Varaha Purana — Chapter 215
VrP 215.1
; अथ गोकर्णेश्वरजलेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ततः शक्रः सुरगणैः सह सर्वैः समेत्य च ।। बुद्धिं चकार गमने मार्गितुं यत्र शङ्करः
; atha gokarṇeśvarajaleśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam || brahmovāca || tataḥ śakraḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha sarvaiḥ sametya ca || buddhiṃ cakāra gamane mārgituṃ yatra śaṅkaraḥ
Now, the description of the greatness of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara. Brahmā said: Then Śakra, having come together with all the hosts of gods, resolved to go and search out where Śaṅkara was.
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VrP 215.2
तत उत्थाय ते देवाः सर्व एव शिलोच्चयात् ।। विहायसा ययुः शीघ्रं तेनैव सह नन्दिना
tata utthāya te devāḥ sarva eva śiloccayāt || vihāyasā yayuḥ śīghraṃ tenaiva saha nandinā
Then those gods, all of them, rose up from the mass of rock and went swiftly through the air, together with that same Nandin.
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VrP 215.3
स्वर्लोकं ब्रह्मलोकं च नागलोकं च सर्वशः ।। बभ्रमुस्त्रिदशाः सर्वे रुद्रान्वेषणतत्पराः
svarlokaṃ brahmalokaṃ ca nāgalokaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || babhramustridaśāḥ sarve rudrānveṣaṇatatparāḥ
All the Thirty (gods), intent on the search for Rudra, wandered through the heaven-world and the brahma-world and the nāga-world, everywhere.
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VrP 215.4
खिन्नाः क्लिष्टाश्च सुभृशं न पुनस्तत्पदं विदुः ।। चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्तसप्त द्वीपवतीं महीम्
khinnāḥ kliṣṭāśca subhṛśaṃ na punastatpadaṃ viduḥ || catuḥsamudraparyantasapta dvīpavatīṃ mahīm
Weary and sorely afflicted, still they did not learn his abode; (nor did) the earth, bounded by the four oceans and possessing seven continents,
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VrP 215.5
सशैलकाननोपेतां मार्गयद्भिर्हि तं सुरम् ।। कन्दरेषु महाद्रीणां तुङ्गेषु शिखरेषु च
saśailakānanopetāṃ mārgayadbhirhi taṃ suram || kandareṣu mahādrīṇāṃ tuṅgeṣu śikhareṣu ca
together with its mountains and forests — (searched) by those who were seeking that god; in the caverns of great mountains and on the lofty peaks,
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VrP 215.6
विततेषु निकुञ्जेषु विहारेषु च सर्वतः ।। विचिन्वद्भिः क्षितिमिमां तृणं द्विविदलीकृतम्
vitateṣu nikuñjeṣu vihāreṣu ca sarvataḥ || vicinvadbhiḥ kṣitimimāṃ tṛṇaṃ dvividalīkṛtam
and in the spreading thickets and in the pleasure-groves everywhere: by those who searched this earth, the grass was split in two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.7
न प्रवृत्तिः क्वचिदपि शम्भोरासाद्यते सुरैः ।। यदा निर्विण्णमनसो मार्गमाणाः सुरास्तदा
na pravṛttiḥ kvacidapi śambhorāsādyate suraiḥ || yadā nirviṇṇamanaso mārgamāṇāḥ surāstadā
Nowhere at all was any trace of Śambhu obtained by the gods. When the gods, disheartened in mind, as they searched
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VrP 215.8
न पश्यन्ति शिवं तत्र तदेषां भयमाविशत् ।। भीतास्ते संविदं कृत्वा सञ्चिन्त्य गुरुलाघवम्
na paśyanti śivaṃ tatra tadeṣāṃ bhayamāviśat || bhītāste saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā sañcintya gurulāghavam
did not see Śiva there, then fear entered them. Afraid, they took counsel together and weighed what was weighty and what was slight,
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VrP 215.9
सम्भूयान्योऽन्यममरा मामेव शरणं ययुः ।। तमेकाग्रेण मनसा शङ्करं लोकशङ्करम्
sambhūyānyo'nyamamarā māmeva śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ || tamekāgreṇa manasā śaṅkaraṃ lokaśaṅkaram
and the immortals, joining with one another, went to me alone for refuge. Him, Śaṅkara, the benefactor of the world, with one-pointed mind...
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VrP 215.11
सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमस्माभिर्विचितं वै निरन्तरम्। श्लेश्मातकवनोद्देशं स्थानं मुक्त्वा महीतले
sarvaṃ trailokyamasmābhirvicitaṃ vai nirantaram| śleśmātakavanoddeśaṃ sthānaṃ muktvā mahītale
"The whole triple world has been searched by us without a break, except for the region of the Śleṣmātaka forest, that place on the earth's surface."
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VrP 215.12
आगच्छध्वं गमिष्यामस्तमुद्देशं सुरोत्तमाः ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा तैः सर्वैस्तामाशां प्रस्थिता वयम्
āgacchadhvaṃ gamiṣyāmastamuddeśaṃ surottamāḥ || ityevamuktvā taiḥ sarvaistāmāśāṃ prasthitā vayam
"Come, we shall go to that region, O best of gods." Having spoken thus, we set out with all of them in that direction.
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VrP 215.13
तत्क्षणादेव सम्प्राप्ता विमानैः शीघ्रयायिभिः ।। श्लेष्मातकवनं पुण्यं सिद्धचारणसेवितम्
tatkṣaṇādeva samprāptā vimānaiḥ śīghrayāyibhiḥ || śleṣmātakavanaṃ puṇyaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam
That very instant we reached, by swift-travelling aerial cars, the holy Śleṣmātaka forest, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas.
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VrP 215.14
तस्मिन्सुरमणीयानि विविधानि शुचीनि च ।। ध्यानस्थानानि रम्याणि बहूनि गुणवन्ति च
tasminsuramaṇīyāni vividhāni śucīni ca || dhyānasthānāni ramyāṇi bahūni guṇavanti ca
In it were many places for meditation, most delightful, of various kinds and pure, pleasant and full of good qualities,
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VrP 215.15
आश्रमारण्यभागेषु दरीणां विवरेषु च ।। विभ्राजद्वनराजाकी नद्यश्च विमलोदकाः सिंहशार्दूलमहिषगोलांगूलर्क्षवानरैः ।। नादितं गजयूथैश्च मृगयूथैश्च तद्वनम्
āśramāraṇyabhāgeṣu darīṇāṃ vivareṣu ca || vibhrājadvanarājākī nadyaśca vimalodakāḥ siṃhaśārdūlamahiṣagolāṃgūlarkṣavānaraiḥ || nāditaṃ gajayūthaiśca mṛgayūthaiśca tadvanam
in the hermitage and woodland tracts and in the openings of the caves; and there were rows of shining forest trees and rivers of clear water. That forest resounded with lions, tigers, buffaloes, langurs, bears and monkeys, and with herds of elephants and herds of deer.
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VrP 215.17
प्रमुखे वासवं कृत्वा विविशुस्ते सुरास्तदा ।। विमुच्य रथयानानि पद्भिः सिद्धादिसङ्कटम्
pramukhe vāsavaṃ kṛtvā viviśuste surāstadā || vimucya rathayānāni padbhiḥ siddhādisaṅkaṭam
Then those gods, putting Vāsava at their head, left their chariots and conveyances and entered on foot (that place) thronged with siddhas and others.
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VrP 215.18
कन्दरोदरकूटेषु तरूणां गहनेषु च ।। सर्वदेवमयं रुद्रं मार्गमाणाः शनैः शनैः
kandarodarakūṭeṣu tarūṇāṃ gahaneṣu ca || sarvadevamayaṃ rudraṃ mārgamāṇāḥ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
In the hollows and crags of the caverns and in the dense growths of trees, seeking Rudra who comprises all the gods, very slowly...
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VrP 215.19
प्रविशन्तश्च ते देवा वनोद्देशं क्वचिच्छुभे ।। कदलीवनसंछन्ने फुल्लपादपशोभिते
praviśantaśca te devā vanoddeśaṃ kvacicchubhe || kadalīvanasaṃchanne phullapādapaśobhite
And those gods, entering somewhere a lovely stretch of forest, covered with a grove of plantains and adorned with flowering trees—
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VrP 215.21
मुक्ताचूर्णनिकाशाभिर्वालुकाभिस्ततस्तत ।। विक्रीडमानां ददृशुः कन्यां काश्चिन्मनोरमाम्
muktācūrṇanikāśābhirvālukābhistatastata || vikrīḍamānāṃ dadṛśuḥ kanyāṃ kāścinmanoramām
—saw here and there, upon sands resembling powdered pearl, a certain delightful maiden at play.
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VrP 215.22
तत्र ते विबुधा दृष्ट्वा सर्वे मां समचोदयन् ।। आद्योऽहं सर्वदेवानां कथमेतद्भवेदिति
tatra te vibudhā dṛṣṭvā sarve māṃ samacodayan || ādyo'haṃ sarvadevānāṃ kathametadbhavediti
There all those gods, having seen (her), urged me on: "I am the first of all the gods—how can this be?"
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VrP 215.23
मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमास्थाय विज्ञाता सा मया तदा ।। ध्रुवं शैलेन्द्रपुत्रीयमुमा विश्वेश्वरेश्वरी
muhūrttaṃ dhyānamāsthāya vijñātā sā mayā tadā || dhruvaṃ śailendraputrīyamumā viśveśvareśvarī
Having entered meditation for a moment, she was then recognised by me: "Surely this is the daughter of the lord of mountains, Umā, the sovereign lady of the lord of the universe."
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VrP 215.24
ततस्तदुच्चशिखरमारुह्य विबुधेश्वराः ।। अधो विलोक्य ते सर्वे ददृशुस्तं सुरोत्तमम्
tatastaduccaśikharamāruhya vibudheśvarāḥ || adho vilokya te sarve dadṛśustaṃ surottamam
Then the lords of the gods, having climbed that lofty peak and looked down, all of them saw that most excellent of gods,
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VrP 215.25
मध्ये मृगसमूहस्य गोप्तारमिव संस्थितम् ।। एकशृंगैकचरणं तप्तहाटकवर्चसम्
madhye mṛgasamūhasya goptāramiva saṃsthitam || ekaśṛṃgaikacaraṇaṃ taptahāṭakavarcasam
standing in the midst of a herd of deer like their protector, with a single horn and a single foot, of the lustre of heated gold,
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VrP 215.26
चारुवक्त्राक्षिदशनं पृष्ठतः शुक्लबिन्दुभिः ।। शुक्लेनोदरभागेन राजतैरुपशोभितम्
cāruvaktrākṣidaśanaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ śuklabindubhiḥ || śuklenodarabhāgena rājatairupaśobhitam
with a beautiful face, eyes and teeth, adorned on the back with white spots and with a white belly-portion, silvery,
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VrP 215.27
पीनोन्नतकटिस्कन्धं निमग्नांसशिरोधरम्।। बिम्बोष्ठं ताम्रजिह्वास्यं दंष्ट्रांकुरविराजितम्
pīnonnatakaṭiskandhaṃ nimagnāṃsaśirodharam|| bimboṣṭhaṃ tāmrajihvāsyaṃ daṃṣṭrāṃkuravirājitam
with full, high haunches and shoulders, with sunken shoulders, head and neck, with lips like bimba fruit, with a copper-coloured tongue in his mouth, resplendent with sprouting fangs.
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VrP 215.28
तं दृष्ट्वा विबुधाः सर्वे शिखरात्प्रतिधाविताः ।। सर्वोंद्यमेन तरसा तं मृगेन्द्रजिघृक्षवः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vibudhāḥ sarve śikharātpratidhāvitāḥ || sarvoṃdyamena tarasā taṃ mṛgendrajighṛkṣavaḥ
Seeing him, all the gods ran down from the peak, with every effort and with speed, wishing to seize that lord of beasts.
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VrP 215.29
शृङ्गाग्रं प्रथमं धृत्वा गृहीत्वा वज्रपाणिना ।। मध्यं मया तस्य तदा गृहीतं प्रणतात्मना
śṛṅgāgraṃ prathamaṃ dhṛtvā gṛhītvā vajrapāṇinā || madhyaṃ mayā tasya tadā gṛhītaṃ praṇatātmanā
First the tip of the horn was held, seized by the wielder of the thunderbolt; then its middle was grasped by me, with my self bowed down.
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VrP 215.31
शक्रस्याग्रं स्थितं हस्ते मध्यं हस्ते मम स्थितम् ।। विष्णोर्मूलं स्थितं हस्ते प्रविभक्तं त्रिधागतम्
śakrasyāgraṃ sthitaṃ haste madhyaṃ haste mama sthitam || viṣṇormūlaṃ sthitaṃ haste pravibhaktaṃ tridhāgatam
The tip stood in Śakra's hand, the middle stood in my hand, the root stood in Viṣṇu's hand—(the horn) was divided and came apart in three.
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VrP 215.32
शृङ्गस्यैव गृहीतस्य त्रिधास्माकं मृगाधिपः।। विषाणरहितस्तस्य प्रनष्टः पुनरत्र वै
śṛṅgasyaiva gṛhītasya tridhāsmākaṃ mṛgādhipaḥ|| viṣāṇarahitastasya pranaṣṭaḥ punaratra vai
When the horn itself had been seized by us in three, the lord of beasts, deprived of his horn, thereupon vanished again from there.
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VrP 215.33
अन्तर्हितोऽन्तरिक्षस्थः प्रोवाचास्मानुपालभन् ।। भो भो देवा मया यूयं वच्यमानानवाप्स्यथ
antarhito'ntarikṣasthaḥ provācāsmānupālabhan || bho bho devā mayā yūyaṃ vacyamānānavāpsyatha
Vanished, standing in the sky, he spoke to us reproachingly: "Ho, ho, gods! You will get (only) what is said by me."
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VrP 215.34
सशरीरोऽहं युष्माभिर्वशाप्तः प्रगतस्त्वितः ।। शृङ्गमात्रेण सन्तुष्टा भवन्तस्तेन वञ्चिताः
saśarīro'haṃ yuṣmābhirvaśāptaḥ pragatastvitaḥ || śṛṅgamātreṇa santuṣṭā bhavantastena vañcitāḥ
"With my body I was within your power, yet I have gone away from here; you are content with the mere horn, and by that you have been cheated."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.35
यद्यहं सशरीरः स्यां गृहीत्वा स्थापितोऽभवम् ।। तदा चतुष्पात्सकलो धर्मः स्यात्प्रतिपादितः
yadyahaṃ saśarīraḥ syāṃ gṛhītvā sthāpito'bhavam || tadā catuṣpātsakalo dharmaḥ syātpratipāditaḥ
"If I, with my body, had been seized and installed, then the whole of Dharma, with its four feet, would have been established."
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VrP 215.36
कामं शृंगाणि मेऽत्रैव श्लेष्मात्मकवनेऽमराः ।। न्यायतः स्थापयिष्यध्वं लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया
kāmaṃ śṛṃgāṇi me'traiva śleṣmātmakavane'marāḥ || nyāyataḥ sthāpayiṣyadhvaṃ lokānugrahakāmyayā
"By all means, immortals, you shall duly install my horns right here in the Śleṣmātaka wood, out of desire to favour the world."
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VrP 215.37
अत्रापि महती व्युष्टिर्भविष्यति न संशयः।। पुण्यक्षेत्रे सुमहति मत्प्रभावानुभाविते
atrāpi mahatī vyuṣṭirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ|| puṇyakṣetre sumahati matprabhāvānubhāvite
"Here too there will be great reward, no doubt—in this very great holy field pervaded by my power."
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VrP 215.38
यावन्ति भुवि तीर्थानि ह्यासमुद्र सरांसि च।। क्षेत्रेऽस्मिंस्तानि तीर्थानि चागमिष्यन्ति मत्कृते
yāvanti bhuvi tīrthāni hyāsamudra sarāṃsi ca|| kṣetre'smiṃstāni tīrthāni cāgamiṣyanti matkṛte
"As many sacred fords as there are on earth, and lakes as far as the ocean, those fords will come to this field for my sake."
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VrP 215.39
अहं पुनः शैलपतेः पादे हिमवतः शुभे ।। नेपालाख्ये समुत्पत्स्ये स्वयमेव महीतलात्
ahaṃ punaḥ śailapateḥ pāde himavataḥ śubhe || nepālākhye samutpatsye svayameva mahītalāt
"And I shall arise again by myself out of the earth's surface at the foot of Himavat, the lord of mountains, in the lovely (land) called Nepāl."
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VrP 215.41
तत्र नागह्रदे घोरे स्थास्याम्यन्तर्जले ह्यहम् ।। त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि सर्वभूतहिते रतः
tatra nāgahrade ghore sthāsyāmyantarjale hyaham || triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
"There, in the dreadful serpent-lake, I shall remain within the water for thirty thousand years, devoted to the welfare of all beings."
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VrP 215.42
यदा वृष्णिकुलोत्पन्नः कृष्णचक्रेण पर्वतान् ।। पाटयित्वेन्द्रवचनाद्दानवान्निहनिष्यति
yadā vṛṣṇikulotpannaḥ kṛṣṇacakreṇa parvatān || pāṭayitvendravacanāddānavānnihaniṣyati
When one born in the Vṛṣṇi lineage, having split the mountains with Kṛṣṇa's discus, will slay the Dānavas at Indra's word—
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VrP 215.43
तदा स देशो भविता सर्वम्लेच्छैरधिष्ठितः ।। ततोऽन्ये सूर्यवंशीयाः क्षत्रियास्तान्निहत्य च ततो जनपदस्तत्र भविष्यति महांस्तदा ।। स्फीतो ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठसर्ववर्णाश्रमैर्युतः
tadā sa deśo bhavitā sarvamlecchairadhiṣṭhitaḥ || tato'nye sūryavaṃśīyāḥ kṣatriyāstānnihatya ca tato janapadastatra bhaviṣyati mahāṃstadā || sphīto brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhasarvavarṇāśramairyutaḥ
then that country will come to be occupied entirely by barbarians (mleccha); thereafter other Kṣatriyas of the Solar lineage, having slain them, then there will be a great settled realm there, prosperous, with brahmins most numerous, furnished with all the classes and stages of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.44
वसिष्यंति च तं देशं ब्राह्मणैः संप्रवर्त्तितान् ।। धर्मान्संस्थापयिष्यंति राज्यं प्राप्स्यंति शाश्वतम्
vasiṣyaṃti ca taṃ deśaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saṃpravarttitān || dharmānsaṃsthāpayiṣyaṃti rājyaṃ prāpsyaṃti śāśvatam
And they will dwell in that country; they will establish the duties (dharmas) set in motion by the brahmins, and will obtain lasting kingship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.45
ततो लिङ्गार्च्चनं तत्र प्रतिष्ठास्यंति पार्थिवाः।। क्षत्रियाः सूर्यवंशीयाः शून्ये लप्स्यंति मां नृपाः
tato liṅgārccanaṃ tatra pratiṣṭhāsyaṃti pārthivāḥ|| kṣatriyāḥ sūryavaṃśīyāḥ śūnye lapsyaṃti māṃ nṛpāḥ
Then the rulers there will institute the worship of the liṅga; the Kṣatriya kings of the Solar lineage will find me in the empty place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.47
सम्यक्प्रवृत्ता राजानो भविष्यन्त्यायतौ स्थिताः ।। एवं सम्यक्स्थिते तस्मिन्देशे पौरजने तथा
samyakpravṛttā rājāno bhaviṣyantyāyatau sthitāḥ || evaṃ samyaksthite tasmindeśe paurajane tathā
The kings will be rightly conducted, established in restraint (?); when that country and likewise its townsfolk are thus rightly established—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.48
तत्र मामर्च्चयिष्यंति सर्वभूतानि सर्वदा ।। तत्राहं यैः सकृद्दृष्टो विधिवद्वंदितस्तु यैः
tatra māmarccayiṣyaṃti sarvabhūtāni sarvadā || tatrāhaṃ yaiḥ sakṛddṛṣṭo vidhivadvaṃditastu yaiḥ
there all beings will worship me always; there, by whomever I have been seen even once, and by whomever I have been saluted according to the rule—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.49
गत्वा शिवपुरं ते मां द्रक्ष्यंते दग्धकिल्बिषाः ।। उत्तरेण तु गंगाया दक्षिणे चाश्विनीमुखात्
gatvā śivapuraṃ te māṃ drakṣyaṃte dagdhakilbiṣāḥ || uttareṇa tu gaṃgāyā dakṣiṇe cāśvinīmukhāt
they, their sins burnt away, will go to Śiva's city and see me. But to the north of the Gaṅgā and to the south of Aśvinīmukha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.51
भागीरथ्याः शतगुणं पवित्रं तज्जलं स्मृतम् ।। तत्र स्नात्वा हरेर्लोकानुपस्पृश्य दिवस्पतेः
bhāgīrathyāḥ śataguṇaṃ pavitraṃ tajjalaṃ smṛtam || tatra snātvā harerlokānupaspṛśya divaspateḥ
that water is held to be a hundred times more purifying than the Bhāgīrathī's. Having bathed there and touched the worlds of Hari (and) of the lord of heaven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.52
मुक्त्वा देहं नरा यांति मम लोकं न संशयः ।। अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणः क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्निवसंति ये
muktvā dehaṃ narā yāṃti mama lokaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || api duṣkṛtakarmāṇaḥ kṣetre'sminnivasaṃti ye
men, casting off the body, go to my world—there is no doubt. Even those of evil deeds who dwell in this sacred field,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.53
नियतं पुरुहूतस्य श्रिताः स्थाने वसंति ते ।। देवदानवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः
niyataṃ puruhūtasya śritāḥ sthāne vasaṃti te || devadānavagandharvāḥ siddhavidyādharoragāḥ
they surely dwell resorting to the abode of Puruhūta (the much-invoked). Gods, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Vidyādharas, serpents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.54
मुनयोऽप्सरसो यक्षा मोहिता मम मायया ।। तद्वै गुह्यं न जानंति यत्र सन्निहितो ह्यहम्
munayo'psaraso yakṣā mohitā mama māyayā || tadvai guhyaṃ na jānaṃti yatra sannihito hyaham
sages, Apsarases, Yakṣas—deluded by my māyā—do not know that secret, (namely) where I am present.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.55
तपस्तपोधनानां च सिद्धक्षेत्रं हि तत्कृतम् ।। प्रभासाच्च प्रयागाच्च नैमिषात्पुष्करादपि
tapastapodhanānāṃ ca siddhakṣetraṃ hi tatkṛtam || prabhāsācca prayāgācca naimiṣātpuṣkarādapi
And it has been made the field of accomplishment (siddhi) for the austerity of those whose wealth is austerity. Than Prabhāsa, than Prayāga, than Naimiṣa, and than Puṣkara too—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.56
कुरुक्षेत्रादपि बुधाः क्षेत्रमेतद्विशिष्यते ।। श्वशुरो मे स्थितो यत्र हिमवान् भूधरेश्वरः
kurukṣetrādapi budhāḥ kṣetrametadviśiṣyate || śvaśuro me sthito yatra himavān bhūdhareśvaraḥ
and than Kurukṣetra too, O wise ones, this field is superior—where my father-in-law Himavān, the lord of the mountains, stands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.57
प्रभवन्ति यतः सर्वा गंगाद्याः सरितां वराः ।। तस्मिन्क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये पुण्याः सर्वाः सरिद्वराः
prabhavanti yataḥ sarvā gaṃgādyāḥ saritāṃ varāḥ || tasminkṣetravare puṇye puṇyāḥ sarvāḥ saridvarāḥ
from whom arise all the best of rivers, the Gaṅgā and the rest. In that best of fields, holy, all the best rivers are holy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.58
सर्वे प्रस्रवणाः पुण्याः सर्वे पुण्याः शिलोच्चयाः ।। आश्रमस्तत्र भविता सिद्धचारणसेवितः
sarve prasravaṇāḥ puṇyāḥ sarve puṇyāḥ śiloccayāḥ || āśramastatra bhavitā siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ
all the springs are holy, all the heaps of rock are holy; there will be a hermitage frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.59
शैलेश्वर इति ख्यातः शरीरं यत्र मे स्थितम् ।। स्रवन्तीनां वरा पुण्या वाग्मती पर्वतोत्तमात्
śaileśvara iti khyātaḥ śarīraṃ yatra me sthitam || sravantīnāṃ varā puṇyā vāgmatī parvatottamāt
known as Śaileśvara, where my body abides. The best of streams, the holy Vāgmatī, (flows) from the finest of mountains;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.61
पानावगाहनात्तस्यास्तारयेत्सप्त वै कुलान् ।। लोकपालस्तु चरति तीर्थख्यातिं च तत्स्वयम्
pānāvagāhanāttasyāstārayetsapta vai kulān || lokapālastu carati tīrthakhyātiṃ ca tatsvayam
by drinking of it and by immersion in it one would carry across seven generations. And a guardian of the world moves there, and (makes) that (river's) fame as a tīrtha itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.62
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति मृतास्ते त्वपुनर्भवाः ।। स्नात्वा स्नात्वा तु ये तत्र नित्यमभ्यर्चयन्ति माम्
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti mṛtāste tvapunarbhavāḥ || snātvā snātvā tu ye tatra nityamabhyarcayanti mām
Having bathed there they go to heaven, and those who die (there) are not born again. But those who, bathing again and again there, constantly worship me—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.63
उद्धराम्यहमेतान्वै प्रीतः संसारसागरात् ।। यस्तस्य वारिणा पूर्णमेकं च घटमुद्धरेत्
uddharāmyahametānvai prītaḥ saṃsārasāgarāt || yastasya vāriṇā pūrṇamekaṃ ca ghaṭamuddharet
I, being pleased, lift these up out of the ocean of saṃsāra. And whoever should draw up one jar filled with its water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.64
स्नापनार्थे मम शुचिः श्रद्दधानोऽनसूयकः ।। वेदवेदांगविदुषा श्रोत्रियेण विशेषतः
snāpanārthe mama śuciḥ śraddadhāno'nasūyakaḥ || vedavedāṃgaviduṣā śrotriyeṇa viśeṣataḥ
pure, faithful, free of ill-will, for the purpose of bathing me—especially (when it is) by a śrotriya learned in the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.65
आहृतस्याग्निहोत्रस्य यत्फलं तस्य तद्भवेत् ।। तस्यास्तीरे जलोद्भेदं मन्मूलादभिनिःसृतम्
āhṛtasyāgnihotrasya yatphalaṃ tasya tadbhavet || tasyāstīre jalodbhedaṃ manmūlādabhiniḥsṛtam
Whatever fruit belongs to an agnihotra duly performed, that shall be his. On its bank there is a spring of water that has burst forth from my root,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.66
मृगशृङ्गोदकं नाम नित्यं मुनिजनप्रियम् ।। तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत उपस्पृश्य समाहितः
mṛgaśṛṅgodakaṃ nāma nityaṃ munijanapriyam || tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta upaspṛśya samāhitaḥ
called Mṛgaśṛṅgodaka, ever dear to the community of sages. There one should perform ablution, touching (the water) with a concentrated mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.67
यावज्जीवकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति।। तीर्थं पंचनदं प्राप्य पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम्
yāvajjīvakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati|| tīrthaṃ paṃcanadaṃ prāpya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam
The sin committed throughout one's life perishes in that very instant. Having reached the holy Pañcanada tīrtha, frequented by brahmin seers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.68
अग्निष्टोमफलं तत्र स्नातमात्रः प्रपद्यते ।। षष्टिं धेनुसहस्राणि यानि रक्षन्ति वाग्मतीम्
agniṣṭomaphalaṃ tatra snātamātraḥ prapadyate || ṣaṣṭiṃ dhenusahasrāṇi yāni rakṣanti vāgmatīm
there merely by bathing one obtains the fruit of an agniṣṭoma sacrifice. The sixty thousand cows that guard the Vāgmatī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.69
न तां पापाः कृतघ्नो वा कदाचित्प्राप्नुयान्नरः।। शुचयः श्रद्दधानाश्च सत्यसंधाश्च ये नराः
na tāṃ pāpāḥ kṛtaghno vā kadācitprāpnuyānnaraḥ|| śucayaḥ śraddadhānāśca satyasaṃdhāśca ye narāḥ
sinful men, or an ingrate, can never reach her. But those men who are pure, faithful, and true to their word,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.71
वाग्मत्याः सलिले स्नात्वा ये मां पश्यन्ति संस्कृताः।। तेषां शान्तिर्भवेन्नित्यं पुरुषाणां न संशयः
vāgmatyāḥ salile snātvā ye māṃ paśyanti saṃskṛtāḥ|| teṣāṃ śāntirbhavennityaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
who, having bathed in the water of the Vāgmatī and being purified, behold me — for those men there is peace always, no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.72
मत्प्रभावात्तु स्नातस्य सर्वं नश्यति किल्बिषम् ।। ईतयः समुदीर्णाश्च प्रशमं यान्ति सर्वशः
matprabhāvāttu snātasya sarvaṃ naśyati kilbiṣam || ītayaḥ samudīrṇāśca praśamaṃ yānti sarvaśaḥ
By my power, all the guilt of one who has bathed perishes, and calamities that have arisen subside completely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.74
तत्र तत्र फलं दद्याद्राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः ।। योजनाभ्यन्तरं क्षेत्रं समन्तात्सर्वतोदिशम्
tatra tatra phalaṃ dadyādrājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ || yojanābhyantaraṃ kṣetraṃ samantātsarvatodiśam
In place after place it grants the fruit of the rājasūya and the aśvamedha. The sacred field extends a yojana within, all around, in every direction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.75
मूलक्षेत्रं तु विज्ञेयं रुद्रेणाधिष्ठितं स्वयम् ।। तत्र पूर्वोत्तरे पार्श्वे वासुकिर्नाम नागराट्
mūlakṣetraṃ tu vijñeyaṃ rudreṇādhiṣṭhitaṃ svayam || tatra pūrvottare pārśve vāsukirnāma nāgarāṭ
But the root field is to be known as presided over by Rudra himself. There on the north-eastern side is the king of serpents named Vāsuki,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.76
वृतो नागसहस्रैस्तु द्वारि तिष्ठति मे सदा ।। स विघ्नं कुरुते नृणां तत्क्षेत्रं विशतां सदा
vṛto nāgasahasraistu dvāri tiṣṭhati me sadā || sa vighnaṃ kurute nṛṇāṃ tatkṣetraṃ viśatāṃ sadā
who, surrounded by thousands of serpents, always stands at my gate; he always creates obstruction for men entering that field.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.77
प्रथमं स नमस्कार्यस्ततोऽहं तदनन्तरम् ।। अनेन विधिना पुंसामविघ्नं विशतां भवेत्
prathamaṃ sa namaskāryastato'haṃ tadanantaram || anena vidhinā puṃsāmavighnaṃ viśatāṃ bhavet
He is to be saluted first, and then I afterwards; by this rule men who enter will meet with no obstruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.78
वन्दते परया भक्त्या यो मां तत्र नरः सदा ।। पृथिव्यां स भवेद्राजा सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः
vandate parayā bhaktyā yo māṃ tatra naraḥ sadā || pṛthivyāṃ sa bhavedrājā sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ
The man who always worships me there with supreme devotion becomes a king on earth, saluted by all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.79
गन्धैर्माल्यैश्च मे मूर्त्तिमभ्यर्च्चयति यो नरः ।। उत्पत्स्यते स देवेषु तुषितेषु न संशयः
gandhairmālyaiśca me mūrttimabhyarccayati yo naraḥ || utpatsyate sa deveṣu tuṣiteṣu na saṃśayaḥ
The man who honours my image with perfumes and garlands will be born among the Tuṣita gods, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.81
गीतवादित्रनृत्यैस्तु स्तुतिभिर्जागरेण वा ।। ये मे कुर्वन्ति सेवां वै मत्संस्थास्ते भवन्ति हि
gītavāditranṛtyaistu stutibhirjāgareṇa vā || ye me kurvanti sevāṃ vai matsaṃsthāste bhavanti hi
Those who render service to me with song, instrumental music and dance, or with hymns of praise, or with keeping vigil, they indeed come to abide in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.82
दध्ना क्षीरेण मधुना सर्पिषा सलिलेन वा ।। स्नापनं ये प्रयच्छन्ति ते तरन्ति जरान्तकौ
dadhnā kṣīreṇa madhunā sarpiṣā salilena vā || snāpanaṃ ye prayacchanti te taranti jarāntakau
Those who offer the bathing (of my image) with curds, milk, honey, ghee, or water cross beyond old age and death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.83
यः श्राद्धे भोजनं दद्याद्विप्रेभ्यः श्रद्धयान्वितः ।। सोऽमृताशी भवेन्नूनं त्रिदिवे सुरपूजितः
yaḥ śrāddhe bhojanaṃ dadyādviprebhyaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ || so'mṛtāśī bhavennūnaṃ tridive surapūjitaḥ
He who, filled with faith, gives food to brahmins at a śrāddha surely becomes an eater of ambrosia in heaven, honoured by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.84
व्रतोपवासैर्होमैर्वा नैवेद्यैश्चारुभिस्तथा ।। यजन्ते ब्राह्मणा ये मां परया श्रद्धयान्विताः
vratopavāsairhomairvā naivedyaiścārubhistathā || yajante brāhmaṇā ye māṃ parayā śraddhayānvitāḥ
Those brahmins who worship me with vows and fasts, or with oblations, food-offerings and gruel-cakes, filled with supreme faith —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.85
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि चोषित्वा दिवि ते ततः ।। ऐश्वर्यं प्रतिपद्यन्ते मर्त्यलोके पुनः पुनः
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi coṣitvā divi te tataḥ || aiśvaryaṃ pratipadyante martyaloke punaḥ punaḥ
having dwelt sixty thousand years in heaven, they thereafter attain lordship in the mortal world again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.86
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रः स्त्री वापि सङ्गताः ।। शैलेश्वरं तु तत्स्थानं भक्तितः समुपासते
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ strī vāpi saṅgatāḥ || śaileśvaraṃ tu tatsthānaṃ bhaktitaḥ samupāsate
Brahmins, a kṣatriya, a vaiśya, a śūdra, or even a woman, assembled together, who devotedly attend upon that place, Śaileśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.87
मत्पार्षदास्ते जायन्ते सततं सहिताः सुरैः ।। शैलेश्वरं परं गुह्यं गतिः शैलेश्वरः परा ।। शैलेश्वरात्परं क्षेत्रं न क्वचिद्भुवि विद्यते
matpārṣadāste jāyante satataṃ sahitāḥ suraiḥ || śaileśvaraṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ gatiḥ śaileśvaraḥ parā || śaileśvarātparaṃ kṣetraṃ na kvacidbhuvi vidyate
they are born as my attendants, ever in the company of the gods. Śaileśvara is the supreme secret; Śaileśvara is the highest goal; no field higher than Śaileśvara exists anywhere on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.88
ब्रह्महा गुरुहा गोघ्नः स्पृष्टो वै सर्वपातकैः ।। क्षेत्रमेतदनुप्राप्य निर्मलो जायते नरः
brahmahā guruhā goghnaḥ spṛṣṭo vai sarvapātakaiḥ || kṣetrametadanuprāpya nirmalo jāyate naraḥ
A slayer of a brahmin, a slayer of one's teacher, a killer of a cow, one tainted indeed by all the great sins — on reaching this holy field, a man becomes stainless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.89
विविधान्यत्र तीर्थानि सन्ति पुण्यानि देवताः ।। येषान्तोयैर्नरः स्पृष्टः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
vividhānyatra tīrthāni santi puṇyāni devatāḥ || yeṣāntoyairnaraḥ spṛṣṭaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
There are various holy fords there, and meritorious deities; a man touched by their waters is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.91
तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्दान्तः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः।। विमुक्तः किल्बिषैः सर्वैः सर्वमेव फलं लभेत्
tatra snātvā śucirdāntaḥ satyasandho jitendriyaḥ|| vimuktaḥ kilbiṣaiḥ sarvaiḥ sarvameva phalaṃ labhet
Having bathed there, pure, self-restrained, true to his word, with senses conquered, freed from all defilements, he would obtain the whole fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.92
अनाशकं व्रजेद्यस्तु दक्षिणेन महात्मनः ।। शैलेश्वरस्य पुरुषः स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्
anāśakaṃ vrajedyastu dakṣiṇena mahātmanaḥ || śaileśvarasya puruṣaḥ sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim
But the man who undertakes fasting to death on the south side of the great Śaileśvara — he would go to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.93
भृगुप्रपतनं कृत्वा कामक्रोधविवर्जितः।। विमानेन दिवं गच्छेद्धृतः सोऽप्सरसाङ्गणैः
bhṛguprapatanaṃ kṛtvā kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ|| vimānena divaṃ gaccheddhṛtaḥ so'psarasāṅgaṇaiḥ
Having made the leap from the cliff, free of desire and anger, he would go to heaven in a celestial car, borne along by throngs of apsarases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.94
भृगुमूले परं तीर्थं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं स्वयम् ।। ब्रह्मोद्भेदेति विख्यातं तस्यापि शृणु यत्फलं
bhṛgumūle paraṃ tīrthaṃ brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ svayam || brahmodbhedeti vikhyātaṃ tasyāpi śṛṇu yatphalaṃ
At the foot of the cliff is a supreme ford fashioned by Brahmā himself, renowned as Brahmodbheda; hear what its fruit too is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.95
संवत्सरं तु यस्तत्र स्नास्यंस्तु नियतेन्द्रियः।। स ब्रह्मलोके विरजे गच्छेन्नास्त्यत्र संशयः
saṃvatsaraṃ tu yastatra snāsyaṃstu niyatendriyaḥ|| sa brahmaloke viraje gacchennāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
He who will bathe there for a year with his senses restrained goes to the stainless world of Brahmā; there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.96
तत्र गोरक्षकं नाम गोवृषः पदविक्षतम् ।। दृष्ट्वा च तानि हि पुमान् गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
tatra gorakṣakaṃ nāma govṛṣaḥ padavikṣatam || dṛṣṭvā ca tāni hi pumān gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
There is (a place) there named Gorakṣaka, marked by the hoofprints of the bull of the cows; and a man, having seen those (marks), obtains the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.97
गौर्यास्तु शिखरं तत्र गच्छेत्सिद्धनिषेवितम् ।। यत्र सन्निहिता नित्यं पार्वती शिखरप्रिया
gauryāstu śikharaṃ tatra gacchetsiddhaniṣevitam || yatra sannihitā nityaṃ pārvatī śikharapriyā
There he should go to Gaurī's peak, frequented by the perfected ones, where Pārvatī, who loves peaks, is always present.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.98
लोकमाता भगवती लोकरक्षार्थमुद्यता ।। तस्याः सालोक्यमायाति दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वाभिवाद्य च
lokamātā bhagavatī lokarakṣārthamudyatā || tasyāḥ sālokyamāyāti dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvābhivādya ca
(She is) the mother of the world, the blessed one, intent on the protection of the world; by seeing, touching and saluting her, one attains to dwelling in her world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.99
त्यजते पतितुं तस्या अधस्ताद्वाग्मतीतटे ।। उमालोकं व्रजेदाशु विमानेन विहायसा
tyajate patituṃ tasyā adhastādvāgmatītaṭe || umālokaṃ vrajedāśu vimānena vihāyasā
(If) one gives oneself up to fall down from her, below, on the bank of the Vāgmatī, he would swiftly go to Umā's world in a celestial car through the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.101
तीर्थं पंचनदं प्राप्य पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् ।। अग्निहोत्रफलं तत्र स्नानमात्रेण लभ्यते
tīrthaṃ paṃcanadaṃ prāpya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam || agnihotraphalaṃ tatra snānamātreṇa labhyate
Reaching the holy Pañcanada ford, frequented by brahmin sages, the fruit of the agnihotra is obtained there by mere bathing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.102
नकुलोहेन मतिमान्स्नापयेत्प्रयतात्मवान् ।। जातिस्मरः स तु भवेत्सिध्यते चास्य मानसम्
nakulohena matimānsnāpayetprayatātmavān || jātismaraḥ sa tu bhavetsidhyate cāsya mānasam
The wise, self-controlled man should bathe (there) with a mongoose-iron (vessel); he becomes one who remembers his (former) births, and his wish is fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.103
तस्यैवोत्तरतस्तीर्थमपरं सिद्धसेवितम् ।। नाम्ना प्रान्तकपानीयं गुह्यं गुह्यकरक्षितम्
tasyaivottaratastīrthamaparaṃ siddhasevitam || nāmnā prāntakapānīyaṃ guhyaṃ guhyakarakṣitam
To the north of that very (ford) is another ford frequented by the perfected ones, called Prāntakapānīya, secret and guarded by a guhyaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.104
संवत्सरं यस्तु पूर्णं तत्र स्नायान्नरः सदा ।। गुह्यकः स भवेदाशु रुद्रस्यानुचरः सुधीः
saṃvatsaraṃ yastu pūrṇaṃ tatra snāyānnaraḥ sadā || guhyakaḥ sa bhavedāśu rudrasyānucaraḥ sudhīḥ
The man who bathes there constantly for a full year quickly becomes a guhyaka, a wise attendant of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.105
देव्याः शिखरवासिन्या ज्ञेयं पूर्वोत्तरेण वै ।। दक्षिणेन तु वाग्मत्याः प्रसृतं कन्दरोदरात्
devyāḥ śikharavāsinyā jñeyaṃ pūrvottareṇa vai || dakṣiṇena tu vāgmatyāḥ prasṛtaṃ kandarodarāt
It is to be known as lying to the north-east of the Goddess who dwells on the peak, and to the south of the Vāgmatī, flowing forth from the inside of a cave.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.106
तीर्थं ब्रह्मोदयं नाम पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम् ।। तत्र गत्वा जलं स्पृष्ट्वा स्नात्वा चाभ्युक्ष्य मानवः
tīrthaṃ brahmodayaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam || tatra gatvā jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā snātvā cābhyukṣya mānavaḥ
(There is) a ford named Brahmodaya, holy, destroying sin; going there, a man who touches the water, bathes and sprinkles himself —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.107
मृत्युलोकं न पश्येत्स कृच्छ्रेषु च न सीदति ।। गत्वा सुन्दरिकातीर्थं विधिना तीर्थमादिमम्
mṛtyulokaṃ na paśyetsa kṛcchreṣu ca na sīdati || gatvā sundarikātīrthaṃ vidhinā tīrthamādimam
— he does not see the world of death, and does not sink down in hardships. Having gone, according to the rule, to the Sundarikā ford, the foremost of fords,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.108
तत्र स्नात्वा भवेत्तोये रूपवानुत्तमद्युतिः ।। त्रिसन्ध्यं तत्र गच्छेत्तु पूर्वेण विधिवन्नरः
tatra snātvā bhavettoye rūpavānuttamadyutiḥ || trisandhyaṃ tatra gacchettu pūrveṇa vidhivannaraḥ
having bathed there in the water, he becomes handsome, of surpassing radiance. A man should go there at the three junctures of the day, on the east side, as prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.109
तत्र सन्ध्यामुपास्याथ द्विजो मुच्येत किल्विषात् ।। वाग्मत्या मणिवत्याश्च सम्भेदे पापनाशने
tatra sandhyāmupāsyātha dvijo mucyeta kilviṣāt || vāgmatyā maṇivatyāśca sambhede pāpanāśane
Having then performed the twilight worship there, a twice-born would be released from defilement, at the sin-destroying confluence of the Vāgmatī and the Maṇivatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.111
तारितं च कुलं तेन सर्वं भवति साधुना ।। वर्णावरोऽपि यः कश्चित्स्नात्वा दद्यात्तिलोदकम्
tāritaṃ ca kulaṃ tena sarvaṃ bhavati sādhunā || varṇāvaro'pi yaḥ kaścitsnātvā dadyāttilodakam
And by that good man his whole family is carried across; even one low in class, whoever he be, if he bathes and offers water with sesame —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.112
तर्पिताः पितरस्तेन भवेयुर्नात्र संशयः ।। यत्र यत्र च वाग्मत्यां स्नाति वै मानवोत्तमः
tarpitāḥ pitarastena bhaveyurnātra saṃśayaḥ || yatra yatra ca vāgmatyāṃ snāti vai mānavottamaḥ
— by that the ancestors become satisfied; there is no doubt in this. And wherever on the Vāgmatī the best of men bathes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.113
तिर्यग्योनिं न गच्छेत्तु समृद्धे जायते कुले ।। वाग्मतीमणिवत्योश्च संभेदश्चर्षिसेवितः
tiryagyoniṃ na gacchettu samṛddhe jāyate kule || vāgmatīmaṇivatyośca saṃbhedaścarṣisevitaḥ
he does not go to an animal womb, (but) is born in a prosperous family. And the confluence of the Vāgmatī and the Maṇivatī is frequented by sages;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.114
धीमान्गच्छेत्तु विधिना कामक्रोधविवर्जितः ।। गङ्गाद्वारे तु यत्प्रोक्तं स्नानपुण्यफलं महत्
dhīmāngacchettu vidhinā kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ || gaṅgādvāre tu yatproktaṃ snānapuṇyaphalaṃ mahat
let the wise man go there according to rule, free of desire and anger. The great merit-fruit of bathing that is declared at Gaṅgādvāra —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.115
स्नानस्य तद्दशगुणं भवेदत्र न संशयः ।। अत्र विद्याधराः सिद्धा गन्धर्वा मुनयः सुराः स्नानमेतदुपासन्ते यक्षाश्च भुजगैः सह ।। स्वल्पमप्यत्र यत्किंचिद्द्विजेभ्यो दीयते धनम्
snānasya taddaśaguṇaṃ bhavedatra na saṃśayaḥ || atra vidyādharāḥ siddhā gandharvā munayaḥ surāḥ snānametadupāsante yakṣāśca bhujagaiḥ saha || svalpamapyatra yatkiṃciddvijebhyo dīyate dhanam
here (the fruit) of bathing is ten times that; there is no doubt in this. Here the Vidyādharas, Siddhas, Gandharvas, sages and gods, and the Yakṣas together with the serpents, attend this bathing-place. Whatever wealth is given here to brahmins, even a little,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.117
तदक्षयं भवेद्दातुर्दानपुण्यफलं महत् ।। तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन करणीयं च देवताः
tadakṣayaṃ bhaveddāturdānapuṇyaphalaṃ mahat || tasmātsarvaprayatnena karaṇīyaṃ ca devatāḥ
that becomes imperishable for the giver, a great merit-fruit of the gift. Therefore, O gods, it should be done with every effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.118
वरिष्ठं क्षेत्रमेतस्मान्नान्यदेव हि विद्यते ।। तस्मिन् श्लेष्मातकवने पुण्ये त्रिदशसेविते
variṣṭhaṃ kṣetrametasmānnānyadeva hi vidyate || tasmin śleṣmātakavane puṇye tridaśasevite
No other field whatever is found to be better than this. In that holy Śleṣmātaka forest, frequented by the thirty (gods),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.119
यत्र यत्र मया देवाश्चरता मृगरूपिणा ।। आसितं स्वपितं यातं विहृतं वा समन्ततः
yatra yatra mayā devāścaratā mṛgarūpiṇā || āsitaṃ svapitaṃ yātaṃ vihṛtaṃ vā samantataḥ
wherever, O gods, by me roaming in the form of a deer, (there was) sitting, sleeping, going, or wandering about on all sides —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.121
गोकर्णेश्वर इत्येतत्पृथिव्यां ख्यातिमेष्यति ।। एवं सन्दिश्य विबुधान्देवदेवः सनातनः
gokarṇeśvara ityetatpṛthivyāṃ khyātimeṣyati || evaṃ sandiśya vibudhāndevadevaḥ sanātanaḥ
this shall attain fame on earth as "Gokarṇeśvara." Having thus instructed the gods, the eternal God of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.122
अदृश्य एव विबुधैः प्रययावुत्तरां दिशम्
adṛśya eva vibudhaiḥ prayayāvuttarāṃ diśam
invisible even to the gods, went off toward the northern quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 215.215
उपायमात्रं दृष्टं मे ध्यायंस्तद्वेषभूषणैः ।। यथा यत्र च सोऽस्माभिर्द्रष्टव्यो वृषभध्वजः गिरिनद्यास्तु पुलिने हंसकुन्देंदुसन्निभे ।। गन्धामोदेन पुष्पाणां वासितं मधुगन्धिमत् जग्राह केशवश्चापि मूलं तस्य महात्मनः ।। त्रिभिरेवं गृहीतं तु त्रिधा भूतमभज्यत दीप्ततेजोमयशिराः शरीरं च चतुर्मुखम् ।। शरीरेश इति ख्यातः सर्वत्र भुवनत्रये क्षेत्रं हि मम तज्ज्ञेयं योजनानि चतुर्दश ।। हिमाद्रेस्तुङ्गशिखरात्प्रोद्भूता वाग्म ( ङ्म) ती नदी भागीरथी वेगवती कलुषं दहते नृणाम् ।। कीर्त्तनादेव संशुद्धे दर्शनाद्भूतिमाप्स्यति वाग्मत्यां ते नराः स्नान्ति लभन्ते चोत्तमां गतिम् ।। आर्त्ता भीताश्च सन्तप्ता व्याधितोऽव्याधितोऽपि वा यस्तु दद्यात्प्रदीपं मे पर्वते श्रद्धयान्वितः ।। सूर्यप्रभेषु देवेषु तस्योत्पत्तिर्विधीयते क्रोशं क्रोशं सुरै रूपं तच्च संहृत्य निर्मितम् ।। तीर्थं क्रोशोदकं नाम पुण्यं मुनिजनप्रियम् स्तनकुण्डे उमायास्तु यः स्नायात्खलु मानवः ।। स्कन्दलोकमवाप्नोति भूत्वा वैश्वानर द्युतिः अहोरात्रं वसेद्यस्तु रुद्रजापो द्विजः शुचिः ।। स भवेद्वेदविद्विद्वान्यज्वा पार्थिवपूजितः तत्र तत्राभवत्सर्वं पुण्यक्षेत्रं च सर्वशः ।। शृंगमेतत्त्रिधाभूतं सम्यक्संश्रूयतां सुराः
upāyamātraṃ dṛṣṭaṃ me dhyāyaṃstadveṣabhūṣaṇaiḥ || yathā yatra ca so'smābhirdraṣṭavyo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ girinadyāstu puline haṃsakundeṃdusannibhe || gandhāmodena puṣpāṇāṃ vāsitaṃ madhugandhimat jagrāha keśavaścāpi mūlaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ || tribhirevaṃ gṛhītaṃ tu tridhā bhūtamabhajyata dīptatejomayaśirāḥ śarīraṃ ca caturmukham || śarīreśa iti khyātaḥ sarvatra bhuvanatraye kṣetraṃ hi mama tajjñeyaṃ yojanāni caturdaśa || himādrestuṅgaśikharātprodbhūtā vāgma ( ṅma) tī nadī bhāgīrathī vegavatī kaluṣaṃ dahate nṛṇām || kīrttanādeva saṃśuddhe darśanādbhūtimāpsyati vāgmatyāṃ te narāḥ snānti labhante cottamāṃ gatim || ārttā bhītāśca santaptā vyādhito'vyādhito'pi vā yastu dadyātpradīpaṃ me parvate śraddhayānvitaḥ || sūryaprabheṣu deveṣu tasyotpattirvidhīyate krośaṃ krośaṃ surai rūpaṃ tacca saṃhṛtya nirmitam || tīrthaṃ krośodakaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ munijanapriyam stanakuṇḍe umāyāstu yaḥ snāyātkhalu mānavaḥ || skandalokamavāpnoti bhūtvā vaiśvānara dyutiḥ ahorātraṃ vasedyastu rudrajāpo dvijaḥ śuciḥ || sa bhavedvedavidvidvānyajvā pārthivapūjitaḥ tatra tatrābhavatsarvaṃ puṇyakṣetraṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || śṛṃgametattridhābhūtaṃ samyaksaṃśrūyatāṃ surāḥ
"Only an expedient has been seen by me" — so (he) reflected, by means of that one's garb and ornaments, as to how and where the bull-bannered one was to be seen by us — on the sandbank of the mountain river, resembling a swan, jasmine and the moon, perfumed with the fragrance of flowers and smelling of honey. And Keśava seized the base of that great one. Thus grasped by the three, it split, becoming threefold: the head consisting of blazing radiance, and the body four-faced, renowned as Śarīreśa everywhere in the three worlds. That is to be known as my field, fourteen yojanas (in extent). Risen from the lofty peak of the Himālaya, the river Vāgmatī, the swift Bhāgīrathī, burns away the impurity of men; by its mere mention (one is) wholly purified, by its sight one shall obtain prosperity. Those men who bathe in the Vāgmatī obtain the highest goal — the afflicted, the frightened, the tormented, the diseased and the undiseased alike. And whoever with faith offers me a lamp on the mountain, his birth is ordained among the gods of the sun's splendour. And that form was fashioned by the gods, contracting it krośa by krośa: a holy bathing-place named Krośodaka, dear to the community of sages. And the man who bathes in Umā's Stanakuṇḍa attains Skanda's world, having become of the brilliance of fire. And the pure twice-born who dwells there a day and a night, reciting to Rudra, becomes a knower of the Veda, learned, a sacrificer, honoured by kings. There and there it all became a holy field entirely. Let this peak, become threefold, be listened to rightly, O gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 215.773
वाग्मत्याः सलिले स्नात्वा ये मां पश्यन्ति संस्कृताः ।। वाग्मती सरितां श्रेष्ठा यत्र यत्राऽवगाह्यते
vāgmatyāḥ salile snātvā ye māṃ paśyanti saṃskṛtāḥ || vāgmatī saritāṃ śreṣṭhā yatra yatrā'vagāhyate
Those who, purified, bathe in the water of the Vāgmatī and behold me — the Vāgmatī is the best of rivers, wherever it is plunged into.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition