Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 39
PdP 1 39.1
भीष्म उवाच। कथितं वामनस्यैव माहात्म्यं विस्तरेण वै। पुनस्तस्यैव माहात्म्यमन्यद्विष्णोरतो वद
bhīṣma uvāca| kathitaṃ vāmanasyaiva māhātmyaṃ vistareṇa vai| punastasyaiva māhātmyamanyadviṣṇorato vada
Bhīṣma said: The greatness of Vāmana himself has indeed been told at length; now tell again another greatness of that same Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.2
पद्मं कथमभूद्देव नाभौ येनाभवज्जगत्। कथं च वैष्णवी सृष्टिः पद्ममध्येऽभवत्पुरा
padmaṃ kathamabhūddeva nābhau yenābhavajjagat| kathaṃ ca vaiṣṇavī sṛṣṭiḥ padmamadhye'bhavatpurā
How, O god, did the lotus come to be in (his) navel, by which the world came into being? And how did the Vaiṣṇava creation formerly come to be in the middle of the lotus?
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PdP 1 39.3
कथं पाद्मे महाकल्पेऽभवत्पद्ममयं जगत्। जलार्णवगतस्येह नाभौ जातं जलानुगं
kathaṃ pādme mahākalpe'bhavatpadmamayaṃ jagat| jalārṇavagatasyeha nābhau jātaṃ jalānugaṃ
How, in the great Pādma kalpa, did the world become made of lotus? (How was it) born, following upon the water, in the navel of him who lay here in the ocean of waters?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.4
प्रभावं पद्मनाभस्य स्वपतः सागरांभसि। पुष्करे तु कथं जाता देवा ॠषिगणाः पुरा
prabhāvaṃ padmanābhasya svapataḥ sāgarāṃbhasi| puṣkare tu kathaṃ jātā devā ṝṣigaṇāḥ purā
(Tell) the power of Padmanābha as he slept in the ocean's waters; and how were the gods and the hosts of seers of old born in the lotus?
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PdP 1 39.5
एतदाख्याहि निखिलं योगं योगविदां पते। कथं निर्मितवांस्तत्र चैतं लोकं सनातनम्
etadākhyāhi nikhilaṃ yogaṃ yogavidāṃ pate| kathaṃ nirmitavāṃstatra caitaṃ lokaṃ sanātanam
Declare this whole mystery, O lord of those who know yoga: how did he there fashion this everlasting world?
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PdP 1 39.6
कथमेकार्णवे शून्ये नष्टे स्थावरजंगमे। भूगोलके प्रदग्धे तु प्रणष्टोरगराक्षसे
kathamekārṇave śūnye naṣṭe sthāvarajaṃgame| bhūgolake pradagdhe tu praṇaṣṭoragarākṣase
How, when (all was) a single ocean, empty, the moving and unmoving destroyed, the globe of the earth burnt up, serpents and rākṣasas perished,
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PdP 1 39.7
नष्टानलानिलाकाशे नष्टधर्मे महीतले। केवले गह्वरीभूते महाभूतविपर्यये
naṣṭānalānilākāśe naṣṭadharme mahītale| kevale gahvarībhūte mahābhūtaviparyaye
fire, wind and space destroyed, dharma destroyed upon the surface of the earth, (all) solitary, turned into an abyss, in the overturning of the great elements —
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PdP 1 39.8
किं नु विश्वपतिः साक्षान्महातेजा महाद्युतिः। आस्ते यथाध्याननिष्ठो विधिमास्थाय योगवित्
kiṃ nu viśvapatiḥ sākṣānmahātejā mahādyutiḥ| āste yathādhyānaniṣṭho vidhimāsthāya yogavit
how then does the lord of the universe himself, of great fiery power, of great radiance, abide, as one fixed in meditation, the knower of yoga, following the (proper) rule?
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PdP 1 39.9
शृण्वतः परया भक्त्या ब्रह्मन्नेतदशेषतः। वक्तुमर्हसि धर्मज्ञ यशो नारायणात्मकम्
śṛṇvataḥ parayā bhaktyā brahmannetadaśeṣataḥ| vaktumarhasi dharmajña yaśo nārāyaṇātmakam
To me who listen with the highest devotion, O brahman, you should tell this in full; O knower of dharma, (tell) the glory that consists of Nārāyaṇa.
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PdP 1 39.10
श्रद्धिनः सूपविष्टस्य भगवन्वक्तुमर्हसि। पुलस्त्य उवाच। नारायणस्य यशसः श्रवणे या तव स्पृहा
śraddhinaḥ sūpaviṣṭasya bhagavanvaktumarhasi| pulastya uvāca| nārāyaṇasya yaśasaḥ śravaṇe yā tava spṛhā
To (me) who am full of faith and well seated, O blessed one, you should speak. Pulastya said: The longing that you have for hearing the glory of Nārāyaṇa—
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PdP 1 39.11
सद्वंशान्वयपूतस्य न्याय्यं कुरुकुलोद्वह। शृणुष्वादिपुराणेषु देवेभ्यश्च यथा श्रुति
sadvaṃśānvayapūtasya nyāyyaṃ kurukulodvaha| śṛṇuṣvādipurāṇeṣu devebhyaśca yathā śruti
—that is fitting for one purified by descent in a good lineage, O upholder of the Kuru race. Listen (to it) as it is heard in the ancient Purāṇas and from the gods.
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PdP 1 39.12
ब्राह्मणानां च वदतां श्रुत्वा वै सुमहात्मनाम्। यथा च तपसा दृष्ट्वा बृहस्पति समद्युतिः
brāhmaṇānāṃ ca vadatāṃ śrutvā vai sumahātmanām| yathā ca tapasā dṛṣṭvā bṛhaspati samadyutiḥ
And having heard it from brāhmaṇas of very great soul as they spoke, and having seen (it) through austerity, he whose splendour equals Bṛhaspati's,
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PdP 1 39.13
पराशरसुतः श्रीमान्गुरुर्द्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत्। तत्तेऽहं कथयिष्यामि यथाभक्ति यथाश्रुति
parāśarasutaḥ śrīmāngururdvaipāyano'bravīt| tatte'haṃ kathayiṣyāmi yathābhakti yathāśruti
the illustrious son of Parāśara, the teacher Dvaipāyana, declared (it). That I shall relate to you according to my devotion and according to what I have heard,
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PdP 1 39.14
यद्विज्ञातं मया सम्यगृषिमार्गेण सत्तम। कः समुत्सहते ज्ञातुं परं नारायणात्मकम्
yadvijñātaṃ mayā samyagṛṣimārgeṇa sattama| kaḥ samutsahate jñātuṃ paraṃ nārāyaṇātmakam
what has been rightly understood by me by the path of the seers, O best of the good. Who is able to know the supreme (being) whose essence is Nārāyaṇa?
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PdP 1 39.15
विश्वावितारं ब्रह्मायं न वेदयति तत्वतः। तत्कर्मविश्वदेवा न तद्रहस्यं महर्षिषु
viśvāvitāraṃ brahmāyaṃ na vedayati tatvataḥ| tatkarmaviśvadevā na tadrahasyaṃ maharṣiṣu
This Brahmā does not make known the protector of the universe as he truly is; the All-gods (do not know) his working, nor is that secret (known) among the great seers.
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PdP 1 39.16
स इज्यस्सर्वयज्ञानां स तत्त्वं तत्त्वदर्शिनाम्। अध्यात्ममध्यात्मविदां नरकं च विकर्मिणाम्
sa ijyassarvayajñānāṃ sa tattvaṃ tattvadarśinām| adhyātmamadhyātmavidāṃ narakaṃ ca vikarmiṇām
He is the one to be worshipped in all sacrifices; he is the reality for those who see reality; he is the inner self (adhyātma) for the knowers of the inner self, and hell for those who do wrong acts.
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PdP 1 39.17
अधिदैवं च तद्दैवमधिदैवतसंज्ञितम्। अधिभूतं च तद्भूतं परं च परमार्थिनाम्
adhidaivaṃ ca taddaivamadhidaivatasaṃjñitam| adhibhūtaṃ ca tadbhūtaṃ paraṃ ca paramārthinām
And that divinity is the adhidaiva, designated as that which pertains to the deities; and that being is the adhibhūta, and the supreme for those who seek the highest goal.
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PdP 1 39.18
स यज्ञो वेदनिर्दिष्टस्तत्तपः कवयो विदुः। यः कर्त्ता कारको बुद्धिर्यतः क्षेत्रज्ञ एव च
sa yajño vedanirdiṣṭastattapaḥ kavayo viduḥ| yaḥ karttā kārako buddhiryataḥ kṣetrajña eva ca
He is the sacrifice enjoined by the Veda; the wise know him as that austerity; he who is the doer, the agent, the intellect from which (all proceeds), and the knower of the field as well;
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PdP 1 39.19
प्रणवः पुरुषः शास्ता एकश्चेति विभाव्यते। प्राणः पंचविधश्चैव ध्रुवमक्षरमेव च
praṇavaḥ puruṣaḥ śāstā ekaśceti vibhāvyate| prāṇaḥ paṃcavidhaścaiva dhruvamakṣarameva ca
he is conceived as the praṇava, the Puruṣa, the ruler, and as one; and as the fivefold breath, and as the fixed, the imperishable;
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PdP 1 39.20
कालः पाकश्च यज्ञश्च यष्टा चाधीतमेव च। उच्यते विविधैर्भावैः स एवायं तु तत्परम्
kālaḥ pākaśca yajñaśca yaṣṭā cādhītameva ca| ucyate vividhairbhāvaiḥ sa evāyaṃ tu tatparam
time, and ripening, and the sacrifice, and the sacrificer, and what has been studied—by manifold modes he is spoken of; but this very one is that supreme.
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PdP 1 39.21
स एव भगवान्सर्वं करोति न करोति च। सोस्मिन्कारयते सर्वं स्थानिनां च कृतिः कृता
sa eva bhagavānsarvaṃ karoti na karoti ca| sosminkārayate sarvaṃ sthānināṃ ca kṛtiḥ kṛtā
That same Lord does everything and does not do (anything); he causes everything to be done in this (world), and the action of those who occupy positions is (his) doing.
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PdP 1 39.22
यजामहे तमेवाद्यं स एवोत्थाननिर्वृतः। यो वक्ता यच्च वक्तव्यं यश्चाहं तद्ब्रवीमि ते
yajāmahe tamevādyaṃ sa evotthānanirvṛtaḥ| yo vaktā yacca vaktavyaṃ yaścāhaṃ tadbravīmi te
Him alone, the primeval one, we worship; he alone is at rest in (his) exertion. He who is the speaker and what is to be spoken and who I am—that I declare to you.
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PdP 1 39.23
श्रूयते यच्च वै श्राव्यं यच्चान्यत्परिजल्पितम्। या कथायाश्च श्रुतयो यो धर्मी धर्मतत्परः
śrūyate yacca vai śrāvyaṃ yaccānyatparijalpitam| yā kathāyāśca śrutayo yo dharmī dharmatatparaḥ
And what is heard and what is to be heard, and whatever else is talked of, and the traditions of the story, and he who is righteous and intent upon dharma—
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PdP 1 39.24
विश्वं विश्वपतिर्यश्च स तु नारायणः स्मृतः। यत्सत्यं यदनृतमादिमध्यभूतं यच्चांत्यं निरवधिकं च यद्भविष्यम्
viśvaṃ viśvapatiryaśca sa tu nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ| yatsatyaṃ yadanṛtamādimadhyabhūtaṃ yaccāṃtyaṃ niravadhikaṃ ca yadbhaviṣyam
—the universe and he who is the lord of the universe: he indeed is known as Nārāyaṇa. What is true, what is untrue, what is beginning and middle, and what is the end, and what, without limit, is to come—
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PdP 1 39.25
यत्किंचिच्चरमचरं यदस्ति चान्यत्सर्वं तत्पुरुषवरः प्रधानभूतः। चत्वार्य्याहुः सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम्
yatkiṃciccaramacaraṃ yadasti cānyatsarvaṃ tatpuruṣavaraḥ pradhānabhūtaḥ| catvāryyāhuḥ sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tatkṛtaṃ yugam
whatever there is, moving and unmoving, and all else that exists—that is the best of Puruṣas, who has become the primal matter. They say that four thousand years make the Kṛta age;
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PdP 1 39.26
तस्य तावच्छती संध्या द्विगुणा कुरुनंदन। यत्र धर्मश्चतुष्पादस्त्वधर्मः पादविग्रहः
tasya tāvacchatī saṃdhyā dviguṇā kurunaṃdana| yatra dharmaścatuṣpādastvadharmaḥ pādavigrahaḥ
its twilight (period) is twice as many hundreds, O delight of the Kurus—(the age) in which dharma stands on four feet, while adharma has (only) a fraction of a foot.
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PdP 1 39.27
स्वधर्मनिरताः शांता जायंते यत्र मानवाः। विप्रा स्थिता धर्मपरा राजवृत्तिस्थिता नृपाः
svadharmaniratāḥ śāṃtā jāyaṃte yatra mānavāḥ| viprā sthitā dharmaparā rājavṛttisthitā nṛpāḥ
There men are born devoted to their own dharma and tranquil; the brahmans stand intent on dharma, the kings abide in the conduct of kings,
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PdP 1 39.28
कृष्यामभिरता वैश्याः शूद्रा शुःश्रूषवस्तथा। तदा सत्यं च सत्वं च धर्मश्चैव विवर्धते
kṛṣyāmabhiratā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā śuḥśrūṣavastathā| tadā satyaṃ ca satvaṃ ca dharmaścaiva vivardhate
the vaiśyas delight in agriculture, and the śūdras are given to service; then truth and goodness and dharma increase.
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PdP 1 39.29
सद्भिराचरितो धर्मो येन लोकः प्रवर्त्तते। एतत्कृतयुगे वृत्तं सर्वेषामेव पार्थिव
sadbhirācarito dharmo yena lokaḥ pravarttate| etatkṛtayuge vṛttaṃ sarveṣāmeva pārthiva
The dharma practised by the good, by which the world goes on — this was the conduct of all in the Kṛta age, O king.
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PdP 1 39.30
प्राणिनां धर्मसंज्ञानां नराणां नीचजन्मनाम्। त्रीणिवर्षसहस्राणि त्रेतायुगमिहोच्यते
prāṇināṃ dharmasaṃjñānāṃ narāṇāṃ nīcajanmanām| trīṇivarṣasahasrāṇi tretāyugamihocyate
Of living beings that bear the name of dharma, of men of lower birth — three thousand years is here called the Tretā age.
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PdP 1 39.31
तस्य तावच्छती संध्या द्विगुणा परिकीर्तिता। द्वाभ्यामधर्मः पादाभ्यां त्रिभिर्धर्मो व्यवस्थितः
tasya tāvacchatī saṃdhyā dviguṇā parikīrtitā| dvābhyāmadharmaḥ pādābhyāṃ tribhirdharmo vyavasthitaḥ
Its twilight period is declared to be of that many hundreds, doubled. By two quarters adharma, by three dharma is established.
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PdP 1 39.32
यत्र सत्यं च सत्वं च क्रिया धर्मो विधीयते। त्रेतायां विकृतिं यांति वर्णा लोभेन संयुताः
yatra satyaṃ ca satvaṃ ca kriyā dharmo vidhīyate| tretāyāṃ vikṛtiṃ yāṃti varṇā lobhena saṃyutāḥ
(Then) truth and goodness, ritual action and dharma are ordained; in the Tretā the classes, being joined with greed, undergo alteration.
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PdP 1 39.33
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य वै कृत्यं क्षांतिर्दौर्बल्यमेव च। एषा त्रेतायुगगतिर्विचित्रा देवनिर्मिता
cāturvarṇyasya vai kṛtyaṃ kṣāṃtirdaurbalyameva ca| eṣā tretāyugagatirvicitrā devanirmitā
The (proper) work of the four classes, and patience, and indeed weakness — this is the manifold course of the Tretā age, fashioned by the gods.
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PdP 1 39.34
द्वापरं द्विसहस्रं तु वर्षाणां कुरुनन्दन। तस्य तावच्छती सन्ध्या द्विगुणं युगमुच्यते
dvāparaṃ dvisahasraṃ tu varṣāṇāṃ kurunandana| tasya tāvacchatī sandhyā dviguṇaṃ yugamucyate
But the Dvāpara is two thousand years, O delight of the Kurus; its twilight is of that many hundreds, doubled — so the age is declared.
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PdP 1 39.35
तत्राप्यतीवार्थपराः प्राणिनो रजसा हताः। शठा नैष्कृतिकाः क्षुद्रा जायन्ते कुरुनन्दन
tatrāpyatīvārthaparāḥ prāṇino rajasā hatāḥ| śaṭhā naiṣkṛtikāḥ kṣudrā jāyante kurunandana
There too living beings, excessively bent on gain, struck down by rajas, are born crooked, fraudulent and mean, O delight of the Kurus.
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PdP 1 39.36
द्वाभ्यां धर्मः स्थितः पद्भ्यामधर्मस्त्रिभिरुत्थितः। विपर्ययशतैर्धर्मः क्षयमेति कलौ युगे
dvābhyāṃ dharmaḥ sthitaḥ padbhyāmadharmastribhirutthitaḥ| viparyayaśatairdharmaḥ kṣayameti kalau yuge
Dharma stands on two feet, adharma has risen up with three; by hundreds of reversals dharma comes to ruin in the Kali age.
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PdP 1 39.37
ब्रह्मण्यभावश्च्यवते तथास्तिक्यं विवर्ज्यते। व्रतोपवासास्त्यज्यंते कलौ वै युगपर्यये
brahmaṇyabhāvaścyavate tathāstikyaṃ vivarjyate| vratopavāsāstyajyaṃte kalau vai yugaparyaye
Brahminhood falls away, and belief (in the sacred) is cast off; vows and fasts are abandoned in the Kali, at the turning of the age.
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PdP 1 39.38
तदा वर्षसहस्रं तु वर्षाणां द्वे शते तथा। यत्राधर्मश्चतुष्पादो धर्मः पादपरिग्रहः
tadā varṣasahasraṃ tu varṣāṇāṃ dve śate tathā| yatrādharmaścatuṣpādo dharmaḥ pādaparigrahaḥ
Then (comes a span of) a thousand years and two hundred years, in which adharma is four-footed and dharma has (but) one foot to hold to.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.39
कामिनस्तापसाः क्षुद्रा जायंते यत्र मानवाः। न चावसायिकः कश्चिन्न साधुर्न च सत्यवाक्
kāminastāpasāḥ kṣudrā jāyaṃte yatra mānavāḥ| na cāvasāyikaḥ kaścinna sādhurna ca satyavāk
Where men are born lustful, (pretended) ascetics, mean; and no one is settled (in his course), none is good, none speaks the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.40
नास्तिका ब्राह्मणा भक्ता ज्ञायंते तत्र मानवाः। अहंकारगृहीताश्च प्रक्षीणस्नेहबंधनाः
nāstikā brāhmaṇā bhaktā jñāyaṃte tatra mānavāḥ| ahaṃkāragṛhītāśca prakṣīṇasnehabaṃdhanāḥ
There men are known as unbelievers, as (mere nominal) brahmins, as devotees, seized by egoism, with the bonds of affection worn away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.41
विप्राः शूद्रसमाचारास्संति सर्वे कलौ युगे। आश्रमाणां विपर्यासः कलौ संप्रति वर्तते
viprāḥ śūdrasamācārāssaṃti sarve kalau yuge| āśramāṇāṃ viparyāsaḥ kalau saṃprati vartate
In the Kali age all the brahmins are of śūdra conduct; a reversal of the stages of life now prevails in the Kali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.42
वर्णानां चैव संदेहो युगांते कुरुनंदन। एषा द्वादशसाहस्री युगाख्या पूर्वनिर्मिता
varṇānāṃ caiva saṃdeho yugāṃte kurunaṃdana| eṣā dvādaśasāhasrī yugākhyā pūrvanirmitā
And there is confusion of the classes at the end of the age, O delight of the Kurus. This twelve-thousand(-year) reckoning of the ages was established of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.43
सहस्रयुगपर्यंतं तदहर्ब्राह्ममुच्यते। ततो ह निगते तस्मिन्सर्वेषामेव जीविनाम्
sahasrayugaparyaṃtaṃ tadaharbrāhmamucyate| tato ha nigate tasminsarveṣāmeva jīvinām
Extending to a thousand ages — that is called the day of Brahmā. Then, when that has run out, for all living beings...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.44
शरीरनिर्वृतिं दृष्ट्वा कालः संहारबुद्धिमान्। देवतानां च सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणानां महीपते
śarīranirvṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā kālaḥ saṃhārabuddhimān| devatānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ mahīpate
...seeing the ending of the body, Time, whose mind is set on destruction — of all the gods and of the brahmins, O lord of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.45
दैत्यानां दानवानां च यक्षराक्षसपक्षिणाम्। गंधर्वाणामप्सरसां भुजंगानां च पार्थिव
daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca yakṣarākṣasapakṣiṇām| gaṃdharvāṇāmapsarasāṃ bhujaṃgānāṃ ca pārthiva
of the Daityas and Dānavas, of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and birds, of Gandharvas, Apsarases and serpents, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.46
पर्वतानां नदीनां च पशूनां चैव सत्तम। तिर्यग्योनिगतानां च क्रिमीणां दंशिनां तथा
parvatānāṃ nadīnāṃ ca paśūnāṃ caiva sattama| tiryagyonigatānāṃ ca krimīṇāṃ daṃśināṃ tathā
of the mountains and rivers, and of the beasts, O best of the good, and of those born in animal wombs, of worms and of biting creatures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.47
सर्वभूतपतिः पंच भूत्वा भूतानि भूतकृत्। जगत्संहरणार्थाय कुरुते वैशसं महत्
sarvabhūtapatiḥ paṃca bhūtvā bhūtāni bhūtakṛt| jagatsaṃharaṇārthāya kurute vaiśasaṃ mahat
the lord of all beings, the maker of beings, becoming the five elements, for the sake of withdrawing the world brings about a great carnage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.48
भूत्वा सूर्यश्चक्षुषी आददानो भूत्वा वायुः प्राणिनां प्राणिजातम्। भूत्वा वह्निर्निर्दहन्सर्वलोकान्भूत्वा मेघो भूय उग्रोऽभ्यवर्षत्
bhūtvā sūryaścakṣuṣī ādadāno bhūtvā vāyuḥ prāṇināṃ prāṇijātam| bhūtvā vahnirnirdahansarvalokānbhūtvā megho bhūya ugro'bhyavarṣat
Becoming the sun, he takes away the two eyes; becoming the wind, (he takes) the breath-born life of breathing creatures; becoming fire, burning up all the worlds; becoming a cloud, becoming fierce once more, he rained down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.49
भूत्वा नारायणो योगी सर्वमूर्ति विभावसुः। गभस्तिभिः प्रदीप्ताभिः संशोषयति सागरान्
bhūtvā nārāyaṇo yogī sarvamūrti vibhāvasuḥ| gabhastibhiḥ pradīptābhiḥ saṃśoṣayati sāgarān
Having become Nārāyaṇa the yogin, the fire-bright one whose form is all things, he dries up the oceans with his blazing rays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.50
ततः पीत्वार्णवान्सर्वान्नदीकूपांश्च सर्वतः। पर्वतानां च सलिलं सर्वमादाय योगवित्1.39.
tataḥ pītvārṇavānsarvānnadīkūpāṃśca sarvataḥ| parvatānāṃ ca salilaṃ sarvamādāya yogavit1.39.
Then, having drunk up all the oceans and the rivers and wells on every side, and having taken all the water of the mountains, the knower of yoga (…)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.51
भूत्वा चैव स हस्तार्चिर्महीं भित्वा रसातले। रमते जलमादाय पिबन्रसमनुत्तमं
bhūtvā caiva sa hastārcirmahīṃ bhitvā rasātale| ramate jalamādāya pibanrasamanuttamaṃ
And having become he whose rays are his hands, splitting open the earth, he takes pleasure down in Rasātala, taking up the water and drinking that most excellent liquid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.52
मूर्त्तामूर्त्ते तदन्यच्च यदस्ति प्राणिषु ध्रुवं। तत्सर्वमरविंदाक्ष आदत्ते पुरुषोत्तमः
mūrttāmūrtte tadanyacca yadasti prāṇiṣu dhruvaṃ| tatsarvamaraviṃdākṣa ādatte puruṣottamaḥ
The formed and the formless, and whatever else stands fixed in living beings — all that the lotus-eyed Supreme Person takes to himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.53
वायुश्च बलवान्भूत्वा विधुन्वानोऽखिलं जगत्। प्राणापानं समासाद्य वायुना क्रमते हरिः
vāyuśca balavānbhūtvā vidhunvāno'khilaṃ jagat| prāṇāpānaṃ samāsādya vāyunā kramate hariḥ
And having become the mighty wind, shaking the whole world, taking hold of the in-breath and the out-breath, Hari moves along with the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.54
ततो देवगणानां च सर्वेषां चैव देहिनाम्। पंचेंद्रियगुणास्सर्वे भूतान्येव च यानि च
tato devagaṇānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ caiva dehinām| paṃceṃdriyaguṇāssarve bhūtānyeva ca yāni ca
Then (he takes) all the qualities of the five senses of the hosts of gods and of all embodied beings, and whatever the elements are.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.55
घ्रेयं घ्राणं शरीरं च पृथिवीसंश्रिता गुणाः। लोकयात्रा भगवता मुहूर्तेन विनाशिता
ghreyaṃ ghrāṇaṃ śarīraṃ ca pṛthivīsaṃśritā guṇāḥ| lokayātrā bhagavatā muhūrtena vināśitā
The smellable, smell, and the body — these qualities rest on earth; the traffic of the world was destroyed by the Lord in a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.56
जिह्वारसश्च स्नेहश्च संश्रिताः सलिले गुणाः। रूपं चक्षुर्विभागश्च नेत्र ज्योतिः श्रिता गुणाः
jihvārasaśca snehaśca saṃśritāḥ salile guṇāḥ| rūpaṃ cakṣurvibhāgaśca netra jyotiḥ śritā guṇāḥ
Tongue, taste, and moisture are the qualities resting in water; form, eye, and distinction are the qualities resting in light, the eye's radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.57
स्पर्शः प्राणश्च चेष्टा च पवनं संश्रिता गुणाः। शब्दः श्रोत्रे च श्रवणं गगनं संश्रिता गुणाः
sparśaḥ prāṇaśca ceṣṭā ca pavanaṃ saṃśritā guṇāḥ| śabdaḥ śrotre ca śravaṇaṃ gaganaṃ saṃśritā guṇāḥ
Touch, breath, and motion are the qualities resting on wind; sound, in the ear, and hearing are the qualities resting on space.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.58
मनो बुद्धिश्च चित्तं च क्षेत्रज्ञं चेति संश्रिताः। परेण परमेष्ठी च हृषीकेशमुपाश्रिताः
mano buddhiśca cittaṃ ca kṣetrajñaṃ ceti saṃśritāḥ| pareṇa parameṣṭhī ca hṛṣīkeśamupāśritāḥ
Mind, intellect, thought, and the knower of the field — these rest (on him); and Parameṣṭhin, by the supreme one, they have taken refuge in Hṛṣīkeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.59
ततो भगवतस्तस्य रश्मिभिः परिवारिताः। वायुना परिनुन्नाश्च भूमिशाखामुपाश्रिताः
tato bhagavatastasya raśmibhiḥ parivāritāḥ| vāyunā parinunnāśca bhūmiśākhāmupāśritāḥ
Then, encircled by the rays of that Lord, and driven along by the wind, they took refuge in the branch of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.60
तेषां संहरणोद्भूतः पावकः शतधा ज्वलन्। प्रदहन्नखिलं विश्वं वृत्तः संवर्त्तकोऽनलः
teṣāṃ saṃharaṇodbhūtaḥ pāvakaḥ śatadhā jvalan| pradahannakhilaṃ viśvaṃ vṛttaḥ saṃvarttako'nalaḥ
Arisen from their withdrawal, fire, blazing a hundredfold, burning up the whole universe, became the conflagration of dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.61
सपर्वतद्रुमान्गुल्मान्लतावल्लीस्तृणानि च। विमानानि च दिव्यानि पुराणि विविधानि च
saparvatadrumāngulmānlatāvallīstṛṇāni ca| vimānāni ca divyāni purāṇi vividhāni ca
Along with mountains, trees, shrubs, creepers, vines and grasses, and the divine chariots and the various cities —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.62
यानि चाश्रयणीयानि सर्वाण्यप्यदहद्भृशम्। भस्मीकृत्य तु तान्सर्वांल्लोकान्ल्लोकगुरोर्गुरुः
yāni cāśrayaṇīyāni sarvāṇyapyadahadbhṛśam| bhasmīkṛtya tu tānsarvāṃllokānllokagurorguruḥ
and whatever places of shelter there were — all these it burned utterly; and having reduced all those worlds to ashes, the teacher of the world's teacher
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.63
स भूतिं धारयामास युगांते लोकसंभवाम्। सहस्रवृष्टिः शतधा भूत्वा कृष्णो महाघनः
sa bhūtiṃ dhārayāmāsa yugāṃte lokasaṃbhavām| sahasravṛṣṭiḥ śatadhā bhūtvā kṛṣṇo mahāghanaḥ
held the ash, which at the end of the age is the source of the worlds; becoming a great dark cloud with a thousandfold, hundredfold rain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.64
दिव्यतोयेन हविषा तर्पयामास मेदिनीं। ततः क्षीरनिकाशेन स्वादुना परमांभसा
divyatoyena haviṣā tarpayāmāsa medinīṃ| tataḥ kṣīranikāśena svādunā paramāṃbhasā
he satisfied the earth with the oblation of divine water; then, with sweet supreme water resembling milk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.65
शिशिरेण च पुण्येन महीनिर्वाणमागमत्। तेन तोयेन संपृक्ता पयस्साधर्म्यतो धरा
śiśireṇa ca puṇyena mahīnirvāṇamāgamat| tena toyena saṃpṛktā payassādharmyato dharā
cool and holy, the earth came to quenching; suffused with that water, the earth became of the same nature as milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.66
एकार्णावजलीभूता सर्वसत्वविवर्जिता। महासत्वान्यपि विभुं प्रविष्टान्यमितौजसं
ekārṇāvajalībhūtā sarvasatvavivarjitā| mahāsatvānyapi vibhuṃ praviṣṭānyamitaujasaṃ
Become the water of a single ocean, devoid of all creatures — even the great beings had entered the all-pervading one of measureless might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.67
नष्टार्कपवनाकाशे सूक्ष्मे जगति संवृते। संशोषमात्मना कृत्वा समुद्राणां च देहिनः
naṣṭārkapavanākāśe sūkṣme jagati saṃvṛte| saṃśoṣamātmanā kṛtvā samudrāṇāṃ ca dehinaḥ
With sun, wind and sky destroyed, the world contracted into a subtle state, having by himself brought about the drying up of the oceans and of embodied beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.68
दग्ध्वा संकोच्य च तथा स्वपित्येकः सनातनः। पौराणं रूपमास्थाय स्वपित्यमितविक्रमः
dagdhvā saṃkocya ca tathā svapityekaḥ sanātanaḥ| paurāṇaṃ rūpamāsthāya svapityamitavikramaḥ
having burned and thus contracted (them), the one eternal being sleeps; assuming his ancient form, he of measureless stride sleeps.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.69
एकार्णवजलेयायी योगी योगमुपासितः। अनेकानि सहस्राणि युगान्येकार्णवांभसि
ekārṇavajaleyāyī yogī yogamupāsitaḥ| anekāni sahasrāṇi yugānyekārṇavāṃbhasi
Lying in the water of the single ocean, a yogin devoted to yoga, (he sleeps) for many thousands of yugas in the water of the one ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.70
न चैव कश्चिदव्यक्तं व्यक्तो वेदितुमर्हति। कश्चैष पुरुषो नाम किं योगः कश्च योगवान्
na caiva kaścidavyaktaṃ vyakto veditumarhati| kaścaiṣa puruṣo nāma kiṃ yogaḥ kaśca yogavān
And no manifest being is able to know the Unmanifest: who is this that is called Puruṣa, what is yoga, and who is the possessor of yoga?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.71
न पृष्ठे नैवमभितो नैव पार्श्वे न चाग्रतः। कश्चिद्विज्ञायते तस्य दृश्यते देवसत्तमः
na pṛṣṭhe naivamabhito naiva pārśve na cāgrataḥ| kaścidvijñāyate tasya dṛśyate devasattamaḥ
Not at his back, not round about, not at his side, not in front — nowhere is that most excellent of gods known or seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.72
नभः क्षितिं पवनमपः प्रकाशनं प्रजापतिं भुवनधरं सुरेश्वरम्। पितामहं श्रुतिनिलयं मुनिं प्रभुं समापयञ्छयनमरोचयत्प्रभुः
nabhaḥ kṣitiṃ pavanamapaḥ prakāśanaṃ prajāpatiṃ bhuvanadharaṃ sureśvaram| pitāmahaṃ śrutinilayaṃ muniṃ prabhuṃ samāpayañchayanamarocayatprabhuḥ
Sky, earth, wind, waters, light, Prajāpati, the bearer of the world, the lord of the gods, the Grandfather, the abode of the Vedas, the sage, the master — bringing (all these) to an end, the Lord took pleasure in sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.73
एवमेकार्णवीभूते शेते लोके महाद्युतिः। प्रच्छाद्य सलिलेनोर्वीं हंसो नारायणाय ते
evamekārṇavībhūte śete loke mahādyutiḥ| pracchādya salilenorvīṃ haṃso nārāyaṇāya te
Thus, when the world has become a single ocean, the greatly radiant one sleeps, having covered the earth with water — he, the Swan, (belongs) to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.74
महतो रजसो मध्ये महार्णवसमस्य वै। वारिजाक्षो महाबाहुरक्षयं ब्रह्म यद्विदुः
mahato rajaso madhye mahārṇavasamasya vai| vārijākṣo mahābāhurakṣayaṃ brahma yadviduḥ
In the midst of the great dust-cloud (rajas) that is like a great ocean, (lies) the lotus-eyed, mighty-armed one, whom (the wise) know as the imperishable Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.75
आत्मरूपसरूपेण तमसा संवृतः प्रभुः। मनः सात्विकमादाय यत्र तत्सत्वमाहितं
ātmarūpasarūpeṇa tamasā saṃvṛtaḥ prabhuḥ| manaḥ sātvikamādāya yatra tatsatvamāhitaṃ
The Lord is enveloped by darkness (tamas) that has the very form of his own form, having taken up the sāttvika mind, wherein that sattva is deposited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 39.76
यथातथ्यं परं ज्ञानं भूताय ब्रह्मणे ततः। रहस्यं च तथोद्दिष्टं यथोपनिषदां स्मृतम्
yathātathyaṃ paraṃ jñānaṃ bhūtāya brahmaṇe tataḥ| rahasyaṃ ca tathoddiṣṭaṃ yathopaniṣadāṃ smṛtam
Then the supreme knowledge, exactly as it is, and likewise the secret teaching, were imparted to Brahman who had come into being, as it is recorded in the Upaniṣads.
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PdP 1 39.77
पुरुषो यज्ञ इत्येतत्परमं परिकीर्तितम्। यश्चान्यः पुरुषाख्यः स्यात्स एव पुरुषोत्तमः
puruṣo yajña ityetatparamaṃ parikīrtitam| yaścānyaḥ puruṣākhyaḥ syātsa eva puruṣottamaḥ
That Puruṣa is the sacrifice — this has been proclaimed as the highest (truth); and whoever else there may be who bears the name Puruṣa, he alone is the Supreme Puruṣa.
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PdP 1 39.78
ये च यज्ञकरा विप्रा ये ॠत्विज इति स्मृताः। अस्मादेव पुरा भूता वक्त्रेभ्यः श्रूयते तथा
ye ca yajñakarā viprā ye ṝtvija iti smṛtāḥ| asmādeva purā bhūtā vaktrebhyaḥ śrūyate tathā
And those brahmins who perform sacrifice, those who are known as ṛtvij priests — they came into being of old from this very one, from his mouths: so it is heard.
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PdP 1 39.79
ब्रह्माणं प्रथमं वक्त्रादुद्गातारं च सामगं। होतारं च तथाद्ध्वर्युं बाहुभ्यामसृजत्प्रभुः
brahmāṇaṃ prathamaṃ vaktrādudgātāraṃ ca sāmagaṃ| hotāraṃ ca tathāddhvaryuṃ bāhubhyāmasṛjatprabhuḥ
The Lord created the Brahman priest first from his mouth, and the Udgātā who chants the Sāman; and the Hotā and likewise the Adhvaryu from his two arms.
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PdP 1 39.80
ब्रह्माणं ब्राह्माणाच्छंसि स्तोतारौ चैव सर्वशः। मेढ्राच्च मैत्रावरुणं प्रतिष्ठातारमेव च
brahmāṇaṃ brāhmāṇācchaṃsi stotārau caiva sarvaśaḥ| meḍhrācca maitrāvaruṇaṃ pratiṣṭhātārameva ca
From the brahman (of his body) the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin and the two Stotā priests in every way; and from the generative organ the Maitrāvaruṇa and the Pratiṣṭhātā.
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PdP 1 39.81
उदरात्प्रतिहर्तारं पोतारं चैव पार्थिव। पाणिभ्यामथ चाग्नीध्रमुन्नेतारं च याजुषम्
udarātpratihartāraṃ potāraṃ caiva pārthiva| pāṇibhyāmatha cāgnīdhramunnetāraṃ ca yājuṣam
From the belly the Pratihartā and also the Potā, O king; and from the two hands the Agnīdhra and the Unnetā of the Yajus.
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PdP 1 39.82
अच्छावाकमथोरुभ्यां सुब्रह्मण्यं च सामगम्। एवमेवं स भगवान्षोडशैतान्जगत्पतिः
acchāvākamathorubhyāṃ subrahmaṇyaṃ ca sāmagam| evamevaṃ sa bhagavānṣoḍaśaitānjagatpatiḥ
And from the two thighs the Acchāvāka and the Subrahmaṇya who chants the Sāman: in just this way that Lord, the master of the world, (created) these sixteen.
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PdP 1 39.83
स्वयंभूः सर्वयज्ञानामृत्विजोऽसृजदुत्तमान्। तदा चैष महायोगी पुरुषो यज्ञसंज्ञितः
svayaṃbhūḥ sarvayajñānāmṛtvijo'sṛjaduttamān| tadā caiṣa mahāyogī puruṣo yajñasaṃjñitaḥ
The Self-existent created these excellent ṛtvij priests of all sacrifices; and then this great yogin, the Puruṣa known as Sacrifice,
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PdP 1 39.84
वेदाश्चैव तथा सर्वे सहांगोपनिषत्क्रियाः। स्वपित्येकार्णवे चैव यदाश्चर्यमभूत्पुरा
vedāścaiva tathā sarve sahāṃgopaniṣatkriyāḥ| svapityekārṇave caiva yadāścaryamabhūtpurā
and likewise all the Vedas together with their limbs, the Upaniṣads and the rites — (all these) sleep in the single ocean; and the wonder that occurred there of old,
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PdP 1 39.85
श्रूयतां तु तदा विप्रो मार्कंडेयः कुतूहलात्। गीर्णो भगवता तेन कुक्षावासीन्महामुनिः
śrūyatāṃ tu tadā vipro mārkaṃḍeyaḥ kutūhalāt| gīrṇo bhagavatā tena kukṣāvāsīnmahāmuniḥ
let it now be heard: the brahmin Mārkaṇḍeya, out of curiosity, was swallowed by that Lord, and the great sage remained in his belly.
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PdP 1 39.86
बहुवर्षसहस्रायुस्तस्यैव वरतेजसः। अटंस्तीर्थप्रसंगेन पृथिवीतीर्थगोचरः
bahuvarṣasahasrāyustasyaiva varatejasaḥ| aṭaṃstīrthaprasaṃgena pṛthivītīrthagocaraḥ
With a lifespan of many thousands of years, deriving his splendour from that boon of his very (Lord), he wandered on occasion of pilgrimage, ranging over the holy places of the earth,
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PdP 1 39.87
आश्रमाणि च पुण्यानि देवतायतनानि च। देशाद्राष्ट्राणि चित्राणि पुराणि विविधानि च
āśramāṇi ca puṇyāni devatāyatanāni ca| deśādrāṣṭrāṇi citrāṇi purāṇi vividhāni ca
and the holy hermitages and the abodes of the gods, and the countries, the varied realms, and cities of many kinds,
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PdP 1 39.88
जपहोमपराः शांतास्तपोभिरमलाः स्मृताः। मार्कंडेयस्ततस्तस्य शनैर्वक्त्राद्विनिर्गतः
japahomaparāḥ śāṃtāstapobhiramalāḥ smṛtāḥ| mārkaṃḍeyastatastasya śanairvaktrādvinirgataḥ
(and the sages there) intent on muttered prayer and oblation, tranquil, held to be spotless through austerities. Then Mārkaṇḍeya slowly came out from his mouth.
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PdP 1 39.89
निष्क्रामन्तं न चात्मानं जानीते देवमायया। निष्क्रम्य तस्य उदरादेकार्णवमथो जगत्
niṣkrāmantaṃ na cātmānaṃ jānīte devamāyayā| niṣkramya tasya udarādekārṇavamatho jagat
By the god's magic he did not know himself to be coming out; and when he had come out from his belly, the world was then a single ocean.
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PdP 1 39.90
सर्वतस्तमसाछन्नं मार्कंडेयोन्ववैक्षत। तस्योत्पन्नं भयं तीव्रं व्यत्ययं चात्मजीवितम्
sarvatastamasāchannaṃ mārkaṃḍeyonvavaikṣata| tasyotpannaṃ bhayaṃ tīvraṃ vyatyayaṃ cātmajīvitam
Mārkaṇḍeya looked upon (it), covered on all sides by darkness; a fierce fear arose in him, and (a fear of) the reversal of his own life.
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PdP 1 39.91
देवदर्शनसंहृष्टो विस्मयं परमं गतः। सोऽचिंतयदमोघात्मा मार्कंडेयोथ शंकितः
devadarśanasaṃhṛṣṭo vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ| so'ciṃtayadamoghātmā mārkaṃḍeyotha śaṃkitaḥ
Thrilled at the sight of the god, he came to the utmost astonishment; then Mārkaṇḍeya, of unfailing spirit, in doubt, reflected:
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PdP 1 39.92
किं नु स्याच्चित्तसंमोहः किं नु स्वप्नोनुभूयते। व्यक्तमन्यतरो भाव एतयोर्भविता मम
kiṃ nu syāccittasaṃmohaḥ kiṃ nu svapnonubhūyate| vyaktamanyataro bhāva etayorbhavitā mama
"Can this be a confusion of the mind? Or is a dream being experienced? Clearly one or the other of these two states will be mine.
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PdP 1 39.93
न हि स्वप्नो ह्ययं सत्ययुक्तं यत्सत्यमर्हति। नष्टचंद्रार्कपवनो नष्टपर्वतभूतलः
na hi svapno hyayaṃ satyayuktaṃ yatsatyamarhati| naṣṭacaṃdrārkapavano naṣṭaparvatabhūtalaḥ
For this is not a dream, since what is real deserves to be joined with truth: moon, sun and wind have vanished, mountains and the earth's surface have vanished.
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PdP 1 39.94
कतमः स्यादयं लोक इति शोकमुपागतः। ददर्श चापि पुरुषं स्वपंतं पर्वतोपमम्
katamaḥ syādayaṃ loka iti śokamupāgataḥ| dadarśa cāpi puruṣaṃ svapaṃtaṃ parvatopamam
"Which world can this be?" — thus he fell into sorrow; and he also saw a man sleeping, like a mountain.
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PdP 1 39.95
सलिलेऽधमथो मग्नं जीमूतमिव सागरे। तपंतमिव तेजोभिरामुक्तशशिभास्करम्
salile'dhamatho magnaṃ jīmūtamiva sāgare| tapaṃtamiva tejobhirāmuktaśaśibhāskaram
Sunk down below in the water like a cloud in the ocean, as if blazing with his radiances, having let go of moon and sun,
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PdP 1 39.96
गांभीर्यात्सागरमिव भासमानम्मवौजसा। देवं द्रष्टुमिहायातः को भवानिति विस्मयात्
gāṃbhīryātsāgaramiva bhāsamānammavaujasā| devaṃ draṣṭumihāyātaḥ ko bhavāniti vismayāt
like the ocean in depth, shining with great energy — "Who are you, come here to see the god?" (he asked) out of astonishment.
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PdP 1 39.97
तथैव च मुनिः कुक्षिं पुनरेव प्रवेशितः। संप्रविष्टः पुनः कुक्षिं मार्कंडेयः सविस्मयम्
tathaiva ca muniḥ kukṣiṃ punareva praveśitaḥ| saṃpraviṣṭaḥ punaḥ kukṣiṃ mārkaṃḍeyaḥ savismayam
And in just the same way the sage was made to enter the belly once again; having entered the belly again, Mārkaṇḍeya, with astonishment,
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PdP 1 39.98
तथैव च पुनर्भूयो विजानन्स्वप्नदर्शनम्। स तथैव यथापूर्वं पृथिवीमटते वनम्
tathaiva ca punarbhūyo vijānansvapnadarśanam| sa tathaiva yathāpūrvaṃ pṛthivīmaṭate vanam
and again once more in the same way, taking it for the seeing of a dream, he wanders, just as before, over the earth and the forest,
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PdP 1 39.99
पुण्यतीर्थजलोपेतं विविधान्याश्रमाणि च।
puṇyatīrthajalopetaṃ vividhānyāśramāṇi ca|
provided with the waters of holy fords, and the various hermitages;
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PdP 1 39.100
अपश्यद्देवकुक्षिस्थान्यज्ञस्थान्शतशो द्विजान्। सद्वृत्तमाश्रिताः सर्वे वर्णा ब्राह्मणपूर्वकाः1.39.
apaśyaddevakukṣisthānyajñasthānśataśo dvijān| sadvṛttamāśritāḥ sarve varṇā brāhmaṇapūrvakāḥ1.39.
he saw, situated in the god's belly, hundreds of twice-born men engaged in sacrifice; all the classes, with the brahmins foremost, adhering to good conduct.
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PdP 1 39.101
चत्वार आश्रमाः सम्यग्यथापूर्वं विलोकिता। एवं वर्षशतं साग्रं मार्कंडेयेन धीमता
catvāra āśramāḥ samyagyathāpūrvaṃ vilokitā| evaṃ varṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ mārkaṃḍeyena dhīmatā
The four stages of life were duly seen, just as before. Thus for a full hundred years, by wise Mārkaṇḍeya,
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PdP 1 39.102
चरता पृथिवी सर्वा तत्कुक्षौ हि समीक्ष्यते। ततः कदाचिदथ वै पुनः कुक्षेर्विनिर्गतः
caratā pṛthivī sarvā tatkukṣau hi samīkṣyate| tataḥ kadācidatha vai punaḥ kukṣervinirgataḥ
as he wandered, the whole earth was surveyed there within that belly. Then at some time he came out of the belly again,
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PdP 1 39.103
सुप्तं न्यग्रोधशाखाय ांबालमेकं निरीक्ष्य च। तथैवैकार्णवजले नीहारेणावृतांतरे
suptaṃ nyagrodhaśākhāya āṃbālamekaṃ nirīkṣya ca| tathaivaikārṇavajale nīhāreṇāvṛtāṃtare
and having beheld a single infant asleep on the branch of a banyan tree, likewise in the water of the single ocean, its space covered with mist,
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PdP 1 39.104
अव्यक्तक्रीडिते लोके सर्वभूतविवर्जिते। स मुनिर्विस्मयाविष्टः कौतूहलसमन्वितः
avyaktakrīḍite loke sarvabhūtavivarjite| sa munirvismayāviṣṭaḥ kautūhalasamanvitaḥ
in a world of unmanifest play, devoid of all beings — that sage, filled with astonishment and possessed of curiosity,
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PdP 1 39.105
बालमादित्यसंकाशं न शक्नोत्यभिवीक्षितुम्। सोप्यचिंतयदेकांते स्थित्वा सलिलसन्निधौ
bālamādityasaṃkāśaṃ na śaknotyabhivīkṣitum| sopyaciṃtayadekāṃte sthitvā salilasannidhau
is unable to look at the boy, who is like the sun. And he too, standing apart near the water, reflected;
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PdP 1 39.106
पूर्वदृष्टमिदं मेने शंकितो देवमायया। अगाधे सलिले शेते मार्कंडेयः सविस्मयः
pūrvadṛṣṭamidaṃ mene śaṃkito devamāyayā| agādhe salile śete mārkaṃḍeyaḥ savismayaḥ
he thought this was what he had seen before, made doubtful by the god's magic; Mārkaṇḍeya, full of astonishment (saw that) he lies upon the fathomless water.
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PdP 1 39.107
पूर्ववत्तमथो द्रष्टुमव्रजत्त्रस्तलोचनः। स तस्मै भगवानाह स्वागतो बाल भो इति
pūrvavattamatho draṣṭumavrajattrastalocanaḥ| sa tasmai bhagavānāha svāgato bāla bho iti
Then, as before, he went to look at him, his eyes full of fright; and the Lord said to him, "Welcome, O boy!"
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PdP 1 39.108
बभाषे मेघतुल्येन स्वरेण पुरुषोत्तमः। मार्कंडेय न भेतव्यमागच्छस्व ममांतिकम्
babhāṣe meghatulyena svareṇa puruṣottamaḥ| mārkaṃḍeya na bhetavyamāgacchasva mamāṃtikam
The Supreme Person spoke with a voice like a thundercloud: "Mārkaṇḍeya, you must not be afraid; come near to me."
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PdP 1 39.109
मार्कंडेय उवाच। को नाम्ना कीर्तयति मां कुर्वन्परिभवं मम। दिव्यवर्षसहस्राख्यं धर्षयंश्चैव मे वयः
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca| ko nāmnā kīrtayati māṃ kurvanparibhavaṃ mama| divyavarṣasahasrākhyaṃ dharṣayaṃścaiva me vayaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Who is it that calls me by name, showing contempt for me, and slighting my age, which is reckoned in thousands of divine years?
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PdP 1 39.110
न ह्येष च सदाचारो देवेष्वपि ममोचितः। मां ब्रह्मापि हि सस्नेहो दीर्घायुरिति भाषते
na hyeṣa ca sadācāro deveṣvapi mamocitaḥ| māṃ brahmāpi hi sasneho dīrghāyuriti bhāṣate
For this is not good conduct, nor is it fitting toward me even among the gods; for even Brahmā, with affection, addresses me as "Long-lived one."
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PdP 1 39.111
कस्तपोघोरमासाद्य ममाद्य त्यक्तजीवितः। मार्कंडेयेति मामुक्त्वा मृत्युमीक्षितुमर्हसि
kastapoghoramāsādya mamādya tyaktajīvitaḥ| mārkaṃḍeyeti māmuktvā mṛtyumīkṣitumarhasi
Who is it that, having approached my dreadful ascetic power, has today given up his life, so that, calling me "Mārkaṇḍeya," he deserves to look upon death?
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PdP 1 39.112
एवं प्रक्षुभितः क्रोधान्मार्कंडेयो महामुनिः। तदैनं भगवान्भूयो बभाषे मधुसूदनः
evaṃ prakṣubhitaḥ krodhānmārkaṃḍeyo mahāmuniḥ| tadainaṃ bhagavānbhūyo babhāṣe madhusūdanaḥ
When the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya was thus agitated with anger, then the Lord, the slayer of Madhu, spoke to him again.
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PdP 1 39.113
श्रीभगवानुवाच। अहं ते जनको वत्स हृषीकेशः पिता गुरुः। आयुः प्रदाता पौराणः किं मां त्वं नोपसर्पसि
śrībhagavānuvāca| ahaṃ te janako vatsa hṛṣīkeśaḥ pitā guruḥ| āyuḥ pradātā paurāṇaḥ kiṃ māṃ tvaṃ nopasarpasi
The Blessed Lord said: I am your begetter, child; I am Hṛṣīkeśa, (your) father and teacher, the ancient giver of long life. Why do you not come near me?
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PdP 1 39.114
मां पुत्रकामः प्रथमं त्वत्पितांगिरसो मुनिः। पूर्वमाराधयामास तपस्तीव्रं समाश्रितः
māṃ putrakāmaḥ prathamaṃ tvatpitāṃgiraso muniḥ| pūrvamārādhayāmāsa tapastīvraṃ samāśritaḥ
Long ago your father, the sage of the line of Aṅgiras, desiring a son, first propitiated me, having taken up fierce ascetic practice.
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PdP 1 39.115
तं दृष्ट्वा घोरतपसं त्रिदशोत्तमतेजसम्। दत्तवांस्त्वामहं पुत्रं महर्षिममितौजसम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ghoratapasaṃ tridaśottamatejasam| dattavāṃstvāmahaṃ putraṃ maharṣimamitaujasam
Seeing him of terrible austerities and of splendour surpassing the gods, I gave you to him as a son, a great sage of measureless power.
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PdP 1 39.116
कस्समुत्सहते चान्यो योगिभूतात्मगात्मकम्। द्रष्टुमेकार्णवगतं क्रीडंतं योगमायया
kassamutsahate cānyo yogibhūtātmagātmakam| draṣṭumekārṇavagataṃ krīḍaṃtaṃ yogamāyayā
And what other is able to behold (me), whose self is the self of yogins and of (all) beings, resting within the single ocean, sporting by the magic power of yoga?
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PdP 1 39.117
ततः प्रहृष्टहृदयो विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः। मूर्ध्नि बद्धांजलिपुटो मार्कंडेयो माहातपाः
tataḥ prahṛṣṭahṛdayo vismayotphullalocanaḥ| mūrdhni baddhāṃjalipuṭo mārkaṃḍeyo māhātapāḥ
Then Mārkaṇḍeya of great austerity, his heart delighted, his eyes wide open with wonder, folded his cupped hands upon his head,
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PdP 1 39.118
नामगोत्रे तु संप्रोच्य दीर्घायुर्लोकपूजितः। तस्मै भगवते भक्त्या नमस्कारमथाकरोत्
nāmagotre tu saṃprocya dīrghāyurlokapūjitaḥ| tasmai bhagavate bhaktyā namaskāramathākarot
and, announcing his name and lineage, the long-lived one honoured by the world, made obeisance with devotion to that Blessed Lord.
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PdP 1 39.119
मार्कंडेय उवाच। इच्छामि तत्त्वतो ज्ञातुमिमां मायां तवानघ। यदेकार्णवमध्यस्थः शेषे त्वं बालरूपवान्
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca| icchāmi tattvato jñātumimāṃ māyāṃ tavānagha| yadekārṇavamadhyasthaḥ śeṣe tvaṃ bālarūpavān
Mārkaṇḍeya said: I wish to know truly this magic power of yours, O sinless one, whereby you lie in the midst of the single ocean bearing the form of a child.
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PdP 1 39.120
किं संज्ञश्चैव भगवान्लोके विज्ञायसे प्रभो। तर्कयेहं महात्मानं को ह्यन्यः स्थातुमर्हसि
kiṃ saṃjñaścaiva bhagavānloke vijñāyase prabho| tarkayehaṃ mahātmānaṃ ko hyanyaḥ sthātumarhasi
And by what name, Blessed One, are you known in the world, O Lord? I reckon you to be the Great Self; for what other could remain (here)?
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PdP 1 39.121
श्रीभगवानुवाच। अहं नारायणो ब्रह्मन्सर्वभूतविनाशनः। अहं सहस्रशीर्षास्यः सहस्रपदसंयुतः
śrībhagavānuvāca| ahaṃ nārāyaṇo brahmansarvabhūtavināśanaḥ| ahaṃ sahasraśīrṣāsyaḥ sahasrapadasaṃyutaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: I am Nārāyaṇa, brahmin, the destroyer of all beings; I am the one with a thousand heads and mouths, endowed with a thousand feet.
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PdP 1 39.122
आदित्यवर्णः पुरुषो मुखे ब्रह्ममयो ह्यहम्। अहमग्निर्हव्यवहः सप्तसप्तिभिरन्वितः
ādityavarṇaḥ puruṣo mukhe brahmamayo hyaham| ahamagnirhavyavahaḥ saptasaptibhiranvitaḥ
I am the Person of the colour of the sun, made of brahman in (my) mouth; I am fire, the bearer of oblations, joined with the seven horses.
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PdP 1 39.123
अहमिंद्रपदः शक्र ॠतूनां परिवत्सरः। अहं योगिषु सांख्याख्यो युगांतावर्त एव च
ahamiṃdrapadaḥ śakra ṝtūnāṃ parivatsaraḥ| ahaṃ yogiṣu sāṃkhyākhyo yugāṃtāvarta eva ca
I am Śakra, holding Indra's station; I am the full year of the seasons; among yogins I am he called Sāṅkhya, and I am the turning-round at the end of an age.
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PdP 1 39.124
अहं सर्वाणि सत्वानि दैवतान्यखिलानि च। भुजगानामहं शेषस्तार्क्ष्योऽहं सर्वपक्षिणाम्
ahaṃ sarvāṇi satvāni daivatānyakhilāni ca| bhujagānāmahaṃ śeṣastārkṣyo'haṃ sarvapakṣiṇām
I am all beings and all the deities; of serpents I am Śeṣa, of all birds I am Tārkṣya (Garuḍa).
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PdP 1 39.125
कृतांतः सर्वभूतानां विज्ञेयः कालसंज्ञितः। अहं धर्मस्तपश्चाहं सर्वाश्रमनिवासिनाम्
kṛtāṃtaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vijñeyaḥ kālasaṃjñitaḥ| ahaṃ dharmastapaścāhaṃ sarvāśramanivāsinām
I am to be known as the ender of all beings, named Time; I am the dharma and the austerity of the dwellers in all the stages of life.
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PdP 1 39.126
अहं दया परोधर्मः क्षीरोदोहं महार्णवः। यत्सत्यं तत्परं त्वेक अहमेव प्रजापतिः
ahaṃ dayā parodharmaḥ kṣīrodohaṃ mahārṇavaḥ| yatsatyaṃ tatparaṃ tveka ahameva prajāpatiḥ
I am compassion, the highest dharma; I am the ocean of milk, the great sea. Whatever is true, that supreme one — I alone am Prajāpati.
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PdP 1 39.127
अहं सांख्यमहं योगो ह्यहं तत्परमं पदम्। अहमिज्या क्रिया चाहमहं विद्याधिपः स्मृतः
ahaṃ sāṃkhyamahaṃ yogo hyahaṃ tatparamaṃ padam| ahamijyā kriyā cāhamahaṃ vidyādhipaḥ smṛtaḥ
I am Sāṅkhya, I am Yoga, I am that highest state; I am the sacrifice and I am the rite; I am declared to be the lord of knowledge.
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PdP 1 39.128
अहं ज्योतिरहं वायुरहं भूमिरहं जलम्। आकाशोहं समुद्राश्च नक्षत्राणि दिशो दश
ahaṃ jyotirahaṃ vāyurahaṃ bhūmirahaṃ jalam| ākāśohaṃ samudrāśca nakṣatrāṇi diśo daśa
I am light, I am wind, I am earth, I am water; I am space, and the oceans, the stars, and the ten directions.
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PdP 1 39.129
अहं वर्षमहं सोमः पर्जन्योहमहं रविः। अहं पुराणं परमं तथैवाहं परायणम्
ahaṃ varṣamahaṃ somaḥ parjanyohamahaṃ raviḥ| ahaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ tathaivāhaṃ parāyaṇam
I am the rain, I am the moon, I am the raincloud, I am the sun; I am the highest ancient (being), and I likewise am the final resort.
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PdP 1 39.130
भविष्ये चापि सर्वत्र भविष्यत्सर्वसंग्रहः। यत्किंचित्पश्यसे विप्र यच्छृणोषि च किंचन
bhaviṣye cāpi sarvatra bhaviṣyatsarvasaṃgrahaḥ| yatkiṃcitpaśyase vipra yacchṛṇoṣi ca kiṃcana
And I shall be everywhere in the future, the sum of all that is to be. Whatever you see, brahmin, and whatever you hear,
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PdP 1 39.131
यच्चानुभवसे लोके तत्सर्वं मामनुस्मर। विश्वं सृष्टं मया पूर्वं सृजेद्यापि च पश्य माम्
yaccānubhavase loke tatsarvaṃ māmanusmara| viśvaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ sṛjedyāpi ca paśya mām
and whatever you experience in the world—remember all that as me. The universe was created by me before, and even now, as I create, behold me.
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PdP 1 39.132
युगे युगे च रक्षामि मार्कंडेयाखिलं जगत्। तदेतत्कथितं सर्वं मार्कंडेयावधारय
yuge yuge ca rakṣāmi mārkaṃḍeyākhilaṃ jagat| tadetatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ mārkaṃḍeyāvadhāraya
And in age after age I protect the whole world, Mārkaṇḍeya. All this has thus been told; take it to heart, Mārkaṇḍeya.
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PdP 1 39.133
शुश्रूषुरपि धर्मेषु कुक्षौ चरसुखं मम। मम ब्रह्मा शरीरस्थो देवाश्च ॠषिभिः सह
śuśrūṣurapi dharmeṣu kukṣau carasukhaṃ mama| mama brahmā śarīrastho devāśca ṝṣibhiḥ saha
Though eager to hear about the dharmas, move about happily in my belly. Brahmā stands within my body, and the gods together with the seers.
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PdP 1 39.134
व्यक्तमव्यक्तयोगं मामवगच्छ मुरद्विषम्। अहमेकाक्षरो मंत्रस्त्र्यक्षरश्च पितामहः
vyaktamavyaktayogaṃ māmavagaccha muradviṣam| ahamekākṣaro maṃtrastryakṣaraśca pitāmahaḥ
Know me, the foe of Mura, to be the manifest joined with the unmanifest. I am the single-syllabled mantra, and (as) the Grandfather the three-syllabled one.
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PdP 1 39.135
परस्त्रिवर्गओंकारः परमात्मप्रदर्शनः। एवमादिपुराणं च वदतेमां महामते
parastrivargaoṃkāraḥ paramātmapradarśanaḥ| evamādipurāṇaṃ ca vadatemāṃ mahāmate
He is the Oṃ-syllable beyond the three aims (of life), the revealer of the supreme Self. And thus he spoke this primeval (teaching) to him, O great-minded one.
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PdP 1 39.136
वक्त्रं यातो भगवतो मार्कंडेयो महामुनिः। ततो भगवतः कुक्षिं प्रविष्टो मुनिसत्तमः
vaktraṃ yāto bhagavato mārkaṃḍeyo mahāmuniḥ| tato bhagavataḥ kukṣiṃ praviṣṭo munisattamaḥ
The great sage Mārkaṇḍeya went into the mouth of the Lord, and then that best of sages entered the Lord's belly.
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PdP 1 39.137
तस्यासम्मुखमेकान्ते शुश्रूषुर्हंसमव्ययम्। यदक्षयं विविधमुपाश्रितं तु तन्महार्णवे व्यपगतचंद्रभास्करे
tasyāsammukhamekānte śuśrūṣurhaṃsamavyayam| yadakṣayaṃ vividhamupāśritaṃ tu tanmahārṇave vyapagatacaṃdrabhāskare
Turned away from him, in a solitary place, eager to serve the imperishable Swan—that imperishable, manifold (being) rested there in the great ocean, from which moon and sun had departed.
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PdP 1 39.138
शनैश्चरन्प्रभुरथ हंससंज्ञितः सृजन्जगद्विहरति कालपर्यये। अथ चैवं शुचिर्भूत्वा वरयामास वै तपः
śanaiścaranprabhuratha haṃsasaṃjñitaḥ sṛjanjagadviharati kālaparyaye| atha caivaṃ śucirbhūtvā varayāmāsa vai tapaḥ
Then the Lord called the Swan, moving slowly, creating the world, roams at the turning of the age; and thus, having become pure, he chose austerity.
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PdP 1 39.139
छादयित्वात्मनो देहं पयसांबुजसंभवः। ततो महात्मातिबलो मर्त्यलोकविसर्जने
chādayitvātmano dehaṃ payasāṃbujasaṃbhavaḥ| tato mahātmātibalo martyalokavisarjane
Having covered his own body with water, the lotus-born one—then the great-souled, exceedingly mighty one, at the emitting of the world of mortals,
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PdP 1 39.140
महतां चैव भूतानां विश्वो विश्वमचिंतयत्। तस्य चिंतयमानस्य नियते संस्थितेर्णवे
mahatāṃ caiva bhūtānāṃ viśvo viśvamaciṃtayat| tasya ciṃtayamānasya niyate saṃsthiterṇave
and of the great elements—the All-one thought upon the All. And as he was thinking, when the ocean was fixed in its abiding state,
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PdP 1 39.141
निराकाशे तोयमये सूक्ष्मे जगति संक्षये। ईशः संक्षोभयामास सोर्णवं सलिलं गतः
nirākāśe toyamaye sūkṣme jagati saṃkṣaye| īśaḥ saṃkṣobhayāmāsa sorṇavaṃ salilaṃ gataḥ
when the world was without space, made of water, subtle, in dissolution, the Lord stirred it up, having entered the water of that ocean.
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PdP 1 39.142
अथांतरादपां सूक्ष्ममथ च्छिद्रमभूत्पुरा। शब्दं प्रति ततो भूतो मारुतश्छिद्रसंभवः
athāṃtarādapāṃ sūkṣmamatha cchidramabhūtpurā| śabdaṃ prati tato bhūto mārutaśchidrasaṃbhavaḥ
Then from within the waters there arose of old a subtle aperture; and then, in response to sound, the wind came into being, born of that aperture.
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PdP 1 39.143
संलब्ध्वांतरसंक्षोभं व्यवर्धत समीरणः। नभस्वता बलवता वेगाद्विक्षोभितोर्णवः
saṃlabdhvāṃtarasaṃkṣobhaṃ vyavardhata samīraṇaḥ| nabhasvatā balavatā vegādvikṣobhitorṇavaḥ
Having obtained the inner agitation, the wind grew; and by the strong, sky-going wind the ocean was violently churned up.
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PdP 1 39.144
तस्यार्णवस्य क्षुब्धस्य तस्मिन्नंभसि मथ्यतः। कृष्णवर्त्मा समभवत्प्रभुर्वैश्वानरो महान्
tasyārṇavasya kṣubdhasya tasminnaṃbhasi mathyataḥ| kṛṣṇavartmā samabhavatprabhurvaiśvānaro mahān
As that ocean was agitated and that water was churned, there arose the black-tracked one, the great lord Vaiśvānara (fire).
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PdP 1 39.145
ततः संशोषयामास पावकः सलिलं बहु। समस्तजलधिश्छिद्रमभवद्विसृतं नभः
tataḥ saṃśoṣayāmāsa pāvakaḥ salilaṃ bahu| samastajaladhiśchidramabhavadvisṛtaṃ nabhaḥ
Then the fire dried up much of the water; the whole ocean became an aperture, and the sky spread out.
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PdP 1 39.146
आत्मतेजोभवाः पुण्या आपोमृतरसोपमाः। आकाशं छिद्रसंभूतं वायुराकाशसंभवः
ātmatejobhavāḥ puṇyā āpomṛtarasopamāḥ| ākāśaṃ chidrasaṃbhūtaṃ vāyurākāśasaṃbhavaḥ
The holy waters, born of his own radiance, were like the taste of nectar; space arose from the aperture, and wind arose from space.
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PdP 1 39.147
अथ संघर्षसम्भूतं पावकं चास्य संभवम्। दृष्ट्वा पितामहो देवो महाभूतविभावनः
atha saṃgharṣasambhūtaṃ pāvakaṃ cāsya saṃbhavam| dṛṣṭvā pitāmaho devo mahābhūtavibhāvanaḥ
Then, seeing the fire born of friction and its origin, the god Grandfather, the maker manifest of the great elements—
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PdP 1 39.148
दृष्ट्वा भूतानि भगवान्लोकसृष्ट्यर्थमुत्तमम्। ब्रह्मणो जन्मसहितं बहुरूपो ह्यचिंतयत्
dṛṣṭvā bhūtāni bhagavānlokasṛṣṭyarthamuttamam| brahmaṇo janmasahitaṃ bahurūpo hyaciṃtayat
having seen the elements, the Lord, of many forms, pondered upon the highest (means) for the creation of the world, together with the birth of Brahmā.
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PdP 1 39.149
चतुर्युगानां संख्यातं सहस्रं युगपर्यये। यत्पृथिव्यां द्विजेंद्राणां तपसा भावितात्मनाम्
caturyugānāṃ saṃkhyātaṃ sahasraṃ yugaparyaye| yatpṛthivyāṃ dvijeṃdrāṇāṃ tapasā bhāvitātmanām
A thousand sets of four yugas is the reckoning at the turning of the aeon; (and) that which on earth (belongs to) the foremost twice-born whose selves are matured by austerity —
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PdP 1 39.150
बहुजन्मविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मणो हरिरुच्यते। ज्ञानं दृष्ट्वा तु विश्वात्मा योगिनां याति योग्यताम्1.39.
bahujanmaviśuddhātmā brahmaṇo harirucyate| jñānaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu viśvātmā yogināṃ yāti yogyatām1.39.
He whose self has been purified through many births is called Hari of Brahmā (i.e. the Hari belonging to Brahman); and the Soul of the universe, having beheld (his) knowledge, attains the fitness of yogins.
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PdP 1 39.151
तं योगवंतं विज्ञाय संपूर्णैश्वर्यमुत्तमम्। पदे ब्रह्मणि विश्वस्य न्ययोजयत योगवित्
taṃ yogavaṃtaṃ vijñāya saṃpūrṇaiśvaryamuttamam| pade brahmaṇi viśvasya nyayojayata yogavit
Recognising him as possessed of yoga, supreme, of complete lordship, the knower of yoga appointed (him) to the station of Brahman over the universe.
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PdP 1 39.152
ततस्तस्मिन्महातोये महेशो हरिरच्युतः। जलक्रीडां च विधिवत्स चक्रे सर्वलोककृत्
tatastasminmahātoye maheśo hariracyutaḥ| jalakrīḍāṃ ca vidhivatsa cakre sarvalokakṛt
Then, in that great mass of water, Hari the imperishable, the Great Lord, the maker of all worlds, duly carried out his water-sport.
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PdP 1 39.153
पद्मं नाभ्युद्भवं चैकं समुत्पादितवांस्ततः। सहस्त्रवर्णं विरजं भास्कराभं हिरण्मयम्
padmaṃ nābhyudbhavaṃ caikaṃ samutpāditavāṃstataḥ| sahastravarṇaṃ virajaṃ bhāskarābhaṃ hiraṇmayam
Then he brought forth a single lotus arising from his navel — of a thousand hues, spotless, radiant as the sun, made of gold —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 39.154
हुताशनज्वलितशिखोज्जवलप्रभं समुत्थितं शरदमलार्कतेजसम्। विराजते कमलमुदारवर्चसं महात्मनस्तनुरुह चारुशैवलम्
hutāśanajvalitaśikhojjavalaprabhaṃ samutthitaṃ śaradamalārkatejasam| virājate kamalamudāravarcasaṃ mahātmanastanuruha cāruśaivalam
risen up with a brightness blazing like the flame-tips of fire, with the radiance of the spotless autumn sun: the lotus shines with noble lustre, (grown from) the body of the Great Soul, with lovely water-moss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain