Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 240
PdP 6 240.1
श्रीमहादेव उवाच- अथ वर्षसहस्रांते सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् । अदितिर्जनयामास वामनं विष्णुमच्युतम्
śrīmahādeva uvāca- atha varṣasahasrāṃte sarvalokamaheśvaram | aditirjanayāmāsa vāmanaṃ viṣṇumacyutam
Śrī Mahādeva said: Then, at the end of a thousand years, Aditi gave birth to the great lord of all worlds, the dwarf, Viṣṇu the imperishable—
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PdP 6 240.2
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्कं पूर्णेंदुसदृशद्युतिम् । सुन्दरं पुंडरीकाक्षमतिखर्वतनुं हरिम्
śrīvatsakaustubhoraskaṃ pūrṇeṃdusadṛśadyutim | sundaraṃ puṃḍarīkākṣamatikharvatanuṃ harim
—with the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha on his chest, with radiance like the full moon, handsome, lotus-eyed, with a very short body, Hari;
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PdP 6 240.3
वटुवेषधरं देवं सर्ववेदांगगोचरम् । मेखलाजिनदण्डादि चिह्नैरंकितमीश्वरम्
vaṭuveṣadharaṃ devaṃ sarvavedāṃgagocaram | mekhalājinadaṇḍādi cihnairaṃkitamīśvaram
—the god wearing the guise of a young brahmin student, the object (of knowledge) of all the Vedas and their limbs, the Lord marked with the signs of girdle, antelope-skin, staff and the rest.
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PdP 6 240.4
तं दृष्ट्वा देवताः सर्वे शतक्रतुपुरोगमाः । स्तुत्वा महर्षिभिः सार्द्धं नमश्चक्रुर्महौजसम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ sarve śatakratupurogamāḥ | stutvā maharṣibhiḥ sārddhaṃ namaścakrurmahaujasam
Seeing him, all the gods, led by (Indra) of the hundred sacrifices, together with the great sages, praised and bowed to him of great might.
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PdP 6 240.5
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्प्रोवाच सुरसत्तमान् । वामन उवाच- किं कर्तव्यं मया चाद्य तद्ब्रवीथ सुरोत्तमाः
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānprovāca surasattamān | vāmana uvāca- kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā cādya tadbravītha surottamāḥ
Then the pleased Lord spoke to the best of the gods. The Dwarf said: What is to be done by me now? Tell that, O best of gods.
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PdP 6 240.6
श्रीशंकर उवाच-। ततः प्रहृष्टास्त्रिदशास्तमूचुः परमेश्वरम् । देवा ऊचुः । अस्मिन्काले बलेर्यज्ञो वर्त्तते मधुसूदन
śrīśaṃkara uvāca-| tataḥ prahṛṣṭāstridaśāstamūcuḥ parameśvaram | devā ūcuḥ | asminkāle baleryajño varttate madhusūdana
Śrī Śaṅkara said: Then the delighted thirty (gods) said to him, the supreme Lord. The gods said: At this time Bali's sacrifice is going on, O slayer of Madhu.
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PdP 6 240.7
अप्रत्याख्यानकालोऽयं तस्य दैत्यपतेः प्रभो । याचित्वा त्रिदिवं लोकं तन्नस्त्वं दातुमर्हसि
apratyākhyānakālo'yaṃ tasya daityapateḥ prabho | yācitvā tridivaṃ lokaṃ tannastvaṃ dātumarhasi
This is the time when that lord of the Daityas cannot refuse, O mighty one; having begged for the heavenly world, you should give it to us.
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PdP 6 240.8
शंकर उवाच- इत्युक्तास्त्रिदशैस्सर्वैराजगाम बलिं हरिः । यागदेशे समासीनमृषिभिस्सार्द्धमष्टभिः
śaṃkara uvāca- ityuktāstridaśaissarvairājagāma baliṃ hariḥ | yāgadeśe samāsīnamṛṣibhissārddhamaṣṭabhiḥ
Śaṅkara said: Thus addressed by all the thirty (gods), Hari went to Bali, who was seated in the sacrificial ground together with the eight sages.
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PdP 6 240.9
अभ्यागतं तु तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय दैत्यराट् । अभ्यागतः स्वयं विष्णुरितिहास समन्वितः
abhyāgataṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya daityarāṭ | abhyāgataḥ svayaṃ viṣṇuritihāsa samanvitaḥ
Seeing him arrived, the Daitya king rose up at once and laughed, filled (with joy): "Viṣṇu himself has come!"
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PdP 6 240.10
पूजयामास विधिना निवेश्य कुसुमासने । प्रणिपत्य नमस्कृत्य प्राह गद्गदया गिरा
pūjayāmāsa vidhinā niveśya kusumāsane | praṇipatya namaskṛtya prāha gadgadayā girā
He worshipped (him) according to rule, seating (him) on a flower-seat; bowing down and paying homage, he spoke with a voice choked (with emotion).
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PdP 6 240.11
बलिरुवाच- धन्योऽस्मि कृतकृत्योस्मि सफलं मम जीवितम् । त्वामर्च्चयित्वा विप्रेंद्र किं करोमि तव प्रियम्
baliruvāca- dhanyo'smi kṛtakṛtyosmi saphalaṃ mama jīvitam | tvāmarccayitvā vipreṃdra kiṃ karomi tava priyam
Bali said: I am fortunate, I have accomplished my purpose, my life has borne fruit. Having worshipped you, chief of brahmins, what may I do that pleases you?
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PdP 6 240.12
आगतोऽसि यदर्थं त्वं मामुद्दिश्य द्विजोत्तमः । तत्प्रयच्छामि ते शीघ्रं ब्रूहि वेदविदां वर
āgato'si yadarthaṃ tvaṃ māmuddiśya dvijottamaḥ | tatprayacchāmi te śīghraṃ brūhi vedavidāṃ vara
For whatever purpose you have come to me, O best of the twice-born—that I shall quickly give you; speak, O best of the knowers of the Vedas.
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PdP 6 240.13
शंकर उवाच- ततः प्रहृष्टमनसा तमुवाच महीपतिम् । वामन उवाच- शृणु राजेंद्र वक्ष्यामि ममागमनकारणम्
śaṃkara uvāca- tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā tamuvāca mahīpatim | vāmana uvāca- śṛṇu rājeṃdra vakṣyāmi mamāgamanakāraṇam
Śaṅkara said: Then, with a delighted mind, he said to that lord of the earth—The Dwarf said: Listen, king of kings, I shall tell the reason for my coming.
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PdP 6 240.14
अग्निकुण्डस्य पृथिवीं देहि दैत्यपते मम । मम त्रिविक्रमपदां नान्यदिच्छामि मानद
agnikuṇḍasya pṛthivīṃ dehi daityapate mama | mama trivikramapadāṃ nānyadicchāmi mānada
"Give me, lord of the Daityas, the earth (measured out) for a fire-pit — three strides of my foot; I wish for nothing else, O giver of honour."
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PdP 6 240.15
सर्वेषामेव दानानां भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् । यो ददाति महीं राजा विप्रायाकिंचनाय वै
sarveṣāmeva dānānāṃ bhūmidānamanuttamam | yo dadāti mahīṃ rājā viprāyākiṃcanāya vai
Of all gifts whatsoever, the gift of land is the highest; the king who gives land to a brahmin who has nothing —
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PdP 6 240.16
अंगुष्ठमात्रामपि वा स भवेत्पृथिवीपतिः । न भूमिदानसदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते
aṃguṣṭhamātrāmapi vā sa bhavetpṛthivīpatiḥ | na bhūmidānasadṛśaṃ pavitramiha vidyate
— even (land) of the measure of a thumb — he becomes lord of the earth; nothing here is known to be as purifying as the gift of land.
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PdP 6 240.17
भूमिं यः प्रतिगृह्णाति भूमिं यश्च प्रयच्छति । उभौ तौ पुण्यकर्म्माणौ निधने स्वर्गगामिनौ
bhūmiṃ yaḥ pratigṛhṇāti bhūmiṃ yaśca prayacchati | ubhau tau puṇyakarmmāṇau nidhane svargagāminau
He who accepts land and he who bestows land — both of them are doers of merit, and at death go to heaven.
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PdP 6 240.18
तस्माद्भूमिं महाराज प्रयच्छ त्रिपदीं मम । एतदल्पां महीं दातुं मा विशंक महीपते । जगत्त्रयप्रदानं तन्नाम भूप भविष्यति
tasmādbhūmiṃ mahārāja prayaccha tripadīṃ mama | etadalpāṃ mahīṃ dātuṃ mā viśaṃka mahīpate | jagattrayapradānaṃ tannāma bhūpa bhaviṣyati
Therefore, great king, bestow on me land of three paces. Do not hesitate, O lord of the earth, to give this small piece of ground; it will be called, O king, the gift of the three worlds.
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PdP 6 240.19
शंकर उवाच- ततः प्रहृष्टवदनस्तथेत्याह महीपतिः । तस्मै महीप्रदानं तु कर्तुं मेने विधानतः
śaṃkara uvāca- tataḥ prahṛṣṭavadanastathetyāha mahīpatiḥ | tasmai mahīpradānaṃ tu kartuṃ mene vidhānataḥ
Śaṃkara said: Then the lord of the earth, his face delighted, said "So be it," and resolved to make the gift of land to him according to the prescribed rite.
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PdP 6 240.20
तं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यराजानं तदा तस्य पुरोहितः । उशना ह्यब्रवीद्वाक्यं मा राजन्दीयतां महीम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā daityarājānaṃ tadā tasya purohitaḥ | uśanā hyabravīdvākyaṃ mā rājandīyatāṃ mahīm
Seeing that king of the Daityas (so disposed), his priest Uśanas then spoke these words: "King, let not the land be given!"
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PdP 6 240.21
शुक्र उवाच- एष विष्णुः परेशोऽथ देवैः संप्रार्थितो नृप । वंचयित्वा महीं सर्वां त्वत्तः प्राप्तुमिहागतः
śukra uvāca- eṣa viṣṇuḥ pareśo'tha devaiḥ saṃprārthito nṛpa | vaṃcayitvā mahīṃ sarvāṃ tvattaḥ prāptumihāgataḥ
Śukra said: This is Viṣṇu, the supreme lord, entreated by the gods, O king; he has come here to obtain the whole earth from you by deceit.
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PdP 6 240.22
तस्मान्मही न दातव्या तस्मै राजन्महात्मने । अन्यमर्थं प्रयच्छस्व वचनान्मम भूपते
tasmānmahī na dātavyā tasmai rājanmahātmane | anyamarthaṃ prayacchasva vacanānmama bhūpate
Therefore the earth must not be given to that great-souled one, O king; at my word, lord of the earth, bestow some other object (of gift).
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PdP 6 240.23
श्रीशंकर उवाच- ततः प्रहस्य राजासौ तं गुरुं प्राह धैर्य्यतः । बलिरुवाच- प्रीतये वासुदेवस्य सर्वं पुण्यं कृतं मया
śrīśaṃkara uvāca- tataḥ prahasya rājāsau taṃ guruṃ prāha dhairyyataḥ | baliruvāca- prītaye vāsudevasya sarvaṃ puṇyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā
Śrī Śaṃkara said: Then that king laughed and spoke to his teacher with firmness. Bali said: All the merit I have made was for the pleasure of Vāsudeva.
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PdP 6 240.24
अद्य धन्योस्म्यहं विष्णुः स्वयमेवागतो यदि । तस्य प्रदेयमेवाद्य जीवितं च महत्सुखम्
adya dhanyosmyahaṃ viṣṇuḥ svayamevāgato yadi | tasya pradeyamevādya jīvitaṃ ca mahatsukham
Today I am blessed, if Viṣṇu himself has come. To him even my life must be given today — and (that is) great happiness.
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PdP 6 240.25
तस्मादस्मै प्रयच्छामि त्रिलोकीमपि मा चिरम् । श्रीशंकर उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा भूपतिस्तस्य पादौ प्रक्षाल्य भक्तितः
tasmādasmai prayacchāmi trilokīmapi mā ciram | śrīśaṃkara uvāca- ityuktvā bhūpatistasya pādau prakṣālya bhaktitaḥ
Therefore I shall bestow on him even the three worlds without delay. Śrī Śaṃkara said: Having said this, the king washed his feet with devotion,
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PdP 6 240.26
वांच्छितां प्रददौ भूमिं वारिपूर्वं विधानतः । परिणीय नमस्कृत्य दत्वा वै दक्षिणां वसु
vāṃcchitāṃ pradadau bhūmiṃ vāripūrvaṃ vidhānataḥ | pariṇīya namaskṛtya datvā vai dakṣiṇāṃ vasu
and gave the desired land, preceded by (a pouring of) water, according to the rite; having led (him) round, having bowed, having given wealth as the gift-fee,
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PdP 6 240.27
प्रोवाच तं पुनर्विप्रं प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । बलिरुवाच- धन्योस्मि कृतकृत्योस्मि तव दत्वा महीं द्विज
provāca taṃ punarvipraṃ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā | baliruvāca- dhanyosmi kṛtakṛtyosmi tava datvā mahīṃ dvija
he spoke again to that brahmin with a delighted heart. Bali said: I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose, having given you the earth, O twice-born.
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PdP 6 240.28
यथेष्टा तव विप्रेंद्र तद्गृहाण महीमिमाम् । श्रीशंकर उवाच- तमुवाच नृपं विष्णू राजंस्तव समीपतः
yatheṣṭā tava vipreṃdra tadgṛhāṇa mahīmimām | śrīśaṃkara uvāca- tamuvāca nṛpaṃ viṣṇū rājaṃstava samīpataḥ
As you wish, best of brahmins, so take this earth. Śrī Śaṃkara said: Viṣṇu said to that king: "O king, in your presence,
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PdP 6 240.29
मापयामि पदेनाद्य पृथिवीं तव पश्यतः । इत्युक्त्वा खर्वरूपं तद्विहाय परमेश्वरः
māpayāmi padenādya pṛthivīṃ tava paśyataḥ | ityuktvā kharvarūpaṃ tadvihāya parameśvaraḥ
I shall now measure out the earth with my foot, while you look on." Having said this, the Supreme Lord abandoned that dwarf form,
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PdP 6 240.30
त्रिविक्रमवपुर्भूत्वा जग्राह पृथिवीमिमाम् । पंचाशत्कोटिविस्तीर्ण ससमुद्र महीधराम्
trivikramavapurbhūtvā jagrāha pṛthivīmimām | paṃcāśatkoṭivistīrṇa sasamudra mahīdharām
and, becoming the body of Trivikrama, seized this earth, extending fifty crores (of yojanas), with its oceans and mountains,
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PdP 6 240.31
ससागरां च सद्वीपां सदेवासुरमानुषाम् । पादेनैकेन वपुषो व्यक्रांत मधुसूदनः
sasāgarāṃ ca sadvīpāṃ sadevāsuramānuṣām | pādenaikena vapuṣo vyakrāṃta madhusūdanaḥ
with its seas and its continents, with its gods, demons and men — with one foot of his body the slayer of Madhu strode across it.
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PdP 6 240.32
उवाच दैत्यराजेंद्र किं करोमीति शाश्वतः । तद्वै त्रिविक्रमं रूपमीश्वरस्य महौजसम्
uvāca daityarājeṃdra kiṃ karomīti śāśvataḥ | tadvai trivikramaṃ rūpamīśvarasya mahaujasam
The eternal one said: "Great king of the Daityas, what shall I do?" That Trivikrama form of the Lord, of vast might —
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PdP 6 240.33
हितार्थमपि देवानामृषीणां च महात्मनाम् । न दृष्टमपि शक्यं स्याद्ब्रह्मणः शंकरस्य च
hitārthamapi devānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām | na dṛṣṭamapi śakyaṃ syādbrahmaṇaḥ śaṃkarasya ca
— even for the sake of the welfare of the gods and of the great-souled sages, it could not be so much as looked upon, (even) by Brahmā and Śaṃkara.
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PdP 6 240.34
तत्पदं पृथिवीं सर्वामाक्रम्य गिरिजे शुभे । अतिरिक्तं समभवच्छतयोजनमायतम्
tatpadaṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāmākramya girije śubhe | atiriktaṃ samabhavacchatayojanamāyatam
That foot, O fair daughter of the mountain, having strode over the whole earth, extended beyond it, reaching a hundred yojanas further.
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PdP 6 240.35
दिव्यचक्षुर्ददौ तस्मै दैत्यराज्ञे सनातनः । तस्मै संदर्शयामास स्वकं रूपं जनार्दनम्
divyacakṣurdadau tasmai daityarājñe sanātanaḥ | tasmai saṃdarśayāmāsa svakaṃ rūpaṃ janārdanam
The eternal (Lord) gave divine sight to that king of the Daityas; to him Janārdana displayed his own form.
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PdP 6 240.36
तद्विश्वरूपं देवस्य दृष्ट्वा दैत्येश्वरो बलि । प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे सानंदाश्रु परिप्लुतः
tadviśvarūpaṃ devasya dṛṣṭvā daityeśvaro bali | praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe sānaṃdāśru pariplutaḥ
Seeing that all-form of the god, Bali, the lord of the Daityas, attained incomparable delight, and was flooded with tears of joy.
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PdP 6 240.37
दृष्ट्वा देवं नमस्कृत्य स्तुत्वा स्तुतिभिरेव च । प्राह गद्गदया वाचा प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
dṛṣṭvā devaṃ namaskṛtya stutvā stutibhireva ca | prāha gadgadayā vācā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
Having seen the god, having bowed to him and praised him with hymns, he spoke with a faltering voice, his inner self thrilled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.38
बलिरुवाच- धन्योस्मि कृतकृत्योस्मि त्वां दृष्ट्वा परमेश्वरम् । लोकत्रयं त्वमेवैतद्गृहाण परमेश्वर
baliruvāca- dhanyosmi kṛtakṛtyosmi tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā parameśvaram | lokatrayaṃ tvamevaitadgṛhāṇa parameśvara
Bali said: I am blessed, my purpose is accomplished, having seen you, the supreme Lord. You alone—take this triple world, O supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.39
श्रीशंकर उवाच- अथ सर्वेश्वरो विष्णुर्द्वितीयं पदमव्ययम् । ऊर्ध्वं प्रसारयामास ब्रह्मलोकांतमच्युतः
śrīśaṃkara uvāca- atha sarveśvaro viṣṇurdvitīyaṃ padamavyayam | ūrdhvaṃ prasārayāmāsa brahmalokāṃtamacyutaḥ
Śrī Śaṃkara said: Then Viṣṇu, the lord of all, the imperishable Acyuta, stretched his second foot upward, as far as the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.40
सनक्षत्रग्रहोपेतं सर्वदेवसमावृतम् । पदेन परिपूर्णोऽभूदच्युतस्य शुभानने
sanakṣatragrahopetaṃ sarvadevasamāvṛtam | padena paripūrṇo'bhūdacyutasya śubhānane
(That region), together with the stars and planets, thronged with all the gods, was wholly filled by the foot of Acyuta, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.41
ततः पितामहो ब्रह्मचक्रपद्मादिचिह्नितम् । पादं तद्देवदेवस्य हर्षसंकुलचेतसा
tataḥ pitāmaho brahmacakrapadmādicihnitam | pādaṃ taddevadevasya harṣasaṃkulacetasā
Then the grandfather Brahmā, his mind overwhelmed with joy, (took) that foot of the god of gods, marked with the disc, the lotus and other signs—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.42
धन्योस्मीति वदन्ब्रह्मा गृहीत्वा स्वकमंडलुम् । भक्त्या प्रक्षालयामास तत्रसंस्थित वारिणा
dhanyosmīti vadanbrahmā gṛhītvā svakamaṃḍalum | bhaktyā prakṣālayāmāsa tatrasaṃsthita vāriṇā
—saying "I am blessed," Brahmā took his own water-pot and with devotion washed (it) with the water standing therein.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.43
अक्षय्यमभवत्तोयं तस्य विष्णोः प्रभावतः । तत्तीर्थं मेरुशिखरे पपात विमलं जलम्
akṣayyamabhavattoyaṃ tasya viṣṇoḥ prabhāvataḥ | tattīrthaṃ meruśikhare papāta vimalaṃ jalam
By the power of that Viṣṇu the water became inexhaustible; that sacred water, a spotless stream, fell upon the peak of Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.44
जगतः पावनार्थं वै चतुर्दिक्षु प्रवाहितम् । सिता चालकनन्दा च चक्षुर्भद्रा यथाक्रमम्
jagataḥ pāvanārthaṃ vai caturdikṣu pravāhitam | sitā cālakanandā ca cakṣurbhadrā yathākramam
For the purification of the world it was made to flow in the four directions: Sitā, Alakanandā, Cakṣu and Bhadrā, in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.45
ततश्चालकनन्दा च मेरोर्दक्षिणतः स्मृता । त्रिधा नाम्ना त्रिपथगा त्रिस्रोता लोकपावनी
tataścālakanandā ca merordakṣiṇataḥ smṛtā | tridhā nāmnā tripathagā trisrotā lokapāvanī
And thence Alakanandā is held to be to the south of Meru; threefold by name, going by three paths, of three streams, purifier of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.46
स्वर्गे मंदाकिनी प्रोक्ता त्वधो भोगवती तथा । मध्ये वेगवती गंगा पावनार्थं नृणां शिवा
svarge maṃdākinī proktā tvadho bhogavatī tathā | madhye vegavatī gaṃgā pāvanārthaṃ nṛṇāṃ śivā
In heaven she is called Mandākinī, below, likewise, Bhogavatī; in the middle (region) the swift Gaṅgā, auspicious, for the purification of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.47
तां दृष्ट्वा मेरुमध्ये तु प्रस्रवंतीं शुभानने । आत्मनः पावनार्थाय शिरसाहमधारयम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā merumadhye tu prasravaṃtīṃ śubhānane | ātmanaḥ pāvanārthāya śirasāhamadhārayam
Seeing her streaming forth in the midst of Meru, O fair-faced one, I bore her on my head for my own purification.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.48
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु धृत्वा गंगाजलं शुभम् । शिवत्वमगमं देवि सर्वलोकेषु पूजितः
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu dhṛtvā gaṃgājalaṃ śubham | śivatvamagamaṃ devi sarvalokeṣu pūjitaḥ
Having borne the auspicious water of Gaṅgā for a thousand divine years, I attained the state of Śiva, O goddess, and am honoured in all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.49
यो वहेच्छिरसा गंगातोयं विष्णुपदोद्भवम् । प्राशयेद्वा जगत्पूज्यो भविष्यति न संशयः
yo vahecchirasā gaṃgātoyaṃ viṣṇupadodbhavam | prāśayedvā jagatpūjyo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
Whoever should carry on his head the water of Gaṅgā that arose from Viṣṇu's foot, or should drink it, will become worthy of the world's worship—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.50
गंगागंगेति यो ब्रूयाद्योजनानां शतैरपि । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
gaṃgāgaṃgeti yo brūyādyojanānāṃ śatairapi | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
Whoever should say "Gaṅgā, Gaṅgā," even from hundreds of yojanas away, is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.51
ततो भगीरथो राजा गौतमश्च महातपाः । तपसा पूजयित्वा मां गंगार्थं समयाचत
tato bhagīratho rājā gautamaśca mahātapāḥ | tapasā pūjayitvā māṃ gaṃgārthaṃ samayācata
Then King Bhagīratha and Gautama of great austerity, having worshipped me with penance, entreated (me) for the sake of Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.52
सर्वलोकहितार्थाय तां गंगां वैष्णवीं शिवाम् । तयोरहं तामददां प्रीत्या देवि सरिद्वराम्
sarvalokahitārthāya tāṃ gaṃgāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ śivām | tayorahaṃ tāmadadāṃ prītyā devi saridvarām
For the welfare of all the worlds I gave to those two, with affection, O goddess, that Gaṅgā, sprung from Viṣṇu, auspicious, the best of rivers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.53
गौतमेन समानीता गौतमी तेन कीर्त्तिता । भागीरथीति विख्याता तेन राज्ञा वृता यतः
gautamena samānītā gautamī tena kīrttitā | bhāgīrathīti vikhyātā tena rājñā vṛtā yataḥ
Brought down by Gautama, she is thereby celebrated as Gautamī; and she is known as Bhāgīrathī because she was chosen by that king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.54
प्रसंगात्ते समाख्यातं गंगाजन्मात्यनुत्तमम् । ततो नारायणः श्रीमान्बलिं दैत्यपतिं प्रभुः
prasaṃgātte samākhyātaṃ gaṃgājanmātyanuttamam | tato nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānbaliṃ daityapatiṃ prabhuḥ
Incidentally the wholly unsurpassed birth of Gaṅgā has been recounted to you. Then the glorious Nārāyaṇa, the Lord, (gave) to Bali, the lord of the daityas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.55
रसातलं शुभं लोकं प्रददौ भक्तवत्सलः । सर्वेषां दानवानां तु नागानां यादसामपि
rasātalaṃ śubhaṃ lokaṃ pradadau bhaktavatsalaḥ | sarveṣāṃ dānavānāṃ tu nāgānāṃ yādasāmapi
the auspicious world Rasātala — he, fond of his devotees, bestowed (it); and of all the dānavas, and of the nāgas and the water-creatures too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.56
राजानं तु बलिं चक्रे यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । प्रतिगृह्य बलेर्लोकान्बटुवेषेण दैत्यहा
rājānaṃ tu baliṃ cakre yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | pratigṛhya balerlokānbaṭuveṣeṇa daityahā
he made Bali king, for as long as until the dissolution of beings. Having received Bali's worlds in the guise of a boy (brahmacārin), the slayer of the daityas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.57
महेंद्राय ददौ प्रीत्या काश्यपो विष्णुरव्ययः । ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा ऋषयश्च महौजसः
maheṃdrāya dadau prītyā kāśyapo viṣṇuravyayaḥ | tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvā ṛṣayaśca mahaujasaḥ
Viṣṇu, the imperishable son of Kaśyapa, gave (them) with affection to great Indra. Then the gods together with the gandharvas, and the seers of great vigour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.58
तुष्टुवुः स्तुतिभिर्द्दिव्यैः पूजयामासुरच्युतम् । संक्षिप्य तन्महद्रूपं तेषां संदर्शनाय वै
tuṣṭuvuḥ stutibhirddivyaiḥ pūjayāmāsuracyutam | saṃkṣipya tanmahadrūpaṃ teṣāṃ saṃdarśanāya vai
praised (him) with divine hymns of praise and worshipped Acyuta; and having contracted that great form of his, so that they might behold (him),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.59
संपूज्यमानास्त्रिदशैरंतर्द्धानं ययौ हरिः । इत्थं सुरक्षितः शक्रो विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
saṃpūjyamānāstridaśairaṃtarddhānaṃ yayau hariḥ | itthaṃ surakṣitaḥ śakro viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
being worshipped by the thirty gods, Hari went into invisibility. Thus Śakra, well guarded by Viṣṇu the mighty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 240.60
त्रैलोक्यं महदैश्वर्य्यमवाप त्रिदिवेश्वरः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वामनं वैभवं शुभम् । शेषं यद्वैभवं देवि तद्वक्ष्यामि यथाक्रमात्
trailokyaṃ mahadaiśvaryyamavāpa tridiveśvaraḥ | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ vāmanaṃ vaibhavaṃ śubham | śeṣaṃ yadvaibhavaṃ devi tadvakṣyāmi yathākramāt
the lord of the third heaven obtained the three worlds, a great sovereignty. All this auspicious glorious deed of the Dwarf has been told to you; whatever glory remains, O goddess, that I shall tell in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition