Vamana Purana — Chapter 53
VamP 53.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । कालिन्दीसलिले स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा त्रिविक्रमम् । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां लिङ्गभेदं गिरिं ययौ
pulastya uvāca / kālindīsalile snātvā pūjayitvā trivikramam / upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ liṅgabhedaṃ giriṃ yayau
Pulastya said: Having bathed in the water of the Kālindī and worshipped Trivikrama, having fasted one night, he went to the mountain Liṅgabheda.
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VamP 53.2
तत्र स्नात्वा च विमले भवं दृष्ट्वा च भक्तितः । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां तीर्थं केदारमाव्रजत्
tatra snātvā ca vimale bhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca bhaktitaḥ / upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ tīrthaṃ kedāramāvrajat
Having bathed there in the Vimalā and beheld Bhava with devotion, having fasted one night, he proceeded to the Kedāra ford.
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VamP 53.5
तत्र स्नात्वार्ऽच्य चेशानं माधवं चाप्यभेदतः । उषित्वा वासरान् सप्त कुब्जाम्रं प्रजगाम ह ॥ वम्प्_५३।३ ॥ ततः सुतीर्थे स्नात्वा च सोपवासी जितेन्द्रियः। हृषीकेशं समभ्यर्च्य ययौ बदरिकाश्रमम् ॥ वम्प्_५३।४ ॥ तत्रोष्य नारायणमर्च्य भक्त्या स्नात्वाथ विद्वान् स सरस्वतीजले । वराहतीर्थे गरुडासनं स दृष्ट्वाथ संपूज्य सुभक्तिमांश्च
tatra snātvār'cya ceśānaṃ mādhavaṃ cāpyabhedataḥ / uṣitvā vāsarān sapta kubjāmraṃ prajagāma ha // vamp_53.3 // tataḥ sutīrthe snātvā ca sopavāsī jitendriyaḥ. hṛṣīkeśaṃ samabhyarcya yayau badarikāśramam // vamp_53.4 // tatroṣya nārāyaṇamarcya bhaktyā snātvātha vidvān sa sarasvatījale / varāhatīrthe garuḍāsanaṃ sa dṛṣṭvātha saṃpūjya subhaktimāṃśca
Having bathed there and worshipped Īśāna and Mādhava alike as undifferentiated, having stayed seven days, he went on to Kubjāmra. (53.3) Then, having bathed at Sutīrtha, fasting and with senses subdued, having duly worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa, he went to the Badarikā hermitage. (53.4) Having stayed there and worshipped Nārāyaṇa with devotion, that learned man then bathed in the water of the Sarasvatī, and at the Varāha ford, full of devotion, having seen and worshipped him whose seat is Garuḍa,
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VamP 53.6
भद्रकर्णे ततो गत्वा जयेशं शशिशेखरम् । दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य च शिवं विपाशामभितो ययौ
bhadrakarṇe tato gatvā jayeśaṃ śaśiśekharam / dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya ca śivaṃ vipāśāmabhito yayau
Then, having gone to Bhadrakarṇa and seen and worshipped Jayeśa, the moon-crested Śiva, he went straight on to the Vipāśā.
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VamP 53.7
तस्यां स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य देवदेवं द्विजप्रियम् । उपवासी इरावत्यां ददर्श परमेश्वरम्
tasyāṃ snātvā samabhyarcya devadevaṃ dvijapriyam / upavāsī irāvatyāṃ dadarśa parameśvaram
Having bathed in her (waters) and duly worshipped the god of gods, dear to the twice-born, fasting, he saw Parameśvara on the Irāvatī.
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VamP 53.8
यमाराध्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ शाकले वै पुरूरवाः । समवाप परं रूपमैश्वर्य च सुदुर्लभम्
yamārādhya dvijaśreṣṭha śākale vai purūravāḥ / samavāpa paraṃ rūpamaiśvarya ca sudurlabham
By propitiating whom, O best of the twice-born, Purūravas at Śākala obtained surpassing beauty and sovereignty very hard to win.
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VamP 53.9
कुष्ठरोगाभिभूतश्च यं समाराघ्य वै भृगुः । आरोग्यमतुलं प्राप संतानमपि चाक्षयम्
kuṣṭharogābhibhūtaśca yaṃ samārāghya vai bhṛguḥ / ārogyamatulaṃ prāpa saṃtānamapi cākṣayam
And overcome by leprosy, by propitiating whom Bhṛgu obtained unequalled health and also unfailing progeny.
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VamP 53.10
नारद उवाच । कथं पुरूरवा विष्णुमाराघ्य द्विजसत्तम । विरूपत्वं समुत्सृज्य रूपं प्राप श्रिया सह
nārada uvāca / kathaṃ purūravā viṣṇumārāghya dvijasattama / virūpatvaṃ samutsṛjya rūpaṃ prāpa śriyā saha
Nārada said: How, O best of the twice-born, did Purūravas, by propitiating Viṣṇu, cast off his deformity and obtain beauty together with prosperity?
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VamP 53.11
पुलस्त्य उवाच । श्रूयतां कथयिष्यामि कथां पापुप्रणाशिनीम् । पूर्वं त्रेतायुगस्यादौ यथावृत्तं तपोधन
pulastya uvāca / śrūyatāṃ kathayiṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpupraṇāśinīm / pūrvaṃ tretāyugasyādau yathāvṛttaṃ tapodhana
Pulastya said: Listen, I shall tell a tale that destroys sins — what happened long ago at the beginning of the Tretā age, O you rich in austerity.
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VamP 53.12
मद्रदेश इति ख्यातो देशो वै ब्रह्मणः सुत । शाकलं नाम नगरं ख्यातं स्थानीयमुत्तमम्
madradeśa iti khyāto deśo vai brahmaṇaḥ suta / śākalaṃ nāma nagaraṃ khyātaṃ sthānīyamuttamam
There is a country known as Madradeśa, O son of Brahmā; in it a city named Śākala, famed as an excellent capital.
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VamP 53.13
तस्मिन् विपणिवृत्तिस्थः सुधर्माख्यो ऽभवद् वणिक् । धनाढ्यो गुणवान् भोगी नानासास्त्रविशारदः
tasmin vipaṇivṛttisthaḥ sudharmākhyo 'bhavad vaṇik / dhanāḍhyo guṇavān bhogī nānāsāstraviśāradaḥ
In it there was a merchant named Sudharman, engaged in the trade of the market, rich in wealth, virtuous, an enjoyer, skilled in various sciences.
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VamP 53.14
स त्वेकदा निजाद् राष्ट्रात् सुराष्ट्रं गन्तुमद्यतः । सार्थेन महता युक्तो नानाविपणपण्यवान्
sa tvekadā nijād rāṣṭrāt surāṣṭraṃ gantumadyataḥ / sārthena mahatā yukto nānāvipaṇapaṇyavān
Once he set out to go from his own country to Surāṣṭra, accompanied by a great caravan, carrying various goods for market.
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VamP 53.15
गच्छतः पथि तस्याथ मरुभूमौ कलिप्रिय । अभवद् दस्युतो रात्रौ अवस्कन्दो ऽतिदुःसहः
gacchataḥ pathi tasyātha marubhūmau kalipriya / abhavad dasyuto rātrau avaskando 'tiduḥsahaḥ
As he was going along the road in the desert land, O lover of quarrels, there was at night a raid by robbers, most hard to endure.
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VamP 53.16
ततः स हृतसर्वस्वो वणिग् गुःखसमन्वितः । असहायो मरौ तस्मिंश् चचारोन्मत्तवद् वशी
tataḥ sa hṛtasarvasvo vaṇig guḥkhasamanvitaḥ / asahāyo marau tasmiṃś cacāronmattavad vaśī
Then that merchant, robbed of all he had and filled with grief, alone in that desert, wandered like a madman, (yet) self-controlled.
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VamP 53.17
चरता तदरण्यं वै दुःखाक्रान्तेन नारद । आत्मा इव शमीवृक्षो मरावासादितः शुभः
caratā tadaraṇyaṃ vai duḥkhākrāntena nārada / ātmā iva śamīvṛkṣo marāvāsāditaḥ śubhaḥ
As he roamed that wilderness overwhelmed with grief, O Nārada, an auspicious śamī tree, like (his own) self, was come upon in the desert.
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VamP 53.18
तं मृगौः पिक्षिक्षिश्चैव हीनं दृष्ट्वा शमीतरुम् । श्रान्तः क्षुत्तृट्परीतात्मा तस्याधः समुपाविशत्
taṃ mṛgauḥ pikṣikṣiścaiva hīnaṃ dṛṣṭvā śamītarum / śrāntaḥ kṣuttṛṭparītātmā tasyādhaḥ samupāviśat
Seeing that śamī tree bereft of beasts and birds, weary, his being seized by hunger and thirst, he sat down beneath it.
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VamP 53.19
सुप्तश्चापि सुविश्रान्तो मध्याह्ने पुनरुत्यितः । समपश्यदथायान्तं प्रेतं प्रेतशतैर्वृतम्
suptaścāpi suviśrānto madhyāhne punarutyitaḥ / samapaśyadathāyāntaṃ pretaṃ pretaśatairvṛtam
Having slept and rested well, he rose again at midday, and then he saw a ghost approaching, surrounded by hundreds of ghosts,
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VamP 53.20
उद्वाह्यन्तमथान्येन प्रेतेन प्रेतनायकम् । पिण्डाशिभिश्च पुरतो धावद्भी रूक्षविग्रहैः
udvāhyantamathānyena pretena pretanāyakam / piṇḍāśibhiśca purato dhāvadbhī rūkṣavigrahaiḥ
the ghost-chief being carried along by another ghost, with lump-eating (ghosts) of gaunt frame running in front,
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VamP 53.21
अथाजगाम प्रेतो ऽसौ पर्यटित्वा वनानि च । उपागम्य शमीमूले वणिक्पुत्रं ददर्श सः
athājagāma preto 'sau paryaṭitvā vanāni ca / upāgamya śamīmūle vaṇikputraṃ dadarśa saḥ
Then that ghost came, having wandered through the forests too; approaching, he saw the merchant's son at the foot of the śamī tree.
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VamP 53.22
स्वागतेनाभिवाद्यैनं समाभाष्य परस्परम् । सुखोपविष्टश्छायायां पृष्ट्वा कुशलमाप्तवान्
svāgatenābhivādyainaṃ samābhāṣya parasparam / sukhopaviṣṭaśchāyāyāṃ pṛṣṭvā kuśalamāptavān
Greeting him with a welcome, and after they conversed with each other, seated comfortably in the shade, having asked after his well-being, he got (an answer).
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VamP 53.23
ततः प्रेताधिपतिना पृष्टः स तु वणिक्सखः । कुत आगम्यते ब्रूहि क्व साधो वा गमिष्यसि
tataḥ pretādhipatinā pṛṣṭaḥ sa tu vaṇiksakhaḥ / kuta āgamyate brūhi kva sādho vā gamiṣyasi
Then, questioned by the lord of ghosts, that friend of the merchant (was asked): "Tell (me), from where do you come, and where, good sir, will you go?
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VamP 53.24
कथं चेदं महारण्यं मृगपक्षिविवर्जितम् । समापन्नो ऽसि भद्रं ते सर्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि
kathaṃ cedaṃ mahāraṇyaṃ mṛgapakṣivivarjitam / samāpanno 'si bhadraṃ te sarvamākhyātumarhasi
And how have you come into this great forest, devoid of beasts and birds? Blessings on you — you ought to relate everything."
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VamP 53.25
एवं प्रेताधिपतिना वणिक् पृष्टः समासतः । सर्वमाख्यातवान् ब्रह्मन् स्वदेशधनविच्युतिम्
evaṃ pretādhipatinā vaṇik pṛṣṭaḥ samāsataḥ / sarvamākhyātavān brahman svadeśadhanavicyutim
Thus questioned by the lord of ghosts, the merchant related everything in brief, O brahmin — the loss of his own country and his wealth.
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VamP 53.26
तस्य श्रुत्वा स वृत्तान्तं तस्य दुःखेन दुःखितः । वमिक्पुत्रं ततः प्राह प्रेतपालः स्वबन्धुवत्
tasya śrutvā sa vṛttāntaṃ tasya duḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ / vamikputraṃ tataḥ prāha pretapālaḥ svabandhuvat
Hearing his story, pained by his pain, the ghost-guardian then spoke to the merchant's son as to his own kinsman:
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VamP 53.27
एवं गते ऽपि मा शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत । भूयो ऽप्यर्थाः भविष्यन्ति यदि भाग्यबलं तव
evaṃ gate 'pi mā śokaṃ kartumarhasi suvrata / bhūyo 'pyarthāḥ bhaviṣyanti yadi bhāgyabalaṃ tava
"Even though things have gone thus, you should not grieve, O man of good vows; wealth will come to be again, if the force of your fortune (allows).
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VamP 53.28
भाग्यक्षयेर्ऽथाः क्षीयन्ते भवन्त्यभ्युदये पुनः । क्षीणस्यास्य शरीरस्य चिन्तया नोदयो भवेत्
bhāgyakṣayer'thāḥ kṣīyante bhavantyabhyudaye punaḥ / kṣīṇasyāsya śarīrasya cintayā nodayo bhavet
When fortune wanes, riches waste away; they come to be again at (fortune's) rise. For this wasted body there would be no rising through brooding.
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VamP 53.31
इत्युच्चार्य समाहूय स्वान् भृत्यान् वाक्यमब्रवीत् । अद्यातिथिरयं पूज्यः सदैव स्वजनो मम ॥ वम्प्_५३।२९ ॥ अस्मिन् समागते प्रेताः प्रीतिर्जाता ममातुला ॥ वम्प्_५३।३० ॥ एवं हि वदतस्तस्य मृत्पात्रं सुदृढं नवम् । दध्योदनेन संपूर्णमाजगाम यथेप्सितम्
ityuccārya samāhūya svān bhṛtyān vākyamabravīt / adyātithirayaṃ pūjyaḥ sadaiva svajano mama // vamp_53.29 // asmin samāgate pretāḥ prītirjātā mamātulā // vamp_53.30 // evaṃ hi vadatastasya mṛtpātraṃ sudṛḍhaṃ navam / dadhyodanena saṃpūrṇamājagāma yathepsitam
Having said this aloud, he summoned his own servants and spoke these words: "Today this guest is to be honoured, ever a kinsman of mine. (53.29) At his arrival, O ghosts, an incomparable joy has arisen in me." (53.30) And even as he was speaking thus, an earthen vessel, very firm and new, filled with curd-rice, arrived just as desired.
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VamP 53.32
तथा नवा च सुदृढा संपूर्णा परमाम्भसा । वारिधानी च संप्राप्ता प्रेतानामग्रतः स्थिता
tathā navā ca sudṛḍhā saṃpūrṇā paramāmbhasā / vāridhānī ca saṃprāptā pretānāmagrataḥ sthitā
Likewise a water-jar, new and very firm, filled with the finest water, arrived and stood before the ghosts.
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VamP 53.33
तमागतं ससलिलमन्नं वीक्ष्य महामतिः । प्राहोत्तिष्ठ वणिक्पुत्र त्वमाह्निकमुपाचर
tamāgataṃ sasalilamannaṃ vīkṣya mahāmatiḥ / prāhottiṣṭha vaṇikputra tvamāhnikamupācara
Seeing the food that had arrived along with the water, the greatly wise one said: "Rise, merchant's son, perform your daily rites."
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VamP 53.34
ततस्तु वारिधान्यास्तौ सलिलेन विधानतः । कृताह्निकावुभौ जातौ वणिक् प्रेतपतिस्तथा
tatastu vāridhānyāstau salilena vidhānataḥ / kṛtāhnikāvubhau jātau vaṇik pretapatistathā
Then with the water from the water-jar the two of them, according to rule, both had performed their daily rites — the merchant and the lord of ghosts.
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VamP 53.35
ततो वणिक्सुतायादौ दध्योदनमथेच्छया । दत्त्वा तेभ्यश्च सर्वेभ्यः प्रेतेभ्यो व्यददात् ततः
tato vaṇiksutāyādau dadhyodanamathecchayā / dattvā tebhyaśca sarvebhyaḥ pretebhyo vyadadāt tataḥ
Then, having given the curd-rice first to the merchant's son as he wished, he then distributed it to all those ghosts.
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VamP 53.36
भुक्तवत्सु च सर्वेषु कामतो ऽम्भसि सेविते । अनन्तरं सबुभुजे प्रेतपालो बराशनम्
bhuktavatsu ca sarveṣu kāmato 'mbhasi sevite / anantaraṃ sabubhuje pretapālo barāśanam
And when all had eaten, and water had been enjoyed at will, thereafter the ghost-guardian himself partook of the food.
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VamP 53.37
प्रकामतृप्ते प्रेत च वारिधान्योदनं तथा । अन्तर्धानमगाद् ब्रह्मन् वणिक्पुत्रस्य पश्यतः
prakāmatṛpte preta ca vāridhānyodanaṃ tathā / antardhānamagād brahman vaṇikputrasya paśyataḥ
And when the ghosts were satisfied to their fill, the water-jar and the rice likewise vanished, O brahmin, before the eyes of the merchant's son.
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VamP 53.38
ततस्तदद्भुततमं दृष्ट्वा स मतिमान् वणिक् । पप्रच्छ तं प्रेतपालं कौतूहलमना वशी
tatastadadbhutatamaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa matimān vaṇik / papraccha taṃ pretapālaṃ kautūhalamanā vaśī
Then, having seen that most wondrous thing, the intelligent merchant, self-controlled and with a curious mind, asked that ghost-guardian:
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VamP 53.39
अरण्ये निर्जने साधो कुतो ऽन्नस्य समुद्भवः । कुतश्च वारिधानीयं संपूर्णा परमाम्भसा
araṇye nirjane sādho kuto 'nnasya samudbhavaḥ / kutaśca vāridhānīyaṃ saṃpūrṇā paramāmbhasā
"In a deserted wilderness, good sir, whence the appearance of food? And whence this water-jar, filled with the finest water?
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VamP 53.40
तथामी तव ये भृत्यास्त्वत्तस्ते वर्मतः कृशाः । भवानपि च तेजस्वी किञ्चित्पुष्टवपुः शुभः
tathāmī tava ye bhṛtyāstvattaste varmataḥ kṛśāḥ / bhavānapi ca tejasvī kiñcitpuṣṭavapuḥ śubhaḥ
And likewise these servants of yours — they are lean in body compared to you; whereas you are full of vigour, of somewhat well-nourished body, handsome,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 53.41
शुक्लवस्त्रपरीधानो बहूनां परिपालकः । सर्वमेतन्ममाचक्ष्व को भवान् का शमी त्वियम्
śuklavastraparīdhāno bahūnāṃ paripālakaḥ / sarvametanmamācakṣva ko bhavān kā śamī tviyam
"(You are) clothed in white garments, the protector of many. Tell me all this: who are you, and what is this śamī tree?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.42
इत्थं वणिक्सुतवचः श्रुत्वासौ प्रेतनायकः । शशंस सर्वमस्याद्यं यथावृत्तं पुरातनम्
itthaṃ vaṇiksutavacaḥ śrutvāsau pretanāyakaḥ / śaśaṃsa sarvamasyādyaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ purātanam
Having heard the merchant's son's words thus, that chief of the ghosts related to him everything from the beginning, as it had happened long ago.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.43
अहमासं पुरा विप्रः शाकले नगरोत्तमे । सोमशर्मेति विख्यातो बहुलागर्भसंभवः
ahamāsaṃ purā vipraḥ śākale nagarottame / somaśarmeti vikhyāto bahulāgarbhasaṃbhavaḥ
"Formerly I was a brahmin in Śākala, the best of cities, well known as Somaśarman, born from the womb of Bahulā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.44
ममास्ति च वणिक् श्रीमान् प्राति वेश्यो महाधनः । स तु सोमश्रवा नाम विष्णुभक्तो महायशाः
mamāsti ca vaṇik śrīmān prāti veśyo mahādhanaḥ / sa tu somaśravā nāma viṣṇubhakto mahāyaśāḥ
"And I have a wealthy merchant as neighbour, very rich; he is named Somaśravas, a devotee of Viṣṇu, of great fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.45
सो ऽहं कदर्यो मूढात्मा धने ऽपि सति दुर्मतिः । न ददामि द्विजातिभ्यो न चाश्नाम्यन्नमुत्तमम्
so 'haṃ kadaryo mūḍhātmā dhane 'pi sati durmatiḥ / na dadāmi dvijātibhyo na cāśnāmyannamuttamam
"But I was miserly, deluded in mind, ill-disposed even though I had wealth: I gave nothing to brahmins, nor did I myself eat excellent food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.46
प्रमादाद् यदि भुञ्जामि दधिक्षीरघृतान्वितम् । ततो रात्रौ नृभिर् घोरैस्ताड्यते मम विग्रहः
pramādād yadi bhuñjāmi dadhikṣīraghṛtānvitam / tato rātrau nṛbhir ghoraistāḍyate mama vigrahaḥ
"If through carelessness I ate (food) mixed with curds, milk and ghee, then at night my body would be beaten by terrible men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.47
प्रातर्भवति मे घोरा मृत्युतुल्या विषूचिका । न च कश्चिन्माभ्यासे तत्र तिष्ठति बान्धवः
prātarbhavati me ghorā mṛtyutulyā viṣūcikā / na ca kaścinmābhyāse tatra tiṣṭhati bāndhavaḥ
"In the morning a dreadful cholera, like death, would come upon me, and no kinsman would stay there near me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.48
कथं कथमपि प्राणा मया संप्रतिधारिताः । एवमेतादृशः पापी निवसाम्यतिनिर्घृणः
kathaṃ kathamapi prāṇā mayā saṃpratidhāritāḥ / evametādṛśaḥ pāpī nivasāmyatinirghṛṇaḥ
"With great difficulty I kept my life-breaths together. Such was I, a sinner, dwelling utterly without compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.49
सौवीरतिलपिण्याकसक्तुशाकादिभोनैः । क्षपयामि कदन्नाद्यैरात्मानं कालयापनैः
sauvīratilapiṇyākasaktuśākādibhonaiḥ / kṣapayāmi kadannādyairātmānaṃ kālayāpanaiḥ
"With foods of sour gruel, sesame cake, barley-meal, greens and the like, with bad food and such, merely passing the time, I wore myself away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.50
एवं तत्रासतो मह्यं महान् कालो ऽभ्यगादथ । श्रवणद्वादशी नाम मासि भाद्रपदे ऽभवत्
evaṃ tatrāsato mahyaṃ mahān kālo 'bhyagādatha / śravaṇadvādaśī nāma māsi bhādrapade 'bhavat
"As I lived there thus, a long time passed by; then in the month of Bhādrapada came the (day) called Śravaṇa-dvādaśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.51
ततो नागरिको लोको गतः स्नातुं हि संगमम् । इरावत्या नड्वलाया ब्रह्मक्षत्रपुरस्सरः
tato nāgariko loko gataḥ snātuṃ hi saṃgamam / irāvatyā naḍvalāyā brahmakṣatrapurassaraḥ
"Then the townsfolk went to bathe at the confluence of the Irāvatī and the Naḍvalā, with brahmins and kṣatriyas at the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.52
प्रातिवेश्यप्रसंगेन तत्राप्यनुगतो ऽस्म्यहम् । कृतोपवासः शुचिमानेकादश्यां यतव्रतः
prātiveśyaprasaṃgena tatrāpyanugato 'smyaham / kṛtopavāsaḥ śucimānekādaśyāṃ yatavrataḥ
"On account of my neighbour I too followed there, having fasted, pure, keeping the vow on the eleventh day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.53
ततः संगमतोयेन वारिधानीं दृढां नवाम् । संपूर्णां वस्तुसंवीतां छत्रोपानहसंयुताम्
tataḥ saṃgamatoyena vāridhānīṃ dṛḍhāṃ navām / saṃpūrṇāṃ vastusaṃvītāṃ chatropānahasaṃyutām
"Then (I gave) a water-jar, firm and new, filled with the water of the confluence, wrapped in cloth, together with an umbrella and sandals;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.54
सृत्पात्रमपि मिष्टस्य पूर्णं दध्योदनस्य ह । प्रदत्तं ब्राह्मणेन्द्राय शुचये ज्ञानधर्मिणे
sṛtpātramapi miṣṭasya pūrṇaṃ dadhyodanasya ha / pradattaṃ brāhmaṇendrāya śucaye jñānadharmiṇe
"and also a vessel full of sweet curd-rice was given to a foremost brahmin, pure and devoted to knowledge and duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.55
तदेव जीवता दत्तं मया दानं वणिक्सुत । वर्षाणां सप्ततीनां वै नान्यद् दत्तं हि किञ्चन
tadeva jīvatā dattaṃ mayā dānaṃ vaṇiksuta / varṣāṇāṃ saptatīnāṃ vai nānyad dattaṃ hi kiñcana
"That alone, merchant's son, was the gift given by me while alive; in seventy years nothing else at all was given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.56
मृतः प्रेतत्वमापन्नो दत्त्वा प्रेतान्नमेव हि । अमी चादत्तदानास्तु मदन्नेनोपजीविनः
mṛtaḥ pretatvamāpanno dattvā pretānnameva hi / amī cādattadānāstu madannenopajīvinaḥ
"Having died, I attained the state of a ghost, since I had given only a ghost's food; and these, who have given no gifts, subsist on my food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.57
एतते कारणं प्रोक्तं यत्तदन्नं मयाम्भसा । दत्तं तदिदमायाति मध्याह्ने ऽपि दिने दिने
etate kāraṇaṃ proktaṃ yattadannaṃ mayāmbhasā / dattaṃ tadidamāyāti madhyāhne 'pi dine dine
"This has been told you as the reason: that food which was given by me along with water — this same comes (to me) at midday, day after day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.58
यावन्नाहं च भुञ्जामि न तावत् क्षयमेति वै । मयि भुक्ते च पीते च सर्वमन्तर्हितं भवेत्
yāvannāhaṃ ca bhuñjāmi na tāvat kṣayameti vai / mayi bhukte ca pīte ca sarvamantarhitaṃ bhavet
"And as long as I do not eat, it does not diminish; but when I have eaten and drunk, it all becomes invisible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.59
यच्चातपत्रमददं सो ऽयं जातः शमीतरुः । उवानद्युगले दत्ते प्रेतो मे वाहनो ऽभवत्
yaccātapatramadadaṃ so 'yaṃ jātaḥ śamītaruḥ / uvānadyugale datte preto me vāhano 'bhavat
"And the umbrella which I gave has become this śamī tree; and when the pair of sandals was given, a ghost became my mount.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 53.60
इयं तोवक्ता धर्मज्ञ मया कीनाशतात्मनः । श्रवणद्वादशीपुण्यं तवोक्यं पुणयवर्धरम्
iyaṃ tovaktā dharmajña mayā kīnāśatātmanaḥ / śravaṇadvādaśīpuṇyaṃ tavokyaṃ puṇayavardharam
"This, O knower of dharma, has been told by you (to me?) — I, whose nature is miserly. The merit of Śravaṇa-dvādaśī is to be declared to you, increasing merit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 53.61
इत्येवमुक्ते वचने वणिक्पुत्रो ऽब्रवीद् वचः । यन्मया तात कर्त्तव्यं तदनुज्ञातुमर्हसि
ityevamukte vacane vaṇikputro 'bravīd vacaḥ / yanmayā tāta karttavyaṃ tadanujñātumarhasi
When this had been said, the merchant's son spoke these words: "Father, be pleased to tell me what I must do."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.62
तत् तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वणिक्पुत्रस्य नारद । प्रेतपालो वचः प्राह स्वार्थसिद्धिकरं ततः
tat tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vaṇikputrasya nārada / pretapālo vacaḥ prāha svārthasiddhikaraṃ tataḥ
Hearing that speech of the merchant's son, O Nārada, the guardian of the dead then spoke words that would accomplish his own purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.63
यत् त्वया तात कर्त्तव्यं मद्धितार्थं महामते । कथयिष्यामि तत् सम्यक् तव श्रेयस्करं मम
yat tvayā tāta karttavyaṃ maddhitārthaṃ mahāmate / kathayiṣyāmi tat samyak tava śreyaskaraṃ mama
"O greatly wise one, what you must do for my benefit, that I shall tell you fully — it brings good fortune to you and to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.64
गयायां तीर्थजुष्टायां स्नात्वा शौचसमन्वितः । मम नाम समुद्दिश्य पिण्डनिर्वपणं कुरु
gayāyāṃ tīrthajuṣṭāyāṃ snātvā śaucasamanvitaḥ / mama nāma samuddiśya piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ kuru
At Gayā, frequented as a holy ford, having bathed and being pure, name me expressly and perform the offering of the funeral rice-ball.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.65
तत्र पिण्डप्रदानेन प्रेतभावादहं सखे । मुक्तस्तु सर्वदातृणां यास्यामि सहलोकताम्
tatra piṇḍapradānena pretabhāvādahaṃ sakhe / muktastu sarvadātṛṇāṃ yāsyāmi sahalokatām
By the giving of the piṇḍa there, friend, I shall be released from the condition of a preta and go to share the world of all givers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.66
यथेयं द्वादशी पुण्या मासि प्रौष्ठपदे सिता । बुधश्रवणसंयुक्ता सातिश्रेयस्करी स्मृता
yatheyaṃ dvādaśī puṇyā māsi prauṣṭhapade sitā / budhaśravaṇasaṃyuktā sātiśreyaskarī smṛtā
For this twelfth day is meritorious — the bright (fortnight's) twelfth in the month of Prauṣṭhapada; joined with a Wednesday and the Śravaṇa (asterism) it is held to bring the greatest good."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.67
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वणिजं प्रेतराजो ऽनुगैः सह । स्वनामानि यथान्यायं सम्यगाख्यातवाञ्छुचिः
ityevamuktvā vaṇijaṃ pretarājo 'nugaiḥ saha / svanāmāni yathānyāyaṃ samyagākhyātavāñchuciḥ
Having spoken thus to the merchant, the king of the pretas, together with his followers, being pure, properly declared his own names in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.68
प्रेतस्कन्धे समारोप्य त्याजितो मरुमण्डलम् । रम्ये ऽथ शूरसेनाख्ये देशे प्राप्तः स वै वणिक्
pretaskandhe samāropya tyājito marumaṇḍalam / ramye 'tha śūrasenākhye deśe prāptaḥ sa vai vaṇik
Setting him on the preta's shoulder, he was made to leave the desert region, and that merchant arrived in the pleasant country called Śūrasena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.69
स्वकर्मधर्मयोगेन धनमुच्चावचं बहु । उवार्जयित्वा प्रययौ गयाशीर्षमनुत्तमम्
svakarmadharmayogena dhanamuccāvacaṃ bahu / uvārjayitvā prayayau gayāśīrṣamanuttamam
By the practice of his own work and duty, having earned much wealth, high and low, he went to the unsurpassed Gayāśīrṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.70
पिण्डनिर्वपणं तत्र प्रेतानामनुपूर्वशः । चकार स्वपितॄणां च दायादानामनन्तरम्
piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ tatra pretānāmanupūrvaśaḥ / cakāra svapitṝṇāṃ ca dāyādānāmanantaram
There he performed the offering of piṇḍas for the pretas in due order, and then for his own ancestors and for his co-heirs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.71
आत्मनश्च महाबुद्धिर्महाबोध्यं तिलैर्विना । पिण्डनिर्वपणं चक्रे तथान्यानपि गोत्रजान्
ātmanaśca mahābuddhirmahābodhyaṃ tilairvinā / piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ cakre tathānyānapi gotrajān
And that man of great intelligence made an offering of piṇḍas for himself too at Mahābodhi, without sesame seeds, and likewise for the other members of his lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 53.72
एवं प्रदत्तेष्वथ वै पिण्डेषु प्रेतभावतः । विमुक्तास्ते द्विज प्रेता ब्रह्मलोकं ततो गताः
evaṃ pradatteṣvatha vai piṇḍeṣu pretabhāvataḥ / vimuktāste dvija pretā brahmalokaṃ tato gatāḥ
When the piṇḍas had thus been given, O twice-born, those pretas were released from the condition of a preta and thereupon went to the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.73
स चापि हि वणिक्पुत्रो निजमालयमाव्रजत् । श्रवणद्वादशीं कृत्वा कालधर्ममुपेयिवान्
sa cāpi hi vaṇikputro nijamālayamāvrajat / śravaṇadvādaśīṃ kṛtvā kāladharmamupeyivān
And that merchant's son too returned to his own home, and having observed the Śravaṇa twelfth, he met the law of time (i.e. died).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.74
गन्धर्वलोके सुचिरं भोगान् भुक्त्वा सुदुर्लभान् । मानुष्यं जन्ममासाद्य स बभौ शाकले विराट्
gandharvaloke suciraṃ bhogān bhuktvā sudurlabhān / mānuṣyaṃ janmamāsādya sa babhau śākale virāṭ
Having enjoyed for a very long time in the world of the Gandharvas pleasures very hard to obtain, he attained human birth and shone as a sovereign in Śākala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.75
स्वधर्मकर्मवृत्तिस्थः श्रवणद्वादशीरतः । कालधर्ममवाप्यासौ गुह्यकावासमाश्रयत्
svadharmakarmavṛttisthaḥ śravaṇadvādaśīrataḥ / kāladharmamavāpyāsau guhyakāvāsamāśrayat
Established in the conduct of his own duty and works, devoted to the Śravaṇa twelfth, he, on reaching the law of time, took up residence among the Guhyakas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.76
तत्रोष्य सुचिरं कालं भोगान् भुक्त्वाथ कामतः । मर्त्यलोकमनुप्राप्य राजन्यतनयो ऽभवत्
tatroṣya suciraṃ kālaṃ bhogān bhuktvātha kāmataḥ / martyalokamanuprāpya rājanyatanayo 'bhavat
Having dwelt there a very long time and enjoyed pleasures at will, he then came to the world of mortals and became the son of a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.77
तत्रापि क्षत्रवृत्तिस्थो दानभोगरतो वशी । गोग्रहे ऽरिगणाञ्जित्वा कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् । शक्रलोकं स संप्राप्य देवैः सर्वैः सुपूजितः
tatrāpi kṣatravṛttistho dānabhogarato vaśī / gograhe 'rigaṇāñjitvā kāladharmamupeyivān / śakralokaṃ sa saṃprāpya devaiḥ sarvaiḥ supūjitaḥ
There too, established in the kṣatriya's calling, devoted to giving and to enjoyment, self-controlled, having conquered troops of enemies in a cattle-raid, he met the law of time; and reaching Śakra's world he was well honoured by all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.78
पुण्यक्षयात् परिभ्रष्टः शाकले सो ऽभवद् द्विजः । ततो विकटरूपो ऽसौ सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः
puṇyakṣayāt paribhraṣṭaḥ śākale so 'bhavad dvijaḥ / tato vikaṭarūpo 'sau sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ
Fallen (from there) through the exhaustion of his merit, he became a brahmin in Śākala; thereafter he was of ugly form, (though) one who had mastered the meaning of all the scriptures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.79
विवाहयद् द्विजसुतां रूपेणानुपमां द्विज । सावमेने च भर्त्तारं सुशीलमपि भामिनी
vivāhayad dvijasutāṃ rūpeṇānupamāṃ dvija / sāvamene ca bharttāraṃ suśīlamapi bhāminī
He married a brahmin's daughter, unequalled in beauty, O twice-born; and that proud woman despised her husband, though he was of good character.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.80
विरूपमिति मन्वाना ततस्सोभूत् सुदुःखितः । ततो निर्वेदसंयुक्तो गत्वाश्रमपदं महत्
virūpamiti manvānā tatassobhūt suduḥkhitaḥ / tato nirvedasaṃyukto gatvāśramapadaṃ mahat
Thinking him deformed — thereupon he became greatly miserable; then, filled with disgust (for the world), he went to a great hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.81
इरावत्यास्तटे श्रीमान् रूपधारिणमासदत् । तमाराध्य जगन्नाथं नक्षत्रपुरुषेण हि
irāvatyāstaṭe śrīmān rūpadhāriṇamāsadat / tamārādhya jagannāthaṃ nakṣatrapuruṣeṇa hi
On the bank of the Irāvatī the illustrious (king) came upon (the image of) the Form-Bearer; and having propitiated him, the Lord of the world, by means of the Nakṣatra-puruṣa (rite),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.82
सुरूपतामवाप्याग्र्यां तस्मिन्नेव च जन्मनि । ततः प्रियो ऽभूद् भार्याया भोगवांश्चाभवद् वशी । श्रवणद्वादशीभक्तः पूर्वाभ्यासादजायत
surūpatāmavāpyāgryāṃ tasminneva ca janmani / tataḥ priyo 'bhūd bhāryāyā bhogavāṃścābhavad vaśī / śravaṇadvādaśībhaktaḥ pūrvābhyāsādajāyata
and having attained foremost beauty of form in that very birth, thereafter he became dear to his wife, and became a man of enjoyments, self-controlled; from his former practice he was born a devotee of the Śravaṇa-dvādaśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 53.83
एवं पुरासौ द्विजपुङ्गवस्तु कुरूपरूपो भगवत्प्रसादात् । अनङ्गरूपप्रतिमो बभूव मृश्च राजा स पुरूरवाभूत्
evaṃ purāsau dvijapuṅgavastu kurūparūpo bhagavatprasādāt / anaṅgarūpapratimo babhūva mṛśca rājā sa purūravābhūt
Thus formerly that bull among brahmins, of ugly form, became by the Lord's grace the very likeness of Anaṅga (the god of love) in beauty; and he, the king, became Purūravas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain