Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 34
KuP 2 34.1
ऋषय ऊचुः तीर्थानि यानि लोके ऽस्मिन् विश्रुतानि माहन्ति च । तानि त्वं कथयास्माकं रोमहर्षण सांप्रतम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ tīrthāni yāni loke 'smin viśrutāni māhanti ca / tāni tvaṃ kathayāsmākaṃ romaharṣaṇa sāṃpratam
The seers said: Those fords in this world which are renowned and great — tell us of them now, O Romaharṣaṇa.
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KuP 2 34.2
रोमहर्षण उवाच शृणुध्वं कथयिष्ये ऽहं तीर्थानि विविधानि च । कथितानि पुराणेषु मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः
romaharṣaṇa uvāca śṛṇudhvaṃ kathayiṣye 'haṃ tīrthāni vividhāni ca / kathitāni purāṇeṣu munibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ
Romaharṣaṇa said: Listen, I shall tell of the various fords, told in the Purāṇas by the sages who speak of brahman.
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KuP 2 34.3
यत्र स्नानं जपो होमः श्राद्धदानादिकं कृतम् । एकैकशो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम्
yatra snānaṃ japo homaḥ śrāddhadānādikaṃ kṛtam / ekaikaśo muniśreṣṭhāḥ punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam
Where bathing, muttering of prayers, oblation, śrāddha, giving and the rest is done — each one of these, O best of sages, purifies the family to the seventh (generation).
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KuP 2 34.4
पञ्चयोजनविस्तीर्णं ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । प्रयागं प्रथितं तीर्थं तस्य माहात्म्यमीरितम्
pañcayojanavistīrṇaṃ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ / prayāgaṃ prathitaṃ tīrthaṃ tasya māhātmyamīritam
Prayāga, the famed sacred ford of Brahmā the highest lord, extends five yojanas; its greatness has (now) been declared.
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KuP 2 34.5
अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं कुरूणां देववन्दितम् । ऋषीणामाश्रमैर्जुष्टं सर्वपापविशोधनम्
anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ kurūṇāṃ devavanditam / ṛṣīṇāmāśramairjuṣṭaṃ sarvapāpaviśodhanam
And there is another foremost sacred ford of the Kurus, saluted by the gods, frequented by the hermitages of seers, which cleanses away all sins.
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KuP 2 34.6
तत्र स्नात्वा विशुद्धात्मा दम्भमात्सर्यवर्जितः । ददाति यत्किञ्चिदपि पुनात्युभयतः कुलम्
tatra snātvā viśuddhātmā dambhamātsaryavarjitaḥ / dadāti yatkiñcidapi punātyubhayataḥ kulam
Having bathed there, purified in self, free of hypocrisy and envy, whatever little he gives purifies his family on both sides.
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KuP 2 34.7
गयातीर्थं परं गुह्यं पितॄणां चाति वल्लभम् । कृत्वा पिण्डप्रदानं तु न भूयो जायते नरः
gayātīrthaṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ cāti vallabham / kṛtvā piṇḍapradānaṃ tu na bhūyo jāyate naraḥ
The sacred ford of Gayā is supremely secret and exceedingly dear to the ancestors; having made an offering of piṇḍas (there), a man is not born again.
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KuP 2 34.8
सकृद् गयाभिगमनं कृत्वा पिण्डं ददाति यः । तारिताः पितरस्तेन यास्यन्ति परमां गतिम्
sakṛd gayābhigamanaṃ kṛtvā piṇḍaṃ dadāti yaḥ / tāritāḥ pitarastena yāsyanti paramāṃ gatim
Whoever, having once gone to Gayā, offers a piṇḍa — by him the ancestors are carried across and will go to the highest goal.
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KuP 2 34.9
तत्र लोकहितार्थाय रुद्रेण परमात्मना । शिलातले पदं न्यस्तं तत्र पितॄन् प्रसादयेत्
tatra lokahitārthāya rudreṇa paramātmanā / śilātale padaṃ nyastaṃ tatra pitṝn prasādayet
There, for the welfare of the world, a footprint was set upon the surface of a rock by Rudra, the supreme Self; there one should gratify the ancestors.
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KuP 2 34.10
गयाभिगमनं कर्तुं यः शक्तो नाभिगच्छति । शोचन्ति पितरस्तं वै वृथा तस्य परिश्रमः
gayābhigamanaṃ kartuṃ yaḥ śakto nābhigacchati / śocanti pitarastaṃ vai vṛthā tasya pariśramaḥ
He who is able to make the journey to Gayā and does not go — the ancestors indeed grieve over him, and his toil is in vain.
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KuP 2 34.11
गायन्ति पितरो गाथाः कीर्तयन्ति महर्षयः । गयांयास्यतियः कश्चित् सो ऽस्मान् संतारयिष्यति
gāyanti pitaro gāthāḥ kīrtayanti maharṣayaḥ / gayāṃyāsyatiyaḥ kaścit so 'smān saṃtārayiṣyati
The ancestors sing verses and the great seers proclaim: "Whoever of us will go to Gayā, he will carry us across."
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KuP 2 34.12
यदि स्यात् पातकोपेतः स्वधर्मरतिवर्जितः । गयां यास्यति वंश्यो यः सो ऽस्मान् संतारयिष्यति
yadi syāt pātakopetaḥ svadharmarativarjitaḥ / gayāṃ yāsyati vaṃśyo yaḥ so 'smān saṃtārayiṣyati
"Even if he be beset with sin and devoid of delight in his own duty, whoever of our line will go to Gayā, he will carry us across."
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KuP 2 34.13
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्राः शीलवन्तो गुणान्विताः । तेषां तु समवेतानां यद्येको ऽपि गयां व्रजेत्
eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrāḥ śīlavanto guṇānvitāḥ / teṣāṃ tu samavetānāṃ yadyeko 'pi gayāṃ vrajet
Many sons should be desired, of good conduct and endowed with virtues, so that of them, gathered together, even one might go to Gayā.
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KuP 2 34.14
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन ब्राह्मणस्तु विशेषतः । प्रदद्याद् विधिवत् पिण्डान् गयां गत्वा समाहितः
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena brāhmaṇastu viśeṣataḥ / pradadyād vidhivat piṇḍān gayāṃ gatvā samāhitaḥ
Therefore with every effort, and a brahmin especially, should go to Gayā and, collected in mind, offer piṇḍas according to the rule.
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KuP 2 34.15
धन्यास्तु खलु ते मर्त्या गयायां पिण्डदायिनः । कुलान्युभयतः सप्त समुद्धृत्याप्नुयात् परम्
dhanyāstu khalu te martyā gayāyāṃ piṇḍadāyinaḥ / kulānyubhayataḥ sapta samuddhṛtyāpnuyāt param
Fortunate indeed are those mortals who offer piṇḍas at Gayā; having lifted up seven generations on both sides, one would attain the highest.
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KuP 2 34.16
अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं सिद्धावासमुदाहृतम् । प्रभासमिति विख्यातं यत्रास्ते भगवान् भवः
anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ siddhāvāsamudāhṛtam / prabhāsamiti vikhyātaṃ yatrāste bhagavān bhavaḥ
And another foremost sacred ford is declared to be the dwelling of the perfected ones, known as Prabhāsa, where the lord Bhava abides.
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KuP 2 34.17
तत्र स्नानं तपः श्राद्धं ब्राह्मणानां च पूजनम् । कृत्वा लोकमवाप्नोति ब्रह्मणो ऽक्षय्यमुत्तमम्
tatra snānaṃ tapaḥ śrāddhaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca pūjanam / kṛtvā lokamavāpnoti brahmaṇo 'kṣayyamuttamam
Having performed there bathing, austerity, the śrāddha rite, and honouring of brahmins, one attains the highest, imperishable world of Brahmā.
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KuP 2 34.18
तीर्थं त्रैयम्बकं नाम सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । पूजयित्वा तत्र रुद्रं ज्योतिष्टोमफलं लभेत्
tīrthaṃ traiyambakaṃ nāma sarvadevanamaskṛtam / pūjayitvā tatra rudraṃ jyotiṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
There is a sacred ford named Traiyambaka, saluted by all the gods; having worshipped Rudra there one would obtain the fruit of the Jyotiṣṭoma sacrifice.
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KuP 2 34.19
सुवर्णाक्षं महादेवं समभ्यर्च्य कपर्दिनम् । ब्राह्मणान् पूजयित्वा तु गाणपत्यं लभेद् ध्रुवम्
suvarṇākṣaṃ mahādevaṃ samabhyarcya kapardinam / brāhmaṇān pūjayitvā tu gāṇapatyaṃ labhed dhruvam
Having duly worshipped Mahādeva Suvarṇākṣa, the wearer of matted locks, and having honoured brahmins, one would surely attain the rank of a lord of Śiva's hosts.
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KuP 2 34.20
सोमेश्वरं तीर्थवरं रुद्रस्य परमेष्ठिनः । सर्वव्याधिहरं पुण्यं रुद्रसालोक्यकारणम्
someśvaraṃ tīrthavaraṃ rudrasya parameṣṭhinaḥ / sarvavyādhiharaṃ puṇyaṃ rudrasālokyakāraṇam
Someśvara is the best of fords, (the ford) of Rudra the highest lord, meritorious, remover of all disease, and a cause of dwelling in the same world as Rudra.
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KuP 2 34.21
तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं विजयं नाम शोभनम् । तत्र लिङ्गं महेशस्य विजयं नाम विश्रुतम्
tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ vijayaṃ nāma śobhanam / tatra liṅgaṃ maheśasya vijayaṃ nāma viśrutam
The highest ford of fords is the lovely one named Vijaya; there is the liṅga of Maheśa, renowned by the name Vijaya.
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KuP 2 34.22
षण्मासान् नियताहारो ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः । उषित्वा तत्र विप्रेन्द्रा यास्यन्ति परमं पदम्
ṣaṇmāsān niyatāhāro brahmacārī samāhitaḥ / uṣitvā tatra viprendrā yāsyanti paramaṃ padam
Dwelling there for six months with restricted food, chaste and collected in mind, O best of brahmins, (men) will go to the supreme abode.
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KuP 2 34.23
अन्यच्च तीर्थप्रवरं पूर्वदेशे सुशोभनम् । एकाम्रं देवदेवस्य गाणपत्यफलप्रदम्
anyacca tīrthapravaraṃ pūrvadeśe suśobhanam / ekāmraṃ devadevasya gāṇapatyaphalapradam
And another foremost sacred ford, most lovely, in the eastern region, is Ekāmra of the God of gods, which bestows the fruit of the rank of a lord of the hosts.
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KuP 2 34.24
दत्त्वात्र शिवभक्तानां किञ्चिच्छश्वन्महीं शुभाम् । सार्वभौमो भवेद् राजा मुमुक्षुर्मोक्षमाप्नुयात्
dattvātra śivabhaktānāṃ kiñcicchaśvanmahīṃ śubhām / sārvabhaumo bhaved rājā mumukṣurmokṣamāpnuyāt
Having given here to the devotees of Śiva even a little good land in perpetuity, one becomes a king ruling the whole earth; and one who seeks release attains release.
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KuP 2 34.25
महानदीजलं पुण्यं सर्वपापविनाशनम् । ग्रहणे समुपस्पृश्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
mahānadījalaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam / grahaṇe samupaspṛśya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
The water of the Mahānadī is meritorious, destroying all sins; touching it (bathing in it) at an eclipse, one is freed from all sins.
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KuP 2 34.26
अन्या च विरजा नाम नदी त्रैलोक्यविश्रुता । तस्यां स्नात्वा नरो विप्रा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
anyā ca virajā nāma nadī trailokyaviśrutā / tasyāṃ snātvā naro viprā brahmaloke mahīyate
And there is another river named Virajā, renowned in the three worlds; having bathed in it, O brahmins, a man is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
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KuP 2 34.27
तीर्थं नारायणस्यान्यन्नाम्ना तु पुरुषोत्तमम् । तत्र नारायणः श्रीमानास्ते परमपूरुषः
tīrthaṃ nārāyaṇasyānyannāmnā tu puruṣottamam / tatra nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānāste paramapūruṣaḥ
Another is the sacred place of Nārāyaṇa, called by name Puruṣottama; there the glorious Nārāyaṇa, the supreme Person, abides.
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KuP 2 34.28
पूजयित्वा परं विष्णुं स्नात्वा तत्र द्विजोत्तमः । ब्राह्मणान् पूजयित्वा तु विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात्
pūjayitvā paraṃ viṣṇuṃ snātvā tatra dvijottamaḥ / brāhmaṇān pūjayitvā tu viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt
Having bathed there and worshipped the supreme Viṣṇu, and having honoured the brahmins, the best of the twice-born would attain the world of Viṣṇu.
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KuP 2 34.29
तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं गोकर्णं नाम विश्रुतम् । सर्वपापहरं शंभोर्निवासः परमेष्ठिनः
tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ gokarṇaṃ nāma viśrutam / sarvapāpaharaṃ śaṃbhornivāsaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
The supreme sacred place among sacred places is the one renowned by the name Gokarṇa, remover of all sins, the abode of Śambhu, the highest lord.
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KuP 2 34.30
दृष्ट्वा लिंङ्गं तु देवस्य गोकर्णेश्वरमुत्तमम् । ईप्सितांल्लभते कामान् रुद्रस्य दयितो भवेत्
dṛṣṭvā liṃṅgaṃ tu devasya gokarṇeśvaramuttamam / īpsitāṃllabhate kāmān rudrasya dayito bhavet
Having beheld the god's liṅga, the excellent Gokarṇeśvara, one obtains the desires one wishes for and becomes dear to Rudra.
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KuP 2 34.31
उत्तरं चापि गोकर्णं लिङ्गं देवस्य शूलिनः । महादेवस्यार्चयित्वा शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
uttaraṃ cāpi gokarṇaṃ liṅgaṃ devasya śūlinaḥ / mahādevasyārcayitvā śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
And there is also the northern Gokarṇa, the liṅga of the god who bears the trident; having worshipped (it, the liṅga) of Mahādeva, one would attain union with Śiva.
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KuP 2 34.32
तत्र देवो महादेवः स्थाणुरित्यभिविश्रुतः । तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते तत्क्षणान्नरः
tatra devo mahādevaḥ sthāṇurityabhiviśrutaḥ / taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate tatkṣaṇānnaraḥ
There the god Mahādeva is widely known as Sthāṇu; seeing him, a man is freed from all sins that very moment.
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KuP 2 34.33
अन्यत् कुब्जाम्रमतुलं स्थानं विष्णोर्महात्मनः । संपूज्य पुरुषं विष्णुं श्वेतद्वीपे महीयते
anyat kubjāmramatulaṃ sthānaṃ viṣṇormahātmanaḥ / saṃpūjya puruṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ śvetadvīpe mahīyate
Another is Kubjāmra, the unequalled abode of the great-souled Viṣṇu; having worshipped Viṣṇu the Person (there), one is honoured in Śvetadvīpa.
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KuP 2 34.34
यत्र नारायणो देवो रुद्रेण त्रिपुरारिणा । कृत्वा यज्ञस्य मथनं दक्षस्य तु विसर्जितः
yatra nārāyaṇo devo rudreṇa tripurāriṇā / kṛtvā yajñasya mathanaṃ dakṣasya tu visarjitaḥ
Where the god Nārāyaṇa was dismissed by Rudra, the enemy of Tripura, after he had churned up (destroyed) the sacrifice of Dakṣa.
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KuP 2 34.35
समन्ताद् योजनं क्षेत्रं सिद्धर्षिगणवन्दितम् । पुण्यमायतनं विष्णोस्तत्रास्ते पुरुषोत्तमः
samantād yojanaṃ kṣetraṃ siddharṣigaṇavanditam / puṇyamāyatanaṃ viṣṇostatrāste puruṣottamaḥ
The sacred field extends a yojana all around, saluted by hosts of siddhas and sages; it is the holy sanctuary of Viṣṇu—there dwells Puruṣottama.
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KuP 2 34.36
अन्यत् कोकामुखं विष्णोस्तीर्थमद्भुतकर्मणः । मृतो ऽत्र पातकैर्मुक्तो विष्णुसारूप्यमाप्नुयात्
anyat kokāmukhaṃ viṣṇostīrthamadbhutakarmaṇaḥ / mṛto 'tra pātakairmukto viṣṇusārūpyamāpnuyāt
Another is Kokāmukha, the sacred place of Viṣṇu of wondrous deeds; one who dies here is freed from sins and would attain a form like Viṣṇu's.
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KuP 2 34.37
शालग्रामं महातीर्थं विष्णोः प्रीतिविवर्धनम् । प्राणांस्तत्र नरस्त्यक्त्वा हृषीकेषं प्रपश्यति
śālagrāmaṃ mahātīrthaṃ viṣṇoḥ prītivivardhanam / prāṇāṃstatra narastyaktvā hṛṣīkeṣaṃ prapaśyati
Śālagrāma is a great sacred place, increasing the love of Viṣṇu; a man who gives up his breath there beholds Hṛṣīkeśa.
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KuP 2 34.38
अश्वतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सिद्धावासं सुपावनम् । आस्ते हयशिरा नित्यं तत्र नारायणः स्वयम्
aśvatīrthamiti khyātaṃ siddhāvāsaṃ supāvanam / āste hayaśirā nityaṃ tatra nārāyaṇaḥ svayam
There is the highly purifying dwelling of the siddhas known as Aśvatīrtha; there Nārāyaṇa himself, the horse-headed one, abides forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.39
तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविख्यातं ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । पुष्करं सर्वपापघ्नं मृतानां ब्रह्मलोकदम्
tīrthaṃ trailokyavikhyātaṃ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ / puṣkaraṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ mṛtānāṃ brahmalokadam
Puṣkara is the sacred place of Brahmā, the highest lord, famed in the three worlds, destroying all sins, granting the world of Brahmā to those who die (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.40
मनसा संस्मरेद् यस्तु पुष्करं वै द्विजोत्तमः । पूयते पातकैः सर्वैः शक्रेण सह मोदते
manasā saṃsmared yastu puṣkaraṃ vai dvijottamaḥ / pūyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ śakreṇa saha modate
That best of the twice-born who calls Puṣkara to mind in thought is purified of all sins and rejoices together with Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.41
तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः । उपासते सिद्धसङ्घा ब्रह्मणं पद्मसंभवम्
tatra devāḥ sagandharvāḥ sayakṣoragarākṣasāḥ / upāsate siddhasaṅghā brahmaṇaṃ padmasaṃbhavam
There the gods with the gandharvas, with the yakṣas, serpents and rākṣasas, and the assemblies of siddhas, wait upon Brahmā, born from the lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.42
तत्र स्त्रात्वा भवेच्छुद्धो ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । पूजयित्वा द्विजवरान् ब्रह्माणं संप्रपष्यति
tatra strātvā bhavecchuddho brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam / pūjayitvā dvijavarān brahmāṇaṃ saṃprapaṣyati
Bathing there one becomes pure; and having worshipped Brahmā, the highest lord, and the best of the twice-born, one beholds Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.43
तत्राभिगम्य देवेशं पुरुहूतमनिन्दितम् । सुरूपो जायते मर्त्यः सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्
tatrābhigamya deveśaṃ puruhūtamaninditam / surūpo jāyate martyaḥ sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt
Approaching there the lord of gods, the blameless Puruhūta (Indra), a mortal is born handsome and would obtain all his desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.44
सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ब्रह्माद्यैः सेवितं परम् । पूजयित्वा तत्र रुद्रमश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
saptasārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ brahmādyaiḥ sevitaṃ param / pūjayitvā tatra rudramaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
The Sapta-Sārasvata is a supreme sacred ford, frequented by Brahmā and the others; having worshipped Rudra there, one would obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.45
यत्र मङ्कणको रुद्रं प्रपन्नः परमेश्वरम् । आराधयामास हरं पञ्चक्षरपरायणः
yatra maṅkaṇako rudraṃ prapannaḥ parameśvaram / ārādhayāmāsa haraṃ pañcakṣaraparāyaṇaḥ
There Maṅkaṇaka took refuge in Rudra, the supreme lord, and, devoted to the five-syllable (mantra), propitiated Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.46
नमः शिवायेति मुनिः जपन् पञ्चाक्षरं परम् । आराधयामास शिवं तपसा गोवृषध्वजम्
namaḥ śivāyeti muniḥ japan pañcākṣaraṃ param / ārādhayāmāsa śivaṃ tapasā govṛṣadhvajam
Muttering the supreme five-syllable (formula), "Homage to Śiva," the sage propitiated Śiva, whose banner bears the bull, by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.47
प्रजज्वालाथ तपसा मुनिर्मङ्कणकस्तदा । ननर्त हर्षवेगेन ज्ञात्वा रुद्रं समागतम्
prajajvālātha tapasā munirmaṅkaṇakastadā / nanarta harṣavegena jñātvā rudraṃ samāgatam
Then the sage Maṅkaṇaka blazed forth with his austerity, and knowing that Rudra had come, he danced with a rush of joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.48
तं प्राह भगवान् रुद्रः किमर्थं नर्तितं त्वया । दृष्ट्वापि देवमीशानं नृत्यति स्म पुनः पुनः
taṃ prāha bhagavān rudraḥ kimarthaṃ nartitaṃ tvayā / dṛṣṭvāpi devamīśānaṃ nṛtyati sma punaḥ punaḥ
The lord Rudra said to him: "Why have you danced? Even having seen the god, the ruler, he goes on dancing again and again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.49
सो ऽन्वीक्ष्य भगवानीशः सगर्वं गर्वशान्तये । स्वकं देहं विदार्यास्मै भस्मराशिमदर्शयत्
so 'nvīkṣya bhagavānīśaḥ sagarvaṃ garvaśāntaye / svakaṃ dehaṃ vidāryāsmai bhasmarāśimadarśayat
That lord Īśa, observing (him) full of pride, in order to quell his pride tore open his own body and showed him a heap of ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.50
पश्येमं मच्छरीरोत्थं भस्मराशिं द्विजोत्तम । माहात्म्यमेतत् तपसस्त्वादृशो ऽन्यो ऽपि विद्यते
paśyemaṃ maccharīrotthaṃ bhasmarāśiṃ dvijottama / māhātmyametat tapasastvādṛśo 'nyo 'pi vidyate
"Look at this heap of ashes arisen from my body, best of the twice-born: this is the greatness of austerity—another like you also exists."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.51
यत् सगर्वं हि भवता नर्तितं मुनिपुङ्गव । न युक्तं तापसस्यैतत् त्वत्तोप्यत्राधिको ह्यहम्
yat sagarvaṃ hi bhavatā nartitaṃ munipuṅgava / na yuktaṃ tāpasasyaitat tvattopyatrādhiko hyaham
"That you have danced with pride, bull among sages—this is not fitting for an ascetic; for in this matter I am greater even than you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.52
इत्याभाष्य मुनिश्रेष्ठं स रुद्रः किल विश्वदृक् । आस्थाय परमं भावं ननर्त जगतो हरः
ityābhāṣya muniśreṣṭhaṃ sa rudraḥ kila viśvadṛk / āsthāya paramaṃ bhāvaṃ nanarta jagato haraḥ
Having spoken thus to the best of sages, that Rudra, the all-seeing, Hara of the world, assuming his supreme state, danced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.53
सहस्रशीर्षा भूत्वा सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । दंष्ट्राकरालवदनो ज्वालामाली भयङ्करः
sahasraśīrṣā bhūtvā sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt / daṃṣṭrākarālavadano jvālāmālī bhayaṅkaraḥ
Becoming thousand-headed, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed, his mouth gaping with fangs, garlanded with flames, terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.54
सो ऽन्वपश्यदशेषस्य पार्श्वे तस्य त्रिशूलिनः । विशाललोचनमेकां देवीं चारुविलासिनीम् । सूर्यायुतसमप्रख्यां प्रसन्नवदनां शिवाम्
so 'nvapaśyadaśeṣasya pārśve tasya triśūlinaḥ / viśālalocanamekāṃ devīṃ cāruvilāsinīm / sūryāyutasamaprakhyāṃ prasannavadanāṃ śivām
He then saw, at the side of that trident-bearer of the whole (universe), a single goddess with wide eyes, gracefully charming, radiant as ten thousand suns, of serene face, auspicious;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.55
सस्मितं प्रेक्ष्य विश्वेशं तिष्ठन्तीममितद्युतिम् । दृष्ट्वा संत्रस्तहृदयो वेपमानो मुनीश्वरः । ननाम शिरसा रुद्रं रुद्राध्यायं जपन् वशी
sasmitaṃ prekṣya viśveśaṃ tiṣṭhantīmamitadyutim / dṛṣṭvā saṃtrastahṛdayo vepamāno munīśvaraḥ / nanāma śirasā rudraṃ rudrādhyāyaṃ japan vaśī
standing there, of measureless splendour, gazing with a smile upon the lord of the universe. Seeing (her), the lord of sages, his heart terrified, trembling, self-controlled, bowed his head to Rudra while reciting the Rudra chapter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.56
प्रसन्नो भगवानीशस्त्र्यम्बको भक्तवत्सलः । पूर्ववेषं स जग्राह देवी चान्तर्हिताभवत्
prasanno bhagavānīśastryambako bhaktavatsalaḥ / pūrvaveṣaṃ sa jagrāha devī cāntarhitābhavat
The lord Īśa, the three-eyed, fond of his devotees, was pleased; he took on his former appearance, and the goddess became hidden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.57
आलिङ्ग्य भक्तं प्रणतं देवदेवः स्वयंशिवः । न भेतव्यं त्वया वत्स प्राह किं ते ददाम्यहम्
āliṅgya bhaktaṃ praṇataṃ devadevaḥ svayaṃśivaḥ / na bhetavyaṃ tvayā vatsa prāha kiṃ te dadāmyaham
Embracing the bowing devotee, the god of gods, Śiva himself, said: "You must not be afraid, child; what shall I give you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.58
प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना गिरिशं हरं त्रिपुरसूदनम् । विज्ञापयामास तदा हृष्टः प्रष्टुमना मुनिः
praṇamya mūrdhnā giriśaṃ haraṃ tripurasūdanam / vijñāpayāmāsa tadā hṛṣṭaḥ praṣṭumanā muniḥ
Bowing with his head to Giriśa, Hara, the destroyer of Tripura, the sage, delighted and minded to ask, then made his request known.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.59
नमो ऽस्तु ते महादेव महेश्वर नमो ऽस्तु ते । किमेतद् भगवद्रूपं सुघोरं विश्वतोमुखम्
namo 'stu te mahādeva maheśvara namo 'stu te / kimetad bhagavadrūpaṃ sughoraṃ viśvatomukham
"Homage be to you, Mahādeva; homage be to you, Maheśvara. What was this form of the Lord, most terrible, facing in all directions?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.60
का च सा भगवत्पार्श्वे राजमाना व्यवस्थिता । अन्तर्हितेव सहसा सर्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्
kā ca sā bhagavatpārśve rājamānā vyavasthitā / antarhiteva sahasā sarvamicchāmi veditum
"And who was she who stood shining at the Lord's side, and as if suddenly vanished? I wish to know it all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.61
इत्युक्ते व्याजहारमं तथा मङ्कणकं हरः । महेशः स्वात्मनो योगं देवीं च त्रिपुरानलः
ityukte vyājahāramaṃ tathā maṅkaṇakaṃ haraḥ / maheśaḥ svātmano yogaṃ devīṃ ca tripurānalaḥ
When this was said, Hara, Maheśa, the fire (that consumed) Tripura, declared to that Maṅkaṇaka the yoga of his own self, and (about) the goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.62
अहं सहस्रनयनः सर्वात्मा सर्वतोमुखः । दाहकः सर्वपापानां कालः कालकरो हरः
ahaṃ sahasranayanaḥ sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ / dāhakaḥ sarvapāpānāṃ kālaḥ kālakaro haraḥ
"I am the thousand-eyed, the self of all, facing every way, the burner of all sins, Time, the maker of Time, Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.63
मयैव प्रेर्यते कृत्स्नं चेतनाचेतनात्मकम् । सो ऽन्तर्यामी स पुरुषो ह्यहं वै पुरुषोत्तमः
mayaiva preryate kṛtsnaṃ cetanācetanātmakam / so 'ntaryāmī sa puruṣo hyahaṃ vai puruṣottamaḥ
"By me alone is the whole (world), consisting of the conscious and the unconscious, impelled; he is the inner controller, he is the Puruṣa—indeed I am the supreme Puruṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.64
तस्य सा परमा माया प्रकृतिस्त्रिगुणात्मिका । प्रोच्यते मुनिर्भिशक्तिर्जगद्योनिः सनातनी
tasya sā paramā māyā prakṛtistriguṇātmikā / procyate munirbhiśaktirjagadyoniḥ sanātanī
That supreme māyā of his is Nature (prakṛti), consisting of the three qualities; it is called by the sages the power, the womb of the world, everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.65
स एष मायया विश्वं व्यामोहयति विश्ववित् । नारायणः परो ऽव्यक्तो मायारूप इति श्रुतिः
sa eṣa māyayā viśvaṃ vyāmohayati viśvavit / nārāyaṇaḥ paro 'vyakto māyārūpa iti śrutiḥ
This same one, the knower of all, bewilders the universe by māyā; Nārāyaṇa, supreme, unmanifest, whose form is māyā — so says the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.66
एवमेतज्जगत् सर्वं सर्वदा स्थापयाम्यहम् । योजयामि प्रकृत्याहं पुरुषं पञ्चविंशकम्
evametajjagat sarvaṃ sarvadā sthāpayāmyaham / yojayāmi prakṛtyāhaṃ puruṣaṃ pañcaviṃśakam
Thus I establish this whole world at all times; I join the twenty-fifth, the Puruṣa, with Nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.67
तथा वै संगतो देवः कूटस्थः सर्वगो ऽमलः । सृजत्यशेषमेवेदं स्वमूर्तेः प्रकृतेरजः
tathā vai saṃgato devaḥ kūṭasthaḥ sarvago 'malaḥ / sṛjatyaśeṣamevedaṃ svamūrteḥ prakṛterajaḥ
So indeed the god, joined (with her), immovable, all-pervading, spotless, creates this whole (world), the unborn one, out of Nature which is his own form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.68
स देवो भगवान् ब्रह्मा विश्वरूपः पितामहः । तवैतत् कथितं सम्यक् स्त्रष्ट्वत्वं परमात्मनः
sa devo bhagavān brahmā viśvarūpaḥ pitāmahaḥ / tavaitat kathitaṃ samyak straṣṭvatvaṃ paramātmanaḥ
That god is the Lord Brahmā, of universal form, the grandfather. This has been rightly told to you: the creatorship of the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.69
एको ऽहं भगवान् कलो ह्यनादिश्चान्तकृद् विभुः । समास्थाय परं भावं प्रोक्तो रुद्रो मनीषिभिः
eko 'haṃ bhagavān kalo hyanādiścāntakṛd vibhuḥ / samāsthāya paraṃ bhāvaṃ prokto rudro manīṣibhiḥ
I alone am the Lord, Time, without beginning, the maker of the end, all-pervading; taking my stand in the supreme state, I am called Rudra by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.70
मम वै सापरा शक्तिर्देवी विद्येति विश्रुता । दृष्टा हि भवता नूनं विद्यादेहस्त्वहं ततः
mama vai sāparā śaktirdevī vidyeti viśrutā / dṛṣṭā hi bhavatā nūnaṃ vidyādehastvahaṃ tataḥ
And that other power of mine, the goddess, is renowned as Vidyā (knowledge); she has surely been seen by you, and hence I am one whose body is knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.71
एवमेतानि तत्त्वानि प्रधानपुरुषेश्वराः । विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा च भगवान् रुद्रः काल इति श्रुतिः
evametāni tattvāni pradhānapuruṣeśvarāḥ / viṣṇurbrahmā ca bhagavān rudraḥ kāla iti śrutiḥ
Thus these are the principles: Pradhāna, Puruṣa, and the Lords — Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Lord Rudra who is Time — so says the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 34.72
त्रयमेतदनाद्यन्तं ब्रह्मण्येव व्यवस्थितम् । तदात्मकं तदव्यक्तं तदक्षरमिति श्रुतिः
trayametadanādyantaṃ brahmaṇyeva vyavasthitam / tadātmakaṃ tadavyaktaṃ tadakṣaramiti śrutiḥ
This triad, without beginning or end, is established in Brahman alone; it consists of that, it is that unmanifest, it is that imperishable — so says the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.73
आत्मानन्दपरं तत्त्वं चिन्मात्रं परमं पदम् । आकाशं निष्कलं ब्रह्म तस्मादन्यन्न विद्यते
ātmānandaparaṃ tattvaṃ cinmātraṃ paramaṃ padam / ākāśaṃ niṣkalaṃ brahma tasmādanyanna vidyate
The reality whose highest (nature) is the bliss of the Self, pure consciousness, the supreme station, the (all-pervading like) space, the undivided Brahman — other than that nothing exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.74
एवं विज्ञाय भवता भक्तियोगाश्रयेण तु । संपूज्यो वन्दनीयो ऽहं ततस्तं पश्य शाश्वतम्
evaṃ vijñāya bhavatā bhaktiyogāśrayeṇa tu / saṃpūjyo vandanīyo 'haṃ tatastaṃ paśya śāśvatam
Knowing thus, I am to be worshipped and revered by you by resort to the discipline of devotion; then behold that eternal (one).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.75
एतावदुक्त्वा भगवाञ्जगामादर्शनं हरः । तत्रैव भक्तियोगेन रुद्रामाराधयन्मुनिः
etāvaduktvā bhagavāñjagāmādarśanaṃ haraḥ / tatraiva bhaktiyogena rudrāmārādhayanmuniḥ
Having said just this much, Lord Hara vanished from sight; and there itself the sage worshipped Rudra with the discipline of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 34.76
एतत् पवित्रमतुलं तीर्थं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् । संसेव्य ब्राह्मणो विद्वान् मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
etat pavitramatulaṃ tīrthaṃ brahmarṣisevitam / saṃsevya brāhmaṇo vidvān mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
This holy, incomparable sacred ford is frequented by brahmin sages; having resorted to it, a learned brahmin is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition