Varaha Purana — Chapter 201
VrP 201.1
अथ राक्षसकिंकरयुद्धम् ।। ऋषिपुत्र उवाच ।। ततस्ते सहिताः सर्वे चान्योऽन्याभिरताः सदा ।। नानावेषधरा दूताः कृताञ्जलिपुटास्तदा
atha rākṣasakiṃkarayuddham || ṛṣiputra uvāca || tataste sahitāḥ sarve cānyo'nyābhiratāḥ sadā || nānāveṣadharā dūtāḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭāstadā
Now the battle of the rākṣasas and the servants. The sage's son said: Then all of them together, ever devoted to one another, the messengers wearing manifold guises, with hands cupped in salutation, then (spoke).
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VrP 201.2
दूता ऊचुः ।। वयं श्रान्ताश्च क्षीणाश्च ह्यन्यान् योजितुमर्हसि ।। वयमन्यत्करिष्यामः स्वामिन्कार्यं सुदुष्करम्
dūtā ūcuḥ || vayaṃ śrāntāśca kṣīṇāśca hyanyān yojitumarhasi || vayamanyatkariṣyāmaḥ svāminkāryaṃ suduṣkaram
The messengers said: We are weary and worn out; you should employ others. Master, we will do some other task, however very hard to do.
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VrP 201.3
अन्ये हि तावत्तत्कुर्युर्यथेष्टं तव सुव्रत ।। भगवन्स्म परिक्लिष्टाः त्राहि नः परमेश्वर
anye hi tāvattatkuryuryatheṣṭaṃ tava suvrata || bhagavansma parikliṣṭāḥ trāhi naḥ parameśvara
Let others meanwhile do that as you wish, O you of good vows; Lord, we are utterly worn down — save us, Supreme Ruler!
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VrP 201.4
ततो विवृत्तरक्ताक्षस्तेन वाक्येन रोषितः।। विनिःश्वस्य यथा नागो ह्यपश्यत्सर्वतो दिशम्
tato vivṛttaraktākṣastena vākyena roṣitaḥ|| viniḥśvasya yathā nāgo hyapaśyatsarvato diśam
Then, his red eyes rolling, enraged by that speech, hissing out his breath like a serpent, he looked in every direction.
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VrP 201.5
अदूरे दृष्टवान्कंचित्पुरुषं स ह्यनाकृतिम् ।। स तु वेगेन सम्प्राप्त इङ्गितज्ञो दुरात्मवान्
adūre dṛṣṭavānkaṃcitpuruṣaṃ sa hyanākṛtim || sa tu vegena samprāpta iṅgitajño durātmavān
Not far off he saw a certain man, one without (proper) form; and that (man), evil-natured and skilled in reading gestures, came up at speed.
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VrP 201.6
निःसृतः स च रोषेण चित्रगुप्तेन धीमता ।। ततः स त्वरितं गत्वा मन्देहा नाम राक्षसाः
niḥsṛtaḥ sa ca roṣeṇa citraguptena dhīmatā || tataḥ sa tvaritaṃ gatvā mandehā nāma rākṣasāḥ
And he went out, in anger, (sent) by wise Citragupta; then, having gone in haste, (he came to) the demons named Mandehas.
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VrP 201.7
नानारूपधरा घोरा नानाभरणभूषिताः ।। विनाशाय महासत्वो यत्र तिष्ठन्महायशाः
nānārūpadharā ghorā nānābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || vināśāya mahāsatvo yatra tiṣṭhanmahāyaśāḥ
(They were) terrible, wearing manifold forms, adorned with manifold ornaments—(summoned) for the destruction (of those) where the greatly renowned one of great strength stood.
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VrP 201.8
चित्रगुप्तो महाबाहुः सर्वलोकार्थचिन्तकः ।। समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु भूतानां च समादिशत्
citragupto mahābāhuḥ sarvalokārthacintakaḥ || samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu bhūtānāṃ ca samādiśat
Citragupta, the mighty-armed, who considers the affairs of all the worlds, impartial toward all beings, gave orders to the beings.
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VrP 201.9
ततस्ते विविधाकारा राक्षसा पिशिताशनाः ।। उपरुह्य तथा सर्वे मातंगांश्च हयं तथा
tataste vividhākārā rākṣasā piśitāśanāḥ || uparuhya tathā sarve mātaṃgāṃśca hayaṃ tathā
Then those flesh-eating demons of various shapes, all of them, having mounted elephants and likewise a horse,
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VrP 201.11
ब्रुवन्तश्च पुनर्हृष्टाः शीघ्रमाज्ञापय प्रभो ।। तव सन्देशकर्त्तारः कस्य कृन्तामजीवितम्
bruvantaśca punarhṛṣṭāḥ śīghramājñāpaya prabho || tava sandeśakarttāraḥ kasya kṛntāmajīvitam
and speaking again, delighted: "Command quickly, lord! We are the executors of your message—whose life shall we cut off?"
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VrP 201.12
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चित्रगुप्तो ह्यभाषत ।। रोषगद्गदया वाचा निःश्वसन्वै मुहुर्मुहुः
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā citragupto hyabhāṣata || roṣagadgadayā vācā niḥśvasanvai muhurmuhuḥ
Hearing that speech of theirs, Citragupta spoke, with a voice choked with rage, sighing again and again:
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VrP 201.13
भो भो मन्देहका वीराः मम चित्तानुपालकाः ।। एतान्बध्नीत गृह्णीत भूतराक्षसपुंगवाः
bho bho mandehakā vīrāḥ mama cittānupālakāḥ || etānbadhnīta gṛhṇīta bhūtarākṣasapuṃgavāḥ
"Ho, ho, Mandeha heroes, you who carry out my will! Bind these, seize them, O bulls among ghouls and demons!
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VrP 201.14
एवं हत्वा च बद्ध्वा च ह्यागच्छत पुनर्यथा ।। ह्न्तारः सर्वभूतानां कृतज्ञा दृढ विक्रमा
evaṃ hatvā ca baddhvā ca hyāgacchata punaryathā || hntāraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ kṛtajñā dṛḍha vikramā
Thus, having slain and having bound (them), come back again as (you went), you slayers of all beings, grateful and of firm valour,
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VrP 201.15
हत्वा वै पापकानेतान्मम विप्रियकारिणः ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्
hatvā vai pāpakānetānmama vipriyakāriṇaḥ || etacchrutvā vacastasya vacanaṃ cedamabruvan
having slain these wicked ones who do what is displeasing to me." Hearing this speech of his, they spoke these words:
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VrP 201.16
राक्षसा ऊचुः ।। श्रान्ता वा क्षुधिता वापि दुःखिता वा तपोधनाः ।। अमात्या एव ज्ञातव्या भृत्याः शतसहस्रशः
rākṣasā ūcuḥ || śrāntā vā kṣudhitā vāpi duḥkhitā vā tapodhanāḥ || amātyā eva jñātavyā bhṛtyāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
The demons said: "Whether weary, or hungry, or suffering—these ascetics rich in penance are to be regarded as counsellors indeed, (while) servants (are) by the hundred thousand.
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VrP 201.17
एते वधार्थं निर्दिष्टास्त्वयैव च महात्मना ।। न युक्तं विविधाकारा ह्यस्माकं नाशनाय वै
ete vadhārthaṃ nirdiṣṭāstvayaiva ca mahātmanā || na yuktaṃ vividhākārā hyasmākaṃ nāśanāya vai
These have been marked out for slaughter by you yourself, the great-souled one; but it is not fitting, (for we are) of manifold forms, that (this be) for our own destruction.
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VrP 201.18
यथा ह्येते समुत्पन्नाः सर्वधर्मानुचिन्तकाः ।। तथा वयं समुत्पन्नास्तदर्थं हि भवानपि
yathā hyete samutpannāḥ sarvadharmānucintakāḥ || tathā vayaṃ samutpannāstadarthaṃ hi bhavānapi
For just as these were brought into being as those who reflect upon all the duties, so were we brought into being; and for that very purpose you too.
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VrP 201.19
मा च मिथ्या प्रतिज्ञातं धर्मिष्ठस्य भवत्विति ।। अस्माकं विग्रहे वीर मुच्यन्तां यदि मन्यसे
mā ca mithyā pratijñātaṃ dharmiṣṭhasya bhavatviti || asmākaṃ vigrahe vīra mucyantāṃ yadi manyase
And let not the promise of one most righteous become false. In our quarrel, O hero, let them be released, if you think fit."
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VrP 201.21
एवमुक्त्वा ततो घोरा व्याधयः कामरूपिणः ।। सन्नद्धास्त्वरितं शूरा भीमरूपा भयानकाः
evamuktvā tato ghorā vyādhayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ || sannaddhāstvaritaṃ śūrā bhīmarūpā bhayānakāḥ
Having spoken thus, then the terrible diseases, who take on any form at will, heroes of dreadful appearance and frightful, swiftly armed themselves.
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VrP 201.22
गजैरन्ये तथा चाश्वै रथैश्चापि महाबलाः ।। कण्टकैस्तुरगैर्हंसैरन्ये सिंहैस्तथापरे
gajairanye tathā cāśvai rathaiścāpi mahābalāḥ || kaṇṭakaisturagairhaṃsairanye siṃhaistathāpare
Some of great strength (came) with elephants and with horses and with chariots too; others with kaṇṭakas, with swift steeds, with geese; and others with lions;
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VrP 201.23
मृगैः सृगालैर्महिषैर्व्याघ्रैर्मेषैस्तथापरे ।। गृध्रैः श्येनैर्मयूरैश्च सर्पगर्द्दभकुक्कुटैः
mṛgaiḥ sṛgālairmahiṣairvyāghrairmeṣaistathāpare || gṛdhraiḥ śyenairmayūraiśca sarpagarddabhakukkuṭaiḥ
and others with deer, jackals, buffaloes, tigers, rams; with vultures, hawks and peacocks, with snakes, asses and cocks.
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VrP 201.24
एवं वाहनसंयुक्ता नानाप्रहरणोद्यताः ।। समागता महासत्त्वा अन्योन्यमभिकांक्षिणः
evaṃ vāhanasaṃyuktā nānāpraharaṇodyatāḥ || samāgatā mahāsattvā anyonyamabhikāṃkṣiṇaḥ
Thus joined with their mounts, raising various weapons, the great beings came together, each eager for the other.
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VrP 201.25
तूर्यक्ष्वेडितसंघुष्टैर्बलितास्फोटितैरपि ।। जयार्थिनो द्रुतं वीराश्चालयन्तश्च मेदिनीम्
tūryakṣveḍitasaṃghuṣṭairbalitāsphoṭitairapi || jayārthino drutaṃ vīrāścālayantaśca medinīm
With the din of drums and shouts, and with the slapping of arms, the heroes, seeking victory, swiftly (advanced), making the earth shake.
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VrP 201.26
ततः समभवद्युद्धं तस्मिंस्तमसि सन्तते ।। मुकुटैरंगदैश्चित्रैः केयूरैः पट्टिशासिकैः
tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ tasmiṃstamasi santate || mukuṭairaṃgadaiścitraiḥ keyūraiḥ paṭṭiśāsikaiḥ
Then a battle took place there in the spreading darkness; with diadems, with bright armlets, with bracelets, with spears and swords—
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VrP 201.27
सकुण्डलैः शिरोभिश्च भ्राजते वसुधातलम् ।। बहुभिश्च सकेयूरैश्छत्रैश्च मणिभूषणैः
sakuṇḍalaiḥ śirobhiśca bhrājate vasudhātalam || bahubhiśca sakeyūraiśchatraiśca maṇibhūṣaṇaiḥ
and with heads still wearing earrings the surface of the earth gleams — and with many (arms) with armlets, and with parasols set with jewels,
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VrP 201.28
शूल शक्तिप्रहारैश्च यष्टितोमरपट्टिशैः ।। असिखड्गप्रहारैश्च बलप्राणसमीरितैः
śūla śaktiprahāraiśca yaṣṭitomarapaṭṭiśaiḥ || asikhaḍgaprahāraiśca balaprāṇasamīritaiḥ
and with blows of pike and spear, with clubs, lances and battle-axes, and with strokes of sword and scimitar, driven by strength and life-breath,
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VrP 201.29
अभवद्दारुणं युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।। नखैर्दन्तैश्च पादैश्च तेऽन्योऽन्यमभिजघ्निरे
abhavaddāruṇaṃ yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam || nakhairdantaiśca pādaiśca te'nyo'nyamabhijaghnire
a dreadful battle took place, tumultuous, making the hair stand on end; with nails and teeth and feet they struck one another.
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VrP 201.31
ततस्ते राक्षसा भग्ना दूतैर्घोरपराक्रमैः ।। देहि देहि वदन्त्येव भिन्धि गृह्णीष्व तिष्ठ च
tataste rākṣasā bhagnā dūtairghoraparākramaiḥ || dehi dehi vadantyeva bhindhi gṛhṇīṣva tiṣṭha ca
Then those rākṣasas were broken by the messengers of terrible valour, who kept crying "Give! Give! Split him! Seize him! Stand!"
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VrP 201.32
वध्यमानाः पिशाचास्ते ये निवृत्ता रणार्दिताः ।। आहूयन्त प्रतिभयात्क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनाः
vadhyamānāḥ piśācāste ye nivṛttā raṇārditāḥ || āhūyanta pratibhayātkrodhasaṃraktalocanāḥ
Those piśācas who, being slain and tormented in the fight, had turned back, were called out to out of terror, their eyes red with rage.
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VrP 201.33
तिष्ठ तिष्ठ क्व यासीति न गच्छामि दृढो भव ।। मया मुक्तमिदं शस्त्रं तव देहविनाशनम्
tiṣṭha tiṣṭha kva yāsīti na gacchāmi dṛḍho bhava || mayā muktamidaṃ śastraṃ tava dehavināśanam
"Stand, stand! Where are you going?" — "I am not going; be firm! This weapon released by me is the destroyer of your body."
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VrP 201.34
किन्तु मूढ त्वया शस्त्रं न मुक्तं मे रुजाकरम् ।। मया क्षिप्तास्तु इषवः प्रतीच्छ क्व पलायसे
kintu mūḍha tvayā śastraṃ na muktaṃ me rujākaram || mayā kṣiptāstu iṣavaḥ pratīccha kva palāyase
"But, fool, the weapon released by you causes me no pain. Receive rather the arrows shot by me — where are you fleeing?"
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VrP 201.35
किं त्वं वदसि दुर्बुद्धे एषोऽहं पारगो रणे ।। मम बाहु विमुक्तस्तु यदि जीवस्यतो वद
kiṃ tvaṃ vadasi durbuddhe eṣo'haṃ pārago raṇe || mama bāhu vimuktastu yadi jīvasyato vada
"What are you saying, evil-minded one? Here I am, one who goes to the far shore in battle. If you live once released from my arm, then speak."
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VrP 201.36
तत्र ते सहसा घोरा राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः ।। मन्देहा नाम नाम्ना ते वध्यमानाः सहस्रशः
tatra te sahasā ghorā rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ || mandehā nāma nāmnā te vadhyamānāḥ sahasraśaḥ
There those terrible flesh-eating rākṣasas, Mandehas by name, were suddenly slain by the thousands.
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VrP 201.37
ततो भग्ना यदा ते तु राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः ।। प्रत्यपद्यन्त ते मायां तामसीं तमसावृताः
tato bhagnā yadā te tu rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ || pratyapadyanta te māyāṃ tāmasīṃ tamasāvṛtāḥ
Then, when those rākṣasas who take any form at will were broken, they resorted to the dark magic (māyā), covered over with darkness.
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VrP 201.38
अदृश्याश्चैव दृश्याश्च तद्बलं तमसावृताः ।। ततस्ते शरणं जग्मुर्ज्वरं परमभीषणम्
adṛśyāścaiva dṛśyāśca tadbalaṃ tamasāvṛtāḥ || tataste śaraṇaṃ jagmurjvaraṃ paramabhīṣaṇam
Unseen and seen (by turns), that army was shrouded in darkness; then they went for refuge to Fever, most terrifying,
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VrP 201.39
शूलपाणिं विरूपाक्षं सर्वप्राणिप्रणाशनम् ।। मन्देहा नाम नाम्ना वै राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः
śūlapāṇiṃ virūpākṣaṃ sarvaprāṇipraṇāśanam || mandehā nāma nāmnā vai rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ
pike in hand, misshapen-eyed, destroyer of all living beings — (they,) the flesh-eating rākṣasas called Mandehas by name:
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VrP 201.41
वयमद्य महाभाग त्रायस्व जगतः पते ।। ततस्तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा दूतानां कामरूपिणाम्
vayamadya mahābhāga trāyasva jagataḥ pate || tatasteṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā dūtānāṃ kāmarūpiṇām
"Save us today, greatly fortunate one, lord of the world!" Then, having heard that speech of the messengers who take any form at will,
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VrP 201.42
ज्वरः क्रुद्धो महातेजा योधानां तु सहस्रशः ।। कालो मुण्डः केकराक्षो लोहयष्टिपरिग्रहः
jvaraḥ kruddho mahātejā yodhānāṃ tu sahasraśaḥ || kālo muṇḍaḥ kekarākṣo lohayaṣṭiparigrahaḥ
Fever, angered, of great fiery power, (summoned) warriors by the thousands: Kāla, Muṇḍa, the squint-eyed one, and one holding an iron staff.
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VrP 201.43
विविधान्सन्दिदेशाऽत्र पुरुषानग्निवर्चसः ।। बद्धाञ्जलिपुटान्सर्वानिदमाह सुरेश्वरः
vividhānsandideśā'tra puruṣānagnivarcasaḥ || baddhāñjalipuṭānsarvānidamāha sureśvaraḥ
He instructed various men there, men with the brilliance of fire; and to all of them, their cupped palms joined, the lord of the gods said this:
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VrP 201.44
पच शीघ्रमिमान्पापान्योगेन च बलेन च ।। ततस्ते त्वरितं गत्वा यत्र ते पिशिताशनाः
paca śīghramimānpāpānyogena ca balena ca || tataste tvaritaṃ gatvā yatra te piśitāśanāḥ
"Burn these evildoers quickly, by yogic power and by force." Then they went swiftly to where those flesh-eaters were.
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VrP 201.45
ज्वराज्ञया च ते सर्वे जीमूतघननिःस्वनाः ।। बहूंस्ते राक्षसान्घोरान्दर्पोत्सिक्तान् सहस्रशः
jvarājñayā ca te sarve jīmūtaghananiḥsvanāḥ || bahūṃste rākṣasānghorāndarpotsiktān sahasraśaḥ
And at Fever's command all of them, roaring like massed thunderclouds, (fell upon) the many terrible rākṣasas swollen with pride, by the thousands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 201.46
बहुशस्त्रप्रहारैश्च शस्त्रैश्च विविधोज्ज्वलैः ।। तरसा राक्षसा विग्ना रुधिरेण परिप्लुताः
bahuśastraprahāraiśca śastraiśca vividhojjvalaiḥ || tarasā rākṣasā vignā rudhireṇa pariplutāḥ
with many weapon-strokes and with weapons of various sorts blazing; swiftly the rākṣasas were dismayed and drenched with blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 201.47
मोचयामास संग्रामं स्वयमेव यमस्ततः ।। राक्षसान्मोचयित्वाऽथ हन्यमानान्समन्ततः
mocayāmāsa saṃgrāmaṃ svayameva yamastataḥ || rākṣasānmocayitvā'tha hanyamānānsamantataḥ
Then Yama himself brought the battle to an end; and having freed the rākṣasas who were being slain on every side,
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VrP 201.48
गत्वा ज्वरं महाभागं विनयात्सान्त्वयन्मुहुः ।। पूजयन्वै ज्वरं दिव्यं गृह्य हस्ते महायशाः
gatvā jvaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ vinayātsāntvayanmuhuḥ || pūjayanvai jvaraṃ divyaṃ gṛhya haste mahāyaśāḥ
having gone, he repeatedly conciliated the greatly fortunate Fever with deference; honouring divine Fever and taking him by the hand, that greatly renowned one
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VrP 201.49
प्रविवेश गृहं स्वं तु सम्भ्रमेणेदृशेन तु ।। आननं तु समुत्प्रोश्छ्य संग्रामे स्वेदबिन्दुवत्
praviveśa gṛhaṃ svaṃ tu sambhrameṇedṛśena tu || ānanaṃ tu samutprośchya saṃgrāme svedabinduvat
And he entered his own house with such agitation, wiping his face, (which was) as if with drops of sweat (shed) in battle.
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VrP 201.51
रोषायासकरं चैव सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः ।। अहं त्वं चैव देवेश इमं लोकं चराचरम्
roṣāyāsakaraṃ caiva sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ || ahaṃ tvaṃ caiva deveśa imaṃ lokaṃ carācaram
(That which) causes anger and toil — and (you), honoured by all the worlds: I and you, O lord of gods, (govern) this world with its moving and unmoving (beings).
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VrP 201.52
शासेमहि यथाकामं यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् ।। त्वया ग्राह्यो ह्यहं देव मृत्युना च सुसंवृतः
śāsemahi yathākāmaṃ yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśrutam || tvayā grāhyo hyahaṃ deva mṛtyunā ca susaṃvṛtaḥ
Let us two rule as we wish, as we have seen, as we have heard. But I, O god, am to be seized by you and am well hemmed in by Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 201.53
लोकान्सर्वानहं हन्मि सर्वघाती न संशयः ।। गच्छ गच्छ यथास्थानं युद्धं च त्यजतु स्वयम्
lokānsarvānahaṃ hanmi sarvaghātī na saṃśayaḥ || gaccha gaccha yathāsthānaṃ yuddhaṃ ca tyajatu svayam
I slay all the worlds; I am the slayer of all, there is no doubt. Go, go to your own place, and let the fighting cease of itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 201.54
राक्षसानां हतास्तत्र षष्टिकोट्यो रणाजिरे।। अमराश्चाक्षयाश्चैव न हि त्वां प्रापयन्ति वै
rākṣasānāṃ hatāstatra ṣaṣṭikoṭyo raṇājire|| amarāścākṣayāścaiva na hi tvāṃ prāpayanti vai
There on the battlefield sixty crores of rākṣasas were slain; and the immortals and the imperishable ones do not reach you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 201.55
ततो ह्युपरतं युद्धं धर्मराजो यमः स्वयम् ।। दूतानां चित्रगुप्तेन सख्यमेकमकारयत्
tato hyuparataṃ yuddhaṃ dharmarājo yamaḥ svayam || dūtānāṃ citraguptena sakhyamekamakārayat
Then the fighting ceased, and Yama the King of Dharma himself brought about a single friendship between the messengers and Citragupta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 201.56
सम्भाषन्ते ततो दूताश्चित्रगुप्तं तथैव च ।। नियुञ्जस्व मया पूर्वं सर्वकर्माणि जन्तुषु
sambhāṣante tato dūtāścitraguptaṃ tathaiva ca || niyuñjasva mayā pūrvaṃ sarvakarmāṇi jantuṣu
Then the messengers speak together with Citragupta thus: "Assign all the works among living beings, with me, in due order."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 201.57
स्वकर्मगुणभूतानि ह्यशुभानि शुभानि च।। रुद्रं दूताः समागम्य चित्रगुप्तस्य पार्श्वतः।
svakarmaguṇabhūtāni hyaśubhāni śubhāni ca|| rudraṃ dūtāḥ samāgamya citraguptasya pārśvataḥ|
(Deeds) unfavourable and favourable, which have become the qualities of one's own actions — the messengers, having come to Rudra, at Citragupta's side,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 201.58
उपस्थानं च कुर्वन्ति कालचिंतकमब्रुवन् ।। यथा लोका यथा राजा यथा मृत्युः सनातनः
upasthānaṃ ca kurvanti kālaciṃtakamabruvan || yathā lokā yathā rājā yathā mṛtyuḥ sanātanaḥ
perform their attendance, and they spoke to the one who reflects upon Time: "As are the worlds, as is the king, as is Death the everlasting—"
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VrP 201.59
तदैवोत्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति क्षम्यतां क्षम्यतां प्रभो
tadaivottiṣṭha tiṣṭheti kṣamyatāṃ kṣamyatāṃ prabho
"—then indeed rise up, stand up! Be forbearing, be forbearing, O lord!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 201.201
बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणा नानायुधधरास्तथा ।। अग्रतः किंकराः कृत्वा तिष्ठन्पादाभिवन्दनम् परित्रायस्व नो वीर किंकराणां महाबलान् ।। हन्यमानान्हि रक्षोभिरस्मानद्य रणाजिरे बाहुभिः समनुप्राप्तः केशाकेशि ततः परम् ।। अयुक्तमतुलं युद्धं तेषां वै समजायत खादन्ति चैव घ्नन्ति स्म चित्रगुप्तेन चोदिताः ।। व्याधीनां च सहस्राणि दूतानां च महाबलाः धर्मराजोऽथ विश्रान्तं कालभूतं महाज्वरम् ।। किंकिं वृत्तमिदं देव व्यापिनस्त्वं महातपाः
baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇā nānāyudhadharāstathā || agrataḥ kiṃkarāḥ kṛtvā tiṣṭhanpādābhivandanam paritrāyasva no vīra kiṃkarāṇāṃ mahābalān || hanyamānānhi rakṣobhirasmānadya raṇājire bāhubhiḥ samanuprāptaḥ keśākeśi tataḥ param || ayuktamatulaṃ yuddhaṃ teṣāṃ vai samajāyata khādanti caiva ghnanti sma citraguptena coditāḥ || vyādhīnāṃ ca sahasrāṇi dūtānāṃ ca mahābalāḥ dharmarājo'tha viśrāntaṃ kālabhūtaṃ mahājvaram || kiṃkiṃ vṛttamidaṃ deva vyāpinastvaṃ mahātapāḥ
With finger-guards of lizard-skin bound on and bearing various weapons, the attendants, placing themselves in front, stood making obeisance at (his) feet: "Deliver us, O hero, us attendants of great strength, who are being slain today by the rākṣasas on the battlefield!" Then thereafter it came to hand-to-hand fighting with arms, seizing each other by the hair; an unequal, unmatched battle of theirs arose. Urged on by Citragupta, they devoured and struck; and thousands of diseases, and the mighty messengers (too). Then the King of Dharma (spoke) to the great Fever, become Time, who had rested: "What, what is this that has happened, O god? You, the pervading one, of great austerity—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain