Varaha Purana — Chapter 213
VrP 213.1
; अथ गोकर्णेश्वरमाहात्म्यम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। पुरा देवैर्विनिहते संग्रामे तारकामये ।। अत्युच्छ्रिते प्रतिबले दानवानां बले तथा
; atha gokarṇeśvaramāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || purā devairvinihate saṃgrāme tārakāmaye || atyucchrite pratibale dānavānāṃ bale tathā
Now, the Greatness of Gokarṇeśvara. Sūta said: Formerly, when in the battle called Tārakāmaya the army of the Dānavas — the opposing force, risen up exceedingly high — had been struck down by the gods,
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VrP 213.2
सहस्राक्षे लब्धपदे क्षीणशत्रौ गतास्पदे ।। सम्यक्प्रसूतिमापन्ने त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
sahasrākṣe labdhapade kṣīṇaśatrau gatāspade || samyakprasūtimāpanne trailokye sacarācare
When the Thousand-eyed (Indra) had regained his station, his enemies wasted away and driven from their place, and the three worlds with all that moves and does not move had come to proper fruitfulness—
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VrP 213.3
शृङ्गे चैवाचलेन्द्रस्य मेरोः सर्वहिरण्यये ।। मणिविद्रुमविद्धे च विपुले पंकजासने
śṛṅge caivācalendrasya meroḥ sarvahiraṇyaye || maṇividrumaviddhe ca vipule paṃkajāsane
And on the peak of Meru, lord of mountains, made all of gold, inlaid with gems and coral, on a broad lotus-seat —
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VrP 213.4
सुखोपविष्टमेकाग्रं स्थिरचित्तं कृतेक्षणम् ।। निवृत्तकार्यं मुदितं सूर्यवैश्वानरद्युतिम्
sukhopaviṣṭamekāgraṃ sthiracittaṃ kṛtekṣaṇam || nivṛttakāryaṃ muditaṃ sūryavaiśvānaradyutim
(Brahmā,) comfortably seated, one-pointed, with steady mind, his gaze fixed, his work done, joyful, with the radiance of the sun and of fire —
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VrP 213.5
प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना चरणावुपगृह्य समाहितः ।। ब्रह्माणं परिपप्रच्छ कुमारो नतिपूर्वकः
praṇamya mūrdhnā caraṇāvupagṛhya samāhitaḥ || brahmāṇaṃ paripapraccha kumāro natipūrvakaḥ
Having bowed with his head and clasped (his) feet, composed, the youth (Sanatkumāra), prefacing (his words) with obeisance, questioned Brahmā.
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VrP 213.6
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि पुराणमृषिसंस्तुतम् ।। पुराणं तु महाभाग त्वत्तस्तत्त्वविदां वर
sanatkumāra uvāca || bhagavañchrotumicchāmi purāṇamṛṣisaṃstutam || purāṇaṃ tu mahābhāga tvattastattvavidāṃ vara
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 213.7
कथमुत्तर गोकर्णं दक्षिणं च कथं विभो।। शृङ्गेश्वरस्य परमं कथं सम्यक्प्रतिष्ठितम्
kathamuttara gokarṇaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ ca kathaṃ vibho|| śṛṅgeśvarasya paramaṃ kathaṃ samyakpratiṣṭhitam
How (came to be) the northern Gokarṇa, and how the southern, O mighty one? How was the supreme (shrine) of Śṛṅgeśvara properly established?
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VrP 213.8
क्षेत्रस्य कि प्रमाणं स्यात्किञ्च तीर्थफलं स्मृतम् ।। कथं पशुपतिस्तत्र भगवान्मृगरूपधृक्
kṣetrasya ki pramāṇaṃ syātkiñca tīrthaphalaṃ smṛtam || kathaṃ paśupatistatra bhagavānmṛgarūpadhṛk
What may be the measure of the sacred field, and what is held to be the fruit of (visiting) the tīrtha? How did Lord Paśupati there take on the form of a deer?
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VrP 213.9
सर्वैस्त्वत्प्रमुखैर्देवैः कथमासादितं पुनः ।। मृगरूपं कथं चास्य शरीरं क्व प्रतिष्ठितम्
sarvaistvatpramukhairdevaiḥ kathamāsāditaṃ punaḥ || mṛgarūpaṃ kathaṃ cāsya śarīraṃ kva pratiṣṭhitam
And how was (he) again come upon by all the gods headed by you? And how (came) this deer-form of his, and where is his body set?
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VrP 213.11
एवमुक्तः स भगवान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः ।। उवाच तस्मै पुत्राय गुह्यमेतत्पुरातनम्
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavānbrahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ || uvāca tasmai putrāya guhyametatpurātanam
Thus addressed, that lord Brahmā, the best of the knowers of brahman, told his son this ancient secret.
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VrP 213.12
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृणु वत्स महाभाग यथातत्त्वं ब्रवीमि ते ।। पुराणमेतद्ब्रह्मर्षे सरहस्यं यथाश्रुतम्
brahmovāca || śṛṇu vatsa mahābhāga yathātattvaṃ bravīmi te || purāṇametadbrahmarṣe sarahasyaṃ yathāśrutam
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VrP 213.13
अस्ति भूधरराजस्य मन्दरस्योत्तरे शुचौ ।। मुञ्जवान्नाम शिखरो नन्दनोपवनद्युतिः
asti bhūdhararājasya mandarasyottare śucau || muñjavānnāma śikharo nandanopavanadyutiḥ
On the pure northern side of Mandara, the king of mountains, there is a peak named Muñjavān, radiant as the Nandana pleasure-grove.
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VrP 213.14
वज्रस्फटिकपाषाणः प्रवालांकुरशर्क्करः ।। नीलामलशिलावर्णो गुहानिर्झरकन्दरः
vajrasphaṭikapāṣāṇaḥ pravālāṃkuraśarkkaraḥ || nīlāmalaśilāvarṇo guhānirjharakandaraḥ
(Its) rocks were of diamond and crystal, its gravel coral shoots; its color was that of dark spotless stone, and it had caves, waterfalls and ravines.
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VrP 213.15
विचित्रकुसुमोपेतैर्लतामञ्जीरधारिभिः ।। रेजे यः प्रांशुभिः शृङ्गैरुल्लिखद्भिरिवाम्बरम्
vicitrakusumopetairlatāmañjīradhāribhiḥ || reje yaḥ prāṃśubhiḥ śṛṅgairullikhadbhirivāmbaram
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VrP 213.16
दर्यस्तत्राधिकं रेजुर्नानाधातुपरिस्रवैः ।। शिलीन्ध्रकुसुमोपेताश्चित्रिता इव सर्वतः
daryastatrādhikaṃ rejurnānādhātuparisravaiḥ || śilīndhrakusumopetāścitritā iva sarvataḥ
There the caves shone even more, with their trickling flows of various minerals, covered with śilīndhra (mushroom) blossoms, as if painted all over.
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VrP 213.17
तेऽत्र केतकिखण्डाश्च कुंदखंडाश्च पुष्पिताः ।। उन्मीलिता इवाभान्ति धातकीवनराजिभिः
te'tra ketakikhaṇḍāśca kuṃdakhaṃḍāśca puṣpitāḥ || unmīlitā ivābhānti dhātakīvanarājibhiḥ
There the thickets of ketaka and the clumps of kunda, in bloom, appear as if opened wide (as eyes) by the rows of dhātakī groves.
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VrP 213.18
भिन्नेन्द्रनीलविमलैर्धौतैः प्रस्रवणाम्बुभिः ।। चित्रैः कुसुमसंछन्नैः शिलाप्रस्तरविस्तरैः
bhinnendranīlavimalairdhautaiḥ prasravaṇāmbubhiḥ || citraiḥ kusumasaṃchannaiḥ śilāprastaravistaraiḥ
(Adorned) with expanses of rocky slabs, washed clean by the water of the cascades, spotless as split sapphire, variegated and covered over with flowers,
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VrP 213.19
शक्रचापनिभै रम्यैः कुबेरभवनद्युतौ ।। तस्मिन्नगवरे रम्ये महोरगनिषेविते
śakracāpanibhai ramyaiḥ kuberabhavanadyutau || tasminnagavare ramye mahoraganiṣevite
and (with slabs) lovely, like Indra's bow, with the splendour of Kubera's palace — on that best of mountains, delightful, frequented by great serpents,
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VrP 213.21
कल्हारकुसुमोपेते हंससारससेविते।। प्रसन्नसलिलाकीर्णे सरोभिः फुल्लपंकजैः
kalhārakusumopete haṃsasārasasevite|| prasannasalilākīrṇe sarobhiḥ phullapaṃkajaiḥ
(a mountain) furnished with kalhāra lotuses, frequented by geese and cranes, strewn with clear water, (adorned) with lakes bearing open lotuses,
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VrP 213.22
गजयूथानुकीर्णाभिर्जुष्टाभिर्मृगपक्षिभिः ।। सेविताभिर्मुनिगणैः सरिद्भिरुपशोभिते
gajayūthānukīrṇābhirjuṣṭābhirmṛgapakṣibhiḥ || sevitābhirmunigaṇaiḥ saridbhirupaśobhite
beautified with rivers thronged by herds of elephants, resorted to by beasts and birds, and frequented by hosts of sages,
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VrP 213.23
किन्नरोद्गीतकुहरे परपुष्टनिनादिते ।। विद्याधरशताकीर्णे देवगन्धर्व सेविते
kinnarodgītakuhare parapuṣṭaninādite || vidyādharaśatākīrṇe devagandharva sevite
its caverns loud with the singing of kinnaras, echoing with the cuckoo's cries, thronged by hundreds of vidyādharas, frequented by gods and gandharvas,
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VrP 213.24
धारापातैश्च तोयानां विस्फुलिङ्गैः सहस्रशः ।। प्रज्वालितेऽतुले शृङ्गे रम्ये हरितशाद्वले
dhārāpātaiśca toyānāṃ visphuliṅgaiḥ sahasraśaḥ || prajvālite'tule śṛṅge ramye haritaśādvale
with its peerless peak, lovely and green with fresh grass, set ablaze by the falling streams of waters with sparks by the thousands,
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VrP 213.25
सर्वर्तुकवनोद्याने पुष्पाकरसुशोभिते ।। यज्ञकिम्पुरुषावासे गुह्यकानामथाश्रये
sarvartukavanodyāne puṣpākarasuśobhite || yajñakimpuruṣāvāse guhyakānāmathāśraye
with its garden groves (blooming) in every season, beautiful with an abundance of flowers, a dwelling of yajña-kimpuruṣas and a refuge of the guhyakas —
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VrP 213.26
तस्मिन्गिरिवरे रम्ये सेवितव्ये सुशोभने ।। धर्मारण्ये तपःक्षेत्रे मुनिसिद्धनिषेविते
tasmingirivare ramye sevitavye suśobhane || dharmāraṇye tapaḥkṣetre munisiddhaniṣevite
on that best of mountains, delightful, worthy to be resorted to, most beautiful, in the forest of dharma, the field of austerity, frequented by sages and siddhas,
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VrP 213.27
वरदस्तत्र भगवान्स्थाणुर्नाम महेश्वरः ।। सर्वामरगुरुर्देवो नित्यं सन्निहितः प्रभुः
varadastatra bhagavānsthāṇurnāma maheśvaraḥ || sarvāmaragururdevo nityaṃ sannihitaḥ prabhuḥ
there the boon-giving Lord, Maheśvara named Sthāṇu, the god who is teacher of all the immortals, the master, is ever present.
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VrP 213.28
भक्तानुकम्पी स श्रीमान्गिरीन्द्रसुतया सह ।। स ह्यध्यास्ते गिरिवरं पार्षदैश्च गुहेन च
bhaktānukampī sa śrīmāngirīndrasutayā saha || sa hyadhyāste girivaraṃ pārṣadaiśca guhena ca
That glorious one, compassionate to his devotees, together with the daughter of the mountain-king — he indeed dwells on the best of mountains, with his attendants and with Guha.
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VrP 213.29
विमानयायिनः सर्वे तं देवमजमव्ययम् ।। आजग्मुः सेवितुं देवा वरेण्यमजमव्ययम्
vimānayāyinaḥ sarve taṃ devamajamavyayam || ājagmuḥ sevituṃ devā vareṇyamajamavyayam
All the gods, travelling in their celestial cars, came to serve that god, unborn and imperishable, most excellent, unborn and imperishable.
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VrP 213.31
आरिराधयिषुः शर्वं तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम् ।। ग्रीष्मे पंचतपास्तिष्ठेच्छिशिरे सलिलाश्रयः
ārirādhayiṣuḥ śarvaṃ tapastepe sudāruṇam || grīṣme paṃcatapāstiṣṭhecchiśire salilāśrayaḥ
Wishing to propitiate Śarva, he performed most terrible austerity: in the hot season he would stand amid the five fires, in the cold season he took to the water.
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VrP 213.32
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्निरालम्बस्तोयाऽनिलहुताशनैः ।। व्रतैश्च विविधैरुग्रै स्तपोभिर्नियमैस्तथा
ūrdhvabāhurnirālambastoyā'nilahutāśanaiḥ || vrataiśca vividhairugrai stapobhirniyamaistathā
With arms raised, without support, subsisting on water, wind and fire, and with various fierce vows, austerities and observances,
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VrP 213.33
जपपुष्पोपहारैश्च कालेकाले मुनिः सदा ।। शङ्करं विधिवद्भक्त्या सोऽर्च्चयद्द्विजपुङ्गवः
japapuṣpopahāraiśca kālekāle muniḥ sadā || śaṅkaraṃ vidhivadbhaktyā so'rccayaddvijapuṅgavaḥ
and with offerings of muttered prayer and flowers, at each appointed time, that sage, that bull among the twice-born, always worshipped Śaṅkara duly and with devotion.
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VrP 213.34
उग्रेण तपसात्मानं योजयामास सुव्रतः ।। काष्ठभूतो यदा विप्रः कृशो धर्मसुसन्ततः
ugreṇa tapasātmānaṃ yojayāmāsa suvrataḥ || kāṣṭhabhūto yadā vipraḥ kṛśo dharmasusantataḥ
That man of good vows yoked himself to fierce austerity; when the brahmin, well established in dharma, had become emaciated, like a piece of wood,
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VrP 213.35
क्षामोऽभूत्कृष्णवर्णश्च ततः प्रीतश्च शङ्करः ।। सम्यगाराधितो भक्त्या नियमेन च तोषितः तदात्मदर्शनं प्रादात्स मुनेर्वृषभध्वजः ।। उक्तवांश्च मुनिं शर्वश्चक्षुर्दिव्यं ददामि ते
kṣāmo'bhūtkṛṣṇavarṇaśca tataḥ prītaśca śaṅkaraḥ || samyagārādhito bhaktyā niyamena ca toṣitaḥ tadātmadarśanaṃ prādātsa munervṛṣabhadhvajaḥ || uktavāṃśca muniṃ śarvaścakṣurdivyaṃ dadāmi te
and had grown wasted and dark of hue, then Śaṅkara was pleased; rightly propitiated with devotion and gratified by (the sage's) discipline, he, the bull-bannered one, granted the sage the sight of himself, and Śarva said to the sage: "I give you a divine eye."
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VrP 213.37
अदृश्यं पश्य मे रूपं वत्स प्रीतोऽस्मि ते मुने ।। यत्पश्यन्तीह विद्वांसो रूपमप्रतिमौजसम्
adṛśyaṃ paśya me rūpaṃ vatsa prīto'smi te mune || yatpaśyantīha vidvāṃso rūpamapratimaujasam
"Behold my form, which is not (otherwise) to be seen; my child, sage, I am pleased with you — that form of incomparable might which the wise behold here."
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VrP 213.38
सहस्रसूर्यकिरणं ज्वालामालिनमूर्जितम् ।। बालार्क मण्डलाकारं प्रभामण्डलमण्डितम्
sahasrasūryakiraṇaṃ jvālāmālinamūrjitam || bālārka maṇḍalākāraṃ prabhāmaṇḍalamaṇḍitam
(A form) with the rays of a thousand suns, garlanded with flames, mighty, shaped like the orb of the newly risen sun, adorned with a halo of radiance,
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VrP 213.39
जटाजूटतटाश्लिष्टं चन्द्रालंकृतशेखरम् ।। जगदालोचनं श्रीमत्प्रदीप्तस्वत्रिलोचनम्
jaṭājūṭataṭāśliṣṭaṃ candrālaṃkṛtaśekharam || jagadālocanaṃ śrīmatpradīptasvatrilocanam
(Him) with his matted locks clinging close about the slopes (of his head), his crest adorned with the moon, the beholder of the world, glorious, his own three eyes blazing.
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VrP 213.41
अणीयसामणीयांसं बृहतां तु बृहत्तरम् ।। अक्षमालापवित्राङ्गं कमण्डलु करोद्यतम्
aṇīyasāmaṇīyāṃsaṃ bṛhatāṃ tu bṛhattaram || akṣamālāpavitrāṅgaṃ kamaṇḍalu karodyatam
Subtler than the subtlest, yet greater than the great; his body purified by a rosary of rudrākṣa beads, a water-pot raised in his hand.
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VrP 213.42
सिंहचर्माम्बरधरं व्यालयज्ञोपवीतिनम् ।। दृष्ट्वा देवं महादेवं हृष्टरोमा महातपाः
siṃhacarmāmbaradharaṃ vyālayajñopavītinam || dṛṣṭvā devaṃ mahādevaṃ hṛṣṭaromā mahātapāḥ
Wearing a lion's skin as his garment, having a serpent for his sacred thread — seeing that god, the Great God, the great ascetic, with his hair bristling (with joy),
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VrP 213.43
प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतो भूत्वाऽगृणाद्ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।। नमो धात्रे विधात्रे च संभवे वरदाय च
prāñjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā'gṛṇādbrahma sanātanam || namo dhātre vidhātre ca saṃbhave varadāya ca
with palms joined and bowed low, praised the eternal brahman: "Homage to the Establisher and the Ordainer, to the Source of being, to the giver of boons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.44
जगद्भोक्त्रे त्रिनेत्राय शंकराय शिवाय च ।। भवाय भवगोप्त्रे च मुनये कृत्तिवाससे
jagadbhoktre trinetrāya śaṃkarāya śivāya ca || bhavāya bhavagoptre ca munaye kṛttivāsase
to the Enjoyer of the world, to the Three-eyed, to Śaṃkara and to Śiva, to Bhava and to the Protector of existence, to the Silent Sage, to the one clad in a hide,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.45
नीलकण्ठाय भीमाय भूतभव्यभवाय च ।। लम्बभ्रुवे करालाय हरिनेत्राय मीढुषे कपर्दिने विशालाय मुञ्जकेशाय धीमते ।। शूलिने पशुपतये विभवे स्थाणवे तथा
nīlakaṇṭhāya bhīmāya bhūtabhavyabhavāya ca || lambabhruve karālāya harinetrāya mīḍhuṣe kapardine viśālāya muñjakeśāya dhīmate || śūline paśupataye vibhave sthāṇave tathā
to the Blue-throated, to the Terrible, to him who is the past, the future and the present; to the one with hanging brows, to the gaping-jawed, to the tawny-eyed, to the bounteous one; to the one with braided hair, to the Vast, to him whose hair is like muñja grass, to the wise; to the bearer of the trident, to the Lord of creatures, to the Mighty, and to Sthāṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.47
गणानां पतये स्रष्ट्रे संक्षेप्त्रे भीषणाय च ।। सौम्याय सौम्यतपसे भीमाय त्र्यम्बकाय च
gaṇānāṃ pataye sraṣṭre saṃkṣeptre bhīṣaṇāya ca || saumyāya saumyatapase bhīmāya tryambakāya ca
to the Lord of the hosts, to the Creator, to the Destroyer, and to the Frightening one; to the Gentle, to him whose austerity is gentle, to the Terrible, and to the Three-eyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.48
प्रेतावासनिवासाय रुद्राय वरदाय च ।। कपालमालिने तस्मै हरिश्मश्रुधराय च
pretāvāsanivāsāya rudrāya varadāya ca || kapālamāline tasmai hariśmaśrudharāya ca
to him who dwells in the abode of the dead, to Rudra and to the giver of boons; to him who is garlanded with skulls, and to the wearer of the tawny beard,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.49
भक्तप्रियाय सततं नमोऽस्तु परमात्मने ।। एवं नन्दी भवं स्तुत्वा नमस्कृत्य च सर्वशः
bhaktapriyāya satataṃ namo'stu paramātmane || evaṃ nandī bhavaṃ stutvā namaskṛtya ca sarvaśaḥ
to him who is ever dear to the devout — homage be to the Supreme Self." Thus, having praised Bhava and bowed to him in every way, Nandin
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.51
उवाच च वचः साक्षात्तमृषिं वरदः प्रभुः ।। वरान्वृणीष्व विप्रेन्द्र यानिच्छसि महामुने
uvāca ca vacaḥ sākṣāttamṛṣiṃ varadaḥ prabhuḥ || varānvṛṇīṣva viprendra yānicchasi mahāmune
the boon-giving Lord in person spoke a word to that seer: "Choose the boons that you desire, best of brahmins, great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.52
तांस्ते सर्वान्प्रयच्छामि दुर्ल्लभानपि मारिष ।। प्रभुत्वममरत्वं वा शक्रत्वमपि वा प्रभो
tāṃste sarvānprayacchāmi durllabhānapi māriṣa || prabhutvamamaratvaṃ vā śakratvamapi vā prabho
All of them I grant you, even those hard to obtain, my good sir: lordship, or immortality, or even the rank of Indra, sir;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.53
ब्रह्मत्वं लोकपालत्वमपवर्गमथापि वा ।। अथाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं गाणपत्यमथापि वा
brahmatvaṃ lokapālatvamapavargamathāpi vā || athāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ gāṇapatyamathāpi vā
the state of Brahmā, the office of a world-guardian, or else release; or the eightfold sovereign power, or else the lordship of the (Gaṇa) hosts —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.54
यदिच्छसि मुने शीघ्रं तद्ब्रूहि द्विजपुङ्गव ।। इत्युक्तोऽसौ भगवता शर्वेण मुनिपुङ्गवः
yadicchasi mune śīghraṃ tadbrūhi dvijapuṅgava || ityukto'sau bhagavatā śarveṇa munipuṅgavaḥ
whatever you wish, sage, say it at once, bull among the twice-born." Thus addressed by the blessed Śarva, that bull among sages
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.55
प्रोवाच वरदं देवं प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना ।। न प्रभुत्वं न देवत्वं नेन्द्रत्वमपि वा प्रभो
provāca varadaṃ devaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā || na prabhutvaṃ na devatvaṃ nendratvamapi vā prabho
spoke to the boon-giving god with a greatly delighted heart: "Not lordship, not godhood, nor even the rank of Indra, Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.56
ब्रह्मत्वं लोकपालत्वं नापवर्गं वरप्रद ।। नैवाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं गाणपत्यं न च प्रभो
brahmatvaṃ lokapālatvaṃ nāpavargaṃ varaprada || naivāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ gāṇapatyaṃ na ca prabho
not the state of Brahmā, not the office of world-guardian, not release, O giver of boons; not the eightfold sovereign power, and not the lordship of the hosts, Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.57
स्पृहये देवदेवेश प्रसन्ने त्वयि शंकर ।। यदि प्रीतोऽसि भगवन्ननुक्रोशतया मम
spṛhaye devadeveśa prasanne tvayi śaṃkara || yadi prīto'si bhagavannanukrośatayā mama
do I long for, O Lord of the gods of gods, when you are pleased with me, Śaṃkara. If you are gratified, Blessed One, out of compassion for me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.58
अनुग्राह्यो ह्ययं देव त्वयावश्यं सुराधिप ।। यथान्ये न भवेद्भक्तिस्त्वत्तो नित्यं महेश्वर
anugrāhyo hyayaṃ deva tvayāvaśyaṃ surādhipa || yathānye na bhavedbhaktistvatto nityaṃ maheśvara
then this one must surely be favoured by you, O god, lord of the gods; (and) as no other devotion to you would arise perpetually, O Maheśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 213.59
तथाहं भक्तिमिच्छामि सर्वभूताशये त्वयि ।। यथा च न भवेद्विघ्नं तपस्यानिरतस्य मे
tathāhaṃ bhaktimicchāmi sarvabhūtāśaye tvayi || yathā ca na bhavedvighnaṃ tapasyāniratasya me
so I desire devotion to you, who are the resting-place of all beings; and (I desire) that no obstacle arise for me as I am engaged in austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.61
प्रहस्योवाच तं प्रीत्या ततो मधुरया गिरा ।। प्रीतोऽस्म्युत्तिष्ठ विप्रर्षे तप्यमानेन सुव्रत
prahasyovāca taṃ prītyā tato madhurayā girā || prīto'smyuttiṣṭha viprarṣe tapyamānena suvrata
Then, laughing, he said to him affectionately in a sweet voice: "I am pleased; rise up, brahmin-seer, by the austerity you have performed, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.62
आराधितश्च भक्त्याहं त्वया शुद्धेन चेतसा ।। पर्याप्तं ते महाभाग तपः कर्तुं तपोधन
ārādhitaśca bhaktyāhaṃ tvayā śuddhena cetasā || paryāptaṃ te mahābhāga tapaḥ kartuṃ tapodhana
And I have been worshipped by you with devotion, with a pure mind. Enough of your performing austerity, greatly fortunate one, whose wealth is austerity!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.63
निवर्त्तयति मां वत्स मत्पादाराधने रतः ।। जप्ता ते त्रिगुणा कोटी रुद्राणां पुरतो मम
nivarttayati māṃ vatsa matpādārādhane rataḥ || japtā te triguṇā koṭī rudrāṇāṃ purato mama
(This) turns me back, my child — (you who are) devoted to the worship of my feet; three times ten million (recitations) of the Rudra (hymns) have been muttered by you in my presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 213.64
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं च तपस्तीव्रं महामुने ।। न कृतं यत्पुरा देवैर्नासुरैर्ऋषिभिर्न च
pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ ca tapastīvraṃ mahāmune || na kṛtaṃ yatpurā devairnāsurairṛṣibhirna ca
And for a full thousand years, great sage, (you performed) fierce austerity such as was not performed before by the gods, nor by the asuras, nor by the seers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.65
कृतं सुमहदाश्चर्यं त्वया कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। संक्षोभितमिदं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
kṛtaṃ sumahadāścaryaṃ tvayā karma suduṣkaram || saṃkṣobhitamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
A very great marvel has been accomplished by you, a deed most difficult to do; this entire triple world, with all that moves and does not move, has been shaken.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.66
आगमिष्यन्ति ते द्रष्टुं देवाः सर्वे सवासवाः ।। अक्षयश्चाव्ययश्च त्वमतर्क्यः ससुरासुरैः
āgamiṣyanti te draṣṭuṃ devāḥ sarve savāsavāḥ || akṣayaścāvyayaśca tvamatarkyaḥ sasurāsuraiḥ
All the gods, together with Vāsava, will come to see you; and you are imperishable and undecaying, beyond the reckoning of gods and asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.67
दिव्यतेजोवपूः श्रीमान्दिव्याभरणभूषितः ।। मत्तुल्यो मत्प्रभावश्च त्वमेकः ससुरासुरैः
divyatejovapūḥ śrīmāndivyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ || mattulyo matprabhāvaśca tvamekaḥ sasurāsuraiḥ
With a body of divine splendour, glorious, adorned with divine ornaments, equal to me and of my power, you alone (are so) among gods and asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.68
मद्रूपधारी मत्तेजास्त्र्यक्षः सर्वगुणोत्तमः ।। भविष्यसि न सन्देहो देवदानवपूजितः
madrūpadhārī mattejāstryakṣaḥ sarvaguṇottamaḥ || bhaviṣyasi na sandeho devadānavapūjitaḥ
Bearing my form, possessed of my energy, three-eyed, supreme in all qualities, you shall become — there is no doubt — honoured by gods and dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.69
अनेनैव शरीरेण जरामरणवर्जितः ।। दुष्प्राप्येयमवाप्ता ते देवैर्गाणेश्वरी गतिः
anenaiva śarīreṇa jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ || duṣprāpyeyamavāptā te devairgāṇeśvarī gatiḥ
With this very body, freed from old age and death, this station of lordship over the gaṇas, hard for the gods to obtain, has been attained by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.71
प्राप्तमष्टगुणं सत्यमैश्वर्यं ते तपोधन ।। द्वितीयां मे तनुं त्वां तु नमस्यन्ति च देवताः
prāptamaṣṭaguṇaṃ satyamaiśvaryaṃ te tapodhana || dvitīyāṃ me tanuṃ tvāṃ tu namasyanti ca devatāḥ
The eightfold sovereignty has truly been attained by you, O (sage) rich in austerity; and the gods bow to you as my second body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.72
अद्यप्रभृति देवाग्र्य देवकार्येषु सर्वतः ।। प्रभुस्त्वं भविता लोके मत्प्रसादान्मुनीश्वर
adyaprabhṛti devāgrya devakāryeṣu sarvataḥ || prabhustvaṃ bhavitā loke matprasādānmunīśvara
From this day on, foremost of gods, in all matters of the gods' business you shall be lord in the world, by my grace, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.73
त्वामेवाभ्यर्च्चयिष्यन्ति सर्वभूतानि सर्वतः ।। मत्तः समभिवाञ्छन्ति प्रसादं पार्षदाधिप
tvāmevābhyarccayiṣyanti sarvabhūtāni sarvataḥ || mattaḥ samabhivāñchanti prasādaṃ pārṣadādhipa
All beings everywhere will worship you alone; (through you) they seek grace from me, O chief of the attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.74
वरान्वरार्थिनां दाता विधाता जगतः सदा ।। भविष्यसि च धर्मज्ञ भीतानामभयप्रदः
varānvarārthināṃ dātā vidhātā jagataḥ sadā || bhaviṣyasi ca dharmajña bhītānāmabhayapradaḥ
And you shall be, O knower of dharma, the giver of boons to those who seek boons, ever the ordainer of the world, the granter of safety to the frightened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.75
यस्त्वां द्वेष्टि स मां द्वेष्टि यस्त्वामनु स मामनु ।। नावयोरन्तरं किंचिदम्बरानिलयोरिव
yastvāṃ dveṣṭi sa māṃ dveṣṭi yastvāmanu sa māmanu || nāvayorantaraṃ kiṃcidambarānilayoriva
He who hates you hates me; he who follows you follows me; there is no difference at all between us two, as (there is none) between sky and wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.76
द्वारे तु दक्षिणे नित्यं त्वया स्थेयं गणाधिप ।। वामे तु विभुना चापि महाकालेन सर्वदा
dvāre tu dakṣiṇe nityaṃ tvayā stheyaṃ gaṇādhipa || vāme tu vibhunā cāpi mahākālena sarvadā
At the southern door you must always stand, O lord of the gaṇas, and at the left (door) always the mighty Mahākāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.77
प्रतीहारो भवानद्य सर्वदा त्रिदशोत्तमः ।। शिरो मे रक्षतु भवान्महाकालेऽपि मे गणः
pratīhāro bhavānadya sarvadā tridaśottamaḥ || śiro me rakṣatu bhavānmahākāle'pi me gaṇaḥ
You are now the doorkeeper, always the best of the thirty (gods); may you guard my head, and my gaṇa (guard it) at Mahākāla as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 213.78
न वज्रेण न दण्डेन न चक्रेण न चाग्निना ।। कांचिच्छक्नोति वै बाधां कर्त्तुं वै भुवनत्रये
na vajreṇa na daṇḍena na cakreṇa na cāgninā || kāṃcicchaknoti vai bādhāṃ karttuṃ vai bhuvanatraye
Neither with the thunderbolt, nor with the staff, nor with the discus, nor with fire is anyone able to cause you any harm in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.79
देवदानवगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः ।। त्वामेव संश्रयिष्यन्ति मद्भक्ताः पुरुषाश्च ये
devadānavagandharvā yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ || tvāmeva saṃśrayiṣyanti madbhaktāḥ puruṣāśca ye
Gods, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas and serpents, and those men who are my devotees, will take refuge in you alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.81
एवं तस्मै वरान्दत्त्वा प्रीतः स्वयमुमापतिः ।। उवाच भूयः स्पष्टेन स्वरेणाम्बरचारिणा
evaṃ tasmai varāndattvā prītaḥ svayamumāpatiḥ || uvāca bhūyaḥ spaṣṭena svareṇāmbaracāriṇā
Having thus granted him boons, the husband of Umā, pleased, spoke again himself, with a clear voice moving through the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.82
आगतान्विद्धि सर्वान्वै त्रिदशान्समरुद्गणान् ।। दिदृक्षया च भद्रं ते कृतकृत्यश्च साम्प्रतम्
āgatānviddhi sarvānvai tridaśānsamarudgaṇān || didṛkṣayā ca bhadraṃ te kṛtakṛtyaśca sāmpratam
Know that all the thirty (gods), together with the hosts of Maruts, have come out of a wish to see (you); good fortune to you — you have now accomplished your purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.83
यदीरितं मया वत्स वरं प्रतिवचस्त्वयि ।। प्रविष्टं न श्रुतिपथं दिवि सर्वदिवौकसाम्
yadīritaṃ mayā vatsa varaṃ prativacastvayi || praviṣṭaṃ na śrutipathaṃ divi sarvadivaukasām
The boon-utterance that was spoken by me to you, my child, did not enter the range of hearing of all the sky-dwellers in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.84
नारायणं पुरस्कृत्य सेन्द्रास्ते समरुद्गणाः ।। प्रेमार्थे चागमिष्यन्ति वरार्थं तपसाऽमराः
nārāyaṇaṃ puraskṛtya sendrāste samarudgaṇāḥ || premārthe cāgamiṣyanti varārthaṃ tapasā'marāḥ
Placing Nārāyaṇa before them, those (gods) with Indra and the hosts of Maruts, the immortals, will come out of affection, (and) for the sake of a boon (won) by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 213.85
यक्षविद्याधरगणाः सिद्धगन्धर्वपन्नगाः ।। मुनयश्च महात्मानस्तपोलब्धाः सहस्रशः
yakṣavidyādharagaṇāḥ siddhagandharvapannagāḥ || munayaśca mahātmānastapolabdhāḥ sahasraśaḥ
Hosts of yakṣas and vidyādharas, siddhas, gandharvas and serpents, and great-souled sages by the thousand, who have gained (their powers) by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.86
ते बुद्ध्वा त्वद्गतामृद्धि प्रतप्ताः परमेर्ष्यया ।। तपांसि विविधान्यत्र विविधान्नियमांस्तथा
te buddhvā tvadgatāmṛddhi prataptāḥ paramerṣyayā || tapāṃsi vividhānyatra vividhānniyamāṃstathā
They, learning of the prosperity that has come to you, burning with the utmost envy, (will wish to undertake) here austerities of many kinds and likewise observances of many kinds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.87
चर्तुं समभिवाञ्छन्ति सदाभ्यासे वरार्थिनः ।। वरदं यामभिज्ञाय गिरौ मौञ्जवति स्थितम्
cartuṃ samabhivāñchanti sadābhyāse varārthinaḥ || varadaṃ yāmabhijñāya girau mauñjavati sthitam
—they wish to practise (them), constantly repeating, being seekers of boons, having recognized as the boon-giver him who dwells on Mount Muñjavat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 213.88
अत्रैते यावदागम्य न मां पश्यन्ति मानवाः ।। तावदेव त्वितः शीघ्रं गमिष्यामि महामुने
atraite yāvadāgamya na māṃ paśyanti mānavāḥ || tāvadeva tvitaḥ śīghraṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāmune
Before these men, having come here, see me, just so soon shall I go quickly from here, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.89
अद्य ते तु मया सर्वे देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः ।। द्रष्टव्याश्चानुमन्तव्या मत्तोऽनुग्रहकांक्षिणः
adya te tu mayā sarve devā brahmapurogamāḥ || draṣṭavyāścānumantavyā matto'nugrahakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
But today all these gods, with Brahmā at their head, who desire a favour from me, are to be seen by me and given my assent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 213.213
यथा यत्र च यस्तत्र विधिः सम्यगनुष्ठितः ।। तत्सर्वं निखिलेनाशु ब्रूहि मे वाग्विदां वर क्रीडद्भिर्देवमिथुनेर्नृत्यद्भिश्चाप्सरोगणैः ।। कूजद्भिः शिखिभिर्मत्तैः सेविते च नगोत्तमे अन्ये देवनिकायाश्च सेवितुं प्रपतन्ति तम् ।। ततस्त्रेतायुगे काले नन्दी नाम महामुनिः प्रादेशमात्रं रुचिरं शतशीर्षं शतोदरम्।। सहस्रबाहुचरणं सहस्राक्षिशिरोमुखम् प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं पुनः पुनरवन्दत ।। ततस्तु भगवान्प्रीतस्तस्मै विप्राय शंकरः। कोटिजप्येन रुद्राणामाराधनपरस्य च ।। एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा नन्दिनः स महेश्वरः पार्षदानां वरिष्ठस्त्वं मामकानां द्विजोत्तम ।। नन्दीश्वर इति ख्यातो भविष्यसि न संशयः त्वयि तुष्टे ह्यहं तुष्टः कुपिते कुपितस्त्वहम् ।। त्वत्तः प्रियतरो नास्ति ममान्यो द्विजपुंगव अभिप्रायं च सर्वेषां जानामि द्विजसत्तम ।। अनुगुह्य वरैस्तैश्च तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
yathā yatra ca yastatra vidhiḥ samyaganuṣṭhitaḥ || tatsarvaṃ nikhilenāśu brūhi me vāgvidāṃ vara krīḍadbhirdevamithunernṛtyadbhiścāpsarogaṇaiḥ || kūjadbhiḥ śikhibhirmattaiḥ sevite ca nagottame anye devanikāyāśca sevituṃ prapatanti tam || tatastretāyuge kāle nandī nāma mahāmuniḥ prādeśamātraṃ ruciraṃ śataśīrṣaṃ śatodaram|| sahasrabāhucaraṇaṃ sahasrākṣiśiromukham praṇamya śirasā devaṃ punaḥ punaravandata || tatastu bhagavānprītastasmai viprāya śaṃkaraḥ| koṭijapyena rudrāṇāmārādhanaparasya ca || etattu vacanaṃ śrutvā nandinaḥ sa maheśvaraḥ pārṣadānāṃ variṣṭhastvaṃ māmakānāṃ dvijottama || nandīśvara iti khyāto bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ tvayi tuṣṭe hyahaṃ tuṣṭaḥ kupite kupitastvaham || tvattaḥ priyataro nāsti mamānyo dvijapuṃgava abhiprāyaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ jānāmi dvijasattama || anuguhya varaistaiśca tatraivāntaradhīyata
How, and where, and what rite is there properly to be performed — tell me all that fully and at once, O best of those skilled in speech. And on that best of mountains, frequented by divine couples at play, by troops of apsarases dancing, by intoxicated peacocks crying out — other companies of gods too come rushing to attend upon it. Then, in the age of the Tretā, a great sage named Nandī (beheld) a lovely (form) only a span in size, with a hundred heads and a hundred bellies, with a thousand arms and feet, a thousand eyes, heads and faces; bowing with his head, he saluted the god again and again. Then the blessed Śaṃkara, pleased with that brahmin, who was devoted to the worship of the Rudras with a crore of recitations — hearing this speech of Nandin, that Maheśvara (said): "You shall be the foremost of my attendants, O best of the twice-born, and you shall be known as Nandīśvara — of this there is no doubt. When you are pleased, I am pleased; when you are angered, I am angered. There is no one dearer to me than you, O bull among the twice-born; and I know the intention of them all, O best of the twice-born." And having favoured (them) with those boons, he vanished on that very spot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain