Vamana Purana — Chapter 44
VamP 44.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । तस्मिस्तदा दैत्यबले च भग्ने शुक्रो ऽब्रवीदन्दकमासुरेन्द्रम् । एह्येहि वीराद्य गृहं महासुर योत्स्याम भूयो हरमेत्य शैलम्
pulastya uvāca / tasmistadā daityabale ca bhagne śukro 'bravīdandakamāsurendram / ehyehi vīrādya gṛhaṃ mahāsura yotsyāma bhūyo harametya śailam
Pulastya said: When that Daitya army had been broken, Śukra then said to Andhaka, the lord of the asuras: "Come, come, hero, to your house today, great asura; we shall fight again, having approached Hara of the mountain."
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VamP 44.2
तमुवाचान्धको ब्रह्मन् न सम्यग्भवतोदितम् । रणान्नैवापयास्यामि कुलं व्यपदिशन् स्वयम्
tamuvācāndhako brahman na samyagbhavatoditam / raṇānnaivāpayāsyāmi kulaṃ vyapadiśan svayam
Andhaka said to him: "O brahman, what you have said is not right. I shall certainly not withdraw from the battle, myself disgracing my lineage."
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VamP 44.3
पश्य त्वं द्विजशार्दूल मम वीर्यं सुदुर्धरम् । देवदानवगन्धर्वान् जेष्ये सेन्द्रमहेश्वरम्
paśya tvaṃ dvijaśārdūla mama vīryaṃ sudurdharam / devadānavagandharvān jeṣye sendramaheśvaram
"Behold, O tiger among twice-born, my valour, so hard to withstand: I shall conquer the gods, dānavas and gandharvas, together with Indra and Maheśvara."
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VamP 44.4
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं हिरण्याक्षसुतो ऽन्धकः । समाश्वास्याब्रवीच्छंभुं सारिथं सारिथिं मधुराक्षरम्
ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ hiraṇyākṣasuto 'ndhakaḥ / samāśvāsyābravīcchaṃbhuṃ sārithaṃ sārithiṃ madhurākṣaram
Having spoken these words, Andhaka the son of Hiraṇyākṣa, reassuring (his men), said to his charioteer in sweet syllables (words directed) at Śambhu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.5
सार्थे वाहय रथं हराभ्याशं महाबल । यावन्निहन्मि बाणैघैः प्रमथामरवाहिनीम्
sārthe vāhaya rathaṃ harābhyāśaṃ mahābala / yāvannihanmi bāṇaighaiḥ pramathāmaravāhinīm
"Charioteer, drive the chariot near to Hara, O mighty one, so that I may destroy the army of the pramathas and the gods with volleys of arrows."
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VamP 44.6
इत्यन्धकवचः श्रुत्वा सारथिस्तुरगांस्तदा । कृष्मवर्णान् महावेगान् कशयाभ्याहनन्मुने
ityandhakavacaḥ śrutvā sārathisturagāṃstadā / kṛṣmavarṇān mahāvegān kaśayābhyāhananmune
Hearing these words of Andhaka, the charioteer then, O sage, struck with his whip the black-coloured, very swift horses.
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VamP 44.7
ते यत्नतो ऽपि तुरघाः प्रेर्यमाणा हरं प्रति । जघनेष्ववसीदन्तः कृच्छ्रे णोहुश्च तं रथम्
te yatnato 'pi turaghāḥ preryamāṇā haraṃ prati / jaghaneṣvavasīdantaḥ kṛcchre ṇohuśca taṃ ratham
Those horses, though urged on with effort toward Hara, sank down on their haunches and drew that chariot only with difficulty.
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VamP 44.8
वहन्तस्तुरगा दैत्यं प्राप्ताः प्रमथवाहिनीम् । संवत्सरेण साग्रेण वायुवेगसमा अपि
vahantasturagā daityaṃ prāptāḥ pramathavāhinīm / saṃvatsareṇa sāgreṇa vāyuvegasamā api
The horses, bearing the Daitya, reached the army of the pramathas after a year and more, though they were equal to the speed of the wind.
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VamP 44.9
ततः कार्मुकमानम्य बाणजालैर्गणेश्वरान् । सुरान् संछादयामास सेन्द्रोपेन्द्रमहेश्वरान्
tataḥ kārmukamānamya bāṇajālairgaṇeśvarān / surān saṃchādayāmāsa sendropendramaheśvarān
Then, bending his bow, with nets of arrows he covered over the lords of the (Śiva's) hosts and the gods, together with Indra, Upendra and Maheśvara.
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VamP 44.10
बाणैशछादितमीक्ष्यैव बलं त्रैलोक्यरक्षिता । सुरान् प्रोवाच भगवांश्चक्रपिणिर्जनार्दनः
bāṇaiśachāditamīkṣyaiva balaṃ trailokyarakṣitā / surān provāca bhagavāṃścakrapiṇirjanārdanaḥ
Seeing the army covered over with arrows, the Blessed One, the protector of the three worlds, Janārdana, the discus-bearer, spoke to the gods:
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VamP 44.11
विष्णुरुवाच । किं तिष्ठध्वं सुरश्रेष्ठा हतेनानेन वै जयः । तसमान्मद्वचनं शीघ्रं क्रियतां वै जयेप्सवः
viṣṇuruvāca / kiṃ tiṣṭhadhvaṃ suraśreṣṭhā hatenānena vai jayaḥ / tasamānmadvacanaṃ śīghraṃ kriyatāṃ vai jayepsavaḥ
Viṣṇu said: Why do you stand still, best of gods? Victory lies indeed in his being slain. Therefore let my word be carried out quickly, if you desire victory.
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VamP 44.12
शात्यन्तामस्य तुरागाः समं रथकुटुम्बिना । भज्यतां स्यन्दनश्चापि विरथः क्रियतां रिपुः
śātyantāmasya turāgāḥ samaṃ rathakuṭumbinā / bhajyatāṃ syandanaścāpi virathaḥ kriyatāṃ ripuḥ
Let his horses be brought down, together with the driver of the chariot; let the chariot too be broken, let the enemy be made chariotless.
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VamP 44.13
विरथं तु कृतं पश्चादेनं धक्ष्यति शङ्करः । नोपेक्ष्यः शत्रुरुद्दिष्टो देवाचार्येण देवताः
virathaṃ tu kṛtaṃ paścādenaṃ dhakṣyati śaṅkaraḥ / nopekṣyaḥ śatruruddiṣṭo devācāryeṇa devatāḥ
Once he has been made chariotless, Śaṅkara will afterwards burn him up. An enemy pointed out by the teacher of the gods is not to be disregarded, O gods.
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VamP 44.14
इतेयवमुक्ताः प्रमथा वासुदेवेन सामराः । चक्रुर्वेगं सहेन्द्रेण समं चक्रधरेण च
iteyavamuktāḥ pramathā vāsudevena sāmarāḥ / cakrurvegaṃ sahendreṇa samaṃ cakradhareṇa ca
Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, the Pramathas together with the gods made a rush, along with Indra and with the discus-bearer.
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VamP 44.15
तुरगाणां सहस्रं तु मेघाभानां जनार्दनः । निमिषान्तरमात्रेण गदया विनिपोथयत्
turagāṇāṃ sahasraṃ tu meghābhānāṃ janārdanaḥ / nimiṣāntaramātreṇa gadayā vinipothayat
And Janārdana, in the mere space of a blink, smashed with his mace a thousand horses that looked like clouds.
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VamP 44.16
हताश्वात् स्यन्दनात् स्कन्दः प्रगृह्य रथसारथिम् । शक्त्या विभिन्नहृदयं गतासुं व्यसृजद् भुवि
hatāśvāt syandanāt skandaḥ pragṛhya rathasārathim / śaktyā vibhinnahṛdayaṃ gatāsuṃ vyasṛjad bhuvi
Skanda, seizing the chariot's driver from the chariot whose horses were slain, his heart split by the spear, cast him lifeless on the ground.
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VamP 44.17
विनायकाद्याः प्रमथाः समं शक्रेण दैवतैः । सध्वजाक्षं रथं तूर्णमभञ्जन्त तपोधनाः
vināyakādyāḥ pramathāḥ samaṃ śakreṇa daivataiḥ / sadhvajākṣaṃ rathaṃ tūrṇamabhañjanta tapodhanāḥ
The Pramathas headed by Vināyaka, together with Śakra and the gods — those rich in ascetic power — swiftly broke the chariot along with its banner and axle.
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VamP 44.18
सहसा स महातेजा विरथस्त्यज्य कार्मुकम् । गदामादाय बलवानभिदुद्राव दैवतान्
sahasā sa mahātejā virathastyajya kārmukam / gadāmādāya balavānabhidudrāva daivatān
At once that greatly blazing, mighty one, being without a chariot, cast aside his bow, took up his mace, and ran at the gods.
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VamP 44.19
पदान्यष्टौ ततो गत्वा मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । स्थित्वा प्रोवाच दैत्येन्द्रो महादेवं स हेतुमत्
padānyaṣṭau tato gatvā meghagambhīrayā girā / sthitvā provāca daityendro mahādevaṃ sa hetumat
Then, having gone eight paces and halted, the lord of the Daityas spoke to Mahādeva, with reasons, in a voice deep as a cloud:
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VamP 44.20
भिक्षो भवान् सहानीकस्त्वसहायो ऽस्मि साम्प्रतम् । तथापि त्वां विजेष्यामि पश्य मे ऽद्य पराक्रमम्
bhikṣo bhavān sahānīkastvasahāyo 'smi sāmpratam / tathāpi tvāṃ vijeṣyāmi paśya me 'dya parākramam
"Beggar, you have an army with you, while I am at present without a helper; even so I shall conquer you — behold my prowess today!"
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VamP 44.21
तद्वाक्यं शङ्करः श्रुत्वा सेन्द्रान्सुरगणांस्तदा । ब्रह्मणा सहितान् सर्वान् स्वशरीरे न्यवेशयत्
tadvākyaṃ śaṅkaraḥ śrutvā sendrānsuragaṇāṃstadā / brahmaṇā sahitān sarvān svaśarīre nyaveśayat
Hearing that speech, Śaṅkara then made all the hosts of gods, with Indra, together with Brahmā, enter into his own body.
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VamP 44.22
शरीरस्थांस्तान् प्रमथान् कृत्वा देवांश्च शङ्करः । प्राह एह्येहि तुष्टात्मन् अहमेको ऽपि संश्थितः
śarīrasthāṃstān pramathān kṛtvā devāṃśca śaṅkaraḥ / prāha ehyehi tuṣṭātman ahameko 'pi saṃśthitaḥ
Having placed those Pramathas and the gods within his body, Śaṅkara said: "Come, come, you whose mind is satisfied — I stand here alone."
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VamP 44.23
तं दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं सर्वामरगणक्षयम् । दैत्यः शङ्करमभ्यागाद् गदामादाय वेगवान्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ sarvāmaragaṇakṣayam / daityaḥ śaṅkaramabhyāgād gadāmādāya vegavān
Seeing that great marvel, the disappearance of all the hosts of gods, the Daitya, swift, took up his mace and came at Śaṅkara.
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VamP 44.24
तमापतन्तं भगवान् दृष्ट्वा त्यक्त्वा वृषोत्तमम् । शूलपाणिर्गिरिप्रस्थे पदातिः प्रत्यतिष्ठत
tamāpatantaṃ bhagavān dṛṣṭvā tyaktvā vṛṣottamam / śūlapāṇirgiriprasthe padātiḥ pratyatiṣṭhata
Seeing him rushing on, the Blessed One left the excellent bull and, trident in hand, stood facing him on foot on the mountain slope.
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VamP 44.25
वेगेनैवापतन्तं च बिभेदोरसि भैरवः । दारुणं सुमहद् रूपं कृत्वा त्रैलोक्यभीषणम्
vegenaivāpatantaṃ ca bibhedorasi bhairavaḥ / dāruṇaṃ sumahad rūpaṃ kṛtvā trailokyabhīṣaṇam
And Bhairava, assuming a terrible, enormous form that frightened the three worlds, pierced him in the chest as he rushed on with speed.
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VamP 44.26
दंष्ट्राकरालं रविकोटिसंनिभं मृगारिचर्माभिवृतं जटाधरम् । भुजङ्गहारामलकण्ठकन्दरं विंशार्धबाहुं सषडर्धलोचनम्
daṃṣṭrākarālaṃ ravikoṭisaṃnibhaṃ mṛgāricarmābhivṛtaṃ jaṭādharam / bhujaṅgahārāmalakaṇṭhakandaraṃ viṃśārdhabāhuṃ saṣaḍardhalocanam
(A form) gaping with fangs, resembling ten million suns, wrapped in a tiger's skin, wearing matted hair, with a snake-garland at the hollow of his spotless throat, with ten arms and three eyes.
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VamP 44.27
एतादृसेन रूपेण भगवान् भूतभावननः । बिभेद शत्रुं शूलेन शुभदः शाश्वतः शिवः
etādṛsena rūpeṇa bhagavān bhūtabhāvananaḥ / bibheda śatruṃ śūlena śubhadaḥ śāśvataḥ śivaḥ
With such a form the Blessed One, the source of beings, the giver of good, the eternal Śiva, pierced the enemy with his trident.
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VamP 44.28
सशूलं भैरवं गृह्य भिन्नेप्युरसि दानवः । विजहारातिवेगेन क्रोशमात्रं महामुने
saśūlaṃ bhairavaṃ gṛhya bhinnepyurasi dānavaḥ / vijahārātivegena krośamātraṃ mahāmune
Though pierced in the chest, the Dānava seized Bhairava along with the trident and dragged (him) about with great speed for a full krośa, O great sage.
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VamP 44.29
ततः कथञ्चिद् भगवान् संस्तभ्यात्मनामात्मना । तूर्णमुत्पाटयामास शूलेन सगदं रिपुम्
tataḥ kathañcid bhagavān saṃstabhyātmanāmātmanā / tūrṇamutpāṭayāmāsa śūlena sagadaṃ ripum
Then the Blessed One, somehow steadying himself by himself, swiftly lifted up the enemy, mace and all, on his trident.
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VamP 44.30
दैत्याधिपस्तवपि गदां हरमूर्ध्नि न्यपातयत् । कराभ्यां गृह्य शूलं च समुत्पतत दानवः
daityādhipastavapi gadāṃ haramūrdhni nyapātayat / karābhyāṃ gṛhya śūlaṃ ca samutpatata dānavaḥ
But the lord of the Daityas too brought his club down on Hara's head, and, seizing the trident with both hands, the Dānava sprang up.
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VamP 44.31
संस्थितः स महायोगी सर्वाधारः प्रजापतिः । गदापातक्षताद् भूरि चतुर्धासृगथापतत्
saṃsthitaḥ sa mahāyogī sarvādhāraḥ prajāpatiḥ / gadāpātakṣatād bhūri caturdhāsṛgathāpatat
He stood firm, the great yogin, the support of all, the Lord of creatures; and from the wound made by the club's fall much blood fell in four streams.
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VamP 44.32
पूर्वधारासमुद्भूतो भैरवो ऽग्निसमप्रभः । विद्याराजेति विख्यातः पद्ममालाविभूषितः
pūrvadhārāsamudbhūto bhairavo 'gnisamaprabhaḥ / vidyārājeti vikhyātaḥ padmamālāvibhūṣitaḥ
Arisen from the eastern stream was a Bhairava with radiance like fire, renowned as Vidyārāja, adorned with a garland of lotuses.
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VamP 44.33
तथा दक्षिणधारोत्थो भैरवः प्रेतमण्डितः । कालराजेति विख्यातः कृष्णाञ्जनसमप्रभः
tathā dakṣiṇadhārottho bhairavaḥ pretamaṇḍitaḥ / kālarājeti vikhyātaḥ kṛṣṇāñjanasamaprabhaḥ
Likewise, risen from the southern stream, a Bhairava decked with corpses, renowned as Kālarāja, of a lustre like black collyrium.
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VamP 44.34
अथ प्रोतीचीधारोत्थो भैरवः पत्रभूषितः । अतसीकुसुमप्रख्यः कामराजेति विश्रुतः
atha protīcīdhārottho bhairavaḥ patrabhūṣitaḥ / atasīkusumaprakhyaḥ kāmarājeti viśrutaḥ
Then, risen from the western stream, a Bhairava adorned with leaves, resembling the flax flower (in colour), known as Kāmarāja.
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VamP 44.35
उदग्धाराभवश्चान्यो भैरवः शूलभूषितः । सोमराजेति विख्यातश्चक्रमालाविभूषितः
udagdhārābhavaścānyo bhairavaḥ śūlabhūṣitaḥ / somarājeti vikhyātaścakramālāvibhūṣitaḥ
And another, arisen from the northern stream, a Bhairava adorned with a trident, renowned as Somarāja, adorned with a garland of discs.
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VamP 44.36
क्षतस्य रुधिरात् जातो भैरवः शूलभूषितः । स्वच्छन्दराजो विख्यातः इन्द्रायुधसमप्रभः
kṣatasya rudhirāt jāto bhairavaḥ śūlabhūṣitaḥ / svacchandarājo vikhyātaḥ indrāyudhasamaprabhaḥ
From the blood of the wound was born a Bhairava adorned with a trident, renowned as Svacchandarāja, with radiance like Indra's bow (the rainbow).
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VamP 44.37
भूमिस्थाद् रुधिराज्जातो भैरवः शूलभूषितः । ख्यातो ललितराजेति सौभाञ्जनसमप्रभः
bhūmisthād rudhirājjāto bhairavaḥ śūlabhūṣitaḥ / khyāto lalitarājeti saubhāñjanasamaprabhaḥ
From the blood that lay on the ground was born a Bhairava adorned with a trident, known as Lalitarāja, with radiance like the sobhāñjana (drumstick) tree.
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VamP 44.38
एवं हि सप्तरूपो ऽसौ कथ्यते भैरवो मुने । विघ्नराजो ऽष्टमः प्रोक्तो भैरवाष्टकमुच्यते
evaṃ hi saptarūpo 'sau kathyate bhairavo mune / vighnarājo 'ṣṭamaḥ prokto bhairavāṣṭakamucyate
Thus this Bhairava is spoken of as having seven forms, O sage; Vighnarāja is declared the eighth — (so) the Bhairava-octad is described.
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VamP 44.39
एवं महात्मना दैत्यः शूलप्रोतो महासुराः । छत्रवद् धारितो ब्रह्मन् भैरवेण त्रिशुलिना
evaṃ mahātmanā daityaḥ śūlaproto mahāsurāḥ / chatravad dhārito brahman bhairaveṇa triśulinā
Thus, O brahman, the Daitya, pierced on the trident by the great-souled trident-bearing Bhairava, was held aloft like a parasol, O great Asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.40
तस्यासृगुल्बणं ब्रह्मञ्छूलभेदादवापतत् । येनाकष्ठं महादेवो निमग्नः सप्तमूर्तिमान्
tasyāsṛgulbaṇaṃ brahmañchūlabhedādavāpatat / yenākaṣṭhaṃ mahādevo nimagnaḥ saptamūrtimān
His blood, O brahman, fell in abundance from the trident's piercing, by which Mahādeva, in his seven forms, was submerged up to the throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.41
ततः स्वेदो ऽभवद् भूरि श्रमजः शङ्करस्य तु । ललाटफलके तस्माज्जाता कन्यासृगाप्लुता
tataḥ svedo 'bhavad bhūri śramajaḥ śaṅkarasya tu / lalāṭaphalake tasmājjātā kanyāsṛgāplutā
Then much sweat, born of exertion, appeared on Śaṅkara; from that, on the tablet of his forehead, a maiden was born, bathed in blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.42
यद्भूभ्यां न्यपतद् विप्र स्वेदबिन्दुः शिवाननात् । तस्मादङ्गरपुञ्जाभो बालकः समजायत
yadbhūbhyāṃ nyapatad vipra svedabinduḥ śivānanāt / tasmādaṅgarapuñjābho bālakaḥ samajāyata
And the drop of sweat that fell to the earth from Śiva's face, O brahman — from that a boy was born, resembling a heap of embers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.43
स बालस्तषितो ऽत्यर्थं पपौ रुधिरमान्धकम् । कन्या चोत्कृत्य संजातमसृग्विलिलिहे ऽद्भुता
sa bālastaṣito 'tyarthaṃ papau rudhiramāndhakam / kanyā cotkṛtya saṃjātamasṛgvililihe 'dbhutā
That boy, exceedingly thirsty, drank Andhaka's blood; and the wondrous maiden, having cut (him) open, licked up the blood that came forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.44
ततस्तामाह बालार्कप्रभां भैरवमूर्तिमान् । शङ्करो वरदो लोके श्रेयोर्ऽथाय वचो महत्
tatastāmāha bālārkaprabhāṃ bhairavamūrtimān / śaṅkaro varado loke śreyor'thāya vaco mahat
Then Śaṅkara, the bestower of boons, in his Bhairava form, spoke a weighty word to her, who had the radiance of the young sun, for the welfare of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.45
त्वां पूजयिष्यन्ति सुरा ऋषः पितरोरगाः । यक्षविद्याधराश्चैव मानवाश्च शुभङ्करि
tvāṃ pūjayiṣyanti surā ṛṣaḥ pitaroragāḥ / yakṣavidyādharāścaiva mānavāśca śubhaṅkari
"The gods, the seers, the fathers, the serpents, the Yakṣas and Vidyādharas, and men too will worship you, O maker of good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.46
त्वां स्तोष्यन्ति सदा देवि बलिपुष्पोत्करैः करैः । चर्च्चिकेति सुभं नाम यस्मादा रुधिरचर्चिता
tvāṃ stoṣyanti sadā devi balipuṣpotkaraiḥ karaiḥ / carcciketi subhaṃ nāma yasmādā rudhiracarcitā
"They will always praise you, O goddess, with hands (bearing) heaps of offerings and flowers; and (your) auspicious name is Carcikā, since you were smeared with blood."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.47
इत्येवमुक्ता वरदेन चर्चिका भूतानुजाता हरिचर्मवासिनी । महीं समन्ताद् विचचार सुन्दरी स्थानं गता हैङ्गुलताद्रिमुत्तमम्
ityevamuktā varadena carcikā bhūtānujātā haricarmavāsinī / mahīṃ samantād vicacāra sundarī sthānaṃ gatā haiṅgulatādrimuttamam
Thus addressed by the giver of boons, Carcikā, born after the (other) beings, clad in a lion's skin, the beautiful one roamed everywhere over the earth and went to her abode, the excellent Haiṅgulata mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.48
तस्यां गतायां वरदः कुजस्य प्रादाद् वरं सर्ववरोत्तमं यत् । ग्रहाधिपत्यं जगातां शुभाशुभं भविष्यति त्वद्वरागं महात्मन
tasyāṃ gatāyāṃ varadaḥ kujasya prādād varaṃ sarvavarottamaṃ yat / grahādhipatyaṃ jagātāṃ śubhāśubhaṃ bhaviṣyati tvadvarāgaṃ mahātmana
When she had gone, the giver of boons granted to Kuja (Mars) a boon that was the best of all boons: "Lordship over the planets shall be yours, O great-souled one, and the good and ill of the worlds shall depend on your favour."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.49
हरो ऽन्धकं वर्षसहस्रमात्रं दिव्यं स्वनेत्रार्कहुताशनेन । चकार संशुष्कतनुं त्वशोणितं त्वगस्थिशेषं भगवान् स भैरवः
haro 'ndhakaṃ varṣasahasramātraṃ divyaṃ svanetrārkahutāśanena / cakāra saṃśuṣkatanuṃ tvaśoṇitaṃ tvagasthiśeṣaṃ bhagavān sa bhairavaḥ
For a full thousand divine years Hara, that lord Bhairava, with the sun-fire of his own eye made Andhaka's body wholly dried up, bloodless, with only skin and bones remaining.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.50
तत्राग्निना नेत्रभवेन शुद्धः स मुक्तपापो ऽसुरराड् बभुव । ततः प्रजानां बहुरूपमीशं नाथं हि सर्वस्य चराचरस्य
tatrāgninā netrabhavena śuddhaḥ sa muktapāpo 'surarāḍ babhuva / tataḥ prajānāṃ bahurūpamīśaṃ nāthaṃ hi sarvasya carācarasya
There, purified by the fire born of (Śiva's) eye, that king of the asuras became freed of sin; then (recognizing) the many-formed Lord of creatures, the master indeed of all that moves and does not move —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.51
ज्ञात्वा स सर्वेश्वरमीशमव्ययं त्रैलोक्यनाथं वरदं वरेण्यम् । सर्वैः सुराद्यैर्नतमीड्यमाद्यं ततो ऽन्धकः स्तोत्रमिदं चकार
jñātvā sa sarveśvaramīśamavyayaṃ trailokyanāthaṃ varadaṃ vareṇyam / sarvaiḥ surādyairnatamīḍyamādyaṃ tato 'ndhakaḥ stotramidaṃ cakāra
— having known him as the lord of all, the imperishable ruler, the master of the three worlds, the granter of boons, the most excellent, the primal one, bowed to and praised by all the gods and the rest, Andhaka then made this hymn of praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.52
अन्धक उवाच । नमो ऽस्तु ते भैरव भीममूर्ते त्रिलोकगोप्त्रे शितशूलधारिणे । विंशार्द्धबाहो भुजगेशहार त्रिनेत्र मां पाहि विपन्नबुद्धिम्
andhaka uvāca / namo 'stu te bhairava bhīmamūrte trilokagoptre śitaśūladhāriṇe / viṃśārddhabāho bhujageśahāra trinetra māṃ pāhi vipannabuddhim
Andhaka said: Homage be to you, Bhairava, of terrible form, protector of the three worlds, bearer of the sharp trident, you of ten arms, wearing the lord of serpents as a garland, three-eyed one — protect me, whose mind has come to ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.53
जयस्व सर्वेश्वर विश्वमूर्त्ते सुरासुरैर्वन्दितपादपीठ । त्रैलोक्यमातुर्गुरवे वृषाङ्क भीतः शरण्यं शरणागतो ऽस्मि
jayasva sarveśvara viśvamūrtte surāsurairvanditapādapīṭha / trailokyamāturgurave vṛṣāṅka bhītaḥ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇāgato 'smi
Be victorious, lord of all, whose form is the universe, whose footstool is worshipped by gods and asuras; O teacher, you who bear the bull as your mark, of the mother of the three worlds — afraid, I have come for refuge to you who are the refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.54
त्वां नाथ देवाः शिवमीरयन्ति सिद्धा हरं स्थाणुं महर्षयश्च । भीमं च यक्षा मनुजा महेश्वरं भूताश्च भूताधिपमामनन्ति
tvāṃ nātha devāḥ śivamīrayanti siddhā haraṃ sthāṇuṃ maharṣayaśca / bhīmaṃ ca yakṣā manujā maheśvaraṃ bhūtāśca bhūtādhipamāmananti
You, O master, the gods call Śiva; the siddhas and the great sages (call you) Hara and Sthāṇu; the yakṣas (call you) Bhīma, men Maheśvara, and the spirits regard you as lord of spirits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.55
निशाचरा उग्रमुपार्चयन्ति भवेति पुण्याः पितरो नमन्ति । दासो ऽस्मि तुभ्यं हर पाहि मह्यं पापक्षयं मे कुरु लोकनाथ
niśācarā ugramupārcayanti bhaveti puṇyāḥ pitaro namanti / dāso 'smi tubhyaṃ hara pāhi mahyaṃ pāpakṣayaṃ me kuru lokanātha
The night-roamers worship you as Ugra; the meritorious ancestors bow to you as Bhava. I am your servant, Hara — protect me; bring about the destruction of my sin, O lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.56
भावंस्त्रिदेवस्त्रियुगस्त्रिधर्मा त्रिपुष्करश्चासि विभो त्रिनेत्र । त्रय्यारुणिस्त्रितिव्ययात्मन् पुनीहि मां त्वां शरणं गतो ऽस्मि
bhāvaṃstridevastriyugastridharmā tripuṣkaraścāsi vibho trinetra / trayyāruṇistritivyayātman punīhi māṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gato 'smi
Being the triple god, of the three ages, of the three dharmas, you are also Tripuṣkara, O pervading, three-eyed one; you are Trayyāruṇi, O self of the three (and) of the imperishable — purify me; I have come to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.57
त्रिणाचिकेतस्त्रिपदप्रतिष्ठः षडङ्गवित् त्वं विषयेष्वलुब्धः । त्रैलोक्यनाथो ऽसि पुनीहि शंभो दासो ऽस्मि भीतः शरणागतस्ते
triṇāciketastripadapratiṣṭhaḥ ṣaḍaṅgavit tvaṃ viṣayeṣvalubdhaḥ / trailokyanātho 'si punīhi śaṃbho dāso 'smi bhītaḥ śaraṇāgataste
You are Triṇāciketa, established in the three (Vedic) verses, knower of the six auxiliary sciences, ungreedy in respect of the objects of sense; you are the master of the three worlds — purify (me), Śambhu; I am your servant, afraid, come to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.58
कृतं महत् शङ्कर ते ऽपराधं मया महाभूतपते गिरीश । कामारिणा निर्जितमानसेन प्रसादये त्वां शिरसा नतो ऽस्मि
kṛtaṃ mahat śaṅkara te 'parādhaṃ mayā mahābhūtapate girīśa / kāmāriṇā nirjitamānasena prasādaye tvāṃ śirasā nato 'smi
A great offence against you has been committed by me, Śaṅkara, great lord of beings, lord of the mountain; with my mind conquered by the enemy that is desire. I seek to win your favour; I bow with my head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.59
पापो ऽहं पापकर्माहं पापात्मा पापसंभवः । त्राहि मां देव ईशान सर्वपापहरो भव
pāpo 'haṃ pāpakarmāhaṃ pāpātmā pāpasaṃbhavaḥ / trāhi māṃ deva īśāna sarvapāpaharo bhava
I am sinful, I am one of sinful deeds, of sinful nature, sprung from sin. Save me, O god Īśāna; become the remover of all my sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.60
मा मे क्रुध्यस्व देवेश त्वया चैतादृशो ऽस्मयहम् । सृष्टः पापसमाचारो मे प्रसन्नो भवेश्वर
mā me krudhyasva deveśa tvayā caitādṛśo 'smayaham / sṛṣṭaḥ pāpasamācāro me prasanno bhaveśvara
Do not be angry with me, lord of the gods: it is by you that I was created such as I am, of sinful conduct; be gracious to me, lord Bhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.61
त्वं कर्त्ता चैव धाता च त्वं जयस्त्वं महाजयः । त्वं मङ्गल्यस्त्वमोङ्कारस्त्वमीशानो ध्रुवो ऽव्ययः
tvaṃ karttā caiva dhātā ca tvaṃ jayastvaṃ mahājayaḥ / tvaṃ maṅgalyastvamoṅkārastvamīśāno dhruvo 'vyayaḥ
You are the maker and the establisher; you are victory, you are the great victory; you are the auspicious one, you are the syllable Om, you are Īśāna, fixed and unchanging.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.62
त्वं ब्रह्म सृष्टिकृन्नाथस्त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं महेश्वरः । त्वमिन्द्रस्त्वं वषट्कारो धर्मस्त्वं च सुरोत्तमः
tvaṃ brahma sṛṣṭikṛnnāthastvaṃ viṣṇustvaṃ maheśvaraḥ / tvamindrastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāro dharmastvaṃ ca surottamaḥ
You are brahman, the master who makes creation; you are Viṣṇu, you are Maheśvara; you are Indra, you are the ritual cry vaṣaṭ, you are dharma and the best of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.63
सूक्ष्मस्त्वं व्यक्तरूपस्त्वं त्वमव्यक्तस्त्वमीश्वरः । त्वया सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्
sūkṣmastvaṃ vyaktarūpastvaṃ tvamavyaktastvamīśvaraḥ / tvayā sarvamidaṃ vyāptaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam
You are the subtle, you are the one whose form is manifest, you are the unmanifest, you are the lord; by you is all this world pervaded, both unmoving and moving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.64
त्वमादिरन्तो मध्यश्च त्वमनादिः सहस्रपात् । विजयस्त्वं सहस्राक्षो विरूपाक्षो महाभुजः
tvamādiranto madhyaśca tvamanādiḥ sahasrapāt / vijayastvaṃ sahasrākṣo virūpākṣo mahābhujaḥ
You are the beginning, the end and the middle; you are without beginning, thousand-footed; you are victory, thousand-eyed, of strange eyes, of mighty arms;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.65
अन्तः सर्वागो व्यापी हंसः प्राणाधिपो ऽच्युतः । गीर्वाणपतिरव्यग्रो रुद्रः पशुपतिः शिवः
antaḥ sarvāgo vyāpī haṃsaḥ prāṇādhipo 'cyutaḥ / gīrvāṇapatiravyagro rudraḥ paśupatiḥ śivaḥ
the end, going everywhere, all-pervading, the swan, lord of the breaths, unfallen; lord of the gods, unagitated, Rudra, Paśupati, Śiva;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.66
त्रैविद्यस्त्वं जितक्रोधो जितारिर्विजितेन्द्रियः । जयश्च शूलपाणिस्त्वं त्राहि मां शरणागतम्
traividyastvaṃ jitakrodho jitārirvijitendriyaḥ / jayaśca śūlapāṇistvaṃ trāhi māṃ śaraṇāgatam
you possess the three sciences, you have conquered anger, conquered your enemies, subdued your senses; you are victory and you hold the trident — save me, who have come for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.67
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्थं महेश्वरो ब्रह्मन् स्तुतो दैत्याधिपेन तु । प्रीतियुक्तः विङ्गलाक्षो हैरण्याक्षिमुवाच ह
pulastya uvāca / itthaṃ maheśvaro brahman stuto daityādhipena tu / prītiyuktaḥ viṅgalākṣo hairaṇyākṣimuvāca ha
Pulastya said: Thus praised by the lord of the daityas, O brahman, Maheśvara of the tawny eyes, filled with pleasure, spoke to the son of Hiraṇyākṣa:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.68
सिद्धो ऽसि दानवपते परितुष्टो ऽस्मि ते ऽन्धक । वरं वरय भद्रं ते यमिच्छसि विनाम्बिकाम्
siddho 'si dānavapate parituṣṭo 'smi te 'ndhaka / varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yamicchasi vināmbikām
You have attained your end, lord of the dānavas; I am well pleased with you, Andhaka. Choose a boon — good fortune to you — whichever you wish, apart from Ambikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.69
अन्धक उवाच । अम्बिका जननी मह्यं भगवांस्त्र्यम्बकः पिता । वन्दामि चरणौ मातुर्वन्दनीया ममाम्बिका
andhaka uvāca / ambikā jananī mahyaṃ bhagavāṃstryambakaḥ pitā / vandāmi caraṇau māturvandanīyā mamāmbikā
Andhaka said: Ambikā is my mother, and the lord Tryambaka my father. I bow at my mother's feet; Ambikā is to be revered by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.70
वरदो ऽसि यदीशान तद्यातु विलयं मम । शारीरं मानसं वाग्जं दुष्कृतं दुर्विचिन्तितम्
varado 'si yadīśāna tadyātu vilayaṃ mama / śārīraṃ mānasaṃ vāgjaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ durvicintitam
“If you are a giver of boons, O Īśāna, then let my evil deeds and evil thoughts—of body, of mind, and born of speech—come to dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.71
तथा मे दानवो भावो व्यपयातु महेश्वर । स्थिरास्तु त्वयि भक्तिस्तु वरमेतत् प्रयच्छ मे
tathā me dānavo bhāvo vyapayātu maheśvara / sthirāstu tvayi bhaktistu varametat prayaccha me
“And likewise let my demonic nature depart, O Maheśvara; let my devotion to you be firm—grant me this boon.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.72
महादेव उवाच । एवं भवतु दैत्येन्द्र पापं ते यातु संक्षयम् । मुक्तो ऽसि दैत्यभावाच्च भृङ्गी गणपतिर्भव
mahādeva uvāca / evaṃ bhavatu daityendra pāpaṃ te yātu saṃkṣayam / mukto 'si daityabhāvācca bhṛṅgī gaṇapatirbhava
Mahādeva said: “Let it be so, lord of the Daityas; let your sin come to destruction. You are freed from the state of a Daitya—become Bhṛṅgī, a lord of the (Śiva's) hosts.”
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VamP 44.73
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वरदः शूलग्रादवतार्य तम् । निर्मार्ज्य निजहस्तेन चक्रे निर्व्रणमन्धकम्
ityevamuktvā varadaḥ śūlagrādavatārya tam / nirmārjya nijahastena cakre nirvraṇamandhakam
Having spoken thus, the boon-giver took him down from the tip of the trident, and, wiping him with his own hand, made Andhaka free of wounds.
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VamP 44.74
ततः स्वदेहतो देवान् ब्रह्मादीनाजुहाव सः । ते निश्चेरुर्महात्मानो नमस्यन्तस्त्रिलोचनम्
tataḥ svadehato devān brahmādīnājuhāva saḥ / te niścerurmahātmāno namasyantastrilocanam
Then from his own body he summoned the gods, Brahmā and the rest; those great-souled ones came forth, doing homage to the three-eyed one.
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VamP 44.75
गणान् सनन्दीनाहूय सन्निवेश्य तदाग्रतः । भृङ्गिनं दर्शयामास ध्रुवं नैषो ऽन्धकति हि
gaṇān sanandīnāhūya sanniveśya tadāgrataḥ / bhṛṅginaṃ darśayāmāsa dhruvaṃ naiṣo 'ndhakati hi
Calling the hosts together with Nandin and seating them before him, he showed them Bhṛṅgin, (saying) “Surely this one is no longer Andhaka.”
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VamP 44.76
तं दृष्ट्वा दानवपतिं संशुष्कपिशितं रिपुम् । गणाधिपत्यमापन्नं प्रशशंसुर्वृषध्वजम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavapatiṃ saṃśuṣkapiśitaṃ ripum / gaṇādhipatyamāpannaṃ praśaśaṃsurvṛṣadhvajam
Seeing that lord of the Dānavas, the enemy whose flesh was all dried up, now attained to the lordship of the hosts, they praised the bull-bannered one.
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VamP 44.77
ततस्तान् प्राह भगवान् संपरिष्वज्य देवताः । गच्छध्वं स्वानि धिष्ण्यानि भुञ्जध्वं त्रिदिवं सुखम्
tatastān prāha bhagavān saṃpariṣvajya devatāḥ / gacchadhvaṃ svāni dhiṣṇyāni bhuñjadhvaṃ tridivaṃ sukham
Then the Lord embraced those deities and said to them: “Go to your own abodes; enjoy heaven in comfort.
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VamP 44.78
सहस्राक्षो ऽपि संयातु पर्वतं मलयं शुभम् । तत्र स्वकार्यं कृत्वैव पश्चाद् यातु त्रिविष्टपम्
sahasrākṣo 'pi saṃyātu parvataṃ malayaṃ śubham / tatra svakāryaṃ kṛtvaiva paścād yātu triviṣṭapam
“Let the thousand-eyed one too go to the auspicious Malaya mountain; having accomplished his own business there, let him afterwards go to the third heaven.”
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VamP 44.79
इत्येवमुक्त्वा त्रिदशान् समाभाष्य व्यसर्जयत् । पिमामहं नमस्कृत्य परिष्वज्य जनार्दनम् । ते विसृष्टा महेशेन सुरा जग्मुस्त्रक्षिविष्टपम्
ityevamuktvā tridaśān samābhāṣya vyasarjayat / pimāmahaṃ namaskṛtya pariṣvajya janārdanam / te visṛṣṭā maheśena surā jagmustrakṣiviṣṭapam
Having spoken thus, he addressed the thirty (gods) and dismissed them, after saluting the Grandfather and embracing Janārdana; and those gods, released by Maheśa, went to the third heaven.
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VamP 44.80
महेन्द्रो मलयं गत्वा कृत्वा कार्यं दिवं गतः । गतेषु शक्रपाग्र्येषु देवेषु भगवाञ्चिशवः
mahendro malayaṃ gatvā kṛtvā kāryaṃ divaṃ gataḥ / gateṣu śakrapāgryeṣu deveṣu bhagavāñciśavaḥ
The great Indra went to Malaya, and having done his business went to heaven. When the gods, with Śakra foremost, had gone, the Lord Śiva
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VamP 44.81
विसर्जयामास गणाननुमान्य यथार्हतः । गणाश्च शङ्करं दृष्ट्वा स्वं स्वं वाहनमास्थिताः
visarjayāmāsa gaṇānanumānya yathārhataḥ / gaṇāśca śaṅkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā svaṃ svaṃ vāhanamāsthitāḥ
dismissed the hosts, honouring them as each deserved; and the hosts, having beheld Śaṅkara, mounted each his own vehicle.
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VamP 44.82
जग्मुस्ते शुभलोकानि महाभोगानि नारद । यत्र कामदुधा गावः सर्वकामफलद्रुमाः
jagmuste śubhalokāni mahābhogāni nārada / yatra kāmadudhā gāvaḥ sarvakāmaphaladrumāḥ
They went to auspicious worlds of great enjoyments, Nārada, where the cows yield whatever is desired and the trees bear the fruit of every wish,
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VamP 44.83
नद्यस्त्वमृतवाहिन्यो ह्रदाः पायसकर्दमाः । स्वां स्वां गतिं प्रयातेषु प्रमथेषु महेश्वरः
nadyastvamṛtavāhinyo hradāḥ pāyasakardamāḥ / svāṃ svāṃ gatiṃ prayāteṣu pramatheṣu maheśvaraḥ
where the rivers flow with nectar and the pools have milk-rice for mud. When the Pramathas had gone each to his own place, Maheśvara,
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VamP 44.84
समादायान्धकं हस्ते सनन्दिः शैलमभ्यगात् । द्वाभ्यां वर्षसहस्राभ्यां पुनरागाद्वरो गृह्म्
samādāyāndhakaṃ haste sanandiḥ śailamabhyagāt / dvābhyāṃ varṣasahasrābhyāṃ punarāgādvaro gṛhm
taking Andhaka by the hand, together with Nandin, went to the mountain; after two thousand years the boon-giver came home again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.85
ददृशे च गिरेः पुत्रीं श्वेतार्ककुसुमस्थिताम् । समायातं निरीक्ष्यैव सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
dadṛśe ca gireḥ putrīṃ śvetārkakusumasthitām / samāyātaṃ nirīkṣyaiva sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
And he saw the daughter of the mountain, stationed by a white arka flower; and she, on seeing him arrived, endowed with all (auspicious) marks—
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VamP 44.86
त्यक्त्वार्ऽकपुष्पं निर्गत्य सखीस्ताः समुपाह्वयत् । समाहूताश्च देव्या ता जयाद्यास्तूर्ममागमन्
tyaktvār'kapuṣpaṃ nirgatya sakhīstāḥ samupāhvayat / samāhūtāśca devyā tā jayādyāstūrmamāgaman
—leaving the arka flower, went out and called those friends of hers; and summoned by the Goddess, Jayā and the others came at once.
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VamP 44.87
ताभिः परिवृता तस्थौ हरदर्शनलालसा । ततस्त्रिनेत्रो गिरिजां दृष्ट्वा प्रेक्ष्य च दानवम्
tābhiḥ parivṛtā tasthau haradarśanalālasā / tatastrinetro girijāṃ dṛṣṭvā prekṣya ca dānavam
Surrounded by them she stood, longing for the sight of Hara. Then the three-eyed one, seeing the mountain-born lady, and looking upon the Dānava
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VamP 44.88
नन्दिनं च तथा हर्षादालिलिङ्गे गिरेः सुताम् । अथोवाचैष दासस्ते कृतो देवि मयान्धकः
nandinaṃ ca tathā harṣādāliliṅge gireḥ sutām / athovācaiṣa dāsaste kṛto devi mayāndhakaḥ
and upon Nandin, embraced the mountain's daughter out of joy; then he said: “This Andhaka, O Goddess, has been made your servant.
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VamP 44.89
पश्यस्व प्रणतिं यातं स्वसुतं चारुहासिनि । इत्युच्चार्यान्धकं चैव पुत्र पह्येहि सत्वरम्
paśyasva praṇatiṃ yātaṃ svasutaṃ cāruhāsini / ityuccāryāndhakaṃ caiva putra pahyehi satvaram
“Behold your own son come to make obeisance, O lady of lovely smile.” And having said this to Andhaka, “Son, look and come quickly;
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VamP 44.90
व्रजस्व शरणं मातुरेष श्रेयस्करी तव । इत्युक्तो विभुना नन्दी अन्धकश्च गणेश्वरः
vrajasva śaraṇaṃ mātureṣa śreyaskarī tava / ityukto vibhunā nandī andhakaśca gaṇeśvaraḥ
"Go to the mother's refuge; she will bring you welfare." Thus addressed by the Lord, Nandin and Andhaka, the lord of the hosts, (went).
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VamP 44.91
समागम्याम्बिकापादौ ववन्दतुरुभावपि । अन्धको ऽपि तदा गौरीं भक्तिनम्रो महामुने । स्तुतिं चक्रे महापुण्यां पापघ्नीं श्रुतीसंमिताम्
samāgamyāmbikāpādau vavandaturubhāvapi / andhako 'pi tadā gaurīṃ bhaktinamro mahāmune / stutiṃ cakre mahāpuṇyāṃ pāpaghnīṃ śrutīsaṃmitām
Coming together, both bowed at Ambikā's feet; and then Andhaka too, bent low with devotion, O great sage, composed a hymn to Gaurī, greatly meritorious, destroying sin, equal in measure to the Vedas.
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VamP 44.92
अन्धक उवाच । ॐ नमस्ये भावानीं भूतभव्यप्रियां लोकधात्रीं जनित्रीं स्कन्दमातरं महादेवप्रियां धारिणीं स्यन्दिनीं चेतनां त्रैलोक्यमातरं धरित्रीं देवमातरमथेज्यां स्मृतिं दयां लज्जां कान्तिमग्र्यामसूयां मतिं सदापावनीं दैत्यसैन्यक्षयकरीं महामायां वैजयन्ती सुशुभां कालरात्रिं गोविन्दभगिनीं शैलराजपूत्रीं सर्वदेवार्चितां सर्वभूतार्चितां विद्यां सरस्वतीं त्रिनयनमहिषीं नमस्यामी मृडानीं शरण्यां शरणमुपागतो ऽहं नमो नमस्ते । इत्थं स्तुता सान्धकेन परितुष्टा विभावरी । प्राह पुत्र प्रसन्नास्मि वृणुष्व परमुत्तमम्
andhaka uvāca / oṃ namasye bhāvānīṃ bhūtabhavyapriyāṃ lokadhātrīṃ janitrīṃ skandamātaraṃ mahādevapriyāṃ dhāriṇīṃ syandinīṃ cetanāṃ trailokyamātaraṃ dharitrīṃ devamātaramathejyāṃ smṛtiṃ dayāṃ lajjāṃ kāntimagryāmasūyāṃ matiṃ sadāpāvanīṃ daityasainyakṣayakarīṃ mahāmāyāṃ vaijayantī suśubhāṃ kālarātriṃ govindabhaginīṃ śailarājapūtrīṃ sarvadevārcitāṃ sarvabhūtārcitāṃ vidyāṃ sarasvatīṃ trinayanamahiṣīṃ namasyāmī mṛḍānīṃ śaraṇyāṃ śaraṇamupāgato 'haṃ namo namaste | itthaṃ stutā sāndhakena parituṣṭā vibhāvarī / prāha putra prasannāsmi vṛṇuṣva paramuttamam
Andhaka said: Om, I bow to Bhavānī, dear to what has been and what will be, sustainer of the worlds, the birth-giver, mother of Skanda, beloved of Mahādeva, the upholder, the flowing one, consciousness, mother of the three worlds, the earth, mother of the gods, and the one to be worshipped, memory, compassion, modesty, foremost beauty, freedom from envy, understanding, ever-purifying, destroyer of the demon armies, the great Māyā, Vaijayantī, the wholly auspicious, the night of doom, sister of Govinda, daughter of the mountain king, worshipped by all the gods, worshipped by all beings, knowledge, Sarasvatī, queen of the three-eyed one — I bow to Mṛḍānī, the giver of refuge; I have come to (her as) refuge; homage, homage to you. — Thus praised by Andhaka, the Night-One, well pleased, said: "Son, I am gracious; choose the highest boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 44.93
भृङ्गिरुवाच । पापं प्रशममायातु त्रिविधं मम पार्वति । तथेश्वरे च सततं भक्तिरस्तु ममाम्विके
bhṛṅgiruvāca / pāpaṃ praśamamāyātu trividhaṃ mama pārvati / tatheśvare ca satataṃ bhaktirastu mamāmvike
Bhṛṅgi said: Let my threefold sin come to cessation, O Pārvatī; and let there be for me constant devotion to the Lord, O Ambikā.
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VamP 44.94
पुलस्त्य उवाच । बाढमित्यब्रवीद् गौरी हिरण्याक्षसुतं ततः । स चास्ते पूजयञ्शर्वं गणानामधिपो ऽभवत्
pulastya uvāca / bāḍhamityabravīd gaurī hiraṇyākṣasutaṃ tataḥ / sa cāste pūjayañśarvaṃ gaṇānāmadhipo 'bhavat
Pulastya said: Then Gaurī said "So be it" to the son of Hiraṇyākṣa; and he remained worshipping Śarva, and became the chief of the hosts.
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VamP 44.95
एवं पुरा दानवसत्तमं तं महेश्वरेणाथ विरूपदृष्ट्या । कृत्वैव रूपं भयदं च भैरवं भृङ्गित्वमीसेन कृतं स्वभक्त्या
evaṃ purā dānavasattamaṃ taṃ maheśvareṇātha virūpadṛṣṭyā / kṛtvaiva rūpaṃ bhayadaṃ ca bhairavaṃ bhṛṅgitvamīsena kṛtaṃ svabhaktyā
Thus formerly, that best of the Dānavas — by Maheśvara with his deforming glance, having made his form fearsome and terrible — was made into Bhṛṅgi by the Lord, through his own devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 44.96
एतत् तवोक्तं हरकीर्तिवर्धनं पुण्यं पवित्रं शुभदं महर्षे । संकीर्तनीयं द्विजसत्तमेषु धर्मायुरारोग्यधनैषिणा सदा
etat tavoktaṃ harakīrtivardhanaṃ puṇyaṃ pavitraṃ śubhadaṃ maharṣe / saṃkīrtanīyaṃ dvijasattameṣu dharmāyurārogyadhanaiṣiṇā sadā
This has been told to you, O great sage — increasing the fame of Hara, meritorious, purifying, bestowing good — to be recited always among the best of the twice-born by one who desires dharma, long life, health and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition