Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 29
NarP 2 29.1
काष्ठीलोवाच एवं सा राक्षसी सुभ्रु हस्तिनीरूपधारिणी । त्रिभिर्मुहूर्तैः संप्राप्ता काशीं विश्वेशमन्दिरम्
kāṣṭhīlovāca evaṃ sā rākṣasī subhru hastinīrūpadhāriṇī / tribhirmuhūrtaiḥ saṃprāptā kāśīṃ viśveśamandiram
Kāṣṭhīlā said: Thus that rākṣasī, O fair-browed one, wearing the form of an elephant, reached in three muhūrtas Kāśī, the abode of the Lord of All.
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NarP 2 29.2
उवाच तां पुरीं प्राप्य भर्तारमसितेक्षणा । इयं पापतरोः कान्त कुठारा परिकीर्तिता
uvāca tāṃ purīṃ prāpya bhartāramasitekṣaṇā / iyaṃ pāpataroḥ kānta kuṭhārā parikīrtitā
On reaching that city the dark-eyed one said to her husband: "This, beloved, is proclaimed the axe for the tree of sin."
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NarP 2 29.3
षडूर्मिकाञ्चनस्यैषा कान्त प्रोक्ता दुरोदरी । कर्मबीजोपशमनी सर्वेषां गतिदायिका
ṣaḍūrmikāñcanasyaiṣā kānta proktā durodarī / karmabījopaśamanī sarveṣāṃ gatidāyikā
"This, beloved, is called the dice-game for the gold that is the six waves; it quiets the seed of karma and grants (the highest) goal to all."
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NarP 2 29.4
आद्यं हि वैष्णवं स्थानं पुराणाः संप्रचक्षते । नावैष्णवे स्थले मुक्तिः सर्वस्य तु कदाचन
ādyaṃ hi vaiṣṇavaṃ sthānaṃ purāṇāḥ saṃpracakṣate / nāvaiṣṇave sthale muktiḥ sarvasya tu kadācana
"For the purāṇas declare that the primal place is Vaiṣṇava; in a non-Vaiṣṇava place there is never liberation for anyone."
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NarP 2 29.5
माधवस्य पुरी चेयं पूर्वमासीद्द्विजोत्तम । मुक्तिदा सर्वजन्तूनां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
mādhavasya purī ceyaṃ pūrvamāsīddvijottama / muktidā sarvajantūnāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinī
"And this city was formerly Mādhava's, O best of the twice-born, granting liberation to all creatures and destroying all sins."
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NarP 2 29.6
एकदा शङ्करो देवो द्रष्टुं प्रागात्पितामहम् । सर्वलोकैककर्तारं भ्राजमानं स्वतेजसा
ekadā śaṅkaro devo draṣṭuṃ prāgātpitāmaham / sarvalokaikakartāraṃ bhrājamānaṃ svatejasā
"Once the god Śaṅkara went to see the Grandfather, the sole maker of all worlds, shining with his own splendour."
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NarP 2 29.7
गत्वा तत्र महादेवो ब्रह्माणं जगतां गुरुम् । नमस्कृत्य स्थितो ह्यग्रे वेदपाठं निशामयन्
gatvā tatra mahādevo brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ gurum / namaskṛtya sthito hyagre vedapāṭhaṃ niśāmayan
"Having gone there, Mahādeva bowed to Brahmā, the guru of the worlds, and stood before him, listening to the recitation of the Veda."
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NarP 2 29.8
चतुर्भिरद्भुतैवक्त्रैश्चतुरो निगमान्मुदा । उद्गिरन्तं जगन्नाथं दृष्ट्वा प्रीतो ऽभवत्तदा
caturbhiradbhutaivaktraiścaturo nigamānmudā / udgirantaṃ jagannāthaṃ dṛṣṭvā prīto 'bhavattadā
Seeing the Lord of the world pouring forth, with joy, the four Vedas from his four wondrous mouths, he was then pleased.
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NarP 2 29.9
अथ तत्पञ्चमं वक्त्रं ब्रह्मणो भूतनायकः । प्रगल्भं तमुपालक्ष्य क्षणाज्जातः समत्सरः
atha tatpañcamaṃ vaktraṃ brahmaṇo bhūtanāyakaḥ / pragalbhaṃ tamupālakṣya kṣaṇājjātaḥ samatsaraḥ
Then the Lord of beings, observing that fifth mouth of Brahmā to be insolent, in an instant became filled with jealousy.
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NarP 2 29.10
स क्रोधजन्मा विप्रेन्द्र तस्य प्रागल्भ्यमक्षमन् । चकर्त तन्नखाग्रेण खस्थं वक्त्रं त्रिलोचनः
sa krodhajanmā viprendra tasya prāgalbhyamakṣaman / cakarta tannakhāgreṇa khasthaṃ vaktraṃ trilocanaḥ
He, born of wrath, O best of brahmins, not enduring its insolence—the three-eyed one cut off with the tip of his nail that mouth which stood (facing) the sky.
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NarP 2 29.11
तच्छिन्नं ब्रह्मणः शीर्षं संलग्नं करपल्लवे । वामे निर्धूतमानिशं न निवृत्तं द्विजोत्तम
tacchinnaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śīrṣaṃ saṃlagnaṃ karapallave / vāme nirdhūtamāniśaṃ na nivṛttaṃ dvijottama
That severed head of Brahmā stuck fast to the tender palm of his left hand; though shaken off ceaselessly, it did not depart, O best of the twice-born.
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NarP 2 29.12
ब्रह्मा तु दुःखितो भूत्वा तस्थौ स्थाणुं व्यलोकयन् । रुद्रो ऽपि लज्जितो भूत्वा निर्ज्जगाम त्वरान्वितः
brahmā tu duḥkhito bhūtvā tasthau sthāṇuṃ vyalokayan / rudro 'pi lajjito bhūtvā nirjjagāma tvarānvitaḥ
But Brahmā, becoming sorrowful, stood gazing at Sthāṇu (Śiva); and Rudra too, becoming ashamed, went out in haste.
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NarP 2 29.13
बहुधा यतमानो ऽपि तच्छिरः क्षेप्तुमातुरः । न शशाक परित्यक्तुं तदद्भुतमभून्महत्
bahudhā yatamāno 'pi tacchiraḥ kṣeptumāturaḥ / na śaśāka parityaktuṃ tadadbhutamabhūnmahat
Though striving in many ways, distressed, to throw off that head, he was not able to get rid of it; that was a great marvel.
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NarP 2 29.14
चिन्तया व्याकुलो भूत्वा सस्मार गरुडध्वजम् । तेन संस्मृतमात्रस्तु शीघ्रमाविरभूच्च सः
cintayā vyākulo bhūtvā sasmāra garuḍadhvajam / tena saṃsmṛtamātrastu śīghramāvirabhūcca saḥ
Becoming agitated with worry, he called to mind him whose banner is Garuḍa; and merely upon being remembered by him, he swiftly appeared.
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NarP 2 29.15
तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं विष्णुं सर्वगतं द्विज । ननाम शिरसा नम्रो निष्प्रभो वृषभध्वजः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ viṣṇuṃ sarvagataṃ dvija / nanāma śirasā namro niṣprabho vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
Seeing him, the God of gods' lord, Viṣṇu who goes everywhere, O twice-born, the bull-bannered one, bowed low and lustreless, made obeisance with his head.
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NarP 2 29.16
तं तथातुरमालक्ष्य भीतं ब्रह्मद्रुहं हरिः । समाश्वास्या ब्रवीद्वाक्यं तत्तोषपरिकारकम्
taṃ tathāturamālakṣya bhītaṃ brahmadruhaṃ hariḥ / samāśvāsyā bravīdvākyaṃ tattoṣaparikārakam
Observing him thus afflicted and frightened, the slayer of Brahmā('s head), Hari, having comforted him, spoke words that brought about his satisfaction.
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NarP 2 29.17
शंभो त्वया कृतं पापं यच्चिन्नं ब्रह्मणः शिरः । तत्फलं भुङ्क्ष्व सर्ंवज्ञ कियत्कालं कृतं स्वयम्
śaṃbho tvayā kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yaccinnaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śiraḥ / tatphalaṃ bhuṅkṣva sarṃvajña kiyatkālaṃ kṛtaṃ svayam
"O Śambhu, a sin has been done by you, in that Brahmā's head was cut off; enjoy the fruit of that, O all-knowing one—for some time it was done by yourself."
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NarP 2 29.18
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम् । नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म ह्यपि जन्मशतैः प्रिय
avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham / nābhuktaṃ kṣīyate karma hyapi janmaśataiḥ priya
"A deed once done, whether good or bad, must inevitably be experienced; karma not experienced does not perish, even in a hundred births, dear one."
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NarP 2 29.19
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि त्वां दृष्ट्वा दुःखितं हरम् । प्राणा विकलतां यान्ति मम त्वद्दुःखदर्शनात्
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhitaṃ haram / prāṇā vikalatāṃ yānti mama tvadduḥkhadarśanāt
"What am I to do, where am I to go, seeing you, Hara, sorrowful? My life-breaths grow feeble from the sight of your suffering."
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NarP 2 29.20
यानि कानि च पापानि महान्ति महतां गते । न तानि ब्रह्महत्यायाः समानीति मतिर्मम
yāni kāni ca pāpāni mahānti mahatāṃ gate / na tāni brahmahatyāyāḥ samānīti matirmama
"Whatever sins there are, great ones, in the course of the great—those are not equal to the slaying of a brahmin: such is my view."
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NarP 2 29.21
यस्त्वं सर्वस्य लोकस्य गुरुर्धर्मोपदेशकः । ब्रह्महत्याभिभूतस्तु क्षणं स्थातुं न च क्षमः
yastvaṃ sarvasya lokasya gururdharmopadeśakaḥ / brahmahatyābhibhūtastu kṣaṇaṃ sthātuṃ na ca kṣamaḥ
"You who are the teacher of the whole world, the instructor in dharma—overcome by brahmin-slaying, you are not able to remain (anywhere) even for a moment."
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NarP 2 29.22
एषा घोरतरा हत्या मीनगन्ध्या जरातुरा । लेलिहाना सुरेशान ग्रहीतुं त्वानुधावति
eṣā ghoratarā hatyā mīnagandhyā jarāturā / lelihānā sureśāna grahītuṃ tvānudhāvati
"This most dreadful (female) Slaying, smelling of fish, afflicted by old age, licking (her lips), O lord of the gods, runs after you to seize you."
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NarP 2 29.23
तस्मान्नैकत्र भवता स्थेयं द्वादशबत्सरम् । अटनीयं हितार्थाय पापनाशाभिकाम्यया
tasmānnaikatra bhavatā stheyaṃ dvādaśabatsaram / aṭanīyaṃ hitārthāya pāpanāśābhikāmyayā
"Therefore you must not stay in one place for twelve years; you must wander, for your own good, out of desire for the destruction of the sin."
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NarP 2 29.24
अटित्वा द्वादशाब्दानि तीर्थेषु सकलेषु च । प्रक्षालयन्करं वामं भिक्षां गृह्णन्कपालके
aṭitvā dvādaśābdāni tīrtheṣu sakaleṣu ca / prakṣālayankaraṃ vāmaṃ bhikṣāṃ gṛhṇankapālake
"Having wandered twelve years among all the sacred fords, washing your left hand, taking alms in the skull—"
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NarP 2 29.25
शुद्धिं यास्यसि देवेश पापादस्मात्सुदारुणात् । इत्युक्तो विष्णुना विप्र स्थाणुः सर्वगतो ऽभवत्
śuddhiṃ yāsyasi deveśa pāpādasmātsudāruṇāt / ityukto viṣṇunā vipra sthāṇuḥ sarvagato 'bhavat
"—you will attain purification, O lord of gods, from this most terrible sin." Thus addressed by Viṣṇu, O brahmin, Sthāṇu went everywhere.
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NarP 2 29.26
कपालमोचनार्थं हि पाणिं प्रक्षालयन् जले । वर्षत्रयं भ्रमित्वा तु प्राप्तो बदरिकाश्रमम्
kapālamocanārthaṃ hi pāṇiṃ prakṣālayan jale / varṣatrayaṃ bhramitvā tu prāpto badarikāśramam
For the sake of releasing the skull, washing his hand in water, having wandered for three years he reached the Badarikā hermitage.
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NarP 2 29.27
भिक्षार्थं देवदेवस्य धर्मपुत्रस्य मानद । द्वारस्थो देहि भिक्षां मे विष्णो इत्यवदन्मुहुः
bhikṣārthaṃ devadevasya dharmaputrasya mānada / dvārastho dehi bhikṣāṃ me viṣṇo ityavadanmuhuḥ
For the sake of alms from the God of gods, the son of Dharma, O giver of honour, standing at the door he said again and again: "Give me alms, O Viṣṇu."
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NarP 2 29.28
ततो नारायणो देवो दृष्ट्वा द्वारि स्थितं हरम् । गृहाण भिक्षामित्युक्त्वा प्रददौ दक्षिणं करम्
tato nārāyaṇo devo dṛṣṭvā dvāri sthitaṃ haram / gṛhāṇa bhikṣāmityuktvā pradadau dakṣiṇaṃ karam
Then the god Nārāyaṇa, seeing Hara standing at the door, said "Take alms," and held out his right hand.
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NarP 2 29.29
ततो हरो हरिं दृष्ट्वा भिक्षां दातुं समुद्यतम् । प्राहरद्दक्षिणं पाणिं त्रिशूलेन द्विजोत्तम
tato haro hariṃ dṛṣṭvā bhikṣāṃ dātuṃ samudyatam / prāharaddakṣiṇaṃ pāṇiṃ triśūlena dvijottama
Then Hara, seeing Hari ready to give the alms, struck his right hand with the trident, O best of the twice-born.
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NarP 2 29.30
तत्त्रिशूलक्षताद्धारास्तिस्रो लोकभयङ्कराः । प्रस्थद्वादशहस्ताश्च निर्गताश्चित्रवर्णिकाः
tattriśūlakṣatāddhārāstisro lokabhayaṅkarāḥ / prasthadvādaśahastāśca nirgatāścitravarṇikāḥ
From that trident-wound three streams, terrifying to the worlds, came forth, twelve hastas in measure, of varied colours.
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NarP 2 29.31
एका क्षतजधारा तु कपाले न्यपतत्तदा । द्वितीया तन्मुखे प्राप्ता पयस्याथ तृतीयका
ekā kṣatajadhārā tu kapāle nyapatattadā / dvitīyā tanmukhe prāptā payasyātha tṛtīyakā
One stream of blood then fell into the skull-bowl, the second reached his mouth, and the third into the water (or: milk).
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NarP 2 29.32
जलधारा शिवं प्राप्ता हरस्य हेतुरग्रतः । ता धारास्त्रीणि वर्षाणि संसेव्य विधिवद्धरः
jaladhārā śivaṃ prāptā harasya heturagrataḥ / tā dhārāstrīṇi varṣāṇi saṃsevya vidhivaddharaḥ
The stream of water reached Śiva, being before it the cause for Hara; having duly attended upon those streams for three years, Hara,
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NarP 2 29.33
किञ्चित्प्रीतो ययौ क्षेत्रं कुरोः पुण्यकरं द्विज । तत्र गत्वा हरः स्थाणुर्भूतस्तत्र पपात च
kiñcitprīto yayau kṣetraṃ kuroḥ puṇyakaraṃ dvija / tatra gatvā haraḥ sthāṇurbhūtastatra papāta ca
somewhat pleased, went to the merit-making field of Kuru, O twice-born; going there Hara became a stump (motionless) and fell down there.
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NarP 2 29.34
ब्रह्मह्रदे त्रिवर्षाणि मग्रो ब्रह्मह्रदांबुनि । वर्षत्रये गते तत्र क्षतार्द्धाङ्गो विनिःसृतः
brahmahrade trivarṣāṇi magro brahmahradāṃbuni / varṣatraye gate tatra kṣatārddhāṅgo viniḥsṛtaḥ
Immersed for three years in Brahmā's pool, in the water of Brahmā's pool—when the three years had passed he came out with half his body wounded.
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NarP 2 29.35
चिरं तुष्टाव देवेशं विष्णुं सर्वगुहाशयम् । ततस्तुष्टो जगन्नाथो वरं तस्मै ददौ तु सः
ciraṃ tuṣṭāva deveśaṃ viṣṇuṃ sarvaguhāśayam / tatastuṣṭo jagannātho varaṃ tasmai dadau tu saḥ
For a long time he praised Viṣṇu, the lord of gods, who dwells in the hearts (lit. cave) of all; then the pleased Lord of the world granted him a boon.
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NarP 2 29.36
गच्छ काशीमितो भ्रान्त्वा तीर्थानि बहुशो हर । ततो हरिं नमस्कृत्य परीत्य बहुधा तथा
gaccha kāśīmito bhrāntvā tīrthāni bahuśo hara / tato hariṃ namaskṛtya parītya bahudhā tathā
"Go from here to Kāśī, O Hara, after wandering to the sacred fords many times." Then, bowing to Hari and circumambulating him many times,
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NarP 2 29.37
क्रमात्तीर्थाटनं कुर्वन्नविमुक्तपुरीं गतः । अविमुक्तस्य सीमायां प्राविशद्वीक्ष्तय धूर्जटिः
kramāttīrthāṭanaṃ kurvannavimuktapurīṃ gataḥ / avimuktasya sīmāyāṃ prāviśadvīkṣtaya dhūrjaṭiḥ
making his tour of the tīrthas in due order, he reached the city of Avimukta; and Dhūrjaṭi, having looked, entered within the boundary of Avimukta.
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NarP 2 29.38
नापश्यत्तामनुप्राप्तां ब्रह्महत्यां बहिः स्थिताम् । ततो ऽसौ वैष्णवं ज्ञात्वा क्षेत्रं दुरितनाशनम् । तुष्टाव प्रयतो भूत्वा माधवं वन्द्यमीश्वरम्
nāpaśyattāmanuprāptāṃ brahmahatyāṃ bahiḥ sthitām / tato 'sau vaiṣṇavaṃ jñātvā kṣetraṃ duritanāśanam / tuṣṭāva prayato bhūtvā mādhavaṃ vandyamīśvaram
He did not see the Brahmin-slaying (guilt) that had followed him, for it stood outside; then, knowing that field to be Viṣṇu's, destroying sin, he became composed and praised Mādhava, the Lord who is to be revered.
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NarP 2 29.39
जय जय जगदीश नाथ विष्णो जगदानन्दनिधान वेदवेद्य । मधुमथन नृसिंह पीतवासो गरुडाधिष्ठित माधवादिदेव
jaya jaya jagadīśa nātha viṣṇo jagadānandanidhāna vedavedya / madhumathana nṛsiṃha pītavāso garuḍādhiṣṭhita mādhavādideva
Victory, victory, O Lord of the world, O master, Viṣṇu, O repository of the world's joy, knowable through the Vedas! O crusher of Madhu, O man-lion, O yellow-robed one, O you seated upon Garuḍa, O Mādhava, first of gods!
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NarP 2 29.40
व्रजरमण रमेश राधिकेश त्रिदशेशाखिलकामपूर कृष्ण । सुरवरकरुणार्णवार्तिनाशिन्नलिनाक्षाधिपते विभो परेश
vrajaramaṇa rameśa rādhikeśa tridaśeśākhilakāmapūra kṛṣṇa / suravarakaruṇārṇavārtināśinnalinākṣādhipate vibho pareśa
O delighter of Vraja, lord of Ramā, lord of Rādhikā, lord of the thirty (gods), fulfiller of every desire, Kṛṣṇa! O ocean of compassion for the best of gods, destroyer of distress, lotus-eyed lord, O all-pervading one, supreme Lord!
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NarP 2 29.41
यदुकु लतिलकाब्धिवास शौरे कुधरोद्धारविधानदक्ष धन्विन् । कलिकलुषहराङ्घ्रिपद्मयुग्म गृणदात्मप्रद कूर्म कश्यपोत्थ
yaduku latilakābdhivāsa śaure kudharoddhāravidhānadakṣa dhanvin / kalikaluṣaharāṅghripadmayugma gṛṇadātmaprada kūrma kaśyapottha
O ornament of the Yadu line, dweller in the ocean, O Śauri, O skilled in the act of lifting up the mountain, O archer! O you whose pair of lotus feet removes the taint of the Kali age, O giver of yourself to him who praises you, O Tortoise, O one arisen from Kaśyapa!
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NarP 2 29.42
कुकुपतिवनपावकाखिलेज्यास्रपकालासितवस्त्र बुद्ध कल्किन् । भवभयहर भक्तवश्य गोप प्रणत्तोद्धारक पुण्यकीर्तिनाम्
kukupativanapāvakākhilejyāsrapakālāsitavastra buddha kalkin / bhavabhayahara bhaktavaśya gopa praṇattoddhāraka puṇyakīrtinām
O ... lord, forest-fire, worshipped by all, drinker of blood(?), dark-robed one of the (Kali) age, O Buddha, O Kalkin! O remover of the fear of existence, O one subject to your devotees, O cowherd, O uplifter of those who bow, of those whose fame is holy.
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NarP 2 29.43
धरणिभरहरासुरारिपूज्य प्रकृतीशेश जगन्निवास राम । गुणगणविलसच्चराचरेश त्रिगुणातीत सनातनाग्रपूज्य । निजजनपरिरक्षितान्तकारे कमलाङ्घ्रे कमनीय पद्मनाभ । कमलकर कुशेशया धिवास प्रियकामोन्मथन त्र्यधीशवन्द्य
dharaṇibharaharāsurāripūjya prakṛtīśeśa jagannivāsa rāma / guṇagaṇavilasaccarācareśa triguṇātīta sanātanāgrapūjya / nijajanaparirakṣitāntakāre kamalāṅghre kamanīya padmanābha / kamalakara kuśeśayā dhivāsa priyakāmonmathana tryadhīśavandya
O worshipped by the enemy of the demons who remove the earth's burden, O lord of the lord of primal nature, O dwelling of the world, O Rāma! O lord of moving and unmoving things shining with the host of qualities, O you beyond the three qualities, eternal, first to be worshipped! O you who protect your own people and make an end (of their foes), O lotus-footed, lovely one, O lotus-naveled! O lotus-handed one, dwelling on the lotus couch, O churner of dear desires, O you revered by the lords of the three (worlds)!
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NarP 2 29.44
अघहर रघुनाथ यादवेश प्रियभूदेव परात्परामरेज्य । हलधर दुरितापह प्रणम्य त्रिगुणव्याप्त जगत्त्रिकालदक्ष
aghahara raghunātha yādaveśa priyabhūdeva parātparāmarejya / haladhara duritāpaha praṇamya triguṇavyāpta jagattrikāladakṣa
O remover of sin, O Raghunātha, lord of the Yādavas, O god dear to the earth (or to brahmins), O higher than the highest, worshipped by the immortals! O plough-bearer, O dispeller of evil, having bowed (to you)—O you who pervade the three qualities, master of the world's three times!
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NarP 2 29.45
दनुजकुलविनाशनैककर्मन्ननघारूढफणीश कंसकाल । रविशशिनयन प्रगल्भचेष्ट प्रधुतध्वान्त नवांबुदाभ मेश
danujakulavināśanaikakarmannanaghārūḍhaphaṇīśa kaṃsakāla / raviśaśinayana pragalbhaceṣṭa pradhutadhvānta navāṃbudābha meśa
O you whose single work is the destruction of the demon race, O sinless one mounted on the lord of serpents, O death of Kaṃsa! O you whose eyes are sun and moon, of bold deeds, O you who shake off darkness, resembling a fresh cloud, O lord!
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NarP 2 29.46
मख मखधर मातृबद्धदामन्नवनीतप्रिय बल्लवीगणेश । अघबकवृषकेशिपूतनान्त त्रिशिरोवालिदशास्यभेदकारिन्
makha makhadhara mātṛbaddhadāmannavanītapriya ballavīgaṇeśa / aghabakavṛṣakeśipūtanānta triśirovālidaśāsyabhedakārin
O sacrifice, O upholder of sacrifice, O you bound with a rope by your mother, O lover of fresh butter, O lord of the throng of cowherd women! O ender of Agha, Baka, the bull(-demon), Keśin and Pūtanā, O splitter of the three-headed one, of Vālin, and of the ten-faced one!
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NarP 2 29.47
नरकमुरविनाश बाणदोः कृत्त्रिपुरारीज्य सुदाममित्र सेव्य । भवतरणिवहित्रपादपद्म प्रकटैश्वर्य पुराण पूर्णबाहो
narakamuravināśa bāṇadoḥ kṛttripurārījya sudāmamitra sevya / bhavataraṇivahitrapādapadma prakaṭaiśvarya purāṇa pūrṇabāho
O destroyer of Naraka and Mura, O cutter of Bāṇa's arms, O you worshipped by the foe of Tripura, O friend of Sudāman, O one to be served! O you whose lotus feet are the boat for crossing existence, O you of manifest sovereignty, ancient one, O you of perfect arms!
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NarP 2 29.50
बहुजनिसुकृताप्य मङ्गलार्ह श्रुतिवेद्य श्रुतिधाम शान्तशुद्ध । तव वरद वरेण्यमङ्घ्रियुग्मं शरणं प्राप्तमघार्दितं प्रपाहि ॥ नर्प्_२,२९।४८ ॥ नहि मम गतिदं पुराणपुंसो ऽन्यदिति प्रार्थनया प्रसीदऽमेद्य ॥ नर्प्_२,२९।४९ ॥ इति स्तुतो जगन्नाथो भक्त्या देवेन शंभुना । आविर्बभूव सहसा माधवो भक्तवत्सलः
bahujanisukṛtāpya maṅgalārha śrutivedya śrutidhāma śāntaśuddha / tava varada vareṇyamaṅghriyugmaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptamaghārditaṃ prapāhi // narp_2,29.48 // nahi mama gatidaṃ purāṇapuṃso 'nyaditi prārthanayā prasīda'medya // narp_2,29.49 // iti stuto jagannātho bhaktyā devena śaṃbhunā / āvirbabhūva sahasā mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ
(You) who are to be won by the merit of many births, worthy of auspicious worship, knowable through scripture, abode of scripture, tranquil and pure — O granter of boons, your pair of feet, most choice, has been taken as refuge; protect (me), tormented by sin. (29.48) For me there is no other giver of refuge than the Ancient Person — with this prayer, be gracious, O immeasurable one. (29.49) Thus praised with devotion by the god Śambhu, the Lord of the world, Mādhava, who is fond of his devotees, suddenly became manifest.
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NarP 2 29.51
तं दृष्ट्वा दण्डवद्भूमौ निपपात हरो हरिम् । पुनरुत्थाय विप्रेन्द्र ननाम विधृताञ्जलिः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā daṇḍavadbhūmau nipapāta haro harim / punarutthāya viprendra nanāma vidhṛtāñjaliḥ
Seeing him, Hara fell to the ground like a staff before Hari; and rising again, O best of brahmins, he bowed with folded hands.
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NarP 2 29.52
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रणतं भूतनायकम् । वरं वृणु प्रदास्ये ऽहं संतुष्टः स्तोत्रतस्तव
tamuvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ praṇataṃ bhūtanāyakam / varaṃ vṛṇu pradāsye 'haṃ saṃtuṣṭaḥ stotratastava
Hṛṣīkeśa said to him, the lord of beings, who was bowed down: "Choose a boon; I shall grant it, being pleased by your hymn."
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NarP 2 29.53
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवद्वाक्यं भूतेशो ब्रह्यहत्यया । पीडितात्मा जगादेदं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं हरिम्
tacchrutvā bhagavadvākyaṃ bhūteśo brahyahatyayā / pīḍitātmā jagādedaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ harim
Hearing that speech of the Lord, the lord of beings, his self afflicted by the slaying of a brahmin, said this to Hari, the giver of enjoyment and liberation:
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NarP 2 29.54
इच्छामि वसितुं क्षेत्रे तव चक्रगदाधर । त्वत्क्षेत्रसीमाबाह्यस्था ब्रह्महत्या यदीक्ष्यते
icchāmi vasituṃ kṣetre tava cakragadādhara / tvatkṣetrasīmābāhyasthā brahmahatyā yadīkṣyate
"I wish to dwell in your sacred field, O bearer of discus and mace, if the brahmin-slaying (sin) is seen to stand outside the boundary of your field."
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NarP 2 29.55
क्षेत्रदानेन कारुण्यं कुरु मे गरुडध्वज । मम निर्गमने ब्रह्महत्या मां पुनरेष्यति
kṣetradānena kāruṇyaṃ kuru me garuḍadhvaja / mama nirgamane brahmahatyā māṃ punareṣyati
"Show me compassion by the gift of the field, O you whose banner is Garuḍa; if I go out, the brahmin-slaying will come upon me again."
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NarP 2 29.56
त्वत्क्षेत्रे संस्थितो ऽहं तु पूजां प्राप्स्ये जगत्त्रये । इत्युक्त्वा ह्यभवत्तूष्णीं देवदेवं वृषध्वजः
tvatkṣetre saṃsthito 'haṃ tu pūjāṃ prāpsye jagattraye / ityuktvā hyabhavattūṣṇīṃ devadevaṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ
"Established in your field I shall receive worship in the three worlds." Having said this to the God of gods, the bull-bannered one fell silent.
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NarP 2 29.57
तथेति प्रतिपेदे च क्षीरसागरजाप्रियः । ततः प्रभृति विप्रेन्द्र शैवं क्षेत्रं निगद्यते
tatheti pratipede ca kṣīrasāgarajāpriyaḥ / tataḥ prabhṛti viprendra śaivaṃ kṣetraṃ nigadyate
And the beloved of her who was born from the ocean of milk assented, saying "so be it"; from then on, O best of brahmins, the field is called Śaiva.
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NarP 2 29.58
क्षेत्रं तु केशवस्येदं पुराणं कवयो विदुः । कृपया संपरीतस्य माधवस्य द्विजोत्तम
kṣetraṃ tu keśavasyedaṃ purāṇaṃ kavayo viduḥ / kṛpayā saṃparītasya mādhavasya dvijottama
But the poets know this field to be Keśava's, ancient. O best of the twice-born, from Mādhava, who was overcome with compassion,
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NarP 2 29.59
नेत्राभ्यां निर्गतं वारि तेन बिन्दुसरो ऽभवत् । माधवस्याज्ञया तत्र सस्नौ देवो वृषध्वजः
netrābhyāṃ nirgataṃ vāri tena bindusaro 'bhavat / mādhavasyājñayā tatra sasnau devo vṛṣadhvajaḥ
water came forth from his two eyes, and by that the Bindu lake came to be; there, by Mādhava's command, the bull-bannered god bathed.
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NarP 2 29.60
स्नातमात्रे हरे तत्तु कपालं पाणितो ऽपतत् । कपालमोचनं नाम तत्तीर्थं ख्यातिमागतम्
snātamātre hare tattu kapālaṃ pāṇito 'patat / kapālamocanaṃ nāma tattīrthaṃ khyātimāgatam
As soon as he had bathed there, O Hari, that skull fell from his hand; that sacred ford became famous by the name Kapālamocana.
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NarP 2 29.61
बिन्दुमाधवनामासौ दत्वा स्वं धाम शूलिने । भक्तिभावेन शंभुस्तु निबद्धस्तत्र संस्थितः
bindumādhavanāmāsau datvā svaṃ dhāma śūline / bhaktibhāvena śaṃbhustu nibaddhastatra saṃsthitaḥ
He, named Bindumādhava, having given his own abode to the trident-bearer — but Śambhu, bound by the feeling of devotion, remained settled there.
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NarP 2 29.62
यं तु ब्रह्मादयो देवाः स्वःस्थाः पश्यति सर्वदा । सूर्यायुतसमप्रख्य दिगंबरनिषेवितम्
yaṃ tu brahmādayo devāḥ svaḥsthāḥ paśyati sarvadā / sūryāyutasamaprakhya digaṃbaraniṣevitam
(Him) whom Brahmā and the other gods, abiding in heaven, always behold, equal in appearance to ten thousand suns, attended by the naked ones (the sky-clad).
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NarP 2 29.63
विघ्नानि शूलिना कान्त कृतान्यस्य निषेवणे । यैर्विघ्नैरभिभूतास्तु स्तुत्वा विष्णुं शिवार्चकाः
vighnāni śūlinā kānta kṛtānyasya niṣevaṇe / yairvighnairabhibhūtāstu stutvā viṣṇuṃ śivārcakāḥ
Obstacles were made by the trident-bearer, O beloved, in the service of him; those worshippers of Śiva who were overcome by these obstacles, having praised Viṣṇu —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 29.64
सर्वे लोकाः स्थिता ह्यत्र शिवः काशीति चिन्तकाः । शिवस्य चिन्तनाद्विप्र शैवाः सर्वे निराकुलाः
sarve lokāḥ sthitā hyatra śivaḥ kāśīti cintakāḥ / śivasya cintanādvipra śaivāḥ sarve nirākulāḥ
All the worlds indeed abide here, thinking "Śiva is Kāśī"; from meditating on Śiva, O brahmin, all Śaivas are free from trouble.
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NarP 2 29.65
प्रयान्ति शिवलोकं वैजरामृत्युविवर्जितम् । बहुपुण्ययुताः संतो निवसंत्तयत्र नीरुजः
prayānti śivalokaṃ vaijarāmṛtyuvivarjitam / bahupuṇyayutāḥ saṃto nivasaṃttayatra nīrujaḥ
They go to the world of Śiva, free from old age and death; the good, endowed with abundant merit, dwell there free of disease.
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NarP 2 29.66
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः काशीकान्त ऋद्धिसमन्विताः । नात्र स्नानं प्रशंसंति न जपं न सुरार्चनम्
yajñaśiṣṭāśinaḥ kāśīkānta ṛddhisamanvitāḥ / nātra snānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti na japaṃ na surārcanam
Eating what remains of the sacrifice, O lord of Kāśī, endowed with prosperity — here they do not praise bathing, nor muttering of prayers, nor worship of the gods,
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NarP 2 29.67
नापि दानं द्विजश्रेष्ठ मुक्त्वैकं देहपातनम् । मृत्युं प्रात्युं नरः कामं कृतकृत्यो भवेद्ध्रुवन्
nāpi dānaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha muktvaikaṃ dehapātanam / mṛtyuṃ prātyuṃ naraḥ kāmaṃ kṛtakṛtyo bhaveddhruvan
nor even giving, O best of the twice-born, except for the one thing: the letting fall of the body. A man who attains death here as he wishes surely becomes one who has done what was to be done.
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NarP 2 29.68
सेयमासादिता विप्रर पुरी प्रासादसंकुला । भोगिनीमपि मोक्षाय किं पुनर्व्रतधारिणाम्
seyamāsāditā viprara purī prāsādasaṃkulā / bhoginīmapi mokṣāya kiṃ punarvratadhāriṇām
This very city, thronged with palaces, has been reached, O brahmin — (it leads) even a woman of pleasure to liberation; how much more those who hold to vows.
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NarP 2 29.69
निक्षिप्यतामियं बाला काशीशस्येह मन्दिरे । वियोजिता तु या पूर्वं तेन दुष्टेन रक्षसा
nikṣipyatāmiyaṃ bālā kāśīśasyeha mandire / viyojitā tu yā pūrvaṃ tena duṣṭena rakṣasā
Let this girl be placed here in the temple of the lord of Kāśī — she who was formerly separated (from her people) by that wicked demon
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NarP 2 29.70
आत्मनः सुरतार्थाय कुमारी नियमान्विता । एष प्रभावो ऽपि हितः क्षेत्रस्यास्य द्विजोत्म
ātmanaḥ suratārthāya kumārī niyamānvitā / eṣa prabhāvo 'pi hitaḥ kṣetrasyāsya dvijotma
(carried off) by that (demon) for his own pleasure, the girl (yet) remained bound by her vows. Such indeed is the beneficent power of this holy field, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 29.71
विनश्यन्तीह कर्माणि शुभान्यप्यशुभानि च । भूतव्यभविष्याणि ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतानि च
vinaśyantīha karmāṇi śubhānyapyaśubhāni ca / bhūtavyabhaviṣyāṇi jñānājñānakṛtāni ca
Here (all) deeds perish, the auspicious as well as the inauspicious, those past, present and future, and those done knowingly or unknowingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 29.72
एषा पुरी कर्मविनाशनाय कृष्णेन पूर्वं हि विनिर्मिताभूत् । यस्यां मृता दुःखमनन्तमुग्रं भुञ्जन्ति मर्त्या यमयातनां नो
eṣā purī karmavināśanāya kṛṣṇena pūrvaṃ hi vinirmitābhūt / yasyāṃ mṛtā duḥkhamanantamugraṃ bhuñjanti martyā yamayātanāṃ no
This city was fashioned of old by Kṛṣṇa for the destruction of (the effects of) deeds; mortals who die in it do not undergo Yama's torments, that endless and fierce suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition