Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 31
PdP 1 31.1
भीष्म उवाच। भगवन्महदाश्चर्यं बाष्कलेर्बंधनं हि यत्। कृतं त्रिविक्रमं रूपं यदा संयमितो बलि
bhīṣma uvāca| bhagavanmahadāścaryaṃ bāṣkalerbaṃdhanaṃ hi yat| kṛtaṃ trivikramaṃ rūpaṃ yadā saṃyamito bali
Bhīṣma said: Lord, it is a great wonder, that binding of Bāṣkali, and that the Trivikrama form was assumed when Bali was restrained.
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PdP 1 31.2
एतन्मया श्रुतं पूर्वं कथ्यमानं द्विजोत्तमैः। पाताले वसतेद्यापि वैरोचनसुतो बलि
etanmayā śrutaṃ pūrvaṃ kathyamānaṃ dvijottamaiḥ| pātāle vasatedyāpi vairocanasuto bali
This I heard before, told by the best of the twice-born: that even today Bali, the son of Virocana, dwells in Pātāla.
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PdP 1 31.3
नागतीर्थं यथाभूतं पिशाचानां तु संभवम्। शिवदूती कथं चात्र केनेयं मंगलीकृता
nāgatīrthaṃ yathābhūtaṃ piśācānāṃ tu saṃbhavam| śivadūtī kathaṃ cātra keneyaṃ maṃgalīkṛtā
How did the Nāga shrine come to be, and the origin of the piśācas? And how is Śivadūtī here, and by whom was she made auspicious?
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PdP 1 31.4
अंतरिक्षे पुष्करं तु केन नीतं महामुने। एतदाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं यथा बाष्कलिबंधनम्
aṃtarikṣe puṣkaraṃ tu kena nītaṃ mahāmune| etadācakṣva me sarvaṃ yathā bāṣkalibaṃdhanam
And by whom was Puṣkara brought into the sky, O great sage? Tell me all this, and how Bāṣkali was bound.
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PdP 1 31.5
भूमिप्रक्रमणं पूर्वं कृतं देवेन विष्णुना। द्वितीये कारणं किं च येन देवश्चकार ह
bhūmiprakramaṇaṃ pūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ devena viṣṇunā| dvitīye kāraṇaṃ kiṃ ca yena devaścakāra ha
Formerly the striding over the earth was done by the god Viṣṇu; and what was the reason in the second (case), for which the god did it?
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PdP 1 31.6
तत्त्वतस्त्वं हि तत्सर्वं यथाभूतं तथा वद। पापक्षयकरं ह्येतच्छ्रोतव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
tattvatastvaṃ hi tatsarvaṃ yathābhūtaṃ tathā vada| pāpakṣayakaraṃ hyetacchrotavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā
Tell it all to me truly, just as it happened; for this is destructive of sin and should be heard by one who desires prosperity.
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PdP 1 31.7
पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रश्नभारस्त्वया राजन्कौतुकादेव कीर्तितः। कथयामि हि तत्सर्वं यथाभूतं नृपोत्तम
pulastya uvāca| praśnabhārastvayā rājankautukādeva kīrtitaḥ| kathayāmi hi tatsarvaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nṛpottama
Pulastya said: A load of questions has been uttered by you, O king, out of sheer curiosity; I shall indeed tell all that just as it happened, O best of kings.
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PdP 1 31.8
विष्णोः पदानुषंगेण बंधनं बाष्कलेरिह। श्रुतं तद्भवता सर्वं मया ते परिकीर्तितं
viṣṇoḥ padānuṣaṃgeṇa baṃdhanaṃ bāṣkaleriha| śrutaṃ tadbhavatā sarvaṃ mayā te parikīrtitaṃ
In connection with the footsteps of Viṣṇu, the binding of Bāṣkali here—all that has been heard by you, having been fully related to you by me.
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PdP 1 31.9
भूयोपि विष्णुना भीष्म प्राप्ते वैवस्वतेंतरे। त्रैलोक्यं बलिनाक्रांतं विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
bhūyopi viṣṇunā bhīṣma prāpte vaivasvateṃtare| trailokyaṃ balinākrāṃtaṃ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
Again, O Bhīṣma, when the Vaivasvata interval had come, the three worlds were overrun by Bali—(and then) by Viṣṇu, the all-powerful Viṣṇu—
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PdP 1 31.10
गत्वा त्वेकाकिना यज्ञे तथा संयमितो बलि। भूयोपि देवदेवेन भूमेः प्रक्रमणं कृतम्
gatvā tvekākinā yajñe tathā saṃyamito bali| bhūyopi devadevena bhūmeḥ prakramaṇaṃ kṛtam
having gone alone to the sacrifice, Bali was likewise restrained; and once again the striding over the earth was performed by the god of gods.
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PdP 1 31.11
प्रादुर्भावो वामनस्य तथाभूतो नराधिप। पुनस्त्रिविक्रमो भूत्वा वामनो भूदवामनः
prādurbhāvo vāmanasya tathābhūto narādhipa| punastrivikramo bhūtvā vāmano bhūdavāmanaḥ
The manifestation of the Dwarf was of such a kind, O ruler of men; again becoming Trivikrama, the dwarf became no dwarf.
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PdP 1 31.12
उत्पत्तिरेषा ते सर्वा कथिता कुरुनंदन। नागानां तु यथा तीर्थं तच्छृणुष्व महाव्रत
utpattireṣā te sarvā kathitā kurunaṃdana| nāgānāṃ tu yathā tīrthaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva mahāvrata
This whole origin has been told to you, O son of Kuru; now hear how the shrine of the Nāgas (came to be), O you of great vows.
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PdP 1 31.13
अनंतो वासुकिश्चैव तक्षकश्च महाबलः। कर्कोटकश्च नागेंद्रः पद्मश्चान्यः सरीसृपः
anaṃto vāsukiścaiva takṣakaśca mahābalaḥ| karkoṭakaśca nāgeṃdraḥ padmaścānyaḥ sarīsṛpaḥ
Ananta and Vāsuki, and Takṣaka of great strength, and Karkoṭaka the lord of nāgas, and Padma, and other crawling creatures,
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PdP 1 31.14
महापद्मस्तथा शंखः कुलिकश्चापराजितः। एते कश्यपदायादा एतैरापूरितं जगत्
mahāpadmastathā śaṃkhaḥ kulikaścāparājitaḥ| ete kaśyapadāyādā etairāpūritaṃ jagat
likewise Mahāpadma, Śaṅkha, Kulika, and Aparājita—these are the heirs of Kaśyapa; by these the world was filled.
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PdP 1 31.15
एतेषां तु प्रसूत्या तु इदमापूरितं जगत्। कुटिलाभीमकर्माणस्तीक्ष्णास्याश्च विषोल्बणाः
eteṣāṃ tu prasūtyā tu idamāpūritaṃ jagat| kuṭilābhīmakarmāṇastīkṣṇāsyāśca viṣolbaṇāḥ
By the offspring of these this world was filled — crooked ones, of dreadful deeds, sharp-mouthed and abounding in venom.
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PdP 1 31.16
दष्ट्वा मंदांश्चमनुजान्कुर्युर्भस्मक्षणात्तु ते। तद्दर्शनाद्भवेन्नाशो मनुष्याणां नराधिप
daṣṭvā maṃdāṃścamanujānkuryurbhasmakṣaṇāttu te| taddarśanādbhavennāśo manuṣyāṇāṃ narādhipa
Having bitten dull-witted men, they would reduce them to ashes in an instant; from the mere sight of them, O ruler of men, the destruction of human beings would come about.
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PdP 1 31.17
अहन्यहनि जायेत क्षयः परमदारुणः। आत्मनस्तु क्षयं दृष्ट्वा प्रजास्सर्वास्समंततः
ahanyahani jāyeta kṣayaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ| ātmanastu kṣayaṃ dṛṣṭvā prajāssarvāssamaṃtataḥ
Day after day a most dreadful destruction would occur; and seeing their own destruction, all the creatures on every side
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PdP 1 31.18
जग्मुः शरण्यं शरणं ब्रह्माणं परमेश्वरं। इममेवार्थमुद्दिश्य प्रजाः सर्वा महीपते
jagmuḥ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameśvaraṃ| imamevārthamuddiśya prajāḥ sarvā mahīpate
went for refuge to Brahmā, the giver of refuge, the supreme lord; with just this matter in view, O lord of the earth, all the creatures
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PdP 1 31.19
ऊचुः कमलजं दृष्ट्वा पुराणं ब्रह्मसंज्ञकम्। प्रजा ऊचुः। देवदेवेश लोकानां प्रसूते परमेश्वर
ūcuḥ kamalajaṃ dṛṣṭvā purāṇaṃ brahmasaṃjñakam| prajā ūcuḥ| devadeveśa lokānāṃ prasūte parameśvara
spoke, on seeing the lotus-born, the ancient one called Brahmā. The creatures said: O god, lord of gods, progenitor of the worlds, supreme lord,
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PdP 1 31.20
त्राहि नस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्राणां भुजगानां महात्मनाम्। दिनेदिने भयं देव पश्यामः कृपणा भृशम्
trāhi nastīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrāṇāṃ bhujagānāṃ mahātmanām| dinedine bhayaṃ deva paśyāmaḥ kṛpaṇā bhṛśam
protect us from the sharp-fanged, mighty serpents; day after day, O god, we, wretched, see terror exceedingly.
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PdP 1 31.21
मनुष्यपशुपक्ष्यादि तत्सर्वं भस्मसाद्भवेत्। त्वया सृष्टिः कृता देव क्षीयते तु भुजंगमैः
manuṣyapaśupakṣyādi tatsarvaṃ bhasmasādbhavet| tvayā sṛṣṭiḥ kṛtā deva kṣīyate tu bhujaṃgamaiḥ
Men, cattle, birds and the rest — all that is reduced to ashes; the creation made by you, O god, is being destroyed by the snakes.
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PdP 1 31.22
एतज्ज्ञात्वा यदुचितं तत्कुरुष्व पितामह। ब्रह्मोवाच। अहं रक्षां विधास्यामि भवतीनां न संशयः
etajjñātvā yaducitaṃ tatkuruṣva pitāmaha| brahmovāca| ahaṃ rakṣāṃ vidhāsyāmi bhavatīnāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Knowing this, do what is fitting, O grandfather. Brahmā said: I shall arrange protection for you, there is no doubt.
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PdP 1 31.23
व्रजध्वं स्वनिकेतानि नीरुजो गतसाध्वसाः। एवमुक्ते प्रजाः सर्वा ब्रह्मणाऽव्यक्तमूर्तिना
vrajadhvaṃ svaniketāni nīrujo gatasādhvasāḥ| evamukte prajāḥ sarvā brahmaṇā'vyaktamūrtinā
Go to your own dwellings, free of affliction, your fear gone. When this had been said by Brahmā, whose form is unmanifest, all the creatures
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PdP 1 31.24
आजग्मुः परमप्रीताः स्तुत्वा चैव स्वयंभुवम्। प्रयातासु प्रजास्वेवं तानाहूय भुजंगमान्
ājagmuḥ paramaprītāḥ stutvā caiva svayaṃbhuvam| prayātāsu prajāsvevaṃ tānāhūya bhujaṃgamān
went (home) greatly pleased, having praised the Self-existent one. When the creatures had thus departed, summoning those snakes,
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PdP 1 31.25
शशाप परमक्रुद्धो वासुकिप्रमुखांस्तदा। ब्रह्मोवाच। अहन्यहनि भूतानि भक्ष्यंते वै दुरात्मभिः
śaśāpa paramakruddho vāsukipramukhāṃstadā| brahmovāca| ahanyahani bhūtāni bhakṣyaṃte vai durātmabhiḥ
exceedingly angry, he then cursed Vāsuki and the foremost (of them). Brahmā said: Day after day beings are devoured by these evil-souled ones;
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PdP 1 31.26
नश्यंति तूरगैर्दष्टा मनुष्याः पशवस्तथा। यस्मान्मत्प्रभवान्नित्यं क्षयं नयथ मानुषान्
naśyaṃti tūragairdaṣṭā manuṣyāḥ paśavastathā| yasmānmatprabhavānnityaṃ kṣayaṃ nayatha mānuṣān
bitten by the snakes, men and likewise beasts perish. Since you continually bring to destruction the men who spring from me,
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PdP 1 31.27
अतोन्यस्मिन्भवे भूयान्ममकोपात्सुदारुणात्। भवतां हि क्षयो घोरो भावि वैवस्वतेंतरे
atonyasminbhave bhūyānmamakopātsudāruṇāt| bhavatāṃ hi kṣayo ghoro bhāvi vaivasvateṃtare
therefore, in another existence, from my exceedingly dreadful wrath there shall be a great and terrible destruction of you in the Vaivasvata (manvantara).
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PdP 1 31.28
तथान्यः सोमवंशीयो राजा वै जनमेजयः। धक्ष्यते सर्पसत्रेण प्रदीप्ते हव्यवाहने
tathānyaḥ somavaṃśīyo rājā vai janamejayaḥ| dhakṣyate sarpasatreṇa pradīpte havyavāhane
And likewise another, a king of the lunar line, Janamejaya, will burn (you) with a snake-sacrifice, when the fire-bearer is kindled.
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PdP 1 31.29
मातृष्वसुश्च तनयांस्तार्क्ष्यो वो भक्षयिष्यति। एवं वो भविता नाशः सर्वेषां दुष्टचेतसाम्
mātṛṣvasuśca tanayāṃstārkṣyo vo bhakṣayiṣyati| evaṃ vo bhavitā nāśaḥ sarveṣāṃ duṣṭacetasām
And Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) will devour you, the sons of his mother's sister. Thus will come about the destruction of all of you evil-minded ones.
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PdP 1 31.30
शप्त्वा कुलसहस्रं तु यावदेकं कुलं स्थितम्। एवमुक्ते तु वेपंतो ब्रह्मणा भुजगोत्तमाः
śaptvā kulasahasraṃ tu yāvadekaṃ kulaṃ sthitam| evamukte tu vepaṃto brahmaṇā bhujagottamāḥ
Having cursed a thousand families, so that (only) one family remained — when this had been said by Brahmā, the best of serpents, trembling,
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PdP 1 31.31
निपत्य पादयोस्तस्य इदमूचुर्वचस्तदा। भगवन्कुटिला जातिरस्माकं भूतभावन
nipatya pādayostasya idamūcurvacastadā| bhagavankuṭilā jātirasmākaṃ bhūtabhāvana
falling at his feet, then spoke these words: Lord, crooked is our kind, O bringer-into-being of creatures;
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PdP 1 31.32
विषोल्बणत्वं क्रूरत्वं दंदशूकत्वमेव च। संपादितं त्वया देव इदानीं शपसे कथं
viṣolbaṇatvaṃ krūratvaṃ daṃdaśūkatvameva ca| saṃpāditaṃ tvayā deva idānīṃ śapase kathaṃ
venomousness, cruelty and biting-nature itself were brought about by you, O god; now why do you curse (us)?
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PdP 1 31.33
ब्रह्मोवाच। यदि नाम मया सृष्टा भवंतः कुटिलाशयाः। ततः किं बहुना नित्यं भक्षयध्वं गतव्यथाः
brahmovāca| yadi nāma mayā sṛṣṭā bhavaṃtaḥ kuṭilāśayāḥ| tataḥ kiṃ bahunā nityaṃ bhakṣayadhvaṃ gatavyathāḥ
Brahmā said: If indeed you crooked-minded ones were created by me, then what need of much (talk)? Eat continually, your distress gone.
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PdP 1 31.34
नागा ऊचुः। मर्यादां कुरु देवेश स्थानं चैव पृथक्पृथक्। मनुष्याणां तथास्माकं समयं देव कारय
nāgā ūcuḥ| maryādāṃ kuru deveśa sthānaṃ caiva pṛthakpṛthak| manuṣyāṇāṃ tathāsmākaṃ samayaṃ deva kāraya
The nāgas said: Set a boundary, O lord of gods, and separate places (for each); make a compact, O god, between men and us.
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PdP 1 31.35
शापो यो भवता दत्तो मनुष्यो जनमेजयः। नाशं नः सर्पसत्रेण उल्बणं च करिष्यति
śāpo yo bhavatā datto manuṣyo janamejayaḥ| nāśaṃ naḥ sarpasatreṇa ulbaṇaṃ ca kariṣyati
"The curse which you have pronounced — a man, Janamejaya, will bring about our destruction, and a dreadful one, by a snake-sacrifice."
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PdP 1 31.36
ब्रह्मोवाच। जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातो भविता ब्रह्मवित्तमः। जरत्कन्या तस्य देया तस्यामुत्पत्स्यते सुतः
brahmovāca| jaratkāruriti khyāto bhavitā brahmavittamaḥ| jaratkanyā tasya deyā tasyāmutpatsyate sutaḥ
Brahmā said: There will be one known as Jaratkāru, most learned in the Veda; Jarā's daughter is to be given to him, and upon her a son will be born.
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PdP 1 31.37
रक्षां कर्ता स वो विप्रो भवतां कुलपावनः। तथा करोमि नागानां समयं मनुजैः सह
rakṣāṃ kartā sa vo vipro bhavatāṃ kulapāvanaḥ| tathā karomi nāgānāṃ samayaṃ manujaiḥ saha
That brahmin will be your protector, the purifier of your family. Thus I make an agreement for the nāgas together with men.
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PdP 1 31.38
तदेकमनसः सर्वे शृणुध्वं मम शासनम्। सुतलं वितलं चैव तृतीयं च तलातलम्
tadekamanasaḥ sarve śṛṇudhvaṃ mama śāsanam| sutalaṃ vitalaṃ caiva tṛtīyaṃ ca talātalam
So all of you, with single mind, hear my ordinance: Sutala, and Vitala, and third Talātala —
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PdP 1 31.39
दत्तं च त्रिप्रकारं वो गृहं तत्र गमिष्यथ। तत्र भोगान्बहुविधान्भुंजाना मम शासनात्
dattaṃ ca triprakāraṃ vo gṛhaṃ tatra gamiṣyatha| tatra bhogānbahuvidhānbhuṃjānā mama śāsanāt
a dwelling of three kinds is given to you; there you shall go. There, enjoying enjoyments of many kinds by my ordinance,
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PdP 1 31.40
तिष्ठध्वं सप्तमं यावत्कालं तं तु पुनःपुनः। ततो वैवस्वतस्यादौ काश्यपेयो भविष्यति
tiṣṭhadhvaṃ saptamaṃ yāvatkālaṃ taṃ tu punaḥpunaḥ| tato vaivasvatasyādau kāśyapeyo bhaviṣyati
remain until that seventh period of time, again and again. Then, at the beginning of the Vaivasvata (manvantara), there will be born a son of Kaśyapa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.41
दायादः सर्वदेवानां सुपर्णस्सर्पभक्षकः। तदा प्रसूतिः सर्पाणां दग्धा वै चित्रभानुना
dāyādaḥ sarvadevānāṃ suparṇassarpabhakṣakaḥ| tadā prasūtiḥ sarpāṇāṃ dagdhā vai citrabhānunā
heir of all the gods, Suparṇa, the eater of snakes. Then the offspring of the serpents will be burnt up by the bright-rayed one (fire).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.42
भवतां चैव सर्वेषां भविष्यति न संशयः। ये ये क्रूरा भोगिनो दुर्विनीतास्तेषामंतो भाविता नान्यथैतत्
bhavatāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ| ye ye krūrā bhogino durvinītāsteṣāmaṃto bhāvitā nānyathaitat
And it will come about for all of you — there is no doubt. Whichever coiled ones are cruel and ill-behaved, their end is destined; this is not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.43
कालव्याप्तं भक्षयध्वं च सत्वं तथापकारे चकृते मनुष्यम्। मंत्रौषधैर्गारुडैश्चैव तंत्रैर्बंधैर्जुष्टा मानवा ये भवंति
kālavyāptaṃ bhakṣayadhvaṃ ca satvaṃ tathāpakāre cakṛte manuṣyam| maṃtrauṣadhairgāruḍaiścaiva taṃtrairbaṃdhairjuṣṭā mānavā ye bhavaṃti
Devour only such a creature as time has claimed, and likewise a man when he has done harm. But those men who are equipped with spells, herbs, Garuḍa-charms, ritual manuals and binding-formulas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.44
तेभ्यो भीतैर्वर्तितव्यं न चान्यच्चित्ते कार्यं चान्यथा वो विनाशः। इतीरिते ब्रह्मणा वै भुजंगा जग्मुः स्थानं सुतलाख्यं हि सर्वे
tebhyo bhītairvartitavyaṃ na cānyaccitte kāryaṃ cānyathā vo vināśaḥ| itīrite brahmaṇā vai bhujaṃgā jagmuḥ sthānaṃ sutalākhyaṃ hi sarve
you must conduct yourselves in fear of them, and nothing else is to be set in your mind; otherwise destruction is yours. When this had been declared by Brahmā, all the serpents went to the place called Sutala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.45
तस्थुर्भोगान्भुंजमानाश्च सर्वे रसातले लीलया संस्थितास्ते। एवं शापं तुते लब्ध्वाप्रसादं च चतुर्मुखात्
tasthurbhogānbhuṃjamānāśca sarve rasātale līlayā saṃsthitāste| evaṃ śāpaṃ tute labdhvāprasādaṃ ca caturmukhāt
And they all remained, enjoying enjoyments, settled at ease in Rasātala. Thus, having received from the four-faced one both a curse and a favour,
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PdP 1 31.46
तस्थुः पातालनिलये मुदितेनांतरात्मना। ततः कालांत रेभूते पुनरेवं व्यचिंतयन्
tasthuḥ pātālanilaye muditenāṃtarātmanā| tataḥ kālāṃta rebhūte punarevaṃ vyaciṃtayan
they dwelt in their abode in Pātāla with joyful inner selves. Then, when an interval of time had passed, they again reflected thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.47
भविता भरतो राजा पांडवेयो महायशाः। अस्माकं तु क्षयकरो दैवयोगेन केनचित्
bhavitā bharato rājā pāṃḍaveyo mahāyaśāḥ| asmākaṃ tu kṣayakaro daivayogena kenacit
"There will be a king Bharata, of the Pāṇḍava line, of great renown, and he will be the destroyer of us, through some conjunction of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.48
कथं त्रिभुवने नाथः सर्वेषां च पितामहः। सृष्टिकर्ता जगद्वंद्यः शापमस्मासु दत्तवान्
kathaṃ tribhuvane nāthaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca pitāmahaḥ| sṛṣṭikartā jagadvaṃdyaḥ śāpamasmāsu dattavān
How is it that the lord in the three worlds, the grandfather of all, the maker of creation, worshipped by the world, has laid a curse upon us?
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PdP 1 31.49
देवं विरंचिनं त्यक्त्वा गतिरन्या न विद्यते। वैराजे भवनश्रेष्ठे तत्र देवः स तिष्ठति
devaṃ viraṃcinaṃ tyaktvā gatiranyā na vidyate| vairāje bhavanaśreṣṭhe tatra devaḥ sa tiṣṭhati
Apart from the god Viraṃci there is no other recourse. In Vairāja, best of dwellings, there that god abides.
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PdP 1 31.50
स देवः पुष्करस्थो वै यज्ञं यजति सांप्रतम्। गत्वा प्रसादयामस्तं वरं तुष्टः प्रदास्यति1.31.
sa devaḥ puṣkarastho vai yajñaṃ yajati sāṃpratam| gatvā prasādayāmastaṃ varaṃ tuṣṭaḥ pradāsyati1.31.
That god, however, is now stationed at Puṣkara, performing a sacrifice. Let us go and propitiate him; pleased, he will grant a boon."
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PdP 1 31.51
एवं विचिंत्य ते सर्वे नागा गत्वा च पुष्करम्। यज्ञपर्वतमासाद्य शैलभित्तिमुपाश्रिताः
evaṃ viciṃtya te sarve nāgā gatvā ca puṣkaram| yajñaparvatamāsādya śailabhittimupāśritāḥ
Having reflected thus, all those nāgas went to Puṣkara, and reaching the sacrifice-mountain they took shelter against a rock-face.
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PdP 1 31.52
दृष्ट्वा नागांस्तथा श्रान्तान्वारिधाराश्च शीतलाः। उदङ्मुखा वै निष्क्रांतास्सर्वेषां तु सुखप्रदाः
dṛṣṭvā nāgāṃstathā śrāntānvāridhārāśca śītalāḥ| udaṅmukhā vai niṣkrāṃtāssarveṣāṃ tu sukhapradāḥ
Seeing the nāgas so weary, cool streams of water issued forth facing north, giving comfort to them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.53
नागतीर्थं ततो जातं पृथिव्यां भरतर्षभ। नागकुंडं च वै केचित्सरितं चापरेऽब्रुवन्
nāgatīrthaṃ tato jātaṃ pṛthivyāṃ bharatarṣabha| nāgakuṃḍaṃ ca vai kecitsaritaṃ cāpare'bruvan
From that arose the Nāgatīrtha on earth, O bull of the Bharatas; some called it Nāgakuṇḍa, and others called it a river.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.54
पुण्यं तत्सर्वतीर्थानां सर्पाणां विषनाशनम्। मज्जन्ति तत्र ये मर्त्या अधिश्रावण पंचमि
puṇyaṃ tatsarvatīrthānāṃ sarpāṇāṃ viṣanāśanam| majjanti tatra ye martyā adhiśrāvaṇa paṃcami
That is holy among all sacred fords, destroying the venom of serpents. Those mortals who bathe there on the fifth (day) of Śrāvaṇa —
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PdP 1 31.55
न तेषां तु कुले सर्पाः पीडां कुर्वन्ति कर्हिचित्। श्राद्धं पितॄणां ये तत्र करिष्यंति नरा भुवि
na teṣāṃ tu kule sarpāḥ pīḍāṃ kurvanti karhicit| śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ ye tatra kariṣyaṃti narā bhuvi
Serpents never at any time cause harm in their family. And those men on earth who there perform the śrāddha for the ancestors—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.56
ब्रह्मा तेषां परं स्थानं दास्यते नात्र संशयः। नागानां तु भयं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
brahmā teṣāṃ paraṃ sthānaṃ dāsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ| nāgānāṃ tu bhayaṃ jñātvā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
—to them Brahmā will grant the highest station; there is no doubt of this. But knowing the fear of the Nāgas, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,
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PdP 1 31.57
पूर्वोक्तं तु पुनर्वाक्यं नागानश्रावयत्तदा। पंचमी सा तिथिर्धन्या सर्वपापहरा शुभा
pūrvoktaṃ tu punarvākyaṃ nāgānaśrāvayattadā| paṃcamī sā tithirdhanyā sarvapāpaharā śubhā
then made the Nāgas hear again the words spoken before: "That fifth lunar day is blessed, auspicious, remover of all sins,
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PdP 1 31.58
यतोऽस्यामेव सुतिथौ नागानां कार्यमुद्धृतम्। एतस्यां सर्वतो यस्तु कट्वम्लं परिवर्जयेत्
yato'syāmeva sutithau nāgānāṃ kāryamuddhṛtam| etasyāṃ sarvato yastu kaṭvamlaṃ parivarjayet
since it is on this very good day that the business of the Nāgas was accomplished. Whoever on this (day) altogether avoids what is pungent and sour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.59
क्षीरेण स्नापयेन्नागांस्तस्य ते यांति मित्रताम्। भीष्म उवाच। शिवदूती यथा जाता येन चैव निवेशिता
kṣīreṇa snāpayennāgāṃstasya te yāṃti mitratām| bhīṣma uvāca| śivadūtī yathā jātā yena caiva niveśitā
and bathes the Nāgas with milk—they become his friends." Bhīṣma said: How did Śivadūtī come to be, and by whom was she installed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.60
तन्मे सर्वं यथातत्त्वं भवान्शंसितुर्महति। पुलस्त्य उवाच। शिवा नीलगिरिं प्राप्ता तपसे धृतमानसा
tanme sarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ bhavānśaṃsiturmahati| pulastya uvāca| śivā nīlagiriṃ prāptā tapase dhṛtamānasā
Be pleased to relate all that to me as it truly is. Pulastya said: Śivā, her mind fixed on ascetic practice, reached the Blue Mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.61
रौद्री जटोद्भवा शक्तिस्तस्याः शृणु नृप व्रतम्। तपः कृत्वा चिरं कालं ग्रसिष्याम्यखिलं जगत्
raudrī jaṭodbhavā śaktistasyāḥ śṛṇu nṛpa vratam| tapaḥ kṛtvā ciraṃ kālaṃ grasiṣyāmyakhilaṃ jagat
She was the fierce Śakti sprung from (Śiva's) matted hair; hear, O king, of her vow: "Having practised austerity for a long time, I shall devour the whole world."
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PdP 1 31.62
एवमुद्दिश्य पंचाग्निं साधयामास भामिनी। तस्याः कालांतरे देव्यास्तपंत्यास्तप उत्तमम्
evamuddiśya paṃcāgniṃ sādhayāmāsa bhāminī| tasyāḥ kālāṃtare devyāstapaṃtyāstapa uttamam
With this intent the beautiful woman accomplished the five-fire (austerity). And in the course of time, while that goddess was practising the highest austerity,
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PdP 1 31.63
रुरुर्नाममहातेजा ब्रह्मदत्तवरोऽसुरः। समुद्रमध्ये रत्नाख्यं पुरमस्ति महाधनम्
rururnāmamahātejā brahmadattavaro'suraḥ| samudramadhye ratnākhyaṃ puramasti mahādhanam
there was an asura named Ruru, of great splendour, who had received a boon from Brahmā. In the midst of the ocean there is a city called Ratna, very rich,
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PdP 1 31.64
तत्रातिष्ठत्स दैत्येंद्रस्सर्वदेवभयंकरः। अनेक शतसाहस्र कोटिकोटिशतोत्तमैः
tatrātiṣṭhatsa daityeṃdrassarvadevabhayaṃkaraḥ| aneka śatasāhasra koṭikoṭiśatottamaiḥ
there dwelt that lord of the Daityas, terrifying to all the gods, (attended) by many hundreds of thousands, by the best of crores upon hundreds of crores
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PdP 1 31.65
असुरैरर्चितः श्रीमान्द्वितीयो नमुचिर्यथा। कालेन महता सोऽथ लोकपालपुरं ययौ
asurairarcitaḥ śrīmāndvitīyo namuciryathā| kālena mahatā so'tha lokapālapuraṃ yayau
of asuras—honoured (by them), glorious, like a second Namuci. Then after a long time he went to the city of the world-guardians,
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PdP 1 31.66
जिगीषुः सैन्यसंवीतो देवैर्वैरमरोचयत्। उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य महासुरस्य समुद्रतोयं ववृधेति वेगात्
jigīṣuḥ sainyasaṃvīto devairvairamarocayat| uttiṣṭhatastasya mahāsurasya samudratoyaṃ vavṛdheti vegāt
desiring conquest, surrounded by his army; he chose enmity with the gods. As that great asura rose up, the water of the ocean swelled with such force
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PdP 1 31.67
अनेक नाग ग्रह मीनजुष्टमाप्लावयत्पर्वतसानुदेशान्। अंतःस्थितानेकसुरारिसंघं विचित्रवर्मायुधचित्रशोभम्
aneka nāga graha mīnajuṣṭamāplāvayatparvatasānudeśān| aṃtaḥsthitānekasurārisaṃghaṃ vicitravarmāyudhacitraśobham
that, thronged with many serpents, sea-monsters and fish, it flooded the ridges of the mountains—(and out came) the host of the many enemies of the gods who stood within it, of varied splendour with their many-coloured armour and weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.68
भीमं बलं चलितं चारुयोधं विनिर्ययौ सिंधुजलाद्विशालम्। तत्र द्विपा दैत्यभठाभ्युपेताः सयानघंटाश्च समृद्धियुक्ताः
bhīmaṃ balaṃ calitaṃ cāruyodhaṃ viniryayau siṃdhujalādviśālam| tatra dvipā daityabhaṭhābhyupetāḥ sayānaghaṃṭāśca samṛddhiyuktāḥ
The terrible army, moving, with its fine warriors, marched out vast from the ocean water. There the elephants, mounted by Daitya soldiers, with bells on their howdahs and richly equipped,
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PdP 1 31.69
विनिर्ययुः स्वाकृतिभिर्झषाणां समत्वमुच्चैः खलु दर्शयंतः। अश्वास्तथा कांचनसूत्रनद्धा रोहीतमत्स्या इव ते जलांते
viniryayuḥ svākṛtibhirjhaṣāṇāṃ samatvamuccaiḥ khalu darśayaṃtaḥ| aśvāstathā kāṃcanasūtranaddhā rohītamatsyā iva te jalāṃte
came forth, showing loudly indeed by their own shapes an equality with sea-monsters; and likewise the horses, bound with golden cords, like rohita fish at the water's edge,
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PdP 1 31.70
व्यवस्थितास्तैः सममेव तूर्णं विनिर्ययुर्लक्षशः कोटिशश्च। तथा रविस्यंदनतुल्यवेगाः सचक्रदंडाक्षतवेणुयुक्ताः
vyavasthitāstaiḥ samameva tūrṇaṃ viniryayurlakṣaśaḥ koṭiśaśca| tathā ravisyaṃdanatulyavegāḥ sacakradaṃḍākṣataveṇuyuktāḥ
arrayed together with them, swiftly came forth by the hundred thousand and by the crore; and likewise, equal in speed to the sun's chariot, fitted with wheels, poles and unbroken bamboo shafts,
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PdP 1 31.71
रथाश्च यंत्रोपरिपीडितांगाश्चलत्पताकाः स्वनितं विचक्रुः। तथैव योधाः स्थगितास्तरीभिस्तितीर्षवस्ते प्रवरास्त्रपाणयः
rathāśca yaṃtroparipīḍitāṃgāścalatpatākāḥ svanitaṃ vicakruḥ| tathaiva yodhāḥ sthagitāstarībhistitīrṣavaste pravarāstrapāṇayaḥ
the chariots, their frames pressed hard by the machinery above, with fluttering banners, made a great noise; and likewise the warriors, covered over by boats, wishing to cross, with excellent weapons in their hands,
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PdP 1 31.72
रणेरणे लब्धजयाः प्रहारिणो विरेजुरुच्चैरसुरानुगा भृशं। देवेषु वै रणे तेषु विद्रुतेषु विशेषतः
raṇeraṇe labdhajayāḥ prahāriṇo virejuruccairasurānugā bhṛśaṃ| deveṣu vai raṇe teṣu vidruteṣu viśeṣataḥ
strikers who had won victory in battle after battle, the followers of the asuras, shone forth exceedingly and loudly. And when in that battle the gods were routed, especially,
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PdP 1 31.73
असुरास्सर्वदेवानामन्वधावंस्ततस्ततः। ततो देवगणाः सर्वे द्रवंतो भयविह्वलाः
asurāssarvadevānāmanvadhāvaṃstatastataḥ| tato devagaṇāḥ sarve dravaṃto bhayavihvalāḥ
the asuras pursued all the gods this way and that. Then all the hosts of gods, fleeing, overcome with fear,
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PdP 1 31.74
नीलं गिरिवरं जग्मुर्यत्र देवी स्वयं स्थिता। रौद्री तपोन्विता धन्या शांभवी शक्तिरुत्तमा
nīlaṃ girivaraṃ jagmuryatra devī svayaṃ sthitā| raudrī taponvitā dhanyā śāṃbhavī śaktiruttamā
went to Nīla, the best of mountains, where the goddess herself abode—the fierce one, endowed with austerity, blessed, Śiva's own supreme Śakti,
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PdP 1 31.75
संहारकारिणी देवी कालरात्रीति यां विदुः। सा तु दृष्ट्वा तदा देवान्भयत्रस्तान्विचेतसः
saṃhārakāriṇī devī kālarātrīti yāṃ viduḥ| sā tu dṛṣṭvā tadā devānbhayatrastānvicetasaḥ
The goddess who effects destruction, whom they know as Kālarātrī — she, seeing the gods then terrified with fear and out of their senses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.76
पप्रच्छ विस्मयाद्देवी प्रोत्फुल्लांबुजलोचना। पृष्ठतो वो न पश्यामि भयं किंचिदुपागतम्
papraccha vismayāddevī protphullāṃbujalocanā| pṛṣṭhato vo na paśyāmi bhayaṃ kiṃcidupāgatam
the goddess, her eyes like full-blown lotuses, asked in astonishment: "I do not see behind you any fear that has come upon (you)."
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PdP 1 31.77
कथं तु विद्रुता देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरःसराः। देवा ऊचुः। अयमायाति दैत्येंद्रो रुरुर्भीमपराक्रमः
kathaṃ tu vidrutā devāḥ sarve śakrapuraḥsarāḥ| devā ūcuḥ| ayamāyāti daityeṃdro rururbhīmaparākramaḥ
"How is it, then, that all the gods, with Śakra at their head, have fled?" The gods said: "This lord of the Daityas comes, Ruru of terrible prowess,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.78
चतुरंगेण सैन्येन महता परिवारितः। तस्माद्दीना वयं देवीं भवतीं शरणं गताः
caturaṃgeṇa sainyena mahatā parivāritaḥ| tasmāddīnā vayaṃ devīṃ bhavatīṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
surrounded by a great army of four divisions. Therefore we, wretched, have gone to you, O Goddess, for refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.79
देवानामिति वै श्रुत्वा वाक्यमुच्चैर्जहास सा। तस्यां हसंत्यां निश्चेरुर्वरांग्यो वदनात्ततः
devānāmiti vai śrutvā vākyamuccairjahāsa sā| tasyāṃ hasaṃtyāṃ niścerurvarāṃgyo vadanāttataḥ
Hearing this speech of the gods, she laughed aloud; and as she laughed, lovely-limbed (women) came forth from her mouth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.80
पाशांकुशधराः सर्वाः पीनोन्नतपयोधराः। सर्वाश्शूलधरा भीमाः सर्वा दंष्ट्राङ्कुशाननाः
pāśāṃkuśadharāḥ sarvāḥ pīnonnatapayodharāḥ| sarvāśśūladharā bhīmāḥ sarvā daṃṣṭrāṅkuśānanāḥ
all bearing noose and goad, all with full, high breasts, all bearing tridents, terrible, all with fangs and hook-like faces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.81
आबद्धमकुटाः सर्वाः संदष्टदशनच्छदाः। फूत्काररावैरशिवैस्त्रासयंत्यश्चराचरम्
ābaddhamakuṭāḥ sarvāḥ saṃdaṣṭadaśanacchadāḥ| phūtkārarāvairaśivaistrāsayaṃtyaścarācaram
All with crowns bound on, biting their lips, terrifying the moving and unmoving world with their inauspicious hissing cries;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.82
काश्चिच्छुक्लाम्बरधराः काश्चिच्चित्राम्बरास्तथा। सुनीलवसनाः काश्चिद्रक्तपानातिलालसाः
kāścicchuklāmbaradharāḥ kāściccitrāmbarāstathā| sunīlavasanāḥ kāścidraktapānātilālasāḥ
some wearing white garments, some likewise in many-coloured garments, some in deep-blue clothing, exceedingly eager to drink blood;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.83
नानारूपैर्मुखैस्तास्तु नानावेषवपुर्धराः। ताभिरेवं वृता देवी देवानामभयंकरी
nānārūpairmukhaistāstu nānāveṣavapurdharāḥ| tābhirevaṃ vṛtā devī devānāmabhayaṃkarī
with faces of various forms, wearing various dress and bodies — surrounded thus by them, the Goddess (became) the giver of fearlessness to the gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.84
मा भैष्ट देवा भद्रं वो यावद्वदति दानवः। चतुरंगबलोपेतो रुरुस्तावत्समागतः
mā bhaiṣṭa devā bhadraṃ vo yāvadvadati dānavaḥ| caturaṃgabalopeto rurustāvatsamāgataḥ
"Do not fear, O gods; good fortune to you!" While the Dānava speaks, in that very moment Ruru, accompanied by his four-fold force, arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.85
तं नीलपर्वतवरं देवानां मार्गमार्गणः। देवानामग्रतः सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा देवी समाकुलम्
taṃ nīlaparvatavaraṃ devānāṃ mārgamārgaṇaḥ| devānāmagrataḥ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā devī samākulam
Seeking out the gods' path to that best of blue mountains — the Goddess, seeing the army in front of the gods in turmoil,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.86
तिष्ठतिष्ठेति जल्पंतो दैत्यास्ते समुपागताः। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तासां तेषां महाभयम्
tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti jalpaṃto daityāste samupāgatāḥ| tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tāsāṃ teṣāṃ mahābhayam
those Daityas came on, shouting "Stand, stand!" Then a battle, greatly terrifying, broke out between those (goddesses) and those (Daityas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.87
नाराचैर्भिन्नदेहानां दैत्यानां भुवि सर्पतां। रोषाद्दंडप्रभग्नानां सर्पाणामिव सर्पताम्
nārācairbhinnadehānāṃ daityānāṃ bhuvi sarpatāṃ| roṣāddaṃḍaprabhagnānāṃ sarpāṇāmiva sarpatām
Of the Daityas, their bodies pierced by iron arrows, crawling on the ground, broken by the club in fury, crawling like snakes —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.88
शक्तिनिर्भिन्नहृदया गदासंचूर्णितोरसः। कुठारैर्भिन्नशिरसो मुसलैर्भिन्नमस्तकाः
śaktinirbhinnahṛdayā gadāsaṃcūrṇitorasaḥ| kuṭhārairbhinnaśiraso musalairbhinnamastakāḥ
their hearts split open by spears, their chests crushed by maces, their heads split by axes, their skulls broken by pestles,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.89
विद्धोदरास्त्रिशूलाग्रैश्छिन्नग्रीवा वरासिभिः। क्षताश्वरथमातंगपादाताः पेतुराहवे
viddhodarāstriśūlāgraiśchinnagrīvā varāsibhiḥ| kṣatāśvarathamātaṃgapādātāḥ peturāhave
their bellies pierced by the points of tridents, their necks severed by fine swords, their horses, chariots, elephants and foot-soldiers wounded, they fell in the battle —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.90
रणभूमिं समासाद्य दैत्याः सर्वे रुरुं विना। ततो बलं हतं दृष्ट्वा रुरुर्मायां तदाददे
raṇabhūmiṃ samāsādya daityāḥ sarve ruruṃ vinā| tato balaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā rururmāyāṃ tadādade
having reached the battlefield, all the Daityas except Ruru. Then, seeing his force slain, Ruru took up magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.91
तया संमोहिता देव्यो देवाश्चापि रणाजिरे। तामस्या मायया देव्या सर्वमन्धंतमोभवत्
tayā saṃmohitā devyo devāścāpi raṇājire| tāmasyā māyayā devyā sarvamandhaṃtamobhavat
By it the goddesses, and the gods too, were bewildered on the battlefield; by that dark magic everything became blind darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.92
ततो देवी महाशक्या तं दैत्यं समताडयत्। तया तु ताडितस्याजौ दैत्यस्य प्रगतं तमः
tato devī mahāśakyā taṃ daityaṃ samatāḍayat| tayā tu tāḍitasyājau daityasya pragataṃ tamaḥ
Then the Goddess struck that Daitya with her great power; and as he was struck by her in the fight, the Daitya's darkness departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.93
मायायामथ नष्टायां तामस्यां दानवो रुरुः। पातालमाविशत्तूर्णं तत्रापि परमेश्वरी
māyāyāmatha naṣṭāyāṃ tāmasyāṃ dānavo ruruḥ| pātālamāviśattūrṇaṃ tatrāpi parameśvarī
Then, when the dark magic was destroyed, the Dānava Ruru swiftly entered the netherworld; there too the Supreme Mistress,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.94
देवीभिः सहिता क्रुद्धा पुरतोभिमुखी स्थिता। रुरोस्तु दानवेंद्रस्य भीतस्याग्रे गतस्य च
devībhiḥ sahitā kruddhā puratobhimukhī sthitā| rurostu dānaveṃdrasya bhītasyāgre gatasya ca
together with the goddesses, wrathful, stood facing him in front; and of Ruru, the lord of the Dānavas, frightened and gone ahead,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.95
नखाग्रेण शिरश्छित्वा चर्म चादाय वेगिता। निष्पपाताथ पातालात्पुष्करं च पुनर्गिरिम्
nakhāgreṇa śiraśchitvā carma cādāya vegitā| niṣpapātātha pātālātpuṣkaraṃ ca punargirim
Having severed the head with the tip of her nail and taken the hide, she rushed forth from Pātāla and (came) again to Puṣkara, the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.96
कन्या सैन्येन महता बहुरूपेण भास्वता। देवैस्तुविस्मितैर्दृष्टा चर्ममुंडधरा रुरोः
kanyā sainyena mahatā bahurūpeṇa bhāsvatā| devaistuvismitairdṛṣṭā carmamuṃḍadharā ruroḥ
The maiden, with a great army of many forms and shining, was seen by the astonished gods, bearing the hide and the severed head of Ruru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.97
स्वकीये तपसः स्थाने निविष्टा परमेश्वरी। ततो देव्यो महाभागाः परिवार्य व्यवस्थिताः
svakīye tapasaḥ sthāne niviṣṭā parameśvarī| tato devyo mahābhāgāḥ parivārya vyavasthitāḥ
The Supreme Goddess settled in her own place of austerity; then the greatly blessed goddesses stood surrounding (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.98
याचयामासुरव्यग्रास्तां तु देवीं बुभुक्षिताः। बुभुक्षिता वयं देवि देहि नो भोजनं वरम्
yācayāmāsuravyagrāstāṃ tu devīṃ bubhukṣitāḥ| bubhukṣitā vayaṃ devi dehi no bhojanaṃ varam
Hungry and restless, they entreated that goddess: "We are hungry, O Goddess; give us excellent food."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.99
एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवी दध्यौ तासां तु भोजनम्। नाध्यगच्छत्तदा तासां भोजनं चिन्तितम्महत्
evamuktvā tato devī dadhyau tāsāṃ tu bhojanam| nādhyagacchattadā tāsāṃ bhojanaṃ cintitammahat
When they had spoken thus, the Goddess pondered food for them; but she did not then find the great food she had in mind for them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.100
तदा दध्यौ महादेवं रुद्रं पशुपतिं विभुम्। सोपि ध्यानात्समुत्तस्थौ परमात्मा त्रिलोचनः1.31.
tadā dadhyau mahādevaṃ rudraṃ paśupatiṃ vibhum| sopi dhyānātsamuttasthau paramātmā trilocanaḥ1.31.
Then she meditated on Mahādeva, Rudra, Paśupati, the mighty lord; and he too, the Supreme Self, the three-eyed, arose out of (her) meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.101
उवाच रुद्रस्तां देवीं किं ते कार्यं विवक्षितम्। ब्रूहि देवि महामाये यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
uvāca rudrastāṃ devīṃ kiṃ te kāryaṃ vivakṣitam| brūhi devi mahāmāye yatte manasi vartate
Rudra said to that goddess: "What business do you wish (to state)? Tell (me), O Goddess, O Mahāmāyā, what is in your mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.102
शिवदूत्युवाच। छागमध्ये तु वै देव छागरूपेण वर्तसे। एतास्त्वां भक्षयिष्यन्ति भक्ष्यमीप्सितमादरात्
śivadūtyuvāca| chāgamadhye tu vai deva chāgarūpeṇa vartase| etāstvāṃ bhakṣayiṣyanti bhakṣyamīpsitamādarāt
Śivadūtī said: "O god, among goats you exist in the form of a goat; these (goddesses) will eat you, the desired food, with eagerness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.103
भक्षार्थमासां देवेश किंचिद्दातुमिहार्हसि। शूलीकुर्वंति मामेता भक्षार्थिन्यो महाबलाः
bhakṣārthamāsāṃ deveśa kiṃciddātumihārhasi| śūlīkurvaṃti māmetā bhakṣārthinyo mahābalāḥ
You ought to give something here as food for them, O lord of gods; these mighty ones, seeking food, are impaling me (with reproaches).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.104
अन्यथा मामपि बलाद्भक्षयेयुर्बुभुक्षिताः। एवं मां तु समालक्ष्य भक्ष्यं कल्पय सत्वरम्
anyathā māmapi balādbhakṣayeyurbubhukṣitāḥ| evaṃ māṃ tu samālakṣya bhakṣyaṃ kalpaya satvaram
Otherwise, being hungry, they would devour even me by force. Seeing me in this state, quickly arrange food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.105
रुद्र उवाच। शिवदूति ब्रवीम्येकं प्रवृत्तं यद्युगांतरे। गंगाद्वारे दक्षयज्ञो गणैर्विध्वंसितो मम
rudra uvāca| śivadūti bravīmyekaṃ pravṛttaṃ yadyugāṃtare| gaṃgādvāre dakṣayajño gaṇairvidhvaṃsito mama
Rudra said: "Śivadūtī, I shall tell one thing that happened in another age: at Gaṅgādvāra, Dakṣa's sacrifice was destroyed by my hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.106
तत्र यज्ञो मृगो भूत्वा प्रदुद्राव सुवेगवान्। मया बाणेन निर्विद्धो रुधिरेण प्रसेचितः
tatra yajño mṛgo bhūtvā pradudrāva suvegavān| mayā bāṇena nirviddho rudhireṇa prasecitaḥ
There the sacrifice, becoming a deer, ran away very swiftly; pierced by my arrow, it was drenched with blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.107
अजगंधस्तदा भूतो नाम देवैस्तु मे कृतम्। अजगंधस्त्वमेवेति दास्ये चान्यत्तु भोजनम्
ajagaṃdhastadā bhūto nāma devaistu me kṛtam| ajagaṃdhastvameveti dāsye cānyattu bhojanam
Then I became one who smells of the goat, and that name was given me by the gods: 'You are indeed Ajagandha.' But I shall give other food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.108
एतासां शृणु मे देवि भक्ष्यमेकं मयोचितम्। कथ्यमानं वरारोहे कालरात्रि महाप्रभे
etāsāṃ śṛṇu me devi bhakṣyamekaṃ mayocitam| kathyamānaṃ varārohe kālarātri mahāprabhe
Hear from me, O Goddess, one food fit for them, as I declare it, O fair-hipped one, O Kālarātri of great splendour.
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PdP 1 31.109
या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि अन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम्। परिधत्ते स्पृशेद्वापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः
yā strī sagarbhā deveśi anyastrīparidhānakam| paridhatte spṛśedvāpi puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ
Whatever pregnant woman, O mistress of gods, puts on another woman's garment, or even touches it — especially a man's —
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PdP 1 31.110
सभागोस्तु वरारोहे कासांचित्पृथिवीतले। अप्येकवर्षं बालं तु गृहीत्वा तत्र वै बलात्
sabhāgostu varārohe kāsāṃcitpṛthivītale| apyekavarṣaṃ bālaṃ tu gṛhītvā tatra vai balāt
— let there be a share (for them) of some such women on the face of the earth, O fair-hipped one; even taking by force a child (only) one year old there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.111
भुक्त्वा तिष्ठंतु सुप्रीता अपि वर्षशतान्बहून्। अन्याः सूतिगृहे च्छिद्रं गृह्णीयुस्तु ह्यपूजिताः
bhuktvā tiṣṭhaṃtu suprītā api varṣaśatānbahūn| anyāḥ sūtigṛhe cchidraṃ gṛhṇīyustu hyapūjitāḥ
having eaten, let them remain well pleased even for many hundreds of years. Others, when not worshipped, may seize an opening in the birth-chamber,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.112
निवसिष्यंति देवेशि तथा वै जातहारिकाः। गृहे क्षेत्रे तटाके च वाप्युद्यानेषु चैव हि
nivasiṣyaṃti deveśi tathā vai jātahārikāḥ| gṛhe kṣetre taṭāke ca vāpyudyāneṣu caiva hi
and they will dwell (there), O mistress of gods, as the seizers of the newborn — in a house, a field, a pond, or in gardens too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 31.113
अत्येषु च रुदंत्यो या स्त्रियस्तिष्ठंति नित्यशः। तासां शरीरगाश्चान्याः काश्चित्तृप्तिमवाप्नुयुः
atyeṣu ca rudaṃtyo yā striyastiṣṭhaṃti nityaśaḥ| tāsāṃ śarīragāścānyāḥ kāścittṛptimavāpnuyuḥ
And the women who constantly stay weeping over their children — some others, entering their bodies, may attain satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.114
शिवदूत्य उवाच। कुत्सितं भवता दत्तं प्रजानां परिपीडनम्। न च त्वं बुध्यसे दातुं शंकररस्य विशेषतः
śivadūtya uvāca| kutsitaṃ bhavatā dattaṃ prajānāṃ paripīḍanam| na ca tvaṃ budhyase dātuṃ śaṃkararasya viśeṣataḥ
The Śivadūtīs said: "What you have given is contemptible, an oppression of living beings; and you do not know how to give, O Śaṅkara, particularly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 31.115
त्रपाकरं यद्भवति प्रजानां परिपीडकम्। न तु तद्युज्यते दातुं तासां भक्ष्यं तु शंकर
trapākaraṃ yadbhavati prajānāṃ paripīḍakam| na tu tadyujyate dātuṃ tāsāṃ bhakṣyaṃ tu śaṃkara
What causes shame and oppresses the subjects — that is not fit to be given as food for them, O Śaṅkara.
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PdP 1 31.116
रुद्र उवाच। अवंत्यां तु यदा स्कंदो मया पूर्वं तु भद्रितः। चूडाकर्मणि वृत्ते तु कुमारस्य तदा शुभे
rudra uvāca| avaṃtyāṃ tu yadā skaṃdo mayā pūrvaṃ tu bhadritaḥ| cūḍākarmaṇi vṛtte tu kumārasya tadā śubhe
Rudra said: When formerly Skanda was consecrated by me in Avantī, when the boy's tonsure rite had taken place, then, O auspicious one,
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PdP 1 31.117
आगत्य मातरो भक्ष्यमपूर्वं तु प्रचक्रिरे। देवलोकाद्देवगणा मातॄणां भोक्तुमागताः
āgatya mātaro bhakṣyamapūrvaṃ tu pracakrire| devalokāddevagaṇā mātṝṇāṃ bhoktumāgatāḥ
the Mothers came and prepared an unprecedented food; the hosts of gods came from the world of the gods to eat (the food) of the Mothers.
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PdP 1 31.118
तासां गृहे यदा पूर्वं ब्रह्माद्यास्सुरसत्तमाः। गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव यक्षास्सर्वे च गुह्यकाः
tāsāṃ gṛhe yadā pūrvaṃ brahmādyāssurasattamāḥ| gaṃdharvāpsarasaścaiva yakṣāssarve ca guhyakāḥ
When formerly, in their house, the best of the gods, Brahmā and the rest, and the gandharvas and apsarases, and all the yakṣas and guhyakas,
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PdP 1 31.119
मेर्वादयः शिखरिणो गंगाद्याः सरितस्तथा। सर्वे नागा गजास्सिद्धाः पक्षिणोऽसुरसूदनाः
mervādayaḥ śikhariṇo gaṃgādyāḥ saritastathā| sarve nāgā gajāssiddhāḥ pakṣiṇo'surasūdanāḥ
the mountains, Meru and the rest, and likewise the rivers, Gaṅgā and the rest, all the nāgas, elephants, siddhas, and the birds that slay asuras,
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PdP 1 31.120
डाकिन्यः सह वेतालैर्वृताः सर्वैर्ग्रहैस्तदा। किमुक्तेनामुना देवि यत्सृष्टं ब्रह्मणा त्विह
ḍākinyaḥ saha vetālairvṛtāḥ sarvairgrahaistadā| kimuktenāmunā devi yatsṛṣṭaṃ brahmaṇā tviha
the ḍākinīs together with the vetālas, surrounded then by all the grahas — but what is the use of saying this, O goddess: whatever was created here by Brahmā,
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PdP 1 31.121
तत्सर्वं भोजनं दत्तं स्वेच्छान्नं च नभोगतं। शिवदूत्युवाच। आसां कृतं देहि भोज्यं दुर्लभं यत्त्रिविष्टपे
tatsarvaṃ bhojanaṃ dattaṃ svecchānnaṃ ca nabhogataṃ| śivadūtyuvāca| āsāṃ kṛtaṃ dehi bhojyaṃ durlabhaṃ yattriviṣṭape
all that food was given, and food (obtained) at will, moving through the sky. Śivadūtī said: Give (them) the food made by these women, which is hard to get in heaven,
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PdP 1 31.122
स्नेहाक्तं सगुडं हृद्यं सुपक्वं परिकल्पितम्। क्वचिन्नान्येन यद्भुक्तमपूर्वं परमेश्वर
snehāktaṃ saguḍaṃ hṛdyaṃ supakvaṃ parikalpitam| kvacinnānyena yadbhuktamapūrvaṃ parameśvara
smeared with ghee, with jaggery, pleasing, well cooked, duly prepared — that unprecedented (food) which has nowhere been eaten by anyone else, O Supreme Lord.
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PdP 1 31.123
एवमुक्तस्तदा सोपि देवदेवो महेश्वरः। भक्ष्यार्थं तास्तदा प्राह पार्वत्याश्चैव सन्निधौ
evamuktastadā sopi devadevo maheśvaraḥ| bhakṣyārthaṃ tāstadā prāha pārvatyāścaiva sannidhau
Thus addressed, he too, Maheśvara, the god of gods, then spoke to them about food, in Pārvatī's presence:
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PdP 1 31.124
मया वै साधितं चान्नं प्रकारैर्बहुभिः कृतं। तत्सर्वं च व्ययं यातं न चान्यदिह दृश्यते
mayā vai sādhitaṃ cānnaṃ prakārairbahubhiḥ kṛtaṃ| tatsarvaṃ ca vyayaṃ yātaṃ na cānyadiha dṛśyate
The food that was prepared by me, made in many kinds — all that has been used up, and nothing else is to be seen here.
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PdP 1 31.125
भवतीष्वागतास्वद्य किं मया देयमुच्यताम्। अपूर्वं भवतीनां यन्मया देयं विशेषतः
bhavatīṣvāgatāsvadya kiṃ mayā deyamucyatām| apūrvaṃ bhavatīnāṃ yanmayā deyaṃ viśeṣataḥ
Now that you have come, let it be said what is to be given by me; (say) what unprecedented thing is to be given by me to you in particular.
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PdP 1 31.126
अस्वादितं न चान्येन भक्ष्यार्थे च ददाम्यहम्। अधोभागे च मे नाभेर्वर्तुलौ फलसन्निभौ
asvāditaṃ na cānyena bhakṣyārthe ca dadāmyaham| adhobhāge ca me nābhervartulau phalasannibhau
What has not been tasted by another, that I give (you) for food: below my navel are two round things resembling fruits;
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PdP 1 31.127
भक्षयध्वं हि सहिता लंबौ मे वृषणाविमौ। अनेन चापि भोज्येन परा तृप्तिर्भविष्यति
bhakṣayadhvaṃ hi sahitā laṃbau me vṛṣaṇāvimau| anena cāpi bhojyena parā tṛptirbhaviṣyati
eat together these two hanging testicles of mine; by this food too supreme satisfaction will come about.
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PdP 1 31.128
महाप्रसादं ता लब्ध्वा देव्यस्सर्वास्तदा शिवम्। प्रणिपत्य स्थिताश्शर्व इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
mahāprasādaṃ tā labdhvā devyassarvāstadā śivam| praṇipatya sthitāśśarva idaṃ vacanamabravīt
Having received that great favour, all those goddesses then bowed down to Śiva and stood there; Śarva spoke this word:
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PdP 1 31.129
करिष्यंति शुभाचारान्विना हास्येन ये नराः। तेषां धनं पशुः पुत्रा दाराश्चैव गृहादिकम्
kariṣyaṃti śubhācārānvinā hāsyena ye narāḥ| teṣāṃ dhanaṃ paśuḥ putrā dārāścaiva gṛhādikam
Those men who will perform the auspicious observances without mockery — for them wealth, cattle, sons, wives, and house and the rest
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PdP 1 31.130
भविष्यति मया दत्तं यच्चान्यन्मनसि स्थितम्। हास्येन दीर्घदशना दरिद्राश्च भवंति ते
bhaviṣyati mayā dattaṃ yaccānyanmanasi sthitam| hāsyena dīrghadaśanā daridrāśca bhavaṃti te
will come to be, given by me, and whatever else is in their mind; but through mockery they become long-toothed and poor.
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PdP 1 31.131
तस्मान्न निंदा हास्यं च कर्तव्यं हि विजानता। भवत्यो मातरः ख्याता ह्यस्मिन्लोके भविष्यथ
tasmānna niṃdā hāsyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hi vijānatā| bhavatyo mātaraḥ khyātā hyasminloke bhaviṣyatha
Therefore one who knows should engage in neither blame nor mockery; you, renowned as the Mothers, shall be (so) in this world.
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PdP 1 31.132
उपहारे नरा ये तु करिष्यंति च कौमुदीम्। चणकान्पूरिकाश्चैव वृषणैः सह पूपकान्
upahāre narā ye tu kariṣyaṃti ca kaumudīm| caṇakānpūrikāścaiva vṛṣaṇaiḥ saha pūpakān
And those men who at the offering will hold the Kaumudī (festival), (offering) chick-peas and pūrikās and cakes along with 'testicles',
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PdP 1 31.133
बंधुभिः स्वजनैश्चैव तेषां वंशो न छिद्यते। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम्
baṃdhubhiḥ svajanaiścaiva teṣāṃ vaṃśo na chidyate| aputro labhate putraṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam
together with kinsmen and their own people — their lineage is not cut off; the sonless obtains a son, the seeker of wealth obtains wealth,
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PdP 1 31.134
रूपवान्सुभगो भोगी सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः। हंसयुक्तेन यानेन ब्रह्म लोके महीयते
rūpavānsubhago bhogī sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ| haṃsayuktena yānena brahma loke mahīyate
(and becomes) handsome, fortunate, an enjoyer of pleasures, expert in all the sciences; and by a swan-yoked vehicle he is honoured in Brahmā's world.
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PdP 1 31.135
शिवदूति मयाप्येवं तासां दत्तं च भक्षणम्। त्रपाकरं किं भवत्या उक्तोहं तन्निशामय
śivadūti mayāpyevaṃ tāsāṃ dattaṃ ca bhakṣaṇam| trapākaraṃ kiṃ bhavatyā uktohaṃ tanniśāmaya
"O Śivadūtī, by me too food was given to them in this way. What is it that shames you? Hear what I say."
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PdP 1 31.136
जयस्व देवि चामुंडे जय भूतापहारिणि। जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोस्तु ते
jayasva devi cāmuṃḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi| jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namostu te
Be victorious, O goddess Cāmuṇḍā; victory to you who carry off the demons (bhūtas); victory, O goddess who go everywhere; O Kālarātri, homage to you.
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PdP 1 31.137
विश्वमूर्तियुते शुद्धे विरूपाक्षि त्रिलोचने। भीमरूपे शिवे विद्ये महामाये महोदरे
viśvamūrtiyute śuddhe virūpākṣi trilocane| bhīmarūpe śive vidye mahāmāye mahodare
O you joined with the form of the universe, pure one, you of misshapen eyes, three-eyed one, of terrible form, auspicious one, O Knowledge, O great Māyā, O great-bellied one,
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PdP 1 31.138
मनोजये मनोदुर्गे भीमाक्षि क्षुभितक्षये। महामारि विचित्रांगि गीतनृत्यप्रिये शुभे
manojaye manodurge bhīmākṣi kṣubhitakṣaye| mahāmāri vicitrāṃgi gītanṛtyapriye śubhe
O conqueror of the mind, O fortress of the mind, you of terrible eyes, destroyer of the agitated (or: destroyer by agitation), O great pestilence, you of variegated limbs, lover of song and dance, auspicious one,
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PdP 1 31.139
विकरालि महाकालि कालिके पापहारिणि। पाशहस्ते दंडहस्ते भीमहस्ते भयानके
vikarāli mahākāli kālike pāpahāriṇi| pāśahaste daṃḍahaste bhīmahaste bhayānake
O gaping-jawed one, great Kālī, Kālikā, remover of sin, you with a noose in hand, with a staff in hand, with a terrible hand, O frightful one,
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PdP 1 31.140
चामुंडे ज्वलमानास्ये तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रे महाबले। शिवयानप्रिये देवि प्रेतासनगते शिवे
cāmuṃḍe jvalamānāsye tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭre mahābale| śivayānapriye devi pretāsanagate śive
O Cāmuṇḍā, whose face blazes, of sharp fangs, of great strength, O goddess who love Śiva's vehicle, who are seated on a corpse, O auspicious one,
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PdP 1 31.141
भीमाक्षि भीषणे देवि सर्वभूतभयंकरि। करालि विकराले च महाकालि करालिनि
bhīmākṣi bhīṣaṇe devi sarvabhūtabhayaṃkari| karāli vikarāle ca mahākāli karālini
You of terrible eyes, O frightening goddess, terrifying to all beings, O gaping one, O widely gaping one, and great Kālī, O you with a gaping mouth,
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PdP 1 31.142
कालिकरालविक्रांते कालरात्रि नमोस्तु ते। सर्वशस्त्रभृते देवि नमो देवनमस्कृते
kālikarālavikrāṃte kālarātri namostu te| sarvaśastrabhṛte devi namo devanamaskṛte
O you who stride forth black and gaping, O Kālarātri, homage to you; O goddess who bear all weapons, homage to you, saluted by the gods.
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PdP 1 31.143
एवं स्तुता शिवदूती रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना। तुतोष परमा देवी वाक्यं चैवमुवाच ह
evaṃ stutā śivadūtī rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā| tutoṣa paramā devī vākyaṃ caivamuvāca ha
Thus praised by Rudra, the highest lord, Śivadūtī, the supreme goddess, was pleased, and spoke these words:
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PdP 1 31.144
वरं वृणीष्व देवेश यत्ते मनसि वर्तते। रुद्र उवाच। स्तोत्रेणानेन ये देवि स्तोष्यंति त्त्वां वरानने
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva deveśa yatte manasi vartate| rudra uvāca| stotreṇānena ye devi stoṣyaṃti ttvāṃ varānane
"Choose a boon, O lord of gods, whatever is in your mind." Rudra said: "O goddess of lovely face, those who will praise you with this hymn—
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PdP 1 31.145
तेषां त्वं वरदा देवि भव सर्वगता सती। इमं पर्वतमारुह्य यः पूजयति भक्तितः
teṣāṃ tvaṃ varadā devi bhava sarvagatā satī| imaṃ parvatamāruhya yaḥ pūjayati bhaktitaḥ
—of them, O goddess, may you, being all-pervading, be the giver of boons. Whoever climbs this mountain and worships (you) with devotion,
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PdP 1 31.146
स पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान्समृद्धिमुपगच्छतु। यश्चैवं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या स्तवं देवि समुद्भवं
sa putrapautrapaśumānsamṛddhimupagacchatu| yaścaivaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā stavaṃ devi samudbhavaṃ
may he attain prosperity, possessed of sons, grandsons, and cattle. And whoever, O goddess, hears with devotion this hymn thus arisen,
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PdP 1 31.147
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमृच्छतु। भ्रष्टराज्यो यदा राजा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇamṛcchatu| bhraṣṭarājyo yadā rājā navamyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ
may he, freed from all sins, reach the highest extinction. When a king who has lost his kingdom, restrained and pure, on the ninth day,
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PdP 1 31.148
अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां सोपवासो नरोत्तम। संवत्सरेण लभतां राज्यं निष्कंटकं पुनः
aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ sopavāso narottama| saṃvatsareṇa labhatāṃ rājyaṃ niṣkaṃṭakaṃ punaḥ
and on the eighth and on the fourteenth, keeps a fast—that best of men, within a year, may he regain his kingdom, free of thorns.
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PdP 1 31.149
एषा ज्ञानान्विता शक्तिः शिवदूतीति चोच्यते। य एवं शृणुयान्नित्यं भक्त्या परमया नृप
eṣā jñānānvitā śaktiḥ śivadūtīti cocyate| ya evaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ bhaktyā paramayā nṛpa
This power, endowed with knowledge, is called Śivadūtī. Whoever, O king, hears it thus constantly with the highest devotion,
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PdP 1 31.150
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमाप्नुयात्। यश्चैनं पठते भक्त्या स्नात्वा वै पुष्करे जले1.31.
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇamāpnuyāt| yaścainaṃ paṭhate bhaktyā snātvā vai puṣkare jale1.31.
freed from all sins, would attain the highest extinction. And whoever, having bathed in the water of Puṣkara, recites this with devotion—
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PdP 1 31.151
सर्वमेतत्फलं प्राप्य ब्रह्मलोके महीयते। यत्रैतल्लिखितं गेहे सदा तिष्ठति पार्थिव
sarvametatphalaṃ prāpya brahmaloke mahīyate| yatraitallikhitaṃ gehe sadā tiṣṭhati pārthiva
having gained all this fruit, he is honoured in Brahmā's world. In whatever house, O king, this stands written always,
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PdP 1 31.152
न तत्राग्निभयं घोरं सर्वचोरादिसंभवं। यश्चेदं पूजयेद्भक्त्या पुस्तकेपि स्थितं बुधाः
na tatrāgnibhayaṃ ghoraṃ sarvacorādisaṃbhavaṃ| yaścedaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā pustakepi sthitaṃ budhāḥ
there is no dreadful danger from fire there, nor any arising from thieves and the rest. And whoever, O wise ones, worships this with devotion even when it stands in a book,
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PdP 1 31.153
तेन चेष्टं भवेत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरं। जायंते बहवः पुत्रा धनं धान्यं वरस्त्रियः
tena ceṣṭaṃ bhavetsarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaraṃ| jāyaṃte bahavaḥ putrā dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ varastriyaḥ
by him the whole triple world with all that moves and does not move would be made favourable; many sons are born (to such men), and wealth, grain, excellent wives,
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PdP 1 31.154
रत्नान्यश्वा गजा भृत्यास्तेषामाशु भवंति च। यत्रेदं लिख्यते गेहे तत्राप्येवं ध्रुवं भवेत्
ratnānyaśvā gajā bhṛtyāsteṣāmāśu bhavaṃti ca| yatredaṃ likhyate gehe tatrāpyevaṃ dhruvaṃ bhavet
and jewels, horses, elephants and servants quickly become theirs; and in whatever house this is written, there too it surely happens so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition