Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 19
BvP 3 19.1
नारद उवाच ।। किं स्तोत्रं कवचं नाथ ब्रह्मणा लोकसाक्षिणा ।। दानवाभ्यां पुरा दत्तं सूर्यस्य परमात्मनः आरात्सम्पत्प्रदातारौ सर्वदाता हरिः स्वयम् ।। व्याधिहन्ता दिनकरो यस्य यो विषयो विधे
nārada uvāca || kiṃ stotraṃ kavacaṃ nātha brahmaṇā lokasākṣiṇā || dānavābhyāṃ purā dattaṃ sūryasya paramātmanaḥ ārātsampatpradātārau sarvadātā hariḥ svayam || vyādhihantā dinakaro yasya yo viṣayo vidhe
Nārada said: What is that praise-hymn, that armour-hymn, O lord, given long ago by Brahmā, the witness of the worlds, to the two demons — (the hymn) of the Sun, the Supreme Self? (Such hymns) at once are bestowers of prosperity; the giver of all is Hari himself; the day-maker is the destroyer of disease — whose is which domain, O Vidhi?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 19.2
किं वा पूजाविधानं वा किं मन्त्रं व्याधिनाशनम् ।। सर्वं चास्य महाभाग तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि
kiṃ vā pūjāvidhānaṃ vā kiṃ mantraṃ vyādhināśanam || sarvaṃ cāsya mahābhāga tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi
Or what is the manner of his worship, and what the mantra that destroys disease? All this about him, O greatly fortunate one, you ought to tell me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.3
सूत उवाच ।। नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्करुणानिधिः।। स्तोत्रं च कवचं मन्त्रमूचे तत्पूजनक्रमम्
sūta uvāca || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānkaruṇānidhiḥ|| stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ mantramūce tatpūjanakramam
Sūta said: Having heard Nārada's words, the Lord, the treasury of compassion, spoke the praise-hymn, the armour-hymn, the mantra, and the order of his worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.4
नारायण उवाच।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि सूर्य्यपूजाविधेः क्रमम्।। स्तोत्रं च कवचं सर्वं पापव्याधिविमोचकम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca|| śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi sūryyapūjāvidheḥ kramam|| stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ sarvaṃ pāpavyādhivimocakam
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, Nārada, I shall declare the order of the rite of the Sun's worship, and the praise-hymn and the armour-hymn — all of it, which releases from sin and disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.6
ब्रह्मा गत्वा च वैकुण्ठं पप्रच्छ कमलापतिम् ।। शिवं तत्रैव संपश्यन्वसन्तं हरिसन्निधौ
brahmā gatvā ca vaikuṇṭhaṃ papraccha kamalāpatim || śivaṃ tatraiva saṃpaśyanvasantaṃ harisannidhau
Brahmā went to Vaikuṇṭha and asked the husband of Kamalā, seeing Śiva right there, dwelling in Hari's presence.
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BvP 3 19.7
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। सुमालिमालिनौ दैत्यौ व्याधिग्रस्तौ बभूवतुः ।। क उपायो वद हरे तयोर्व्याधिविनाशने
brahmovāca || sumālimālinau daityau vyādhigrastau babhūvatuḥ || ka upāyo vada hare tayorvyādhivināśane
Brahmā said: The two demons Sumālī and Mālī have become afflicted with disease. Tell (me), O Hari, what is the means for destroying their disease?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.8
विष्णुरुवाच ।। कृत्वा सूर्य्यस्य सेवां च पुष्करे पूर्णवत्सरम् ।। व्याधिहन्तुर्मदंशस्य तौ च मुक्तौ भविष्यतः
viṣṇuruvāca || kṛtvā sūryyasya sevāṃ ca puṣkare pūrṇavatsaram || vyādhihanturmadaṃśasya tau ca muktau bhaviṣyataḥ
Viṣṇu said: By performing service to the Sun at Puṣkara for a full year — (the Sun) who is the destroyer of disease and a portion of me — those two will be released.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.9
सुमालिमालिनौ दैत्यौ व्याधिग्रस्तौ बभूवतुः ।। विधिं सस्मरतुः स्तोतुं शिवमन्त्रप्रदायकम् शंकर उवाच ।। सूर्यस्तोत्रं च कवचं मन्त्रं कल्पतरुं परम् ।। देहि ताभ्यां जगत्कान्त व्याधिहन्तुर्महात्मनः
sumālimālinau daityau vyādhigrastau babhūvatuḥ || vidhiṃ sasmaratuḥ stotuṃ śivamantrapradāyakam śaṃkara uvāca || sūryastotraṃ ca kavacaṃ mantraṃ kalpataruṃ param || dehi tābhyāṃ jagatkānta vyādhihanturmahātmanaḥ
The two demons Sumālin and Mālin became afflicted with disease, and they called to mind Vidhi (Brahmā), the giver of the Śiva-mantra, in order to praise (him). Śaṃkara said: "Give to those two, O beloved of the world, the hymn to the Sun, the protective kavaca, and the mantra of the great-souled destroyer of disease — the supreme wish-granting tree."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 19.11
तयोस्तु मन्त्रं संप्राप्य ययौ दैत्यगृहं विधिः ।। तदा प्रणम्य तं दृष्ट्वा तस्मै ददतुरासनम्
tayostu mantraṃ saṃprāpya yayau daityagṛhaṃ vidhiḥ || tadā praṇamya taṃ dṛṣṭvā tasmai dadaturāsanam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 19.12
तावुवाच स्वयं ब्रह्मा रोगग्रस्तौ दयानिधिः ।। स्तब्धावाहाररहितौ पूयदुर्गन्धसंयुतौ
tāvuvāca svayaṃ brahmā rogagrastau dayānidhiḥ || stabdhāvāhārarahitau pūyadurgandhasaṃyutau
Brahmā himself, the treasury of compassion, spoke to those two, who were seized by disease, rigid, deprived of food, and reeking with the foul stench of pus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.13
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। गृहीत्वा कवचं स्तोत्रं मन्त्रं पूजाविधिक्रमम् ।। गत्वा हि पुष्करं वत्सौ भजथः प्रणतौ रविम्
brahmovāca || gṛhītvā kavacaṃ stotraṃ mantraṃ pūjāvidhikramam || gatvā hi puṣkaraṃ vatsau bhajathaḥ praṇatau ravim
Brahmā said: Taking the amulet (kavaca), the hymn, the mantra, and the sequence of the rite of worship, go indeed to Puṣkara, my children, and there, bowing low, worship the Sun.
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BvP 3 19.14
तावूचतुः ।। भजावः केन विधिना केन मन्त्रेण वा विधे ।। किं स्तोत्रं कवचं किं वा तदावाभ्यां वदाधुना
tāvūcatuḥ || bhajāvaḥ kena vidhinā kena mantreṇa vā vidhe || kiṃ stotraṃ kavacaṃ kiṃ vā tadāvābhyāṃ vadādhunā
The two of them said: "By what rite shall we worship, or with what mantra, O Ordainer? What is the hymn, and what the armour(-formula)? Tell that to us two now."
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BvP 3 19.15
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। कृत्वा त्रिकालं स्नानं च मन्त्रेणानेन भास्करम् ।। संसेव्य भास्करं भक्त्या नीरुजौ च भविष्यथ
brahmovāca || kṛtvā trikālaṃ snānaṃ ca mantreṇānena bhāskaram || saṃsevya bhāskaraṃ bhaktyā nīrujau ca bhaviṣyatha
Brahmā said: Having bathed at the three times (of day), and having served the Sun with devotion by means of this mantra, you two will become free of disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.16
ॐ ह्रीं नमो भगवते सूर्य्याय परमात्मने स्वाहा ।। इत्यनेन च मन्त्रेण सावधानं दिवाकरम् ।। संपूज्य भक्त्या दत्त्वा वै चोपहारांस्तु षोडश ।। एवं संवत्सरं यावद्ध्रुवं मुक्तौ भविष्यथः
oṃ hrīṃ namo bhagavate sūryyāya paramātmane svāhā || ityanena ca mantreṇa sāvadhānaṃ divākaram || saṃpūjya bhaktyā dattvā vai copahārāṃstu ṣoḍaśa || evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ yāvaddhruvaṃ muktau bhaviṣyathaḥ
"Oṃ hrīṃ, homage to the Blessed Sun, the Supreme Self, svāhā" — with this mantra, having attentively and with devotion worshipped the Day-maker and offered him the sixteen oblations, thus for a full year, you two will surely be freed (of the disease).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.17
अपूर्वं कवचं तस्य युवाभ्यां प्रददाम्यहम् ।। यद्दत्तं गुरुणा पूर्वमिन्द्राय प्रीतिपूर्वकम्
apūrvaṃ kavacaṃ tasya yuvābhyāṃ pradadāmyaham || yaddattaṃ guruṇā pūrvamindrāya prītipūrvakam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 19.18
तत्सहस्रभगाङ्गाय शापेन गौतमस्य च ।। अहल्याहरणेनैव पापमुक्ताय सङ्कटे
tatsahasrabhagāṅgāya śāpena gautamasya ca || ahalyāharaṇenaiva pāpamuktāya saṅkaṭe
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 19.19
बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।। इन्द्र शृणु प्रवक्ष्यामि कवचं परमाद्भुतम् ।। यद्धृत्वा मुनयः पूता जीवन्मुक्ताश्च भारते
bṛhaspatiruvāca || indra śṛṇu pravakṣyāmi kavacaṃ paramādbhutam || yaddhṛtvā munayaḥ pūtā jīvanmuktāśca bhārate
Bṛhaspati said: Indra, listen — I shall declare the supremely wondrous armor (kavaca), by wearing which the sages became purified and liberated while still living in Bhārata.
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BvP 3 19.20
कवचं बिभ्रतो व्याधिर्न भिया याति सन्निधिम् ।। यथा दृष्ट्वा वैनतेयं पलायन्ते भुजङ्गमाः
kavacaṃ bibhrato vyādhirna bhiyā yāti sannidhim || yathā dṛṣṭvā vainateyaṃ palāyante bhujaṅgamāḥ
Disease, out of fear, does not come near one who wears this armour, just as snakes flee at the sight of Garuḍa (the son of Vinatā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.21
शुद्धाय गुरुभक्ताय स्वशिष्याय प्रकाशयेत् ।। खलाय परशिष्याय दत्त्वा मृत्युमवाप्नुयात्
śuddhāya gurubhaktāya svaśiṣyāya prakāśayet || khalāya paraśiṣyāya dattvā mṛtyumavāpnuyāt
He should reveal (this) to one who is pure, devoted to the teacher, and his own disciple; but by giving it to a wicked man or another's disciple, he would meet with death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.22
जगद्विलक्षणस्यास्य कवचस्य प्रजापतिः ।। ऋषिश्छन्दश्च गायत्री देवो दिनकरः स्वयम् ।। व्याधिप्रणाशे सौन्दर्य्ये विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः
jagadvilakṣaṇasyāsya kavacasya prajāpatiḥ || ṛṣiśchandaśca gāyatrī devo dinakaraḥ svayam || vyādhipraṇāśe saundaryye viniyogaḥ prakīrttitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 19.23
सद्योरोगहरं सारं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।। ॐ क्लीं ह्रीं श्रीं श्रीसूर्य्याय स्वाहा मे पातु मस्तकम्
sadyorogaharaṃ sāraṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || oṃ klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ śrīsūryyāya svāhā me pātu mastakam
(It is) the essence that removes disease at once, the destroyer of all sins. "Oṃ klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ, to the glorious Sun, svāhā" — may (this) protect my head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.24
अष्टादशाक्षरो मन्त्रः कपालं मे सदाऽवतु।। ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं श्रीं सूर्य्याय स्वाहा मे पातु नासिकाम्
aṣṭādaśākṣaro mantraḥ kapālaṃ me sadā'vatu|| oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ śrīṃ sūryyāya svāhā me pātu nāsikām
May the eighteen-syllable mantra always protect my skull. Oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ śrīṃ sūryāya svāhā — may it protect my nose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.25
चक्षुर्मे पातु सूर्यश्च तारकां च विकर्तनः ।। भास्करो मेऽधरं पातु दन्तान्दिनकरः सदा
cakṣurme pātu sūryaśca tārakāṃ ca vikartanaḥ || bhāskaro me'dharaṃ pātu dantāndinakaraḥ sadā
May Sūrya guard my eye, and may Vikartana guard the pupil; may Bhāskara guard my lower lip, and may Dinakara ever guard my teeth.
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BvP 3 19.26
प्रचण्डः पातु गण्डं मे मार्तण्डः कर्णमेव च ।। मिहिरश्च सदा स्कन्धे जंघे पूषा सदाऽवतु
pracaṇḍaḥ pātu gaṇḍaṃ me mārtaṇḍaḥ karṇameva ca || mihiraśca sadā skandhe jaṃghe pūṣā sadā'vatu
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 19.27
वक्षः पातु रविः शश्वन्नाभिं सूर्य्यः स्वयं सदा।। कंकालं मे सदा पातु सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
vakṣaḥ pātu raviḥ śaśvannābhiṃ sūryyaḥ svayaṃ sadā|| kaṃkālaṃ me sadā pātu sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ
May Ravi always guard my chest; may Sūrya himself ever guard my navel. May he who is saluted by all the gods always guard my skeleton.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.28
करौ पातु सदा ब्रध्नः पातु पादौ प्रभाकरः।। विभाकरो मे सर्वांगं पातु सन्ततमीश्वरः
karau pātu sadā bradhnaḥ pātu pādau prabhākaraḥ|| vibhākaro me sarvāṃgaṃ pātu santatamīśvaraḥ
May Bradhna ever protect (my) two hands, may Prabhākara protect (my) feet; may Vibhākara, the Lord, protect my whole body continually.
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BvP 3 19.29
इति ते कथितं वत्स कवचं सुमनोहरम्।। जगद्विलक्षणं नाम त्रिजगत्सु सुदुर्लभम्
iti te kathitaṃ vatsa kavacaṃ sumanoharam|| jagadvilakṣaṇaṃ nāma trijagatsu sudurlabham
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 19.30
पुरा दत्तं च मनवे पुलस्त्येन तु पुष्करे ।। मया दत्तं च तुभ्यं तद्यस्मै कस्मै न देहि भोः
purā dattaṃ ca manave pulastyena tu puṣkare || mayā dattaṃ ca tubhyaṃ tadyasmai kasmai na dehi bhoḥ
Formerly it was given to Manu by Pulastya at Pushkara; and by me it has been given to you — so do not give it to just anyone, sir!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.31
व्याधितो मुच्यसे त्वं च कवचस्य प्रसादतः ।। भवानरोगी श्रीमांश्च भविष्यति न संशयः
vyādhito mucyase tvaṃ ca kavacasya prasādataḥ || bhavānarogī śrīmāṃśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
You, though diseased, will be released by the grace of this armour; you will become free of illness and prosperous — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.32
लक्षवर्षहविष्येण यत्फलं लभते नरः ।। तत्फलं लभते नूनं कवचस्यास्य धारणात्
lakṣavarṣahaviṣyeṇa yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ || tatphalaṃ labhate nūnaṃ kavacasyāsya dhāraṇāt
Whatever fruit a man obtains by (living on) sacrificial food for a hundred thousand years, that fruit he surely obtains by wearing this armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.33
इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा यो मूढो भास्करं यजेत् ।। दशलक्षप्रजप्तोऽपि मन्त्रसिद्धिर्न जायते
idaṃ kavacamajñātvā yo mūḍho bhāskaraṃ yajet || daśalakṣaprajapto'pi mantrasiddhirna jāyate
The fool who, without knowing this armour, would worship the Sun — even though he has recited (the mantra) a million times, no success in the mantra arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.34
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। धृत्वेदं कवचं वत्सौ कृत्वा च स्तवनं रवेः ।। युवां व्याधिविनिर्मुक्तौ निश्चितं तु भविष्यथः
brahmovāca || dhṛtvedaṃ kavacaṃ vatsau kṛtvā ca stavanaṃ raveḥ || yuvāṃ vyādhivinirmuktau niścitaṃ tu bhaviṣyathaḥ
Brahmā said: Having worn this armour, my two children, and having made praise of the Sun, you two will certainly become released from disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.35
स्तवनं सामवेदोक्तं सूर्य्यस्य व्याधिमोचनम् ।। सर्वपापहरं सारं धनारोग्यकरं परम्
stavanaṃ sāmavedoktaṃ sūryyasya vyādhimocanam || sarvapāpaharaṃ sāraṃ dhanārogyakaraṃ param
The praise of the Sun declared in the Sāmaveda releases from disease, removes all sins, is the essence, and supremely brings wealth and health.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.36
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तं ब्रह्म परमं धाम ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् ।। त्वामहं स्तोतुमिच्छामि भक्तानुग्रहकारकम्
brahmovāca || taṃ brahma paramaṃ dhāma jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam || tvāmahaṃ stotumicchāmi bhaktānugrahakārakam
Brahmā said: That Brahman, the highest abode, of the form of light, eternal — you, who show favour to devotees, I wish to praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.37
त्रैलोक्यलोचनं लोकनाथं पापविमोचनम् ।। तपसां फलदातारं दुःखदं पापिनां सदा
trailokyalocanaṃ lokanāthaṃ pāpavimocanam || tapasāṃ phaladātāraṃ duḥkhadaṃ pāpināṃ sadā
(You who are) the eye of the three worlds, lord of the worlds, releaser from sin, the giver of the fruit of austerities, always the giver of pain to sinners;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.38
कर्मानुरूपफलदं कर्मबीजं दयानिधिम् ।। कर्मरूपं क्रियारूपमरूपं कर्मबीजकम्
karmānurūpaphaladaṃ karmabījaṃ dayānidhim || karmarūpaṃ kriyārūpamarūpaṃ karmabījakam
giver of fruit according to (each) deed, the seed of action, the treasury of compassion, of the form of action, of the form of activity, formless, the very seed of action;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.39
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानामंशं च त्रिगुणात्मकम् ।। व्याधिदं व्याधिहन्तारं शोकमोहभयापहम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं भक्तिदं सर्वकामदम्
brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāmaṃśaṃ ca triguṇātmakam || vyādhidaṃ vyādhihantāraṃ śokamohabhayāpaham || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ bhaktidaṃ sarvakāmadam
a portion of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, consisting of the three qualities; giver of disease and destroyer of disease, remover of grief, delusion and fear; giver of happiness, giver of liberation, the essence, giver of devotion, giver of all desires;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.40
सर्वेश्वरं सर्वरूपं साक्षिणं सर्वकर्मणाम् ।। प्रत्यक्षं सर्वलोकानामप्रत्यक्षं मनोहरम्
sarveśvaraṃ sarvarūpaṃ sākṣiṇaṃ sarvakarmaṇām || pratyakṣaṃ sarvalokānāmapratyakṣaṃ manoharam
lord of all, of all forms, the witness of all deeds, visible to all worlds and (yet) invisible, delightful;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.41
शश्वद्रसहरं पश्चाद्रसदं सर्वसिद्धिदम् ।। सिद्धि स्वरूपं सिद्धेशं सिद्धानां परमं गुरुम्
śaśvadrasaharaṃ paścādrasadaṃ sarvasiddhidam || siddhi svarūpaṃ siddheśaṃ siddhānāṃ paramaṃ gurum
constantly taking away the sap (of things) and afterwards giving sap, giver of all attainments, of the very nature of attainment, lord of the perfected, the supreme teacher of the perfected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 19.42
स्तवराजमिदं प्रोक्तं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं परम् ।। त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं व्याधिभ्यस्स प्रमुच्यते
stavarājamidaṃ proktaṃ guhyādguhyataraṃ param || trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ vyādhibhyassa pramucyate
This king of hymns has been declared, more secret than the secret, supreme; he who recites it daily at the three junctures of the day is fully released from diseases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.43
आन्ध्यं कुष्ठं च दारिद्र्यं रोगः शोको भयं कलिः ।। तस्य नश्यति विश्वेश श्रीसूर्य्यकृपया ध्रुवम्
āndhyaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ ca dāridryaṃ rogaḥ śoko bhayaṃ kaliḥ || tasya naśyati viśveśa śrīsūryyakṛpayā dhruvam
Blindness, leprosy, poverty, illness, grief, fear, strife — for such a man these perish, O Lord of the universe, surely, by the grace of the blessed Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.44
महाकुष्ठी च गलितश्चक्षुर्हीनो महाव्रणी ।। यक्ष्मग्रस्तो महाशूली नानाव्याधियुतोऽसि वा
mahākuṣṭhī ca galitaścakṣurhīno mahāvraṇī || yakṣmagrasto mahāśūlī nānāvyādhiyuto'si vā
Whether you are a great leper, one whose (limbs) have fallen away, deprived of eyes, covered with great sores, seized by consumption, afflicted with severe colic, or joined with various diseases —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.45
मासं कृत्वा हविष्यान्नं श्रुत्वाऽतो मुच्यते ध्रुवम् ।। स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थानां लभते नात्र संशयः ।।
māsaṃ kṛtvā haviṣyānnaṃ śrutvā'to mucyate dhruvam || snānaṃ ca sarvatīrthānāṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
having taken sacrificial food for a month and having heard (this hymn), one is surely released from it, and obtains bathing in all the sacred fords — here there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.46
पुष्करं गच्छतं शीघ्रं भास्करं भजतं सुतौ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा स विधिर्जगाम स्वालयं मुदा
puṣkaraṃ gacchataṃ śīghraṃ bhāskaraṃ bhajataṃ sutau || ityevamuktvā sa vidhirjagāma svālayaṃ mudā
"Go quickly to Pushkara, my sons, and worship the Sun." Having spoken thus, that ordainer (Brahmā) went joyfully to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.47
तौ निषेव्य दिनेशं तं नीरुजौ संबभूवतुः।। इत्येवं कथितं वत्स किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
tau niṣevya dineśaṃ taṃ nīrujau saṃbabhūvatuḥ|| ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Those two, having served that lord of the day, became free of disease. Thus it has been told, my child; what more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 19.48
सर्वविघ्नहरं सारं विघ्नेशं विघ्ननाशनम्।। स्तोत्रेणानेन तं स्तुत्वा मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
sarvavighnaharaṃ sāraṃ vighneśaṃ vighnanāśanam|| stotreṇānena taṃ stutvā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
(He is) the remover of all obstacles, the essence, the lord of obstacles, the destroyer of obstacles; having praised him with this hymn one is released — here there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition