Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 12
BndP 3 12.1
रुद्रकोपानलाज्जातो यतो भण्डो महाबलः । तस्माद्रौद्रस्वभावो हि दानवश्चाभवत्ततः
rudrakopānalājjāto yato bhaṇḍo mahābalaḥ / tasmādraudrasvabhāvo hi dānavaścābhavattataḥ
Since Bhaṇḍa of great strength was born from the fire of Rudra's wrath, therefore he was indeed of fierce (raudra) nature, and thence became a dānava.
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BndP 3 12.2
अथागच्छन्महातेजाः शुक्रो दैत्यपुरोहितः । समायाताश्च शतशो दैतेयाः सुमहाबलाः
athāgacchanmahātejāḥ śukro daityapurohitaḥ / samāyātāśca śataśo daiteyāḥ sumahābalāḥ
Then Śukra of great splendour, the priest of the daityas, came, and mighty daityas assembled by the hundreds.
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BndP 3 12.3
अथाहूय मयं भण्डो दैत्यवंश्यादिशिल्पिनम् । नियुक्तो भृगुपुत्रेण निजगादार्थवद्वचः
athāhūya mayaṃ bhaṇḍo daityavaṃśyādiśilpinam / niyukto bhṛguputreṇa nijagādārthavadvacaḥ
Then Bhaṇḍa, appointed (to this) by Bhṛgu's son, summoned Maya, the foremost architect of the daitya lineage, and spoke words to the point.
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BndP 3 12.4
यत्र स्थित्वा तु दैत्येन्द्रैस्त्रैलोक्यं शासितं पुरा । तद्गत्वा शोणितपुरं कुरुष्व त्वं यथापुरम्
yatra sthitvā tu daityendraistrailokyaṃ śāsitaṃ purā / tadgatvā śoṇitapuraṃ kuruṣva tvaṃ yathāpuram
"Go to that Śoṇitapura, where formerly the daitya lords, established, ruled the three worlds, and make it as the city (once) was."
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BndP 3 12.5
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं शिल्पी स गत्वाथ पुरं महत् । चक्रे ऽमरपुरप्रख्यं मनसैवेक्षणेन तु
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ śilpī sa gatvātha puraṃ mahat / cakre 'marapuraprakhyaṃ manasaivekṣaṇena tu
Hearing that speech, the artisan then went and made a great city resembling the city of the immortals, by his mind and by a mere glance.
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BndP 3 12.6
अथाभिषिक्तः शुक्रेण दैतेयैश्च महाबलैः । शुशभे परया लक्ष्म्या तेजसा च समन्वितः
athābhiṣiktaḥ śukreṇa daiteyaiśca mahābalaiḥ / śuśabhe parayā lakṣmyā tejasā ca samanvitaḥ
Then, consecrated by Śukra and by the mighty daityas, he shone, endowed with supreme splendour and with radiance.
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BndP 3 12.7
हिरण्याय तु यद्दत्तं किरीटं ब्रह्मणा पुरा । सजीवमविनाश्यं च दैत्येन्द्रैरपि भूषितम् । दधौ भृगुसुतोत्सृष्टं भण्डो बालार्कसन्निभम्
hiraṇyāya tu yaddattaṃ kirīṭaṃ brahmaṇā purā / sajīvamavināśyaṃ ca daityendrairapi bhūṣitam / dadhau bhṛgusutotsṛṣṭaṃ bhaṇḍo bālārkasannibham
The crown that was formerly given by Brahmā to Hiraṇya(kaśipu), living and indestructible, worn also by the daitya lords, bestowed (now) by Bhṛgu's son — Bhaṇḍa put it on, and it was like the newly risen sun.
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BndP 3 12.8
चामरे चन्द्रसंकाशे सजीवे ब्रह्म निर्मिते । न रोगो न च दुःखानि संदधौ यन्निषेवणात्
cāmare candrasaṃkāśe sajīve brahma nirmite / na rogo na ca duḥkhāni saṃdadhau yanniṣevaṇāt
He took up two chowries, moon-like, living, made by Brahmā, from the use of which neither disease nor sorrows (arise).
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BndP 3 12.9
तस्यातपत्रं प्रददौ ब्रह्मणैव पुरा कृतम् । यस्य च्छायानिषण्णास्तु बाध्यन्ते नास्त्रकोटिभिः
tasyātapatraṃ pradadau brahmaṇaiva purā kṛtam / yasya cchāyāniṣaṇṇāstu bādhyante nāstrakoṭibhiḥ
He gave him a parasol made formerly by Brahmā himself, (those) seated in whose shade are not assailed even by tens of millions of weapons.
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BndP 3 12.10
धनुश्च विजयं नाम शङ्खं च रिपुघातिनम् । अन्यान्यपि महार्हाणि भूषणानि प्रदत्तवान्
dhanuśca vijayaṃ nāma śaṅkhaṃ ca ripughātinam / anyānyapi mahārhāṇi bhūṣaṇāni pradattavān
And a bow named Vijaya, and a conch that destroys foes; other very precious ornaments too he bestowed.
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BndP 3 12.11
तस्य सिंहासनं प्रादादक्षय्यं सूर्यसन्निभम् । ततः सिंहासनासीनः सर्वाभरणभूषितः । बभूवातीव तेजस्वी रत्नमुत्तेजितं यथा
tasya siṃhāsanaṃ prādādakṣayyaṃ sūryasannibham / tataḥ siṃhāsanāsīnaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ / babhūvātīva tejasvī ratnamuttejitaṃ yathā
He gave him an imperishable throne resembling the sun. Then, seated on the throne, adorned with every ornament, he became exceedingly brilliant, like a gem made to blaze.
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BndP 3 12.12
बभूवुरथ दैतेयास्तयाष्टौ तु महाबलाः । इन्द्रशत्रुरमित्रघ्नो विद्युन्माली विभीषणः । उग्रकर्मोग्रधन्वा च विजयश्रुति पारगः
babhūvuratha daiteyāstayāṣṭau tu mahābalāḥ / indraśatruramitraghno vidyunmālī vibhīṣaṇaḥ / ugrakarmogradhanvā ca vijayaśruti pāragaḥ
Then there were eight very mighty daityas (as his men): Indraśatru, Amitraghna, Vidyunmālin, Vibhīṣaṇa, Ugrakarman, Ugradhanvan, Vijaya and Śrutipāraga.
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BndP 3 12.13
सुमोहिनी कुमुदिनी चित्राङ्गी सुंदरी तथा । चतस्रो वनितास्तस्य बभूवुः प्रियदर्शनाः
sumohinī kumudinī citrāṅgī suṃdarī tathā / catasro vanitāstasya babhūvuḥ priyadarśanāḥ
Sumohinī, Kumudinī, Citrāṅgī and Sundarī: four women, lovely to look at, were his.
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BndP 3 12.14
तमसेवन्त कालज्ञा देवाः सर्वे सवासवाः । स्यन्दनास्तुरगा नागाः पादाताश्च सहस्रशः
tamasevanta kālajñā devāḥ sarve savāsavāḥ / syandanāsturagā nāgāḥ pādātāśca sahasraśaḥ
Knowing the times, all the gods together with Vāsava attended upon him; chariots, horses, elephants and foot-soldiers by the thousands,
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BndP 3 12.15
संबभूवुर्महाकाया महान्तो जितकाशिनः । बभूवुर्दानवाः सर्वे भृगुपुत्रमतानुगाः
saṃbabhūvurmahākāyā mahānto jitakāśinaḥ / babhūvurdānavāḥ sarve bhṛguputramatānugāḥ
great of body, huge, with the look of conquerors, came into being; and all the dānavas became followers of the counsel of Bhṛgu's son.
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BndP 3 12.16
अर्चयन्तो महादेवमास्थिताः शिवशासने । बभूवुर्दानवास्तत्र पुत्रपौत्रधनान्विताः । गृहेगृहे च यज्ञाश्च संबभूवुः समन्ततः
arcayanto mahādevamāsthitāḥ śivaśāsane / babhūvurdānavāstatra putrapautradhanānvitāḥ / gṛhegṛhe ca yajñāśca saṃbabhūvuḥ samantataḥ
Worshipping the Great God and abiding in Śiva's teaching, the Dānavas there came to be endowed with sons, grandsons and wealth; and in house after house sacrifices arose on every side.
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BndP 3 12.17
ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि मीमांसान्यायकादयः । प्रवर्तन्ते स्म दैत्यानां भूयः प्रतिगृहं तदा
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni mīmāṃsānyāyakādayaḥ / pravartante sma daityānāṃ bhūyaḥ pratigṛhaṃ tadā
The Ṛg verses, the Yajus formulas, the Sāman chants, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya and the rest were then again current among the Daityas, in every single house.
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BndP 3 12.18
यथाश्रमेषु मुख्येषु मुनीनां च द्विजन्मनाम् । तथा यज्ञेषु दैत्यानां बुभुजुर्हव्यभोजिनः
yathāśrameṣu mukhyeṣu munīnāṃ ca dvijanmanām / tathā yajñeṣu daityānāṃ bubhujurhavyabhojinaḥ
Just as in the foremost hermitages of sages and of the twice-born, so too at the sacrifices of the Daityas did the eaters of oblations feast.
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BndP 3 12.19
एवं कृतवतो ऽप्यस्य भण्डस्य जितकाशिनः । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि व्यतीतानि क्षणार्धवत्
evaṃ kṛtavato 'pyasya bhaṇḍasya jitakāśinaḥ / ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi vyatītāni kṣaṇārdhavat
While Bhaṇḍa, who bore the look of a conqueror, was thus acting, sixty thousand years passed by as though half an instant.
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BndP 3 12.20
वर्धमानमथो दैत्यं तपसा च बलेन च । हीयमानबलं चेन्द्रं संप्रेक्ष्य कमलापतिः
vardhamānamatho daityaṃ tapasā ca balena ca / hīyamānabalaṃ cendraṃ saṃprekṣya kamalāpatiḥ
Then, observing the Daitya growing in both austerity and strength, and Indra's strength dwindling, the lord of Kamalā (Viṣṇu)—
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BndP 3 12.21
ससर्ज सहसा काञ्चिन्मायां लोकविमोहिनीम् । तामुवाच ततो मायां देवदेवो जनार्दनः
sasarja sahasā kāñcinmāyāṃ lokavimohinīm / tāmuvāca tato māyāṃ devadevo janārdanaḥ
—at once created a certain Māyā (magic illusion), a bewilderer of the worlds; and then the god of gods, Janārdana, said to that Māyā:
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BndP 3 12.22
त्वं हि सर्वाणि भूतानि मोहयन्ती निजौजसा । विचरस्व यथाकामं त्वां न ज्ञास्यति कश्चन
tvaṃ hi sarvāṇi bhūtāni mohayantī nijaujasā / vicarasva yathākāmaṃ tvāṃ na jñāsyati kaścana
"Bewildering all beings by your own power, roam as you please; no one will recognize you.
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BndP 3 12.23
त्वं तु शीघ्रमितो गत्वा भण्डं दैतेयनायकम् । मोहयित्वाचिरेणैव विषयानुपभोक्ष्यसे
tvaṃ tu śīghramito gatvā bhaṇḍaṃ daiteyanāyakam / mohayitvācireṇaiva viṣayānupabhokṣyase
But you, going swiftly from here to Bhaṇḍa, the lord of the Daityas, and bewildering him, will before long enjoy the objects of pleasure."
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BndP 3 12.24
एवं लब्ध्वा वरं माया तं प्रणम्य जनार्दनम् । ययाचे ऽप्सरसो मुख्याः सहायार्थं तु काश्चन
evaṃ labdhvā varaṃ māyā taṃ praṇamya janārdanam / yayāce 'psaraso mukhyāḥ sahāyārthaṃ tu kāścana
Having thus obtained the boon, Māyā bowed to that Janārdana and asked for some of the chief Apsarases as helpers.
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BndP 3 12.25
तया संप्रार्थितो भूयः प्रेषयामास काश्चन । ताभिर्विश्वाचिमुख्याभिः सहिता सा मृगेक्षणा । प्रययौ मानसस्याग्यं तटमुज्ज्वलभूरुहम्
tayā saṃprārthito bhūyaḥ preṣayāmāsa kāścana / tābhirviśvācimukhyābhiḥ sahitā sā mṛgekṣaṇā / prayayau mānasasyāgyaṃ taṭamujjvalabhūruham
Entreated by her, he further sent some (of them); and accompanied by those (nymphs) headed by Viśvāci, she of the doe's eyes went to the foremost shore of Lake Mānasa, with its brilliant trees.
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BndP 3 12.26
यत्र क्रीडति दैत्येन्द्रो निजनारीभिरन्वितः । तत्र सा मृगशावाक्षी मूले चंपकशाखिनः । निवासमकरोद्रम्यं गायन्ती मधुरस्वरम्
yatra krīḍati daityendro nijanārībhiranvitaḥ / tatra sā mṛgaśāvākṣī mūle caṃpakaśākhinaḥ / nivāsamakarodramyaṃ gāyantī madhurasvaram
There, where the lord of the Daityas sported surrounded by his own women, she of the fawn's eyes made a delightful dwelling at the foot of a campaka tree, singing in a sweet voice.
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BndP 3 12.27
अथागतस्तु दैत्येन्द्रो बलिभिर्भन्त्रिभिर्वृतः । श्रुत्वा तु वीणानिनदं ददर्श च वराङ्गनाम्
athāgatastu daityendro balibhirbhantribhirvṛtaḥ / śrutvā tu vīṇāninadaṃ dadarśa ca varāṅganām
Then the lord of the Daityas came, encircled by his mighty ministers, and hearing the sound of the vīṇā he beheld the lovely-limbed woman.
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BndP 3 12.30
तां दृष्ट्वा चारुसर्वाङ्गीं विद्युल्लेखामिवापराम् । मायामये महागर्ते पतितो मदनाभिधे ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,१२।२८ ॥ अथास्य मन्त्रिणो ऽभूवन्त्दृदये स्मरतापि ताः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,१२।२९ ॥ तेन दैतेयनाथेन चिरं संप्रर्थिता सती । तैश्च संप्रर्थितास्ताश्च प्रतिशूश्रुवुरञ्जसा
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā cārusarvāṅgīṃ vidyullekhāmivāparām / māyāmaye mahāgarte patito madanābhidhe // bndp_3,12.28 // athāsya mantriṇo 'bhūvantdṛdaye smaratāpi tāḥ // bndp_3,12.29 // tena daiteyanāthena ciraṃ saṃprarthitā satī / taiśca saṃprarthitāstāśca pratiśūśruvurañjasā
Seeing her, fair in every limb, like a second streak of lightning, he fell into the great pit made of illusion that is named Love. Then his ministers too had those (nymphs) in their hearts through the pain of desire. Being long entreated by that lord of the Daityas she consented, and those (nymphs), entreated by them, at once assented.
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BndP 3 12.31
यास्त्वलभ्या महायज्ञैरश्वमेधादिकैरपि । ता लब्ध्वा मोहिनीमुख्या निर्वृतिं परमां ययुः
yāstvalabhyā mahāyajñairaśvamedhādikairapi / tā labdhvā mohinīmukhyā nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ yayuḥ
Those (delights) which are unobtainable even by great sacrifices such as the horse-sacrifice—having obtained them, the chief bewilderers attained the highest satisfaction.
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BndP 3 12.32
विसस्मरुस्तदा वेदांस्तथा देवमुमापतिम् । विजहुस्ते तथा यज्ञक्रियाश्चान्याः शुभावहाः
visasmarustadā vedāṃstathā devamumāpatim / vijahuste tathā yajñakriyāścānyāḥ śubhāvahāḥ
Then they forgot the Vedas and likewise the god, the husband of Umā; and they abandoned the sacrificial rites and other auspicious observances as well.
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BndP 3 12.33
अवमानहतश्चासीत्तेषामपि पुरोहितः । मुहूर्त्तमिव तेषां तु ययावब्दायुतं तदा
avamānahataścāsītteṣāmapi purohitaḥ / muhūrttamiva teṣāṃ tu yayāvabdāyutaṃ tadā
Their household priest too was stricken with dishonour; and ten thousand years passed for them then as though a moment.
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BndP 3 12.34
मोहितेष्वथ दैत्येषु सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । विमुक्तोपद्रवा ब्रह्मन्नामोदं परमं ययुः
mohiteṣvatha daityeṣu sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ / vimuktopadravā brahmannāmodaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ
Now, when the Daityas were bewildered, all the gods together with Vāsava, freed from affliction, O Brahman, attained the highest delight.
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BndP 3 12.35
कदाचिदथ देवेन्द्रं वीक्ष्य सिंहासने स्थितम् । सर्वदेवैः परिवृतं नारदो मुनिराययौ
kadācidatha devendraṃ vīkṣya siṃhāsane sthitam / sarvadevaiḥ parivṛtaṃ nārado munirāyayau
Then once, the sage Nārada came, seeing the lord of the gods seated on his lion-throne, surrounded by all the gods.
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BndP 3 12.36
प्रणम्य मुनिशार्दूलं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा देवेशो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
praṇamya muniśārdūlaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā deveśo vākyamabravīt
Having bowed to that tiger among sages, blazing like fire, the lord of the gods, with cupped hands joined, spoke these words:
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BndP 3 12.37
भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ परापरविदां वर । तत्रैव गमनं ते स्याद्यं धन्यं कर्तुमिच्छसि
bhagavansarvadharmajña parāparavidāṃ vara / tatraiva gamanaṃ te syādyaṃ dhanyaṃ kartumicchasi
"Blessed one, knower of all dharma, best of those who know the higher and the lower: your going is precisely to that place where you wish to make (someone) fortunate.
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BndP 3 12.38
भविष्यच्छोभनाकारं तवागमनकारणम् । त्वद्वाक्यामृतमाकर्ण्य श्रवणानन्दनिर्भरम् । अशेषदुःखान्युत्तीर्य कृतार्थः स्यां मुनीश्वर
bhaviṣyacchobhanākāraṃ tavāgamanakāraṇam / tvadvākyāmṛtamākarṇya śravaṇānandanirbharam / aśeṣaduḥkhānyuttīrya kṛtārthaḥ syāṃ munīśvara
The occasion of your coming has an auspicious shape for what is to come. Having heard the nectar of your speech, brimming with delight for the ear, may I cross beyond all sorrows and have my purpose fulfilled, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.39
नारद उवाच अथ संमोहितो भण्डो दैत्येन्द्रो विष्णुमायया । तया विमुक्तो लोकांस्त्रीन्दहेताग्निरिवापरः
nārada uvāca atha saṃmohito bhaṇḍo daityendro viṣṇumāyayā / tayā vimukto lokāṃstrīndahetāgnirivāparaḥ
Nārada said: Then Bhaṇḍa, the lord of the Daityas, having been bewildered by Viṣṇu's māyā, once released by her would burn up the three worlds like a second fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.40
अधिकस्तव तेजोभिरस्त्रैर्मायाबलेन च । तस्य तेजो ऽपहारस्तु कर्तव्यो ऽतिबलस्य तु
adhikastava tejobhirastrairmāyābalena ca / tasya tejo 'pahārastu kartavyo 'tibalasya tu
He is superior (to you) in energies, in weapons, and in the power of māyā; so the stripping away of the might of that exceedingly strong one must be brought about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.41
विनाराधनतो देव्याः पराशक्तेस्तु वासव । अशक्यो ऽन्येन तपसा कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
vinārādhanato devyāḥ parāśaktestu vāsava / aśakyo 'nyena tapasā kalpakoṭiśatairapi
But without the propitiation of the Goddess, the supreme Śakti, O Vāsava, it cannot be done by any other means, not even by austerity through hundreds of crores of kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.42
पुरैवोदयतः शत्रोराराधयत बालिशाः । आराधिता भगवती सा वः श्रेयो विधास्यति
puraivodayataḥ śatrorārādhayata bāliśāḥ / ārādhitā bhagavatī sā vaḥ śreyo vidhāsyati
Propitiate (her), you fools, before the enemy has even risen; that Blessed Lady, when propitiated, will bring about your welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.43
एवं संबोधितस्तेन शक्रो देवगणेश्वरः । तं मुनिं पूजयामास सर्वदेवैः समन्वितः । तपसे कृतसन्नाहो ययौ हैमवतं तटम्
evaṃ saṃbodhitastena śakro devagaṇeśvaraḥ / taṃ muniṃ pūjayāmāsa sarvadevaiḥ samanvitaḥ / tapase kṛtasannāho yayau haimavataṃ taṭam
Thus instructed by him, Śakra, the lord of the hosts of gods, together with all the gods honored that sage, and, girded for austerity, went to the Himalayan slope.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.44
तत्र भागीरथीतीरे सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वले । पराशक्तेर्महापूजां चक्रे ऽखिलसुरैः समम् । इन्द्रप्रस्थमभून्नाम्रा तदाद्यखिलसिद्धिदम्
tatra bhāgīrathītīre sarvartukusumojjvale / parāśaktermahāpūjāṃ cakre 'khilasuraiḥ samam / indraprasthamabhūnnāmrā tadādyakhilasiddhidam
There on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī, bright with blossoms of every season, he performed the great worship of the supreme Śakti together with all the gods; from then on that (place) became Indraprastha by name, bestowing every accomplishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.45
ब्रह्मात्मजोपदिष्टेन कुर्वतां विधिना पराम् । देव्यास्तु महतीं पूजां जपध्यानरतात्मनाम्
brahmātmajopadiṣṭena kurvatāṃ vidhinā parām / devyāstu mahatīṃ pūjāṃ japadhyānaratātmanām
As they performed, by the rite taught by Brahmā's son, the supreme, great worship of the Goddess, their minds intent upon recitation and meditation—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.46
उग्रे तपसि संस्थानामनन्या र्पितचेतसाम् । दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशाहानि च संययुः
ugre tapasi saṃsthānāmananyā rpitacetasām / daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśāhāni ca saṃyayuḥ
—as they remained in fierce austerity, their thoughts given over to nothing else, ten thousand years and ten days went by.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.47
मोहितानथ तान्दृष्ट्वा भृगुपुत्रो महामतिः । भण्डासुरं समभ्येत्य निजगाद पुरोहितः
mohitānatha tāndṛṣṭvā bhṛguputro mahāmatiḥ / bhaṇḍāsuraṃ samabhyetya nijagāda purohitaḥ
Then the son of Bhṛgu, of great intelligence, the family priest, seeing them (the gods) bewildered, approached Bhaṇḍāsura and said:
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BndP 3 12.48
त्वामेवाश्रित्य राचैन्द्र सदा दानवसत्तमाः । निर्भयास्त्रिषु लोकेषु चरन्तीच्छविहारिणः
tvāmevāśritya rācaindra sadā dānavasattamāḥ / nirbhayāstriṣu lokeṣu carantīcchavihāriṇaḥ
It is by relying on you alone, O lord of the demons, that the best of the Dānavas always roam fearless in the three worlds, going about at their pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.49
जातिमात्रं हि भवतो हन्ति सर्वान्सदा हरिः । तेनैव निर्मिता माया यया संमोहितो भवान्
jātimātraṃ hi bhavato hanti sarvānsadā hariḥ / tenaiva nirmitā māyā yayā saṃmohito bhavān
For Hari always kills all (demons) as soon as they are born; by him alone was created the māyā by which you have been bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.50
भवन्तं मोहितं दृष्ट्वा रन्ध्रान्वेषण तत्परः । भवतां विजयार्थाय करोतीन्द्रो महत्तपः
bhavantaṃ mohitaṃ dṛṣṭvā randhrānveṣaṇa tatparaḥ / bhavatāṃ vijayārthāya karotīndro mahattapaḥ
Seeing you bewildered, Indra, bent on searching out a weak point, is performing great austerity for the sake of victory over you all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.51
यदि तुष्टा जगद्धात्री तस्यैव विजयो भवेत् । इमां मायामयीं त्यक्त्वा मन्त्रिभिः सहितो भवान् । गत्वा हैमवतं शैलं परेषां विघ्नमाचर
yadi tuṣṭā jagaddhātrī tasyaiva vijayo bhavet / imāṃ māyāmayīṃ tyaktvā mantribhiḥ sahito bhavān / gatvā haimavataṃ śailaṃ pareṣāṃ vighnamācara
If the Sustainer of the world is pleased, the victory will be his alone. So abandon this woman made of māyā, and go with your ministers to the Himalayan mountain and work an obstruction against your foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.52
एवमुक्तस्तु गुरुणा हित्वा पर्यङ्कमुत्तमम् । मन्त्रिवृद्धानु पाहूय यथावृत्तान्तमाह सः
evamuktastu guruṇā hitvā paryaṅkamuttamam / mantrivṛddhānu pāhūya yathāvṛttāntamāha saḥ
Addressed thus by his preceptor, he left his excellent couch and, summoning the elder ministers, told them what had happened.
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BndP 3 12.53
तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिं प्राह श्रुतवर्मा विमृश्य च । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणां राज्यं तव शिवार्पितम्
tacchrutvā nṛpatiṃ prāha śrutavarmā vimṛśya ca / ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇāṃ rājyaṃ tava śivārpitam
Hearing that, Śrutavarmā reflected and said to the king: a reign of sixty thousand years was granted you by Śiva;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.54
तस्मादप्यधिकं वीर गतमासीदनेकशः । अशक्यप्रतिकार्यो ऽयं यः कालशिवचोदितः
tasmādapyadhikaṃ vīra gatamāsīdanekaśaḥ / aśakyapratikāryo 'yaṃ yaḥ kālaśivacoditaḥ
and even more than that has passed, O hero, many times over. This cannot be counteracted, that which is impelled by Time and Śiva.
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BndP 3 12.55
अशक्यप्रतिकार्यो ऽयं तदभ्यर्चनतो विना । काले तु भोगः कर्त्तव्यो दुःखस्य च सुखस्य वा
aśakyapratikāryo 'yaṃ tadabhyarcanato vinā / kāle tu bhogaḥ karttavyo duḥkhasya ca sukhasya vā
This cannot be counteracted except by the worship of him; in due time one must simply undergo the experience, whether of pain or of pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.56
अथाह भीमकर्माख्यो नोपेक्ष्यो ऽरिर्यथाबलम् । क्रियाविघ्ने कृते ऽस्माभिर्विजयस्ते भविष्यति
athāha bhīmakarmākhyo nopekṣyo 'riryathābalam / kriyāvighne kṛte 'smābhirvijayaste bhaviṣyati
Then the one named Bhīmakarma said: an enemy is not to be disregarded, in proportion to his strength; if an obstruction to his rite is made by us, victory will be yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.57
तव युद्धे महाराज परार्थं बलहारिणी । दत्ता विद्या शिवेनैव तस्मात्ते विजयः सदा
tava yuddhe mahārāja parārthaṃ balahāriṇī / dattā vidyā śivenaiva tasmātte vijayaḥ sadā
In your battle, O great king, the vidyā that carries off the strength of the other side was given by Śiva himself; therefore victory is always yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.58
अनुमेने च तद्वाक्यं भण्डो दानवनायकः । निर्गत्य सहसेनाभिर्ययौ हैमवतं तटम्
anumene ca tadvākyaṃ bhaṇḍo dānavanāyakaḥ / nirgatya sahasenābhiryayau haimavataṃ taṭam
And Bhaṇḍa, the leader of the Dānavas, assented to that speech; setting out with his armies, he went to the slope of the Himālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.59
तपोविघ्नकरान्दृष्ट्वा दानवाञ्जगदंबिका । अलङ्घ्यमकरोदग्रे महाप्राकारमुज्ज्वलम्
tapovighnakarāndṛṣṭvā dānavāñjagadaṃbikā / alaṅghyamakarodagre mahāprākāramujjvalam
Seeing the Dānavas coming to obstruct (her) austerity, the Mother of the world made before (them) a blazing great rampart, impossible to cross.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.60
तं दृष्ट्वा दानवेन्द्रो ऽपि किमेतदिति विस्मितः । संक्रुद्धो दानवास्त्रेण बभञ्जातिबलेन तु
taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavendro 'pi kimetaditi vismitaḥ / saṃkruddho dānavāstreṇa babhañjātibalena tu
Seeing it, the lord of the Dānavas too was amazed, (thinking) "What is this?"; enraged, with the Dānava weapon and with his exceeding strength he shattered it.
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BndP 3 12.61
पुनरेव तदग्रे ऽभूदलङ्घ्यः सर्वदानवैः । वायव्यास्त्रेण तं धीरो बभञ्ज च ननाद च
punareva tadagre 'bhūdalaṅghyaḥ sarvadānavaiḥ / vāyavyāstreṇa taṃ dhīro babhañja ca nanāda ca
Again it stood before him, uncrossable by all the Dānavas; the steadfast one shattered it with the Vāyavya weapon and roared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.62
पौनः पुन्येन तद्भस्म प्राभूत्पुनरुपस्थितम् । एतद्दृष्ट्वा तु दैत्येन्द्रो विषण्मः स्वपुरं ययौ
paunaḥ punyena tadbhasma prābhūtpunarupasthitam / etaddṛṣṭvā tu daityendro viṣaṇmaḥ svapuraṃ yayau
Again and again those ashes of it came to be present once more; seeing this, the lord of the Daityas grew dejected and went to his own city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.63
तां च दृष्ट्वा जगद्धात्रीं दृष्ट्वा प्राकारमुज्ज्वलम् । भयाद्विव्यथिरे देवा विमुक्तसकलक्रियाः
tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā jagaddhātrīṃ dṛṣṭvā prākāramujjvalam / bhayādvivyathire devā vimuktasakalakriyāḥ
And seeing her, the Sustainer of the world, and seeing the blazing rampart, the gods trembled with fear, abandoning all their rites.
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BndP 3 12.64
तानुवाच ततः शक्रो दैत्येन्द्रो ऽयमिहागतः । अशक्यः समरे योद्धुमस्माभिरखिलैरपि
tānuvāca tataḥ śakro daityendro 'yamihāgataḥ / aśakyaḥ samare yoddhumasmābhirakhilairapi
Then Śakra said to them: "This lord of the Daityas has come here; he cannot be fought in battle even by all of us.
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BndP 3 12.65
पलायितानामपि नो गतिरन्या न कुत्रचित् । कुण्डं योजनविस्तारं सम्यक्कृत्वा तु शोभनम्
palāyitānāmapi no gatiranyā na kutracit / kuṇḍaṃ yojanavistāraṃ samyakkṛtvā tu śobhanam
"And even if we flee, there is no other refuge for us anywhere; so, having properly made a beautiful fire-pit a yojana broad,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.66
महायागविधानेन प्रणिधाय हुताशनम् । यजामः परमां शाक्तिं महामासैर्वयं सुराः
mahāyāgavidhānena praṇidhāya hutāśanam / yajāmaḥ paramāṃ śāktiṃ mahāmāsairvayaṃ surāḥ
"and having set down the fire with the rite of the great sacrifice, we gods shall worship the supreme Śakti with our own great flesh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.67
ब्रह्मभूता भविष्यामो भोक्ष्यामो वा त्रिविष्टपम् । एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वेदेवाः सेन्द्रपुरोगमाः
brahmabhūtā bhaviṣyāmo bhokṣyāmo vā triviṣṭapam / evamuktāstu te sarvedevāḥ sendrapurogamāḥ
"We shall become one with Brahman, or else we shall enjoy heaven." Thus addressed, all those gods, with Indra at their head,
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BndP 3 12.68
विधिवज्जुहुवुर्मांसान्युत्कृत्योत्कृत्य मन्त्रतः । हुतेषु सर्वमांसेषु पादेषु च करेषु च
vidhivajjuhuvurmāṃsānyutkṛtyotkṛtya mantrataḥ / huteṣu sarvamāṃseṣu pādeṣu ca kareṣu ca
offered their flesh according to rule, cutting off piece after piece with mantras. When all the flesh had been offered, and the feet and the hands too,
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BndP 3 12.69
होतुमिच्छत्सु देवेषु कलेवरमशेषतः । प्रादुर्बभूव परमन्तेजः पुञ्जो ह्यनुत्तमः
hotumicchatsu deveṣu kalevaramaśeṣataḥ / prādurbabhūva paramantejaḥ puñjo hyanuttamaḥ
and while the gods wished to offer the body entirely, there appeared a supreme mass of radiance, unsurpassed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 12.70
तन्मध्यतः समुदभूच्चक्राकारमनुत्तमम् । तन्मध्ये तु महादेवीमुदयार्कसमप्रभाम्
tanmadhyataḥ samudabhūccakrākāramanuttamam / tanmadhye tu mahādevīmudayārkasamaprabhām
From the midst of it arose an unsurpassed form shaped like a wheel, and in the midst of that (they saw) the Great Goddess, radiant as the rising sun,
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BndP 3 12.71
जगदुज्जीवनकरीं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मिकाम् । सौन्दर्यसारसीमां तामानन्दरससागराम्
jagadujjīvanakarīṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivātmikām / saundaryasārasīmāṃ tāmānandarasasāgarām
who gives life to the world, whose self is Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva, the utmost limit of the essence of beauty, an ocean of the nectar of bliss,
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BndP 3 12.72
जपाकुसुमसंकाशां दाडिमीकुसुमांबराम् । सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तां शृङ्गारैकरसालयाम्
japākusumasaṃkāśāṃ dāḍimīkusumāṃbarām / sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktāṃ śṛṅgāraikarasālayām
resembling the hibiscus flower, clothed in garments (red) as the pomegranate blossom, adorned with every ornament, the abode of the single savour of erotic beauty,
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BndP 3 12.73
कृपातरङ्गितापाङ्गनयनालोककौमुदीम् । पाशाङ्कुशेक्षुकोदण्डपञ्चबाणलसत्कराम्
kṛpātaraṅgitāpāṅganayanālokakaumudīm / pāśāṅkuśekṣukodaṇḍapañcabāṇalasatkarām
whose glance from eyes with corners rippling with compassion is (like) moonlight, whose hands shine with the noose, the goad, the sugarcane bow and the five arrows.
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BndP 3 12.74
तां विलोक्य महादेवीं देवाः सर्वे सवासवाः । प्रणेमुर्मुदितात्मानो भूयोभूयो ऽखिलात्मिकम्
tāṃ vilokya mahādevīṃ devāḥ sarve savāsavāḥ / praṇemurmuditātmāno bhūyobhūyo 'khilātmikam
Beholding that Great Goddess, all the gods together with Indra bowed, their hearts delighted, again and again, to her whose self is all.
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BndP 3 12.75
तया विलोकिताः सद्यस्ते सर्वे विगतज्वराः । संपूर्णाङ्गा दृढतरा वज्रदेहा महाबलाः । तुष्टुवुश्च महादेवीमंबिकामखिलार्थदाम्
tayā vilokitāḥ sadyaste sarve vigatajvarāḥ / saṃpūrṇāṅgā dṛḍhatarā vajradehā mahābalāḥ / tuṣṭuvuśca mahādevīmaṃbikāmakhilārthadām
Looked upon by her, they all at once became free of affliction, their limbs complete, exceedingly firm, with bodies like adamant, of great strength; and they praised the Great Goddess, the Mother, who grants all desired ends.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition