Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 29
BvP 3 29.1
नारायण उवाच ।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रणम्य च जगद्गुरुम्।। स्फीतस्तस्माद्वरं प्राप्य शिवलोकं जगाम सः
nārāyaṇa uvāca || brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā praṇamya ca jagadgurum|| sphītastasmādvaraṃ prāpya śivalokaṃ jagāma saḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard Brahmā's words and bowed to the world's teacher, exultant, having obtained the boon from him, he went to Śiva's world.
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BvP 3 29.2
लक्षयोजनमूर्ध्वं च ब्रह्मलोकाद्विलक्षणम् ।। अनिर्वाच्यसुशोभाढ्यं वाय्वाधारं मनोहरम्
lakṣayojanamūrdhvaṃ ca brahmalokādvilakṣaṇam || anirvācyasuśobhāḍhyaṃ vāyvādhāraṃ manoharam
(It lies) a hundred thousand yojanas above, and is different from Brahmā's world, rich in indescribable beauty, resting on the wind, delightful,
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BvP 3 29.3
वैकुण्ठं दक्षिणे यस्य गौरीलोकश्च वामतः ।। यदधो धुवलोकश्च सर्वलोकात्परः स्मृतः
vaikuṇṭhaṃ dakṣiṇe yasya gaurīlokaśca vāmataḥ || yadadho dhuvalokaśca sarvalokātparaḥ smṛtaḥ
to whose right is Vaikuṇṭha and to the left Gaurī's world, below which is Dhruva's world; it is held to be beyond every world.
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BvP 3 29.4
तेषामूर्ध्वं च गोलोकः पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजनः ।। अत ऊर्ध्वं न लोकश्च सर्वोपरि च स स्मृतः
teṣāmūrdhvaṃ ca golokaḥ pañcāśatkoṭiyojanaḥ || ata ūrdhvaṃ na lokaśca sarvopari ca sa smṛtaḥ
Above them is Goloka, fifty crore yojanas (away); above this there is no world, and it is held to be above all.
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BvP 3 29.5
मनोयायी स योगीन्द्रः शिवलोकं ददर्श ह ।। उपमानोपमेयाभ्यां रहितं महदद्भुतम्
manoyāyī sa yogīndraḥ śivalokaṃ dadarśa ha || upamānopameyābhyāṃ rahitaṃ mahadadbhutam
Travelling by mere thought, that lord of yogins beheld Śiva's world, free of any comparison or thing compared, greatly wondrous,
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BvP 3 29.6
योगीन्द्राणां वरेण्यैश्च सिद्धविद्याविशारदैः।। कोटिकल्पतपःपूतैः पुण्यवद्भिर्निषेवितम्
yogīndrāṇāṃ vareṇyaiśca siddhavidyāviśāradaiḥ|| koṭikalpatapaḥpūtaiḥ puṇyavadbhirniṣevitam
attended by the most eminent of the lords of yogins, expert in the sciences of the siddhis, purified by austerity of a crore of kalpas, full of merit,
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BvP 3 29.7
वेष्टितं कल्पवृक्षाणां समूहैर्वाञ्छितप्रदैः ।। समूहैः कामधेनूनामसंख्यानां विराजितम्
veṣṭitaṃ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ samūhairvāñchitapradaiḥ || samūhaiḥ kāmadhenūnāmasaṃkhyānāṃ virājitam
encircled by clusters of wish-granting kalpa trees, resplendent with herds of countless wish-cows,
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BvP 3 29.8
पारिजाततरूणां च वनराजिविराजितम् ।। पुष्पोद्यानायुतैर्युक्तं सदा चातिसुशोभितम्
pārijātatarūṇāṃ ca vanarājivirājitam || puṣpodyānāyutairyuktaṃ sadā cātisuśobhitam
radiant with rows of pārijāta-tree groves, furnished with ten thousand flower gardens, and always exceedingly lovely,
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BvP 3 29.9
मणीन्द्रसाररचितैः शोभितैर्मणिवेदिभिः ।। राजमार्गशतैर्दिव्यैः सर्वतः परिभूषितम्
maṇīndrasāraracitaiḥ śobhitairmaṇivedibhiḥ || rājamārgaśatairdivyaiḥ sarvataḥ paribhūṣitam
adorned on every side with gleaming jewelled terraces fashioned from the finest of gems, and with hundreds of divine royal highways,
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BvP 3 29.10
मणीन्द्रासारनिर्माणशतकोटिगृहैर्युतम् ।। नानाचित्रविचित्राढ्यैर्मणीन्द्रकलशोज्ज्वलैः
maṇīndrāsāranirmāṇaśatakoṭigṛhairyutam || nānācitravicitrāḍhyairmaṇīndrakalaśojjvalaiḥ
provided with a hundred crore houses built of the finest of gems, rich in many varied paintings, bright with finials of the best jewels.
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BvP 3 29.11
तन्मध्यदेशे रम्ये च ददर्श शङ्करालयम् ।। मणीन्द्रसाररचितप्राकारं सुमनोहरम्
tanmadhyadeśe ramye ca dadarśa śaṅkarālayam || maṇīndrasāraracitaprākāraṃ sumanoharam
And in the delightful middle region of that (city) he saw Śaṅkara's dwelling, most charming, its enclosing wall built of the finest of gems,
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BvP 3 29.12
अत्यूर्ध्वमम्बरस्पर्शि क्षीरनीरनिभं परम् ।। षोडशद्वारसंयुक्तं शोभितं शतमन्दिरैः
atyūrdhvamambarasparśi kṣīranīranibhaṃ param || ṣoḍaśadvārasaṃyuktaṃ śobhitaṃ śatamandiraiḥ
exceedingly lofty, touching the sky, resembling milky water, supreme, fitted with sixteen gates, made beautiful by a hundred halls—
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BvP 3 29.13
अमूल्यरत्नरचितै रत्नसोपानभूषितैः ।। रत्नस्तम्भकपाटैश्च हीरकेण परिष्कृतैः
amūlyaratnaracitai ratnasopānabhūṣitaiḥ || ratnastambhakapāṭaiśca hīrakeṇa pariṣkṛtaiḥ
(halls) built of priceless jewels, decorated with jewelled stairways, with jewelled pillars and door-panels, finished with diamond,
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BvP 3 29.14
माणिक्यजालमालाभिः सद्रत्नकलशोज्ज्वलैः ।। नानाविचित्रचित्रेण चित्रितैः सुमनोहरैः
māṇikyajālamālābhiḥ sadratnakalaśojjvalaiḥ || nānāvicitracitreṇa citritaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ
(adorned) with nets and garlands of rubies, bright with finials of fine jewels, painted with many varied pictures, most charming.
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BvP 3 29.15
आलयस्य पुरस्तत्र सिंहद्वारं ददर्श सः ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारखचितकपाटैश्च विराजितैः
ālayasya purastatra siṃhadvāraṃ dadarśa saḥ || ratnendrasārakhacitakapāṭaiśca virājitaiḥ
There, before the dwelling, he saw the lion-gate, splendid with door-panels inlaid with the finest of jewels,
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BvP 3 29.16
शोभितं वेदिकाभिश्च बाह्याभ्यन्तरतः सदा ।। रचिताभिः पद्मरागैर्महामरकतैर्गृहम्
śobhitaṃ vedikābhiśca bāhyābhyantarataḥ sadā || racitābhiḥ padmarāgairmahāmarakatairgṛham
the house being always made beautiful, outside and within, by terraces built of rubies and great emeralds,
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BvP 3 29.17
नानाप्रकारचित्रेण चित्रितं सुमनोहरम् ।। करालरूपावद्राक्षीद् द्वारपालौ भयंकरौ ।।
nānāprakāracitreṇa citritaṃ sumanoharam || karālarūpāvadrākṣīd dvārapālau bhayaṃkarau ||
painted with pictures of many kinds, most charming. (There) he saw two gatekeepers of gaping, terrible form, frightening,
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BvP 3 29.18
महाकरालदन्तास्यौ विरक्तौ रक्तलोचनौ ।। दग्धशैलप्रतीकाशौ महाबलपराक्रमौ
mahākarāladantāsyau viraktau raktalocanau || dagdhaśailapratīkāśau mahābalaparākramau
their mouths having huge, jagged teeth, passionless, with red eyes, looking like burnt mountains, of great strength and prowess,
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BvP 3 29.19
विभूतिभूषितांगौ च व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरौ वरौ ।। पिङ्गलाक्षौ विशालाक्षौ जटिलौ च त्रिलोचनौ
vibhūtibhūṣitāṃgau ca vyāghracarmāmbarau varau || piṅgalākṣau viśālākṣau jaṭilau ca trilocanau
their limbs adorned with ash, clad in tiger skins, excellent, with tawny eyes, wide eyes, matted hair, and three eyes,
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BvP 3 29.20
त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरौ ज्वलन्तौ ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। तौ दृष्ट्वा मनसा भीतस्त्रस्तः किञ्चिदुवाच ह
triśūlapaṭṭiśadharau jvalantau brahmatejasā || tau dṛṣṭvā manasā bhītastrastaḥ kiñciduvāca ha
(They were) bearing trident and spear, blazing with brahminical splendour; seeing those two, frightened and trembling in mind, he said something.
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BvP 3 29.21
विनयेन विनीतश्च दुर्विनीतौ महाबलौ ।। आत्मनः सर्ववृत्तान्तं कथयामास तत्पुरः ।।
vinayena vinītaśca durvinītau mahābalau || ātmanaḥ sarvavṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa tatpuraḥ ||
And, humbled by modesty, he related before those two ill-mannered, mighty ones his own whole story.
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BvP 3 29.22
विप्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपायुक्तौ बभूवतुः ।। गृहीत्वाऽऽज्ञां चरद्वारा शंकरस्य महात्मनः
viprasya vacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpāyuktau babhūvatuḥ || gṛhītvā''jñāṃ caradvārā śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ
Hearing the brahmin's words, the two became filled with compassion; having obtained, by way of a messenger, the permission of the great-souled Śaṅkara,
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BvP 3 29.23
प्रवेष्टुमाज्ञां ददतुरीश्वरानुचरौ वरौ ।। भृगुस्तदाज्ञामादाय प्रविवेश हरिं स्मरन्
praveṣṭumājñāṃ dadaturīśvarānucarau varau || bhṛgustadājñāmādāya praviveśa hariṃ smaran
the two excellent attendants of the Lord gave (him) leave to enter; and Bhṛgu (i.e. Paraśurāma), taking that permission, entered, remembering Hari.
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BvP 3 29.24
प्रत्येकं षोडश द्वारो ददर्श सुमनोहराः ।। द्वारपालैर्नियुक्ताश्च नानाचित्रविचित्रिताः
pratyekaṃ ṣoḍaśa dvāro dadarśa sumanoharāḥ || dvārapālairniyuktāśca nānācitravicitritāḥ
He saw sixteen gates, each most lovely, manned by gatekeepers and variegated with many kinds of pictures.
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BvP 3 29.25
दृष्ट्वा ता महदाश्चर्य्यादपश्यच्छूलिनः सभाम् ।। नानासिद्धगणाकीर्णां महर्षिगणसेविताम्
dṛṣṭvā tā mahadāścaryyādapaśyacchūlinaḥ sabhām || nānāsiddhagaṇākīrṇāṃ maharṣigaṇasevitām
Having seen them with great amazement, he beheld the assembly-hall of the Trident-bearer, crowded with various hosts of Siddhas and attended by hosts of great sages,
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BvP 3 29.26
पारिजातसुगन्धाढ्यवायुना सुरभीकृताम् ।। ददर्श तत्र देवेशं शङ्करं चन्द्रशेखरम्
pārijātasugandhāḍhyavāyunā surabhīkṛtām || dadarśa tatra deveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ candraśekharam
made fragrant by the wind rich with the sweet scent of the pārijāta; there he saw the lord of gods, Śaṅkara, who bears the moon on his crest,
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BvP 3 29.27
त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरं व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरं परम्।। विभूतिभूषितांगं तं नागयज्ञोपवीतिनम् ।। रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
triśūlapaṭṭiśadharaṃ vyāghracarmāmbaraṃ param|| vibhūtibhūṣitāṃgaṃ taṃ nāgayajñopavītinam || ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
holding trident and spear, clad in a tiger-skin, supreme, his limbs adorned with ashes, wearing a serpent as sacred thread, seated on a jewelled lion-throne and adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 3 29.28
महाशिवं शिवकरं शिवबीजं शिवाश्रयम्।। आत्मारामं पूर्णकामं सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
mahāśivaṃ śivakaraṃ śivabījaṃ śivāśrayam|| ātmārāmaṃ pūrṇakāmaṃ sūryyakoṭisamaprabham
the great Śiva, the maker of good, the seed of good, the refuge of good, delighting in himself, whose desires are fulfilled, of splendour equal to ten million suns,
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BvP 3 29.29
ईषद्धास्यं प्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। शश्वज्ज्योतिस्स्वरूपं च लोकानुग्रहविग्रहम्
īṣaddhāsyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram || śaśvajjyotissvarūpaṃ ca lokānugrahavigraham
slightly smiling, with a gracious face, eager to show favour to his devotees, whose form is everlasting light, whose body is grace to the worlds,
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BvP 3 29.30
धृतवन्तं जटाजालं दक्षकन्यासमन्वितम् ।। तपसां फलदातारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम्
dhṛtavantaṃ jaṭājālaṃ dakṣakanyāsamanvitam || tapasāṃ phaladātāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām
wearing a mass of matted hair, accompanied by Dakṣa's daughter, the giver of the fruits of austerities, the giver of all prosperity,
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BvP 3 29.31
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं पञ्च वक्त्रं त्रिलोचनम् ।। गुह्यं ब्रह्म प्रवोचन्तं शिष्येभ्यस्तत्त्वमुद्रया
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ pañca vaktraṃ trilocanam || guhyaṃ brahma pravocantaṃ śiṣyebhyastattvamudrayā
resembling pure crystal, five-faced, three-eyed, declaring the secret brahman to his disciples by the tattva-mudrā,
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BvP 3 29.32
स्तूयमानं च योगीन्द्रैः सिद्धेन्द्रैः परिसेवितम् ।। पार्षदप्रवरैश्शश्वत्सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः
stūyamānaṃ ca yogīndraiḥ siddhendraiḥ parisevitam || pārṣadapravaraiśśaśvatsevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ
praised by the lords of yogins, served all around by the lords of Siddhas, constantly attended by his foremost companions with white fly-whisks,
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BvP 3 29.33
ध्यायमानं परं ब्रह्म परिपूर्णतमं परम्।। स्वेच्छामयं गुणातीतं जरामृत्युहरं परम्
dhyāyamānaṃ paraṃ brahma paripūrṇatamaṃ param|| svecchāmayaṃ guṇātītaṃ jarāmṛtyuharaṃ param
meditated upon as the supreme brahman, the most utterly complete, the highest, acting by his own will, beyond the qualities, remover of old age and death, supreme;
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BvP 3 29.34
ज्योतीरूपं च सर्वाद्यं श्रीकृष्णं प्रकृतेः परम् ।। ध्यायन्तं परमानन्दं पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहम् ।। सुस्वरं साश्रुनेत्रं तमुद्गायन्तं गुणार्णवम्
jyotīrūpaṃ ca sarvādyaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param || dhyāyantaṃ paramānandaṃ pulakāñcitavigraham || susvaraṃ sāśrunetraṃ tamudgāyantaṃ guṇārṇavam
and (he saw) him meditating on Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose form is light, the first of all, beyond prakṛti, the supreme bliss, his body bristling with thrilled hair, sweet-voiced, his eyes full of tears, singing aloud of him, the ocean of virtues;
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BvP 3 29.35
भूतेन्द्रैर्वै रुद्रगणैः क्षेत्रपालैश्च वेष्टितम् ।। मूर्ध्ना ननाम परशुरामो दृष्ट्वा तमादरात्
bhūtendrairvai rudragaṇaiḥ kṣetrapālaiśca veṣṭitam || mūrdhnā nanāma paraśurāmo dṛṣṭvā tamādarāt
surrounded by the lords of the Bhūtas, by the hosts of Rudras and by the guardians of the sacred fields — seeing him, Paraśurāma bowed with his head, reverently.
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BvP 3 29.36
तद्वामे कार्त्तिकेयं च दक्षिणे च गणेश्वरम् ।। नन्दीश्वरं महाकालं वीरभद्रं च तत्पुरः ।। अंके ददर्श कान्तां तां गौरीं शैलेन्द्रकन्यकाम्
tadvāme kārttikeyaṃ ca dakṣiṇe ca gaṇeśvaram || nandīśvaraṃ mahākālaṃ vīrabhadraṃ ca tatpuraḥ || aṃke dadarśa kāntāṃ tāṃ gaurīṃ śailendrakanyakām
On his left Kārttikeya, and on his right the lord of the Gaṇas, and before him Nandīśvara, Mahākāla and Vīrabhadra; on his lap he saw that beloved Gaurī, the daughter of the lord of mountains.
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BvP 3 29.37
ननाम सर्वान्मूर्ध्ना च भक्त्या च परया मुदा ।। दृष्ट्वा हरं परं तोषात्स्तोतुं समुपचक्रमे
nanāma sarvānmūrdhnā ca bhaktyā ca parayā mudā || dṛṣṭvā haraṃ paraṃ toṣātstotuṃ samupacakrame
He bowed with his head to them all with devotion and supreme joy; and seeing Hara, out of great satisfaction he began to praise (him),
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BvP 3 29.38
सगद्गदपदं दीनस्साश्रुनेत्रोऽतिकातरः ।। कृताञ्जलिपुटः शान्तः शोकार्तः शोकनाशनम्
sagadgadapadaṃ dīnassāśrunetro'tikātaraḥ || kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ śāntaḥ śokārtaḥ śokanāśanam
with faltering words, wretched, eyes full of tears, greatly distressed, his palms joined, calm, afflicted with grief — (praising) him who destroys grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 29.39
परशुराम उवाच ।। ईश त्वां स्तोतुमिच्छामि सर्वथा स्तोतुमक्षमः ।। अक्षराक्षयबीजं च किं वा स्तौमि निरीहकम्
paraśurāma uvāca || īśa tvāṃ stotumicchāmi sarvathā stotumakṣamaḥ || akṣarākṣayabījaṃ ca kiṃ vā staumi nirīhakam
Paraśurāma said: O Lord, I wish to praise you, (yet) I am wholly unable to praise. And how shall I praise the imperishable, undecaying seed, who is without any striving?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 29.40
न योजनां कर्त्तुमीशो देवेशं स्तौमि मूढधीः ।। वेदा न शक्ता यं स्तोतुं कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः ।।
na yojanāṃ karttumīśo deveśaṃ staumi mūḍhadhīḥ || vedā na śaktā yaṃ stotuṃ kastvāṃ stotumiheśvaraḥ ||
Not being able to frame (fit words) together, dull-witted (as I am), I (still) praise the Lord of the gods. Whom the Vedas are not able to praise — who here is capable of praising you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 29.41
वाग्बुद्धिमनसां दूरं सारात्सारं परात्परम् ।। ज्ञानमात्रेण साध्यं च सिद्धं सिद्धैर्निषेवितम्
vāgbuddhimanasāṃ dūraṃ sārātsāraṃ parātparam || jñānamātreṇa sādhyaṃ ca siddhaṃ siddhairniṣevitam
(Him who is) far from speech, intellect and mind, the essence of the essence, higher than the highest, attainable by knowledge alone, (ever) accomplished, worshipped by the perfected ones —
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BvP 3 29.42
यमाकाशमिवाद्यन्तमध्यहीनं तथाऽव्ययम् ।। विश्वतन्त्रमतन्त्रं च स्वतन्त्रं तन्त्रबीजकम्
yamākāśamivādyantamadhyahīnaṃ tathā'vyayam || viśvatantramatantraṃ ca svatantraṃ tantrabījakam
Him who, like space, is without beginning, end or middle, and likewise imperishable; who has the universe for his instrument yet has no instrument, who is self-dependent, the very seed of (all) means —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 29.43
ध्यानासाध्यं दुराराध्यमतिसाध्यं कृपानिधिम् ।। त्राहि मां करुणासिन्धो दीनबन्धोऽतिदीनकम्
dhyānāsādhyaṃ durārādhyamatisādhyaṃ kṛpānidhim || trāhi māṃ karuṇāsindho dīnabandho'tidīnakam
(Him who is) unattainable by meditation, hard to propitiate, (yet) most easily attained, a treasury of compassion — rescue me, ocean of mercy, friend of the lowly, (me) who am utterly lowly!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 29.44
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवितं च सुजीवितम् ।। स्वप्नेऽप्यदृष्टं भक्तैश्चाधुना पश्यामि चक्षुषा
adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam || svapne'pyadṛṣṭaṃ bhaktaiścādhunā paśyāmi cakṣuṣā
Today my birth has borne fruit and my life is a life well lived: what is not seen even in dream by devotees, that I now behold with my eye.
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BvP 3 29.45
शक्रादयः सुरगणाः कलया यस्य सम्भवाः ।। चराचराः कलांशेन तं नमामि महेश्वरम्
śakrādayaḥ suragaṇāḥ kalayā yasya sambhavāḥ || carācarāḥ kalāṃśena taṃ namāmi maheśvaram
Indra and the other hosts of gods came into being from a portion of him, and moving and unmoving beings from a fraction of a portion — to him, the Great Lord, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 29.46
स्त्रीरूपं क्लीबरूपं च पौरुषं च बिभर्ति यः ।। सर्वाधारं सर्वरूपं तं नमामि महेश्वरम्
strīrūpaṃ klībarūpaṃ ca pauruṣaṃ ca bibharti yaḥ || sarvādhāraṃ sarvarūpaṃ taṃ namāmi maheśvaram
He who bears the female form, the neuter form and the male form — to him, the support of all, whose form is all, the Great Lord, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 29.47
यं भास्करस्वरूपं च शशिरूपं हुताशनम् ।। जलरूपं वायुरूपं तं नमामि महेश्वरम्
yaṃ bhāskarasvarūpaṃ ca śaśirūpaṃ hutāśanam || jalarūpaṃ vāyurūpaṃ taṃ namāmi maheśvaram
Him whose own form is the sun, who is the moon, who is fire, whose form is water, whose form is wind — to him, the Great Lord, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 29.48
अनन्तविश्वसृष्टीनां संहर्तारं भयंकरम् ।। क्षणेन लीलामात्रेण तं नमामि महेश्वरम्
anantaviśvasṛṣṭīnāṃ saṃhartāraṃ bhayaṃkaram || kṣaṇena līlāmātreṇa taṃ namāmi maheśvaram
The terrifying destroyer of the endless creations of universes, (destroying them) in a moment, by mere play — to him, the Great Lord, I bow.
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BvP 3 29.49
यः कालः कालकालश्च कलिर्बीजं च कालजः।। अजः प्रजश्च यः सर्वस्तं नमामि महेश्वरम्
yaḥ kālaḥ kālakālaśca kalirbījaṃ ca kālajaḥ|| ajaḥ prajaśca yaḥ sarvastaṃ namāmi maheśvaram
He who is Time, and the Time of Time, who is Kali and the seed (of all), and born of Time, who is unborn and (yet) begotten, who is everything — to him, the Great Lord, I bow.
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BvP 3 29.50
इत्येवमुक्त्वा स भृगुः पपात चरणाम्बुजे ।। आशिषं च ददौ तस्मै सुप्रसन्नो बभूव सः
ityevamuktvā sa bhṛguḥ papāta caraṇāmbuje || āśiṣaṃ ca dadau tasmai suprasanno babhūva saḥ
Having spoken thus, that Bhṛgu (descendant) fell at (his) lotus feet; and he gave him his blessing and became well pleased.
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BvP 3 29.51
जामदग्न्यकृतं स्तोत्रं यः पठेद्भक्तिसंयुतः ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोकं स गच्छति
jāmadagnyakṛtaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhedbhaktisaṃyutaḥ || sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati
Whoever, filled with devotion, recites this hymn composed by the son of Jamadagni, is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition