Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 1

KuP 2 1.1

ऋषय ऊचुः भवता कथितः सम्यक् सर्गः स्वायंभुवस्ततः । ब्रह्माण्डस्यास्य विस्तारो मन्वन्तरविनिश्चयः

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ bhavatā kathitaḥ samyak sargaḥ svāyaṃbhuvastataḥ / brahmāṇḍasyāsya vistāro manvantaraviniścayaḥ

The sages said: By you has been rightly recounted the creation of Svāyaṃbhuva, and thereafter the extent of this cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) and the determination of the manvantaras.

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KuP 2 1.2

तत्रेश्वरेश्वरो देवो वर्णिभिर्धर्मतत्परैः । ज्ञानयोगरतैर्नित्यमाराध्यः कथितस्त्वया

tatreśvareśvaro devo varṇibhirdharmatatparaiḥ / jñānayogaratairnityamārādhyaḥ kathitastvayā

Therein you have told of the God, the Lord of lords, who is ever to be worshipped by those of (proper) class, intent on dharma, delighting in knowledge and yoga.

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KuP 2 1.3

तद्वदाशेषसंसारदुः खनाशमनुत्तमम् । ज्ञानं ब्रह्मैकविषयं येन पश्येम तत्परम्

tadvadāśeṣasaṃsāraduḥ khanāśamanuttamam / jñānaṃ brahmaikaviṣayaṃ yena paśyema tatparam

Tell us then that unsurpassed knowledge which destroys the whole suffering of transmigration, whose single object is brahman, by which we may see that supreme (reality).

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KuP 2 1.4

त्वं हि नारायणात्साक्षात् कृष्णद्वैपायनात् प्रभो । अवाप्ताखिलविज्ञानस्तत्त्वां पृच्छामहे पुनः

tvaṃ hi nārāyaṇātsākṣāt kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāt prabho / avāptākhilavijñānastattvāṃ pṛcchāmahe punaḥ

For you, O lord, have obtained all knowledge directly from Nārāyaṇa, from Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; therefore we ask you again.

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KuP 2 1.5

श्रुत्वा मुनीनां तद् वाक्यं कृष्णद्वैपायनं प्रभुम् । सूतः पौराणिकः स्मृत्वा भाषितुं ह्युपचक्रमे

śrutvā munīnāṃ tad vākyaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ prabhum / sūtaḥ paurāṇikaḥ smṛtvā bhāṣituṃ hyupacakrame

Hearing that speech of the sages, the Sūta versed in the Purāṇas, having called to mind the lord Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, began to speak.

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KuP 2 1.6

अथास्मिन्नन्तरे व्यासः कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम् । आजगाम मुनिश्रेष्ठा यत्र सत्रं समासते

athāsminnantare vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ svayam / ājagāma muniśreṣṭhā yatra satraṃ samāsate

Then at that very moment Vyāsa, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana himself, came, O best of sages, to where they were seated at the sacrificial session.

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KuP 2 1.7

तं दृष्ट्वा वेदविद्वांसं कालमेघसमद्युतिम् । व्यासं कमलपत्राक्षं प्रणेमुर्द्विजपुङ्गवाः

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vedavidvāṃsaṃ kālameghasamadyutim / vyāsaṃ kamalapatrākṣaṃ praṇemurdvijapuṅgavāḥ

Seeing him, the knower of the Vedas, whose radiance was like a dark rain-cloud, Vyāsa with eyes like lotus petals, the foremost of the twice-born bowed down.

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KuP 2 1.8

पपात दण्डवद् भूमौ दृष्ट्वासौ रोमहर्षणः । प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य गुरुं प्राञ्जलिः पार्श्वगो ऽभवत्

papāta daṇḍavad bhūmau dṛṣṭvāsau romaharṣaṇaḥ / pradakṣiṇīkṛtya guruṃ prāñjaliḥ pārśvago 'bhavat

On seeing (him), that Romaharṣaṇa fell to the ground like a staff; having circumambulated his teacher, he stood at his side with folded hands.

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KuP 2 1.9

पृष्टास्ते ऽनामयं विप्राः शौनकाद्या महामुनिम् । समाश्वास्यासनं तस्मै तद्योग्यं समकल्पयन्

pṛṣṭāste 'nāmayaṃ viprāḥ śaunakādyā mahāmunim / samāśvāsyāsanaṃ tasmai tadyogyaṃ samakalpayan

Those brahmins, Śaunaka and the others, asked the great sage after his well-being; having refreshed him, they arranged a seat fitting for him.

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KuP 2 1.10

अथैतानब्रवीद् वाक्यं पराशरसुतः प्रभुः । कच्चिन्न तपसो हानिः स्वाध्यायस्य श्रुतस्य च

athaitānabravīd vākyaṃ parāśarasutaḥ prabhuḥ / kaccinna tapaso hāniḥ svādhyāyasya śrutasya ca

Then the lord, the son of Parāśara, spoke these words to them: "I trust there is no falling-off in your austerity, your private recitation, and your learning?"

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KuP 2 1.11

ततः स सूतः स्वगुरुं प्रणम्याह महामुनिम् । ज्ञानं तद् ब्रह्मविषयं मुनीनां वक्तुमर्हसि

tataḥ sa sūtaḥ svaguruṃ praṇamyāha mahāmunim / jñānaṃ tad brahmaviṣayaṃ munīnāṃ vaktumarhasi

Then that Sūta, bowing to his own teacher, said to the great sage: "You ought to declare to the sages that knowledge which has brahman for its object.

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KuP 2 1.12

इमे हि मुनयः शान्तास्तापसा धर्मतत्पराः । शुश्रूषा जायते चैषां वक्तुमर्हसि तत्त्वतः

ime hi munayaḥ śāntāstāpasā dharmatatparāḥ / śuśrūṣā jāyate caiṣāṃ vaktumarhasi tattvataḥ

For these sages are tranquil, given to austerity, intent upon dharma; and a desire to hear arises in them—you ought to speak in accordance with the truth.

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KuP 2 1.13

ज्ञानं विमुक्तिदं दिव्यं यन्मे साक्षात् त्वयोदितम् । मुनीनां व्याहृतं पूर्वं विष्णुना कूर्मरूपिणा

jñānaṃ vimuktidaṃ divyaṃ yanme sākṣāt tvayoditam / munīnāṃ vyāhṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ viṣṇunā kūrmarūpiṇā

(That) divine knowledge which grants liberation, which was declared by you to me directly, (and) which was formerly uttered to the sages by Viṣṇu in the form of a tortoise."

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KuP 2 1.14

श्रुत्वा सूतस्य वचनं मुनिः सत्यवतीसुतः । प्रणम्य शिरसा रुद्रं वचः प्राह सुखावहम्

śrutvā sūtasya vacanaṃ muniḥ satyavatīsutaḥ / praṇamya śirasā rudraṃ vacaḥ prāha sukhāvaham

Having heard the Sūta's words, the sage, son of Satyavatī, bowing his head to Rudra, spoke words that bring joy.

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KuP 2 1.15

व्यास उवाच वक्ष्ये देवो महादेवः पृष्टो योगीश्वरैः पुरा । सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः स्वयं यत्समभाषत

vyāsa uvāca vakṣye devo mahādevaḥ pṛṣṭo yogīśvaraiḥ purā / sanatkumārapramukhaiḥ svayaṃ yatsamabhāṣata

Vyāsa said: I shall declare what the god Mahādeva himself said long ago, when questioned by the lords of yoga headed by Sanatkumāra.

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KuP 2 1.16

सनत्कुमारः सनकस्तथैव च सनन्दनः । अङ्गिरा रुद्रसहितो भृगुः परमधर्मवित्

sanatkumāraḥ sanakastathaiva ca sanandanaḥ / aṅgirā rudrasahito bhṛguḥ paramadharmavit

Sanatkumāra, Sanaka, and likewise Sanandana, Aṅgiras together with Rudra, Bhṛgu who knows dharma supremely,

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KuP 2 1.17

कणादः कपिलो योगी वामदेवो महामुनिः । शुक्रो वसिष्ठो भगवान् सर्वे संयतमानसाः

kaṇādaḥ kapilo yogī vāmadevo mahāmuniḥ / śukro vasiṣṭho bhagavān sarve saṃyatamānasāḥ

Kaṇāda, the yogin Kapila, the great sage Vāmadeva, Śukra, the venerable Vasiṣṭha—all of them with minds restrained,

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KuP 2 1.18

परस्परं विचार्यैते संशयाविष्टचेतसः । तप्तवन्तस्तपो घोरं पुण्ये बदरिकाश्रमे

parasparaṃ vicāryaite saṃśayāviṣṭacetasaḥ / taptavantastapo ghoraṃ puṇye badarikāśrame

these, having deliberated with one another, their minds beset by doubt, performed fierce austerity in the holy hermitage of Badarī.

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KuP 2 1.19

अपश्यंस्ते महायोगमृषिं धर्मसुतं शुचिम् । नारायणमनाद्यन्तं नरेण सहितं तदा

apaśyaṃste mahāyogamṛṣiṃ dharmasutaṃ śucim / nārāyaṇamanādyantaṃ nareṇa sahitaṃ tadā

Then they saw the pure sage of great yoga, the son of Dharma, Nārāyaṇa without beginning or end, together with Nara.

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KuP 2 1.20

संस्तूय विविधैः स्तोत्रैः सर्वे वेदसमुद्भवैः । प्रणेमुर्भक्तिसंयुक्ता योगिनो योगवित्तमम्

saṃstūya vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ sarve vedasamudbhavaiḥ / praṇemurbhaktisaṃyuktā yogino yogavittamam

Having praised (him) with various hymns, all arising from the Vedas, those yogins, filled with devotion, bowed to the best of the knowers of yoga.

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KuP 2 1.21

विज्ञाय वाञ्छितं तेषां भगवानपि सर्ववित् । प्राह गम्भीरया वाचा किमर्थं तप्यते तपः

vijñāya vāñchitaṃ teṣāṃ bhagavānapi sarvavit / prāha gambhīrayā vācā kimarthaṃ tapyate tapaḥ

And the Lord, all-knowing, understanding what they wished, spoke in a deep voice: "For what purpose is this austerity being practised?"

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KuP 2 1.22

अब्रुवन् हृष्टमनसो विश्वात्मानं सनातनम् । साक्षान्नारायणं देवमागतं सिद्धिसूचकम्

abruvan hṛṣṭamanaso viśvātmānaṃ sanātanam / sākṣānnārāyaṇaṃ devamāgataṃ siddhisūcakam

Glad of mind, they said to the eternal Self of the universe, the god Nārāyaṇa himself, come in person as a sign of (their) success:

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KuP 2 1.23

वयं संशयमापन्नाः सर्वे वै ब्रह्मवादिनः । भवन्तमेकं शरणं प्रपन्नाः पुरुषोत्तमम्

vayaṃ saṃśayamāpannāḥ sarve vai brahmavādinaḥ / bhavantamekaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapannāḥ puruṣottamam

"We have all fallen into doubt, though we are speakers about brahman; we have gone for refuge to you alone, the supreme Person.

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KuP 2 1.24

त्वं हि तद् वेत्थ परमं सर्वज्ञो भगवानृषिः । नारायणः स्वयं साक्षात् पुराणो ऽव्यक्तपूरुषः

tvaṃ hi tad vettha paramaṃ sarvajño bhagavānṛṣiḥ / nārāyaṇaḥ svayaṃ sākṣāt purāṇo 'vyaktapūruṣaḥ

For you know that highest (truth), being omniscient, the venerable seer, Nārāyaṇa himself in person, the ancient unmanifest Puruṣa.

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KuP 2 1.25

नह्यन्यो विद्यते वेत्ता त्वामृते परमेश्वर । शुश्रूषास्माकमखिलं संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि

nahyanyo vidyate vettā tvāmṛte parameśvara / śuśrūṣāsmākamakhilaṃ saṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi

For there is no other knower apart from you, O supreme Lord; we desire to hear—you ought to cut off our doubt entirely.

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KuP 2 1.26

किं कारणमिदं कृत्स्नं को ऽनुसंसरते सदा । कश्चिदात्मा च का मुक्तिः संसारः किंनिमित्तकः

kiṃ kāraṇamidaṃ kṛtsnaṃ ko 'nusaṃsarate sadā / kaścidātmā ca kā muktiḥ saṃsāraḥ kiṃnimittakaḥ

What is this whole (world's) cause? Who is it that constantly transmigrates? And what is the self, what is liberation, what is the cause of saṃsāra?

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KuP 2 1.27

कः संसारयतीशानः को वा सर्वं प्रपश्यति । किं तत् परतरं ब्रह्म सर्वं नो वक्तुमर्हसि

kaḥ saṃsārayatīśānaḥ ko vā sarvaṃ prapaśyati / kiṃ tat parataraṃ brahma sarvaṃ no vaktumarhasi

Which ruler makes (beings) transmigrate? And who sees all? What is that brahman which is higher (than all)? You ought to tell us everything."

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KuP 2 1.28

एवमुक्ते तु मुनयः प्रापश्यन् पुरुषोत्तमम् । विहाय तापसं रूपं संस्थितं स्वेन तेजसा

evamukte tu munayaḥ prāpaśyan puruṣottamam / vihāya tāpasaṃ rūpaṃ saṃsthitaṃ svena tejasā

When this had been said, the sages beheld the Supreme Person, who had abandoned the ascetic's form and stood forth in his own splendour.

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KuP 2 1.29

विभ्राजमानं विमलं प्रभामण्डलमण्डितम् । श्रीवत्सवक्षसं देवं तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रभम्

vibhrājamānaṃ vimalaṃ prabhāmaṇḍalamaṇḍitam / śrīvatsavakṣasaṃ devaṃ taptajāmbūnadaprabham

(They saw) the god shining, spotless, adorned with a halo of light, bearing the śrīvatsa on his chest, with the radiance of molten gold.

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KuP 2 1.30

शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिं शार्ङ्गहस्तं श्रियावृतम् । न दृष्टस्तत्क्षणादेव नरस्तस्यैव तेजसा

śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ śārṅgahastaṃ śriyāvṛtam / na dṛṣṭastatkṣaṇādeva narastasyaiva tejasā

(He held) conch, discus and mace in his hands, the Śārṅga bow in hand, encircled by Śrī; that very instant no man could be seen because of his radiance.

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KuP 2 1.31

तदन्तरे महादेवः शशाङ्काङ्कितशेखरः । प्रसादाभिमुखो रुद्रः प्रादुरासीन्महेश्वरः

tadantare mahādevaḥ śaśāṅkāṅkitaśekharaḥ / prasādābhimukho rudraḥ prādurāsīnmaheśvaraḥ

At that moment Mahādeva, whose crest is marked with the moon, Rudra Maheśvara, appeared, disposed to show favour.

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KuP 2 1.32

निरीक्ष्य ते जगन्नाथं त्रिनेत्रं चन्द्रभूषणम् । तुष्टुवुर्हृष्टमनसो भक्त्या तं परमेश्वरम्

nirīkṣya te jagannāthaṃ trinetraṃ candrabhūṣaṇam / tuṣṭuvurhṛṣṭamanaso bhaktyā taṃ parameśvaram

Beholding him, the lord of the world, three-eyed, moon-adorned, with delighted minds they praised that supreme lord with devotion.

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KuP 2 1.33

जयेश्वर महादेव जय भूतपते शिव । जयाशेषमुनीशान तपसाभिप्रपूजित

jayeśvara mahādeva jaya bhūtapate śiva / jayāśeṣamunīśāna tapasābhiprapūjita

"Victory, O Lord, Mahādeva! Victory, Śiva, lord of beings! Victory, ruler of all sages, worshipped with ascetic practice!"

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KuP 2 1.34

सहस्रमूर्ते विश्वात्मन् जगद्यन्त्रप्रवर्तक । जयानन्त जगज्जन्मत्राणसंहारकारण

sahasramūrte viśvātman jagadyantrapravartaka / jayānanta jagajjanmatrāṇasaṃhārakāraṇa

"O you of a thousand forms, self of the universe, setter in motion of the world-machine! Victory, O endless one, cause of the birth, protection and destruction of the world!"

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KuP 2 1.35

सहस्रचरणेशान शंभो योगीन्द्रवन्दित । जयाम्बिकापते देव नमस्ते परमेश्वर

sahasracaraṇeśāna śaṃbho yogīndravandita / jayāmbikāpate deva namaste parameśvara

"O lord of a thousand feet, Śambhu, saluted by the chief of yogins! Victory, O husband of Ambikā! Homage to you, O god, supreme lord!"

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KuP 2 1.36

संस्तुतो भगवानीशस्त्र्यम्बको भक्तवत्सलः । समालिङ्ग्य हृषीकेशं प्राह गम्भीरया गिरा

saṃstuto bhagavānīśastryambako bhaktavatsalaḥ / samāliṅgya hṛṣīkeśaṃ prāha gambhīrayā girā

Thus praised, the blessed lord, the three-eyed one, fond of his devotees, embraced Hṛṣīkeśa and spoke with a deep voice:

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KuP 2 1.37

किमर्थं पुण्डरीकाक्ष मुनीन्द्रा ब्रह्मवादिनः । इमं समागता देशं किं वा कार्यं मयाच्युत

kimarthaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa munīndrā brahmavādinaḥ / imaṃ samāgatā deśaṃ kiṃ vā kāryaṃ mayācyuta

"For what purpose, lotus-eyed one, have these best of sages, expounders of brahman, come to this place? Or what is to be done by me, O Acyuta?"

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KuP 2 1.38

आकर्ण्य भगवद्वाक्यं देवदेवो जनार्दनः । प्राह देवो महादेवं प्रसादाभिमुखं स्थितम्

ākarṇya bhagavadvākyaṃ devadevo janārdanaḥ / prāha devo mahādevaṃ prasādābhimukhaṃ sthitam

Hearing the blessed one's words, the god of gods Janārdana spoke to Mahādeva, who stood disposed to show favour:

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KuP 2 1.39

इमे हि मुनयो देव तापसाः क्षीणकल्मषाः । अभ्यागता मां शरणं सम्यग्दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः

ime hi munayo deva tāpasāḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ / abhyāgatā māṃ śaraṇaṃ samyagdarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

"These sages, O god, ascetics whose impurities are worn away, have come to me for refuge, desiring true insight."

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KuP 2 1.40

यदि प्रसन्नो भगवान् मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । सन्निधौ मम तज्ज्ञानं दिव्यं वक्तुमिहार्हसि

yadi prasanno bhagavān munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām / sannidhau mama tajjñānaṃ divyaṃ vaktumihārhasi

"If the Blessed One is pleased, you should here declare, in my presence, that divine knowledge to the sages whose selves are disciplined by contemplation."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.41

त्वं हि वेत्थ स्वमात्मानं न ह्यन्यो विद्यते शिव । ततस्त्वमात्मनात्मानं मुनीन्द्रेभ्यः प्रदर्शय

tvaṃ hi vettha svamātmānaṃ na hyanyo vidyate śiva / tatastvamātmanātmānaṃ munīndrebhyaḥ pradarśaya

"For you know your own self, and no other knows it, O Śiva; therefore show the self by yourself to these chief sages."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.42

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशः प्रोवाच मुनिपुङ्गवान् । प्रदर्शयन् योगसिद्धिं निरीक्ष्य वृषभध्वजम्

evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ provāca munipuṅgavān / pradarśayan yogasiddhiṃ nirīkṣya vṛṣabhadhvajam

Having spoken thus, Hṛṣīkeśa, displaying the perfection of yoga and looking at the bull-bannered one, addressed the bulls among sages:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.43

संदर्शनान्महेशस्य शङ्करस्याथ शूलिनः । कृतार्थं स्वयमात्मानं ज्ञातुमर्हथ तत्त्वतः

saṃdarśanānmaheśasya śaṅkarasyātha śūlinaḥ / kṛtārthaṃ svayamātmānaṃ jñātumarhatha tattvataḥ

"By the sight of Maheśvara, Śaṅkara the trident-bearer, you should know yourselves, truly, to have attained your purpose."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.44

प्रष्टुमर्हथ विश्वेशं प्रत्यक्षं पुरतः स्थितम् । ममैव सन्निधावेष यथावद् वक्तुमीश्वरः

praṣṭumarhatha viśveśaṃ pratyakṣaṃ purataḥ sthitam / mamaiva sannidhāveṣa yathāvad vaktumīśvaraḥ

"You should ask the lord of the universe, present before your eyes; in my very presence he, the Lord, will speak as it truly is."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.45

निशम्य विष्णुवचनं प्रणम्य वृषभध्वजम् । सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः पृच्छन्ति स्म महेश्वरम्

niśamya viṣṇuvacanaṃ praṇamya vṛṣabhadhvajam / sanatkumārapramukhāḥ pṛcchanti sma maheśvaram

Hearing Viṣṇu's words and bowing to the bull-bannered one, those headed by Sanatkumāra questioned Maheśvara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.46

अथास्मिन्नन्तरे दिव्यमासनं विमलं शिवम् । किमप्यचिन्त्यं गगनादीश्वरार्हं समुद्बभौ

athāsminnantare divyamāsanaṃ vimalaṃ śivam / kimapyacintyaṃ gaganādīśvarārhaṃ samudbabhau

Then, in that interval, there shone forth a divine seat, spotless, auspicious, somehow inconceivable, (arising) from the sky, fit for the Lord.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.47

तत्राससाद योगात्मा विष्णुना सह विश्वकृत् । तेजसा पूरयन् विश्वं भाति देवो महेश्वरः

tatrāsasāda yogātmā viṣṇunā saha viśvakṛt / tejasā pūrayan viśvaṃ bhāti devo maheśvaraḥ

There the maker of the universe, whose essence is yoga, sat down together with Viṣṇu; filling the universe with his splendour, the god Maheśvara shines.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.48

तं ते देवादिदेवेशं शङ्करं ब्रह्मवादिनः । विभ्राजमानं विमले तस्मिन् ददृशुरासने

taṃ te devādideveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ brahmavādinaḥ / vibhrājamānaṃ vimale tasmin dadṛśurāsane

Him, Śaṅkara, the lord of the first of the gods, those speakers of Brahman saw shining forth upon that spotless seat.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.49

यं प्रपश्यन्तियोगस्थाः स्वात्मन्यात्मानमीश्वरमा । अनन्यतेजसं शान्तं शिवं ददृशिरे किल

yaṃ prapaśyantiyogasthāḥ svātmanyātmānamīśvaramā / ananyatejasaṃ śāntaṃ śivaṃ dadṛśire kila

Him whom those established in yoga behold within their own self as the Self, the Lord — him, whose radiance is like no other's, tranquil, benign, they indeed saw.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.50

यतः प्रसूतिर्भूतानां यत्रैतत् प्रविलीयते । तमासनस्थं भूतानामीशं ददृशिरे किल

yataḥ prasūtirbhūtānāṃ yatraitat pravilīyate / tamāsanasthaṃ bhūtānāmīśaṃ dadṛśire kila

He from whom is the birth of beings, and in whom this (all) dissolves away — him, the Lord of beings, seated upon the seat, they indeed saw.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.51

यदन्तरा सर्वमेतद् यतो ऽभिन्नमिदं जगत् । स वासुदेवमासीनं तमीशं ददृशुः किल

yadantarā sarvametad yato 'bhinnamidaṃ jagat / sa vāsudevamāsīnaṃ tamīśaṃ dadṛśuḥ kila

He within whom is all this, from whom this world is not different — him, the Lord, they indeed saw, with Vāsudeva seated (beside him).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

KuP 2 1.52

प्रोवाच पृष्टो भगवान् मुनीनां परमेश्वरः । निरीक्ष्य पुण्डरीकाक्षं स्वात्मयोगमनुत्तमम्

provāca pṛṣṭo bhagavān munīnāṃ parameśvaraḥ / nirīkṣya puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ svātmayogamanuttamam

Being asked, the Blessed One, the supreme Lord, having looked at the lotus-eyed (Viṣṇu), spoke to the sages the unsurpassed yoga of his own Self.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

KuP 2 1.53

तच्छृणुध्वं यथान्यायमुच्यमानं मयानघाः । प्रशान्तमानसाः सर्वे ज्ञानमीश्वरभाषितम्

tacchṛṇudhvaṃ yathānyāyamucyamānaṃ mayānaghāḥ / praśāntamānasāḥ sarve jñānamīśvarabhāṣitam

Hear that, as it is properly declared by me, O sinless ones, all of you with minds fully at peace — the knowledge spoken by the Lord.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition