Vamana Purana — Chapter 3
VamP 3.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततः करतले रुद्रः कपाले दारुणे स्थिते । संतापमगमद् ब्रह्मंश्चिन्तया व्याकुलेन्द्रियः
pulastya uvāca / tataḥ karatale rudraḥ kapāle dāruṇe sthite / saṃtāpamagamad brahmaṃścintayā vyākulendriyaḥ
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VamP 3.2
ततः समागता रौद्रा नीलाञ्चनचयप्रभा । सरक्तमूर्द्धजा भीमा ब्रह्महत्या हरान्तिकम्
tataḥ samāgatā raudrā nīlāñcanacayaprabhā / saraktamūrddhajā bhīmā brahmahatyā harāntikam
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VamP 3.3
तामागतां हरो दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छ विकरालिनीम् । कासि त्वमागता रौद्रे केनाप्यर्थेन तद्वद
tāmāgatāṃ haro dṛṣṭvā papraccha vikarālinīm / kāsi tvamāgatā raudre kenāpyarthena tadvada
Seeing her arrived, Hara asked the terrible-toothed one: "Who are you who have come, O fierce one? For what purpose (have you come)? Tell that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.4
कपालिनमथोवाच ब्रह्महत्या सुदारुणा । ब्रह्मवध्यास्मि संप्राप्तां मां प्रोतीच्छ त्रिलोचन
kapālinamathovāca brahmahatyā sudāruṇā / brahmavadhyāsmi saṃprāptāṃ māṃ protīccha trilocana
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VamP 3.5
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं ब्रह्महत्या विवेश ह । त्रिशूलपाणिनं रुद्रं संप्रतापितविग्रहम्
ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ brahmahatyā viveśa ha / triśūlapāṇinaṃ rudraṃ saṃpratāpitavigraham
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VamP 3.6
ब्रह्णहत्याभिभूतश्च शर्वो बदरिकाश्रमम् । आगच्छन्न ददर्शाथ नरनारायणावृषी
brahṇahatyābhibhūtaśca śarvo badarikāśramam / āgacchanna dadarśātha naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī
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VamP 3.7
अदृष्ट्वा धर्मतनयौ चिन्ताशोकसमन्वितः । जगाम यमुनां स्नातुं सापि शुष्कजलाभवत्
adṛṣṭvā dharmatanayau cintāśokasamanvitaḥ / jagāma yamunāṃ snātuṃ sāpi śuṣkajalābhavat
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VamP 3.8
कालिन्दीं शुष्कसलिलां निरीक्ष्य वृषकेतनः । प्लक्षजां स्नातुमगमदन्तर्द्धानं च सा गता
kālindīṃ śuṣkasalilāṃ nirīkṣya vṛṣaketanaḥ / plakṣajāṃ snātumagamadantarddhānaṃ ca sā gatā
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VamP 3.9
ततोनु पुष्करारण्यं मागधारण्यमेव च । सैन्धवारण्यमेवासौ गत्वा स्नातो यथेच्छया
tatonu puṣkarāraṇyaṃ māgadhāraṇyameva ca / saindhavāraṇyamevāsau gatvā snāto yathecchayā
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VamP 3.10
तथैव नैमिषारण्यं धर्मारण्यं तथेश्वरः । स्नातो नैव च सा रौद्रा ब्रह्महत्या व्यमुञ्चत
tathaiva naimiṣāraṇyaṃ dharmāraṇyaṃ tatheśvaraḥ / snāto naiva ca sā raudrā brahmahatyā vyamuñcata
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VamP 3.11
सरित्सु तीर्थेषु तथाश्रमेषु पुण्येषु देवायतनेषु शर्वः । समायुतो योगयुतो ऽपि पापान्नावाप मोक्षं जलदध्वजो ऽसौ
saritsu tīrtheṣu tathāśrameṣu puṇyeṣu devāyataneṣu śarvaḥ / samāyuto yogayuto 'pi pāpānnāvāpa mokṣaṃ jaladadhvajo 'sau
In rivers, in fords, and likewise in hermitages, in holy places and in temples of the gods, Śarva — though present (in them all) and joined to yoga — that one whose banner is the cloud did not obtain release from the sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.12
ततो जगाम निर्विण्णः शङ्करः कुरुजाङ्गलम् । तत्र गत्वा ददर्शाथ चक्रपाणिं खगध्वाजम्
tato jagāma nirviṇṇaḥ śaṅkaraḥ kurujāṅgalam / tatra gatvā dadarśātha cakrapāṇiṃ khagadhvājam
Then Śaṅkara, despondent, went to Kurujāṅgala; and having gone there he saw the one who bears the discus in his hand, whose banner is the bird.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.13
तं दृष्ट्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा हरः स्तोत्रमुदीरयत्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā haraḥ stotramudīrayat
Seeing him, the lotus-eyed one, bearer of conch, discus and mace, Hara, making a hollow of his joined palms, uttered a hymn (of praise).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.16
हर उवाच । नमस्ते देवतानाथ नमस्ते गरुडध्वज । शङ्खचक्रगदापाणे वासुदेव नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥ वम्प्_३।१४ ॥ नमस्ते निर्गुणानन्त अप्रर्क्याय वेधसे ज्ञानाज्ञान निरालम्ब सर्वालम्ब नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥ वम्प्_३।१५ ॥ रजोयुक्त नमस्ते ऽस्तु ब्रह्ममूर्ते सनातन । त्वया सर्वमिदं नाथ जगत्सृष्टं चराचरम्
hara uvāca / namaste devatānātha namaste garuḍadhvaja / śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇe vāsudeva namo 'stu te // vamp_3.14 // namaste nirguṇānanta aprarkyāya vedhase jñānājñāna nirālamba sarvālamba namo 'stu te // vamp_3.15 // rajoyukta namaste 'stu brahmamūrte sanātana / tvayā sarvamidaṃ nātha jagatsṛṣṭaṃ carācaram
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 3.17
सत्त्वाधिष्ठित लोकेश विष्णुमूर्ते अधोक्षज । प्रजापाल महाबाहो जनार्दन नमो ऽस्तु ते
sattvādhiṣṭhita lokeśa viṣṇumūrte adhokṣaja / prajāpāla mahābāho janārdana namo 'stu te
O you who are established in sattva, lord of the worlds, embodied as Viṣṇu, Adhokṣaja; protector of creatures, mighty-armed one, Janārdana — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.18
तमोमूर्त्ते अहं ह्येष त्वदंशक्रोधसंभवः । गुणाभियुक्त देवेश सर्वव्यापिन् नमो ऽस्तु ते
tamomūrtte ahaṃ hyeṣa tvadaṃśakrodhasaṃbhavaḥ / guṇābhiyukta deveśa sarvavyāpin namo 'stu te
O you whose form is tamas — this very I am that, born from the wrath that is a portion of you; O you joined with the guṇas, lord of the gods, all-pervading one — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.19
भूरियं त्वं जगन्नाथ जलाम्बरहुताशनः । वायुर्बुद्धिर्मनश् चापि शर्वरी त्वं नमो ऽस्तु ते
bhūriyaṃ tvaṃ jagannātha jalāmbarahutāśanaḥ / vāyurbuddhirmanaś cāpi śarvarī tvaṃ namo 'stu te
You are this earth, O Lord of the world, (you are) water, sky and fire; (you are) wind, intellect and mind too, and you are the night — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.20
धर्मो यज्ञस्तपः सत्यटमहिंसा शौचमार्जवम् । क्षमा दानं दया लक्षमीर्ब्रह्मचर्यं त्वमीश्वर
dharmo yajñastapaḥ satyaṭamahiṃsā śaucamārjavam / kṣamā dānaṃ dayā lakṣamīrbrahmacaryaṃ tvamīśvara
You are dharma, sacrifice, austerity, truth, non-injury, purity and uprightness; patience, giving, compassion, prosperity, chastity — (all these are) you, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.21
त्वं साङ्गाश्चतुरो वेदास्त्वं वेद्यो वेदपारगः । उपवेदा भवानीश सर्वो ऽसि त्वं नमो ऽस्तु ते
tvaṃ sāṅgāścaturo vedāstvaṃ vedyo vedapāragaḥ / upavedā bhavānīśa sarvo 'si tvaṃ namo 'stu te
You are the four Vedas with their auxiliary sciences; you are what is to be known, and the one who has crossed to the far shore of the Vedas. You, Lord, are the subsidiary Vedas (upavedas); you are everything — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.22
नमो नमस्ते ऽच्युतत चक्रपाणे नमो ऽस्तु ते माधव मीनमूर्ते । लोके भवान् कारुणिको मतो मे त्रायस्व मां केश्व पापबन्धात्
namo namaste 'cyutata cakrapāṇe namo 'stu te mādhava mīnamūrte / loke bhavān kāruṇiko mato me trāyasva māṃ keśva pāpabandhāt
Homage, homage to you, O Acyuta, O bearer of the discus; homage to you, O Mādhava, whose form was the fish. In (this) world you are held by me to be the compassionate one; save me, Keśava, from the bondage of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.23
ममाशुभं नाशय विग्रहस्थं यद् ब्रह्महत्याभिभवं बभूव । दग्धो ऽस्मि नष्टो ऽस्म्यसमीक्ष्यकारी पुनीहि तीर्थो ऽसि नमो नमस्ते
mamāśubhaṃ nāśaya vigrahasthaṃ yad brahmahatyābhibhavaṃ babhūva / dagdho 'smi naṣṭo 'smyasamīkṣyakārī punīhi tīrtho 'si namo namaste
Destroy the evil that lodges in my body, which arose from the overpowering (guilt of) brahmin-slaying. I am burnt, I am undone, I who acted without foresight; purify me, for you are a place of pilgrimage — homage, homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.24
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्थं स्तुतश्चक्रधरः शङ्करेण महात्मना । प्रोवाच भगवान् वाक्यं ब्रह्महत्याक्षयाय हि
pulastya uvāca / itthaṃ stutaścakradharaḥ śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā / provāca bhagavān vākyaṃ brahmahatyākṣayāya hi
Pulastya said: Thus praised by the great-souled Śaṅkara, the Lord, the wielder of the discus, spoke words for the destruction of the brahmin-slaying (guilt).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.25
हिरिरुवाच । महेश्वर शृणुष्वेमां मम वाचं कलस्वनाम् । ब्रह्महत्याक्षयकरीं शुभदां पुण्यवर्धनीम्
hiriruvāca / maheśvara śṛṇuṣvemāṃ mama vācaṃ kalasvanām / brahmahatyākṣayakarīṃ śubhadāṃ puṇyavardhanīm
Hari said: Great Lord, hear this sweet-sounding speech of mine, which destroys the brahmin-slaying (guilt), bestows good, and increases merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.26
यो ऽसौ प्राङ्मण्डले पुण्ये मदंशप्रभवो ऽव्ययः । प्रयागे वसते नित्यं योगशायीति विश्रुतः
yo 'sau prāṅmaṇḍale puṇye madaṃśaprabhavo 'vyayaḥ / prayāge vasate nityaṃ yogaśāyīti viśrutaḥ
He who is in the holy eastern region, born from a portion of me, imperishable, who dwells always at Prayāga, renowned as Yogaśāyin —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.27
चरणाद् दक्षीणात्त्स्य विनिर्याता सरिद्वरा । विश्रुता वरणेत्वयेव सर्वपापहरा शुभा
caraṇād dakṣīṇāttsya viniryātā saridvarā / viśrutā varaṇetvayeva sarvapāpaharā śubhā
from his right foot issued forth the best of rivers, well known as Varaṇā, remover of all sins, auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.28
सव्यादन्या द्वितीया च असिरित्येव विश्रुता । ते उभे सरिच्छ्रेष्ठे लोकपूज्ये बभूवतुः
savyādanyā dvitīyā ca asirityeva viśrutā / te ubhe saricchreṣṭhe lokapūjye babhūvatuḥ
And the other, the second, from the left (foot), known just as Asi; these two became the foremost of rivers, worshipped by the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.29
ताभ्यां मध्ये तु यो देशस्तत्क्षेत्रं योगशायिनः । त्रैलोक्यप्रवरं तीर्थं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । न तादृशो ऽस्ति गगने न भूभ्यां न रसातले
tābhyāṃ madhye tu yo deśastatkṣetraṃ yogaśāyinaḥ / trailokyapravaraṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam / na tādṛśo 'sti gagane na bhūbhyāṃ na rasātale
The region that lies between those two is the sacred field of Yogaśāyin, the foremost shrine in the three worlds, releasing from all sins; there is no such (place) in the sky, nor on earth, nor in the nether world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.30
तत्रास्ति नगरी पुण्या ख्याता वाराणसी शुभा । यस्यां हि भोगिनो ऽपीश प्रयान्ति भवतो लयम्
tatrāsti nagarī puṇyā khyātā vārāṇasī śubhā / yasyāṃ hi bhogino 'pīśa prayānti bhavato layam
There is the holy, auspicious city renowned as Vārāṇasī, in which, O Lord, even pleasure-seekers go to dissolution into you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.31
विलासिनीनां रशनास्वनेन श्रुतिस्वनैर्ब्रह्मणपुङ्गवानाम् । शुचिस्वरत्वं गुरवो निशम्य हास्यादशासन्त मुहुर्मुहुस्तान्
vilāsinīnāṃ raśanāsvanena śrutisvanairbrahmaṇapuṅgavānām / śucisvaratvaṃ guravo niśamya hāsyādaśāsanta muhurmuhustān
There, at the sound of the girdles of the pleasure-women (mingling) with the recitation-sounds of the foremost brahmins, the teachers, hearing (their) purity of tone, would again and again correct them with laughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.32
व्रजत्सु योषित्सु चतुष्पथेषु पदान्यलक्तारुणितानि दृष्ट्वा । ययौ शशी विस्मयमेव यस्यां किंस्वित् प्रयाता स्थालपद्मिनीयम्
vrajatsu yoṣitsu catuṣpatheṣu padānyalaktāruṇitāni dṛṣṭvā / yayau śaśī vismayameva yasyāṃ kiṃsvit prayātā sthālapadminīyam
In which, seeing the footprints reddened with lac at the crossroads as the women walked, the moon went into sheer astonishment: "Has some lotus-pond of dry land gone by?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.33
तुङ्गनि यस्यां सुरमन्दिराणि रुन्धन्ति चन्द्रं रजनीसुखेषु । दिवापि सूर्यं पवनाप्लुताभिर्दीर्घाभिरेवं सुपताकिकाभिः
tuṅgani yasyāṃ suramandirāṇi rundhanti candraṃ rajanīsukheṣu / divāpi sūryaṃ pavanāplutābhirdīrghābhirevaṃ supatākikābhiḥ
In which the lofty mansions of the gods block out the moon during the pleasures of night, and by day even the sun, with their long, fine banners fluttering in the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.34
भृङ्गाश्च यस्यां शशिकान्तभित्तौ प्रलोभ्यमानाः प्रतिबिम्बितेषु । आलेश्ययोषिद्विमलाननाब्जेष्वीयुर्भ्रमान्नैव च पुष्पकान्तरम्
bhṛṅgāśca yasyāṃ śaśikāntabhittau pralobhyamānāḥ pratibimbiteṣu / āleśyayoṣidvimalānanābjeṣvīyurbhramānnaiva ca puṣpakāntaram
And in which the bees, lured toward the spotless lotus-faces of the painted women reflected on the moonstone walls, from delusion never reached the interior of a flower.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.35
परिश्रमश्चापि पराजितेषु नरेषु संमोहनखेलनेन । यस्यां जसक्रीडनसंगतासु न स्त्रीषु संभो गृहदीर्घोकासु
pariśramaścāpi parājiteṣu nareṣu saṃmohanakhelanena / yasyāṃ jasakrīḍanasaṃgatāsu na strīṣu saṃbho gṛhadīrghokāsu
And, O Śambhu, in that city there was no weariness among the men defeated by the bewildering game (of love), nor among the women joined in dice-play in the long chambers of the houses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.36
न चैव कश्चित् परमन्दिराणि रुणद्धि शंभो सहसा ऋते ऽक्षन् । न चाबलानां तरसा पराक्रमं करोति यस्यां सुरतं हि मक्त्वा
na caiva kaścit paramandirāṇi ruṇaddhi śaṃbho sahasā ṛte 'kṣan / na cābalānāṃ tarasā parākramaṃ karoti yasyāṃ surataṃ hi maktvā
And no one there, O Śambhu, forcibly blocks another's house — except with the eyes; nor does anyone there use force upon women, save in love-making.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.37
पाशग्रन्थिर्गजेन्द्राणां दानच्छेदो मदच्युतौ । यस्यां मानमदौ पुंसां करिणां यौवनागमे
pāśagranthirgajendrāṇāṃ dānacchedo madacyutau / yasyāṃ mānamadau puṃsāṃ kariṇāṃ yauvanāgame
In which the knotting of the noose belongs to the lordly elephants, the cutting off of the flow of temple-fluid, the falling of rut; (while) pride and intoxication belong to men and to elephants at the coming of youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.38
प्रियदोषाः सदा यस्यां कौशिका नेतरे जनाः । तारागणे ऽकुलीनत्वं गद्ये वृत्तच्युतिर्विभो
priyadoṣāḥ sadā yasyāṃ kauśikā netare janāḥ / tārāgaṇe 'kulīnatvaṃ gadye vṛttacyutirvibho
In which the owls always love the night (and are fond of faults), not the other people; unfamiliarity of family (low birth) belongs to the host of stars, and loss of metre to prose, O mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.39
भृतचिलुब्धा विलासिन्यो भुजङ्गपरिवारिताः । चन्द्रभूषितदेहाश्च यस्यां त्वमिव शङ्कर
bhṛtacilubdhā vilāsinyo bhujaṅgaparivāritāḥ / candrabhūṣitadehāśca yasyāṃ tvamiva śaṅkara
In which the pleasure-women, greedy for wages, surrounded by lovers (lit. serpents), with bodies adorned with the moon, are like you, O Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.40
ईदृशायां सुरेशान वाराणस्यां महाश्रमे । वसते भवांल्लोलः सर्वपापहरो रविः
īdṛśāyāṃ sureśāna vārāṇasyāṃ mahāśrame / vasate bhavāṃllolaḥ sarvapāpaharo raviḥ
In such a Vārāṇasī, O lord of the gods, in that great hermitage, dwells the sun, restless, remover of all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 3.41
दशाश्वमेधं यत्प्रोक्तं मदंशो यत्र केशवः । तत्र गत्वा सुरश्रेष्ठ पापमोक्षमवाप्स्यसि
daśāśvamedhaṃ yatproktaṃ madaṃśo yatra keśavaḥ / tatra gatvā suraśreṣṭha pāpamokṣamavāpsyasi
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 3.42
इत्येवमुक्तो गरु।डध्वजेन वृषध्वजस्तं शिरसा प्रणम्य । जगाम वेगाद् गरुडो यथासौ वाराणसीं पापविमोचनाय
ityevamukto garu.ḍadhvajena vṛṣadhvajastaṃ śirasā praṇamya / jagāma vegād garuḍo yathāsau vārāṇasīṃ pāpavimocanāya
Thus addressed by the Garuda-bannered one, the Bull-bannered one bowed his head to him and went swiftly, like that Garuda, to Varanasi for the release from his sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.43
गत्वा सुपुण्यां नगरीं सुतीर्थां दृष्ट्वा च लोलं सदशश्वमेधम् । स्नात्वा च तीर्थेषु विमुक्तपापः स केशवं द्रष्टुमुपाजगाम
gatvā supuṇyāṃ nagarīṃ sutīrthāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca lolaṃ sadaśaśvamedham / snātvā ca tīrtheṣu vimuktapāpaḥ sa keśavaṃ draṣṭumupājagāma
Having gone to that most holy city with its excellent fords, and having seen Lola together with Daśāśvamedha, and having bathed at the fords, freed of sin, he approached to behold Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.44
केशवं शङ्करो दृष्ट्वा प्रणिपत्येदमब्रवीत् । तवत्प्रसादाद् हृषीकेश ब्रह्महत्या क्षयं गता
keśavaṃ śaṅkaro dṛṣṭvā praṇipatyedamabravīt / tavatprasādād hṛṣīkeśa brahmahatyā kṣayaṃ gatā
Seeing Keśava, Śaṅkara bowed down and said this: "By your grace, O Hṛṣīkeśa, the brahmin-slaying has come to an end."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.45
नेदं कपालं देवेश मद्धस्तं परिमुञ्चति । कारणं वेद्मि न च तदेतन्मे वक्तुमर्हसि
nedaṃ kapālaṃ deveśa maddhastaṃ parimuñcati / kāraṇaṃ vedmi na ca tadetanme vaktumarhasi
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 3.46
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । महादेववचः श्रुत्वा केशवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । विद्यते कारणं रुद्र तत्सर्वं कथयामि ते
pulastya uvāca/ / mahādevavacaḥ śrutvā keśavo vākyamabravīt / vidyate kāraṇaṃ rudra tatsarvaṃ kathayāmi te
Pulastya said: Having heard Mahādeva's words, Keśava spoke (these) words: "There is a reason, Rudra; I shall tell you all of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.47
यो ऽसौ ममाग्रतो दिव्यो ह्रदः पद्मोत्पलैर्युतः । एष तीर्थवरः पुण्यो देवगन्धर्वपूजितः
yo 'sau mamāgrato divyo hradaḥ padmotpalairyutaḥ / eṣa tīrthavaraḥ puṇyo devagandharvapūjitaḥ
That divine pool before me, filled with lotuses and water-lilies — this is the best of holy fords, meritorious, honored by gods and gandharvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.48
एतस्मिन्प्रवरे तीर्थे क्नानं शंभो समाचर । स्नातमात्रस्य चाद्यैव कपालं परिमोक्ष्यति
etasminpravare tīrthe knānaṃ śaṃbho samācara / snātamātrasya cādyaiva kapālaṃ parimokṣyati
In this excellent holy ford, O Śambhu, perform your bathing; and this very day, as soon as you have bathed, the skull will let go (of you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 3.49
ततः कपाली लोके च ख्यातो रुद्र भविष्यसि । कपालमोचनेत्येवं तीर्थं चेदं भविष्यति
tataḥ kapālī loke ca khyāto rudra bhaviṣyasi / kapālamocanetyevaṃ tīrthaṃ cedaṃ bhaviṣyati
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 3.50
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्तः सुरेशेन केशवेन महेश्वरः । कपालमोचने सस्नौ वेदोस्तविधिना मुने
pulastya uvāca / evamuktaḥ sureśena keśavena maheśvaraḥ / kapālamocane sasnau vedostavidhinā mune
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 3.51
स्नातस्य तीर्थे त्रिपुरान्तकस्य परिच्युतं हस्ततलात् कपालम् । नाम्ना बभूवाथ कपालमोचनं तत्तीर्थवर्यं भगवत्प्रसादात्
snātasya tīrthe tripurāntakasya paricyutaṃ hastatalāt kapālam / nāmnā babhūvātha kapālamocanaṃ tattīrthavaryaṃ bhagavatprasādāt
— tr. refused: cyber