Narasimha Purana — Chapter 46
NsP 46.1
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रादुर्भावं हरेः शुभम् जामदग्न्यं पुरा येन क्षत्रम् उत्सादितं शृणु
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi prādurbhāvaṃ hareḥ śubham jāmadagnyaṃ purā yena kṣatram utsāditaṃ śṛṇu
Next I shall declare the auspicious manifestation of Hari, that of the son of Jamadagni, by whom of old the warrior class was destroyed. Listen.
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NsP 46.2
पुरा देवगणैर् विष्णुः स्तुतः क्षीरोदधौ नृप ऋषिभिश् च महाभागैर् जमदग्नेः सुतो ऽभवत्
purā devagaṇair viṣṇuḥ stutaḥ kṣīrodadhau nṛpa ṛṣibhiś ca mahābhāgair jamadagneḥ suto 'bhavat
Formerly, O king, Viṣṇu was praised by the hosts of gods on the ocean of milk, and by the greatly blessed seers, and (so) he became the son of Jamadagni.
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NsP 46.3
पर्शुराम इति ख्यातः सर्वलोकेषु स प्रभुः दुष्टानां निग्रहं कर्तुम् अवतीर्णो महीतले
parśurāma iti khyātaḥ sarvalokeṣu sa prabhuḥ duṣṭānāṃ nigrahaṃ kartum avatīrṇo mahītale
Known as Paraśurāma in all the worlds, that lord descended to the surface of the earth in order to restrain the wicked.
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NsP 46.4
कृतवीर्यसुतः श्रीमान् कार्तवीर्यो ऽभवत् पुरा दत्तात्रेयं समाराध्य चक्रवर्तित्वम् आप्तवान्
kṛtavīryasutaḥ śrīmān kārtavīryo 'bhavat purā dattātreyaṃ samārādhya cakravartitvam āptavān
Formerly the illustrious son of Kṛtavīrya, Kārtavīrya, having propitiated Dattātreya, obtained sovereignty as a universal emperor.
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NsP 46.5
स कदाचिन् महाभागो जमदग्न्याश्रमं ययौ जमदग्निस् तु तं दृष्ट्वा चतुरङ्गबलान्वितम्
sa kadācin mahābhāgo jamadagnyāśramaṃ yayau jamadagnis tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā caturaṅgabalānvitam
Once that greatly blessed (king) went to Jamadagni's hermitage; and Jamadagni, seeing him accompanied by an army of four divisions,
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NsP 46.6
उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं कार्तवीर्यं नृपोत्तमम् मुच्यताम् अत्र ते सेना अतिथिस् त्वं समागतः वन्यादिकं मया दत्तं भुक्त्वा गच्छ महामते
uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ kārtavīryaṃ nṛpottamam mucyatām atra te senā atithis tvaṃ samāgataḥ vanyādikaṃ mayā dattaṃ bhuktvā gaccha mahāmate
spoke a sweet speech to Kārtavīrya, best of kings: "Let your army be released (from march) here; you have come as a guest. Having eaten the forest fare and the rest given by me, go on, O great-minded one."
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NsP 46.7
प्रमुच्य सेनां मुनिवाक्यगौरवात् स्थितो नृपस् तत्र महानुभावः आमन्त्र्य राजानम् अलङ्घ्यकीर्तिर् मुनिः स धेनुं च दुदोह दोग्ध्रीम्
pramucya senāṃ munivākyagauravāt sthito nṛpas tatra mahānubhāvaḥ āmantrya rājānam alaṅghyakīrtir muniḥ sa dhenuṃ ca dudoha dogdhrīm
Having released the army out of respect for the sage's word, that king of great dignity stayed there; and the sage of unassailable fame, having invited the king, milked the milk-giving cow.
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NsP 46.8
हस्त्यश्वशाला विविधा नराणां गृहाणि चित्राणि च तोरणानि सामन्तयोग्यानि शुभानि राजन् समिच्छतां यानि सुकाननानि
hastyaśvaśālā vividhā narāṇāṃ gṛhāṇi citrāṇi ca toraṇāni sāmantayogyāni śubhāni rājan samicchatāṃ yāni sukānanāni
Stalls of many kinds for elephants and horses, wonderful houses for the men, and archways, fine ones fit for vassal lords, O king, and lovely groves — whatever they might wish for;
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NsP 46.9
गृहं वरिष्ठं बहुभूमिकं पुनः समन्वितं साधुगुणैर् उपस्करैः दुग्ध्वा प्रकल्पन् मुनिर् आह पार्थिवं गृहं कृतं ते प्रविशेह राजन्
gṛhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ bahubhūmikaṃ punaḥ samanvitaṃ sādhuguṇair upaskaraiḥ dugdhvā prakalpan munir āha pārthivaṃ gṛhaṃ kṛtaṃ te praviśeha rājan
and further an excellent house of many storeys, provided with good qualities and furnishings — having milked (the cow) and produced (these), the sage said to the king: "A house has been made for you; enter here, O king."
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NsP 46.10
इमे च मन्त्रिप्रवरा जनास् ते गृहेषु दिव्येषु विशन्तु शीघ्रम् हस्त्यश्वजात्यश् च विशन्तु शालां भृत्याश् च नीचेषु गृहेषु सन्तु
ime ca mantripravarā janās te gṛheṣu divyeṣu viśantu śīghram hastyaśvajātyaś ca viśantu śālāṃ bhṛtyāś ca nīceṣu gṛheṣu santu
"And let these men of yours, the foremost of ministers, quickly enter the divine houses; and let the elephant and horse breeds enter the stalls; and let the servants be in the lower houses."
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NsP 46.11
इत्युक्तमात्रे मुनिना नृपो ऽसौ गृहं वरिष्ठं प्रविवेश राजा अन्येषु चान्येषु गृहेषु सत्सु मुनिः पुनः पार्थिवम् आबभाषे
ityuktamātre muninā nṛpo 'sau gṛhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ praviveśa rājā anyeṣu cānyeṣu gṛheṣu satsu muniḥ punaḥ pārthivam ābabhāṣe
As soon as this had been said by the sage, that king entered the excellent house; and when (all the others) were (settled) in the various other houses, the sage spoke again to the king:
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NsP 46.12
स्नानप्रदानार्थम् इदं मया ते प्रकल्पितं स्त्रीशतम् उत्तमं नृप स्नाहि त्वम् अद्यात्र यथाप्रकामं यथा सुरेन्द्रो दिवि नृत्यगीतैः
snānapradānārtham idaṃ mayā te prakalpitaṃ strīśatam uttamaṃ nṛpa snāhi tvam adyātra yathāprakāmaṃ yathā surendro divi nṛtyagītaiḥ
"For the purpose of bestowing a bath, this excellent hundred of women has been prepared by me for you, O king. Bathe here today as you please, as does the lord of the gods in heaven, with dances and songs."
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NsP 46.13
स स्नातवांस् तत्र सुरेन्द्रवन् नृपो गीत्यादिशब्दैर् मधुरैश् च वाद्यैः स्नातस्य तस्याशु शुभे_२ च वस्त्रे_२ ददौ मुनिर् भूप विभूषिते_२ द्वे
sa snātavāṃs tatra surendravan nṛpo gītyādiśabdair madhuraiś ca vādyaiḥ snātasya tasyāśu śubhe_2 ca vastre_2 dadau munir bhūpa vibhūṣite_2 dve
He bathed there like the lord of the gods, amid the sounds of singing and the rest and sweet instrumental music; and to him, when he had bathed, the sage at once gave two fine garments, O ruler of earth — two adorned ones.
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NsP 46.14
परिधाय वस्त्रं च कृतोत्तरीयः कृतक्रियो विष्णुपूजां चकार मुनिश् च दुग्ध्वान्नमयं महागिरिं नृपाय भृत्याय च दत्तवान् असौ
paridhāya vastraṃ ca kṛtottarīyaḥ kṛtakriyo viṣṇupūjāṃ cakāra muniś ca dugdhvānnamayaṃ mahāgiriṃ nṛpāya bhṛtyāya ca dattavān asau
Having put on the garment and with the upper cloth arranged, having performed the rites, he made worship of Viṣṇu; and the sage, by milking (the cow), gave to the king and to his retinue a great mountain made of food.
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NsP 46.15
यावत् स राजा बुभुजे सभृत्यस् तावच् च सूर्यो गतवान् नृपास्तम् रात्रौ च गीतादिविनोदयुक्तः शेते स राजा मुनिनिर्मिते गृहे
yāvat sa rājā bubhuje sabhṛtyas tāvac ca sūryo gatavān nṛpāstam rātrau ca gītādivinodayuktaḥ śete sa rājā muninirmite gṛhe
While that king with his retinue ate, the sun went to its setting, O king; and at night, occupied with the diversion of song and the rest, that king slept in the house made by the sage.
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NsP 46.16
ततः प्रभाते विमले स्वप्नलब्धम् इवाभवत् भूमिभागं ततः कंचिद् दृष्ट्वासौ चिन्तयन् नृपः
tataḥ prabhāte vimale svapnalabdham ivābhavat bhūmibhāgaṃ tataḥ kaṃcid dṛṣṭvāsau cintayan nṛpaḥ
Then at clear daybreak it had become as if it had been obtained in a dream; then, seeing (there) only some stretch of bare ground, that king, reflecting (said):
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NsP 46.17
किम् इयं तपसः शक्तिर् मुनेर् अस्य महात्मनः सुरभ्या वा महाभाग ब्रूहि मे त्वं पुरोहित
kim iyaṃ tapasaḥ śaktir muner asya mahātmanaḥ surabhyā vā mahābhāga brūhi me tvaṃ purohita
"Is this the power of the austerity of this great-souled sage, or of the cow of plenty? O greatly blessed one, tell me, O household priest."
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NsP 46.18
इत्युक्तः कार्तवीर्येण तम् उवाच पुरोहितः मुनेः सामर्थ्यम् अप्य् अस्ति सिद्धिश् चेयं हि गोर् नृप
ityuktaḥ kārtavīryeṇa tam uvāca purohitaḥ muneḥ sāmarthyam apy asti siddhiś ceyaṃ hi gor nṛpa
Addressed thus by Kārtavīrya, the household priest said to him: "The sage's capacity too exists, but this accomplishment is indeed the cow's, O king.
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NsP 46.19
तथापि सा न हर्तव्या त्वया लोभान् नराधिप यस् त्व् एतां हर्तुम् इच्छेद् वै तस्य नाशो ध्रुवं भवेत्
tathāpi sā na hartavyā tvayā lobhān narādhipa yas tv etāṃ hartum icched vai tasya nāśo dhruvaṃ bhavet
Even so, she must not be carried off by you out of greed, O lord of men; whoever should wish to carry her off, his destruction would surely come about."
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NsP 46.20
अथ मन्त्रिवरः प्राह ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मणप्रियः राजकार्यं ने पश्येद् वै स्वपक्षस्यैव पोषणात्
atha mantrivaraḥ prāha brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇapriyaḥ rājakāryaṃ ne paśyed vai svapakṣasyaiva poṣaṇāt
Then the chief minister said: "A brahmin, being partial to brahmins, would not have regard for the king's business, since he fosters only his own side.
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NsP 46.21
हे राजंस् त्वयि तिष्ठन्ति गृहाणि विविधानि च तथा सुवर्णपात्राणि शयनादीनि च स्त्रियः
he rājaṃs tvayi tiṣṭhanti gṛhāṇi vividhāni ca tathā suvarṇapātrāṇi śayanādīni ca striyaḥ
O king, with you there stand the various houses, and likewise the golden vessels, the beds and the rest, and the women.
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NsP 46.22
तां धेनुं प्राप्य राजेन्द्र लीयमानानि तत्क्षणात् अस्माभिस् तत्र दृष्टानि नीयतां धेनुर् उत्तमा
tāṃ dhenuṃ prāpya rājendra līyamānāni tatkṣaṇāt asmābhis tatra dṛṣṭāni nīyatāṃ dhenur uttamā
Having reached that cow, O lord of kings, (all these things) were seen by us there, merging into her that very instant; let the excellent cow be brought (here).
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NsP 46.23
तवैव योग्या राजेन्द्र यदीच्छसि महामते गतवाहम् आनयिष्यामि आज्ञां मे देहि भूभुज
tavaiva yogyā rājendra yadīcchasi mahāmate gatavāham ānayiṣyāmi ājñāṃ me dehi bhūbhuja
She is fit for you alone, O lord of kings; if you wish, O greatly wise one, I will go and bring (her): give me the command, O ruler of the earth.
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NsP 46.24
इत्युक्तो मन्त्रिणा राजा तथेत्य् आह नृपोत्तम सचिवस् तत्र गत्वाथ सुरभिं हर्तुम् आरभत्
ityukto mantriṇā rājā tathety āha nṛpottama sacivas tatra gatvātha surabhiṃ hartum ārabhat
Thus addressed by his minister, the king said "So be it," O best of kings; then the counsellor went there and set about carrying off the cow.
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NsP 46.25
वारयाम्_अस सचिवं जमदग्निः समन्ततः राजयोग्याम् इमां ब्रह्मन् देहि राज्ञे महामते
vārayām_asa sacivaṃ jamadagniḥ samantataḥ rājayogyām imāṃ brahman dehi rājñe mahāmate
Jamadagni restrained the counsellor on all sides. (The minister said:) "O brahmin, give this cow, fit for a king, to the king, O greatly wise one.
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NsP 46.26
त्वं तु शाकफलाहारी किं धेन्वा ते प्रयोजनम् इत्य् उक्त्वा तां बलाद् धृत्वा नेतुं मन्त्री प्रचक्रमे
tvaṃ tu śākaphalāhārī kiṃ dhenvā te prayojanam ity uktvā tāṃ balād dhṛtvā netuṃ mantrī pracakrame
But you live on vegetables and fruit; what use is a cow to you?" Having said this, the minister seized her by force and began to lead (her) away.
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NsP 46.27
पुनः सभार्यः स मुनिर् वारयाम्_अस तं नृपम् ततो मन्त्री सुदुष्टात्मा मुनिं हत्वा तु तं नृप
punaḥ sabhāryaḥ sa munir vārayām_asa taṃ nṛpam tato mantrī suduṣṭātmā muniṃ hatvā tu taṃ nṛpa
Again the sage, together with his wife, restrained that king; then the exceedingly wicked-souled minister killed the sage, O king.
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NsP 46.28
ब्रह्महा नेतुम् आरेभे वायुमार्गेण सा गता राजा च क्षुब्धहृदयो ययौ माहिष्मतीं पुरीम्
brahmahā netum ārebhe vāyumārgeṇa sā gatā rājā ca kṣubdhahṛdayo yayau māhiṣmatīṃ purīm
The brahmin-killer began to lead (her) away, (but) she went off by the path of the wind; and the king, his heart agitated, went to the city of Māhiṣmatī.
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NsP 46.29
मुनिपत्नी सुदुःखार्ता रोदयन्ती भृशं तदा त्रिसप्तकृत्वः स्वां कुक्षिं ताडयाम्_अस पार्थिव
munipatnī suduḥkhārtā rodayantī bhṛśaṃ tadā trisaptakṛtvaḥ svāṃ kukṣiṃ tāḍayām_asa pārthiva
Then the sage's wife, sorely stricken with grief and weeping bitterly, struck her own belly thrice seven times, O prince.
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NsP 46.30
तच् छृण्वन्न् आगतो रामो गृहीतपरशुस् तदा पुष्पादीनि गृहीत्वा तु वनान् मातरम् अब्रवीत्
tac chṛṇvann āgato rāmo gṛhītaparaśus tadā puṣpādīni gṛhītvā tu vanān mātaram abravīt
Hearing that, Rāma came, axe in hand, having gathered flowers and other things from the forest, and said to his mother:
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NsP 46.31
अलम् अम्ब प्रहारेण निमित्ताद् विदितं मया हनिष्यामि दुराचारम् अर्जुनं दुष्टमन्त्रिणम्
alam amba prahāreṇa nimittād viditaṃ mayā haniṣyāmi durācāram arjunaṃ duṣṭamantriṇam
"Enough of striking, mother! From the sign I have understood: I shall kill the evil-doer Arjuna (and) his wicked minister.
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NsP 46.32
त्वयैकविंशवारेण यस्मात् कुक्षिश् च ताडिता त्रिःसप्तकृत्वस् तस्मात् तु हनिष्ये भुवि पार्थिवान्
tvayaikaviṃśavāreṇa yasmāt kukṣiś ca tāḍitā triḥsaptakṛtvas tasmāt tu haniṣye bhuvi pārthivān
Since your belly was struck by you twenty-one times, thrice seven, for that reason I shall kill the kings on the earth thrice seven times."
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NsP 46.33
इति कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां स गृहीत्वा परशुं ययौ माहिष्मतीं पुरीं प्राप्य कार्तवीर्यम् अथाह्वयत्
iti kṛtvā pratijñāṃ sa gṛhītvā paraśuṃ yayau māhiṣmatīṃ purīṃ prāpya kārtavīryam athāhvayat
Having made this vow, he took up his axe and went; reaching the city of Māhiṣmatī, he then challenged Kārtavīrya.
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NsP 46.34
युद्धार्थम् आगतः सो ऽथ अनेकाक्षौहिणीयुतः तयोर् युद्धम् अभूत् तत्र भैरवं लोमहर्षणम्
yuddhārtham āgataḥ so 'tha anekākṣauhiṇīyutaḥ tayor yuddham abhūt tatra bhairavaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
He then came for battle, accompanied by many armies; there was a battle between the two, terrible and hair-raising,
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NsP 46.35
पिशिताशिजनानन्दं शस्त्रास्त्रशतसंकुलम् ततः परशुरामो ऽभून् महाबलपराक्रमः
piśitāśijanānandaṃ śastrāstraśatasaṃkulam tataḥ paraśurāmo 'bhūn mahābalaparākramaḥ
a delight to flesh-eating folk, thronged with hundreds of weapons and missiles. Then Paraśurāma became of great strength and prowess—
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NsP 46.36
परं ज्योतिर् अचिन्त्यात्मा विष्णुः कारणमूर्तिमान् कार्तवीर्यबलं सर्वम् अनेकैः क्षत्रियैः सह
paraṃ jyotir acintyātmā viṣṇuḥ kāraṇamūrtimān kārtavīryabalaṃ sarvam anekaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ saha
the supreme light, of inconceivable nature, Viṣṇu embodied as the (world's) cause—(and) the whole army of Kārtavīrya, together with many warriors,
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NsP 46.37
हत्वा निपात्य भूमौ तु परमाद्भुतविक्रमः कार्तवीर्यस्य बाहूनां वनं चिच्छेद रोषवान् छिन्ने बाहुवने तस्य शिरश् चिच्छेद भार्गवः
hatvā nipātya bhūmau tu paramādbhutavikramaḥ kārtavīryasya bāhūnāṃ vanaṃ ciccheda roṣavān chinne bāhuvane tasya śiraś ciccheda bhārgavaḥ
having slain (them) and felled (them) to the ground, he of supremely marvellous valour, full of wrath, cut down the forest of Kārtavīrya's arms; and when that forest of arms had been cut off, Bhārgava severed his head.
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NsP 46.38
विष्णुहस्ताद् वधं प्राप्य चक्रवर्ती स पार्थिवः दिव्यरूपधरः श्रीमान् दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनः
viṣṇuhastād vadhaṃ prāpya cakravartī sa pārthivaḥ divyarūpadharaḥ śrīmān divyagandhānulepanaḥ
Having met his death at the hand of Viṣṇu, that emperor and lord of the earth, bearing a divine form, glorious, anointed with divine perfumes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 46.39
दिव्यं विमानम् आरुह्य विष्णुलोकम् अवाप्तवान् क्रोधात् परशुरामो ऽपि महाबलपराक्रमः
divyaṃ vimānam āruhya viṣṇulokam avāptavān krodhāt paraśurāmo 'pi mahābalaparākramaḥ
mounted a divine celestial car and attained the world of Viṣṇu. And Paraśurāma too, of great strength and prowess, out of anger
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NsP 46.40
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो भूम्यां वै पार्थिवान् निजघान सः क्षत्रियाणां वधात् तेन भूमेर् भारो ऽवतारितः
triḥsaptakṛtvo bhūmyāṃ vai pārthivān nijaghāna saḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vadhāt tena bhūmer bhāro 'vatāritaḥ
slew the kings upon the earth thrice seven times; by that slaying of the warriors the burden of the earth was removed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 46.41
भूमिश् च सकला दत्ता कश्यपाय महात्मने इत्य् एष जामदग्न्याख्यः प्रादुर्भावो मयोदितः
bhūmiś ca sakalā dattā kaśyapāya mahātmane ity eṣa jāmadagnyākhyaḥ prādurbhāvo mayoditaḥ
And the whole earth was given to the great-souled Kaśyapa. Thus this manifestation known as (that of) the son of Jamadagni has been declared by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 46.42
यश् च तच् छृणुयाद् भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yaś ca tac chṛṇuyād bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
And whoever listens to that with devotion is freed from all sins.
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NsP 46.43
अवतीर्य भूमौ हरिर् एष साक्षात् त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः क्षितिपान् निहत्य स क्षात्रं च तेजो प्रविभज्य राजन् रामः स्थितो ऽद्यापि गिरौ महेन्द्रे
avatīrya bhūmau harir eṣa sākṣāt triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ kṣitipān nihatya sa kṣātraṃ ca tejo pravibhajya rājan rāmaḥ sthito 'dyāpi girau mahendre
Having descended to earth in person, this Hari, having slain the kings thrice seven times, and having broken up the kṣatriya power, O king — that Rāma still dwells even now on Mount Mahendra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition