Linga Purana — Chapter 71
LiP 71.1
समासाद् विस्तराच्चैव सर्गः प्रोक्तस्त्वया शुभः कथं पशुपतिश्चासीत् पुरं दग्धुं महेश्वरः
samāsād vistarāccaiva sargaḥ proktastvayā śubhaḥ kathaṃ paśupatiścāsīt puraṃ dagdhuṃ maheśvaraḥ
In brief and also at length the auspicious creation has been told by you. How did Maheśvara come to be Paśupati, "Lord of Cattle," in order to burn the city?
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LiP 71.2
कथं च पशवश्चासन् देवाः सब्रह्मकाः प्रभोः मयस्य तपसा पूर्वं सुदुर्गं निर्मितं पुरम्
kathaṃ ca paśavaścāsan devāḥ sabrahmakāḥ prabhoḥ mayasya tapasā pūrvaṃ sudurgaṃ nirmitaṃ puram
And how did the gods, together with Brahmā, become the cattle of the Lord? Formerly, by the ascetic power of Maya, a city very hard to assail was built.
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LiP 71.3
हैमं च राजतं दिव्यम् अयस्मयम् अनुत्तमम् सुदुर्गं देवदेवेन दग्धमित्येव नः श्रुतम्
haimaṃ ca rājataṃ divyam ayasmayam anuttamam sudurgaṃ devadevena dagdhamityeva naḥ śrutam
Golden, and silver, and divine, and made of iron, unsurpassed and very hard to assail — we have heard just this, that it was burnt by the God of gods.
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LiP 71.4
कथं ददाह भगवान् भगनेत्रनिपातनः एकेनेषुनिपातेन दिव्येनापि तदा कथम्
kathaṃ dadāha bhagavān bhaganetranipātanaḥ ekeneṣunipātena divyenāpi tadā katham
How did the Lord, the one who struck down Bhaga's eye, burn it? And how, then, with the fall of a single arrow, even a divine one?
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LiP 71.5
विष्णुनोत्पादितैर्भूतैर् न दग्धं तत्पुरत्रयम् पुरस्य संभवः सर्वो वरलाभः पुरा श्रुतः
viṣṇunotpāditairbhūtair na dagdhaṃ tatpuratrayam purasya saṃbhavaḥ sarvo varalābhaḥ purā śrutaḥ
That triple city was not burnt by the beings produced by Viṣṇu. The whole origin of the city, and the obtaining of the boon, we have heard before.
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LiP 71.6
इदानीं दहनं सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः
idānīṃ dahanaṃ sarvaṃ vaktumarhasi suvrata teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sūtaḥ paurāṇikottamaḥ
Now you should tell the whole burning, O you of good vows. Hearing that speech of theirs, the Sūta, best of those versed in the Purāṇas,
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LiP 71.7
यथा श्रुतं तथा प्राह व्यासाद् विश्वार्थसूचकात् त्रैलोक्यस्यास्य शापाद्धि मनोवाक्कायसंभवात्
yathā śrutaṃ tathā prāha vyāsād viśvārthasūcakāt trailokyasyāsya śāpāddhi manovākkāyasaṃbhavāt
spoke just as he had heard it from Vyāsa, the indicator of the meaning of all things — indeed, from the curse of these three worlds, a curse arising from mind, speech and body.
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LiP 71.8
निहते तारके दैत्ये तारपुत्रे सबान्धवे स्कन्देन वा प्रयत्नेन तस्य पुत्रा महाबलाः
nihate tārake daitye tāraputre sabāndhave skandena vā prayatnena tasya putrā mahābalāḥ
When the daitya Tāraka, son of Tāra, had been slain together with his kinsmen by Skanda with effort, his sons, of great strength —
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LiP 71.9
विद्युन्माली तारकाक्षः कमलाक्षश् च वीर्यवान् तपस्तेपुर्महात्मानो महाबलपराक्रमाः
vidyunmālī tārakākṣaḥ kamalākṣaś ca vīryavān tapastepurmahātmāno mahābalaparākramāḥ
Vidyunmālī, Tārakākṣa and the valiant Kamalākṣa — those great-souled ones, of great strength and prowess, performed austerities.
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LiP 71.10
तप उग्रं समास्थाय नियमे परमे स्थिताः तपसा कर्शयामासुर् देहान् स्वान्दानवोत्तमाः
tapa ugraṃ samāsthāya niyame parame sthitāḥ tapasā karśayāmāsur dehān svāndānavottamāḥ
Undertaking fierce austerity and abiding in the highest restraint, those foremost of Dānavas made their own bodies lean by asceticism.
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LiP 71.11
तेषां पितामहः प्रीतो वरदः प्रददौ वरम् अवध्यत्वं च सर्वेषां सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा
teṣāṃ pitāmahaḥ prīto varadaḥ pradadau varam avadhyatvaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ sarvabhūteṣu sarvadā
Pleased with them, the Grandfather, the giver of boons, granted a boon — and (they asked for) invulnerability for all of them among all beings at all times.
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LiP 71.12
सहिता वरयामासुः सर्वलोकपितामहम् तान् अब्रवीत् तदा देवो लोकानां प्रभुर् अव्ययः
sahitā varayāmāsuḥ sarvalokapitāmaham tān abravīt tadā devo lokānāṃ prabhur avyayaḥ
Together they asked it of the Grandfather of all the worlds; then the God, the imperishable lord of the worlds, said to them:
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LiP 71.13
नास्ति सर्वामरत्वं वै निवर्तध्वम् अतो ऽसुराः अन्यं वरं वृणीध्वं वै यादृशं सम्प्ररोचते
nāsti sarvāmaratvaṃ vai nivartadhvam ato 'surāḥ anyaṃ varaṃ vṛṇīdhvaṃ vai yādṛśaṃ samprarocate
"There is no complete immortality; therefore turn back from this, O asuras. Choose some other boon, whatever sort pleases you."
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LiP 71.14
ततस्ते सहिता दैत्याः सम्प्रधार्य परस्परम् ब्रह्माणमब्रुवन्दैत्याः प्रणिपत्य जगद्गुरुम्
tataste sahitā daityāḥ sampradhārya parasparam brahmāṇamabruvandaityāḥ praṇipatya jagadgurum
Then those daityas together, having deliberated with one another, bowed down to Brahmā, the teacher of the world, and said to him:
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LiP 71.15
वयं पुराणि त्रीण्येव समास्थाय महीमिमाम् विचरिष्याम लोकेश त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगद्गुरो
vayaṃ purāṇi trīṇyeva samāsthāya mahīmimām vicariṣyāma lokeśa tvatprasādājjagadguro
"Taking our stand in three cities, we shall roam this earth, O lord of the worlds, by your favour, O teacher of the world.
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LiP 71.16
तथा वर्षसहस्रेषु समेष्यामः परस्परम् एकीभावं गमिष्यन्ति पुराण्येतानि चानघ
tathā varṣasahasreṣu sameṣyāmaḥ parasparam ekībhāvaṃ gamiṣyanti purāṇyetāni cānagha
And so, after a thousand years, we shall come together with one another, and these cities will become one, O sinless one.
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LiP 71.17
समागतानि चैतानि यो हन्याद्भगवंस्तदा एकेनैवेषुणा देवः स नो मृत्युर्भविष्यति
samāgatāni caitāni yo hanyādbhagavaṃstadā ekenaiveṣuṇā devaḥ sa no mṛtyurbhaviṣyati
And whichever god, O Lord, should then destroy them when they have come together, with one single arrow — he shall be our death."
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LiP 71.18
एवमस्त्विति तान्देवः प्रत्युक्त्वा प्राविशद्दिवम् ततो मयः स्वतपसा चक्रे वीरः पुराण्यथ
evamastviti tāndevaḥ pratyuktvā prāviśaddivam tato mayaḥ svatapasā cakre vīraḥ purāṇyatha
Replying to them "So be it," the God entered heaven. Then the hero Maya, by his own ascetic power, made the cities.
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LiP 71.19
काञ्चनं दिवि तत्रासीद् अन्तरिक्षे च राजतम् आयसं चाभवद् भूमौ पुरं तेषां महात्मनाम्
kāñcanaṃ divi tatrāsīd antarikṣe ca rājatam āyasaṃ cābhavad bhūmau puraṃ teṣāṃ mahātmanām
There the golden one was in heaven, the silver one in the middle region, and the iron city of those great ones came to be on the earth.
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LiP 71.20
एकैकं योजनशतं विस्तारायामतः समम् काञ्चनं तारकाक्षस्य कमलाक्षस्य राजतम्
ekaikaṃ yojanaśataṃ vistārāyāmataḥ samam kāñcanaṃ tārakākṣasya kamalākṣasya rājatam
Each one measured a hundred leagues, equal in breadth and length; the golden one was Tārakākṣa's, the silver one Kamalākṣa's.
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LiP 71.21
विद्युन्मालेश्चायसं वै त्रिविधं दुर्गमुत्तमम् मयश् च बलवांस्तत्र दैत्यदानवपूजितः
vidyunmāleścāyasaṃ vai trividhaṃ durgamuttamam mayaś ca balavāṃstatra daityadānavapūjitaḥ
And the iron one was Vidyunmālin's — a threefold, excellent fortress; and Maya, the mighty one, was there, honoured by the Daityas and Dānavas.
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LiP 71.22
हैरण्ये राजते चैव कृष्णायसमये तथा आलयं चात्मनः कृत्वा तत्रास्ते बलवांस्तदा
hairaṇye rājate caiva kṛṣṇāyasamaye tathā ālayaṃ cātmanaḥ kṛtvā tatrāste balavāṃstadā
In the golden, the silver, and likewise the one made of black iron, having made a dwelling for himself, the mighty one abode there at that time.
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LiP 71.23
एवं बभूवुर्दैत्यानाम् अतिदुर्गाणि सुव्रताः पुराणि त्रीणि विप्रेन्द्रास् त्रैलोक्यमिव चापरम्
evaṃ babhūvurdaityānām atidurgāṇi suvratāḥ purāṇi trīṇi viprendrās trailokyamiva cāparam
Thus, O you of good vows, there came to be for the Daityas three cities, exceedingly hard to assail, O best of brahmins — like another triple world.
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LiP 71.24
पुरत्रये तदा जाते सर्वे दैत्या जगत्त्रये पुरत्रयं प्रविश्यैव बभूवुस्ते बलाधिकाः
puratraye tadā jāte sarve daityā jagattraye puratrayaṃ praviśyaiva babhūvuste balādhikāḥ
When the three cities had thus come into being, all the Daityas in the three worlds, entering the three cities, became surpassing in strength.
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LiP 71.25
कल्पद्रुमसमाकीर्णं गजवाजिसमाकुलम् नानाप्रसादसंकीर्णं मणिजालैः समावृतम्
kalpadrumasamākīrṇaṃ gajavājisamākulam nānāprasādasaṃkīrṇaṃ maṇijālaiḥ samāvṛtam
(It was) thickly set with wish-granting trees, crowded with elephants and horses, filled with many mansions, covered over with networks of jewels.
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LiP 71.26
सूर्यमण्डलसंकाशैर् विमानैर्विश्वतोमुखैः पद्मरागमयैः शुभ्रैः शोभितं चन्द्रसंनिभैः
sūryamaṇḍalasaṃkāśair vimānairviśvatomukhaiḥ padmarāgamayaiḥ śubhraiḥ śobhitaṃ candrasaṃnibhaiḥ
It was adorned with flying palaces resembling the sun's orb, facing in all directions, made of rubies, bright, like the moon.
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LiP 71.27
प्रासादैर्गोपुरैर्दिव्यैः कैलासशिखरोपमैः शोभितं त्रिपुरं तेषां पृथक्पृथगनुत्तमैः
prāsādairgopurairdivyaiḥ kailāsaśikharopamaiḥ śobhitaṃ tripuraṃ teṣāṃ pṛthakpṛthaganuttamaiḥ
Their triple city was adorned, each one separately, with divine mansions and gate-towers, unsurpassed, resembling the peaks of Kailāsa.
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LiP 71.28
दिव्यस्त्रीभिः सुसम्पूर्णं गन्धर्वैः सिद्धचारणैः रुद्रालयैः प्रतिगृहं साग्निहोत्रैर् द्विजोत्तमाः
divyastrībhiḥ susampūrṇaṃ gandharvaiḥ siddhacāraṇaiḥ rudrālayaiḥ pratigṛhaṃ sāgnihotrair dvijottamāḥ
It was well filled with divine women, with Gandharvas, Siddhas and Cāraṇas; in every house were shrines of Rudra, with fire-offerings, O best of the twice-born.
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LiP 71.29
वापीकूपतडागैश् च दीर्घिकाभिस्तु सर्वतः मत्तमातङ्गयूथैश् च तुरङ्गैश् च सुशोभनैः
vāpīkūpataḍāgaiś ca dīrghikābhistu sarvataḥ mattamātaṅgayūthaiś ca turaṅgaiś ca suśobhanaiḥ
And with step-wells, wells and tanks, and with long ponds on every side, and with herds of rutting elephants and with beautiful horses,
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LiP 71.30
रथैश् च विविधाकारैर् विचित्रैर्विश्वतोमुखैः सभाप्रपादिभिश् चैव क्रीडास्थानैः पृथक् पृथक्
rathaiś ca vividhākārair vicitrairviśvatomukhaiḥ sabhāprapādibhiś caiva krīḍāsthānaiḥ pṛthak pṛthak
and with chariots of various shapes, variegated, facing every direction, and with assembly halls, water-booths and the rest, and with pleasure-grounds, each separately,
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LiP 71.31
वेदाध्ययनशालाभिर् विविधाभिः समन्ततः अधृष्यं मनसाप्यन्यैर् मयस्यैव च मायया
vedādhyayanaśālābhir vividhābhiḥ samantataḥ adhṛṣyaṃ manasāpyanyair mayasyaiva ca māyayā
and with various halls for the study of the Veda on all sides — it was unassailable even in thought by others, and that by the very magic of Maya.
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LiP 71.32
पतिव्रताभिः सर्वत्र सेवितं मुनिपुङ्गवाः कृत्वापि सुमहत् पापम् अपापैः शङ्करार्चनात्
pativratābhiḥ sarvatra sevitaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ kṛtvāpi sumahat pāpam apāpaiḥ śaṅkarārcanāt
It was everywhere attended by wives devoted to their husbands, O foremost of sages, (and by those) who, though they had committed very great sin, were sinless through the worship of Śaṅkara,
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LiP 71.33
दैत्येश्वरैर्महाभागैः सदारैः ससुतैर्द्विजाः श्रौतस्मार्तार्थधर्मज्ञैस् तद्धर्मनिरतैः सदा
daityeśvarairmahābhāgaiḥ sadāraiḥ sasutairdvijāḥ śrautasmārtārthadharmajñais taddharmanirataiḥ sadā
by the greatly blessed lords of the Daityas together with their wives and sons, O twice-born, who knew the meaning and duty of śruti and smṛti and were always devoted to that duty,
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LiP 71.34
महादेवेतरं त्यक्त्वा देवं तस्यार्चने स्थितैः व्यूढोरस्कैर् वृषस्कन्धैः सर्वायुधधरैः सदा
mahādevetaraṃ tyaktvā devaṃ tasyārcane sthitaiḥ vyūḍhoraskair vṛṣaskandhaiḥ sarvāyudhadharaiḥ sadā
who, forsaking any god other than Mahādeva, stood firm in his worship, broad-chested, bull-shouldered, always bearing every weapon,
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LiP 71.35
सर्वदा क्षुधितैश्चैव दावाग्निसदृशेक्षणैः प्रशान्तैः कुपितैश्चैव कुब्जैर् वामनकैस् तथा
sarvadā kṣudhitaiścaiva dāvāgnisadṛśekṣaṇaiḥ praśāntaiḥ kupitaiścaiva kubjair vāmanakais tathā
always hungry, with eyes like a forest fire, (some) tranquil and (some) enraged, hunchbacked and likewise dwarfish,
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LiP 71.36
नीलोत्पलदलप्रख्यैर् नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजैः नीलाद्रिमेरुसंकाशैर् नीरदोपमनिःस्वनैः मयेन रक्षितैः सर्वैः शिक्षितैर्युद्धलालसैः
nīlotpaladalaprakhyair nīlakuñcitamūrdhajaiḥ nīlādrimerusaṃkāśair nīradopamaniḥsvanaiḥ mayena rakṣitaiḥ sarvaiḥ śikṣitairyuddhalālasaiḥ
resembling the petals of a blue lotus, with dark curling hair, like the blue mountain and Meru, their voices like clouds, all guarded by Maya, trained, eager for battle;
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LiP 71.37
अथ समररतैः सदा समन्ताच् छिवपदपूजनया सुलब्धवीर्यैः रविमरुदमरेन्द्रसंनिकाशैः सुरमथनैः सुदृढैः सुसेवितं तत्
atha samararataiḥ sadā samantāc chivapadapūjanayā sulabdhavīryaiḥ ravimarudamarendrasaṃnikāśaiḥ suramathanaiḥ sudṛḍhaiḥ susevitaṃ tat
and further, that (city) was well attended on every side by those ever delighting in battle, who had gained great valour by worship at Śiva's feet, resembling the sun, the wind and the lord of the gods, crushers of the gods, exceedingly firm.
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LiP 71.38
सेन्द्रा देवा द्विजश्रेष्ठा द्रुमा दावाग्निना यथा पुरत्रयाग्निना दग्धा ह्य् अभवन् दैत्यवैभवात्
sendrā devā dvijaśreṣṭhā drumā dāvāgninā yathā puratrayāgninā dagdhā hy abhavan daityavaibhavāt
The gods with Indra, O best of the twice-born, were burnt by the fire of the three cities, through the might of the Daityas, as trees are by a forest fire.
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LiP 71.39
अथैवं ते तदा दग्धा देवा देवेश्वरं हरिम् अभिवन्द्य तदा प्राहुस् तमप्रतिमवर्चसम्
athaivaṃ te tadā dagdhā devā deveśvaraṃ harim abhivandya tadā prāhus tamapratimavarcasam
Then, being thus burnt, the gods, saluting Hari, the lord of gods, spoke to him of incomparable splendour.
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LiP 71.40
सो ऽपि नारायणः श्रीमान् चिन्तयामास चेतसा किं कार्यं देवकार्येषु भगवानिति स प्रभुः
so 'pi nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmān cintayāmāsa cetasā kiṃ kāryaṃ devakāryeṣu bhagavāniti sa prabhuḥ
And he too, the glorious Nārāyaṇa, pondered in his mind: "What is to be done, since the Lord (Śiva) is (himself) engaged in the affairs of the gods?" — so (thought) that mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.41
तदा सस्मार वै यज्ञं यज्ञमूर्तिर्जनार्दनः यज्वा यज्ञभुगीशानो यज्वनां फलदः प्रभुः
tadā sasmāra vai yajñaṃ yajñamūrtirjanārdanaḥ yajvā yajñabhugīśāno yajvanāṃ phaladaḥ prabhuḥ
Then indeed he called to mind the sacrifice — Janārdana, whose very form is sacrifice, the sacrificer, the eater of the sacrifice, the lord, the mighty one who bestows the fruit upon those who sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.42
ततो यज्ञः स्मृतस्तेन देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये देवं ते पुरुषं चैव प्रणेमुस्तुष्टुवुस्तदा
tato yajñaḥ smṛtastena devakāryārthasiddhaye devaṃ te puruṣaṃ caiva praṇemustuṣṭuvustadā
Then, the sacrifice having been called to mind by him for the accomplishment of the purpose of the gods' task, they bowed down to the god and to the Puruṣa (Viṣṇu) and praised (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.43
भगवानपि तं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञं प्राह सनातनम् सनातनस्तदा सेन्द्रान् देवान् आलोक्य चाच्युतः
bhagavānapi taṃ dṛṣṭvā yajñaṃ prāha sanātanam sanātanastadā sendrān devān ālokya cācyutaḥ
And the Lord too, seeing that eternal sacrifice, spoke — the eternal, unfallen one, looking upon the gods together with Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.44
अनेनोपसदा देवा यजध्वं परमेश्वरम् पुरत्रयविनाशाय जगत्त्रयविभूतये
anenopasadā devā yajadhvaṃ parameśvaram puratrayavināśāya jagattrayavibhūtaye
"With this upasad offering, O gods, sacrifice to the Supreme Lord, for the destruction of the three cities and for the prosperity of the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.45
अथ तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा देवदेवस्य धीमतः सिंहनादं महत्कृत्वा यज्ञेशं तुष्टुवुः सुराः
atha tasya vacaḥ śrutvā devadevasya dhīmataḥ siṃhanādaṃ mahatkṛtvā yajñeśaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ surāḥ
Then, having heard that speech of the wise god of gods, the gods raised a great lion's roar and praised the lord of sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.46
ततः संचिन्त्य भगवान् स्वयमेव जनार्दनः पुनः प्राह स सर्वांस्तांस् त्रिदशांस्त्रिदशेश्वरः
tataḥ saṃcintya bhagavān svayameva janārdanaḥ punaḥ prāha sa sarvāṃstāṃs tridaśāṃstridaśeśvaraḥ
Then, having reflected, the Lord Janārdana himself, the lord of the thirty (gods), spoke again to all those thirty:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.47
हत्वा दग्ध्वा च भूतानि भुक्त्वा चान्यायतो ऽपि वा यजेद्यदि महादेवम् अपापो नात्र संशयः
hatvā dagdhvā ca bhūtāni bhuktvā cānyāyato 'pi vā yajedyadi mahādevam apāpo nātra saṃśayaḥ
"Even after killing and burning living beings, and after eating (what should not be eaten), or (acting) unlawfully, if one worships Mahādeva he is free of sin — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.48
अपापा नैव हन्तव्याः पापा एव न संशयः हन्तव्याः सर्वयत्नेन कथं वध्याः सुरोत्तमाः
apāpā naiva hantavyāḥ pāpā eva na saṃśayaḥ hantavyāḥ sarvayatnena kathaṃ vadhyāḥ surottamāḥ
The sinless are by no means to be slain; only the sinful are to be slain with every effort — no doubt of that. (But) how, O best of gods, are these to be killed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.49
असुरा दुर्मदाः पापा अपि देवैर्महाबलैः तस्मान्न वध्या रुद्रस्य प्रभावात् परमेष्ठिनः
asurā durmadāḥ pāpā api devairmahābalaiḥ tasmānna vadhyā rudrasya prabhāvāt parameṣṭhinaḥ
The asuras are evil-drunk and sinful, yet (they cannot be slain) even by the mighty gods; therefore they are not to be slain, because of the power of Rudra, the supreme one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.50
को ऽहं ब्रह्माथवा देवा दैत्या देवारिसूदनाः मुनयश् च महात्मानः प्रसादेन विना प्रभोः
ko 'haṃ brahmāthavā devā daityā devārisūdanāḥ munayaś ca mahātmānaḥ prasādena vinā prabhoḥ
Who am I, or Brahmā, or the gods, or the daityas who slay the enemies of the gods, or the great-souled sages — without the grace of the Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.51
यः सप्तविंशको नित्यः परात्परतरः प्रभुः विश्वामरेश्वरो वन्द्यो विश्वाधारो महेश्वरः
yaḥ saptaviṃśako nityaḥ parātparataraḥ prabhuḥ viśvāmareśvaro vandyo viśvādhāro maheśvaraḥ
He who is the twenty-seven-fold, the eternal, the mighty one higher than the highest, the lord of the universe and of the immortals, the one to be revered, the support of the universe, Maheśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.52
स एव सर्वदेवेशः सर्वेषामपि शङ्करः लीलया देवदैत्येन्द्रविभागमकरोद्धरः
sa eva sarvadeveśaḥ sarveṣāmapi śaṅkaraḥ līlayā devadaityendravibhāgamakaroddharaḥ
He alone is the lord of all gods, Śaṅkara, (the benefactor) of all; in play Hara made the division into gods, daityas and (their) chiefs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.53
तस्यांशम् एकं सम्पूज्य देवा देवत्वम् आगताः ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मत्वम् आपन्नो ह्य् अहं विष्णुत्वमेव च
tasyāṃśam ekaṃ sampūjya devā devatvam āgatāḥ brahmā brahmatvam āpanno hy ahaṃ viṣṇutvameva ca
Having worshipped a single portion of him, the gods attained godhood, Brahmā attained brahma-hood, and I indeed (attained) the state of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.54
तम् अपूज्य जगत्यस्मिन् कः पुमान् सिद्धिमिच्छति तस्मात्तेनैव हन्तव्या लिङ्गार्चनविधेर् बलात्
tam apūjya jagatyasmin kaḥ pumān siddhimicchati tasmāttenaiva hantavyā liṅgārcanavidher balāt
Without worshipping him, what man in this world can wish for success? Therefore they are to be slain by him alone, by the force of the rite of liṅga-worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.55
धर्मनिष्ठाश् च ते सर्वे श्रौतस्मार्तविधौ स्थिताः तथापि यजमानेन रौद्रेणोपसदा प्रभुम् रुद्रमिष्ट्वा यथान्यायं जेष्यामो दैत्यसत्तमान्
dharmaniṣṭhāś ca te sarve śrautasmārtavidhau sthitāḥ tathāpi yajamānena raudreṇopasadā prabhum rudramiṣṭvā yathānyāyaṃ jeṣyāmo daityasattamān
And all of them (the asuras) are fixed in dharma, established in the Vedic and Smārta rites; nevertheless, by sacrificing to the Lord Rudra as prescribed, with the Rudra-related upasad offering as the sacrificial act, we shall conquer those foremost of daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.56
सतारकाक्षेण मयेन गुप्तं स्वस्थं च गुप्तं स्फटिकाभमेकम् को नाम हन्तुं त्रिपुरं समर्थो मुक्त्वा त्रिनेत्रं भगवन्तमेकम्
satārakākṣeṇa mayena guptaṃ svasthaṃ ca guptaṃ sphaṭikābhamekam ko nāma hantuṃ tripuraṃ samartho muktvā trinetraṃ bhagavantamekam
(The city) guarded by Tārakākṣa together with Maya, secure and well-guarded, a single one shining like crystal — who indeed is able to destroy Tripura, except the one three-eyed Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.57
एवमुक्त्वा हरिश्चेष्ट्वा यज्ञेनोपसदा प्रभुम् उपविष्टो ददर्शाथ भूतसंघान्सहस्रशः
evamuktvā hariśceṣṭvā yajñenopasadā prabhum upaviṣṭo dadarśātha bhūtasaṃghānsahasraśaḥ
Having spoken thus, Hari, having worshipped the Lord with the upasad sacrifice, sat down, and then saw hosts of beings by the thousands —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.58
शूलशक्तिगदाहस्तान् टङ्कोपलशिलायुधान् नानाप्रहरणोपेतान् नानावेषधरांस्तदा
śūlaśaktigadāhastān ṭaṅkopalaśilāyudhān nānāpraharaṇopetān nānāveṣadharāṃstadā
with tridents, spears and maces in their hands, armed with chisels, rocks and stones, furnished with various weapons, wearing various guises,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.59
कालाग्निरुद्रसंकाशान् कालरुद्रोपमांस्तदा प्राह देवो हरिः साक्षात् प्रणिपत्य स्थितान् प्रभुः
kālāgnirudrasaṃkāśān kālarudropamāṃstadā prāha devo hariḥ sākṣāt praṇipatya sthitān prabhuḥ
resembling Kālāgnirudra, like Kālarudra — then the god Hari, the Lord, in person spoke to them as they stood there after bowing down:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.60
दग्ध्वा भित्त्वा च भुक्त्वा च गत्वा दैत्यपुरत्रयम् पुनर्यथागतं वीरा गन्तुमर्हथ भूतये
dagdhvā bhittvā ca bhuktvā ca gatvā daityapuratrayam punaryathāgataṃ vīrā gantumarhatha bhūtaye
"Having burned, having breached, and having devoured, once you have gone to the triple city of the Daityas, you heroes should return again as you came, for the welfare (of the world)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.61
ततः प्रणम्य देवेशं भूतसंघाः पुरत्रयम् प्रविश्य नष्टास्ते सर्वे शलभा इव पावकम्
tataḥ praṇamya deveśaṃ bhūtasaṃghāḥ puratrayam praviśya naṣṭāste sarve śalabhā iva pāvakam
Then, having bowed to the lord of the gods, the hosts of beings entered the triple city, and all of them perished, like moths (entering) a fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.62
ततस्तु नष्टास्ते सर्वे भूता देवेश्वराज्ञया ननृतुर् मुमुदुश् चैव जगुर् दैत्याः सहस्रशः
tatastu naṣṭāste sarve bhūtā deveśvarājñayā nanṛtur mumuduś caiva jagur daityāḥ sahasraśaḥ
So all those beings perished by the command of the lord of the gods, and the Daityas by the thousands danced and rejoiced and sang.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.63
तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ततः पराजिता देवा ध्वस्तवीर्याः क्षणेन तु
tuṣṭuvurdevadeveśaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram tataḥ parājitā devā dhvastavīryāḥ kṣaṇena tu
They praised the lord of the gods of gods, the Supreme Self, the Lord. Then the gods, defeated, their valour shattered in an instant,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.64
सेन्द्राः संगम्य देवेशम् उपेन्द्रं धिष्ठिता भयात् तान्दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः
sendrāḥ saṃgamya deveśam upendraṃ dhiṣṭhitā bhayāt tāndṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ
together with Indra, having assembled, stood before Upendra, the lord of the gods, out of fear. Seeing them, the Blessed One, the Supreme Person, reflected:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.65
किं कृत्यमिति संतप्तः संतप्तान्सेन्द्रकान्क्षणम् कथं तु तेषां दैत्यानां बलं हत्वा प्रयत्नतः
kiṃ kṛtyamiti saṃtaptaḥ saṃtaptānsendrakānkṣaṇam kathaṃ tu teṣāṃ daityānāṃ balaṃ hatvā prayatnataḥ
"What is to be done?"—himself distressed for a moment (at the sight of) the distressed gods with Indra: "How, having with effort destroyed the strength of those Daityas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.66
देवकार्यं करिष्यामि प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः पापं विचारतो नास्ति धर्मिष्ठानां न संशयः
devakāryaṃ kariṣyāmi prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ pāpaṃ vicārato nāsti dharmiṣṭhānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
shall I accomplish the task of the gods by the favour of the Highest One? For those most devoted to dharma there is no sin, when one considers it—no doubt of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.67
तस्माद्दैत्या न वध्यास्ते भूतैश्चोपसदोद्भवैः पापं नुदति धर्मेण धर्मे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
tasmāddaityā na vadhyāste bhūtaiścopasadodbhavaiḥ pāpaṃ nudati dharmeṇa dharme sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
Therefore these Daityas are not to be slain, not even by the beings arisen from the upasad rites. By dharma one drives away sin; on dharma everything is established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.68
धर्मादैश्वर्यमित्येषा श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी दैत्याश्चैते हि धर्मिष्ठाः सर्वे त्रिपुरवासिनः
dharmādaiśvaryamityeṣā śrutireṣā sanātanī daityāścaite hi dharmiṣṭhāḥ sarve tripuravāsinaḥ
"Lordship comes from dharma"—this is the eternal Vedic teaching; and these Daityas, all the dwellers in the Triple City, are indeed most devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.69
तस्मादवध्यतां प्राप्ता नान्यथा द्विजपुङ्गवाः कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं रुद्रमभ्यर्चयन्ति ये
tasmādavadhyatāṃ prāptā nānyathā dvijapuṅgavāḥ kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṃ rudramabhyarcayanti ye
Therefore they have attained unslayability, and not otherwise, O best of twice-born. Those who worship Rudra, even after committing a very great sin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.70
मुच्यन्ते पातकैः सर्वैः पद्मपत्रमिवांभसा पूजया भोगसंपत्तिर् अवश्यं जायते द्विजाः
mucyante pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ padmapatramivāṃbhasā pūjayā bhogasaṃpattir avaśyaṃ jāyate dvijāḥ
are freed from all offences, as a lotus leaf is (untouched) by water. From (such) worship an abundance of enjoyments inevitably arises, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.71
तस्मात्ते भोगिनो दैत्या लिङ्गार्चनपरायणाः तस्मात्कृत्वा धर्मविघ्नम् अहं देवाः स्वमायया
tasmātte bhogino daityā liṅgārcanaparāyaṇāḥ tasmātkṛtvā dharmavighnam ahaṃ devāḥ svamāyayā
Therefore those Daityas are enjoyers, being devoted to the worship of the liṅga. Therefore, O gods, having by my own māyā created an obstruction to the dharma
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.72
दैत्यानां देवकार्यार्थं जेष्ये ऽहं त्रिपुरं क्षणात् विचार्यैवं ततस्तेषां भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः कर्तुं व्यवसितश्चाभूद् धर्मविघ्नं सुरारिणाम्
daityānāṃ devakāryārthaṃ jeṣye 'haṃ tripuraṃ kṣaṇāt vicāryaivaṃ tatasteṣāṃ bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ kartuṃ vyavasitaścābhūd dharmavighnaṃ surāriṇām
of the Daityas, for the sake of the gods' purpose, I shall conquer the Triple City in an instant. Having thus deliberated, the Blessed One, the Supreme Person, then resolved to work an obstruction to the dharma of the enemies of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.73
असृजच्च महातेजाः पुरुषं चात्मसंभवम् मायी मायामयं तेषां धर्मविघ्नार्थमच्युतः
asṛjacca mahātejāḥ puruṣaṃ cātmasaṃbhavam māyī māyāmayaṃ teṣāṃ dharmavighnārthamacyutaḥ
And that one of great splendour, the master of māyā, the Imperishable, created a man born of himself, made of māyā, for the purpose of obstructing their dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.74
शास्त्रं च शास्ता सर्वेषाम् अकरोत्कामरूपधृक् सर्वसंमोहनं मायी दृष्टप्रत्ययसंयुतम्
śāstraṃ ca śāstā sarveṣām akarotkāmarūpadhṛk sarvasaṃmohanaṃ māyī dṛṣṭapratyayasaṃyutam
And the teacher of all, assuming a form at will, the master of māyā, composed a treatise that deludes everyone, furnished with the evidence of what is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.75
एतत्स्वाङ्गभवायैव पुरुषायोपदिश्य तु मायी मायामयं शास्त्रं ग्रन्थषोडशलक्षकम्
etatsvāṅgabhavāyaiva puruṣāyopadiśya tu māyī māyāmayaṃ śāstraṃ granthaṣoḍaśalakṣakam
And this treatise made of māyā, of sixteen hundred thousand verses, the master of māyā taught to that very man sprung from his own body—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.76
श्रौतस्मार्तविरुद्धं च वर्णाश्रमविवर्जितम् इहैव स्वर्गनरकं प्रत्ययं नान्यथा पुनः
śrautasmārtaviruddhaṃ ca varṇāśramavivarjitam ihaiva svarganarakaṃ pratyayaṃ nānyathā punaḥ
(a treatise) contrary to śruti and smṛti, rejecting the classes and the stages of life, (holding) that heaven and hell are right here, that perception is the proof and there is nothing else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.77
तच्छास्त्रमुपदिश्यैव पुरुषायाच्युतः स्वयम् पुरत्रयविनाशाय प्राहैनं पुरुषं हरिः
tacchāstramupadiśyaiva puruṣāyācyutaḥ svayam puratrayavināśāya prāhainaṃ puruṣaṃ hariḥ
Having thus himself taught that treatise to the man, Hari, the Imperishable, spoke to that man for the destruction of the triple city:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.78
गन्तुमर्हसि नाशाय भो तूर्णं पुरवासिनाम् धर्मास् तथा प्रणश्यन्तु श्रौतस्मार्ता न संशयः
gantumarhasi nāśāya bho tūrṇaṃ puravāsinām dharmās tathā praṇaśyantu śrautasmārtā na saṃśayaḥ
"Sir, you must go at once, for the destruction of the city-dwellers; and let the dharmas based on śruti and smṛti perish—of that there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.79
ततः प्रणम्य तं मायी मायाशास्त्रविशारदः प्रविश्य तत्पुरं तूर्णं मुनिर्मायां तदाकरोत्
tataḥ praṇamya taṃ māyī māyāśāstraviśāradaḥ praviśya tatpuraṃ tūrṇaṃ munirmāyāṃ tadākarot
Then that master of māyā, skilled in the treatise of māyā, bowed to him and quickly entered that city, and the sage there worked his illusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.80
मायया तस्य ते दैत्याः पुरत्रयनिवासिनः श्रौतं स्मार्तं च संत्यज्य तस्य शिष्यास्तदाभवन्
māyayā tasya te daityāḥ puratrayanivāsinaḥ śrautaṃ smārtaṃ ca saṃtyajya tasya śiṣyāstadābhavan
By his illusion those demons dwelling in the three cities abandoned the Vedic and traditional (rites) and became his disciples then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.81
तत्यजुश् च महादेवं शङ्करं परमेश्वरम् नारदो ऽपि तदा मायी नियोगान्मायिनः प्रभोः
tatyajuś ca mahādevaṃ śaṅkaraṃ parameśvaram nārado 'pi tadā māyī niyogānmāyinaḥ prabhoḥ
And they abandoned Mahādeva, Śaṅkara, the supreme lord; and Nārada too then, a wielder of illusion, by the command of the illusion-making lord —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.82
प्रविश्य तत्पुरं तेन मायिना सह दीक्षितः मुनिः शिष्यैः प्रशिष्यैश् च संवृतः सर्वतः स्वयम्
praviśya tatpuraṃ tena māyinā saha dīkṣitaḥ muniḥ śiṣyaiḥ praśiṣyaiś ca saṃvṛtaḥ sarvataḥ svayam
— entering that city together with that illusionist, the sage, being himself initiated, was surrounded on all sides by disciples and disciples' disciples.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.83
स्त्रीधर्मं चाकरोत्स्त्रीणां दुश्चारफलसिद्धिदम् चक्रुस्ताः सर्वदा लब्ध्वा सद्य एव फलं स्त्रियः
strīdharmaṃ cākarotstrīṇāṃ duścāraphalasiddhidam cakrustāḥ sarvadā labdhvā sadya eva phalaṃ striyaḥ
And he established a law for women that granted the fruit of misconduct; those women, having obtained (it), always did (so), (getting) the fruit at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.84
जनासक्ता बभूवुस्ता विनिन्द्य पतिदेवताः अद्यापि गौरवात्तस्य नारदस्य कलौ मुनेः
janāsaktā babhūvustā vinindya patidevatāḥ adyāpi gauravāttasya nāradasya kalau muneḥ
They became attached to (other) men, reviling (the rule that) the husband is (their) deity; even today, out of respect for that sage Nārada, in the Kali age
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.85
नार्यश्चरन्ति संत्यज्य भर्तॄन् स्वैरं वृथाधमाः स्त्रीणां माता पिता बन्धुः सखा मित्रं च बान्धवः
nāryaścaranti saṃtyajya bhartṝn svairaṃ vṛthādhamāḥ strīṇāṃ mātā pitā bandhuḥ sakhā mitraṃ ca bāndhavaḥ
women, abandoning their husbands, roam at will, base and worthless. For women, the mother, father, kinsman, companion, friend and relative
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.86
भर्ता एव न संदेहस् तथाप्य् आसहमायया कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं या भर्तुः प्रेमसंयुता
bhartā eva na saṃdehas tathāpy āsahamāyayā kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṃ yā bhartuḥ premasaṃyutā
is the husband alone — there is no doubt of it; yet even so, by that illusion, even having committed a very great sin, she who is joined in love to her husband
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.87
प्राप्नुयात् परमं स्वर्गं नरकं च विपर्ययात् पुरैका मुनिशार्दूलाः सर्वधर्मान् सदा पतिम्
prāpnuyāt paramaṃ svargaṃ narakaṃ ca viparyayāt puraikā muniśārdūlāḥ sarvadharmān sadā patim
would attain the highest heaven, and hell in the contrary case. Formerly, O tigers among sages, one woman, (abandoning) all duties, (worshipped) her husband always —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.88
संत्यज्यापूजयन्साध्व्यो देवानन्याञ्जगद्गुरून् ताः स्वर्गलोकमासाद्य मोदन्ते विगतज्वराः
saṃtyajyāpūjayansādhvyo devānanyāñjagadgurūn tāḥ svargalokamāsādya modante vigatajvarāḥ
the virtuous women, having abandoned (all else), did not worship the other gods, the world's teachers; they, having reached the world of heaven, rejoice, free of affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.89
नरकं च जगामान्या तस्माद्भर्ता परा गतिः तथापि भर्तॄन् स्वांस् त्यक्त्वा बभूवुः स्वैरवृत्तयः
narakaṃ ca jagāmānyā tasmādbhartā parā gatiḥ tathāpi bhartṝn svāṃs tyaktvā babhūvuḥ svairavṛttayaḥ
And another went to hell; therefore the husband is the highest goal. Yet even so, abandoning their own husbands, they became women of wanton conduct,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.90
मायया देवदेवस्य विष्णोस्तस्याज्ञया प्रभोः अलक्ष्मीश् च स्वयं तस्य नियोगात्त्रिपुरं गता
māyayā devadevasya viṣṇostasyājñayā prabhoḥ alakṣmīś ca svayaṃ tasya niyogāttripuraṃ gatā
through the illusion of the god of gods Viṣṇu, by his command, the lord's. And Ill-fortune herself, by his charge, went to Tripura,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.91
या लक्ष्मीस्तपसा तेषां लब्धा देवेश्वरादजात् बहिर्गता परित्यज्य नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभोः
yā lakṣmīstapasā teṣāṃ labdhā deveśvarādajāt bahirgatā parityajya niyogādbrahmaṇaḥ prabhoḥ
while that Lakṣmī who had been obtained by their austerity from the unborn lord of gods went out, forsaking (them), by the command of the lord Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.92
बुद्धिमोहं तथाभूतं विष्णुमायाविनिर्मितम् तेषां दत्त्वा क्षणं देवस् तासां मायी च नारदः
buddhimohaṃ tathābhūtaṃ viṣṇumāyāvinirmitam teṣāṃ dattvā kṣaṇaṃ devas tāsāṃ māyī ca nāradaḥ
Having given them, and those women, for a moment such a delusion of mind as was fashioned by Viṣṇu's illusion, the god and the illusionist Nārada
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.93
सुखासीनौ ह्यसंभ्रान्तौ धर्मविघ्नार्थमव्ययौ एवं नष्टे तदा धर्मे श्रौतस्मार्ते सुशोभने
sukhāsīnau hyasaṃbhrāntau dharmavighnārthamavyayau evaṃ naṣṭe tadā dharme śrautasmārte suśobhane
sat at ease, unperturbed, imperishable, for the sake of obstructing dharma. Thus, when the fair Vedic and traditional dharma had then been destroyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.94
पाषण्डे ख्यापिते तेन विष्णुना विश्वयोनिना त्यक्ते महेश्वरे दैत्यैस् त्यक्ते लिङ्गार्चने तथा
pāṣaṇḍe khyāpite tena viṣṇunā viśvayoninā tyakte maheśvare daityais tyakte liṅgārcane tathā
when heresy had been proclaimed by that Viṣṇu, the womb of the universe, when Maheśvara had been abandoned by the demons, and the worship of the liṅga likewise abandoned,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.95
स्त्रीधर्मे निखिले नष्टे दुराचारे व्यवस्थिते कृतार्थ इव देवेशो देवैः सार्धमुमापतिम्
strīdharme nikhile naṣṭe durācāre vyavasthite kṛtārtha iva deveśo devaiḥ sārdhamumāpatim
when the whole law of women was destroyed and evil conduct established, the lord of gods, as if his purpose accomplished, together with the gods (approached) Umā's husband;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.96
तपसा प्राप्य सर्वज्ञं तुष्टाव पुरुषोत्तमः महेश्वराय देवाय नमस्ते परमात्मने
tapasā prāpya sarvajñaṃ tuṣṭāva puruṣottamaḥ maheśvarāya devāya namaste paramātmane
having reached by austerity the all-knowing one, the Supreme Person praised (him): "To the god Maheśvara, to the supreme Self, homage to you!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.97
नारायणाय शर्वाय ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मरूपिणे शाश्वताय ह्यनन्ताय अव्यक्ताय च ते नमः
nārāyaṇāya śarvāya brahmaṇe brahmarūpiṇe śāśvatāya hyanantāya avyaktāya ca te namaḥ
To Nārāyaṇa, to Śarva, to Brahman, to him whose form is brahman, to the eternal, to the endless, and to the unmanifest — homage to you!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.98
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं दण्डवत्प्रणिपत्य च जजाप रुद्रं भगवान् कोटिवारं जले स्थितः
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ daṇḍavatpraṇipatya ca jajāpa rudraṃ bhagavān koṭivāraṃ jale sthitaḥ
Having thus praised Mahādeva and bowed down like a staff, the Lord, standing in the water, muttered (the name of) Rudra ten million times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.99
देवाश् च सर्वे ते देवं तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम् सेन्द्राः ससाध्याः सयमाः सरुद्राः समरुद्गणाः
devāś ca sarve te devaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram sendrāḥ sasādhyāḥ sayamāḥ sarudrāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ
And all those gods praised the god, the supreme lord — with Indra, with the Sādhyas, with the Yamas, with the Rudras, with the hosts of Maruts:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.100
नमः सर्वात्मने तुभ्यं शङ्करायार्तिहारिणे रुद्राय नीलरुद्राय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे
namaḥ sarvātmane tubhyaṃ śaṅkarāyārtihāriṇe rudrāya nīlarudrāya kadrudrāya pracetase
Homage to you, the Self of all, to Śaṅkara who takes away affliction, to Rudra, to Nīlarudra, to Kadrudra, to the wise one (Pracetas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.101
गतिर्नः सर्वदास्माभिर् वन्द्यो देवारिमर्दनः त्वमादिस्त्वमनन्तश् च अनन्तश्चाक्षयः प्रभुः
gatirnaḥ sarvadāsmābhir vandyo devārimardanaḥ tvamādistvamanantaś ca anantaścākṣayaḥ prabhuḥ
You are our refuge always, to be praised by us, the crusher of the gods' enemies; you are the beginning, you are endless — unending, imperishable, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.102
प्रकृतिः पुरुषः साक्षात् स्रष्टा हर्ता जगद्गुरो त्राता नेता जगत्यस्मिन् द्विजानां द्विजवत्सल
prakṛtiḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣāt sraṣṭā hartā jagadguro trātā netā jagatyasmin dvijānāṃ dvijavatsala
(You are) Nature and Person in visible form, creator and destroyer, O teacher of the world; protector and leader of the twice-born in this world, O you who love the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.103
वरदो वाङ्मयो वाच्यो वाच्यवाचकवर्जितः याज्यो मुक्त्यर्थमीशानो योगिभिर् योगविभ्रमैः
varado vāṅmayo vācyo vācyavācakavarjitaḥ yājyo muktyarthamīśāno yogibhir yogavibhramaiḥ
(You are) the giver of boons, made of speech, what is to be spoken of, yet free of both what is spoken and what speaks; the Lord to be worshipped with sacrifice by yogins through the movements of yoga, for the sake of release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.104
हृत्पुण्डरीकसुषिरे योगिनां संस्थितः सदा वदन्ति सूरयः सन्तं परं ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्
hṛtpuṇḍarīkasuṣire yogināṃ saṃsthitaḥ sadā vadanti sūrayaḥ santaṃ paraṃ brahmasvarūpiṇam
The wise say that you, having the nature of the supreme Brahman, dwell always present in the hollow of the heart-lotus of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.105
भवन्तं तत्त्वम् इत्यार्यास् तेजोराशिं परात्परम् परमात्मानमित्याहुर् अस्मिञ्जगति तद्विभो
bhavantaṃ tattvam ityāryās tejorāśiṃ parātparam paramātmānamityāhur asmiñjagati tadvibho
The noble ones call you 'That' (tattva), a mass of splendour, higher than the high, and they call (you) the Supreme Self in this world, O mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.106
दृष्टं श्रुतं स्थितं सर्वं जायमानं जगद्गुरो अणोरल्पतरं प्राहुर् महतो ऽपि महत्तरम्
dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ sthitaṃ sarvaṃ jāyamānaṃ jagadguro aṇoralpataraṃ prāhur mahato 'pi mahattaram
All that is seen, heard, standing, and coming to be (is you), O teacher of the world; they declare (you) smaller than the smallest and greater even than the great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.107
सर्वतः पाणिपादं त्वां सर्वतो ऽक्षिशिरोमुखम् सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठसि
sarvataḥ pāṇipādaṃ tvāṃ sarvato 'kṣiśiromukham sarvataḥ śrutimalloke sarvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhasi
You have hands and feet on every side, eyes, heads and faces on every side, hearing on every side in the world; you stand encompassing all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.108
महादेवमनिर्देश्यं सर्वज्ञं त्वामनामयम् विश्वरूपं विरूपाक्षं सदाशिवम् अनामयम्
mahādevamanirdeśyaṃ sarvajñaṃ tvāmanāmayam viśvarūpaṃ virūpākṣaṃ sadāśivam anāmayam
(They call) you the Great God, indefinable, all-knowing, without ill, of universal form, odd-eyed, ever-benign, free of disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.109
कोटिभास्करसंकाशं कोटिशीतांशुसन्निभम् कोटिकालाग्निसंकाशं षड्विंशकमनीश्वरम्
koṭibhāskarasaṃkāśaṃ koṭiśītāṃśusannibham koṭikālāgnisaṃkāśaṃ ṣaḍviṃśakamanīśvaram
(You who are) like a crore of suns, resembling a crore of cool-rayed moons, like a crore of the fires of time, the twenty-sixth, having no lord above (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.110
प्रवर्तकं जगत्यस्मिन् प्रकृतेः प्रपितामहम् वदन्ति वरदं देवं सर्वावासं स्वयंभुवम्
pravartakaṃ jagatyasmin prakṛteḥ prapitāmaham vadanti varadaṃ devaṃ sarvāvāsaṃ svayaṃbhuvam
The Vedic revelations (call) you the essence of revelation, and (so do) people who know the essence of revelation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.111
श्रुतयः श्रुतिसारं त्वां श्रुतिसारविदो जनाः
śrutayaḥ śrutisāraṃ tvāṃ śrutisāravido janāḥ
O you of many forms, nothing made in the world apart from you has ever been seen by us; you alone are the throngs of daityas, asuras and spirits, the gods, men, and things unmoving and moving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.112
अदृष्टमस्माभिर् अनेकमूर्ते विना कृतं यद्भवताथ लोके त्वमेव दैत्यासुरभूतसंघान् देवान् नरान् स्थावरजङ्गमांश् च
adṛṣṭamasmābhir anekamūrte vinā kṛtaṃ yadbhavatātha loke tvameva daityāsurabhūtasaṃghān devān narān sthāvarajaṅgamāṃś ca
Protect (us), O Śambhu — there is no other refuge — by slaying the foremost of the asuras; all (of us) are deluded by your māyā, O Supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.113
पाहि नान्या गतिः शंभो विनिहत्यासुरोत्तमान् मायया मोहिताः सर्वे भवतः परमेश्वर
pāhi nānyā gatiḥ śaṃbho vinihatyāsurottamān māyayā mohitāḥ sarve bhavataḥ parameśvara
As waves, masses of billows, fight one another in the ocean and are yet rendered inert by their very basis, the water — so are gods and asuras: everything belongs to the Unborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.114
यथा तरङ्गा लहरीसमूहा युध्यन्ति चान्योन्यमपांनिधौ च जलाश्रयादेव जडीकृताश् च सुरासुरास्तद्वदजस्य सर्वम्
yathā taraṅgā laharīsamūhā yudhyanti cānyonyamapāṃnidhau ca jalāśrayādeva jaḍīkṛtāś ca surāsurāstadvadajasya sarvam
The man who, rising at dawn and becoming pure, recites this, or hears this meritorious hymn, will obtain every desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.115
य इदं प्रातरुत्थाय शुचिर्भूत्वा जपेन्नरः शृणुयाद्वा स्तवं पुण्यं सर्वकामम् अवाप्नुयात्
ya idaṃ prātarutthāya śucirbhūtvā japennaraḥ śṛṇuyādvā stavaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakāmam avāpnuyāt
Thus praised by the gods and by Viṣṇu's recitation, the Great Lord, bearing the moon, then embraced Somā, his hand held by Nandin, smiling,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.116
स्तुतस्त्वेवं सुरैर्विष्णोर् जपेन च महेश्वरः सोमः सोमाम् अथालिङ्ग्य नन्दिदत्तकरः स्मयन्
stutastvevaṃ surairviṣṇor japena ca maheśvaraḥ somaḥ somām athāliṅgya nandidattakaraḥ smayan
and Śaṅkara, looking at the gods, spoke with a deep voice: "Now I have understood this matter of the gods, O lords of the gods —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.117
प्राह गंभीरया वाचा देवानालोक्य शङ्करः ज्ञातं मयेदमधुना देवकार्यं सुरेश्वराः
prāha gaṃbhīrayā vācā devānālokya śaṅkaraḥ jñātaṃ mayedamadhunā devakāryaṃ sureśvarāḥ
and the power of the māyā of Viṣṇu and of the wise Nārada, and (the affair) of those daityas who are fixed in unrighteousness, O best of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.118
विष्णोर् मायाबलं चैव नारदस्य च धीमतः तेषामधर्मनिष्ठानां दैत्यानां देवसत्तमाः
viṣṇor māyābalaṃ caiva nāradasya ca dhīmataḥ teṣāmadharmaniṣṭhānāṃ daityānāṃ devasattamāḥ
I shall bring about the destruction of the three cities, O best of the gods." Then the gods, with Brahmā, with Indra and Upendra, came together,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.119
पुरत्रयविनाशं च करिष्ये ऽहं सुरोत्तमाः अथ सब्रह्मका देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः समागताः
puratrayavināśaṃ ca kariṣye 'haṃ surottamāḥ atha sabrahmakā devāḥ sendropendrāḥ samāgatāḥ
"And I shall bring about the destruction of the three cities, O best of gods." Then the gods, together with Brahmā, with Indra and Upendra, came together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.120
श्रुत्वा प्रभोस्तदा वाक्यं प्रणेमुस्तुष्टुवुश् च ते अप्येतदन्तरे देवी देवमालोक्य विस्मिता
śrutvā prabhostadā vākyaṃ praṇemustuṣṭuvuś ca te apyetadantare devī devamālokya vismitā
Having heard the Lord's words, they bowed and praised him; and in that same interval the Goddess, gazing at the (young) god, was filled with wonder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.121
लीलांबुजेन चाहत्य कलमाह वृषध्वजम् क्रीडमानं विभो पश्य षण्मुखं रविसन्निभम्
līlāṃbujena cāhatya kalamāha vṛṣadhvajam krīḍamānaṃ vibho paśya ṣaṇmukhaṃ ravisannibham
And tapping (him) with the lotus she held in play, she said sweetly to the bull-bannered one: "Look, O Lord, at the six-faced one at his play, resembling the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.122
पुत्रं पुत्रवतां श्रेष्ठं भूषितं भूषणैः शुभैः मुकुटैः कटकैश्चैव कुण्डलैर्वलयैः शुभैः
putraṃ putravatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bhūṣitaṃ bhūṣaṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ mukuṭaiḥ kaṭakaiścaiva kuṇḍalairvalayaiḥ śubhaiḥ
at (our) son, best of those who have sons, adorned with lovely ornaments—with diadems and bracelets, with earrings and with fair armlets,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.123
नूपुरैश्छन्नवारैश् च तथा ह्य् उदरबन्धनैः किङ्किणीभिर् अनेकाभिर् हैमैरश्वत्थपत्रकैः
nūpuraiśchannavāraiś ca tathā hy udarabandhanaiḥ kiṅkiṇībhir anekābhir haimairaśvatthapatrakaiḥ
with anklets and with net-work ornaments, and likewise with belly-bands, with many little bells, with golden aśvattha-leaf pendants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.124
कल्पकद्रुमजैः पुष्पैः शोभितैरलकैः शुभैः हारैर् वारिजरागादिमणिचित्रैस् तथाङ्गदैः
kalpakadrumajaiḥ puṣpaiḥ śobhitairalakaiḥ śubhaiḥ hārair vārijarāgādimaṇicitrais tathāṅgadaiḥ
with flowers born of the kalpa tree, with fair adorned locks, with necklaces variegated with rubies and other gems, and likewise with arm-bands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.125
मुक्ताफलमयैर्हारैः पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभैः तिलकैश् च महादेव पश्य पुत्रं सुशोभनम्
muktāphalamayairhāraiḥ pūrṇacandrasamaprabhaiḥ tilakaiś ca mahādeva paśya putraṃ suśobhanam
with necklaces made of pearls, radiant as the full moon, and with forehead-marks—O Mahādeva, look at (our) beautiful son!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.126
अङ्कितं कुङ्कुमाद्यैश् च वृत्तं भसितनिर्मितम् वक्त्रवृन्दं च पश्येश वृन्दं कामलकं यथा
aṅkitaṃ kuṅkumādyaiś ca vṛttaṃ bhasitanirmitam vaktravṛndaṃ ca paśyeśa vṛndaṃ kāmalakaṃ yathā
Marked with saffron and the rest, rounded, fashioned of ash—and look, O Lord, at the cluster of his faces, like a cluster of lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.127
नेत्राणि च विभो पश्य शुभानि त्वं शुभानि च अञ्जनानि विचित्राणि मङ्गलार्थं च मातृभिः
netrāṇi ca vibho paśya śubhāni tvaṃ śubhāni ca añjanāni vicitrāṇi maṅgalārthaṃ ca mātṛbhiḥ
And look, O Lord, at his eyes, auspicious as you (yourself) are auspicious, and at the variegated collyriums (applied) by the mothers for the sake of good fortune—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.128
गङ्गादिभिः कृत्तिकाद्यैः स्वाहया च विशेषतः इत्येवं लोकमातुश् च वाग्भिः संबोधितः शिवः
gaṅgādibhiḥ kṛttikādyaiḥ svāhayā ca viśeṣataḥ ityevaṃ lokamātuś ca vāgbhiḥ saṃbodhitaḥ śivaḥ
by Gaṅgā and the others, by Kṛttikā and the others, and especially by Svāhā." Thus was Śiva addressed by the words of the Mother of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.129
न ययौ तृप्तिमीशानः पिबन्स्कन्दाननामृतम् न सस्मार च तान्देवान् दैत्यशस्त्रनिपीडितान्
na yayau tṛptimīśānaḥ pibanskandānanāmṛtam na sasmāra ca tāndevān daityaśastranipīḍitān
The Lord reached no satiety as he drank the nectar of Skanda's face; nor did he remember those gods tormented by the weapons of the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.130
स्कन्दमालिङ्ग्य चाघ्राय नृत्य पुत्रेत्युवाच ह सो ऽपि लीलालसो बालो ननर्तार्तिहरः प्रभुः
skandamāliṅgya cāghrāya nṛtya putretyuvāca ha so 'pi līlālaso bālo nanartārtiharaḥ prabhuḥ
Embracing Skanda and kissing his head, he said, "Dance, son!" And that child too, eager for play, the Lord who removes affliction, danced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.131
सहैव ननृतुश्चान्ये सह तेन गणेश्वराः त्रैलोक्यमखिलं तत्र ननर्तेशाज्ञया क्षणम्
sahaiva nanṛtuścānye saha tena gaṇeśvarāḥ trailokyamakhilaṃ tatra nanarteśājñayā kṣaṇam
And the others, the lords of the hosts, danced together along with him; there the whole triple world danced for a moment at the Lord's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.132
नागाश् च ननृतुः सर्वे देवाः सेन्द्रपुरोगमाः तुष्टुवुर्गणपाः स्कन्दं मुमोदांबा च मातरः
nāgāś ca nanṛtuḥ sarve devāḥ sendrapurogamāḥ tuṣṭuvurgaṇapāḥ skandaṃ mumodāṃbā ca mātaraḥ
And the serpents danced, and all the gods with Indra at their head; the host-lords praised Skanda, and the Mother and the mothers rejoiced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.133
ससृजुः पुष्पवर्षाणि जगुर्गन्धर्वकिन्नराः नृत्यामृतं तदा पीत्वा पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ अवापतुस् तदा तृप्तिं नन्दिना च गणेश्वराः
sasṛjuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi jagurgandharvakinnarāḥ nṛtyāmṛtaṃ tadā pītvā pārvatīparameśvarau avāpatus tadā tṛptiṃ nandinā ca gaṇeśvarāḥ
The gandharvas and kinnaras sang and let fall showers of flowers; then, drinking the nectar of that dance, Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord attained satisfaction, and so did the host-lords along with Nandin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.134
ततः स नन्दी सह षण्मुखेन तथा च सार्धं गिरिराजपुत्र्या विवेश दिव्यं भवनं भवो ऽपि यथाम्बुदो ऽन्याम्बुदम् अम्बुदाभः
tataḥ sa nandī saha ṣaṇmukhena tathā ca sārdhaṃ girirājaputryā viveśa divyaṃ bhavanaṃ bhavo 'pi yathāmbudo 'nyāmbudam ambudābhaḥ
Then that Nandin, together with the six-faced one and likewise with the daughter of the mountain king, entered the divine dwelling—and Bhava too, cloud-hued, as one cloud enters another cloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.135
द्वारस्य पार्श्वे ते तस्थुर् देवा देवस्य धीमतः तुष्टुवुश् च महादेवं किंचिद् उद्विग्नचेतसः
dvārasya pārśve te tasthur devā devasya dhīmataḥ tuṣṭuvuś ca mahādevaṃ kiṃcid udvignacetasaḥ
Those gods stood beside the door of the wise god, and praised Mahādeva, their minds somewhat agitated,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.136
किंतु किंत्विति चान्योन्यं प्रेक्ष्य चैतत्समाकुलाः पापा वयम् इति ह्यन्ये अभाग्याश्चेति चापरे
kiṃtu kiṃtviti cānyonyaṃ prekṣya caitatsamākulāḥ pāpā vayam iti hyanye abhāgyāśceti cāpare
and looking at one another (saying) "but what now, what now?", troubled at this: some said "we are sinners," and others "we are luckless,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.137
भाग्यवन्तश् च दैत्येन्द्रा इति चान्ये सुरेश्वराः पूजाफलमिमं तेषाम् इत्यन्ये नेति चापरे
bhāgyavantaś ca daityendrā iti cānye sureśvarāḥ pūjāphalamimaṃ teṣām ityanye neti cāpare
and other lords of the gods said, "the demon chiefs are the fortunate ones"; others said, "this is the fruit of their worship," and yet others said "no."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.138
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तेषां श्रुत्वा शब्दाननेकशः कुम्भोदरो महातेजा दण्डेनाताडयत्सुरान्
etasminnantare teṣāṃ śrutvā śabdānanekaśaḥ kumbhodaro mahātejā daṇḍenātāḍayatsurān
In that interval, hearing their many utterances, Kumbhodara of great fiery power struck the gods with his staff.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.139
दुद्रुवुस्ते भयाविष्टा देवा हाहेतिवादिनः अपतन्मुनयश्चान्ये देवाश् च धरणीतले
dudruvuste bhayāviṣṭā devā hāhetivādinaḥ apatanmunayaścānye devāś ca dharaṇītale
Seized with fear, those gods ran, crying "alas, alas!"; and other sages and gods fell upon the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.140
अहो विधेर्बलं चेति मुनयः कश्यपादयः दृष्ट्वापि देवदेवेशं देवानां चासुरद्विषाम्
aho vidherbalaṃ ceti munayaḥ kaśyapādayaḥ dṛṣṭvāpi devadeveśaṃ devānāṃ cāsuradviṣām
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 71.141
अभाग्यान्न समाप्तं तु कार्यमित्यपरे द्विजाः प्रोचुर्नमः शिवायेति पूज्य चाल्पतरं हृदि
abhāgyānna samāptaṃ tu kāryamityapare dvijāḥ procurnamaḥ śivāyeti pūjya cālpataraṃ hṛdi
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 71.142
ततः कपर्दी नन्दीशो महादेवप्रियो मुनिः शूली माली तथा हाली कुण्डली वलयी गदी
tataḥ kapardī nandīśo mahādevapriyo muniḥ śūlī mālī tathā hālī kuṇḍalī valayī gadī
Then Nandīśa, wearing braided hair, the sage dear to Mahādeva, bearing a trident, a garland, and likewise a plough, earrings, bracelets, and a mace,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.143
वृषमारुह्य सुश्वेतं ययौ तस्याज्ञया तदा ततो वै नन्दिनं दृष्ट्वा गणः कुम्भोदरो ऽपि सः
vṛṣamāruhya suśvetaṃ yayau tasyājñayā tadā tato vai nandinaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇaḥ kumbhodaro 'pi saḥ
mounting a very white bull, then went at his command; and thereupon that attendant Kumbhodara too, seeing Nandin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.144
प्रणम्य नन्दिनं मूर्ध्ना सह तेन त्वरन् ययौ नन्दी भाति महातेजा वृषपृष्ठे वृषध्वजः
praṇamya nandinaṃ mūrdhnā saha tena tvaran yayau nandī bhāti mahātejā vṛṣapṛṣṭhe vṛṣadhvajaḥ
Having bowed his head to Nandin, he went off in haste together with him; Nandin, of great splendour, shines on the back of the bull like the bull-bannered (Śiva) himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.145
सगणो गणसेनानीर् मेघपृष्ठे यथा भवः दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं मुक्ताजालैर् अलंकृतम्
sagaṇo gaṇasenānīr meghapṛṣṭhe yathā bhavaḥ daśayojanavistīrṇaṃ muktājālair alaṃkṛtam
(He was) accompanied by his troop, the commander of the gaṇas, like Bhava upon the back of a cloud. (There was a parasol) ten yojanas broad, adorned with nets of pearls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.146
सितातपत्रं शैलादेर् आकाशमिव भाति तत् तत्रान्तर्बद्धमाला सा मुक्ताफलमयी शुभा
sitātapatraṃ śailāder ākāśamiva bhāti tat tatrāntarbaddhamālā sā muktāphalamayī śubhā
That white parasol shines above the mountain (and the rest) like the sky, and the beautiful garland of pearls fastened within it
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.147
गङ्गाकाशान्निपतिता भाति मूर्ध्नि विभोर्यथा अथ दृष्ट्वा गणाध्यक्षं देवदुन्दुभयः शुभाः
gaṅgākāśānnipatitā bhāti mūrdhni vibhoryathā atha dṛṣṭvā gaṇādhyakṣaṃ devadundubhayaḥ śubhāḥ
shines like the Ganges fallen from the sky upon the head of the Lord. Then, having seen the chief of the hosts, the auspicious divine drums (sounded)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.148
नियोगाद्वज्रिणः सर्वे विनेदुर्मुनिपुङ्गवाः तुष्टुवुश् च गणेशानं वाग्भिर् इष्टप्रदं शुभम्
niyogādvajriṇaḥ sarve vinedurmunipuṅgavāḥ tuṣṭuvuś ca gaṇeśānaṃ vāgbhir iṣṭapradaṃ śubham
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 71.149
यथा देवा भवं दृष्ट्वा प्रीतिकण्टकितत्वचः नियोगाद्वज्रिणो मूर्ध्नि पुष्पवर्षं च खेचराः
yathā devā bhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā prītikaṇṭakitatvacaḥ niyogādvajriṇo mūrdhni puṣpavarṣaṃ ca khecarāḥ
Just as the gods, on seeing Bhava, had their skin bristling with joy, so too the sky-travellers, at the thunderbolt-bearer's command, (poured) a rain of flowers upon (his) head —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.150
ववृषुश् च सुगन्धाढ्यं नन्दिनो गगनोदितम् वृष्ट्या तुष्टस्तदा रेजे तुष्ट्या पुष्ट्या यथार्थया
vavṛṣuś ca sugandhāḍhyaṃ nandino gaganoditam vṛṣṭyā tuṣṭastadā reje tuṣṭyā puṣṭyā yathārthayā
And the sky-goers rained down upon Nandin (a shower) rich in sweet fragrance, arisen in the sky; pleased then by that rain, he shone with a contentment and a thriving that fitted the occasion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 71.151
नन्दी भवश् चान्द्रयातु स्नातया गन्धवारिणा पुष्पैर्नानाविधैस्तत्र भाति पृष्ठं वृषस्य तत्
nandī bhavaś cāndrayātu snātayā gandhavāriṇā puṣpairnānāvidhaistatra bhāti pṛṣṭhaṃ vṛṣasya tat
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 71.152
संकीर्णं तु दिवः पृष्ठं नक्षत्रैरिव सुव्रताः कुसुमैः संवृतो नन्दी वृषपृष्ठे रराज सः
saṃkīrṇaṃ tu divaḥ pṛṣṭhaṃ nakṣatrairiva suvratāḥ kusumaiḥ saṃvṛto nandī vṛṣapṛṣṭhe rarāja saḥ
As the vault of heaven is strewn with stars, O you of good vows, so Nandin, covered over with flowers, shone there on the bull's back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.153
दिवः पृष्ठे यथा चन्द्रो नक्षत्रैरिव सुव्रताः तं दृष्ट्वा नन्दिनं देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्रास् तथाविधम्
divaḥ pṛṣṭhe yathā candro nakṣatrairiva suvratāḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā nandinaṃ devāḥ sendropendrās tathāvidham
Just as the moon (shines) on the vault of heaven amid the stars, O you of good vows — seeing Nandin so, the gods together with Indra and Upendra (praised him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.154
तुष्टुवुर् गणपेशानं देवदेवमिवापरम् नमस्ते रुद्रभक्ताय रुद्रजाप्यरताय च
tuṣṭuvur gaṇapeśānaṃ devadevamivāparam namaste rudrabhaktāya rudrajāpyaratāya ca
They praised the lord of the hosts' chief (Nandin), as if (he were) another god of gods: "Homage to you, devoted to Rudra and delighting in the muttered recitation of Rudra('s name),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.155
रुद्रभक्तार्तिनाशाय रौद्रकर्मरताय ते कूष्माण्डगणनाथाय योगिनां पतये नमः
rudrabhaktārtināśāya raudrakarmaratāya te kūṣmāṇḍagaṇanāthāya yogināṃ pataye namaḥ
to you who destroy the distress of Rudra's devotees, who delight in Rudra's (fierce) deeds; homage to the lord of the Kūṣmāṇḍa hosts, the master of yogins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.156
सर्वदाय शरण्याय सर्वज्ञायार्तिहारिणे वेदानां पतये चैव वेदवेद्याय ते नमः
sarvadāya śaraṇyāya sarvajñāyārtihāriṇe vedānāṃ pataye caiva vedavedyāya te namaḥ
To (you) the giver of all, the refuge, the all-knowing, the remover of distress, and to (you) the lord of the Vedas, to be known through the Vedas — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.157
वज्रिणे वज्रदंष्ट्राय वज्रिवज्रनिवारिणे वज्रालंकृतदेहाय वज्रिणाराधिताय ते
vajriṇe vajradaṃṣṭrāya vajrivajranivāriṇe vajrālaṃkṛtadehāya vajriṇārādhitāya te
— tr. refused: cyber
LiP 71.158
रक्ताय रक्तनेत्राय रक्तांबरधराय ते रक्तानां भवपादाब्जे रुद्रलोकप्रदायिने
raktāya raktanetrāya raktāṃbaradharāya te raktānāṃ bhavapādābje rudralokapradāyine
To you, the red one, the red-eyed, the wearer of red garments; to you who bestow Rudra's world upon those devoted ("reddened") to the lotus-feet of Bhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.159
नमः सेनाधिपतये रुद्राणां पतये नमः भूतानां भुवनेशानां पतये पापहारिणे
namaḥ senādhipataye rudrāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ bhūtānāṃ bhuvaneśānāṃ pataye pāpahāriṇe
Homage to the lord of the army, homage to the lord of the Rudras; to the lord of beings and of the rulers of the worlds, the remover of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.160
रुद्राय रुद्रपतये रौद्रपापहराय ते नमः शिवाय सौम्याय रुद्रभक्ताय ते नमः
rudrāya rudrapataye raudrapāpaharāya te namaḥ śivāya saumyāya rudrabhaktāya te namaḥ
Homage to you, Rudra, lord of Rudra(s), remover of terrible sins; homage to you, Śiva, the gentle one, devoted to Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.161
ततः प्रीतो गणाध्यक्षः प्राह देवांश्छिवात्मजः रथं च सारथिं शंभोः कार्मुकं शरमुत्तमम्
tataḥ prīto gaṇādhyakṣaḥ prāha devāṃśchivātmajaḥ rathaṃ ca sārathiṃ śaṃbhoḥ kārmukaṃ śaramuttamam
Then the pleased lord of the hosts, Śiva's own son, said to the gods: "The chariot and the charioteer of Śambhu, the bow and the excellent arrow —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.162
कर्तुमर्हथ यत्नेन नष्टं मत्वा पुरत्रयम् अथ ते ब्रह्मणा सार्धं तथा वै विश्वकर्मणा
kartumarhatha yatnena naṣṭaṃ matvā puratrayam atha te brahmaṇā sārdhaṃ tathā vai viśvakarmaṇā
— these you should make with effort, considering the three cities as already destroyed." Then they, together with Brahmā and likewise with Viśvakarman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 71.163
रथं चक्रुः सुसंरब्धा देवदेवस्य धीमतः
rathaṃ cakruḥ susaṃrabdhā devadevasya dhīmataḥ
in great eagerness made a chariot for the wise god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition