Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 37
KuP 2 37.1
ऋषय ऊचुः कथं दारुवनं प्राप्तो भगवान् गोवृषध्वजः । मोहयामास विप्रेन्द्रान् सूत वक्तुमिहार्हसि
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ dāruvanaṃ prāpto bhagavān govṛṣadhvajaḥ / mohayāmāsa viprendrān sūta vaktumihārhasi
The sages said: How did the Lord whose banner is the bull come to the Dāru forest, and (how) did he bewilder those chief brahmins? O Sūta, you should tell it here.
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KuP 2 37.2
सूत उवाच पुरा दारुवन् रम्ये देवसिद्धनिषेविते । सपुत्रदारा मुनयस्तपश्चेरुः सहस्रशः
sūta uvāca purā dāruvan ramye devasiddhaniṣevite / saputradārā munayastapaśceruḥ sahasraśaḥ
Sūta said: Formerly, in the delightful Dāru forest, frequented by gods and siddhas, sages by the thousands, with their sons and wives, practised austerity.
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KuP 2 37.3
प्रवृत्तं विविधं कर्म प्रकुर्वाणा यथाविधि । यजन्ति विविधैर्यज्ञैस्तपन्ति च महर्षयः
pravṛttaṃ vividhaṃ karma prakurvāṇā yathāvidhi / yajanti vividhairyajñaistapanti ca maharṣayaḥ
Performing the various rites of the path of action according to rule, the great seers sacrificed with various sacrifices and practised austerities.
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KuP 2 37.4
तेषां प्रवृत्तिविन्यस्तचेतसामथ शूलधृक् । ख्यापयन् स महादोषं ययौ दारुवनं हरः
teṣāṃ pravṛttivinyastacetasāmatha śūladhṛk / khyāpayan sa mahādoṣaṃ yayau dāruvanaṃ haraḥ
Then Hara, the bearer of the trident, went to the Dāru forest, making known the great fault of those whose minds were fixed on (ritual) action.
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KuP 2 37.5
कृत्वा विश्वगुरुं विष्णुं पार्श्वे देवो महेश्वरः । ययौ निवृत्तविज्ञानस्थापनार्थं च शङ्करः
kṛtvā viśvaguruṃ viṣṇuṃ pārśve devo maheśvaraḥ / yayau nivṛttavijñānasthāpanārthaṃ ca śaṅkaraḥ
Making Viṣṇu, the teacher of the universe, (be) at his side, the god Maheśvara, Śaṅkara, went in order to establish the knowledge of cessation (from action).
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KuP 2 37.6
आस्थाय विपुलं वेशमूनविंशतिवत्सरः । लीलालसो महाबाहुः पीनाङ्गश्चारुलोचनः
āsthāya vipulaṃ veśamūnaviṃśativatsaraḥ / līlālaso mahābāhuḥ pīnāṅgaścārulocanaḥ
Assuming an ample garb, being nineteen years old, languid with play, great-armed, with full limbs and lovely eyes,
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KuP 2 37.7
चामीकरवपुः श्रीमान् पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननः । मत्तमातङ्गगामनो दिग्वासा जगदीश्वरः
cāmīkaravapuḥ śrīmān pūrṇacandranibhānanaḥ / mattamātaṅgagāmano digvāsā jagadīśvaraḥ
with a body of gold, glorious, his face like the full moon, walking like an elephant in rut, clothed in the (open) directions (i.e. naked), the Lord of the world,
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KuP 2 37.8
कुशेशयमयीं मालं सर्वरत्नैरलङ्कृताम् । दधानो भगवानीशः समागच्छति सस्मितः
kuśeśayamayīṃ mālaṃ sarvaratnairalaṅkṛtām / dadhāno bhagavānīśaḥ samāgacchati sasmitaḥ
wearing a garland made of lotuses adorned with all jewels, the blessed Lord comes on, smiling.
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KuP 2 37.9
यो ऽनन्तः पुरुषो योनिर्लोकानामव्ययो हरिः । स्त्रीवेषं विष्णुरास्थाय सो ऽनुगच्छति शूलिनम्
yo 'nantaḥ puruṣo yonirlokānāmavyayo hariḥ / strīveṣaṃ viṣṇurāsthāya so 'nugacchati śūlinam
He who is the endless Person, the womb of the worlds, the imperishable Hari — that Viṣṇu, assuming the guise of a woman, follows the trident-bearer:
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KuP 2 37.10
सम्पूर्णचन्द्रवदनं पीनोन्नतपयोधरम् । शुचिस्मितं सुप्रसन्नं रणन्नुपुरकद्वयम्
sampūrṇacandravadanaṃ pīnonnatapayodharam / śucismitaṃ suprasannaṃ raṇannupurakadvayam
(her) face a full moon, (her) breasts full and high, with a pure smile, very serene, (her) pair of anklets tinkling,
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KuP 2 37.11
सुपीतवसनं दिव्यं श्यामलं चारुलोचनम् । उदारहंसचलनं विलासि सुमनोहरम्
supītavasanaṃ divyaṃ śyāmalaṃ cārulocanam / udārahaṃsacalanaṃ vilāsi sumanoharam
divinely clad in fine yellow cloth, dark-hued, with lovely eyes, moving with the noble gait of a swan, coquettish, exceedingly charming.
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KuP 2 37.12
एवं स भगवानीशो देवदारुवने हरः । चचार हरिणा भिक्षां मायया मोहयन् जगत्
evaṃ sa bhagavānīśo devadāruvane haraḥ / cacāra hariṇā bhikṣāṃ māyayā mohayan jagat
Thus that blessed Lord Hara wandered for alms in the Devadāru forest with Hari, bewildering the world by his magic.
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KuP 2 37.13
दृष्ट्वा चरन्तं विश्वेशं तत्र तत्र पिनाकिनम् । मायया मोहिता नार्यो देवदेवं समन्वयुः
dṛṣṭvā carantaṃ viśveśaṃ tatra tatra pinākinam / māyayā mohitā nāryo devadevaṃ samanvayuḥ
Seeing the Lord of All, the bearer of the Pināka, roaming here and there, the women, deluded by (his) māyā, followed after the god of gods.
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KuP 2 37.14
विस्त्रस्तवस्त्राभरणास्त्यक्त्वा लज्जां पतिव्रताः । सहैव तेन कामार्ता विलासिन्यश्चरन्तिहि
vistrastavastrābharaṇāstyaktvā lajjāṃ pativratāḥ / sahaiva tena kāmārtā vilāsinyaścarantihi
With their garments and ornaments slipping off, casting away shame, those faithful wives, tormented by desire, went roaming along with him, wanton.
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KuP 2 37.15
ऋषीणां पुत्रका ये स्युर्युवानो जितमानसाः । अन्वगच्छन् हृषीकेशं सर्वे कामप्रपीडिताः
ṛṣīṇāṃ putrakā ye syuryuvāno jitamānasāḥ / anvagacchan hṛṣīkeśaṃ sarve kāmaprapīḍitāḥ
Whatever sons of the sages there were, young men who had mastered their minds, all of them, sorely afflicted by desire, followed Hṛṣīkeśa.
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KuP 2 37.16
गायन्ति नृत्यन्ति विलासबाह्या नारीगणा मायिनमेकमीशम् । दृष्ट्वा सपत्नीकमतीवकान्त- मिच्छन्त्यथालिङ्गनमाचरन्ति
gāyanti nṛtyanti vilāsabāhyā nārīgaṇā māyinamekamīśam / dṛṣṭvā sapatnīkamatīvakānta- micchantyathāliṅganamācaranti
The throngs of women, beside themselves with dalliance, sing and dance; and seeing the one Lord, the wielder of māyā, exceedingly lovely with his wife beside him, they long for him and then set about embracing (him).
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KuP 2 37.17
पदे निपेतुः स्मितमाचरन्ति गायन्ति गीतानि मुनीशपुत्राः । आलोक्य पद्मापतिमादिदेवं भ्रूभङ्गमन्ये विचरन्ति तेन
pade nipetuḥ smitamācaranti gāyanti gītāni munīśaputrāḥ / ālokya padmāpatimādidevaṃ bhrūbhaṅgamanye vicaranti tena
The sons of the sage-lords fell at his feet, they smile, they sing songs; and beholding the lord of Padmā, the primal god, others move about with him making play with their brows.
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KuP 2 37.18
आसामथैषामपि वासुदेवो मायी मुरारिर्मनसि प्रविष्टः । करोति भोगान् मनसि प्रवृत्तिं मायानुभूयन्त इतिव सम्यक्
āsāmathaiṣāmapi vāsudevo māyī murārirmanasi praviṣṭaḥ / karoti bhogān manasi pravṛttiṃ māyānubhūyanta itiva samyak
Then Vāsudeva, the wielder of māyā, the foe of Mura, entered into the minds of these women and of these men too; he produces enjoyments and activity in the mind, as if to say, 'Thus is māyā fully experienced.'
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KuP 2 37.19
विभाति विश्वामरभूतभर्ता स माधवः स्त्रीगणमध्यविष्टः । अशेषशक्त्यासनसंनिविष्टो यथैकशक्त्या सह देवदेवः
vibhāti viśvāmarabhūtabhartā sa mādhavaḥ strīgaṇamadhyaviṣṭaḥ / aśeṣaśaktyāsanasaṃniviṣṭo yathaikaśaktyā saha devadevaḥ
That Mādhava, sustainer of the universe, of gods and of beings, shines forth, placed in the midst of the company of women, just as the god of gods, seated upon the seat of all his powers, (shines) together with a single power.
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KuP 2 37.20
करोति नृत्यं परमप्रभावं तदा विरूढः पुनरेव भूयः । ययौ समारुह्य हरिः स्वभावं तदीशवृत्तामृतमादिदेवः
karoti nṛtyaṃ paramaprabhāvaṃ tadā virūḍhaḥ punareva bhūyaḥ / yayau samāruhya hariḥ svabhāvaṃ tadīśavṛttāmṛtamādidevaḥ
He performs a dance of supreme power; then, grown greater, Hari, the primal god, again once more, mounting his own nature, went to that nectar which is the Lord's conduct.
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KuP 2 37.21
दृष्ट्वा नारीकुलं रुद्रं पुत्राणामपि केशवम् । मोहयन्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः कोपं संदधिरे भृशम्
dṛṣṭvā nārīkulaṃ rudraṃ putrāṇāmapi keśavam / mohayantaṃ muniśreṣṭhāḥ kopaṃ saṃdadhire bhṛśam
Seeing Rudra deluding the host of women, and Keśava (deluding) even their sons, the foremost sages conceived violent anger.
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KuP 2 37.22
अतीव परुषं वाक्यं प्रोचुर्देवं कपर्दिनम् । शेषुश्च शापैर्विविधैर्मायया तस्य मोहिताः
atīva paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ procurdevaṃ kapardinam / śeṣuśca śāpairvividhairmāyayā tasya mohitāḥ
They spoke exceedingly harsh words to the god with the matted hair, and, deluded by his māyā, they cursed (him) with curses of many kinds.
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KuP 2 37.23
तपांसि तेषां सर्वेषां प्रत्याहन्यन्त शङ्करे । यथादित्यप्रकाशेन तारका नभसि स्थिताः
tapāṃsi teṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ pratyāhanyanta śaṅkare / yathādityaprakāśena tārakā nabhasi sthitāḥ
The austerities of all of them were struck down before Śaṅkara, as the stars standing in the sky (are quenched) by the sun's light.
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KuP 2 37.24
ते भग्नतपसो विप्राः समेत्य वृषभध्वजम् । को भवानिति देवेशं पृच्छन्ति स्म विमोहिताः
te bhagnatapaso viprāḥ sametya vṛṣabhadhvajam / ko bhavāniti deveśaṃ pṛcchanti sma vimohitāḥ
Those brahmins, their austerity broken, coming up to the bull-bannered one, in their bewilderment asked the lord of the gods, "Who are you?"
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KuP 2 37.25
सो ऽब्रवीद् भगवानीशस्तपश्चर्तुमिहागतः । इदानीं भार्यया देशे भवद्भिरिह सुव्रताः
so 'bravīd bhagavānīśastapaścartumihāgataḥ / idānīṃ bhāryayā deśe bhavadbhiriha suvratāḥ
That blessed Lord said: I have come here to practise austerity; now, with my wife, in the region (occupied) by you here, O men of good vows.
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KuP 2 37.26
तस्य ते वाक्यमाकर्ण्य भृग्वाद्या मुनिपुङ्गवाः । ऊचुर्गृहीत्वा वसनं त्यक्त्वा भार्यां तपश्चर
tasya te vākyamākarṇya bhṛgvādyā munipuṅgavāḥ / ūcurgṛhītvā vasanaṃ tyaktvā bhāryāṃ tapaścara
Hearing his words, Bhṛgu and the other foremost sages seized his garment and said: "Abandon your wife and practise austerity."
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KuP 2 37.27
अथोवाच विहस्येशः पिनाकी नीललोहितः । संप्रेक्ष्य जगतो योनिं पार्श्वस्थं च जनार्दनम्
athovāca vihasyeśaḥ pinākī nīlalohitaḥ / saṃprekṣya jagato yoniṃ pārśvasthaṃ ca janārdanam
Then the Lord, the bearer of the Pināka, the blue-and-red one, laughed and spoke, looking at the womb of the world and at Janārdana standing at his side.
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KuP 2 37.28
कथं भवद्भिरुदितं स्वभार्यापोषणोत्सुकैः । त्यक्तव्या मम भार्येति धर्मज्ञैः शान्तमानसैः
kathaṃ bhavadbhiruditaṃ svabhāryāpoṣaṇotsukaiḥ / tyaktavyā mama bhāryeti dharmajñaiḥ śāntamānasaiḥ
How has this been said by you, who are eager to support your own wives, who know dharma and are calm of mind — that my wife must be abandoned?
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KuP 2 37.29
ऋषय ऊचुः व्यभिचाररता नार्यः संत्याज्याः पतिनेरिताः । अस्माभिरेषा सुभगा तादृशी त्यागमर्हति
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vyabhicāraratā nāryaḥ saṃtyājyāḥ patineritāḥ / asmābhireṣā subhagā tādṛśī tyāgamarhati
The sages said: Women given to adultery are to be cast off, once denounced by the husband; this fair one, being of that sort, deserves to be abandoned by us.
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KuP 2 37.30
महादेव उवाच न कदाचिदियं विप्रा मनसाप्यन्यमिच्छति । नाहमेनामपि तथा विमुञ्चामि कदाचन
mahādeva uvāca na kadācidiyaṃ viprā manasāpyanyamicchati / nāhamenāmapi tathā vimuñcāmi kadācana
Mahādeva said: Never, brahmins, does she desire another even in her mind; nor do I likewise ever let her go.
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KuP 2 37.31
ऋषय ऊचुः दृष्ट्वा व्यभिचरन्तीह ह्यस्माभिः पुरुषाधम । उक्तं ह्यसत्यं भवता गम्यतां क्षिप्रमेव हि
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ dṛṣṭvā vyabhicarantīha hyasmābhiḥ puruṣādhama / uktaṃ hyasatyaṃ bhavatā gamyatāṃ kṣiprameva hi
The sages said: We have seen her here behaving adulterously, O basest of men; what you say is untrue. Go, and at once.
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KuP 2 37.32
एवमुक्ते महादेवः सत्यमेव मयेरितम् । भवतां प्रतिभात्येषेत्युक्त्वासौ विचचार ह
evamukte mahādevaḥ satyameva mayeritam / bhavatāṃ pratibhātyeṣetyuktvāsau vicacāra ha
When this had been said, Mahādeva said, "What I said is the very truth; it is to you that she appears thus" — and having spoken, he wandered on.
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KuP 2 37.33
सो ऽगच्छद्धरिणा सार्धं मुनिन्द्रस्य महात्मनः । वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं पुण्यं भिक्षार्थो परमेश्वरः
so 'gacchaddhariṇā sārdhaṃ munindrasya mahātmanaḥ / vasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ bhikṣārtho parameśvaraḥ
He went, together with Hari, to the holy hermitage of the great-souled best of sages, Vasiṣṭha — the Supreme Lord, for the sake of alms.
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KuP 2 37.34
दृष्ट्वा समागतं देवं भिक्षमाणमरुन्धती । वसिष्ठस्य प्रिया भार्या प्रत्युद्गम्य ननाम नम्
dṛṣṭvā samāgataṃ devaṃ bhikṣamāṇamarundhatī / vasiṣṭhasya priyā bhāryā pratyudgamya nanāma nam
Seeing the god arrived and begging, Arundhatī, the dear wife of Vasiṣṭha, went forth to meet him and bowed to him.
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KuP 2 37.35
प्रक्षाल्य पादौ विमलं दत्त्वा चासनमुत्तमम् । संप्रेक्ष्य शिथिलं गात्रमभिघातहतं द्विजैः । संधयामास भैषज्यैर्विष्णा वदना सती
prakṣālya pādau vimalaṃ dattvā cāsanamuttamam / saṃprekṣya śithilaṃ gātramabhighātahataṃ dvijaiḥ / saṃdhayāmāsa bhaiṣajyairviṣṇā vadanā satī
Having washed his feet and given (him) a pure, excellent seat, and observing his limbs slack and struck by the blows of the brahmins, the virtuous woman, with a sorrowful face, healed (them) with medicines.
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KuP 2 37.36
चकार महतीं पूजां प्रार्थयामास भार्यया । को भवान् कुत आयातः किमाचारो भवानिति । उवाच तां महादेवः सिद्धानां प्रवरो ऽस्म्यहम्
cakāra mahatīṃ pūjāṃ prārthayāmāsa bhāryayā / ko bhavān kuta āyātaḥ kimācāro bhavāniti / uvāca tāṃ mahādevaḥ siddhānāṃ pravaro 'smyaham
She performed a great worship and, along with (her) husband's wife (i.e., as wife), inquired: "Who are you? From where have you come? What is your practice?" To her the Great God said: "I am the foremost of the Siddhas."
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KuP 2 37.37
यदेतन्मण्डलं शुद्धं भाति ब्रह्ममयं सदा । एषैव देवता मह्यं धारयामि सदैव तत्
yadetanmaṇḍalaṃ śuddhaṃ bhāti brahmamayaṃ sadā / eṣaiva devatā mahyaṃ dhārayāmi sadaiva tat
"This pure disc which shines, ever made of brahman — this alone is my deity; that I always bear."
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KuP 2 37.38
हत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ श्रीमाननुगृह्य पतिव्रताम् । ताडयाञ्चक्रिरे दण्डैर्लोष्टिभिर्मुष्टिभिद्विजाः
hatyuktvā prayayau śrīmānanugṛhya pativratām / tāḍayāñcakrire daṇḍairloṣṭibhirmuṣṭibhidvijāḥ
Having said this, the glorious one departed, having shown favour to the devoted wife. The brahmins beat (him) with sticks, clods of earth and fists,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.39
दृष्ट्वा चरन्तं गिरिशं नग्नं विकृतलक्षणम् । प्रोचुरेतद् भवांल्लिङ्गमुत्पाटयतु दुर्मते
dṛṣṭvā carantaṃ giriśaṃ nagnaṃ vikṛtalakṣaṇam / procuretad bhavāṃlliṅgamutpāṭayatu durmate
seeing Giriśa wandering naked, of monstrous appearance, and they said: "Let your honour tear out that liṅga, O evil-minded one!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.40
तानब्रवीन्महायोगी करिष्यामीति शङ्करः । युष्माकं मामके लिङ्गे यदि द्वेषो ऽभिजायते
tānabravīnmahāyogī kariṣyāmīti śaṅkaraḥ / yuṣmākaṃ māmake liṅge yadi dveṣo 'bhijāyate
Śaṅkara, the great yogin, said to them: "I shall do it, if hatred toward my liṅga has arisen in you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.41
इत्युक्त्वोत्पाटयामास भगवान् भगनेत्रहा । नापश्यंस्तत्क्षणेनेशं केशवं लिङ्गमेव च
ityuktvotpāṭayāmāsa bhagavān bhaganetrahā / nāpaśyaṃstatkṣaṇeneśaṃ keśavaṃ liṅgameva ca
Having said this, the Lord, the destroyer of Bhaga's eye, tore it out; and in that instant they saw neither the Lord, nor Keśava, nor the liṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.42
तदोत्पाता बभूवुर्हि लोकानां भयशंसिनः । न राजते सहस्रांशुश्चचाल पृथिवी पुनः । निष्प्रभाश्च ग्रहाः सर्वे चुक्षुभे च महोदधिः
tadotpātā babhūvurhi lokānāṃ bhayaśaṃsinaḥ / na rājate sahasrāṃśuścacāla pṛthivī punaḥ / niṣprabhāśca grahāḥ sarve cukṣubhe ca mahodadhiḥ
Then there arose portents foretelling fear for the worlds: the thousand-rayed (sun) did not shine, the earth shook again, all the planets were without lustre, and the great ocean was churned up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.43
अपश्यच्चानुसूयात्रेः स्वप्नं भार्या पतिव्रता । कथयामास विप्राणां भयादाकुलितेक्षणा
apaśyaccānusūyātreḥ svapnaṃ bhāryā pativratā / kathayāmāsa viprāṇāṃ bhayādākulitekṣaṇā
And Anasūyā, Atri's wife, devoted to her husband, saw a dream; with eyes troubled by fear she told (it) to the brahmins:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.44
तेजसा भासयन् कृत्स्नं नारायणसहायवान् । भिक्षमाणः शिवो नूनं दृष्टो ऽस्माकं गृहेष्विति
tejasā bhāsayan kṛtsnaṃ nārāyaṇasahāyavān / bhikṣamāṇaḥ śivo nūnaṃ dṛṣṭo 'smākaṃ gṛheṣviti
"Illuminating everything with (his) radiance, accompanied by Nārāyaṇa, it was surely Śiva, begging, who was seen by us at our houses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.45
तस्या वचनमाकर्ण्य शङ्कमाना महर्षयः । सर्वे जग्मुर्महायोगं ब्रह्माणं विश्वसंभवम्
tasyā vacanamākarṇya śaṅkamānā maharṣayaḥ / sarve jagmurmahāyogaṃ brahmāṇaṃ viśvasaṃbhavam
Hearing her words, the great sages, filled with misgiving, all went to Brahmā, the great yogin, the source of the universe —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.46
उपास्यमानममलैर्योगिभिर्ब्रह्मवित्तमैः । चतुर्वेदैर्मूर्तिमद्भिः सावित्र्या सहितं प्रभुम्
upāsyamānamamalairyogibhirbrahmavittamaiḥ / caturvedairmūrtimadbhiḥ sāvitryā sahitaṃ prabhum
the Lord, attended upon by stainless yogins who were the best knowers of brahman, and by the four Vedas in embodied form, together with Sāvitrī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.47
आसीनमासने रम्ये नानाश्चर्यसमन्विते । प्रभासहस्रकलिले ज्ञानैश्वर्यादिसंयुते
āsīnamāsane ramye nānāścaryasamanvite / prabhāsahasrakalile jñānaiśvaryādisaṃyute
seated on a delightful seat endowed with many marvels, suffused with a thousand splendours, joined with knowledge, sovereignty and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.48
विभ्राजमानं वपुषा सस्तितं शुभ्रलोचनम् । चतुर्मुखं महाबाहुं छन्दोमयमजं परम्
vibhrājamānaṃ vapuṣā sastitaṃ śubhralocanam / caturmukhaṃ mahābāhuṃ chandomayamajaṃ param
blazing with (his) body, smiling, bright-eyed, four-faced, mighty-armed, made of the metres, unborn, supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.49
विलोक्य वेदपुरुषं प्रसन्नवदनं शुभम् । शिरोभिर्धरणीं गत्वा तोषयामासुरीश्वरम्
vilokya vedapuruṣaṃ prasannavadanaṃ śubham / śirobhirdharaṇīṃ gatvā toṣayāmāsurīśvaram
Beholding the Person of the Veda, with serene and auspicious face, touching the ground with their heads they propitiated the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.50
तान् प्रसन्नमना देवश्चतुर्मूर्तिश्चतुर्मुखः । व्याजहार मुनिश्रेष्ठाः किमागमनकारणम्
tān prasannamanā devaścaturmūrtiścaturmukhaḥ / vyājahāra muniśreṣṭhāḥ kimāgamanakāraṇam
With pleased mind the god of four forms and four faces addressed them: "Best of sages, what is the reason for your coming?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.51
तस्य ते वृत्तमखिलं ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः । ज्ञापयाञ्चक्रिरे सर्वे कृत्वा शिरसि चाञ्जलिम्
tasya te vṛttamakhilaṃ brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ / jñāpayāñcakrire sarve kṛtvā śirasi cāñjalim
They all, making the folded-hand gesture at their heads, made known to him, Brahmā the supreme Self, the whole occurrence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.52
ऋषय ऊचुः कश्चिद् दारुवनं पुण्यं पुरुषो ऽतीवशोभनः । भार्यया चारुसर्वाङ्ग्या प्रविष्टो नग्न एव हि
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kaścid dāruvanaṃ puṇyaṃ puruṣo 'tīvaśobhanaḥ / bhāryayā cārusarvāṅgyā praviṣṭo nagna eva hi
The sages said: A certain exceedingly beautiful man entered the holy Dāru forest, naked indeed, with a wife lovely in every limb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.53
मोहयामास वपुषा नारीणां कुलमीश्वरः । कन्यकानां प्रिया चास्य दूषयामास पुत्रकान्
mohayāmāsa vapuṣā nārīṇāṃ kulamīśvaraḥ / kanyakānāṃ priyā cāsya dūṣayāmāsa putrakān
With his body the Lord bewildered the company of women and of maidens, and his beloved corrupted (our) sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.54
अस्माभिर्विविधाः शापाः प्रदत्ताश्च पराहताः । ताडितो ऽस्माभिरत्यर्थं लिङ्गन्तु विनिपातितम्
asmābhirvividhāḥ śāpāḥ pradattāśca parāhatāḥ / tāḍito 'smābhiratyarthaṃ liṅgantu vinipātitam
Various curses were pronounced by us and were turned back; he was struck exceedingly hard by us, and his liṅga was made to fall off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.55
अन्तर्हितश्च भगवान् सभार्यो लिङ्गमेव च । उत्पाताश्चाभवन् घोराः सर्वभूतभयङ्कराः
antarhitaśca bhagavān sabhāryo liṅgameva ca / utpātāścābhavan ghorāḥ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkarāḥ
And the Lord vanished, together with his wife, and so did the liṅga; and terrible portents arose, causing fear in all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.56
क एष पुरुषो देव भीताः स्म पुरुषोत्तम । भवन्तमेव शरणं प्रपन्ना वयमच्युत
ka eṣa puruṣo deva bhītāḥ sma puruṣottama / bhavantameva śaraṇaṃ prapannā vayamacyuta
Who is this man, O god? We are afraid, O best of men; it is to you alone that we have come for refuge, O Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.57
त्वं हि वेत्सि जगत्यस्मिन् यत्किञ्चिदपि चेष्टितम् । अनुग्रहेण विश्वेश तदस्माननुपालय
tvaṃ hi vetsi jagatyasmin yatkiñcidapi ceṣṭitam / anugraheṇa viśveśa tadasmānanupālaya
For you know whatever at all is done in this world; therefore, O Lord of the universe, protect us with your grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.58
विज्ञापितो मुनिगणैर्विश्वात्मा कमलोद्भवः । ध्यात्वा देवं त्रिशूलाङ्कं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत
vijñāpito munigaṇairviśvātmā kamalodbhavaḥ / dhyātvā devaṃ triśūlāṅkaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata
Thus informed by the hosts of sages, the Self of the universe, the lotus-born, having meditated on the god marked by the trident, spoke with folded hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.59
ब्रह्मोवाच हा कष्टं भवतामद्य जातं सर्वार्थनाशनम् । धिग्बलं धिक् तपश्चर्या मिथ्यैव भवतामिह
brahmovāca hā kaṣṭaṃ bhavatāmadya jātaṃ sarvārthanāśanam / dhigbalaṃ dhik tapaścaryā mithyaiva bhavatāmiha
Brahmā said: Alas, a calamity has today befallen you, destroying all your aims! A curse on (your) strength, a curse on (your) practice of austerity — it has all been in vain for you here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.60
संप्राप्य पुण्यसंस्कारान्निधीनां परमं निधिम् । उपेक्षितं वृथाचारैर्भवद्भिरिह मोहितैः
saṃprāpya puṇyasaṃskārānnidhīnāṃ paramaṃ nidhim / upekṣitaṃ vṛthācārairbhavadbhiriha mohitaiḥ
Having obtained, through the effects of merit, the supreme treasure among treasures, it has been disregarded by you here, deluded, whose conduct was in vain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.61
काङ्क्षन्ते योगिनो नित्यं यतन्तो यतयो निधिम् । यमेव तं समासाद्य हा भवद्भिरुपेक्षितम्
kāṅkṣante yogino nityaṃ yatanto yatayo nidhim / yameva taṃ samāsādya hā bhavadbhirupekṣitam
The very treasure which yogins constantly desire and ascetics strive after — having reached him, alas, he has been disregarded by you!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.62
यजन्ति यज्ञैर्विविधैर्यत्प्राप्त्यैर्वेदवादिनः । महानिधिं समासाद्य हा भवद्भिरुपेक्षितम्
yajanti yajñairvividhairyatprāptyairvedavādinaḥ / mahānidhiṃ samāsādya hā bhavadbhirupekṣitam
He whom the expounders of the Veda worship with various sacrifices in order to attain — having reached that great treasure, alas, it has been disregarded by you!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.63
यं समासाद्य देवानैमैश्वर्यमखिलं जगत् । तमासाद्याक्षयनिधिं हा भवद्भिरुपेक्षितम्
yaṃ samāsādya devānaimaiśvaryamakhilaṃ jagat / tamāsādyākṣayanidhiṃ hā bhavadbhirupekṣitam
He on reaching whom the gods (obtained) lordship and this whole world — having reached that inexhaustible treasure, alas, it has been disregarded by you!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 37.64
यत्समापत्तिजनितं विश्वेशत्वमिदं मम । तदेवोपेक्षितं दृष्ट्वा निधानं भाग्यवर्जितैः
yatsamāpattijanitaṃ viśveśatvamidaṃ mama / tadevopekṣitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nidhānaṃ bhāgyavarjitaiḥ
This lordship of the universe of mine which is produced by union with him — that very treasure, on seeing it, has been disregarded by you, bereft of good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 37.65
यस्मिन् समाहितं दिव्यमैश्वर्यं यत् तदव्ययम् । तमासाद्य निधिं ब्राह्म हा भवद्भिर्वृथाकृतम्
yasmin samāhitaṃ divyamaiśvaryaṃ yat tadavyayam / tamāsādya nidhiṃ brāhma hā bhavadbhirvṛthākṛtam
He in whom is concentrated that divine and imperishable sovereignty — having reached that treasure of Brahman, alas, it has been made fruitless by you!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.66
एष देवो महादेवो विज्ञेयस्तु महेश्वरः । न तस्य परमं किञ्चित् पदं समधिगम्यते
eṣa devo mahādevo vijñeyastu maheśvaraḥ / na tasya paramaṃ kiñcit padaṃ samadhigamyate
This god is to be known as Mahādeva, Maheśvara; there is no station higher than his that can be attained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.67
देवतानामृषीणां च पितॄणां चापि शाश्वतः । सहस्रयुगपर्यन्ते प्रलये सर्वदेहिनाम् । संहरत्येष भगवान् कालो भूत्वा महेश्वरः
devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ cāpi śāśvataḥ / sahasrayugaparyante pralaye sarvadehinām / saṃharatyeṣa bhagavān kālo bhūtvā maheśvaraḥ
He is eternal among gods, sages, and also fathers; at the end of a thousand ages, in the dissolution, this Lord, having become Time, withdraws all embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.68
एष चैव प्रजाः सर्वाः सृजत्येकः स्वतेजसा । एष चक्री च वज्री च श्रीवत्सकृतलक्षणः
eṣa caiva prajāḥ sarvāḥ sṛjatyekaḥ svatejasā / eṣa cakrī ca vajrī ca śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇaḥ
And he alone creates all creatures by his own power; he is the bearer of the discus and of the thunderbolt, marked with the śrīvatsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.69
योगी कृतयुगे देवस्त्रेतायां यज्ञ उच्यते । द्वापरे भगवान् कालो धर्मकेतुः कलौ युगे
yogī kṛtayuge devastretāyāṃ yajña ucyate / dvāpare bhagavān kālo dharmaketuḥ kalau yuge
In the Kṛta age the god is called Yogin, in the Tretā Sacrifice, in the Dvāpara the Lord Time, and in the Kali age Dharmaketu (banner of dharma).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.70
रुद्रस्य मूर्तयस्तिस्त्रो याभिर्विश्वमिदं ततम् । तमो ह्यग्नी रजो ब्रह्मा सत्त्वं विष्णुरिति प्रभुः
rudrasya mūrtayastistro yābhirviśvamidaṃ tatam / tamo hyagnī rajo brahmā sattvaṃ viṣṇuriti prabhuḥ
Three are Rudra's forms, by which this universe is spread out: darkness is Agni, passion is Brahmā, goodness is Viṣṇu — so the Lord (is).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.71
मूर्तिरन्या स्मृता चास्य दिग्वासा वै शिवा ध्रुवा । यत्र तिष्ठति तद् ब्रह्म योगेन तु समन्वितम्
mūrtiranyā smṛtā cāsya digvāsā vai śivā dhruvā / yatra tiṣṭhati tad brahma yogena tu samanvitam
Another form of his is recorded: the sky-clad, auspicious, unmoving one, wherein abides that Brahman, joined with yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 37.72
या चास्य पार्श्वगा भार्या भवद्भिरभिवीक्षिता । सा हि नारायणो देवः परमात्मा सनातनः
yā cāsya pārśvagā bhāryā bhavadbhirabhivīkṣitā / sā hi nārāyaṇo devaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ
And she who was seen by you as his wife, at his side — she is indeed the god Nārāyaṇa, the eternal Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.73
तस्मात् सर्वमिदं जातं तत्रैव च लयं व्रजेत् । स एव मोहयेत् कृत्स्नं स एव परमा गतिः
tasmāt sarvamidaṃ jātaṃ tatraiva ca layaṃ vrajet / sa eva mohayet kṛtsnaṃ sa eva paramā gatiḥ
From him all this has arisen, and into him alone it will go to dissolution; he alone deludes the whole (of it), and he alone is the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.74
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । एकशृङ्गो महानात्मा पुराणो ऽष्टाक्षरो हरिः
sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt / ekaśṛṅgo mahānātmā purāṇo 'ṣṭākṣaro hariḥ
Thousand-headed is the Person, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed, single-horned, the great Self, ancient, the eight-syllabled Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.75
चतुर्वेदश्चतुर्मूर्तिस्त्रिमूर्तिस्त्रिगुणः परः । एकमूर्तिरमेयात्मा नारायण इति श्रुतिः
caturvedaścaturmūrtistrimūrtistriguṇaḥ paraḥ / ekamūrtirameyātmā nārāyaṇa iti śrutiḥ
He is the four Vedas, of four forms, of three forms, having the three qualities, supreme, of a single form, of immeasurable self: 'Nārāyaṇa' — so says the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.76
ऋतस्य गर्भो भगवानापो मायातनुः प्रभुः । स्तूयते विविधैर्मन्त्रैर्ब्राह्मणैर्धर्ममोक्षिभिः
ṛtasya garbho bhagavānāpo māyātanuḥ prabhuḥ / stūyate vividhairmantrairbrāhmaṇairdharmamokṣibhiḥ
The Lord is the womb of truth, the waters, whose body is māyā, the master; he is praised with various mantras by brahmins who seek dharma and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.77
संहृत्य सकलं विश्वं कल्पान्ते पुरुषोत्तमः । शेते योगामृतं पीत्वा यत् तद् विष्णोः परं पदम्
saṃhṛtya sakalaṃ viśvaṃ kalpānte puruṣottamaḥ / śete yogāmṛtaṃ pītvā yat tad viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam
Having withdrawn the whole universe at the end of the aeon, the highest Person lies down, having drunk the nectar of yoga: that is the supreme station of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.78
न जायते न म्रियते वर्धते न च विश्वसृक् । मूलप्रकृतिरव्यक्ता गीयते वैदिकैरजः
na jāyate na mriyate vardhate na ca viśvasṛk / mūlaprakṛtiravyaktā gīyate vaidikairajaḥ
The maker of the universe is not born, does not die, and does not grow; he is sung of by the Vedic (sages) as the unmanifest root-nature, the unborn.
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KuP 2 37.79
ततो निशायां वृत्तायां सिसृक्षुरखिलञ्जगत् । अजस्य नाभौ तद् बीजं क्षिपत्येष महेश्वरः
tato niśāyāṃ vṛttāyāṃ sisṛkṣurakhilañjagat / ajasya nābhau tad bījaṃ kṣipatyeṣa maheśvaraḥ
Then, when the night has passed, this Great Lord, desiring to create the entire world, casts that seed into the navel of the Unborn.
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KuP 2 37.80
तं मां वित्त महात्मानं ब्रह्माणं विश्वतो मुखम् । महान्तं पुरुषं विश्वमपां गर्भमनुत्तमम्
taṃ māṃ vitta mahātmānaṃ brahmāṇaṃ viśvato mukham / mahāntaṃ puruṣaṃ viśvamapāṃ garbhamanuttamam
Know me as that great Self, Brahmā, faced on all sides, the great Person, the universe, the unsurpassed germ of the waters.
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KuP 2 37.81
न तं विदाथ जनकं मोहितास्तस्य मायया । देवदेवं महादेवं भूतानामीश्वरं हरम्
na taṃ vidātha janakaṃ mohitāstasya māyayā / devadevaṃ mahādevaṃ bhūtānāmīśvaraṃ haram
You do not know him, your begetter, being deluded by his māyā — the god of gods, the great god, the lord of beings, Hara.
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KuP 2 37.82
एष देवो महादेवो ह्यनादिर्भगवान् हरः । विष्णुना सह संयुक्तः करोति विकरोति च
eṣa devo mahādevo hyanādirbhagavān haraḥ / viṣṇunā saha saṃyuktaḥ karoti vikaroti ca
This god, the great god, the beginningless Lord Hara, joined together with Viṣṇu, acts and transforms.
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KuP 2 37.83
न तस्य विद्यते कार्यं न तस्माद् विद्यते परम् । स वेदान् प्रददौ पूर्वं योगमायातनुर्मम
na tasya vidyate kāryaṃ na tasmād vidyate param / sa vedān pradadau pūrvaṃ yogamāyātanurmama
For him there is no task (to be done), and there is nothing higher than he; he, whose body is yoga-māyā, first gave the Vedas to me.
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KuP 2 37.84
स मायी मायया सर्वं करोति विकरोति च । तमेव मुक्तये ज्ञात्वा व्रजेत शरणं भवम्
sa māyī māyayā sarvaṃ karoti vikaroti ca / tameva muktaye jñātvā vrajeta śaraṇaṃ bhavam
He, the possessor of māyā, by māyā makes and unmakes everything; knowing him alone, one should go for refuge to Bhava for liberation.
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KuP 2 37.85
इतीरिता भगवता मरीचिप्रमुखा विभुम् । प्रणम्य देवं ब्रह्माणं पृच्छन्ति स्म सुदुः खिताः
itīritā bhagavatā marīcipramukhā vibhum / praṇamya devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ pṛcchanti sma suduḥ khitāḥ
Thus addressed by the Lord, those headed by Marīci, bowing to the mighty god Brahmā, asked him, greatly distressed.
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KuP 2 37.86
मुनय ऊचुः कथं पश्येम तं देवं पुनरेव पिनाकिनम् । ब्रूहि विश्वामरेशान त्राता त्वं शरणैषिणाम्
munaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ paśyema taṃ devaṃ punareva pinākinam / brūhi viśvāmareśāna trātā tvaṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇām
The sages said: How may we see that god, the bearer of the Pināka, again? Tell us, Lord of the universe and of the immortals — you are the protector of those who seek refuge.
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KuP 2 37.87
पितामह उवाच यद् दृष्टं भवता तस्य लिङ्गं भुवि निपातितम् । तल्लिङ्गानुकृतीशस्य कृत्वा लिङ्गमनुत्तमम्
pitāmaha uvāca yad dṛṣṭaṃ bhavatā tasya liṅgaṃ bhuvi nipātitam / talliṅgānukṛtīśasya kṛtvā liṅgamanuttamam
The Grandfather said: The liṅga of his that was seen by you fallen to the ground — making a most excellent liṅga in imitation of that liṅga of the Lord,
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KuP 2 37.88
पूजयध्वं सपत्नीकाः सादरं पुत्रसंयुताः । वैदिकैरेव नियमैर्विविधैर्ब्रह्मचारिणः
pūjayadhvaṃ sapatnīkāḥ sādaraṃ putrasaṃyutāḥ / vaidikaireva niyamairvividhairbrahmacāriṇaḥ
worship it with reverence, together with your wives and with your sons, by various Vedic observances, living chastely,
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KuP 2 37.89
संस्थाप्य शाङ्करैर्मन्त्रैरृग्यजुः सामसंभवैः । तपः परं समास्थाय गृणन्तः शतरुद्रियम्
saṃsthāpya śāṅkarairmantrairṛgyajuḥ sāmasaṃbhavaiḥ / tapaḥ paraṃ samāsthāya gṛṇantaḥ śatarudriyam
having installed (it) with the mantras of Śaṅkara arisen from the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman; undertaking supreme austerity, reciting the Śatarudriya,
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KuP 2 37.90
समाहिताः पूजयध्वं सपुत्राः सह बन्धुभिः । सर्वे प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा शूलपाणिं प्रपद्यथ
samāhitāḥ pūjayadhvaṃ saputrāḥ saha bandhubhiḥ / sarve prāñjalayo bhūtvā śūlapāṇiṃ prapadyatha
with collected minds worship it, along with your sons and with your kinsmen; all of you, with palms joined, take refuge in the Trident-bearer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.91
ततो द्रक्ष्यथ देवेशं दुर्दर्शमकृतात्मभिः । यं दृष्ट्वा सर्वमज्ञानमधर्मश्च प्रणश्यति
tato drakṣyatha deveśaṃ durdarśamakṛtātmabhiḥ / yaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvamajñānamadharmaśca praṇaśyati
Then you will see the Lord of gods, hard to see for those whose selves are not disciplined — seeing whom, all ignorance and unrighteousness perishes.
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KuP 2 37.92
ततः प्रणम्य वरदं ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् । जग्मुः संहृष्टमनसो देवदारुवनं पुनः
tataḥ praṇamya varadaṃ brahmāṇamamitaujasam / jagmuḥ saṃhṛṣṭamanaso devadāruvanaṃ punaḥ
Then, having bowed to the boon-giving Brahmā of measureless might, with delighted minds they went again to the Devadāru forest.
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KuP 2 37.93
आराधयितुमारब्धा ब्रह्मणा कथितं यथा । अजानन्तः परं देवं वीतरागा विमत्सराः
ārādhayitumārabdhā brahmaṇā kathitaṃ yathā / ajānantaḥ paraṃ devaṃ vītarāgā vimatsarāḥ
They began to propitiate (him) as Brahmā had told them, not knowing the supreme god, free of passion and free of envy.
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KuP 2 37.94
स्थण्डिलेषु विचित्रेषु पर्वतानां गुहासु च । नदीनां च विविक्तेषु पुलिनेषु शुभेषु च
sthaṇḍileṣu vicitreṣu parvatānāṃ guhāsu ca / nadīnāṃ ca vivikteṣu pulineṣu śubheṣu ca
On various bare sacrificial grounds, in the caves of the mountains, and in the secluded and lovely sandbanks of rivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.95
शैवालभोजनाः केचित् केचिदन्तर्जलेशयाः । केचिदभ्रावकाशास्तु पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्रविष्ठिताः
śaivālabhojanāḥ kecit kecidantarjaleśayāḥ / kecidabhrāvakāśāstu pādāṅguṣṭhāgraviṣṭhitāḥ
some eating moss, some lying within the water, some out in the open under the clouds, some standing on the tips of their big toes,
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KuP 2 37.96
दन्तो ऽलूखलिनस्त्वन्ये ह्यश्मकुट्टास्तथा परे । शाकपर्णाशिनः केचित् संप्रक्षाला मरीचिपाः
danto 'lūkhalinastvanye hyaśmakuṭṭāstathā pare / śākaparṇāśinaḥ kecit saṃprakṣālā marīcipāḥ
others using their teeth as mortars, others again pounding (their food) with stones, some eating vegetables and leaves, some (living on) washings, some drinking (only) the rays (of the sun),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.97
वृक्षमूलनिकेताश्च शिलाशय्यास्तथा परे । कालं नयन्ति तपसा पूजयन्तो महेश्वरम्
vṛkṣamūlaniketāśca śilāśayyāstathā pare / kālaṃ nayanti tapasā pūjayanto maheśvaram
and others dwelling at the roots of trees, others with rocks for beds — they pass the time in austerity, worshipping Maheśvara.
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KuP 2 37.98
ततस्तेषां प्रसादार्थं प्रपन्नार्तिहरो हरः । चका भगवान् बुद्धिं प्रबोधाय वृषध्वजः
tatasteṣāṃ prasādārthaṃ prapannārtiharo haraḥ / cakā bhagavān buddhiṃ prabodhāya vṛṣadhvajaḥ
Then, to favour them, the Lord Hara, remover of the affliction of those who take refuge, whose banner is the bull, formed the intention of awakening (them).
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KuP 2 37.99
देवः कृतयुगे ह्यस्मिन् शृङ्गे हिमवतः शुभे । देवदारुवनं प्राप्तः प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः
devaḥ kṛtayuge hyasmin śṛṅge himavataḥ śubhe / devadāruvanaṃ prāptaḥ prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ
In this Kṛta age the god, the supreme lord, well pleased, came to the deodar forest on the fair peak of Himavat.
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KuP 2 37.100
भस्मपाण्डुरदिग्धाङ्गो नग्नो विकृतलक्षणः । उल्मुकव्यग्रहस्तश्च रक्तपिङ्गललोचनः
bhasmapāṇḍuradigdhāṅgo nagno vikṛtalakṣaṇaḥ / ulmukavyagrahastaśca raktapiṅgalalocanaḥ
His body smeared pale with ashes, naked, of deformed appearance, with a firebrand busy in his hand, his eyes red-tawny,
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KuP 2 37.101
क्वचिच्च हसते रौद्रं क्वचिद् गायति विस्मितः । क्वचिन्नृत्यति शृङ्गारी क्वचिद्रौति मुहुर्मुहुः
kvacicca hasate raudraṃ kvacid gāyati vismitaḥ / kvacinnṛtyati śṛṅgārī kvacidrauti muhurmuhuḥ
and at times he laughs terribly, at times he sings as if amazed, at times he dances amorously, at times he howls again and again;
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KuP 2 37.102
आश्रमे ऽभ्यागतो भिक्षां याचते च पुनः पुनः । मायां कृत्वात्मनो रूपं देवस्तद् वनमागतः
āśrame 'bhyāgato bhikṣāṃ yācate ca punaḥ punaḥ / māyāṃ kṛtvātmano rūpaṃ devastad vanamāgataḥ
coming to a hermitage he begs for alms again and again — having made his own form by magic, the god came to that forest.
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KuP 2 37.103
कृत्वा गिरिसुतां गौरीं पार्श्वेदेवः पिनाकधृक् । सा च पूर्ववद् देवेशी देवदारुवनं गता
kṛtvā girisutāṃ gaurīṃ pārśvedevaḥ pinākadhṛk / sā ca pūrvavad deveśī devadāruvanaṃ gatā
The god who bears the Pināka (came) having placed Gaurī, the mountain's daughter, at his side; and she, the mistress of the gods, went to the deodar forest as before.
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KuP 2 37.104
दृष्ट्वा समागतं देवं देव्या सह कपर्दिनम् । प्रणेमुः शिरसा भूमौ तोषयामासुरीश्वरम्
dṛṣṭvā samāgataṃ devaṃ devyā saha kapardinam / praṇemuḥ śirasā bhūmau toṣayāmāsurīśvaram
Seeing the god, the matted-haired one, arrived together with the goddess, they bowed with their heads to the ground and gratified the Lord
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KuP 2 37.105
वैदिकैर्विविधैर्मन्त्रैः सूक्तैर्माहेश्वरैः शुभैः । अथर्वशिरसा चान्ये रुद्राद्यैर्ब्रह्मभिर्भवम्
vaidikairvividhairmantraiḥ sūktairmāheśvaraiḥ śubhaiḥ / atharvaśirasā cānye rudrādyairbrahmabhirbhavam
with various Vedic mantras, with the auspicious hymns of Maheśvara; and others (praised) Bhava with the Atharvaśiras and with the Rudra and other sacred formulas.
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KuP 2 37.106
नमो देवादिदेवाय महादेवाय ते नमः । त्र्यम्बकाय नमस्तुभ्यं त्रिशूलवरधारिणे
namo devādidevāya mahādevāya te namaḥ / tryambakāya namastubhyaṃ triśūlavaradhāriṇe
Homage to the god of gods, homage to you, Mahādeva; homage to you, Tryambaka, bearer of the trident and of boons.
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KuP 2 37.107
नमो दिग्वाससे तुभ्यं विकृताय पिनाकिने । सर्वप्रणतदेहाय स्वयमप्रणतात्मने
namo digvāsase tubhyaṃ vikṛtāya pinākine / sarvapraṇatadehāya svayamapraṇatātmane
Homage to you who are clothed in the directions, deformed one, bearer of the Pināka, whose body is (the body of) all who bow, while you yourself bow to none.
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KuP 2 37.108
अन्तकान्तकृते तुभ्यं सर्वसंहरणाय च । नमो ऽस्तु नृत्यशीलाय नमो भैरवरूपिणे
antakāntakṛte tubhyaṃ sarvasaṃharaṇāya ca / namo 'stu nṛtyaśīlāya namo bhairavarūpiṇe
To you, who make an end of the Ender, and who withdraw all things; homage to him whose habit is dancing, homage to him in the form of Bhairava.
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KuP 2 37.109
नरनारीशरीराय योगिनां गुरवे नमः । नमो दान्ताय शान्ताय तापसाय हराय च
naranārīśarīrāya yogināṃ gurave namaḥ / namo dāntāya śāntāya tāpasāya harāya ca
Homage to him whose body is man and woman, to the teacher of yogins; homage to the self-controlled, the tranquil, the ascetic, and to Hara.
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KuP 2 37.110
विभीषणाय रुद्राय नमस्ते कृत्तिवाससे । नमस्ते लेलिहानाय शितिकण्ठाय ते नमः
vibhīṣaṇāya rudrāya namaste kṛttivāsase / namaste lelihānāya śitikaṇṭhāya te namaḥ
To the terrifying Rudra, homage to you clad in a hide; homage to you who lick again and again, homage to you, the dark-throated.
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KuP 2 37.111
अघोरघोररूपाय वामदेवाय वै नमः । नमः कनकमालाय देव्याः प्रियकराय च
aghoraghorarūpāya vāmadevāya vai namaḥ / namaḥ kanakamālāya devyāḥ priyakarāya ca
Homage indeed to Aghora, whose form is terrible, to Vāmadeva; homage to him with the golden garland, who does what pleases the Goddess.
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KuP 2 37.112
गङ्गासलिलधाराय शम्भवे परमेष्ठिने । नमो योगाधिपतये ब्रह्माधिपतये नमः
gaṅgāsaliladhārāya śambhave parameṣṭhine / namo yogādhipataye brahmādhipataye namaḥ
To him who holds the stream of Gaṅgā's water, to Śambhu, the highest one; homage to the lord of yoga, homage to the lord of brahman.
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KuP 2 37.113
प्राणाय च नमस्तुभ्यं नमो भस्माङ्गरागिने । नमस्ते घनवाहाय दंष्ट्रिणे वह्निरेतसे
prāṇāya ca namastubhyaṃ namo bhasmāṅgarāgine / namaste ghanavāhāya daṃṣṭriṇe vahniretase
And homage to you as the breath of life, homage to the one whose limbs are smeared with ashes; homage to you who ride the cloud, who has tusks, whose seed is fire.
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KuP 2 37.114
ब्रह्मणश्च शिरो हर्त्रे नमस्ते कालरूपिणे । आगतिं ते न जनीमो गतिं नैव च नैव च । विश्वेश्वर महादेव यो ऽसि सो ऽसि नमो ऽस्तु ते
brahmaṇaśca śiro hartre namaste kālarūpiṇe / āgatiṃ te na janīmo gatiṃ naiva ca naiva ca / viśveśvara mahādeva yo 'si so 'si namo 'stu te
Homage to you, the severer of Brahmā's head, whose form is Time; we do not know your coming nor your going at all, not at all. O lord of the universe, great god, whoever you are, that you are — homage be to you.
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KuP 2 37.115
नमः प्रमथनाथाय दात्रे च शुभसंपदाम् । कपालपाणये तुभ्यं नमो मीढुष्टमाय ते । नमः कनकलिङ्गाय वारिलिङ्गाय ते नमः
namaḥ pramathanāthāya dātre ca śubhasaṃpadām / kapālapāṇaye tubhyaṃ namo mīḍhuṣṭamāya te / namaḥ kanakaliṅgāya vāriliṅgāya te namaḥ
Homage to the lord of the Pramathas and the giver of auspicious riches; homage to you who hold a skull in your hand, homage to you, most bountiful one; homage to the golden liṅga, homage to you as the liṅga of water.
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KuP 2 37.116
नमो वह्न्यर्कलिङ्गाय ज्ञानलिङ्गाय ते नमः । नमो भुजङ्गहाराय कर्णिकारप्रियाय च । किरीटिने कुण्डलिने कालकालाय ते नमः
namo vahnyarkaliṅgāya jñānaliṅgāya te namaḥ / namo bhujaṅgahārāya karṇikārapriyāya ca / kirīṭine kuṇḍaline kālakālāya te namaḥ
Homage to the liṅga of fire and sun, homage to you as the liṅga of knowledge; homage to you who wear serpents as a garland, and who love the karṇikāra flower; to you who wear a diadem and earrings, to you the Death of death, homage.
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KuP 2 37.117
वामदेव महेशान देवदेव त्रिलोचन । क्षम्यतां यत्कृतं मोहात् त्वमेव शरणं हि नः
vāmadeva maheśāna devadeva trilocana / kṣamyatāṃ yatkṛtaṃ mohāt tvameva śaraṇaṃ hi naḥ
O Vāmadeva, great lord, god of gods, three-eyed one, let whatever has been done out of delusion be forgiven; you alone indeed are our refuge.
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KuP 2 37.118
चरितानि विचित्राणि गुह्यानि गहनानि च । ब्रह्मादीनां च सर्वेषां दुर्विज्ञेयो ऽसि शङ्कर
caritāni vicitrāṇi guhyāni gahanāni ca / brahmādīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ durvijñeyo 'si śaṅkara
(Your) deeds are marvellous, secret and unfathomable; you are hard to know for Brahmā and all the rest, O Śaṅkara.
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KuP 2 37.119
अज्ञानाद् यदि वा ज्ञानाद् यत्किञ्चित्कुरुते नरः । तत्सर्वं भगवानेन कुरुते योगमायया
ajñānād yadi vā jñānād yatkiñcitkurute naraḥ / tatsarvaṃ bhagavānena kurute yogamāyayā
Whatever a man does, whether out of ignorance or out of knowledge, all that the Lord himself does by his yoga-māyā.
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KuP 2 37.120
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना । ऊचुः प्रणम्य गिरिशं पश्यामस्त्वां यथा पुरा
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā / ūcuḥ praṇamya giriśaṃ paśyāmastvāṃ yathā purā
Having thus praised the Great God with joyful inner selves, they bowed to the mountain-dweller and said: "We would see you as before."
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KuP 2 37.121
तेषां संस्तवमाकर्ण्य सोमः मोमविभूषणः । स्वमेव परमं रूपं दर्शयामास शङ्करः
teṣāṃ saṃstavamākarṇya somaḥ momavibhūṣaṇaḥ / svameva paramaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ
Hearing their praise, Śaṅkara, the moon-adorned Soma, showed them his own supreme form.
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KuP 2 37.122
तं ते दृष्ट्वाथ गिरिशं देव्या सह पिनाकिनम् । यथा पूर्वं स्थिता विप्राः प्रणेमुर्हृष्टमानसाः
taṃ te dṛṣṭvātha giriśaṃ devyā saha pinākinam / yathā pūrvaṃ sthitā viprāḥ praṇemurhṛṣṭamānasāḥ
Then, seeing that mountain-dweller, the bearer of the Pināka, together with the Goddess, standing as before, the brahmins bowed down with delighted minds.
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KuP 2 37.123
ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे संस्तूय च महेश्वरम् । भृग्वङ्गिरोवसिष्ठास्तु विश्वामित्रस्तथैव च
tataste munayaḥ sarve saṃstūya ca maheśvaram / bhṛgvaṅgirovasiṣṭhāstu viśvāmitrastathaiva ca
Then all those sages, having praised the Great Lord — Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, Vasiṣṭha, and likewise Viśvāmitra,
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KuP 2 37.124
गौतमो ऽत्रिः सुकेशश्च पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । मरीचिः कश्यपश्चापि संवर्तश्च महातपाः । प्रणम्य देवदेवेशमिदं वचनमब्रुवन्
gautamo 'triḥ sukeśaśca pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ / marīciḥ kaśyapaścāpi saṃvartaśca mahātapāḥ / praṇamya devadeveśamidaṃ vacanamabruvan
Gautama, Atri, Sukeśa, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Marīci, and also Kaśyapa, and Saṃvarta of great austerity — bowing to the lord of the gods of gods, spoke these words:
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KuP 2 37.125
कथं त्वां देवदेवेश कर्मयोगेन वा प्रभो । ज्ञानेन वाथ योगेन पूजयामः सदैव हि
kathaṃ tvāṃ devadeveśa karmayogena vā prabho / jñānena vātha yogena pūjayāmaḥ sadaiva hi
"How, O lord of the gods of gods, O master, shall we worship you always — by the yoga of action, or by knowledge, or by yoga?"
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KuP 2 37.126
केन वा देवमार्गेण संपूज्यो भगवानिह । किं तत् सेव्यमसेव्यं वा सर्वमेतद् ब्रवीहि नः
kena vā devamārgeṇa saṃpūjyo bhagavāniha / kiṃ tat sevyamasevyaṃ vā sarvametad bravīhi naḥ
"Or by which divine path is the Blessed One to be worshipped here? What is to be resorted to and what is not to be resorted to? Tell us all this."
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KuP 2 37.127
देवदेव उवाच एतद् वः संप्रवक्ष्यामि गूढं गहनमुत्तमम् । ब्रह्मणे कथितं पूर्वमादावेव महर्षयः
devadeva uvāca etad vaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi gūḍhaṃ gahanamuttamam / brahmaṇe kathitaṃ pūrvamādāveva maharṣayaḥ
The God of gods said: I shall declare to you this hidden, deep, supreme (teaching), which was told to Brahmā before, at the very beginning, O great sages.
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KuP 2 37.128
सांख्ययोगो द्विधा ज्ञेयः पुरुषाणां हि साधनम् । योगेन सहितं सांख्यं पुरुषाणां विमुक्तिदम्
sāṃkhyayogo dvidhā jñeyaḥ puruṣāṇāṃ hi sādhanam / yogena sahitaṃ sāṃkhyaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ vimuktidam
Sāṃkhya and yoga are to be known as twofold, being indeed the means for men; Sāṃkhya joined with yoga gives men release.
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KuP 2 37.129
न केवलेन योगेन दृश्यते पुरुषः परः । ज्ञानं तु केवलं सम्यगपवर्गफलप्रदम्
na kevalena yogena dṛśyate puruṣaḥ paraḥ / jñānaṃ tu kevalaṃ samyagapavargaphalapradam
By yoga alone the supreme Person is not seen; but knowledge alone, rightly (had), bestows the fruit of liberation.
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KuP 2 37.130
भवन्तः केवलं योगं समाश्रित्य विमुक्तये । विहाय सांख्यं विमलमकुर्वन्त परिश्रमम्
bhavantaḥ kevalaṃ yogaṃ samāśritya vimuktaye / vihāya sāṃkhyaṃ vimalamakurvanta pariśramam
You, having resorted only to yoga for the sake of release, and having abandoned the spotless Sāṃkhya, have made (only) toil.
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KuP 2 37.131
एतस्मात् कारणाद् विप्रानृणां केवलधर्मिणाम् । आगतो ऽहमिमं देशं ज्ञापयन् मोहसंभवम्
etasmāt kāraṇād viprānṛṇāṃ kevaladharmiṇām / āgato 'hamimaṃ deśaṃ jñāpayan mohasaṃbhavam
For this reason I have come to this region, O brāhmins, to make known to men who follow but one (path) the arising of their delusion.
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KuP 2 37.132
तस्माद् भवद्भिर्विमलं ज्ञानं कैवल्यसाधनम् । ज्ञातव्यं हि प्रयत्नेन श्रोतव्यं दृश्यमेव च
tasmād bhavadbhirvimalaṃ jñānaṃ kaivalyasādhanam / jñātavyaṃ hi prayatnena śrotavyaṃ dṛśyameva ca
Therefore the spotless knowledge, the means to absolute isolation, is to be known by you with effort, and is to be heard and to be seen.
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KuP 2 37.133
एकः सर्वत्रगो ह्यात्मा केवलश्चितिमात्रकः । आनन्दो निर्मलो नित्यं स्यादेतत् सांख्यदर्शनम्
ekaḥ sarvatrago hyātmā kevalaścitimātrakaḥ / ānando nirmalo nityaṃ syādetat sāṃkhyadarśanam
For the Self is one, all-pervading, alone, mere consciousness, bliss, spotless, eternal — such would be the Sāṃkhya view.
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KuP 2 37.134
एतदेव परं ज्ञानमेष मोक्षो ऽत्र गीयते । एतत् कैवल्यममलं ब्रह्मभावश्च वर्णितः
etadeva paraṃ jñānameṣa mokṣo 'tra gīyate / etat kaivalyamamalaṃ brahmabhāvaśca varṇitaḥ
This very (knowledge) is the supreme knowledge; this is here proclaimed as liberation; this is stainless isolation (kaivalya), and (this) is described as the state of Brahman.
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KuP 2 37.135
आश्रित्य चैतत् परमं तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः । पश्यन्ति मां महात्मानो यतयो विश्वमीश्वरम्
āśritya caitat paramaṃ tanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ / paśyanti māṃ mahātmāno yatayo viśvamīśvaram
And having resorted to this supreme (knowledge), fixed on it, devoted to it, the great-souled ascetics behold me, the Lord of the universe.
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KuP 2 37.136
एतत् तत् परमं ज्ञानं केवलं सन्निरञ्जनम् । अहं हि वेद्यो भगवान् मम मूर्तिरियं शिवा
etat tat paramaṃ jñānaṃ kevalaṃ sannirañjanam / ahaṃ hi vedyo bhagavān mama mūrtiriyaṃ śivā
This is that supreme knowledge, absolute, real, untainted; for I, the Blessed One, am the one to be known, and this auspicious form is mine.
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KuP 2 37.137
बहूनि साधनानीह सिद्धये कथितानि तु । तेषामभ्यधिकं ज्ञानं मामकं द्विजपुङ्गवाः
bahūni sādhanānīha siddhaye kathitāni tu / teṣāmabhyadhikaṃ jñānaṃ māmakaṃ dvijapuṅgavāḥ
Many means for attainment have been told here, but knowledge of me surpasses them, O best of the twice-born.
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KuP 2 37.138
ज्ञानयोगरताः शान्ता मामेव शरणं गताः । ये हि मां भस्मनिरता ध्यायन्ति सततं हृदि
jñānayogaratāḥ śāntā māmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ / ye hi māṃ bhasmaniratā dhyāyanti satataṃ hṛdi
Delighting in the yoga of knowledge, tranquil, having gone to me alone for refuge — those who, devoted to ashes, meditate on me constantly in the heart,
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KuP 2 37.139
मद्भक्तिपरमा नित्यं यतयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । नाशयाम्यचिरात् तेषां घोरं संसारसागरम्
madbhaktiparamā nityaṃ yatayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ / nāśayāmyacirāt teṣāṃ ghoraṃ saṃsārasāgaram
ascetics ever supremely devoted to me, their sins worn away — for them I quickly destroy the terrible ocean of transmigration.
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KuP 2 37.140
प्रशान्तः संयतमना भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहः । ब्रह्मचर्यरतो नग्नो व्रतं पाशुपतं चरेत्
praśāntaḥ saṃyatamanā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaḥ / brahmacaryarato nagno vrataṃ pāśupataṃ caret
Wholly calm, with mind restrained, his body dusted with ashes, devoted to chastity, naked, he should practise the Pāśupata observance.
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KuP 2 37.141
निर्मितं हि मया पूर्वं व्रतं पाशुपतं परम् । गुह्याद् गुह्यतमं सूक्ष्मं वेदसारं विमुक्तये
nirmitaṃ hi mayā pūrvaṃ vrataṃ pāśupataṃ param / guhyād guhyatamaṃ sūkṣmaṃ vedasāraṃ vimuktaye
For the supreme Pāśupata observance was fashioned by me of old — more secret than the secret, subtle, the essence of the Veda, for the sake of release.
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KuP 2 37.142
यद् वा कौपीनवसनः स्याद् वैकवसनो मुनिः । वेदाभ्यासरतो विद्वान् ध्यायेत् पशुपतिं शिवम्
yad vā kaupīnavasanaḥ syād vaikavasano muniḥ / vedābhyāsarato vidvān dhyāyet paśupatiṃ śivam
Or else the sage should be clothed in a loincloth, or wear a single garment; learned and devoted to the study of the Veda, he should meditate on Śiva, the Lord of creatures.
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KuP 2 37.143
एष पाशुपतो योगः सेवनीयो मुमुक्षुभिः । भस्मच्छन्नैर्हि सततं निष्कामैरिति विश्रुतिः
eṣa pāśupato yogaḥ sevanīyo mumukṣubhiḥ / bhasmacchannairhi satataṃ niṣkāmairiti viśrutiḥ
This is the Pāśupata yoga, to be practised by those seeking liberation, by those constantly covered with ashes and free of desire — so runs the tradition.
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KuP 2 37.144
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ऽनेन योगेन पूता मद्भावमागताः
vītarāgabhayakrodhā manmayā māmupāśritāḥ / bahavo 'nena yogena pūtā madbhāvamāgatāḥ
Free of passion, fear and anger, filled with me, having taken refuge in me, many, purified by this yoga, have come to my state.
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KuP 2 37.145
अन्यानि चैव शास्त्राणि लोके ऽस्मिन् मोहनानितु । वेदवादविरुद्धानि मयैव कथितानि तु
anyāni caiva śāstrāṇi loke 'smin mohanānitu / vedavādaviruddhāni mayaiva kathitāni tu
And other doctrines too in this world, deluding ones, opposed to the teaching of the Veda, have been declared by me alone.
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KuP 2 37.146
वामं पाशुपतं सोमं लाकुलं चैव भैरवम् । असेव्यमेतत् कथितं वेदवाह्यं तथेतरम्
vāmaṃ pāśupataṃ somaṃ lākulaṃ caiva bhairavam / asevyametat kathitaṃ vedavāhyaṃ tathetaram
Vāma, Pāśupata, Soma, Lākula and Bhairava — this has been declared unfit to be practised, being outside the Veda, and likewise the rest.
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KuP 2 37.147
वेदमुर्तिरहं विप्रा नान्यशास्त्रार्थवेदिभिः । ज्ञायते मत्स्वरूपं तु मुक्त्वा वेदं सनातनम्
vedamurtirahaṃ viprā nānyaśāstrārthavedibhiḥ / jñāyate matsvarūpaṃ tu muktvā vedaṃ sanātanam
I am the embodiment of the Veda, O brahmins; my true nature is not known by those who know the meaning of other doctrines, leaving aside the eternal Veda.
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KuP 2 37.148
स्थापयध्वमिदं मार्गं पूजयध्वं महेश्वरम् । अचिरादैश्वरं ज्ञानमुत्पत्स्यति न संशयः
sthāpayadhvamidaṃ mārgaṃ pūjayadhvaṃ maheśvaram / acirādaiśvaraṃ jñānamutpatsyati na saṃśayaḥ
Establish this path, worship Maheśvara; before long the knowledge of the Lord will arise — there is no doubt.
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KuP 2 37.149
मयि भक्तिश्च विपुला भवतामस्तु सत्तमाः । ध्यातमात्रो हि सान्निध्यं दास्यामि मुनिसत्तमाः
mayi bhaktiśca vipulā bhavatāmastu sattamāḥ / dhyātamātro hi sānnidhyaṃ dāsyāmi munisattamāḥ
And let there be abundant devotion to me in you, O best of men; merely being meditated upon, I will grant my presence, O best of sages.
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KuP 2 37.150
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् सोमस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । तो ऽपि दारुवने तस्मिन् पूजयन्ति स्म शङ्करम् । ब्रह्मचर्यरताः शान्ता ज्ञानयोगपरायणाः
ityuktvā bhagavān somastatraivāntaradhīyata / to 'pi dāruvane tasmin pūjayanti sma śaṅkaram / brahmacaryaratāḥ śāntā jñānayogaparāyaṇāḥ
Having spoken thus, the Blessed One, Soma, vanished on that very spot; and they too, in that forest of deodars, kept worshipping Śaṅkara, devoted to chastity, tranquil, intent on the yoga of knowledge.
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KuP 2 37.151
समेत्य ते महात्मानो मुनयो ब्रह्मवादिनः । वितेनिरे बहून् वादान्नध्यात्मज्ञानसंश्रयान्
sametya te mahātmāno munayo brahmavādinaḥ / vitenire bahūn vādānnadhyātmajñānasaṃśrayān
Coming together, those great-souled sages, expounders of Brahman, spun out many debates resting on the knowledge of the inner self.
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KuP 2 37.152
किमस्य जगतो मूलमात्मा चास्माकमेव हि । को ऽपि स्यात् सर्वभावानां हेतुरीश्वर एव च
kimasya jagato mūlamātmā cāsmākameva hi / ko 'pi syāt sarvabhāvānāṃ heturīśvara eva ca
"What is the root of this world, and indeed of our own self? And who might be the cause of all existing things, and the Lord?"
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KuP 2 37.153
इत्येवं मन्यमानानां ध्यानमार्गावलम्बिनाम् । आविरासीन्महादेवी देवी गिरिवरात्मजा
ityevaṃ manyamānānāṃ dhyānamārgāvalambinām / āvirāsīnmahādevī devī girivarātmajā
To them, thinking thus and resting upon the path of meditation, the great goddess appeared, the goddess born of the best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.154
कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशा ज्वालामालासमावृता । स्वभाभिर्विमलाभिस्तु पूरयन्ती नभस्तलम्
koṭisūryapratīkāśā jvālāmālāsamāvṛtā / svabhābhirvimalābhistu pūrayantī nabhastalam
Resembling ten million suns, encircled by a garland of flames, filling the vault of the sky with her own spotless radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.155
तामन्वपश्यन् गिरिजाममेयां ज्वालासहस्रान्तरसन्निविष्टाम् । प्रणेमुरेकामखिलेशपत्नीं जानन्ति ते तत् परमस्य बीजम्
tāmanvapaśyan girijāmameyāṃ jvālāsahasrāntarasanniviṣṭām / praṇemurekāmakhileśapatnīṃ jānanti te tat paramasya bījam
They then saw her, the mountain-born, immeasurable, seated within a thousand flames; they bowed to her, the one wife of the Lord of all — they know that (she is) the seed of the Supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.156
असमाकमेषा परमेशपत्नी गतिस्तथात्मा गगनाभिधाना । पश्यन्त्यथात्मानमिदं च कृत्स्नं तस्यामथैते मुनयश्च विप्राः
asamākameṣā parameśapatnī gatistathātmā gaganābhidhānā / paśyantyathātmānamidaṃ ca kṛtsnaṃ tasyāmathaite munayaśca viprāḥ
"This wife of the supreme Lord is our goal and our self, called the sky" — then these sages and brahmins saw themselves and this whole (world) within her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.157
निरीक्षितास्ते परमेशपत्न्या तदन्तरे देवमशेषहेतुम् । पश्यन्ति शंभुं कविमीशितारं रुद्रं बृहन्तं पुरुषं पुराणम्
nirīkṣitāste parameśapatnyā tadantare devamaśeṣahetum / paśyanti śaṃbhuṃ kavimīśitāraṃ rudraṃ bṛhantaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇam
Looked upon by the wife of the supreme Lord, they see within her the god who is the cause of all — Śambhu, the seer, the ruler, Rudra, the vast, the ancient Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.158
आलोक्य देवीमथ देवमीशं प्रणेमुरानन्दमवापुरग्र्यम् । ज्ञानं तदैशं भगवत्प्रसादा- दाविर्बभौ जन्मविनाशहेतु
ālokya devīmatha devamīśaṃ praṇemurānandamavāpuragryam / jñānaṃ tadaiśaṃ bhagavatprasādā- dāvirbabhau janmavināśahetu
Then, having beheld the goddess and the god, the Lord, they bowed and attained the highest bliss; and by the Lord's grace that divine knowledge, the cause of the destruction of birth, shone forth (in them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.159
इयं हि सा जगतो योनिरेका सर्वात्मिका सर्वनियामिका च । माहेश्वरीशक्तिरनादिसिद्धा व्योमाभिधाना दिवि राजतीव
iyaṃ hi sā jagato yonirekā sarvātmikā sarvaniyāmikā ca / māheśvarīśaktiranādisiddhā vyomābhidhānā divi rājatīva
For this is she, the one womb of the world, comprising all and controlling all; the power of the Great Lord, established without beginning, called space, she shines as it were in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.160
अस्या महत्परमेष्ठी परस्ता- न्महेश्वरः शिव एको ऽथ रुद्रः । चकार विश्वं परशक्तिनिष्ठां मायामथारुह्य स देवदेवः
asyā mahatparameṣṭhī parastā- nmaheśvaraḥ śiva eko 'tha rudraḥ / cakāra viśvaṃ paraśaktiniṣṭhāṃ māyāmathāruhya sa devadevaḥ
Beyond her the great Parameṣṭhin, Maheśvara, Śiva, the one, then Rudra — that god of gods made the universe, mounting upon māyā which rests in the supreme power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 37.161
एको देवः सर्वभूतेषु गूढो मायी रुद्रः सकलो निष्कलश्च । स एव देवी न च तद्विभिन्न- मेतज्ज्ञात्वा ह्यमृतत्वं व्रजन्ति
eko devaḥ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍho māyī rudraḥ sakalo niṣkalaśca / sa eva devī na ca tadvibhinna- metajjñātvā hyamṛtatvaṃ vrajanti
One god, hidden in all beings, the possessor of māyā, Rudra, with parts and without parts; he alone is the goddess and is not different from her — knowing this, (people) go to immortality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.162
अन्तर्हितो ऽभूद् भगवानथेशो देव्या भर्गः सह देवादिदेवः । आराधयन्ति स्म तमेव देवं वनौकसस्ते पुनरेव रुद्रम्
antarhito 'bhūd bhagavānatheśo devyā bhargaḥ saha devādidevaḥ / ārādhayanti sma tameva devaṃ vanaukasaste punareva rudram
Then the Lord, the blessed radiance, the god who is first of gods, vanished together with the goddess; and those forest-dwellers went on worshipping that same god, Rudra, again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.163
एतद् वः कथितं सर्वं देवदेवविचेष्टितम् । देवदारुवने पूर्वं पुराणे यन्मया श्रुतम्
etad vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ devadevaviceṣṭitam / devadāruvane pūrvaṃ purāṇe yanmayā śrutam
All this has been told to you — the doings of the god of gods in the Devadāru forest long ago, which was heard by me in the Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 37.164
यः पठेच्छृणुयान्नित्यं मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । श्रावयेद् वा द्विजान् शान्तान् स याति परमां गतिम्
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnityaṃ mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ / śrāvayed vā dvijān śāntān sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
Whoever reads or hears (it) constantly is released from all sins; or (he) who has it heard by tranquil twice-born ones goes to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition