him) with the arghya offering and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.44
सस्नेहं गाढमालिङ्ग्य भवानीपतिमच्युतः । तदागमनकार्यं च पृष्टवान्विष्टरश्रवाः
sasnehaṃ gāḍhamāliṅgya bhavānīpatimacyutaḥ / tadāgamanakāryaṃ ca pṛṣṭavānviṣṭaraśravāḥ
and Acyuta of far-spread fame, affectionately embracing the husband of Bhavānī closely, asked the purpose of his coming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.45
तमुवाच महादेवो भगवन्पुरुषोत्तम । महायोगेश्वर श्रीमन्सर्वसौभाग्यसुन्दरम्
tamuvāca mahādevo bhagavanpuruṣottama / mahāyogeśvara śrīmansarvasaubhāgyasundaram
To him Mahādeva said: "O Lord, Puruṣottama, great master of yoga, glorious one, (show me) that which is beautiful with every loveliness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.46
सर्वसंमोहजनकमवाङ्मनसगोचरम् । यद्रूपं भवतोपात्तं तन्मह्यं संप्रदर्शय
sarvasaṃmohajanakamavāṅmanasagocaram / yadrūpaṃ bhavatopāttaṃ tanmahyaṃ saṃpradarśaya
that form which was assumed by you, which produces infatuation in all and is beyond the range of speech and mind — show that to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.47
द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपं शृङ्गारस्याधिदैवतम् । अवश्यं दर्शनीयं मे त्वं हि प्रार्थितकामधृक्
draṣṭumicchāmi te rūpaṃ śṛṅgārasyādhidaivatam / avaśyaṃ darśanīyaṃ me tvaṃ hi prārthitakāmadhṛk
I wish to see your form, the presiding deity of erotic passion. It must without fail be shown to me, for you grant the desire that is asked of you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.48
इति संप्रार्थितः शश्वन्महादेवेन तेन सः । यद्ध्यानवैभवाल्लब्धं रूपमद्वैतमद्भुतम्
iti saṃprārthitaḥ śaśvanmahādevena tena saḥ / yaddhyānavaibhavāllabdhaṃ rūpamadvaitamadbhutam
Thus entreated again and again by that Mahādeva, he — the form, without a second, wondrous, which had been obtained through the power of (Śiva's) meditation —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 10.49
तदेवानन्यमनसा ध्यात्वा किञ्चिद्विहस्य सः । तथास्त्विति तिरो ऽधत्त महायोगेश्वरो हरिः
tadevānanyamanasā dhyātvā kiñcidvihasya saḥ / tathāstviti tiro 'dhatta mahāyogeśvaro hariḥ
meditating on that very (form) with mind fixed on nothing else, and laughing a little, Hari, the great lord of yoga, said "So be it" and made himself invisible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.50
शर्वो ऽपि सर्वतश्चक्षुर्मुहुर्व्यापारयन्क्वचित् । अदृष्टपूर्वमाराममभिरामं व्यलोकयत्
śarvo 'pi sarvataścakṣurmuhurvyāpārayankvacit / adṛṣṭapūrvamārāmamabhirāmaṃ vyalokayat
Śarva too, repeatedly turning his eyes in every direction, beheld somewhere a delightful pleasure-grove never seen before:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.51
विकसत्कुसुमश्रेणीविनोदिमधुपालिकम् । चंपकस्तबकामोदसुरभीकृतदिक्तटम्
vikasatkusumaśreṇīvinodimadhupālikam / caṃpakastabakāmodasurabhīkṛtadiktaṭam
with bees sporting among the rows of opening blossoms, the edges of its quarters made fragrant with the perfume of campaka clusters;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.52
माकन्दवृन्दमाध्वीकमाद्यदुल्लोलकोकिलम् । अशोकमण्डलीकाण्डसताण्डवशिखण्डिकम्
mākandavṛndamādhvīkamādyadullolakokilam / aśokamaṇḍalīkāṇḍasatāṇḍavaśikhaṇḍikam
with tossing cuckoos intoxicated by the sweet liquor of the mango clusters, with peacocks dancing among the thickets of clumps of aśoka;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.53
भृङ्गालिनवझङ्कारजितवल्लकिनिस्वनम् । पाटलोदारसौरभ्यपाटलीकुसुमोज्ज्वलम्
bhṛṅgālinavajhaṅkārajitavallakinisvanam / pāṭalodārasaurabhyapāṭalīkusumojjvalam
where the fresh humming of swarms of bees surpassed the sound of lutes, bright with pāṭalī flowers of ample pāṭala fragrance;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.54
तमालतालहिन्तालकृतमालाविलासितम् । पर्यन्तदीर्घिकादीर्घपङ्कजश्रीपरिष्कृतम्
tamālatālahintālakṛtamālāvilāsitam / paryantadīrghikādīrghapaṅkajaśrīpariṣkṛtam
adorned with tamāla, tāla, hintāla and kṛtamāla trees, set off by the beauty of the tall lotuses in the ponds along its borders;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.55
वातपातचलच्चारुपल्लवोत्फुल्लपुष्पकम् । सन्तानप्रसवामोदसन्तानाधिकवासितम्
vātapātacalaccārupallavotphullapuṣpakam / santānaprasavāmodasantānādhikavāsitam
with lovely shoots stirring at the striking of the breeze and its flowers full-blown, perfumed by the fragrance of santāna blossoms beyond (that of) the santāna (trees of heaven).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 10.56
तत्र सर्वत्र पुष्पाढ्ये सर्वलोकमनोहरे । पारिजाततरोर्मूले कान्ता काचिददृश्यत
tatra sarvatra puṣpāḍhye sarvalokamanohare / pārijātatarormūle kāntā kācidadṛśyata
There, in that place rich in flowers on every side and charming to all the world, at the foot of a pārijāta tree a certain lovely woman was seen:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.57
बालार्कपाटलाकारा नवयौवनदर्पिता । आकृष्टपद्मरागाभा चरणाब्जनखच्छदा
bālārkapāṭalākārā navayauvanadarpitā / ākṛṣṭapadmarāgābhā caraṇābjanakhacchadā
rosy in form like the newly risen sun, proud with fresh youth, the nail-coverings of her lotus feet shining like polished rubies,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.58
यावकश्रीविनिक्षेपपादलौहित्यवाहिनी । कलनिःस्वनमञ्जीरपदपद्ममनोहरा
yāvakaśrīvinikṣepapādalauhityavāhinī / kalaniḥsvanamañjīrapadapadmamanoharā
(She) whose feet bore a redness from the applied splendour of lac-dye, charming in her lotus-feet with anklets of sweet sound.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.59
अनङ्गवीरतूणीरदर्पोन्मदनजङ्घिका । करिशुण्डाकदलिकाकान्तितुल्योरुशोभिनी
anaṅgavīratūṇīradarponmadanajaṅghikā / kariśuṇḍākadalikākāntitulyoruśobhinī
(She) whose calves maddened the pride of the quiver of the hero Love, shining with thighs whose beauty equalled an elephant's trunk and a plantain stem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.60
अरुणेन दुकूलेन सुस्पर्शेन तनीयसा । अलङ्कृतनितंबाढ्या जघनाभोगभासुरा
aruṇena dukūlena susparśena tanīyasā / alaṅkṛtanitaṃbāḍhyā jaghanābhogabhāsurā
With a ruddy silken garment, soft to the touch and very fine, rich in her adorned buttocks, radiant with the expanse of her loins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.61
नवमाणिक्यसन्नद्धहेमकाञ्जीविराजिता । नतनाभिमहावर्त्तत्रिवल्यूर्मिप्रभाझरा
navamāṇikyasannaddhahemakāñjīvirājitā / natanābhimahāvarttatrivalyūrmiprabhājharā
Resplendent with a golden girdle set with fresh rubies, streaming with the brilliance of the waves of the three folds and the great whirlpool of her sunken navel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.62
स्तनकुड्मलहिन्दोलमुक्तादामशतावृता । अतिपीवरवक्षोजभारभङ्गुरमध्यभूः
stanakuḍmalahindolamuktādāmaśatāvṛtā / atipīvaravakṣojabhārabhaṅguramadhyabhūḥ
Encircled by hundreds of pearl-strings swinging on the buds of her breasts, her waist bent by the weight of her very full breasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.63
शिरीषकोमलभुजा कङ्कणाङ्गदशालिनी । सोर्मिकां गुलिमन्मृष्टशङ्खसुन्दरकन्धरा
śirīṣakomalabhujā kaṅkaṇāṅgadaśālinī / sormikāṃ gulimanmṛṣṭaśaṅkhasundarakandharā
Her arms soft as śirīṣa blossoms, graced with bracelets and armlets, with rings (on her fingers) and, with her (many) rings, a lovely neck smooth (as) a polished conch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 10.64
मुखदर्पणवृत्ताभचुबुकापाटलाघरा । शुचिभिः पङ्क्तिभिः शुद्धैर्विद्यारूपैर्विभास्वरैः
mukhadarpaṇavṛttābhacubukāpāṭalāgharā / śucibhiḥ paṅktibhiḥ śuddhairvidyārūpairvibhāsvaraiḥ
Her chin ruddy-pale with the sheen of the round mirror of her face; with rows (of teeth) bright, pure, radiant, of the form of knowledge—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 10.65
कुन्दकुड्मलसच्छायैर्दन्तैर्दर्शितचन्द्रिका । स्थूलमौक्तिकसन्नद्धनासाभरणभासुरा
kundakuḍmalasacchāyairdantairdarśitacandrikā / sthūlamauktikasannaddhanāsābharaṇabhāsurā
—with teeth having the sheen of jasmine buds she displayed a moonlight; radiant with a nose-ornament set with large pearls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.66
केतकान्तर्द्दलद्रोणिदीर्घदीर्घविलोचना । अर्धेन्दुतुलिताफाले सम्यक्कॢप्तालकच्छटा
ketakāntarddaladroṇidīrghadīrghavilocanā / ardhendutulitāphāle samyakkḷptālakacchaṭā
Her eyes long, long as the trough of the inner petal of the ketaka; on her forehead, weighed against the half-moon, a fringe of curls well arranged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.67
पालीवतंसमाणिक्यकुण्डलामण्डितश्रुतिः । नवकर्पूरकस्तूरीरसामोदितवीटिका
pālīvataṃsamāṇikyakuṇḍalāmaṇḍitaśrutiḥ / navakarpūrakastūrīrasāmoditavīṭikā
Her ears adorned with ruby earrings hanging at the lobes; her betel-roll made fragrant with the juice of fresh camphor and musk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.70
शरच्चरुनिशानाथमण्डलीमधुरानना । स्फुरत्कस्तूरितिलका नीलकुन्तलसंहतिः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,१०।६८ ॥ सीमन्तरेखाविन्यस्तसिंदूरश्रेणिभासुरा ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,१०।६९ ॥ स्फरच्चन्द्रकलोत्तंसमदलोलविलोचना । सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या सर्वाभरणमण्डिता
śaraccaruniśānāthamaṇḍalīmadhurānanā / sphuratkastūritilakā nīlakuntalasaṃhatiḥ // bndp_3,10.68 // sīmantarekhāvinyastasiṃdūraśreṇibhāsurā // bndp_3,10.69 // spharaccandrakalottaṃsamadalolavilocanā / sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyā sarvābharaṇamaṇḍitā
Her face sweet as the orb of the lord of night, lovely in autumn; with a flashing musk tilaka; with a mass of dark curls; radiant with the line of vermilion set along the parting of her hair; her eyes rolling with intoxication, wearing a gleaming crescent-moon as a head-ornament; rich in every amorous adornment, decked with every ornament.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.71
तामिमां कन्दुकक्रीडालोलामालोलभूषणाम् । दृष्ट्वा क्षिप्रमुमां त्यक्त्वा सो ऽन्वधावदथेश्वरः
tāmimāṃ kandukakrīḍālolāmālolabhūṣaṇām / dṛṣṭvā kṣipramumāṃ tyaktvā so 'nvadhāvadatheśvaraḥ
Seeing her thus, restless with her ball-play, her ornaments swinging, the Lord at once left Umā and ran after (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.72
उमापि तं समोवेक्ष्य धावन्तं चात्मनः प्रियम् । स्वात्मानं स्वात्मर्सोन्दर्यं निन्दन्ती चातिविस्मिता । तस्थाववाङ्मुखी तूष्णीं लज्जासूयासमन्विता
umāpi taṃ samovekṣya dhāvantaṃ cātmanaḥ priyam / svātmānaṃ svātmarsondaryaṃ nindantī cātivismitā / tasthāvavāṅmukhī tūṣṇīṃ lajjāsūyāsamanvitā
And Umā too, seeing her own beloved running (thus), utterly amazed, blaming herself and her own beauty, stood silent with face downcast, filled with shame and resentment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.73
गृहीत्वा कथमप्येनामालिलिग मुहुर्मुहुः । उद्धूयोद्धूय साप्येवं धावति स्म सुदूरतः
gṛhītvā kathamapyenāmāliliga muhurmuhuḥ / uddhūyoddhūya sāpyevaṃ dhāvati sma sudūrataḥ
Having somehow caught her, he embraced (her) again and again; but she, shaking (him) off again and again, ran thus far away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.74
पुनर्गृहीत्वा तामीशः कामं कामवशीसृतः । आश्र्लिष्टं चातिवेगेन तद्वीर्यं प्रच्युतं तदा
punargṛhītvā tāmīśaḥ kāmaṃ kāmavaśīsṛtaḥ / āśrliṣṭaṃ cātivegena tadvīryaṃ pracyutaṃ tadā
Again the Lord caught her, wholly given over to the power of desire, and embraced (her) with great violence; then his seed was discharged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.75
ततः समुत्थितो देवो महाशास्ता महाबलः । अनेककोटिदैत्येन्द्रगर्वनिर्वापणक्षमः
tataḥ samutthito devo mahāśāstā mahābalaḥ / anekakoṭidaityendragarvanirvāpaṇakṣamaḥ
Thereupon arose the god, the great Śāstā, of great strength, able to quench the pride of many crores of lords of the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.76
तद्वीर्यबिन्दुसंस्पर्शात्सा भूमिस्तत्रतत्र च । रजतस्वर्मवर्णाभूल्लक्षणाद्विन्ध्यमर्दन
tadvīryabindusaṃsparśātsā bhūmistatratatra ca / rajatasvarmavarṇābhūllakṣaṇādvindhyamardana
And by the touch of the drops of his seed that earth, here and there, became silver- and gold-coloured, O crusher of Vindhya, from that mark.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.77
तथैवान्तर्दधे सापि देवता विश्वमोहिनी । निवृत्तः स गिरीशो ऽपि गिरिं गौरीसखो ययौ
tathaivāntardadhe sāpi devatā viśvamohinī / nivṛttaḥ sa girīśo 'pi giriṃ gaurīsakho yayau
And that goddess, the deluder of the universe, likewise vanished; and the Lord of the mountain too turned back and went to the mountain, with Gaurī as his companion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.78
अथाद्भुतमिदं वक्ष्ये लोपामुद्रापते शृणु । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं ममैव त्दृदयेस्थितम्
athādbhutamidaṃ vakṣye lopāmudrāpate śṛṇu / yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ mamaiva tdṛdayesthitam
Now I shall tell this marvel—listen, husband of Lopāmudrā—which has been told to no one and rests in my heart alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 10.79
पुरा भण्डासुरो नाम सर्वदैत्यशिखामणिः । पूर्वं देवान्बहुविधान्यः शास्ता स्वेच्छया पटुः
purā bhaṇḍāsuro nāma sarvadaityaśikhāmaṇiḥ / pūrvaṃ devānbahuvidhānyaḥ śāstā svecchayā paṭuḥ
Formerly there was a demon named Bhaṇḍa, the crest-jewel of all the demons, who before had at his own pleasure skilfully ruled the gods of many kinds.
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BndP 3 10.80
विशुक्रं नाम दैतेयं वर्गसंरक्षणक्षमम् । शुक्रतुल्यं विचारज्ञं दक्षांसेन ससर्ज सः
viśukraṃ nāma daiteyaṃ vargasaṃrakṣaṇakṣamam / śukratulyaṃ vicārajñaṃ dakṣāṃsena sasarja saḥ
From his right shoulder he brought forth a demon named Viśukra, capable of guarding the (demon) hosts, equal to Śukra, skilled in deliberation.
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BndP 3 10.81
वामांसेन विषाङ्गं च सृष्टवान्दुष्टशेखरम् । धूमिनीनामधेयां च भगिनीं भण्डदानवः
vāmāṃsena viṣāṅgaṃ ca sṛṣṭavānduṣṭaśekharam / dhūminīnāmadheyāṃ ca bhaginīṃ bhaṇḍadānavaḥ
And from his left shoulder the Bhaṇḍa demon created Viṣāṅga, a crest-jewel among the wicked, and also a sister named Dhūminī.
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BndP 3 10.82
भ्रातृभ्यामुग्रवीर्याभ्यां सहितो निहताहितः । ब्रह्माण्डं खण्डयामास शौर्यवीर्यसमुच्छ्रितः
bhrātṛbhyāmugravīryābhyāṃ sahito nihatāhitaḥ / brahmāṇḍaṃ khaṇḍayāmāsa śauryavīryasamucchritaḥ
Together with his two brothers of fierce valour, his foes slain, exalted by heroism and might, he broke apart the egg of Brahmā (the universe).
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BndP 3 10.83
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाश्च तं दृष्ट्वा दीप्ततेजसम् । पलायनपराः सद्यः स्वे स्वे धाम्नि सदावसन्
brahmaviṣṇumaheśāśca taṃ dṛṣṭvā dīptatejasam / palāyanaparāḥ sadyaḥ sve sve dhāmni sadāvasan
And Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, seeing him of blazing energy, at once intent on flight, dwelt continually each in his own abode.
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BndP 3 10.84
तदानीमेव तद्बाहुमंमर्द्दन विमूर्च्छिताः । श्वसितुं चापि पटवो नाभवन्नाकिनां गणाः
tadānīmeva tadbāhumaṃmarddana vimūrcchitāḥ / śvasituṃ cāpi paṭavo nābhavannākināṃ gaṇāḥ
At that very time, swooning from the crushing of his arms, the hosts of the gods were not even able to breathe.
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BndP 3 10.85
केचित्पातालगर्भेषु केचिदंबुधिवारिषु । केचिद्दिगन्तकोणेषु केचित्कुञ्जेषु भूभृताम्
kecitpātālagarbheṣu kecidaṃbudhivāriṣu / keciddigantakoṇeṣu kecitkuñjeṣu bhūbhṛtām
Some in the depths of the netherworld, some in the waters of the ocean, some in the corners at the ends of the directions, some in the thickets of the mountains—
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BndP 3 10.86
विलीना भृशवित्रस्तास्त्यक्तदारसुतस्त्रियः । भ्रष्टाधिकारा ऋभवो विचेरुश्छन्नवेषकाः
vilīnā bhṛśavitrastāstyaktadārasutastriyaḥ / bhraṣṭādhikārā ṛbhavo viceruśchannaveṣakāḥ
—hidden away, greatly terrified, having abandoned their wives, sons and women, the gods, fallen from their offices, wandered about in concealed guise.
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BndP 3 10.87
यक्षान्महोरगान्सिद्धान्साध्यान्समरदुर्मदान् । ब्रह्माणं पद्मनाभं च रुद्रं वज्रिणमेव च । मत्वा तृणायितान्सर्वांल्लोकान्भण्डः शशासह
yakṣānmahoragānsiddhānsādhyānsamaradurmadān / brahmāṇaṃ padmanābhaṃ ca rudraṃ vajriṇameva ca / matvā tṛṇāyitānsarvāṃllokānbhaṇḍaḥ śaśāsaha
Reckoning the yakṣas, the great serpents, the siddhas, the sādhyas maddened in battle, and Brahmā, the lotus-navelled one, and Rudra, and the wielder of the thunderbolt, all as mere straw, Bhaṇḍa ruled the worlds.
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BndP 3 10.88
अथ भण्डासुरं हन्तुं त्रैलोक्यं चापि रक्षितुम् । तृतीयमुदभूद्रूपं महायागानलान्मुने
atha bhaṇḍāsuraṃ hantuṃ trailokyaṃ cāpi rakṣitum / tṛtīyamudabhūdrūpaṃ mahāyāgānalānmune
Then, to slay Bhaṇḍāsura and also to protect the three worlds, a third form arose from the fire of the great sacrifice, O sage.
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BndP 3 10.89
यद्रूपशालिनीमाहुर्ललिता परदेवताम् । पाशाङ्कुशधनुर्वाणपरिष्कृतचतुर्भुजाम्
yadrūpaśālinīmāhurlalitā paradevatām / pāśāṅkuśadhanurvāṇapariṣkṛtacaturbhujām
She whom, endowed with that form, they call Lalitā, the supreme deity, her four arms adorned with noose, goad, bow and arrow—
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BndP 3 10.90
सा देवी परम शक्तिः परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी । जघान भण्डदैत्येन्द्रं युद्धे युद्धविशारदा
sā devī parama śaktiḥ parabrahmasvarūpiṇī / jaghāna bhaṇḍadaityendraṃ yuddhe yuddhaviśāradā
That goddess, the supreme Śakti, having the very nature of the supreme Brahman, skilled in battle, slew in battle Bhaṇḍa, the lord of demons.
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