Vamana Purana — Chapter 19
VamP 19.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततस्तु देवा महिषेम निर्जिताः स्थानानि संत्यज्य सवाहनायुधाः । जग्मुः पुरस्कृत्य रिचामहं ते द्रष्टुं तदा चक्रधरं श्रियः पतिम्
pulastya uvāca / tatastu devā mahiṣema nirjitāḥ sthānāni saṃtyajya savāhanāyudhāḥ / jagmuḥ puraskṛtya ricāmahaṃ te draṣṭuṃ tadā cakradharaṃ śriyaḥ patim
Pulastya said: Then the gods, conquered by Mahiṣa, abandoning their stations, with their mounts and weapons, went — placing (him) in front — to behold the bearer of the discus, the husband of Śrī.
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VamP 19.2
गत्वा त्वपश्यंश्च मिथः सुरोत्तमौ स्थितौ खगेन्द्रासनशङ्करौ हि । दृष्टावा प्रणम्यैव च सिद्दिसाधकौ न्यवेदयंस्तन्महिषादिचेष्टितम्
gatvā tvapaśyaṃśca mithaḥ surottamau sthitau khagendrāsanaśaṅkarau hi / dṛṣṭāvā praṇamyaiva ca siddisādhakau nyavedayaṃstanmahiṣādiceṣṭitam
Having gone, they saw the two highest of gods seated face to face, namely him whose seat is the king of birds and Śaṅkara; and having seen and bowed to the two accomplishers of success, they reported to them the doings of Mahiṣa and the rest.
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VamP 19.3
प्रभो ऽश्विसूर्येन्द्वनिलाग्निवेधसां जलेशशक्रादिषु चाधिकारान् । आक्रम्य नाकात्तु निराकृता वयं कृतावनिस्था महिषासुरेण
prabho 'śvisūryendvanilāgnivedhasāṃ jaleśaśakrādiṣu cādhikārān / ākramya nākāttu nirākṛtā vayaṃ kṛtāvanisthā mahiṣāsureṇa
"O Lord, having seized the offices of the Aśvins, the Sun, the Moon, the Wind, Fire and Brahmā, and those of Varuṇa, Indra and the rest, Mahiṣāsura has expelled us from heaven and made us dwell on the earth.
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VamP 19.4
एतद् भवन्तौ शरणागतानां श्रुत्वा वचो ब्रूत हितं सुराणाम् । न चेद् व्रजामो ऽद्य रसातलं हि संकाल्यमाना युधि दानवेन
etad bhavantau śaraṇāgatānāṃ śrutvā vaco brūta hitaṃ surāṇām / na ced vrajāmo 'dya rasātalaṃ hi saṃkālyamānā yudhi dānavena
"Having heard this speech of us who have come for refuge, may you two declare what is good for the gods; if not, we shall go this very day to Rasātala, being driven on in battle by the dānava."
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VamP 19.5
इत्थं मुरारिः सह शङ्करेण श्रुत्वा वचो विप्लुतचेतसस्तान् । दृष्ट्वाथ चक्रे सहसैव कोपं कालाग्निकल्पो हरिरव्ययात्मा
itthaṃ murāriḥ saha śaṅkareṇa śrutvā vaco viplutacetasastān / dṛṣṭvātha cakre sahasaiva kopaṃ kālāgnikalpo hariravyayātmā
Thus, when Murāri, together with Śaṅkara, had heard the words of those whose minds were distraught, and had looked (upon them), Hari, the imperishable-souled, like the fire of time, at once gave way to wrath.
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VamP 19.6
ततो ऽनुकोपान्मधुसूदनस्य सशङ्करस्यापि पितामहस्य । तथैव शक्रादिषु दैवतेषु महर्द्धि तेजो वदनाद् विनिःसुतम्
tato 'nukopānmadhusūdanasya saśaṅkarasyāpi pitāmahasya / tathaiva śakrādiṣu daivateṣu maharddhi tejo vadanād viniḥsutam
Then, from the anger of Madhusūdana, and of Śaṅkara too, and of the Grandfather (Brahmā), and likewise among the gods, Śakra and the rest, a mighty splendour issued forth from (their) mouths.
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VamP 19.7
तच्चैकतां पर्वतकूटसन्निभं जगाम तेजः प्रवराश्रम् मुने । कात्यायनस्याप्रतिमस्य तेन महर्षिणा तेज उपाकृतं च
taccaikatāṃ parvatakūṭasannibhaṃ jagāma tejaḥ pravarāśram mune / kātyāyanasyāpratimasya tena maharṣiṇā teja upākṛtaṃ ca
And that splendour, resembling a mountain peak, came to a single mass — a most excellent (mass), O sage; and by that great seer Kātyāyana, the incomparable one, splendour too was contributed.
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VamP 19.8
तेनार्षिसृष्टेन च तेज-सा वृतं ज्वलत्प्रकाशार्कसहस्रतुल्यम् । तस्माच्च जाता तरलायताक्षी कात्यायनी योगविशुद्धदेहा
tenārṣisṛṣṭena ca teja-sā vṛtaṃ jvalatprakāśārkasahasratulyam / tasmācca jātā taralāyatākṣī kātyāyanī yogaviśuddhadehā
Encompassed by that splendour brought forth by the seer, (it was) equal to a thousand blazing shining suns; and from it was born, with tremulous long eyes, Kātyāyanī, whose body was purified by yoga.
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VamP 19.9
माहेश्वराद् वक्त्रमथो बभूव नेत्रत्रयं पावकतेजसा च । याम्येन केशा हरितेजसा च भुजास्तथाष्टादश संप्जज्ञिरे
māheśvarād vaktramatho babhūva netratrayaṃ pāvakatejasā ca / yāmyena keśā haritejasā ca bhujāstathāṣṭādaśa saṃpjajñire
Then from Maheśvara's (splendour) came her face, and the three eyes from the splendour of Fire; from Yama's, the hair, and from Hari's splendour the arms — eighteen of them — came into being.
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VamP 19.10
सौम्येन युग्मं स्तनयोः सुसंहतं मध्यं तथैन्द्रेण च तेजसाभवत् । ऊरब चजङ्घे च नितम्बसंयुते जाते जलेशस्य तु तेजसा हि
saumyena yugmaṃ stanayoḥ susaṃhataṃ madhyaṃ tathaindreṇa ca tejasābhavat / ūraba cajaṅghe ca nitambasaṃyute jāte jaleśasya tu tejasā hi
From Soma's (splendour) came the well-set pair of breasts, and from Indra's splendour the waist; and the thighs and the shanks together with the hips were born from the splendour of the lord of waters.
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VamP 19.11
पादो च लोकप्रपितामहस्य पद्माभिकोशप्रतिमौ बभूवतुः । दिवाकराणमपि तेजसाङ्गुलीः कराङ्गुलीश्च वसुतेजसैव
pādo ca lokaprapitāmahasya padmābhikośapratimau babhūvatuḥ / divākarāṇamapi tejasāṅgulīḥ karāṅgulīśca vasutejasaiva
And her two feet, from (the splendour) of the great-grandfather of the worlds, became like the buds of lotuses; and by the splendour of the suns her toes, and her fingers by the splendour of the Vasus alone.
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VamP 19.12
प्रजापतीनां दशनाश्च तेजसा याक्षेण नासा श्रवणौ च मारुतात् । साध्येन च भ्रयुगलं सुकान्तिमत् कन्दर्पबाणासनसन्निभं बभौ
prajāpatīnāṃ daśanāśca tejasā yākṣeṇa nāsā śravaṇau ca mārutāt / sādhyena ca bhrayugalaṃ sukāntimat kandarpabāṇāsanasannibhaṃ babhau
And her teeth by the splendour of the Prajāpatis, her nose by the Yakṣa's, her two ears from Māruta, and by the Sādhya's the pair of brows, most lovely, shone forth like the bow of Kandarpa.
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VamP 19.13
तर्थार्षितेजोत्तममुत्तमं महन्नाम्ना पृथिव्यामभवत् प्रसिद्धम् । कात्यायनीत्येव तदा बभौ सा नाम्ना च तेनैव जगत्प्रसिद्धा
tarthārṣitejottamamuttamaṃ mahannāmnā pṛthivyāmabhavat prasiddham / kātyāyanītyeva tadā babhau sā nāmnā ca tenaiva jagatprasiddhā
Thus (she who was) supreme, made of the supreme splendour of the seer, became renowned on earth by (that) great name; then she shone as 'Kātyāyanī' indeed, and by that very name she became famed in the world.
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VamP 19.14
ददौ त्रिशूलं वरदस्त्रिशूली चक्रं मुरारिर्वरुणश्च शङ्खम् । शक्तिं हुताशः श्वसनश्च चापं तूणौ तथाक्ष्य्यशरौ विवस्वान्
dadau triśūlaṃ varadastriśūlī cakraṃ murārirvaruṇaśca śaṅkham / śaktiṃ hutāśaḥ śvasanaśca cāpaṃ tūṇau tathākṣyyaśarau vivasvān
The trident-bearer, the giver of boons, gave a trident; Murāri, a discus; and Varuṇa, a conch; Fire gave a spear, and Wind a bow; and Vivasvat, two quivers and inexhaustible arrows.
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VamP 19.15
वज्रं तथेन्द्रः सह घण्टया च यमो ऽथ दण्डं धनदो गदां च । ब्रह्मऽक्षमालां सकमण्डलुं च कालो ऽसिमुग्रं सह चर्मणा च
vajraṃ tathendraḥ saha ghaṇṭayā ca yamo 'tha daṇḍaṃ dhanado gadāṃ ca / brahma'kṣamālāṃ sakamaṇḍaluṃ ca kālo 'simugraṃ saha carmaṇā ca
Indra likewise (gave) the thunderbolt along with a bell; Yama then a staff, and the giver of wealth a mace; Brahmā a rosary along with a water-pot; and Kāla a fierce sword together with a shield.
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VamP 19.16
हारं च सोमः सह चामरेण मालं समुद्रो हिमवान् मृगेन्द्रम् । चूडामणिं कुण्डलमर्द्धचन्द्रं प्रादात् कुठारं वसुशिल्पकर्त्ता
hāraṃ ca somaḥ saha cāmareṇa mālaṃ samudro himavān mṛgendram / cūḍāmaṇiṃ kuṇḍalamarddhacandraṃ prādāt kuṭhāraṃ vasuśilpakarttā
And Soma (gave) a necklace along with a fly-whisk; the ocean a garland, Himavat a lion; the crest-jewel, the earring, the half-moon — and the artisan of the Vasus gave an axe.
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VamP 19.17
गन्धर्वराजो रजतानुलिप्तं पानस्य पूर्णं सदृशं च भाजनम् । भुजङ्गहारं भुजगेश्वरो ऽपि अम्लानपुष्पामृतवः स्रजं च
gandharvarājo rajatānuliptaṃ pānasya pūrṇaṃ sadṛśaṃ ca bhājanam / bhujaṅgahāraṃ bhujageśvaro 'pi amlānapuṣpāmṛtavaḥ srajaṃ ca
The king of the Gandharvas (gave) a fitting vessel plated with silver, full of drink; and the lord of serpents too a serpent-necklace, and a garland of unfading flowers (and) of nectar.
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VamP 19.18
तदातितुष्टा सुरस्त्तमानां अट्टाट्टहासं मुमुचे त्रिनेत्रा । तां तुष्टुवुर्देववराः सहेन्द्राः सविष्णुरुद्रेन्द्वनिलाग्निभास्कराः
tadātituṣṭā surasttamānāṃ aṭṭāṭṭahāsaṃ mumuce trinetrā / tāṃ tuṣṭuvurdevavarāḥ sahendrāḥ saviṣṇurudrendvanilāgnibhāskarāḥ
Then, greatly pleased with the foremost of the gods, the three-eyed one let loose a great roaring laugh. The best of the gods praised her, along with Indra — Viṣṇu, Rudra, the Moon, Wind, Fire and the Sun.
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VamP 19.19
नमो ऽस्तु दैव्यै सुरपूजितायै या संस्थिता योगविशुद्धदेहा । निद्रास्वरूपेण महीं वितत्य तृष्णा त्रपा क्षुद् भयदाथ कान्तिः
namo 'stu daivyai surapūjitāyai yā saṃsthitā yogaviśuddhadehā / nidrāsvarūpeṇa mahīṃ vitatya tṛṣṇā trapā kṣud bhayadātha kāntiḥ
Homage be to the goddess honoured by the gods, who abides with a body purified by yoga; who, spreading over the earth in the form of sleep, (is) thirst, shame, hunger, terror, and then beauty;
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VamP 19.20
श्रद्धा स्मृतिः पुष्टिरथो क्षमा च छाया च शक्तिः कमलालया च । वृत्तिर्दया भ्रान्ति रथेह माया नमो ऽस्तु दैव्यै भवरूपिकायै
śraddhā smṛtiḥ puṣṭiratho kṣamā ca chāyā ca śaktiḥ kamalālayā ca / vṛttirdayā bhrānti ratheha māyā namo 'stu daivyai bhavarūpikāyai
faith, memory, nourishment, and patience, shadow, power, and she who dwells in the lotus, conduct, compassion, delusion, and here illusion — homage be to the goddess who takes the form of existence.
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VamP 19.21
ततः स्तुताः देववरैर्मृगेन्द्रमारुह्य देवी प्रगतावनीध्रम् । विन्ध्यं महापर्वतमुच्चशृङ्गं चकार यं निम्नतरं त्वगस्त्यः
tataḥ stutāḥ devavarairmṛgendramāruhya devī pragatāvanīdhram / vindhyaṃ mahāparvatamuccaśṛṅgaṃ cakāra yaṃ nimnataraṃ tvagastyaḥ
Then, praised by the best of the gods, the goddess mounted the lion and went to the earth-supporting mountain, the Vindhya, the great mountain with lofty peaks, which Agastya made lower.
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VamP 19.22
नारद उवाच । किर्मथमद्रिं भगवानगस्त्यस्तं निम्नशृङ्गं कृतवान् महर्षिः । कस्मै कृते केन च कारणेन एतद् वदस्वामलसत्त्ववृत्ते
nārada uvāca / kirmathamadriṃ bhagavānagastyastaṃ nimnaśṛṅgaṃ kṛtavān maharṣiḥ / kasmai kṛte kena ca kāraṇena etad vadasvāmalasattvavṛtte
Nārada said: Why did the lord Agastya, the great seer, make that mountain low-peaked? For whose sake and for what reason? Tell this, O you of pure and virtuous conduct.
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VamP 19.23
पुलस्त्य उवाच । पुरा हि विन्ध्येन दिवाकरस्य गतिर्निरुद्धा गगनेचरस्य । रविस्ततः कुमभभवं समेत्य होमावसाने वचनं बभाषे
pulastya uvāca / purā hi vindhyena divākarasya gatirniruddhā gaganecarasya / ravistataḥ kumabhabhavaṃ sametya homāvasāne vacanaṃ babhāṣe
Pulastya said: Long ago the course of the sky-going Sun was blocked by the Vindhya; so the Sun, coming to the pot-born one (Agastya) at the end of his oblation, spoke these words:
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VamP 19.24
समागतो ऽहं द्विज दूरतस्त्वां कुरुष्व मामुद्धरणं मुनीन्द्र । ददस्व दानं मम यन्मनीषिनं चरामि येन त्रिदिवेषु निर्वृतः
samāgato 'haṃ dvija dūratastvāṃ kuruṣva māmuddharaṇaṃ munīndra / dadasva dānaṃ mama yanmanīṣinaṃ carāmi yena tridiveṣu nirvṛtaḥ
"I have come to you from afar, O brahmin; accomplish my deliverance, O lord of sages. Grant me the gift that I desire, whereby I may move at ease through the three heavens."
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VamP 19.25
इत्थं दिवाकरवचो गुणसंप्रयोगि श्रुत्वा तदा कलशजो वचनं बभाषे । दानं ददामि तव यन्मनसस्त्वभीष्टं नार्थि प्रयाति विमुखो मम कश्चिदेव
itthaṃ divākaravaco guṇasaṃprayogi śrutvā tadā kalaśajo vacanaṃ babhāṣe / dānaṃ dadāmi tava yanmanasastvabhīṣṭaṃ nārthi prayāti vimukho mama kaścideva
Having thus heard the sun's words, joined with (praise of his) virtues, the pot-born one (Agastya) then spoke this speech: "I give you the gift that is desired by your mind; no petitioner ever goes away from me with his face turned aside."
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VamP 19.26
श्रुत्वा वचो ऽमृतमयं कलशोद्भवस्य प्राह प्रभुः करतले विनिधाय मूर्ध्नि । एषो ऽद्य मे गिरिवरः प्ररुणाद्धि मार्गं विन्ध्यस्य निम्नकरणे भगवन् यतस्व
śrutvā vaco 'mṛtamayaṃ kalaśodbhavasya prāha prabhuḥ karatale vinidhāya mūrdhni / eṣo 'dya me girivaraḥ praruṇāddhi mārgaṃ vindhyasya nimnakaraṇe bhagavan yatasva
Hearing the nectar-filled speech of the one born from the pot, the Lord (Sun), placing (his) palms upon (his) head, said: "This best of mountains today blocks my path; exert yourself, O blessed one, in making the Vindhya low."
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VamP 19.27
इति रविवचनादथाह कुम्भजन्मा कुतमिति विद्धि मया हि नीचशृङ्गम् । तव किरणजितो भविष्यते महीध्रो मम चरणसम्श्रितस्य का व्यथा ते
iti ravivacanādathāha kumbhajanmā kutamiti viddhi mayā hi nīcaśṛṅgam / tava kiraṇajito bhaviṣyate mahīdhro mama caraṇasamśritasya kā vyathā te
Then, at the sun's word, the pot-born one said: "Know it as done — by me the mountain('s) peak (is made) low; the mountain will be conquered by your rays. For you, who have taken refuge at my feet, what distress (can there be)?"
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VamP 19.28
इत्येवमुक्त्वा कलशोद्भावस्तु सूर्यं हि संस्तूय विनम्य भक्त्या । जगाम संत्यज्य हि दण्डकं हि विन्ध्याचलं वृद्ध्वपुर्महर्षिः
ityevamuktvā kalaśodbhāvastu sūryaṃ hi saṃstūya vinamya bhaktyā / jagāma saṃtyajya hi daṇḍakaṃ hi vindhyācalaṃ vṛddhvapurmaharṣiḥ
Having spoken thus, the pot-born one, having praised the Sun and bowed with devotion, went — leaving the Daṇḍaka (forest) — the aged great sage, to the Vindhya mountain.
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VamP 19.29
गत्वा वचः प्राह मुनिर्महीध्रं यास्ये महातीर्थवरं सुपुण्यम् । वृद्धोस्मयशक्तश्च तवाधिरोढुं तस्माद् भवान् नीचतरो ऽस्तु सद्यः
gatvā vacaḥ prāha munirmahīdhraṃ yāsye mahātīrthavaraṃ supuṇyam / vṛddhosmayaśaktaśca tavādhiroḍhuṃ tasmād bhavān nīcataro 'stu sadyaḥ
Having gone (there), the sage spoke (these) words to the mountain: "I shall go to a great and most holy chief place of pilgrimage; I am old and unable to climb over you — therefore let you at once become lower."
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VamP 19.30
इत्येवमुक्तो मुनिस्त्तमेन स नीचशृङ्गस्त्वभवन्महीध्रः । समाक्रमच्चापि महर्षिमुक्यः प्रोल्लङ्घ्य विन्ध्यं त्विदमाह शैलम्
ityevamukto munisttamena sa nīcaśṛṅgastvabhavanmahīdhraḥ / samākramaccāpi maharṣimukyaḥ prollaṅghya vindhyaṃ tvidamāha śailam
Being thus addressed by the best of sages, that mountain became low-peaked; and the foremost of great sages strode across, and having passed over the Vindhya he said this to the mountain:
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VamP 19.31
यावन्न भूयो निजमाव्रजामि महाश्रमं धौतवपुः सुतीर्थात् । त्वया न तावत्त्विह वर्धितव्यं नो चेद् विशप्स्ये ऽहमवज्ञया ते
yāvanna bhūyo nijamāvrajāmi mahāśramaṃ dhautavapuḥ sutīrthāt / tvayā na tāvattviha vardhitavyaṃ no ced viśapsye 'hamavajñayā te
"Until I come back again to my own great hermitage, my body washed (clean) by the good sacred ford, until then you must not grow here; if not, I shall curse you for your disregard of me."
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VamP 19.32
इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवाञ्जगाम दिशं स याम्यां सहसान्तरिक्षम् । आक्रम्य तस्थौ स हि तां तदाशां काले व्रजाम्यत्र यदा मुनीन्द्रः
ityevamuktvā bhagavāñjagāma diśaṃ sa yāmyāṃ sahasāntarikṣam / ākramya tasthau sa hi tāṃ tadāśāṃ kāle vrajāmyatra yadā munīndraḥ
Having spoken thus, the blessed one went at once through the air to the southern quarter; and taking possession of it he remained in that region, (thinking) "I shall come here in (due) time" — he, the lord of sages.
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VamP 19.33
तत्राश्रमं रम्यतरं हि कृत्वा संशुद्धजाम्बूनदतोरणान्तम् । तत्राथ निक्षिप्य विदर्भपुत्रीं स्वमाश्रमं सौम्यमुपाजगाम
tatrāśramaṃ ramyataraṃ hi kṛtvā saṃśuddhajāmbūnadatoraṇāntam / tatrātha nikṣipya vidarbhaputrīṃ svamāśramaṃ saumyamupājagāma
Having made there a most delightful hermitage, with archways of pure gold (at its) borders, and having then placed the daughter of Vidarbha there, he came to his own pleasant hermitage.
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VamP 19.34
ऋतावृतौ पर्वकालेषु नित्यं तम्मबरे ह्याश्रममावसत् सः । शेषं च कालं स हि दण्डकस्थस् तपश्चारामितकान्तिमान् मुनिः
ṛtāvṛtau parvakāleṣu nityaṃ tammabare hyāśramamāvasat saḥ / śeṣaṃ ca kālaṃ sa hi daṇḍakasthas tapaścārāmitakāntimān muniḥ
At each turn of the seasons, on the parva days, he regularly dwelt in that hermitage; and the rest of the time, staying in the Daṇḍaka (forest), the sage of measureless beauty practised austerity.
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VamP 19.35
विनन्ध्यो ऽपि दृष्ट्वा गगने महाश्रमं वृद्धिं न यात्येव भयान्महर्षेः । नासौ निवृत्तेति मतिं विधाय स संस्थितो नीचतराग्रशृङ्गः
vinandhyo 'pi dṛṣṭvā gagane mahāśramaṃ vṛddhiṃ na yātyeva bhayānmaharṣeḥ / nāsau nivṛtteti matiṃ vidhāya sa saṃsthito nīcatarāgraśṛṅgaḥ
And the Vindhya too, seeing the great hermitage in the sky, does not grow at all, out of fear of the great sage; making up his mind that "he has not returned," it has remained with its topmost peak very low.
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VamP 19.36
एवं त्वगस्त्येन महाचलेन्द्रः स नीचशृङ्गे हि कृतो महर्षे । तस्योर्ध्वशृङ्गे मुनिसंस्तुता सा दुर्गा स्थिता दानवनाशनार्थम्
evaṃ tvagastyena mahācalendraḥ sa nīcaśṛṅge hi kṛto maharṣe / tasyordhvaśṛṅge munisaṃstutā sā durgā sthitā dānavanāśanārtham
Thus, O great sage, that great lord of mountains was made low-peaked by Agastya; and on its upper peak that Durgā, praised by the sage, took her stand for the destruction of the Dānavas.
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VamP 19.37
देवाश्च सिद्धाश्च महोरगाश्च विद्याधरा भूतगणाश्च सर्वे । सर्वाप्सरोभिः प्रतिरामयन्तः कात्यायनीं तस्थुरपेतशोकाः
devāśca siddhāśca mahoragāśca vidyādharā bhūtagaṇāśca sarve / sarvāpsarobhiḥ pratirāmayantaḥ kātyāyanīṃ tasthurapetaśokāḥ
And the gods and the Siddhas and the great serpents, the Vidyādharas and all the hosts of spirits, together with all the Apsarases, delighting Kātyāyanī (in return), stood there with their sorrow gone.
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