Matsya Purana — Chapter 119
MtP 119.1
तत्र यौ तौ महाशृङ्गौ महावर्णौ महाहिमौ तृतीयं तु तयोर्मध्ये शृङ्गमत्यन्तमुच्छ्रितम्
tatra yau tau mahāśṛṅgau mahāvarṇau mahāhimau tṛtīyaṃ tu tayormadhye śṛṅgamatyantamucchritam
There were those two great peaks, of great colour, with great snows; but between the two was a third peak, exceedingly lofty.
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MtP 119.2
नित्यातप्तशिलाजातं सदाभ्रपरिवर्जितम् तस्याधस्ताद्वृक्षगणे दिशां भागे च पश्चिमे
nityātaptaśilājātaṃ sadābhraparivarjitam tasyādhastādvṛkṣagaṇe diśāṃ bhāge ca paścime
(It was) formed of rock never heated, always free of clouds; below it, in a cluster of trees, and in the western quarter of the directions,
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MtP 119.3
जातीलतापरिक्षिप्तं विवरं चारुदर्शनम् दृष्ट्वैव कौतुकाविष्टस् तं विवेश महीपतिः
jātīlatāparikṣiptaṃ vivaraṃ cārudarśanam dṛṣṭvaiva kautukāviṣṭas taṃ viveśa mahīpatiḥ
(there was) a cave of lovely appearance, encircled by jasmine creepers; the very moment he saw it, the king, seized with curiosity, entered it.
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MtP 119.4
तमसा चातिनिबिडं नल्वमात्रं सुसंकटम् नल्वमात्रमतिक्रम्य स्वप्रभाभरणोज्ज्वलम्
tamasā cātinibiḍaṃ nalvamātraṃ susaṃkaṭam nalvamātramatikramya svaprabhābharaṇojjvalam
Extremely dense with darkness, only a nalva long, very narrow — having passed that nalva's length, (he saw it) bright with the adornment of its own radiance,
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MtP 119.5
तम् उच्छ्रितम् अथात्यन्तं गम्भीरं परिवर्तुलम् न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न विराजति चन्द्रमाः
tam ucchritam athātyantaṃ gambhīraṃ parivartulam na tatra sūryastapati na virājati candramāḥ
lofty, then exceedingly deep, rounded all about; there the sun does not burn, nor does the moon shine,
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MtP 119.6
तथापि दिवसाकारं प्रकाशं तदहर्निशम् क्रोशाधिकपरीमाणं सरसा च विराजितम्
tathāpi divasākāraṃ prakāśaṃ tadaharniśam krośādhikaparīmāṇaṃ sarasā ca virājitam
and yet it had the look of daytime, being bright there day and night, more than a krośa in measure, and made splendid by a lake.
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MtP 119.7
समन्तात्सरसस्तस्य शैललग्ना तु वेदिका सौवर्णै राजतैर्वृक्षैर् विद्रुमैरुपशोभितम्
samantātsarasastasya śailalagnā tu vedikā sauvarṇai rājatairvṛkṣair vidrumairupaśobhitam
All around that lake was a terrace joined to the rock, made beautiful with trees of gold and silver and with corals,
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MtP 119.8
नानामाणिक्यकुसुमैः सुप्रभाभरणोज्ज्वलैः तस्मिन्सरसि पद्मानि पद्मरागच्छदानि तु
nānāmāṇikyakusumaiḥ suprabhābharaṇojjvalaiḥ tasminsarasi padmāni padmarāgacchadāni tu
with blossoms of various gems, gleaming with the ornament of their fine radiance; in that lake were lotuses whose petals were rubies,
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MtP 119.9
वज्रकेसरजालानि सुगन्धीनि तथा युतम् पत्त्रैर् मरकतैर् नीलैर् वैडूर्यस्य महीपते
vajrakesarajālāni sugandhīni tathā yutam pattrair marakatair nīlair vaiḍūryasya mahīpate
with networks of filaments of diamond, fragrant, and likewise furnished, O lord of the earth, with leaves of emerald and dark beryl;
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MtP 119.10
कर्णिकाश्च तथा तेषां जातरूपस्य पार्थिव तस्मिन्सरसि या भूमिर् न सा वज्रसमाकुला
karṇikāśca tathā teṣāṃ jātarūpasya pārthiva tasminsarasi yā bhūmir na sā vajrasamākulā
and their seed-cups, O prince, were of gold; and whatever ground there was in that lake, it was not (anything but) thickly set with diamonds,
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MtP 119.11
नानारत्नैरुपचिता जलजानां समाश्रयः कपर्दिकानां शुक्तीनां शङ्खानां च महीपते
nānāratnairupacitā jalajānāṃ samāśrayaḥ kapardikānāṃ śuktīnāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ ca mahīpate
heaped with various jewels, the abode of water-creatures — of cowries, of oysters and of conches, O lord of the earth,
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MtP 119.12
मकराणां च मत्स्यानां चण्डानां कच्छपैः सह तत्र मरकतखण्डानि वज्राणां च सहस्रशः
makarāṇāṃ ca matsyānāṃ caṇḍānāṃ kacchapaiḥ saha tatra marakatakhaṇḍāni vajrāṇāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ
of sea-monsters and of fish, of fierce (creatures) along with turtles; there (were) pieces of emerald and diamonds by the thousand,
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MtP 119.13
पद्मरागेन्द्रनीलानि महानीलानि पार्थिव पुष्परागाणि सर्वाणि तथा कर्कोटकानि च
padmarāgendranīlāni mahānīlāni pārthiva puṣparāgāṇi sarvāṇi tathā karkoṭakāni ca
rubies and sapphires and great sapphires, O prince, topazes of every kind, and karkoṭaka stones too,
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MtP 119.14
तुत्थकस्य तु खण्डानि तथा शेषस्य भागशः राजावर्तस्य मुख्यस्य रुचिराक्षस्य चाप्यथ
tutthakasya tu khaṇḍāni tathā śeṣasya bhāgaśaḥ rājāvartasya mukhyasya rucirākṣasya cāpyatha
and pieces of tuttha (blue vitriol), and portions likewise of the rest, of prime lapis lazuli and of rucirākṣa,
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MtP 119.15
सूर्येन्दुकान्तयश्चैव नीलो वर्णान्तिमश्च यः ज्योतीरसस्य रम्यस्य स्यमन्तस्य च भागशः
sūryendukāntayaścaiva nīlo varṇāntimaśca yaḥ jyotīrasasya ramyasya syamantasya ca bhāgaśaḥ
and sun-stones and moon-stones, and the blue one that is last in colour, and portions of lovely jyotīrasa and of syamantaka,
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MtP 119.16
सुरोरगवलक्षाणां स्फटिकस्य तथैव च गोमेदपित्तकानां च धूलीमरकतस्य च
suroragavalakṣāṇāṃ sphaṭikasya tathaiva ca gomedapittakānāṃ ca dhūlīmarakatasya ca
of suroragavalakṣa stones and of crystal likewise, and of gomeda and pittaka stones and of powder-emerald,
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MtP 119.17
वैडूर्यसौगन्धिकयोस् तथा राजमणेर्नृप वज्रस्यैव च मुख्यस्य तथा ब्रह्ममणेरपि
vaiḍūryasaugandhikayos tathā rājamaṇernṛpa vajrasyaiva ca mukhyasya tathā brahmamaṇerapi
of beryl and saugandhika, and likewise of the royal gem, O king, and of prime diamond, and of the brahma-gem too,
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MtP 119.18
मुक्ताफलानि मुक्तानां ताराविग्रहधारिणाम्
muktāphalāni muktānāṃ tārāvigrahadhāriṇām
(and) pearl-fruits of pearls that bore the form of stars.
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MtP 119.19
सुखोष्णं चैव तत्तोयं स्नानाच्छीतविनाशनम् वैडूर्यस्य शिला मध्ये सरसस्तस्य शोभना
sukhoṣṇaṃ caiva tattoyaṃ snānācchītavināśanam vaiḍūryasya śilā madhye sarasastasya śobhanā
That water is pleasantly warm, and bathing in it destroys cold; in the middle of that lake there is a beautiful slab of beryl.
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MtP 119.20
प्रमाणेन तथा सा च द्वे च राजन्धनुःशते चतुरस्रा तथा रम्या तपसा निर्मितात्रिणा
pramāṇena tathā sā ca dve ca rājandhanuḥśate caturasrā tathā ramyā tapasā nirmitātriṇā
And in measure, O king, it is two hundred bows, four-cornered and lovely, fashioned by Atri through his austerity.
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MtP 119.21
बिलद्वारसमो देशो यत्र यत्र हिरण्मयः प्रदेशः स तु राजेन्द्र द्वीपे तस्मिन्मनोहरे
biladvārasamo deśo yatra yatra hiraṇmayaḥ pradeśaḥ sa tu rājendra dvīpe tasminmanohare
Wherever the ground is level with the mouth of the cave, that region, O lord of kings, is golden, there on that delightful island.
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MtP 119.22
तथा पुष्करिणी रम्या तस्मिन्राजञ्शिलातले सुशीतामलपानीया जलजैश्च विराजिता
tathā puṣkariṇī ramyā tasminrājañśilātale suśītāmalapānīyā jalajaiśca virājitā
So too, O king, on that rock-surface there is a lovely lotus-pond, with very cool clear water, resplendent with water-born (flowers).
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MtP 119.23
आकाशप्रतिमा राजंश् चतुरस्रा मनोहरा तस्यास्तदुदकं स्वादु लघु शीतं सुगन्धिकम्
ākāśapratimā rājaṃś caturasrā manoharā tasyāstadudakaṃ svādu laghu śītaṃ sugandhikam
(It is) like the sky, O king, four-cornered and delightful; that water of it is sweet, light, cool, and fragrant.
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MtP 119.24
न क्षिणोति यथा कण्ठं कुक्षिं नापूरयत्यपि तृप्तिं विधत्ते परमां शरीरे च महत्सुखम्
na kṣiṇoti yathā kaṇṭhaṃ kukṣiṃ nāpūrayatyapi tṛptiṃ vidhatte paramāṃ śarīre ca mahatsukham
It does not injure the throat, nor does it fill the belly; it produces the highest satisfaction and great ease in the body.
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MtP 119.25
मध्ये तु तस्याः प्रासादं निर्मितं तपसात्रिणा रुक्मसेतुप्रवेशान्तं सर्वरत्नमयं शुभम्
madhye tu tasyāḥ prāsādaṃ nirmitaṃ tapasātriṇā rukmasetupraveśāntaṃ sarvaratnamayaṃ śubham
But in the middle of it (is) a palace fashioned by Atri through austerity, entered at its end by a golden causeway, auspicious, made all of jewels.
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MtP 119.26
शशाङ्करश्मेः संकाशं प्रासादं राजतं हितम् रम्यवैडूर्यसोपानं विद्रुमामलसारकम्
śaśāṅkaraśmeḥ saṃkāśaṃ prāsādaṃ rājataṃ hitam ramyavaiḍūryasopānaṃ vidrumāmalasārakam
The palace, resembling the moon's rays, of silver, agreeable, with lovely beryl steps, having coral and clear crystal for its core;
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MtP 119.27
इन्द्रनीलमहास्तम्भं मरकतासक्तवेदिकम् वज्रांशुजालैः स्फुरितं रम्यं दृष्टिमनोरमम्
indranīlamahāstambhaṃ marakatāsaktavedikam vajrāṃśujālaiḥ sphuritaṃ ramyaṃ dṛṣṭimanoramam
with great pillars of sapphire, with altars set with emerald, glittering with nets of diamond-rays, lovely, charming to the eye;
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MtP 119.28
प्रासादे तत्र भगवान् देवदेवो जनार्दनः भोगिभोगावलीसुप्तः सर्वालंकारभूषितः
prāsāde tatra bhagavān devadevo janārdanaḥ bhogibhogāvalīsuptaḥ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitaḥ
There in that palace the Lord, the god of gods, Janārdana, lies asleep on the coils of the serpent's body, adorned with every ornament.
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MtP 119.29
जानुनाकुञ्चितस्त्वेको देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः फणीन्द्रसंनिविष्टो ऽङ्घ्रिर् द्वितीयश्च तथानघ
jānunākuñcitastveko devadevasya cakriṇaḥ phaṇīndrasaṃniviṣṭo 'ṅghrir dvitīyaśca tathānagha
One foot of the god of gods, the discus-bearer, is bent at the knee, and the second foot rests upon the lord of serpents, O sinless one.
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MtP 119.30
लक्षयुत्सङ्गगतो ऽङ्घ्रिस्तु शेषभोगप्रशायिनः फणीन्द्रभोगसंन्यस्तबाहुः केयूरभूषणः
lakṣayutsaṅgagato 'ṅghristu śeṣabhogapraśāyinaḥ phaṇīndrabhogasaṃnyastabāhuḥ keyūrabhūṣaṇaḥ
But the foot of him who sleeps upon Śeṣa's coils rests in Lakṣmī's lap; his arm, adorned with an armlet, is laid down upon the serpent-lord's coil.
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MtP 119.31
अङ्गुलीपृष्ठविन्यस्तदेवशीर्षधरं भुजम् एकं वै देवदेवस्य द्वितीयं तु प्रसारितम्
aṅgulīpṛṣṭhavinyastadevaśīrṣadharaṃ bhujam ekaṃ vai devadevasya dvitīyaṃ tu prasāritam
One arm of the god of gods holds the god's head, set upon the backs of the fingers, while the second is stretched out.
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MtP 119.32
समाकुञ्चितजानुस्थमणिबन्धेन शोभितम् किंचिदाकुञ्चितं चैव नाभिदेशकरस्थितम्
samākuñcitajānusthamaṇibandhena śobhitam kiṃcidākuñcitaṃ caiva nābhideśakarasthitam
(It is) adorned with the bracelet resting on the well-bent knee; and (another) is somewhat bent, its hand placed at the region of the navel.
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MtP 119.33
तृतीयं तु भुजं तस्य चतुर्थं तु तथा शृणु आत्तसंतानकुसुमं घ्राणदेशानुसर्पिणम्
tṛtīyaṃ tu bhujaṃ tasya caturthaṃ tu tathā śṛṇu āttasaṃtānakusumaṃ ghrāṇadeśānusarpiṇam
Now hear of his third arm, and likewise the fourth: it holds a santānaka flower and moves toward the region of the nose.
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MtP 119.34
लक्ष्म्या संवाह्यमानाङ्घ्रिः पद्मपत्त्रनिभैः करैः संतानमालामुकुटं हारकेयूरभूषितम्
lakṣmyā saṃvāhyamānāṅghriḥ padmapattranibhaiḥ karaiḥ saṃtānamālāmukuṭaṃ hārakeyūrabhūṣitam
His foot is being massaged by Lakṣmī with hands like lotus-petals; (he wears) a crown with a garland of santānaka flowers, adorned with necklace and armlet.
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MtP 119.35
भूषितं च तथा देवम् अङ्गदैरङ्गुलीयकैः फणीन्द्रफणविन्यस्तचारुरत्नशिरोज्ज्वलम्
bhūṣitaṃ ca tathā devam aṅgadairaṅgulīyakaiḥ phaṇīndraphaṇavinyastacāruratnaśirojjvalam
And the god is likewise adorned with bracelets and rings, his head shining with lovely jewels laid upon the hoods of the serpent-lord.
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MtP 119.36
अज्ञातवस्तुचरितं प्रतिष्ठितम् अथात्रिणा सिद्धानुपूज्यं सततं संतानकुसुमार्चितम्
ajñātavastucaritaṃ pratiṣṭhitam athātriṇā siddhānupūjyaṃ satataṃ saṃtānakusumārcitam
(This image) whose material and history are unknown was then installed by Atri; it is constantly worshipped by the Siddhas and honoured with santānaka flowers,
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MtP 119.37
दिव्यगन्धानुलिप्ताङ्गं दिव्यधूपेन धूपितम् सुरसैः सुफलैर्हृद्यैः सिद्धैरुपहृतैः सदा
divyagandhānuliptāṅgaṃ divyadhūpena dhūpitam surasaiḥ suphalairhṛdyaiḥ siddhairupahṛtaiḥ sadā
its limbs anointed with divine perfumes, incensed with divine incense, always (worshipped) with sweet, fine, pleasing fruits brought by the Siddhas.
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MtP 119.38
शोभितोत्तमपार्श्वं तं देवमुत्पलशीर्षकम् ततः सम्मुखम् उद्वीक्ष्य ववन्दे स नराधिपः
śobhitottamapārśvaṃ taṃ devamutpalaśīrṣakam tataḥ sammukham udvīkṣya vavande sa narādhipaḥ
Then, looking up before him at that god whose excellent side was resplendent, whose head was (dark as) a blue lotus, that lord of men made obeisance.
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MtP 119.39
जानुभ्यां शिरसा चैव गत्वा भूमिं यथाविधि नाम्नां सहस्रेण तदा तुष्टाव मधुसूदनम्
jānubhyāṃ śirasā caiva gatvā bhūmiṃ yathāvidhi nāmnāṃ sahasreṇa tadā tuṣṭāva madhusūdanam
Going down to the ground with both knees and with his head, as prescribed, he then praised Madhusūdana with a thousand names.
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MtP 119.40
प्रदक्षिणमथो चक्रे स तूत्थाय पुनः पुनः रम्यमायतनं दृष्ट्वा तत्रोवासाश्रमे पुनः
pradakṣiṇamatho cakre sa tūtthāya punaḥ punaḥ ramyamāyatanaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatrovāsāśrame punaḥ
Then, rising, he made circumambulation again and again; and having seen that lovely shrine, he dwelt there again in the hermitage.
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MtP 119.41
बिलाद्बहिर्गुहां कांचिद् आश्रित्य सुमनोहराम् तपश्चकार तत्रैव पूजयन्मधुसूदनम्
bilādbahirguhāṃ kāṃcid āśritya sumanoharām tapaścakāra tatraiva pūjayanmadhusūdanam
Taking shelter in a certain very charming cave outside the hole (in the earth), he performed austerity there itself, worshipping Madhusūdana.
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MtP 119.42
नानाविधैस्तथा पुष्पैः फलमूलैः सगोरसैः नित्यं त्रिषवणस्नायी वह्निपूजापरायणः
nānāvidhaistathā puṣpaiḥ phalamūlaiḥ sagorasaiḥ nityaṃ triṣavaṇasnāyī vahnipūjāparāyaṇaḥ
With flowers of various kinds, with fruits and roots together with cow-products, always bathing at the three junctures of the day, devoted to the worship of fire—
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MtP 119.43
देववापीजलैः कुर्वन् सततं प्राणधारणम् सर्वाहारपरित्यागं कृत्वा तु मनुजेश्वरः
devavāpījalaiḥ kurvan satataṃ prāṇadhāraṇam sarvāhāraparityāgaṃ kṛtvā tu manujeśvaraḥ
—sustaining his life continually with the water of the god's tank, and having given up all food, that lord of men...
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MtP 119.44
अनास्तृतगुहाशायी कालं नयति पार्थिवः त्यक्ताहारक्रियश्चैव केवलं तोयतो नृपः न तस्य ग्लानिमायाति शरीरं च तदद्भुतम्
anāstṛtaguhāśāyī kālaṃ nayati pārthivaḥ tyaktāhārakriyaścaiva kevalaṃ toyato nṛpaḥ na tasya glānimāyāti śarīraṃ ca tadadbhutam
Lying in the cave on no spread bedding, the king passes the time; and the king, having abandoned the practice of eating, (living) only on water—his body does not come to weariness, and that was a marvel.
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MtP 119.45
एवं स राजा तपसि प्रसक्तः सम्पूजयन्देववरं सदैव तत्राश्रमे कालमुवास कंचित् स्वर्गोपमे दुःखम् अविन्दमानः
evaṃ sa rājā tapasi prasaktaḥ sampūjayandevavaraṃ sadaiva tatrāśrame kālamuvāsa kaṃcit svargopame duḥkham avindamānaḥ
Thus that king, intent upon austerity, ever worshipping the best of gods, dwelt for some time in that hermitage resembling heaven, experiencing no sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition