Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 32
NarP 2 32.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच संध्यावलीवचः श्रुत्वा मोहिनी दुहिता विधेः । उवाच तत्परा स्वीये कार्ये मोहकरण्डिका
vasiṣṭha uvāca saṃdhyāvalīvacaḥ śrutvā mohinī duhitā vidheḥ / uvāca tatparā svīye kārye mohakaraṇḍikā
Vasiṣṭha said: Having heard Saṃdhyāvalī's words, Mohinī, the daughter of the Creator, intent upon her own purpose, a very basket of delusion, spoke.
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NarP 2 32.2
यद्येवं त्वं विजानासि धर्माधर्मगतिं शुभे । भर्तुरर्थे प्रदात्री च धनजीवितयोरपि
yadyevaṃ tvaṃ vijānāsi dharmādharmagatiṃ śubhe / bharturarthe pradātrī ca dhanajīvitayorapi
If you thus understand the course of dharma and non-dharma, O lovely one, and are a giver, for your husband's sake, even of wealth and life —
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NarP 2 32.3
तदाहं याचये वित्तं जीवितादधिकं शुभे । देहि पुत्रशिरोः मह्यं यदिष्टं हृदयाधिकम्
tadāhaṃ yācaye vittaṃ jīvitādadhikaṃ śubhe / dehi putraśiroḥ mahyaṃ yadiṣṭaṃ hṛdayādhikam
then I ask, O lovely one, for a wealth greater than life: give me your son's head, which is dearer (to you) than your heart, whatever you hold dear.
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NarP 2 32.4
यदि नो भोजनं कुर्यात्संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे । तदा स्वहस्ते संगृह्य खड्गं राजा पतिस्तव
yadi no bhojanaṃ kuryātsaṃprāpte harivāsare / tadā svahaste saṃgṛhya khaḍgaṃ rājā patistava
If he will not eat when Hari's day has arrived, then let the king, your husband, take a sword in his own hand,
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NarP 2 32.5
धर्माङ्गदशिरश्चारु चन्द्रबिंबोपमं शुभम् । अजातश्मश्रुकं चैव कुण्डलाभ्यां विभूषितम्
dharmāṅgadaśiraścāru candrabiṃbopamaṃ śubham / ajātaśmaśrukaṃ caiva kuṇḍalābhyāṃ vibhūṣitam
and Dharmāṅgada's head — lovely, auspicious, like the disc of the moon, with no beard yet grown, adorned with two earrings —
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NarP 2 32.6
छित्वा शीघ्रं पातयतु ममोत्संगे सुलोचने । एतद्वा कुरुतद्भद्रे यदान्नं न भुनक्ति च
chitvā śīghraṃ pātayatu mamotsaṃge sulocane / etadvā kurutadbhadre yadānnaṃ na bhunakti ca
having cut (it) off, let him quickly drop (it) into my lap, O fair-eyed one. Or do this, good lady, if he does not eat the food
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NarP 2 32.7
दिने माधवदेवस्य पापसंघविनाशने । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या मोहिन्याः कटुकाक्षरम्
dine mādhavadevasya pāpasaṃghavināśane / tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā mohinyāḥ kaṭukākṣaram
on the day of the god Mādhava, (the day) that destroys the mass of sins. Hearing that speech of hers, of Mohinī, with its bitter syllables,
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NarP 2 32.8
प्रचकंपे क्षणं देवी शीतार्ता कदली यथा । संध्यावली ततो धैर्यमास्थाय वरवार्णिनी
pracakaṃpe kṣaṇaṃ devī śītārtā kadalī yathā / saṃdhyāvalī tato dhairyamāsthāya varavārṇinī
the queen trembled for a moment like a plantain afflicted by cold; then Saṃdhyāvalī, of fair complexion, taking hold of her firmness,
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NarP 2 32.9
उवाच मोहिनीं वाक्यं सुमुखी प्रहसंत्यपि । श्रूयन्ते हि पुराणेषु गाथाः सुभ्रु समीरिताः
uvāca mohinīṃ vākyaṃ sumukhī prahasaṃtyapi / śrūyante hi purāṇeṣu gāthāḥ subhru samīritāḥ
the fair-faced one spoke words to Mohinī, even smiling: "Verses are indeed heard, recited in the Purāṇas, O fair-browed one,
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NarP 2 32.10
द्वादशी प्रति संबद्धाः स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदायिकाः । धनं त्यजेत्त्यजेद्दाराञ्जीवितं च गृहं त्यजेत्
dvādaśī prati saṃbaddhāḥ svargamokṣapradāyikāḥ / dhanaṃ tyajettyajeddārāñjīvitaṃ ca gṛhaṃ tyajet
connected with the twelfth day, bestowers of heaven and liberation: one should give up wealth, give up wife, and life, and give up one's house;
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NarP 2 32.11
त्यजेद्देशं तथा भूपं स्वर्गं मित्रं गुरुं त्यजेत् । त्यजेत्तीर्थं त्यजेद्धर्मं त्यजेदत्यन्तसुप्रियम्
tyajeddeśaṃ tathā bhūpaṃ svargaṃ mitraṃ guruṃ tyajet / tyajettīrthaṃ tyajeddharmaṃ tyajedatyantasupriyam
one should give up country and likewise the king, give up heaven, friend, teacher; one should give up the sacred ford, give up dharma, give up what is exceedingly dear;
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NarP 2 32.12
त्यजेद्योगं त्यजेद्दानं ज्ञानं पुण्यक्रिया त्यजेत् । तपस्त्यजेत्त्यजेद्विद्यां सिद्धिं मोक्षं त्यजेच्छुभे
tyajedyogaṃ tyajeddānaṃ jñānaṃ puṇyakriyā tyajet / tapastyajettyajedvidyāṃ siddhiṃ mokṣaṃ tyajecchubhe
one should give up yoga, give up giving, knowledge, meritorious action; one should give up austerity, give up learning, give up (occult) attainment and liberation, O lovely one —
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NarP 2 32.13
न त्यजेद्द्वादगशीं पुण्यां पक्षयोरुभयोरपि । इह संबन्धिनः सर्वे पुत्रभ्रातृसुहृत्प्रियाः
na tyajeddvādagaśīṃ puṇyāṃ pakṣayorubhayorapi / iha saṃbandhinaḥ sarve putrabhrātṛsuhṛtpriyāḥ
(but) one should not give up the holy twelfth day, in either fortnight. Here all one's relations, sons, brothers, friends, loved ones —
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NarP 2 32.14
ऐहिकामुष्मिके देवि साधनी द्वादशी स्मृता । द्वादश्यास्तु प्रभावेण सर्वं क्षेमं भविष्यति
aihikāmuṣmike devi sādhanī dvādaśī smṛtā / dvādaśyāstu prabhāveṇa sarvaṃ kṣemaṃ bhaviṣyati
the twelfth is held, O queen, to be the means for this world and the next; by the power of the twelfth all will be well.
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NarP 2 32.15
दापये तव तुष्ट्यर्थं धर्माङ्गदशिरः शुभे । विश्वासं कुरु मे वाक्ये सुखिनी भव शोभने
dāpaye tava tuṣṭyarthaṃ dharmāṅgadaśiraḥ śubhe / viśvāsaṃ kuru me vākye sukhinī bhava śobhane
"For your satisfaction I shall have Dharmāṅgada's head given, O auspicious one; put trust in my word and be happy, O lovely one."
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NarP 2 32.16
इहार्थं श्रूयते भद्रे इतिहासः पुरातनः । कथयिष्यामि ते भद्रे सावधाना श्रुणुष्व मे
ihārthaṃ śrūyate bhadre itihāsaḥ purātanaḥ / kathayiṣyāmi te bhadre sāvadhānā śruṇuṣva me
"On this matter, good lady, an ancient story is heard; I shall tell it to you, good lady—listen to me attentively."
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NarP 2 32.17
आसीद्विरोचनः पूर्वं दैत्यो धर्मपरायणः । तस्य भार्या विशालाक्षी द्विजपूजनतत्परा
āsīdvirocanaḥ pūrvaṃ daityo dharmaparāyaṇaḥ / tasya bhāryā viśālākṣī dvijapūjanatatparā
"Formerly there was a demon named Virocana, devoted to dharma; his wife was Viśālākṣī, intent upon the worship of brahmins."
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NarP 2 32.18
नित्यमेकमृषिं प्रातः पूजयित्वा यथाविधि । पादोदकं तस्य सुभ्रु भक्त्या पिबति हृष्टधीः
nityamekamṛṣiṃ prātaḥ pūjayitvā yathāvidhi / pādodakaṃ tasya subhru bhaktyā pibati hṛṣṭadhīḥ
"Every day at dawn, having worshipped one sage according to rule, she would with devotion and glad mind drink the water from his feet, O fair-browed one."
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NarP 2 32.19
प्राह्लादिशङ्किता देवा आसन्पूर्वं मृते सति । हिरण्यकशिपौ राज्यं शासति ह्युग्रतेजसि
prāhlādiśaṅkitā devā āsanpūrvaṃ mṛte sati / hiraṇyakaśipau rājyaṃ śāsati hyugratejasi
"Formerly, when Hiraṇyakaśipu of fierce energy was dead and (Prahlāda) ruled the kingdom, the gods were afraid of Prahlāda and his line."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 32.20
प्राह्लादौ ह्लादसंयुक्ते चेरुर्व्यग्रा महीतले । एकदा शक्रमुख्यास्ते देवाः समन्त्र्य वाक्पतिम्
prāhlādau hlādasaṃyukte cerurvyagrā mahītale / ekadā śakramukhyāste devāḥ samantrya vākpatim
"While Prahlāda and Hlāda were joined together, they roamed the earth in agitation. Once those gods, headed by Śakra, having taken counsel with the lord of speech,"
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NarP 2 32.21
प्रोचुः किं कार्यमधुनास्माभिः शत्रु प्रतापितैः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां देवानां गुरुरब्रवीत्
procuḥ kiṃ kāryamadhunāsmābhiḥ śatru pratāpitaiḥ / tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ devānāṃ gururabravīt
"said: 'What is now to be done by us, scorched by the enemy?' Hearing that speech of theirs, the preceptor of the gods spoke."
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NarP 2 32.22
विष्णुर्विज्ञापनीयो ऽद्य दुःखं प्राप्तैः सुरव्रजैः । तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्य गुरोरमिततेजसः
viṣṇurvijñāpanīyo 'dya duḥkhaṃ prāptaiḥ suravrajaiḥ / tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasya guroramitatejasaḥ
"Viṣṇu must be informed today by the hosts of gods who have come to grief." Hearing that utterance of that preceptor of measureless energy,
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NarP 2 32.23
विरोचनप्राणहत्यै जग्मुर्वैकुण्ठमन्तिके । तत्र गत्वा सुरश्रेष्ठं वैकुण्ठं तुष्टुवुः स्तवैः
virocanaprāṇahatyai jagmurvaikuṇṭhamantike / tatra gatvā suraśreṣṭhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ stavaiḥ
they went into the presence of Vaikuṇṭha for the taking of Virocana's life. Going there, they praised with hymns Vaikuṇṭha, the best of the gods.
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NarP 2 32.24
देवा ऊचुः नमो देवाधिदेवाय विष्णवे ऽमिततेजसे । भक्तविघ्नविनाशाय वैकुण्ठाय नमो नमः
devā ūcuḥ namo devādhidevāya viṣṇave 'mitatejase / bhaktavighnavināśāya vaikuṇṭhāya namo namaḥ
The gods said: Homage to the god above gods, to Viṣṇu of measureless energy; to the destroyer of the obstacles (that beset) his devotees, to Vaikuṇṭha, homage, homage.
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NarP 2 32.25
हरये ऽद्भुतसिंहाय वामनाय महात्मने । क्रोडरूपाय मत्स्याय प्रलयाब्धिनिवासिने
haraye 'dbhutasiṃhāya vāmanāya mahātmane / kroḍarūpāya matsyāya pralayābdhinivāsine
To Hari, to the wondrous lion, to the dwarf, to the great-souled one, to him whose form is the boar, to the fish, to him who dwells in the ocean of the dissolution;
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NarP 2 32.26
कूर्माय मन्दरधृते भार्गवायाब्धिशायिने । रामायाखिलनाथाय विश्वेशाय च साक्षिणे
kūrmāya mandaradhṛte bhārgavāyābdhiśāyine / rāmāyākhilanāthāya viśveśāya ca sākṣiṇe
to the tortoise, to the bearer of Mandara, to the son of Bhṛgu, to him who sleeps on the ocean, to Rāma, to the lord of all, to the lord of the universe and the witness;
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NarP 2 32.27
दत्तात्रेयाय शुद्धाय कपिलायार्तिहारिणे । यज्ञाय धृतधर्माय सनकादिस्वरूपिणे
dattātreyāya śuddhāya kapilāyārtihāriṇe / yajñāya dhṛtadharmāya sanakādisvarūpiṇe
to Dattātreya, to the pure one, to Kapila, to the remover of distress, to Sacrifice, to him who upholds dharma, to him whose form is Sanaka and the rest;
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NarP 2 32.28
ध्रुवस्य वरदात्रे च पृथवे भूरिकर्मणे । ऋषभाय विशुद्धाय हयशीर्षभृतात्मने
dhruvasya varadātre ca pṛthave bhūrikarmaṇe / ṛṣabhāya viśuddhāya hayaśīrṣabhṛtātmane
and to the giver of the boon to Dhruva, to Pṛthu of abundant deeds, to Ṛṣabha, to the wholly pure one, to him who has taken on the horse-headed body;
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NarP 2 32.29
हंसायागमरूपायामृतकुम्भविधारिणे । कृष्णांय वासुदेवाय संकर्षणवपुर्धृते
haṃsāyāgamarūpāyāmṛtakumbhavidhāriṇe / kṛṣṇāṃya vāsudevāya saṃkarṣaṇavapurdhṛte
to the Swan, to him whose form is scripture, to the bearer of the pot of nectar, to Kṛṣṇa, to Vāsudeva, to him who bears the body of Saṃkarṣaṇa;
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NarP 2 32.30
प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय ब्रह्मणे शङ्कराय च । कुमाराय गणेशाय नन्दिने भृङ्गिणे नमः
pradyumnāyāniruddhāya brahmaṇe śaṅkarāya ca / kumārāya gaṇeśāya nandine bhṛṅgiṇe namaḥ
to Pradyumna, to Aniruddha, to Brahmā and to Śaṅkara, to Kumāra, to Gaṇeśa, to Nandin, to Bhṛṅgin—homage.
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NarP 2 32.31
गन्धमादनवासाय नरनारायणाय च । जगन्नाथाय नाथाय नमो रामेश्वराय च
gandhamādanavāsāya naranārāyaṇāya ca / jagannāthāya nāthāya namo rāmeśvarāya ca
To him who dwells on Gandhamādana, and to Nara-Nārāyaṇa, to Jagannātha, to the lord, and homage to Rāmeśvara.
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NarP 2 32.32
द्वारकावासिने चैव तुलसी वनवासिने । नमः कमलनाभाय नमस्ते पङ्कजाङ्घ्रये
dvārakāvāsine caiva tulasī vanavāsine / namaḥ kamalanābhāya namaste paṅkajāṅghraye
And to him who dwells in Dvārakā, to him who dwells in the tulasī grove; homage to the lotus-naveled one, homage to you whose feet are lotuses.
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NarP 2 32.33
नमः कमलहस्ताय कमलाक्षाय ते नमः । कमलाप्रतिपालाय केशवाय नमो नमः
namaḥ kamalahastāya kamalākṣāya te namaḥ / kamalāpratipālāya keśavāya namo namaḥ
Homage to the lotus-handed one, homage to you the lotus-eyed; to the protector of Kamalā, to Keśava, homage, homage.
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NarP 2 32.34
नमो भास्कररूपाय शशिरूपधराय च । लोकपालस्वरूपाय प्रजापतिवपुर्धृते
namo bhāskararūpāya śaśirūpadharāya ca / lokapālasvarūpāya prajāpativapurdhṛte
Homage to him whose form is the sun, and to him who bears the form of the moon, to him whose own form is the guardians of the worlds, to him who bears the body of Prajāpati;
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NarP 2 32.35
भूतग्रामस्वरूपाय जीवरूपाय तेजसे । जयाय जयिने नेत्रे नियमाय क्रियात्मने
bhūtagrāmasvarūpāya jīvarūpāya tejase / jayāya jayine netre niyamāya kriyātmane
To him whose form is the host of beings, to him whose form is the living soul, to the radiant one, to Victory, to the victor, to the leader, to Restraint, to him whose self is action.
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NarP 2 32.36
निर्गुणाय निरीहाय नीतिज्ञायाक्रियात्मने । बुद्धाय कल्किरूपाय क्षेत्रज्ञायाक्षराय च
nirguṇāya nirīhāya nītijñāyākriyātmane / buddhāya kalkirūpāya kṣetrajñāyākṣarāya ca
To him without qualities, to him without striving, to the knower of right conduct, to him whose self is inaction, to the Buddha, to him in the form of Kalki, to the knower of the field, to the imperishable.
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NarP 2 32.37
गोविन्दाय जगद्भर्त्रे ऽनन्तायाद्याय शार्ङ्गिणे । शङ्खिने गदिने चैव नमश्चक्रधराय च
govindāya jagadbhartre 'nantāyādyāya śārṅgiṇe / śaṅkhine gadine caiva namaścakradharāya ca
To Govinda, to the sustainer of the world, to the endless, to the first, to the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, to the bearer of the conch, and to the bearer of the mace, and homage to the wielder of the discus.
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NarP 2 32.38
खड्गिने शूलिने चैव सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रघातिने । शरण्याय वरेण्याय पराय परमात्मने
khaḍgine śūline caiva sarvaśastrāstraghātine / śaraṇyāya vareṇyāya parāya paramātmane
To the bearer of the sword and to the bearer of the spear, to him who strikes with all weapons and missiles, to him who is refuge, to him who is to be chosen, to the supreme one, to the highest self.
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NarP 2 32.39
हृषीकेशाय विश्वाय विश्वरूपाय ते नमः । कालनाभाय कालाय शशिसूर्य्यदृशे नमः । पूर्णाय परिसेव्याय परात्परतराय च
hṛṣīkeśāya viśvāya viśvarūpāya te namaḥ / kālanābhāya kālāya śaśisūryyadṛśe namaḥ / pūrṇāya parisevyāya parātparatarāya ca
To Hṛṣīkeśa, to the All, homage to you whose form is the universe; homage to him whose navel is time, to Time, to him whose eyes are the moon and the sun; and to the full one, to him who is to be attended upon all around, to him who is higher than the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.40
जगत्कर्त्रे जगद्भर्त्रे जगद्धात्रेंऽतकाय च । मोहिने क्षोभिने कामरूपिणे ऽजाय सूरिणे
jagatkartre jagadbhartre jagaddhātreṃ'takāya ca / mohine kṣobhine kāmarūpiṇe 'jāya sūriṇe
To the maker of the world, to the sustainer of the world, to the upholder of the world, and to the ender, to the deluder, to the agitator, to him who takes the form of desire, to the unborn, to the wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.41
भगवंस्तव संप्राप्ताः शरणं दैत्यतापिताः । तद्विधत्स्वाखिलाधार यथा हि सुखिनो वयम्
bhagavaṃstava saṃprāptāḥ śaraṇaṃ daityatāpitāḥ / tadvidhatsvākhilādhāra yathā hi sukhino vayam
O Lord, tormented by the Daitya we have come to your refuge; therefore, O support of all, arrange it so that we may be happy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.42
पुत्रमित्रकलत्रादिसंयुता विहरामहे । तच्छ्रुत्वा स्तवनं तेषां वैकुण्ठः प्रीतमानसः
putramitrakalatrādisaṃyutā viharāmahe / tacchrutvā stavanaṃ teṣāṃ vaikuṇṭhaḥ prītamānasaḥ
(and) may live at ease together with our sons, friends, wives and the rest. Hearing that praise of theirs, Vaikuṇṭha, his mind pleased,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.43
प्रददौ दर्शनं तेषां दैत्यसं संतापितात्मनाम् । ते दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं वैकुण्ठं स्निग्धमानसम्
pradadau darśanaṃ teṣāṃ daityasaṃ saṃtāpitātmanām / te dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ snigdhamānasam
granted them, whose selves were tormented by the Daitya, his sight. Having seen Vaikuṇṭha, the lord of the gods of gods, with affectionate mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.44
विरोचनवधायाशु प्रार्थयामासुरादरात् । तच्छ्रुत्वा शक्रमुख्यानां कार्यं कार्यविदां वरः
virocanavadhāyāśu prārthayāmāsurādarāt / tacchrutvā śakramukhyānāṃ kāryaṃ kāryavidāṃ varaḥ
they respectfully entreated (him) at once for the slaying of Virocana. Hearing that business of Śakra and the chief (gods), he, the best of those who know what is to be done,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.45
समाश्वास्य सुरान्प्रीत्या विससर्ज मुदान्वितान् । गतेषु देववर्गेषु सर्वोपायविदांवरः
samāśvāsya surānprītyā visasarja mudānvitān / gateṣu devavargeṣu sarvopāyavidāṃvaraḥ
having consoled the gods with affection, dismissed them filled with joy. When the throngs of gods had gone, the best of those who know all expedients
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NarP 2 32.46
वृद्धब्राह्मणरूपेण विरोचनगृहं ययौ । द्विजपूजनकाले तु संप्राप्तः कार्यसाधकः
vṛddhabrāhmaṇarūpeṇa virocanagṛhaṃ yayau / dvijapūjanakāle tu saṃprāptaḥ kāryasādhakaḥ
went in the form of an old brahmin to Virocana's house; and the accomplisher of the task arrived just at the time of the worship of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.47
तं तु दृष्ट्वा विशालाक्षी ब्राह्मणं हृष्टमानसा । अपूर्वं भक्तिभावेन ददौ सत्कृत्य चासनम्
taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā viśālākṣī brāhmaṇaṃ hṛṣṭamānasā / apūrvaṃ bhaktibhāvena dadau satkṛtya cāsanam
Seeing that brahmin, the large-eyed (lady), her mind delighted, out of a feeling of devotion honoured him and gave him an unprecedented seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.48
सो ऽनङ्गीकृत्य तद्दत्तमासनं प्राह तां शुभे । नाहं समाददे देवि त्वद्दत्तं परमासनम्
so 'naṅgīkṛtya taddattamāsanaṃ prāha tāṃ śubhe / nāhaṃ samādade devi tvaddattaṃ paramāsanam
He, not accepting the seat given by her, said to her: "O auspicious one, O goddess, I do not accept the excellent seat given by you.
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NarP 2 32.49
शृणु मे कार्यमतुलं यदर्थमहमागतः । यन्मे मनोगतं कार्यं तद्विज्ञाय च मानिनि
śṛṇu me kāryamatulaṃ yadarthamahamāgataḥ / yanme manogataṃ kāryaṃ tadvijñāya ca mānini
Hear my incomparable errand, for the sake of which I have come; and, O proud lady, when you have understood the business that is in my mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.50
य्ॐऽगीकरोति तत्पूजां ग्रहीष्यामि वरानने । तच्छ्रुत्वा वृद्धविप्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदा
yoṃ'gīkaroti tatpūjāṃ grahīṣyāmi varānane / tacchrutvā vṛddhaviprasya vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradā
whoever consents to it, O fair-faced one, his worship I shall accept." Hearing that speech of the old brahmin, she who was skilled in speech,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.51
मायया मोहिता विष्णोः स्त्रीत्वाच्चाहातिहर्षिता । विशालाक्ष्युवाच यत्ते मनोगतं विप्र तद्दास्यामि गृहाणमे
māyayā mohitā viṣṇoḥ strītvāccāhātiharṣitā / viśālākṣyuvāca yatte manogataṃ vipra taddāsyāmi gṛhāṇame
deluded by Viṣṇu's magic and, being a woman, exceedingly delighted — Viśālākṣī said: "Whatever is in your mind, brahmin, that I shall give; accept from me
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.52
आसनं पादसलिलं देहि मे वाञ्छितार्थदम् । इत्युक्तः स द्विजः प्राह न प्रत्येमि स्त्रिया वचः
āsanaṃ pādasalilaṃ dehi me vāñchitārthadam / ityuktaḥ sa dvijaḥ prāha na pratyemi striyā vacaḥ
a seat and water for the feet, (and) grant me my desired object." Thus addressed, that brahmin said: "I do not trust a woman's word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.53
तव भर्ता यदि वदेत्तदा मे प्रत्ययो भवेत् । तदाकर्ण्य द्विजेनोक्तं विरोचनगृहेश्वरी
tava bhartā yadi vadettadā me pratyayo bhavet / tadākarṇya dvijenoktaṃ virocanagṛheśvarī
If your husband should say it, then I would have confidence." Hearing that spoken by the brahmin, the mistress of Virocana's house
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.54
पतिमाकारयामास तत्रैव द्विजसन्निधौ । स प्राप्तो दूतवाक्येन प्राह्लादिर्हृष्टमानसः
patimākārayāmāsa tatraiva dvijasannidhau / sa prāpto dūtavākyena prāhlādirhṛṣṭamānasaḥ
had her husband summoned to that very place, into the brahmin's presence. He, the son of Prahlāda, came at the messenger's word with delighted mind
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.55
अन्तःपुरं यत्र भार्या विशालाक्षी समास्थिता । तमागतं समालोक्य पतिं धर्मपरायणा
antaḥpuraṃ yatra bhāryā viśālākṣī samāsthitā / tamāgataṃ samālokya patiṃ dharmaparāyaṇā
(He came) to the inner apartments, where his wife, the large-eyed (Viśālākṣī), was staying; seeing her husband arrived, she, devoted to dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.56
उत्थाय नत्वा विप्राग्र्यमासनं पुनरर्पयत् । यदा तु जगृहे नैव दत्तमासनमादरात्
utthāya natvā viprāgryamāsanaṃ punararpayat / yadā tu jagṛhe naiva dattamāsanamādarāt
rose, bowed, and again offered a seat to the foremost of brahmins; but when he did not at all accept the seat that was respectfully given,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.57
राजानं कथयामास दैत्यानां पतिमात्मनः । तद्दृत्तान्तमुपाज्ञाय दैत्यराट् स विरोचनः
rājānaṃ kathayāmāsa daityānāṃ patimātmanaḥ / taddṛttāntamupājñāya daityarāṭ sa virocanaḥ
she told the king, her own lord of the Daityas; and having learned of that occurrence, the Daitya king Virocana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.58
भार्यास्नेहेन मुग्धात्मा तत्तदाङ्गीचकार ह । अङ्गीकृते तु दैत्येन तद्विज्ञाय च मानसम्
bhāryāsnehena mugdhātmā tattadāṅgīcakāra ha / aṅgīkṛte tu daityena tadvijñāya ca mānasam
his mind bewildered by affection for his wife, consented to each thing (asked); and when the Daitya had consented, knowing his mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.59
उवाच ब्राह्मणो हृष्टः स्वमायुर्मम कल्पय । ततस्तु दंपती तत्र मुग्धौ स्वकृतया शुचा
uvāca brāhmaṇo hṛṣṭaḥ svamāyurmama kalpaya / tatastu daṃpatī tatra mugdhau svakṛtayā śucā
the delighted brahmin said, "Assign your own lifespan to me." Then the husband and wife there, bewildered by the grief they had brought upon themselves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.60
मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थाय करौ बद्धोचतुर्द्विजम् । गृहाण जीवितं विप्र देहि पादोदकं मम
muhūrtaṃ dhyānamāsthāya karau baddhocaturdvijam / gṛhāṇa jīvitaṃ vipra dehi pādodakaṃ mama
after abiding a moment in reflection, with folded hands both spoke to the brahmin: "Take (my) life, brahmin; give me the water from your feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.61
त्वयोक्तं वचनं सत्यं कुर्वः प्रीतिमवाप्नुहि । ततस्तु विप्रः प्रोतात्मा तदङ्गीकृत्य चासनम्
tvayoktaṃ vacanaṃ satyaṃ kurvaḥ prītimavāpnuhi / tatastu vipraḥ protātmā tadaṅgīkṛtya cāsanam
"The word you have spoken we make true; receive (our) affection." Then the brahmin, glad at heart, accepting that seat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.62
पादोदकं ददौ तस्यै भक्त्या प्रीतो जनार्दनः । प्रक्षाल्य पादौ विप्रस्य विशालाक्षी मुदान्विता
pādodakaṃ dadau tasyai bhaktyā prīto janārdanaḥ / prakṣālya pādau viprasya viśālākṣī mudānvitā
gave her the water of his feet — Janārdana, pleased by her devotion; and having washed the brahmin's feet, Viśālākṣī, filled with joy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.63
पत्या सह दधौ मूर्ध्नि अपः पादावनेजनीः । ततस्तु सहसा सुभ्रु दंपती दिव्यरूपिणौ
patyā saha dadhau mūrdhni apaḥ pādāvanejanīḥ / tatastu sahasā subhru daṃpatī divyarūpiṇau
together with her husband placed on her head the water used for washing the feet. Then at once, O fair-browed one, the couple, of divine form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.64
विमानवरमारुह्य जग्मतुर्वैष्णवं पदम् । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् देवशल्यं विमोच्य सः
vimānavaramāruhya jagmaturvaiṣṇavaṃ padam / tataḥ prasanno bhagavān devaśalyaṃ vimocya saḥ
mounting an excellent celestial car, went to Viṣṇu's abode. Then the Lord, being gracious, having released (them from) the thorn of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 32.65
ययौ वैकुण्ठभवनं सर्वैर्देवगणैः स्तुतः । एवं मयापि दातव्यं तव देवि प्रतिश्रुतम्
yayau vaikuṇṭhabhavanaṃ sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ stutaḥ / evaṃ mayāpi dātavyaṃ tava devi pratiśrutam
went to the dwelling of Vaikuṇṭha, praised by all the hosts of gods. Thus by me too what has been promised to you, O goddess, must be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 32.68
न सत्याच्चालये देवि पतिं रुक्माङ्गदाभिधम् । सत्तयमेव मनुष्याणां गतिदं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ नर्प्_२,३२।६६ ॥ सत्याच्च्चुतं मनुष्यं हि श्वपाकादधमं विदुः ॥ नर्प्_२,३२।६७ ॥ इत्येवमुक्त्वा कनकावदाता सा मोहिनीं पङ्कजजन्मजाताम् । जग्राह भर्तुश्चरणौ सुताम्नौ रक्ताङ्गुली पाणियुगेन सुभ्रूः
na satyāccālaye devi patiṃ rukmāṅgadābhidham / sattayameva manuṣyāṇāṃ gatidaṃ parikīrtitam // narp_2,32.66 // satyācccutaṃ manuṣyaṃ hi śvapākādadhamaṃ viduḥ // narp_2,32.67 // ityevamuktvā kanakāvadātā sā mohinīṃ paṅkajajanmajātām / jagrāha bhartuścaraṇau sutāmnau raktāṅgulī pāṇiyugena subhrūḥ
"I will not move (my) husband named Rukmāṅgada from the truth, O goddess. Truthfulness alone is declared to be what grants (a good) destiny to men. For a man fallen from truth they know to be lower than a dog-cooker." Having spoken thus, she of gold-bright complexion, (addressing) Mohinī born of the lotus-born (Brahmā), the fair-browed one grasped with her two hands her husband's feet, coppery-red and with red toes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition