Vamana Purana — Chapter 56
VamP 56.1
नारद उवाच । भगवंल्लोकनाथाय विष्णवे विषमेक्षणः । किमर्थमायुधं चक्रं दत्तवांल्लोकपूजितम्
nārada uvāca / bhagavaṃllokanāthāya viṣṇave viṣamekṣaṇaḥ / kimarthamāyudhaṃ cakraṃ dattavāṃllokapūjitam
Nārada said: Lord, for what reason did the one with the uneven (number of) eyes give to Viṣṇu, the lord of the world, the world-honoured discus weapon?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.2
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा कथामेतां पुरातनीम् । चक्रप्रदानसंबद्धां शिवमाहात्मयवर्धिनीम्
pulastya uvāca/ / śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā kathāmetāṃ purātanīm / cakrapradānasaṃbaddhāṃ śivamāhātmayavardhinīm
Pulastya said: Listen attentively to this ancient tale, connected with the giving of the discus, which increases (the knowledge of) Śiva's greatness.
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VamP 56.3
आसीद् द्विजातिप्रवरो वेदवेदांङ्गपारगः । गृहाश्रमी महाभागो वीतमन्युरिति स्मृतः
āsīd dvijātipravaro vedavedāṃṅgapāragaḥ / gṛhāśramī mahābhāgo vītamanyuriti smṛtaḥ
There was a foremost of the twice-born, who had mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, a householder, greatly fortunate, known as Vītamanyu.
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VamP 56.4
तस्यात्रेयी महाभागो भार्यासीच्छीलसंमता । पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा धर्मशीलेति विश्रुता
tasyātreyī mahābhāgo bhāryāsīcchīlasaṃmatā / pativratā patiprāṇā dharmaśīleti viśrutā
His wife was a woman of Atri's line, greatly fortunate, esteemed for her conduct, devoted to her husband, to whom her husband was as her life, renowned as Dharmaśīlā.
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VamP 56.5
तस्यामस्य महर्षेस्तु ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः । संबभूव सुतः श्रीमान् उपमन्युरिति समृतः
tasyāmasya maharṣestu ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ / saṃbabhūva sutaḥ śrīmān upamanyuriti samṛtaḥ
In her, of this great seer who approached (her) at the proper season, was born a glorious son, known as Upamanyu.
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VamP 56.6
तं माता मुनिशार्दूल शालिपिष्टरसेन वै । पोषयामास वदती क्षीरमेतत् सुदुर्गता
taṃ mātā muniśārdūla śālipiṣṭarasena vai / poṣayāmāsa vadatī kṣīrametat sudurgatā
Him his mother, O tiger among sages, being very poor, nourished with the juice of ground rice, saying, "This is milk."
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VamP 56.7
सो ऽजानानो ऽथ क्षीरस्य स्वादुतां पय इत्यथ । संभावनामप्यकरोच्छालिपिष्टरसे ऽपि हि
so 'jānāno 'tha kṣīrasya svādutāṃ paya ityatha / saṃbhāvanāmapyakarocchālipiṣṭarase 'pi hi
He, not knowing the sweetness of milk, formed the notion "this is milk" even about the juice of ground rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.8
स त्वेकदा समं पित्रा कुत्रचिद् द्विजमेश्मनि । क्षीरौदनं च बुभुजे सुस्वादु प्राणपुष्टिदम्
sa tvekadā samaṃ pitrā kutracid dvijameśmani / kṣīraudanaṃ ca bubhuje susvādu prāṇapuṣṭidam
But once, together with his father, in some brahmin's house he ate milk-rice, very sweet and giving strength to life.
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VamP 56.9
स लब्ध्वानुपमं स्वादं क्षीरस्य ऋषिदारकः । मात्रा दत्तं द्वितीये ऽह्नि नादत्ते पिष्टवारि तत्
sa labdhvānupamaṃ svādaṃ kṣīrasya ṛṣidārakaḥ / mātrā dattaṃ dvitīye 'hni nādatte piṣṭavāri tat
That sage's boy, having tasted the incomparable sweetness of milk, on the second day would not take the flour-water given him by his mother.
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VamP 56.10
रुरोदाथ ततो बाल्यात् पोयऽर्थि चातको यथा । तं माता रुदती प्राह बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा
rurodātha tato bālyāt poya'rthi cātako yathā / taṃ mātā rudatī prāha bāṣpagadgadayā girā
Then, being a child, he wept, like a cātaka bird longing for water; and his mother, herself weeping, spoke to him in a voice choked with tears:
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VamP 56.11
उमापतौ पशुपतौ शूलधारिणि संकरे । अप्रसन्ने विरुपाक्षे कुतः क्षीरेण भोजनम्
umāpatau paśupatau śūladhāriṇi saṃkare / aprasanne virupākṣe kutaḥ kṣīreṇa bhojanam
"When Umā's husband, the lord of creatures, the bearer of the trident, Śaṃkara, the odd-eyed one, is not pleased—from where should there be a meal with milk?"
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VamP 56.12
यदीच्छसि पयो भोक्तुं सद्यः पुष्टिकरं सुत । तदाराधय देवेशं विरूपाक्षं त्रिशूलिनम्
yadīcchasi payo bhoktuṃ sadyaḥ puṣṭikaraṃ suta / tadārādhaya deveśaṃ virūpākṣaṃ triśūlinam
"If you wish, my son, to eat milk, which at once gives nourishment, then worship the lord of gods, Virūpākṣa, the trident-bearer."
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VamP 56.13
तस्मिस्तुष्टे जगद्धाम्नि सर्वकल्याणदायिनि । प्राप्यते ऽमृतपायित्वं किं पुनः क्षीरभोजनम्
tasmistuṣṭe jagaddhāmni sarvakalyāṇadāyini / prāpyate 'mṛtapāyitvaṃ kiṃ punaḥ kṣīrabhojanam
"When he, the abode of the world, the giver of every blessing, is pleased, the state of drinking nectar is attained—how much more a meal of milk!"
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VamP 56.14
तन्मातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा वीतमन्युसुतो ऽब्रवीत् । को ऽयं विरूपाक्ष इति त्वयाराध्यस्तु कीर्तितः
tanmāturvacanaṃ śrutvā vītamanyusuto 'bravīt / ko 'yaṃ virūpākṣa iti tvayārādhyastu kīrtitaḥ
Hearing his mother's words, the son, his vexation gone, said: "Who is this Virūpākṣa whom you have declared is to be worshipped?"
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VamP 56.15
ततः सुतं धर्मशीला धर्माढ्यं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । यो ऽयं विरुपाक्ष इति श्रूयतां कथयामि ते
tataḥ sutaṃ dharmaśīlā dharmāḍhyaṃ vākyamabravīt / yo 'yaṃ virupākṣa iti śrūyatāṃ kathayāmi te
Then she, of righteous conduct, spoke to her son a speech rich in dharma: "Who this Virūpākṣa is—let it be heard, I shall tell you."
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VamP 56.16
आसीन्महासुरपतिः श्रीदाम इति विश्रुतः । तेनाक्रम्य जगत्सर्वं श्रीर्नीता स्ववशं पुरा
āsīnmahāsurapatiḥ śrīdāma iti viśrutaḥ / tenākramya jagatsarvaṃ śrīrnītā svavaśaṃ purā
"There was a great lord of the asuras, famed as Śrīdāma; by him formerly the whole world was overrun and Śrī was brought under his own power."
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VamP 56.17
निःश्रीकास्तु त्रयो लोकाः कृतास्तेन दुरात्माना । श्रीवत्सं वासुदेवस्य हर्तुमैच्छन्महाबलः
niḥśrīkāstu trayo lokāḥ kṛtāstena durātmānā / śrīvatsaṃ vāsudevasya hartumaicchanmahābalaḥ
"The three worlds were made bereft of prosperity by that evil-souled one; and, being of great strength, he wished to carry off the Śrīvatsa of Vāsudeva."
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VamP 56.18
तम्स्य दुष्टं भगवानभिप्रायं जनार्दनः । ज्ञात्वा तस्य वधाकाङ्क्षी महेश्वरमुपागमत्
tamsya duṣṭaṃ bhagavānabhiprāyaṃ janārdanaḥ / jñātvā tasya vadhākāṅkṣī maheśvaramupāgamat
"The Lord Janārdana, knowing that wicked intention of his and desiring his death, went to Maheśvara."
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VamP 56.19
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शंभुर्योगमूर्तिधरो ऽप्ययः । तस्थौ हिमाचलप्रस्थमाश्रित्य श्लुक्ष्णभूतलम्
etasminnantare śaṃbhuryogamūrtidharo 'pyayaḥ / tasthau himācalaprasthamāśritya ślukṣṇabhūtalam
"Meanwhile Śaṃbhu, the imperishable, bearing the form of yoga, remained resting on a tableland of the Himālaya whose ground was smooth."
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VamP 56.20
अथाभ्येत्य जगन्नाथं सहस्रशिरसं विभुम् । आराधयामास हरिः स्वयमात्मानमात्मना
athābhyetya jagannāthaṃ sahasraśirasaṃ vibhum / ārādhayāmāsa hariḥ svayamātmānamātmanā
"Then, having approached the thousand-headed lord of the world, the mighty one, Hari himself worshipped himself by himself."
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VamP 56.21
साग्रं वर्षसहस्रं तु पादाङ्गुष्ठेन तस्तिवान् । गृणंस्तत्परमं ब्रह्म योगिज्ञेयमलक्षणम्
sāgraṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu pādāṅguṣṭhena tastivān / gṛṇaṃstatparamaṃ brahma yogijñeyamalakṣaṇam
"For a thousand years and more he stood on the big toe of his foot, praising that supreme brahman, knowable by yogins, without distinguishing marks."
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VamP 56.22
ततः प्रीतः प्रभुः प्रादाद् विष्णवे परमं वरम् । प्रत्यक्षं तैजसं श्रीमान् दिव्यं चक्रं सुदर्शनम्
tataḥ prītaḥ prabhuḥ prādād viṣṇave paramaṃ varam / pratyakṣaṃ taijasaṃ śrīmān divyaṃ cakraṃ sudarśanam
"Then the pleased lord, the glorious one, gave Viṣṇu the highest boon: the fiery, divine discus Sudarśana, visible before his eyes."
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VamP 56.23
तद् दत्त्वा देवदेवाय सर्वभूतभयप्रदम् । कालचक्रनिभं चक्रं शङ्करो विष्णुमब्रवीत्
tad dattvā devadevāya sarvabhūtabhayapradam / kālacakranibhaṃ cakraṃ śaṅkaro viṣṇumabravīt
"Having given to the god of gods that discus, which gives fear to all beings and resembles the wheel of time, Śaṅkara said to Viṣṇu:"
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VamP 56.24
वरायुधो ऽयं देवेश सर्वायुधनिबर्हणः । सुदर्शनो द्वादशारः षण्णाभिर्द्वियुगो जवी
varāyudho 'yaṃ deveśa sarvāyudhanibarhaṇaḥ / sudarśano dvādaśāraḥ ṣaṇṇābhirdviyugo javī
"'This, lord of gods, is an excellent weapon, the destroyer of all weapons—Sudarśana, with twelve spokes, six hubs, two yokes, swift.'"
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VamP 56.25
आरासंस्थास्त्वमी चास्य देवा मासाश्च राशयः । शिष्टानां रक्षणार्थाय संस्थिता ऋथवश्च षट्
ārāsaṃsthāstvamī cāsya devā māsāśca rāśayaḥ / śiṣṭānāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya saṃsthitā ṛthavaśca ṣaṭ
"'And these gods are stationed on its spokes, and the months and the zodiacal signs, and the six seasons are set there for the protection of the good.'"
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VamP 56.26
अग्निः सोमस्तथा मित्रो वरुणो ऽथ शचीपतिः । इन्द्राग्नी चाप्यथो विश्वे प्रजापतय एव च
agniḥ somastathā mitro varuṇo 'tha śacīpatiḥ / indrāgnī cāpyatho viśve prajāpataya eva ca
"'Agni, Soma, and Mitra, Varuṇa, then the husband of Śacī, Indra-and-Agni, and then the Viśve (devas), and the Prajāpatis,'"
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VamP 56.27
हनूमांश् चाथ बलावान् देवो धन्वन्तरिस्तथा । तपश्चैव तपस्यश्च द्वादशैते प्रतिष्ठिताः । चैत्राद्याः फाल्गुनान्ताश्च मासास्तत्र प्रतिष्ठताः
hanūmāṃś cātha balāvān devo dhanvantaristathā / tapaścaiva tapasyaśca dvādaśaite pratiṣṭhitāḥ / caitrādyāḥ phālgunāntāśca māsāstatra pratiṣṭhatāḥ
"'and Hanūmān, and then the strong god Dhanvantari, and Tapas and Tapasya—these twelve are established (there); and the months, beginning with Caitra and ending with Phālguna, are established there.'"
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VamP 56.28
त्वमेवमाधाय विभो वरायुधं शत्रुं सुराणां जहि मा विशङ्किथाः । अमोघ एषो ऽमरराजडपूजितो धृतो मया नेत्रगतस्तपोबलात्
tvamevamādhāya vibho varāyudhaṃ śatruṃ surāṇāṃ jahi mā viśaṅkithāḥ / amogha eṣo 'mararājaḍapūjito dhṛto mayā netragatastapobalāt
"So, O mighty one, take up (this) excellent weapon and slay the enemy of the gods; do not hesitate. This (discus) is unfailing, honoured by the king of the immortals; it was held by me, arising from my eye, by the power of austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 56.29
इत्युक्तः शंभूना विष्णुः भवं वचनमब्रवीत् । कथं शंभो विजानीयाममोघो मोघ एव वा
ityuktaḥ śaṃbhūnā viṣṇuḥ bhavaṃ vacanamabravīt / kathaṃ śaṃbho vijānīyāmamogho mogha eva vā
Thus addressed by Śambhu, Viṣṇu spoke these words to Bhava: "How, O Śambhu, am I to know whether it is unfailing or fails?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.30
यद्यमोघो विभो चक्रः सर्वत्राप्रतिघस्तव । जिज्ञासार्थं तवैवेह प्रक्षेप्स्यामि प्रतीच्छ भोः
yadyamogho vibho cakraḥ sarvatrāpratighastava / jijñāsārthaṃ tavaiveha prakṣepsyāmi pratīccha bhoḥ
"If, O mighty one, your discus is unfailing and unobstructed everywhere — for the sake of testing it I shall hurl it here at you yourself; receive it, sir!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.31
तद्वाक्यं वासुदेवस्य निशम्याह विनाकधृक् । यद्येवं प्रक्षिपस्वेति निर्विशङ्केन चेतसा
tadvākyaṃ vāsudevasya niśamyāha vinākadhṛk / yadyevaṃ prakṣipasveti nirviśaṅkena cetasā
Hearing that speech of Vāsudeva, the bearer of the Pināka said, with a mind free of hesitation: "If it be so, then hurl it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.32
तन्महेशानवचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णुः सुदर्शनम् । मुमोच तेजोजिज्ञासुः शङ्करं प्रति वेगवान्
tanmaheśānavacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇuḥ sudarśanam / mumoca tejojijñāsuḥ śaṅkaraṃ prati vegavān
Hearing that speech of the great lord, Viṣṇu, eager to test its power, swiftly released the Sudarśana against Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.33
मुरारिकरविभ्रष्टं चक्रमभ्येत्य शूलिनम् । त्रिधा चकार विश्वेशं यज्ञेशं यज्ञयाजकम्
murārikaravibhraṣṭaṃ cakramabhyetya śūlinam / tridhā cakāra viśveśaṃ yajñeśaṃ yajñayājakam
The discus, flung from the hand of Murāri, reached the trident-bearer and made the lord of the universe, the lord of sacrifice, the offerer of sacrifice, threefold.
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VamP 56.34
हरं हरिस्त्रिधाभूतं दृष्टवा कृत्तं महाभुजः । व्रीडोपप्लुतदेहस्तु प्रणिपातपरो ऽभवत्
haraṃ haristridhābhūtaṃ dṛṣṭavā kṛttaṃ mahābhujaḥ / vrīḍopaplutadehastu praṇipātaparo 'bhavat
Seeing Hara become threefold, cut apart, the great-armed Hari, his body overwhelmed with shame, gave himself to prostration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.36
५६।३५ प्राकृतो ऽयं महाबाहो विकारश्चक्रनेमिना । निकृत्तो न स्वरभावो मे सो ऽच्छेद्यो ऽदाह्य एव च
56.35 prākṛto 'yaṃ mahābāho vikāraścakraneminā / nikṛtto na svarabhāvo me so 'cchedyo 'dāhya eva ca
"This, O mighty-armed one, is (only) a material modification that has been cut by the rim of the discus; it is not my own nature, for that is uncuttable and unburnable."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.37
तद्यदेतानि चक्रेण त्रीणि भागानि केशव । कृतानि तानि पुण्यनि भविष्यन्ति न सशयः
tadyadetāni cakreṇa trīṇi bhāgāni keśava / kṛtāni tāni puṇyani bhaviṣyanti na saśayaḥ
"Therefore, O Keśava, these three portions that have been made by the discus shall become holy (places) — of that there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.38
हिरण्याक्षः स्मृतो ह्येकः सुवर्णाक्षस्तथा परः । तृतीयश्च विरूपाक्षस्त्रयो ऽमी पुण्यदा नृणाम्
hiraṇyākṣaḥ smṛto hyekaḥ suvarṇākṣastathā paraḥ / tṛtīyaśca virūpākṣastrayo 'mī puṇyadā nṛṇām
"One is known as Hiraṇyākṣa, another likewise as Suvarṇākṣa, and the third as Virūpākṣa; these three are bestowers of merit upon men."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.39
उत्तिष्ठ गच्छस्व विभो निहन्तुममरार्दनम् । श्रीदाम्नि निहते विष्णो नन्दयिष्यन्ति देवताः
uttiṣṭha gacchasva vibho nihantumamarārdanam / śrīdāmni nihate viṣṇo nandayiṣyanti devatāḥ
"Rise, go forth, O mighty one, to slay the tormentor of the immortals; when Śrīdāman is slain, O Viṣṇu, the gods will rejoice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.40
इत्येवमुक्तो भगवान् हरेम गरुडध्वजः । गत्वा सुरगिरिप्रस्थं श्रीदामानं ददर्श ह
ityevamukto bhagavān harema garuḍadhvajaḥ / gatvā suragiriprasthaṃ śrīdāmānaṃ dadarśa ha
Thus addressed, the blessed Hari whose banner is Garuḍa went to the tableland of the mountain of the gods and saw Śrīdāman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.41
तं दृष्ट्वा देवदर्पघ्नं दैत्यं देववरो हरिः । मुमोच चक्रं वेगाढ्यं हतो ऽसीति ब्रुवन्मुहुः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadarpaghnaṃ daityaṃ devavaro hariḥ / mumoca cakraṃ vegāḍhyaṃ hato 'sīti bruvanmuhuḥ
Seeing that Daitya, the destroyer of the gods' pride, Hari, best of gods, released the swift discus, saying again and again, "You are slain!"
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VamP 56.42
ततस्तु तेनाप्रतिपौरुषेण चक्रेण दैत्यस्य शिरो निकृत्तम् । संछिन्नसीर्षो निपपात शैलाद् वज्राहतं शैलशिरो यथैव
tatastu tenāpratipauruṣeṇa cakreṇa daityasya śiro nikṛttam / saṃchinnasīrṣo nipapāta śailād vajrāhataṃ śailaśiro yathaiva
Then by that discus of unmatched force the Daitya's head was cut off; with his head severed he fell from the mountain, just as a mountain peak struck by the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.43
तसमिन् हते देवरिपौ मुरारिरीशं समाराध्य विरूपनेत्रम् । लब्ध्वा च चक्रं प्रवरं महायुधं जगाम देवो निलयं पयोनिधिम्
tasamin hate devaripau murārirīśaṃ samārādhya virūpanetram / labdhvā ca cakraṃ pravaraṃ mahāyudhaṃ jagāma devo nilayaṃ payonidhim
When that enemy of the gods had been slain, Murāri, having propitiated the Lord of the misshapen eye and obtained the discus, the foremost great weapon, the god went to his abode, the ocean of waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 56.44
सो ऽयं पुत्र निरूपाक्षो देवदेवो महेश्वरः । तमाराधय चेत् साधो क्षीरेणोच्छसि भोजनम्
so 'yaṃ putra nirūpākṣo devadevo maheśvaraḥ / tamārādhaya cet sādho kṣīreṇocchasi bhojanam
"This, my son, is Virūpākṣa, the god of gods, Maheśvara. Propitiate him, good one, if you wish for food with milk."
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VamP 56.45
तन्मातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा वीतमन्युसुतो बली । तमाराध्य विरूपाक्षं प्राप्तः क्षीरेण भोजनम्
tanmāturvacanaṃ śrutvā vītamanyusuto balī / tamārādhya virūpākṣaṃ prāptaḥ kṣīreṇa bhojanam
Hearing his mother's words, the mighty son, his anger gone, propitiated that Virūpākṣa and obtained food with milk.
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VamP 56.46
एवं तवोक्तं परमं पवित्रं संछेदनं शर्वतनोः पुरा वै । तत्तीर्थवर्यं स महासुरो वै समाससादाथ सुपुण्यहेतोः
evaṃ tavoktaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ saṃchedanaṃ śarvatanoḥ purā vai / tattīrthavaryaṃ sa mahāsuro vai samāsasādātha supuṇyahetoḥ
Thus has been told to you the supremely purifying cutting apart of Śarva's body in ancient times; and that best of holy places the great Asura then approached for the sake of great merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition