Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 13
KuP 1 13.1
सूत उवाच प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ मनोः स्वायंभुवस्य तु । धर्मज्ञौ सुमहावीर्यौ शतरूपा व्यजीजनत्
sūta uvāca priyavratottānapādau manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya tu / dharmajñau sumahāvīryau śatarūpā vyajījanat
Sūta said: Śatarūpā gave birth to Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, the two sons of Svāyaṃbhuva Manu, knowers of dharma and of very great valour.
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KuP 1 13.2
ततस्तूत्तानपादस्य ध्रुवो नाम सुतो ऽभवत् । भक्तो नारायणे देवे प्राप्तवान् स्थानमुत्तमम्
tatastūttānapādasya dhruvo nāma suto 'bhavat / bhakto nārāyaṇe deve prāptavān sthānamuttamam
Then Uttānapāda had a son named Dhruva, who, devoted to the god Nārāyaṇa, attained the highest station.
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KuP 1 13.3
ध्रुवात् श्लिष्टिञ्च भव्यं च भार्या शम्भुर्व्यजायत । श्लिष्टेराधत्त सुच्छाया पञ्च पुत्रानकल्पषान्
dhruvāt śliṣṭiñca bhavyaṃ ca bhāryā śambhurvyajāyata / śliṣṭerādhatta succhāyā pañca putrānakalpaṣān
From Dhruva his wife Śambhu bore Śliṣṭi and Bhavya; Succhāyā conceived from Śliṣṭi five faultless sons.
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KuP 1 13.4
वसिष्ठवचनाद् देवी तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुश्चरम् । आराध्य पुरुषं विष्णुं शालग्रामे जनार्दनम्
vasiṣṭhavacanād devī tapastaptvā suduścaram / ārādhya puruṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ śālagrāme janārdanam
At the word of Vasiṣṭha the lady, having performed very difficult austerity and propitiated the Puruṣa Viṣṇu, Janārdana, at Śālagrāma,
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KuP 1 13.5
रिपुं रिपुञ्जयं विप्रं वृकलं वृषतेजसम् । नारायणपरान् शुद्धान् स्वधर्मपरिपालकान्
ripuṃ ripuñjayaṃ vipraṃ vṛkalaṃ vṛṣatejasam / nārāyaṇaparān śuddhān svadharmaparipālakān
(bore) Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vipra, Vṛkala and Vṛṣatejas, pure, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, upholders of their own dharma.
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KuP 1 13.6
रिपोराधत्त बृहती चक्षुषं सर्वतेजसम् । सो ऽजीजनत् पुष्करिण्यां वैरण्यां चाक्षुषं मनुम् । प्रजापतेरात्मजायां वीरणस्य महात्मनः
riporādhatta bṛhatī cakṣuṣaṃ sarvatejasam / so 'jījanat puṣkariṇyāṃ vairaṇyāṃ cākṣuṣaṃ manum / prajāpaterātmajāyāṃ vīraṇasya mahātmanaḥ
Bṛhatī conceived from Ripu Cakṣuṣa, possessed of all splendour; he begot Manu Cākṣuṣa upon Puṣkariṇī, the daughter of Vīraṇa, the daughter of the great-souled Vīraṇa, the Prajāpati.
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KuP 1 13.7
मनोरजायन्त दश नड्वलायां महौजसः । कन्यायां सुमहावीर्या वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः
manorajāyanta daśa naḍvalāyāṃ mahaujasaḥ / kanyāyāṃ sumahāvīryā vairājasya prajāpateḥ
To Manu were born ten sons of great vigour and very great valour, from Naḍvalā, the daughter of Vairāja the Prajāpati.
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KuP 1 13.8
ऊरुः पूरुः शतद्युम्नस्तपस्वी सत्यवाक् शुचिः । अग्निष्टुदतिरात्रश्च सुद्युम्नश्चाभिमन्युकः
ūruḥ pūruḥ śatadyumnastapasvī satyavāk śuciḥ / agniṣṭudatirātraśca sudyumnaścābhimanyukaḥ
Ūru, Pūru, Śatadyumna, Tapasvin, Satyavāk, Śuci, Agniṣṭut, Atirātra, Sudyumna, and Abhimanyuka.
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KuP 1 13.9
ऊरोरजनयत् पुत्रान् षडाग्नेयी महाबलान् । अङ्गं सुमनसं स्वातिं क्रतुमङ्गिरसं शिवम्
ūrorajanayat putrān ṣaḍāgneyī mahābalān / aṅgaṃ sumanasaṃ svātiṃ kratumaṅgirasaṃ śivam
The daughter of Agni bore to Ūru six mighty sons: Aṅga, Sumanas, Svāti, Kratu, Aṅgiras and Śiva.
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KuP 1 13.10
अङ्गाद् वेनो ऽभवत् पश्चाद् बैन्यो वेनादजायत । यो ऽसौ पृथुरिति ख्यातः प्रजापालो महाबलः
aṅgād veno 'bhavat paścād bainyo venādajāyata / yo 'sau pṛthuriti khyātaḥ prajāpālo mahābalaḥ
From Aṅga came Vena, and afterwards from Vena was born the son of Vena, he who is famed as Pṛthu, protector of creatures, of great strength.
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KuP 1 13.11
येन दुग्धा मही पूर्वं प्राजानां हितकारणात् । नियोगाद् ब्रह्मणः सार्धं देवेन्द्रेण महौजसा
yena dugdhā mahī pūrvaṃ prājānāṃ hitakāraṇāt / niyogād brahmaṇaḥ sārdhaṃ devendreṇa mahaujasā
By whom the earth was formerly milked for the sake of the welfare of creatures, at the command of Brahmā, together with the mighty Indra of the gods.
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KuP 1 13.12
वेनपुत्रस्य वितते पुरा पैतामहे मखे । सूतः पौराणिको जज्ञे मायारूपः स्वयं हरिः
venaputrasya vitate purā paitāmahe makhe / sūtaḥ paurāṇiko jajñe māyārūpaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ
Long ago, at the Grandsire's sacrifice performed by Vena's son, there was born the Sūta, the reciter of the ancient lore — Hari himself in an illusory form.
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KuP 1 13.13
प्रवक्ता सर्वशास्त्राणां धर्मज्ञो गुणवत्सलः । तं मां नित्त मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पूर्वोद्भूतं सनातनम्
pravaktā sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ dharmajño guṇavatsalaḥ / taṃ māṃ nitta muniśreṣṭhāḥ pūrvodbhūtaṃ sanātanam
(I am) the expounder of all the scriptures, a knower of dharma, fond of the virtues. Know me, O best of sages, as one born of old, everlasting.
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KuP 1 13.14
अस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे व्यासः कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम् । श्रावयामास मां प्रीत्या पुराणं पुरुषो हरिः
asmin manvantare vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ svayam / śrāvayāmāsa māṃ prītyā purāṇaṃ puruṣo hariḥ
In this manvantara Vyāsa Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana himself, the Person, Hari, out of affection caused the Purāṇa to be recited to me.
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KuP 1 13.15
मदन्वये तु ये सूताः संभूता वेदवर्जिताः । तेषां पुराणवक्तृत्वं वृत्तिरासीदजाज्ञया
madanvaye tu ye sūtāḥ saṃbhūtā vedavarjitāḥ / teṣāṃ purāṇavaktṛtvaṃ vṛttirāsīdajājñayā
But those Sūtas born in my lineage who were without the Veda — for them the reciting of the Purāṇas became their livelihood, by the command of the Unborn (Aja/Brahmā).
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KuP 1 13.16
स तु वैन्यः पृथुर्धोमान् सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रियः । सार्वभौमो महातेजाः स्वधर्मपरिपालकः
sa tu vainyaḥ pṛthurdhomān satyasaṃdho jitendriyaḥ / sārvabhaumo mahātejāḥ svadharmaparipālakaḥ
And he, Pṛthu the son of Vena, was resolute in truth, his senses subdued, a universal sovereign, of great splendour, a guardian of his own dharma.
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KuP 1 13.17
तस्य बाल्यात् प्रभृत्येव भक्तिर्नारायणे ऽभवत् । गोवर्धनगिरिं प्राप्य तपस्तेपे जितेन्द्रियः
tasya bālyāt prabhṛtyeva bhaktirnārāyaṇe 'bhavat / govardhanagiriṃ prāpya tapastepe jitendriyaḥ
From his very childhood he had devotion to Nārāyaṇa; reaching Mount Govardhana, with senses subdued, he performed austerity.
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KuP 1 13.18
तपसा भगवान् प्रीतः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः । आगत्य देवो राजानं प्राह दामोदरः स्वयम्
tapasā bhagavān prītaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ / āgatya devo rājānaṃ prāha dāmodaraḥ svayam
Pleased by his austerity, the Lord, bearer of conch, discus and mace, the god Dāmodara himself, came and spoke to the king.
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KuP 1 13.19
ध्रमिकौ रूपसंपन्नौ सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरौ । मत्प्रसादादसंदिग्धं पुत्रौ तव भविष्यतः । एकमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशः स्वकीयां प्रकृतिं गतः
dhramikau rūpasaṃpannau sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varau / matprasādādasaṃdigdhaṃ putrau tava bhaviṣyataḥ / ekamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ svakīyāṃ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ
"Two sons will be yours, righteous, endowed with beauty, foremost among all bearers of weapons — this is beyond doubt, by my grace." Having said this, Hṛṣīkeśa went to his own nature (state).
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KuP 1 13.20
वैन्यो ऽपि वेदविधिना निश्चलां भक्तिमुद्वहन् । अपालयत् स्वकं राज्यं न्यायेन मधुसूदने
vainyo 'pi vedavidhinā niścalāṃ bhaktimudvahan / apālayat svakaṃ rājyaṃ nyāyena madhusūdane
Vainya too, bearing unshakable devotion to Madhusūdana according to the Vedic rule, protected his own kingdom with justice.
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KuP 1 13.21
अचिरादेव तन्वङ्गो भार्या तस्य सुचिस्मिता । खिखण्डनं हविर्धानमन्तर्धाना व्यजायत
acirādeva tanvaṅgo bhāryā tasya sucismitā / khikhaṇḍanaṃ havirdhānamantardhānā vyajāyata
Before long his slender-limbed, sweetly smiling wife Antardhānā gave birth to Śikhaṇḍana and Havirdhāna.
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KuP 1 13.22
शिखण्डनो ऽभवत् पुत्रः सुशील इति विश्रुतः । धार्मिको रूपसंपन्नो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
śikhaṇḍano 'bhavat putraḥ suśīla iti viśrutaḥ / dhārmiko rūpasaṃpanno vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
There was a son Śikhaṇḍana, renowned as one of good character, righteous, endowed with beauty, having mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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KuP 1 13.23
सो ऽधीत्य विधिवद् वेदान् धर्मेण तपसि स्थितः । मतिं चक्रे भाग्ययोगात् संन्यां प्रति धर्मवित्
so 'dhītya vidhivad vedān dharmeṇa tapasi sthitaḥ / matiṃ cakre bhāgyayogāt saṃnyāṃ prati dharmavit
He, having studied the Vedas duly, established in austerity through dharma, that knower of dharma set his mind, by the working of destiny, upon renunciation.
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KuP 1 13.24
स कृत्वा तीर्थसंसेवां स्वाध्याये तपसि स्थितः । जगाम हिमवत्पृष्ठं कदाचित् सिद्धसेवितम्
sa kṛtvā tīrthasaṃsevāṃ svādhyāye tapasi sthitaḥ / jagāma himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ kadācit siddhasevitam
Having performed the visiting of sacred fords, established in his own recitation and in austerity, he once went to the slope of Himavat, frequented by the Siddhas.
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KuP 1 13.25
तत्र धर्मपदं नाम धर्मसिद्धिप्रदं वनम् । अपश्यद् योगिनां गम्यमगम्यं ब्रह्मविद्विषाम्
tatra dharmapadaṃ nāma dharmasiddhipradaṃ vanam / apaśyad yogināṃ gamyamagamyaṃ brahmavidviṣām
There he saw a forest named Dharmapada, bestowing the attainment of dharma, accessible to yogins, inaccessible to those hostile to Brahman.
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KuP 1 13.26
तत्र मन्दाकिनी नाम सुपुण्या विमला नदी । पद्मोत्पलवनोपेता सिद्धाश्रमविभूषिता
tatra mandākinī nāma supuṇyā vimalā nadī / padmotpalavanopetā siddhāśramavibhūṣitā
There was a river named Mandākinī, most holy and clear, furnished with groves of lotuses and water-lilies, adorned with the hermitages of the Siddhas.
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KuP 1 13.27
स तस्या दक्षिणे तीरे मुनीन्द्रैर्योगिभिर्वृतम् । सुपुण्यमाश्रमं रम्यमपश्यत् प्रीतिसंयुतः
sa tasyā dakṣiṇe tīre munīndrairyogibhirvṛtam / supuṇyamāśramaṃ ramyamapaśyat prītisaṃyutaḥ
On its southern bank he, filled with delight, saw a lovely, most holy hermitage surrounded by chief sages and yogins.
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KuP 1 13.28
मन्दाकिनीजले स्त्रात्वा संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः । अर्चयित्वा महादेवं पुष्पैः पद्मोत्पलादिभिः
mandākinījale strātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ / arcayitvā mahādevaṃ puṣpaiḥ padmotpalādibhiḥ
Having bathed in the water of the Mandākinī, having satisfied the ancestors and the gods (with libations), having worshipped Mahādeva with flowers, lotuses, water-lilies and the rest —
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KuP 1 13.29
ध्यात्वार्कंसंस्थमीशानं शिरस्याधाय चाञ्जलिम् । संप्रेक्षमाणो भास्वन्तं तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्
dhyātvārkaṃsaṃsthamīśānaṃ śirasyādhāya cāñjalim / saṃprekṣamāṇo bhāsvantaṃ tuṣṭāva parameśvaram
having meditated on Īśāna as abiding in the sun, and placing his folded hands upon his head, gazing at the shining one, he praised the Supreme Lord —
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KuP 1 13.30
रुद्राध्यायेन गिरिशं रुद्रस्य चरितेन च । अन्यैश्च विविधैः स्तोत्रैः शांभवैर्वेदसंभवैः
rudrādhyāyena giriśaṃ rudrasya caritena ca / anyaiśca vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ śāṃbhavairvedasaṃbhavaiḥ
(he praised) the mountain-dweller with the Rudra chapter and with the deeds of Rudra, and with various other hymns of Śambhu that arise from the Veda.
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KuP 1 13.31
अथास्मिन्नन्तरे ऽपश्यत् तमायान्तं महामुनिम् । श्वेताश्वतरनामानं महापाशुपतोत्तमम्
athāsminnantare 'paśyat tamāyāntaṃ mahāmunim / śvetāśvataranāmānaṃ mahāpāśupatottamam
Then meanwhile he saw that great sage coming, named Śvetāśvatara, foremost among the great Pāśupatas.
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KuP 1 13.32
भस्मसंदिग्धसवाङ्गं कौपीनाच्छादनान्वितम् । तपसा कर्षितात्मानं शुक्लयज्ञोपवीतिनम्
bhasmasaṃdigdhasavāṅgaṃ kaupīnācchādanānvitam / tapasā karṣitātmānaṃ śuklayajñopavītinam
His whole body smeared with ashes, clothed only with a loincloth, his person emaciated by austerity, wearing a white sacred thread —
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KuP 1 13.33
समाप्य संस्तवं शंभोरानन्दास्त्राविलेक्षणः । ववन्दे शिरसा पादौ प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
samāpya saṃstavaṃ śaṃbhorānandāstrāvilekṣaṇaḥ / vavande śirasā pādau prāñjalirvākyamabravīt
Having finished the hymn of praise to Śambhu, his eyes clouded with tears of joy, he saluted (the sage's) feet with his head and, with palms joined, spoke these words:
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KuP 1 13.34
धन्यो ऽस्म्यनुगृहीतो ऽस्मि यन्मे साक्षान्मुनीश्वरः । योगीश्वरो ऽद्य भगवान् दृष्टो योगविदां वरः
dhanyo 'smyanugṛhīto 'smi yanme sākṣānmunīśvaraḥ / yogīśvaro 'dya bhagavān dṛṣṭo yogavidāṃ varaḥ
"I am fortunate, I am favoured, in that today the lord of sages, the lord of yogins, the blessed one, best of those who know yoga, has been seen by me in person.
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KuP 1 13.35
अहो मे सुमहद्भाग्यं तपांसि सफलानि मे । किं करिष्यामि शिष्यो ऽहं तव मां पालयानघ
aho me sumahadbhāgyaṃ tapāṃsi saphalāni me / kiṃ kariṣyāmi śiṣyo 'haṃ tava māṃ pālayānagha
Ah, how very great is my good fortune! My austerities have borne fruit. What shall I do? I am your disciple; protect me, O sinless one."
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KuP 1 13.36
सो ऽनुगृह्याथ राजानं सुशीलं शीलसंयुतम् । शिष्यत्वे परिजग्राह तपसा क्षीणकल्पषम्
so 'nugṛhyātha rājānaṃ suśīlaṃ śīlasaṃyutam / śiṣyatve parijagrāha tapasā kṣīṇakalpaṣam
Then he, favouring the king Suśīla, who was endowed with good character and whose impurity had been worn away by austerity, accepted him fully into discipleship.
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KuP 1 13.37
सांन्यासिकं विधिं कृत्स्नं कारयित्वा विचक्षणः । ददौ तदैश्वरं ज्ञानं स्वशाखाविहितं व्रतम्
sāṃnyāsikaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ kārayitvā vicakṣaṇaḥ / dadau tadaiśvaraṃ jñānaṃ svaśākhāvihitaṃ vratam
Having had the whole rite of renunciation performed, the discerning one then gave him the knowledge of Īśvara and the observance prescribed in his own branch (of the Veda).
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KuP 1 13.38
अशेषवेदसारं तत् पशुपाशविमोचनम् । अन्त्याश्रममिति ख्यातं ब्रह्मादिभिरनुष्ठितम्
aśeṣavedasāraṃ tat paśupāśavimocanam / antyāśramamiti khyātaṃ brahmādibhiranuṣṭhitam
That (knowledge) is the essence of the entire Veda, the loosening of the bonds of the fettered soul, known as the last stage of life, practised by Brahmā and the others.
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KuP 1 13.39
उवाच शिष्यान् संप्रेक्ष्य ये तदाश्रमवासिनः । ब्राह्मणान् क्षत्रियान् वैश्यान् ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणान्
uvāca śiṣyān saṃprekṣya ye tadāśramavāsinaḥ / brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān vaiśyān brahmacaryaparāyaṇān
Looking upon his disciples—those brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas devoted to chastity who dwelt in that hermitage—he said:
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KuP 1 13.40
मया प्रवर्तितां शाखामधीत्यैवेह योगिनः । समासते महादेवं ध्यायन्तो निष्कलं शिवम्
mayā pravartitāṃ śākhāmadhītyaiveha yoginaḥ / samāsate mahādevaṃ dhyāyanto niṣkalaṃ śivam
"Having studied the branch (of the Veda) set forth by me, the yogins dwell here, meditating on Mahādeva, the partless Śiva.
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KuP 1 13.41
इह देवो महादेवो रममाणः सहोमया । अध्यास्ते भगवानीशो भक्तानामनुकम्पया
iha devo mahādevo ramamāṇaḥ sahomayā / adhyāste bhagavānīśo bhaktānāmanukampayā
Here the god Mahādeva, taking his delight together with Umā, the blessed Lord, resides, out of compassion for his devotees.
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KuP 1 13.42
इहाशेषजगद्धाता पुरा नारायणः स्वयम् । आराधयन्महादेवं लोकानां हितकाम्यया
ihāśeṣajagaddhātā purā nārāyaṇaḥ svayam / ārādhayanmahādevaṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Here of old Nārāyaṇa himself, the maker of the whole world, worshipped Mahādeva, desiring the welfare of the worlds.
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KuP 1 13.43
इहैव देवमीशानं देवानामपि दैवतम् । आराध्य महतीं सिद्धिं लेभिरे देवदानवाः
ihaiva devamīśānaṃ devānāmapi daivatam / ārādhya mahatīṃ siddhiṃ lebhire devadānavāḥ
Here indeed, having worshipped the god Īśāna, the deity even of the gods, gods and demons obtained great attainment.
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KuP 1 13.44
इहैव मुनयः पूर्वं मरीच्याद्या महेश्वरम् । दृष्ट्वा तपोबलाज्ज्ञानं लेभिरे सार्वकालिकम्
ihaiva munayaḥ pūrvaṃ marīcyādyā maheśvaram / dṛṣṭvā tapobalājjñānaṃ lebhire sārvakālikam
Here indeed the sages of old, Marīci and the rest, having seen Maheśvara, obtained by the power of austerity the knowledge that spans all times.
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KuP 1 13.45
तस्मात् त्वमपि राजेन्द्र तपोयोगसमन्वितः । तिष्ठ नित्यं मया सार्धं ततः सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि
tasmāt tvamapi rājendra tapoyogasamanvitaḥ / tiṣṭha nityaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ tataḥ siddhimavāpsyasi
Therefore you too, O best of kings, endowed with austerity and yoga, remain always with me; thereby you will attain perfection."
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KuP 1 13.46
एवमाभाष्य विप्रेन्द्रो देवं ध्यात्वा पिनाकिनम् । आचचक्षे महामन्त्रं यथावत् स्वार्थसिद्धये
evamābhāṣya viprendro devaṃ dhyātvā pinākinam / ācacakṣe mahāmantraṃ yathāvat svārthasiddhaye
Having spoken thus, the best of brahmins, meditating on the god who bears the Pināka, declared the great mantra duly, for the accomplishment of his (disciple's) own aim.
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KuP 1 13.47
सर्वपापोपशमनं वेदसारं विमुक्तिदम् । अग्निरित्यादिकं पुण्यमृषिभिः संप्रवर्तितम्
sarvapāpopaśamanaṃ vedasāraṃ vimuktidam / agnirityādikaṃ puṇyamṛṣibhiḥ saṃpravartitam
(It is the mantra) that quells all sins, the essence of the Veda, the giver of liberation, the holy one beginning "agniḥ", set going by the sages.
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KuP 1 13.48
सो ऽपि तद्वचनाद् राजा सुशीलः श्रद्धयान्वितः । साक्षात् पाशुपतो भूत्वा वेदाभ्यासरतो ऽभवत्
so 'pi tadvacanād rājā suśīlaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ / sākṣāt pāśupato bhūtvā vedābhyāsarato 'bhavat
And that king Suśīla, at his word, filled with faith, having become a Pāśupata in very truth, became devoted to the study of the Veda,
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KuP 1 13.49
भस्मोद्धूलितसर्वाङ्गः कन्दमूलफलाशनः । शान्तो दान्तो जितक्रोधः संन्यासविधिमाश्रितः
bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṅgaḥ kandamūlaphalāśanaḥ / śānto dānto jitakrodhaḥ saṃnyāsavidhimāśritaḥ
with all his limbs dusted with ashes, eating bulbs, roots and fruits, calm, self-controlled, with anger conquered, having taken up the rule of renunciation.
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KuP 1 13.50
हविर्धानस्तथाग्नेय्यां जनयामास सत्सुतम् । प्राचीनबर्हिषं नाम्ना धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्
havirdhānastathāgneyyāṃ janayāmāsa satsutam / prācīnabarhiṣaṃ nāmnā dhanurvedasya pāragam
And Havirdhāna begot on Agneyī a good son named Prācīnabarhis, who mastered the science of archery.
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KuP 1 13.51
प्राचीनबर्हिर्भागवान् सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः । समुद्रतनयायां वै दश पुत्रानजीजनत्
prācīnabarhirbhāgavān sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ / samudratanayāyāṃ vai daśa putrānajījanat
The blessed Prācīnabarhis, best of all bearers of weapons, begot ten sons on the daughter of the ocean.
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KuP 1 13.52
प्रचेतसस्ते विख्याता राजानः प्रथितैजसः । अधीतवन्तः स्वं वेदं नारायणपरायणाः
pracetasaste vikhyātā rājānaḥ prathitaijasaḥ / adhītavantaḥ svaṃ vedaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ
They are the renowned Pracetases, kings of famed vigour, who studied their own Veda and were devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
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KuP 1 13.53
दशभ्यस्तु प्रचेतोभ्यो मारिषायां प्रजापतिः । दक्षो जज्ञे महाभागो यः पूर्वं ब्रह्मणः सुतः
daśabhyastu pracetobhyo māriṣāyāṃ prajāpatiḥ / dakṣo jajñe mahābhāgo yaḥ pūrvaṃ brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
From the ten Prācetasas, in Māriṣā, was born the Lord of creatures, the greatly fortunate Dakṣa, who formerly had been a son of Brahmā.
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KuP 1 13.54
स तु दक्षो महेशेन रुद्रेण सह धीमता । कृत्वा विवादं रुद्रेण शप्तः प्राचेतसो ऽभवत्
sa tu dakṣo maheśena rudreṇa saha dhīmatā / kṛtvā vivādaṃ rudreṇa śaptaḥ prācetaso 'bhavat
But that Dakṣa, having entered into a quarrel with the wise Rudra, the great Lord, was cursed by Rudra and became the son of the Pracetases.
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KuP 1 13.55
समायान्तं महादेवो दक्षं देव्या गृहं हरः । दृष्ट्वा यथोचितां पूजां दक्षाय प्रददौ स्वयम्
samāyāntaṃ mahādevo dakṣaṃ devyā gṛhaṃ haraḥ / dṛṣṭvā yathocitāṃ pūjāṃ dakṣāya pradadau svayam
When Dakṣa came to the Goddess's house, Mahādeva, Hara, seeing (him), himself offered Dakṣa the honour that was due.
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KuP 1 13.56
तदा वै तमसाविष्टः सो ऽदिकां ब्रह्मणः सुतः । पूजामनर्हामन्विच्छन् जगाम कुपितो गृहम्
tadā vai tamasāviṣṭaḥ so 'dikāṃ brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ / pūjāmanarhāmanvicchan jagāma kupito gṛham
Then indeed that son of Brahmā, possessed by darkness, wanting (still) greater honour, which he did not deserve, went home angry.
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KuP 1 13.57
कदाचित् स्वगृहं प्राप्तां सतीं दक्षः सुदुर्मनाः । भर्त्रा सह विनिन्द्यैनां भर्त्सयामसा वै रुषा
kadācit svagṛhaṃ prāptāṃ satīṃ dakṣaḥ sudurmanāḥ / bhartrā saha vinindyaināṃ bhartsayāmasā vai ruṣā
Once, when Satī had come to his own house, Dakṣa, very ill-disposed, reviled her together with her husband and indeed berated her in anger.
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KuP 1 13.58
अन्ये जामातरः श्रेष्ठा भर्तुस्तव पिनाकिनः । त्वमप्यसत्सुतास्माकं गृहाद् गच्छ यथागतम्
anye jāmātaraḥ śreṣṭhā bhartustava pinākinaḥ / tvamapyasatsutāsmākaṃ gṛhād gaccha yathāgatam
"The other sons-in-law are better than your husband, the bearer of the Pināka. You too are a bad daughter of ours: go from the house back the way you came."
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KuP 1 13.59
तस्य तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य सा देवी शङ्करप्रिया । विनिन्द्य पितरं दक्षं ददाहात्मानमात्मना
tasya tadvākyamākarṇya sā devī śaṅkarapriyā / vinindya pitaraṃ dakṣaṃ dadāhātmānamātmanā
Hearing that speech of his, that goddess, the beloved of Śaṅkara, reviled her father Dakṣa and burned herself up by her own (power).
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KuP 1 13.60
प्रणम्य पशुभर्तारं भर्तारं कृत्तिवाससम् । हिमवद्दुहिता साभूत् तपसा तस्य तोषिता
praṇamya paśubhartāraṃ bhartāraṃ kṛttivāsasam / himavadduhitā sābhūt tapasā tasya toṣitā
Having bowed to the Lord of creatures, her husband clothed in a hide, she became the daughter of Himavat, having pleased him by austerity.
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KuP 1 13.61
ज्ञात्वा तद्भागवान् रुद्रः प्रपन्नार्तिहरो हरः । शशाप दक्षं कुपितः समागत्याथ तद्गृहम्
jñātvā tadbhāgavān rudraḥ prapannārtiharo haraḥ / śaśāpa dakṣaṃ kupitaḥ samāgatyātha tadgṛham
Learning of that, the Lord Rudra, Hara, remover of the distress of those who take refuge (in him), came to his house and, angered, cursed Dakṣa.
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KuP 1 13.62
त्यक्त्वा देहमिमं ब्रह्मन् क्षत्रियाणां कुलोद्भवः । स्वस्यां सुतायां मूढात्मा पुत्रमुत्पादयिष्यसि
tyaktvā dehamimaṃ brahman kṣatriyāṇāṃ kulodbhavaḥ / svasyāṃ sutāyāṃ mūḍhātmā putramutpādayiṣyasi
"Abandoning this body, brahmin, you will be born in the family of kṣatriyas, and, deluded of mind, you will beget a son upon your own daughter."
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KuP 1 13.63
एवमुक्त्वा महादेवो ययौ कालासपर्वतम् । स्वायंभुवो ऽपि कालेन दक्षः प्राचेतसो ऽभवत्
evamuktvā mahādevo yayau kālāsaparvatam / svāyaṃbhuvo 'pi kālena dakṣaḥ prācetaso 'bhavat
Having said this, Mahādeva went to Mount Kailāsa; and in time Dakṣa, the son of the Self-born, became the son of the Pracetases.
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KuP 1 13.64
एतद् वः कथितं सर्वं मनोः स्वायंभुवस्य तु । विसर्गं दक्षपर्यन्तं शृण्वतां पापनाशनम्
etad vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya tu / visargaṃ dakṣaparyantaṃ śṛṇvatāṃ pāpanāśanam
All this has been told to you—the creation (of the offspring) of Manu Svāyaṃbhuva up to Dakṣa—which destroys the sins of those who hear it.
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