Narasimha Purana — Chapter 31
NsP 31.1
को ऽसौ ध्रुवः कस्य सुतः सूर्याधारो ऽभवत् कथम् विचिन्त्य कथयाशु त्वं सूत जीव समाः शतम्
ko 'sau dhruvaḥ kasya sutaḥ sūryādhāro 'bhavat katham vicintya kathayāśu tvaṃ sūta jīva samāḥ śatam
Who is that Dhruva, whose son was he, and how did he become the support of the sun? Reflect and tell (me) at once, O Sūta—may you live a hundred years.
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NsP 31.2
मनोः स्वायंभुवस्यासीद् उत्तानचरणः सुतः तस्य क्षितिपतेर् विप्र द्वौ सुतौ संबभूवतुः
manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasyāsīd uttānacaraṇaḥ sutaḥ tasya kṣitipater vipra dvau sutau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
Manu Svāyambhuva had a son Uttānacaraṇa; of that lord of the earth, O brahmin, two sons were born.
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NsP 31.3
सुरुच्याम् उत्तमो ज्येष्ठः सुनीत्यां तु ध्रुवो ऽपरः मध्येसभं नरपतेर् उपविष्टस्य चैकदा
surucyām uttamo jyeṣṭhaḥ sunītyāṃ tu dhruvo 'paraḥ madhyesabhaṃ narapater upaviṣṭasya caikadā
Uttama, the elder, by Suruci, and the other, Dhruva, by Sunīti. And once, when the king was seated in the midst of his assembly—
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NsP 31.4
सुनीत्या राजसेवायै नियुक्तो ऽलंकृतः सुतः ध्रुवो धात्रेयिकापुत्रैः समं विनयतत्परः
sunītyā rājasevāyai niyukto 'laṃkṛtaḥ sutaḥ dhruvo dhātreyikāputraiḥ samaṃ vinayatatparaḥ
—the son Dhruva, adorned, was sent by Sunīti to attend upon the king, intent on good conduct, together with the sons of the nurse.
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NsP 31.5
स गत्वोत्तानचरणं क्षोणीशं प्रणनाम ह दृष्ट्वोत्तमं तदुत्सङ्गे निविष्टं जनकस्य वै
sa gatvottānacaraṇaṃ kṣoṇīśaṃ praṇanāma ha dṛṣṭvottamaṃ tadutsaṅge niviṣṭaṃ janakasya vai
He went and bowed to Uttānacaraṇa, the lord of the earth; and seeing Uttama seated in his father's lap—
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NsP 31.6
प्राप्य सिंहासनस्थं च नृपतिं बालचापलात् आरुरुक्षुम् अवेक्ष्यामुं सुरुचिर् ध्रुवम् अब्रवीत्
prāpya siṃhāsanasthaṃ ca nṛpatiṃ bālacāpalāt ārurukṣum avekṣyāmuṃ surucir dhruvam abravīt
—and having reached the king seated on the lion-throne, out of childish impulsiveness (wanting to climb up); seeing him about to climb up, Suruci said to Dhruva:
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NsP 31.7
दौर्भगेय किम् आरोढुम् इच्छेर् अङ्कं महीपतेः बाल बालिशबुद्धित्वाद् अभाग्याजाठरोद्भवः
daurbhageya kim āroḍhum iccher aṅkaṃ mahīpateḥ bāla bāliśabuddhitvād abhāgyājāṭharodbhavaḥ
"You ill-fated one, why do you wish to climb onto the lap of the lord of the earth, child, out of a fool's mind—you who were born from the womb of an unlucky woman?"
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NsP 31.8
अस्मिन् सिंहासने स्थातुं सुकृतं किं त्वया कृतम्
asmin siṃhāsane sthātuṃ sukṛtaṃ kiṃ tvayā kṛtam
"What meritorious deed have you done, to sit upon this lion-throne?"
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NsP 31.9
यदि स्यात् सुकृतं तत् किं दुर्भाग्योदरगो ऽभवः अनेनैवानुमानेन बुध्यस्व स्वल्पपुण्यताम्
yadi syāt sukṛtaṃ tat kiṃ durbhāgyodarago 'bhavaḥ anenaivānumānena budhyasva svalpapuṇyatām
"If there were such merit, then why did you come to be in the womb of an unfortunate woman? By this very inference, understand how slight your merit is."
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NsP 31.10
भूत्वा राजकुमारो ऽपि नालंकुर्या ममोदरम् सुकुक्षिजं अमुं पश्य त्वम् उत्तमम् अनुत्तमम्
bhūtvā rājakumāro 'pi nālaṃkuryā mamodaram sukukṣijaṃ amuṃ paśya tvam uttamam anuttamam
"Even having become a king's son, you would not adorn my womb. Look at him, born of a good womb, the highest (uttama)—while you are not the highest."
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NsP 31.12
निपतन्नेत्रबाष्पाम्बुर् धैर्यात् किंचिन् न चोक्तवान् उचितं नोचितं किंचिन् नोचिवान् सो ऽपि पार्थिवः
nipatannetrabāṣpāmbur dhairyāt kiṃcin na coktavān ucitaṃ nocitaṃ kiṃcin nocivān so 'pi pārthivaḥ
With the water of tears falling from his eyes, out of self-control he said nothing at all; and that king too said nothing, neither fitting nor unfitting.
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NsP 31.13
नियन्त्रितो महिष्याश् च तस्याः सौभाग्यगौरवात् विसर्जितसभालोकं शोकं संहृत्य चेष्टितैः
niyantrito mahiṣyāś ca tasyāḥ saubhāgyagauravāt visarjitasabhālokaṃ śokaṃ saṃhṛtya ceṣṭitaiḥ
And being restrained by the weight of that queen's favoured position, having dismissed the people of the assembly, he suppressed his grief by (outward) gestures.
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NsP 31.14
शैशवैः स शिशुर् नत्वा नृपं स्वसदनं ययौ सुनीतिर् नीतिनिलयम् अवलोक्याथ बालकम्
śaiśavaiḥ sa śiśur natvā nṛpaṃ svasadanaṃ yayau sunītir nītinilayam avalokyātha bālakam
That child, having bowed to the king with childish gestures, went to his own dwelling; then Sunīti, the abode of good conduct, looked at the boy.
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NsP 31.15
मुखलक्ष्म्यैव चाज्ञासीद् ध्रुवं राजापमानितम् अथ दृष्ट्वा सुनीतिं तु रहो ऽन्तःपुरवासिनीम्
mukhalakṣmyaiva cājñāsīd dhruvaṃ rājāpamānitam atha dṛṣṭvā sunītiṃ tu raho 'ntaḥpuravāsinīm
And from the very look of his face she knew that Dhruva had been slighted by the king. Then, seeing Sunīti, who dwelt in the inner apartments, in private,
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NsP 31.16
आलिङ्ग्य दीर्घं निःश्वस्य मुक्तकण्ठं रुरोद ह सान्त्वयित्वा सुनीतिस् तं वदनं परिमार्ज्य च
āliṅgya dīrghaṃ niḥśvasya muktakaṇṭhaṃ ruroda ha sāntvayitvā sunītis taṃ vadanaṃ parimārjya ca
embracing (her) and sighing deeply, he wept aloud with unrestrained throat. Sunīti, having consoled him and wiped his face,
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NsP 31.17
दुकूलाञ्चलसंपर्कैर् वीज्य तं मृदुपाणिना पप्रच्छ तनयं माता वद रोदनकारणम्
dukūlāñcalasaṃparkair vījya taṃ mṛdupāṇinā papraccha tanayaṃ mātā vada rodanakāraṇam
fanning him with the touches of the hem of her fine garment, with her soft hand, the mother asked her son: "Tell (me) the reason for your weeping."
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NsP 31.19
भार्यात्वे ऽपि च सामान्ये कथं सा सुरुचिः प्रिया कथं न भवती मातः प्रिया क्षितिपतेर् असि
bhāryātve 'pi ca sāmānye kathaṃ sā suruciḥ priyā kathaṃ na bhavatī mātaḥ priyā kṣitipater asi
"Though the condition of being a wife is the same, how is that Suruci dear (to him)? Mother, how is it that you are not dear to the lord of the earth?"
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NsP 31.20
कथम् उत्तमतां प्राप्त उत्तमः सुरुचेः सुतः कुमारत्वे ऽपि सामान्ये कथं चाहम् अनुत्तमः
katham uttamatāṃ prāpta uttamaḥ suruceḥ sutaḥ kumāratve 'pi sāmānye kathaṃ cāham anuttamaḥ
"How has Suruci's son Uttama attained the state of being highest? Though the condition of being a prince is the same, how am I not the highest?"
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NsP 31.21
कथं त्वं मन्दभाग्यासि सुकुक्षिः सुरुचिः कथम् कथं नृपासनं योग्यम् उत्तमस्य कथं न मे
kathaṃ tvaṃ mandabhāgyāsi sukukṣiḥ suruciḥ katham kathaṃ nṛpāsanaṃ yogyam uttamasya kathaṃ na me
"How are you of poor fortune, and how is Suruci of a good womb? How is the king's seat fit for Uttama, and how not for me?"
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NsP 31.22
कथं मे सुकृतं तुच्छम् उत्तमस्योत्तमं कथम् इति श्रुत्वा वचस् तस्य सुनीतिर् नीतिमच्छिशोः
kathaṃ me sukṛtaṃ tuccham uttamasyottamaṃ katham iti śrutvā vacas tasya sunītir nītimacchiśoḥ
"How is my merit trifling, and how is Uttama's the highest?"—having heard these words of her well-conducted child, Sunīti,
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NsP 31.23
किंचिद् उच्छ्वस्य शनकैः शिशुशोकोपशान्तये स्वभावमधुरां वाणीं वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे
kiṃcid ucchvasya śanakaiḥ śiśuśokopaśāntaye svabhāvamadhurāṃ vāṇīṃ vaktuṃ samupacakrame
sighing a little, slowly, in order to calm the child's grief, began to speak words sweet by their own nature.
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NsP 31.24
अयि तात महाबुद्धे विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना निवेदयामि ते सर्वं मावमाने मतिं कृथाः
ayi tāta mahābuddhe viśuddhenāntarātmanā nivedayāmi te sarvaṃ māvamāne matiṃ kṛthāḥ
"Ah, dear child of great intelligence, with a wholly pure heart I declare everything to you; do not set your mind on the insult."
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NsP 31.25
तया यद् उक्तं तत् सर्वं तथ्यम् एव न चान्यथा यदि सा महिषी राज्ञो राज्ञीनाम् अतिवल्लभा
tayā yad uktaṃ tat sarvaṃ tathyam eva na cānyathā yadi sā mahiṣī rājño rājñīnām ativallabhā
"All that was said by her is simply true and not otherwise, since she is the chief queen of the king, most beloved among the queens;"
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NsP 31.26
महासुकृतसंभारैर् उत्तमश् चोत्तमोदरे उवास तस्याः पुण्याया नृपसिंहासनोचितः
mahāsukṛtasaṃbhārair uttamaś cottamodare uvāsa tasyāḥ puṇyāyā nṛpasiṃhāsanocitaḥ
"and by great accumulations of merit Uttama dwelt in the womb of Uttamā—of that meritorious woman—he who is fit for the king's lion-throne."
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NsP 31.27
आतपत्रं च चन्द्राभं शुभे चापि हि चामरे भद्रासनं तथोच्चं च सिन्धुराश् च मदोत्कटाः
ātapatraṃ ca candrābhaṃ śubhe cāpi hi cāmare bhadrāsanaṃ tathoccaṃ ca sindhurāś ca madotkaṭāḥ
"A parasol resembling the moon, and two lovely yak-tail fans, and likewise a high seat of honour, and elephants rutting with frenzy,"
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NsP 31.28
तुरंगमाश् च तुरगा अनाधिव्याधि जीवितम् निःसपत्नं शुभं राज्यं प्राप्यं विष्णुप्रसादतः
turaṃgamāś ca turagā anādhivyādhi jīvitam niḥsapatnaṃ śubhaṃ rājyaṃ prāpyaṃ viṣṇuprasādataḥ
"and swift horses, a life free of mental and bodily disease, an auspicious kingdom without rivals—(all this) is to be obtained through the grace of Viṣṇu."
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NsP 31.29
इत्य् आकर्ण्य सुनीत्यास् तन् मातुर् वाक्यम् अनिन्दितम् सौनीतेयो ध्रुवो वाचम् आददे वक्तुम् उत्तरम्
ity ākarṇya sunītyās tan mātur vākyam aninditam saunīteyo dhruvo vācam ādade vaktum uttaram
Having heard that blameless speech of his mother Sunīti, Dhruva, Sunīti's son, took up words to speak in reply.
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NsP 31.30
जनयित्रि सुनीते मे शृणु वाक्यम् अनाकुलम् उत्तानचरणाद् अन्यन् नास्तीति मे मतिः शुभे
janayitri sunīte me śṛṇu vākyam anākulam uttānacaraṇād anyan nāstīti me matiḥ śubhe
"Mother Sunīti, hear my untroubled word: there is no one other than Uttānapāda — such is my view, O good lady."
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NsP 31.31
सिद्धार्थो ऽस्म्य् अम्ब यद्य् अस्ति कश्चिद् आश्रितकामधुक् अद्यैव सकलाराध्यं तम् आराध्य जगत्पतिम्
siddhārtho 'smy amba yady asti kaścid āśritakāmadhuk adyaiva sakalārādhyaṃ tam ārādhya jagatpatim
"I have gained my aim, mother, if there is anyone who is a wish-granting cow to those who take refuge (in him) — this very day, having worshipped him, the Lord of the world, who is to be worshipped by all —
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NsP 31.32
तत्तदासादितं विद्धि पदम् अन्यैर् दुरासदम् एकम् एव हि साहाय्यं मातर् मे कर्तुम् अर्हसि
tattadāsāditaṃ viddhi padam anyair durāsadam ekam eva hi sāhāyyaṃ mātar me kartum arhasi
"— know that thereby the station is attained, hard for others to reach. Only in one thing, mother, ought you to render me help."
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NsP 31.34
सप्ताष्टवर्षदेशीयः क्रीडायोग्यो ऽसि पुत्रक त्वदेकतनया तात त्वदाधारैकजीविता
saptāṣṭavarṣadeśīyaḥ krīḍāyogyo 'si putraka tvadekatanayā tāta tvadādhāraikajīvitā
"You are about seven or eight years old, my little son, fit only for play; and I, dear child, have you as my only son, my life resting on you alone.
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NsP 31.35
लब्धो ऽसि कतिभिः कष्ठैर् इष्टा संप्रार्थ्य देवताः यदा यदा बहिर् यासि रंतुं त्रिचतुरं पदम् तदा तदा मम प्राणस् तात त्वाम् उपगच्छति
labdho 'si katibhiḥ kaṣṭhair iṣṭā saṃprārthya devatāḥ yadā yadā bahir yāsi raṃtuṃ tricaturaṃ padam tadā tadā mama prāṇas tāta tvām upagacchati
"With how many hardships were you obtained, when I had worshipped and entreated the gods! Whenever you go outside to play three or four steps away, then, dear child, my very life-breath goes after you.
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NsP 31.36
अद्य यावत् पिता माता त्वं चोत्तानपदो विभुः अद्यप्रभृति मे माता पिता विष्णुर् न शंशयः
adya yāvat pitā mātā tvaṃ cottānapado vibhuḥ adyaprabhṛti me mātā pitā viṣṇur na śaṃśayaḥ
"Until today, you and lord Uttānapāda were (my) father and mother; from today on, Viṣṇu is my mother and father — there is no doubt.
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NsP 31.37
विष्णोर् आराधने नाहं वारये त्वां सुपुत्रक जिह्वा मे शतधा याति यदि त्वां वारयामि भोः
viṣṇor ārādhane nāhaṃ vāraye tvāṃ suputraka jihvā me śatadhā yāti yadi tvāṃ vārayāmi bhoḥ
"In the worship of Viṣṇu I do not hold you back, my good son; let my tongue split into a hundred pieces if I hold you back, dear one!"
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NsP 31.38
इत्य् अनुज्ञाम् इव प्राप्य जननीचरणाम्बुजौ परिक्रम्य प्रणम्याथ तपसे स ध्रुवो ययौ
ity anujñām iva prāpya jananīcaraṇāmbujau parikramya praṇamyātha tapase sa dhruvo yayau
Having thus obtained, as it were, permission, Dhruva circumambulated his mother's lotus feet, bowed, and then went off to (perform) austerity.
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NsP 31.39
तयापि धैर्यसूत्रेण सुनीत्या परिगुम्फ्य च तत्रेन्दीवरजा माला ध्रुवस्योपायनीकृता
tayāpi dhairyasūtreṇa sunītyā parigumphya ca tatrendīvarajā mālā dhruvasyopāyanīkṛtā
And by her too, by Sunīti, a garland made of blue lotuses, strung on the thread of steadfastness, was there made a parting gift for Dhruva.
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NsP 31.40
मात्रा तन्मार्गरक्षार्थं तदा तदनुगीकृताः परैर् अवार्यप्रसराः स्वाशीर्वादाः परःशताः
mātrā tanmārgarakṣārthaṃ tadā tadanugīkṛtāḥ parair avāryaprasarāḥ svāśīrvādāḥ paraḥśatāḥ
By the mother, to protect him on that road, there were then sent along with him her own blessings, more than a hundred, whose course could not be blocked by others:
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NsP 31.41
सर्वत्रावतु ते पुत्र शङ्खचकगदाधरः नारायणो जगद्व्यापी प्रभुः कारुण्यवारिधिः
sarvatrāvatu te putra śaṅkhacakagadādharaḥ nārāyaṇo jagadvyāpī prabhuḥ kāruṇyavāridhiḥ
"May Nārāyaṇa, bearer of conch, discus and mace, pervading the world, the Lord, the ocean of compassion, protect you everywhere, my son!"
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NsP 31.42
स्वसौधात् स विनिर्गत्य बालो बालपराक्रमः अनुकूलेन मरुता दर्शिताध्वाविशद् वनम्
svasaudhāt sa vinirgatya bālo bālaparākramaḥ anukūlena marutā darśitādhvāviśad vanam
Going forth from his own palace, that boy of boyish prowess entered the forest, the way being shown him by a favourable wind.
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NsP 31.43
स मातृदैवतोभिज्ञः केवलं राजवर्त्मनि न वेद काननाध्वानं क्षणं दध्यौ नृपात्मजः
sa mātṛdaivatobhijñaḥ kevalaṃ rājavartmani na veda kānanādhvānaṃ kṣaṇaṃ dadhyau nṛpātmajaḥ
Knowing (only) his mother and the deity, (versed) only in the royal road, he did not know the forest paths; the king's son pondered a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.44
पुरोपवनम् आसाद्य चिन्तयाम्_अस सो ऽर्भकः किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि को मे साहाय्यदो भवेत्
puropavanam āsādya cintayām_asa so 'rbhakaḥ kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi ko me sāhāyyado bhavet
Reaching the grove outside the city, that child thought: "What shall I do? Where shall I go? Who might be a giver of help to me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.45
एवम् उन्मील्य नयने यावत् पश्यति स ध्रुवः तावद् ददर्श सप्तर्षीन् अतर्कितगतीन् वने
evam unmīlya nayane yāvat paśyati sa dhruvaḥ tāvad dadarśa saptarṣīn atarkitagatīn vane
Thus, when Dhruva opened his eyes and looked, at that moment he saw in the forest the seven sages, whose coming was unguessed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.46
अथ दृष्ट्वा स सप्तर्षीन् सप्तसप्ततितेजसः भाग्यसूत्रैर् इवाकृष्यो-पनीतान् प्रमुमोद ह
atha dṛṣṭvā sa saptarṣīn saptasaptatitejasaḥ bhāgyasūtrair ivākṛṣyo-panītān pramumoda ha
Then, seeing the seven sages of seventy-sevenfold splendour, brought and drawn near as if by the threads of (his good) fortune, he greatly rejoiced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.47
तिलकाङ्कितसद्भालान् कुशोपग्रहिताङ्गुलीन् कृष्णाजिनोपविष्टांश् च ब्रह्मसूत्रैर् अलंकृतान्
tilakāṅkitasadbhālān kuśopagrahitāṅgulīn kṛṣṇājinopaviṣṭāṃś ca brahmasūtrair alaṃkṛtān
(He saw them,) their fine foreheads marked with the tilaka, kuśa grass held in their fingers, seated on black antelope skins, adorned with sacred threads;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.48
उपगम्य विनम्रांसः प्रबद्धकरसंपुटः ध्रुवो विज्ञापयं_चक्रे प्रणम्य ललितं वचः
upagamya vinamrāṃsaḥ prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭaḥ dhruvo vijñāpayaṃ_cakre praṇamya lalitaṃ vacaḥ
Approaching with lowered shoulders, his hands joined in a firm cup, Dhruva bowed and made known (his) graceful speech:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.49
अवैत मां मुनिवराः सुनीत्युदरसंभवम् उत्तानपादतनयं ध्रुवं निर्विण्णमानसम्
avaita māṃ munivarāḥ sunītyudarasaṃbhavam uttānapādatanayaṃ dhruvaṃ nirviṇṇamānasam
"Know me, best of sages, as Dhruva, born from Sunīti's womb, the son of Uttānapāda, my mind full of disgust (with the world)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.50
तं दृष्ट्वोर्जस्वलं बालं स्वभावमधुराकृतिम् अनर्घ्यनयने पथ्यं मृदुगम्भीरभाषिणम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvorjasvalaṃ bālaṃ svabhāvamadhurākṛtim anarghyanayane pathyaṃ mṛdugambhīrabhāṣiṇam
Seeing that vigorous boy, sweet of form by nature, with priceless eyes, well-mannered, speaking softly yet gravely —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.51
उपोपवेश्य शिशुकं प्रोचुस् ते विस्मिता भृशम् तवाद्यापि न जानीमो वत्स निर्वेदकारणम्
upopaveśya śiśukaṃ procus te vismitā bhṛśam tavādyāpi na jānīmo vatsa nirvedakāraṇam
having seated the little child beside (them), they, greatly astonished, said: "Even now, child, we do not know the cause of your disgust (with the world)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.52
अनवाप्ताभिलाषाणां वैराग्यं जायते नृणाम् सप्तद्वीपपते राज्ञः कुमारस् त्वं तथा कथम्
anavāptābhilāṣāṇāṃ vairāgyaṃ jāyate nṛṇām saptadvīpapate rājñaḥ kumāras tvaṃ tathā katham
Dispassion arises in men whose desires have gone unfulfilled; but you are the prince of a king who is lord of the seven continents — how then (in your case)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.54
पित्रा प्रदत्तं तस्यास्तु तद् भद्रासनम् उत्तमम् भवत्कृतं हि साहाय्यं एतद् इच्छामि सुव्रताः
pitrā pradattaṃ tasyāstu tad bhadrāsanam uttamam bhavatkṛtaṃ hi sāhāyyaṃ etad icchāmi suvratāḥ
"Let that supreme throne, given by (my) father, be his; for it is help rendered by you that I wish for, O you of good vows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.55
अनन्यनृपभुक्तं यद् यद् अन्येभ्यः समुच्छ्रितम् इन्द्रादिदुरवापं यत् कथं लभ्येत तत् पदम्
ananyanṛpabhuktaṃ yad yad anyebhyaḥ samucchritam indrādiduravāpaṃ yat kathaṃ labhyeta tat padam
"That station which no other king has enjoyed, which is raised above all others, which is hard even for Indra and the rest to attain — how might it be obtained?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.56
इति श्रुत्वा वचस् तस्य मुनयो बालकस्य तु यथार्थम् एव प्रत्यूचुर् मरीच्याद्यास् तदा ध्रुवम्
iti śrutvā vacas tasya munayo bālakasya tu yathārtham eva pratyūcur marīcyādyās tadā dhruvam
Hearing this speech of his, of the boy, the sages Marīci and the others then answered Dhruva just according to the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.57
अनास्वादितगोविन्दपदाम्बुजरजोरसः मनोरथपथातीतं स्फीतं नाकलयेत् फलम्
anāsvāditagovindapadāmbujarajorasaḥ manorathapathātītaṃ sphītaṃ nākalayet phalam
One who has not tasted the nectar of the dust of Govinda's lotus feet could not conceive of an abundant fruit that lies beyond the path of (ordinary) desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.58
अनर्चिताच्युतपदः पदम् आसादयेत् कथम् इन्द्रादिदुरवापं यन् मानवैः सुदुरासदम्
anarcitācyutapadaḥ padam āsādayet katham indrādiduravāpaṃ yan mānavaiḥ sudurāsadam
How should one who has not worshipped the feet of Acyuta reach that station which is hard for Indra and the rest to attain, and very difficult of access for mortals?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.59
न हि दूरे पदं तस्य सर्वासां संपदाम् इह कमलाकान्तकान्ताङ्घ्रिकमलं यः सुशीलयेत्
na hi dūre padaṃ tasya sarvāsāṃ saṃpadām iha kamalākāntakāntāṅghrikamalaṃ yaḥ suśīlayet
Indeed, the station of all riches here is not far for him who well cultivates the lotus feet of the beloved of Lakṣmī's lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.60
यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण महापातकसंततिः परमान्तकम् आप्नोति स विष्णुः सर्वदो ध्रुव
yasya smaraṇamātreṇa mahāpātakasaṃtatiḥ paramāntakam āpnoti sa viṣṇuḥ sarvado dhruva
He by the mere remembering of whom a whole succession of great sins meets its utter end — that Viṣṇu, O Dhruva, is the giver of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.61
यद् आहुः परमं ब्रह्म प्रधानपुरुषात् परम् यन्मायया कृतं सर्वं स विष्णु कीर्तितो ऽर्थदः
yad āhuḥ paramaṃ brahma pradhānapuruṣāt param yanmāyayā kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ sa viṣṇu kīrtito 'rthadaḥ
That which they call the supreme Brahman, higher than primordial matter and the puruṣa, by whose māyā all this was made — that Viṣṇu is proclaimed the giver of what is sought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.62
यो यज्ञपुरुषो विष्णुर् वेदवेद्यो जनार्दनः अन्तरात्मास्य जगतः संतुष्टः किं न यच्छति
yo yajñapuruṣo viṣṇur vedavedyo janārdanaḥ antarātmāsya jagataḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ kiṃ na yacchati
Viṣṇu, who is the person of sacrifice, who is to be known through the Vedas, Janārdana, the inner self of this world — when he is satisfied, what does he not grant?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.63
यद् भूनर्तनवर्तिन्यः सिद्धयो ऽष्टौ नृपात्मज तम् आराध्य हृषीकेशं चतुर्वर्गो न दूरतः
yad bhūnartanavartinyaḥ siddhayo 'ṣṭau nṛpātmaja tam ārādhya hṛṣīkeśaṃ caturvargo na dūrataḥ
Since the eight perfections abide in the dance of his brow, O son of the king, once one has propitiated that Hṛṣīkeśa the fourfold aim (of life) is not far off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.64
सत्यम् उक्तं द्विजेन्द्रा वो विष्णोर् आराधनं प्रति कथं स भगवान् इज्यः स विधिश् चोपदिश्यताम्
satyam uktaṃ dvijendrā vo viṣṇor ārādhanaṃ prati kathaṃ sa bhagavān ijyaḥ sa vidhiś copadiśyatām
"Truly have you spoken, O best of the twice-born, concerning the worship of Viṣṇu. How is that Lord to be worshipped? Let that procedure also be taught (to me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.65
प्रभूतदो भवेद् यो वै दुराराध्यतमो भवेत् बालो ऽहं राजपुत्रो ऽहं दुःखं नैव मया क्षमम्
prabhūtado bhaved yo vai durārādhyatamo bhavet bālo 'haṃ rājaputro 'haṃ duḥkhaṃ naiva mayā kṣamam
"He who gives abundantly must surely be the very hardest to propitiate; I am a child, I am a king's son, and hardship is not at all bearable by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.66
तिष्ठता गच्छता वापि स्वपता जाग्रता तथा शयानेनोपविष्टेन वेद्यो नारायणः सदा
tiṣṭhatā gacchatā vāpi svapatā jāgratā tathā śayānenopaviṣṭena vedyo nārāyaṇaḥ sadā
By one standing or going, by one sleeping or waking, by one lying down or seated — Nārāyaṇa is always to be known.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.67
पुत्रान् कलत्रं मित्राणि राज्यं स्वर्गापवर्गकम् वासुदेवं जपन् मर्त्यः सर्वं प्राप्नोत्य् असंशयम्
putrān kalatraṃ mitrāṇi rājyaṃ svargāpavargakam vāsudevaṃ japan martyaḥ sarvaṃ prāpnoty asaṃśayam
Sons, a wife, friends, a kingdom, heaven and liberation — a mortal muttering (the name of) Vāsudeva obtains all this, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.68
द्वादशाक्षरमन्त्रेण वासुदेवात्मकेन च ध्यायंश् चतुर्भुजं विष्णुं जप्त्वा सिद्धिं न को गतः
dvādaśākṣaramantreṇa vāsudevātmakena ca dhyāyaṃś caturbhujaṃ viṣṇuṃ japtvā siddhiṃ na ko gataḥ
By the twelve-syllabled mantra, which has Vāsudeva for its essence, meditating on four-armed Viṣṇu and muttering (it) — who has not attained perfection?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.69
पितामहेन चाप्य् एष महामन्त्र उपासितः मनुना राज्यकामेन वैष्णवेन नृपात्मज
pitāmahena cāpy eṣa mahāmantra upāsitaḥ manunā rājyakāmena vaiṣṇavena nṛpātmaja
And by (your) grandfather too this great mantra was practised — by Manu, the votary of Viṣṇu, who desired a kingdom, O son of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.70
त्वम् अप्य् एतेन मन्त्रेण वासुदेवपरो भव यथाभिलषिताम् ऋद्धिं क्षिप्रं प्राप्स्यसि सत्तम
tvam apy etena mantreṇa vāsudevaparo bhava yathābhilaṣitām ṛddhiṃ kṣipraṃ prāpsyasi sattama
You too, by this mantra, become devoted to Vāsudeva; you will swiftly obtain prosperity just as you desire, O best of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.71
इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्हिताः सर्वे महात्मानो मुनीश्वराः वासुदेवमना भूत्वा ध्रुवो ऽपि तपसे ययौ
ity uktvāntarhitāḥ sarve mahātmāno munīśvarāḥ vāsudevamanā bhūtvā dhruvo 'pi tapase yayau
Having spoken thus, all those great-souled lords of sages vanished; and Dhruva too, his mind set on Vāsudeva, went off to practice austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.72
ध्रुवः सर्वार्थदं मन्त्रं जपन् मधुवने तपः स चक्रे यमुनातीरे मुनिदिष्टेन वर्त्मना
dhruvaḥ sarvārthadaṃ mantraṃ japan madhuvane tapaḥ sa cakre yamunātīre munidiṣṭena vartmanā
Dhruva, reciting the mantra that grants every aim, performed austerity in the Madhu forest on the bank of the Yamunā, by the path the sages had taught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.73
श्रद्धान्वितेन जपता च तपःप्रभावात् साक्षाद् इवाब्जनयनं ददृशे हृदीशम् दिव्याकृतिं सपदि तेन ततः स एव हर्षात् पुनः स प्रजजाप नृपात्मभूतः
śraddhānvitena japatā ca tapaḥprabhāvāt sākṣād ivābjanayanaṃ dadṛśe hṛdīśam divyākṛtiṃ sapadi tena tataḥ sa eva harṣāt punaḥ sa prajajāpa nṛpātmabhūtaḥ
And as he recited with faith, by the power of his austerity he suddenly saw, as if directly before him, the lotus-eyed Lord of his heart, of divine form; and then, out of joy, that son of the king recited (the mantra) again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.74
क्षुत्तर्षवर्षघनवातमहोष्णतादि शारीरदुःखकुलम् अस्य न किंचनाभूत् मग्ने मनस्य् अनुपमेयसुखाम्बुराशौ राज्ञः शिशुर् न च विवेद शरीरवार्ताम्
kṣuttarṣavarṣaghanavātamahoṣṇatādi śārīraduḥkhakulam asya na kiṃcanābhūt magne manasy anupameyasukhāmburāśau rājñaḥ śiśur na ca viveda śarīravārtām
Hunger, thirst, rain, thick wind, great heat and the rest — that whole crowd of bodily pains was nothing to him; with his mind sunk in an ocean of incomparable bliss, the king's child did not even know the state of his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.75
विघ्नाश् च तस्य किल शङ्कितदेवसृष्टा बालस्य तीव्रतपसो विफला बभूवुः शीतातपादिर् इव विष्णुमयं मुनिं हि प्रादेशिका न खलु धर्षयितुं क्षमन्ते
vighnāś ca tasya kila śaṅkitadevasṛṣṭā bālasya tīvratapaso viphalā babhūvuḥ śītātapādir iva viṣṇumayaṃ muniṃ hi prādeśikā na khalu dharṣayituṃ kṣamante
And the obstacles that the alarmed gods sent against that boy of fierce austerity became fruitless; for merely local powers, such as cold and heat, are surely not able to assail a sage who is filled with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.76
अथ भक्तजनप्रियः प्रभुः शिशुना ध्यानबलेन तोषितः वरदः पतगेन्द्रवाहनो हरिर् आगात् स्वजनं तम् ईक्षितुम्
atha bhaktajanapriyaḥ prabhuḥ śiśunā dhyānabalena toṣitaḥ varadaḥ patagendravāhano harir āgāt svajanaṃ tam īkṣitum
Then the Lord who is dear to his devotees, the granter of boons, pleased by the boy through the power of his meditation, Hari borne by the king of birds, came to look upon him as one of his own.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.77
मणिपिण्डकमौलिराजितो विलसद्रत्नमहाघनच्छविः स बभाव् उदयाद्रिमत्सराद् धृतबालार्क इवासिताचलः
maṇipiṇḍakamaulirājito vilasadratnamahāghanacchaviḥ sa babhāv udayādrimatsarād dhṛtabālārka ivāsitācalaḥ
Resplendent with a diadem of jewel-clusters, his lustre that of a great dark cloud with glittering gems, he shone like a black mountain that, out of rivalry with the mountain of sunrise, had taken hold of the young sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.78
स राजसूनुं तपसि स्थितं तं ध्रुवं ध्रुवस्निग्धदृग् इत्य् उवाच दन्तांशुसंज्ञैर् अमितप्रवाहैः प्रक्षालयन् रेणुम् इवास्य गात्रे
sa rājasūnuṃ tapasi sthitaṃ taṃ dhruvaṃ dhruvasnigdhadṛg ity uvāca dantāṃśusaṃjñair amitapravāhaiḥ prakṣālayan reṇum ivāsya gātre
With a steadily affectionate gaze he spoke thus to that son of the king, to Dhruva, who stood in austerity, as though washing the dust from his body with the measureless streams that were the rays of his teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.79
वरं वरं वत्स वृणीष्व यस् ते मनोगतस् त्वत्तपसास्मि तुष्टः ध्यानेन ते चेन्द्रियनिग्रहेण मनोनिरोधेन च दुष्करेण
varaṃ varaṃ vatsa vṛṇīṣva yas te manogatas tvattapasāsmi tuṣṭaḥ dhyānena te cendriyanigraheṇa manonirodhena ca duṣkareṇa
"Choose a boon, a boon, child, whichever is in your mind. I am pleased by your austerity, and by your meditation, your restraint of the senses, and your hard-won checking of the mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.80
शृण्वन् वचस् तत् सकलं गम्भीरम् उन्मीलिताक्षः सहसा ददर्श स्वे चिन्त्यमानं त्व् इदम् एव मूर्तं पुरःस्थितं ब्रह्म चतुर्भुजं सः
śṛṇvan vacas tat sakalaṃ gambhīram unmīlitākṣaḥ sahasā dadarśa sve cintyamānaṃ tv idam eva mūrtaṃ puraḥsthitaṃ brahma caturbhujaṃ saḥ
Hearing that whole deep utterance, he opened his eyes and suddenly saw this very Brahman, which he had been contemplating within himself, embodied, four-armed, standing before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.81
दृष्ट्वा क्षणं राजसुतः सुपूज्यं पुरस् त्रयीशं किम् इह ब्रवीमि किं वा करोमीति ससंभ्रमः स तु न चाब्रवीत् किंचन नो चकार
dṛṣṭvā kṣaṇaṃ rājasutaḥ supūjyaṃ puras trayīśaṃ kim iha bravīmi kiṃ vā karomīti sasaṃbhramaḥ sa tu na cābravīt kiṃcana no cakāra
Having for a moment beheld before him the most worshipful Lord of the three Vedas, the king's son, in his confusion, thinking "What shall I say here, or what shall I do?", neither said anything nor did anything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.82
हर्षाश्रुपूर्णः पुलकाञ्चिताङ्गस् त्रिलोकनाथेति वदन्न् अथोच्चैः दण्डप्रणामाय पपात भूमौ प्रवेपमानभ्रु हरेः पुरः स हि
harṣāśrupūrṇaḥ pulakāñcitāṅgas trilokanātheti vadann athoccaiḥ daṇḍapraṇāmāya papāta bhūmau pravepamānabhru hareḥ puraḥ sa hi
Then, filled with tears of joy, his limbs bristling with thrill, crying aloud "O Lord of the three worlds!", with trembling brows he fell to the ground before Hari to make a prostration at full length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.83
दण्डवत् प्रणिपत्याथ परितः परिलुण्ठ्य च रोरोद हर्षेण चिरं दृष्ट्वा तं जगतो गुरुम्
daṇḍavat praṇipatyātha paritaḥ pariluṇṭhya ca roroda harṣeṇa ciraṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ jagato gurum
Then, having bowed down like a staff and rolled about on all sides, he wept long for joy, seeing him, the teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.84
नारदेन सनन्देन सनकेन च संश्रुतम् अन्यैः सनत्कुमाराद्यैर् योगिभिर् योगिनां वरम्
nāradena sanandena sanakena ca saṃśrutam anyaiḥ sanatkumārādyair yogibhir yogināṃ varam
(This was) heard by Nārada, Sananda, and Sanaka, and by the other yogins beginning with Sanatkumāra — (him,) the best of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.85
कारुण्यबाष्पनीरार्द्रं पुण्डरीकविलोचनम् ध्रुवम् उत्थापयां_चक्रे चक्री धृत्वा करेण तम्
kāruṇyabāṣpanīrārdraṃ puṇḍarīkavilocanam dhruvam utthāpayāṃ_cakre cakrī dhṛtvā kareṇa tam
The bearer of the discus took Dhruva by the hand and raised him up, wet with the water of compassionate tears, his eyes like white lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.86
हरिस् तु परिपस्पर्श तदङ्गं धूलिधूसरम् कराभ्यां कोमलाभ्यां स परिष्वज्याह तं हरिः
haris tu paripasparśa tadaṅgaṃ dhūlidhūsaram karābhyāṃ komalābhyāṃ sa pariṣvajyāha taṃ hariḥ
And Hari stroked his body, grey with dust, with his two tender hands, and Hari, embracing him, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.87
वरं वरय भो बाल यत् ते मनसि वर्तते तद् ददामि न संदेहो नादेयं विद्यते तव
varaṃ varaya bho bāla yat te manasi vartate tad dadāmi na saṃdeho nādeyaṃ vidyate tava
"Choose a boon, O boy, whatever is in your mind; that I shall give, without doubt — there is nothing that may not be given to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.88
ततो वरं राजशिशुर् ययाचे विष्णुं वरं ते स्तवशक्तिम् एव तं मूर्तिविज्ञाननिभेन देवः पस्पर्श शङ्खेन मुखे ऽमलेन
tato varaṃ rājaśiśur yayāce viṣṇuṃ varaṃ te stavaśaktim eva taṃ mūrtivijñānanibhena devaḥ pasparśa śaṅkhena mukhe 'malena
Then the king's child asked Viṣṇu for a boon: precisely the power to praise him. The god touched him on the mouth with his spotless conch, under the guise of (imparting) knowledge of his form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.90
अथ सुरमुनिदत्तज्ञानचन्द्रेण सम्यग् विमलितम् इव चित्तं पूर्णम् एव ध्रुवस्य त्रिभुवनगुरुशङ्खस्पर्शजज्ञानभानान् उदयति नितरान्तः साधु तुष्टाव हृष्टः ॥ न्स्प्_३१।८९ अखिलमुनिजननिवहनमितचरणः । खरकदनकरः । चपलचरितः । देवाराधितपादजलः । सजलजलधरश्यामः । शमितसौभपतिशाल्वाधामा । अभिरामरामातिविनयकृतनवरसरसापहतेन्द्रियसुररमणीविहितान्तःकरणानन्दः । अनादिनिधनः । अधननिजद्विजमित्रोद्धरणधीरः । अवधीरितसुरनाथनाथितविपक्षपक्षः । ऋक्षराजबिलप्रवेशापहतस्यमन्तकापमार्जित निजापवाददूरितहृतत्रैलोक्यभारः । द्वारकावासनिरतः । स्वरितमधुरवेणुवादनश्रवणामृतप्रकटित अतीन्द्रियज्ञानः । यमुनातटचरः । द्विजधेनुभृङ्गगणैस् त्यक्तनिजनिजाहारः । संसारदुस्तरपारावारसमुत्तारणाङ्घ्रिपोतः । स्वप्रतापानलहुतकालयवनः । वनमालाधरवरमणिकुण्डलालंकृतश्रवणः । नानाप्रसिद्धाभिधानः । निगमविबुधमुनिजनवचनमनोगोचरः । कनकपिशङ्गकौशेयवासो भगवान् भृगुपदकौस्तुभविभूषितोरःस्थलः । स्वदयिताक्रूरनिजजननीगोकुलपालकचतुर् भुजशङ्खचक्रगदापद्मतुलसीनवदल दामहारकेयूरकटकमुकुटालंकृतः । सुनन्दनादिभागवतोपासितविश्वरूपः । पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः । उत्तमश्लोकः । लोकावासो वासुदेवः । श्रीदेवकीजठरसंभूतः । भूतपतिविरञ्चिनतचरणारविन्दः । वृन्दावनकृतकेलिगोपिकाजनश्रमापहः । सततं संपादितसुजनकामः । कुन्दनिभशङ्खधरम् इन्दुनिभवक्त्रं सुन्दरसुदर्शनम् उदारतरहासं विद्वज्जनवन्दितम् इदं ये रूपम् अतिहृद्यम् अखिलेश्वरं नतो ऽस्मि । स्थानाभिकामी तपसि स्थितो ऽहम् त्वां दृष्टवान् साधुमुनीन्द्रगुह्यम् काचं विचिन्वन्न् इव दिव्यरत्नं स्वामिन् कृतार्थो ऽस्मि वरान् न याचि
atha suramunidattajñānacandreṇa samyag vimalitam iva cittaṃ pūrṇam eva dhruvasya tribhuvanaguruśaṅkhasparśajajñānabhānān udayati nitarāntaḥ sādhu tuṣṭāva hṛṣṭaḥ // NsP_31.89 akhilamunijananivahanamitacaraṇaḥ | kharakadanakaraḥ | capalacaritaḥ | devārādhitapādajalaḥ | sajalajaladharaśyāmaḥ | śamitasaubhapatiśālvādhāmā | abhirāmarāmātivinayakṛtanavarasarasāpahatendriyasuraramaṇīvihitāntaḥkaraṇānandaḥ | anādinidhanaḥ | adhananijadvijamitroddharaṇadhīraḥ | avadhīritasuranāthanāthitavipakṣapakṣaḥ | ṛkṣarājabilapraveśāpahatasyamantakāpamārjita nijāpavādadūritahṛtatrailokyabhāraḥ | dvārakāvāsanirataḥ | svaritamadhuraveṇuvādanaśravaṇāmṛtaprakaṭita atīndriyajñānaḥ | yamunātaṭacaraḥ | dvijadhenubhṛṅgagaṇais tyaktanijanijāhāraḥ | saṃsāradustarapārāvārasamuttāraṇāṅghripotaḥ | svapratāpānalahutakālayavanaḥ | vanamālādharavaramaṇikuṇḍalālaṃkṛtaśravaṇaḥ | nānāprasiddhābhidhānaḥ | nigamavibudhamunijanavacanamanogocaraḥ | kanakapiśaṅgakauśeyavāso bhagavān bhṛgupadakaustubhavibhūṣitoraḥsthalaḥ | svadayitākrūranijajananīgokulapālakacatur bhujaśaṅkhacakragadāpadmatulasīnavadala dāmahārakeyūrakaṭakamukuṭālaṃkṛtaḥ | sunandanādibhāgavatopāsitaviśvarūpaḥ | purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ | uttamaślokaḥ | lokāvāso vāsudevaḥ | śrīdevakījaṭharasaṃbhūtaḥ | bhūtapativirañcinatacaraṇāravindaḥ | vṛndāvanakṛtakeligopikājanaśramāpahaḥ | satataṃ saṃpāditasujanakāmaḥ | kundanibhaśaṅkhadharam indunibhavaktraṃ sundarasudarśanam udāratarahāsaṃ vidvajjanavanditam idaṃ ye rūpam atihṛdyam akhileśvaraṃ nato 'smi | sthānābhikāmī tapasi sthito 'ham tvāṃ dṛṣṭavān sādhumunīndraguhyam kācaṃ vicinvann iva divyaratnaṃ svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varān na yāci
Then, when Dhruva's mind had been thoroughly cleansed, as it were, and made full by the moon of knowledge given by the divine sage, and when the sun of knowledge born of the touch of the conch of the teacher of the three worlds rose utterly within him, he, delighted, praised (the Lord) well: || 31.89 || He whose feet are bowed to by the whole throng of sages; who wrought the slaughter of the ass(-demon); of swift deeds; whose foot-water is worshipped by the gods; dark like a water-laden raincloud; who quenched the splendour of Śālva, lord of Saubha; whose inner delight was brought about by the celestial women whose senses were overcome by the fresh savour of love shown with great courtesy by the lovely ladies; without beginning or end; steadfast in the rescue of his own poor brahmin friend; who, when entreated by the lord of the gods, cast down the party of the enemies; who, entering the cave of the bear-king, took away the Syamantaka jewel, wiped clean the slander against himself, and, that being removed, took away the burden of the three worlds; delighting to dwell in Dvārakā; whose supra-sensory knowledge is made manifest through the nectar of hearing his sweetly modulated flute-playing; who roams the bank of the Yamunā; for whom brahmins, cows, and swarms of bees abandoned each their own food; whose feet are the boat for crossing over the ocean of saṃsāra, so hard to pass; by whom Kālayavana was offered up into the fire of his own splendour; wearer of the forest garland, his ears adorned with fine jewelled earrings; of many renowned names; beyond the reach of the words and minds of the scriptures, the gods and the sages; the Lord clothed in gold-tawny silk, his breast adorned with Bhṛgu's footprint and the Kaustubha gem; the four-armed protector of Gokula, of his beloved, of Akrūra and of his own mother, adorned with conch, discus, mace, lotus, fresh tulasī leaves, garland, necklace, armlets, bracelets and crown; whose universal form is worshipped by devotees such as Sunandana; the ancient supreme Person; he of the highest renown; the dwelling of the worlds, Vāsudeva; born from the womb of Śrī Devakī; whose lotus feet are bowed to by the Lord of beings and by Virañci; who removed the weariness of the cowherd women by the play he made in Vṛndāvana; who ever fulfils the desires of good people. I bow to this exceedingly lovely form, bearing the conch white as jasmine, its face like the moon, beautiful and fair to see, with most generous laughter, praised by the learned, the Lord of all. Desiring a station, I stood in austerity, and I have seen you, the secret of good men and of the foremost sages — like one who, searching for glass, (finds) a divine gem. My Lord, I have gained my end; I ask for no boons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.91
अपूर्वदृष्टे तव पादपद्मे दृष्ट्वा दृढं नाथ न हि त्यजामि कामान् न याचे स हि को ऽपि मूढो यः कल्पवृक्षात् तुषमात्रम् इच्छेत्
apūrvadṛṣṭe tava pādapadme dṛṣṭvā dṛḍhaṃ nātha na hi tyajāmi kāmān na yāce sa hi ko 'pi mūḍho yaḥ kalpavṛkṣāt tuṣamātram icchet
Having seen your lotus feet, never before seen, O Lord, I firmly will not let them go. I do not beg for objects of desire: for who would be such a fool as to want mere husks from a wish-granting tree?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.92
त्वां मोक्षबीजं शरणं प्रपन्नः शक्नोमि भोक्तुं न बहिःसुखानि रत्नाकरे देव सति स्वनाथे विभूषणं काचमयं न युक्तम्
tvāṃ mokṣabījaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapannaḥ śaknomi bhoktuṃ na bahiḥsukhāni ratnākare deva sati svanāthe vibhūṣaṇaṃ kācamayaṃ na yuktam
Having come for refuge to you, the seed of liberation, I am unable to enjoy outward pleasures; when one's own lord is an ocean of jewels, O God, an ornament made of glass is not fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.93
अतो न याचे वरम् ईश युष्मत् पादाब्जभक्तिं सततं ममास्तु इमं वरं देववर प्रयच्छ पुनः पुनस् त्वाम् इदम् एव याचे
ato na yāce varam īśa yuṣmat pādābjabhaktiṃ satataṃ mamāstu imaṃ varaṃ devavara prayaccha punaḥ punas tvām idam eva yāce
Therefore I ask no boon, O Lord: let there be for me constant devotion to your lotus feet. Grant me this boon, O best of gods; again and again it is just this that I ask of you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.94
इत्य् आत्मसंदर्शनलब्धदिव्यज्ञानं गदन्तं भगवाञ् जगाद
ity ātmasaṃdarśanalabdhadivyajñānaṃ gadantaṃ bhagavāñ jagāda
To him who spoke thus, having obtained divine knowledge through the vision of the Self, the Blessed One said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.95
आराध्य विष्णुं किम् अनेन लब्धं मा भूञ्जने ऽपीत्थम् असाधुवादः स्थानं परं प्राप्नुहि यन् मतं ते कालेन मां प्राप्स्यसि शुद्धभावः
ārādhya viṣṇuṃ kim anena labdhaṃ mā bhūñjane 'pīttham asādhuvādaḥ sthānaṃ paraṃ prāpnuhi yan mataṃ te kālena māṃ prāpsyasi śuddhabhāvaḥ
"'Having worshipped Viṣṇu, what did he get by it?' — let there be no such ill report even among people. Attain the highest station, which is your wish; in time, being of pure disposition, you will reach me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.96
आधारभूतः सकलग्रहाणां कल्पद्रुमः सर्वजनैश् च वन्द्यः मम प्रसादात् तव सा च माता ममान्तिके या च सुनीतिर् आर्या
ādhārabhūtaḥ sakalagrahāṇāṃ kalpadrumaḥ sarvajanaiś ca vandyaḥ mama prasādāt tava sā ca mātā mamāntike yā ca sunītir āryā
"You shall be the support of all the planets, a wish-granting tree, and honoured by all people; and by my grace that mother of yours, the noble Sunīti, shall be near me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.97
तं साधयित्वेति वरैर् मुकुन्दः स्वम् आलयं दृश्यवपुर् जगाम त्यक्त्वा शनैर् दिव्यवपुः स्वभक्तं मुहुः परावृत्त्य समीक्षमाणः
taṃ sādhayitveti varair mukundaḥ svam ālayaṃ dṛśyavapur jagāma tyaktvā śanair divyavapuḥ svabhaktaṃ muhuḥ parāvṛttya samīkṣamāṇaḥ
Having thus settled the matter for him with boons, Mukunda, whose form was visible, went to his own abode, slowly leaving his own devotee, turning back again and again and looking at him with his divine body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.98
तावच् च सद्यः सुरसिद्धसङ्घः श्रीविष्णुतद्भक्तसमागमं तम् दृष्ट्वाथ वर्षन् सुरपुष्पवृष्टिं तुष्टाव हर्षाद् ध्रुवम् अव्ययं च
tāvac ca sadyaḥ surasiddhasaṅghaḥ śrīviṣṇutadbhaktasamāgamaṃ tam dṛṣṭvātha varṣan surapuṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tuṣṭāva harṣād dhruvam avyayaṃ ca
And at once, meanwhile, the host of gods and siddhas, seeing that meeting of glorious Viṣṇu with his devotee, then, raining down a shower of celestial flowers, praised Dhruva the imperishable out of joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.99
श्रियाभिमत्या च सुनीतिसूनुर् विभाति देवैर् अपि वन्द्यमानः यो ऽयं नृणां कीर्तनदर्शनाभ्याम् आयुर् यशो वर्धयति श्रियं च
śriyābhimatyā ca sunītisūnur vibhāti devair api vandyamānaḥ yo 'yaṃ nṛṇāṃ kīrtanadarśanābhyām āyur yaśo vardhayati śriyaṃ ca
And the son of Sunīti shines with splendour and with (the goddess) Abhimati, honoured even by the gods — he who, by men's praising and beholding him, increases their lifespan, fame and prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.100
इत्थं ध्रुवः प्राप पदं दुरापं हरेः प्रसादान् न च चित्रम् एतत् तस्मिन् प्रसन्ने द्विजराजपत्रे न दुर्लभं भक्तजनेषु किंचित्
itthaṃ dhruvaḥ prāpa padaṃ durāpaṃ hareḥ prasādān na ca citram etat tasmin prasanne dvijarājapatre na durlabhaṃ bhaktajaneṣu kiṃcit
Thus Dhruva attained a station hard to attain, by the grace of Hari — and this is no wonder: when he who has the moon (the king of the twice-born) for his emblem is pleased, nothing is hard to obtain for his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 31.101
सूर्यमण्डलमानात् तु द्विगुणं सोममण्डलम् पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे तस्मान् नक्षत्रमण्डलम्
sūryamaṇḍalamānāt tu dviguṇaṃ somamaṇḍalam pūrṇe śatasahasre dve tasmān nakṣatramaṇḍalam
The moon's orb is double the measure of the sun's orb; two full hundred thousand beyond that is the sphere of the lunar mansions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.102
द्वे लक्षे ऽपि बुधस्यापि स्थानं नक्षत्रमण्डलात् तावत्प्रमाणभागे तु बुधस्याप्य् उशना स्थितः
dve lakṣe 'pi budhasyāpi sthānaṃ nakṣatramaṇḍalāt tāvatpramāṇabhāge tu budhasyāpy uśanā sthitaḥ
Two hundred thousand from the sphere of the lunar mansions is the station of Mercury; and at a distance of that same measure above Mercury stands Uśanas (Venus).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 31.103
अङ्गारको ऽपि शुक्रस्य तावन्माने व्यवस्थितः लक्षद्वयं तु भौमस्य स्थितो देवपुरोहितः
aṅgārako 'pi śukrasya tāvanmāne vyavasthitaḥ lakṣadvayaṃ tu bhaumasya sthito devapurohitaḥ
Mars too is set at that same measure from Venus; and two hundred thousand from Mars stands the priest of the gods (Jupiter).
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NsP 31.104
सौरिर् बृहस्पतेश् चोर्ध्वं द्विलक्षे तु व्यवस्थितः तस्माच् छनैश्चराद् ऊर्ध्वं लक्षे सप्तर्षिमण्डलम्
saurir bṛhaspateś cordhvaṃ dvilakṣe tu vyavasthitaḥ tasmāc chanaiścarād ūrdhvaṃ lakṣe saptarṣimaṇḍalam
Saturn is set two hundred thousand above Jupiter; a hundred thousand above that Saturn is the sphere of the Seven Sages.
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NsP 31.105
सप्तर्षिमण्डलाद् ऊर्ध्वम् एकं लक्षं ध्रुवः स्थितः मेढीभूतः समस्तस्य ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य सत्तम
saptarṣimaṇḍalād ūrdhvam ekaṃ lakṣaṃ dhruvaḥ sthitaḥ meḍhībhūtaḥ samastasya jyotiścakrasya sattama
A hundred thousand above the sphere of the Seven Sages stands Dhruva, who is the pivot of the whole circle of luminaries, O best of the good.
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NsP 31.106
स्वभावात् तपति विप्रेन्द्र अधश् चोर्ध्वं च रश्मिभिः कालसंख्यां त्रिलोकस्य स करोति युगे युगे
svabhāvāt tapati viprendra adhaś cordhvaṃ ca raśmibhiḥ kālasaṃkhyāṃ trilokasya sa karoti yuge yuge
By its own nature, O chief of brahmins, it burns below and above with its rays; it makes the reckoning of time for the three worlds in age after age.
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NsP 31.107
जनस् तपस् तथा सत्यम् एतांल् लोकान् द्विजोत्तम ब्रह्मणा मुनिशार्दूल विष्णुभक्तिविवर्धितः
janas tapas tathā satyam etāṃl lokān dvijottama brahmaṇā muniśārdūla viṣṇubhaktivivardhitaḥ
Jana, Tapas, and Satya — these worlds, O best of the twice-born, O tiger among sages, (are) by Brahmā, increased by devotion to Viṣṇu.
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NsP 31.108
ऊर्ध्वगतैर् द्विजश्रेष्ठ रश्मिभिस् तपते रविः अधोगतैश् च भूर्लोकं द्योतते दीर्घदीधितिः
ūrdhvagatair dvijaśreṣṭha raśmibhis tapate raviḥ adhogataiś ca bhūrlokaṃ dyotate dīrghadīdhitiḥ
With his upward-going rays, O best of the twice-born, the sun gives heat, and with the downward-going ones the long-rayed one illumines the earth-world.
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NsP 31.109
सर्वपापहरः सूर्यः कर्ता त्रिभुवनस्य च छत्रवत् प्रतिपश्येत मण्डलान् मण्डलं परम्
sarvapāpaharaḥ sūryaḥ kartā tribhuvanasya ca chatravat pratipaśyeta maṇḍalān maṇḍalaṃ param
The sun, remover of all sins, is also the maker of the three worlds; one should regard each further sphere above a sphere as (arranged) like an umbrella.
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NsP 31.110
आदित्यमण्डलाधस्ताद् भुवर्लोकं प्रतिष्ठितम् त्रैलोक्यस्येश्वरत्वं च विष्णुदत्तं शतक्रतोः
ādityamaṇḍalādhastād bhuvarlokaṃ pratiṣṭhitam trailokyasyeśvaratvaṃ ca viṣṇudattaṃ śatakratoḥ
Below the sun's orb the Bhuvarloka is established; and the lordship of the three worlds was given by Viṣṇu to Śatakratu (Indra).
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NsP 31.111
लोकपालैः स सहितो लोकान् रक्षति धर्मतः वसेत् स्वर्गे महाभाग देवेन्द्रः स तु कीर्तिमान्
lokapālaiḥ sa sahito lokān rakṣati dharmataḥ vaset svarge mahābhāga devendraḥ sa tu kīrtimān
Together with the guardians of the quarters he protects the worlds according to dharma; may that renowned Indra of the gods dwell in heaven, O greatly fortunate one.
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NsP 31.112
ततो ऽधस्तान् मुने चेदं पातालं विद्धि सप्रभम् न तत्र तपते सूर्यो न रात्रिर् न निशाकरः
tato 'dhastān mune cedaṃ pātālaṃ viddhi saprabham na tatra tapate sūryo na rātrir na niśākaraḥ
Below that, O sage, know this Pātāla to be radiant; there the sun does not burn, there is neither night nor moon.
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NsP 31.113
दिव्यस्वरूपम् आस्थाय तपन्ति सततं जनाः पातालस्था द्विजश्रेष्ठ दीप्यमनाः स्वतेजसा
divyasvarūpam āsthāya tapanti satataṃ janāḥ pātālasthā dvijaśreṣṭha dīpyamanāḥ svatejasā
Assuming divine forms, the people who dwell in Pātāla shine constantly, O best of the twice-born, blazing with their own radiance.
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NsP 31.114
स्वर्लोकात् तु महर्लोकः कोटिमात्रे व्यवस्थितः ततो योजनमात्रेण द्विगुणो मण्डलेन तु
svarlokāt tu maharlokaḥ koṭimātre vyavasthitaḥ tato yojanamātreṇa dviguṇo maṇḍalena tu
Above Svarloka, Maharloka is situated at (a distance of) a crore (of yojanas); from there, by (that same) measure of yojanas, it is twice as great in its circle.
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NsP 31.115
जनलोकः स्थितो विप्र पञ्चमो मुनिसेवितः तत्रोपरि तपोलोकश् चतुर्भिः कोटिभिः स्थितः
janalokaḥ sthito vipra pañcamo munisevitaḥ tatropari tapolokaś caturbhiḥ koṭibhiḥ sthitaḥ
There stands Janaloka, O brahmin, the fifth, frequented by sages; above that stands Tapoloka, at four crores (of yojanas).
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NsP 31.116
सत्यलोको ऽष्टकोटीभिस् तपोलोकोपरिस्थितः सर्वे छत्राकृतिज्ञेया भुवनोपरिसंस्थिताः
satyaloko 'ṣṭakoṭībhis tapolokoparisthitaḥ sarve chatrākṛtijñeyā bhuvanoparisaṃsthitāḥ
Satyaloka stands above Tapoloka by eight crores; all are to be known as parasol-shaped, situated one above the other above the world.
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NsP 31.117
ब्रह्मलोकाद् विष्णुलोको द्विगुणश् च व्यवस्थितः वाराहे तस्य माहात्म्यं कथितं लोकचिन्तकैः
brahmalokād viṣṇuloko dviguṇaś ca vyavasthitaḥ vārāhe tasya māhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ lokacintakaiḥ
Above Brahmaloka, Viṣṇuloka is situated, twice as great; its greatness has been told in the Vārāha (Purāṇa) by those who ponder the worlds.
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NsP 31.118
ततः परं द्विजश्रेष्ठ स्थितः परमपुरुषः ब्रह्माण्डात् परमः साक्षान् निर्लेपः पुरुषः स्थितः
tataḥ paraṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sthitaḥ paramapuruṣaḥ brahmāṇḍāt paramaḥ sākṣān nirlepaḥ puruṣaḥ sthitaḥ
Beyond that, O best of the twice-born, stands the Supreme Person; beyond the cosmic egg the supreme, unstained Person stands in his very self.
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NsP 31.119
पशुपाशैर् विमुच्येत तपोज्ञानसमन्वितः इति ते संस्थितिः प्रोक्ता भूगोलस्य मयानघ यस् तु सम्यग् इमां वेत्ति स याति परमां गतिम्
paśupāśair vimucyeta tapojñānasamanvitaḥ iti te saṃsthitiḥ proktā bhūgolasya mayānagha yas tu samyag imāṃ vetti sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
One endowed with austerity and knowledge would be freed from the bonds that bind the (individual) soul. Thus the structure of the terrestrial globe has been told to you by me, O sinless one; whoever knows this rightly goes to the highest goal.
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NsP 31.120
लोकस्य संस्थानकरो ऽप्रमेयो विष्णुर् नृसिंहो नरदेवपूजितः युगे युगे विष्णुर् अनादिमूर्तिमान् आस्थाय विश्वं परिपाति दुष्टहा
lokasya saṃsthānakaro 'prameyo viṣṇur nṛsiṃho naradevapūjitaḥ yuge yuge viṣṇur anādimūrtimān āsthāya viśvaṃ paripāti duṣṭahā
The immeasurable Viṣṇu, Nṛsiṃha, maker of the world's arrangement, worshipped by men and gods — age after age Viṣṇu, having a form yet beginningless, taking (a body) protects the universe, destroying the wicked.
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