Brahmavaivarta Purana — Ganapati Khanda — Chapter 35
BvP 3 35.1
नारायण उवाच ।। मनोरमा प्राणनाथं क्षणं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि ।। भविष्यं मनसा चक्रे यद्यत्स्वामिमुखाच्छुतम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca || manoramā prāṇanāthaṃ kṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi || bhaviṣyaṃ manasā cakre yadyatsvāmimukhācchutam
Nārāyaṇa said: Manoramā, holding the lord of her life for a moment to her breast, called to mind all that was to come, whatever she had heard from her husband's mouth.
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BvP 3 35.2
पुत्रांश्च पुरतः हृत्वा बान्धवांश्च स्वकिंकरान् ।। सस्मार सा हरिपदं मेने सत्यं भवेन्मुने
putrāṃśca purataḥ hṛtvā bāndhavāṃśca svakiṃkarān || sasmāra sā haripadaṃ mene satyaṃ bhavenmune
And setting her sons before her, and her kinsmen and her own servants, she remembered the feet of Hari; she held that it would come true, O sage.
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BvP 3 35.3
योगेन भित्त्वा षट्चक्रं वायुं संस्थाप्य मूर्द्धनि ।। ब्रह्मरन्ध्रस्थकमले सहस्रदलसंयुते मनोरमे समुत्तिष्ठ व्रज गोदावरीं प्रिये ।। जलक्रीडां करिष्यामि त्वया सार्धं यथा पुरा संस्काराग्निं कारयित्वा पुत्रद्वारा ददाह ताम् ।। नानाविधानि रत्नानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा सर्पक्षतं नरं सर्पं गोधां च शशकं विषम्।। श्राद्धपाकं च पिण्डं च मोटकं च तिलांस्तथा जीवानां घातकं चैव स्वांगहीनं च निर्दयम्।। व्रतोपवासहीनं च दीक्षाहीनं नपुंसकम् आशिषं युयुजे रामः स्वर्गं याहीति वाञ्छितम् ।। तेषां सह्यं तद्बभूवुर्दुलंघ्या ब्राह्मणाशिषः त्वामुपोषितमीशं हि दृष्ट्वा तातो हि धार्मिकः ।। पारणां कारयामास दत्तं तस्य फलं त्वया कर्म्मणा वाऽप्यसद्बुध्या करोति ब्रह्मभावनाम् ।। स्वधर्मनिरतः शुद्धस्तस्माद्ब्राह्मण उच्चते त्रिंशदक्षौहिणीं सेनां राजेन्द्राणां त्रिकोटिकाम्।। निहत्यायान्तमेकं मां न हन्तुं सहनं मुने सतां सत्यं बलं मिथ्या बलमेवासतां सदा ।। अनुगानामनुगमः स्वल्पस्वानां च सञ्चयः इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजेन्द्रो विरराम रणाजिरे ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सद्यस्तूष्णीं बभूव ह तच्छूलं तं नृपं प्राप्य शतखण्डं गतं मुने ।। श्रुत्वैवाकाशवाणीं च शृङ्गी संन्यासवेषकृत् जैगीषव्यो महायोगी पठनाद्धारणाद्यतः ।। यद्धृत्वा वामदेवश्च देवलः पवनः स्वयम् ।। अगस्त्यश्च पुलस्त्यश्चाप्यभवद्विश्वपूजितः ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं भूतनाथाय स्वाहा पादौ सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ सर्वेश्वराय सर्वाय स्वाहा पादौ सदाऽवतु
yogena bhittvā ṣaṭcakraṃ vāyuṃ saṃsthāpya mūrddhani || brahmarandhrasthakamale sahasradalasaṃyute manorame samuttiṣṭha vraja godāvarīṃ priye || jalakrīḍāṃ kariṣyāmi tvayā sārdhaṃ yathā purā saṃskārāgniṃ kārayitvā putradvārā dadāha tām || nānāvidhāni ratnāni brāhmaṇebhyo dadau mudā sarpakṣataṃ naraṃ sarpaṃ godhāṃ ca śaśakaṃ viṣam|| śrāddhapākaṃ ca piṇḍaṃ ca moṭakaṃ ca tilāṃstathā jīvānāṃ ghātakaṃ caiva svāṃgahīnaṃ ca nirdayam|| vratopavāsahīnaṃ ca dīkṣāhīnaṃ napuṃsakam āśiṣaṃ yuyuje rāmaḥ svargaṃ yāhīti vāñchitam || teṣāṃ sahyaṃ tadbabhūvurdulaṃghyā brāhmaṇāśiṣaḥ tvāmupoṣitamīśaṃ hi dṛṣṭvā tāto hi dhārmikaḥ || pāraṇāṃ kārayāmāsa dattaṃ tasya phalaṃ tvayā karmmaṇā vā'pyasadbudhyā karoti brahmabhāvanām || svadharmanirataḥ śuddhastasmādbrāhmaṇa uccate triṃśadakṣauhiṇīṃ senāṃ rājendrāṇāṃ trikoṭikām|| nihatyāyāntamekaṃ māṃ na hantuṃ sahanaṃ mune satāṃ satyaṃ balaṃ mithyā balamevāsatāṃ sadā || anugānāmanugamaḥ svalpasvānāṃ ca sañcayaḥ ityevamuktvā rājendro virarāma raṇājire || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sadyastūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha tacchūlaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ prāpya śatakhaṇḍaṃ gataṃ mune || śrutvaivākāśavāṇīṃ ca śṛṅgī saṃnyāsaveṣakṛt jaigīṣavyo mahāyogī paṭhanāddhāraṇādyataḥ || yaddhṛtvā vāmadevaśca devalaḥ pavanaḥ svayam || agastyaśca pulastyaścāpyabhavadviśvapūjitaḥ oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ bhūtanāthāya svāhā pādau sadā'vatu || oṃ sarveśvarāya sarvāya svāhā pādau sadā'vatu
By yoga she pierced the six cakras and set the breath in the head, in the thousand-petalled lotus that stands at the brahma-aperture. — "Manoramā, rise up, go to the Godāvarī, beloved; I will play in the water with you as before." — Having had the funeral fire made, he burned her by his son's hand, and gladly gave jewels of many kinds to the brahmins. — A man struck by a snake, a snake, a monitor lizard, a hare, poison, the cooked food of the śrāddha, the piṇḍa, the moṭaka, and sesame; and one who kills living beings, one lacking a limb of his body, one without pity, one without vows and fasting, one without initiation, a eunuch. — Rāma joined to (them) the blessing they desired, saying "Go to heaven"; that became bearable for them, for the blessings of brahmins cannot be overstepped. — For, seeing you, the lord, fasting, your righteous father had you break the fast; its fruit was given by you. — Or by action, with an unsound mind, he performs the contemplation of Brahman; devoted to his own duty and pure — therefore he is called a brāhmaṇa. — "Having slain thirty akṣauhiṇīs of army and three crores of great kings, they cannot bear to kill me who come alone, O sage. — The strength of the good is truth, the strength of the bad is always falsehood; followers merely follow, and those of small wealth (merely) hoard." — Having spoken thus the lord of kings fell silent on the field of battle; hearing that speech of his, (the other) at once became silent. — That spear, reaching that king, went into a hundred pieces, O sage. — As soon as he heard the voice from the sky, Śṛṅgī took on the garb of a renunciant. — Jaigīṣavya the great yogin, by reciting and by retaining (this) — which, holding it, Vāmadeva too, and Devala, and Pavana himself, and Agastya and Pulastya, became honoured by all. — Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ, to the Lord of Beings, svāhā: may it always guard the feet. Oṃ, to the Lord of All, to the All, svāhā: may it always guard the feet.
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BvP 3 35.4
स्वान्तमाकृष्य विषयाज्जलबुद्बुदसन्निभात् ।। संस्थाप्य बद्ध्वा ज्ञानेन लोलं ब्रह्मणि निष्कले
svāntamākṛṣya viṣayājjalabudbudasannibhāt || saṃsthāpya baddhvā jñānena lolaṃ brahmaṇi niṣkale
Drawing her own mind away from sense-objects, which are like bubbles on water, and setting the unsteady (mind) fast by knowledge in the partless Brahman,
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BvP 3 35.5
द्विविधं कर्म संन्यस्य निर्मूलमपुनर्भवम् ।। तत्र प्राणांश्च तत्याज न च प्राणाधिकं प्रियम्
dvividhaṃ karma saṃnyasya nirmūlamapunarbhavam || tatra prāṇāṃśca tatyāja na ca prāṇādhikaṃ priyam
renouncing action of the two kinds, rootless and not to be born again — there she gave up her life-breaths as well; and nothing is dearer than life.
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BvP 3 35.6
स राजा तां मृतां दृष्ट्वा विललाप रुरोद च ।। सन्नाहं संपरित्यज्य कृत्वा वक्षस्युवाच ताम्
sa rājā tāṃ mṛtāṃ dṛṣṭvā vilalāpa ruroda ca || sannāhaṃ saṃparityajya kṛtvā vakṣasyuvāca tām
That king, seeing her dead, lamented and wept; casting off his armour altogether, he took her to his breast and spoke to her.
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BvP 3 35.7
राजोवाच ।। मनोरमे समुत्तिष्ठ न यास्यामि रणाजिरम् ।। सचेतना मां पश्येति विलपन्तं मुहुमुर्हुः
rājovāca || manorame samuttiṣṭha na yāsyāmi raṇājiram || sacetanā māṃ paśyeti vilapantaṃ muhumurhuḥ
The king said: Manoramā, rise up! I will not go to the field of battle. "Conscious again, look at me" — thus (he spoke), lamenting again and again.
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BvP 3 35.8
मनोरमे समुत्तिष्ठ मया सार्द्धं गृहं व्रज ।। न करिष्यामि समरं भृगुणा सह भामिनि
manorame samuttiṣṭha mayā sārddhaṃ gṛhaṃ vraja || na kariṣyāmi samaraṃ bhṛguṇā saha bhāmini
Manoramā, rise up, come home with me; I will not do battle with the Bhṛgu, O passionate lady.
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BvP 3 35.9
मनोरमे समुत्तिष्ठ श्रीशैलं व्रज सुन्दरि ।। तत्र क्रीडां करिष्यामि त्वया सार्द्धं यथा पुरा
manorame samuttiṣṭha śrīśailaṃ vraja sundari || tatra krīḍāṃ kariṣyāmi tvayā sārddhaṃ yathā purā
Manoramā, rise up, go to Śrīśaila, fair one; there I will play with you as before.
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BvP 3 35.11
मनोरमे समुत्तिष्ठ नन्दनं व्रज सुन्दरि ।। पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे विहरिष्यामि निर्जने
manorame samuttiṣṭha nandanaṃ vraja sundari || puṣpabhadrānadītīre vihariṣyāmi nirjane
Manoramā, rise up, go to Nandana, fair one; on the bank of the Puṣpabhadrā river I will roam in a solitary place.
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BvP 3 35.12
मनोरमे समुत्तिष्ठ मलयं व्रज सुन्दरि ।। त्वया सार्द्धं रमिष्येऽहं तत्र चन्दनकानने
manorame samuttiṣṭha malayaṃ vraja sundari || tvayā sārddhaṃ ramiṣye'haṃ tatra candanakānane
Manoramā, rise up, go to Malaya, fair one; with you I will take my pleasure there in the sandal-wood forest —
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BvP 3 35.13
शीतेन गन्धयुक्तेन वायुना सुरभीकृते ।। भ्रमरध्वनिसंयुक्ते पुंस्कोकिल रुतश्रिते
śītena gandhayuktena vāyunā surabhīkṛte || bhramaradhvanisaṃyukte puṃskokila rutaśrite
(that forest) made fragrant by a cool, scent-laden breeze, filled with the humming of bees, resounding with the cries of male cuckoos.
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BvP 3 35.14
चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमालेपनं कुरु ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं पश्य मां सस्मिते सति
candanāgurukastūrīkuṃkumālepanaṃ kuru || candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ paśya māṃ sasmite sati
Make an anointing of sandal, aloe-wood, musk and saffron; look at me, my every limb sprinkled with sandal, O smiling good lady.
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BvP 3 35.15
सुधातुल्यं सुमधुरं वचनं रचय प्रिये ।। कुटिलभ्रूविकारं च कथं न कुरुषेऽधुना
sudhātulyaṃ sumadhuraṃ vacanaṃ racaya priye || kuṭilabhrūvikāraṃ ca kathaṃ na kuruṣe'dhunā
Frame a very sweet speech, like nectar, O beloved; and why do you not now make that crooked play of the brows?
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BvP 3 35.16
नृपस्य रोदनं श्रुत्वा वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। स्थिरीभव महाराज कुरुषे रोदनं कथम्
nṛpasya rodanaṃ śrutvā vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || sthirībhava mahārāja kuruṣe rodanaṃ katham
Hearing the king's weeping, a bodiless voice arose: "Be steady, great king; why do you weep?"
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BvP 3 35.17
त्वं महाज्ञानिनां श्रेष्ठो दत्तात्रेयप्रसादतः ।। जलबुद्बुदवत्सर्वं संसारं पश्य शोभनम्
tvaṃ mahājñānināṃ śreṣṭho dattātreyaprasādataḥ || jalabudbudavatsarvaṃ saṃsāraṃ paśya śobhanam
You are the foremost of the greatly wise, by the grace of Dattātreya; see that this whole world of birth and death, fair (as it is), is like a bubble on water.
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BvP 3 35.18
कमलांशा च सा साध्वी जगाम कमलालयम् ।। त्वमेव गच्छ वैकुण्ठं रणं कृत्वा रणाजिरे
kamalāṃśā ca sā sādhvī jagāma kamalālayam || tvameva gaccha vaikuṇṭhaṃ raṇaṃ kṛtvā raṇājire
That virtuous woman, a portion of Kamalā (Lakṣmī), has gone to Kamalā's abode; you too go to Vaikuṇṭha, after doing battle on the field of war.
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BvP 3 35.19
इत्येव वचनं श्रुत्वा जहौ शोकं नराधिपः ।। ततश्चन्दनकाष्ठेन चितां दिव्यां चकार ह
ityeva vacanaṃ śrutvā jahau śokaṃ narādhipaḥ || tataścandanakāṣṭhena citāṃ divyāṃ cakāra ha
Having heard just this speech, the lord of men abandoned his grief; then he made a splendid pyre of sandalwood.
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BvP 3 35.21
नानाविधानि दानानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च ।। मनोरमायाः पुण्येन ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा
nānāvidhāni dānāni vastrāṇi vividhāni ca || manoramāyāḥ puṇyena brāhmaṇebhyo dadau mudā
Gifts of many kinds and garments of various sorts he gave gladly to the brahmins, for the merit of Manoramā.
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BvP 3 35.22
भुज्यतां भुज्यतां शश्वद्दीयतां दीयतामिति ।। शब्दो बभूव सर्वत्र कार्त्तवीर्य्याश्रमे मुने
bhujyatāṃ bhujyatāṃ śaśvaddīyatāṃ dīyatāmiti || śabdo babhūva sarvatra kārttavīryyāśrame mune
"Let it be eaten, let it be eaten! Let it be given, let it be given!" — such was the sound everywhere, continually, in Kārtavīrya's hermitage, O sage.
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BvP 3 35.23
कोषेषु स्वाधिकारेषु स्थितं यद्यद्धनं तदा ।। मनोरमायाः पुण्येन ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा
koṣeṣu svādhikāreṣu sthitaṃ yadyaddhanaṃ tadā || manoramāyāḥ puṇyena brāhmaṇebhyo dadau mudā
Whatever wealth then stood in the treasuries under his own authority, he gave gladly to the brahmins for the merit of Manoramā.
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BvP 3 35.24
राजा जगाम समरं हृदयेन विदूयता ।। सार्धं सैन्यसमूहैश्च वाद्यभाण्डैरसंख्यकैः
rājā jagāma samaraṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā || sārdhaṃ sainyasamūhaiśca vādyabhāṇḍairasaṃkhyakaiḥ
With his heart burning, the king went to battle, together with masses of troops and with countless musical instruments and drums.
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BvP 3 35.25
ददर्श मङ्गलं राजा पुरो वर्त्मनि वर्त्मनि ।। ययौ तथापि समरं नाजगाम गृहं पुनः
dadarśa maṅgalaṃ rājā puro vartmani vartmani || yayau tathāpi samaraṃ nājagāma gṛhaṃ punaḥ
On the road ahead, at every step, the king saw (an) omen; nevertheless he went on to the battle and did not return home again.
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BvP 3 35.26
मुक्तकेशीं छिन्ननासां रुदतीं च दिगम्बराम् ।। कृष्णवस्त्रपरीधानामपरां विधवामपि
muktakeśīṃ chinnanāsāṃ rudatīṃ ca digambarām || kṛṣṇavastraparīdhānāmaparāṃ vidhavāmapi
(He saw) a woman with loosened hair, her nose cut off, weeping and naked; and another, a widow, clad in black cloth;
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BvP 3 35.27
मुखदुष्टां योनिदुष्टां व्याधियुक्तां च कुट्टिनीम् ।। पतिपुत्रविहीनां च डाकिनीं पुंश्चली तथा
mukhaduṣṭāṃ yoniduṣṭāṃ vyādhiyuktāṃ ca kuṭṭinīm || patiputravihīnāṃ ca ḍākinīṃ puṃścalī tathā
a woman foul of mouth, foul of womb, afflicted with disease, and a procuress; one bereft of husband and sons, and a witch, and likewise a harlot;
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BvP 3 35.28
कुम्भकारं तैलकारं व्याधं सर्पोपजीविनम् ।। कुचैलमतिरूक्षांगं नग्नं काषायवासिनम्
kumbhakāraṃ tailakāraṃ vyādhaṃ sarpopajīvinam || kucailamatirūkṣāṃgaṃ nagnaṃ kāṣāyavāsinam
a potter, an oil-presser, a hunter, one who lives by snakes; one in bad clothes with very rough limbs, a naked man, one wearing ochre robes;
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BvP 3 35.29
वसाविक्रयिणं चैव कन्याविक्रयिणं तथा ।। चितादग्धं शवं भस्म निर्वाणाङ्गारमेव च
vasāvikrayiṇaṃ caiva kanyāvikrayiṇaṃ tathā || citādagdhaṃ śavaṃ bhasma nirvāṇāṅgārameva ca
and a seller of fat, and likewise a seller of daughters; a corpse burnt on the pyre, ashes, and a coal that has gone out;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.31
देवलं वृषवाहं च शूद्रश्राद्धान्नभोजिनम् ।। शूद्रान्नपाचकं शूद्रयाजकं ग्रामयाजकम्ा
devalaṃ vṛṣavāhaṃ ca śūdraśrāddhānnabhojinam || śūdrānnapācakaṃ śūdrayājakaṃ grāmayājakamā
a temple-priest, one who drives bulls, one who eats the śrāddha food of a śūdra; a cooker of a śūdra's food, one who sacrifices for śūdras, one who sacrifices for a village;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.32
कुशपुत्तलिकां चैव शवदाहनकारिणम् ।। शून्यकुम्भं भग्नकुम्भं तैलं लवणमस्थि च
kuśaputtalikāṃ caiva śavadāhanakāriṇam || śūnyakumbhaṃ bhagnakumbhaṃ tailaṃ lavaṇamasthi ca
and an effigy of kuśa grass, and one who performs the burning of corpses; an empty pot, a broken pot, oil, salt, and a bone;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.33
कार्पासं कच्छपं चूर्णं कुक्कुरं शब्दकारिणम् ।। दक्षिणे च सृगालं च कुर्वन्तं भैरवं रवम्
kārpāsaṃ kacchapaṃ cūrṇaṃ kukkuraṃ śabdakāriṇam || dakṣiṇe ca sṛgālaṃ ca kurvantaṃ bhairavaṃ ravam
cotton, a tortoise, powder, a dog making noise, and on the right a jackal making a fearful howl;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.34
कपर्दकं च क्षौरं च च्छिन्नकेशं नखं मलम् ।। कलहं च विलापं च तथा तत्कारिणं जनम्
kapardakaṃ ca kṣauraṃ ca cchinnakeśaṃ nakhaṃ malam || kalahaṃ ca vilāpaṃ ca tathā tatkāriṇaṃ janam
a cowrie, and a shaving, cut hair, a nail-paring, filth; a quarrel and a lamentation, and likewise the person making them;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.35
अमङ्गलं रुदन्तं च रुदन्तं शोककारिणम्
amaṅgalaṃ rudantaṃ ca rudantaṃ śokakāriṇam
(and) an inauspicious thing, and one weeping, and one weeping who causes grief;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.36
मिथ्यासाक्ष्य प्रदातारं चौरं च नरघातिनम्।। पुंश्चलीपतिपुत्रौ च पुंश्चल्योदनभोजिनम्
mithyāsākṣya pradātāraṃ cauraṃ ca naraghātinam|| puṃścalīpatiputrau ca puṃścalyodanabhojinam
(He saw) one who gives false testimony, a thief, and a slayer of men; the husband and the son of a harlot, and one who eats a harlot's food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.37
देवतागुरुविप्राणां वस्तुवित्तापहारिणम् ।। दत्तापहारिणं दस्युं हिंसकं सूचकं खलम्
devatāguruviprāṇāṃ vastuvittāpahāriṇam || dattāpahāriṇaṃ dasyuṃ hiṃsakaṃ sūcakaṃ khalam
One who carries off the goods and wealth of gods, gurus and brahmins; one who takes back what has been given, a bandit, a doer of violence, an informer, a scoundrel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.38
पितृमातृविरक्तं च द्विजाश्वत्थविघातिनम् ।। सत्यघ्नं च कृतघ्नं च स्थाप्यस्याप्यपहारिणम्
pitṛmātṛviraktaṃ ca dvijāśvatthavighātinam || satyaghnaṃ ca kṛtaghnaṃ ca sthāpyasyāpyapahāriṇam
One estranged from his father and mother, and a destroyer of brahmins and of aśvattha trees; a killer of truth, an ingrate, and one who steals even what was left in trust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.39
विप्रमित्रद्रोहमेवं क्षतं विश्वासघातकम् ।। गुरुदेवद्विजानां च निन्दकं स्वांगघातकम्
vipramitradrohamevaṃ kṣataṃ viśvāsaghātakam || gurudevadvijānāṃ ca nindakaṃ svāṃgaghātakam
Likewise injury done to brahmins and to friends, a wound, one who betrays trust; and a reviler of gurus, gods and brahmins, one who mutilates his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.41
गलितव्याधिगात्रं च काणं बधिरमेव च ।। पुल्कसं छिन्नलिङ्गं च सुरामत्तं सुरां तथा
galitavyādhigātraṃ ca kāṇaṃ badhirameva ca || pulkasaṃ chinnaliṅgaṃ ca surāmattaṃ surāṃ tathā
And one whose limbs are rotted by disease, and one blind in an eye, and a deaf man; a pulkasa (outcaste), one whose penis is cut off, one drunk with liquor, and liquor itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.42
क्षिप्तं वमन्तं रुधिरं महिषं गर्दभं तथा ।। मूत्रं पुरीषं श्लेष्माणं रूक्षिणं नृकपालकम्
kṣiptaṃ vamantaṃ rudhiraṃ mahiṣaṃ gardabhaṃ tathā || mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ śleṣmāṇaṃ rūkṣiṇaṃ nṛkapālakam
A madman, one vomiting, blood, a buffalo, and likewise an ass; urine, excrement, phlegm, a harsh(-speaking) man, a human skull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.43
चण्डवातं रक्तवृष्टिं वाद्यं वै वृक्षपातनम् ।। वृकं च सूकरं गृध्रं श्येनं कङ्कं च भल्लुकम्
caṇḍavātaṃ raktavṛṣṭiṃ vādyaṃ vai vṛkṣapātanam || vṛkaṃ ca sūkaraṃ gṛdhraṃ śyenaṃ kaṅkaṃ ca bhallukam
A violent wind, a rain of blood, (funeral) music, the falling of a tree; a wolf, a boar, a vulture, a hawk, a heron, and a bear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.44
पाशं च शुष्ककाष्ठं च वायसं गन्धकं तथा
pāśaṃ ca śuṣkakāṣṭhaṃ ca vāyasaṃ gandhakaṃ tathā
And a noose, and dry wood, and a crow, and likewise sulphur.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.45
प्रतिग्राहिब्राह्मणं च तन्त्रमन्त्रोपजीविनम्।। वैद्यं च रक्तपुष्पं चाप्यौषधं तुषमेव च
pratigrāhibrāhmaṇaṃ ca tantramantropajīvinam|| vaidyaṃ ca raktapuṣpaṃ cāpyauṣadhaṃ tuṣameva ca
And a brahmin who accepts gifts, and one who lives by tantras and mantras; a physician, and a red flower, and medicine, and husks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.46
कुवार्त्तां मृतवार्तां च विप्रशापं च दारुणम्।। दुर्गन्धिवातं दुश्शब्दं राजाऽपश्यत्स वर्त्मनि
kuvārttāṃ mṛtavārtāṃ ca vipraśāpaṃ ca dāruṇam|| durgandhivātaṃ duśśabdaṃ rājā'paśyatsa vartmani
Bad tidings, news of a death, and a brahmin's dreadful curse; a foul-smelling wind, an evil sound — (all this) the king saw upon the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.47
मनश्च कुत्सितं प्राणाः क्षुभिताश्च निरन्तरम्।। वामांगस्पन्दनं देहजाड्यं राज्ञो बभूव ह
manaśca kutsitaṃ prāṇāḥ kṣubhitāśca nirantaram|| vāmāṃgaspandanaṃ dehajāḍyaṃ rājño babhūva ha
And the king's mind was wretched and his breaths agitated without cease; there was a twitching of his left side and a numbness of his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.48
तथाऽपि राजा निश्शङ्को ददर्श समराङ्गणम् ।। सर्वसैन्यसमायुक्तः प्रविवेश रणाजिरम्
tathā'pi rājā niśśaṅko dadarśa samarāṅgaṇam || sarvasainyasamāyuktaḥ praviveśa raṇājiram
Even so the king, without misgiving, looked upon the field of battle; joined by his whole army, he entered the arena of war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.49
अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं दृष्ट्वा च पुरतो भृगुम् ।। ननाम दण्डवद्भूमौ राजेन्द्रैः सह भक्तितः
avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca purato bhṛgum || nanāma daṇḍavadbhūmau rājendraiḥ saha bhaktitaḥ
Descending swiftly from his chariot, and seeing Bhṛgu before him, he bowed to the ground like a staff, together with the chief kings, devotedly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.51
भृगुं प्रणम्य राजेन्द्रो राजेन्द्रैः सह तत्क्षणात् ।। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं नानायुधसमन्वितम्
bhṛguṃ praṇamya rājendro rājendraiḥ saha tatkṣaṇāt || āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ nānāyudhasamanvitam
Having bowed to Bhṛgu, the chief of kings, together with the chief kings, at once swiftly mounted his chariot furnished with various weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.52
नानाप्रकारवाद्यं च दुन्दुभिं मुरजादिकम् ।। वादयामास सहसा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ धनम्
nānāprakāravādyaṃ ca dundubhiṃ murajādikam || vādayāmāsa sahasā brāhmaṇebhyo dadau dhanam
He had instruments of many kinds sounded at once — the kettledrum, the muraja and the rest — and gave wealth to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.54
परशुराम उवाच ।। शृणु राजेन्द्र धर्मिष्ठ चन्द्रवंशसमुद्भव ।। विष्णोरंशस्य शिष्यस्त्वं दत्तात्रेयस्य धीमतः
paraśurāma uvāca || śṛṇu rājendra dharmiṣṭha candravaṃśasamudbhava || viṣṇoraṃśasya śiṣyastvaṃ dattātreyasya dhīmataḥ
Paraśurāma said: Listen, chief of kings, most righteous one, born in the lunar lineage: you are the pupil of the wise Dattātreya, who is a portion of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.55
स्वयं विद्वांश्च वेदांश्च श्रुत्वा वेदविदो मुखात् ।। कथं दुर्बुद्धिरधुना सज्जनानां विहिंसना
svayaṃ vidvāṃśca vedāṃśca śrutvā vedavido mukhāt || kathaṃ durbuddhiradhunā sajjanānāṃ vihiṃsanā
And you are learned yourself, having heard the Vedas from the mouth of a knower of the Veda; how then this evil-mindedness now, this harming of good people?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.56
त्वं पूर्वमहनो लोभान्निरीहं ब्राह्मणं कथम् ।। ब्राह्मणी शोकसन्तप्ता भर्त्रा सार्द्धं गता सती
tvaṃ pūrvamahano lobhānnirīhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ katham || brāhmaṇī śokasantaptā bhartrā sārddhaṃ gatā satī
How is it that you formerly, out of greed, killed a brahmin who wanted nothing? His brahmin wife, scorched with grief, went with her husband, a faithful wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.57
किं भविष्यति ते भूप परत्रैवानयोर्वधात् ।। सर्वं मिथ्यैव संसारं पद्मपत्रे यथा जलम्
kiṃ bhaviṣyati te bhūpa paratraivānayorvadhāt || sarvaṃ mithyaiva saṃsāraṃ padmapatre yathā jalam
What will become of you, O king, in the world beyond, from the killing of these two? All this worldly round is nothing but false, like water on a lotus leaf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.58
सत्कीर्त्तिश्चाथ दुष्कीर्तिः कथामात्रावशेषिता ।। विडम्बना वा किमतो दुष्कीर्त्तेश्च सतामहो
satkīrttiścātha duṣkīrtiḥ kathāmātrāvaśeṣitā || viḍambanā vā kimato duṣkīrtteśca satāmaho
Good fame and likewise ill fame are left over as mere story; and than ill fame, what greater mockery is there for the good — ah!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.59
क्व गता कपिला त्वं क्व क्व विवादो मुनिः कुतः ।। यत्कृतं विदुषा राज्ञा न कृतं हालिकेन तत्
kva gatā kapilā tvaṃ kva kva vivādo muniḥ kutaḥ || yatkṛtaṃ viduṣā rājñā na kṛtaṃ hālikena tat
Where has the tawny cow gone, where are you, where is the quarrel, and whence the sage? What a learned king has done, that a plowman would not have done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.61
अधीतं विधिवद्दत्तं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो दिने दिने ।। जगते यशसा पूर्णमयशो वार्द्धके कथम् ।।
adhītaṃ vidhivaddattaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo dine dine || jagate yaśasā pūrṇamayaśo vārddhake katham ||
(You) studied according to rule, gave to brahmins day after day; the world was filled with (your) fame — how then this dishonour in old age?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.62
दाता वरिष्ठो धर्म्मिष्ठो यशस्वी पुण्यवान्सुधीः ।। कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनसमो न भूतो न भविष्यति
dātā variṣṭho dharmmiṣṭho yaśasvī puṇyavānsudhīḥ || kārttavīryārjunasamo na bhūto na bhaviṣyati
"The best of givers, most devoted to dharma, famous, meritorious, wise — none has been nor will be equal to Kārtavīrya Arjuna" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.63
पुरातना वदन्तीति बन्दिनो धरणीतले ।। यो विख्यातः पुराणेषु तस्य दुष्कीर्त्तिरीदृशी
purātanā vadantīti bandino dharaṇītale || yo vikhyātaḥ purāṇeṣu tasya duṣkīrttirīdṛśī
thus do the bards of old speak upon the earth; (yet) he who is renowned in the Purāṇas — such is his ill fame!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.64
दुर्वाक्यं दुःसहं राजंस्तीक्ष्णास्त्रादपि जीविनाम् ।। संकटेऽपि सतां वक्त्राद्द्विरुक्तिर्न विनिर्गता
durvākyaṃ duḥsahaṃ rājaṃstīkṣṇāstrādapi jīvinām || saṃkaṭe'pi satāṃ vaktrāddviruktirna vinirgatā
A harsh word, O king, is harder for living beings to bear than even a sharp weapon; yet from the mouth of the good, even in a crisis, no retort has ever come forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.65
न ददामि द्विरुक्तिं ते प्रकृतं कथयाम्यहम् ।। उत्तरं देहि राजेन्द्र मह्यं राजेन्द्रसंसदि
na dadāmi dviruktiṃ te prakṛtaṃ kathayāmyaham || uttaraṃ dehi rājendra mahyaṃ rājendrasaṃsadi
I do not give you a retort; I state the matter at hand. Give me an answer, O lord of kings, in this assembly of the lords of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.66
सूर्य्यचन्द्रमनूनां च वंशजाः सन्ति संसदि ।। सत्यं वद सभायां च शृण्वन्तु पितरः सुराः
sūryyacandramanūnāṃ ca vaṃśajāḥ santi saṃsadi || satyaṃ vada sabhāyāṃ ca śṛṇvantu pitaraḥ surāḥ
Descendants of the Sun, of the Moon, and of the Manus are present in the assembly; speak the truth in the gathering, and let the ancestors and the gods hear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.67
शृण्वन्तु सर्वे राजेन्द्राः सदसद्वक्तुमीश्वराः ।। पश्यन्तो हि समं सन्तः पाक्षिकं न वदन्ति च
śṛṇvantu sarve rājendrāḥ sadasadvaktumīśvarāḥ || paśyanto hi samaṃ santaḥ pākṣikaṃ na vadanti ca
Let all the kings, competent to declare what is right and wrong, hear; for the good, seeing impartially, do not speak with partiality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.68
इत्युक्त्वा रैणुकेयश्च विरराम रणस्थले ।। राजा बृहस्पतिसमः प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
ityuktvā raiṇukeyaśca virarāma raṇasthale || rājā bṛhaspatisamaḥ pravaktumupacakrame
Having said this, the son of Reṇukā fell silent on the field of battle, and the king, the equal of Bṛhaspati, began to speak.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.69
कार्त्तवीर्य्यार्जुन उवाच ।। शृणु राम हरेरंशो हरिभक्तो जितेन्द्रियः ।। श्रुतो धर्मो मुखाद्येषां त्वं च तेषां गुरोर्गुरुः
kārttavīryyārjuna uvāca || śṛṇu rāma hareraṃśo haribhakto jitendriyaḥ || śruto dharmo mukhādyeṣāṃ tvaṃ ca teṣāṃ gurorguruḥ
Kārtavīrya Arjuna said: Listen, Rāma, portion of Hari, devotee of Hari, master of your senses — dharma has been heard from the mouths of these (sages), and you are the guru of their guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.71
अन्तर्बहिश्च मननात्कुरुत कर्म्म नित्यशः ।। मौनी शश्वद्वदेत्काले यो वै स मुनिरुच्यते
antarbahiśca mananātkuruta karmma nityaśaḥ || maunī śaśvadvadetkāle yo vai sa munirucyate
Through reflection, within and without, perform action constantly; the silent one should always speak at the (proper) time — he indeed is called a muni.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.72
स्वर्णे लोष्टे गृहेऽरण्ये पंके सुस्निग्धचन्दने ।। समताभावना यस्य स योगी परिकीर्त्तितः
svarṇe loṣṭe gṛhe'raṇye paṃke susnigdhacandane || samatābhāvanā yasya sa yogī parikīrttitaḥ
He whose disposition is one of equality toward gold and a clod, toward house and forest, toward mud and smooth sandal-paste, he is declared a yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.73
सर्वजीवेषु यो विष्णुं भावयेत्समता धिया ।। हरौ करोति भक्तिं च हरिभक्तः स च स्मृतः
sarvajīveṣu yo viṣṇuṃ bhāvayetsamatā dhiyā || harau karoti bhaktiṃ ca haribhaktaḥ sa ca smṛtaḥ
He who, with a mind of equality, contemplates Viṣṇu in all living beings and practices devotion to Hari — he is deemed a devotee of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.74
तपोधनं ब्राह्मणानां तपः कल्पतरुर्यथा ।। तपस्या कामधेनुश्च सन्ततं तपसि स्पृहा
tapodhanaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ tapaḥ kalpataruryathā || tapasyā kāmadhenuśca santataṃ tapasi spṛhā
Austerity is the wealth of brahmins; austerity is like the wish-granting tree; asceticism is the wish-cow — hence (their) constant longing for austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.75
ऐश्वर्य्ये क्षत्रियाणां च वाणिज्ये च तथा विशाम्।। क्षत्रियाणां च तपसि स्पृहाऽतीवाऽप्रशंसिता
aiśvaryye kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca vāṇijye ca tathā viśām|| kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca tapasi spṛhā'tīvā'praśaṃsitā
So too (is the longing) of kshatriyas for sovereignty and of vaiśyas for trade; but for kshatriyas a longing for austerity is highly unpraiseworthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.76
ब्राह्मणानां विवादे च स्पृहाऽतीव विनिन्दिता
brāhmaṇānāṃ vivāde ca spṛhā'tīva vininditā
And for brahmins a longing for quarrel is exceedingly blameworthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.77
रागी राजसिकं कार्य्यं कुरुते कर्म्म रागतः ।। रागान्धो यो राजसिकस्तेन राजा प्रकीर्तितः
rāgī rājasikaṃ kāryyaṃ kurute karmma rāgataḥ || rāgāndho yo rājasikastena rājā prakīrtitaḥ
A passionate man performs rajasic work out of passion; he who is rajasic, blinded by passion — for that reason he is called rājā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.78
रागतः कामधेनुश्च मया वै याचिता मुने ।। को दोष एक मे जातः क्षत्रियस्यानुरागिणः
rāgataḥ kāmadhenuśca mayā vai yācitā mune || ko doṣa eka me jātaḥ kṣatriyasyānurāgiṇaḥ
Out of passion the wish-cow was requested by me, O sage; what single fault has arisen in me, a kshatriya full of desire?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.79
कुतः कस्य मुनेरस्ति कामधेनुस्त्वया विना।। स्पृहा रणे वा भोगे वा युष्माकं च व्यतिक्रमः
kutaḥ kasya munerasti kāmadhenustvayā vinā|| spṛhā raṇe vā bhoge vā yuṣmākaṃ ca vyatikramaḥ
Whence and to what sage does a wish-cow belong, apart from you? A longing for battle or for enjoyment — that too is a transgression on your part.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.81
आत्मानं हन्तुमायान्तमपि वेदांगपारगम् ।। न दोषो हनने तस्य न तेन ब्रह्महाऽभवम्
ātmānaṃ hantumāyāntamapi vedāṃgapāragam || na doṣo hanane tasya na tena brahmahā'bhavam
Even (in the case of) one who comes to kill me, though he has mastered the Vedas and their auxiliary sciences, there is no fault in killing him; not by that did I become a slayer of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.82
प्रायश्चित्तं हिंसकानां न वेदेषु निरूपितम् ।। वधः समुचितस्तेषामित्याह कमलोद्भवः
prāyaścittaṃ hiṃsakānāṃ na vedeṣu nirūpitam || vadhaḥ samucitasteṣāmityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
No expiation for killers is laid down in the Vedas; slaying is what is fitting for them — so said the lotus-born (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.83
पित्रा ते निहता भूपा महाबलपराक्रमाः ।। इदानीं राजपुत्राश्च शिशवोऽत्र समागताः
pitrā te nihatā bhūpā mahābalaparākramāḥ || idānīṃ rājaputrāśca śiśavo'tra samāgatāḥ
By your father were slain kings of great strength and valour; now the sons of those kings, mere children, have gathered here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.84
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां कृत्स्नां कर्तुं महीमिति ।। त्वया कृता प्रतिज्ञा या तस्यास्त्वं पालनं कुरु
triḥsaptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ kṛtsnāṃ kartuṃ mahīmiti || tvayā kṛtā pratijñā yā tasyāstvaṃ pālanaṃ kuru
"(I will) make the whole earth kingless thrice seven times" — the vow that was made by you, of that vow do you keep the guard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.85
क्षत्रियाणां रणो धर्मो रणे मृत्युर्न गर्हितः ।। रणे स्वाहा ब्राह्मणानां लोके वेदे विडम्बना
kṣatriyāṇāṃ raṇo dharmo raṇe mṛtyurna garhitaḥ || raṇe svāhā brāhmaṇānāṃ loke vede viḍambanā
For kṣatriyas war is the duty, and death in battle is not blamed; for brāhmaṇas, "svāhā" (offering into fire) — (for them) battle is a mockery in the world and in the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.86
तपोधनानां विप्राणां वाग्बलानां युगे युगे ।। शान्तिः स्वस्त्ययनं कर्म विप्रधर्मो न संगरः
tapodhanānāṃ viprāṇāṃ vāgbalānāṃ yuge yuge || śāntiḥ svastyayanaṃ karma vipradharmo na saṃgaraḥ
For brāhmaṇas, whose wealth is austerity and whose strength is speech, in age after age the rite is (the making of) peace and blessing; the brāhmaṇa's duty is not war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.87
क्षत्रियाणां बलं युद्धं व्यापारश्च बलं विशाम् ।। भिक्षा बलं भिक्षुकाणां शूद्राणां विप्रसेवनम्
kṣatriyāṇāṃ balaṃ yuddhaṃ vyāpāraśca balaṃ viśām || bhikṣā balaṃ bhikṣukāṇāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ viprasevanam
The strength of kṣatriyas is battle, and the strength of vaiśyas is trade; the strength of mendicants is begging, and of śūdras the service of brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.88
हरौ भक्तिर्हरेर्दास्यं वैष्णवानां बलं हरिः ।। हिंसा बलं खलानां च तपस्या च तपस्विनाम्
harau bhaktirharerdāsyaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ balaṃ hariḥ || hiṃsā balaṃ khalānāṃ ca tapasyā ca tapasvinām
Devotion to Hari, servitude to Hari — Hari is the strength of the Vaiṣṇavas; violence is the strength of the wicked, and austerity that of ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.89
बलं वेषश्च वेश्यानां योषितां यौवनं बलम् ।। बलं प्रतापो भूपानां बालानां रोदनं बलम्
balaṃ veṣaśca veśyānāṃ yoṣitāṃ yauvanaṃ balam || balaṃ pratāpo bhūpānāṃ bālānāṃ rodanaṃ balam
The strength of harlots is their dress, and of women their youth; the strength of kings is their majesty, and of infants weeping is the strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.91
विद्या बलं पण्डितानां धैर्य्यं साहसिनां बलम्
vidyā balaṃ paṇḍitānāṃ dhairyyaṃ sāhasināṃ balam
Learning is the strength of the learned; steadfastness is the strength of the bold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.92
धनं बलं च धनिनां शुचीनां च विशेषतः ।। बलं विवेकः शान्तानां गुणिनां बलमेकता
dhanaṃ balaṃ ca dhanināṃ śucīnāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ || balaṃ vivekaḥ śāntānāṃ guṇināṃ balamekatā
And wealth is the strength of the wealthy, and especially of the pure; discernment is the strength of the calm, and unity is the strength of the virtuous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.93
उवाच रामो राजेन्द्रं राजेन्द्राणां च संसदि ।। हितं सत्यं नीतिसारं वाक्यं वेदविदां वरः गुणो बलं च गुणिनां चौराणां चौर्य्यमेव च ।। प्रियवाक्यं च कापट्यमधर्म्मः पुंश्चलीबलम्
uvāca rāmo rājendraṃ rājendrāṇāṃ ca saṃsadi || hitaṃ satyaṃ nītisāraṃ vākyaṃ vedavidāṃ varaḥ guṇo balaṃ ca guṇināṃ caurāṇāṃ cauryyameva ca || priyavākyaṃ ca kāpaṭyamadharmmaḥ puṃścalībalam
Rāma, best of the knowers of the Veda, spoke to the lord of kings in the assembly of the lords of kings words beneficial, true, the essence of statecraft: merit is the strength of the meritorious, and of thieves theft itself; sweet speech, deceit, and unrighteousness are the strength of a wanton woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.94
हिंसा च हिंस्रजन्तूनां सतीनां पतिसेवनम् ।। वरशापौ सुराणां च शिष्याणां गुरुसेवनम्
hiṃsā ca hiṃsrajantūnāṃ satīnāṃ patisevanam || varaśāpau surāṇāṃ ca śiṣyāṇāṃ gurusevanam
Violence (is the strength) of predatory creatures, and of faithful wives the service of their husbands; of the gods, boons and curses; of pupils, the service of the teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.95
बलं धर्मो गृहस्थानां भृत्यानां राजसेवनम् ।। बलं स्तवः स्तावकानां ब्रह्म च ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
balaṃ dharmo gṛhasthānāṃ bhṛtyānāṃ rājasevanam || balaṃ stavaḥ stāvakānāṃ brahma ca brahmacāriṇām
The strength of householders is dharma, of servants the service of the king; the strength of panegyrists is praise, and of celibate students the sacred word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.96
यतीनां च सदाचारो न्यासः संन्यासिनां बलम् ।। पापं बलं पातकिनामशक्तानां हरिर्बलम्
yatīnāṃ ca sadācāro nyāsaḥ saṃnyāsināṃ balam || pāpaṃ balaṃ pātakināmaśaktānāṃ harirbalam
And of ascetics good conduct; renunciation is the strength of renunciants; sin is the strength of sinners, and Hari is the strength of the powerless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.97
पुण्यं बलं पुण्यवतां प्रजानां नृपतिर्बलम् ।। फलं बलं च वृक्षाणां जलजानां जलं बलम्
puṇyaṃ balaṃ puṇyavatāṃ prajānāṃ nṛpatirbalam || phalaṃ balaṃ ca vṛkṣāṇāṃ jalajānāṃ jalaṃ balam
Merit is the strength of the meritorious, and the king is the strength of his subjects; fruit is the strength of trees, and water the strength of water-born things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.98
जलं बलं च सस्यानां मत्स्यानां च जलं बलम् ।। शान्तिर्बलं च भूपानां विप्राणां च विशेषतः
jalaṃ balaṃ ca sasyānāṃ matsyānāṃ ca jalaṃ balam || śāntirbalaṃ ca bhūpānāṃ viprāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
Water is the strength of crops, and water is the strength of fishes; peace is the strength of kings, and especially of brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.99
विप्रः शान्तो रणोद्योगी नैव दृष्टो न च श्रुतः ।। स्थिते नारायणे देवे बभूवान्यविपर्य्ययः
vipraḥ śānto raṇodyogī naiva dṛṣṭo na ca śrutaḥ || sthite nārāyaṇe deve babhūvānyaviparyyayaḥ
A brāhmaṇa peaceful (by nature yet) bent on battle has never been seen nor heard of; (yet) while the god Nārāyaṇa stood there, a reversal of the ordinary came about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.101
रामस्य भ्रातरः सर्वे तीक्ष्णशस्त्रासिपाणयः ।। आरेभिरे रणं कर्त्तुं महावीरास्तदाज्ञया
rāmasya bhrātaraḥ sarve tīkṣṇaśastrāsipāṇayaḥ || ārebhire raṇaṃ karttuṃ mahāvīrāstadājñayā
All Rāma's brothers, sharp weapons and swords in hand, great heroes, began to make war at his command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.102
रणोन्मुखांश्च तान्दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यराजो महाबलः ।। समारेभे रणं कर्तुं मङ्गलो मङ्गलालयः
raṇonmukhāṃśca tāndṛṣṭvā matsyarājo mahābalaḥ || samārebhe raṇaṃ kartuṃ maṅgalo maṅgalālayaḥ
And seeing them intent on battle, the king of the Matsyas, of great strength, auspicious, the abode of auspiciousness, began to make war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.103
शरजालेन राजेन्द्रो वारयामास तानपि ।। चिच्छिदुः शरजालं च जमदग्निसुतास्तदा
śarajālena rājendro vārayāmāsa tānapi || cicchiduḥ śarajālaṃ ca jamadagnisutāstadā
With a net of arrows the lord of kings held them off; and then the sons of Jamadagni cut through the net of arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.104
राजा चिक्षेप दिव्यास्त्रं शतसूर्य्यप्रभं मुने ।। माहेश्वरेण मुनयश्चिच्छिदुश्चैव लीलया
rājā cikṣepa divyāstraṃ śatasūryyaprabhaṃ mune || māheśvareṇa munayaścicchiduścaiva līlayā
The king hurled a divine weapon bright as a hundred suns, O sage; but the sages cut it down easily with the Māheśvara (weapon).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.105
दिव्यास्त्रेणैव मुनयश्चिच्छिदुः सशरं धनुः।। रथं च सारथिं चैव राज्ञः सन्नाहमेव च
divyāstreṇaiva munayaścicchiduḥ saśaraṃ dhanuḥ|| rathaṃ ca sārathiṃ caiva rājñaḥ sannāhameva ca
With that very divine weapon the sages cut apart the bow together with its arrow, and also the chariot, the charioteer, and the king's armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.106
न्यस्तशस्त्रं नृपं दृष्ट्वा मुनयो हर्षविह्वलाः ।। दधार शूलिनः शूलं मत्स्यराजजिघांसया
nyastaśastraṃ nṛpaṃ dṛṣṭvā munayo harṣavihvalāḥ || dadhāra śūlinaḥ śūlaṃ matsyarājajighāṃsayā
Seeing the king with his weapons laid down, the sages, overcome with joy — (one of them) took up the trident of the Trident-bearer (Śiva), wishing to kill the Matsya king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.107
शूलनिक्षेपसमये वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। शूलं त्यजत विप्रेन्द्राः शिवस्याव्यर्थमेव च
śūlanikṣepasamaye vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || śūlaṃ tyajata viprendrāḥ śivasyāvyarthameva ca
At the moment of hurling the trident, a bodiless voice arose: "Give up the trident, O chief among brahmins — Shiva's (trident) is never in vain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.108
शिवस्य कवचं दिव्यं दत्तं दुर्वाससा पुरा ।। मत्स्यराजगलेऽस्त्येतत्सर्वावयवरक्षकम्
śivasya kavacaṃ divyaṃ dattaṃ durvāsasā purā || matsyarājagale'styetatsarvāvayavarakṣakam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 35.109
प्राणानां च प्रदातारं कवचं याचतं नृपम् ।। तदा निक्षिप्तशूलं च जघान नृपतिश्चिरम्
prāṇānāṃ ca pradātāraṃ kavacaṃ yācataṃ nṛpam || tadā nikṣiptaśūlaṃ ca jaghāna nṛpatiściram
And (he) begged the king for the armour, the bestower of life-breaths; then the king struck (him) for a long time with a hurled spear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.111
ययाचे कवचं भूपं जमदग्निसुतो महान् ।। राजा ददौ च कवचं ब्रह्माण्डविजयं परम्
yayāce kavacaṃ bhūpaṃ jamadagnisuto mahān || rājā dadau ca kavacaṃ brahmāṇḍavijayaṃ param
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 35.112
गृहीत्वा कवचं तच्च शूलेनैव जघान ह ।। पपात मत्स्यराजश्च शतचन्द्रसमाननः ।। महाबलिष्ठो गुणवांश्चन्द्रवंशसमुद्भवः
gṛhītvā kavacaṃ tacca śūlenaiva jaghāna ha || papāta matsyarājaśca śatacandrasamānanaḥ || mahābaliṣṭho guṇavāṃścandravaṃśasamudbhavaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 35.113
नारद उवाच ।। शिवस्य कवचं ब्रूहि मत्स्यराजेन यद्धृतम् ।। नारायण महाभाग श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम
nārada uvāca || śivasya kavacaṃ brūhi matsyarājena yaddhṛtam || nārāyaṇa mahābhāga śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
Nārada said: Tell (me) the armor of Śiva, which was worn by the fish-king. O Nārāyaṇa, greatly blessed one, I am curious to hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.114
नारायण उवाच ।। कवचं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र शङ्करस्य महात्मनः ।। ब्रह्माण्डविजयं नाम सर्वावयवरक्षणम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca || kavacaṃ śṛṇu viprendra śaṅkarasya mahātmanaḥ || brahmāṇḍavijayaṃ nāma sarvāvayavarakṣaṇam
Nārāyaṇa said: Hear the armor (kavaca) of the great-souled Śaṅkara, O best of brahmins — named "Victory over the Cosmic Egg," which protects every limb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.115
पुरा दुर्वाससा दत्तं मत्स्यराजाय धीमते ।। दत्त्वा षडक्षरं मन्त्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
purā durvāsasā dattaṃ matsyarājāya dhīmate || dattvā ṣaḍakṣaraṃ mantraṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Long ago it was given by Durvāsas to the wise king of the Matsyas, after he had given (him) the six-syllable mantra that destroys all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.116
स्थिते च कवचे देहे नास्ति मृत्युश्च जीविनाम् ।। अस्त्रे शस्त्रे जले वह्नौ सिद्धिश्चेन्नास्ति संशयः
sthite ca kavace dehe nāsti mṛtyuśca jīvinām || astre śastre jale vahnau siddhiścennāsti saṃśayaḥ
And when the amulet is fixed upon the body, there is no death for living beings; (there is) success against missile, weapon, water and fire — of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.117
यद्धृत्वा पठनाद्बाणः शिवत्वं प्राप लीलया ।। बभूव शिवतुल्यश्च यद्धृत्वा नन्दिकेश्वरः
yaddhṛtvā paṭhanādbāṇaḥ śivatvaṃ prāpa līlayā || babhūva śivatulyaśca yaddhṛtvā nandikeśvaraḥ
By wearing which, and by reciting (it), Bāṇa effortlessly attained the state of Śiva; and by wearing which Nandikeśvara became equal to Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.118
वीरश्रेष्ठो वीरभद्रः साम्बोऽभूद्धारणाद्यतः।। त्रैलोक्यविजयी राजा हिरण्यकशिपुः स्वयम् ।।
vīraśreṣṭho vīrabhadraḥ sāmbo'bhūddhāraṇādyataḥ|| trailokyavijayī rājā hiraṇyakaśipuḥ svayam ||
since by wearing (it) Vīrabhadra became the best of heroes, and (so did) Sāmba; (and) king Hiraṇyakaśipu himself (became) conqueror of the three worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 3 35.119
हिरण्याक्षश्च विजयी चाभवद्धारणाद्धि सः ।। यद्धृत्वा पठनात्सिद्धो दुर्वासा विश्वपूजितः
hiraṇyākṣaśca vijayī cābhavaddhāraṇāddhi saḥ || yaddhṛtvā paṭhanātsiddho durvāsā viśvapūjitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 35.121
ॐ नमः शिवायेति च मस्तकं मे सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ नमः शिवायेति च स्वाहा भालं सदाऽवतु
oṃ namaḥ śivāyeti ca mastakaṃ me sadā'vatu || oṃ namaḥ śivāyeti ca svāhā bhālaṃ sadā'vatu
"Oṃ, homage to Śiva" — may (this) always protect my head; "Oṃ, homage to Śiva, svāhā" — may (it) always protect (my) forehead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.122
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं शिवायेति स्वाहा नेत्रे सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं हूँ शिवायेति नमो मे पातु नासिकाम्
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ śivāyeti svāhā netre sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ hū~ śivāyeti namo me pātu nāsikām
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 3 35.123
ॐ नमः शिवाय शान्ताय स्वाहा कण्ठं सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं हूँ संहारकर्त्रे स्वाहा कर्णौ सदाऽवतु
oṃ namaḥ śivāya śāntāya svāhā kaṇṭhaṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ hū~ saṃhārakartre svāhā karṇau sadā'vatu
“Oṃ, homage to Śiva the peaceful, svāhā” — may it always protect (my) throat. “Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ hūṃ, to the maker of dissolution, svāhā” — may it always protect (my) two ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.124
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं पञ्चवक्त्राय स्वाहा दन्तं सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं महेशाय स्वाहा चाधरं पातु मे सदा
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ pañcavaktrāya svāhā dantaṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ maheśāya svāhā cādharaṃ pātu me sadā
"Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ, to the Five-Faced One, svāhā" — may (this) ever protect (my) teeth. "Oṃ hrīṃ, to Maheśa, svāhā" — and may (it) ever protect my lower lip.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.125
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं त्रिनेत्राय स्वाहा केशान्सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं ऐं महादेवाय स्वाहा वक्षः सदाऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ trinetrāya svāhā keśānsadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ aiṃ mahādevāya svāhā vakṣaḥ sadā'vatu
"oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ, to the Three-Eyed One, svāhā" — may (this) always protect my hair. "oṃ hrīṃ aiṃ, to Mahādeva, svāhā" — may (this) always protect (my) chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.126
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं मैं रुद्राय स्वाहा नाभिं सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं मैं श्रीमीश्वराय स्वाहा पृष्ठं सदाऽवतु ।।
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ maiṃ rudrāya svāhā nābhiṃ sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ maiṃ śrīmīśvarāya svāhā pṛṣṭhaṃ sadā'vatu ||
Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ maiṃ, to Rudra, svāhā — may (he) always guard the navel. Oṃ hrīṃ maiṃ śrīṃ, to Īśvara, svāhā — may (he) always guard the back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.127
ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं मृत्युञ्जयाय स्वाहा भ्रुवौ बाहू सदाऽवतु ।। ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं ह्रीमीशानाय स्वाहा पार्श्वं सदाऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ mṛtyuñjayāya svāhā bhruvau bāhū sadā'vatu || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ hrīmīśānāya svāhā pārśvaṃ sadā'vatu
Oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ, to Mṛtyuñjaya, svāhā — may (he) always guard the two eyebrows and the arms. Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ, to Īśāna, svāhā — may (he) always guard the side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.128
ॐ ह्रीमीश्वराय स्वाहा चोदरं पातु मे सदा ।। ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं मृत्युञ्जयाय स्वाहा बाहू सदाऽवतु
oṃ hrīmīśvarāya svāhā codaraṃ pātu me sadā || oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ mṛtyuñjayāya svāhā bāhū sadā'vatu
Oṃ hrīṃ, to Īśvara, svāhā — may (he) always protect my belly. Oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ, to Mṛtyuñjaya, svāhā — may (he) always guard the arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.129
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीमीश्वराय स्वाहा पातु करौ मम ।। ॐ महेश्वराय रुद्राय नितम्बं पातु मे सदा
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīmīśvarāya svāhā pātu karau mama || oṃ maheśvarāya rudrāya nitambaṃ pātu me sadā
Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ, to Īśvara, svāhā — may (he) protect my two hands. Oṃ, to Maheśvara, to Rudra — may (he) always protect my buttocks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.131
प्राच्यां मां पातु भूतेश आग्नेय्यां पातु शङ्करः ।। दक्षिणे पातु मां रुद्रो नैर्ऋत्यां स्थाणुरेव च
prācyāṃ māṃ pātu bhūteśa āgneyyāṃ pātu śaṅkaraḥ || dakṣiṇe pātu māṃ rudro nairṛtyāṃ sthāṇureva ca
In the east may Bhūteśa (lord of beings) protect me; in the southeast may Śaṅkara protect (me); in the south may Rudra protect me, and in the southwest Sthāṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.132
पश्चिमे खण्डपरशुर्वायव्यां चन्द्रशेखरः ।। उत्तरे गिरिशः पातु चैशान्यामीश्वरः स्वयम्
paścime khaṇḍaparaśurvāyavyāṃ candraśekharaḥ || uttare giriśaḥ pātu caiśānyāmīśvaraḥ svayam
In the west (may) Khaṇḍaparaśu (protect me), in the northwest Candraśekhara; in the north may Giriśa protect (me), and in the northeast Īśvara himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.133
ऊर्ध्वे मृडः सदा पातु चाधो मृत्युञ्जयः स्वयम् ।। जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे स्वप्ने जागरणे सदा
ūrdhve mṛḍaḥ sadā pātu cādho mṛtyuñjayaḥ svayam || jale sthale cāntarikṣe svapne jāgaraṇe sadā
Above may Mṛḍa always protect (me), and below Mṛtyuñjaya himself; in water, on land, and in the air, in sleep and in waking, always —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.134
पिनाकी पातु मां प्रीत्या भक्तं सवै भक्तवत्सलः ।। इति ते कथितं वत्स कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
pinākī pātu māṃ prītyā bhaktaṃ savai bhaktavatsalaḥ || iti te kathitaṃ vatsa kavacaṃ paramādbhutam
may Pinākin, who is fond of his devotees, lovingly protect me, his devotee. Thus, child, the supremely marvellous armour has been told to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.135
दशलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धिर्भवति निश्चितम् ।। यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो रुद्रतुल्यो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
daśalakṣajapenaiva siddhirbhavati niścitam || yadi syātsiddhakavaco rudratulyo bhaveddhruvam
By ten hundred thousand recitations alone, success certainly comes about. If one becomes perfected in this armour, he surely becomes equal to Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.136
तव स्नेहान्मयाऽऽख्यातं प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित् ।। कवचं कण्वशाखोक्तमतिगोप्यं सुदुर्लभम्
tava snehānmayā''khyātaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit || kavacaṃ kaṇvaśākhoktamatigopyaṃ sudurlabham
Out of affection for you it has been declared by me; it is not to be told to anyone. The armour, spoken in the Kaṇva branch (of the Veda), is most secret and very hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.137
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च ।। सर्वाणि कवचस्यास्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
aśvamedhasahasrāṇi rājasūyaśatāni ca || sarvāṇi kavacasyāsya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm
Thousands of horse-sacrifices and hundreds of rājasūya sacrifices — all of them do not equal a sixteenth part of this armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.138
कवचस्य प्रसादेन जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः ।। सर्वज्ञः सर्वसिद्धीशो मनोयायी भवेद्ध्रुवम्
kavacasya prasādena jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ || sarvajñaḥ sarvasiddhīśo manoyāyī bhaveddhruvam
By the grace of this armour a man becomes liberated while living; he surely becomes all-knowing, lord of all attainments, and one who travels at will (as fast as thought).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 3 35.139
इदं कवचमज्ञात्वा भजेद्यः शङ्करं प्रभुम् ।। शतलक्षं प्रजप्तोऽपि न मन्त्रः सिद्धिदायकः
idaṃ kavacamajñātvā bhajedyaḥ śaṅkaraṃ prabhum || śatalakṣaṃ prajapto'pi na mantraḥ siddhidāyakaḥ
Whoever worships lord Śaṅkara without knowing this armour — even though the mantra be recited ten million times, it does not grant success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition