Vamana Purana — Chapter 49

VamP 49.1

पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गतेषु देवेषु ब्रह्मलोकं प्रति द्विज । त्रैलोक्यं पालयामास बलिर्धर्मान्वितः सदा

pulastya uvāca / tato gateṣu deveṣu brahmalokaṃ prati dvija / trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa balirdharmānvitaḥ sadā

Pulastya said: Then, when the gods had gone away toward Brahmā's world, O twice-born one, Bali, ever endowed with dharma, protected the three worlds.

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VamP 49.2

कलिस्तदा धर्मयुतं जगद् दृष्ट्वा कृते यथा । ब्रह्माणं शरणं भेजे स्वभावस्य निषेणात्

kalistadā dharmayutaṃ jagad dṛṣṭvā kṛte yathā / brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ bheje svabhāvasya niṣeṇāt

Then Kali, seeing the world endowed with dharma as in the Kṛta age, took refuge with Brahmā, because of the destruction (suppression) of his own nature.

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VamP 49.3

गत्वा स ददृशे देवं सेन्द्रैर्देवैः समन्वितम् । स्वदीप्त्या द्योतयन्तं च स्वदेशं ससुरासुरम्

gatvā sa dadṛśe devaṃ sendrairdevaiḥ samanvitam / svadīptyā dyotayantaṃ ca svadeśaṃ sasurāsuram

Having gone (there), he saw the god (Brahmā) attended by the gods together with Indra, illuminating with his own radiance his own realm along with gods and asuras.

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VamP 49.4

प्रणिपत्य तमाहाथ तिष्यो ब्रह्माणमीश्वरम् । मम स्वभावो बलिना नाशितो देवसत्तम

praṇipatya tamāhātha tiṣyo brahmāṇamīśvaram / mama svabhāvo balinā nāśito devasattama

Then, bowing down, Tiṣya (Kali) said to Brahmā, the lord: "My own nature has been destroyed by Bali, O best of gods."

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VamP 49.5

तं प्राह भगवान् योगी स्वभावं जगतो ऽपि हि । न केवलं हि भवतो हृतं तेन बलीयसा

taṃ prāha bhagavān yogī svabhāvaṃ jagato 'pi hi / na kevalaṃ hi bhavato hṛtaṃ tena balīyasā

The blessed lord, the yogin, said to him: "Indeed it is the nature of the world too — not yours alone — that has been taken away by that mighty one.

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VamP 49.6

पश्यस्व तिष्य देवेन्द्रं वरुणं च समारुतम् । भास्करो ऽपि हि दीनत्वं प्रयातो हि बलाद् बलेः

paśyasva tiṣya devendraṃ varuṇaṃ ca samārutam / bhāskaro 'pi hi dīnatvaṃ prayāto hi balād baleḥ

"Look, Tiṣya, at the lord of the gods, and at Varuṇa together with the Wind; even the sun has come to a wretched state through the strength of Bali.

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VamP 49.7

न तस्य कश्चित् त्रैलोक्ये प्रतिषेद्धास्ति कर्मणः । ऋते सहस्रं शिरसं हरिं दशशताङ्घ्रिकम्

na tasya kaścit trailokye pratiṣeddhāsti karmaṇaḥ / ṛte sahasraṃ śirasaṃ hariṃ daśaśatāṅghrikam

"There is no one in the three worlds who can obstruct his action, except Hari of the thousand heads and the thousand feet,

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VamP 49.8

म भूमिं च तथा नाकं राज्यं लक्ष्मीं यसो ऽव्ययः । समाहरिष्यति बलेः कर्तुः सद्धर्मगोचरम्

ma bhūmiṃ ca tathā nākaṃ rājyaṃ lakṣmīṃ yaso 'vyayaḥ / samāhariṣyati baleḥ kartuḥ saddharmagocaram

"who will take away from Bali — the doer whose sphere is true dharma — the earth and likewise heaven, kingship, fortune, and undying fame."

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VamP 49.9

इत्येवमुक्तो देवेन ब्रह्मणा कलिरव्ययः । दीनान् दृष्ट्वा स शक्रादीन् विभीतकवनं गतः

ityevamukto devena brahmaṇā kaliravyayaḥ / dīnān dṛṣṭvā sa śakrādīn vibhītakavanaṃ gataḥ

Thus addressed by the god Brahmā, the imperishable Kali, having seen Śakra and the others in their wretched state, went to a forest of vibhītaka trees.

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VamP 49.10

कृतः प्रावर्त्तत तदा कलेर्नासात् जगत्त्रये । धर्मो ऽभवच्चतुष्पादश्चातुर्वर्ण्ये ऽपि नारद

kṛtaḥ prāvarttata tadā kalernāsāt jagattraye / dharmo 'bhavaccatuṣpādaścāturvarṇye 'pi nārada

Then, with Kali gone from the three worlds, the Kṛta age set in; and dharma became four-footed among the four classes too, O Nārada.

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VamP 49.11

तपो ऽहिंसा च सत्यं च शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः । दया दानं त्वानृशंस्यं शुश्रुषा यज्ञकर्म च

tapo 'hiṃsā ca satyaṃ ca śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ / dayā dānaṃ tvānṛśaṃsyaṃ śuśruṣā yajñakarma ca

Austerity, non-injury, truth, purity, restraint of the senses, compassion, giving, freedom from cruelty, obedient service, and the performance of sacrifice —

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VamP 49.12

एतानि सर्वजगतः परिव्याप्य स्थितानि हि । बलिना बलवान् ब्रह्मन् तिष्यो ऽपि हि कृतः कृतः

etāni sarvajagataḥ parivyāpya sthitāni hi / balinā balavān brahman tiṣyo 'pi hi kṛtaḥ kṛtaḥ

these stood pervading the whole world; by Bali the powerful, O brahman, even Tiṣya (the Kali age) was made into the Kṛta age.

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VamP 49.13

स्वधर्मस्थायिनो वर्णा ह्याश्रमांश्चाविश्न् द्विजाः । प्रजापालनधर्मस्थाः सदैव मनुजर्षभाः

svadharmasthāyino varṇā hyāśramāṃścāviśn dvijāḥ / prajāpālanadharmasthāḥ sadaiva manujarṣabhāḥ

The classes abode in their own duties, and the twice-born entered the (proper) stages of life; the bulls among men were always established in the duty of protecting their subjects.

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VamP 49.14

धर्मोत्तरे वर्तमाने ब्रह्मन्नस्मिञ्जगत्त्रये । त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मीर्वरदा त्वायाता दानवेश्वरम्

dharmottare vartamāne brahmannasmiñjagattraye / trailokyalakṣmīrvaradā tvāyātā dānaveśvaram

While these three worlds were thus abundant in dharma, O brahman, the Fortune of the three worlds, the giver of boons, came to the lord of the Dānavas.

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VamP 49.15

तामागतां निरीक्ष्यैव सहस्राक्षश्रियं बलिः । पप्रच्छ कासि मां ब्रूहि केनास्यर्थेन चागता

tāmāgatāṃ nirīkṣyaiva sahasrākṣaśriyaṃ baliḥ / papraccha kāsi māṃ brūhi kenāsyarthena cāgatā

Seeing her, the Fortune of the thousand-eyed one, arrived, Bali asked: "Who are you? Tell me, and for what purpose have you come?"

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VamP 49.16

सा तद्वचनमाकर्ण्य प्राह श्रीः पद्ममालिनी । बले शृणुष्व यास्मि त्वामायाता महिषि बलात्

sā tadvacanamākarṇya prāha śrīḥ padmamālinī / bale śṛṇuṣva yāsmi tvāmāyātā mahiṣi balāt

Hearing that speech of his, Śrī, garlanded with lotuses, said: "Bali, hear who I am, (I) who have come to you, O king, by reason of your strength."

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VamP 49.17

अप्रमेयबलो देवो यो ऽसौ चक्रगदाधरः । तेन त्यक्तस्तु मघवा ततो ऽहं त्वामिहागता

aprameyabalo devo yo 'sau cakragadādharaḥ / tena tyaktastu maghavā tato 'haṃ tvāmihāgatā

"That god of immeasurable strength who bears the discus and the mace — by him Maghavan (Indra) has been abandoned; therefore I have come here to you."

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VamP 49.18

स निर्ममे युवतयश्चास्रो रूपसंयुताः । श्वेताम्बरधरा चैव श्वेतस्रगनुलेपना

sa nirmame yuvatayaścāsro rūpasaṃyutāḥ / śvetāmbaradharā caiva śvetasraganulepanā

He (?) fashioned young women endowed with beauty: one wearing white garments, with white garlands and unguents,

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VamP 49.19

श्वेतवृन्दारकारूढा सत्त्वाढ्या श्वेतविग्रहा । रक्ताम्बरधरा चान्या रक्तस्रगनुलेपना

śvetavṛndārakārūḍhā sattvāḍhyā śvetavigrahā / raktāmbaradharā cānyā raktasraganulepanā

mounted on a white elephant, rich in sattva, with a white body; and another wearing red garments, with red garlands and unguents,

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VamP 49.20

रक्तवाजिसामारूढा रक्ताङ्गी राजसी हि सा । पीताम्बरा पीरवर्णा पीतमाल्यानुलेपना

raktavājisāmārūḍhā raktāṅgī rājasī hi sā / pītāmbarā pīravarṇā pītamālyānulepanā

mounted on a red horse, red-limbed — she indeed was of rajas; (and another) clad in yellow, yellow in colour, with yellow garlands and unguents,

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VamP 49.21

सौवर्णस्यन्दनचरा तामसं गुणमाश्रिता । नीलाम्बरा नीमाल्या नीलगन्धामनुलेपना

sauvarṇasyandanacarā tāmasaṃ guṇamāśritā / nīlāmbarā nīmālyā nīlagandhāmanulepanā

riding in a golden chariot, resorting to the quality of tamas; (and another) clad in blue, with blue garlands, anointed with blue perfumes,

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VamP 49.22

नीलवृषसमारूढा त्रिगुणा सा प्रकीर्तिता । या सा श्वेताम्भरा श्वेता सत्त्वाढ्या कुञ्जरस्थिता

nīlavṛṣasamārūḍhā triguṇā sā prakīrtitā / yā sā śvetāmbharā śvetā sattvāḍhyā kuñjarasthitā

Mounted on a dark-blue bull, she is proclaimed to be the one of the three qualities (triguṇā). She who is white, clad in white, rich in sattva, seated on an elephant —

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VamP 49.23

सा ब्रह्माणं समायाता चन्द्रं चन्द्रानुगानपि । या रक्ता रक्तवसना वाजिस्था रजसान्विता

sā brahmāṇaṃ samāyātā candraṃ candrānugānapi / yā raktā raktavasanā vājisthā rajasānvitā

— she came to Brahmā, to the moon, and to the moon's followers as well. She who is red, red-robed, seated on a horse, endowed with rajas —

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VamP 49.24

तां प्रादाद् देवराजाय मनेव तत्समेषु च । पीताम्बरा या सुभगा रथस्था कनकप्रभा

tāṃ prādād devarājāya maneva tatsameṣu ca / pītāmbarā yā subhagā rathasthā kanakaprabhā

— her he gave to the king of the gods, and likewise to Manu and to those equal to him. She who is yellow-robed, fair, seated on a chariot, with the sheen of gold —

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VamP 49.25

प्रजापतिभ्यस्तां प्रादात् शुक्राय च विशःसु च । नीलवस्त्रालिसदृशी या चुर्थी वृषस्थिता

prajāpatibhyastāṃ prādāt śukrāya ca viśaḥsu ca / nīlavastrālisadṛśī yā curthī vṛṣasthitā

— her he gave to the Prajāpatis, and to Śukra, and to the vaiśyas. She who is like a bee in her dark-blue garment, the fourth, seated on a bull —

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VamP 49.26

सा दानवान् नैऋतांश् च शूद्रान् विद्याधरानपि । विप्राद्याः श्वेतरूपां तां कथयन्ति सरस्वतीम्

sā dānavān naiṛtāṃś ca śūdrān vidyādharānapi / viprādyāḥ śvetarūpāṃ tāṃ kathayanti sarasvatīm

— she (was given) to the Dānavas, the Nairṛtas, the Śūdras, and also the Vidyādharas. The brahmins and the rest call her, in her white form, Sarasvatī;

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VamP 49.27

स्तुवन्ति ब्रह्मणा सार्धं मखे मन्त्रादिभिः सदा । क्षत्रिया रक्तवर्णां तां जयश्रीमिति शंसिरे

stuvanti brahmaṇā sārdhaṃ makhe mantrādibhiḥ sadā / kṣatriyā raktavarṇāṃ tāṃ jayaśrīmiti śaṃsire

together with Brahmā they always praise (her) at the sacrifice with mantras and the rest. The kṣatriyas have declared her, of red colour, to be "Jayaśrī" (Fortune of Victory);

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VamP 49.28

सा चेन्द्रेणासुरश्रेष्ठ मनुना च यशस्विनी । वैश्यास्तां पीतवसनां कनकाङ्गीं सदैव हि

sā cendreṇāsuraśreṣṭha manunā ca yaśasvinī / vaiśyāstāṃ pītavasanāṃ kanakāṅgīṃ sadaiva hi

and she, the glorious one, (is praised) by Indra, O best of the Asuras, and by Manu. The vaiśyas, indeed, always (praise) her who is yellow-clothed, golden-limbed,

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VamP 49.29

स्तुवन्ति लक्ष्मीमित्येवं प्रजापालास्तथैव हि । शूद्रास्तां नीलवर्णाङ्गीं स्तुवन्ति च सुभक्तितः

stuvanti lakṣmīmityevaṃ prajāpālāstathaiva hi / śūdrāstāṃ nīlavarṇāṅgīṃ stuvanti ca subhaktitaḥ

praise (her) thus as "Lakṣmī," and so likewise do the protectors of the people. And the Śūdras praise her, dark-limbed, with good devotion,

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VamP 49.30

श्रिया देवीति नाम्ना तां समं दैत्यैश्च राक्षसैः । एवं विभक्तास्ता नार्यस्तेन देवेन चक्रिणा

śriyā devīti nāmnā tāṃ samaṃ daityaiśca rākṣasaiḥ / evaṃ vibhaktāstā nāryastena devena cakriṇā

by the name "Śrī Devī," along with the Daityas and the Rākṣasas. Thus were those women apportioned by that god who bears the discus.

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VamP 49.31

एतासां च स्वरूपस्तास्तिष्ठन्ति निधयो ऽव्ययाः । इतिहासपुराणानि वेदाः साङ्गास्तथोक्तयः

etāsāṃ ca svarūpastāstiṣṭhanti nidhayo 'vyayāḥ / itihāsapurāṇāni vedāḥ sāṅgāstathoktayaḥ

And these (women) have as their own forms those imperishable treasures (nidhis): the histories and the Purāṇas, the Vedas with their ancillary sciences, and the sayings,

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VamP 49.32

चतुःषष्टिकलाः श्वेता महापद्मो निधिः स्थितः । मुक्तासुवर्णरजतं रथाश्वगजभूषणम्

catuḥṣaṣṭikalāḥ śvetā mahāpadmo nidhiḥ sthitaḥ / muktāsuvarṇarajataṃ rathāśvagajabhūṣaṇam

and the sixty-four arts — (these constitute) the white treasure called Mahāpadma, which is established (as her form). Pearls, gold, silver, chariots, horses, elephants, ornaments,

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VamP 49.33

शस्त्रास्त्रादिकवस्त्राणि रक्ता पद्मो निधिः स्मृतः । गोमहिष्यः खरोष्ट्रं च सुवर्णाम्बरभूमयः

śastrāstrādikavastrāṇi raktā padmo nidhiḥ smṛtaḥ / gomahiṣyaḥ kharoṣṭraṃ ca suvarṇāmbarabhūmayaḥ

weapons, missiles and the rest, and garments — the red treasure is known as Padma. Cows, buffaloes, donkeys and camels, gold, cloth and lands,

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VamP 49.34

ओषध्यः पशवः पीता महानीलो निधिः स्थितः । सर्वासामपि जातीनां जातिरेका प्रतिष्ठिता

oṣadhyaḥ paśavaḥ pītā mahānīlo nidhiḥ sthitaḥ / sarvāsāmapi jātīnāṃ jātirekā pratiṣṭhitā

herbs and cattle — the yellow treasure, Mahānīla, is established (as her form). And of all the classes, one single class is established (as hers),

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VamP 49.35

अन्येषामपि संहर्त्री नीला शङ्खो निधिः स्थितः । एतासु संस्थितानां च यानि रूपाणि दानव । भवन्ति सुरुषाणां वै तान् विबोध वदामि ते

anyeṣāmapi saṃhartrī nīlā śaṅkho nidhiḥ sthitaḥ / etāsu saṃsthitānāṃ ca yāni rūpāṇi dānava / bhavanti suruṣāṇāṃ vai tān vibodha vadāmi te

and it destroys the others too — the dark treasure Śaṅkha is established. And as for the forms which belong to the men abiding in these (treasures), O Dānava, understand them: I shall tell you.

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VamP 49.36

सत्यशौचाभिसंयुक्ता मखदानोत्सवे रताः । भवन्ति दावनपते महापद्माश्रिता नराः

satyaśaucābhisaṃyuktā makhadānotsave ratāḥ / bhavanti dāvanapate mahāpadmāśritā narāḥ

Joined with truth and purity, delighting in the festival of sacrifice and giving — such, O lord of the Dānavas, are the men who rely on Mahāpadma.

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VamP 49.37

यज्विनः सुभगा दृप्ता मानिनो बहुदक्षिणाः । सर्वसामान्यसुखिनो नराः पद्माश्रिताः स्मृताः

yajvinaḥ subhagā dṛptā mānino bahudakṣiṇāḥ / sarvasāmānyasukhino narāḥ padmāśritāḥ smṛtāḥ

Sacrificers, fortunate, proud, self-regarding, giving large priestly fees, happy in all things common (to all) — such men are held to rely on Padma.

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VamP 49.38

सत्यानृतसमायुक्ता दानाहरणदक्षिणाः । न्यायान्यायव्ययोपेता महानीलाश्रिता नराः

satyānṛtasamāyuktā dānāharaṇadakṣiṇāḥ / nyāyānyāyavyayopetā mahānīlāśritā narāḥ

Joined with both truth and falsehood, adept at both giving and seizing, having both just and unjust expenditure — such are the men who rely on Mahānīla.

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VamP 49.41

नास्तिकाः शौचरहिताः कृपणा भोगवर्जिताः । स्तेयानृतकथायुक्ता नराः शङ्खश्रिता बले ॥ वम्प्_४९।३९ ॥ इत्येवं कथितस्तुभ्यं तेषां दानव निर्णयः ॥ वम्प्_४९।४० ॥ अहं सा रागिणी नाम जायश्रीस्त्वामुपागता । ममास्ति दावनपते प्रतिज्ञा साधुसंमता

nāstikāḥ śaucarahitāḥ kṛpaṇā bhogavarjitāḥ / steyānṛtakathāyuktā narāḥ śaṅkhaśritā bale // vamp_49.39 // ityevaṃ kathitastubhyaṃ teṣāṃ dānava nirṇayaḥ // vamp_49.40 // ahaṃ sā rāgiṇī nāma jāyaśrīstvāmupāgatā / mamāsti dāvanapate pratijñā sādhusaṃmatā

Unbelievers, devoid of purity, miserly, shunning enjoyment, given to theft and false talk — such men rely on Śaṅkha, O Bali. (39) Thus has the determination of them been told to you, O Dānava. (40) I am that one named Rāgiṇī, the Fortune of Victory, come to you. I have a vow, O lord of the Dānavas, that is approved by the good:

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VamP 49.42

समाश्रयामि शौर्यढ्यं न च क्लीबं कथञ्चन । न चास्ति भवतस्तुल्यो त्रैलोक्ये ऽपि बलाधिकः

samāśrayāmi śauryaḍhyaṃ na ca klībaṃ kathañcana / na cāsti bhavatastulyo trailokye 'pi balādhikaḥ

I resort to one rich in valour, and by no means to a coward; and there is none in the three worlds equal to you, or greater in strength.

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VamP 49.43

त्वया बलविभूत्या हि प्रीतिर्मे जनिता ध्रुवा । यत्त्वया युधि विक्रम्य देवराजो विनिर्जितः

tvayā balavibhūtyā hi prītirme janitā dhruvā / yattvayā yudhi vikramya devarājo vinirjitaḥ

By you, with your abundance of strength, a firm delight has been produced in me — in that you, showing prowess in battle, utterly defeated the king of the gods.

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VamP 49.44

अतो मम परा प्रीतिर्जाता दानव शाश्वती । दृष्ट्वा ते परमं सत्त्वं सर्वेभ्यो ऽपि बलाधिकम्

ato mama parā prītirjātā dānava śāśvatī / dṛṣṭvā te paramaṃ sattvaṃ sarvebhyo 'pi balādhikam

"Therefore, Dānava, a supreme and lasting delight has arisen in me, seeing your surpassing strength, greater in might than that of all others."

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VamP 49.45

शौण्डीर्यमानिनं वीरं ततो ऽहं स्वयमागता । नाश्चर्य दानवश्रेष्ठ हिरण्यकशिपोः कुले

śauṇḍīryamāninaṃ vīraṃ tato 'haṃ svayamāgatā / nāścarya dānavaśreṣṭha hiraṇyakaśipoḥ kule

"Therefore I have come of my own accord to you, a hero who takes pride in his valour. It is no wonder, best of Dānavas, in the family of Hiraṇyakaśipu —"

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VamP 49.46

प्रसूतस्यासुरेन्द्रस्य तव कर्म यदीदृशम् । विशेषितस्त्वया राजन् दैतेयः प्रपितामहः

prasūtasyāsurendrasya tava karma yadīdṛśam / viśeṣitastvayā rājan daiteyaḥ prapitāmahaḥ

"— that such a deed should be yours, born as you are of the lord of Asuras. You have surpassed, O king, your Daitya great-grandfather,"

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VamP 49.47

विजितं विक्रमाद् येन त्रैलोक्यं वै परैर्हृतम् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं दानवैन्द्रं तदा बलिम्

vijitaṃ vikramād yena trailokyaṃ vai parairhṛtam / ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ dānavaindraṃ tadā balim

"by whom the triple world, carried off by enemies, was conquered through valour." Having spoken this speech thus to Bali, the lord of the Dānavas, then —

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VamP 49.48

जयश्रीश्चन्द्रवदना प्रविष्टाद्योतयच्छुभा । तस्यां चाथ प्रविष्टायां विधवा इव योषितः

jayaśrīścandravadanā praviṣṭādyotayacchubhā / tasyāṃ cātha praviṣṭāyāṃ vidhavā iva yoṣitaḥ

— the auspicious Glory-of-Victory, moon-faced, having entered, shone forth; and when she had entered, the women (of the gods became) like widows.

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VamP 49.49

समाश्रयन्ति बलिनं ह्रीश्रीधीधृतिकीर्त्तयः । प्रभा मतिः श्रमा भूतिर्विद्या नीतिर्दया तथा

samāśrayanti balinaṃ hrīśrīdhīdhṛtikīrttayaḥ / prabhā matiḥ śramā bhūtirvidyā nītirdayā tathā

Modesty, Splendour, Wisdom, Steadfastness and Fame take refuge with Bali; also Radiance, Intelligence, Exertion, Prosperity, Learning, Right Conduct and Compassion,

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VamP 49.50

श्रुतिः स्मृतिर्धृतिः कीर्तिर्मूर्तिः शान्ति क्रियान्विताः । पुष्टिस्तुष्टी रुचिस्त्वन्या तथा सत्त्वाश्रिता गुणाः । ताः सर्वा बलिमाश्रित्य व्यश्राम्यन्त यथासुखम्

śrutiḥ smṛtirdhṛtiḥ kīrtirmūrtiḥ śānti kriyānvitāḥ / puṣṭistuṣṭī rucistvanyā tathā sattvāśritā guṇāḥ / tāḥ sarvā balimāśritya vyaśrāmyanta yathāsukham

Sacred hearing, Memory, Firmness, Renown, Form, Peace, joined with Action, Nourishment, Contentment, and Delight besides — and the other qualities that rest on goodness: all these, having taken refuge with Bali, rested at their ease.

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VamP 49.51

एवं गुणो ऽभृद् दनुपुङ्गवो ऽसौ बलिर्महात्मा शुभबुद्धिरात्मवान् । यज्वा तपस्वी मृदुरेव सत्यवाक् दाता विभर्ता स्वजनाभिगोप्ता

evaṃ guṇo 'bhṛd danupuṅgavo 'sau balirmahātmā śubhabuddhirātmavān / yajvā tapasvī mṛdureva satyavāk dātā vibhartā svajanābhigoptā

Such in quality was that foremost of Danu's line, the great-souled Bali, of auspicious mind, self-possessed: a sacrificer, an ascetic, gentle indeed, truthful of speech, a giver, a supporter, a protector of his own people.

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VamP 49.52

त्रिविष्टपं शासति दानवेन्द्रे नासीन् क्षुधार्तो मलिनो न दीनः । सदोज्ज्वलो धर्मरतो ऽथ दान्तः कामोपभोक्ता मनुजो ऽपि जातः

triviṣṭapaṃ śāsati dānavendre nāsīn kṣudhārto malino na dīnaḥ / sadojjvalo dharmarato 'tha dāntaḥ kāmopabhoktā manujo 'pi jātaḥ

While the lord of the Dānavas ruled heaven, no one was afflicted by hunger, filthy, or wretched; ever bright, devoted to dharma, and self-controlled, even a man born (then) enjoyed his desires.

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