Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 4
BndP 3 4.1
ऋषय ऊचुः श्रुतं सुमहदाख्यानं भवता परिकीर्त्तितम् । प्रजानां मनुभिः सार्द्धं देवानामृषिभिः सह
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ śrutaṃ sumahadākhyānaṃ bhavatā parikīrttitam / prajānāṃ manubhiḥ sārddhaṃ devānāmṛṣibhiḥ saha
The seers said: We have heard the very great narrative recounted by you — of the creatures together with the Manus, of the gods along with the seers,
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BndP 3 4.2
पितृगन्धर्वभूतानां पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम् । दैत्यानां दानवानां च यक्षाणामेव पक्षिणाम्
pitṛgandharvabhūtānāṃ piśācoragarakṣasām / daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca yakṣāṇāmeva pakṣiṇām
of the fathers, gandharvas and bhūtas, of the piśācas, serpents and rākṣasas, of the daityas and the dānavas, and of the yakṣas and the birds too —
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BndP 3 4.3
अत्यद्भुतानि कर्माणि विविधा धर्मनिश्चयाः । विचित्राश्च कथायोगा जन्म चाग्र्यमनुत्तमम्
atyadbhutāni karmāṇi vividhā dharmaniścayāḥ / vicitrāśca kathāyogā janma cāgryamanuttamam
(their) most wondrous deeds, the manifold determinations of dharma, the varied connected tales, and (their) foremost, unsurpassed birth.
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BndP 3 4.4
तत्कथ्यमानमस्माकं भवता श्लक्ष्णया गिरा । मनः कर्णसुखं सौते प्रीणात्यमृतसन्निभम्
tatkathyamānamasmākaṃ bhavatā ślakṣṇayā girā / manaḥ karṇasukhaṃ saute prīṇātyamṛtasannibham
That, being told to us by you in smooth speech, pleasing to the ear, O Sūta, delights the mind, being like nectar.
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BndP 3 4.5
एवमाराध्य ते सूतं सत्कृत्य च महर्षयः । पप्रच्छुः सत्त्रिणः सर्वे पुनः सर्गप्रवर्त्तनम्
evamārādhya te sūtaṃ satkṛtya ca maharṣayaḥ / papracchuḥ sattriṇaḥ sarve punaḥ sargapravarttanam
Having thus propitiated and honoured the Sūta, all those great seers, the participants in the sacrificial session, asked about the setting in motion of creation again.
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BndP 3 4.6
कथं सुत महाप्राज्ञ पुनः सर्गः प्रपत्स्यते । बन्धेषु संप्रलीनेषु गुणसाम्ये तमोमये
kathaṃ suta mahāprājña punaḥ sargaḥ prapatsyate / bandheṣu saṃpralīneṣu guṇasāmye tamomaye
"How, O Sūta of great wisdom, will creation come about again, when the bonds have been wholly dissolved, in the equilibrium of the strands, which consists of darkness,
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BndP 3 4.7
विकारेष्वविसृष्टेषु ह्यव्यक्ते चात्मनि स्थिते । अप्रवृत्ते ब्रह्मणा तु सहसा योज्यगैस्तदा
vikāreṣvavisṛṣṭeṣu hyavyakte cātmani sthite / apravṛtte brahmaṇā tu sahasā yojyagaistadā
when the modifications have not been sent forth, and the self abides in the unmanifest, and when Brahmā is not active — then, suddenly, by the yoke-fellows(?)
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BndP 3 4.8
कथं प्रपत्स्यते सर्गस्तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम् । एवमुक्तस्ततः सूतस्तदासौ लोमहर्षणः
kathaṃ prapatsyate sargastannaḥ prabrūhi pṛcchatām / evamuktastataḥ sūtastadāsau lomaharṣaṇaḥ
how will creation come about? Tell us that, who ask." Thus addressed, that Sūta Lomaharṣaṇa then
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BndP 3 4.9
व्याख्यातुमुपचक्राम पुनः सर्गप्रवर्त्तनम् । अत्र वो वर्त्तयिष्यामि यथा सर्गः प्रपत्स्यते
vyākhyātumupacakrāma punaḥ sargapravarttanam / atra vo varttayiṣyāmi yathā sargaḥ prapatsyate
began to explain the setting in motion of creation again: "On this I shall relate to you how creation will come about.
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BndP 3 4.10
पूर्ववत्स तु विज्ञेयः समासात्तन्निबोधत । दृष्टेनैवानुमेयं च तर्कं वक्ष्यामि युक्तितः
pūrvavatsa tu vijñeyaḥ samāsāttannibodhata / dṛṣṭenaivānumeyaṃ ca tarkaṃ vakṣyāmi yuktitaḥ
It is to be understood as (it was) before, my son; learn that in brief. And I shall state, according to reasoning, the inference to be drawn from what is seen.
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BndP 3 4.11
यस्माद्वाचो निवर्त्तन्ते त्वप्राप्य मनसा सह । अव्यक्त वत्परोक्षत्वाद्गहनं तद्दुरासदम्
yasmādvāco nivarttante tvaprāpya manasā saha / avyakta vatparokṣatvādgahanaṃ taddurāsadam
Since words turn back from it, not reaching it, together with the mind, being imperceptible like the unmanifest, it is deep and hard to approach.
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BndP 3 4.12
विकारैः प्रतिसंसृष्टो गुणः साम्येन वर्त्तते । प्रधानं पुरुषाणां च साधर्म्येणैव तिष्ठति
vikāraiḥ pratisaṃsṛṣṭo guṇaḥ sāmyena varttate / pradhānaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ ca sādharmyeṇaiva tiṣṭhati
The strand, joined together with the modifications, subsists in equilibrium; and the primordial matter of the puruṣas remains just by likeness of nature.
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BndP 3 4.13
धर्माधर्मौं प्रलीयेते ह्यव्यक्ते प्राणिनां सदा । सत्त्वमात्रात्मको धर्मो गुणे सत्त्वे प्रतिष्ठितः
dharmādharmauṃ pralīyete hyavyakte prāṇināṃ sadā / sattvamātrātmako dharmo guṇe sattve pratiṣṭhitaḥ
For dharma and adharma of living beings are always dissolved in the unmanifest; dharma, whose nature is the sattva-portion alone, is established in the strand sattva.
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BndP 3 4.14
तमोमात्रात्मको धर्मो गुणे तमसि तिष्ठति । अविभागेन तावेतौ गुणसाम्ये स्थितावुभौ
tamomātrātmako dharmo guṇe tamasi tiṣṭhati / avibhāgena tāvetau guṇasāmye sthitāvubhau
Dharma whose nature is the tamas-portion abides in the strand tamas; without division these two both remain in the equilibrium of the strands.
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BndP 3 4.15
सर्वं कार्यं बुद्धिपूर्वं प्रधानस्य प्रपत्स्यते । बुद्धिपूर्वं क्षेत्रज्ञ अधिष्ठास्यति तान्गुणान्
sarvaṃ kāryaṃ buddhipūrvaṃ pradhānasya prapatsyate / buddhipūrvaṃ kṣetrajña adhiṣṭhāsyati tānguṇān
All the activity of the pradhāna will come about preceded by intellect; preceded by intellect, the knower of the field will preside over those strands.
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BndP 3 4.16
एवं तानभिमानेन प्रपत्स्यति पुनस्तदा । यदा प्रवर्त्तितव्यं तु क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर् द्वयोः
evaṃ tānabhimānena prapatsyati punastadā / yadā pravarttitavyaṃ tu kṣetrakṣetrajñayor dvayoḥ
Thus he will then again take them up through self-appropriation; and when there is to be activity for the two, the field and the knower of the field,
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BndP 3 4.17
भोज्यभोक्तृत्वसंबन्धाः प्रपत्स्यन्ते च तावुभौ । तस्मादक्षरमव्यक्तं साम्ये स्थित्वा गुणात्मकम्
bhojyabhoktṛtvasaṃbandhāḥ prapatsyante ca tāvubhau / tasmādakṣaramavyaktaṃ sāmye sthitvā guṇātmakam
then both of them will enter into relations of being the enjoyed and the enjoyer. Therefore the imperishable unmanifest, having stood in equilibrium, consisting of the strands,
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BndP 3 4.18
क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितं तत्र वैपम्यं भजते तु तत् । ततः प्रपत्स्यते व्यक्तं क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्द्वयोः
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṃ tatra vaipamyaṃ bhajate tu tat / tataḥ prapatsyate vyaktaṃ kṣetrakṣetrajñayordvayoḥ
being there presided over by the knower of the field, undergoes inequality; thereupon the manifest of the two, the field and the knower of the field, will come about.
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BndP 3 4.19
क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितं सत्त्वं विकारं जनयिष्यति । महदाद्यं विशेषान्तं चतुर्विंशगुणात्मकम्
kṣetrajñādhiṣṭhitaṃ sattvaṃ vikāraṃ janayiṣyati / mahadādyaṃ viśeṣāntaṃ caturviṃśaguṇātmakam
Sattva, presided over by the knower of the field, will generate the modification beginning with mahat and ending with the gross particulars, consisting of twenty-four constituents.
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BndP 3 4.20
क्षेत्रज्ञस्य प्रधानस्य पुरुषस्य प्रवर्त्स्यतः । आदिदेवः प्रधानस्यानुग्रहाय प्रजक्षते
kṣetrajñasya pradhānasya puruṣasya pravartsyataḥ / ādidevaḥ pradhānasyānugrahāya prajakṣate
When the knower of the field, the pradhāna, the puruṣa, is about to become active, the primal god looks upon (them) for the favouring of the pradhāna.
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BndP 3 4.21
अनाद्यौ वरमुत्पादौ उभौ सूक्ष्मौ तु तौ स्मृतौ । अनादिसंयोगयुतौ सर्वं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च
anādyau varamutpādau ubhau sūkṣmau tu tau smṛtau / anādisaṃyogayutau sarvaṃ kṣetrajñameva ca
Both (of them) are beginningless and the best origins, and both are held to be subtle; joined in a beginningless conjunction — and all this is indeed the knower of the field.
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BndP 3 4.22
अबुद्धिपूर्वकं युक्तमाशक्तौ तु वरौ तदा । अप्रत्ययममोघं च स्थितावुदकमत्स्यवत्
abuddhipūrvakaṃ yuktamāśaktau tu varau tadā / apratyayamamoghaṃ ca sthitāvudakamatsyavat
Then the two excellent (principles), when capable, are conjoined without any preceding intention; without a (conscious) cause and unfailing, the two abide like water and a fish.
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BndP 3 4.23
प्रवृत्तपूर्वौं तौ पूर्वं पुनः सर्वं प्रपत्स्यते । अज्ञा गुणैः प्रवर्त्तन्ते रजःसत्त्वतमो ऽभिधैः
pravṛttapūrvauṃ tau pūrvaṃ punaḥ sarvaṃ prapatsyate / ajñā guṇaiḥ pravarttante rajaḥsattvatamo 'bhidhaiḥ
Those two, having formerly been in activity, will again attain the whole as before; the unknowing ones are set in motion by the constituents named rajas, sattva and tamas.
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BndP 3 4.24
प्रवृत्तिकाले रजसाभिपन्नो महत्त्वभूतादिविशेषतां च । विशेषतां चेन्द्रियतां च याति गुणावसानौषधिभिर्मनुष्यः
pravṛttikāle rajasābhipanno mahattvabhūtādiviśeṣatāṃ ca / viśeṣatāṃ cendriyatāṃ ca yāti guṇāvasānauṣadhibhirmanuṣyaḥ
At the time of activity, overtaken by rajas, (it) goes to the state of the great one, and to the particularity of the elements and the rest, and to particularity and to the state of the senses; a man (comes to be) through the plants at the end of the constituents.
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BndP 3 4.25
सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तस्य ध्यायिनः सन्निमित्तकम् । रजः सत्त्वतमोव्यक्ता विधर्माणः परस्परम्
satyābhidhyāyinastasya dhyāyinaḥ sannimittakam / rajaḥ sattvatamovyaktā vidharmāṇaḥ parasparam
For him who meditates on the real, for the meditator, there is a proper cause: rajas, sattva, tamas and the unmanifest, (which are) of natures opposed to one another.
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BndP 3 4.26
आद्यन्तं वै प्रवत्स्यन्ते क्षेत्रमज्ञाम्वु सर्वशः । संसिद्धकार्यकरणा उत्पद्यन्ते ऽभिमानिनः
ādyantaṃ vai pravatsyante kṣetramajñāmvu sarvaśaḥ / saṃsiddhakāryakaraṇā utpadyante 'bhimāninaḥ
They will come forth from beginning to end, (and) the field, unknowing, in every way; with their effects and instruments fully perfected, the self-conceiving ones arise.
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BndP 3 4.27
सर्वे सत्त्वाः प्रपद्यन्ते ह्यव्यक्तात्पूर्वमेव च । प्राक्सृतौ ये त्वसुवहाः साधकाश्चाप्यसाधकाः
sarve sattvāḥ prapadyante hyavyaktātpūrvameva ca / prāksṛtau ye tvasuvahāḥ sādhakāścāpyasādhakāḥ
All beings come forth from the unmanifest, indeed as before — those who in the prior creation were bearers of life, both the accomplishers and the non-accomplishers.
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BndP 3 4.28
असंशान्तास्तु ते सर्वे स्थानप्रकरणैः सह । कार्याणि प्रतिपत्स्यन्ते उत्पत्स्यन्ते पुनः पुनः
asaṃśāntāstu te sarve sthānaprakaraṇaiḥ saha / kāryāṇi pratipatsyante utpatsyante punaḥ punaḥ
But all those who have not come to rest, together with their stations and their manners of operation, will take up their tasks and will be born again and again.
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BndP 3 4.29
गुणमात्रात्मकावेव धर्माधर्मौं परस्परम् । आरप्संते हि चान्योन्यं वरेणानुग्रहेण वा
guṇamātrātmakāveva dharmādharmauṃ parasparam / ārapsaṃte hi cānyonyaṃ vareṇānugraheṇa vā
Right and wrong, both consisting of nothing but the constituents, will begin upon one another mutually, by a boon or by a favour.
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BndP 3 4.30
शर्वस्तुल्यप्रसृष्ट्यर्थ सर्गादौ याति विक्रियाम् । गुणास्तं प्रतिधीयन्ते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते
śarvastulyaprasṛṣṭyartha sargādau yāti vikriyām / guṇāstaṃ pratidhīyante tasmāttattasya rocate
Śarva, for the sake of a creation like (the former one), undergoes change at the beginning of the creation; the constituents are laid upon him — therefore that is pleasing to him.
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BndP 3 4.31
गुणास्ते यानि कर्माणि प्राक्सृष्ट्यां प्रतिपेदिरे । तान्येव प्रतिपद्यन्ते सृज्यमानाः पुनः पुनः
guṇāste yāni karmāṇi prāksṛṣṭyāṃ pratipedire / tānyeva pratipadyante sṛjyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Those constituents take up again and again, as they are being emitted, just those acts which they took up in the previous creation.
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BndP 3 4.32
हिंस्राहिंस्रे मृदुकूरे धर्माधर्मावृतानृते । तद्भाविताः प्रपद्यन्ते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते
hiṃsrāhiṃsre mṛdukūre dharmādharmāvṛtānṛte / tadbhāvitāḥ prapadyante tasmāttattasya rocate
Violence and non-violence, gentleness and cruelty, right and wrong, truth and falsehood — impelled by these (past dispositions) they take them up; therefore that is pleasing to each.
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BndP 3 4.33
महाभूतेषु नानात्वमिन्द्रियार्थेषु मूर्त्तिषु । विप्रयोगश्च भूतानां गुणेभ्यः संप्रवर्त्तते
mahābhūteṣu nānātvamindriyārtheṣu mūrttiṣu / viprayogaśca bhūtānāṃ guṇebhyaḥ saṃpravarttate
Multiplicity comes about in the great elements, in the objects of the senses, and in bodily forms, and the separation of beings arises from the constituents.
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BndP 3 4.34
इत्येष वो मया ख्यातः पुनः सर्गः समासतः । समासादेव वक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मणो ऽथ समुद्भवम्
ityeṣa vo mayā khyātaḥ punaḥ sargaḥ samāsataḥ / samāsādeva vakṣyāmi brahmaṇo 'tha samudbhavam
Thus this renewed creation has been declared to you by me in brief; and now, in brief indeed, I shall speak of the origination of Brahmā.
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BndP 3 4.35
अव्यक्तात्कारणात्तस्मान्नित्यात्सदसदात्मकात् । प्रधानपुरुषाभ्यां तु जायते च महेश्वरः
avyaktātkāraṇāttasmānnityātsadasadātmakāt / pradhānapuruṣābhyāṃ tu jāyate ca maheśvaraḥ
From that unmanifest cause, eternal, whose nature is both being and non-being, from the primal matter and the person, is born the Great Lord.
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BndP 3 4.36
स पुनः संभावयिता जायते ब्रह्मसंज्ञितः । सृजते स पुनर्लोकानभिमान गुणात्मकान्
sa punaḥ saṃbhāvayitā jāyate brahmasaṃjñitaḥ / sṛjate sa punarlokānabhimāna guṇātmakān
He again is born as the producer, named Brahmā; and he again emits the worlds, which consist of self-conception and the constituents.
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BndP 3 4.37
अहङ्कारस्तु महतस्तस्माद्भूतानि चात्मनः । युगपत्संप्रवर्त्तन्ते भूतान्येवेन्द्रियाणि च
ahaṅkārastu mahatastasmādbhūtāni cātmanaḥ / yugapatsaṃpravarttante bhūtānyevendriyāṇi ca
From that great one comes egoity, and from the self the elements; simultaneously there come forth the elements and the senses.
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BndP 3 4.38
भूतभेदाश्च भूतेभ्य इति सर्गः प्रवर्त्तते । विस्तरावयवस्तेषां यथाप्रज्ञं यथाश्रुतम् । कीर्त्त्यतो वो यथापूर्वं तथैवाप्युपधार्यताम्
bhūtabhedāśca bhūtebhya iti sargaḥ pravarttate / vistarāvayavasteṣāṃ yathāprajñaṃ yathāśrutam / kīrttyato vo yathāpūrvaṃ tathaivāpyupadhāryatām
And from the elements the varieties of elements — thus the creation proceeds. Their detailed parts, as far as (my) understanding and as (I have) heard, I recount to you as before; let it be understood just so.
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BndP 3 4.39
एतच्छ्रुत्वा नैमिषेया स्तदानीं लोकोत्पत्तिं सुस्थितिं चाप्ययं च । तस्मिन्सत्रे ऽवभृथं प्राप्य शुद्धाः पुण्यं लोकमृषयः प्राप्नुवन्ति
etacchrutvā naimiṣeyā stadānīṃ lokotpattiṃ susthitiṃ cāpyayaṃ ca / tasminsatre 'vabhṛthaṃ prāpya śuddhāḥ puṇyaṃ lokamṛṣayaḥ prāpnuvanti
Having heard this — the origin of the world, its stable continuance and its dissolution — the sages of Naimiṣa then, having attained the concluding bath at that sacrificial session, purified, attain the world of merit.
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BndP 3 4.40
यथा यूयं विधिना देवातादीनिष्ट्वा चैवावभृथं प्राप्य शुद्धाः । त्यक्त्वा देहानायुष्ॐऽते कृतार्थाः पुण्यं लोकं प्राप्य मोदध्वमेवम्
yathā yūyaṃ vidhinā devātādīniṣṭvā caivāvabhṛthaṃ prāpya śuddhāḥ / tyaktvā dehānāyuṣoṃ'te kṛtārthāḥ puṇyaṃ lokaṃ prāpya modadhvamevam
Just as you, having worshipped the gods and the rest according to rule, and having attained the concluding bath, purified, having laid down your bodies at the end of your lifespan, your purpose accomplished — so may you rejoice, having attained the world of merit.
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BndP 3 4.41
एते ते नैमिषेया वै दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा च वै तदा । जग्मुश्चावभृथस्नाताः स्वर्गं सर्वे तु सत्रिणः
ete te naimiṣeyā vai dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā ca vai tadā / jagmuścāvabhṛthasnātāḥ svargaṃ sarve tu satriṇaḥ
These men of Naimiṣa, having then indeed seen and touched (it), all the sacrificers, bathed in the concluding ablution, went to heaven.
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BndP 3 4.42
विप्रास्तथा यूयमपि इष्टा बहुविधैर्मखैः । आयुष्ॐऽते ततः स्वर्गं गन्तारः स्थ द्विजोत्तमाः
viprāstathā yūyamapi iṣṭā bahuvidhairmakhaiḥ / āyuṣoṃ'te tataḥ svargaṃ gantāraḥ stha dvijottamāḥ
So too you, O brahmins, having sacrificed with sacrifices of many kinds, at the end of your lifespan shall thereafter go to heaven, O best of the twice-born.
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BndP 3 4.43
प्रक्रिया प्रथमः पादः कथायास्तु परिग्रहः । अनुषङ्ग उपोद्धात उपसंहार एव च
prakriyā prathamaḥ pādaḥ kathāyāstu parigrahaḥ / anuṣaṅga upoddhāta upasaṃhāra eva ca
The procedure (prakriyā) is the first section; then the taking up of the narrative (parigraha), the sequel (anuṣaṅga), the introduction (upoddhāta), and the conclusion (upasaṃhāra).
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BndP 3 4.44
एवमेव चतुःपादं पुराणं लोकसम्मतम् । उवाच भागवान्सक्षाद्वायुलोकहिते रतः
evameva catuḥpādaṃ purāṇaṃ lokasammatam / uvāca bhāgavānsakṣādvāyulokahite rataḥ
Just so the Purāṇa, approved by the world, having four sections, was spoken directly by the lord Vāyu, who delights in the welfare of the world.
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BndP 3 4.45
नैमिषे सत्रमा साद्य मुनिभ्यो मुनिसत्तम । तत्प्रसादं च संसिद्धं भूतोत्पत्तिलयान्वितम्
naimiṣe satramā sādya munibhyo munisattama / tatprasādaṃ ca saṃsiddhaṃ bhūtotpattilayānvitam
Having attended the sacrificial session at Naimiṣa, (he spoke) to the sages, O best of sages — and that grace (of his) was fully accomplished, comprising the origin and dissolution of beings.
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BndP 3 4.46
प्राधानिकीमिमां सृष्टिं तथैवेश्वरकारिताम् । सम्यग्विदित्वा मेधावी न मोहमधिगच्छति
prādhānikīmimāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ tathaiveśvarakāritām / samyagviditvā medhāvī na mohamadhigacchati
The wise man who rightly understands this creation as proceeding from Pradhāna and likewise as brought about by the Lord does not fall into confusion.
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BndP 3 4.47
इदं यो ब्राह्मणो विद्वानितिहासं पुरातनम् । शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि तथाध्यापयते ऽपि च
idaṃ yo brāhmaṇo vidvānitihāsaṃ purātanam / śṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi tathādhyāpayate 'pi ca
The learned brahmin who should hear this ancient narrative, or cause it to be heard, or also teach it —
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BndP 3 4.48
स्थानेषु स महेन्द्रस्य मोदते शाश्वतीः समाः । ब्रह्मसायुज्यगो भूत्वा ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते
sthāneṣu sa mahendrasya modate śāśvatīḥ samāḥ / brahmasāyujyago bhūtvā brahmaṇā saha modate
he rejoices for everlasting years in the abodes of great Indra; and attaining union with Brahmā, he rejoices together with Brahmā.
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BndP 3 4.49
तेषां कीर्तिमतां कीर्तिं प्रजेशानां महात्मनाम् । प्रथयन्पृथिवीशानां ब्रह्मभूयाय गच्छति
teṣāṃ kīrtimatāṃ kīrtiṃ prajeśānāṃ mahātmanām / prathayanpṛthivīśānāṃ brahmabhūyāya gacchati
Making known the fame of those renowned great-souled lords of creatures and rulers of the earth, he goes to the state of Brahman.
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BndP 3 4.50
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं वेदैश्च संमितम् । कृष्णद्वैपायनेनोक्तं पुराण ब्रह्मवादिना
dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ vedaiśca saṃmitam / kṛṣṇadvaipāyanenoktaṃ purāṇa brahmavādinā
(This Purāṇa is) bestowing wealth, conferring fame, conferring long life, meritorious, and equal in measure to the Vedas; it was spoken by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, the expounder of Brahman.
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BndP 3 4.51
मन्वन्तरेश्वराणां च यः कीर्तिं प्रथयेदिमाम् । देवतानामृषीणां च भूरिद्रविमतेजसाम्
manvantareśvarāṇāṃ ca yaḥ kīrtiṃ prathayedimām / devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca bhūridravimatejasām
And whoever should spread abroad this fame of the lords of the manvantaras, of the gods and of the seers, of abundant wealth and splendour —
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BndP 3 4.52
स सर्वैर्मुच्यते पापैः पुण्यं च महदाप्नुयात् । यश्चेदं श्रावयेद्विद्वान्सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि
sa sarvairmucyate pāpaiḥ puṇyaṃ ca mahadāpnuyāt / yaścedaṃ śrāvayedvidvānsadā parvaṇi parvaṇi
he is freed from all sins and would obtain great merit; and the learned man who has this recited at every parvan day —
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BndP 3 4.53
धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्गो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते । यश्चेदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान् पादमन्ततः
dhūtapāpmā jitasvargo brahmabhūyāya kalpate / yaścedaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe brāhmaṇān pādamantataḥ
with his sin shaken off, having won heaven, he becomes fit for the state of Brahman. And he who has this recited to brahmins at a śrāddha, even a quarter of it —
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BndP 3 4.54
अक्षेयं सर्वकामीयं पितॄंस्तच्छोपतिष्ठते । यस्मात्पुरा ह्यणन्तीदं पुराणं तेन चोच्यते
akṣeyaṃ sarvakāmīyaṃ pitṝṃstacchopatiṣṭhate / yasmātpurā hyaṇantīdaṃ purāṇaṃ tena cocyate
that (offering) becomes imperishable, fulfilling all desires, and serves the forefathers. Because this was of old (purā), therefore it is called Purāṇa.
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BndP 3 4.55
निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । तथैव त्रिषु वर्णेषु ये मनुष्या अधीयते
niruktamasya yo veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / tathaiva triṣu varṇeṣu ye manuṣyā adhīyate
He who knows the etymology of this is wholly freed from all sins; and likewise those men among the three classes who study (it) —
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BndP 3 4.56
इतिहासमिमं श्रुत्वा धर्माय विदधे मतिम् । यावन्त्यस्य शरीरेषु रोमकूपानि सर्वशः
itihāsamimaṃ śrutvā dharmāya vidadhe matim / yāvantyasya śarīreṣu romakūpāni sarvaśaḥ
having heard this narrative, (a man) sets his mind upon dharma; as many as are the hair-pores in his body altogether,
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BndP 3 4.57
तावत्कोटिसहस्राणि वर्षाणि दिवि मोदते । ब्रह्मसायुज्यगो भूत्वा दैवतैः सह मोदते
tāvatkoṭisahasrāṇi varṣāṇi divi modate / brahmasāyujyago bhūtvā daivataiḥ saha modate
for that many thousands of crores of years he rejoices in heaven; and attaining union with Brahmā, he rejoices together with the gods.
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BndP 3 4.58
सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं पवित्रं च यशस्वि च । ब्रह्मा ददौ शास्त्रमिदं पुराणं मातरिश्वने
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ pavitraṃ ca yaśasvi ca / brahmā dadau śāstramidaṃ purāṇaṃ mātariśvane
Brahmā gave this treatise, this Purāṇa — remover of all sin, meritorious, purifying and conferring fame — to Mātariśvan (the Wind).
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BndP 3 4.59
तस्माच्चोशनसा प्राप्तं तस्माच्चापि बृहस्पतिः । बृहस्पतिस्तु प्रोवाच सवित्रे तदनन्तरम्
tasmāccośanasā prāptaṃ tasmāccāpi bṛhaspatiḥ / bṛhaspatistu provāca savitre tadanantaram
From him it was obtained by Uśanas, and from him Bṛhaspati (obtained it); and Bṛhaspati thereafter declared it to Savitṛ.
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BndP 3 4.60
सविता मृत्यवे प्राह मृत्युश्चेन्द्राय वै पुनः । इन्द्रश्चापि वसिष्ठाय सो ऽपि सारस्वताय च
savitā mṛtyave prāha mṛtyuścendrāya vai punaḥ / indraścāpi vasiṣṭhāya so 'pi sārasvatāya ca
Savitṛ told it to Mṛtyu, and Mṛtyu again to Indra; and Indra to Vasiṣṭha, and he to Sārasvata.
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BndP 3 4.61
सारस्वतस्त्रिधाम्ने ऽथ त्रिधामा च शरद्वते । शरद्वांस्तु त्रिविष्टाय स्ॐऽतरिक्षाय दत्तवान्
sārasvatastridhāmne 'tha tridhāmā ca śaradvate / śaradvāṃstu triviṣṭāya soṃ'tarikṣāya dattavān
Then Sārasvata (imparted it) to Tridhāman, and Tridhāman to Śaradvat; and Śaradvat gave it to Triviṣṭa, and he to Antarikṣa.
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BndP 3 4.62
चर्षिणे चान्तरिक्षो वै सो ऽपि त्रय्यारुणाय च । त्रय्यारुणाद्धनञ्जयः स वै प्रादात्कृतञ्जये
carṣiṇe cāntarikṣo vai so 'pi trayyāruṇāya ca / trayyāruṇāddhanañjayaḥ sa vai prādātkṛtañjaye
And Antarikṣa (imparted it) to Carṣin, and he in turn to Trayyāruṇa; from Trayyāruṇa (it passed) to Dhanañjaya, and he gave it to Kṛtañjaya.
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BndP 3 4.63
कृतञ्जयात्तृणञ्जयो भरद्वाजाय सो ऽप्यथ । गौतमाय भरद्वाजः सो ऽपि निर्य्यन्तरे पुनः
kṛtañjayāttṛṇañjayo bharadvājāya so 'pyatha / gautamāya bharadvājaḥ so 'pi niryyantare punaḥ
From Kṛtañjaya (it went) to Tṛṇañjaya, and he then to Bharadvāja; Bharadvāja (gave it) to Gautama, and he again to Niryantara.
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BndP 3 4.64
निर्य्यन्तरस्तु प्रोवाच तथा वाजश्रवाय वै । स ददौ सोमशुष्माय स चादात्तृणबिन्दवे
niryyantarastu provāca tathā vājaśravāya vai / sa dadau somaśuṣmāya sa cādāttṛṇabindave
But Niryantara declared it to Vājaśravas; he gave it to Somaśuṣma, and he passed it on to Tṛṇabindu.
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BndP 3 4.65
तृणबिन्दुस्तु दक्षाय दक्षः प्रोवाच शक्तये । शक्तेः पराशरश्चापि गर्भस्थः श्रुतवानिदम्
tṛṇabindustu dakṣāya dakṣaḥ provāca śaktaye / śakteḥ parāśaraścāpi garbhasthaḥ śrutavānidam
And Tṛṇabindu (gave it) to Dakṣa; Dakṣa declared it to Śakti; and from Śakti, Parāśara heard this while still in the womb.
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BndP 3 4.66
पराशराज्जातुकर्ण्यस्तस्माद्द्वैपायनः प्रभुः । द्वैपायना त्पुनश्चापि मया प्राप्तं द्विजोत्तम
parāśarājjātukarṇyastasmāddvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ / dvaipāyanā tpunaścāpi mayā prāptaṃ dvijottama
From Parāśara (it went) to Jātukarṇya, and from him to the mighty Dvaipāyana; and from Dvaipāyana again it was obtained by me, O best of the twice-born.
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BndP 3 4.67
मया चैतत्पुनः प्रोक्तं पुत्रायामितबुद्धये । इत्येव वाक्यं ब्रह्मादिगुरुणां समुदात्दृतम्
mayā caitatpunaḥ proktaṃ putrāyāmitabuddhaye / ityeva vākyaṃ brahmādiguruṇāṃ samudātdṛtam
And this was again spoken by me to (my) son of measureless understanding. Just so has the word of the teachers, beginning with Brahmā, been recited.
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BndP 3 4.68
नमस्कार्याश्च गुरवः प्रयत्नेन मनीषिभिः । धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं सर्वार्थसाधकम्
namaskāryāśca guravaḥ prayatnena manīṣibhiḥ / dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvārthasādhakam
And the teachers are to be saluted with effort by the thoughtful. (This is) conferring wealth, fame and long life, meritorious, accomplishing every aim,
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BndP 3 4.69
पापघ्नं नियमेनेदं श्रोतव्यं ब्राह्मणैः सदा । नाशुचौ नापि पापाय नाप्यसंवत्सरोषिते
pāpaghnaṃ niyamenedaṃ śrotavyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ sadā / nāśucau nāpi pāpāya nāpyasaṃvatsaroṣite
destroying sin; this should always be listened to by brahmins under (proper) observance. (It is) not (to be told) to one who is impure, nor to a sinner, nor to one who has not resided (as a pupil) for a year,
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BndP 3 4.70
नाश्रद्दधाने ऽविदुषे नापुत्राय कथञ्चन । नाहिताय प्रदातव्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्
nāśraddadhāne 'viduṣe nāputrāya kathañcana / nāhitāya pradātavyaṃ pavitramidamuttamam
nor to one lacking faith, nor to the ignorant, nor by any means to one who has no son; this most excellent purifying (text) should not be given to one who is unfriendly.
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BndP 3 4.71
अव्यक्तं वै यस्य योनिं वदन्ति व्यक्तं देहं कालमेतं गतिं च । वह्निर्वक्त्रं चन्द्रसूर्यौं च नेत्रेदिशः श्रोत्रे घ्राणमाहुश्च वायुम्
avyaktaṃ vai yasya yoniṃ vadanti vyaktaṃ dehaṃ kālametaṃ gatiṃ ca / vahnirvaktraṃ candrasūryauṃ ca netrediśaḥ śrotre ghrāṇamāhuśca vāyum
He whose womb (of origin) they call the unmanifest, whose body is the manifest, and whose course is this Time; whose mouth is fire, whose two eyes are the moon and the sun, whose two ears are the directions, and whose nose, they say, is the wind —
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BndP 3 4.72
वाचो वेदा अन्तरिक्षं शरीरं क्षितिः पादास्तारका रोमकूपाः । सर्वाणि द्यौर्मस्तकानि त्वथो वै विद्याश्चैवोपनिषद्यस्य पुच्छम्
vāco vedā antarikṣaṃ śarīraṃ kṣitiḥ pādāstārakā romakūpāḥ / sarvāṇi dyaurmastakāni tvatho vai vidyāścaivopaniṣadyasya puccham
whose speech are the Vedas, whose body is the mid-space, whose feet are the earth, whose hair-pores are the stars, whose heads are all things, whose heaven — and whose tail are the sciences and the Upaniṣads —
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BndP 3 4.73
तं देवदेवं जननं जनानां यज्ञात्मकं सत्यलोकप्रतिष्ठम् । वरं वराणां वरदं महेश्वरं ब्रह्माणमादिं प्रयतो नमस्ये
taṃ devadevaṃ jananaṃ janānāṃ yajñātmakaṃ satyalokapratiṣṭham / varaṃ varāṇāṃ varadaṃ maheśvaraṃ brahmāṇamādiṃ prayato namasye
that god of gods, the begetter of beings, whose nature is sacrifice, who is established in the world of truth, the best of the best, the giver of boons, the great lord, Brahmā, the beginning — him I reverently salute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition