Vamana Purana — Chapter 50
VamP 50.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । गते त्रैलोक्यराज्ये तु दानवेषु पुरन्दरः । जगाम ब्रह्मसदनं सह देवैः शचीपतिः
pulastya uvāca / gate trailokyarājye tu dānaveṣu purandaraḥ / jagāma brahmasadanaṃ saha devaiḥ śacīpatiḥ
Pulastya said: When the sovereignty of the three worlds had passed to the Dānavas, Purandara, the husband of Śacī, went with the gods to Brahmā's abode.
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VamP 50.2
तत्रापश्यत् स देवेशं ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम् । ऋषिभिः सार्धमासीनं पितरं स्वं च कश्यपम्
tatrāpaśyat sa deveśaṃ brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam / ṛṣibhiḥ sārdhamāsīnaṃ pitaraṃ svaṃ ca kaśyapam
There he saw the lord of the gods, Brahmā, born from the lotus, seated together with the sages, and his own father Kaśyapa.
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VamP 50.3
ततो ननाम शिरसा शक्रः सुरगणैः सह । ब्रह्माणं कश्यपं चैव तांश्च सर्वास्तपोधनान्
tato nanāma śirasā śakraḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha / brahmāṇaṃ kaśyapaṃ caiva tāṃśca sarvāstapodhanān
Then Śakra, with the hosts of gods, bowed with his head to Brahmā and to Kaśyapa, and to all those whose wealth is asceticism.
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VamP 50.4
प्रोवाचेन्द्रः सुरैः सार्ध देवनाथं पितामहम् । पितामह हृतं राज्यं बलिना बलिना मम
provācendraḥ suraiḥ sārdha devanāthaṃ pitāmaham / pitāmaha hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ balinā balinā mama
Indra, along with the gods, spoke to the Grandfather, lord of the gods: "Grandfather, my kingdom has been taken away by the mighty Bali."
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VamP 50.5
ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच शक्रैतद् भुज्यते स्वकृतं फलम् । शक्रः पप्रच्छ भो ब्रूहि किं मया दुष्कृतं कृतम्
brahmā provāca śakraitad bhujyate svakṛtaṃ phalam / śakraḥ papraccha bho brūhi kiṃ mayā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam
Brahmā said: "Śakra, in this the fruit of your own deed is being consumed." Śakra asked: "Sir, tell me, what evil deed have I done?"
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VamP 50.6
कश्यपो ऽप्याह देवेशं भ्रूणहत्या कृता त्वया । दित्युदरात् त्वया गर्भः कृत्तो वै बहुधा बलात्
kaśyapo 'pyāha deveśaṃ bhrūṇahatyā kṛtā tvayā / dityudarāt tvayā garbhaḥ kṛtto vai bahudhā balāt
And Kaśyapa said to the lord of the gods: "The killing of an embryo was done by you: from Diti's womb the foetus was cut by you by force into many pieces."
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VamP 50.7
पितरं प्राह देवेन्द्रः स मातुर्देषतो विभो । कृन्तनं प्राप्तवान् गर्भो यदशौचा हि सा भवत्
pitaraṃ prāha devendraḥ sa māturdeṣato vibho / kṛntanaṃ prāptavān garbho yadaśaucā hi sā bhavat
The lord of the gods said to his father: "O mighty one, it was by the mother's fault that the embryo met with cutting, since she had become impure."
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VamP 50.8
ततो ऽब्रवीत् कश्यपस्तु मातुर्देषः स दासताम् । गतस्ततो विनिहतो दासो ऽपि कुलिशेन भो
tato 'bravīt kaśyapastu māturdeṣaḥ sa dāsatām / gatastato vinihato dāso 'pi kuliśena bho
Then Kaśyapa said: "That fault of the mother went (only) to (her) servitude; and thereafter, sir, even a servant was slain by you with the thunderbolt."
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VamP 50.9
तच्छ्रुत्वा कश्यपवचः प्राह शक्रः पितामहम् । विनाशं पाप्मनो ब्रूहि प्रायश्चित्तं विभो मम
tacchrutvā kaśyapavacaḥ prāha śakraḥ pitāmaham / vināśaṃ pāpmano brūhi prāyaścittaṃ vibho mama
Hearing that speech of Kaśyapa, Śakra said to the Grandfather: "Tell me, O lord, the destruction of my sin, my expiation."
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VamP 50.10
ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच देवेशं वशिष्ठः कश्यपस्तथा । हितं सर्वस्य जगतः शक्रस्यापि विशेषतः
brahmā provāca deveśaṃ vaśiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapastathā / hitaṃ sarvasya jagataḥ śakrasyāpi viśeṣataḥ
Brahmā spoke to the lord of the gods, and so did Vasiṣṭha and Kaśyapa, (that which is) beneficial for the whole world and especially for Śakra:
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VamP 50.11
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिर्माधवः पुरुषोत्तमः । तं प्रपद्यस्व शरणं स ते श्रेयो विधास्यति
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇirmādhavaḥ puruṣottamaḥ / taṃ prapadyasva śaraṇaṃ sa te śreyo vidhāsyati
"Mādhava, the supreme Person, with conch, discus and mace in hand — go to him for refuge; he will bring about your welfare."
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VamP 50.12
सहस्राक्षो ऽपि वचनं गुरूणां स निशम्य वै । प्रोवाच स्वल्पकालेन कस्मिन् प्राप्यो बहूदयः । तमूचुर्देवता मर्त्ये स्वल्पकाले महोदयः
sahasrākṣo 'pi vacanaṃ gurūṇāṃ sa niśamya vai / provāca svalpakālena kasmin prāpyo bahūdayaḥ / tamūcurdevatā martye svalpakāle mahodayaḥ
The thousand-eyed one too, having heard the words of his elders, said: "In a short time, in what place is abundant prosperity to be gained?" The gods told him: "In the mortal world great prosperity (comes) in a short time."
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VamP 50.13
इत्येवमुक्तः सुरराड् विरिञ्चिना मरीचिपुत्रेण च कश्यपेन । तथैव मित्रावरुणात्मजेन वेगान्महीपृष्ठमवाप्य तस्थौ
ityevamuktaḥ surarāḍ viriñcinā marīciputreṇa ca kaśyapena / tathaiva mitrāvaruṇātmajena vegānmahīpṛṣṭhamavāpya tasthau
Thus addressed by Viriñci (Brahmā), and by Kaśyapa the son of Marīci, and likewise by the son of Mitra and Varuṇa (Vasiṣṭha/Agastya), the king of the gods swiftly reached the surface of the earth and halted (there).
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VamP 50.14
कालिञ्जरस्योत्तरतः सुपुण्यस्तथा हिमाद्रेरपि दक्षिणस्थः । सुशस्थलात् पूर्वत एव विश्रुतो वसोः पुरात् पिश्चिमतो ऽवतस्थे
kāliñjarasyottarataḥ supuṇyastathā himādrerapi dakṣiṇasthaḥ / suśasthalāt pūrvata eva viśruto vasoḥ purāt piścimato 'vatasthe
He took his stand at a most holy (spot) north of Kāliñjara and also south of the Himālaya, east of Suśasthala, and famed as west of the city of Vasu.
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VamP 50.15
पूर्वं गयेन नृवरेम यत्र यष्टो ऽश्वमेधः शतकृत्सदक्षिणः । मनुष्येमेधः शतकृत्सहस्रकृन्नरेन्द्रसूयश्च सहस्रकृद् वै
pūrvaṃ gayena nṛvarema yatra yaṣṭo 'śvamedhaḥ śatakṛtsadakṣiṇaḥ / manuṣyemedhaḥ śatakṛtsahasrakṛnnarendrasūyaśca sahasrakṛd vai
Where formerly the horse-sacrifice, with its (proper) gifts, was offered a hundred times by Gaya, best of men; the human-sacrifice a hundred times, a thousand times; and the royal consecration (rājasūya) a thousand times indeed.
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VamP 50.16
तथा पुरा दुर्यजनः सुरासुरैः ख्यातो महामेध इति प्रसिद्धः । यत्रास्य चक्रे भगवान् मुरारिः वास्तव्यमव्यक्ततनुः खमूर्तिमत् । ख्यातिं जगामाथ गदाधरेति महाघवृक्षस्य शितः कुठारः
tathā purā duryajanaḥ surāsuraiḥ khyāto mahāmedha iti prasiddhaḥ / yatrāsya cakre bhagavān murāriḥ vāstavyamavyaktatanuḥ khamūrtimat / khyātiṃ jagāmātha gadādhareti mahāghavṛkṣasya śitaḥ kuṭhāraḥ
And likewise, long ago, a sacrifice hard to perform, renowned among gods and asuras, well known as the "Great Sacrifice": there the Lord Murāri, whose body is unmanifest, made his dwelling, having the sky as his form; and he then came to be known as Gadādhara, the sharp axe to the tree of great sin.
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VamP 50.17
यस्मिन् द्विजेन्द्राः श्रुतिशास्त्रवर्जिताः समत्वमायान्ति पितामहेन । सकृत् पितृन् यत्र च संप्रपूज्य भक्त्या त्वनन्येन हि चेतसैव । फलं महामेधमखस्य मानवा लभन्त्यनन्त्यं भगवत्प्रसादात्
yasmin dvijendrāḥ śrutiśāstravarjitāḥ samatvamāyānti pitāmahena / sakṛt pitṛn yatra ca saṃprapūjya bhaktyā tvananyena hi cetasaiva / phalaṃ mahāmedhamakhasya mānavā labhantyanantyaṃ bhagavatprasādāt
Where the foremost of the twice-born, though lacking Veda and scripture, attain equality with the Grandfather; and where men, having once worshipped the ancestors with devotion and with a mind fixed on nothing else, obtain, by the Lord's grace, the endless fruit of the Great Sacrifice.
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VamP 50.18
महानदी यत्र सुरर्षिकन्या जलापदेशाद्धिमशैलमेत्य । चक्रे जगत्पापविनष्टिमग्र्यां संदर्शनप्राशनमञ्जनेन
mahānadī yatra surarṣikanyā jalāpadeśāddhimaśailametya / cakre jagatpāpavinaṣṭimagryāṃ saṃdarśanaprāśanamañjanena
Where the great river, daughter of the divine sage, having come from the snowy mountain under the guise of water, wrought the foremost destruction of the world's sin by being seen, by being drunk, and by being smeared on (the body).
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VamP 50.19
तत्र शक्रः समभ्येत्य महानद्यास्तटे ऽद्भुते । आराधनाय देवस्य कृत्वाश्रममवस्थितः
tatra śakraḥ samabhyetya mahānadyāstaṭe 'dbhute / ārādhanāya devasya kṛtvāśramamavasthitaḥ
There Śakra, having come to the wondrous bank of the great river, made a hermitage and settled down to propitiate the god.
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VamP 50.20
प्रातःस्नायी त्वधःशायी एकभक्तस्त्वयाचितः । तपस्तेपे सहस्राक्षः स्तुवन् देवं गदाधरम्
prātaḥsnāyī tvadhaḥśāyī ekabhaktastvayācitaḥ / tapastepe sahasrākṣaḥ stuvan devaṃ gadādharam
Bathing at dawn, sleeping on the ground, eating one meal, asking nothing (of anyone), the thousand-eyed one performed austerity, praising the god Gadādhara.
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VamP 50.21
तस्यैवं तप्यतः स्मयग्जितसर्वेन्द्रियस्य हि । कामक्रोधविहीनस्य साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः
tasyaivaṃ tapyataḥ smayagjitasarvendriyasya hi / kāmakrodhavihīnasya sāgraḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ
As he practised austerity thus, all his senses well subdued, free of desire and anger, a full year and more passed.
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VamP 50.22
ततो गदाधरः प्रीतो वासवं प्राह नारद । गच्छ प्रीतो ऽस्मि भवतो मुक्तपापो ऽसि साम्प्रतम्
tato gadādharaḥ prīto vāsavaṃ prāha nārada / gaccha prīto 'smi bhavato muktapāpo 'si sāmpratam
Then Gadādhara, pleased, spoke to Vāsava, O Nārada: "Go, I am pleased with you; you are now freed of your sin.
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VamP 50.23
निजं राज्यं च देवेश प्राप्स्यसे न चिरादिव । यतिष्यामि तथा शक्र भावि श्रेयो यता तव
nijaṃ rājyaṃ ca deveśa prāpsyase na cirādiva / yatiṣyāmi tathā śakra bhāvi śreyo yatā tava
"And you will regain your own kingdom, lord of the gods, before long; I shall so exert myself, Śakra, that your welfare shall come to be."
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VamP 50.24
इत्येवमुक्तो ऽथ गदाधरेण विसर्जितः स्नाप्य मनोहरायाम् । स्नातस्य देवस्य तदैनसो नरास्तं प्रोचुरस्माननुसासयस्व
ityevamukto 'tha gadādhareṇa visarjitaḥ snāpya manoharāyām / snātasya devasya tadainaso narāstaṃ procurasmānanusāsayasva
Thus addressed by Gadādhara, he was dismissed after (the god) had bathed him in the Manoharā; and from the sin of the god who had bathed there arose men, who said to him: "Give us your command."
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VamP 50.25
प्रोवाच तान् भीषणकर्मकारान् नाम्ना पुलिन्दान् मम पापसंभवाः । वसध्वमेवान्तरमद्रिसुख्ययोर्हिमाद्रिकालिञ्जरयोः पुलिन्दाः
provāca tān bhīṣaṇakarmakārān nāmnā pulindān mama pāpasaṃbhavāḥ / vasadhvamevāntaramadrisukhyayorhimādrikāliñjarayoḥ pulindāḥ
He spoke to those doers of terrible deeds, Pulindas by name: "You are born of my sin; dwell, O Pulindas, just in the space between the mountains, between Himādri and Kāliñjara."
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VamP 50.26
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सुरराट् पुलिन्दान् विमुक्तपापो ऽमरसिद्धयक्षैः । संपूज्यमानो ऽनुजगाम चमं मातुस्तदा धर्मनिवासमीड्यम्
ityevamuktvā surarāṭ pulindān vimuktapāpo 'marasiddhayakṣaiḥ / saṃpūjyamāno 'nujagāma camaṃ mātustadā dharmanivāsamīḍyam
Having thus spoken to the Pulindas, the king of the gods, freed of sin and honoured by the immortals, siddhas and yakṣas, then went to his mother's praiseworthy abode, a seat of dharma.
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VamP 50.27
दृष्ट्वादितिं मूर्ध्नि कृताञ्जलिस्तु विनाम्रमौलिः समुपाजगाम् । प्रणम्य पादौ कमलोदराभौ निवेदयामास तपस्तदात्मनः
dṛṣṭvāditiṃ mūrdhni kṛtāñjalistu vināmramauliḥ samupājagām / praṇamya pādau kamalodarābhau nivedayāmāsa tapastadātmanaḥ
Seeing Aditi, with palms joined at his head and his crown bowed low, he approached; and bowing to her feet, which shone like the inside of a lotus, he then reported his austerity to her.
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VamP 50.28
पप्रच्छ सा कारणमीश्वरं तम् आघ्राय चालिङ्ग्य सहाश्रुदृष्ट्या । स चाचचक्षे बलिना रणे जयं तदात्मनो देवगणैश्च सार्धम्
papraccha sā kāraṇamīśvaraṃ tam āghrāya cāliṅgya sahāśrudṛṣṭyā / sa cācacakṣe balinā raṇe jayaṃ tadātmano devagaṇaiśca sārdham
She asked that lord the reason, having kissed his head and embraced him, with tears in her eyes; and he related the victory of Bali in battle over himself together with the hosts of gods.
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VamP 50.29
श्रुत्वैव सा शोकपरिप्लुताङ्गी ज्ञात्वा जितं दैत्यसुतैः सुतं तम् । दुःखान्विता देवमनाद्यमीड्यं जगाम विष्णुं शरणं वरेण्यम्
śrutvaiva sā śokapariplutāṅgī jñātvā jitaṃ daityasutaiḥ sutaṃ tam / duḥkhānvitā devamanādyamīḍyaṃ jagāma viṣṇuṃ śaraṇaṃ vareṇyam
As soon as she heard, her limbs flooded with grief, knowing her son conquered by the sons of the Daityas, filled with sorrow she went for refuge to Viṣṇu, the beginningless, praiseworthy, most excellent god.
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VamP 50.30
नारद उवाच । कस्मिन् जनित्री सुरसत्तमानां स्थाने हृषीकेशमनन्तमाद्यम् । चराचरस्य प्रभवं पुराणमाराधयामास शुभे वद त्वम्
nārada uvāca / kasmin janitrī surasattamānāṃ sthāne hṛṣīkeśamanantamādyam / carācarasya prabhavaṃ purāṇamārādhayāmāsa śubhe vada tvam
Nārada said: In what place did the mother of the best of gods propitiate Hṛṣīkeśa, the endless, the primordial, the ancient source of the moving and unmoving? Tell (me) that, O auspicious one.
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VamP 50.32
५०।३१ दृष्ट्वैवे देवं त्रिदशाधिपं तं महोदये शक्रदिशाधिरूढम् । निराशना संयतवाक् सुचिता तदोपतस्थे शरणं सुरेन्द्रम्
50.31 dṛṣṭvaive devaṃ tridaśādhipaṃ taṃ mahodaye śakradiśādhirūḍham / nirāśanā saṃyatavāk sucitā tadopatasthe śaraṇaṃ surendram
Seeing that god, the lord of the thirty (gods), at Mahodaya, established in Śakra's quarter, fasting, with speech restrained and mind well-composed, she then approached the lord of the gods for refuge.
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VamP 50.33
अदितिरुवाच । जयस्व दिव्याम्बुजकोशचौर जयस्व संसारतरोः कुठार । जयस्व पापेन्धनजातवेदस्तमौघसंरोध नमो नमस्ते
aditiruvāca / jayasva divyāmbujakośacaura jayasva saṃsārataroḥ kuṭhāra / jayasva pāpendhanajātavedastamaughasaṃrodha namo namaste
Aditi said: Victory to you, thief of the divine lotus-buds! Victory to you, axe to the tree of transmigration! Victory to you, fire born of the fuel of sins, blocker of the flood of darkness — homage, homage to you!
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VamP 50.34
नमो ऽसु ते भास्कर दिव्यमूर्ते त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मीतिलकाय ते नमः । त्वं कारणं सर्वचराचरस्य नाथो ऽसि मां पालय विश्वमूर्ते
namo 'su te bhāskara divyamūrte trailokyalakṣmītilakāya te namaḥ / tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ sarvacarācarasya nātho 'si māṃ pālaya viśvamūrte
Homage be to you, O Maker of Light, of divine form; homage to you, ornament-mark of the splendour of the three worlds. You are the cause of all that moves and does not move; you are the lord — protect me, O you whose form is the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.35
त्वया जगन्नाथ जगन्मयेन नाथेन शक्रो निजराज्यहानिम् । अवाप्तावान् शत्रुपराभवं च ततो भवन्तं शरणं प्रपन्ना
tvayā jagannātha jaganmayena nāthena śakro nijarājyahānim / avāptāvān śatruparābhavaṃ ca tato bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapannā
Through you, lord of the world, made of the world, as his lord, Śakra has met with the loss of his own kingdom and defeat by his enemies; therefore 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 50.36
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सुरुपूजितं सा आलिख्य रक्तेन हि चन्दनेन । संपूजयित्वा करवीरपुष्यैः संधूप्य धूपैः कणमर्कभोज्यम्
ityevamuktvā surupūjitaṃ sā ālikhya raktena hi candanena / saṃpūjayitvā karavīrapuṣyaiḥ saṃdhūpya dhūpaiḥ kaṇamarkabhojyam
Having spoken thus, she drew (his image) with red sandal-paste, worshipped him with karavīra flowers, incensed it with incenses, (and offered) the food of grain and arka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 50.37
निवेद्य चैवाज्ययुतं महार्हमन्नं महेन्द्रस्य हिताय देवी । स्तवेन पुण्येन च संस्तुवन्ती स्थिता निराहारमथोपवासम्
nivedya caivājyayutaṃ mahārhamannaṃ mahendrasya hitāya devī / stavena puṇyena ca saṃstuvantī sthitā nirāhāramathopavāsam
and, having offered up most costly food mixed with clarified butter, for the welfare of great Indra, the goddess, praising (him) with a holy hymn, remained without food and fasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.38
ततो द्वितीये ऽह्नि कृतप्रणामा स्नात्वा विधानेन च पूजयित्वा । दत्त्वा द्विजेभ्यः कणकं तिलाज्यं ततो ऽग्रतः सा प्रयता बभूव
tato dvitīye 'hni kṛtapraṇāmā snātvā vidhānena ca pūjayitvā / dattvā dvijebhyaḥ kaṇakaṃ tilājyaṃ tato 'grataḥ sā prayatā babhūva
Then on the second day, having made obeisance, having bathed and worshipped according to the rule, having given to the twice-born grain (or gold), sesame and ghee, she then stood before (him), self-restrained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.39
ततः प्रीतो ऽभवद् भानुर्घृतार्चिः सूर्यमण्डलात् । विनिःसृत्ययाग्रतः स्थित्वा इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
tataḥ prīto 'bhavad bhānurghṛtārciḥ sūryamaṇḍalāt / viniḥsṛtyayāgrataḥ sthitvā idaṃ vacanamabravīt
Then the Sun, whose rays are (fed with) ghee, was pleased; coming forth from the solar disc and standing before her, he spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.40
व्रतेतानेन सुप्रीतस्तवाहं दक्षनन्दिनि । प्राप्स्यसे दुर्लभं कामं मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः
vratetānena suprītastavāhaṃ dakṣanandini / prāpsyase durlabhaṃ kāmaṃ matprasādānna saṃśayaḥ
By this vow I am well pleased with you, daughter of Dakṣa; you shall obtain the desire hard to attain, by my grace — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.41
राज्यं त्वत्तनयानां वै दास्ये देवि सुरारणि । दानवान् ध्वंसयिष्यामि संभूयैवोदरे तव
rājyaṃ tvattanayānāṃ vai dāsye devi surāraṇi / dānavān dhvaṃsayiṣyāmi saṃbhūyaivodare tava
I will give the kingdom to your sons, O goddess, kindling-wood of the gods; and, being born in your very womb, I will destroy the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.42
तद् वाक्यं वासुदेवस्य श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मन् सुरारणिः । प्रोवाच जगतां योनिं वेपमाना पुनः पुनः
tad vākyaṃ vāsudevasya śrutvā brahman surāraṇiḥ / provāca jagatāṃ yoniṃ vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ
Hearing that speech of Vāsudeva, O brahmin, the kindling-wood of the gods, trembling again and again, spoke to the womb of the worlds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.43
कथं त्वामुदरेणाहं वोढुं शक्ष्यामि दुर्धरम् । यस्योदरे जगत्सर्वं वसते स्थाणुजङ्गमम्
kathaṃ tvāmudareṇāhaṃ voḍhuṃ śakṣyāmi durdharam / yasyodare jagatsarvaṃ vasate sthāṇujaṅgamam
How shall I be able to bear you in my womb, you who are hard to bear, in whose belly dwells the whole world, standing and moving?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.44
कस्त्वां धारयितुं नाथ शक्तस्त्रैलोक्यधार्यसि । यस्य सप्तार्णवाः कुक्षौ निवसन्ति सहाद्रिभिः
kastvāṃ dhārayituṃ nātha śaktastrailokyadhāryasi / yasya saptārṇavāḥ kukṣau nivasanti sahādribhiḥ
Who is able to hold you, lord, you who are the upholder of the three worlds, in whose belly the seven oceans dwell together with the mountains?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.45
तस्माद् यथा सुरपतिः शक्रः स्यात् सुरराडिह । यथा च न मम क्लेशस्तथा कुरु जनार्दन
tasmād yathā surapatiḥ śakraḥ syāt surarāḍiha / yathā ca na mama kleśastathā kuru janārdana
Therefore, Janārdana, act in such a way that Śakra, lord of the gods, may be king of the gods here, and so that I have no distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.46
विष्णुरुवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाभागे दुर्धरो ऽस्मि सुरासुरैः । तथापि संभविष्यामि अहं देव्युदरे तव
viṣṇuruvāca / satyametanmahābhāge durdharo 'smi surāsuraiḥ / tathāpi saṃbhaviṣyāmi ahaṃ devyudare tava
Viṣṇu said: This is true, greatly blessed one — I am hard for gods and demons to bear; nevertheless I shall come to be in your womb, O goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.47
आत्मानं भुवनान् शैलांस्त्वाञ्च देवि सकश्यपाम् । धारयिष्यामि योगेन मा विषादं कुथाम्बिके
ātmānaṃ bhuvanān śailāṃstvāñca devi sakaśyapām / dhārayiṣyāmi yogena mā viṣādaṃ kuthāmbike
By yoga I shall support myself, the worlds, the mountains, and you, O goddess, together with Kaśyapa; do not grieve, O mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.48
तवोदरे ऽहं दाक्षेयि संभविष्यामि वै यदा । तदा निस्तेजसो दैत्याः सभविष्यन्त्यसंशयम्
tavodare 'haṃ dākṣeyi saṃbhaviṣyāmi vai yadā / tadā nistejaso daityāḥ sabhaviṣyantyasaṃśayam
When I shall have come to be in your womb, daughter of Dakṣa, then the Daityas will become bereft of their vigour — of that there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 50.49
इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान् विवेश तस्याश्च भूयो ऽरिगणप्रमर्दी । स्वतेजस्ॐऽशेन विवेश देव्याः तदोदरे शक्रहिताय विप्र
ityevamuktvā bhagavān viveśa tasyāśca bhūyo 'rigaṇapramardī / svatejasoṃ'śena viveśa devyāḥ tadodare śakrahitāya vipra
Having said this, the Lord, the crusher of the hosts of enemies, entered her; with a portion of his own splendour he entered the goddess's womb then, for Śakra's welfare, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition