Vamana Purana — Chapter 8
VamP 8.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । शार्ङ्गपाणिनमायान्तं दृष्ट्वाग्रे दानवेश्वरः । परिभ्राम्य गदां वेगात् मूर्ध्नि साध्यमताडयत्
pulastya uvāca / śārṅgapāṇinamāyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvāgre dānaveśvaraḥ / paribhrāmya gadāṃ vegāt mūrdhni sādhyamatāḍayat
Pulastya said: Seeing the bearer of the Śārṅga bow coming toward him, the lord of the Dānavas whirled his mace and with force struck the Sādhya upon the head.
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VamP 8.2
ताडितस्याथ गदया धर्मपुत्रस्य नारद । नेत्राभ्यामपतद् वारि वह्निवर्षनिभं भुवि
tāḍitasyātha gadayā dharmaputrasya nārada / netrābhyāmapatad vāri vahnivarṣanibhaṃ bhuvi
Then, Nārada, from the eyes of the son of Dharma, struck with the mace, water fell to the ground, like a rain of fire.
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VamP 8.3
मूर्ध्नि नारायणस्यापि सा गदा दानवार्पिता । जगाम शतधा ब्रह्मञ्शैलशृङ्गे यथाशनिः
mūrdhni nārāyaṇasyāpi sā gadā dānavārpitā / jagāma śatadhā brahmañśailaśṛṅge yathāśaniḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 8.4
ततो निवृत्य दैत्येन्द्रः समास्थाय रथं द्रुतम् । आदाय कार्मुकं वीरस्तूणद् बाणं समाददे
tato nivṛtya daityendraḥ samāsthāya rathaṃ drutam / ādāya kārmukaṃ vīrastūṇad bāṇaṃ samādade
— tr. refused: cyber
VamP 8.5
आनम्य चापं वेगेन गार्द्धूपत्राञ्सिलीमुखान् । मुमोच साध्याय तदा क्रोधन्धकारिताननः
ānamya cāpaṃ vegena gārddhūpatrāñsilīmukhān / mumoca sādhyāya tadā krodhandhakāritānanaḥ
Bending the bow with force, his face darkened by anger, he then loosed at Sādhya arrows fletched with vulture feathers.
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VamP 8.6
तानापतत एवाशु बाणांश्चन्द्रार्द्धसन्निभान् । चिच्छेद बाणैरपरैर्निर्बिभेद च दानवम्
tānāpatata evāśu bāṇāṃścandrārddhasannibhān / ciccheda bāṇairaparairnirbibheda ca dānavam
Those arrows, resembling half-moons, even as they flew at him, he at once cut down with other arrows, and he pierced the Dānava.
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VamP 8.7
ततो नारायणं दैत्यो दैत्यं नारायणः शरैः । आविध्येतां तदान्योन्यं मर्मभिद्भिरजिह्यगैः
tato nārāyaṇaṃ daityo daityaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ śaraiḥ / āvidhyetāṃ tadānyonyaṃ marmabhidbhirajihyagaiḥ
Then the Daitya struck Nārāyaṇa, and Nārāyaṇa the Daitya, with arrows — each struck the other with straight-flying shafts that pierce the vital points.
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VamP 8.8
ततो ऽम्बरे संनिपातो देवानामभवन्मुने । दिदृक्षूणां तदा युद्धं लघु चित्रं च सुष्ठु च
tato 'mbare saṃnipāto devānāmabhavanmune / didṛkṣūṇāṃ tadā yuddhaṃ laghu citraṃ ca suṣṭhu ca
Then, O sage, there was a gathering of the gods in the sky, wishing to watch that battle, which was swift and wondrous and excellent.
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VamP 8.9
ततः सुराणां दुन्दुभ्यस् त्ववाद्यन्त महास्वनाः । पुष्पवर्षमनौपम्यं मुमुचुः साध्यदैत्ययौः
tataḥ surāṇāṃ dundubhyas tvavādyanta mahāsvanāḥ / puṣpavarṣamanaupamyaṃ mumucuḥ sādhyadaityayauḥ
Then the loud-sounding drums of the gods were sounded, and they let fall an incomparable rain of flowers upon Sādhya and the Daitya.
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VamP 8.10
ततः पश्यत्सु देवेषु गगनस्थेषु तावुभौ । अयुध्येतां महेष्वासौ प्रेक्षकप्रीतिवर्द्धनम्
tataḥ paśyatsu deveṣu gaganastheṣu tāvubhau / ayudhyetāṃ maheṣvāsau prekṣakaprītivarddhanam
Then, while the gods stationed in the sky looked on, those two great archers fought so as to increase the delight of the onlookers.
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VamP 8.11
बबन्धतुस्तदाकाशं तावुभौ शरवृष्टिभिः । दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव छादयेतां शरोत्करैः
babandhatustadākāśaṃ tāvubhau śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ / diśaśca vidiśaścaiva chādayetāṃ śarotkaraiḥ
Those two then bound up the sky with showers of arrows, and covered the directions and the intermediate directions with masses of shafts.
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VamP 8.12
ततो नारायणश्चापं समाकृष्य महामुने । बिभेद मार्गणैस्तीक्ष्णैः प्रह्लादं सर्वमर्मसु
tato nārāyaṇaścāpaṃ samākṛṣya mahāmune / bibheda mārgaṇaistīkṣṇaiḥ prahlādaṃ sarvamarmasu
Then Nārāyaṇa, O great sage, drawing his bow, pierced Prahlāda in all his vital points with sharp arrows.
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VamP 8.13
तथा दैत्येश्वरः क्रुद्धश्चापमानम्य वेगवान् । बिभेद हृदये बाह्वोर्वदने च नरोत्तमम्
tathā daityeśvaraḥ kruddhaścāpamānamya vegavān / bibheda hṛdaye bāhvorvadane ca narottamam
Likewise the lord of the Daityas, enraged and swift, bending his bow, pierced the best of men in the chest, in both arms, and in the face.
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VamP 8.14
ततो ऽस्यतो दैत्यपतेः कार्मुकं मुष्टिबन्धनात् । चिच्छेदैकेन बाणेन चन्द्रार्धाकारवर्चसा
tato 'syato daityapateḥ kārmukaṃ muṣṭibandhanāt / cicchedaikena bāṇena candrārdhākāravarcasā
Then, with a single arrow bright as the shape of the half-moon, he cut the bow of the Daitya lord, who was still shooting, right at the grip of his fist.
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VamP 8.15
अपास्यत धनुश्छिन्नं चापमादाय चापरम् । अधिज्यं लाघवात् कृत्वा ववर्ष निशिताञ्शरान्
apāsyata dhanuśchinnaṃ cāpamādāya cāparam / adhijyaṃ lāghavāt kṛtvā vavarṣa niśitāñśarān
He threw away the severed bow and took up another bow; having deftly strung it, he rained down whetted arrows.
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VamP 8.16
तानप्यस्य शरान् साध्यश्छित्त्वा बाणैरवारयत् । कार्मुकं च क्षुरप्रेण चिच्छेद पुरुषोत्तमः
tānapyasya śarān sādhyaśchittvā bāṇairavārayat / kārmukaṃ ca kṣurapreṇa ciccheda puruṣottamaḥ
Those arrows of his too Sādhya cut with his own arrows and warded off, and the Supreme Person cut his bow with a razor-edged shaft.
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VamP 8.17
छिन्नं छिन्नं धनुर्दैत्यस्त्वन्यदन्यत्समाददे । समादत्तं तदा साध्यो मुने चिच्छेद लाघवात्
chinnaṃ chinnaṃ dhanurdaityastvanyadanyatsamādade / samādattaṃ tadā sādhyo mune ciccheda lāghavāt
As each bow was cut, the Daitya took up yet another, and, O sage, Sādhya deftly cut each one as it was taken up.
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VamP 8.18
संछिन्नेष्वथ चापेषु जग्राह दितिजेश्वरः । परिघं दारुणां दीर्घं सर्वलोहमयं दृढम्
saṃchinneṣvatha cāpeṣu jagrāha ditijeśvaraḥ / parighaṃ dāruṇāṃ dīrghaṃ sarvalohamayaṃ dṛḍham
Then, when the bows had been cut through, the lord of Diti's sons took up an iron club, cruel, long, made all of iron, and firm.
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VamP 8.19
परिगृह्याथ परिघं भ्रामयामास दानवः । भ्राम्यमाणं स चिच्छेद नाराचेन महामुनिः
parigṛhyātha parighaṃ bhrāmayāmāsa dānavaḥ / bhrāmyamāṇaṃ sa ciccheda nārācena mahāmuniḥ
Then, grasping the club, the Dānava whirled it about; and as it was being whirled, the great sage cut it with an iron arrow.
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VamP 8.20
छिन्ने तु परिघे श्रीमान् प्रह्लादो दानवेश्वरः । मुद्गरं भ्राम्य वेगेन प्रचिक्षेप नराग्रजे
chinne tu parighe śrīmān prahlādo dānaveśvaraḥ / mudgaraṃ bhrāmya vegena pracikṣepa narāgraje
But when the club was cut, the glorious Prahlāda, lord of the Dānavas, whirled a mallet and hurled it forcefully at the foremost of men.
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VamP 8.21
तमापतन्तं बलवान् मार्गणैर्दशभिर्मुने । चिच्छेद दशधा साध्यः स छिन्नो न्यपतद् भुवि
tamāpatantaṃ balavān mārgaṇairdaśabhirmune / ciccheda daśadhā sādhyaḥ sa chinno nyapatad bhuvi
As it flew at him, the mighty Sādhya, O sage, cut it into ten pieces with ten arrows; cut apart, it fell to the ground.
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VamP 8.22
मुद्गरे वितथे जाते प्रासमाविध्य वेगवान् । प्रचिक्षेप नराग्र्याय तं च चिच्छेद धर्मजः
mudgare vitathe jāte prāsamāvidhya vegavān / pracikṣepa narāgryāya taṃ ca ciccheda dharmajaḥ
When the mallet had failed, the swift one brandished a barbed spear and hurled it at the foremost of men; and the son of Dharma cut that too.
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VamP 8.23
प्रासे छिन्ने ततो दैत्यः शक्तिमादाय चिक्षिपे । तां च चिच्छेद बलवान् क्षुरप्रेण महातपाः
prāse chinne tato daityaḥ śaktimādāya cikṣipe / tāṃ ca ciccheda balavān kṣurapreṇa mahātapāḥ
When the spear was cut, the Daitya then took up a lance and threw it; and the mighty one of great austerity cut that too with a razor-edged shaft.
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VamP 8.24
छिन्नेषु तेषु शस्त्रेषु दानवो ऽन्यन्महद्धनुः । समादाय ततो बाणैरवतस्तार नारद
chinneṣu teṣu śastreṣu dānavo 'nyanmahaddhanuḥ / samādāya tato bāṇairavatastāra nārada
When those weapons had been cut through, the Dānava took up another great bow and then, O Nārada, covered (him) over with arrows.
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VamP 8.25
ततो नारायणो देवो दैत्यनाथं जगद्गुरुः । नाराचेन जघानाथ हृदये सुरतापसः
tato nārāyaṇo devo daityanāthaṃ jagadguruḥ / nārācena jaghānātha hṛdaye suratāpasaḥ
Then the god Nārāyaṇa, the teacher of the world, the ascetic among the gods, struck the lord of the Daityas in the heart with an iron arrow.
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VamP 8.26
संभिन्निहृदयो ब्रह्मन् देवेनाद्भुतकर्मणा । निपपात रथोपस्थे तमपोवाह सारथिः
saṃbhinnihṛdayo brahman devenādbhutakarmaṇā / nipapāta rathopasthe tamapovāha sārathiḥ
With his heart pierced through by that god of wondrous deeds, O Brahman, he fell down on the floor of the chariot, and his charioteer carried him away.
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VamP 8.27
स संज्ञां सुचिरेणैव प्रतिलभ्य दितीश्वरः । सुदृढं चापमादाय भूयो योद्धमुपागतः
sa saṃjñāṃ sucireṇaiva pratilabhya ditīśvaraḥ / sudṛḍhaṃ cāpamādāya bhūyo yoddhamupāgataḥ
After a very long while the lord of Diti's sons regained consciousness, and taking up a very stout bow he came again to fight.
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VamP 8.28
तमागतं संनिरीक्ष्य प्रत्युवाच नराग्रजः । गच्छ दैत्येन्द्र योत्स्यामः प्रातस्त्वाह्निकमाचर
tamāgataṃ saṃnirīkṣya pratyuvāca narāgrajaḥ / gaccha daityendra yotsyāmaḥ prātastvāhnikamācara
Seeing him come, the elder brother of Nara replied: "Go, lord of the Daityas; we shall fight in the morning — perform your daily rites."
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VamP 8.29
एवमुक्तो दितीशस्तु साध्येनाद्भुतकर्मणा । जगाम नैमिषारण्यं क्रियां चक्रे तदाऽह्निकीम्
evamukto ditīśastu sādhyenādbhutakarmaṇā / jagāma naimiṣāraṇyaṃ kriyāṃ cakre tadā'hnikīm
Thus addressed by the Sādhya of wondrous deeds, the lord of Diti's sons went to the Naimiṣa forest and then performed his daily observance.
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VamP 8.30
एवं युध्यति देवे च प्रह्लादो ह्यसुरो मुने । रात्रौ चिन्तयते युद्धे कथं जेष्यामि दाम्भिकम्
evaṃ yudhyati deve ca prahlādo hyasuro mune / rātrau cintayate yuddhe kathaṃ jeṣyāmi dāmbhikam
And while the god was thus fighting, the Asura Prahlāda, O sage, thought at night: "How shall I conquer this hypocrite in battle?"
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VamP 8.31
एवं नारायणेनासौ सहायुध्यत नारद । दिव्यं वर्षसस्रं तु दैत्यो देवं न चाजयत्
evaṃ nārāyaṇenāsau sahāyudhyata nārada / divyaṃ varṣasasraṃ tu daityo devaṃ na cājayat
Thus he fought together with Nārāyaṇa, O Nārada, for a thousand divine years, yet the Daitya did not defeat the god.
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VamP 8.32
ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते ह्यजिते पुरुषोत्तमे । पीतवाससमभ्येत्य दानवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
tato varṣasahasrānte hyajite puruṣottame / pītavāsasamabhyetya dānavo vākyamabravīt
Then, at the end of the thousand years, the Best of Persons being unconquered, the Dānava approached the Yellow-clad one and spoke these words:
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VamP 8.33
किमर्थं देवदेवेश साध्यं नारायणं हरिम् । विजेतुं नाद्य शक्नोमि एतन्मे कारणं वद
kimarthaṃ devadeveśa sādhyaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim / vijetuṃ nādya śaknomi etanme kāraṇaṃ vada
"For what reason, O Lord of the gods of gods, am I unable today to conquer the Sādhya Nārāyaṇa Hari? Tell me the cause of this."
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VamP 8.34
पीतवासा उवाच । दुर्जयो ऽसौ महाबाहुस्त्वया प्रह्लाद धर्मजः । साध्यो विप्रवरो धीमान् मृधे देवासुरैरपि
pītavāsā uvāca / durjayo 'sau mahābāhustvayā prahlāda dharmajaḥ / sādhyo vipravaro dhīmān mṛdhe devāsurairapi
The Yellow-clad one said: "That mighty-armed one, born of Dharma, O Prahlāda, is hard for you to conquer — the Sādhya, best of Brahmans, wise, (unconquerable) in battle even by gods and Asuras."
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VamP 8.35
प्रह्लाद उवाच । यद्यसौ दुर्जयो देव मया साध्यो रणाजिरे । तत्कथं यत्प्रतिज्ञातं तदसत्यं भविष्यति
prahlāda uvāca / yadyasau durjayo deva mayā sādhyo raṇājire / tatkathaṃ yatpratijñātaṃ tadasatyaṃ bhaviṣyati
Prahlāda said: "If, O god, that Sādhya is unconquerable by me on the battlefield, then how will what I have vowed not become false?"
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VamP 8.36
हीनप्रतिज्ञो देवेश कथं जीवेत मादृशः । तस्मात्तवाग्रतो विष्णो करिष्ये कायशोधनम्
hīnapratijño deveśa kathaṃ jīveta mādṛśaḥ / tasmāttavāgrato viṣṇo kariṣye kāyaśodhanam
"O Lord of the gods, how could one like me live with his vow unfulfilled? Therefore, O Viṣṇu, before you I shall perform the purification of my body."
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VamP 8.37
पुल्स्त्य उवाच । इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं देवाग्रे दानवेश्वरः । शिरःस्नातस्तदा तस्थौ गृणन् ब्रह्म सनातनम्
pulstya uvāca / ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ devāgre dānaveśvaraḥ / śiraḥsnātastadā tasthau gṛṇan brahma sanātanam
Pulastya said: Having spoken these words before the god, the lord of the Dānavas then bathed his head and stood reciting the eternal Veda.
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VamP 8.38
ततो दैत्यपतिं विष्णुं पीतवासाब्रवीद्वचः । गच्छ जेष्यसि भक्त्या तं न युद्धेन कथञ्चन
tato daityapatiṃ viṣṇuṃ pītavāsābravīdvacaḥ / gaccha jeṣyasi bhaktyā taṃ na yuddhena kathañcana
Then the Yellow-clad one spoke these words to Viṣṇu (in the form of) the lord of the Daityas: "Go; you will conquer him by devotion, by no means by fighting."
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VamP 8.39
प्रह्लाद उवाच । मया जितं देवदेव त्रैलोक्यमपि सुव्रत । जितो ऽयं त्वत्प्रसादेन शक्रः किमुत धर्मजः
prahlāda uvāca / mayā jitaṃ devadeva trailokyamapi suvrata / jito 'yaṃ tvatprasādena śakraḥ kimuta dharmajaḥ
Prahlāda said: "O God of gods, of good vows, even the three worlds have been conquered by me; by your grace this Śakra was conquered — how much more the son of Dharma?"
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VamP 8.40
असौ यद्यजयो देव त्रैलोक्येनापि सुव्रतः । न स्थातुं त्वत्प्रसादेव शक्यं किमु करोम्यज
asau yadyajayo deva trailokyenāpi suvrataḥ / na sthātuṃ tvatprasādeva śakyaṃ kimu karomyaja
"If that one of good vows, O god, is unconquerable even by the three worlds, then without your grace it is not possible even to stand (against him) — what am I to do, O Unborn one?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.41
पीतवासा उवाच । सो ऽहं दानवशार्दूल लोकानां हितकाम्यया । धर्मं प्रवर्त्तापयितुं तपश्चर्यां समास्थितः
pītavāsā uvāca / so 'haṃ dānavaśārdūla lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā / dharmaṃ pravarttāpayituṃ tapaścaryāṃ samāsthitaḥ
The Yellow-clad one said: "I myself, O tiger among Dānavas, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds, have undertaken the practice of austerity in order to set the Dharma in motion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.42
तस्माद्यदिच्छसि जयं तमाराधय दानव । तं पराजेष्यसे भक्त्या तस्माच्छुश्रूष धर्मजम्
tasmādyadicchasi jayaṃ tamārādhaya dānava / taṃ parājeṣyase bhaktyā tasmācchuśrūṣa dharmajam
"Therefore, if you desire victory, propitiate him, O Dānava; you will overcome him by devotion — so serve the son of Dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.43
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । इत्युक्तः पीतवासेन दानवेन्द्रो महात्मना । अब्रवीद्वचनं हृष्टः समाहूयान्धकं मुनेष
pulastya uvāca/ / ityuktaḥ pītavāsena dānavendro mahātmanā / abravīdvacanaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ samāhūyāndhakaṃ muneṣa
Pulastya said: Thus addressed by the great-souled Yellow-clad one, the lord of the Dānavas, delighted, summoned Andhaka and spoke these words, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.44
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव परिपाल्यास्त्वयान्धक । मयोत्सृष्टमिदं राज्यं प्रतीच्छस्व महाभुज
daityāśca dānavāścaiva paripālyāstvayāndhaka / mayotsṛṣṭamidaṃ rājyaṃ pratīcchasva mahābhuja
"The Daityas and the Dānavas are to be protected by you, Andhaka; accept this kingdom, relinquished by me, O mighty-armed one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.45
इत्येवमुक्तो जग्राह राज्यं हैरण्यलोचनिः । प्रह्लादो ऽपि तदागच्छत् पुण्यं बदरिकाश्रमम्
ityevamukto jagrāha rājyaṃ hairaṇyalocaniḥ / prahlādo 'pi tadāgacchat puṇyaṃ badarikāśramam
Addressed thus, the son of Hiraṇyalocana (Hiraṇyākṣa) took the kingdom; and Prahlāda then went to the holy Badarikāśrama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.46
दृष्ट्वा नारायणं देवं नरं च दितिजेश्वरः । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा ववन्दे चरणौ तयोः
dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ naraṃ ca ditijeśvaraḥ / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā vavande caraṇau tayoḥ
Seeing the god Nārāyaṇa and Nara, the lord of Diti's sons, making a cup of his joined palms, saluted the feet of the two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.47
तमुवाच महातेजा वाक्यं नारायणो ऽव्ययः । किमर्थं प्रणतो ऽसीह मामजित्वा महासुर
tamuvāca mahātejā vākyaṃ nārāyaṇo 'vyayaḥ / kimarthaṃ praṇato 'sīha māmajitvā mahāsura
To him the greatly resplendent, imperishable Nārāyaṇa spoke these words: "For what reason are you bowed down here, great demon, without having conquered me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.48
प्रह्लाद उवाच। । कस्त्वां जेतुं प्रभो शक्तः कस्त्वत्तः पुरुषो ऽधिकः । त्वं हि नारायणो ऽनन्तः पीतवासा जनार्दनः
prahlāda uvāca/ / kastvāṃ jetuṃ prabho śaktaḥ kastvattaḥ puruṣo 'dhikaḥ / tvaṃ hi nārāyaṇo 'nantaḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ
Prahlāda said: "Who is able to conquer you, lord? What person is greater than you? For you are Nārāyaṇa, the endless, the yellow-robed Janārdana."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.49
त्वं देवः पुण्डरीकाक्षस्त्वं विष्णुः शार्ङ्गचापधृक् । त्वमव्ययो महेशानः शाश्वतः पुरुषोत्तमः
tvaṃ devaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣastvaṃ viṣṇuḥ śārṅgacāpadhṛk / tvamavyayo maheśānaḥ śāśvataḥ puruṣottamaḥ
"You are the lotus-eyed god, you are Viṣṇu, bearer of the Śārṅga bow; you are the imperishable, the great lord, the eternal, the highest of persons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.50
त्वां योगिनश्चिन्तयन्ति चार्चयन्ति मनीषिणः । जपन्ति स्नातकास्त्वां च यजन्ति त्वां च याज्ञिकाः
tvāṃ yoginaścintayanti cārcayanti manīṣiṇaḥ / japanti snātakāstvāṃ ca yajanti tvāṃ ca yājñikāḥ
"The yogins meditate on you, and the wise worship you; the initiated graduates mutter (your name), and the sacrificers sacrifice to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.51
त्वमच्युको हृषीकेशश्चक्रपाणिर्धराधरः । महामीनो हयशिरास्त्वमेव वरकच्छपः
tvamacyuko hṛṣīkeśaścakrapāṇirdharādharaḥ / mahāmīno hayaśirāstvameva varakacchapaḥ
"You are Acyuta, Hṛṣīkeśa, the discus-holder, the supporter of the earth; you are the great fish, the horse-headed one, and the excellent tortoise."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.52
हिरण्याक्षरिपुः श्रीमान् भगवानथ सूकरः । मत्पितुर्नाशनकरो भवानपि नृकेसरी
hiraṇyākṣaripuḥ śrīmān bhagavānatha sūkaraḥ / matpiturnāśanakaro bhavānapi nṛkesarī
"You are the glorious Lord, the boar, the enemy of Hiraṇyākṣa, and you too are the man-lion, the destroyer of my father."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.53
ब्रह्म त्रिनेत्रो ऽमरराड् हुताशः प्रेताधिपो नीरपतिः समीरः । सूर्यो मृगाङ्को ऽचलजङ्गमाद्यो भवान् विभो नाथ खगेन्द्रकेतो
brahma trinetro 'mararāḍ hutāśaḥ pretādhipo nīrapatiḥ samīraḥ / sūryo mṛgāṅko 'calajaṅgamādyo bhavān vibho nātha khagendraketo
"Brahmā, the three-eyed one, the king of the immortals, fire, the lord of the departed, the lord of waters, the wind, the sun, the moon, and the first of things unmoving and moving — all that is you, O pervading one, O lord whose banner is the king of birds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.54
त्वं पृथ्वी ज्योतिराकाशं जलं भूत्वा सहस्रशः । त्वया व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं कस्त्वां जेष्यति माधव
tvaṃ pṛthvī jyotirākāśaṃ jalaṃ bhūtvā sahasraśaḥ / tvayā vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ kastvāṃ jeṣyati mādhava
"You, having become earth, light, space, and water in thousands of forms — by you the whole world is pervaded; who shall conquer you, Mādhava?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.55
भक्त्या यदि हृषीकेश तोषमेषि जगद्गुरो । नान्यथा त्वं प्रशक्तो ऽसि जेतुं सर्वगताव्यय
bhaktyā yadi hṛṣīkeśa toṣameṣi jagadguro / nānyathā tvaṃ praśakto 'si jetuṃ sarvagatāvyaya
"If, Hṛṣīkeśa, teacher of the world, you come to satisfaction, it is through devotion; otherwise you are not able to be conquered, O all-pervading imperishable one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.56
भगवानुवाच। । परितुष्टो ऽस्मि ते दैत्य स्तवेनानेन सुव्रत । भक्त्या त्वनान्यया चाहं त्वया दैत्य पराजितः
bhagavānuvāca/ / parituṣṭo 'smi te daitya stavenānena suvrata / bhaktyā tvanānyayā cāhaṃ tvayā daitya parājitaḥ
The Lord said: "I am well pleased with you, demon, by this praise, O you of good vows; and by your undivided devotion I have been vanquished by you, demon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.57
पराजितश्च पुरुषो दैत्य दण्डं प्रयच्छति । दण्डार्थं ते प्रदास्यामि वरं वृणु यमिच्छसि
parājitaśca puruṣo daitya daṇḍaṃ prayacchati / daṇḍārthaṃ te pradāsyāmi varaṃ vṛṇu yamicchasi
"And a person who has been defeated, demon, pays a penalty; by way of penalty I shall give to you — choose the boon you wish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.58
प्रह्लाद उवाच । नारायण वरं याचे यं त्वं मे दातुमर्हसि । तन्मे पापं लयं यातु शारीरं मानसं तथा
prahlāda uvāca / nārāyaṇa varaṃ yāce yaṃ tvaṃ me dātumarhasi / tanme pāpaṃ layaṃ yātu śārīraṃ mānasaṃ tathā
Prahlāda said: "Nārāyaṇa, I ask for the boon which you ought to give me: let that sin of mine come to dissolution, whether of the body or of the mind,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.59
वाचिकं च जगन्नाथ यत्त्वया सह युध्यतः । नरेण यद्यप्यभवद् वरमेतत्प्रयच्छ मे
vācikaṃ ca jagannātha yattvayā saha yudhyataḥ / nareṇa yadyapyabhavad varametatprayaccha me
"and of speech, O lord of the world — whatever arose for me while fighting with you and with Nara: grant me this boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.60
नारायण उवाच । एवं भवतु दैद्येन्द्र पापं ते यातु संक्षयम् । द्वितीयं प्रार्थय वरं तं ददामि तवासुर
nārāyaṇa uvāca / evaṃ bhavatu daidyendra pāpaṃ te yātu saṃkṣayam / dvitīyaṃ prārthaya varaṃ taṃ dadāmi tavāsura
Nārāyaṇa said: "So be it, chief of the Daityas; let your sin go to destruction. Ask for a second boon; I will give it to you, demon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.61
प्रह्लाद उवाच । या या जायेय मे बुद्धिः सा सा विष्णो त्वदाश्रिता । देवार्चने च निरता त्वच्चित्ता त्वत्परायणा
prahlāda uvāca / yā yā jāyeya me buddhiḥ sā sā viṣṇo tvadāśritā / devārcane ca niratā tvaccittā tvatparāyaṇā
Prahlāda said: "Whatever thought may arise in me, let each be dependent on you, Viṣṇu, intent on the worship of the god, with mind on you, having you as its refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.62
नारायण उवाच । एवं भविष्यत्यसुर वरमन्यं यमिच्छसि । तं वृणीष्व महाबाहो प्रदास्याम्यविचारयन्
nārāyaṇa uvāca / evaṃ bhaviṣyatyasura varamanyaṃ yamicchasi / taṃ vṛṇīṣva mahābāho pradāsyāmyavicārayan
Nārāyaṇa said: "So shall it be, demon. Whatever other boon you wish, choose it, great-armed one; I shall give it without deliberating."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.63
प्रह्लाद उवाच। । सर्वमेव मया लब्धं त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज । त्वत्पादपङ्कजाभ्यां हि ख्यातिरस्तु सदा मम
prahlāda uvāca/ / sarvameva mayā labdhaṃ tvatprasādādadhokṣaja / tvatpādapaṅkajābhyāṃ hi khyātirastu sadā mama
Prahlāda said: "Everything has been obtained by me by your grace, Adhokṣaja; let my renown always be through your two lotus feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.64
एवमस्त्वपरं चास्तु नित्यमेवाक्षयो ऽव्ययः । अजरश्चामरश्चापि मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यसि
evamastvaparaṃ cāstu nityamevākṣayo 'vyayaḥ / ajaraścāmaraścāpi matprasādād bhaviṣyasi
"So be it, and let there be more: by my grace you shall be forever undecaying and imperishable, ageless and also deathless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.65
गच्छस्व दैत्यशार्दूल स्वमावासं क्रियारतः । न कर्मबन्धो भवतो मच्चित्त्स्य भविष्यति
gacchasva daityaśārdūla svamāvāsaṃ kriyārataḥ / na karmabandho bhavato maccittsya bhaviṣyati
“Go, tiger among Daityas, to your own dwelling, devoted to (ritual) action; no bondage of karma will come to you, whose mind is fixed on me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.66
प्रशासयदमून् दैत्यान् राज्यं पालय शाश्वतम् । स्वजातिसदृशं दैत्य कुरु धर्ममनुत्तमम्
praśāsayadamūn daityān rājyaṃ pālaya śāśvatam / svajātisadṛśaṃ daitya kuru dharmamanuttamam
“Rule these Daityas, guard the kingdom lastingly; O Daitya, practise the highest Law, fitting for your own kind.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.67
पुलस्त्य उवाच । इत्युक्तो लोकनाथेन प्रह्लादो देवमब्रवीत् । कथं राज्यं समादास्ये परित्यक्तं जगद्गुरो
pulastya uvāca / ityukto lokanāthena prahlādo devamabravīt / kathaṃ rājyaṃ samādāsye parityaktaṃ jagadguro
Pulastya said: Addressed thus by the Lord of the worlds, Prahlāda said to the god: “How shall I take up again the kingdom I have renounced, O teacher of the world?”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.68
तमुवाच जगत्स्वामी गच्छ त्वं निजमाश्रयम् । हितोपदेष्टा दैत्यानां दानवानां तथा भव
tamuvāca jagatsvāmī gaccha tvaṃ nijamāśrayam / hitopadeṣṭā daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ tathā bhava
The Master of the world said to him: “Go you to your own abode; become the counsellor of what is good for the Daityas and likewise for the Dānavas.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.69
नारायणेनैवमुक्तः स तदा दैत्यनायकः । प्रणिपत्य विभुं तुष्टो जगाम नगरं निजम्
nārāyaṇenaivamuktaḥ sa tadā daityanāyakaḥ / praṇipatya vibhuṃ tuṣṭo jagāma nagaraṃ nijam
Thus addressed by Nārāyaṇa, that leader of the Daityas, satisfied, bowed down to the mighty one and went to his own city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.70
दृष्टः सभाजितश्चापि दानवैरन्धकेन च । निमन्त्रितश्च राज्याय न प्रत्यैच्छत्स नारद
dṛṣṭaḥ sabhājitaścāpi dānavairandhakena ca / nimantritaśca rājyāya na pratyaicchatsa nārada
He was seen and honoured by the Dānavas and by Andhaka, and he was invited to (take) the kingdom, but he did not consent, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.71
राज्यं परित्यज्य महासुरेन्द्रो नियोजयन् सत्पथि दानवेन्द्रान् । ध्यायन् स्मरन् केशवमप्रमेयं तस्थौ तदा योगविशुद्धदेहः
rājyaṃ parityajya mahāsurendro niyojayan satpathi dānavendrān / dhyāyan smaran keśavamaprameyaṃ tasthau tadā yogaviśuddhadehaḥ
Renouncing the kingdom, that great lord of the Asuras, setting the lords of the Dānavas upon the good path, meditating and remembering the immeasurable Keśava, then remained with his body purified by yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 8.72
एवं पुरा नारद दानवेन्द्रो नारायणेनोत्तमपूरुषेण । पराजितश्चापि विमुच्य राज्यं तस्थौ मनो धातरि सन्निवेश्य
evaṃ purā nārada dānavendro nārāyaṇenottamapūruṣeṇa / parājitaścāpi vimucya rājyaṃ tasthau mano dhātari sanniveśya
Thus formerly, Nārada, the lord of the Dānavas, though defeated by Nārāyaṇa, the highest Person, gave up the kingdom and remained with his mind fixed on the Ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition