Vamana Purana — Chapter 5

VamP 5.1

पुलस्त्य उवाच । जटाधरं हरिर्द्दष्ट्वा क्रोधादारक्तलोचनम् । तस्मात् स्थानादपाक्रम्य कुब्जाम्रे ऽन्तर्हितः स्थितः

pulastya uvāca / jaṭādharaṃ harirddaṣṭvā krodhādāraktalocanam / tasmāt sthānādapākramya kubjāmre 'ntarhitaḥ sthitaḥ

Pulastya said: Seeing the matted-haired one, his eyes reddened with rage, Hari withdrew from that place and remained hidden at Kubjāmra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

VamP 5.2

वसवो ऽष्टौ हरं दृष्ट्वा सुस्रुवुर्वेगतो मुने । सा तु जाता सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा सीता नाम सरस्वती

vasavo 'ṣṭau haraṃ dṛṣṭvā susruvurvegato mune / sā tu jātā saricchreṣṭhā sītā nāma sarasvatī

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.3

एकादश तथा रुद्रास्त्रिनेत्रा वृषकेतनाः । कान्दिशीका लयं जग्मुः समभ्येत्यैव शङ्करम्

ekādaśa tathā rudrāstrinetrā vṛṣaketanāḥ / kāndiśīkā layaṃ jagmuḥ samabhyetyaiva śaṅkaram

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.4

विश्वे ऽश्विनौ चच साध्याश्च मरुतो ऽनलभास्कराः । समासाद्य पुरोडाशं भक्ष्याश्च महामुने

viśve 'śvinau caca sādhyāśca maruto 'nalabhāskarāḥ / samāsādya puroḍāśaṃ bhakṣyāśca mahāmune

The Viśve (gods), the two Aśvins, the Sādhyas, the Maruts, Fire and the Sun, having reached the puroḍāśa oblation, (became) things to be eaten, O great sage.

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

VamP 5.5

चन्द्रः सममृक्षगणैर्निशां समुपदर्शयन् । उत्पत्यरुह्य गगनं स्वमधिष्ठानमास्थितः

candraḥ samamṛkṣagaṇairniśāṃ samupadarśayan / utpatyaruhya gaganaṃ svamadhiṣṭhānamāsthitaḥ

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.6

कश्यपाद्याश्च ऋषयो जपन्तः शतरुद्रियम् । पुष्पाञ्जलिपुटा भूत्वा प्रणताः संस्थिता मुने

kaśyapādyāśca ṛṣayo japantaḥ śatarudriyam / puṣpāñjalipuṭā bhūtvā praṇatāḥ saṃsthitā mune

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.7

असकृद् दक्षदयिता दृष्ट्वा रुद्रं बलाधिकम् । शक्रादीनां सुरेशानां कृपणं विललाप ह

asakṛd dakṣadayitā dṛṣṭvā rudraṃ balādhikam / śakrādīnāṃ sureśānāṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vilalāpa ha

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.8

ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन शङ्करेण महात्मना । तलप्रहारैरमरा बहवो विनिपातिताः

tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā / talaprahārairamarā bahavo vinipātitāḥ

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.9

पादप्रहारैरमरा त्रिशुलेनापरे मुने । दृष्ट्यग्निना तथैवान्ये देवाद्याः प्रलयीकृताः

pādaprahārairamarā triśulenāpare mune / dṛṣṭyagninā tathaivānye devādyāḥ pralayīkṛtāḥ

Some of the immortals (were struck down) by kicks of his feet, others by the trident, O sage, and others likewise by the fire of his gaze: the gods and the rest were brought to destruction.

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VamP 5.10

ततः पूषा हरं वीक्ष्य विनिघ्नन्तं सुरासुरान् । क्रोधाद् बाहू प्रसार्यथ प्रदुद्राव महेश्वरम्

tataḥ pūṣā haraṃ vīkṣya vinighnantaṃ surāsurān / krodhād bāhū prasāryatha pradudrāva maheśvaram

— tr. refused: cyber

VamP 5.11

तमापतन्तं भगवान् संनिरीक्ष्य त्रिलोचनः । बाहुभ्यां प्रतिजग्राह करेणैकेन शङ्करः

tamāpatantaṃ bhagavān saṃnirīkṣya trilocanaḥ / bāhubhyāṃ pratijagrāha kareṇaikena śaṅkaraḥ

The Lord, three-eyed Śaṅkara, seeing him rushing upon (him), caught (him) by the two arms with a single hand.

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VamP 5.12

कराभ्यां प्रगृहीतस्य शंभुनांशुमतो ऽपि हि । कराङ्गुलिभ्यो निश्चेरुरसृग्धाराः समन्ततः

karābhyāṃ pragṛhītasya śaṃbhunāṃśumato 'pi hi / karāṅgulibhyo niścerurasṛgdhārāḥ samantataḥ

And from the fingers of the hands of the radiant one (the sun), seized by Śambhu with his two hands, streams of blood flowed out on every side.

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VamP 5.13

ततो वेगेन महता अंशुमन्तं दिवाकरम् । भ्रामयामास सततं सिंहो मृगशिशुं यथा

tato vegena mahatā aṃśumantaṃ divākaram / bhrāmayāmāsa satataṃ siṃho mṛgaśiśuṃ yathā

Then with great force Shambhu whirled the radiant sun-god around and around, as a lion (whirls) a fawn.

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VamP 5.14

भ्रामितस्यातिवेगेन नारदांशुमतो ऽपि हि । भुजौ हस्वत्वमापन्नौ त्रुटितस्नायुबन्धनौ

bhrāmitasyātivegena nāradāṃśumato 'pi hi / bhujau hasvatvamāpannau truṭitasnāyubandhanau

Indeed, Nārada, as Aṃśumat was being whirled about with such great speed, his two arms became short, the bindings of their sinews torn apart.

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VamP 5.15

रुधिराप्लुतसर्वाङ्गमंशुमन्तं महेश्वरः । संनिरीभ्योत्ससर्जैनमन्यतो।भिजगाम ह

rudhirāplutasarvāṅgamaṃśumantaṃ maheśvaraḥ / saṃnirībhyotsasarjainamanyato/bhijagāma ha

Maheśvara, having looked upon Aṃśumat with all his limbs bathed in blood, released him and went off elsewhere.

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

VamP 5.16

ततस्तु पूषा विहसन् दशनानि विदर्शयन् । प्रोवाचैह्येहि कापालिन् पुनः पुनरथेश्वरम्

tatastu pūṣā vihasan daśanāni vidarśayan / provācaihyehi kāpālin punaḥ punaratheśvaram

Then Pūṣan, laughing and baring his teeth, said again and again to the Lord: "Come on, come on, you skull-bearer!"

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VamP 5.17

ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन पूष्णे वेगेन शंभुना । मुष्टिनाहत्य दशनाः पातिता धरणीतले

tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena pūṣṇe vegena śaṃbhunā / muṣṭināhatya daśanāḥ pātitā dharaṇītale

Then Śambhu, overcome with anger, striking Pūṣan violently with his fist, knocked his teeth down to the ground.

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VamP 5.18

भग्नदन्तस्तथा पूषा शोणिताभिप्लुताननः । पपात भुवि निःसंज्ञो वज्राहत इवाचलः

bhagnadantastathā pūṣā śoṇitābhiplutānanaḥ / papāta bhuvi niḥsaṃjño vajrāhata ivācalaḥ

And so Pūṣan, his teeth broken, his face drenched with blood, fell senseless to the earth like a mountain struck by the thunderbolt.

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VamP 5.19

भगो।भिवीभ्य पूषाणं पतितं रुधिरोक्षितम् । नेत्राभ्यां घोररूपाभ्यां वृषध्वजमवैक्षत

bhago/bhivībhya pūṣāṇaṃ patitaṃ rudhirokṣitam / netrābhyāṃ ghorarūpābhyāṃ vṛṣadhvajamavaikṣata

Bhaga, seeing Pūṣan fallen and sprinkled with blood, glared at the bull-bannered one with his two eyes of terrible aspect.

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VamP 5.20

त्रिपुरघ्नस्ततः क्रुद्धस्तलेनाहत्य चक्षुषी । निपातयामास भुवि क्षोभयन्सर्वदेवताः

tripuraghnastataḥ kruddhastalenāhatya cakṣuṣī / nipātayāmāsa bhuvi kṣobhayansarvadevatāḥ

Then the slayer of Tripura, enraged, struck his two eyes with the flat of his hand and made them fall to the ground, throwing all the gods into agitation.

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VamP 5.22

५।२१ प्रतियातेषु देवेषु प्रह्लादाद्या दितीस्वराः । नमस्कृत्य ततः सर्वे तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयो मुने

5.21 pratiyāteṣu deveṣu prahlādādyā ditīsvarāḥ / namaskṛtya tataḥ sarve tasthuḥ prāñjalayo mune

When the gods had turned back (or: had come at him), Prahlāda and the other lords of Diti's brood all made obeisance and then stood with palms joined, O sage.

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

VamP 5.23

ततस्तं यज्ञवाटं तु शङ्करो घोरचक्षुषा । ददर्श दग्धुं कोपेन सर्वांश्चैव सुरामुरान्

tatastaṃ yajñavāṭaṃ tu śaṅkaro ghoracakṣuṣā / dadarśa dagdhuṃ kopena sarvāṃścaiva surāmurān

Then Śaṅkara looked upon that sacrificial enclosure with his terrible eye, in anger, to burn it, and upon all the gods and demons as well.

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VamP 5.24

ततो निलिल्यिरे वीराः प्रणेमुर्दुद्रुस्तथा । भयादन्ये हरं दृष्ट्वा गता वैवस्वतक्षयम्

tato nililyire vīrāḥ praṇemurdudrustathā / bhayādanye haraṃ dṛṣṭvā gatā vaivasvatakṣayam

Then the heroes hid themselves, some bowed down, and others fled; some, seeing Hara, went from fear to the abode of Vaivasvata (Yama).

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VamP 5.25

त्रयो ऽग्नयस्त्रिभिर्नेर्दुःसहं समवैक्षत । दृष्टमात्रास्त्रिनेत्रेण भस्मीभूताभवन् क्षणात्

trayo 'gnayastribhirnerduḥsahaṃ samavaikṣata / dṛṣṭamātrāstrinetreṇa bhasmībhūtābhavan kṣaṇāt

The three fires roared out; the unbearable one gazed upon them with his three (eyes); merely being looked at by the three-eyed one, they were reduced to ashes in an instant.

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

VamP 5.26

अग्नौ प्रणष्टे यज्ञो ऽपि भूत्वा दिव्यवपुर्मृगः । दुद्राव विक्लवगतिर्दक्षिणासहितो ऽम्बरे

agnau praṇaṣṭe yajño 'pi bhūtvā divyavapurmṛgaḥ / dudrāva viklavagatirdakṣiṇāsahito 'mbare

When the fire had perished, the Sacrifice too, becoming a deer of divine form, fled through the sky with faltering gait, accompanied by Dakṣiṇā.

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VamP 5.27

तमेवानुससारेशश्चापमानम्य वेगवान् । शरं पाशुपतं कृत्वा कालरूपी महेश्वरः

tamevānusasāreśaścāpamānamya vegavān / śaraṃ pāśupataṃ kṛtvā kālarūpī maheśvaraḥ

The Lord pursued that very one, swift, bending his bow and making ready the Pāśupata arrow — Maheśvara in the form of Time.

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VamP 5.28

अर्द्धेन यज्ञवाटान्ते जटाधर इति श्रुतः । अर्द्धेन गगने शर्वः कालरूपी च कथ्यते

arddhena yajñavāṭānte jaṭādhara iti śrutaḥ / arddhena gagane śarvaḥ kālarūpī ca kathyate

With one half, at the end of the sacrificial enclosure, he is known as Jaṭādhara; with the other half, in the sky, Śarva is called the one in the form of Time.

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VamP 5.29

नारद उवाच । कालरूपी त्वयाख्यातः शंभुर्गगनगोचरः । लक्षणं च स्वरूपं च सर्वं व्याख्यातुमर्हसि

nārada uvāca / kālarūpī tvayākhyātaḥ śaṃbhurgaganagocaraḥ / lakṣaṇaṃ ca svarūpaṃ ca sarvaṃ vyākhyātumarhasi

Nārada said: You have described Śambhu in the form of Time, ranging in the sky. You ought to explain it all — his marks and his very form.

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VamP 5.30

पुलस्त्य उवाच । स्वरूपं त्रिपुरघ्नस्य वदिष्ये कालपूपिणः । येनाम्बरं मुनिश्रेष्ठ व्याप्तं लोकहितेप्सुना

pulastya uvāca / svarūpaṃ tripuraghnasya vadiṣye kālapūpiṇaḥ / yenāmbaraṃ muniśreṣṭha vyāptaṃ lokahitepsunā

Pulastya said: I shall tell the form of the slayer of Tripura in the shape of Time, by which, O best of sages, the sky was filled by him who sought the welfare of the worlds.

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VamP 5.31

यत्राश्विनी च भरणी कुत्तिकायास्तथांशकः । मेषो राशिः कुजक्षेत्रं तच्छिरः कालरूपिणः

yatrāśvinī ca bharaṇī kuttikāyāstathāṃśakaḥ / meṣo rāśiḥ kujakṣetraṃ tacchiraḥ kālarūpiṇaḥ

Where Aśvinī and Bharaṇī are, and likewise a portion of Kṛttikā — the sign Aries, the field of Mars: that is the head of the one in the form of Time.

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VamP 5.32

आग्नेयाशास्त्रयो ब्रह्मन् प्राजापत्यं कवेर्गृहम् । सौम्यार्द्ध वृषनामेदं वदनं परिकीर्तितम्

āgneyāśāstrayo brahman prājāpatyaṃ kavergṛham / saumyārddha vṛṣanāmedaṃ vadanaṃ parikīrtitam

The three fire-quarters (i.e. remaining parts of Kṛttikā), O brahman, the Prājāpatya (Rohiṇī) and half of Mṛgaśiras — the house of Venus, this called Taurus — is declared to be his face.

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

VamP 5.33

मृगार्द्धमार्द्रादित्यांशास्त्रयः सौम्यगृहं त्विदम् । मिथुनं भुजयोस्तदस्य गगनस्थस्य शूलिनः

mṛgārddhamārdrādityāṃśāstrayaḥ saumyagṛhaṃ tvidam / mithunaṃ bhujayostadasya gaganasthasya śūlinaḥ

Half of Mṛgaśiras, Ārdrā, and three portions of Punarvasu — this is the house of Mercury, Gemini; that is (the place) of the arms of this trident-bearer stationed in the sky.

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

VamP 5.35

आदित्यांशश्च पुष्यं च आश्लेषा शशिनो गृहम् । राशिः कर्कटको नाम पार्श्वे मखविनाशिनः।थ । ५।३४ पित्र्यर्क्षं भगदैवत्यमुत्तरांश् च केसरी । सूर्यक्षेत्रं विभोर्ब्रह्मन् हृदयं परिगीयते

ādityāṃśaśca puṣyaṃ ca āśleṣā śaśino gṛham / rāśiḥ karkaṭako nāma pārśve makhavināśinaḥ/tha / 5.34 pitryarkṣaṃ bhagadaivatyamuttarāṃś ca kesarī / sūryakṣetraṃ vibhorbrahman hṛdayaṃ parigīyate

A portion of Punarvasu, Puṣya, and Āśleṣā — the house of the moon, the sign named Cancer — is at the side of the destroyer of the sacrifice. Then: Maghā, whose deity is Bhaga, and the Uttarā (Phalgunī) — Leo, the field of the Sun — is sung, O brahman, as the heart of the Lord.

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

VamP 5.36

उत्तरांशास्त्रयः पाणिश्चित्रार्धं कन्यका त्वियम् । सोमपुत्रस्य सद्मैतद् द्वितीयं जठरं विभोः

uttarāṃśāstrayaḥ pāṇiścitrārdhaṃ kanyakā tviyam / somaputrasya sadmaitad dvitīyaṃ jaṭharaṃ vibhoḥ

The three (last) parts of Uttarā(phalgunī), Hasta, and half of Citrā — this is the Maiden (Virgo); this is the house of the Moon's son (Mercury), and the second (part), the belly of the Lord.

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VamP 5.37

चित्रांशद्वितयं स्वातिर्विशाखायांशकत्रयम् । द्वितीयं सुक्रसदनं तुला नाभिरुदाहृता

citrāṃśadvitayaṃ svātirviśākhāyāṃśakatrayam / dvitīyaṃ sukrasadanaṃ tulā nābhirudāhṛtā

Two parts of Citrā, Svātī, and three parts of Viśākhā — this is the second house of Venus, the Balance (Libra), declared to be the navel.

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VamP 5.38

विशाखांशमनूराधा ज्येष्ठा भौमगृहं त्विदम् । द्वितीयं वृश्चिको राशिर्मेढ्रं कालसवरूपिणः

viśākhāṃśamanūrādhā jyeṣṭhā bhaumagṛhaṃ tvidam / dvitīyaṃ vṛściko rāśirmeḍhraṃ kālasavarūpiṇaḥ

A part of Viśākhā, Anurādhā, Jyeṣṭhā — and this is the second house of Mars, the sign Scorpion, the generative organ of him whose form is Time.

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VamP 5.39

मूलं पूर्वोत्तरांशश्च देवाचजार्यगृहं धनुः । ऊरुयुगलमीशस्य अमरर्षे प्रगीयते

mūlaṃ pūrvottarāṃśaśca devācajāryagṛhaṃ dhanuḥ / ūruyugalamīśasya amararṣe pragīyate

Mūla, and the parts of Pūrvā(ṣāḍhā) and Uttarā(ṣāḍhā) — the Bow (Sagittarius) is the house of the teacher of the gods (Jupiter); it is proclaimed to be the pair of thighs of the Lord, O sage of the immortals.

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

VamP 5.40

उत्तरांशास्त्रयो ऋक्षं श्रवणं मकरो मुने । धनिष्ठार्धं शतभिषा जानुनी परमेष्ठिनः

uttarāṃśāstrayo ṛkṣaṃ śravaṇaṃ makaro mune / dhaniṣṭhārdhaṃ śatabhiṣā jānunī parameṣṭhinaḥ

The three (remaining) parts of Uttarā(ṣāḍhā), the asterism Śravaṇa — that is Makara (Capricorn), O sage; half of Dhaniṣṭhā and Śatabhiṣaj are the two knees of the Supreme One.

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VamP 5.41

धनिष्ठार्धं शतभिषा प्रौष्ठपद्यांशकत्रयम् । सौरेः सद्मापरमिदं कुम्भो जङ्घे च विश्रते

dhaniṣṭhārdhaṃ śatabhiṣā prauṣṭhapadyāṃśakatrayam / saureḥ sadmāparamidaṃ kumbho jaṅghe ca viśrate

Half of Dhaniṣṭhā, Śatabhiṣaj, three parts of (Pūrva-)proṣṭhapadā — this is the other house of Saturn's (son?), the Water-pot (Aquarius), and it is heard (to be) the two shanks.

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VamP 5.42

प्रोष्ठपद्यांशमेकं तु उत्तरा रेवती तथा । द्वितीयं जीवसदनं मीनस्तु चरणावुभौ

proṣṭhapadyāṃśamekaṃ tu uttarā revatī tathā / dvitīyaṃ jīvasadanaṃ mīnastu caraṇāvubhau

One part of (Uttara-)proṣṭhapadā, and likewise Uttarā and Revatī — this is the second house of Jupiter, the Fish (Pisces), and it is both feet.

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VamP 5.43

एवं कृत्वा कालरूपं त्रिनेत्रो यज्ञं क्रोधान्मार्गराजघान । विद्धश्चासौ वेदनाबुद्धिमुक्तः खे संतस्थौ तारकाभिश्चिताङ्गः

evaṃ kṛtvā kālarūpaṃ trinetro yajñaṃ krodhānmārgarājaghāna / viddhaścāsau vedanābuddhimuktaḥ khe saṃtasthau tārakābhiścitāṅgaḥ

Having thus made (himself into) the form of Time, the three-eyed one out of anger slew the sacrifice, king of the road(?); and it, pierced, released from awareness of pain, stood fast in the sky, its limbs studded with stars.

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VamP 5.44

नारद उवाच । राशयो गदिता ब्रह्मंस्त्वया द्वादश वै मम । तेषां विशेषतो ब्रूहि लक्षणानि स्वरूपतः

nārada uvāca / rāśayo gaditā brahmaṃstvayā dvādaśa vai mama / teṣāṃ viśeṣato brūhi lakṣaṇāni svarūpataḥ

Nārada said: The twelve signs have been told to me by you, O Brahman; tell me of them in detail, their characteristics according to their forms.

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VamP 5.45

पुलस्त्य उवाच । स्वरूपं तव वक्ष्यामि राशीनां शृणु नारद । यादृशा यत्र संचारा यस्मिन् स्थाने वसन्ति च

pulastya uvāca / svarūpaṃ tava vakṣyāmi rāśīnāṃ śṛṇu nārada / yādṛśā yatra saṃcārā yasmin sthāne vasanti ca

Pulastya said: I shall tell you the form of the signs; listen, Nārada — of what sort they are, where their movements are, and in what place they dwell.

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VamP 5.46

मेषः समानमूर्तिश्च अजाविकधनादिषु । संचारस्थानमेवास्य धान्यरत्नाकरादिषु

meṣaḥ samānamūrtiśca ajāvikadhanādiṣu / saṃcārasthānamevāsya dhānyaratnākarādiṣu

Aries has a form like (a ram), (and presides) over goats, sheep, wealth and the like; its place of movement is among grain, jewels, mines and the like.

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VamP 5.47

नवशादूलसंछन्नवसुधायां च सर्वशः । नित्यं चरति फुल्लेषु सरसां पुलिनेषु च

navaśādūlasaṃchannavasudhāyāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ / nityaṃ carati phulleṣu sarasāṃ pulineṣu ca

And everywhere on ground covered with fresh grass, it always moves about among the blossoms and on the sandbanks of lakes.

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VamP 5.48

वृषः सदृशरूपो हि चरते गोकुलादिषु । तस्याधिवासभूमित्तु कुषीवलधराश्रयः

vṛṣaḥ sadṛśarūpo hi carate gokulādiṣu / tasyādhivāsabhūmittu kuṣīvaladharāśrayaḥ

Taurus, having a corresponding form, moves about among cattle-pens and the like; but its dwelling-ground is the resort of ploughmen's land.

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VamP 5.49

स्त्रीपुंसयोः समं रूपं शय्यासनपरिग्रहः । वीणावाद्यधृङ् मिथुनं गीतनर्तकशिल्पिषु

strīpuṃsayoḥ samaṃ rūpaṃ śayyāsanaparigrahaḥ / vīṇāvādyadhṛṅ mithunaṃ gītanartakaśilpiṣu

The form of a woman and a man together, holding bed and seat, bearing the lute and instruments — that is Gemini, (moving) among singers, dancers and artisans.

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VamP 5.50

स्थितः क्रीडारतिर्नित्यं विहारावनिरस्य तु । मिथुनं नाम विख्यातं राशिर्द्वेधात्मकः स्थितः

sthitaḥ krīḍāratirnityaṃ vihārāvanirasya tu / mithunaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ rāśirdvedhātmakaḥ sthitaḥ

It is constantly given to play and pleasure; its ground of pastime is such; the sign is known as Mithuna (the Pair), being of a twofold nature.

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VamP 5.51

कर्किः कुलीरेण समः सलिलस्थः प्रकीर्तितः । केदारवापीपुलिने विविक्तावनिरेव च

karkiḥ kulīreṇa samaḥ salilasthaḥ prakīrtitaḥ / kedāravāpīpuline viviktāvanireva ca

Karki is declared to be like a crab, situated in water; (its ground is) the sandbank of field-dykes and tanks, and indeed a secluded region.

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VamP 5.52

सिहस्तु पर्वतारण्यदुर्गकन्दरभूमिषु । वसते व्याधपल्लीषु गह्वरेषु गुहासु च

sihastu parvatāraṇyadurgakandarabhūmiṣu / vasate vyādhapallīṣu gahvareṣu guhāsu ca

But Leo dwells in mountains, forests, inaccessible places and cavernous grounds, in the hamlets of hunters, in thickets and in caves.

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VamP 5.53

व्रीहिप्रदीपिककरा मनावारूढा च कन्यका । चरते स्त्रीरतिस्थाने वसते नड्वलेषु च

vrīhipradīpikakarā manāvārūḍhā ca kanyakā / carate strīratisthāne vasate naḍvaleṣu ca

The Maiden (Virgo), with rice and a lamp in her hands, mounted on a boat(?), moves about in places of women's pleasure and dwells among reed-beds.

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VamP 5.54

तुलापाणिश्च पुरुषो वीथ्यापणविचारकः । नगराध्वानशालासु वसते तत्र नारद

tulāpāṇiśca puruṣo vīthyāpaṇavicārakaḥ / nagarādhvānaśālāsu vasate tatra nārada

And Libra is a man with a balance in his hand, one who examines the streets and markets; he dwells there in the halls of city roads, O Nārada.

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VamP 5.55

श्वभ्रवल्मीकसंचारी वृश्चिको वृश्चिकाकृतिः । विषगोमयकीटादिपाषाणादिषु संस्थितः

śvabhravalmīkasaṃcārī vṛściko vṛścikākṛtiḥ / viṣagomayakīṭādipāṣāṇādiṣu saṃsthitaḥ

Ranging over holes and ant-hills, Scorpio has the shape of a scorpion, and abides among poison, cow-dung, insects and the like, and among stones and such.

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VamP 5.56

धनुस्तु रङ्गजघनो दीप्यमानो धनुर्धरः । वाजिशूरास्त्रविद्वीरः स्थायी गजरथादिषु

dhanustu raṅgajaghano dīpyamāno dhanurdharaḥ / vājiśūrāstravidvīraḥ sthāyī gajarathādiṣu

But Dhanus (the Archer) has (his) hindquarters dyed(?), blazing, bearing a bow; a hero skilled in horses, valour and weapons; he abides among elephants, chariots and the like.

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VamP 5.57

मृगास्यो मकरो ब्रह्मन् वृषस्कन्धेक्षणाङ्गजः । मकरो ऽसौ नदीचारी वसते च महोदधौ

mṛgāsyo makaro brahman vṛṣaskandhekṣaṇāṅgajaḥ / makaro 'sau nadīcārī vasate ca mahodadhau

Makara (the Sea-monster), O Brahman, has the face of a deer, and the shoulders, eyes and body of a bull; that Makara moves in rivers and dwells in the great ocean.

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VamP 5.58

रिक्तमुम्भश्च पुरुषः स्कन्धधारी जलाप्लुतः । द्यूतशालाचरः कुम्भः स्थायी शौण्डिकसद्मसु

riktamumbhaśca puruṣaḥ skandhadhārī jalāplutaḥ / dyūtaśālācaraḥ kumbhaḥ sthāyī śauṇḍikasadmasu

And Kumbha (the Pot) is an empty pot(?) — a man carrying (it) on his shoulder, drenched with water; Kumbha frequents gambling halls and abides in the houses of liquor-sellers.

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VamP 5.59

मीनद्वयमथासक्तं मीनस्तीर्थाब्धिसंचरः । वसते पुण्यदेशेषु देवब्राह्नणसद्मसु

mīnadvayamathāsaktaṃ mīnastīrthābdhisaṃcaraḥ / vasate puṇyadeśeṣu devabrāhnaṇasadmasu

Then the pair of fishes, joined together(?); Mīna (the Fish) moves in sacred fords and in the sea, and dwells in holy places and in the houses of gods and brahmins.

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VamP 5.60

लक्षणा गदितास्तुभ्यं मेषादीनां महामुने । न कस्यचित् त्वयाख्येयं गुह्यमेतत्पुरातनम्

lakṣaṇā gaditāstubhyaṃ meṣādīnāṃ mahāmune / na kasyacit tvayākhyeyaṃ guhyametatpurātanam

The characteristics of Meṣa (the Ram) and the rest have been told to you, O great sage; this ancient secret is not to be declared by you to anyone.

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VamP 5.61

एतन् मया ते कथितं सुरर्षे यथा त्रिनेत्रः प्रमाथ यज्ञम् । पुण्यं पुराणं परमं पवित्रमाख्यातवान्पापहरं शिवं च

etan mayā te kathitaṃ surarṣe yathā trinetraḥ pramātha yajñam / puṇyaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ pavitramākhyātavānpāpaharaṃ śivaṃ ca

This has been told by me to you, O sage of the gods: how the Three-eyed One destroyed the sacrifice; and (thus) I have declared (this) holy, ancient, supreme, purifying, sin-removing and auspicious (account).

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