Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 4
PdP 1 4.1
भीष्म उवाच। क्षीराब्धौ तु तथा लक्ष्मीः किलोत्पन्ना मया श्रुता। ख्यात्यां भृगोः समुत्पन्ना एतदाह कथं भवान्
bhīṣma uvāca| kṣīrābdhau tu tathā lakṣmīḥ kilotpannā mayā śrutā| khyātyāṃ bhṛgoḥ samutpannā etadāha kathaṃ bhavān
Bhīṣma said: But I have heard it said that Lakṣmī was born in the ocean of milk; how is it that you say she was born of Khyāti by Bhṛgu?
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PdP 1 4.2
कथं च दक्षदुहिता देहं त्यक्तवती शुभा। मेनायां गर्भसंभूतिमुमाया जन्म एव च
kathaṃ ca dakṣaduhitā dehaṃ tyaktavatī śubhā| menāyāṃ garbhasaṃbhūtimumāyā janma eva ca
And how did the beautiful daughter of Dakṣa abandon her body, and (how came) the forming of the embryo in Menā and the birth of Umā?
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PdP 1 4.3
किमर्थं देवदेवेन पत्नी हैमवती कृता। विरोधं चाथ दक्षेण भगवांस्तु ब्रवीतु मे
kimarthaṃ devadevena patnī haimavatī kṛtā| virodhaṃ cātha dakṣeṇa bhagavāṃstu bravītu me
For what reason was the daughter of Himavat made a wife by the god of gods? And the quarrel with Dakṣa — let your reverence tell me.
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PdP 1 4.4
पुलस्त्य उवाच। इदं च शृणु भूपाल यत्पृष्टोहमिह त्वया। श्रीसंबंधो मयाप्येष श्रुत आसीत्पितामहात्
pulastya uvāca| idaṃ ca śṛṇu bhūpāla yatpṛṣṭohamiha tvayā| śrīsaṃbaṃdho mayāpyeṣa śruta āsītpitāmahāt
Pulastya said: Hear this too, O ruler of the earth, about which you have questioned me here; this matter concerning Śrī was heard by me as well from the grandfather.
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PdP 1 4.5
अत्रिपुत्रस्तु दुर्वासाः परिभ्राम्यन्महीमिमाम्। विद्याधरीकरेमालां दृष्ट्वा सौगन्धिकीं शुभाम्
atriputrastu durvāsāḥ paribhrāmyanmahīmimām| vidyādharīkaremālāṃ dṛṣṭvā saugandhikīṃ śubhām
Now Durvāsas, the son of Atri, wandering over this earth, saw in the hand of a vidyādharī a beautiful, sweet-scented garland,
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PdP 1 4.6
याचयामास मे देहि जटाजूटे करोम्यहम्। इति विद्याधरी तेन पृष्टा सा ऋषिणा तथा
yācayāmāsa me dehi jaṭājūṭe karomyaham| iti vidyādharī tena pṛṣṭā sā ṛṣiṇā tathā
He begged (her): "Give it to me; I will place it in my matted hair." Thus asked by that sage, the vidyādharī (did) accordingly.
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PdP 1 4.7
ददौ तस्मै मुदायुक्ता तां मालां स तदा नृप। गृहीत्वा सुचिरं कालं शिरोमालां बबंध ह
dadau tasmai mudāyuktā tāṃ mālāṃ sa tadā nṛpa| gṛhītvā suciraṃ kālaṃ śiromālāṃ babaṃdha ha
Filled with joy she gave him that garland; and he then, O king, having taken it, bound the garland on his head for a very long time.
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PdP 1 4.8
उन्मत्त प्रेतवद्विप्रः शोभमानोब्रवीदिदम्। इयं विद्याधरी कन्या पीनोन्नत पयोधरा
unmatta pretavadvipraḥ śobhamānobravīdidam| iyaṃ vidyādharī kanyā pīnonnata payodharā
Shining like a madman or a ghost, the brahmin said this: "This vidyādharī maiden, with full, high breasts,
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PdP 1 4.9
शोभालंकारसौभाग्यैर्युक्ता दृष्टा ततो मनः। क्षोभमायाति मे चाद्य नाहं कामे विचक्षणः
śobhālaṃkārasaubhāgyairyuktā dṛṣṭā tato manaḥ| kṣobhamāyāti me cādya nāhaṃ kāme vicakṣaṇaḥ
endowed with beauty, ornaments and loveliness, has been seen (by me); therefore my mind falls into agitation today, and I am not skilled in love.
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PdP 1 4.10
व्रजामि तावदन्यत्र सौभाग्यं स्वं प्रदर्शयन्। एवमुक्त्वा स राजेंद्र परिबभ्राम मेदिनीम्
vrajāmi tāvadanyatra saubhāgyaṃ svaṃ pradarśayan| evamuktvā sa rājeṃdra paribabhrāma medinīm
So I shall go elsewhere for a while, displaying my own good fortune." Having spoken thus, O lord of kings, he wandered about the earth.
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PdP 1 4.11
ऐरावतं समारूढं राजानं त्रिदिवौकसाम्। त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं शक्रं भ्राजमानं शचीपतिम्
airāvataṃ samārūḍhaṃ rājānaṃ tridivaukasām| trailokyādhipatiṃ śakraṃ bhrājamānaṃ śacīpatim
(He saw) the king of the dwellers in heaven mounted on Airāvata, the lord of the three worlds, Śakra, shining, the husband of Śacī —
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PdP 1 4.12
तामात्मशिरसो मालां भ्रमदुन्मत्तषट्पदाम्। आदायामरराजाय चिक्षेपोन्मत्तवन्मुनिः
tāmātmaśiraso mālāṃ bhramadunmattaṣaṭpadām| ādāyāmararājāya cikṣeponmattavanmuniḥ
taking that garland from his own head, with intoxicated bees circling about it, the sage flung it at the king of the immortals, like a madman.
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PdP 1 4.13
गृहीत्वा देवराजेन माला सा गजमूर्द्धनि। मुक्ता रराज सा माला कैलासे जाह्नवी यथा
gṛhītvā devarājena mālā sā gajamūrddhani| muktā rarāja sā mālā kailāse jāhnavī yathā
Taken by the king of the gods and let fall on the elephant's head, that garland shone like the Jāhnavī on Kailāsa.
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PdP 1 4.14
मदांधकारिताक्षोसौ गंधाघ्राणेन वारणः। करेणादाय चिक्षेप तां मालां पृथिवीतले
madāṃdhakāritākṣosau gaṃdhāghrāṇena vāraṇaḥ| kareṇādāya cikṣepa tāṃ mālāṃ pṛthivītale
That elephant, its eyes blinded by rut, smelling the scent, took the garland with its trunk and hurled it to the ground.
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PdP 1 4.15
ततश्चुक्रोध भगवान्दुर्वासा मुनिपुंगवः। राजेंद्रदेवराजानं क्रुद्धश्चेदमुवाच ह
tataścukrodha bhagavāndurvāsā munipuṃgavaḥ| rājeṃdradevarājānaṃ kruddhaścedamuvāca ha
Then the blessed Durvāsas, the bull among sages, grew angry, and in his wrath, O lord of kings, said this to the king of the gods:
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PdP 1 4.16
ऐश्वर्यमददुष्टात्मन्नतिस्तब्धोसि वासव। श्रियोधामस्रजं यस्मान्मद्दत्तान्नाभिनंदसि
aiśvaryamadaduṣṭātmannatistabdhosi vāsava| śriyodhāmasrajaṃ yasmānmaddattānnābhinaṃdasi
"You whose soul is corrupted by the intoxication of lordship, you are too stiff with pride, Vāsava, since you do not welcome the glorious garland given by me from (my) abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 4.17
त्रैलोक्यश्रीरतो मूढ विनाशमुपयास्यति। मद्दत्ता भवता माला क्षिप्ता यस्मान्महीतले
trailokyaśrīrato mūḍha vināśamupayāsyati| maddattā bhavatā mālā kṣiptā yasmānmahītale
O fool, delighting in the fortune of the three worlds, (that fortune) shall go to destruction, since the garland given by me was flung by you to the ground.
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PdP 1 4.18
तस्मात्प्रणष्टलक्ष्मीकं त्रैलोक्यं ते भविष्यति। यस्य संजातकोपस्य भयमेति चराचरम्
tasmātpraṇaṣṭalakṣmīkaṃ trailokyaṃ te bhaviṣyati| yasya saṃjātakopasya bhayameti carācaram
Therefore your three worlds shall become bereft of prosperity. Me, at whose arisen anger all that moves and moves not takes fright —
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PdP 1 4.19
तं मां त्वमतिगर्वेण देवराजावमन्यसे। महेंद्रो वारणस्कंधादवतीर्य त्वरान्वितः
taṃ māṃ tvamatigarveṇa devarājāvamanyase| maheṃdro vāraṇaskaṃdhādavatīrya tvarānvitaḥ
me you despise, king of the gods, out of excessive pride." Mahendra, descending in haste from the elephant's shoulder,
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PdP 1 4.20
प्रसादयामास मुनिं दुर्वाससमकल्मषम्। प्रसाद्यमानः स तदा प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्
prasādayāmāsa muniṃ durvāsasamakalmaṣam| prasādyamānaḥ sa tadā praṇipātapuraḥsaram
sought to appease the sinless sage Durvāsas. Being appeased then, preceded by prostration, he (said):
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PdP 1 4.21
नाहं क्षमिष्ये बहुना किमुक्तेन शतक्रतो। इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ विप्रो देवराजोपि तं पुनः
nāhaṃ kṣamiṣye bahunā kimuktena śatakrato| ityuktvā prayayau vipro devarājopi taṃ punaḥ
"I will not forgive; what use is much talk, O Śatakratu?" Having said this the brahmin went away; and the king of the gods too, again
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PdP 1 4.22
आरुह्यैरावतं नागं प्रययावमरावतीम्। ततः प्रभृति निःश्रीकं सशक्रं भुवनत्रयम्
āruhyairāvataṃ nāgaṃ prayayāvamarāvatīm| tataḥ prabhṛti niḥśrīkaṃ saśakraṃ bhuvanatrayam
mounting the elephant Airāvata, went to Amarāvatī. From that time on the three worlds together with Śakra were without prosperity.
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PdP 1 4.23
न यज्ञाः संप्रवर्तंते न तपस्यंति तापसाः। न च दानानि दीयंते नष्टप्रायमभूज्जगत्
na yajñāḥ saṃpravartaṃte na tapasyaṃti tāpasāḥ| na ca dānāni dīyaṃte naṣṭaprāyamabhūjjagat
Sacrifices were not performed, ascetics did not practise austerity, and gifts were not given; the world became all but ruined.
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PdP 1 4.24
एवमत्यंतनिःश्रीके त्रैलोक्ये सत्त्ववर्जिते। देवान्प्रतिबलोद्योगं चक्रुर्दैतेयदानवाः
evamatyaṃtaniḥśrīke trailokye sattvavarjite| devānpratibalodyogaṃ cakrurdaiteyadānavāḥ
When the three worlds were thus utterly without prosperity and devoid of strength, the Daityas and Dānavas made an effort of force against the gods.
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PdP 1 4.25
विजितास्त्रिदशा दैत्यैरिंद्राद्याः शरणं ययुः। पितामहं महाभागं हुताशनपुरोगमाः
vijitāstridaśā daityairiṃdrādyāḥ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ| pitāmahaṃ mahābhāgaṃ hutāśanapurogamāḥ
Defeated by the Daityas, the thirty (gods) with Indra at their head went for refuge, led by Hutāśana, to the greatly blessed Grandfather.
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PdP 1 4.26
यथावत्कथिते देवैर्ब्रह्मा प्राह तथा सुरान्। क्षीरोदस्योत्तरं कूलं जगाम सहितः सुरैः
yathāvatkathite devairbrahmā prāha tathā surān| kṣīrodasyottaraṃ kūlaṃ jagāma sahitaḥ suraiḥ
When the gods had told (it) just as it was, Brahmā spoke likewise to the gods, and went to the northern shore of the Ocean of Milk together with the gods.
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PdP 1 4.27
गत्वा जगाद भगवान्वासुदेवं पितामहः। उत्तिष्ठ विष्णो शीघ्रं त्वं देवतानां हितं कुरु
gatvā jagāda bhagavānvāsudevaṃ pitāmahaḥ| uttiṣṭha viṣṇo śīghraṃ tvaṃ devatānāṃ hitaṃ kuru
Having gone (there), the Lord, the Grandfather, said to Vāsudeva: "Rise up, Viṣṇu, quickly, and do what is good for the gods."
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PdP 1 4.28
त्वया विना दानवैस्तु जिताः सर्वे पुनःपुनः। इत्युक्तः पुंडरीकाक्षः पुरुषः पुरुषोत्तमः
tvayā vinā dānavaistu jitāḥ sarve punaḥpunaḥ| ityuktaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣaḥ puruṣaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
"Without you, all have been defeated by the Dānavas again and again." Thus addressed, the lotus-eyed Person, the highest of persons,
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PdP 1 4.29
अपूर्वरूपसंस्थानान्दृष्ट्वा देवानुवाच ह। तेजसो भवतां देवाः करिष्याम्युपबृंहणम्
apūrvarūpasaṃsthānāndṛṣṭvā devānuvāca ha| tejaso bhavatāṃ devāḥ kariṣyāmyupabṛṃhaṇam
seeing the gods with their forms and bearing (so) unlike before, said: "O gods, I shall make an increase of your energy."
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PdP 1 4.30
वदाम्यहं यत्क्रियतां भवद्भिस्तदिदं सुराः। आनीय सहिता दैत्यैः क्षीराब्धौ सकलौषधीः
vadāmyahaṃ yatkriyatāṃ bhavadbhistadidaṃ surāḥ| ānīya sahitā daityaiḥ kṣīrābdhau sakalauṣadhīḥ
"What I say — let this be done by you, O gods: together with the Daityas, bring all the herbs and (cast them) into the Ocean of Milk;
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PdP 1 4.31
मंथानं मंदरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा च वासुकिम्। मथ्यताममृतं देवाः सहाये मय्यवस्थिते
maṃthānaṃ maṃdaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā ca vāsukim| mathyatāmamṛtaṃ devāḥ sahāye mayyavasthite
making Mandara the churning-stick and making Vāsuki the cord, let the nectar be churned, O gods, with me established as your helper.
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PdP 1 4.32
सामपूर्वं च दैतेयांस्तत्र सम्भाष्य कर्मणि। समानफलभोक्तारो यूंय चात्र भविष्यथ
sāmapūrvaṃ ca daiteyāṃstatra sambhāṣya karmaṇi| samānaphalabhoktāro yūṃya cātra bhaviṣyatha
And addressing the sons of Diti there with conciliation first, (say) in the matter: 'You too shall be sharers of an equal fruit in this,
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PdP 1 4.33
मथ्यमाने च तत्राब्धौ यत्समुत्पद्यतेऽमृतम्। तत्पानाद्बलिनो यूयममराः संभविष्यथ
mathyamāne ca tatrābdhau yatsamutpadyate'mṛtam| tatpānādbalino yūyamamarāḥ saṃbhaviṣyatha
and when the ocean is churned there, whatever nectar arises — by drinking that you shall become strong and immortal.'
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PdP 1 4.34
तथैवाहं करिष्यामि यथा त्रिदशविद्विषः। न प्राप्स्यंत्यमृतं देवाः केवलं क्लेशभागिनः
tathaivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi yathā tridaśavidviṣaḥ| na prāpsyaṃtyamṛtaṃ devāḥ kevalaṃ kleśabhāginaḥ
But I shall so act that the foes of the thirty (gods) shall not obtain the nectar, O gods, but be sharers only in the toil."
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PdP 1 4.35
इत्युक्ता देवदेवेन सर्व एव ततः सुराः। संधानमसुरैः कृत्वा यत्नवंतोऽमृतेभवन्
ityuktā devadevena sarva eva tataḥ surāḥ| saṃdhānamasuraiḥ kṛtvā yatnavaṃto'mṛtebhavan
Thus addressed by the God of gods, then all the gods indeed, having made a pact with the Asuras, became intent upon the nectar.
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PdP 1 4.36
सर्वौषधीः समानीय देवदैतेयदानवाः। क्षिप्त्वा क्षीराब्धिपयसि शरदभ्रामलत्विषि
sarvauṣadhīḥ samānīya devadaiteyadānavāḥ| kṣiptvā kṣīrābdhipayasi śaradabhrāmalatviṣi
The gods, the sons of Diti and the Dānavas, having brought all the herbs and cast them into the water of the Ocean of Milk, which had the pure sheen of autumn clouds,
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PdP 1 4.37
मंथानं मंदरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा च वासुकिम्। ततो मथितुमारब्धा राजेंद्र तरसामृतम्
maṃthānaṃ maṃdaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā ca vāsukim| tato mathitumārabdhā rājeṃdra tarasāmṛtam
making Mandara the churning-stick and making Vāsuki the cord, then began, O lord of kings, to churn for the nectar with force.
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PdP 1 4.38
विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यतः पुच्छं ततः स्थिताः। विष्णुना वासुकेर्द्दैत्याः पूर्वकाये निवेशिताः
vibudhāḥ sahitāḥ sarve yataḥ pucchaṃ tataḥ sthitāḥ| viṣṇunā vāsukerddaityāḥ pūrvakāye niveśitāḥ
All the gods together stood on the side where the tail was; by Viṣṇu the Daityas were placed at Vāsuki's fore-body.
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PdP 1 4.39
ते तस्य प्राणवातेन वह्निना च हतत्त्विषः। निस्तेजसोऽसुराः सर्वे बभूवुरमरद्युते
te tasya prāṇavātena vahninā ca hatattviṣaḥ| nistejaso'surāḥ sarve babhūvuramaradyute
Struck in their brightness by his breath-wind and by his fire, all the Asuras became devoid of energy, O splendour of the immortals.
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PdP 1 4.40
तेनैव मुखनिःश्वासवायुनाथ बलाहकैः। पुच्छप्रदेशे वर्षद्भिस्तदा चाप्पयिताः सुराः
tenaiva mukhaniḥśvāsavāyunātha balāhakaiḥ| pucchapradeśe varṣadbhistadā cāppayitāḥ surāḥ
And then by that same wind of the breath from his mouth, through rain-clouds raining in the region of the tail, the gods were at that time watered.
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PdP 1 4.41
क्षीरोदमध्ये भगवान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः। महादेवो महातेजा विष्णुपृष्ठनिवासिनौ
kṣīrodamadhye bhagavānbrahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ| mahādevo mahātejā viṣṇupṛṣṭhanivāsinau
In the midst of the Ocean of Milk, the Lord Brahmā, best of the knowers of Brahman, and the greatly brilliant Mahādeva — the two dwelling on Viṣṇu's back —
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PdP 1 4.42
बाहुभ्यां मंदरं गृह्य पद्मवत्स परंतपः। शृंखले च तदा कृत्वा गृहीत्वा मंदराचलम्
bāhubhyāṃ maṃdaraṃ gṛhya padmavatsa paraṃtapaḥ| śṛṃkhale ca tadā kṛtvā gṛhītvā maṃdarācalam
grasping Mandara with his two arms, O child of the lotus, the scorcher of foes, and then making chains, having seized the Mandara mountain,
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PdP 1 4.43
देवानां दानवानां च बलमध्ये व्यवस्थितः। क्षीरोदमध्ये भगवान्कूर्मरूपी स्वयं हरिः
devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca balamadhye vyavasthitaḥ| kṣīrodamadhye bhagavānkūrmarūpī svayaṃ hariḥ
he stationed himself in the midst of the forces of the gods and the Dānavas; in the midst of the Ocean of Milk the Lord Hari himself, in the form of a tortoise,
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PdP 1 4.44
अन्येन तेजसा देवानुपबृंहितवान्हरिः। मथ्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्क्षीराब्धौ देवदानवैः
anyena tejasā devānupabṛṃhitavānhariḥ| mathyamāne tatastasminkṣīrābdhau devadānavaiḥ
with another (portion of his) energy Hari strengthened the gods. Then, while that Ocean of Milk was being churned by the gods and Dānavas,
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PdP 1 4.45
हविर्धान्यभवत्पूर्वं सुरभिः सुरपूजिता। जग्मुर्मुदं तदा देवा दानवाश्च महामते
havirdhānyabhavatpūrvaṃ surabhiḥ surapūjitā| jagmurmudaṃ tadā devā dānavāśca mahāmate
first there arose Havirdhānī, the cow Surabhi, honoured by the gods; then the gods and the Dānavas went to joy, O great-minded one.
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PdP 1 4.46
व्याक्षिप्तचेतसः सर्वे बभूवुस्तिमितेक्षणाः। किमेतदिति सिद्धानां दिवि चिंतयतां तदा
vyākṣiptacetasaḥ sarve babhūvustimitekṣaṇāḥ| kimetaditi siddhānāṃ divi ciṃtayatāṃ tadā
All of them became distracted in mind, their eyes unblinking; "What is this?" (thought) the siddhas in heaven, pondering then.
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PdP 1 4.47
बभूव वारुणी देवी मदाघूर्णितलोचना। कृतावर्त्ता ततस्तस्मात्प्रस्खलंती पदे पदे
babhūva vāruṇī devī madāghūrṇitalocanā| kṛtāvarttā tatastasmātpraskhalaṃtī pade pade
There arose the goddess Vāruṇī (spirituous liquor), her eyes rolling with intoxication, whirling about; then from that (ocean) she came, stumbling at every step.
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PdP 1 4.48
एकवस्त्रा मुक्तकेशी रक्तांतस्तब्धलोचना। अहं बलप्रदा देवी मां वा गृह्णन्तु दानवाः
ekavastrā muktakeśī raktāṃtastabdhalocanā| ahaṃ balapradā devī māṃ vā gṛhṇantu dānavāḥ
Wearing a single garment, her hair loose, her eyes red at the corners and fixed (in a stare): "I am the goddess who bestows strength; let the dānavas take me!"
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PdP 1 4.49
अशुचिं वारुणीं मत्वा त्यक्तवंतस्तदा सुराः। जगृहुस्तां तदा दैत्या ग्रहणान्तेसुराभवत्
aśuciṃ vāruṇīṃ matvā tyaktavaṃtastadā surāḥ| jagṛhustāṃ tadā daityā grahaṇāntesurābhavat
Considering Vāruṇī impure, the gods then abandoned her; the daityas then took her, and at the taking she became surā (liquor).
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PdP 1 4.50
मंथने पारिजातोभूद्देव श्रीनंदनो द्रुमः। रूपौदार्य्यगुणोपेतास्ततश्चाप्सरसां गणाः५० 1.4.
maṃthane pārijātobhūddeva śrīnaṃdano drumaḥ| rūpaudāryyaguṇopetāstataścāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ50 1.4.
In the churning arose the pārijāta tree, O god, the delight of Śrī; and thereafter the hosts of apsarases, endowed with beauty, nobility, and (good) qualities.
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PdP 1 4.51
षष्टिकोट्यस्तदा जातास्सामान्या देव दानवैः। सर्वास्ताः कृतपूर्वास्तु सामान्याः पुण्यकर्मणा
ṣaṣṭikoṭyastadā jātāssāmānyā deva dānavaiḥ| sarvāstāḥ kṛtapūrvāstu sāmānyāḥ puṇyakarmaṇā
Sixty crores (of them) then came into being, held in common, O god, by the dānavas (and gods); all of them, though previously made (his own by one), are common (property) by reason of meritorious action.
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PdP 1 4.52
ततः शीतांशुरभवद्देवानां प्रीतिदायकः। ययाचे शंकरो देवो जटाभूषणकृन्मम
tataḥ śītāṃśurabhavaddevānāṃ prītidāyakaḥ| yayāce śaṃkaro devo jaṭābhūṣaṇakṛnmama
Then arose the cool-rayed one (the moon), giver of delight to the gods; the god Śaṃkara requested (him): "He shall become the ornament of my matted locks—
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PdP 1 4.53
भविष्यति न संदेहो गृहीतोयं मया शशी। अनुमेने च तं ब्रह्मा भूषणाय हरस्य तु
bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho gṛhītoyaṃ mayā śaśī| anumene ca taṃ brahmā bhūṣaṇāya harasya tu
—there is no doubt of it; this moon has been taken by me." And Brahmā consented to that, for an ornament of Hara.
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PdP 1 4.54
ततो विषं समुत्पन्नं कालकूटं भयावहं। तेन चैवार्दितास्सर्वे दानवाः सह दैवतैः
tato viṣaṃ samutpannaṃ kālakūṭaṃ bhayāvahaṃ| tena caivārditāssarve dānavāḥ saha daivataiḥ
Then poison arose, the Kālakūṭa, bringing terror; and by it all the dānavas together with the gods were afflicted.
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PdP 1 4.55
महादेवेन तत्पीतं विषं गृह्य यदृच्छया। तस्य पानान्नीलकंठस्तदा जातो महेश्वरः
mahādevena tatpītaṃ viṣaṃ gṛhya yadṛcchayā| tasya pānānnīlakaṃṭhastadā jāto maheśvaraḥ
That poison was taken up at will by Mahādeva and drunk; from drinking it Maheśvara then became Nīlakaṇṭha (blue-throated).
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PdP 1 4.56
पीतावशेषं नागास्तु क्षीराब्धेस्तु समुत्थितम्। ततो धन्वंतरिर्जातः श्वेतांबरधरः स्वयम्
pītāvaśeṣaṃ nāgāstu kṣīrābdhestu samutthitam| tato dhanvaṃtarirjātaḥ śvetāṃbaradharaḥ svayam
But what remained of the drink the nāgas (took), which had risen up from the ocean of milk. Then Dhanvantari himself was born, clad in white garments,
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PdP 1 4.57
बिभ्रत्कमंडलुं पूर्णममृतस्य समुत्थितः। ततः स्वस्थमनस्कास्ते वैद्यराजस्य दर्शनात्
bibhratkamaṃḍaluṃ pūrṇamamṛtasya samutthitaḥ| tataḥ svasthamanaskāste vaidyarājasya darśanāt
bearing a water-pot full of amṛta, he arose; then, at the sight of the king of physicians, they became easy in mind.
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PdP 1 4.58
ततश्चाश्वः समुत्पन्नो नागश्चैरावतस्तथा। तत स्फुरत्कांतीमतिविकासि कमलेस्थिता
tataścāśvaḥ samutpanno nāgaścairāvatastathā| tata sphuratkāṃtīmativikāsi kamalesthitā
Then the horse arose, and likewise the nāga Airāvata; then, of flashing radiance, seated on a fully opened lotus,
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PdP 1 4.59
श्रीर्द्देवी पयसस्तस्मादुत्थिता धृतपंकजा। तां तुष्टवुर्मुदायुक्ताः श्रीसूक्तेन महर्षयः
śrīrddevī payasastasmādutthitā dhṛtapaṃkajā| tāṃ tuṣṭavurmudāyuktāḥ śrīsūktena maharṣayaḥ
the goddess Śrī rose up from that milk, holding a lotus; the great sages, filled with joy, praised her with the Śrī-sūkta.
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PdP 1 4.60
विश्वावसुमुखास्तस्या गंधर्वाः पुरतो जगुः। घृताचीप्रमुखास्तत्र ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
viśvāvasumukhāstasyā gaṃdharvāḥ purato jaguḥ| ghṛtācīpramukhāstatra nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ
The gandharvas headed by Viśvāvasu sang before her; there the hosts of apsarases headed by Ghṛtācī danced.
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PdP 1 4.61
गंगाद्याः सरितस्तोयैः स्नानार्थमुपतस्थिरे। दिग्गजा हेमपात्रस्थमादाय विमलं जलम्
gaṃgādyāḥ saritastoyaiḥ snānārthamupatasthire| diggajā hemapātrasthamādāya vimalaṃ jalam
The rivers beginning with Gaṅgā presented themselves with their waters for (her) bathing; the elephants of the quarters, taking pure water held in golden vessels,
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PdP 1 4.62
स्नापयांचक्रिरे देवीं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरीम्। क्षीरोदस्तु स्वयं तस्यै मालामम्लानपंकजाम्
snāpayāṃcakrire devīṃ sarvalokamaheśvarīm| kṣīrodastu svayaṃ tasyai mālāmamlānapaṃkajām
bathed the goddess, the great mistress of all the worlds; and the milk-ocean himself (gave) her a garland of unwithering lotuses.
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PdP 1 4.63
ददौ विभूषणान्यंगे विश्वकर्मा चकार ह। दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरां स्नातां भूषणभूषिताम्
dadau vibhūṣaṇānyaṃge viśvakarmā cakāra ha| divyamālyāṃbaradharāṃ snātāṃ bhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
He gave (it); and Viśvakarman made ornaments for her body. Her, bathed, adorned with ornaments, wearing divine garlands and garments—
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PdP 1 4.64
इंद्राद्याश्चामरगणा विद्याधरमहोरगाः। दानवाश्च महादैत्या राक्षसाः सह गुह्यकैः
iṃdrādyāścāmaragaṇā vidyādharamahoragāḥ| dānavāśca mahādaityā rākṣasāḥ saha guhyakaiḥ
Indra and the other hosts of immortals, the vidyādharas and great serpents, and the dānavas, the great daityas, the rākṣasas along with the guhyakas,
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PdP 1 4.65
कन्यामभिलषन्ति स्म ततो ब्रह्मा उवाच ह। वासुदेव त्वमेवैनां मया दत्तां गृहाण वै
kanyāmabhilaṣanti sma tato brahmā uvāca ha| vāsudeva tvamevaināṃ mayā dattāṃ gṛhāṇa vai
desired the maiden. Then Brahmā spoke: "Vāsudeva, you alone—take her, given by me,
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PdP 1 4.66
देवाश्च दानवाश्चैव प्रतिषिद्धा मया त्विह। तुष्टोहं भवतस्तावदलौल्येनेह कर्मणा
devāśca dānavāścaiva pratiṣiddhā mayā tviha| tuṣṭohaṃ bhavatastāvadalaulyeneha karmaṇā
"Both the gods and the dānavas have been refused by me here; I am pleased with you, indeed, for your acting here without greed."
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PdP 1 4.67
सा तु श्रीर्ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्ता देवि गछस्व केशवं। मया दत्तं पतिं प्राप्य मोदस्व शाश्वतीः समाः
sā tu śrīrbrahmaṇā proktā devi gachasva keśavaṃ| mayā dattaṃ patiṃ prāpya modasva śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
And that Śrī, being addressed by Brahmā—"Goddess, go to Keśava; having obtained the husband given by me, rejoice for everlasting years"—
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PdP 1 4.68
पश्यतां सर्वदेवानां गता वक्षस्थलं हरेः। ततो वक्षस्थलं प्राप्य देवं वचनमब्रवीत्
paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ gatā vakṣasthalaṃ hareḥ| tato vakṣasthalaṃ prāpya devaṃ vacanamabravīt
went, while all the gods looked on, to the chest of Hari; then, having reached (his) chest, she spoke a word to the god:
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PdP 1 4.69
नाहं त्याज्या सदा देव सदैवादेशकारिणी। वक्षस्थले निवत्स्यामि सर्वस्य जगतः प्रिय
nāhaṃ tyājyā sadā deva sadaivādeśakāriṇī| vakṣasthale nivatsyāmi sarvasya jagataḥ priya
"I am never to be abandoned, O god, since I always do (your) bidding; I shall dwell on (your) chest, O beloved of the whole world."
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PdP 1 4.70
ततोवलोकिता देवा विष्णुवक्षस्थलस्थया। लक्ष्म्या राजेंद्र सहसा परां निर्वृतिमागताः
tatovalokitā devā viṣṇuvakṣasthalasthayā| lakṣmyā rājeṃdra sahasā parāṃ nirvṛtimāgatāḥ
Then the gods, being looked upon by Lakṣmī, who was seated on Viṣṇu's chest, at once, O lord of kings, attained the highest contentment.
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PdP 1 4.71
उद्वेगं च परं जग्मुर्द्दैत्या विष्णुपराङ्मुखाः। त्यक्तास्तु दानवा लक्ष्म्या विप्रचित्तिपुरोगमाः
udvegaṃ ca paraṃ jagmurddaityā viṣṇuparāṅmukhāḥ| tyaktāstu dānavā lakṣmyā vipracittipurogamāḥ
And the daityas, from whom Viṣṇu had turned away his face, fell into extreme distress; and the dānavas headed by Vipracitti were abandoned by Lakṣmī.
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PdP 1 4.72
ततस्ते जगृहुर्दैत्या धन्वंतरिकरस्थितम्। अमृतं तन्महावीर्य्या दैत्याः पापसमन्विताः
tataste jagṛhurdaityā dhanvaṃtarikarasthitam| amṛtaṃ tanmahāvīryyā daityāḥ pāpasamanvitāḥ
Then those daityas of great might, the daityas full of sin, seized that nectar which was in Dhanvantari's hand.
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PdP 1 4.73
मायया लोभयित्वा तु विष्णुः स्त्रीरूपसंश्रयः। आगत्य दानवान्प्राह दीयतां मे कमंडलुः
māyayā lobhayitvā tu viṣṇuḥ strīrūpasaṃśrayaḥ| āgatya dānavānprāha dīyatāṃ me kamaṃḍaluḥ
But Viṣṇu, having recourse to the form of a woman, having enticed (them) by illusion, came and said to the dānavas: "Let the water-pot be given to me.
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PdP 1 4.74
युष्माकं वशगा भूत्वा स्थास्यामि भवतां गृहे। तां दृष्ट्वा रूपसंपन्नां नारीं त्रैलोक्यसुंदरीम्
yuṣmākaṃ vaśagā bhūtvā sthāsyāmi bhavatāṃ gṛhe| tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpasaṃpannāṃ nārīṃ trailokyasuṃdarīm
Becoming subject to you, I shall stay in your house." Seeing her, that woman endowed with beauty, the loveliest in the three worlds,
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PdP 1 4.75
प्रार्थयानास्सुवपुषं लोभोपहतचेतसः। दत्त्वामृतं तदा तस्यै ततोपश्यन्त तेग्रतः
prārthayānāssuvapuṣaṃ lobhopahatacetasaḥ| dattvāmṛtaṃ tadā tasyai tatopaśyanta tegrataḥ
begging (the favour of) her fair body, their minds stricken with greed, they then gave the nectar to her—then they saw before them
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PdP 1 4.76
दानवेभ्यस्तदादाय देवेभ्यः प्रददेमृतं। ततः पपुः सुरगणाः शक्राद्यास्तत्तदामृतम्
dānavebhyastadādāya devebhyaḥ pradademṛtaṃ| tataḥ papuḥ suragaṇāḥ śakrādyāstattadāmṛtam
that (he), having taken it from the dānavas, gave the nectar to the gods; then the hosts of gods, Śakra and the rest, drank that nectar.
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PdP 1 4.77
उद्यतायुधनिस्त्रिंशा दैत्यास्तांस्ते समभ्ययुः। पीतेमृते च बलिभिर्जिता दैत्यचमूस्ततः
udyatāyudhanistriṃśā daityāstāṃste samabhyayuḥ| pītemṛte ca balibhirjitā daityacamūstataḥ
With weapons and swords raised, the daityas rushed upon them; and when the nectar had been drunk, the daitya army was then defeated by the mighty ones.
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PdP 1 4.78
वध्यमाना दिशो भेजुः पातालं विविशुश्च ते। ततो देवा मुदायुक्ताः शंखचक्रगदाधरम्
vadhyamānā diśo bhejuḥ pātālaṃ viviśuśca te| tato devā mudāyuktāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharam
Being slain, they fled in all directions and entered Pātāla. Then the gods, filled with joy, (bowing) to the bearer of conch, discus and mace,
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PdP 1 4.79
प्रणिपत्य यथापूर्वं प्रययुस्ते त्रिविष्टपम्। ततःप्रभृति ते भीष्म स्त्रीलोला दानवाभवन्
praṇipatya yathāpūrvaṃ prayayuste triviṣṭapam| tataḥprabhṛti te bhīṣma strīlolā dānavābhavan
having prostrated themselves, went to heaven as before. From that time on, O Bhīṣma, those dānavas became lustful for women.
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PdP 1 4.80
अपध्यातास्तु कृष्णेन गतास्ते तु रसातलम्। ततः सूर्यः प्रसन्नाभः प्रययौ स्वेन वर्त्मना
apadhyātāstu kṛṣṇena gatāste tu rasātalam| tataḥ sūryaḥ prasannābhaḥ prayayau svena vartmanā
And, being cursed in thought by Kṛṣṇa, they went to Rasātala. Then the sun, of serene radiance, proceeded on his own course.
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PdP 1 4.81
जज्वाल भगवांश्चोच्चैश्चारुदीप्तिर्हुताशनः। धर्मे च सर्वभूतानां तदा मतिरजायत
jajvāla bhagavāṃścoccaiścārudīptirhutāśanaḥ| dharme ca sarvabhūtānāṃ tadā matirajāyata
And the lord Fire, of lovely brilliance, blazed high; and then in all beings a disposition toward dharma arose.
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PdP 1 4.82
श्रियायुक्तं च त्रैलोक्यं विष्णुना प्रतिपालितं। देवास्तु ते तदा प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मणा लोकधारिणा
śriyāyuktaṃ ca trailokyaṃ viṣṇunā pratipālitaṃ| devāstu te tadā proktā brahmaṇā lokadhāriṇā
And the three worlds, joined with prosperity, were protected by Viṣṇu; and then those gods were addressed by Brahmā, the upholder of the worlds:
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PdP 1 4.83
भवतां रक्षणार्थाय मया विष्णुर्नियोजितः। उमापतिश्च देवेशो योगक्षेमं करिष्यतः
bhavatāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya mayā viṣṇurniyojitaḥ| umāpatiśca deveśo yogakṣemaṃ kariṣyataḥ
"For the sake of your protection Viṣṇu has been appointed by me; and the lord of Umā, the ruler of gods—the two will provide (your) welfare and security.
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PdP 1 4.84
उपास्यमानौ सततं युष्मत्क्षेमकरौ यतः। ततः क्षेम्यौ सदा चैतौ भविष्येते वरप्रदौ
upāsyamānau satataṃ yuṣmatkṣemakarau yataḥ| tataḥ kṣemyau sadā caitau bhaviṣyete varapradau
Since, when constantly worshipped, the two are makers of your welfare, therefore these two, granters of boons, will always be bringers of security."
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PdP 1 4.85
एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान्जगाम गतिमात्मनः। अदर्शनं गते देवे सर्वलोकपितामहे
evamuktvā tu bhagavānjagāma gatimātmanaḥ| adarśanaṃ gate deve sarvalokapitāmahe
Having spoken thus, the Lord went to his own abode. When the god, the grandfather of all the worlds, had gone out of sight,
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PdP 1 4.86
देवलोकं गते शक्रे स्वं लोकं हरिशंकरौ। प्राप्तौ तु तत्क्षणाद्देवौ स्थानं कैलासमेव च
devalokaṃ gate śakre svaṃ lokaṃ hariśaṃkarau| prāptau tu tatkṣaṇāddevau sthānaṃ kailāsameva ca
When Śakra had gone to the world of the gods, Hari and Śaṃkara (went) each to his own world; the two gods reached that very instant their (own) abode and Kailāsa.
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PdP 1 4.87
ततस्तु देवराजेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम्। एवं लक्ष्मीर्महाभागा उत्पन्ना क्षीरसागरात्
tatastu devarājena pālitaṃ bhuvanatrayam| evaṃ lakṣmīrmahābhāgā utpannā kṣīrasāgarāt
Thereafter the three worlds were protected by the king of the gods. Thus the greatly blessed Lakṣmī was born from the ocean of milk.
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PdP 1 4.88
पुनः ख्यात्यां समुत्पन्ना भृगोरेषा सनातनी। श्रिया सह समुत्पन्ना भृगुणा च महर्षिणा
punaḥ khyātyāṃ samutpannā bhṛgoreṣā sanātanī| śriyā saha samutpannā bhṛguṇā ca maharṣiṇā
Again this eternal (goddess) was born of Khyāti and Bhṛgu; she was born along with Śrī by the great sage Bhṛgu.
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PdP 1 4.89
स्वनाम्ना नगरी चैव कृता पूर्वं सरित्तटे। नर्मदायां महाराज ब्रह्मणा चानुमोदिता
svanāmnā nagarī caiva kṛtā pūrvaṃ sarittaṭe| narmadāyāṃ mahārāja brahmaṇā cānumoditā
And formerly a city was built in her own name on the bank of the river, on the Narmadā, O great king, and it was approved by Brahmā.
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PdP 1 4.90
लक्ष्मीः पुरं स्वपित्रे स्वं सह कुञ्चिकयाऽप्य च। आगता देवलोकं साऽयाचतागत्य वै पुनः
lakṣmīḥ puraṃ svapitre svaṃ saha kuñcikayā'pya ca| āgatā devalokaṃ sā'yācatāgatya vai punaḥ
Lakṣmī (gave) her own city to her father, together with the key; and having gone to the world of the gods, she came back and asked (for it) again.
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PdP 1 4.91
लोभान्न दत्तं तु पुरं प्रार्थयाना यदा पुनः। भृगोः सकाशान्नावाप तदा चैवाह केशवम्
lobhānna dattaṃ tu puraṃ prārthayānā yadā punaḥ| bhṛgoḥ sakāśānnāvāpa tadā caivāha keśavam
But out of greed the city was not given when she asked for it again; when she did not get it from Bhṛgu, then she spoke to Keśava.
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PdP 1 4.92
परिभूता तु पित्राहं गृहीतं नगरं मम। तस्य हस्तात्त्वमाक्षिप्य पुरं तच्चानय स्वयम्
paribhūtā tu pitrāhaṃ gṛhītaṃ nagaraṃ mama| tasya hastāttvamākṣipya puraṃ taccānaya svayam
"I have been slighted by (my) father, and my city has been taken. Wrest that city from his hand and bring it yourself."
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PdP 1 4.93
तं गत्वा पुंडरीकाक्षो देवश्चक्रगदाधरः। भृगुं सानुनयं प्राह कन्यायै पुरमर्पय
taṃ gatvā puṃḍarīkākṣo devaścakragadādharaḥ| bhṛguṃ sānunayaṃ prāha kanyāyai puramarpaya
Going to him, the lotus-eyed god, bearer of the discus and the mace, said to Bhṛgu conciliatingly: "Hand over the city to (your) daughter.
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PdP 1 4.94
कुञ्चिकातालिके चोभे दीयेतां च प्रसादतः। भृगुस्तं कुपितः प्राह नार्पयिष्याम्यहं पुरम्
kuñcikātālike cobhe dīyetāṃ ca prasādataḥ| bhṛgustaṃ kupitaḥ prāha nārpayiṣyāmyahaṃ puram
And let both the key and the latch be given graciously." Bhṛgu, angered, said to him: "I will not hand over the city.
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PdP 1 4.95
न लक्ष्म्यास्तत्पुरं देव मया चेदं स्वयं कृतम्। भगवन्नैव दास्यामि त्यजाक्षेपं तु केशव
na lakṣmyāstatpuraṃ deva mayā cedaṃ svayaṃ kṛtam| bhagavannaiva dāsyāmi tyajākṣepaṃ tu keśava
That city is not Lakṣmī's, O god; and I made it myself. O Bhagavan, I will not give it at all; give up the seizing (of it), Keśava."
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PdP 1 4.96
तं प्राह देवो भूयोपि लक्ष्म्यास्तत्पुरमर्पय। सर्वथा तु त्वया त्याज्यं वचनान्मे महामुने
taṃ prāha devo bhūyopi lakṣmyāstatpuramarpaya| sarvathā tu tvayā tyājyaṃ vacanānme mahāmune
The god said to him once more: "Hand over that city to Lakṣmī; by all means you must give it up, at my word, O great sage."
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PdP 1 4.97
ततः कोपसमाविष्टो भृगुरप्याह केशवम्। पक्षपातेन मां साधो भार्याया बाधसेधुना
tataḥ kopasamāviṣṭo bhṛgurapyāha keśavam| pakṣapātena māṃ sādho bhāryāyā bādhasedhunā
Then Bhṛgu, filled with anger, said to Keśava: "Since out of partiality, good sir, you coerce me by pressing (your) wife's (claim),
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PdP 1 4.98
नृलोके दशजन्मानि लप्स्यसे मधुसूदन। भार्यायास्ते वियोगेन दुःखान्यनुभविष्यसि
nṛloke daśajanmāni lapsyase madhusūdana| bhāryāyāste viyogena duḥkhānyanubhaviṣyasi
you shall take ten births in the world of men, O Madhusūdana, and you will experience sorrows through separation from your wife."
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PdP 1 4.99
एवं शापं ददौ तस्मै भृगुः परमकोपनः। विष्णुना च पुनस्तस्य दत्तः शापो महात्मना
evaṃ śāpaṃ dadau tasmai bhṛguḥ paramakopanaḥ| viṣṇunā ca punastasya dattaḥ śāpo mahātmanā
Thus Bhṛgu, exceedingly wrathful, gave him a curse; and in turn a curse was given to him by the great-souled Viṣṇu:
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PdP 1 4.100
न चापत्यकृतां प्रीतिं प्राप्स्यसे मुनिपुंगव। शापं दत्त्वा ऋषेस्तस्य ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह१०० 1.4.
na cāpatyakṛtāṃ prītiṃ prāpsyase munipuṃgava| śāpaṃ dattvā ṛṣestasya brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha100 1.4.
"And you shall not obtain the joy that comes from offspring, O bull among sages." Having given the curse to that sage, he went to the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 1 4.101
पद्मजन्मानमाहेदं दृष्ट्वा देवस्तु केशवः। भगवंस्तव पुत्रोसौ भृगुः परमकोपनः
padmajanmānamāhedaṃ dṛṣṭvā devastu keśavaḥ| bhagavaṃstava putrosau bhṛguḥ paramakopanaḥ
Seeing the lotus-born one, the god Keśava said this: "Bhagavan, this son of yours, Bhṛgu, is exceedingly wrathful,
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PdP 1 4.102
निष्कारणं च तेनाहं शप्तो जन्मानि मानुषे। लप्स्यसे दशधा त्वं हि ततो दुःखान्यनेकशः
niṣkāraṇaṃ ca tenāhaṃ śapto janmāni mānuṣe| lapsyase daśadhā tvaṃ hi tato duḥkhānyanekaśaḥ
and by him I have been cursed without cause to births among men: 'You shall obtain (birth) tenfold, and thereafter manifold sorrows,
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PdP 1 4.103
भार्यावियोगजा पीडा बलपौरुषनाशिनी। त्यत्क्वा चाहमिमं लोकं शयिष्ये च महोदधौ
bhāryāviyogajā pīḍā balapauruṣanāśinī| tyatkvā cāhamimaṃ lokaṃ śayiṣye ca mahodadhau
the pain born of separation from a wife, which destroys strength and manliness.' And I, leaving this world, shall lie down in the great ocean.
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PdP 1 4.104
देवकार्येषु सर्वेषु पुनश्चावाहनं क्रियाः। तथा ब्रुवंतं तं देवं ब्रह्मा लोकगुरुस्तदा
devakāryeṣu sarveṣu punaścāvāhanaṃ kriyāḥ| tathā bruvaṃtaṃ taṃ devaṃ brahmā lokagurustadā
And in all the affairs of the gods there must again be invocation (of me) and the rites." To that god who spoke thus, Brahmā, the teacher of the worlds, then—
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PdP 1 4.105
प्रसादनार्थं विष्णोस्तु स्तुतिमेतां चकार ह। त्वया सृष्टं जगदिदं पद्मं नाभौ विनिःसृतम्। तत्र चाहं समुत्पन्नस्तव वश्यश्च केशव
prasādanārthaṃ viṣṇostu stutimetāṃ cakāra ha| tvayā sṛṣṭaṃ jagadidaṃ padmaṃ nābhau viniḥsṛtam| tatra cāhaṃ samutpannastava vaśyaśca keśava
—in order to propitiate Viṣṇu, made this praise: "This world was created by you; the lotus came forth from (your) navel; and there I was born, and I am subject to you, Keśava.
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PdP 1 4.106
त्वं त्राता सर्वलोकानां स्रष्टा त्वं जगतः प्रभो। त्रैलोक्यं न त्वया त्याज्यमेष एव वरो मम
tvaṃ trātā sarvalokānāṃ sraṣṭā tvaṃ jagataḥ prabho| trailokyaṃ na tvayā tyājyameṣa eva varo mama
"You are the protector of all the worlds; you, O Lord, are the creator of the universe. The three worlds must not be abandoned by you — this alone is the boon I ask.
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PdP 1 4.107
दशजन्ममनुष्येषु लोकानां हितकाम्यया। स्वयं कर्त्ता न ते शक्तः शापदानाय कोपि वा
daśajanmamanuṣyeṣu lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā| svayaṃ karttā na te śaktaḥ śāpadānāya kopi vā
"For ten births among men, out of a wish for the welfare of the worlds, you yourself shall be the doer; and no one shall have power to lay a curse upon you.
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PdP 1 4.108
कोयं भृगुः कथं तेन शक्यं शप्तुं जनार्दन। मानयस्व सदा विप्रान्ब्राह्मणास्ते तनुस्स्वयम्
koyaṃ bhṛguḥ kathaṃ tena śakyaṃ śaptuṃ janārdana| mānayasva sadā viprānbrāhmaṇāste tanussvayam
"Who is this Bhṛgu, and how could he be able to curse you, O Janārdana? Always honour the brahmins; the brahmins are your own body.
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PdP 1 4.109
योगनिद्रामुपास्व त्वं क्षीराब्धौ स्वपि हीश्वर। कार्यकाले पुनस्त्वां तु बोधयिष्यामि माधव
yoganidrāmupāsva tvaṃ kṣīrābdhau svapi hīśvara| kāryakāle punastvāṃ tu bodhayiṣyāmi mādhava
"Attend upon yoga-slumber; sleep, O Lord, upon the ocean of milk. And when the time for action comes I shall awaken you again, O Mādhava.
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PdP 1 4.110
भगवन्नेष तावत्तु त्वच्छक्त्या चोपबृंहितः। सर्वकार्यकरः शक्रस्तवैवांशेन शत्रुहा
bhagavanneṣa tāvattu tvacchaktyā copabṛṃhitaḥ| sarvakāryakaraḥ śakrastavaivāṃśena śatruhā
"O Blessed One, meanwhile this Śakra, strengthened by your power, the doer of every task, the slayer of foes, (exists) by your own portion.
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PdP 1 4.111
त्रैलोक्यं पालयन्नेव त्वदाज्ञां स करिष्यति। एवं स्तुतस्तदा विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणमिदमुक्तवान्
trailokyaṃ pālayanneva tvadājñāṃ sa kariṣyati| evaṃ stutastadā viṣṇurbrahmāṇamidamuktavān
"Guarding the three worlds, he will carry out your command." Thus praised, Viṣṇu then said this to Brahmā:
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PdP 1 4.112
सर्वमेतत्करिष्यामि यन्मां ज्ञापयसे प्रभो। अदर्शनं गतो देवो ब्रह्मा तं नाभिजज्ञिवान्
sarvametatkariṣyāmi yanmāṃ jñāpayase prabho| adarśanaṃ gato devo brahmā taṃ nābhijajñivān
"All this I shall do, whatever you make known to me, O Lord." (Then) the god went out of sight, and Brahmā did not perceive him.
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PdP 1 4.113
गते देवे तदा विष्णौ ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। भूयश्चकार वै सृष्टिं लोकानां प्रभवः प्रभुः
gate deve tadā viṣṇau brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| bhūyaścakāra vai sṛṣṭiṃ lokānāṃ prabhavaḥ prabhuḥ
When the god Viṣṇu had gone, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, the origin (of all), the lord, again carried out the creation of the worlds.
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PdP 1 4.114
तं दृष्ट्वा नारदः प्राह वाक्यं वाक्यविदां वरः। सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात्। सर्वव्यापी भुवः स्पर्शादध्यतिष्ठद्दशांगुलम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāradaḥ prāha vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varaḥ| sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt| sarvavyāpī bhuvaḥ sparśādadhyatiṣṭhaddaśāṃgulam
Seeing him, Nārada, best of those skilled in speech, spoke these words: "The Puruṣa has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet; pervading all, from the surface of the earth he stood out beyond by ten fingers' breadth.
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PdP 1 4.115
यद्भूतं यच्च वै भाव्यं सर्वमेव भवान्यतः। ततो विश्वमिदं तात त्वत्तो भूतं भविष्यति
yadbhūtaṃ yacca vai bhāvyaṃ sarvameva bhavānyataḥ| tato viśvamidaṃ tāta tvatto bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyati
"Whatever has been and whatever is to be — you are indeed all of it; therefore this universe, my dear, has come from you and will come to be from you.
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PdP 1 4.116
त्वत्तो यज्ञः सर्वहुतः पृषदाज्यं पशुर्द्विधा। ऋचस्त्वत्तोथ सामानि त्वत्त एवाभिजज्ञिरे
tvatto yajñaḥ sarvahutaḥ pṛṣadājyaṃ paśurdvidhā| ṛcastvattotha sāmāni tvatta evābhijajñire
"From you (came) the sacrifice in which all is offered, the sprinkled ghee, the sacrificial animal of two kinds; from you the Ṛc verses, and the Sāman chants were born from you alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.117
त्वत्तो यज्ञास्त्वजायंत त्वत्तो श्वाश्चैव दंतिनः। गावस्त्वत्तः समुद्भूताः त्वत्तो जातावयोमृगाः
tvatto yajñāstvajāyaṃta tvatto śvāścaiva daṃtinaḥ| gāvastvattaḥ samudbhūtāḥ tvatto jātāvayomṛgāḥ
"From you the sacrifices were born, from you horses and tusked (elephants); cattle arose from you, from you were born sheep and (wild) deer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.118
त्वन्मुखाद्ब्राह्मणा जातास्त्वत्तः क्षत्रमजायत। वैश्यास्तवोरुजाः शूद्रास्तव पद्भ्यां समुद्गताः
tvanmukhādbrāhmaṇā jātāstvattaḥ kṣatramajāyata| vaiśyāstavorujāḥ śūdrāstava padbhyāṃ samudgatāḥ
"From your mouth the brahmins were born; from you the kṣatra (warrior class) arose; the vaiśyas were born from your thighs, the śūdras came forth from your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.119
अक्ष्णोः सूर्योनिलः श्रोत्राच्चंद्रमा मनसस्तव। प्राणोंतः सुषिराज्जातो मुखादग्निरजायत
akṣṇoḥ sūryonilaḥ śrotrāccaṃdramā manasastava| prāṇoṃtaḥ suṣirājjāto mukhādagnirajāyata
"From your two eyes (came) the sun, the wind and the moon from your ear and from your mind; the breath was born within from the hollow, and fire arose from the mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 4.120
नाभितो गगनं द्यौश्च शिरसः समवर्त्तत। दिशः श्रोत्रात्क्षितिः पद्भ्यां त्वत्तः सर्वमभूदिदम्
nābhito gaganaṃ dyauśca śirasaḥ samavarttata| diśaḥ śrotrātkṣitiḥ padbhyāṃ tvattaḥ sarvamabhūdidam
"From the navel the sky came about, and heaven from the head; the directions from the ear, the earth from the feet — from you all this came to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.121
न्यग्रोधः सुमहानल्पे यथा बीजे व्यवस्थितः। ससर्ज्ज विश्वमखिलं बीजभूते तथा त्वयि
nyagrodhaḥ sumahānalpe yathā bīje vyavasthitaḥ| sasarjja viśvamakhilaṃ bījabhūte tathā tvayi
"As a very great banyan tree abides within a tiny seed, so, when you had become the seed, (that tree) produced the whole universe within you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 4.122
बीजांकुरसमुद्भूतो न्यग्रोधः समुपस्थितः। विस्तारं च यथा याति त्वत्तः सृष्टौ तथा जगत्
bījāṃkurasamudbhūto nyagrodhaḥ samupasthitaḥ| vistāraṃ ca yathā yāti tvattaḥ sṛṣṭau tathā jagat
"And as the banyan, arisen from the sprout of the seed, stands up and goes on spreading, so the world (spreads) from you at the creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.123
यथा हि कदली नान्या त्वक्पत्रेभ्योऽभिदृश्यते। एवं विश्वमिदं नान्यत्त्वत्स्थमीश्वर दृश्यते
yathā hi kadalī nānyā tvakpatrebhyo'bhidṛśyate| evaṃ viśvamidaṃ nānyattvatsthamīśvara dṛśyate
"For just as the plantain is seen to be nothing other than its bark and leaves, so this universe, abiding in you, O Lord, is seen to be nothing other (than you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.124
ह्लादिनी त्वयि शक्तिस्सा त्वय्येका सहभाविनी। ह्लादतापकरीमिश्रा त्वयि नो गुणवर्जिते
hlādinī tvayi śaktissā tvayyekā sahabhāvinī| hlādatāpakarīmiśrā tvayi no guṇavarjite
"That power called Hlādinī (the gladdening one) is in you, in you alone, co-existent with you; the mixture that produces pleasure and pain is not in you, who are devoid of the qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 4.125
पृथग्भूतैकभूताय सर्वभूताय ते नमः। व्यक्तं प्रधानं पुरुषो विराट्सम्राट्तथा भवान्
pṛthagbhūtaikabhūtāya sarvabhūtāya te namaḥ| vyaktaṃ pradhānaṃ puruṣo virāṭsamrāṭtathā bhavān
"Homage to you, who are (both) separate and one, who are all beings. The manifest, the primal matter (pradhāna), the Puruṣa, the Virāṭ and the Samrāṭ — such are you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.126
सर्वस्मिन्सर्वभूतस्त्वं सर्वः सर्वस्वरूपधृक्। सर्वं त्वत्तः समुद्भूतं नमः सर्वात्मने ततः
sarvasminsarvabhūtastvaṃ sarvaḥ sarvasvarūpadhṛk| sarvaṃ tvattaḥ samudbhūtaṃ namaḥ sarvātmane tataḥ
In everything you are all beings; you are all, bearing all forms. Everything has arisen from you; therefore homage to you, the Self of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.127
सर्वात्मकोसि सर्वेश सर्वभूतस्थितो यतः। कथयामि ततः किं ते सर्वं वेत्सि हृदिस्थितं
sarvātmakosi sarveśa sarvabhūtasthito yataḥ| kathayāmi tataḥ kiṃ te sarvaṃ vetsi hṛdisthitaṃ
You are the Self of all, O Lord of all, since you dwell in all beings. What, then, am I to tell you? You know everything that abides in the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.128
यो मे मनोरथो देव सफलः स त्वया कृतः। तप्तं सुतप्तं सफलं यद्दृष्टोसि जगत्पते
yo me manoratho deva saphalaḥ sa tvayā kṛtaḥ| taptaṃ sutaptaṃ saphalaṃ yaddṛṣṭosi jagatpate
That wish of mine, O god, you have made fruitful. The austerity I practised was well practised and fruitful, since you have been seen (by me), O Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.129
ब्रह्मोवाच। तपसस्तत्फलं पुत्र यद्दृष्टोहं त्वयाधुना। मद्दर्शनं हि विफलं नारदेह न जायते
brahmovāca| tapasastatphalaṃ putra yaddṛṣṭohaṃ tvayādhunā| maddarśanaṃ hi viphalaṃ nāradeha na jāyate
Brahmā said: That, my son, is the fruit of austerity—that I have now been seen by you; for the sight of me, O Nārada, does not turn out fruitless in this world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.130
वरं वरय तस्मात्त्वं यथाभिमतमात्मनः। सर्वं संपद्यते तात मयि दृष्टिपथं गते
varaṃ varaya tasmāttvaṃ yathābhimatamātmanaḥ| sarvaṃ saṃpadyate tāta mayi dṛṣṭipathaṃ gate
Therefore choose a boon, whatever you yourself desire; everything comes about, my dear, when I have come into (someone's) line of sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.131
नारद उवाच। भगवन्सर्वभूतेश सर्वस्यास्ते भवान्हृदि। किमज्ञातं तव स्वामिन्मनसा यन्मयेप्सितम्
nārada uvāca| bhagavansarvabhūteśa sarvasyāste bhavānhṛdi| kimajñātaṃ tava svāminmanasā yanmayepsitam
Nārada said: O Lord, ruler of all beings, you dwell in the heart of everyone. What is unknown to you, O master, that I have desired with my mind?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.132
कृता त्वया यथा सृष्टिर्मया दृष्टा तथा विभो। तेन मे कौतुकं जातं दृष्ट्वा देवर्षिदानवान्
kṛtā tvayā yathā sṛṣṭirmayā dṛṣṭā tathā vibho| tena me kautukaṃ jātaṃ dṛṣṭvā devarṣidānavān
The creation as it was made by you has been seen by me, O mighty one; from that a curiosity has arisen in me, having seen the gods, seers and Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.133
पुलस्त्य उवाच। नारदस्य पिता तुष्टो ब्रह्मा देवो दिवस्पतिः। नारदाय वरं प्रादादृषीणामुत्तमो भवान्
pulastya uvāca| nāradasya pitā tuṣṭo brahmā devo divaspatiḥ| nāradāya varaṃ prādādṛṣīṇāmuttamo bhavān
Pulastya said: Brahmā, Nārada's father, the god, lord of heaven, being pleased, granted Nārada a boon: "You shall be the foremost of seers."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.134
भविता मत्प्रसादेन कलिकेलिकथाप्रियः। गतिश्च तेऽप्रतिहता दिवि भूमौ रसातले
bhavitā matprasādena kalikelikathāpriyaḥ| gatiśca te'pratihatā divi bhūmau rasātale
"By my grace you shall be fond of playful talk and jest, and your movement shall be unimpeded in heaven, on earth, and in the netherworld."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.135
यज्ञोपवीतसूत्रेण योगपट्टावलंबिका। छत्रिका च तथा वीणा अलंकाराय तेनघ
yajñopavītasūtreṇa yogapaṭṭāvalaṃbikā| chatrikā ca tathā vīṇā alaṃkārāya tenagha
"With the sacred thread-cord, a hanging yoga-strap, and also a small parasol and a lute—these shall serve for your adornment, O sinless one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.136
विष्णोः समीपे रुद्रस्य तथा शक्रस्य नारद। द्वीपेषु पार्थिवानां तु सदा प्रीतिं च लप्स्यसे
viṣṇoḥ samīpe rudrasya tathā śakrasya nārada| dvīpeṣu pārthivānāṃ tu sadā prītiṃ ca lapsyase
"In the presence of Viṣṇu, of Rudra, and likewise of Śakra, O Nārada, and among the kings in the (various) continents, you shall always obtain affection."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 4.137
वर्णानां तु भवान्शास्तावरोदत्तोमयातव। तिष्ठ पुत्र यथाकामं सेव्यमानः सुरैर्द्दिवि
varṇānāṃ tu bhavānśāstāvarodattomayātava| tiṣṭha putra yathākāmaṃ sevyamānaḥ surairddivi
"And you shall be the instructor of the classes: the boon has been given by you—by me—to you. Stay, my son, as you please, honoured by the gods in heaven."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain