Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 31
KuP 2 31.1
ऋषय ऊचुः कथं देवेन रुद्रेण शङ्करेणामितौजसा । कपालं ब्रह्मणः पूर्वं स्थापितं देहजं भुवि
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ devena rudreṇa śaṅkareṇāmitaujasā / kapālaṃ brahmaṇaḥ pūrvaṃ sthāpitaṃ dehajaṃ bhuvi
The seers said: How was the skull of Brahmā, born from his body, formerly set down on the earth by the god Rudra, Śaṅkara, of measureless power?
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KuP 2 31.2
सूत उवाच शृणुध्वमृषयः पुण्यां कथां पापप्रणाशनीम् । माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य महादेवस्य धीमतः
sūta uvāca śṛṇudhvamṛṣayaḥ puṇyāṃ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśanīm / māhātmyaṃ devadevasya mahādevasya dhīmataḥ
Sūta said: Hear, O seers, the holy tale that destroys sin, the greatness of the god of gods, the wise Mahādeva.
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KuP 2 31.3
पुरा पितामहं देवं मेरुशृङ्गे महर्षयः । प्रोचुः प्रणम्य लोकादिं किमेकं तत्त्वमव्ययम्
purā pitāmahaṃ devaṃ meruśṛṅge maharṣayaḥ / procuḥ praṇamya lokādiṃ kimekaṃ tattvamavyayam
Formerly, on the peak of Meru, the great seers bowed to the god Grandfather, the origin of the world, and asked: What is the one imperishable reality?
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KuP 2 31.4
स मायया महेशस्य मोहितो लोकसंभवः । अविज्ञाय परं भावं स्वात्मानं प्राह धर्षिणम्
sa māyayā maheśasya mohito lokasaṃbhavaḥ / avijñāya paraṃ bhāvaṃ svātmānaṃ prāha dharṣiṇam
He, the source of the world, deluded by the māyā of Maheśvara, not knowing the supreme being, spoke of himself as the overpowering one.
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KuP 2 31.5
अहं धाता जगद्योनिः स्वयंभूरेक ईश्वरः । अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म मामभ्यर्च्य विमुच्यते
ahaṃ dhātā jagadyoniḥ svayaṃbhūreka īśvaraḥ / anādimatparaṃ brahma māmabhyarcya vimucyate
"I am the creator, the womb of the world, self-existent, the one lord; I am the beginningless supreme brahman — by worshipping me one is released.
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KuP 2 31.6
अहं हि सर्वदेवानां प्रवर्तकनिवर्तकः । न विद्यते चाभ्यधिको मत्तो लोकेषु कश्चन
ahaṃ hi sarvadevānāṃ pravartakanivartakaḥ / na vidyate cābhyadhiko matto lokeṣu kaścana
For I am the one who sets all the gods in motion and stops them, and there is no one in the worlds greater than I."
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KuP 2 31.7
तस्यैवं मन्यमानस्य जज्ञे नारायणांशजः । प्रोवाच प्रहसन् वाक्यं रोषताम्रविलोचनः
tasyaivaṃ manyamānasya jajñe nārāyaṇāṃśajaḥ / provāca prahasan vākyaṃ roṣatāmravilocanaḥ
While he was thinking thus, (the god) born of a portion of Nārāyaṇa appeared, and, his eyes red with anger, laughing, spoke these words:
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KuP 2 31.8
किं कारणमिदं ब्रह्मन् वर्तते तव सांप्रतम् । अज्ञानयोगयुक्तस्य न त्वेतदुचितं तव
kiṃ kāraṇamidaṃ brahman vartate tava sāṃpratam / ajñānayogayuktasya na tvetaducitaṃ tava
"What is the reason for this present behaviour of yours, O brahman? You are joined to ignorance — this is not fitting for you."
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KuP 2 31.9
अहं धाता हि लोकानां यज्ञो नारायणः प्रभुः । न मामृते ऽस्य जगतो जीवनं सर्वदा क्वचित्
ahaṃ dhātā hi lokānāṃ yajño nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ / na māmṛte 'sya jagato jīvanaṃ sarvadā kvacit
"For I am the creator of the worlds, the sacrifice, Nārāyaṇa, the lord; without me there is never anywhere any life for this world."
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KuP 2 31.10
अहमेव परं ज्योतिरहमेव परा गतिः । मत्प्रेरितेन भवता सृष्टं भुवनमण्डलम्
ahameva paraṃ jyotirahameva parā gatiḥ / matpreritena bhavatā sṛṣṭaṃ bhuvanamaṇḍalam
"I alone am the supreme light, I alone am the highest goal; it is impelled by me that you have created the sphere of the worlds."
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KuP 2 31.11
एवं विवदतोर्मोहात् परस्परजयैषिणोः । आजग्मुर्यत्र तौ देवौ वेदाश्चत्वार एव हि
evaṃ vivadatormohāt parasparajayaiṣiṇoḥ / ājagmuryatra tau devau vedāścatvāra eva hi
While the two were disputing thus out of delusion, each seeking victory over the other, the four Vedas came to where those two gods were.
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KuP 2 31.12
अन्वीक्ष्य देवं ब्रह्माणं यज्ञात्मानं च संस्थितम् । प्रोचुः संविग्नहृदया याथात्म्यं परमेष्ठिनः
anvīkṣya devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ yajñātmānaṃ ca saṃsthitam / procuḥ saṃvignahṛdayā yāthātmyaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ
Having observed the god Brahmā and the embodied Sacrifice standing there, with agitated hearts they declared the true nature of the Supreme One.
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KuP 2 31.13
ऋग्वेद उवाच यस्यान्तः स्थानि भूतानि यस्मात्सर्वं प्रवर्तते । यदाहुस्तत्परं तत्त्वं स देवः स्यान्महेश्वरः
ṛgveda uvāca yasyāntaḥ sthāni bhūtāni yasmātsarvaṃ pravartate / yadāhustatparaṃ tattvaṃ sa devaḥ syānmaheśvaraḥ
The Ṛgveda said: He within whom the beings abide, from whom all proceeds, that which they call the supreme reality — that god would be Maheśvara.
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KuP 2 31.14
यजुर्वेद उवाच यो यज्ञैरखिलैरीशो योगेन च समर्च्यते । यमाहुरीश्वरं देवं स देवः स्यात् पिनाकधृक्
yajurveda uvāca yo yajñairakhilairīśo yogena ca samarcyate / yamāhurīśvaraṃ devaṃ sa devaḥ syāt pinākadhṛk
The Yajurveda said: The lord who is worshipped by all sacrifices and by yoga, whom they call the god Īśvara — that god would be the bearer of the Pināka bow.
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KuP 2 31.15
सामवेद उवाच येनेदं भ्राम्यते चक्रं यदाकाशान्तरं शिवम् । योगिभिर्विद्यते तत्त्वं महादेवः स शङ्करः
sāmaveda uvāca yenedaṃ bhrāmyate cakraṃ yadākāśāntaraṃ śivam / yogibhirvidyate tattvaṃ mahādevaḥ sa śaṅkaraḥ
The Sāmaveda said: By whom this wheel is made to turn, which is the auspicious (reality) within the ether, the reality known by the yogins — he is Mahādeva, Śaṅkara.
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KuP 2 31.16
अथर्ववेद उवाच यं प्रपश्यन्ति योगेशं यतन्तो यतयः परम् । महेशं पुरुषं रुद्रं स देवो भगवान् भवः
atharvaveda uvāca yaṃ prapaśyanti yogeśaṃ yatanto yatayaḥ param / maheśaṃ puruṣaṃ rudraṃ sa devo bhagavān bhavaḥ
The Atharvaveda said: Whom the striving ascetics behold as the supreme lord of yoga, the great lord, the Puruṣa, Rudra — that god is the blessed Bhava.
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KuP 2 31.17
एवं स भगवान् ब्रह्मा वेदानामीरितं शुभम् । श्रुत्वाह प्रहसन् वाक्यं विश्वात्मापि विमोहितः
evaṃ sa bhagavān brahmā vedānāmīritaṃ śubham / śrutvāha prahasan vākyaṃ viśvātmāpi vimohitaḥ
Thus, having heard the auspicious utterance of the Vedas, the blessed Brahmā, though he is the self of all, being deluded, laughed and spoke these words:
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KuP 2 31.18
कथं तत्परमं ब्रह्म सर्वसङ्गविवर्जितम् । रमते भार्यया सार्धं प्रमथैश्चातिगर्वितैः
kathaṃ tatparamaṃ brahma sarvasaṅgavivarjitam / ramate bhāryayā sārdhaṃ pramathaiścātigarvitaiḥ
"How can that supreme Brahman, free from all attachment, take pleasure together with a wife and with exceedingly arrogant Pramathas?"
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KuP 2 31.19
इतिरिते ऽथ भगवान् प्रणवात्मा सनातनः । अमूर्तो मूर्तिमान् भूत्वा वचः प्राह पितामहम्
itirite 'tha bhagavān praṇavātmā sanātanaḥ / amūrto mūrtimān bhūtvā vacaḥ prāha pitāmaham
When this had been said, the eternal Lord whose essence is the praṇava, being formless, took on a form and spoke a word to the Grandfather.
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KuP 2 31.20
प्रणव उवाच न ह्येष भगवान् पत्न्या स्वात्मनो व्यतिरिक्तया । कदाचिद् रमते रुद्रस्तादृशो हि महेश्वरः
praṇava uvāca na hyeṣa bhagavān patnyā svātmano vyatiriktayā / kadācid ramate rudrastādṛśo hi maheśvaraḥ
The Praṇava said: This blessed Rudra never takes pleasure with a wife who is separate from his own self; for such is Maheśvara.
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KuP 2 31.21
अयं स भगवानीशः स्वयञ्ज्योतिः सनातनः । स्वानन्दभूता कथिता देवी नागन्तुका शिवा
ayaṃ sa bhagavānīśaḥ svayañjyotiḥ sanātanaḥ / svānandabhūtā kathitā devī nāgantukā śivā
This is that blessed lord, self-luminous, eternal; the goddess Śivā is said to be his own bliss, not something adventitious.
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KuP 2 31.22
इत्येवमुक्ते ऽपि तदा यज्ञमूर्तेरजस्य च । नाज्ञानमगमन्नाशमीश्वरस्यैव मायया
ityevamukte 'pi tadā yajñamūrterajasya ca / nājñānamagamannāśamīśvarasyaiva māyayā
Even when this had been said, the ignorance of the embodied Sacrifice and of the Unborn did not come to an end — by the very māyā of the Lord.
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KuP 2 31.23
तदन्तरे महाज्योतिर्विरिञ्चो विश्वभावनः । प्रापश्यदद्भुतं दिव्यं पूरयन् गगनान्तरम्
tadantare mahājyotirviriñco viśvabhāvanaḥ / prāpaśyadadbhutaṃ divyaṃ pūrayan gaganāntaram
Meanwhile Viriñca, the creator of the universe, saw a great light, wondrous and divine, filling the expanse of the sky.
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KuP 2 31.24
तन्मध्यसंस्थं विमलं मण्डलं तेजसोज्ज्वलम् । व्योममध्यगतं दिव्यं प्रादुरासीद् द्विजोत्तमाः
tanmadhyasaṃsthaṃ vimalaṃ maṇḍalaṃ tejasojjvalam / vyomamadhyagataṃ divyaṃ prādurāsīd dvijottamāḥ
Set in the middle of it there appeared, O best of the twice-born, a spotless orb, blazing with radiance, divine, situated in the midst of the sky.
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KuP 2 31.25
स दृष्ट्वा वदनं दिव्यं मूर्ध्नि लोकपितामहः । तेन तन्मण्जलं घोरमालोकयदनिन्दितम्
sa dṛṣṭvā vadanaṃ divyaṃ mūrdhni lokapitāmahaḥ / tena tanmaṇjalaṃ ghoramālokayadaninditam
The Grandfather of the worlds, producing a divine face upon his head, gazed with it upon that terrible, faultless orb.
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KuP 2 31.26
प्रजज्वालातिकोपेन ब्रह्मणः पञ्चमं शिरः । क्षणाददृश्यत महान् पुरुषो नीललोहितः
prajajvālātikopena brahmaṇaḥ pañcamaṃ śiraḥ / kṣaṇādadṛśyata mahān puruṣo nīlalohitaḥ
Brahmā's fifth head blazed up with excessive anger; in an instant a great Puruṣa, dark blue and red, was seen.
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KuP 2 31.27
त्रिशूलपिङ्गलो देवो नागयज्ञोपवीतवान् । तं प्राह भगवान् ब्रह्मा शङ्करं नीललोहितम्
triśūlapiṅgalo devo nāgayajñopavītavān / taṃ prāha bhagavān brahmā śaṅkaraṃ nīlalohitam
(He was) a god tawny with (his) trident, wearing a serpent for a sacred thread; to him, to Śaṅkara the blue-and-red one, the lord Brahmā spoke.
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KuP 2 31.28
जानामि भवतः पूर्वं ललाटादेव शङ्कर । प्रादुर्भावं महेशान् मामेव शरणं व्रज
jānāmi bhavataḥ pūrvaṃ lalāṭādeva śaṅkara / prādurbhāvaṃ maheśān māmeva śaraṇaṃ vraja
"I know your earlier manifestation, Śaṅkara, from my very forehead, O great lord; come to me alone for refuge."
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KuP 2 31.29
श्रुत्वा सगर्ववचनं पद्मयोनेरथेश्वरः । प्राहिणोत् पुरुषं कालं भैरवं लोकदाहकम्
śrutvā sagarvavacanaṃ padmayoneratheśvaraḥ / prāhiṇot puruṣaṃ kālaṃ bhairavaṃ lokadāhakam
Hearing the proud speech of the lotus-born one, the Lord then sent forth the man Kāla Bhairava, the burner of worlds.
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KuP 2 31.30
स कृत्वा सुमहद् युद्धं ब्रह्मणा कालभैरवः । चकर्त तस्य वदनं विरिञ्चस्याथ पञ्चमम्
sa kṛtvā sumahad yuddhaṃ brahmaṇā kālabhairavaḥ / cakarta tasya vadanaṃ viriñcasyātha pañcamam
That Kālabhairava, having waged a very great battle with Brahmā, then cut off the fifth face of that Viriñca.
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KuP 2 31.31
निकृत्तवदनो देवो ब्रह्मा देवेन शंभुना । ममार चेशयोगेन जीवितं प्राप विश्वसृक्
nikṛttavadano devo brahmā devena śaṃbhunā / mamāra ceśayogena jīvitaṃ prāpa viśvasṛk
With his face cut off by the god Śambhu, the god Brahmā died; and by the Lord's yoga (power) the world-maker regained life.
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KuP 2 31.32
अथानुपश्यद् गिरिशं मण्डलान्तरसंस्थितम् । समासीनं महादेव्या महादेवं सनातनम्
athānupaśyad giriśaṃ maṇḍalāntarasaṃsthitam / samāsīnaṃ mahādevyā mahādevaṃ sanātanam
Then he beheld the mountain-dweller, seated within the (radiant) circle, the eternal Mahādeva sitting together with the Great Goddess.
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KuP 2 31.33
भुजङ्गराजवलयं चन्द्रावयवभूषणम् । कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं जटाजूटविराजितम्
bhujaṅgarājavalayaṃ candrāvayavabhūṣaṇam / koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ jaṭājūṭavirājitam
(Him) whose bracelet was the king of serpents, adorned with a portion of the moon, resembling ten million suns, resplendent with his coil of matted hair;
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KuP 2 31.34
शार्दूलचर्मवसनं दिव्यमालासमन्वितम् । त्रिशूलपाणिं दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं योगिनं भूतिभूषणम्
śārdūlacarmavasanaṃ divyamālāsamanvitam / triśūlapāṇiṃ duṣprekṣyaṃ yoginaṃ bhūtibhūṣaṇam
clothed in a tiger's skin, endowed with a divine garland, trident in hand, hard to look upon, a yogin adorned with ashes;
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KuP 2 31.35
यमन्तरा योगनिष्ठाः प्रपश्यन्ति हृदीश्वरम् । तमादिदेवं ब्रह्माणं महादेवं ददर्श ह
yamantarā yoganiṣṭhāḥ prapaśyanti hṛdīśvaram / tamādidevaṃ brahmāṇaṃ mahādevaṃ dadarśa ha
him whom those fixed in yoga behold within, as the Lord in the heart — that primal god, Brahman, Mahādeva, he saw indeed.
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KuP 2 31.36
यस्य सा परमा देवी शक्तिराकाशसंस्थिता । सो ऽनन्तैश्वर्ययोगात्मा महेशो दृश्यते किल
yasya sā paramā devī śaktirākāśasaṃsthitā / so 'nantaiśvaryayogātmā maheśo dṛśyate kila
He whose supreme Goddess, that Power, abides in space — he, whose self is union with endless sovereignty, Maheśa, is seen, so it is said.
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KuP 2 31.37
यस्याशेषजगद् बीजं विलयं याति मोहनम् । सकृत्प्रणाममात्रेण स रुद्रः खलु दृश्यते
yasyāśeṣajagad bījaṃ vilayaṃ yāti mohanam / sakṛtpraṇāmamātreṇa sa rudraḥ khalu dṛśyate
He by whom the deluding seed of the entire world goes to dissolution through a mere single act of homage — he indeed is Rudra who is seen.
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KuP 2 31.38
यो ऽथ नाचारनिरतान् स्वभक्तानेव केवलम् । विमोचयति लोकानां नायको दृश्यते किल
yo 'tha nācāraniratān svabhaktāneva kevalam / vimocayati lokānāṃ nāyako dṛśyate kila
And he who releases his own devotees alone, even those not devoted to (proper) conduct — the leader of the worlds, so it is said, is seen.
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KuP 2 31.39
यस्य वेदविदः शान्ता निर्द्वन्द्वा ब्रह्मचारिणः । विदन्ति विमलं रूपं स शंभुर्दृश्यते किल
yasya vedavidaḥ śāntā nirdvandvā brahmacāriṇaḥ / vidanti vimalaṃ rūpaṃ sa śaṃbhurdṛśyate kila
He whose spotless form the knowers of the Veda, tranquil, free from the pairs of opposites, chaste, come to know — he, Śambhu, is seen, so it is said.
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KuP 2 31.40
यस्य ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयो ब्रह्मवादिनः । अर्चयन्ति सदा लिङ्गं विश्वेशः खलु दृश्यते
yasya brahmādayo devā ṛṣayo brahmavādinaḥ / arcayanti sadā liṅgaṃ viśveśaḥ khalu dṛśyate
He whose liṅga the gods beginning with Brahmā and the seers who discourse on brahman always worship — the Lord of all, indeed, is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.41
यस्याशेषजगद् बीजं विलयं याति मोहनम् । सकृत्प्रणाममात्रेण स रुद्रः खलु दृश्यते
yasyāśeṣajagad bījaṃ vilayaṃ yāti mohanam / sakṛtpraṇāmamātreṇa sa rudraḥ khalu dṛśyate
He by whom the deluding seed of the entire world goes to dissolution through a mere single act of homage — he indeed is Rudra who is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.42
विद्यासहायो भगवान् यस्यासौ मण्डलान्तरम् । हिरण्यगर्भपुत्रो ऽसावीश्वरो दृश्यते किल
vidyāsahāyo bhagavān yasyāsau maṇḍalāntaram / hiraṇyagarbhaputro 'sāvīśvaro dṛśyate kila
He, the Lord, accompanied by Vidyā, within whose circle this is — he, the father of Hiraṇyagarbha, the Īśvara, is seen, so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 31.43
यस्याशेषजगत्सूतिर्विज्ञानतनुरीश्वरी । न मुञ्चति सदा पार्श्वं शङ्करो ऽसावदृश्यत
yasyāśeṣajagatsūtirvijñānatanurīśvarī / na muñcati sadā pārśvaṃ śaṅkaro 'sāvadṛśyata
He whose side the Goddess never leaves — she who is the bringer-forth of the whole world, whose body is pure knowledge — that Śaṅkara was seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.44
पुष्पं वा यदि वा पत्रं यत्पादयुगले जलम् । दत्त्वा तरति संसारं रुद्रो ऽसौ दृश्यते किल
puṣpaṃ vā yadi vā patraṃ yatpādayugale jalam / dattvā tarati saṃsāraṃ rudro 'sau dṛśyate kila
He at whose pair of feet one crosses over the round of rebirth by offering a flower, or a leaf, or water — that Rudra, so it is said, is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.45
तत्सन्निधाने सकलं नियच्छति सनातनः । कालः किल स योगात्मा कालकालो हि दृश्यते
tatsannidhāne sakalaṃ niyacchati sanātanaḥ / kālaḥ kila sa yogātmā kālakālo hi dṛśyate
In whose presence eternal Time restrains everything — he indeed, whose self is yoga, the Time of Time, is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.46
जीवनं सर्वलोकानां त्रिलोकस्यैव भूषणम् । सोमः स दृश्यते देवः सोमो यस्य विभूषणम्
jīvanaṃ sarvalokānāṃ trilokasyaiva bhūṣaṇam / somaḥ sa dṛśyate devaḥ somo yasya vibhūṣaṇam
He whose ornament is the moon — that god is seen as Soma, the life of all worlds, the very ornament of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.47
देव्या सह सदा साक्षाद् यस्य योगः स्वभावतः । गीयते परमा मुक्तिः स योगी दृश्यते किल
devyā saha sadā sākṣād yasya yogaḥ svabhāvataḥ / gīyate paramā muktiḥ sa yogī dṛśyate kila
He whose union with the Goddess is always immediate and by his very nature — (that union) which is proclaimed to be the highest liberation — he indeed is seen as the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.48
योगिनो योगतत्त्वज्ञा वियोगाभिमुखानिशम् । योगं ध्यायन्ति देव्यासौ स योगी दृश्यते किल
yogino yogatattvajñā viyogābhimukhāniśam / yogaṃ dhyāyanti devyāsau sa yogī dṛśyate kila
Yogins who know the truth of yoga, ever facing separation (from the world), meditate on union with the Goddess — he indeed is seen as the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 31.49
सो ऽनुवीक्ष्य महादेवं महादेव्या सनातनम् । वरासने समासीनमवाप परमां स्मृतिम्
so 'nuvīkṣya mahādevaṃ mahādevyā sanātanam / varāsane samāsīnamavāpa paramāṃ smṛtim
He (Brahmā), gazing upon the eternal Mahādeva seated with the Great Goddess upon an excellent seat, attained the highest recollection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.50
लब्ध्वा माहेश्वरीं दिव्यां संस्मृतिं भगवानजः । तोषयामास वरदं सोमं सोमविभूषणम्
labdhvā māheśvarīṃ divyāṃ saṃsmṛtiṃ bhagavānajaḥ / toṣayāmāsa varadaṃ somaṃ somavibhūṣaṇam
Having gained that divine recollection belonging to Maheśvara, the unborn Lord (Brahmā) gratified Soma, the granter of boons, who has the moon as his ornament.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.51
ब्रह्मोवाच नमो देवाय महते महादेव्यै नमो नमः । नमः शिवाय शान्ताय शिवायै शान्तये नमः
brahmovāca namo devāya mahate mahādevyai namo namaḥ / namaḥ śivāya śāntāya śivāyai śāntaye namaḥ
Brahmā said: Homage to the great God, homage and homage to the Great Goddess; homage to Śiva the tranquil, homage to Śivā and to Tranquillity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.52
ॐ नमो ब्रह्मणे तुभ्यं विद्यायै ते नमो नमः । नमो मूलप्रकृतये महेशाय नमो नमः
oṃ namo brahmaṇe tubhyaṃ vidyāyai te namo namaḥ / namo mūlaprakṛtaye maheśāya namo namaḥ
Oṃ, homage to you, Brahman; homage and homage to you, Vidyā; homage to the root Nature, homage and homage to Maheśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.53
नमो विज्ञानदेहाय चिन्तायै ते नमो नमः । नमस्ते कालकालाय ईश्वरायै नमो नमः
namo vijñānadehāya cintāyai te namo namaḥ / namaste kālakālāya īśvarāyai namo namaḥ
Homage to him whose body is knowledge; homage and homage to you, Thought; homage to you, the Death of death; homage and homage to Īśvarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.54
नमो नमो ऽस्तु रुद्राय रुद्राण्यै ते नमो नमः । नमो नमस्ते कामाय मायायै च नमो नमः
namo namo 'stu rudrāya rudrāṇyai te namo namaḥ / namo namaste kāmāya māyāyai ca namo namaḥ
Homage, homage be to Rudra; homage and homage to you, Rudrāṇī; homage, homage to you, Desire, and homage and homage to Māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.55
नियन्त्रे सर्वकार्याणां क्षोभिकायै नमो नमः । नमो ऽस्तु ते प्रकृतये नमो नारायणाय च
niyantre sarvakāryāṇāṃ kṣobhikāyai namo namaḥ / namo 'stu te prakṛtaye namo nārāyaṇāya ca
Homage and homage to the controller of all effects, (and) to her who agitates (them); homage be to you, Nature, and homage to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.56
योगादायै नमस्तुभ्यं योगिनां गुरवे नमः । नमः संसारनाशाय संसारोत्पत्तये नमः
yogādāyai namastubhyaṃ yogināṃ gurave namaḥ / namaḥ saṃsāranāśāya saṃsārotpattaye namaḥ
Homage to you, giver of yoga; homage to the teacher of yogins; homage to the destruction of saṃsāra, homage to the origination of saṃsāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.57
नित्यानन्दाय विभवे नमो ऽस्त्वानन्दमूर्तये । नमः कार्यविहीनाय विश्वप्रकृतये नमः
nityānandāya vibhave namo 'stvānandamūrtaye / namaḥ kāryavihīnāya viśvaprakṛtaye namaḥ
Homage be to the mighty one who is eternal bliss, to him whose form is bliss; homage to him who is free of effects, homage to the Nature of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.58
ओङ्कारमूर्तये तुभ्यं तदन्तः संस्थिताय च । नमस्ते व्योमसंस्थाय व्योमशक्त्यै नमो नमः
oṅkāramūrtaye tubhyaṃ tadantaḥ saṃsthitāya ca / namaste vyomasaṃsthāya vyomaśaktyai namo namaḥ
To you whose form is the syllable Oṃ, and to him who abides within it; homage to you who abide in space, homage and homage to the Power of space.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.59
इति सोमाष्टकेनेशं प्रणनाम पितामहः । पपात दण्डवद् भूमौ गृणन् वै शतरुद्रियम्
iti somāṣṭakeneśaṃ praṇanāma pitāmahaḥ / papāta daṇḍavad bhūmau gṛṇan vai śatarudriyam
Thus with this eightfold hymn to Soma the Grandfather bowed to the Lord; he fell to the ground like a staff, reciting the Śatarudriya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.60
अथ देवो महादेवः प्रणतार्तिहरो हरः । प्रोवाचोत्थाप्य हस्ताभ्यां प्रतो ऽस्मि तव सांप्रतम्
atha devo mahādevaḥ praṇatārtiharo haraḥ / provācotthāpya hastābhyāṃ prato 'smi tava sāṃpratam
Then the god Mahādeva, Hara, remover of the affliction of those who bow, raising him with both hands, said: "I am now pleased with you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.61
दत्त्वासौ परमं योगमैश्वर्यमतुलं महत् । प्रोवाचाग्रे स्थितं देवं नीललोहितमीश्वरम्
dattvāsau paramaṃ yogamaiśvaryamatulaṃ mahat / provācāgre sthitaṃ devaṃ nīlalohitamīśvaram
Having granted him the highest yoga and great, unequalled sovereignty, he spoke to the god Nīlalohita, the Lord, who stood before him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.62
एष ब्रह्मास्य जगतः संपूज्यः प्रथमः सुतः । आत्मनो रक्षणीयस्ते गुरुर्ज्येष्ठः पिता तव
eṣa brahmāsya jagataḥ saṃpūjyaḥ prathamaḥ sutaḥ / ātmano rakṣaṇīyaste gururjyeṣṭhaḥ pitā tava
"This Brahmā is the first son of this world, to be honoured; he is to be protected by you as your own self — your teacher, your elder, your father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.63
अयं पुराणपुरुषो न हन्तव्यस्त्वयानघ । स्वयोगैश्वर्यमाहात्म्यान्मामेव शरणं गतः
ayaṃ purāṇapuruṣo na hantavyastvayānagha / svayogaiśvaryamāhātmyānmāmeva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
This ancient Person is not to be slain by you, O sinless one; through the greatness of his own yoga and sovereignty he has come to me alone for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.64
अयं च यज्ञो भगवान् सगर्वो भवतानघ । शासितव्यो विरिञ्चस्य धारणीयं शिरस्त्वया
ayaṃ ca yajño bhagavān sagarvo bhavatānagha / śāsitavyo viriñcasya dhāraṇīyaṃ śirastvayā
And this lord Sacrifice, being full of pride, is to be chastised by you, O sinless one; and the head of Viriñca (Brahmā) is to be borne by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.65
ब्रह्महत्यापनोदार्थं व्रतं लोकाय दर्शयन् । चरस्व सततं भिक्षां संस्थापय सुरद्विजान्
brahmahatyāpanodārthaṃ vrataṃ lokāya darśayan / carasva satataṃ bhikṣāṃ saṃsthāpaya suradvijān
To remove the (guilt of) brahmin-slaying, showing the observance to the world, go about constantly for alms; establish the gods and the twice-born."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.66
इत्येतदुक्त्वा वचनं भगवान् परमेश्वरः । स्थानं स्वाभाविकं दिव्यं ययौ तत्परमं पदम्
ityetaduktvā vacanaṃ bhagavān parameśvaraḥ / sthānaṃ svābhāvikaṃ divyaṃ yayau tatparamaṃ padam
Having spoken this speech, the Lord Parameśvara went to that divine place natural to himself, the highest station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.67
ततः स भगवानीशः कपर्दे नीललोहितः । ग्राहयामास वदनं ब्रह्मणः कालभैरवम्
tataḥ sa bhagavānīśaḥ kaparde nīlalohitaḥ / grāhayāmāsa vadanaṃ brahmaṇaḥ kālabhairavam
Then that lord, the blessed one, dark-and-red, wearing the matted knot, made Kālabhairava seize the head of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.68
चर त्वं पापनाशार्थं व्रतं लोकहितावहम् । कपालहस्तो भगवान् भिक्षां गृह्णातु सर्वतः
cara tvaṃ pāpanāśārthaṃ vrataṃ lokahitāvaham / kapālahasto bhagavān bhikṣāṃ gṛhṇātu sarvataḥ
"Go about, for the destruction of the sin, on a vow that brings benefit to the world; let the blessed one, skull in hand, receive alms everywhere."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.69
उक्त्वैवं प्राहिणोत् कन्यां ब्रह्महत्यामिति श्रुताम् । दंष्ट्राकरालवदनां ज्वालामालाविभूषणाम्
uktvaivaṃ prāhiṇot kanyāṃ brahmahatyāmiti śrutām / daṃṣṭrākarālavadanāṃ jvālāmālāvibhūṣaṇām
Having spoken thus, he sent forth a maiden known as Brahmahatyā (Brahmin-murder), her face terrible with fangs, adorned with a garland of flames.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.70
यावद् वाराणसीं दिव्यां पुरीमेष गमिष्यति । तावत् त्वं भीषणे कालमनुगच्छ त्रिलोचनम्
yāvad vārāṇasīṃ divyāṃ purīmeṣa gamiṣyati / tāvat tvaṃ bhīṣaṇe kālamanugaccha trilocanam
"As long as he does not go to the divine city Vārāṇasī, so long do you, O terrible one, follow the three-eyed Kāla."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.71
एवमाभाष्य कालाग्निं प्राह देवो महेश्वरः । अटस्व निखिलं लोकं भिक्षार्थो मन्नियोगतः
evamābhāṣya kālāgniṃ prāha devo maheśvaraḥ / aṭasva nikhilaṃ lokaṃ bhikṣārtho manniyogataḥ
Having addressed (her) thus, the god Maheśvara said to Kālāgni: "Roam the entire world for the sake of alms, by my command."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.72
यदा द्रक्ष्यसि देवेशं नारायणमनामयम् । तदासौ वक्ष्यति स्पष्टमुपायं पापशोधनम्
yadā drakṣyasi deveśaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam / tadāsau vakṣyati spaṣṭamupāyaṃ pāpaśodhanam
"When you see the lord of gods, Nārāyaṇa, the flawless one, then he will clearly tell (you) the means for the cleansing of the sin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.73
स देवदेवतावाक्यमाकर्ण्य भगवान् हरः । कपालपाणिर्विश्वात्मा चचार भुवनत्रयम्
sa devadevatāvākyamākarṇya bhagavān haraḥ / kapālapāṇirviśvātmā cacāra bhuvanatrayam
Having heard the words of the god of gods, the blessed Hara, the self of all, with a skull in his hand, wandered through the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.74
आस्थाय विकृतं वेषं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा । श्रीमत् पवित्रमतुलं जटाजूटविराजितम्
āsthāya vikṛtaṃ veṣaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā / śrīmat pavitramatulaṃ jaṭājūṭavirājitam
Having assumed a strange guise, blazing with his own splendour, glorious, pure, unequalled, resplendent with a mass of matted hair —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.75
कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशैः प्रमथैश्चातिगर्वितैः । भाति कालाग्निनयनो महादेवः समावृतः
koṭisūryapratīkāśaiḥ pramathaiścātigarvitaiḥ / bhāti kālāgninayano mahādevaḥ samāvṛtaḥ
Surrounded by exceedingly proud Pramathas resembling a crore of suns, Mahādeva, whose eye is the fire of time, shines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.76
पीत्वा कदमृतं दिव्यमानन्दं परमेष्ठिनः । लीलाविलासूबहुलो लोकानागच्छतीश्वरः
pītvā kadamṛtaṃ divyamānandaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ / līlāvilāsūbahulo lokānāgacchatīśvaraḥ
Having drunk the divine nectar-bliss of the Supreme One, the Lord, abounding in playful sport, comes to the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 31.77
तं दृष्ट्वा कालवदनं शङ्करं कालभैरवम् । रूपलावण्यसंपन्नं नारीकुलमगादनु
taṃ dṛṣṭvā kālavadanaṃ śaṅkaraṃ kālabhairavam / rūpalāvaṇyasaṃpannaṃ nārīkulamagādanu
Seeing him, Śaṅkara, Kālabhairava, with the face of Death, endowed with beauty and loveliness, the host of women followed after (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.78
गायन्ति विविधं गीतं नृत्यन्ति पुरतः प्रभोः । सस्मितं प्रेक्ष्य वदनं चक्रुर्भ्रूभङ्गमेव च
gāyanti vividhaṃ gītaṃ nṛtyanti purataḥ prabhoḥ / sasmitaṃ prekṣya vadanaṃ cakrurbhrūbhaṅgameva ca
They sing songs of many kinds, they dance before the Lord; gazing at his smiling face, they also made a knitting of their brows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.79
स देवदानवादीनां देशानभ्येत्य शूलधृक् । जगाम विष्णोर्भवनं यत्रास्ते मधुसूदनः
sa devadānavādīnāṃ deśānabhyetya śūladhṛk / jagāma viṣṇorbhavanaṃ yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ
Having visited the regions of the gods, the demons and the rest, the bearer of the trident went to Viṣṇu's abode, where Madhusūdana dwells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 31.80
निरीक्ष्य दिव्यभवनं शङ्करो लोकशङ्करः । सहैव भूतप्रवरैः प्रवेष्टुमुपचक्रमे
nirīkṣya divyabhavanaṃ śaṅkaro lokaśaṅkaraḥ / sahaiva bhūtapravaraiḥ praveṣṭumupacakrame
Beholding that divine mansion, Śaṅkara, the benefactor of the world, together with the foremost of the Bhūtas, began to enter.
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KuP 2 31.81
अविज्ञाय परं भावं दिव्यं तत्पारमेश्वरम् । न्यवारयत् त्रिशूलाङ्कं द्वारपालो महाबलः
avijñāya paraṃ bhāvaṃ divyaṃ tatpārameśvaram / nyavārayat triśūlāṅkaṃ dvārapālo mahābalaḥ
Not recognizing that supreme, divine state belonging to the Supreme Lord, the mighty doorkeeper barred (him) who bears the mark of the trident.
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KuP 2 31.82
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासा महाभुजः । विष्वक्सेन इति ख्यातो विष्णोरंशसमुद्भवः
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā mahābhujaḥ / viṣvaksena iti khyāto viṣṇoraṃśasamudbhavaḥ
(He was) conch, discus and mace in hand, yellow-robed, mighty-armed, known as Viṣvaksena, sprung from a portion of Viṣṇu.
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KuP 2 31.83
अथैनं शङ्करगणो युयुधे विष्णुसंभवम् । भीषणो भैरवादेशात् कालवेग इति श्रुतः
athainaṃ śaṅkaragaṇo yuyudhe viṣṇusaṃbhavam / bhīṣaṇo bhairavādeśāt kālavega iti śrutaḥ
Then a gaṇa of Śaṅkara, terrifying, known as Kālavega, fought with him who was born of Viṣṇu, at Bhairava's command.
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KuP 2 31.84
विजित्य तं कालवेगं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । रुद्रायाभिमुखं रौद्रं चिक्षेप च सुदर्शनम्
vijitya taṃ kālavegaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ / rudrāyābhimukhaṃ raudraṃ cikṣepa ca sudarśanam
Having defeated that Kālavega, with eyes reddened by anger, he hurled the fearsome Sudarśana straight at Rudra.
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KuP 2 31.85
अथ देवो महादेवस्त्रिपुरारिस्त्रिशूलभृत् । तमापतन्तं सावज्ञमालोकयदमित्रजित्
atha devo mahādevastripurāristriśūlabhṛt / tamāpatantaṃ sāvajñamālokayadamitrajit
Then the god Mahādeva, foe of Tripura, bearer of the trident, conqueror of foes, looked with contempt at it as it came flying.
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KuP 2 31.86
तदन्तरे महद्भूतं युगान्तदहनोपमम् । शूलेनोरसि निर्भिद्य पातयामास तं भुवि
tadantare mahadbhūtaṃ yugāntadahanopamam / śūlenorasi nirbhidya pātayāmāsa taṃ bhuvi
In the meantime, having pierced through the chest with his trident that great being, like the fire at the end of an age, he made him fall to the ground.
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KuP 2 31.87
स शूलाभिहतो ऽत्यर्थं त्यक्त्वा स्वं परमं बलम् । तत्याज जीवितं दृष्ट्वा मृत्युं व्याधिहता इव
sa śūlābhihato 'tyarthaṃ tyaktvā svaṃ paramaṃ balam / tatyāja jīvitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛtyuṃ vyādhihatā iva
Struck violently by the trident, he lost his supreme strength and, beholding death, gave up his life, like those stricken by disease.
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KuP 2 31.88
निहत्य विष्णुपुरुषं सार्धं प्रमथपुङ्गवैः । विवेश चान्तरगृहं समादाय कलेवरम्
nihatya viṣṇupuruṣaṃ sārdhaṃ pramathapuṅgavaiḥ / viveśa cāntaragṛhaṃ samādāya kalevaram
Having slain Viṣṇu's man together with the bulls among the Pramathas, he entered the inner chamber, taking up the corpse.
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KuP 2 31.89
निरीक्ष्य जगतो हेतुमीश्वरं भगवान् हरिः । शिरो ललाटात् संभिद्य रक्तधारामपातयत्
nirīkṣya jagato hetumīśvaraṃ bhagavān hariḥ / śiro lalāṭāt saṃbhidya raktadhārāmapātayat
Beholding the Lord, the cause of the world, the blessed Hari split open his head at the forehead and made a stream of blood fall.
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KuP 2 31.90
गृहाण भगवन् भिक्षां मदीयाममितद्युते । न विद्यते ऽनाभ्युदिता तव त्रिपुरमर्दन
gṛhāṇa bhagavan bhikṣāṃ madīyāmamitadyute / na vidyate 'nābhyuditā tava tripuramardana
"Accept, O Blessed One of measureless splendour, this alms of mine; there is nothing that has not arisen for you, O destroyer of Tripura."
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KuP 2 31.91
न संपूर्णं कपालं तद् ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु सा च धारा प्रवाहिता
na saṃpūrṇaṃ kapālaṃ tad brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ / divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu sā ca dhārā pravāhitā
That skull of Brahmā, the highest one, was not filled, though that stream flowed for a thousand divine years.
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KuP 2 31.92
अथाब्रवीत् कालरुद्रं हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः । संस्तूय वैदिकैर्मन्त्रैर्बहुमानपुरः सरम्
athābravīt kālarudraṃ harirnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ / saṃstūya vaidikairmantrairbahumānapuraḥ saram
Then Hari Nārāyaṇa, the lord, spoke to Kālarudra, having praised him with Vedic mantras, with great reverence foremost.
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KuP 2 31.93
किमर्थमेतद् वदनं ब्रह्मणो भवता धृतम् । प्रोवाच वृत्तमखिलं भगवान् परमेश्वरः
kimarthametad vadanaṃ brahmaṇo bhavatā dhṛtam / provāca vṛttamakhilaṃ bhagavān parameśvaraḥ
"For what purpose has this head of Brahmā been held by you?" The blessed Supreme Lord related the whole occurrence.
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KuP 2 31.94
समाहूय हृषीकेशो ब्रह्महत्यामथाच्युतः । प्रार्थयामास देवेशो विमुञ्चेति त्रिशूलिनम्
samāhūya hṛṣīkeśo brahmahatyāmathācyutaḥ / prārthayāmāsa deveśo vimuñceti triśūlinam
Then Hṛṣīkeśa, the unfallen lord of gods, summoned the Brahmin-slaughter (personified) and entreated the trident-bearer, saying, "Release (it)."
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KuP 2 31.95
न तत्याजाथ सा पार्श्वं व्याहृतापि मुरारिणा । चिरं ध्यात्वा जगद्योनिः शङ्करं प्राह सर्ववित्
na tatyājātha sā pārśvaṃ vyāhṛtāpi murāriṇā / ciraṃ dhyātvā jagadyoniḥ śaṅkaraṃ prāha sarvavit
But she did not leave his side, though addressed by the foe of Mura; after long reflection the all-knowing womb of the world spoke to Śaṅkara.
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KuP 2 31.96
व्रजस्व भगवन् दिव्यां पुरीं वाराणसीं शुभाम् । यत्राखिलजगद्दोषं क्षिप्रं नाशयताश्वरः
vrajasva bhagavan divyāṃ purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ śubhām / yatrākhilajagaddoṣaṃ kṣipraṃ nāśayatāśvaraḥ
"Go, O Blessed One, to the divine and auspicious city Vārāṇasī, where the Lord swiftly destroys the fault of the entire world."
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KuP 2 31.97
ततः शर्वाणि गुह्यानि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च । जगाम लीलया देवो लोकानां हितकाम्यया
tataḥ śarvāṇi guhyāni tīrthānyāyatanāni ca / jagāma līlayā devo lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Then the god went in play to Śarva's secret places, fords and shrines, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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KuP 2 31.98
संस्तूयमानः प्रमथैर्महायोगैरितस्ततः । नृत्यमानो महायोगी हस्तन्यस्तकलेवरः
saṃstūyamānaḥ pramathairmahāyogairitastataḥ / nṛtyamāno mahāyogī hastanyastakalevaraḥ
Being praised here and there by the Pramathas, the great yogins, dancing, the great yogin with the corpse laid on his hand,
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KuP 2 31.99
तमभ्यधावद् भगवान् हरिर्नारायणः स्वयम् । अथास्थायापरं रूपं नृत्यदर्शनलालसः
tamabhyadhāvad bhagavān harirnārāyaṇaḥ svayam / athāsthāyāparaṃ rūpaṃ nṛtyadarśanalālasaḥ
The blessed Hari Nārāyaṇa himself ran after him, then assuming another form, eager to watch the dance.
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KuP 2 31.100
निरीक्षमाणो नोविन्दं वृषेन्द्राङ्कितशासनः । सस्मितो ऽनन्तयोगात्मा नृत्यति स्म पुनः पुनः
nirīkṣamāṇo novindaṃ vṛṣendrāṅkitaśāsanaḥ / sasmito 'nantayogātmā nṛtyati sma punaḥ punaḥ
Though looking on, he did not find (him); he whose rule is marked by the lord of bulls, smiling, whose self is endless yoga, danced again and again.
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KuP 2 31.101
अथ सानुचरो रुद्रः सहरिर्धर्मवाहनः । भेजे महादेवपुरीं वाराणसीमिति श्रुताम्
atha sānucaro rudraḥ saharirdharmavāhanaḥ / bheje mahādevapurīṃ vārāṇasīmiti śrutām
Then Rudra with his attendants, together with Hari, borne by dharma, resorted to the city of Mahādeva known as Vārāṇasī.
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KuP 2 31.102
प्रविष्टमात्रे देवेशे ब्रह्महत्या कपर्दिनि । हा हेत्युक्त्वा सनादं सा पातालं प्राप दुः खिता
praviṣṭamātre deveśe brahmahatyā kapardini / hā hetyuktvā sanādaṃ sā pātālaṃ prāpa duḥ khitā
The moment the lord of gods, the matted-haired one, entered, the Brahmin-slaughter cried "Alas, alas!" with a shriek and, grieving, went to the netherworld.
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KuP 2 31.103
प्रविश्य परमं स्थानं कपालं ब्रह्मणो हरः । गणानामग्रतो देवः स्थापयामास शङ्करः
praviśya paramaṃ sthānaṃ kapālaṃ brahmaṇo haraḥ / gaṇānāmagrato devaḥ sthāpayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ
Having entered the supreme place, the god Hara Śaṅkara set the skull of Brahmā before the gaṇas.
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KuP 2 31.104
स्थापयित्वा महादेवो ददौ तच्च कलेवरम् । उक्त्वा सजीवमस्त्वीशो विष्णवे स घृणानिधिः
sthāpayitvā mahādevo dadau tacca kalevaram / uktvā sajīvamastvīśo viṣṇave sa ghṛṇānidhiḥ
Having set it down, Mahādeva, the Lord, the store of compassion, gave that corpse to Viṣṇu, saying, "Let it be alive."
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KuP 2 31.105
ये स्मरन्ति ममाजस्त्रं कापालं वेषमुत्तमम् । तेषां विनश्यति क्षिप्रमिहामुत्र च पातकम्
ye smaranti mamājastraṃ kāpālaṃ veṣamuttamam / teṣāṃ vinaśyati kṣipramihāmutra ca pātakam
Those who constantly remember this excellent skull-bearer's garb of mine — their sin perishes quickly, here and hereafter.
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KuP 2 31.106
आगम्य तीर्थप्रवरे स्नानं कृत्वा विधानतः । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् देवान् मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
āgamya tīrthapravare snānaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ / tarpayitvā pitṝn devān mucyate brahmahatyayā
Coming to the foremost of fords, bathing according to rule, and satisfying the fathers and the gods, one is freed from the killing of a Brahmin.
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KuP 2 31.107
अशाश्वतं जगज्ज्ञात्वा ये ऽस्मिन् स्थाने वसन्ति वै । देहान्ते तत् परं ज्ञानं ददामि परमं पदम्
aśāśvataṃ jagajjñātvā ye 'smin sthāne vasanti vai / dehānte tat paraṃ jñānaṃ dadāmi paramaṃ padam
"Those who, knowing the world to be impermanent, dwell in this place — at the end of their body I give them that supreme knowledge, the highest state."
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KuP 2 31.108
इतीदमुक्त्वा भगवान् समालिङ्ग्य जनार्दनम् । सहैव प्रमथेशानैः क्षणादन्तरधीयत
itīdamuktvā bhagavān samāliṅgya janārdanam / sahaiva pramatheśānaiḥ kṣaṇādantaradhīyata
Having said this, the Lord embraced Janārdana and, together with the lords of the Pramathas, vanished in an instant.
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KuP 2 31.109
स लब्ध्वा भगवान् कृष्णो विष्वक्सेनं त्रिशूलिनः । स्वं देशमगत् तूर्णं गृहीत्वां परमं वपुः
sa labdhvā bhagavān kṛṣṇo viṣvaksenaṃ triśūlinaḥ / svaṃ deśamagat tūrṇaṃ gṛhītvāṃ paramaṃ vapuḥ
And that Lord Kṛṣṇa, having obtained (the name) Viṣvaksena from the trident-bearer, went swiftly to his own region, taking on his supreme form.
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KuP 2 31.110
एतद् वः कथितं पुण्यं महापातकनाशनम् । कपालमोचनं तीर्थं स्थाणोः प्रियकरं शुभम्
etad vaḥ kathitaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam / kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ sthāṇoḥ priyakaraṃ śubham
This meritorious (account) has been told to you, destroyer of the great sins: the holy ford Kapālamocana, auspicious and dear to Sthāṇu.
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KuP 2 31.111
य इमं पठते ऽध्यायं ब्राह्मणानां समीपतः । वाचिकैर्मानसैः पापैः कायिकैश्च विमुच्यते
ya imaṃ paṭhate 'dhyāyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ samīpataḥ / vācikairmānasaiḥ pāpaiḥ kāyikaiśca vimucyate
Whoever recites this chapter in the presence of brahmins is freed from sins of speech, of mind, and of body.
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