Matsya Purana — Chapter 133
MtP 133.1
ब्रह्माद्यैः स्तूयमानस्तु देवैर्देवो महेश्वरः प्रजापतिमुवाचेदं देवानां क्व भयं महत्
brahmādyaiḥ stūyamānastu devairdevo maheśvaraḥ prajāpatimuvācedaṃ devānāṃ kva bhayaṃ mahat
But when he was being praised by Brahmā and the other gods, the god Maheśvara said this to Prajāpati: "Whence comes this great fear of the gods?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 133.2
भो देवाः स्वागतं वो ऽस्तु ब्रूत यद्वो मनोगतम् तावदेव प्रयच्छामि नास्त्यदेयं मया हि वः
bho devāḥ svāgataṃ vo 'stu brūta yadvo manogatam tāvadeva prayacchāmi nāstyadeyaṃ mayā hi vaḥ
"Ho, gods, welcome to you! Say what is in your mind; that very thing I shall grant, for there is nothing I would not give you."
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MtP 133.3
युष्माकं नितरां शं वै कर्ताहं विबुधर्षभाः चरामि महदत्युग्रं यच्चापि परमं तपः
yuṣmākaṃ nitarāṃ śaṃ vai kartāhaṃ vibudharṣabhāḥ carāmi mahadatyugraṃ yaccāpi paramaṃ tapaḥ
I will assuredly bring about your welfare, O bulls among the gods; I practise austerity that is great and exceedingly fierce, and highest (of all).
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MtP 133.4
विद्विष्टा वो मम द्विष्टाः कष्टाः कष्टपराक्रमाः तेषामभावः संपाद्यो युष्माकं भव एव च
vidviṣṭā vo mama dviṣṭāḥ kaṣṭāḥ kaṣṭaparākramāḥ teṣāmabhāvaḥ saṃpādyo yuṣmākaṃ bhava eva ca
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MtP 133.5
एवमुक्तास्तु देवेन प्रेम्णा सब्रह्मकाः सुराः रुद्रमाहुर्महाभागं भागार्हाः सर्व एव ते
evamuktāstu devena premṇā sabrahmakāḥ surāḥ rudramāhurmahābhāgaṃ bhāgārhāḥ sarva eva te
Thus addressed with affection by the god, the gods together with Brahmā — all of them worthy of a share (of offerings) — spoke to Rudra, the greatly fortunate one:
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MtP 133.6
भगवंस्तैस्तपस्तप्तं रौद्रं रौद्रपराक्रमैः असुरैर्वध्यमानाः स्म वयं त्वां शरणं गताः
bhagavaṃstaistapastaptaṃ raudraṃ raudraparākramaiḥ asurairvadhyamānāḥ sma vayaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
"Lord, by those asuras of fierce might a fierce austerity has been performed; being slain by them, we have come to you for refuge."
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MtP 133.7
मयो नाम दितेः पुत्रस् त्रिनेत्र कलहप्रियः त्रिपुरं येन तद्दुर्गं कृतं पाण्डुरगोपुरम्
mayo nāma diteḥ putras trinetra kalahapriyaḥ tripuraṃ yena taddurgaṃ kṛtaṃ pāṇḍuragopuram
O three-eyed one, there is a son of Diti named Maya, fond of strife, by whom that impregnable Tripura was made, with white gateways.
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MtP 133.8
तदाश्रित्य पुरं दुर्गं दानवा वरनिर्भयाः बाधन्ते ऽस्मान्महादेव प्रेष्यमस्वामिनं यथा
tadāśritya puraṃ durgaṃ dānavā varanirbhayāḥ bādhante 'smānmahādeva preṣyamasvāminaṃ yathā
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MtP 133.9
उद्यानानि च भग्नानि नन्दनादीनि यानि च वराश्चाप्सरसः सर्वा रम्भाद्या दनुजैर्हृताः
udyānāni ca bhagnāni nandanādīni yāni ca varāścāpsarasaḥ sarvā rambhādyā danujairhṛtāḥ
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MtP 133.10
इन्द्रस्य वाह्याश्च गजाः कुमुदाञ्जनवामनाः ऐरावताद्या अपहृता देवतानां महेश्वर
indrasya vāhyāśca gajāḥ kumudāñjanavāmanāḥ airāvatādyā apahṛtā devatānāṃ maheśvara
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MtP 133.11
ये चेन्द्ररथमुख्याश् च हरयो ऽपहृतासुरैः जाताश्च दानवानां ते रथयोग्यास्तुरंगमाः
ye cendrarathamukhyāś ca harayo 'pahṛtāsuraiḥ jātāśca dānavānāṃ te rathayogyāsturaṃgamāḥ
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MtP 133.12
ये रथा ये गजाश्चैव याः स्त्रियो वसु यच्च नः तन्नो व्यपहृतं दैत्यैः संशयो जीविते पुनः
ye rathā ye gajāścaiva yāḥ striyo vasu yacca naḥ tanno vyapahṛtaṃ daityaiḥ saṃśayo jīvite punaḥ
Whatever chariots were ours, whatever elephants, whatever women, and whatever wealth — all that has been carried off by the Daityas; and, moreover, (our) very life is in doubt.
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MtP 133.13
त्रिनेत्र एवमुक्तस्तु देवैः शक्रपुरोगमैः उवाच देवान्देवेशो वरदो वृषवाहनः
trinetra evamuktastu devaiḥ śakrapurogamaiḥ uvāca devāndeveśo varado vṛṣavāhanaḥ
But the Three-eyed one, thus addressed by the gods led by Śakra, the lord of gods, the granter of boons, whose vehicle is the bull, said to the gods:
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MtP 133.14
व्यपगच्छतु वो देवा महद्दानवजं भयम् तदहं त्रिपुरं धक्ष्ये क्रियतां यद्ब्रवीमि तत्
vyapagacchatu vo devā mahaddānavajaṃ bhayam tadahaṃ tripuraṃ dhakṣye kriyatāṃ yadbravīmi tat
"Let your great fear born of the Dānavas depart, O gods; I shall burn that Tripura. Let what I say be done."
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MtP 133.15
यदीच्छत मया दग्धुं तत्पुरं सहमानवम् रथमौपयिकं मह्यं सज्जयध्वं किमास्यते
yadīcchata mayā dagdhuṃ tatpuraṃ sahamānavam rathamaupayikaṃ mahyaṃ sajjayadhvaṃ kimāsyate
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MtP 133.16
दिग्वाससा तथोक्तास्ते सपितामहकाः सुराः तथेत्युक्त्वा महादेवं चक्रुस्ते रथमुत्तमम्
digvāsasā tathoktāste sapitāmahakāḥ surāḥ tathetyuktvā mahādevaṃ cakruste rathamuttamam
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MtP 133.17
धरां कूबरकौ द्वौ तु रुद्रपार्श्वचरावुभौ अधिष्ठानं शिरो मेरोर् अक्षो मन्दर एव च
dharāṃ kūbarakau dvau tu rudrapārśvacarāvubhau adhiṣṭhānaṃ śiro meror akṣo mandara eva ca
(They made) the earth (its body); the two shafts were the pair who move at Rudra's sides; the standing-platform was the summit of Meru, and the axle was Mandara itself.
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MtP 133.18
चक्रुश्चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च चक्रे काञ्चनराजते कृष्णपक्षं शुक्लपक्षं पक्षद्वयमपीश्वराः
cakruścandraṃ ca sūryaṃ ca cakre kāñcanarājate kṛṣṇapakṣaṃ śuklapakṣaṃ pakṣadvayamapīśvarāḥ
The lords made the moon and the sun the two wheels, of gold and of silver, and the dark fortnight and the bright fortnight the two side-pieces (of the chariot).
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MtP 133.19
रथनेमिद्वयं चक्रुर् देवा ब्रह्मपुरःसराः आदिद्वयं पक्षयन्त्रं यन्त्रमेताश्च देवताः
rathanemidvayaṃ cakrur devā brahmapuraḥsarāḥ ādidvayaṃ pakṣayantraṃ yantrametāśca devatāḥ
The gods, with Brahmā at their head, made the pair of chariot-rims; and these deities (made) the first pair (the two fortnights) into the wing-mechanism, the mechanism (of the chariot).
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MtP 133.20
कम्बलाश्वतराभ्यां च नागाभ्यां समवेष्टितम् भार्गवश्चाङ्गिराश्चैव बुधो ऽङ्गारक एव च
kambalāśvatarābhyāṃ ca nāgābhyāṃ samaveṣṭitam bhārgavaścāṅgirāścaiva budho 'ṅgāraka eva ca
(It was) encircled by the two nāgas Kambala and Aśvatara; and Bhārgava (Venus), Āṅgirasa (Jupiter), Budha (Mercury), and Aṅgāraka (Mars),
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MtP 133.21
शनैश्चरस्तथा चात्र सर्वे ते देवसत्तमाः वरूथं गगनं चक्रुश् चारुरूपं रथस्य ते
śanaiścarastathā cātra sarve te devasattamāḥ varūthaṃ gaganaṃ cakruś cārurūpaṃ rathasya te
and likewise Śanaiścara (Saturn) here — all those most excellent gods made the sky into the chariot's guard-rail, of lovely form.
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MtP 133.22
कृतं द्विजिह्वनयनं त्रिवेणुं शातकौम्भिकम् मणिमुक्तेन्द्रनीलैश्च वृतं ह्यष्टमुखैः सुरैः
kṛtaṃ dvijihvanayanaṃ triveṇuṃ śātakaumbhikam maṇimuktendranīlaiśca vṛtaṃ hyaṣṭamukhaiḥ suraiḥ
The golden triple pole was made with two-tongued ones (serpents) for its eyes, surrounded by gems, pearls and sapphires, (and) by the eight-faced gods.
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MtP 133.23
गङ्गा सिन्धुः शतद्रुश्च चन्द्रभागा इरावती वितस्ता च विपाशा च यमुना गण्डकी तथा
gaṅgā sindhuḥ śatadruśca candrabhāgā irāvatī vitastā ca vipāśā ca yamunā gaṇḍakī tathā
Gaṅgā, Sindhu, Śatadru, Candrabhāgā, Irāvatī, Vitastā, Vipāśā, Yamunā, and Gaṇḍakī,
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MtP 133.24
सरस्वती देविका च तथा च सरयूरपि एताः सरिद्वराः सर्वा वेणुसंज्ञा कृता रथे
sarasvatī devikā ca tathā ca sarayūrapi etāḥ saridvarāḥ sarvā veṇusaṃjñā kṛtā rathe
Sarasvatī, Devikā, and also Sarayū — all these best of rivers were made into what is called the pole on the chariot.
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MtP 133.25
धृतराष्ट्राश्च ये नागास् ते च वेश्यात्मकाः कृताः वासुकेः कुलजा ये च ये च रैवतवंशजाः
dhṛtarāṣṭrāśca ye nāgās te ca veśyātmakāḥ kṛtāḥ vāsukeḥ kulajā ye ca ye ca raivatavaṃśajāḥ
And the nāgas who are the Dhṛtarāṣṭras — they were made into the veśyas (the fittings/dwelling-parts of the chariot); and those born in Vāsuki's family, and those born of Raivata's line —
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MtP 133.26
ते सर्पा दर्पसम्पूर्णाश् चापतूणेष्व् अनूनगाः अवतस्थुः शरा भूत्वा नानाजातिशुभाननाः
te sarpā darpasampūrṇāś cāpatūṇeṣv anūnagāḥ avatasthuḥ śarā bhūtvā nānājātiśubhānanāḥ
those serpents, full of pride, fitting exactly into the bow and quivers, became arrows and stood there, with fair faces of many kinds.
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MtP 133.27
सुरसा सरमा कद्रूर् विनता शुचिरेव च तृषा बुभुक्षा सर्वोग्रा मृत्युः सर्वशमस्तथा
surasā saramā kadrūr vinatā śucireva ca tṛṣā bubhukṣā sarvogrā mṛtyuḥ sarvaśamastathā
Surasā, Saramā, Kadrū, Vinatā, and Śuci, Thirst, Hunger, the All-Fierce, Death, and likewise Sarvaśama,
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MtP 133.28
ब्रह्मवध्या च गोवध्या बालवध्या प्रजाभयाः गदा भूत्वा शक्तयश्च तदा देवरथे ऽभ्ययुः
brahmavadhyā ca govadhyā bālavadhyā prajābhayāḥ gadā bhūtvā śaktayaśca tadā devarathe 'bhyayuḥ
and brahmin-slaying, cow-slaying, child-slaying, and the terrors of creatures — becoming clubs and spears, they then came to the gods' chariot.
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MtP 133.29
युगं कृतयुगं चात्र चातुर्होत्रप्रयोजकाः चतुर्वर्णाः सलीलाश्च बभूवुः स्वर्णकुण्डलाः
yugaṃ kṛtayugaṃ cātra cāturhotraprayojakāḥ caturvarṇāḥ salīlāśca babhūvuḥ svarṇakuṇḍalāḥ
And the yoke here was the Kṛta age; the four classes, who set the four-priest rite in motion, became (part of it), playful, with golden earrings.
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MtP 133.30
तद्युगं युगसंकाशं रथशीर्षे प्रतिष्ठितम् धृतराष्ट्रेण नागेन बद्धं बलवता महत्
tadyugaṃ yugasaṃkāśaṃ rathaśīrṣe pratiṣṭhitam dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa nāgena baddhaṃ balavatā mahat
That great yoke, resembling a yuga, set upon the head of the chariot, was bound fast by the mighty nāga Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
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MtP 133.31
ऋग्वेदः सामवेदश्च यजुर्वेदस्तथा परः वेदाश् चत्वार एवैते चत्वारस्तुरगाभवन्
ṛgvedaḥ sāmavedaśca yajurvedastathā paraḥ vedāś catvāra evaite catvārasturagābhavan
The Ṛgveda, the Sāmaveda, and likewise the other, the Yajurveda — these four Vedas became the four horses.
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MtP 133.32
अन्नदानपुरोगाणि यानि दानानि कानिचित् तान्यासन्वाजिनां तेषां भूषणानि सहस्रशः
annadānapurogāṇi yāni dānāni kānicit tānyāsanvājināṃ teṣāṃ bhūṣaṇāni sahasraśaḥ
Whatever gifts there are, with the gift of food foremost, those became the ornaments of those horses, by the thousand.
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MtP 133.33
पद्मद्वयं तक्षकश्च कर्कोटकधनंजयौ नागा बभूवुरेवैते हयानां वालबन्धनाः
padmadvayaṃ takṣakaśca karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau nāgā babhūvurevaite hayānāṃ vālabandhanāḥ
The two Padmas, Takṣaka, Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya — these nāgas became the tail-bindings of the horses.
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MtP 133.34
ॐकारप्रभवास्ता वा मन्त्रयज्ञक्रतुक्रियाः उपद्रवाः प्रतीकाराः पशुबन्धेष्टयस्तथा
oṃkāraprabhavāstā vā mantrayajñakratukriyāḥ upadravāḥ pratīkārāḥ paśubandheṣṭayastathā
Those acts of mantra, sacrifice and kratu that arise from the syllable Oṃ, the mishaps (in ritual) and their remedies, and the animal-bindings and iṣṭi-offerings —
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MtP 133.35
यज्ञोपवाहान्येतानि तस्मिंल्लोकरथे शुभे मणिमुक्ताप्रवालैस्तु भूषितानि सहस्रशः
yajñopavāhānyetāni tasmiṃllokarathe śubhe maṇimuktāpravālaistu bhūṣitāni sahasraśaḥ
these were the draught-gear of the sacrifice on that fair world-chariot, adorned by the thousand with gems, pearls and corals.
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MtP 133.36
प्रतोद ॐकार एवासीत् तदग्रं च वषट्कृतम् सिनीवाली कुहू राका तथा चानुमतिः शुभा योक्त्राण्यासंस्तुरंगाणाम् अपसर्पणविग्रहाः
pratoda oṃkāra evāsīt tadagraṃ ca vaṣaṭkṛtam sinīvālī kuhū rākā tathā cānumatiḥ śubhā yoktrāṇyāsaṃsturaṃgāṇām apasarpaṇavigrahāḥ
The goad was Oṃ itself, and its tip was the utterance vaṣaṭ; Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā and the auspicious Anumati were the reins of the horses, taking the form of drawing back (the horses).
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MtP 133.37
कृष्णान्यथ च पीतानि श्वेतमाञ्जिष्ठकानि च अवदाताः पताकास्तु बभूवुः पवनेरिताः
kṛṣṇānyatha ca pītāni śvetamāñjiṣṭhakāni ca avadātāḥ patākāstu babhūvuḥ pavaneritāḥ
Black ones, and yellow, and white and madder-red, and gleaming white — such were the banners, stirred by the wind.
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MtP 133.38
ऋतुभिश्च कृतः षड्भिर् धनुः संवत्सरो ऽभवत् अजरा ज्याभवच्चापि साम्बिका धनुषो दृढा
ṛtubhiśca kṛtaḥ ṣaḍbhir dhanuḥ saṃvatsaro 'bhavat ajarā jyābhavaccāpi sāmbikā dhanuṣo dṛḍhā
And the bow was made of the six seasons; the year became the bow, and the ageless Ambikā became its firm bowstring.
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MtP 133.39
कालो हि भगवान्रुद्रस् तं च संवत्सरं विदुः तस्मादुमा कालरात्रिर् धनुषो ज्याजराभवत्
kālo hi bhagavānrudras taṃ ca saṃvatsaraṃ viduḥ tasmādumā kālarātrir dhanuṣo jyājarābhavat
For Lord Rudra is Time, and they know that year (to be him); therefore Umā, who is the Night of Time, became Ajarā, the bowstring of the bow.
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MtP 133.40
सगर्भं त्रिपुरं येन दग्धवान्स त्रिलोचनः स इषुर्विष्णुसोमाग्नित्रिदैवतमयो ऽभवत्
sagarbhaṃ tripuraṃ yena dagdhavānsa trilocanaḥ sa iṣurviṣṇusomāgnitridaivatamayo 'bhavat
That (arrow) with which the three-eyed one burned Tripura together with all it held within — that arrow was made of the three deities, Viṣṇu, Soma and Agni.
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MtP 133.41
आननं ह्यग्निरभवच् छल्यं सोमस्तमोनुदः तेजसः समवायो ऽथ चेषोस्तेजो रथाङ्गधृक्
ānanaṃ hyagnirabhavac chalyaṃ somastamonudaḥ tejasaḥ samavāyo 'tha ceṣostejo rathāṅgadhṛk
Its mouth (tip) was Agni, its barb was Soma the dispeller of darkness; it was thus a confluence of fiery energies, and the arrow's own energy was the bearer of the discus (Viṣṇu).
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MtP 133.42
तस्मिंश्च वीर्यवृद्ध्यर्थं वासुकिर्नागपार्थिवः तेजःसंवसनार्थं वै मुमोचातिविषो विषम्
tasmiṃśca vīryavṛddhyarthaṃ vāsukirnāgapārthivaḥ tejaḥsaṃvasanārthaṃ vai mumocātiviṣo viṣam
And in it, to increase its potency, Vāsuki, the king of the nāgas, exceedingly venomous, released his venom, so that the fiery power might be concentrated (in it).
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MtP 133.43
कृत्वा देवा रथं चापि दिव्यं दिव्यप्रभावतः लोकाधिपतिमभ्येत्य इदं वचनमब्रुवन्
kṛtvā devā rathaṃ cāpi divyaṃ divyaprabhāvataḥ lokādhipatimabhyetya idaṃ vacanamabruvan
And having made the divine chariot by divine power, the gods approached the lord of the worlds and spoke these words:
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MtP 133.44
संस्कृतो ऽयं रथो ऽस्माभिस् तव दानवशत्रुजित् इदमापत्परित्राणं देवान्सेन्द्रपुरोगमान्
saṃskṛto 'yaṃ ratho 'smābhis tava dānavaśatrujit idamāpatparitrāṇaṃ devānsendrapurogamān
"This chariot has been prepared by us for you, O conqueror of the foes among the dānavas; this is the deliverance from calamity — (protect) the gods with Indra at their head."
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MtP 133.45
तं मेरुशिखराकारं त्रैलोक्यरथमुत्तमम् प्रशस्य देवान्साध्विति रथं पश्यति शंकरः
taṃ meruśikharākāraṃ trailokyarathamuttamam praśasya devānsādhviti rathaṃ paśyati śaṃkaraḥ
Praising the gods with "Well done!" for that supreme chariot of the three worlds, shaped like the peak of Meru, Śaṃkara gazes at the chariot.
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MtP 133.46
मुहुर्दृष्ट्वा रथं साधु साध्वित्युक्त्वा मुहुर्मुहुः उवाच सेन्द्रानमरान् अमराधिपतिः स्वयम्
muhurdṛṣṭvā rathaṃ sādhu sādhvityuktvā muhurmuhuḥ uvāca sendrānamarān amarādhipatiḥ svayam
Looking again at the chariot and saying "Excellent! Excellent!" over and over, the lord of the immortals himself spoke to the immortals with Indra:
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MtP 133.47
यादृशो ऽयं रथः कॢप्तो युष्माभिर्मम सत्तमाः ईदृशो रथसम्पत्त्या यन्ता शीघ्रं विधीयताम्
yādṛśo 'yaṃ rathaḥ kḷpto yuṣmābhirmama sattamāḥ īdṛśo rathasampattyā yantā śīghraṃ vidhīyatām
"Just as this chariot has been fashioned for me by you, O best of beings, so let a driver be appointed at once, one matching the chariot's excellence."
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MtP 133.48
इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवेन देवा विद्धा इवेषुभिः अवापुर्महतीं चिन्तां कथं कार्यमिति ब्रुवन्
ityuktvā devadevena devā viddhā iveṣubhiḥ avāpurmahatīṃ cintāṃ kathaṃ kāryamiti bruvan
When the god of gods had spoken thus, the gods, as though pierced by arrows, fell into great anxiety, saying, "How is this to be done?"
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MtP 133.49
महादेवस्य देवो ऽन्यः को नाम सदृशो भवेत् मुक्त्वा चक्रायुधं देवं सो ऽप्यस्येषुं समाश्रितः
mahādevasya devo 'nyaḥ ko nāma sadṛśo bhavet muktvā cakrāyudhaṃ devaṃ so 'pyasyeṣuṃ samāśritaḥ
"What other god could there be that is equal to Mahādeva — except the god who wields the discus, and he too has entered into his arrow."
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MtP 133.50
धुरि युक्ता इवोक्षाणो घटन्त इव पर्वतैः निश्वसन्तः सुराः सर्वे कथमेतदिति ब्रुवन्
dhuri yuktā ivokṣāṇo ghaṭanta iva parvataiḥ niśvasantaḥ surāḥ sarve kathametaditi bruvan
Like oxen yoked to the pole, like men being crushed by mountains, all the gods sighed, saying, "How is this (to be)?"
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MtP 133.51
देवेष्वाह देवदेवो लोकनाथस्य धूर्गतान् अहं सारथिरित्युक्त्वा जग्राहाश्वांस्ततो ऽग्रजः
deveṣvāha devadevo lokanāthasya dhūrgatān ahaṃ sārathirityuktvā jagrāhāśvāṃstato 'grajaḥ
The god of gods spoke among the gods, (who stood) under the burden of the lord of the worlds; and then the firstborn (Brahmā), saying "I am the charioteer," took hold of the horses.
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MtP 133.52
ततो देवैः सगन्धर्वैः सिंहनादो महान्कृतः प्रतोदहस्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य ब्रह्माणं सूततां गतम्
tato devaiḥ sagandharvaiḥ siṃhanādo mahānkṛtaḥ pratodahastaṃ samprekṣya brahmāṇaṃ sūtatāṃ gatam
Then a great lion-roar was made by the gods together with the gandharvas, on seeing Brahmā, goad in hand, having assumed the office of charioteer.
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MtP 133.53
भगवानपि विश्वेशो रथस्थे वै पितामहे सदृशः सूत इत्युक्त्वा चारुरोह रथं हरः
bhagavānapi viśveśo rathasthe vai pitāmahe sadṛśaḥ sūta ityuktvā cāruroha rathaṃ haraḥ
And the Lord, ruler of all, when the Grandfather was seated in the chariot, said, "A fitting charioteer!" and Hara mounted the chariot.
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MtP 133.54
आरोहति रथं देवे ह्य् अश्वा हरभरातुराः जानुभिः पतिता भूमौ रजोग्रासश्च ग्रासितः
ārohati rathaṃ deve hy aśvā harabharāturāḥ jānubhiḥ patitā bhūmau rajogrāsaśca grāsitaḥ
As the god mounted the chariot, the horses, overcome by Hara's weight, fell to the ground on their knees, and were swallowed up in a mouthful of dust.
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MtP 133.55
देवो दृष्ट्वाथ वेदांस्तान् अभीरुग्रहयान् भयात् उज्जहार पितॄनार्तान् सुपुत्र इव दुःखितान्
devo dṛṣṭvātha vedāṃstān abhīrugrahayān bhayāt ujjahāra pitṝnārtān suputra iva duḥkhitān
Then the god, seeing those Vedas (which were the horses) become horses that were (no longer) fearless out of fear, lifted them up, afflicted, as a good son lifts up his grieving forefathers.
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MtP 133.56
ततः सिंहरवो भूयो बभूव रथभैरवः जयशब्दश्च देवानां संबभूवार्णवोपमः
tataḥ siṃharavo bhūyo babhūva rathabhairavaḥ jayaśabdaśca devānāṃ saṃbabhūvārṇavopamaḥ
Then again there arose a lion-roar, terrifying (as it came) from the chariot, and the gods' cry of victory arose, like the ocean.
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MtP 133.57
तद्ॐकारमयं गृह्य प्रतोदं वरदः प्रभुः स्वयम्भूः प्रययौ वाहान् अनुमन्त्र्य यथाजवम्
tadoṃkāramayaṃ gṛhya pratodaṃ varadaḥ prabhuḥ svayambhūḥ prayayau vāhān anumantrya yathājavam
Then the boon-giving Lord, the Self-existent, taking up the goad that consisted of the syllable Om, set out, having empowered the mounts with mantras for due speed.
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MtP 133.58
ग्रसमाना इवाकाशं मुष्णन्त इव मेदिनीम् मुखेभ्यः ससृजुः श्वासान् उच्छ्वसन्त इवोरगाः
grasamānā ivākāśaṃ muṣṇanta iva medinīm mukhebhyaḥ sasṛjuḥ śvāsān ucchvasanta ivoragāḥ
As if devouring the sky, as if carrying off the earth, they sent forth breaths from their mouths, like serpents hissing.
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MtP 133.59
स्वयम्भुवा चोद्यमानाश् चोदितेन कपर्दिना व्रजन्ति ते ऽश्वा जवनाः क्षयकाल इवानिलाः
svayambhuvā codyamānāś coditena kapardinā vrajanti te 'śvā javanāḥ kṣayakāla ivānilāḥ
Urged on by the Self-existent (Brahmā), who was himself urged on by the wearer of matted locks (Śiva), those swift horses race like the winds at the time of destruction.
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MtP 133.60
ध्वजोच्छ्रयविनिर्माणे ध्वजयष्टिमनुत्तमाम् आक्रम्य नन्दी वृषभस् तस्थौ तस्मिञ्छिवेच्छया
dhvajocchrayavinirmāṇe dhvajayaṣṭimanuttamām ākramya nandī vṛṣabhas tasthau tasmiñchivecchayā
In the making of the raising of the banner, the bull Nandin, mounting the most excellent banner-staff, stood upon it by Śiva's wish.
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MtP 133.61
भार्गवाङ्गिरसौ देवौ दण्डहस्तौ रविप्रभौ रथचक्रे तु रक्षेते रुद्रस्य प्रियकाङ्क्षिणौ
bhārgavāṅgirasau devau daṇḍahastau raviprabhau rathacakre tu rakṣete rudrasya priyakāṅkṣiṇau
The two gods Bhārgava and Āṅgirasa, rods in hand, radiant as the sun, guard the two chariot-wheels, desiring Rudra's pleasure.
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MtP 133.62
शेषश्च भगवान्नागो ऽनन्तो ऽनन्तकरो ऽरिणाम् शरहस्तो रथं पाति शयनं ब्रह्मणस्तदा
śeṣaśca bhagavānnāgo 'nanto 'nantakaro 'riṇām śarahasto rathaṃ pāti śayanaṃ brahmaṇastadā
And the lord Śeṣa, the serpent, endless, making an end of enemies, with an arrow in his hand, then guards the chariot—he who is Brahmā's couch.
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MtP 133.63
यमस्तूर्णं समास्थाय महिषं चातिदारुणम् द्रविणाधिपतिर्व्यालं सुराणामधिपो द्विपम्
yamastūrṇaṃ samāsthāya mahiṣaṃ cātidāruṇam draviṇādhipatirvyālaṃ surāṇāmadhipo dvipam
Yama swiftly mounted his exceedingly terrible buffalo, the lord of wealth (Kubera) a serpent, and the lord of the gods (Indra) an elephant;
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MtP 133.64
मयूरं शतचन्द्रं च कूजन्तं किंनरं यथा गुह आस्थाय वरदो युगोपमरथं पितुः
mayūraṃ śatacandraṃ ca kūjantaṃ kiṃnaraṃ yathā guha āsthāya varado yugopamarathaṃ pituḥ
and Guha (Skanda), the giver of boons, mounting a peacock with a hundred moon-spots, calling like a kinnara, (followed) his father's chariot that was like an age (of the world).
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MtP 133.65
नन्दीश्वरश्च भगवाञ् छूलमादाय दीप्तिमान् पृष्ठतश्चापि पार्श्वाभ्यां लोकस्य क्षयकृद्यथा
nandīśvaraśca bhagavāñ chūlamādāya dīptimān pṛṣṭhataścāpi pārśvābhyāṃ lokasya kṣayakṛdyathā
And the lord Nandīśvara, blazing, taking up his spear, (went) behind and at the two sides, like one who makes an end of the world.
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MtP 133.66
प्रमथाश्चाग्निवर्णाभाः साग्निज्वाला इवाचलाः अनुजग्मू रथं शार्वं नक्रा इव महार्णवम्
pramathāścāgnivarṇābhāḥ sāgnijvālā ivācalāḥ anujagmū rathaṃ śārvaṃ nakrā iva mahārṇavam
And the Pramathas, fire-coloured in their gleam, like mountains with flames of fire, followed Śarva's chariot as crocodiles follow the great ocean.
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MtP 133.67
भृगुर्भरद्वाजवसिष्ठगौतमाः क्रतुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहस्तपोधनाः मरीचिरत्रिर्भगवानथाङ्गिराः पराशरागस्त्यमुखा महर्षयः
bhṛgurbharadvājavasiṣṭhagautamāḥ kratuḥ pulastyaḥ pulahastapodhanāḥ marīciratrirbhagavānathāṅgirāḥ parāśarāgastyamukhā maharṣayaḥ
Bhṛgu, Bharadvāja, Vasiṣṭha and Gautama, Kratu, Pulastya, Pulaha rich in austerity, Marīci, Atri, and the lord Aṅgiras, the great seers headed by Parāśara and Agastya—
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MtP 133.68
हरमजितमजं प्रतुष्टुवुर् वचनविशेषैर् विचित्रभूषणैः रथस्त्रिपुरे सकाञ्चनाचलो व्रजति सपक्ष इवाद्रिरम्बरे
haramajitamajaṃ pratuṣṭuvur vacanaviśeṣair vicitrabhūṣaṇaiḥ rathastripure sakāñcanācalo vrajati sapakṣa ivādrirambare
they praised Hara, the unconquered, the unborn, with choice words of varied ornament; the chariot moves toward Tripura with its golden mountain, like a winged mountain in the sky.
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MtP 133.70
मकरतिमितिमिङ्गिलावृतः प्रलय इवातिसमुद्धतो ऽर्णवः व्रजति रथवरो ऽतिभास्वरो ह्य् अशनिनिपातपयोदनिःस्वनः
makaratimitimiṅgilāvṛtaḥ pralaya ivātisamuddhato 'rṇavaḥ vrajati rathavaro 'tibhāsvaro hy aśaninipātapayodaniḥsvanaḥ
Covered with makaras, timis and timiṅgilas, like the ocean surging up violently at the dissolution, the best of chariots moves, exceedingly brilliant, sounding like a thundercloud with falling bolts.
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