Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 14
PdP 1 14.1
भीष्म उवाच। कथं त्रिपुरुषाज्जातो ह्यर्जुनः परवीरहा। कथं कर्णस्तु कानीनः सूतजः परिकीर्त्यते
bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ tripuruṣājjāto hyarjunaḥ paravīrahā| kathaṃ karṇastu kānīnaḥ sūtajaḥ parikīrtyate
Bhīṣma said: How was Arjuna, the slayer of enemy heroes, born from three men? And how is Karṇa, born of a maiden, spoken of as a charioteer's son?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.2
वरं तयोः कथं भूतं निसर्गादेव तद्वद। बृहत्कौतूहलं मह्यं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
varaṃ tayoḥ kathaṃ bhūtaṃ nisargādeva tadvada| bṛhatkautūhalaṃ mahyaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati
How did the boon of those two come about, and that by their very nature — tell that. Great is my curiosity; you ought to tell me that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.3
पुलस्त्य उवाच। छिन्ने वक्त्रे पुरा ब्रह्मा क्रोधेन महता वृतः। ललाटे स्वेदमुत्पन्नं गृहीत्वा ताडयद्भुवि
pulastya uvāca| chinne vaktre purā brahmā krodhena mahatā vṛtaḥ| lalāṭe svedamutpannaṃ gṛhītvā tāḍayadbhuvi
Pulastya said: Formerly, when the (fifth) head had been cut off, Brahmā, seized by great anger, took the sweat that had appeared on his forehead and struck it on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.4
स्वेदतः कुंडली जज्ञे सधनुष्को महेषुधिः। सहस्रकवची वीरः किंकरोमीत्युवाच ह
svedataḥ kuṃḍalī jajñe sadhanuṣko maheṣudhiḥ| sahasrakavacī vīraḥ kiṃkaromītyuvāca ha
From the sweat there was born a hero wearing earrings, with a bow and a great quiver, clad in a thousand coats of mail, and he said, "What shall I do?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.5
तमुवाच विरिंचस्तु दर्शयन्रुद्रमोजसा। हन्यतामेष दुर्बुद्धिर्जायते न यथा पुनः
tamuvāca viriṃcastu darśayanrudramojasā| hanyatāmeṣa durbuddhirjāyate na yathā punaḥ
But Viriñca (Brahmā), pointing out Rudra, said to him with force: "Let this evil-minded one be slain, so that he is not born again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.6
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा धनुरुद्यम्य पृष्ठतः। संप्रतस्थे महेशस्य बाणहस्तोतिरौद्रदृक्
brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā dhanurudyamya pṛṣṭhataḥ| saṃpratasthe maheśasya bāṇahastotiraudradṛk
Having heard Brahmā's words, raising his bow at his back, with arrow in hand and a most terrible gaze, he set out after Maheśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.7
दृष्ट्वा पुरुषमत्युग्रं भीतस्तस्य त्रिलोचनः। अपक्रांतस्ततो वेगाद्विष्णोराश्रममभ्यगात्
dṛṣṭvā puruṣamatyugraṃ bhītastasya trilocanaḥ| apakrāṃtastato vegādviṣṇorāśramamabhyagāt
Seeing that most fearsome man, the three-eyed one became afraid of him; he fled from there and swiftly went to Viṣṇu's hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.8
त्राहित्राहीति मां विष्णो नरादस्माच्च शत्रुहन्। ब्रह्मणा निर्मितः पापो म्लेच्छरूपो भयंकरः
trāhitrāhīti māṃ viṣṇo narādasmācca śatruhan| brahmaṇā nirmitaḥ pāpo mleccharūpo bhayaṃkaraḥ
"Save me, save me, Viṣṇu, from this man, O slayer of foes! An evil one has been created by Brahmā, of barbarian form, terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.9
यथा हन्यान्न मां क्रुद्धस्तथा कुरु जगत्पते। हुंकारध्वनिना विष्णुर्मोहयित्वा तु तं नरम्
yathā hanyānna māṃ kruddhastathā kuru jagatpate| huṃkāradhvaninā viṣṇurmohayitvā tu taṃ naram
Act so that he, enraged, may not kill me, O lord of the world!" And Viṣṇu, deluding that man by the sound of his "hum,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.10
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां योगात्मा विश्वदृक्प्रभुः। तत्र प्राप्तं विरूपाक्षं सांत्वयामास केशवः
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ yogātmā viśvadṛkprabhuḥ| tatra prāptaṃ virūpākṣaṃ sāṃtvayāmāsa keśavaḥ
invisible to all beings, the yoga-souled lord who sees all — Keśava consoled the misshapen-eyed one who had come there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.11
ततस्स प्रणतो भूमौ दृष्टो देवेन विष्णुना। विष्णुरुवाच। पौत्रो हि मे भवान्रुद्र कं ते कामं करोम्यहम्
tatassa praṇato bhūmau dṛṣṭo devena viṣṇunā| viṣṇuruvāca| pautro hi me bhavānrudra kaṃ te kāmaṃ karomyaham
Then he, bowing to the ground, was beheld by the god Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu said: You are indeed my grandson, Rudra; what desire of yours shall I fulfil?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.12
दृष्ट्वा नारायणं देवं भिक्षां देहीत्युवाच ह। कपालं दर्शयित्वाग्रे प्रज्वलंस्तेजसोत्कटम्
dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ bhikṣāṃ dehītyuvāca ha| kapālaṃ darśayitvāgre prajvalaṃstejasotkaṭam
Having seen the god Nārāyaṇa, he said, "Give alms!" — blazing (himself), holding out before (him) the skull, fierce with radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.13
कपालपाणिं संप्रेक्ष्य रुद्रं विष्णुरचिन्तयत्। कोन्यो योग्यो भवेद्भिक्षुर्भिक्षादानस्य सांप्रतम्
kapālapāṇiṃ saṃprekṣya rudraṃ viṣṇuracintayat| konyo yogyo bhavedbhikṣurbhikṣādānasya sāṃpratam
Seeing Rudra with the skull in his hand, Viṣṇu thought: "What other mendicant could be fit at this moment for the giving of alms?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.14
योग्योऽयमिति संकल्प्य दक्षिणं भुजमर्पयत्। तद्बिभेदातितीक्ष्णेन शूलेन शशिशेखरः
yogyo'yamiti saṃkalpya dakṣiṇaṃ bhujamarpayat| tadbibhedātitīkṣṇena śūlena śaśiśekharaḥ
Having resolved, "This one is worthy," he offered his right arm; and the moon-crested one pierced it with his exceedingly sharp trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.15
प्रावर्तत ततो धारा शोणितस्य विभोर्भुजात्। जांबूनदरसाकारा वह्निज्वालेव निर्मिता
prāvartata tato dhārā śoṇitasya vibhorbhujāt| jāṃbūnadarasākārā vahnijvāleva nirmitā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.16
निपपात कपालांतश्शम्भुना सा प्रभिक्षिता। ऋज्वी वेगवती तीव्रा स्पृशंती त्वांबरं जवात्
nipapāta kapālāṃtaśśambhunā sā prabhikṣitā| ṛjvī vegavatī tīvrā spṛśaṃtī tvāṃbaraṃ javāt
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.17
पंचाशद्योजना दैर्घ्याद्विस्ताराद्दशयोजना। दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं सा समुवाह हरेर्भुजात्
paṃcāśadyojanā dairghyādvistārāddaśayojanā| divyavarṣasahasraṃ sā samuvāha harerbhujāt
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.18
इयंतं कालमीशोसौ भिक्षां जग्राह भिक्षुकः। दत्ता नारायणेनाथ कापाले पात्र उत्तमे
iyaṃtaṃ kālamīśosau bhikṣāṃ jagrāha bhikṣukaḥ| dattā nārāyaṇenātha kāpāle pātra uttame
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.19
ततो नारायणः प्राह शंभुं परमिदं वचः। संपूर्णं वा न वा पात्रं ततो वै परमीश्वरः
tato nārāyaṇaḥ prāha śaṃbhuṃ paramidaṃ vacaḥ| saṃpūrṇaṃ vā na vā pātraṃ tato vai paramīśvaraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.20
सतोयांबुदनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा वाक्यं हरेर्हरः। शशिसूर्याग्निनयनः शशिशेखरशोभितः
satoyāṃbudanirghoṣaṃ śrutvā vākyaṃ harerharaḥ| śaśisūryāgninayanaḥ śaśiśekharaśobhitaḥ
Having heard Hari's speech, (which was) like the rumbling of a water-laden cloud, Hara — whose eyes are the moon, the sun and fire, and who is adorned with the moon on his crest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.21
कपाले दृष्टिमावेश्य त्रिभिर्नेत्रैर्जनार्दनम्। अंगुल्या घटयन्प्राह कपालं परिपूरितम्
kapāle dṛṣṭimāveśya tribhirnetrairjanārdanam| aṃgulyā ghaṭayanprāha kapālaṃ paripūritam
Fixing his gaze on the skull, (and) with his three eyes on Janārdana, tapping (it) with his finger, he said: "The skull is full."
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PdP 1 14.22
श्रुत्वा शिवस्य तां वाणीं विष्णुर्धारां समाहरत्। पश्तोऽथ हरेरीशः स्वांगुल्या रुधिरं तदा
śrutvā śivasya tāṃ vāṇīṃ viṣṇurdhārāṃ samāharat| paśto'tha harerīśaḥ svāṃgulyā rudhiraṃ tadā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.23
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं च दृष्टिपातैर्ममंथ सः। मथ्यमाने ततो रक्ते कलिलं बुद्बुदं क्रमात्
divyavarṣasahasraṃ ca dṛṣṭipātairmamaṃtha saḥ| mathyamāne tato rakte kalilaṃ budbudaṃ kramāt
And for a thousand divine years he churned (it) with the fallings of his gaze; then, as the blood was being churned, there came to be, in succession, a clot (and) a bubble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.24
बभूव च ततः पश्चात्किरीटी सशरासनः। बद्धतूणीरयुगलो वृषस्कंधोङ्गुलित्रवान्
babhūva ca tataḥ paścātkirīṭī saśarāsanaḥ| baddhatūṇīrayugalo vṛṣaskaṃdhoṅgulitravān
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.25
पुरुषो वह्निसंकाशः कपाले संप्रदृश्यते। तं दृष्ट्वा भगवान्विष्णुः प्राह रुद्रमिदं वचः
puruṣo vahnisaṃkāśaḥ kapāle saṃpradṛśyate| taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ prāha rudramidaṃ vacaḥ
A man resembling fire is seen in the skull-bowl. Seeing him, the Lord Viṣṇu spoke these words to Rudra:
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PdP 1 14.26
कपाले भव को वाऽयं प्रादुर्भूतोऽभवन्नरः। वचः श्रुत्वा हरेरीशस्तमुवाच विभो शृणु
kapāle bhava ko vā'yaṃ prādurbhūto'bhavannaraḥ| vacaḥ śrutvā harerīśastamuvāca vibho śṛṇu
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.27
नरो नामैष पुरुषः परमास्त्रविदां वरः। भवतोक्तो नर इति नरस्तस्माद्भविष्यति
naro nāmaiṣa puruṣaḥ paramāstravidāṃ varaḥ| bhavatokto nara iti narastasmādbhaviṣyati
"This man is Nara by name, the best of those who know the supreme weapons. Since he was called 'Nara' by you, he shall therefore be Nara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.28
नरनारायणौ चोभौ युगे ख्यातौ भविष्यतः। संग्रामे देवकार्येषु लोकानां परिपालने
naranārāyaṇau cobhau yuge khyātau bhaviṣyataḥ| saṃgrāme devakāryeṣu lokānāṃ paripālane
And both of them, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, will become renowned in the age — in battle, in the tasks of the gods, and in the protection of the worlds.
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PdP 1 14.29
एष नारायणसखो नरस्तस्माद्भविष्यति। अथासुरवधे साह्यं तव कर्ता महाद्युतिः
eṣa nārāyaṇasakho narastasmādbhaviṣyati| athāsuravadhe sāhyaṃ tava kartā mahādyutiḥ
This one, the companion of Nārāyaṇa, will therefore become Nara; and (he) of great splendour will be your helper in the slaying of the asuras.
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PdP 1 14.30
मुनिर्ज्ञानपरीक्षायां जेता लोके भविष्यति। तेजोधिकमिदं दिव्यं ब्रह्मणः पंचमं शिरः
munirjñānaparīkṣāyāṃ jetā loke bhaviṣyati| tejodhikamidaṃ divyaṃ brahmaṇaḥ paṃcamaṃ śiraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.31
तेजसो ब्रह्मणो दीप्ताद्भुजस्य तव शोणितात्। मम दृष्टि निपाताच्च त्रीणि तेजांसि यानि तु
tejaso brahmaṇo dīptādbhujasya tava śoṇitāt| mama dṛṣṭi nipātācca trīṇi tejāṃsi yāni tu
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 14.32
तत्संयोगसमुत्पन्नः शत्रुं युद्धे विजेष्यति। अवध्या ये भविष्यंति दुर्जया अपि चापरे
tatsaṃyogasamutpannaḥ śatruṃ yuddhe vijeṣyati| avadhyā ye bhaviṣyaṃti durjayā api cāpare
(He who is) born from the union of those (three splendours) will conquer the enemy in battle. Those who shall be unslayable, and others hard to conquer as well—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.33
शक्रस्य चामराणां च तेषामेष भयंकरः। एवमुक्त्वा स्थितः शंभुर्विस्मितश्च हरिस्तदा
śakrasya cāmarāṇāṃ ca teṣāmeṣa bhayaṃkaraḥ| evamuktvā sthitaḥ śaṃbhurvismitaśca haristadā
—to Śakra and to the immortals, to them he will be a cause of terror. Having spoken thus Śambhu stood (silent), and Hari then was amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.34
कपालस्थः स तत्रैव तुष्टाव हरकेशवौ। शिरस्यंजलिमाधाय तदा वीर उदारधीः
kapālasthaḥ sa tatraiva tuṣṭāva harakeśavau| śirasyaṃjalimādhāya tadā vīra udāradhīḥ
He, standing in the skull-bowl, right there praised Hara and Keśava; placing his folded hands upon his head, that hero of noble mind (then spoke).
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PdP 1 14.35
किंकरोमीति तौ प्राह इत्युक्त्वा प्रणतः स्थितः। तमुवाच हरः श्रीमान्ब्रह्मणा स्वेन तेजसा
kiṃkaromīti tau prāha ityuktvā praṇataḥ sthitaḥ| tamuvāca haraḥ śrīmānbrahmaṇā svena tejasā
"What shall I do?" he said to the two; having said this he remained bowed down. To him the glorious Hara said: "By Brahmā, with his own splendour,
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PdP 1 14.36
सृष्टो नरो धनुष्पाणिस्त्वमेनं तु निषूदय। इत्थमुक्त्वांजलिधरं स्तुवंतं शंकरो नरम्
sṛṣṭo naro dhanuṣpāṇistvamenaṃ tu niṣūdaya| itthamuktvāṃjalidharaṃ stuvaṃtaṃ śaṃkaro naram
a man has been created, bow in hand; but you—destroy him." Having spoken thus to the man who held folded hands and was praising (him), Śaṅkara,
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PdP 1 14.37
तथैवांजलिसंबद्धं गृहीत्वा च करद्वयम्। उद्धृत्याथ कपालात्तं पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत्
tathaivāṃjalisaṃbaddhaṃ gṛhītvā ca karadvayam| uddhṛtyātha kapālāttaṃ punarvacanamabravīt
taking hold, just so, of his two hands still joined in the añjali, and lifting him up out of the skull, spoke a further word:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.38
स एष पुरुषो रौद्रो यो मया वेदितस्तव। विष्णुहुंकाररचितमोहनिद्रां प्रवेशितः
sa eṣa puruṣo raudro yo mayā veditastava| viṣṇuhuṃkāraracitamohanidrāṃ praveśitaḥ
"This very one is the fierce Puruṣa of whom I told you; he has been made to enter the sleep of delusion produced by Viṣṇu's 'huṃ' sound.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.39
विबोधयैनं त्वरितमित्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे हरः। नारायणस्य प्रत्यक्षं नरेणानेन वै तदा
vibodhayainaṃ tvaritamityuktvāntardadhe haraḥ| nārāyaṇasya pratyakṣaṃ nareṇānena vai tadā
Awaken him quickly!"—having said this, Hara vanished. Then, before Nārāyaṇa's eyes, by this Nara
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.40
वामपादहतः सोपि समुत्तस्थौ महाबलः। ततो युद्धं समभवत्स्वेदरक्तजयोर्महत्
vāmapādahataḥ sopi samuttasthau mahābalaḥ| tato yuddhaṃ samabhavatsvedaraktajayormahat
he too, struck with the left foot, rose up, the greatly strong one. Then there came about a great battle between the sweat-born and the blood-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.41
विस्फारितधनुः शब्दं नादिताशेषभूतलम्। कवचं स्वेदजस्यैकं रक्तजेन त्वपाकृतम्
visphāritadhanuḥ śabdaṃ nāditāśeṣabhūtalam| kavacaṃ svedajasyaikaṃ raktajena tvapākṛtam
The sound of the drawn bow made the whole surface of the earth resound; the one armour of the sweat-born was stripped off by the blood-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.42
एवं समेतयोर्युद्धे दिव्यं वर्षद्वयं तयोः। युध्यतोः समतीतं च स्वेदरक्तजयोर्नृप
evaṃ sametayoryuddhe divyaṃ varṣadvayaṃ tayoḥ| yudhyatoḥ samatītaṃ ca svedaraktajayornṛpa
Thus, O king, while these two who had met in battle—the sweat-born and the blood-born—were fighting, two divine years passed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.43
रक्तजं द्विभुजं दृष्ट्वा स्वेदजं चैव संगतौ। विचिन्त्य वासुदेवोगाद्ब्रह्मणः सदनं परम्
raktajaṃ dvibhujaṃ dṛṣṭvā svedajaṃ caiva saṃgatau| vicintya vāsudevogādbrahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ param
Seeing the two-armed blood-born one and the sweat-born one locked together, Vāsudeva reflected and went to the supreme abode of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.44
ससंभ्रममुवाचेदं ब्रह्माणं मधुसूदनः। रक्तजेनाद्य भो ब्रह्मन्स्वेदजोयं निपातितः
sasaṃbhramamuvācedaṃ brahmāṇaṃ madhusūdanaḥ| raktajenādya bho brahmansvedajoyaṃ nipātitaḥ
In agitation the slayer of Madhu said this to Brahmā: "Today, O Brahmā, this sweat-born one has been struck down by the blood-born one!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.45
श्रुत्वैतदाकुलो ब्रह्मा बभाषे मधुसूदनम्। हरे द्यजन्मनि नरो मदीयो जीवतादयम्
śrutvaitadākulo brahmā babhāṣe madhusūdanam| hare dyajanmani naro madīyo jīvatādayam
Hearing this, Brahmā, distressed, spoke to the slayer of Madhu: "O Hari, in another birth may this man of mine live."
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PdP 1 14.46
तथा तुष्टोऽब्रवीत्तं च विष्णुरेवं भविष्यति। गत्वा तयो रणमपि निवार्याऽऽह च तावुभौ
tathā tuṣṭo'bravīttaṃ ca viṣṇurevaṃ bhaviṣyati| gatvā tayo raṇamapi nivāryā''ha ca tāvubhau
So, pleased, Viṣṇu said to him: "It shall be thus." And going (there) he stopped their battle too, and said to them both:
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PdP 1 14.47
अन्यजन्मनि भविता कलिद्वापरयोर्मिथः। संधौ महारणे जाते तत्राहं योजयामि वां
anyajanmani bhavitā kalidvāparayormithaḥ| saṃdhau mahāraṇe jāte tatrāhaṃ yojayāmi vāṃ
"In another birth it shall be, mutually (between you two), at the juncture of the Kali and Dvāpara (ages); when a great battle has arisen, there I shall join you two together."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.48
विष्णुना तु समाहूय ग्रहेश्वरसुरेश्वरौ। उक्ताविमौ नरौ भद्रौ पालनीयौ ममाज्ञया
viṣṇunā tu samāhūya graheśvarasureśvarau| uktāvimau narau bhadrau pālanīyau mamājñayā
And Viṣṇu, having summoned the lord of the planets and the lord of the gods, said: "These two men are auspicious; they are to be protected by my command.
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PdP 1 14.49
सहस्रांशो स्वेदजोयं स्वकीयोंऽशो धरातले। द्वापरांतेवतार्योयं देवानां कार्यसिद्धये
sahasrāṃśo svedajoyaṃ svakīyoṃ'śo dharātale| dvāparāṃtevatāryoyaṃ devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye
O thousand-rayed one, this sweat-born one is your own portion on the surface of the earth; at the end of the Dvāpara he is to be brought down (as an incarnation) for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.50
यदूनां तु कुले भावी शूरोनाम महाबलः। तस्य कन्या पृथा नाम रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि५० 1.14.
yadūnāṃ tu kule bhāvī śūronāma mahābalaḥ| tasya kanyā pṛthā nāma rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi50 1.14.
In the lineage of the Yadus there shall be one named Śūra, of great strength; his daughter, Pṛthā by name, unequalled in beauty on earth,
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PdP 1 14.51
उत्पत्स्यति महाभागा देवानां कार्यसिद्धये। दुर्वासास्तु वरं तस्यै मंत्रग्रामं प्रदास्यति
utpatsyati mahābhāgā devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye| durvāsāstu varaṃ tasyai maṃtragrāmaṃ pradāsyati
the greatly fortunate one, shall be born for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose; and Durvāsas will grant her a boon, a set of mantras.
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PdP 1 14.52
मंत्रेणानेन यं देवं भक्त्या आवाहयिष्यति। देवि तस्य प्रसादात्तु तव पुत्रो भविष्यति
maṃtreṇānena yaṃ devaṃ bhaktyā āvāhayiṣyati| devi tasya prasādāttu tava putro bhaviṣyati
"Whichever god she summons with devotion by this mantra, O goddess, by that god's favour your son shall be born."
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PdP 1 14.53
सा च त्वामुदये दृष्ट्वा साभिलाषा रजस्वला। चिंताभिपन्ना तिष्ठंती भजितव्या विभावसो
sā ca tvāmudaye dṛṣṭvā sābhilāṣā rajasvalā| ciṃtābhipannā tiṣṭhaṃtī bhajitavyā vibhāvaso
"And she, having seen you at (your) rising, filled with desire, in her menses, standing there overcome with anxiety — she is to be enjoyed (by you), O Vibhāvasu."
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PdP 1 14.54
तस्या गर्भे त्वयं भावी कानीनः कुंतिनंदनः। भविष्यति सुतो देवदेवकार्यार्थसिद्धये
tasyā garbhe tvayaṃ bhāvī kānīnaḥ kuṃtinaṃdanaḥ| bhaviṣyati suto devadevakāryārthasiddhaye
"In her womb this (child), the coming maiden-born son, the delight of Kunti, shall be born, for the accomplishment of the purpose of the god of gods."
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PdP 1 14.55
तथेति चोक्त्वा प्रोवाच तेजोराशिर्दिवाकरः। पुत्रमुत्पादयिष्यामि कानीनं बलगर्वितम्
tatheti coktvā provāca tejorāśirdivākaraḥ| putramutpādayiṣyāmi kānīnaṃ balagarvitam
And saying "So be it," the day-maker, that mass of splendour, spoke: "I shall beget a maiden-born son, proud of his strength,
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PdP 1 14.56
यस्य कर्णेति वै नाम लोकः सर्वो वदिष्यति। मत्प्रसादादस्य विष्णो विप्राणां भावितात्मनः
yasya karṇeti vai nāma lokaḥ sarvo vadiṣyati| matprasādādasya viṣṇo viprāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanaḥ
whose name all the world will indeed pronounce as 'Karṇa'; by my favour, O Viṣṇu, for him — toward brahmins of disciplined soul —
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PdP 1 14.57
अदेयं नास्ति वै लोके वस्तु किंचिच्च केशव। एवं प्रभावं चैवैनं जनये वचनात्तव
adeyaṃ nāsti vai loke vastu kiṃcicca keśava| evaṃ prabhāvaṃ caivainaṃ janaye vacanāttava
there is in the world no thing whatsoever that he will not give, O Keśava; and such in power do I beget him, at your word."
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PdP 1 14.58
एवमुक्त्वा सहस्रांशुर्देवं दानवघातिनम्। नारायणं महात्मानं तत्रैवांतर्दधे रविः
evamuktvā sahasrāṃśurdevaṃ dānavaghātinam| nārāyaṇaṃ mahātmānaṃ tatraivāṃtardadhe raviḥ
Having spoken thus to the god Nārāyaṇa, the great-souled slayer of the Dānavas, the thousand-rayed sun vanished on that very spot.
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PdP 1 14.59
अदर्शनं गते देवे भास्करे वारितस्करे। वृद्धश्रवसमप्येवमुवाच प्रीतमानसः
adarśanaṃ gate deve bhāskare vāritaskare| vṛddhaśravasamapyevamuvāca prītamānasaḥ
When the god Bhāskara, the (water-)thief of waters, had gone out of sight, he (Viṣṇu), his mind pleased, spoke thus also to (Indra) of ancient fame:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.60
सहस्रनेत्ररक्तोत्थो नरोऽयं मदनुग्रहात्। स्वांशभूतो द्वापरांते योक्तव्यो भूतले त्वया
sahasranetraraktottho naro'yaṃ madanugrahāt| svāṃśabhūto dvāparāṃte yoktavyo bhūtale tvayā
"This man, arisen from the blood of the thousand-eyed one by my favour, being a portion of yourself, is to be joined (to a birth) on earth by you at the end of the Dvāpara age."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.61
यदा पांडुर्महाभागः पृथां भार्यामवाप्स्यति। माद्रीं चापि महाभाग तदारण्यं गमिष्यति
yadā pāṃḍurmahābhāgaḥ pṛthāṃ bhāryāmavāpsyati| mādrīṃ cāpi mahābhāga tadāraṇyaṃ gamiṣyati
"When the greatly fortunate Pāṇḍu obtains Pṛthā as his wife, and Mādrī too, O greatly fortunate one, then he will go to the forest.
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PdP 1 14.62
तस्याप्यरण्यसंस्थस्य मृगः शापं प्रदास्यति। तेन चोत्पन्नवैराग्यः शतशृगं गमिष्यति
tasyāpyaraṇyasaṃsthasya mṛgaḥ śāpaṃ pradāsyati| tena cotpannavairāgyaḥ śataśṛgaṃ gamiṣyati
And while he is staying in the forest, a deer will lay a curse upon him; and through that, aversion having arisen (in him), he will go to Śataśṛṅga.
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PdP 1 14.63
पुत्रानभीप्सन्क्षेत्रोत्थान्भार्यां स प्रवदिष्यति। अनीप्संती तदा कुंती भर्त्तारं सा वदिष्यति
putrānabhīpsankṣetrotthānbhāryāṃ sa pravadiṣyati| anīpsaṃtī tadā kuṃtī bharttāraṃ sā vadiṣyati
Desiring sons begotten in his field, he will speak to his wife; then Kuntī, not desiring it, will say to her husband:
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PdP 1 14.64
नाहं मर्त्यस्य वै राजन्पुत्रानिच्छे कथंचन। दैवतेभ्यः प्रसादाच्च पुत्रानिच्छे नराधिप
nāhaṃ martyasya vai rājanputrānicche kathaṃcana| daivatebhyaḥ prasādācca putrānicche narādhipa
'I do not, O king, in any way wish for sons of a mortal; by the favour of the gods do I wish for sons, O lord of men.'
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PdP 1 14.65
प्रार्थयंत्यै त्वया शक्र कुंत्यै देयो नरस्ततः। वचसा च मदीयेन एवं कुरु शचीपते
prārthayaṃtyai tvayā śakra kuṃtyai deyo narastataḥ| vacasā ca madīyena evaṃ kuru śacīpate
Then, O Śakra, to Kuntī, who makes that request, a man is to be given by you; and by my word, do so, O husband of Śacī."
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PdP 1 14.66
अथाब्रवीत्तदा विष्णुं देवेशो दुःखितो वचः। अस्मिन्मन्वंतरेऽतीते चतुर्विंशतिके युगे
athābravīttadā viṣṇuṃ deveśo duḥkhito vacaḥ| asminmanvaṃtare'tīte caturviṃśatike yuge
Then the lord of the gods, grieved, spoke these words to Viṣṇu: "In this Manvantara, in the twenty-fourth age now past,
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PdP 1 14.67
अवतीर्य रघुकुले गृहे दशरथस्य च। रावणस्य वधार्थाय शांत्यर्थं च दिवौकसाम्
avatīrya raghukule gṛhe daśarathasya ca| rāvaṇasya vadhārthāya śāṃtyarthaṃ ca divaukasām
having descended into the family of Raghu, into the house of Daśaratha, for the killing of Rāvaṇa and for the peace of the dwellers in heaven,
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PdP 1 14.68
रामरूपेण भवता सीतार्थमटता वने। मत्पुत्रो हिंसितो देव सूर्यपुत्रहितार्थिना
rāmarūpeṇa bhavatā sītārthamaṭatā vane| matputro hiṃsito deva sūryaputrahitārthinā
by you in the form of Rāma, roaming in the forest for Sītā's sake, my son was slain, O god, by you who sought the welfare of the son of the Sun —
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PdP 1 14.69
वालिनाम प्लवंगेंद्रः सुग्रीवार्थे त्वया यतः। दुःखेनानेन तप्तोहं गृह्णामि न सुतं नरम्
vālināma plavaṃgeṃdraḥ sugrīvārthe tvayā yataḥ| duḥkhenānena taptohaṃ gṛhṇāmi na sutaṃ naram
since Vālin by name, the lord of monkeys, (was killed) by you for Sugrīva's sake. Scorched by this grief, I do not accept the man as (my) son."
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PdP 1 14.70
अगृह्णमानं देवेंद्रं कारणांतरवादिनम्। हरिः प्रोचे शुनासीरं भुवो भारावतारणे
agṛhṇamānaṃ deveṃdraṃ kāraṇāṃtaravādinam| hariḥ proce śunāsīraṃ bhuvo bhārāvatāraṇe
To the lord of the gods, who would not accept and who alleged some other reason, Hari spoke — to Śunāsīra — concerning the removal of the earth's burden:
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PdP 1 14.71
अवतारं करिष्यामि मर्त्यलोके त्वहं प्रभो। सूर्यपुत्रस्य नाशार्थं जयार्थमात्मजस्य ते
avatāraṃ kariṣyāmi martyaloke tvahaṃ prabho| sūryaputrasya nāśārthaṃ jayārthamātmajasya te
"I myself shall make a descent into the world of mortals, O lord, for the destruction of the son of the Sun and for the victory of your son,
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PdP 1 14.72
सारथ्यं च करिष्यामि नाशं कुरुकुलस्य च। ततो हृष्टोभवच्छक्रो विष्णुवाक्येन तेन ह
sārathyaṃ ca kariṣyāmi nāśaṃ kurukulasya ca| tato hṛṣṭobhavacchakro viṣṇuvākyena tena ha
"And I will act as charioteer, and (bring about) the destruction of the Kuru race." Then Śakra was gladdened by that speech of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 1 14.73
प्रतिगृह्य नरं हृष्टः सत्यं चास्तु वचस्तव। एवमुक्त्वा वरं देवः प्रेषयित्वाऽच्युतः स्वयम्
pratigṛhya naraṃ hṛṣṭaḥ satyaṃ cāstu vacastava| evamuktvā varaṃ devaḥ preṣayitvā'cyutaḥ svayam
Gladdened, having received Nara, (he said,) "And let your word be true." Having spoken thus and granted the boon, the god Acyuta himself, having sent (Nara forth),
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PdP 1 14.74
गत्वा तु पुंडरीकाक्षो ब्रह्माणं प्राह वै पुनः। त्वया सृष्टमिदं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
gatvā tu puṃḍarīkākṣo brahmāṇaṃ prāha vai punaḥ| tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
the lotus-eyed one went and spoke again to Brahmā: "All this triple world, with its moving and unmoving (beings), was created by you.
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PdP 1 14.75
आवां कार्यस्य करणे सहायौ च तव प्रभो। स्वयं कृत्वा पुनर्नाशं कर्तुं देव न बुध्यसे
āvāṃ kāryasya karaṇe sahāyau ca tava prabho| svayaṃ kṛtvā punarnāśaṃ kartuṃ deva na budhyase
We two are your helpers in the doing of the work, O lord; having made (it) yourself, O god, you do not know (how) to bring about its destruction again.
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PdP 1 14.76
कृतं जुगुप्सितं कर्म शंभुमेतं जिघांसता। त्वया च देवदेवस्य सृष्टः कोपेन वै पुमान्
kṛtaṃ jugupsitaṃ karma śaṃbhumetaṃ jighāṃsatā| tvayā ca devadevasya sṛṣṭaḥ kopena vai pumān
A loathsome deed has been done, in seeking to slay this Śambhu; and out of anger a man was created by you against the god of gods.
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PdP 1 14.77
शुद्ध्यर्थमस्य पापस्य प्रायश्चित्तं परं कुरु। गृह्णन्वह्नित्रयं देव अग्निहोत्रमुपाहर
śuddhyarthamasya pāpasya prāyaścittaṃ paraṃ kuru| gṛhṇanvahnitrayaṃ deva agnihotramupāhara
For the cleansing of this sin, perform the supreme expiation: taking up the three fires, O god, offer the agnihotra.
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PdP 1 14.78
पुण्यतीर्थे तथा देशे वने वापि पितामह। स्वपत्न्या सहितो यज्ञं कुरुष्वास्मत्परिग्रहात्
puṇyatīrthe tathā deśe vane vāpi pitāmaha| svapatnyā sahito yajñaṃ kuruṣvāsmatparigrahāt
At a holy ford, or in a (holy) land, or even in a forest, O grandfather, together with your own wife perform a sacrifice, with our acceptance.
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PdP 1 14.79
सर्वे देवास्तथादित्या रुद्राश्चापि जगत्पते। आदेशं ते करिष्यंति यतोस्माकं भवान्प्रभुः
sarve devāstathādityā rudrāścāpi jagatpate| ādeśaṃ te kariṣyaṃti yatosmākaṃ bhavānprabhuḥ
All the gods, and the Ādityas, and the Rudras too, O lord of the world, will carry out your command, since you are our lord.
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PdP 1 14.80
एकोहि गार्हपत्योग्निर्दक्षिणाग्निर्द्वितीयकः। आहवनीयस्तृतीयस्तु त्रिकुंडेषु प्रकल्पय
ekohi gārhapatyognirdakṣiṇāgnirdvitīyakaḥ| āhavanīyastṛtīyastu trikuṃḍeṣu prakalpaya
One indeed is the gārhapatya fire, the southern fire is the second, and the āhavanīya the third: set them up in three fire-pits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.81
वर्तुले त्वर्चयात्मानम्मामथो धनुराकृतौ। चतुःकोणे हरं देवं ऋग्यजुःसामनामभिः
vartule tvarcayātmānammāmatho dhanurākṛtau| catuḥkoṇe haraṃ devaṃ ṛgyajuḥsāmanāmabhiḥ
In the round one worship your own self, and me in the one shaped like a bow; in the four-cornered one the god Hara, with the names of the Ṛg, the Yajus and the Sāman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.82
अग्नीनुत्पाद्य तपसा परामृद्धिमवाप्य च। दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु हुत्वाग्नीन्शमयिष्यसि
agnīnutpādya tapasā parāmṛddhimavāpya ca| divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu hutvāgnīnśamayiṣyasi
Having produced the fires and attained the highest prosperity through austerity, you shall, after offering oblations for a thousand divine years, quench the fires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.83
अग्निहोत्रात्परं नान्यत्पवित्रमिह पठ्यते। सुकृतेनाग्निहोत्रेण प्रशुद्ध्यंति भुवि द्विजाः
agnihotrātparaṃ nānyatpavitramiha paṭhyate| sukṛtenāgnihotreṇa praśuddhyaṃti bhuvi dvijāḥ
No other purifier higher than the agnihotra is spoken of here; by a well-performed agnihotra the twice-born on earth are purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.84
पंथानो देवलोकस्य ब्राह्मणैर्दशितास्त्वमी। एकोग्निः सर्वदा धार्यो गृहस्थेन द्विजन्मना
paṃthāno devalokasya brāhmaṇairdaśitāstvamī| ekogniḥ sarvadā dhāryo gṛhasthena dvijanmanā
These are the paths to the world of the gods shown by the brāhmaṇas; one fire must always be maintained by a twice-born householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.85
विनाग्निना द्विजेनेह गार्हस्थ्यन्न तु लभ्यते। भीष्म उवाच। योऽसौ कपालादुत्पन्नो नरो नाम धनुर्द्धरः
vināgninā dvijeneha gārhasthyanna tu labhyate| bhīṣma uvāca| yo'sau kapālādutpanno naro nāma dhanurddharaḥ
Without fire, the householder's state is not obtained here by a twice-born man. Bhīṣma said: That bowman named Nara who was born from the skull—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.86
किमेष माधवाज्जात उताहो स्वेन कर्मणा। उत रुद्रेण जनितो ह्यथवा बुद्धिपूर्वकम्
kimeṣa mādhavājjāta utāho svena karmaṇā| uta rudreṇa janito hyathavā buddhipūrvakam
was he born from Mādhava, or by his own action, or was he begotten by Rudra, or else deliberately (produced)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.87
ब्रह्मन्हिरण्यगर्भोऽयमंडजातश्चतुर्मुखः। अद्भुतं पञ्चमं तस्य वक्त्रं तत्कथमुत्थितम्
brahmanhiraṇyagarbho'yamaṃḍajātaścaturmukhaḥ| adbhutaṃ pañcamaṃ tasya vaktraṃ tatkathamutthitam
O brahman, this Hiraṇyagarbha, born of the egg, has four faces; how did that wondrous fifth face of his arise?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.88
सत्वे रजो न दृश्येत न सत्वं रजसि क्वचित्। सत्वस्थो भगवान्ब्रह्मा कथमुद्रेकमादधात्
satve rajo na dṛśyeta na satvaṃ rajasi kvacit| satvastho bhagavānbrahmā kathamudrekamādadhāt
Rajas should not be seen in sattva, nor sattva anywhere in rajas; how did the lord Brahmā, who abides in sattva, come to have an excess (of rajas),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.89
मूढात्मना नरो येन हंतुं हि प्रहितो हरं। पुलस्त्य उवाच। महेश्वरहरी चैतो द्वावेव सत्पथि स्थितौ
mūḍhātmanā naro yena haṃtuṃ hi prahito haraṃ| pulastya uvāca| maheśvaraharī caito dvāveva satpathi sthitau
by which, being deluded in mind, Nara was sent forth to slay Hara? Pulastya said: These two, Maheśvara and Hari, both stand upon the path of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.90
तयोरविदितं नास्ति सिद्धासिद्धं महात्मनोः। ब्रह्मणः पंचमं वक्त्रमूर्द्ध्वमासीन्महात्मनः
tayoraviditaṃ nāsti siddhāsiddhaṃ mahātmanoḥ| brahmaṇaḥ paṃcamaṃ vaktramūrddhvamāsīnmahātmanaḥ
To those two great souls nothing is unknown, whether accomplished or unaccomplished. The fifth face of the great-souled Brahmā was (turned) upward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.91
ततो ब्रह्माभवन्मूढो रजसा चोपबृंहितः। ततोऽयं तेजसा सृष्टिममन्यत मया कृता
tato brahmābhavanmūḍho rajasā copabṛṃhitaḥ| tato'yaṃ tejasā sṛṣṭimamanyata mayā kṛtā
Then Brahmā became deluded and swollen with rajas; then, through (his) fiery power, he thought, "The creation was made by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.92
मत्तोऽन्यो नास्ति वै देवो येन सृष्टिः प्रवर्तिता। सह देवाः सगंधर्वाः पशुपक्षिमृगाकुलाः
matto'nyo nāsti vai devo yena sṛṣṭiḥ pravartitā| saha devāḥ sagaṃdharvāḥ paśupakṣimṛgākulāḥ
"There is no other god but me, by whom this creation has been set going—the gods together with the gandharvas, (and the world) thronged with cattle, birds and beasts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.93
एवं मूढः स पंचास्यो विरिंचिरभवत्पुनः। प्राग्वक्त्रं मुखमेतस्य ऋग्वेदस्य प्रवर्तकम्
evaṃ mūḍhaḥ sa paṃcāsyo viriṃcirabhavatpunaḥ| prāgvaktraṃ mukhametasya ṛgvedasya pravartakam
Thus deluded, that Viriñci (Brahmā) again became five-faced. His east-facing face is the one that promulgates the Ṛgveda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.94
द्वितीयं वदनं तस्य यजुर्वेदप्रवर्तकम्। तृतीयं सामवेदस्य अथर्वार्थं चतुर्थकम्
dvitīyaṃ vadanaṃ tasya yajurvedapravartakam| tṛtīyaṃ sāmavedasya atharvārthaṃ caturthakam
His second face is the promulgator of the Yajurveda, the third of the Sāmaveda, and the fourth for the purpose of the Atharva(veda).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.95
सांगोपांगेतिहासांश्च सरहस्यान्ससंग्रहान्। वेदानधीते वक्त्रेण पंचमेनोर्द्ध्वचक्षुषा
sāṃgopāṃgetihāsāṃśca sarahasyānsasaṃgrahān| vedānadhīte vaktreṇa paṃcamenorddhvacakṣuṣā
And with the fifth face, whose eye looks upward, he recites the Vedas together with their limbs and sub-limbs, the narratives, the esoteric parts and the compendia.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.96
तस्याऽसुरसुराः सर्वे वक्त्रस्याद्भुतवर्चसः। तेजसा न प्रकाशंते दीपाः सूर्योदये यथा
tasyā'surasurāḥ sarve vaktrasyādbhutavarcasaḥ| tejasā na prakāśaṃte dīpāḥ sūryodaye yathā
Because of the brilliance of that face of his, of wondrous splendour, all the asuras and gods do not shine, as lamps (do not) at sunrise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.97
स्वपुरेष्वपि सोद्वेगा ह्यवर्तंत विचेतसः। न कंचिद्गणयेच्चान्यं तेजसा क्षिपते परान्
svapureṣvapi sodvegā hyavartaṃta vicetasaḥ| na kaṃcidgaṇayeccānyaṃ tejasā kṣipate parān
Even in their own cities they went about agitated and out of their senses; he would count no one else as anything, and he flung his rivals aside by his brilliance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.98
नाभिगंतु न च द्रष्टुं पुरस्तान्नोपसर्पितुम्। शेकुस्त्रस्ताः सुरास्सर्वे पद्मयोनिं महाप्रभुम्
nābhigaṃtu na ca draṣṭuṃ purastānnopasarpitum| śekustrastāḥ surāssarve padmayoniṃ mahāprabhum
All the gods, terrified, were unable to approach, nor to look at, nor to come up in front of the lotus-born great lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.99
अभिभूतमिवात्मानं मन्यमाना हतत्विषः। सर्वे ते मंत्रयामासुर्दैवता हितमात्मनः
abhibhūtamivātmānaṃ manyamānā hatatviṣaḥ| sarve te maṃtrayāmāsurdaivatā hitamātmanaḥ
Thinking themselves as if overpowered, their radiance destroyed, all those deities took counsel about their own welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.100
गच्छामः शरणं शंभुं निस्तेजसोऽस्य तेजसा। देवा ऊचुः। नमस्तेसर्वसत्वेश महेश्वर नमोनमः१०० 1.14.
gacchāmaḥ śaraṇaṃ śaṃbhuṃ nistejaso'sya tejasā| devā ūcuḥ| namastesarvasatveśa maheśvara namonamaḥ100 1.14.
"Let us go for refuge to Śambhu, we who are stripped of radiance by his radiance." The gods said: "Homage to you, lord of all beings, O Maheśvara, homage, homage!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.101
जगद्योने परंब्रह्म भूतानां त्वं सनातनः। प्रतिष्ठा सर्वजगतां त्वं हेतुर्विष्णुना सह
jagadyone paraṃbrahma bhūtānāṃ tvaṃ sanātanaḥ| pratiṣṭhā sarvajagatāṃ tvaṃ heturviṣṇunā saha
"O womb of the world, supreme brahman, you are the eternal (source) of beings, the foundation of all the worlds; you, together with Viṣṇu, are the cause."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.102
एवं संस्तूयमानोसौ देवर्षिपितृदानवैः। अंतर्हित उवाचेदं देवाः प्रार्थयतेप्सितम्
evaṃ saṃstūyamānosau devarṣipitṛdānavaiḥ| aṃtarhita uvācedaṃ devāḥ prārthayatepsitam
Thus praised by the gods, sages, fathers and dānavas, he, while remaining unseen, said this: "O gods, ask for what you desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.103
देवा ऊचुः। प्रत्यक्षदर्शनं दत्वा देहि देव यथेप्सितम्। कृत्वा कारुण्यमस्माकं वरश्चापि प्रदीयताम्
devā ūcuḥ| pratyakṣadarśanaṃ datvā dehi deva yathepsitam| kṛtvā kāruṇyamasmākaṃ varaścāpi pradīyatām
The gods said: "Granting us a visible sight (of yourself), give, O god, what we desire; showing us your compassion, let a boon also be bestowed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.104
यदस्माकं महद्वीर्यं तेज ओजः पराक्रमः। तत्सर्वं ब्रह्मणा ग्रस्तं पंचमास्यस्य तेजसा
yadasmākaṃ mahadvīryaṃ teja ojaḥ parākramaḥ| tatsarvaṃ brahmaṇā grastaṃ paṃcamāsyasya tejasā
"Whatever great valour, radiance, vigour and prowess is ours, all that has been swallowed by Brahmā, by the brilliance of his fifth face."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.105
विनेशुः सर्वतेजांसि त्वत्प्रसादात्पुनः प्रभो। जायते तु यथापूर्वं तथा कुरु महेश्वर
vineśuḥ sarvatejāṃsi tvatprasādātpunaḥ prabho| jāyate tu yathāpūrvaṃ tathā kuru maheśvara
"All our splendours have perished; by your grace, O lord, let them come to be again as before—do so, O Maheśvara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.106
ततः प्रसन्नवदनो देवैश्चापि नमस्कृतः। जगाम यत्र ब्रह्माऽसौ रजोहंकारमूढधीः
tataḥ prasannavadano devaiścāpi namaskṛtaḥ| jagāma yatra brahmā'sau rajohaṃkāramūḍhadhīḥ
Then, with a gracious face, and saluted also by the gods, he went to where that Brahmā was, his mind deluded by rajas and egoism.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.107
स्तुवंतो देवदेवेशं परिवार्य समाविशन्। ब्रह्मा तमागतं रुद्रं न जज्ञे रजसावृतः
stuvaṃto devadeveśaṃ parivārya samāviśan| brahmā tamāgataṃ rudraṃ na jajñe rajasāvṛtaḥ
Praising the god of gods (the gods) surrounded him and entered with him. Brahmā, enveloped by rajas, did not recognize that Rudra who had come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.108
सूर्यकोटिसहस्राणां तेजसा रंजयन्जगत्। तदादृश्यत विश्वात्मा विश्वसृग्विश्वभावनः
sūryakoṭisahasrāṇāṃ tejasā raṃjayanjagat| tadādṛśyata viśvātmā viśvasṛgviśvabhāvanaḥ
Colouring the world with the brilliance of thousands of crores of suns, there was then seen the Self of all, the creator of all, the bringer-into-being of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.109
सपितामहमासीनं सकलं देवमंडलम्। अभिगम्य ततो रुद्रो ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम्
sapitāmahamāsīnaṃ sakalaṃ devamaṃḍalam| abhigamya tato rudro brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam
Then Rudra, having approached the whole circle of gods seated with the Grandfather, (and) Brahmā the highest-placed one,...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.110
अहोतितेजसा वक्त्रमधिकं देव राजते। एवमुक्त्वाट्टहासं तु मुमोच शशिशेखरः
ahotitejasā vaktramadhikaṃ deva rājate| evamuktvāṭṭahāsaṃ tu mumoca śaśiśekharaḥ
"Aha! by excessive brilliance your face shines exceedingly, O god!" Having spoken thus, the moon-crested one let loose a loud laugh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.111
वामांगुष्ठनखाग्रेण ब्रह्मणः पंचमं शिरः। चकर्त कदलीगर्भं नरः कररुहैरिव
vāmāṃguṣṭhanakhāgreṇa brahmaṇaḥ paṃcamaṃ śiraḥ| cakarta kadalīgarbhaṃ naraḥ kararuhairiva
With the tip of the nail of his left thumb he cut off Brahmā's fifth head, as a man (cuts) the pith of a plantain with his fingernails.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.112
विच्छिन्नं तु शिरः पश्चाद्भवहस्ते स्थितं तदा। ग्रहमंडलमध्यस्थो द्वितीय इव चंद्रमाः
vicchinnaṃ tu śiraḥ paścādbhavahaste sthitaṃ tadā| grahamaṃḍalamadhyastho dvitīya iva caṃdramāḥ
The severed head then rested afterwards in Bhava's hand, like a second moon standing in the midst of the circle of planets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.113
करोत्क्षिप्तकपालेन ननर्त च महेश्वरः। शिखरस्थेन सूर्येण कैलास इव पर्वतः
karotkṣiptakapālena nanarta ca maheśvaraḥ| śikharasthena sūryeṇa kailāsa iva parvataḥ
And Maheśvara danced, with the skull lifted up in his hand, like Mount Kailāsa with the sun standing on its peak.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.114
छिन्ने वक्त्रे ततो देवा हृष्टास्तं वृषभध्वजम्। तुष्टुवुर्विविधैस्तोत्रैर्देवदेवं कपर्दिनम्
chinne vaktre tato devā hṛṣṭāstaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam| tuṣṭuvurvividhaistotrairdevadevaṃ kapardinam
Then, when the head had been cut off, the gods, delighted, praised him whose banner is the bull, the matted-haired god of gods, with various hymns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.115
देवा ऊचुः। नमः कपालिने नित्यं महाकालस्य कालिने। ऐश्वर्यज्ञानयुक्ताय सर्वभागप्रदायिने
devā ūcuḥ| namaḥ kapāline nityaṃ mahākālasya kāline| aiśvaryajñānayuktāya sarvabhāgapradāyine
The gods said: Homage forever to the skull-bearer, the dark one of Mahākāla, to him joined with lordship and knowledge, the bestower of every share.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.116
नमो हर्षविलासाय सर्वदेवमयाय च। कलौ संहारकर्ता त्वं महाकालः स्मृतो ह्यसि
namo harṣavilāsāya sarvadevamayāya ca| kalau saṃhārakartā tvaṃ mahākālaḥ smṛto hyasi
Homage to him who plays in joy, and who consists of all the gods. In the Kali (age) you are the doer of destruction; hence you are called Mahākāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.117
भक्तानामार्तिनाशस्त्वं दुःखांतस्तेन चोच्यसे। शंकरोष्याशुभक्तानां तेन त्वं शंकरः स्मृतः
bhaktānāmārtināśastvaṃ duḥkhāṃtastena cocyase| śaṃkaroṣyāśubhaktānāṃ tena tvaṃ śaṃkaraḥ smṛtaḥ
You are the destroyer of your devotees' distress, and therefore you are called the ender of sorrow. You make (things) auspicious for devotees, and therefore you are known as Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.118
छिन्नं ब्रह्मशिरो यस्मात्त्वं कपालं बिभर्षि च। तेन देव कपाली त्वं स्तुतो ह्यद्य प्रसीद नः
chinnaṃ brahmaśiro yasmāttvaṃ kapālaṃ bibharṣi ca| tena deva kapālī tvaṃ stuto hyadya prasīda naḥ
Since you bear the severed head of Brahmā as a skull, therefore, O god, you are Kapālin; being praised today, be gracious to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.119
एवं स्तुतः प्रसन्नात्मा देवान्प्रस्थाप्य शंकरः। स्वानि धिष्ण्यानि भगवांस्तत्रैवासीन्मुदान्वितः
evaṃ stutaḥ prasannātmā devānprasthāpya śaṃkaraḥ| svāni dhiṣṇyāni bhagavāṃstatraivāsīnmudānvitaḥ
Thus praised, Śaṃkara, his mind pleased, sent the gods off to their own abodes, and the Lord remained there itself, filled with delight.
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PdP 1 14.120
विज्ञाय ब्रह्मणो भावं ततो वीरस्य जन्म च। शिरो नीरस्य वाक्यात्तु लोकानां कोपशांतये
vijñāya brahmaṇo bhāvaṃ tato vīrasya janma ca| śiro nīrasya vākyāttu lokānāṃ kopaśāṃtaye
Then, having understood Brahmā's intent and the birth of the hero, and having cast off the head at (their) word, for the appeasing of the anger of the worlds—
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PdP 1 14.121
शिरस्यंजलिमाधाय तुष्टावाथ प्रणम्य तम्। तेजोनिधि परं ब्रह्म ज्ञातुमित्थं प्रजापतिम्
śirasyaṃjalimādhāya tuṣṭāvātha praṇamya tam| tejonidhi paraṃ brahma jñātumitthaṃ prajāpatim
—placing his folded hands on his head and bowing to him, he then praised Prajāpati, the treasury of splendour, the supreme brahman, in order thus to know him,
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PdP 1 14.122
निरुक्तसूक्तरहस्यैर्ऋग्यजुः सामभाषितैः। रुद्र उवाच। अप्रमेय नमस्तेस्तु परमस्य परात्मने
niruktasūktarahasyairṛgyajuḥ sāmabhāṣitaiḥ| rudra uvāca| aprameya namastestu paramasya parātmane
with the secrets of the etymologies and hymns, with the utterances of the Ṛg, the Yajus and the Sāman. Rudra said: O immeasurable one, homage be to you, to the highest, the supreme Self.
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PdP 1 14.123
अद्भुतानां प्रसूतिस्त्वं तेजसां निधिरक्षयः। विजयाद्विश्वभावस्त्वं सृष्टिकर्ता महाद्युते
adbhutānāṃ prasūtistvaṃ tejasāṃ nidhirakṣayaḥ| vijayādviśvabhāvastvaṃ sṛṣṭikartā mahādyute
You are the birthplace of wonders, the inexhaustible store of splendours; through victory you are the being of the universe, the maker of creation, O greatly radiant one.
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PdP 1 14.124
ऊर्द्ध्ववक्त्र नमस्तेस्तु सत्वात्मकधरात्मक। जलशायिन्जलोत्पन्न जलालय नमोस्तु ते
ūrddhvavaktra namastestu satvātmakadharātmaka| jalaśāyinjalotpanna jalālaya namostu te
O upward-faced one, homage be to you, whose nature is being and whose nature is the earth; O you who lie on the waters, born from the waters, whose abode is the waters, homage be to you.
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PdP 1 14.125
जलजोत्फुल्लपत्राक्ष जय देव पितामह। त्वया ह्युत्पादितः पूर्वं सृष्ट्यर्थमहमीश्वर
jalajotphullapatrākṣa jaya deva pitāmaha| tvayā hyutpāditaḥ pūrvaṃ sṛṣṭyarthamahamīśvara
O you whose eyes are the opened petals of a water-born lotus, hail, O god, grandfather! For I was formerly produced by you for the sake of creation, O Lord.
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PdP 1 14.126
यज्ञाहुतिसदाहार यज्ञांगेश नमोऽस्तु ते। स्वर्णगर्भ पद्मगर्भ देवगर्भ प्रजापते
yajñāhutisadāhāra yajñāṃgeśa namo'stu te| svarṇagarbha padmagarbha devagarbha prajāpate
O you whose constant food is the oblation of sacrifice, O lord of the limbs of sacrifice, homage be to you; O golden-wombed, lotus-wombed, god-wombed one, O Prajāpati!
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PdP 1 14.127
त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारः स्वधा त्वं पद्मसंभव। वचनेन तु देवानां शिरश्छिन्नं मया प्रभो
tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ svadhā tvaṃ padmasaṃbhava| vacanena tu devānāṃ śiraśchinnaṃ mayā prabho
You are the sacrifice, you are the utterance vaṣaṭ, you are svadhā, O lotus-born one; but at the word of the gods the head was cut off by me, O Lord.
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PdP 1 14.128
ब्रह्महत्याभिभूतोस्मि मां त्वं पाहि जगत्पते। इत्युक्तो देवदेवेन ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्
brahmahatyābhibhūtosmi māṃ tvaṃ pāhi jagatpate| ityukto devadevena brahmā vacanamabravīt
I am overcome by the killing of a brahmin; protect me, O lord of the world. Thus addressed by the god of gods, Brahmā spoke these words.
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PdP 1 14.129
ब्रह्मोवाच। सखा नाराणो देवः स त्वां पूतं करिष्यति। कीर्तनीयस्त्वया धन्यः स मे पूज्यः स्वयं विभुः
brahmovāca| sakhā nārāṇo devaḥ sa tvāṃ pūtaṃ kariṣyati| kīrtanīyastvayā dhanyaḥ sa me pūjyaḥ svayaṃ vibhuḥ
Brahmā said: The god Nārāyaṇa is (your) friend; he will make you pure. He, the blessed one, is to be glorified by you; he, the mighty Lord himself, is worthy of worship even by me.
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PdP 1 14.130
अनुध्यातोऽसि वै नूनं तेन देवेन विष्णुना। येन ते भक्तिरुत्पन्ना स्तोतुं मां मतिरुत्थिता
anudhyāto'si vai nūnaṃ tena devena viṣṇunā| yena te bhaktirutpannā stotuṃ māṃ matirutthitā
Surely you have been thought upon by that god Viṣṇu, since devotion has arisen in you and the intention to praise me has arisen.
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PdP 1 14.131
शिरश्छेदात्कपाली त्वं सोमसिद्धांतकारकः। कोटीः शतं च विप्राणामुद्धर्तासि महाद्युते
śiraśchedātkapālī tvaṃ somasiddhāṃtakārakaḥ| koṭīḥ śataṃ ca viprāṇāmuddhartāsi mahādyute
Through the cutting of the head you are Kapālin, the founder of the Soma doctrine; and you will deliver a hundred crores of brahmins, O greatly radiant one.
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PdP 1 14.132
ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं कुर्या नान्यत्किंचन विद्यते। अभाष्याः पापिनः क्रूरा ब्रह्मघ्नाः पापकारिणः
brahmahatyāvrataṃ kuryā nānyatkiṃcana vidyate| abhāṣyāḥ pāpinaḥ krūrā brahmaghnāḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ
You should perform the vow for the slaying of a brahmin; there is nothing else (to be done). Not to be spoken with are sinners, cruel men, brahmin-killers, doers of evil.
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PdP 1 14.133
वैतानिका विकर्मस्था न ते भाष्याः कथंचन। तैस्तु दृष्टैस्तथा कार्यं भास्करस्यावलोकनम्
vaitānikā vikarmasthā na te bhāṣyāḥ kathaṃcana| taistu dṛṣṭaistathā kāryaṃ bhāskarasyāvalokanam
Those who (merely) maintain the sacred fires and those who dwell in wrong actions — they are on no account to be spoken with. But if they are seen, then one must look upon the sun.
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PdP 1 14.134
अंगस्पर्शे कृते रुद्र सचैलो जलमाविशेत्। एवं शुद्धिमवाप्नोति पूर्वं दृष्टां मनीषिभिः
aṃgasparśe kṛte rudra sacailo jalamāviśet| evaṃ śuddhimavāpnoti pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭāṃ manīṣibhiḥ
If contact with the body (of such a one) has been made, O Rudra, one should enter the water together with one's clothes. Thus one obtains the purity formerly seen by the wise.
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PdP 1 14.135
स भवान्ब्रह्महन्तासि शुद्ध्यर्थं व्रतमाचर। चीर्णे व्रते पुनर्भूयः प्राप्स्यसि त्वं वरान्बहून्
sa bhavānbrahmahantāsi śuddhyarthaṃ vratamācara| cīrṇe vrate punarbhūyaḥ prāpsyasi tvaṃ varānbahūn
You, sir, are such a slayer of a brahmin; for the sake of purification practise the vow. When the vow has been carried through, you will again obtain many boons.
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PdP 1 14.136
एवमुक्त्वा गतो ब्रह्मा रुद्रस्तन्नाभिजज्ञिवान्। अचिंतयत्तदाविष्णुं ध्यानगत्या ततः स्वयं
evamuktvā gato brahmā rudrastannābhijajñivān| aciṃtayattadāviṣṇuṃ dhyānagatyā tataḥ svayaṃ
Having spoken thus, Brahmā departed; Rudra did not know that (i.e. what to do). Then he thought of Viṣṇu, by himself, by the way of meditation,
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PdP 1 14.137
लक्ष्मीसहायं वरदं देवदेवं सनातनम्। अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन देवदेवस्त्रिलोचनः
lakṣmīsahāyaṃ varadaṃ devadevaṃ sanātanam| aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena devadevastrilocanaḥ
(thought of) him who is accompanied by Lakṣmī, the giver of boons, the god of gods, the eternal one; and by a prostration with the eight limbs the god of gods, the three-eyed one,
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PdP 1 14.138
तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा शंखचक्रगदाधरम्। रुद्र उवाच। परं पराणाममृतं पुराणं परात्परं विष्णुमनंतवीर्यं
tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā śaṃkhacakragadādharam| rudra uvāca| paraṃ parāṇāmamṛtaṃ purāṇaṃ parātparaṃ viṣṇumanaṃtavīryaṃ
bowed down and praised the bearer of conch, discus and mace. Rudra said: The highest of the high, the immortal, the ancient, higher than the highest, Viṣṇu of endless valour —
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PdP 1 14.139
स्मरामि नित्यं पुरुषं वरेण्यं नारायणं निष्प्रतिमं पुराणम्। परात्परं पूर्वजमुग्रवेगं गंभीरगंभीरधियां प्रधानम्
smarāmi nityaṃ puruṣaṃ vareṇyaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ niṣpratimaṃ purāṇam| parātparaṃ pūrvajamugravegaṃ gaṃbhīragaṃbhīradhiyāṃ pradhānam
I constantly call to mind that Person, the most excellent, Nārāyaṇa, without likeness, ancient, higher than the highest, first-born, of terrible speed, the foremost of those whose thought is deep beyond depth.
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PdP 1 14.140
नतोस्मि देवं हरिमीशितारं परात्परं धामपरं च धाम। परापरं तत्परमं च धाम परापरेशं पुरुषं विशालम्
natosmi devaṃ harimīśitāraṃ parātparaṃ dhāmaparaṃ ca dhāma| parāparaṃ tatparamaṃ ca dhāma parāpareśaṃ puruṣaṃ viśālam
I bow to the god Hari, the ruler, higher than the highest, the abode beyond (all) abode, the higher-and-lower, and that supreme abode, the lord of the higher and the lower, the vast Person.
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PdP 1 14.141
नारायणं स्तौमि विशुद्धभावं परापरं सूक्ष्ममिदं ससर्ज। सदास्थितत्वात्पुरुषप्रधानं शांतं प्रधानं शरणं ममास्तु
nārāyaṇaṃ staumi viśuddhabhāvaṃ parāparaṃ sūkṣmamidaṃ sasarja| sadāsthitatvātpuruṣapradhānaṃ śāṃtaṃ pradhānaṃ śaraṇaṃ mamāstu
I praise Nārāyaṇa, of wholly pure being, higher and lower, who created this subtle (world); since he abides forever, he is the foremost of persons — may that peaceful foremost one be my refuge.
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PdP 1 14.142
नारायणं वीतमलं पुराणं परात्परं विष्णुमपारपारम्। पुरातनं नीतिमतां प्रधानं धृतिक्षमाशांतिपरं क्षितीशम्
nārāyaṇaṃ vītamalaṃ purāṇaṃ parātparaṃ viṣṇumapārapāram| purātanaṃ nītimatāṃ pradhānaṃ dhṛtikṣamāśāṃtiparaṃ kṣitīśam
(I praise) Nārāyaṇa, free of stain, ancient, higher than the highest, Viṣṇu whose far shore is boundless, primeval, the foremost of those who possess right conduct, supreme in firmness, patience and peace, the lord of the earth.
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PdP 1 14.143
शुभं सदा स्तौमि महानुभावं सहस्रमूर्द्धानमनेकपादम्। अनंतबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रं क्षराक्षरं क्षीरसमुद्रनिद्रम्
śubhaṃ sadā staumi mahānubhāvaṃ sahasramūrddhānamanekapādam| anaṃtabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetraṃ kṣarākṣaraṃ kṣīrasamudranidram
I praise always the auspicious one of great majesty, the thousand-headed, many-footed, endless-armed, whose eyes are moon and sun, the perishable and imperishable, who sleeps on the ocean of milk.
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PdP 1 14.144
नारायणं स्तौमि परं परेशं परात्परं यत्त्रिदशैरगम्यम्। त्रिसर्गसंस्थं त्रिहुताशनेत्रं त्रितत्वलक्ष्यं त्रिलयं त्रिनेत्रम्
nārāyaṇaṃ staumi paraṃ pareśaṃ parātparaṃ yattridaśairagamyam| trisargasaṃsthaṃ trihutāśanetraṃ tritatvalakṣyaṃ trilayaṃ trinetram
I praise Nārāyaṇa, the supreme, the lord of the supreme, higher than the highest, who is unreachable by the thirty (gods), who abides in the threefold creation, whose eyes are the three sacrificial fires, who is to be known through the three principles, in whom is the threefold dissolution, the three-eyed one.
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PdP 1 14.145
नमामि नारायणमप्रमेयं कृते सितं द्वापरतश्च रक्तम्। कलौ च कृष्णं तमथो नमामि ससर्ज यो वक्त्रत एव विप्रान्
namāmi nārāyaṇamaprameyaṃ kṛte sitaṃ dvāparataśca raktam| kalau ca kṛṣṇaṃ tamatho namāmi sasarja yo vaktrata eva viprān
I bow to Nārāyaṇa, the immeasurable, white in the Kṛta age, red in the Dvāpara, and dark in the Kali — to him I then bow, who created the brahmins from his very mouth,
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PdP 1 14.146
भुजांतरात्क्षत्रमथोरुयुग्माद्विशः पदाग्राच्च तथैव शूद्रान्। नमामि तं विश्वतनुं पुराणं परात्परं पारगमप्रमेयम्
bhujāṃtarātkṣatramathoruyugmādviśaḥ padāgrācca tathaiva śūdrān| namāmi taṃ viśvatanuṃ purāṇaṃ parātparaṃ pāragamaprameyam
the kṣatriya from between his arms, then the vaiśyas from the pair of his thighs, and likewise the śūdras from the tips of his feet. I bow to him whose body is the universe, the ancient, higher than the highest, who reaches the far shore, the immeasurable.
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PdP 1 14.147
सूक्ष्ममूर्त्तिं महामूर्त्तिं विद्यामूर्त्तिममूर्तिकम्। कवचं सर्वदेवानां नमस्ये वारिजेक्षणम्
sūkṣmamūrttiṃ mahāmūrttiṃ vidyāmūrttimamūrtikam| kavacaṃ sarvadevānāṃ namasye vārijekṣaṇam
The one of subtle form, of great form, whose form is knowledge, and who is formless, the armour of all the gods — I bow to the lotus-eyed one.
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PdP 1 14.148
सहस्रशीर्षं देवेशं सहस्राक्षं महाभुजम्। जगत्संव्याप्य तिष्ठंतं नमस्ये परमेश्वरम्
sahasraśīrṣaṃ deveśaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ mahābhujam| jagatsaṃvyāpya tiṣṭhaṃtaṃ namasye parameśvaram
The thousand-headed lord of gods, thousand-eyed, mighty-armed, who stands pervading the world — I bow to the supreme lord.
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PdP 1 14.149
शरण्यं शरणं देवं विष्णुं जिष्णुं सनातनम्। नीलमेघप्रतीकाशं नमस्ये शार्ङ्गपाणिनम्
śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ devaṃ viṣṇuṃ jiṣṇuṃ sanātanam| nīlameghapratīkāśaṃ namasye śārṅgapāṇinam
The god who is worthy of resort, (himself) the refuge, Viṣṇu, the victorious, the eternal, resembling a dark cloud — I bow to him who holds the Śārṅga bow.
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PdP 1 14.150
शुद्धं सर्वगतं नित्यं व्योमरूपं सनातनम्। भावाभावविनिर्मुक्तं नमस्ये सर्वगं हरिम्१५० 1.14.
śuddhaṃ sarvagataṃ nityaṃ vyomarūpaṃ sanātanam| bhāvābhāvavinirmuktaṃ namasye sarvagaṃ harim150 1.14.
Pure, all-pervading, eternal, whose form is space, everlasting, wholly freed from being and non-being — I bow to Hari who goes everywhere.
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PdP 1 14.151
न चात्र किंचित्पश्यामि व्यतिरिक्तं तवाच्युत। त्वन्मयं च प्रपश्यामि सर्वमेतच्चराचरम्
na cātra kiṃcitpaśyāmi vyatiriktaṃ tavācyuta| tvanmayaṃ ca prapaśyāmi sarvametaccarācaram
And here I see nothing at all separate from you, O Acyuta; and I behold all this, moving and unmoving, as made of you.
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PdP 1 14.152
एवं तु वदतस्तस्य रुद्रस्य परमेष्ठिनः। इतीरितेस्तेन सनातन स्वयं परात्परस्तस्य बभूव दर्शने
evaṃ tu vadatastasya rudrasya parameṣṭhinaḥ| itīritestena sanātana svayaṃ parātparastasya babhūva darśane
And as Rudra, the highest lord, was speaking thus—when it had been uttered so by him—the Eternal One, higher than the highest, himself came into his sight.
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PdP 1 14.153
रथांगपाणिर्गरुडासनो गिरिं विदीपयन्भास्करवत्समुत्थितः। वरं वृणीष्वेति सनातनोब्रवीद्वरस्तवाहं वरदः समागतः
rathāṃgapāṇirgaruḍāsano giriṃ vidīpayanbhāskaravatsamutthitaḥ| varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti sanātanobravīdvarastavāhaṃ varadaḥ samāgataḥ
Bearing the discus in his hand, seated on Garuḍa, lighting up the mountain, he rose up like the sun; the Eternal One said, "Choose a boon; I, the boon-giver, have come as a boon for you."
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PdP 1 14.154
इतीरिते रुद्रवरो जगाद ममातिशुद्धिर्भविता सुरेश। न चास्य पापस्य हरं हि चान्यत्संदृश्यतेग्र्यं च ऋते भवं तम्
itīrite rudravaro jagāda mamātiśuddhirbhavitā sureśa| na cāsya pāpasya haraṃ hi cānyatsaṃdṛśyategryaṃ ca ṛte bhavaṃ tam
When this had been said, the best of the Rudras spoke: "Will there be complete purity for me, O lord of gods? And no other remover of this sin is seen as foremost, except that Bhava (himself)."
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PdP 1 14.155
ब्रह्महत्याभिभूतस्य तनुर्मे कृष्णतां गता। शवगंधश्च मे गात्रे लोहस्याभरणानि मे
brahmahatyābhibhūtasya tanurme kṛṣṇatāṃ gatā| śavagaṃdhaśca me gātre lohasyābharaṇāni me
Overcome by the slaying of a brahmin, my body has turned black; there is the smell of a corpse on my limbs, and my ornaments are of iron.
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PdP 1 14.156
कथं मे न भवेदेवमेतद्रूपं जनार्दनम्। किं करोमि महादेव येन मे पूर्विका तनूः
kathaṃ me na bhavedevametadrūpaṃ janārdanam| kiṃ karomi mahādeva yena me pūrvikā tanūḥ
How would this form of mine not be so, O Janārdana? What shall I do, O Mahādeva, by which my former body—
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PdP 1 14.157
त्वत्प्रसादेन भविता तन्मे कथय चाच्युत। विष्णुरुवाच। ब्रह्मवध्या परा चोग्रा सर्वकष्टप्रदा परा
tvatprasādena bhavitā tanme kathaya cācyuta| viṣṇuruvāca| brahmavadhyā parā cogrā sarvakaṣṭapradā parā
—shall come to be by your grace? Tell me that, O Acyuta. Viṣṇu said: The slaying of a brahmin is extreme and terrible, supreme in inflicting every affliction.
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PdP 1 14.158
मनसापि न कुर्वीत पापस्यास्य तु भावनाम्। भवता देववाक्येन निष्ठा चैषा निबोधिता
manasāpi na kurvīta pāpasyāsya tu bhāvanām| bhavatā devavākyena niṣṭhā caiṣā nibodhitā
One should not entertain the thought of this sin even in mind. By you, by the word of the god (Brahmā), this conclusion has been made known.
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PdP 1 14.159
इदानीं त्वं महाबाहो ब्रह्मणोक्तं समाचर। भस्मसर्वाणि गात्राणि त्रिकालं घर्षयेस्तनौ
idānīṃ tvaṃ mahābāho brahmaṇoktaṃ samācara| bhasmasarvāṇi gātrāṇi trikālaṃ gharṣayestanau
Now, O mighty-armed one, do what Brahmā said: three times a day you should rub ash on the body, on all the limbs.
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PdP 1 14.160
शिखायां कर्णयोश्चैव करे चास्थीनि धारय। एवं च कुर्वतो रुद्र कष्टं नैव भविष्यति
śikhāyāṃ karṇayoścaiva kare cāsthīni dhāraya| evaṃ ca kurvato rudra kaṣṭaṃ naiva bhaviṣyati
Wear bones on the crest of hair, on both ears, and on the hand; and when you do this, Rudra, there will be no affliction at all.
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PdP 1 14.161
संदिश्यैवं स भगवांस्ततोंऽतर्द्धानमीश्वरः। लक्ष्मीसहायो गतवान्रुद्रस्तं नाभिजज्ञिवान्
saṃdiśyaivaṃ sa bhagavāṃstatoṃ'tarddhānamīśvaraḥ| lakṣmīsahāyo gatavānrudrastaṃ nābhijajñivān
Having instructed thus, that Lord, the Blessed One, accompanied by Lakṣmī, then went into invisibility; Rudra did not perceive him.
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PdP 1 14.162
कपालपाणिर्देवेशः पर्यटन्वसुधामिमाम्। हिमवंतं समैनाकं मेरुणा च सहैव तु
kapālapāṇirdeveśaḥ paryaṭanvasudhāmimām| himavaṃtaṃ samainākaṃ meruṇā ca sahaiva tu
With the skull in his hand, the lord of gods wandered over this earth—Himavat together with Maināka, and Meru as well,
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PdP 1 14.163
कैलासं सकलं विंध्यं नीलं चैव महागिरिम्। कांचीं काशीं ताम्रलिप्तां मगधामाविलां तथा
kailāsaṃ sakalaṃ viṃdhyaṃ nīlaṃ caiva mahāgirim| kāṃcīṃ kāśīṃ tāmraliptāṃ magadhāmāvilāṃ tathā
Kailāsa, the whole Vindhya, and Nīla the great mountain, Kāñcī, Kāśī, Tāmralipta, and Magadha and Āvilā,
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PdP 1 14.164
वत्सगुल्मं च गोकर्णं तथा चैवोत्तरान्कुरून्। भद्राश्वं केतुमालं च वर्षं हैरण्यकं तथा
vatsagulmaṃ ca gokarṇaṃ tathā caivottarānkurūn| bhadrāśvaṃ ketumālaṃ ca varṣaṃ hairaṇyakaṃ tathā
Vatsagulma and Gokarṇa, and the Northern Kurus, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla, and the Hairaṇyaka continent,
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PdP 1 14.165
कामरूपं प्रभासं च महेंद्रं चैव पर्वतम्। ब्रह्महत्याभिभूतोसौ भ्रमंस्त्राणं न विंदति
kāmarūpaṃ prabhāsaṃ ca maheṃdraṃ caiva parvatam| brahmahatyābhibhūtosau bhramaṃstrāṇaṃ na viṃdati
Kāmarūpa and Prabhāsa, and Mount Mahendra; overcome by the brahmin-slaying, he found no deliverance as he roamed.
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PdP 1 14.166
त्रपान्वितः कपालं तु पश्यन्हस्तगतं सदा। करौ विधुन्वन्बहुशो विक्षिप्तश्च मुहुर्मुहुः
trapānvitaḥ kapālaṃ tu paśyanhastagataṃ sadā| karau vidhunvanbahuśo vikṣiptaśca muhurmuhuḥ
Filled with shame, constantly looking at the skull that was in his hand, shaking his two hands again and again, and flinging (them) repeatedly—
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PdP 1 14.167
यदास्य धुन्वतो हस्तौ कपालं पतते न तु। तदास्य बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना व्रतं चैतत्करोम्यहम्
yadāsya dhunvato hastau kapālaṃ patate na tu| tadāsya buddhirutpannā vrataṃ caitatkaromyaham
when, as he shook his hands, the skull still did not fall, then a thought arose in him: "I shall make this a vow."
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PdP 1 14.168
मदीयेनैव मार्गेण द्विजा यास्यंति सर्वतः। ध्यात्वैवं सुचिरं देवो वसुधां विचचार ह
madīyenaiva mārgeṇa dvijā yāsyaṃti sarvataḥ| dhyātvaivaṃ suciraṃ devo vasudhāṃ vicacāra ha
"By this very path of mine brahmins will go everywhere." Having reflected thus, the god roamed the earth for a very long time.
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PdP 1 14.169
पुष्करं तु समासाद्य प्रविष्टोऽरण्यमुत्तमम्। नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं नानामृगरवाकुलम्
puṣkaraṃ tu samāsādya praviṣṭo'raṇyamuttamam| nānādrumalatākīrṇaṃ nānāmṛgaravākulam
Reaching Puṣkara, he entered an excellent forest, strewn with many trees and creepers, filled with the cries of many wild animals,
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PdP 1 14.170
द्रुमपुष्पभरामोद वासितं यत्सुवायुना। बुद्धिपूर्वमिव न्यस्तैः पुष्पैर्भूषितभूतलम्
drumapuṣpabharāmoda vāsitaṃ yatsuvāyunā| buddhipūrvamiva nyastaiḥ puṣpairbhūṣitabhūtalam
which was made fragrant by a pleasant breeze with the perfume of the mass of tree-blossoms, its ground adorned with flowers laid as if on purpose,
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PdP 1 14.171
नानागधंरसैरन्यैः पक्वापक्वैः फलैस्तथा। विवेश तरुवृंदेन पुष्पामोदाभिनंदितः
nānāgadhaṃrasairanyaiḥ pakvāpakvaiḥ phalaistathā| viveśa taruvṛṃdena puṣpāmodābhinaṃditaḥ
and with various other scents and juices, and with fruits both ripe and unripe—he entered it, delighted by the flower-fragrance of the throng of trees.
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PdP 1 14.172
अत्राराधयतो भक्त्या ब्रह्मा दास्यति मे वरम्। ब्रह्मप्रसादात्संप्राप्तं पौष्करं ज्ञानमीप्सितम्
atrārādhayato bhaktyā brahmā dāsyati me varam| brahmaprasādātsaṃprāptaṃ pauṣkaraṃ jñānamīpsitam
"If I worship here with devotion, Brahmā will grant me a boon; by Brahmā's favour the desired Pauṣkara knowledge is obtained,
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PdP 1 14.173
पापघ्नं दुष्टशमनं पुष्टिश्रीबलवर्द्धनम्। एवं वै ध्यायतस्तस्य रुद्रस्यामिततेजसः
pāpaghnaṃ duṣṭaśamanaṃ puṣṭiśrībalavarddhanam| evaṃ vai dhyāyatastasya rudrasyāmitatejasaḥ
which destroys sin, quells the wicked, and increases nourishment, prosperity and strength." As Rudra of immeasurable splendour was meditating thus,
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PdP 1 14.174
आजगाम ततो ब्रह्मा भक्तिप्रीतोऽथ कंजजः। उवाच प्रणतं रुद्रमुत्थाप्य च पुनर्गुरुः
ājagāma tato brahmā bhaktiprīto'tha kaṃjajaḥ| uvāca praṇataṃ rudramutthāpya ca punarguruḥ
then Brahmā, the lotus-born, pleased by his devotion, came; and the guru, raising up Rudra who had bowed down, spoke again:
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PdP 1 14.175
दिव्यव्रतोपचारेण सोहमाराधितस्त्वया। भवता श्रद्धयात्यर्थं ममदर्शनकांक्षया
divyavratopacāreṇa sohamārādhitastvayā| bhavatā śraddhayātyarthaṃ mamadarśanakāṃkṣayā
"By you I have been worshipped with the observance of a divine vow and its rites — by you, with exceeding faith, out of longing to see me.
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PdP 1 14.176
व्रतस्था मां हि पश्यंति मनुष्या देवतास्तथा। तदिच्छया प्रयच्छामि वरं यत्प्रवरं वरम्
vratasthā māṃ hi paśyaṃti manuṣyā devatāstathā| tadicchayā prayacchāmi varaṃ yatpravaraṃ varam
For men and gods who abide in a vow do see me. By that wish (of yours) I grant a boon, whatever boon is most excellent.
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PdP 1 14.177
सर्वकामप्रसिद्ध्यर्थं व्रतं यस्मान्निषेवितम्। मनोवाक्कायभावैश्च संतुष्टेनांतरात्मना
sarvakāmaprasiddhyarthaṃ vrataṃ yasmānniṣevitam| manovākkāyabhāvaiśca saṃtuṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
Since the vow has been observed for the accomplishment of all desires, with mind, speech, body and feelings, and with a contented inner self —
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PdP 1 14.178
कं ददामि च वै कामं वद भोस्ते यथेप्सितम्। रुद्र उवाच। एष एवाद्य भगवन्सुपर्याप्तो महा वरः
kaṃ dadāmi ca vai kāmaṃ vada bhoste yathepsitam| rudra uvāca| eṣa evādya bhagavansuparyāpto mahā varaḥ
what desire shall I grant? Speak, sir, as you wish." Rudra said: "This very thing today, O Lord, is a great boon, quite sufficient:
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PdP 1 14.179
यद्दृष्टोसि जगद्वंद्य जगत्कर्तर्नमोस्तुते। महता यज्ञसाध्येन बहुकालार्जितेन च
yaddṛṣṭosi jagadvaṃdya jagatkartarnamostute| mahatā yajñasādhyena bahukālārjitena ca
that you have been seen (by me), O you whom the world reveres; O maker of the world, homage to you. By great austerity, achievable (only) through sacrifice, earned over a long time,
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PdP 1 14.180
प्राणव्ययकरेण त्वं तपसा देव दृश्यते। इदं कपालं देवेश न करात्पतितं विभो
prāṇavyayakareṇa tvaṃ tapasā deva dṛśyate| idaṃ kapālaṃ deveśa na karātpatitaṃ vibho
and consuming one's very life-breath, you, O god, are (only then) seen. This skull, O lord of gods, has not fallen from my hand, O mighty one.
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PdP 1 14.181
त्रपाकरा ऋषीणां च चर्यैषा कुत्सिता विभो। त्वत्प्रसादाद्व्रतं चेदं कृतं कापालिकं तु यत्
trapākarā ṛṣīṇāṃ ca caryaiṣā kutsitā vibho| tvatprasādādvrataṃ cedaṃ kṛtaṃ kāpālikaṃ tu yat
This conduct is a cause of shame, and is despised among the sages, O mighty one. By your favour this Kāpālika vow has been performed —
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PdP 1 14.182
सिद्धमेतत्प्रपन्नस्य महाव्रतमिहोच्यताम्। पुण्यप्रदेशे यस्मिंस्तु क्षिपामीदं वदस्व मे
siddhametatprapannasya mahāvratamihocyatām| puṇyapradeśe yasmiṃstu kṣipāmīdaṃ vadasva me
let it be declared here that this great vow of me, who have taken refuge (in you), is accomplished. Tell me in what holy place I should cast this,
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PdP 1 14.183
पूतो भवामि येनाहं मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्। ब्रह्मोवाच। अविमुक्तं भगवतः स्थानमस्ति पुरातनम्
pūto bhavāmi yenāhaṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām| brahmovāca| avimuktaṃ bhagavataḥ sthānamasti purātanam
by which I may become pure (in the eyes) of the sages whose selves are disciplined." Brahmā said: "There is an ancient place of the Lord, Avimukta;
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PdP 1 14.184
कपालमोचनं तीर्थं तव तत्र भविष्यति। अहं च त्वं स्थितस्तत्र विष्णुश्चापि भविष्यति
kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ tava tatra bhaviṣyati| ahaṃ ca tvaṃ sthitastatra viṣṇuścāpi bhaviṣyati
there your ford Kapālamocana shall come to be. And I and you will be established there, and Viṣṇu too will be (there).
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PdP 1 14.185
दर्शने भवतस्तत्र महापातकिनोपि ये। तेपि भोगान्समश्नंति विशुद्धा भवने मम
darśane bhavatastatra mahāpātakinopi ye| tepi bhogānsamaśnaṃti viśuddhā bhavane mama
Upon seeing you there, even those who are great sinners — they too, purified, enjoy pleasures in my abode.
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PdP 1 14.186
वरणापि असीचापि द्वे नद्यौ सुरवल्लभे। अंतराले तयोः क्षेत्रे वध्या न विशति क्वचित्
varaṇāpi asīcāpi dve nadyau suravallabhe| aṃtarāle tayoḥ kṣetre vadhyā na viśati kvacit
Varaṇā and Asī, two rivers dear to the gods — in the field between those two, one who deserves killing does not enter anywhere.
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PdP 1 14.187
तीर्थानां प्रवरं तीर्थं क्षेत्राणां प्रवरं तव। आदेहपतनाद्ये तु क्षेत्रं सेवंति मानवाः
tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ tīrthaṃ kṣetrāṇāṃ pravaraṃ tava| ādehapatanādye tu kṣetraṃ sevaṃti mānavāḥ
(It is) the foremost ford among fords, the foremost among fields, yours. Those men who resort to the field until the falling of the body,
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PdP 1 14.188
ते मृता हंसयानेन दिवं यांत्यकुतोभयाः। पंचक्रोशप्रमाणेन क्षेत्रं दत्तं मया तव
te mṛtā haṃsayānena divaṃ yāṃtyakutobhayāḥ| paṃcakrośapramāṇena kṣetraṃ dattaṃ mayā tava
they, when dead, go to heaven by a goose-drawn vehicle, free from fear from any quarter. A field measuring five krośas has been given by me to you.
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PdP 1 14.189
क्षेत्रमध्याद्यदा गंगा गमिष्यति सरित्पतिम्। तदा सा महती पुण्या पुरी रुद्र भविष्यति
kṣetramadhyādyadā gaṃgā gamiṣyati saritpatim| tadā sā mahatī puṇyā purī rudra bhaviṣyati
When the Gaṅgā will go from the middle of the field to the lord of rivers (the ocean), then, O Rudra, it will become a great and holy city.
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PdP 1 14.190
पुण्या चोदङ्मुखी गंगा प्राची चापि सरस्वती। उदङ्मुखी योजने द्वे गच्छते जाह्नवी नदी
puṇyā codaṅmukhī gaṃgā prācī cāpi sarasvatī| udaṅmukhī yojane dve gacchate jāhnavī nadī
Holy is the north-flowing Gaṅgā, and eastward too the Sarasvatī; for two yojanas the river Jāhnavī goes facing north.
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PdP 1 14.191
तत्र वै विबुधाः सर्वे मया सह सवासवाः। आगता वासमेष्यंति कपालं तत्र मोचय
tatra vai vibudhāḥ sarve mayā saha savāsavāḥ| āgatā vāsameṣyaṃti kapālaṃ tatra mocaya
There indeed all the gods together with me, along with Vāsava, having come, will take up residence. Release the skull there.
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PdP 1 14.192
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु ये गत्वा पिण्डदानेन वै पितॄन्। श्राद्धैस्तु प्रीणयिष्यंति तेषां लोकोऽक्षयो दिवि
tasmiṃstīrthe tu ye gatvā piṇḍadānena vai pitṝn| śrāddhaistu prīṇayiṣyaṃti teṣāṃ loko'kṣayo divi
Those who go to that sacred ford and gratify the fathers with offerings of rice-balls and with śrāddha rites — for them there is an imperishable world in heaven.
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PdP 1 14.193
वाराणस्यां महातीर्थे नरः स्नातो विमुच्यते। सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापाद्गमनादेव मुच्यते
vārāṇasyāṃ mahātīrthe naraḥ snāto vimucyate| saptajanmakṛtātpāpādgamanādeva mucyate
At the great sacred ford in Vārāṇasī a man who has bathed is set free; from the sin committed in seven births he is released by the mere going (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.194
तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थानामुत्तमं परिकीर्तितम्। त्यजंति तत्र ये प्राणान्प्राणिनः प्रणतास्तव
tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrthānāmuttamaṃ parikīrtitam| tyajaṃti tatra ye prāṇānprāṇinaḥ praṇatāstava
That ford is declared the highest of all fords; the living beings who give up their breath there are bowed down to you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.195
रुद्रत्वं ते समासाद्य मोदंते भवता सह। तत्रापि हि तु यद्दत्तं दानं रुद्र यतात्मना
rudratvaṃ te samāsādya modaṃte bhavatā saha| tatrāpi hi tu yaddattaṃ dānaṃ rudra yatātmanā
having attained the state of Rudra, they rejoice together with you. And there too, O Rudra, whatever gift is given by one of controlled self —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.196
स्यान्महच्च फलं तस्य भविता भावितात्मनः। स्वांगस्फुटित संस्कारं तत्र कुर्वंति ये नराः
syānmahacca phalaṃ tasya bhavitā bhāvitātmanaḥ| svāṃgasphuṭita saṃskāraṃ tatra kurvaṃti ye narāḥ
great would be the fruit of that man of disciplined self. And the men who there perform the rite of the bursting of their own body —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 14.197
ते रुद्रलोकमासाद्य मोदंते सुखिनः सदा। तत्र पूजा जपो होमः कृतो भवति देहिनां
te rudralokamāsādya modaṃte sukhinaḥ sadā| tatra pūjā japo homaḥ kṛto bhavati dehināṃ
they, reaching the world of Rudra, rejoice, happy forever. Worship, muttered prayer and oblation made there (become truly) performed for embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.198
अनंतफलदः स्वर्गो रुद्रभक्तियुतात्मनः। तत्र दीपप्रदाने तु ज्ञानचक्षुर्भवेन्नरः
anaṃtaphaladaḥ svargo rudrabhaktiyutātmanaḥ| tatra dīpapradāne tu jñānacakṣurbhavennaraḥ
For one whose self is joined with devotion to Rudra, heaven is a giver of endless fruit; and by giving a lamp there a man becomes one whose eye is knowledge.
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PdP 1 14.199
अव्यंगं तरुणं सौम्यं रूपवंतं तु गोसुतम्। योङ्कयित्वा मोचयति स याति परमं पदम्
avyaṃgaṃ taruṇaṃ saumyaṃ rūpavaṃtaṃ tu gosutam| yoṅkayitvā mocayati sa yāti paramaṃ padam
Whoever brands and sets free a bull that is unblemished, young, gentle and handsome, he goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.200
पितृभिः सहितो मोक्षं गच्छते नात्र संशयः। अथ किं बहुनोक्तेन यत्तत्र क्रियते नरैः२०० 1.14.
pitṛbhiḥ sahito mokṣaṃ gacchate nātra saṃśayaḥ| atha kiṃ bahunoktena yattatra kriyate naraiḥ200 1.14.
Together with his fathers he goes to release — there is no doubt of this. And what need of much speaking? Whatever is done there by men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.201
कर्मधर्मं समुद्दिश्य तदनंतफलं भवेत्। स्वर्गापवर्गयोर्हेतुस्तद्धि तीर्थम्मतं भुवि
karmadharmaṃ samuddiśya tadanaṃtaphalaṃ bhavet| svargāpavargayorhetustaddhi tīrthammataṃ bhuvi
being dedicated to the duty of (ritual) action, that would bear endless fruit; for that ford is held on earth to be the cause of both heaven and final release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.202
स्नानाज्जपात्तथा होमादनंतफलसाधनम्। गत्वा वाराणसीतीर्थं भक्त्या रुद्रपरायणाः
snānājjapāttathā homādanaṃtaphalasādhanam| gatvā vārāṇasītīrthaṃ bhaktyā rudraparāyaṇāḥ
By bathing, by muttered prayer and by oblation it is a means to endless fruit. Those intent on Rudra who have gone with devotion to the Vārāṇasī ford —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.203
ये तत्र पंचतां प्राप्ता भक्तास्ते नात्र संशयः। वसवः पितरो ज्ञेया रुद्राश्चैव पितामहाः
ye tatra paṃcatāṃ prāptā bhaktāste nātra saṃśayaḥ| vasavaḥ pitaro jñeyā rudrāścaiva pitāmahāḥ
those devotees who there met their death — of this there is no doubt: the fathers are to be known as the Vasus, and the grandfathers as the Rudras,
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PdP 1 14.204
प्रपितामहास्तथादित्या इत्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः। त्रिविधः पिंडदानाय विधिरुक्तो मयानघ
prapitāmahāstathādityā ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ| trividhaḥ piṃḍadānāya vidhirukto mayānagha
and the great-grandfathers as the Ādityas — this is the Vedic tradition. Thus a threefold rule for the giving of rice-balls has been declared by me, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.205
मानुषैः पिंडादानं तु कार्यमत्रागतैस्सदा। पिंडदानं च तत्रैव स्वपुत्रैः कार्यमादरात्
mānuṣaiḥ piṃḍādānaṃ tu kāryamatrāgataissadā| piṃḍadānaṃ ca tatraiva svaputraiḥ kāryamādarāt
The offering of rice-balls should always be made by men who have come here; and there itself the offering of rice-balls should be made respectfully by one's own sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.206
सुपुत्रास्ते पितॄणां तु भवंति सुखदायकाः। प्रोक्तं तीर्थं मया तुभ्यं दर्शनादपि मुक्तिदम्
suputrāste pitṝṇāṃ tu bhavaṃti sukhadāyakāḥ| proktaṃ tīrthaṃ mayā tubhyaṃ darśanādapi muktidam
Those become good sons, givers of happiness to the fathers. The ford has been declared by me to you, which gives release even by the sight of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.207
स्नात्वा तु सलिले तत्र मुच्यते जन्मबंधनात्। विमुक्तो ब्रह्महत्यायास्तत्र रुद्र यथासुखम्
snātvā tu salile tatra mucyate janmabaṃdhanāt| vimukto brahmahatyāyāstatra rudra yathāsukham
Having bathed in the water there, one is freed from the bondage of birth. Freed from the slaying of a brahmin, (dwell) there, O Rudra, at your ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.208
अविमुक्ते मया दत्ते तिष्ठ त्वं भार्यया सह। रुद्र उवाच। पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि तेष्वहं विष्णुना सह
avimukte mayā datte tiṣṭha tvaṃ bhāryayā saha| rudra uvāca| pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni teṣvahaṃ viṣṇunā saha
Dwell in Avimukta, given by me, together with your wife. Rudra said: In whatever fords there are on earth, in them, along with Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.209
तिष्ठामि भवतोक्तेन वर एष वृतो मया। अहं देवो महादेव आराध्यो भवता सदा
tiṣṭhāmi bhavatoktena vara eṣa vṛto mayā| ahaṃ devo mahādeva ārādhyo bhavatā sadā
I dwell by your word; this boon has been chosen by me: that I am the god, the Great God, always to be propitiated by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.210
वरं दास्यामि ते चाहं संतुष्टेनांतरात्मना। विष्णोश्चाहं प्रदास्यामि वरांश्च मनसीप्सितान्
varaṃ dāsyāmi te cāhaṃ saṃtuṣṭenāṃtarātmanā| viṣṇoścāhaṃ pradāsyāmi varāṃśca manasīpsitān
And I shall give you a boon with a contented inner self; and I shall bestow on Viṣṇu too the boons desired in his mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.211
सुराणां चैव सर्वेषां मुनीनां भवितात्मनाम्। अहं दाता अहं याच्यो नान्यो भाव्यः कथंचन
surāṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhavitātmanām| ahaṃ dātā ahaṃ yācyo nānyo bhāvyaḥ kathaṃcana
and on all the gods and on the sages of disciplined self. I am the giver, I am the one to be asked; no other is to be thought of in any way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.212
ब्रह्मोवाच। एवं करिष्येहं रुद्र यत्वयोक्तं वचः शुभम्। नारायणश्च ते वाक्यं कर्ता सर्वं न संशयः
brahmovāca| evaṃ kariṣyehaṃ rudra yatvayoktaṃ vacaḥ śubham| nārāyaṇaśca te vākyaṃ kartā sarvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Brahmā said: Thus I shall do, Rudra, the auspicious word that has been spoken by you; and Nārāyaṇa too will carry out all your word — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 14.213
विसृज्यैवं तदा रुद्रं ब्रह्मा चांतरधीयत। वाराणस्यां महादेवो गत्वा तीर्थं न्यवेशयत्
visṛjyaivaṃ tadā rudraṃ brahmā cāṃtaradhīyata| vārāṇasyāṃ mahādevo gatvā tīrthaṃ nyaveśayat
Having thus dismissed Rudra, Brahmā vanished; and the Great God, going to Vārāṇasī, established a sacred bathing-place (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition