Varaha Purana — Chapter 146
VrP 146.1
अथ रुरुक्षेत्रस्थहृषीकेशमाहात्म्यम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। शालग्रामस्य माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा गुह्यं महौजसम् ।। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा हृष्टा वचनमब्रवीत्
atha rurukṣetrasthahṛṣīkeśamāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || śālagrāmasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā guhyaṃ mahaujasam || vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā hṛṣṭā vacanamabravīt
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 146.2
धरण्युवाच ।। अहो क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं यत्त्वया भाषितं हरे ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाभाग जातास्मि विगतज्वरा
dharaṇyuvāca || aho kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ yattvayā bhāṣitaṃ hare || etacchrutvā mahābhāga jātāsmi vigatajvarā
The Earth said: Ah, the greatness of the sacred field that you have spoken of, O Hari! Having heard this, O greatly fortunate one, I have become free of fever (i.e. of distress).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.3
रुरुषण्डमिति प्रोक्तं यत्त्वया परमार्च्चितम् ।। रुरुर्नाम कथं को वा आसीत्पूर्वं जनार्दन
ruruṣaṇḍamiti proktaṃ yattvayā paramārccitam || rururnāma kathaṃ ko vā āsītpūrvaṃ janārdana
(That place) called Ruruṣaṇḍa, which you have spoken of as most highly honoured — how (came it to be named) Ruru, or who was he of old, O Janārdana?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.4
यन्नाम्ना परमं क्षेत्रं हृषीकेश त्वयाश्रितम् ।। कथयस्व जगन्नाथ यद्यनुग्राह्यता मयि
yannāmnā paramaṃ kṣetraṃ hṛṣīkeśa tvayāśritam || kathayasva jagannātha yadyanugrāhyatā mayi
"By whose name (is called) that supreme sacred field which you, O Hṛṣīkeśa, have taken as your abode — tell (me of it), O Lord of the world, if there is any favour to be shown to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.5
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। आसीत्पुरा महाभागो देवदत्त इति द्विजः ।। भृगुवंशे समुत्पन्नो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
śrīvarāha uvāca || āsītpurā mahābhāgo devadatta iti dvijaḥ || bhṛguvaṃśe samutpanno vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
The Blessed Boar said: Formerly there was a highly fortunate brahmin named Devadatta, born in the lineage of Bhṛgu, who had mastered the Vedas and the auxiliary branches of the Vedas.
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VrP 146.6
यज्ञविद्यासु कुशलो व्रतनिष्ठोऽतिथिप्रियः ।। तत्राश्रमपदं पुण्यं पुण्यद्रुमलतान्वितम्
yajñavidyāsu kuśalo vrataniṣṭho'tithipriyaḥ || tatrāśramapadaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyadrumalatānvitam
(He was) skilled in the sciences of sacrifice, firm in his vows, fond of guests; there (was) his holy hermitage, furnished with holy trees and vines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.7
शान्तैर्मृगगणैः कीर्णं कन्दमूलफलान्वितम् ।। तत्र तीव्रं तपोऽतप्यद्देवदत्तो मुनीश्वरः
śāntairmṛgagaṇaiḥ kīrṇaṃ kandamūlaphalānvitam || tatra tīvraṃ tapo'tapyaddevadatto munīśvaraḥ
(It was) filled with peaceful herds of deer and furnished with bulbs, roots and fruits; there Devadatta, the lord of sages, practised fierce austerity for more than ten thousand years.
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VrP 146.8
वर्षाणामयुतं साग्रं तत इन्द्रो व्यचिन्तयत् ।। कामं वसन्तसहितं गन्धर्वान् स सखीन्पुनः
varṣāṇāmayutaṃ sāgraṃ tata indro vyacintayat || kāmaṃ vasantasahitaṃ gandharvān sa sakhīnpunaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 146.9
उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं क्षुब्धेन्द्रियमनाः प्रभुः ।। अहो सखायः किंचिन्मे महत्कार्यमुपस्थितम्
uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ kṣubdhendriyamanāḥ prabhuḥ || aho sakhāyaḥ kiṃcinme mahatkāryamupasthitam
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 146.11
तदिन्द्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ते काममलयानिलाः ।। प्रत्यूचुर्देवराजानमाज्ञापय निजं प्रियम्
tadindrasya vacaḥ śrutvā te kāmamalayānilāḥ || pratyūcurdevarājānamājñāpaya nijaṃ priyam
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 146.12
जितेन्द्रियस्यापि मनः कस्य संक्षोभयामहे ।। कं वा सुतीव्रात्तपसो भ्रंशयामः सुपेशलम्
jitendriyasyāpi manaḥ kasya saṃkṣobhayāmahe || kaṃ vā sutīvrāttapaso bhraṃśayāmaḥ supeśalam
"Whose mind shall we agitate, even one who has conquered his senses? Or whom, so charming, shall we make fall from his most fierce austerity?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.13
आज्ञाप्रसादं ते लब्ध्वा वद शीघ्रं सुखी भव ।। इत्युक्तः शतमन्युर्वै प्रत्युवाचाऽथ मानयन्
ājñāprasādaṃ te labdhvā vada śīghraṃ sukhī bhava || ityuktaḥ śatamanyurvai pratyuvācā'tha mānayan
Having received the favour of your command, speak quickly and be at ease." Thus addressed, Śatamanyu (Indra), honouring them, replied:
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VrP 146.14
तदैव मे गता चिन्ता भवतां दर्शनं यदा ।। जातमेवाऽखिलं कार्यं मम तच्छृणुताखिलाः
tadaiva me gatā cintā bhavatāṃ darśanaṃ yadā || jātamevā'khilaṃ kāryaṃ mama tacchṛṇutākhilāḥ
"My anxiety departed at the very moment when I saw you; the whole task is as good as accomplished for me. Listen, all of you, to it:
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VrP 146.15
हिमशैले महारम्ये हृषीकेशाश्रितो मुनिः ।। देवदत्त इति ख्यातस्तपस्यति महत्तपः
himaśaile mahāramye hṛṣīkeśāśrito muniḥ || devadatta iti khyātastapasyati mahattapaḥ
On the very lovely snow mountain, a sage who has taken refuge with Hṛṣīkeśa (or: dwelling at Hṛṣīkeśa), known as Devadatta, is practising great austerity.
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VrP 146.16
जिघृक्षुर्मे पदं नूनं तत्तपो विनिवर्त्यताम् ।। इत्युक्तास्ते तदाज्ञां वै गृहीत्वा शिरसा द्रुतम्
jighṛkṣurme padaṃ nūnaṃ tattapo vinivartyatām || ityuktāste tadājñāṃ vai gṛhītvā śirasā drutam
He surely wishes to seize my station; let that austerity be turned back." So addressed, they took his command upon their heads and quickly
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VrP 146.17
प्रस्थानाय मतिं चक्रुः कामदेवपुरःसराः ।। प्रस्थाप्याग्रे वसन्तं च मलयानिलमेव च
prasthānāya matiṃ cakruḥ kāmadevapuraḥsarāḥ || prasthāpyāgre vasantaṃ ca malayānilameva ca
made up their minds to set out, with the god of love at their head, having sent ahead Spring and the Malaya breeze.
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VrP 146.18
ततः सुरपतिः शक्रः प्रम्लोचां नाम नामतः ।। प्रशस्य प्रणयात्पूर्वं मानयन्निदमब्रवीत्
tataḥ surapatiḥ śakraḥ pramlocāṃ nāma nāmataḥ || praśasya praṇayātpūrvaṃ mānayannidamabravīt
Then Śakra, lord of the gods, praising the one named Pramlocā by name, out of affection, first, honouring her, said this:
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VrP 146.19
गच्छ स्वस्तिमती देवि विजयाय मुनेर्भुवि ।। यत्राश्रमपदं तस्य देवदत्तस्य वै मुनेः
gaccha svastimatī devi vijayāya munerbhuvi || yatrāśramapadaṃ tasya devadattasya vai muneḥ
"Go, prosperous goddess, on earth for victory over the sage, where the hermitage of that sage Devadatta is;
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VrP 146.21
तथा कुरुष्व भद्रं ते हृषीकेशसमीपतः ।। इन्द्रस्याज्ञां समादाय ययौ तस्याश्रमं प्रति
tathā kuruṣva bhadraṃ te hṛṣīkeśasamīpataḥ || indrasyājñāṃ samādāya yayau tasyāśramaṃ prati
do so — blessings on you — near Hṛṣīkeśa." Taking up Indra's command, she went towards his hermitage.
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VrP 146.22
समीपोपवने रम्ये नानाद्रुमलताकुले ।। मधुरालापबहुले कोकिलानां कलाकुले
samīpopavane ramye nānādrumalatākule || madhurālāpabahule kokilānāṃ kalākule
In the lovely grove nearby, thick with various trees and creepers, filled with much sweet chatter, crowded with the sweet notes of cuckoos,
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VrP 146.23
रसालमञ्जरीव्याप्तरसामोदालिसंकुले ।। गुंजन्मत्तालिसन्नादश्रुतिश्रुतिधरान्विते
rasālamañjarīvyāptarasāmodālisaṃkule || guṃjanmattālisannādaśrutiśrutidharānvite
thronged with bees delighting in the nectar spread through the mango blossoms, filled with those who catch the sound of the humming of intoxicated bees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.24
गन्धर्वगीतसंमिश्रे मलयानिलशीतले ।। सम्फुल्लपङ्कजवने सुनिर्मलजलाशये
gandharvagītasaṃmiśre malayānilaśītale || samphullapaṅkajavane sunirmalajalāśaye
mingled with the songs of the Gandharvas, cooled by the Malaya breeze, its lotus groves in full bloom, with very clear pools of water,
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VrP 146.25
मुनिप्रभावसन्त्यक्तक्रौर्यस्थलजलाशये ।। मधुरामोदमधुरे चित्तक्षोभविधायिनि
muniprabhāvasantyaktakrauryasthalajalāśaye || madhurāmodamadhure cittakṣobhavidhāyini
where, through the sage's power, cruelty had been abandoned on land and in the waters, sweet with sweet fragrance, causing agitation of the mind —
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VrP 146.26
प्रविश्य सा वरारोहा गीतं सुमधुरं जगौ ।। यदा ध्यानादुपरतः समाधेर्विरताश्चिरात्
praviśya sā varārohā gītaṃ sumadhuraṃ jagau || yadā dhyānāduparataḥ samādherviratāścirāt
having entered, that fair-hipped woman sang a very sweet song, at the time when he had ceased from meditation, when (they) had at length desisted from concentration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.27
गान्धर्वं प्रारभंस्ते तु गन्धर्वाः सुरसम्मताः ।। तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे लब्ध्वाऽवसरं पंच सायकः
gāndharvaṃ prārabhaṃste tu gandharvāḥ surasammatāḥ || tasminneva kṣaṇe labdhvā'vasaraṃ paṃca sāyakaḥ
And the Gandharvas, approved by the gods, began their music. At that very moment, the five-arrowed one (Kāma), having got his opportunity,
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VrP 146.28
विचकर्ष धनुः पौष्पं सायकान् समयूयुजत् ।। संलक्ष्य तं मुनिं शान्तं भाविदैवबलात्कृतम्
vicakarṣa dhanuḥ pauṣpaṃ sāyakān samayūyujat || saṃlakṣya taṃ muniṃ śāntaṃ bhāvidaivabalātkṛtam
drew his flower-bow and fitted his arrows, having marked that peaceful sage as one compelled by the force of impending fate.
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VrP 146.29
श्रुत्वा तन्मधुरं गीतं पञ्चमालापसुन्दरम् ।। क्षुब्धचित्तः समभवत्स मुनिः संशितव्रतः
śrutvā tanmadhuraṃ gītaṃ pañcamālāpasundaram || kṣubdhacittaḥ samabhavatsa muniḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
Hearing that sweet song, lovely with its modulations in the fifth key, that sage of strict vows became agitated in mind.
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VrP 146.31
विचचाराश्रमपदं पश्यन्सन्तुष्टमानसः।। दूराद्ददर्श तन्वङ्गीं क्रीडन्तीं कन्दुकेन ताम्
vicacārāśramapadaṃ paśyansantuṣṭamānasaḥ|| dūrāddadarśa tanvaṅgīṃ krīḍantīṃ kandukena tām
He wandered about the hermitage grounds, looking on with contented mind; from afar he saw that slender-limbed woman playing with a ball.
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VrP 146.32
दृष्ट्वैव तां तु चार्वंगीं विद्धः कामेन पत्रिणा ।। तस्याः समीपमगमत्स्मयमानो महामुनिः
dṛṣṭvaiva tāṃ tu cārvaṃgīṃ viddhaḥ kāmena patriṇā || tasyāḥ samīpamagamatsmayamāno mahāmuniḥ
And the moment he saw that fair-limbed one, pierced by Kāma's feathered arrow, the great sage went near her, smiling.
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VrP 146.33
सापि दृष्ट्वा देवदत्तं सज्जन्ती हरिणेक्षणा ।। कटाक्षयन्ती सहसा लज्जमाना विगूहति
sāpi dṛṣṭvā devadattaṃ sajjantī hariṇekṣaṇā || kaṭākṣayantī sahasā lajjamānā vigūhati
She too, seeing Devadatta, the doe-eyed one, making herself ready, casting sidelong glances, suddenly, growing bashful, conceals (herself).
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VrP 146.34
करेण कन्दुकं घ्नन्ती चञ्चलाक्षी सुपेशला ।। स्रंसता केशपासेन गलत्पुष्पेण राजता
kareṇa kandukaṃ ghnantī cañcalākṣī supeśalā || sraṃsatā keśapāsena galatpuṣpeṇa rājatā
Striking the ball with her hand, her eyes darting, exceedingly graceful, radiant with her mass of hair coming loose and its flowers falling away,
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VrP 146.35
मनो हरन्ती तस्यर्षेः ललितैर्विभ्रमोद्भवैः ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तस्या दक्षिणः पवनोऽहरत्
mano harantī tasyarṣeḥ lalitairvibhramodbhavaiḥ || etasminnantare tasyā dakṣiṇaḥ pavano'harat
stealing the mind of that seer with her charming, coquettish movements — and in that very interval the south wind carried off her
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VrP 146.36
वासः सूक्ष्मंगलन्नीवि कांचीदामगुणान्वितम् ।। पुष्पबाणोऽप्यविध्यत्तं दृष्ट्वा ऽवसरमन्तिके
vāsaḥ sūkṣmaṃgalannīvi kāṃcīdāmaguṇānvitam || puṣpabāṇo'pyavidhyattaṃ dṛṣṭvā 'vasaramantike
garment — fine, its waist-knot slipping, held by the cord of her girdle; and the Flower-Arrowed One too, seeing the opportunity at hand, pierced him.
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VrP 146.37
सम्मोहितः स तु मुनिर्गत्वान्तिकमथाब्रवीत् ।। का त्वं कस्यासि सुभगे वनेऽस्मिन्किञ्चिकीर्षसि
sammohitaḥ sa tu munirgatvāntikamathābravīt || kā tvaṃ kasyāsi subhage vane'sminkiñcikīrṣasi
But he, the sage, utterly bewildered, went up close and then said: "Who are you, whose are you, fair one? What do you mean to do in this forest?
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VrP 146.38
मादृशान्किं मृगयसे बाहुपाशेन वा मृगान् ।। बद्ध्वा गृहीत्वा वामोरु किं वाऽस्मान्कर्त्तुमिच्छसि
mādṛśānkiṃ mṛgayase bāhupāśena vā mṛgān || baddhvā gṛhītvā vāmoru kiṃ vā'smānkarttumicchasi
Are you hunting men like me, or deer, with the snare of your arms? Having bound and seized us, O lovely-thighed one, what do you wish to do with us?
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VrP 146.39
सर्वथाऽस्मांस्तवाधीनान् यद्यद्वा कारयिष्यति ।। तत्तत्कुर्मो वयं नित्यं तदधीनाः स्म सर्वथा
sarvathā'smāṃstavādhīnān yadyadvā kārayiṣyati || tattatkurmo vayaṃ nityaṃ tadadhīnāḥ sma sarvathā
We are in every way subject to you: whatever (you) will have us do, that we do; we are always wholly dependent on that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.41
' रममाणस्तया सार्द्धं भुञ्जन्भोगान् मनोरमान् ।। तपःप्रभावोपनतान्दिवारात्रमतंद्रितः
' ramamāṇastayā sārddhaṃ bhuñjanbhogān manoramān || tapaḥprabhāvopanatāndivārātramataṃdritaḥ
Taking his pleasure together with her, enjoying delightful pleasures that came to him through the power of his austerity, day and night, unwearied,
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VrP 146.42
बहूनहर्गणानेवं रममाणो यदृच्छया ।। सुप्तोत्थित इवाकस्माद्विवकेन समन्वितः
bahūnahargaṇānevaṃ ramamāṇo yadṛcchayā || suptotthita ivākasmādvivakena samanvitaḥ
thus taking his pleasure at will for many a stretch of days, all at once, as one risen from sleep, he was possessed of discernment,
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VrP 146.43
निर्वेदं प्राप्तवान्सद्यस्तदोवाच भृशातुरः ।। अहो भागवती माया ययाहं भृशमोहितः
nirvedaṃ prāptavānsadyastadovāca bhṛśāturaḥ || aho bhāgavatī māyā yayāhaṃ bhṛśamohitaḥ
and immediately came to disgust (with it); then, deeply pained, he said: "Ah, the māyā of the Lord, by which I was utterly deluded!
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VrP 146.44
जानन्नपि तपोभ्रंशं प्राप्तो दैवबलात्कृतः ।। अग्निकुण्डसमा नारी घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान्
jānannapi tapobhraṃśaṃ prāpto daivabalātkṛtaḥ || agnikuṇḍasamā nārī ghṛtakumbhasamaḥ pumān
Though I knew (better), I have incurred the ruin of my austerity, forced by the power of fate. 'A woman is like a fire-pit, a man like a pot of ghee' —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.45
इति प्रवादो मूर्खाणां विचारान्महदन्तरम् ।। घृतकुम्भोऽग्नि योगेन द्रवते न तु दर्शनात्
iti pravādo mūrkhāṇāṃ vicārānmahadantaram || ghṛtakumbho'gni yogena dravate na tu darśanāt
such is the saying of fools; on reflection there is a great difference: a pot of ghee melts through contact with fire, not from the mere sight of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.46
पुमांस्त्रीदर्शनादेव द्रवते यद्विमोहितः ।। नापराधस्त्वतो नार्याः स्वयं यदजितेन्द्रियः
pumāṃstrīdarśanādeva dravate yadvimohitaḥ || nāparādhastvato nāryāḥ svayaṃ yadajitendriyaḥ
But a man melts from the mere sight of a woman, because he is deluded; therefore it is no fault of the woman, since he himself has not conquered his senses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.47
इत्युक्त्वाऽसौ निवृत्तात्मा विससर्ज सुराङ्गनाम् ।। प्रम्लोचा दैववशगो मनस्येतदचिन्तयत्
ityuktvā'sau nivṛttātmā visasarja surāṅganām || pramlocā daivavaśago manasyetadacintayat
Having said this, he, his mind turned back (from desire), dismissed the celestial woman Pramlocā; and, still under fate's sway, he thought this in his mind:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.48
उपसर्गो महानत्र तपसो भ्रंशकारकः ।। त्यक्त्वाश्रममिमं चान्यत्स्थानं गत्वा समाहितः
upasargo mahānatra tapaso bhraṃśakārakaḥ || tyaktvāśramamimaṃ cānyatsthānaṃ gatvā samāhitaḥ
"There is here a great affliction, one that brings about the ruin of austerity. Abandoning this hermitage and going to another place, collected in mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.49
तपस्तीव्रं समास्थाय शोषयिष्ये कलेवरम् ।। इति निश्चित्य मनसा गत्वा भृग्वाश्रमं प्रति
tapastīvraṃ samāsthāya śoṣayiṣye kalevaram || iti niścitya manasā gatvā bhṛgvāśramaṃ prati
undertaking fierce austerity, I shall wither this body." Having so resolved in his mind, and having gone toward Bhṛgu's hermitage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.51
पश्यन्भृग्वाश्रमं रम्यमुत्तरं गतवान् शनैः ।। गण्डक्याः पूर्वभागे तु विविक्तं विजनं शुभम्
paśyanbhṛgvāśramaṃ ramyamuttaraṃ gatavān śanaiḥ || gaṇḍakyāḥ pūrvabhāge tu viviktaṃ vijanaṃ śubham
looking upon Bhṛgu's lovely hermitage he went slowly northward; and on the eastern side of the Gaṇḍakī, a secluded, unpeopled, auspicious (place)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.52
दृष्ट्वा तीरेषु विश्रांतस्तपोभूमिमचिंतयत् ।। भृगुतुंगं समासाद्य शङ्कराराधने रतः
dṛṣṭvā tīreṣu viśrāṃtastapobhūmimaciṃtayat || bhṛgutuṃgaṃ samāsādya śaṅkarārādhane rataḥ
having seen, resting on its banks, he thought (this) the ground for his austerity; and reaching Bhṛgutuṅga, devoted to the propitiation of Śaṅkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.53
अतप्यत तपो घोरं शिवदर्शनलालसः ।। अथ दीर्घेण कालेन सन्तुष्टः स महेश्वरः रुरुरित्वेव विख्याता पितुरेवाश्रमे स्थिता ।। युवभिः प्रार्थ्यमानापि चित्ते कञ्चन नाध्यगात्
atapyata tapo ghoraṃ śivadarśanalālasaḥ || atha dīrgheṇa kālena santuṣṭaḥ sa maheśvaraḥ rururitveva vikhyātā piturevāśrame sthitā || yuvabhiḥ prārthyamānāpi citte kañcana nādhyagāt
he practised dreadful austerity, eager for the sight of Śiva. Then, after a long time, that Maheśvara was pleased. ... known indeed as Ruru, staying in her own father's hermitage; though sought by young men, she set her heart on none.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.54
लिंगरूपधरः साक्षादुपर्यपि तथा ह्यधः ।। तिर्यक् च जलधाराभिर्युक्तस्तत्तापशांतिकृत्
liṃgarūpadharaḥ sākṣāduparyapi tathā hyadhaḥ || tiryak ca jaladhārābhiryuktastattāpaśāṃtikṛt
Bearing the form of a liṅga, visibly above and likewise below and across as well, furnished with streams of water, allaying that heat (of his austerity),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.55
उवाच च प्रसन्नात्मा मुने पश्य च मां शिवम् ।। मामेवावेहि विष्णुं त्वं मा पश्यस्वांतरं मम
uvāca ca prasannātmā mune paśya ca māṃ śivam || māmevāvehi viṣṇuṃ tvaṃ mā paśyasvāṃtaraṃ mama
and, gracious of spirit, he said: "Sage, behold me too as Śiva; know me as Viṣṇu as well — see no difference within me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.56
पूर्वमन्तरभावेन दृष्टवानसि यन्मम ।। तेन विघ्नोऽभवद्येन गलितं त्वत्तपो महत्
pūrvamantarabhāvena dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama || tena vighno'bhavadyena galitaṃ tvattapo mahat
"Because you formerly looked upon me with a sense of difference, an obstacle arose thereby, through which your great austerity was dissolved."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.57
आवामेकेन भावेन पश्यंस्त्वं सिद्धिमाप्स्यसि ।। तपःप्रभावाल्लिंगानि प्रादुर्भूतानि यत्र वै
āvāmekena bhāvena paśyaṃstvaṃ siddhimāpsyasi || tapaḥprabhāvālliṃgāni prādurbhūtāni yatra vai
"Seeing the two of us with a single attitude, you will attain success. Where indeed liṅgas have appeared by the power of (your) austerity—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.58
समंगमिति विख्यातमेतत्स्थानं भविष्यति ।। स्नात्वाऽत्र गण्डकीतीर्थे मम लिंगानि योऽर्च्चयेत्
samaṃgamiti vikhyātametatsthānaṃ bhaviṣyati || snātvā'tra gaṇḍakītīrthe mama liṃgāni yo'rccayet
"—this place shall become renowned as 'Samaṃgama.' Whoever, having bathed here in the Gaṇḍakī tīrtha, worships my liṅgas,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.59
तस्य योगफलं सम्यग्भविष्यति न संशयः ।। इति दत्त्वा वरं शम्भुस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
tasya yogaphalaṃ samyagbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || iti dattvā varaṃ śambhustatraivāntaradhīyata
"for him the fruit of yoga will fully come about—there is no doubt." Having granted this boon, Śambhu vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.61
प्रम्लोचापि मुनेर्गर्भं सम्प्राप्याश्रममन्तिकात् ।। प्रसूतां कन्यकां त्यक्त्वा स्वर्गमेव जगाम ह
pramlocāpi munergarbhaṃ samprāpyāśramamantikāt || prasūtāṃ kanyakāṃ tyaktvā svargameva jagāma ha
Pramlocā too, having received the sage's embryo, gave birth near the hermitage, and abandoning the girl she was delivered of, went off to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.62
पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मन्यमाना शुचिस्मिता ।। सापि कन्या मृगैस्तत्र रुरुभिर्वर्द्धिता सती
punarjātamivātmānaṃ manyamānā śucismitā || sāpi kanyā mṛgaistatra rurubhirvarddhitā satī
...she of pure smile considering herself as if born again. And that girl too, there, was raised by deer, by ruru antelopes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.64
ततः सुनिश्चयं कृत्वा तपसे धृतमानसा ।। चिन्तयन्ती जगन्नाथं भगवन्तं रमापतिम्
tataḥ suniścayaṃ kṛtvā tapase dhṛtamānasā || cintayantī jagannāthaṃ bhagavantaṃ ramāpatim
Then, having made a firm resolve, her mind set upon austerity, meditating on the Lord of the world, the Blessed One, the husband of Ramā—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.65
मासे सा प्रथमे बाला फलाहारपरायणा ।। एकांतरं दिनं प्राप्य द्वितीये त्रिदिनान्तरे
māse sā prathame bālā phalāhāraparāyaṇā || ekāṃtaraṃ dinaṃ prāpya dvitīye tridināntare
In the first month the girl was intent on a diet of fruit, taking food every other day; in the second, at intervals of three days;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.66
तृतीये पंचम दिने चतुर्थे सप्तमांतरे ।। पञ्चमे नवरात्रेण षष्ठे पञ्चदशाहके
tṛtīye paṃcama dine caturthe saptamāṃtare || pañcame navarātreṇa ṣaṣṭhe pañcadaśāhake
in the third, on the fifth day; in the fourth, at intervals of seven; in the fifth, at nine nights; in the sixth, at fifteen days;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.67
मासेन सप्तमे चैव शीर्णपर्णाशनाष्टमे ।। त्यक्त्वा तान्यपि सा बाला वाय्वाहारा बभूव ह
māsena saptame caiva śīrṇaparṇāśanāṣṭame || tyaktvā tānyapi sā bālā vāyvāhārā babhūva ha
in the seventh, at a month's interval; in the eighth, eating withered leaves; and abandoning even those, the girl became one whose food was air.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.68
सैवं वर्षशतं स्थित्वा हरावेकाग्रमानसा ।। समाधिना समा भूत्वा स्थाणुवन्निश्लाऽभवत्
saivaṃ varṣaśataṃ sthitvā harāvekāgramānasā || samādhinā samā bhūtvā sthāṇuvanniślā'bhavat
Remaining thus for a hundred years, her mind single-pointed on Hara, becoming steady through samādhi, she grew motionless like a tree-stump.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.69
द्वन्द्वानि नाविदच्चापि आत्मभूतान्तरं विना ।। परां काष्ठां समापन्ना प्रकाशमयकांतिधृक्
dvandvāni nāvidaccāpi ātmabhūtāntaraṃ vinā || parāṃ kāṣṭhāṃ samāpannā prakāśamayakāṃtidhṛk
Nor did she perceive the pairs of opposites, apart from the inner self-existence; having reached the highest limit, she bore a radiance made of light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 146.71
सन्निरुद्धेन्द्रियग्रामा नाचक्षत बहिःस्थितम् ।। तदा हृषीकाण्याविश्य संहृत्य स्वं हृदो बहिः
sanniruddhendriyagrāmā nācakṣata bahiḥsthitam || tadā hṛṣīkāṇyāviśya saṃhṛtya svaṃ hṛdo bahiḥ
With the host of her senses wholly restrained, she did not see what stood outside. Then, entering her senses and drawing my own self out of her heart,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.72
स्थितोऽहं वसुधे देवि अक्ष्णोः प्रत्यक्षतां गतः ।। हृषीकाणि नियम्याहं यतः प्रत्यक्षतां गतः
sthito'haṃ vasudhe devi akṣṇoḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ || hṛṣīkāṇi niyamyāhaṃ yataḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ
I stood, O Vasudhā, O goddess, having become visible to her two eyes. Since, by restraining the senses (hṛṣīkas), I became visible,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.73
हृषीकेश इति ख्यातो नाम्ना तत्रैव संस्थितः ।। सा मां यदैव नापश्यदुन्मील्य नयने ततः
hṛṣīkeśa iti khyāto nāmnā tatraiva saṃsthitaḥ || sā māṃ yadaiva nāpaśyadunmīlya nayane tataḥ
I am known by the name Hṛṣīkeśa, established in that very place. When she did not see me, then, opening her eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.74
बहिः स्थितं च मां दृष्ट्वा प्रणनाम कृताञ्जलिः ।। गद्गदस्वरसंयुक्ता अश्रुक्लिन्नविलोचना
bahiḥ sthitaṃ ca māṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇanāma kṛtāñjaliḥ || gadgadasvarasaṃyuktā aśruklinnavilocanā
and seeing me standing outside, she bowed with palms joined, her voice choked, her eyes wet with tears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.76
अयि बाले विशालाक्षि तुष्टोऽहं तपसस्तव ।। वरं याचय मत्तस्त्वं यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते
ayi bāle viśālākṣi tuṣṭo'haṃ tapasastava || varaṃ yācaya mattastvaṃ yatte manasi varttate
"Ah, girl of wide eyes, I am pleased with your austerity; ask a boon of me, whatever is in your mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.77
अदेयमपि ते दद्मि यदन्येषां सुदुर्ल्लभम् ।। इति श्रुत्वा प्रभोर्वाक्यं प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः
adeyamapi te dadmi yadanyeṣāṃ sudurllabham || iti śrutvā prabhorvākyaṃ praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ
"Even what should not be given I give you, what is very hard for others to obtain." Hearing the Lord's words, and bowing again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.78
स्तुत्वा तं देवदेवेशं प्रबद्धकरसंपुटा ।। ददासि चेद्वरं मह्यं देवदेव जगत्पते
stutvā taṃ devadeveśaṃ prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭā || dadāsi cedvaraṃ mahyaṃ devadeva jagatpate
having praised him, the Lord of the gods of gods, with her hands held firmly cupped (she said): "If you grant me a boon, O God of gods, lord of the world—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.79
रोमांचिततनुश्चासीत्कदम्बमुकुलाकृतिः ।। तथा भूतां तु तां दृष्ट्वा प्रावोचमहमङ्गनाम् अनेनैव स्वरूपेण भगवन्स्थातुमर्हसि ।। स्थितोऽस्म्यत्रैव भद्रं ते अपरं वरयाशु मे
romāṃcitatanuścāsītkadambamukulākṛtiḥ || tathā bhūtāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā prāvocamahamaṅganām anenaiva svarūpeṇa bhagavansthātumarhasi || sthito'smyatraiva bhadraṃ te aparaṃ varayāśu me
and her body was thrilled with horripilation, taking on the look of kadamba buds. Seeing her in that state, I spoke to the woman. "In just this form, O Blessed One, you should remain." "I stand right here; blessings upon you; quickly choose another boon from me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.81
यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश तदा मां कुरु पावनीम् ।। मन्नाम्ना क्षेत्रमेतच्च ख्यातं भवतु नान्यथा
yadi prasanno deveśa tadā māṃ kuru pāvanīm || mannāmnā kṣetrametacca khyātaṃ bhavatu nānyathā
"If you are pleased, lord of gods, then make me purifying, and let this sacred field become renowned by my name — let it not be otherwise."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.82
तामहं देवि सुभगे प्रावोचं पुनरेव हि।। तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं तव देहो भवत्वयम्
tāmahaṃ devi subhage prāvocaṃ punareva hi|| tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tava deho bhavatvayam
To her, O goddess, fair one, I spoke once again: "Let this body of yours become the highest of holy fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.83
तव नाम्नां च विख्यातमेतत्क्षेत्रं भविष्यति ।। तव तीर्थे कृतस्नानस्त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
tava nāmnāṃ ca vikhyātametatkṣetraṃ bhaviṣyati || tava tīrthe kṛtasnānastrirātropoṣito naraḥ
And this sacred field will become renowned by your name. A man who has bathed at your ford and fasted for three nights,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.84
विलोक्य मां भवेत्पूतो मम वाक्यान्न संशयः ।। ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि ज्ञात्वाऽज्ञात्वा कृतान्यपि
vilokya māṃ bhavetpūto mama vākyānna saṃśayaḥ || brahmahatyādi pāpāni jñātvā'jñātvā kṛtānyapi
beholding me, will become pure — by my word, there is no doubt (of it) — even (of) sins such as the killing of a brahmin, committed knowingly or unknowingly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.86
सापि कालेन सञ्जाता तीर्थभूता तथाऽभवत् ।। एतत्ते कथितं देवि रुरुमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
sāpi kālena sañjātā tīrthabhūtā tathā'bhavat || etatte kathitaṃ devi rurumāhātmyamuttamam
And she too, in the course of time, came to be (so), and thus became a holy ford. This has been told to you, O goddess — the excellent greatness of Ruru,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.87
रुरुक्षेत्रस्य प्रभवमेतद्गुह्यं परं मम
rurukṣetrasya prabhavametadguhyaṃ paraṃ mama
the origin of Rurukṣetra, this supreme secret of mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.89
यास्यन्ति विलयं क्षिप्रमेवमेतन्न संशयः ।। इति दत्त्वा वरांस्तस्यै तत्रैवान्तर्हितः स्थितः
yāsyanti vilayaṃ kṣipramevametanna saṃśayaḥ || iti dattvā varāṃstasyai tatraivāntarhitaḥ sthitaḥ
"They will swiftly go to destruction — thus it is, without doubt." Having granted her these boons, he remained there, vanished (from sight).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 146.146
तस्य मे चिन्तयानस्य यूयमेव परा गतिः ।। भवत्प्रसादात्स्वस्थोऽहं निर्भयस्तद्विचिन्त्यताम् ललितैः स्वैर्विलासैस्तं मोहयित्वा वशं कुरु ।। यथा मत्प्रीतिरतुला त्वं मे कार्यकरी सदा चकर्ष च धनुः कामः पुनःपुनरतन्द्रितः ।। देवव्रतोऽपि स मुनिः क्षुब्धात्मा नियतोऽपि सन् अथ तां हसमानां च गृहीत्वा दक्षिणे करे।। समालिङ्ग्य विषज्जंतीं रमयामास मोहितः गण्डकीसंगमे स्नात्वा सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवताः ।। विष्णुं शिवं च सम्पूज्य तपःस्थानं विचिंतयन् देवदत्तोऽपि स मुनिः सम्प्राप्य ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ।। शिवोपदिष्टमार्गेण सायुज्यं परमं गतः तत्तेजसा वृतं सर्वं तदा दृष्ट्वा वसुन्धरे ।। अहं विस्मयमापन्नस्तस्याः प्रत्यक्षतां गतः दुर्लभं ते वरं दद्मि तपसाहं प्रतोषितः ।। इत्युक्त्वा मां प्रणम्याह रुरुः सा संशितव्रता
tasya me cintayānasya yūyameva parā gatiḥ || bhavatprasādātsvastho'haṃ nirbhayastadvicintyatām lalitaiḥ svairvilāsaistaṃ mohayitvā vaśaṃ kuru || yathā matprītiratulā tvaṃ me kāryakarī sadā cakarṣa ca dhanuḥ kāmaḥ punaḥpunaratandritaḥ || devavrato'pi sa muniḥ kṣubdhātmā niyato'pi san atha tāṃ hasamānāṃ ca gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe kare|| samāliṅgya viṣajjaṃtīṃ ramayāmāsa mohitaḥ gaṇḍakīsaṃgame snātvā santarpya pitṛdevatāḥ || viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ ca sampūjya tapaḥsthānaṃ viciṃtayan devadatto'pi sa muniḥ samprāpya jñānamuttamam || śivopadiṣṭamārgeṇa sāyujyaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ tattejasā vṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā vasundhare || ahaṃ vismayamāpannastasyāḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ durlabhaṃ te varaṃ dadmi tapasāhaṃ pratoṣitaḥ || ityuktvā māṃ praṇamyāha ruruḥ sā saṃśitavratā
"As I think thus, you alone are my highest refuge; by your grace I am well and free from fear — let that be considered. With your charming, graceful arts bewilder him and bring him under (your) power, so that my joy may be unequalled and you may always be my agent." And Kāma, unwearied, drew his bow again and again; and that sage, though bound by divine vows and self-restrained, became troubled in mind. Then, taking her, laughing, by the right hand, embracing her as she clung (to him), bewildered, he made love to her. Having bathed at the confluence of the Gaṇḍakī, having satisfied the ancestors and the gods, and having worshipped Viṣṇu and Śiva, meditating on a place for austerity, that sage Devadatta too, having attained the highest knowledge, went by the path taught by Śiva to the supreme union (with him). Seeing then all things enveloped by that radiance, O Vasundharā, I was struck with amazement and became visible to her. "I am well pleased by (your) austerity; I grant you a boon hard to obtain." So I spoke; and she, Ruru, of firm vows, bowing to me, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain