Linga Purana — Chapter 20
LiP 20.1
कथं पाद्मे पुरा कल्पे ब्रह्मा पद्मोद्भवो ऽभवत् भवं च दृष्टवांस्तेन ब्रह्मणा पुरुषोत्तमः
kathaṃ pādme purā kalpe brahmā padmodbhavo 'bhavat bhavaṃ ca dṛṣṭavāṃstena brahmaṇā puruṣottamaḥ
How was it that in the former Pādma kalpa Brahmā was born from a lotus, and that by that Brahmā the Supreme Person (Viṣṇu) and Bhava were seen?
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LiP 20.2
एतत्सर्वं विशेषेण सांप्रतं वक्तुमर्हसि आसीदेकार्णवं घोरम् अविभागं तमोमयम्
etatsarvaṃ viśeṣeṇa sāṃprataṃ vaktumarhasi āsīdekārṇavaṃ ghoram avibhāgaṃ tamomayam
All this you should now tell in detail. (The answer:) There was a single fearful ocean, undivided, made of darkness.
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LiP 20.3
मध्ये चैकार्णवे तस्मिन् शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः जीमूताभो ऽम्बुजाक्षश् च किरीटी श्रीपतिर्हरिः
madhye caikārṇave tasmin śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ jīmūtābho 'mbujākṣaś ca kirīṭī śrīpatirhariḥ
And in the middle of that single ocean was Hari, husband of Śrī, bearer of conch, discus and mace, dark as a raincloud, lotus-eyed, wearing a diadem,
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LiP 20.4
नारायणमुखोद्गीर्णसर्वात्मा पुरुषोत्तमः अष्टबाहुर्महावक्षा लोकानां योनिरुच्यते
nārāyaṇamukhodgīrṇasarvātmā puruṣottamaḥ aṣṭabāhurmahāvakṣā lokānāṃ yonirucyate
the Supreme Person, the Self of all, sent forth from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa, eight-armed, broad-chested; he is called the womb of the worlds.
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LiP 20.5
किमप्यचिन्त्यं योगात्मा योगमास्थाय योगवित् फणासहस्रकलितं तमप्रतिमवर्चसम्
kimapyacintyaṃ yogātmā yogamāsthāya yogavit phaṇāsahasrakalitaṃ tamapratimavarcasam
Something inconceivable: the yoga-souled, the knower of yoga, having entered into yoga—(taking) him (the serpent) furnished with a thousand hoods, of matchless splendour,
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LiP 20.6
महाभोगपतेर्भोगं साध्वास्तीर्य महोच्छ्रयम् तस्मिन्महति पर्यङ्के शेते चैकार्णवे प्रभुः
mahābhogapaterbhogaṃ sādhvāstīrya mahocchrayam tasminmahati paryaṅke śete caikārṇave prabhuḥ
having well spread out the coil of the lord of the great serpents, of great height, the Lord sleeps on that vast couch in the single ocean.
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LiP 20.7
एवं तत्र शयानेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना आत्मारामेण क्रीडार्थं लीलयाक्लिष्टकर्मणा
evaṃ tatra śayānena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā ātmārāmeṇa krīḍārthaṃ līlayākliṣṭakarmaṇā
Thus, by Viṣṇu lying there, the mighty one, delighting in himself, whose acts are effortless, in play, for the sake of sport—
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LiP 20.8
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तरुणादित्यसन्निभम् वज्रदण्डं महोत्सेधं नाभ्यां सृष्टं तु पुष्करम्
śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ taruṇādityasannibham vajradaṇḍaṃ mahotsedhaṃ nābhyāṃ sṛṣṭaṃ tu puṣkaram
—a lotus was created from his navel, a hundred yojanas broad, resembling the young sun, with an adamantine stalk, of great height.
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LiP 20.9
तस्यैवं क्रीडमानस्य समीपं देवमीढुषः हेमगर्भाण्डजो ब्रह्मा रुक्मवर्णो ह्यतीन्द्रियः
tasyaivaṃ krīḍamānasya samīpaṃ devamīḍhuṣaḥ hemagarbhāṇḍajo brahmā rukmavarṇo hyatīndriyaḥ
While he was thus playing, near to that bountiful god came Brahmā, born from the golden-wombed egg, of gold colour, beyond the senses,
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LiP 20.10
चतुर्वक्त्रो विशालाक्षः समागम्य यदृच्छया श्रिया युक्तेन दिव्येन सुशुभेन सुगन्धिना
caturvaktro viśālākṣaḥ samāgamya yadṛcchayā śriyā yuktena divyena suśubhena sugandhinā
Four-faced and wide-eyed, he came upon (him) by chance — (a lotus) endowed with beauty, divine, most lovely and fragrant —
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LiP 20.11
क्रीडमानं च पद्मेन दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा शुभेक्षणम् सविस्मयमथागम्य सौम्यसम्पन्नया गिरा
krīḍamānaṃ ca padmena dṛṣṭvā brahmā śubhekṣaṇam savismayamathāgamya saumyasampannayā girā
and seeing (him) of auspicious gaze playing with the lotus, Brahmā, astonished, then approached and, with speech gently composed,
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LiP 20.12
प्रोवाच को भवाञ्छेते ह्य् आश्रितो मध्यमम्भसाम् अथ तस्याच्युतः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणस्तु शुभं वचः
provāca ko bhavāñchete hy āśrito madhyamambhasām atha tasyācyutaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇastu śubhaṃ vacaḥ
said: "Who are you, sir, who lie here resting in the midst of the waters?" Then, hearing that fair speech of Brahmā's, the imperishable one
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LiP 20.13
उदतिष्ठत पर्यङ्काद् विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः प्रत्युवाचोत्तरं चैव कल्पे कल्पे प्रतिश्रयः
udatiṣṭhata paryaṅkād vismayotphullalocanaḥ pratyuvācottaraṃ caiva kalpe kalpe pratiśrayaḥ
rose up from his couch, his eyes wide open with wonder, and gave this reply: "In every aeon I am the resting-place.
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LiP 20.14
कर्तव्यं च कृतं चैव क्रियते यच्च किंचन द्यौरन्तरिक्षं भूश्चैव परं पदमहं भुवः
kartavyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ caiva kriyate yacca kiṃcana dyaurantarikṣaṃ bhūścaiva paraṃ padamahaṃ bhuvaḥ
What is to be done, what has been done, and whatever is being done — the sky, the intermediate space, and the earth: I am the highest station of the world.
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LiP 20.15
तमेवमुक्त्वा भगवान् विष्णुः पुनरथाब्रवीत् कस्त्वं खलु समायातः समीपं भगवान्कुतः
tamevamuktvā bhagavān viṣṇuḥ punarathābravīt kastvaṃ khalu samāyātaḥ samīpaṃ bhagavānkutaḥ
Having spoken thus to him, the Lord Viṣṇu then said further: "But who indeed are you who have come near? From where has your lordship come?
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LiP 20.16
क्व वा भूयश् च गन्तव्यं कश् च वा ते प्रतिश्रयः को भवान् विश्वमूर्तिर्वै कर्तव्यं किं च ते मया
kva vā bhūyaś ca gantavyaṃ kaś ca vā te pratiśrayaḥ ko bhavān viśvamūrtirvai kartavyaṃ kiṃ ca te mayā
And where are you to go further, and what is your resting-place? Who are you, whose form is the universe, and what is to be done for you by me?"
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LiP 20.17
एवं ब्रुवन्तं वैकुण्ठं प्रत्युवाच पितामहः मायया मोहितः शंभोर् अविज्ञाय जनार्दनम्
evaṃ bruvantaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ pratyuvāca pitāmahaḥ māyayā mohitaḥ śaṃbhor avijñāya janārdanam
To Vaikuṇṭha speaking thus the grandfather replied, deluded by Śambhu's power of illusion, not recognising Janārdana:
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LiP 20.18
मायया मोहितं देवम् अविज्ञातं महात्मनः यथा भवांस्तथैवाहम् आदिकर्ता प्रजापतिः
māyayā mohitaṃ devam avijñātaṃ mahātmanaḥ yathā bhavāṃstathaivāham ādikartā prajāpatiḥ
the god (being) deluded by the illusion, unrecognised, of the great-souled one — "As you are, just so am I too, the first maker, the lord of creatures."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.19
सविस्मयं वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणो लोकतन्त्रिणः अनुज्ञातश् च ते नाथ वैकुण्ठो विश्वसंभवः
savismayaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇo lokatantriṇaḥ anujñātaś ca te nātha vaikuṇṭho viśvasaṃbhavaḥ
Hearing the astonished speech of Brahmā, the ordainer of the worlds — "And you are permitted, O lord" — Vaikuṇṭha, the source of the universe,
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LiP 20.20
कौतूहलान्महायोगी प्रविष्टो ब्रह्मणो मुखम् इमानष्टादश द्वीपान् ससमुद्रान् सपर्वतान्
kautūhalānmahāyogī praviṣṭo brahmaṇo mukham imānaṣṭādaśa dvīpān sasamudrān saparvatān
the great yogin, out of curiosity entered Brahmā's mouth; (he saw) these eighteen continents with their oceans and mountains,
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LiP 20.21
प्रविश्य सुमहातेजाश् चातुर्वर्ण्यसमाकुलान् ब्रह्मणस्तम्भपर्यन्तं सप्तलोकान् सनातनान्
praviśya sumahātejāś cāturvarṇyasamākulān brahmaṇastambhaparyantaṃ saptalokān sanātanān
having entered, he of very great splendour (saw) the eternal seven worlds, thronged with the four classes, extending as far as Brahmā's pillar,
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LiP 20.22
ब्रह्मणस्तूदरे दृष्ट्वा सर्वान्विष्णुर्महाभुजः अहो ऽस्य तपसो वीर्यम् इत्युक्त्वा च पुनः पुनः
brahmaṇastūdare dṛṣṭvā sarvānviṣṇurmahābhujaḥ aho 'sya tapaso vīryam ityuktvā ca punaḥ punaḥ
seeing them all in Brahmā's belly, Viṣṇu of mighty arms said again and again, "Ah, the power of his austerity!"
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LiP 20.23
अटित्वा विविधांल्लोकान् विष्णुर्नानाविधाश्रयान् ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते नान्तं हि ददृशे यदा
aṭitvā vividhāṃllokān viṣṇurnānāvidhāśrayān tato varṣasahasrānte nāntaṃ hi dadṛśe yadā
When Viṣṇu, having roamed through the various worlds with their manifold dwellings, then at the end of a thousand years still saw no end,
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LiP 20.24
तदास्य वक्त्रान्निष्क्रम्य पन्नगेन्द्रनिकेतनः नारायणो जगद्धाता पितामहमथाब्रवीत्
tadāsya vaktrānniṣkramya pannagendraniketanaḥ nārāyaṇo jagaddhātā pitāmahamathābravīt
then, coming out from his mouth, Nārāyaṇa, whose abode is the lord of serpents, the upholder of the world, said to the grandfather:
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LiP 20.25
भगवानादिरङ्कश् च मध्यं कालो दिशो नभः नाहमन्तं प्रपश्यामि उदरस्य तवानघ
bhagavānādiraṅkaś ca madhyaṃ kālo diśo nabhaḥ nāhamantaṃ prapaśyāmi udarasya tavānagha
"Lord, the beginning and the... and the middle, time, the directions, the sky — I do not see the end of your belly, O sinless one."
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LiP 20.26
एवमुक्त्वाब्रवीद्भूयः पितामहमिदं हरिः भगवानेवमेवाहं शाश्वतं हि ममोदरम्
evamuktvābravīdbhūyaḥ pitāmahamidaṃ hariḥ bhagavānevamevāhaṃ śāśvataṃ hi mamodaram
Having spoken thus, Hari said further this to the grandfather: "Lord, just so am I too: my belly is everlasting.
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LiP 20.27
प्रविश्य लोकान् पश्यैतान् अनौपम्यान्सुरोत्तम ततः प्राह्लादिनीं वाणीं श्रुत्वा तस्याभिनन्द्य च
praviśya lokān paśyaitān anaupamyānsurottama tataḥ prāhlādinīṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā tasyābhinandya ca
Enter and behold these worlds, which are without compare, O best of gods." Then, hearing that gladdening speech of his and greeting it with approval,
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LiP 20.28
श्रीपतेरुदरं भूयः प्रविवेश पितामहः तानेव लोकान् गर्भस्थान् अपश्यत् सत्यविक्रमः
śrīpaterudaraṃ bhūyaḥ praviveśa pitāmahaḥ tāneva lokān garbhasthān apaśyat satyavikramaḥ
the grandfather in turn entered the belly of the husband of Śrī, and he of true valour saw those very worlds standing within the womb.
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LiP 20.29
पर्यटित्वा तु देवस्य ददृशे ऽन्तं न वै हरेः ज्ञात्वा गतिं तस्य पितामहस्य द्वाराणि सर्वाणि पिधाय विष्णुः विभुर्मनः कर्तुमियेष चाशु सुखं प्रसुप्तो ऽहमिति प्रचिन्त्य
paryaṭitvā tu devasya dadṛśe 'ntaṃ na vai hareḥ jñātvā gatiṃ tasya pitāmahasya dvārāṇi sarvāṇi pidhāya viṣṇuḥ vibhurmanaḥ kartumiyeṣa cāśu sukhaṃ prasupto 'hamiti pracintya
But having roamed about he did not see the end of the god Hari. Knowing the course of that grandfather, Viṣṇu the all-pervading, closing all the doors, wished at once to make up his mind, thinking, "I have fallen happily asleep."
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LiP 20.30
ततो द्वाराणि सर्वाणि पिहितानि समीक्ष्य वै सूक्ष्मं कृत्वात्मनो रूपं नाभ्यां द्वारमविन्दत
tato dvārāṇi sarvāṇi pihitāni samīkṣya vai sūkṣmaṃ kṛtvātmano rūpaṃ nābhyāṃ dvāramavindata
Then, observing that all the doors were closed, having made his own form subtle, he found a door at the navel.
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LiP 20.31
पद्मसूत्रानुसारेण चान्वपश्यत्पितामहः उज्जहारात्मनो रूपं पुष्कराच्चतुराननः
padmasūtrānusāreṇa cānvapaśyatpitāmahaḥ ujjahārātmano rūpaṃ puṣkarāccaturānanaḥ
And following along the lotus-stalk, the Grandfather looked about; the four-faced one drew his own form up out of the lotus.
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LiP 20.32
विरराजारविन्दस्थः पद्मगर्भसमद्युतिः ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूर्भगवाञ् जगद्योनिः पितामहः
virarājāravindasthaḥ padmagarbhasamadyutiḥ brahmā svayaṃbhūrbhagavāñ jagadyoniḥ pitāmahaḥ
Seated in the lotus he shone, with radiance like that of the lotus's interior — Brahmā, the self-existent, the blessed one, the womb of the world, the grandfather.
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LiP 20.33
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ताभ्याम् एकैकस्य तु कृत्स्नशः वर्तमाने तु संघर्षे मध्ये तस्यार्णवस्य तु
etasminnantare tābhyām ekaikasya tu kṛtsnaśaḥ vartamāne tu saṃgharṣe madhye tasyārṇavasya tu
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 20.34
कुतो ऽप्यपरिमेयात्मा भूतानां प्रभुरीश्वरः शूलपाणिर्महादेवो हेमवीरांबरच्छदः
kuto 'pyaparimeyātmā bhūtānāṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ śūlapāṇirmahādevo hemavīrāṃbaracchadaḥ
From somewhere (there came) the immeasurable one, lord and ruler of beings, the great god with the trident in his hand, clad in a golden garment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.35
अगच्छद्यत्र सो ऽनन्तो नागभोगपतिर् हरिः शीघ्रं विक्रमतस्तस्य पद्भ्याम् आक्रान्तपीडिताः
agacchadyatra so 'nanto nāgabhogapatir hariḥ śīghraṃ vikramatastasya padbhyām ākrāntapīḍitāḥ
He went to where that Ananta was, Hari, lord of the serpent's coils; and as he strode swiftly, (they were) crushed and oppressed by his feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.36
उद्भूतास्तूर्णमाकाशे पृथुलास्तोयबिन्दवः अत्युष्णश्चातिशीतश् च वायुस्तत्र ववौ पुनः
udbhūtāstūrṇamākāśe pṛthulāstoyabindavaḥ atyuṣṇaścātiśītaś ca vāyustatra vavau punaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 20.37
तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं ब्रह्मा विष्णुमभाषत अब्बिन्दवश् च शीतोष्णाः कम्पयन्त्यंबुजं भृशम्
taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ brahmā viṣṇumabhāṣata abbindavaś ca śītoṣṇāḥ kampayantyaṃbujaṃ bhṛśam
Seeing that great marvel, Brahmā said to Viṣṇu: "These water-drops, cold and hot, are shaking the lotus violently."
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LiP 20.38
एतन्मे संशयं ब्रूहि किं वा त्वन्यच्चिकीर्षसि एतदेवंविधं वाक्यं पितामहमुखोद्गतम्
etanme saṃśayaṃ brūhi kiṃ vā tvanyaccikīrṣasi etadevaṃvidhaṃ vākyaṃ pitāmahamukhodgatam
"Tell me (the resolution of) this doubt of mine — or is it something else you intend to do?" Such was the speech that issued from the mouth of the Grandfather (Brahmā).
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LiP 20.39
श्रुत्वाप्रतिमकर्मा हि भगवानसुरान्तकृत् किं नु खल्वत्र मे नाभ्यां भूतमन्यत्कृतालयम्
śrutvāpratimakarmā hi bhagavānasurāntakṛt kiṃ nu khalvatra me nābhyāṃ bhūtamanyatkṛtālayam
Having heard (this), the Lord of unequalled deeds, the slayer of the asuras, (thought:) "What being is this, other (than me), that has made its dwelling here in my navel?"
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LiP 20.40
वदति प्रियमत्यर्थं मन्युश्चास्य मया कृतः इत्येवं मनसा ध्यात्वा प्रत्युवाचेदमुत्तरम्
vadati priyamatyarthaṃ manyuścāsya mayā kṛtaḥ ityevaṃ manasā dhyātvā pratyuvācedamuttaram
"(It) speaks what is exceedingly pleasing, and yet its anger has been provoked by me" — having thus reflected in his mind, he gave back this reply.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.41
किमत्र भगवानद्य पुष्करे जातसंभ्रमः किं मया च कृतं देव यन्मां प्रियमनुत्तमम्
kimatra bhagavānadya puṣkare jātasaṃbhramaḥ kiṃ mayā ca kṛtaṃ deva yanmāṃ priyamanuttamam
"What is it here, that the Lord has today become agitated at Puṣkara? And what have I done, O God, that you (speak) to me such kind, unsurpassed (words)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.42
भाषसे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ किमर्थं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः एवं ब्रुवाणं देवेशं लोकयात्रानुगं ततः
bhāṣase puruṣaśreṣṭha kimarthaṃ brūhi tattvataḥ evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ deveśaṃ lokayātrānugaṃ tataḥ
—(such words) you speak, O best of men: for what purpose? Tell (me) truly." Then to the lord of the gods, who spoke thus, conforming to the ways of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.43
प्रत्युवाचाम्बुजाभाक्षं ब्रह्मा वेदनिधिः प्रभुः यो ऽसौ तवोदरं पूर्वं प्रविष्टो ऽहं त्वदिच्छया
pratyuvācāmbujābhākṣaṃ brahmā vedanidhiḥ prabhuḥ yo 'sau tavodaraṃ pūrvaṃ praviṣṭo 'haṃ tvadicchayā
Brahmā, the lord, the treasure-house of the Vedas, replied to him whose eyes resemble lotuses: "I am that one who formerly entered your belly, by your own will."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.44
यथा ममोदरे लोकाः सर्वे दृष्टास्त्वया प्रभो तथैव दृष्टाः कार्त्स्न्येन मया लोकास्तवोदरे
yathā mamodare lokāḥ sarve dṛṣṭāstvayā prabho tathaiva dṛṣṭāḥ kārtsnyena mayā lokāstavodare
"Just as all the worlds were seen by you in my belly, O Lord, so too were the worlds seen by me in their entirety in your belly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.45
ततो वर्षसहस्रात्तु उपावृत्तस्य मे ऽनघ त्वया मत्सरभावेन मां वशीकर्तुमिच्छता
tato varṣasahasrāttu upāvṛttasya me 'nagha tvayā matsarabhāvena māṃ vaśīkartumicchatā
"Then, after a thousand years, when I was turning back, O sinless one, by you, out of a spirit of rivalry, wishing to bring me under your control—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.46
आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि पिहितानि समन्ततः ततो मया महाभाग संचिन्त्य स्वेन तेजसा
āśu dvārāṇi sarvāṇi pihitāni samantataḥ tato mayā mahābhāga saṃcintya svena tejasā
Quickly all the doors were closed on every side; then, O greatly fortunate one, having reflected, by my own power
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.47
लब्धो नाभिप्रदेशेन पद्मसूत्राद्विनिर्गमः मा भूत्ते मनसो ऽल्पो ऽपि व्याघातो ऽयं कथंचन
labdho nābhipradeśena padmasūtrādvinirgamaḥ mā bhūtte manaso 'lpo 'pi vyāghāto 'yaṃ kathaṃcana
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 20.48
इत्येषानुगतिर्विष्णो कार्याणाम् औपसर्पिणी यन्मयानन्तरं कार्यं ब्रूहि किं करवाण्यहम्
ityeṣānugatirviṣṇo kāryāṇām aupasarpiṇī yanmayānantaraṃ kāryaṃ brūhi kiṃ karavāṇyaham
"Thus, O Viṣṇu, this compliance of mine is a coming-forward for the tasks (to be done); tell me what task is next for me — what shall I do?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.49
ततः परममेयात्मा हिरण्यकशिपो रिपुः अनवद्यां प्रियामिष्टां शिवां वाणीं पितामहात्
tataḥ paramameyātmā hiraṇyakaśipo ripuḥ anavadyāṃ priyāmiṣṭāṃ śivāṃ vāṇīṃ pitāmahāt
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 20.50
श्रुत्वा विगतमात्सर्यं वाक्यमस्मै ददौ हरिः न ह्येवमीदृशं कार्यं मयाध्यवसितं तव
śrutvā vigatamātsaryaṃ vākyamasmai dadau hariḥ na hyevamīdṛśaṃ kāryaṃ mayādhyavasitaṃ tava
Having heard (it), Hari, his envy gone, gave him this reply: "Surely such a deed as this was not intended by me against you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.51
त्वां बोधयितुकामेन क्रीडापूर्वं यदृच्छया आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि घाटितानि मयात्मनः
tvāṃ bodhayitukāmena krīḍāpūrvaṃ yadṛcchayā āśu dvārāṇi sarvāṇi ghāṭitāni mayātmanaḥ
Wishing to awaken you, in play, at random, I quickly shut all the doors of my own (body).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.52
न ते ऽन्यथावगन्तव्यं मान्यः पूज्यश् च मे भवान् सर्वं मर्षय कल्याण यन्मयापकृतं तव
na te 'nyathāvagantavyaṃ mānyaḥ pūjyaś ca me bhavān sarvaṃ marṣaya kalyāṇa yanmayāpakṛtaṃ tava
You should not take it otherwise: you are to be honoured and revered by me. Forgive it all, O auspicious one, whatever wrong I have done you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.53
अस्मान् मयोह्यमानस्त्वं पद्मादवतर प्रभो नाहं भवन्तं शक्नोमि सोढुं तेजोमयं गुरुम्
asmān mayohyamānastvaṃ padmādavatara prabho nāhaṃ bhavantaṃ śaknomi soḍhuṃ tejomayaṃ gurum
Being carried by me, descend from the lotus, O lord; I cannot bear you, made of fiery splendour and heavy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.54
स होवाच वरं ब्रूहि पद्मादवतर प्रभो पुत्रो भव ममारिघ्न मुदं प्राप्स्यसि शोभनाम्
sa hovāca varaṃ brūhi padmādavatara prabho putro bhava mamārighna mudaṃ prāpsyasi śobhanām
He then said: "Ask a boon; descend from the lotus, O lord. Become my son, O slayer of foes; you shall obtain fair delight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.55
सद्भाववचनं ब्रूहि पद्मादवतर प्रभो स त्वं च नो महायोगी त्वमीड्यः प्रणवात्मकः
sadbhāvavacanaṃ brūhi padmādavatara prabho sa tvaṃ ca no mahāyogī tvamīḍyaḥ praṇavātmakaḥ
Speak a word of true feeling; descend from the lotus, O lord. You are that one, and for us a great yogin; you are to be praised, whose essence is the praṇava (Om).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.56
अद्यप्रभृति सर्वेशः श्वेतोष्णीषविभूषितः पद्मयोनिरिति ह्येवं ख्यातो नाम्ना भविष्यसि
adyaprabhṛti sarveśaḥ śvetoṣṇīṣavibhūṣitaḥ padmayoniriti hyevaṃ khyāto nāmnā bhaviṣyasi
From this day on, O lord of all, adorned with a white turban, you shall be known by the name "Lotus-womb."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.57
पुत्रो मे त्वं भव ब्रह्मन् सप्तलोकाधिपः प्रभो ततः स भगवान्देवो वरं दत्त्वा किरीटिने
putro me tvaṃ bhava brahman saptalokādhipaḥ prabho tataḥ sa bhagavāndevo varaṃ dattvā kirīṭine
Be my son, O Brahman, lord of the seven worlds, O lord. Then that blessed god, having given the boon to the diademed one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.58
एवं भवतु चेत्युक्त्वा प्रीतात्मा गतमत्सरः प्रत्यासन्नम् अथायान्तं बालार्काभं महाननम्
evaṃ bhavatu cetyuktvā prītātmā gatamatsaraḥ pratyāsannam athāyāntaṃ bālārkābhaṃ mahānanam
and having said "So let it be," glad at heart, his envy gone, (saw) then, drawn near and approaching, one resembling the newly risen sun, with a great face,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.59
भवमत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा नारायणमथाब्रवीत् अप्रमेयो महावक्त्रो दंष्ट्री ध्वस्तशिरोरुहः
bhavamatyadbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇamathābravīt aprameyo mahāvaktro daṃṣṭrī dhvastaśiroruhaḥ
and seeing Bhava, exceedingly wondrous, he then said to Nārāyaṇa: (he was) immeasurable, great-mouthed, tusked, with his head-hair destroyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.60
दशबाहुस्त्रिशूलाङ्को नयनैर्विश्वतः स्थितः लोकप्रभुः स्वयं साक्षाद् विकृतो मुञ्जमेखली
daśabāhustriśūlāṅko nayanairviśvataḥ sthitaḥ lokaprabhuḥ svayaṃ sākṣād vikṛto muñjamekhalī
ten-armed, marked with the trident, standing with eyes on every side, himself the lord of the worlds present in person, of misshapen form, girdled with muñja grass,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.61
मेण्ढ्रेणोर्ध्वेन महता नर्दमानो ऽतिभैरवम् कः खल्वेष पुमान् विष्णो तेजोराशिर् महाद्युतिः
meṇḍhreṇordhvena mahatā nardamāno 'tibhairavam kaḥ khalveṣa pumān viṣṇo tejorāśir mahādyutiḥ
roaring most frightfully, with his great member erect. "Who then is this man, O Viṣṇu, a mass of fiery energy, of great brilliance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.62
व्याप्य सर्वा दिशो द्यां च इत एवाभिवर्तते तेनैवमुक्तो भगवान् विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणमब्रवीत्
vyāpya sarvā diśo dyāṃ ca ita evābhivartate tenaivamukto bhagavān viṣṇurbrahmāṇamabravīt
who, filling all the directions and the sky, is coming this very way?" Addressed thus by him, the blessed Viṣṇu said to Brahmā:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.63
पद्भ्यां तलनिपातेन यस्य विक्रमतो ऽर्णवे वेगेन महताकाशे ऽप्युत्थिताश् च जलशयाः
padbhyāṃ talanipātena yasya vikramato 'rṇave vegena mahatākāśe 'pyutthitāś ca jalaśayāḥ
"He at whose striding, by the fall of the soles of his two feet upon the ocean, masses of water have risen up with great force even into the sky;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.64
स्थूलाद्भिर् विश्वतो ऽत्यर्थं सिच्यसे पद्मसंभव घ्राणजेन च वातेन कम्प्यमानं त्वया सह
sthūlādbhir viśvato 'tyarthaṃ sicyase padmasaṃbhava ghrāṇajena ca vātena kampyamānaṃ tvayā saha
you are being drenched utterly on all sides by the heavy waters, O lotus-born one; and by the wind from his nostrils, shaken along with you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.65
दोधूयते महापद्मं स्वच्छन्दं मम नाभिजम् समागतो भवानीशो ह्य् अनादिश्चान्तकृत्प्रभुः
dodhūyate mahāpadmaṃ svacchandaṃ mama nābhijam samāgato bhavānīśo hy anādiścāntakṛtprabhuḥ
the great lotus sprung from my navel is being tossed about at his will. The lord Bhava has come, who is without beginning and the lord who makes the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.66
भवानहं च स्तोत्रेण उपतिष्ठाव गोध्वजम् ततः क्रुद्धो ऽम्बुजाभाक्षं ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच केशवम्
bhavānahaṃ ca stotreṇa upatiṣṭhāva godhvajam tataḥ kruddho 'mbujābhākṣaṃ brahmā provāca keśavam
Let you and I attend upon him whose banner is the bull, with a hymn of praise." Then Brahmā, angered, said to Keśava, the lotus-eyed:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.67
भवान्न नूनमात्मानं वेत्ति लोकप्रभुं विभुम् ब्रह्माणं लोककर्तारं मां न वेत्सि सनातनम्
bhavānna nūnamātmānaṃ vetti lokaprabhuṃ vibhum brahmāṇaṃ lokakartāraṃ māṃ na vetsi sanātanam
"Surely you do not know yourself to be the lord of the worlds, the all-pervading one; nor do you know me, Brahmā, the eternal maker of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.68
को ह्यसौ शङ्करो नाम आवयोर्व्यतिरिच्यते तस्य तत्क्रोधजं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा हरिरभाषत
ko hyasau śaṅkaro nāma āvayorvyatiricyate tasya tatkrodhajaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā harirabhāṣata
Who indeed is this one called Śaṅkara, that he should surpass the two of us?" Hearing that speech of his, born of anger, Hari spoke:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.69
मा मैवं वद कल्याण परिवादं महात्मनः महायोगेन्धनो धर्मो दुराधर्षो वरप्रदः
mā maivaṃ vada kalyāṇa parivādaṃ mahātmanaḥ mahāyogendhano dharmo durādharṣo varapradaḥ
"Do not, do not speak thus in censure of the great-souled one, O auspicious one. He is dharma fuelled by great yoga, hard to assail, the giver of boons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.70
हेतुरस्याथ जगतः पुराणपुरुषो ऽव्ययः बीजी खल्वेष बीजानां ज्योतिरेकः प्रकाशते
heturasyātha jagataḥ purāṇapuruṣo 'vyayaḥ bījī khalveṣa bījānāṃ jyotirekaḥ prakāśate
He is the cause of this world, the ancient Person, imperishable; he indeed is the seed-bearer of (all) seeds, and shines as the one light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.71
बालक्रीडनकैर्देवः क्रीडते शङ्करः स्वयम् प्रधानमव्ययो योनिर् अव्यक्तं प्रकृतिस्तमः
bālakrīḍanakairdevaḥ krīḍate śaṅkaraḥ svayam pradhānamavyayo yonir avyaktaṃ prakṛtistamaḥ
The god Śaṅkara himself plays with children's toys; (he is) the primal matter, the imperishable, the womb, the unmanifest, nature, darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.72
मम चैतानि नामानि नित्यं प्रसवधर्मिणः यः कः स इति दुःखार्तैर् दृश्यते यतिभिः शिवः
mama caitāni nāmāni nityaṃ prasavadharmiṇaḥ yaḥ kaḥ sa iti duḥkhārtair dṛśyate yatibhiḥ śivaḥ
And these are my names, since I am ever of the nature of bringing forth; Śiva is seen by ascetics afflicted with sorrow as 'Who is he?'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.73
एष बीजी भवान्बीजम् अहं योनिः सनातनः स एवमुक्तो विश्वात्मा ब्रह्मा विष्णुमपृच्छत
eṣa bījī bhavānbījam ahaṃ yoniḥ sanātanaḥ sa evamukto viśvātmā brahmā viṣṇumapṛcchata
He is the seed-bearer, you are the seed, I am the eternal womb.' Thus addressed, Brahmā, the soul of all, asked Viṣṇu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.74
भवान् योनिरहं बीजं कथं बीजी महेश्वरः एतन्मे सूक्ष्ममव्यक्तं संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि
bhavān yonirahaṃ bījaṃ kathaṃ bījī maheśvaraḥ etanme sūkṣmamavyaktaṃ saṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi
'You are the womb, I am the seed—how is Maheśvara the seed-bearer? You ought to cut away this doubt of mine, subtle and unmanifest.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.75
ज्ञात्वा च विविधोत्पत्तिं ब्रह्मणो लोकतन्त्रिणः इमं परमसादृश्यं प्रश्नम् अभ्यवदद्धरिः
jñātvā ca vividhotpattiṃ brahmaṇo lokatantriṇaḥ imaṃ paramasādṛśyaṃ praśnam abhyavadaddhariḥ
And knowing the manifold origination of Brahmā, the ruler of the world, Hari spoke to this question, which was most fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.76
अस्मान्महत्तरं भूतं गुह्यमन्यन्न विद्यते महतः परमं धाम शिवम् अध्यात्मिनां पदम्
asmānmahattaraṃ bhūtaṃ guhyamanyanna vidyate mahataḥ paramaṃ dhāma śivam adhyātmināṃ padam
There is no other being greater than him, nor any other mystery; the supreme abode, higher than the great one, is Śiva, the station of those (devoted to) the inner self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.77
द्विविधं चैवमात्मानं प्रविभज्य व्यवस्थितः निष्कलस्तत्र यो ऽव्यक्तः सकलश् च महेश्वरः
dvividhaṃ caivamātmānaṃ pravibhajya vyavasthitaḥ niṣkalastatra yo 'vyaktaḥ sakalaś ca maheśvaraḥ
And having thus divided himself twofold, he abides: therein Maheśvara is the partless one who is unmanifest, and (also) the one with parts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.78
यस्य मायाविधिज्ञस्य अगम्यगहनस्य च पुरा लिङ्गोद्भवं बीजं प्रथमं त्वादिसर्गिकम्
yasya māyāvidhijñasya agamyagahanasya ca purā liṅgodbhavaṃ bījaṃ prathamaṃ tvādisargikam
Of him who knows the working of māyā and who is unapproachable and unfathomable, formerly there arose from the liṅga the first seed, belonging to the primal creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.79
मम योनौ समायुक्तं तद्बीजं कालपर्ययात् हिरण्मयमकूपारे योन्यामण्डमजायत
mama yonau samāyuktaṃ tadbījaṃ kālaparyayāt hiraṇmayamakūpāre yonyāmaṇḍamajāyata
That seed, joined in my womb, in the course of time, in the shoreless (waters), became a golden egg in the womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.80
शतानि दश वर्षाणाम् अण्डम् अप्सु प्रतिष्ठितम् अन्ते वर्षसहस्रस्य वायुना तद्द्विधा कृतम्
śatāni daśa varṣāṇām aṇḍam apsu pratiṣṭhitam ante varṣasahasrasya vāyunā taddvidhā kṛtam
For a thousand years the egg rested in the waters; at the end of the thousand years it was split in two by the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.81
कपालमेकं द्यौर्जज्ञे कपालमपरं क्षितिः उल्बं तस्य महोत्सेधो यो ऽसौ कनकपर्वतः
kapālamekaṃ dyaurjajñe kapālamaparaṃ kṣitiḥ ulbaṃ tasya mahotsedho yo 'sau kanakaparvataḥ
One shell became the sky, the other shell the earth; its membrane was that great eminence, the golden mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.82
ततश् च प्रतिसंध्यात्मा देवदेवो वरः प्रभुः हिरण्यगर्भो भगवांस् त्व् अभिजज्ञे चतुर्मुखः
tataś ca pratisaṃdhyātmā devadevo varaḥ prabhuḥ hiraṇyagarbho bhagavāṃs tv abhijajñe caturmukhaḥ
And then the god of gods, the excellent lord, whose nature is the joining (of the two halves), the blessed Hiraṇyagarbha, was born with four faces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.83
आ तारार्केन्दुनक्षत्रं शून्यं लोकमवेक्ष्य च को ऽहमित्यपि च ध्याते कुमारास्ते ऽभवंस्तदा
ā tārārkendunakṣatraṃ śūnyaṃ lokamavekṣya ca ko 'hamityapi ca dhyāte kumārāste 'bhavaṃstadā
And looking upon the world as empty, up to the stars, sun, moon and constellations, and pondering 'Who am I?', those Kumāras then came to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.84
प्रियदर्शनास्तु यतयो यतीनां पूर्वजास् तव भूयो वर्षसहस्रान्ते तत एवात्मजास्तव
priyadarśanāstu yatayo yatīnāṃ pūrvajās tava bhūyo varṣasahasrānte tata evātmajāstava
But the ascetics of pleasing appearance, the elder-born of ascetics, (were) yours; again, at the end of a thousand years, from that very (source came) your sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.85
भुवनानलसंकाशाः पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणाः श्रीमान्सनत्कुमारश् च ऋभुश्चैवोर्ध्वरेतसौ
bhuvanānalasaṃkāśāḥ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇāḥ śrīmānsanatkumāraś ca ṛbhuścaivordhvaretasau
Resembling the fire of the worlds, with eyes long as lotus petals: the illustrious Sanatkumāra and Ṛbhu, both keeping their seed upward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.86
सनकः सनातनश्चैव तथैव च सनन्दनः उत्पन्नाः समकालं ते बुद्ध्यातीन्द्रियदर्शनाः
sanakaḥ sanātanaścaiva tathaiva ca sanandanaḥ utpannāḥ samakālaṃ te buddhyātīndriyadarśanāḥ
Sanaka and Sanātana, and likewise Sanandana—they were produced at the same time, seeing by intellect what is beyond the senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.87
उत्पन्नाः प्रतिभात्मानो जगतां स्थितिहेतवः नारप्स्यन्ते च कर्माणि तापत्रयविवर्जिताः
utpannāḥ pratibhātmāno jagatāṃ sthitihetavaḥ nārapsyante ca karmāṇi tāpatrayavivarjitāḥ
They were produced with luminous selves, causes of the world's continuance; and, free of the three torments, they will not take pleasure in works.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.88
अल्पसौख्यं बहुक्लेशं जराशोकसमन्वितम् जीवनं मरणं चैव संभवश् च पुनः पुनः
alpasaukhyaṃ bahukleśaṃ jarāśokasamanvitam jīvanaṃ maraṇaṃ caiva saṃbhavaś ca punaḥ punaḥ
Little happiness, much affliction, attended by old age and sorrow: living and dying and being born again and again—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.89
अल्पभूतं सुखं स्वर्गे दुःखानि नरके तथा विदित्वा चागमं सर्वम् अवश्यं भवितव्यताम्
alpabhūtaṃ sukhaṃ svarge duḥkhāni narake tathā viditvā cāgamaṃ sarvam avaśyaṃ bhavitavyatām
Happiness in heaven is a small thing, and so are the pains in hell; and having understood all scripture (and) the inevitability of what must be,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.90
ऋभुं सनत्कुमारं च दृष्ट्वा तव वशे स्थितौ त्रयस्तु त्रीन् गुणान् हित्वा चात्मजाः सनकादयः
ṛbhuṃ sanatkumāraṃ ca dṛṣṭvā tava vaśe sthitau trayastu trīn guṇān hitvā cātmajāḥ sanakādayaḥ
Having seen Ṛbhu and Sanatkumāra, the two who abide under your sway — but the three (others), the sons Sanaka and the rest, having abandoned the three qualities —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.91
ववर्तेन तु ज्ञानेन प्रवृत्तास्ते महौजसः ततस्तेषु प्रवृत्तेषु सनकादिषु वै त्रिषु
vavartena tu jñānena pravṛttāste mahaujasaḥ tatasteṣu pravṛtteṣu sanakādiṣu vai triṣu
— those greatly vigorous ones proceeded (in the world) by the vavarta knowledge; then, when those three, Sanaka and the rest, had set forth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.92
भविष्यसि विमूढस्त्वं मायया शङ्करस्य तु एवं कल्पे तु वैवृत्ते संज्ञा नश्यति ते ऽनघ
bhaviṣyasi vimūḍhastvaṃ māyayā śaṅkarasya tu evaṃ kalpe tu vaivṛtte saṃjñā naśyati te 'nagha
you will become utterly deluded by the māyā of Śaṅkara; thus in the Vaivṛtta kalpa your awareness (of these things) perishes, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.93
कल्पे शेषाणि भूतानि सूक्ष्माणि पार्थिवानि च सर्वेषां ह्यैश्वरी माया जागृतिः समुदाहृता
kalpe śeṣāṇi bhūtāni sūkṣmāṇi pārthivāni ca sarveṣāṃ hyaiśvarī māyā jāgṛtiḥ samudāhṛtā
In the kalpa the remaining beings, the subtle ones and the earthly ones — for all of them the lordly māyā is declared to be the waking state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.94
यथैष पर्वतो मेरुर् देवलोको ह्युदाहृतः तस्य चेदं हि माहात्म्यं विद्धि देववरस्य ह
yathaiṣa parvato merur devaloko hyudāhṛtaḥ tasya cedaṃ hi māhātmyaṃ viddhi devavarasya ha
Just as this mountain Meru is declared to be the world of the gods, so know this to be the greatness of that best of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.95
ज्ञात्वा चेश्वरसद्भावं ज्ञात्वा मामंबुजेक्षणम् महादेवं महाभूतं भूतानां वरदं प्रभुम्
jñātvā ceśvarasadbhāvaṃ jñātvā māmaṃbujekṣaṇam mahādevaṃ mahābhūtaṃ bhūtānāṃ varadaṃ prabhum
And having known the true being of the Lord, and having known me, the lotus-eyed one, (and) the Great God, the great being, the boon-giver and master of beings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 20.96
प्रणवेनाथ साम्ना तु नमस्कृत्य जगद्गुरुम् त्वां च मां चैव संक्रुद्धो निःश्वासान्निर्दहेदयम्
praṇavenātha sāmnā tu namaskṛtya jagadgurum tvāṃ ca māṃ caiva saṃkruddho niḥśvāsānnirdahedayam
having paid homage with the praṇava and with the Sāman to the teacher of the world — he, when enraged, could burn up both you and me with a single breath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 20.97
एवं ज्ञात्वा महायोगम् अभ्युत्तिष्ठन्महाबलम् अहं त्वामग्रतः कृत्वा स्तोष्याम्यनलसप्रभम्
evaṃ jñātvā mahāyogam abhyuttiṣṭhanmahābalam ahaṃ tvāmagrataḥ kṛtvā stoṣyāmyanalasaprabham
Knowing this, rising up (to praise) the great yoga, the greatly powerful one, I, placing you in front, shall praise him whose radiance is like fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain