Vamana Purana — Chapter 58
VamP 58.1
नारद उवाच । यान् जप्यान् भगवद्भ भक्त्या प्रह्लादो दानवो ऽजपत् । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणादींस्तु चतुरस्तान् वदस्व मे
nārada uvāca / yān japyān bhagavadbha bhaktyā prahlādo dānavo 'japat / gajendramokṣaṇādīṃstu caturastān vadasva me
Nārada said: Those prayers which the Dānava Prahlāda recited with devotion, O you devoted to the Lord — the four of them, beginning with the Release of the Lord of Elephants — tell me of them.
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VamP 58.2
पुलस्त्य उवाच । शृणुष्व कथयिष्यामि जप्यानेतांस्तपोधन । दुःस्वप्ननाशो भवति यैरुक्तैः संश्रुतैः स्मृतैः
pulastya uvāca / śṛṇuṣva kathayiṣyāmi japyānetāṃstapodhana / duḥsvapnanāśo bhavati yairuktaiḥ saṃśrutaiḥ smṛtaiḥ
Pulastya said: Listen, I shall tell these prayers, O you rich in austerity, by which, when spoken, heard, or remembered, the destruction of bad dreams comes about.
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VamP 58.3
गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं त्वादौ शृणुष्व तदनन्तरम् । सारस्वतं ततः पुण्यौ पापप्रशमनौ स्तवौ
gajendramokṣaṇaṃ tvādau śṛṇuṣva tadanantaram / sārasvataṃ tataḥ puṇyau pāpapraśamanau stavau
Hear first the Gajendramokṣaṇa, and after that the Sārasvata, then the two meritorious hymns that allay sin.
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VamP 58.4
सर्वरत्नमयः श्रीमांस्त्रिकूटो नाम पर्वतः । सुतः पर्वतराजस्य सुमेरोर्भास्करद्युतेः
sarvaratnamayaḥ śrīmāṃstrikūṭo nāma parvataḥ / sutaḥ parvatarājasya sumerorbhāskaradyuteḥ
There is a glorious mountain named Trikūṭa, made of all jewels, the son of Sumeru, king of mountains, who has the radiance of the sun.
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VamP 58.5
क्षीरोदजलवीच्यग्रैर्धैतामलशिलातलः । उत्थितः सागरं भित्त्वा देवर्षिगणसेवितः
kṣīrodajalavīcyagrairdhaitāmalaśilātalaḥ / utthitaḥ sāgaraṃ bhittvā devarṣigaṇasevitaḥ
Its spotless rocky surfaces washed by the crests of the waves of the Milk Ocean, it rose up breaking through the sea, and is frequented by the hosts of gods and sages.
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VamP 58.6
अपसरोभिः परिवृतः श्रीमान् प्रस्वणाकुलः । गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैः सिद्धचारणपन्नगैः
apasarobhiḥ parivṛtaḥ śrīmān prasvaṇākulaḥ / gandharvaiḥ kinnarairyakṣaiḥ siddhacāraṇapannagaiḥ
Glorious, surrounded by lakes, resounding with waterfalls, (thronged) by gandharvas, kinnaras, yakṣas, siddhas, cāraṇas and serpents,
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VamP 58.7
विद्याधरैः सपत्नीकैः संयतैश्च तपस्विभिः । वृकद्वीपिगजेन्द्रश्च वृगात्रो विराजते
vidyādharaiḥ sapatnīkaiḥ saṃyataiśca tapasvibhiḥ / vṛkadvīpigajendraśca vṛgātro virājate
by vidyādharas with their wives, and by self-controlled ascetics — and it shines with wolves, leopards and lordly elephants, (and) with wolf-bodied (creatures).
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VamP 58.8
पुन्नागैः कर्णिकारैश्च बिल्वामलकपाटलैः । चूतनीपकदम्बैश्च चन्दनागुरुचम्पकैः
punnāgaiḥ karṇikāraiśca bilvāmalakapāṭalaiḥ / cūtanīpakadambaiśca candanāgurucampakaiḥ
With punnāga and karṇikāra trees, with bilva, āmalaka and pāṭala, with mango, nīpa and kadamba, with sandal, aguru and campaka,
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VamP 58.9
शालैस्तालैस्तमालैश्च सरलार्जुनपर्पटैः । तथान्यैर्विविधैर्वृक्षैः सर्वतः समलङ्कृतः
śālaistālaistamālaiśca saralārjunaparpaṭaiḥ / tathānyairvividhairvṛkṣaiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ
with sāla, palm and tamāla trees, with sarala, arjuna and parpaṭa, and with various other trees, it is adorned on every side.
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VamP 58.10
नानाधात्वङ्कितैः शृङ्गैः प्रस्रवद्भिः समन्ततः । शोभितो रुचिरप्रख्यैस्त्रिभिर्विस्तीर्णसानुभिः
nānādhātvaṅkitaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ prasravadbhiḥ samantataḥ / śobhito ruciraprakhyaistribhirvistīrṇasānubhiḥ
It is beautified by peaks marked with various minerals, streaming (with water) on all sides, three (peaks) of lovely appearance with broad slopes.
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VamP 58.11
मृगैः शाखामृगैः सिंदैर्मातङ्गैश्च सदामदैः । जीवञ्जीवकसंघुष्टैश्चकोरशिखिनादितैः
mṛgaiḥ śākhāmṛgaiḥ siṃdairmātaṅgaiśca sadāmadaiḥ / jīvañjīvakasaṃghuṣṭaiścakoraśikhināditaiḥ
With deer, with monkeys, with lions and with elephants ever in rut, (and) resounding with the calls of jīvañjīvaka birds and with the cries of partridges and peacocks —
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VamP 58.12
तस्यैकं काञ्चनं शृङ्गं सेवते यं दिवाकरः । नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णं नानागन्धाधिवासितम्
tasyaikaṃ kāñcanaṃ śṛṅgaṃ sevate yaṃ divākaraḥ / nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ nānāgandhādhivāsitam
One peak of it is golden, which the sun attends, strewn with many kinds of flowers and perfumed with many scents.
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VamP 58.13
द्वितीयं राजतं शृङ्गं सेवते यं निशाकरः । पाण्डुराम्बुदसंकाशं तुषारचयसंनिभम्
dvitīyaṃ rājataṃ śṛṅgaṃ sevate yaṃ niśākaraḥ / pāṇḍurāmbudasaṃkāśaṃ tuṣāracayasaṃnibham
The second peak is of silver, which the moon attends, resembling a white cloud, like a mass of frost.
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VamP 58.14
वज्रेन्द्रनीलवैडूर्यतेजोभिर्भासयन् दिशः । तृतीयं ब्रह्मसदनं प्रकृष्टं शृङ्गमुत्तमम्
vajrendranīlavaiḍūryatejobhirbhāsayan diśaḥ / tṛtīyaṃ brahmasadanaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ śṛṅgamuttamam
Lighting up the quarters with the radiance of diamond, sapphire and beryl, the third is Brahmā's abode, the lofty, highest peak.
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VamP 58.15
न तत्कृतघ्नाः पश्यन्ति न नृशंसा न नास्तिकाः । नातप्ततपसो लोके ये च पापकृतो जनाः
na tatkṛtaghnāḥ paśyanti na nṛśaṃsā na nāstikāḥ / nātaptatapaso loke ye ca pāpakṛto janāḥ
That (peak) the ungrateful do not see, nor the cruel, nor the unbelievers, nor those who have practised no austerity, nor those people in the world who do evil.
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VamP 58.16
तस्य सानुमतः पृष्ठे सरः काञ्चनपङ्कजम् । कारण्डवसमाकीर्णं राजहंसोपशोभितम्
tasya sānumataḥ pṛṣṭhe saraḥ kāñcanapaṅkajam / kāraṇḍavasamākīrṇaṃ rājahaṃsopaśobhitam
On the back of that mountain there is a lake with golden lotuses, thick with kāraṇḍava ducks, adorned with royal geese,
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VamP 58.17
कुमुदोत्पलकह्लारैः पुण्डरीकैश्च मण्डितम् । कमलैः शतपत्रैश्च काञ्चनैः समलङ्कृतम्
kumudotpalakahlāraiḥ puṇḍarīkaiśca maṇḍitam / kamalaiḥ śatapatraiśca kāñcanaiḥ samalaṅkṛtam
decorated with white water lilies, blue lotuses, kahlāra and puṇḍarīka lotuses, and beautified with hundred-petalled golden lotuses,
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VamP 58.18
पत्रैर्मरकतप्रख्यैः पुष्पैः काञ्चनसंनिभैः । गुल्मैः कीचकवेणूनां समन्तात् परिवेष्टितम्
patrairmarakataprakhyaiḥ puṣpaiḥ kāñcanasaṃnibhaiḥ / gulmaiḥ kīcakaveṇūnāṃ samantāt pariveṣṭitam
encircled all around by clumps of hollow reeds and bamboos, with leaves like emerald and flowers resembling gold.
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VamP 58.19
तस्मिन् सरसि दुष्टात्मा विरूपो ऽन्तर्जलेशयः । आसीद् ग्राहो गजेन्द्राणां रिपुराकेकरेक्षमः
tasmin sarasi duṣṭātmā virūpo 'ntarjaleśayaḥ / āsīd grāho gajendrāṇāṃ ripurākekarekṣamaḥ
In that lake there was a crocodile, evil-natured, misshapen, lying beneath the water, an enemy of lordly elephants, with squinting eyes.
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VamP 58.20
अथ दन्तोज्ज्वलमुखः कदाचिद् गजयूथपः । मदस्रावी जलाकाङ्क्षी पादचारीव पर्वतः
atha dantojjvalamukhaḥ kadācid gajayūthapaḥ / madasrāvī jalākāṅkṣī pādacārīva parvataḥ
Then once a leader of an elephant herd, his mouth bright with tusks, oozing rut-fluid, longing for water, like a mountain walking on feet,
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VamP 58.21
वासयन्मदगन्धेन गिरिमैरावतोपमः । गजो ह्यञ्जनसंकाशो मदाच्चलितलोचनः
vāsayanmadagandhena girimairāvatopamaḥ / gajo hyañjanasaṃkāśo madāccalitalocanaḥ
perfuming the mountain with the smell of his rut, like Airāvata, an elephant dark as collyrium, his eyes rolling with rut —
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VamP 58.22
तृषितः पातुकामो ऽसौ अवतीर्णश्च तज्जलम् । सलीलः पङ्कजवने यूथमध्यगतश्चरन्
tṛṣitaḥ pātukāmo 'sau avatīrṇaśca tajjalam / salīlaḥ paṅkajavane yūthamadhyagataścaran
thirsty and wanting to drink, he went down into that water, and playfully roamed in the lotus grove, in the midst of his herd.
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VamP 58.23
गृहीतस्तेन रौद्रेण ग्राहेणाव्यक्तमूर्तिना । पश्यन्तीनां करेणूनां क्रोशन्तीनां च दारुणम्
gṛhītastena raudreṇa grāheṇāvyaktamūrtinā / paśyantīnāṃ kareṇūnāṃ krośantīnāṃ ca dāruṇam
He was seized by that fierce crocodile of unseen form, terribly, while the she-elephants looked on and cried out.
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VamP 58.24
ह्रियते पङ्कजवने ग्राहेणातिबलीयसा । वारुणैः संयतः पाशैर्निष्प्रयत्नगतिः कृतः
hriyate paṅkajavane grāheṇātibalīyasā / vāruṇaiḥ saṃyataḥ pāśairniṣprayatnagatiḥ kṛtaḥ
He is dragged in the lotus grove by the exceedingly strong crocodile; bound by Varuṇa's nooses, he was made unable to move by any effort.
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VamP 58.25
वेष्ट्यमानः सुघोरैस्तु पाशैर्नागो दृढैस्तथा । विस्फूर्य च यथाशक्ति विक्रोसंश्च महारवान्
veṣṭyamānaḥ sughoraistu pāśairnāgo dṛḍhaistathā / visphūrya ca yathāśakti vikrosaṃśca mahāravān
Being wound about by those very dreadful and firm nooses, the elephant, quivering with all his strength and crying out great cries,
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VamP 58.26
व्यथितः स निरुत्साहो गृहीतो घोरकर्मणा । परमापदमापन्नो मनसाचिन्तयद्धरिम्
vyathitaḥ sa nirutsāho gṛhīto ghorakarmaṇā / paramāpadamāpanno manasācintayaddharim
pained, without spirit, held by the one of dreadful deeds, fallen into the utmost calamity, he thought in his mind of Hari.
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VamP 58.27
स तु नागवरः श्रीमन् नारायणपरायणः । तमेव शरणं देवं गतः सर्वात्मना तदा
sa tu nāgavaraḥ śrīman nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ / tameva śaraṇaṃ devaṃ gataḥ sarvātmanā tadā
But that glorious best of elephants, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, then went for refuge to that very god with his whole self,
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VamP 58.28
एकात्मा निगृहीतात्मा विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना । जन्मजन्मान्तराभ्यासात् भक्तिमान् गरुडध्वजे
ekātmā nigṛhītātmā viśuddhenāntarātmanā / janmajanmāntarābhyāsāt bhaktimān garuḍadhvaje
single-minded, self-restrained, with a wholly purified inner self, devoted to him whose banner is Garuḍa through practice in birth after birth.
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VamP 58.29
नान्यं देवं महादेवात् पूजयामास केशवात् । मथितामृतफेनाभं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्
nānyaṃ devaṃ mahādevāt pūjayāmāsa keśavāt / mathitāmṛtaphenābhaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam
He worshipped no god other than the great god Keśava, who shines like the foam of the churned nectar, bearer of conch, discus and mace,
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VamP 58.30
सहस्रशुभनामानमादिदेवमजं विभुम् । प्रगृह्य पुष्कराग्रेण काञ्चनं कमलोत्तमम् । आपद्विमोक्षमन्विच्छन् गजः स्तोत्रमुदीरयत्
sahasraśubhanāmānamādidevamajaṃ vibhum / pragṛhya puṣkarāgreṇa kāñcanaṃ kamalottamam / āpadvimokṣamanvicchan gajaḥ stotramudīrayat
him of a thousand auspicious names, the primal god, unborn, all-pervading. Taking up with the tip of his trunk a golden, most excellent lotus, seeking release from his calamity, the elephant uttered a hymn of praise.
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VamP 58.31
गजेन्द्र उवाच । ॐ नमो मूलप्रकृतये अजिताय महात्मने । अनाश्रिताय देवाय निःस्पृहाय नमो ऽस्तु ते
gajendra uvāca / oṃ namo mūlaprakṛtaye ajitāya mahātmane / anāśritāya devāya niḥspṛhāya namo 'stu te
Gajendra said: Om, homage to the root primal nature, to the unconquered, the great-souled; homage be to you, the god who depends on nothing, who is free of longing.
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VamP 58.32
नम आद्याय बीजाय आर्षेयाय प्रवर्तिने । अन्तराय चैकाय अव्यक्ताय नमो नमः
nama ādyāya bījāya ārṣeyāya pravartine / antarāya caikāya avyaktāya namo namaḥ
Homage to the primordial one, to the seed, to the one sprung from the seers, to the one who sets (all) in motion; and to the inner one, to the one, to the unmanifest — homage, homage.
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VamP 58.33
नमो गुह्याय गूढाय गुणाय गुणवर्तिने । अप्रर्क्याप्रमेयाय अतुलाय नमो नमः
namo guhyāya gūḍhāya guṇāya guṇavartine / aprarkyāprameyāya atulāya namo namaḥ
Homage to the hidden one, to the concealed one, to the quality (itself), to the one who moves among the qualities; to the one beyond reasoning, immeasurable, incomparable — homage, homage.
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VamP 58.34
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय निश्चिन्ताय यशस्विने । सनातनाय पूर्वाय पुराणाय नमो नमः
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya niścintāya yaśasvine / sanātanāya pūrvāya purāṇāya namo namaḥ
Homage to the auspicious one, to the tranquil one, to the one free of care, to the glorious one; to the everlasting, the first, the ancient — homage, homage.
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VamP 58.35
नमो देवाधिदेवाय स्वभावाय नमो नमः । नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः
namo devādhidevāya svabhāvāya namo namaḥ / namo jagatpratiṣṭhāya govindāya namo namaḥ
Homage to the god above gods, homage, homage to (him who is) self-existent nature; homage to the foundation of the world, homage, homage to Govinda.
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VamP 58.36
नमो ऽस्तु पदमनाभाय नमो योगोद्भवाय च । विश्वेश्वराय देवाय शिवाय हरये नमः
namo 'stu padamanābhāya namo yogodbhavāya ca / viśveśvarāya devāya śivāya haraye namaḥ
Homage be to the lotus-naveled one, and homage to the one arisen from yoga; homage to the lord of all, to the god, to the auspicious one, to Hari.
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VamP 58.37
नमो ऽस्तु तस्मै देवाय निर्गुणाय गुणात्मने । नारायणाय विश्वाय देवानां परमात्मने
namo 'stu tasmai devāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane / nārāyaṇāya viśvāya devānāṃ paramātmane
Homage be to that god, who is without qualities yet whose self is the qualities, to Nārāyaṇa, to the All, to the supreme self of the gods.
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VamP 58.38
नमो नमः कारणवामनाय नारायणायामितविक्रमाय । श्रीशार्ङ्गचक्रासिगदाधराय नमो ऽस्तु तस्मै पुरुषोत्तमाय
namo namaḥ kāraṇavāmanāya nārāyaṇāyāmitavikramāya / śrīśārṅgacakrāsigadādharāya namo 'stu tasmai puruṣottamāya
Homage, homage to the Dwarf who is the cause, to Nārāyaṇa of measureless stride; to the bearer of Śrī, the Śārṅga bow, the discus, the sword and the mace — homage be to that highest of persons.
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VamP 58.39
गुह्याय वेदनिलयाय महोदराय सिंहाय दैत्यनिधनाय चतुर्भुजाय । ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रमुनिचारणसंस्तुताय देवोत्तमाय वरदाय नमो ऽच्युताय
guhyāya vedanilayāya mahodarāya siṃhāya daityanidhanāya caturbhujāya / brahmendrarudramunicāraṇasaṃstutāya devottamāya varadāya namo 'cyutāya
To the hidden one, whose abode is the Vedas, to the great-bellied one, to the lion, to the slayer of the Daityas, to the four-armed; to him praised together by Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, the sages and the Cāraṇas, to the best of gods, the giver of boons — homage to Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.40
नागेन्द्रदेहशयनासनसुप्रियाय गोक्षीरहेमशुकनीलघनोपमाय । पीताम्बराय मधुकैटभनाशनाय विश्वाय चारुमुकुटाय नमो ऽजराय
nāgendradehaśayanāsanasupriyāya gokṣīrahemaśukanīlaghanopamāya / pītāmbarāya madhukaiṭabhanāśanāya viśvāya cārumukuṭāya namo 'jarāya
To him who delights in the body of the serpent-king as his couch and seat, to him who is like cow's milk, gold, a parrot and a dark cloud; to the yellow-robed, the destroyer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, to the All, to him with the lovely crown — homage to the ageless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.41
नाभिप्रजातक्रमलस्थचतुर्मखाय श्रीरोदकार्णवनिकेतयशोधराय । नानाविचित्रमुकुटाङ्गदभूषणाय सर्वेश्वराय वरदाय नमो वराय
nābhiprajātakramalasthacaturmakhāya śrīrodakārṇavaniketayaśodharāya / nānāvicitramukuṭāṅgadabhūṣaṇāya sarveśvarāya varadāya namo varāya
To him upon whose navel-born lotus the four-faced (Brahmā) sits, to him whose glory is his dwelling in the ocean of milky water; to him adorned with many wondrous crowns and armlets, to the lord of all, the giver of boons — homage to the excellent one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.42
भक्तिप्रियाय वरदीप्तसुदर्शनाय फुलालारविन्दविपुलायतलोचनाय । देवेन्द्रविघ्नशमनोद्यतपौरुषाय योगेश्वराय विरजाय नमो वराय
bhaktipriyāya varadīptasudarśanāya phulālāravindavipulāyatalocanāya / devendravighnaśamanodyatapauruṣāya yogeśvarāya virajāya namo varāya
To him who loves devotion, whose Sudarśana blazes splendidly, whose eyes are wide and long like a full-blown lotus; to him whose manly power is ready to remove the obstacles of the king of the gods, to the lord of yoga, the stainless — homage to the excellent one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.43
ब्रह्मायनाय त्रिदशायनाय लोकाधिनाथाय भवापनाय । नारायणायात्महितायनाय महावराहाय नमस्करोमि
brahmāyanāya tridaśāyanāya lokādhināthāya bhavāpanāya / nārāyaṇāyātmahitāyanāya mahāvarāhāya namaskaromi
To the refuge of Brahmā, to the refuge of the thirty (gods), to the overlord of the worlds, to him who removes (the round of) existence; to Nārāyaṇa, the resort that is the benefit of the self, to the great Boar — I make my obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 58.44
कूटस्थमव्यक्तमचिन्त्यरूपं नारायणं कारणमादिदेवम् । युगान्तशेषं पुरुषं पुराणं तं देवदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
kūṭasthamavyaktamacintyarūpaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ kāraṇamādidevam / yugāntaśeṣaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ taṃ devadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
Standing unmoved at the summit, unmanifest, of inconceivable form, Nārāyaṇa, the cause, the primal god, the remainder at the end of the age, the ancient Person — to that god of gods I go for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.45
योगेश्वरं चारुविचित्रमौलिम् अज्ञेयम् अग्र्यं प्रकृतेः परस्थम् । क्षेत्रज्ञमात्मप्रभवं वरेण्यं तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्य
yogeśvaraṃ cāruvicitramaulim ajñeyam agryaṃ prakṛteḥ parastham / kṣetrajñamātmaprabhavaṃ vareṇyaṃ taṃ vāsudevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadya
The lord of yoga, whose diadem is lovely and wondrous, unknowable, foremost, standing beyond primal nature, the knower of the field, self-originated, most worthy of choice — to that Vāsudeva I go for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.46
अदृश्यमव्यक्तमचिन्त्यमव्ययं महर्षयो ब्रह्मयं सनातनम् । वदन्ति यं वै पुरुषं सनातनं तं देवगुह्यं शरणं प्रपद्ये
adṛśyamavyaktamacintyamavyayaṃ maharṣayo brahmayaṃ sanātanam / vadanti yaṃ vai puruṣaṃ sanātanaṃ taṃ devaguhyaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
Invisible, unmanifest, inconceivable, imperishable, everlasting — whom the great seers declare to be Brahman, indeed the eternal Person — to that secret of the gods I go for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.47
यदक्षरं ब्रह्म वदन्ति सर्वगं निशम्य यं मृत्युमुखात् प्रमुच्यते । तमीश्वरं तृप्तमनुत्तमैर्गुणैः परायणं विष्णुमुपैमि साश्वतम्
yadakṣaraṃ brahma vadanti sarvagaṃ niśamya yaṃ mṛtyumukhāt pramucyate / tamīśvaraṃ tṛptamanuttamairguṇaiḥ parāyaṇaṃ viṣṇumupaimi sāśvatam
That which they call the imperishable Brahman, all-pervading, hearing whom one is released from the mouth of death — to that lord, content, endowed with unsurpassed qualities, the highest goal, to the eternal Viṣṇu I go.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.48
कार्यं क्रिया कारणमप्रमेयं हिरण्यबाहुं वरपद्मनाभम् । महाबलं वेदनिधिं सुरेशं व३जामि विष्णुं शरणं जनार्दनम्
kāryaṃ kriyā kāraṇamaprameyaṃ hiraṇyabāhuṃ varapadmanābham / mahābalaṃ vedanidhiṃ sureśaṃ va3jāmi viṣṇuṃ śaraṇaṃ janārdanam
The effect, the act, and the cause, immeasurable, golden-armed, with the excellent lotus-navel, of great strength, treasury of the Vedas, lord of the gods — I go to Viṣṇu, Janārdana, for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.49
किरीटकेयूरमहार्हनिष्कैर्मण्युत्तमालङ्कृतसर्वगात्रम् । पीताम्बरं काञ्चनभक्तिचित्रं मालाधरं केशवमभ्युपैमि
kirīṭakeyūramahārhaniṣkairmaṇyuttamālaṅkṛtasarvagātram / pītāmbaraṃ kāñcanabhakticitraṃ mālādharaṃ keśavamabhyupaimi
Him whose every limb is adorned with diadem, armlets, precious neck-ornaments and the finest jewels, clothed in yellow, variegated with golden patterns, wearing a garland — to Keśava I come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.50
भवोद्भवं वेदविदां परिष्ठं योगात्मनां सांख्यविदां वरिष्ठम् । आदित्यरुद्राश्विवसुप्रभावं प्रभुं प्रपद्ये ऽच्युतमात्मवन्तम्
bhavodbhavaṃ vedavidāṃ pariṣṭhaṃ yogātmanāṃ sāṃkhyavidāṃ variṣṭham / ādityarudrāśvivasuprabhāvaṃ prabhuṃ prapadye 'cyutamātmavantam
Him from whom existence arises, the highest for those who know the Vedas, the best for those whose self is yoga and for the knowers of Sāṃkhya, whose power is the Ādityas, Rudras, Aśvins and Vasus — to the lord, Acyuta, the self-possessed, I go for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.51
श्रीवत्साङ्कं महादेवं देवगुह्यमनौपमम् । प्रपद्ये सूक्ष्ममचलं वरेण्यमभयप्रदम्
śrīvatsāṅkaṃ mahādevaṃ devaguhyamanaupamam / prapadye sūkṣmamacalaṃ vareṇyamabhayapradam
Marked with the Śrīvatsa, the great god, the secret of the gods, without compare, subtle, unmoving, most worthy of choice, the giver of fearlessness — (to him) I go for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.52
प्रभवं सर्वभूतानां निर्गुणं परमेश्वरम् । प्रपद्ये मुक्तसंगानां यतीनां परमां गतिम्
prabhavaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ nirguṇaṃ parameśvaram / prapadye muktasaṃgānāṃ yatīnāṃ paramāṃ gatim
(I take refuge in) the origin of all beings, the one free of qualities, the supreme Lord; I take refuge in the highest goal of those ascetics who are free of attachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.53
भगवन्तं गुणाध्यक्षमक्षरं पुष्करेक्षणम् । शरण्यं शरणं भक्त्या प्रपद्ये भक्तवत्सलम्
bhagavantaṃ guṇādhyakṣamakṣaraṃ puṣkarekṣaṇam / śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ bhaktyā prapadye bhaktavatsalam
The Blessed One, the overseer of the qualities, the imperishable, the lotus-eyed, the giver of refuge — with devotion I take refuge in (him), who is fond of his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.54
त्रिविक्रमं त्रिलोकेशं सर्वेषां प्रपितामहम् । योगात्मानं महात्मानं प्रपद्ये ऽहं जनार्दनम्
trivikramaṃ trilokeśaṃ sarveṣāṃ prapitāmaham / yogātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ prapadye 'haṃ janārdanam
I take refuge in Janārdana, the one of three strides, the lord of the three worlds, the great-grandfather of all, whose self is yoga, the great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.55
आदिदेवमजं शंभुं व्यक्ताव्यक्तं सनातनम् । नारायणमणीयांसं प्रपद्ये ब्राह्मणप्रियम्
ādidevamajaṃ śaṃbhuṃ vyaktāvyaktaṃ sanātanam / nārāyaṇamaṇīyāṃsaṃ prapadye brāhmaṇapriyam
I take refuge in the primal god, the unborn, Śambhu, the manifest and unmanifest, the eternal, Nārāyaṇa, the subtlest one, dear to brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.56
नमो वराय देवाय नमः सर्वसहाय च । प्रपद्ये देवदेवेशमणीयांसमणोः सदा
namo varāya devāya namaḥ sarvasahāya ca / prapadye devadeveśamaṇīyāṃsamaṇoḥ sadā
Homage to the excellent god, and homage to the all-enduring one; I ever take refuge in the lord of the gods of gods, subtler than the subtle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.57
एकाय लोकत्त्वाय परतः परमात्मने । नमः सहस्रशिरसे अनन्ताय महात्मने
ekāya lokattvāya parataḥ paramātmane / namaḥ sahasraśirase anantāya mahātmane
To the One, to the ... of the world, to the Supreme Self beyond the beyond; homage to the thousand-headed, the endless, the great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 58.58
त्वामेव परमं देवमृषयो वेदपारगाः । कीर्तयन्ति च यं सर्वे ब्रह्मादीनां परायणम्
tvāmeva paramaṃ devamṛṣayo vedapāragāḥ / kīrtayanti ca yaṃ sarve brahmādīnāṃ parāyaṇam
You alone the seers who have gone to the far shore of the Veda proclaim as the supreme god, and as the final resort of all beings beginning with Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.59
नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष भक्तानामभयप्रद । सुब्रह्मण्य नमस्ते ऽस्तु त्राहि मां शरणागतम्
namaste puṇḍarīkākṣa bhaktānāmabhayaprada / subrahmaṇya namaste 'stu trāhi māṃ śaraṇāgatam
Homage to you, lotus-eyed one, giver of fearlessness to your devotees; homage be to you, Subrahmaṇya — protect me, who have come for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.60
पुलस्त्य उवाच । भक्तिं तस्यानुसंचिन्त्य नागस्यमोघसंभवः । प्रीतिमानभवद् विष्णुः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
pulastya uvāca / bhaktiṃ tasyānusaṃcintya nāgasyamoghasaṃbhavaḥ / prītimānabhavad viṣṇuḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
Pulastya said: Reflecting on the devotion of that serpent(-king), Viṣṇu, bearer of the conch, discus and mace, whose coming-to-be is never in vain, became pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 58.61
सान्निध्यं कल्पयामास तस्मिन् सरसि केशवः । गरुडस्थो जगत्स्वामी लोकाधारस्तपोधनः
sānnidhyaṃ kalpayāmāsa tasmin sarasi keśavaḥ / garuḍastho jagatsvāmī lokādhārastapodhanaḥ
Keśava made his presence manifest at that lake — the lord of the world, seated on Garuḍa, the support of the worlds, whose wealth is austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.62
ग्राहग्रस्तं गजेन्द्रं तं तं च ग्राहं जलाशयात् । उज्जहाराप्रमेयात्मा तरसा मधुसूदनः
grāhagrastaṃ gajendraṃ taṃ taṃ ca grāhaṃ jalāśayāt / ujjahārāprameyātmā tarasā madhusūdanaḥ
The immeasurable-souled slayer of Madhu swiftly lifted out of the pool that elephant-lord who had been seized by the crocodile, and the crocodile too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.63
स्थलस्थं दारयामास ग्राहं चक्रेण माधवः । मोक्षयामास नागेन्द्रं पाशेभ्यः शरणागतम्
sthalasthaṃ dārayāmāsa grāhaṃ cakreṇa mādhavaḥ / mokṣayāmāsa nāgendraṃ pāśebhyaḥ śaraṇāgatam
Once (it was) on dry land, Mādhava split the crocodile with his discus, and released the serpent-lord, who had come for refuge, from its coils.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.64
स हि देवलशापेन हूहूर्गन्धर्वसत्तमः । ग्राहत्वमगमत् कृष्णाद् वधं प्राप्य दिवं गतः
sa hi devalaśāpena hūhūrgandharvasattamaḥ / grāhatvamagamat kṛṣṇād vadhaṃ prāpya divaṃ gataḥ
For he was Hūhū, the best of gandharvas, who by Devala's curse had gone into the state of a crocodile; having met death at Kṛṣṇa's hands, he went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.65
गजो ऽपि विष्णुना स्पृष्टो जातो दिव्यवपुः पुमान् । आपद्विक्तौ युगपद् गजगन्धर्वसत्तमौ
gajo 'pi viṣṇunā spṛṣṭo jāto divyavapuḥ pumān / āpadviktau yugapad gajagandharvasattamau
The elephant too, touched by Viṣṇu, became a man with a divine body; at one and the same moment the elephant and the best of gandharvas were freed from calamity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 58.66
प्रीतीमान् पुण्डरीकाक्षः शरणागतवत्सलः । अभवत् त्वथ देवेशस्ताभ्यां चैव प्रपूजितः
prītīmān puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ / abhavat tvatha deveśastābhyāṃ caiva prapūjitaḥ
Then the lotus-eyed lord of the gods, who is fond of those who come for refuge, became pleased, and was duly worshipped by those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.69
५८।६८ अश्वत्थं भास्करं गङ्गं नैमिषारण्यमेव च । संस्मरिष्यन्ति मनुजाः प्रयताः स्थिरबुद्धयः
58.68 aśvatthaṃ bhāskaraṃ gaṅgaṃ naimiṣāraṇyameva ca / saṃsmariṣyanti manujāḥ prayatāḥ sthirabuddhayaḥ
(58.68) Those men who, self-controlled and steady of mind, will call to mind the aśvattha tree, the sun, the Ganges, and the Naimiṣa forest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.70
कीर्तयिष्यन्ति भक्त्या च श्रोष्यन्ति च शुचिव्रतः । दुःस्वप्नो नश्यते तेषां सुस्वप्नश्च भविष्यति
kīrtayiṣyanti bhaktyā ca śroṣyanti ca śucivrataḥ / duḥsvapno naśyate teṣāṃ susvapnaśca bhaviṣyati
and who will proclaim (them) with devotion and will listen (to them), being of pure observance — their bad dreams perish, and good dreams will come to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.71
मात्स्यं कौर्मञ्च वाराहं वामनं तार्क्ष्यमेव च । नारसिंहं च नागेन्द्रं सृष्टिप्रलयकारकम्
mātsyaṃ kaurmañca vārāhaṃ vāmanaṃ tārkṣyameva ca / nārasiṃhaṃ ca nāgendraṃ sṛṣṭipralayakārakam
The Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Dwarf, and also the Garuḍa form, the Man-Lion, and the serpent-lord, the maker of creation and dissolution —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.72
एतानि प्रातरुत्थाय संस्मरिष्यनति ये नराः । सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यन्ते पुण्यं लोकमवाप्नुयुः
etāni prātarutthāya saṃsmariṣyanati ye narāḥ / sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyante puṇyaṃ lokamavāpnuyuḥ
those men who, rising at dawn, will call these to mind are freed from all sins and would attain the world of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.73
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशो गजेन्द्रं गरुडध्वजः । स्पर्शयामास हस्तेन गजं गन्धर्वमेव च
pulastya uvāca / evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśo gajendraṃ garuḍadhvajaḥ / sparśayāmāsa hastena gajaṃ gandharvameva ca
Pulastya said: Having spoken thus, Hṛṣīkeśa, whose banner is Garuḍa, touched with his hand the elephant-lord — both the elephant and the gandharva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.74
ततो दिव्यवपुर्भत्वा गजेन्द्रो मधुसूदनम् । जगाम शरणं विप्र नारायणपरायमः
tato divyavapurbhatvā gajendro madhusūdanam / jagāma śaraṇaṃ vipra nārāyaṇaparāyamaḥ
Then, having become of divine form, the lord of elephants went for refuge to Madhusūdana, O brahmin, being devoted wholly to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 58.75
ततो नारायणः श्रीमान् मोक्षयित्वा गजोत्तमम् । पापबनधाच्च शापाच्च ग्राहं चाद्भुतकर्मकृत्
tato nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmān mokṣayitvā gajottamam / pāpabanadhācca śāpācca grāhaṃ cādbhutakarmakṛt
Then the glorious Nārāyaṇa, doer of wondrous deeds, having released the best of elephants and the crocodile too from the bondage of sin and from the curse—
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VamP 58.76
ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानश्च देवगुह्यपरायणैः । गतः स भगवान् विष्णुर्दुर्विज्ञेयगतिः प्रभुः
ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānaśca devaguhyaparāyaṇaiḥ / gataḥ sa bhagavān viṣṇurdurvijñeyagatiḥ prabhuḥ
—and being praised by the sages who are devoted to the secret of the gods, that lord Viṣṇu, whose course is hard to know, departed.
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VamP 58.77
गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं दृष्ट्वा देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः । ववन्दिरे महात्मानं प्रभुं नारायणं हरिम्
gajendramokṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ / vavandire mahātmānaṃ prabhuṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim
Seeing the release of the lord of elephants, the gods with Śakra at their head bowed to the great-souled lord Nārāyaṇa Hari.
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VamP 58.78
महर्षयश्चारणाश्च दृष्ट्वा गजविमोक्षणम् । विस्मयोत्फूल्लनयनाः संस्तुवन्ति जनार्दनम्
maharṣayaścāraṇāśca dṛṣṭvā gajavimokṣaṇam / vismayotphūllanayanāḥ saṃstuvanti janārdanam
And the great sages and the Cāraṇas, seeing the elephant's release, their eyes wide with wonder, praise Janārdana.
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VamP 58.79
प्रजापतिपतिर्ब्रह्मा चक्रपाणिविचेष्टितम् । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं दृष्ट्वा इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
prajāpatipatirbrahmā cakrapāṇiviceṣṭitam / gajendramokṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā idaṃ vacanamabravīt
Brahmā, the lord of the Prajāpatis, seeing the release of the lord of elephants brought about by the wielder of the discus, spoke these words:
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VamP 58.80
य इदं शृणुयान्तित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः । प्राप्नुयात् परमां सिद्धिं दुःस्वप्नस्तस्य नश्यति
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyāntityaṃ prātarutthāya mānavaḥ / prāpnuyāt paramāṃ siddhiṃ duḥsvapnastasya naśyati
"The man who, rising at dawn, would hear this daily would attain the highest success, and his bad dreams perish.
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VamP 58.81
गजेन्द्र मोक्षणं पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । कथितेन स्मृतेनाथ श्रुतेन च तपोधनः । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणेनेह सद्यः पापात् प्रमुच्यते
gajendra mokṣaṇaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam / kathitena smṛtenātha śrutena ca tapodhanaḥ / gajendramokṣaṇeneha sadyaḥ pāpāt pramucyate
The release of the lord of elephants is meritorious, destroying all sins; by its being told, remembered, or heard, O you whose wealth is austerity, by (this account of) the release of the lord of elephants one is at once freed from sin here.
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VamP 58.82
एतत्पवित्रं परमं सुपुण्यं संकीर्तनीयं चरितं मुरारेः । यस्मिन् किलोक्ते बहुपापबन्धनात् लभ्येत मोक्षो द्विरदेन यद्वत्
etatpavitraṃ paramaṃ supuṇyaṃ saṃkīrtanīyaṃ caritaṃ murāreḥ / yasmin kilokte bahupāpabandhanāt labhyeta mokṣo dviradena yadvat
This deed of Murāri is pure, supreme, most meritorious, worthy to be proclaimed; when it is recited, release from the bondage of many sins would be obtained, just as it was by the elephant.
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VamP 58.83
अजं वरेण्यं वरपद्मनाभं नारायणं ब्रह्मनिधिं सुरेशम् । तं देवगुह्यं पुरुषं पुराणं वन्दाम्यहं लोकपतिं वरेण्यम्
ajaṃ vareṇyaṃ varapadmanābhaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ brahmanidhiṃ sureśam / taṃ devaguhyaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ vandāmyahaṃ lokapatiṃ vareṇyam
The unborn, the most excellent, whose navel bears the excellent lotus, Nārāyaṇa, the treasury of Brahman, lord of the gods—him, the secret of the gods, the ancient Person, the lord of worlds, the most excellent, I salute.
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VamP 58.84
पुलस्त्य उवाच । एतत् तवोक्तं प्रवरं स्तवानां स्तवं मुरारेर्वरनागकीर्तनम् । यं कीर्त्य संश्रुत्य तथा विचिन्त्य पापापनोदं पुरुषो लभेत
pulastya uvāca / etat tavoktaṃ pravaraṃ stavānāṃ stavaṃ murārervaranāgakīrtanam / yaṃ kīrtya saṃśrutya tathā vicintya pāpāpanodaṃ puruṣo labheta
Pulastya said: This has been told to you—the foremost of hymns, the hymn of Murāri, the celebration of the excellent elephant—by proclaiming, hearing and pondering which a man would obtain the removal of sin.
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