Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 238
PdP 6 238.1
रुद्र उवाच- भ्रातरं निहतं ज्ञात्वा हिरण्यकशिपुस्ततः । तपस्तेपे महादैत्यो मेरोः पार्श्वे च मां प्रति
rudra uvāca- bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ jñātvā hiraṇyakaśipustataḥ | tapastepe mahādaityo meroḥ pārśve ca māṃ prati
Rudra said: Then, learning that his brother had been slain, Hiraṇyakaśipu, the great demon, performed austerities beside Meru, directed toward me.
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PdP 6 238.2
दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि वायुभक्षो महाबलः । जपन्पंचाक्षरं मंत्रं पूजयामास मां शुभे
divyavarṣasahasrāṇi vāyubhakṣo mahābalaḥ | japanpaṃcākṣaraṃ maṃtraṃ pūjayāmāsa māṃ śubhe
For thousands of divine years, feeding on air, that one of great strength, muttering the five-syllable mantra, worshipped me, O auspicious one.
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PdP 6 238.3
ततः प्रहृष्टमनसा तमवोचं महासुरम् । वरं वृणीष्व दैतेय यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते । ततः प्रोवाच दैतेयो मां प्रसन्नं शुभानने
tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā tamavocaṃ mahāsuram | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva daiteya yatte manasi varttate | tataḥ provāca daiteyo māṃ prasannaṃ śubhānane
Then, with delighted mind, I said to that great demon: "Choose a boon, son of Diti, whatever is in your mind." Then the son of Diti spoke to me, who was well pleased, O fair-faced one:
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PdP 6 238.4
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- देवासुरमनुष्याणां गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम् । पशुपक्षिमृगाणां च सिद्धानां वै महात्मनाम्
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca- devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ gaṃdharvoragarakṣasām | paśupakṣimṛgāṇāṃ ca siddhānāṃ vai mahātmanām
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: From gods, demons and men, from gandharvas, serpents and rākṣasas, from cattle, birds and beasts, and from the great-souled siddhas,
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PdP 6 238.5
यक्षविद्याधराणां च किन्नराणां तथैव च । सर्वेषामेव रोगाणामायुधानां तथैव च । सर्वेषामृषिमुख्यानामवध्यत्वं प्रयच्छ मे
yakṣavidyādharāṇāṃ ca kinnarāṇāṃ tathaiva ca | sarveṣāmeva rogāṇāmāyudhānāṃ tathaiva ca | sarveṣāmṛṣimukhyānāmavadhyatvaṃ prayaccha me
and from yakṣas and vidyādharas, and likewise from kinnaras, and from all diseases and likewise from all weapons, and from all the chief sages — grant me invulnerability.
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PdP 6 238.6
रुद्र उवाच- एवमस्त्विति तद्रक्षस्त्वब्रुवं प्रियदर्शने । मत्तो महद्वरं प्राप्य स दैतेयो महाबलः
rudra uvāca- evamastviti tadrakṣastvabruvaṃ priyadarśane | matto mahadvaraṃ prāpya sa daiteyo mahābalaḥ
Rudra said: "So be it" — thus I spoke to that demon, O you of lovely appearance; and having obtained the great boon from me, that son of Diti of great strength,
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PdP 6 238.7
जित्वा महेंद्रं देवांश्च स त्रैलोक्येश्वरोऽभवत् । सर्वांश्च यज्ञभागांश्च स्वयमेवाग्रहीद्बलात्
jitvā maheṃdraṃ devāṃśca sa trailokyeśvaro'bhavat | sarvāṃśca yajñabhāgāṃśca svayamevāgrahīdbalāt
having conquered great Indra and the gods, became lord of the three worlds; and he himself seized all the shares of the sacrifices by force.
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PdP 6 238.8
त्रातारं नाधिगच्छंति देवतास्तेन निर्जिताः । तस्यैव किंकराः सर्वे गंधर्वा देवदानवाः
trātāraṃ nādhigacchaṃti devatāstena nirjitāḥ | tasyaiva kiṃkarāḥ sarve gaṃdharvā devadānavāḥ
Vanquished by him, the gods found no protector; all the gandharvas, gods and dānavas were his servants,
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PdP 6 238.9
यक्षाश्चनागाः सिद्धाश्च साध्याश्च वशवर्तिनः । उत्तानपादस्य सुतां कल्याणीं नाम कन्यकाम्
yakṣāścanāgāḥ siddhāśca sādhyāśca vaśavartinaḥ | uttānapādasya sutāṃ kalyāṇīṃ nāma kanyakām
and the yakṣas, nāgas, siddhas and sādhyas were subject to his will. The daughter of Uttānapāda, a maiden named Kalyāṇī —
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PdP 6 238.10
उपयेमे विधानेन दैत्यराजो महाबलः । तस्यां जातो महातेजाः प्रह्लादो दैत्यराट्शुभे
upayeme vidhānena daityarājo mahābalaḥ | tasyāṃ jāto mahātejāḥ prahlādo daityarāṭśubhe
her the mighty king of the daityas married according to the rite; of her was born Prahlāda of great splendour, the daitya king, O auspicious one,
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PdP 6 238.11
अनुरक्तो हृषीकेशे गर्भवासेऽपि यो हरौ । सर्वावस्थासु कृत्येषु मनोवाक्कायकर्म्मभिः
anurakto hṛṣīkeśe garbhavāse'pi yo harau | sarvāvasthāsu kṛtyeṣu manovākkāyakarmmabhiḥ
who was devoted to Hṛṣīkeśa, to Hari, even while dwelling in the womb, in all conditions and in all his doings, by thought, speech and bodily act.
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PdP 6 238.12
नान्यं जानाति देवेशात्प्रसन्नात्मा सनातनात् । स कालेऽपि विनीतः सन्गुरुगेहे वसत्सुधीः
nānyaṃ jānāti deveśātprasannātmā sanātanāt | sa kāle'pi vinītaḥ sangurugehe vasatsudhīḥ
He knows no other than the lord of gods, the eternal one of gracious self. He, disciplined and wise, dwelt in due time in the teacher's house.
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PdP 6 238.13
अधीत्य सर्ववेदांश्च शास्त्राणि विविधानि च । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य गुरुणा सह दैत्यजः
adhītya sarvavedāṃśca śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca | kasyacittvatha kālasya guruṇā saha daityajaḥ
And having studied all the Vedas and the various treatises, then after some time the daitya's son, together with his teacher,
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PdP 6 238.14
पितुः समीपमागत्य ववंदे विनयान्वितः । तं परिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां तनयं शुभलक्षणम् । अंके निधाय दैत्येंद्रः प्रोवाचेदं सुविस्मितम्
pituḥ samīpamāgatya vavaṃde vinayānvitaḥ | taṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ tanayaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam | aṃke nidhāya daityeṃdraḥ provācedaṃ suvismitam
came into his father's presence and bowed, full of modesty. Embracing with both arms that son of auspicious marks and setting him on his lap, the lord of daityas, greatly astonished, said this:
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PdP 6 238.15
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- प्रह्लाद चिरकालं त्वं गुरुगेहे निवेशितः । यदुक्ता गुरुणा विद्या तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca- prahlāda cirakālaṃ tvaṃ gurugehe niveśitaḥ | yaduktā guruṇā vidyā tanmamācakṣva suvrata
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: Prahlāda, for a long time you have been placed in the teacher's house. Tell me what learning the teacher has taught, O you of good vows.
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PdP 6 238.16
रुद्र उवाच- इति पृष्टः स्वपित्रा वै प्रह्लादो जन्मवैष्णवः । प्राह दैत्येश्वरं प्रीत्या वचनं कलुषापहम्
rudra uvāca- iti pṛṣṭaḥ svapitrā vai prahlādo janmavaiṣṇavaḥ | prāha daityeśvaraṃ prītyā vacanaṃ kaluṣāpaham
Rudra said: Thus questioned by his own father, Prahlāda, a Vaiṣṇava from birth, spoke with affection to the lord of daityas words that remove impurity.
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PdP 6 238.17
प्रह्लाद उवाच- यो वै सर्वोपनिषदामर्थः पुरुष ईश्वरः । तं वै सर्वगतं विष्णुं नमस्कृत्वा ब्रवीमि ते
prahlāda uvāca- yo vai sarvopaniṣadāmarthaḥ puruṣa īśvaraḥ | taṃ vai sarvagataṃ viṣṇuṃ namaskṛtvā bravīmi te
Prahlāda said: He who is the meaning of all the Upaniṣads, the Puruṣa, the Lord — having bowed to that all-pervading Viṣṇu, I speak to you.
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PdP 6 238.18
रुद्र उवाच-। इति विष्णुस्तुतिं श्रुत्वा दैत्यराड् विस्मयान्वितः । उवाच तं गुरुं रोषात्किं त्वयोक्तं ममात्मजे
rudra uvāca-| iti viṣṇustutiṃ śrutvā daityarāḍ vismayānvitaḥ | uvāca taṃ guruṃ roṣātkiṃ tvayoktaṃ mamātmaje
Rudra said: Hearing this praise of Viṣṇu, the daitya king, filled with amazement, said in anger to that teacher: "What have you told my son?
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PdP 6 238.19
ममात्मजस्य दुर्बुद्धे हरिसंस्तवमीदृशम् । किमर्थमुक्तवान्जाड्यमकार्य्यं ब्राह्मणोचितम्
mamātmajasya durbuddhe harisaṃstavamīdṛśam | kimarthamuktavānjāḍyamakāryyaṃ brāhmaṇocitam
"O evil-minded one, for what purpose have you uttered such praise of Hari to my son — a stupidity, a thing not to be done, (though) befitting a brahmin?"
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PdP 6 238.20
अश्राव्यं मदमित्रस्य स्तवमेतं ममाग्रतः । बालेनापिकृतंत्वेतत्त्वत्प्रसादाद्दिवजाधम
aśrāvyaṃ madamitrasya stavametaṃ mamāgrataḥ | bālenāpikṛtaṃtvetattvatprasādāddivajādhama
This hymn to my enemy, which should not be heard, (uttered) before me — even though it was done by a boy, this is by your favour, O basest of the twice-born.
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PdP 6 238.21
इत्युक्त्वा परितो वीक्ष्य दैत्यराट्क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । उवाच दैत्यमेकं तु बंधयैनं द्विजाधमम्
ityuktvā parito vīkṣya daityarāṭkrodhamūrcchitaḥ | uvāca daityamekaṃ tu baṃdhayainaṃ dvijādhamam
Having said this and looking about, the king of the demons, stupefied with rage, said to one demon: "Bind this basest of brahmins!"
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PdP 6 238.22
इतिराजवचः श्रुत्वा स बबंध भृगोः सुतम् । बध्यमानं गुरुं दृष्ट्वा प्रह्लादो ब्राह्मणप्रियः । उवाच पितरं तात इदं मे नोक्तवान्गुरुः
itirājavacaḥ śrutvā sa babaṃdha bhṛgoḥ sutam | badhyamānaṃ guruṃ dṛṣṭvā prahlādo brāhmaṇapriyaḥ | uvāca pitaraṃ tāta idaṃ me noktavānguruḥ
Hearing the king's word thus, he bound the son of Bhṛgu. Seeing the teacher being bound, Prahlāda, who loved brahmins, said to his father: "Father, the teacher did not tell me this."
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PdP 6 238.23
कृपया देवदेवस्य शिक्षितोस्मि हरेः प्रभो । नान्यो गुरुर्मे भवति स एव प्रेरको हरिः
kṛpayā devadevasya śikṣitosmi hareḥ prabho | nānyo gururme bhavati sa eva prerako hariḥ
By the grace of the god of gods, Hari, I have been taught, O lord; no other is my teacher — Hari himself is the one who prompts (me).
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PdP 6 238.24
श्रोता मंता तथा वक्ता द्रष्टा सर्वग ईश्वरः । हरिरेवाक्षयः कर्त्ता नियंता सर्वदेहिनाम् । तस्मादनागसो विप्रो मोक्तव्योऽयं गुरुः प्रभो
śrotā maṃtā tathā vaktā draṣṭā sarvaga īśvaraḥ | harirevākṣayaḥ karttā niyaṃtā sarvadehinām | tasmādanāgaso vipro moktavyo'yaṃ guruḥ prabho
The hearer, the thinker, and the speaker, the seer, the all-pervading Lord — Hari alone is the imperishable doer, the controller of all embodied beings. Therefore this brahmin teacher, who is without offence, should be released, O lord.
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PdP 6 238.25
रुद्र उवाच- इति पुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा हिरण्यकशिपुस्ततः । तं ब्राह्मणं मोचयित्वा स्वसुतं प्राह विस्मयात्
rudra uvāca- iti putravacaḥ śrutvā hiraṇyakaśipustataḥ | taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ mocayitvā svasutaṃ prāha vismayāt
Rudra said: Having heard his son's words thus, Hiraṇyakaśipu then released that brahmin and, out of astonishment, spoke to his own son.
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PdP 6 238.26
किं वत्स त्वं भ्रमस्येवं मिथ्यावाक्यैर्द्विजन्मनः । को विष्णुः किं तु तद्रूपं कुत्रासौ संस्थितो हरिः
kiṃ vatsa tvaṃ bhramasyevaṃ mithyāvākyairdvijanmanaḥ | ko viṣṇuḥ kiṃ tu tadrūpaṃ kutrāsau saṃsthito hariḥ
"Why, child, do you go astray in this way through the false words of the brahmin? Who is Viṣṇu, and what is his form, and where does that Hari abide?
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PdP 6 238.27
अहमेवेश्वरो लोके त्रैलोक्याधिपतिर्यतः । मामेवार्च्चय गोविंदं त्यज शत्रुं दुरासदम्
ahameveśvaro loke trailokyādhipatiryataḥ | māmevārccaya goviṃdaṃ tyaja śatruṃ durāsadam
I alone am the lord in the world, since I am the sovereign of the three worlds; worship me as Govinda, abandon that unapproachable enemy.
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PdP 6 238.28
अथवा शंकरं देवं रुद्रं लोकगुरुं प्रभुम् । अर्च्चयस्वासुराध्यक्षं सर्वैश्वर्य्यप्रदं शिवम्
athavā śaṃkaraṃ devaṃ rudraṃ lokaguruṃ prabhum | arccayasvāsurādhyakṣaṃ sarvaiśvaryyapradaṃ śivam
Or else worship the god Śaṃkara, Rudra, the teacher of the world, the master, the overseer of the demons, Śiva, the giver of all lordship —
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PdP 6 238.29
त्रिपुंड्रधारणं कृत्वा भस्मना दैत्यपूजितम् । पूजयित्वा महादेवं पाशुपत्योक्तमार्गतः
tripuṃḍradhāraṇaṃ kṛtvā bhasmanā daityapūjitam | pūjayitvā mahādevaṃ pāśupatyoktamārgataḥ
having made the wearing of the triple mark with ash, which is honoured by the demons, and having worshipped Mahādeva according to the path stated in the Pāśupata (teaching).
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PdP 6 238.30
रुद्र उवाच- इति दैत्यपतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा दैत्यपुरोहिताः
rudra uvāca- iti daityapatervākyaṃ śrutvā daityapurohitāḥ
Rudra said: Having heard these words of the lord of the Daityas, the Daitya priests (spoke):
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PdP 6 238.31
पुरोहिता ऊचुः- एवमेव महाभाग कुरुष्व वचनं पितुः । त्यज शत्रुं कैटभारिं पूजयस्व त्रिलोचनम्
purohitā ūcuḥ- evameva mahābhāga kuruṣva vacanaṃ pituḥ | tyaja śatruṃ kaiṭabhāriṃ pūjayasva trilocanam
The priests said: Just so, O greatly fortunate one, carry out your father's word; abandon your enemy, the foe of Kaiṭabha, and worship the Three-Eyed One.
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PdP 6 238.32
रुद्रात्परतरो देवो नास्ति सर्वप्रदो नॄणाम् । पिता तवापि तस्यैव प्रसादादीश्वरोऽभवत्
rudrātparataro devo nāsti sarvaprado nṝṇām | pitā tavāpi tasyaiva prasādādīśvaro'bhavat
There is no god higher than Rudra, the giver of all things to men; your father too became a lord by his grace alone.
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PdP 6 238.33
रुद्र उवाच- इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादो जन्मवैष्णवं
rudra uvāca- iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādo janmavaiṣṇavaṃ
Rudra said: Having heard their speech, Prahlāda, a Vaiṣṇava by birth, (said):
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PdP 6 238.34
प्रह्लाद उवाच- अहो भगवतः श्रेष्ठा यन्माया मोहितं जगत् । अहो वेदांतविदुषः सर्वलोकेषु पूजिताः
prahlāda uvāca- aho bhagavataḥ śreṣṭhā yanmāyā mohitaṃ jagat | aho vedāṃtaviduṣaḥ sarvalokeṣu pūjitāḥ
Prahlāda said: Ah, the eminent ones of the Lord—by whose māyā the world is deluded! Ah, the knowers of Vedānta, honored in all the worlds!
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PdP 6 238.35
ब्राह्मणा अपि चापल्याद्वदंत्येवं मदान्विताः । नारायणः परं ब्रह्म तत्वं नारायणः परम्
brāhmaṇā api cāpalyādvadaṃtyevaṃ madānvitāḥ | nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃ brahma tatvaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ param
Even brahmins, out of fickleness and filled with pride, speak thus: Nārāyaṇa is the supreme brahman, Nārāyaṇa is the supreme reality;
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PdP 6 238.36
नारायणः परो ध्याता ध्यानं नारयणः परम् । गतिर्विश्वस्य जगतः शाश्वतं शिवमच्युतः
nārāyaṇaḥ paro dhyātā dhyānaṃ nārayaṇaḥ param | gatirviśvasya jagataḥ śāśvataṃ śivamacyutaḥ
Nārāyaṇa is the supreme meditator, Nārāyaṇa is the supreme meditation; the goal of the whole world, the eternal, auspicious, imperishable one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.37
धाता विधाता जगतो वासुदेवः सनातनः । विश्वमेवेदं पुरुषस्तद्विश्वमुपजीवति
dhātā vidhātā jagato vāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ | viśvamevedaṃ puruṣastadviśvamupajīvati
Vāsudeva, the eternal, is the establisher and ordainer of the world; this whole universe is the Puruṣa, and (the universe) lives upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.38
हिरण्मयवपुर्नित्यःपुंडरीकनिभेक्षणः । श्रीभूलीलापतिः सौम्योनिर्म्मलः शुभविग्रहः
hiraṇmayavapurnityaḥpuṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ | śrībhūlīlāpatiḥ saumyonirmmalaḥ śubhavigrahaḥ
He whose body is golden, eternal, whose eyes are like lotuses, the lord of Śrī, Bhū and Līlā, gentle, stainless, of auspicious form;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.39
तेनैव सृष्टौ ब्रह्मेशौ सर्गे देवोत्तमौ विभू । तस्यैवाज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य वर्त्तेते ब्रह्मशंकरौ
tenaiva sṛṣṭau brahmeśau sarge devottamau vibhū | tasyaivājñāṃ puraskṛtya varttete brahmaśaṃkarau
By him alone were Brahmā and Śiva created at the creation, the two mighty best of gods; and Brahmā and Śaṃkara act keeping his command foremost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.40
भीषास्माद्वाति पवनो भीषोदेति दिवाकरः । भीषास्मादग्निश्चंद्रोऽथ मृत्युर्धावति पंचमः
bhīṣāsmādvāti pavano bhīṣodeti divākaraḥ | bhīṣāsmādagniścaṃdro'tha mṛtyurdhāvati paṃcamaḥ
Out of fear of him the wind blows, out of fear the sun rises; out of fear of him (blaze) fire and the moon, and Death runs as the fifth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.41
आसीदेको हरिर्दिव्यो देवो नारायणः परः । ब्रह्मा नेंद्रो न चेशानो न च चंद्र दिवाकरौ
āsīdeko harirdivyo devo nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ | brahmā neṃdro na ceśāno na ca caṃdra divākarau
There was one divine Hari, the supreme god Nārāyaṇa; there was no Brahmā, no Indra, no Īśāna, and neither moon nor sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.42
न वा द्यावापृथिव्यौ च नक्षत्राणि दिवौकसः । तस्य विष्णोः परं धाम सदा पश्यंति सूरयः
na vā dyāvāpṛthivyau ca nakṣatrāṇi divaukasaḥ | tasya viṣṇoḥ paraṃ dhāma sadā paśyaṃti sūrayaḥ
Nor were there heaven and earth, nor the stars, nor the dwellers in heaven. That supreme abode of Viṣṇu the wise ones always behold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.43
एवं सर्वोपनिषदामर्थं हित्वा द्विजोत्तमाः । रागाल्लोभाद्भयाद्वापि किं ब्रवीथ ममाग्रतः
evaṃ sarvopaniṣadāmarthaṃ hitvā dvijottamāḥ | rāgāllobhādbhayādvāpi kiṃ bravītha mamāgrataḥ
Thus, having abandoned the meaning of all the Upaniṣads, O best of the twice-born, out of attachment, or greed, or fear, what is it you are saying before me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.44
तं सर्वरक्षकं देवं त्यक्त्वा सर्वेश्वरं हरिम् । कथं पाषंडमाश्रित्य पूजयामि च शंकरम्
taṃ sarvarakṣakaṃ devaṃ tyaktvā sarveśvaraṃ harim | kathaṃ pāṣaṃḍamāśritya pūjayāmi ca śaṃkaram
Having forsaken that god Hari, the protector of all, the lord of all, how am I to take refuge in heresy and worship Śaṃkara?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.45
लक्ष्मीपतिं देवदेवमनंतं पुरुषोत्तमम् । इंदीवरदलश्यामं पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणम्
lakṣmīpatiṃ devadevamanaṃtaṃ puruṣottamam | iṃdīvaradalaśyāmaṃ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇam
(He is) the husband of Lakṣmī, god of gods, endless, the highest Person, dark as the petal of a blue lotus, with long eyes like lotus leaves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.46
श्रीवत्सलक्षितोरस्कं सर्व्वाभरणभूषितम् । सदा कुमारं सर्व्वेशं नित्यानन्दसुखप्रदम्
śrīvatsalakṣitoraskaṃ sarvvābharaṇabhūṣitam | sadā kumāraṃ sarvveśaṃ nityānandasukhapradam
his chest marked with the śrīvatsa, adorned with every ornament, ever youthful, lord of all, giver of the bliss of eternal joy —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.47
कृष्णं दध्युर्महात्मानो योगिनः सनकादयः । यमर्चयंति ब्रह्मेश शक्राद्या देवतागणाः
kṛṣṇaṃ dadhyurmahātmāno yoginaḥ sanakādayaḥ | yamarcayaṃti brahmeśa śakrādyā devatāgaṇāḥ
upon Kṛṣṇa the great-souled yogins, Sanaka and the rest, meditated; whom, O lord of Brahmā (or: O Brahmā and Īśa), the hosts of deities headed by Śakra worship;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.48
यस्य पत्न्याः कटाक्षार्द्धदृष्ट्या दृष्टा दिवौकसः । ब्रह्मेंद्र रुद्र वरुण यम सोम धनाधिपाः
yasya patnyāḥ kaṭākṣārddhadṛṣṭyā dṛṣṭā divaukasaḥ | brahmeṃdra rudra varuṇa yama soma dhanādhipāḥ
by whose consort's half-glance from the corner of her eye the dwellers in heaven were looked upon — Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, Varuṇa, Yama, Soma, and the lords of wealth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.49
यन्नामस्मरणादेव पापिनामपि सत्वरम् । मुक्तिर्भवति जंतूनां ब्रह्मादीनां सुदुर्लभा
yannāmasmaraṇādeva pāpināmapi satvaram | muktirbhavati jaṃtūnāṃ brahmādīnāṃ sudurlabhā
by the mere remembrance of whose name there swiftly comes, even to sinners, to (all) creatures, the liberation that is very hard to attain even for Brahmā and the others —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.50
स एवं रक्षकः श्रीशो देवानामपि सर्वदा । तमेव पूजयिष्यामि लक्ष्म्या संयुतमच्युतम्
sa evaṃ rakṣakaḥ śrīśo devānāmapi sarvadā | tameva pūjayiṣyāmi lakṣmyā saṃyutamacyutam
he indeed is thus the protector, the lord of Śrī, always even of the gods; him alone, the imperishable one joined with Lakṣmī, will I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.51
प्राप्स्यामि सुसुखेनैव तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । रुद्र उवाच- इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हिरण्यकशिपुस्ततः
prāpsyāmi susukhenaiva tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam | rudra uvāca- iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā hiraṇyakaśipustataḥ
Quite easily shall I attain that supreme station of Viṣṇu. Rudra said: Having heard these words of his, Hiraṇyakaśipu then,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.52
क्रोधेन महताविष्टो जज्वालाग्निरिवापरः । परितो वीक्ष्य दैतेयानित्याह क्रोधमूर्छितः
krodhena mahatāviṣṭo jajvālāgnirivāparaḥ | parito vīkṣya daiteyānityāha krodhamūrchitaḥ
possessed by great anger, blazed like a second fire; and looking around at the Daityas, stupefied with rage he spoke thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.53
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच - भीषणैः शस्त्रसंघातैः प्रह्लादं पापकारिणम् । ममाज्ञया घातयध्वं शत्रुपूजनतत्परम्
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca - bhīṣaṇaiḥ śastrasaṃghātaiḥ prahlādaṃ pāpakāriṇam | mamājñayā ghātayadhvaṃ śatrupūjanatatparam
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: With terrible volleys of weapons, at my command, kill Prahlāda, the evil-doer, intent on worshipping (my) enemy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.54
रक्षिता हरिरेवेति रक्षते तेन वात्सलात् । अद्यैव सफलं तस्य पश्येयं हरिरक्षणम्
rakṣitā harireveti rakṣate tena vātsalāt | adyaiva saphalaṃ tasya paśyeyaṃ harirakṣaṇam
'Hari alone is the protector' — (he says); by him, out of affection, he is protected. This very day let me see his protection by Hari bear fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.55
रुद्र उवाच- तदोद्यतास्त्रा दैतेया हंतुं दैत्येश्वरात्मजम् । परिवार्य महात्मानं तस्थुर्दैत्येश्वराज्ञया
rudra uvāca- tadodyatāstrā daiteyā haṃtuṃ daityeśvarātmajam | parivārya mahātmānaṃ tasthurdaityeśvarājñayā
Rudra said: Then the Daityas, weapons raised to kill the son of the Daitya lord, surrounded that great-souled one and stood there at the command of the Daitya lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.56
प्रह्लादोऽपि तथा विष्णुं ध्यात्वा हृदयपंकजे । जपन्नष्टाक्षरं मंत्रं तस्थौ गिरिरिवापरः
prahlādo'pi tathā viṣṇuṃ dhyātvā hṛdayapaṃkaje | japannaṣṭākṣaraṃ maṃtraṃ tasthau giririvāparaḥ
And Prahlāda likewise, having meditated on Viṣṇu in the lotus of his heart, murmuring the eight-syllable mantra, stood like a second mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.57
तं जघ्नुः परितो वीराः शूलतोमरशक्तिभिः । प्रह्लादस्य वपुस्तत्र हरिसंस्मरणाच्छुभे
taṃ jaghnuḥ parito vīrāḥ śūlatomaraśaktibhiḥ | prahlādasya vapustatra harisaṃsmaraṇācchubhe
The warriors struck at him from all sides with spears, javelins and lances; but there Prahlāda's body, through the remembrance of Hari, (became) auspicious,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.58
विष्णोः प्रभावाद्दुद्धर्षाद्वज्रभूतमभूद्भृशम् । ततः संप्राप्य तद्गात्रं महास्त्राणि सुरद्विषाम्
viṣṇoḥ prabhāvādduddharṣādvajrabhūtamabhūdbhṛśam | tataḥ saṃprāpya tadgātraṃ mahāstrāṇi suradviṣām
and by Viṣṇu's power, being unassailable, it became utterly like adamant. Then, striking that body of his, the great weapons of the enemies of the gods
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.59
नीलोत्पलदलानीव पेतुश्चिछन्नाः क्षितौ शुभे । अल्पमप्यस्य तद्गात्रं भेत्तुं दैत्या न च क्षमाः
nīlotpaladalānīva petuścichannāḥ kṣitau śubhe | alpamapyasya tadgātraṃ bhettuṃ daityā na ca kṣamāḥ
fell cut to pieces on the fair ground like petals of blue lotus; and the Daityas were unable to pierce that body of his even a little.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.60
विस्मितावाङ्मुखास्तस्थुर्दैत्य राजांतिके भटाः । तादृग्विधं महात्मानं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं महाबलम्
vismitāvāṅmukhāstasthurdaitya rājāṃtike bhaṭāḥ | tādṛgvidhaṃ mahātmānaṃ dṛṣṭvā putraṃ mahābalam
Astonished, with faces downcast, the soldiers stood near the Daitya king, having seen (his) son of such a kind, great-souled and of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.61
विस्मयं परमं गत्वा दैत्यराट्क्रोधमूर्छितः । आदिदेश ततः सर्वान्दंदशूकान्महाविषान्
vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā daityarāṭkrodhamūrchitaḥ | ādideśa tataḥ sarvāndaṃdaśūkānmahāviṣān
Having come to the utmost astonishment, the Daitya king, swooning with rage, then commanded all the biting creatures of great venom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.62
वासुकिप्रभृतीन्भीमान्खादयध्वमिति क्रुधा । आदिष्टास्तेन राज्ञाथ ते नागाः सुमहाबलाः
vāsukiprabhṛtīnbhīmānkhādayadhvamiti krudhā | ādiṣṭāstena rājñātha te nāgāḥ sumahābalāḥ
"Devour (him)!" — thus in anger (he ordered) the terrible ones, Vāsuki and the rest; then, commanded by that king, those serpents of very great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.63
ज्वलितास्या महाभीमास्तं च खादुर्महाबलम् । गरुडध्वजभक्तं तं विदश्य गरलायुधाः
jvalitāsyā mahābhīmāstaṃ ca khādurmahābalam | garuḍadhvajabhaktaṃ taṃ vidaśya garalāyudhāḥ
with blazing mouths, exceedingly terrible, bit that one of great strength — and having bitten with poison as their weapon that devotee of him whose banner is Garuḍa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.64
निर्विषाश्च्छिन्नदशना बभूवुरनिलाशनाः । वैनतेयसहस्रेण छिन्नगात्राः सुविह्वलाः
nirviṣāścchinnadaśanā babhūvuranilāśanāḥ | vainateyasahasreṇa chinnagātrāḥ suvihvalāḥ
those wind-eaters became venomless, their fangs broken, their bodies cut by a thousand (sons) of Vinatā, utterly distressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.65
प्रदुद्रुवुर्दिशः सर्वावमंतो रुधिरं भृशम् । तादृग्विधान्महासर्पान्दृष्ट्वा दैत्यपतिस्तदा
pradudruvurdiśaḥ sarvāvamaṃto rudhiraṃ bhṛśam | tādṛgvidhānmahāsarpāndṛṣṭvā daityapatistadā
They fled in all directions, vomiting blood profusely. Seeing the great serpents in such a state, the lord of the Daityas then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.66
आदिदेश ततः क्रुद्धो दिग्गजान्सुमदान्वितान् । निर्दिष्टास्तेन राज्ञाथ दिग्गजाश्च मदोद्धताः
ādideśa tataḥ kruddho diggajānsumadānvitān | nirdiṣṭāstena rājñātha diggajāśca madoddhatāḥ
in anger commanded the elephants of the quarters, full of rut; and, directed by that king, the elephants of the quarters, excited with rut,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.67
परिवार्याथ तं जघ्नुर्दंतैः पृथुतरैर्भृशम् । अथ दिग्गजदंताश्च छिन्नमूलाः पतन्भुवि
parivāryātha taṃ jaghnurdaṃtaiḥ pṛthutarairbhṛśam | atha diggajadaṃtāśca chinnamūlāḥ patanbhuvi
surrounded him and struck him hard with their very broad tusks; but then the tusks of the elephants of the quarters, broken off at the root, fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.68
दंतैर्विनाकृता नागा भयार्ता वै प्रदुद्रुवुः । तान्दृष्ट्वाथ महानागान्दैत्येंद्रः कुपितो बली
daṃtairvinākṛtā nāgā bhayārtā vai pradudruvuḥ | tāndṛṣṭvātha mahānāgāndaityeṃdraḥ kupito balī
Deprived of their tusks, the elephants, stricken with fear, fled. Seeing those great elephants (thus), the mighty lord of the Daityas, enraged,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.69
प्रज्वाल्य च महावह्निं चिक्षेप सुतमात्मनः । जलशायिप्रियं दृष्ट्वा प्रह्लादं हव्यवाहनः
prajvālya ca mahāvahniṃ cikṣepa sutamātmanaḥ | jalaśāyipriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā prahlādaṃ havyavāhanaḥ
kindled a great fire and threw his own son (into it). But the fire-bearer, seeing that Prahlāda was dear to him who lies upon the waters,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.70
न ददाह च तं धीरं सुशीतः समभूच्छिखी । अदह्यमानं तं बालं दृष्ट्वा राजा सुविस्मितः
na dadāha ca taṃ dhīraṃ suśītaḥ samabhūcchikhī | adahyamānaṃ taṃ bālaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā suvismitaḥ
did not burn that steadfast one; the flame became very cool. Seeing that the boy was not burning, the king, greatly astonished,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.71
प्रादात्तस्मै विषं घोरं सर्वभूतहितं तदा । तस्य विष्णोः प्रभावाच्च विषमस्यामृतं भवेत्
prādāttasmai viṣaṃ ghoraṃ sarvabhūtahitaṃ tadā | tasya viṣṇoḥ prabhāvācca viṣamasyāmṛtaṃ bhavet
then gave him a dreadful poison, (though it was) the benefit of all beings; and by the power of that Viṣṇu, poison would become nectar for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.72
अर्पणात्तस्य देवस्य विषं चामृतमश्नुते । एवमाद्यैर्वधोपायैर्घोररूपैः सुदारुणैः
arpaṇāttasya devasya viṣaṃ cāmṛtamaśnute | evamādyairvadhopāyairghorarūpaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ
By dedication to that god, one even consumes poison as nectar. With such means of killing as these, of dreadful form and most cruel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.73
मोहयित्वात्मजं राजा तस्यावध्यत्वमीक्ष्य च । ततः साम्ना सुतं प्राह दैत्यराड्विस्मयाकुलः
mohayitvātmajaṃ rājā tasyāvadhyatvamīkṣya ca | tataḥ sāmnā sutaṃ prāha daityarāḍvismayākulaḥ
having (tried to) bewilder his own son, and seeing that he could not be slain, the king, the Daitya lord, overcome with astonishment, then spoke to his son conciliatingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.74
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- त्वया विष्णोः परत्वं च सम्यगुक्तं ममाग्रतः । व्यापित्वात्सर्वभूतानां विष्णुरित्यभिधीयते
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca- tvayā viṣṇoḥ paratvaṃ ca samyaguktaṃ mamāgrataḥ | vyāpitvātsarvabhūtānāṃ viṣṇurityabhidhīyate
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: The supremacy of Viṣṇu has been well stated by you before me: because of his pervading all beings he is called "Viṣṇu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.75
योऽसौ सर्वगतो देवः स एव परमेश्वरः । तस्य सर्वगतत्वं वै प्रत्यक्षं दर्शयस्व मे
yo'sau sarvagato devaḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ | tasya sarvagatatvaṃ vai pratyakṣaṃ darśayasva me
That god who is all-pervading, he alone is the supreme lord; show me, then, his all-pervadingness directly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.76
ऐश्वर्यशक्तितेजांसि ज्ञानवीर्यबलानि च । परस्य तस्य परमं रूपं गुणविभूतयः
aiśvaryaśaktitejāṃsi jñānavīryabalāni ca | parasya tasya paramaṃ rūpaṃ guṇavibhūtayaḥ
Lordship, power, splendours, knowledge, heroism and strength — the supreme form of that supreme one, (and) the manifestations of (his) qualities:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.77
सम्यग्दृष्ट्वा प्रयत्नेन विष्णुं मन्ये दिवौकसाम् । मम प्रतिबलो लोके नास्ति देवेषु कश्चन
samyagdṛṣṭvā prayatnena viṣṇuṃ manye divaukasām | mama pratibalo loke nāsti deveṣu kaścana
having rightly and with effort seen Viṣṇu (in these), I hold — among the dwellers in heaven, among the gods, in the world, there is no one who is a match for my strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.78
ईशानवरदानेन सर्वभूतेष्ववध्यताम् । प्राप्तवान्सर्वभूतानांनदुर्जयत्वं च मानद । ईश्वरत्वं लभेद्विष्णुर्मां जित्वा बलवीर्यतः
īśānavaradānena sarvabhūteṣvavadhyatām | prāptavānsarvabhūtānāṃnadurjayatvaṃ ca mānada | īśvaratvaṃ labhedviṣṇurmāṃ jitvā balavīryataḥ
By the granting of a boon by Īśāna I have obtained unslayability among all beings, and invincibility by all beings, O giver of honour. Let Viṣṇu attain lordship (only) by conquering me through strength and heroism.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.79
रुद्र उवाच- इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादः प्राह विस्मितः । हरेः प्रभावं दैन्यस्य कथयामास सुव्रतः
rudra uvāca- iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādaḥ prāha vismitaḥ | hareḥ prabhāvaṃ dainyasya kathayāmāsa suvrataḥ
Rudra said: Having heard his words, Prahlāda, astonished, spoke; that man of good vows related the power of Hari to the wretched one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.80
प्रह्लाद उवाच- योऽसौ नारायणः श्रीमान्परमात्मा सनातनः । वसनात्सर्वभूतेषु वासुदेवः स उच्यते
prahlāda uvāca- yo'sau nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānparamātmā sanātanaḥ | vasanātsarvabhūteṣu vāsudevaḥ sa ucyate
Prahlāda said: That Nārāyaṇa, the glorious, the eternal Supreme Self — because he dwells in all beings, he is called Vāsudeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.81
सर्वस्यापि जगद्धाता विष्णुरित्यभिधीयते । न किंचिदस्मादन्यं तु जगत्स्थावर जंगमम्
sarvasyāpi jagaddhātā viṣṇurityabhidhīyate | na kiṃcidasmādanyaṃ tu jagatsthāvara jaṃgamam
He is called Viṣṇu, the sustainer of the whole world; and there is nothing other than him, (nothing in) the world, still or moving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.82
सर्वत्र चिदचिद्वस्तु रूपं तस्यैव नान्यथा । त्रिपाद्व्याप्तिः परं व्योम्नि पादव्याप्ति कलाद्भुता
sarvatra cidacidvastu rūpaṃ tasyaiva nānyathā | tripādvyāptiḥ paraṃ vyomni pādavyāpti kalādbhutā
Everywhere, conscious and unconscious things are his form alone, not otherwise. His pervasion with three feet is in the highest heaven; the pervasion by (one) foot is wonderful in its portioning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.83
योऽसौ चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासा जनार्दनः । योगिभिर्दृश्यते भक्त्या नाभक्त्या दृश्यते क्वचित्
yo'sau cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ | yogibhirdṛśyate bhaktyā nābhaktyā dṛśyate kvacit
That Janārdana, with discus and mace in hand, clad in yellow, is seen by yogins through devotion; without devotion he is nowhere seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.84
द्रष्टुं न शक्यो रोषाच्च मत्सराद्वा जनार्दनः । देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्येषु स्थावरेष्वपि जंतुषु । व्याप्य तिष्ठति सर्व्वेषु क्षुद्रेष्वपि महत्सु च
draṣṭuṃ na śakyo roṣācca matsarādvā janārdanaḥ | devatiryaṅmanuṣyeṣu sthāvareṣvapi jaṃtuṣu | vyāpya tiṣṭhati sarvveṣu kṣudreṣvapi mahatsu ca
Janārdana cannot be seen through anger or through envy. Among gods, animals and men, and even among immobile creatures, he pervades and abides in all, in the small as in the great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.85
रुद्र उवाच- इति प्रह्लादवचनं श्रुत्वा दैत्यवरस्तदा । उवाच रोषताम्राक्षो भर्त्सयंश्च सुतं मुहुः
rudra uvāca- iti prahlādavacanaṃ śrutvā daityavarastadā | uvāca roṣatāmrākṣo bhartsayaṃśca sutaṃ muhuḥ
Rudra said: Having heard these words of Prahlāda, the chief of the Daityas then spoke, his eyes red with rage, repeatedly threatening his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.86
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- असौ सर्वगतो विष्णुरपि चेत्परमः पुमान् । प्रत्ययं दर्शयस्वाद्य बहुभिः किं च लापितैः
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca- asau sarvagato viṣṇurapi cetparamaḥ pumān | pratyayaṃ darśayasvādya bahubhiḥ kiṃ ca lāpitaiḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: If that Viṣṇu is all-pervading and also the Supreme Person, then show proof now — what is the use of much prattling?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.87
महादेव उवाच-। इत्युक्त्वा सहसा दैत्यः प्रासादस्तंभमात्मनः । ताडयामास हस्तेन प्रह्लादमिदमब्रवीत्
mahādeva uvāca-| ityuktvā sahasā daityaḥ prāsādastaṃbhamātmanaḥ | tāḍayāmāsa hastena prahlādamidamabravīt
Mahādeva said: Having said this, the Daitya suddenly struck a pillar of his own palace with his hand and said this to Prahlāda:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.88
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- अस्मिन्दर्शय तं विष्णुं यदि सर्वगतो भवेत् । अन्यथा त्वां वधिष्यामि मिथ्यावाक्यप्रलापिनम्
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca- asmindarśaya taṃ viṣṇuṃ yadi sarvagato bhavet | anyathā tvāṃ vadhiṣyāmi mithyāvākyapralāpinam
Hiraṇyakaśipu said: Show me that Viṣṇu in this (pillar), if he be all-pervading; otherwise I shall kill you, who babble false words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.89
रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा सहसा खङ्गमाकृष्य दितिजेश्वरः । प्रह्लादोरसि चिक्षेप हंतुं खङ्गेन तं रुषा
rudra uvāca- ityuktvā sahasā khaṅgamākṛṣya ditijeśvaraḥ | prahlādorasi cikṣepa haṃtuṃ khaṅgena taṃ ruṣā
Rudra said: Having said this, the lord of Diti's sons suddenly drew his sword and, in fury, thrust it at Prahlāda's chest to kill him with the sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.90
तस्मिन्क्षणे महाशब्दः स्तंभे संश्रूयते भृशम् । संवर्ताशनिसंरावैः खमिव स्फुटितांतरम्
tasminkṣaṇe mahāśabdaḥ staṃbhe saṃśrūyate bhṛśam | saṃvartāśanisaṃrāvaiḥ khamiva sphuṭitāṃtaram
At that instant a great sound was heard, very loud, in the pillar, as if the sky had burst open within, with the roarings of the thunderbolts of the world's dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.91
तेन शब्देन महता दैत्यश्रोत्रविघातिना । सर्वे निपातिता भूमौ छिन्नमूला इव द्रुमाः
tena śabdena mahatā daityaśrotravighātinā | sarve nipātitā bhūmau chinnamūlā iva drumāḥ
By that great sound, shattering the ears of the Daityas, all were felled to the ground like trees whose roots have been cut.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.92
बिभ्यंतः संप्लुतं दैत्या मेनिरे वै जगत्त्रयम् । ततः स्तंभे महातेजा निष्क्रांतो वै महाहरिः
bibhyaṃtaḥ saṃplutaṃ daityā menire vai jagattrayam | tataḥ staṃbhe mahātejā niṣkrāṃto vai mahāhariḥ
In terror the Daityas thought the three worlds were flooded over. Then, out of the pillar, the great Hari of vast splendour came forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.93
चकार स महाघोरं जगत्क्षयनिभं स्वनम् । तेन नादेन महता तारकाः पतिता भुवि
cakāra sa mahāghoraṃ jagatkṣayanibhaṃ svanam | tena nādena mahatā tārakāḥ patitā bhuvi
He made a most terrible sound, like the destruction of the world; by that great roar the stars fell to the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.94
नृसिंहवपुरास्थाय तत्रैवाविरभूद्धरिः । अनेककोटिसूर्य्याग्नि तेजसा स समावृतः
nṛsiṃhavapurāsthāya tatraivāvirabhūddhariḥ | anekakoṭisūryyāgni tejasā sa samāvṛtaḥ
Taking on the body of a man-lion, Hari appeared right there, encompassed by the brilliance of many crores of suns and fires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.95
मुखे पंचाननप्रख्यः शरीरे मानुषाकृतिः । दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः स्फुरज्जिह्वाम्बरोद्धतः
mukhe paṃcānanaprakhyaḥ śarīre mānuṣākṛtiḥ | daṃṣṭrākarālavadanaḥ sphurajjihvāmbaroddhataḥ
In face he resembled a lion, in body he had human form; his mouth was terrible with fangs, and he towered up with his flickering tongue (reaching) the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.96
ज्वालावलितकेशांतस्तप्तालातेक्षणो विभुः । सहस्रबाहुभिर्दीर्घैः सर्वायुधसमन्वितैः
jvālāvalitakeśāṃtastaptālātekṣaṇo vibhuḥ | sahasrabāhubhirdīrghaiḥ sarvāyudhasamanvitaiḥ
The tips of his hair were wreathed in flame, his eyes like blazing firebrands, the mighty one, with a thousand long arms furnished with every weapon —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.97
वृतो मेरुरिवाभाति बहुशाखानगान्वितः । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरो दिव्याभरणभूषितः
vṛto merurivābhāti bahuśākhānagānvitaḥ | divyamālyāṃbaradharo divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
encircled (by them) he shone like Meru with its many branching trees; wearing divine garlands and garments, adorned with divine ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.98
तस्थौ नृकेसरीरूपः संहर्त्तुं सर्वदानवान् । तं दृष्ट्वा घोरसंकाशं नरसिंहं महाबलम्
tasthau nṛkesarīrūpaḥ saṃharttuṃ sarvadānavān | taṃ dṛṣṭvā ghorasaṃkāśaṃ narasiṃhaṃ mahābalam
he stood in the form of a man-lion, to destroy all the Dānavas. Seeing that man-lion of terrible aspect and great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.99
दग्धाक्षिपक्ष्मो दैत्येंद्रो विह्वलांगः पपात ह । प्रह्लादोऽथ तदा दृष्ट्वा नारसिंहोपमं हरिम्
dagdhākṣipakṣmo daityeṃdro vihvalāṃgaḥ papāta ha | prahlādo'tha tadā dṛṣṭvā nārasiṃhopamaṃ harim
the lord of the Daityas, the lashes of his eyes burnt away, fell down with his limbs unstrung. Then Prahlāda, beholding Hari in the likeness of a man-lion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.100
जयशब्देन देवेशं नमश्चक्रे जनार्दनम् । ददर्श तस्य गात्रेषु नृसिंहस्य महात्मनः १०० 6.238.
jayaśabdena deveśaṃ namaścakre janārdanam | dadarśa tasya gātreṣu nṛsiṃhasya mahātmanaḥ 100 6.238.
With a cry of "Victory!" he made obeisance to Janārdana, the lord of the gods. In the limbs of that great-souled man-lion he saw
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.101
लोकान्समुद्रा न्सद्वीपान्सुरगंधर्वमानुषान् । अजांडानां सहस्रं तु सटाग्रे तस्य दृश्यते
lokānsamudrā nsadvīpānsuragaṃdharvamānuṣān | ajāṃḍānāṃ sahasraṃ tu saṭāgre tasya dṛśyate
the worlds, the oceans together with the continents, gods, gandharvas and men; and a thousand egg-shells of Brahmā are seen at the tip of his mane.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.102
दृश्यंते तस्य नेत्रेषु सोमसूर्य्यादयस्तथा । कर्णयोरश्विनौ देवौ दिशश्च विदिशस्तथा
dṛśyaṃte tasya netreṣu somasūryyādayastathā | karṇayoraśvinau devau diśaśca vidiśastathā
In his eyes are seen the moon, the sun and the rest; in his two ears the two Aśvin gods, and likewise the cardinal and intermediate directions;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.103
ललाटे ब्रह्मरुद्रौ च नभो वायुश्च नासिके । इंद्राग्नी तस्य वक्त्रांतेजिह्वायां तु सरस्वती
lalāṭe brahmarudrau ca nabho vāyuśca nāsike | iṃdrāgnī tasya vaktrāṃtejihvāyāṃ tu sarasvatī
on his forehead Brahmā and Rudra; in his nostrils the sky and the wind; Indra and Agni within his mouth, and on his tongue Sarasvatī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.104
दंष्ट्रासु सिंहशार्दूलाः शरभाश्च महोरगाः । कंठे च दृश्यते मेरुः स्कंधेष्वपि महाद्रयः
daṃṣṭrāsu siṃhaśārdūlāḥ śarabhāśca mahoragāḥ | kaṃṭhe ca dṛśyate meruḥ skaṃdheṣvapi mahādrayaḥ
in his fangs lions, tigers, śarabhas and great serpents; in his throat Meru is seen, and in his shoulders the great mountains;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.105
देवतिर्य्यङ्मनुष्याश्च बाहुष्वपि महात्मनः । नाभौ चास्यांतरिक्षं च पादयोः पृथिवीतथा
devatiryyaṅmanuṣyāśca bāhuṣvapi mahātmanaḥ | nābhau cāsyāṃtarikṣaṃ ca pādayoḥ pṛthivītathā
gods, beasts and men also in the arms of the great-souled one; in his navel the mid-region, and in his feet the earth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.106
रोमस्वोषधयः सर्वाः पादपा नखपंक्तिषु । निःश्वासेषु च वेदाश्च साङ्गोपाङ्गसमन्विताः
romasvoṣadhayaḥ sarvāḥ pādapā nakhapaṃktiṣu | niḥśvāseṣu ca vedāśca sāṅgopāṅgasamanvitāḥ
in his hairs all the herbs, in the rows of his nails the trees, and in his out-breaths the Vedas together with their limbs and sub-limbs;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.107
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणाः । सर्वाङ्गेषु प्रदृश्यंते गंधर्वाप्सरसश्च ये
ādityā vasavo rudrā viśvedevā marudgaṇāḥ | sarvāṅgeṣu pradṛśyaṃte gaṃdharvāpsarasaśca ye
the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the All-gods, the troops of Maruts, and the gandharvas and apsarases—these are seen in all his limbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.108
इत्थं विभूतयस्तस्य दृश्यंते परमात्मनः । श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्कं वनमालाविभूषितम्
itthaṃ vibhūtayastasya dṛśyaṃte paramātmanaḥ | śrīvatsakaustubhoraskaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam
Thus are the manifestations of that Supreme Self seen: his chest bearing the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha, adorned with a forest-garland,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.109
शंखचक्रगदाखङ्ग शार्ङ्गाद्यैर्हेतिभिर्युतम् । सर्वोपनिषदामर्थं दृष्ट्वा दैत्येश्वरात्मजः
śaṃkhacakragadākhaṅga śārṅgādyairhetibhiryutam | sarvopaniṣadāmarthaṃ dṛṣṭvā daityeśvarātmajaḥ
furnished with weapons—conch, discus, mace, sword, bow and the rest. Having seen (him who is) the meaning of all the Upaniṣads, the son of the lord of the daityas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.110
हर्षाश्रुजलसिक्तांगः प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुः । दैत्येंद्रस्तु हरिं दृष्ट्वा क्रोधान्मृत्युवशे स्थितः
harṣāśrujalasiktāṃgaḥ praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ | daityeṃdrastu hariṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhānmṛtyuvaśe sthitaḥ
his limbs wet with tears of joy, bowed down again and again. But the lord of the daityas, on seeing Hari, out of rage came under the sway of death:
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PdP 6 238.111
योद्धुं खङ्गं समुद्यम्य नृसिंहं तमभिद्रवत् । अथ दैत्यगणाः सर्व्वे लब्धसंज्ञा महाबलाः
yoddhuṃ khaṅgaṃ samudyamya nṛsiṃhaṃ tamabhidravat | atha daityagaṇāḥ sarvve labdhasaṃjñā mahābalāḥ
raising his sword to fight, he rushed at that man-lion. Then all the hosts of daityas, mighty in strength, having regained consciousness,
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PdP 6 238.112
स्वान्यायुधानि चादाय हरिं जघ्नुस्त्वरान्विताः । पलालकाण्डानि यथा वह्नौ क्षिप्तान्यनेकशः
svānyāyudhāni cādāya hariṃ jaghnustvarānvitāḥ | palālakāṇḍāni yathā vahnau kṣiptānyanekaśaḥ
took up their own weapons and struck at Hari in haste. As straw-stalks cast into fire, many at a time,
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PdP 6 238.113
तथैव भस्मतां यांति महास्त्राणि हरेस्तनौ । तान्यनीकानि दैत्यानां दृष्ट्वा नरहरिस्तदा
tathaiva bhasmatāṃ yāṃti mahāstrāṇi harestanau | tānyanīkāni daityānāṃ dṛṣṭvā naraharistadā
just so the great missiles go to ashes upon Hari's body. Then, seeing those armies of the daityas, the man-lion
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PdP 6 238.114
सटैर्ददाह च ज्वालामालाविरचित स्फुटैः । नृकेसरि सटोद्भूतवह्निना दानवा भृशम्
saṭairdadāha ca jvālāmālāviracita sphuṭaiḥ | nṛkesari saṭodbhūtavahninā dānavā bhṛśam
burned (them) with his mane-hairs, bristling and wreathed with garlands of flame; by the fire arisen from the man-lion's mane the dānavas were utterly
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PdP 6 238.115
निर्भस्मिता गणाः सर्वे निःशेषं तदभूद्बलम् । प्रह्लादं सानुगं हित्वा भस्मिते वीक्ष्य तद्बले
nirbhasmitā gaṇāḥ sarve niḥśeṣaṃ tadabhūdbalam | prahlādaṃ sānugaṃ hitvā bhasmite vīkṣya tadbale
—all those hosts were reduced to ashes; that army was left without remainder. Sparing Prahlāda along with his followers, on seeing that army burnt to ash,
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PdP 6 238.116
क्रोधाद्दैत्यपतिः खङ्गमाकृष्याभिप्रपद्यत । खङ्गहस्तं तु दैत्येंद्रं जग्राहैकेन बाहुना
krodhāddaityapatiḥ khaṅgamākṛṣyābhiprapadyata | khaṅgahastaṃ tu daityeṃdraṃ jagrāhaikena bāhunā
the lord of the daityas in fury drew his sword and advanced. But (Hari) seized with a single arm the lord of the daityas, sword in hand,
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PdP 6 238.117
पातयामास देवेशो यथा शाखां महानिलः । गृहीत्वा पतितं भूमौ महाकायं नृकेसरी
pātayāmāsa deveśo yathā śākhāṃ mahānilaḥ | gṛhītvā patitaṃ bhūmau mahākāyaṃ nṛkesarī
and the lord of the gods felled him as a great wind fells a branch. Having taken hold of the huge-bodied one fallen on the ground, the man-lion
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PdP 6 238.118
स्वोत्संगे स्थापयामास ददर्शासौ मुखं हरेः । विष्णुनिंदाकृतंपापंतथावैष्णवदोषजम्
svotsaṃge sthāpayāmāsa dadarśāsau mukhaṃ hareḥ | viṣṇuniṃdākṛtaṃpāpaṃtathāvaiṣṇavadoṣajam
set (him) upon his own lap; and he beheld the face of Hari. The sin committed by reviling Viṣṇu, and that arising from offence against Vaiṣṇavas,
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PdP 6 238.119
नृसिंहस्पर्शनादेवनिर्भस्मितमभूत्तदा । अथदैत्येश्वरस्याथमहद्गात्रंनृकेसरी
nṛsiṃhasparśanādevanirbhasmitamabhūttadā | athadaityeśvarasyāthamahadgātraṃnṛkesarī
was then reduced to ashes by the mere touch of Nṛsiṃha. Then the man-lion (took) the great body of the lord of the daityas
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PdP 6 238.120
नखेर्विदारयामासतीक्ष्णैर्वज्रनिभैर्घनैः । सनिर्म्मलात्मादैत्येंद्र पःश्यन्साक्षान्मुखं हरेः
nakhervidārayāmāsatīkṣṇairvajranibhairghanaiḥ | sanirmmalātmādaityeṃdra paḥśyansākṣānmukhaṃ hareḥ
With his claws — sharp, hard, like thunderbolts — he tore (him) open; and the lord of the daityas, his self made spotless, gazed directly upon the face of Hari.
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PdP 6 238.121
नखनिर्भिन्नहृदयः कृतार्थो विजहावसून् । तद्गात्रं शतधा भित्त्वा नखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्महाहरिः
nakhanirbhinnahṛdayaḥ kṛtārtho vijahāvasūn | tadgātraṃ śatadhā bhittvā nakhaistīkṣṇairmahāhariḥ
His heart split open by the claws, his purpose fulfilled, he gave up his life-breaths. And the great Hari, having cut that body into a hundred pieces with his sharp claws,
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PdP 6 238.122
आकृष्यांत्राणि दीर्घाणि कंठे संसक्तवान्प्रियान् । अथ देवगणाः सर्व्वे मुनयश्च तपोधनाः
ākṛṣyāṃtrāṇi dīrghāṇi kaṃṭhe saṃsaktavānpriyān | atha devagaṇāḥ sarvve munayaśca tapodhanāḥ
drawing out the long entrails, fastened them, as things dear (to him), about his neck. Then all the hosts of gods and the sages whose wealth is austerity,
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PdP 6 238.123
ब्रह्मरुद्रौ पुरस्कृत्य शनैः स्तोतुं समाययुः । ते प्रसादयितुं भीता ज्वलंतं विश्वतोमुखम्
brahmarudrau puraskṛtya śanaiḥ stotuṃ samāyayuḥ | te prasādayituṃ bhītā jvalaṃtaṃ viśvatomukham
putting Brahmā and Rudra in front, came softly to praise (him); they were afraid, (and sought) to propitiate him who blazed and faced in every direction.
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PdP 6 238.124
मातरं जगतां धात्रीं चिंतयामासुरीश्वरीम् । हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सर्व्वोपद्रवनाशिनीम्
mātaraṃ jagatāṃ dhātrīṃ ciṃtayāmāsurīśvarīm | hiraṇyavarṇāṃ hariṇīṃ sarvvopadravanāśinīm
They called to mind the Mother of the worlds, the Sustainer, the Sovereign Lady, golden-hued, the tawny one, destroyer of all calamities,
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PdP 6 238.125
विष्णोर्नित्यानवद्यांगीं ध्यात्वा नारायणीं शुभाम् । देवीसूक्तजपैर्भक्त्या नमश्चक्रुः सनातनीम्
viṣṇornityānavadyāṃgīṃ dhyātvā nārāyaṇīṃ śubhām | devīsūktajapairbhaktyā namaścakruḥ sanātanīm
having meditated on Viṣṇu's (consort), whose limbs are ever without blemish, the auspicious Nārāyaṇī, they bowed with devotion to the eternal one with recitations of the Devī-sūkta.
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PdP 6 238.126
तैश्चिंत्यमाना सा देवी तत्रैवाविरभूत्तदा । चतुर्भुजा विशालाक्षी सर्वाभरणभूषिता
taiściṃtyamānā sā devī tatraivāvirabhūttadā | caturbhujā viśālākṣī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
Being thus called to mind by them, that Goddess appeared right there at that moment, four-armed, wide-eyed, adorned with every ornament,
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PdP 6 238.127
दुकूलवस्त्रसहितां दिव्यमालानुलेपनाम् । तां दृष्ट्वा देवदेवस्य प्रियां सर्वे दिवौकसः
dukūlavastrasahitāṃ divyamālānulepanām | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devadevasya priyāṃ sarve divaukasaḥ
clothed in fine silk garments, with heavenly garlands and unguents. Seeing her, the beloved of the God of gods, all the dwellers in heaven
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PdP 6 238.128
ऊचुः प्रांजलयो देवीं प्रसन्नं कुरुते प्रियम् । त्रैलोक्यस्याभयं स्वामी यथा दद्यात्तथा कुरु
ūcuḥ prāṃjalayo devīṃ prasannaṃ kurute priyam | trailokyasyābhayaṃ svāmī yathā dadyāttathā kuru
spoke to the Goddess with palms joined: "Make your beloved gracious; act so that the Lord may grant safety to the three worlds."
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PdP 6 238.129
रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्ता सहसा देवी प्रियं प्राप्य जनार्दनम् । प्रणिपत्य नमस्कृत्य प्रसीदेति उवाच तम्
rudra uvāca- ityuktā sahasā devī priyaṃ prāpya janārdanam | praṇipatya namaskṛtya prasīdeti uvāca tam
Rudra said: Thus addressed, the Goddess at once approached her beloved Janārdana, and prostrating herself and making obeisance, said to him, "Be gracious."
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PdP 6 238.130
तां दृष्ट्वा महिषीं स्वस्य प्रियां सर्व्वेश्वरो हरिः । रक्षःशरीरजं क्रोधं तत्याज प्रीतवत्क्षणात्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahiṣīṃ svasya priyāṃ sarvveśvaro hariḥ | rakṣaḥśarīrajaṃ krodhaṃ tatyāja prītavatkṣaṇāt
Seeing her, his own queen, his beloved, Hari, the Lord of all, in an instant gave up the anger born of the demon's body and became pleased.
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PdP 6 238.131
अंकमादाय तां देवीं समाश्लिष्य दयानिधिः । कृपासुधार्द्रदृष्ट्या वै निरैक्षत सुरान्हरिः
aṃkamādāya tāṃ devīṃ samāśliṣya dayānidhiḥ | kṛpāsudhārdradṛṣṭyā vai niraikṣata surānhariḥ
Taking that Goddess into his lap and embracing her, Hari, the treasury of compassion, looked upon the gods with a gaze moist with the nectar of mercy.
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PdP 6 238.132
ततो जयजयेत्युच्चैः स्तुवतां नमतां तदा । तद्दयादृष्टिदृष्टानां सानंदः संभ्रमोऽभवत्
tato jayajayetyuccaiḥ stuvatāṃ namatāṃ tadā | taddayādṛṣṭidṛṣṭānāṃ sānaṃdaḥ saṃbhramo'bhavat
Then, as they praised him aloud with "Victory, victory!" and bowed down, those who had been looked upon by that merciful gaze fell into a joyful commotion.
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PdP 6 238.133
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । ऊचुः प्रांजलयो देवं नमस्कृत्य जगत्पतिम्
tato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | ūcuḥ prāṃjalayo devaṃ namaskṛtya jagatpatim
Then all the hosts of gods, their minds filled to overflowing with delight, with palms joined and having bowed to the God, the Lord of the world, spoke:
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PdP 6 238.134
देवगणा ऊचुः - द्रष्टुमत्यद्भुतं तेजो न शक्तास्ते जगत्पते । अत्यद्भुतमिदं रूपं बहुबाहुपदांकितम्
devagaṇā ūcuḥ - draṣṭumatyadbhutaṃ tejo na śaktāste jagatpate | atyadbhutamidaṃ rūpaṃ bahubāhupadāṃkitam
The hosts of gods said: They are unable to look upon that most wondrous radiance, O Lord of the world. Most wondrous is this form, marked with many arms and feet.
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PdP 6 238.135
जगत्त्रयसमाक्रांतं तेजस्तीक्ष्णतरं तव । द्रष्टुं स्थातुं न शक्ताः स्मः सर्व्व एव दिवौकसः
jagattrayasamākrāṃtaṃ tejastīkṣṇataraṃ tava | draṣṭuṃ sthātuṃ na śaktāḥ smaḥ sarvva eva divaukasaḥ
Your radiance, exceedingly fierce, has overrun the three worlds; we, all the dwellers in heaven, are unable to look at it or to stand (before it).
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PdP 6 238.136
महादेव उवाच-। इत्यर्थितस्तु विबुधैस्तेजस्तदतिभीषणम् । उपसंहृत्य देवेशो बभूव सुखदर्शनः
mahādeva uvāca-| ityarthitastu vibudhaistejastadatibhīṣaṇam | upasaṃhṛtya deveśo babhūva sukhadarśanaḥ
Mahādeva said: Being thus entreated by the gods, the Lord of gods withdrew that terrible radiance and became pleasant to behold,
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PdP 6 238.137
शरत्कोटींदुसंकाशः पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणः । सुधामय सटापुंज विद्युत्कोटिनिभः शुभः
śaratkoṭīṃdusaṃkāśaḥ puṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ | sudhāmaya saṭāpuṃja vidyutkoṭinibhaḥ śubhaḥ
resembling ten million autumn moons, his eyes like white lotuses, his mass of mane full of nectar, bright as ten million lightnings, auspicious;
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PdP 6 238.138
नानारत्नमयैर्दिव्यैः केयूरैः कटकान्वितैः । बाहुभिः कल्पवृक्षस्य शाखौघैरिव सत्फलैः
nānāratnamayairdivyaiḥ keyūraiḥ kaṭakānvitaiḥ | bāhubhiḥ kalpavṛkṣasya śākhaughairiva satphalaiḥ
with divine arms decked with armlets and bracelets made of various jewels — like the masses of branches of the wish-granting tree laden with fine fruit —
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PdP 6 238.139
चतुर्भिः कोमलैर्दिव्यैरन्वितः परमेश्वरः । जपाकुसुमसंकाशैः शोभितः करपंकजैः
caturbhiḥ komalairdivyairanvitaḥ parameśvaraḥ | japākusumasaṃkāśaiḥ śobhitaḥ karapaṃkajaiḥ
the Supreme Lord was furnished with four soft, divine (arms), resplendent with lotus-hands that shone like japā flowers.
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PdP 6 238.140
शंखचक्रगृहीताभ्यामुद्बाहुभ्यां विराजितः । वरदाभयहस्ताभ्यामितराभ्यां नृकेसरी
śaṃkhacakragṛhītābhyāmudbāhubhyāṃ virājitaḥ | varadābhayahastābhyāmitarābhyāṃ nṛkesarī
He shines with his upper two arms, which hold the conch and the discus, and with the other two, whose hands grant boons and safety — the man-lion.
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PdP 6 238.141
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्को वनमालाविभूषितः । उद्यद्दिनकाराभ्यां च कुण्डलाभ्यां विराजितः
śrīvatsakaustubhorasko vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ | udyaddinakārābhyāṃ ca kuṇḍalābhyāṃ virājitaḥ
On his chest are the śrīvatsa mark and the Kaustubha gem; he is adorned with a forest garland, and shines with two earrings like the rising sun.
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PdP 6 238.142
हारकेयूरकटकैर्भूषणैः समलंकृतः । सव्यांगस्थ श्रियायुक्तो राजते नरकेसरी
hārakeyūrakaṭakairbhūṣaṇaiḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ | savyāṃgastha śriyāyukto rājate narakesarī
Fully ornamented with necklaces, armlets, and bracelets as adornments, joined with Śrī who is seated on his left side, the man-lion shines forth.
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PdP 6 238.143
लक्ष्मीनृसिंहं तं दृष्ट्वा देवताः समहर्षयः । आनन्दाश्रुजलैः सिक्ता हर्षनिर्भरचेतसः
lakṣmīnṛsiṃhaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ samaharṣayaḥ | ānandāśrujalaiḥ siktā harṣanirbharacetasaḥ
Seeing that Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha, the gods rejoiced greatly, drenched with the water of tears of joy, their minds overwhelmed with delight.
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PdP 6 238.144
आनंदसिंधुमग्नास्ते नमश्चक्रुर्निरंतरम् । अर्चयामासुरात्मेशं दिव्यपुष्पसमर्पणैः
ānaṃdasiṃdhumagnāste namaścakrurniraṃtaram | arcayāmāsurātmeśaṃ divyapuṣpasamarpaṇaiḥ
Immersed in an ocean of bliss, they made obeisance without cease, and worshipped the Lord of their own selves with offerings of divine flowers.
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PdP 6 238.145
रत्नकुंभैः सुधापूर्णैरभिषिच्य सनातनम् । वस्त्रैराभरणैर्गंधैः पुष्पैर्धूपैर्म्मनोरमैः
ratnakuṃbhaiḥ sudhāpūrṇairabhiṣicya sanātanam | vastrairābharaṇairgaṃdhaiḥ puṣpairdhūpairmmanoramaiḥ
Having bathed the Eternal One with jewelled pots filled with nectar, with garments, ornaments, perfumes, flowers, and delightful incenses—
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PdP 6 238.146
दिव्यैर्निवेदितैर्दीपैरर्च्चयित्वा नृकेसरिम् । तुष्टुवुः स्तवनैर्दिव्यैर्नमश्चक्रुर्म्मुहुर्म्महुः
divyairniveditairdīpairarccayitvā nṛkesarim | tuṣṭuvuḥ stavanairdivyairnamaścakrurmmuhurmmahuḥ
and having worshipped the man-lion with divine lamps presented (to him), they praised him with divine hymns and bowed again and again.
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PdP 6 238.147
ततः प्रसन्नो लक्ष्मीशस्तेषामिष्टान्वरान्ददौ । ततो देवगणैः सार्धं सर्व्वेशो भक्तवत्सलः
tataḥ prasanno lakṣmīśasteṣāmiṣṭānvarāndadau | tato devagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ sarvveśo bhaktavatsalaḥ
Then Lakṣmī's lord, being pleased, gave them the boons they desired; then, together with the hosts of gods, the Lord of all, fond of his devotees,
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PdP 6 238.148
प्रह्लादं सर्वदैत्यानां चक्रे राजानमव्ययम् । आश्वास्य भक्तं प्रह्लादमभिषिच्य सुरोत्तमैः
prahlādaṃ sarvadaityānāṃ cakre rājānamavyayam | āśvāsya bhaktaṃ prahlādamabhiṣicya surottamaiḥ
made Prahlāda the imperishable king of all the Daityas. Having comforted his devotee Prahlāda and consecrated him with the foremost of the gods,
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PdP 6 238.149
ददौ तस्मै वरानिष्टान्भक्तिं चाव्यभिचारिणीम् । ततो देवगणैः सर्वैः स्तूयमानो नृकेसरी
dadau tasmai varāniṣṭānbhaktiṃ cāvyabhicāriṇīm | tato devagaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ stūyamāno nṛkesarī
he gave him the boons he desired and unswerving devotion. Then, praised by all the hosts of gods, the man-lion
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PdP 6 238.150
विकीर्णपुष्पवपुभिस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे स्वंस्वं स्थानं प्रपेदिरे
vikīrṇapuṣpavapubhistatraivāṃtaradhīyata | tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve svaṃsvaṃ sthānaṃ prapedire
vanished right there, (the gods) having bodies (covered) with the flowers they had scattered. Then all the troops of gods went each to his own place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 238.151
पुनश्च यज्ञभागान्स्वान्बुभुजुः प्रीतमानसाः । ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा निरातंकाभवंस्तदा
punaśca yajñabhāgānsvānbubhujuḥ prītamānasāḥ | tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvā nirātaṃkābhavaṃstadā
And once more, with pleased minds, they enjoyed their own shares of the sacrifices. Then the gods together with the Gandharvas became free of fear at that time.
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PdP 6 238.152
तस्मिन्हते महादैत्ये सर्व एव प्रहर्षिताः । प्रह्लादस्तु तदा चक्रे राज्यं धर्मेण वैष्णवः
tasminhate mahādaitye sarva eva praharṣitāḥ | prahlādastu tadā cakre rājyaṃ dharmeṇa vaiṣṇavaḥ
With that great Daitya slain, all alike were delighted; and Prahlāda, the Vaiṣṇava, then ruled the kingdom in accordance with dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 238.153
हरेः प्रसादाल्लब्धं तु राज्यं वैष्णवसत्तमः । बहुभिर्यज्ञदानाद्यैरर्चयित्वा नृकेसरिम्
hareḥ prasādāllabdhaṃ tu rājyaṃ vaiṣṇavasattamaḥ | bahubhiryajñadānādyairarcayitvā nṛkesarim
That best of Vaiṣṇavas, having obtained the kingdom by Hari's grace, and having worshipped the man-lion with many sacrifices, gifts, and the like,
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PdP 6 238.154
काले हरिपदं प्राप योगिगम्यं सनातनम् । एतत्प्रह्लादचरितं ये तु शृण्वंति नित्यशः
kāle haripadaṃ prāpa yogigamyaṃ sanātanam | etatprahlādacaritaṃ ye tu śṛṇvaṃti nityaśaḥ
in time attained the eternal state of Hari, reachable by yogins. And those who constantly hear this story of Prahlāda—
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PdP 6 238.155
ते सर्वेपापनिर्मुक्ता यास्यंति परमां गतिम् । एतत्ते कथितं देवि नृसिंहं वैभवं हरेः । शेषां च वैभवावस्थां शृणु देवि यथाक्रमम्
te sarvepāpanirmuktā yāsyaṃti paramāṃ gatim | etatte kathitaṃ devi nṛsiṃhaṃ vaibhavaṃ hareḥ | śeṣāṃ ca vaibhavāvasthāṃ śṛṇu devi yathākramam
all of them, freed from sin, will go to the highest goal. This Nṛsiṃha manifestation of Hari has been told to you, O Goddess; now hear, O Goddess, the remaining state of his manifestations in order.
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