Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 38
BndP 3 38.1
अगस्त्य उवाच श्रुतमेतन्महावृत्तमाविर्भावादिकं महत् । भण्डासुरवधश्चैव देव्याः श्रीनगरस्थितिः
agastya uvāca śrutametanmahāvṛttamāvirbhāvādikaṃ mahat / bhaṇḍāsuravadhaścaiva devyāḥ śrīnagarasthitiḥ
Agastya said: This great narrative has been heard — the mighty (account) beginning with (the Goddess's) manifestation, and the slaying of the demon Bhaṇḍa, and the founding of the Goddess's Śrīnagara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.2
इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्या मत्रस्य साधनम् । तन्मन्त्राणां लक्षणं च सर्वमेतन्निवेदय
idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi tasyā matrasya sādhanam / tanmantrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ ca sarvametannivedaya
Now I wish to hear the method of accomplishing her mantra, and the characteristics of those mantras — declare all this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.3
हयग्रीव उवाच सर्वेभ्यो ऽपि पदार्थेभ्यः शाब्दं वस्तु महत्तरम् । सर्वेभ्यो ऽपि हि शब्देभ्यो वेदराशिर्महान्मुने
hayagrīva uvāca sarvebhyo 'pi padārthebhyaḥ śābdaṃ vastu mahattaram / sarvebhyo 'pi hi śabdebhyo vedarāśirmahānmune
Hayagrīva said: Greater than all (other) objects is the thing made of sound; and greater than all sounds is the mass of the Veda, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.4
सर्वेभ्यो ऽपि हि वेदेभ्यो वेदमन्त्रा महत्तराः । सर्वेभ्यो वेदमन्त्रेभ्यो विष्णुमन्त्रा महत्तराः
sarvebhyo 'pi hi vedebhyo vedamantrā mahattarāḥ / sarvebhyo vedamantrebhyo viṣṇumantrā mahattarāḥ
Greater than all the Vedas are the Vedic mantras; greater than all Vedic mantras are the mantras of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.5
तेभ्यो ऽपि दौर्गमन्त्रास्तु महान्तो मुनिपुङ्गव । तेभ्यो गाणपता मन्त्रा मुने वीर्य महत्तराः
tebhyo 'pi daurgamantrāstu mahānto munipuṅgava / tebhyo gāṇapatā mantrā mune vīrya mahattarāḥ
Greater than those are the mantras of Durgā, O bull among sages; greater than those in potency, O sage, are the mantras of Gaṇapati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.6
तेभ्यो ऽप्यर्कस्य मन्त्रास्तु तेभ्यः शैवा महत्तराः । तेभ्यो ऽपि लक्ष्मीमन्त्रास्तु तेभ्यः सारस्वता वराः
tebhyo 'pyarkasya mantrāstu tebhyaḥ śaivā mahattarāḥ / tebhyo 'pi lakṣmīmantrāstu tebhyaḥ sārasvatā varāḥ
Greater than those are the mantras of the Sun, and greater than those the Śaiva ones; greater than those again are the mantras of Lakṣmī, and better than those the mantras of Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.7
तेभ्यो ऽपि गिरिजामन्त्रास्तेभ्यश्चाम्नायभेदजाः । सर्वाम्नायमनुभ्यो ऽपि वाराहा मनवो वराः
tebhyo 'pi girijāmantrāstebhyaścāmnāyabhedajāḥ / sarvāmnāyamanubhyo 'pi vārāhā manavo varāḥ
Greater than those are the mantras of the Mountain-Daughter, and (greater) than those those arising from the divisions of the sacred traditions; better than the mantras of all the traditions are the Vārāhī mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.8
तेभ्यः श्यामामनुवरा विशिष्टा इल्वलान्तक । तेभ्यो ऽपि ललितामन्त्रा दशभेदविभेदिताः
tebhyaḥ śyāmāmanuvarā viśiṣṭā ilvalāntaka / tebhyo 'pi lalitāmantrā daśabhedavibheditāḥ
Better than those and pre-eminent are the mantras of Śyāmā, O slayer of Ilvala; and greater than those are the mantras of Lalitā, divided into ten varieties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.9
तेषु द्वौ मनुराजौ तु वरिष्ठौ विन्ध्यमर्दन । लोपामुद्रा कामराज इति ख्यातिमुपागतौ
teṣu dvau manurājau tu variṣṭhau vindhyamardana / lopāmudrā kāmarāja iti khyātimupāgatau
Among these two are the best kings of mantras, O crusher of the Vindhya; they have attained fame as 'Lopāmudrā' and 'Kāmarāja'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.10
ह्रादिस्तु लोपामुद्रा स्यात्कामराजस्तु कादिकाः । हंसादेर्वाच्यतां याताः कामराजो महेस्वरः
hrādistu lopāmudrā syātkāmarājastu kādikāḥ / haṃsādervācyatāṃ yātāḥ kāmarājo mahesvaraḥ
The one beginning with hrā is Lopāmudrā, and the one beginning with ka is Kāmarāja; those beginning with haṃsa are what is denoted (by) — Kāmarāja is Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.11
स्मरादेर्वाच्यतां याता देवी श्रीललितांबिका । हादिकाद्योर्मन्त्रयोस्तु भेदो वर्णत्रयोद्भवः
smarādervācyatāṃ yātā devī śrīlalitāṃbikā / hādikādyormantrayostu bhedo varṇatrayodbhavaḥ
Denoted by (the syllables) beginning with smara is the Goddess Śrī Lalitā the Mother; between the two mantras beginning with hā and with kā the difference arises in three syllables.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.12
त्योश्च कामराजो ऽयं सिद्धिदो भक्तिशालिनाम् । शिवेन शक्त्या कामेन क्षित्या चैव तु मायया
tyośca kāmarājo 'yaṃ siddhido bhaktiśālinām / śivena śaktyā kāmena kṣityā caiva tu māyayā
And of these two, this Kāmarāja bestows attainment on those endowed with devotion: with Śiva, with Śakti, with Kāma, with Earth, and with Māyā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.13
हंसेन भृगुणा चैव कामेन शशिमौलिना । शक्रेण भुवनेशेन चन्द्रेण च मनोभुवा
haṃsena bhṛguṇā caiva kāmena śaśimaulinā / śakreṇa bhuvaneśena candreṇa ca manobhuvā
with Haṃsa, with Bhṛgu, with Kāma, with the Moon-crested one, with Indra, with the Lord of the world, with the Moon, and with the Mind-born one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.14
क्षित्या हृल्लेखया चैव प्रोक्तो हंसादिमन्त्रराट् । कामादिमन्त्रराजस्तु स्मरयोनिः श्रियो मुखे
kṣityā hṛllekhayā caiva prokto haṃsādimantrarāṭ / kāmādimantrarājastu smarayoniḥ śriyo mukhe
with Earth and with Hṛllekhā — thus is declared the king of mantras beginning with haṃsa; but the king of mantras beginning with kāma is (formed with) Smarayoni, at the head of Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.15
पञ्चत्रिकमहाविद्या ललितांबा प्रवाचिकाम् । ये यजन्ति महाभागास्तेषां सर्वत्र सिद्धये
pañcatrikamahāvidyā lalitāṃbā pravācikām / ye yajanti mahābhāgāsteṣāṃ sarvatra siddhaye
The great vidyā of five triads, which declares Lalitā the Mother — those greatly fortunate ones who worship it, for them (it leads) to attainment everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.16
सद्गुरोस्तु मनुं प्राप्य त्रिपञ्चार्णपरिष्कृतम् । सम्यक्संसाधयेद्विद्वान्वक्ष्यमाणप्रकारतः
sadgurostu manuṃ prāpya tripañcārṇapariṣkṛtam / samyaksaṃsādhayedvidvānvakṣyamāṇaprakārataḥ
Having obtained from a true guru the mantra composed of fifteen syllables, the wise man should duly accomplish it in the manner about to be described.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.17
तत्क्रमेण प्रवक्ष्यामि सावधानो मुने शृणु । प्रातरुत्थाय शिरसिस्मृत्वा कमलमुज्ज्वलम्
tatkrameṇa pravakṣyāmi sāvadhāno mune śṛṇu / prātarutthāya śirasismṛtvā kamalamujjvalam
I shall declare it in due order; listen attentively, O sage. Rising at dawn, having called to mind in the head a shining lotus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.18
सहस्रपत्रशोभाढ्यं सकेशरसुकर्णिकम् । तत्र श्रीमद्गुरुं ध्वात्वा प्रसन्नं करुणामयम्
sahasrapatraśobhāḍhyaṃ sakeśarasukarṇikam / tatra śrīmadguruṃ dhvātvā prasannaṃ karuṇāmayam
resplendent with the beauty of a thousand petals, with filaments and a fair pericarp — having there meditated on the venerable guru, gracious and full of compassion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.19
ततोबहिर्विनिर्गत्य कुर्याच्छौचादिकाः क्रियाः । अथागत्य च तैलेन सामोदेन विलेपितः
tatobahirvinirgatya kuryācchaucādikāḥ kriyāḥ / athāgatya ca tailena sāmodena vilepitaḥ
then, going outside, he should perform the acts of purification and the rest; then, having returned, anointed with fragrant oil,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.20
उद्वर्तितश्च सुस्नातः शुद्धेनोष्णेन वारिणा । आपो निसर्गतः पूताः किं पुनर्वह्निसंयुताः । तस्मादुष्णोदके स्नायात्तदभावे यथोदकम्
udvartitaśca susnātaḥ śuddhenoṣṇena vāriṇā / āpo nisargataḥ pūtāḥ kiṃ punarvahnisaṃyutāḥ / tasmāduṣṇodake snāyāttadabhāve yathodakam
And having been rubbed (with unguents), let him bathe well with pure warm water. Waters are pure by their very nature — how much more when joined with fire! Therefore let him bathe in warm water; in its absence, with whatever water there is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.21
परिधाय पटौ शुद्धे कौसुम्भौ वाथ वारुणौ । आचम्य प्रयतो विद्वान्हृदि ध्यायन्परांबिकाम्
paridhāya paṭau śuddhe kausumbhau vātha vāruṇau / ācamya prayato vidvānhṛdi dhyāyanparāṃbikām
Having put on two clean garments, dyed with safflower or (white) as water, and having sipped water, the learned man, self-controlled, meditating in his heart on the supreme Mother,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.22
ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रं त्रिपुण्डं वा पट्टवर्धनमेव वा । अगस्त्यपत्राकारं वा धृत्वा भाले निजोचितम् । अन्तर्हितश्च शुद्धात्मा सन्ध्यावन्दनमाचरेत्
ūrdhvapuṇḍraṃ tripuṇḍaṃ vā paṭṭavardhanameva vā / agastyapatrākāraṃ vā dhṛtvā bhāle nijocitam / antarhitaśca śuddhātmā sandhyāvandanamācaret
having placed on his forehead the upright mark, or the triple mark, or the paṭṭavardhana, or the one shaped like an agastya leaf — whichever is his own custom — and being secluded and pure of soul, let him perform the twilight worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.23
अश्वत्थपत्राकारेण पात्रेण सकुशाक्षतम् । सपुष्पचन्दनं चार्ध्यं मार्तण्डाय समुत्क्षिपेत्
aśvatthapatrākāreṇa pātreṇa sakuśākṣatam / sapuṣpacandanaṃ cārdhyaṃ mārtaṇḍāya samutkṣipet
With a vessel shaped like an aśvattha leaf he should offer up to the Sun the water-offering, with kuśa grass and unbroken rice, with flowers and sandal paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.24
तथार्ध्यभावदेवत्वाल्ललितायै त्रिरर्ध्यकम् । तर्प्पयित्वा यथाशक्ति मूलेन ललितेश्वरीम्
tathārdhyabhāvadevatvāllalitāyai trirardhyakam / tarppayitvā yathāśakti mūlena laliteśvarīm
Likewise, since the deity of the offering (is she), three water-offerings to Lalitā; and having satiated Lalitā, the Sovereign Lady, with the root-mantra according to his ability,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.25
देवर्षिपितृवर्गांश्च तर्पयित्वा विधानतः । दिवाकरमुपास्थाय देवीं च रविबिम्बगाम्
devarṣipitṛvargāṃśca tarpayitvā vidhānataḥ / divākaramupāsthāya devīṃ ca ravibimbagām
and having satiated the classes of gods, seers, and ancestors according to rule, having worshipped the Sun and the Goddess who dwells in the sun's orb,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.26
मौनी विशुद्धहृदयः प्रविश्य मखमन्दिरम् । चारुकर्पूरकस्तूरीचन्दनादिविलेपितः
maunī viśuddhahṛdayaḥ praviśya makhamandiram / cārukarpūrakastūrīcandanādivilepitaḥ
keeping silence, with a purified heart, entering the sacrificial chamber, anointed with fine camphor, musk, sandal and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.27
भूषणैर्भूषिताङ्गश्च चारुशृङ्गारवेषधृक् । आमोदिकुसुमस्रग्भिरवतंसितकुन्तलः
bhūṣaṇairbhūṣitāṅgaśca cāruśṛṅgāraveṣadhṛk / āmodikusumasragbhiravataṃsitakuntalaḥ
with his body adorned with ornaments, wearing lovely festive dress, his hair decked with garlands of fragrant flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.28
संकल्पभूषणो वाथ यथाविभवभूषणः । पूजाखण्डे वक्ष्यमाणान्कृत्वा न्यासाननुक्रमात्
saṃkalpabhūṣaṇo vātha yathāvibhavabhūṣaṇaḥ / pūjākhaṇḍe vakṣyamāṇānkṛtvā nyāsānanukramāt
or else adorned (only) by intention, or adorned according to his means — having performed in due order the placements (nyāsa) that will be told in the chapter on worship,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.29
मृद्वासने समासीनो ध्यायेच्छ्रीनगरं महत् । नानावृक्षमहोद्यानमारभ्य ललितावधि
mṛdvāsane samāsīno dhyāyecchrīnagaraṃ mahat / nānāvṛkṣamahodyānamārabhya lalitāvadhi
seated on a soft seat, he should meditate on the great Śrī City, beginning from the great garden of various trees up to Lalitā (herself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.30
ध्यायेच्छ्रीनगरं दिव्यं बहिरन्तरतः शुचिः । पूजाखण्डोक्तमार्गेम पूजां कृत्वा विलक्षणः
dhyāyecchrīnagaraṃ divyaṃ bahirantarataḥ śuciḥ / pūjākhaṇḍoktamārgema pūjāṃ kṛtvā vilakṣaṇaḥ
Pure outwardly and inwardly, he should meditate on the divine Śrī City; having performed the worship by the method stated in the chapter on worship, being (thus) distinguished,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.31
अक्षमालां समादाय चन्द्रकस्तूरिवासिताम् । उदङ्मुखः प्राङ्खो वा जपेत्सिंहासनेश्वरीम् । षट्त्रिंशल्लक्षसंख्यां तु जपेद्विद्या प्रसीदति
akṣamālāṃ samādāya candrakastūrivāsitām / udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅkho vā japetsiṃhāsaneśvarīm / ṣaṭtriṃśallakṣasaṃkhyāṃ tu japedvidyā prasīdati
taking up a rosary scented with camphor and musk, facing north or facing east, he should recite (the mantra of) the Mistress of the Lion-Throne. He should recite it thirty-six lakh times, and the vidyā becomes favourable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.32
तद्दशांशस्तु होमः स्यात्तद्दशांशं च तर्पणम् । तद्दशांशं ब्राह्मणानां भोजनं समुदीरितम्
taddaśāṃśastu homaḥ syāttaddaśāṃśaṃ ca tarpaṇam / taddaśāṃśaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ bhojanaṃ samudīritam
The oblation should be a tenth part of that, and the libation a tenth part of that; a tenth part of that is declared to be the feeding of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.33
एवं स सिद्धमन्त्रस्तु कुर्यात्काम्यजपं पुनः । लक्षमात्रं जपित्वा तु मनुष्यान्वशमानयेत्
evaṃ sa siddhamantrastu kuryātkāmyajapaṃ punaḥ / lakṣamātraṃ japitvā tu manuṣyānvaśamānayet
Thus, with the mantra mastered, he may again perform recitation for desired ends: reciting a mere lakh, he brings men under his control.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.34
लक्षद्वितयजाप्येन नारीः सर्वा वशं नयेत् । लक्षत्रितयजापेन सर्वान्वशयते नृपान्
lakṣadvitayajāpyena nārīḥ sarvā vaśaṃ nayet / lakṣatritayajāpena sarvānvaśayate nṛpān
By reciting two lakhs he brings all women under his control; by reciting three lakhs he subdues all kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.35
चतुर्लक्षजपे जाते क्षुभ्यन्ति फणिकन्यकाः । पञ्चलक्षजपे जाते सर्वाः पातालयोषितः
caturlakṣajape jāte kṣubhyanti phaṇikanyakāḥ / pañcalakṣajape jāte sarvāḥ pātālayoṣitaḥ
When four lakhs of recitation are done, the serpent-maidens are stirred; when five lakhs are done, all the women of the netherworld.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.36
भूलोकसुन्दरीवर्गो वश्यःषड्लक्षजापतः । क्षुभ्यन्ति सप्त लक्षेण स्वर्गलोकमृगीदृशः
bhūlokasundarīvargo vaśyaḥṣaḍlakṣajāpataḥ / kṣubhyanti sapta lakṣeṇa svargalokamṛgīdṛśaḥ
By six lakhs of recitation the host of beauties of the earth-world is subdued; with seven lakhs the doe-eyed women of the heaven-world are stirred.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.37
देवयोनिभवाः सर्वे ऽप्यष्टलक्षजपाद्वशाः । नवलक्षेण गीर्वाणा नखिलान्वशमानयेत्
devayonibhavāḥ sarve 'pyaṣṭalakṣajapādvaśāḥ / navalakṣeṇa gīrvāṇā nakhilānvaśamānayet
All those born of divine wombs too are subdued by eight lakhs of recitation; with nine lakhs he brings all the gods under his control.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.38
लक्षैकादशजाप्येन ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् । लक्षद्वादशजापेन सिद्धीरष्टौ वशं नयेत्
lakṣaikādaśajāpyena brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān / lakṣadvādaśajāpena siddhīraṣṭau vaśaṃ nayet
By reciting eleven lakhs, (he subdues) Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara; by reciting twelve lakhs he brings the eight powers under his control.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.39
इन्द्रस्येन्द्रत्वमेतेन मन्त्रेण ह्यभवत्पुरा । विष्णोर्विष्णुत्वमेतेन शिवस्य शिवतामुना
indrasyendratvametena mantreṇa hyabhavatpurā / viṣṇorviṣṇutvametena śivasya śivatāmunā
By this mantra Indra's Indra-hood came about of old; by this Viṣṇu's Viṣṇu-hood, and by this Śiva's Śiva-hood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.40
इन्दोश्चन्द्रत्वमेतेन भानोर्भास्करतामुना । सर्वासां देवतानां च तास्ताः सिद्धय उज्ज्वलाः । अनेन मन्त्रराजेन जाता इत्यवधारय
indoścandratvametena bhānorbhāskaratāmunā / sarvāsāṃ devatānāṃ ca tāstāḥ siddhaya ujjvalāḥ / anena mantrarājena jātā ityavadhāraya
By this (mantra) the moon (gained) its moonhood, and by this the sun its sun-nature; and for all the deities, know for certain that their various brilliant attainments arose through this king of mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.41
एतन्मन्त्रस्य जापी तु सर्वपापविवर्जितः । त्रैलोक्यसुन्दराकारो मन्मथस्यापि मोहकृत्
etanmantrasya jāpī tu sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ / trailokyasundarākāro manmathasyāpi mohakṛt
One who recites this mantra is freed from all sin, of a form lovely to the three worlds, and a deluder even of Manmatha (the god of love).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.42
सर्वाभिः सिद्धिभिर्युक्तः सर्वज्ञः सर्वपूजितः । दर्शनादेव सर्वषामन्तरालस्य पूरकः
sarvābhiḥ siddhibhiryuktaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvapūjitaḥ / darśanādeva sarvaṣāmantarālasya pūrakaḥ
He is endowed with all the siddhis, all-knowing, honoured by all; by his mere sight he is a filler of the inner void of all (beings).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.43
वाचा वाचस्पतिसमः श्रिया श्रीपतिसानभः । बले मरुत्समानः स्यात्स्थिरत्वे हिमवानिव
vācā vācaspatisamaḥ śriyā śrīpatisānabhaḥ / bale marutsamānaḥ syātsthiratve himavāniva
In speech he is equal to Vācaspati, in splendour like the Lord of Śrī (Viṣṇu); in strength he would be the equal of the Wind, in steadiness like the Himālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.44
औन्नत्ये मेरुतुल्यः स्याद्गांभीर्येण महार्णवः । क्षणात्क्षोभकरो मूर्त्या ग्रामपल्लीपुरादिषु
aunnatye merutulyaḥ syādgāṃbhīryeṇa mahārṇavaḥ / kṣaṇātkṣobhakaro mūrtyā grāmapallīpurādiṣu
In loftiness he would be equal to Meru, in depth the great ocean; by his very person he causes agitation in an instant in villages, hamlets, towns and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.45
ईषद्भूभङ्गमात्रेण स्तम्भको जृंभकस्तथा । उच्चाटको मोहकश्च मारको दुष्टचेतसाम्
īṣadbhūbhaṅgamātreṇa stambhako jṛṃbhakastathā / uccāṭako mohakaśca mārako duṣṭacetasām
By a mere slight knitting of his brow he is a paralyser and a render-asunder, a driver-away, a bewilderer, and a slayer of the evil-minded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.46
क्रुद्धः प्रसीदति हठात्तस्य दर्शनहर्षितः । अष्टादशसु विद्यासु निरूढिमभिगच्छति
kruddhaḥ prasīdati haṭhāttasya darśanaharṣitaḥ / aṣṭādaśasu vidyāsu nirūḍhimabhigacchati
An angry man, gladdened by the sight of him, at once becomes gracious; he attains mastery in the eighteen branches of learning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.47
मन्दाकिनीपूरसमा मधुरा तस्य भारती । न तस्याविदितं किञ्चित्सर्वशास्त्रेषु कुम्भज
mandākinīpūrasamā madhurā tasya bhāratī / na tasyāviditaṃ kiñcitsarvaśāstreṣu kumbhaja
His speech is sweet, like the flood of the Mandākinī; there is nothing in all the scriptures unknown to him, O jar-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.48
दर्शनानि च सर्वाणि कर्तु खण्डयितुं पटुः । तत्त्वञ्जानाति निखिलं सर्वज्ञत्वं च गच्छति
darśanāni ca sarvāṇi kartu khaṇḍayituṃ paṭuḥ / tattvañjānāti nikhilaṃ sarvajñatvaṃ ca gacchati
He is skilled in establishing and in demolishing all the philosophical systems; he knows reality entirely and attains omniscience.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.49
सदा दयार्द्रहृदयं तस्य सर्वेषु जन्तुषु । तत्कोपाग्नेर्विषयतां गन्तुं नालं जगत्त्रयी
sadā dayārdrahṛdayaṃ tasya sarveṣu jantuṣu / tatkopāgnerviṣayatāṃ gantuṃ nālaṃ jagattrayī
His heart is always melting with compassion for all creatures; the three worlds are unable to become the object of the fire of his anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.50
तस्य दर्शनवेलायां श्लथन्नीवीनिबन्धनाः । विश्रस्तरशनाबन्धा गलत्कुण्डलसञ्चयाः
tasya darśanavelāyāṃ ślathannīvīnibandhanāḥ / viśrastaraśanābandhā galatkuṇḍalasañcayāḥ
At the time of seeing him, (women) have the fastenings of their skirts loosened, the bindings of their girdles slipped, their clusters of earrings falling,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.51
घर्मवारिकणश्रेणीमुक्ताभूषितमूर्तयः । अत्यन्तरागतरलव्यापारनयनाञ्चलाः
gharmavārikaṇaśreṇīmuktābhūṣitamūrtayaḥ / atyantarāgataralavyāpāranayanāñcalāḥ
their bodies adorned with pearls (in the form of) rows of droplets of sweat, the corners of their eyes moving with the tremulousness of extreme passion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.52
स्रंसमानकरांभोजमणिकङ्कणपङ्क्तयः । ऊरुस्तम्भेन निष्पन्दा नमितास्याश्च लज्जया
sraṃsamānakarāṃbhojamaṇikaṅkaṇapaṅktayaḥ / ūrustambhena niṣpandā namitāsyāśca lajjayā
the rows of jewelled bracelets slipping from their lotus-hands, motionless from the stiffening of their thighs, and their faces bowed down with shame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.53
द्रवत्कन्दर्पसदनाः पुलकाङ्कुरभूषणाः । अन्यमाकारमिव च प्राप्ता मानसजन्मना
dravatkandarpasadanāḥ pulakāṅkurabhūṣaṇāḥ / anyamākāramiva ca prāptā mānasajanmanā
the abode of Kandarpa (in them) flowing, adorned with the sprouts of horripilation, and as it were brought to another form by the mind-born (god of love),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.54
दीप्यमाना इवोद्दामरागज्वालाकदंबकैः । वीक्ष्यमाणा इवानङ्गशरपावकवृष्टिभिः
dīpyamānā ivoddāmarāgajvālākadaṃbakaiḥ / vīkṣyamāṇā ivānaṅgaśarapāvakavṛṣṭibhiḥ
as if blazing with the masses of the flames of unrestrained passion, as if being drenched by showers of the fiery arrows of the Bodiless One,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.55
उत्कण्ठया तुद्यमानाः खिद्यमाना तनूष्मणा । सिच्यमानाः श्रमजलैः शुच्यमानाश्च लज्जया
utkaṇṭhayā tudyamānāḥ khidyamānā tanūṣmaṇā / sicyamānāḥ śramajalaiḥ śucyamānāśca lajjayā
Pierced by longing, worn down by the heat of their bodies, drenched with the water of exertion, and made to grieve by shame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.56
कुलं जातिं च शीलं च लज्जां च परिवारकम् । लोकाद्भयं बन्धुभयं परलोकभये तथा
kulaṃ jātiṃ ca śīlaṃ ca lajjāṃ ca parivārakam / lokādbhayaṃ bandhubhayaṃ paralokabhaye tathā
family, caste, character, modesty, and retinue, fear of people, fear of kinsmen, and likewise fears of the next world —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.57
मुञ्चन्त्यो हृदि याचन्त्यो भवन्ति हरिणीदृशः । अरण्ये पत्तने वापि देवालयमठेषु वा । यत्र कुत्रापि तिष्ठन्तं तं धावन्ति मृगीदृशः
muñcantyo hṛdi yācantyo bhavanti hariṇīdṛśaḥ / araṇye pattane vāpi devālayamaṭheṣu vā / yatra kutrāpi tiṣṭhantaṃ taṃ dhāvanti mṛgīdṛśaḥ
letting (all these) go, the doe-eyed women beg in their hearts; whether in the forest, in the city, or in temples and monasteries, wherever he stands, the fawn-eyed ones run to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.58
अत्याहतो यथैवांभोबिन्दुर्भ्रमति पुष्करे । तद्वद्भ्रमन्ति चित्तानि दर्शने तस्य सुभ्रुवाम्
atyāhato yathaivāṃbhobindurbhramati puṣkare / tadvadbhramanti cittāni darśane tasya subhruvām
Just as a violently struck drop of water rolls about on a lotus leaf, so do the minds of the fair-browed women roll about at the sight of him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.59
विनीतानवनीतानां विद्रावणमहाफलम् । तं सेवन्ते समस्तानां विद्यानामपि पङ्क्तयः
vinītānavanītānāṃ vidrāvaṇamahāphalam / taṃ sevante samastānāṃ vidyānāmapi paṅktayaḥ
The ranks of all the branches of learning too serve him, whose great fruit is the routing of the trained and the untrained (alike).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.60
चन्द्रार्कमण्डलद्वन्द्वकुचमण्डलशोभिनी । त्रिलोके ललना तस्य दर्शनादनुरज्यति । अन्यासां तु वराकीणां वक्तव्यं किं तपोधन
candrārkamaṇḍaladvandvakucamaṇḍalaśobhinī / triloke lalanā tasya darśanādanurajyati / anyāsāṃ tu varākīṇāṃ vaktavyaṃ kiṃ tapodhana
Resplendent with a pair of breast-orbs (like) the two disks of moon and sun, the woman in the three worlds becomes enamoured at the sight of him; and what need be said, O wealth-of-austerities (Agastya), of other pitiable women?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.61
पत्तनेषु च वीथीषु चत्वरेषु वनेषु च । तत्कीर्तिघोषणा पुण्या सदा द्युसद्द्रुमायते
pattaneṣu ca vīthīṣu catvareṣu vaneṣu ca / tatkīrtighoṣaṇā puṇyā sadā dyusaddrumāyate
In towns and in the lanes, at the crossroads and in the forests, the holy proclaiming of his fame ever behaves like (grows like) the tree of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.62
तस्य दर्शनतः पाप जालं नश्यति पापिनाम् । तद्गुणा एव घोक्ष्यन्ते सर्वत्र कविपुङ्गवैः
tasya darśanataḥ pāpa jālaṃ naśyati pāpinām / tadguṇā eva ghokṣyante sarvatra kavipuṅgavaiḥ
At the sight of him the net of sins of sinners perishes; his virtues alone will be proclaimed everywhere by the foremost of poets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.63
भिन्नैर्वर्णैरायुधैश्च भिन्नैर्वाहनभूषणैः । ये ध्यायन्ति महादेवीं तास्ताः सिद्धीर्भञ्जति ते
bhinnairvarṇairāyudhaiśca bhinnairvāhanabhūṣaṇaiḥ / ye dhyāyanti mahādevīṃ tāstāḥ siddhīrbhañjati te
Those who meditate on Mahādevī with (her) various colours and various weapons, vehicles and ornaments — those very attainments they obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.64
मनोरादिमखण्डस्तु कुन्देन्दुधवलद्युतिः । अहश्चक्रे ज्वलज्ज्वालश्चिन्तनीयस्तु मूलके
manorādimakhaṇḍastu kundendudhavaladyutiḥ / ahaścakre jvalajjvālaścintanīyastu mūlake
But the first segment of the mantra, white-gleaming as jasmine and the moon, with blazing flame, is to be contemplated in the day-wheel, at the root (mūlādhāra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.65
इन्द्रगोपक संकाशो द्वितीयो मनुखण्डकः । नीभालनीये ऽहश्चक्रे आबालान्तज्वलच्छिखः
indragopaka saṃkāśo dvitīyo manukhaṇḍakaḥ / nībhālanīye 'haścakre ābālāntajvalacchikhaḥ
The second mantra-segment, resembling the indragopa (crimson) insect, with its flame blazing to the very end, is to be visualized in the day-wheel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.66
अथ बालादिपद्मस्थद्विदलांबुजकोटरे । नीभालनीयस्तार्तीयखण्डो दुरितखण्डकः
atha bālādipadmasthadvidalāṃbujakoṭare / nībhālanīyastārtīyakhaṇḍo duritakhaṇḍakaḥ
Then, in the hollow of the two-petalled lotus set in the bāla-lotus and the rest, the third segment, the segment that destroys sin, is to be visualized.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.67
मुक्ता ध्येया शशिजोत्स्ना धवलाकृतिरंबिका । रक्तसंध्यकरोचिः स्याद्वशीकरणकर्मणि
muktā dhyeyā śaśijotsnā dhavalākṛtiraṃbikā / raktasaṃdhyakarociḥ syādvaśīkaraṇakarmaṇi
Ambikā is to be meditated on as pearl-like, as moonlight, white in form; but in the rite of subjugation she should be of the radiance of the red twilight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.68
सर्वसंपत्तिलाभे तु श्यामलाङ्गी विचिन्त्यते । नीला च मूकीकरणे पीता स्तंभनकर्मणि
sarvasaṃpattilābhe tu śyāmalāṅgī vicintyate / nīlā ca mūkīkaraṇe pītā staṃbhanakarmaṇi
But for the gaining of all prosperity she is contemplated as dark-limbed of body; and blue for making (an enemy) dumb, yellow in the rite of paralysing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.69
कवित्वे विशदाकारा स्फटिकोपलनिर्मला । धनलाभे सुवर्णाभा चिन्त्यते ललितांबिका
kavitve viśadākārā sphaṭikopalanirmalā / dhanalābhe suvarṇābhā cintyate lalitāṃbikā
For poetic power (she is) of clear form, spotless as a crystal stone; for the gaining of wealth Lalitāmbikā is contemplated as gold-hued.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.70
आमूलमाब्रह्मबिलं ज्वलन्माणिक्यदीपवत् । ये ध्यायन्ति महापुञ्जं ते स्युः संसिद्धसिद्धयः
āmūlamābrahmabilaṃ jvalanmāṇikyadīpavat / ye dhyāyanti mahāpuñjaṃ te syuḥ saṃsiddhasiddhayaḥ
Those who meditate on the great mass (of light), like a blazing ruby lamp, from the root up to the aperture of Brahmā — they become ones whose attainments are wholly accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.71
एवं बहुप्रकारेण ध्यानभेदेन कुम्भज । निभालयन्तः श्रीदेवीं भजन्ति महतीं श्रियम् । प्राप्यते सद्भिरेवैषा नासद्भिस्तु कदाचन
evaṃ bahuprakāreṇa dhyānabhedena kumbhaja / nibhālayantaḥ śrīdevīṃ bhajanti mahatīṃ śriyam / prāpyate sadbhirevaiṣā nāsadbhistu kadācana
Thus, in many ways, by variation of meditation, O pot-born one, those who behold Śrī Devī obtain great splendour; and she is attained only by the good, never by the bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.72
यैस्तु तप्तं तपस्तीव्रं तैरेवात्मनि ध्यायते । तस्य नो पश्चिमं जन्म स्वयं यो वा न शङ्करः । न तेन लभ्यते विद्या ललिता परमेश्वरी
yaistu taptaṃ tapastīvraṃ tairevātmani dhyāyate / tasya no paścimaṃ janma svayaṃ yo vā na śaṅkaraḥ / na tena labhyate vidyā lalitā parameśvarī
But (only) by those who have performed fierce austerity is she meditated upon within the self; he whose birth is not the last, or who is not Śaṅkara himself — by him the vidyā Lalitā, the supreme mistress, is not obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.73
वंशे तु यस्य कस्यापि भवेदेष मनुर्यदि । तद्वंश्याः सर्व एव स्युर्मुक्तास्तृप्ता न संशयः
vaṃśe tu yasya kasyāpi bhavedeṣa manuryadi / tadvaṃśyāḥ sarva eva syurmuktāstṛptā na saṃśayaḥ
But if this mantra should come to be in the lineage of anyone whatsoever, all those of that lineage would without doubt be liberated and satisfied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.74
गुप्ताद्गुप्ततरैवैषा सर्वशास्त्रेषु निश्चिता । वेदाः समस्तशास्त्राणि स्तुवन्ति ललितेश्वरीम्
guptādguptataraivaiṣā sarvaśāstreṣu niścitā / vedāḥ samastaśāstrāṇi stuvanti laliteśvarīm
She is more secret than the secret — so it is settled in all the scriptures; the Vedas and all the scriptures praise Lalitā the sovereign.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.75
परमात्मेयमेव स्यादियमेव परा गतिः । इयमेव महत्तीर्थमियमेव महत्फलम्
paramātmeyameva syādiyameva parā gatiḥ / iyameva mahattīrthamiyameva mahatphalam
She alone is the supreme Self, she alone is the highest goal; she alone is the great place of pilgrimage, she alone is the great fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.76
इमां गायन्ति मुनयो ध्यायन्ति सनकादयः । अर्चन्तीमां सुरश्रेष्ठा ब्रह्माद्याः पञ्चसिद्धिदाम्
imāṃ gāyanti munayo dhyāyanti sanakādayaḥ / arcantīmāṃ suraśreṣṭhā brahmādyāḥ pañcasiddhidām
The sages sing of her, Sanaka and the others meditate on her; the foremost of gods, Brahmā and the rest, worship her, the giver of the five attainments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.77
न प्राप्यते कुचारित्रैः कुत्सितैः कुटिलाशयैः । दैवबाह्यैर्वृथातर्कैर्वृथा विभ्रान्त बुद्धिभिः
na prāpyate kucāritraiḥ kutsitaiḥ kuṭilāśayaiḥ / daivabāhyairvṛthātarkairvṛthā vibhrānta buddhibhiḥ
She is not attained by those of bad conduct, the contemptible, the crooked in intent, by those outside of divine (ordinance), by vain reasoners, by those whose minds are vainly deluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.78
नष्टैरशीलैरुच्छिष्टैः कुलभ्रष्टैश्च निष्ठुरैः । दर्शनद्वेषिभिः पापशीलैराचारनिन्दकैः
naṣṭairaśīlairucchiṣṭaiḥ kulabhraṣṭaiśca niṣṭhuraiḥ / darśanadveṣibhiḥ pāpaśīlairācāranindakaiḥ
by the ruined, the ill-behaved, the defiled, by those fallen from their family and the cruel, by haters of the doctrine, by those of sinful character, by revilers of (proper) practice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.79
उद्धतैरुद्धतालापैर्दांभिकैरतिमानिभिः । एतादृशानां मर्त्यानां देवानां चातिदुर्लभा
uddhatairuddhatālāpairdāṃbhikairatimānibhiḥ / etādṛśānāṃ martyānāṃ devānāṃ cātidurlabhā
by the insolent, by those of insolent speech, by hypocrites, by the excessively proud — for mortals and gods such as these she is exceedingly hard to attain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.80
देवतानां च पूज्यत्वमस्याः प्रोक्तं घटोद्भव । भण्डासुर वधायैषा प्रादुर्भूता चिदग्नितः
devatānāṃ ca pūjyatvamasyāḥ proktaṃ ghaṭodbhava / bhaṇḍāsura vadhāyaiṣā prādurbhūtā cidagnitaḥ
And her being worthy of worship even by the gods has been declared, O pot-born (Agastya). For the slaying of the demon Bhaṇḍa she appeared out of the fire of consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.81
महात्रिपुरसुन्दर्या सूर्तिस्तेजोविजृंभिता । कामाक्षीति विधात्रा तु प्रस्तुता ललितेश्वरी
mahātripurasundaryā sūrtistejovijṛṃbhitā / kāmākṣīti vidhātrā tu prastutā laliteśvarī
A fair form of the Great Tripurasundarī, swelling forth with radiance, was proclaimed by the Creator as "Kāmākṣī" — she, the Lalitā, the Sovereign Lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 38.82
ध्यायतः परया भक्त्या तां परां ललितांबिकाम् । सदाशिवस्य मनसो लालनाल्ललिताभिधा
dhyāyataḥ parayā bhaktyā tāṃ parāṃ lalitāṃbikām / sadāśivasya manaso lālanāllalitābhidhā
Because Sadāśiva's mind fondled (lālana) that supreme Mother Lalitā as he meditated on her with the highest devotion, (she has) the name Lalitā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 38.83
यद्यत्कृतवती कृत्यं तत्सर्वं विनिवेदितम् । पूजाविधानमखिलं शास्त्रोक्तेनैव वर्त्मना । खण्डान्तरे वदिष्यामि तद्विलासं महाद्भुतम्
yadyatkṛtavatī kṛtyaṃ tatsarvaṃ viniveditam / pūjāvidhānamakhilaṃ śāstroktenaiva vartmanā / khaṇḍāntare vadiṣyāmi tadvilāsaṃ mahādbhutam
Whatever deed she performed, all that has been recounted, and the entire ordinance of her worship according to the way declared in the scriptures. In another section I shall tell of that most wondrous play of hers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition