Vamana Purana — Chapter 54

VamP 54.1

नारद उवाच । पुरूरवा द्विजश्रेष्ठ यथा देवं श्रियः पतिम् । नक्षत्रपुरुषाख्येन आराधयत तद् वद

nārada uvāca / purūravā dvijaśreṣṭha yathā devaṃ śriyaḥ patim / nakṣatrapuruṣākhyena ārādhayata tad vada

Nārada said: Tell (me), best of brahmins, how Purūravas worshipped the god, the husband of Śrī, by (the rite) named Nakṣatra-puruṣa.

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VamP 54.2

पुलस्त्य उवाच । श्रूयतां कथयिष्यामि नक्षत्रपुरुषव्रतम् । नक्षत्राङ्गनि देवस्य यानि यानीह नारद

pulastya uvāca / śrūyatāṃ kathayiṣyāmi nakṣatrapuruṣavratam / nakṣatrāṅgani devasya yāni yānīha nārada

Pulastya said: Let it be heard — I shall relate the Nakṣatra-puruṣa observance, (and) which are the asterism-limbs of the god here, Nārada.

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VamP 54.3

मूलर्क्षं चरणौ विष्णोर्जङ्घे द्वे रोहिणी स्मृते । द्वे जानुनी तथाश्विन्यौ संस्तिते रूपधारिमः

mūlarkṣaṃ caraṇau viṣṇorjaṅghe dve rohiṇī smṛte / dve jānunī tathāśvinyau saṃstite rūpadhārimaḥ

The asterism Mūla is Viṣṇu's feet; the two shanks are held to be Rohiṇī; and the two Aśvinīs are established as the two knees of the Form-Bearer.

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VamP 54.4

आषाढं द्वे द्वयं चोर्वोर्गुह्यस्थं फाल्गुनीद्वयम् । कटिस्थाः कृत्तिकाश्चैव वासुदेवस्य संस्थिताः

āṣāḍhaṃ dve dvayaṃ corvorguhyasthaṃ phālgunīdvayam / kaṭisthāḥ kṛttikāścaiva vāsudevasya saṃsthitāḥ

The two Āṣāḍhās are the pair of thighs, and the pair of Phālgunīs is placed at the pudenda; the Kṛttikās are situated at the waist of Vāsudeva.

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VamP 54.5

प्रौष्ठपद्याद्वयं पार्श्वे कुक्षिभ्यां रेवती स्थिता । उरःसंस्था त्वनुराधा श्रविष्ठा पृष्ठसंस्थिता

prauṣṭhapadyādvayaṃ pārśve kukṣibhyāṃ revatī sthitā / uraḥsaṃsthā tvanurādhā śraviṣṭhā pṛṣṭhasaṃsthitā

The two Proṣṭhapadās are at the two sides, Revatī is placed at the two flanks; Anurādhā is set on the chest, Śraviṣṭhā is set on the back.

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VamP 54.6

विशाखा भुजयोर्हस्तः करद्वयमुदाहृतम् । पुनर्वसुरथाङ्गुल्यो नखाः सार्पं तथोच्यते

viśākhā bhujayorhastaḥ karadvayamudāhṛtam / punarvasurathāṅgulyo nakhāḥ sārpaṃ tathocyate

Viśākhā is in the two arms, Hasta is declared to be the two hands; Punarvasu the fingers, and Sārpa (Āśleṣā) is said to be the nails.

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VamP 54.7

ग्रीवास्थैता तथा ज्येष्ठा श्रवणं कर्णयोः स्थितम् । मुखसंस्थस्तथा पुष्यः स्वातिर्दन्ताः प्रकीर्तिताः

grīvāsthaitā tathā jyeṣṭhā śravaṇaṃ karṇayoḥ sthitam / mukhasaṃsthastathā puṣyaḥ svātirdantāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

These are placed in the neck, and likewise Jyeṣṭhā; Śravaṇa is placed in the two ears; Puṣya is set in the face, (and) Svāti is proclaimed to be the teeth.

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VamP 54.8

हनू द्वे वारुणश्चोक्तो नासा पैत्र उदाहृतः । मृगशीर्षं नयनयो रूपधारिणि तिष्ठति

hanū dve vāruṇaścokto nāsā paitra udāhṛtaḥ / mṛgaśīrṣaṃ nayanayo rūpadhāriṇi tiṣṭhati

Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣaj) is said to be the two jaws, Paitra (Maghā) is declared the nose; Mṛgaśīrṣa stands in the two eyes of the Form-Bearer.

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VamP 54.9

चित्रा चैव ललाटे तु भरणी तु तथा शिरः । शिरोरुहस्था चैवार्द्रा नक्षत्राङ्गमिदं हरेः

citrā caiva lalāṭe tu bharaṇī tu tathā śiraḥ / śiroruhasthā caivārdrā nakṣatrāṅgamidaṃ hareḥ

And Citrā is on the forehead, while Bharaṇī is the head; and Ārdrā is placed in the hair of the head — this is the asterism-body of Hari.

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VamP 54.10

विधानं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यथायोगेन नारद । संपूजितो हरिः कामान् विदधाति यथेप्सितान्

vidhānaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yathāyogena nārada / saṃpūjito hariḥ kāmān vidadhāti yathepsitān

I shall now fully declare the procedure, as is fitting, Nārada; when he has been duly worshipped, Hari grants desires just as they are wished for.

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VamP 54.11

चैत्रमासे सिताष्टम्यां यदा मूलगतः शशी । तदा तु भगवत्पादौ पूजयेत् तु विधानतः । नक्षत्रसन्निधौ दद्याद् विप्रेन्द्राय च भोजनम्

caitramāse sitāṣṭamyāṃ yadā mūlagataḥ śaśī / tadā tu bhagavatpādau pūjayet tu vidhānataḥ / nakṣatrasannidhau dadyād viprendrāya ca bhojanam

In the month of Caitra, on the eighth of the bright fortnight, when the moon has entered Mūla, then one should worship the Lord's two feet according to rule; in the presence of the asterism one should give food to a foremost brahmin.

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VamP 54.12

जानुनी चाश्विनीयोगे पूजयेदथ भक्तितः । दोहदे च हविष्यान्नं पूर्ववद् द्विजभोजनम्

jānunī cāśvinīyoge pūjayedatha bhaktitaḥ / dohade ca haviṣyānnaṃ pūrvavad dvijabhojanam

And at the conjunction (of the moon) with Aśvinī one should then worship the two knees with devotion; and as the craving-offering (dohada), sacrificial food, and the feeding of brahmins as before.

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VamP 54.13

आषाढाभ्यां तथा द्वाभ्यां द्वावूरू पूजयेद् बुधः । सलिलं शिशिरं तत्र दोहदे च प्रकीर्तितम्

āṣāḍhābhyāṃ tathā dvābhyāṃ dvāvūrū pūjayed budhaḥ / salilaṃ śiśiraṃ tatra dohade ca prakīrtitam

Likewise with the two Āṣāḍhās the wise man should worship the two thighs; there cool water is declared as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.14

फाल्गुनीद्वितये गुह्यं पूजनीयं विचक्षणैः । दोदहे च पयो गव्यं देयं च द्विजभोजनम्

phālgunīdvitaye guhyaṃ pūjanīyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ / dodahe ca payo gavyaṃ deyaṃ ca dvijabhojanam

At the pair of Phālgunīs the pudenda are to be worshipped by the discerning; and cow's milk is to be given as the craving-offering, and the feeding of brahmins.

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VamP 54.15

कृत्तिकासु कटिः पूज्या सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः । देयञ्च दोहदं विष्णोः सुगन्धकुसुमोदकम्

kṛttikāsu kaṭiḥ pūjyā sopavāso jitendriyaḥ / deyañca dohadaṃ viṣṇoḥ sugandhakusumodakam

At the Kṛttikās the waist is to be worshipped, (by one) fasting and with senses subdued; and as Viṣṇu's craving-offering, water with fragrant flowers is to be given.

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VamP 54.16

पार्श्वे भाद्रपदायुग्मे पूजयित्वा विधानतः । गुडं सलेहकं दद्याद् दोहदे देवकीर्तितम्

pārśve bhādrapadāyugme pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ / guḍaṃ salehakaṃ dadyād dohade devakīrtitam

Having worshipped the two sides at the pair of Bhādrapadās according to rule, one should give jaggery together with an electuary: that is declared to be the god's craving-offering.

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VamP 54.17

द्वे कुक्षी रेवतीयोगे दोहदे मुद्गमोदकाः । अनुराधासु जठरं षष्ठिकान्नं च दोहदे

dve kukṣī revatīyoge dohade mudgamodakāḥ / anurādhāsu jaṭharaṃ ṣaṣṭhikānnaṃ ca dohade

The two flanks at the conjunction with Revatī, with mung-bean sweets as the craving-offering; at the Anurādhās the belly, and ṣaṣṭhika rice as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.18

श्रविष्ठायां तथा पृष्ठं सालिभक्तं च दोहदे । भुजयुग्मं विशाखासु दोहदे परमोदनम्

śraviṣṭhāyāṃ tathā pṛṣṭhaṃ sālibhaktaṃ ca dohade / bhujayugmaṃ viśākhāsu dohade paramodanam

Likewise, at Śraviṣṭhā (Dhaniṣṭhā) the back (is to be worshipped), and rice-boiled-with-śāli food as the craving-offering; at Viśākhā the pair of arms, and the finest boiled rice as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.19

हस्ते हस्तौ तथा पूज्यौ यावकं दोहदे स्मृतम् । पुनर्वसावङ्गुलीश्च पटोलस्तत्र दोहदे

haste hastau tathā pūjyau yāvakaṃ dohade smṛtam / punarvasāvaṅgulīśca paṭolastatra dohade

At Hasta the two hands are to be worshipped, and barley-gruel (yāvaka) is prescribed as the craving-offering; at Punarvasū the fingers, and paṭola (snake-gourd) there as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.20

आश्लेषासु नखान् पूज्य दोहदे तित्तिरामिषम् । ज्येष्ठायां पूजयेद् ग्रीवां दोहदे तिलमोदकम्

āśleṣāsu nakhān pūjya dohade tittirāmiṣam / jyeṣṭhāyāṃ pūjayed grīvāṃ dohade tilamodakam

At Āśleṣā, having worshipped the nails, (one offers) partridge meat as the craving-offering; at Jyeṣṭhā one should worship the neck, (with) sesame sweetmeats as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.21

श्रवणे श्रवणौ पूज्यौ दधिभक्तं च दोहदे । पुष्ये मुखं पूजयेत दोहदे घृतपायसम्

śravaṇe śravaṇau pūjyau dadhibhaktaṃ ca dohade / puṣye mukhaṃ pūjayeta dohade ghṛtapāyasam

At Śravaṇa the two ears are to be worshipped, and curd-with-rice as the craving-offering; at Puṣya one should worship the mouth, (with) milk-rice with ghee as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.22

स्वातियोगे च दशना दोहदे तिलशष्कुली । दातव्या केशवप्रीत्यै ब्रह्मणस्य च भोजनम्

svātiyoge ca daśanā dohade tilaśaṣkulī / dātavyā keśavaprītyai brahmaṇasya ca bhojanam

And in conjunction with Svāti (the) teeth; as the craving-offering a sesame cake is to be given, for the pleasing of Keśava, and food for a brahmin.

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VamP 54.23

हनू शतभिषायोगे पूजयेच्च प्रयत्नतः । प्रियङ्गुरक्तशाल्यन्नं दोहदं मधुविद्विषः

hanū śatabhiṣāyoge pūjayecca prayatnataḥ / priyaṅguraktaśālyannaṃ dohadaṃ madhuvidviṣaḥ

In conjunction with Śatabhiṣā one should worship the two jaws with care; the craving-offering of the foe of Madhu is priyaṅgu and red śāli-rice food.

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VamP 54.24

मघासु नासिका पूज्या मधु दद्याच्च दोहदे । मृगोत्तमाङ्गे नयने मृगमांसं च दोहदे

maghāsu nāsikā pūjyā madhu dadyācca dohade / mṛgottamāṅge nayane mṛgamāṃsaṃ ca dohade

At Maghā the nose is to be worshipped, and one should give honey as the craving-offering; at Mṛgaśiras ("the deer's head") the eyes, and deer's flesh as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.25

चित्रायोगे ललाटं च दोहदे चारुभोजनम् । भरणीषु शिरः पूज्यं चारु भक्तं च दोहदे

citrāyoge lalāṭaṃ ca dohade cārubhojanam / bharaṇīṣu śiraḥ pūjyaṃ cāru bhaktaṃ ca dohade

In conjunction with Citrā the forehead, and fine food as the craving-offering; at Bharaṇī the head is to be worshipped, and fine boiled rice as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.26

संपूजनीया विद्वद्भिरार्द्रायोगे शिरोरुहाः । विप्रांश्च भोजयेद् भक्तया दोहदे च गुडार्द्रकम्

saṃpūjanīyā vidvadbhirārdrāyoge śiroruhāḥ / viprāṃśca bhojayed bhaktayā dohade ca guḍārdrakam

In conjunction with Ārdrā the hairs of the head are to be worshipped by the learned; and one should feed brahmins with devotion, and (offer) jaggery with ginger as the craving-offering.

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VamP 54.27

नक्षेत्रयोगेष्वेतेषु सम्पूज्य जगतः पतिम् । पारिते दक्षिणान्दद्यात् स्त्रीपुंसोश्चारुवाससी

nakṣetrayogeṣveteṣu sampūjya jagataḥ patim / pārite dakṣiṇāndadyāt strīpuṃsoścāruvāsasī

In these conjunctions of the asterisms, having worshipped the lord of the world, when (the vow) has been completed one should give fees: for the woman and the man fine garments.

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

VamP 54.28

छत्रोपानत्श्वेतयुगं सप्त धान्यानि काञ्चनम् । घृतपात्रं च मतिमन् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्

chatropānatśvetayugaṃ sapta dhānyāni kāñcanam / ghṛtapātraṃ ca matiman brāhmaṇāya nivedayet

An umbrella, sandals, a pair of white (garments? or oxen), the seven grains, gold, and a vessel of ghee — these the wise man should present to a brahmin.

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VamP 54.29

प्रतिनक्षत्रयोगेन पूजनीया द्विजातयः । नक्षत्रमय एवैष पुरुषः शाश्वतो मतः

pratinakṣatrayogena pūjanīyā dvijātayaḥ / nakṣatramaya evaiṣa puruṣaḥ śāśvato mataḥ

With each conjunction of an asterism the twice-born are to be honoured; for this Puruṣa, the eternal one, is held to be made of the asterisms themselves.

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VamP 54.30

नक्षत्रपुरुषाख्यं हि व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम् । पूर्वं कृतं हि भृगुणा सर्वपातकनाशनम्

nakṣatrapuruṣākhyaṃ hi vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam / pūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ hi bhṛguṇā sarvapātakanāśanam

For the vow called "the Asterism-Puruṣa" is the highest of vows; it was performed of old by Bhṛgu, and it destroys all sins.

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VamP 54.31

अङ्गोपाङ्गानि देवर्षे पूजयित्वा जगद्गुरोः । सुरूपाम्यभिजायन्ते प्रत्यङ्गङ्गानि चैव हि

aṅgopāṅgāni devarṣe pūjayitvā jagadguroḥ / surūpāmyabhijāyante pratyaṅgaṅgāni caiva hi

O divine sage, having worshipped the limbs and lesser limbs, and also the several limbs, of the teacher of the world, (people) are born beautiful in form.

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VamP 54.32

सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं कुलसंगागतं च यत् । पितृमातृसमुत्थं च तत्सर्वं हन्ति केशवः

saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ kulasaṃgāgataṃ ca yat / pitṛmātṛsamutthaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ hanti keśavaḥ

The sin committed in seven births, and what has come down through association with one's family, and what has arisen from father and mother — all that Keśava destroys.

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VamP 54.33

सर्वाणि भद्राण्याप्नोति शरीरारोग्यमुत्तमम् । अनन्तां मनसः प्रीतिं रूपं चातीव शोभनम्

sarvāṇi bhadrāṇyāpnoti śarīrārogyamuttamam / anantāṃ manasaḥ prītiṃ rūpaṃ cātīva śobhanam

(The performer) obtains all good things, excellent bodily health, endless gladness of mind, and exceedingly lovely beauty.

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VamP 54.34

वाङ्माधुर्यं तथा कान्ति यच्चान्यदभिवाञ्छितम् । ददाति नक्षत्रपुमान् पूजितस्तु जनार्दनः

vāṅmādhuryaṃ tathā kānti yaccānyadabhivāñchitam / dadāti nakṣatrapumān pūjitastu janārdanaḥ

Sweetness of speech, and loveliness, and whatever else is desired — Janārdana as the Asterism-Man, when worshipped, grants (it).

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VamP 54.35

उपोष्य सम्यगेतेषु क्रमेणर्क्षेषु नारद । अरुन्धती महाभागा ख्यातिमग्र्यां जगाम ह

upoṣya samyageteṣu krameṇarkṣeṣu nārada / arundhatī mahābhāgā khyātimagryāṃ jagāma ha

Having fasted properly through these asterisms in order, O Nārada, the greatly blessed Arundhatī attained foremost renown.

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VamP 54.36

आदित्यस्तनयार्थाय नक्षत्राङ्गं जनार्दनम् । संपूजयित्वा गोविन्दं रेवन्तं पुत्रमाप्तवान्

ādityastanayārthāya nakṣatrāṅgaṃ janārdanam / saṃpūjayitvā govindaṃ revantaṃ putramāptavān

For the sake of a son, having fully worshipped Janārdana, Govinda, whose limbs are the asterisms, (the daughter of) the Sun obtained Revanta as her son.

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VamP 54.37

रम्भा रूपमवापाग्र्यं वाङ्माधुर्यं च मेनका । कान्ति विधुरवापाग्र्यां राज्यं राजा पूरूवाः

rambhā rūpamavāpāgryaṃ vāṅmādhuryaṃ ca menakā / kānti vidhuravāpāgryāṃ rājyaṃ rājā pūrūvāḥ

Rambhā obtained foremost beauty, and Menakā sweetness of speech; the moon obtained foremost loveliness, and King Purū(ravas) his kingdom.

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

VamP 54.38

एवं विधानतो ब्रह्मन्नक्षत्राङ्गो जनार्दनः । पूजितो रूपधारी यैस्तैः प्राप्ता तु सुकामिता

evaṃ vidhānato brahmannakṣatrāṅgo janārdanaḥ / pūjito rūpadhārī yaistaiḥ prāptā tu sukāmitā

Thus, O brahmin, by (this) rite Janārdana, whose limbs are the lunar mansions, when worshipped—those by whom (he was) worshipped in his bodily form attained the fulfilment of their desires.

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

VamP 54.39

एतत् तवोक्तं परमं पवित्रं धन्यं यशस्यं शुभरूपदायि । नक्षत्रपुंसः परमं विधानं शृणुष्व पुण्यामिह तीर्थयात्राम

etat tavoktaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ śubharūpadāyi / nakṣatrapuṃsaḥ paramaṃ vidhānaṃ śṛṇuṣva puṇyāmiha tīrthayātrāma

This supreme, pure, blessed, fame-bringing rite, which bestows a beautiful form, the highest observance of the Nakṣatra-Man, has been declared to you; now hear here the meritorious pilgrimage to the sacred fords.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition