Varaha Purana — Chapter 214
VrP 214.1
; पुनः गोकर्णमाहात्म्यनन्दिकेश्वरवरप्रदानवर्णनम् ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। अन्तर्हितं ततस्तस्मिन्भवे वै भूतनायके ।। बभूव दिव्यः स तदा नन्दी गणचमूपतिः
; punaḥ gokarṇamāhātmyanandikeśvaravarapradānavarṇanam || brahmovāca || antarhitaṃ tatastasminbhave vai bhūtanāyake || babhūva divyaḥ sa tadā nandī gaṇacamūpatiḥ
Again, the description of the greatness of Gokarṇa and of the granting of a boon to Nandikeśvara. Brahmā said: Then, when Bhava, the lord of beings, had vanished, that Nandī became divine, the commander of the host of the gaṇas.
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VrP 214.2
चतुर्भुजस्त्रिणयनो दिव्यसंस्थानसंस्थितः ।। दिव्यवर्णवपूश्चारुर्दिव्यागुरुसमन्वितः
caturbhujastriṇayano divyasaṃsthānasaṃsthitaḥ || divyavarṇavapūścārurdivyāgurusamanvitaḥ
Four-armed, three-eyed, set in a divine form, his body of divine hue, beautiful, endowed with divine aguru (fragrance).
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VrP 214.3
त्रिशूली परिघी दण्डी पिनाकी मौञ्जमेखली ।। शुशुभे तेजता तत्र द्वितीय इव शंकरः
triśūlī parighī daṇḍī pinākī mauñjamekhalī || śuśubhe tejatā tatra dvitīya iva śaṃkaraḥ
Bearing trident, iron bludgeon, staff and the Pināka bow, girt with a muñja-grass belt, he shone there by his radiance like a second Śaṃkara.
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VrP 214.4
आस्थितः पादमाकृष्य ह्याह्वयन्निव स द्विजः ।। त्रिभिः क्रमैः क्रांतुमनास्त्रिविक्रम इवोद्यतः
āsthitaḥ pādamākṛṣya hyāhvayanniva sa dvijaḥ || tribhiḥ kramaiḥ krāṃtumanāstrivikrama ivodyataḥ
That twice-born one stood there with one foot drawn up, as though issuing a challenge, minded to stride out in three paces, poised like Trivikrama.
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VrP 214.5
तं दृष्ट्वा खेचराः सर्वा देवताः परिशंकिताः ।। आख्यातुं पुरुहूताय सम्भ्रान्ताः प्रययुर्दिवम् अर्बुदो न्यर्बुदबलस्तथा चक्षुःश्रवाधिपः ।। विद्युज्जिह्वो द्विजेह्वेंद्र शङ्खवर्च्चा महाद्युतिः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā khecarāḥ sarvā devatāḥ pariśaṃkitāḥ || ākhyātuṃ puruhūtāya sambhrāntāḥ prayayurdivam arbudo nyarbudabalastathā cakṣuḥśravādhipaḥ || vidyujjihvo dvijehveṃdra śaṅkhavarccā mahādyutiḥ
Seeing him, all the sky-going deities, thoroughly alarmed and agitated, went to heaven to report to Puruhūta (Indra): Arbuda, Nyarbudabala, and the lord of the snakes, Vidyujjihva — O lord of the twice-born — and Śaṅkhavarcas of great brilliance.
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VrP 214.6
तेभ्यः श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः सर्वे चान्ये दिवौकसः ।। विषादं परमं गत्वा चिन्तामापेदिरे भृशम्
tebhyaḥ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ sarve cānye divaukasaḥ || viṣādaṃ paramaṃ gatvā cintāmāpedire bhṛśam
Hearing from them, the thousand-eyed one and all the other dwellers in heaven fell into the deepest despondency and became exceedingly anxious.
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VrP 214.7
अयं कश्चिद्वरं लब्ध्वा ह्युमाकान्तान्महेश्वरात् ।। अत्यूर्जितबलः श्रीमांस्त्रैलोक्यं प्राप्स्यति ध्रुवम्
ayaṃ kaścidvaraṃ labdhvā hyumākāntānmaheśvarāt || atyūrjitabalaḥ śrīmāṃstrailokyaṃ prāpsyati dhruvam
"This one, whoever he be, having obtained a boon from Maheśvara, the beloved of Umā, and being of exceedingly mighty strength and glorious, will surely win the three worlds.
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VrP 214.8
यादृशोऽस्य महोत्साहस्तेजोबलसमन्वितः ।। नूनमेष महासत्त्वो हरेत्स्थानं दिवौकसाम्
yādṛśo'sya mahotsāhastejobalasamanvitaḥ || nūnameṣa mahāsattvo haretsthānaṃ divaukasām
Such as his great vigour is, endowed with fiery energy and strength — surely this being of great might would carry off the station of the dwellers in heaven.
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VrP 214.9
यावच्चैवोजसा नाकमसौ चंक्रमते प्रभुः ।। प्रसादयामो वरदं तावदेव महेश्वरम्
yāvaccaivojasā nākamasau caṃkramate prabhuḥ || prasādayāmo varadaṃ tāvadeva maheśvaram
So, before this lord ranges over heaven by his force, let us at once propitiate Maheśvara, the giver of boons."
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VrP 214.11
विधाता भगवान्विष्णुः प्रभुस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः ।। अभ्यधावंस्ततः सोऽथ स हि जानाति हृद्गतम्
vidhātā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ prabhustribhuvaneśvaraḥ || abhyadhāvaṃstataḥ so'tha sa hi jānāti hṛdgatam
The Ordainer (Brahmā), the blessed Viṣṇu, the lord, the ruler of the three worlds — then they ran forth; for he indeed knows what is in the heart.
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VrP 214.12
कृतेन तेन विबुधाः पश्यन्ति मुनयश्च तं ।। ततः स भगवान्विष्णुः सहदेवः सधातृकः
kṛtena tena vibudhāḥ paśyanti munayaśca taṃ || tataḥ sa bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sahadevaḥ sadhātṛkaḥ
By that act the gods and the sages see him; then that blessed Viṣṇu, together with the god (Śiva) and with the Creator,
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VrP 214.13
जगाम तत्र यत्रासौ नन्दी तिष्ठति देववत् ।। नन्द्युवाच ।। सफलं जीवितं मेऽद्य सफलश्च परिश्रमः
jagāma tatra yatrāsau nandī tiṣṭhati devavat || nandyuvāca || saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ me'dya saphalaśca pariśramaḥ
went there where that Nandī was standing like a god. Nandī said: Today my life has borne fruit, and my toil has borne fruit,
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VrP 214.14
यन्मे दृष्टः सुराध्यक्षः सर्वलोकगुरुर्हरिः ।। पर्याप्तं तन्ममाद्येह कृतकृत्योऽस्मि तेन वै
yanme dṛṣṭaḥ surādhyakṣaḥ sarvalokagururhariḥ || paryāptaṃ tanmamādyeha kṛtakṛtyo'smi tena vai
in that I have seen Hari, the overlord of the gods, the teacher of all the worlds; that is enough for me today, here; by that I have indeed accomplished all I had to do.
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VrP 214.15
यच्च मे प्रभुरव्यग्रः प्रीतः पापहरो हरः ।। विधाय पार्षदत्वं मे वरानिष्टान्ददौ शिवः
yacca me prabhuravyagraḥ prītaḥ pāpaharo haraḥ || vidhāya pārṣadatvaṃ me varāniṣṭāndadau śivaḥ
And in that the lord Hara, the remover of sin, unperturbed and pleased, making me one of his attendants, Śiva gave me the boons I desired —
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VrP 214.16
परो मेऽनुग्रहः सोऽत्र पूतोऽस्मि खलु साम्प्रतम् ।। यच्चोक्तं विधिना वाक्यं देवान्प्रति महात्मना
paro me'nugrahaḥ so'tra pūto'smi khalu sāmpratam || yaccoktaṃ vidhinā vākyaṃ devānprati mahātmanā
That is the highest favour shown to me in this, and now I am indeed purified. And as for the words that were spoken by the great-souled Ordainer (Brahmā) to the gods —
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VrP 214.17
मामुद्दिश्य हितं तथ्यं तथैव च न चान्यथा ।। यन्मां देवर्षयः प्रीत्या समागत्य प्रियंवदाः
māmuddiśya hitaṃ tathyaṃ tathaiva ca na cānyathā || yanmāṃ devarṣayaḥ prītyā samāgatya priyaṃvadāḥ
— with reference to me, (they were) beneficial and true, just so and not otherwise. And that the gods and sages came to me with affection, speaking kindly —
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VrP 214.18
तेनास्मि परमप्रीत आदृतः परमेष्ठिना ।। देवा ऊचुः ।। वयं तं वरदं देवं द्रक्ष्यामस्ते वरप्रदम्
tenāsmi paramaprīta ādṛtaḥ parameṣṭhinā || devā ūcuḥ || vayaṃ taṃ varadaṃ devaṃ drakṣyāmaste varapradam
— by that I am supremely pleased, honoured (as I am) by the Highest One. The gods said: We shall behold that boon-giving god, the granter of boons to you.
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VrP 214.19
तवैष तपसा तुष्टः स्वयं प्रत्यक्षताङ्गतः ।। इत्युक्तवन्तस्ते देवाः पुनरूचुर्द्विजोत्तमम्
tavaiṣa tapasā tuṣṭaḥ svayaṃ pratyakṣatāṅgataḥ || ityuktavantaste devāḥ punarūcurdvijottamam
"He, pleased by your austerity, has himself become visible (to you)." Having spoken thus, those gods again said to the best of the twice-born:
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VrP 214.21
न जाने कुत्र वा देवं कुत्रास्ते तद्गवेष्यताम्।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। किमत्र नन्दिनं देवो येनासौ नोक्तवान्प्रभुम्
na jāne kutra vā devaṃ kutrāste tadgaveṣyatām|| sanatkumāra uvāca || kimatra nandinaṃ devo yenāsau noktavānprabhum
"I do not know where the god is, where he dwells — let that be searched out." Sanatkumāra said: What of Nandin in this matter, the god, by (or: for) which he did not speak of the Lord?
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VrP 214.22
तन्मे कथय देवेश गुह्यं किं चास्ति शूलिनः ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। यदुक्तवान्महेशानो नाख्येयोऽस्मि पुरान्जनि
tanme kathaya deveśa guhyaṃ kiṃ cāsti śūlinaḥ || brahmovāca || yaduktavānmaheśāno nākhyeyo'smi purānjani
"So tell me, lord of gods, what secret of the Trident-bearer there is." Brahmā said: What the Great Lord said (was): "I am not to be spoken of, O Purāñjani (?), formerly."
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VrP 214.23
किमुक्तवान्महादेवो नन्दिनं तच्छृणुष्व मे ।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। अस्ति कश्चित्समुद्देशः क्षितेः सिद्धोऽद्रिसंकटः
kimuktavānmahādevo nandinaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva me || īśvara uvāca || asti kaścitsamuddeśaḥ kṣiteḥ siddho'drisaṃkaṭaḥ
What the Great God said to Nandin, hear that from me. The Lord said: There is a certain region of the earth, perfected (holy), a fastness of mountains,
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VrP 214.24
पारे हिमवतः पुण्ये तपोवनगणैर्युतः ।। तत्र श्लेष्मातको नाम वसते पन्नगोत्तमः
pāre himavataḥ puṇye tapovanagaṇairyutaḥ || tatra śleṣmātako nāma vasate pannagottamaḥ
on the far side of the Himālaya, holy, endowed with clusters of penance-groves. There dwells a foremost among serpents named Śleṣmātaka.
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VrP 214.25
सोऽनुग्राह्यो मयावश्यं तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः ।। तदभ्याशे च रुचिरं न चासौ वानराश्रयः
so'nugrāhyo mayāvaśyaṃ tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ || tadabhyāśe ca ruciraṃ na cāsau vānarāśrayaḥ
He is certainly to be favoured by me, his sin burnt away by austerity. And near it (there is) a lovely (place), and it is no haunt of monkeys.
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VrP 214.26
तस्य नाम्ना च तत्स्थानं दिव्यं चिरतपोभृतम्।। श्लेष्मातकवनं नाम पुण्यशीलशिलोच्चयम्
tasya nāmnā ca tatsthānaṃ divyaṃ ciratapobhṛtam|| śleṣmātakavanaṃ nāma puṇyaśīlaśiloccayam
And by his name that place is (called) divine, sustained by long austerity — named the Śleṣmātaka wood, with its heap of rocks of holy character.
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VrP 214.27
मृगरूपेण चरता तत्र वै त्रिदशा मया ।। द्रष्टव्याः सञ्जिघृतक्षन्तः खिन्नाश्चान्वेषणे मम
mṛgarūpeṇa caratā tatra vai tridaśā mayā || draṣṭavyāḥ sañjighṛtakṣantaḥ khinnāścānveṣaṇe mama
There indeed the thirty (gods), wearied in searching for me, are to see me as I roam in the form of a deer, ... (wishing to seize?) ...
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VrP 214.28
नाख्यातव्यं त्वया तेषां देवताप्सरसामिदम् ।। अनुगृह्य वरैस्तैश्च तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
nākhyātavyaṃ tvayā teṣāṃ devatāpsarasāmidam || anugṛhya varaistaiśca tatraivāntaradhīyata
This is not to be told by you to those gods and apsarases. And having favoured them with boons, he vanished right there.
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VrP 214.29
विद्योतयन्दिशः सर्वास्त्रिदशैः परिवारितः ।। बालकेन्दुनिभं दिव्यमर्च्चितं दिव्यबिन्दुभिः
vidyotayandiśaḥ sarvāstridaśaiḥ parivāritaḥ || bālakendunibhaṃ divyamarccitaṃ divyabindubhiḥ
Lighting up all the quarters, surrounded by the thirty (gods), ... the divine (one) resembling the crescent moon, worshipped with divine drops,
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VrP 214.31
गणावृतश्च वरदो वरुणो यादसांपतिः ।। वज्रस्फटिक चित्रेण विमानेनातितेजसा
gaṇāvṛtaśca varado varuṇo yādasāṃpatiḥ || vajrasphaṭika citreṇa vimānenātitejasā
And surrounded by his hosts, the boon-giver Varuṇa, lord of the waters, (came) with a chariot exceedingly brilliant, variegated with diamond and crystal;
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VrP 214.32
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णेन रत्नचित्रेण भास्वता ।। विमानेनागतः शृङ्गे द्योतयन्वै धनाधिपः
taptakāñcanavarṇena ratnacitreṇa bhāsvatā || vimānenāgataḥ śṛṅge dyotayanvai dhanādhipaḥ
and with a shining chariot of the colour of molten gold, variegated with jewels, the lord of wealth (Kubera) came to the peak, illuminating (it).
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VrP 214.33
विमानशत कोटीभिरागतो यक्षराक्षसैः ।। श्रीमद्भिर्बहुभिर्दिव्यैर्विमानैः सूर्यसन्निभैः
vimānaśata koṭībhirāgato yakṣarākṣasaiḥ || śrīmadbhirbahubhirdivyairvimānaiḥ sūryasannibhaiḥ
He came with hundreds of crores of chariots, with yakṣas and rākṣasas, with many splendid divine chariots resembling the sun.
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VrP 214.34
अधिष्ठितः सुकृतिभिः प्रायाद्वैवस्वतोपमः ।। चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहाः सर्वे समग्रं त्वृक्षमण्डलम्
adhiṣṭhitaḥ sukṛtibhiḥ prāyādvaivasvatopamaḥ || candrādityau grahāḥ sarve samagraṃ tvṛkṣamaṇḍalam
Attended by the virtuous, he who resembles Vaivasvata (Yama) set out; the moon and the sun, all the planets, and the whole circle of the stars
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VrP 214.35
विमानैरग्नितुल्याभैराजग्मुः खान्महीधरम् ।। रुद्रास्त्वेकादशा याताः सूर्या द्वादश चैव तु
vimānairagnitulyābhairājagmuḥ khānmahīdharam || rudrāstvekādaśā yātāḥ sūryā dvādaśa caiva tu
came from the sky to the mountain in chariots with a splendour like fire; and the eleven Rudras went, and the twelve Suns as well.
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VrP 214.36
आगतावश्विनौ देवौ मौञ्जवन्तं महागिरिम् ।। विश्वेदेवाश्च साध्याश्च गुरुश्च तपसान्वितः
āgatāvaśvinau devau mauñjavantaṃ mahāgirim || viśvedevāśca sādhyāśca guruśca tapasānvitaḥ
The two Aśvin gods came to Mauñjavat, the great mountain, and the Viśvedevas and the Sādhyas and the Guru (Bṛhaspati) endowed with austerity,
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VrP 214.37
संछाद्यैरावतपथं सहसाभ्याययुर्द्रुतम् ।। स्कन्दश्चैव विशाखश्च भगवांश्च विनायकः
saṃchādyairāvatapathaṃ sahasābhyāyayurdrutam || skandaścaiva viśākhaśca bhagavāṃśca vināyakaḥ
covering over the path of Airāvata, they came swiftly and at once; and Skanda and Viśākha and the blessed Vināyaka
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VrP 214.38
संप्राप्तस्तं गिरिवरं मयूरशतनादितम् ।। नारदस्तुम्बुरुश्चैव विश्वावसुपरावसू
saṃprāptastaṃ girivaraṃ mayūraśatanāditam || nāradastumburuścaiva viśvāvasuparāvasū
(He) reached that best of mountains, resounding with hundreds of peacocks; and Nārada and Tumburu, and Viśvāvasu and Parāvasu,
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VrP 214.39
हाहाहूहूस्तथा चान्ये सर्वे गन्धर्वसत्तमाः ।। वैहायसैर्यानवरैर्विविधैर्वासवाज्ञया
hāhāhūhūstathā cānye sarve gandharvasattamāḥ || vaihāyasairyānavarairvividhairvāsavājñayā
Hāhā and Hūhū, and likewise all the other most excellent Gandharvas, by Vāsava's command, with various excellent sky-going vehicles,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.41
गुह्यकाश्च महात्मानः सर्व एव समागताः ।। गन्धकाली घृताची च बुद्धा गौरी तिलोत्तमा सिंधुश्च पुरुषश्चैव सरयूश्च महानदी।। ताम्रारुणा चारुभागा वितस्ता कौशिकी तथा
guhyakāśca mahātmānaḥ sarva eva samāgatāḥ || gandhakālī ghṛtācī ca buddhā gaurī tilottamā siṃdhuśca puruṣaścaiva sarayūśca mahānadī|| tāmrāruṇā cārubhāgā vitastā kauśikī tathā
and the great-souled Guhyakas — all of them came together; and Gandhakālī and Ghṛtācī, Buddhā, Gaurī, Tilottamā; and the Sindhu and the Puruṣa, and the great river Sarayū, the Tāmrāruṇā, the Cārubhāgā, the Vitastā, and likewise the Kauśikī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.42
उर्वशी मेनका रंभा पंचस्या च तथापरा ।। एताश्चान्याश्च तच्छैलमाजग्मुर्देवयोषितः
urvaśī menakā raṃbhā paṃcasyā ca tathāparā || etāścānyāśca tacchailamājagmurdevayoṣitaḥ
Urvaśī, Menakā, Rambhā, and likewise another, Pañcasyā — these and other women of the gods came to that mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.43
पुलस्त्योऽत्रिर्मरीचिश्च वसिष्ठो भृगुरेव च ।। कश्यपः पुलहश्चापि विश्वामित्रोऽथ गौतमः
pulastyo'trirmarīciśca vasiṣṭho bhṛgureva ca || kaśyapaḥ pulahaścāpi viśvāmitro'tha gautamaḥ
Pulastya, Atri, and Marīci, Vasiṣṭha and Bhṛgu too, Kaśyapa and Pulaha also, Viśvāmitra, then Gautama,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.44
भारद्वाजोऽग्निवेश्यश्च तथा वृद्धपराशरः ।। मार्कण्डेयोऽङ्गिरा गर्गः संवर्त्तः क्रतुरेव च
bhāradvājo'gniveśyaśca tathā vṛddhaparāśaraḥ || mārkaṇḍeyo'ṅgirā gargaḥ saṃvarttaḥ kratureva ca
Bhāradvāja and Agniveśya, and likewise Vṛddhaparāśara, Mārkaṇḍeya, Aṅgiras, Garga, Saṃvartta, and Kratu too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.45
मरीचिर्जमदग्निश्च भार्गवश्च्यवनस्तथा ।। नियोगान्मम विष्णोश्च शक्रस्य त्रिदिवस्पतेः
marīcirjamadagniśca bhārgavaścyavanastathā || niyogānmama viṣṇośca śakrasya tridivaspateḥ
Marīci and Jamadagni, and Cyavana the Bhārgava — by the command of me, and of Viṣṇu, and of Śakra, lord of the third heaven;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.47
पुण्या सरस्वती कोका नर्मदा बाहुदा तथा ।। शतद्रूश्च विपाशा च गंडकी च सरिद्वरा
puṇyā sarasvatī kokā narmadā bāhudā tathā || śatadrūśca vipāśā ca gaṃḍakī ca saridvarā
the holy Sarasvatī, the Kokā, the Narmadā, and likewise the Bāhudā, the Śatadru and the Vipāśā, and the Gaṇḍakī, best of rivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.48
गोदावरी च वेणी च तापी च सरिदुत्तमा ।। करतोया स शीता च तथा चीरवती नदी
godāvarī ca veṇī ca tāpī ca sariduttamā || karatoyā sa śītā ca tathā cīravatī nadī
and the Godāvarī and the Veṇī, and the Tāpī, most excellent of rivers, the Karatoyā and the Śītā, and likewise the river Cīravatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.49
नंदा च परनन्दा च तथा चर्मण्वती नदी ।। पर्णाशा दैविका चैव वितस्ता च तथापरा
naṃdā ca paranandā ca tathā carmaṇvatī nadī || parṇāśā daivikā caiva vitastā ca tathāparā
and the Nandā and the Paranandā, and likewise the river Carmaṇvatī, the Parṇāśā and the Daivikā, and likewise another, the Vitastā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.51
अन्यानि चापि मेदिन्यां तीर्थान्यायतनानि च
anyāni cāpi medinyāṃ tīrthānyāyatanāni ca
and also the other holy places and sanctuaries on the earth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.52
निजस्वरूपेणाजग्मुस्तत्र पुण्यान्यनेकशः ।। उपागतानि चेन्द्रस्य नियोगादुत्तमं गिरिम्
nijasvarūpeṇājagmustatra puṇyānyanekaśaḥ || upāgatāni cendrasya niyogāduttamaṃ girim
the many holy ones came there in their own proper forms, and they approached that highest mountain by Indra's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.53
शैलोत्तमो महामेरुः कैलासो गन्धमादनः ।। हिमवान्हेमकूटश्च निषधश्च महागिरिः
śailottamo mahāmeruḥ kailāso gandhamādanaḥ || himavānhemakūṭaśca niṣadhaśca mahāgiriḥ
The great Meru, best of mountains, Kailāsa, Gandhamādana, Himavān and Hemakūṭa, and the great mountain Niṣadha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.54
विन्ध्यो महेन्द्रः सह्यश्च मलयो दर्दुरस्तथा ।। माल्यवांश्चित्रकूटश्च तथा द्रोणः शिलोच्चयः
vindhyo mahendraḥ sahyaśca malayo dardurastathā || mālyavāṃścitrakūṭaśca tathā droṇaḥ śiloccayaḥ
the Vindhya, Mahendra, and the Sahya, the Malaya and likewise Dardura, Mālyavān and Citrakūṭa, and likewise the rocky mass Droṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.55
श्रीपर्वतो लतावेष्टः पारियात्रश्च शैलराट् ।। आगताः सर्व एवैते शैलेन्द्राः काननौकसः
śrīparvato latāveṣṭaḥ pāriyātraśca śailarāṭ || āgatāḥ sarva evaite śailendrāḥ kānanaukasaḥ
Śrīparvata, Latāveṣṭa, and Pāriyātra the king of mountains — all these lords of mountains, dwelling in forests, came.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.56
सर्वे यज्ञाः सर्वविद्या वेदाश्चत्वार एव च ।। धर्मः सत्यं दमः स्वर्गः कपिलश्च महानृषिः
sarve yajñāḥ sarvavidyā vedāścatvāra eva ca || dharmaḥ satyaṃ damaḥ svargaḥ kapilaśca mahānṛṣiḥ
All the sacrifices, all the sciences, and the four Vedas too, Dharma, Truth, Self-restraint, Heaven, and the great sage Kapila,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.57
वासुकिश्च महाभागश्चामृताशी भुजङ्गराट्।। ज्वलत्फणासहस्रेण अनन्तश्च धराधरः
vāsukiśca mahābhāgaścāmṛtāśī bhujaṅgarāṭ|| jvalatphaṇāsahasreṇa anantaśca dharādharaḥ
and the greatly fortunate Vāsuki, king of serpents, eater of nectar, and Ananta the upholder of the earth, with his thousand blazing hoods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.58
फणींद्रो धृतराष्ट्रश्च किर्मीराङ्गश्च नागराट् ।। अंभोधरश्च स श्रीमान्नागराजो महाद्युतिः
phaṇīṃdro dhṛtarāṣṭraśca kirmīrāṅgaśca nāgarāṭ || aṃbhodharaśca sa śrīmānnāgarājo mahādyutiḥ
Phaṇīndra and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Kirmīrāṅga the serpent-king, and that glorious Ambhodhara, the great-splendoured king of Nāgas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.61
फणाशतधरो रूपी भूरिशृङ्ग इवाचलः ।। अरिमेजयसंयुक्तः प्रज्ञावान् भुजगेश्वरः
phaṇāśatadharo rūpī bhūriśṛṅga ivācalaḥ || arimejayasaṃyuktaḥ prajñāvān bhujageśvaraḥ
bearing a hundred hoods, of (fine) form, like a mountain with many peaks, the wise lord of serpents together with Arimejaya,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.62
विनतो नागराजश्च कम्बलाश्वतरौ तथा ।। भुजगाधिपतिर्वीर एलापत्रस्तथैव च
vinato nāgarājaśca kambalāśvatarau tathā || bhujagādhipatirvīra elāpatrastathaiva ca
and Vinata the Nāga-king, and likewise Kambala and Aśvatara, and the heroic overlord of serpents, and Elāpatra as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.63
उरगानामधिपती कर्कोटकधनञ्जयौ ।। एवमाद्याः समायाता भुजगेन्द्रा महाबलाः
uragānāmadhipatī karkoṭakadhanañjayau || evamādyāḥ samāyātā bhujagendrā mahābalāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 214.64
अहोरात्र तथा पक्षा मासाः संवत्सरास्तथा ।। द्यौर्मेदिनी दिशश्चैव विदिशश्च समागताः
ahorātra tathā pakṣā māsāḥ saṃvatsarāstathā || dyaurmedinī diśaścaiva vidiśaśca samāgatāḥ
Day and night, likewise the fortnights, the months, and the years, the sky, the earth, the directions and the intermediate directions—(all these) came together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.66
तस्मिन्देवसमाजे तु रम्ये शैलेन्द्रमूर्द्धनि।। पुष्पाणि मुमुचुस्तत्र तरवो ह्यनिलार्दिताः
tasmindevasamāje tu ramye śailendramūrddhani|| puṣpāṇi mumucustatra taravo hyanilārditāḥ
And in that assembly of the gods, on the delightful summit of the lord of mountains, the trees, shaken by the wind, let fall their blossoms there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.67
प्रगीता देवगन्धर्वाः प्रनृत्ताप्सरसां गणाः ।। पक्षिणः संप्रहृष्टाश्च कूजन्ति मधुरं तदा
pragītā devagandharvāḥ pranṛttāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || pakṣiṇaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭāśca kūjanti madhuraṃ tadā
The gods and gandharvas sang, the troops of apsarases danced; and the birds, thoroughly delighted, then cried out sweetly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.68
पुण्यगन्धाः सुखस्पर्शास्तत्र वांति च वायवः ।। एवमागत्य ते सर्वे देवा विष्णुपुरोगमाः
puṇyagandhāḥ sukhasparśāstatra vāṃti ca vāyavaḥ || evamāgatya te sarve devā viṣṇupurogamāḥ
And there the winds blew, holy-scented and pleasant to the touch. Thus all those gods, with Viṣṇu at their head, having come (there)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.69
ततश्चैवागतैर्देवैर्यक्षैः सिद्धैश्च सर्वशः।। अपूर्यत गिरेः शृङ्गे वेला काले यथोदधेः श्रिया ज्वलन्तं ददृशुर्नन्दिनं पुरतः स्थितम् ।। स च तानागतान्द्रष्ट्वा गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान्
tataścaivāgatairdevairyakṣaiḥ siddhaiśca sarvaśaḥ|| apūryata gireḥ śṛṅge velā kāle yathodadheḥ śriyā jvalantaṃ dadṛśurnandinaṃ purataḥ sthitam || sa ca tānāgatāndraṣṭvā gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇān
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 214.71
सम्भ्रान्तः सहसा तेभ्यो नमस्कर्तुं प्रचक्रमे ।। नमस्कृत्य च तान् सर्वान् स्वागतानभिभाष्य च सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च विद्याश्चाप्सरसाङ्गणाः ।। सत्कृतं देवदेवेन गणास्तमभिपूजयन्
sambhrāntaḥ sahasā tebhyo namaskartuṃ pracakrame || namaskṛtya ca tān sarvān svāgatānabhibhāṣya ca siddhacāraṇasaṅghāśca vidyāścāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ || satkṛtaṃ devadevena gaṇāstamabhipūjayan
Flustered, he at once set about making obeisance to them; and having bowed to them all and having greeted them with words of welcome — the throngs of Siddhas and Cāraṇas, the Vidyās (Vidyādharas) and the companies of Apsarases, the hosts (in turn) worshipped him, who had been honoured by the God of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 214.72
अर्घ्यपाद्यादिभिः शीघ्रमासनैश्च न्यमन्त्रयत् ।। प्रणिधानेन तस्यार्थं श्रुत्वा तत्प्रतिपूजयेत्
arghyapādyādibhiḥ śīghramāsanaiśca nyamantrayat || praṇidhānena tasyārthaṃ śrutvā tatpratipūjayet
He quickly invited (them) with water for offering, water for the feet and the rest, and with seats; and having heard his purpose through (his) respectful request, (each) would honour him in return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 214.73
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा मरुतश्चाश्विनावपि ।। साध्या विश्वे सगन्धर्वा गुह्यकाश्च प्रपूजयेत्
ādityā vasavo rudrā marutaścāśvināvapi || sādhyā viśve sagandharvā guhyakāśca prapūjayet
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 214.74
विश्वावसुर्हाहाहूहू तथा नारदतुम्बुरू ।। चित्रसेनादयः सर्वे गन्धर्वास्तमपूजयन्
viśvāvasurhāhāhūhū tathā nāradatumburū || citrasenādayaḥ sarve gandharvāstamapūjayan
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 214.75
तं वासुकिप्रभृतयः पन्नगेन्द्रा महौजसः ।। सौम्यमभ्यर्च्चयन्ति स्म दृष्ट्वा नन्दीश्वरं तथा
taṃ vāsukiprabhṛtayaḥ pannagendrā mahaujasaḥ || saumyamabhyarccayanti sma dṛṣṭvā nandīśvaraṃ tathā
Him the serpent lords of great vigor, Vāsuki and the rest, honored — the gentle one — and likewise Nandīśvara, when they saw (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.77
यक्षविद्याधराश्चैव ग्रहाः सागरपर्वताः ।। सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव गङ्गाद्याः सरितस्तथा
yakṣavidyādharāścaiva grahāḥ sāgaraparvatāḥ || siddhā brahmarṣayaścaiva gaṅgādyāḥ saritastathā
And the yakṣas and vidyādharas, the planets, the oceans and mountains, the siddhas and the brahmā-seers, and the rivers beginning with Gaṅgā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.78
आशिषः प्रददुस्तस्य सर्व एव मुदान्विता ।। देवा ऊचुः ।। स सुप्रीतोऽस्तु ते देवः सदा पशुपतिर्मुने
āśiṣaḥ pradadustasya sarva eva mudānvitā || devā ūcuḥ || sa suprīto'stu te devaḥ sadā paśupatirmune
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 214.79
सर्वत्र चाप्रतिहता गतिश्चास्तु तवानघ ।। भवान्देवैस्तु वा न स्यादत ऊर्ध्वं द्विजोत्तम
sarvatra cāpratihatā gatiścāstu tavānagha || bhavāndevaistu vā na syādata ūrdhvaṃ dvijottama
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 214.81
इत्युक्तस्त्रिदशैर्नन्दी पुनस्तान्प्रत्युवाच ह ।। नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच ।। यद्भवद्भिः प्रियं सर्वैः प्रीतिमद्भिः सुरोत्तमैः
ityuktastridaśairnandī punastānpratyuvāca ha || nandikeśvara uvāca || yadbhavadbhiḥ priyaṃ sarvaiḥ prītimadbhiḥ surottamaiḥ
Thus addressed by the thirty (gods), Nandin spoke back to them again. Nandikeśvara said: "Since by all of you, best of gods, being well pleased, a kindness (has been done for me) —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.82
आशिषाऽनुगृहीतोऽस्मि नियोज्योऽहं सदा हि वः ।। ब्रूत यूयं किमस्माभिः कर्त्तव्यं भवतामिह
āśiṣā'nugṛhīto'smi niyojyo'haṃ sadā hi vaḥ || brūta yūyaṃ kimasmābhiḥ karttavyaṃ bhavatāmiha
"I have been favoured by (your) blessing; I am indeed always at your command. Speak—what is to be done by us for you here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.83
आज्ञापयध्यमाज्ञप्तस्तस्माद्विबुधसत्तमाः ।। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शक्रः प्रोवाच तं तदा
ājñāpayadhyamājñaptastasmādvibudhasattamāḥ || tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śakraḥ provāca taṃ tadā
"Give your command, O most excellent of the gods, for I act only as I am commanded." Hearing that speech of his, Śakra then said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.84
शक्र उवाच।। कुत्रासौ प्रस्थितो भद्र कुत्र वा स गतोऽपि वा ।। पश्यामो विप्र तं सर्वे देवानामधिपं विभुम्
śakra uvāca|| kutrāsau prasthito bhadra kutra vā sa gato'pi vā || paśyāmo vipra taṃ sarve devānāmadhipaṃ vibhum
Śakra said: Where has he set out for, good sir, or where has he gone? Let us all see him, O brahmin, the lord and ruler of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.85
स्थाणुमुग्रं शिवं देवं शर्वमेव स्वयं मुने ।। यदि जानासि भगवानीश्वरो यत्र तिष्ठति
sthāṇumugraṃ śivaṃ devaṃ śarvameva svayaṃ mune || yadi jānāsi bhagavānīśvaro yatra tiṣṭhati
(namely) Sthāṇu, Ugra, Śiva the god, Śarva himself, O sage — if you know where the Lord, the blessed one, abides,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.86
तत्स्थानं नः समाख्याहि महर्षे शीघ्रमेव हि ।। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं धीमदीरितं वज्रपाणिना
tatsthānaṃ naḥ samākhyāhi maharṣe śīghrameva hi || tacchrutvā vacanaṃ dhīmadīritaṃ vajrapāṇinā
Tell us that place, great seer, and quickly indeed. Having heard that wise speech uttered by the wielder of the thunderbolt,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.87
प्रत्युवाच ततः शक्रं नन्दी पशुपतिं स्मरन् ।। नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच ।। श्रोतुमर्हसि देवेन्द्र यथातत्त्वं दिवस्पते
pratyuvāca tataḥ śakraṃ nandī paśupatiṃ smaran || nandikeśvara uvāca || śrotumarhasi devendra yathātattvaṃ divaspate
Then Nandin, calling Paśupati to mind, replied to Śakra. Nandikeśvara said: You should hear, O Indra of the gods, according to the truth, O lord of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.88
अस्मिन्गिरौ मुञ्जवति स्थाणुरभ्यर्च्चतो मया ।। प्रीतोऽसौ मां वरैर्दिव्यैरनुगृह्य हरः प्रभुः
asmingirau muñjavati sthāṇurabhyarccato mayā || prīto'sau māṃ varairdivyairanugṛhya haraḥ prabhuḥ
On this mountain Muñjavat Sthāṇu was worshipped by me; pleased, that lord Hara favoured me with divine boons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 214.89
प्रीतो विनिर्गत इतस्तं विज्ञातुं बिभेम्यहम्।। यद्याज्ञापयसे देवं चाहं त्वच्छासने स्थितः
prīto vinirgata itastaṃ vijñātuṃ bibhemyaham|| yadyājñāpayase devaṃ cāhaṃ tvacchāsane sthitaḥ
Being pleased, he departed from here; I am afraid to find out where he is. If you command (me), I too stand under your order, (to seek) the god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 214.214
एवमुक्त्वा तु ते तत्र मया सह सुरोत्तमाः ।। गिरेर्मौञ्जवतः शृङ्गमाजग्मुर्देवनिर्मितम् कुत्र द्रक्ष्यामहे देवं भगवन्तं कपालिनम्।। नन्द्युवाच ।। अनुगृह्य तु मां देवस्तत्रैवादर्शनं गतः कामगं रथमारुह्य महेन्द्रः समरुद्गणः ।। आयातः शैलपृष्ठन्तमोजसा पूरयन्निव अनिलश्चानलश्चैव धर्मः सत्यो ध्रुवोऽपरः ।। देवर्षयश्च सिद्धाश्च यक्षा विद्याधरास्तथा सिंधुश्च पुरुषश्चैव प्रभासः सोम एव च ।। लोहितश्चाययुस्तत्र गंगासागर एव च ख्यातस्त्रिभुवने धीमान्नहुषोऽनिमिषेश्वरः ।। विरोचनसुतः सत्यः स्फुटोमणिशतैश्चितः स हि तान्दैवराजेन सार्द्धमन्यैश्च दैवतैः ।। मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य चरणौ प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतात्मवान् निरामयोऽमृतीभूतश्चरिष्यति विभुः सुखी ।। लोकेषु सप्तसु विभो त्र्यम्बकेन सहाच्युत मार्गयामो हि यत्नेन भगवन्तं तु वासव
evamuktvā tu te tatra mayā saha surottamāḥ || girermauñjavataḥ śṛṅgamājagmurdevanirmitam kutra drakṣyāmahe devaṃ bhagavantaṃ kapālinam|| nandyuvāca || anugṛhya tu māṃ devastatraivādarśanaṃ gataḥ kāmagaṃ rathamāruhya mahendraḥ samarudgaṇaḥ || āyātaḥ śailapṛṣṭhantamojasā pūrayanniva anilaścānalaścaiva dharmaḥ satyo dhruvo'paraḥ || devarṣayaśca siddhāśca yakṣā vidyādharāstathā siṃdhuśca puruṣaścaiva prabhāsaḥ soma eva ca || lohitaścāyayustatra gaṃgāsāgara eva ca khyātastribhuvane dhīmānnahuṣo'nimiṣeśvaraḥ || virocanasutaḥ satyaḥ sphuṭomaṇiśataiścitaḥ sa hi tāndaivarājena sārddhamanyaiśca daivataiḥ || mūrdhnā praṇamya caraṇau prāñjaliḥ prayatātmavān nirāmayo'mṛtībhūtaścariṣyati vibhuḥ sukhī || lokeṣu saptasu vibho tryambakena sahācyuta mārgayāmo hi yatnena bhagavantaṃ tu vāsava
Having spoken thus, those best of gods, together with me, came there to the god-made peak of Mount Muñjavat. Where shall we see the lord god, the skull-bearer? Nandin said: The god, having favoured me, became invisible on that very spot. Great Indra, with the host of Maruts, mounting his chariot that goes at will, came to the back of that mountain, as if filling it with his might; and Anila and Anala, Dharma, Satya, and Dhruva besides, the divine seers and the siddhas, the yakṣas and likewise the vidyādharas, and Sindhu and Puruṣa, and Prabhāsa and Soma too, and Lohita came there, and Gaṅgā-Sāgara, and the wise Nahuṣa, famed in the three worlds, lord of the unblinking ones, and Satya the son of Virocana, spangled with hundreds of gleaming gems. He indeed, (approaching) them together with the king of the gods and with the other deities, having bowed his head to (his) feet, with palms joined and self-controlled (said): 'Free of ailment and made immortal, the mighty one will move happily in the seven worlds, O mighty one, together with Tryambaka, O Acyuta. Let us then search with effort for the Lord, O Vāsava.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain