Vamana Purana — Chapter 26
VamP 26.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततः संपूजितो रुद्रः शैलेन प्रीतिमानभूत् । सस्मार च महर्षिस्तु अरुन्धत्या समं ततः
pulastya uvāca / tataḥ saṃpūjito rudraḥ śailena prītimānabhūt / sasmāra ca maharṣistu arundhatyā samaṃ tataḥ
Pulastya said: Then Rudra, worshipped by the mountain, became pleased; and thereupon he called to mind the great sage together with Arundhatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.2
ते संस्मृतास्तु ऋषयः शङ्करेण महात्मना । समाजग्मुर्महाशैलं मन्दरं चारुकन्दरम्
te saṃsmṛtāstu ṛṣayaḥ śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā / samājagmurmahāśailaṃ mandaraṃ cārukandaram
Those sages, called to mind by the great-souled Śaṅkara, came together to the great mountain Mandara with its lovely caverns.
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VamP 26.3
तानागतान् समीक्ष्यैव देवस्त्रिपुरनाशनः । अभ्युत्थायाभिपूज्यैतानिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
tānāgatān samīkṣyaiva devastripuranāśanaḥ / abhyutthāyābhipūjyaitānidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Seeing them arrived, the god who destroyed the Triple City rose up, honoured them, and spoke these words.
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VamP 26.4
धन्यो ऽयं पर्वतश्रेष्ठः श्लाघ्यः पूज्यश्च दैवतैः । धूतपापस्तथा जातो भवतां पादपङ्कजैः
dhanyo 'yaṃ parvataśreṣṭhaḥ ślāghyaḥ pūjyaśca daivataiḥ / dhūtapāpastathā jāto bhavatāṃ pādapaṅkajaiḥ
"Blessed is this best of mountains, praiseworthy and to be revered by the gods; and thus it has become cleansed of sin by your lotus-feet.
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VamP 26.5
स्थीयतां विस्तृते रम्ये गिरिप्रस्थे समे शुभे । शिलासु पद्मवार्णासु श्लक्ष्णासु च मृदुष्वपि
sthīyatāṃ vistṛte ramye giriprasthe same śubhe / śilāsu padmavārṇāsu ślakṣṇāsu ca mṛduṣvapi
Let (you) be seated on the broad, delightful, level, auspicious mountain plateau, upon slabs of stone lotus-coloured, smooth and soft as well."
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VamP 26.6
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्येवमुक्ता देवेन संकरेण महर्षयः । सममेव त्वरुन्धत्या विविशुः शैलसानुनि
pulastya uvāca / ityevamuktā devena saṃkareṇa maharṣayaḥ / samameva tvarundhatyā viviśuḥ śailasānuni
Pulastya said: Thus addressed by the god Śaṅkara, the great sages, together with Arundhatī, sat down upon the mountain's ridges.
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VamP 26.7
उपविष्टेषु ऋषिषु नन्दी देवगणाग्रणीः । अर्घ्यादिना समभ्यर्च्य स्थितः प्रयतमानसः
upaviṣṭeṣu ṛṣiṣu nandī devagaṇāgraṇīḥ / arghyādinā samabhyarcya sthitaḥ prayatamānasaḥ
When the sages were seated, Nandin, foremost of the hosts of gods, having honoured them with the guest-water offering and the rest, stood by with a devout mind.
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VamP 26.8
ततो ऽब्रवीत् सुरपतिर्धर्म्य वाक्यं हितं सुरान् । आत्मनो यशसो वृद्ध्यै सप्तर्षीन् विनयान्वितान्
tato 'bravīt surapatirdharmya vākyaṃ hitaṃ surān / ātmano yaśaso vṛddhyai saptarṣīn vinayānvitān
Then the lord of the gods spoke to the gods a righteous and beneficial speech, (addressing) the seven sages who were full of modesty, for the increase of his own fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.9
हर उवाच । कश्यपात्रे वारुणेय गाधेय शृणु गौतम् । भरद्वाज शृणुष्व त्वमङ्गिरस्त्वं शृणुष्व च
hara uvāca / kaśyapātre vāruṇeya gādheya śṛṇu gautam / bharadvāja śṛṇuṣva tvamaṅgirastvaṃ śṛṇuṣva ca
Hara said: Son of Kaśyapa, descendant of Varuṇa, son of Gādhi, listen, Gautama; Bharadvāja, listen; and you, Aṅgiras, listen.
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VamP 26.10
ममासीद् दक्षतनुजा प्रिया सा दक्षकोपतः । उत्ससर्ज सती प्राणान् योगदृष्ट्य पुरा किलः
mamāsīd dakṣatanujā priyā sā dakṣakopataḥ / utsasarja satī prāṇān yogadṛṣṭya purā kilaḥ
The daughter of Dakṣa was my beloved; because of Dakṣa's anger, Satī long ago gave up her life-breaths by yogic vision, so it is said.
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VamP 26.11
साद्य भूयः समुद्भूता शैलराजसुता उमा । सा मदर्थाय शैलेन्द्रो याच्यतां द्विजसत्तमाः
sādya bhūyaḥ samudbhūtā śailarājasutā umā / sā madarthāya śailendro yācyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ
She has now been born again as Umā, daughter of the king of mountains. Let the lord of mountains be asked for her, for my sake, O best of the twice-born.
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VamP 26.12
पुलस्त्य उवाच । सप्तर्षयस्त्वेवमुक्ता बाढमित्यब्रुवन् वचः । ॐनमः शङ्करायेति प्रोक्त्वा जग्मुर्हिमालयम्
pulastya uvāca / saptarṣayastvevamuktā bāḍhamityabruvan vacaḥ / oṃnamaḥ śaṅkarāyeti proktvā jagmurhimālayam
Pulastya said: The seven sages, thus addressed, spoke the word "Very well," and saying "Om, homage to Śaṅkara," they went to the Himālaya.
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VamP 26.13
ततो ऽप्यरुन्धतीं शर्वः प्राह गच्छस्व सुन्दरि । पुरन्ध्र्यो हि पुरन्ध्रीणां गतिं धर्मस्य वे विदुः
tato 'pyarundhatīṃ śarvaḥ prāha gacchasva sundari / purandhryo hi purandhrīṇāṃ gatiṃ dharmasya ve viduḥ
Then Śarva also said to Arundhatī: "Go, fair lady; for married women indeed know the course of duty of married women."
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VamP 26.14
इत्येवमुक्ता दुर्लङ्घ्यं लोकाचारं त्वरुन्धती । नमस्ते रुद्र इत्युक्त्वा जगाम पतिना सह
ityevamuktā durlaṅghyaṃ lokācāraṃ tvarundhatī / namaste rudra ityuktvā jagāma patinā saha
Thus addressed, Arundhatī, (following) the custom of the world that is hard to transgress, said "Homage to you, Rudra," and went along with her husband.
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VamP 26.15
गत्वा हिमाद्रिशिखरमोषधिप्रस्थमेव च । ददृशुः शैलराजस्य पुरीं सुरपुरीमिव
gatvā himādriśikharamoṣadhiprasthameva ca / dadṛśuḥ śailarājasya purīṃ surapurīmiva
Going to the peak of the snowy mountain and to Oṣadhiprastha, they beheld the city of the king of mountains, like the city of the gods.
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VamP 26.16
ततः संपूज्यमानास्ते शैलयोषिद्भिरादरात् । सुनाभादिभिरव्यग्रैः पुज्यमानास्तु पर्वतैः
tataḥ saṃpūjyamānāste śailayoṣidbhirādarāt / sunābhādibhiravyagraiḥ pujyamānāstu parvataiḥ
Then, being honoured respectfully by the mountains' womenfolk, and honoured by the unhurried mountains led by Sunābha,
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VamP 26.17
गन्धर्वैः किंनरैर्यक्षैस्तथान्यैस्तत्पुरस्सरैः । विविशुर्भवनं रम्यं हिमाद्रेर्हाटकोज्जवलम्
gandharvaiḥ kiṃnarairyakṣaistathānyaistatpurassaraiḥ / viviśurbhavanaṃ ramyaṃ himādrerhāṭakojjavalam
together with Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas and others who went before them, they entered the delightful palace of the snowy mountain, bright with gold.
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VamP 26.18
ततः सर्वे महात्मानास्तपसा धौतकल्मषाः । समासाद्य महाद्वारं संतस्थुर्द्वाःस्थकारणात्
tataḥ sarve mahātmānāstapasā dhautakalmaṣāḥ / samāsādya mahādvāraṃ saṃtasthurdvāḥsthakāraṇāt
Then all those great-souled ones, their impurities washed away by austerity, reached the great gate and halted on account of the gatekeeper.
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VamP 26.19
ततस्तु त्वरितो ऽभ्यागाद् द्वाःस्थो ऽद्रिर्गन्धमादनः । धारयन् वै करे दण्डं पद्मरागमयं महत्
tatastu tvarito 'bhyāgād dvāḥstho 'drirgandhamādanaḥ / dhārayan vai kare daṇḍaṃ padmarāgamayaṃ mahat
Then the gatekeeper, the mountain Gandhamādana, came up in haste, holding in his hand a great staff made of ruby.
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VamP 26.20
ततस्तमूचुर्मुनयो गत्वा शैलपतिं शुभम् । निवेदयास्मान् संप्राप्तान् महत्कार्यर्थिनो वयम्
tatastamūcurmunayo gatvā śailapatiṃ śubham / nivedayāsmān saṃprāptān mahatkāryarthino vayam
Then the sages said to him: "Go and announce to the auspicious lord of mountains that we have arrived; we come seeking a great matter."
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VamP 26.21
इत्येवमुक्तः शैलेन्द्रो ऋषिभिर्गन्धमादनः । जगाम तत्र यत्रास्ते शैलराजो ऽद्रिभिर्वृतः
ityevamuktaḥ śailendro ṛṣibhirgandhamādanaḥ / jagāma tatra yatrāste śailarājo 'dribhirvṛtaḥ
Thus addressed by the sages, the lord of mountains Gandhamādana went to where the king of mountains was sitting, surrounded by the mountains.
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VamP 26.22
निषण्णो भुवि जानुभ्यां दत्त्वा हस्तौ मुखे गिरिः । दण्डं निक्षिप्य कक्षायामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
niṣaṇṇo bhuvi jānubhyāṃ dattvā hastau mukhe giriḥ / daṇḍaṃ nikṣipya kakṣāyāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Kneeling on the ground, placing his hands to his mouth, and setting his staff aside under his arm, the mountain spoke these words:
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VamP 26.23
गन्धमादन उवाच । इमे हि ऋषयः प्राप्ताः शैलराज तवार्थिनः । द्वारे स्थैताः कार्यिणस्ते तव दर्शनलालसाः
gandhamādana uvāca / ime hi ṛṣayaḥ prāptāḥ śailarāja tavārthinaḥ / dvāre sthaitāḥ kāryiṇaste tava darśanalālasāḥ
Gandhamādana said: These sages, O king of mountains, have arrived as petitioners of yours; they stand at the gate with business to do, eager for a sight of you.
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VamP 26.24
पुलस्त्य उवाच । द्वाःस्थवाक्यं समाकर्ण्य समुत्थायाचलेश्वरः । स्वयमभ्यागमद् द्वारि समादायार्घ्यमुत्तमम्
pulastya uvāca / dvāḥsthavākyaṃ samākarṇya samutthāyācaleśvaraḥ / svayamabhyāgamad dvāri samādāyārghyamuttamam
Pulastya said: Hearing the doorkeeper's words, the lord of mountains rose up and came himself to the gate, taking with him an excellent guest-offering.
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VamP 26.25
तान्र्च्यार्घ्यादिना शैलः समानीय सभातलम् । उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञः कृतासनपरिग्रहान्
tānrcyārghyādinā śailaḥ samānīya sabhātalam / uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajñaḥ kṛtāsanaparigrahān
Honouring them with the guest-offering and the rest, the mountain brought them to the assembly hall, and when they had taken their seats, he—skilled in speech—spoke these words:
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VamP 26.26
हिमवानुवाच । अनभ्रवृष्टिः किमियमुताहो ऽकुसुमं फलम् । अप्रतर्क्यमचिन्त्यं च भवदागमनं त्विदम्
himavānuvāca / anabhravṛṣṭiḥ kimiyamutāho 'kusumaṃ phalam / apratarkyamacintyaṃ ca bhavadāgamanaṃ tvidam
Himavat said: Is this rain without clouds, or fruit without a flower? Beyond reasoning and beyond thought is this coming of yours.
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VamP 26.27
अद्यप्रभृति धन्यो ऽस्मि शैलराडद्य सत्तमाः । संशुद्धदेहो ऽस्मयद्यैव यद् भवन्तो ममाजिरम्
adyaprabhṛti dhanyo 'smi śailarāḍadya sattamāḥ / saṃśuddhadeho 'smayadyaiva yad bhavanto mamājiram
From today on I am blessed, a king of mountains today, O best of beings; this very day my body has been made wholly pure, in that you (have come to) my courtyard—
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VamP 26.28
आत्मसंसर्गसंशुद्धं कृतवन्तो द्विजोत्तमाः । दृष्टिपूतं पदाक्रान्तं तीर्थं सारस्वतं यथा
ātmasaṃsargasaṃśuddhaṃ kṛtavanto dvijottamāḥ / dṛṣṭipūtaṃ padākrāntaṃ tīrthaṃ sārasvataṃ yathā
—which you, O best of the twice-born, have made purified by contact with yourselves, cleansed by your gaze and trodden by your feet, like the Sārasvata sacred ford.
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VamP 26.29
दासो ऽहं भवतां विप्राः कृतपुण्यश् च सांप्रतम् । येनार्थिनो हि ते यूयं तन्ममाज्ञातुमर्हथ
dāso 'haṃ bhavatāṃ viprāḥ kṛtapuṇyaś ca sāṃpratam / yenārthino hi te yūyaṃ tanmamājñātumarhatha
I am your servant, brahmins, and now one who has gained merit; that for which you are petitioners—that you should make known to me.
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VamP 26.30
सदारो ऽहं समं पुत्रैर्भृत्यैर्नप्तृभिरव्ययाः । किङ्करो ऽस्मि स्थितो युष्मदाज्ञाकारी तदुच्यताम्
sadāro 'haṃ samaṃ putrairbhṛtyairnaptṛbhiravyayāḥ / kiṅkaro 'smi sthito yuṣmadājñākārī taducyatām
Together with my wife, with my sons, servants and grandsons, O imperishable ones, I stand as your servant, a doer of your command: let it be said.
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VamP 26.31
पुलस्त्य उवाच । शैलराजवचः श्रुत्वा ऋषयः संशितव्रतः । ऊचुरङ्गिरसं वृद्धं कार्यमद्रौ निवेदय
pulastya uvāca / śailarājavacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ / ūcuraṅgirasaṃ vṛddhaṃ kāryamadrau nivedaya
Pulastya said: Hearing the words of the king of mountains, the sages of firm vows said to the aged Aṅgiras, "Declare the business to the mountain."
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VamP 26.32
इत्येवं चोदितः सर्वैरृषिबिः कश्यपादिभिः । प्रत्युवाच परं वाक्यं गिरिराजं तमङ्गिराः
ityevaṃ coditaḥ sarvairṛṣibiḥ kaśyapādibhiḥ / pratyuvāca paraṃ vākyaṃ girirājaṃ tamaṅgirāḥ
Urged thus by all the sages, Kaśyapa and the rest, Aṅgiras replied with excellent words to that king of mountains:
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VamP 26.33
अङ्गिरा उवाच । श्रूयतां पर्वतश्रेष्ठ येन कार्येण वै वयम् । समागतास्त्वत्सदनमरुन्धत्या समं गिरे
aṅgirā uvāca / śrūyatāṃ parvataśreṣṭha yena kāryeṇa vai vayam / samāgatāstvatsadanamarundhatyā samaṃ gire
Aṅgiras said: Let it be heard, best of mountains, on what business we have come to your dwelling together with Arundhatī, O mountain.
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VamP 26.34
यो ऽसौ महात्मा सर्वात्मा दक्षयज्ञक्षयङ्करः । शङ्करः शूलधृक् शर्वस्त्रिनेत्रो वृषवाहनः
yo 'sau mahātmā sarvātmā dakṣayajñakṣayaṅkaraḥ / śaṅkaraḥ śūladhṛk śarvastrinetro vṛṣavāhanaḥ
That great-souled one, the self of all, the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, Śaṅkara, bearer of the trident, Śarva, three-eyed, riding the bull,
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VamP 26.35
जीमूतकेतुः शत्रुघ्नो यज्ञभोक्ता स्वयं प्रभुः । यमीश्वरं वदन्त्येके शिवं स्थाणौ भवं हरम्
jīmūtaketuḥ śatrughno yajñabhoktā svayaṃ prabhuḥ / yamīśvaraṃ vadantyeke śivaṃ sthāṇau bhavaṃ haram
whose banner is the cloud, slayer of foes, enjoyer of the sacrifice, himself the lord—whom some call Īśvara, Śiva, Sthāṇu, Bhava, Hara,
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VamP 26.36
भीममुग्रं महेशानं महादेवं पशोः पतिम् । वयं तेन प्रेषिताः स्मस्त्वत्सकाशं गिरीश्वर
bhīmamugraṃ maheśānaṃ mahādevaṃ paśoḥ patim / vayaṃ tena preṣitāḥ smastvatsakāśaṃ girīśvara
Bhīma, Ugra, the great lord, Mahādeva, lord of the (bound) creature—by him we have been sent into your presence, O lord of mountains.
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VamP 26.37
इयं या त्वत्सुता काली सर्वलोकेषु सुन्दरी । तां प्रार्थयति देवेशस्तां भवान् दातुमर्हति
iyaṃ yā tvatsutā kālī sarvalokeṣu sundarī / tāṃ prārthayati deveśastāṃ bhavān dātumarhati
This daughter of yours, Kālī, who is beautiful among all the worlds—her the lord of gods asks for; you should give her.
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VamP 26.38
स एव धन्यो हि पिता यस्य पुत्री शुभं पतिम् । रूपाभिजनसंपत्त्या प्राप्नोति गिरिसत्तम
sa eva dhanyo hi pitā yasya putrī śubhaṃ patim / rūpābhijanasaṃpattyā prāpnoti girisattama
For that father alone is blessed whose daughter obtains a good husband, endowed with beauty and good birth, O best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.39
यावन्तो जङ्गमागम्या भूताः शैल चतुर्विधाः । तेषां माता त्वियं देवी यतः प्रोक्तः पिता हरः
yāvanto jaṅgamāgamyā bhūtāḥ śaila caturvidhāḥ / teṣāṃ mātā tviyaṃ devī yataḥ proktaḥ pitā haraḥ
However many beings there are, moving and unmoving, of four kinds, O mountain, of these this goddess is the mother—wherefore Hara is called the father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.40
प्रणम्य शङ्करं देवाः प्रणमन्तु सुतां तव । कुरुष्व पादं शत्रूणां मूर्ध्नि भस्मपरिप्लुतम्
praṇamya śaṅkaraṃ devāḥ praṇamantu sutāṃ tava / kuruṣva pādaṃ śatrūṇāṃ mūrdhni bhasmapariplutam
Having bowed to Śaṅkara, let the gods bow to your daughter; set his foot, smeared with ashes, on the heads of (your) enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.41
याचितारो वयं शर्वो वरो दाता त्वमप्युमा । वधूः सर्वजगन्माता कुरु यच्छ्रेयसे तव
yācitāro vayaṃ śarvo varo dātā tvamapyumā / vadhūḥ sarvajaganmātā kuru yacchreyase tava
We are the askers, Śarva the suitor, you the giver, and Umā the bride, the mother of all the world: do what is for your good.
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VamP 26.42
पुलस्त्य उवाच । तद्वचो ऽङ्गिरसः श्रुत्वा काली तस्थावधोमुखी । हर्षमागत्य सहसा पुनर्दैन्यमुपागता
pulastya uvāca / tadvaco 'ṅgirasaḥ śrutvā kālī tasthāvadhomukhī / harṣamāgatya sahasā punardainyamupāgatā
Pulastya said: Hearing that speech of Aṅgiras, Kālī stood with her face bent down; having suddenly come to joy, she fell again into dejection.
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VamP 26.43
ततः शैलपतिः प्राह पर्वतं गन्धमादनम् । गच्छ शैलानुपामन्त्र्य सर्वानागान्तुर्महसि
tataḥ śailapatiḥ prāha parvataṃ gandhamādanam / gaccha śailānupāmantrya sarvānāgānturmahasi
Then the lord of mountains said to the mountain Gandhamādana: "Go, and having invited the mountains, (let) them all come to the festivity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.44
ततः शीघ्रतरः शैलो गृहाद् गृहमगाञ्जवी । मेर्वादीन् पर्वतश्रेष्ठानाजुहाव समन्ततः
tataḥ śīghrataraḥ śailo gṛhād gṛhamagāñjavī / mervādīn parvataśreṣṭhānājuhāva samantataḥ
Then that swift mountain went most quickly from house to house and summoned Meru and the other foremost mountains from every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.45
ते ऽप्याजग्मुस्त्वरावन्तः कार्यं मत्वा महत्तदा । विविशुर्विस्मयाविष्टाः सौवर्णेष्वासनेषु ते
te 'pyājagmustvarāvantaḥ kāryaṃ matvā mahattadā / viviśurvismayāviṣṭāḥ sauvarṇeṣvāsaneṣu te
They too came in haste, reckoning the matter a great one then; filled with astonishment, they took their places on golden seats.
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VamP 26.46
उदयो हेमकूटश्च रम्यको मन्दरस्तथा । उद्दालको वारुणश्च वराहो गरुडासनः
udayo hemakūṭaśca ramyako mandarastathā / uddālako vāruṇaśca varāho garuḍāsanaḥ
Udaya and Hemakūṭa, Ramyaka and likewise Mandara, Uddālaka and Vāruṇa, Varāha, Garuḍāsana,
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VamP 26.47
शुक्तिमान् वेगसानुश्च दृढशृङ्गो ऽथ शृङ्वान् । चित्रकूटस्त्रिकूटश् च तथा मन्दरकाचलः
śuktimān vegasānuśca dṛḍhaśṛṅgo 'tha śṛṅvān / citrakūṭastrikūṭaś ca tathā mandarakācalaḥ
Śuktimān and Vegasānu, then Dṛḍhaśṛṅga and Śṛṅgavān, Citrakūṭa and Trikūṭa, and likewise the mountain Mandaraka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.48
विन्ध्यश्च मलयश्चैव पारियात्रो ऽथ दुर्दरः । कैलासाद्रिर्महेन्द्रश्च निषधो ऽञ्जनपर्वतः
vindhyaśca malayaścaiva pāriyātro 'tha durdaraḥ / kailāsādrirmahendraśca niṣadho 'ñjanaparvataḥ
and Vindhya and Malaya, then Pāriyātra and Durdara, Mount Kailāsa and Mahendra, Niṣadha and the Añjana mountain —
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VamP 26.49
एते प्रधाना गिरयस्तथान्ये क्षुद्रपर्वताः । उविष्टाः सभायां वै प्रणिपत्य ऋषिंश्च तान्
ete pradhānā girayastathānye kṣudraparvatāḥ / uviṣṭāḥ sabhāyāṃ vai praṇipatya ṛṣiṃśca tān
these were the chief mountains, and likewise the other lesser mountains; they sat down in the assembly, after bowing to those sages.
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VamP 26.50
ततो गिरीशः स्वां भार्या मेनामाहूतवांश्च सः । समागच्छत कल्याणी समं पुत्रेण भामिनी
tato girīśaḥ svāṃ bhāryā menāmāhūtavāṃśca saḥ / samāgacchata kalyāṇī samaṃ putreṇa bhāminī
Then the mountain lord called his own wife Menā: "Come, auspicious and lovely lady, together with (your) son."
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VamP 26.51
साभिवन्द्य ऋषीणां हि चारणांश्च तपस्विनी । सर्वान् ज्ञातीन् समाभाष्य विवेश ससुता ततः
sābhivandya ṛṣīṇāṃ hi cāraṇāṃśca tapasvinī / sarvān jñātīn samābhāṣya viveśa sasutā tataḥ
That ascetic woman, having saluted the sages and the cāraṇas, and having greeted all the kinsmen, then entered (the house) with her daughter.
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VamP 26.52
ततो ऽद्रिषु महाशैल उपविष्टेषु नारद । उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञः सर्वानाभाष्य सुस्वरम्
tato 'driṣu mahāśaila upaviṣṭeṣu nārada / uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajñaḥ sarvānābhāṣya susvaram
Then, when the mountains were seated, O Nārada, the great mountain, skilled in speech, addressing them all in a sweet voice, spoke these words.
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VamP 26.53
हिमवानुवाच । इमे सप्तर्षयः पुण्या याचितारः सुतां मम । महेश्वरार्थं कन्यां तु तच्चावेद्यं भवत्सु वै
himavānuvāca / ime saptarṣayaḥ puṇyā yācitāraḥ sutāṃ mama / maheśvarārthaṃ kanyāṃ tu taccāvedyaṃ bhavatsu vai
Himavān said: These holy seven sages are suitors for my daughter — the maiden, for Maheśvara's sake; and that must be made known to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.54
तद् वदध्वं यथाप्रज्ञं ज्ञातयो यूयमेव मे । नोल्लङ्घ्य युष्मान् दास्यामि तत्क्षमं वक्तुमर्हथ
tad vadadhvaṃ yathāprajñaṃ jñātayo yūyameva me / nollaṅghya yuṣmān dāsyāmi tatkṣamaṃ vaktumarhatha
So speak according to your judgement — you indeed are my kinsmen. I will not give (her) passing over you; you ought to say what is fitting in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.55
पुलस्त्य उवाच । हिमवद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मेर्वाद्याः स्थावरोत्तमाः । सर्व एवाब्रुवन् वाक्यं स्थिताः स्वेष्वासनेषु ते
pulastya uvāca / himavadvacanaṃ śrutvā mervādyāḥ sthāvarottamāḥ / sarva evābruvan vākyaṃ sthitāḥ sveṣvāsaneṣu te
Pulastya said: Having heard Himavān's speech, Meru and the other best of immovable ones, all of them, seated on their own seats, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.56
याचितारश् च मुनयो वरस्त्रिपुरहा हरः । दीयतां शैल कालीयं जामाताभिमतो हि नः
yācitāraś ca munayo varastripurahā haraḥ / dīyatāṃ śaila kālīyaṃ jāmātābhimato hi naḥ
"The suitors are sages, and the bridegroom is Hara, destroyer of Tripura; let this Kālī be given, O mountain — he is a son-in-law approved by us."
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VamP 26.57
मेनाप्यथाह भर्तारं शृणु शैलेन्द्र मद्वचः । पितृनाराध्य देवैस्तैर्दत्तानेनैव हेतुना
menāpyathāha bhartāraṃ śṛṇu śailendra madvacaḥ / pitṛnārādhya devaistairdattānenaiva hetunā
And Menā too then said to her husband: "Listen, lord of mountains, to my word: she was given by those gods, after they had propitiated the ancestors, for just this reason —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.58
यस्त्वस्यां भूतपतिना पुत्रो जातो भविष्यति । स हनिष्यति दैत्यैन्द्रं महिषं तारकं तथा
yastvasyāṃ bhūtapatinā putro jāto bhaviṣyati / sa haniṣyati daityaindraṃ mahiṣaṃ tārakaṃ tathā
whatever son shall be born of her by the Lord of beings, he will slay the Indra of the Daityas, and Mahiṣa, and Tāraka."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.59
इत्येवं मेनया प्रोक्तः शैलैः शैलेश्वरः सुताम् । प्रोवाच पुत्रि दत्तासि शर्वाय त्वं मयाधुना
ityevaṃ menayā proktaḥ śailaiḥ śaileśvaraḥ sutām / provāca putri dattāsi śarvāya tvaṃ mayādhunā
Thus addressed by Menā and by the mountains, the lord of mountains said to his daughter: "Daughter, you have now been given by me to Śarva."
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VamP 26.60
ऋषीनुवाच कालीयं मम पुत्री तपोधनाः । प्रणामं संकरवधूर्भक्तिनम्रा करोति व
ṛṣīnuvāca kālīyaṃ mama putrī tapodhanāḥ / praṇāmaṃ saṃkaravadhūrbhaktinamrā karoti va
He said to the sages: "This Kālī is my daughter, O you whose wealth is austerity; as Śaṃkara's bride, bowed low in devotion, she makes obeisance to you."
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VamP 26.61
ततो ऽप्यरुन्धती कालीमह्कमारोप्य चाटुकैः । लज्जमानां समाश्वास्य हरनामोदितैः शुभैः
tato 'pyarundhatī kālīmahkamāropya cāṭukaiḥ / lajjamānāṃ samāśvāsya haranāmoditaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Then Arundhatī too, setting Kālī on her lap, reassured the bashful girl with coaxing words, auspicious ones uttered with Hara's name.
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VamP 26.62
ततः सप्तर्षयः प्रोचुः शैलराज निशामय । जामित्रगुणसंयुक्तां तिथिं पुण्यां सुमङ्गलाम्
tataḥ saptarṣayaḥ procuḥ śailarāja niśāmaya / jāmitraguṇasaṃyuktāṃ tithiṃ puṇyāṃ sumaṅgalām
Then the Seven Sages said: "Hear, O king of mountains, of a holy and most auspicious lunar day joined with the jāmitra quality (the favourable seventh-house aspect).
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VamP 26.63
उत्तराफाल्गुनीयोगं तृतीये ऽह्नि हिमांशुमान् । गमिष्यति च तत्रोक्तो मुहूर्त्तो मैत्रनामकः
uttarāphālgunīyogaṃ tṛtīye 'hni himāṃśumān / gamiṣyati ca tatrokto muhūrtto maitranāmakaḥ
On the third day the moon will come into conjunction with (the asterism) Uttarāphālgunī, and in it the auspicious moment named Maitra is declared.
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VamP 26.64
तस्यां तिथ्यां हरः पाणिं ग्रहीष्यति समन्त्रकम् । तव पुत्र्या वयं यामस्तदनुज्ञातुमर्हसि
tasyāṃ tithyāṃ haraḥ pāṇiṃ grahīṣyati samantrakam / tava putryā vayaṃ yāmastadanujñātumarhasi
On that lunar day Hara will take your daughter's hand with the recitation of mantras. We are going; you should give leave for that."
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VamP 26.65
ततः संपूज्य विधिना फलमूलादिभिः शुभैः । विसर्जयामास शनैः शैलराड् ऋषिपुङ्गवान्
tataḥ saṃpūjya vidhinā phalamūlādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ / visarjayāmāsa śanaiḥ śailarāḍ ṛṣipuṅgavān
Then, having duly honoured them with auspicious fruits, roots and the rest, the king of mountains gently took leave of those foremost of sages.
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VamP 26.66
ते ऽप्याजग्मुर्महावेगात् त्वाक्रम्य मरुदालयम् । आसाद्य मन्दरगिरिं भूयो ऽवन्दन्त शङ्करम्
te 'pyājagmurmahāvegāt tvākramya marudālayam / āsādya mandaragiriṃ bhūyo 'vandanta śaṅkaram
And they too came with great speed, traversing the abode of the winds (the sky); reaching Mount Mandara they again saluted Śaṅkara.
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VamP 26.67
प्रणम्योचुर्महेशानं भवान् भर्त्ताद्रिजा वधुः । सब्रह्यकास्त्रयो लोका द्रक्ष्यन्ति घनवाहनम्
praṇamyocurmaheśānaṃ bhavān bharttādrijā vadhuḥ / sabrahyakāstrayo lokā drakṣyanti ghanavāhanam
Having bowed, they said to the Great Lord: "You are the bridegroom, the mountain's daughter the bride; the three worlds together with Brahmā will behold the one whose vehicle is the cloud."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.68
ततो महेश्वरः प्रीतो मुनीन् सर्वाननुक्रमात् । पूजयामास विधिना अरुन्धत्या समं हरः
tato maheśvaraḥ prīto munīn sarvānanukramāt / pūjayāmāsa vidhinā arundhatyā samaṃ haraḥ
Then the Great Lord, Hara, pleased, together with Arundhatī duly honoured all the sages in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 26.69
ततः संपूजिता जग्मुः सुराणां मन्त्रणाय ते । ते ऽप्याजग्मुर्हरं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रभास्कराः
tataḥ saṃpūjitā jagmuḥ surāṇāṃ mantraṇāya te / te 'pyājagmurharaṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmaviṣṇvindrabhāskarāḥ
Then, having been honoured, they went to take counsel with the gods; and they too—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra and the Sun—came to see Hara.
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VamP 26.70
गेहं ततो ऽभ्येत्य महेश्वरस्य कृतप्रणामा विविशुर्महर्षे । सस्मार नन्दिप्रमुखांश्च सवानभ्येत्य ते वन्द्य हरं निषण्णाः
gehaṃ tato 'bhyetya maheśvarasya kṛtapraṇāmā viviśurmaharṣe / sasmāra nandipramukhāṃśca savānabhyetya te vandya haraṃ niṣaṇṇāḥ
Then, O great sage, coming to the house of the Great Lord they made their obeisance and entered; and he called to mind Nandin and the others at their head, and they, having approached and saluted Hara, sat down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 26.71
देवैर्गणैश्चापि वृतो गिरीशः स शोभते मुक्तजटाग्रभारः । यता वने सर्ज्जकदम्बमध्ये प्ररोहमूलो ऽथ वनस्पतिर्वै
devairgaṇaiścāpi vṛto girīśaḥ sa śobhate muktajaṭāgrabhāraḥ / yatā vane sarjjakadambamadhye prarohamūlo 'tha vanaspatirvai
Surrounded by the gods and by the hosts, the lord of the mountain shines, the mass of his matted locks loosened at their tips—as in a forest, amid sarja and kadamba trees, a great tree with sprouting roots.
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