Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 43
BndP 3 43.1
अगस्त्य उवाच अश्वानन महाप्राज्ञ करुणामृतवारिधे । श्रीदेवीदर्शने दीक्षा यादृशी तां निवेदय
agastya uvāca aśvānana mahāprājña karuṇāmṛtavāridhe / śrīdevīdarśane dīkṣā yādṛśī tāṃ nivedaya
Agastya said: O horse-faced one, greatly wise, ocean of the nectar of compassion, tell me what sort of initiation there is for the sight of Śrī Devī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.2
हयग्रीव उवाच यदि ते देवताभावो यया कल्मषकर्दमाः । क्षाल्यन्ते च तथा पुसां दीक्षामाचक्ष्महे ऽत्र ताम्
hayagrīva uvāca yadi te devatābhāvo yayā kalmaṣakardamāḥ / kṣālyante ca tathā pusāṃ dīkṣāmācakṣmahe 'tra tām
Hayagrīva said: If you have devotion to the deity—that (initiation) by which the mires of men's impurities are washed away—we shall here declare that initiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.3
हस्ते शिवपुरन्ध्यात्वा जपेन्मूलाङ्गमालिनीम् । गुरुः स्पृशेच्छिष्यतनुं स्पर्शदीक्षेयमीरिता
haste śivapurandhyātvā japenmūlāṅgamālinīm / guruḥ spṛśecchiṣyatanuṃ sparśadīkṣeyamīritā
Having meditated on Śiva's city in his hand, (the guru) should recite the garland of the limbs of the root-mantra; the guru should touch the disciple's body: this is declared to be initiation by touch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.4
निमील्य नयने ध्यात्वा श्रीकामाक्षीं प्रसन्नधीः । सम्यक्पश्येद्गुरुः शिष्यं दृग्दीक्षा सेयमुच्यते
nimīlya nayane dhyātvā śrīkāmākṣīṃ prasannadhīḥ / samyakpaśyedguruḥ śiṣyaṃ dṛgdīkṣā seyamucyate
Closing his eyes and meditating on Śrī Kāmākṣī, with serene mind the guru should look fully upon the disciple: this is called initiation by the gaze.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.5
गुरोरालोकमात्रेण भाषणात्स्पर्शनादपि । सद्यः सञ्जायते ज्ञानं सा दीक्षा शाम्भवी मता
gurorālokamātreṇa bhāṣaṇātsparśanādapi / sadyaḥ sañjāyate jñānaṃ sā dīkṣā śāmbhavī matā
When, merely by the guru's look, or by his speaking, or by his touch, knowledge arises at once—that initiation is held to be the Śāmbhavī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.6
देव्या देहो यथा प्रोक्तो गुरुदेहस्तथैव च । तत्प्रसादेन शिष्यो ऽपि तद्रूपः सम्प्रकाशते
devyā deho yathā prokto gurudehastathaiva ca / tatprasādena śiṣyo 'pi tadrūpaḥ samprakāśate
As the Goddess's body has been described, just so is the guru's body; and by his grace the disciple too shines forth in that same form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.7
चिरं शुश्रूषया सम्यक्तोषितो देशिकेश्वरः । तूष्णीं संकल्पयेच्छिष्यं सा दीक्षा मानसी मता
ciraṃ śuśrūṣayā samyaktoṣito deśikeśvaraḥ / tūṣṇīṃ saṃkalpayecchiṣyaṃ sā dīkṣā mānasī matā
The lord among teachers, well pleased by long service, may silently resolve upon the disciple: that is held to be the mental initiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.8
दीक्षाणामपि सर्वासामियमेवोत्तमोत्तमा । आदौ कुर्यात्क्रियादीक्षां तत्प्रकारः प्रवक्ष्यते
dīkṣāṇāmapi sarvāsāmiyamevottamottamā / ādau kuryātkriyādīkṣāṃ tatprakāraḥ pravakṣyate
Of all initiations, this very one is the highest of the high. At the outset one should perform the ritual initiation; its procedure will now be declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.9
शुक्लपक्षे शुभदिने विधाय शुचिमानसम् । जिह्वास्यमलशुद्धिं च कृत्वा स्नात्वा यथाविधि
śuklapakṣe śubhadine vidhāya śucimānasam / jihvāsyamalaśuddhiṃ ca kṛtvā snātvā yathāvidhi
On an auspicious day in the bright fortnight, having made the mind pure, and having cleansed the impurity of tongue and mouth, and having bathed according to the rule—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.10
संध्याकर्म समाप्याथ गुरुदेहं परं स्मरन् । एकान्ते निवसञ्छ्रीमान्मौनी च नियताशनः
saṃdhyākarma samāpyātha gurudehaṃ paraṃ smaran / ekānte nivasañchrīmānmaunī ca niyatāśanaḥ
—then, having completed the twilight rites, remembering the guru's body as supreme, the blessed one, dwelling in a solitary place, keeping silence and restricted in food—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.11
गुरुश्च तादृशोभूत्वा पूजामन्दिरमाविशेत् । देवीसूक्तेन संयुक्तं विद्यान्यासं समातृकम्
guruśca tādṛśobhūtvā pūjāmandiramāviśet / devīsūktena saṃyuktaṃ vidyānyāsaṃ samātṛkam
And the guru too, having become of like state, should enter the temple of worship; (he should perform) the placing of the vidyā together with the mātṛkā, joined with the Devī-sūkta,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.12
कृत्वा पुरुषसूक्तेन षोडशैरुपचारकैः । आवाहना सने पाद्यमर्ध्यमाचमनं तथा
kṛtvā puruṣasūktena ṣoḍaśairupacārakaiḥ / āvāhanā sane pādyamardhyamācamanaṃ tathā
and having done so, with the Puruṣa-sūkta, with the sixteen services: invocation, seat, water for the feet, the guest-offering, water for sipping,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.13
स्नानं वस्त्रं च भूषा च गन्धः पुष्पं तथैव च । धूपदीपौ च नैवेद्यं ताम्बूलं च प्रदक्षिणा
snānaṃ vastraṃ ca bhūṣā ca gandhaḥ puṣpaṃ tathaiva ca / dhūpadīpau ca naivedyaṃ tāmbūlaṃ ca pradakṣiṇā
bathing, garment, ornament, fragrance, and likewise flower, incense and lamp, food-offering, betel, and circumambulation—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.14
प्रणामश्चेति विख्यातैः प्रीणयेत्त्रिपुरांबिकाम् । अथ पुष्पाञ्जलिं दद्यात्सहस्राक्षरविद्यया
praṇāmaśceti vikhyātaiḥ prīṇayettripurāṃbikām / atha puṣpāñjaliṃ dadyātsahasrākṣaravidyayā
and obeisance: with these well-known (services) he should gratify the Mother Tripurā. Then he should offer a handful of flowers with the thousand-syllable vidyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.15
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं ऐं क्लीं सौः ॐ नमस्त्रिपुरसुन्दरि हृदये देवि शिरोदेवि शिखादेवि कवचदेवि नेत्रदेवि आस्यदेवि कामेश्वरि भगमालिनि नित्यक्लिन्नें भैरुण्डे वह्निवासिनि महावज्रेश्वरि विद्येश्वरि परशिवदूति त्वरिते कुलसुंदरि नित्ये नीलपताके विजये सर्वमङ्गले ज्वालामालिनि चित्रे महानित्ये परमेश्वरि मन्त्रेशमयि षष्ठीशमय्युद्यानमयि लोपामुद्रामय्यगस्त्यमयि कालतापनमयि धर्माचारमयि मुक्तके शीश्वरमयि दीपकलानाथमयि विष्णुदेवमयि प्रभाकरदेवमयि तेजोदेवमयि मनोजदेवमयि अणिमसिद्धे महिमसिद्धे गरिम सिद्धे लघिमसिद्धे ईशित्वसिद्धे वशित्वसिद्धे प्राप्तिसिद्धे प्राकाम्यसिद्धे रससिद्धे मोक्षसिद्धे ब्राह्मि माहेश्वरी कौमारि वैष्णवि वाराहि इन्द्राणि चामुण्डे महालक्ष्मि सर्वसंक्षोभिणि सर्वविद्राविणि सर्वाकर्षिणि सर्ववशङ्करि सर्वोन्मादिनि सर्वमहाङ्कुशे सर्वखेचरि सर्वबीजे सर्वयोने सर्वास्त्रखण्डिनि त्रैलोक्यमोहिनि चक्रस्वामिनि प्राटयोगिनि बौद्धदर्शनाङ्गि कामाकर्षिणि बुद्ध्याकर्षिणि अहङ्काराकर्षिणि शब्दाकर्षिणि स्पर्शाकर्षिणि रूपाकर्षिणि रसाकर्षिणि गन्धाकर्षिणि चित्ताकर्षिणि धैर्याकर्षिणि स्मृत्याकर्षिणि नामाकर्षिणि बीजाकर्षिणात्माकिर्षिणि अमृताकर्षिणि शरीराकर्षिणि गुप्तयोगिनि सर्वाशापरिपूरकचक्रस्वामिनि अनङ्गकुसुमे अनङ्गमेखले अनङ्गमादिनि अनङ्गमदनातुरे ऽनङ्गरेखे ऽनङ्गवेगिन्यनङ्गाङ्कुशे ऽनङ्गमालिनि गुप्ततरयोगिनि वैदिकदर्शनाङ्गि सर्वसंक्षोभकारक चक्रस्वामिनि पूर्वाम्नायाधिदेवते सृष्टिरूपे सर्वसंक्षोभिणि सर्वविद्राविणि सर्वाकर्षिणि सर्वाह्लादिनि सर्वसंमोहिनि सर्वस्तंभिणि सर्वजृंभिणि सर्ववशङ्करि सर्वरञ्जिनि सर्वोन्मादिनि सर्वार्थसाधिके सर्वसंपत्प्रपूरिणि सर्वमन्त्रमयि सर्वद्वन्द्वक्षयकरि सम्प्रदाययोगिनि सौरदर्शनाङ्गि सर्वसौभाग्यदायकचक्रे सर्वसिद्धिप्रदे सर्वसम्पत्प्रदे सर्वप्रियङ्करि सर्वमङ्गलकारिणि सर्वकामप्रदे सर्वदुःखविमोचिनि सर्वमृत्युप्रशमिनि सर्वविघ्ननिवारिणि सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरि सर्वसौभाग्यदायिनि कुलोत्तीर्णयोगिनि सर्वार्थसाधकचक्रेशि सर्वज्ञे सर्वशक्ते सर्वैश्वर्यफलप्रदे सर्वज्ञानमयि सर्वव्याधिनिवारिणि सर्वाधारस्वरूपे सर्वपापहरे सर्वानन्दमयि सर्वरक्षास्वरूपिणि सर्वेप्सित फलप्रदे नियोगिनि वैष्णवदर्शनाङ्गि सर्वरक्षाकरचक्रस्थे दक्षिणाम्नायेशि स्थितिरूपे वशिनि कामेशि मोदिनि विमले अरुणे जयिनि सर्वेश्वरि कौलिनि रहस्ययोगिनि रहस्यभोगिनि रहस्यगोपिनि शाक्तदर्शनाङ्गि सर्वरोगहरचक्रेशि पश्चिमाम्नाये धनुर्बाणपाशाङ्कुशदेवते कामेशि वज्रेशि फगमालिनि अतिरहस्ययोगिनि शैवदर्शनाङ्गि सर्वसिद्धिप्रदचक्रगे उत्तराम्नायेशि संहाररूपे शुद्धपरे विन्दुपीठगते महारात्रिपुरसुन्दरि परापरातिरहस्ययोगिनि शांभवदर्शनाङ्गि सर्वानन्दमयचक्रेशि त्रिपुरसुंदरि त्रिपुरवासिनि त्रिपुरश्रीः त्रिपुरमालिनि त्रिपुरसिद्धे त्रिपुरांब सर्वचक्रस्थे अनुत्तराम्नायाख्यस्वरूपे महात्रिपुरभैरवि चतुर्विधगुणरूपे कुले अकुले कुलाकुले महाकौलिनि सर्वोत्तरे सर्वदर्शनाङ्गि नवासनस्थिते नवाक्षरि नवमिथुनाकृते महेशमाधवविधातृमन्मथस्कन्दनन्दीन्द्रमनुचन्द्रकुबेरागस्त्यदुर्वासःक्रोधभट्टारकविद्यात्मिके कल्याणतत्त्वत्रयरूपे शिवशिवात्मिके पूर्मब्रह्मशक्ते महापरमेश्वरि महात्रिपुरसुन्दरि तव श्रीपादुकां पूजयामि नमः । क एं ईल ह्रीं हस कहल ह्रीं ऐं क्लीं सौः सौः क्लीं ऐं श्रीं । देव्याः पुष्पाञ्जलिं दद्यात्सहस्राक्षरविद्याया । नोचेत्तत्पूजनं व्यर्थमित्याहुर्वेदवादिनः
oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ aiṃ klīṃ sauḥ oṃ namastripurasundari hṛdaye devi śirodevi śikhādevi kavacadevi netradevi āsyadevi kāmeśvari bhagamālini nityaklinneṃ bhairuṇḍe vahnivāsini mahāvajreśvari vidyeśvari paraśivadūti tvarite kulasuṃdari nitye nīlapatāke vijaye sarvamaṅgale jvālāmālini citre mahānitye parameśvari mantreśamayi ṣaṣṭhīśamayyudyānamayi lopāmudrāmayyagastyamayi kālatāpanamayi dharmācāramayi muktake śīśvaramayi dīpakalānāthamayi viṣṇudevamayi prabhākaradevamayi tejodevamayi manojadevamayi aṇimasiddhe mahimasiddhe garima siddhe laghimasiddhe īśitvasiddhe vaśitvasiddhe prāptisiddhe prākāmyasiddhe rasasiddhe mokṣasiddhe brāhmi māheśvarī kaumāri vaiṣṇavi vārāhi indrāṇi cāmuṇḍe mahālakṣmi sarvasaṃkṣobhiṇi sarvavidrāviṇi sarvākarṣiṇi sarvavaśaṅkari sarvonmādini sarvamahāṅkuśe sarvakhecari sarvabīje sarvayone sarvāstrakhaṇḍini trailokyamohini cakrasvāmini prāṭayogini bauddhadarśanāṅgi kāmākarṣiṇi buddhyākarṣiṇi ahaṅkārākarṣiṇi śabdākarṣiṇi sparśākarṣiṇi rūpākarṣiṇi rasākarṣiṇi gandhākarṣiṇi cittākarṣiṇi dhairyākarṣiṇi smṛtyākarṣiṇi nāmākarṣiṇi bījākarṣiṇātmākirṣiṇi amṛtākarṣiṇi śarīrākarṣiṇi guptayogini sarvāśāparipūrakacakrasvāmini anaṅgakusume anaṅgamekhale anaṅgamādini anaṅgamadanāture 'naṅgarekhe 'naṅgaveginyanaṅgāṅkuśe 'naṅgamālini guptatarayogini vaidikadarśanāṅgi sarvasaṃkṣobhakāraka cakrasvāmini pūrvāmnāyādhidevate sṛṣṭirūpe sarvasaṃkṣobhiṇi sarvavidrāviṇi sarvākarṣiṇi sarvāhlādini sarvasaṃmohini sarvastaṃbhiṇi sarvajṛṃbhiṇi sarvavaśaṅkari sarvarañjini sarvonmādini sarvārthasādhike sarvasaṃpatprapūriṇi sarvamantramayi sarvadvandvakṣayakari sampradāyayogini sauradarśanāṅgi sarvasaubhāgyadāyakacakre sarvasiddhiprade sarvasampatprade sarvapriyaṅkari sarvamaṅgalakāriṇi sarvakāmaprade sarvaduḥkhavimocini sarvamṛtyupraśamini sarvavighnanivāriṇi sarvāṅgasundari sarvasaubhāgyadāyini kulottīrṇayogini sarvārthasādhakacakreśi sarvajñe sarvaśakte sarvaiśvaryaphalaprade sarvajñānamayi sarvavyādhinivāriṇi sarvādhārasvarūpe sarvapāpahare sarvānandamayi sarvarakṣāsvarūpiṇi sarvepsita phalaprade niyogini vaiṣṇavadarśanāṅgi sarvarakṣākaracakrasthe dakṣiṇāmnāyeśi sthitirūpe vaśini kāmeśi modini vimale aruṇe jayini sarveśvari kaulini rahasyayogini rahasyabhogini rahasyagopini śāktadarśanāṅgi sarvarogaharacakreśi paścimāmnāye dhanurbāṇapāśāṅkuśadevate kāmeśi vajreśi phagamālini atirahasyayogini śaivadarśanāṅgi sarvasiddhipradacakrage uttarāmnāyeśi saṃhārarūpe śuddhapare vindupīṭhagate mahārātripurasundari parāparātirahasyayogini śāṃbhavadarśanāṅgi sarvānandamayacakreśi tripurasuṃdari tripuravāsini tripuraśrīḥ tripuramālini tripurasiddhe tripurāṃba sarvacakrasthe anuttarāmnāyākhyasvarūpe mahātripurabhairavi caturvidhaguṇarūpe kule akule kulākule mahākaulini sarvottare sarvadarśanāṅgi navāsanasthite navākṣari navamithunākṛte maheśamādhavavidhātṛmanmathaskandanandīndramanucandrakuberāgastyadurvāsaḥkrodhabhaṭṭārakavidyātmike kalyāṇatattvatrayarūpe śivaśivātmike pūrmabrahmaśakte mahāparameśvari mahātripurasundari tava śrīpādukāṃ pūjayāmi namaḥ / ka eṃ īla hrīṃ hasa kahala hrīṃ aiṃ klīṃ sauḥ sauḥ klīṃ aiṃ śrīṃ / devyāḥ puṣpāñjaliṃ dadyātsahasrākṣaravidyāyā / nocettatpūjanaṃ vyarthamityāhurvedavādinaḥ
Oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ aiṃ klīṃ sauḥ. Oṃ, homage to you, Tripurasundarī! O Goddess of the heart, goddess of the head, goddess of the crown-lock, goddess of the armour, goddess of the eyes, goddess of the face; O Kāmeśvarī, Bhagamālinī, Nityaklinnā, Bhairuṇḍā, dweller in fire, great Vajreśvarī, Vidyeśvarī, messenger of the supreme Śiva, Tvaritā, Kulasundarī, Nityā, Nīlapatākā, Vijayā, All-auspicious one, Jvālāmālinī, Citrā, Mahānityā, Supreme Mistress; O you consisting of the lord of mantra, consisting of Ṣaṣṭhīśa, consisting of Udyāna, consisting of Lopāmudrā, consisting of Agastya, consisting of Kālatāpana, consisting of Dharmācāra, consisting of Muktakeśīśvara, consisting of Dīpakalānātha, consisting of Viṣṇudeva, consisting of Prabhākaradeva, consisting of Tejodeva, consisting of Manojadeva; O you perfected in minuteness, in magnitude, in heaviness, in lightness, in lordship, in mastery, in attainment, in irresistible will, in the elixir, in liberation; O Brāhmī, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī, Vaiṣṇavī, Vārāhī, Indrāṇī, Cāmuṇḍā, Mahālakṣmī; O agitator of all, disperser of all, attractor of all, subduer of all, maddener of all, great goad of all, all-sky-goer, seed of all, womb of all, shatterer of all weapons, deluder of the three worlds, mistress of the cakra, Prāṭa-yoginī, member of the Buddhist doctrine; O attractor of desire, of intellect, of egoity, of sound, of touch, of form, of taste, of smell, of mind, of firmness, of memory, of name, of seed, of self, of nectar, of body; O hidden yoginī, mistress of the cakra that fulfils all hopes; O Anaṅgakusumā, Anaṅgamekhalā, Anaṅgamādinī, Anaṅgamadanāturā, Anaṅgarekhā, Anaṅgaveginī, Anaṅgāṅkuśā, Anaṅgamālinī; O more hidden yoginī, member of the Vedic doctrine, mistress of the cakra that causes the agitation of all, presiding deity of the Eastern tradition, whose form is creation; O agitator of all, disperser of all, attractor of all, gladdener of all, bewilderer of all, paralyser of all, expander of all, subduer of all, delighter of all, maddener of all, accomplisher of all aims, filler-up of all prosperity, consisting of all mantras, destroyer of all pairs of opposites; O yoginī of the tradition, member of the Solar doctrine, O cakra that bestows all good fortune; O giver of all attainments, giver of all wealth, maker of all that is dear, doer of all that is auspicious, giver of all desires, releaser from all sorrow, allayer of all death, averter of all obstacles, beautiful in every limb, giver of all good fortune; O yoginī who has crossed beyond the Kula, mistress of the cakra that accomplishes all aims, all-knowing, all-powerful, giver of the fruit of all sovereignty, consisting of all knowledge, averter of all disease, whose form is the support of all, remover of all sin, consisting of all bliss, whose form is the protection of all, giver of the fruit of everything desired; O appointing one, member of the Vaiṣṇava doctrine, abiding in the cakra that gives all protection, mistress of the Southern tradition, whose form is maintenance; O Vaśinī, Kāmeśī, Modinī, Vimalā, Aruṇā, Jayinī, Sarveśvarī, Kaulinī; O secret yoginī, secret enjoyer, secret concealer, member of the Śākta doctrine, mistress of the cakra that removes all disease; O you of the Western tradition, deity of bow, arrow, noose and goad; O Kāmeśī, Vajreśī, Bhagamālinī; O most secret yoginī, member of the Śaiva doctrine, abiding in the cakra that gives all attainments, mistress of the Northern tradition, whose form is dissolution, pure and supreme, seated on the seat of the point, great Tripurasundarī of the night; O yoginī more secret than both higher and lower, member of the Śāmbhava doctrine, mistress of the cakra consisting of all bliss; O Tripurasundarī, dweller in Tripura, Splendour of Tripura, Tripuramālinī, Perfected one of Tripura, Mother Tripurā, abiding in all cakras, whose form is called the Unsurpassed tradition; O great Tripurabhairavī, whose form is the fourfold qualities; O Kula, non-Kula, Kula-and-non-Kula, great Kaulinī, highest of all, member of all doctrines, seated on the ninefold seat, of nine syllables, having the form of nine couples; O you whose essence is the vidyā of Maheśa, Mādhava, Vidhātṛ, Manmatha, Skanda, Nandin, Indra, Manu, Candra, Kubera, Agastya, Durvāsas, and Krodhabhaṭṭāraka; O you whose form is the auspicious triad of principles, whose essence is Śiva and Śivā, O full power of Brahman, great Supreme Mistress, great Tripurasundarī—I worship your holy sandals; homage! ka eṃ īla hrīṃ hasa kahala hrīṃ aiṃ klīṃ sauḥ sauḥ klīṃ aiṃ śrīṃ. — He should offer the Goddess a handful of flowers with the thousand-syllable vidyā; otherwise, say those who speak by the Veda, that worship of her is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.16
ततो गोमयसंलिप्ते भूतले द्रोणशालिभिः । तावद्भिस्तण्डुलैः शुद्धैः शस्तार्णैस्तत्र नूतनम्
tato gomayasaṃlipte bhūtale droṇaśālibhiḥ / tāvadbhistaṇḍulaiḥ śuddhaiḥ śastārṇaistatra nūtanam
Then, on ground smeared with cow-dung, with a droṇa-measure of rice—with just that much of pure, unhusked grain—there, (marked) with the recited syllables, a new (pot):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.17
द्रोणोदपूरितं कुंभं पञ्चरत्नैर्नवैर्युतम् । न्यग्रोधाश्वत्थमाकन्दजंबूदुम्बरशाखिनाम्
droṇodapūritaṃ kuṃbhaṃ pañcaratnairnavairyutam / nyagrodhāśvatthamākandajaṃbūdumbaraśākhinām
a pot filled with a droṇa of water, furnished with five new gems, and with the barks and shoots of the banyan, aśvattha, mango, jambū and udumbara trees
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.18
त्वग्भिश्च पल्लवैश्चैव प्रक्षिप्तैरधिवासिनम् । कुम्भाग्रे निक्षिपेत्पक्वं नारिकेलफलं शुभम्
tvagbhiśca pallavaiścaiva prakṣiptairadhivāsinam / kumbhāgre nikṣipetpakvaṃ nārikelaphalaṃ śubham
thrown in—thus made to be steeped (with fragrance); on the mouth of the pot he should set an auspicious ripe coconut.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.19
अभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैर्धूपदीपादि दर्शयेत् । श्रीचिन्तामणिमन्त्रं तु हृदि मातृकमाजपेत्
abhyarcya gandhapuṣpādyairdhūpadīpādi darśayet / śrīcintāmaṇimantraṃ tu hṛdi mātṛkamājapet
Having worshipped (it) with fragrance, flowers and the rest, he should display incense, lamp and so forth; and he should mentally recite the Śrīcintāmaṇi mantra together with the mātṛkā in his heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.20
कुम्भ स्पृशञ्छ्रीकामाप्तिरूपीकृतकलेवरम् । अष्टोत्तरशते जाते पुनर्दीपं प्रदर्शयेत्
kumbha spṛśañchrīkāmāptirūpīkṛtakalevaram / aṣṭottaraśate jāte punardīpaṃ pradarśayet
Touching the pot, whose body has been made into the very form of the attainment of Śrī and of (all) desire, when a hundred and eight (recitations) are completed he should again display the lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.21
शिष्यमाहूय रहसि वाससा बद्धलोचनम् । कारयित्वा प्रणामानां साष्टाङ्गानां त्रयं गुरुः
śiṣyamāhūya rahasi vāsasā baddhalocanam / kārayitvā praṇāmānāṃ sāṣṭāṅgānāṃ trayaṃ guruḥ
Having summoned the disciple in a secret place, his eyes bound with a cloth, the guru, having made him make three full prostrations with the eight limbs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.22
पुष्पाणि तत्करे दत्त्वा कारये त्कुसुमाञ्जलिम् । श्रीनाथकरुणाराशे परञ्ज्योतिर्मयेश्वरि
puṣpāṇi tatkare dattvā kāraye tkusumāñjalim / śrīnāthakaruṇārāśe parañjyotirmayeśvari
and having placed flowers in his hand, should make him offer a handful of blossoms: "O blessed Lord, mass of compassion, O Mistress consisting of the supreme light,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.23
प्रसूनाञ्जलिरेषा ते निक्षिप्ता चरणांबुजे । परं धाम परं ब्रह्म मम त्वं परदेवता
prasūnāñjalireṣā te nikṣiptā caraṇāṃbuje / paraṃ dhāma paraṃ brahma mama tvaṃ paradevatā
this handful of blossoms of yours is cast at your lotus feet. You are for me the supreme abode, the supreme brahman, the supreme deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.24
अद्यप्रभृति मे पुत्रान्रक्ष मां शारणागतम् । इत्युक्त्वा गुरुपादाव्जे शिष्यो मूर्ध्नि विधारयेत्
adyaprabhṛti me putrānrakṣa māṃ śāraṇāgatam / ityuktvā gurupādāvje śiṣyo mūrdhni vidhārayet
From today onward protect me as your son; I have come for refuge." Having said this, the disciple should hold the guru's lotus feet upon his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.25
जन्मान्तर सुकृतत्वं स्यान्न्यस्ते शिरसि पादुके । गुरुणा कमलासनमुरशासनपुरशासनसेवया लब्धे
janmāntara sukṛtatvaṃ syānnyaste śirasi pāduke / guruṇā kamalāsanamuraśāsanapuraśāsanasevayā labdhe
When the sandals—won by the guru through service to the Lotus-seated (Brahmā), the Chastiser of Mura (Viṣṇu), and the Destroyer of the cities (Śiva)—are set upon his head, there comes to be the state of having done good deeds in another birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.26
इत्युक्त्वा भक्तिभरितः पुनरुत्थाय शान्तिमान् । वामपार्श्वे गुरोस्तिष्ठेदमानी विनयान्वितः
ityuktvā bhaktibharitaḥ punarutthāya śāntimān / vāmapārśve gurostiṣṭhedamānī vinayānvitaḥ
Having spoken thus, filled with devotion, rising again, composed, he should stand at the guru's left side, free of pride and full of modesty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.27
ततस्तुंबीजलैः प्रोक्ष्य वामभागे निवेदयेत् । विमुच्य नेत्रबन्धं तु दर्शयेदर्चनक्रमम्
tatastuṃbījalaiḥ prokṣya vāmabhāge nivedayet / vimucya netrabandhaṃ tu darśayedarcanakramam
Then, having sprinkled (him) with water from the vessel, he should present (him) on the left side; and having loosed the blindfold, he should show the sequence of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.28
सितामध्वाज्यकदलीफलपायसरूपकम् । महात्रिपुरसुन्दर्या नैवेद्यमिति चादिशेत्
sitāmadhvājyakadalīphalapāyasarūpakam / mahātripurasundaryā naivedyamiti cādiśet
And he should instruct: "Sugar, honey, ghee, bananas and milk-rice — this is the food-offering for the great Tripurasundarī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.29
षोडशर्णमनुं तस्य वदेद्वामश्रुतौ शनैः । ततो बहिर्विनिर्गत्य स्थाप्य दार्वासने शुचिम्
ṣoḍaśarṇamanuṃ tasya vadedvāmaśrutau śanaiḥ / tato bahirvinirgatya sthāpya dārvāsane śucim
He should speak the sixteen-syllabled mantra softly into his left ear; then, going outside, having seated the pure (disciple) on a wooden seat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.30
निवेश्य प्राङ्मुखं तत्र पट्टवस्त्रसमास्तृते । शिष्यं श्रीकुम्भसलिलैरभिषिञ्चेत्समन्त्रकम्
niveśya prāṅmukhaṃ tatra paṭṭavastrasamāstṛte / śiṣyaṃ śrīkumbhasalilairabhiṣiñcetsamantrakam
having settled (him) there facing east on (a seat) spread over with silk cloth, he should sprinkle the disciple with the water of the sacred pot, together with mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.31
पुनः शुद्धोदकैः स्नात्वा वाससी परिगृह्य च । अष्टोत्तरशतं मन्त्रं जप्त्वा निद्रामथाविशेत्
punaḥ śuddhodakaiḥ snātvā vāsasī parigṛhya ca / aṣṭottaraśataṃ mantraṃ japtvā nidrāmathāviśet
Bathing again with pure water and putting on the two garments, and having recited the mantra one hundred and eight times, he should then go to sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.32
शुभे दृष्टे सति स्वप्ने पुण्यं योज्यं तदोत्तमम् । दुःस्वप्ने तु जपं कुर्यादष्टोत्तरसहस्रकम्
śubhe dṛṣṭe sati svapne puṇyaṃ yojyaṃ tadottamam / duḥsvapne tu japaṃ kuryādaṣṭottarasahasrakam
If an auspicious dream is seen, that is to be reckoned merit, the best (sign); but in the case of a bad dream he should perform recitation of one thousand and eight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.33
कारयेत्त्रिपुरांबायाः सपर्यां मुक्तमार्गतः । यदा न दृष्टः स्वप्नो ऽपि तदा सिद्धिश्चिराद्भवेत्
kārayettripurāṃbāyāḥ saparyāṃ muktamārgataḥ / yadā na dṛṣṭaḥ svapno 'pi tadā siddhiścirādbhavet
He should have the worship of Mother Tripurā performed by the liberated path; when no dream at all is seen, then success comes (only) after a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.34
स्वीकुर्यात्परया भक्त्या देवी शेष कलाधिकम् । सद्य एव स शिष्यः स्यात्पङ्क्तिपावनपावनः
svīkuryātparayā bhaktyā devī śeṣa kalādhikam / sadya eva sa śiṣyaḥ syātpaṅktipāvanapāvanaḥ
He should accept, with supreme devotion, (the teaching?) exceeding the remaining portion of the Goddess; that disciple would at once become a purifier of the purifiers of the row (of diners).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.35
शरीरमर्थं प्राणं च तस्मै श्रीगुरवे दिशेत् । तदधीनश्च रेन्नित्यं तद्वाक्यं नैव लघयेत्
śarīramarthaṃ prāṇaṃ ca tasmai śrīgurave diśet / tadadhīnaśca rennityaṃ tadvākyaṃ naiva laghayet
He should assign his body, his wealth and his life-breath to that revered guru; and he should always remain dependent on him, and never make light of his word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.36
यः प्रसन्नः क्षणार्धेन मोक्षलक्ष्मीं प्रयच्छति । दुर्लभं तं विजानीयाद्गुरुं संसारतारकम्
yaḥ prasannaḥ kṣaṇārdhena mokṣalakṣmīṃ prayacchati / durlabhaṃ taṃ vijānīyādguruṃ saṃsāratārakam
He who, when pleased, in half an instant bestows the wealth of liberation — one should know him to be the hard-to-find guru, the ferrier across saṃsāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.37
गुकारस्यान्धकारोर्ऽथो रुकारस्तन्निरोधकः । अन्धकारनिरोधित्वाद्गुरुरित्यभिधीयते
gukārasyāndhakāror'tho rukārastannirodhakaḥ / andhakāranirodhitvādgururityabhidhīyate
The meaning of the syllable 'gu' is darkness; the syllable 'ru' is what blocks it; because of blocking darkness he is called 'guru'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.38
बोधरूपं गुरुं प्राप्य न गुर्वन्तरमादिशेत् । गुरुक्तं परुषं वाक्यमाशिषं परिचिन्तयेत्
bodharūpaṃ guruṃ prāpya na gurvantaramādiśet / guruktaṃ paruṣaṃ vākyamāśiṣaṃ paricintayet
Having obtained a guru who is of the nature of awakening, one should not point to another guru; a harsh word spoken by the guru one should consider a blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.39
लौकिकं वैदिकं वापि तथाध्यात्मिकमेव च । आददीत ततो ज्ञानं पूर्वं तमभिवादयेत्
laukikaṃ vaidikaṃ vāpi tathādhyātmikameva ca / ādadīta tato jñānaṃ pūrvaṃ tamabhivādayet
Whether worldly, or Vedic, or indeed spiritual — one should receive knowledge from him, saluting him first.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.40
एवं दीक्षात्रयं कृत्वा विधेयं बौधयेत्पुनः । गुरुभक्तिस्सदाचारस्तद्द्रोहस्तत्र पातकम्
evaṃ dīkṣātrayaṃ kṛtvā vidheyaṃ baudhayetpunaḥ / gurubhaktissadācārastaddrohastatra pātakam
Having thus performed the three initiations, he should again instruct the one to be trained: devotion to the guru is right conduct; treachery toward him is sin in this (matter).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.41
तत्पदस्मरणं मुक्तिर्यावद्देहमयं क्रमः । यत्पापं समवाप्नोति गुर्वग्रे ऽनृतभाषणत्
tatpadasmaraṇaṃ muktiryāvaddehamayaṃ kramaḥ / yatpāpaṃ samavāpnoti gurvagre 'nṛtabhāṣaṇat
Remembrance of his feet is liberation — this is the practice as long as the body lasts. Whatever sin one incurs from speaking falsehood before the guru,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.42
गोब्राह्मणावधं कृत्वा न तत्पापं समाश्रयेत् । ब्रह्मादिस्तंब पर्यतं यस्य मे गुरुसंततिः
gobrāhmaṇāvadhaṃ kṛtvā na tatpāpaṃ samāśrayet / brahmādistaṃba paryataṃ yasya me gurusaṃtatiḥ
one does not incur that sin even by killing a cow or a brahmin. "He whose lineage of gurus, mine, extends from Brahmā down to a clump of grass —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.43
तस्य मे सर्वपूज्यस्य को न पूज्यो महीतले । इति सर्वानुकूलो यः स शिष्यः परिकीर्तितः
tasya me sarvapūjyasya ko na pūjyo mahītale / iti sarvānukūlo yaḥ sa śiṣyaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
for me, to whom all are to be honoured, who on earth is not to be honoured?" — he who is thus agreeable to all is declared a (true) disciple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.44
शीलादिविमलानेकगुणसंपन्नभावनः । गुरुशासनवर्तित्वाच्छिष्य इत्यभिधीयते
śīlādivimalānekaguṇasaṃpannabhāvanaḥ / guruśāsanavartitvācchiṣya ityabhidhīyate
He whose disposition is endowed with many spotless virtues beginning with good character, and because he conducts himself by the guru's instruction, is called a 'disciple' (śiṣya).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.45
जपाच्छ्रान्तः पुनर्ध्यायेद्ध्यानाच्छ्रान्तः पुनर्जपेत् । जपध्यानादियुक्तस्य क्षिप्रं मन्त्रः प्रसिध्यति
japācchrāntaḥ punardhyāyeddhyānācchrāntaḥ punarjapet / japadhyānādiyuktasya kṣipraṃ mantraḥ prasidhyati
Tired of recitation he should meditate again; tired of meditation he should recite again. For one engaged in recitation, meditation and the rest, the mantra quickly becomes effective.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.46
यथा ध्यानस्य सामर्थ्यात्कीटो ऽपि भ्रमरायते । तथा समाधिसा मर्थ्याद्ब्रह्मीभूतो भवेन्नरः
yathā dhyānasya sāmarthyātkīṭo 'pi bhramarāyate / tathā samādhisā marthyādbrahmībhūto bhavennaraḥ
Just as, by the power of meditation, even a worm becomes a bee, so by the power of samādhi a man becomes one who has become Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.47
यथा निलीयते काले प्रपञ्चो नैव दृश्यते । तथैव मीलयेन्नेत्रे एतद्ध्यानस्य लक्षणम्
yathā nilīyate kāle prapañco naiva dṛśyate / tathaiva mīlayennetre etaddhyānasya lakṣaṇam
Just as at the (proper) time the manifold world dissolves away and is no longer seen, so should one close the eyes: this is the mark of meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.48
विदिते तु परे तत्त्वे वर्णातीते ह्यविक्रिये । किङ्करत्वं च गच्छन्ति मन्त्रा मन्त्राधिपैः सह
vidite tu pare tattve varṇātīte hyavikriye / kiṅkaratvaṃ ca gacchanti mantrā mantrādhipaiḥ saha
But when the supreme reality, which is beyond syllables and changeless, has been known, the mantras together with the lords of mantras become (his) servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.49
आत्मैक्यभावनिष्ठस्य या चेष्टा सा तु दर्शनम् । योगस्तपः स तन्मन्त्रस्तद्धनं यन्निरीक्षणम्
ātmaikyabhāvaniṣṭhasya yā ceṣṭā sā tu darśanam / yogastapaḥ sa tanmantrastaddhanaṃ yannirīkṣaṇam
For one established in the state of oneness with the Self, whatever activity (he does) is (his) worship; that is (his) yoga, that (his) austerity, that (his) mantra, and whatever he looks upon is that (his) wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 43.50
देहाभिमाने गलिते विज्ञाते परमात्मनि । यत्रयत्र मनो याति तत्रतत्र समाधयः
dehābhimāne galite vijñāte paramātmani / yatrayatra mano yāti tatratatra samādhayaḥ
When the conceit of the body has melted away and the supreme Self is known, then wherever the mind goes, there and there are states of samādhi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.51
यः पश्येत्सर्वगं शांमानन्दात्मानमद्वयम् । न तस्य किञ्चिदाप्तव्यं ज्ञातव्यं वावशिष्यते
yaḥ paśyetsarvagaṃ śāṃmānandātmānamadvayam / na tasya kiñcidāptavyaṃ jñātavyaṃ vāvaśiṣyate
He who sees the all-pervading Self, peaceful (and) blissful, without a second — for him nothing remains to be attained or to be known.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.52
पूजाकोटिसमं स्तोत्रं स्तोत्रकोटिसमोजपः । जपकोटिसमं ध्यानं ध्यानकोटिसमो लयः
pūjākoṭisamaṃ stotraṃ stotrakoṭisamojapaḥ / japakoṭisamaṃ dhyānaṃ dhyānakoṭisamo layaḥ
A hymn of praise equals ten million worships; recitation equals ten million hymns; meditation equals ten million recitations; absorption equals ten million meditations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.53
देहो देवालयः प्रोक्तो जीव एव महेश्वरः । त्यजेदज्ञाननिर्माल्यं सोहंभावेन योजयेत्
deho devālayaḥ prokto jīva eva maheśvaraḥ / tyajedajñānanirmālyaṃ sohaṃbhāvena yojayet
The body is declared to be the temple of the god, and the individual soul is itself Maheśvara; one should cast off the withered offerings of ignorance and join (oneself to him) with the thought 'I am He'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.54
तुषेण बद्धो व्रीहिः स्यात्तुषाभावे तु तण्डुलः । पाशबद्धः स्मृतो जीवः पाशमुक्तो महेश्वरः
tuṣeṇa baddho vrīhiḥ syāttuṣābhāve tu taṇḍulaḥ / pāśabaddhaḥ smṛto jīvaḥ pāśamukto maheśvaraḥ
Bound by the husk it is unhusked rice; with the husk absent, it is the (clean) grain. Bound by the fetter the soul is so called; freed from the fetter, it is Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.55
आकाशे पक्षिजातीनां जलेषु जलचारिणाम् । यथा गतिर्न दृश्येत महावृत्तं महात्मनाम्
ākāśe pakṣijātīnāṃ jaleṣu jalacāriṇām / yathā gatirna dṛśyeta mahāvṛttaṃ mahātmanām
As the path of the kinds of birds in the sky, and of water-dwellers in the waters, is not to be seen, such is the great conduct of great souls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.56
नित्यार्चनं दिवा कुर्याद्रात्रौ नैमित्तिकार्चनम् । उभयोः काम्यकर्मा स्यादिति शास्त्रस्य निश्चयः
nityārcanaṃ divā kuryādrātrau naimittikārcanam / ubhayoḥ kāmyakarmā syāditi śāstrasya niścayaḥ
One should perform the regular worship by day, and the occasional worship at night; at both (times) there may be rites for desired ends — this is the settled view of the scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.57
कोटिकोटिमहादानात्कोटिकोटिमहाव्रतात् । कोटिकोटिमहायज्ञात्परा श्रीपादुका स्मृतिः
koṭikoṭimahādānātkoṭikoṭimahāvratāt / koṭikoṭimahāyajñātparā śrīpādukā smṛtiḥ
Greater than ten million times ten million great gifts, than ten million times ten million great vows, than ten million times ten million great sacrifices, is held to be the recollection of the blessed sandals (of the guru).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.58
ज्ञानतो ऽज्ञानतो वापि यावद्देहस्य धारणम् । तावद्वर्णाश्रमाचारः कर्तव्यः कर्ममुक्तये
jñānato 'jñānato vāpi yāvaddehasya dhāraṇam / tāvadvarṇāśramācāraḥ kartavyaḥ karmamuktaye
Knowingly or unknowingly, for as long as the body is maintained, so long must the observance of caste and stage of life be performed, for release from karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.59
निर्गतं यद्गुरोर्वक्त्रात्सर्वं शास्त्रं तदुच्यते । निषिद्धमपि तत्कुर्याद्गुर्वाज्ञां नैव लङ्घयेत्
nirgataṃ yadgurorvaktrātsarvaṃ śāstraṃ taducyate / niṣiddhamapi tatkuryādgurvājñāṃ naiva laṅghayet
Whatever has issued from the mouth of the guru, all that is called scripture; even what is forbidden one should do (if he commands it), and one should never transgress the guru's order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.60
जातिविद्याधनाढ्यो वा दूरे दृष्ट्वा गुरुं मुदा । दण्डप्रमाणं कृत्वैकं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणामाचरेत्
jātividyādhanāḍhyo vā dūre dṛṣṭvā guruṃ mudā / daṇḍapramāṇaṃ kṛtvaikaṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇāmācaret
Even one rich in birth, learning, and wealth, on seeing the guru at a distance, should joyfully make one prostration of the length of a staff and perform three circumambulations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.61
गुरुबुद्ध्या नमेत्सर्वं दैवतं तृणमेव वा । प्रणमेद्देवबुद्ध्या तु प्रतिमां लोहमृन्मयीम्
gurubuddhyā nametsarvaṃ daivataṃ tṛṇameva vā / praṇameddevabuddhyā tu pratimāṃ lohamṛnmayīm
With the thought that it is the guru, one should bow to every deity, or even to a blade of grass; but with the thought that it is a god, one should bow to an image made of metal or clay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 43.62
गुरुं हुङ्कृत्य तुङ्कृत्य विप्रं वादैर्विजित्य च । विकास्य गुह्यशास्त्राणि भवन्ति ब्रह्मराक्षसाः
guruṃ huṅkṛtya tuṅkṛtya vipraṃ vādairvijitya ca / vikāsya guhyaśāstrāṇi bhavanti brahmarākṣasāḥ
Those who say 'hum' and 'tum' to the guru, who defeat a brahmin in disputes, and who divulge the secret scriptures, become brahma-demons.
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BndP 3 43.63
अद्वैतं भाव येन्नित्यं नाद्वैतं गुरुणा सह । न निन्देदन्यसमयान्वेदशास्त्रागमादिकान्
advaitaṃ bhāva yennityaṃ nādvaitaṃ guruṇā saha / na nindedanyasamayānvedaśāstrāgamādikān
One should always cultivate non-duality, but not non-duality with the guru (i.e. not treat oneself as his equal); one should not revile the doctrines of others — Vedas, treatises, Āgamas and the rest.
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BndP 3 43.64
एकग्रामस्थितः शिष्यस्त्रिसंध्यं प्रणमेद्गुरुम् । क्रोश मात्रस्थितो भक्त्या गुरुं प्रतिदिनं नमेत्
ekagrāmasthitaḥ śiṣyastrisaṃdhyaṃ praṇamedgurum / krośa mātrasthito bhaktyā guruṃ pratidinaṃ namet
A disciple living in the same village should bow to the guru at the three junctures of the day; one living only a krośa away should bow to the guru daily with devotion.
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BndP 3 43.65
अर्थयोजनगः शिष्यः प्रणमेत्पञ्चपर्वसु । एकयोजनमारभ्य योजनद्वादशावधि
arthayojanagaḥ śiṣyaḥ praṇametpañcaparvasu / ekayojanamārabhya yojanadvādaśāvadhi
A disciple living half a yojana away should bow (to him) on the five (holy) days of the (lunar) fortnight; from one yojana up to a limit of twelve yojanas —
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BndP 3 43.66
तत्तद्योजनसंख्यातमासेषु प्रणमेद्गुरुम् । अतिदूरस्थितः शिष्यो यदेच्छा स्यात्तदा व्रजेत्
tattadyojanasaṃkhyātamāseṣu praṇamedgurum / atidūrasthitaḥ śiṣyo yadecchā syāttadā vrajet
In the months counted by that respective number of leagues, let (the disciple) bow to the guru; but a disciple living too far away may go whenever he has the wish.
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BndP 3 43.67
रिक्तपाणिस्तु नोपेयाद्राजानं देवतां गुरुम् । फलपुष्पांबरादीनि यथाशक्ति समर्पयेत्
riktapāṇistu nopeyādrājānaṃ devatāṃ gurum / phalapuṣpāṃbarādīni yathāśakti samarpayet
One should not approach a king, a deity, or a guru with empty hands; one should present fruits, flowers, garments and the like according to one's ability.
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BndP 3 43.68
मनुष्यचर्मणा बद्धः साक्षात्परशिवः स्वयम् । सच्छिष्यानुग्रहार्थाय गूढं पर्यटति क्षितौ
manuṣyacarmaṇā baddhaḥ sākṣātparaśivaḥ svayam / sacchiṣyānugrahārthāya gūḍhaṃ paryaṭati kṣitau
Bound up in human skin, (he is) the supreme Śiva himself in person; for the sake of favouring good disciples he wanders the earth in disguise.
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BndP 3 43.70
सद्भक्तरक्षणायैव निराकारो ऽपि साकृतिः । शिवः कृपानिधिर्लोके संसारीव हि चेष्टते ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,४३।६९ । अत्रिनेत्रः शिवः साक्षादचतुर्बाहुरच्युतः । अचतुर्वदनो ब्रह्मा श्रीगुरुः परिकीर्तितः
sadbhaktarakṣaṇāyaiva nirākāro 'pi sākṛtiḥ / śivaḥ kṛpānidhirloke saṃsārīva hi ceṣṭate // bndp_3,43.69 / atrinetraḥ śivaḥ sākṣādacaturbāhuracyutaḥ / acaturvadano brahmā śrīguruḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Solely to protect his good devotees, though formless he takes a form: Śiva, the treasury of compassion, indeed behaves in the world like one caught in worldly existence. (43.69) Śiva himself without the third eye, Acyuta (Viṣṇu) without four arms, Brahmā without four faces — such is the revered guru declared to be.
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BndP 3 43.71
श्रीगुरुं परतत्त्वाख्यं तिष्ठन्तं चक्षुरग्रतः । भाग्यहीना न पश्यन्ति सूर्यमन्धा इवोदितम्
śrīguruṃ paratattvākhyaṃ tiṣṭhantaṃ cakṣuragrataḥ / bhāgyahīnā na paśyanti sūryamandhā ivoditam
The revered guru, who is called the supreme reality, standing right before their eyes, the luckless do not see, as the blind do not see the risen sun.
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BndP 3 43.72
उत्तमा तत्त्वचिन्ता स्याज्जपचिन्ता तु मध्यमा । अधमा शास्त्रचिन्ता स्याल्लोकचिन्ताधमाधमा
uttamā tattvacintā syājjapacintā tu madhyamā / adhamā śāstracintā syāllokacintādhamādhamā
Reflection on the (supreme) reality is highest; reflection on recitation is middling; reflection on the scriptures is low; and reflection on worldly matters is the lowest of the low.
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BndP 3 43.73
नास्थि गुर्वधिकं तत्त्वं नास्ति ज्ञानाधिकं सुखम् । नास्ति भक्त्यधिका पूजा न हि मोक्षाधिकं फलम्
nāsthi gurvadhikaṃ tattvaṃ nāsti jñānādhikaṃ sukham / nāsti bhaktyadhikā pūjā na hi mokṣādhikaṃ phalam
There is no reality higher than the guru, no happiness higher than knowledge, no worship higher than devotion, and indeed no fruit higher than liberation.
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BndP 3 43.74
सर्ववेदेषु शास्त्रेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिषु । तत्र तत्रोच्यते शब्दैः श्रीकामाक्षी परात्परा
sarvavedeṣu śāstreṣu brahmaviṣṇuśivādiṣu / tatra tatrocyate śabdaiḥ śrīkāmākṣī parātparā
In all the Vedas and the treatises, in (the accounts of) Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, there and there it is by (various) words that the revered Kāmākṣī, higher than the high, is spoken of.
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BndP 3 43.75
शचीन्द्रौ स्वाहाग्नी च प्रभारवी । लक्ष्मीनारायणौ वाणीधातारौ गिरिजाशिवौ
śacīndrau svāhāgnī ca prabhāravī / lakṣmīnārāyaṇau vāṇīdhātārau girijāśivau
Śacī and Indra, Svāhā and Agni, Prabhā and the Sun, Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa, Vāṇī and the Creator, Girijā and Śiva,
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BndP 3 43.76
अग्नीषोमौ बिन्दुनादौ तथा प्रकृतिपूरुषौ । आधाराधेयनामानौ भोगमोक्षौ तथैव च
agnīṣomau bindunādau tathā prakṛtipūruṣau / ādhārādheyanāmānau bhogamokṣau tathaiva ca
Agni and Soma, the point (bindu) and the sound (nāda), likewise Nature and Person, the two named support and supported, and likewise enjoyment and liberation,
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BndP 3 43.77
प्राणापनौ च शब्दार्थौं तथा विधिनिषेधकौ । सुखदुःखादि यद्द्वन्द्वं दृश्यते श्रूयते ऽपि वा
prāṇāpanau ca śabdārthauṃ tathā vidhiniṣedhakau / sukhaduḥkhādi yaddvandvaṃ dṛśyate śrūyate 'pi vā
and the outbreath and the inbreath, word and meaning, likewise injunction and prohibition — whatever pair such as pleasure and pain is seen or heard of
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BndP 3 43.78
सर्वलोकेषु तत्सर्वं परं ब्रह्म न संशयः । उत्तीर्ममपरं ज्योतिः कामाक्षीनामकं विदुः
sarvalokeṣu tatsarvaṃ paraṃ brahma na saṃśayaḥ / uttīrmamaparaṃ jyotiḥ kāmākṣīnāmakaṃ viduḥ
in all the worlds — all that is the supreme Brahman, there is no doubt; the transcendent, supreme light they know by the name Kāmākṣī,
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BndP 3 43.79
यदेव नित्यं ध्यायन्ति ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः । इत्थं हि शक्तिमार्गे ऽस्मिन्यः पुमानिह वर्तते
yadeva nityaṃ dhyāyanti brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ / itthaṃ hi śaktimārge 'sminyaḥ pumāniha vartate
that very (light) on which Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the others constantly meditate. So indeed, whatever man here abides on this path of Śakti,
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BndP 3 43.80
प्रसादभूमिः श्रीदेव्या भुक्तिमुक्त्योः स भाजनम् । अमन्त्रं वा समत्रं वा कामाक्षीमर्चयन्ति ये
prasādabhūmiḥ śrīdevyā bhuktimuktyoḥ sa bhājanam / amantraṃ vā samatraṃ vā kāmākṣīmarcayanti ye
he is a ground for the grace of the revered Goddess, a vessel for both enjoyment and liberation. Those who worship Kāmākṣī, whether without mantra or with mantra —
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BndP 3 43.81
स्त्रियो वैश्याश्च शूद्राश्च ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् । किं पुनः क्षत्त्रिया विप्रा मन्त्रपूर्वं यजन्ति ये
striyo vaiśyāśca śūdrāśca te yānti paramāṃ gatim / kiṃ punaḥ kṣattriyā viprā mantrapūrvaṃ yajanti ye
women, vaiśyas and śūdras — they go to the highest goal; how much more the kṣatriyas and brahmins who sacrifice with mantras beforehand.
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BndP 3 43.82
संसारिणो ऽपि ते नूनं विमुक्ता नात्र संशयः । सितामध्वाज्यकदलीफलपायसरूपकम्
saṃsāriṇo 'pi te nūnaṃ vimuktā nātra saṃśayaḥ / sitāmadhvājyakadalīphalapāyasarūpakam
Even though living in the world, they are surely liberated; there is no doubt here. What consists of sugar, honey, ghee, plantain fruit and rice-pudding —
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BndP 3 43.83
पञ्चपर्वसु नैवेद्यं सर्वदैव निवेदयेत् । योनार्चयति शक्तो ऽपि स देवीशापमाप्नुयात्
pañcaparvasu naivedyaṃ sarvadaiva nivedayet / yonārcayati śakto 'pi sa devīśāpamāpnuyāt
one should offer as food-offering on the five festival days, indeed always. He who, though able, does not worship, would incur the Goddess's curse.
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BndP 3 43.84
अशक्तौ भावनाद्रव्यैरर्चयेन्नित्यमंबिकाम् । गृहस्थस्तु महादेवीं मङ्गलाचारसंयुतः
aśaktau bhāvanādravyairarcayennityamaṃbikām / gṛhasthastu mahādevīṃ maṅgalācārasaṃyutaḥ
If unable, one should daily worship the Mother with materials (supplied) by imagination. But a householder, joined with auspicious observances, (should worship) the great Goddess.
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BndP 3 43.85
अर्चयेत महालक्ष्मीमनुकूलाङ्गनासखः । गुरुस्त्रिवारमाचारं कथयेत्कलशोद्भव
arcayeta mahālakṣmīmanukūlāṅganāsakhaḥ / gurustrivāramācāraṃ kathayetkalaśodbhava
Accompanied by an agreeable wife he should worship Mahālakṣmī. The guru should declare the observance three times, O pot-born one.
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BndP 3 43.86
शिष्यो यदि न गृह्णीया च्छिष्ये पापं गुरोर्न हि । लक्ष्मीनारायणौ वाणीधातारौ गिरिजाशिवौ
śiṣyo yadi na gṛhṇīyā cchiṣye pāpaṃ gurorna hi / lakṣmīnārāyaṇau vāṇīdhātārau girijāśivau
If the disciple does not take it up, the fault lies on the disciple, not on the guru. Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa, Vāṇī and the Creator, Girijā and Śiva —
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