Varaha Purana — Chapter 144
VrP 144.1
अथ सोमेश्वरादिलिङ्गमुक्तिक्षेत्रत्रिवेण्यादिमाहात्म्यम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। श्रुत्वा मन्दारमाहात्म्यं धर्मकामा वसुन्धरा ।। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा पुनः पप्रच्छ माधवम्
atha someśvarādiliṅgamuktikṣetratriveṇyādimāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || śrutvā mandāramāhātmyaṃ dharmakāmā vasundharā || vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā punaḥ papraccha mādhavam
Now the greatness of the liṅga of Someśvara and the rest, of the field of liberation, of the Triveṇī, and so on. || Sūta said: || Having heard the greatness of Mandāra, Vasundharā (the Earth), desirous of dharma, was filled with the utmost astonishment and asked Mādhava again.
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VrP 144.2
धरण्युवाच ।। मया देवप्रसादेन श्रुतं मन्दारवर्णनम् ।। मन्दारात्परमं स्थानं विष्णो तद्वक्तुमर्हसि
dharaṇyuvāca || mayā devaprasādena śrutaṃ mandāravarṇanam || mandārātparamaṃ sthānaṃ viṣṇo tadvaktumarhasi
The Earth said: By the god's favour I have heard the description of Mandāra. O Viṣṇu, you should tell (me) of a place higher than Mandāra.
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VrP 144.3
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।। कथयिष्यामि मे गुह्यं शालग्राममिति स्मृतम्
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || kathayiṣyāmi me guhyaṃ śālagrāmamiti smṛtam
The glorious Boar said: Hear from me in truth, O goddess, what you ask of me. I shall tell (you) of my secret (place), which is known as Śālagrāma.
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VrP 144.4
द्वापरे तु युगे भूमे यदूनां कुलसंकुले ।। तत्र शूर इति ख्यातो यदूनां वंशवर्द्धनः
dvāpare tu yuge bhūme yadūnāṃ kulasaṃkule || tatra śūra iti khyāto yadūnāṃ vaṃśavarddhanaḥ
But in the Dvāpara age, O Earth, in the crowded clan of the Yadus, there was one there renowned as Śūra, the increaser of the Yadus' lineage.
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VrP 144.5
तस्य पुत्रो महाभागो सर्वकर्मपरायणः ।। वसुदेवो गृहे जातो यादवानां कुलोद्वहः
tasya putro mahābhāgo sarvakarmaparāyaṇaḥ || vasudevo gṛhe jāto yādavānāṃ kulodvahaḥ
His son, greatly fortunate, devoted to all (proper) rites, was born in (his) house as Vasudeva, upholder of the Yādavas' line.
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VrP 144.6
तस्य भार्या च वसुधे सर्वावयवसुन्दरी ।। देवकी नाम नामा च मनोज्ञा शुभदर्शना
tasya bhāryā ca vasudhe sarvāvayavasundarī || devakī nāma nāmā ca manojñā śubhadarśanā
And his wife, O Earth, lovely in every limb, Devakī by name, charming and of auspicious appearance.
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VrP 144.7
तस्या गर्भे महाभागे भविष्यामि न संशयः ।। वासुदेव इति ख्यातो देवानामरिमर्दनः
tasyā garbhe mahābhāge bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ || vāsudeva iti khyāto devānāmarimardanaḥ
In her womb, O greatly fortunate one, I shall come to be — there is no doubt — known as Vāsudeva, the crusher of the gods' foes.
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VrP 144.8
ततोऽपि संस्थिते तत्र यादवानां कुलोद्वहे ।। तत्र ब्रह्मर्षिपरमः साल ङ्कायन एव च
tato'pi saṃsthite tatra yādavānāṃ kulodvahe || tatra brahmarṣiparamaḥ sāla ṅkāyana eva ca
And after he too, the upholder of the Yādava line, has taken his place there, there (dwells) the foremost of brahmin seers, Sālaṅkāyana himself.
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VrP 144.9
ममैवाराधनार्थाय भ्रमते स दिशो दश ।। पुत्रार्थं स तपस्तेपे मेरुशृङ्गे समाहितः
mamaivārādhanārthāya bhramate sa diśo daśa || putrārthaṃ sa tapastepe meruśṛṅge samāhitaḥ
For the sake of worshipping me alone he roams the ten directions; wishing for a son, he performed austerity, concentrated, on the peak of Meru.
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VrP 144.11
ईश्वरेण समं पूर्वं सर्वयोगेश्वरं स्थितम् ।। न च पश्यति मां देवि मार्गमाण इतस्ततः
īśvareṇa samaṃ pūrvaṃ sarvayogeśvaraṃ sthitam || na ca paśyati māṃ devi mārgamāṇa itastataḥ
(He does not see) me, who formerly stood together with Īśvara as the lord of all yoga; and he does not see me, O goddess, though searching here and there.
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VrP 144.12
ईश्वरेण समं पूर्वमहमासं वसुन्धरे ।। तस्यैव तप्यमानस्य सालंकायनकस्य ह
īśvareṇa samaṃ pūrvamahamāsaṃ vasundhare || tasyaiva tapyamānasya sālaṃkāyanakasya ha
Formerly I was together with Īśvara, O Earth, for the sake of that very Sālaṅkāyana who was performing austerity.
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VrP 144.13
तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे हरो देवो मत्स्व रूपेण संयुतः ।। शालग्रामे गिरौ तस्मिञ्छिलारूपेण तिष्ठति
tasminkṣetre haro devo matsva rūpeṇa saṃyutaḥ || śālagrāme girau tasmiñchilārūpeṇa tiṣṭhati
In that sacred field the god Hara, united with my own form, abides in that mountain of Śālagrāma in the form of stone.
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VrP 144.14
अहं तिष्ठामि तत्रैव गिरिरूपेण नित्यशः ।। तस्मिञ्छिलाः समग्रास्तु मत्स्वरूपा न संशयः
ahaṃ tiṣṭhāmi tatraiva girirūpeṇa nityaśaḥ || tasmiñchilāḥ samagrāstu matsvarūpā na saṃśayaḥ
I myself abide there constantly in the form of the mountain; and all the stones therein have my own form — there is no doubt.
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VrP 144.15
पूजनीयाः प्रयत्नेन किंपुनश्चक्रलाञ्छिताः ।। लिङ्गरूपेण च हरस्तत्र देवालये गिरौ
pūjanīyāḥ prayatnena kiṃpunaścakralāñchitāḥ || liṅgarūpeṇa ca harastatra devālaye girau
They are to be worshipped with care, how much more those marked with a discus; and in the form of a liṅga Hara (dwells) there in the temple on the mountain.
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VrP 144.16
शिवनाभाः शिलास्तत्र चक्रनाभास्तथा शिलाः ।। सोमेश्वराधिष्ठितस्तु शिवरूपो गिरिः स्मृतः
śivanābhāḥ śilāstatra cakranābhāstathā śilāḥ || someśvarādhiṣṭhitastu śivarūpo giriḥ smṛtaḥ
There are stones with Śiva's navel-mark, and likewise stones with the discus navel-mark; and the mountain, presided over by Someśvara, is held to be Śiva's own form.
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VrP 144.17
सोमेन तत्र संस्थाप्य स्वनाम्ना लिंगमुत्तमम् ।। वर्षाणां तु सहस्रं वै स्वशापस्य निवृत्तये
somena tatra saṃsthāpya svanāmnā liṃgamuttamam || varṣāṇāṃ tu sahasraṃ vai svaśāpasya nivṛttaye
By Soma an excellent liṅga was established there under his own name, for a thousand years indeed, for the ending of his own curse.
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VrP 144.18
ततः शापाद्विनिर्मुक्तः तेजसा च परिप्लुतः ।। स्वकं तेजोबलं प्राप्य तुष्टाव गिरिजा पतिम्
tataḥ śāpādvinirmuktaḥ tejasā ca pariplutaḥ || svakaṃ tejobalaṃ prāpya tuṣṭāva girijā patim
Then, freed from the curse and flooded with radiance, having regained his own power of light, he praised the husband of the Mountain-born.
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VrP 144.19
सोमेश्वराच्च वरदमाविर्भूतं त्रियम्बकम्
someśvarācca varadamāvirbhūtaṃ triyambakam
And out of Someśvara the boon-granting Three-eyed One became manifest.
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VrP 144.21
शशांकशेखरं दिव्यं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् ।। पिनाकपाणिं देवेशं भक्तानामभयप्रदम्
śaśāṃkaśekharaṃ divyaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam || pinākapāṇiṃ deveśaṃ bhaktānāmabhayapradam
(He praised him:) the divine one with the moon as his crest, saluted by all the gods, the wielder of the Pināka, the lord of gods, granting fearlessness to his devotees.
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VrP 144.22
त्रिशूलिनं डमरुणा लसद्धस्तं वृषध्वजम् ।। नानामुखैर्गणैर्जुष्टं नानारूपैर्भयानकैः
triśūlinaṃ ḍamaruṇā lasaddhastaṃ vṛṣadhvajam || nānāmukhairgaṇairjuṣṭaṃ nānārūpairbhayānakaiḥ
Bearing the trident, his hand shining with the drum, having the bull as his banner, attended by troops of many faces, of many forms, terrifying.
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VrP 144.23
त्रिपुरघ्नं महाकालमन्धकादिनिषूदनम् ।। गजाजिनावृतं स्थाणुं व्याघ्रचर्मविभूषितम्
tripuraghnaṃ mahākālamandhakādiniṣūdanam || gajājināvṛtaṃ sthāṇuṃ vyāghracarmavibhūṣitam
Slayer of Tripura, the great Kāla, destroyer of Andhaka and the rest, wrapped in an elephant's hide, the Pillar, adorned with a tiger's skin.
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VrP 144.24
नागभोगोपवीतं च रुद्रमालधरं प्रभुम् ।। अरूपमपि सर्वेशं भक्तेच्छोपात्तविग्रहम्
nāgabhogopavītaṃ ca rudramāladharaṃ prabhum || arūpamapi sarveśaṃ bhaktecchopāttavigraham
With a serpent's coil for his sacred thread, wearing a garland of rudrāksa beads, the lord, formless yet lord of all, who takes on a body at his devotees' wish.
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VrP 144.25
वह्निसोमार्क नयनं मनोवाचामगोचरम् ।। जटाजूटप्रकटितं गंगासम्मार्ज्जितांहसम्
vahnisomārka nayanaṃ manovācāmagocaram || jaṭājūṭaprakaṭitaṃ gaṃgāsammārjjitāṃhasam
Having fire, moon and sun for eyes, beyond the reach of thought and speech, made manifest by his mass of matted hair, his sins scoured away by the Gaṅgā.
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VrP 144.26
कैलासनिलयं शम्भुं हिमाचलकृताश्रमम् ।। एवं स्तुतस्तदा शम्भुरिन्दुं वचनमब्रवीत्
kailāsanilayaṃ śambhuṃ himācalakṛtāśramam || evaṃ stutastadā śambhurinduṃ vacanamabravīt
Śambhu, whose dwelling is Kailāsa, who has made his hermitage on the Himālaya — thus praised, Śambhu then spoke a word to the Moon.
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VrP 144.27
वरं वरय भद्रं ते यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते ।। दुर्ल्लभं दर्शनं यस्मात्प्राप्तवानसि गोपते
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yatte manasi varttate || durllabhaṃ darśanaṃ yasmātprāptavānasi gopate
"Choose a boon — good fortune to you — whatever is in your mind, since you have obtained a sight (of me) that is hard to win, O lord of cattle."
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VrP 144.28
सोम उवाच ।। वरं ददासि चेद्देव मम लिंगे सदा वस ।। एतल्लिंगस्य भक्तानां पूरयस्व मनोरथम्
soma uvāca || varaṃ dadāsi ceddeva mama liṃge sadā vasa || etalliṃgasya bhaktānāṃ pūrayasva manoratham
Soma said: If you grant a boon, O God, then dwell always in my liṅga; fulfil the heart's desire of the devotees of this liṅga.
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VrP 144.29
देवदेव उवाच ।। विष्णुसान्निध्यमप्यत्र सदैव निव साम्यहम् ।। विशेषतस्त्वदीयेऽस्मिन्नद्यप्रभृतिगोपते
devadeva uvāca || viṣṇusānnidhyamapyatra sadaiva niva sāmyaham || viśeṣatastvadīye'sminnadyaprabhṛtigopate
The God of gods said: Here too I shall always dwell, together with the presence of Viṣṇu — and especially in this (liṅga) of yours from this day onward, O lord of cows (i.e. of rays/moon).
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VrP 144.31
वरान्दास्यामि भद्रं ते देवानामपि दुर्लभान् ।। सालङ्कायनकाख्यस्य मुनेस्तु तपसो बलात्
varāndāsyāmi bhadraṃ te devānāmapi durlabhān || sālaṅkāyanakākhyasya munestu tapaso balāt
I shall grant boons — blessings on you — that are hard for even the gods to obtain, by the power of the austerity of the sage named Sālaṅkāyanaka.
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VrP 144.32
विष्णुना सह संमन्त्र्य स्थितावावां कलानिधे ।। शालग्रामगिरिर्विष्णुरहं सोमेश्वराभिधः
viṣṇunā saha saṃmantrya sthitāvāvāṃ kalānidhe || śālagrāmagirirviṣṇurahaṃ someśvarābhidhaḥ
Having taken counsel together with Viṣṇu, we two abide (here), O treasury of digits (moon): Viṣṇu is the Śālagrāma mountain, and I am the one named Someśvara.
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VrP 144.33
तयोः पर्वतयोर्या वै शिला विष्णुशिवाभिधा ।। रेवया च कृतं पूर्वं तपः शिवसुतुष्टिदम्
tayoḥ parvatayoryā vai śilā viṣṇuśivābhidhā || revayā ca kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ tapaḥ śivasutuṣṭidam
Of those two mountains the stone(s) are called (respectively) Viṣṇu and Śiva; and formerly austerity giving great satisfaction to Śiva was performed by Revā.
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VrP 144.34
मम त्वत्सदृशः पुत्रो भूयादिति मनीषया।। अहं कस्यापि न सुतः किं करोमीति चिन्तयन्
mama tvatsadṛśaḥ putro bhūyāditi manīṣayā|| ahaṃ kasyāpi na sutaḥ kiṃ karomīti cintayan
With the thought, "May a son like you be born to me" — (and I) reflecting, "I am no one's son; what shall I do?"
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VrP 144.35
रेवायास्तु वरो देयस्त्ववश्यं मृगलाञ्छन ।। निश्चित्यैवं तदा प्रोक्तः प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना
revāyāstu varo deyastvavaśyaṃ mṛgalāñchana || niścityaivaṃ tadā proktaḥ prasannenāntarātmanā
"Yet a boon must certainly be given to Revā, O deer-marked one" — having so decided, he then spoke with a gracious inner heart:
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VrP 144.36
लिंगरूपेण ते देवि गजाननपुरस्कृतः ।। गर्भे तव वसिष्यामि पुत्रो भूत्वा शिवप्रिये
liṃgarūpeṇa te devi gajānanapuraskṛtaḥ || garbhe tava vasiṣyāmi putro bhūtvā śivapriye
"In the form of a liṅga, O goddess, preceded by the elephant-faced one, I shall dwell in your womb, becoming your son, O beloved of Śiva.
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VrP 144.37
मम त्वमपरा मूर्त्तिः ख्याता जलमयी शिवा।। शिवशक्तिविभेदेन आवामेकत्रसंस्थितौ
mama tvamaparā mūrttiḥ khyātā jalamayī śivā|| śivaśaktivibhedena āvāmekatrasaṃsthitau
You are another form of mine, renowned as Śivā made of water; by the distinction of Śiva and Śakti we two abide in one place."
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VrP 144.38
एवं दत्तवरा रेवा मत्सान्निध्यमिहागता ।। रेवाखण्डमिति ख्यातं ततः प्रभृति गोपते
evaṃ dattavarā revā matsānnidhyamihāgatā || revākhaṇḍamiti khyātaṃ tataḥ prabhṛti gopate
Thus, having been granted a boon, Revā came here to my presence; from that time onward it has been known as Revākhaṇḍa, O lord of cows.
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VrP 144.39
गण्डक्यापि पुरा तप्तं वर्षाणामयुतं विधो ।। शीर्णपर्णाशनं कृत्वा वायुभक्षाऽप्यनन्तरम्
gaṇḍakyāpi purā taptaṃ varṣāṇāmayutaṃ vidho || śīrṇaparṇāśanaṃ kṛtvā vāyubhakṣā'pyanantaram
By Gaṇḍakī too, formerly, austerity was performed for ten thousand years, O moon, feeding on fallen leaves and afterwards even living on air.
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VrP 144.41
उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं प्रीतः प्रणतवत्सलः ।। गण्डकि त्वां प्रसन्नोऽस्मि तपसा विस्मितोऽनषे
uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ prītaḥ praṇatavatsalaḥ || gaṇḍaki tvāṃ prasanno'smi tapasā vismito'naṣe
Pleased, tender toward those who bow to him, he spoke sweet words: "Gaṇḍakī, I am gracious to you; I am amazed at your austerity, O sinless one.
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VrP 144.42
अनविच्छिन्नया भक्त्या वरं वरय सुव्रते ।। किं देयं तद्वदस्वाशु प्रीतोऽस्मि वरवर्णिनि
anavicchinnayā bhaktyā varaṃ varaya suvrate || kiṃ deyaṃ tadvadasvāśu prīto'smi varavarṇini
By your unbroken devotion — choose a boon, O you of good vows; say quickly what is to be given: I am pleased, O fair-complexioned one."
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VrP 144.43
गण्डक्यपि पुरा दृष्ट्वा शंखचक्रगदाधरम् ।। दण्डवत्प्रणता भूत्वा ततः स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे
gaṇḍakyapi purā dṛṣṭvā śaṃkhacakragadādharam || daṇḍavatpraṇatā bhūtvā tataḥ stotuṃ pracakrame
And Gaṇḍakī, formerly, seeing him who bears conch, discus and mace, prostrated herself like a rod and then began to praise him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.44
अहो देव मया दृष्टो दुर्दर्शो योगिनामपि ।। त्वया सर्वमिदं सृष्टं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम्
aho deva mayā dṛṣṭo durdarśo yogināmapi || tvayā sarvamidaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam
"Ah, God, I have seen you who are hard to see even for yogis! By you all this world, moving and unmoving, was created.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.45
तदनु त्वं प्रविष्टोऽसि पुरुषस्तेन चोच्यते ।। त्वल्लीलोन्मीलिते विश्वे कः स्वतन्त्रोऽस्ति वै पुमान्
tadanu tvaṃ praviṣṭo'si puruṣastena cocyate || tvallīlonmīlite viśve kaḥ svatantro'sti vai pumān
Thereafter you entered it, and therefore you are called Puruṣa; in a universe unfolded by your play, what man indeed is independent?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.46
अनाद्यन्तमपर्यंतं यद्ब्रह्म श्रुतिबोघितम् ।। तदेव त्वं महाविष्णो यस्त्वां वेद स वेदवित्
anādyantamaparyaṃtaṃ yadbrahma śrutiboghitam || tadeva tvaṃ mahāviṣṇo yastvāṃ veda sa vedavit
That Brahman, without beginning or end and without limit, which is made known by scripture — that very thing you are, O great Viṣṇu; he who knows you knows the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.47
तवैवाद्या जगन्माता या शक्तिः परमा स्मृता ।। तां योगमायां प्रकृति प्रधानमिति चक्षते
tavaivādyā jaganmātā yā śaktiḥ paramā smṛtā || tāṃ yogamāyāṃ prakṛti pradhānamiti cakṣate
Yours alone is the primal Mother of the world, that power which is held to be supreme; her they call Yogamāyā, Prakṛti, Pradhāna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.48
निर्गुणः पुरुषोऽव्यक्तश्चित्स्वरूपो निरञ्जनः ।। आनन्दरूपः शुद्धात्मा ह्यकर्त्ता निर्विकारकः
nirguṇaḥ puruṣo'vyaktaścitsvarūpo nirañjanaḥ || ānandarūpaḥ śuddhātmā hyakarttā nirvikārakaḥ
The Puruṣa is without qualities, unmanifest, of the nature of consciousness, unstained, of the form of bliss, pure of self, indeed a non-doer, free of change.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.49
स्वां योगमायामाविश्य कर्तृत्वं प्राप्तवानसि ।। प्रकृत्या सृज्यमानेऽस्मिन्द्रष्टा साक्षी निग द्यते
svāṃ yogamāyāmāviśya kartṛtvaṃ prāptavānasi || prakṛtyā sṛjyamāne'smindraṣṭā sākṣī niga dyate
Entering your own Yogamāyā you have assumed agency; while this (world) is being created by Prakṛti, you are called the seer, the witness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.51
स्फटिके हि यथा स्वच्छे जपा कुसुमरागतः ।। प्रकाश्यते त्वप्रकाशाज्ज्योतीरूपं नताऽस्मि तत्
sphaṭike hi yathā svacche japā kusumarāgataḥ || prakāśyate tvaprakāśājjyotīrūpaṃ natā'smi tat
For just as in a clear crystal (a redness appears) from the redness of the japā flower, so (that) is made manifest out of the unmanifest — to that whose form is light I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 144.52
ब्रह्मादयोऽपि कवयो न विदन्ति यथार्थतः ।। तत्कथं वेद्म्यहं मूढा तव रूपं निरञ्जनम्
brahmādayo'pi kavayo na vidanti yathārthataḥ || tatkathaṃ vedmyahaṃ mūḍhā tava rūpaṃ nirañjanam
Even Brahmā and the other sages do not know (you) as you truly are; how then should I, a foolish woman, know your stainless form?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.53
मूढस्य जगतो मध्ये स्थिता किंचिदजानती ।। त्वया धृता कृता चास्मि योग्यायोग्यमविन्दती
mūḍhasya jagato madhye sthitā kiṃcidajānatī || tvayā dhṛtā kṛtā cāsmi yogyāyogyamavindatī
Standing in the midst of a deluded world, knowing nothing at all, I have been upheld and made (what I am) by you, unable to tell the fit from the unfit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.54
तेन लोके महत्त्वं च त्वत्प्रसादेन चैषिता ।। ययाचेऽज्ञतयोदार तन्मे दातुं त्वमर्हसि
tena loke mahattvaṃ ca tvatprasādena caiṣitā || yayāce'jñatayodāra tanme dātuṃ tvamarhasi
Therefore greatness in the world too is what I have sought, by your grace; what I have asked out of ignorance, O generous one, that you ought to grant me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.55
दयालुरसि दीनेषु नेति मां न वद प्रभो ।। ततः प्रोवाच भगवान्देवि यद्यत्त्वमिच्छसि
dayālurasi dīneṣu neti māṃ na vada prabho || tataḥ provāca bhagavāndevi yadyattvamicchasi
You are compassionate to the wretched; do not say 'no' to me, O Lord. Then the Blessed One spoke: "Goddess, whatever you wish,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.56
तद्याचय वरारोहे अदेयमपि सर्वथा ।। यद्दुर्लभं मनुष्याणां शीघ्रं याचय मां प्रति
tadyācaya varārohe adeyamapi sarvathā || yaddurlabhaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ śīghraṃ yācaya māṃ prati
that ask for, O fair-hipped one — even what should by no means be given. Whatever is hard for men to obtain, ask it of me at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.57
मद्दर्शनमनु प्राप्य को वाऽपूर्णो मनोरथः ।। ततो हिमांशो सा देवी गण्डकी लोकतारिणी
maddarśanamanu prāpya ko vā'pūrṇo manorathaḥ || tato himāṃśo sā devī gaṇḍakī lokatāriṇī
For once one has attained the sight of me, what wish remains unfulfilled?" Then, O moon-rayed one, that goddess Gaṇḍakī, who carries the world across,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.58
प्रांजलिः प्रणता भूत्वा मधुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। यदि देव प्रसन्नोऽसि देयो मे वाञ्छितो वरः
prāṃjaliḥ praṇatā bhūtvā madhuraṃ vākyamabravīt || yadi deva prasanno'si deyo me vāñchito varaḥ
with palms joined, bowing low, spoke sweet words: "If, O God, you are pleased, the boon I desire is to be granted me:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.59
मम गर्भगतो भूत्वा विष्णो मत्पुत्रतां व्रज ।। ततः प्रसन्नो भगवांश्चिन्तयामास गोपते
mama garbhagato bhūtvā viṣṇo matputratāṃ vraja || tataḥ prasanno bhagavāṃścintayāmāsa gopate
having entered my womb, O Viṣṇu, become my son." Then the Blessed One, pleased, reflected, O lord of cattle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.61
इत्येवं कृपया देवो निश्चित्य मनसा स्वयम्।। गण्डकीमवदत्प्रीतः शृणु देवि वचो मम
ityevaṃ kṛpayā devo niścitya manasā svayam|| gaṇḍakīmavadatprītaḥ śṛṇu devi vaco mama
Thus, out of compassion, the God himself having decided in his mind, said to Gaṇḍakī, well pleased: "Hear my word, O goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.62
शालग्रामशिलारूपी तव गर्भगतः सदा ।। स्थास्यामि तव पुत्रत्वे भक्तानुग्रहकारणात।
śālagrāmaśilārūpī tava garbhagataḥ sadā || sthāsyāmi tava putratve bhaktānugrahakāraṇāta|
In the form of the Śālagrāma stone I shall dwell always in your womb, in the state of being your son, for the sake of showing favour to the devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.63
मत्सान्निध्यान्नदीनां त्वमतिश्रेष्ठा भविष्यसि ।। दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्स्नानात्पानाच्चैवावगाहनात्
matsānnidhyānnadīnāṃ tvamatiśreṣṭhā bhaviṣyasi || darśanātsparśanātsnānātpānāccaivāvagāhanāt
Through my presence you will become the very best of rivers; by (your) sight, touch, bathing, drinking, and immersion
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.64
हरिष्यसि महापापं वाङ्मनःकायसम्भवम् ।। यः स्नास्यति विधानेन देवर्षिपितृतर्पकः
hariṣyasi mahāpāpaṃ vāṅmanaḥkāyasambhavam || yaḥ snāsyati vidhānena devarṣipitṛtarpakaḥ
you will remove great sin arising from speech, mind, and body. He who bathes according to the rule, offering libations to gods, seers, and ancestors,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.65
तर्पयेत्स्वपितॄंश्चापि तारयित्वा दिवं नयेत् ।। स्वयं मम प्रियो भूत्वा ब्रह्मलाके गमिष्यति
tarpayetsvapitṝṃścāpi tārayitvā divaṃ nayet || svayaṃ mama priyo bhūtvā brahmalāke gamiṣyati
may satisfy his own ancestors too, and, having brought them across, lead them to heaven; and he himself, becoming dear to me, will go to the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.66
यदि त्वय्युत्सृजेत्प्राणान् मम कर्मपरायणः ।। सोऽपि याति मम स्थानं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति
yadi tvayyutsṛjetprāṇān mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || so'pi yāti mama sthānaṃ yatra gatvā na śocati
If one devoted to my rites gives up his breath in you, he too goes to my abode, where, having gone, one does not grieve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.67
एवं दत्त्वा वरान्देव्यै तत्रैवान्तरधीयत।। ततः प्रभृति तिष्ठामः क्षेत्रेऽस्मिञ्छशलाञ्छन
evaṃ dattvā varāndevyai tatraivāntaradhīyata|| tataḥ prabhṛti tiṣṭhāmaḥ kṣetre'smiñchaśalāñchana
Having thus given the boons to the goddess, he vanished there. From that time on we dwell in this holy field, O hare-marked one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.68
अहं च भगवान्विष्णुर्भक्तेच्छोपात्तविग्रहः ।। एवमुक्त्वा द्विजपतिमन्वगृह्णाद्धरः प्रभुः
ahaṃ ca bhagavānviṣṇurbhaktecchopāttavigrahaḥ || evamuktvā dvijapatimanvagṛhṇāddharaḥ prabhuḥ
both I and the Blessed Viṣṇu, whose body is assumed at the wish of devotees." Having spoken thus, Hara the Lord showed favour to the lord of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.69
प्रभासयन्नुडुपतेरंगानि प्रममार्ज्ज ह ।। शङ्करेण करेणापि नीरुजानि विधाय च
prabhāsayannuḍupateraṃgāni pramamārjja ha || śaṅkareṇa kareṇāpi nīrujāni vidhāya ca
and, making them shine, he stroked the limbs of the lord of stars, making them free of disease with his benign hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.71
रावणेन प्रकटिता जलधाराऽतिपुण्यदा ।। बाणगंगेति विख्याता या स्नाता चाघहारिणी
rāvaṇena prakaṭitā jaladhārā'tipuṇyadā || bāṇagaṃgeti vikhyātā yā snātā cāghahāriṇī
The stream of water brought forth by Rāvaṇa, giving abundant merit, is renowned as the Bāṇagaṅgā, and when bathed in it destroys sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.72
सोमेशात्पूर्व दिग्भागे रावणस्य तपोवनम् ।। यत्र स्थित्वा त्रिरात्रेण तपसः फलमश्रुते
someśātpūrva digbhāge rāvaṇasya tapovanam || yatra sthitvā trirātreṇa tapasaḥ phalamaśrute
To the east of Someśa is Rāvaṇa's grove of penance, where, staying three nights, one obtains the fruit of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.73
यत्र नृत्येन देवेशस्तुष्टस्तस्मै वरं ददौ ।। तेन रावणनृत्येन प्रख्यातो नर्त्तनाचलः
yatra nṛtyena deveśastuṣṭastasmai varaṃ dadau || tena rāvaṇanṛtyena prakhyāto narttanācalaḥ
There the lord of gods, pleased by (his) dance, gave him a boon; hence, by that dance of Rāvaṇa, (the hill) is renowned as the Dance Mountain (Nartanācala).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.74
स्नात्वा तु बाणगंगायां दृष्ट्वा बाणेश्वरं प्रभुम् ।। गंगास्नानफलं प्राप्य मोदते देववद्दिवि
snātvā tu bāṇagaṃgāyāṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṇeśvaraṃ prabhum || gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ prāpya modate devavaddivi
Having bathed in the Bāṇagaṅgā and seen the lord Bāṇeśvara, one obtains the fruit of bathing in the Ganges and rejoices in heaven like a god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.75
सालङ्कायनकोऽप्याशु क्षेत्रे तस्मिन्परं मम ।। शालग्रामे महातीव्रमास्थितं परमं तपः
sālaṅkāyanako'pyāśu kṣetre tasminparaṃ mama || śālagrāme mahātīvramāsthitaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ
Sālaṅkāyana too swiftly undertook in that field of mine, at Śālagrāma, a supreme and exceedingly severe austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.76
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि परं गुह्यं वसुन्धरे ।। तप्यतस्तस्य तु मुने रीश्वरेण समं सुतम्
anyacca te pravakṣyāmi paraṃ guhyaṃ vasundhare || tapyatastasya tu mune rīśvareṇa samaṃ sutam
And I shall tell you another supreme secret, O Vasundharā: while that sage was performing austerity (thinking) "may I obtain a son equal to Īśvara"—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 144.77
प्राप्यामीति परं भावं ज्ञात्वा देवो महेश्वरः ।। सुन्दरं त्वपरं रूपं धृत्वा दृष्टिसुखावहम्
prāpyāmīti paraṃ bhāvaṃ jñātvā devo maheśvaraḥ || sundaraṃ tvaparaṃ rūpaṃ dhṛtvā dṛṣṭisukhāvaham
—knowing that supreme intention, "I shall obtain (such a son)," the god Maheśvara, assuming another beautiful form, delightful to the sight,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.78
सालङ्कायनपुत्रत्वं योगमायामुपाश्रितः ।। प्राप्तोऽपि तं न जानाति दक्षिणं पाश्वर्मास्थितः
sālaṅkāyanaputratvaṃ yogamāyāmupāśritaḥ || prāpto'pi taṃ na jānāti dakṣiṇaṃ pāśvarmāsthitaḥ
resorting to yogic illusion, (assumed) the state of being Sālaṅkāyana's son; though (thus) attained, standing at his right side, (the sage) does not recognize him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.79
मायायोगबलोपेतस्त्र्यक्षो वै शूलपाणिधृक् ।। रूपवान् गुणवांश्चैव वपुषादित्यसन्निभः
māyāyogabalopetastryakṣo vai śūlapāṇidhṛk || rūpavān guṇavāṃścaiva vapuṣādityasannibhaḥ
Endowed with the power of yoga and illusion, three-eyed indeed, bearing the trident in hand, handsome and full of virtues, in body resembling the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.81
उत्तिष्ठ मुनि शार्दूल सफलस्ते मनोरथः ।। त्वद्दक्षिणाङ्गाज्जातोऽस्मि पुत्रस्ते शाधि मां प्रभो
uttiṣṭha muni śārdūla saphalaste manorathaḥ || tvaddakṣiṇāṅgājjāto'smi putraste śādhi māṃ prabho
"Rise, tiger among sages, your wish is fulfilled; I am born from your right side, (I am) your son—command me, lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.82
त्वया तपः समारब्धमीश्वरेण समं सुतम् ।। प्राप्स्यामीति ततो मह्यं सदृशोऽन्यो न कश्चन
tvayā tapaḥ samārabdhamīśvareṇa samaṃ sutam || prāpsyāmīti tato mahyaṃ sadṛśo'nyo na kaścana
"Austerity was undertaken by you (thinking) 'I shall obtain a son equal to Īśvara'; but there is no other equal to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.83
विचार्येति तवाहं वै जातोऽस्मि स्वयमेव च ।। तपसाराधयन्देवं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्
vicāryeti tavāhaṃ vai jāto'smi svayameva ca || tapasārādhayandevaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam
"Having considered thus, I have indeed been born as yours, of my own accord; by austerity you were propitiating the god who bears conch, discus and mace—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.84
प्राप्तोऽसि परमां सिद्धिं त्वत्पुत्रोऽहं यतः स्थितः ।। श्रुत्वा तन्नन्दिनो वाक्यं प्रहृष्टवदनो मुनिः
prāpto'si paramāṃ siddhiṃ tvatputro'haṃ yataḥ sthitaḥ || śrutvā tannandino vākyaṃ prahṛṣṭavadano muniḥ
"—you have attained the highest perfection, since I stand here as your son." Hearing that speech of Nandin, the sage, his face full of joy
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.85
विस्मितस्तु तदोवाच कथं नाद्यापि मे हरिः।। दृग्गोचरत्वमायाति जातं चेत्तपसः फलम्
vismitastu tadovāca kathaṃ nādyāpi me hariḥ|| dṛggocaratvamāyāti jātaṃ cettapasaḥ phalam
and astonished, then said: "How is it that even now Hari does not come within my sight, if the fruit of austerity has been produced?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.86
यावत्तं न समीक्षिष्ये तावन्न विरतं तपः ।। अहमत्रैव वत्स्यामि यावदच्युतदर्शनम्
yāvattaṃ na samīkṣiṣye tāvanna virataṃ tapaḥ || ahamatraiva vatsyāmi yāvadacyutadarśanam
"As long as I do not behold him, so long is my austerity not ceased; I shall dwell right here until the sight of Acyuta.
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VrP 144.87
त्वमपि योगेन मथुरां व्रज सत्वरम् ।। मदाश्रमे तत्र पुण्ये धनं गोव्रजसंकुलम्
tvamapi yogena mathurāṃ vraja satvaram || madāśrame tatra puṇye dhanaṃ govrajasaṃkulam
"You too, by yoga, go quickly to Mathurā; there in my holy hermitage is wealth, crowded with herds of cows.
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VrP 144.88
आमुष्यायणमादाय शीघ्रमत्र समानय
āmuṣyāyaṇamādāya śīghramatra samānaya
"Taking Āmuṣyāyaṇa, bring (him) here quickly."
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VrP 144.89
ततस्त्वाज्ञां समादाय नन्दी सत्वरमाव्रजत् ।। गत्वा च मथुरां तस्य ऋषेराश्रममीक्ष्य च
tatastvājñāṃ samādāya nandī satvaramāvrajat || gatvā ca mathurāṃ tasya ṛṣerāśramamīkṣya ca
Then, accepting the command, Nandin went swiftly; and having gone to Mathurā and seen that sage's hermitage—
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VrP 144.91
सालंकायनशिष्योऽपि आमुष्यायणसंज्ञितः ।। सर्वत्र कुशलं साधो प्रभावात्तु गुरोर्मम
sālaṃkāyanaśiṣyo'pi āmuṣyāyaṇasaṃjñitaḥ || sarvatra kuśalaṃ sādho prabhāvāttu gurormama
and Sālaṅkāyana's pupil, named Āmuṣyāyaṇa, (said): "All is well everywhere, good sir, by the power of my teacher.
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VrP 144.92
गुरोश्च कुशलं ब्रूहि कुत्रास्ते स तपोधनः ।। भवान् कुतः समायातः किमत्रागमकारणम्
gurośca kuśalaṃ brūhi kutrāste sa tapodhanaḥ || bhavān kutaḥ samāyātaḥ kimatrāgamakāraṇam
"Tell (me) of my teacher's welfare too—where does that ascetic dwell? Whence have you come? What is the reason for coming here?
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VrP 144.93
तन्मे विस्तरतो ब्रूहि अर्घ्यश्चैवोपगृह्यताम् ।। इत्युक्तः सोऽर्घ्यमादाय विश्रम्य च ततो गुरोः
tanme vistarato brūhi arghyaścaivopagṛhyatām || ityuktaḥ so'rghyamādāya viśramya ca tato guroḥ
"Tell me that in detail, and let the guest-offering be accepted." Thus addressed, he took the guest-offering and rested, and then, of the teacher,
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VrP 144.94
वृत्तान्तं कथयामास त्वागमस्य च कारणम् ।। ततस्तेनैव सहितो गोधनं तत्प्रगृह्य च
vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa tvāgamasya ca kāraṇam || tatastenaiva sahito godhanaṃ tatpragṛhya ca
he related the news and the reason for his coming. Then, together with him, taking that wealth of cows,
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VrP 144.95
दिनैः कतिपयैश्चैव गण्डकीतीरमाश्रितः ।। शनैरुत्तीर्य च ततस्त्रिवेणीं प्राप्य हर्षितः
dinaiḥ katipayaiścaiva gaṇḍakītīramāśritaḥ || śanairuttīrya ca tatastriveṇīṃ prāpya harṣitaḥ
And after some few days he reached the bank of the Gaṇḍakī; then, crossing it slowly, he came joyfully to the Triveṇī.
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VrP 144.96
देविका नाम देवानां प्रभावाच्च तपस्यताम् ।। नियमार्थं समुद्भूता गंडक्या मिलिता शुभा
devikā nāma devānāṃ prabhāvācca tapasyatām || niyamārthaṃ samudbhūtā gaṃḍakyā militā śubhā
(A river) named Devikā, arisen for the sake of the observances of the gods who were practising austerity, through their power, that auspicious (river) joined the Gaṇḍakī.
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VrP 144.97
आश्रमादपरा चासीत्पुलस्त्यपुलहाश्रमात् ।। गंडक्या मिलिता सापि त्रिवेणी गण्डकीत्यभूत्
āśramādaparā cāsītpulastyapulahāśramāt || gaṃḍakyā militā sāpi triveṇī gaṇḍakītyabhūt
And another (river) came from the hermitage, from the hermitage of Pulastya and Pulaha; she too joined the Gaṇḍakī, and so the Gaṇḍakī became the Triveṇī (the triple braid).
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VrP 144.98
कामिकं तन्महातीर्थं पितॄणामतिवल्लभम् ।। तत्र स्थितं महालिङ्गं त्रिजलेश्वरसंज्ञितम्
kāmikaṃ tanmahātīrthaṃ pitṝṇāmativallabham || tatra sthitaṃ mahāliṅgaṃ trijaleśvarasaṃjñitam
That great sacred ford is wish-fulfilling and exceedingly dear to the ancestors; there stands a great liṅga named Trijaleśvara,
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VrP 144.99
मुक्तिभुक्तिप्रदं देवि दर्शनादघनाशनम्
muktibhuktipradaṃ devi darśanādaghanāśanam
which grants liberation and enjoyment, O Goddess, and destroys sin merely by being seen.
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VrP 144.101
वेणीमाधवनाम्नाऽपि यत्र विष्णुः स्वयं स्थितः ।। गङ्गा च यमुना चैव सरस्वत्यपरा नदी
veṇīmādhavanāmnā'pi yatra viṣṇuḥ svayaṃ sthitaḥ || gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva sarasvatyaparā nadī
(There) too, under the name Veṇīmādhava, Viṣṇu himself abides; and the Gaṅgā, and the Yamunā, and the other river, the Sarasvatī —
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VrP 144.102
सर्वेषां चैव देवानामृषीणां सरसामपि।। सर्वेषां चैव तीर्थानां समाजस्तत्र मे श्रुतः
sarveṣāṃ caiva devānāmṛṣīṇāṃ sarasāmapi|| sarveṣāṃ caiva tīrthānāṃ samājastatra me śrutaḥ
the gathering there of all the gods, of the sages, and of the lakes too, and of all the sacred fords, has been heard of by me.
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VrP 144.103
यत्राप्लुता दिवं यान्ति मृता मुक्तिं प्रयान्ति च ।। तीर्थराज इति ख्यातं तत्तीर्थं केशवप्रियम्
yatrāplutā divaṃ yānti mṛtā muktiṃ prayānti ca || tīrtharāja iti khyātaṃ tattīrthaṃ keśavapriyam
Where those who have bathed go to heaven, and those who die there attain liberation; that ford, dear to Keśava, is known as the King of Fords.
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VrP 144.104
सैव त्रिवेणी विख्याता किमपूर्वां प्रशंससि ।। एतद्गुह्यतमं प्रोक्तं त्वया विष्णो न संशयः
saiva triveṇī vikhyātā kimapūrvāṃ praśaṃsasi || etadguhyatamaṃ proktaṃ tvayā viṣṇo na saṃśayaḥ
That very (place) is renowned as Triveṇī: why do you praise it as something unprecedented? This most secret thing has been declared by you, O Viṣṇu — there is no doubt.
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VrP 144.105
तत्कथ्यतां महाभाग लोकानां हितकाम्यया ।। मय्यनुक्रोशुबुद्ध्या च कृपां कुरु दयानिधे
tatkathyatāṃ mahābhāga lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || mayyanukrośubuddhyā ca kṛpāṃ kuru dayānidhe
Therefore let it be told, O greatly fortunate one, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds; and with a mind compassionate towards me, show grace, O treasury of mercy.
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VrP 144.106
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणुष्व देवि भद्रं ते यद्गुह्यं परि पृच्छसि ।। अत्र ते कीर्त्तयिष्यामि सेतिहासां कथां शुभाम्
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇuṣva devi bhadraṃ te yadguhyaṃ pari pṛcchasi || atra te kīrttayiṣyāmi setihāsāṃ kathāṃ śubhām
Śrī Varāha said: Listen, O Goddess — blessings on you — to the secret that you ask about; here I shall recount to you an auspicious tale together with its old story.
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VrP 144.107
पुरा विष्णुस्तपस्तेपे लोकानां हितकाम्यया ।। हिमालये गिरौ रम्ये देवतागणसेविते
purā viṣṇustapastepe lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || himālaye girau ramye devatāgaṇasevite
Formerly Viṣṇu performed austerity, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds, on the lovely mountain Himālaya, frequented by the hosts of the gods.
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VrP 144.108
ततो बहुतिथे काले याते सति तपस्यतः।। तीव्रं तेजः प्रादुरासीद्येन लोकाश्चराचराः
tato bahutithe kāle yāte sati tapasyataḥ|| tīvraṃ tejaḥ prādurāsīdyena lokāścarācarāḥ
Then, when a long time had passed while he was practising austerity, a fierce heat appeared, by which the worlds, moving and unmoving, (were afflicted).
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VrP 144.109
तस्योष्मणा समुद्भूतः स्वेदपूरस्तु गण्डयोः ।। तेन जाता धुनी दिव्या लोकानामघहारिणी
tasyoṣmaṇā samudbhūtaḥ svedapūrastu gaṇḍayoḥ || tena jātā dhunī divyā lokānāmaghahāriṇī
From his heat a flood of sweat arose on his cheeks; from that was born a divine river, remover of the sins of the worlds.
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VrP 144.111
देवाः सर्वे ततो जग्मुर्ब्रह्माणं प्रति चोत्सुकाः।। पप्रच्छुः प्रभवं तस्य प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः
devāḥ sarve tato jagmurbrahmāṇaṃ prati cotsukāḥ|| papracchuḥ prabhavaṃ tasya praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ
Then all the gods went eagerly to Brahmā, and bowing again and again asked (him) about its origin.
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VrP 144.112
ब्रह्मापि हि न जानाति मोहितस्तस्य मायया ।। ततो देवैः समं ब्रह्मा शङ्करं प्रत्युपस्थितः
brahmāpi hi na jānāti mohitastasya māyayā || tato devaiḥ samaṃ brahmā śaṅkaraṃ pratyupasthitaḥ
But even Brahmā did not know, being bewildered by his (Viṣṇu's) magic power; then Brahmā, together with the gods, presented himself before Śaṅkara.
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VrP 144.113
तं दृष्ट्वा सहसा देवैः समेतं प्रत्युपस्थि तम्।। पप्रच्छ तं महादेवस्तदामनकारणम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā devaiḥ sametaṃ pratyupasthi tam|| papraccha taṃ mahādevastadāmanakāraṇam
Seeing him suddenly present, come together with the gods, Mahādeva asked him the reason for it then.
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VrP 144.114
ब्रह्मा तं च महादेवं पप्रच्छ प्रणतः स्थिताः।। अत्यद्भुतं महत्तेजश्चाद्भुतं किं महेश्वर
brahmā taṃ ca mahādevaṃ papraccha praṇataḥ sthitāḥ|| atyadbhutaṃ mahattejaścādbhutaṃ kiṃ maheśvara
And Brahmā, standing bowed, asked that Mahādeva: "What is this most marvellous, great, wondrous radiance, O Maheśvara,
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VrP 144.115
येन प्रत्याहता क्ष्माऽसौ जगद्व्यतिकरावहा ।। किन्नु स्यात्कथमतेत्स्यात्कश्चास्य प्रभवो विभो
yena pratyāhatā kṣmā'sau jagadvyatikarāvahā || kinnu syātkathamatetsyātkaścāsya prabhavo vibho
by which the earth is struck back, bringing calamity upon the world? What can it be, how could it come to be, and what is its origin, O pervading lord?"
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VrP 144.116
शिवः क्षणं ततो ध्यात्वा ब्रह्माद्यान् प्रत्युवाच ह ।। महसोऽस्य समुत्पत्तिं महतो दर्शयामि वः
śivaḥ kṣaṇaṃ tato dhyātvā brahmādyān pratyuvāca ha || mahaso'sya samutpattiṃ mahato darśayāmi vaḥ
Then Śiva, having meditated for a moment, replied to Brahmā and the others: "I will show you the arising of this great radiance of the Great One."
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VrP 144.117
जगाम देवसहितः सोमः सहगणः प्रभुः ।। यत्रास्ते भगवान्विष्णुर्महता तपसान्वितः
jagāma devasahitaḥ somaḥ sahagaṇaḥ prabhuḥ || yatrāste bhagavānviṣṇurmahatā tapasānvitaḥ
The lord Soma (Śiva), together with the gods and with his hosts, went to where the blessed Viṣṇu abode, engaged in great austerity.
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VrP 144.118
उवाच परमप्रीतस्तदा शम्भुः स्मयन्निव ।। तपस्यसि किमिच्छन्तस्त्वं कर्त्ता जगतां प्रभुः
uvāca paramaprītastadā śambhuḥ smayanniva || tapasyasi kimicchantastvaṃ karttā jagatāṃ prabhuḥ
Then Śambhu, exceedingly pleased, spoke, smiling as it were: "Wishing what do you practise austerity? You are the maker and lord of the worlds."
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VrP 144.119
सर्वाधारोऽ खिलाध्यक्षस्तत्किं यत्तव दुर्ल्लभम् ।। एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच प्रणम्य जगतां प्रभुः
sarvādhāro' khilādhyakṣastatkiṃ yattava durllabham || evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca praṇamya jagatāṃ prabhuḥ
"(You are) the support of all, the overseer of everything; what then is there that is hard for you to obtain?" Addressed thus, the lord of the worlds bowed and replied:
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VrP 144.121
त्वद्दर्शनममनुप्राप्य कृतार्थोऽस्मि जगत्पते
tvaddarśanamamanuprāpya kṛtārtho'smi jagatpate
"Having obtained the sight of you, I have attained my purpose, O lord of the world."
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VrP 144.122
शिव उवाच ।। मुक्तिक्षेत्रमिदं देव दर्शनादेव मुक्तिदम् ।। गण्डस्वेदोद्भवा यत्र गण्डकी सरितां वरा
śiva uvāca || muktikṣetramidaṃ deva darśanādeva muktidam || gaṇḍasvedodbhavā yatra gaṇḍakī saritāṃ varā
Śiva said: This, O god, is a field of liberation, bestowing liberation by the mere sight of it, where the Gaṇḍakī, the best of rivers, arisen from the sweat of (your) cheek,
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VrP 144.123
भविष्यति न सन्देहो यस्या गर्भे भविष्यति ।। त्वयि स्थिते जग न्नाथे तव सान्निध्यकारणात्
bhaviṣyati na sandeho yasyā garbhe bhaviṣyati || tvayi sthite jaga nnāthe tava sānnidhyakāraṇāt
will be — there is no doubt — in whose womb (the śālagrāma) will come to be, since you, lord of the world, are established here, by reason of your presence.
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VrP 144.124
अहं ब्रह्मा च देवाश्च ऋषिभिः सह केशव ।। सर्वे वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च सर्वतीर्थानि चाप्युत
ahaṃ brahmā ca devāśca ṛṣibhiḥ saha keśava || sarve vedāśca yajñāśca sarvatīrthāni cāpyuta
I, and Brahmā, and the gods together with the seers, O Keśava, and all the Vedas and sacrifices and all the sacred fords as well —
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VrP 144.125
वसिष्यामः सदैवात्र गण्डक्यां जगतां पते ।। कार्त्तिकं सकलं मासं यः स्नास्यति नरः प्रभो
vasiṣyāmaḥ sadaivātra gaṇḍakyāṃ jagatāṃ pate || kārttikaṃ sakalaṃ māsaṃ yaḥ snāsyati naraḥ prabho
we shall dwell here always, on the Gaṇḍakī, O lord of the worlds. The man who will bathe (here) for the whole month of Kārttika, O lord,
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VrP 144.126
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मुक्तिभागी न संशयः ।। तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम्
sarvapāpavinirmukto muktibhāgī na saṃśayaḥ || tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam
is freed from all sins and has a share in liberation — no doubt of it. (This is) the highest ford among fords and the auspicious thing among auspicious things,
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VrP 144.127
यत्र स्नानेन लभ्येत गंगास्नानफलं नरैः ।। स्मरणाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शान्निष्पापो जायते नरः
yatra snānena labhyeta gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ naraiḥ || smaraṇāddarśanātsparśānniṣpāpo jāyate naraḥ
where by bathing men may obtain the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā; by remembering, seeing, and touching (it) a man becomes free of sin.
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VrP 144.128
यस्यास्तत्समतां कान्या लभेद्गंगां विना नदीम् ।। यत्र सा परमा पुण्या गण्डकी भुक्तिमुक्तिदा
yasyāstatsamatāṃ kānyā labhedgaṃgāṃ vinā nadīm || yatra sā paramā puṇyā gaṇḍakī bhuktimuktidā
What other river, apart from the Gaṅgā, could attain equality with her, where that supremely holy Gaṇḍakī is, the giver of enjoyment and liberation?
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VrP 144.129
अपरा देविका नाम्ना गण्डक्या सह संगता ।। पुलस्त्यपुलहौ पूर्वं तेपाते परमं तपः
aparā devikā nāmnā gaṇḍakyā saha saṃgatā || pulastyapulahau pūrvaṃ tepāte paramaṃ tapaḥ
Another (river) named Devikā is joined with the Gaṇḍakī; there formerly Pulastya and Pulaha performed the highest austerity.
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VrP 144.131
ततोऽभूद्ब्रह्मतनया पुण्या सा सरितां वरा ।। गण्डक्या यत्र मिलिता ब्रह्मपुत्री यशस्विनी
tato'bhūdbrahmatanayā puṇyā sā saritāṃ varā || gaṇḍakyā yatra militā brahmaputrī yaśasvinī
Thence arose that holy daughter of Brahmā, the best of rivers — where the glorious daughter of Brahmā has met with the Gaṇḍakī.
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VrP 144.132
त्रिवेणी सा महापुण्या देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभा ।। धरे जानीहि तत्क्षेत्रं योजनं परमार्च्चितम्
triveṇī sā mahāpuṇyā devānāmapi durllabhā || dhare jānīhi tatkṣetraṃ yojanaṃ paramārccitam
That triple confluence is greatly holy, hard to obtain even for the gods. Know, O Earth, that field, a yojana (in extent), to be most highly honoured.
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VrP 144.133
पुरा वेदनिधेः पुत्रौ जयो विजय एव च ।। यजनाय गतौ राज्ञा वृतौ तौ कर्दमात्मजौ
purā vedanidheḥ putrau jayo vijaya eva ca || yajanāya gatau rājñā vṛtau tau kardamātmajau
Formerly the two sons of Vedanidhi, Jaya and Vijaya, went to perform a sacrifice, those two sons of Kardama having been chosen by the king.
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VrP 144.134
तृणबिन्दोः सुतौ पापौ जातौ दृष्ट्यैव सुव्रतौ ।। यज्ञविद्यासुनिपुणौ वेदवेदांगपारगौ
tṛṇabindoḥ sutau pāpau jātau dṛṣṭyaiva suvratau || yajñavidyāsunipuṇau vedavedāṃgapāragau
The two sons of Tṛṇabindu, sinful, became men of good vows by the mere sight (of them), most skilled in the science of sacrifice, masters of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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VrP 144.135
पूजयन्तौ हरिं भक्त्या तन्निष्ठेन्द्रियमानसौ ।। ययोः पूजयतोर्नित्यं सान्निध्यं किल केशवः
pūjayantau hariṃ bhaktyā tanniṣṭhendriyamānasau || yayoḥ pūjayatornityaṃ sānnidhyaṃ kila keśavaḥ
The two, worshipping Hari with devotion, their senses and minds fixed on him — for these two, as they worshipped daily, Keśava indeed (granted) his presence,
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VrP 144.136
ददाति पूजावसरे भक्त्या किल वशीकृतः ।। मरुत्तेन कदाचित्तावाहूतौ कुशलौ द्विजौ
dadāti pūjāvasare bhaktyā kila vaśīkṛtaḥ || maruttena kadācittāvāhūtau kuśalau dvijau
he grants (it) at the time of worship, being brought under control by devotion. Once those two skilled brahmins were summoned by Marutta.
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VrP 144.137
दक्षिणाभिस्तोषयित्वा विसृष्टौ गृह मागतौ
dakṣiṇābhistoṣayitvā visṛṣṭau gṛha māgatau
Having been gratified with sacrificial fees and dismissed, the two came home.
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VrP 144.138
विभागं कर्त्तुमारब्धौ पस्पर्द्धाते परस्परम् ।। समो विभागः कर्त्तव्य इति ज्येष्ठोऽभ्यभाषत
vibhāgaṃ karttumārabdhau pasparddhāte parasparam || samo vibhāgaḥ karttavya iti jyeṣṭho'bhyabhāṣata
They set about making a division (of the property) and quarrelled with each other. "The division should be equal" — so said the elder.
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VrP 144.139
विजयश्चाब्रवीच्चैनं येन लब्धं हि तस्य तत् ।। जयोऽब्रवीदसामर्थ्यं मन्वानो मां ब्रवीषि किम्
vijayaścābravīccainaṃ yena labdhaṃ hi tasya tat || jayo'bravīdasāmarthyaṃ manvāno māṃ bravīṣi kim
And Vijaya said to him: "It belongs to the one by whom it was won." Jaya said: "Thinking me incapable, what is this you say to me?"
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VrP 144.141
गजो भव मदान्धस्त्वं यो मामेवं प्रभाषसे ।। एवं तौ ग्राहमातंगावभूतां शापतः पृथक्
gajo bhava madāndhastvaṃ yo māmevaṃ prabhāṣase || evaṃ tau grāhamātaṃgāvabhūtāṃ śāpataḥ pṛthak
"Become an elephant, blind with rut, you who speak to me in this way!" Thus the two became, separately, a crocodile and an elephant through the curse.
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VrP 144.142
गण्डक्यामेव सञ्जातो ग्राहः पूर्वस्मृतिर्द्विजः ।। त्रिवेणीक्षेत्रमध्ये तु जयोऽभूद्वै महान्गज
gaṇḍakyāmeva sañjāto grāhaḥ pūrvasmṛtirdvijaḥ || triveṇīkṣetramadhye tu jayo'bhūdvai mahāngaja
In the Gaṇḍakī itself the brahmin was born as a crocodile, remembering his former (life); and in the midst of the Triveṇī field Jaya became a great elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 144.143
करिशावैर्गजीभिश्च क्रीडमानो वने वसन् ।। बहून्यब्दसहस्राणि व्यतीतानि तयोस्तदा
kariśāvairgajībhiśca krīḍamāno vane vasan || bahūnyabdasahasrāṇi vyatītāni tayostadā
Dwelling in the forest, playing with elephant calves and cow-elephants — many thousands of years passed for the two of them then.
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VrP 144.144
ततः पिण्डारके गता मम क्षेत्रे वसुन्धरे ।। लोहार्गले ततो गत्वा सहस्रं चैव तिष्ठति सोम उवाच ।। शिवं सौम्यमुमाकान्तं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। नतोऽस्मि पंचवदनं नीलकण्ठं त्रिलोचनम् ममैवान्या परा मूर्त्तिस्तं शशाङ्क न संशयः ।। एतल्लिंगार्च्चकानां च भक्तानां मम सर्वदा दिव्यवर्षशतं तेपे विष्णुं चिन्तयती तदा ।। ततः साक्षाज्जगन्नाथो हरिर्भक्तजनप्रियः प्रकृतैस्त्रिगुणैरस्मिन्सृज्यमानेऽपि नान्यथा ।। सान्निध्यमात्रतो देव त्वयि स्फुरति कारणे किं याचितं निम्नगया नित्यं मत्सङ्गलुब्धया ।। दास्यामि याचितं येन लोकानां भवमोक्षणम् पश्यतस्तस्य तु विधोस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत ।। सोमेशाद्दक्षिणे भागे बाणेनाद्रिं विभिद्य वै स तं न ज्ञायते जातं ममैवाराधने स्थित. ।। अथ नन्दी प्रहस्याह महादेवाज्ञया मुनिम् दृष्ट्वामुष्यायणं तत्र पृष्ट्वा नाम तमप्युत ।। गृहे वित्ते च कुशलमपृच्छद्गोधनेषु च धरण्युवाच ।। प्रयागे या त्रिवेणीति यत्र देवो महेश्वरः ।। शूलटङ्क इति ख्यातः सोमेश इति चापरः महर्लोकादयः सर्वे विस्मिताः सर्वतो दिशम् ।। तस्य प्रभवमिच्छन्तो ज्ञातुं नेशुः कथंचन अहं लोकहितार्थाय तपस्तप्तुं समुद्यतः ।। त्वत्तो वरानभीप्सन्वै त्वद्दर्शनसमुत्सुकः यत्र सृष्टिविधानार्थं कृत्वाश्रमपदं पृथक् ।। सृष्टेर्विधानसामर्थ्यं यत्र लब्धं ततः परम् न ददासि गृहीत्वा यत्तस्माद्ग्राहत्वमाप्नुहि ।। विजयोऽप्यब्रवीन्नूनमन्धीभूतोऽति किं धनैः वने विहरतोर्भूमे शापमोहितयोः सतोः ।। कदाचित्स गजः स्नातुं करेणु गणसंवृतः तत्त्वानि पीडितान्यासन्ननेकानि क्षयं ययुः ।। ततो जलेश्वरो राजा भगवन्तं व्यजिज्ञपत् तत्र स्नानेन तेजस्वी सूर्यलोके महीयते ।। यदि प्राणैर्वियुज्येत मम लोके महीयते एतत्त्रैधारिकं तीर्थं त्रिजटाभ्यः समुत्थितम् ।। यत्र शम्भुः स्थितः साक्षान्महायोगी महेश्वरः तत्राऽथ मुंचते प्राणाञ्छिवभक्तिपरायणः ।। यक्षलोकमतिक्रम्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
tataḥ piṇḍārake gatā mama kṣetre vasundhare || lohārgale tato gatvā sahasraṃ caiva tiṣṭhati soma uvāca || śivaṃ saumyamumākāntaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram || nato'smi paṃcavadanaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ trilocanam mamaivānyā parā mūrttistaṃ śaśāṅka na saṃśayaḥ || etalliṃgārccakānāṃ ca bhaktānāṃ mama sarvadā divyavarṣaśataṃ tepe viṣṇuṃ cintayatī tadā || tataḥ sākṣājjagannātho harirbhaktajanapriyaḥ prakṛtaistriguṇairasminsṛjyamāne'pi nānyathā || sānnidhyamātrato deva tvayi sphurati kāraṇe kiṃ yācitaṃ nimnagayā nityaṃ matsaṅgalubdhayā || dāsyāmi yācitaṃ yena lokānāṃ bhavamokṣaṇam paśyatastasya tu vidhostatraivāṃtaradhīyata || someśāddakṣiṇe bhāge bāṇenādriṃ vibhidya vai sa taṃ na jñāyate jātaṃ mamaivārādhane sthita. || atha nandī prahasyāha mahādevājñayā munim dṛṣṭvāmuṣyāyaṇaṃ tatra pṛṣṭvā nāma tamapyuta || gṛhe vitte ca kuśalamapṛcchadgodhaneṣu ca dharaṇyuvāca || prayāge yā triveṇīti yatra devo maheśvaraḥ || śūlaṭaṅka iti khyātaḥ someśa iti cāparaḥ maharlokādayaḥ sarve vismitāḥ sarvato diśam || tasya prabhavamicchanto jñātuṃ neśuḥ kathaṃcana ahaṃ lokahitārthāya tapastaptuṃ samudyataḥ || tvatto varānabhīpsanvai tvaddarśanasamutsukaḥ yatra sṛṣṭividhānārthaṃ kṛtvāśramapadaṃ pṛthak || sṛṣṭervidhānasāmarthyaṃ yatra labdhaṃ tataḥ param na dadāsi gṛhītvā yattasmādgrāhatvamāpnuhi || vijayo'pyabravīnnūnamandhībhūto'ti kiṃ dhanaiḥ vane viharatorbhūme śāpamohitayoḥ satoḥ || kadācitsa gajaḥ snātuṃ kareṇu gaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ tattvāni pīḍitānyāsannanekāni kṣayaṃ yayuḥ || tato jaleśvaro rājā bhagavantaṃ vyajijñapat tatra snānena tejasvī sūryaloke mahīyate || yadi prāṇairviyujyeta mama loke mahīyate etattraidhārikaṃ tīrthaṃ trijaṭābhyaḥ samutthitam || yatra śambhuḥ sthitaḥ sākṣānmahāyogī maheśvaraḥ tatrā'tha muṃcate prāṇāñchivabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || yakṣalokamatikramya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
Then, O Vasundharā, (she/he) went to Piṇḍāraka, my sacred field; then, having gone to Lohārgala, (there she/he) remains a thousand (years). Soma said: I bow to Śiva, the gentle one, Umā's beloved, anxious to show favour to his devotees, the five-faced, blue-throated, three-eyed one. That indeed is another, supreme form of mine, O moon, there is no doubt; and this belongs always to those who worship the liṅga, who are my devotees. For a hundred divine years she performed austerity, meditating then on Viṣṇu; then in person the Lord of the world, Hari, dear to devoted folk (appeared). Though this (world) is being created by the three constituents of nature, it is not otherwise: O god, merely by your presence, you shining forth as the cause. What has been asked by the river, ever greedy for union with me? I shall give what is asked, whereby there is release from existence for the worlds. And while that moon looked on, (he) vanished right there. On the southern side of Someśa, having split the mountain with an arrow — he is not known; (it) came about; he remained in the worship of me alone. Then Nandī, laughing, spoke to the sage at Mahādeva's command; having seen his family name there and having asked his personal name as well, he asked after his welfare in house and wealth and in his herds of cattle. Dharaṇī said: At Prayāga, she who is Triveṇī, where the god Maheśvara is known as Śūlaṭaṅka and another as Someśa — all those of Maharloka and the rest were astonished in every direction; wishing to know his origin, they were in no way able. I am set upon performing austerity for the world's welfare, desiring boons from you, eager for the sight of you — where, for the purpose of ordaining creation, having made a separate hermitage, where the power of ordaining creation was obtained; beyond that: "since, having taken, you do not give, therefore obtain the condition of a crocodile." And Vijaya said: "Surely you have become blind; what is the use of riches?" While the two, O Earth, deluded by the curse, were roaming in the forest, once that elephant, surrounded by his troop of she-elephants, (went) to bathe. Many principles were oppressed and came to destruction. Then Jaleśvara the king made his petition to the Lord. By bathing there one becomes full of splendour and is honoured in the sun's world; if one be parted from his life-breaths (there), he is honoured in my world. This Traidhārika tīrtha arose from the three braids, where Śambhu, the great yogin Maheśvara, stands in person; and there, when one wholly devoted to Śiva gives up his life-breaths, he passes beyond the Yakṣa-world and attains my world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 144.145
त्रिवेणीमभितो यातोऽवगाहनपरायणः ।। सिंचन्करेणूस्ताभिश्च सिच्यमानो जलं पिबन्
triveṇīmabhito yāto'vagāhanaparāyaṇaḥ || siṃcankareṇūstābhiśca sicyamāno jalaṃ piban
He went right up to the Triveṇī, intent on plunging in; sprinkling the she-elephants and being sprinkled by them, drinking the water,
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VrP 144.146
स्वयं च पाययंस्ताश्च चिक्रीड प्रीतमानसः ।। एवं संक्रीडतस्तत्र दैवयोगेन तस्य हि
svayaṃ ca pāyayaṃstāśca cikrīḍa prītamānasaḥ || evaṃ saṃkrīḍatastatra daivayogena tasya hi
and drinking himself, and making them drink, he played with a delighted mind. As he was thus sporting there, by the working of fate,
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VrP 144.147
ग्राहः सम्प्रेरितः पूर्वं वैरयोगमनुस्मरन् ।। जग्राह सुदृढं पादं गजोऽपि च विषाणतः
grāhaḥ sampreritaḥ pūrvaṃ vairayogamanusmaran || jagrāha sudṛḍhaṃ pādaṃ gajo'pi ca viṣāṇataḥ
the crocodile, driven on, recalling their former enmity, seized his foot very firmly; and the elephant too, with his tusk,
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VrP 144.148
ग्राहं विव्याध सोऽप्येनमाकर्षयत तज्जले ।। तयोर्युद्धं समभवदनेकाब्दं विकर्षणैः
grāhaṃ vivyādha so'pyenamākarṣayata tajjale || tayoryuddhaṃ samabhavadanekābdaṃ vikarṣaṇaiḥ
pierced the crocodile; and that one dragged him into the water. A battle went on between the two for many years, with their draggings,
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VrP 144.149
आकर्षणैश्च बहुभिर्द्दन्तभेदैः परस्परम्।। प्रयुध्यतोस्तयोरेवं मत्सरग्रस्तयोः सतोः
ākarṣaṇaiśca bahubhirddantabhedaiḥ parasparam|| prayudhyatostayorevaṃ matsaragrastayoḥ satoḥ
with many pullings and with piercings by the tusk, against each other. As the two thus fought on, seized by rivalry,
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VrP 144.151
तेन विज्ञापितो देवो भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः ।। सुदर्शनेन चक्रेण ग्राहास्यं समपाटयत्
tena vijñāpito devo bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ || sudarśanena cakreṇa grāhāsyaṃ samapāṭayat
the god, the Lord, tender to his devotees, was petitioned by him (the elephant), and with the Sudarśana discus he split open the crocodile's mouth.
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VrP 144.152
क्षिप्तं पुनः पुनस्तत्तु शिलाः सङ्घट्टयद्धरे ।। सङ्घट्टनात्तु चक्रस्य शिलाश्चक्रेण लाच्छिताः
kṣiptaṃ punaḥ punastattu śilāḥ saṅghaṭṭayaddhare || saṅghaṭṭanāttu cakrasya śilāścakreṇa lācchitāḥ
But that (discus), hurled again and again, kept striking the rocks, O Earth; and from the discus's striking the rocks were marked by the discus.
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VrP 144.153
बाहुल्येन बभूवुर्हि तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम ।। वज्रकीटैश्च ज्ञातानि सन्ततानि विलोकय
bāhulyena babhūvurhi tasminkṣetre pare mama || vajrakīṭaiśca jñātāni santatāni vilokaya
They came to be in abundance in that supreme field of mine; and (the marks) made by the diamond-worms are unbroken — behold them!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 144.154
न सन्देहस्त्वया कार्यस्त्रिवेणीं प्रति सुन्दरि ।। त्रिवेणीक्षेत्रमहिमा एवं ते परिकीर्त्तितः
na sandehastvayā kāryastriveṇīṃ prati sundari || triveṇīkṣetramahimā evaṃ te parikīrttitaḥ
You must have no doubt concerning the Triveṇī, O beautiful one; thus has the greatness of the Triveṇī field been proclaimed to you.
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VrP 144.155
यदा च भरतो राजा पुलस्त्यस्याश्रमान्तिके ।। स्थित्वा पर्यचरद्विष्णुं त्रिजलेशमपूजयत्
yadā ca bharato rājā pulastyasyāśramāntike || sthitvā paryacaradviṣṇuṃ trijaleśamapūjayat
And when King Bharata, staying near Pulastya's hermitage, attended upon Viṣṇu, he worshipped Trijaleśa.
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VrP 144.156
ततःप्रभृति तस्यासीद्भरतेनारतिः स्फुटम् ।। पुनश्च मृगदेहान्ते जडः स भरतोऽभवत्
tataḥprabhṛti tasyāsīdbharatenāratiḥ sphuṭam || punaśca mṛgadehānte jaḍaḥ sa bharato'bhavat
From that time onward he plainly had no dissatisfaction on Bharata's account; and again, at the end of his deer-body, that Bharata became dull-witted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 144.157
तैनैव पूजितो यस्माज्जलेश्वर इति स्मृतः ।। यस्य संपूजनाद्भक्त्या योगसिद्धिः प्रजायते
tainaiva pūjito yasmājjaleśvara iti smṛtaḥ || yasya saṃpūjanādbhaktyā yogasiddhiḥ prajāyate
Because he was worshipped by him alone, he is remembered as Jaleśvara — by whose full worship with devotion the perfection of yoga comes about.
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VrP 144.158
शालग्रामे परे क्षेत्रे यदाहं सुभगे स्थितः ।। तत्र ज्ञात्वा जलेशेन स्तुतोऽहं वसुधे महि
śālagrāme pare kṣetre yadāhaṃ subhage sthitaḥ || tatra jñātvā jaleśena stuto'haṃ vasudhe mahi
When I was stationed in the supreme field Śālagrāma, O fair one, there, having come to know (of it), I was praised by Jaleśa, O Vasudhā, O Earth.
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VrP 144.159
ततो भक्तकृपावेशात्क्षिप्तवांस्तत्सुदर्शनम् ।। प्रथमं पतितं यत्र तत्र तीर्थं ततोऽभवत्
tato bhaktakṛpāveśātkṣiptavāṃstatsudarśanam || prathamaṃ patitaṃ yatra tatra tīrthaṃ tato'bhavat
Then, overcome with compassion for his devotee, he hurled that Sudarśana; where it first fell, a tīrtha came to be there.
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VrP 144.161
भक्तसंरक्षणार्थाय मयाज्ञप्तं सुदर्शनम् ।। यत्र यत्र भ्रमति तत्तत्र तत्रांकिताः शिलाः
bhaktasaṃrakṣaṇārthāya mayājñaptaṃ sudarśanam || yatra yatra bhramati tattatra tatrāṃkitāḥ śilāḥ
For the protection of my devotee the Sudarśana was commanded by me: wherever it moves about, there the rocks are marked.
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VrP 144.162
एवं तद्वै भ्रमाक्षिप्तं सर्वं चकमयं त्वभूत् ।। ततः स पंचरात्राणि स्थित्वा वै विधिपूर्वकम्
evaṃ tadvai bhramākṣiptaṃ sarvaṃ cakamayaṃ tvabhūt || tataḥ sa paṃcarātrāṇi sthitvā vai vidhipūrvakam
Thus all of it, flung about by (his) whirling, became covered with discus-marks. Then, having stayed five nights there according to the prescribed rule,
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VrP 144.163
गोधनान्यग्रतः कृत्वा हरिक्षेत्रं जगाम ह ।। हरिणाधिष्ठितं क्षेत्रं पूजनीयं ततः स्मृतम् शालग्रामस्वरूपेण मया यत्र स्थितं स्वयम् ।। स्वभक्तानां विशेषेण परमानन्ददायकम्
godhanānyagrataḥ kṛtvā harikṣetraṃ jagāma ha || hariṇādhiṣṭhitaṃ kṣetraṃ pūjanīyaṃ tataḥ smṛtam śālagrāmasvarūpeṇa mayā yatra sthitaṃ svayam || svabhaktānāṃ viśeṣeṇa paramānandadāyakam
putting the herd of cows in front, he went to Hari's field. The field presided over by Hari is therefore held to be worthy of worship — where I myself abide in the form of the śālagrāma, granting the highest bliss especially to my own devotees.
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VrP 144.164
यदा नन्दी शूलपाणिर्गोधनेन पुरस्कृतः ।। स्थितवांस्तद्दिनादेतत्ख्यातं हरिहरप्रभम्
yadā nandī śūlapāṇirgodhanena puraskṛtaḥ || sthitavāṃstaddinādetatkhyātaṃ hariharaprabham
When Nandin, the trident-bearer, with the herd of cows going before him, took his stand (there) — from that day this (place) has been renowned as Hariharaprabha.
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VrP 144.165
देवानामटनाच्चैव देवाट इति संज्ञितम् ।। तस्य देवस्य महिमा केन वक्तुं हि शक्यते
devānāmaṭanāccaiva devāṭa iti saṃjñitam || tasya devasya mahimā kena vaktuṃ hi śakyate
And from the wandering about (aṭana) of the gods it is named Devāṭa. By whom indeed can the greatness of that god be told?
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VrP 144.166
स शूलपाणिर्देवेशो भक्ताभयविधायकः ।। मुनिभिर्द्देवगन्धर्वैः सेव्यतेऽचिन्त्यशक्तिमान्
sa śūlapāṇirdeveśo bhaktābhayavidhāyakaḥ || munibhirddevagandharvaiḥ sevyate'cintyaśaktimān
That trident-bearing lord of gods, who grants fearlessness to his devotees, is served by sages, gods and gandharvas; his power is unthinkable.
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VrP 144.167
तस्मिन्स्थाने महादेवः सालङ्कायनकस्य हि ।। पुत्रत्वं नन्दिरूपेण प्राप्तः साक्षाच्छिवः प्रभुः
tasminsthāne mahādevaḥ sālaṅkāyanakasya hi || putratvaṃ nandirūpeṇa prāptaḥ sākṣācchivaḥ prabhuḥ
In that place Mahādeva, the lord Śiva himself, attained sonship to Sālaṅkāyana in the form of Nandin.
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VrP 144.168
स्वयं चैव महायोगी योगसिद्धिविधायकः ।। आस्थितः परमं पीठं तीर्थे चैव त्रिधारके
svayaṃ caiva mahāyogī yogasiddhividhāyakaḥ || āsthitaḥ paramaṃ pīṭhaṃ tīrthe caiva tridhārake
And he himself, the great yogin, the bestower of yogic attainment, took his seat on the supreme throne at the Tridhāraka tīrtha.
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VrP 144.169
त्रिजटाभ्योऽभवन्धारा स्तिस्रो वै परमाद्भुताः ।। गंगा च यमुना चैव पुण्या चैव सरस्वती
trijaṭābhyo'bhavandhārā stisro vai paramādbhutāḥ || gaṃgā ca yamunā caiva puṇyā caiva sarasvatī
From (his) three matted locks came three utterly wondrous streams: the Gaṅgā, the Yamunā, and the holy Sarasvatī.
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VrP 144.171
शालग्रामाभिधे क्षेत्रे हरिशीलनतत्परः ।। दिशञ्ज्ञानं स्वभक्तानां संसाराद्येन मुच्यते
śālagrāmābhidhe kṣetre hariśīlanatatparaḥ || diśañjñānaṃ svabhaktānāṃ saṃsārādyena mucyate
In the field named Śālagrāma, devoted to the practice (of the worship) of Hari, imparting to his own devotees the knowledge by which one is released from the round of rebirth,
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VrP 144.172
तीर्थे त्रिधारे यः स्रात्वा सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवताः ।। महायोगिनमभ्यर्च्य न भूयो जन्मभाग्भवेत्
tīrthe tridhāre yaḥ srātvā santarpya pitṛdevatāḥ || mahāyoginamabhyarcya na bhūyo janmabhāgbhavet
He who bathes in the Tridhāra tīrtha, satisfies the ancestors and the gods, and worships the great yogin, will not again have a share in birth.
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VrP 144.173
तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागे हंसतीर्थमिति स्मृतम् ।। तत्रैकं कौतुकं वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व महत्तरम्
tasyaiva pūrvadigbhāge haṃsatīrthamiti smṛtam || tatraikaṃ kautukaṃ vṛttaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva mahattaram
In the eastern quarter of that very (place) is what is known as the Haṃsa-tīrtha. There a certain marvel occurred; hear that still greater (wonder).
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VrP 144.174
कदाचिच्छिवरात्र्यां तु भक्तैः पूजामहोत्सवे ।। नैवेद्यैर्विविधैः सृष्टैः पूजयित्वा तु योगिनम्
kadācicchivarātryāṃ tu bhaktaiḥ pūjāmahotsave || naivedyairvividhaiḥ sṛṣṭaiḥ pūjayitvā tu yoginam
Once, on the night of Śiva, at the great festival of worship (held) by the devotees, when they had worshipped the yogin with various food-offerings that had been prepared,
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VrP 144.175
तत्र काकाः समुत्पेतुरन्ने तस्मिन्बुभुक्षिताः ।। गृहीत्वान्नं तु तत्काकस्तेन चोड्डीय निर्गतः
tatra kākāḥ samutpeturanne tasminbubhukṣitāḥ || gṛhītvānnaṃ tu tatkākastena coḍḍīya nirgataḥ
crows, being hungry, flew down there upon that food; and one crow, having seized the food, flew up and went off with it.
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VrP 144.176
तद्गृहीतुं परः काक स्तेनायुध्यत चांबरे ।। तावुभौ युध्यमानौ तु कुण्डे तस्मिन्निपेततुः
tadgṛhītuṃ paraḥ kāka stenāyudhyata cāṃbare || tāvubhau yudhyamānau tu kuṇḍe tasminnipetatuḥ
To take it, another crow fought with that thief in the sky; and the two, while fighting, fell into that pool.
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VrP 144.177
तत्र हंसौ ततो भूत्वा निर्गतौ चन्द्रवर्चसौ ।। तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं तत्र ये मिलिता जनाः
tatra haṃsau tato bhūtvā nirgatau candravarcasau || taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ tatra ye militā janāḥ
Then, having there become two geese, they came out shining like the moon; and the people who were gathered there, seeing that great marvel,
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VrP 144.178
हंसतीर्थमिति प्रोचुस्ततःप्रभृति सत्तमे ।। ततः प्रभृति तत्तीर्थं हंसतीर्थमिति स्मृतम्
haṃsatīrthamiti procustataḥprabhṛti sattame || tataḥ prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ haṃsatīrthamiti smṛtam
called it 'Haṃsa-tīrtha' from that time onward, O best one; from then on that tīrtha has been known as Haṃsa-tīrtha.
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VrP 144.179
पूर्वं यक्षकृतं तत्तु यक्षतीर्थमिति स्मृतम् ।। तत्र स्नातो नरः शुद्धो यक्षलोके महीयते
pūrvaṃ yakṣakṛtaṃ tattu yakṣatīrthamiti smṛtam || tatra snāto naraḥ śuddho yakṣaloke mahīyate
Formerly it was made by a yakṣa, and so it is known as Yakṣa-tīrtha; a man who has bathed there is purified and is honoured in the world of the yakṣas.
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VrP 144.181
एवं प्रभावं तत्तीर्थं महायोगिप्रभावतः ।। अहं शिवश्च लोकानामनुग्रहपरायणौ
evaṃ prabhāvaṃ tattīrthaṃ mahāyogiprabhāvataḥ || ahaṃ śivaśca lokānāmanugrahaparāyaṇau
Such is the power of that tīrtha, by the power of the great yogin. Śiva and I are both intent on showing favour to the worlds.
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VrP 144.182
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं क्षेत्रं गुह्यं वसुन्धरे ।। आरभ्य मुक्तिक्षेत्रं तत्क्षेत्रं द्वादशयोजनम्
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kṣetraṃ guhyaṃ vasundhare || ārabhya muktikṣetraṃ tatkṣetraṃ dvādaśayojanam
All this secret field has been declared to you, O Earth; beginning from the Field of Liberation, that field is twelve yojanas (in extent).
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VrP 144.184
गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि
guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi
(It is) the highest secret of secrets. What else do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition