Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 22
SkP-RK 22.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: कथं निवर्तितो यज्ञो रन्तिदेवस्य धीमतः । कण्वाश्रमपदे रम्ये रेवाकुब्जासमागमे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kathaṃ nivartito yajño rantidevasya dhīmataḥ / kaṇvāśramapade ramye revākubjāsamāgame
Yudhiṣṭhira said: How was the sacrifice of the wise Rantideva brought to a halt, in the lovely site of Kaṇva's hermitage, at the confluence of the Revā and the Kubjā?
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SkP-RK 22.2
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृण्वन्तु मुनयः सर्वे श्रोतुकामास् समागमम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇvantu munayaḥ sarve śrotukāmās samāgamam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Let all the sages who wish to hear listen to (the story of) the confluence.
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SkP-RK 22.3
मया ख्यातम् इदं पुण्यम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् । शण्डामर्को ऽथ राजर्षिर् मानसो ब्रह्मणः सुतः
mayā khyātam idaṃ puṇyam itihāsaṃ purātanam / śaṇḍāmarko 'tha rājarṣir mānaso brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
This holy ancient tale has been made known by me. Now Śaṇḍāmarka was a royal seer, a mind-born son of Brahmā,
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SkP-RK 22.4
सूर्यतेजः समप्रख्यस् तेजसा प्रज्वलन्न् इव । ब्रह्मिष्ठः सत्यवादी च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
sūryatejaḥ samaprakhyas tejasā prajvalann iva / brahmiṣṭhaḥ satyavādī ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
equal in appearance to the sun's brilliance, as if blazing with radiance, most devoted to brahman, truthful, and one who had mastered the Vedas and the ancillary sciences,
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SkP-RK 22.5
ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधः सर्वभूतहिते रतः । षडशीतिसहस्राणि मुनीनां दीप्ततेजसाम्
brahmacārī jitakrodhaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ / ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi munīnāṃ dīptatejasām
a celibate, one who had conquered anger, devoted to the welfare of all beings. Eighty-six thousand sages of blazing brilliance
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SkP-RK 22.6
तपस्तत्रैव तप्यन्ते मोक्षोपायविचिन्तकाः । कन्दमूलफलाहारा जलाहारास् तथा परे
tapastatraiva tapyante mokṣopāyavicintakāḥ / kandamūlaphalāhārā jalāhārās tathā pare
practise austerity in that very place, pondering the means to liberation—some eating bulbs, roots and fruits, and others living on water alone,
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SkP-RK 22.7
मासोपवासिनश् चान्ये तथा पक्षोपवासिनः । चरन्ति के सान्तपनं प्राजापत्यं तथैव च
māsopavāsinaś cānye tathā pakṣopavāsinaḥ / caranti ke sāntapanaṃ prājāpatyaṃ tathaiva ca
and others fasting for a month, and likewise fasting for a fortnight; some perform the sāntapana penance and likewise the prājāpatya,
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SkP-RK 22.8
चान्द्रायणपराश् चान्ये ब्रह्मकूर्चास् तथापरे । शण्डामर्काश्रिताः सर्वे सर्वेषां गुरुर् एव च
cāndrāyaṇaparāś cānye brahmakūrcās tathāpare / śaṇḍāmarkāśritāḥ sarve sarveṣāṃ gurur eva ca
and others are intent on the cāndrāyaṇa, and others again (perform) the brahmakūrca; all are dependent on Śaṇḍāmarka, and he indeed is the teacher of all.
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SkP-RK 22.9
वेदध्वनितनिर्घोषैर् दिवं भूमिं व्यनादयन् । निर्धूमो ज्वलनस् तत्र हूयमानो हुताशनः
vedadhvanitanirghoṣair divaṃ bhūmiṃ vyanādayan / nirdhūmo jvalanas tatra hūyamāno hutāśanaḥ
With the resounding noises of Vedic recitation they made heaven and earth resound; there the fire, being fed with oblations, blazed without smoke.
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SkP-RK 22.10
कामक्रोधविनिर्मुक्तैर् ब्रह्मचारिजितेन्द्रियैः । शण्डामर्काश्रमं दिव्यं युक्तं ब्रह्मसमद्विजैः
kāmakrodhavinirmuktair brahmacārijitendriyaiḥ / śaṇḍāmarkāśramaṃ divyaṃ yuktaṃ brahmasamadvijaiḥ
(Filled) with twice-born men equal to Brahmā, freed from desire and anger, celibates with senses subdued—the divine hermitage of Śaṇḍāmarka was thus furnished,
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SkP-RK 22.11
तथाकामफलैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पितैस् त्वतिशोभितम् । सर्वाश्रमगुरुश् चासीद् रन्तिदेवो महीपतिः
tathākāmaphalair vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpitais tvatiśobhitam / sarvāśramaguruś cāsīd rantidevo mahīpatiḥ
and greatly adorned with flowering trees bearing fruit at will. And the teacher of all the hermitages was Rantideva, lord of the earth.
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SkP-RK 22.12
शासिता धरणी तेन सशैलवनकानना । न नराः शोकमात्सर्यरोगदारिद्र्यदुःखिताः
śāsitā dharaṇī tena saśailavanakānanā / na narāḥ śokamātsaryarogadāridryaduḥkhitāḥ
By him the earth was ruled, with its mountains, woods, and forests; men were not afflicted by grief, envy, disease, or poverty.
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SkP-RK 22.13
चिरायुषः प्रजाः सर्वा धनधान्यसमाकुलाः । स्वयं कामदुघा गावः पृथिवी सस्यशालिनी
cirāyuṣaḥ prajāḥ sarvā dhanadhānyasamākulāḥ / svayaṃ kāmadughā gāvaḥ pṛthivī sasyaśālinī
All the subjects were long-lived, abounding in wealth and grain; the cows yielded milk at will of their own accord, and the earth was rich in crops.
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SkP-RK 22.14
कौशेयं पट्टसूत्रं च सर्वेषां विमलं चितम् । पर्जन्यः कामवर्षी च काले काले ऋतावृतौ
kauśeyaṃ paṭṭasūtraṃ ca sarveṣāṃ vimalaṃ citam / parjanyaḥ kāmavarṣī ca kāle kāle ṛtāvṛtau
Silk and woven cloth-thread, spotless, was heaped up for everyone; and the rain-cloud rained as desired, at each due time, season by season.
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SkP-RK 22.15
नाना पुराणि रम्याणि हेमरत्नान्वितानि च । नाना चामरमाला च हेमरत्नावगण्ठिता
nānā purāṇi ramyāṇi hemaratnānvitāni ca / nānā cāmaramālā ca hemaratnāvagaṇṭhitā
(There were) many delightful cities, furnished with gold and jewels, and many a garland of chowries, studded about with gold and gems.
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SkP-RK 22.16
किङ्किणीजालसंछन्ना मणिमालाविलम्बिता । बुद्बुदैर् अर्धचन्द्रैश् च पारिजातकदम्बकैः
kiṅkiṇījālasaṃchannā maṇimālāvilambitā / budbudair ardhacandraiś ca pārijātakadambakaiḥ
(The city was) covered with networks of little bells, hung with strings of gems, with bubble-shaped and half-moon-shaped ornaments and with clusters of coral-tree blossoms.
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SkP-RK 22.17
गोपुरैश् च महादिव्यैर् नानानकनिनादिता । नाट्यहर्म्यैश् च सङ्गीतैर् विचित्रकुसुमावृतैः
gopuraiś ca mahādivyair nānānakanināditā / nāṭyaharmyaiś ca saṅgītair vicitrakusumāvṛtaiḥ
And it resounded with various drums from its great, splendid gate-towers, and with concerts from its dance-halls, which were covered with many-coloured flowers.
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SkP-RK 22.18
भूमिर् हेममयी चैव चार्चिता यत्र संचितैः । प्रासादश् च महारत्नैर् देवदेवस्य शूलिनः
bhūmir hemamayī caiva cārcitā yatra saṃcitaiḥ / prāsādaś ca mahāratnair devadevasya śūlinaḥ
And there the ground was made of gold and adorned with heaped-up (jewels); and there was a temple, of great gems, of the god of gods, the bearer of the trident.
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SkP-RK 22.19
मेरुमन्दरकैलासे यादृशश् च विराजते । नानारत्नशिलाभिश् च अनेकशिखरोत्करैः
merumandarakailāse yādṛśaś ca virājate / nānāratnaśilābhiś ca anekaśikharotkaraiḥ
Such as (a palace) shines on Meru, Mandara, and Kailāsa, with slabs of various jewels and with masses of many spires,
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SkP-RK 22.20
चन्द्रशालागवाक्षैश् च रत्नमालाविभूषितैः । शतार्धसाप्तभौमैश् च तथैवायुतभूमिकैः
candraśālāgavākṣaiś ca ratnamālāvibhūṣitaiḥ / śatārdhasāptabhaumaiś ca tathaivāyutabhūmikaiḥ
—with moon-terraces and round windows adorned with strings of jewels, with fifty seven-storeyed ones, and likewise with ones of ten thousand storeys,
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SkP-RK 22.21
चन्द्राननपताकाभिर् यज्ञैश् चापि विराजिता । एवं विधा नृपश्रेष्ठ सर्वशोभा समन्विता
candrānanapatākābhir yajñaiś cāpi virājitā / evaṃ vidhā nṛpaśreṣṭha sarvaśobhā samanvitā
and it shone with moon-faced banners and also with sacrifices. Of such a kind, O best of kings, endowed with every splendour,
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SkP-RK 22.22
रन्तिदेवस्य राजर्षेर् अयोध्यानगरी शुभा । इत्थं शशास धरणीं यथा शक्रस्त्रिविष्टपम्
rantidevasya rājarṣer ayodhyānagarī śubhā / itthaṃ śaśāsa dharaṇīṃ yathā śakrastriviṣṭapam
was the fair city of Ayodhyā of the royal sage Rantideva; thus he ruled the earth as Śakra rules heaven.
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SkP-RK 22.23
नृपो यागसहस्रैश् च भूमिपृष्ठं ददाह सः । पुरोधसं वशिष्ठं च पप्रच्छ मुनिसत्तमम्
nṛpo yāgasahasraiś ca bhūmipṛṣṭhaṃ dadāha saḥ / purodhasaṃ vaśiṣṭhaṃ ca papraccha munisattamam
And that king scorched the surface of the earth with thousands of sacrifices; and he asked his chaplain Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages:
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SkP-RK 22.24
कस्मिंस् तीर्थे तु निर्विघ्ना यज्ञसिद्धिर् महामुने । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजर्षेर् मुनिसत्तमः
kasmiṃs tīrthe tu nirvighnā yajñasiddhir mahāmune / iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājarṣer munisattamaḥ
"At which sacred place, great sage, is the accomplishment of a sacrifice free of obstacles?" Hearing this speech of the royal sage, the best of sages,
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SkP-RK 22.25
उवाच रन्तिदेवं च वशिष्ठो ब्रह्मवित्तमः । दुर्वासाः कश्यपो गर्गो नारदः पर्वतः क्रतुः
uvāca rantidevaṃ ca vaśiṣṭho brahmavittamaḥ / durvāsāḥ kaśyapo gargo nāradaḥ parvataḥ kratuḥ
Vasiṣṭha, the foremost knower of brahman, spoke to Rantideva: "Durvāsas, Kaśyapa, Garga, Nārada, Parvata, Kratu,
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SkP-RK 22.26
अग्निश् च शौनकश् चैव बृहस्पतिर् अथाङ्गिराः । भृगुर् अत्रिस् तथा वत्स्यः पुलस्त्यः पुलहस्तथा
agniś ca śaunakaś caiva bṛhaspatir athāṅgirāḥ / bhṛgur atris tathā vatsyaḥ pulastyaḥ pulahastathā
and Agni, and Śaunaka, Bṛhaspati and then Aṅgiras, Bhṛgu, Atri, and likewise Vatsya, Pulastya and Pulaha,
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SkP-RK 22.27
काश्यपो गालवश् चैव ऋष्यशृङ्गो विभाण्डकः । अहं च मुनयश् चैते मुनयो ब्रह्मवर्चसः
kāśyapo gālavaś caiva ṛṣyaśṛṅgo vibhāṇḍakaḥ / ahaṃ ca munayaś caite munayo brahmavarcasaḥ
Kāśyapa and Gālava, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Vibhāṇḍaka, and I—these sages, sages of brahminical splendour—
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SkP-RK 22.28
सर्वेषां मतमेवं वै मम चैव नराधिप । अन्यतीर्थात् परं तीर्थं पुराणे परिकीर्तितम्
sarveṣāṃ matamevaṃ vai mama caiva narādhipa / anyatīrthāt paraṃ tīrthaṃ purāṇe parikīrtitam
this is the opinion of all of them, and mine too, O ruler of men: in the Purāṇa a sacred place is proclaimed that is higher than any other sacred place,
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SkP-RK 22.29
कोटिकोटिगुणं पुण्यं कल्पगा यत्र वर्तते । एवम् एवेति तं ब्रूयात् सत्यम् एतत् त्वयोदितम्
koṭikoṭiguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ kalpagā yatra vartate / evam eveti taṃ brūyāt satyam etat tvayoditam
whose merit is a crore of crores times (greater), where the Kalpagā flows." One should say to him, "Just so! This that you have said is true."
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SkP-RK 22.30
ततश्चाज्ञापयाम् आस भृत्यामात्यपुरोधसः । यज्ञोपस्करसम्भारः शीघ्रम् एव विधीयताम्
tataścājñāpayām āsa bhṛtyāmātyapurodhasaḥ / yajñopaskarasambhāraḥ śīghram eva vidhīyatām
Then he commanded his servants, ministers, and chaplains: "Let the collection of the sacrificial implements be arranged at once."
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SkP-RK 22.31
आदिदेश ततो दूतान् नानादेशेषु सत्वरान् । घोषणा क्रियतां राष्ट्रे समागच्छन्तु भूमिपाः
ādideśa tato dūtān nānādeśeṣu satvarān / ghoṣaṇā kriyatāṃ rāṣṭre samāgacchantu bhūmipāḥ
Then he dispatched swift messengers to the various countries: "Let a proclamation be made in the realm—let the kings assemble!"
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SkP-RK 22.32
आगतास् ते ततः सर्वे रन्तिदेवस्य शासनात् । यथा विभवशोभाढ्याः शक्रतुल्या महीभृतः
āgatās te tataḥ sarve rantidevasya śāsanāt / yathā vibhavaśobhāḍhyāḥ śakratulyā mahībhṛtaḥ
Then all those kings came at Rantideva's command, rich with the splendour of their wealth, the equals, as it were, of Śakra.
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SkP-RK 22.33
गावश् च दशलक्षाणि सवत्साश् च पयस्विनीः । हेमभारैर्भूषिताश् च कामधेनुपयस्विनीः
gāvaś ca daśalakṣāṇi savatsāś ca payasvinīḥ / hemabhārairbhūṣitāś ca kāmadhenupayasvinīḥ
And ten lakhs of cows, milk-giving and with their calves, adorned with loads of gold, yielding milk like wish-granting cows.
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SkP-RK 22.34
लक्षमेकं हयानां तु अयुतं दन्तिनां तथा । मणिमाणिक्यरत्नानां तत्र संख्या न विद्यते
lakṣamekaṃ hayānāṃ tu ayutaṃ dantināṃ tathā / maṇimāṇikyaratnānāṃ tatra saṃkhyā na vidyate
One lakh of horses, and likewise ten thousand elephants; of the gems, rubies and jewels there was no counting.
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SkP-RK 22.35
अनेकानि सहस्राणि करभानां च भारत । दिव्ययानं समारुह्य सान्तःपुरपरिच्छदः
anekāni sahasrāṇi karabhānāṃ ca bhārata / divyayānaṃ samāruhya sāntaḥpuraparicchadaḥ
And many thousands of camels, O Bhārata; having mounted a divine conveyance, together with his harem and retinue,
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SkP-RK 22.36
नानातूर्यैर् गीतवाद्यैर् मेकलातीरम् आगतः । तत्र मण्डपकुण्डानि यज्ञयूपा हिरण्मयाः
nānātūryair gītavādyair mekalātīram āgataḥ / tatra maṇḍapakuṇḍāni yajñayūpā hiraṇmayāḥ
with various drums, with songs and instrumental music, he came to the bank of the Mekhalā; there were pavilions and fire-pits, and sacrificial posts of gold.
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SkP-RK 22.37
नानाभक्षाणि भोज्यानि पक्वानि विविधानि च । नानाभरणरत्नैश् च ब्राह्मणाः समलंकृताः
nānābhakṣāṇi bhojyāni pakvāni vividhāni ca / nānābharaṇaratnaiś ca brāhmaṇāḥ samalaṃkṛtāḥ
Various foods and dishes, cooked and of many kinds; and the brahmins were adorned with various ornaments and jewels.
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SkP-RK 22.38
यज्ञदीक्षां च जग्राह पत्न्या सह नराधिपः । ततः प्रवर्तितो यज्ञो रेवातीरे सुशोभने
yajñadīkṣāṃ ca jagrāha patnyā saha narādhipaḥ / tataḥ pravartito yajño revātīre suśobhane
And the ruler of men, together with his wife, took the consecration for the sacrifice; then the sacrifice was set going on the beautiful bank of the Revā.
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SkP-RK 22.39
तत्र ज्वलति निर्धूमः प्रत्यक्षो हव्यवाहनः । ब्रह्मशक्रादयो देवा लोकपाला मरुद्गणाः
tatra jvalati nirdhūmaḥ pratyakṣo havyavāhanaḥ / brahmaśakrādayo devā lokapālā marudgaṇāḥ
There the bearer of oblations blazed smokeless, present in visible form; the gods with Brahmā and Śakra at their head, the guardians of the worlds, the troops of Maruts,
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SkP-RK 22.40
विश्वेदेवाश् च साध्याश् च वसवश्चन्द्रभास्करौ । सरितः सागराः शैलाः सर्वतीर्थानि चापगा
viśvedevāś ca sādhyāś ca vasavaścandrabhāskarau / saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailāḥ sarvatīrthāni cāpagā
the Viśvedevas and the Sādhyas, the Vasus, the moon and the sun, the rivers, the oceans, the mountains, all the sacred fords and the streams,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 22.41
मातरः सिद्धगन्धर्वाः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः । उमया सहितो रुद्रो विष्णुश् चैव सुरेश्वरः
mātaraḥ siddhagandharvāḥ sayakṣoragarākṣasāḥ / umayā sahito rudro viṣṇuś caiva sureśvaraḥ
the Mothers, the Siddhas and Gandharvas, along with the Yakṣas, serpents and Rākṣasas, Rudra together with Umā, and Viṣṇu, the lord of the gods —
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SkP-RK 22.42
सर्वेषा यज्ञभागांश् च पृथक् पृथग् अकल्पयत् । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे राजन् वेदध्वनि निवेदितम्
sarveṣā yajñabhāgāṃś ca pṛthak pṛthag akalpayat / etasminn antare rājan vedadhvani niveditam
and he allotted to all of them their sacrificial shares, each separately. In this interval, O king, amid the sound of the Veda an announcement was made.
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SkP-RK 22.43
विस्मिता ह्यभवन् सर्वे श्रुत्वा स्मृतिभयानकम् । दानवा बलवन्तो ऽद्य ते क्रौञ्चपुरवासिनः
vismitā hyabhavan sarve śrutvā smṛtibhayānakam / dānavā balavanto 'dya te krauñcapuravāsinaḥ
All indeed became astonished on hearing what was frightful to recall: "The mighty Dānavas, those dwellers in Krauñcapura, today —
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SkP-RK 22.44
महाबाहुः सुबाहुश् च दैत्यकोटिसमावृताः । आगता नर्मदा तीरे सभृत्यबलवाहनाः
mahābāhuḥ subāhuś ca daityakoṭisamāvṛtāḥ / āgatā narmadā tīre sabhṛtyabalavāhanāḥ
Mahābāhu and Subāhu, surrounded by crores of Daityas, have come to the bank of the Narmadā with their servants, forces and mounts.
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SkP-RK 22.45
दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रित्य यज्ञविघ्नं विचक्रिरे । ब्रह्माद्या मुनयः सर्वे भयत्रस्ताश् च कम्पिरे
dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritya yajñavighnaṃ vicakrire / brahmādyā munayaḥ sarve bhayatrastāś ca kampire
Occupying the southern quarter, they wrought obstruction to the sacrifice; and Brahmā and all the sages, stricken with fear, trembled.
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SkP-RK 22.46
उवाच वचनं ब्रह्मा देवतुल्यं पुरोधसम् । मया विधिर् विस्मृतश् च मन्त्रादीनां महाभयात्
uvāca vacanaṃ brahmā devatulyaṃ purodhasam / mayā vidhir vismṛtaś ca mantrādīnāṃ mahābhayāt
Brahmā spoke a word to the chaplain, who was the equal of a god: "By me, out of great fear, the proper procedure of the mantras and the rest has been forgotten."
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SkP-RK 22.47
उवाच रन्तिदेवं च यज्ञध्वंसं निवारय । ब्रह्मिष्ठस् तद् वचः श्रुत्वा रन्तिदेवो महीपतिः
uvāca rantidevaṃ ca yajñadhvaṃsaṃ nivāraya / brahmiṣṭhas tad vacaḥ śrutvā rantidevo mahīpatiḥ
And he said to Rantideva, "Ward off the wrecking of the sacrifice." Hearing that speech of the one most devoted to the Veda, King Rantideva (said):
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SkP-RK 22.48
यदि मे विद्यते सत्यं शिवभक्तिपरा मतिः । दैत्यराक्षसदुष्टाश् च ये चान्ये विघ्नकारकाः
yadi me vidyate satyaṃ śivabhaktiparā matiḥ / daityarākṣasaduṣṭāś ca ye cānye vighnakārakāḥ
"If truth is found in me, if my mind is wholly given to devotion to Śiva, then the wicked Daityas and Rākṣasas, and whatever others are makers of obstruction —
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SkP-RK 22.49
सर्वे ते विलयं यान्ति तमः सूर्योदये यथा । पश्यन्तु मम सामर्थ्यं देवा विगतकल्मषाः
sarve te vilayaṃ yānti tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā / paśyantu mama sāmarthyaṃ devā vigatakalmaṣāḥ
let them all go to destruction, as darkness does at sunrise. Let the gods, freed of taint, behold my power."
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SkP-RK 22.50
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन् कुशाग्रेण तु नार्मदः । प्रवाहो दुष्टरक्षार्थं दक्षिणस्यां प्रकल्पितः
evamuktvā tato rājan kuśāgreṇa tu nārmadaḥ / pravāho duṣṭarakṣārthaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ prakalpitaḥ
Having spoken thus, O king, with the tip of a kuśa blade the stream of the Narmadā was directed to the southern side for protection against the wicked ones.
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SkP-RK 22.51
विष्णुश् चैव स्मृतस् तत्र शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः । उत्तरे देवयानस्य प्रवाहः परिकल्पितः
viṣṇuś caiva smṛtas tatra śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ / uttare devayānasya pravāhaḥ parikalpitaḥ
And Viṣṇu, bearer of conch, discus and mace, was called to mind there; on the north a stream was arranged for the passage of the gods.
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SkP-RK 22.52
एवं कृत्वा तु घोरेण देवमन्त्रेण सुव्रतः । जुहावाहवनीये तु कुण्डे बिल्वाम्रवेतसम्
evaṃ kṛtvā tu ghoreṇa devamantreṇa suvrataḥ / juhāvāhavanīye tu kuṇḍe bilvāmravetasam
Having done so, the man of good vows offered into the fire-pit, with the terrible mantra of the god, (wood of) bilva, mango and reed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 22.53
तस्मात् समुत्थितं लिङ्गं ज्वलत् कालानलप्रभम् । नान्तो नादिर् न मध्यं च तस्य लिङ्गस्य भारत
tasmāt samutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ jvalat kālānalaprabham / nānto nādir na madhyaṃ ca tasya liṅgasya bhārata
From that arose a liṅga, blazing with the radiance of the fire of time; there was no end, no beginning and no middle to that liṅga, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 22.54
ततः सुरासुराः सर्वे चक्रुः स्तोत्रम् इदं पुरः । ॐ नमो भुवनेशाय आदिदेव नमो ऽस्तु ते
tataḥ surāsurāḥ sarve cakruḥ stotram idaṃ puraḥ / oṃ namo bhuvaneśāya ādideva namo 'stu te
Then all the gods and demons made this praise before (it): "Om, homage to the lord of the world; homage be to you, O primal god,
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SkP-RK 22.55
चराचरख्यापकाय सृष्टिसंहारकारिणे । स्तोत्रं श्रुत्वा महादेवः शान्तरूपो जगत् पतिः
carācarakhyāpakāya sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇe / stotraṃ śrutvā mahādevaḥ śāntarūpo jagat patiḥ
"to him who makes known the moving and unmoving, who effects creation and destruction." Having heard the praise, Mahādeva, the lord of the world, of peaceful form,
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SkP-RK 22.56
बभूव परमप्रीतश् चराचरगुरुस् तदा । तद् दृष्ट्वा तादृशं कर्म रन्तिदेवस्य धीमतः
babhūva paramaprītaś carācaragurus tadā / tad dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ karma rantidevasya dhīmataḥ
the teacher of the moving and unmoving, became then supremely pleased. Seeing that such a deed of the wise Rantideva,
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SkP-RK 22.57
आगत्य दानवाधीशो रन्तिदेवमपूजयत् । आदेशो दीयतां मह्यं किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत्
āgatya dānavādhīśo rantidevamapūjayat / ādeśo dīyatāṃ mahyaṃ kiṃ karomīti cābravīt
the overlord of the Dānavas came and honoured Rantideva, and said: "Let a command be given to me; what shall I do?"
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SkP-RK 22.58
उवाच वचनं राजा प्रहसन्न् इव भारत । आतिथ्यकाले सम्प्राप्ते यज्ञभागं वदामि ते
uvāca vacanaṃ rājā prahasann iva bhārata / ātithyakāle samprāpte yajñabhāgaṃ vadāmi te
The king spoke a word, as if laughing, O Bhārata: "When the time for hospitality has come, I shall tell you your share of the sacrifice."
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SkP-RK 22.59
देवानां यज्ञभांगं च दानवानां च सर्वशः । परिकल्प्य यथान्यायं मुदा परमया युतः
devānāṃ yajñabhāṃgaṃ ca dānavānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ / parikalpya yathānyāyaṃ mudā paramayā yutaḥ
Having allotted in due order, in full, the sacrificial portion of the gods and of the Dānavas, filled with the highest joy—
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SkP-RK 22.60
स्वं स्वं यानं समारुह्य दानवास् ते च सर्वशः । लिङ्गं बिल्वाम्रकं नाम जुष्टं दैवैर् जगत् पतेः
svaṃ svaṃ yānaṃ samāruhya dānavās te ca sarvaśaḥ / liṅgaṃ bilvāmrakaṃ nāma juṣṭaṃ daivair jagat pateḥ
and all those Dānavas, each mounting his own vehicle, (beheld) the liṅga named Bilvāmraka, the lord of the world's, worshipped by the gods;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 22.61
नमस्कृत्य महादेवं रन्तिदेवं प्रतुष्टुवुः । ततः प्रमुदिता देवा रन्तिदेवम् अपूजयन्
namaskṛtya mahādevaṃ rantidevaṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ / tataḥ pramuditā devā rantidevam apūjayan
having bowed to Mahādeva, they praised Rantideva. Then the gods, delighted, honoured Rantideva.
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SkP-RK 22.62
उमया सह देवेशं गणकोटिसमन्वितम् । ब्रह्मा विष्णुश् च देवाश् च वरं दत्त्वा दिवं ययुः
umayā saha deveśaṃ gaṇakoṭisamanvitam / brahmā viṣṇuś ca devāś ca varaṃ dattvā divaṃ yayuḥ
Brahmā and Viṣṇu and the gods, (having worshipped) the lord of gods together with Umā, attended by ten million attendants, and having granted a boon, went to heaven.
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SkP-RK 22.63
गतेषु तेषु देवेषु रन्तिदेवः पुरं ययौ । कदाचिद् वृत्रहा तत्र ब्रह्महत्यासमावृतः
gateṣu teṣu deveṣu rantidevaḥ puraṃ yayau / kadācid vṛtrahā tatra brahmahatyāsamāvṛtaḥ
When those gods had gone, Rantideva went to his city. Once the slayer of Vṛtra (Indra), enveloped by the murder of a brahmin, (came) there;
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SkP-RK 22.64
रेवाकुब्जासमायोगे सर्वं स्नानादिकं व्यधात् । तत्क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहस् तु सूर्यसंकाशतेजसः
revākubjāsamāyoge sarvaṃ snānādikaṃ vyadhāt / tatkṣaṇād divyadehas tu sūryasaṃkāśatejasaḥ
at the confluence of the Revā and the Kubjā he performed the whole bathing and the rest; from that very moment he had a divine body, with splendour like the sun's.
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SkP-RK 22.65
शरीरात् तस्य निर्गत्य ब्रह्महत्याह वासवम् । अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् एकहत्या तवैव का
śarīrāt tasya nirgatya brahmahatyāha vāsavam / asya tīrthasya māhātmyād ekahatyā tavaiva kā
Going out from his body, the Brahmin-murder said to Vāsava: "By the greatness of this holy place, what is your single murder?
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SkP-RK 22.66
ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रं हि तमः सूर्योदये यथा । तीर्थे ऽस्मिन् विनशेद् यावद् योजनानि चतुर्दश
brahmahatyāsahasraṃ hi tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā / tīrthe 'smin vinaśed yāvad yojanāni caturdaśa
"Indeed a thousand brahmin-murders would perish at this holy place, as darkness at sunrise, for as far as fourteen leagues."
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SkP-RK 22.67
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे शक्रं प्रत्यक्षं प्राह कल्पगा । शान्तिस् ते ऽस्तु महाभाग यथेष्टं गच्छ साम्प्रतम्
etasminn antare śakraṃ pratyakṣaṃ prāha kalpagā / śāntis te 'stu mahābhāga yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha sāmpratam
In this interval the Kalpa river spoke to Śakra face to face: "Let there be peace for you, greatly fortunate one; go now as you wish."
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SkP-RK 22.68
इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा तां नमस्कृत्य कल्पगाम् । दिव्ययानं समारुह्य मुदा परमया युतः
iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā tāṃ namaskṛtya kalpagām / divyayānaṃ samāruhya mudā paramayā yutaḥ
Having heard her word thus, having bowed to that Kalpa river, mounting his divine vehicle, filled with the highest joy—
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SkP-RK 22.69
अप्सरोगणसंयुक्तं दिव्यगन्धर्वनादितम् । तत्रारूढः सुरपतिर् यथा पूर्वं तथैव सः
apsarogaṇasaṃyuktaṃ divyagandharvanāditam / tatrārūḍhaḥ surapatir yathā pūrvaṃ tathaiva saḥ
(the vehicle) attended by hosts of apsarases, resounding with divine gandharvas—mounted upon it, he was lord of the gods just as he had been before.
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SkP-RK 22.70
धृतदिव्यातपत्रस् तु वीज्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः । स्तूयमानः सुरगणैः प्रविवेशामरावतीम्
dhṛtadivyātapatras tu vījyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ / stūyamānaḥ suragaṇaiḥ praviveśāmarāvatīm
Bearing a divine parasol, fanned by hosts of apsarases, praised by the hosts of gods, he entered Amarāvatī.
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SkP-RK 22.71
शिवेन कथितं पूर्वं पार्वत्याः षण्मुखस्य च । मया च कथितं राजंस् तव ब्रह्मर्षिपूर्वकम्
śivena kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ pārvatyāḥ ṣaṇmukhasya ca / mayā ca kathitaṃ rājaṃs tava brahmarṣipūrvakam
It was told formerly by Śiva to Pārvatī and to the six-faced one, and it has been told by me to you, O king, beginning with the brahmin-sages.
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