Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 6
BndP 3 6.1
अथोपवेश्य चैवैनमासने परमाद्भुते । हयाननमुपागत्यागस्त्यो वाक्यं समब्रवीत्
athopaveśya caivainamāsane paramādbhute / hayānanamupāgatyāgastyo vākyaṃ samabravīt
Then, having seated him on a most wonderful seat, Agastya approached the horse-faced one and spoke these words.
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BndP 3 6.2
भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ सर्वसिद्धान्तवित्तम् । लोकाभ्युदयहेतुर्हि दर्शनं हि भवादृशाम्
bhagavansarvadharmajña sarvasiddhāntavittam / lokābhyudayaheturhi darśanaṃ hi bhavādṛśām
"O Lord, knower of all dharmas, foremost knower of all doctrines—the very sight of such as you is a cause of the world's prospering.
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BndP 3 6.3
आविर्भावं महादेव्यास्तस्या रूपान्तराणि च । विहारश्चैव मुख्या ये तान्नो विस्तरतो वद
āvirbhāvaṃ mahādevyāstasyā rūpāntarāṇi ca / vihāraścaiva mukhyā ye tānno vistarato vada
Tell us at length the manifestation of the Great Goddess, and her other forms, and what her chief sports are."
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BndP 3 6.6
हयग्रीव उवाच अनादिरखिलाधारा सदसत्कर्मरूपिणी । ध्यानैकदृश्या ध्यानाङ्गी विद्याङ्गी हृदयास्पदा ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,६।४ ॥ आत्मैक्याद्व्यक्तिमायाति चिरानुष्ठानगौरवात् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,६।५ ॥ आदौ प्रादुरभूच्छक्तिर्ब्रह्मणो ध्यानयोगतः । प्रकृतिर्नाम सा ख्याता देवानामिष्टसिद्धिदा
hayagrīva uvāca anādirakhilādhārā sadasatkarmarūpiṇī / dhyānaikadṛśyā dhyānāṅgī vidyāṅgī hṛdayāspadā // bndp_3,6.4 // ātmaikyādvyaktimāyāti cirānuṣṭhānagauravāt // bndp_3,6.5 // ādau prādurabhūcchaktirbrahmaṇo dhyānayogataḥ / prakṛtirnāma sā khyātā devānāmiṣṭasiddhidā
Hayagrīva said: "Beginningless, the support of everything, taking the form of good and bad works, visible to meditation alone, having meditation as her member, having knowledge as her member, having the heart as her seat—she comes to manifestation through oneness with the Self, by the weight of long-continued practice. In the beginning the Śakti appeared out of Brahmā's yoga of meditation; she is known by the name Prakṛti, granter of desired attainments to the gods.
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BndP 3 6.7
द्वितीयमुदभूद्रूपं प्रवृत्ते ऽमृतमन्थने । शर्वसंमोहजनकमवाङ्मनसगोजरम्
dvitīyamudabhūdrūpaṃ pravṛtte 'mṛtamanthane / śarvasaṃmohajanakamavāṅmanasagojaram
A second form arose when the churning for the nectar was under way—one that produced utter bewilderment in Śarva (Śiva), beyond the range of speech and mind, unaging.
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BndP 3 6.10
यद्दर्शनादभूदीशः सर्वज्ञो ऽपि विमोहितः । विसृज्य पार्वतीं शीघ्रन्तया रुद्धो ऽतनोद्रतम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,६।८ ॥ तस्यां वै जनयामास शास्तारमसुरार्दनम् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,६।९ ॥ अगस्त्य उवाच कथं वै सर्वभूतेशो वशी मन्मथ शासनः । अहो विमोहितो देव्या जनयामास चात्मजम्
yaddarśanādabhūdīśaḥ sarvajño 'pi vimohitaḥ / visṛjya pārvatīṃ śīghrantayā ruddho 'tanodratam // bndp_3,6.8 // tasyāṃ vai janayāmāsa śāstāramasurārdanam // bndp_3,6.9 // agastya uvāca kathaṃ vai sarvabhūteśo vaśī manmatha śāsanaḥ / aho vimohito devyā janayāmāsa cātmajam
At the sight of whom the Lord, though all-knowing, was bewildered: quickly letting Pārvatī go, held fast by her, he made love; and upon her he begot Śāstā, the tormentor of the asuras. Agastya said: "How was the lord of all beings, self-controlled, the chastiser of Manmatha—ah!—bewildered by the Goddess and begot a son?"
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BndP 3 6.11
हयग्रीव उवाच पुरामरपुराधीशो विजयश्रीसमृद्धिमान् । त्रैलोक्यं पालयामास सदेवासुरमानुषम्
hayagrīva uvāca purāmarapurādhīśo vijayaśrīsamṛddhimān / trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa sadevāsuramānuṣam
Hayagrīva said: "Formerly the lord of the city of the immortals (Indra), abounding in the glory of victory, protected the three worlds with their gods, asuras, and men.
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BndP 3 6.12
कैलासशिखराकारं गजेन्द्रमधिरुह्य सः । चचाराखिललोकेषु पूज्यमानो ऽखिलैरपि । तं प्रमत्तं विदित्वाथ भवानीपतिख्ययः
kailāsaśikharākāraṃ gajendramadhiruhya saḥ / cacārākhilalokeṣu pūjyamāno 'khilairapi / taṃ pramattaṃ viditvātha bhavānīpatikhyayaḥ
Mounting the lord of elephants, who had the shape of Kailāsa's peak, he roamed through all the worlds, honoured by all of them. Then the husband of Bhavānī, knowing him to be heedless with pride, ...
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BndP 3 6.13
दुर्वाससमथाहूय प्रजिघाय तदन्तिकम् । खण्डाजिनधरो दण्डीधूरिधूसरविग्रहः । उन्मत्तरूपधारी च ययौ विद्याधराध्वना
durvāsasamathāhūya prajighāya tadantikam / khaṇḍājinadharo daṇḍīdhūridhūsaravigrahaḥ / unmattarūpadhārī ca yayau vidyādharādhvanā
...having summoned Durvāsas, sent him into his presence. Bearing a piece of hide, carrying a staff, his body grey with much dust, and assuming the guise of a madman, he went along the road of the Vidyādharas.
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BndP 3 6.14
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे काले काचिद्विद्याधराङ्गना । यदृच्छयागता तस्य पुरश्चारुतराकृतिः
etasminnantare kāle kācidvidyādharāṅganā / yadṛcchayāgatā tasya puraścārutarākṛtiḥ
In this interval of time a certain Vidyādhara woman, of exceedingly lovely form, came by chance before him,
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BndP 3 6.15
चिरकालेन तपसा तोषयित्वा परांबिकाम् । तत्समर्पितमाल्यं च लब्ध्वा संतुष्टमानसा
cirakālena tapasā toṣayitvā parāṃbikām / tatsamarpitamālyaṃ ca labdhvā saṃtuṣṭamānasā
having pleased the supreme Mother by austerity over a long time, and having obtained the garland that had been offered to her, her mind well contented.
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BndP 3 6.16
तां दृष्ट्वा मृगुशावाक्षीमुवाच मुनिपुङ्गवः । कुत्र वा गम्यते भीरु कुतो लब्धमिदं त्वया
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛguśāvākṣīmuvāca munipuṅgavaḥ / kutra vā gamyate bhīru kuto labdhamidaṃ tvayā
Seeing her, who had the eyes of a fawn, the bull among sages said: "Where are you going, timid one? From where did you obtain this?"
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BndP 3 6.17
प्रणम्य सा महात्मानमुवाच विनयान्विता । चिरेण तपसा ब्रह्मन्देव्या दत्तं प्रसन्नया
praṇamya sā mahātmānamuvāca vinayānvitā / cireṇa tapasā brahmandevyā dattaṃ prasannayā
Bowing to the great one, she spoke, full of modesty: "O brahman, it was given by the Goddess, who was made favourable by long austerity."
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BndP 3 6.18
तछ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः सो ऽपृच्छन्माल्यमुत्तमम् । पृष्टमात्रेण सा तुष्टा ददौ तस्मै महात्मने
tachrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ so 'pṛcchanmālyamuttamam / pṛṣṭamātreṇa sā tuṣṭā dadau tasmai mahātmane
Hearing that speech of hers, he asked for the excellent garland; and merely on being asked, she, pleased, gave it to that great one.
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BndP 3 6.19
कराभ्यां तत्समादाय कृतार्थो ऽस्मीति सत्वरम् । दधौ स्वशिरसा भक्त्या तामुवाचातिर्षितः
karābhyāṃ tatsamādāya kṛtārtho 'smīti satvaram / dadhau svaśirasā bhaktyā tāmuvācātirṣitaḥ
Taking it in both hands (and thinking) "I am fulfilled," he at once placed it on his own head with devotion, and, greatly delighted, said to her:
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BndP 3 6.20
ब्रह्मादीनामलभ्यं यत्तल्लब्धं भाग्यतो मया । भक्तिरस्तु पदांभोजे देव्यास्तव समुज्ज्वला
brahmādīnāmalabhyaṃ yattallabdhaṃ bhāgyato mayā / bhaktirastu padāṃbhoje devyāstava samujjvalā
"What is unobtainable for Brahmā and the rest, that has been obtained by me through good fortune. May there be for me blazing devotion to the lotus-feet of you, the Goddess."
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BndP 3 6.21
भविष्यच्छोभनाकारे गच्छ सौम्ये यथासुखम् । सा तं प्रणम्य शिरसा ययौ तुष्टा यथागतम्
bhaviṣyacchobhanākāre gaccha saumye yathāsukham / sā taṃ praṇamya śirasā yayau tuṣṭā yathāgatam
"You whose form will (one day) be beautiful, go, gentle one, as you please." She, bowing to him with her head, went off content, as she had come.
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BndP 3 6.22
प्रेषयित्वा स तां भूयो ययौ विद्याधराध्वना । विद्याधरवधूहस्तात्प्रतिजग्राह वल्लकीम्
preṣayitvā sa tāṃ bhūyo yayau vidyādharādhvanā / vidyādharavadhūhastātpratijagrāha vallakīm
Having sent her away, he went on again by the road of the Vidyādharas; from the hand of a Vidyādhara's wife he received a lute.
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BndP 3 6.23
दिव्यस्रगनुलेपांश्च दिव्यान्याभरणानि च । क्वचिद्गृह्णन्क्वचिद्गा यन्क्वचिद्धसन्
divyasraganulepāṃśca divyānyābharaṇāni ca / kvacidgṛhṇankvacidgā yankvaciddhasan
And divine garlands and unguents, and divine ornaments — here taking (them), here singing, here laughing...
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BndP 3 6.24
स्वेच्छाविहारी स मुनिर्ययौ यत्र पुरन्दरः । स्वकरस्थां ततो मालां शक्राय प्रददौ मुनिः
svecchāvihārī sa muniryayau yatra purandaraḥ / svakarasthāṃ tato mālāṃ śakrāya pradadau muniḥ
That sage, roaming as he pleased, went to where Purandara was; then the sage gave the garland that was in his hand to Śakra.
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BndP 3 6.25
तां गृहीत्वा गजस्कन्धे स्थापयामास देवराट् । गजस्तु तां गृहीत्वाथ प्रेषयामास भूतले
tāṃ gṛhītvā gajaskandhe sthāpayāmāsa devarāṭ / gajastu tāṃ gṛhītvātha preṣayāmāsa bhūtale
Taking it, the king of the gods placed it on the shoulder of his elephant; but the elephant took it and flung it to the ground.
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BndP 3 6.26
तां दृष्ट्वा प्रेषितां मालां तदा क्रोधेन तापसः । उवाच न धृता माला शिरसा तु मयार्पिता
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā preṣitāṃ mālāṃ tadā krodhena tāpasaḥ / uvāca na dhṛtā mālā śirasā tu mayārpitā
Seeing that garland thrown down, the ascetic then said in anger: "The garland offered by me was not held upon your head!
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BndP 3 6.27
त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यमत्तेन भवता ह्यवमानिता । महादेव्या धृता या तु ब्रह्माद्यैः पूज्यतेहि सा
trailokyaiśvaryamattena bhavatā hyavamānitā / mahādevyā dhṛtā yā tu brahmādyaiḥ pūjyatehi sā
"It has been slighted by you, drunk with lordship over the three worlds — that which was worn by Mahādevī, and is worshipped by Brahmā and the others.
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BndP 3 6.28
त्वया यच्छासितो लोकः सदेवासुरमानुषः । अशोभनो ह्यतेजस्को मम शापाद्भविष्यति
tvayā yacchāsito lokaḥ sadevāsuramānuṣaḥ / aśobhano hyatejasko mama śāpādbhaviṣyati
"The world that is ruled by you, together with gods, asuras and men, shall by my curse become devoid of beauty and devoid of splendour."
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BndP 3 6.29
इति शप्त्वा विनीतेन तेन संपूजितो ऽपि सः । तूष्णीमेव ययौ ब्रह्मन्भाविकार्यमनुस्मरन्
iti śaptvā vinītena tena saṃpūjito 'pi saḥ / tūṣṇīmeva yayau brahmanbhāvikāryamanusmaran
Having cursed thus, though he was fully honoured by that humbled (Indra), he went away in silence, O Brahman, calling to mind what was to come.
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BndP 3 6.30
विजयश्रीस्ततस्तस्य दैत्यं तु बलिमन्वगात् । नित्यश्रीर्नित्यपुरुषं वासुदेवमथान्वगात्
vijayaśrīstatastasya daityaṃ tu balimanvagāt / nityaśrīrnityapuruṣaṃ vāsudevamathānvagāt
Thereupon the Śrī of victory followed his (Indra's) enemy, the Daitya Bali, while the eternal Śrī followed the eternal Person, Vāsudeva.
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BndP 3 6.31
इन्द्रो ऽपि स्वपुरं गत्वा सर्वदेवसमन्वितः । विषण्णचेता निःश्रीकश्चिन्तयामास देवराट्
indro 'pi svapuraṃ gatvā sarvadevasamanvitaḥ / viṣaṇṇacetā niḥśrīkaścintayāmāsa devarāṭ
Indra too, having gone to his own city accompanied by all the gods, dejected in mind and bereft of fortune, the king of the gods fell to thinking.
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BndP 3 6.32
अथामरपुरे दृष्ट्वा निमित्तान्यशुभानि च । बृहस्पतिं समाहूय वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
athāmarapure dṛṣṭvā nimittānyaśubhāni ca / bṛhaspatiṃ samāhūya vākyametaduvāca ha
Then, seeing inauspicious omens in the city of the immortals, he summoned Bṛhaspati and spoke these words:
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BndP 3 6.33
भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ त्रिकालज्ञानकोविद । दृश्यते ऽदृष्टपूर्वाणि निमित्तान्यशुभानि च
bhagavansarvadharmajña trikālajñānakovida / dṛśyate 'dṛṣṭapūrvāṇi nimittānyaśubhāni ca
"Sir, knower of all dharma, expert in the knowledge of the three times — omens are seen, inauspicious and never seen before.
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BndP 3 6.34
किंफलानि च तानि स्युरुपायो वाथ कीदृशः । इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवेन्द्रस्य बृहस्पतिः । प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं शुभम्
kiṃphalāni ca tāni syurupāyo vātha kīdṛśaḥ / iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā devendrasya bṛhaspatiḥ / pratyuvāca tato vākyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ śubham
"What fruits will they have, and what sort of remedy is there?" Hearing those words of the lord of the gods, Bṛhaspati then replied with speech auspicious and in accord with dharma and worldly good:
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BndP 3 6.35
कृतस्य कर्मणो राजन्कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । प्रायश्चित्तोपभोगाभ्यां विना नाशो न जायते
kṛtasya karmaṇo rājankalpakoṭiśatairapi / prāyaścittopabhogābhyāṃ vinā nāśo na jāyate
"Of a deed once done, O king, even in hundreds of crores of kalpas there is no destruction, apart from expiation and undergoing (its fruit).
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BndP 3 6.36
इन्द्र उवाच कर्म वा कीदृशं ब्रह्मन्प्रायश्चित्तं च कीदृशम् । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तन्मे विस्तरतो वद
indra uvāca karma vā kīdṛśaṃ brahmanprāyaścittaṃ ca kīdṛśam / tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi tanme vistarato vada
Indra said: "What sort of deed, O Brahman, and what sort of expiation? All that I wish to hear; tell it to me in detail."
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BndP 3 6.37
बृहस्पतिरुवाच हननस्तेयहिंसाश्च पानमन्याङ्गनारतिः । कर्म पञ्चविधं प्राहुर्दुष्कृतं धरणीपतेः
bṛhaspatiruvāca hananasteyahiṃsāśca pānamanyāṅganāratiḥ / karma pañcavidhaṃ prāhurduṣkṛtaṃ dharaṇīpateḥ
Bṛhaspati said: "Killing, theft, injury, drinking, and dalliance with another's wife — these they call the fivefold evil deed of a king.
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BndP 3 6.38
ब्रह्मक्षत्रियविट्शूद्रगोतुरङ्गखरोष्ट्रकाः । चतुष्पदो ऽण्डजाब्जाश्च तिर्यचो ऽनस्थिकास्तथा
brahmakṣatriyaviṭśūdragoturaṅgakharoṣṭrakāḥ / catuṣpado 'ṇḍajābjāśca tiryaco 'nasthikāstathā
"Brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, cow, horse, ass, camel; four-footed creatures, egg-born and water-born ones, animals, and likewise the boneless —
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BndP 3 6.39
अयुतं च सहस्रं च शतं दश तथा दश । दशपञ्चत्रिरेकार्धमानुपूर्व्यादिदं भवेत्
ayutaṃ ca sahasraṃ ca śataṃ daśa tathā daśa / daśapañcatrirekārdhamānupūrvyādidaṃ bhavet
Ten thousand, and a thousand, and a hundred, ten, and again ten; ten, five, three, one, a half — thus should this be, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.40
ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां स्त्रीणामुक्तार्थे पापमादिशेत् । पितृमातृगुरुस्वामि पुत्राणां चैव निष्कृतिः
brahmakṣatraviśāṃ strīṇāmuktārthe pāpamādiśet / pitṛmātṛgurusvāmi putrāṇāṃ caiva niṣkṛtiḥ
For the women of the brahmins, kshatriyas and vaiśyas he should declare the sin at the stated measure; and (so too) the expiation in the case of father, mother, teacher, master and sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.41
गुर्वाज्ञया कृतं पापं तदाज्ञालङ्घनेर्ऽथकम् । दशब्राह्मणभृत्यर्थमेकं हन्याद्द्विजं नृपः
gurvājñayā kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tadājñālaṅghaner'thakam / daśabrāhmaṇabhṛtyarthamekaṃ hanyāddvijaṃ nṛpaḥ
A sin committed by the teacher's command — in (the case of) transgressing his command it is half. To support ten brahmins the king may kill one twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.42
शतब्राह्मणभृत्यर्थं ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मणं तु वा । पञ्चब्रह्मविदामर्थे त्रैश्यमेकं तु दण्डयेत्
śatabrāhmaṇabhṛtyarthaṃ brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇaṃ tu vā / pañcabrahmavidāmarthe traiśyamekaṃ tu daṇḍayet
To support a hundred brahmins a brahmin (may kill) a brahmin; but for the sake of five knowers of brahman he may punish one vaiśya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.43
वैश्यं दशविशामर्थे विशां वा दण्डयेत्तथा । तथा शतविशामर्थे द्विजमेकं तु दण्डयेत्
vaiśyaṃ daśaviśāmarthe viśāṃ vā daṇḍayettathā / tathā śataviśāmarthe dvijamekaṃ tu daṇḍayet
For the sake of ten vaiśyas he may thus punish a vaiśya, that is, one of the vaiśyas; and likewise for the sake of a hundred vaiśyas he may punish one twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.44
शूद्राणां तु सहस्राणां दण्डयेद्ब्राह्मणं तु वा । तच्छतार्थं तु वा वैश्यं तद्दशार्द्धं तु शूद्रकम्
śūdrāṇāṃ tu sahasrāṇāṃ daṇḍayedbrāhmaṇaṃ tu vā / tacchatārthaṃ tu vā vaiśyaṃ taddaśārddhaṃ tu śūdrakam
But for thousands of śūdras he may punish a brahmin; for a hundred of them, a vaiśya; and for half of ten of them, a śūdra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.45
बन्धूनां चैव मित्राणामिष्टार्थे तु त्रिपादकम् । अर्थं कलत्रपुत्रार्थे स्वात्मार्थे न तु किञ्चन
bandhūnāṃ caiva mitrāṇāmiṣṭārthe tu tripādakam / arthaṃ kalatraputrārthe svātmārthe na tu kiñcana
For kinsmen and for friends, for a desired end, three quarters; a half for the sake of wife and son; but for one's own sake, nothing at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.46
आत्मानं हन्तुमारब्धं ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियं विशम् । गां वा तुरगमन्यं वा हत्वा दोषैर्न लिप्यते
ātmānaṃ hantumārabdhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ kṣatriyaṃ viśam / gāṃ vā turagamanyaṃ vā hatvā doṣairna lipyate
Having killed a brahmin, a kshatriya or a vaiśya who has set about killing oneself, or a cow or a horse or another (creature so acting), one is not smeared with faults.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.47
आत्मदारात्मजभ्रातृबन्धूनां च द्विजोत्तम । क्रमाद्दशगुणो दोषो रक्षणे च तथा फलम्
ātmadārātmajabhrātṛbandhūnāṃ ca dvijottama / kramāddaśaguṇo doṣo rakṣaṇe ca tathā phalam
And in the case of oneself, wife, son, brother and kinsmen, O best of the twice-born, the fault is tenfold in that order, and so too the reward in protecting (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.48
भूपद्विजश्रोत्रियवेदविद्व्रतीवेदान्तविद्वेदविदां विनाशे । एकद्विपञ्चाशदथायुतं च स्यान्निष्कृतिश्चेति वदन्ति संतः
bhūpadvijaśrotriyavedavidvratīvedāntavidvedavidāṃ vināśe / ekadvipañcāśadathāyutaṃ ca syānniṣkṛtiśceti vadanti saṃtaḥ
In the destroying of a king, a twice-born, a śrotriya, a knower of the Veda, an observer of vows, a knower of Vedānta, (and) knowers of the Veda — the expiation is one, two, fifty, and then ten thousand: so the good declare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.49
तेषां च रक्षणविधौ हि कृते च दाने पूर्वोदितोत्तरगुणं प्रवदन्ति पुण्यम् । तेषां च दर्शनविधौ नमने चकार्ये शूश्रूषणे ऽपि चरतां सदृशांश्च तेषाम्
teṣāṃ ca rakṣaṇavidhau hi kṛte ca dāne pūrvoditottaraguṇaṃ pravadanti puṇyam / teṣāṃ ca darśanavidhau namane cakārye śūśrūṣaṇe 'pi caratāṃ sadṛśāṃśca teṣām
And in the rule of protecting them, and in a gift made (to them), they declare the merit to be a further multiple of what was stated before; and (so too) in the manner of beholding them, in bowing, in the service to be done, and in attending upon them and upon those who behave like them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.52
सिंहव्याघ्रमृगादीनि लोकहिंसाकराणि तु । नृपो हन्याच्च सततं देवार्थे ब्राह्मणार्थके ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,६।५० ॥ आपत्स्वात्मार्थके चापि हत्वा मेध्यानि भक्षयेत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,६।५१ ॥ नात्मार्थे पाचयेदन्न नात्मार्थे पाचयेत्पशून् । देवार्थे ब्राह्मणार्थे वा पचमानो न लिप्यते
siṃhavyāghramṛgādīni lokahiṃsākarāṇi tu / nṛpo hanyācca satataṃ devārthe brāhmaṇārthake // bndp_3,6.50 // āpatsvātmārthake cāpi hatvā medhyāni bhakṣayet // bndp_3,6.51 // nātmārthe pācayedanna nātmārthe pācayetpaśūn / devārthe brāhmaṇārthe vā pacamāno na lipyate
But lions, tigers, deer and the like, which do harm to people, the king should kill always. For the sake of the gods and for the sake of the brahmins (50), and in emergencies also for his own sake, having killed (them) he may eat what is fit for offering (51). One should not cook food for one's own sake, nor cook animals for one's own sake; but one who cooks for the sake of the gods or for the sake of the brahmins is not tainted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.53
पुरा भगवती माया जगदुज्जीवनोन्मुखी । ससर्ज सर्वदेवांश्च तथैवासुरमानुषान्
purā bhagavatī māyā jagadujjīvanonmukhī / sasarja sarvadevāṃśca tathaivāsuramānuṣān
Formerly the blessed Māyā, intent on bringing the world to life, created all the gods, and likewise the asuras and men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.54
तेषां संरक्षणार्थाय पशूनपि चतुर्दश । यज्ञाश्च तद्विधानानि कृत्वा चैनानुवाच ह
teṣāṃ saṃrakṣaṇārthāya paśūnapi caturdaśa / yajñāśca tadvidhānāni kṛtvā cainānuvāca ha
And for the sake of their preservation (she created) the fourteen domestic animals too, and the sacrifices and their prescriptions; and having made these, she spoke to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.55
यजध्वं पशुभिर्देवान्विधिनानेन मानवाः । इष्टानि ये प्रदास्यन्ति पुष्टास्ते यज्ञभाविताः
yajadhvaṃ paśubhirdevānvidhinānena mānavāḥ / iṣṭāni ye pradāsyanti puṣṭāste yajñabhāvitāḥ
"Sacrifice to the gods with animals by this rule, O men. Those who present the oblations will be well nourished, fostered by the sacrifice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.56
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः । दरिद्रो नारकश्चैव भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
evaṃ pravartitaṃ cakraṃ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ / daridro nārakaścaiva bhavejjanmani janmani
He who here does not keep turning the wheel thus set in motion becomes poor and hell-bound, birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.57
देवतार्थे च पित्रर्थे तथैवाभ्यागते गुरौ । महदागमने चैव हन्यान्मेध्यान्पशून्द्विजः
devatārthe ca pitrarthe tathaivābhyāgate gurau / mahadāgamane caiva hanyānmedhyānpaśūndvijaḥ
For the sake of a deity and for the sake of the fathers, and likewise when a guest or a teacher has come, and at the arrival of a great one, a twice-born may kill animals fit for offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.58
आपत्सु ब्राह्मणो मांसं मेध्यमश्नन्न दोषभाक् । विहितानि तु कार्याणि प्रतिषिद्धानि वर्जयेत्
āpatsu brāhmaṇo māṃsaṃ medhyamaśnanna doṣabhāk / vihitāni tu kāryāṇi pratiṣiddhāni varjayet
In emergencies a brahmin who eats meat that is fit for offering does not share in fault; but he should do the prescribed acts and avoid the forbidden ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.59
पुराभूद्युवनाश्वस्य देवतानां महाक्रतुः । ममायमिति देवानां कलहः समजायत
purābhūdyuvanāśvasya devatānāṃ mahākratuḥ / mamāyamiti devānāṃ kalahaḥ samajāyata
Formerly there was Yuvanāśva's great sacrifice for the gods, and a quarrel arose among the gods, (each saying) "This one is mine."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.60
तदा विभज्य देवानां मानुषांश्च पशूनपि । विभज्यैकैकशः प्रदाद्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
tadā vibhajya devānāṃ mānuṣāṃśca paśūnapi / vibhajyaikaikaśaḥ pradādbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
Then Brahmā, the world's grandfather, dividing up men and animals too among the gods, apportioned them one by one and bestowed them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.61
ततस्तु परमा शक्तिर्भूतसंधसहायिनी । कुपिताभूत्ततो ब्रह्मा तामुवाच नयान्वितः
tatastu paramā śaktirbhūtasaṃdhasahāyinī / kupitābhūttato brahmā tāmuvāca nayānvitaḥ
Then the supreme Power (Śakti), she who assists the host of beings, became angry; thereupon Brahmā, acting with tact, spoke to her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.62
प्रादुर्भूता समुद्वीक्ष्य भूतानन्दभयान्वितः । प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतस्तुत्वा प्रसीदेति पुनः पुनः
prādurbhūtā samudvīkṣya bhūtānandabhayānvitaḥ / prāñjaliḥ praṇatastutvā prasīdeti punaḥ punaḥ
Seeing (her) who had manifested, he was filled with joy and fear at (her) appearance; with palms joined and bowed low he praised (her), (saying) again and again, "Be gracious!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.63
प्रादुर्भूता यतो ऽसि त्वं कृतर्थो ऽस्मि पुरो मम । त्वयैतदखिलं कर्म निर्मितं सुशुभाशुभम्
prādurbhūtā yato 'si tvaṃ kṛtartho 'smi puro mama / tvayaitadakhilaṃ karma nirmitaṃ suśubhāśubham
"Since you have manifested before me, I am one whose purpose is accomplished. By you has this whole (round of) rites, very auspicious and inauspicious, been fashioned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.64
श्रुतयः स्मृतयश्चैव त्वयैव प्रतिपादिताः । त्वयैव कल्पिता यागा मन्मुखात्तु महाक्रतौ
śrutayaḥ smṛtayaścaiva tvayaiva pratipāditāḥ / tvayaiva kalpitā yāgā manmukhāttu mahākratau
"The Śrutis and the Smṛtis too were set forth by you alone; by you alone were the sacrifices devised, (issuing) from my mouth at the great rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.65
ये विभक्तास्तु पशवो देवानां परमेश्वरि । ते सर्वे तावकाः संतुभूतानामपि तृप्तये
ye vibhaktāstu paśavo devānāṃ parameśvari / te sarve tāvakāḥ saṃtubhūtānāmapi tṛptaye
"And those sacrificial animals which have been apportioned to the gods, O supreme Goddess — let them all be yours, and also for the satisfying of (all) beings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.66
इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे तेषां पुर एव पितामहः । तदुक्तेनैव विधिना चकार च महाक्रतून्
ityuktvāntardadhe teṣāṃ pura eva pitāmahaḥ / taduktenaiva vidhinā cakāra ca mahākratūn
Having spoken thus, the Grandfather vanished right before them; and by the very procedure that had been stated he performed the great sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.67
इयाज च परां शक्तिं हत्वा मेध्यान्पशूनपि । तत्तद्विभागो वेदेषु प्रोक्तत्वादिह नोदितः
iyāja ca parāṃ śaktiṃ hatvā medhyānpaśūnapi / tattadvibhāgo vedeṣu proktatvādiha noditaḥ
And he sacrificed to the supreme Power, slaying also the animals fit for offering; the particular apportionment of that is not set out here, since it has been declared in the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.68
स्त्रियः शुद्रास्तथा मांसमादद्युर्ब्राह्मणं विना । आपत्सु ब्राह्मणो वापि भक्षयेद्गुर्वनुज्ञया
striyaḥ śudrāstathā māṃsamādadyurbrāhmaṇaṃ vinā / āpatsu brāhmaṇo vāpi bhakṣayedgurvanujñayā
Women and śūdras may take the meat, excepting a brahmin; but in emergencies even a brahmin may eat (it) with his teacher's permission.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.69
शिवोद्भवमिद पिण्डमत्यथ शिवतां गतम् । उद्बुध्यस्व पशो त्वं हि नाशिवः सञ्छिवो ह्यसि
śivodbhavamida piṇḍamatyatha śivatāṃ gatam / udbudhyasva paśo tvaṃ hi nāśivaḥ sañchivo hyasi
"This lump (of a body) has arisen from Śiva and has now attained Śiva-nature; awake, O beast! For you are not non-Śiva — being (what you are), you are indeed Śiva."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 6.70
ईशः सर्वजगत्कर्ता प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा । यतो विश्वाधिको रुद्रस्तेन रुद्रो ऽसि वै पशो
īśaḥ sarvajagatkartā prabhavaḥ pralayastathā / yato viśvādhiko rudrastena rudro 'si vai paśo
"Īśa is the maker of the whole world, and (its) arising and (its) dissolution; since Rudra surpasses the universe, therefore you are Rudra, O beast."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.71
अनेन तुरगं गा वा गजोष्ट्रमहिषादिकम् । आत्मार्थं वा परार्थं वा हत्वा दोषैर्न लिप्यते
anena turagaṃ gā vā gajoṣṭramahiṣādikam / ātmārthaṃ vā parārthaṃ vā hatvā doṣairna lipyate
With this (formula), having killed a horse, or cows, an elephant, a camel, a buffalo and the like, whether for one's own sake or for another's, one is not smeared with faults.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 6.72
गृहानिष्टकरान्वापि नागाखुबलिवृश्चिकान् । एतद्गृहाश्रमस्थानां क्रियाफलमभीप्सताम् । मनःसंकल्पसिद्धानां महतां शिववर्चसाम्
gṛhāniṣṭakarānvāpi nāgākhubalivṛścikān / etadgṛhāśramasthānāṃ kriyāphalamabhīpsatām / manaḥsaṃkalpasiddhānāṃ mahatāṃ śivavarcasām
Or (creatures) that do harm to the house — snakes, mice, vermin, scorpions: this is the fruit of action for those established in the householder stage who desire the fruit of rites — (whereas) for the great ones, whose mental resolves are accomplished, who have the lustre of Śiva —
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BndP 3 6.73
पशुयज्ञेन चान्येषामिष्टा पूर्तिकरं भवेत् । जपहोमार्चनाद्यैस्तु तेषामिष्टं च सिध्यति
paśuyajñena cānyeṣāmiṣṭā pūrtikaraṃ bhavet / japahomārcanādyaistu teṣāmiṣṭaṃ ca sidhyati
— and for others the desired object becomes fulfilled by an animal sacrifice; but for those (great ones) the desired object is accomplished by muttering (of mantras), oblation, worship and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain