Kalika Purana — Chapter 34
KaP 34.1
कालिकापुराणम् चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः पुनसृष्टिवर्णनम् अथ श्रीकालिका पुराण अध्याय ३४ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। यथा पुनरभूत् सृष्टिरकालप्रलये गते । येन चैवोद्धृता पृथ्वी तच्छृणवन्तु द्विजोत्तमाः
kālikāpurāṇam catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ punasṛṣṭivarṇanam atha śrīkālikā purāṇa adhyāya 34 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || yathā punarabhūt sṛṣṭirakālapralaye gate | yena caivoddhṛtā pṛthvī tacchṛṇavantu dvijottamāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: How creation came to be again when the untimely dissolution had passed, and by whom the earth was raised up — let (you) hear that, O best of the twice-born.
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KaP 34.2
व्यतीते प्रलये विष्णुः कूर्मरूपी महाबलः । पृष्ठे निधाय पृथिवीमुद्धृत्याथ सपर्वताम् । समांचकार सकलां पूर्ववत्परमेश्वरः
vyatīte pralaye viṣṇuḥ kūrmarūpī mahābalaḥ | pṛṣṭhe nidhāya pṛthivīmuddhṛtyātha saparvatām | samāṃcakāra sakalāṃ pūrvavatparameśvaraḥ
When the dissolution had passed, Viṣṇu of great strength, in the form of a tortoise, placing the earth with its mountains upon his back and lifting it up, the Supreme Lord made the whole of it level as before.
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KaP 34.3
शरभस्य वराहस्य तत्पुत्राणां पदक्रमैः । यत्र भूमिर्विशीर्णाभूत्तां तां समां कमठोऽकरोत्
śarabhasya varāhasya tatputrāṇāṃ padakramaiḥ | yatra bhūmirviśīrṇābhūttāṃ tāṃ samāṃ kamaṭho'karot
Where the earth had been broken apart by the tread of the śarabha, of the boar, and of his sons, that the tortoise made level.
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KaP 34.4
कृत्वा समां ततो भूमिं पूर्ववत् परमेश्वरः । अनन्तं धारयामास पृथिवीतलसंश्रितम्
kṛtvā samāṃ tato bhūmiṃ pūrvavat parameśvaraḥ | anantaṃ dhārayāmāsa pṛthivītalasaṃśritam
Then, having made the earth level as before, the Supreme Lord made Ananta support it, resting beneath the surface of the earth.
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KaP 34.5
ततो ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च हरश्च परमेश्वरः । नावोदरस्थितान् सप्तमुनीन्मनुं स्वायम्भुवं तदा । नरनारायणौ चोभौ दक्षञ्चोचुः समागताः
tato brahmā ca viṣṇuśca haraśca parameśvaraḥ | nāvodarasthitān saptamunīnmanuṃ svāyambhuvaṃ tadā | naranārāyaṇau cobhau dakṣañcocuḥ samāgatāḥ
Then Brahmā and Viṣṇu and Hara, the Supreme Lord, having come together, spoke then to the seven sages who were within the boat, to Manu Svāyambhuva, to both Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and to Dakṣa.
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KaP 34.6
शृण्वन्तु मुनयः सर्वे ब्रूमोधुना च यत्
śṛṇvantu munayaḥ sarve brūmodhunā ca yat
Let all the sages hear what we now say.
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KaP 34.7
सृष्टिर्नष्टा वराहस्य शरभस्य च सङ्गरात् । अतोऽस्माकं यथाकार्या सृष्टिराकर्णयन्तु तत्
sṛṣṭirnaṣṭā varāhasya śarabhasya ca saṅgarāt | ato'smākaṃ yathākāryā sṛṣṭirākarṇayantu tat
Creation has been destroyed by the battle of the boar and the śarabha; therefore let (you) listen to how creation is to be carried out by us.
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KaP 34.8
नरनारायणावेतौ सृष्ट्यर्थं समुपस्थितौ । संस्थापनाय देवानां परमं तप्यतां तपः
naranārāyaṇāvetau sṛṣṭyarthaṃ samupasthitau | saṃsthāpanāya devānāṃ paramaṃ tapyatāṃ tapaḥ
These two, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, have presented themselves for the sake of creation; let them perform supreme austerity for the establishing of the gods.
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KaP 34.9
आप्याय तपसा चोभौ जनलोकगतान् सुरान् । आनयन्त्वपराञ्छश्वत् संसृजन्तु गणान् बहून्
āpyāya tapasā cobhau janalokagatān surān | ānayantvaparāñchaśvat saṃsṛjantu gaṇān bahūn
And let both of them, having satisfied by their austerity the gods who have gone to Janaloka, bring others continually, and let them create many hosts (of beings).
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KaP 34.10
नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांश्चैव तेषां स्थानानि वै मुने । एग्रोस्तपसा यान्तु स्थिरतां पूर्ववन्मनो
nakṣatrāṇi grahāṃścaiva teṣāṃ sthānāni vai mune | egrostapasā yāntu sthiratāṃ pūrvavanmano
The lunar mansions and the planets and their stations, O sage — by the austerity of these two let the mind attain steadiness as before.
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KaP 34.11
सूर्यस्य रथसंस्थानं तथा चन्द्ररथस्थितिम् । करोत्वयं महाभागः स्वयमेव जनार्दनः
sūryasya rathasaṃsthānaṃ tathā candrarathasthitim | karotvayaṃ mahābhāgaḥ svayameva janārdanaḥ
Let this greatly fortunate Janārdana himself arrange the disposition of the sun's chariot and likewise the station of the moon's chariot.
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KaP 34.12
पृथिव्यां सर्वबीजानि स्वायम्भुवमनो त्वया । उप्यन्तां सर्वतः शस्यपूर्णा भवतु मेदिनी
pṛthivyāṃ sarvabījāni svāyambhuvamano tvayā | upyantāṃ sarvataḥ śasyapūrṇā bhavatu medinī
O Manu, son of the Self-existent, let all seeds be sown by you everywhere in the earth; let the ground become full of crops.
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KaP 34.13
प्ररोहयौषधीवृक्षान् लतावल्लीश्च सर्वतः । स्वायम्भुव महान्त्येतत् प्राप्तान्यृतुफलानि च
prarohayauṣadhīvṛkṣān latāvallīśca sarvataḥ | svāyambhuva mahāntyetat prāptānyṛtuphalāni ca
Make the herbs and trees, and the creepers and vines, sprout on every side; O son of the Self-existent, these great things and the fruits of the seasons have (now) been obtained.
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KaP 34.14
दक्षः सप्तमुनीन्द्रस्तु यज्ञेन यजतां हरिम् । वराहपुत्रदेहोत्थमग्नित्रयमिदं यजन्
dakṣaḥ saptamunīndrastu yajñena yajatāṃ harim | varāhaputradehotthamagnitrayamidaṃ yajan
And let Dakṣa, chief of the seven sages, worship Hari with sacrifice, offering with this triad of fires that arose from the body of the Boar's son.
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KaP 34.15
असौ यज्ञो वराहस्य देहाज्जातस्तु सृष्टये । अनेनैव तु यज्ञेन दक्षः सृष्टिं तनोत्विमाम्
asau yajño varāhasya dehājjātastu sṛṣṭaye | anenaiva tu yajñena dakṣaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ tanotvimām
This sacrifice was born from the body of the Boar for the sake of creation; by this very sacrifice let Dakṣa spread out this creation.
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KaP 34.16
नरनारायणाभ्यां तु मुनिभिः सप्तभिस्तथा । दक्षेण भवता चापि यज्ञेनैभिस्तथाग्निभिः । सम्पूर्यतामियं सृष्टिः स्वर्गे भुवि रसातले
naranārāyaṇābhyāṃ tu munibhiḥ saptabhistathā | dakṣeṇa bhavatā cāpi yajñenaibhistathāgnibhiḥ | sampūryatāmiyaṃ sṛṣṭiḥ svarge bhuvi rasātale
By Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and likewise by the seven sages, and by Dakṣa and by you too, with sacrifice and with these fires — let this creation be filled out in heaven, on earth, and in the nether world.
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KaP 34.17
वयं च सृष्टिमाप्याय्य यथा सम्पद्यते त्वियम् । यतिष्यामस्तथा नित्यं यूयं कुरुत सर्जनम्
vayaṃ ca sṛṣṭimāpyāyya yathā sampadyate tviyam | yatiṣyāmastathā nityaṃ yūyaṃ kuruta sarjanam
And we shall always strive to swell the creation, so that it may come to fulfilment; do you likewise carry out the bringing forth.
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KaP 34.18
ततः सम्पद्यतां सृष्टिर्यथा पूर्वं तथैव च । प्रथमं त्वन्तु बीजानि प्ररोहय मनोऽधुना
tataḥ sampadyatāṃ sṛṣṭiryathā pūrvaṃ tathaiva ca | prathamaṃ tvantu bījāni prarohaya mano'dhunā
Then let creation come about just as it was before; but first, O Manu, make the seeds sprout now.
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KaP 34.19
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्यादिश्य महाभागा विधिविष्णुवृषध्वजाः । यथास्थानं स्थापयितुं पर्वतान् प्रययुस्ततः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityādiśya mahābhāgā vidhiviṣṇuvṛṣadhvajāḥ | yathāsthānaṃ sthāpayituṃ parvatān prayayustataḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having thus given instruction, the greatly fortunate ones — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the Bull-bannered (Śiva) — then went forth to set the mountains in their proper places.
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KaP 34.20
मेरुमन्दरकैलासहिमवत्प्रभृतिष्वथ। पुराणि सर्वदेवानां ते वै चक्रुः पृथक् पृथक्
merumandarakailāsahimavatprabhṛtiṣvatha| purāṇi sarvadevānāṃ te vai cakruḥ pṛthak pṛthak
Then on Meru, Mandara, Kailāsa, Himavat and the rest they made cities for all the gods, each one separately.
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KaP 34.21
परित्यज्य ततो नावमवधृत्य वसुन्धराम् । स्वायम्भुवःक्षितौ बीजान्यवपत् सर्वसम्पदे
parityajya tato nāvamavadhṛtya vasundharām | svāyambhuvaḥkṣitau bījānyavapat sarvasampade
Then, leaving the ship and having settled the earth firmly, the son of the Self-existent sowed the seeds in the ground for the sake of all prosperity.
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KaP 34.22
ततो वृक्षलतावल्लीगुल्मानि च वनानि च । बालशस्यानि धान्यानि तथैवौषधयः समाः
tato vṛkṣalatāvallīgulmāni ca vanāni ca | bālaśasyāni dhānyāni tathaivauṣadhayaḥ samāḥ
Then trees, creepers, vines, shrubs and forests, young crops, grains and likewise herbs, all alike,
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KaP 34.23
बीजकाण्डप्ररोहाश्च प्रताना जलजानि च । प्रफुल्लानि विकोशानि फलकन्ददलानि च । बभुवुः शाद्वलान्येव सर्वेषां प्राणवृद्धये
bījakāṇḍaprarohāśca pratānā jalajāni ca | praphullāni vikośāni phalakandadalāni ca | babhuvuḥ śādvalānyeva sarveṣāṃ prāṇavṛddhaye
and shoots from seed and from stalk, and spreading plants and water plants, and blossoming ones and ones burst from their pods, and fruits, bulbs and leaves — grassy meadows too came into being, for the increase of the life of all.
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KaP 34.24
पृथिवी शस्यसम्पन्ना वृक्षास्ते शाद्वलाः शुभाः । दृष्टाः पूर्वं यथा तस्मान्मनुना चित्तहर्षिणा
pṛthivī śasyasampannā vṛkṣāste śādvalāḥ śubhāḥ | dṛṣṭāḥ pūrvaṃ yathā tasmānmanunā cittaharṣiṇā
The earth rich in crops, and those trees, and the fair grasslands, were seen by Manu, whose mind was delighted, just as they were before.
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KaP 34.25
ततो नरो महायोगी तपस्तेपे महत्तमम् । नारायणश्च देवानां भावनाय महामतिः
tato naro mahāyogī tapastepe mahattamam | nārāyaṇaśca devānāṃ bhāvanāya mahāmatiḥ
Then Nara, the great yogin, performed the most severe austerity, and so did the greatly wise Nārāyaṇa, for the bringing into being of the gods.
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KaP 34.26
नारायणो नरश्वोभौ परमावृषिसत्तमौ । तपसाराध्य परमं तेजोमयमनामयम्
nārāyaṇo naraśvobhau paramāvṛṣisattamau | tapasārādhya paramaṃ tejomayamanāmayam
Both Nārāyaṇa and Nara, the two supreme and best of sages, having propitiated by austerity the supreme, radiant, unailing (Lord),
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KaP 34.27
आनित्या जनगणान् देवान् देवर्षिसत्तमान् । ये मृता अमराः पूर्वं गणशस्तान् पृथक् पृथक्
ānityā janagaṇān devān devarṣisattamān | ye mṛtā amarāḥ pūrvaṃ gaṇaśastān pṛthak pṛthak
the (eternal?) hosts of beings, the gods, the best of the divine sages — those immortals who had earlier died — them, group by group, one by one,
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KaP 34.28
तपोबलेन महता सर्जयामासतुर्मुनी । सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ देवौ दिक्पालांश्च तथा दश । जनार्दनः स्वयं चक्रे पातालतलवासिनः
tapobalena mahatā sarjayāmāsaturmunī | sūryācandramasau devau dikpālāṃśca tathā daśa | janārdanaḥ svayaṃ cakre pātālatalavāsinaḥ
the two sages brought forth by their great power of austerity; and the gods Sun and Moon, and likewise the ten guardians of the directions; Janārdana himself made those who dwell in the depths of Pātāla.
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KaP 34.29
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोश्चक्रे यथासंस्थानमच्युतः । पूर्ववद् योजयामास दिवारात्रस्थितौ च तौ
sūryācandramasoścakre yathāsaṃsthānamacyutaḥ | pūrvavad yojayāmāsa divārātrasthitau ca tau
The Unfallen One made the arrangement of Sun and Moon as it should be, and joined those two, as before, to the state of day and night.
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KaP 34.30
ओषधिषु च जातासु यज्ञवृक्षेषु सत्तमाः । शस्यबीजेषु जातेषु देवेषु च पृथक् पृथक् । दक्षः कर्तुं समारेभे ज्योतिष्टोमं महाध्वरम्
oṣadhiṣu ca jātāsu yajñavṛkṣeṣu sattamāḥ | śasyabījeṣu jāteṣu deveṣu ca pṛthak pṛthak | dakṣaḥ kartuṃ samārebhe jyotiṣṭomaṃ mahādhvaram
And when the herbs had come forth, O best of men, and the sacrificial trees, and when the crop-seeds had come forth, and the gods each severally, Dakṣa set about performing the Jyotiṣṭoma, the great sacrifice.
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KaP 34.31
कश्यपोऽत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च विश्वामित्रोऽथ गौतमः । जमदग्निर्भरद्वाज एते सप्तर्षयोऽमलाः
kaśyapo'trirvasiṣṭhaśca viśvāmitro'tha gautamaḥ | jamadagnirbharadvāja ete saptarṣayo'malāḥ
Kaśyapa, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra, then Gautama, Jamadagni, Bharadvāja — these are the seven spotless seers.
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KaP 34.32
एतैः सप्तमुनीन्द्रैस्तु दक्षो ब्रह्मसुतः स्वयम् । महायज्ञं ततश्चक्रे यावद्द्वादशवत्सरान्
etaiḥ saptamunīndraistu dakṣo brahmasutaḥ svayam | mahāyajñaṃ tataścakre yāvaddvādaśavatsarān
Together with these seven best of sages, Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, himself then performed the great sacrifice for a full twelve years.
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KaP 34.33
हूयमानेषु तत्रैव त्रिष्वग्निषु पुनः पुनः । इज्यमाने वराहे तु यज्ञरूपे तदा द्विजैः । चतुर्विधाः प्रजा जाता यज्ञादेव द्विजोत्तमा
hūyamāneṣu tatraiva triṣvagniṣu punaḥ punaḥ | ijyamāne varāhe tu yajñarūpe tadā dvijaiḥ | caturvidhāḥ prajā jātā yajñādeva dvijottamā
While oblations were being offered there again and again in the three fires, and while the boar, whose form is the sacrifice, was being worshipped by the twice-born, then, O best of the twice-born, creatures of four kinds were born from the sacrifice itself.
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KaP 34.34
ततो दक्षस्य संजाताः पुत्र्यः पुण्यात्रयोदश । स्वरूपगुणसम्पन्नाःसृष्टयर्थममितप्रजाः
tato dakṣasya saṃjātāḥ putryaḥ puṇyātrayodaśa | svarūpaguṇasampannāḥsṛṣṭayarthamamitaprajāḥ
Then there were born to Dakṣa thirteen holy daughters, endowed with beauty and good qualities, of measureless offspring, for the purpose of creation.
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KaP 34.35
ताः पुत्रीः प्रददौ दक्षः कश्यपाय महात्मने । ताभ्यो जाताश्च बहवस्तैर्व्याप्तं सकलं जगत्
tāḥ putrīḥ pradadau dakṣaḥ kaśyapāya mahātmane | tābhyo jātāśca bahavastairvyāptaṃ sakalaṃ jagat
Those daughters Dakṣa gave to the great-souled Kaśyapa; and from them many (beings) were born, and by them the whole world was filled.
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KaP 34.36
स सर्वासां प्रजानां तु कश्यपो जनको ह्यभूत् । निःसृतं द्विजशार्दूलाः कश्यपात् सकलं जगत्
sa sarvāsāṃ prajānāṃ tu kaśyapo janako hyabhūt | niḥsṛtaṃ dvijaśārdūlāḥ kaśyapāt sakalaṃ jagat
That Kaśyapa became the progenitor of all creatures; from Kaśyapa, O tigers among the twice-born, the whole world issued forth.
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KaP 34.37
तासां नामानि तज्जाताः प्रजाः सर्वाः पृथक् पृथक् । शृण्वन्तु मुनयः सर्वे सम्यक् कथयतो मम
tāsāṃ nāmāni tajjātāḥ prajāḥ sarvāḥ pṛthak pṛthak | śṛṇvantu munayaḥ sarve samyak kathayato mama
Let all the sages listen, each separately, to their names and the creatures born of them, as I duly relate it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.38
अदितिर्दितिर्दनु; काला दनायूः सिंहिका मुनिः । क्रोधा प्रधा वरिष्ठा च विनता कपिला तथा । कद्रूस्त्रयोदशसुता एता दक्षस्य कीर्तिताः
aditirditirdanu; kālā danāyūḥ siṃhikā muniḥ | krodhā pradhā variṣṭhā ca vinatā kapilā tathā | kadrūstrayodaśasutā etā dakṣasya kīrtitāḥ
Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kālā, Danāyu, Siṃhikā, Muni, Krodhā, Pradhā, and Variṣṭhā, Vinatā, Kapilā, and Kadrū — these thirteen are declared to be the daughters of Dakṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.39
संजातो दक्षिणाङ्गुष्ठान्मनसा ध्यायतो विधेः । तेन देवमनुष्येषु दक्ष इत्येव कथ्यते
saṃjāto dakṣiṇāṅguṣṭhānmanasā dhyāyato vidheḥ | tena devamanuṣyeṣu dakṣa ityeva kathyate
He was born from the right thumb of the Ordainer (Brahmā) as he meditated with his mind; for that reason among gods and men he is called just "Dakṣa" (right/skilled).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.40
ब्रह्मणो मानसाः पुत्रा दश पूर्वं प्रकीर्तिताः । तेषां षट्सृष्टिकर्तारो व्यतीतेऽस्मिन् जनक्षये । मरीचिरत्र्यंगिरसौ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः
brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā daśa pūrvaṃ prakīrtitāḥ | teṣāṃ ṣaṭsṛṣṭikartāro vyatīte'smin janakṣaye | marīciratryaṃgirasau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
The ten mind-born sons of Brahmā were previously proclaimed; of them six are the makers of creation, when this destruction of beings has passed: Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.41
मरीचेस्तनयो जातः कश्यपो लोकभावनः । अस्यैव दक्षकन्याभ्यः प्रजा जज्ञेऽथ भूरिशः
marīcestanayo jātaḥ kaśyapo lokabhāvanaḥ | asyaiva dakṣakanyābhyaḥ prajā jajñe'tha bhūriśaḥ
Marīci's son was born (as) Kaśyapa, the producer of the worlds; and from his (union with) Dakṣa's daughters offspring were born in abundance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.42
अस्य जायाप्रजातानां नामतो विनिबोधत । धाता मित्रोऽर्यमा शक्रो वरुणः सोम एव च
asya jāyāprajātānāṃ nāmato vinibodhata | dhātā mitro'ryamā śakro varuṇaḥ soma eva ca
Learn by name those born of his wives: Dhātā, Mitra, Aryaman, Śakra, Varuṇa, and Soma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.43
भर्गो विवस्वान् पूषा च सवितृत्वष्टविष्णवः । अदितेर्द्वादशसुता आदित्यास्ते प्रकीर्तिताः
bhargo vivasvān pūṣā ca savitṛtvaṣṭaviṣṇavaḥ | aditerdvādaśasutā ādityāste prakīrtitāḥ
Bharga, Vivasvān, and Pūṣā, Savitṛ, Tvaṣṭṛ, and Viṣṇu — these are proclaimed the twelve sons of Aditi, the Ādityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.44
एषां कनीयान् गुणवान् सदा यस्तपति प्रजाः । स वै वंशकरो मुख्यो गद्यते वो दिवाकरः
eṣāṃ kanīyān guṇavān sadā yastapati prajāḥ | sa vai vaṃśakaro mukhyo gadyate vo divākaraḥ
The youngest of these, endowed with excellence, who ever heats the creatures — he indeed, the chief, the maker of the lineage, is being told of to you: the day-maker (the Sun).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.45
एक एव दितेः पुत्रो हिरण्यकशिपुर्बली
eka eva diteḥ putro hiraṇyakaśipurbalī
Diti had but one son, the mighty Hiraṇyakaśipu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.46
चत्वारस्तस्य तनया हृष्टा मदबलान्विताः । प्रह्लादो ह्यथ संह्लादो वाष्कलः शिविरेव च
catvārastasya tanayā hṛṣṭā madabalānvitāḥ | prahlādo hyatha saṃhlādo vāṣkalaḥ śivireva ca
He had four sons, exultant and possessed of pride and strength: Prahlāda, and then Saṃhlāda, Vāṣkala, and Śivi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.47
प्रह्लादस्य त्रयः पुत्रास्तेषामाद्यो विरोचनः । कुम्भो निकुम्भो बलवांस्त्रयः प्राह्लादयः स्मृताः
prahlādasya trayaḥ putrāsteṣāmādyo virocanaḥ | kumbho nikumbho balavāṃstrayaḥ prāhlādayaḥ smṛtāḥ
Prahlāda had three sons, of whom the first was Virocana; Kumbha and the strong Nikumbha — these three are remembered as Prahlāda's sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.48
विरोचनसुतो जातो दानशौण्डो बलिर्महान् । बलेश्च पुत्रो विदितो बाणो नाम महाबली
virocanasuto jāto dānaśauṇḍo balirmahān | baleśca putro vidito bāṇo nāma mahābalī
Virocana's son was born, the great Bali, lavish in giving; and Bali's son is known, mighty in strength, named Bāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.49
शम्भोरनुचरः श्रीमान् महाकालाह्वयश्च सः । बाणस्य च शतं पुत्राः कुसुम्भमकरादयः
śambhoranucaraḥ śrīmān mahākālāhvayaśca saḥ | bāṇasya ca śataṃ putrāḥ kusumbhamakarādayaḥ
He was the illustrious attendant of Śambhu, and he was called Mahākāla; and Bāṇa had a hundred sons, Kusumbha, Makara and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.50
चत्वारिंशद्दनोः पुत्राः विप्रचित्तिपुरःसराः । शम्बरो नमुचिश्चैव पुलोमा च तथैव च
catvāriṃśaddanoḥ putrāḥ vipracittipuraḥsarāḥ | śambaro namuciścaiva pulomā ca tathaiva ca
Danu's sons were forty, with Vipracitti at their head: Śambara, and Namuci, and likewise Pulomā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.51
असिलोमा तथा केशी दुर्जयोऽयः शिरास्तथा । अश्वशीर्षो क्षयः शङ्कुर्वियन्मूर्धा महाबलः
asilomā tathā keśī durjayo'yaḥ śirāstathā | aśvaśīrṣo kṣayaḥ śaṅkurviyanmūrdhā mahābalaḥ
Asiloman and Keśin, Durjaya and Ayaḥśiras, and Aśvaśīrṣa, Kṣaya, Śaṅku, Viyanmūrdhā, Mahābala,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.52
वेगवान् केतुमांश्चैव स्वयं स्वर्भानुरेव च । अश्वो ह्यश्वपतिः कुण्डो वृषपर्वाजकस्तथा
vegavān ketumāṃścaiva svayaṃ svarbhānureva ca | aśvo hyaśvapatiḥ kuṇḍo vṛṣaparvājakastathā
and Vegavān and Ketumān, and Svarbhānu himself, Aśva, Aśvapati, Kuṇḍa, and Vṛṣaparvājaka,
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KaP 34.53
अश्वग्रीवश्च सूक्ष्मश्च तुरुण्डुर्माण्डलस्तथा । ऊर्धबाहुश्चैकचक्रो विरूपाक्षो हराहरौ
aśvagrīvaśca sūkṣmaśca turuṇḍurmāṇḍalastathā | ūrdhabāhuścaikacakro virūpākṣo harāharau
and Aśvagrīva and Sūkṣma, Turuṇḍu and Māṇḍala, and Ūrdhvabāhu and Ekacakra, Virūpākṣa, Hara and Ahara,
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KaP 34.54
नियन्त्रश्च निकुम्भश्च कुपटश्चपटुस्तथा । सरभ: सुलभश्चैव सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ तथा
niyantraśca nikumbhaśca kupaṭaścapaṭustathā | sarabha: sulabhaścaiva sūryācandramasau tathā
and Niyantra and Nikumbha, Kupaṭa and Capaṭu, and Sarabha and Sulabha, and Sūrya and Candramas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 34.55
अन्यावेतौ दनोः पुत्रौ सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ तथा । दिवाकर निशानाथौ तावन्यौ देवपुङ्गवौ
anyāvetau danoḥ putrau sūryācandramasau tathā | divākara niśānāthau tāvanyau devapuṅgavau
These two sons of Danu are others — Sūrya and Candramas — (that is,) the Maker of Day and the Lord of Night; those two are other bulls among the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 34.56
एषां पुत्रैश्च पौत्रैश्च तत्पुत्रैश्चैव भूरिभिः । जगद् व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं बलवीर्यसमन्वितैः
eṣāṃ putraiśca pautraiśca tatputraiścaiva bhūribhiḥ | jagad vyāptamidaṃ sarvaṃ balavīryasamanvitaiḥ
By their sons and grandsons and by their many sons in turn, endowed with strength and valour, this whole world was filled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.57
दनायूषोऽभवन् पुत्राश्चत्वारो बलवत्तराः । वीरभद्रो विक्षरश्च वत्सो वृत्तस्तथैव च
danāyūṣo'bhavan putrāścatvāro balavattarāḥ | vīrabhadro vikṣaraśca vatso vṛttastathaiva ca
Of Danāyu there were four sons, exceedingly strong: Vīrabhadra and Vikṣara, Vatsa and likewise Vṛtta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.58
एषां चतुर्णां बहवः पुत्रा जाता द्विजोत्तमाः । रूपसत्वबलोपेता एकैकस्य शतं शतम्
eṣāṃ caturṇāṃ bahavaḥ putrā jātā dvijottamāḥ | rūpasatvabalopetā ekaikasya śataṃ śatam
Of these four, O best of the twice-born, many sons were born, possessed of beauty, substance and strength — a hundred each for each one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.59
कालायास्तनया जाता: कालेया इति विश्रुताः । विख्यातास्ते महावीर्याश्चत्वारो दानावाधिपाः
kālāyāstanayā jātā: kāleyā iti viśrutāḥ | vikhyātāste mahāvīryāścatvāro dānāvādhipāḥ
The sons born of Kālā are renowned as the Kāleyas; those four of great valour are famed as lords of the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.60
विनाशनश्च क्रोधश्च क्रोधहन्ता तथैव च । क्रोधशक्रस्तथा चैते कालापुत्राः प्रकीर्तिताः
vināśanaśca krodhaśca krodhahantā tathaiva ca | krodhaśakrastathā caite kālāputrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Vināśana and Krodha, and likewise Krodhahantā, and Krodhaśakra — these are proclaimed the sons of Kālā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.61
सिंहिकायाः सुतो जातो राहुश्चन्द्रार्कमर्दनः । सुचन्द्रश्चन्द्रहन्ता च तथा चन्द्रविमर्दनः
siṃhikāyāḥ suto jāto rāhuścandrārkamardanaḥ | sucandraścandrahantā ca tathā candravimardanaḥ
To Siṃhikā a son was born, Rāhu, the crusher of moon and sun, and Sucandra and Candrahantā, and Candravimardana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.62
गणः क्रोधवशोनाम क्रूरकर्मारिमर्दनः । क्रोधायास्तनया जाताःक्रूरकर्मकरास्तथा
gaṇaḥ krodhavaśonāma krūrakarmārimardanaḥ | krodhāyāstanayā jātāḥkrūrakarmakarāstathā
The troop named Krodhavaśa, of cruel deeds, crusher of foes — the sons born of Krodhā, likewise doers of cruel deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 34.63
सिंहिका चैव क्रोधा च द्वे सुते क्रूरिके सदा । ताभ्यां च प्रभवो वंशो ह्यत: क्रूरतरः स्मृतः
siṃhikā caiva krodhā ca dve sute krūrike sadā | tābhyāṃ ca prabhavo vaṃśo hyata: krūrataraḥ smṛtaḥ
Siṃhikā and Krodhā, the two daughters, were always cruel; and the lineage arising from those two is therefore held to be crueller still.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.64
एक एव मुनेः पुत्रो जातः शुक्रः कविर्महान् । दैत्यदानवकालेयप्रभृतीनां सदा गुरुः
eka eva muneḥ putro jātaḥ śukraḥ kavirmahān | daityadānavakāleyaprabhṛtīnāṃ sadā guruḥ
To the sage (Bhṛgu) just one son was born, Śukra, the great seer, ever the preceptor of the Daityas, Dānavas, Kāleyas and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.65
चत्वारस्तस्य तनया जाता असुरयाजकाः । त्वष्टावरस्तथात्रिश्च सौकलश्चेति वाग्मिनः । तेजसा सूर्यसदृशा ब्रह्मलोक - प्रभावनाः
catvārastasya tanayā jātā asurayājakāḥ | tvaṣṭāvarastathātriśca saukalaśceti vāgminaḥ | tejasā sūryasadṛśā brahmaloka - prabhāvanāḥ
Four sons were born to him, priests of the Asuras: Tvaṣṭāvara, and Atri, and Saukala — eloquent men, in radiance like the sun, illuminating the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 34.66
असुराणां सदैत्यानां कालेयानां तथैव च
asurāṇāṃ sadaityānāṃ kāleyānāṃ tathaiva ca
— of the Asuras together with the Daityas, and likewise of the Kāleyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.67
क्रोधात्मजानाञ्च तथा सिंहिकातनयस्य च । सूतिप्रसूतिभिः सर्वं जगद्व्याप्तं चराचरम्
krodhātmajānāñca tathā siṃhikātanayasya ca | sūtiprasūtibhiḥ sarvaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ carācaram
and of the sons of Krodhā, and of the son of Siṃhikā — by their births and progeny the whole world, moving and unmoving, was filled.
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KaP 34.68
तेषां तु यान्यपत्यानि वर्धितानि क्रमाद्विजाः । तेषां बहुत्वात् सङ्ख्यातुं चिरेणापि न शक्यते
teṣāṃ tu yānyapatyāni vardhitāni kramādvijāḥ | teṣāṃ bahutvāt saṅkhyātuṃ cireṇāpi na śakyate
But as for those offspring of theirs which increased in succession, O twice-born ones, because of their multitude they cannot be counted even in a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.69
तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश्च अनूरुर्गरुडस्तथा । आरुणिर्वारुणिश्चैव विनतातनयाः स्मृताः
tārkṣyaścāriṣṭanemiśca anūrurgaruḍastathā | āruṇirvāruṇiścaiva vinatātanayāḥ smṛtāḥ
Tārkṣya and Ariṣṭanemi, Anūru and Garuḍa, Āruṇi and Vāruṇi are held to be the sons of Vinatā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.70
शेषो वासुकिराजश्च तक्षकः कुलिकस्तथा । कूर्मश्च सुमनाचेति काद्रवेयाः प्रकीर्तिताः
śeṣo vāsukirājaśca takṣakaḥ kulikastathā | kūrmaśca sumanāceti kādraveyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Śeṣa and King Vāsuki, Takṣaka and Kulika, and Kūrma and Sumanas — these are proclaimed the sons of Kadrū.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.71
भीमसेनोग्रसेनश्च सुपर्णो गरुडस्तथा । गोपतिर्धृतराष्ट्रश्च सूर्यवर्चाश्च वीर्यवान्
bhīmasenograsenaśca suparṇo garuḍastathā | gopatirdhṛtarāṣṭraśca sūryavarcāśca vīryavān
Bhīmasena and Ugrasena, Suparṇa and Garuḍa, Gopati and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and the valiant Sūryavarcas,
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KaP 34.72
अर्कदृष्टः प्रयुक्तश्च विश्रुतः सुश्रुतस्तथा । भीमश्चित्ररथश्चैव विख्यातः सर्वविद्दली
arkadṛṣṭaḥ prayuktaśca viśrutaḥ suśrutastathā | bhīmaścitrarathaścaiva vikhyātaḥ sarvaviddalī
Arkadṛṣṭa and Prayukta, Viśruta and Suśruta, Bhīma and Citraratha, and the renowned Sarvavid Balī (?),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 34.73
शालिशीर्षश्च पर्जन्य:कलिर्नारद एव च । इत्येते देव गन्धर्वा मुनिपुत्राः प्रकीर्तिताः
śāliśīrṣaśca parjanya:kalirnārada eva ca | ityete deva gandharvā muniputrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Śāliśīrṣa and Parjanya, Kali and Nārada—these are declared to be the divine Gandharvas, sons of the sage (Muni).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 34.74
अनवद्यां सानुरागां संवरां मार्गणां प्रियाम् । असूयां सुभगां भीमामिति कन्यामसूयत । प्राधा सर्वगुणोत्थानात् कश्यपात्तु तपोधनात्
anavadyāṃ sānurāgāṃ saṃvarāṃ mārgaṇāṃ priyām | asūyāṃ subhagāṃ bhīmāmiti kanyāmasūyata | prādhā sarvaguṇotthānāt kaśyapāttu tapodhanāt
Prādhā bore daughters from Kaśyapa, rich in austerity, from whom all qualities arise: Anavadyā, Sānurāgā, Saṃvarā, Mārgaṇā, Priyā, Asūyā, Subhagā, and Bhīmā.
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KaP 34.75
विश्वावसुः सुचन्द्रश्च सुपर्णः सिद्धः एव च
viśvāvasuḥ sucandraśca suparṇaḥ siddhaḥ eva ca
Viśvāvasu and Sucandra, Suparṇa and Siddha,
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KaP 34.76
बर्हिः पूर्णश्च पूर्णाङ्गो ब्रह्मचारी रतिप्रियः । भानुश्च दशमश्चैते प्राधापुत्राः प्रकीर्तिताः
barhiḥ pūrṇaśca pūrṇāṅgo brahmacārī ratipriyaḥ | bhānuśca daśamaścaite prādhāputrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Barhi, Pūrṇa, Pūrṇāṅga, Brahmacārin, Ratipriya, and Bhānu as the tenth—these are declared to be Prādhā's sons.
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KaP 34.77
इत्येते देवगन्धर्वाः सन्ततं पुण्यलक्षणाः । प्राधासूत महामागा देवी देवर्षिसत्तमात्
ityete devagandharvāḥ santataṃ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ | prādhāsūta mahāmāgā devī devarṣisattamāt
Thus these divine Gandharvas, ever marked by merit—the greatly fortunate goddess Prādhā bore (them) from the best of the divine sages.
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KaP 34.78
अलम्बुषा मिश्रकेशी गामिनी च मनोरमा । विद्युत्पन्नानधारम्भा ह्यरुणा रक्षितातुला
alambuṣā miśrakeśī gāminī ca manoramā | vidyutpannānadhārambhā hyaruṇā rakṣitātulā
Alambuṣā, Miśrakeśī, Gāminī and Manoramā, Vidyutpannā, Anadhārambhā, Aruṇā, Rakṣitā, Atulā,
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KaP 34.79
सुबाहुः सुरता चैव मुरजा सुप्रिया तथा । वपुस्तिलोत्तमा चेति मुख्या अप्सरसः स्मृताः
subāhuḥ suratā caiva murajā supriyā tathā | vapustilottamā ceti mukhyā apsarasaḥ smṛtāḥ
Subāhu, Suratā, Murajā and Supriyā, Vapus and Tilottamā—these are remembered as the chief Apsarases.
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KaP 34.80
अतिबाहुस्तुम्बुरुश्च हाहा हूहूस्तथैव च । गन्धर्वाणामि मुख्या देवतुल्याः प्रकीर्तिताः
atibāhustumburuśca hāhā hūhūstathaiva ca | gandharvāṇāmi mukhyā devatulyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Atibāhu and Tumburu, and likewise Hāhā and Hūhū—these are declared the chief among the Gandharvas, equal to the gods.
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KaP 34.81
अमृतं ब्राह्मणा गावो मुनयोऽप्सरसस्तथा । कपिलातनयाः प्रोक्ता महाभागा महोत्सवाः
amṛtaṃ brāhmaṇā gāvo munayo'psarasastathā | kapilātanayāḥ proktā mahābhāgā mahotsavāḥ
Nectar, brahmins, cows, sages, and Apsarases—these are said to be the children of Kapilā, greatly fortunate and greatly joyous.
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KaP 34.82
इति दक्षसुतानां ये कश्यपात्तनयाः स्मृताः । तैरिदं सकलं व्याप्तं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गम्
iti dakṣasutānāṃ ye kaśyapāttanayāḥ smṛtāḥ | tairidaṃ sakalaṃ vyāptaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgam
Such are they who are remembered as the sons of Dakṣa's daughters by Kaśyapa; by them this whole world, moving and unmoving, is filled.
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KaP 34.83
एवं यज्ञवराहस्य यज्ञरूपस्य पातनात् । त्रिभ्योऽग्निभ्यो मनोस्तस्मात् स्वायम्भुवमहात्मनः
evaṃ yajñavarāhasya yajñarūpasya pātanāt | tribhyo'gnibhyo manostasmāt svāyambhuvamahātmanaḥ
Thus, from the felling of the sacrificial Boar, who was sacrifice embodied, from the three fires, from that Manu Svāyambhuva, the great soul,
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KaP 34.84
मुनिभ्यश्चैव सप्तम्यः कश्यपादिभ्य एव च । नरनारायणाभ्यां तु व्यतीतेऽकालिके लये । पुनः प्रजा: पुरा सृष्टा हरिणानेकरूपिणा
munibhyaścaiva saptamyaḥ kaśyapādibhya eva ca | naranārāyaṇābhyāṃ tu vyatīte'kālike laye | punaḥ prajā: purā sṛṣṭā hariṇānekarūpiṇā
and from the sages, the seven, beginning with Kaśyapa—but by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, when the untimely dissolution had passed, the creatures were again created as of old by Hari of many forms.
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KaP 34.85
एवं पुनरभूत् सृष्टिः सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणः । हरेस्तस्य प्रसादेन नरनारायणात्मनः
evaṃ punarabhūt sṛṣṭiḥ sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇaḥ | harestasya prasādena naranārāyaṇātmanaḥ
Thus creation came about again, by the grace of that Hari who effects creation, maintenance and end, whose self is Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
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