Vamana Purana — Chapter 18
VamP 18.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । मासि चाश्वयुजे ब्रह्मन् यदा पद्मं जगत्पतेः । नाभ्या निर्याति हि तदा देवेष्वेतान्यथो ऽभवन्
pulastya uvāca / māsi cāśvayuje brahman yadā padmaṃ jagatpateḥ / nābhyā niryāti hi tadā deveṣvetānyatho 'bhavan
Pulastya said: When, O brahmin, in the month of Āśvayuja the lotus comes forth from the navel of the Lord of the world, then these (trees) came into being among the gods.
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VamP 18.2
कन्दर्पस्य कराग्रे तु कदम्बश्चारुदर्शनः । तेन तस्य परा प्रीतिः कदम्बेन विवर्द्धते
kandarpasya karāgre tu kadambaścārudarśanaḥ / tena tasya parā prītiḥ kadambena vivarddhate
On the tip of Kandarpa's hand (arose) the kadamba, lovely to look at; hence his great delight in the kadamba increases.
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VamP 18.3
यक्षाणामधिपस्यापि मणिभद्रस्य नारद । वटवृक्षः समभवत् तस्मिस्तस्य यतिः सदा
yakṣāṇāmadhipasyāpi maṇibhadrasya nārada / vaṭavṛkṣaḥ samabhavat tasmistasya yatiḥ sadā
And of Maṇibhadra too, the lord of the yakṣas, O Nārada, there arose the banyan tree; in it his restraint(?) is always (fixed).
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VamP 18.4
महेश्वरस्य हृदये धत्तूरविटपः शुभः । संजातः स च शर्वस्य पतिकृत् तस्य नित्यशः
maheśvarasya hṛdaye dhattūraviṭapaḥ śubhaḥ / saṃjātaḥ sa ca śarvasya patikṛt tasya nityaśaḥ
In the heart of Maheśvara the auspicious dhattūra shrub was born; and it constantly makes him (Śarva) its lord.
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VamP 18.5
ब्रह्मणो मध्यतो देहाञ्जातो मरकतप्रभः । ख दरः कण्टकी श्रेयानभवद्विश्वकर्मणः
brahmaṇo madhyato dehāñjāto marakataprabhaḥ / kha daraḥ kaṇṭakī śreyānabhavadviśvakarmaṇaḥ
From the middle of Brahmā's body was born (a tree) with the sheen of emerald; the thorny khadira, excellent, arose from Viśvakarman.
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VamP 18.6
गिरिजायाः करतले कुन्दसुल्मस्त्वजायत । गणाधिपस्य कुम्भस्थो राजते सिन्धुवारकः
girijāyāḥ karatale kundasulmastvajāyata / gaṇādhipasya kumbhastho rājate sindhuvārakaḥ
On the palm of the Mountain-daughter's hand the kunda bush was born; and standing in the water-jar of the lord of the gaṇas the sindhuvāra shines.
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VamP 18.7
यमस्य क्षिणे पार्श्वे पालाशो दक्षिणोत्तरे । कृष्णोदुम्बरको रुद्राज्जातः क्षोमकरो वृषः
yamasya kṣiṇe pārśve pālāśo dakṣiṇottare / kṛṣṇodumbarako rudrājjātaḥ kṣomakaro vṛṣaḥ
On Yama's ... side the palāśa, on the south and north; from Rudra was born the black udumbara, the bull(?) that causes ... .
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VamP 18.8
स्कन्दस्य बन्धुजीवस्तु रवेरश्वत्थ एव च । कात्यायनयाः शमीजाताबिल्वो लक्ष्मायाः करे ऽभवत्
skandasya bandhujīvastu raveraśvattha eva ca / kātyāyanayāḥ śamījātābilvo lakṣmāyāḥ kare 'bhavat
Skanda's (tree) is the bandhujīva, and the sun's is the aśvattha; Kātyāyanī's was born of the śamī, and the bilva came to be in Lakṣmī's hand.
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VamP 18.9
नागानां पतये ब्रह्मञ्छरस्तम्बो व्यजायत । वासुकेर्विस्तृते पुच्छे पृष्ठे दूर्वा सितासिता
nāgānāṃ pataye brahmañcharastambo vyajāyata / vāsukervistṛte pucche pṛṣṭhe dūrvā sitāsitā
For the lord of the nāgas, O brahman, a clump of reed came forth; and on Vāsuki's outspread tail and back, dūrvā grass, white and black.
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VamP 18.10
साध्यानां हृदये जातो वृक्षो हरितचन्दनः । एवं जातेषु सर्वेषु तेन तत् रतिर्भवेत्
sādhyānāṃ hṛdaye jāto vṛkṣo haritacandanaḥ / evaṃ jāteṣu sarveṣu tena tat ratirbhavet
In the heart of the Sādhyas was born the green sandal tree. Thus, when all (these) had come into being, by that (each) took his delight therein.
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VamP 18.11
तत्र रम्ये शुभे काले या शुक्लैकादशी भवेत् । तस्यां संपूजयेद् विष्णुं तेन खण्डो ऽस्य पूर्यते
tatra ramye śubhe kāle yā śuklaikādaśī bhavet / tasyāṃ saṃpūjayed viṣṇuṃ tena khaṇḍo 'sya pūryate
At that pleasant, auspicious season, whichever bright-fortnight eleventh day occurs — on that day one should worship Viṣṇu; by that, what is broken (khaṇḍa) in him is made whole.
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VamP 18.12
पुष्षैः पुत्रैः फलैर्वापि गन्धवर्णरस्न्वितैः । ओषधीभिश्च मुख्याभिर्यावत्स्याच्छरदागमः
puṣṣaiḥ putraiḥ phalairvāpi gandhavarṇarasnvitaiḥ / oṣadhībhiśca mukhyābhiryāvatsyāccharadāgamaḥ
With flowers, with leaves, or with fruits endowed with fragrance, colour and savour, and with the chief herbs, for as long as until the coming of autumn —
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VamP 18.13
घृतं तिला ब्रीहियवा हिरण्यकन्कादि यत् । मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च
ghṛtaṃ tilā brīhiyavā hiraṇyakankādi yat / maṇimuktāpravālāni vastrāṇi vividhāni ca
ghee, sesame, rice and barley, whatever gold and the like there is, gems, pearls and corals, and garments of various kinds,
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VamP 18.14
रसानि स्वादुकट्वम्लकषायलवणानि च । तिक्तानि च निवेद्यानि तान्यखण्डानि यानि हि
rasāni svādukaṭvamlakaṣāyalavaṇāni ca / tiktāni ca nivedyāni tānyakhaṇḍāni yāni hi
and the flavours — sweet, pungent, sour, astringent and salt — and the bitter ones too are to be offered, those of them, indeed, that are unbroken (whole).
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VamP 18.15
तत्पूजार्थं प्रदातव्यं केशवाय महात्मने । यदा संवत्सरं पूर्णमखण्डं भवते गृहे
tatpūjārthaṃ pradātavyaṃ keśavāya mahātmane / yadā saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇamakhaṇḍaṃ bhavate gṛhe
That is to be given for his worship, to Keśava the great-souled one, when a full year passes unbroken in the household.
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VamP 18.16
कृतोपवासो देवर्षे द्वितीये ऽहनि संयतः । स्नानेन तेन स्नायीत येनाखण्डं हि वत्सरम्
kṛtopavāso devarṣe dvitīye 'hani saṃyataḥ / snānena tena snāyīta yenākhaṇḍaṃ hi vatsaram
Having kept the fast, O divine seer, on the second day, self-restrained, he should bathe with that bath by which (it remains) unbroken for the year.
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VamP 18.17
सिद्धार्तकैस्तिलैर्वापि तेनैवोद्वर्तनं स्मृतम् । हविषा पद्मनाभस्य स्नानमेव समाचरेत् । होमे तदेव गदितं दाने शक्तिर्निजा द्विज
siddhārtakaistilairvāpi tenaivodvartanaṃ smṛtam / haviṣā padmanābhasya snānameva samācaret / home tadeva gaditaṃ dāne śaktirnijā dvija
With white mustard seeds or with sesame, the rubbing-down (of the body) is prescribed with that same (substance); with the oblation-ghee one should perform the bathing of the Lotus-navelled one; in the fire-offering the same is enjoined, and in giving, one's own capacity (is the measure), O twice-born.
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VamP 18.18
पूजयेताथ कुसुमैः पादादारभ्य केशवम् । धूपयेद् विविधं धूपं येन स्याद् वत्सरं परम्
pūjayetātha kusumaiḥ pādādārabhya keśavam / dhūpayed vividhaṃ dhūpaṃ yena syād vatsaraṃ param
Then one should worship Keśava with flowers, beginning from the feet; one should offer various incense, by which the year would become supreme.
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VamP 18.19
हिरण्यरत्नवासोभिः पूजयेत जगद् गुरुम् । रागखाण्डवचोष्याणि हविष्याणि निवेदयेत्
hiraṇyaratnavāsobhiḥ pūjayeta jagad gurum / rāgakhāṇḍavacoṣyāṇi haviṣyāṇi nivedayet
With gold, jewels and garments one should worship the teacher of the world; one should present sweetmeats, things to be sucked, and foods fit for oblation.
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VamP 18.20
ततः संपूज्य देवेशं पद्मनाभं जगद् गुरुम् । विज्ञापयेन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ मन्त्रेणानेन सुव्रत
tataḥ saṃpūjya deveśaṃ padmanābhaṃ jagad gurum / vijñāpayenmuniśreṣṭha mantreṇānena suvrata
Then, having duly worshipped the lord of gods, the Lotus-navelled, the teacher of the world, one should make one's petition, O best of sages, with this mantra, O you of good vows:
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VamP 18.21
नमो ऽस्तु ते पद्मनाभ पद्माधव महाद्युते । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षणि त्वखण्डानि भवन्तु मे
namo 'stu te padmanābha padmādhava mahādyute / dharmārthakāmamokṣaṇi tvakhaṇḍāni bhavantu me
"Homage be to you, O Lotus-navelled one, lord of the lotus (Lakṣmī's husband), of great splendour! Let dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation be unbroken for me.
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VamP 18.22
विकासिपद्मपत्राक्ष यथाखण्डोसि सर्वतः । तेन सत्येन धर्माद्य अखण्डाः सन्तु केशव
vikāsipadmapatrākṣa yathākhaṇḍosi sarvataḥ / tena satyena dharmādya akhaṇḍāḥ santu keśava
"O you whose eyes are opened lotus-petals, as you are unbroken on every side, by that truth let dharma and the rest be unbroken (for me), O Keśava."
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VamP 18.23
एवं संवत्सरं पूर्णं सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः । अघण्डं पारयेद् ब्रह्मन् व्रतं वै सर्ववस्तुषु
evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ sopavāso jitendriyaḥ / aghaṇḍaṃ pārayed brahman vrataṃ vai sarvavastuṣu
Thus, for a full year, fasting and with senses subdued, he should carry the observance through unbroken, O brahman — the vow in respect of all things.
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VamP 18.24
अस्मिंश्चीर्णे व्रतं व्यक्तं परितुष्यन्ति देवताः । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्यास्त्वक्षयाः संभवन्ति हि
asmiṃścīrṇe vrataṃ vyaktaṃ parituṣyanti devatāḥ / dharmārthakāmamokṣādyāstvakṣayāḥ saṃbhavanti hi
When this vow has been performed, the deities are plainly well pleased, and dharma, wealth, pleasure, liberation and the rest come to be imperishable.
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VamP 18.25
एतानि ते मयोक्तानि व्रतान्युक्तानि कामिभिः । प्रक्ष्याम्यधुना त्वेतद्वैष्णवं पञ्जरं शुभम्
etāni te mayoktāni vratānyuktāni kāmibhiḥ / prakṣyāmyadhunā tvetadvaiṣṇavaṃ pañjaraṃ śubham
These vows, declared by those who have desires, have been told to you by me; now I shall tell you this auspicious Vaiṣṇava "cage" (armour).
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VamP 18.26
नमो नमस्ते गोविन्द चक्रं गृह्य सुदर्शनम् । प्राच्यां रक्षस्व मां विष्णो त्वामाहं शरणं गतः
namo namaste govinda cakraṃ gṛhya sudarśanam / prācyāṃ rakṣasva māṃ viṣṇo tvāmāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Homage, homage to you, Govinda! Taking up the discus Sudarśana, protect me in the east, O Viṣṇu; I have gone to you for refuge.
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VamP 18.27
गदां कौमोदकीं गृह्य पद्मनाभामितद्युते । याम्यां रक्षस्व मां विष्णो त्वमाहं शरणं गतः
gadāṃ kaumodakīṃ gṛhya padmanābhāmitadyute / yāmyāṃ rakṣasva māṃ viṣṇo tvamāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Taking up the mace Kaumodakī, O Lotus-navelled one of measureless splendour, protect me in the south, O Viṣṇu; I have gone to you for refuge.
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VamP 18.28
हलमादाय सौनन्दं नमस्ते पुरषोत्तम । प्रतीच्यां रक्ष मे विष्णो भवन्तं शरणं गतः
halamādāya saunandaṃ namaste puraṣottama / pratīcyāṃ rakṣa me viṣṇo bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
"Taking up the plough and the club Saunanda — homage to you, Puruṣottama! — guard me in the west, Viṣṇu; I have gone to you for refuge."
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VamP 18.29
मुसलं शातनं गृह्य पुण्डरीकाक्ष रक्ष माम । उत्तरस्यां जगन्नाथ भवन्तं शरणं गतः
musalaṃ śātanaṃ gṛhya puṇḍarīkākṣa rakṣa māma / uttarasyāṃ jagannātha bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
"Taking up the crushing pestle, lotus-eyed one, guard me; in the north, Lord of the world, I have gone to you for refuge."
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VamP 18.30
शार्ङ्गमादाय च धनुरस्त्रं नारायणं हरे । नमस्ते रक्ष रक्षघ्न ऐशान्यां शरणं गतः
śārṅgamādāya ca dhanurastraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ hare / namaste rakṣa rakṣaghna aiśānyāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
"And taking up the Śārṅga bow as your weapon, Nārāyaṇa, Hari — homage to you! — guard (me), slayer of demons; in the northeast I have gone (to you) for refuge."
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VamP 18.31
पाञ्चजन्यं महाशङ्खमन्तर्बोध्यं च पङ्कजम् । प्रगृहय् रक्ष मां विष्णो आग्नेय्यां यज्ञसूकर
pāñcajanyaṃ mahāśaṅkhamantarbodhyaṃ ca paṅkajam / pragṛhay rakṣa māṃ viṣṇo āgneyyāṃ yajñasūkara
Taking up Pāñcajanya, the great conch, and the lotus that is to be known inwardly, guard me, Viṣṇu, in the southeast, O sacrificial boar.
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VamP 18.32
चर्म सूर्यशतं गृह्य खङ्गं चन्द्रमसं तथा । नैरृत्यां मां च रक्षस्व दिव्यमूर्ते नृकेसरिन्
carma sūryaśataṃ gṛhya khaṅgaṃ candramasaṃ tathā / nairṛtyāṃ māṃ ca rakṣasva divyamūrte nṛkesarin
Taking up the shield of a hundred suns and likewise the moon-like sword, guard me in the southwest, O you of divine form, man-lion.
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VamP 18.33
वैजयन्तीं प्रगृह्य त्वं श्रीवत्सं कण्ठभूषणम् । वायव्यां रक्ष मां देव अश्वशीर्ष नमो ऽस्तु ते
vaijayantīṃ pragṛhya tvaṃ śrīvatsaṃ kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam / vāyavyāṃ rakṣa māṃ deva aśvaśīrṣa namo 'stu te
Taking up the Vaijayantī garland and the Śrīvatsa, the ornament of your throat, guard me in the northwest, O god; homage be to you, horse-headed one.
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VamP 18.34
वैनतेयं समारुह्य अन्तरिक्षे जनार्दन । मां त्वं रक्षाजित सदा नमस्ते त्वपराजति
vainateyaṃ samāruhya antarikṣe janārdana / māṃ tvaṃ rakṣājita sadā namaste tvaparājati
Mounting the son of Vinatā (Garuḍa), Janārdana, guard me always in the middle region; homage to you, unconquered, unvanquished one.
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VamP 18.35
विशालाक्षं समारुह्य रक्ष मां त्वं रसातले । अकूपार नमस्तुभ्यं महामोह नमो ऽस्तु ते
viśālākṣaṃ samāruhya rakṣa māṃ tvaṃ rasātale / akūpāra namastubhyaṃ mahāmoha namo 'stu te
Mounting the wide-eyed one, guard me in the nether world; homage to you, O boundless one (Akūpāra); homage be to you, O great deluder.
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VamP 18.36
करशीर्षाङ्घ्रर्वेषु तथाष्टबाहुपञ्जरम् । कृत्वा रक्षस्व मां देव नमस्ते पुरुषोत्तम
karaśīrṣāṅghrarveṣu tathāṣṭabāhupañjaram / kṛtvā rakṣasva māṃ deva namaste puruṣottama
Making a cage of your eight arms about (my) hands, head and feet, guard me, O god; homage to you, Puruṣottama.
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VamP 18.37
एतदुक्तं भगवता वैष्णवं पञ्जरं महत् । पुरा रक्षार्थमीशेन कात्यायन्या द्विजोत्तम
etaduktaṃ bhagavatā vaiṣṇavaṃ pañjaraṃ mahat / purā rakṣārthamīśena kātyāyanyā dvijottama
This great Vaiṣṇava cage was formerly declared by the Lord, the Blessed One, for the protection of Kātyāyanī, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.38
नाशयामास सा यत्र दानवं महिषासुरम् । नमरं रक्तबीजं च तथान्यान् सुरकण्टकान्
nāśayāmāsa sā yatra dānavaṃ mahiṣāsuram / namaraṃ raktabījaṃ ca tathānyān surakaṇṭakān
With it she destroyed the Dānava Mahiṣāsura, and Namara and Raktabīja, and likewise the other thorns of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.39
नारद उवाच । कासौ कात्यायानी नाम यचा जघ्ने महिषासुरम् । नमरं रक्तबीजं च तथान्यान् कुरकण्टकान्
nārada uvāca / kāsau kātyāyānī nāma yacā jaghne mahiṣāsuram / namaraṃ raktabījaṃ ca tathānyān kurakaṇṭakān
Nārada said: Who is she named Kātyāyanī, by whom Mahiṣāsura was slain, and Namara and Raktabīja, and likewise the other thorns (of the gods)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.40
कश्चसौ महिषो नाम कुले जातश्च कस्य सः । कश्चासौ रक्तबीजाख्यो नमरः कस्य चात्मजः । एतद्विस्तरतस्तात यथावद् वक्तुमर्हसिः
kaścasau mahiṣo nāma kule jātaśca kasya saḥ / kaścāsau raktabījākhyo namaraḥ kasya cātmajaḥ / etadvistaratastāta yathāvad vaktumarhasiḥ
And who was that one named Mahiṣa, and in whose family was he born? And who was that Namara called Raktabīja, and whose son was he? This, father, you ought to tell in full detail, just as it was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.41
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । श्रूयतां संप्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् । सर्वदा वरदा दुर्गा येयं कात्यायनी मुने
pulastya uvāca/ / śrūyatāṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm / sarvadā varadā durgā yeyaṃ kātyāyanī mune
Pulastya said: Let it be heard; I shall relate a tale that destroys sin — of Durgā, ever the granter of boons, she who is this Kātyāyanī, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.42
पुरासुरवरौ रौद्रौ जगत्क्षोभकरावुभौ । रम्भश्चैव करम्भश् च द्वावास्तां सुमाबलौ
purāsuravarau raudrau jagatkṣobhakarāvubhau / rambhaścaiva karambhaś ca dvāvāstāṃ sumābalau
Formerly there were two fierce chiefs of the Asuras, both causing turmoil to the world: Rambha and Karambha, the two of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.43
तावपुत्रौ च देवर्षे पुत्रार्थं तेपतुस्तपः । बहून् वर्षगणान् दैत्यौ स्थितौ पञ्चनदे जले
tāvaputrau ca devarṣe putrārthaṃ tepatustapaḥ / bahūn varṣagaṇān daityau sthitau pañcanade jale
And those two, being sonless, O divine sage, performed austerities for the sake of a son; for many groups of years the two Daityas stood in the water of the Pañcanada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.44
तत्रैको जलमध्यस्थो द्वितीयो ऽप्यग्निपञ्चमी । करम्भश्चैव रम्भश्च यक्षं मालपटं प्रति
tatraiko jalamadhyastho dvitīyo 'pyagnipañcamī / karambhaścaiva rambhaśca yakṣaṃ mālapaṭaṃ prati
There one stood in the midst of the water, and the second amid five fires — Karambha and Rambha — (directed) toward the Yakṣa Mālapaṭa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.45
एकं मिमग्नं सलिले ग्राहरूपेण वासवः । चरणाभ्यां समादाय निजघान यथेच्छया
ekaṃ mimagnaṃ salile grāharūpeṇa vāsavaḥ / caraṇābhyāṃ samādāya nijaghāna yathecchayā
The one who was submerged in the water, Vāsava, taking him by the two feet in the form of a crocodile, killed at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.46
ततो भ्रातरि नष्टे च रम्भः कोपपरिप्लुतः । वह्नौ स्वशीर्षं संक्षिद्य होतुमैच्चन् महाबलः
tato bhrātari naṣṭe ca rambhaḥ kopapariplutaḥ / vahnau svaśīrṣaṃ saṃkṣidya hotumaiccan mahābalaḥ
Then, when his brother was destroyed, Rambha, overwhelmed with rage, wished to offer his own head, cutting it off, into the fire — he of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.47
ततः प्रगृह्य केशेषु खङ्गं च रविसप्रभम् । छेत्तुकामो निजं शीर्षं वह्निना प्रतिषेधितः
tataḥ pragṛhya keśeṣu khaṅgaṃ ca ravisaprabham / chettukāmo nijaṃ śīrṣaṃ vahninā pratiṣedhitaḥ
Then, seizing (his head) by the hair and (taking up) a sword bright as the sun, wishing to cut off his own head, he was forbidden by Fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.48
उक्तश्च मा दैत्यवर नाशयात्मानमात्मना । दुस्तरा परवध्यापि स्ववध्याप्यतिदुस्तरा
uktaśca mā daityavara nāśayātmānamātmanā / dustarā paravadhyāpi svavadhyāpyatidustarā
And he was told: "Do not, best of the daityas, destroy yourself by your own hand. Death at another's hand is hard to get past, but death by one's own hand is far harder."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.49
यच्च प्रार्थयसे वीर तद्ददामि यथेप्सितम् । मा म्रियस्व मृतस्येह नष्टा भवति वै कथा
yacca prārthayase vīra taddadāmi yathepsitam / mā mriyasva mṛtasyeha naṣṭā bhavati vai kathā
"And whatever you ask for, hero, that I give you as you wish. Do not die; for of a dead man the tale here is lost."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.50
ततो ऽब्रवीद् वचो रम्भो वरं चेन्मे ददासि हि । त्रैलोक्यविजयी पुत्रः स्यान्मे त्वत्तेजसाधिकः
tato 'bravīd vaco rambho varaṃ cenme dadāsi hi / trailokyavijayī putraḥ syānme tvattejasādhikaḥ
Then Rambha spoke this word: "If indeed you grant me a boon, let me have a son who conquers the three worlds and exceeds you in fiery power,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.51
अजेयो दैवतैः सर्वैः पुभिर्दैत्यैश्च पावक । महाबलो वायुरिव कामरूपी कृतास्त्रवित्
ajeyo daivataiḥ sarvaiḥ pubhirdaityaiśca pāvaka / mahābalo vāyuriva kāmarūpī kṛtāstravit
unconquerable by all the gods, by men and by daityas, O Pāvaka; of great strength like the wind, able to take any form at will, and trained in weapons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.52
तं प्रोवाच कविर्ब्रह्मन् बाञमेवं भविष्यति । यस्यां चित्तं समालम्बि करिष्यसि ततः सुतः
taṃ provāca kavirbrahman bāñamevaṃ bhaviṣyati / yasyāṃ cittaṃ samālambi kariṣyasi tataḥ sutaḥ
The fire (the 'poet') said to him: "O brahman, so it shall surely be; on whatever woman you fix your mind, from her (you will have) a son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.53
इत्येवमुक्तो देवेन वह्निना दानवो ययौ । द्रष्टुं मालवटं यक्षं यक्षैश्च परिवारितम्
ityevamukto devena vahninā dānavo yayau / draṣṭuṃ mālavaṭaṃ yakṣaṃ yakṣaiśca parivāritam
Thus addressed by the god Fire, the dānava went to see the yakṣa Mālavaṭa, who was surrounded by yakṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.54
तेषां पद्मनिधिस्तत्र वसते नान्यचेतनः । गजश्च महिषाश्चाश्वा गावो ऽजाविपरिप्लुताः
teṣāṃ padmanidhistatra vasate nānyacetanaḥ / gajaśca mahiṣāścāśvā gāvo 'jāvipariplutāḥ
There dwells their lotus-treasure, with no other thought; and elephants and buffaloes and horses and cows, overflowing with goats and sheep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.55
तान् दृष्ट्वैव तदा चक्रे भावं दानवपार्थिवः । महिष्यां रूपयुक्तायां त्रिहायण्यां तपोधन
tān dṛṣṭvaiva tadā cakre bhāvaṃ dānavapārthivaḥ / mahiṣyāṃ rūpayuktāyāṃ trihāyaṇyāṃ tapodhana
As soon as he saw them, the dānava king conceived desire for a shapely three-year-old she-buffalo, O you rich in austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.56
सा समागाच्च दैत्यैन्द्रं कामयन्ती तरस्विनी । स चापि गमनं चक्रे भवितव्यप्रचोदितः
sā samāgācca daityaindraṃ kāmayantī tarasvinī / sa cāpi gamanaṃ cakre bhavitavyapracoditaḥ
And she, ardent, came to the lord of the daityas, desiring him; and he too went (to her), impelled by what was destined to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.57
तस्यां समभवद् गर्भस्तां प्रगृह्याथ दानवः । पातालं प्रविवेशाथ ततः स्वभवनं गतः
tasyāṃ samabhavad garbhastāṃ pragṛhyātha dānavaḥ / pātālaṃ praviveśātha tataḥ svabhavanaṃ gataḥ
An embryo came to be in her; then the dānava took her and entered Pātāla, and from there went to his own dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.58
दृष्टश्च दानवैः सर्वैः परित्यक्तश्च बन्धुभिः । अकार्यकारकेत्येवं भृयो मालवटं गतः
dṛṣṭaśca dānavaiḥ sarvaiḥ parityaktaśca bandhubhiḥ / akāryakāraketyevaṃ bhṛyo mālavaṭaṃ gataḥ
He was seen by all the dānavas and abandoned by his kinsmen, (saying) "He is a doer of what ought not to be done!" — and so he went again to Mālavaṭa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.59
सापि तेनैव पतिना महिषी चारुदर्शना । समं जगाम तत् पुण्यं यक्षमण्डलमुत्तमम्
sāpi tenaiva patinā mahiṣī cārudarśanā / samaṃ jagāma tat puṇyaṃ yakṣamaṇḍalamuttamam
And she too, the lovely-looking buffalo-cow, went together with that very husband to that meritorious, excellent circle of the yakṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.60
ततस्तु वसतस्तस्य श्यामा सा सुषुवे मुने । अजीजनत् सुतं शुभ्रं महिषं कामरूपिणम्
tatastu vasatastasya śyāmā sā suṣuve mune / ajījanat sutaṃ śubhraṃ mahiṣaṃ kāmarūpiṇam
Then, while he was dwelling there, that dark female gave birth, O sage: she bore a bright son, a buffalo who could take any form he wished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.61
एतामृतुमतीं जातां महिषो ऽन्यो ददर्श ह । सा चाभ्यगाद् दितिवरं रक्षन्ती शीलमात्मनः
etāmṛtumatīṃ jātāṃ mahiṣo 'nyo dadarśa ha / sā cābhyagād ditivaraṃ rakṣantī śīlamātmanaḥ
Another buffalo saw her when she had come into her season; but she went to the best of Diti's sons, guarding her own good conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.62
तमुन्नामितनासं च महिषं वीक्ष्य दानवः । खङ्ग निष्कृष्य तरसा महिषं समुपाद्रवत्
tamunnāmitanāsaṃ ca mahiṣaṃ vīkṣya dānavaḥ / khaṅga niṣkṛṣya tarasā mahiṣaṃ samupādravat
And seeing that buffalo with its nose raised up, the dānava drew his sword and swiftly rushed upon the buffalo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.64
१८।६३ मृते भर्तरि सा श्यामा यक्षाणां शरणं गता । रक्षिता गुह्यकैः साध्वी निवार्य महिषं ततः
18.63 mṛte bhartari sā śyāmā yakṣāṇāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā / rakṣitā guhyakaiḥ sādhvī nivārya mahiṣaṃ tataḥ
When her husband was dead, that Śyāmā went for refuge to the yakṣas; the virtuous woman was protected by the guhyakas, who thereupon warded the buffalo off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.65
ततो निवारितो यक्षैर्हयारिर्मदनातुरः । निपपात सरो दिव्यं ततो दैत्यैऽभवन्मृतः
tato nivārito yakṣairhayārirmadanāturaḥ / nipapāta saro divyaṃ tato daityai'bhavanmṛtaḥ
Then the buffalo, warded off by the yakṣas and afflicted with desire, fell into the divine lake; thereupon he came to be dead among the daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.66
नमरो नाम विख्यातो महाबलपराक्रमः । यक्षानाश्रित्य तस्थौ स कालयन् श्वापदान् मुन्
namaro nāma vikhyāto mahābalaparākramaḥ / yakṣānāśritya tasthau sa kālayan śvāpadān mun
One renowned by the name Namara, of great strength and valour, took his stand relying on the yakṣas, driving off the beasts of prey, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.67
स च दैत्येश्वरो यक्षैर्मालवटपुरस्सरैः । चितामारोपितः सा च श्यामा तं चारुहत् पतिम्
sa ca daityeśvaro yakṣairmālavaṭapurassaraiḥ / citāmāropitaḥ sā ca śyāmā taṃ cāruhat patim
And that lord of the daityas was placed upon the pyre by the yakṣas with the people of Mālavaṭa at their head; and that Śyāmā mounted (the pyre) with her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.68
ततो ऽग्निमध्यादुत्तस्थौ पुरुषो रौद्रदर्शनः । व्यद्रावयत् स तान् यक्षान् खङ्गपाणिर्भयङ्करः
tato 'gnimadhyāduttasthau puruṣo raudradarśanaḥ / vyadrāvayat sa tān yakṣān khaṅgapāṇirbhayaṅkaraḥ
Then from the midst of the fire there rose up a man of terrible aspect; sword in hand, terrifying, he put those yakṣas to flight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.69
ततो हतास्तु महिषाः सर्व एव महात्मना । ऋते संरक्षितारं हि महिषं रम्भनन्दनम्
tato hatāstu mahiṣāḥ sarva eva mahātmanā / ṛte saṃrakṣitāraṃ hi mahiṣaṃ rambhanandanam
Then all the buffaloes were slain by that great one — except the buffalo who was her protector, the son of Rambhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.70
स नामतः स्मृतो दैत्यो रक्तबीजो महामुन् । यो ऽजयत् सर्वतो देवान् सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्
sa nāmataḥ smṛto daityo raktabījo mahāmun / yo 'jayat sarvato devān sendrarudrārkamārutān
That daitya is known by the name Raktabīja, O great sage — he who conquered the gods on every side, together with Indra, Rudra, the Sun and the Winds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 18.71
एवं प्रभावा दनुपुङ्गवास्ते तेजो ऽधिकस्तत्र बभौ हयारिः । राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तश्च महासुरेन्द्रैर्विनिर्जितैः शम्बरतारकाद्यैः
evaṃ prabhāvā danupuṅgavāste tejo 'dhikastatra babhau hayāriḥ / rājye 'bhiṣiktaśca mahāsurendrairvinirjitaiḥ śambaratārakādyaiḥ
Such was the power of those bulls among Danu's offspring; there the buffalo-foe shone with surpassing energy, and he was consecrated in the kingship by the great lords of the asuras — Śambara, Tāraka and the rest — who had been vanquished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 18.72
अशक्नुवद्भिः सहितैश्च देवैः सलोकपालैः सहुताशभास्करैः । स्थानानि त्यक्तानि शशीन्द्रभास्करैर्धर्मश्च दूरे प्रतियोजितश्च
aśaknuvadbhiḥ sahitaiśca devaiḥ salokapālaiḥ sahutāśabhāskaraiḥ / sthānāni tyaktāni śaśīndrabhāskarairdharmaśca dūre pratiyojitaśca
And since the gods, united with the guardians of the quarters together with Fire and the Sun, were unable (to withstand him), their stations were abandoned by the Moon, Indra and the Sun, and dharma was consigned far away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain