Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 49
SkP-RK 49.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो गच्छेत् महाभाग रेवाकपिलसङ्गमम् । तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato gacchet mahābhāga revākapilasaṅgamam / tatra snātā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, greatly fortunate one, one should go to the confluence of the Revā and the Kapilā. Those who have bathed there go to heaven; those who die (there) are not born again.
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SkP-RK 49.2
तिलोदकप्रदानेन पितॄणां परमा गतिः । दिनानि नवसार्धानि राहुग्रस्ते निशाकरे
tilodakapradānena pitṝṇāṃ paramā gatiḥ / dināni navasārdhāni rāhugraste niśākare
By the offering of water with sesame there is the highest destiny for the ancestors. (For) nine and a half days, when the moon is seized by Rāhu,
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SkP-RK 49.3
वृद्धिं याति महाराज पुण्यवृद्ध्या न संशयः । ग्रस्ते तु राहुणा सूर्ये दिनानि च दशैव तु
vṛddhiṃ yāti mahārāja puṇyavṛddhyā na saṃśayaḥ / graste tu rāhuṇā sūrye dināni ca daśaiva tu
it increases, great king, by an increase of merit—there is no doubt. But when the sun is seized by Rāhu, for ten full days
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SkP-RK 49.4
वर्धते कपिलाभेदस् तद्वद् एव विशाम्पते । रेवायाः कपिलायोगे वाराणस्याः समागमे
vardhate kapilābhedas tadvad eva viśāmpate / revāyāḥ kapilāyoge vārāṇasyāḥ samāgame
the (merit at) the parting of the Kapilā increases just so, O lord of peoples. At the Revā's junction with the Kapilā, (as) at the meeting (of rivers) at Vārāṇasī,
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SkP-RK 49.5
समानं फलां उद्दिष्टं तिलोदकेनापि विद्यते । वाराणसीसमा रेवा कपिलायाश् च सङ्गमे
samānaṃ phalāṃ uddiṣṭaṃ tilodakenāpi vidyate / vārāṇasīsamā revā kapilāyāś ca saṅgame
an equal fruit is declared, and it is obtained even by (an offering of) sesame and water; the Revā at the confluence with the Kapilā is equal to Vārāṇasī.
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SkP-RK 49.6
स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते ब्रह्मलब्धवरोद्भवाः । रुद्रावर्तं ब्रह्मावर्तं सूर्यावर्तं तथा ऽपरम्
svāyambhuve 'ntare prāpte brahmalabdhavarodbhavāḥ / rudrāvartaṃ brahmāvartaṃ sūryāvartaṃ tathā 'param
When the Svāyambhuva era had come, there arose, from the boon obtained from Brahmā, the Rudra-whirlpool, the Brahmā-whirlpool, and likewise another, the Sūrya-whirlpool.
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SkP-RK 49.7
कपिलानर्मदायोगे ज्ञेयम् एतत् त्रयं पुनः । नर्मदाभेदनं यत्र चतुर्हस्तप्रमाणतः
kapilānarmadāyoge jñeyam etat trayaṃ punaḥ / narmadābhedanaṃ yatra caturhastapramāṇataḥ
These three, again, are to be known at the junction of the Kapilā and the Narmadā, where the Narmadā divides, to the extent of four cubits.
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SkP-RK 49.8
रेवाकपिलयो राजंस् तत्रावर्तद्वयं स्मृतम् । पिप्पलावाहिनी तत्र सप्तपातालवासिनी
revākapilayo rājaṃs tatrāvartadvayaṃ smṛtam / pippalāvāhinī tatra saptapātālavāsinī
There, O king, two whirlpools are recorded, of the Revā and the Kapilā; there is the Pippalāvāhinī, dwelling in the seven nether worlds.
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SkP-RK 49.9
तत्रैव कपिलावर्तं पिप्पलावर्तम् एव च । कामयन्ति हि तीर्थं च पितरस्तृप्तिदायकम्
tatraiva kapilāvartaṃ pippalāvartam eva ca / kāmayanti hi tīrthaṃ ca pitarastṛptidāyakam
There itself is the Kapilā whirlpool and the Pippalā whirlpool too; and the fathers desire that sacred ford, which grants (them) satisfaction.
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SkP-RK 49.10
तस्मात् पुत्रः प्रयत्नेन पितृभ्यश् च यथाविधि । जलाञ्जलिं तिलैर्मिश्रं दद्यात् पिण्डं च यत्नतः
tasmāt putraḥ prayatnena pitṛbhyaś ca yathāvidhi / jalāñjaliṃ tilairmiśraṃ dadyāt piṇḍaṃ ca yatnataḥ
Therefore a son should with effort, and according to rule, offer to the fathers a handful of water mixed with sesame seeds, and a rice-ball, diligently.
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SkP-RK 49.11
पितॄन् समुद्धरेद् घोराच् छ्राद्धं कृत्वा तु मानवः । रेवाकपिलयोर् योगे शुचिः स्नात्वा तु मानवः
pitṝn samuddhared ghorāc chrāddhaṃ kṛtvā tu mānavaḥ / revākapilayor yoge śuciḥ snātvā tu mānavaḥ
A man, having performed the śrāddha, would rescue the fathers from the dreadful (state); a man, pure, having bathed at the confluence of the Revā and the Kapilā—
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SkP-RK 49.12
यः पश्येद् अमरं तत्र फलं तस्याश्वमेधिकम् । चन्द्रसूर्योपरागे तु पर्वकाले विशेषतः
yaḥ paśyed amaraṃ tatra phalaṃ tasyāśvamedhikam / candrasūryoparāge tu parvakāle viśeṣataḥ
whoever there beholds the Immortal One, his reward is that of a horse sacrifice—and especially at an eclipse of the moon or sun, at the time of the (lunar) juncture.
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SkP-RK 49.13
गन्धं धूपं च नैवेद्यं दीपमालां च कारयेत् । तिलतण्डुलमिश्रैर् यः कुर्याल् लिङ्गस्य चार्चनम्
gandhaṃ dhūpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ dīpamālāṃ ca kārayet / tilataṇḍulamiśrair yaḥ kuryāl liṅgasya cārcanam
He should have made (offerings of) perfume, incense, food-offering and a row of lamps; and whoever performs worship of the liṅga with (offerings) mixed of sesame and rice grains,
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SkP-RK 49.14
कुङ्कुमेन समालिप्य रक्तवस्त्रैः प्रवेष्टयेत् । पुष्पमालार्चनं कृत्वा हेमरत्नादिभिस् तथा
kuṅkumena samālipya raktavastraiḥ praveṣṭayet / puṣpamālārcanaṃ kṛtvā hemaratnādibhis tathā
having smeared (it) with saffron, he should wrap (it) round with red cloths; having made worship with flower-garlands and likewise with gold, jewels and the rest—
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SkP-RK 49.15
यावच् चन्द्रश् च सूर्यश् च हिमवांश् च महोदधिः । तावद् युगसहस्त्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते
yāvac candraś ca sūryaś ca himavāṃś ca mahodadhiḥ / tāvad yugasahastrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate
as long as the moon and the sun and the Himālaya and the great ocean (endure), for that many thousands of ages he is honoured in the world of Rudra.
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SkP-RK 49.16
कौशेयं पट्टसूत्रं च कार्पासं रक्ततान्तवम् । वैजयन्तीवितानं च कलशोपरि वर्धयेत्
kauśeyaṃ paṭṭasūtraṃ ca kārpāsaṃ raktatāntavam / vaijayantīvitānaṃ ca kalaśopari vardhayet
Silk, woven-silk thread, cotton, red-threaded cloth, and a canopy with a banner—he should raise (these) up over the water-jar.
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SkP-RK 49.17
पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तं किङ्किणीरवसंयुतम् । तत्तन्तुसंख्यया यावन् मुहूर्तम् इह भारत
pañcaratnasamāyuktaṃ kiṅkiṇīravasaṃyutam / tattantusaṃkhyayā yāvan muhūrtam iha bhārata
(That canopy) set with the five jewels and furnished with the sound of little bells—for as many moments here, O Bhārata, as the number of its threads,
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SkP-RK 49.18
तावत्कालं वसेत् स्वर्ग उमामाहेश्वरे पुरे । ईशानम् अपरं चैव सामान्यात् कथितं पुरा
tāvatkālaṃ vaset svarga umāmāheśvare pure / īśānam aparaṃ caiva sāmānyāt kathitaṃ purā
for that length of time he dwells in heaven, in the city of Umā and Maheśvara. And the other (liṅga), Īśāna, was described formerly in general terms.
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SkP-RK 49.19
कपिलापूर्वभागे तु नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम् । अर्चनात् तस्य लिङ्गस्य गाणपत्यम् अवाप्नुयात्
kapilāpūrvabhāge tu nātidūre vyavasthitam / arcanāt tasya liṅgasya gāṇapatyam avāpnuyāt
It is situated on the eastern side of the Kapilā, not too far off; from the worship of that liṅga one would attain the rank of (Śiva's) Gaṇa-lord.
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SkP-RK 49.20
शुक्लाष्टम् यां कार्त्तिके तु फलं शतगणोत्तरम् । संक्रमे च व्यतीपाते तस्य संख्या न विद्यते
śuklāṣṭam yāṃ kārttike tu phalaṃ śatagaṇottaram / saṃkrame ca vyatīpāte tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate
But on the eighth of the bright fortnight in Kārttika the reward is a hundredfold greater; and at a solstitial passage and at a Vyatīpāta (conjunction) there is no counting of it.
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SkP-RK 49.21
उपहारप्रदानेन कपिलेश्वरपूजनात् । वर्षाणामयुतं सार्द्धं लोके क्रीडति भास्करे
upahārapradānena kapileśvarapūjanāt / varṣāṇāmayutaṃ sārddhaṃ loke krīḍati bhāskare
By the giving of offerings, through the worship of Kapileśvara, one plays for ten thousand years and a half in the world of the sun.
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SkP-RK 49.22
मृतवत्सा तथा बन्ध्या गर्भस्रावा च या भवेत् । रक्तवस्त्रैः पञ्चरत्नैः स्नानं सा च समाचरेत्
mṛtavatsā tathā bandhyā garbhasrāvā ca yā bhavet / raktavastraiḥ pañcaratnaiḥ snānaṃ sā ca samācaret
A woman whose children die, likewise a barren one, and one who miscarries—she should perform bathing with red garments and the five jewels,
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SkP-RK 49.23
चतुर्दश्यां तथाष्टम्यां कपिलायां युधिष्ठिर । सुभगा जीवपुत्रा च सत्यमेतच् छिवोदितम्
caturdaśyāṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ kapilāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira / subhagā jīvaputrā ca satyametac chivoditam
on the fourteenth and likewise on the eighth, in the Kapilā, O Yudhiṣṭhira; (then she becomes) fortunate and with living sons—this is true, spoken by Śiva.
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SkP-RK 49.24
उमया च वरो दत्तो नारीभ्यश् च प्रसादतः । कपिला निर्गता यस्मात् नर्मदायां प्रसर्पति
umayā ca varo datto nārībhyaś ca prasādataḥ / kapilā nirgatā yasmāt narmadāyāṃ prasarpati
And a boon was given by Umā to women out of graciousness: that from wherever the Kapilā has issued forth, it glides on into the Narmadā.
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SkP-RK 49.25
तीर्थानाम् अष्टसाहस्रं कामभोगफलप्रदम् । आस्ते तत्र महाराज शिवेन कथितं पुरा
tīrthānām aṣṭasāhasraṃ kāmabhogaphalapradam / āste tatra mahārāja śivena kathitaṃ purā
Eight thousand sacred fords, granting the fruit of desires and enjoyments, are present there, great king—so it was told formerly by Śiva.
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SkP-RK 49.26
कपिला च ततो देया सर्वाभरणभूषिता । ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत् तत्र यथा विभवविस्तरैः
kapilā ca tato deyā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā / brāhmaṇān bhojayet tatra yathā vibhavavistaraiḥ
And thereafter a tawny cow, adorned with all ornaments, is to be given; and there he should feed brahmins in proportion to the extent of his wealth.
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SkP-RK 49.27
उपवासपरो नित्यं तार्पिताः पितृदेवताः । हेमजालेश्वरं नाम लिङ्गं तत्रैव सिद्धिदम्
upavāsaparo nityaṃ tārpitāḥ pitṛdevatāḥ / hemajāleśvaraṃ nāma liṅgaṃ tatraiva siddhidam
Devoted always to fasting, (with) the ancestral deities gratified—there itself is the liṅga named Hemajāleśvara, granting success.
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SkP-RK 49.28
अर्चनात् तस्य देवस्य यमलोकं न पश्यति । वसुदानो धुन्धुमारश् चक्रवर्ती पुरा ऽभवत्
arcanāt tasya devasya yamalokaṃ na paśyati / vasudāno dhundhumāraś cakravartī purā 'bhavat
From the worship of that god one does not see the world of Yama. Formerly there was an emperor, Vasudāna Dhundhumāra,
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SkP-RK 49.29
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् दिवि देवत्वमाप्तवान् । अनेकानि सहस्राणि संसिद्धिं परमां गताः
asya tīrthasya māhātmyād divi devatvamāptavān / anekāni sahasrāṇi saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ
Through the greatness of this holy ford he attained godhood in heaven; many thousands (there) reached the supreme perfection —
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SkP-RK 49.30
क्षत्रियाणां नृपश्रेष्ठ कोटितीर्थप्रभावतः । उलूकैः पातितान् यत्र कोटितीर्थे शिरांस्यथ
kṣatriyāṇāṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha koṭitīrthaprabhāvataḥ / ulūkaiḥ pātitān yatra koṭitīrthe śirāṃsyatha
— (thousands) of kṣatriyas, O best of kings, by the power of the Koṭitīrtha; and where, at the Koṭitīrtha, heads were struck down by owls —
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SkP-RK 49.31
काकानां जलमध्ये तु शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः । तत्क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहास् तु ते काका यानमाश्रिताः
kākānāṃ jalamadhye tu śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ / tatkṣaṇād divyadehās tu te kākā yānamāśritāḥ
— (heads) of crows in the midst of the water, by hundreds and by thousands: that very instant those crows, having divine bodies, mounted a celestial car.
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SkP-RK 49.32
विद्याधराणां राजानो मया दृष्टाः पुरानघ । वृन्दाश् च जम्बुकानां तु व्याघ्राणां च भयेन वै
vidyādharāṇāṃ rājāno mayā dṛṣṭāḥ purānagha / vṛndāś ca jambukānāṃ tu vyāghrāṇāṃ ca bhayena vai
Kings of the vidyādharas were seen by me of old, O sinless one; and troops of jackals, out of fear of tigers,
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SkP-RK 49.33
तथा मेघावृते काले नर्मदाजलम् आविशन् । यक्षलोकं तु ते प्राप्ताः सर्वकामफलोदयम्
tathā meghāvṛte kāle narmadājalam āviśan / yakṣalokaṃ tu te prāptāḥ sarvakāmaphalodayam
likewise, at a time when (the sky) was covered with clouds, entered the water of the Narmadā; and they attained the world of the yakṣas, where the fruit of every desire arises.
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SkP-RK 49.34
जम्बुकेश्वरम् इत्येवं तिर्यग्योनिविमोक्षणम् । पृथिव्यां नैमिषं तीर्थम् अन्तरिक्षे च पुष्करम्
jambukeśvaram ityevaṃ tiryagyonivimokṣaṇam / pṛthivyāṃ naimiṣaṃ tīrtham antarikṣe ca puṣkaram
Such is Jambukeśvara, which releases (one) from birth in an animal womb; on earth (there is) the Naimiṣa ford, and in the mid-air Puṣkara,
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SkP-RK 49.35
वाराणसीप्रयागं च त्रैलोक्ये त्व् अमरेश्वरम् । त्रयस्त्रिंशत्कोटिभिस् तु सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
vārāṇasīprayāgaṃ ca trailokye tv amareśvaram / trayastriṃśatkoṭibhis tu surāsuranamaskṛtam
and Vārāṇasī and Prayāga, but in the three worlds Amareśvara, saluted by thirty-three crores of gods and demons.
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SkP-RK 49.36
तत्र स्नातश् च राजेन्द्र हयमेधफलं लभेत् । सिद्धा सरस्वती तत्र तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
tatra snātaś ca rājendra hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet / siddhā sarasvatī tatra tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
And one who has bathed there, O lord of kings, would obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice; there Sarasvatī attained perfection through the power of this ford.
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SkP-RK 49.37
यः कश्चित् कुरुते श्राद्धं पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्द्धनम् । स याति परमं स्थानं पितृभिः सह मानवः
yaḥ kaścit kurute śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītivarddhanam / sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha mānavaḥ
Whoever performs the śrāddha that increases the pleasure of the fathers, that man goes, together with his fathers, to the highest abode.
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SkP-RK 49.38
लिङ्गं सारस्वतं नाम ब्रह्महत्याव्यापोहनम् । आख्यानं कथयिष्यामि इतिहासं पुरातनम्
liṅgaṃ sārasvataṃ nāma brahmahatyāvyāpohanam / ākhyānaṃ kathayiṣyāmi itihāsaṃ purātanam
(There is) a liṅga named Sārasvata, which dispels the murder of a brahmin; I shall relate the tale, an ancient history.
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SkP-RK 49.39
स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते आदिकल्पे कृते युगे । अयोध्याधिपतिः श्रीमाञ्छक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः
svāyambhuve 'ntare prāpte ādikalpe kṛte yuge / ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmāñchakratulyaparākramaḥ
When the Svāyambhuva interval had arrived, in the first kalpa, in the Kṛta age, the illustrious lord of Ayodhyā, whose valour equalled Śakra's,
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SkP-RK 49.40
धुन्धुमार इति ख्यातः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः । यज्ञयाजी दानशीलो देवतातिथिपूजकः
dhundhumāra iti khyātaḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ / yajñayājī dānaśīlo devatātithipūjakaḥ
was known as Dhundhumāra, truthful, with his senses subdued, a performer of sacrifices, given to giving, a worshipper of gods and guests.
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SkP-RK 49.41
निरवद्याः प्रजास् तस्य भयदारिद्र्यवर्जिताः । सपादलक्षवर्षाणि प्रजा जीवन्ति भारत
niravadyāḥ prajās tasya bhayadāridryavarjitāḥ / sapādalakṣavarṣāṇi prajā jīvanti bhārata
His subjects were blameless, free from fear and poverty; the subjects lived a hundred and twenty-five thousand years, O Bhārata,
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SkP-RK 49.42
यज्ञोत्सवविवाहैश् च वेदमङ्गलनिःस्वनैः । स्वयं कामदुघा धेनुः पृथिवी सस्यशालिनी
yajñotsavavivāhaiś ca vedamaṅgalaniḥsvanaiḥ / svayaṃ kāmadughā dhenuḥ pṛthivī sasyaśālinī
with sacrifices, festivals and weddings, with the auspicious sounds of the Vedas; the earth of itself was a cow yielding whatever was wished, rich in crops.
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SkP-RK 49.43
चतुर्वर्षसहस्राणि प्राकृता इतरे जनाः । कौशेयपट्टं वृक्षेषु बद्धं सर्वत्र भारत
caturvarṣasahasrāṇi prākṛtā itare janāḥ / kauśeyapaṭṭaṃ vṛkṣeṣu baddhaṃ sarvatra bhārata
Four thousand years (lived) the other, common people; silken cloth was tied upon the trees everywhere, O Bhārata,
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SkP-RK 49.44
यज्ञहोमसहस्रैस् तु सदा दोहमयीं नृप । एवं शशास पृथिवीं यथा शक्रस्त्रिविष्टपम्
yajñahomasahasrais tu sadā dohamayīṃ nṛpa / evaṃ śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ yathā śakrastriviṣṭapam
and (the earth), by thousands of sacrifices and oblations, was always full of milk, O king; thus he ruled the earth as Śakra rules heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 49.45
एकस्मिन् समये राजा प्रतीहारम् उवाच ह । आदेशय नृपान् सर्वान् नानादेशसमुद्भवान्
ekasmin samaye rājā pratīhāram uvāca ha / ādeśaya nṛpān sarvān nānādeśasamudbhavān
On one occasion the king said to the doorkeeper: "Summon all the kings sprung from the various countries."
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SkP-RK 49.46
प्रतीहारसमादिष्टाः समायातास् ततो नृपाः । मृगयां तु स तैः सर्वैः कर्तुं विन्ध्यं जगाम ह
pratīhārasamādiṣṭāḥ samāyātās tato nṛpāḥ / mṛgayāṃ tu sa taiḥ sarvaiḥ kartuṃ vindhyaṃ jagāma ha
Then the kings, ordered by the doorkeeper, arrived; and he went to the Vindhya to hunt with all of them.
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SkP-RK 49.47
वेदध्वनितनिर्घोषैर् द्विजानाम् अग्निहोत्रिणाम् । नादिता त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्याता सप्तकल्पगा
vedadhvanitanirghoṣair dvijānām agnihotriṇām / nāditā triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātā saptakalpagā
(The river) was made to resound with the noise of the Veda-recitation of twice-born men who tend the sacred fire — famed in the three worlds, flowing through seven kalpas.
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SkP-RK 49.48
तत्रोपशोभितं रम्यं विचित्रं वनमण्डलम् । हत्वा जीवसहस्राणि क्षत्रियैः सह भारत
tatropaśobhitaṃ ramyaṃ vicitraṃ vanamaṇḍalam / hatvā jīvasahasrāṇi kṣatriyaiḥ saha bhārata
There (was) a lovely, variegated, beautifully adorned circle of forest; having killed thousands of living creatures along with the kṣatriyas, O Bhārata,
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SkP-RK 49.49
विवेश च वनं सर्वं ततः परमदारुणम् । भीमरूपं महाघोरं दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं च सुदुःसहम्
viveśa ca vanaṃ sarvaṃ tataḥ paramadāruṇam / bhīmarūpaṃ mahāghoraṃ duṣprekṣyaṃ ca suduḥsaham
And he entered the whole forest, which was then most terrible, of fearsome form, exceedingly dreadful, hard to look upon and very hard to endure.
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SkP-RK 49.50
मेघनादेन गर्जन्तं सुतरां लोमहर्षणम् । वाराहं श्वेतवर्णं च दंष्ट्रायुगलभीषणम्
meghanādena garjantaṃ sutarāṃ lomaharṣaṇam / vārāhaṃ śvetavarṇaṃ ca daṃṣṭrāyugalabhīṣaṇam
(He saw) a boar, white in colour, terrifying with its pair of tusks, roaring with the sound of a thundercloud, utterly hair-raising.
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SkP-RK 49.51
तं दृष्ट्वा तादृशं तत्र वाराहं नृपसत्तमः । उवाच क्षत्रियान् सर्वान् न दृष्टं न मया श्रुतम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ tatra vārāhaṃ nṛpasattamaḥ / uvāca kṣatriyān sarvān na dṛṣṭaṃ na mayā śrutam
Having seen there such a boar, the best of kings said to all the Kṣatriyas: "It has not been seen nor heard by me—
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SkP-RK 49.52
एतादृशं वराहस्य रूपं वै लोमहर्षणम् । इत्युक्त्वा पाशम् आदाय यावद्धन्तुं समुद्यतः
etādṛśaṃ varāhasya rūpaṃ vai lomaharṣaṇam / ityuktvā pāśam ādāya yāvaddhantuṃ samudyataḥ
—such a hair-raising form of a boar!" Having said this, taking up his noose, just as he was ready to kill (it),
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SkP-RK 49.53
तावद् वायुवपुर् भूत्वा निर्यातः प्राणपीडितः । विवेश जलमध्ये च कोटितीर्थे नराधिप
tāvad vāyuvapur bhūtvā niryātaḥ prāṇapīḍitaḥ / viveśa jalamadhye ca koṭitīrthe narādhipa
—at that moment, becoming wind-bodied (swift as the wind), it fled, distressed for its life, and entered into the midst of the water at Koṭitīrtha, O lord of men.
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SkP-RK 49.54
पृष्ठतो ऽनुजगाम ऽथ स राजा हयवाहनः । प्रविष्टमात्रः पयसि वराहस् तु विशाम्पते
pṛṣṭhato 'nujagāma 'tha sa rājā hayavāhanaḥ / praviṣṭamātraḥ payasi varāhas tu viśāmpate
Then that king, riding a horse, followed behind; and the boar, as soon as it had entered the water, O lord of the people—
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SkP-RK 49.55
तत्क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहस् तु कामिकं यानमास्थितः । किमिदं प्राह तं राजा वाराहं देवरूपणम्
tatkṣaṇād divyadehas tu kāmikaṃ yānamāsthitaḥ / kimidaṃ prāha taṃ rājā vārāhaṃ devarūpaṇam
—from that very instant had a divine body and was seated in a chariot that goes at will. The king said to that boar, which had the form of a god: "What is this?"
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SkP-RK 49.56
हृदि विस्मयमापन्नो सत्यम् एतच् च ब्रूहि मे । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वाराहो देवरूपधृक्
hṛdi vismayamāpanno satyam etac ca brūhi me / tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vārāho devarūpadhṛk
Filled with amazement in his heart, (he said): "Tell me the truth of this." Hearing that speech of his, the boar, who bore a divine form,
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SkP-RK 49.57
प्रहसन्न् अब्रवीद् वाक्यं शृणु राजन् महामते । अङ्गदं नाम तु गणं विद्धि मां शङ्करस्य तु
prahasann abravīd vākyaṃ śṛṇu rājan mahāmate / aṅgadaṃ nāma tu gaṇaṃ viddhi māṃ śaṅkarasya tu
laughing, spoke these words: "Listen, O king of great mind: know me to be a gaṇa of Śaṅkara, Aṅgada by name.
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SkP-RK 49.58
गणैश् च देवमुख्यैश् च उमया च महेश्वरः । क्रीडन् नास्ते कदाचित् तु तस्याग्रे नृपसत्तम
gaṇaiś ca devamukhyaiś ca umayā ca maheśvaraḥ / krīḍan nāste kadācit tu tasyāgre nṛpasattama
Maheśvara was sporting with the gaṇas and the chief gods and with Umā; and once, in his presence, O best of kings,
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SkP-RK 49.59
तत्र गीतं मया गीतं रम्यं दण्डकलक्षणम् । दृष्ट्वोर्वशीं तथा रम्भामभूवं काममोहितः
tatra gītaṃ mayā gītaṃ ramyaṃ daṇḍakalakṣaṇam / dṛṣṭvorvaśīṃ tathā rambhāmabhūvaṃ kāmamohitaḥ
there a song was sung by me, a lovely one marked by daṇḍaka metre; and seeing Urvaśī and Rambhā I became deluded by desire.
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SkP-RK 49.60
व्याहरं छूकरीं वाणीं विस्वरो विकृताननः । विह्वलेन मया तत्र ह्य् अप्सरोभिस् तु क्रीडितम्
vyāharaṃ chūkarīṃ vāṇīṃ visvaro vikṛtānanaḥ / vihvalena mayā tatra hy apsarobhis tu krīḍitam
I uttered a sow-like (grunting) voice, out of tune and with distorted face; and, being overwhelmed, I there played with the apsarases.
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SkP-RK 49.61
तादृशं मां तुदृष्ट्वावैकामक्रीडावशगतम् । शशाप नन्दी कोपात्मा शुकरो ऽमेध्यभुग् भव
tādṛśaṃ māṃ tudṛṣṭvāvaikāmakrīḍāvaśagatam / śaśāpa nandī kopātmā śukaro 'medhyabhug bhava
Seeing me in such a state, alone and given over to the sway of love-play, Nandin, of wrathful nature, cursed (me): "Become a boar, an eater of impure things!"
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SkP-RK 49.62
दशवर्षसहस्राणि भ्रमिष्यसि महीतले । ब्रह्मापि नैव शक्नोति शिवस्य तु प्रकीर्तितम्
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi bhramiṣyasi mahītale / brahmāpi naiva śaknoti śivasya tu prakīrtitam
"For ten thousand years you will wander on the surface of the earth. Not even Brahmā is able (to describe) what has been proclaimed of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 49.63
त्वं तु गामटमानो ऽपि किङ्करस्यापि किङ्करः । कुपितं नन्दिनं ज्ञात्वा भयभीतान्तरात्मना
tvaṃ tu gāmaṭamāno 'pi kiṅkarasyāpi kiṅkaraḥ / kupitaṃ nandinaṃ jñātvā bhayabhītāntarātmanā
"But you, even though wandering the earth, are a servant's servant." Knowing Nandin to be angry, with my inner self stricken with fear,
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SkP-RK 49.64
प्रसादितो मया नन्दी शापान्तं वरमादिशत् । दर्शनाद् धुन्धुमारस्यकोटितीर्थप्रभावतः
prasādito mayā nandī śāpāntaṃ varamādiśat / darśanād dhundhumārasyakoṭitīrthaprabhāvataḥ
Nandin was propitiated by me, and he appointed an end to the curse as a boon: "By the sight of Dhundhumāra, through the power of Koṭitīrtha,
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SkP-RK 49.65
त्यक्त्वा तु शूकरीं योनिं पुनः प्रत्यागमिष्यसि । एतत् ते कथितं राजन्वाराहीं योनिमाश्रितः
tyaktvā tu śūkarīṃ yoniṃ punaḥ pratyāgamiṣyasi / etat te kathitaṃ rājanvārāhīṃ yonimāśritaḥ
"having abandoned the sow's womb, you will come back again." This has been told to you, O king, (by me) who took on a boar's birth,
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SkP-RK 49.66
यथा हि किल्विषात् मुक्तस् तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः । ॐकारदर्शनाद् राजन् रेवातोयपरिष्कृतः
yathā hi kilviṣāt muktas tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ / oṃkāradarśanād rājan revātoyapariṣkṛtaḥ
how indeed I was freed from sin by the power of this tīrtha; O king, by the sight of Oṃkāra, purified by the waters of the Revā,
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SkP-RK 49.67
प्राप्तो गन्धर्वयोनिं तु दर्शनात् तव सुव्रत । विषादं त्यज राजेन्द्र गहना कर्मणां गतिः
prāpto gandharvayoniṃ tu darśanāt tava suvrata / viṣādaṃ tyaja rājendra gahanā karmaṇāṃ gatiḥ
I have attained the gandharva state by the sight of you, O you of good vows. Abandon your dejection, O lord of kings; the course of actions is unfathomable.
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SkP-RK 49.68
धर्मे बुद्धिं समाधाय सर्वभूतहितो भव । जन्मतो मरणं राजन् मरणाज् जन्मसम्भवः
dharme buddhiṃ samādhāya sarvabhūtahito bhava / janmato maraṇaṃ rājan maraṇāj janmasambhavaḥ
Fixing your mind on dharma, be a benefactor of all beings. From birth comes death, O king, and from death arises birth.
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SkP-RK 49.69
ज्ञात्वा शुभाशुभं कर्म त्वम् आत्मानं समुद्धर । स्वयम् एवार्जितं कर्म स्वयम् एवोपभुज्यते
jñātvā śubhāśubhaṃ karma tvam ātmānaṃ samuddhara / svayam evārjitaṃ karma svayam evopabhujyate
Knowing action to be good or bad, lift yourself up; the deed one has earned oneself is itself enjoyed (suffered) by oneself.
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SkP-RK 49.70
स्वयं कर्ता च भोक्ता च शुभस्याप्य् अशुभस्य च । स्वस्ति वो ऽस्ति गमिष्यामि एवम् उक्त्वा जगाम ह
svayaṃ kartā ca bhoktā ca śubhasyāpy aśubhasya ca / svasti vo 'sti gamiṣyāmi evam uktvā jagāma ha
One is oneself the doer and the enjoyer of the good and of the bad alike. May it be well with you; I shall go — so saying, he departed.
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SkP-RK 49.71
ध्रियमाणातपत्रस् तु वीज्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः । शिवध्यानपरो भूत्वा कैलासे न्यवसत् सुखम्
dhriyamāṇātapatras tu vījyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ / śivadhyānaparo bhūtvā kailāse nyavasat sukham
With a parasol held over him and fanned by throngs of apsarases, devoted to meditation on Śiva, he dwelt happily on Kailāsa.
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