Varaha Purana — Chapter 163
VrP 163.1
अथ कपिलवराहमाहात्म्यम् ।। श्रीवराह उवाच।। पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। वैकुण्ठतीर्थमासाद्य यद्वृत्तं हि पुरातनम्
atha kapilavarāhamāhātmyam || śrīvarāha uvāca|| punaranyatpravakṣyāmi tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || vaikuṇṭhatīrthamāsādya yadvṛttaṃ hi purātanam
Now, the greatness of the Kapila Boar. The blessed Boar said: Again I shall declare something else; hear it, O Earth—what happened long ago, upon reaching Vaikuṇṭhatīrtha.
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VrP 163.2
मिथिलायां पुरी रम्या जनकेन च पालिता ।। मिथिलावासिनो लोकास्तीर्थयात्रां समागताः
mithilāyāṃ purī ramyā janakena ca pālitā || mithilāvāsino lokāstīrthayātrāṃ samāgatāḥ
In Mithilā there was a lovely city, ruled by Janaka; the people dwelling in Mithilā assembled for a pilgrimage to the sacred fords.
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VrP 163.3
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चापि वसुन्धरे ।। स्नात्वा सौकरवे तीर्थे आयाता मधुरां पुरीम्
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścāpi vasundhare || snātvā saukarave tīrthe āyātā madhurāṃ purīm
Brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras too, O Earth, having bathed at the Saukara ford, came to the city of Mathurā.
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VrP 163.4
तेषां च भक्तिरुत्पन्ना मथुरां प्रति सुन्दरि ।। वैकुण्ठतीर्थमासाद्य सर्वे ते मनुजाः स्थिताः
teṣāṃ ca bhaktirutpannā mathurāṃ prati sundari || vaikuṇṭhatīrthamāsādya sarve te manujāḥ sthitāḥ
And devotion arose in them towards Mathurā, O beautiful one; having reached Vaikuṇṭhatīrtha, all those men halted (there).
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VrP 163.5
तेषां तु ब्राह्मणः कश्चिद्ब्रह्महत्यासु चिह्नितः ।। रुधिरस्य हि धारा च स्रवन्ती तस्य हस्ततः
teṣāṃ tu brāhmaṇaḥ kaścidbrahmahatyāsu cihnitaḥ || rudhirasya hi dhārā ca sravantī tasya hastataḥ
But among them a certain brahmin was marked with (the guilt of) brahmin-murders; and a stream of blood was flowing from his hand,
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VrP 163.6
प्रत्यक्षा दृश्यते सर्वैर्ब्रह्महत्यास्वरूपिणी ।। सर्वतीर्थप्लुतस्यापि ब्राह्मणस्य हि सा तदा
pratyakṣā dṛśyate sarvairbrahmahatyāsvarūpiṇī || sarvatīrthaplutasyāpi brāhmaṇasya hi sā tadā
visible to all before their eyes, being the very embodied form of brahmin-murder; even though that brahmin had plunged into all the sacred fords, it did not then
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VrP 163.7
न गता पूर्वमेवासीद्वैकुण्ठे स्नानमाचरत् ।। न सा वै दृश्यते धारा ततस्ते विस्मयङ्गताः
na gatā pūrvamevāsīdvaikuṇṭhe snānamācarat || na sā vai dṛśyate dhārā tataste vismayaṅgatāḥ
go away—so it had been before; (but when) he performed his bath in Vaikuṇṭha, that stream was no longer seen; at that they were filled with amazement.
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VrP 163.8
किमेतत्किमिति प्राहुर्धारा प्रति वसुन्धरे ।। देवो ब्राह्मणरूपेण लोकान्सर्वान् हि पृच्छति
kimetatkimiti prāhurdhārā prati vasundhare || devo brāhmaṇarūpeṇa lokānsarvān hi pṛcchati
"What is this, what?" they said concerning the stream, O Earth. The god, in the form of a brahmin, questioned all the people:
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VrP 163.9
केन कारणदोषेण धारा त्यक्त्वा गता द्विजम् ।। तत्सर्वं कथयामासुर्ब्राह्मणस्य विचेष्टितम्
kena kāraṇadoṣeṇa dhārā tyaktvā gatā dvijam || tatsarvaṃ kathayāmāsurbrāhmaṇasya viceṣṭitam
"For what fault, for what reason, has the (water-)stream abandoned the brahmin and gone away?" They told him all of it, the brahmin's misconduct.
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VrP 163.11
इत्युक्तस्तैर्देवदेवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। एष प्रभावस्तीर्थस्य वैकुण्ठस्य वसुन्धरे
ityuktastairdevadevastatraivāntaradhīyata || eṣa prabhāvastīrthasya vaikuṇṭhasya vasundhare
Thus addressed by them, the God of gods vanished right there. Such is the power of the Vaikuṇṭha holy place, O Earth.
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VrP 163.12
वैकुण्ठतीर्थे यः स्नाति मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
vaikuṇṭhatīrthe yaḥ snāti mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ || sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
Whoever bathes at the Vaikuṇṭha holy place is freed from all sins; released from every sin, he goes to Viṣṇu's world.
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VrP 163.13
सूत उवाच ।। पुनरन्यत् प्रवक्ष्यामि असिकुण्डेऽतिपुण्यदे ।। नाम्ना गन्धर्वकुण्डं तु तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम्
sūta uvāca || punaranyat pravakṣyāmi asikuṇḍe'tipuṇyade || nāmnā gandharvakuṇḍaṃ tu tīrthānāṃ tīrthamuttamam
Sūta said: Again I shall tell of another, at the exceedingly merit-giving Asikuṇḍa: Gandharvakuṇḍa by name, the best holy place among holy places.
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VrP 163.14
तत्र स्नातो नरो देवि गन्धर्वैः सह मोदते ।। तत्र यो मुंचते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति
tatra snāto naro devi gandharvaiḥ saha modate || tatra yo muṃcate prāṇānmama lokaṃ sa gacchati
A man who has bathed there, O goddess, rejoices together with the gandharvas; and whoever gives up his life-breaths there goes to my world.
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VrP 163.15
विंशतिर्योजनानां तु माथुरं मम मण्डलम् ।। इदं पद्मं महाभागे सर्वेषां मुक्तिदायि च
viṃśatiryojanānāṃ tu māthuraṃ mama maṇḍalam || idaṃ padmaṃ mahābhāge sarveṣāṃ muktidāyi ca
My Mathurā circle is twenty yojanas (in extent); this lotus, O greatly fortunate one, gives liberation to all.
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VrP 163.16
कर्णिकायां स्थितो देवि केशवः क्लेशनाशनः ।। कर्णिकायां मृता ये तु तेऽमरा मुक्तिभागिनः
karṇikāyāṃ sthito devi keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ || karṇikāyāṃ mṛtā ye tu te'marā muktibhāginaḥ
On the pericarp, O goddess, stands Keśava, the destroyer of affliction; and those who die on the pericarp become immortal and share in liberation.
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VrP 163.17
तत्र मध्ये मृता ये तु तेषां मुक्तिर्वसुन्धरे ।। पश्चिमेन हरिं देवं गोवर्द्धननिवासिनम्
tatra madhye mṛtā ye tu teṣāṃ muktirvasundhare || paścimena hariṃ devaṃ govarddhananivāsinam
Those who die there in the middle—liberation is theirs, O Earth. On the west (petal is) the god Hari who dwells on Govardhana.
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VrP 163.18
दृष्ट्वा तं देवदेवेशं किं मनः परितप्यते ।। उत्तरेण तु गोविन्दं दृष्ट्वा देवं परं शुभम्
dṛṣṭvā taṃ devadeveśaṃ kiṃ manaḥ paritapyate || uttareṇa tu govindaṃ dṛṣṭvā devaṃ paraṃ śubham
Having seen him, the Lord of the gods of gods, why should the mind be tormented? And on the north, having seen the god Govinda, supremely auspicious—
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VrP 163.19
नासौ पतति संसारे यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ।। विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके देवं पूर्वपत्रे व्यवस्थितम्
nāsau patati saṃsāre yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam || viśrāntisaṃjñake devaṃ pūrvapatre vyavasthitam
—he does not fall into the round of rebirth until the dissolution of beings. On the eastern petal, at (the place) called Viśrānti, the god is established.
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VrP 163.21
महाकायां सुरूपां च केशवाकारसन्निभाम् ।। तां दृष्ट्वा मनुजो देवि ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते
mahākāyāṃ surūpāṃ ca keśavākārasannibhām || tāṃ dṛṣṭvā manujo devi brahmaṇā saha modate
(An image) huge of body, of fair form, resembling the shape of Keśava—having seen her, O goddess, a man rejoices together with Brahmā.
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VrP 163.22
कृते युगे तु राजासीन्मान्धाता नाम नामतः ।। तेनाहं तोषितो देवि भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा
kṛte yuge tu rājāsīnmāndhātā nāma nāmataḥ || tenāhaṃ toṣito devi bhaktiyuktena cetasā
In the Kṛta age there was a king, Māndhātā by name; by him I was gratified, O goddess, with a mind full of devotion.
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VrP 163.23
तस्य तुष्टेन हि मया प्रतिमेयं समर्पिता ।। तेनेयं पूजिता नित्यमात्ममुक्तिमभीप्सता
tasya tuṣṭena hi mayā pratimeyaṃ samarpitā || teneyaṃ pūjitā nityamātmamuktimabhīpsatā
Being pleased with him, I bestowed this image; and it was worshipped by him constantly, as he desired liberation for himself.
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VrP 163.24
यदा तु मथुरां प्राप्य लवणोऽयं निपातितः ।। तदैव प्रतिमा दिव्या मथुरायां व्यवस्थिता
yadā tu mathurāṃ prāpya lavaṇo'yaṃ nipātitaḥ || tadaiva pratimā divyā mathurāyāṃ vyavasthitā
But when, having reached Mathurā, this Lavaṇa was struck down, then at that very moment the divine image became established in Mathurā.
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VrP 163.25
पुण्येयं प्रतिमा दिव्या तैजसी दिव्यरूपिणी ।। कपिलो नाम विप्रर्षिर्मम भक्तिपरायणः
puṇyeyaṃ pratimā divyā taijasī divyarūpiṇī || kapilo nāma viprarṣirmama bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
This divine image is holy, made of metal, of divine form. A brahmin sage named Kapila, wholly devoted to me—
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VrP 163.26
मनसा निर्मिता तेन वाराही प्रतिमा शुभा ।। कपिलो ध्यायते नित्यमर्चति स्म दिने दिने
manasā nirmitā tena vārāhī pratimā śubhā || kapilo dhyāyate nityamarcati sma dine dine
—by him the auspicious boar-image was fashioned with the mind; Kapila meditated on it constantly and worshipped it day after day.
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VrP 163.27
इन्द्रेणाराधितो देवि कपिलो मुनिसत्तमः ।। तस्य प्रीतो ददौ देवं वराहं दिव्यरूपिणम्
indreṇārādhito devi kapilo munisattamaḥ || tasya prīto dadau devaṃ varāhaṃ divyarūpiṇam
Kapila, best of sages, was propitiated by Indra, O goddess; pleased with him, he gave (him) the god, the Boar of divine form.
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VrP 163.28
देवे लब्धे वरारोहे शक्रो हर्षसमन्वितः ।। ध्यायति स्म सदा देवं पूजां कृत्वा हि भक्तितः
deve labdhe varārohe śakro harṣasamanvitaḥ || dhyāyati sma sadā devaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā hi bhaktitaḥ
When the god of the excellent mount had been obtained, Śakra, filled with joy, having performed worship with devotion, meditated on the god always.
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VrP 163.29
इन्द्रेण तु तदा प्राप्तं दिव्यं ज्ञानमनुत्तमम् ।। ततः कालेन महता रावणो नाम राक्षसः
indreṇa tu tadā prāptaṃ divyaṃ jñānamanuttamam || tataḥ kālena mahatā rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ
And then Indra obtained divine, unsurpassed knowledge. Thereafter, after a long time, a demon named Rāvaṇa (arose).
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VrP 163.31
रावणेन जिता देवाः शक्रश्चैव महाबलः ।। बद्ध्वा चेन्द्रं महाबाहुं शक्रस्य भवनं गतः
rāvaṇena jitā devāḥ śakraścaiva mahābalaḥ || baddhvā cendraṃ mahābāhuṃ śakrasya bhavanaṃ gataḥ
By Rāvaṇa the gods were conquered, and Śakra too, the mighty one; and having bound the great-armed Indra, he went to Śakra's dwelling.
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VrP 163.32
प्रविश्य रावणस्तत्र गृहे रत्नविभूषिते ।। दृष्ट्वा कपिलवाराहं शिरसा धरणीं गतः
praviśya rāvaṇastatra gṛhe ratnavibhūṣite || dṛṣṭvā kapilavārāhaṃ śirasā dharaṇīṃ gataḥ
Rāvaṇa, having entered there into the house adorned with jewels, and having seen the tawny Boar, fell to the ground with his head (bowed).
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VrP 163.33
तेन संमोहितो देवि रावणो नाम राक्षसः ।। त्रातुमर्हसि मे देव धरणीधर माधव
tena saṃmohito devi rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ || trātumarhasi me deva dharaṇīdhara mādhava
Bewildered by that, O goddess, (he said:) "I, the rākṣasa named Rāvaṇa — you ought to protect me, O god, bearer of the earth, Mādhava!"
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VrP 163.34
दामोदर हषीकेश हिरण्याक्षविदारण ।। वेदगर्भ नमस्तेऽस्तु वासुदेव नमोऽस्तु ते
dāmodara haṣīkeśa hiraṇyākṣavidāraṇa || vedagarbha namaste'stu vāsudeva namo'stu te
"O Dāmodara, O Hṛṣīkeśa, O render of Hiraṇyākṣa, O womb of the Vedas, homage be to you; O Vāsudeva, homage to you!"
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VrP 163.36
निरीक्षितुं न शक्नोमि प्रष्टुं चैव गुणव्रत ।। देवदेव नमस्तुभ्यं भक्तानामभयप्रद
nirīkṣituṃ na śaknomi praṣṭuṃ caiva guṇavrata || devadeva namastubhyaṃ bhaktānāmabhayaprada
"I am not able to look at (you), nor to question (you), O you whose vow is excellence; O god of gods, homage to you, O giver of fearlessness to (your) devotees!"
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VrP 163.37
मम त्वं भक्तिनम्रस्य प्रसादं कुरु सर्वदा ।। इति स्तुतो रावणेन देवदेवो जगत्पतिः
mama tvaṃ bhaktinamrasya prasādaṃ kuru sarvadā || iti stuto rāvaṇena devadevo jagatpatiḥ
"Show favour always to me, who am bowed down in devotion." Thus praised by Rāvaṇa, the god of gods, the lord of the world,
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VrP 163.38
सौम्यरूपोऽभवद्देवो लोक नाथो जनार्दनः ।। सन्निधानमनुप्राप्य पुष्पकारोहणोत्सुकः
saumyarūpo'bhavaddevo loka nātho janārdanaḥ || sannidhānamanuprāpya puṣpakārohaṇotsukaḥ
the god, the lord of the world, Janārdana, became gentle in form; (Rāvaṇa,) having come into his presence, was eager to have (him) mounted upon the Puṣpaka.
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VrP 163.39
कूर्मरूप नमस्तेऽस्तु नारायण नमोस्तु ते ।। मस्त्यरूपधरं देवं मधुकैटभनाशिनम् तदुद्धर्त्तुं न शक्नोति रावणो विस्मयङ्गतः ।। शङ्करेण पुरा सार्द्धं कैलास स्तु मयोद्धृतः
kūrmarūpa namaste'stu nārāyaṇa namostu te || mastyarūpadharaṃ devaṃ madhukaiṭabhanāśinam taduddharttuṃ na śaknoti rāvaṇo vismayaṅgataḥ || śaṅkareṇa purā sārddhaṃ kailāsa stu mayoddhṛtaḥ
"O you of the tortoise form, homage be to you; O Nārāyaṇa, homage to you" — (praising) the god who bore the fish form, the destroyer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha — yet Rāvaṇa could not lift it up, and fell into amazement: "formerly Kailāsa, together with Śaṅkara, was lifted up by me!"
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VrP 163.41
अहं त्वां नेतुमिच्छामि पुरीं लङ्कामनुत्तमाम्
ahaṃ tvāṃ netumicchāmi purīṃ laṅkāmanuttamām
"I wish to take you to the unsurpassed city of Laṅkā."
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VrP 163.42
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। अवैष्णवोऽसि रक्षस्त्वं कुतो भक्तिस्तवेदृशी ।। कपिलस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणो वाक्य मब्रवीत्
śrīvarāha uvāca || avaiṣṇavo'si rakṣastvaṃ kuto bhaktistavedṛśī || kapilasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇo vākya mabravīt
Śrī Varāha said: "You are no Vaiṣṇava, O rākṣasa; whence comes such devotion of yours?" Hearing the words of Kapila, Rāvaṇa spoke (these) words:
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VrP 163.43
त्वद्दर्शनात्समुत्पन्ना भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी ।। महात्मस्त्वां नयिष्यामि देवदेव नमोऽस्तु ते
tvaddarśanātsamutpannā bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī || mahātmastvāṃ nayiṣyāmi devadeva namo'stu te
"From seeing you, unswerving devotion has arisen (in me); O great-souled one, I shall carry you; O god of gods, homage to you!"
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VrP 163.44
भक्तिमुद्वहतस्तस्य लघु वेषोऽभवत्तदा ।। पुष्पके तु समारोप्य देवं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
bhaktimudvahatastasya laghu veṣo'bhavattadā || puṣpake tu samāropya devaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
Then, for him who was bearing devotion (thus), (the god's) form became light; and having set the god renowned in the three worlds upon the Puṣpaka,
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VrP 163.45
आनयामास लङ्कायां स्थापयित्वा स्वके गृहे ।। तदा स्थितोऽहं लङ्कायां रावणेन प्रपूजितः
ānayāmāsa laṅkāyāṃ sthāpayitvā svake gṛhe || tadā sthito'haṃ laṅkāyāṃ rāvaṇena prapūjitaḥ
he brought (him) to Laṅkā and installed (him) in his own house. Then I remained in Laṅkā, greatly worshipped by Rāvaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.46
अयोध्याधिपती रामो हन्तुं राक्षसपुङ्गवम् ।। गतोऽसौ विक्रमेणैव हत्त्वा राक्षसपुङ्गवम्
ayodhyādhipatī rāmo hantuṃ rākṣasapuṅgavam || gato'sau vikrameṇaiva hattvā rākṣasapuṅgavam
Rāma, the lord of Ayodhyā, went to kill the bull among rākṣasas; by his very valour he slew that bull among rākṣasas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.47
विभीषणश्च लङ्काया आधिपत्येऽभिषेचितः ।। विभीषणेन रामस्य सर्वस्वं च निवेदितम्
vibhīṣaṇaśca laṅkāyā ādhipatye'bhiṣecitaḥ || vibhīṣaṇena rāmasya sarvasvaṃ ca niveditam
and Vibhīṣaṇa was consecrated to the sovereignty of Laṅkā; and by Vibhīṣaṇa everything he had was offered to Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.48
श्रीराम उवाच ।। अनेन नस्ति मे कार्यं तव रक्षा विभीषण ।। देवो मे दीयतां रक्षः शक्रलोकाद्य आगतः
śrīrāma uvāca || anena nasti me kāryaṃ tava rakṣā vibhīṣaṇa || devo me dīyatāṃ rakṣaḥ śakralokādya āgataḥ
Śrī Rāma said: "I have no need of this; let it be your protection, Vibhīṣaṇa. Let the god be given to me, O rākṣasa — (the god) who came here from Śakra's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.49
अहन्यहनि पूजामि देवं वाराहरूपिणम् ।। अयोध्यां चैव नेष्यामि त्वया दत्तं हि राक्षस
ahanyahani pūjāmi devaṃ vārāharūpiṇam || ayodhyāṃ caiva neṣyāmi tvayā dattaṃ hi rākṣasa
Day after day I shall worship the god in boar form, and I shall take (him) to Ayodhyā, since (he has been) given by you, O rākṣasa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.51
अयोध्यायां स्थापयित्वा पूजयामास तं तदा ।। गतं वर्षसहस्रं तु दशोत्तरमतः परम्
ayodhyāyāṃ sthāpayitvā pūjayāmāsa taṃ tadā || gataṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu daśottaramataḥ param
Having installed (him) in Ayodhyā he then worshipped him; and after that a thousand and ten years passed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.52
लवणस्य वधार्थं हि शत्रुघ्नं प्रेषयत्तदा ।। कृतप्रणामः शत्रुघ्नो राघवाय महात्मने
lavaṇasya vadhārthaṃ hi śatrughnaṃ preṣayattadā || kṛtapraṇāmaḥ śatrughno rāghavāya mahātmane
Then he sent Śatrughna for the killing of Lavaṇa; and Śatrughna, having made obeisance to the great-souled Rāghava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.53
चतुरङ्गबलोपेतो जगाम मथुरां प्रति ।। गत्वा तु राक्षसश्रेष्ठं लवणं रौद्ररूपिणम्
caturaṅgabalopeto jagāma mathurāṃ prati || gatvā tu rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ lavaṇaṃ raudrarūpiṇam
accompanied by an army of four divisions, marched toward Mathurā; and having gone (there), (he attacked) Lavaṇa, the foremost of rākṣasas, of terrible form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.54
घातयित्वा तु शत्रुघ्नः प्रविश्य मथुरां पुरीम् ।। ब्राह्मणान्स्थापयित्वा तु मया तुल्यान्महौजसः
ghātayitvā tu śatrughnaḥ praviśya mathurāṃ purīm || brāhmaṇānsthāpayitvā tu mayā tulyānmahaujasaḥ
And having had (him) killed, Śatrughna entered the city of Mathurā, and installed brāhmaṇas of great vigour, equal to me,
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VrP 163.55
षड्विंशतिसहस्राणि वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान् ।। अनृचो माथुरो यत्र चतुर्वेदस्तथापरः
ṣaḍviṃśatisahasrāṇi vedavedāṅgapāragān || anṛco māthuro yatra caturvedastathāparaḥ
— twenty-six thousand (of them), masters of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas; among whom a Mathurā man (counts as) one without the Ṛgveda, and another as a knower of the four Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 163.56
एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजितः ।। लवणस्य यथावृत्तं कथितं ते वसुन्धरे
ekasminbhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitaḥ || lavaṇasya yathāvṛttaṃ kathitaṃ te vasundhare
When a single brahmin is fed, a crore has been fed. Thus the story of Lavaṇa, as it happened, has been told to you, O Vasundharā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.58
राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शत्रुघ्नो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव वरार्हो यदि वाप्यहम्
rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā śatrughno vākyamabravīt || yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva varārho yadi vāpyaham
Hearing Rāghava's words, Śatrughna spoke: "If you are pleased with me, O lord, and if I am worthy of a boon,
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VrP 163.59
दीयतां मम देवोऽयं यदि मे वरदो भवान् ।। शत्रुघ्नस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राघवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
dīyatāṃ mama devo'yaṃ yadi me varado bhavān || śatrughnasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāghavo vākyamabravīt
then let this god be given to me, if you are a granter of boons to me." Hearing Śatrughna's words, Rāghava spoke:
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VrP 163.61
धन्यास्ते माथुरा लोकाः पश्यन्ति कपिलं सदा ।। दृष्टः स्पृष्टः तदा ध्यातः स्नापितश्च दिने दिने
dhanyāste māthurā lokāḥ paśyanti kapilaṃ sadā || dṛṣṭaḥ spṛṣṭaḥ tadā dhyātaḥ snāpitaśca dine dine
"Blessed are those people of Mathurā who always behold Kapila. Seen, touched, then meditated upon, and bathed day after day,
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VrP 163.62
अनुलिप्तश्च शत्रुघ्न सर्वपापं व्यपोहति ।। पूजितः स्नापितो देवो दृष्टो यैस्तु दिने दिने
anuliptaśca śatrughna sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati || pūjitaḥ snāpito devo dṛṣṭo yaistu dine dine
and anointed, O Śatrughna, he removes all sin. The god, worshipped, bathed and seen by those, day after day,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.63
सर्वं हरति वै पापं मोक्षं चैव प्रयच्छति ।। इत्युक्त्वा राघवस्तस्मै देवं प्रादाद्वसुन्धरे
sarvaṃ harati vai pāpaṃ mokṣaṃ caiva prayacchati || ityuktvā rāghavastasmai devaṃ prādādvasundhare
takes away every sin and grants liberation as well." Having said this, Rāghava gave the god to him, O Vasundharā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.64
देवमादाय शत्रुघ्नो जगाम मथुरां पुरीम् ।। ब्राह्मणं स्थापयित्वा तु आगच्छन्मम सन्निधौ
devamādāya śatrughno jagāma mathurāṃ purīm || brāhmaṇaṃ sthāpayitvā tu āgacchanmama sannidhau
Taking the god, Śatrughna went to the city of Mathurā; and having installed a brahmin (there), he came into my presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.65
तत्र मध्ये तु संस्थाप्य पूजयामास राघवः ।। अनेन क्रमयोगेण मथुरायां स्थितः प्रभुः
tatra madhye tu saṃsthāpya pūjayāmāsa rāghavaḥ || anena kramayogeṇa mathurāyāṃ sthitaḥ prabhuḥ
There, having installed (him) in the middle, Rāghava worshipped (him). By this sequence the Lord came to abide in Mathurā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.66
गयायां पिण्डदानेन यत्फलं ज्यष्ठेपुष्करे ।। तत्फलं समवाप्नोति श्वेतं दृष्ट्वा सदा नरः
gayāyāṃ piṇḍadānena yatphalaṃ jyaṣṭhepuṣkare || tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti śvetaṃ dṛṣṭvā sadā naraḥ
Whatever fruit (comes) from offering piṇḍas at Gayā, and at Jyeṣṭha Puṣkara — that fruit a man always obtains by seeing Śveta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.67
विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके तद्वद्गोविन्दे च तथा हरौ ।। केशवे दीर्घविष्णौ च तदेव फलमश्नुते
viśrāntisaṃjñake tadvadgovinde ca tathā harau || keśave dīrghaviṣṇau ca tadeva phalamaśnute
So too at (the tīrtha) named Viśrānti, and at Govinda and at Hari, at Keśava and at Dīrghaviṣṇu, he enjoys that very same fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.68
उदये मामकं तेजः सदा विश्रांतिसंज्ञके ।। मध्याह्ने मामकं तेजो दीर्घविष्णौ व्यवस्थितम् ।। केशवे मामकं तेजो दिनभागे चतुर्थके
udaye māmakaṃ tejaḥ sadā viśrāṃtisaṃjñake || madhyāhne māmakaṃ tejo dīrghaviṣṇau vyavasthitam || keśave māmakaṃ tejo dinabhāge caturthake
At sunrise my radiance is always in (the tīrtha) named Viśrānti; at midday my radiance is established in Dīrghaviṣṇu; in the fourth part of the day my radiance is in Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.69
एषा विद्या पुरा देवि नित्यकालं सुगो पिता ।। भक्ता त्वं मम शिष्या च कथिता ते वसुन्धरे
eṣā vidyā purā devi nityakālaṃ sugo pitā || bhaktā tvaṃ mama śiṣyā ca kathitā te vasundhare
This knowledge, O goddess, was of old kept well hidden for all time; but you are devoted to me and my pupil, so it has been told to you, O Vasundharā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.97
लवणस्य वधं श्रुत्वा राघवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। वरं वरय शत्रुघ्न यत्ते मनसि रोचते
lavaṇasya vadhaṃ śrutvā rāghavo vākyamabravīt || varaṃ varaya śatrughna yatte manasi rocate
Hearing of the slaying of Lavaṇa, Rāghava spoke these words: "Choose a boon, Śatrughna, whatever pleases your mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 163.163
वैकुण्ठे तु निमग्नोऽयं ब्रह्महत्या गता ततः ।। विस्मयो नात्र कर्त्तव्यस्तीर्थस्येदं महत्फलम् यं दृष्ट्वा तु नरो याति मुक्तिं नास्त्यत्र संशयः ।। दक्षिणेन तु मां विद्धि प्रतिमां दिव्यरूपिणीम् इन्द्रलोकं गतः सोऽथ स्वर्गं जेतुं महाबलः ।। शक्रेण सह सङ्गम्य ततो युद्धं प्रवर्तितम् देव त्वं स्वल्पकायोऽसि नाहमुद्धरणक्षमः ।। प्रसीद देवदेवेश सुरनाथ नमोऽस्तु ते ततः समर्पयामास कपिलं दिव्यरूपिणम् ।। पुष्पके तु समारोप्य नीतवान्नगरीं प्रति नय शत्रुघ्न देवं त्वं दिव्यं वाराहरूपिणम् ।। धन्याऽसौ मण्डली लोके धन्या सा मथुरा पुरी
vaikuṇṭhe tu nimagno'yaṃ brahmahatyā gatā tataḥ || vismayo nātra karttavyastīrthasyedaṃ mahatphalam yaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu naro yāti muktiṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || dakṣiṇena tu māṃ viddhi pratimāṃ divyarūpiṇīm indralokaṃ gataḥ so'tha svargaṃ jetuṃ mahābalaḥ || śakreṇa saha saṅgamya tato yuddhaṃ pravartitam deva tvaṃ svalpakāyo'si nāhamuddharaṇakṣamaḥ || prasīda devadeveśa suranātha namo'stu te tataḥ samarpayāmāsa kapilaṃ divyarūpiṇam || puṣpake tu samāropya nītavānnagarīṃ prati naya śatrughna devaṃ tvaṃ divyaṃ vārāharūpiṇam || dhanyā'sau maṇḍalī loke dhanyā sā mathurā purī
"He was immersed in Vaikuṇṭha, and thereby the brahmin-murder departed. No wonder should be felt at this: such is the great fruit of the tīrtha. Seeing it a man goes to liberation — there is no doubt here. On the south side know me to be the image of divine form." Then he, of great strength, went to Indra's world to conquer heaven; having met with Śakra, battle was then begun. "O god, you are of small body; I am not able to lift (you). Be gracious, lord of the lords of gods, master of the gods, homage be to you." Then he handed over Kapila of divine form; setting (him) upon the Puṣpaka he brought (him) to the city. "Take, Śatrughna, this divine god in boar-form. Blessed is that circle (of land) in the world, blessed is that city of Mathurā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain