Narasimha Purana — Chapter 7
NsP 7.1
मार्कण्डेयेन मुनिना कथं मृत्युः पराजितः एतद् आख्याहि मे सूत त्वयैतत् सूचितं पुरा
mārkaṇḍeyena muninā kathaṃ mṛtyuḥ parājitaḥ etad ākhyāhi me sūta tvayaitat sūcitaṃ purā
How was Death defeated by the sage Mārkaṇḍeya? Tell me this, Sūta; you hinted at it earlier.
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NsP 7.2
इदं तु महद् आख्यानं भरद्वाज शृणुष्व मे शृण्वन्तु ऋषयश् चेमे पुरावृत्तं ब्रवीम्य् अहम्
idaṃ tu mahad ākhyānaṃ bharadvāja śṛṇuṣva me śṛṇvantu ṛṣayaś ceme purāvṛttaṃ bravīmy aham
Now hear from me this great tale, Bharadvāja, and let these sages hear: I shall relate what happened of old.
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NsP 7.3
कुरुक्षेत्रे महापुण्ये व्यासपीठे वराश्रमे तत्रासीनं मुनिवरं कृष्णद्वैपायनं मुनिम्
kurukṣetre mahāpuṇye vyāsapīṭhe varāśrame tatrāsīnaṃ munivaraṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ munim
In greatly holy Kurukṣetra, in an excellent hermitage, on Vyāsa's seat — the best of sages, the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, seated there,
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NsP 7.4
कृतस्नानं कृतजपं मुनिशिष्यैः समावृतम् वेदवेदार्थतत्त्वज्ञं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्
kṛtasnānaṃ kṛtajapaṃ muniśiṣyaiḥ samāvṛtam vedavedārthatattvajñaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam
(him) who had bathed and performed his muttered prayers, surrounded by sage-disciples, knower of the truth of the Vedas and their meaning, skilled in all the scriptures —
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NsP 7.5
प्रणिपत्य यथान्यायं शुकः परमधार्मिकः इमम् एवार्थम् उद्दिश्य तं पप्रच्छ कृताञ्जलिः
praṇipatya yathānyāyaṃ śukaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ imam evārtham uddiśya taṃ papraccha kṛtāñjaliḥ
Śuka, supremely righteous, having bowed down as is proper, with joined palms asked him, pointing to just this matter.
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NsP 7.6
यम् उद्दिश्य वयं पृष्टास् त्वयात्र मुनिसंनिधौ नरसिंहस्य भक्तेन कृततीर्थनिवासिना
yam uddiśya vayaṃ pṛṣṭās tvayātra munisaṃnidhau narasiṃhasya bhaktena kṛtatīrthanivāsinā
The matter about which we were asked by you here, in the presence of the sages, by a devotee of Narasiṃha who dwells at the sacred bathing-place he had made:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 7.7
मार्कण्डेयेन मुनिना कथं मृत्युः पराजितः एतद् आख्याहि मे तात श्रोतुम् इच्छामि ते ऽधुना
mārkaṇḍeyena muninā kathaṃ mṛtyuḥ parājitaḥ etad ākhyāhi me tāta śrotum icchāmi te 'dhunā
How was Death defeated by the sage Mārkaṇḍeya? Tell me this, dear sir; I wish now to hear it from you.
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NsP 7.8
मार्कण्डेयेन मुनिना यथा मृत्युः पराजितः तथा ते कथयिष्यामि शृणु वत्स महामते
mārkaṇḍeyena muninā yathā mṛtyuḥ parājitaḥ tathā te kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇu vatsa mahāmate
How Death was defeated by the sage Mārkaṇḍeya — so I shall relate to you; listen, my child, great-minded one.
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NsP 7.9
शृण्वन्तु मुनयश् चेमे कथ्यमानं मयाधुना मच्छिष्याश् चैव शृण्वन्तु महद् आख्यानम् उत्तमम्
śṛṇvantu munayaś ceme kathyamānaṃ mayādhunā macchiṣyāś caiva śṛṇvantu mahad ākhyānam uttamam
And let these sages hear what is now being told by me, and let my disciples too hear this great, excellent tale.
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NsP 7.10
भृगोः ख्यात्यां समुत्पन्नो मृकण्डुर् नाम वै सुतः सुमित्रा नाम वै पत्नी मृकण्डोस् तु महात्मनः
bhṛgoḥ khyātyāṃ samutpanno mṛkaṇḍur nāma vai sutaḥ sumitrā nāma vai patnī mṛkaṇḍos tu mahātmanaḥ
Of Bhṛgu, by Khyāti, was born a son named Mṛkaṇḍu; and the wife of the great-souled Mṛkaṇḍu was named Sumitrā —
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NsP 7.11
धर्मज्ञा धर्मनिरता पतिशुश्रूषणे रता तस्यां तस्य सुतो जातो मार्कण्डेयो महामतिः
dharmajñā dharmaniratā patiśuśrūṣaṇe ratā tasyāṃ tasya suto jāto mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmatiḥ
knowing the law, devoted to the law, intent on serving her husband. By her his son was born, Mārkaṇḍeya of great mind,
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NsP 7.12
भृगुपौत्रो महाभागो बालत्वे ऽपि महामतिः ववृधे वल्लभो बालः पित्रा तत्र कृतक्रियः
bhṛgupautro mahābhāgo bālatve 'pi mahāmatiḥ vavṛdhe vallabho bālaḥ pitrā tatra kṛtakriyaḥ
Bhṛgu's grandson, greatly fortunate, of great intellect even in childhood. The beloved boy grew up, his rites performed there by his father.
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NsP 7.13
तस्मिन् वै जातमात्रे तु आगमी कश्चिद् अब्रवीत् वर्षे द्वादशमे पूर्णे मृत्युर् अस्य भविष्यति
tasmin vai jātamātre tu āgamī kaścid abravīt varṣe dvādaśame pūrṇe mṛtyur asya bhaviṣyati
But as soon as he was born, some visitor said: "When the twelfth year is complete, his death will come."
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NsP 7.14
श्रुत्वा तन्मातृपितरौ दुःखितौ तौ बभूवतुः विदूयमानहृदयौ तं निरीक्ष्य महामते
śrutvā tanmātṛpitarau duḥkhitau tau babhūvatuḥ vidūyamānahṛdayau taṃ nirīkṣya mahāmate
Hearing that, his mother and father became sorrowful, their hearts pained as they looked at him, O great-minded one.
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NsP 7.15
तथापि तत्पिता तस्य यत्नात् काले क्रियां ततः चकार सर्वां मेधावी उपनीतो गुरोर् गृहे
tathāpi tatpitā tasya yatnāt kāle kriyāṃ tataḥ cakāra sarvāṃ medhāvī upanīto guror gṛhe
Even so, his father then, with effort, performed for him at the proper time all the rites; and the intelligent (boy) was brought to the teacher's house (for initiation).
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NsP 7.16
वेदान् एवाभ्यसन्न् आस्ते गुरुशुश्रूषणोद्यतः स्वीकृत्य वेदशास्त्राणि स पुनर् गृहम् आगतः
vedān evābhyasann āste guruśuśrūṣaṇodyataḥ svīkṛtya vedaśāstrāṇi sa punar gṛham āgataḥ
He remained studying just the Vedas, devoted to serving his teacher; and having made the Vedas and the śāstras his own, he came back home.
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NsP 7.17
मातापितृन् नमस्कृत्य पादयोर् विनयान्वितः तस्थौ तत्र गृहे धीमान् मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः
mātāpitṛn namaskṛtya pādayor vinayānvitaḥ tasthau tatra gṛhe dhīmān mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ
Bowing at the feet of his mother and father, endowed with humility, the wise Mārkaṇḍeya, the great sage, stayed there in the house.
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NsP 7.18
तं निरीक्ष्य महात्मानं सत्प्रज्ञं च विचक्षणम् दुःखितौ तौ भृशं तत्र तन्मातापितरौ शुचा
taṃ nirīkṣya mahātmānaṃ satprajñaṃ ca vicakṣaṇam duḥkhitau tau bhṛśaṃ tatra tanmātāpitarau śucā
Seeing him, the great soul, of true wisdom and discerning, his mother and father were there exceedingly pained with grief.
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NsP 7.19
तौ दृष्ट्वा दुःखम् आपन्नौ मार्कण्डेयो महामतिः उवाच वचनं तत्र किमर्थं दुःखम् ईदृशम्
tau dṛṣṭvā duḥkham āpannau mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmatiḥ uvāca vacanaṃ tatra kimarthaṃ duḥkham īdṛśam
Seeing the two of them fallen into sorrow, Mārkaṇḍeya of great mind spoke these words there: "Why is there such grief?"
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NsP 7.20
सदैतत् कुरुषे मातस् तातेन सह धीमता वक्तुम् अर्हसि दुःखस्य कारणं मम पृच्छतः
sadaitat kuruṣe mātas tātena saha dhīmatā vaktum arhasi duḥkhasya kāraṇaṃ mama pṛcchataḥ
"Mother, you do this constantly, together with (my) wise father. You ought to tell me the cause of the sorrow, since I ask."
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NsP 7.21
इत्युक्ता तेन पुत्रेण माता तस्य महात्मनः कथयाम्_अस तत् सर्वम् आगमी यद् उवाच ह
ityuktā tena putreṇa mātā tasya mahātmanaḥ kathayām_asa tat sarvam āgamī yad uvāca ha
Thus addressed by that son, the mother of that great soul related it all — what the astrologer had said.
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NsP 7.22
तच् छ्रुत्वासौ मुनिः प्राह मातरं पितरं पुनः पित्रा सार्धं त्वया मातर् न कार्यं दुःखम् अण्व् अपि
tac chrutvāsau muniḥ prāha mātaraṃ pitaraṃ punaḥ pitrā sārdhaṃ tvayā mātar na kāryaṃ duḥkham aṇv api
Hearing that, the sage spoke again to his mother and father: "Mother, neither you nor father should feel grief, not even a particle."
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NsP 7.23
अपनेष्यामि भो मृत्युं तपसा नात्र संशयः यथा चाहं चिरायुः स्यां तथा कुर्याम् अहं तपः
apaneṣyāmi bho mṛtyuṃ tapasā nātra saṃśayaḥ yathā cāhaṃ cirāyuḥ syāṃ tathā kuryām ahaṃ tapaḥ
"I shall drive away death by austerity, sirs — there is no doubt of this. I shall perform such austerity that I become long-lived."
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NsP 7.24
इत्य् उक्त्वा तौ समाश्वास्य पितरौ वनम् अभ्यगात् वल्लीवटं नाम वनं नानाऋषिनिषेवितम्
ity uktvā tau samāśvāsya pitarau vanam abhyagāt vallīvaṭaṃ nāma vanaṃ nānāṛṣiniṣevitam
Having said this and consoled the two of them, his parents, he went to the forest — the forest named Vallīvaṭa, frequented by various seers.
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NsP 7.25
तत्रासौ मुनिभिः सार्धम् आसीनं स्वपितामहम् भृगुं ददर्श धर्मज्ञं मार्कण्डेयो महामतिः
tatrāsau munibhiḥ sārdham āsīnaṃ svapitāmaham bhṛguṃ dadarśa dharmajñaṃ mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmatiḥ
There Mārkaṇḍeya of great mind saw his own grandfather Bhṛgu, knower of dharma, seated together with the sages.
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NsP 7.26
अभिवाद्य यथान्यायं मुनींश् चैव स धार्मिकः कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा तस्थौ तत्पुरतो दमी
abhivādya yathānyāyaṃ munīṃś caiva sa dhārmikaḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā tasthau tatpurato damī
Having saluted (him) as is proper, and the sages too, that righteous, self-controlled one, with his palms joined, stood before him.
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NsP 7.27
गतायुषं ततो दृष्ट्वा पौत्रं बालं महामतिः भृगुर् आह महाभागं मार्कण्डेयं तदा शिशुम्
gatāyuṣaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā pautraṃ bālaṃ mahāmatiḥ bhṛgur āha mahābhāgaṃ mārkaṇḍeyaṃ tadā śiśum
Then, seeing his grandson, the boy, with his life-span spent, the greatly wise Bhṛgu spoke to the illustrious child Mārkaṇḍeya:
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NsP 7.28
किमागतो ऽसि पुत्रात्र पितुस् ते कुशलं पुनः मातुश् च बान्धवानां च किम् आगमनकारणम्
kimāgato 'si putrātra pitus te kuśalaṃ punaḥ mātuś ca bāndhavānāṃ ca kim āgamanakāraṇam
"Why have you come here, son? Is it well with your father, and with your mother and your kinsmen? What is the reason for your coming?"
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NsP 7.29
इत्य् एवम् उक्तो भृगुणा मार्कण्डेयो महामतिः उवाच सकलं तस्मै आदेशिवचनं तदा
ity evam ukto bhṛguṇā mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmatiḥ uvāca sakalaṃ tasmai ādeśivacanaṃ tadā
Thus addressed by Bhṛgu, Mārkaṇḍeya of great mind then told him the whole of the astrologer's pronouncement.
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NsP 7.30
पौत्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भृगुस् तु पुनर् अब्रवीत् एवं सति महाबुद्धे किं त्वं कर्म चिकीर्षसि
pautrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bhṛgus tu punar abravīt evaṃ sati mahābuddhe kiṃ tvaṃ karma cikīrṣasi
Hearing his grandson's words, Bhṛgu spoke again: "This being so, O greatly intelligent one, what deed do you wish to do?"
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NsP 7.31
भूतापहारिणं मृत्युं जेतुम् इच्छामि सांप्रतम् शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि तत्रोपायं वदस्व नः
bhūtāpahāriṇaṃ mṛtyuṃ jetum icchāmi sāṃpratam śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapanno 'smi tatropāyaṃ vadasva naḥ
"I wish now to conquer Death, the carrier-off of beings. I have come to you for refuge; tell us the means to that."
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NsP 7.32
नारायणम् अनाराध्य तपसा महता सुत को जेतुं शक्नुयान् मृत्युं तस्मात् तं तपसार्चय
nārāyaṇam anārādhya tapasā mahatā suta ko jetuṃ śaknuyān mṛtyuṃ tasmāt taṃ tapasārcaya
"Without propitiating Nārāyaṇa by great austerity, son, who could conquer death? Therefore worship him with austerity."
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NsP 7.33
तम् अनन्तम् अजं विष्णुम् अच्युतं पुरुषोत्तमम् भक्तप्रियं सुरश्रेष्ठं भक्त्या त्वं शरणं व्रज
tam anantam ajaṃ viṣṇum acyutaṃ puruṣottamam bhaktapriyaṃ suraśreṣṭhaṃ bhaktyā tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
"Go for refuge with devotion to him, the endless, unborn Viṣṇu, the unfallen, the highest Person, dear to his devotees, best of the gods."
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NsP 7.34
तम् एव शरणं पूर्वं गतवान् नारदो मुनिः तपसा महता वत्स नारायणम् अनामयम्
tam eva śaraṇaṃ pūrvaṃ gatavān nārado muniḥ tapasā mahatā vatsa nārāyaṇam anāmayam
"To him alone, to Nārāyaṇa the unailing, the sage Nārada formerly went for refuge, my child, with great austerity."
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NsP 7.35
तत्प्रसादान् महाभाग नारदो ब्रह्मणः सुतः जरां मृत्युं विजित्याशु दीर्घायुर् वर्धते सुखम्
tatprasādān mahābhāga nārado brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ jarāṃ mṛtyuṃ vijityāśu dīrghāyur vardhate sukham
By his grace, O greatly fortunate one, Nārada, the son of Brahmā, having swiftly conquered old age and death, long-lived, flourishes in happiness.
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NsP 7.36
तम् ऋते पुण्डरीकाक्षं नारसिंहं जनार्दनम् कः कुर्यान् मानवो वत्स मृत्युसत्तानिवारणम्
tam ṛte puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ janārdanam kaḥ kuryān mānavo vatsa mṛtyusattānivāraṇam
Apart from him, the lotus-eyed Narasiṃha, Janārdana, what man, my child, could bring about the warding off of death's power?
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NsP 7.37
तम् अनन्तम् अजं विष्णुं कृष्णं जिष्णुं श्रियः पतिम् गोविन्दं गोपतिं देवं सततं शरणं व्रज
tam anantam ajaṃ viṣṇuṃ kṛṣṇaṃ jiṣṇuṃ śriyaḥ patim govindaṃ gopatiṃ devaṃ satataṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja
To him—the endless, unborn Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa, the victorious, the lord of Śrī, Govinda, the lord of cattle, the god—go for refuge constantly.
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NsP 7.38
नरसिंहं महादेवं यदि पूजयसे सदा वत्स जेतासि मृत्युं त्वं सततं नात्र संशयः
narasiṃhaṃ mahādevaṃ yadi pūjayase sadā vatsa jetāsi mṛtyuṃ tvaṃ satataṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
If you always worship Narasiṃha, the great god, my child, you will conquer death forever; there is no doubt in this.
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NsP 7.39
उक्तः पितामहेनैवं भृगुणा पुनर् अब्रवीत् मार्कण्डेयो महातेजा विनयात् स्वपितामहम्
uktaḥ pitāmahenaivaṃ bhṛguṇā punar abravīt mārkaṇḍeyo mahātejā vinayāt svapitāmaham
Addressed thus by his grandfather Bhṛgu, Mārkaṇḍeya of great splendour spoke again, humbly, to his own grandfather:
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NsP 7.40
आराध्यः कथितस् तात विष्णुर् विश्वेश्वरः प्रभुः कथं कुत्र मया कार्यम् अच्युताराधनं गुरो येनासौ मम तुष्टस् तु मृत्युं सद्यो ऽपनेष्यति
ārādhyaḥ kathitas tāta viṣṇur viśveśvaraḥ prabhuḥ kathaṃ kutra mayā kāryam acyutārādhanaṃ guro yenāsau mama tuṣṭas tu mṛtyuṃ sadyo 'paneṣyati
"He who is to be propitiated has been declared, father—Viṣṇu, the lord of the universe, the master. How and where, O teacher, should the worship of Acyuta be performed by me, by which he, being pleased with me, will at once remove death?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.41
तुङ्गभद्रेति विख्याता या नदी सह्यपर्वते तत्र भद्रवटे वत्स त्वं प्रतिष्ठाप्य केशवम्
tuṅgabhadreti vikhyātā yā nadī sahyaparvate tatra bhadravaṭe vatsa tvaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya keśavam
"The river renowned as Tuṅgabhadrā, which is on the Sahya mountain—there, at Bhadravaṭa, my child, having installed Keśava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.42
आराधय जगन्नाथं गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् हृदि कृत्वेन्द्रियग्रामं मनः संयम्य तत्त्वतः
ārādhaya jagannāthaṃ gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt hṛdi kṛtvendriyagrāmaṃ manaḥ saṃyamya tattvataḥ
worship the Lord of the world, in due order, with fragrances, flowers and the rest, placing the host of the senses in the heart and truly restraining the mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.43
हृत्पुण्डरीके देवेशं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् ध्यायन्न् एकमना वत्स द्वादशाक्षरम् अभ्यसन्
hṛtpuṇḍarīke deveśaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam dhyāyann ekamanā vatsa dvādaśākṣaram abhyasan
meditating with single mind, my child, on the Lord of gods, bearer of conch, discus and mace, in the lotus of the heart, and practising the twelve-syllabled (mantra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.44
इमं मन्त्रं हि जपतो देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः प्रीतो भवति विश्वात्मा मृत्युं येनापनेष्यति
imaṃ mantraṃ hi japato devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ prīto bhavati viśvātmā mṛtyuṃ yenāpaneṣyati
For (to one) who recites this mantra of the God of gods, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, the Self of all becomes pleased, whereby he will remove death."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.45
इत्युक्तस् तं प्रणम्याथ स जगाम तपोवनम्
ityuktas taṃ praṇamyātha sa jagāma tapovanam
Addressed thus, he then bowed to him and went to the penance-grove.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.46
सह्यपादोद्भवायास् तु भद्रायास् तटम् उत्तमम् नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं नानापुष्पोपशोभितम्
sahyapādodbhavāyās tu bhadrāyās taṭam uttamam nānādrumalatākīrṇaṃ nānāpuṣpopaśobhitam
(He went to) the excellent bank of the Bhadrā, which rises at the foot of the Sahya, strewn with many trees and creepers, adorned with many flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.47
गुल्मवेणुलताकीर्णं नानामुनिजनाकुलम् तत्र विष्णुं प्रतिष्ठाप्य गन्धधूपादिभिः क्रमात्
gulmaveṇulatākīrṇaṃ nānāmunijanākulam tatra viṣṇuṃ pratiṣṭhāpya gandhadhūpādibhiḥ kramāt
strewn with thickets, bamboos and creepers, thronged with many ascetic folk. There, having installed Viṣṇu, in due order with fragrance, incense and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.48
पूजयाम्_अस देवेशं मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः पूजयित्वा हरिं तत्र तपस् तेपे सुदुष्करम्
pūjayām_asa deveśaṃ mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ pūjayitvā hariṃ tatra tapas tepe suduṣkaram
the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya worshipped the Lord of gods; and having worshipped Hari there, he performed most difficult austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.49
निराहारो मुनिस् तत्र वर्षम् एकम् अतन्द्रितः मात्रोक्तकाले त्व् आसन्ने दिने तत्र महामतिः
nirāhāro munis tatra varṣam ekam atandritaḥ mātroktakāle tv āsanne dine tatra mahāmatiḥ
There the sage, without food, unwearied, for one year; and when the time spoken of by his mother had drawn near, on that day the great-minded one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.50
स्नात्वा यथोक्तविधिना कृत्वा विष्णोस् तथार्चनम् हृदि कृत्वेन्द्रियग्रामं विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना
snātvā yathoktavidhinā kṛtvā viṣṇos tathārcanam hṛdi kṛtvendriyagrāmaṃ viśuddhenāntarātmanā
having bathed according to the prescribed rite and likewise performed the worship of Viṣṇu, placing the host of the senses in the heart, with wholly purified inner self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.51
आसनं स्वस्तिकं बद्ध्वा कृत्वासौ प्राणसंयमम् ॐकारोच्चारणाद् धीमान् हृत्पद्मं स विकासयन्
āsanaṃ svastikaṃ baddhvā kṛtvāsau prāṇasaṃyamam oṃkāroccāraṇād dhīmān hṛtpadmaṃ sa vikāsayan
having bound the svastika posture and performed restraint of the breath, the wise one, by uttering the syllable Om, causing the lotus of his heart to open,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.52
तन्मध्ये रविसोमाग्निमण्डलानि यथाक्रमम् कल्पयित्वा हरेः पीठं तस्मिन् देशे सनातनम्
tanmadhye ravisomāgnimaṇḍalāni yathākramam kalpayitvā hareḥ pīṭhaṃ tasmin deśe sanātanam
having fashioned in the middle of it, in due order, the orbs of sun, moon and fire, and in that place the eternal seat of Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.53
पीताम्बरधरं कृष्णं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् भावपुष्पैः समभ्यर्च्य मनस् तस्मिन् निवेश्य च
pītāmbaradharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam bhāvapuṣpaiḥ samabhyarcya manas tasmin niveśya ca
having worshipped with the flowers of contemplation the yellow-robed Kṛṣṇa, bearer of conch, discus and mace, and having settled his mind upon him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.54
ब्रह्मरूपं हरिं ध्यायंस् ततो मन्त्रम् उदीरयत् ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
brahmarūpaṃ hariṃ dhyāyaṃs tato mantram udīrayat oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
meditating on Hari as brahman in form, he then uttered the mantra: "Oṃ, homage to the Blessed Vāsudeva."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.55
इत्य् एवं ध्यायतस् तस्य मार्कण्डेयस्य धीमतः मनस् तत्रैव संलग्नं देवदेवे जगत्पतौ
ity evaṃ dhyāyatas tasya mārkaṇḍeyasya dhīmataḥ manas tatraiva saṃlagnaṃ devadeve jagatpatau
As the wise Mārkaṇḍeya meditated thus, his mind became fixed right there upon the God of gods, the Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.56
ततो यमाज्ञया तत्र आगता यमकिंकराः पाशहस्तास् तु तं नेतुं विष्णुदूतैस् तु ते हताः
tato yamājñayā tatra āgatā yamakiṃkarāḥ pāśahastās tu taṃ netuṃ viṣṇudūtais tu te hatāḥ
Then, by Yama's command, Yama's servants came there with nooses in their hands to lead him away; but they were struck down by Viṣṇu's messengers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.57
शूलैः प्रहन्यमानास् तु द्विजं मुक्त्वा ययुस् तदा वयं निवर्त्य गच्छामो मृत्युर् एवागमिष्यति
śūlaiḥ prahanyamānās tu dvijaṃ muktvā yayus tadā vayaṃ nivartya gacchāmo mṛtyur evāgamiṣyati
Being beaten with spears, they then let the brahmin go and departed, (saying:) "Let us turn back and go; Death himself will come."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.58
यत्र नः स्वामिनो नाम लोकनाथस्य शार्ङ्गिणः को यमस् तत्र मृत्युर् वा कालः कलयतां वरः
yatra naḥ svāmino nāma lokanāthasya śārṅgiṇaḥ ko yamas tatra mṛtyur vā kālaḥ kalayatāṃ varaḥ
"Where the name of our master, the Lord of the worlds, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, (is present), what Yama is there, or Death, or Time, the best of reckoners?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.59
आगत्य स्वयम् एवाह मृत्युः पार्श्वं महात्मनः मार्कण्डेयस्य बभ्राम विष्णुकिंकरशङ्कया
āgatya svayam evāha mṛtyuḥ pārśvaṃ mahātmanaḥ mārkaṇḍeyasya babhrāma viṣṇukiṃkaraśaṅkayā
Death, having come himself, moved about beside the great-souled Mārkaṇḍeya, out of fear of Viṣṇu's servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.60
ते ऽप्य् उद्यम्याशु मुशलान् आयसान् विष्णुकिंकराः विष्ण्वाज्ञया हनिष्यामो मृत्युम् अद्येति संस्थिताः
te 'py udyamyāśu muśalān āyasān viṣṇukiṃkarāḥ viṣṇvājñayā haniṣyāmo mṛtyum adyeti saṃsthitāḥ
And those servants of Viṣṇu, swiftly raising their iron clubs, stood ready, (saying:) "By Viṣṇu's command we shall slay Death today."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.61
ततो विष्ण्वर्पितमना मार्कण्डेयो महामतिः तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा देवदेवं जनार्दनम्
tato viṣṇvarpitamanā mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmatiḥ tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā devadevaṃ janārdanam
Then Mārkaṇḍeya of great intelligence, his mind offered up to Viṣṇu, bowed down and praised Janārdana, the God of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.62
विष्णुनैवोदितं यत् तत् स्तोत्रं कर्णे महात्मनः सुभाषितेन मनसा तेन तुष्टाव माधवम्
viṣṇunaivoditaṃ yat tat stotraṃ karṇe mahātmanaḥ subhāṣitena manasā tena tuṣṭāva mādhavam
That hymn which had been spoken by Viṣṇu himself into the ear of the great-souled one—with that well-uttered (hymn), with his mind (fixed on him), he praised Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.63
नारायणं सहस्राक्षं पद्मनाभं पुरातनम् प्रणतो ऽस्मि हृषीकेशं किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
nārāyaṇaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ padmanābhaṃ purātanam praṇato 'smi hṛṣīkeśaṃ kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I bow to Nārāyaṇa, the thousand-eyed, the lotus-naveled, the ancient one, Hṛṣīkeśa: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.64
गोविन्दं पुण्डरीकाक्षम् अनन्तम् अजम् अव्ययम् केशवं च प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
govindaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣam anantam ajam avyayam keśavaṃ ca prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in Govinda, the lotus-eyed, the endless, the unborn, the imperishable, and in Keśava: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.65
वासुदेवं जगद्योनिं भानुवर्णम् अतीन्द्रियम् दामोदरं प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
vāsudevaṃ jagadyoniṃ bhānuvarṇam atīndriyam dāmodaraṃ prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in Vāsudeva, the womb of the world, sun-colored, beyond the senses, in Dāmodara: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.66
शङ्खचक्रधरं देवं छन्नरूपिणम् अव्ययम् अधोक्षजं प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ channarūpiṇam avyayam adhokṣajaṃ prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in the god who bears conch and discus, whose form is hidden, the imperishable, Adhokṣaja: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.67
वाराहं वामनं विष्णुं नरसिंहं जनार्दनम् माधवं च प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
vārāhaṃ vāmanaṃ viṣṇuṃ narasiṃhaṃ janārdanam mādhavaṃ ca prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in the Boar, the Dwarf, Viṣṇu, the Man-Lion, Janārdana, and in Mādhava: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.68
पुरुषं पुष्करं पुण्यं क्षेमबीजं जगत्पतिम् लोकनाथं प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
puruṣaṃ puṣkaraṃ puṇyaṃ kṣemabījaṃ jagatpatim lokanāthaṃ prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in the Person, the lotus, the holy one, the seed of well-being, the Lord of the world, the Lord of the worlds: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.69
भूतात्मानं महात्मानं जगद्योनिम् अयोनिजम् विश्वरूपं प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
bhūtātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ jagadyonim ayonijam viśvarūpaṃ prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in the Self of beings, the great Self, the womb of the world, the one not born of a womb, whose form is the universe: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.70
सहस्रशिरसं देवं व्यक्ताव्यक्तं सनातनम् महायोगं प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि किं मे मृत्युः करिष्यति
sahasraśirasaṃ devaṃ vyaktāvyaktaṃ sanātanam mahāyogaṃ prapanno 'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati
I have taken refuge in the thousand-headed god, manifest and unmanifest, eternal, the great Yoga: what will Death do to me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.71
इत्य् उदीरितम् आकर्ण्य स्तोत्रं तस्य महात्मनः अपयातस् ततो मृत्युर् विष्णुदूतैश् च पीडितः
ity udīritam ākarṇya stotraṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ apayātas tato mṛtyur viṣṇudūtaiś ca pīḍitaḥ
Hearing this hymn thus uttered by that great-souled one, Death then fled away, tormented by Viṣṇu's messengers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.72
इति तेन जितो मृत्युर् मार्कण्डेयेन धीमता प्रसन्ने पुण्डरीकाक्षे नृसिंहे नास्ति दुर्लभम्
iti tena jito mṛtyur mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā prasanne puṇḍarīkākṣe nṛsiṃhe nāsti durlabham
Thus Death was conquered by that wise Mārkaṇḍeya. When the lotus-eyed Nṛsiṃha is pleased, nothing is hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.73
मृत्युंजयम् इदं पुण्यं मृत्युप्रशमनं शुभम् मार्कण्डेयहितार्थाय स्वयं विष्णुर् उवाच ह
mṛtyuṃjayam idaṃ puṇyaṃ mṛtyupraśamanaṃ śubham mārkaṇḍeyahitārthāya svayaṃ viṣṇur uvāca ha
This holy, auspicious conqueror of death, which quells death, Viṣṇu himself spoke for the benefit of Mārkaṇḍeya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.74
य इदं पठेते भक्त्या त्रिकालं नियतः शुचिः नाकाले तस्य मृत्युः स्यान् नरस्याच्युतचेतसः
ya idaṃ paṭhete bhaktyā trikālaṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ nākāle tasya mṛtyuḥ syān narasyācyutacetasaḥ
For the man who, restrained and pure, recites this with devotion at the three junctures of the day, whose mind is on Acyuta, there will be no death out of due time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 7.75
हृत्पद्ममध्ये पुरुषं पुराणं नारायणं शाश्वतम् आदिदेवम् संचिन्त्य सूर्याद् अपि राजमानं मृत्युं स योगी जितवांस् तदैव
hṛtpadmamadhye puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ śāśvatam ādidevam saṃcintya sūryād api rājamānaṃ mṛtyuṃ sa yogī jitavāṃs tadaiva
Having meditated in the lotus of the heart on the ancient Person, Nārāyaṇa, the eternal, the primal God, shining more brightly than the sun, that yogin at that very moment conquered death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition