Varaha Purana — Chapter 141
VrP 141.1
अथ बदरिकाश्रममाहात्म्यम् ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। तस्मिन्हिमवतः पृष्ठे परं गुह्यमतः शृणु ।। बदरीति च विख्याता देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभा अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा चानाशकं व्रतम्।। सत्यलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोकेषु तिष्ठति
atha badarikāśramamāhātmyam || śrīvarāha uvāca || tasminhimavataḥ pṛṣṭhe paraṃ guhyamataḥ śṛṇu || badarīti ca vikhyātā devānāmapi durllabhā athātra muñcate prāṇānkṛtvā cānāśakaṃ vratam|| satyalokamatikramya mama lokeṣu tiṣṭhati
Now the greatness of Badarikāśrama. The blessed Varāha said: On that back of the Himālaya there is a supreme secret — hear of it now: it is known as Badarī, hard to reach even for the gods. And one who gives up his life-breaths there, having performed the fast-unto-death vow, passes beyond the Satya world and dwells in my worlds.
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VrP 141.2
न तत्प्राप्नोति मनुजः कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। प्राप्नुवन्ति च भक्ता ये बदरीं विश्वतारिणीम्
na tatprāpnoti manujaḥ kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || prāpnuvanti ca bhaktā ye badarīṃ viśvatāriṇīm
A man does not attain that (even) by performing very hard austerity; but those devotees attain (it) who (reach) Badarī, the deliverer of the universe.
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VrP 141.3
दुर्ल्लभं तन्मम क्षेत्रं हिमकूटशिलातले ।। यस्तत्प्राप्नोति हि क्षेत्रं कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः
durllabhaṃ tanmama kṣetraṃ himakūṭaśilātale || yastatprāpnoti hi kṣetraṃ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ
Hard to reach is that field of mine on the rock-floor of the snow-peak; the man who does reach that field becomes one who has accomplished his purpose.
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VrP 141.4
ब्रह्मकुण्डमिति ख्यातमास्ते तत्र शिलोच्चये ।। हिमसंस्थं तथात्मानं कृत्वा तिष्ठामि माधवि
brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātamāste tatra śiloccaye || himasaṃsthaṃ tathātmānaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhāmi mādhavi
There on that rocky height is (a place) known as Brahmakuṇḍa; and there, making myself abide in the snow, I remain, O Mādhavī.
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VrP 141.6
मुञ्चेत्प्राणांस्तत्र यदि व्रतनिष्ठो जितेन्द्रियः ।। सत्यलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं च गच्छति
muñcetprāṇāṃstatra yadi vrataniṣṭho jitendriyaḥ || satyalokamatikramya mama lokaṃ ca gacchati
If, fixed in the vow and with senses conquered, one should give up his life-breaths there, he passes beyond the Satya world and goes to my world.
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VrP 141.7
अग्निसत्यपदं नाम तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम ।। शृङ्गत्रयात्पतन्त्यत्र धारा मुसलसन्निभाः
agnisatyapadaṃ nāma tasminkṣetre paraṃ mama || śṛṅgatrayātpatantyatra dhārā musalasannibhāḥ
In that field there is a supreme (place) of mine named Agnisatyapada; there streams like pestles fall from the three peaks.
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VrP 141.8
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।। सत्यवादी भवेद्दक्षो मम कर्मपरायणः
yastatra kurute snānaṃ trirātropoṣito naraḥ || satyavādī bhaveddakṣo mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ
The man who bathes there, having fasted three nights, becomes a speaker of truth, capable, and devoted to my rite.
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VrP 141.9
स्नानं करोति यस्तत्र त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।। अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः यस्तत्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्यदि कृत्वा जलाशयम् ।। सत्यलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोके स मोदते
snānaṃ karoti yastatra trirātropoṣito naraḥ || agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ yastatra muñcate prāṇānyadi kṛtvā jalāśayam || satyalokamatikramya mama loke sa modate
The man who bathes there, having fasted three nights, obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice. And he who gives up his life-breaths there, if he has made a water-reservoir, passes beyond the Satya world and rejoices in my world.
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VrP 141.11
तत्र चैव तु शृङ्गेभ्यः स्थूलधारा पतेत्पुनः ।। स्थूले शिलातले तत्र मम धर्मो व्यवस्थितः
tatra caiva tu śṛṅgebhyaḥ sthūladhārā patetpunaḥ || sthūle śilātale tatra mama dharmo vyavasthitaḥ
And there too a thick stream falls again from the peaks; there on the massive rock-floor my dharma is established.
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VrP 141.12
स्नानं करोति यस्तत्र एकरात्रोषितो नरः।। सत्यवादी शुचिर्भूत्वा सत्यलोके महीयते
snānaṃ karoti yastatra ekarātroṣito naraḥ|| satyavādī śucirbhūtvā satyaloke mahīyate
The man who bathes there, having fasted one night, becoming a speaker of truth and pure, is honoured in the Satya world.
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VrP 141.14
३।। अस्ति पञ्चशिखं नाम बदर्याश्रमतीर्थकम् ।। यत्र धाराः पतन्त्यत्र पंचशृङ्गसमाश्रिताः
3|| asti pañcaśikhaṃ nāma badaryāśramatīrthakam || yatra dhārāḥ patantyatra paṃcaśṛṅgasamāśritāḥ
There is a sacred ford of Badarikāśrama named Pañcaśikha, where streams fall, issuing from the five peaks.
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VrP 141.15
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं पंचस्रोतसि मानवः ।। अश्वमेधफलं प्राप्य देवैश्च सह मोदते
yastatra kurute snānaṃ paṃcasrotasi mānavaḥ || aśvamedhaphalaṃ prāpya devaiśca saha modate
The man who bathes there, in the Five Streams, obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice and rejoices together with the gods.
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VrP 141.16
यद्यत्र मुञ्चते प्राणान् कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। स्वर्गलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोके महीयते
yadyatra muñcate prāṇān kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || svargalokamatikramya mama loke mahīyate
If he gives up his life-breaths there, having performed a very hard austerity, he passes beyond the world of heaven and is honoured in my world.
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VrP 141.17
चतुःस्रोत इति ख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम ।। चतुर्धाराः पतन्त्यत्र चतस्रो दिश आश्रिताः
catuḥsrota iti khyātaṃ tasminkṣetre pare mama || caturdhārāḥ patantyatra catasro diśa āśritāḥ
In that supreme domain of mine (there is a place) known as Catuḥsrotas ("Four Streams"); four streams fall there, directed toward the four quarters.
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VrP 141.18
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानमेकरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते नाकपृष्ठे तु मम भक्तश्च जायते
yastatra kurute snānamekarātroṣito naraḥ || modate nākapṛṣṭhe tu mama bhaktaśca jāyate
The man who bathes there, having fasted for one night, rejoices on the vault of heaven and becomes my devotee.
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VrP 141.19
अथ प्राणान्परित्यज्य कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्।। नाकपृष्ठमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
atha prāṇānparityajya kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram|| nākapṛṣṭhamatikramya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
And if, having performed the very hard observance, he lays down his life-breaths, he passes beyond the vault of heaven and attains my world.
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VrP 141.21
तत्रैव हिमवत्पृष्ठे चतुःशृङ्गाद्बृहत्तराः ।। चतुर्धाराः पतन्त्यत्र विषमाश्च शिलोच्चये
tatraiva himavatpṛṣṭhe catuḥśṛṅgādbṛhattarāḥ || caturdhārāḥ patantyatra viṣamāśca śiloccaye
In that very place, on the back of the Himālaya, from a four-peaked (crag) larger (than the former), four streams fall there, and rough ones, on the heap of rock.
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VrP 141.22
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं चतूरात्रोषितो नरः ।। चतुर्णामपि वेदानां ग्रहणे कारणं भवेत्
yastatra kurute snānaṃ catūrātroṣito naraḥ || caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ grahaṇe kāraṇaṃ bhavet
The man who bathes there, having fasted for four nights, becomes qualified for the grasping of all four Vedas.
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VrP 141.23
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मपथे स्थितः। देवलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं प्रतिष्ठते
athātra muñcate prāṇānmama karmapathe sthitaḥ| devalokamatikramya mama lokaṃ pratiṣṭhate
And if he gives up his life-breaths there, standing on the path of my observance, he passes beyond the world of the gods and is established in my world.
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VrP 141.24
द्वादशादित्यकुण्डेति तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम ।। यत्र ते द्वादशादित्या देवि संस्थापिता मया
dvādaśādityakuṇḍeti tasminkṣetre pare mama || yatra te dvādaśādityā devi saṃsthāpitā mayā
In that supreme domain of mine (there is a place called) Dvādaśādityakuṇḍa ("Pool of the Twelve Suns"), where, O goddess, those twelve Ādityas were installed by me.
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VrP 141.25
तत्र पर्वतशृंगे तु स्थूलमूले शिलातले ।। द्वादश पतन्ति धारा मम कर्मसुखावहाः
tatra parvataśṛṃge tu sthūlamūle śilātale || dvādaśa patanti dhārā mama karmasukhāvahāḥ
There, on the mountain peak, on a rock-slab at its thick base, twelve streams fall, bringing the happiness of my observance.
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VrP 141.26
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं यां काञ्चिद्द्वादशीं यदि।। यत्र ते द्वादशादित्यास्तत्र गच्छेन्न संशयः
yastatra kurute snānaṃ yāṃ kāñciddvādaśīṃ yadi|| yatra te dvādaśādityāstatra gacchenna saṃśayaḥ
Whoever bathes there, if on any twelfth-day whatever, goes to where those twelve Ādityas are—there is no doubt.
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VrP 141.27
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मणि संस्थितः ।। समतिक्रम्य चादित्यान् मम लोके महीयते
athātra muñcate prāṇānmama karmaṇi saṃsthitaḥ || samatikramya cādityān mama loke mahīyate
And if, set firm in my observance, he gives up his life-breaths there, he passes wholly beyond the Ādityas and is honoured in my world.
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VrP 141.28
लोकपालमिति ख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम।। तत्र ते लोकपालास्तु मया संस्थापिताः पुरा
lokapālamiti khyātaṃ tasminkṣetre pare mama|| tatra te lokapālāstu mayā saṃsthāpitāḥ purā
In that supreme domain of mine (there is a place) known as Lokapāla; there those world-guardians were installed by me of old.
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VrP 141.29
तत्र पर्वतमध्ये तु स्थलकुण्डं बृहन्मम ।। भित्वा पर्वतमुद्गीर्णं यत्र सोमसमुद्भवः
tatra parvatamadhye tu sthalakuṇḍaṃ bṛhanmama || bhitvā parvatamudgīrṇaṃ yatra somasamudbhavaḥ
There, in the middle of the mountain, is my great dry-land pool, which burst forth splitting the mountain, where the soma has its origin.
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VrP 141.31
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मसु तत्परः ।। लोकपालानतिक्रम्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
athātra muñcate prāṇānmama karmasu tatparaḥ || lokapālānatikramya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
And if, intent upon my observances, he gives up his life-breaths there, he passes beyond the world-guardians and attains my world.
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VrP 141.32
अस्ति मेरोर्वरं नाम तस्मिन् गुह्यं परं मम ।। तत्र स्थितेन वै भूमे मेरुः संस्थापितः स्वयम्
asti merorvaraṃ nāma tasmin guhyaṃ paraṃ mama || tatra sthitena vai bhūme meruḥ saṃsthāpitaḥ svayam
There is (a place) named Meruvara; in it is my supreme secret. Standing there indeed, O Earth(-goddess), Meru was itself established.
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VrP 141.33
धारास्तिस्रः पतन्त्यत्र सुवर्णसदृशप्रभाः ।। पतेत्तु तज्जलं भूमौ व्यक्तिं नैवोपलभ्यते
dhārāstisraḥ patantyatra suvarṇasadṛśaprabhāḥ || patettu tajjalaṃ bhūmau vyaktiṃ naivopalabhyate
Three streams fall there, with a radiance like gold; that water falls upon the ground, and no trace of it is found.
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VrP 141.34
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।। मोदते मेरुशृंगेषु मम भक्तश्च जायते
yastatra kurute snānaṃ trirātropoṣito naraḥ || modate meruśṛṃgeṣu mama bhaktaśca jāyate
The man who bathes there, having fasted for three nights, rejoices on the peaks of Meru and becomes my devotee.
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VrP 141.35
अथ तत्र मृतो देवि तस्मिन् गुह्ये परे मम ।। मेरुपृष्ठमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं तु गच्छति
atha tatra mṛto devi tasmin guhye pare mama || merupṛṣṭhamatikramya mama lokaṃ tu gacchati
And one who dies there, O goddess, in that supreme secret (place) of mine, passes beyond the back of Meru and goes to my world.
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VrP 141.36
मानसोद्भेदमिति च तत्रान्यत्तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।। पृथ्वीमुद्भिद्य मध्ये तु जलं गच्छति सत्वरम्
mānasodbhedamiti ca tatrānyattīrthamuttamam || pṛthvīmudbhidya madhye tu jalaṃ gacchati satvaram
And there is another excellent holy place there called Mānasodbheda; bursting up through the earth, the water goes swiftly in the middle (of it).
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VrP 141.37
देवा अपि न जानन्ति तं देशं तत्र संस्थितम् ।। मानुषा हि विजानन्ति भूम्यां पतति तज्जलम्
devā api na jānanti taṃ deśaṃ tatra saṃsthitam || mānuṣā hi vijānanti bhūmyāṃ patati tajjalam
Even the gods do not know that place situated there; but men do know (it), (for) that water falls upon the earth.
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VrP 141.38
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानमहोरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते मानसे दिव्ये मम भक्तश्च जायते
yastatra kurute snānamahorātroṣito naraḥ || modate mānase divye mama bhaktaśca jāyate
The man who, having fasted for a day and a night, bathes there, rejoices in the divine Mānasa (lake) and becomes my devotee.
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VrP 141.39
अस्ति पञ्चशिरं नाम तस्मिन्गुह्यं परं मम ।। ब्रह्मणा च्छिद्यते यत्र शिरश्चैव महाद्युति
asti pañcaśiraṃ nāma tasminguhyaṃ paraṃ mama || brahmaṇā cchidyate yatra śiraścaiva mahādyuti
There is (a place) named Pañcaśira, a supreme secret (place) of mine, where the head of Brahmā of great splendour was cut off.
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VrP 141.41
यत्र तन्मध्यमं कुण्डं छिन्नमेव स्वयम्भुवा ।। तत्र रक्तजला भूमिर्दृश्यते धारसंकुला
yatra tanmadhyamaṃ kuṇḍaṃ chinnameva svayambhuvā || tatra raktajalā bhūmirdṛśyate dhārasaṃkulā
Where that middle pool was cut out by the Self-existent one himself — there the ground is seen with red water, thick with streams.
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VrP 141.42
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं पंचरात्रोषितो नरः ।। मोदते ब्रह्मलोकस्थो मम भक्तश्च जायते
yastatra kurute snānaṃ paṃcarātroṣito naraḥ || modate brahmalokastho mama bhaktaśca jāyate
The man who, having fasted five nights, bathes there, rejoices dwelling in Brahmā's world and becomes my devotee.
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VrP 141.43
तथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान् गुह्ये पञ्चशिरे मम ।। जलचांद्रायणं कृत्वा मम कर्मसु निष्ठितः
tathātra muñcate prāṇān guhye pañcaśire mama || jalacāṃdrāyaṇaṃ kṛtvā mama karmasu niṣṭhitaḥ
So too (he who) gives up his life-breaths there, at my secret (place) Pañcaśira, having performed the water-cāndrāyaṇa (vow), steadfast in my observances —
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VrP 141.44
बुद्धिमान्मतिमांश्चैव रागमोहविवर्जितः ।। ब्रह्मलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं स गच्छति
buddhimānmatimāṃścaiva rāgamohavivarjitaḥ || brahmalokamatikramya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati
— intelligent and wise, free of passion and delusion, he passes beyond Brahmā's world and goes to my world.
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VrP 141.45
अस्ति सोमाभिषेकेति तीर्थमन्यत्परं मम। राजत्वे ब्राह्मणानां तु मया सोमोऽभिषेचितः
asti somābhiṣeketi tīrthamanyatparaṃ mama| rājatve brāhmaṇānāṃ tu mayā somo'bhiṣecitaḥ
There is another supreme sacred place of mine (called) Somābhiṣeka, where Soma was consecrated by me to kingship over the brāhmaṇas.
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VrP 141.46
तत्राहं तोषितस्तेन अत्रिपुत्रेण माधवि ।। नवपञ्चककोट्यस्तु कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्
tatrāhaṃ toṣitastena atriputreṇa mādhavi || navapañcakakoṭyastu kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
There I was gratified by him, the son of Atri, O Mādhavī, when he had performed most difficult austerity for forty-five (nava-pañcaka) crores (of years).
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VrP 141.47
प्राप्तश्च परमां सिद्धिं मत्प्रसादाद्वसुन्धरे ।। तदायत्तं जगत्सर्वं व्रीहयः परमौषधीः
prāptaśca paramāṃ siddhiṃ matprasādādvasundhare || tadāyattaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vrīhayaḥ paramauṣadhīḥ
And he attained the highest perfection by my grace, O Vasundharā; on him depends this whole world, the rice-crops and the best of plants.
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VrP 141.48
जायतेऽस्मिन्प्रलीयंते स्कन्देन्द्राः समरुद्गणाः ।। भूमे सोममयं सर्वं मम संस्थं भविष्यति
jāyate'sminpralīyaṃte skandendrāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ || bhūme somamayaṃ sarvaṃ mama saṃsthaṃ bhaviṣyati
In him are born and in him dissolve Skanda, Indra and the hosts of the Maruts; O Earth, all that is made of Soma shall come to rest in me.
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VrP 141.49
तत्र सोमगिरिर्नाम यत्र धारा पतेद्भुवि ।। कुण्डेऽरण्ये विशाले तु एतत्ते कथितं मया
tatra somagirirnāma yatra dhārā patedbhuvi || kuṇḍe'raṇye viśāle tu etatte kathitaṃ mayā
There (is) the mountain named Somagiri, where the stream falls to the ground, into a pool in the vast forest — this has been told to you by me.
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VrP 141.51
अथात्र म्रियते देवि कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। सोमलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
athātra mriyate devi kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || somalokamatikramya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
And if one dies there, O goddess, having performed most difficult austerity, he passes beyond Soma's world and attains my world.
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VrP 141.52
अस्ति चोर्वशिकुण्डेति गुह्यं क्षेत्रे परं मम ।। यत्र चैवोर्वशी भित्त्वा दक्षिणोरुमजायत
asti corvaśikuṇḍeti guhyaṃ kṣetre paraṃ mama || yatra caivorvaśī bhittvā dakṣiṇorumajāyata
And there is (a place called) Urvaśīkuṇḍa, a supreme secret (place) of mine in the holy field, where Urvaśī was born, splitting open the right thigh.
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VrP 141.53
तत्र तप्याम्यहं देवि देवानामपि कारणात् ।। न मां कश्चिद्विजानाति स्वात्मानो हि विजानते
tatra tapyāmyahaṃ devi devānāmapi kāraṇāt || na māṃ kaścidvijānāti svātmāno hi vijānate
There I practise austerity, O goddess, for the sake of the gods themselves; no one knows me — only those who (know) their own self know (me).
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VrP 141.54
ततो मे तप्यमानस्य बहुवर्षव्यतिक्रमात् ।। देवा अपि न जानन्ति वज्रिब्रह्ममहेश्वराः
tato me tapyamānasya bahuvarṣavyatikramāt || devā api na jānanti vajribrahmamaheśvarāḥ
Then, as I practised austerity there for the passing of many years, even the gods did not know (it) — the wielder of the thunderbolt, Brahmā, and Maheśvara.
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VrP 141.55
एकैकेन फलेनाऽत्र बदर्यां तु सुनिश्चितम् ।। बहुवर्षसहस्रं तु तपश्चीर्णं मया भुवि
ekaikena phalenā'tra badaryāṃ tu suniścitam || bahuvarṣasahasraṃ tu tapaścīrṇaṃ mayā bhuvi
There, with a single fruit at a time, at Badarī, quite certainly, austerity was practised by me on earth for many thousands of years.
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VrP 141.56
तत्राहं दश कोट्यस्तु दशवर्षं दशार्बुदम् ।। दश भूमे तथान्यानि पद्मानि तपसि स्थितः
tatrāhaṃ daśa koṭyastu daśavarṣaṃ daśārbudam || daśa bhūme tathānyāni padmāni tapasi sthitaḥ
There I remained in austerity, O Earth, for ten crores, ten years, ten arbudas, and likewise ten other padmas (of years).
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VrP 141.57
ततस्ते मां न पश्यन्ति देवा गुह्यपथे स्थितम् ।। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्देवा दुःखपरायणाः
tataste māṃ na paśyanti devā guhyapathe sthitam || vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdevā duḥkhaparāyaṇāḥ
Then those gods did not see me, stationed on the secret path; the gods fell into utter astonishment, given over to grief.
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VrP 141.58
अहं पश्यामि सर्वं वै तपःसंस्थो वसुन्धरे ।। न मां सर्वे प्रपश्यन्ति योगमायासमावृताः
ahaṃ paśyāmi sarvaṃ vai tapaḥsaṃstho vasundhare || na māṃ sarve prapaśyanti yogamāyāsamāvṛtāḥ
I see everything, O Vasundharā, while abiding in austerity; but none see me, for they are enveloped by (my) yoga-māyā.
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VrP 141.59
ततस्ता देवताः सर्वाः प्रत्यूचुश्च पितामहम् ।। विष्णुना च विना लोके शान्तिं नैव लभामहे
tatastā devatāḥ sarvāḥ pratyūcuśca pitāmaham || viṣṇunā ca vinā loke śāntiṃ naiva labhāmahe
Then all those gods replied to the Grandfather: "Without Viṣṇu we obtain no peace at all in the world."
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VrP 141.61
ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः ।। तत्र जग्मुर्महाभागे तुष्यन्तः परमं मुदा
tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ || tatra jagmurmahābhāge tuṣyantaḥ paramaṃ mudā
Then the gods, together with the gandharvas, and the siddhas and the great seers, went there, O greatly fortunate one, rejoicing with the highest gladness.
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VrP 141.62
विभावयन्ति मां तत्र देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः ।। त्वया नाथ परित्यक्ता दुःखिताः श्रमवर्जिताः
vibhāvayanti māṃ tatra devā indrapurogamāḥ || tvayā nātha parityaktā duḥkhitāḥ śramavarjitāḥ
There the gods, with Indra at their head, make me manifest (saying): "Forsaken by you, O Lord, we are miserable and drained of strength.
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VrP 141.63
त्रायस्व नो हृषीकेश परमानुग्रहेण वै ।। एतत्कृत्वा विशालाक्षि देवान् प्रणतिपूर्वकम्
trāyasva no hṛṣīkeśa paramānugraheṇa vai || etatkṛtvā viśālākṣi devān praṇatipūrvakam
Save us, O Hṛṣīkeśa, by your supreme grace!" Having done this, O wide-eyed one, the gods, with prostration —
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VrP 141.64
मया विलोकिताः सर्वे परां निर्वृतिमागताः ।। एतस्मिन्नुर्वशीकुण्डे एकरात्रोषितो नरः
mayā vilokitāḥ sarve parāṃ nirvṛtimāgatāḥ || etasminnurvaśīkuṇḍe ekarātroṣito naraḥ
— were all looked upon by me and attained the highest bliss. At this Urvaśī pool, a man who has stayed one night
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VrP 141.65
यः स्नाति सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। उर्वशीलोकमासाद्य क्रीडते कालमक्षयम्
yaḥ snāti sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || urvaśīlokamāsādya krīḍate kālamakṣayam
and bathes is freed from all sins — there is no doubt here; reaching Urvaśī's world, he plays for imperishable time.
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VrP 141.66
यस्तत्रोत्सृजते प्राणान्मम कर्मपरायणः ।। पुण्यपापविनिर्मुक्तो याति मल्लीनतां प्रिये
yastatrotsṛjate prāṇānmama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || puṇyapāpavinirmukto yāti mallīnatāṃ priye
He who there gives up his life-breaths, being devoted to my rites, released from merit and sin, goes to absorption in me, my dear.
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VrP 141.67
श्रीबदर्याश्रमं पुण्यं यत्र यत्र स्थितः स्मरेत् ।। स याति वैष्णवं स्थानं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितः
śrībadaryāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ yatra yatra sthitaḥ smaret || sa yāti vaiṣṇavaṃ sthānaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitaḥ
Wherever he may be stationed, if he remembers the holy Śrī Badarī hermitage, he goes to the Vaiṣṇava abode, free from returning again.
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VrP 141.68
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं मद्भक्तः सततं पठेत् ।। ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ madbhaktaḥ satataṃ paṭhet || brahmacārī jitakrodhaḥ satyavādī jitendriyaḥ
He who hears this constantly, my devotee, who recites (it) always, chaste, having conquered anger, speaking truth, with senses subdued,
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VrP 141.69
ध्यानयोगरतो नित्यं स मुक्तिफलभाग्भवेत् ।। यस्यैतद्विदितं सर्वं ध्यानयोगं वसुन्धरे
dhyānayogarato nityaṃ sa muktiphalabhāgbhavet || yasyaitadviditaṃ sarvaṃ dhyānayogaṃ vasundhare
ever devoted to the yoga of meditation — he shall become a partaker of the fruit of liberation. He by whom all this yoga of meditation is known, O Vasundharā —
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VrP 141.141
इन्द्रलोकमिति ख्यातो बदर्यां च ममाश्रमः ।। तत्राहं देवि शक्रेण निष्कलं परितोषितः वेदधारमिति ख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम ।। यत्र ब्रह्ममुखाद्भ्रष्टा वेदाश्चत्वार एव च तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत ज्येष्ठमासस्य द्वादशीम् ।। मोदते लोकपालेषु मम भक्तश्च जायते तत्र वै पंच कुण्डानि स्थूलशीर्षशिलोच्चये ।। पञ्चात्र शिरसः स्थाने बहुधारासमन्विताः यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।। मोदते सोमलोकेषु एवमेतन्न संशयः देवानां तु वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा लोकापितामहः ।। योगमायापटच्छन्नं कथयामास मां तदा योऽवगच्छति चात्मानं स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्
indralokamiti khyāto badaryāṃ ca mamāśramaḥ || tatrāhaṃ devi śakreṇa niṣkalaṃ paritoṣitaḥ vedadhāramiti khyātaṃ tasminkṣetre pare mama || yatra brahmamukhādbhraṣṭā vedāścatvāra eva ca tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta jyeṣṭhamāsasya dvādaśīm || modate lokapāleṣu mama bhaktaśca jāyate tatra vai paṃca kuṇḍāni sthūlaśīrṣaśiloccaye || pañcātra śirasaḥ sthāne bahudhārāsamanvitāḥ yastatra kurute snānaṃ trirātropoṣito naraḥ || modate somalokeṣu evametanna saṃśayaḥ devānāṃ tu vacaḥ śrutvā brahmā lokāpitāmahaḥ || yogamāyāpaṭacchannaṃ kathayāmāsa māṃ tadā yo'vagacchati cātmānaṃ sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim
And my hermitage at Badarī is known as Indraloka; there, O goddess, I was wholly gratified by Śakra. In that supreme domain of mine (there is a place) known as Vedadhāra, where the four Vedas fell from Brahmā's mouth. There one should bathe on the twelfth (day) of the month of Jyeṣṭha; he rejoices among the world-guardians and becomes my devotee. There indeed are five pools on the rock-heap Sthūlaśīrṣa; five there, at the place of the head, furnished with many streams. The man who bathes there, having fasted three nights, rejoices in the worlds of Soma — so it is, there is no doubt. But Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, having heard the gods' words, then spoke of me, (me being) concealed by the veil of yogamāyā. And he who understands the Self would go to the highest goal.
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