Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 68
SkP-RK 68.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: प्रतिग्रहग्रहग्रस्ता लोभमोहविमोहिताः । मज्जन्ति नरके घोरे यत्र गत्वा न निर्गताः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: pratigrahagrahagrastā lobhamohavimohitāḥ / majjanti narake ghore yatra gatvā na nirgatāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Those seized by the demon of accepting gifts, bewildered by greed and delusion, sink into a dreadful hell, having gone where they do not come out.
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SkP-RK 68.2
सफला वेदयज्ञाश् च तीर्थयात्रा च भारत । तथा क्लिश्यन्ति चात्मानं प्रतिग्रहपरा नराः
saphalā vedayajñāś ca tīrthayātrā ca bhārata / tathā kliśyanti cātmānaṃ pratigrahaparā narāḥ
Fruitful are the Vedic sacrifices and pilgrimage to tīrthas, O Bhārata; but men intent on accepting gifts thus torment themselves.
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SkP-RK 68.3
दाता च याचकश् चैव कराभ्याम् एव सूचितौ । अथो गच्छेद् ग्रहीता तु दाता गच्छति चोर्द्ध्वतः
dātā ca yācakaś caiva karābhyām eva sūcitau / atho gacched grahītā tu dātā gacchati corddhvataḥ
Both the giver and the asker are indicated just by their hands: the receiver would go downward, while the giver goes upward.
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SkP-RK 68.4
सहस्रावर्तकं नाम तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र स्नातस्य विधिवद् वृषोत्सर्गफलं भवेत्
sahasrāvartakaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / tatra snātasya vidhivad vṛṣotsargaphalaṃ bhavet
There is a tīrtha named Sahasrāvartaka, destroyer of sin; for one who bathes there according to rule there is the fruit of releasing a bull.
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SkP-RK 68.5
आसप्तमं कुलं चैव पुनीते ना ऽत्र संशयः । रेवाया उत्तरे कूले सहस्रायुधसंख्यया
āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ caiva punīte nā 'tra saṃśayaḥ / revāyā uttare kūle sahasrāyudhasaṃkhyayā
And it purifies the family up to the seventh (generation) — there is no doubt of this; on the northern bank of the Revā, by the count of a thousand weapons...
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SkP-RK 68.6
ततश् चान्ते महाभाग काराया वनम् उत्तमम् । अग्निष्टोमफलं यत्र स्नात्वा स्वर्गं च गच्छति
tataś cānte mahābhāga kārāyā vanam uttamam / agniṣṭomaphalaṃ yatra snātvā svargaṃ ca gacchati
And beyond that, O greatly fortunate one, is the excellent forest of Kārā, where, having bathed, one gains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and goes to heaven.
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SkP-RK 68.7
रेवाया उत्तरे भागे तीर्थ परमशोभनम् । सौगन्धिकं वनं नाम ब्रह्मचारिशुचिव्रताः
revāyā uttare bhāge tīrtha paramaśobhanam / saugandhikaṃ vanaṃ nāma brahmacāriśucivratāḥ
On the northern side of the Revā there is a most splendid tīrtha, the forest named Saugandhika; (there) chaste ones of pure vows...
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SkP-RK 68.8
सिषिचुः पितरस् तत् तु ब्रह्माद्याः सुतपोधनाः । सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वाः सकिन्नरमहोरगाः
siṣicuḥ pitaras tat tu brahmādyāḥ sutapodhanāḥ / siddhacāraṇagandharvāḥ sakinnaramahoragāḥ
...the fathers watered it, Brahmā and the others rich in excellent austerity, (and) siddhas, cāraṇas and gandharvas together with kinnaras and great serpents.
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SkP-RK 68.9
प्रविश्य तद् वनं मर्त्यः सर्वपापात् प्रमुच्यते । ततः सरस्वती चास्ति नदीनाम् उत्तमा नदी
praviśya tad vanaṃ martyaḥ sarvapāpāt pramucyate / tataḥ sarasvatī cāsti nadīnām uttamā nadī
A mortal who enters that forest is freed from all sin. Then there is the Sarasvatī, the best of rivers,
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SkP-RK 68.10
लक्ष्या देवसुता राजन् महापुण्या प्रकीर्तिता । तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत मानवो नृपते जले
lakṣyā devasutā rājan mahāpuṇyā prakīrtitā / tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta mānavo nṛpate jale
Lakṣyā, born of a god, O king, is declared to be greatly holy; a man should perform his bath there in the water, O lord of the earth.
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SkP-RK 68.11
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् देवान् अश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । ईशानाध्युषितं नाम तत्र तीर्थं सुदुर्लभम्
tarpayitvā pitṝn devān aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet / īśānādhyuṣitaṃ nāma tatra tīrthaṃ sudurlabham
Having offered libations to the fathers and the gods, one would obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice. There is a very hard-to-reach tīrtha named Īśānādhyuṣita ('inhabited by Īśāna').
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SkP-RK 68.12
तत्र स्नात्वा व्यतीपाते संक्रान्तौ ग्रहणे नरः । सहस्रकपिलादाने वाजिमेधे च यत्फलम्
tatra snātvā vyatīpāte saṃkrāntau grahaṇe naraḥ / sahasrakapilādāne vājimedhe ca yatphalam
A man who bathes there at a vyatīpāta, at a solstitial/zodiacal transit, or at an eclipse — whatever fruit there is in the gift of a thousand tawny cows and in a horse sacrifice (he obtains that).
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SkP-RK 68.13
सुगन्धां छातकुम्भाश् च पञ्चयज्ञांश् च भारत । अभिगम्य नरश्रेष्ठ स्वर्गलोके महीयते
sugandhāṃ chātakumbhāś ca pañcayajñāṃś ca bhārata / abhigamya naraśreṣṭha svargaloke mahīyate
And having approached Sugandhā, Chātakumbha, and the Pañcayajñas, O Bhārata, best of men, (he) is honored in the world of heaven.
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SkP-RK 68.14
त्रिशूलाख्यं तु तत्रैव तीर्थम् आसाद्य भारत । तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्याद् अर्चयेत् पितृदैवतम्
triśūlākhyaṃ tu tatraiva tīrtham āsādya bhārata / tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryād arcayet pitṛdaivatam
And there itself, O Bhārata, having reached the sacred ford called Triśūla, he who performs an ablution there and worships the ancestors and the gods —
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SkP-RK 68.15
गणेशत्वं स लभते त्यक्त्वा देहं न संशयः । ततो गच्छेन् महाराज ब्रह्मस्थानम् अनुत्तमम्
gaṇeśatvaṃ sa labhate tyaktvā dehaṃ na saṃśayaḥ / tato gacchen mahārāja brahmasthānam anuttamam
he attains the state of a Gaṇeśa (lord of Śiva's hosts) after leaving the body — there is no doubt. Then, great king, one should go to the unsurpassed abode of Brahmā.
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SkP-RK 68.16
रेवाया उत्तरे कूले कामभोगफलप्रदम् । ब्रह्मोदम् इति विख्यातं प्रकाश्यं भुवि भारत
revāyā uttare kūle kāmabhogaphalapradam / brahmodam iti vikhyātaṃ prakāśyaṃ bhuvi bhārata
On the northern bank of the Revā (there is a place) that grants the fruit of desires and enjoyments, renowned as Brahmoda, to be made manifest on earth, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 68.17
तत्र सप्तर्षयः प्राप्ताः स्नानार्थं भरतर्षभ । कपिञ्जलो मुनिश्रेष्ठो हव्यवाहश् च भारत
tatra saptarṣayaḥ prāptāḥ snānārthaṃ bharatarṣabha / kapiñjalo muniśreṣṭho havyavāhaś ca bhārata
There the seven seers came for the sake of bathing, O bull of the Bharatas: Kapiñjala, best of sages, and Havyavāha, O Bhārata,
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SkP-RK 68.18
भगवान् देवयानश् च विश्वावसुमहामुनिः । अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् ब्रह्मलोकम् अवाप्नुयुः
bhagavān devayānaś ca viśvāvasumahāmuniḥ / asya tīrthasya māhātmyād brahmalokam avāpnuyuḥ
and the lord Devayāna, and the great sage Viśvāvasu — by the greatness of this sacred ford they attained the world of Brahmā.
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SkP-RK 68.19
पितरः श्राद्धदानेन प्रयाता ब्रह्मणः पुरम् । उदुम्बरस्य कृत्वा तु विधिवद् दर्शनं ततः
pitaraḥ śrāddhadānena prayātā brahmaṇaḥ puram / udumbarasya kṛtvā tu vidhivad darśanaṃ tataḥ
By the giving of a śrāddha offering the ancestors went to the city of Brahmā. And then, having made the viewing of the udumbara tree according to the rule,
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SkP-RK 68.20
अन्तर्द्धानम् अवाप्नोति तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः । ततो गच्छेन् महाराज शङ्करं लोकशङ्करम्
antarddhānam avāpnoti tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ / tato gacchen mahārāja śaṅkaraṃ lokaśaṅkaram
one attains invisibility, his sins burnt up by ascetic heat. Then, great king, one should go to Śaṅkara, the benefactor of the world.
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SkP-RK 68.21
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्याम् अभिगम्य वृषध्वजम् । लभते सर्वकामांश् च स्वर्गलोकं हि गच्छति
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyām abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam / labhate sarvakāmāṃś ca svargalokaṃ hi gacchati
Having approached the bull-bannered one (Śiva) on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, one obtains all desires and indeed goes to the world of heaven.
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SkP-RK 68.22
नर्मदायाम्यभागे तु गोप्याद् गोप्यतर महत् । सिद्धलिङ्गं मणिमयं न तत्पश्यन्ति मानवाः
narmadāyāmyabhāge tu gopyād gopyatara mahat / siddhaliṅgaṃ maṇimayaṃ na tatpaśyanti mānavāḥ
But in the southern region of the Narmadā (there is) a great thing, more secret than the secret: a siddha-liṅga made of jewels; men do not see it.
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SkP-RK 68.23
नागेन्द्रसुरसिद्धैश् च नागकन्याभिर् अर्च्यते । सपादकोटिस्तीर्थानां शङ्करे कुरुनन्दन
nāgendrasurasiddhaiś ca nāgakanyābhir arcyate / sapādakoṭistīrthānāṃ śaṅkare kurunandana
It is worshipped by the lords of the nāgas, by the gods and siddhas, and by the nāga maidens; of the one and a quarter crore of sacred fords, at Śaṅkara, O delight of the Kurus...
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SkP-RK 68.24
वसूनामाश्रमं पुण्यं मुनीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम् । शिवभक्तिपराणांच कन्दमूलफलाशिनाम्
vasūnāmāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ munīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām / śivabhaktiparāṇāṃca kandamūlaphalāśinām
(There is) the holy hermitage of the Vasus, and of the sages who are celibate, devoted to the worship of Śiva, and who eat bulbs, roots, and fruits.
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SkP-RK 68.25
पितॄणाम् अक्षया तृप्तिस् तिलतोयप्रदानतः । मुदा परमया युक्तो दाता याति शिवालयम्
pitṝṇām akṣayā tṛptis tilatoyapradānataḥ / mudā paramayā yukto dātā yāti śivālayam
By the gift of sesame and water there is imperishable satisfaction for the ancestors; the giver, filled with the highest joy, goes to Śiva's abode.
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SkP-RK 68.26
ध्रुवो धरश् च सोमश् च सावित्रश् चानलो ऽनिलः । प्रत्यूषश् च प्रभासश् च वसवो ऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिता
dhruvo dharaś ca somaś ca sāvitraś cānalo 'nilaḥ / pratyūṣaś ca prabhāsaś ca vasavo 'ṣṭau prakīrtitā
Dhruva, Dhara, Soma, Sāvitra, Anala, Anila, Pratyūṣa, and Prabhāsa — these are proclaimed as the eight Vasus.
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SkP-RK 68.27
शङ्करस्य प्रसादेन दिवि देवत्वम् आगताः । कल्पगासौम्यभागे तु सोमतीर्थम् अनुत्तमम्
śaṅkarasya prasādena divi devatvam āgatāḥ / kalpagāsaumyabhāge tu somatīrtham anuttamam
By the grace of Śaṅkara they attained godhood in heaven. And in the northern region of the Kalpagā (river) is the unsurpassed Somatīrtha.
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SkP-RK 68.28
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् स्वर्गलोके महीयते । सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ततो गच्छेन् नृपोत्तम
tatra snātvā naro rājan svargaloke mahīyate / saptasārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ tato gacchen nṛpottama
Having bathed there, O king, a man is honored in the world of heaven. Then, best of kings, one should go to the sacred ford Saptasārasvata.
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SkP-RK 68.29
ब्रह्मोवाचा: वाक्पतिर् वचसां नित्यं वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
brahmovācā: vākpatir vacasāṃ nityaṃ vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Brahmā said: The lord of speech, (lord) of words eternally — let Vāsudeva be my goal.
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SkP-RK 68.30
हंसः सुरेशो वक्ता वा वसूनामन्तरा वसन् । होता दिविषदीशानो वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
haṃsaḥ sureśo vaktā vā vasūnāmantarā vasan / hotā diviṣadīśāno vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The swan, the lord of the gods, the speaker, dwelling in the midst of the Vasus, the offerer, the ruler of the heaven-dwellers — let Vāsudeva be my goal.
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SkP-RK 68.31
स्वाहाकारः स्वधाकारो वषट्कारो हविष्यभुक् । ऋङ्मूर्तिर्यजुषां मूर्तिर्वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
svāhākāraḥ svadhākāro vaṣaṭkāro haviṣyabhuk / ṛṅmūrtiryajuṣāṃ mūrtirvāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The utterance 'svāhā', the utterance 'svadhā', the utterance 'vaṣaṭ', the eater of the oblation, the embodiment of the Ṛg (verses), the embodiment of the Yajus (formulas) — let Vāsudeva be my goal.
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SkP-RK 68.32
क्षेत्रज्ञः परमः सूक्ष्मो जगतां तारको हरिः । ईश्वरो हृदयावासो वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
kṣetrajñaḥ paramaḥ sūkṣmo jagatāṃ tārako hariḥ / īśvaro hṛdayāvāso vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The knower of the field, supreme, subtle, Hari the ferryman of the worlds, the lord who dwells in the heart — let Vāsudeva be my goal.
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SkP-RK 68.33
श्रवण्यः श्रवणोपायः पुण्यश्लोकः शुचिश्रवाः । वरदो वासुदेवो ऽग्निर् वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
śravaṇyaḥ śravaṇopāyaḥ puṇyaślokaḥ śuciśravāḥ / varado vāsudevo 'gnir vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Worthy to be heard of, the means of hearing, he of auspicious praise-verses, of pure renown, granter of boons, Vāsudeva, the fire — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
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SkP-RK 68.34
पुरुषः पुण्डरीकाक्षः पुराणो भुवनेश्वरः । आदित्यान्तर्गतो वह्णिर् वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
puruṣaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ purāṇo bhuvaneśvaraḥ / ādityāntargato vahṇir vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The Person, the lotus-eyed, the ancient one, lord of the worlds, the fire dwelling within the sun — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
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SkP-RK 68.35
कंसकालियहन्ता च सुबलो बलमर्दनः । शिशुपालनिहन्ता ऽग्निर् वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
kaṃsakāliyahantā ca subalo balamardanaḥ / śiśupālanihantā 'gnir vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Slayer of Kaṃsa and of Kāliya, possessed of good strength, crusher of might, the fire that struck down Śiśupāla — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
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SkP-RK 68.36
कालनेमिनिहन्ता ऽग्निर्यः काले नियतान्तकः । शतासुरशरीरघ्नो वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
kālaneminihantā 'gniryaḥ kāle niyatāntakaḥ / śatāsuraśarīraghno vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
He who is the fire that slew Kālanemi, who at the (right) time is the appointed ender, destroyer of the body of Śatāsura — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
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SkP-RK 68.37
कङ्कासुरनिहन्ता च मधुकैटभनाशनः । शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिर् वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
kaṅkāsuranihantā ca madhukaiṭabhanāśanaḥ / śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇir vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Slayer of the demon Kaṅka and destroyer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, holding conch, discus and mace in his hands — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
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SkP-RK 68.38
शुक्लः सलिलशायी च विष्णुः पापक्षयाह्वयः । इन्द्रो वचनसत्पालो वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
śuklaḥ salilaśāyī ca viṣṇuḥ pāpakṣayāhvayaḥ / indro vacanasatpālo vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The white one, who lies upon the waters, Viṣṇu, called the destruction of sin, Indra, the true keeper of his word — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
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SkP-RK 68.39
हृषीकेशश् चेन्द्रपालोपेन्द्रो गरुडासनः । सहस्रनामा धर्मज्ञो वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
hṛṣīkeśaś cendrapālopendro garuḍāsanaḥ / sahasranāmā dharmajño vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Hṛṣīkeśa, and the protector of Indra, Upendra, seated on Garuḍa, he of a thousand names, knower of dharma — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.40
शङ्खी च नन्दकी चक्री शार्ङ्गधन्वा गदाधरः । धीरो वपुष्मान् मेधावी वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
śaṅkhī ca nandakī cakrī śārṅgadhanvā gadādharaḥ / dhīro vapuṣmān medhāvī vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Bearer of the conch, of the Nandaka sword, of the discus, wielder of the Śārṅga bow, holder of the mace, steadfast, of fair body, wise — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.41
बृहत्संकर्षणः शम्भुः स्वयम्भूर् भूतभावनः । निपुणो लक्षणः शुद्धो वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
bṛhatsaṃkarṣaṇaḥ śambhuḥ svayambhūr bhūtabhāvanaḥ / nipuṇo lakṣaṇaḥ śuddho vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The great Saṃkarṣaṇa, Śambhu, self-existent, bringer-into-being of beings, skilful, marked with (auspicious) signs, pure — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.42
त्रैकालिकस्त्रिकालज्ञस्त्रयी कर्ता त्रिलोचनः । त्रिसामा देवकीसूनुर् वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
traikālikastrikālajñastrayī kartā trilocanaḥ / trisāmā devakīsūnur vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
Belonging to the three times, knower of the three times, the threefold (Veda), the maker, three-eyed, having the three Sāman chants, son of Devakī — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.43
अव्यक्तात्मा महात्मा च अन्तरात्मा जनार्दनः । प्राणश्चेन्द्रियभूतात्मा वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
avyaktātmā mahātmā ca antarātmā janārdanaḥ / prāṇaścendriyabhūtātmā vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The unmanifest self, the great self, and the inner self, Janārdana, the breath, and the self of the senses and the elements — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.44
परमात्मा परं ब्रह्म परमेशः परा गतिः । परमेष्ठी परं ज्योतिर् वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
paramātmā paraṃ brahma parameśaḥ parā gatiḥ / parameṣṭhī paraṃ jyotir vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The supreme self, the supreme brahman, the supreme lord, the highest goal, the one standing highest, the supreme light — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.45
विश्वात्मा विश्वकर्ता च विश्वस्य पतिरात्मवान् । द्यावापृथिव्योः कर्ता च वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
viśvātmā viśvakartā ca viśvasya patirātmavān / dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ kartā ca vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The self of all, maker of all, lord of the universe, possessed of self, and the maker of heaven and earth — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.46
सहस्रशीर्षा भगवान् सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । सहस्रकोटिधारी वा वासुदेवो ऽस्तु मे गतिः
sahasraśīrṣā bhagavān sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt / sahasrakoṭidhārī vā vāsudevo 'stu me gatiḥ
The Lord with a thousand heads, with a thousand eyes, with a thousand feet, or bearing a thousand crores (of forms) — may Vāsudeva be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.47
इति वागीश्वरो वाग्मी पूजितः परमेश्वरः । भक्तस्य भगवान् विष्णुः प्रीयतां मे जनार्दनः
iti vāgīśvaro vāgmī pūjitaḥ parameśvaraḥ / bhaktasya bhagavān viṣṇuḥ prīyatāṃ me janārdanaḥ
Thus worshipped, the lord of speech, the eloquent one, the supreme lord, the Lord Viṣṇu Janārdana — may he be pleased with me, his devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.48
जन्मप्रभृति यत् किंचिन् मया सुकृतमर्जितम् । तत्समग्रं फलं चास्तु शाश्वतं पुरुषोत्तम
janmaprabhṛti yat kiṃcin mayā sukṛtamarjitam / tatsamagraṃ phalaṃ cāstu śāśvataṃ puruṣottama
Whatever merit I have gathered from birth onward, let the whole fruit of that be everlasting, O best of persons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.49
इदम् अभ्यस्यतो नित्यं पूजितः स्यात् सकेशवः । विनाशयति पापानि प्रकाशयति तत् फलम्
idam abhyasyato nityaṃ pūjitaḥ syāt sakeśavaḥ / vināśayati pāpāni prakāśayati tat phalam
For one who recites this constantly, Keśava together (with all gods) is worshipped; it destroys sins and makes that fruit manifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.50
एष निष्कण्टकः पन्था यत्र सम्पूज्यते हरिः । कुपथं तं विजानीयाद् यत्र नाराध्यते हरिः
eṣa niṣkaṇṭakaḥ panthā yatra sampūjyate hariḥ / kupathaṃ taṃ vijānīyād yatra nārādhyate hariḥ
This is the thornless path, where Hari is duly worshipped; one should know as a bad road that where Hari is not honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.51
वासुदेवपरा वेदा सुदेवपराक्रिया । वासुदेवात्मका विप्रा वासुदेवपराश्रयः
vāsudevaparā vedā sudevaparākriyā / vāsudevātmakā viprā vāsudevaparāśrayaḥ
The Vedas have Vāsudeva as their end; rites have (Vāsu)deva as their end; the brahmins have Vāsudeva as their essence; Vāsudeva is the supreme refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.52
सर्वे देवा वासुदेवं यजन्ते सर्वे देवा वासुदेवात् प्रसूताः । सर्वेषां वा वासुदेवो ऽपि देवो नान्यत् किंचिद् अवासुदेवातिरिक्तम्
sarve devā vāsudevaṃ yajante sarve devā vāsudevāt prasūtāḥ / sarveṣāṃ vā vāsudevo 'pi devo nānyat kiṃcid avāsudevātiriktam
All the gods worship Vāsudeva; all the gods are born from Vāsudeva; and Vāsudeva is the god of all — there is nothing else at all apart from Vāsudeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.53
नान्यः पुण्यतरो देवो नास्ति विष्णुपरं तपः । नास्ति विष्णुपरं ज्ञानं सर्वं विष्णुमयं जगत्
nānyaḥ puṇyataro devo nāsti viṣṇuparaṃ tapaḥ / nāsti viṣṇuparaṃ jñānaṃ sarvaṃ viṣṇumayaṃ jagat
There is no other god more holy, there is no austerity higher than Viṣṇu; there is no knowledge higher than Viṣṇu; the whole world is made of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.54
ये पठन्ति नरा भक्त्या विष्णुनामाङ्कितस्तवम् । ते यान्ति वैष्णवं लोकं परं ब्रह्म सनातनम्
ye paṭhanti narā bhaktyā viṣṇunāmāṅkitastavam / te yānti vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ paraṃ brahma sanātanam
Those men who recite with devotion this hymn marked with the names of Viṣṇu go to the world of Viṣṇu, the supreme eternal Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.55
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रम् इदं देवो ब्रह्मणः समहात्मनः । श्रिया प्रबोधितः कृष्णः शयानो योगनिद्रया
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śrutvā stotram idaṃ devo brahmaṇaḥ samahātmanaḥ / śriyā prabodhitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śayāno yoganidrayā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this hymn of the great-souled Brahmā, the god Kṛṣṇa, who lay asleep in yogic slumber, was awakened by Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.56
दृष्ट्वा ऽब्रवीत् सुरान् सर्वान् नानारूपान् भयानकान् । किमस्ति वः समुत्पन्नं मां दिदृक्षुर् इहागताः
dṛṣṭvā 'bravīt surān sarvān nānārūpān bhayānakān / kimasti vaḥ samutpannaṃ māṃ didṛkṣur ihāgatāḥ
Seeing (them), he spoke to all the gods, (who were) of many forms and terrifying: "What has happened to you, that you have come here wishing to see me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.57
उवाच वचनं ब्रह्मा केशवं प्रति भारत । त्वां विनात्र जगन्नाथ कस् त्राता देवकण्टकैः
uvāca vacanaṃ brahmā keśavaṃ prati bhārata / tvāṃ vinātra jagannātha kas trātā devakaṇṭakaiḥ
Brahmā spoke these words to Keśava, O Bhārata: "Apart from you, O Lord of the world, who is the saviour here from those who are thorns to the gods?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.58
दानवैर् वेष्टिता धात्री स्वर्गश्चैव विनाशितः । धर्मकामादिका यज्ञा वेदा विप्लावितास् तथा
dānavair veṣṭitā dhātrī svargaścaiva vināśitaḥ / dharmakāmādikā yajñā vedā viplāvitās tathā
"The earth is beset by Dānavas, and heaven is destroyed; sacrifices, (which are the source of) dharma, pleasure and the rest, and the Vedas too, have been swept away."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.59
दनुभारभराक्रान्ता रसातततलं गता । जटासुरश् च जाबालिर्दैत्यो मयसुतस् तथा
danubhārabharākrāntā rasātatatalaṃ gatā / jaṭāsuraś ca jābālirdaityo mayasutas tathā
"Oppressed by the weight of the burden of Danu's offspring, she has gone to the nether world; and Jaṭāsura, and Jābāli, and the Daitya son of Maya,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.60
दशकोट्यस् तु दैत्यानां समग्रबलशालिनाम् । शिवप्रसादयुक्तानां स्वर्गविप्लवकारिणाम्
daśakoṭyas tu daityānāṃ samagrabalaśālinām / śivaprasādayuktānāṃ svargaviplavakāriṇām
"and ten crores of Daityas endowed with full strength, possessed of Śiva's favour, wreaking havoc on heaven —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.61
तस्मात् प्रवर्तितं चक्रमुद्धर स्ववसुन्धराम् । श्रुत्वा वाक्यम् इदं देवो भयार्तं प्राणपीडितम्
tasmāt pravartitaṃ cakramuddhara svavasundharām / śrutvā vākyam idaṃ devo bhayārtaṃ prāṇapīḍitam
"Therefore set your discus in motion and lift up your own earth." Having heard these words, afflicted with fear and oppressed in their very breath, the god
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.62
उवाच वचनं देवो भयं त्यजत दैत्यजम् । अचिरेणैव कालेन हनिष्यामि महासुरान्
uvāca vacanaṃ devo bhayaṃ tyajata daityajam / acireṇaiva kālena haniṣyāmi mahāsurān
the god spoke (these) words: "Abandon the fear born of the Daityas; in no long time I shall slay the great Asuras."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.63
वाराहरूपमास्थाय प्रेषितं कल्पगाजले । दंष्ट्राग्रेण धृता धात्री दानवानां क्षयः कृतः
vārāharūpamāsthāya preṣitaṃ kalpagājale / daṃṣṭrāgreṇa dhṛtā dhātrī dānavānāṃ kṣayaḥ kṛtaḥ
Assuming the form of a boar, he was sent into the water of the Kalpagā; the earth was held up on the tip of his tusk, and the destruction of the Dānavas was accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 68.64
पुनः प्रवर्तिता सृष्टिर् यथापूर्वं तथैव च । ब्रह्माद्या मुदिता देवाः प्रतिजग्मुस् त्रिविष्टपम्
punaḥ pravartitā sṛṣṭir yathāpūrvaṃ tathaiva ca / brahmādyā muditā devāḥ pratijagmus triviṣṭapam
Creation was set going again just as it had been before; and the gods, Brahmā and the rest, rejoicing, went back to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 68.65
एतत् ते कथितं राजन् वाराहं कल्पगातटे । श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् अस्य हयमेधफलं लभेत्
etat te kathitaṃ rājan vārāhaṃ kalpagātaṭe / śravaṇāt kīrtanād asya hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet
This, O king, has been told to you — the Boar (story) on the bank of the Kalpagā. From hearing and reciting it one would obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition