Brahmanda Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 9
BndP 3 9.1
इन्द्र उवाच भगवन्सर्व धर्मज्ञ त्रिकालज्ञानवित्तम । दुष्कृतं तत्प्रतीकारो भवता सम्यगीरितः
indra uvāca bhagavansarva dharmajña trikālajñānavittama / duṣkṛtaṃ tatpratīkāro bhavatā samyagīritaḥ
Indra said: O Blessed One, knower of all duty, best of those who possess knowledge of the three times, misdeed and its remedy have been rightly declared by you.
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BndP 3 9.2
केन कर्मविपाकेन ममापदि यमागता । प्रायश्चित्तं च किं तस्य गदस्व वदतां वर
kena karmavipākena mamāpadi yamāgatā / prāyaścittaṃ ca kiṃ tasya gadasva vadatāṃ vara
By the ripening of what deed did calamity come upon me? And what is the expiation for it? Tell (me), O best of speakers.
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BndP 3 9.3
बृहस्पतिरुवाच काश्यपस्य ततो जज्ञे दित्यां दनुरिति स्मृतः । कन्या रूपवती नाम धात्रे तां प्रददौ पिता
bṛhaspatiruvāca kāśyapasya tato jajñe dityāṃ danuriti smṛtaḥ / kanyā rūpavatī nāma dhātre tāṃ pradadau pitā
Bṛhaspati said: Then to Kaśyapa there was born of Diti (one) known as Danu; (his) daughter, beautiful, named (Rūpavatī?) — her the father gave to Dhātṛ.
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BndP 3 9.4
तस्याः पुत्रस्ततो जातो विश्वरूपो महाद्युतिः । नारायणपरो नित्यं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
tasyāḥ putrastato jāto viśvarūpo mahādyutiḥ / nārāyaṇaparo nityaṃ vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
Then her son was born, Viśvarūpa, of great splendour, ever devoted to Nārāyaṇa, master of the Vedas and their auxiliary branches.
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BndP 3 9.5
ततो दैत्येश्वरो वव्रे भृगुपुत्रं पुरोहितम् । भवानधिकृतो राज्ये देवानामिव वासवः
tato daityeśvaro vavre bhṛguputraṃ purohitam / bhavānadhikṛto rājye devānāmiva vāsavaḥ
Then the lord of the Daityas chose the son of Bhṛgu as (his) house-priest: "You are appointed over the kingdom, as Vāsava is over the gods."
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BndP 3 9.6
ततः पूर्वे च काले तु सुधर्मायां त्वयि स्थिते । त्वया कश्चित्कृतः प्रश्न ऋषीणां सन्निधौ तदा
tataḥ pūrve ca kāle tu sudharmāyāṃ tvayi sthite / tvayā kaścitkṛtaḥ praśna ṛṣīṇāṃ sannidhau tadā
Then, in an earlier time, while you were seated in (the hall) Sudharmā, a certain question was put by you in the presence of the sages.
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BndP 3 9.7
संसारस्तीर्थयात्रा वा को ऽधिको ऽस्ति तयोर्गुमः । वदन्तु तद्विनिश्चित्य भवन्तो मदनुग्रहात्
saṃsārastīrthayātrā vā ko 'dhiko 'sti tayorgumaḥ / vadantu tadviniścitya bhavanto madanugrahāt
"Worldly life or pilgrimage to holy places — which of the two has the greater merit? Let your honours decide that and speak, out of favour to me."
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BndP 3 9.8
तत्प्रश्नस्योत्तरं वक्तुं ते सर्व उपचक्रिरे । तत्पूर्वमेव कथितं मया विधिबलेन वै
tatpraśnasyottaraṃ vaktuṃ te sarva upacakrire / tatpūrvameva kathitaṃ mayā vidhibalena vai
They all set about giving the answer to that question, but before that it had already been stated by me, by force of the rule:
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BndP 3 9.9
तीर्थ यात्रा समधिका संसारादिति च द्रुतम् । तच्छ्रुत्वा ते प्रकुपिताः शेपुर्मामृषयो ऽखिलाः
tīrtha yātrā samadhikā saṃsārāditi ca drutam / tacchrutvā te prakupitāḥ śepurmāmṛṣayo 'khilāḥ
"Pilgrimage is greater than worldly life" — (so I said) at once. Hearing that, the sages, all of them, became enraged and cursed me:
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BndP 3 9.10
कर्मभूमिं व्रजेः शीघ्रं दारिर्द्येण मितैः सुतैः । एवं प्रकुपितैः शप्तः खिन्नः काञ्चीं समाविशम्
karmabhūmiṃ vrajeḥ śīghraṃ dārirdyeṇa mitaiḥ sutaiḥ / evaṃ prakupitaiḥ śaptaḥ khinnaḥ kāñcīṃ samāviśam
"Go quickly to the land of works, with poverty and with few sons!" Thus cursed by the enraged (sages), dejected, I entered Kāñcī.
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BndP 3 9.11
पुरीं पुरोधसा हीनां वीक्ष्य चिन्ताकुलात्मना । भवता सह देवैस्तु पौरोहित्यार्थमादरात्
purīṃ purodhasā hīnāṃ vīkṣya cintākulātmanā / bhavatā saha devaistu paurohityārthamādarāt
Seeing the city bereft of a house-priest, with a mind troubled by anxiety, by you together with the gods, respectfully, for the sake of the priestly office —
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BndP 3 9.12
प्रार्थितो विश्वरूपस्तु बभूव तपतां वरः । स्वस्रीयो दानवानां तु देवानां च पुरोहितः
prārthito viśvarūpastu babhūva tapatāṃ varaḥ / svasrīyo dānavānāṃ tu devānāṃ ca purohitaḥ
— Viśvarūpa, best of ascetics, being requested, became the house-priest both of the Dānavas, his mother's kin, and of the gods.
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BndP 3 9.13
नात्यर्थम करोद्वैरं दैत्येष्वपि महातपाः । बभूवतुस्तुल्यबलौ तदा देत्येन्द्रवासवौ
nātyarthama karodvairaṃ daityeṣvapi mahātapāḥ / babhūvatustulyabalau tadā detyendravāsavau
That great ascetic did not act with much enmity even toward the Daityas; then the lord of the Daityas and Vāsava became of equal strength.
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BndP 3 9.14
ततस्त्वं कुपितो राजन्स्वक्लीयं दानवेशितुः । हन्तुमिच्छन्नगाश्चाशु तपसः साधनं वनम्
tatastvaṃ kupito rājansvaklīyaṃ dānaveśituḥ / hantumicchannagāścāśu tapasaḥ sādhanaṃ vanam
Then you, O king, being angry, wishing to kill him who was his own (kinsman/priest) of the Dānava lord, went quickly to the forest, the means of ascetic practice.
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BndP 3 9.15
तमासनस्थं मुनिभिस्त्रिशृङ्गमिव पर्वतम् । त्रयी मुखरदिग्भागं ब्रह्मानदैकनिष्ठितम्
tamāsanasthaṃ munibhistriśṛṅgamiva parvatam / trayī mukharadigbhāgaṃ brahmānadaikaniṣṭhitam
Him, seated (in his place) with the sages like a three-peaked mountain, the regions before his faces (filled with) the threefold Veda, fixed solely on the sound of Brahman —
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BndP 3 9.16
सर्वभूतहितं तं तु मत्वा चेशानुकूलितः । शिरांसि यौगपद्येन छिन्नात्यासंस्त्वयैव तु
sarvabhūtahitaṃ taṃ tu matvā ceśānukūlitaḥ / śirāṃsi yaugapadyena chinnātyāsaṃstvayaiva tu
— though knowing him to be a benefactor of all beings, and being disposed as you were, you yourself cut off his heads all at once.
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BndP 3 9.17
तेन पापेन संयुक्तः पीडितश्च मुहुर्मुहुः । ततो मेरुगुहां नीत्वा बहूनब्दान्हि संस्थितः
tena pāpena saṃyuktaḥ pīḍitaśca muhurmuhuḥ / tato meruguhāṃ nītvā bahūnabdānhi saṃsthitaḥ
Bound with that sin and tormented again and again, you then went to a cave of Meru and stayed there for many years.
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BndP 3 9.18
ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ज्ञात्वा तु मुनिवाक्यतः । पुत्र शोकेन संतप्तस्त्वां शशाप रुषान्वितः
tatastasya vacaḥ śrutvā jñātvā tu munivākyataḥ / putra śokena saṃtaptastvāṃ śaśāpa ruṣānvitaḥ
Then, hearing his words and learning (the truth) from the sage's speech, (he,) tormented by grief for his son, cursed you, filled with rage.
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BndP 3 9.19
निःश्रीको भवतु क्षिप्रं मम शापेन वासवः । अनाथकास्ततो देवा विषण्णा दैत्यपीडिताः
niḥśrīko bhavatu kṣipraṃ mama śāpena vāsavaḥ / anāthakāstato devā viṣaṇṇā daityapīḍitāḥ
"Let Vāsava swiftly become bereft of fortune by my curse!" Thereupon the gods, protectorless, were dejected and afflicted by the daityas.
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BndP 3 9.20
त्वया मया च रहिताः सर्वे देवाः पलायिताः । गत्वा तु ब्रह्मसदनं नत्वा तद्वृत्तमूचिरे
tvayā mayā ca rahitāḥ sarve devāḥ palāyitāḥ / gatvā tu brahmasadanaṃ natvā tadvṛttamūcire
Deprived of you and of me, all the gods fled; and going to Brahmā's abode and bowing down, they told what had happened.
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BndP 3 9.23
ततस्तु चिन्तया मास तदघस्य प्रतिक्रियाम् । तस्य प्रतिक्रियां वेत्तुं न शशाकात्मभूस्तदा ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,९।२१ ॥ ततो देवैः परिवृतो नारायणमुपागमत् ॥ ब्न्द्प्_३,९।२२ ॥ नत्वा स्तुत्वा चतुर्वक्रस्तद्वृत्तान्तं व्यजिज्ञपत् । विचिन्त्य सो ऽपि बहुधा कृपया लोकनायकः
tatastu cintayā māsa tadaghasya pratikriyām / tasya pratikriyāṃ vettuṃ na śaśākātmabhūstadā // bndp_3,9.21 // tato devaiḥ parivṛto nārāyaṇamupāgamat // bndp_3,9.22 // natvā stutvā caturvakrastadvṛttāntaṃ vyajijñapat / vicintya so 'pi bahudhā kṛpayā lokanāyakaḥ
Then he pondered a remedy for that evil; but the Self-born was not able then to discover its remedy. Then, surrounded by the gods, he approached Nārāyaṇa. Bowing and praising (him), the four-faced one made known that whole matter; and he too, the lord of the worlds, having reflected in many ways, out of compassion—
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BndP 3 9.24
तदघं तु त्रिधा भित्त्वा त्रिषु स्थानेष्वथार्पयत् । स्त्रीषु भूम्यां च वृक्षेषु तेषामपि वरं ददौ
tadaghaṃ tu tridhā bhittvā triṣu sthāneṣvathārpayat / strīṣu bhūmyāṃ ca vṛkṣeṣu teṣāmapi varaṃ dadau
—splitting that evil into three, then deposited it in three places: in women, in the earth, and in trees; and to them too he granted a boon.
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BndP 3 9.25
तदा भर्त्तृसमायोगं पुत्रावाप्तिमृतुष्वपि । छेदे पुनर्भवत्वं तु सर्वेषामपि शाखिनाम्
tadā bharttṛsamāyogaṃ putrāvāptimṛtuṣvapi / chede punarbhavatvaṃ tu sarveṣāmapi śākhinām
Then (he granted) union with a husband and the obtaining of sons even in (their) fertile seasons (to women), and to all trees, re-growth when cut.
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BndP 3 9.26
खातपूर्तिं धरण्यश्च प्रददौ मधुसूदनः । तेष्वघं प्रबभूवाशु रजोनिर्यासमूषरम्
khātapūrtiṃ dharaṇyaśca pradadau madhusūdanaḥ / teṣvaghaṃ prababhūvāśu rajoniryāsamūṣaram
And Madhusūdana granted to the earth the filling up of what is dug out. In them that evil quickly became, (respectively,) dust, resin, and barren soil.
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BndP 3 9.27
निर्गतो गह्वरात्तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रो देवनायकः । राज्यश्रियं च संप्राप्तः प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः
nirgato gahvarāttasmāttvamindro devanāyakaḥ / rājyaśriyaṃ ca saṃprāptaḥ prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ
You, Indra, leader of the gods, came out from that cavern and regained your royal fortune by the favor of the Supreme One.
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BndP 3 9.28
तेनैव सांत्वितो धाता जगाद च जनार्दनम् । मम शापो वृथा न स्यादस्तु कालान्तरे मुने
tenaiva sāṃtvito dhātā jagāda ca janārdanam / mama śāpo vṛthā na syādastu kālāntare mune
Consoled by him, the Creator spoke to Janārdana: "O sage, let my curse not be in vain; let it hold at another time."
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BndP 3 9.29
भगवांस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा मुनेरमिततेजसः । प्रहृष्टो भाविकार्यज्ञस्तूष्णीमेव तदा ययौ
bhagavāṃstadvacaḥ śrutvā muneramitatejasaḥ / prahṛṣṭo bhāvikāryajñastūṣṇīmeva tadā yayau
The Blessed One, hearing that speech of the sage of measureless splendor, was delighted and, knowing what was to come, went away then in silence.
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BndP 3 9.30
एतावन्तमिमं कालं त्रिलोकीं पालयन्भवान् । एश्वर्यमदमत्तत्वात्कैलासाद्रिमपीडयत
etāvantamimaṃ kālaṃ trilokīṃ pālayanbhavān / eśvaryamadamattatvātkailāsādrimapīḍayata
For all this time you, protecting the three worlds, out of being drunk with the intoxication of lordship, oppressed even Mount Kailāsa.
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BndP 3 9.31
सर्वज्ञेन शिवेनाथ प्रेषितो भगवान्मुनिः । दुर्वासास्त्वन्मदभ्रंशं कर्त्तुकामः शशाप ह
sarvajñena śivenātha preṣito bhagavānmuniḥ / durvāsāstvanmadabhraṃśaṃ karttukāmaḥ śaśāpa ha
Then the venerable sage Durvāsas, sent by the all-knowing Śiva, wishing to bring down your pride, cursed (you).
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BndP 3 9.32
एकमेव फलं जातमुभयोः शापयोरपि । अधुना पश्यनिः श्रीकन्त्रैलोक्यं समजायत
ekameva phalaṃ jātamubhayoḥ śāpayorapi / adhunā paśyaniḥ śrīkantrailokyaṃ samajāyata
One and the same has been the fruit of both curses: now look—the three worlds have become bereft of fortune.
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BndP 3 9.33
न यज्ञाः संप्रवर्त्तन्ते न दानानि च वासव । न यमा नापि नियमा न तपासि च कुत्रचित्
na yajñāḥ saṃpravarttante na dānāni ca vāsava / na yamā nāpi niyamā na tapāsi ca kutracit
Sacrifices are not performed, nor gifts, O Vāsava; nor restraints, nor observances, nor austerities anywhere.
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BndP 3 9.34
विप्राः सर्वे ऽपि निःश्रीका लोभोपहतचेतसः । निःस्त्त्वा धैर्यहीनाश्च नास्तिकाः प्रायशो ऽभवन्
viprāḥ sarve 'pi niḥśrīkā lobhopahatacetasaḥ / niḥsttvā dhairyahīnāśca nāstikāḥ prāyaśo 'bhavan
All the brahmins too are without fortune, their minds ruined by greed; without strength, lacking firmness, and for the most part they have become deniers.
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BndP 3 9.35
निरौषधिरसा भूमिर्निवीर्य जायतेतराम् । भास्करो धूसराकारश्चन्द्रमाः कान्तिवर्जितः
nirauṣadhirasā bhūmirnivīrya jāyatetarām / bhāskaro dhūsarākāraścandramāḥ kāntivarjitaḥ
The earth, its plants' sap gone, becomes utterly without potency; the sun is ashen in appearance, the moon deprived of luster.
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BndP 3 9.36
निस्तेजस्को हविर्भोक्ता मनुद्धूलिकृताकृतिः । न प्रसन्ना दिशां भागा नभो नैव च निर्मलम्
nistejasko havirbhoktā manuddhūlikṛtākṛtiḥ / na prasannā diśāṃ bhāgā nabho naiva ca nirmalam
The eater of oblations (fire) is without brilliance, its form as though made dusty; the regions of the quarters are not clear, nor is the sky spotless.
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BndP 3 9.37
दुर्बला देवताः सर्वा विभान्त्यन्यादृशा इव । विनष्टप्रयमेवास्ति त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
durbalā devatāḥ sarvā vibhāntyanyādṛśā iva / vinaṣṭaprayamevāsti trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
All the deities are weak and appear as if of another sort; the three worlds with all that moves and does not move are as good as destroyed.
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BndP 3 9.38
हयग्रीव उवाच इत्थं कथयतोरेव बृहस्पतिपहेन्द्रयोः । मलकाद्या महादैत्याः स्वर्गलोकं बबाधिरे
hayagrīva uvāca itthaṃ kathayatoreva bṛhaspatipahendrayoḥ / malakādyā mahādaityāḥ svargalokaṃ babādhire
Hayagrīva said: While Bṛhaspati and Indra were talking thus, the great daityas headed by Malaka assailed the world of heaven.
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BndP 3 9.39
नन्दनोद्यान मखिलं चिच्छिदुर्बलगर्विताः । उद्यानपालकान्सर्वानायुधैः समताडयन्
nandanodyāna makhilaṃ cicchidurbalagarvitāḥ / udyānapālakānsarvānāyudhaiḥ samatāḍayan
Proud of their strength, they cut down the whole Nandana grove, and struck all the garden-keepers with their weapons.
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BndP 3 9.40
प्राकारमवभिद्यैव प्रविश्य नगरान्तरम् । मन्दिरस्थान्सुरान्सर्वानत्यन्तं पर्यपीडयन्
prākāramavabhidyaiva praviśya nagarāntaram / mandirasthānsurānsarvānatyantaṃ paryapīḍayan
Having broken through the rampart and entered the city's interior, they tormented exceedingly all the gods who were in their mansions.
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BndP 3 9.41
आजहुरप्सरोरत्नान्यशेषाणि विशेषतः । ततो देवाः समस्ताश्च चक्रुर्भृशमबाधिताः
ājahurapsaroratnānyaśeṣāṇi viśeṣataḥ / tato devāḥ samastāśca cakrurbhṛśamabādhitāḥ
They carried off the jewels among the apsarases, all of them without exception; then all the gods were made greatly afflicted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 9.42
तादृशं घोषमाकर्म्य वासवः प्रोज्झितासनः । सर्वैरनुगतो देवैः पलायनपरो ऽभवत्
tādṛśaṃ ghoṣamākarmya vāsavaḥ projjhitāsanaḥ / sarvairanugato devaiḥ palāyanaparo 'bhavat
Hearing such a din, Vāsava (Indra) abandoned his throne and, followed by all the gods, gave himself to flight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.43
ब्राह्मं धाम समभ्येत्य विषण्मवदनो वृषा । यथावत्कथयामास निखिलं दैत्यचेष्टितम्
brāhmaṃ dhāma samabhyetya viṣaṇmavadano vṛṣā / yathāvatkathayāmāsa nikhilaṃ daityaceṣṭitam
Coming to Brahmā's abode, the bull (of the gods, Indra), his face downcast, related in full the whole doing of the daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.44
विधातापि तदाकर्ण्य सर्वदेवसमन्वितम् । हतश्रीकं हरिहयमालोक्येदमुवाच ह
vidhātāpi tadākarṇya sarvadevasamanvitam / hataśrīkaṃ harihayamālokyedamuvāca ha
And Brahmā, hearing that, seeing him of the tawny horses (Indra), his splendour ruined, accompanied by all the gods, said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.45
इन्द्रत्वमखिलैर्द्देवैर्मुकुन्दं शरणं व्रज । दैत्यारातिर्जगत्कर्ता स ते श्रेयो विधास्यति
indratvamakhilairddevairmukundaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja / daityārātirjagatkartā sa te śreyo vidhāsyati
"Indra, go with all the gods for refuge to Mukunda; he, the foe of the daityas, the maker of the world, will bring about your welfare."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.46
इत्युक्त्वा तेन सहितः स्वयं ब्रह्मा पितामहः । समस्तदेवसहितः क्षीरोदधिमुपाययौ
ityuktvā tena sahitaḥ svayaṃ brahmā pitāmahaḥ / samastadevasahitaḥ kṣīrodadhimupāyayau
Having spoken thus, Brahmā the grandfather himself, together with him and accompanied by all the gods, went to the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.47
अथ ब्रह्मादयो देवा भगवन्तं जनार्दनम् । तुष्टुवुर्वाग्वरिष्ठाभिः सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्
atha brahmādayo devā bhagavantaṃ janārdanam / tuṣṭuvurvāgvariṣṭhābhiḥ sarvalokamaheśvaram
Then the gods, with Brahmā at their head, praised the Lord Janārdana, the great sovereign of all the worlds, with the choicest words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.48
अथ प्रसन्नो भगवान्वासुदेवः सनातनः । जगाद स कलान्देवाञ्जगद्रक्षणलंपटः
atha prasanno bhagavānvāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ / jagāda sa kalāndevāñjagadrakṣaṇalaṃpaṭaḥ
Then the eternal Lord Vāsudeva, well pleased, eager for the protection of the world, spoke to those gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.49
श्रीभगवानुवाच भवतां सुविधास्यामि तेजसैवोपबृंहमम् । यदुच्यते मयेदानीं युष्माभिस्त द्विधीयताम्
śrībhagavānuvāca bhavatāṃ suvidhāsyāmi tejasaivopabṛṃhamam / yaducyate mayedānīṃ yuṣmābhista dvidhīyatām
The Blessed Lord said: I shall indeed bring about an increase of your energy; let what is now said by me be carried out by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.50
ओषधिप्रवराः सर्वाः क्षिपत क्षीरसागरे । असुरैरपि संधाय सममेव च तैरिह
oṣadhipravarāḥ sarvāḥ kṣipata kṣīrasāgare / asurairapi saṃdhāya samameva ca tairiha
Cast all the choicest herbs into the ocean of milk; and having made a pact with the asuras too, together with them here—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.51
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा कृत्वा योक्त्रं च वासुकिम् । मयि स्थिते सहाये तु मथ्यताममृतं सुराः
manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā kṛtvā yoktraṃ ca vāsukim / mayi sthite sahāye tu mathyatāmamṛtaṃ surāḥ
—making Mandara the churning-staff and Vāsuki the cord, with me standing by as your helper, let the nectar be churned, O gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.52
समस्तदानवाश्चापि वक्तव्याः सांत्वपूर्वकम् । सामान्यमेव युष्माकमस्माकं च फलं त्विति
samastadānavāścāpi vaktavyāḥ sāṃtvapūrvakam / sāmānyameva yuṣmākamasmākaṃ ca phalaṃ tviti
And all the dānavas are to be addressed with conciliation: "The fruit shall be common to you and to us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.53
मथ्यमाने तु दुग्धाब्धौ या समुत्पद्यते सुधा । तत्पानाद्बलिनो यूयममर्त्याश्च भविष्यथ
mathyamāne tu dugdhābdhau yā samutpadyate sudhā / tatpānādbalino yūyamamartyāśca bhaviṣyatha
When the milk-ocean is churned, the nectar that arises—by drinking it you will become strong and free from death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.54
यथा दैत्याश्च पीयूषं नैतत्प्राप्स्यन्ति किञ्चन । केवलं क्लेशवन्तश्च करिष्यामि तथा ह्यहम्
yathā daityāśca pīyūṣaṃ naitatprāpsyanti kiñcana / kevalaṃ kleśavantaśca kariṣyāmi tathā hyaham
And I shall so act that the daityas will get none of this nectar at all, but will merely have the toil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.55
इति श्रीवासुदेवेन कथिता निखिलाः सुराः । संधानं त्वतुलैर्दैत्यैः कृतवन्तस्तदा सुराः । नानाविधौषधिगणं समानीय सुरासुराः
iti śrīvāsudevena kathitā nikhilāḥ surāḥ / saṃdhānaṃ tvatulairdaityaiḥ kṛtavantastadā surāḥ / nānāvidhauṣadhigaṇaṃ samānīya surāsurāḥ
Thus instructed by the glorious Vāsudeva, all the gods then made a pact with the daityas of unmatched (strength); and the gods and asuras, bringing together the host of herbs of various kinds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.56
श्रीराब्धिपयसि क्षिप्त्वा चन्द्रमो ऽधिकनिर्मलम् । मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा कृत्वा योक्त्रं तु वासुकिम् । प्रारेभिरे प्रयत्नेन मन्थितुं यादसां पतिम्
śrīrābdhipayasi kṣiptvā candramo 'dhikanirmalam / manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā kṛtvā yoktraṃ tu vāsukim / prārebhire prayatnena manthituṃ yādasāṃ patim
cast (them) into the water of the ocean, (which became) more spotless than the moon; and making Mandara the churning-staff and Vāsuki the cord, they began with effort to churn the lord of the waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 9.57
वासुकेः पुच्छभागे तु सहिताः सर्वदेवताः । शिरोभागे तु दैतेया नियुक्तास्तत्र शौरिणा
vāsukeḥ pucchabhāge tu sahitāḥ sarvadevatāḥ / śirobhāge tu daiteyā niyuktāstatra śauriṇā
At the tail portion of Vāsuki all the gods together, and at the head portion the sons of Diti, were there appointed by Śauri.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.58
बलवन्तो ऽपि ते दैत्यास्तन्मुखोच्छ्वासपावकैः । निर्दग्धवपुषः सर्वे निस्तेजस्कास्तदाभवन्
balavanto 'pi te daityāstanmukhocchvāsapāvakaiḥ / nirdagdhavapuṣaḥ sarve nistejaskāstadābhavan
Though those daityas were strong, their bodies burnt up by the fires of the breath from its mouths, they all then became devoid of energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.59
पुच्छदेशे तु कर्षन्तो मुहुराप्यायिताः सुराः । अनुकूलेन वातेन विष्णुना प्रेरितेन तु
pucchadeśe tu karṣanto muhurāpyāyitāḥ surāḥ / anukūlena vātena viṣṇunā preritena tu
But the gods, pulling at the tail region, were again and again refreshed by the favourable wind that was driven by Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.60
आदिकूर्माकृतिः श्रीमान्मध्ये क्षीरपयोनिधेः । भ्रमतो मन्दराद्रेस्तु तस्या धिष्टानतामगात्
ādikūrmākṛtiḥ śrīmānmadhye kṣīrapayonidheḥ / bhramato mandarādrestu tasyā dhiṣṭānatāmagāt
In the form of the primordial tortoise, the glorious one, in the middle of the milk-ocean, became the base of the whirling Mandara mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.61
मध्ये च सर्वदेवानां रूपेणान्येन माधवः । चकर्ष वासुकिं वेगाद्दैत्यमध्ये परेण च
madhye ca sarvadevānāṃ rūpeṇānyena mādhavaḥ / cakarṣa vāsukiṃ vegāddaityamadhye pareṇa ca
And in the midst of all the gods, in another form, Mādhava dragged Vāsuki with speed, and with yet another (form) in the midst of the Daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.62
ब्रह्मरूपेण तं शैलं विधार्याक्रान्तवारिधिम् । अपरेण च देवर्षिर्महता तेजसा मुहुः
brahmarūpeṇa taṃ śailaṃ vidhāryākrāntavāridhim / apareṇa ca devarṣirmahatā tejasā muhuḥ
In the form of Brahmā, holding up that mountain which was pressing down into the ocean, and with another (form) the divine sage (did so) repeatedly with great energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 9.63
उपवृंहितवान्देवान्येन ते बलशालिनः । तेजसा पुनरन्येन बलात्कारसहेन सः
upavṛṃhitavāndevānyena te balaśālinaḥ / tejasā punaranyena balātkārasahena saḥ
With one (form) he strengthened the gods, so that they were endowed with strength; and again with another energy, one that can bear forcible strain, he—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 9.64
उपबृंहितवान्नागं सर्वशक्तिजनार्दनः । मथ्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्क्षीरब्धौ देवदानवैः
upabṛṃhitavānnāgaṃ sarvaśaktijanārdanaḥ / mathyamāne tatastasminkṣīrabdhau devadānavaiḥ
—Janārdana, who is all power, strengthened the serpent. Then, as that milk-ocean was being churned by the gods and demons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.65
आविर्बभूव पुरतः सुरभिः सुरपूजिता । मुदं जग्मुस्तदा देवा दैतेयाश्च तपोधन
āvirbabhūva purataḥ surabhiḥ surapūjitā / mudaṃ jagmustadā devā daiteyāśca tapodhana
Surabhi, honoured by the gods, appeared before (them); then the gods and the sons of Diti went to joy, O you rich in austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.66
मथ्यमाने पुनस्तस्मिन्क्षीराब्दौ देवदानवैः । किमेतदिति सिद्धानां दिवि चिन्तयतां तदा
mathyamāne punastasminkṣīrābdau devadānavaiḥ / kimetaditi siddhānāṃ divi cintayatāṃ tadā
When that milk-ocean was churned again by the gods and demons, while the Siddhas in heaven were wondering 'What is this?'—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.67
उत्थिता वारुणी देवी मदाल्लोलविलोचना । असुराणां पुरस्तात्सा स्मयमाना व्यतिष्ठत
utthitā vāruṇī devī madāllolavilocanā / asurāṇāṃ purastātsā smayamānā vyatiṣṭhata
—there arose the goddess Vāruṇī, her eyes rolling with intoxication; she stood before the Asuras, smiling.
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BndP 3 9.68
जगृहुर्नैव तां दैत्या असुराश्चाभवंस्ततः । सुरा न विद्यते येषां तेनैवासुरशब्दिताः
jagṛhurnaiva tāṃ daityā asurāścābhavaṃstataḥ / surā na vidyate yeṣāṃ tenaivāsuraśabditāḥ
The Daityas did not take her at all, and thereafter they became 'asuras': those for whom no surā (liquor) exists—for that very reason they were called Asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.69
अथसा सर्वदेवानामग्रतः समतिष्ठत । जगृहुस्तां मुदा देवाः सूचिताः परमेष्ठिना । सुराग्रहणतो ऽप्येते सुरशब्देन कीर्तिताः
athasā sarvadevānāmagrataḥ samatiṣṭhata / jagṛhustāṃ mudā devāḥ sūcitāḥ parameṣṭhinā / surāgrahaṇato 'pyete suraśabdena kīrtitāḥ
Then she stood before all the gods; the gods, prompted by Parameṣṭhin, took her with joy; and because of their taking surā these too were designated by the word 'sura'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.70
मथ्यमाने ततो भूयः पारिजातो महाद्रुमः । आविरासीत्सुंगधेन परितो वासयञ्जगत्
mathyamāne tato bhūyaḥ pārijāto mahādrumaḥ / āvirāsītsuṃgadhena parito vāsayañjagat
Then, as (the ocean) was churned further, the great tree Pārijāta appeared, perfuming the world all around with its fragrance.
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BndP 3 9.71
अत्यर्थसुंदराकारा धीराश्चाप्सरसां गणाः । आविर्भूताश्च देवर्षे सर्वलोकमनोहराः
atyarthasuṃdarākārā dhīrāścāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ / āvirbhūtāśca devarṣe sarvalokamanoharāḥ
And the troops of Apsarases appeared, exceedingly beautiful in form and composed, captivating the minds of all the worlds, O divine sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.72
ततः शीतांशुरुदभूत्तं जग्राह महेश्वरः । विषजातं तदुत्पन्नं जगृहुर्नागजातयः
tataḥ śītāṃśurudabhūttaṃ jagrāha maheśvaraḥ / viṣajātaṃ tadutpannaṃ jagṛhurnāgajātayaḥ
Then the cool-rayed one (the moon) arose; Maheśvara took it. The poison-brood that was produced then, the serpent races took.
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BndP 3 9.73
कौस्तुभाख्यं ततो रत्नमाददे तज्जनार्दनः । ततः स्वपत्रगन्धेन मदयन्ती महौषधीः । विजया नाम संजज्ञे भैरवस्तामुपाददे
kaustubhākhyaṃ tato ratnamādade tajjanārdanaḥ / tataḥ svapatragandhena madayantī mahauṣadhīḥ / vijayā nāma saṃjajñe bhairavastāmupādade
Then Janārdana took that jewel called Kaustubha. Then there arose the greatest of herbs, named Vijayā, intoxicating by the scent of her own leaves; Bhairava took her.
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BndP 3 9.74
ततो दिव्यांबरधरो देवो धन्वन्तरिः स्वयम् । उपस्थितः करे बिभ्रदमृताढ्यं कमण्डलुम्
tato divyāṃbaradharo devo dhanvantariḥ svayam / upasthitaḥ kare bibhradamṛtāḍhyaṃ kamaṇḍalum
Then the god Dhanvantari himself, wearing divine garments, presented himself, bearing in his hand a water-pot filled with nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.75
ततः प्रहृष्टमनसो देवा दैत्याश्च सर्वतः । मुनयश्चाभवंस्तुष्टास्तदानीं तपसां निधे
tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanaso devā daityāśca sarvataḥ / munayaścābhavaṃstuṣṭāstadānīṃ tapasāṃ nidhe
Then the gods and the Daityas everywhere were delighted in mind, and the sages too were then satisfied, O treasury of austerities.
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BndP 3 9.76
ततो विकसितांभोजवासिनी वरदायिनी । उत्थिता पद्महस्ता श्रीस्तस्मात्क्षीरमहार्मवात्
tato vikasitāṃbhojavāsinī varadāyinī / utthitā padmahastā śrīstasmātkṣīramahārmavāt
Then Śrī, dwelling in an opened lotus, granting boons, lotus in hand, rose up out of that great ocean of milk.
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BndP 3 9.77
अथ तां मुनयः सर्वे श्रीसुक्तेन श्रियं पराम् । तुष्टुवुस्तुष्ट हृदया गन्धर्वाश्च जगुः परम्
atha tāṃ munayaḥ sarve śrīsuktena śriyaṃ parām / tuṣṭuvustuṣṭa hṛdayā gandharvāśca jaguḥ param
Then all the sages, with gladdened hearts, praised her, the supreme Śrī, with the Śrī-sūkta, and the Gandharvas sang splendidly.
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BndP 3 9.78
विश्वाजीप्रमुखाः सर्वे ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । गङ्गाद्याः पुण्यनद्यश्च स्नानार्थमुपतस्थिरे
viśvājīpramukhāḥ sarve nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ / gaṅgādyāḥ puṇyanadyaśca snānārthamupatasthire
All the throngs of Apsarases, headed by Viśvācī, danced, and the holy rivers beginning with Gaṅgā presented themselves for (her) bathing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.79
अष्टौ दिग्दन्तिनश्चैव मेध्यपात्रस्थितं जलम् । आदाय स्नापयाञ्चक्रुस्तां श्रियं पद्मवासिनीम्
aṣṭau digdantinaścaiva medhyapātrasthitaṃ jalam / ādāya snāpayāñcakrustāṃ śriyaṃ padmavāsinīm
And the eight elephants of the quarters, taking water set in a pure vessel, bathed her, Śrī who dwells in the lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.80
तुलसीं च समुत्पन्नां परार्ध्या मैक्यजां हरेः । पद्ममालां ददौ तस्यै मूर्तिमान्क्षीरसागरः
tulasīṃ ca samutpannāṃ parārdhyā maikyajāṃ hareḥ / padmamālāṃ dadau tasyai mūrtimānkṣīrasāgaraḥ
And the Ocean of Milk, in embodied form, gave to her the tulasī that had arisen, most precious, born of (her) oneness with Hari, and a garland of lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 3 9.81
भूषणानि च दिव्यानि विश्वकर्मा समर्पयत् । दिव्यमाल्यां बरधरा दिव्यभूषणभूषिता । ययौ वक्षस्थलं विष्णोः सर्वेषां पश्यतां रमा
bhūṣaṇāni ca divyāni viśvakarmā samarpayat / divyamālyāṃ baradharā divyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā / yayau vakṣasthalaṃ viṣṇoḥ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ ramā
And Viśvakarman presented divine ornaments; wearing divine garlands and robes, adorned with divine ornaments, Ramā went to the breast of Viṣṇu while all looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 3 9.82
तुलसी तु धृता तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । पश्यति स्म च सा देवी विष्णुवक्षथलालया । देवान्दयार्द्रया दृष्ट्या सर्वलोकमहेश्वरी
tulasī tu dhṛtā tena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā / paśyati sma ca sā devī viṣṇuvakṣathalālayā / devāndayārdrayā dṛṣṭyā sarvalokamaheśvarī
And that tulasī was worn by him, by Viṣṇu the mighty; and that goddess, dwelling on Viṣṇu's breast, the great mistress of all worlds, looked upon the gods with a gaze moist with compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition