Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 37

SkP-RK 37.1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच: स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते आदिकल्पे कृते युगे । अरुन्धतीप्रसूताया दाक्षायण्यास् सुतो ऽभवत्

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: svāyambhuve 'ntare prāpte ādikalpe kṛte yuge / arundhatīprasūtāyā dākṣāyaṇyās suto 'bhavat

Mārkaṇḍeya said: When the Svāyambhuva interval had come, in the first kalpa, in the Kṛta age, a son was born to Dākṣāyaṇī, who was begotten of Arundhatī.

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SkP-RK 37.2

विश्रवां नाम राजा ऽभूच् छक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः । मथुराधिपतिः श्रीमांश् चक्रवर्ती महाबलः

viśravāṃ nāma rājā 'bhūc chakratulyaparākramaḥ / mathurādhipatiḥ śrīmāṃś cakravartī mahābalaḥ

There was a king named Viśravas, of prowess equal to Śakra's, lord of Mathurā, glorious, a universal sovereign, of great strength.

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SkP-RK 37.3

निर्जिता ऽमरदैत्याश् च स राजा मघवा त्विव । सर्वकामसमृद्धाश् च ब्राह्मणाश् चेतरे जनाः

nirjitā 'maradaityāś ca sa rājā maghavā tviva / sarvakāmasamṛddhāś ca brāhmaṇāś cetare janāḥ

Immortals and demons were conquered (by him); that king was like Maghavan indeed. And the brahmins and the other people were rich in every desired thing.

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SkP-RK 37.4

एवं शासयतः पृथ्वीं धनधान्यसमाकुलाम् । न दुर्भिक्षं न दारिद्र्यं क्वचिद् अस्तिं महीतले

evaṃ śāsayataḥ pṛthvīṃ dhanadhānyasamākulām / na durbhikṣaṃ na dāridryaṃ kvacid astiṃ mahītale

While he thus ruled the earth, teeming with wealth and grain, there was neither famine nor poverty anywhere on the face of the earth.

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SkP-RK 37.5

एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे प्राप्ते प्रस्थितो ऽमरकण्टकम् । स्नात्वा च कोटितीर्थे वै समभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम्

etasminn antare prāpte prasthito 'marakaṇṭakam / snātvā ca koṭitīrthe vai samabhyarcya maheśvaram

When this interval had come, he set out for Amarakaṇṭaka, and having bathed in the Koṭi-tīrtha and duly worshipped Maheśvara,

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SkP-RK 37.6

दक्षिणां मूर्तिम् आश्रित्य तस्य देवस्य भारत । समाधिस्थो भवेद् यावत् स राजा धर्मवत्सलः

dakṣiṇāṃ mūrtim āśritya tasya devasya bhārata / samādhistho bhaved yāvat sa rājā dharmavatsalaḥ

resorting to the southern image of that god, O Bhārata, while that king, devoted to dharma, remained absorbed in meditation,

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SkP-RK 37.7

तावत् पश्यति मध्याह्ने प्रतीच्यादित्यमण्डलात् । द्वौ सूर्यौ पूर्वदिग्भागे गतौ द्वौ दाक्षिणां दिशम्

tāvat paśyati madhyāhne pratīcyādityamaṇḍalāt / dvau sūryau pūrvadigbhāge gatau dvau dākṣiṇāṃ diśam

just then, at midday, he sees, from the sun's orb in the west, two suns in the eastern quarter, and two gone to the southern direction;

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SkP-RK 37.8

द्वौ पातालं तथा चोर्द्ध्वं द्वौ सूर्यौ चण्डरूपिणौ । कालः संवर्तको वह्निः प्रजज्वाल तदा नृप

dvau pātālaṃ tathā corddhvaṃ dvau sūryau caṇḍarūpiṇau / kālaḥ saṃvartako vahniḥ prajajvāla tadā nṛpa

two to the netherworld and likewise two above — suns of fierce form; the fire of Time, the destroyer, then blazed forth, O king.

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SkP-RK 37.9

रौद्राश् च दारुणा वाता ववुः प्रलयकारिणः । दिग्दाहो भूमिकम्पश् च उत्कापाताश् च दारुणाः

raudrāś ca dāruṇā vātā vavuḥ pralayakāriṇaḥ / digdāho bhūmikampaś ca utkāpātāś ca dāruṇāḥ

And terrible, fierce winds blew, bringing on the dissolution; there was burning of the quarters, earthquake, and dreadful falls of meteors.

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SkP-RK 37.10

पतितास् सिद्धगन्धर्वा देवलोकात् सकिन्नराः । विद्याधरास् तथा यक्षाः कर्मच्छेदादिव व्युताः

patitās siddhagandharvā devalokāt sakinnarāḥ / vidyādharās tathā yakṣāḥ karmacchedādiva vyutāḥ

Siddhas and gandharvas fell from the world of the gods, along with kinnaras, and vidyādharas and yakṣas too, cast down as though by the cutting off of their karma.

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SkP-RK 37.11

विद्याधर्यो रुदन्त्यश् च तथैवाप्सरसस् तथा । प्रजज्वाल महावह्णिः सशैलवनकाननाम्

vidyādharyo rudantyaś ca tathaivāpsarasas tathā / prajajvāla mahāvahṇiḥ saśailavanakānanām

And the vidyādharīs weeping, and likewise the apsarases too; the great fire blazed up (over the earth) with its mountains, woods, and forests.

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SkP-RK 37.12

भस्मीकृत्य धरां सर्वां रेवाकूलम् इवागमत् । तृषार्तो दाहसन्तप्तस् तदाभूत् नृपसत्तमः

bhasmīkṛtya dharāṃ sarvāṃ revākūlam ivāgamat / tṛṣārto dāhasantaptas tadābhūt nṛpasattamaḥ

Having reduced the whole earth to ashes, (the fire) came, as it were, to the bank of the Revā; and then that best of kings, thirsty and scorched by the burning, was (there).

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SkP-RK 37.13

समुद्यतः पयः पातुं यावत् पश्यति मेकलाम् । तावत् तन् मध्यमार्गे तु वारि किंचिन् न विद्यते

samudyataḥ payaḥ pātuṃ yāvat paśyati mekalām / tāvat tan madhyamārge tu vāri kiṃcin na vidyate

Ready to drink water, when he looks at the Mekalā (river), then in its middle course there is no water at all.

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SkP-RK 37.14

प्रवाहो रेणुभूतश् च दृश्यते न तु नर्मदा । सरितः सागरान् छैलान् बभ्राम स सरांसि च

pravāho reṇubhūtaś ca dṛśyate na tu narmadā / saritaḥ sāgarān chailān babhrāma sa sarāṃsi ca

The stream has become dust, and the Narmadā is not to be seen; he wandered over rivers, oceans, mountains, and lakes.

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SkP-RK 37.15

जलं पातुं न कुत्रापि लब्धवान् स नृपोत्तमः । अपश्यत् नर्मदां देवीं विन्ध्यं गिरिवरोत्तमम्

jalaṃ pātuṃ na kutrāpi labdhavān sa nṛpottamaḥ / apaśyat narmadāṃ devīṃ vindhyaṃ girivarottamam

That best of kings did not get water to drink anywhere; he saw the goddess Narmadā and the Vindhya, best of the finest mountains.

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SkP-RK 37.16

प्रविष्टो नर्मदामध्ये नृपश् चिन्ताकुलो ऽभवत् । जलं विनाद्य मरणं नियतं मे न संशय

praviṣṭo narmadāmadhye nṛpaś cintākulo 'bhavat / jalaṃ vinādya maraṇaṃ niyataṃ me na saṃśaya

Having entered into the midst of the Narmadā, the king became troubled with anxiety: "Without water my death is certain, there is no doubt."

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SkP-RK 37.17

अन्तर्हितं जगत् कृत्स्नं न च किंचिज् जलं विना । चिन्तयित्वा नृपश्रेष्ठ ॐकारं च समाश्रयत्

antarhitaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ na ca kiṃcij jalaṃ vinā / cintayitvā nṛpaśreṣṭha oṃkāraṃ ca samāśrayat

"The whole world has vanished, and there is nothing—least of all water." Having thought thus, that best of kings took refuge in the syllable Oṃ.

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SkP-RK 37.18

पर्वतारोहणं यावत् तृषार्तः कर्तुम् इच्छति । तावत् पश्यति राजासौ तत्र वै कल्पशाखिनम्

parvatārohaṇaṃ yāvat tṛṣārtaḥ kartum icchati / tāvat paśyati rājāsau tatra vai kalpaśākhinam

While, tormented by thirst, he wishes to climb the mountain, then that king sees there a wishing-tree (kalpa tree).

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SkP-RK 37.19

फलितं पुष्पितं रम्यं शाखाभिर् उपशोभितम् । तं दृष्ट्वा शयितो राजा छायां प्राप्य सुशीतलाम्

phalitaṃ puṣpitaṃ ramyaṃ śākhābhir upaśobhitam / taṃ dṛṣṭvā śayito rājā chāyāṃ prāpya suśītalām

Fruited, flowering, lovely, adorned with its branches — seeing it, the king lay down, having obtained its very cool shade.

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SkP-RK 37.20

शरीरम् अमृतं भूतं जीविताशाभवत् तदा । अपश्यत् पुरुषं तत्र शयानं दीप्ततेजसम्

śarīram amṛtaṃ bhūtaṃ jīvitāśābhavat tadā / apaśyat puruṣaṃ tatra śayānaṃ dīptatejasam

His body became as if immortal; then hope of life arose. He saw there a man lying down, of blazing splendour.

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SkP-RK 37.21

तद् उच्छ्वासेन लोका वै कम्पिताश् चोर्द्ध्वशस् तदा । पातालानि तथा सप्त निःश्वासेन युधिष्ठिर

tad ucchvāsena lokā vai kampitāś corddhvaśas tadā / pātālāni tathā sapta niḥśvāsena yudhiṣṭhira

By his inhalation the worlds were shaken, upward too, at that time, and by his exhalation the seven nether regions, O Yudhiṣṭhira.

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SkP-RK 37.22

कुम्भाः पार्श्वे च चत्वारस् तस्य तिष्ठन्ति सोदकाः । तान् दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास तृषार्तो नृपसत्तमः

kumbhāḥ pārśve ca catvāras tasya tiṣṭhanti sodakāḥ / tān dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa tṛṣārto nṛpasattamaḥ

And four pots filled with water stand at his side; seeing them, the thirst-stricken best of kings reflected:

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SkP-RK 37.23

बोधये सुखसुप्तं नो नादत्तं च पिबाम्य् अहम् । किं करोमीती संचिन्त्य तं प्रणम्य स्थितो नृपः

bodhaye sukhasuptaṃ no nādattaṃ ca pibāmy aham / kiṃ karomītī saṃcintya taṃ praṇamya sthito nṛpaḥ

"I do not wake one who sleeps comfortably, nor do I drink what has not been given. What shall I do?" — so thinking, the king bowed to him and stood (waiting).

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SkP-RK 37.24

मानुषीं तनुम् आश्रित्य स्थितो ऽयं पुरुषोत्तमः । स्वयं प्रजापतिर् देवो हर्ता कर्ता जगत्प्रभुः

mānuṣīṃ tanum āśritya sthito 'yaṃ puruṣottamaḥ / svayaṃ prajāpatir devo hartā kartā jagatprabhuḥ

"Taking on a human body this Supreme Person stands (here) — himself the god Prajāpati, destroyer, maker, lord of the world."

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SkP-RK 37.25

ततो ऽपश्यद् द्वितीयं च पुरुषं दीप्ततेजसम् । वृषारूढं त्रिनेत्रं च शूलपाणिपिनाकिनम्

tato 'paśyad dvitīyaṃ ca puruṣaṃ dīptatejasam / vṛṣārūḍhaṃ trinetraṃ ca śūlapāṇipinākinam

Then he saw a second man of blazing splendour, mounted on a bull, three-eyed, trident in hand, bearing the Pināka bow,

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SkP-RK 37.26

भस्मोज्ज्वलितगात्रं च जटामुकुटधारिणम् । कपालमालाभरणं तडिज्ज्योतिःसमप्रभम्

bhasmojjvalitagātraṃ ca jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇam / kapālamālābharaṇaṃ taḍijjyotiḥsamaprabham

his limbs shining with ashes, wearing a crown of matted hair, ornamented with a garland of skulls, radiant as the light of lightning,

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SkP-RK 37.27

दंष्ट्राकरालं पुरुषं पिङ्गाक्षं शशिशेखरम् । तं दृष्ट्वा तादृशं रूपं सर्वेषां लोमहर्षणम्

daṃṣṭrākarālaṃ puruṣaṃ piṅgākṣaṃ śaśiśekharam / taṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ rūpaṃ sarveṣāṃ lomaharṣaṇam

a man terrible with fangs, tawny-eyed, moon-crested. Seeing that form of his, such as would make everyone's hair bristle,

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SkP-RK 37.28

राजा तुष्टाव देवेशं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । जय देव महादेव आदिदेव नमो ऽस्तु ते

rājā tuṣṭāva deveśaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam / jaya deva mahādeva ādideva namo 'stu te

the king praised the lord of gods, saluted by all the gods: "Victory, O God, Great God; O primal God, homage be to you!

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SkP-RK 37.29

तृषा मां बाधते देव शूलपाणे शृणुष्व तत् । प्रयच्छ शीतलं तोयं येन जीवामि शङ्कर

tṛṣā māṃ bādhate deva śūlapāṇe śṛṇuṣva tat / prayaccha śītalaṃ toyaṃ yena jīvāmi śaṅkara

Thirst afflicts me, O God; O Trident-bearer, hear this: grant me cool water, by which I may live, O Śaṅkara."

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SkP-RK 37.30

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहसन्न् अब्रवीच् छिवः । जल्पतस् तस्य देवस्य चास्ये दृष्टाः समन्ततः

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasann abravīc chivaḥ / jalpatas tasya devasya cāsye dṛṣṭāḥ samantataḥ

Hearing that speech of his, Śiva laughed and spoke; and as the god was speaking, in his mouth were seen on all sides:

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SkP-RK 37.31

सुरा ब्रह्मर्षयो लोकाः सप्त चैव चराचराः । पातालानि च भूतानि गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः

surā brahmarṣayo lokāḥ sapta caiva carācarāḥ / pātālāni ca bhūtāni gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ

(there were seen) the gods, the brahmin-seers, the seven worlds with (all) that moves and does not move, the nether regions too, and the beings — gandharvas, serpents and rākṣasas.

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SkP-RK 37.32

ततो ददर्श नारीं च समुद्विग्नां समागताम् । रजो गुण्ठित सर्वाङ्गीं रुधिरेण परिप्लुताम्

tato dadarśa nārīṃ ca samudvignāṃ samāgatām / rajo guṇṭhita sarvāṅgīṃ rudhireṇa pariplutām

Then he saw a woman, greatly agitated, who had come (there), all her limbs covered with dust and drenched with blood.

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SkP-RK 37.33

अनन्तदीप्ततेजस्कां मारुतोद्धूतमूर्धजाम् । बालं निधाय वामोरौ कन्यां चैव स्तनान्तरे

anantadīptatejaskāṃ mārutoddhūtamūrdhajām / bālaṃ nidhāya vāmorau kanyāṃ caiva stanāntare

(He saw her) with endlessly blazing splendour, her hair tossed up by the wind, having placed a boy on her left thigh and a girl at her breast.

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SkP-RK 37.34

ब्रह्मसूत्रत्रिदण्डाभ्यां कुण्डलाभ्यां अलंकृताम् । दृष्ट्वा तां स ततो राजा प्रोवाच वचनं तदा

brahmasūtratridaṇḍābhyāṃ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ alaṃkṛtām / dṛṣṭvā tāṃ sa tato rājā provāca vacanaṃ tadā

Adorned with the sacred thread, the triple staff, and a pair of earrings — having seen her, the king then spoke these words:

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SkP-RK 37.35

जय देवि महादेवि लोकानुग्रहकारिणि । तृषयाप्लुतदेहो ऽहं जलं पायय माम् इह

jaya devi mahādevi lokānugrahakāriṇi / tṛṣayāplutadeho 'haṃ jalaṃ pāyaya mām iha

"Victory to you, Goddess, Great Goddess, bestower of grace upon the worlds! My body is overwhelmed with thirst — give me water to drink here."

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SkP-RK 37.36

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तं प्राह परमेश्वरी । स्तन्यं पिब महीप त्वं यदि त्वां वाधते तृषा

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā taṃ prāha parameśvarī / stanyaṃ piba mahīpa tvaṃ yadi tvāṃ vādhate tṛṣā

Hearing that speech of his, the supreme Goddess said to him: "Drink breast-milk, O king, if thirst afflicts you."

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SkP-RK 37.37

तस्यास् तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चिन्तयामास पार्थिवः । स्तनं पास्यामि देवेशि नारी वचनम् अब्रवीत्

tasyās tadvacanaṃ śrutvā cintayāmāsa pārthivaḥ / stanaṃ pāsyāmi deveśi nārī vacanam abravīt

Having heard her words, the king pondered: "I shall suckle at the breast, O mistress of the gods" — (and) the woman spoke (these) words:

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SkP-RK 37.38

प्रतिज्ञातं मया पूर्वं सुतेजस् ते नृपोत्तम । अग्रे न्यस्य स्तनं त्वां वै पश्चाद् दास्यामि बालकम्

pratijñātaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ sutejas te nṛpottama / agre nyasya stanaṃ tvāṃ vai paścād dāsyāmi bālakam

"A promise was made by me earlier, O most excellent of kings, O radiant one; having first offered you the breast, afterwards I shall give (you) the boy."

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SkP-RK 37.39

तस्मात् पिब महाभाग स्तन्यं मे नास्ति पातकम् । तत प्रोवाच नृपतिस् तां नारीं कामरूपिणीम्

tasmāt piba mahābhāga stanyaṃ me nāsti pātakam / tata provāca nṛpatis tāṃ nārīṃ kāmarūpiṇīm

"Therefore drink my breast-milk, O greatly fortunate one; there is no sin (in it)." Then the king said to that woman who could take on any form at will:

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SkP-RK 37.40

अकार्यम् एतत् सर्वेषां मादृशानां कुतः कथा । अन्यो ऽन्यं जल्पतां तेषां सा तत्रान्तरधीयत

akāryam etat sarveṣāṃ mādṛśānāṃ kutaḥ kathā / anyo 'nyaṃ jalpatāṃ teṣāṃ sā tatrāntaradhīyata

"This is a thing not to be done by anyone at all — how then even speak of men like me?" While they were talking thus with one another, she vanished there on the spot.

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SkP-RK 37.41

क्व गता ऽसि महादेवीत्य् उक्त्वा विस्मयम् आगतः । स्वप्नलब्धा यथा वार्ता निष्कला प्रतिभासते

kva gatā 'si mahādevīty uktvā vismayam āgataḥ / svapnalabdhā yathā vārtā niṣkalā pratibhāsate

Saying, "Where have you gone, O great goddess?" he fell into amazement; like a report got in a dream, (the matter) appears insubstantial.

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SkP-RK 37.42

इन्द्रजालम् अयं यद्वन् मृगतृष्णाजलं यथा । एवं चिन्तयतस् तस्य पुनरग्रे व्यवस्थिता

indrajālam ayaṃ yadvan mṛgatṛṣṇājalaṃ yathā / evaṃ cintayatas tasya punaragre vyavasthitā

"This is like a conjuror's illusion, like the water of a mirage" — while he was thinking thus, she again stood before (him).

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SkP-RK 37.43

तां दृष्ट्वैव ततो राजा साष्टाङ्गं प्रणिपत्य च । कासि त्वं हि वरारोहे सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीहि मे

tāṃ dṛṣṭvaiva tato rājā sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipatya ca / kāsi tvaṃ hi varārohe satyam etad bravīhi me

As soon as he saw her, the king then, prostrating himself with the eight limbs (touching the ground, said): "Who indeed are you, O fair-hipped lady? Tell me this truly."

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SkP-RK 37.44

उमा कात्यायनी गङ्गा वेदमाता सरस्वती । ब्रह्माणी च महालक्ष्मीः कथयस्व प्रसादतः

umā kātyāyanī gaṅgā vedamātā sarasvatī / brahmāṇī ca mahālakṣmīḥ kathayasva prasādataḥ

"(Are you) Umā, Kātyāyanī, Gaṅgā, the mother of the Vedas, Sarasvatī, or Brahmāṇī, or Mahālakṣmī? Tell (me), out of your grace."

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SkP-RK 37.45

समानः पुरुषः को ऽयं कुम्भाश् चत्वार एव के । वृषारूढस्त्रिनेत्रश् च को ऽयं शूलपिनाकधृक्

samānaḥ puruṣaḥ ko 'yaṃ kumbhāś catvāra eva ke / vṛṣārūḍhastrinetraś ca ko 'yaṃ śūlapinākadhṛk

Who is this man of like (form)? And what are these four jars? And who is this three-eyed one mounted on a bull, bearing trident and Pināka?

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SkP-RK 37.46

उत्सङ्गे निहितः को ऽयं बालकः का च कन्यका । मूर्खो ऽहं नाभिजानामि जननं मरणं यथा

utsaṅge nihitaḥ ko 'yaṃ bālakaḥ kā ca kanyakā / mūrkho 'haṃ nābhijānāmi jananaṃ maraṇaṃ yathā

Who is this boy placed on (your) lap, and who is the girl? I am a fool; I do not understand, just as (I do not understand) birth and death.

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SkP-RK 37.47

स्त्र्य् उवाच: पृथिवीं विद्धि मां राजन् सप्तद्वीपैरलंकृताम् । सप्तपाताललोकैश् च सशैलवनकाननाम्

stry uvāca: pṛthivīṃ viddhi māṃ rājan saptadvīpairalaṃkṛtām / saptapātālalokaiś ca saśailavanakānanām

The woman said: Know me, O king, to be the Earth, adorned with the seven continents and with the seven nether worlds, together with (my) mountains, woods and forests.

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SkP-RK 37.48

सरितः सागराः शैलाममोदरनिवासिनः । व्याप्तं मया जगत् सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्

saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailāmamodaranivāsinaḥ / vyāptaṃ mayā jagat sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram

The rivers, the oceans, the mountains dwell in my belly; by me is pervaded this whole world, the three realms with all that moves and does not move.

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SkP-RK 37.49

पर्यङ्कशायिनं देवं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । जगद्योनिं हरिं विद्धि संसारार्णवतारणम्

paryaṅkaśāyinaṃ devaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam / jagadyoniṃ hariṃ viddhi saṃsārārṇavatāraṇam

Know (me as) Hari, the god reclining on the couch, bearing conch, discus and mace, the womb of the world, who carries (beings) across the ocean of transmigration.

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SkP-RK 37.50

त्रिनेत्रं शूलपाणिं च विद्धि देवं महेश्वरम् । वृषारूढं महादेवं लोकनाथं जगत्पतिम्

trinetraṃ śūlapāṇiṃ ca viddhi devaṃ maheśvaram / vṛṣārūḍhaṃ mahādevaṃ lokanāthaṃ jagatpatim

And know (me as) the god Maheśvara, three-eyed, with a trident in hand, the great god mounted on the bull, lord of the worlds, master of the universe.

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SkP-RK 37.51

उत्सङ्गस्थं शिशुं विद्धि ब्रह्माणं सृष्टिकारकम् । त्रिभिर् व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरैः

utsaṅgasthaṃ śiśuṃ viddhi brahmāṇaṃ sṛṣṭikārakam / tribhir vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaraiḥ

Know the child seated in the lap to be Brahmā, the maker of creation; the whole world is pervaded by these three, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.

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SkP-RK 37.52

जगत्सृष्टिकरो ब्रह्मा स्वयं पालयिता हरिः । संहारकारको रुद्रस् त्रिभिर् व्याप्तं जगत् ततः

jagatsṛṣṭikaro brahmā svayaṃ pālayitā hariḥ / saṃhārakārako rudras tribhir vyāptaṃ jagat tataḥ

Brahmā is the creator of the world, Hari himself its protector, and Rudra the one who brings about its destruction; therefore the world is pervaded by the three.

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SkP-RK 37.53

कलशांश् चतुरो विद्धि समुद्रान् पर्वतस्थितान् । स्तनमध्ये गतां कन्यां नर्मदां विद्धिपावनीम्

kalaśāṃś caturo viddhi samudrān parvatasthitān / stanamadhye gatāṃ kanyāṃ narmadāṃ viddhipāvanīm

Know the four pitchers to be the oceans that stand upon the mountain; and know the maiden who has gone between the breasts to be the purifying Narmadā.

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SkP-RK 37.54

एतच् छ्रुत्वा वचो राजा विस्मयं परमं गतः । ततः कालेन महता पुनः सृष्टिः प्रवर्तते

etac chrutvā vaco rājā vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ / tataḥ kālena mahatā punaḥ sṛṣṭiḥ pravartate

Hearing this speech the king was filled with the highest wonder. Then, after a great length of time, creation proceeds again.

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SkP-RK 37.55

सर्वलोकहितार्थाय ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । कल्पे कल्पे मया दृष्टम् एतत् सर्वं युधिष्ठिर

sarvalokahitārthāya brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ / kalpe kalpe mayā dṛṣṭam etat sarvaṃ yudhiṣṭhira

For the welfare of all the worlds, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (act); in kalpa after kalpa all this has been seen by me, Yudhiṣṭhira.

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SkP-RK 37.56

न्यग्रोधः कल्पवृक्षश् च ॐकारः सप्तकल्पगा । अहं वैदूर्यशैलश् च परलिङ्गानि भारत

nyagrodhaḥ kalpavṛkṣaś ca oṃkāraḥ saptakalpagā / ahaṃ vaidūryaśailaś ca paraliṅgāni bhārata

The banyan, the wish-granting tree, the syllable Oṃ, she who passes through the seven kalpas, myself, and the Vaidūrya mountain — these are the supreme liṅgas, Bhārata.

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SkP-RK 37.57

अक्षयं वा ऽव्ययं चैतत् सर्वं जानीहि तत्त्वतः । एतत् ते कथितं राजन् यत् पृष्टो ऽहं त्वया ऽनघ

akṣayaṃ vā 'vyayaṃ caitat sarvaṃ jānīhi tattvataḥ / etat te kathitaṃ rājan yat pṛṣṭo 'haṃ tvayā 'nagha

Know truly that all this is imperishable and undecaying. This has been told to you, O king, since you asked me, O sinless one.

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SkP-RK 37.58

भक्तस्त्वं श्रवणे श्रद्धा पुराणानां न संशयः । श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् अस्य मुच्यते भवबन्धनात्

bhaktastvaṃ śravaṇe śraddhā purāṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ / śravaṇāt kīrtanād asya mucyate bhavabandhanāt

You are devoted, and (you have) faith in hearing the Purāṇas — there is no doubt of it. By hearing and by reciting this, one is freed from the bondage of worldly existence.

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