Vamana Purana — Chapter 16
VamP 16.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततः सुकेशिर्देवर्षे गत्वा स्वपुरमुत्तमम् । सम्हूयाब्रवीत् सर्वान् राक्षसान् धार्मिकं वचः
pulastya uvāca / tataḥ sukeśirdevarṣe gatvā svapuramuttamam / samhūyābravīt sarvān rākṣasān dhārmikaṃ vacaḥ
Pulastya said: Then, O divine seer, Sukeśin, having gone to his excellent city, summoned all the rākṣasas and spoke to them a speech about dharma:
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VamP 16.2
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं शौचमिन्द्रियसंयमः । दानं दया च क्षान्तिश्व ब्रह्मचर्यममानिता
ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ śaucamindriyasaṃyamaḥ / dānaṃ dayā ca kṣāntiśva brahmacaryamamānitā
Non-injury, truth, not stealing, purity, restraint of the senses, giving, compassion, patience, chastity, freedom from conceit,
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VamP 16.3
शुभा सत्या च मधुरा वाङ् नित्यं सत्क्रिया रतिः । सदाचारनिषेवित्वं परलोकप्रदायकाः
śubhā satyā ca madhurā vāṅ nityaṃ satkriyā ratiḥ / sadācāraniṣevitvaṃ paralokapradāyakāḥ
auspicious, truthful and sweet speech, constant delight in good deeds, devotion to the practice of good conduct — (these) are the bestowers of the next world.
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VamP 16.4
इत्यूचुर्मुनयो मह्यं धर्ममाद्यं पुरातनम् । सोहमाज्ञापये सर्वान् क्रियतामविकल्पतः
ityūcurmunayo mahyaṃ dharmamādyaṃ purātanam / sohamājñāpaye sarvān kriyatāmavikalpataḥ
Thus the sages spoke to me of the primeval, ancient dharma; therefore I command you all: let it be done without wavering.
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VamP 16.5
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततः सुकेशिवचनात् सर्व एव निशाचराः । त्रयोदशाङ्गं ते धर्म चक्रुर्मुदितमानसाः
pulastya uvāca / tataḥ sukeśivacanāt sarva eva niśācarāḥ / trayodaśāṅgaṃ te dharma cakrurmuditamānasāḥ
Pulastya said: Then, at Sukeśin's word, all the night-roamers, with glad minds, practised that thirteen-limbed dharma.
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VamP 16.6
ततः प्रवृद्धिं सुतरामगच्छन्त निशाचराः । पुत्रपौत्रार्थसंयुक्ताः सदाटारसमन्विताः
tataḥ pravṛddhiṃ sutarāmagacchanta niśācarāḥ / putrapautrārthasaṃyuktāḥ sadāṭārasamanvitāḥ
Thereafter the night-roamers attained very great increase, endowed with sons, grandsons and wealth, and possessed of good conduct.
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VamP 16.7
तज्जयोतिस्तेजस्तेषां राक्षसानं महात्मनाम् । गन्तुं नाशक्तुवन् सूर्यो नक्षत्राणि न चन्द्रमाः
tajjayotistejasteṣāṃ rākṣasānaṃ mahātmanām / gantuṃ nāśaktuvan sūryo nakṣatrāṇi na candramāḥ
Such was the light and brilliance of those great-souled rākṣasas that neither the sun, nor the constellations, nor the moon were able to pass (over it).
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VamP 16.8
ततस्त्रिभुवने ब्रह्मन् निशाचरपुरो ऽभवत् । दिवा चन्द्रस्य सदृशः क्षणदायां च सूर्यवत्
tatastribhuvane brahman niśācarapuro 'bhavat / divā candrasya sadṛśaḥ kṣaṇadāyāṃ ca sūryavat
Then, O brahman, the city of the night-roamers became, in the three worlds, like the moon by day and like the sun by night.
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VamP 16.9
न ज्ञायते गतिर्व्योम्नि भास्करस्य ततो ऽम्बरे । शशङ्कमिति तेजस्त्वादमन्यन्त पुरोत्तमम्
na jñāyate gatirvyomni bhāskarasya tato 'mbare / śaśaṅkamiti tejastvādamanyanta purottamam
Thereafter the course of the sun in the sky was not to be discerned in the heavens; because of its brilliance, (people) took that best of cities for the moon.
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VamP 16.10
स्वं विकासं विमुञ्चन्ति निशामिति व्यचिन्तयन् । कमलाकरेषु कमला मित्रमित्यवगम्य हि । रात्रौ विकसिता ब्रह्मन् विभूतिं दातुमीप्सवः
svaṃ vikāsaṃ vimuñcanti niśāmiti vyacintayan / kamalākareṣu kamalā mitramityavagamya hi / rātrau vikasitā brahman vibhūtiṃ dātumīpsavaḥ
They released their opening, thinking 'It is night'; for the lotuses in the lotus-pools, taking (that light) to be the sun, bloomed at night, O brahman, wishing to bestow (their) splendour.
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VamP 16.11
कौशिका रात्रिसमयं बुद्ध्वा निरगमन् किल । तान् वायसास्तदा ज्ञात्वा दिवा निघ्नन्ति कौशिकान्
kauśikā rātrisamayaṃ buddhvā niragaman kila / tān vāyasāstadā jñātvā divā nighnanti kauśikān
The owls, thinking it the time of night, indeed came forth; and then the crows, knowing them (to be out) by day, killed the owls.
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VamP 16.12
स्नातकास्त्वापगास्वेव स्नानजप्यपरायणाः । आकण्ठमग्नास्तिष्ठन्ति रात्रौ ज्ञात्वाथ वासरम्
snātakāstvāpagāsveva snānajapyaparāyaṇāḥ / ākaṇṭhamagnāstiṣṭhanti rātrau jñātvātha vāsaram
And the snātakas, intent on bathing and muttering prayers, stood immersed up to the neck in the rivers at night, taking it for day.
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VamP 16.13
न व्ययुज्यन्त चक्रआश्च तदा वै पुरदर्शने । मन्मानास्तु दिवसमिदमुच्चैर्ब्रुवन्ति च
na vyayujyanta cakraāśca tadā vai puradarśane / manmānāstu divasamidamuccairbruvanti ca
And the cakravāka birds were not parted from one another then at the sight of the city; but, thinking 'this is day', they call aloud.
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VamP 16.14
नूनं कान्ताविहीनेन केनचिच्चक्रपत्त्रिणा । उत्सृष्टं जीवितं शून्ये फूत्कृत्य सरितस्तटे
nūnaṃ kāntāvihīnena kenaciccakrapattriṇā / utsṛṣṭaṃ jīvitaṃ śūnye phūtkṛtya saritastaṭe
Surely by some cakravāka bird bereft of its beloved, life was given up on the empty river bank, after crying out.
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VamP 16.15
ततो ऽनुकृपयाविष्टो विवस्वास्तीव्ररश्मिभिः । संतापयञ्जगत् सर्वं नास्तमेति कथञ्चन
tato 'nukṛpayāviṣṭo vivasvāstīvraraśmibhiḥ / saṃtāpayañjagat sarvaṃ nāstameti kathañcana
Then Vivasvat, seized with compassion, scorching the whole world with his fierce rays, does not set at all.
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VamP 16.16
अन्ये वदन्ति चक्रआह्वो नृनं कश्चिन् मृतो भवेत् । तत्कान्तया तपस्तप्तं भर्तृशोकार्त्तया बत
anye vadanti cakraāhvo nṛnaṃ kaścin mṛto bhavet / tatkāntayā tapastaptaṃ bhartṛśokārttayā bata
Others say: surely some cakravāka bird must have died, and his mate, tormented by grief for her husband, performed austerity — alas!
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VamP 16.17
आराधितस्तु भगवांस्तपसा वै दिवाकरः । तेनासौ शशिनिर्जेता नास्तमेति रविर्ध्रुवम्
ārādhitastu bhagavāṃstapasā vai divākaraḥ / tenāsau śaśinirjetā nāstameti ravirdhruvam
And the lord Day-Maker was propitiated by that austerity; because of that he, the vanquisher of the moon, the sun, assuredly does not set.
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VamP 16.18
यज्विनो होमशालासु सह ऋत्विग्भिरध्वरे । प्रावर्त्तयन्त कर्माणि रात्रावपि महामुने
yajvino homaśālāsu saha ṛtvigbhiradhvare / prāvarttayanta karmāṇi rātrāvapi mahāmune
The sacrificers in the oblation-halls, together with the officiating priests, carried on the rites of the sacrifice even at night, O great sage.
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VamP 16.19
महाभागवताः पूजां विष्णोः कुर्वन्ति भक्तितः । रवौ शशिनि चैवान्ये ब्रह्मणो ऽन्ये हरस्य च
mahābhāgavatāḥ pūjāṃ viṣṇoḥ kurvanti bhaktitaḥ / ravau śaśini caivānye brahmaṇo 'nye harasya ca
Great devotees perform the worship of Viṣṇu out of devotion; others (worship) the sun and the moon, others Brahmā, and others Hara.
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VamP 16.20
कामिनश्चाप्यमन्यन्त साधु चन्द्रमसा कृतम् । यदियं रजनी रम्या कृता सततकौमुदी
kāminaścāpyamanyanta sādhu candramasā kṛtam / yadiyaṃ rajanī ramyā kṛtā satatakaumudī
And lovers thought: well done by the moon, in that this lovely night has been made perpetually moonlit!
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VamP 16.21
अन्ये ऽब्रुवंल्लोकगुरुरस्माभिश्चक्रभृद् वशी । निर्व्याजेन महागन्धैरर्चितः कुसुमैः शुभैः
anye 'bruvaṃllokagururasmābhiścakrabhṛd vaśī / nirvyājena mahāgandhairarcitaḥ kusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Others said: the teacher of the world, the bearer of the discus, the master (of himself), has been worshipped by us without guile, with rich perfumes and with auspicious flowers,
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VamP 16.22
सह लक्ष्म्या महायोगी नभस्यादिचतुर्ष्वपि । अशून्यशयना नाम द्वितीया सर्वकामदा
saha lakṣmyā mahāyogī nabhasyādicaturṣvapi / aśūnyaśayanā nāma dvitīyā sarvakāmadā
the great yogin together with Lakṣmī, on the four (second days) beginning with Nabhasya (Bhādrapada); the second (lunar day) named Aśūnyaśayanā, which grants all desires.
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VamP 16.23
तेनासौ भगवान् प्रीतः प्रादाच्छयनमुत्तमम् । अशून्यं च महाभोगैरनस्तमितशेखरम्
tenāsau bhagavān prītaḥ prādācchayanamuttamam / aśūnyaṃ ca mahābhogairanastamitaśekharam
Because of that the pleased Lord granted (us) an excellent bed, not empty, (endowed) with great enjoyments and crowned with what never sets.
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VamP 16.24
अनये ऽब्रुवन् ध्रुवं देव्या रोहिण्याशशिनः क्षयम् । दृष्ट्वा तप्तं तपो घोरं रुद्राराधनकाम्यया
anaye 'bruvan dhruvaṃ devyā rohiṇyāśaśinaḥ kṣayam / dṛṣṭvā taptaṃ tapo ghoraṃ rudrārādhanakāmyayā
Others said: surely the goddess Rohiṇī, seeing the waning of the moon, performed fierce austerity out of the wish to propitiate Rudra,
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VamP 16.25
पुण्यायामक्षयाष्टम्यां वेदोक्तविधिना स्वयम् । तुष्टेन शंभुना दत्तं वरं चास्यै यदृच्छया
puṇyāyāmakṣayāṣṭamyāṃ vedoktavidhinā svayam / tuṣṭena śaṃbhunā dattaṃ varaṃ cāsyai yadṛcchayā
on the holy Akṣaya-aṣṭamī, herself, by the rule stated in the Veda; and a boon was given to her at her pleasure by the gratified Śambhu.
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VamP 16.26
अन्ये ऽब्रुवन् चन्द्रमसा ध्रुवमाराधितो हरिः । व्रतेनेह त्वखण्डेन तेनाखण्डः शशी दिवि
anye 'bruvan candramasā dhruvamārādhito hariḥ / vrateneha tvakhaṇḍena tenākhaṇḍaḥ śaśī divi
Others said: surely Hari was propitiated here by the moon with an unbroken vow, and therefore the moon is undiminished in the sky.
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VamP 16.27
अन्ये ऽब्रवञ्छशाङ्केन ध्रुवं रक्षा कृतात्मनः । पदद्वयं समभ्यर्च्य विष्णोरमिततेजसः
anye 'bravañchaśāṅkena dhruvaṃ rakṣā kṛtātmanaḥ / padadvayaṃ samabhyarcya viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ
Others said: surely the moon made a protection for himself, having worshipped the two feet of Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendour.
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VamP 16.28
तेनासौ दीप्तिमांश्चन्द्रः परिभूय दिवाकरम् । अस्माकमानन्दकरो दिवा तपति सूर्यवत्
tenāsau dīptimāṃścandraḥ paribhūya divākaram / asmākamānandakaro divā tapati sūryavat
Therefore this shining moon, overpowering the sun, causing us joy, burns by day like the sun.
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VamP 16.29
लक्ष्यते कारणैरन्यैर्बहुभिः सत्यमेव हि । शशङ्कनिर्जितः सूर्यो न विभाति यथा पुरा
lakṣyate kāraṇairanyairbahubhiḥ satyameva hi / śaśaṅkanirjitaḥ sūryo na vibhāti yathā purā
Indeed it is observed from many other reasons that it is truly so: the sun, defeated by the moon, does not shine as before.
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VamP 16.30
यथामी कमलाः श्लक्ष्णा रणद्भृङ्गणावृताः । विकचाः प्रतिभासन्ते जातः सूर्योदयो ध्रुवम्
yathāmī kamalāḥ ślakṣṇā raṇadbhṛṅgaṇāvṛtāḥ / vikacāḥ pratibhāsante jātaḥ sūryodayo dhruvam
Since these smooth lotuses, encircled by humming bees, appear in full bloom, sunrise has certainly come.
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VamP 16.31
यथा चामी विभासन्ति विकचाः कुमुदाकराः । अतो विज्ञायते चन्द्र उदितश्च प्रतापवान्
yathā cāmī vibhāsanti vikacāḥ kumudākarāḥ / ato vijñāyate candra uditaśca pratāpavān
And since these expanses of night-lotuses shine wide open, from this it is understood that the moon too has risen and is in full power.
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VamP 16.32
एवं संभाषतां तत्र सूर्यो वाक्यानी नारद । अमन्यत किमेतद्धि लोको वक्ति शुभाशुभम्
evaṃ saṃbhāṣatāṃ tatra sūryo vākyānī nārada / amanyata kimetaddhi loko vakti śubhāśubham
As they conversed thus there, the Sun (heard) their words, O Nārada, and thought: what is this that people are saying, good and bad?
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VamP 16.33
एवं संचिन्त्य भगवान् दध्यौ ध्यानं दिवाकरः । आसमन्ताज्जगद् ग्रस्तं त्रैलोक्यं रजनीचरैः
evaṃ saṃcintya bhagavān dadhyau dhyānaṃ divākaraḥ / āsamantājjagad grastaṃ trailokyaṃ rajanīcaraiḥ
Having reflected thus, the lord Day-Maker meditated in meditation: the world all around, the three worlds, was engulfed by the night-roamers.
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VamP 16.34
ततस्तु भगवाञ्ज्ञात्वा तेदजसो ऽप्यसहिष्णुताम् । निशाचरस्य वृद्धिं तामचिन्तयत योगवित्
tatastu bhagavāñjñātvā tedajaso 'pyasahiṣṇutām / niśācarasya vṛddhiṃ tāmacintayata yogavit
Then the lord, knowing that even his heat was not being endured, he who knows yoga reflected upon that increase of the night-roamer.
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VamP 16.35
ततो ऽज्ञासीच्च तान् सर्वान् सदाचाररताञ्शुचीन् । देवब्राह्मणपूजासु संसक्तान् धर्मसंयुतान्
tato 'jñāsīcca tān sarvān sadācāraratāñśucīn / devabrāhmaṇapūjāsu saṃsaktān dharmasaṃyutān
Then he came to know that they were all pure and devoted to good conduct, attached to the worship of gods and brahmins, and endowed with righteousness.
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VamP 16.36
ततस्तु रक्षःक्षयकृत् तिमिरद्विपकेसरी । महांशुनखरः सूर्यस्तद्विघातमचिन्तयत्
tatastu rakṣaḥkṣayakṛt timiradvipakesarī / mahāṃśunakharaḥ sūryastadvighātamacintayat
Then the Sun, destroyer of demons, the lion to the elephant of darkness, whose claws are his great rays, pondered how to strike that (city) down.
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VamP 16.37
ज्ञातवांश्च ततश्छिद्रं राक्षसानां दिवस्पतिः । स्वधर्मविच्युतिर्नाम सर्वधर्मविघातकृत्
jñātavāṃśca tataśchidraṃ rākṣasānāṃ divaspatiḥ / svadharmavicyutirnāma sarvadharmavighātakṛt
And then the lord of heaven discovered the weak point of the demons, namely deviation from one's own duty, which brings the ruin of all righteousness.
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VamP 16.38
ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन भानुना रिपुभेदिभिः । भानुभी राक्षसपुरं तद् दृष्टं च यथैच्छया
tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena bhānunā ripubhedibhiḥ / bhānubhī rākṣasapuraṃ tad dṛṣṭaṃ ca yathaicchayā
Then by the Sun, overcome with anger, that demon city was gazed upon at will with his rays that cleave enemies.
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VamP 16.39
स भानुना तदा दृष्टः क्रोधाध्मातेन चत्रुषा । निपपाताम्बराद् भ्रष्टः क्षीणपुण्य इव ग्रहः
sa bhānunā tadā dṛṣṭaḥ krodhādhmātena catruṣā / nipapātāmbarād bhraṣṭaḥ kṣīṇapuṇya iva grahaḥ
So gazed upon by the Sun with his eye inflamed with wrath, it fell, dropping from the sky like a planet whose merit is exhausted.
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VamP 16.40
पतमानं समालोक्य पुरं शालकटङ्कटः । नमो भवाय शर्वाय इदमुच्चैरुदीरयत्
patamānaṃ samālokya puraṃ śālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ / namo bhavāya śarvāya idamuccairudīrayat
Seeing the city falling, Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa uttered this aloud: "Homage to Bhava, to Śarva!"
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VamP 16.41
तमाक्रन्दितमाकर्ण्य चारणा गगनेचराः । हा देति चुक्रुशुः सर्वे हरभक्तः पतत्यसौ
tamākranditamākarṇya cāraṇā gaganecarāḥ / hā deti cukruśuḥ sarve harabhaktaḥ patatyasau
Hearing that cry of lament, the Cāraṇas who move in the sky all shrieked, "Alas! Alas!"—"this devotee of Hara is falling!"
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VamP 16.42
तच्चारणवचः शर्वः श्रुतवान् सर्वगो ऽव्ययः । श्रुत्वा संचिन्तयामास केनासौ पात्यते भुवि
taccāraṇavacaḥ śarvaḥ śrutavān sarvago 'vyayaḥ / śrutvā saṃcintayāmāsa kenāsau pātyate bhuvi
Śarva, the all-pervading and imperishable, heard that speech of the Cāraṇas, and having heard it he reflected: "By whom is he being cast down to the earth?"
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VamP 16.43
ज्ञातवान् देवपतिना सहस्रकिरणेन तत् । पातितं राक्षसपुरं ततः क्रुद्धस्त्रिलोचनः
jñātavān devapatinā sahasrakiraṇena tat / pātitaṃ rākṣasapuraṃ tataḥ kruddhastrilocanaḥ
He learned that the demon city had been felled by the lord of the gods, the thousand-rayed one; thereupon the three-eyed one grew angry.
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VamP 16.44
क्रुद्धस्तु भगवन्तं तं भानुमन्तमपश्यत । दृष्टमात्रस्त्रिणेत्रेण निपपात ततो ऽमबरात्
kruddhastu bhagavantaṃ taṃ bhānumantamapaśyata / dṛṣṭamātrastriṇetreṇa nipapāta tato 'mabarāt
And in his wrath he looked at that lord, the Sun; and merely at being seen by the three-eyed one, he thereupon fell from the sky.
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VamP 16.45
गगनात् स परिभ्रष्टः पथि वायुनिषेविते । यदृच्छया निपतितो यन्त्रमुक्तो यथोपलः
gaganāt sa paribhraṣṭaḥ pathi vāyuniṣevite / yadṛcchayā nipatito yantramukto yathopalaḥ
Slipping from the sky, from the path frequented by the wind, he fell at random like a stone released from a catapult.
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VamP 16.46
ततो वायुपथान्मुक्तः किंशुकोज्ज्वलविग्रहः । निपपातान्तरिक्षात् स वृतः किन्नरचारणैः
tato vāyupathānmuktaḥ kiṃśukojjvalavigrahaḥ / nipapātāntarikṣāt sa vṛtaḥ kinnaracāraṇaiḥ
Then, released from the path of the wind, his body blazing like a kiṃśuka blossom, he fell from mid-air, surrounded by Kinnaras and Cāraṇas.
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VamP 16.47
चारणेर्वेष्टितो भानुः प्रविभात्यम्बरात् पतन् । अर्द्धपक्वं यथा तालात् फलं कपिभिरावृतम्
cāraṇerveṣṭito bhānuḥ pravibhātyambarāt patan / arddhapakvaṃ yathā tālāt phalaṃ kapibhirāvṛtam
Encircled by the Cāraṇas, the Sun shone as he fell from the sky, like a half-ripe fruit from a palm tree surrounded by monkeys.
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VamP 16.48
ततस्तु ऋषयो ऽभ्येत्य प्रत्यूचुर्भानुमालिनम् । निपतस्व हरिक्षेत्रे यदि श्रेयो ऽभिवाञ्छसि
tatastu ṛṣayo 'bhyetya pratyūcurbhānumālinam / nipatasva harikṣetre yadi śreyo 'bhivāñchasi
Then the sages came up and said in reply to the garlanded Sun: "Fall in the field of Hari, if you desire your welfare."
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VamP 16.49
ततो ऽव्रवीत् पतन्नेव विवस्वांस्तांस्तपोधनान् । किं तत् क्षेत्रं हरेः पुण्यं वदध्वं शीघ्रमेव मे
tato 'vravīt patanneva vivasvāṃstāṃstapodhanān / kiṃ tat kṣetraṃ hareḥ puṇyaṃ vadadhvaṃ śīghrameva me
Then, even as he fell, Vivasvān said to those rich in austerity: "Which is that holy field of Hari? Tell me at once."
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VamP 16.50
तमूचुर्मुनयः सूर्यं शृणु क्षेत्रं महाफलम् । साम्प्रतं वासुदेवस्य भावि तच्छङ्करस्य च
tamūcurmunayaḥ sūryaṃ śṛṇu kṣetraṃ mahāphalam / sāmprataṃ vāsudevasya bhāvi tacchaṅkarasya ca
The sages said to the Sun: "Hear of the field of great fruit; at present it is Vāsudeva's, and it will become Śaṅkara's too.
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VamP 16.51
योगशायिनमारभ्य यावत् केशवदर्शनम् । एतत् क्षेत्रं हरेः पुण्यं नाम्ना वाराणसी पुरी
yogaśāyinamārabhya yāvat keśavadarśanam / etat kṣetraṃ hareḥ puṇyaṃ nāmnā vārāṇasī purī
"Beginning from Yogaśāyin as far as Keśavadarśana—this is the holy field of Hari, the city named Vārāṇasī."
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VamP 16.52
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान् भानुर्भवनेत्राग्नितापितः । वरणायास्तथैवास्यास्त्वन्तरे निपपात ह
tacchrutvā bhagavān bhānurbhavanetrāgnitāpitaḥ / varaṇāyāstathaivāsyāstvantare nipapāta ha
Hearing that, the lord Sun, scorched by the fire of Bhava's eye, fell right in between this (river Asi) and the Varaṇā.
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VamP 16.53
ततः प्रदह्यति तनौ निमज्यास्यां लुलद् रविः । वरणायां समभ्येत्य न्यमज्जत यथेच्छया
tataḥ pradahyati tanau nimajyāsyāṃ lulad raviḥ / varaṇāyāṃ samabhyetya nyamajjata yathecchayā
Then, as his body burned, the Sun, rolling and plunging into it, came to the Varaṇā and immersed himself at will.
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VamP 16.54
भुयो ऽसिं वरणां भूयो भूयो ऽपि वरणामसिम् । लुलंस्त्रिणेत्रवह्न्यार्त्तो भ्रमते ऽलातचक्रवत्
bhuyo 'siṃ varaṇāṃ bhūyo bhūyo 'pi varaṇāmasim / lulaṃstriṇetravahnyārtto bhramate 'lātacakravat
Again to the Asi, again to the Varaṇā, and again to the Varaṇā and the Asi—rolling, tormented by the three-eyed one's fire, he whirled like a circle of firebrand.
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VamP 16.55
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मन् ऋषयो यक्षराक्षसाः । नागा विद्याधराश्चापि पक्षिणो ऽप्सरसस्तथा
etasminnantare brahman ṛṣayo yakṣarākṣasāḥ / nāgā vidyādharāścāpi pakṣiṇo 'psarasastathā
Meanwhile, O brahman, the seers, the yakṣas and rākṣasas, the nāgas and the vidyādharas too, the birds and likewise the apsarases —
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VamP 16.56
यावन्तो भास्कररथे भूतप्रेतादयः स्थिताः । तावन्तो ब्रह्मसदनं गता वेदयितुं मुने
yāvanto bhāskararathe bhūtapretādayaḥ sthitāḥ / tāvanto brahmasadanaṃ gatā vedayituṃ mune
as many beings, ghosts and the rest as stood upon the sun's chariot, that many went to Brahmā's abode to make the announcement, O sage.
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VamP 16.57
ततो ब्रह्म सुरपतिः सुरैः सार्ध समभ्यगातट् । रम्यं महेश्वरावासं मन्दरं रविकारणात्
tato brahma surapatiḥ suraiḥ sārdha samabhyagātaṭ / ramyaṃ maheśvarāvāsaṃ mandaraṃ ravikāraṇāt
Then Brahmā, lord of the gods, went together with the gods, on the sun's account, to Mandara, the delightful dwelling of Maheśvara.
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VamP 16.58
गत्वा दृष्ट्वा च देवेशं शङ्करं शूलपाणिनम् । प्रसाद्य भास्करार्थाय वाराणस्यामुपानयत्
gatvā dṛṣṭvā ca deveśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ śūlapāṇinam / prasādya bhāskarārthāya vārāṇasyāmupānayat
Having gone and seen the lord of gods, Śaṅkara with the trident in his hand, and having won his favour, he brought him to Vārāṇasī for the sun's sake.
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VamP 16.59
ततो दिवाकरं भूयः पाणिनादाय शङ्करः । कृत्वा नामास्य लोलेति रथमारोपयत् पुनः
tato divākaraṃ bhūyaḥ pāṇinādāya śaṅkaraḥ / kṛtvā nāmāsya loleti rathamāropayat punaḥ
Then Śaṅkara, taking up the sun once more with his hand, and giving him the name 'Lola', set him upon the chariot again.
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VamP 16.60
आरोपिते दिनकरे ब्रह्माभ्येत्य सुकेशिनम् । सबान्धवं सनगरं पुनरारोपयद् दिवि
āropite dinakare brahmābhyetya sukeśinam / sabāndhavaṃ sanagaraṃ punarāropayad divi
When the sun had been set up (again), Brahmā came to Sukeśin and set him too back in the sky, with his kinsmen and with his city.
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VamP 16.61
समारोप्य सुकेशिं च परिष्वज्य च शङ्करम् । प्रणम्य केशवं देवं वैराजं स्वगृहं गतः
samāropya sukeśiṃ ca pariṣvajya ca śaṅkaram / praṇamya keśavaṃ devaṃ vairājaṃ svagṛhaṃ gataḥ
Having set Sukeśin up, and having embraced Śaṅkara, and having bowed to the god Keśava, he went to his own house, Vairāja.
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VamP 16.62
एवं पुरा नारद भास्करेण पुरं सुकेशेर्भुवि सन्निपातितम् । दिवाकरो भूमितले भवेन क्षिप्तस्तु दृष्ट्या न च संप्रदग्धः
evaṃ purā nārada bhāskareṇa puraṃ sukeśerbhuvi sannipātitam / divākaro bhūmitale bhavena kṣiptastu dṛṣṭyā na ca saṃpradagdhaḥ
Thus of old, Nārada, Sukeśin's city was brought down to the earth by the sun; and the sun was flung to the surface of the earth by Bhava, yet was not burnt up by his gaze.
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VamP 16.63
आरोपितो भृमितलाद् भवेन भूयो ऽपि भानुः प्रतिभासनाय । स्वयंभुवा चापि निशाचरेन्द्रस् त्वारोपितः खे सपुरः सबन्धुः
āropito bhṛmitalād bhavena bhūyo 'pi bhānuḥ pratibhāsanāya / svayaṃbhuvā cāpi niśācarendras tvāropitaḥ khe sapuraḥ sabandhuḥ
By Bhava the sun was raised up again from the earth's surface, so that he might shine forth; and by the Self-existent the lord of the night-walkers was raised into the sky with his city and his kinsmen.
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