Varaha Purana — Chapter 197
VrP 197.1
ऋषिपुत्र उवाच ।। दशयोजनविस्तारं ततो द्विगुणमायतम् ।। प्राकारेण परिक्षिप्तं प्रासादशत शोभितम्
ṛṣiputra uvāca || daśayojanavistāraṃ tato dviguṇamāyatam || prākāreṇa parikṣiptaṃ prāsādaśata śobhitam
The sage's son said: Ten yojanas in breadth and twice that in length, encircled by a rampart, adorned with a hundred palaces —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.2
समालिखदिवाकाशं प्रदीप्तमिव तेजसा ।। गोपुरं तूत्तमं तत्र प्रासादशतशोभितम्
samālikhadivākāśaṃ pradīptamiva tejasā || gopuraṃ tūttamaṃ tatra prāsādaśataśobhitam
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 197.3
नानायन्त्रैः समाकीर्णं ज्वालामालासमायुतम् ।। देवतानामृषीणां च ये चान्ये शुभकारिणः
nānāyantraiḥ samākīrṇaṃ jvālāmālāsamāyutam || devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca ye cānye śubhakāriṇaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 197.4
प्रवेशस्तत्र तेषां हि विहितो धर्मदर्शिनाम् ।। राजते गोपुरं सर्वं शारदाभ्रचयप्रभम्
praveśastatra teṣāṃ hi vihito dharmadarśinām || rājate gopuraṃ sarvaṃ śāradābhracayaprabham
For entry there is ordained for those who perceive the law; the whole gateway shines, radiant as a mass of autumn clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.5
मानुषाणां सुकृतिनां प्रवेशस्तत्र निर्मितः ।। अग्निघर्मसमाकीर्णं सर्वदोषसमन्वितम्
mānuṣāṇāṃ sukṛtināṃ praveśastatra nirmitaḥ || agnigharmasamākīrṇaṃ sarvadoṣasamanvitam
For virtuous men an entrance is made there. (Another gate is) filled with the heat of fire and beset with every fault.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.6
आयसं गोपुरं तत्र दक्षिणं भीमदर्शनम् ।। रौद्रं प्रतिभयाकारं सुतप्तं दुर्निरीक्षणम्
āyasaṃ gopuraṃ tatra dakṣiṇaṃ bhīmadarśanam || raudraṃ pratibhayākāraṃ sutaptaṃ durnirīkṣaṇam
There (stands) the southern gateway, made of iron, terrible to look upon — fierce, dreadful in form, red-hot, hard to gaze at.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.7
प्रवेशो हि ततस्तेन विहितो रविसूनुना ।। पापिष्ठानां नृशंसानां क्रव्यादानां दुरात्मनाम्
praveśo hi tatastena vihito ravisūnunā || pāpiṣṭhānāṃ nṛśaṃsānāṃ kravyādānāṃ durātmanām
Entry through it was appointed by the Sun's son (Yama) for the most sinful, for the cruel, for the eaters of raw flesh, for the evil-natured,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.8
पापानां चैव सर्वेषां ये चान्ये घातकारकाः ।। औदुम्बरमवीचीकमुच्चावचमनःकृतम
pāpānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ ye cānye ghātakārakāḥ || audumbaramavīcīkamuccāvacamanaḥkṛtama
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 197.9
गोपुरं पश्चिमं तच्च दुर्निरीक्षं समन्ततः ।। महता वह्निजालेन समालिप्तं भयानकम्
gopuraṃ paścimaṃ tacca durnirīkṣaṃ samantataḥ || mahatā vahnijālena samāliptaṃ bhayānakam
And that western gateway is hard to look upon on every side; it is smeared all over with a great net of fire, terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.11
सर्वरत्नमयी दिव्या वैवस्वतनियोजिता ।। सभा परमसम्पन्ना धार्मिकैः सत्यवादिभिः
sarvaratnamayī divyā vaivasvataniyojitā || sabhā paramasampannā dhārmikaiḥ satyavādibhiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 197.12
जितक्रोधैरलुब्धैश्च वीतरागैस्तपस्विभिः ।। सा सभा धर्मयुक्तानां सा सभा पापकारिणाम्
jitakrodhairalubdhaiśca vītarāgaistapasvibhiḥ || sā sabhā dharmayuktānāṃ sā sabhā pāpakāriṇām
(and) by those who have conquered anger, by the greedless, by the passion-free, by ascetics — that assembly is (the assembly) of those joined to dharma, that assembly is (the assembly) of the doers of evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.13
सा सभा सर्वलोकस्य शुभस्यैवाशुभस्य च ।। कर्मणा सूचितस्याथ सा सभा धर्मसंहिता
sā sabhā sarvalokasya śubhasyaivāśubhasya ca || karmaṇā sūcitasyātha sā sabhā dharmasaṃhitā
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 197.14
अनिर्वर्त्यं यथा कर्म शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा ।। निर्विशङ्का निराक्षेपा धर्मज्ञा धर्मपाठकाः
anirvartyaṃ yathā karma śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā || nirviśaṅkā nirākṣepā dharmajñā dharmapāṭhakāḥ
(There, deciding) how a deed is not to be undone by an act sanctioned in the scriptures, (sit) the reciters of dharma, knowers of dharma, free of doubt and free of cavil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.15
चिन्तयन्ति च कार्याणि सर्वलोकहिताय ते ।। यथादृष्टं यथाशास्त्रं यथाकालनिवेदकाः
cintayanti ca kāryāṇi sarvalokahitāya te || yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśāstraṃ yathākālanivedakāḥ
And they ponder the tasks (to be done) for the welfare of all the world, according to what is seen (in tradition), according to the scripture, declaring (them) according to the (proper) time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.16
ततः सर्वे च तत्सर्वं चिन्तयन्ति सुयन्त्रिताः ।। मनुः प्रजापतिश्चैव पाराशर्यो महामुनिः
tataḥ sarve ca tatsarvaṃ cintayanti suyantritāḥ || manuḥ prajāpatiścaiva pārāśaryo mahāmuniḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 197.17
अत्रिरौद्दालकिश्चैव आपस्तम्बश्च वीर्यवान् ।। बृहस्पतिश्च शुक्रश्च गौतमश्च महातपाः
atrirauddālakiścaiva āpastambaśca vīryavān || bṛhaspatiśca śukraśca gautamaśca mahātapāḥ
And Atri and Auddālaki, and the mighty Āpastamba, and Bṛhaspati and Śukra, and Gautama of great austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.18
शङ्खश्च लिखितश्चैव ह्यङ्गिरा भृगुरेव च ।। पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव ये चान्ये धर्मपाठकाः
śaṅkhaśca likhitaścaiva hyaṅgirā bhṛgureva ca || pulastyaḥ pulahaścaiva ye cānye dharmapāṭhakāḥ
And Śaṅkha and Likhita, and Aṅgiras and Bhṛgu too, and Pulastya and Pulaha, and the others who are teachers of dharma —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.19
यमेन सहिताः सर्वे चिन्तयन्ति प्रतिक्रियाम् ।। सर्वे च कामप्रचुरा ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः
yamena sahitāḥ sarve cintayanti pratikriyām || sarve ca kāmapracurā ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ
All of them, together with Yama, deliberate on the countermeasure; and all of them are full of desire, both those who are divine and those who are human.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.21
तेजसा वचसा चैव दुर्निरीक्ष्यो महाबलः ।। एकस्थमिव सर्वेषां तेजस्तेजस्विनां तदा
tejasā vacasā caiva durnirīkṣyo mahābalaḥ || ekasthamiva sarveṣāṃ tejastejasvināṃ tadā
Hard to look upon through his splendour and his speech (was he), of great might; the splendour of all those splendid ones was then as if gathered in one place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.22
तस्य पार्श्वे महादिव्या ऋषयो ब्रह्मवादिनः ।। दीप्यमानाः स्ववपुषा वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः
tasya pārśve mahādivyā ṛṣayo brahmavādinaḥ || dīpyamānāḥ svavapuṣā vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ
At his side (were) the greatly divine seers, expounders of brahman, blazing with their own bodies, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedic ancillaries.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.23
वेदार्थानां विचारज्ञाः सत्यधर्मपुरस्कृताः ।। छन्दःशिक्षाविकल्पज्ञाः सर्वशास्त्रविकल्पकाः
vedārthānāṃ vicārajñāḥ satyadharmapuraskṛtāḥ || chandaḥśikṣāvikalpajñāḥ sarvaśāstravikalpakāḥ
Knowers of the investigation of the meanings of the Vedas, having truth and dharma foremost, knowing the divisions of metre and phonetics, discriminators of all the sciences,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.24
. निरुक्तमतिवादाश्च सामगान्धर्वशोभिताः ।। धातुवादाश्च विविधा निरुक्ताश्चैव नैगमाः
. niruktamativādāśca sāmagāndharvaśobhitāḥ || dhātuvādāśca vividhā niruktāścaiva naigamāḥ
and (masters of) etymology and dialectic, adorned with the Sāman chants and with gāndharva (music); and (there were) various expounders of roots, and etymologists and lexical (Nighaṇṭu) experts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.25
तत्र चैव मया दृष्टा ऋषयः पितरस्तथा ।। भवने धर्मराजस्य प्रगायन्तः कथाः शुभाः
tatra caiva mayā dṛṣṭā ṛṣayaḥ pitarastathā || bhavane dharmarājasya pragāyantaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ
And there I saw seers and likewise the fathers, in the palace of the King of Dharma, singing forth auspicious tales.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.26
तस्य पार्श्वे मया दृष्टः कृष्णवर्णो महाहनुः ।। उत्तमः प्रकृताकार उर्द्ध्वरोमा निराकृतिः
tasya pārśve mayā dṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇavarṇo mahāhanuḥ || uttamaḥ prakṛtākāra urddhvaromā nirākṛtiḥ
At his side I saw one of black colour, with great jaws, exalted, of natural form, with hair standing upright, formless (or: misshapen).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.27
वामबाहुश्च दण्डेन प्रवरेण समन्वितः ।। विकृतास्यो महादंष्ट्रो नित्यक्रुद्धो भयानकः
vāmabāhuśca daṇḍena pravareṇa samanvitaḥ || vikṛtāsyo mahādaṃṣṭro nityakruddho bhayānakaḥ
And his left arm was furnished with an excellent staff; with distorted mouth, with great fangs, always angry, terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.28
शिक्षार्थे धर्मराजेन सन्दिष्टः स पुनः पुनः ।। शृणोति चैव कालोऽसौ नित्ययुक्तः सनातनः
śikṣārthe dharmarājena sandiṣṭaḥ sa punaḥ punaḥ || śṛṇoti caiva kālo'sau nityayuktaḥ sanātanaḥ
He is instructed again and again by the King of Dharma for the sake of discipline, and he listens — that Kāla (Time), ever engaged, everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.29
तथान्ये चापरे तत्र शासनेषु समाहिताः ।। दृष्टास्तत्र मया तात सर्वतेजोमयी शुभा
tathānye cāpare tatra śāsaneṣu samāhitāḥ || dṛṣṭāstatra mayā tāta sarvatejomayī śubhā
And likewise there were others there, intent upon their commissions; there, my dear, they were seen by me — (the place was) auspicious, made wholly of splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.31
अतः परं न कर्त्तव्यं साधनं कथितं बुधैः ।। बिभ्यंति ह्यसुरास्तत्र ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः
ataḥ paraṃ na karttavyaṃ sādhanaṃ kathitaṃ budhaiḥ || bibhyaṃti hyasurāstatra ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ
Beyond this no means (of accomplishment) is to be employed, so the wise have declared; for there the asuras are afraid, and the seers whose wealth is austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.32
असुराश्च सुराश्चैव योगिनश्च महौजसः ।। नमस्कार्या च पूज्या च मोहिनी सर्वसाधनी
asurāśca surāścaiva yoginaśca mahaujasaḥ || namaskāryā ca pūjyā ca mohinī sarvasādhanī
And the asuras and the gods and the yogins of great vigour — she is to be saluted and to be honoured, the deluder, the accomplisher of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.33
तस्याङ्गेभ्यः समुद्भूता व्याधयः क्लेशसम्भवाः ।। अपराश्च महाघोराः व्याधयः कालनिर्मिताः
tasyāṅgebhyaḥ samudbhūtā vyādhayaḥ kleśasambhavāḥ || aparāśca mahāghorāḥ vyādhayaḥ kālanirmitāḥ
From his limbs arose the diseases, which have their origin in affliction, and other most dreadful diseases fashioned by Kāla,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.34
पौरुषेण समायुक्ताः सर्वलोकनयायताः ।। प्रकृत्या दुर्विनीतश्च महाक्रोधः सुदारुणः
pauruṣeṇa samāyuktāḥ sarvalokanayāyatāḥ || prakṛtyā durvinītaśca mahākrodhaḥ sudāruṇaḥ
endowed with manly force, extending over all the worlds; and (he is) by nature ill-behaved, of great wrath, most cruel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.35
महासत्त्वो महातेजाः जरामरणवर्जितः ।। मृत्युर्दृष्टा दुराधर्षो दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनः
mahāsattvo mahātejāḥ jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ || mṛtyurdṛṣṭā durādharṣo divyagandhānulepanaḥ
of great strength, of great splendour, free from old age and death: Death was seen (by me), hard to assail, anointed with divine perfumes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.36
गायका हासकाश्चैव सर्वजीवप्रबोधकाः ।। मृत्युना सहिता नित्यं कालज्ञा कालसम्मताः
gāyakā hāsakāścaiva sarvajīvaprabodhakāḥ || mṛtyunā sahitā nityaṃ kālajñā kālasammatāḥ
(There were) singers and jesters, awakeners of all living beings, always accompanied by Death, knowers of Time, approved by Time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.37
दिव्याभरणशोभाभिः शोभमानाः सुतेजसः ।। सवालव्यजनच्छन्नैः केचित्तत्र महौजसः
divyābharaṇaśobhābhiḥ śobhamānāḥ sutejasaḥ || savālavyajanacchannaiḥ kecittatra mahaujasaḥ
Shining with the splendour of divine ornaments, of great brilliance; some there, of great vigour, (were) covered by yak-tail fans,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.38
पर्यास्तरणसंछन्नेष्वासनेषु तथा परे ।। पूज्यमाना मया दृष्टाः केचित्तत्र महौजसः
paryāstaraṇasaṃchanneṣvāsaneṣu tathā pare || pūjyamānā mayā dṛṣṭāḥ kecittatra mahaujasaḥ
and others upon seats covered with spreading cloths — some there, of great vigour, were seen by me being honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.39
अनेकाश्च नरास्तत्र वेदनाश्च सुदारुणाः ।। नारीनरस्वरूपाश्च मया दृष्टास्त्वनेकशः
anekāśca narāstatra vedanāśca sudāruṇāḥ || nārīnarasvarūpāśca mayā dṛṣṭāstvanekaśaḥ
And there (were) many men, and most cruel pains; and I saw many of them in the forms of women and of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.41
तासां हलहलाशब्दः सर्वासां च समन्ततः ।। धर्मराजसमीपे तु दारयन्ति धरामिमाम्
tāsāṃ halahalāśabdaḥ sarvāsāṃ ca samantataḥ || dharmarājasamīpe tu dārayanti dharāmimām
The uproarious clamour of all of them, on every side, near the King of Dharma, splits this earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.42
कूष्माण्डा यातुधानाश्च राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः ।। एकपादा द्विपादाश्च त्रिपादा बहुपादकाः
kūṣmāṇḍā yātudhānāśca rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ || ekapādā dvipādāśca tripādā bahupādakāḥ
Kūṣmāṇḍas and yātudhānas, rākṣasas who eat raw flesh, some with one foot, some with two, some with three, and some with many feet;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.43
एकबाहुर्द्विबाहुश्च त्रिबाहुर्बहुबाहुकः ।। शङ्कुकर्णा महाकर्णा हस्तिकर्णास्तथाऽपरे
ekabāhurdvibāhuśca tribāhurbahubāhukaḥ || śaṅkukarṇā mahākarṇā hastikarṇāstathā'pare
one-armed, two-armed, three-armed, and many-armed; some with ears like spikes, some with huge ears, and others with elephants' ears;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.44
केचित्तु तत्र पुरुषाः सर्वशोभाविशोभिताः ।। केयूरैर्मुकुटैश्चान्ये चित्रैरङ्गैस्तथाऽपरे
kecittu tatra puruṣāḥ sarvaśobhāviśobhitāḥ || keyūrairmukuṭaiścānye citrairaṅgaistathā'pare
but some men there were adorned with every beauty, others with armlets and crowns, and still others with brightly coloured limbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.45
स्रग्विणो बद्धपादाश्च सर्वाभरणभूषिताः ।। सकुठाराः सकुद्दालाः सचक्राः शूलपाणयः
sragviṇo baddhapādāśca sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || sakuṭhārāḥ sakuddālāḥ sacakrāḥ śūlapāṇayaḥ
(Some were) wearing garlands, with their feet bound, decked with every ornament, carrying axes, carrying hoes, carrying discuses, with spears in their hands;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.46
सशक्तितोमराः केचित्सधनुष्का दुरासदाः ।। असिहस्तास्तथा चान्ये तथा मुद्गरपाणयः
saśaktitomarāḥ kecitsadhanuṣkā durāsadāḥ || asihastāstathā cānye tathā mudgarapāṇayaḥ
some with lances and javelins, some with bows, hard to approach; others likewise with swords in their hands, and others with mallets in their hands;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.47
सज्जिता दधिहस्ताश्च गन्धहस्ता ह्यनेकशः ।। विचित्रभक्षहस्ताश्च वस्त्रहस्तास्तथैव च
sajjitā dadhihastāśca gandhahastā hyanekaśaḥ || vicitrabhakṣahastāśca vastrahastāstathaiva ca
equipped, with curds in their hands, and many with perfumes in their hands, with various foods in their hands, and likewise with garments in their hands;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.48
धूपान्प्रगृह्य विविधान्वासांसि शुभदर्शनाः ।। शिबिकाश्च महाशोभा यानानि विविधानि च
dhūpānpragṛhya vividhānvāsāṃsi śubhadarśanāḥ || śibikāśca mahāśobhā yānāni vividhāni ca
holding various incenses and garments, fair to look upon; and palanquins of great splendour, and vehicles of many kinds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.49
वाजिकुञ्जरयुक्तानि हंसयुक्तानि चापरे ।। शरभै ऋषभैश्चापि हस्तिभिश्च सुदर्शनैः
vājikuñjarayuktāni haṃsayuktāni cāpare || śarabhai ṛṣabhaiścāpi hastibhiśca sudarśanaiḥ
(vehicles) yoked with horses and elephants, and others yoked with geese, and with śarabhas and with bulls, and with fine-looking elephants;
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VrP 197.51
उज्ज्वला मलिनाश्चैव जीर्णवस्त्रा नवांशुकाः ।। सुमनाभिमना मूका मारकाः शतमारका
ujjvalā malināścaiva jīrṇavastrā navāṃśukāḥ || sumanābhimanā mūkā mārakāḥ śatamārakā
radiant ones and grimy ones, some in worn-out clothes, some in new fine cloth; Sumanā, Abhimanā, Mūkā, Mārakā, Śatamārakā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.52
समार्जारी काचवर्णा कृष्णा चैव कलिस्तथा ।। धर्महस्ता यशोहस्ताः कीर्त्तिहस्तास्तथापरे
samārjārī kācavarṇā kṛṣṇā caiva kalistathā || dharmahastā yaśohastāḥ kīrttihastāstathāpare
Samārjarī, Kācavarṇā, and Kṛṣṇā, and Kali too; and others with dharma in their hands, with fame in their hands, with renown in their hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.53
एते पुरोगमास्तत्र कृतान्तस्य महात्मनः ।। यद्येतानि यजेद्विप्रो नास्ति तस्य पराभवः
ete purogamāstatra kṛtāntasya mahātmanaḥ || yadyetāni yajedvipro nāsti tasya parābhavaḥ
These are the forerunners there of the great-souled Ender (Yama); if a brahmin worships these, he suffers no defeat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 197.54
नमस्कार्याश्च पूज्याश्च आपन्नेन हि नित्यशः ।। परितुष्य कृता नित्यं विहिताः सार्वलौकिकाः
namaskāryāśca pūjyāśca āpannena hi nityaśaḥ || parituṣya kṛtā nityaṃ vihitāḥ sārvalaukikāḥ
And they are to be saluted and worshipped constantly by one in distress; being fully pleased, they have always been appointed as (helpers) for all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 197.197
दुष्कृतीनां प्रवेशार्थं यमेन विहितं स्वयम् ।। तस्मिन् पुरवरे रम्ये रम्या परम शोभना कुण्डलाभ्यां पिनद्धाभ्यामङ्गदाभ्यां महातपाः ।। भ्राजते मुकुटस्तस्य ब्रह्मदत्तो महाद्युतिः यमेन पूज्यमाना सा दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनैः ।। संहारः सर्वलोकानां गतीनां च महागतिः कामक्रोधविचारिण्यो नानारूपधराः स्त्रियः ।। जीवभक्षकरा घोरास्तीव्ररोषा भयानकाः मयूरैः सारसैश्चैव चक्रवाकैश्च वाजिभिः ।। एवंरूपा मया दृष्टास्तत्र चान्ये भयानकाः
duṣkṛtīnāṃ praveśārthaṃ yamena vihitaṃ svayam || tasmin puravare ramye ramyā parama śobhanā kuṇḍalābhyāṃ pinaddhābhyāmaṅgadābhyāṃ mahātapāḥ || bhrājate mukuṭastasya brahmadatto mahādyutiḥ yamena pūjyamānā sā divyagandhānulepanaiḥ || saṃhāraḥ sarvalokānāṃ gatīnāṃ ca mahāgatiḥ kāmakrodhavicāriṇyo nānārūpadharāḥ striyaḥ || jīvabhakṣakarā ghorāstīvraroṣā bhayānakāḥ mayūraiḥ sārasaiścaiva cakravākaiśca vājibhiḥ || evaṃrūpā mayā dṛṣṭāstatra cānye bhayānakāḥ
It was ordained by Yama himself for the entry of evildoers. In that lovely, excellent city, she, delightful, supremely beautiful ... With his two fastened earrings and armlets, the great ascetic — his crown shines, given by Brahmā, of great brilliance. She, worshipped by Yama with divine perfumes and unguents ... (He is) the destruction of all the worlds and the great goal of (all) goals. Women moving about at the will of desire and anger, wearing many forms, devourers of living beings, dreadful, of fierce rage, terrifying; with peacocks and with cranes and with cakravākas and with horses ... Such ones I saw there, and others terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain