Kalika Purana — Chapter 62
KaP 62.1
भगवानुवाच कामार्थमागता यस्मान्मया सार्धं महागिरौ । कामाख्या प्रोच्यते देवी नीलकूटे रहोगता
bhagavānuvāca kāmārthamāgatā yasmānmayā sārdhaṃ mahāgirau | kāmākhyā procyate devī nīlakūṭe rahogatā
The Blessed Lord said: Because she came to the great mountain together with me for the sake of love, the goddess, dwelling in secret on the Blue Peak, is called Kāmākhyā.
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KaP 62.2
कामदा कामिनी कामा कान्ता कामाङ्गदायिनी । कामाङ्गनाशिनी यस्मात् कामाख्या तेन चोच्यते
kāmadā kāminī kāmā kāntā kāmāṅgadāyinī | kāmāṅganāśinī yasmāt kāmākhyā tena cocyate
Because she is the giver of desire, the desirous one, Desire itself, the beloved, the giver of Kāma's body — and the destroyer of Kāma's body — for that reason she is called Kāmākhyā.
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KaP 62.3
एतस्याः शृणु माहात्म्यं कामाख्याया विशेषतः । या सा प्रकृतिरूपेण जगत्सर्वं नियोजयेत्
etasyāḥ śṛṇu māhātmyaṃ kāmākhyāyā viśeṣataḥ | yā sā prakṛtirūpeṇa jagatsarvaṃ niyojayet
Hear the greatness of this Kāmākhyā in particular — she who, in the form of Prakṛti, sets the whole world to its work.
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KaP 62.4
मधुकैटभनाशाय महामायाविमोहितः । यदा संयुयुधे विष्णुस्तदैषामोहयद्धरिम्
madhukaiṭabhanāśāya mahāmāyāvimohitaḥ | yadā saṃyuyudhe viṣṇustadaiṣāmohayaddharim
When Viṣṇu, bewildered by Mahāmāyā, fought for the destruction of Madhu and Kaiṭabha — it was she who then deluded Hari.
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KaP 62.5
दैनन्दिने तु प्रलये प्रसुप्ते गरुडध्वजे । तस्य श्रवणविड्जातावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ
dainandine tu pralaye prasupte garuḍadhvaje | tasya śravaṇaviḍjātāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau
At the daily dissolution, when the Garuḍa-bannered one lay asleep, the two asuras Madhu and Kaiṭabha were born from the wax of his ear.
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KaP 62.6
कूर्मपृष्ठे स्थिता देवी विशीर्णेवाभवज्जलैः । तां विशीर्णां योगनिद्रा महामाया व्यलोकयत्
kūrmapṛṣṭhe sthitā devī viśīrṇevābhavajjalaiḥ | tāṃ viśīrṇāṃ yoganidrā mahāmāyā vyalokayat
The Goddess, resting on the tortoise's back, became as if broken apart by the waters. Yoganidrā, the Great Māyā, beheld her thus broken apart.
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KaP 62.7
तां वै दृढतरां पृथ्वीं कर्तुं प्रति तदेश्वरी । उपायं चिन्तयामास कथं पृथ्वी भवेद्दृढा
tāṃ vai dṛḍhatarāṃ pṛthvīṃ kartuṃ prati tadeśvarī | upāyaṃ cintayāmāsa kathaṃ pṛthvī bhaveddṛḍhā
In order to make that earth firmer, the Mistress then pondered a means: how might the earth become firm?
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KaP 62.8
इदानीमाज्यवत् पृथ्वी प्रवृत्ता कोमला जलैः । सृष्टिकाले जनान् सोढुं कथं शक्ता भविष्यति
idānīmājyavat pṛthvī pravṛttā komalā jalaiḥ | sṛṣṭikāle janān soḍhuṃ kathaṃ śaktā bhaviṣyati
"At present the earth, soft with the waters, has become like clarified butter. How will it be able to bear people at the time of creation?"
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KaP 62.9
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सा माया जगतां सृष्टिरूपिणी । उपगम्य तदा विष्णुमाससाद सुनिद्रितम्
iti sañcintya sā māyā jagatāṃ sṛṣṭirūpiṇī | upagamya tadā viṣṇumāsasāda sunidritam
Having thought thus, that Māyā, who has the form of the creation of the worlds, then approached and came up to Viṣṇu, who was fast asleep.
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KaP 62.10
तं तु सुप्तं समासाद्य जगन्नाथं जगत्पतिम् । वामहस्तकनिष्ठाग्रं तस्य कर्णे न्यवेशयत्
taṃ tu suptaṃ samāsādya jagannāthaṃ jagatpatim | vāmahastakaniṣṭhāgraṃ tasya karṇe nyaveśayat
Coming up to him as he slept, the Lord of the world, the Master of the world, she inserted the tip of the little finger of her left hand into his ear.
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KaP 62.11
निवेश्य नखराग्रेण प्रोद्धृत्य श्रावणं मलम् । चूर्णीचकार सा देवी योगनिद्रा जगत्प्रसूः
niveśya nakharāgreṇa proddhṛtya śrāvaṇaṃ malam | cūrṇīcakāra sā devī yoganidrā jagatprasūḥ
Having inserted it, and having drawn out the ear-wax with the tip of her nail, that goddess Yoganidrā, the Mother of the world, ground it to powder.
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KaP 62.12
तत्कर्णमलचूर्णेभ्यो मधुर्नामासुरोऽभवत् । ततो दक्षिणहस्तस्य कनिष्ठाग्रं तु दक्षिणे
tatkarṇamalacūrṇebhyo madhurnāmāsuro'bhavat | tato dakṣiṇahastasya kaniṣṭhāgraṃ tu dakṣiṇe
From those powders of his ear-wax there arose a demon named Madhu. Then (she inserted) the tip of the little finger of her right hand into his right
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KaP 62.13
कर्णे न्यवेशयद् देवी तस्मादप्युद्धृतं मलम् । तच्चापि क्षोदयामास करशाखाद्वयेन तु
karṇe nyaveśayad devī tasmādapyuddhṛtaṃ malam | taccāpi kṣodayāmāsa karaśākhādvayena tu
ear — the goddess inserted it, and the wax drawn out from that too she crushed with two fingers of her hand.
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KaP 62.14
ततोऽभूत् कैटभो नाम बलवान् सोऽसुरो महान् । उत्पन्नः स च पानार्थं यस्मान्मृगितवान्मधु
tato'bhūt kaiṭabho nāma balavān so'suro mahān | utpannaḥ sa ca pānārthaṃ yasmānmṛgitavānmadhu
From that arose the mighty, great demon named Kaiṭabha; and since, once born, he sought honey (madhu) to drink,
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KaP 62.15
ततस्तस्य महादेवी मधुनामाकरोत्तदा । उत्पन्नः कीटवद्भाति महामायाकरे यतः
tatastasya mahādevī madhunāmākarottadā | utpannaḥ kīṭavadbhāti mahāmāyākare yataḥ
therefore the Great Goddess then gave him the name Madhu. And since, when born, he appeared like a worm (kīṭa) in the hand of Mahāmāyā,
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KaP 62.16
ततोऽस्य कैटभं नाम महामाया तदाकरोत् । आवुवाच महामाया युध्यतां हरिणा सह
tato'sya kaiṭabhaṃ nāma mahāmāyā tadākarot | āvuvāca mahāmāyā yudhyatāṃ hariṇā saha
therefore Mahāmāyā then gave him the name Kaiṭabha. Mahāmāyā spoke to them (saying): "Fight with Hari!"
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KaP 62.17
युवां नो श्रद्धयेवात्र भवन्तौ निहनिष्यति । युवां यदा प्रभाषेथे आवां विष्णो वधान भो
yuvāṃ no śraddhayevātra bhavantau nihaniṣyati | yuvāṃ yadā prabhāṣethe āvāṃ viṣṇo vadhāna bho
"He will not slay you two here merely at will; only when you two say, 'O Viṣṇu, slay us both, sir!' —
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KaP 62.18
तदैवायं युवां हन्ता नान्यथा हरिरप्यथ । महामायामोहितौ तौ विष्णुगात्रं तदा गतौ
tadaivāyaṃ yuvāṃ hantā nānyathā harirapyatha | mahāmāyāmohitau tau viṣṇugātraṃ tadā gatau
only then will this Hari be your slayer, and not otherwise." Then those two, deluded by Mahāmāyā, went into Viṣṇu's body.
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KaP 62.19
भ्रममाणौ ददृशतुर्नाभिपद्मोत्थितं विधिम् । तमूचतुस्तौ धातारं हनिष्यावोऽद्य त्वामिह
bhramamāṇau dadṛśaturnābhipadmotthitaṃ vidhim | tamūcatustau dhātāraṃ haniṣyāvo'dya tvāmiha
Wandering about, the two saw Vidhi (Brahmā) risen from the lotus of (Viṣṇu's) navel, and they said to that Creator: "We two shall slay you here today.
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KaP 62.20
तं जागरय वैकुण्ठं यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि । ततो ब्रह्मा महामायां योगनिद्रां जगत्प्रसूम्
taṃ jāgaraya vaikuṇṭhaṃ yadi jīvitumicchasi | tato brahmā mahāmāyāṃ yoganidrāṃ jagatprasūm
Wake that Vaikuṇṭha, if you wish to live." Then Brahmā (propitiated) Mahāmāyā, Yoganidrā, the Mother of the world,
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KaP 62.21
प्रसादयामास तदा स्तुतिभिर्बहुभिर्भयात् । चिरं स्तुताथ सा देवी ब्रह्मणा जगदात्मना
prasādayāmāsa tadā stutibhirbahubhirbhayāt | ciraṃ stutātha sā devī brahmaṇā jagadātmanā
he propitiated (her) then out of fear with many praises. Praised at length by Brahmā, the Self of the world, that goddess
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KaP 62.22
प्रसन्ना तरसा व्यग्रमुवाच च यथाविधि । किमर्थं संस्तुता चाहं किं करिष्याम्यहं तव
prasannā tarasā vyagramuvāca ca yathāvidhi | kimarthaṃ saṃstutā cāhaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ tava
became pleased, and quickly spoke to the agitated one duly: "For what purpose have I been praised, and what shall I do for you?
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KaP 62.23
तद् वद त्वं महाभाग करिष्याम्यहमद्य ते । ततस्तेन महामाया प्रोक्ता धात्रा महात्मना
tad vada tvaṃ mahābhāga kariṣyāmyahamadya te | tatastena mahāmāyā proktā dhātrā mahātmanā
Tell that, O greatly fortunate one; I shall do it for you today." Then Mahāmāyā was addressed by that great-souled Creator:
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KaP 62.24
प्रबोधय जगन्नाथं यावत्रो मां हनिष्यतः । सम्मोहय दुराधर्षावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ
prabodhaya jagannāthaṃ yāvatro māṃ haniṣyataḥ | sammohaya durādharṣāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau
"Awaken the Lord of the world, before these two slay me; and bewilder the two demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha, hard to assail."
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KaP 62.25
इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी ब्रह्मणा जगदात्मना । बोधयामास वैकुण्ठं मोहयामास तौ तदा
ityuktā sā tadā devī brahmaṇā jagadātmanā | bodhayāmāsa vaikuṇṭhaṃ mohayāmāsa tau tadā
Thus addressed by Brahmā, the Self of the world, that goddess then awakened Vaikuṇṭha and bewildered those two.
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KaP 62.26
ततः प्रबुद्धः कृष्णस्तु ददर्श भयशालिनम् । ब्रह्माणं तौ तदा घोरावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ
tataḥ prabuddhaḥ kṛṣṇastu dadarśa bhayaśālinam | brahmāṇaṃ tau tadā ghorāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau
Then Kṛṣṇa, awakened, saw Brahmā full of fear, and those two dreadful demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha.
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KaP 62.27
ततस्ताभ्यां स युयुधे ह्यसुराभ्यां जनार्दन । नाशकद्धारितुं वीरावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ
tatastābhyāṃ sa yuyudhe hyasurābhyāṃ janārdana | nāśakaddhārituṃ vīrāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau
Then Janārdana fought with those two asuras, but he was not able to slay those two heroic asuras, Madhu and Kaiṭabha.
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KaP 62.28
अनन्तोऽपि फणाग्रेण तान्नो धर्तुं क्षमोऽभवत् । युध्यमानान् महावीरान् वैकुण्ठ मधुकैटभान्
ananto'pi phaṇāgreṇa tānno dhartuṃ kṣamo'bhavat | yudhyamānān mahāvīrān vaikuṇṭha madhukaiṭabhān
Even Ananta was not able to hold them on the tip of his hood — those great heroes Madhu and Kaiṭabha, fighting with Vaikuṇṭha.
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KaP 62.29
अथ ब्रह्मा शिलारूपां स्थितिशक्तिं तदाकरोत् । अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णामर्धयोजनमायताम्
atha brahmā śilārūpāṃ sthitiśaktiṃ tadākarot | ardhayojanavistīrṇāmardhayojanamāyatām
Then Brahmā made his power of sustaining (sthiti-śakti) into the form of a slab of rock, half a yojana broad and half a yojana long.
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KaP 62.30
तस्यां शिलायां गोविन्दो युयुधे नृपसत्तम । सह ताभ्यां शिला सा तु प्रविवेश जलान्तरम्
tasyāṃ śilāyāṃ govindo yuyudhe nṛpasattama | saha tābhyāṃ śilā sā tu praviveśa jalāntaram
On that rock Govinda fought, O best of kings; but that rock, together with those two, sank down within the water.
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KaP 62.31
तस्यां तु शक्त्यां मग्नायां तोये स युयुधे हरिः । पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि बाहुयुद्धैर्निरन्तरम्
tasyāṃ tu śaktyāṃ magnāyāṃ toye sa yuyudhe hariḥ | pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi bāhuyuddhairnirantaram
And when that power had sunk into the water, Hari fought there for five thousand years, ceaselessly, in combats of arms.
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KaP 62.32
यदा वै नाशकद् हन्तुं तौ विष्णुर्जगतां पतिः । परां चिन्तां तदावाप विधातापि भयात् ततः
yadā vai nāśakad hantuṃ tau viṣṇurjagatāṃ patiḥ | parāṃ cintāṃ tadāvāpa vidhātāpi bhayāt tataḥ
When Viṣṇu, the lord of the worlds, was unable to kill those two, he then fell into deep anxiety; and the Ordainer (Brahmā) too, out of fear.
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KaP 62.33
ततस्तावेव तं विष्णुमूचतुर्बलदर्पितौ । पुनः पुनर्जगन्मातृ-महामाया-विमोहितौ
tatastāveva taṃ viṣṇumūcaturbaladarpitau | punaḥ punarjaganmātṛ-mahāmāyā-vimohitau
Then those very two, proud of their strength, again and again deluded by the great Māyā, the Mother of the world, said to Viṣṇu:
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KaP 62.34
तुष्टौ स्वस्त्वन्नियुद्धेन वरं वरय माधव । तवेष्टं सम्प्रदास्यावः सत्यमेतद् ब्रुवोऽधना
tuṣṭau svastvanniyuddhena varaṃ varaya mādhava | taveṣṭaṃ sampradāsyāvaḥ satyametad bruvo'dhanā
"We two are pleased with your fighting; choose a boon, Mādhava. We shall grant what you desire — we speak this as truth now."
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KaP 62.35
तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवो जगतां पतिः । उवाच तौ युवां वध्यौ भवतां मे महाबलौ
tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavo jagatāṃ patiḥ | uvāca tau yuvāṃ vadhyau bhavatāṃ me mahābalau
Hearing that speech of theirs, Mādhava, the lord of the worlds, said to them: "You two, of great strength, are to be slain by me.
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KaP 62.36
इति देहि वरं मह्यं दातव्यं यदि विद्यते । तौ तदा प्राहतुर्नाशस्त्वत्तो नौ शोभनोऽधुना
iti dehi varaṃ mahyaṃ dātavyaṃ yadi vidyate | tau tadā prāhaturnāśastvatto nau śobhano'dhunā
So grant me this boon, if there is anything that can be given." Then those two said: "Now our destruction at your hands is a fine thing.
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KaP 62.37
तत्रावां जहि नो यत्र तोयं सम्प्रति विद्यते । तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवो जगतां पतिः
tatrāvāṃ jahi no yatra toyaṃ samprati vidyate | tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavo jagatāṃ patiḥ
Slay us two there, where there is at present no water." Hearing that speech of theirs, Mādhava, the lord of the worlds,
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KaP 62.38
ब्रह्माणं मां च शीघ्रेण प्राहेदं चात्मसंज्ञया । ब्रह्मशक्तिशिलां शीघ्रमुद्धृत्य ध्रियतां यथा
brahmāṇaṃ māṃ ca śīghreṇa prāhedaṃ cātmasaṃjñayā | brahmaśaktiśilāṃ śīghramuddhṛtya dhriyatāṃ yathā
quickly said this to Brahmā and to me, by his own signal: "Let the rock that is Brahmā's power be quickly raised up and held,
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KaP 62.39
तत्र स्थित्वा महाघोरौ हनिष्यामि महाबलौ । ततो ब्रह्मा ह्यहं चैव उद्दधार शिलां तु ताम्
tatra sthitvā mahāghorau haniṣyāmi mahābalau | tato brahmā hyahaṃ caiva uddadhāra śilāṃ tu tām
so that, standing there, I may slay these two most terrible ones of great strength." Then Brahmā and I too raised up that rock.
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KaP 62.40
तस्यां मध्ये पूर्वभागे ह्यह पर्वतरूपधृक् । ऊर्ध्वे स्थित्वा शिलां भित्त्वा प्रविवेश रसातलम्
tasyāṃ madhye pūrvabhāge hyaha parvatarūpadhṛk | ūrdhve sthitvā śilāṃ bhittvā praviveśa rasātalam
In the middle of it, on the eastern part, I, taking the form of a mountain — standing above it, (Viṣṇu?) split the rock and entered the netherworld.
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KaP 62.41
ऐशान्यामभवत् कूर्मः पर्वतश्चाग्रहीच्छिलाम् । वायव्यां तथानन्तो नैर्-ऋत्यां च सुरेश्वरी
aiśānyāmabhavat kūrmaḥ parvataścāgrahīcchilām | vāyavyāṃ tathānanto nair-ṛtyāṃ ca sureśvarī
In the north-east the tortoise came to be, and a mountain, and it held up the rock; in the north-west likewise Ananta, and in the south-west the sovereign lady of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.42
महामाया जगद्धात्री शैलरूपप्रधारिणी । आग्नेययां च तथा विष्णुरेकरूपेण संस्थितः
mahāmāyā jagaddhātrī śailarūpapradhāriṇī | āgneyayāṃ ca tathā viṣṇurekarūpeṇa saṃsthitaḥ
Mahāmāyā, the sustainer of the world, bearing the form of a mountain; and in the south-east Viṣṇu stood in a single form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.43
ब्रह्मशक्तिशिलां गृह्णन् भगवान् परमेश्वरः । मध्ये ब्रह्मा त्वहं चैव वराहश्च तथापरः
brahmaśaktiśilāṃ gṛhṇan bhagavān parameśvaraḥ | madhye brahmā tvahaṃ caiva varāhaśca tathāparaḥ
the Lord, the supreme sovereign, holding up the rock that is Brahmā's power; and in the middle Brahmā and I, and likewise another, the Boar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.44
ततो वराहपृष्ठस्य चरमे जगतांपतिः । स्थित्वा शिलामवष्टभ्य ब्रह्मशक्तिमधोगताम्
tato varāhapṛṣṭhasya carame jagatāṃpatiḥ | sthitvā śilāmavaṣṭabhya brahmaśaktimadhogatām
Then the lord of the worlds, standing on the hindmost part of the Boar's back, pressing down the rock, Brahmā's power, which had gone downward,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.45
वामोरुजघने यत्नादारोप्य शिरसी तयो । जगदाधारभूतः स सर्वयत्नेन संयुतः
vāmorujaghane yatnādāropya śirasī tayo | jagadādhārabhūtaḥ sa sarvayatnena saṃyutaḥ
and with effort setting the heads of those two upon his left thigh and hip — he, who is the support of the world, applying every effort,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.46
सर्वर्बलैः समाक्रम्य चिच्छेद च पृथक् पृथक् । मधुकैटभयोः सम्यग् ग्रीवयोः पृथिवीमृते
sarvarbalaiḥ samākramya ciccheda ca pṛthak pṛthak | madhukaiṭabhayoḥ samyag grīvayoḥ pṛthivīmṛte
pressing down with all his strength, cut through, one after the other, the necks of Madhu and Kaiṭabha completely, apart from the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.47
तस्य चाक्रमत स्थेम्ना ब्रह्मशक्तिरधोगता । ध्रियमाणापि देवौघैर्यत्नादपि मुहुर्मुहुः
tasya cākramata sthemnā brahmaśaktiradhogatā | dhriyamāṇāpi devaughairyatnādapi muhurmuhuḥ
And by (her) weight the Brahma-power, having sunk downward, pressed hard upon it, even though she was held up by the throngs of gods, straining again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.48
ततस्तयोस्तु मृतयोः शरीरे जगतां पतिः । ब्रह्मशक्तिं समुद्धृत्य न्यधात् तस्यां प्रयत्नतः
tatastayostu mṛtayoḥ śarīre jagatāṃ patiḥ | brahmaśaktiṃ samuddhṛtya nyadhāt tasyāṃ prayatnataḥ
Then the lord of the worlds, drawing the Brahma-power out of the bodies of those two dead ones, with effort set it down in her (the earth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.49
उद्धृतायां पृथिव्यां तु तयोर्मेदोविलेपनैः । सुदृढामकरोत् पृथ्वीं क्लेदितां तोयराशिभिः उद्धृतायां पृथिव्यां तु तयोर्मेदोविलेपनैः । सुदृढामकरोत् पृथ्वीं क्लेदितां तोयराशिभिः
uddhṛtāyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ tu tayormedovilepanaiḥ | sudṛḍhāmakarot pṛthvīṃ kleditāṃ toyarāśibhiḥ uddhṛtāyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ tu tayormedovilepanaiḥ | sudṛḍhāmakarot pṛthvīṃ kleditāṃ toyarāśibhiḥ
And when the earth had been raised up, with the smearings of the fat of those two he made the earth very firm, moistened with masses of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.50
मेदोविलेपनाद् यस्माद् गीयते मेदिनी च सा । अद्यापि पृथिवी देवी देवराक्षसमानुषैः मेदोविलेपनाद् यस्माद् गीयते मेदिनी च सा । अद्यापि पृथिवी देवी देवराक्षसमानुषैः
medovilepanād yasmād gīyate medinī ca sā | adyāpi pṛthivī devī devarākṣasamānuṣaiḥ medovilepanād yasmād gīyate medinī ca sā | adyāpi pṛthivī devī devarākṣasamānuṣaiḥ
Since it was from that smearing of fat, she is called Medinī — the goddess Earth — even today, by gods, rākṣasas and men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.51
अथ काले बहुतिथे व्यतीते प्राणिसर्जने । अगृह्णां दक्षतनयां भार्यार्थेऽहं वधूं वराम् अथ काले बहुतिथे व्यतीते प्राणिसर्जने । अगृह्णां दक्षतनयां भार्यार्थेऽहं वधूं वराम्
atha kāle bahutithe vyatīte prāṇisarjane | agṛhṇāṃ dakṣatanayāṃ bhāryārthe'haṃ vadhūṃ varām atha kāle bahutithe vyatīte prāṇisarjane | agṛhṇāṃ dakṣatanayāṃ bhāryārthe'haṃ vadhūṃ varām
Then, when much time had passed in the emitting of living creatures, I took Dakṣa's daughter, an excellent bride, for a wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.52
सा मेऽभूत् प्रेयसी भार्या प्रादाय समयं पितुः । अनिष्टकारी त्वं चेत् स्याः प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्ये तदा त्वहम् सा मेऽभूत् प्रेयसी भार्या प्रादाय समयं पितुः । अनिष्टकारी त्वं चेत् स्याः प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्ये तदा त्वहम्
sā me'bhūt preyasī bhāryā prādāya samayaṃ pituḥ | aniṣṭakārī tvaṃ cet syāḥ prāṇāṃstyakṣye tadā tvaham sā me'bhūt preyasī bhāryā prādāya samayaṃ pituḥ | aniṣṭakārī tvaṃ cet syāḥ prāṇāṃstyakṣye tadā tvaham
She became my beloved wife, having laid down a condition to her father: "If you should do what is displeasing (to me), then I shall give up my life."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.53
ततो यज्ञे समस्तांस्तु स च वव्रे चराचरम् । न मां नापि सतीं वव्रे तदानीष्टान्मृता तु सा ततो यज्ञे समस्तांस्तु स च वव्रे चराचरम् । न मां नापि सतीं वव्रे तदानीष्टान्मृता तु सा
tato yajñe samastāṃstu sa ca vavre carācaram | na māṃ nāpi satīṃ vavre tadānīṣṭānmṛtā tu sā tato yajñe samastāṃstu sa ca vavre carācaram | na māṃ nāpi satīṃ vavre tadānīṣṭānmṛtā tu sā
Then at (his) sacrifice he invited all beings, moving and unmoving; he invited neither me nor Satī, and thereupon she died of the affront.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.54
ततो मोहं समाक्रान्ततामादाय मृतामहम् । प्रातः पीठवरं तं तु भ्रममाण इतस्ततः ततो मोहं समाक्रान्ततामादाय मृतामहम् । प्रातः पीठवरं तं तु भ्रममाण इतस्ततः
tato mohaṃ samākrāntatāmādāya mṛtāmaham | prātaḥ pīṭhavaraṃ taṃ tu bhramamāṇa itastataḥ tato mohaṃ samākrāntatāmādāya mṛtāmaham | prātaḥ pīṭhavaraṃ taṃ tu bhramamāṇa itastataḥ
Then, overcome by bewilderment, taking her up dead, wandering here and there, (I came) at dawn to that best of seats.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.55
तस्यास्त्वङ्गानि पर्यायात् पतितानि यतो यतः । तत् तत् पुण्यतमं जातं योगनिद्राप्रभावतः तस्यास्त्वङ्गानि पर्यायात् पतितानि यतो यतः । तत् तत् पुण्यतमं जातं योगनिद्राप्रभावतः
tasyāstvaṅgāni paryāyāt patitāni yato yataḥ | tat tat puṇyatamaṃ jātaṃ yoganidrāprabhāvataḥ tasyāstvaṅgāni paryāyāt patitāni yato yataḥ | tat tat puṇyatamaṃ jātaṃ yoganidrāprabhāvataḥ
And wherever her limbs fell, one after another, that very place became most holy, by the power of the yoga-sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.56
तस्मिंस्तु कुब्जिकापीठे सत्यास्तद्योनिमण्डलम् । पतितं तत्र सा देवी महामाया व्यलीयत तस्मिंस्तु कुब्जिकापीठे सत्यास्तद्योनिमण्डलम् । पतितं तत्र सा देवी महामाया व्यलीयत
tasmiṃstu kubjikāpīṭhe satyāstadyonimaṇḍalam | patitaṃ tatra sā devī mahāmāyā vyalīyata tasmiṃstu kubjikāpīṭhe satyāstadyonimaṇḍalam | patitaṃ tatra sā devī mahāmāyā vyalīyata
But on that Kubjikā seat the circle of Satī's yoni fell, and there that goddess, the Great Illusion, merged and vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.57
लीनायां योगनिद्रायां मयि पर्वतरूपिणिः । स नीलवर्णः शैलोऽभूत्पतिते योनिमण्डले लीनायां योगनिद्रायां मयि पर्वतरूपिणिः । स नीलवर्णः शैलोऽभूत्पतिते योनिमण्डले
līnāyāṃ yoganidrāyāṃ mayi parvatarūpiṇiḥ | sa nīlavarṇaḥ śailo'bhūtpatite yonimaṇḍale līnāyāṃ yoganidrāyāṃ mayi parvatarūpiṇiḥ | sa nīlavarṇaḥ śailo'bhūtpatite yonimaṇḍale
When the yoga-sleep had merged into me, who had the form of a mountain, that mountain became blue in colour, since the yoni-circle had fallen (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.58
स तु शैलो महातुङ्गः पातालतलमाविशत् । तस्या आक्रमणाद्गाढं ह्यन्तस्थं द्रुहिणो ह्यधात् स तु शैलो महातुङ्गः पातालतलमाविशत् । तस्या आक्रमणाद्गाढं ह्यन्तस्थं द्रुहिणो ह्यधात्
sa tu śailo mahātuṅgaḥ pātālatalamāviśat | tasyā ākramaṇādgāḍhaṃ hyantasthaṃ druhiṇo hyadhāt sa tu śailo mahātuṅgaḥ pātālatalamāviśat | tasyā ākramaṇādgāḍhaṃ hyantasthaṃ druhiṇo hyadhāt
And that mountain, exceedingly high, entered the floor of the netherworld; because of her pressing it down hard, Brahmā, being within, held it up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.59
स तु पूर्वं ब्रह्मशक्तिं शिलां धर्तुं चतुर्मुखः । शैलरूपोऽभवत् तेन शैलरूपेण मामधात् स तु पूर्वं ब्रह्मशक्तिं शिलां धर्तुं चतुर्मुखः । शैलरूपोऽभवत् तेन शैलरूपेण मामधात्
sa tu pūrvaṃ brahmaśaktiṃ śilāṃ dhartuṃ caturmukhaḥ | śailarūpo'bhavat tena śailarūpeṇa māmadhāt sa tu pūrvaṃ brahmaśaktiṃ śilāṃ dhartuṃ caturmukhaḥ | śailarūpo'bhavat tena śailarūpeṇa māmadhāt
He of the four faces had earlier become mountain-shaped in order to hold the Brahma-power as a slab; with that mountain form he supported me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.60
ब्रह्मा पर्वतरूपी स मयि पर्वतरूपिणि । स शक्तोऽधोऽगमद् गाढमाक्रान्तो मायया विधेः ब्रह्मा पर्वतरूपी स मयि पर्वतरूपिणि । स शक्तोऽधोऽगमद् गाढमाक्रान्तो मायया विधेः
brahmā parvatarūpī sa mayi parvatarūpiṇi | sa śakto'dho'gamad gāḍhamākrānto māyayā vidheḥ brahmā parvatarūpī sa mayi parvatarūpiṇi | sa śakto'dho'gamad gāḍhamākrānto māyayā vidheḥ
Brahmā in mountain form, beneath me in mountain form — strong though he was, he went down deep, overpowered by the illusion of the Ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.61
ततो वराहः संसक्तो मयि मां स तु माधवः । शैलरूपः शैलरूपं धर्तुं समुपचक्रमे
tato varāhaḥ saṃsakto mayi māṃ sa tu mādhavaḥ | śailarūpaḥ śailarūpaṃ dhartuṃ samupacakrame
Then the Boar, pressed close beneath me — he, Mādhava, in mountain form, set about holding me, who was mountain-formed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.62
सोऽप्यधोऽयान्मया सार्धं तदा पर्वतरूपिणी । आक्रम्य देवीं पृथिवीं स्थितो भुवि निखानितः
so'pyadho'yānmayā sārdhaṃ tadā parvatarūpiṇī | ākramya devīṃ pṛthivīṃ sthito bhuvi nikhānitaḥ
He too went downward along with me, who then had the form of a mountain; pressing down the goddess Earth, he stood driven into the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.63
शतं शतं योजनानां तुङ्गमासीद् गिरित्रयम् । तदाक्रान्तं महादेव्या सर्वमेव ह्यधोगतम्
śataṃ śataṃ yojanānāṃ tuṅgamāsīd giritrayam | tadākrāntaṃ mahādevyā sarvameva hyadhogatam
The three mountains were each a hundred yojanas high; pressed down by the Great Goddess, all of that went below.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.64
क्रोशमात्रस्थितं तुङ्गशेषं तत्त्रितयस्य तु । एका समस्तजगतां प्रकृतिः सा यतस्ततः
krośamātrasthitaṃ tuṅgaśeṣaṃ tattritayasya tu | ekā samastajagatāṃ prakṛtiḥ sā yatastataḥ
Of the height of those three, only a krośa remained standing; since she is the single material source of all the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.65
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवैर्देवैर्धृता सा जगतां प्रसूः । तत्र पूर्वो ब्रह्मशैलः श्वेत इत्युच्यते सुरैः
brahmaviṣṇuśivairdevairdhṛtā sā jagatāṃ prasūḥ | tatra pūrvo brahmaśailaḥ śveta ityucyate suraiḥ
therefore she, the mother of the worlds, was held up by the gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Of these, the eastern one, Brahmā's mountain, is called Śveta by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.66
मद्रूपधारी शैलस्तु नील इत्युच्यते तथा । स तु मध्यगतः पीठस्त्रिकोणोलूखलाकृतिः
madrūpadhārī śailastu nīla ityucyate tathā | sa tu madhyagataḥ pīṭhastrikoṇolūkhalākṛtiḥ
And the mountain bearing my form is likewise called Nīla; it is the seat set in the middle, three-cornered, shaped like a mortar,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.67
विभ्राजमानः सततं मध्ये ब्रह्मवराहयोः । वराहः शैलरूपो यः स चित्र इति कथ्यते
vibhrājamānaḥ satataṃ madhye brahmavarāhayoḥ | varāhaḥ śailarūpo yaḥ sa citra iti kathyate
Ever shining in the middle between Brahmā and the Boar — the mountain that has the form of a boar is called Citra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.68
सर्वेषां संस्थितः पश्चाद् दीर्घः सर्वेभ्य एव तु । ऐशान्यां योऽभवत् कूर्मः शैलरूपो महाद्युतिः
sarveṣāṃ saṃsthitaḥ paścād dīrghaḥ sarvebhya eva tu | aiśānyāṃ yo'bhavat kūrmaḥ śailarūpo mahādyutiḥ
Standing behind all (of them), and longer than all of them — the tortoise that came to be in the northeast, in the form of a mountain, of great splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.69
मणिकर्णः स नाम्ना तु ख्यातो देवौघसेवितः । योऽनन्तरूपः शैलस्तु वायव्यां समवस्थितः
maṇikarṇaḥ sa nāmnā tu khyāto devaughasevitaḥ | yo'nantarūpaḥ śailastu vāyavyāṃ samavasthitaḥ
that one is known by the name Maṇikarṇa, frequented by hosts of gods; and the mountain that has an endless form, which stands in the northwest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.70
मणिपर्वतसंज्ञोऽसौ पर्वतो माधवप्रियः । महामाया गिरिर्यस्तु नैर्-ऋत्यां समवस्थितः
maṇiparvatasaṃjño'sau parvato mādhavapriyaḥ | mahāmāyā giriryastu nair-ṛtyāṃ samavasthitaḥ
that mountain is named Maṇiparvata, dear to Mādhava; and the mountain Mahāmāyā, which stands in the southwest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 62.71
स गन्धमादनो नाम्ना सर्वदा शङ्करप्रियः । वराहपृष्ठचरमे यतश्छिन्नौ महासुरौ
sa gandhamādano nāmnā sarvadā śaṅkarapriyaḥ | varāhapṛṣṭhacarame yataśchinnau mahāsurau
that one by name is Gandhamādana, always dear to Śaṅkara. On the hindmost part of the Boar's back, where the two great demons were cut down
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.72
हरिणा तत्र संयातः पाण्डुनाथ इति स्मृतः । ब्रह्मशक्तिशिलायास्तु पूर्वभागे तु मध्यतः
hariṇā tatra saṃyātaḥ pāṇḍunātha iti smṛtaḥ | brahmaśaktiśilāyāstu pūrvabhāge tu madhyataḥ
by Hari, (the mountain) joined there is known as Pāṇḍunātha. And in the eastern part of the rock of Brahmā's Śakti, in the middle,
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KaP 62.73
यस्तु पर्वतरूपोऽहं स तु भस्मचलाह्वयः । एवं पुण्यतमे पीठे कुब्जिकापीठसंज्ञके
yastu parvatarūpo'haṃ sa tu bhasmacalāhvayaḥ | evaṃ puṇyatame pīṭhe kubjikāpīṭhasaṃjñake
the one which is I myself in the form of a mountain, that is called Bhasmācala. Thus, in this most holy seat named the Kubjikā-pīṭha,
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KaP 62.74
नीलकूटे मया सार्धं देवी रहसि संस्थिता । सत्यास्तु पतितं तत्र विशीर्णं योनिमण्डलम्
nīlakūṭe mayā sārdhaṃ devī rahasi saṃsthitā | satyāstu patitaṃ tatra viśīrṇaṃ yonimaṇḍalam
on the Nīla peak the Goddess dwelt with me in secret; and there fell the shattered vulva-circle of Satī.
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KaP 62.75
शिलात्वमगमच्छैले कामाख्या तत्र संस्थिता । संस्पृश्य तां शिलां मर्त्यो ह्यमरत्वमवाप्नुयात्
śilātvamagamacchaile kāmākhyā tatra saṃsthitā | saṃspṛśya tāṃ śilāṃ martyo hyamaratvamavāpnuyāt
It became stone upon the mountain, and Kāmākhyā abides there. By touching that stone a mortal would attain immortality;
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KaP 62.76
अमर्त्यो ब्रह्मसदनं तत्स्थो मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् । तस्याः शिलाया माहात्म्यं यत्र कामेश्वरी स्थिता
amartyo brahmasadanaṃ tatstho mokṣamavāpnuyāt | tasyāḥ śilāyā māhātmyaṃ yatra kāmeśvarī sthitā
one already immortal (would attain) Brahmā's abode, and one who stays there would attain liberation. The greatness of that stone, where Kāmeśvarī abides —
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KaP 62.77
अद्भुतं यस्य गुह्ये तु लोहं भस्म भवेद्गतम् । सा चापि प्रत्यहं तत्र पञ्चमूर्तिधराभवत्
adbhutaṃ yasya guhye tu lohaṃ bhasma bhavedgatam | sā cāpi pratyahaṃ tatra pañcamūrtidharābhavat
it is a marvel that in its cavity iron, once gone in, becomes ash. And she too, there, day by day took on five forms,
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KaP 62.78
मोहार्थं सर्वलोकानां ममापि प्रीतये शिवा । अहं पञ्चमुखेनाशु पञ्चभागे व्यवस्थितः
mohārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ mamāpi prītaye śivā | ahaṃ pañcamukhenāśu pañcabhāge vyavasthitaḥ
the auspicious one, for the bewilderment of all the worlds and also for my delight; and I at once took my station in five portions with five faces.
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KaP 62.79
ईशानः पूर्वभागस्थः कामेश्वर्याः प्रधानतः । ऐशान्यां वै तत्पुरुषो ह्यघोरस्तस्य सन्निधौ
īśānaḥ pūrvabhāgasthaḥ kāmeśvaryāḥ pradhānataḥ | aiśānyāṃ vai tatpuruṣo hyaghorastasya sannidhau
Īśāna stands in the eastern portion, chiefly (facing) Kāmeśvarī; in the northeast is Tatpuruṣa, and Aghora in his vicinity;
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KaP 62.80
सद्योजातोऽथ वायव्यां वामदेवस्तु सङ्गतः । देव्याश्चापि नरश्रेष्ठ पञ्चरूपाणि भैरव
sadyojāto'tha vāyavyāṃ vāmadevastu saṅgataḥ | devyāścāpi naraśreṣṭha pañcarūpāṇi bhairava
then Sadyojāta in the northwest, and Vāmadeva joined (there). And of the Goddess too, O best of men, O Bhairava, there are five forms —
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KaP 62.81
शृणु वेताल गुह्यानि देवैरपि सदैव हि । कामाख्या त्रिपुरा चैव तथा कामेश्वरी शिवा
śṛṇu vetāla guhyāni devairapi sadaiva hi | kāmākhyā tripurā caiva tathā kāmeśvarī śivā
hear them, Vetāla, they are always secret even from the gods: Kāmākhyā, and Tripurā, and likewise Kāmeśvarī, Śivā,
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KaP 62.82
शारदाथ महालोका कामरूपगुणैर्युता । मयि लिङ्गत्वमापन्ने शिलायां योनिमण्डले
śāradātha mahālokā kāmarūpaguṇairyutā | mayi liṅgatvamāpanne śilāyāṃ yonimaṇḍale
then Śāradā, Mahālokā, endowed with the qualities of Kāmarūpa. When I had assumed the state of a liṅga in the stone, in the vulva-circle,
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KaP 62.83
सर्वे शिलात्वमगमच्छैलरूपाश्च निर्जराः । यथाहं निजरूपेण रेमे वै सह कामया
sarve śilātvamagamacchailarūpāśca nirjarāḥ | yathāhaṃ nijarūpeṇa reme vai saha kāmayā
all the gods too became stone and took the form of mountains. Just as I in my own form took pleasure together with Kāmā,
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KaP 62.84
शिलारूपप्रतिच्छन्नास्तथा सर्वास्तु देवताः । शिलारूपप्रतिच्छन्नाः शैले शैले व्यवस्थिता
śilārūpapraticchannāstathā sarvāstu devatāḥ | śilārūpapraticchannāḥ śaile śaile vyavasthitā
so all the deities, concealed in the form of stone, concealed in the form of stone, are stationed on mountain after mountain,
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KaP 62.85
रमन्ते च स्वरूपेण नित्यं रहसि सङ्गताः । ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्हरश्चात्र दिक्पालाः सर्व एव ते
ramante ca svarūpeṇa nityaṃ rahasi saṅgatāḥ | brahmā viṣṇurharaścātra dikpālāḥ sarva eva te
and they take pleasure in their own forms, ever united in secret. Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Hara are here, and all those guardians of the directions;
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KaP 62.86
अन्येऽप्यत्र स्थिता देवाः सानुकूलाः सदा मयि । उपासितुं तदा देवीं कामाख्यां कामरूपिणीम्
anye'pyatra sthitā devāḥ sānukūlāḥ sadā mayi | upāsituṃ tadā devīṃ kāmākhyāṃ kāmarūpiṇīm
other gods too dwell here, always favourable towards me, (having come) then to worship the Goddess Kāmākhyā, who takes the form of desire.
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KaP 62.87
नीलशैलस्त्रिकोणस्तु मध्यनिम्नः सदाशिवः । तन्मध्ये मण्डलं चारु त्रिंशच्छक्तिसमन्वितम्
nīlaśailastrikoṇastu madhyanimnaḥ sadāśivaḥ | tanmadhye maṇḍalaṃ cāru triṃśacchaktisamanvitam
The Blue Mountain is triangular, sunken in the middle, and is Sadāśiva himself; in its middle is a lovely circle furnished with thirty śaktis.
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KaP 62.88
उहा मनोभवा तत्र मनोभवविनिर्मिता । योनिस्तस्यां शिलायां तु शिलारूपा मनोहरा । वितस्तिमात्रविस्तीर्णा एकविंशाङ्गुलीयुता
uhā manobhavā tatra manobhavavinirmitā | yonistasyāṃ śilāyāṃ tu śilārūpā manoharā | vitastimātravistīrṇā ekaviṃśāṅgulīyutā
There is a cavity there, born of desire, fashioned by Manobhava (the god of love); and on that rock a yoni, of stone form, lovely, a span in breadth, measuring twenty-one finger-breadths.
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KaP 62.89
क्रमसूक्ष्मविनम्रा सा भस्मशैलानुगामिनी । अहामाया जगद्धात्री मूलभूता सनातनी क्रमसूक्ष्मविनम्रा सा भस्मशैलानुगामिनी । अहामाया जगद्धात्री मूलभूता सनातनी
kramasūkṣmavinamrā sā bhasmaśailānugāminī | ahāmāyā jagaddhātrī mūlabhūtā sanātanī kramasūkṣmavinamrā sā bhasmaśailānugāminī | ahāmāyā jagaddhātrī mūlabhūtā sanātanī
Gradually growing fine and sloping downward, it runs on into the Ash Mountain; (she is) the Great Māyā, sustainer of the world, the primordial, the eternal.
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KaP 62.90
सिन्दूरकुङ्कुमारक्ता सर्वकामप्रदायिनी । तस्यां योनौ पञ्चरूपा नित्यं क्रीडति कामिनी सिन्दूरकुङ्कुमारक्ता सर्वकामप्रदायिनी । तस्यां योनौ पञ्चरूपा नित्यं क्रीडति कामिनी
sindūrakuṅkumāraktā sarvakāmapradāyinī | tasyāṃ yonau pañcarūpā nityaṃ krīḍati kāminī sindūrakuṅkumāraktā sarvakāmapradāyinī | tasyāṃ yonau pañcarūpā nityaṃ krīḍati kāminī
Reddened with vermilion and saffron, granting every desire — in that yoni the loving goddess plays eternally in five forms.
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KaP 62.91
तत्राष्टौ योगिनीर्नित्या मूलभूताः सनातनीः । पूर्वोक्ताः शैलपुत्र्याद्याः स्थिता देव्याः समन्ततः तत्राष्टौ योगिनीर्नित्या मूलभूताः सनातनीः । पूर्वोक्ताः शैलपुत्र्याद्याः स्थिता देव्याः समन्ततः
tatrāṣṭau yoginīrnityā mūlabhūtāḥ sanātanīḥ | pūrvoktāḥ śailaputryādyāḥ sthitā devyāḥ samantataḥ tatrāṣṭau yoginīrnityā mūlabhūtāḥ sanātanīḥ | pūrvoktāḥ śailaputryādyāḥ sthitā devyāḥ samantataḥ
There are the eight yoginīs, eternal, primordial, everlasting — those named before, Śailaputrī and the rest — standing all around the Goddess.
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KaP 62.92
तासां तु पीठनामानि शृणु चैकत्र भैरव । गुप्तकामा च श्रीकामा तथान्या विन्ध्यवासिनी तासां तु पीठनामानि शृणु चैकत्र भैरव । गुप्तकामा च श्रीकामा तथान्या विन्ध्यवासिनी
tāsāṃ tu pīṭhanāmāni śṛṇu caikatra bhairava | guptakāmā ca śrīkāmā tathānyā vindhyavāsinī tāsāṃ tu pīṭhanāmāni śṛṇu caikatra bhairava | guptakāmā ca śrīkāmā tathānyā vindhyavāsinī
Hear their names in the seat, all together, Bhairava: Guptakāmā and Śrīkāmā, and another, Vindhyavāsinī,
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KaP 62.93
कोटीश्वरी वनस्था तु पाददुर्गा तथापरा । दीर्घेश्वरी क्रमादेव प्रकटा भुवनेश्वरी कोटीश्वरी वनस्था तु पाददुर्गा तथापरा । दीर्घेश्वरी क्रमादेव प्रकटा भुवनेश्वरी
koṭīśvarī vanasthā tu pādadurgā tathāparā | dīrgheśvarī kramādeva prakaṭā bhuvaneśvarī koṭīśvarī vanasthā tu pādadurgā tathāparā | dīrgheśvarī kramādeva prakaṭā bhuvaneśvarī
Koṭīśvarī, Vanasthā, and next Pādadurgā, Dīrgheśvarī, and then in order Prakaṭā and Bhuvaneśvarī.
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KaP 62.94
स्वयोगिन्यः पीठनाम्ना ख्याता अष्टौ च देवताः । सर्वतीर्थानि चैकत्र जलरूपाणि भैरव स्वयोगिन्यः पीठनाम्ना ख्याता अष्टौ च देवताः । सर्वतीर्थानि चैकत्र जलरूपाणि भैरव
svayoginyaḥ pīṭhanāmnā khyātā aṣṭau ca devatāḥ | sarvatīrthāni caikatra jalarūpāṇi bhairava svayoginyaḥ pīṭhanāmnā khyātā aṣṭau ca devatāḥ | sarvatīrthāni caikatra jalarūpāṇi bhairava
These eight deities, being yoginīs themselves, are known by the name of the seat; and all the sacred fords, in the form of water, in one place, Bhairava,
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KaP 62.95
स्थितानि नाम्ना सौभाग्यसरस्यल्पापि पुण्यदा । विष्णुस्तु तीरे तस्यास्तु नाम्ना कमल इत्युत स्थितानि नाम्ना सौभाग्यसरस्यल्पापि पुण्यदा । विष्णुस्तु तीरे तस्यास्तु नाम्ना कमल इत्युत
sthitāni nāmnā saubhāgyasarasyalpāpi puṇyadā | viṣṇustu tīre tasyāstu nāmnā kamala ityuta sthitāni nāmnā saubhāgyasarasyalpāpi puṇyadā | viṣṇustu tīre tasyāstu nāmnā kamala ityuta
stand (there) by the name of the Saubhāgya lake, which even in small measure bestows merit; and Viṣṇu is on its bank, under the name Kamala.
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KaP 62.96
कामुकाख्यस्तु वटुकः कामाख्याभ्यर्णसंस्थितः । लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती देव्यौ देव्याः सङ्गे व्यवस्थिते कामुकाख्यस्तु वटुकः कामाख्याभ्यर्णसंस्थितः । लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती देव्यौ देव्याः सङ्गे व्यवस्थिते
kāmukākhyastu vaṭukaḥ kāmākhyābhyarṇasaṃsthitaḥ | lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī devyau devyāḥ saṅge vyavasthite kāmukākhyastu vaṭukaḥ kāmākhyābhyarṇasaṃsthitaḥ | lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī devyau devyāḥ saṅge vyavasthite
The Vaṭuka called Kāmuka is stationed close to Kāmākhyā; the two goddesses Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī are placed in the Goddess's company.
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KaP 62.97
ललिताख्याभवल्लक्ष्मीर्मातङ्गी तु सरस्वती । गणाध्यक्षः पूर्वभागे तस्य शैलस्य संस्थितः ललिताख्याभवल्लक्ष्मीर्मातङ्गी तु सरस्वती । गणाध्यक्षः पूर्वभागे तस्य शैलस्य संस्थितः
lalitākhyābhavallakṣmīrmātaṅgī tu sarasvatī | gaṇādhyakṣaḥ pūrvabhāge tasya śailasya saṃsthitaḥ lalitākhyābhavallakṣmīrmātaṅgī tu sarasvatī | gaṇādhyakṣaḥ pūrvabhāge tasya śailasya saṃsthitaḥ
Lakṣmī became the one named Lalitā, and Sarasvatī became Mātaṅgī; the lord of the hosts (Gaṇeśa) is stationed on the eastern side of that mountain.
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KaP 62.98
सिद्धः स नाम्ना विख्याता द्वारे देव्याः प्रियः सुतः । कल्पवृक्षः कल्पवल्ली तिन्तिडी चापराजिता सिद्धः स नाम्ना विख्यातो द्वारे देव्याः प्रियः सुतः । कल्पवृक्षः कल्पवल्ली तिन्तिडी चापराजिता
siddhaḥ sa nāmnā vikhyātā dvāre devyāḥ priyaḥ sutaḥ | kalpavṛkṣaḥ kalpavallī tintiḍī cāparājitā siddhaḥ sa nāmnā vikhyāto dvāre devyāḥ priyaḥ sutaḥ | kalpavṛkṣaḥ kalpavallī tintiḍī cāparājitā
He is known by the name Siddha, the dear son (of the Goddess), at her door; the wish-granting tree, the wish-granting creeper, the tamarind, and Aparājitā —
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KaP 62.99
भूत्वा तस्मिन् महाशैले स्थितो देव्या धृतः प्रिये । वराहः पाण्डुनाथाख्यः स्थितस्तत्र हरिर्यतः भूत्वा तस्मिन् महाशैले स्थितो देव्या धृतः प्रिये । वराहः पाण्डुनाथाख्यः स्थितस्तत्र हरियतः
bhūtvā tasmin mahāśaile sthito devyā dhṛtaḥ priye | varāhaḥ pāṇḍunāthākhyaḥ sthitastatra hariryataḥ bhūtvā tasmin mahāśaile sthito devyā dhṛtaḥ priye | varāhaḥ pāṇḍunāthākhyaḥ sthitastatra hariyataḥ
having become (these), he stands on that great mountain, upheld by the Goddess, dear one. The boar named Pāṇḍunātha stands there, since Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 62.100
जघने शिरसी कृत्वा जघान मधुकैटभौ । तस्यासन्ने ब्रह्मकुण्डं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा जघने शिरसी कृत्वा जघान मधुकैटभौ । तस्यासन्ने ब्रह्मकुण्डं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा
jaghane śirasī kṛtvā jaghāna madhukaiṭabhau | tasyāsanne brahmakuṇḍaṃ brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ purā jaghane śirasī kṛtvā jaghāna madhukaiṭabhau | tasyāsanne brahmakuṇḍaṃ brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ purā
placing their two heads upon his haunches, slew Madhu and Kaiṭabha. Near it is the Brahmakuṇḍa, made by Brahmā long ago.
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KaP 62.101
ईशानाख्यः शिवो यत्र तत् सिद्धेश्वरसंज्ञकम् । शिलारूपं सिद्धकुण्डं मध्यस्थं विद्धि भैरव ईशानाख्यः शिवो यत्र तत् सिद्धेश्वरसंज्ञकम् । शिलारूपं सिद्धकुण्डं मध्यस्थं विद्धि भैरव
īśānākhyaḥ śivo yatra tat siddheśvarasaṃjñakam | śilārūpaṃ siddhakuṇḍaṃ madhyasthaṃ viddhi bhairava īśānākhyaḥ śivo yatra tat siddheśvarasaṃjñakam | śilārūpaṃ siddhakuṇḍaṃ madhyasthaṃ viddhi bhairava
Where Śiva is named Īśāna, that is called Siddheśvara; know, Bhairava, that the Siddhakuṇḍa, of the form of stone, lies in the middle.
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KaP 62.102
तस्यासन्ने गयाक्षेत्रं क्षत्रं वाराणसी तथा । योनिमण्डलसंकाशं कुण्डं भूत्वा व्यवस्थितम्
tasyāsanne gayākṣetraṃ kṣatraṃ vārāṇasī tathā | yonimaṇḍalasaṃkāśaṃ kuṇḍaṃ bhūtvā vyavasthitam
Near it the field of Gayā, and likewise the field of Vārāṇasī, has taken its place as a pool resembling the circle of the yoni.
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KaP 62.103
तत्रैवामृतकुण्डं तु सुधासङ्घप्रपूरितम् । मम प्रियार्थमिन्द्रेण स्थापितं सह निर्जरैः
tatraivāmṛtakuṇḍaṃ tu sudhāsaṅghaprapūritam | mama priyārthamindreṇa sthāpitaṃ saha nirjaraiḥ
In that very place is the Nectar Pool, filled with a mass of ambrosia, established by Indra together with the immortals for my pleasure.
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KaP 62.104
वामदेवाह्वयं शीर्षं श्रीकामेश्वरसंज्ञकम् । कामकुण्डं महापुण्यं तस्यासन्ने व्यवस्थितम्
vāmadevāhvayaṃ śīrṣaṃ śrīkāmeśvarasaṃjñakam | kāmakuṇḍaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ tasyāsanne vyavasthitam
The head named Vāmadeva bears the name Śrī Kāmeśvara; the greatly meritorious Kāmakuṇḍa is situated near it.
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KaP 62.105
केदारसंज्ञकं क्षेत्रं मध्यस्थं सिद्धकामयोः । दीर्घं चतुर्दशव्यामच्छायाच्छत्राह्वयं तु तत्
kedārasaṃjñakaṃ kṣetraṃ madhyasthaṃ siddhakāmayoḥ | dīrghaṃ caturdaśavyāmacchāyācchatrāhvayaṃ tu tat
The field named Kedāra lies midway between the Siddha and the Kāma (pools); it is fourteen fathoms long, and it is named Chāyāchattra.
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KaP 62.106
तस्यासन्ने शैलपुत्री गुप्तकामाह्वया तु सा । गुप्तकुण्डस्य मध्यस्था कामेशग्रावणि सङ्गता
tasyāsanne śailaputrī guptakāmāhvayā tu sā | guptakuṇḍasya madhyasthā kāmeśagrāvaṇi saṅgatā
Near it is Śailaputrī, she who is called Guptakāmā, situated in the middle of the Guptakuṇḍa, joined to the rock of Kāmeśa.
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KaP 62.107
कामेश्वरशिलासक्ता कामाख्यासंज्ञिता सदा । पूर्वभागेण संसक्ता योनेस्तु परमार्गतः
kāmeśvaraśilāsaktā kāmākhyāsaṃjñitā sadā | pūrvabhāgeṇa saṃsaktā yonestu paramārgataḥ
Fixed to the Kāmeśvara rock, she is always known by the name Kāmākhyā; with her eastern part she is joined to the yoni, along the uppermost course.
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KaP 62.108
कामकामाख्ययोर्मध्ये कालरात्रिर्व्यवस्थिता । पीठे दीर्घेश्वरो नाम्ना सीमाभागे प्रचण्डिका
kāmakāmākhyayormadhye kālarātrirvyavasthitā | pīṭhe dīrgheśvaro nāmnā sīmābhāge pracaṇḍikā
Between Kāma and Kāmākhyā, Kālarātri is established; in the pīṭha she bears the name Dīrgheśvara, and at the boundary portion, Pracaṇḍikā.
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KaP 62.109
कामाख्याप्रस्तरप्रान्ते कूष्माण्डी नाम योगिनी । पीठे कोटीश्वरी नाम्ना योनिरूपेण संस्थिता
kāmākhyāprastaraprānte kūṣmāṇḍī nāma yoginī | pīṭhe koṭīśvarī nāmnā yonirūpeṇa saṃsthitā
At the edge of the Kāmākhyā rock-slab is the yoginī named Kūṣmāṇḍī; in the pīṭha she is by name Koṭīśvarī, established in the form of a yoni.
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KaP 62.110
यच्चाघोराह्वयं शीर्षं तत्कामायास्तु दक्षिणे । पीठे भैरवनामा तु गदिते परमार्थिभिः
yaccāghorāhvayaṃ śīrṣaṃ tatkāmāyāstu dakṣiṇe | pīṭhe bhairavanāmā tu gadite paramārthibhiḥ
And that head which bears the name Aghora is to the south of Kāmā; in the pīṭha it is declared to bear the name Bhairava by those who seek the highest aim.
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KaP 62.111
चामुण्डा भैरवी नाम्ना भैरवासन्नसंस्थिता । नायिका कामदा भक्तेश्चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनी
cāmuṇḍā bhairavī nāmnā bhairavāsannasaṃsthitā | nāyikā kāmadā bhakteścaṇḍamuṇḍavināśinī
Cāmuṇḍā, by name Bhairavī, stands near Bhairava — the mistress (of the place), granting the desires of her devotees, destroyer of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa.
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KaP 62.112
कामाभैरवयोर्मध्ये स्वयं देवी सुरापगा । हिताय सर्वजगतां देव्यास्तु प्रीतये सदा
kāmābhairavayormadhye svayaṃ devī surāpagā | hitāya sarvajagatāṃ devyāstu prītaye sadā
Between Kāmā and Bhairava the goddess herself (flows as) the river of the gods, for the welfare of all the worlds and always for the pleasure of the Goddess.
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KaP 62.113
सद्योजाताह्वयं शीर्षं पीठे त्वाम्रातकेश्वरम् । भैरवाख्ये गह्वरे तु स्थितं देवर्षिसेवितम्
sadyojātāhvayaṃ śīrṣaṃ pīṭhe tvāmrātakeśvaram | bhairavākhye gahvare tu sthitaṃ devarṣisevitam
The head named Sadyojāta is, in the pīṭha, Āmrātakeśvara; it stands in the cave called Bhairava, attended by gods and sages.
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KaP 62.114
विद्धि तत्रैव दुर्गाख्यां नायिकां योनिरूपिणीम् । सिद्धकामेश्वरी नाम्ना ख्याता देवेष नित्यशः
viddhi tatraiva durgākhyāṃ nāyikāṃ yonirūpiṇīm | siddhakāmeśvarī nāmnā khyātā deveṣa nityaśaḥ
Know that in that very place is the mistress named Durgā, having the form of a yoni; she is, O lord of gods, constantly renowned by the name Siddhakāmeśvarī.
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KaP 62.115
अजीर्णपत्रः सुच्छायो वृक्षस्तत्र सुसंस्थितः । आम्रातकः कल्पवृक्षः कल्पवल्लीसमन्वितः
ajīrṇapatraḥ succhāyo vṛkṣastatra susaṃsthitaḥ | āmrātakaḥ kalpavṛkṣaḥ kalpavallīsamanvitaḥ
There stands well-established a tree whose leaves never wither, of good shade — the āmrātaka, a wish-granting tree, accompanied by a wish-granting creeper.
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KaP 62.116
पीठे तु सिद्धगङ्गाख्या स्वयं गङ्गा समुत्थिता । आम्रातकस्य निकटे मम प्रीतिविवृद्धये
pīṭhe tu siddhagaṅgākhyā svayaṃ gaṅgā samutthitā | āmrātakasya nikaṭe mama prītivivṛddhaye
In the pīṭha, Gaṅgā herself has risen up, called Siddhagaṅgā, close to the āmrātaka tree, for the increase of my delight.
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KaP 62.118
भुवनेश्वरनाम्ना तु पीठे ख्यातं च भैरव । गह्वरं भुवनेशस्य भुवनानन्दसंज्ञकम्
bhuvaneśvaranāmnā tu pīṭhe khyātaṃ ca bhairava | gahvaraṃ bhuvaneśasya bhuvanānandasaṃjñakam
And in the pīṭha it is renowned by the name Bhuvaneśvara, O Bhairava; the cave of Bhuvaneśa is named Bhuvanānanda.
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KaP 62.119
तस्यासन्ने तु सुरभिः शिलारूपेण संस्थिता । कामधेनुरिति ख्याता पीठे कामप्रदायिनी
tasyāsanne tu surabhiḥ śilārūpeṇa saṃsthitā | kāmadhenuriti khyātā pīṭhe kāmapradāyinī
Near it the cow Surabhi stands in the form of a rock; she is known as Kāmadhenu, the granter of desires in the pīṭha.
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KaP 62.120
योऽसौ शरभमूर्तिर्मे मध्यखण्डप्रचण्डकः । महाभैरवनामाभूत् कोटिलिङ्गाह्वयस्तु सः
yo'sau śarabhamūrtirme madhyakhaṇḍapracaṇḍakaḥ | mahābhairavanāmābhūt koṭiliṅgāhvayastu saḥ
That śarabha form of mine, fierce in the middle section, became named Mahābhairava; he is the one called Koṭiliṅga.
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KaP 62.121
मूर्तिभिः पञ्चभिः पञ्चभागेषु समवस्थितः । अहं पश्चादतिप्रात्या भैरवाख्यः स्थितो धरे
mūrtibhiḥ pañcabhiḥ pañcabhāgeṣu samavasthitaḥ | ahaṃ paścādatiprātyā bhairavākhyaḥ sthito dhare
With five forms he is stationed in the five parts; I, afterwards, out of great affection, stand upon the hill under the name Bhairava.
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KaP 62.122
महागौरी तु या देवी योगिनी सिद्धरूपिणी । सा ब्रह्मपर्वते चास्ते शिलारूपेण चोर्ध्वतः
mahāgaurī tu yā devī yoginī siddharūpiṇī | sā brahmaparvate cāste śilārūpeṇa cordhvataḥ
That goddess who is Mahāgaurī, a yoginī having a perfected form, she dwells on Brahmā's mountain, above, in the form of a rock.
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KaP 62.123
अतीवरूपसम्पन्ना नाम्ना सा भुवनेश्वरी । यत्र ब्रह्मा तु संसक्तो मयि पर्वतरूपिणि
atīvarūpasampannā nāmnā sā bhuvaneśvarī | yatra brahmā tu saṃsakto mayi parvatarūpiṇi
Exceedingly endowed with beauty, she is by name Bhuvaneśvarī, there where Brahmā clung to me when I had the form of a mountain.
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KaP 62.124
कल्पवल्ली तु तत्रास्ते नाम्ना सा त्वपराजिता । कामधेनुरदूरस्था पूर्वभागे महेश्वरी
kalpavallī tu tatrāste nāmnā sā tvaparājitā | kāmadhenuradūrasthā pūrvabhāge maheśvarī
And there stands the wish-granting creeper, which by name is Aparājitā; not far from Kāmadhenu, in the eastern part, is Maheśvarī.
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KaP 62.125
श्रीकामाख्या योनिरूपा चण्डिका सा तु योगिनी । आग्नेययां विद्धि तां संस्थां सर्वकामप्रदां शुभाम्
śrīkāmākhyā yonirūpā caṇḍikā sā tu yoginī | āgneyayāṃ viddhi tāṃ saṃsthāṃ sarvakāmapradāṃ śubhām
That Caṇḍikā is the yoginī Śrīkāmākhyā, having the form of a yoni; know her to be seated in the southeast, granting all desires, auspicious.
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KaP 62.126
योगिनी चण्डघण्टाख्या पीठेऽभूद् विन्ध्यवासिनी । योगिनी स्कन्दमाता तत्पीठेऽभूद् वनवासिनी
yoginī caṇḍaghaṇṭākhyā pīṭhe'bhūd vindhyavāsinī | yoginī skandamātā tatpīṭhe'bhūd vanavāsinī
The yoginī named Caṇḍaghaṇṭā became, in the pīṭha, Vindhyavāsinī; the yoginī Skandamātā became, in that pīṭha, Vanavāsinī.
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KaP 62.127
कात्यायनी पीठनाम्ना पाददुर्गेति गद्यते । नैर्-ऋत्यां नीलशैलस्य प्रान्ते सा संस्थिता शिवा
kātyāyanī pīṭhanāmnā pādadurgeti gadyate | nair-ṛtyāṃ nīlaśailasya prānte sā saṃsthitā śivā
Kātyāyanī is spoken of by her pīṭha-name as Pādadurgā; in the southwest, at the edge of the Blue Mountain, that auspicious one is established.
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KaP 62.128
योऽसौ नन्दी मम तनुः स तु पाषाणरूपधृक् । संस्थितः पश्चिमद्वारि हनुमान् पीठनामतः
yo'sau nandī mama tanuḥ sa tu pāṣāṇarūpadhṛk | saṃsthitaḥ paścimadvāri hanumān pīṭhanāmataḥ
That Nandin who is my (own) body — he, taking the form of stone, stands at the western gate, named Hanumān after the seat.
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KaP 62.129
और्व उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शम्भोरमिततेजसः । भैरवस्य तु पप्रच्छ वेतालोऽपि समुत्सुकः
aurva uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā śambhoramitatejasaḥ | bhairavasya tu papraccha vetālo'pi samutsukaḥ
Aurva said: Having heard that speech of Śambhu of immeasurable splendour, Vetāla too, and Bhairava, being eager, asked (further).
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KaP 62.130
वेतालभैरवावूचतुः श्रुतः पीठक्रमस्तात देव्याः पूजाक्रमस्तथा । श्रोतुमिच्छामि मूर्तीनां पञ्चानामपि शङ्कर
vetālabhairavāvūcatuḥ śrutaḥ pīṭhakramastāta devyāḥ pūjākramastathā | śrotumicchāmi mūrtīnāṃ pañcānāmapi śaṅkara
Vetāla and Bhairava said: We have heard, dear one, the order of the seats, and likewise the order of the Goddess's worship; I wish to hear also of the five embodiments, Śaṅkara.
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KaP 62.131
रूपाणि पञ्चमूर्तीनां मन्त्राणि च समन्ततः । तत्र मन्त्राणि तन्त्राणि वद नौ वृषभध्वज
rūpāṇi pañcamūrtīnāṃ mantrāṇi ca samantataḥ | tatra mantrāṇi tantrāṇi vada nau vṛṣabhadhvaja
(Tell us) the forms of the five embodiments and the mantras completely; among these, the mantras and the ritual manuals — tell the two of us, bull-bannered one.
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KaP 62.132
ईश्वर उवाच शृणु वक्ष्यामि वेताल मन्त्रं तन्त्रं पृथक् पृथक् । कामाख्यापञ्चमूर्तीनां रूपं कल्पं च भैरव
īśvara uvāca śṛṇu vakṣyāmi vetāla mantraṃ tantraṃ pṛthak pṛthak | kāmākhyāpañcamūrtīnāṃ rūpaṃ kalpaṃ ca bhairava
Īśvara said: Listen, Vetāla, I shall declare the mantra and the ritual, each separately, and the form and the observance of the five embodiments of Kāmākhyā, Bhairava.
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KaP 62.133
कामस्थं काममध्यस्थं कामदेवपुटीकृतम् । कामेन कामयेत् कामी कामं कामे नियोजयेत्
kāmasthaṃ kāmamadhyasthaṃ kāmadevapuṭīkṛtam | kāmena kāmayet kāmī kāmaṃ kāme niyojayet
Standing in desire, standing in the middle of desire, enclosed by Kāmadeva (on both sides): with desire the desirous one should desire, he should apply desire to desire.
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KaP 62.134
ज्येष्ठं तु व्यञ्जनं ब्रह्मन् परः शान्तं तदुच्यते । प्रथमं क्रमतः कुर्यात्तत्संसक्तं सुधामयम्
jyeṣṭhaṃ tu vyañjanaṃ brahman paraḥ śāntaṃ taducyate | prathamaṃ kramataḥ kuryāttatsaṃsaktaṃ sudhāmayam
But the eldest consonant, brahman — that is called "beyond, tranquil"; one should make it first in order, joined to it that which consists of nectar.
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KaP 62.135
प्रजापतिस्तथा शक्रबीजं संस्थादिसंयुतम् । चन्द्रार्धसहितं बीजं कामाख्यायाः प्रचक्ष्यते
prajāpatistathā śakrabījaṃ saṃsthādisaṃyutam | candrārdhasahitaṃ bījaṃ kāmākhyāyāḥ pracakṣyate
Prajāpati, likewise the seed of Śakra, joined with what stands (with it) at the beginning, together with the half-moon — that seed is declared to be Kāmākhyā's.
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KaP 62.136
इदं धर्मप्रदं काममोक्षार्थानां प्रदायकम् । इदं रहस्यं परममन्यत्र तु सुदुर्लभम्
idaṃ dharmapradaṃ kāmamokṣārthānāṃ pradāyakam | idaṃ rahasyaṃ paramamanyatra tu sudurlabham
This bestows dharma; it is the giver of desire, liberation, and wealth. This is the supreme secret, very hard to obtain elsewhere.
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KaP 62.137
श्रोत्रेणोद्यम्य शृणुयाद् गुरुवक्त्रान्नरोत्तमः । स कामानखिलान् प्राप्य शिवलोके महीयते
śrotreṇodyamya śṛṇuyād guruvaktrānnarottamaḥ | sa kāmānakhilān prāpya śivaloke mahīyate
The best of men should raise his ear and hear (it) from the mouth of the teacher; having obtained all his desires he is honoured in the world of Śiva.
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KaP 62.138
श्रुतिसकलितसारं देवकण्ठौघहारं सकलकलुषहारि श्रीधरानन्दकारि । सुनयसुभगगोभिभ्राजयेद्यद्यशोभि- स्तदिह शिवसमस्तं विघ्नहन्त्रीङ्गितार्थम्
śrutisakalitasāraṃ devakaṇṭhaughahāraṃ sakalakaluṣahāri śrīdharānandakāri | sunayasubhagagobhibhrājayedyadyaśobhi- stadiha śivasamastaṃ vighnahantrīṅgitārtham
The essence gathered from the Vedas, the garland for the throats of the gods, remover of all impurity, bringer of joy to Śrīdhara — by whatever glorious words of fine sense and auspicious speech one may make it shine, that here is entirely Śiva, whose purport is signalled by her who destroys obstacles.
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KaP 62.139
नयनकरभकारि ध्यानिनां चोपकारि प्रणयिसुनयसंस्थं देवसत्याह्निकस्थम् । परमपदविशीर्णं सर्वदौर्भाग्यजीर्णं शृणु शिवपदरूपं कामदेव्याः स्वरूपम्
nayanakarabhakāri dhyānināṃ copakāri praṇayisunayasaṃsthaṃ devasatyāhnikastham | paramapadaviśīrṇaṃ sarvadaurbhāgyajīrṇaṃ śṛṇu śivapadarūpaṃ kāmadevyāḥ svarūpam
Making the eyes moist(?), helpful to those who meditate, standing in the good sense of the loving, present in the true daily rites of the god, split apart in the highest station, worn away of all misfortune — hear the nature of Kāmadevī, which has the form of Śiva's station.
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KaP 62.140
श्रवणगगनमात्रा चार्दितं यस्य नाम प्रभवति बहुभूत्यै नीतिमार्गैकधाम । सुरगणगणनायां कुण्डली यस्य शक्ति- स्तदिह परमरूपं चिन्तनीयं हताशैः
śravaṇagaganamātrā cārditaṃ yasya nāma prabhavati bahubhūtyai nītimārgaikadhāma | suragaṇagaṇanāyāṃ kuṇḍalī yasya śakti- stadiha paramarūpaṃ cintanīyaṃ hatāśaiḥ
He whose name, merely measured out in the sky of the ear, when uttered avails for abundant prosperity, sole abode of the path of right conduct; whose power is the coiled one (kuṇḍalinī) in the reckoning of the hosts of gods — that supreme form is here to be contemplated by the despairing.
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KaP 62.141
रविशशियुतकर्णा कुङ्कुमापीतवर्णा मणिकनकविचित्रा लोलकर्णा त्रिनेत्रा । अभयवरदहस्ता साक्षसूत्रप्रशस्ता प्रणतसुरनरेशा सिद्धकामेश्वरी सा
raviśaśiyutakarṇā kuṅkumāpītavarṇā maṇikanakavicitrā lolakarṇā trinetrā | abhayavaradahastā sākṣasūtrapraśastā praṇatasuranareśā siddhakāmeśvarī sā
With sun and moon joined at her ears, of a colour yellowed with saffron, variegated with gems and gold, with swaying ears, three-eyed; with hands (giving) fearlessness and boons, distinguished by a rosary, ruler of the gods and men who bow (to her) — she is Siddhakāmeśvarī.
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KaP 62.142
अरुणकमलसंस्था रक्तपद्मासनस्था नवतरुणशरीरा मुक्तकेशी सुहारा । शवहृदि पृथुतुङ्गस्तन युग्मा मनोज्ञा शिशुरविसमवस्त्रा अर्वकामेश्वरी सा
aruṇakamalasaṃsthā raktapadmāsanasthā navataruṇaśarīrā muktakeśī suhārā | śavahṛdi pṛthutuṅgastana yugmā manojñā śiśuravisamavastrā arvakāmeśvarī sā
Seated on a reddish lotus, resting on a seat of red lotus, her body freshly young, her hair loose, finely garlanded, on the breast of a corpse, with a pair of broad high breasts, charming, clothed in garments like the infant sun — she is Arvakāmeśvarī.
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KaP 62.143
विपुलविभवदात्री स्मेरवक्त्रा सुकेशी अलितनखरदन्ता सामिचन्द्रावनम्रा । मनसिजदृषदिस्था योनिमुद्रालसन्ती अवनगमनशक्ता संश्रुतस्थानहागा
vipulavibhavadātrī smeravaktrā sukeśī alitanakharadantā sāmicandrāvanamrā | manasijadṛṣadisthā yonimudrālasantī avanagamanaśaktā saṃśrutasthānahāgā
Giver of abundant prosperity, her face smiling, fine-haired, with slender nails and teeth, bent down with a half-moon(?), standing on the rock of the Love-god, gleaming with the yoni-mudrā, able to move over the earth, going to the place that has been heard of —
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KaP 62.144
चिन्त्या चैवं विद्युदग्निप्रकाशा धर्मार्थाद्यं साधकैर्वाञ्छितार्थैः । कल्प्यन्तु त्रीण्यर्यतदं सम्यगर्यं वेताल त्वं भैरव श्रीप्रतिष्ठम्
cintyā caivaṃ vidyudagniprakāśā dharmārthādyaṃ sādhakairvāñchitārthaiḥ | kalpyantu trīṇyaryatadaṃ samyagaryaṃ vetāla tvaṃ bhairava śrīpratiṣṭham
Thus she is to be contemplated, shining like lightning and fire, by practitioners who desire dharma, wealth and the rest. Let the three offerings be prepared, and the proper oblation rightly given — you, Vetāla, and Bhairava, in whom prosperity is established.
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KaP 62.145
तस्मिन्नर्धं मण्डलं यद्धि पश्चात् कार्यं चैतच्चन्दनैः पुष्पयुक्तैः । पर्यायो यो लेखने पूर्वमुक्तो देवीतन्त्रे सोऽत्र पूर्व विधेयः
tasminnardhaṃ maṇḍalaṃ yaddhi paścāt kāryaṃ caitaccandanaiḥ puṣpayuktaiḥ | paryāyo yo lekhane pūrvamukto devītantre so'tra pūrva vidheyaḥ
In that (place) the half-circle which is (drawn) afterwards is to be made with sandal-pastes together with flowers. The procedure that was stated before for the writing, in the Devī-tantra — that is to be carried out here first.
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KaP 62.217
पुष्कराख्यं तु तत्क्षेत्रं पीठे त्वाम्रातकाह्वयम् । ऐशान्यां तत्पुरुषाख्यं मम शीर्षं व्यवस्थितम्
puṣkarākhyaṃ tu tatkṣetraṃ pīṭhe tvāmrātakāhvayam | aiśānyāṃ tatpuruṣākhyaṃ mama śīrṣaṃ vyavasthitam
That sacred field is called Puṣkara, but in the seat it bears the name Āmrātaka; in the north-east my head, called Tatpuruṣa, is established.
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