Vamana Purana — Chapter 62
VamP 62.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । गते ऽथ तीर्थयात्रायां प्रह्लादे दानवेश्वरे । कुरुक्षेत्रं समभ्यागाद् यष्टुं वैरोचनो वलिः
pulastya uvāca / gate 'tha tīrthayātrāyāṃ prahlāde dānaveśvare / kurukṣetraṃ samabhyāgād yaṣṭuṃ vairocano valiḥ
Pulastya said: Then, when Prahlāda, the lord of the Dānavas, had gone on pilgrimage, Bali, the son of Virocana, came to Kurukṣetra to sacrifice.
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VamP 62.2
तस्मिन् महाधर्मयुते तीर्थे ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवः । शुक्रो द्विजातिप्रवरानामन्त्रयत् भार्गवान्
tasmin mahādharmayute tīrthe brāhmaṇapuṅgavaḥ / śukro dvijātipravarānāmantrayat bhārgavān
At that most dharma-endowed sacred place, Śukra, the foremost of brahmins, invited the Bhārgavas, the best of the twice-born.
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VamP 62.3
भृगूनामन्त्र्यमाणान् वै श्रुत्वात्रेयाः सगौतमाः । कौशिकाङ्गिरसश्चैव तत्यजुः कुरुजाङ्गलान्
bhṛgūnāmantryamāṇān vai śrutvātreyāḥ sagautamāḥ / kauśikāṅgirasaścaiva tatyajuḥ kurujāṅgalān
Hearing that the Bhṛgus were being invited, the Ātreyas together with the Gautamas, and the Kauśikas and Āṅgirasas, left the Kurujāṅgala lands.
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VamP 62.4
उत्तराशां प्रजग्मुस्ते नदीमनु शतद्रुकाम् । शातद्रवे जले स्नात्वा विपाशां प्रययुस्ततः
uttarāśāṃ prajagmuste nadīmanu śatadrukām / śātadrave jale snātvā vipāśāṃ prayayustataḥ
They went to the northern region, along the river Śatadru; having bathed in the water of the Śatadru, they then proceeded to the Vipāśā.
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VamP 62.5
विज्ञाय तत्राप्यरतिं स्नात्वार्ऽच्य पितृदेवताः । प्रजग्मुः किरणां पुण्यां दिनेशकिरणच्युताम्
vijñāya tatrāpyaratiṃ snātvār'cya pitṛdevatāḥ / prajagmuḥ kiraṇāṃ puṇyāṃ dineśakiraṇacyutām
Finding no pleasure there either, having bathed and worshipped the ancestors and the gods, they went to the holy Kiraṇā, fallen from the rays of the sun.
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VamP 62.6
तस्यां स्नात्वार्ऽच्य देवेर्षे सर्व एव महर्षयः । ऐरावतीं सुपुण्योदां स्नात्वा जग्मुरथेश्वरीम्
tasyāṃ snātvār'cya deverṣe sarva eva maharṣayaḥ / airāvatīṃ supuṇyodāṃ snātvā jagmuratheśvarīm
Having bathed in it and worshipped, O divine seer, all those great seers (went) to the Airāvatī with its very holy waters, and having bathed, they went to the Īśvarī.
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VamP 62.7
देविकाया जले स्नात्वा पयोष्ण्यां चैव तापसाः । अवतीर्णा मुने स्नातुमात्रेयाद्याः शुभां नदीम्
devikāyā jale snātvā payoṣṇyāṃ caiva tāpasāḥ / avatīrṇā mune snātumātreyādyāḥ śubhāṃ nadīm
Having bathed in the water of the Devikā and in the Payoṣṇī, the ascetics, O sage — Ātreya and the rest — went down into the lovely river to bathe.
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VamP 62.8
ततो निमग्ना ददृशुः प्रतिबिम्बमथात्मनः । अन्तर्जले द्विजश्रेष्ठ महदाश्चर्यकारकम्
tato nimagnā dadṛśuḥ pratibimbamathātmanaḥ / antarjale dvijaśreṣṭha mahadāścaryakārakam
Then, submerged, they saw their own reflection in the water, O best of the twice-born — a thing that caused great wonder.
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VamP 62.9
उन्मज्जने च ददृशुः पुनर्विस्मितमानसाः । ततः स्नात्वा समुत्तीर्णा ऋषयः सर्व एव हि
unmajjane ca dadṛśuḥ punarvismitamānasāḥ / tataḥ snātvā samuttīrṇā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva hi
And on emerging they saw (it) again, their minds astonished; then, having bathed, all the seers came up out (of the water).
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VamP 62.10
जगमुस्ततो ऽपि ते ब्रह्मन् कथयन्तः परस्परम् । चिन्तयन्तश्च सततं किमेतदिति विस्मिताः
jagamustato 'pi te brahman kathayantaḥ parasparam / cintayantaśca satataṃ kimetaditi vismitāḥ
Then, O brahman, they went on from there, talking with one another, and constantly wondering, amazed, "What is this?"
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VamP 62.11
ततो दूरादपश्यन्त वनषण्डं सुविस्तृतम् । वनं हरगलश्यामं खगध्वनिनिनादितम्
tato dūrādapaśyanta vanaṣaṇḍaṃ suvistṛtam / vanaṃ haragalaśyāmaṃ khagadhvaninināditam
Then from afar they saw a very extensive thicket of forest, a forest dark as Hara's throat, resounding with the cries of birds.
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VamP 62.12
अतितुङ्गतया वयोम आवृण्वानं नगोत्तमम् । विस्तृताभिर्जटाभिस्तु अन्तर्भूमिञ्च नारद
atituṅgatayā vayoma āvṛṇvānaṃ nagottamam / vistṛtābhirjaṭābhistu antarbhūmiñca nārada
(They saw) that best of mountains, covering the sky by its great height, and with its spreading matted (roots/fibres) the earth within as well, O Nārada.
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VamP 62.13
काननं पुष्पितैर्वृक्षैरतिभाति समन्ततः । दशार्द्धवर्णैः सुखदैर्नभस्तारागणैरिव
kānanaṃ puṣpitairvṛkṣairatibhāti samantataḥ / daśārddhavarṇaiḥ sukhadairnabhastārāgaṇairiva
The wood shines exceedingly on all sides with flowering trees of five colours, giving delight, like the sky with its hosts of stars.
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VamP 62.14
तं दृष्ट्वा कमलैर्व्याप्तं पुण्डरीकैश्च शोभितम् । तद्वत् कोकनदैर्व्याप्तं वनं पद्मवनं यथा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā kamalairvyāptaṃ puṇḍarīkaiśca śobhitam / tadvat kokanadairvyāptaṃ vanaṃ padmavanaṃ yathā
Seeing it covered with lotuses and adorned with white lotuses, and likewise covered with red lotuses, the forest like a lotus-forest—
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VamP 62.15
प्रजग्मुस्तुष्टिमतुलां ते ह्लादं परमं ययः । विविशुः प्रीतमनसो हंसा इव महासरः
prajagmustuṣṭimatulāṃ te hlādaṃ paramaṃ yayaḥ / viviśuḥ prītamanaso haṃsā iva mahāsaraḥ
—they came to incomparable satisfaction and attained the highest gladness; with delighted minds they entered, like geese a great lake.
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VamP 62.17
६२।१६ धर्माश्रमं प्राङ्मुखं तु पलाशविटपावृतम् । प्रतीच्यभिमुखं ब्रह्मन् अर्थस्येक्षुवनावृतम्
62.16 dharmāśramaṃ prāṅmukhaṃ tu palāśaviṭapāvṛtam / pratīcyabhimukhaṃ brahman arthasyekṣuvanāvṛtam
(There was) the hermitage of Dharma, facing east, surrounded by palāśa thickets; and, facing west, O brahman, that of Artha, surrounded by a grove of sugarcane;
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VamP 62.18
दक्षिणाभिमुखं काम्यं रम्भाशोकवनावृतम् । उदङ्मुखं च मोक्षस्य शुद्धस्फटिकवर्चसम्
dakṣiṇābhimukhaṃ kāmyaṃ rambhāśokavanāvṛtam / udaṅmukhaṃ ca mokṣasya śuddhasphaṭikavarcasam
facing south, the one belonging to Kāma, surrounded by a grove of plantain and aśoka trees; and facing north, (the hermitage) of Mokṣa, with the lustre of pure crystal.
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VamP 62.19
कृतान्ते त्वाश्रमी मोक्षः कामस्त्रेतान्तरे श्रमी । आश्रम्यर्थो द्वापरान्ते तिष्यादौ धर्म आश्रमी
kṛtānte tvāśramī mokṣaḥ kāmastretāntare śramī / āśramyartho dvāparānte tiṣyādau dharma āśramī
At the end of the Kṛta age Mokṣa dwells in his hermitage; in the middle of the Tretā Kāma dwells there; at the end of the Dvāpara Artha inhabits his hermitage; at the beginning of the Tiṣya (Kali) Dharma inhabits his.
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VamP 62.20
तान्याश्रमाणि मुनयो दृष्ट्वात्रेयादयो ऽव्ययाः । तत्रैव च रतिं चक्रुरखण्डे सलिलाप्लुते
tānyāśramāṇi munayo dṛṣṭvātreyādayo 'vyayāḥ / tatraiva ca ratiṃ cakrurakhaṇḍe salilāplute
Having seen those hermitages, the imperishable sages, Ātreya and the rest, took their pleasure right there, on Akhaṇḍa, washed by the waters.
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VamP 62.21
धर्माद्यैर्भगवान् विष्णुरखण्ड विश्रुतः । चतुर्मुर्तिर्जगन्नाथः पुर्वमेव प्रतिष्ठितः
dharmādyairbhagavān viṣṇurakhaṇḍa viśrutaḥ / caturmurtirjagannāthaḥ purvameva pratiṣṭhitaḥ
By Dharma and the others the Lord Viṣṇu, renowned as Akhaṇḍa, four-formed, lord of the world, had been established there long before.
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VamP 62.22
तमर्चयन्ति ऋषयो योगात्मानो बहुश्रुताः । शुश्रूषयाथ तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण नारद
tamarcayanti ṛṣayo yogātmāno bahuśrutāḥ / śuśrūṣayātha tapasā brahmacaryeṇa nārada
Him the sages, whose selves are yoga and who are learned in much, worship with service, with austerity, and with chastity, O Nārada.
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VamP 62.23
एवं ते न्यवसंस्तत्र समेता मुनयो वने । असुरेभ्यस्तदा भीताः स्वाश्रित्याखण्डपर्वतम्
evaṃ te nyavasaṃstatra sametā munayo vane / asurebhyastadā bhītāḥ svāśrityākhaṇḍaparvatam
Thus those sages, gathered together, dwelt there in the forest, afraid then of the asuras, having taken refuge on Mount Akhaṇḍa.
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VamP 62.24
तथान्ये ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मन् अश्मकुट्टा मरीचिपाः । स्नात्वा जले हि कालिन्द्याः प्रजग्मुर्दक्षिणामुखाः
tathānye brāhmaṇā brahman aśmakuṭṭā marīcipāḥ / snātvā jale hi kālindyāḥ prajagmurdakṣiṇāmukhāḥ
Likewise other brahmans, O brahman—those who pound (their food) with stones, those who drink (only) rays of light—having bathed in the water of the Kālindī, went off facing south.
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VamP 62.25
अवन्तिविषयं प्राप्य विष्णुमासाद्य संस्थिताः । विष्णोरपि प्रसादेन दुष्प्रवेशं महासुरैः
avantiviṣayaṃ prāpya viṣṇumāsādya saṃsthitāḥ / viṣṇorapi prasādena duṣpraveśaṃ mahāsuraiḥ
Reaching the region of Avanti and coming to Viṣṇu, they settled there—(a place) hard for the great asuras to enter, by Viṣṇu's grace.
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VamP 62.26
बालखिल्यादयो जग्मुरवशा दानवाद् भयात् । रुद्रकोटिं समाश्रित्य स्थितास्ते ब्रह्मचारिणः
bālakhilyādayo jagmuravaśā dānavād bhayāt / rudrakoṭiṃ samāśritya sthitāste brahmacāriṇaḥ
The Bālakhilyas and others went off helpless out of fear of the Dānava; taking refuge at Rudrakoṭi, those celibates remained there.
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VamP 62.27
एवं गतेषु विप्रेषु गौतमाङ्गिरसादिषु । शुक्रस्तु भार्गवान् सर्वान् निन्ये यज्ञविधौ मुने
evaṃ gateṣu vipreṣu gautamāṅgirasādiṣu / śukrastu bhārgavān sarvān ninye yajñavidhau mune
When the brahmans—Gautama, Āṅgirasa and the rest—had thus departed, Śukra brought all the Bhārgavas in for the performance of the sacrifice, O sage.
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VamP 62.28
अधिष्ठिते भार्गवैस्तु महायज्ञे ऽमितद्युते । यज्ञदीक्षां बलेः शुक्रश्चाकार विधिना स्वयम्
adhiṣṭhite bhārgavaistu mahāyajñe 'mitadyute / yajñadīkṣāṃ baleḥ śukraścākāra vidhinā svayam
When the great sacrifice of measureless splendour had been undertaken by the Bhārgavas, Śukra himself performed Bali's sacrificial consecration according to the rule.
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VamP 62.29
श्वेताम्बरधरो दैत्यः श्वेतमाल्यानुलेपनः । मृगाजिनावृतः पृष्ठे बर्हिपत्रविचित्रितः
śvetāmbaradharo daityaḥ śvetamālyānulepanaḥ / mṛgājināvṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe barhipatravicitritaḥ
The Daitya, wearing white garments, with white garlands and unguents, covered with a deerskin variegated on the back with peacock feathers,
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VamP 62.30
समास्ते वितते यज्ञे सदस्यैरभिसंवृतः । हयग्रीवप्रलम्बाद्यैर्मयबाणपुरोगमैः
samāste vitate yajñe sadasyairabhisaṃvṛtaḥ / hayagrīvapralambādyairmayabāṇapurogamaiḥ
sat, when the sacrifice was spread out, surrounded by the assembly members—by Hayagrīva, Pralamba and the rest, with Maya and Bāṇa at their head.
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VamP 62.31
पत्नी विन्ध्यावली चास्य दीक्षिता यज्ञकर्मणि । ललनानां सहस्रस्य प्रधाना ऋषिकन्यका
patnī vindhyāvalī cāsya dīkṣitā yajñakarmaṇi / lalanānāṃ sahasrasya pradhānā ṛṣikanyakā
And his wife Vindhyāvalī was consecrated for the sacrificial rite—the foremost of a thousand women, a daughter of a sage.
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VamP 62.32
शुक्रेणाश्वः श्वेतवर्णो मधुमासे सुलक्णः । महीं विहर्तुमुत्सृष्टस्तारकाक्षो ऽन्वगाच्च तम्
śukreṇāśvaḥ śvetavarṇo madhumāse sulakṇaḥ / mahīṃ vihartumutsṛṣṭastārakākṣo 'nvagācca tam
By Śukra a horse of white colour, well-marked, was released in the month of Madhu (Caitra) to roam the earth, and Tārakākṣa went after it.
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VamP 62.33
एवमश्वे समुत्सृष्टे वितते यज्ञकर्मणि । गते च मासत्रितये हूयमाने च पावके
evamaśve samutsṛṣṭe vitate yajñakarmaṇi / gate ca māsatritaye hūyamāne ca pāvake
Thus, when the horse had been released and the sacrificial rite spread out, and when three months had passed and the fire was being offered into,
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VamP 62.34
पूज्यमानेषु दैत्येषु मिषुनस्थे दिवाकरे । सुषुवे देवजननी माधवं वामनाकृतिम्
pūjyamāneṣu daityeṣu miṣunasthe divākare / suṣuve devajananī mādhavaṃ vāmanākṛtim
while the Daityas were being honoured, when the sun stood in Gemini, the mother of the gods gave birth to Mādhava in dwarf form.
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VamP 62.35
तं जातमात्रं भगवन्तमीशं नारायणं लोकपतिं पुराणम् । ब्रह्मा समभ्येत्य समं महर्षिभिः स्तोत्रं जगादाथ विभोर्महर्षे
taṃ jātamātraṃ bhagavantamīśaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ lokapatiṃ purāṇam / brahmā samabhyetya samaṃ maharṣibhiḥ stotraṃ jagādātha vibhormaharṣe
Him, just born—the Blessed Lord, the ruler, Nārāyaṇa, lord of the worlds, the ancient one—Brahmā approached together with the great sages and then spoke a hymn to the mighty one, O great sage.
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VamP 62.36
नमो ऽस्तु ते माधव सत्त्वमूर्त्ते नमो ऽस्तु ते शाश्वत विश्वरूप । नमो ऽस्तु ते शत्रुवनेन्धनाग्ने नमो ऽस्तु वै पापमहादवाग्ने
namo 'stu te mādhava sattvamūrtte namo 'stu te śāśvata viśvarūpa / namo 'stu te śatruvanendhanāgne namo 'stu vai pāpamahādavāgne
Homage to you, Mādhava, embodiment of goodness; homage to you, eternal one, whose form is the universe; homage to you, fire whose fuel is the forest of enemies; homage indeed to you, great wildfire of sin.
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VamP 62.37
नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष नमस्ते विश्वभावन । नमस्ते जगादाधार नमस्ते पुरुषोत्तम
namaste puṇḍarīkākṣa namaste viśvabhāvana / namaste jagādādhāra namaste puruṣottama
Homage to you, lotus-eyed one; homage to you, bringer of the universe into being; homage to you, support of the world; homage to you, highest among persons.
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VamP 62.38
नारायण जगन्मूर्ते जगन्नाथ गदाधर । पीतवासः श्रियःकान्त जनार्दन नमो ऽस्तु ते
nārāyaṇa jaganmūrte jagannātha gadādhara / pītavāsaḥ śriyaḥkānta janārdana namo 'stu te
Nārāyaṇa, form of the world, lord of the world, bearer of the mace, clad in yellow, beloved of Śrī, Janārdana—homage be to you.
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VamP 62.39
भवांस्त्राता च गोप्ता च विश्वात्मा सर्वगो ऽव्ययः । सर्वधारी धराधारी रूपधारी नमो ऽस्तु ते
bhavāṃstrātā ca goptā ca viśvātmā sarvago 'vyayaḥ / sarvadhārī dharādhārī rūpadhārī namo 'stu te
You are the rescuer and the protector, the self of the universe, all-pervading, unperishing, the bearer of all, the bearer of the earth, the bearer of forms—homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 62.40
वर्धस्व वर्धिताशेषत्रैलोक्य सुरपूजित । कुरुष्व दैवतपते मघोनो ऽश्रुप्रमार्जनम्
vardhasva vardhitāśeṣatrailokya surapūjita / kuruṣva daivatapate maghono 'śrupramārjanam
Grow, you by whom the whole triple world is made to grow, you honoured by the gods; O lord of the deities, wipe away the tears of Maghavan (Indra).
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VamP 62.42
६२।४१ इत्थं स्तुतो जगन्नाथं सर्वात्मा सर्वगो हरिः । प्रोवाच भगवान् मह्यं कुरूपनयनं विभो
62.41 itthaṃ stuto jagannāthaṃ sarvātmā sarvago hariḥ / provāca bhagavān mahyaṃ kurūpanayanaṃ vibho
Thus praised, the Blessed One, Hari, lord of the world, the self of all, the all-pervading, said: "O mighty one, perform for me the initiation (upanayana)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 62.43
ततश्चकार देवस्य जातकर्मादिकाः क्रियाः । भरद्वाजो महातेजा बार्हस्पत्यस्तपोधनः
tataścakāra devasya jātakarmādikāḥ kriyāḥ / bharadvājo mahātejā bārhaspatyastapodhanaḥ
Then Bharadvāja of great splendour, son of Bṛhaspati, rich in austerity, performed for the god the birth-rites and the rest,
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VamP 62.44
व्रतबन्धं तथेशस्त कृतवान् सर्वसास्त्रवित् । ततो ददुः प्रीतियुताः सर्व एव वरान् क्रमात्
vratabandhaṃ tatheśasta kṛtavān sarvasāstravit / tato daduḥ prītiyutāḥ sarva eva varān kramāt
and likewise, knowing all the scriptures, he performed the Lord's investiture with the vow (i.e. the thread ceremony). Then all of them, filled with delight, gave gifts in turn:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 62.45
यज्ञोपवीतं पुलहस्त्वहं च सितवाससी । मृगाजिनं कुम्भयोनिर्भरद्वाजस्तु मेखलाम्
yajñopavītaṃ pulahastvahaṃ ca sitavāsasī / mṛgājinaṃ kumbhayonirbharadvājastu mekhalām
Pulaha (gave) the sacred thread, and I (gave) two white garments; the pot-born one (Agastya) a deerskin, and Bharadvāja the girdle;
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VamP 62.46
पालाशमददद् दण्डं मरीचिर्ब्रह्मणाः सुतः । अक्षसूत्रं वारुणिस्तु कौश्यं वेदमथाङ्गिराः
pālāśamadadad daṇḍaṃ marīcirbrahmaṇāḥ sutaḥ / akṣasūtraṃ vāruṇistu kauśyaṃ vedamathāṅgirāḥ
Marīci, Brahmā's son, gave a staff of palāśa wood; Vāruṇi the string of beads, and then Aṅgiras the Veda together with kuśa grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 62.47
छत्रं प्रादाद् रघू राजा उपानद्युगलं नृगः । कम्ण्डलुं बृहत्तेजाः प्रादाद्विष्णोर्बृहस्पतिः
chatraṃ prādād raghū rājā upānadyugalaṃ nṛgaḥ / kamṇḍaluṃ bṛhattejāḥ prādādviṣṇorbṛhaspatiḥ
King Raghu gave an umbrella, Nṛga a pair of sandals; Bṛhaspati of great splendour gave Viṣṇu a water-pot.
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VamP 62.48
एवं कृतोपनयनो भगवान् भूतभावनः । संस्तूयमानो ऋषिभिः साङ्गं वेदमधीयत
evaṃ kṛtopanayano bhagavān bhūtabhāvanaḥ / saṃstūyamāno ṛṣibhiḥ sāṅgaṃ vedamadhīyata
Thus, his initiation performed, the Blessed One, the bringer-forth of beings, being praised by the sages, studied the Veda together with its ancillary sciences—
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VamP 62.49
भरद्वाजादाङ्गिरसात् सामवेदं महाध्वनिम् । महदाख्यानसंयुक्तं गन्धर्वसहितं मुने
bharadvājādāṅgirasāt sāmavedaṃ mahādhvanim / mahadākhyānasaṃyuktaṃ gandharvasahitaṃ mune
from Bharadvāja, descendant of Aṅgiras, the Sāmaveda of mighty sound, joined with the great narratives and accompanied by the gandharva (music), O sage.
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VamP 62.50
मासेनैकेन बगवान् ज्ञानश्रुतिमहार्णवः । लोकचारप्रवृत्त्यर्थमभूच्छ्रुतिविशारदः
māsenaikena bagavān jñānaśrutimahārṇavaḥ / lokacārapravṛttyarthamabhūcchrutiviśāradaḥ
In a single month the Blessed One, himself the great ocean of knowledge and revelation, became skilled in scripture—for the sake of setting his course in motion in the world.
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VamP 62.51
सर्वशास्त्रेषु नैपुण्यं गत्वा देवो ऽक्षयो ऽव्ययः । प्रोवाच ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठं भरद्वाजमिदं वचः
sarvaśāstreṣu naipuṇyaṃ gatvā devo 'kṣayo 'vyayaḥ / provāca brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaṃ bharadvājamidaṃ vacaḥ
Having attained proficiency in all the scriptures, the god, imperishable and unchanging, spoke this speech to Bharadvāja, best of brahmins:
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VamP 62.52
श्रीवामन उवाच । ब्रह्मन् व्रजामि देह्याज्ञां कुरुक्षेत्रं महोदयम् । तत्र दैत्यपतेः पुण्यो हयमेधः प्रवर्तते
śrīvāmana uvāca / brahman vrajāmi dehyājñāṃ kurukṣetraṃ mahodayam / tatra daityapateḥ puṇyo hayamedhaḥ pravartate
Śrī Vāmana said: Brahmin, I am going; give (me) leave — to Kurukṣetra of great prosperity. There the meritorious horse-sacrifice of the lord of the Daityas is under way.
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VamP 62.53
समाविष्टानि पश्यस्व तेजांसि पृथिवीतले । ये संनिधानाः सततं मदंशाः पुण्यवर्धनाः । तेनाहं प्रतिजानामि कुरुक्षेत्रं गतो बलिः
samāviṣṭāni paśyasva tejāṃsi pṛthivītale / ye saṃnidhānāḥ satataṃ madaṃśāḥ puṇyavardhanāḥ / tenāhaṃ pratijānāmi kurukṣetraṃ gato baliḥ
Behold the splendours that have entered in upon the surface of the earth — those portions of me that are ever present there, increasers of merit. Therefore I declare: Bali has gone to Kurukṣetra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 62.54
भरद्वाज उवाच । स्वेच्छया तिष्ठ वा गच्छ नाहमाज्ञापयामि ते । गमिष्यामो वयं विष्णो बलेरध्वरं मा खिद
bharadvāja uvāca / svecchayā tiṣṭha vā gaccha nāhamājñāpayāmi te / gamiṣyāmo vayaṃ viṣṇo baleradhvaraṃ mā khida
Bharadvāja said: Stay or go as you please; I do not give you orders. We shall go, O Viṣṇu, to Bali's sacrifice; do not be distressed.
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VamP 62.55
यद् भवन्तमहं देव परिपृच्छामि तद् वद । केषु केषु विभो नित्यं स्थानेषु पुरुषोत्तम । सान्निध्यं भवतो ब्रूहि ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
yad bhavantamahaṃ deva paripṛcchāmi tad vada / keṣu keṣu vibho nityaṃ sthāneṣu puruṣottama / sānnidhyaṃ bhavato brūhi jñātumicchāmi tattvataḥ
What I ask you, O god, that tell (me): in which places, O pervading one, O supreme among men, is your constant presence? Tell (me); I wish to know it as it truly is.
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VamP 62.56
वामन उवाच । श्रूयतां कथयिष्यामि येषु येषु गुरो अहम् । निवासामि सुपुण्येषु स्थानेषु बहुरूपवान्
vāmana uvāca / śrūyatāṃ kathayiṣyāmi yeṣu yeṣu guro aham / nivāsāmi supuṇyeṣu sthāneṣu bahurūpavān
Vāmana said: Let it be heard; I shall tell in which very holy places I, possessed of many forms, dwell, O teacher.
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VamP 62.57
ममावतारैर्वसुधा नभस्तलं पातालमम्भोनिधयो दिवञ्च । दिशः समस्ता गिरयो ऽम्बुदाश्च व्याप्ता भरद्वाज ममानुरूपैः
mamāvatārairvasudhā nabhastalaṃ pātālamambhonidhayo divañca / diśaḥ samastā girayo 'mbudāśca vyāptā bharadvāja mamānurūpaiḥ
By my descents (incarnations) the earth, the vault of the sky, the netherworld, the oceans and heaven, all the directions, the mountains and the clouds are filled, Bharadvāja, with (forms) conformable to me.
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VamP 62.58
ये दिव्या ये च भौमा जलगगनचराः स्थावरा जङ्गमाश्च सेन्द्राः सार्काः सचन्द्रा यमवसुवरुणा ह्यग्नयः सर्वपालाः । ब्रह्माद्याः स्थावरान्ता द्विजखगमहिता मूर्तिमन्तो ह्यमूर्ताः ते सर्वे मत्प्रसूता बहु विविधगुणाः पूरणार्थं पृथिव्याः
ye divyā ye ca bhaumā jalagaganacarāḥ sthāvarā jaṅgamāśca sendrāḥ sārkāḥ sacandrā yamavasuvaruṇā hyagnayaḥ sarvapālāḥ / brahmādyāḥ sthāvarāntā dvijakhagamahitā mūrtimanto hyamūrtāḥ te sarve matprasūtā bahu vividhaguṇāḥ pūraṇārthaṃ pṛthivyāḥ
Those that are heavenly and those that are earthly, moving in water and in the sky, the immobile and the moving, together with Indra, with the sun, with the moon, Yama, the Vasus, Varuṇa, and the fires, all the guardians; beginning with Brahmā and ending with immobile things, honoured by brahmins and birds, embodied and bodiless — all these, of many and various qualities, are sprung from me for the filling of the earth.
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VamP 62.59
एते हि मुख्याः सुरसिद्धदानवैः पुज्यास्तथा संनिहिता महीतले । यैर्दृष्टमात्रैः सहसैव नाशं प्रयाति पापं द्विजवर्य कीर्तनैः
ete hi mukhyāḥ surasiddhadānavaiḥ pujyāstathā saṃnihitā mahītale / yairdṛṣṭamātraiḥ sahasaiva nāśaṃ prayāti pāpaṃ dvijavarya kīrtanaiḥ
These indeed are the chief ones, to be worshipped by gods, siddhas and dānavas, and thus present on the surface of the earth — by the mere sight of whom, and by proclaiming (their names), sin at once goes to destruction, O best of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition