Ganesha Purana — Upasanakhanda — Chapter 14

GnP 1 14.1

।। अथ चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।। राजोवाच ।। ततः किमकरोद् ब्रह्मा वीक्ष्यांडानि सहस्रशः । कथं च सृष्टिमकरोदाज्ञां प्राप्य गजाननात्

|| atha caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || rājovāca || tataḥ kimakarod brahmā vīkṣyāṃḍāni sahasraśaḥ | kathaṃ ca sṛṣṭimakarodājñāṃ prāpya gajānanāt

Now the fourteenth chapter. The king said: What then did Brahmā do, having seen the eggs by the thousand? And how did he carry out creation, once he had received the command from Gajānana?

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GnP 1 14.2

भृगुरुवाच ।। अभवद्गर्वसंपन्नः स्वात्मन्येवं विचारयत् । वेद्मिशास्त्राणिवेदांश्च पुराणान्यागमानपि

bhṛguruvāca || abhavadgarvasaṃpannaḥ svātmanyevaṃ vicārayat | vedmiśāstrāṇivedāṃśca purāṇānyāgamānapi

Bhṛgu said: He became filled with pride and reflected thus within himself: "I know the śāstras and the Vedas, the Purāṇas and the Āgamas too;

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GnP 1 14.3

ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपन्नः शापानुग्रहशक्तिमान् । ब्रह्माण्डानि च दृष्टानि सृष्टीनां रचनास्तथा

jñānavijñānasaṃpannaḥ śāpānugrahaśaktimān | brahmāṇḍāni ca dṛṣṭāni sṛṣṭīnāṃ racanāstathā

"endowed with knowledge and discernment, possessed of the power to curse and to bless; the brahma-eggs too have been seen (by me), and likewise the fashionings of the creations.

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GnP 1 14.4

इदानीं सृष्टिकरणेऽशक्यं मे नैव किञ्चन । इत्येवं गर्वसम्पन्ने सृष्ट्यर्थं कमलोद्भवे

idānīṃ sṛṣṭikaraṇe'śakyaṃ me naiva kiñcana | ityevaṃ garvasampanne sṛṣṭyarthaṃ kamalodbhave

"Now, in the making of creation, there is nothing at all beyond my power." When the lotus-born was thus filled with pride regarding creation,

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GnP 1 14.5

विघ्ना नानाविधा भूप प्रादुरासन्सहस्रशः । तं वेष्टयित्वा ब्रह्माणं स्थिताः परमदारुणाः

vighnā nānāvidhā bhūpa prādurāsansahasraśaḥ | taṃ veṣṭayitvā brahmāṇaṃ sthitāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ

obstacles of many kinds, O king, appeared by the thousands; and encircling Brahmā they stood there, exceedingly dreadful,

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GnP 1 14.6

यथामत्ताः पुष्परसैः सरधा मधुजालकम् । त्रिनेत्राः पञ्चहस्ताश्च कूपास्याः सप्तपाणयः

yathāmattāḥ puṣparasaiḥ saradhā madhujālakam | trinetrāḥ pañcahastāśca kūpāsyāḥ saptapāṇayaḥ

like honey-making (bees) intoxicated by the juices of flowers (swarming over) a honeycomb — three-eyed and five-handed, with mouths like wells, seven-handed,

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GnP 1 14.7

त्र्यन्ध्रयः पञ्चतुण्डाश्च सप्ततुण्डाः षडङ्घ्रयः । दशास्याः पञ्चपादाश्च तालदन्ता वृकोदराः

tryandhrayaḥ pañcatuṇḍāśca saptatuṇḍāḥ ṣaḍaṅghrayaḥ | daśāsyāḥ pañcapādāśca tāladantā vṛkodarāḥ

three-footed and five-snouted, seven-snouted and six-footed, ten-mouthed and five-legged, with teeth like palm trees and bellies like wolves',

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GnP 1 14.8

नानारूपा महासत्वाः संख्यातुं न च ते क्षमाः । चकम्पे द्रुहिणस्तेषां नानारावान्निशम्यतान्

nānārūpā mahāsatvāḥ saṃkhyātuṃ na ca te kṣamāḥ | cakampe druhiṇasteṣāṃ nānārāvānniśamyatān

of various forms, huge creatures, and they were not able to be counted; and Brahmā trembled on hearing their manifold cries.

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GnP 1 14.9

केचित्तं मुष्टिभिर्जघ्नुर्नेमुश्चनुनुवुः परे । चतुःशिखासु संगृह्य दोलयामासुरादरात्

kecittaṃ muṣṭibhirjaghnurnemuścanunuvuḥ pare | catuḥśikhāsu saṃgṛhya dolayāmāsurādarāt

Some struck him with their fists, others bowed to him and praised him; and seizing him by his four locks of hair they swung him about with zest.

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GnP 1 14.10

चत्वार्यपि मुखान्यस्य जहसुस्तं तथापरे । निनिन्दुश्च प्रशंसां च चक्रुः केचिन्सिषेविरे

catvāryapi mukhānyasya jahasustaṃ tathāpare | nininduśca praśaṃsāṃ ca cakruḥ kecinsiṣevire

Some laughed at his four faces, and others at him (himself); some reviled him and some offered praise, and some waited upon him.

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GnP 1 14.11

मोचयामासुरपरे बबन्धुरपरे पुनः । मोचितुं पुनरप्यन्ये विचकर्षुरितस्ततः

mocayāmāsurapare babandhurapare punaḥ | mocituṃ punarapyanye vicakarṣuritastataḥ

Some set him loose, others again bound him; and yet others dragged him this way and that in order to release him.

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GnP 1 14.12

आलिलिंगुश्च तं केचिच्चुचुम्बुः शिशुवत्परे । अष्टश्मश्रुषुतं धृत्वा ननर्ते कोष्टहस्तवान्

āliliṃguśca taṃ keciccucumbuḥ śiśuvatpare | aṣṭaśmaśruṣutaṃ dhṛtvā nanarte koṣṭahastavān

And some embraced him, others kissed him as one does a child; and holding him by his eight whiskers, one with a hand on (his) belly danced.

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GnP 1 14.13

एवं स परवान् ब्रह्मा चिन्ताशोक समन्वितः । अखर्वं सृष्टिगर्वं तं तत्याज हृदिसंगतम्

evaṃ sa paravān brahmā cintāśoka samanvitaḥ | akharvaṃ sṛṣṭigarvaṃ taṃ tatyāja hṛdisaṃgatam

Thus Brahmā, being in the power of others and filled with anxiety and grief, gave up that unshrunken pride in creation that had lodged in his heart.

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GnP 1 14.14

जगाम महतीं मूर्छां निराशः स्वस्यजीवने । मुहूर्तमात्रे तु गते सस्मार मनसा विभुम् ।। प्रार्थयामास कारुण्याद्रुदन्निव गजाननम्

jagāma mahatīṃ mūrchāṃ nirāśaḥ svasyajīvane | muhūrtamātre tu gate sasmāra manasā vibhum || prārthayāmāsa kāruṇyādrudanniva gajānanam

He fell into a deep swoon, without hope for his own life; but when only a moment had passed he called the Lord to mind, and, weeping as it were, prayed out of (need of) compassion to the elephant-faced one.

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GnP 1 14.15

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। न चायुष्यं स्वल्पं विविध जनने सक्त मनसो, न मे तत्त्वज्ञानं भवजलधितारं सुविमलम् । जनुर्भूमौ लब्ध्वा तव भजनतो यामि परमां, कदा भुक्तिं मुक्तिं निरुपम सुखां वा खिलगुरो

brahmovāca || na cāyuṣyaṃ svalpaṃ vividha janane sakta manaso, na me tattvajñānaṃ bhavajaladhitāraṃ suvimalam | janurbhūmau labdhvā tava bhajanato yāmi paramāṃ, kadā bhuktiṃ muktiṃ nirupama sukhāṃ vā khilaguro

Brahmā said: For one whose mind clings to manifold births, the span of life is not short; nor do I have that wholly pure knowledge of reality which carries one across the ocean of becoming. Having obtained birth on the earth, when shall I reach, by worship of you, the highest enjoyment, or liberation whose bliss is beyond compare, O teacher of all?

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GnP 1 14.16

त्वत्कटाक्षामृतेनाक्तो भक्तः सीदति ते विभो । इयं लज्जातवैवास्तां न मे मृत्युश्चिरायुषः

tvatkaṭākṣāmṛtenākto bhaktaḥ sīdati te vibho | iyaṃ lajjātavaivāstāṃ na me mṛtyuścirāyuṣaḥ

Your devotee, anointed with the nectar of your sidelong glance, is sinking down, O mighty one; let this shame be yours alone — death is not mine, for my life is long.

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GnP 1 14.17

भृगुरुवाच ।। इत्यसौ प्रार्थयन्नेव शुश्राव गगनेरिताम् । गिरं तपस्वेति ततः प्रार्थयामास तां पुनः

bhṛguruvāca || ityasau prārthayanneva śuśrāva gaganeritām | giraṃ tapasveti tataḥ prārthayāmāsa tāṃ punaḥ

Bhṛgu said: Even as he was praying thus, he heard a voice sent forth in the sky: "Practise austerity." Thereupon he prayed to it again.

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GnP 1 14.18

अन्तर्हिताश्च ते विघ्नाः श्रुतायां नभसोगिरि । नानारूपा महावीर्या मुक्त्वा तं कमलासनम्

antarhitāśca te vighnāḥ śrutāyāṃ nabhasogiri | nānārūpā mahāvīryā muktvā taṃ kamalāsanam

And when that voice in the sky was heard, those obstacles of various forms and great might vanished, releasing the lotus-seated one.

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GnP 1 14.19

स मुक्तश्चिन्तयामास पद्मयोनिर्महायशाः । विनामन्त्रं विनास्थानं कथं तप्स्ये तपो महत्

sa muktaścintayāmāsa padmayonirmahāyaśāḥ | vināmantraṃ vināsthānaṃ kathaṃ tapsye tapo mahat

Set free, the lotus-born of great renown thought: "Without a mantra, without a place, how shall I perform great austerity?"

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GnP 1 14.20

इति व्याकुल चित्तोसौ बभ्राम जलमध्यतः । अनन्य मनसा ध्यायन् गजाननमनामयम्

iti vyākula cittosau babhrāma jalamadhyataḥ | ananya manasā dhyāyan gajānanamanāmayam

With his mind thus agitated he wandered about in the midst of the waters, meditating with undivided mind on the flawless elephant-faced one:

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GnP 1 14.21

मुकुटेन विराजन्तं मुक्तारत्नयुजा शुभम् । रक्तचन्दन लिप्ताङ्गं सिन्दूरारुणमस्तकम्

mukuṭena virājantaṃ muktāratnayujā śubham | raktacandana liptāṅgaṃ sindūrāruṇamastakam

resplendent with a crown set with pearls and gems, beautiful, his body smeared with red sandal, his head ruddy with vermilion,

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GnP 1 14.22

मुक्तादामलसत्कण्ठं सर्पयज्ञोपवीतिनम् । अनर्घ्य रत्नघटित बाहुभूषणभूषितम्

muktādāmalasatkaṇṭhaṃ sarpayajñopavītinam | anarghya ratnaghaṭita bāhubhūṣaṇabhūṣitam

(I saw him) with his neck lovely with a garland of pearls, wearing a serpent for his sacred thread, adorned with arm-ornaments set with priceless gems,

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GnP 1 14.23

स्फुरन्मरकतभ्राजदंगुलीयक शोभितम् । महा हि वेष्टित बृहन्नाभिशोभिमहोदरम्

sphuranmarakatabhrājadaṃgulīyaka śobhitam | mahā hi veṣṭita bṛhannābhiśobhimahodaram

resplendent with a finger-ring flashing with a gleaming emerald, girded by a great serpent, his large belly beautiful with a deep navel,

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GnP 1 14.24

विचित्र रत्नखचित कटिसूत्र विराजितम् । सुवर्णसूत्र विलसद्रक्तवस्त्रसमारतम्

vicitra ratnakhacita kaṭisūtra virājitam | suvarṇasūtra vilasadraktavastrasamāratam

shining with a waist-cord of many colours studded with jewels, delighting in a red garment gleaming with golden thread,

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GnP 1 14.25

भालचन्द्रं लसद्दन्तन्त शोभाराजत्करं परम् । एवं ध्यायति तस्मिंस्तु पुनरेव नभो वचः

bhālacandraṃ lasaddantanta śobhārājatkaraṃ param | evaṃ dhyāyati tasmiṃstu punareva nabho vacaḥ

with the moon on his brow, supreme, his hand shining with the beauty of a gleaming tusk-tip. While he was meditating thus, again a voice (came) from the sky.

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GnP 1 14.26

उदियाय वटं पश्य वटं पश्येति सुन्दरम् । श्रुत्वेति वचनं ब्रह्मा पुनश्चिन्तामवाप सः

udiyāya vaṭaṃ paśya vaṭaṃ paśyeti sundaram | śrutveti vacanaṃ brahmā punaścintāmavāpa saḥ

It arose, beautiful: "Look at the banyan, look at the banyan!" Hearing this speech, Brahmā again fell into thought.

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