Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 40
BndP 3 40.1
अगस्त्य उवाच श्रीकामकोष्ठपीठस्था महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी । कङ्कं विलासमकरोत्कामाक्षीत्यभिविश्रुता
agastya uvāca śrīkāmakoṣṭhapīṭhasthā mahātripurasundarī / kaṅkaṃ vilāsamakarotkāmākṣītyabhiviśrutā
Agastya said: Mahātripurasundarī, abiding in the Śrīkāmakoṣṭha seat, renowned as Kāmākṣī, performed her play — (of what kind?)
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BndP 3 40.2
श्रीकामाक्षीति सा देवी महात्रिपुरसुंदरी । भूमण्डलस्थिता देवी किं करोति महेश्वरी । एतस्याश्चरितं दिव्यं वद मे वदतां वर
śrīkāmākṣīti sā devī mahātripurasuṃdarī / bhūmaṇḍalasthitā devī kiṃ karoti maheśvarī / etasyāścaritaṃ divyaṃ vada me vadatāṃ vara
"That goddess called Śrī Kāmākṣī, the great Tripurasundarī — what does that goddess, the great mistress, established on the circle of the earth, do? Tell me her divine deeds, O best of speakers."
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BndP 3 40.3
हयग्रीव उवाच अत्र स्थितापि सर्वेषां हृदयस्था घटोद्भव । तत्तत्कर्मानुरूपं सा प्रदत्ते देहिनां फलम्
hayagrīva uvāca atra sthitāpi sarveṣāṃ hṛdayasthā ghaṭodbhava / tattatkarmānurūpaṃ sā pradatte dehināṃ phalam
Hayagrīva said: Though she stands here, she dwells in the hearts of all, O pot-born one; she bestows on embodied beings the fruit that conforms to each of their deeds.
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BndP 3 40.4
यत्किञ्चिद्वर्तते लोके सर्वमस्या विचेष्टितम् । किञ्चिच्चिन्तयते कश्चित्स्वच्छन्दं विदधात्यसौ
yatkiñcidvartate loke sarvamasyā viceṣṭitam / kiñciccintayate kaścitsvacchandaṃ vidadhātyasau
Whatever occurs in the world is all her doing; if anyone thinks of something, she brings it about at her own will.
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BndP 3 40.5
तस्या एवावतारास्तु त्रिपुराद्याश्च शक्तयः । इयमेव महालक्ष्मीः ससर्जाण्डत्रयं पुरा
tasyā evāvatārāstu tripurādyāśca śaktayaḥ / iyameva mahālakṣmīḥ sasarjāṇḍatrayaṃ purā
Tripurā and the other powers are indeed her incarnations; she alone, as Mahālakṣmī, formerly generated the three eggs,
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BndP 3 40.6
परत्रयाणामावासं शक्तीनां तिसृणामपि । एकस्मादण्डतो जातावंबिकापुरुषोत्तमौ
paratrayāṇāmāvāsaṃ śaktīnāṃ tisṛṇāmapi / ekasmādaṇḍato jātāvaṃbikāpuruṣottamau
the dwelling place of the three highest powers, the three (goddesses) as well. From one egg were born Ambikā and Puruṣottama;
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BndP 3 40.7
श्रीविरिञ्चौ ततो ऽन्यस्मादन्य स्माच्च गिराशिवौ । इन्दिरां योजयामास मुकुन्देन महेश्वरी । पार्वत्या परमेशानं सरस्वत्या पितामहम्
śrīviriñcau tato 'nyasmādanya smācca girāśivau / indirāṃ yojayāmāsa mukundena maheśvarī / pārvatyā parameśānaṃ sarasvatyā pitāmaham
then from another Śrī and Viriñca, and from another Girā (Sarasvatī) and Śiva. The great mistress joined Indirā with Mukunda, the supreme lord with Pārvatī, and the grandfather (Brahmā) with Sarasvatī.
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BndP 3 40.8
ब्रह्माणं सर्व लोकानां सृष्टिकार्ये न्ययुङ्क्त सा । वासुदेवं परित्राणे संहारे च त्रिलोचनम्
brahmāṇaṃ sarva lokānāṃ sṛṣṭikārye nyayuṅkta sā / vāsudevaṃ paritrāṇe saṃhāre ca trilocanam
She appointed Brahmā to the work of creating all the worlds, Vāsudeva to protection, and the three-eyed one to destruction.
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BndP 3 40.9
ते सर्वे ऽपि महालक्ष्मीं ध्यायन्तः शर्मदां सदा । ब्रह्मलोके च वैकुण्ठे कैलासे च वसंत्यमी
te sarve 'pi mahālakṣmīṃ dhyāyantaḥ śarmadāṃ sadā / brahmaloke ca vaikuṇṭhe kailāse ca vasaṃtyamī
All of them, ever meditating on Mahālakṣmī the giver of welfare, dwell in Brahmaloka, in Vaikuṇṭha, and on Kailāsa.
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BndP 3 40.10
कदाचित्पार्वती देवी कैलासशिखरे शुभे । विहरन्ती महेशस्य पिधानं नेत्रयोर्व्यधात्
kadācitpārvatī devī kailāsaśikhare śubhe / viharantī maheśasya pidhānaṃ netrayorvyadhāt
Once the goddess Pārvatī, playing about on the auspicious peak of Kailāsa, made a covering of Maheśa's two eyes.
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BndP 3 40.11
चन्द्रसूर्यौं यतस्तस्य नेत्रात्तस्माज्जगत्त्रयम् । अन्धकारावृतमभूदतेजस्कं समन्ततः
candrasūryauṃ yatastasya netrāttasmājjagattrayam / andhakārāvṛtamabhūdatejaskaṃ samantataḥ
Since the moon and the sun (arise) from his eye, therefore the three worlds became wrapped in darkness, lightless on every side.
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BndP 3 40.12
ततश्च सकला लोका स्त्यक्तदेवपितृक्तियाः । इति कर्त्तव्यतामूढा न प्रजानन्त किञ्चन
tataśca sakalā lokā styaktadevapitṛktiyāḥ / iti karttavyatāmūḍhā na prajānanta kiñcana
And thereupon all the worlds, their rites to the gods and the ancestors abandoned, bewildered as to what ought to be done, knew nothing at all.
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BndP 3 40.13
तद्दृष्ट्वा भगवान्रुद्रः पार्वतीमिदमब्रवीत् । त्वया पापं कृतं देवि मम नेत्रपिधानतः
taddṛṣṭvā bhagavānrudraḥ pārvatīmidamabravīt / tvayā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ devi mama netrapidhānataḥ
Seeing that, the lord Rudra said this to Pārvatī: "A sin has been committed by you, O goddess, by covering my eyes.
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BndP 3 40.14
ऋषयस्त्यक्ततपसो हतसन्ध्याश्च वैदिकाः । सर्वं च वैदिकं कर्म त्वया नाशितमंबिके
ṛṣayastyaktatapaso hatasandhyāśca vaidikāḥ / sarvaṃ ca vaidikaṃ karma tvayā nāśitamaṃbike
The seers have abandoned their austerities, and the Vedic (rites of) the twilight worship are ruined; all Vedic action has been destroyed by you, O Ambikā.
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BndP 3 40.15
तस्मात्पापस्य शान्त्यर्थं तपः कुरु सुदुष्करम् । गत्वा काशीं व्रतं तत्र किञ्चित्कालं समाचर
tasmātpāpasya śāntyarthaṃ tapaḥ kuru suduṣkaram / gatvā kāśīṃ vrataṃ tatra kiñcitkālaṃ samācara
Therefore, to appease that sin, perform very difficult austerity; go to Kāśī and there observe a vow for some time.
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BndP 3 40.16
पश्चात्काञ्चीपुरं गत्वा कामाक्षीं तत्र द्रक्ष्यसि । आराधयैतां नित्यां त्वं सर्वपापहरीं शिवाम्
paścātkāñcīpuraṃ gatvā kāmākṣīṃ tatra drakṣyasi / ārādhayaitāṃ nityāṃ tvaṃ sarvapāpaharīṃ śivām
Afterwards, going to the city of Kāñcī, you shall see Kāmākṣī there; worship her, the eternal, auspicious one who removes all sin.
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BndP 3 40.17
तुलसीमग्रतः कृत्त्वा कम्पाकूले तपः कुरु । इत्यादिश्य महादेवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
tulasīmagrataḥ kṛttvā kampākūle tapaḥ kuru / ityādiśya mahādevastatraivāntaradhīyata
Placing a tulasī before you, perform austerity on the bank of the Kampā." Having so instructed, Mahādeva vanished right there.
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BndP 3 40.18
तथा कृतवतीशानी भर्तुराज्ञानुवर्तिनी । चिरेण तपसा क्लिष्टामनन्यहृदयां शिवाम्
tathā kṛtavatīśānī bharturājñānuvartinī / cireṇa tapasā kliṣṭāmananyahṛdayāṃ śivām
The mistress did so, following her husband's command. (Seeing) Śivā (Pārvatī), worn by long austerity, her heart on nothing else,
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BndP 3 40.19
अग्रतः कृतसांनिध्या कामाक्षी वाक्यमब्रवीत् । वत्से तपोभिरत्युग्रैरलं प्रीतास्मि सुव्रते
agrataḥ kṛtasāṃnidhyā kāmākṣī vākyamabravīt / vatse tapobhiratyugrairalaṃ prītāsmi suvrate
Kāmākṣī, having made herself present before her, spoke these words: "Child, enough of these exceedingly fierce austerities; I am pleased, O you of good vows."
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BndP 3 40.20
उन्मील्य नयने पश्चात्पार्वती स्वपुरः स्थिताम् । बालार्कायुतसंकाशां सर्वाभरणभूषिताम्
unmīlya nayane paścātpārvatī svapuraḥ sthitām / bālārkāyutasaṃkāśāṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām
Then Pārvatī, opening her eyes, (beheld) her standing before her, resembling ten thousand young suns, adorned with every ornament,
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BndP 3 40.21
किरीटहारकेयूरकटकाद्यैरलङ्कृताम् । पाशाङ्कुशेक्षुकोदण्डपञ्चबाणलसत्कराम्
kirīṭahārakeyūrakaṭakādyairalaṅkṛtām / pāśāṅkuśekṣukodaṇḍapañcabāṇalasatkarām
decorated with diadem, necklace, armlets, bracelets and the rest, her hands gleaming with noose, goad, sugarcane bow and five arrows,
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BndP 3 40.22
किरीटमुकुटोल्लासिचन्द्ररेखाविभूषणाम् । विधातृहरिरुद्रेशसदाशिवपदप्रदाम्
kirīṭamukuṭollāsicandrarekhāvibhūṣaṇām / vidhātṛharirudreśasadāśivapadapradām
(Her) whose ornament is the streak of the moon shining on her diadem-crown, the giver of the stations of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Īśa and Sadāśiva;
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BndP 3 40.23
सगुणं ब्रह्मतामाहुरनुत्तरपदाभिधाम् । प्रपञ्चद्वयनिर्माणकारिणीं तां परांबिकाम्
saguṇaṃ brahmatāmāhuranuttarapadābhidhām / prapañcadvayanirmāṇakāriṇīṃ tāṃ parāṃbikām
They call her Brahman-hood with attributes, named the state beyond which there is nothing, the maker of the fashioning of the two expanses — that supreme Mother.
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BndP 3 40.24
तां दृष्ट्वाथ महाराज्ञीं महा नन्दपरिप्लुता । पुलकाचितसर्वाङ्गी हर्षेणोत्फुल्ललोचना
tāṃ dṛṣṭvātha mahārājñīṃ mahā nandapariplutā / pulakācitasarvāṅgī harṣeṇotphullalocanā
Then, having seen that great Queen, she was flooded with great bliss, all her limbs covered with thrilling gooseflesh, her eyes wide open with joy,
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BndP 3 40.25
चण्डिकामङ्गलाद्यैश्च सहसा स्वसखीजनैः । प्रणिपत्य च साष्टाङ्गं कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणाम्
caṇḍikāmaṅgalādyaiśca sahasā svasakhījanaiḥ / praṇipatya ca sāṣṭāṅgaṃ kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇām
and at once, together with Caṇḍikā, Maṅgalā and the rest, her own companions, having prostrated with the eight limbs and made circumambulation,
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BndP 3 40.26
बद्धाञ्जलिपुटा भूयः प्रणता स्वैक्यरूपिणी । तामाह कृपया वीक्ष्य महात्रिपुरसुंदरी
baddhāñjalipuṭā bhūyaḥ praṇatā svaikyarūpiṇī / tāmāha kṛpayā vīkṣya mahātripurasuṃdarī
with hands joined in a cup, bowing again, being of one form with her — to her the great Tripurasundarī, looking upon her with compassion, spoke;
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BndP 3 40.27
बाहुभ्यां संपरिष्वज्य सस्नेहमिदमब्रवीत् । वत्से लभस्व भर्तारं रुद्रं स्वमनसेप्सितम्
bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvajya sasnehamidamabravīt / vatse labhasva bhartāraṃ rudraṃ svamanasepsitam
embracing (her) with both arms, she affectionately said this: "Child, obtain as your husband Rudra, whom your own mind desires.
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BndP 3 40.28
लोके त्वमपि रक्षार्थं ममाज्ञाम नुवर्तय । अहं त्वमिति को भेदस्त्वमेवाहं न संशयः
loke tvamapi rakṣārthaṃ mamājñāma nuvartaya / ahaṃ tvamiti ko bhedastvamevāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
You too in the world, for the sake of protection, carry out my command. What difference is there of 'I' and 'you'? You alone am I — there is no doubt.
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BndP 3 40.29
किं पापं तव कल्याणि त्वं हि पापनिकृन्तनी । आमनन्ति हि योगीन्द्रास्त्वामेव ब्रह्मरूपिणीम्
kiṃ pāpaṃ tava kalyāṇi tvaṃ hi pāpanikṛntanī / āmananti hi yogīndrāstvāmeva brahmarūpiṇīm
What sin is there of yours, auspicious one? For you are the cutter-off of sin. Indeed the lords of yogins declare you yourself to be Brahman in form.
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BndP 3 40.30
लीलामात्रमिदं वत्से परलोकविडंबनम् । इत्यूचिषीं महाराज्ञीमबिकां सर्वमङ्गला । भक्त्या प्रणम्य पश्यन्ती परां प्रीतिमुपाययौ
līlāmātramidaṃ vatse paralokaviḍaṃbanam / ityūciṣīṃ mahārājñīmabikāṃ sarvamaṅgalā / bhaktyā praṇamya paśyantī parāṃ prītimupāyayau
This mimicry of the other world is mere play, child." — Having with devotion bowed to the great Queen Ambikā who spoke thus, the All-Auspicious One, gazing (at her), attained the highest delight.
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BndP 3 40.31
स्तुवत्यामेव पार्वत्यां तदानीमेव सापरा । प्रविष्टा हृदयं तस्याः प्रहृष्टाया महामुने
stuvatyāmeva pārvatyāṃ tadānīmeva sāparā / praviṣṭā hṛdayaṃ tasyāḥ prahṛṣṭāyā mahāmune
Even while Pārvatī was praising (her), at that very moment that supreme one entered the heart of her who was greatly delighted, O great sage.
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BndP 3 40.32
अथ विस्मयमापन्ना चिन्तयन्ती मुहुर्मुहुः । स्वप्नः किमेष दृष्टो वा मया किमथ वा भ्रमः
atha vismayamāpannā cintayantī muhurmuhuḥ / svapnaḥ kimeṣa dṛṣṭo vā mayā kimatha vā bhramaḥ
Then, filled with wonder, thinking again and again: "Was this a dream, or was it seen by me (in truth), or was it a delusion?"
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BndP 3 40.33
इत्थं विमृश्य परितः प्रेरयामास लोचने । जयां च विजयां पश्चात्सख्यावालोक्य सस्मिते । प्रसन्नवदना सा तु प्रणते वदति स्म सा
itthaṃ vimṛśya paritaḥ prerayāmāsa locane / jayāṃ ca vijayāṃ paścātsakhyāvālokya sasmite / prasannavadanā sā tu praṇate vadati sma sā
Reflecting thus she cast her eyes all around; and afterwards, seeing her two companions Jayā and Vijayā smiling, she with serene face spoke to the two who were bowing:
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BndP 3 40.34
एतावन्तमलं कालं कुत्र याते युवां प्रिये । मया दृष्टां तु कामाक्षीं युवां चेत्किमपश्यतम्
etāvantamalaṃ kālaṃ kutra yāte yuvāṃ priye / mayā dṛṣṭāṃ tu kāmākṣīṃ yuvāṃ cetkimapaśyatam
"Where have you two gone for all this long time, dear ones? But if Kāmākṣī was seen by me, did you two see anything?"
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BndP 3 40.35
सख्यौ तु तद्वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचने । पुष्पाणि पूजनार्हाणि निधायाग्रे समूचतुः
sakhyau tu tadvacaḥ śrutvā praharṣotphullalocane / puṣpāṇi pūjanārhāṇi nidhāyāgre samūcatuḥ
But the two companions, hearing that speech, their eyes wide open with great joy, having set down before (her) flowers fit for worship, said together:
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BndP 3 40.36
सत्यमेवाधुना दृष्टा ह्यावाभ्यामपि सा परा । न स्वप्नो न भ्रमो वापि साक्षात्ते हृदयं गता । इत्युक्त्वा पार्श्वयोस्तस्या निषण्णे विनयानते
satyamevādhunā dṛṣṭā hyāvābhyāmapi sā parā / na svapno na bhramo vāpi sākṣātte hṛdayaṃ gatā / ityuktvā pārśvayostasyā niṣaṇṇe vinayānate
"Truly indeed that supreme one has now been seen by us two as well; it is no dream, nor a delusion either — she has visibly gone into your heart." Having said this, the two sat down at her two sides, bent low in modesty.
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BndP 3 40.37
एकाम्रमूले भगवान्भवानीविरहार्तिमान् । गौरीसंप्राप्तये दध्यौ कामाक्षीं नियतेन्द्रियः
ekāmramūle bhagavānbhavānīvirahārtimān / gaurīsaṃprāptaye dadhyau kāmākṣīṃ niyatendriyaḥ
At the foot of the single mango tree, the Lord, afflicted with the pain of separation from Bhavānī, his senses restrained, meditated on Kāmākṣī for the obtaining of Gaurī.
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BndP 3 40.38
तत्रापि कृतसांनिध्या श्रीविद्यादेवता परा । अचष्ट कृपया तुष्टा ध्यायन्तं निश्चलं शिवम्
tatrāpi kṛtasāṃnidhyā śrīvidyādevatā parā / acaṣṭa kṛpayā tuṣṭā dhyāyantaṃ niścalaṃ śivam
There too the supreme deity of the Śrīvidyā, having made her presence, pleased, out of compassion spoke to Śiva who was meditating motionless:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.39
अलं ध्यानेन कन्दर्पदर्पघ्न त्वं ममाज्ञया । अङ्गीकुरुष्व कन्दर्पं भूयो मच्छासने स्थितम्
alaṃ dhyānena kandarpadarpaghna tvaṃ mamājñayā / aṅgīkuruṣva kandarpaṃ bhūyo macchāsane sthitam
"Enough of meditation, O destroyer of Kandarpa's pride; by my command accept Kandarpa again, who abides under my rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.40
एकाम्रसंज्ञे मत्पीठे त्विहैव निवसन्सदा । त्वमेवागत्य मत्प्रीत्यै संनिधौ मम सुव्रत । गौरीमनुगृहाण त्वं कंपानीरनिवासिनीम्
ekāmrasaṃjñe matpīṭhe tvihaiva nivasansadā / tvamevāgatya matprītyai saṃnidhau mama suvrata / gaurīmanugṛhāṇa tvaṃ kaṃpānīranivāsinīm
Dwelling here always at my seat named Ekāmra, do you yourself come into my presence for my pleasure, O you of good vows, and show favour to Gaurī who dwells by the waters of the Kampā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.41
तापद्वयं जहीह्याशु योगजं तद्वियोगजम् । इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे तस्य हृदये परमा रमा
tāpadvayaṃ jahīhyāśu yogajaṃ tadviyogajam / ityuktvāntardadhe tasya hṛdaye paramā ramā
Quickly abandon the two burnings, that born of yoga and that born of separation from her." Having said this, the supreme Ramā vanished into his heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.42
शिवो व्युत्थाय सहसा धीरः संहृष्टमानसः । तस्या अनुग्रहं लब्ध्वा सर्वदेवनिषेवितः
śivo vyutthāya sahasā dhīraḥ saṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ / tasyā anugrahaṃ labdhvā sarvadevaniṣevitaḥ
Śiva, steadfast, his mind filled with joy, suddenly rose up, having obtained her grace, he who is served by all the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.43
हृदिध्यायंश्च तामेव महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीम् । यद्विलासात्समुत्पन्नं लयं याति च यत्र वै
hṛdidhyāyaṃśca tāmeva mahātripurasundarīm / yadvilāsātsamutpannaṃ layaṃ yāti ca yatra vai
and meditating in his heart on her alone, the great Tripurasundarī, from whose play (this world) has arisen and into whom it dissolves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.44
जगच्चराचरं चैतत्प्रपञ्चद्वितयात्मकम् । भूषयन्तीं शिवां कम्पामनुकंपार्द्रमानसाम्
jagaccarācaraṃ caitatprapañcadvitayātmakam / bhūṣayantīṃ śivāṃ kampāmanukaṃpārdramānasām
— (on) Śivā, Kampā, whose mind is moist with compassion, who adorns this world of moving and unmoving beings, consisting of the twofold manifestation —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.45
अङ्गीकृत्य तदा गौरी वैवाहिकविधानतः । आदाय वृषमारुह्य कैलासशिखरं ययौ
aṅgīkṛtya tadā gaurī vaivāhikavidhānataḥ / ādāya vṛṣamāruhya kailāsaśikharaṃ yayau
then, having accepted Gaurī according to the marriage rite, he took (her), mounted the bull, and went to the peak of Kailāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.46
पुनरन्यं महप्राज्ञं समाकर्णय कुम्भज । आदिलक्ष्म्याः प्रभावं तु कथयामि तवानघ
punaranyaṃ mahaprājñaṃ samākarṇaya kumbhaja / ādilakṣmyāḥ prabhāvaṃ tu kathayāmi tavānagha
Now hear another (story), O greatly wise one, born of the jar; I shall tell you, O sinless one, the power of the primal Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.47
सभायां ब्रह्मणो गत्वा समासेदुस्त्रिमुर्त्तयः । दिक्पालाश्च सुराः सर्वे सनकाद्याश्च योगिनः
sabhāyāṃ brahmaṇo gatvā samāsedustrimurttayaḥ / dikpālāśca surāḥ sarve sanakādyāśca yoginaḥ
Going to Brahmā's assembly hall, the three forms (of god) took their seats, and the guardians of the directions, all the gods, and the yogins headed by Sanaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.48
देवर्षयो नारदाद्या वशिष्ठाद्याश्च तापसाः । ते सर्वे सहितास्तत्र ब्रह्मणश्च कपर्दिनः । द्वयोः पञ्चमुखत्वेन भेदं न विविदुस्तदा
devarṣayo nāradādyā vaśiṣṭhādyāśca tāpasāḥ / te sarve sahitāstatra brahmaṇaśca kapardinaḥ / dvayoḥ pañcamukhatvena bhedaṃ na vividustadā
the divine sages beginning with Nārada, and the ascetics beginning with Vaśiṣṭha — all these, gathered there, did not then perceive any difference between the two, Brahmā and the one with matted hair (Śiva), since both had five faces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.49
अन्योन्यं पृष्टवन्तस्ते ब्रह्मा कः कश्चशङ्करः । तेषां संवदतां मध्ये क्षिप्रमन्तर्हितः शिवः
anyonyaṃ pṛṣṭavantaste brahmā kaḥ kaścaśaṅkaraḥ / teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ madhye kṣipramantarhitaḥ śivaḥ
They asked one another, "Which is Brahmā and which is Śaṅkara?" While they were talking, Śiva at once vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.50
तदा पञ्चमुखो ब्रह्मा सितो नारायणस्तयोः । उभयोरपि संवादस्त्वहं ब्रह्मेत्यजायत
tadā pañcamukho brahmā sito nārāyaṇastayoḥ / ubhayorapi saṃvādastvahaṃ brahmetyajāyata
Then, of the two, Brahmā was five-faced and Nārāyaṇa was white; and between them both an argument arose, "I am Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.51
अ५मन्नाभिकमलाज्जातस्त्वं यन्ममात्मजः । सृष्टिकर्ता त्वहं ब्रह्मा नामसाधर्म्यतस्तथा । त्वं च रुद्रश्च मे पुत्रौ सृष्टिकर्तुरुभौ युवाम्
a5mannābhikamalājjātastvaṃ yanmamātmajaḥ / sṛṣṭikartā tvahaṃ brahmā nāmasādharmyatastathā / tvaṃ ca rudraśca me putrau sṛṣṭikarturubhau yuvām
"Since you were born from the lotus of my navel, you are my son; and I am Brahmā the creator, likewise by the likeness of the name; and you and Rudra are my two sons — you both belong to me, the creator."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.52
इति मायामोहितयोरुभयोरन्तरे तदा । तयोश्च स्वस्य माहात्म्यमहं ब्रह्मेति दर्शयन् । प्रादुरासीन्महाज्योतिस्तंभरूपो महेश्वरः
iti māyāmohitayorubhayorantare tadā / tayośca svasya māhātmyamahaṃ brahmeti darśayan / prādurāsīnmahājyotistaṃbharūpo maheśvaraḥ
Thus, while both were deluded by māyā, then, between the two, showing his own greatness (against their claim) "I am Brahmā," Maheśvara appeared in the form of a pillar of great light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.53
ज्ञात्वैवैनं महेशानं विष्णुस्तूष्णीं ततः स्थितः । पञ्चवक्त्रस्ततो ब्रह्मा ह्यवमत्यैवमास्थितः । ब्रह्मणः शिरसामूर्ध्वं ज्योतिश्चक्रमभूत्पुरः
jñātvaivainaṃ maheśānaṃ viṣṇustūṣṇīṃ tataḥ sthitaḥ / pañcavaktrastato brahmā hyavamatyaivamāsthitaḥ / brahmaṇaḥ śirasāmūrdhvaṃ jyotiścakramabhūtpuraḥ
Recognising him as the great lord, Viṣṇu thereupon stood silent; but five-faced Brahmā remained thus, in contempt. Above Brahmā's heads a wheel of light appeared in front (of him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.54
तन्मध्ये संस्थितो देवः प्रादुरासोमया सह । ऊर्ध्वमैक्षथ भूयस्तमवमत्य वचो ऽब्रवीत्
tanmadhye saṃsthito devaḥ prādurāsomayā saha / ūrdhvamaikṣatha bhūyastamavamatya vaco 'bravīt
Stationed in the midst of it, the god appeared together with Umā. (Brahmā) looked upward, and again, holding him in contempt, spoke words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.55
तन्निशम्य भृशं क्रोधमवाप त्रिपुरान्तकः । विष्णुमेवं तदालोक्य क्रोधेनैव विकारतः
tanniśamya bhṛśaṃ krodhamavāpa tripurāntakaḥ / viṣṇumevaṃ tadālokya krodhenaiva vikārataḥ
Hearing that, the destroyer of Tripura became exceedingly angry; and seeing Viṣṇu thus at that moment, out of the very transformation (wrought) by anger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.56
तयोरेव समुत्पन्नो भैरवः क्रोधसंयुतः । मूर्धानमेकं चिच्छेद नखेनैव तदा विधेः । हाहेति तत्र सर्वे ऽपि क्रन्दन्तश्च पलायिताः
tayoreva samutpanno bhairavaḥ krodhasaṃyutaḥ / mūrdhānamekaṃ ciccheda nakhenaiva tadā vidheḥ / hāheti tatra sarve 'pi krandantaśca palāyitāḥ
from the two of them was born Bhairava, filled with wrath; he then severed one head of the Creator with his very fingernail. Crying "Alas, alas!" all those present there fled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.57
अथ ब्रह्मकपालं तु नखलग्नं स भैरवः । भूयोभूयो धुनोति स्म तथापि न मुमोच तम्
atha brahmakapālaṃ tu nakhalagnaṃ sa bhairavaḥ / bhūyobhūyo dhunoti sma tathāpi na mumoca tam
Then that Bhairava shook again and again at Brahmā's skull, stuck to his nail; even so it did not let go of him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.58
तद्ब्रह्महत्यामुक्त्यर्थं चचार धरणीतले । पुण्यक्षेत्राणि सर्वाणि गङ्गाद्याश्च महानदीः
tadbrahmahatyāmuktyarthaṃ cacāra dharaṇītale / puṇyakṣetrāṇi sarvāṇi gaṅgādyāśca mahānadīḥ
To be freed from that Brahmā-murder he wandered over the surface of the earth, (visiting) all the holy places and the great rivers beginning with the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.59
न च ताभिर्विमुक्तो ऽभूत्कपाली ब्रह्महत्यया । विषण्णवदनो दीनो निःश्रीक इव लक्षितः । चिरेण प्राप्तवान्काञ्चीं ब्रह्मणा पूर्वमोषिताम्
na ca tābhirvimukto 'bhūtkapālī brahmahatyayā / viṣaṇṇavadano dīno niḥśrīka iva lakṣitaḥ / cireṇa prāptavānkāñcīṃ brahmaṇā pūrvamoṣitām
And the skull-bearer was not freed by them from the Brahmā-murder; with dejected face, wretched, he looked as if bereft of splendour. After a long time he reached Kāñcī, which had formerly been inhabited by Brahmā.
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BndP 3 40.60
तत्र भिक्षामटन्नित्यं सेवमानः परा श्रियम् । पञ्चतीर्थे प्रतिदिनं स्नात्वा भूलक्षणाङ्किते
tatra bhikṣāmaṭannityaṃ sevamānaḥ parā śriyam / pañcatīrthe pratidinaṃ snātvā bhūlakṣaṇāṅkite
There, going about daily for alms, worshipping the supreme Śrī, bathing every day in the Pañcatīrtha, marked with the signs of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.61
कञ्चित्कालमुवासाथ प्रभ्रान्त इव बिल्वलः । काञ्चीक्षेत्रनिवासेन क्रमेण प्रयताशयः
kañcitkālamuvāsātha prabhrānta iva bilvalaḥ / kāñcīkṣetranivāsena krameṇa prayatāśayaḥ
he then dwelt for some time, wandering about like a Bilvala; and by residing in the Kāñcī region his intent gradually became purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.62
निर्धूतनिखिलातङ्कः श्रीदेवीं मनसा वान् । उत्तरे सेवितुं लक्ष्म्या वासुदेवेन दक्षिणे
nirdhūtanikhilātaṅkaḥ śrīdevīṃ manasā vān / uttare sevituṃ lakṣmyā vāsudevena dakṣiṇe
With all affliction shaken off, (holding) Śrī Devī in his mind, to serve (her, who is attended) by Lakṣmī on the north and by Vāsudeva on the south —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.63
श्रीकामकोष्ठमागत्य पुरस्तात्तस्य संस्थितः । आदिलक्ष्मीपदध्यानमाततान यतात्मवान्
śrīkāmakoṣṭhamāgatya purastāttasya saṃsthitaḥ / ādilakṣmīpadadhyānamātatāna yatātmavān
Coming to the holy Kāmakoṣṭha and taking his place before it, the self-controlled one extended his meditation upon the feet of Ādilakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.64
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निस्तरङ्गो यथांबुधिः । तथान्तर्वायुरोधेन न चचाला चलेश्वरः
yathā dīpo nivātastho nistaraṅgo yathāṃbudhiḥ / tathāntarvāyurodhena na cacālā caleśvaraḥ
As a lamp set where there is no wind, as the ocean without waves, so, by restraining the inner breath, the lord of the restless (senses) did not stir.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.65
तैलधारावदच्छिन्नामनवच्छिन्नभैरवः । वितेने शैलतनयानाथश्रीध्यानसन्ततिम् । न ब्रह्मा नैव विष्णुर्वा न सिद्धः कपिलो ऽपि वा
tailadhārāvadacchinnāmanavacchinnabhairavaḥ / vitene śailatanayānāthaśrīdhyānasantatim / na brahmā naiva viṣṇurvā na siddhaḥ kapilo 'pi vā
Unbroken like a stream of oil, the unwavering Bhairava spun out a continuous meditation upon Śrī, the consort of the mountain's daughter's lord. Neither Brahmā, nor Viṣṇu, nor the perfected Kapila,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.66
नान्ये च सनकाद्या ये मुनयो वा शुकादयः । तया समाधिनिष्ठायां न समर्थाः कथञ्चन
nānye ca sanakādyā ye munayo vā śukādayaḥ / tayā samādhiniṣṭhāyāṃ na samarthāḥ kathañcana
nor the others, Sanaka and the rest, nor those sages such as Śuka, are in any way capable of that steadfastness in samādhi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.67
अथ श्रीभावयोगेन श्रीभावं प्राप्तवाञ्शिवः । ततः प्रसन्ना श्रीदेवी प्रभामण्डलवर्तिनी । अर्धरात्रे पुरः स्थित्वा वाचं प्रोवाच वाङ्मयी
atha śrībhāvayogena śrībhāvaṃ prāptavāñśivaḥ / tataḥ prasannā śrīdevī prabhāmaṇḍalavartinī / ardharātre puraḥ sthitvā vācaṃ provāca vāṅmayī
Then by the yoga of the Śrī-state Śiva attained the Śrī-state. Thereupon Śrī Devī, pleased, standing before him at midnight within a circle of radiance, she who is made of speech, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.68
श्रीकण्ठ सर्वपापघ्न किं पापं तव विद्यते । मद्रूपस्त्वं कथं देहः सेयं लोकविडम्बना
śrīkaṇṭha sarvapāpaghna kiṃ pāpaṃ tava vidyate / madrūpastvaṃ kathaṃ dehaḥ seyaṃ lokaviḍambanā
"Śrīkaṇṭha, destroyer of all sin, what sin exists for you? You are of my own form; how (can there be) a body (for you)? This is (mere) mimicry for the world's sake."
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BndP 3 40.69
श्वोभूते ब्रह्महत्यायाः क्षणान्मुक्तो भविष्यसि । इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे तत्र महासिंहासनेश्वरी
śvobhūte brahmahatyāyāḥ kṣaṇānmukto bhaviṣyasi / ityuktvāntardadhe tatra mahāsiṃhāsaneśvarī
"Tomorrow you will be freed from brahmin-murder in an instant." Having said this, the mistress of the great lion-throne vanished there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.70
भैरवो ऽपि प्रहृष्टात्मा कृतार्थः श्रीविलोकनात् । विनीय तं निशाशेषं श्रीध्यानैकपरायणः
bhairavo 'pi prahṛṣṭātmā kṛtārthaḥ śrīvilokanāt / vinīya taṃ niśāśeṣaṃ śrīdhyānaikaparāyaṇaḥ
And Bhairava, his heart greatly delighted, his purpose fulfilled by the sight of Śrī, passed the remainder of the night wholly devoted to meditation on Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.71
प्रातः पञ्चमहातीर्थे स्नात्वा सन्ध्यामुपास्य च । पुनः पुनर्धूनुते स्म करलग्नं कपालकम्
prātaḥ pañcamahātīrthe snātvā sandhyāmupāsya ca / punaḥ punardhūnute sma karalagnaṃ kapālakam
At dawn, having bathed at the five great fords and performed the twilight worship, again and again he shook the little skull stuck to his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.72
तथापि तत्तु नास्रंसत्स निर्वेदं परं गतः । स्वप्नः किमेष माया वा मानसभ्रान्तिरेव वा
tathāpi tattu nāsraṃsatsa nirvedaṃ paraṃ gataḥ / svapnaḥ kimeṣa māyā vā mānasabhrāntireva vā
Even so it did not fall off; he fell into utter dejection: "Is this a dream, or an illusion, or merely a delusion of the mind?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.73
मुहुरेवं विचिन्त्येशः शोकव्याकुलमानसः । स्वयमेव निगृह्याथ शोकं धीराग्रणीः शिवः
muhurevaṃ vicintyeśaḥ śokavyākulamānasaḥ / svayameva nigṛhyātha śokaṃ dhīrāgraṇīḥ śivaḥ
Thus reflecting again and again, the Lord, his mind troubled with grief — then Śiva, foremost of the steadfast, himself restrained that grief,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.74
तुलसीमण्डलं नत्वा पूजयित्वा पुरः स्थितः । निगृहीतेन्द्रियग्रामः समाधिस्थो ऽभवत्पुनः
tulasīmaṇḍalaṃ natvā pūjayitvā puraḥ sthitaḥ / nigṛhītendriyagrāmaḥ samādhistho 'bhavatpunaḥ
and bowing to the circle of tulasī and worshipping it, he stood before it; with the host of his senses subdued he entered samādhi once more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.75
याममात्रे गते देवी पुनः सांनिध्यमागता । अलं समाधिना शम्भो निमज्जात्र सरोवरे
yāmamātre gate devī punaḥ sāṃnidhyamāgatā / alaṃ samādhinā śambho nimajjātra sarovare
When just one watch had passed, the Goddess again came into his presence: "Enough of samādhi, Śambhu; plunge into this lake here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.76
इत्या दिश्य तिरो ऽधत्त सो ऽपि चिन्तामुपागमत् । इयं च माया स्वप्नो वा किं कर्त्तव्यं मयाथ वा
ityā diśya tiro 'dhatta so 'pi cintāmupāgamat / iyaṃ ca māyā svapno vā kiṃ karttavyaṃ mayātha vā
Having so instructed, she disappeared; and he too fell to pondering: "Is this an illusion, or a dream? Or what am I to do?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.77
श्वोभूते ब्रह्महत्यायाः क्षणान्मुक्तो भविष्यसि । इत्युक्तं श्रीपरादेव्या यामातीतमिदं दिनम्
śvobhūte brahmahatyāyāḥ kṣaṇānmukto bhaviṣyasi / ityuktaṃ śrīparādevyā yāmātītamidaṃ dinam
"Tomorrow you will be freed from brahmin-murder in an instant" — so it was said by the supreme goddess Śrī; (yet) this day has passed by a watch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.78
एवं सर्वं च मिथ्यैवेत्यधिकं चिन्तयावृतः । भगवान्व्यो मवाण्या तु निमज्जाप्स्विति गर्जितम्
evaṃ sarvaṃ ca mithyaivetyadhikaṃ cintayāvṛtaḥ / bhagavānvyo mavāṇyā tu nimajjāpsviti garjitam
"Thus all of it is simply false" — so, wrapped in still further brooding, the Lord (heard) thundered forth by a voice from the sky: "Plunge into the water!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.79
श्रुत्वा शङ्कां समुत्सृज्य तत्त्वं निश्चित्य शङ्करः । निममज्ज सरस्यां तु गङ्गायां पुनरुत्थितः
śrutvā śaṅkāṃ samutsṛjya tattvaṃ niścitya śaṅkaraḥ / nimamajja sarasyāṃ tu gaṅgāyāṃ punarutthitaḥ
Hearing it, Śaṅkara cast off doubt and settled the truth of it; he plunged into the lake, and rose up again in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.80
तत्र काशीं समालोक्य किमेतदिति चिन्तयन् । स मुहुर्तं स्थितस्तूष्णीं नखलीनकपालकः
tatra kāśīṃ samālokya kimetaditi cintayan / sa muhurtaṃ sthitastūṣṇīṃ nakhalīnakapālakaḥ
There, seeing Kāśī and wondering "What is this?", he stood silent for a moment, the little skull clinging to his nail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.81
ललाटन्त पमुद्वीक्ष्य तरणिं तरुणोन्दुभृत् । भिक्षार्थं नगरीमेनां प्रविवेश वशी शिवः
lalāṭanta pamudvīkṣya taraṇiṃ taruṇondubhṛt / bhikṣārthaṃ nagarīmenāṃ praviveśa vaśī śivaḥ
Looking up at the sun reaching the edge of his forehead, he who bears the young moon, the self-controlled Śiva, entered this city for alms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.82
गृहाणि कानिचिद्गत्वा प्रतोल्यां पर्यटन्भवः । सो ऽपश्यदग्रतः काञ्चित्काञ्चीं श्रीदेवताकृतिम्
gṛhāṇi kānicidgatvā pratolyāṃ paryaṭanbhavaḥ / so 'paśyadagrataḥ kāñcitkāñcīṃ śrīdevatākṛtim
Bhava, having visited a few houses, wandering along the main street, saw before him a certain (woman) of Kāñcī, having the form of the glorious Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.83
भिक्षां ज्योतिर्मयीं तस्मै दत्त्वा क्षिप्रं तिरोदधे । क्षणाद्ब्रह्मकपालं तत्प्रच्युतं तन्नखाग्रतः
bhikṣāṃ jyotirmayīṃ tasmai dattvā kṣipraṃ tirodadhe / kṣaṇādbrahmakapālaṃ tatpracyutaṃ tannakhāgrataḥ
Having given him alms made of light, she vanished at once; in an instant that skull of Brahmā fell away from the tip of his nail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.84
तद्दृष्ट्वाद्भुतमीशानः कामाक्षी शीलमुत्तमम् । प्रसन्नवदनांभोजो बहु मेने मुहुः परम्
taddṛṣṭvādbhutamīśānaḥ kāmākṣī śīlamuttamam / prasannavadanāṃbhojo bahu mene muhuḥ param
Seeing that marvel, Īśāna, his lotus-face serene, esteemed highly and repeatedly the supreme excellent character of Kāmākṣī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.85
पुरी काञ्ची पुरी पुण्या नदी कंपा नदी परा । देवता सैव कामाक्षीत्यासीत्संभावना पुरः
purī kāñcī purī puṇyā nadī kaṃpā nadī parā / devatā saiva kāmākṣītyāsītsaṃbhāvanā puraḥ
"The city Kāñcī is the holy city, the river Kampā is the supreme river, and she herself, Kāmākṣī, is the deity" — such was (his) esteem thereupon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.86
इत्थं देवीप्रभावेण विमुक्तः संकटाद्धरः । स्वस्थः स्वस्थानमगमच्छ्लाघमानः परां श्रियम्
itthaṃ devīprabhāveṇa vimuktaḥ saṃkaṭāddharaḥ / svasthaḥ svasthānamagamacchlāghamānaḥ parāṃ śriyam
Thus, by the power of the Goddess, Hara was released from his straits; at ease, he went to his own abode, praising (her) supreme splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.87
पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि विलासं शृणु कुम्भज । प्रभावं श्रीमहादेव्याः कामदं शृण्वतां सदा
punaranyatpravakṣyāmi vilāsaṃ śṛṇu kumbhaja / prabhāvaṃ śrīmahādevyāḥ kāmadaṃ śṛṇvatāṃ sadā
Again I shall declare another sport (of hers); listen, O jar-born one, to the power of the glorious Great Goddess, which ever grants the desires of those who hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.88
अयोध्याधिपतिः श्रीमान्नाम्ना दशरथो नृपः । सन्तानरहितो ऽतिष्ठद्बहुकालं शुचाकुलः
ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmānnāmnā daśaratho nṛpaḥ / santānarahito 'tiṣṭhadbahukālaṃ śucākulaḥ
The illustrious lord of Ayodhyā, a king named Daśaratha, remained for a long time without offspring, overwhelmed with grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.89
रहस्याहूय मतिमान्वशिष्ठं स्वपुरोहितम् । उवाचाचारसंशुद्धः सर्वशास्त्रार्थवेदिनम्
rahasyāhūya matimānvaśiṣṭhaṃ svapurohitam / uvācācārasaṃśuddhaḥ sarvaśāstrārthavedinam
The wise (king), purified in conduct, having summoned in private his own house-priest Vasiṣṭha, who knew the meaning of all the scriptures, spoke (to him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.90
श्रीनाथ बहवो ऽतीताः कालानाधिगतः सुतः । संततेर्मम संतापः संततं वर्धतेतराम् । किं कुर्वे यदि संतानसंपत्स्यात्तन्निवेदय
śrīnātha bahavo 'tītāḥ kālānādhigataḥ sutaḥ / saṃtatermama saṃtāpaḥ saṃtataṃ vardhatetarām / kiṃ kurve yadi saṃtānasaṃpatsyāttannivedaya
"Revered lord, many (years) have passed of my time, and no son has been obtained; my anguish over offspring grows continually all the more. What am I to do, if offspring is to come about? Declare that (to me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.91
वशिष्ठ उवाच मम वंश महाराज रहस्यं कथयामि ते । अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका । एता पुण्यतमाः प्रोक्ताः पुरीणामुत्तमोत्तमाः
vaśiṣṭha uvāca mama vaṃśa mahārāja rahasyaṃ kathayāmi te / ayodhyā mathurā māyā kāśī kāñcī hyavantikā / etā puṇyatamāḥ proktāḥ purīṇāmuttamottamāḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: O great king, of my lineage, I shall tell you a secret. Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyā, Kāśī, Kāñcī, and Avantikā — these are declared the most holy, the very best of cities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.92
अस्याः सांनिध्यमात्रेण महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीम् । अर्चयन्ति ह्ययोध्यायां मनुष्या अधिदेवताम्
asyāḥ sāṃnidhyamātreṇa mahātripurasundarīm / arcayanti hyayodhyāyāṃ manuṣyā adhidevatām
By the mere presence of her, men in Ayodhyā worship the great Tripurasundarī as the presiding deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.93
नैतस्याः सदृशी काचिद्देवता विद्यते परा । एनामेवर्चयन्त्यन्ये सर्वे श्रीदेवतां नृप
naitasyāḥ sadṛśī kāciddevatā vidyate parā / enāmevarcayantyanye sarve śrīdevatāṃ nṛpa
There is no other supreme deity equal to her; all others too, O king, worship just this glorious Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.94
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाद्याः सस्त्रीकाः सर्वदा सदा । नारिकेलफलालीभिः पनसैः कदलीफलैः
brahmaviṣṇumaheśādyāḥ sastrīkāḥ sarvadā sadā / nārikelaphalālībhiḥ panasaiḥ kadalīphalaiḥ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa and the rest, together with their wives, always and at all times (worship her) — with clusters of coconut fruits, with jackfruits, with plantain fruits,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.95
मध्वाज्यशर्कराप्राज्यैर्महापायसराशिभिः । सिद्धद्रव्यविशेषैश्च पूजयेत्त्रिपुरांबिकाम् । अभीष्टमचिरेणैव संप्रदास्यति सैव नः
madhvājyaśarkarāprājyairmahāpāyasarāśibhiḥ / siddhadravyaviśeṣaiśca pūjayettripurāṃbikām / abhīṣṭamacireṇaiva saṃpradāsyati saiva naḥ
with abundant honey, ghee and sugar, with great heaps of milk-rice, and with special prepared substances, one should worship Tripurāmbikā; she herself will grant us what is desired before long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.96
इत्युक्तवन्तमभ्यर्च्य गुरुमिष्टैरुपायनैः । स्वाङ्गजप्राप्तये भूयो विससर्ज विशांपतिः
ityuktavantamabhyarcya gurumiṣṭairupāyanaiḥ / svāṅgajaprāptaye bhūyo visasarja viśāṃpatiḥ
Having honoured with pleasing gifts the guru who had spoken thus, the lord of men dismissed him again, for the sake of obtaining a son of his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.97
ततो गुरूक्तरीत्यैव ललितां परमेश्वरीम् । अर्चयामास राजेन्द्रो भक्त्या परमया युतः
tato gurūktarītyaiva lalitāṃ parameśvarīm / arcayāmāsa rājendro bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ
Then, exactly in the manner told by his guru, the great king, filled with supreme devotion, worshipped Lalitā, the supreme Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.98
एवं प्रतिदिनं पूजां विधाय प्रीतमानसः । अयोध्यादेवताधामामशिषत्तत्र सङ्गतः
evaṃ pratidinaṃ pūjāṃ vidhāya prītamānasaḥ / ayodhyādevatādhāmāmaśiṣattatra saṅgataḥ
Thus performing the worship day by day, with a gladdened mind, he stayed there, in the shrine of the deity of Ayodhyā, in attendance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.99
अर्धरात्रे व्यतीते तु निभृतोल्लासदीपिके । किञ्चिन्निद्रालसस्यास्य पुरतस्त्रिपुरांबिका
ardharātre vyatīte tu nibhṛtollāsadīpike / kiñcinnidrālasasyāsya puratastripurāṃbikā
When midnight had passed, the lamps burning steadily bright, before him, as he was somewhat drowsy with sleep, Tripurāmbikā (appeared),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.100
पाशाङ्कुशधनुर्बाणपरिष्कृतचतुर्भुजा । सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या सर्वाभरणभूषिता । स्थित्वा वाचमुवाचेमां मन्दमिन्दुमतीसुतम्
pāśāṅkuśadhanurbāṇapariṣkṛtacaturbhujā / sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā / sthitvā vācamuvācemāṃ mandamindumatīsutam
her four arms adorned with noose, goad, bow and arrow, rich in every amorous ornament of dress, decked with every ornament; standing (there), she softly spoke these words to the son of Indumatī:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.101
अस्ति पङ्क्तिरथ श्रीमन्पुत्रभाग्यं तवानघ । विश्वासघातकर्माणि संति पूर्वकृतानि ते
asti paṅktiratha śrīmanputrabhāgyaṃ tavānagha / viśvāsaghātakarmāṇi saṃti pūrvakṛtāni te
"O illustrious Paṅktiratha, sinless one, the fortune of a son is indeed yours; (but) there are deeds of betrayal of trust done by you formerly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.102
तादृशां कर्मणां शान्त्यै गत्वा काञ्चीपुरं वरम् । स्नात्वा कम्पासरस्यां च तत्र मां पश्य पावनीम्
tādṛśāṃ karmaṇāṃ śāntyai gatvā kāñcīpuraṃ varam / snātvā kampāsarasyāṃ ca tatra māṃ paśya pāvanīm
For the appeasement of such deeds, go to the excellent city of Kāñcī, and having bathed in the Kampā lake, behold me there, the purifier.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.103
मध्ये काञ्चीपुरस्य त्वं कन्दराकाशमध्यगम् । कामकोष्ठं विपाप्मापि सप्तद्वारबिलान्वितम्
madhye kāñcīpurasya tvaṃ kandarākāśamadhyagam / kāmakoṣṭhaṃ vipāpmāpi saptadvārabilānvitam
In the middle of the city of Kāñcī, (you shall see), situated in the midst of the open space of a cavern, the Kāmakoṣṭha, provided with seven doorway-openings — you, though freed of evil,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.104
साम्राज्यसूचकं पुंसां त्रयाणामपि सिद्धिदम् । प्राङ्मुखी तत्र वर्ते ऽहं महासिंहासनेश्वरी
sāmrājyasūcakaṃ puṃsāṃ trayāṇāmapi siddhidam / prāṅmukhī tatra varte 'haṃ mahāsiṃhāsaneśvarī
(a place) that portends imperial rule and grants success to men of all three (kinds/worlds); there I abide facing east, mistress of the great lion-throne.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.105
महालक्ष्मीस्वरूपेण द्विभुजा पद्मधारिणी । चक्रेश्वरी महाराज्ञी ह्यदृश्या स्थूलचक्षुषाम्
mahālakṣmīsvarūpeṇa dvibhujā padmadhāriṇī / cakreśvarī mahārājñī hyadṛśyā sthūlacakṣuṣām
In the form of Mahālakṣmī, two-armed, bearing a lotus, mistress of the (śrī)cakra, great queen, invisible indeed to gross eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.106
ममाक्षिजा महागौरी वर्तते मम दक्षिणे । सौन्दर्यसारसीमा सा सर्वाभरणभूषिता
mamākṣijā mahāgaurī vartate mama dakṣiṇe / saundaryasārasīmā sā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
Born of my eye, Mahāgaurī abides on my right; she is the utmost limit of the essence of beauty, adorned with every ornament.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.107
मया च कल्पिताऽवासा द्विभुजा पद्मधारिणी । महालक्ष्मीस्वरूपेण किं वा कृत्यात्मना स्थिता
mayā ca kalpitā'vāsā dvibhujā padmadhāriṇī / mahālakṣmīsvarūpeṇa kiṃ vā kṛtyātmanā sthitā
And her dwelling was arranged by me; two-armed, bearing a lotus, she stands in the form of Mahālakṣmī — or rather as one whose nature is action (kṛtyā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.108
आपीठमौलिपर्यन्तं पश्य तस्तां ममांशजाम् । पातकान्याशु नश्यन्ति किं पुनस्तूपपातकम्
āpīṭhamauliparyantaṃ paśya tastāṃ mamāṃśajām / pātakānyāśu naśyanti kiṃ punastūpapātakam
Behold her, born of a portion of me, from the pedestal up to the crown; sins swiftly perish, how much more the lesser sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.109
कुवासना कुबुद्धिश्च कुतर्कनिचयश्च यः । कुदेहश्च कुभावश्च नास्तिकत्वं लयं व्रजेत्
kuvāsanā kubuddhiśca kutarkanicayaśca yaḥ / kudehaśca kubhāvaśca nāstikatvaṃ layaṃ vrajet
Bad disposition, bad understanding, and whatever mass of bad reasoning there is, a bad body, a bad state of mind, and unbelief — (all this) would go to dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.110
कुरुष्व मे महापूजां सितामध्वाज्यपायसैः । विविधैर्भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च पदार्थैः षड्रसान्वितैः
kuruṣva me mahāpūjāṃ sitāmadhvājyapāyasaiḥ / vividhairbhakṣyabhojyaiśca padārthaiḥ ṣaḍrasānvitaiḥ
Perform a great worship of me with sugar, honey, ghee and rice-pudding, and with various foods to be chewed and eaten, with dishes possessing the six flavours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.111
तत्रैव सुप्रसन्नाहं पूरयिष्यामि ते वरम् । उपदिश्येति सम्राज्ञी दिव्यमूर्तिस्तिरोदधे
tatraiva suprasannāhaṃ pūrayiṣyāmi te varam / upadiśyeti samrājñī divyamūrtistirodadhe
There itself, being well pleased, I shall fulfil your wish. Having instructed thus, the empress of divine form vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.112
राजापि सहसोत्थाय किमेतदिति विस्मितः । देवीमुद्बोध्य कौसल्यां शुभलक्षणलक्षिताम्
rājāpi sahasotthāya kimetaditi vismitaḥ / devīmudbodhya kausalyāṃ śubhalakṣaṇalakṣitām
The king too, rising at once, amazed, (thinking) "what is this?", awakened Queen Kausalyā, marked with auspicious signs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.113
तस्यै तद्रात्रिवृत्तान्तं कथयामास सादरम् । तत्समा कर्ण्य सा देवी सन्तोषमभजत्तदा
tasyai tadrātrivṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa sādaram / tatsamā karṇya sā devī santoṣamabhajattadā
and reverently told her the whole of that night's occurrence; having heard all of it, that queen then partook of joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.114
प्राप्तहर्षो नृपः प्रातस्तया दयितया सह । अनीकसचिवोपेतः काञ्चीपुरमुपागमत्
prāptaharṣo nṛpaḥ prātastayā dayitayā saha / anīkasacivopetaḥ kāñcīpuramupāgamat
In the morning the king, filled with delight, together with that beloved wife, accompanied by his army and ministers, came to the city of Kāñcī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.115
स्नात्वा कंपातरङ्गिण्यां दृष्ट्वा देवीं च पावनीम् । पञ्चतीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा देव्या कौसल्यया नृपः
snātvā kaṃpātaraṅgiṇyāṃ dṛṣṭvā devīṃ ca pāvanīm / pañcatīrthe tataḥ snātvā devyā kausalyayā nṛpaḥ
Having bathed in the river Kampā and beheld the purifying Goddess, and then having bathed at the Pañcatīrtha, the king with Queen Kausalyā —
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BndP 3 40.116
गोभूवस्त्र हिरण्याद्यैस्तत्तीर्थक्षेत्रवासिनः । प्रीणयित्वा सपत्नीकस्तथा तद्भक्तिपूजकान्
gobhūvastra hiraṇyādyaistattīrthakṣetravāsinaḥ / prīṇayitvā sapatnīkastathā tadbhaktipūjakān
having gratified, together with his wife, the dwellers of that holy place and region with cows, land, garments, gold and the rest, and likewise those who worship her with devotion —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.117
अथालयं समाविश्य महाभक्त्या नृपोत्तमः । प्रदक्षिणत्रयं कृत्वा विनयेन समन्वितः
athālayaṃ samāviśya mahābhaktyā nṛpottamaḥ / pradakṣiṇatrayaṃ kṛtvā vinayena samanvitaḥ
then the best of kings, entering the temple with great devotion, made three circumambulations, filled with humility;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.118
ततः संनिधिमागत्य देव्या कौसल्यया सह । श्रीकामकोष्ठनिलयं महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीम्
tataḥ saṃnidhimāgatya devyā kausalyayā saha / śrīkāmakoṣṭhanilayaṃ mahātripurasundarīm
then, coming into the presence together with Queen Kausalyā, (he beheld) Mahātripurasundarī, whose abode is the holy Kāmakoṣṭha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.119
त्रिमूर्तिजननीमंबां दृष्ट्वा श्रीचक्ररूपिणीम् । प्रणिपत्य तु साष्टाङ्गं भार्यया सह भक्तिमान्
trimūrtijananīmaṃbāṃ dṛṣṭvā śrīcakrarūpiṇīm / praṇipatya tu sāṣṭāṅgaṃ bhāryayā saha bhaktimān
the Mother, parent of the three deities, having the form of the Śrīcakra; and the devout man, having bowed down with the eight limbs along with his wife —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.120
स्वपुरे त्रैपुरे धाम्नि पुरेक्ष्वाकुप्रवर्तिते । दुर्वासा सशिष्येण पूजार्थं पूर्वकल्पिते
svapure traipure dhāmni purekṣvākupravartite / durvāsā saśiṣyeṇa pūjārthaṃ pūrvakalpite
in his own city, in the abode belonging to the Threefold (Goddess), in the city established by Ikṣvāku, prepared beforehand for worship by Durvāsas together with his disciple,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.121
दासीदासध्वजारोहगृहोत्सवसमन्विते । तत्र स्वगुरुणोक्तं च कृत्वा स्वात्मार्घपूजनम्
dāsīdāsadhvajārohagṛhotsavasamanvite / tatra svaguruṇoktaṃ ca kṛtvā svātmārghapūjanam
(the abode) furnished with maidservants, servants, the raising of banners and house-festivals — there, having performed the arghya-worship of his own self as told by his own guru,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 40.122
रात्रौ स्वप्ने तु यद्रूपं दृष्टवान्स्वपुरे महः । तदेवात्रापि संदध्यौ सन्निधौ राजसत्तमः
rātrau svapne tu yadrūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānsvapure mahaḥ / tadevātrāpi saṃdadhyau sannidhau rājasattamaḥ
That very radiant form which he had seen at night in a dream in his own city, that same the best of kings contemplated here too in (her) presence.
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BndP 3 40.123
चिरं ध्यात्वा महाराजः सुवासांसि बहूनि च । दिव्यान्यायतनान्यस्यै दत्त्वा स्तोत्रं चकार ह
ciraṃ dhyātvā mahārājaḥ suvāsāṃsi bahūni ca / divyānyāyatanānyasyai dattvā stotraṃ cakāra ha
Having meditated long, the great king gave her many fine garments and divine (temple) dwellings, and then made a hymn of praise.
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BndP 3 40.124
पादाग्रलंबिपरमाभरणाभिरामेमञ्जीररत्नरुचिमञ्जुलपादपद्मे । पीतांबरस्फुरितपेशलहेमकाञ्चि केयूरकङ्कणपरिष्कृतबाहुवल्लि
pādāgralaṃbiparamābharaṇābhirāmemañjīraratnarucimañjulapādapadme / pītāṃbarasphuritapeśalahemakāñci keyūrakaṅkaṇapariṣkṛtabāhuvalli
O you lovely with supreme ornaments hanging down to the tips of (your) feet, whose lotus-feet are charming with the gleam of the jewels of (your) anklets; you who wear a delicate golden girdle flashing over yellow silk, whose creeper-like arms are adorned with armlets and bracelets—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.125
पुण्ड्रेक्षुचापविलसन्मृदुवामपाणे रत्नोर्मिकासुमशराञ्चितदक्षहस्ते । वक्षोजमण्डलविलासिवलक्षहारि पाशाङ्कुशाङ्गदलसद्भुजशोभिताङ्गि
puṇḍrekṣucāpavilasanmṛduvāmapāṇe ratnormikāsumaśarāñcitadakṣahaste / vakṣojamaṇḍalavilāsivalakṣahāri pāśāṅkuśāṅgadalasadbhujaśobhitāṅgi
O you in whose soft left hand the sugarcane bow shines, whose right hand is graced with a jewelled ring and flower-arrows; whose limbs are beautified by a white necklace playing over the circle of (your) breasts and by arms bright with noose, goad and armlets—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.126
वक्त्रश्रिया विजितशारदचन्द्रबिंबे ताटङ्करत्नकरमण्डितगण्डभागे । वामे करे सरसिजं सुबिसं दधाने कारुण्यनिर्झरदपाङ्गयुते महेशि
vaktraśriyā vijitaśāradacandrabiṃbe tāṭaṅkaratnakaramaṇḍitagaṇḍabhāge / vāme kare sarasijaṃ subisaṃ dadhāne kāruṇyanirjharadapāṅgayute maheśi
O you who by the beauty of (your) face have conquered the disc of the autumn moon, the region of whose cheeks is adorned by the rays of the jewels in (your) ear-ornaments; who hold in the left hand a lotus with a fine stalk, who possess side-glances that stream with compassion, O great goddess—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.127
माणिक्यसूत्रमणिभासुरकंबुकण्ठि भालस्थचन्द्रशकलोज्जवलितालकाढ्ये । मन्दस्मितस्फुरणशालिनि मञ्जुनासे नेत्रश्रिया विजितनीलसरोजपत्रे
māṇikyasūtramaṇibhāsurakaṃbukaṇṭhi bhālasthacandraśakalojjavalitālakāḍhye / mandasmitasphuraṇaśālini mañjunāse netraśriyā vijitanīlasarojapatre
O you whose conch-like throat is radiant with the gems of a ruby string, who are rich in locks made bright by the crescent moon set on (your) brow; who shine with the flashing of a gentle smile, of lovely nose, who by the beauty of (your) eyes have conquered the petals of the blue lotus—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.128
सुभ्रूलते सुवदने सुललाटचित्रे योगीन्द्रमानससरोजनिवासहंसि । रत्नानुबद्धतपनीयमहाकिरीटे सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरि समस्तसुरेन्द्रवन्द्ये
subhrūlate suvadane sulalāṭacitre yogīndramānasasarojanivāsahaṃsi / ratnānubaddhatapanīyamahākirīṭe sarvāṅgasundari samastasurendravandye
O you of fair creeper-like brows, of fair face, of fair and lovely forehead; O swan dwelling in the lotus of the minds of the chief of yogins; O you with a great crown of gold set with jewels, beautiful in every limb, worshipped by all the lords of the gods—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.129
काङ्क्षानुरूपवरदे करुणार्द्रचित्ते साम्राज्यसम्पदभिमानिनि चक्रनाथे । इन्द्रादिदेवपरिसेवितपादपद्मे सिंहासनेश्वरी परे मयि संनिदध्याः
kāṅkṣānurūpavarade karuṇārdracitte sāmrājyasampadabhimānini cakranāthe / indrādidevaparisevitapādapadme siṃhāsaneśvarī pare mayi saṃnidadhyāḥ
O you who grant boons in accordance with (our) longing, whose heart is moist with compassion, who take pride in the wealth of sovereignty, mistress of the cakra; whose lotus-feet are attended by Indra and the other gods—O supreme mistress of the lion-throne, be present in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.130
इति स्तत्वा स भूपालो बहिर्निर्गत्य भक्तितः । तस्यास्तु दक्षिणे भागे महागौरीं ददर्श ह
iti statvā sa bhūpālo bahirnirgatya bhaktitaḥ / tasyāstu dakṣiṇe bhāge mahāgaurīṃ dadarśa ha
Having praised (her) thus, that king went outside with devotion and beheld Mahāgaurī on her right side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.131
प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भूमौ कृत्वा चास्याः स्तुतिं पुनः । दत्त्वा चास्यै महार्हाणि वासांसि विविधानि च
praṇamya daṇḍavadbhūmau kṛtvā cāsyāḥ stutiṃ punaḥ / dattvā cāsyai mahārhāṇi vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
Bowing like a staff on the ground and making praise of her again, and giving to her most costly garments of many kinds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.132
अमुल्यानि महार्हाणि भूषणानि महान्ति च । ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य निर्गत्य सह भार्यया
amulyāni mahārhāṇi bhūṣaṇāni mahānti ca / tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya nirgatya saha bhāryayā
and priceless, most costly, great ornaments—then, having circumambulated (her) and gone out together with his wife,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.133
स्वगुरूक्तविधानेन महापूजां विधाय च । तामेव चिन्तयंस्तत्र सप्तरात्रमुवास सः
svagurūktavidhānena mahāpūjāṃ vidhāya ca / tāmeva cintayaṃstatra saptarātramuvāsa saḥ
and having performed the great worship by the rule told by his own teacher, thinking of her alone he stayed there seven nights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.134
अष्टमे दिवसे देवीं नत्वा भक्त्या विलोकयन् । अम्बाभीष्टं प्रदेहीति प्रार्थयामास चेतसा
aṣṭame divase devīṃ natvā bhaktyā vilokayan / ambābhīṣṭaṃ pradehīti prārthayāmāsa cetasā
On the eighth day, bowing to the Goddess and gazing (at her) with devotion, he prayed in his mind: "Mother, grant (me my) desire."
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BndP 3 40.135
सुप्रसन्ना च कामाक्षी सांतरिक्षगिरावदत् । भविष्यन्ति मदंशास्ते चत्वारस्तनया नृप
suprasannā ca kāmākṣī sāṃtarikṣagirāvadat / bhaviṣyanti madaṃśāste catvārastanayā nṛpa
And Kāmākṣī, well pleased, spoke to him with a voice from the sky: "O king, four sons, portions of myself, shall be yours."
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BndP 3 40.136
इत्युदीरितमाकर्ण्य प्रमोदविकसन्मुखः । श्रियं प्रणम्य साष्टाङ्गमननन्यशरणः पराम्
ityudīritamākarṇya pramodavikasanmukhaḥ / śriyaṃ praṇamya sāṣṭāṅgamanananyaśaraṇaḥ parām
Hearing this utterance, his face blossoming with joy, having no other refuge, having bowed with the eight limbs to the supreme Śrī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.137
आमन्त्र्य मनसैवांबां सस्त्रीकः सह मन्त्रिभिः । अयोध्यां नगरीं प्रापदिन्दुमत्यास्तु नन्दनः
āmantrya manasaivāṃbāṃ sastrīkaḥ saha mantribhiḥ / ayodhyāṃ nagarīṃ prāpadindumatyāstu nandanaḥ
having taken leave of the Mother in mind alone, with his wife and with his ministers, the son of Indumatī reached the city of Ayodhyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.138
एवं प्रभावा कामाक्षी सर्वलोकहितैषिणी । सर्वेषामपि भक्तानां काङ्क्षितं पूरयत्यलम्
evaṃ prabhāvā kāmākṣī sarvalokahitaiṣiṇī / sarveṣāmapi bhaktānāṃ kāṅkṣitaṃ pūrayatyalam
Of such power is Kāmākṣī, who desires the good of all the worlds; she fully fulfils the wish of all her devotees.
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BndP 3 40.139
एनां लोकेषु बहवः कामाक्षीं परदेवताम् । उपास्य विधिवद्भक्त्या प्राप्ताः कामानशेषतः
enāṃ lokeṣu bahavaḥ kāmākṣīṃ paradevatām / upāsya vidhivadbhaktyā prāptāḥ kāmānaśeṣataḥ
Many in the worlds, having worshipped her, Kāmākṣī, the supreme deity, duly and with devotion, have obtained their desires without remainder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.140
अद्यापि प्राप्नुवन्त्येव भक्तिमन्तः फलं मुने । अनेके च भविष्यन्ति कामाक्ष्याः करुणादृशः
adyāpi prāpnuvantyeva bhaktimantaḥ phalaṃ mune / aneke ca bhaviṣyanti kāmākṣyāḥ karuṇādṛśaḥ
Even today, O sage, those who have devotion do obtain the fruit, and many more shall come to have the compassionate gaze of Kāmākṣī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 40.141
माहात्म्यमस्याः श्रीदेव्याः को वा वर्णयितुं क्षमः । नाहं न शम्भुर्न ब्रह्मा न विष्णुः किमुतापरे
māhātmyamasyāḥ śrīdevyāḥ ko vā varṇayituṃ kṣamaḥ / nāhaṃ na śambhurna brahmā na viṣṇuḥ kimutāpare
Who indeed is able to describe the greatness of this glorious Goddess? Not I, not Śambhu, not Brahmā, not Viṣṇu—how much less others?
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BndP 3 40.142
इति ते कथितं किञ्चित्कामाक्ष्याः शीलमुज्ज्वलम् । शृण्वतां पठतां चापि सर्वपापहरं स्मृतम्
iti te kathitaṃ kiñcitkāmākṣyāḥ śīlamujjvalam / śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ cāpi sarvapāpaharaṃ smṛtam
Thus has been told to you something of the radiant character of Kāmākṣī; for those who hear it and those who recite it, it is held to remove all sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition