Narasimha Purana — Chapter 33

NsP 33.1

हरेर् अर्चाविधिं पुण्यां श्रोतुम् इच्छामि सत्त्वतः त्वत्प्रसादाद् विशेषेण भगवन् प्रब्रवीहि मे

harer arcāvidhiṃ puṇyāṃ śrotum icchāmi sattvataḥ tvatprasādād viśeṣeṇa bhagavan prabravīhi me

I wish to hear, in truth, the meritorious rule for the worship of Hari; by your grace especially, O lord, tell it to me.

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NsP 33.2

संमार्जनकरो यश् च नरसिंहस्य मन्दिरे यत् पुण्यं लभते तद्वद् उपलेपनकृण् नरः

saṃmārjanakaro yaś ca narasiṃhasya mandire yat puṇyaṃ labhate tadvad upalepanakṛṇ naraḥ

And the merit that one who does the sweeping in Narasiṃha's temple obtains — the same (obtains) the man who does the plastering (of the floor).

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NsP 33.3

शुद्धोदकेन यत् पुण्यं स्नापिते केशवे भवेत् क्षीरस्नानेन यत् पुण्यं दध्ना च मधुना तथा घृतस्नानेन यत् पुण्यं पञ्चगव्येन यद् भवेत्

śuddhodakena yat puṇyaṃ snāpite keśave bhavet kṣīrasnānena yat puṇyaṃ dadhnā ca madhunā tathā ghṛtasnānena yat puṇyaṃ pañcagavyena yad bhavet

What merit there is when Keśava is bathed with pure water, what merit by bathing with milk, and likewise with curds and with honey, what merit by bathing with ghee, and what results from the five products of the cow —

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NsP 33.4

क्षालिते चोष्णतोयेन प्रतिमायां च भक्तितः कर्पूरागुरुतोयेन मिश्रेण स्नापितेन च

kṣālite coṣṇatoyena pratimāyāṃ ca bhaktitaḥ karpūrāgurutoyena miśreṇa snāpitena ca

and when the image is washed with warm water in devotion, and when it is bathed with water mixed with camphor and aloe-wood —

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NsP 33.5

अर्घ्यदानेन यत् पुण्यं पाद्याचमनदानके मन्त्रेण स्नापिते यच् च वस्त्रदानेन यद् भवेत्

arghyadānena yat puṇyaṃ pādyācamanadānake mantreṇa snāpite yac ca vastradānena yad bhavet

what merit there is in the giving of the guest-offering, in the giving of water for the feet and for sipping, and what (merit) when (the image) is bathed with mantra, and what results from the gift of a garment,

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NsP 33.6

श्रीखण्डकुङ्कुमाभ्यां तु अर्चिते किं फलं भवेत् पुष्पैर् अभ्यर्चिते यच् च यत् फलं धूपदीपयोः

śrīkhaṇḍakuṅkumābhyāṃ tu arcite kiṃ phalaṃ bhavet puṣpair abhyarcite yac ca yat phalaṃ dhūpadīpayoḥ

and what fruit there would be when (he) is worshipped with sandalwood and saffron, and what when he is worshipped with flowers, and what fruit (there is) in incense and lamps,

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NsP 33.7

नैवेद्यैर् यत् फलं प्रोक्तं प्रदक्षिणकृते तु यत् नमस्कारकृते यच् च फलं यस् स्तोत्रगीतयोः

naivedyair yat phalaṃ proktaṃ pradakṣiṇakṛte tu yat namaskārakṛte yac ca phalaṃ yas stotragītayoḥ

what fruit is declared for food-offerings, and what for making circumambulation, and what fruit for making obeisance, and what for hymns and songs,

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NsP 33.8

तालवृन्तप्रदानेन चामरस्य च यद् भवेत् ध्वजप्रदाने यद् विष्णोः शङ्खदानेन यद् भवेत्

tālavṛntapradānena cāmarasya ca yad bhavet dhvajapradāne yad viṣṇoḥ śaṅkhadānena yad bhavet

what results from the gift of a palm-leaf fan and of a yak-tail whisk, what (results) from the gift of a banner to Viṣṇu, and what from the gift of a conch —

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NsP 33.9

एतच् चान्यच् च यत् किंचिद् अज्ञानान् न प्रचोदितम् तत् सर्वं कथय ब्रह्मन् भक्तस्य मम केशवे

etac cānyac ca yat kiṃcid ajñānān na pracoditam tat sarvaṃ kathaya brahman bhaktasya mama keśave

this, and whatever else has not been prompted (by me) out of ignorance — tell all that, O brahmin, to me, a devotee of Keśava.

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NsP 33.10

इति संप्रेरितो विप्रस् तेन राज्ञा भृगुस् तदा मार्कण्डेयं नियुज्याथ कथने स गतो मुनिः

iti saṃprerito vipras tena rājñā bhṛgus tadā mārkaṇḍeyaṃ niyujyātha kathane sa gato muniḥ

Thus urged by that king, the brahmin Bhṛgu then appointed Mārkaṇḍeya to the telling, and that sage departed.

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NsP 33.11

सो ऽपि तस्मिन् मुदायुक्तो हरिभक्त्या विशेषतः राज्ञे प्रवक्तुम् आरेभे भृगुणा चोदितो मुनिः

so 'pi tasmin mudāyukto haribhaktyā viśeṣataḥ rājñe pravaktum ārebhe bhṛguṇā codito muniḥ

He too, filled with joy in that (matter) and especially by devotion to Hari, that sage, urged on by Bhṛgu, began to speak to the king.

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NsP 33.12

राजपुत्र शृणुष्वेदं हरिपूजाविधिं क्रमात् विष्णुभक्तस्य वक्ष्यामि तवाहं पाण्डुवंशज

rājaputra śṛṇuṣvedaṃ haripūjāvidhiṃ kramāt viṣṇubhaktasya vakṣyāmi tavāhaṃ pāṇḍuvaṃśaja

"Prince, hear this rule for the worship of Hari in order; I shall declare (it) to you, (the worship) of a devotee of Viṣṇu, O scion of Pāṇḍu's line."

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NsP 33.13

नरसिंहस्य नित्यं च यः संमार्जनम् आरभेत् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके स मोदते

narasiṃhasya nityaṃ ca yaḥ saṃmārjanam ārabhet sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke sa modate

And whoever undertakes the daily sweeping (of the temple) of Narasiṃha, he, released from all sins, rejoices in Viṣṇu's world.

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NsP 33.14

गोमयेन मृदा तोयैर् यः करोत्य् उपलेपनम् स चाक्षयफलं प्राप्य विष्णुलोके महीयते

gomayena mṛdā toyair yaḥ karoty upalepanam sa cākṣayaphalaṃ prāpya viṣṇuloke mahīyate

He who does the smearing (of the floor) with cow-dung, earth and water, obtaining imperishable fruit, is honoured in Viṣṇu's world.

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NsP 33.15

अत्रार्थे यत् पुरावृत्तम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् यच् छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुक्तिर् भवति सत्तम

atrārthe yat purāvṛttam itihāsaṃ purātanam yac chrutvā sarvapāpebhyo muktir bhavati sattama

On this matter (hear) the ancient tale of what happened long ago, hearing which there comes release from all sins, O best of the good.

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NsP 33.16

पुरा युधिष्ठिरो राजा पञ्चभिर् भ्रातृभिर् युतः द्रौपद्या सह राजेन्द्र काननं विचचार ह

purā yudhiṣṭhiro rājā pañcabhir bhrātṛbhir yutaḥ draupadyā saha rājendra kānanaṃ vicacāra ha

Long ago King Yudhiṣṭhira, joined by his five brothers, together with Draupadī, O lord of kings, wandered in the forest.

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NsP 33.17

शूलकण्टकनिष्क्रान्तास् ततस् ते पञ्च पाण्डवाः नारदो ऽपि गतो नाकं जुष्ट्वेदं तीर्थम् उत्तमम्

śūlakaṇṭakaniṣkrāntās tatas te pañca pāṇḍavāḥ nārado 'pi gato nākaṃ juṣṭvedaṃ tīrtham uttamam

Then those five Pāṇḍavas came out from the thorns of the lances (i.e. from Śūlakaṇṭaka?); Nārada too went to heaven, having frequented this excellent holy ford.

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NsP 33.18

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा प्रस्थितस् तीर्थम् उत्तमम् दर्शनं मुनिमुख्यस्य तीर्थधर्मोपदेशिनः

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā prasthitas tīrtham uttamam darśanaṃ munimukhyasya tīrthadharmopadeśinaḥ

Then King Yudhiṣṭhira set out for the excellent holy ford, (and for) the sight of the foremost of sages, the instructor in the dharma of holy fords.

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NsP 33.19

चिन्तयति च धर्मात्मा क्रोधपैशुन्यवर्जितः दानवो बहुरोमा च तथा स्थूलशिरा नृप

cintayati ca dharmātmā krodhapaiśunyavarjitaḥ dānavo bahuromā ca tathā sthūlaśirā nṛpa

And the righteous one, free of anger and slander, was pondering; (meanwhile) the demon Bahuroman, and likewise Sthūlaśiras, O king (were there).

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NsP 33.20

पाण्डवान् गच्छतो वीक्ष्य दानवो द्रौपदीच्छया कृत्वा भूप मुने रुपं बहुरोमा गतस् तदा

pāṇḍavān gacchato vīkṣya dānavo draupadīcchayā kṛtvā bhūpa mune rupaṃ bahuromā gatas tadā

Seeing the Pāṇḍavas going along, the demon Bahuroman, out of desire for Draupadī, O king, then went (to them) having assumed the form of a sage.

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NsP 33.21

प्रणिधानं विधायाथ आसीनः कुशविष्टरे बिभ्रत् कमण्डलुं पार्श्वे दर्भसूचीं तथा करे

praṇidhānaṃ vidhāyātha āsīnaḥ kuśaviṣṭare bibhrat kamaṇḍaluṃ pārśve darbhasūcīṃ tathā kare

Then, having composed himself in meditation, he sat on a spread of kuśa grass, carrying a water-pot at his side and likewise a darbha-needle in his hand,

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NsP 33.22

अक्षमालां जपन् मन्त्रं स्वनासाग्रं निरीक्षयन् स दृष्टः पाण्डवैस् तत्र रेवायां वनचारिभिः

akṣamālāṃ japan mantraṃ svanāsāgraṃ nirīkṣayan sa dṛṣṭaḥ pāṇḍavais tatra revāyāṃ vanacāribhiḥ

(holding) a rosary, muttering a mantra, gazing at the tip of his own nose; he was seen there on the Revā by the Pāṇḍavas, who were roaming the forest.

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NsP 33.23

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा तं प्रणम्य सहानुजः जगाद वचनं दृष्ट्वा भाग्येनासि महामुने

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā taṃ praṇamya sahānujaḥ jagāda vacanaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhāgyenāsi mahāmune

Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, together with his younger brothers, bowing to him, spoke these words: "By good fortune you are (here), great sage, (now that we have) seen (you)."

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NsP 33.24

तीर्थानि रुद्रदेहायाः सुगोप्यानि निवेदय मुनीनां दर्शनं नाथ श्रुतं धर्मोपदेशकम्

tīrthāni rudradehāyāḥ sugopyāni nivedaya munīnāṃ darśanaṃ nātha śrutaṃ dharmopadeśakam

"Declare the holy fords of the body of Rudra, which are well kept secret; the sight of sages, O lord, is heard to be a teacher of dharma."

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NsP 33.25

यावन् मुनिम् उवाचेदं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः तावत् स्थूलशिराः प्राप्तो मुनिरूपधरो ऽपरः

yāvan munim uvācedaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tāvat sthūlaśirāḥ prāpto munirūpadharo 'paraḥ

While Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, was saying this to the sage, meanwhile Sthūlaśiras arrived, another (demon) wearing the form of a sage,

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NsP 33.26

जल्पन्न् इत्य् आतुरं वाक्यं को नामास्त्य् अत्र रक्षकः भयातुरं नरो जीवं यो रक्षेच् छरणागतम्

jalpann ity āturaṃ vākyaṃ ko nāmāsty atra rakṣakaḥ bhayāturaṃ naro jīvaṃ yo rakṣec charaṇāgatam

babbling thus a distressed speech: "Who indeed is there here a protector? What man would protect a living being distressed by fear, who has come for refuge?"

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NsP 33.27

तस्यानन्तफलं स्याद् वै किं पुनर् मां द्विजोत्तमम् एकतो मेदिनीदानं मेरुभूधरदक्षिणम्

tasyānantaphalaṃ syād vai kiṃ punar māṃ dvijottamam ekato medinīdānaṃ merubhūdharadakṣiṇam

"His fruit would surely be endless — how much more (in the case of) me, a foremost brahmin! On the one hand the gift of the earth, with mount Meru as the fee,

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NsP 33.28

अन्यतो ह्य् आर्तजीवानां प्राणसंशयवारणम् द्विजं धेनुं स्त्रियं बालं पिड्यमानं च दुर्जनैः

anyato hy ārtajīvānāṃ prāṇasaṃśayavāraṇam dvijaṃ dhenuṃ striyaṃ bālaṃ piḍyamānaṃ ca durjanaiḥ

and on the other the warding off of the peril to the life of those in distress. But the man who would neglect a brahmin, a cow, a woman, a child being oppressed by evil men

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NsP 33.29

उपेक्षेत नरो यस् तु स च गच्छति रौरवम् अथ मां हृतसर्वस्वं प्राणत्यागपरायणम्

upekṣeta naro yas tu sa ca gacchati rauravam atha māṃ hṛtasarvasvaṃ prāṇatyāgaparāyaṇam

— that man goes to the Raurava (hell). Now, me, whose all has been carried off, who am intent upon giving up my life,

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NsP 33.30

को रक्षति नरो वीरः पराभूतं हि दानवैः गृहीत्वा चाक्षमालां मे तथा सुभकमण्डलुम्

ko rakṣati naro vīraḥ parābhūtaṃ hi dānavaiḥ gṛhītvā cākṣamālāṃ me tathā subhakamaṇḍalum

what valiant man protects (me), overcome as I am by demons? Having seized my rosary and likewise my fine water-pot,

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NsP 33.31

निहतो ऽहं कराघातैस् तथा खाटो मनोहरः गृहीतं मम सर्वस्वं दानवेन दुरात्मना

nihato 'haṃ karāghātais tathā khāṭo manoharaḥ gṛhītaṃ mama sarvasvaṃ dānavena durātmanā

"I have been struck down by blows of the hand, and so has my lovely cot; all that I own has been seized by the wicked demon."

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NsP 33.32

इत्य् आकर्ण्य वचः क्लीबं पाण्डवा जातसंभ्रमाः यान्ति रोमाञ्चिता भूयो विधायाग्निं च तं मुनिम्

ity ākarṇya vacaḥ klībaṃ pāṇḍavā jātasaṃbhramāḥ yānti romāñcitā bhūyo vidhāyāgniṃ ca taṃ munim

Hearing this feeble speech, the Pāṇḍavas, seized with agitation and with their hair bristling, go on again, having made a fire for that sage.

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NsP 33.33

विमुच्य द्रौपदीं तत्र मुनेः पार्श्वे महात्मनः ततो दूरतरं प्राप्ताः संरम्भात् ते च पाण्डवाः

vimucya draupadīṃ tatra muneḥ pārśve mahātmanaḥ tato dūrataraṃ prāptāḥ saṃrambhāt te ca pāṇḍavāḥ

Having left Draupadī there at the side of the great-souled sage, those Pāṇḍavas went a good distance away in their fury.

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NsP 33.34

ततो युधिष्ठिरो ऽवोचत् किं च नो नात्र दृश्यते कृष्णासंरक्षणार्थाय व्रज व्यावर्त्य चार्जुन

tato yudhiṣṭhiro 'vocat kiṃ ca no nātra dṛśyate kṛṣṇāsaṃrakṣaṇārthāya vraja vyāvartya cārjuna

Then Yudhiṣṭhira said: "What is this? Nothing is to be seen here by us. Turn back, Arjuna, and go to guard Kṛṣṇā."

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NsP 33.35

ततो ऽर्जुनो विनिष्क्रान्तो बन्धुवाक्यप्रणोदितः ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा सत्यां वाचम् अकल्पयत्

tato 'rjuno viniṣkrānto bandhuvākyapraṇoditaḥ tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā satyāṃ vācam akalpayat

Then Arjuna set out, urged by his kinsman's words; and then King Yudhiṣṭhira framed a true utterance.

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NsP 33.36

निरीक्ष्य मण्डलं भानोस् तदा सुगहने वने मम सत्याच् च सुकृताद् धर्मसंभाषणात् प्रभो

nirīkṣya maṇḍalaṃ bhānos tadā sugahane vane mama satyāc ca sukṛtād dharmasaṃbhāṣaṇāt prabho

Gazing at the disk of the sun there in the deep forest (he said): "By my truthfulness, by my good deeds, and by my speaking of dharma, O lord,

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NsP 33.37

तथ्यं शंसन्तु त्रिदशा मम संशयभाजिनः ततो ऽम्बरे ऽभवद् वाणी तदा भूपाशरीरिणी

tathyaṃ śaṃsantu tridaśā mama saṃśayabhājinaḥ tato 'mbare 'bhavad vāṇī tadā bhūpāśarīriṇī

let the gods declare the truth to me, who am beset by doubt." Then there came a voice in the sky, a bodiless one, (addressed) to the king:

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NsP 33.38

दानवो ऽयं महाराज मुनिः स्थूलशिराः स्थितः नासाव् उपद्रुतः केन मायैषास्य दुरात्मनः

dānavo 'yaṃ mahārāja muniḥ sthūlaśirāḥ sthitaḥ nāsāv upadrutaḥ kena māyaiṣāsya durātmanaḥ

"Great king, this is a demon that stands there as the sage Sthūlaśiras. He has not been assaulted by anyone; this is that evil creature's illusion."

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NsP 33.39

ततो भीमः कराघातैर् नश्यमानं हि दानवम् संरम्भात् कुपितो ऽत्यर्थं मौलिदेशे जघान तम्

tato bhīmaḥ karāghātair naśyamānaṃ hi dānavam saṃrambhāt kupito 'tyarthaṃ maulideśe jaghāna tam

Then Bhīma, exceedingly enraged in his fury, struck that demon—who was (pretending to be) perishing from blows of the hand—upon the crown of his head.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.40

सो ऽपि रूपं निजं प्राप्य रौद्रं भीमम् अताडयत् तत्र युद्धं प्रववृते दारुणं भीमदैत्ययोः

so 'pi rūpaṃ nijaṃ prāpya raudraṃ bhīmam atāḍayat tatra yuddhaṃ pravavṛte dāruṇaṃ bhīmadaityayoḥ

He too, assuming his own terrible form, struck Bhīma; there a fearful battle broke out between Bhīma and the demon.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.41

कष्टाद् बभञ्ज भीमो ऽपि तस्य स्थूलं शिरो वने अर्जुनो ऽपि समायातो नैव पश्यति तं मुनिम्

kaṣṭād babhañja bhīmo 'pi tasya sthūlaṃ śiro vane arjuno 'pi samāyāto naiva paśyati taṃ munim

With difficulty Bhīma broke that one's thick head in the forest. Arjuna too arrived, and did not see the sage at all,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.42

तथा च द्रौपदीं भूयः साध्वीं कान्तां च वल्लभाम् ततो वृक्षं समारुह्य यावत् पश्यति चार्जुनः

tathā ca draupadīṃ bhūyaḥ sādhvīṃ kāntāṃ ca vallabhām tato vṛkṣaṃ samāruhya yāvat paśyati cārjunaḥ

nor again Draupadī, the virtuous, beloved, dear one. Then, when Arjuna climbed a tree and looked out,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.43

तावद् विधाय तां स्कन्धे शीघ्रं धावति दानवः संहृता याति दुष्टेन रुदती कुररी यथा

tāvad vidhāya tāṃ skandhe śīghraṃ dhāvati dānavaḥ saṃhṛtā yāti duṣṭena rudatī kurarī yathā

just then the demon, having set her on his shoulder, was running swiftly; carried off by the villain she was going along, weeping like an osprey.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.44

कुर्वती भीमभीमेति धर्मपुत्रेति वादिनी तां दृष्ट्वा स ययौ वीरः शब्दैर् संनादयन् दिशः

kurvatī bhīmabhīmeti dharmaputreti vādinī tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa yayau vīraḥ śabdair saṃnādayan diśaḥ

crying out "Bhīma, Bhīma!" and calling "Son of Dharma!" Seeing her, that hero went (after him), making the quarters resound with his shouts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.45

पादन्यासोरुवेगेन प्रभग्नाः पादपा भृशम् ततो दैत्यो ऽपि तां तन्वीं विहायाशु पलायितः

pādanyāsoruvegena prabhagnāḥ pādapā bhṛśam tato daityo 'pi tāṃ tanvīṃ vihāyāśu palāyitaḥ

By the mighty force of his footfalls the trees were violently shattered; then the demon too, abandoning that slender lady, quickly fled.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.46

तथापि चार्जुनो तस्य कोपान् मुञ्चति नासुरम् पतितो मेदिनीपृष्ठे तावद् एव चतुर्भुजः

tathāpi cārjuno tasya kopān muñcati nāsuram patito medinīpṛṣṭhe tāvad eva caturbhujaḥ

Even so Arjuna in his anger does not let the demon go; and just then he fell on the surface of the earth, four-armed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.47

पीते चवाससी बिभ्रत् शङ्खचक्रायुधानि च ततः स विस्मयाक्रान्तो नत्वा पार्थो वचो ऽवदत्

pīte cavāsasī bibhrat śaṅkhacakrāyudhāni ca tataḥ sa vismayākrānto natvā pārtho vaco 'vadat

wearing two yellow garments and bearing the conch, discus and (other) weapons. Then Pārtha, overcome with amazement, bowed and spoke these words:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.48

कथं कृतैषा भगवंस् त्वया मायात्र वैष्णवी मयाप्य् अपकृतं नाथ तत् क्षमस्व नमो ऽस्तु ते

kathaṃ kṛtaiṣā bhagavaṃs tvayā māyātra vaiṣṇavī mayāpy apakṛtaṃ nātha tat kṣamasva namo 'stu te

"How, Blessed One, was this Vaiṣṇava illusion produced here by you? And an offence has been committed by me, Lord; forgive it—homage be to you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.49

नूनम् अज्ञानभावेन कर्मैतद् दारुणं मया तत् क्षन्तव्यं जगन्नाथ चैतन्यं मानवे कुतः

nūnam ajñānabhāvena karmaitad dāruṇaṃ mayā tat kṣantavyaṃ jagannātha caitanyaṃ mānave kutaḥ

Surely this cruel deed was done by me out of ignorance; that must be forgiven, Lord of the world—whence should there be (true) awareness in a man?"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.50

नाहं कृष्णो महाबाहो बहुरोमास्मि दानवः उपयातो हरेर् देहं पूर्वकर्मप्रभावतः

nāhaṃ kṛṣṇo mahābāho bahuromāsmi dānavaḥ upayāto harer dehaṃ pūrvakarmaprabhāvataḥ

"I am not Kṛṣṇa, O mighty-armed one; I am the demon Bahuroman, who has come to the body of Hari by the power of former deeds."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.51

बहुरोमन् पुर्वजातिं कर्म मे शंस तत्त्वतः केन कर्मविपाकेन विष्णोः सारूप्यम् आप्तवान्

bahuroman purvajātiṃ karma me śaṃsa tattvataḥ kena karmavipākena viṣṇoḥ sārūpyam āptavān

"Bahuroman, tell me truly of your former birth and your deed: by the ripening of what act have you obtained a form like Viṣṇu's?"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.52

शृण्व् अर्जुन महाभाग सहितो भ्रातृभिर् मम चरितं चित्रम् अत्यर्थं शृण्वतां मुदवर्धनम्

śṛṇv arjuna mahābhāga sahito bhrātṛbhir mama caritaṃ citram atyarthaṃ śṛṇvatāṃ mudavardhanam

"Listen, greatly fortunate Arjuna, together with your brothers, to my story, wondrous exceedingly, increasing the joy of those who hear it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.53

अहम् आसं पुरा राजा सोमवंशसमुद्भवः जयध्वज इति ख्यातो नारायणपरायणः

aham āsaṃ purā rājā somavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ jayadhvaja iti khyāto nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ

Formerly I was a king, sprung from the lunar lineage, known as Jayadhvaja, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.54

विष्णोर् देवालये नित्यं संमार्जनपरायणः उपलेपरतश् चैव दीपदाने समुद्यतः

viṣṇor devālaye nityaṃ saṃmārjanaparāyaṇaḥ upaleparataś caiva dīpadāne samudyataḥ

constantly intent on sweeping in Viṣṇu's temple, delighting in plastering (the floor) too, and eager in the offering of lamps.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.55

वीतिहोत्र इति ख्यात आसीत् साधुपुरोहितः मम तच्चरितं दृष्ट्वा विप्रो विस्मयम् आगतः

vītihotra iti khyāta āsīt sādhupurohitaḥ mama taccaritaṃ dṛṣṭvā vipro vismayam āgataḥ

There was a good household priest known as Vītihotra; seeing that conduct of mine, the brahmin was filled with astonishment.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.56

कदाचिद् उपविष्टं तं राजानं विष्णुतत्परम् अपृच्छद् वीतिहोत्रस् तं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः

kadācid upaviṣṭaṃ taṃ rājānaṃ viṣṇutatparam apṛcchad vītihotras taṃ vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ

Once, when that king, wholly intent on Viṣṇu, was seated, Vītihotra, who had mastered the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliary sciences, asked him:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.57

राजन् परमधर्मज्ञ हरिभक्तपरायण विष्णुभक्तिमतां पुंसां श्रेष्ठो ऽसि पुरुषर्षभ

rājan paramadharmajña haribhaktaparāyaṇa viṣṇubhaktimatāṃ puṃsāṃ śreṣṭho 'si puruṣarṣabha

"O king, knower of the highest dharma, devoted to devotion to Hari, you are the best of men who bear devotion to Viṣṇu, O bull among men.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.58

संमार्जनपरो नित्यं उपलेपरतस् तथा तन् मे वद महाभाग त्वया किं विदितं फलम्

saṃmārjanaparo nityaṃ upaleparatas tathā tan me vada mahābhāga tvayā kiṃ viditaṃ phalam

You are constantly intent on sweeping, and likewise delight in plastering; tell me this, greatly fortunate one: what reward is known to you (in this)?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.59

कर्माण्य् अन्यानि सन्त्य् एव विष्णोः प्रियतराणि वै तथापि त्वं महाभाग एतयोः सततोद्यतः

karmāṇy anyāni santy eva viṣṇoḥ priyatarāṇi vai tathāpi tvaṃ mahābhāga etayoḥ satatodyataḥ

There are indeed other acts dearer to Viṣṇu; yet you, greatly fortunate one, are always engaged in these two.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.60

सर्वात्मना महापुण्यं जनेश विदितं तव तद् ब्रूहि यद्य् अगुह्यं च प्रीतिर् मयि तवास्ति चेत्

sarvātmanā mahāpuṇyaṃ janeśa viditaṃ tava tad brūhi yady aguhyaṃ ca prītir mayi tavāsti cet

With your whole being (you pursue it): some great merit is known to you, O lord of men. Tell it, if it is not secret, and if you have any affection for me."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.61

शृणुष्व विप्रशार्दूल ममैव चरितं पुरा

śṛṇuṣva vipraśārdūla mamaiva caritaṃ purā

"Listen, tiger among brahmins, to my own story of long ago.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.62

जातिस्मरत्वाज् जानामि श्रोतॄणां विस्मयावहम् पूर्वजन्मनि विप्रेन्द्र रैवतो नाम वाडवः

jātismaratvāj jānāmi śrotṝṇāṃ vismayāvaham pūrvajanmani viprendra raivato nāma vāḍavaḥ

Since I remember my births, I know it — a thing that brings amazement to those who hear. In a former birth, chief of brahmins, (I was) a brahmin named Raivata.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.63

अयाज्ययाजको ऽहं वै सदैव ग्रामयाजकः पिशुनो निष्ठुरश् चैव अपण्यनां च विक्रयी

ayājyayājako 'haṃ vai sadaiva grāmayājakaḥ piśuno niṣṭhuraś caiva apaṇyanāṃ ca vikrayī

I was one who performed sacrifices for those unfit to have them, always a village-priest, a slanderer and harsh, and a seller of things not to be sold.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.64

निषिद्धकर्माचरणात् परित्यक्तः स्वबन्धुभिः महापापरतो नित्यं ब्रह्मद्वेषरतस् तथा

niṣiddhakarmācaraṇāt parityaktaḥ svabandhubhiḥ mahāpāparato nityaṃ brahmadveṣaratas tathā

Because of my practice of forbidden acts I was abandoned by my own kinsmen; I was ever bent on great sin and likewise given to hating brahmins.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.65

परदारपरद्रव्यलोलुपो जन्तुहिंसकः मद्यपानरतो नित्यं ब्रह्मद्वेषरतस् तथा

paradāraparadravyalolupo jantuhiṃsakaḥ madyapānarato nityaṃ brahmadveṣaratas tathā

Greedy for others' wives and others' property, a killer of creatures, constantly given to drinking liquor and likewise given to hating brahmins,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.66

एवं पपरतो नित्यं बहुशो मार्गरोधकृत् कदाचित् कामचारो ऽहं गृहीत्वा ब्राह्मणस्त्रियः

evaṃ paparato nityaṃ bahuśo mārgarodhakṛt kadācit kāmacāro 'haṃ gṛhītvā brāhmaṇastriyaḥ

thus ever bent on sin, often a blocker of roads, once I, acting as I pleased, took a brahmin woman

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.67

शून्यं पूजादिभिर् विष्णोर् मन्दिरं प्राप्तवान् निशि स्ववस्त्रप्रान्ततो ब्रह्मन् कियदंशः स मार्जितः

śūnyaṃ pūjādibhir viṣṇor mandiraṃ prāptavān niśi svavastraprāntato brahman kiyadaṃśaḥ sa mārjitaḥ

and reached by night a temple of Viṣṇu, empty of worship and the rest; with the hem of my own garment, brahmin, some portion of it was swept clean.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.68

प्रदीपः स्थापितस् तत्र सुरतार्थाद् द्विजोत्तम तेनापि मम दुष्कर्म निःशेषं क्षयम् आगतम्

pradīpaḥ sthāpitas tatra suratārthād dvijottama tenāpi mama duṣkarma niḥśeṣaṃ kṣayam āgatam

A lamp was set up there for the sake of lovemaking, best of twice-born; even by that, my evil deeds came to destruction without remainder.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.69

एवं स्थितं विष्णुगृहे मया भोगेच्छया द्विज तदैव दीपकं दृष्ट्वा आगताः पुरपालकाः

evaṃ sthitaṃ viṣṇugṛhe mayā bhogecchayā dvija tadaiva dīpakaṃ dṛṣṭvā āgatāḥ purapālakāḥ

While I was staying thus in Viṣṇu's house with the desire for pleasure, O twice-born, just then the city guards, seeing the lamp, came.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.70

चौर्यार्थं परदूतो ऽयम् इत्य् उक्त्वा माम् अपातयन् खड्गेन तीक्ष्णधारेण शिरश् छित्त्वा च ते गताः

cauryārthaṃ paradūto 'yam ity uktvā mām apātayan khaḍgena tīkṣṇadhāreṇa śiraś chittvā ca te gatāḥ

Saying, "This man is a spy of the enemy, here for theft," they struck me down, and having cut off my head with a sharp-edged sword, they went away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.71

दिव्यं विमानम् आरुह्य प्रभुदाससमन्वितम् गन्धर्वैर् गीयमानो ऽहं स्वर्गलोकं तदा गतः

divyaṃ vimānam āruhya prabhudāsasamanvitam gandharvair gīyamāno 'haṃ svargalokaṃ tadā gataḥ

Having mounted a celestial chariot accompanied by Prabhudāsa, being sung of by the gandharvas, I then went to the world of heaven.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.72

तत्र स्थित्वा ब्रह्मकल्पं शतं साग्रं द्विजोत्तमाः दिव्यभोगसमायुक्तो दिव्यरूपसमन्वितः

tatra sthitvā brahmakalpaṃ śataṃ sāgraṃ dvijottamāḥ divyabhogasamāyukto divyarūpasamanvitaḥ

Having remained there for a hundred brahma-kalpas and more, O best of the twice-born, endowed with divine enjoyments and possessed of a divine form,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.73

जातो ऽहं पुण्ययोगाद् धि सोमवंशसमुद्भवः जयध्वज इति ख्यातो राजा राजीवलोचनः

jāto 'haṃ puṇyayogād dhi somavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ jayadhvaja iti khyāto rājā rājīvalocanaḥ

I was born, indeed by the conjunction of merit, arisen in the lunar dynasty, known as Jayadhvaja, a king with lotus eyes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.74

तत्रापि कालवशतो मृतः स्वर्गम् अवाप्तवान् इन्द्रलोकम् अनुप्राप्य रुद्रलोकं ततो गतः

tatrāpi kālavaśato mṛtaḥ svargam avāptavān indralokam anuprāpya rudralokaṃ tato gataḥ

There too, by the power of time, I died and attained heaven; having reached the world of Indra, I then went to the world of Rudra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.75

रुद्रलोकाद् ब्रह्मलोकं गच्छता नारदो मुनिः दृष्टश् च नमितो नैव गर्वान् मे हसितश् च सः

rudralokād brahmalokaṃ gacchatā nārado muniḥ dṛṣṭaś ca namito naiva garvān me hasitaś ca saḥ

As I was going from Rudra's world to Brahmā's world, the sage Nārada was seen (by me), and was not bowed to at all; out of pride he was even laughed at by me.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.76

कुपितः शप्तवान् मां स राक्षसो भव भूपते इति शापं समाकर्ण्य दत्तं तेन द्विजन्मना

kupitaḥ śaptavān māṃ sa rākṣaso bhava bhūpate iti śāpaṃ samākarṇya dattaṃ tena dvijanmanā

Angered, he cursed me: "Become a rākṣasa, O king!" — having heard that curse given by that twice-born one,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.77

प्रसादितो मया भूप प्रसादं कृतवान् मुनिः यदा रेवामठे राजन् धर्मपुत्रस्य धीमतः

prasādito mayā bhūpa prasādaṃ kṛtavān muniḥ yadā revāmaṭhe rājan dharmaputrasya dhīmataḥ

he was propitiated by me, O king, and the sage granted a favour: "When, at the Revā hermitage, O king, of the wise son of Dharma

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.78

भार्यापहारं नयतः शापमोक्षो भविष्यति सो ऽहम् अर्जुन भूपाल धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर

bhāryāpahāraṃ nayataḥ śāpamokṣo bhaviṣyati so 'ham arjuna bhūpāla dharmaputra yudhiṣṭhira

you carry off (his) wife, there will be release from the curse." That am I, O Arjuna, O king, O son of Dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 33.80

गतवान् विष्णुभवनं यत्र विष्णुः श्रिया सह संमार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां महिमा तेन वर्णितः

gatavān viṣṇubhavanaṃ yatra viṣṇuḥ śriyā saha saṃmārjanopalepābhyāṃ mahimā tena varṇitaḥ

(He) went to the dwelling of Viṣṇu, where Viṣṇu is together with Śrī; by him the greatness (of the acts) of sweeping and plastering was described.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

NsP 33.81

अवशेनापि यत् कर्म कृत्वेमां श्रियम् आगतः भक्तिमद्भिः प्रशान्तैश् च किं पुनः सम्यगर्चनात्

avaśenāpi yat karma kṛtvemāṃ śriyam āgataḥ bhaktimadbhiḥ praśāntaiś ca kiṃ punaḥ samyagarcanāt

If, having done that act even unwillingly, he came to this splendour, how much more (is gained) by right worship performed by those full of devotion and tranquil?

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NsP 33.82

मार्कण्डेयवचः श्रुत्वा पाण्डुवंशसमुद्भवः सहस्रानीकभूपालो हरिपूजारतो ऽभवत्

mārkaṇḍeyavacaḥ śrutvā pāṇḍuvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ sahasrānīkabhūpālo haripūjārato 'bhavat

Having heard Mārkaṇḍeya's words, the king Sahasrānīka, born in the dynasty of Pāṇḍu, became devoted to the worship of Hari.

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NsP 33.83

तस्माच् छृणुत विप्रेन्द्रा देवो नारायणो ऽव्ययः ज्ञानतो ऽज्ञानतो वापि पूजकानां विमुक्तिदः

tasmāc chṛṇuta viprendrā devo nārāyaṇo 'vyayaḥ jñānato 'jñānato vāpi pūjakānāṃ vimuktidaḥ

Therefore listen, O best of brahmins: the god Nārāyaṇa, the imperishable, whether (worshipped) knowingly or unknowingly, is the giver of liberation to his worshippers.

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NsP 33.84

अर्चयध्वं जगन्नाथं भूयो भूयो वदाम्य् अहम् तर्तुं यदीच्छथ द्विजा दुस्तरं भवसागरम्

arcayadhvaṃ jagannāthaṃ bhūyo bhūyo vadāmy aham tartuṃ yadīcchatha dvijā dustaraṃ bhavasāgaram

Worship the Lord of the world — again and again I say it — if you wish, O twice-born ones, to cross the hard-to-cross ocean of existence.

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NsP 33.85

ये ऽर्चयन्ति हरिं भक्ताः प्रणतार्तिहरं हरिम् ते वन्द्यास् ते प्रपूज्याश् च नमस्याश् च विशेषतः

ye 'rcayanti hariṃ bhaktāḥ praṇatārtiharaṃ harim te vandyās te prapūjyāś ca namasyāś ca viśeṣataḥ

Those devotees who worship Hari, Hari who removes the distress of those who bow to him — they are to be praised, they are to be highly honoured, and especially to be saluted.

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