Linga Purana — Chapter 39
LiP 39.1
श्रुत्वा शक्रेण कथितं पिता मम महामुनिः पुनः पप्रच्छ देवेशं प्रणम्य रचिताञ्जलिः
śrutvā śakreṇa kathitaṃ pitā mama mahāmuniḥ punaḥ papraccha deveśaṃ praṇamya racitāñjaliḥ
Having heard what was told by Śakra, my father, the great sage, bowing with joined palms, asked the lord of gods again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.2
भगवन् शक्र सर्वज्ञ देवदेवनमस्कृत शचीपते जगन्नाथ सहस्राक्ष महेश्वर
bhagavan śakra sarvajña devadevanamaskṛta śacīpate jagannātha sahasrākṣa maheśvara
"O lord Śakra, all-knowing, honored by the gods of gods, husband of Śacī, lord of the world, thousand-eyed, great lord,
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LiP 39.3
युगधर्मान्कथं चक्रे भगवान्पद्मसंभवः वक्तुमर्हसि मे सर्वं सांप्रतं प्रणताय मे
yugadharmānkathaṃ cakre bhagavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ vaktumarhasi me sarvaṃ sāṃprataṃ praṇatāya me
how did the lord born from the lotus make the duties of the ages? You ought now to tell me, who bow to you, all of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.5
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शिलादस्य महात्मनः व्याजहार यथादृष्टं युगधर्मं सुविस्तरम् ॥ लिप्_१,३९।४ <चतुर्युग> आद्यं कृतयुगं विद्धि ततस्त्रेतायुगं मुने द्वापरं तिष्यमित्येते चत्वारस्तु समासतः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śilādasya mahātmanaḥ vyājahāra yathādṛṣṭaṃ yugadharmaṃ suvistaram // LiP_1,39.4 <caturyuga> ādyaṃ kṛtayugaṃ viddhi tatastretāyugaṃ mune dvāparaṃ tiṣyamityete catvārastu samāsataḥ
Hearing that speech of his, of the great-souled Śilāda, he declared, as he had seen it, the duty of the ages at great length. // The Four Ages: know the first to be the Kṛta age, then the Tretā age, O sage, the Dvāpara, the Tiṣya — these four, in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.6
सत्त्वं कृतं रजस्त्रेता द्वापरं च रजस्तमः कलिस्तमश् च विज्ञेयं युगवृत्तिर्युगेषु च
sattvaṃ kṛtaṃ rajastretā dvāparaṃ ca rajastamaḥ kalistamaś ca vijñeyaṃ yugavṛttiryugeṣu ca
The Kṛta is sattva, the Tretā rajas, and the Dvāpara rajas and tamas; the Kali is to be known as tamas — such is the course of the ages in the ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.7
ध्यानं परं कृतयुगे त्रेतायां यज्ञ उच्यते भजनं द्वापरे शुद्धं दानमेव कलौ युगे
dhyānaṃ paraṃ kṛtayuge tretāyāṃ yajña ucyate bhajanaṃ dvāpare śuddhaṃ dānameva kalau yuge
In the Kṛta age meditation is supreme; in the Tretā, sacrifice is declared (supreme); in the Dvāpara, pure worship; in the Kali age, giving alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.8
चत्वारि च सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम् तस्य तावच्छती संध्या संध्यांशश् च तथाविधः
catvāri ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tatkṛtaṃ yugam tasya tāvacchatī saṃdhyā saṃdhyāṃśaś ca tathāvidhaḥ
Four thousand years — that is the Kṛta age; its twilight is as many hundreds, and its twilight-portion is of the same measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.9
चत्वारि च सहस्राणि मानुषाणि शिलाशन आयुः कृतयुगे विद्धि प्रजानामिह सुव्रत
catvāri ca sahasrāṇi mānuṣāṇi śilāśana āyuḥ kṛtayuge viddhi prajānāmiha suvrata
And four thousand human (years), O Śilāda, know to be the lifespan of creatures here in the Kṛta age, O you of good vows.
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LiP 39.10
ततः कृतयुगे तस्मिन् संध्यांशे च गते तु वै पादावशिष्टो भवति युगधर्मस्तु सर्वतः
tataḥ kṛtayuge tasmin saṃdhyāṃśe ca gate tu vai pādāvaśiṣṭo bhavati yugadharmastu sarvataḥ
Then, when that Kṛta age and its twilight-portion have passed, the duty of the age remains everywhere with (only) a quarter left.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.11
चतुर्भागैकहीनं तु त्रेतायुगमनुत्तमम् कृतार्धं द्वापरं विद्धि तदर्धं तिष्यमुच्यते
caturbhāgaikahīnaṃ tu tretāyugamanuttamam kṛtārdhaṃ dvāparaṃ viddhi tadardhaṃ tiṣyamucyate
The most excellent Tretā age is less by one fourth part; know the Dvāpara to be half of the Kṛta, and the Tiṣya is said to be half of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.12
त्रिशती द्विशती संध्या तथा चैकशती मुने संध्यांशकं तथाप्येवं कल्पेष्वेवं युगे युगे
triśatī dviśatī saṃdhyā tathā caikaśatī mune saṃdhyāṃśakaṃ tathāpyevaṃ kalpeṣvevaṃ yuge yuge
The twilight is three hundred, two hundred, and likewise one hundred, O sage; and the twilight-portion likewise — thus in the kalpas, thus in each age.
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LiP 39.13
आद्ये कृतयुगे धर्मश् चतुष्पादः सनातनः त्रेतायुगे त्रिपादस्तु द्विपादो द्वापरे स्थितः
ādye kṛtayuge dharmaś catuṣpādaḥ sanātanaḥ tretāyuge tripādastu dvipādo dvāpare sthitaḥ
In the first, the Kṛta age, the eternal dharma stands on four feet; in the Tretā age on three feet, in the Dvāpara it stands on two.
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LiP 39.14
त्रिपादहीनस्तिष्ये तु सत्तामात्रेण धिष्ठितः कृते तु मिथुनोत्पत्तिर् वृत्तिः साक्षाद्रसोल्लसा
tripādahīnastiṣye tu sattāmātreṇa dhiṣṭhitaḥ kṛte tu mithunotpattir vṛttiḥ sākṣādrasollasā
But in the Tiṣya (Kali) age (dharma), lacking three feet, stands by its mere existence; in the Kṛta age, however, offspring came about in pairs, and (their) livelihood was directly a welling up of savour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.15
प्रजास्तृप्ताः सदा सर्वाः सर्वानन्दाश् च भोगिनः अधमोत्तमता तासां न विशेषाः प्रजाः शुभाः
prajāstṛptāḥ sadā sarvāḥ sarvānandāś ca bhoginaḥ adhamottamatā tāsāṃ na viśeṣāḥ prajāḥ śubhāḥ
All the creatures were ever satisfied, wholly joyful, and enjoyers; among them there was no low-and-high status, no distinctions — the creatures were auspicious.
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LiP 39.16
तुल्यमायुः सुखं रूपं तासां तस्मिन्कृते युगे तासां प्रीतिर्न च द्वन्द्वं न द्वेषो नास्ति च क्लमः
tulyamāyuḥ sukhaṃ rūpaṃ tāsāṃ tasminkṛte yuge tāsāṃ prītirna ca dvandvaṃ na dveṣo nāsti ca klamaḥ
Their lifespan, happiness and beauty were equal in that Kṛta age; among them there was affection, and no pairs of opposites, no hatred, and no weariness.
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LiP 39.17
पर्वतोदधिवासिन्यो ह्य् अनिकेताश्रयास्तु ताः विशोकाः सत्त्वबहुला एकान्तबहुलास् तथा
parvatodadhivāsinyo hy aniketāśrayāstu tāḥ viśokāḥ sattvabahulā ekāntabahulās tathā
They dwelt on the mountains and by the ocean, without house or shelter; free of sorrow, abounding in sattva, and likewise much given to solitude.
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LiP 39.18
ता वै निष्कामचारिण्यो नित्यं मुदितमानसाः अप्रवृत्तिः कृतयुगे कर्मणोः शुभपापयोः
tā vai niṣkāmacāriṇyo nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ apravṛttiḥ kṛtayuge karmaṇoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ
They roamed free of desire, their minds ever delighted; in the Kṛta age there was no engagement in action, whether good or evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.19
वर्णाश्रमव्यवस्था च तदासीन्न च संकरः रसोल्लासः कालयोगात् त्रेताख्ये नश्यते द्विज
varṇāśramavyavasthā ca tadāsīnna ca saṃkaraḥ rasollāsaḥ kālayogāt tretākhye naśyate dvija
And there was then an ordering of classes and life-stages, and no confusion (of them); but through the working of time, O twice-born, the welling up of savour perishes in the age called Tretā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.20
तस्यां सिद्धौ प्रनष्टायाम् अन्या सिद्धिः प्रजायते अपां सौक्ष्म्ये प्रतिगते तदा मेघात्मना तु वै
tasyāṃ siddhau pranaṣṭāyām anyā siddhiḥ prajāyate apāṃ saukṣmye pratigate tadā meghātmanā tu vai
When that accomplishment (siddhi) had perished, another accomplishment arose: when the waters had gone into a subtle state, then, in the form of clouds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.21
मेघेभ्यस्तनयित्नुभ्यः प्रवृत्तं वृष्टिसर्जनम् सकृद् एव तथा वृष्ट्या संयुक्ते पृथिवीतले
meghebhyastanayitnubhyaḥ pravṛttaṃ vṛṣṭisarjanam sakṛd eva tathā vṛṣṭyā saṃyukte pṛthivītale
—from the thundering clouds the discharge of rain set in; and when the surface of the earth was joined with rain just once,
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LiP 39.22
प्रादुरासंस्तदा तासां वृक्षास्ते गृहसंज्ञिताः सर्ववृत्त्युपभोगस्तु तासां तेभ्यः प्रजायते
prādurāsaṃstadā tāsāṃ vṛkṣāste gṛhasaṃjñitāḥ sarvavṛttyupabhogastu tāsāṃ tebhyaḥ prajāyate
then there appeared for them those trees called 'houses'; and from them arises for them the enjoyment of every means of livelihood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.23
वर्तयन्ति स्म तेभ्यस्तास् त्रेतायुगमुखे प्रजाः ततः कालेन महता तासामेव विपर्ययात्
vartayanti sma tebhyastās tretāyugamukhe prajāḥ tataḥ kālena mahatā tāsāmeva viparyayāt
From those (trees) the creatures used to subsist at the beginning of the Tretā age; then, after a great length of time, from a reversal in those very (creatures)—
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LiP 39.24
रागलोभात्मको भावस् तदा ह्याकस्मिको ऽभवत् विपर्ययेण तासां तु तेन तत्कालभाविना
rāgalobhātmako bhāvas tadā hyākasmiko 'bhavat viparyayeṇa tāsāṃ tu tena tatkālabhāvinā
—a state consisting of passion and greed then arose in them suddenly; and by that reversal of theirs, produced by that (working of) time,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.25
प्रणश्यन्ति ततः सर्वे वृक्षास्ते गृहसंज्ञिताः ततस्तेषु प्रनष्टेषु विभ्रान्ता मैथुनोद्भवाः
praṇaśyanti tataḥ sarve vṛkṣāste gṛhasaṃjñitāḥ tatasteṣu pranaṣṭeṣu vibhrāntā maithunodbhavāḥ
then all those trees called 'houses' perish; and when they had perished, those born of sexual union were bewildered,
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LiP 39.26
अपि ध्यायन्ति तां सिद्धिं सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा प्रादुर्बभूवुस्तासां तु वृक्षास्ते गृहसंज्ञिताः
api dhyāyanti tāṃ siddhiṃ satyābhidhyāyinastadā prādurbabhūvustāsāṃ tu vṛkṣāste gṛhasaṃjñitāḥ
and they meditate upon that accomplishment; then, as they meditated truly, those trees called 'houses' appeared for them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.27
वस्त्राणि ते प्रसूयन्ते फलान्याभरणानि च तेष्वेव जायते तासां गन्धवर्णरसान्वितम्
vastrāṇi te prasūyante phalānyābharaṇāni ca teṣveva jāyate tāsāṃ gandhavarṇarasānvitam
They produce garments, and fruits, and ornaments; and on those very (trees) there is produced for them, endowed with fragrance, colour and taste,
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LiP 39.28
अमाक्षिकं महीवीर्यं पुटके पुटके मधु तेन ता वर्तयन्ति स्म सुखमायुः सदैव हि
amākṣikaṃ mahīvīryaṃ puṭake puṭake madhu tena tā vartayanti sma sukhamāyuḥ sadaiva hi
honey without bees, of great potency, in each and every cup(-like blossom); by that they used to sustain their happiness and life always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.29
हृष्टपुष्टास्तया सिद्ध्या प्रजा वै विगतज्वराः ततः कालान्तरेणैव पुनर्लोभावृतास्तु ताः
hṛṣṭapuṣṭāstayā siddhyā prajā vai vigatajvarāḥ tataḥ kālāntareṇaiva punarlobhāvṛtāstu tāḥ
The creatures, glad and well-nourished by that accomplishment, were free of affliction; then, after a further interval of time, they were again overcome by greed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.30
वृक्षांस्तान्पर्यगृह्णन्ति मधु वा माक्षिकं बलात् तासां तेनोपचारेण पुनर्लोभकृतेन वै
vṛkṣāṃstānparyagṛhṇanti madhu vā mākṣikaṃ balāt tāsāṃ tenopacāreṇa punarlobhakṛtena vai
and they seize hold of those trees, or the bees' honey, by force; and by that misuse of theirs, again wrought by greed,
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LiP 39.31
प्रनष्टा मधुना सार्धं कल्पवृक्षाः क्वचित्क्वचित् तस्यामेवाल्पशिष्टायां सिद्ध्यां कालवशात्तदा
pranaṣṭā madhunā sārdhaṃ kalpavṛkṣāḥ kvacitkvacit tasyāmevālpaśiṣṭāyāṃ siddhyāṃ kālavaśāttadā
the wish-fulfilling trees perished here and there, together with the honey; and when that accomplishment alone remained but little, then, by the power of time,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.32
आवर्तनात्तु त्रेतायां द्वन्द्वान्यभ्युत्थितानि वै शीतवर्षातपैस्तीव्रैस् ततस्ता दुःखिता भृशम्
āvartanāttu tretāyāṃ dvandvānyabhyutthitāni vai śītavarṣātapaistīvrais tatastā duḥkhitā bhṛśam
—by the turning (of the cycle) in the Tretā age the pairs of opposites arose; then, with cold, rain and fierce heat, they were exceedingly afflicted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.33
द्वन्द्वैः सम्पीड्यमानाश् च चक्रुर् आवरणानि तु कृतद्वन्द्वप्रतीघाताः केतनानि गिरौ ततः
dvandvaiḥ sampīḍyamānāś ca cakrur āvaraṇāni tu kṛtadvandvapratīghātāḥ ketanāni girau tataḥ
Oppressed by the pairs of opposites, they made coverings; and having thus made a means of warding off the opposites, they then (made) dwellings on the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.34
पूर्वं निकामचारास्ता ह्य् अनिकेता अथावसन् यथायोगं यथाप्रीति निकेतेष्ववसन्पुनः
pūrvaṃ nikāmacārāstā hy aniketā athāvasan yathāyogaṃ yathāprīti niketeṣvavasanpunaḥ
Formerly they had roamed at will, without dwellings; then they settled down, and dwelt once more in dwellings, each as suited him and as he pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.35
कृत्वा द्वन्द्वोपघातांस्तान् वृत्त्युपायमचिन्तयन् नष्टेषु मधुना सार्धं कल्पवृक्षेषु वै तदा
kṛtvā dvandvopaghātāṃstān vṛttyupāyamacintayan naṣṭeṣu madhunā sārdhaṃ kalpavṛkṣeṣu vai tadā
Having suffered those blows of the pairs (of opposites), they pondered a means of livelihood, when the wish-granting trees together with the honey had then perished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.36
विवादव्याकुलास्ता वै प्रजास्तृष्णाक्षुधार्दिताः ततः प्रादुर्बभौ तासां सिद्धिस्त्रेतायुगे पुनः
vivādavyākulāstā vai prajāstṛṣṇākṣudhārditāḥ tataḥ prādurbabhau tāsāṃ siddhistretāyuge punaḥ
Those creatures, distraught with quarrelling and tormented by thirst and hunger — then there appeared for them once again, in the Tretā age, a means of attainment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.37
वार्तायाः साधिकाप्यन्या वृष्टिस्तासां निकामतः तासां वृष्ट्युदकादीनि ह्य् अभवन्निम्नगानि तु
vārtāyāḥ sādhikāpyanyā vṛṣṭistāsāṃ nikāmataḥ tāsāṃ vṛṣṭyudakādīni hy abhavannimnagāni tu
And another rain, one that furthered their livelihood, (came) for them at their wish; and their rainwater and the rest flowed downward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.38
अभवन्वृष्टिसंतत्या स्रोतस्थानानि निम्नगाः एवं नद्यः प्रवृत्तास्तु द्वितीये वृष्टिसर्जने
abhavanvṛṣṭisaṃtatyā srotasthānāni nimnagāḥ evaṃ nadyaḥ pravṛttāstu dvitīye vṛṣṭisarjane
Through the continuance of the rain, the channel-beds became downward-flowing streams; thus rivers came into being at the second release of rain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.39
ये पुनस्तदपां स्तोकाः पतिताः पृथिवीतले अपां भूमेश् च संयोगाद् ओषध्यस्तास्तदाभवन्
ye punastadapāṃ stokāḥ patitāḥ pṛthivītale apāṃ bhūmeś ca saṃyogād oṣadhyastāstadābhavan
And those drops of that water which fell on the surface of the earth — from the union of the water and the soil the herbs then arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.40
अथाल्पकृष्टाश्चानुप्ता ग्राम्यारण्याश्चतुर्दश ऋतुपुष्पफलाश्चैव वृक्षगुल्माश् च जज्ञिरे
athālpakṛṣṭāścānuptā grāmyāraṇyāścaturdaśa ṛtupuṣpaphalāścaiva vṛkṣagulmāś ca jajñire
Then the fourteen (kinds), village and forest, scarcely tilled and unsown, and trees and shrubs bearing flowers and fruits in season, came to birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.41
प्रादुर्भूतानि चैतानि वृक्षजात्यौषधानि च तेनौषधेन वर्तन्ते प्रजास्त्रेतायुगे तदा
prādurbhūtāni caitāni vṛkṣajātyauṣadhāni ca tenauṣadhena vartante prajāstretāyuge tadā
And these appeared, the species of trees and the herbs; on that herbage the creatures subsisted then in the Tretā age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.42
ततः पुनरभूत्तासां रागो लोभश् च सर्वशः अवश्यं भाविनार्थेन त्रेतायुगवशेन च
tataḥ punarabhūttāsāṃ rāgo lobhaś ca sarvaśaḥ avaśyaṃ bhāvinārthena tretāyugavaśena ca
Then again there arose in them, on every side, passion and greed, by force of what was inevitably to come and by the power of the Tretā age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.43
ततस्ताः पर्यगृह्णन्त नदीक्षेत्राणि पर्वतान् वृक्षगुल्मौषधीश्चैव प्रसह्य तु यथाबलम्
tatastāḥ paryagṛhṇanta nadīkṣetrāṇi parvatān vṛkṣagulmauṣadhīścaiva prasahya tu yathābalam
Then they took possession of the rivers, the fields, the mountains, and the trees, shrubs and herbs, seizing them by force, each according to his strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.44
विपर्ययेण चौषध्यः प्रनष्टास्ताश्चतुर्दश मत्वा धरां प्रविष्टास्ता इत्यौषध्यः पितामहः
viparyayeṇa cauṣadhyaḥ pranaṣṭāstāścaturdaśa matvā dharāṃ praviṣṭāstā ityauṣadhyaḥ pitāmahaḥ
And by this reversal those fourteen herbs perished; realizing that they had entered into the earth, the Grandfather, (thinking) "the herbs!" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.45
दुदोह गां प्रयत्नेन सर्वभूतहिताय वै तदाप्रभृति चौषध्यः फालकृष्टास्त्वितस्ततः
dudoha gāṃ prayatnena sarvabhūtahitāya vai tadāprabhṛti cauṣadhyaḥ phālakṛṣṭāstvitastataḥ
— milked the earth(-cow) with effort, for the welfare of all beings; and from then on the herbs were ploughed up with the ploughshare here and there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.46
वार्तां कृषिं समायाता वर्तुकामाः प्रयत्नतः वार्ता वृत्तिः समाख्याता कृषिकामप्रयत्नतः
vārtāṃ kṛṣiṃ samāyātā vartukāmāḥ prayatnataḥ vārtā vṛttiḥ samākhyātā kṛṣikāmaprayatnataḥ
Wishing to live, they took with effort to livelihood, to agriculture; 'vārtā' is declared to be the means of living, (so named) from the effort of one desiring cultivation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.47
अन्यथा जीवितं तासां नास्ति त्रेतायुगात्यये हस्तोद्भवा ह्यपश्चैव भवन्ति बहुशस्तदा
anyathā jīvitaṃ tāsāṃ nāsti tretāyugātyaye hastodbhavā hyapaścaiva bhavanti bahuśastadā
Otherwise there is no living for them at the passing of the Tretā age; and then waters raised by hand come to be in abundance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.48
तत्रापि जगृहुः सर्वे चान्योन्यं क्रोधमूर्छिताः सुतदारधनाद्यांस्तु बलाद्युगबलेन तु
tatrāpi jagṛhuḥ sarve cānyonyaṃ krodhamūrchitāḥ sutadāradhanādyāṃstu balādyugabalena tu
There too all of them, senseless with anger, seized from one another sons, wives, wealth and the rest by force, through the power of the age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.49
मर्यादायाः प्रतिष्ठार्थं ज्ञात्वा तदखिलं विभुः ससर्ज क्षत्रियांस्त्रातुं क्षतात्कमलसंभवः
maryādāyāḥ pratiṣṭhārthaṃ jñātvā tadakhilaṃ vibhuḥ sasarja kṣatriyāṃstrātuṃ kṣatātkamalasaṃbhavaḥ
Knowing all this, the Lord born of the lotus, in order to establish the (proper) bounds, created the kṣatriyas to protect (men) from injury.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.50
वर्णाश्रमप्रतिष्ठां च चकार स्वेन तेजसा वृत्तेन वृत्तिना वृत्तं विश्वात्मा निर्ममे स्वयम्
varṇāśramapratiṣṭhāṃ ca cakāra svena tejasā vṛttena vṛttinā vṛttaṃ viśvātmā nirmame svayam
And by his own splendour he established the classes and the stages of life; the Self of all himself fashioned conduct, along with its practice, by means of conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.51
यज्ञप्रवर्तनं चैव त्रेतायामभवत्क्रमात् पशुयज्ञं न सेवन्ते केचित्तत्रापि सुव्रताः
yajñapravartanaṃ caiva tretāyāmabhavatkramāt paśuyajñaṃ na sevante kecittatrāpi suvratāḥ
And the institution of sacrifice came about by degrees in the Tretā; yet even there some men of good vows do not resort to animal sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.52
बलाद्विष्णुस्तदा यज्ञम् अकरोत्सर्वदृक् क्रमात् द्विजास्तदा प्रशंसन्ति ततस्त्वाहिंसकं मुने
balādviṣṇustadā yajñam akarotsarvadṛk kramāt dvijāstadā praśaṃsanti tatastvāhiṃsakaṃ mune
Then Viṣṇu, the all-seeing, performed the sacrifice by force, in due order; and thereafter the twice-born, O sage, commend the sacrifice free of killing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.53
द्वापरेष्वपि वर्तन्ते मतिभेदास्तदा नृणाम् मनसा कर्मणा वाचा कृच्छ्राद्वार्ता प्रसिध्यति
dvāpareṣvapi vartante matibhedāstadā nṛṇām manasā karmaṇā vācā kṛcchrādvārtā prasidhyati
In the Dvāpara ages too, differences of view then prevail among men; by mind, by deed, by word, livelihood is achieved only with hardship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.54
तदा तु सर्वभूतानां कायक्लेशवशात्क्रमात् लोभो भृतिर्वणिग्युद्धं तत्त्वानामविनिश्चयः
tadā tu sarvabhūtānāṃ kāyakleśavaśātkramāt lobho bhṛtirvaṇigyuddhaṃ tattvānāmaviniścayaḥ
Then, for all beings, by force of bodily affliction, there arise in succession greed, wage-labour, trade and war, and no settled determination of the truths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.55
वेदशाखाप्रणयनं धर्माणां संकरस् तथा वर्णाश्रमपरिध्वंसः कामद्वेषौ तथैव च
vedaśākhāpraṇayanaṃ dharmāṇāṃ saṃkaras tathā varṇāśramaparidhvaṃsaḥ kāmadveṣau tathaiva ca
(There arise) the composition of the branches of the Veda, and likewise the confusion of duties, the ruin of the classes and the stages of life, and desire and hatred as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.56
द्वापरे तु प्रवर्तन्ते रागो लोभो मदस् तथा वेदो व्यासैश्चतुर्धा तु व्यस्यते द्वापरादिषु
dvāpare tu pravartante rāgo lobho madas tathā vedo vyāsaiścaturdhā tu vyasyate dvāparādiṣu
In the Dvāpara there arise passion, greed and intoxication; and the Veda is divided fourfold by the Vyāsas in the Dvāpara ages and thereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.57
एको वेदश्चतुष्पादस् त्रेतास्विह विधीयते संक्षयादायुषश्चैव व्यस्यते द्वापरेषु सः
eko vedaścatuṣpādas tretāsviha vidhīyate saṃkṣayādāyuṣaścaiva vyasyate dvāpareṣu saḥ
Here in the Tretā ages the Veda is ordained as one, with four parts; but because of the decay of lifespan it is divided in the Dvāpara ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.58
ऋषिपुत्रैः पुनर्भेदा भिद्यन्ते दृष्टिविभ्रमैः मन्त्रब्राह्मणविन्यासैः स्वरवर्णविपर्ययैः
ṛṣiputraiḥ punarbhedā bhidyante dṛṣṭivibhramaiḥ mantrabrāhmaṇavinyāsaiḥ svaravarṇaviparyayaiḥ
Again, divisions are split off by the sons of the seers through their confusions of view, by (different) arrangements of the mantras and Brāhmaṇas, and by transpositions of accent and syllable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.59
संहिता ऋग्यजुःसाम्नां संहन्यन्ते मनीषिभिः सामान्या वैकृताश्चैव द्रष्टृभिस्तैः पृथक्पृथक्
saṃhitā ṛgyajuḥsāmnāṃ saṃhanyante manīṣibhiḥ sāmānyā vaikṛtāścaiva draṣṭṛbhistaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak
The collections of the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman are compiled by the learned; and by those seers, each separately, both the common and the modified (recensions).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.60
ब्राह्मणं कल्पसूत्राणि मन्त्रप्रवचनानि च अन्ये तु प्रस्थितास्तान्वै केचित्तान्प्रत्यवस्थिताः
brāhmaṇaṃ kalpasūtrāṇi mantrapravacanāni ca anye tu prasthitāstānvai kecittānpratyavasthitāḥ
(So too) the Brāhmaṇa, the Kalpasūtras, and the expositions of the mantras: some set out upon them, while some stand opposed to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.61
इतिहासपुराणानि भिद्यन्ते कालगौरवात् ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा
itihāsapurāṇāni bhidyante kālagauravāt brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā
The epics and Purāṇas are divided out because of the weight of time: the Brāhma, the Pādma, the Vaiṣṇava, the Śaiva, and the Bhāgavata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.62
भविष्यं नारदीयं च मार्कण्डेयमतः परम् आग्नेयं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं लैङ्गं वाराहमेव च
bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṇḍeyamataḥ param āgneyaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ laiṅgaṃ vārāhameva ca
the Bhaviṣya and the Nāradīya, and after that the Mārkaṇḍeya, the Āgneya, the Brahmavaivarta, the Laiṅga, and the Vārāha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.63
वामनाख्यं ततः कूर्मं मात्स्यं गारुडमेव च स्कान्दं तथा च ब्रह्माण्डं तेषां भेदः प्रकथ्यते
vāmanākhyaṃ tataḥ kūrmaṃ mātsyaṃ gāruḍameva ca skāndaṃ tathā ca brahmāṇḍaṃ teṣāṃ bhedaḥ prakathyate
then the one called Vāmana, the Kūrma, the Mātsya, the Gāruḍa, the Skānda, and likewise the Brahmāṇḍa: their division is (thus) declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.64
लैङ्गम् एकादशविधं प्रभिन्नं द्वापरे शुभम् मन्वत्रिविष्णुहारीतयाज्ञवल्क्योशनो ऽङ्गिराः
laiṅgam ekādaśavidhaṃ prabhinnaṃ dvāpare śubham manvatriviṣṇuhārītayājñavalkyośano 'ṅgirāḥ
The auspicious Laiṅga, of eleven kinds, was divided up in the Dvāpara. Manu, Atri, Viṣṇu, Hārīta, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, Aṅgiras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.65
यमापस्तम्बसंवर्ताः कात्यायनबृहस्पती पराशरव्यासशङ्खलिखिता दक्षगौतमौ
yamāpastambasaṃvartāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī parāśaravyāsaśaṅkhalikhitā dakṣagautamau
Yama, Āpastamba, Saṃvarta, Kātyāyana and Bṛhaspati, Parāśara, Vyāsa, Śaṅkha, Likhita, Dakṣa and Gautama,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.66
शातातपो वसिष्ठश् च एवमाद्यैः सहस्रशः अवृष्टिर्मरणं चैव तथा व्याध्याद्युपद्रवाः
śātātapo vasiṣṭhaś ca evamādyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ avṛṣṭirmaraṇaṃ caiva tathā vyādhyādyupadravāḥ
Śātātapa and Vasiṣṭha — by these and thousands of others beginning with them (the law is declared). And there is drought and death, and afflictions such as disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 39.67
वाङ्मनःकर्मजैर् दुःखैर् निर्वेदो जायते ततः निर्वेदाज्जायते तेषां दुःखमोक्षविचारणा
vāṅmanaḥkarmajair duḥkhair nirvedo jāyate tataḥ nirvedājjāyate teṣāṃ duḥkhamokṣavicāraṇā
From the sufferings born of speech, mind and action, disgust (with the world) arises; and from that disgust arises in them the inquiry into the release from suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.68
विचारणाच्च वैराग्यं वैराग्याद्दोषदर्शनम् दोषाणां दर्शनाच्चैव द्वापरे ज्ञानसंभवः
vicāraṇācca vairāgyaṃ vairāgyāddoṣadarśanam doṣāṇāṃ darśanāccaiva dvāpare jñānasaṃbhavaḥ
And from inquiry comes dispassion, from dispassion the perceiving of faults, and from the perceiving of faults comes the arising of knowledge in the Dvāpara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.69
एषा रजस्तमोयुक्ता वृत्तिर् वै द्वापरे स्मृता आद्ये कृते तु धर्मो ऽस्ति स त्रेतायां प्रवर्तते
eṣā rajastamoyuktā vṛttir vai dvāpare smṛtā ādye kṛte tu dharmo 'sti sa tretāyāṃ pravartate
This course of conduct, joined with rajas and tamas, is recorded as belonging to the Dvāpara. In the first (age), the Kṛta, there is dharma; it continues in the Tretā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 39.70
द्वापरे व्याकुलीभूत्वा प्रणश्यति कलौ युगे
dvāpare vyākulībhūtvā praṇaśyati kalau yuge
in the Dvāpara, having become confused, it perishes in the Kali age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition