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Vamana Purana — Chapter 31

VamP 31.1

नारद उवाच । कथं समहिषः क्रोञ्चो भिन्नः स्कन्देन सुव्रत । एतन्मे विस्तराद् ब्रह्मन् कथयस्वामितद्युते

nārada uvāca / kathaṃ samahiṣaḥ kroñco bhinnaḥ skandena suvrata / etanme vistarād brahman kathayasvāmitadyute

Nārada said: How was Krauñca, together with the buffalo, cleft by Skanda, O you of good vows? Tell me this at length, O brahman of measureless radiance.

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VamP 31.2

पुलसत्य उवाच। । शृणुष्व कथयिष्यामि कथां पुण्यां पुरातनीम् । यशोवृद्धिं कुमारस्य कार्तिकेयस्य नारद

pulasatya uvāca/ / śṛṇuṣva kathayiṣyāmi kathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīm / yaśovṛddhiṃ kumārasya kārtikeyasya nārada

Pulastya said: Listen, I shall tell an ancient holy tale, the increase of the fame of the youth Kārtikeya, O Nārada.

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VamP 31.3

यत्तत्पीतं हुताशेन स्कन्नं शुक्रं पिनाकिनः । तेनाक्रान्तो ऽभवद् ब्रह्मन् मन्दतेजा हुताशनः

yattatpītaṃ hutāśena skannaṃ śukraṃ pinākinaḥ / tenākrānto 'bhavad brahman mandatejā hutāśanaḥ

That spilled seed of the Pināka-bearer which was drunk by the fire — by it Agni was overcome, O brahman, and became dull in his splendour.

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VamP 31.4

ततो जगाम देवानां सकाशममितद्युतिः । तैश्चापि प्रहितस्तूर्णं ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह

tato jagāma devānāṃ sakāśamamitadyutiḥ / taiścāpi prahitastūrṇaṃ brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha

Then he of measureless radiance went into the presence of the gods; and, sent by them, he swiftly went to Brahmā's world.

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VamP 31.5

स गच्छन् कुटुलां देवीं ददर्श पथि पावकः । तां दृष्ट्वा प्राह कुटिले तेज एतत्सुदुर्द्धरम्

sa gacchan kuṭulāṃ devīṃ dadarśa pathi pāvakaḥ / tāṃ dṛṣṭvā prāha kuṭile teja etatsudurddharam

As he went, Pāvaka saw the goddess Kuṭilā on the way; and seeing her he said: "O Kuṭilā, this energy is exceedingly hard to bear.

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VamP 31.6

महेश्वरेण संत्यक्तं निर्दहेद् भुवनान्यपि । तस्मात् प्रतीच्छ पुत्रो ऽयं तव धन्यो भविष्यति

maheśvareṇa saṃtyaktaṃ nirdahed bhuvanānyapi / tasmāt pratīccha putro 'yaṃ tava dhanyo bhaviṣyati

Cast off by Maheśvara, it could burn up even the worlds; therefore receive it — this son of yours will be a blessed one."

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VamP 31.7

इत्यग्निना सा कुटिला स्मृत्वा क्वमतमुत्तमम् । प्रक्षिपस्वाम्भसि मम प्राह वह्निं महापगा

ityagninā sā kuṭilā smṛtvā kvamatamuttamam / prakṣipasvāmbhasi mama prāha vahniṃ mahāpagā

Thus (addressed) by Agni, that Kuṭilā, having recalled the highest ... , the great river said to the fire: "Cast it into my water."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

VamP 31.8

ततस्त्वधारयद्देवी शार्वं तेजस्त्वपूपुषत् । हुताशनो।पि भगवान् कामचारी परिभ्रमन्

tatastvadhārayaddevī śārvaṃ tejastvapūpuṣat / hutāśano/pi bhagavān kāmacārī paribhraman

Then the goddess bore Śarva's energy and nourished it; and the lord Agni too, moving at will, wandering about...

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VamP 31.9

पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि धृतवान् हव्यभुक् ततः । मांसमस्थीनि रुधिरं मेदोन्त्ररेतसी त्वचः

pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi dhṛtavān havyabhuk tataḥ / māṃsamasthīni rudhiraṃ medontraretasī tvacaḥ

For five thousand years the eater of oblations held (it); then flesh, bones, blood, fat, entrails, semen and skin —

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VamP 31.10

रोमश्मश्व्रक्षिकेशाद्याः सर्वे जाता हिरण्मयाः । हिरण्यरेता लोकेषु तेन गीतश्च पावकः

romaśmaśvrakṣikeśādyāḥ sarve jātā hiraṇmayāḥ / hiraṇyaretā lokeṣu tena gītaśca pāvakaḥ

body-hair, beard, eyes, head-hair and the rest all became golden; for that reason the purifier (Fire) is celebrated in the worlds as Hiraṇyaretas ('he whose seed is gold').

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VamP 31.11

पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि कुटुला ज्वलनोपमम् । धारयन्ती तदा गर्भं ब्रह्मणः स्थानमागता

pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi kuṭulā jvalanopamam / dhārayantī tadā garbhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ sthānamāgatā

For five thousand years Kuṭilā, bearing that embryo which was like flame, then came to Brahmā's abode.

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VamP 31.12

तां दृष्टावान् पद्मजन्मा संतप्यन्तीं महापगाम् । दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छ गेनायं तव गर्भः समाहितः

tāṃ dṛṣṭāvān padmajanmā saṃtapyantīṃ mahāpagām / dṛṣṭvā papraccha genāyaṃ tava garbhaḥ samāhitaḥ

The lotus-born saw her, the great river, burning (with it); and seeing (her) he asked: "Whence is this embryo lodged in you?"

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VamP 31.13

सा चाह शङ्करं यत्तच्छ्रुक्रं पीतं हि वह्निना । तदशक्तेन तेनाद्य निक्षिप्तं मयि सत्तम

sā cāha śaṅkaraṃ yattacchrukraṃ pītaṃ hi vahninā / tadaśaktena tenādya nikṣiptaṃ mayi sattama

And she said: "That semen of Śaṅkara which was drunk by Fire — being unable (to hold it), by him it has now been deposited in me, O best of beings.

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VamP 31.14

पञ्जवर्ष सहस्राणि धारयन्त्याः पितामह । गर्भस्य वर्त्तते कालो न पपात च कर्हिचित्

pañjavarṣa sahasrāṇi dhārayantyāḥ pitāmaha / garbhasya varttate kālo na papāta ca karhicit

"For five thousand years, O Grandfather, while I have borne it, the embryo's time has been running on, and it has never fallen (from me)."

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VamP 31.15

तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवानाह गच्छ त्वमुदयं गिरिम् । तत्रास्ति योजनशतं रौद्रं शरवणं महत्

tacchrutvā bhagavānāha gaccha tvamudayaṃ girim / tatrāsti yojanaśataṃ raudraṃ śaravaṇaṃ mahat

Hearing that, the Lord said: "Go you to the mountain of sunrise; there is there a great fearsome reed-thicket a hundred yojanas (across)."

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VamP 31.16

तत्रैव क्षिप सुश्रेणि विस्तीर्णे गिरिसानुनि । दशवर्षसहस्रान्ते ततो बालो भविष्यति

tatraiva kṣipa suśreṇi vistīrṇe girisānuni / daśavarṣasahasrānte tato bālo bhaviṣyati

"Cast (it) just there, O fair-formed one, on the broad plateau of the mountain; then at the end of ten thousand years a boy will come to be."

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VamP 31.17

सा श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मणो वाक्यं रूपिणी गिरिमागता । आगत्य गर्भं तत्याज सुखेनैवाद्रिनन्दिनी

sā śrutvā brahmaṇo vākyaṃ rūpiṇī girimāgatā / āgatya garbhaṃ tatyāja sukhenaivādrinandinī

She, hearing Brahmā's words, went in bodily form to the mountain; and having come, the mountain's daughter released the embryo with ease.

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VamP 31.18

सा तु संत्यज्य तं बालं ब्रह्माणं सहसागमत् । आपोमयी मन्त्रवशात् संजाता-कुटिला सती

sā tu saṃtyajya taṃ bālaṃ brahmāṇaṃ sahasāgamat / āpomayī mantravaśāt saṃjātā-kuṭilā satī

But she, having abandoned that boy, came at once to Brahmā; and Kuṭilā, being a chaste woman, became made of water by the power of a mantra.

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VamP 31.19

तेजसा चापि शार्वेण रौक्मं शरवणं महत् । तन्निवासरताश्चान्ये पादपा मृगपक्षिणः

tejasā cāpi śārveṇa raukmaṃ śaravaṇaṃ mahat / tannivāsaratāścānye pādapā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ

And by Śarva's fiery energy the great reed-thicket became golden, and so too the other trees, beasts and birds that dwelt there.

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VamP 31.20

ततो दशसु पूर्णेषु शरद्दशशतेष्वथ । बालार्कदीप्तिः संजातो बालः कमललोचनः

tato daśasu pūrṇeṣu śaraddaśaśateṣvatha / bālārkadīptiḥ saṃjāto bālaḥ kamalalocanaḥ

Then, when ten times a hundred autumns were complete, a lotus-eyed boy was born with the radiance of the young sun.

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VamP 31.21

उत्तानशायी भगवान् दिव्ये शरवणे स्थितः । मुखे ऽङ्गुष्ठं समाक्षिप्य रुरोद घनराडिव

uttānaśāyī bhagavān divye śaravaṇe sthitaḥ / mukhe 'ṅguṣṭhaṃ samākṣipya ruroda ghanarāḍiva

Lying on his back, the lord, resting in the divine reed-thicket, put his thumb into his mouth and wailed like the king of clouds (thunder).

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VamP 31.22

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देव्यः कृत्तिकाः षट् सुतेजसः । ददृशुः स्वेच्छया यान्त्यो बालं शरवणे स्थितम्

etasminnantare devyaḥ kṛttikāḥ ṣaṭ sutejasaḥ / dadṛśuḥ svecchayā yāntyo bālaṃ śaravaṇe sthitam

Meanwhile the six Kṛttikās, goddesses of great splendour, travelling as they pleased, saw the boy lying in the reed-thicket.

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VamP 31.23

कृपायुक्ताः समाजग्मुः यत्र स्कन्दः स्थितो ऽभवत् । अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वं तस्मै स्तन्ये ऽभिचुक्रुशुः

kṛpāyuktāḥ samājagmuḥ yatra skandaḥ sthito 'bhavat / ahaṃ pūrvamahaṃ pūrvaṃ tasmai stanye 'bhicukruśuḥ

Filled with compassion they came together to where Skanda was; "I first! I first!" they cried out to him, (each offering) her breast.

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VamP 31.24

विवदन्तीः स ता दृष्टावा षण्मुखः समजायत । अबीभरंश्च ताः सर्वाः शिशुं स्नेहाच्च कृत्तिकाः

vivadantīḥ sa tā dṛṣṭāvā ṣaṇmukhaḥ samajāyata / abībharaṃśca tāḥ sarvāḥ śiśuṃ snehācca kṛttikāḥ

Seeing them quarrelling, he became six-faced; and the Kṛttikās all nursed the infant out of affection.

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VamP 31.25

भ्रियमामः स ताभिस्तु बालो वृद्धिमगान्मुने । कार्त्तिकेयेति विख्यातो जातः स बलिनां वरः

bhriyamāmaḥ sa tābhistu bālo vṛddhimagānmune / kārttikeyeti vikhyāto jātaḥ sa balināṃ varaḥ

Being nourished by them the boy grew, O sage; he became renowned as Kārttikeya, the foremost of the strong.

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VamP 31.26

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मन् पावकं प्राह पद्मजः । कियत्प्रमाणः पुत्रस्ते वर्त्तते साम्प्रतं गुहः

etasminnantare brahman pāvakaṃ prāha padmajaḥ / kiyatpramāṇaḥ putraste varttate sāmprataṃ guhaḥ

Meanwhile, O brahman, the lotus-born said to the Purifier (Fire): "How large is your son Guha now?"

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VamP 31.27

स तद्वचनमाकर्ण्य अजानंस्तं हरात्मजम् । प्रोवाच पुत्रं देवेश न वेद्मि कतमो गुहः

sa tadvacanamākarṇya ajānaṃstaṃ harātmajam / provāca putraṃ deveśa na vedmi katamo guhaḥ

Hearing those words, not knowing him to be Hara's son, he said: "A son, O lord of gods? I do not know which one Guha is."

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VamP 31.28

तं प्राह भगवान् यत्तु तेजः पीतं पुरा त्वया । त्रैयम्बलं त्रिलोकेश जातः शरवणे शिशुः

taṃ prāha bhagavān yattu tejaḥ pītaṃ purā tvayā / traiyambalaṃ trilokeśa jātaḥ śaravaṇe śiśuḥ

The Lord said to him: "That energy of Tryambaka which was formerly drunk by you, O lord of the three worlds, has been born as a child in the reed-thicket."

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VamP 31.29

श्रुत्वा पितामहवचः पावकस्त्वरितो ऽभ्यगात् । वेगिनं मेषमारुह्य कुटिला तं ददर्श ह

śrutvā pitāmahavacaḥ pāvakastvarito 'bhyagāt / veginaṃ meṣamāruhya kuṭilā taṃ dadarśa ha

Having heard the Grandfather's words, Fire went off in haste; mounting a swift ram, Kuṭilā saw him.

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VamP 31.30

ततः पप्रच्छ कुटिला शीघ्रं क्व व्रजसे कवे । सो ऽब्रवीत् पुत्रदुष्ट्यर्थं जातं शरवणे शिशुम्

tataḥ papraccha kuṭilā śīghraṃ kva vrajase kave / so 'bravīt putraduṣṭyarthaṃ jātaṃ śaravaṇe śiśum

Then Kuṭilā asked: "Where are you going so quickly, O poet?" He said: "For the sake of a son — a child has been born in the reed-thicket."

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VamP 31.31

साब्रवीत् तनयो मह्यं ममेत्याह च पावकः । विवदन्तौ ददर्साथ स्वेच्छाचारी जनार्दनः

sābravīt tanayo mahyaṃ mametyāha ca pāvakaḥ / vivadantau dadarsātha svecchācārī janārdanaḥ

She said, "The son is mine," and Fire said, "He is mine." Then Janārdana, who acts as he pleases, saw the two disputing.

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VamP 31.32

तौ पप्रच्छ किमर्थं वा विवादमिह चक्रथः । तावूचतुः वुत्रहेतो रुद्रशुक्रोद्भवाय हि

tau papraccha kimarthaṃ vā vivādamiha cakrathaḥ / tāvūcatuḥ vutraheto rudraśukrodbhavāya hi

He asked the two: "For what reason do you make a quarrel here?" The two said: "Indeed for the sake of a son, over the offspring arisen from Rudra's seed."

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VamP 31.33

तावुवाच हरिर्देवो गच्छ तं त्रिपुरान्तकम् । स यदा वक्ष्यति देवेशस्तत्कुरुध्वमसंशयम्

tāvuvāca harirdevo gaccha taṃ tripurāntakam / sa yadā vakṣyati deveśastatkurudhvamasaṃśayam

The god Hari said to them both: "Go to him, the ender of Tripura; whatever the lord of gods says, do that without doubt."

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VamP 31.34

इत्युक्तौ वासुदेवेन कुटिलाग्नी हरान्तिकम् । सम्भ्येत्योचतुस्तथ्यं कस्य पुत्रेति नारद

ityuktau vāsudevena kuṭilāgnī harāntikam / sambhyetyocatustathyaṃ kasya putreti nārada

Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, Kuṭilā and Fire went together into Hara's presence and asked truly, "Whose son is he?" — O Nārada.

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VamP 31.35

रुद्रस्तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य हर्षनिर्भरमानसः । दिष्ट्या दिष्ट्येति गिरिजां प्रोद्भूतपुलको ऽब्रवीत्

rudrastadvākyamākarṇya harṣanirbharamānasaḥ / diṣṭyā diṣṭyeti girijāṃ prodbhūtapulako 'bravīt

Rudra, hearing that speech, his mind filled with joy, his hair bristling up, said to the daughter of the mountain, "How fortunate, how fortunate!"

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VamP 31.36

ततो ऽम्बिका प्राह हरं देव गच्छाम शिशुम् । प्रष्टुं समाश्रयेद् यं स तस्य पुत्रो भविष्यति

tato 'mbikā prāha haraṃ deva gacchāma śiśum / praṣṭuṃ samāśrayed yaṃ sa tasya putro bhaviṣyati

Then Ambikā said to Hara: "God, let us go to ask the child; whomever he takes refuge with, he will be that one's son."

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VamP 31.37

बाढमित्येव भगवान् समुत्तस्थौ वृषध्वजः । सहोमया कुटिलया पावकेन च धीमता

bāḍhamityeva bhagavān samuttasthau vṛṣadhvajaḥ / sahomayā kuṭilayā pāvakena ca dhīmatā

"Very well" — so saying, the Lord whose banner is the bull rose up, together with Umā, with Kuṭilā, and with wise Fire.

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VamP 31.38

संप्राप्तास्ते शरवणं हराग्निकुटिलाम्बिकाः । ददृशुः शिशुकं तं च कृत्तिकोत्सङ्गशायिनम्

saṃprāptāste śaravaṇaṃ harāgnikuṭilāmbikāḥ / dadṛśuḥ śiśukaṃ taṃ ca kṛttikotsaṅgaśāyinam

They — Hara, Fire, Kuṭilā and Ambikā — reached the reed-thicket, and they saw that little child lying in the lap of the Kṛttikās.

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VamP 31.39

ततः स बालकस्तेषां मत्वा चिन्तितमादरात् । योगी चतुर्मूर्तिरभूत् षण्मुखः स शिशुस्त्वपि

tataḥ sa bālakasteṣāṃ matvā cintitamādarāt / yogī caturmūrtirabhūt ṣaṇmukhaḥ sa śiśustvapi

Then that boy, respectfully perceiving what they were thinking, being a yogin became fourfold in form, and that child also became six-faced.

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VamP 31.40

कुमारः शङ्करमगाद् विशाखो गौरिमागमत् । कुटिलामगमच्छाखो महासेनो ऽग्निमभ्ययात्

kumāraḥ śaṅkaramagād viśākho gaurimāgamat / kuṭilāmagamacchākho mahāseno 'gnimabhyayāt

Kumāra went to Śaṅkara, Viśākha went to Gaurī, Śākha went to Kuṭilā, and Mahāsena approached Fire.

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VamP 31.41

ततः प्रीतियुतो रुद्र उमा च कुटिला तथा । पावकश्चापि देवेशः परां मुदमवाप च

tataḥ prītiyuto rudra umā ca kuṭilā tathā / pāvakaścāpi deveśaḥ parāṃ mudamavāpa ca

Then Rudra was filled with delight, and Umā, and likewise Kuṭilā; and Fire too, and the lord of the gods, attained the highest joy.

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VamP 31.42

ततो ऽब्रुवन् कृत्तिकास्ताः षण्मुखः किं हरात्मजः । ता अब्रवीद्धरः प्रतीत्या विधिवद् वचनं मुने

tato 'bruvan kṛttikāstāḥ ṣaṇmukhaḥ kiṃ harātmajaḥ / tā abravīddharaḥ pratītyā vidhivad vacanaṃ mune

Then those Kṛttikās said: "How is the six-faced one Hara's son?" To them Hara, with conviction, spoke a fitting word, O sage.

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VamP 31.43

नाम्ना तु कार्त्तिकेयो हि युष्माकं तनयस्त्वसौ । कुटुलायाः कुमारेति पुत्रो ऽयं भविताव्ययः

nāmnā tu kārttikeyo hi yuṣmākaṃ tanayastvasau / kuṭulāyāḥ kumāreti putro 'yaṃ bhavitāvyayaḥ

"By name he shall be Kārttikeya, indeed he is your son; and to Kuṭilā this imperishable son shall be Kumāra."

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VamP 31.46

स्कन्द इत्येव विख्यातो गौरीपुत्रो भवत्वसौ । गुह इत्येव नाम्ना च ममासौ तनयः स्मृतः ॥ वम्प्_३१।४४ ॥ माहासेन इति ख्यातो हुताशस्यास्तु पुत्रकः शारद्वत इति ख्यातः सुतः शरवणस्य च ॥ वम्प्_३१।४५ ॥ एवमेव महायोगी पृथिव्यां ख्यातिमेष्यति । षडास्यत्वान् महाबाहुः षण्मुखो नाम गीयते

skanda ityeva vikhyāto gaurīputro bhavatvasau / guha ityeva nāmnā ca mamāsau tanayaḥ smṛtaḥ // vamp_31.44 // māhāsena iti khyāto hutāśasyāstu putrakaḥ śāradvata iti khyātaḥ sutaḥ śaravaṇasya ca // vamp_31.45 // evameva mahāyogī pṛthivyāṃ khyātimeṣyati / ṣaḍāsyatvān mahābāhuḥ ṣaṇmukho nāma gīyate

"Let this one be known as Skanda, the son of Gaurī; and by the name Guha he is reckoned my son. (44) Let him be known as Mahāsena, the little son of the fire-eater; and as Śāradvata, the son of the reed-thicket. (45) Just so this great yogin will attain fame on earth: because of his six faces the mighty-armed one is celebrated by the name Ṣaṇmukha."

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VamP 31.47

इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान् शूलपाणिः पितामहम् । सस्मार दैवतैः सार्द्ध ते ऽप्याजग्मुस्त्वरान्विताः

ityevamuktvā bhagavān śūlapāṇiḥ pitāmaham / sasmāra daivataiḥ sārddha te 'pyājagmustvarānvitāḥ

Having spoken thus, the Lord who holds the trident called the Grandfather to mind together with the gods; and they too came in haste.

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VamP 31.50

प्रणिपत्य च कामारिमुमां च गिरिनन्दिनीम् । दृष्ट्वा हुताशनं प्रीत्या कुटिलां कृत्तिकास्तथा ॥ वम्प्_३१।४८ ॥ ददृशुर्बालमत्युग्रं षण्मुखं सूर्यसंनिभम् मुष्णन्तमिव चक्षुंषि तेजसा स्वेन देवताः ॥ वम्प्_३१।४९ ॥ कौतुकाभिवृताः सर्वे एवमूचुः सुरोत्तमाः । देवकार्यं त्वया देव कृतं देव्याग्निना तथा

praṇipatya ca kāmārimumāṃ ca girinandinīm / dṛṣṭvā hutāśanaṃ prītyā kuṭilāṃ kṛttikāstathā // vamp_31.48 // dadṛśurbālamatyugraṃ ṣaṇmukhaṃ sūryasaṃnibham muṣṇantamiva cakṣuṃṣi tejasā svena devatāḥ // vamp_31.49 // kautukābhivṛtāḥ sarve evamūcuḥ surottamāḥ / devakāryaṃ tvayā deva kṛtaṃ devyāgninā tathā

And having bowed to the foe of Kāma and to Umā, the mountain's daughter, and having with delight beheld the fire-eater, Kuṭilā, and the Kṛttikās, (48) the gods saw the exceedingly fierce boy, six-faced, resembling the sun, as if robbing their eyes with his own radiance. (49) All those best of gods, overcome with wonder, spoke thus: "The work of the gods has been accomplished by you, O god, and by the goddess and by Fire."

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VamP 31.51

तदुत्तष्ठ व्रजामो ऽद्य तीर्थमौजसमव्ययम् । कुरुक्षेत्रे सरस्वत्यामभिष्ञ्चाम षण्मुखम्

taduttaṣṭha vrajāmo 'dya tīrthamaujasamavyayam / kurukṣetre sarasvatyāmabhiṣñcāma ṣaṇmukham

"So rise up; today let us go to the mighty, imperishable holy ford; in Kurukṣetra, at the Sarasvatī, let us consecrate the six-faced one."

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VamP 31.52

सेनायाः पतिरस्त्वेष देवगन्धर्वकिंनराः । महिषं घातयत्वेष तारकं च सुदारुणम्

senāyāḥ patirastveṣa devagandharvakiṃnarāḥ / mahiṣaṃ ghātayatveṣa tārakaṃ ca sudāruṇam

"Let him be the lord of the army, O gods, Gandharvas and Kinnaras; let him slay Mahiṣa and the exceedingly terrible Tāraka."

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VamP 31.53

बाढमित्यब्रवीच्छर्वः समुत्तस्थुः सुरास्ततः । कुमारसहिता जग्मुः कुरुक्षेत्रं महाफलम्

bāḍhamityabravīccharvaḥ samuttasthuḥ surāstataḥ / kumārasahitā jagmuḥ kurukṣetraṃ mahāphalam

"So be it," said Śarva; then the gods rose up, and together with the boy they went to Kurukṣetra, (the field) of great fruit.

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VamP 31.54

तत्रैव देवताः सेन्द्रा रुद्रब्रह्मजनार्दनाः । यत्नमस्याभिषेकार्तं चक्रुर्मुनिगणैः सह

tatraiva devatāḥ sendrā rudrabrahmajanārdanāḥ / yatnamasyābhiṣekārtaṃ cakrurmunigaṇaiḥ saha

There the gods with Indra, Rudra, Brahmā and Janārdana, together with the hosts of sages, made the effort for his consecration.

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VamP 31.55

ततो ऽम्बुना सप्तसमुद्रवाहिनीनदीजलेनापि महाफलेन । वरौषधीभिश्च सहस्रमूर्त्तिभिस्तदाभ्यषिञ्चन् गुमच्युताद्याः

tato 'mbunā saptasamudravāhinīnadījalenāpi mahāphalena / varauṣadhībhiśca sahasramūrttibhistadābhyaṣiñcan gumacyutādyāḥ

Then with water — the water of the rivers that flow to the seven seas, of great fruitfulness — and with excellent herbs, in a thousand forms, Guha (?) and Acyuta and the rest thereupon anointed him.

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VamP 31.56

अभिषिञ्चति सेनान्यां कुमारे दिव्यरूपिणि । जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः

abhiṣiñcati senānyāṃ kumāre divyarūpiṇi / jagurgandharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ

While the boy of divine form was being consecrated as commander of the army, the lords of the Gandharvas sang and the hosts of Apsarases danced.

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VamP 31.57

अभिषिक्तं कुमारं च गिरिपुत्री निरीक्ष्य हि । स्नेहादुत्सङ्गगं स्कन्दं मूर्ध्न्यजिघ्रन्मुर्हुर्मुहुः

abhiṣiktaṃ kumāraṃ ca giriputrī nirīkṣya hi / snehādutsaṅgagaṃ skandaṃ mūrdhnyajighranmurhurmuhuḥ

And the daughter of the mountain, gazing at the consecrated boy, out of affection kissed Skanda, seated in her lap, again and again upon the head.

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VamP 31.58

जिघ्रती कार्त्तिकेयस्य अभिषेकार्द्रमाननम् । भात्यद्रिजा यथेन्द्रस्य देवमातादितिः पुरा

jighratī kārttikeyasya abhiṣekārdramānanam / bhātyadrijā yathendrasya devamātāditiḥ purā

Smelling Kārttikeya's face, wet from the consecration, the mountain's daughter shone as Aditi, the mother of the gods, did of old with Indra.

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VamP 31.59

तदाभिषिक्तं तनयं दृष्ट्वा शर्वो मुदं ययौ । पावकः कृत्तिकाश्चैव कुटिला च यशस्विनी

tadābhiṣiktaṃ tanayaṃ dṛṣṭvā śarvo mudaṃ yayau / pāvakaḥ kṛttikāścaiva kuṭilā ca yaśasvinī

Then, seeing his son consecrated, Śarva went to joy, and so did Pāvaka, and the Kṛttikās, and the glorious Kuṭilā.

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VamP 31.60

ततो ऽभिषिक्तास्य हरः सेनापत्ये गुहस्य तु । प्रमथांश्चतुरः प्रदाच्छक्रतुल्यपराक्रमान्

tato 'bhiṣiktāsya haraḥ senāpatye guhasya tu / pramathāṃścaturaḥ pradācchakratulyaparākramān

Then, to Guha, who had been consecrated in the command of the army, Hara gave four Pramathas whose valour equalled Śakra's.

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VamP 31.61

घण्टाकर्ण लोहिताक्षं नन्दिसेनं च दारुणम् । चतुर्थं बलिनां मुख्यं ख्यातं कुमुदमालिनम्

ghaṇṭākarṇa lohitākṣaṃ nandisenaṃ ca dāruṇam / caturthaṃ balināṃ mukhyaṃ khyātaṃ kumudamālinam

Ghaṇṭākarṇa, Lohitākṣa, and the terrible Nandisena, and as fourth the chief of the strong ones, the renowned Kumudamālin.

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VamP 31.62

हरदत्तान् गणान् दृष्ट्वा देवाः स्कन्दस्य नारद । प्रददुः प्रमथान् स्वान् स्वान् सर्वे ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः

haradattān gaṇān dṛṣṭvā devāḥ skandasya nārada / pradaduḥ pramathān svān svān sarve brahmapurogamāḥ

Seeing the troops given by Hara, O Nārada, the gods, all of them with Brahmā at their head, gave to Skanda their own Pramathas, each his own.

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VamP 31.63

स्थाणुं ब्रह्म गणं प्रादाद् विष्णुः प्रादाद् गणत्रयम् । संक्रमं विक्रमं चैव तृतीयं च पराक्रमम्

sthāṇuṃ brahma gaṇaṃ prādād viṣṇuḥ prādād gaṇatrayam / saṃkramaṃ vikramaṃ caiva tṛtīyaṃ ca parākramam

Brahmā gave the troop Sthāṇu; Viṣṇu gave three troops: Saṃkrama, Vikrama, and third Parākrama.

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VamP 31.64

उत्केसं पङ्कजं शक्रो रविर्दण्डकपिङ्गलौ । चन्द्रो मणिं वसुमणिमश्विनौ वत्सनन्दिनौ

utkesaṃ paṅkajaṃ śakro ravirdaṇḍakapiṅgalau / candro maṇiṃ vasumaṇimaśvinau vatsanandinau

Śakra (gave) Utkesa and Paṅkaja; the Sun, Daṇḍa and Kapiṅgala; the Moon, Maṇi; and the two Aśvins, Vasumaṇi, Vatsa and Nandin.

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VamP 31.65

ज्योतिर्हुताशनः प्रादाज्जवलज्जिह्वं तथापरम् । कुन्दं मुकुन्दं कुसुमं त्रीन् धातानुचरान् ददौ

jyotirhutāśanaḥ prādājjavalajjihvaṃ tathāparam / kundaṃ mukundaṃ kusumaṃ trīn dhātānucarān dadau

Hutāśana gave Jyotis and likewise another, Jvalajjihva; Dhātā gave three attendants: Kunda, Mukunda and Kusuma.

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VamP 31.66

चक्रानुचक्रौ त्वष्टां च वेधातिस्थिरसुस्थिरौ । पाणित्यजं कालकञ्च प्रादात् पूषा महाबलौ

cakrānucakrau tvaṣṭāṃ ca vedhātisthirasusthirau / pāṇityajaṃ kālakañca prādāt pūṣā mahābalau

Tvaṣṭā (gave) Cakra and Anucakra; Vedhas (gave) Atisthira and Susthira; Pūṣā gave the two mighty ones, Pāṇityaja and Kālaka.

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VamP 31.67

स्वर्णमालं घनाह्वं च हिमवान् प्रमथोत्तमौ । प्रादादेवोच्छ्रितो विन्ध्यस्त्वतिशृङ्गं च पार्षदम्

svarṇamālaṃ ghanāhvaṃ ca himavān pramathottamau / prādādevocchrito vindhyastvatiśṛṅgaṃ ca pārṣadam

Himavat gave two excellent Pramathas, Svarṇamāla and the one called Ghana; and the lofty Vindhya gave the attendant Atiśṛṅga.

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VamP 31.68

सुवर्चसं च वरुणः प्रददौ चातिवर्चसम् । संग्रहं विग्रहं चाब्धिर्नागा जयमहाजयौ

suvarcasaṃ ca varuṇaḥ pradadau cātivarcasam / saṃgrahaṃ vigrahaṃ cābdhirnāgā jayamahājayau

And Varuṇa gave Suvarcas and Ativarcas; the ocean, Saṃgraha and Vigraha; the Nāgas, Jaya and Mahājaya.

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VamP 31.69

उन्मादं शुङ्कुर्ण च पुष्पदन्तं तथाम्बिका । घसं चातिघसं वायुः प्रादादनुचरावुभौ

unmādaṃ śuṅkurṇa ca puṣpadantaṃ tathāmbikā / ghasaṃ cātighasaṃ vāyuḥ prādādanucarāvubhau

And Ambikā (gave) Unmāda, Śuṅkurṇa and Puṣpadanta; Vāyu gave both attendants, Ghasa and Atighasa.

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VamP 31.70

परिघं चटकं भीमं दहतिदहनौ तथा । प्रददावंशुमान् पञ्च प्रमथान् षण्मुखाय हि

parighaṃ caṭakaṃ bhīmaṃ dahatidahanau tathā / pradadāvaṃśumān pañca pramathān ṣaṇmukhāya hi

Aṃśumān gave five Pramathas to the six-faced one: Parigha, Caṭaka, Bhīma, and Dahati and Dahana.

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VamP 31.71

यमः प्रमाथमुन्माथं कालसेनं महामुखम् । तालपत्रं नाडिजङ्घं षडेवानुचरान् ददौ

yamaḥ pramāthamunmāthaṃ kālasenaṃ mahāmukham / tālapatraṃ nāḍijaṅghaṃ ṣaḍevānucarān dadau

Yama gave six attendants: Pramātha, Unmātha, Kālasena, Mahāmukha, Tālapatra and Nāḍijaṅgha.

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VamP 31.72

सुप्रभं च सुकर्माणं ददौ धाता गणेश्वरौ । सुव्रतं सत्यसन्धं च मित्रः प्रदाद द्विजोत्तम

suprabhaṃ ca sukarmāṇaṃ dadau dhātā gaṇeśvarau / suvrataṃ satyasandhaṃ ca mitraḥ pradāda dvijottama

Dhātā gave two troop-lords, Suprabha and Sukarman; and Mitra gave Suvrata and Satyasandha, O best of the twice-born.

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VamP 31.73

अनन्तः शङ्कुपीठश्च निकुम्भः कुमुदो ऽम्बुजः । एकाक्षः कुनटी चक्षुः किरीटी कलशोदरः

anantaḥ śaṅkupīṭhaśca nikumbhaḥ kumudo 'mbujaḥ / ekākṣaḥ kunaṭī cakṣuḥ kirīṭī kalaśodaraḥ

Ananta and Śaṅkupīṭha, Nikumbha, Kumuda, Ambuja, Ekākṣa, Kunaṭī, Cakṣus, Kirīṭī, Kalaśodara,

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VamP 31.74

सूचीवक्त्रः कोकनदः प्रहासः प्रियको ऽच्युतः । गणाः पञ्चदशैते हि यक्षैर्दत्ता गुहस्य तु

sūcīvaktraḥ kokanadaḥ prahāsaḥ priyako 'cyutaḥ / gaṇāḥ pañcadaśaite hi yakṣairdattā guhasya tu

Sūcīvaktra, Kokanada, Prahāsa, Priyaka, Acyuta — these fifteen troop-leaders were given by the yakṣas to Guha.

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VamP 31.76

कालिन्द्याः कालकन्दश्च नर्मदाया रणोत्कटः । गोदावर्याः सिद्धयात्रस्तमसायाद्रिकम्पकः । ३१।७५ सहस्रबाहुः सीताया वञ्जूलायाः सितोदरः । मन्दाकिन्यास्तथा नन्दो विपाशायाः प्रियङ्करः

kālindyāḥ kālakandaśca narmadāyā raṇotkaṭaḥ / godāvaryāḥ siddhayātrastamasāyādrikampakaḥ / 31.75 sahasrabāhuḥ sītāyā vañjūlāyāḥ sitodaraḥ / mandākinyāstathā nando vipāśāyāḥ priyaṅkaraḥ

And Kālakanda (was given) by the Kālindī, Raṇotkaṭa by the Narmadā, Siddhayātra by the Godāvarī, Adrikampaka by the Tamasā; (31.75) Sahasrabāhu by the Sītā, Sitodara by the Vañjulā, and likewise Nanda by the Mandākinī, Priyaṅkara by the Vipāśā.

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VamP 31.77

ऐरावत्याश्चतुर्द्दष्ट्रः षोडशाक्षो वितस्तया । मार्जारं सौशिकी प्रादात् क्रथक्रौञ्चौ च गौतमी

airāvatyāścaturddaṣṭraḥ ṣoḍaśākṣo vitastayā / mārjāraṃ sauśikī prādāt krathakrauñcau ca gautamī

Caturdaṃṣṭra (was given) by the Airāvatī, Ṣoḍaśākṣa by the Vitastā; the Sauśikī gave Mārjāra, and the Gautamī (gave) Kratha and Krauñca.

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VamP 31.78

बाहुदा शतसीर्षं च वाहा गोनन्दनन्दिकौ । भीमं भीमरथी प्रादाद् वेगारिं सरयूर्ददौ

bāhudā śatasīrṣaṃ ca vāhā gonandanandikau / bhīmaṃ bhīmarathī prādād vegāriṃ sarayūrdadau

And the Bāhudā (gave) Śataśīrṣa, the Vāhā Gonanda and Nandika; the Bhīmarathī gave Bhīma, and the Sarayū gave Vegāri.

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VamP 31.79

अष्टबाहुं ददौ काशी सुबाहुमपि गण्डकी । महानदी चित्रदेवं चित्रा चित्ररथं ददौ

aṣṭabāhuṃ dadau kāśī subāhumapi gaṇḍakī / mahānadī citradevaṃ citrā citrarathaṃ dadau

Kāśī gave Aṣṭabāhu, and the Gaṇḍakī Subāhu; the Mahānadī (gave) Citradeva, and the Citrā gave Citraratha.

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VamP 31.80

कुहूः कुवलयं प्रादान्मधुवर्णं मधूदका । जम्बूकं धूतपापा च वेणा श्वेताननं ददौ

kuhūḥ kuvalayaṃ prādānmadhuvarṇaṃ madhūdakā / jambūkaṃ dhūtapāpā ca veṇā śvetānanaṃ dadau

The Kuhū gave Kuvalaya, the Madhūdakā Madhuvarṇa; and the Dhūtapāpā (gave) Jambūka, and the Veṇā gave Śvetānana.

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VamP 31.81

श्रुतवर्म च पर्मासा रेवा सागरवेगिनम् । प्रभावार्थं सहं प्रादात् काञ्चना कनकेक्षणम्

śrutavarma ca parmāsā revā sāgaraveginam / prabhāvārthaṃ sahaṃ prādāt kāñcanā kanakekṣaṇam

And the Parmāsā (gave) Śrutavarman, the Revā Sāgaravegin; (the river) gave Saha for the sake of splendour, and the Kāñcanā (gave) Kanakekṣaṇa.

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VamP 31.82

गृध्रपत्रं च विमला चारुवक्त्रं मनोहरा । धूतपापा महारावं कर्णा विद्रुमसंनिभम्

gṛdhrapatraṃ ca vimalā cāruvaktraṃ manoharā / dhūtapāpā mahārāvaṃ karṇā vidrumasaṃnibham

And the Vimalā (gave) Gṛdhrapatra, the Manoharā Cāruvaktra, the Dhūtapāpā Mahārāva, the Karṇā (one) resembling coral.

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VamP 31.83

सुप्रसादं सुवेणुश्च जिष्णुमेघवती ददौ । यज्ञबाहुं विशाला च सरस्वत्यो ददुर्गणान्

suprasādaṃ suveṇuśca jiṣṇumeghavatī dadau / yajñabāhuṃ viśālā ca sarasvatyo dadurgaṇān

And the Suveṇu (gave) Suprasāda, the Meghavatī gave Jiṣṇu; and the Viśālā (gave) Yajñabāhu — (thus) the Sarasvatīs gave troop-leaders.

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VamP 31.84

कुटिला तनयस्यादाद दश शक्रबलान् गणान् । करालं सितकेशं च कृष्णकेशं जटाधरम्

kuṭilā tanayasyādāda daśa śakrabalān gaṇān / karālaṃ sitakeśaṃ ca kṛṣṇakeśaṃ jaṭādharam

The Kuṭilā gave to (her) son ten troop-leaders with the strength of Śakra: Karāla and Sitakeśa, Kṛṣṇakeśa, Jaṭādhara,

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VamP 31.85

मेघनादं चतुर्द्दष्ट्रं विद्युजिह्वं दशाननम् । सोमाप्ययनमेवोग्रं देवयाजिनमेव च

meghanādaṃ caturddaṣṭraṃ vidyujihvaṃ daśānanam / somāpyayanamevograṃ devayājinameva ca

Meghanāda, Caturdaṃṣṭra, Vidyujjihva, Daśānana, Somāpyayana, and Ugra, and Devayājin as well.

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VamP 31.86

हंसास्यं कुण्डजठरं बहुग्रीवं हयाननम् । कूर्मग्रीवं च पञ्चैतान् ददुः पुत्राय कृत्तिकाः

haṃsāsyaṃ kuṇḍajaṭharaṃ bahugrīvaṃ hayānanam / kūrmagrīvaṃ ca pañcaitān daduḥ putrāya kṛttikāḥ

Haṃsāsya, Kuṇḍajaṭhara, Bahugrīva, Hayānana, and Kūrmagrīva — these five the Kṛttikās gave to (their) son.

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VamP 31.87

स्थाणुजङ्घं कुम्भवक्त्रं लोहजङ्घं महाननम् । पिण्डाकारं च पञचैतान् ददुः स्कन्दायट चर्षयः

sthāṇujaṅghaṃ kumbhavaktraṃ lohajaṅghaṃ mahānanam / piṇḍākāraṃ ca pañacaitān daduḥ skandāyaṭa carṣayaḥ

Sthāṇujaṅgha, Kumbhavaktra, Lohajaṅgha, Mahānana, and Piṇḍākāra — these five the seers gave to Skanda.

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VamP 31.88

नागजिह्वं चन्द्रभासं पाणिकूर्मं शशीक्षकम् । चाषवक्त्रं च जम्बूकं ददौ तीर्थः पृथूदकः

nāgajihvaṃ candrabhāsaṃ pāṇikūrmaṃ śaśīkṣakam / cāṣavaktraṃ ca jambūkaṃ dadau tīrthaḥ pṛthūdakaḥ

Nāgajihva, Candrabhāsa, Pāṇikūrma, Śaśīkṣaka, Cāṣavaktra and Jambūka — (these) the sacred ford Pṛthūdaka gave.

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VamP 31.89

चक्रतीर्थं सुचजक्राक्षं मकराश्रं गयाशिरः । गणं पञ्चशिखं नाम ददौ कनखलः स्वकम्

cakratīrthaṃ sucajakrākṣaṃ makarāśraṃ gayāśiraḥ / gaṇaṃ pañcaśikhaṃ nāma dadau kanakhalaḥ svakam

Cakratīrtha (gave) Sucakrākṣa, Gayāśiras (gave) Makarāśra; Kanakhala gave his own troop-leader named Pañcaśikha.

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VamP 31.90

बन्धुदत्तं वाजिशिरो बाहुशालं च पुष्करम् । सर्वौञ्जसं माहिषकं मानसः पिङ्गलं यथा

bandhudattaṃ vājiśiro bāhuśālaṃ ca puṣkaram / sarvauñjasaṃ māhiṣakaṃ mānasaḥ piṅgalaṃ yathā

Vājiśiras (gave) Bandhudatta, and Puṣkara Bāhuśāla; Mānasa (gave) Sarvauñjasa, Māhiṣaka and Piṅgala likewise.

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VamP 31.91

रुद्रमौशनसः प्रादात् ततो ऽन्ये मातरो ददुः । वसुदामां सोमतीर्थः प्रभासो नन्दिनीमपि

rudramauśanasaḥ prādāt tato 'nye mātaro daduḥ / vasudāmāṃ somatīrthaḥ prabhāso nandinīmapi

Auśanasa gave Rudra; thereafter others gave mothers: Somatīrtha (gave) Vasudāmā, and Prabhāsa Nandinī.

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VamP 31.92

इन्द्रतीर्थं विशोकां च उदपानो घनस्वनाम् । सप्तसारस्वतः प्रादान्मातरश्चतुरोद्भुताः

indratīrthaṃ viśokāṃ ca udapāno ghanasvanām / saptasārasvataḥ prādānmātaraścaturodbhutāḥ

Indratīrtha (gave) Viśokā, and Udapāna Ghanasvanā; Saptasārasvata gave four wondrous mothers:

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VamP 31.93

गीतप्रियां माधवीं च तीर्थनेमिं स्मिताननाम् । एकचूडां नागतीर्थः कुरुक्षेत्रं पलासदाम्

gītapriyāṃ mādhavīṃ ca tīrthanemiṃ smitānanām / ekacūḍāṃ nāgatīrthaḥ kurukṣetraṃ palāsadām

Gītapriyā and Mādhavī, Tīrthanemi and Smitānanā; Nāgatīrtha (gave) Ekacūḍā, Kurukṣetra (gave) Palāsadā.

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VamP 31.94

ब्रह्मयोनिश्चण्डशिलां भद्रकालीं त्रिविष्टपः । चौण्डीं भैण्डीं योगभैण्डीं प्रादाच्चरणपावनः

brahmayoniścaṇḍaśilāṃ bhadrakālīṃ triviṣṭapaḥ / cauṇḍīṃ bhaiṇḍīṃ yogabhaiṇḍīṃ prādāccaraṇapāvanaḥ

Brahmayoni (gave) Caṇḍaśilā; Triviṣṭapa (gave) Bhadrakālī; Caraṇapāvana gave Cauṇḍī, Bhaiṇḍī and Yogabhaiṇḍī.

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VamP 31.95

सोपानीयां मही प्रादाच्छालिकां मानसो ह्रदः । शकघण्टां शतानन्दां तथोलूखलमेखलाम्

sopānīyāṃ mahī prādācchālikāṃ mānaso hradaḥ / śakaghaṇṭāṃ śatānandāṃ tatholūkhalamekhalām

The Earth gave Sopānīyā; the Mānasa lake (gave) Śālikā, Śakaghaṇṭā, Śatānandā, and also Ulūkhalamekhalā.

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VamP 31.96

पद्मावती माधवीं च ददौ बदरिकाश्रमः । सुषमामैकचूडां च देवीं धमधमां तथा

padmāvatī mādhavīṃ ca dadau badarikāśramaḥ / suṣamāmaikacūḍāṃ ca devīṃ dhamadhamāṃ tathā

Padmāvatī (gave) Mādhavī, and the Badarikā hermitage gave Suṣamā and Ekacūḍā, and also the goddess Dhamadhamā.

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VamP 31.97

उत्क्राथनीं वेदमित्रां केदारो मातरो ददौ । सुनक्षत्रां कद्रुलां च सुप्रभातां मुङ्गलाम्

utkrāthanīṃ vedamitrāṃ kedāro mātaro dadau / sunakṣatrāṃ kadrulāṃ ca suprabhātāṃ muṅgalām

Kedāra gave the mothers Utkrāthanī, Vedamitrā, Sunakṣatrā, Kadrulā, Suprabhātā and Muṅgalā.

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VamP 31.98

देवमित्रां चित्रसेनां ददौ रुद्रमहालयः । कोटरामूर्ध्वणीं च श्रीमतीं बहुपुत्रिकाम्

devamitrāṃ citrasenāṃ dadau rudramahālayaḥ / koṭarāmūrdhvaṇīṃ ca śrīmatīṃ bahuputrikām

Rudramahālaya gave Devamitrā, Citrasenā, Koṭarā, Ūrdhvaṇī, Śrīmatī and Bahuputrikā.

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VamP 31.99

पलितां कमलाक्षीं च प्रयागो मातरो ददौ । सूपलां मधुकुम्भां च ख्यातिं दहदहां पराम्

palitāṃ kamalākṣīṃ ca prayāgo mātaro dadau / sūpalāṃ madhukumbhāṃ ca khyātiṃ dahadahāṃ parām

Prayāga gave the mothers Palitā, Kamalākṣī, Sūpalā, Madhukumbhā, Khyāti and further Dahadahā.

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VamP 31.100

प्रादात् खटकटां चान्यां सर्वपापविमोचनः । संतानिकां विकलिकां क्रमश्चत्वरवासिनीम्

prādāt khaṭakaṭāṃ cānyāṃ sarvapāpavimocanaḥ / saṃtānikāṃ vikalikāṃ kramaścatvaravāsinīm

Sarvapāpavimocana gave Khaṭakaṭā and another; Krama (gave) Saṃtānikā, Vikalikā and Catvaravāsinī.

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VamP 31.101

जलेश्वरीं कुक्कुटिकां सुदामां लोहमेखलाम् । वपुष्मत्युत्मुकाक्षी च कोकनामा महाशनी । रौद्रा कर्कटिका तुण्डा श्वेततीर्थो ददौ त्विमाः

jaleśvarīṃ kukkuṭikāṃ sudāmāṃ lohamekhalām / vapuṣmatyutmukākṣī ca kokanāmā mahāśanī / raudrā karkaṭikā tuṇḍā śvetatīrtho dadau tvimāḥ

Jaleśvarī, Kukkuṭikā, Sudāmā, Lohamekhalā, Vapuṣmatī, Utmukākṣī, she named Koka, Mahāśanī, Raudrā, Karkaṭikā, Tuṇḍā—these Śvetatīrtha gave.

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VamP 31.102

एतानि भूतानि गणांश्च मातरो दृष्ट्वा महात्मा विनतातनूजः । ददौ मयूरं स्वसुतं महाजवं तथारुणस्ताम्रचूडं च पुत्रम्

etāni bhūtāni gaṇāṃśca mātaro dṛṣṭvā mahātmā vinatātanūjaḥ / dadau mayūraṃ svasutaṃ mahājavaṃ tathāruṇastāmracūḍaṃ ca putram

Seeing these beings, and the troops, and the mothers, the great-souled son of Vinatā gave his own son, the peacock of great speed; and so Aruṇa (gave) his son, the copper-crested one (the cock).

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VamP 31.103

शक्ति हुताशो ऽद्रिसुता च वस्त्रं दण्डं गुरुः सा कुटिला कमण्डलुम् । मालां हरिः शूलधरः पताकां कण्ठे च हारं मघवानुरस्तः

śakti hutāśo 'drisutā ca vastraṃ daṇḍaṃ guruḥ sā kuṭilā kamaṇḍalum / mālāṃ hariḥ śūladharaḥ patākāṃ kaṇṭhe ca hāraṃ maghavānurastaḥ

The fire-god (gave) a spear, and the daughter of the mountain a garment, the guru a staff, that Kuṭilā a water-pot, Hari a garland, the trident-bearer a banner, and Maghavan a necklace for his neck and a breastplate.

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VamP 31.104

गणैर्वृतो मातृबिरन्वयातो मयूरसंस्थो वरशक्तिपाणिः । सैन्याधिपत्ये स कृतो भवेन रराज सूर्येव महावपुष्मान्

gaṇairvṛto mātṛbiranvayāto mayūrasaṃstho varaśaktipāṇiḥ / sainyādhipatye sa kṛto bhavena rarāja sūryeva mahāvapuṣmān

Surrounded by the troops, followed by the mothers, seated on the peacock, with the excellent spear in his hand, he, made commander of the army by Bhava, shone like the sun, of great bodily splendour.

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