Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 11

BndP 3 11.1

अगस्त्य उवाच कथं भण्डासुरो जातः कथं वा त्रिपुरांबिका । कथं बभञ्ज तं संख्ये तत्सर्वं वद विस्तरात्

agastya uvāca kathaṃ bhaṇḍāsuro jātaḥ kathaṃ vā tripurāṃbikā / kathaṃ babhañja taṃ saṃkhye tatsarvaṃ vada vistarāt

Agastya said: How was Bhaṇḍāsura born, and how (came to be) the Mother of Tripura? How did she crush him in battle? Tell all that in detail.

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BndP 3 11.2

हयग्रीव उवाच पुरा दाक्षायणीं त्यक्त्वा पितुर्यज्ञविनाशनम्

hayagrīva uvāca purā dākṣāyaṇīṃ tyaktvā pituryajñavināśanam

Hayagrīva said: Formerly, having abandoned Dākṣāyaṇī (Satī), (and after) the destruction of her father's sacrifice...

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BndP 3 11.3

आत्मानमात्मना पश्यञ्ज्ञानानन्दरसात्मकः । उपास्यमानो मुनिभिरद्वन्द्वगुणलक्षणः

ātmānamātmanā paśyañjñānānandarasātmakaḥ / upāsyamāno munibhiradvandvaguṇalakṣaṇaḥ

...seeing the Self by the Self, of the nature of the essence of knowledge and bliss, worshipped by the sages, characterised by qualities free of duality,

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BndP 3 11.6

गङ्गाकूले हिमवतः पर्यन्ते प्रविवेश ह । सापि शङ्करमा राध्य चिरकालं मनस्विनी ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,११।४ ॥ योगेन स्वां तनुं त्यक्त्वा सुतासीद्धिमभूभृतः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,११।५ ॥ स शैलो नारदाच्छ्रुत्वा रुद्राणीति स्वकन्याकाम् । तस्य शुश्रूषणार्थाय स्थापयामास चान्तिके

gaṅgākūle himavataḥ paryante praviveśa ha / sāpi śaṅkaramā rādhya cirakālaṃ manasvinī // bndp_3,11.4 // yogena svāṃ tanuṃ tyaktvā sutāsīddhimabhūbhṛtaḥ // bndp_3,11.5 // sa śailo nāradācchrutvā rudrāṇīti svakanyākām / tasya śuśrūṣaṇārthāya sthāpayāmāsa cāntike

he entered (into meditation) on the bank of the Gaṅgā at the edge of Himavat. And she too, the spirited one, having propitiated Śaṅkara for a long time, [11.4] abandoning her own body by yoga, became the daughter of Himavat, the mountain-lord. [11.5] That mountain, hearing from Nārada that she was Rudra's consort, placed his own daughter near him for the sake of serving him.

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BndP 3 11.7

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवास्तारकेण हि पीडिताः । ब्रह्मणोक्ताः समाहूय मदनं चेदमब्रुवन्

etasminnantare devāstārakeṇa hi pīḍitāḥ / brahmaṇoktāḥ samāhūya madanaṃ cedamabruvan

In this interval the gods, oppressed by Tāraka and instructed by Brahmā, summoned Madana and said this (to him):

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BndP 3 11.8

सर्गादौ भगवान्ब्रह्म सृजमानो ऽखिलाः प्रजाः । न निर्वृतिरभूत्तस्य कदाचिदपि मानसे । तपश्चचार सुचिरं मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः

sargādau bhagavānbrahma sṛjamāno 'khilāḥ prajāḥ / na nirvṛtirabhūttasya kadācidapi mānase / tapaścacāra suciraṃ manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ

"At the beginning of creation, the lord Brahmā, while creating all creatures, had no satisfaction at any time in his mind; he practised austerity for a very long while with the acts of mind, speech and body.

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BndP 3 11.9

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्सलक्ष्मीको जनार्दनः । वरेण च्छन्दयामास वरदः सर्वदेहिनाम्

tataḥ prasanno bhagavānsalakṣmīko janārdanaḥ / vareṇa cchandayāmāsa varadaḥ sarvadehinām

Then the lord Janārdana, pleased, together with Lakṣmī—the giver of boons to all embodied beings—invited (him) to choose a boon.

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BndP 3 11.10

ब्रह्मोवाच । यदि तुष्टो ऽसि भगवन्ननायासेन वै जगत् । चराचरयुतं चैतत्सृजामि त्वत्प्रसादतः

brahmovāca / yadi tuṣṭo 'si bhagavannanāyāsena vai jagat / carācarayutaṃ caitatsṛjāmi tvatprasādataḥ

Brahmā said: 'If you are pleased, O Lord, (grant) that by your grace I may create this world, with its moving and unmoving beings, without effort.'

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BndP 3 11.11

एवमुक्तो विधात्रा तु महाल क्ष्मीमुदैक्षत । तदा प्रादुरभूस्त्वं हि जगन्मोहनरूपधृक्

evamukto vidhātrā tu mahāla kṣmīmudaikṣata / tadā prādurabhūstvaṃ hi jaganmohanarūpadhṛk

Being thus addressed by the Creator, he looked upon Mahālakṣmī; then indeed you appeared, bearing a form that bewitches the world.

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BndP 3 11.12

तवायुधार्थं दत्तं च पुष्पबाणेक्षुकार्मुकम् । विजयत्वमजेयत्वं प्रादा त्प्रमुदितो हरिः

tavāyudhārthaṃ dattaṃ ca puṣpabāṇekṣukārmukam / vijayatvamajeyatvaṃ prādā tpramudito hariḥ

"And for your weaponry there were given the flower-arrows and the sugarcane bow; delighted, Hari granted (you) victoriousness and invincibility."

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BndP 3 11.13

असौ सृजति भूतानि कारणेन स्वकर्मणा । साक्षिभूतः स्वजनतो भवान्भजतु निर्वृन्तिम्

asau sṛjati bhūtāni kāraṇena svakarmaṇā / sākṣibhūtaḥ svajanato bhavānbhajatu nirvṛntim

"He (Brahmā) creates beings by (his) cause, through his own proper work; being (only) a witness, of your own accord may you find contentment."

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BndP 3 11.16

एष दत्तवरो ब्रह्मा त्वयि विन्यस्य तद्भरम् । मनसो निर्वृतिं प्राप्य वर्तते ऽद्यापि मन्मथ ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,११।१४ ॥ अमोघं बलवीर्यं ते न ते मोघः पराक्रमः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,११।१५ ॥ सुकुमाराण्यमोघानि कुसुमास्त्राणि ते सदा । ब्रह्मदत्तवरो ऽयं हि तारको नाम दानवः

eṣa dattavaro brahmā tvayi vinyasya tadbharam / manaso nirvṛtiṃ prāpya vartate 'dyāpi manmatha // bndp_3,11.14 // amoghaṃ balavīryaṃ te na te moghaḥ parākramaḥ // bndp_3,11.15 // sukumārāṇyamoghāni kusumāstrāṇi te sadā / brahmadattavaro 'yaṃ hi tārako nāma dānavaḥ

"This Brahmā, having bestowed the boon (and) having laid that burden upon you, having attained peace of mind, abides even today, O Manmatha. // Your strength and valour are unfailing; your prowess is not in vain. // Your flower-weapons, though very delicate, are ever unfailing; for this demon named Tāraka has had a boon granted by Brahmā."

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BndP 3 11.17

बाधते सकलांल्लोकानस्मानपि विशेषतः । शिवपुत्रादृते ऽन्यत्र न भयं तस्य विद्यते

bādhate sakalāṃllokānasmānapi viśeṣataḥ / śivaputrādṛte 'nyatra na bhayaṃ tasya vidyate

"He afflicts all the worlds, and us especially; apart from a son of Śiva, there is no fear for him from anyone else."

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BndP 3 11.18

त्वां विनास्मिन्महाकार्ये न कश्चित्प्रवदेदपि । स्वकराच्च भवेत्कार्यं भवतो नान्यतः क्वचित्

tvāṃ vināsminmahākārye na kaścitpravadedapi / svakarācca bhavetkāryaṃ bhavato nānyataḥ kvacit

"Without you, in this great task, no one would even speak (of it); and the deed must come about by your own hand, from no one else anywhere."

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BndP 3 11.19

आत्म्यैक्यधयाननिरतः शिवो गौर्या समन्वितः । हिमाचलतले रम्ये वर्तते मुनिभिर्वृतः

ātmyaikyadhayānanirataḥ śivo gauryā samanvitaḥ / himācalatale ramye vartate munibhirvṛtaḥ

"Śiva, intent on the meditation on the unity of the self, together with Gaurī, dwells at the lovely foot of the Himālaya, surrounded by sages."

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BndP 3 11.20

तं नियोजय गौर्यां तु जनिष्यति च तत्सुतः । ईषत्कार्यमिदं कृत्वा त्रायस्वास्मान्महाबल

taṃ niyojaya gauryāṃ tu janiṣyati ca tatsutaḥ / īṣatkāryamidaṃ kṛtvā trāyasvāsmānmahābala

"Direct him toward Gaurī, and a son of his will be born; having done this slight task, protect us, O greatly powerful one."

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BndP 3 11.21

एवमभ्यर्थितो देवैः स्तूयमानो मुहुर्मुहुः । जगामात्मविनाशाय यतो हिमवतस्तटम्

evamabhyarthito devaiḥ stūyamāno muhurmuhuḥ / jagāmātmavināśāya yato himavatastaṭam

Thus entreated by the gods and praised again and again, he went — to his own destruction — to where the slope of Himavat was.

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BndP 3 11.22

किमप्याराधयान्तं तु ध्यानसंमीलितेक्षणम् । ददर्शेशानमासीनं कुसुमषुरुदायुधः

kimapyārādhayāntaṃ tu dhyānasaṃmīlitekṣaṇam / dadarśeśānamāsīnaṃ kusumaṣurudāyudhaḥ

And the flower-arrowed one, bearing his weapon, saw Īśāna seated, worshipping something (or: intent on some meditation), his eyes closed in contemplation.

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BndP 3 11.23

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र हिमवत्तनया शिवम् । आरिराधयिषुश्चा गाद्बिभ्राणा रूपमद्भुतम्

etasminnantare tatra himavattanayā śivam / ārirādhayiṣuścā gādbibhrāṇā rūpamadbhutam

Meanwhile, there the daughter of Himavat, wishing to worship Śiva, came, bearing a wondrous form.

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BndP 3 11.24

समेत्य शम्भुं गिरिजां गन्धपुष्पोपहारकैः । शुश्रूषणपरां तत्र ददर्शातिबलः स्मरः

sametya śambhuṃ girijāṃ gandhapuṣpopahārakaiḥ / śuśrūṣaṇaparāṃ tatra dadarśātibalaḥ smaraḥ

Having come there, the exceedingly powerful Smara saw the mountain-born (goddess) devoted to serving Śambhu with offerings of perfumes and flowers.

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BndP 3 11.25

अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानान्नातिदूरे ऽस्य संस्थितः । सुमनोमार्गणैरग्र्यैस्स विव्याध महेश्वरम्

adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānānnātidūre 'sya saṃsthitaḥ / sumanomārgaṇairagryaissa vivyādha maheśvaram

Invisible to all beings, stationed not too far from him, he pierced Maheśvara with his choicest flower-arrows.

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BndP 3 11.26

विस्मृत्य स हि कार्याणि बाणविद्धो ऽन्तिके स्थिताम् । गौरीं विलोकयामास मन्मथाविष्टचेतनः

vismṛtya sa hi kāryāṇi bāṇaviddho 'ntike sthitām / gaurīṃ vilokayāmāsa manmathāviṣṭacetanaḥ

Indeed, pierced by the arrows, forgetting his duties, his mind possessed by Manmatha, he gazed at Gaurī who stood nearby.

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BndP 3 11.27

धृतिमालंब्य तु पुनः किमेतदिति चिन्तयन् । ददर्शाग्रे तु सन्नद्धं मन्मथं कुसुमायुधम्

dhṛtimālaṃbya tu punaḥ kimetaditi cintayan / dadarśāgre tu sannaddhaṃ manmathaṃ kusumāyudham

But regaining his composure, wondering "What is this?", he saw before him Manmatha, the flower-weaponed one, ready with his bow.

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BndP 3 11.28

तं दृष्ट्वा कुपितः शूली त्रैलोक्यदहनक्षमः । तार्तीयं चक्षुरुन्मील्य ददाह मकरध्वजम्

taṃ dṛṣṭvā kupitaḥ śūlī trailokyadahanakṣamaḥ / tārtīyaṃ cakṣurunmīlya dadāha makaradhvajam

Seeing him, the trident-bearer, angered, capable of burning the three worlds, opened his third eye and burned up the one whose banner is a sea-monster.

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BndP 3 11.29

शिवेनैवमवज्ञाता दुःखिता शैलकन्यका । अनुज्ञया ततः पित्रोस्तपः कर्तुमगाद्वनम्

śivenaivamavajñātā duḥkhitā śailakanyakā / anujñayā tataḥ pitrostapaḥ kartumagādvanam

Thus slighted by Śiva, the mountain's daughter, grieved, then with her parents' permission went to the forest to perform austerities.

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BndP 3 11.30

अथ तद्भस्म संवीक्ष्य चित्रकर्मा गणेश्वरः । तद्भस्मना तु पुरुषं चित्राकारं चकार सः

atha tadbhasma saṃvīkṣya citrakarmā gaṇeśvaraḥ / tadbhasmanā tu puruṣaṃ citrākāraṃ cakāra saḥ

Then, looking at those ashes, the lord of the hosts, skilled in image-making, made out of those ashes a man of wondrous form.

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BndP 3 11.31

तं विचित्रतनुं रुद्रो ददर्शाग्रे तु पूरुषम् । तत्क्षणाज्जात जीवो ऽभून्मूर्तिमानिव मन्मथः । महाबलो ऽतितेजस्वी मध्याह्नार्कसमप्रभः

taṃ vicitratanuṃ rudro dadarśāgre tu pūruṣam / tatkṣaṇājjāta jīvo 'bhūnmūrtimāniva manmathaḥ / mahābalo 'titejasvī madhyāhnārkasamaprabhaḥ

Rudra saw that man of marvellous body before him; in that very instant he became alive, like Manmatha embodied — of great strength, exceedingly brilliant, radiant as the midday sun.

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BndP 3 11.32

तं चित्रकर्मा बाहुभ्यां समालिङ्ग्य मुदान्वितः । स्तुहि वाल महादेवं स तु सर्वार्थसिद्धिदः

taṃ citrakarmā bāhubhyāṃ samāliṅgya mudānvitaḥ / stuhi vāla mahādevaṃ sa tu sarvārthasiddhidaḥ

The image-maker, filled with joy, embraced him with both arms (and said): "Praise Mahādeva, boy, for he is the granter of all objects of desire."

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BndP 3 11.33

इत्युक्त्वा शतरुद्रीयमुपादिशदमेयधीः । ननाम शतशो रुद्रं शतरुद्रियमाजपन्

ityuktvā śatarudrīyamupādiśadameyadhīḥ / nanāma śataśo rudraṃ śatarudriyamājapan

Having said this, the one of immeasurable wisdom taught him the Śatarudrīya; reciting the Śatarudrīya, he bowed to Rudra a hundred times.

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BndP 3 11.34

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्महादेवो वृषध्वजः । वरेण च्छन्दयामास वरं वव्रे स बालकः

tataḥ prasanno bhagavānmahādevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ / vareṇa cchandayāmāsa varaṃ vavre sa bālakaḥ

Then the Lord Mahādeva, the bull-bannered one, being pleased, invited (him) with (the offer of) a boon, and that boy chose a boon.

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BndP 3 11.35

प्रतिद्वन्द्विबलार्थं तु मद्बलेनोपयोक्ष्यति । तदस्त्रशस्त्रमुख्यानि वृथा कुर्वन्तु नो मम

pratidvandvibalārthaṃ tu madbalenopayokṣyati / tadastraśastramukhyāni vṛthā kurvantu no mama

"For the sake of (matching) the strength of an adversary, he shall employ (it) together with my own strength; and let their chief missiles and weapons be rendered useless against me."

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BndP 3 11.36

तथेति तत्प्रतिश्रुत्य विचार्य किमपि प्रभुः । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि राज्यमस्मै ददौ पुनः

tatheti tatpratiśrutya vicārya kimapi prabhuḥ / ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi rājyamasmai dadau punaḥ

Having assented to that with "So be it," the Lord, after reflecting somewhat, further gave him kingship for sixty thousand years.

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BndP 3 11.37

एतद्दृष्ट्वा तु चरितं धाता भण्डिति भण्डिति । यदुवाच ततो नाम्ना भण्डो लोकेषु कथ्यते

etaddṛṣṭvā tu caritaṃ dhātā bhaṇḍiti bhaṇḍiti / yaduvāca tato nāmnā bhaṇḍo lokeṣu kathyate

But seeing this deed, the Creator said "bhaṇḍa! bhaṇḍa!"; hence by that name he is called Bhaṇḍa among the worlds.

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BndP 3 11.38

इति दत्त्वा वरं तस्मै सर्वैर्मुनिगणैर्वृतः । दत्त्वास्त्राणि च शस्त्राणि तत्रैवान्तरधाच्च सः

iti dattvā varaṃ tasmai sarvairmunigaṇairvṛtaḥ / dattvāstrāṇi ca śastrāṇi tatraivāntaradhācca saḥ

Having thus given him the boon, and having given missiles and weapons, he, surrounded by all the hosts of sages, vanished on that very spot.

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