Matsya Purana — Chapter 69
MtP 69.1
पुरा रथंतरे कल्पे परिपृष्टो महात्मना मन्दरस्थो महादेवः पिनाकी ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्
purā rathaṃtare kalpe paripṛṣṭo mahātmanā mandarastho mahādevaḥ pinākī brahmaṇā svayam
Long ago, in the Rathaṃtara kalpa, the great god, the bearer of the Pināka, dwelling on Mandara, was questioned by the great-souled Brahmā himself.
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MtP 69.2
कथमारोग्यमैश्वर्यम् अनन्तममरेश्वर स्वल्पेन तपसा देव भवेन्मोक्षो ऽथवा नृणाम्
kathamārogyamaiśvaryam anantamamareśvara svalpena tapasā deva bhavenmokṣo 'thavā nṛṇām
"How, O lord of the immortals, may men obtain health and unending lordship by a small austerity, O god, or else release?"
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MtP 69.3
किमज्ञातं महादेव त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज स्वल्पकेनाथ तपसा महत्फलमिहोच्यताम्
kimajñātaṃ mahādeva tvatprasādādadhokṣaja svalpakenātha tapasā mahatphalamihocyatām
"What is unknown (to you), O great god, O Adhokṣaja? By your grace, let it be told here: a great fruit from but a small austerity."
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MtP 69.4
एवं पृष्टः स विश्वात्मा ब्रह्मणा लोकभावनः उमापतिरुवाचेदं मनसः प्रीतिकारकम्
evaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sa viśvātmā brahmaṇā lokabhāvanaḥ umāpatiruvācedaṃ manasaḥ prītikārakam
Thus questioned by Brahmā, that soul of all, the creator of the worlds, the husband of Umā, spoke this, which gave delight to the mind.
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MtP 69.5
अस्माद्रथंतरात्कल्पात् त्रयोविंशात् पुनर्यदा वाराहो भविता कल्पस् तस्य मन्वन्तरे शुभे
asmādrathaṃtarātkalpāt trayoviṃśāt punaryadā vārāho bhavitā kalpas tasya manvantare śubhe
"When, after this twenty-third Rathaṃtara kalpa, the Vārāha kalpa shall come to be again, then in its auspicious manvantara—
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MtP 69.6
वैवस्वताख्ये संजाते सप्तमे सप्तलोककृत् द्वापराख्यं युगं तद्वद् अष्टाविंशतिमं जगुः
vaivasvatākhye saṃjāte saptame saptalokakṛt dvāparākhyaṃ yugaṃ tadvad aṣṭāviṃśatimaṃ jaguḥ
when the seventh (manvantara), named Vaivasvata, has come about—the maker of the seven worlds; likewise they have declared the twenty-eighth age, called Dvāpara.
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MtP 69.7
तस्यान्ते स महादेवो वासुदेवो जनार्दनः भारावतरणार्थाय त्रिधा विष्णुर्भविष्यति
tasyānte sa mahādevo vāsudevo janārdanaḥ bhārāvataraṇārthāya tridhā viṣṇurbhaviṣyati
At the end of that (age), that great god Vāsudeva, Janārdana, Viṣṇu, will become threefold in order to remove the burden (of the earth).
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MtP 69.8
द्वैपायन ऋषिस्तद्वद् रौहिणेयो ऽथ केशवः कंसादिदर्पमथनः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः
dvaipāyana ṛṣistadvad rauhiṇeyo 'tha keśavaḥ kaṃsādidarpamathanaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ
(namely) the seer Dvaipāyana, and likewise Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma), and Keśava—Keśava the crusher of the pride of Kaṃsa and the rest, the destroyer of affliction.
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MtP 69.9
पुरीं द्वारवतीं नाम साम्प्रतं या कुशस्थली दिव्यानुभावसंयुक्ताम् अधिवासाय शार्ङ्गिणः त्वष्टा ममाज्ञया तद्वत् करिष्यति जगत्पतेः
purīṃ dvāravatīṃ nāma sāmprataṃ yā kuśasthalī divyānubhāvasaṃyuktām adhivāsāya śārṅgiṇaḥ tvaṣṭā mamājñayā tadvat kariṣyati jagatpateḥ
The city named Dvāravatī, which at present is Kuśasthalī, endowed with divine majesty, Tvaṣṭṛ will likewise make by my command, for the dwelling of the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, the lord of the world.
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MtP 69.10
तस्यां कदाचिदासीनः सभायाममितद्युतिः भार्याभिर्वृष्णिभिश्चैव भूभृद्भिर् भूरिदक्षिणैः
tasyāṃ kadācidāsīnaḥ sabhāyāmamitadyutiḥ bhāryābhirvṛṣṇibhiścaiva bhūbhṛdbhir bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ
In that (city) once, seated in the assembly hall, he of immeasurable splendour, (surrounded) by his wives and by the Vṛṣṇis and by kings liberal with gifts,
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MtP 69.11
कुरुभिर्देवगन्धर्वैर् अभितः कैटभार्दनः प्रवृत्तासु पुराणीषु धर्मसम्बन्धिनीषु च
kurubhirdevagandharvair abhitaḥ kaiṭabhārdanaḥ pravṛttāsu purāṇīṣu dharmasambandhinīṣu ca
and by the Kurus, gods and Gandharvas on all sides—the slayer of Kaiṭabha—when ancient tales connected with dharma were going on,
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MtP 69.12
कथान्ते भीमसेनेन परिपृष्टः प्रतापवान् त्वया पृष्टस्य धर्मस्य रहस्यस्यास्य भेदकृत्
kathānte bhīmasenena paripṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān tvayā pṛṣṭasya dharmasya rahasyasyāsya bhedakṛt
at the end of the talk, the majestic one, questioned by Bhīmasena, (became) the discloser of this secret dharma about which you have asked.
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MtP 69.13
भविता स तदा ब्रह्मन् कर्ता चैव वृकोदरः प्रवर्तको ऽस्य धर्मस्य पाण्डुपुत्रो महाबलः
bhavitā sa tadā brahman kartā caiva vṛkodaraḥ pravartako 'sya dharmasya pāṇḍuputro mahābalaḥ
He, O Brahmā, will then be the doer, and Vṛkodara, the son of Pāṇḍu, of great strength, the promulgator of this dharma.
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MtP 69.14
यस्य तीक्ष्णो वृको नाम जठरे हव्यवाहनः मया दत्तः स धर्मात्मा तेन चासौ वृकोदरः
yasya tīkṣṇo vṛko nāma jaṭhare havyavāhanaḥ mayā dattaḥ sa dharmātmā tena cāsau vṛkodaraḥ
In whose belly (is) the sharp fire named Vṛka, given by me—he is righteous in soul, and for that reason he is Vṛkodara ('wolf-bellied').
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MtP 69.15
मतिमान्मानशीलश्च नागायुतबलो महान् भविष्यत्यजरः श्रीमान् कन्दर्प इव रूपवान्
matimānmānaśīlaśca nāgāyutabalo mahān bhaviṣyatyajaraḥ śrīmān kandarpa iva rūpavān
Intelligent and of proud character, with the strength of ten thousand elephants, great, he will be unaging, glorious, handsome as Kandarpa.
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MtP 69.16
धार्मिकस्याप्यशक्तस्य तीव्राग्नित्वादुपोषणे इदं व्रतमशेषाणां व्रतानामधिकं यतः
dhārmikasyāpyaśaktasya tīvrāgnitvādupoṣaṇe idaṃ vratamaśeṣāṇāṃ vratānāmadhikaṃ yataḥ
Since this vow is superior to all vows, (it is fit) even for one who is righteous but unable to fast because of the fierceness of his digestive fire—
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MtP 69.17
कथयिष्यति विश्वात्मा वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः अशेषयज्ञफलदम् अशेषाघविनाशनम्
kathayiṣyati viśvātmā vāsudevo jagadguruḥ aśeṣayajñaphaladam aśeṣāghavināśanam
Vāsudeva, the soul of all, teacher of the world, will declare it: (a vow) giving the fruit of all sacrifices, destroying all sin,
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MtP 69.18
अशेषदुष्टशमनम् अशेषसुरपूजितम् पवित्राणां पवित्रं च मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् भविष्यं च भविष्याणां पुराणानां पुरातनम्
aśeṣaduṣṭaśamanam aśeṣasurapūjitam pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ ca maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam bhaviṣyaṃ ca bhaviṣyāṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ purātanam
quelling all that is evil, honoured by all the gods, the purest of pure things and the most auspicious of auspicious things, the future thing among things to come and the most ancient among ancient things.
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MtP 69.19
यद्यष्टमीचतुर्दश्योर् द्वादशीष्वथ भारत अन्येष्वपि दिनर्क्षेषु न शक्तस्त्वम् उपोषितुम्
yadyaṣṭamīcaturdaśyor dvādaśīṣvatha bhārata anyeṣvapi dinarkṣeṣu na śaktastvam upoṣitum
"If, O Bhārata, on the eighth and fourteenth days, or on the twelfth days, or on other days and lunar mansions, you are unable to fast,
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MtP 69.20
ततः पुण्यां तिथिमिमां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् उपोष्य विधिनानेन गच्छ विष्णोः परं पदम्
tataḥ puṇyāṃ tithimimāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm upoṣya vidhinānena gaccha viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam
then, having fasted by this rule on this holy lunar day that destroys all sin, go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu."
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MtP 69.21
माघमासस्य दशमी यदा शुक्ला भवेत्तदा घृतेनाभ्यञ्जनं कृत्वा तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्
māghamāsasya daśamī yadā śuklā bhavettadā ghṛtenābhyañjanaṃ kṛtvā tilaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret
When the tenth day of the month of Māgha falls in the bright fortnight, then, having anointed (oneself) with ghee, one should bathe with sesame.
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MtP 69.22
तथैव विष्णुमभ्यर्च्य नभो नारायणेति च कृष्णाय पादौ सम्पूज्य शिरः सर्वात्मने नमः
tathaiva viṣṇumabhyarcya nabho nārāyaṇeti ca kṛṣṇāya pādau sampūjya śiraḥ sarvātmane namaḥ
In the same way, having worshipped Viṣṇu: (worshipping) the sky(?) with "to Nārāyaṇa," and having worshipped the feet with "to Kṛṣṇa," the head with "homage to the Self of all";
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MtP 69.23
वैकुण्ठायेति वैकुण्ठम् उरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे शङ्खिने चक्रिणे तद्वद् गदिने वरदाय वै सर्वे नारायणस्यैवं संपूज्या बाहवः क्रमात्
vaikuṇṭhāyeti vaikuṇṭham uraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe śaṅkhine cakriṇe tadvad gadine varadāya vai sarve nārāyaṇasyaivaṃ saṃpūjyā bāhavaḥ kramāt
With "to Vaikuṇṭha" (the region called) Vaikuṇṭha; the chest with "to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa"; likewise "to him who holds the conch," "to him who holds the discus," "to him who holds the mace," "to the granter of boons" — thus all the arms of Nārāyaṇa are to be worshipped in order.
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MtP 69.24
दामोदरायेत्युदरं मेढ्रं पञ्चशराय वै ऊरू सौभाग्यनाथाय जानुनी भूतधारिणे
dāmodarāyetyudaraṃ meḍhraṃ pañcaśarāya vai ūrū saubhāgyanāthāya jānunī bhūtadhāriṇe
The belly with "to Dāmodara," the member with "to him of the five arrows," the thighs with "to the lord of good fortune," the knees with "to the upholder of beings";
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MtP 69.25
नमो नीलाय वै जङ्घे पादौ विश्वसृजे नमः नमो देव्यै नमः शान्त्यै नमो लक्ष्म्यै नमः श्रियै
namo nīlāya vai jaṅghe pādau viśvasṛje namaḥ namo devyai namaḥ śāntyai namo lakṣmyai namaḥ śriyai
the shanks with "homage to the dark-blue one," the feet with "homage to the creator of the universe"; homage to the Goddess, homage to Śānti (Peace), homage to Lakṣmī, homage to Śrī;
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MtP 69.26
नमः पुष्ट्यै नमस्तुष्ट्यै धृष्ट्यै हृष्ट्यै नमो नमः नमो विहंगनाथाय वायुवेगाय पक्षिणे विषप्रमाथिने नित्यं गरुडं चाभिपूजयेत्
namaḥ puṣṭyai namastuṣṭyai dhṛṣṭyai hṛṣṭyai namo namaḥ namo vihaṃganāthāya vāyuvegāya pakṣiṇe viṣapramāthine nityaṃ garuḍaṃ cābhipūjayet
homage to Puṣṭi (Nourishment), homage to Tuṣṭi (Contentment), homage again and again to Dhṛṣṭi and Hṛṣṭi; and one should always worship Garuḍa (with) "homage to the lord of birds, swift as the wind, the winged one, the crusher of poison."
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MtP 69.27
एवं सम्पूज्य गोविन्दम् उमापतिविनायकौ गन्धैर्माल्यैस्तथा धूपैर् भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैरपि
evaṃ sampūjya govindam umāpativināyakau gandhairmālyaistathā dhūpair bhakṣyairnānāvidhairapi
Having thus worshipped Govinda, and the husband of Umā and Vināyaka, with perfumes, with garlands, and with incense, and with foods of various kinds,
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MtP 69.28
गव्येन पयसा सिद्धां कृसरामथ वाग्यतः सर्पिषा सह भुक्त्वा च गत्वा शतपदं बुधः
gavyena payasā siddhāṃ kṛsarāmatha vāgyataḥ sarpiṣā saha bhuktvā ca gatvā śatapadaṃ budhaḥ
and having eaten in silence the kṛsarā (rice-and-sesame dish) cooked with cow's milk, together with clarified butter, the wise man, having walked a hundred paces,
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MtP 69.29
नैयग्रोधं दन्तकाष्ठम् अथवा खादिरं बुधः गृहीत्वा धावयेद्दन्तान् आचान्तः प्रागुदङ्मुखः
naiyagrodhaṃ dantakāṣṭham athavā khādiraṃ budhaḥ gṛhītvā dhāvayeddantān ācāntaḥ prāgudaṅmukhaḥ
the wise man, taking a tooth-stick of banyan or else of khadira wood, should clean his teeth, and, having sipped water, facing east or north,
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MtP 69.30
ब्रूयात् सायन्तनीं कृत्वा संध्यामस्तमिते रवौ नमो नारायणायेति त्वामहं शरणं गतः
brūyāt sāyantanīṃ kṛtvā saṃdhyāmastamite ravau namo nārāyaṇāyeti tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
having performed the evening twilight rite when the sun has set, he should say: "Homage to Nārāyaṇa; I have come to you for refuge."
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MtP 69.31
एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य च केशवम् रात्रिं च सकलां स्थित्वा स्नानं च पयसा तथा
ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ samabhyarcya ca keśavam rātriṃ ca sakalāṃ sthitvā snānaṃ ca payasā tathā
On the eleventh, taking no food, and having worshipped Keśava, and having remained (awake) the whole night, and (having performed) the bath with milk,
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MtP 69.32
सर्पिषा चापि दहनं हुत्वा ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः सहैव पुण्डरीकाक्ष द्वादश्यां क्षीरभोजनम्
sarpiṣā cāpi dahanaṃ hutvā brāhmaṇapuṃgavaiḥ sahaiva puṇḍarīkākṣa dvādaśyāṃ kṣīrabhojanam
and having offered clarified butter into the fire, (he should say:) "O lotus-eyed one, together with the foremost of brahmins I shall take a meal of milk on the twelfth,
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MtP 69.33
करिष्यामि यतात्माहं निर्विघ्नेनास्तु तच्च मे एवमुक्त्वा स्वपेद्भूमाव् इतिहासकथां पुनः
kariṣyāmi yatātmāhaṃ nirvighnenāstu tacca me evamuktvā svapedbhūmāv itihāsakathāṃ punaḥ
self-restrained, I shall perform (it); and let it be free of obstacles for me." Having said this, he should sleep on the ground, (having heard) once more the recitation of an itihāsa story;
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MtP 69.34
श्रुत्वा प्रभाते संजाते नदीं गत्वा विशां पते स्नानं कृत्वा मृदा तद्वत् पाषण्डान् अभिवर्जयेत्
śrutvā prabhāte saṃjāte nadīṃ gatvā viśāṃ pate snānaṃ kṛtvā mṛdā tadvat pāṣaṇḍān abhivarjayet
having heard (it), when morning has come, going to the river, O lord of the people, and having bathed likewise with clay, he should avoid heretics.
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MtP 69.35
उपास्य संध्यां विधिवत् कृत्वा च पितृतर्पणम् प्रणम्य च हृषीकेशं सप्तलोकैकमीश्वरम्
upāsya saṃdhyāṃ vidhivat kṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam praṇamya ca hṛṣīkeśaṃ saptalokaikamīśvaram
Having duly performed the twilight worship and made the libation to the ancestors, and having bowed to Hṛṣīkeśa, the one lord of the seven worlds,
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MtP 69.36
गृहस्य पुरतो भक्त्या मण्डपं कारयेद्बुधः दशहस्तमथाष्टौ वा करान्कुर्याद्विशां पते
gṛhasya purato bhaktyā maṇḍapaṃ kārayedbudhaḥ daśahastamathāṣṭau vā karānkuryādviśāṃ pate
the wise man should have a pavilion built with devotion in front of his house; he should make it ten cubits, or eight cubits, O lord of the people.
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MtP 69.37
चतुर्हस्तां शुभां कुर्याद् वेदीमरिनिषूदन चतुर्हस्तप्रमाणं च विन्यसेत्तत्र तोरणम्
caturhastāṃ śubhāṃ kuryād vedīmariniṣūdana caturhastapramāṇaṃ ca vinyasettatra toraṇam
He should make an auspicious altar of four cubits, O slayer of foes, and should set up there an archway of four cubits' measure.
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MtP 69.38
आरोप्य कलशं तत्र दिक्पालान्पूजयेत्ततः छिद्रेण जलसम्पूर्णम् अथ कृष्णाजिनस्थितः तस्य धारां च शिरसा धारयेत्सकलां निशाम्
āropya kalaśaṃ tatra dikpālānpūjayettataḥ chidreṇa jalasampūrṇam atha kṛṣṇājinasthitaḥ tasya dhārāṃ ca śirasā dhārayetsakalāṃ niśām
Having placed a pot there, he should then worship the guardians of the directions; and, seated on a black antelope skin, he should hold upon his head, for the whole night, the stream of that (pot), which is filled with water and (pierced) with a hole.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.39
तथैव विष्णोः शिरसि क्षीरधारां प्रपातयेत् अरत्निमात्रं कुण्डं च कुर्यात्तत्र त्रिमेखलम्
tathaiva viṣṇoḥ śirasi kṣīradhārāṃ prapātayet aratnimātraṃ kuṇḍaṃ ca kuryāttatra trimekhalam
In the same way he should let a stream of milk fall upon the head of Viṣṇu; and he should make there a fire-pit of one aratni (forearm's length) with three girdles,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.40
योनिवक्त्रं च तत्कृत्वा ब्राह्मणैः यवसर्पिषी तिलांश्च विष्णुदेवत्यैर् मन्त्रैरेकाग्निवत्तदा
yonivaktraṃ ca tatkṛtvā brāhmaṇaiḥ yavasarpiṣī tilāṃśca viṣṇudevatyair mantrairekāgnivattadā
and making it with a womb-shaped mouth, then, with brahmins, (he should offer) barley and ghee and sesame with mantras addressed to Viṣṇu, as in the single-fire rite,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.41
हुत्वा च वैष्णवं सम्यक् चरुं गोक्षीरसंयुतम् निष्पावार्धप्रमाणां वै धारामाज्यस्य पातयेत्
hutvā ca vaiṣṇavaṃ samyak caruṃ gokṣīrasaṃyutam niṣpāvārdhapramāṇāṃ vai dhārāmājyasya pātayet
And having duly offered the Vaiṣṇava caru mixed with cow's milk, he should let fall a stream of clarified butter of the measure of half a niṣpāva bean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.42
जलकुम्भान्महावीर्य स्थापयित्वा त्रयोदश भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैर्युक्तान् सितवस्त्रैरलंकृतान्
jalakumbhānmahāvīrya sthāpayitvā trayodaśa bhakṣyairnānāvidhairyuktān sitavastrairalaṃkṛtān
O greatly mighty one, having set up thirteen water-jars, furnished with foods of many kinds, adorned with white cloths,
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MtP 69.43
युक्तानौदुम्बरैः पात्रैः पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितान् चतुर्भिर्बह्वृचैर्होमस् तत्र कार्य उदङ्मुखैः
yuktānaudumbaraiḥ pātraiḥ pañcaratnasamanvitān caturbhirbahvṛcairhomas tatra kārya udaṅmukhaiḥ
(the jars) fitted with vessels of udumbara wood and provided with the five jewels — there the fire-offering is to be made by four Ṛgvedins facing north,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.44
रुद्रजापश्चतुर्भिश्च यजुर्वेदपरायणैः वैष्णवानि तु सामानि चतुरः सामवेदिनः अरिष्टवर्गसहितान्य् अभितः परिपाठयेत्
rudrajāpaścaturbhiśca yajurvedaparāyaṇaiḥ vaiṣṇavāni tu sāmāni caturaḥ sāmavedinaḥ ariṣṭavargasahitāny abhitaḥ paripāṭhayet
and the muttering of the Rudra (hymn) by four men devoted to the Yajurveda; and four Sāmavedins should recite all around the Vaiṣṇava sāmans together with the ariṣṭa group.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.45
एवं द्वादश तान्विप्रान् वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः पूजयेदङ्गुलीयैश्च कटकैर्हेमसूत्रकैः
evaṃ dvādaśa tānviprān vastramālyānulepanaiḥ pūjayedaṅgulīyaiśca kaṭakairhemasūtrakaiḥ
Thus he should honour those twelve brahmins with garments, garlands and unguents, and with finger-rings, bracelets and gold threads,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.46
वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः एवं क्षपातिवाह्या च गीतमङ्गलनिःस्वनैः
vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ evaṃ kṣapātivāhyā ca gītamaṅgalaniḥsvanaiḥ
with clothes and with bedding, free of stinginess about his wealth; and so the night is to be passed with songs and auspicious sounds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.47
उपाध्यायस्य च पुनर् द्विगुणं सर्वमेव तु ततः प्रभाते विमले समुत्थाय त्रयोदश
upādhyāyasya ca punar dviguṇaṃ sarvameva tu tataḥ prabhāte vimale samutthāya trayodaśa
And for the teacher, again, everything twofold. Then at clear daybreak, having risen, thirteen
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.48
गा वै दद्यात्कुरुश्रेष्ठ सौवर्णमुखसंयुताः पयस्विनीः शीलवतीः कांस्यदोहसमन्विताः
gā vai dadyātkuruśreṣṭha sauvarṇamukhasaṃyutāḥ payasvinīḥ śīlavatīḥ kāṃsyadohasamanvitāḥ
cows he should give, O best of the Kurus, their horns fitted with gold, rich in milk, of good disposition, together with bronze milking-pails,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.49
रौप्यखुराः सवस्त्राश्च चन्दनेनाभिषेचिताः तास्तु तेषां ततो भक्त्या भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नतर्पितान्
raupyakhurāḥ savastrāśca candanenābhiṣecitāḥ tāstu teṣāṃ tato bhaktyā bhakṣyabhojyānnatarpitān
with silver hooves, with cloths, and sprinkled with sandal-paste — those (cows) then, with devotion, to those (brahmins) who have been satisfied with things to chew, things to eat, and cooked food,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.50
कृत्वा वै ब्राह्मणान् सर्वान् अन्नैर्नानाविधैस्तथा भुक्त्वा चाक्षारलवणम् आत्मना च विसर्जयेत्
kṛtvā vai brāhmaṇān sarvān annairnānāvidhaistathā bhuktvā cākṣāralavaṇam ātmanā ca visarjayet
having made all the brahmins (satisfied) with foods of many kinds, and having himself eaten food free of alkali and salt, he should dismiss (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.51
अनुगम्य पदान्यष्टौ पुत्रभार्यासमन्वितः प्रीयतामत्र देवेशः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः
anugamya padānyaṣṭau putrabhāryāsamanvitaḥ prīyatāmatra deveśaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ
Accompanied by son and wife, having followed (them) eight steps: "May the lord of gods, Keśava, the destroyer of afflictions, be pleased herein.
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MtP 69.52
शिवस्य हृदये विष्णुर् विष्णोश्च हृदये शिवः यथान्तरं न पश्यामि तथा मे स्वस्ति चायुषः
śivasya hṛdaye viṣṇur viṣṇośca hṛdaye śivaḥ yathāntaraṃ na paśyāmi tathā me svasti cāyuṣaḥ
Viṣṇu is in Śiva's heart, and Śiva in Viṣṇu's heart; as I see no difference (between them), so let there be well-being of my life-span."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.53
एवमुच्चार्य तान्कुम्भान् गाश्चैव शयनानि च वासांसि चैव सर्वेषां गृहाणि प्रापयेद्बुधः
evamuccārya tānkumbhān gāścaiva śayanāni ca vāsāṃsi caiva sarveṣāṃ gṛhāṇi prāpayedbudhaḥ
Having pronounced this, the wise man should have those jars, and the cows, the beds and the garments, conveyed to the houses of all (the recipients).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.54
अभावे बहुशय्यानाम् एकामपि सुसंस्कृताम् शय्यां दद्याद्द्विजातेश्च सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम्
abhāve bahuśayyānām ekāmapi susaṃskṛtām śayyāṃ dadyāddvijāteśca sarvopaskarasaṃyutām
In the absence of many beds, he should give to a twice-born even a single well-appointed bed, complete with all its furnishings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.55
इतिहासपुराणानि वाचयित्वातिवाहयेत् तद्दिनं नरशार्दूल य इच्छेद्विपुलां श्रियम्
itihāsapurāṇāni vācayitvātivāhayet taddinaṃ naraśārdūla ya icchedvipulāṃ śriyam
He who desires abundant prosperity, O tiger among men, should pass that day having the epics and the purāṇas recited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.56
तस्मात्त्वं सत्त्वमालम्ब्य भीमसेन विमत्सरः कुरु व्रतमिदं सम्यक् स्नेहात्तव मयेरितम्
tasmāttvaṃ sattvamālambya bhīmasena vimatsaraḥ kuru vratamidaṃ samyak snehāttava mayeritam
Therefore, Bhīmasena, taking hold of resolve and free from envy, perform this vow properly, which has been declared to you by me out of affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.57
त्वया कृतमिदं वीर त्वन्नामाख्यं भविष्यति सा भीमद्वादशी ह्येषा सर्वपापहरा शुभा या तु कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा कल्पेषु पठ्यते
tvayā kṛtamidaṃ vīra tvannāmākhyaṃ bhaviṣyati sā bhīmadvādaśī hyeṣā sarvapāpaharā śubhā yā tu kalyāṇinī nāma purā kalpeṣu paṭhyate
Performed by you, hero, it will be called by your name: this is the Bhīma-dvādaśī, auspicious, remover of all sins — the very one that was recited in former kalpas under the name Kalyāṇinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 69.58
त्वमादिकर्ता भव सौकरे ऽस्मिन् कल्पे महावीरवरप्रधान यस्याः स्मरन्कीर्तनमप्यशेषं विनष्टपापस्त्रिदशाधिपः स्यात्
tvamādikartā bhava saukare 'smin kalpe mahāvīravarapradhāna yasyāḥ smarankīrtanamapyaśeṣaṃ vinaṣṭapāpastridaśādhipaḥ syāt
Be you its first performer in this Saukara kalpa, O foremost among the best of great heroes — (the vow) of which even the recitation, when one recalls it in full, makes one's sins perish and one may become lord of the thirty gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.59
कृत्वा च यामप्सरसाम् अधीशा वेश्या कृता ह्यन्यभवान्तरेषु आभीरकन्यातिकुतूहलेन सैवोर्वशी सम्प्रति नाकपृष्ठे
kṛtvā ca yāmapsarasām adhīśā veśyā kṛtā hyanyabhavāntareṣu ābhīrakanyātikutūhalena saivorvaśī samprati nākapṛṣṭhe
And having performed it, she who was made a courtesan in other intervening births became mistress of the apsarases; through the excessive eagerness of (her life as) a cowherd's daughter, she is now that same Urvaśī on the vault of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.60
जाताथवा वैश्यकुलोद्भवापि पुलोमकन्या पुरुहूतपत्नी तत्रापि तस्याः परिचारिकेयं मम प्रिया सम्प्रति सत्यभामा
jātāthavā vaiśyakulodbhavāpi pulomakanyā puruhūtapatnī tatrāpi tasyāḥ paricārikeyaṃ mama priyā samprati satyabhāmā
Or (another), though born of a vaiśya family, (became) Puloman's daughter, the wife of Puruhūta (Indra); and there this attendant of hers is now my beloved Satyabhāmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.61
स्नातः पुरा मण्डलमेष तद्वत् तेजोमयं वेदशरीरमाप अस्यां च कल्याणतिथौ विवस्वान् सहस्रधारेण सहस्ररश्मिः
snātaḥ purā maṇḍalameṣa tadvat tejomayaṃ vedaśarīramāpa asyāṃ ca kalyāṇatithau vivasvān sahasradhāreṇa sahasraraśmiḥ
Having bathed (on this day) of old, this orb likewise attained the Veda-body made of radiance; and on this auspicious lunar day the thousand-rayed Vivasvat (bathed) with a thousand streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.62
इदमेव कृतं महेन्द्रमुख्यैर् वसुभिर्देवसुरारिभिस्तथा तु फलमस्य न शक्यते ऽभिवक्तुं यदि जिह्वायुतकोटयो मुखे स्युः
idameva kṛtaṃ mahendramukhyair vasubhirdevasurāribhistathā tu phalamasya na śakyate 'bhivaktuṃ yadi jihvāyutakoṭayo mukhe syuḥ
This very (observance) was performed by the Vasus headed by great Indra, and likewise by the gods and the foes of the gods; but its fruit cannot be told, even if there were ten thousand crores of tongues in one's mouth.
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MtP 69.63
कलिकलुषविदारिणीमनन्ताम् इति कथयिष्यति यादवेन्द्रसूनुः अपि नरकगतान्पितॄन् अशेषान् अलमुद्धर्तुमिहैव यः करोति
kalikaluṣavidāriṇīmanantām iti kathayiṣyati yādavendrasūnuḥ api narakagatānpitṝn aśeṣān alamuddhartumihaiva yaḥ karoti
"(She is) the endless one who tears apart the taint of the Kali age"—so will the son of the lord of the Yādavas declare (this lunar day), which right here suffices to lift up even all one's ancestors who have gone to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.64
य इदमघविदारणं शृणोति भक्त्या परिपठतीह परोपकारहेतोः तिथिमिह सकलार्थभाङ्नरेन्द्रस् तव चतुरानन साम्यतामुपैति
ya idamaghavidāraṇaṃ śṛṇoti bhaktyā paripaṭhatīha paropakārahetoḥ tithimiha sakalārthabhāṅnarendras tava caturānana sāmyatāmupaiti
Whoever hears this destroyer of sin, and here recites this lunar day with devotion for the sake of helping others—that man among men, possessing all objects (of desire), attains equality with you, O four-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 69.65
कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा बभूव या द्वादशी माघदिनेषु पूज्या सा पाण्डुपुत्रेण कृता भविष्यत्य् अनन्तपुण्यानघ भीमपूर्वा
kalyāṇinī nāma purā babhūva yā dvādaśī māghadineṣu pūjyā sā pāṇḍuputreṇa kṛtā bhaviṣyaty anantapuṇyānagha bhīmapūrvā
Formerly there was a twelfth day named Kalyāṇinī, to be honoured among the days of Māgha; it will be observed by the son of Pāṇḍu and will become of endless merit, O sinless one, with 'Bhīma' prefixed (to its name).
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