Varaha Purana — Chapter 150
VrP 150.1
अथ सानन्दूरमाहात्म्यम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। द्वारकायास्तु माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा ह्येतत्सुभाषितम् ।। हृष्टावोचत्तदा देवं धर्मकामा वसुन्धरा
atha sānandūramāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || dvārakāyāstu māhātmyaṃ śrutvā hyetatsubhāṣitam || hṛṣṭāvocattadā devaṃ dharmakāmā vasundharā
Now the greatness of Sānandūra. Sūta said: Having heard this well-spoken account of the greatness of Dvārakā, Vasundharā (the Earth), delighted and desiring dharma, then said to the god:
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VrP 150.2
धरण्युवाच ।। अहो देव प्रसादश्च यत्त्वया परिकीर्त्तितम् ।। श्रुत्वैतत्परमं पुण्यं प्राप्तास्मि परमां श्रियम्
dharaṇyuvāca || aho deva prasādaśca yattvayā parikīrttitam || śrutvaitatparamaṃ puṇyaṃ prāptāsmi paramāṃ śriyam
Dharaṇī said: Ah, O god, what favour is this that you have proclaimed! Having heard this supremely meritorious (account), I have obtained the highest good fortune.
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VrP 150.3
एतस्मादपि चेद्गुह्यं लोकनाथ जनार्दन ।। यद्यस्ति प्रोच्यतां मह्यं कृपा चेत्परमा मयि
etasmādapi cedguhyaṃ lokanātha janārdana || yadyasti procyatāṃ mahyaṃ kṛpā cetparamā mayi
And if there is something yet more secret than this, O Lord of the world, O Janārdana, let it be told to me, if your grace toward me is supreme.
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VrP 150.4
ततो महीवचः श्रुत्वा विष्णुः कमललोचनः ।। वराहरूपी भगवान्प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम्
tato mahīvacaḥ śrutvā viṣṇuḥ kamalalocanaḥ || varāharūpī bhagavānpratyuvāca vasundharām
Then, hearing the Earth's words, Viṣṇu the lotus-eyed, the Lord in boar form, replied to Vasundharā:
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VrP 150.5
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। सानन्दूरेति विख्यातं भूमे गुह्यं परं मम।। उत्तरे तु समुद्रस्य मलयस्य तु दक्षिणे
śrīvarāha uvāca || sānandūreti vikhyātaṃ bhūme guhyaṃ paraṃ mama|| uttare tu samudrasya malayasya tu dakṣiṇe
Śrī Varāha said: There is (a place) renowned as Sānandūra, O Earth, a supreme secret of mine, north of the ocean and south of the Malaya (mountain).
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VrP 150.6
तत्र तिष्ठामि वसुधे उदीचीं दिशमाश्रितः ।। प्रतिमा वै मदीयास्ति नात्युच्चा नातिनीचका
tatra tiṣṭhāmi vasudhe udīcīṃ diśamāśritaḥ || pratimā vai madīyāsti nātyuccā nātinīcakā
There I abide, O Earth, facing the northern direction; there is an image of mine, neither too high nor too low.
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VrP 150.7
आयसीं तां वदन्त्येके अन्ये ताम्रमयीं तया ।। कांस्यां रीतिमयीमन्ये केचित्सीसकनिर्मिताम्
āyasīṃ tāṃ vadantyeke anye tāmramayīṃ tayā || kāṃsyāṃ rītimayīmanye kecitsīsakanirmitām
Some say it is made of iron, others that it is of copper; others (say) it is of bell-metal or of brass, some that it is fashioned of lead.
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VrP 150.8
शिलामयीमित्यपरे महदाश्चर्यरूपिणीम् ।। तत्र स्थानानि वै भूमे कथ्यमानानि वै शृणु
śilāmayīmityapare mahadāścaryarūpiṇīm || tatra sthānāni vai bhūme kathyamānāni vai śṛṇu
Others (say) it is made of stone, of greatly wondrous form. Now hear, O Earth, the places there as they are told.
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VrP 150.9
मनुजा यत्र मुच्यन्ते गताः संसारसागरम् ।। तत्राश्चर्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि सानन्दूरे यशस्विनि
manujā yatra mucyante gatāḥ saṃsārasāgaram || tatrāścaryaṃ pravakṣyāmi sānandūre yaśasvini
Where men who have entered the ocean of worldly existence are released — there I shall declare the wonder, at Sānandūra, O glorious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.11
तत्रापि शृणु चाश्चर्यं यश्चापि परिवर्त्तते ।। एका तत्र लता वृक्षे उच्चैः स्थूलो महाद्रुमः
tatrāpi śṛṇu cāścaryaṃ yaścāpi parivarttate || ekā tatra latā vṛkṣe uccaiḥ sthūlo mahādrumaḥ
There too hear the wonder, and what goes on (there): there is one creeper on a tree, a great tree tall and thick.
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VrP 150.12
समुद्रमध्ये तिष्ठन्तं कोऽपि तत्र न पश्यति ।। अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि महाश्चर्यं वसुन्धरे
samudramadhye tiṣṭhantaṃ ko'pi tatra na paśyati || anyacca te pravakṣyāmi mahāścaryaṃ vasundhare
No one there sees it standing in the middle of the ocean. And I shall tell you another great wonder, O Vasundharā.
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VrP 150.13
मम भक्ता हि पश्यंति विद्यमाना स्वकर्मणा।। बहुमत्स्यसहस्राणि कोट्यो ह्यर्बुदमेव च
mama bhaktā hi paśyaṃti vidyamānā svakarmaṇā|| bahumatsyasahasrāṇi koṭyo hyarbudameva ca
For my devotees do see (it), being (so) by their own deeds — many thousands of fish, indeed crores and a hundred million.
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VrP 150.14
क्षिप्तः पिण्डश्च तन्मध्ये येन केन विकर्मिणा ।। एकस्तत्र स्थूलमत्स्यो भूमे चक्रेण चाङ्कितः
kṣiptaḥ piṇḍaśca tanmadhye yena kena vikarmiṇā || ekastatra sthūlamatsyo bhūme cakreṇa cāṅkitaḥ
And a lump (of food) is thrown into the midst of them by some evil-doer or other. One stout fish there, O Earth, is marked with a discus.
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VrP 150.15
तावत्कश्चिन्न गृह्णाति यावत्तेन न भक्षितः ।। तत्र रामसरो नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम
tāvatkaścinna gṛhṇāti yāvattena na bhakṣitaḥ || tatra rāmasaro nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama
No one takes (the lump) so long as it has not been eaten by that (fish). There is there a supreme secret precinct of mine called Rāmasaras.
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VrP 150.16
अगाधं चाप्यपारं च रक्तपद्मविभूषितम् ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत एकरात्रोषितो नरः
agādhaṃ cāpyapāraṃ ca raktapadmavibhūṣitam || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ekarātroṣito naraḥ
(It is) fathomless and shoreless, adorned with red lotuses. A man who has fasted one night should bathe there.
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VrP 150.17
बुधस्य भवनं गत्वा मोदते नात्र संशयः ।। अथ प्राणान्प्रमुच्येत तस्मिन्सरसि सुन्दरि
budhasya bhavanaṃ gatvā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || atha prāṇānpramucyeta tasminsarasi sundari
He goes to the dwelling of Budha and rejoices — there is no doubt of this. And if he gives up his life-breaths in that lake, O beautiful one,
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VrP 150.18
बुधस्य भवनं त्यक्त्वा मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ।। तस्मिन्रामसरस्युच्चैराश्चर्यं शृणु सुन्दरि
budhasya bhavanaṃ tyaktvā mama lokaṃ prapadyate || tasminrāmasarasyuccairāścaryaṃ śṛṇu sundari
leaving the dwelling of Budha, he attains my world. Hear, O beautiful one, the great wonder in that Rāmasaras.
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VrP 150.19
मनुजास्तन्न पश्यन्ति मम कर्मरता न ये ।। तत्सरः क्रोशविस्तारं बहुगुल्मलतावृतम्
manujāstanna paśyanti mama karmaratā na ye || tatsaraḥ krośavistāraṃ bahugulmalatāvṛtam
Men who are not devoted to my rites do not see it. That lake is a krośa in extent, covered with many thickets and creepers.
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VrP 150.21
एकं तु दृश्यते श्वेतमब्जं रुक्ममयं तथा ।। तत्र ब्रह्मसरस्युच्चैरुत्तरं पार्श्वमाश्रिता
ekaṃ tu dṛśyate śvetamabjaṃ rukmamayaṃ tathā || tatra brahmasarasyuccairuttaraṃ pārśvamāśritā
But one white lotus is seen there, and (one) made of gold. There, high up in Brahmasaras, resting on the northern side,
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VrP 150.22
धारा चैका प्रपतति स्थूला मुसलसन्निभा ।। तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः
dhārā caikā prapatati sthūlā musalasannibhā || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta ṣaṣṭhakāloṣito naraḥ
one stream falls down, thick, resembling a pestle. A man who has fasted till the sixth mealtime should bathe there.
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VrP 150.23
ब्रह्मलोकं समासाद्य मोदते नात्र संशयः ।। अथात्र मुंचते प्राणैर्भूमे ब्रह्मसरस्यपि
brahmalokaṃ samāsādya modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || athātra muṃcate prāṇairbhūme brahmasarasyapi
Having reached the world of Brahmā he rejoices — there is no doubt of this. And if he releases his life-breaths there, O Earth, in Brahmasaras too,
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VrP 150.24
ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञातो मम लोकं च गच्छति ।। तत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे रम्ये ब्रह्मसरे शृणु
brahmaṇā samanujñāto mama lokaṃ ca gacchati || tatrāścaryaṃ mahābhāge ramye brahmasare śṛṇu
then, permitted by Brahmā, he goes on to my world. Hear the wonder there, O greatly fortunate one, in the delightful Brahmasaras,
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VrP 150.25
मद्भक्ता यच्च पश्यन्ति घोरसंसारमोक्षणम् ।। चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यां सा धारा पृथुलेक्षणे
madbhaktā yacca paśyanti ghorasaṃsāramokṣaṇam || caturviṃśatidvādaśyāṃ sā dhārā pṛthulekṣaṇe
which my devotees see, (a wonder) that frees from dreadful worldly existence: on the twenty-four twelfth days, O wide-eyed one, that stream
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VrP 150.26
भूमे पतति मध्याह्ने यावत्सूर्यस्तु तिष्ठति ।। परिवृत्ते तु मध्याह्ने सा धारा न पतेद्भुवि
bhūme patati madhyāhne yāvatsūryastu tiṣṭhati || parivṛtte tu madhyāhne sā dhārā na patedbhuvi
falls, O Earth, at midday, as long as the sun stands (there); but when midday has passed, that stream does not fall to the earth.
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VrP 150.27
एवं तत्र महाश्चर्यं पुण्यब्रह्मसरोवरे ।। अस्ति सङ्गमनं नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम
evaṃ tatra mahāścaryaṃ puṇyabrahmasarovare || asti saṅgamanaṃ nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama
Such is the great wonder there in the holy Brahmā lake. There is a supreme secret precinct of mine called Saṅgamana,
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VrP 150.28
समुद्रश्चैव रामश्च समेष्येते वराङ्गने ।। तत्र कुण्डं महाभागे प्रसन्नविमलोदकम्
samudraścaiva rāmaśca sameṣyete varāṅgane || tatra kuṇḍaṃ mahābhāge prasannavimalodakam
where the ocean and the Rāmā will meet, O fair-limbed one. There, O greatly fortunate one, is a pool with clear, spotless water,
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VrP 150.29
बहुगुल्मलताकीर्णं शोभितं च विहङ्गमैः ।। समुद्रस्य तु पार्श्वेन ह्यदूरात्तत्र योजनात्
bahugulmalatākīrṇaṃ śobhitaṃ ca vihaṅgamaiḥ || samudrasya tu pārśvena hyadūrāttatra yojanāt
strewn with many thickets and creepers and made lovely by birds — beside the ocean, indeed not far off, within a yojana from there.
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VrP 150.31
समुद्रभवनं गत्वा मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ।। तत्राश्चर्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि कुण्डं रामस्य सङ्गमे
samudrabhavanaṃ gatvā mama lokaṃ prapadyate || tatrāścaryaṃ pravakṣyāmi kuṇḍaṃ rāmasya saṅgame
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.32
यद्दृष्ट्वा मनुजास्तत्र भ्रमन्ति विगतज्वराः ।। यानि कानि च पर्णानि पतन्ति जलसंसदि
yaddṛṣṭvā manujāstatra bhramanti vigatajvarāḥ || yāni kāni ca parṇāni patanti jalasaṃsadi
Having seen which, men wander about there with their fevers gone. And whatever leaves fall onto the surface of the water —
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VrP 150.33
एकमप्यत्र पश्यन्ति न केपि वसुधे नराः ।। अच्छिद्राणि च पत्राणि तस्मिन् रामस्य सङ्गमे
ekamapyatra paśyanti na kepi vasudhe narāḥ || acchidrāṇi ca patrāṇi tasmin rāmasya saṅgame
Not even one (such leaf) do any men see there, O Earth; the leaves at that confluence of Rāma are without holes.
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VrP 150.34
प्रपन्नेनापि मार्गं तच्छिद्रं तत्र न पश्यति।। अस्ति शक्रसरो नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम
prapannenāpi mārgaṃ tacchidraṃ tatra na paśyati|| asti śakrasaro nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.35
तत्र पूर्वेण पार्श्वेण ह्यदूरादर्द्धयोजनात् ।। तस्य कुण्डस्य सुश्रोणि चतस्रो विषमाश्रिताः
tatra pūrveṇa pārśveṇa hyadūrādarddhayojanāt || tasya kuṇḍasya suśroṇi catasro viṣamāśritāḥ
There, on the eastern side, not far off — within half a yojana — of that pool, O fair-hipped one, four (streams), clinging to the uneven (rock),
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VrP 150.36
धाराः पतन्ति कल्याणि प्रसन्नसलिलास्तथा ।। तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत चतुष्कालोषितो नरः
dhārāḥ patanti kalyāṇi prasannasalilāstathā || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta catuṣkāloṣito naraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.37
चतुर्णां लोकपालानां लोकानाप्नोति चोत्तमान् ।। अस्मिंश्च शक्रसरसि यदि प्राणान्प्रमुंचति
caturṇāṃ lokapālānāṃ lokānāpnoti cottamān || asmiṃśca śakrasarasi yadi prāṇānpramuṃcati
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.38
लोकपालान्समुत्सृज्य मम लोकेषु मोदते ।। तत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे दृश्यते तच्छृणुष्व मे
lokapālānsamutsṛjya mama lokeṣu modate || tatrāścaryaṃ mahābhāge dṛśyate tacchṛṇuṣva me
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.39
शुद्धैर्भागवतैर्भूमे सर्वसंसार मोक्षणम् ।। चतुर्धारास्ततो भद्रे पतन्ति चतुरो दिशः
śuddhairbhāgavatairbhūme sarvasaṃsāra mokṣaṇam || caturdhārāstato bhadre patanti caturo diśaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.41
श्रूयते गीतनिर्घोषः श्रुतिकर्ममनोहरः ।। अस्ति सूर्पारकं नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम
śrūyate gītanirghoṣaḥ śrutikarmamanoharaḥ || asti sūrpārakaṃ nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.42
जामदग्न्यस्य रामस्य स्वाश्रमोऽथ भविष्यति ।। तत्र तिष्ठाम्यहं देवि समुद्रतटमाश्रितः
jāmadagnyasya rāmasya svāśramo'tha bhaviṣyati || tatra tiṣṭhāmyahaṃ devi samudrataṭamāśritaḥ
And it will be the own hermitage of Rāma, son of Jamadagni; there I abide, O Goddess, having taken my station on the seashore.
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VrP 150.43
शाल्मलीं चाग्रतः कृत्वाधिष्ठितश्चोत्तरामुखः ।। तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत पंचकालोषितो नरः
śālmalīṃ cāgrataḥ kṛtvādhiṣṭhitaścottarāmukhaḥ || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta paṃcakāloṣito naraḥ
Having placed the śālmalī tree in front, (I) am established facing north. There a man who has fasted for five (meal-)times should perform his bath.
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VrP 150.44
ऋषिलोकं ततो गत्वा पश्येत्तत्राप्यरुन्धतीम् ।। अथ प्राणान्विमुंचेत कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्
ṛṣilokaṃ tato gatvā paśyettatrāpyarundhatīm || atha prāṇānvimuṃceta kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
Then, having gone to the world of the seers, he would see Arundhatī there as well; and then he should give up his life-breaths, having performed the deed that is very hard to do.
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VrP 150.45
ऋषिलोकं परित्यज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ।। तत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे नमस्कारं च कुर्वते
ṛṣilokaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ prapadyate || tatrāścaryaṃ mahābhāge namaskāraṃ ca kurvate
Having left the world of the sages behind, he attains my world. There, O greatly blessed one, (there is) a marvel, and (people) make obeisance (to it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.46
वर्षाणि द्वादशैतेन नमस्कारः कृतो भवेत् ।। तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महाभागे पश्यंति परिनिष्ठिताः
varṣāṇi dvādaśaitena namaskāraḥ kṛto bhavet || tasminkṣetre mahābhāge paśyaṃti pariniṣṭhitāḥ
By this, a single obeisance would count as (obeisance made for) twelve years. In that sacred field, O greatly blessed one, those who are firmly established (in devotion) see (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.47
पापात्मानो न पश्यन्ति मम मायाविमोहिताः ।। चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यां समुपायान्ति शाल्मलीम्
pāpātmāno na paśyanti mama māyāvimohitāḥ || caturviṃśatidvādaśyāṃ samupāyānti śālmalīm
Those of evil soul, bewildered by my māyā, do not see (it). On the twenty-four twelfth days (dvādaśīs) they come to Śālmalī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.48
तत्र पश्यन्ति सुश्रोणि शुद्धा भागवता नराः ।। तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महाभागे अस्ति गुह्यं परं मम
tatra paśyanti suśroṇi śuddhā bhāgavatā narāḥ || tasminkṣetre mahābhāge asti guhyaṃ paraṃ mama
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.49
जटाकुण्डमिति ख्यातं वायव्यां दिशि संस्थितम् ।। तत्कुण्डस्य महाभागे समन्ताद्दशयोजनम्
jaṭākuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ vāyavyāṃ diśi saṃsthitam || tatkuṇḍasya mahābhāge samantāddaśayojanam
(It is) known as Jaṭākuṇḍa, situated in the north-western quarter; (and) around that pool, O greatly blessed one, for ten yojanas on every side —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 150.51
अगस्तिभक्नं गत्वा मोदते नात्र संशयः ।। अथ प्राणान्प्रमुंचेत मम चिन्तापरायणः
agastibhaknaṃ gatvā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || atha prāṇānpramuṃceta mama cintāparāyaṇaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.52
अगस्तिभवनं त्यक्त्वा मम लोकं तु गच्छति ।। तस्य कुण्डस्य सुश्रोणि नव धारा न किंचन
agastibhavanaṃ tyaktvā mama lokaṃ tu gacchati || tasya kuṇḍasya suśroṇi nava dhārā na kiṃcana
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 150.53
विस्तारश्च महाभागे अगाधश्च महार्णवः ।। आश्चर्यं सुमहत्तत्र कथ्यमानं मया शृणु
vistāraśca mahābhāge agādhaśca mahārṇavaḥ || āścaryaṃ sumahattatra kathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu
And (great is) its extent, O highly fortunate one, and it is an unfathomable great ocean. Hear the very great wonder there, as it is told by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 150.54
यच्च पश्यति सुश्रोणि समन्तादितरो जनः ।। चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यां रवावभ्युदिते सति
yacca paśyati suśroṇi samantāditaro janaḥ || caturviṃśatidvādaśyāṃ ravāvabhyudite sati
And what other people see all around, O fair-hipped one, on the twelfth day of the twenty-fourth (reckoning), when the sun has risen —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.55
न वर्द्धते ततश्चाम्भो यावत्तिष्ठति तत्पुनः ।। एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे सानन्दूरेति तन्मया
na varddhate tataścāmbho yāvattiṣṭhati tatpunaḥ || etatte kathitaṃ bhadre sānandūreti tanmayā
the water does not increase beyond that, but stays just as it is. This has been told to you, good lady, by me — that (place) which is called Sānandūra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.56
आश्चर्यं च प्रमाणं च भक्तिकीर्त्तिविवर्द्धनम् ।। गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं स्थानानां परमं महत्
āścaryaṃ ca pramāṇaṃ ca bhaktikīrttivivarddhanam || guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ sthānānāṃ paramaṃ mahat
It is a marvel and a standard, increasing devotion and renown; the supreme secret among secrets, the supreme great one among places.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.57
यस्तु गच्छति सुश्रोणि अष्टभक्तपथे स्थितः ।। प्राप्नोति परमां सिद्धिं ममैव वचनं यथा
yastu gacchati suśroṇi aṣṭabhaktapathe sthitaḥ || prāpnoti paramāṃ siddhiṃ mamaiva vacanaṃ yathā
He who goes (there), O fair-hipped one, keeping to the observance of eight meals (i.e. fasting), attains the highest perfection — such is my own word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 150.58
य एतत्पठते नित्यं यश्चैवं शृणुयान्मुदा ।। कुलानि तेन तीर्णानि षट् च षट् च पुनश्च षट्
ya etatpaṭhate nityaṃ yaścaivaṃ śṛṇuyānmudā || kulāni tena tīrṇāni ṣaṭ ca ṣaṭ ca punaśca ṣaṭ
Whoever recites this constantly, and whoever thus hears it with delight, by him families have been carried across — six and six and again six.
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VrP 150.59
एतन्मरणकाले न विस्मर्त्तव्यं कदाचन ।। यदीच्छेद्विष्णुलोके हि निष्कलं गमनं नरः
etanmaraṇakāle na vismarttavyaṃ kadācana || yadīcchedviṣṇuloke hi niṣkalaṃ gamanaṃ naraḥ
This is never to be forgotten at the hour of death, if a man wishes for an undivided passage to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 150.150
सौवर्णं दृश्यते पद्मं मध्याह्ने तु दिवाकरे ।। यत्र रामगृहं नाम मम गुह्यं यशस्विनि मनोज्ञं रमणीयं च जलजैश्चापि संवृतम् ।। तत्र रूढानि पद्मानि द्योतयन्ति दिशो दश मण्डितं कुमुदैः पद्मैः सुगन्धैश्चोत्तमैस्तया ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः न च तद्वर्द्धते चाम्भो न चैव परिहीयते ।। मासे भाद्रपदे चैव शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशी मलयस्य दक्षिणेन समुद्रस्योत्तरे तथा ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत पंचकालोषितो नरः एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे त्वया पृष्टं च मां प्रति ।। उक्तं भागवतार्थाय किमन्यत्परिपृच्छसि
sauvarṇaṃ dṛśyate padmaṃ madhyāhne tu divākare || yatra rāmagṛhaṃ nāma mama guhyaṃ yaśasvini manojñaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ ca jalajaiścāpi saṃvṛtam || tatra rūḍhāni padmāni dyotayanti diśo daśa maṇḍitaṃ kumudaiḥ padmaiḥ sugandhaiścottamaistayā || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ṣaṣṭhakāloṣito naraḥ na ca tadvarddhate cāmbho na caiva parihīyate || māse bhādrapade caiva śuklapakṣe tu dvādaśī malayasya dakṣiṇena samudrasyottare tathā || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta paṃcakāloṣito naraḥ etatte kathitaṃ bhadre tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ ca māṃ prati || uktaṃ bhāgavatārthāya kimanyatparipṛcchasi
A golden lotus is seen (there) at midday when the sun is (overhead), where there is my secret (place) named Rāmagṛha, O illustrious one — pleasing and delightful and covered over with water-born flowers; the lotuses grown there illuminate the ten directions. Adorned with white water-lilies, with lotuses, and with the finest fragrant flowers — there a man should bathe, having fasted for six meal-times. And that water neither increases nor does it diminish. In the month of Bhādrapada, in the bright fortnight, on the twelfth, to the south of Malaya and to the north of the ocean — there a man should bathe, having fasted for five meal-times. This has been told to you, good lady, what you asked of me; it has been spoken for the sake of the devotees. What else do you ask?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain