Narasimha Purana — Chapter 41

NsP 41.1

मार्कण्डेय महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद प्रादुर्भावं नृसिंहस्य यथावद् वक्तुम् अर्हसि

mārkaṇḍeya mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada prādurbhāvaṃ nṛsiṃhasya yathāvad vaktum arhasi

"Mārkaṇḍeya, greatly wise one, skilled in all the scriptures, you ought to tell properly of the manifestation of the Man-Lion.

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NsP 41.2

वद प्रह्लादचरितं विस्तरेण ममानघ धन्या वयं महायोगिंस् त्वत्प्रसादान् महामुने

vada prahlādacaritaṃ vistareṇa mamānagha dhanyā vayaṃ mahāyogiṃs tvatprasādān mahāmune

Tell me the deeds of Prahlāda at length, O sinless one. We are fortunate, great yogin, through your grace, O great sage."

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NsP 41.4

दिग्दाहो भुमिकम्पश् च जातस् तस्य महात्मनः वारितो बन्धुभिर् भृत्यैर् मित्रैश् च हितकारिभिः

digdāho bhumikampaś ca jātas tasya mahātmanaḥ vārito bandhubhir bhṛtyair mitraiś ca hitakāribhiḥ

A burning of the horizons and an earthquake occurred for that great-souled one; he was restrained by his kinsmen, servants, and friends who sought his welfare:

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NsP 41.5

शकुना विगुणा राजञ् जातास् तच् च न शोभनम् त्रैलोक्याधिपतिस् त्वं हि सर्वे देवाः पराजिताः

śakunā viguṇā rājañ jātās tac ca na śobhanam trailokyādhipatis tvaṃ hi sarve devāḥ parājitāḥ

"The birds have become inauspicious, O king, and that is not a good (sign). For you are the lord of the three worlds; all the gods have been defeated.

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NsP 41.6

तवास्ति न भयं सौम्य किमर्थं तप्यते तपः प्रयोजनं न पश्यामो वयं बुद्ध्या समन्विताः

tavāsti na bhayaṃ saumya kimarthaṃ tapyate tapaḥ prayojanaṃ na paśyāmo vayaṃ buddhyā samanvitāḥ

You have no fear, gentle one; for what purpose is this austerity being practised? We, endowed with reason, see no purpose (in it).

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NsP 41.7

यो भवेन् न्यूनकामो हि तपस्चर्यां करोति सः एवं तैर् वार्यमाणो ऽपि दुर्मदो मदमोहितः

yo bhaven nyūnakāmo hi tapascaryāṃ karoti saḥ evaṃ tair vāryamāṇo 'pi durmado madamohitaḥ

For it is one whose desires are unfulfilled who performs the practice of austerity." Though thus restrained by them, he, evil in his pride and deluded by pride,

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NsP 41.8

यातः कैलासशिखरं द्वित्रैर् मित्रैः परीवृतः तस्य संतप्यमानस्य तपः परमदुष्करम्

yātaḥ kailāsaśikharaṃ dvitrair mitraiḥ parīvṛtaḥ tasya saṃtapyamānasya tapaḥ paramaduṣkaram

went to the peak of Kailāsa, surrounded by two or three friends. As he practised austerity, an extremely difficult austerity,

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NsP 41.9

चिन्ता जाता महीपाल विरिञ्चेः पद्मजन्मनः किं करोमि कथं दैत्यस् तपसो विनिवर्तते

cintā jātā mahīpāla viriñceḥ padmajanmanaḥ kiṃ karomi kathaṃ daityas tapaso vinivartate

anxiety arose, O ruler of the earth, in Viriñci who is born from the lotus: "What am I to do? How may the demon be turned back from his austerity?"

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NsP 41.10

इति चिन्ताकुलस्यैव ब्रह्मणो ऽन्गसमुद्भवः प्रणम्य प्राह भूपाल नारदो मुनिसत्तमः

iti cintākulasyaiva brahmaṇo 'ngasamudbhavaḥ praṇamya prāha bhūpāla nārado munisattamaḥ

To Brahmā, thus troubled with anxiety, the one sprung from his body, Nārada, best of sages, bowed and spoke, O protector of the earth:

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NsP 41.11

किमर्थं खिद्यते तात नारायणपरायण येषाम् मनसि गोविन्दस् ते वै नार्हन्ति शोचितुम्

kimarthaṃ khidyate tāta nārāyaṇaparāyaṇa yeṣām manasi govindas te vai nārhanti śocitum

"Why do you grieve, father, you who are devoted to Nārāyaṇa? Those in whose mind Govinda dwells surely have no cause to sorrow.

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NsP 41.12

अहं तं वारयिष्यामि तप्यन्तं दितिनन्दनम् नारायणो जगत्स्वामी मतिं मे संप्रदास्यति

ahaṃ taṃ vārayiṣyāmi tapyantaṃ ditinandanam nārāyaṇo jagatsvāmī matiṃ me saṃpradāsyati

I shall restrain that son of Diti who is practising austerity; Nārāyaṇa, the lord of the world, will grant me the wit (for it)."

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NsP 41.13

इत्य् उक्त्वानम्य पितरं वासुदेवं हृदि स्मरन् प्रयातः पर्वतेनैव सार्धं स मुनिपुंगवः

ity uktvānamya pitaraṃ vāsudevaṃ hṛdi smaran prayātaḥ parvatenaiva sārdhaṃ sa munipuṃgavaḥ

Having said this, bowing to his father and remembering Vāsudeva in his heart, that bull among sages set out together with Parvata,

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NsP 41.14

कलविङ्कौ तु तौ भूत्वा कैलाशं पर्वतोत्तमम् यत्रास्ते दितिजश्रेष्ठो द्वित्रैर् मित्रैः परीवृतः

kalaviṅkau tu tau bhūtvā kailāśaṃ parvatottamam yatrāste ditijaśreṣṭho dvitrair mitraiḥ parīvṛtaḥ

and the two of them, becoming sparrows, (went) to Kailāsa, best of mountains, where the foremost of Diti's sons was staying, surrounded by two or three friends.

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NsP 41.15

कृतस्नानो मुनिस् तत्र वृक्षशाखासमाश्रितः शृण्वतस् तस्य दैत्यस्य प्राह गम्भीरया गिरा

kṛtasnāno munis tatra vṛkṣaśākhāsamāśritaḥ śṛṇvatas tasya daityasya prāha gambhīrayā girā

There the sage, having bathed, settled on a branch of a tree, spoke in a deep voice while that demon was listening:

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NsP 41.16

नमो नारायणायेति पुनः पुनर् उदारधीः त्रिवारं प्रजपित्वा वै नारदो मौनम् आश्रितः

namo nārāyaṇāyeti punaḥ punar udāradhīḥ trivāraṃ prajapitvā vai nārado maunam āśritaḥ

"Homage to Nārāyaṇa" — again and again; and having muttered it three times, the noble-minded Nārada took to silence.

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NsP 41.17

तच् छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कलविङ्कस्य सादरम् हिरण्यकशिपुर् दैत्यः क्रुद्धश् चापं समाददे

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kalaviṅkasya sādaram hiraṇyakaśipur daityaḥ kruddhaś cāpaṃ samādade

Hearing that reverent utterance of the sparrow, Hiraṇyakaśipu the demon grew angry and took up his bow.

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NsP 41.18

बाणं धनुषि संधाय यावन् मुञ्चति तौ प्रति तावद् उड्डीय तौ भूप गतौ नारदपर्वतौ

bāṇaṃ dhanuṣi saṃdhāya yāvan muñcati tau prati tāvad uḍḍīya tau bhūpa gatau nāradaparvatau

But by the time he fitted an arrow to the bow and released it at those two, Nārada and Parvata had flown up and gone, O king.

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NsP 41.19

सो ऽपि क्रोधपरीताङ्गो हिरण्यकशिपुस् तदा त्यक्त्वा तम् आश्रमं भूयो नगरं स्वं महीपते

so 'pi krodhaparītāṅgo hiraṇyakaśipus tadā tyaktvā tam āśramaṃ bhūyo nagaraṃ svaṃ mahīpate

And he too, Hiraṇyakaśipu, his limbs overcome with rage, then abandoned that hermitage and (went) back to his own city, O lord of the earth.

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NsP 41.20

तस्यापि भार्या सुश्रोणी कयाधूर् नाम नामतः तदा रजस्वला भूत्वा स्नाताभूद् दैवयोगतः

tasyāpi bhāryā suśroṇī kayādhūr nāma nāmataḥ tadā rajasvalā bhūtvā snātābhūd daivayogataḥ

His wife too, fair-hipped, Kayādhu by name, having then come into her monthly period, had bathed (afterwards), by the working of fate.

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NsP 41.21

रात्राव् एकान्तसमये तया पृष्टः स दैत्यराट् स्वामिन् यदा तपश्चर्यां कर्तुं गेहाद् वनं गतः

rātrāv ekāntasamaye tayā pṛṣṭaḥ sa daityarāṭ svāmin yadā tapaścaryāṃ kartuṃ gehād vanaṃ gataḥ

At night, in a moment of privacy, that king of the Daityas was asked by her: "Master, when you went from the house to the forest to perform austerity,

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NsP 41.22

तदा त्वयोक्तं वर्षाणाम् अयुतं मे तपस् त्व् इदम् तत् किमर्थं महाराज सांप्रतं त्यक्तवान् व्रतम्

tadā tvayoktaṃ varṣāṇām ayutaṃ me tapas tv idam tat kimarthaṃ mahārāja sāṃprataṃ tyaktavān vratam

then you said, 'This austerity of mine (shall last) ten thousand years.' So for what reason, great king, have you now abandoned the vow?"

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NsP 41.24

क्रोधस्यातीव जननीं देवानां मुदवर्धनीम् कैलासशिखरे देवि महदानन्दकानने

krodhasyātīva jananīṃ devānāṃ mudavardhanīm kailāsaśikhare devi mahadānandakānane

(...) the exceedingly anger-engendering (utterance), which increased the joy of the gods, on the peak of Kailāsa, O goddess, in the great Ānanda grove —

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NsP 41.25

व्याहरन्तौ शुभां वाणीं नमो नारायणेति च वारद्वयं त्रयं चेति व्याहृतं वचनं शुभे

vyāharantau śubhāṃ vāṇīṃ namo nārāyaṇeti ca vāradvayaṃ trayaṃ ceti vyāhṛtaṃ vacanaṃ śubhe

the two (birds), uttering the auspicious speech "Homage to Nārāyaṇa" — twice, and three times, that utterance was spoken, O fair one.

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NsP 41.26

तेन मे मनसि क्रोधो जातो ऽतीव वरानने कोदण्डे शरम् आधाय यावन् मुञ्चामि भामिनि

tena me manasi krodho jāto 'tīva varānane kodaṇḍe śaram ādhāya yāvan muñcāmi bhāmini

By that, anger arose exceedingly in my mind, O fair-faced one; and just as I set an arrow to the bow and was about to release it, O passionate lady,

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NsP 41.27

तावत् तौ पक्षिणौ भीतौ गतौ देशान्तरं त्व् अहम् त्यक्त्वा व्रतं समायातो भाविकार्यबलेन वै

tāvat tau pakṣiṇau bhītau gatau deśāntaraṃ tv aham tyaktvā vrataṃ samāyāto bhāvikāryabalena vai

at that moment those two birds, frightened, went to another region; and I, abandoning the vow, have come (home) — indeed by the force of what was destined to happen.

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NsP 41.28

इत्य् उच्यमाने वचने वीर्यद्रावो ऽभवत् तदा ऋतुकाले तु संप्राप्ते जातो गर्भस् तदैव हि

ity ucyamāne vacane vīryadrāvo 'bhavat tadā ṛtukāle tu saṃprāpte jāto garbhas tadaiva hi

While this speech was being spoken, there occurred then a flowing of (his) seed; and since the fertile season had arrived, at that very moment an embryo came to be.

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NsP 41.29

पुनः प्रवर्धमानस्य गर्भे गर्भस्य धीमतः नारदस्योपदेशेन वैष्णवः समजायत

punaḥ pravardhamānasya garbhe garbhasya dhīmataḥ nāradasyopadeśena vaiṣṇavaḥ samajāyata

Again, as the wise embryo was growing in the womb, by Nārada's instruction it became a Vaiṣṇava (while yet) in the womb.

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NsP 41.30

तद् अग्रे कथयिष्यामि भूप श्रद्धापरो भव तस्य सूनुर् अभुद् भक्तः प्रह्लादो जन्मवैष्णवः

tad agre kathayiṣyāmi bhūpa śraddhāparo bhava tasya sūnur abhud bhaktaḥ prahlādo janmavaiṣṇavaḥ

That I shall relate further on, O king; be full of faith. His son was the devotee Prahlāda, a Vaiṣṇava from birth.

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NsP 41.31

सो ऽवर्धतासुरकुले निर्मलो मलिनाश्रये यथा कलौ हरेर् भक्तिः पाशसंसारमोचनी

so 'vardhatāsurakule nirmalo malināśraye yathā kalau harer bhaktiḥ pāśasaṃsāramocanī

He grew up in the family of Asuras, stainless in a receptacle of stain, as in the Kali age (grows) devotion to Hari, which releases (one) from the bondage of transmigration.

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NsP 41.32

स वर्धमानो विरराज बालैः सह त्रयीनाथपदेषु भक्त्या बालो ऽल्पदेहो महतीं महात्मा विस्तारयन् भाति स विष्णुभक्तिम्

sa vardhamāno virarāja bālaiḥ saha trayīnāthapadeṣu bhaktyā bālo 'lpadeho mahatīṃ mahātmā vistārayan bhāti sa viṣṇubhaktim

As he grew he shone forth among the (other) boys, by his devotion to the feet of the Lord of the three Vedas; a boy of small body, that great soul shines, spreading wide the great devotion to Viṣṇu,

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NsP 41.33

यथा चतुर्थं युगम् आप्तधर्म कामार्थमोक्षं किल कीर्तिदं हि स बाललीलासु सहान्यडिम्भैः प्रहेलिकाक्रीडनकेषु नित्यम्

yathā caturthaṃ yugam āptadharma kāmārthamokṣaṃ kila kīrtidaṃ hi sa bālalīlāsu sahānyaḍimbhaiḥ prahelikākrīḍanakeṣu nityam

just as the fourth age, in which dharma is (readily) obtained, indeed grants desire, wealth and liberation and gives renown. In his childish play, together with the other little ones, in riddles and games, constantly,

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NsP 41.34

कथाप्रसङ्गेषु च कृष्णम् एव प्रोवाच यस्मात् स हि तत्स्वभावः इत्थं शिशुत्वे ऽपि विचित्रकारी व्यवर्धतेशस्मरणामृताशः

kathāprasaṅgeṣu ca kṛṣṇam eva provāca yasmāt sa hi tatsvabhāvaḥ itthaṃ śiśutve 'pi vicitrakārī vyavardhateśasmaraṇāmṛtāśaḥ

and in the course of conversations, he spoke of Kṛṣṇa alone, since such was his nature. Thus, even in childhood a doer of wondrous things, he grew up with the nectar of remembering the Lord for his food.

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NsP 41.35

तं पद्मवक्त्रं दैत्येन्द्रः कदाचित् स्त्रीवृतः खलः बालं गुरुगृहायातं ददर्श स्वायतेक्षणम्

taṃ padmavaktraṃ daityendraḥ kadācit strīvṛtaḥ khalaḥ bālaṃ gurugṛhāyātaṃ dadarśa svāyatekṣaṇam

Once the wicked lord of the Daityas, surrounded by his women, saw that lotus-faced boy with his own wide eyes, come from the teacher's house.

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NsP 41.36

गृहीत्वा तु करे पुत्रं पट्टिका या सुशोभना मूर्ध्नि चक्राङ्किता पट्टी कृष्णनामाङ्कितादरात्

gṛhītvā tu kare putraṃ paṭṭikā yā suśobhanā mūrdhni cakrāṅkitā paṭṭī kṛṣṇanāmāṅkitādarāt

And taking the boy by the hand — the band that was very beautiful upon his head, marked with a discus, the band marked with Kṛṣṇa's name out of reverence —

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NsP 41.37

तम् आहूय मुदाविष्टो लालयन् प्राह पुत्रकम् पुत्र ते जननी नित्यं सुधीर् मे त्वा प्रशंसति

tam āhūya mudāviṣṭo lālayan prāha putrakam putra te jananī nityaṃ sudhīr me tvā praśaṃsati

calling him, filled with joy, caressing his little son, he said: "Son, your mother constantly praises you to me as intelligent.

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NsP 41.38

अथ तद् वद यत् किंचिद् गुरुवेश्मनि शिक्षितम् विचार्यानन्दजननं सम्यग् आयाति तद् वद

atha tad vada yat kiṃcid guruveśmani śikṣitam vicāryānandajananaṃ samyag āyāti tad vada

Now tell whatever you have learned in the teacher's house; whatever, on reflection, comes out right and produces delight — tell that."

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NsP 41.39

अथाह पितरं हर्षात् प्रह्लादो जन्मवैष्णवः गोविन्दं त्रिजगद्वन्द्यं प्रभुं नत्वा ब्रवीमि ते

athāha pitaraṃ harṣāt prahlādo janmavaiṣṇavaḥ govindaṃ trijagadvandyaṃ prabhuṃ natvā bravīmi te

Then Prahlāda, a Vaiṣṇava from birth, said to his father out of gladness: "Having bowed to Govinda, the Lord to be praised by the three worlds, I shall speak to you."

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NsP 41.40

इति शत्रोः स्तवं श्रुत्वा पुत्रोक्तं स्त्रीवृतः खलः क्रुद्धो ऽपि तं वञ्चयितुं जहासोच्चैः प्रहृष्टवत्

iti śatroḥ stavaṃ śrutvā putroktaṃ strīvṛtaḥ khalaḥ kruddho 'pi taṃ vañcayituṃ jahāsoccaiḥ prahṛṣṭavat

Hearing thus his enemy's praise uttered by his son, the wicked one, surrounded by his women, though angry, laughed aloud as if delighted, in order to deceive him.

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NsP 41.41

आलिङ्ग्य तनयं प्राह शृणु बाल हितं वचः राम गोविन्द कृष्णेति विष्णो माधव श्रीपते

āliṅgya tanayaṃ prāha śṛṇu bāla hitaṃ vacaḥ rāma govinda kṛṣṇeti viṣṇo mādhava śrīpate

Embracing his son, he said: "Listen, child, to (this) wholesome word. 'Rāma, Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Mādhava, Lord of Śrī' —"

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NsP 41.42

एवं वदन्ति ये सर्वे ते पुत्र मम वैरिणः शासितास् तु मयेदानीं त्वयेदं क्व श्रुतं वचः

evaṃ vadanti ye sarve te putra mama vairiṇaḥ śāsitās tu mayedānīṃ tvayedaṃ kva śrutaṃ vacaḥ

"— all those who speak thus, my son, are my enemies, and they have now been chastised by me. Where did you hear this speech?"

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NsP 41.43

पितुर् वचनम् आकर्ण्य धीमान् अभयसंयुतः प्रह्लादः प्राह हे आर्य मैवं ब्रूयाः कदाचन

pitur vacanam ākarṇya dhīmān abhayasaṃyutaḥ prahlādaḥ prāha he ārya maivaṃ brūyāḥ kadācana

Having heard his father's words, the wise Prahlāda, free of fear, said: "O noble sir, never speak thus."

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NsP 41.44

सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदं मन्त्रं धर्मादिपरिवर्धनम् कृष्णेति यो नरो ब्रूयात् सो ऽभयं विन्दते पदम्

sarvaiśvaryapradaṃ mantraṃ dharmādiparivardhanam kṛṣṇeti yo naro brūyāt so 'bhayaṃ vindate padam

"The mantra that bestows all sovereignty and increases dharma and the rest — the man who utters 'Kṛṣṇa' attains the fearless state."

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NsP 41.45

कृष्णनिन्दासमुत्थस्य अघस्यान्तो न विद्यते राम माधव कृष्णेति स्मर भक्त्यात्मशुद्धये

kṛṣṇanindāsamutthasya aghasyānto na vidyate rāma mādhava kṛṣṇeti smara bhaktyātmaśuddhaye

"Of the sin that arises from reviling Kṛṣṇa there is no end. Remember with devotion 'Rāma, Mādhava, Kṛṣṇa,' for the purification of the self."

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NsP 41.46

गुरवे ऽपि ब्रवीम्य् एतद् यतो हितकरं परम् शरणं व्रज सर्वेशं सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्

gurave 'pi bravīmy etad yato hitakaraṃ param śaraṇaṃ vraja sarveśaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram

"I say this even to (my) teacher, since it is supremely beneficial: go for refuge to the Lord of all, who destroys all sins."

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NsP 41.47

अथाह प्रकटक्रोधः सुरारिर् भर्त्सयन् सुतम् केनायं बालको नीतो दशाम् एतां सुमध्यमाम्

athāha prakaṭakrodhaḥ surārir bhartsayan sutam kenāyaṃ bālako nīto daśām etāṃ sumadhyamām

Then the enemy of the gods, his anger now open, rebuking his son, said: "By whom has this boy been brought to this fine condition?"

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NsP 41.48

धिग् धिग् हाहेति दुष्पुत्र किं मे कृतम् अघं महत् याहि याहि दुराचार पापिष्ठ पुरुषाधम उक्त्वेति परितो वीक्ष्य पुनर् आह शिशोर् गुरुम्

dhig dhig hāheti duṣputra kiṃ me kṛtam aghaṃ mahat yāhi yāhi durācāra pāpiṣṭha puruṣādhama uktveti parito vīkṣya punar āha śiśor gurum

"Shame, shame! Alas, alas, wicked son! What great sin have I committed? Go, go, evil-doer, most sinful one, lowest of men!" Having spoken thus, looking all around, he spoke again about the child's teacher.

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NsP 41.49

बुद्ध्वा चानीयतां दैत्यैः क्रूरैः क्रूरपराक्रमैः इति श्रुत्वा ततो दैत्यास् तम् आनीय न्यवेदयन् धीमान् ऊचे खलं भूपं देवान्तक परीक्षताम्

buddhvā cānīyatāṃ daityaiḥ krūraiḥ krūraparākramaiḥ iti śrutvā tato daityās tam ānīya nyavedayan dhīmān ūce khalaṃ bhūpaṃ devāntaka parīkṣatām

"And when he is found out, let him be brought by the Daityas, cruel ones of cruel might." Hearing this, the Daityas then brought him and presented him. The wise one said to the wicked king: "O destroyer of the gods, let (the matter) be examined."

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NsP 41.50

लीलयैव जितं देव त्रैलोक्यं निखिलं त्वया असकृन् न हि रोषेण किं क्रुद्धस्याल्पके मयि

līlayaiva jitaṃ deva trailokyaṃ nikhilaṃ tvayā asakṛn na hi roṣeṇa kiṃ kruddhasyālpake mayi

"O god, the whole three worlds have been conquered by you in mere play, and not just once. What is the use of anger — of one enraged at insignificant me?"

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NsP 41.51

इति सामवचः श्रुत्वा द्विजोक्तं प्राह दैत्यराट् विष्णुस्तवं मम सुतं पाप बालम् अपीपठः

iti sāmavacaḥ śrutvā dvijoktaṃ prāha daityarāṭ viṣṇustavaṃ mama sutaṃ pāpa bālam apīpaṭhaḥ

Hearing this conciliatory speech uttered by the brahmin, the king of the Daityas said: "Sinner, you have made my son, a mere boy, recite the praise of Viṣṇu!"

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NsP 41.52

उक्त्वेति तनयं प्राह राजा साम्नामलं सुतम् ममात्मजस्य किं जाड्यां तव चैतद् द्विजैः कृतम्

uktveti tanayaṃ prāha rājā sāmnāmalaṃ sutam mamātmajasya kiṃ jāḍyāṃ tava caitad dvijaiḥ kṛtam

Having spoken thus, the king said to his son, addressing the boy amply with conciliation: "Why this dullness in you, my own son? And this was done to you by the brahmins."

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NsP 41.53

विष्णुपक्षैर् ध्रुवं धूर्तैर् मूढ नित्यं परित्यज त्यज द्विजप्रसङ्गं हि द्विजसङ्गो ह्य् अशोभनः

viṣṇupakṣair dhruvaṃ dhūrtair mūḍha nityaṃ parityaja tyaja dvijaprasaṅgaṃ hi dvijasaṅgo hy aśobhanaḥ

"They are surely rogues siding with Viṣṇu — fool, abandon them forever. Give up association with brahmins, for the company of brahmins is inauspicious."

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NsP 41.54

अस्मत्कुलोचितं तेजो यैर् द्विजैस् तु तिरोहितम् यस्य यत् संगतिः पुंसो मणिवत् स्यात् स तद्गुणः

asmatkulocitaṃ tejo yair dvijais tu tirohitam yasya yat saṃgatiḥ puṃso maṇivat syāt sa tadguṇaḥ

"The splendour proper to our lineage has been eclipsed by those brahmins. Whatever a man's association is, like a gem he takes on its quality."

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NsP 41.55

स्वकुलर्द्ध्यै ततो धीमान् स्वयूथान् एव संश्रयेत् मत्सुतस्योचितं त्यक्त्वा विष्णुपक्षीयनाशनम्

svakularddhyai tato dhīmān svayūthān eva saṃśrayet matsutasyocitaṃ tyaktvā viṣṇupakṣīyanāśanam

"Therefore, for the prosperity of his own family, the wise man should resort to his own group alone; abandoning (that), what befits my son is the destruction of the partisans of Viṣṇu."

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NsP 41.56

स्वयम् एव भजन् विष्णुं मन्द किं त्वं न लज्जसे विश्वनाथस्य मे सूनुर् भूत्वान्यं नाथम् इच्छसि

svayam eva bhajan viṣṇuṃ manda kiṃ tvaṃ na lajjase viśvanāthasya me sūnur bhūtvānyaṃ nātham icchasi

"Worshipping Viṣṇu yourself, dullard, are you not ashamed? Having become the son of me, the lord of the universe, you desire another as lord."

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NsP 41.57

शृणु वत्स जगत्तत्त्वं कश्चिन् नास्ति निजः प्रभुः यः शूरः स श्रियं भुङ्क्ते स प्रभुः स महेश्वरः

śṛṇu vatsa jagattattvaṃ kaścin nāsti nijaḥ prabhuḥ yaḥ śūraḥ sa śriyaṃ bhuṅkte sa prabhuḥ sa maheśvaraḥ

"Hear, child, the truth of the world: there is no one who is an inherent lord. He who is a hero enjoys prosperity; he is the lord, he is the great sovereign."

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NsP 41.58

स देवः सकलाध्यक्षो यथाहं त्रिजगज्जयी त्यज जाड्यम् अतः शौर्यं भजस्व स्वकुलोचितम्

sa devaḥ sakalādhyakṣo yathāhaṃ trijagajjayī tyaja jāḍyam ataḥ śauryaṃ bhajasva svakulocitam

"He is the god, the overseer of all — as I am, the conqueror of the three worlds. Therefore give up dullness and cultivate the valour befitting your family."

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NsP 41.59

अन्ये ऽपि त्वां हनिष्यन्ति वदिष्यन्ति जनास् त्व् इदम् असुरो ऽयं सुरान् स्तौति मार्जार इव मूषकान्

anye 'pi tvāṃ haniṣyanti vadiṣyanti janās tv idam asuro 'yaṃ surān stauti mārjāra iva mūṣakān

"Others too will strike you, and people will say this: 'This asura praises the gods, as a cat praises mice.'"

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NsP 41.60

द्वेष्यान् शिखीव फणिनो दुर्निमित्तम् इदं ध्रुवम् लब्ध्वापि महद् ऐश्वर्यं लाघवं यान्त्य् अबुद्धयः

dveṣyān śikhīva phaṇino durnimittam idaṃ dhruvam labdhvāpi mahad aiśvaryaṃ lāghavaṃ yānty abuddhayaḥ

"(Or) 'as a peacock (praises) the hooded snakes it hates.' This is surely an evil omen: even after obtaining great sovereignty, the witless come to lightness (contempt)."

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NsP 41.61

यथायं मत्सुतः स्तुत्यः स्तावकान् स्तौति नीचवत् रे मूढ दृष्ट्वाप्य् ऐश्वस्र्यं मम ब्रूषे पुरो हरिम्

yathāyaṃ matsutaḥ stutyaḥ stāvakān stauti nīcavat re mūḍha dṛṣṭvāpy aiśvasryaṃ mama brūṣe puro harim

"How this son of mine, himself worthy of praise, praises the praisers like some low fellow! Hey, fool, even after seeing my lordship you speak of Hari in my presence!"

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NsP 41.62

असदृशस्य तु हरेः स्तुतिर् एषा विडम्बना इत्य् उक्त्वा तनयं भूप जातक्रोधो भयानकः

asadṛśasya tu hareḥ stutir eṣā viḍambanā ity uktvā tanayaṃ bhūpa jātakrodho bhayānakaḥ

"But this praising of Hari, who is no match (for me), is a mockery" — having said this to his son, the king, O king, became enraged and terrifying.

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NsP 41.63

जिह्मं निरीक्ष्य च प्राह तद्गुरुं कम्पयन् रुषा याहि याहि द्विजपशो साधु शाधि सुतं मम

jihmaṃ nirīkṣya ca prāha tadguruṃ kampayan ruṣā yāhi yāhi dvijapaśo sādhu śādhi sutaṃ mama

And looking askance, shaking with rage, he said to his (son's) teacher: "Go, go, you brahmin-beast! Discipline my son properly!"

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NsP 41.64

प्रसाद इत्य् एष वदन् स विप्रो जगाम गेहं खलराजसेवी विष्णुं विसृज्यान्वसरच् च दैत्यं किं वा न कुर्युर् भरणाय लुब्धाः

prasāda ity eṣa vadan sa vipro jagāma gehaṃ khalarājasevī viṣṇuṃ visṛjyānvasarac ca daityaṃ kiṃ vā na kuryur bharaṇāya lubdhāḥ

Saying "As you favour (me)," that brahmin went home — a servant of the wicked king; abandoning Viṣṇu, he went along with the demon. What indeed would the greedy not do for their upkeep?

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