Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 39
BndP 3 39.1
अगस्त्य उवाच अनाद्यनन्तमव्यक्तं व्यक्तानामादिकारणम् । आनन्दबोधैकरसं तन्महन्मन्महे महः
agastya uvāca anādyanantamavyaktaṃ vyaktānāmādikāraṇam / ānandabodhaikarasaṃ tanmahanmanmahe mahaḥ
Agastya said: That great Light which is beginningless, endless, unmanifest, the first cause of all manifest things, whose single essence is bliss and awareness — that we honour.
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BndP 3 39.2
अश्वानन महाप्राज्ञ वेदवेदान्तवित्तम । श्रुतमेतन्महापुण्यं ललिताख्यानमुत्तमम्
aśvānana mahāprājña vedavedāntavittama / śrutametanmahāpuṇyaṃ lalitākhyānamuttamam
O Horse-faced one, greatly wise, best of the knowers of the Vedas and the Vedānta, this most meritorious, supreme narrative of Lalitā has been heard (by me).
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BndP 3 39.3
सर्वपूज्या त्वया प्रोक्ता त्रिपुरा परदेवता । पाशाङ्कुशधनुर्बाण परिष्कृतचतुर्भुजा
sarvapūjyā tvayā proktā tripurā paradevatā / pāśāṅkuśadhanurbāṇa pariṣkṛtacaturbhujā
By you Tripurā, the supreme deity, worshipped by all, has been described, with four arms adorned with noose, goad, bow and arrow;
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BndP 3 39.4
तस्या मन्त्रमिति प्रोक्तं श्रीचक्रं चक्रूषणम् । नवावरणमीशानी श्रीपरस्याधिदैवतम्
tasyā mantramiti proktaṃ śrīcakraṃ cakrūṣaṇam / navāvaraṇamīśānī śrīparasyādhidaivatam
and thus her mantra has been declared, and the Śrīcakra, the ... of the wheel, with its nine enclosures, O (goddess) Īśānī — the presiding deity of the supreme Śrī.
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BndP 3 39.5
काञ्चीपुरे पवित्रे ऽस्मिन्महीमण्डलमण्डले । केयं विभाति कल्याणी कामाक्षीत्यभिविश्रुता
kāñcīpure pavitre 'sminmahīmaṇḍalamaṇḍale / keyaṃ vibhāti kalyāṇī kāmākṣītyabhiviśrutā
Who is this auspicious one, widely renowned as Kāmākṣī, who shines here in the holy city of Kāñcī, in the circle of the earth's expanse —
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BndP 3 39.6
द्विभुजा विविधोल्लासविलसत्तनुवल्लरी । अदृष्टपूर्वसैन्दर्या परज्योतिर्मयी परा
dvibhujā vividhollāsavilasattanuvallarī / adṛṣṭapūrvasaindaryā parajyotirmayī parā
two-armed, her slender body a creeper shining with manifold delight, of a beauty never seen before, made of supreme light, the highest one?
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BndP 3 39.7
सूत उवाच अगस्त्येनैवमुक्तः सन्परानन्दादृतेक्षणः । ध्यायंस्तच्च परं तेजो हयग्रीवो महामनाः । इति ध्यात्वा नमस्कृत्य तमगस्त्यमथाब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca agastyenaivamuktaḥ sanparānandādṛtekṣaṇaḥ / dhyāyaṃstacca paraṃ tejo hayagrīvo mahāmanāḥ / iti dhyātvā namaskṛtya tamagastyamathābravīt
Sūta said: Thus addressed by Agastya, great-minded Hayagrīva, his gaze filled with reverence out of supreme bliss, meditating on that supreme Light — having so meditated and made obeisance, he then spoke to that Agastya.
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BndP 3 39.8
हयग्रीव उवाच रहस्यं संप्रवक्ष्यामि लोपामुद्रापते शृणु
hayagrīva uvāca rahasyaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi lopāmudrāpate śṛṇu
Hayagrīva said: I shall declare the secret; listen, O husband of Lopāmudrā.
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BndP 3 39.9
आद्या याणुतरा सा स्याच्चित्परा त्वादिकारणम् । अन्ताख्येति तथा प्रोक्ता स्वरूपात्तत्त्वचिन्तकैः
ādyā yāṇutarā sā syāccitparā tvādikāraṇam / antākhyeti tathā proktā svarūpāttattvacintakaiḥ
The first one, who is subtler (than the subtle), she would be the supreme consciousness, and (she is) the first cause; and by those who ponder the truth she is likewise called "the End-named" (Antā) on account of her essential nature.
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BndP 3 39.10
द्वितीयाभूत्ततः शुद्धपराद्विभुजसंयुता । दक्षहस्ते योगमुद्रां वामहस्ते तु पुस्तकम्
dvitīyābhūttataḥ śuddhaparādvibhujasaṃyutā / dakṣahaste yogamudrāṃ vāmahaste tu pustakam
Then arose the second, the pure Parā, endowed with two arms, (holding) the yoga-mudrā in her right hand and a book in her left,
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BndP 3 39.11
बिभ्रती हिमकुन्देन्दुमुक्तासमवपुर्द्युतिः । परापरा तृतीया स्याद्बा लार्कायुतसंमिता
bibhratī himakundendumuktāsamavapurdyutiḥ / parāparā tṛtīyā syādbā lārkāyutasaṃmitā
bearing a bodily radiance equal to snow, jasmine, the moon and pearl. The third would be Parāparā, measured as (bright as) a myriad rising suns,
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BndP 3 39.12
सर्वाभरणसंयुक्ता दशहस्तधृताम्बुजा । वामोरुन्यस्तहस्ता वा किरीटार्धेन्दुभूषणा
sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktā daśahastadhṛtāmbujā / vāmorunyastahastā vā kirīṭārdhendubhūṣaṇā
endowed with every ornament, holding lotuses in ten hands, or with her hand laid on her left thigh, adorned with a diadem and the crescent moon.
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BndP 3 39.13
पश्चाच्चतुर्भुजा जाता सा परा त्रिपुरारुणा । पाशाङ्कुशेक्षुकोदण्डपञ्चबाणलसत्करा
paścāccaturbhujā jātā sā parā tripurāruṇā / pāśāṅkuśekṣukodaṇḍapañcabāṇalasatkarā
Afterwards she became four-armed, that supreme Tripurā, red as dawn, her hands shining with noose, goad, sugarcane bow and five arrows.
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BndP 3 39.16
ललिता सैव कामाक्षी काञ्च्यां व्यक्तिमुपागता । सरस्वतीरमागौर्यस्तामेवाद्यामुपासते ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,३९।१४ ॥ नेत्रद्वयं महेशस्य काशीकाञ्जीपुरद्वयम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,३९।१५ ॥ विख्यातं वैष्णवं क्षेत्रं शिवसांनिध्य कारकम् । काञ्चीक्षेत्रे पुरा धाता सर्वलोकपितामहः
lalitā saiva kāmākṣī kāñcyāṃ vyaktimupāgatā / sarasvatīramāgauryastāmevādyāmupāsate // bndp_3,39.14 // netradvayaṃ maheśasya kāśīkāñjīpuradvayam // bndp_3,39.15 // vikhyātaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ kṣetraṃ śivasāṃnidhya kārakam / kāñcīkṣetre purā dhātā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
That very Lalitā is Kāmākṣī, who has come to manifestation in Kāñcī; Sarasvatī, Ramā and Gaurī worship her, the primordial one. (39.14) The two eyes of Maheśa are the two cities, Kāśī and Kāñcī. (39.15) (Kāñcī is) the famed Vaiṣṇava holy place, which brings about the presence of Śiva. In the field of Kāñcī, long ago, the Creator, the grandfather of all the worlds,
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BndP 3 39.17
श्रीदेवीदर्शनायैव तपस्तेपे सुदुष्करम् । आत्मैकध्यानयुक्तस्य तस्यव्रतवतो मुने
śrīdevīdarśanāyaiva tapastepe suduṣkaram / ātmaikadhyānayuktasya tasyavratavato mune
performed most difficult austerity solely for the sight of Śrī Devī. While he was engaged in one-pointed meditation on the Self and holding to his vow, O sage,
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BndP 3 39.18
प्रादुरासीत्पुरो लक्ष्मीः पद्महस्ता परात्परा । पद्मासने च तिष्ठन्ती विष्णुना जिष्णुना सह
prādurāsītpuro lakṣmīḥ padmahastā parātparā / padmāsane ca tiṣṭhantī viṣṇunā jiṣṇunā saha
Lakṣmī, higher than the highest, appeared before him, lotus in hand, seated on a lotus seat together with victorious Viṣṇu,
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BndP 3 39.19
सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या सर्वाभरणभूषिता । सिंहासनेश्वरी ख्याता सर्वलोकैकरक्षिणी
sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā / siṃhāsaneśvarī khyātā sarvalokaikarakṣiṇī
(She was) rich in every adornment and attire, decked with all ornaments, renowned as the mistress of the lion-throne, the one sole protectress of all the worlds.
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BndP 3 39.20
तां दृष्ट्वाद्भुतसैन्दर्यां परज्योतिर्मयीं पराम् । आदिलक्ष्मीमिति ख्यातां सर्वेषां हृदये स्थिताम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvādbhutasaindaryāṃ parajyotirmayīṃ parām / ādilakṣmīmiti khyātāṃ sarveṣāṃ hṛdaye sthitām
Seeing her of wondrous beauty, made of the supreme light, supreme, renowned as the Primal Lakṣmī, abiding in the heart of all —
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BndP 3 39.21
यामाहुस्त्रिपुरामेव ब्रह्मविष्णवीशमातरम् । कामाक्षीति प्रसिद्धां तामस्तौ षीत्पुर्मभक्तिमान्
yāmāhustripurāmeva brahmaviṣṇavīśamātaram / kāmākṣīti prasiddhāṃ tāmastau ṣītpurmabhaktimān
her whom (the sages) call Tripurā herself, the mother of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva, her who is well known as Kāmākṣī — (Brahmā), full of devotion, then praised.
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BndP 3 39.22
ब्रह्मोवाच । जय देवि जगन्मातर्जय त्रिपुरसुन्दरि । जय श्रीनाथसहजे जय श्रीसर्वमङ्गले
brahmovāca / jaya devi jaganmātarjaya tripurasundari / jaya śrīnāthasahaje jaya śrīsarvamaṅgale
Brahmā said: Victory to you, Goddess, mother of the world; victory, beautiful lady of Tripura; victory, you who are innate/consort to Śrī's lord; victory, Śrī who are all auspiciousness.
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BndP 3 39.23
जय श्रीकरुणाराशे जय शृङ्गारनायिके । जयजयेधिकसिद्धेशि जय योगीन्द्रवन्दिते
jaya śrīkaruṇārāśe jaya śṛṅgāranāyike / jayajayedhikasiddheśi jaya yogīndravandite
Victory, treasury of blessed compassion; victory, mistress of erotic charm; victory, victory, sovereign of surpassing perfections; victory, you who are worshipped by the chief of yogins.
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BndP 3 39.24
जयजय जगदम्ब नित्यरूपे जयजय सन्नुतलोकसौख्यदात्रि । जयजय हिमशैलकीर्तनीये जयजय शङ्करकामवामनेत्रि
jayajaya jagadamba nityarūpe jayajaya sannutalokasaukhyadātri / jayajaya himaśailakīrtanīye jayajaya śaṅkarakāmavāmanetri
Victory, victory, mother of the world, you of eternal form; victory, victory, giver of happiness to the praised worlds; victory, victory, you who are to be celebrated on the Snow Mountain; victory, victory, you whose lovely eye is the desire of Śaṅkara.
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BndP 3 39.25
जगज्जन्मस्थितिध्वंसपिधानानुग्रहान्मुहुः । या करोति स्वसङ्कल्पात्तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
jagajjanmasthitidhvaṃsapidhānānugrahānmuhuḥ / yā karoti svasaṅkalpāttasyai devyai namonamaḥ
To that Goddess who, by her own will, again and again performs the birth, maintenance, destruction, concealment and gracing of the world — homage, homage.
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BndP 3 39.26
वर्णाश्रमाणां सांकर्यकारिणः पापिनो जनान् । निहन्त्याद्यातितीक्ष्णास्त्रैस्तस्यै देव्यैदृ
varṇāśramāṇāṃ sāṃkaryakāriṇaḥ pāpino janān / nihantyādyātitīkṣṇāstraistasyai devyaidṛ
She, the Primordial One, destroys with exceedingly sharp weapons those sinful people who cause confusion of the castes and life-stages — to that Goddess, homage, homage.
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BndP 3 39.27
नागमैश्च न वेदैश्च न शास्त्रैर्न च योगिभिः । देद्या या च स्वसंवेद्या तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
nāgamaiśca na vedaiśca na śāstrairna ca yogibhiḥ / dedyā yā ca svasaṃvedyā tasyai devyai namonamaḥ
She who is not to be known by the Āgamas, nor by the Vedas, nor by the treatises, nor by the yogins, but is known through herself alone — to that Goddess, homage, homage.
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BndP 3 39.28
रहस्याम्नायवेदान्तैस्तत्त्वविद्भिर्मुनीश्वरैः । परं ब्रह्मेति या ख्याता तस्यैदृ
rahasyāmnāyavedāntaistattvavidbhirmunīśvaraiḥ / paraṃ brahmeti yā khyātā tasyaidṛ
She who is proclaimed to be the supreme Brahman by the secret traditions and the Vedāntas, and by the lords of sages who know the truth — to that (Goddess, homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.29
हृदयस्थापि सर्वेषां या न केनापि दृश्यते । सूक्ष्मविज्ञानरूपायैदृ
hṛdayasthāpi sarveṣāṃ yā na kenāpi dṛśyate / sūkṣmavijñānarūpāyaidṛ
She who, though seated in the hearts of all, is seen by none — to her whose form is subtle knowledge, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.30
ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च ईश्वरश्च सदाशिवः । यद्ध्यानैकपरा नित्यं तस्यैदृ
brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca īśvaraśca sadāśivaḥ / yaddhyānaikaparā nityaṃ tasyaidṛ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Īśvara and Sadāśiva are ever wholly intent upon meditation on her — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.31
यच्चरणभक्ता इन्द्राद्या यदाज्ञामेव बिभ्रति । साम्राज्यसंपदीशायै तस्यैदृ
yaccaraṇabhaktā indrādyā yadājñāmeva bibhrati / sāmrājyasaṃpadīśāyai tasyaidṛ
Indra and the rest, devoted to her feet, bear only her command — to her who is mistress of the wealth of universal sovereignty, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.32
वेदा निःश्वसितं यस्या वीक्षितं भूतपञ्चकम् । स्मितं चराचरं विश्वं तस्यैदृ
vedā niḥśvasitaṃ yasyā vīkṣitaṃ bhūtapañcakam / smitaṃ carācaraṃ viśvaṃ tasyaidṛ
The Vedas are her breathing out, the five elements her glance, the world of moving and unmoving things her smile — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.33
सहस्रशीर्षा भोगीन्द्रो धरित्रीं तु यदाज्ञया । धत्ते सर्वजनाधारां तस्यैदृ
sahasraśīrṣā bhogīndro dharitrīṃ tu yadājñayā / dhatte sarvajanādhārāṃ tasyaidṛ
By whose command the thousand-headed lord of serpents upholds the earth, the support of all people — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.34
ज्वलत्यग्निस्तपत्यर्केवातो वाति यदाज्ञया । ज्ञानशक्तिस्वरूपायै तस्यैदृ
jvalatyagnistapatyarkevāto vāti yadājñayā / jñānaśaktisvarūpāyai tasyaidṛ
By whose command fire blazes, the sun burns, the wind blows — to her whose own form is the power of knowledge, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.35
पञ्चविंशतितत्त्वानि मायाकञ्चुकपञ्चकम् । यन्मयं मुनयः प्राहुस्तस्यैदृ
pañcaviṃśatitattvāni māyākañcukapañcakam / yanmayaṃ munayaḥ prāhustasyaidṛ
The twenty-five principles and the fivefold sheath of māyā, which the sages declare to be made of her — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.36
शिवशक्तीश्वराश्चैव शुद्धबोधः सदाशिवः । यदुन्मेषविभेदाः स्युस्तस्यैदृ
śivaśaktīśvarāścaiva śuddhabodhaḥ sadāśivaḥ / yadunmeṣavibhedāḥ syustasyaidṛ
Śiva, Śakti, Īśvara, pure awareness (śuddhavidyā) and Sadāśiva are the distinct (modes) of her opening forth — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.37
गुरुर्मन्त्रो देवता च तथा प्राणाश्च पञ्चधा । या विराजति चिद्रूपा तस्यैदृ
gururmantro devatā ca tathā prāṇāśca pañcadhā / yā virājati cidrūpā tasyaidṛ
She who shines as consciousness itself as the guru, the mantra, the deity, and likewise the fivefold vital breaths — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.38
सर्वात्मनामन्तरात्मा परमान्दरूपिणी । श्रीविद्येति स्मृता वा तु तस्यैदृ
sarvātmanāmantarātmā paramāndarūpiṇī / śrīvidyeti smṛtā vā tu tasyaidṛ
The inner self of all selves, having the form of supreme bliss, she who is remembered as Śrīvidyā — to her, (homage, homage).
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BndP 3 39.39
दर्शनानि च सर्वाणि यदङ्गानि विदुर्बुधाः । तत्तन्नियमयूपायै तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
darśanāni ca sarvāṇi yadaṅgāni vidurbudhāḥ / tattanniyamayūpāyai tasyai devyai namonamaḥ
And all the schools of doctrine, which the wise know to be her limbs — to her who is the sacrificial post binding each of them to its rule, to that Goddess, homage and homage.
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BndP 3 39.40
या भाति सर्वलोकेषु मणिमन्त्रौष धात्मना । तत्त्वोपदेशरूपायै तस्यैदृ
yā bhāti sarvalokeṣu maṇimantrauṣa dhātmanā / tattvopadeśarūpāyai tasyaidṛ
She who shines in all the worlds in the form of gems, mantras and herbs — to her whose form is the teaching of the truth, to that (Goddess, homage and homage).
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BndP 3 39.41
देशकालपदार्थात्मा यद्यद्वस्तु यथा तथा । तत्तद्रूपेण या भाति तस्यैदृ
deśakālapadārthātmā yadyadvastu yathā tathā / tattadrūpeṇa yā bhāti tasyaidṛ
Whatever thing there is, consisting of place, time and object, just as it is — she who shines in the form of each of these, to that (Goddess, homage and homage).
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BndP 3 39.42
हे प्रतिभटाकारा कल्याणगुणशालिनी । विश्वोत्तीर्णेति चाख्याता तस्यैदृ
he pratibhaṭākārā kalyāṇaguṇaśālinī / viśvottīrṇeti cākhyātā tasyaidṛ
O you of unrivalled form, endowed with auspicious qualities, you who are called 'transcending the universe' — to that (Goddess, homage and homage).
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BndP 3 39.43
इति स्तुत्वा महादेवीं धाता लोकपितामहः । भूयोभूयो नमस्कृत्य सहसा शरणं गतः
iti stutvā mahādevīṃ dhātā lokapitāmahaḥ / bhūyobhūyo namaskṛtya sahasā śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Having thus praised the Great Goddess, the Creator, the grandfather of the worlds, bowing again and again, at once went to (her for) refuge.
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BndP 3 39.44
सन्तुष्टा सा तदा देवी ब्रह्माणं प्रेक्ष्य संनतम् । वरदा सर्वलोकानां वृणीष्व वरमित्यशात्
santuṣṭā sā tadā devī brahmāṇaṃ prekṣya saṃnatam / varadā sarvalokānāṃ vṛṇīṣva varamityaśāt
Then that Goddess, well pleased, seeing Brahmā bowed low, being the giver of boons to all the worlds, commanded: "Choose a boon."
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BndP 3 39.45
ब्रह्मोवाच । भक्त्या त्वद्दर्शनेनैव कृतार्थो ऽस्मि न संशयः । तथापि प्रार्थये किञ्चिल्लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया
brahmovāca / bhaktyā tvaddarśanenaiva kṛtārtho 'smi na saṃśayaḥ / tathāpi prārthaye kiñcillokānugrahakāmyayā
Brahmā said: By devotion, by the very sight of you, my purpose is accomplished — there is no doubt. Even so, I ask something, out of a desire for the favouring of the worlds.
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BndP 3 39.46
कर्मभूमौ तु लोके ऽस्मिन्प्रायो मूढा इमे जनाः । तेषामनुग्रहार्थाय नित्यं कुर्वत्र संनिधिम्
karmabhūmau tu loke 'sminprāyo mūḍhā ime janāḥ / teṣāmanugrahārthāya nityaṃ kurvatra saṃnidhim
In this world, which is the field of action, these people are for the most part deluded; for the sake of showing favour to them, make your constant presence here.
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BndP 3 39.47
तथेति तस्य तं कामं पूरयामास वेधसः । अथ धाता पुनस्तस्या देव्या वासमकल्पयत्
tatheti tasya taṃ kāmaṃ pūrayāmāsa vedhasaḥ / atha dhātā punastasyā devyā vāsamakalpayat
Saying "So be it," she fulfilled that wish of the Creator's; then the Creator further arranged a dwelling for that Goddess.
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BndP 3 39.48
श्रीदेवीसोदरं नत्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षमच्युतम् । तत्सांनिध्यं सदा काञ्च्यां प्रार्थयामास चादृतः
śrīdevīsodaraṃ natvā puṇḍarīkākṣamacyutam / tatsāṃnidhyaṃ sadā kāñcyāṃ prārthayāmāsa cādṛtaḥ
Bowing to the lotus-eyed, imperishable one, the brother of Śrī Devī, he respectfully requested his perpetual presence in Kāñcī.
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BndP 3 39.49
ततस्तथा करिष्यामीत्यब्रवीत्तं जनार्दनः । अथ तुष्टो जगद्धाता पुनः प्राह महेश्वरीम्
tatastathā kariṣyāmītyabravīttaṃ janārdanaḥ / atha tuṣṭo jagaddhātā punaḥ prāha maheśvarīm
Then Janārdana said to him, "I shall do so." Then the pleased Creator of the world spoke again to the Great Goddess:
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BndP 3 39.50
शिवो ऽप्यत्रैव सांनिध्यं तव प्रीत्या करोत्विति । अथ श्रीत्रिपुरादक्षभागात्कामेश्वरः परः
śivo 'pyatraiva sāṃnidhyaṃ tava prītyā karotviti / atha śrītripurādakṣabhāgātkāmeśvaraḥ paraḥ
"Let Śiva too, out of love for you, make his presence here." Then, from the right side of Śrī Tripurā, the supreme Kāmeśvara —
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BndP 3 39.51
ईशानःसर्वविद्या नामीश्वरः सर्वदेहिनाम् । आविरासीन्महादेवः साक्षाच्छृङ्गारनायकः
īśānaḥsarvavidyā nāmīśvaraḥ sarvadehinām / āvirāsīnmahādevaḥ sākṣācchṛṅgāranāyakaḥ
Īśāna, the (source) of all knowledge, the lord of all embodied beings — the Great God became manifest, the very lord of love-adornment himself.
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BndP 3 39.52
ततः पुनः श्रीकामाक्षीभालनेत्रकटाक्षतः । काचिद्बाला प्रादुरासीन्महागौरा महोज्ज्वला
tataḥ punaḥ śrīkāmākṣībhālanetrakaṭākṣataḥ / kācidbālā prādurāsīnmahāgaurā mahojjvalā
Then again, from a sidelong glance of the forehead-eye of Śrī Kāmākṣī, a certain maiden appeared, exceedingly fair and exceedingly radiant,
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BndP 3 39.53
सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या महालावण्यशेवधिः । अथ श्रीपुण्डरीकाक्षो ब्रह्मणा सह सादरम्
sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyā mahālāvaṇyaśevadhiḥ / atha śrīpuṇḍarīkākṣo brahmaṇā saha sādaram
rich in every adornment of dress, a treasury of great loveliness. Then the lotus-eyed Lord (Viṣṇu), together with Brahmā, reverently
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BndP 3 39.54
कारयामास कल्याणमादिस्त्रीपुंसयोस्तयोः । आखण्डलादयो देवा वसुरुद्रादिदेवताः
kārayāmāsa kalyāṇamādistrīpuṃsayostayoḥ / ākhaṇḍalādayo devā vasurudrādidevatāḥ
had the wedding of those two, the primal woman and man, performed. The gods headed by Indra, the deities beginning with the Vasus and Rudras,
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BndP 3 39.55
मार्कण्डेयादिमुनयो वसिष्ठादिमुनीश्वराः । योगीन्द्राः सनकाद्याश्च नारदाद्याः सुरर्षयः
mārkaṇḍeyādimunayo vasiṣṭhādimunīśvarāḥ / yogīndrāḥ sanakādyāśca nāradādyāḥ surarṣayaḥ
the sages beginning with Mārkaṇḍeya, the lords of sages beginning with Vasiṣṭha, the chief yogins beginning with Sanaka, and the divine seers beginning with Nārada,
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BndP 3 39.56
वामदेवप्रभृतयो जीवन्मुक्ताः शुकादयः । यक्षकिन्नर गन्धर्वसिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः
vāmadevaprabhṛtayo jīvanmuktāḥ śukādayaḥ / yakṣakinnara gandharvasiddhavidyādharoragāḥ
those beginning with Vāmadeva, those liberated while living beginning with Śuka, the Yakṣas, Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Vidyādharas and serpents,
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BndP 3 39.57
गणाग्रणीर्महाशास्ता दुर्गाद्याश्चैव मातरः । या यास्तु देवताः प्रोक्तास्ताः सर्वाः परमेश्वरीम्
gaṇāgraṇīrmahāśāstā durgādyāścaiva mātaraḥ / yā yāstu devatāḥ proktāstāḥ sarvāḥ parameśvarīm
the foremost of the (Śiva-)hosts, the great Śāstā, and the Mothers beginning with Durgā — whatever deities have been named, all of them (bowed to) the Supreme Goddess,
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BndP 3 39.58
भद्रासनविमानस्था नेमुः प्राञ्जलयस्तदा । मनसा निर्मितं धात्रा मध्ये नगरमद्भुतम्
bhadrāsanavimānasthā nemuḥ prāñjalayastadā / manasā nirmitaṃ dhātrā madhye nagaramadbhutam
seated on their auspicious thrones and aerial cars, they bowed then with palms joined. In the middle, a wondrous city was fashioned by the Creator with his mind,
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BndP 3 39.59
मन्दिरं परमेशान्या मनोहरतमं शुभम् । श्रीमता वासुदेवेन सोदरेम महेश्वरः
mandiraṃ parameśānyā manoharatamaṃ śubham / śrīmatā vāsudevena sodarema maheśvaraḥ
(There was) a temple of the Supreme Goddess, most charming and auspicious; by the glorious Vāsudeva, (her) brother, Maheśvara (was given her)...
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BndP 3 39.60
तत्रोदवोढतां गौरीमुपाग्नि भगवान्भवः । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात ह
tatrodavoḍhatāṃ gaurīmupāgni bhagavānbhavaḥ / devadundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ha
There the Lord Bhava wedded Gaurī before the fire; the drums of the gods sounded, and a rain of flowers fell.
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BndP 3 39.61
दम्पत्योर्जगतां पत्योः पाणिग्रहणमङ्गलम् । को वा वर्णयितुं शक्तो यदि जिह्वासहस्रवान्
dampatyorjagatāṃ patyoḥ pāṇigrahaṇamaṅgalam / ko vā varṇayituṃ śakto yadi jihvāsahasravān
Who indeed, even had he a thousand tongues, would be able to describe the auspicious hand-taking of that married pair, the lords of the worlds?
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BndP 3 39.62
आदिश्रीमन्दिरस्यास्य वायुभागे महेशितुः । विस्तृतं भुवनश्रेष्ठं कल्पितं परमेष्ठिना
ādiśrīmandirasyāsya vāyubhāge maheśituḥ / vistṛtaṃ bhuvanaśreṣṭhaṃ kalpitaṃ parameṣṭhinā
On the north-west side of this original temple of Śrī, a spacious (shrine) of the Great Lord, best in the world, was fashioned by the Highest One (Brahmā).
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BndP 3 39.63
श्रीगृहस्याग्निभागे तु विचित्रं विष्णुमन्दिरम् । इत्थं ता देवतास्तत्र तिस्रः सन्निहिताः सदा
śrīgṛhasyāgnibhāge tu vicitraṃ viṣṇumandiram / itthaṃ tā devatāstatra tisraḥ sannihitāḥ sadā
But on the south-east side of Śrī's house (there was) a wondrous temple of Viṣṇu; thus those three deities are ever present there.
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BndP 3 39.64
तदा प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तत्परौ दम्पती तु तौ । प्राप्तौ सभावनागारं तदा विधिजनार्दनौ
tadā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tatparau dampatī tu tau / prāptau sabhāvanāgāraṃ tadā vidhijanārdanau
Then, having circumambulated (the shrines), those two — the married pair devoted to her — arrived at the assembly hall, together with Brahmā and Janārdana.
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BndP 3 39.65
समागम्य च सभ्यानां समास्तानांयथाविधि । संस्कारं वैदिकैर्मन्त्रैः कथयामासतुर्मुदा
samāgamya ca sabhyānāṃ samāstānāṃyathāvidhi / saṃskāraṃ vaidikairmantraiḥ kathayāmāsaturmudā
And having come together, the two (Brahmā and Viṣṇu) joyfully recited, with Vedic mantras and according to rule, the consecration for all the assembled members.
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BndP 3 39.66
आद्यादिलक्ष्मीः सर्वेषां पुरतः श्रीपरेश्वरी । विरञ्चिं दक्षिणेनाक्ष्णा वामेन हरिमैक्षत
ādyādilakṣmīḥ sarveṣāṃ purataḥ śrīpareśvarī / virañciṃ dakṣiṇenākṣṇā vāmena harimaikṣata
Ādyā, the primordial Lakṣmī, Śrī the supreme sovereign, in front of them all, looked at Virañci (Brahmā) with her right eye and at Hari with her left.
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BndP 3 39.67
का नाम वाणी मा नाम कमला ते उभे ततः । प्रादुर्भूते प्रभापुञ्जे पञ्जरान्त इव स्थिते
kā nāma vāṇī mā nāma kamalā te ubhe tataḥ / prādurbhūte prabhāpuñje pañjarānta iva sthite
Then those two appeared — Vāṇī, named 'Kā', and Kamalā, named 'Mā' — standing as if within a cage of massed radiance.
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BndP 3 39.68
श्रीदेवतानमच्छीर्षबद्धाञ्जलिपुटावुभौ । जय कामाक्षिकामाक्षीत्यूचतुस्तां प्रणेमतुः
śrīdevatānamacchīrṣabaddhāñjalipuṭāvubhau / jaya kāmākṣikāmākṣītyūcatustāṃ praṇematuḥ
Both of them, bowing their heads to the goddess Śrī with folded palms, said, "Victory to you, Kāmākṣī, Kāmākṣī!" and bowed down to her.
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BndP 3 39.69
मूर्ते च गङ्गायमुने तत्र सेवार्थमागते । तिस्रः कोट्योर्ऽधकोटी च या यास्तीर् थाधिदेवताः
mūrte ca gaṅgāyamune tatra sevārthamāgate / tisraḥ koṭyor'dhakoṭī ca yā yāstīr thādhidevatāḥ
And Gaṅgā and Yamunā, embodied, came there for (her) service, and the three and a half crores of deities that preside over the sacred fords —
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BndP 3 39.70
सेवार्थं त्रिपुरांबा यास्तास्ताः सर्वाः समागताः । तदा कराभ्यामादाय चामरे भारतीश्रियौ । श्रीदेवीमुपतस्थाते वीजयन्त्यौ यथोचितम्
sevārthaṃ tripurāṃbā yāstāstāḥ sarvāḥ samāgatāḥ / tadā karābhyāmādāya cāmare bhāratīśriyau / śrīdevīmupatasthāte vījayantyau yathocitam
all those came together to serve Tripurāmbā; then Bhāratī and Śrī, taking up fly-whisks in their two hands, attended upon the goddess Śrī, fanning her as was fitting.
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BndP 3 39.71
अनर्घ्यरत्नखचितकिङ्किणीचितदोर्लते । आदिश्रीनयनोत्पन्ने ते उभे भारतीश्रियौ
anarghyaratnakhacitakiṅkiṇīcitadorlate / ādiśrīnayanotpanne te ubhe bhāratīśriyau
Those two, Bhāratī and Śrī, born from the eyes of the primordial Śrī, their creeper-like arms adorned with little bells set with priceless gems —
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BndP 3 39.72
संवीक्ष्य सर्वजनता विशेषेण विसिस्मिये । तदा प्रभृति कल्याणी कामाक्षीत्यभिधामियात् । तदुच्चारणमात्रेण श्रीदेवी शं प्रयच्छति
saṃvīkṣya sarvajanatā viśeṣeṇa visismiye / tadā prabhṛti kalyāṇī kāmākṣītyabhidhāmiyāt / taduccāraṇamātreṇa śrīdevī śaṃ prayacchati
— beholding (them), all the people were especially amazed. From then on the Auspicious One acquired the name "Kāmākṣī"; by the mere utterance of it the goddess Śrī bestows well-being.
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BndP 3 39.73
कामाक्षीति त्रयो वर्णाः सर्वमङ्गलहेतवः । अथ सा जगदीशानी वेदवेदाङ्गपारगे
kāmākṣīti trayo varṇāḥ sarvamaṅgalahetavaḥ / atha sā jagadīśānī vedavedāṅgapārage
The three syllables "Kāmākṣī" are the causes of all auspiciousness. Then she, the Ruler of the world, (said) to Sarasvatī, who has gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas:
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BndP 3 39.74
विधौ नित्यं निषीदेति संदिदेश सरस्वतीम् । सापि वाणीश्वरी गङ्गाहस्तनिक्षिप्तचामरा । पश्यतां सर्वदेवानां विधातुर्मुखमाविशत्
vidhau nityaṃ niṣīdeti saṃdideśa sarasvatīm / sāpi vāṇīśvarī gaṅgāhastanikṣiptacāmarā / paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ vidhāturmukhamāviśat
"Dwell always in Brahmā" — thus she instructed Sarasvatī; and she too, the mistress of speech, having placed her fly-whisk in Gaṅgā's hand, entered the mouth of the Creator while all the gods looked on.
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BndP 3 39.75
इन्दिरा च महालक्ष्म्या संदिष्टा तुष्टया तथा । यथोचितनिवासाय विष्णोर्वक्षस्थलं मुदा । तदाज्ञां शिरसा धृत्वा रमा विष्णुश्च भक्तितः
indirā ca mahālakṣmyā saṃdiṣṭā tuṣṭayā tathā / yathocitanivāsāya viṣṇorvakṣasthalaṃ mudā / tadājñāṃ śirasā dhṛtvā ramā viṣṇuśca bhaktitaḥ
And Indirā too was likewise instructed by the pleased Mahālakṣmī (to take) Viṣṇu's breast, joyfully, as her fitting abode; and Ramā and Viṣṇu, devotedly bearing that command upon their heads,
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BndP 3 39.76
तावुभौ दंपती नत्वा महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीम् । प्रार्थयामासतुर्भूयस्तदावरणदेवताम्
tāvubhau daṃpatī natvā mahātripurasundarīm / prārthayāmāsaturbhūyastadāvaraṇadevatām
both of them, the married pair, bowing to the great Tripurasundarī, asked her further for the status of deities of her retinue.
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BndP 3 39.77
तथास्त्विति वरं दत्त्वा ताभ्यां त्रिपुरसुन्दरम् । तदावरणदेवत्वं प्राप्तौ पद्माच्युतौ तदा
tathāstviti varaṃ dattvā tābhyāṃ tripurasundaram / tadāvaraṇadevatvaṃ prāptau padmācyutau tadā
Granting them the boon with "So be it," the beautiful one of Tripura — then Padmā and Acyuta attained the state of being deities of her encircling retinue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.78
स्वपीठोत्तरमास्थाप्य दक्षिणे स्थितवान्स्वयम् । अथोवाच महागौरीं त्वमन्यद्रूपमाचर । तत्र यातो महागौर्याः प्रतिबिंबो मनोहरः
svapīṭhottaramāsthāpya dakṣiṇe sthitavānsvayam / athovāca mahāgaurīṃ tvamanyadrūpamācara / tatra yāto mahāgauryāḥ pratibiṃbo manoharaḥ
Having seated (her) to the north of his own seat, he himself sat on the south. Then he said to Mahāgaurī, "Do you take on another form." Thereupon there came into being a charming reflected image of Mahāgaurī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.79
चकासद्दिव्यदेहेन महागौरीसमाकृतिः । तरुणारुणराजाभसैन्दर्यचरणद्वयः
cakāsaddivyadehena mahāgaurīsamākṛtiḥ / taruṇāruṇarājābhasaindaryacaraṇadvayaḥ
(The reflection) shone with a divine body, of form just like Mahāgaurī's, its two feet lovely with the radiance shining like the young rising sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.80
क्वणत्कङ्कणमञ्जीरतित्तिरीकृतपीठकः । विद्युदुल्लासितस्वानमनोज्ञमणिमेखलः
kvaṇatkaṅkaṇamañjīratittirīkṛtapīṭhakaḥ / vidyudullāsitasvānamanojñamaṇimekhalaḥ
Its footstool was made to chirp (like a partridge) by tinkling bangles and anklets; it had a charming jewelled girdle whose sound (flashed) like the flashing of lightning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.81
रत्नकङ्कणकेयूरविराजितभुजद्वयः । मुक्तावैदूर्यमाणिक्य निबद्धवरबन्धनः
ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūravirājitabhujadvayaḥ / muktāvaidūryamāṇikya nibaddhavarabandhanaḥ
Its two arms were resplendent with jewelled bangles and armlets; it wore a fine fastening bound with pearls, beryl, and rubies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.82
विभ्राजमानो मध्येन वलित्रितयशोभितः । जाह्नवीसरिदावर्तशोभिनाभीविभूषितः
vibhrājamāno madhyena valitritayaśobhitaḥ / jāhnavīsaridāvartaśobhinābhīvibhūṣitaḥ
Shining, adorned at the waist by the threefold folds (of the belly), it was ornamented with a navel beautiful as a whirlpool of the river Jāhnavī (Ganges).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.83
पाटीरपङ्ककर्पूरकुङ्कुमालङ्कृतस्तनः । आमुक्तमुक्तालङ्कारभासुरस्तनकुञ्चुकः
pāṭīrapaṅkakarpūrakuṅkumālaṅkṛtastanaḥ / āmuktamuktālaṅkārabhāsurastanakuñcukaḥ
Its breast was adorned with sandal paste, camphor, and saffron; its breast-bodice was radiant with the pearl ornaments laid upon it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.84
विनोदेन कटीदेशलंबमानसुशृङ्खलः । माणिक्यशकलाबद्धमुद्रिकाभिरलङ्कृतः
vinodena kaṭīdeśalaṃbamānasuśṛṅkhalaḥ / māṇikyaśakalābaddhamudrikābhiralaṅkṛtaḥ
For amusement, it had a fine chain hanging at the region of the hips; it was adorned with rings set with fragments of ruby.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.85
दक्षहस्तांबुजासक्तस्निग्धोज्जवलमनोहरः । आभात्याप्रपदीनस्रग्दिव्याकल्पकदंबकैः
dakṣahastāṃbujāsaktasnigdhojjavalamanoharaḥ / ābhātyāprapadīnasragdivyākalpakadaṃbakaiḥ
Charming with a sleek brilliance clinging to the lotus of its right hand, it shone with masses of divine adornments and garlands reaching to the feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.86
दीप्तभूषणरत्नांशुराजिराजितदिङ्मुखः । तप्तहाटकसंकॢप्तरत्नग्रीबोपशोभितः
dīptabhūṣaṇaratnāṃśurājirājitadiṅmukhaḥ / taptahāṭakasaṃkḷptaratnagrībopaśobhitaḥ
The quarters of the sky were made bright by the streams of rays from its blazing jewelled ornaments; its neck was adorned with a jewel(-necklace) set in refined gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.87
माङ्गल्यसूत्ररत्नांशुशोणिमाधरकन्धरः । पालीवतंसमाणिक्यताटङ्कपरिभूषितः
māṅgalyasūtraratnāṃśuśoṇimādharakandharaḥ / pālīvataṃsamāṇikyatāṭaṅkaparibhūṣitaḥ
Its throat and lips were reddened by the rays of the jewels of the auspicious marriage-thread; it was adorned with ear-ornaments and ruby ear-pendants at the lobes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.88
जपाविद्रुमलावण्यललिताधरपल्लवः । दाडिमीफलबीजाभदन्तपङ्क्तिविराजितः
japāvidrumalāvaṇyalalitādharapallavaḥ / dāḍimīphalabījābhadantapaṅktivirājitaḥ
Its lower lip was a lovely sprout with the beauty of hibiscus and coral; it was resplendent with a row of teeth like pomegranate seeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.89
मन्दमन्दस्मितोल्लासिकपोलफलकोमलः । औपम्यरहितोदारनासामणिमनोहरः
mandamandasmitollāsikapolaphalakomalaḥ / aupamyarahitodāranāsāmaṇimanoharaḥ
Soft was the surface of its cheeks, lit up by a very gentle smile; charming with the jewel of a noble nose beyond comparison.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.90
विलसत्तिलपुष्पश्रीविमलोन्नत नासिकः । ईषदुन्मेषमधुरनीलोत्पलविलोचनः
vilasattilapuṣpaśrīvimalonnata nāsikaḥ / īṣadunmeṣamadhuranīlotpalavilocanaḥ
Its nose was pure and prominent, with the splendour of a shining sesame flower; its eyes were blue lotuses, sweet with their slight opening.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.91
नवप्रसूनचापश्रीललितभ्रूविकाशकः । अर्द्धेन्दुतुलितो भाले पूर्णेन्दुरुचिराननः
navaprasūnacāpaśrīlalitabhrūvikāśakaḥ / arddhendutulito bhāle pūrṇendurucirānanaḥ
Its arching brows were lovely with the beauty of a bow of fresh blossoms; on the forehead it matched the half-moon, and its face was as radiant as the full moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.92
सांद्रसौरभसंपन्नकस्तूरीतिलकोज्ज्वलः । मत्तालिमालाविलसदलकाढ्यमुखांबुजः
sāṃdrasaurabhasaṃpannakastūrītilakojjvalaḥ / mattālimālāvilasadalakāḍhyamukhāṃbujaḥ
It was bright with a musk mark endowed with dense fragrance; its lotus-face was rich with curls that played (over it) like a swarm of intoxicated bees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.93
पारिजातप्रसूनस्रग्वाहिधम्मिल्लबन्धनः । अत्यर्थरत्नखचितमुकुटाञ्चितमस्तकः
pārijātaprasūnasragvāhidhammillabandhanaḥ / atyartharatnakhacitamukuṭāñcitamastakaḥ
Its hair-knot was bound and bore a garland of pārijāta blossoms; its head was graced with a crown thickly studded with jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.94
सर्वलावण्यवसतिर्भवनं विभ्रमाश्रियः । शिवो विष्णुश्च तत्रत्याः समस्ताश्च महाजनाः
sarvalāvaṇyavasatirbhavanaṃ vibhramāśriyaḥ / śivo viṣṇuśca tatratyāḥ samastāśca mahājanāḥ
(It was) the dwelling of all loveliness, the house of the beauty of grace. Śiva and Viṣṇu and all the great folk who were present there
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.95
बिंबस्य तस्य देव्याश्च अभेदं जगृहुस्तदा । अथ तर्हि महेशानी स्वतन्त्रा प्रविवेश ह
biṃbasya tasya devyāśca abhedaṃ jagṛhustadā / atha tarhi maheśānī svatantrā praviveśa ha
then accepted the non-difference of that reflection and of the Goddess. Then indeed the great Īśānī, of her own accord, entered (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.96
अग्रतः सर्बदेवानामाश्रयेण प्रपश्यताम् । बिम्बं कृत्वात्मना बिम्बे संप्रविश्य स्थितां च ताम् । दृष्ट्वा भूयो नमस्कृत्य पुनः प्रार्थितवान्विधिः
agrataḥ sarbadevānāmāśrayeṇa prapaśyatām / bimbaṃ kṛtvātmanā bimbe saṃpraviśya sthitāṃ ca tām / dṛṣṭvā bhūyo namaskṛtya punaḥ prārthitavānvidhiḥ
In front of all the gods, who were watching intently by (her) grace — having made the image by herself, and (she) having entered into the image and remained (there) — seeing her, Vidhi (Brahmā) bowed again and once more prayed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.97
पूर्णब्रह्मे महाशक्ते महात्रिपुरसुन्दरि । श्रीकामाक्षीति विख्याते नमस्तुभ्यं दिनेदिने । किञ्चिद्विज्ञापयाम्यद्य शृणु तत्कृपया मम
pūrṇabrahme mahāśakte mahātripurasundari / śrīkāmākṣīti vikhyāte namastubhyaṃ dinedine / kiñcidvijñāpayāmyadya śṛṇu tatkṛpayā mama
"O full Brahman, O great Śakti, O great Tripurasundarī, O you renowned as Śrī Kāmākṣī, homage to you day after day! Today I would make known something; hear it, out of kindness to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.98
अत्रैव तु महागौर्या महेशस्योभयोरपि । श्रीदेवि नित्यकल्याणि विवाहः प्रतिवत्सरम् । कर्तव्यो जगतामृद्धसेवायै च दिवौकसाम्
atraiva tu mahāgauryā maheśasyobhayorapi / śrīdevi nityakalyāṇi vivāhaḥ prativatsaram / kartavyo jagatāmṛddhasevāyai ca divaukasām
"But here itself, O Śrī Devī, ever-auspicious one, the wedding of both Mahāgaurī and Maheśa is to be performed every year, for the prosperity of the worlds and for the service of the dwellers in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.99
भूलोके ऽस्मिन्महादेवि विमूढा जनता अपि । तां दृष्ट्वा भक्तितो नत्वा प्रयान्तु परमां गतिम्
bhūloke 'sminmahādevi vimūḍhā janatā api / tāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaktito natvā prayāntu paramāṃ gatim
"And on this earth-world, O great Goddess, let even the deluded folk, having seen her and bowed with devotion, go to the supreme goal."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.100
तथेत्याकाशवाण्या तु ददौ तस्यौत्तरं परा । विससर्ज च सर्वांस्तान्स्वनिकेतनिवृत्तये
tathetyākāśavāṇyā tu dadau tasyauttaraṃ parā / visasarja ca sarvāṃstānsvaniketanivṛttaye
With a voice from the sky the supreme (Goddess) gave him the answer, "So be it," and dismissed them all, that they might return to their own abodes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.101
तदद्भुततमं शीलं स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः । तां नमस्कृत्य ते सर्वे ततो जगमुर्यथागतम्
tadadbhutatamaṃ śīlaṃ smṛtvā smṛtvā muhurmuhuḥ / tāṃ namaskṛtya te sarve tato jagamuryathāgatam
Recalling again and again that most wondrous conduct, and having made obeisance to her, they all then went as they had come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.104
पितामहस्तु हृष्टात्मा मुकुन्देन शिवेन च । सार्धं श्रीमन्दिरे तत्र मन्त्रोपेतां निवेश्य च । आराध्य वैदिकैः स्तोत्रैः साष्टाङ्गं प्रणनाम सः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,३९।१०२ ॥ अथाकाशगिरा देवी ब्रह्माणमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,३९।१०३ ॥ विष्णुं शिवं च स्वस्थाने समाधाय समाहितः । प्रतिसंवत्सरं तत्र सेवां कुरुदृढाशय
pitāmahastu hṛṣṭātmā mukundena śivena ca / sārdhaṃ śrīmandire tatra mantropetāṃ niveśya ca / ārādhya vaidikaiḥ stotraiḥ sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇanāma saḥ // bndp_3,39.102 // athākāśagirā devī brahmāṇamidamabravīt // bndp_3,39.103 // viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ ca svasthāne samādhāya samāhitaḥ / pratisaṃvatsaraṃ tatra sevāṃ kurudṛḍhāśaya
But the Grandfather (Brahmā), glad at heart, together with Mukunda and Śiva, having installed her there in the holy temple with the mantras, and having worshipped (her) with Vedic hymns, made prostration with the eight limbs. || 102 || Then the Goddess, with a voice from the sky, said this to Brahmā: || 103 || "Having settled Viṣṇu and Śiva each in his own place, do you, collected, perform the service there year by year, O firm of purpose."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.107
स्वयंव्यक्तमिह श्रीशमित्रेशांबासमन्वितम् । श्रीकामगिरिपीठं तु साक्षाच्छ्रीपुरमध्यगम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,३९।१०५ ॥ वामभागे वृतं लक्ष्यं विष्णुनान्यत्र सेविनम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,३९।१०६ ॥ चिदानन्दाकाररूपं सर्वपीठाधिदैवतम् । अदृश्यमूर्तिमव्यक्तमादधार यथा विधि
svayaṃvyaktamiha śrīśamitreśāṃbāsamanvitam / śrīkāmagiripīṭhaṃ tu sākṣācchrīpuramadhyagam // bndp_3,39.105 // vāmabhāge vṛtaṃ lakṣyaṃ viṣṇunānyatra sevinam // bndp_3,39.106 // cidānandākārarūpaṃ sarvapīṭhādhidaivatam / adṛśyamūrtimavyaktamādadhāra yathā vidhi
Here (he installed) the self-manifest Śrīkāmagiri seat, accompanied by Śrīśa (Viṣṇu), Mitreśa and the Mother, lying directly in the middle of Śrīpura, || 105 || surrounded on the left side, (as) the object (of worship), by Viṣṇu who serves elsewhere, || 106 || whose form has the shape of consciousness-and-bliss, the presiding deity of all the seats, of invisible figure and unmanifest — this he established according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.108
श्रीमनोज्ञे सुनक्षत्रे दलानां हीरकोरकैः । अर्चिष्मद्भिरप्रधृष्यैर्ल्लोकानामभिवृद्धये
śrīmanojñe sunakṣatre dalānāṃ hīrakorakaiḥ / arciṣmadbhirapradhṛṣyairllokānāmabhivṛddhaye
On an auspicious, lovely asterism, with the diamond buds of the petals, radiant and unassailable, for the increase of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 39.109
इदानीं त्वं तदभ्यर्च्य यधाविधि विधे मुदा । मण्डलं त्वखिलं कृत्वा निजलोकं हि पालय
idānīṃ tvaṃ tadabhyarcya yadhāvidhi vidhe mudā / maṇḍalaṃ tvakhilaṃ kṛtvā nijalokaṃ hi pālaya
"Now do you, O Vidhi (Brahmā), having worshipped that according to rule with joy, and having completed the whole circle, protect your own world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.110
इत्युक्तो भगवान्ब्रह्मा तथा कृत्वा तदीरितम् । निक्षिप्य हृदि तां देवीं निजं धाम जगाम सः
ityukto bhagavānbrahmā tathā kṛtvā tadīritam / nikṣipya hṛdi tāṃ devīṃ nijaṃ dhāma jagāma saḥ
Thus addressed, the lord Brahmā, having done as she had said, and having placed that Goddess in his heart, went to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.111
इति ते तत्त्वतः प्रोक्तं कामाक्षीशीलमद्भुतम् । साक्षादेवमहालक्ष्मीमिमां विद्धि घटोद्भव
iti te tattvataḥ proktaṃ kāmākṣīśīlamadbhutam / sākṣādevamahālakṣmīmimāṃ viddhi ghaṭodbhava
Thus the wondrous character of Kāmākṣī has been told you as it truly is; know her, O pot-born (Agastya), to be Mahālakṣmī herself in person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.112
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चापि प्रयतः पठेत् । तस्य भुक्तिश्च मुक्तिश्च करस्था नात्र संशयः
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ yaścāpi prayataḥ paṭhet / tasya bhuktiśca muktiśca karasthā nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whoever should hear this constantly, and whoever, self-controlled, should recite it — for him enjoyment and liberation lie in his hand; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.113
बृहस्पतिसमो बुद्ध्या सर्वविद्याधिपो भवेत् । आदिर्नारायणः श्रीमान्भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः
bṛhaspatisamo buddhyā sarvavidyādhipo bhavet / ādirnārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānbhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ
He would become equal to Bṛhaspati in intellect, a master of all learning. The primeval Nārāyaṇa, the glorious Lord, fond of his devotees —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.114
तपसा तोषितः पूर्वं मया च चिरकालतः । सारूप्यमुक्तिं कृपया दत्त्वा पुत्राय मे प्रभुः । महात्रिपुरसुन्दर्या महात्म्यं समुपादिशत्
tapasā toṣitaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā ca cirakālataḥ / sārūpyamuktiṃ kṛpayā dattvā putrāya me prabhuḥ / mahātripurasundaryā mahātmyaṃ samupādiśat
— pleased of old by (my) austerity, and by me over a long time, the Lord graciously granted to my son the liberation of (having) the same form, and taught (him) the greatness of Mahātripurasundarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.115
ततस्तस्मादहं किञ्चिद्वेद्मि वक्ष्ये न चान्यथा । रहस्यमन्त्रं संवक्ष्येशृणु तं त्वं समाहितः
tatastasmādahaṃ kiñcidvedmi vakṣye na cānyathā / rahasyamantraṃ saṃvakṣyeśṛṇu taṃ tvaṃ samāhitaḥ
Therefore from him I know something; I shall speak it and not otherwise. I shall declare the secret mantra; hear it with concentrated mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.116
न ब्रह्मा न च विष्णुर्वा न रुद्रश्च त्रयो ऽप्यमी । मोहिता मायया यस्यास्तुरीयस्तु स चेश्वरः । सदाशिवो न जानाति कथं प्राकृतदेवताः
na brahmā na ca viṣṇurvā na rudraśca trayo 'pyamī / mohitā māyayā yasyāsturīyastu sa ceśvaraḥ / sadāśivo na jānāti kathaṃ prākṛtadevatāḥ
Neither Brahmā, nor Viṣṇu, nor Rudra — these three, deluded by whose māyā (they are) — and the fourth, who is Īśvara, and Sadāśiva, do not know (her): how then the ordinary gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.117
सदाशिवस्तु सर्वात्मा सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहः । अकर्तुमन्यथा कर्तुं कर्तुमस्या अनुग्रहात्
sadāśivastu sarvātmā saccidānandavigrahaḥ / akartumanyathā kartuṃ kartumasyā anugrahāt
But Sadāśiva, the Self of all, whose body is being-consciousness-bliss, (is able) not to do, to do otherwise, and to do — by her grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.118
सदा कश्चित्तदेवाहं मन्यमानो महेश्वरः । तन्मायामोहितो भूत्वा त्ववशः शवतामगात्
sadā kaścittadevāhaṃ manyamāno maheśvaraḥ / tanmāyāmohito bhūtvā tvavaśaḥ śavatāmagāt
Once a certain Maheśvara, thinking "I am that very one," became deluded by her māyā and, helpless, went to the state of a corpse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.119
सैव कारणमेतेषामुत्पत्तौ च लये ऽपि च । कश्चिदत्र विशेषो ऽस्ति वक्तव्यांशो ऽपि तं शृणु
saiva kāraṇameteṣāmutpattau ca laye 'pi ca / kaścidatra viśeṣo 'sti vaktavyāṃśo 'pi taṃ śṛṇu
She alone is the cause of these in their arising and in their dissolution too. There is a certain distinction here, a point that must be stated; hear that too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.120
ब्रह्मादीनां त्रयाणां च तुरीयस्त्वीश्वरः प्रभुः । चतुर्णामपि सर्वेषामादि कर्ता सदाशिवः
brahmādīnāṃ trayāṇāṃ ca turīyastvīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ / caturṇāmapi sarveṣāmādi kartā sadāśivaḥ
Of the three, Brahmā and the rest, the fourth, Īśvara, is the lord; but of all four, Sadāśiva is the first maker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 39.121
एतद्रहस्यं कथितं तस्याश्चरितमद्भुतम् । भूय एव प्रवक्ष्यामि सावधानमनाः शृणु
etadrahasyaṃ kathitaṃ tasyāścaritamadbhutam / bhūya eva pravakṣyāmi sāvadhānamanāḥ śṛṇu
This secret has been told, (and) her wondrous exploit. I shall relate yet more; listen with attentive mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition