Vamana Purana — Chapter 2

VamP 2.1

पुलस्त्य उवाच ततस्त्रिनेत्रस्य गतः प्रावृट्कालो घनोपरि । लोकान्न्दकरी रम्या शरत् समभवन्मुने

pulastya uvāca tatastrinetrasya gataḥ prāvṛṭkālo ghanopari / lokānndakarī ramyā śarat samabhavanmune

Pulastya said: Then, for the three-eyed one who was above the clouds, the rainy season passed, and autumn, delightful and giving joy to the worlds, came on, O sage.

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VamP 2.2

त्यजन्ति नीलाम्बुधरा नभस्तलं वृक्षांश्च कङ्काः सरितस्तटानि । पद्माः सुगन्धं निलयानि वायसा रुरुर्विषाणं कलुषं जलाशयः

tyajanti nīlāmbudharā nabhastalaṃ vṛkṣāṃśca kaṅkāḥ saritastaṭāni / padmāḥ sugandhaṃ nilayāni vāyasā rururviṣāṇaṃ kaluṣaṃ jalāśayaḥ

The dark rain-clouds abandon the vault of the sky, the herons the trees, the rivers their banks, the lotuses their fragrance, the crows their nests, the ruru deer its horn, and the pools their muddiness.

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VamP 2.3

विकासमायन्ति त पङ्काजानि चन्द्रांशवो भान्ति लताः सुपुष्पाः । नन्दन्ति हृष्टान्यपि गोकुलानि सन्तश्च संतोषमनुव्रजन्ति

vikāsamāyanti ta paṅkājāni candrāṃśavo bhānti latāḥ supuṣpāḥ / nandanti hṛṣṭānyapi gokulāni santaśca saṃtoṣamanuvrajanti

The lotuses come to bloom, the moon's rays shine, the creepers are rich in flowers; the herds of cattle too, delighted, rejoice, and good men attain contentment.

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VamP 2.4

सरस्सु पद्म गगने च तारका जलाशयेष्वेव तथा पयांसि । सतां च चित्तं हि दिशां मुखैः समं वैमल्यमायान्ति शशङ्ककान्तयः

sarassu padma gagane ca tārakā jalāśayeṣveva tathā payāṃsi / satāṃ ca cittaṃ hi diśāṃ mukhaiḥ samaṃ vaimalyamāyānti śaśaṅkakāntayaḥ

In the lakes the lotus, in the sky the stars, and likewise the waters in the pools, and the mind of the good, and the faces of the directions—all alike attain clarity, (as do) the moon's beams.

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VamP 2.5

ए तादृशे हरः काले मघपृष्ठाधिवासिनीम् । सतीमादाय शैलेन्द्रं मन्दरं समुपाययौ

e tādṛśe haraḥ kāle maghapṛṣṭhādhivāsinīm / satīmādāya śailendraṃ mandaraṃ samupāyayau

At such a time Hara, taking Satī who was dwelling on the cloud's back, came to Mandara, the lord of mountains.

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VamP 2.6

ततो मन्दरपृष्ठे ऽसौ स्थितः समशिलातले । रराम शंभुर्भगवान् सत्या सह महाद्युतिः

tato mandarapṛṣṭhe 'sau sthitaḥ samaśilātale / rarāma śaṃbhurbhagavān satyā saha mahādyutiḥ

Then, staying on Mandara's back, on a level rock surface, the blessed Śambhu of great splendour took his pleasure together with Satī.

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VamP 2.7

ततो व्यतीते शरदि प्रतिबुद्धे च केशवे । दक्षः प्रजापतिश्रेष्ठो यष्टुमारभत क्रतुम्

tato vyatīte śaradi pratibuddhe ca keśave / dakṣaḥ prajāpatiśreṣṭho yaṣṭumārabhata kratum

Then, when autumn had passed and Keśava had awakened, Dakṣa, best of the lords of creatures, began to perform a sacrifice.

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VamP 2.8

द्वादशेव स चादित्याञ् शक्रादींश् च सुरोत्तमान् । सकश्यपान् समामन्त्र्य सदस्यान् समचीकरत्

dvādaśeva sa cādityāñ śakrādīṃś ca surottamān / sakaśyapān samāmantrya sadasyān samacīkarat

Having invited the twelve Ādityas and the foremost gods, Śakra and the rest, together with Kaśyapa, he made them assessors (of the rite).

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VamP 2.9

अरुन्धत्य च सहितं वसिष्ठं शंसितव्रतम् । सहानसूययात्रिं च सह धृत्या च कौशिकम्

arundhatya ca sahitaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ śaṃsitavratam / sahānasūyayātriṃ ca saha dhṛtyā ca kauśikam

And Vasiṣṭha of praised vows together with Arundhatī, and Atri with Anasūyā, and Kauśika with Dhṛti,

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VamP 2.10

अहल्यया गौतमं च भरद्वाजममायया । चन्द्रया सहितं ब्रह्मन्नृषिमङ्गीरसं तथा

ahalyayā gautamaṃ ca bharadvājamamāyayā / candrayā sahitaṃ brahmannṛṣimaṅgīrasaṃ tathā

and Gautama with Ahalyā, and Bharadvāja with Māyā, and likewise, O brahman, the sage Aṅgiras together with Candrā—

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VamP 2.11

आमन्त्र्य कृतावान्दक्षः सदस्यान् यज्ञसंसदि । विद्वान् गुणसंपन्नान् वेदवेदाड्गपारगान्

āmantrya kṛtāvāndakṣaḥ sadasyān yajñasaṃsadi / vidvān guṇasaṃpannān vedavedāḍgapāragān

having invited (them), Dakṣa made them assessors in the sacrificial assembly: learned, endowed with good qualities, masters of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.

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VamP 2.12

धर्मं च स समाहूय भार्ययाहिंसया सह । निमन्त्र्य यज्ञवाटस्य द्वारपालत्वमादिशत्

dharmaṃ ca sa samāhūya bhāryayāhiṃsayā saha / nimantrya yajñavāṭasya dvārapālatvamādiśat

And having summoned Dharma along with his wife Ahiṃsā, he invited him and appointed him to the office of doorkeeper of the sacrificial enclosure.

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VamP 2.13

अरिष्टनेमिनं चक्रे इध्माहरणकारिणम् । भृगुं च मन्त्रसंस्कारे सम्यग् दक्षं प्रयुक्तवान्

ariṣṭaneminaṃ cakre idhmāharaṇakāriṇam / bhṛguṃ ca mantrasaṃskāre samyag dakṣaṃ prayuktavān

He made Ariṣṭanemi the one who fetched the firewood, and he properly employed Bhṛgu, who was competent, in the performance of the mantras.

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VamP 2.14

तथा चन्द्रमसं देवं रोहिण्या सहितं शुचिम् । धनानामाधिपत्ये च युक्तवान् हि प्रजापतिः

tathā candramasaṃ devaṃ rohiṇyā sahitaṃ śucim / dhanānāmādhipatye ca yuktavān hi prajāpatiḥ

Likewise Prajāpati appointed the god Moon, the bright one, together with Rohiṇī, to the lordship over riches.

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VamP 2.15

जामातृदुहितृश्वैव दौहित्रांश्च प्रजापतिः । सशङ्करां सतीं मुक्त्वा मखे सर्वान् न्यमन्त्रयत्

jāmātṛduhitṛśvaiva dauhitrāṃśca prajāpatiḥ / saśaṅkarāṃ satīṃ muktvā makhe sarvān nyamantrayat

And Prajāpati invited to the sacrifice all his sons-in-law, daughters and daughters' sons, leaving out Satī along with Śaṅkara.

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VamP 2.16

नारद उवाच किमर्थं लोकपतिना धनाध्यक्षो महेश्वरः । ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठो वरिष्ठो ऽपि आद्यो ऽपि न निमन्त्रितः

nārada uvāca kimarthaṃ lokapatinā dhanādhyakṣo maheśvaraḥ / jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭho variṣṭho 'pi ādyo 'pi na nimantritaḥ

Nārada said: Why was Maheśvara, the lord of wealth, though eldest, best, most excellent and first, not invited by the lord of the world (Dakṣa)?

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VamP 2.17

पुलस्त्य उवाच ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठो वरिष्ठो ऽपि आद्यो ऽपि भगवाञ्शिवः । कपालीलि विदित्वेशो दक्षेण न निमन्त्रितः

pulastya uvāca jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭho variṣṭho 'pi ādyo 'pi bhagavāñśivaḥ / kapālīli viditveśo dakṣeṇa na nimantritaḥ

Pulastya said: Though the blessed Śiva is eldest, best, most excellent and first, the Lord was not invited by Dakṣa, knowing him to be a skull-bearer.

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VamP 2.18

नारद उवाच किमर्थं देवताश्रेष्ठः शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः कपाली भगवाञ्जातः कर्मणा केन शङ्करः

nārada uvāca kimarthaṃ devatāśreṣṭhaḥ śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ kapālī bhagavāñjātaḥ karmaṇā kena śaṅkaraḥ

Nārada said: Why did the blessed Śaṅkara, best of the gods, the trident-bearer, the three-eyed one, become a skull-bearer, and by what deed?

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VamP 2.19

शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा कथामेतां पुरातनीम् । प्रोक्तमादिपुराणे च ब्रह्मणाव्यक्तमूर्त्तिना

śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā kathāmetāṃ purātanīm / proktamādipurāṇe ca brahmaṇāvyaktamūrttinā

Listen attentively to this ancient story, told in the first Purāṇa by Brahmā, whose form is unmanifest.

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VamP 2.20

पुरा त्वेकार्णवं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । नष्टटन्द्रार्कनक्षत्रं प्रणष्टपवनानलम्

purā tvekārṇavaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam / naṣṭaṭandrārkanakṣatraṃ praṇaṣṭapavanānalam

Formerly this whole world, moving and unmoving, was a single ocean, with moon, sun and stars destroyed, with wind and fire extinguished,

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VamP 2.21

अप्रतर्क्यमविज्ञेयं भावाभावविवर्जितम् । निमग्नुपर्वततरु तमोभूतं सुदुर्दसम्

apratarkyamavijñeyaṃ bhāvābhāvavivarjitam / nimagnuparvatataru tamobhūtaṃ sudurdasam

unthinkable, unknowable, devoid of being and non-being, with mountains and trees submerged, become darkness, very hard to look upon.

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VamP 2.22

तस्मिन् स शेते भगवान् निद्रां वर्षसहस्रिकीम् । रात्र्यन्ते सृजते लोकान् राजसं रूपास्थितः

tasmin sa śete bhagavān nidrāṃ varṣasahasrikīm / rātryante sṛjate lokān rājasaṃ rūpāsthitaḥ

There the Blessed One sleeps a sleep of a thousand years; at the end of the night he creates the worlds, having assumed the rājasa form.

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VamP 2.23

राजसः पञ्चवदनो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः । स्रष्टा चराचरस्यास्य जगतो ऽद्भुतदर्शनः

rājasaḥ pañcavadano vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ / sraṣṭā carācarasyāsya jagato 'dbhutadarśanaḥ

The rājasa one is five-faced, master of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, the creator of this world of moving and unmoving things, wondrous to behold.

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VamP 2.24

तमोमयस्तथैवान्यः समुद्भूतस्त्रिलोचनः । शूलपाणिः कपर्द्दी च अक्षमालां च दर्शयन्

tamomayastathaivānyaḥ samudbhūtastrilocanaḥ / śūlapāṇiḥ kaparddī ca akṣamālāṃ ca darśayan

And likewise another, made of tamas, arose, three-eyed, trident in hand, with matted locks, displaying a rosary.

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VamP 2.25

ततो महात्मा ह्यसृजदहङ्कारं सुदारुणम् । येनाक्रान्ताव् उभौ देवौ तावेव ब्रह्मशङ्करौ

tato mahātmā hyasṛjadahaṅkāraṃ sudāruṇam / yenākrāntāv ubhau devau tāveva brahmaśaṅkarau

Then the great one brought forth egoism, most terrible, by which both those gods, Brahmā and Śaṅkara, were overcome.

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VamP 2.26

अहङ्कारावृतो रुद्रः प्रत्युवाच पितामहम् । को भवानिह संप्राप्तः केन सृष्टो ऽसि मां वद

ahaṅkārāvṛto rudraḥ pratyuvāca pitāmaham / ko bhavāniha saṃprāptaḥ kena sṛṣṭo 'si māṃ vada

Rudra, enveloped by egoism, replied to the Grandfather: "Who are you who have arrived here? By whom were you created? Tell me."

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VamP 2.27

पितामहो ऽप्यहङ्कारात् प्रत्युवाचाथ को भवान् । भवतो जनकः को ऽत्र जननी वा तदुच्यताम्

pitāmaho 'pyahaṅkārāt pratyuvācātha ko bhavān / bhavato janakaḥ ko 'tra jananī vā taducyatām

The Grandfather too, out of egoism, replied: "And who are you? Who here is your father, or your mother? Let that be told."

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VamP 2.28

इत्यन्योन्यं पुरा ताभ्यां ब्रह्मेशाभ्यां कलिप्रिय । परिवादो ऽभवत् तत्र उत्पत्तिर्भवतो ऽभवत्

ityanyonyaṃ purā tābhyāṃ brahmeśābhyāṃ kalipriya / parivādo 'bhavat tatra utpattirbhavato 'bhavat

Thus, O lover of quarrel, a dispute arose there of old between those two, Brahmā and Īśa; and (during it) your birth took place.

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VamP 2.29

भवान्प्यन्तरिक्षं हि जातमात्रस्तदोत्पतत् । धारयन्नतुलां वीणां कुर्वन् किलकिलाध्वनिम्

bhavānpyantarikṣaṃ hi jātamātrastadotpatat / dhārayannatulāṃ vīṇāṃ kurvan kilakilādhvanim

And you, as soon as you were born, flew up into the sky then, holding your matchless vīṇā and making a shrill "kilakila" sound.

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VamP 2.30

ततो विनिर्जितः शंभुर्मानिना पद्मयोनिना । तस्थावधोमुखो दीनो ग्रहाक्रान्तो यथा शशी

tato vinirjitaḥ śaṃbhurmāninā padmayoninā / tasthāvadhomukho dīno grahākrānto yathā śaśī

Then Śambhu, defeated by the proud lotus-born one, stood with face downcast and dejected, like the moon seized by a planet.

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VamP 2.31

पराजिते लोकपतौ देवेन परमेष्षिना । क्रोधान्धकारितं रुद्रं पञ्चमो ऽथ मुखो ऽब्रोवीत्

parājite lokapatau devena parameṣṣinā / krodhāndhakāritaṃ rudraṃ pañcamo 'tha mukho 'brovīt

When the lord of the world was defeated by the god, the supreme one, the fifth face then spoke to Rudra, who was blinded with rage.

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VamP 2.32

अहं ते प्रतिजानामि तमोमूर्तो त्रिलोचन । दिग्वासा वृषभारूढो लोकक्षयकरो भवान्

ahaṃ te pratijānāmi tamomūrto trilocana / digvāsā vṛṣabhārūḍho lokakṣayakaro bhavān

"I declare to you, O three-eyed one whose form is darkness: naked, mounted on a bull, you shall be the destroyer of the worlds."

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VamP 2.33

इत्युक्ताः शङ्करः क्रुद्धो वदनं घोरचक्षुषा । निर्दग्धुकामस्त्वनिशं ददर्श भगवानजः

ityuktāḥ śaṅkaraḥ kruddho vadanaṃ ghoracakṣuṣā / nirdagdhukāmastvaniśaṃ dadarśa bhagavānajaḥ

Addressed thus, the angered Śaṅkara, the blessed unborn one, gazed unceasingly with a dreadful eye at that face, wishing to burn it up.

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VamP 2.34

ततस्त्रिनेत्रस्य समुद्भवन्ति वक्त्राणि पञ्चाथ सुदर्शनानि । श्वेतं च रक्तं कनकावदातं नीलं तथा पिङ्गजटं च शुभ्रम्

tatastrinetrasya samudbhavanti vaktrāṇi pañcātha sudarśanāni / śvetaṃ ca raktaṃ kanakāvadātaṃ nīlaṃ tathā piṅgajaṭaṃ ca śubhram

Then five well-visible faces sprang up on the three-eyed one: a white one, a red one, one bright as gold, a blue one, and a shining one with tawny matted hair.

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VamP 2.35

वक्त्राणि दृष्ट्वार्ऽकसमानि सद्यः पैतामहं वक्त्रमुवाच वाक्यम् । समाहतस्याथ जलस्य बुद्बुदा भवन्ति किं तेषु पराक्रमो ऽस्ति

vaktrāṇi dṛṣṭvār'kasamāni sadyaḥ paitāmahaṃ vaktramuvāca vākyam / samāhatasyātha jalasya budbudā bhavanti kiṃ teṣu parākramo 'sti

Seeing at once the faces, each equal to the sun, the face of Brahmā spoke these words: "When water is struck, bubbles arise—what strength is there in them?"

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VamP 2.36

तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रोधयुक्तेन शङ्करेण महात्मना । नखाग्रेण शिरश्छिन्नं ब्राह्मं परुषवादिनम्

tacchrutvā krodhayuktena śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā / nakhāgreṇa śiraśchinnaṃ brāhmaṃ paruṣavādinam

Hearing that, the great-souled Śaṅkara, filled with anger, cut off with the tip of his nail that head of Brahmā which had spoken harshly.

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VamP 2.37

तच्छिन्नं शङ्करस्यैव सव्ये करतले ऽपतत् । पतते न कदाचिच्च तच्छङ्करकराच्छिरः

tacchinnaṃ śaṅkarasyaiva savye karatale 'patat / patate na kadācicca tacchaṅkarakarācchiraḥ

That severed (head) fell onto Śaṅkara's own left palm; and that head never (again) falls from Śaṅkara's hand.

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VamP 2.38

अथ क्रोधावृतेनापि ब्रह्मणाद्भुवतकर्मणा । सृष्टस्तु पुरुषो धीमान् कवची कुण्डली शरी

atha krodhāvṛtenāpi brahmaṇādbhuvatakarmaṇā / sṛṣṭastu puruṣo dhīmān kavacī kuṇḍalī śarī

Then by Brahmā, likewise filled with anger, of wondrous deeds, was created a man, wise, wearing armour, wearing earrings, bearing arrows,

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VamP 2.39

धनुष्पाणिर्महाबाहुर्बाणशक्तिधरो ऽव्ययः । चतुर्भुजो महातूणी आदित्यसमदर्शनः

dhanuṣpāṇirmahābāhurbāṇaśaktidharo 'vyayaḥ / caturbhujo mahātūṇī ādityasamadarśanaḥ

bow in hand, mighty-armed, bearing arrow and spear, imperishable, four-armed, with a great quiver, looking like the sun.

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VamP 2.40

स प्राह गच्छ दुर्बुद्धे मा त्वां शूलिन् निपातये । भवान् पापसमायुक्तः पापिष्ठं को जिघांसति

sa prāha gaccha durbuddhe mā tvāṃ śūlin nipātaye / bhavān pāpasamāyuktaḥ pāpiṣṭhaṃ ko jighāṃsati

He said: "Go, you of evil mind, lest I strike you down, O bearer of the trident. You are joined with sin—who wishes to kill the most sinful?"

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VamP 2.41

इत्युक्ताः शेकरस्तेन पुरुषेण महात्मना । त्रपायुक्तो जगामाथ रुद्रो बदरिकाश्रमम्

ityuktāḥ śekarastena puruṣeṇa mahātmanā / trapāyukto jagāmātha rudro badarikāśramam

Thus addressed by that great-souled man, Śaṅkara—Rudra—filled with shame, went then to the Badarikā hermitage,

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VamP 2.42

नरनारायणस्थानं पर्वते हि हिमाश्रये । सरस्वती यत्र पुण्या स्तन्दने सरितां वरा

naranārāyaṇasthānaṃ parvate hi himāśraye / sarasvatī yatra puṇyā standane saritāṃ varā

the abode of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, on the mountain that is the seat of snow, where the holy Sarasvatī, best of rivers, (flows) with a roar.

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VamP 2.43

तत्र गत्वा च तं दृष्ट्वा नारायणमुवाच ह । भिक्षां प्रयच्छ भगवन् महाकापालिको ऽस्मि भोः

tatra gatvā ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇamuvāca ha / bhikṣāṃ prayaccha bhagavan mahākāpāliko 'smi bhoḥ

And having gone there and seen him, he said to Nārāyaṇa: "Grant me alms, Lord; I am, sir, a great skull-bearer."

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VamP 2.44

इत्युक्तो धर्मपुत्रस्तु रुद्रं वचनमब्रवीत् । सव्यं भुजं ताडयस्व त्रिशूलेन महेश्वर

ityukto dharmaputrastu rudraṃ vacanamabravīt / savyaṃ bhujaṃ tāḍayasva triśūlena maheśvara

Thus addressed, the son of Dharma spoke these words to Rudra: "Strike my left arm with your trident, O Maheśvara."

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VamP 2.45

नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा त्रिशूलेन त्रिलोचनः । सव्यं नारायणभुजं ताडयामास वेगवान्

nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā triśūlena trilocanaḥ / savyaṃ nārāyaṇabhujaṃ tāḍayāmāsa vegavān

Hearing Nārāyaṇa's words, the three-eyed one swiftly struck Nārāyaṇa's left arm with his trident.

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VamP 2.46

त्रिशूलाभिहतान्मार्गात् तिस्रो धारा विनिर्ययुः । एका गगनमाक्रम्य स्थिता ताराभिमम्डिता

triśūlābhihatānmārgāt tisro dhārā viniryayuḥ / ekā gaganamākramya sthitā tārābhimamḍitā

From the channel struck open by the trident three streams issued forth. One, mounting the sky, stood there adorned with stars.

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VamP 2.47

द्वितीया न्यपतद् भूमौ तां जग्राह तपोधनः । अत्रिस्तस्मात् समुद्भूतो दुर्वासाः शङ्करांशतः

dvitīyā nyapatad bhūmau tāṃ jagrāha tapodhanaḥ / atristasmāt samudbhūto durvāsāḥ śaṅkarāṃśataḥ

The second fell to the earth; the ascetic rich in austerity took it up. From that Atri was born, and Durvāsas from a portion of Śaṅkara.

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VamP 2.48

तृतीया न्यपतद् धारा कपाले रौद्रदर्शने । तस्माच्छिशुः समभवत् संनद्धकवचो युवा

tṛtīyā nyapatad dhārā kapāle raudradarśane / tasmācchiśuḥ samabhavat saṃnaddhakavaco yuvā

The third stream fell into the skull of terrible aspect. From it there came to be a child, a youth girt in armour,

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VamP 2.49

श्यामावदातः शरचापपाणिर् गर्जन्यथा प्रावृषि तोयदो ऽसौ । इत्थं ब्रुवन् कस्य विशातयामि स्कन्धाच्छिरस् तालफलं यथैव

śyāmāvadātaḥ śaracāpapāṇir garjanyathā prāvṛṣi toyado 'sau / itthaṃ bruvan kasya viśātayāmi skandhācchiras tālaphalaṃ yathaiva

dark yet radiant, with arrow and bow in hand, thundering like a raincloud in the rainy season, saying thus: "Whose head shall I sever from the shoulders, like a palm fruit?"

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VamP 2.50

तं शकरो ऽभ्येत्य वचो वभाषे नरं हि नारायणबाहुजातम् । निपातयैनं नर दुष्टवाक्यं ब्रह्मात्मजं सूर्यशतप्रकाशम्

taṃ śakaro 'bhyetya vaco vabhāṣe naraṃ hi nārāyaṇabāhujātam / nipātayainaṃ nara duṣṭavākyaṃ brahmātmajaṃ sūryaśataprakāśam

Śaṅkara approached him and spoke words to Nara, born from Nārāyaṇa's arm: "Strike him down, Nara—him of evil speech, the son of Brahmā, shining like a hundred suns."

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VamP 2.51

इत्येवमुक्तः स तु शङ्करेण आद्यं धनुस्त्वाजगवं प्रसिद्धम् । जग्राह तूणानि तथाक्षयाणि युद्धाय वीरः स मतिं चकार

ityevamuktaḥ sa tu śaṅkareṇa ādyaṃ dhanustvājagavaṃ prasiddham / jagrāha tūṇāni tathākṣayāṇi yuddhāya vīraḥ sa matiṃ cakāra

Thus addressed by Śaṅkara, he took up the primordial, famous Ājagava bow and the inexhaustible quivers; that hero set his mind on battle.

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VamP 2.52

ततः प्रयुद्धौ सुभृशं महाबलौ१ ब्रह्मात्मजो बाहुभवश्च शार्वः । दिव्यं सहस्रं परिवत्सराणां ततो हरो ऽभ्येत्य विरञ्चिमूचे

tataḥ prayuddhau subhṛśaṃ mahābalau1 brahmātmajo bāhubhavaśca śārvaḥ / divyaṃ sahasraṃ parivatsarāṇāṃ tato haro 'bhyetya virañcimūce

Then the two of great strength fought most fiercely—the son of Brahmā and the arm-born one belonging to Śarva—for a thousand divine years; then Hara approached and said to Virañci:

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VamP 2.53

जितस्त्वदीयः पुरुषः पितामह नरेण दिव्यद्भुतकर्मणा बली । महापृषत्कैरभिपत्य ताडितस्तदद्भुतं चेह दिशो दशैव

jitastvadīyaḥ puruṣaḥ pitāmaha nareṇa divyadbhutakarmaṇā balī / mahāpṛṣatkairabhipatya tāḍitastadadbhutaṃ ceha diśo daśaiva

"Your man, though strong, has been defeated, O Grandfather, by Nara of divine and wondrous deeds; assailed with great arrows he was struck, and that marvel (was seen) here in all ten directions."

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VamP 2.54

ब्रह्म तमीशं वचनं बभाषे नेहास्य जन्मान्यजितस्य शंभो । पराजितश्चेष्यते ऽसौ त्वदीयो नरो मदीयः पुरुषो महात्मा

brahma tamīśaṃ vacanaṃ babhāṣe nehāsya janmānyajitasya śaṃbho / parājitaśceṣyate 'sau tvadīyo naro madīyaḥ puruṣo mahātmā

Brahmā spoke this word to the Lord: "There is no other birth here for this unconquered one, O Śambhu; that Nara of yours will be defeated, (while) my Puruṣa is a great soul."

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VamP 2.55

इत्येवमुक्तो वचनं त्रिनेत्रश्चिक्षेप सूर्ये पुरुषं विरिञ्चेः । नरं नरस्यैव तदा स विग्रहे चिक्षेप धर्मप्रभवस्य देवः

ityevamukto vacanaṃ trinetraścikṣepa sūrye puruṣaṃ viriñceḥ / naraṃ narasyaiva tadā sa vigrahe cikṣepa dharmaprabhavasya devaḥ

Thus addressed, the three-eyed one hurled Brahmā's Puruṣa into the sun; and then the god hurled Nara into the body of the man himself, (the man) sprung from Dharma.

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