Vamana Purana — Chapter 68
VamP 68.1
बलिरुवाच । भवता कथितं सर्वं समाराध्य जनार्दनम् । या गतिः प्राप्यते लोके तां मे वक्तुमिहार्हसि
baliruvāca / bhavatā kathitaṃ sarvaṃ samārādhya janārdanam / yā gatiḥ prāpyate loke tāṃ me vaktumihārhasi
Bali said: All has been told by you — the goal that is attained in the world by propitiating Janārdana. That you should now tell me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.2
केनार्चनेन देवस्य प्रीतिः समुपजायते । कानि दानानि शस्तानि प्रीणनाय जगद्गुरोः
kenārcanena devasya prītiḥ samupajāyate / kāni dānāni śastāni prīṇanāya jagadguroḥ
By what act of worship does the god's satisfaction arise? Which gifts are commended for pleasing the teacher of the world?
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VamP 68.3
उपवासादिकं कार्यं कस्यां तिथ्यां महोदयम् । कानि पुण्यानि शस्तानि विष्णोस्तुष्टिप्रदानि वै
upavāsādikaṃ kāryaṃ kasyāṃ tithyāṃ mahodayam / kāni puṇyāni śastāni viṣṇostuṣṭipradāni vai
On which lunar day should fasting and the rest be performed, (as being) of great result? Which meritorious acts are commended as bestowing Viṣṇu's contentment?
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VamP 68.4
यच्चान्यदपि कर्त्तव्यं हृष्टरूपैरनालसैः । तदप्यशेषं दैत्येन्द्र ममाख्यातुमिहार्हसि
yaccānyadapi karttavyaṃ hṛṣṭarūpairanālasaiḥ / tadapyaśeṣaṃ daityendra mamākhyātumihārhasi
And whatever else is to be done by (men) glad of form and free from sloth — that too, in full, you should tell me here, O lord of the Daityas.
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VamP 68.5
प्रह्लाद उवाच । श्रद्दधानैर्भक्तिपरैर्यान्युद्दिश्य जनार्दनम् । बले दानानि दीयन्ते तानूचुर्मुनयो ऽक्षयान्
prahlāda uvāca / śraddadhānairbhaktiparairyānyuddiśya janārdanam / bale dānāni dīyante tānūcurmunayo 'kṣayān
Prahlāda said: Those gifts which are given, O Bali, by men of faith devoted to Viṣṇu with Janārdana as their aim — the sages have called them imperishable.
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VamP 68.6
ता एव तिथयः शस्ता यास्वभ्यर्च्य जगत्पतिम् । तच्चित्तस्तन्मयो भूत्वा उपवासी नरो भवेत्
tā eva tithayaḥ śastā yāsvabhyarcya jagatpatim / taccittastanmayo bhūtvā upavāsī naro bhavet
Those very lunar days are commended on which, having worshipped the lord of the world, a man, with his mind on him and absorbed in him, should become a faster.
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VamP 68.7
पूजितेषु द्विजेन्द्रेषु पूजितः स्याज्जनार्दनः । एतान् द्विषन्ति ये मूढास्ते यान्ति नरकं ध्रुवम्
pūjiteṣu dvijendreṣu pūjitaḥ syājjanārdanaḥ / etān dviṣanti ye mūḍhāste yānti narakaṃ dhruvam
When the foremost of the twice-born are honoured, Janārdana is honoured; those fools who hate them go to hell for certain.
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VamP 68.8
तानर्चयेन्नरो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणान् विष्णुतत्परः । एवमाह हरिः पूर्वं ब्राह्मणा मामकी तनुः
tānarcayennaro bhaktyā brāhmaṇān viṣṇutatparaḥ / evamāha hariḥ pūrvaṃ brāhmaṇā māmakī tanuḥ
A man intent on Viṣṇu should worship those brāhmaṇas with devotion; for Hari said of old, "The brāhmaṇas are my own body."
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VamP 68.9
ब्राह्मणो नावमन्तव्यो बुधो वाप्यबुधो ऽपि वा । सो ऽपि दिव्या तनुर्विष्णोस्तस्मात् तामर्चयेन्नरः
brāhmaṇo nāvamantavyo budho vāpyabudho 'pi vā / so 'pi divyā tanurviṣṇostasmāt tāmarcayennaraḥ
A brāhmaṇa is not to be despised, whether learned or unlearned; he too is a divine body of Viṣṇu, and therefore a man should worship it.
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VamP 68.10
तान्येव च प्रशस्तानि कुसुमानि महासुर । यानि स्युर्वर्णयुक्तानि रसगन्धयुतानि च
tānyeva ca praśastāni kusumāni mahāsura / yāni syurvarṇayuktāni rasagandhayutāni ca
And just those flowers are commended, O great Asura, which are endowed with colour and possessed of sap and fragrance.
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VamP 68.12
६८।११ जाती शताह्वा सुमनाः कुन्दं बहुपुटं तथा । बाणञ्च चम्पकाशोकं करवीरं च यूथिका
68.11 jātī śatāhvā sumanāḥ kundaṃ bahupuṭaṃ tathā / bāṇañca campakāśokaṃ karavīraṃ ca yūthikā
Jasmine (jātī), śatāhvā (dill), sumanas, kunda, and likewise bahupuṭa, bāṇa, campaka, aśoka, karavīra (oleander), and yūthikā;
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VamP 68.13
पारिभद्रं पाटला च बकुलं गिरिशालिनी । तिलकं च जपाकुसुमं पीतकं नागरं त्वपि
pāribhadraṃ pāṭalā ca bakulaṃ giriśālinī / tilakaṃ ca japākusumaṃ pītakaṃ nāgaraṃ tvapi
pāribhadra, pāṭalā, bakula, giriśālinī, tilaka, the japā flower, pītaka, and also nāgara —
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VamP 68.14
एतानि हि प्रशस्तानि कुसुमान्यच्युतार्चने । सुरभीणि तथान्यानि वर्जयित्वा तु केतकीम्
etāni hi praśastāni kusumānyacyutārcane / surabhīṇi tathānyāni varjayitvā tu ketakīm
These flowers indeed are commended in the worship of Acyuta, and likewise other fragrant ones, excepting only the ketakī.
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VamP 68.15
बिल्वपत्रं शमीपत्रं पत्रं भृङ्गमृगाङ्कयोः । तमालामलकीपत्रं शस्तं केशवपूजने
bilvapatraṃ śamīpatraṃ patraṃ bhṛṅgamṛgāṅkayoḥ / tamālāmalakīpatraṃ śastaṃ keśavapūjane
Bilva leaf, śamī leaf, the leaves of the bhṛṅga and the mṛgāṅka, the leaf of the tamāla and of the āmalakī — (each) is commended in the worship of Keśava.
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VamP 68.17
येषामपि हिच पुष्पाणि प्रशस्तान्यच्युतार्चने । पल्लवान्यपि तेषां स्तुः पत्राण्यर्चाविधौ हरेः । ६८।१६ वीरुधां च प्रवालेन बर्हिषा चार्चयेत्तथा । नानारूपैश्चाम्बुभवैः कमलेन्दीवरादिभिः
yeṣāmapi hica puṣpāṇi praśastānyacyutārcane / pallavānyapi teṣāṃ stuḥ patrāṇyarcāvidhau hareḥ / 68.16 vīrudhāṃ ca pravālena barhiṣā cārcayettathā / nānārūpaiścāmbubhavaiḥ kamalendīvarādibhiḥ
And of whichever (plants) the flowers are commended in the worship of Acyuta, of those the sprouts too, as leaves, are (fit) in the rite of worshipping Hari. One should also worship with the young shoots of creepers and with barhis grass, and with water-born (flowers) of various kinds, lotuses, blue lotuses and the rest.
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VamP 68.18
प्रवालैः शुचिभिः श्लक्ष्णैर्जलप्रक्षालितैर्बले । वनस्पतीनामर्च्येत तथा दूर्वाग्रपल्लवैः
pravālaiḥ śucibhiḥ ślakṣṇairjalaprakṣālitairbale / vanaspatīnāmarcyeta tathā dūrvāgrapallavaiḥ
With pure, smooth shoots washed in water, O Bali, and with the tip-sprouts of dūrvā grass, (Hari) should be worshipped with (the shoots) of the great trees.
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VamP 68.19
चन्दनेनानुलिम्पेत कुङ्कुमेन प्रयत्ननतः । उशीरपद्मकाभ्यां च तथा कालीयकादिना
candanenānulimpeta kuṅkumena prayatnanataḥ / uśīrapadmakābhyāṃ ca tathā kālīyakādinā
One should anoint (him) with sandal, with saffron, carefully, and with uśīra and padmaka, and likewise with kālīyaka and the rest.
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VamP 68.20
महिषाख्यं कणं दारु सिह्लकं सागरुं सिता । शङ्खं जातीफलं श्रीशे धूपानि स्युः प्रियाणि वै
mahiṣākhyaṃ kaṇaṃ dāru sihlakaṃ sāgaruṃ sitā / śaṅkhaṃ jātīphalaṃ śrīśe dhūpāni syuḥ priyāṇi vai
That called mahiṣa, kaṇa, dāru, sihlaka, agaru, sugar, śaṅkha, and nutmeg — these are the incenses dear to the Lord of Śrī.
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VamP 68.21
हविषा संस्कृता ये तु यवगोधूमशालयः । तिलमुद्गादयो माषा व्रीहयश्च प्रिया हरेः
haviṣā saṃskṛtā ye tu yavagodhūmaśālayaḥ / tilamudgādayo māṣā vrīhayaśca priyā hareḥ
And those barley, wheat and rice grains that are consecrated with oblation-butter, and sesame, mung beans and the rest, black gram and rice — these are dear to Hari.
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VamP 68.22
गोदानानि पवित्राणि भूमिदानानि चानघ । वस्त्रान्नस्वर्णदानानि प्रीतये मधुघातिनः
godānāni pavitrāṇi bhūmidānāni cānagha / vastrānnasvarṇadānāni prītaye madhughātinaḥ
Gifts of cows are purifying, and gifts of land, O sinless one, and gifts of clothing, food and gold are for the pleasure of the slayer of Madhu.
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VamP 68.23
माघमासे तिला देयास्तिलधेनुश्च दानव । इन्धनादीनि च तथा माधवप्रीणनाय तु
māghamāse tilā deyāstiladhenuśca dānava / indhanādīni ca tathā mādhavaprīṇanāya tu
In the month of Māgha sesame seeds are to be given, and a cow (made) of sesame, O Dānava, and likewise firewood and the rest, for the gratifying of Mādhava.
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VamP 68.24
फाल्गुने व्रीहयो मुद्गा वस्त्रकृष्णाजिनादिकम् । गोविन्दप्रीणनार्थाय दातव्यं पुरुषर्षभैः
phālgune vrīhayo mudgā vastrakṛṣṇājinādikam / govindaprīṇanārthāya dātavyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaiḥ
In Phālguna rice, mung beans, cloth, black antelope skins and the like are to be given by the best of men for the gratifying of Govinda.
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VamP 68.25
चैत्रे चित्राणि वस्त्राणि शयनान्यासनानि च । विष्णोः प्रीत्यर्थमेतानि देयानि ब्राह्मणेष्वथ
caitre citrāṇi vastrāṇi śayanānyāsanāni ca / viṣṇoḥ prītyarthametāni deyāni brāhmaṇeṣvatha
In Caitra variegated garments, and beds and seats — these are to be given to brahmins for the pleasure of Viṣṇu.
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VamP 68.26
गन्धमाल्यानि देयानि वैशाखे सुरभीणि वै । देयानि द्विजमुख्येभ्यो मधुसूदनतुष्टये
gandhamālyāni deyāni vaiśākhe surabhīṇi vai / deyāni dvijamukhyebhyo madhusūdanatuṣṭaye
In Vaiśākha fragrances and garlands, sweet-smelling indeed, are to be given; they are to be given to the foremost of the twice-born for the satisfaction of Madhusūdana.
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VamP 68.27
उदकुम्भाम्बुधेनुं च तालवृन्तं सुचन्दनम् । त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रीत्यर्थं दातव्यं साधुभिः सदा
udakumbhāmbudhenuṃ ca tālavṛntaṃ sucandanam / trivikramasya prītyarthaṃ dātavyaṃ sādhubhiḥ sadā
A water jar, a water-cow, a palm-leaf fan, fine sandalwood — these should always be given by the good for the pleasure of Trivikrama.
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VamP 68.28
उवानद्युगलं छत्रं लवणामलकादिकम् । आषाढे वामनप्रीत्यै दातव्यानि तु भक्तितः
uvānadyugalaṃ chatraṃ lavaṇāmalakādikam / āṣāḍhe vāmanaprītyai dātavyāni tu bhaktitaḥ
A pair of sandals, an umbrella, salt, myrobalan and the like are to be given in Āṣāḍha with devotion for the pleasure of Vāmana.
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VamP 68.29
घृतं च क्षीरकुम्भाश्च घृतधेनुफलानि च । श्रावणे श्रीधरप्रीत्यै दातव्यानि विपश्चिता
ghṛtaṃ ca kṣīrakumbhāśca ghṛtadhenuphalāni ca / śrāvaṇe śrīdharaprītyai dātavyāni vipaścitā
Clarified butter, and jars of milk, and a cow (made) of ghee, and fruits are to be given in Śrāvaṇa by the wise man for the pleasure of Śrīdhara.
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VamP 68.30
मासि भाद्रपदे दद्यात् पायसं मधुसर्पिषी । हृषीकेशप्रीणनार्थं लवणं सगुडोदनम्
māsi bhādrapade dadyāt pāyasaṃ madhusarpiṣī / hṛṣīkeśaprīṇanārthaṃ lavaṇaṃ saguḍodanam
In the month of Bhādrapada one should give milk-rice, honey and ghee, salt, and rice with molasses, for the gratifying of Hṛṣīkeśa.
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VamP 68.31
तिलास्तुरङ्गं वृषभं दधि ताम्रायसादिकम् । प्रीत्यर्थं पद्मनाभस्य देयमाश्वयुजे नरैः
tilāsturaṅgaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ dadhi tāmrāyasādikam / prītyarthaṃ padmanābhasya deyamāśvayuje naraiḥ
Sesame, a horse, a bull, curds, copper, iron and the like are to be given by men in Āśvayuja for the pleasure of Padmanābha.
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VamP 68.32
रजतं कनकं दीपान् मणिमुक्ताफलादिकम् । दामोदरस्य तुष्ट्यर्थं प्रदद्यात् कार्तिके नरः
rajataṃ kanakaṃ dīpān maṇimuktāphalādikam / dāmodarasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ pradadyāt kārtike naraḥ
Silver, gold, lamps, gems, pearls and the like a man should give in Kārtika for the satisfaction of Dāmodara.
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VamP 68.33
खरोष्ट्राश्वतरान् नागान् यानयुग्यमजाविकम् । दात्वयं केशवप्रीत्यै मासि मार्गशिरे नरैः
kharoṣṭrāśvatarān nāgān yānayugyamajāvikam / dātvayaṃ keśavaprītyai māsi mārgaśire naraiḥ
Donkeys, camels, mules, elephants, carriages, draft animals, goats and sheep are to be given by men in the month of Mārgaśira for the pleasure of Keśava.
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VamP 68.34
प्रासादनगरादीनि गृहप्रावरणादिकम् । नारायणस्य तुष्ट्यर्थं पौषे देयानि भक्तितः
prāsādanagarādīni gṛhaprāvaraṇādikam / nārāyaṇasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ pauṣe deyāni bhaktitaḥ
Palaces, towns and the like, houses, coverings and the like are to be given in Pauṣa with devotion for the satisfaction of Nārāyaṇa.
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VamP 68.35
दासीदासमलङ्कारमन्नं षड्रससंयुतम् । पुरुषोत्तमस्य तुष्ट्यर्थं प्रदेयं सार्वकालिकम्
dāsīdāsamalaṅkāramannaṃ ṣaḍrasasaṃyutam / puruṣottamasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ pradeyaṃ sārvakālikam
Female and male servants, ornaments, food furnished with the six flavours — these are to be given at all times for the satisfaction of Puruṣottama.
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VamP 68.36
यद्यदिष्टतमं किञ्चिद्यद्वाप्यस्ति शुचि गृहे । तत्तद्वि देयं प्रीत्यर्थं देवदेवाय चक्रिणे
yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ kiñcidyadvāpyasti śuci gṛhe / tattadvi deyaṃ prītyarthaṃ devadevāya cakriṇe
Whatever is most cherished, or whatever pure thing there is in the house, all that is to be given for the pleasure of the god of gods who bears the discus.
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VamP 68.37
यः कारयेन्मन्दिरं केशवस्य पुण्यांल्लोकान् स जयेच्छाश्वतान् वै । दत्त्वारामान् पुष्पफलाभिपन्नान् भोगान् भुङ्क्ते कामातः श्लाघनीयान्
yaḥ kārayenmandiraṃ keśavasya puṇyāṃllokān sa jayecchāśvatān vai / dattvārāmān puṣpaphalābhipannān bhogān bhuṅkte kāmātaḥ ślāghanīyān
He who has a temple of Keśava built wins the meritorious, everlasting worlds indeed; and having given gardens endowed with flowers and fruits, he enjoys praiseworthy pleasures at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.38
पितामहस्य पुरतः कुलान्यष्टौ तु यानि च । तारयेदात्मना सार्धं विष्णोर्मन्दिरकारकः
pitāmahasya purataḥ kulānyaṣṭau tu yāni ca / tārayedātmanā sārdhaṃ viṣṇormandirakārakaḥ
The maker of a temple of Viṣṇu carries across, together with himself, the eight families that stand before the grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.39
इमाश् च पितरो दैत्य गाथा गायन्ति योगिनः । पुरतो यदुसिंहस्य ज्यामघस्य तपस्विनः
imāś ca pitaro daitya gāthā gāyanti yoginaḥ / purato yadusiṃhasya jyāmaghasya tapasvinaḥ
And these verses, O Daitya, the ancestors, the yogins, sing before the lion of the Yadus, the ascetic Jyāmagha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.40
अपि नः स कुले कश्चिद् विष्णुभक्तो भविष्यति । हरिमन्दिरकर्ता यो भविष्यति शिचिव्रतः
api naḥ sa kule kaścid viṣṇubhakto bhaviṣyati / harimandirakartā yo bhaviṣyati śicivrataḥ
"Will there be someone in our family who is a devotee of Viṣṇu, one of pure vows, who will be a builder of a temple of Hari?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.41
अपि नः सन्ततौ जायेद् विष्ण्वालयविलेपनम् । सम्मार्जनं च धर्मात्मा करिष्यति च भक्तितः
api naḥ santatau jāyed viṣṇvālayavilepanam / sammārjanaṃ ca dharmātmā kariṣyati ca bhaktitaḥ
"Might there be born in our line one of righteous soul who will, out of devotion, do the plastering and the sweeping of Viṣṇu's temple?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.42
अपि नः सन्ततौ जातो ध्वजं चकेशवमन्दिरे । दास्यते देवदेवाय दीपं पुष्पानुलेपनम्
api naḥ santatau jāto dhvajaṃ cakeśavamandire / dāsyate devadevāya dīpaṃ puṣpānulepanam
"Might one be born in our line who will give to the God of gods a banner in Keśava's temple, and a lamp, flowers and ointment?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.43
महापातकयुक्तो वा पातकी चोपपातकी । विमुक्तपापो भवति विष्ण्वायतनचित्रकृत्
mahāpātakayukto vā pātakī copapātakī / vimuktapāpo bhavati viṣṇvāyatanacitrakṛt
"Whether joined with a great sin, or a sinner, or one guilty of a minor sin — he who makes the paintings in a shrine of Viṣṇu becomes freed of his sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.44
इत्थं पितॄणां वचनं श्रुत्वा नृपतिसत्तमः । चकारायतनं भूम्यां ख्यं च लिम्पतासुर
itthaṃ pitṝṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā nṛpatisattamaḥ / cakārāyatanaṃ bhūmyāṃ khyaṃ ca limpatāsura
Having heard the fathers' words thus, that best of kings made a shrine on the earth, and ... plastering, O asura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.45
विभूतिभिः केशवस्य केशवाराधने रतः । नानाधातुविकारैश्च पञ्चवर्णैश्च चित्रकैः
vibhūtibhiḥ keśavasya keśavārādhane rataḥ / nānādhātuvikāraiśca pañcavarṇaiśca citrakaiḥ
Intent upon the worship of Keśava, with the ashes(?) of Keśava, and with various preparations of mineral pigments, and with paintings in five colours —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.46
ददौ दीपानि विधिवद् वासुदेवालये बले । सुगन्धितैलपूर्णानि घृतपूर्णानि च स्वयम्
dadau dīpāni vidhivad vāsudevālaye bale / sugandhitailapūrṇāni ghṛtapūrṇāni ca svayam
He himself, O Bali, gave lamps according to the rule in the temple of Vāsudeva, filled with fragrant oil and filled with ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.47
नानावर्णा वैजयन्त्यो महारजनरञ्जिताः । मञ्जिष्ठा नवरङ्गीयाः श्वेतपाटलिकाश्रिताः
nānāvarṇā vaijayantyo mahārajanarañjitāḥ / mañjiṣṭhā navaraṅgīyāḥ śvetapāṭalikāśritāḥ
Banners of many colours, dyed with safflower, madder-red, freshly tinted, some white and some pale pink;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.48
आरामा विविधा हृद्याः पुष्पाढ्याः फलशालिनः । लतापल्लवसंछन्ना देवदारुभिरावृताः
ārāmā vividhā hṛdyāḥ puṣpāḍhyāḥ phalaśālinaḥ / latāpallavasaṃchannā devadārubhirāvṛtāḥ
Pleasant gardens of many kinds, rich in flowers and abounding in fruit, covered over with creepers and shoots, surrounded by deodar trees;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.49
कारिताश्च महामञ्चाधिष्ठिताः कुशलैर्जनैः । पौरोगवविधानज्ञै रत्नसंस्कारिभिर्द्दढै
kāritāśca mahāmañcādhiṣṭhitāḥ kuśalairjanaiḥ / paurogavavidhānajñai ratnasaṃskāribhirddaḍhai
And these were had made, set with great platforms, by skilled men who knew the rules of the stewards' office and were practised in the setting of gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.50
तेषु नित्यं प्रपूज्यन्ते यतयो ब्रह्मचारिणः । श्रोत्रिया ज्ञानसम्पन्ना दीनान्धविकलादयः
teṣu nityaṃ prapūjyante yatayo brahmacāriṇaḥ / śrotriyā jñānasampannā dīnāndhavikalādayaḥ
In them ascetics and celibate students are constantly honoured, and Vedic scholars endowed with knowledge, and the poor, the blind, the crippled and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.51
इत्थं स नृपतिः कृत्वा श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः । ज्यामघो विष्णुनिलयं गत इत्यनुशुश्रुमः
itthaṃ sa nṛpatiḥ kṛtvā śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ / jyāmagho viṣṇunilayaṃ gata ityanuśuśrumaḥ
Having done thus, that king Jyāmagha, full of faith and with his senses subdued, went to the abode of Viṣṇu — so we have heard it told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.52
तमेव चाग्यापि बले मार्गं ज्यामघकारितम् । व्रजन्ति नरशार्दूल विष्णुलोकजिगीषवः
tameva cāgyāpi bale mārgaṃ jyāmaghakāritam / vrajanti naraśārdūla viṣṇulokajigīṣavaḥ
And even today, O Bali, O tiger among men, those who wish to win the world of Viṣṇu travel that very road made by Jyāmagha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.53
तस्मात् त्वमपि राजेन्द्र कारयस्वालयं हरेः । तमर्चयस्व यत्नेन ब्राह्मणांश्च बहुश्रुतान् । पौराणिकान् विशेषेण सदाचाररताञ्शुचीन्
tasmāt tvamapi rājendra kārayasvālayaṃ hareḥ / tamarcayasva yatnena brāhmaṇāṃśca bahuśrutān / paurāṇikān viśeṣeṇa sadācāraratāñśucīn
Therefore you too, O lord of kings, have a temple of Hari built; worship him diligently, and the brahmins learned in many texts — especially those versed in the Purāṇas, devoted to good conduct and pure —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.54
वासोभिर्भूषणै रत्नैर्गौभिर्भूकनकादिभिः । विभवे सति देवस्य प्रीणनं कुरु चक्रिणः
vāsobhirbhūṣaṇai ratnairgaubhirbhūkanakādibhiḥ / vibhave sati devasya prīṇanaṃ kuru cakriṇaḥ
With garments, with ornaments, with jewels, with cows, with land, gold and the rest: while you have wealth, do what pleases the god who bears the discus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.55
एवं क्रियायोगरतस्य ते ऽद्य नूनं मुरारिः शुभदो भविष्यति । नरा न सीदन्ति बले समाश्रिता विभुं जगन्नाथमनन्तमच्युतम्
evaṃ kriyāyogaratasya te 'dya nūnaṃ murāriḥ śubhado bhaviṣyati / narā na sīdanti bale samāśritā vibhuṃ jagannāthamanantamacyutam
Thus, when you are devoted to the discipline of (such) acts, Murāri will surely be a giver of good to you this day; men do not sink, O Bali, who have taken refuge in the all-pervading, unending, unfailing Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.56
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं दितीश्वरो वैरोचनं सत्यमनुत्तमं हि । संपूजितस्तेन विमुक्तिमाययौ संपूर्णकामो हरिपादभक्तः
pulastya uvāca / ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ ditīśvaro vairocanaṃ satyamanuttamaṃ hi / saṃpūjitastena vimuktimāyayau saṃpūrṇakāmo haripādabhaktaḥ
Pulastya said: Having spoken this speech, truthful and most excellent, to Virocana's son, the lord of Diti's race, honoured by him, went away to release, his desires fulfilled, devoted to Hari's feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.57
गते हि तस्मिन् मुदिते पितामहे बलेर्बभौ मन्दिरमिन्दुवर्णम् । महेन्द्रशिल्पिप्रवरो ऽथ केशवं स कारयामास महामहीयान्
gate hi tasmin mudite pitāmahe balerbabhau mandiraminduvarṇam / mahendraśilpipravaro 'tha keśavaṃ sa kārayāmāsa mahāmahīyān
When that delighted grandfather had gone, Bali's temple shone moon-white; then he, the greatly eminent one, had (an image of) Keśava made by the foremost of Mahendra's craftsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 68.58
स्वयं स्वभार्यासहितश्चकार देवालये मार्जनलेपनादिकाः । क्रिया महात्मा यवशर्कराद्यां बलिं चकाराप्रतिमां मधुद्रुहः
svayaṃ svabhāryāsahitaścakāra devālaye mārjanalepanādikāḥ / kriyā mahātmā yavaśarkarādyāṃ baliṃ cakārāpratimāṃ madhudruhaḥ
Himself, together with his wife, that great-souled one performed in the god's temple the sweeping, the plastering and the rest; and he made an incomparable offering of barley, sugar and other things to the foe of Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.59
दीपप्रदानं स्वयमायताक्षी विन्ध्यावली विष्णुगृहे चकार । गेयं स धर्म्यश्रवणं च धीमान् पौराणिकैर्विप्रवरैरकारयत्
dīpapradānaṃ svayamāyatākṣī vindhyāvalī viṣṇugṛhe cakāra / geyaṃ sa dharmyaśravaṇaṃ ca dhīmān paurāṇikairvipravarairakārayat
Long-eyed Vindhyāvalī herself made the offering of lamps in Viṣṇu's house; and the wise one had singing, and the hearing of what is lawful, performed by the best of brahmins versed in the Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.60
तथाविधस्यासुरपुङ्गवस्य धर्म्ये सुमार्गे प्रतिसंस्थितस्य । जगत्पतिर्दिव्यवपुर्जनार्दनस्तस्थौ महात्मा बलिरक्षणाय
tathāvidhasyāsurapuṅgavasya dharmye sumārge pratisaṃsthitasya / jagatpatirdivyavapurjanārdanastasthau mahātmā balirakṣaṇāya
For that bull among asuras, being of such a kind and firmly established on the good and lawful path, the great-souled Janārdana, Lord of the world, with his divine body, stood by to protect Bali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.61
सूर्यायुताभं मुसलं प्रगृह्य निघ्नन् स दुष्टारियूथापालान् । द्वारि स्थितो न प्रददौ प्रवेशं प्राकारगुप्ते बलिनो गृहे तु
sūryāyutābhaṃ musalaṃ pragṛhya nighnan sa duṣṭāriyūthāpālān / dvāri sthito na pradadau praveśaṃ prākāragupte balino gṛhe tu
Taking up a club that shone like ten thousand suns, striking down the troop-leaders of the wicked foes, he stood at the door and granted no entry into the wall-guarded house of Bali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.62
द्वारि स्थिते धातरि रक्षपाले नारायणे सर्वगुणाभिरामे । प्रासादमध्ये हरिमीशितारमभ्यर्चयामास सुरर्षिमुख्यम्
dvāri sthite dhātari rakṣapāle nārāyaṇe sarvaguṇābhirāme / prāsādamadhye harimīśitāramabhyarcayāmāsa surarṣimukhyam
While the Creator, Nārāyaṇa, delightful with all good qualities, stood at the door as guardian, (Bali) within the palace worshipped Hari the Lord, the foremost of the divine seers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.63
स एवमास्ते ऽसुरराड् बलिस्तु समर्चयन् वै हरिपादपङ्कजौ । सस्मार नित्यं हरिभषितानि स तस्य जातो विनयाङ्कुशस्तु
sa evamāste 'surarāḍ balistu samarcayan vai haripādapaṅkajau / sasmāra nityaṃ haribhaṣitāni sa tasya jāto vinayāṅkuśastu
Thus the Asura king Bali abode, worshipping Hari's lotus feet; he constantly remembered Hari's words, and they became for him the goad of discipline.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.64
इदं च वृत्तं स पपाठ दैत्यराट् स्मरन् सुवाक्यानि गुरोः शुभानि । तथ्यानि पथ्यानि परत्र चेह पितामहस्येन्द्रसमस्य वीरः
idaṃ ca vṛttaṃ sa papāṭha daityarāṭ smaran suvākyāni guroḥ śubhāni / tathyāni pathyāni paratra ceha pitāmahasyendrasamasya vīraḥ
And that hero, the king of the Daityas, recited this verse, recalling the good and auspicious words of his teacher, his grandfather (Prahlāda), the equal of Indra — words true and wholesome both here and hereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.65
ये वृद्धवाक्यानि समाचरन्ति श्रुत्वा दुरुक्तान्यपि पूर्वतस्तु । स्निग्धानि पश्चान्नवनीतशुद्धा मोदन्ति ते नात्र विचारमस्ति
ye vṛddhavākyāni samācaranti śrutvā duruktānyapi pūrvatastu / snigdhāni paścānnavanītaśuddhā modanti te nātra vicāramasti
Those who, having heard the words of elders, act upon them — even though at first harshly spoken, yet afterward sweet — rejoice, pure as fresh butter; there is no doubt about it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.66
आपद्भुजङ्गदष्टस्य मन्त्रहीनस्य सर्वदा । वृद्धवाक्यैषधा नूनं कुर्वन्ति किल निर्विषम्
āpadbhujaṅgadaṣṭasya mantrahīnasya sarvadā / vṛddhavākyaiṣadhā nūnaṃ kurvanti kila nirviṣam
For one bitten by the serpent of calamity, who is ever without a spell, the words of elders as medicine surely render him free of poison.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.67
वृद्धवाक्यामृतं पीत्वा तदुक्तमनुमान्य च । या तृप्तिर्जायते पुंसा सोमपाने कुतस्तथा
vṛddhavākyāmṛtaṃ pītvā taduktamanumānya ca / yā tṛptirjāyate puṃsā somapāne kutastathā
The satisfaction that arises for a man from drinking the nectar of elders' words and from honouring what they say — how could such (satisfaction come) from drinking soma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.68
आपत्तौ पतितानां येषां वृद्धा न सन्ति शास्तारः । ते शोच्या बनधूनां जीवन्तो ऽपीह मृततुल्याः
āpattau patitānāṃ yeṣāṃ vṛddhā na santi śāstāraḥ / te śocyā banadhūnāṃ jīvanto 'pīha mṛtatulyāḥ
Those fallen into calamity who have no elders to instruct them are to be pitied by their kinsmen: even while living here they are as good as dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.69
आपद्ग्राहगृहीतानां वृद्धाः सन्ति न पण्डिताः । येषां मोक्ष्यितारे वै तेषां सान्तिर्न विद्यते
āpadgrāhagṛhītānāṃ vṛddhāḥ santi na paṇḍitāḥ / yeṣāṃ mokṣyitāre vai teṣāṃ sāntirna vidyate
For those seized by the crocodile of calamity, who have no wise elders to release them, there is no peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.70
आपज्जलनिमग्नानां ह्रियतां व्यसनोर्मिभिः । वृद्धवाक्यैर्विना नूनं नैवोत्तारं कथञ्चन
āpajjalanimagnānāṃ hriyatāṃ vyasanormibhiḥ / vṛddhavākyairvinā nūnaṃ naivottāraṃ kathañcana
For those sunk in the water of calamity, carried off by the waves of misfortune, without the words of elders there is surely no crossing out by any means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 68.71
तस्माद् यो वृद्धवाक्यानि शृणुयाद् विदधाति च । स सद्यः सिद्धिमाप्नोति यथा वैरोचनो बलिः
tasmād yo vṛddhavākyāni śṛṇuyād vidadhāti ca / sa sadyaḥ siddhimāpnoti yathā vairocano baliḥ
Therefore he who listens to the words of elders and carries them out at once attains success, as did Bali, son of Virocana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition