Varaha Purana — Chapter 96
VrP 96.1
अथ त्रिशक्तिरहरये रौद्रीव्रतम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ या सा नील गिरि याता तपसे धृतमानसा ॥ रोद्री तमोद्भवा शक्तिस्तस्याः शृणु धरे व्रतम्
atha triśaktiraharaye raudrīvratam || śrīvarāha uvāca || yā sā nīla giri yātā tapase dhṛtamānasā || rodrī tamodbhavā śaktistasyāḥ śṛṇu dhare vratam
Now the vow of Raudrī, of the Triple Power, for the removal of (sin). The Blessed Boar said: She who went to the Blue Mountain with mind fixed on austerity, the Raudrī power arisen from darkness — hear her observance, O Earth.
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VrP 96.2
तपः कृत्वा चिरं कालं पालयाम्याखलं जगत् ॥ एवमुद्दिश्य पंचाग्निं साधयामास भामिनी
tapaḥ kṛtvā ciraṃ kālaṃ pālayāmyākhalaṃ jagat || evamuddiśya paṃcāgniṃ sādhayāmāsa bhāminī
"Having performed austerity for a long time, I shall protect the whole world": with this intent the passionate one accomplished the five-fire (penance).
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VrP 96.3
तरयाः कालान्तरे देव्यास्तपन्यास्तप उत्तमम् ॥ रुरुनम महातेजाः ब्रह्मदत्तवरो ऽसुरः
tarayāḥ kālāntare devyāstapanyāstapa uttamam || rurunama mahātejāḥ brahmadattavaro 'suraḥ
While that goddess was performing supreme austerity, in the course of time (there arose) an asura named Ruru, of great splendour, who had a boon granted by Brahmā.
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VrP 96.4
समुद्रमध्ये रत्नाढ्यं पुरमस्ति महावनम् ॥ तत्र राजा स देत्येन्द्रः सर्वदेवभयङ्करः
samudramadhye ratnāḍhyaṃ puramasti mahāvanam || tatra rājā sa detyendraḥ sarvadevabhayaṅkaraḥ
In the midst of the ocean there is a city rich in jewels, with a great forest; there that lord of Daityas was king, a terror to all the gods.
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VrP 96.5
अनेकशतसाहस्रकेटिट्युत्तरोत्तरैः ॥ असुरैरन्वितः श्रीमान्द्रतीयो नमुचिर्यथा
anekaśatasāhasrakeṭiṭyuttarottaraiḥ || asurairanvitaḥ śrīmāndratīyo namuciryathā
Accompanied by asuras numbering many hundreds of thousands and crores, each greater than the last, the illustrious one was like a second Namuci.
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VrP 96.6
कालेन महता चासौ लोकपालपुराण्यथ ॥ जिगीषुः सैन्यसंवीतो देवैर्युद्धमरोचयत्
kālena mahatā cāsau lokapālapurāṇyatha || jigīṣuḥ sainyasaṃvīto devairyuddhamarocayat
And after a great length of time, desiring to conquer the cities of the world-guardians, surrounded by his army, he chose war with the gods.
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VrP 96.7
उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य महासुरस्य समुद्रतोयं ववृथेऽतिमात्रम् ॥ अनेकनकप्रदमीनजुष्टमालावयपर्वतसानुदेशान्
uttiṣṭhatastasya mahāsurasya samudratoyaṃ vavṛthe'timātram || anekanakapradamīnajuṣṭamālāvayaparvatasānudeśān
As that great asura rose up, the water of the ocean swelled beyond measure; frequented by many crocodiles and fish, it flooded the slopes of the mountains.
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VrP 96.8
अन्तःस्थितानेकसुरारि सङ्कवाद्विचित्रवमयुधचित्रशोभम् ॥ भीमं बलं वर्मितचारुयोधं विनिर्ययौ सिन्धुजलादशालात्
antaḥsthitānekasurāri saṅkavādvicitravamayudhacitraśobham || bhīmaṃ balaṃ varmitacāruyodhaṃ viniryayau sindhujalādaśālāt
From the vast sea-water there came forth that dreadful, mighty force, holding within it many a host of the gods' foes, splendid with varied armour and weapons, with handsome armoured warriors.
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VrP 96.9
तत्र द्विपा दैत्यवरैरुपेताः समानघण्टायुत किंकिणीकाः॥ विनर्ययुः स्वाकृतिभीपणाश्च समत्वमुच्चैः खलु दर्शयन्तः
tatra dvipā daityavarairupetāḥ samānaghaṇṭāyuta kiṃkiṇīkāḥ|| vinaryayuḥ svākṛtibhīpaṇāśca samatvamuccaiḥ khalu darśayantaḥ
There elephants, mounted by the best of Daityas, fitted with matched bells and a myriad little bells, came forth, showing loudly on every side their terrible shapes.
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VrP 96.10
अश्वास्तथा काञ्चनपीठनद्धा रोडैस्तु युक्ताः सितचामरैश्च ॥ व्यवस्थितास्ते सममेव तु विनिर्ययुर्लक्षशः कोटेशश्च
aśvāstathā kāñcanapīṭhanaddhā roḍaistu yuktāḥ sitacāmaraiśca || vyavasthitāste samameva tu viniryayurlakṣaśaḥ koṭeśaśca
And horses, bound with golden saddle-seats, yoked with (trappings?) and white yak-tail whisks, drawn up together, came forth by lakhs and by crores.
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VrP 96.11
रथा रविस्यन्दनतुल्यवेगाः सुचक्रदण्डाक्षत्रिवेणुयुक्ताः ॥ सुशखयन्त्राः परपीडताङ्गाश्चलत्यनन्तास्त्वरितं विशक्ताः
rathā ravisyandanatulyavegāḥ sucakradaṇḍākṣatriveṇuyuktāḥ || suśakhayantrāḥ parapīḍatāṅgāścalatyanantāstvaritaṃ viśaktāḥ
Chariots swift as the sun's car, fitted with good wheels, poles, axles and triple bamboo-shafts, with good weapons and engines, their frames closely bound, moving, endless, swift and fearless.
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VrP 96.12
तथैव योधाः स्थगितेतरेतास्ततर्षिको ये वरतूणपणियः ॥ पदे पदे लब्धजयाः प्रहारिणो विरेजुरुचैरसुरानुगा भृशम्
tathaiva yodhāḥ sthagitetaretāstatarṣiko ye varatūṇapaṇiyaḥ || pade pade labdhajayāḥ prahāriṇo virejurucairasurānugā bhṛśam
And likewise the warriors, screening one another, those eager (to cross), with fine quivers in hand, victorious at every step, strikers, shone forth exceedingly, loudly, as followers of the asuras.
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VrP 96.13
देवेषु चैव भरेषु विनिर्गत्य ज्दात्ततः ॥ चतुरङ्गबलोपेतः प्रायादिन्द्रपुरं प्रति अन्याश्छिद्रेषु वाऽज्ञानां गृहीत्वा तत्र वै बालम् ॥ लब्ध्वा भवन्तु सुप्रीता अपि वर्षशता पि
deveṣu caiva bhareṣu vinirgatya jdāttataḥ || caturaṅgabalopetaḥ prāyādindrapuraṃ prati anyāśchidreṣu vā'jñānāṃ gṛhītvā tatra vai bālam || labdhvā bhavantu suprītā api varṣaśatā pi
And when the gods were broken, coming forth then from the water, he advanced with his four-fold force against Indra's city. — And let others take the children of the ignorant through openings, and having got the child there, let them remain well pleased even for hundreds of years.
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VrP 96.14
युयोध च सुरैः साढे रुदैत्यपतिस्तथा । सुदूर्मुसलधेरैः शरैर्दण्डायुधैस्तथा
yuyodha ca suraiḥ sāḍhe rudaityapatistathā | sudūrmusaladheraiḥ śarairdaṇḍāyudhaistathā
And Ruru, the lord of Daityas, likewise fought with the gods, with (mallets), pestles, spears, arrows and staff-weapons.
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VrP 96.15
जनुदैरयाः सुरान्संख्य सुराश्चैव तथासुरान् ॥ एवं क्षणमथो युध्वा तदा देवाः सवासवाः
janudairayāḥ surānsaṃkhya surāścaiva tathāsurān || evaṃ kṣaṇamatho yudhvā tadā devāḥ savāsavāḥ
The Daityas slew the gods in battle, and the gods likewise the asuras. Thus, having fought a moment, then the gods with Indra —
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VrP 96.16
असुरैनिर्जिताः सद्यो दुद्रुवुर्विमुखा भृशम् ॥ देवेषु चैवग्भग्रेषु विद्वतेषु विशेषतः
asurainirjitāḥ sadyo dudruvurvimukhā bhṛśam || deveṣu caivagbhagreṣu vidvateṣu viśeṣataḥ
Conquered by the asuras, they at once fled away, utterly turning their backs; and among the gods, when (their ranks) were broken, and especially among the learned ones...
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VrP 96.17
असुरः सर्वदेवानामन्वधावत वीर्यवान् । ततो देवगणाः सर्वे द्रवन्तो भयावह्वलाः दृष्ट्वा रुरुच सबमसुरेन्द्र निपातितम् ॥ स्तुतिं चकार भगवान् स्वयं देवस्रिलोचनः स राज्यमतुलं लेभे भयेभ्यश्च प्रमुच्यते ॥ यस्येदं लिखितं गेहे सदा तिष्ठति धारितम्
asuraḥ sarvadevānāmanvadhāvata vīryavān | tato devagaṇāḥ sarve dravanto bhayāvahvalāḥ dṛṣṭvā ruruca sabamasurendra nipātitam || stutiṃ cakāra bhagavān svayaṃ devasrilocanaḥ sa rājyamatulaṃ lebhe bhayebhyaśca pramucyate || yasyedaṃ likhitaṃ gehe sadā tiṣṭhati dhāritam
The mighty demon pursued all the gods. Then all the hosts of gods, fleeing, overwhelmed with fear, seeing Ruru, that lord of demons, struck down—the Lord himself, the three-eyed god, made the praise. He obtained unequalled sovereignty and is released from fears—he in whose house this, written down, is always kept preserved.
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VrP 96.18
नीले गिरिवर जग्मुर्यत्र देवी व्यवास्थता ॥ रोदी तपोरता देवी तामसी शक्तिरुत्तमा रुद्र उवाच ॥ जयस्व देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतापहारिणि ॥ जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रे नमोऽस्तु ते
nīle girivara jagmuryatra devī vyavāsthatā || rodī taporatā devī tāmasī śaktiruttamā rudra uvāca || jayasva devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi || jaya sarvagate devi kālarātre namo'stu te
They went to Nīla, best of mountains, where the Goddess had taken her stand, weeping(?), devoted to austerity—the dark (tāmasī) Goddess, the highest power. Rudra said: "Be victorious, Goddess Cāmuṇḍā; victory to you who carry off the spirits; victory to you, Goddess who goes everywhere; homage to you, Night of Time (Kālarātri)."
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VrP 96.19
संहारकारिणी देवी कालरात्रीत तां विदुः ॥ सा दृष्ट्वा तान् तदा देवान भयत्रस्तान्विचेतसः विश्वमुत्ते शुभे शुद्धे विरूपाक्ष त्रिलो चने ॥ भीमरूपे शिवे वेद्ये महामाये महोदये
saṃhārakāriṇī devī kālarātrīta tāṃ viduḥ || sā dṛṣṭvā tān tadā devāna bhayatrastānvicetasaḥ viśvamutte śubhe śuddhe virūpākṣa trilo cane || bhīmarūpe śive vedye mahāmāye mahodaye
She is the Goddess who effects destruction; they know her as Kālarātri. She, seeing those gods then trembling with fear and bewildered— "O you who pervade the universe, auspicious, pure, O misshapen-eyed one, three-eyed one, of terrible form, benign, to be known, great Illusion, of great arising—"
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VrP 96.20
मा भेप्टेत्युच्चकैदेवी तानुवाच सुरोत्तमान् ॥ देव्युवाच ॥ किमियं व्याकुला देवा गतिर्व उपलक्ष्यते
mā bhepṭetyuccakaidevī tānuvāca surottamān || devyuvāca || kimiyaṃ vyākulā devā gatirva upalakṣyate
"Do not fear!"—so the Goddess said aloud to those best of gods. The Goddess said: "Why is this distraught course of yours to be seen, O gods?"
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VrP 96.21
कथयध्वं द्रुतं देवाः सर्वथा भयकार णम् ।। देवा ऊचुः । अयमायाति दैत्येन्द्रो रुरुभीमपराक्रमः
kathayadhvaṃ drutaṃ devāḥ sarvathā bhayakāra ṇam || devā ūcuḥ | ayamāyāti daityendro rurubhīmaparākramaḥ
"Tell (me) quickly, O gods, by all means the cause of (your) fear." The gods said: "Here comes the lord of the Daityas, Ruru, terrible in valour."
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VrP 96.22
एतस्य भातान् रक्षस्व त्वं देवान्परमेश्वार ॥ एवमुक्तस तदा देवी भीम पराकमा
etasya bhātān rakṣasva tvaṃ devānparameśvāra || evamuktasa tadā devī bhīma parākamā
"Protect the gods, who are terrified(?) of him, O supreme Lord." Being thus addressed, the Goddess then, of terrible valour,
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VrP 96.23
जहास परया प्रीत्या देवानां पुरतः शुभा ।। तस्या हसुन्त्या वक्रात्तु बढ्यो देव्यो वार्नर्ययुः भीमाक्षि भीषणे देवि सर्वभूतभयङ्कार। कराले विकराले च महाकाले करालिनि
jahāsa parayā prītyā devānāṃ purataḥ śubhā || tasyā hasuntyā vakrāttu baḍhyo devyo vārnaryayuḥ bhīmākṣi bhīṣaṇe devi sarvabhūtabhayaṅkāra| karāle vikarāle ca mahākāle karālini
laughed with the greatest delight, the auspicious one, in front of the gods. And from the mouth of her as she laughed many goddesses came forth: "O you of terrible eyes, frightful Goddess, terror of all beings, O gaping one and hideously gaping, O great Kāla-woman, O gap-toothed one—"
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VrP 96.24
याभिर्विश्वमिदं व्याप्तं विकृताभैरनेकशः ॥ पाशांकुशधराः सर्वाः सर्वाः पनि पयोधराः काली कराली विक्रान्ता कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ इति स्तुता तदा देवी रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना
yābhirviśvamidaṃ vyāptaṃ vikṛtābhairanekaśaḥ || pāśāṃkuśadharāḥ sarvāḥ sarvāḥ pani payodharāḥ kālī karālī vikrāntā kālarātri namo'stu te || iti stutā tadā devī rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā
by whom, misshapen and manifold, this universe is filled—all of them bearing noose and hook, all (with?) breasts: "Kālī, gaping one, mighty one, Kālarātri, homage to you!" Thus was the Goddess then praised by Rudra, the highest one.
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VrP 96.25
सर्वाः शूलधरा भीमाः सर्वाश्चापधराः शुभाः ॥ ताः सः काटिशो देव्यस्त दे। वेष्टय संस्थिताः
sarvāḥ śūladharā bhīmāḥ sarvāścāpadharāḥ śubhāḥ || tāḥ saḥ kāṭiśo devyasta de| veṣṭaya saṃsthitāḥ
All of them bore tridents and were terrible; all the auspicious ones bore bows. Those goddesses, in tens of millions, stood surrounding the Goddess(?).
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VrP 96.26
युयुधुदानवैः सार्धं बद्धतूणा महाबलाः ॥ क्षणेन दानववलं तत्सर्वं निहतं तु तैः
yuyudhudānavaiḥ sārdhaṃ baddhatūṇā mahābalāḥ || kṣaṇena dānavavalaṃ tatsarvaṃ nihataṃ tu taiḥ
Those of great strength, with quivers bound on, fought together with the Dānavas; and in a moment that whole army of the Dānavas was slain by them.
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VrP 96.27
देवाश्च सर्वे सम्पन्ना युयुधुनगं बलम् ॥ कालराच्या बलं चैव यच्च देवबलं महत्
devāśca sarve sampannā yuyudhunagaṃ balam || kālarācyā balaṃ caiva yacca devabalaṃ mahat
And all the gods, being complete(?), fought against the (demon) army—both Kālarātri's force and the great force of the gods.
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VrP 96.28
तत्सर्वं दानवबलमनयद्यमसादनम् ॥ एक एवं महादैत्यो रुरुस्तस्थौ महामृधे यथेमं शृणुया इत्या त्रिशक्यास्तु समुद्भवम् ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो पदं गच्छत्यनामयम्
tatsarvaṃ dānavabalamanayadyamasādanam || eka evaṃ mahādaityo rurustasthau mahāmṛdhe yathemaṃ śṛṇuyā ityā triśakyāstu samudbhavam || sarvapāpavinirmukto padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam
That entire army of the Dānavas they brought to the abode of Yama. One great Daitya alone, Ruru, stood firm in the great battle. Whoever should hear thus of the arising of the triple power(?) is freed from all sins and goes to the sorrowless state.
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VrP 96.29
स च मायां महारौद्री रौवीं विससर्ज है ॥ सा माया ववृधे भीमा सर्वदेवप्रमोदिनी
sa ca māyāṃ mahāraudrī rauvīṃ visasarja hai || sā māyā vavṛdhe bhīmā sarvadevapramodinī
And he indeed released a great and fearsome illusion, a Ruru-illusion(?). That terrible illusion grew, delighting(?) all the gods.
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VrP 96.30
तया विमोहिता देवाः सर्वे निद्रा तु लेभिरे ॥ देवा च त्रिशिखेनाजौ तं दैत्यं समताडयत्
tayā vimohitā devāḥ sarve nidrā tu lebhire || devā ca triśikhenājau taṃ daityaṃ samatāḍayat
Bewildered by it, all the gods fell asleep. And the Goddess(?) struck that Daitya in battle with her trident.
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VrP 96.31
तया तु ताडितस्यास्य दैत्यस्य शुभलोचने ॥ चर्ममुण्डे उभे सम्यक् पृथग्भुते बभूवतुः
tayā tu tāḍitasyāsya daityasya śubhalocane || carmamuṇḍe ubhe samyak pṛthagbhute babhūvatuḥ
When that Daitya had been struck by her, O fair-eyed one, both his hide and his head were entirely severed apart.
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VrP 96.32
रुस्तु दानवेन्द्रस्य चर्ममुण्डे क्षणाद्यतः॥ अपहृत्याइरदेवी चामुण्डा तेन साऽभवतु
rustu dānavendrasya carmamuṇḍe kṣaṇādyataḥ|| apahṛtyāiradevī cāmuṇḍā tena sā'bhavatu
Since she in an instant carried off the hide and head of Ruru, lord of the Dānavas, the Goddess thereby became Cāmuṇḍā.
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VrP 96.33
वाश्च सर्व सम्पन्न युयुधुनिच ॥ स च मायां महा इथं समताडयत् सर्वभूतमहारौद्री या देवी परमेश्वरी ॥ संहारिणी तु या चैव कालरात्रिः प्रकीर्तिता
vāśca sarva sampanna yuyudhunica || sa ca māyāṃ mahā ithaṃ samatāḍayat sarvabhūtamahāraudrī yā devī parameśvarī || saṃhāriṇī tu yā caiva kālarātriḥ prakīrtitā
...and all (the gods) being complete(?) fought...and he the illusion...thus she struck (him). The Goddess who is the supreme mistress, greatly terrible to all beings, and who is the destroyer, is proclaimed as Kālarātri.
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VrP 96.34
तस्या अनुचरा देव्यो बढ्योऽसंख्यात कोटयः ॥ तास्तां देवीं महाभागों परिवार्य व्यवस्थिताः
tasyā anucarā devyo baḍhyo'saṃkhyāta koṭayaḥ || tāstāṃ devīṃ mahābhāgoṃ parivārya vyavasthitāḥ
Her attendant goddesses are many, countless tens of millions. They stood surrounding that greatly fortunate Goddess.
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VrP 96.36
एवमुक्ता तदा देवी दध्या तासां तु भोजनम् ॥ न चाध्यगच्छच्च यदा तासां भोजनमन्तिकात्
evamuktā tadā devī dadhyā tāsāṃ tu bhojanam || na cādhyagacchacca yadā tāsāṃ bhojanamantikāt
Thus addressed, the Goddess then thought about food for them; and when she did not find food for them near at hand,
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VrP 96.37
ततो दध्यो महादेवं रुद्रं पशुपतिं विभुम् । सोऽपि ध्यानात्समुत्तस्थौ परमात्मा त्रिलोचनः
tato dadhyo mahādevaṃ rudraṃ paśupatiṃ vibhum | so'pi dhyānātsamuttasthau paramātmā trilocanaḥ
then she meditated on Mahādeva, Rudra, Paśupati the mighty; and he too, the supreme Self, the three-eyed one, arose out of (her) meditation.
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VrP 96.38
याचयामासुरव्यग्रास्तास्तां देवीं बुभुक्षिताः ॥ वयं देवि सुधार्ताः स्मो देहि नो भोजनं शुभे उवाच च द्रुतं देवीं किं ते कार्य विवक्षितम् ॥ इहि देवि वरारोहे यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
yācayāmāsuravyagrāstāstāṃ devīṃ bubhukṣitāḥ || vayaṃ devi sudhārtāḥ smo dehi no bhojanaṃ śubhe uvāca ca drutaṃ devīṃ kiṃ te kārya vivakṣitam || ihi devi varārohe yatte manasi vartate
Agitated and hungry, they begged that goddess: "We are afflicted, O goddess; give us food, O auspicious one!" And (the god) quickly said to the goddess: "What is the task you wish to speak of? Come, O goddess of fair hips, whatever is in your mind (tell it)."
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VrP 96.39
देव्युवाच ॥ भक्ष्यार्थमासां देवेश किञ्चिद्दातुमिहार्हसि ॥ बलात्कुर्वन्ति मामेता भक्षार्थिन्यो मः बलाः एवं स्तुत्वा भवो देवी चामुण्डां च सुरेश्वरीम् ॥ क्षणा दन्तर्हितो देवस्ते च देवा दिवं ययुः
devyuvāca || bhakṣyārthamāsāṃ deveśa kiñciddātumihārhasi || balātkurvanti māmetā bhakṣārthinyo maḥ balāḥ evaṃ stutvā bhavo devī cāmuṇḍāṃ ca sureśvarīm || kṣaṇā dantarhito devaste ca devā divaṃ yayuḥ
The goddess said: "O lord of gods, you should give something here to serve as food for these (women). These, seeking food, are forcing me — they are mighty." Having thus praised the goddess and Cāmuṇḍā, the mistress of the gods, Bhava vanished in an instant, and those gods went to heaven.
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VrP 96.40
अन्यथा मामपि बलाद्भक्ष्यायष्यन्ति ताः प्रभो ॥ रुद्र उवाच ॥ एतासां शृणु देवेश भक्ष्यमेकं मयोदितम्
anyathā māmapi balādbhakṣyāyaṣyanti tāḥ prabho || rudra uvāca || etāsāṃ śṛṇu deveśa bhakṣyamekaṃ mayoditam
"Otherwise these (women) will make even me their food by force, O lord." Rudra said: "Hear, O mistress of the gods, the one food for these, declared by me,
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VrP 96.41
कथ्य मानं वरारोहे कालरात्रे महाप्रभे ॥ या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि वन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम्
kathya mānaṃ varārohe kālarātre mahāprabhe || yā strī sagarbhā deveśi vanyastrīparidhānakam
as it is being told, O fair-hipped one, O Kālarātri of great splendour: whatever woman, being pregnant, O mistress of the gods, (takes) the garment of a forest woman
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VrP 96.42
परिधत्ते स्पृशेचापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः ॥ स भागोस्तु महाभागो कासाञ्चित्पृथिवीतले
paridhatte spṛśecāpi puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ || sa bhāgostu mahābhāgo kāsāñcitpṛthivītale
and puts it on, or touches it, especially (the garment) of a man — she shall be the portion, O greatly fortunate one, of some of them on the face of the earth.
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VrP 96.44
अन्याः सुतिगृहे च्छिद्रं गृह्णीयुस्तत्र पूजिताः ॥ निवसिष्यन्ति देवेश तथान्या जातहारिकाः
anyāḥ sutigṛhe cchidraṃ gṛhṇīyustatra pūjitāḥ || nivasiṣyanti deveśa tathānyā jātahārikāḥ
Others may seize an opening in the lying-in chamber; worshipped there, they will dwell (there), O lord of gods; and others will be snatchers of the newborn.
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VrP 96.45
गृहे क्षेत्रे तडागेषु वाप्युद्यानेषु चैव हि ॥ अन्यचिता रुदन्त्य याः स्त्रियास्तष्ठन्ति नित्यशः
gṛhe kṣetre taḍāgeṣu vāpyudyāneṣu caiva hi || anyacitā rudantya yāḥ striyāstaṣṭhanti nityaśaḥ
In a house, in a field, at ponds, at wells and in gardens, those women who, being neglected, remain weeping constantly —
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VrP 96.46
तासां शरीराण्याविश्य कचित्तृप्तिमवाप्स्यथ ॥ एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवी स्वयं रुद्रः प्रतापवान्
tāsāṃ śarīrāṇyāviśya kacittṛptimavāpsyatha || evamuktvā tadā devī svayaṃ rudraḥ pratāpavān
having entered their bodies, you will somehow obtain satisfaction. Having spoken thus to the goddess then, mighty Rudra himself (praised her):
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VrP 96.50
मनोजवे जये जृम्भे भीमाक्ष क्षुभितक्षये ॥ महामारि विचित्राङ्गे जय नृत्यप्रिये शुभे
manojave jaye jṛmbhe bhīmākṣa kṣubhitakṣaye || mahāmāri vicitrāṅge jaya nṛtyapriye śubhe
"O swift as thought, O victorious one, O Jṛmbhā, O terrible-eyed, O destroyer amid tumult! O Great Pestilence, O many-formed of limb, hail, O lover of dance, O auspicious one!
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VrP 96.51
विकराले महाकालि कालिके पापहारिणि । पाशहस्ते दण्डहस्ते भीमरूपे भयानके
vikarāle mahākāli kālike pāpahāriṇi | pāśahaste daṇḍahaste bhīmarūpe bhayānake
O grim-toothed one, O Mahākālī, O Kālikā, remover of sin, holding a noose in your hand, holding a staff in your hand, of terrible form, O frightful one,
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VrP 96.52
चामुण्डे ज्वमानास्ये तीक्ष्णदेष्टे महाबले॥ शतयानस्थिते देवि प्रेतासनगते शिवे
cāmuṇḍe jvamānāsye tīkṣṇadeṣṭe mahābale|| śatayānasthite devi pretāsanagate śive
O Cāmuṇḍā, with blazing face, with sharp teeth, of great strength, O goddess seated on a hundred vehicles, seated on a corpse-throne, O Śivā!"
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VrP 96.55
तुतोष परमा देवी वाक्यं चेद मुवाच ह । वरं वृणीष्व देवेश यत्ते मनास वर्तते
tutoṣa paramā devī vākyaṃ ceda muvāca ha | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva deveśa yatte manāsa vartate
The supreme goddess was pleased and spoke this word: "Choose a boon, O lord of gods, whatever is in your mind."
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VrP 96.56
रुद्र उवाच ॥ स्तोत्रेणानेन ये देवि त्वां स्तुवन्ति वरानने ॥ तेषां त्वं वरदा देवि भव सर्वगता सती
rudra uvāca || stotreṇānena ye devi tvāṃ stuvanti varānane || teṣāṃ tvaṃ varadā devi bhava sarvagatā satī
Rudra said: "Those who praise you with this hymn, O goddess of fair face, to them, O goddess, be a granter of boons, being present everywhere.
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VrP 96.57
यथेमं त्रिःप्रकारे तु देवि भक्त्या समान्यतः ॥ स पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान् समृद्धिमुपगच्छति
yathemaṃ triḥprakāre tu devi bhaktyā samānyataḥ || sa putrapautrapaśumān samṛddhimupagacchati
And whoever (praises) this threefold (form) with devotion, O goddess, duly, he, possessed of sons, grandsons and cattle, attains prosperity.
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VrP 96.60
य एतां वेद वै देच्या उत्पत्ति त्रिविधां वरम् ॥ स कर्मपाशनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणभृच्छात
ya etāṃ veda vai decyā utpatti trividhāṃ varam || sa karmapāśanirmuktaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇabhṛcchāta
He who knows this excellent threefold origin of the goddess is freed from the bonds of karma and attains supreme extinction.
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VrP 96.61
भ्रष्टराज्यो यदा राजा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः ॥ अष्टभ्यां च चतुर्दश्यामुफ्वासी नरोत्तमः
bhraṣṭarājyo yadā rājā navamyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ || aṣṭabhyāṃ ca caturdaśyāmuphvāsī narottamaḥ
When a king who has lost his kingdom, restrained and pure, on the ninth day, and on the eighth and fourteenth, that best of men fasting —
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VrP 96.62
संवत्सरेण लभते राज्यं निष्कण्टकं नृपः॥ एषां त्रिशक्तिंरुद्दिष्टा नयसिद्धान्तगामिनी
saṃvatsareṇa labhate rājyaṃ niṣkaṇṭakaṃ nṛpaḥ|| eṣāṃ triśaktiṃruddiṣṭā nayasiddhāntagāminī
within a year that king obtains a kingdom free of thorns. This triple power of theirs has been declared, moving in accordance with the settled doctrine of polity.
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VrP 96.63
एषा श्वेता परा सृष्टिः सात्त्विकी ब्रह्मसंस्थिता ॥ एषैव रक्ता रजसि वैष्णवी परिकीर्तिता
eṣā śvetā parā sṛṣṭiḥ sāttvikī brahmasaṃsthitā || eṣaiva raktā rajasi vaiṣṇavī parikīrtitā
This white, supreme creation is of the sattva quality, established in Brahmā; this same one, red, in rajas, is proclaimed as Vaiṣṇavī;
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VrP 96.64
एषैत्र कृष्णा तमसि रौद्री देवी प्रकीर्तिता ॥ परमात्मा यथा देव एक एव त्रिधा स्थितः
eṣaitra kṛṣṇā tamasi raudrī devī prakīrtitā || paramātmā yathā deva eka eva tridhā sthitaḥ
this same one, black, in tamas, is declared the Raudrī goddess. Just as the supreme Self, the god, being one alone, abides in three ways,
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VrP 96.65
प्रयोजनक्शाच्छक्तिरेकैव त्रिविधाऽभवत् ॥ य एतं शृणुयात्सगै त्रिशत्तयाः परमं शिवम्
prayojanakśācchaktirekaiva trividhā'bhavat || ya etaṃ śṛṇuyātsagai triśattayāḥ paramaṃ śivam
so, for the sake of a purpose, the one power became threefold. He who hears this supreme, auspicious (account) of the triple power —
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VrP 96.66
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमाप्नुयात् ॥ यश्चमं श्रुणुयान्नित्यं नवम्य नियतः स्थितः
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇamāpnuyāt || yaścamaṃ śruṇuyānnityaṃ navamya niyataḥ sthitaḥ
Freed from all sins, (he) would attain the supreme extinction. And whoever hears this constantly, remaining restrained on the ninth (day)—
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VrP 96.68
न तस्याग्निभयं घारं सर्पचौरादिनं भवेत् ॥ यश्चमं पूजयेद्भक्त्या पुस्तकेऽपि स्थितं बुधः
na tasyāgnibhayaṃ ghāraṃ sarpacaurādinaṃ bhavet || yaścamaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā pustake'pi sthitaṃ budhaḥ
—for him there will be no terrible fear of fire, nor (danger) from snakes, thieves and the like. And whatever wise man worships this with devotion, even when it rests in a book—
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VrP 96.69
तेन चेष्टुं भवेत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥ जायन्ते पशवः पुत्रा धन धान्यं वराः स्त्रियः
tena ceṣṭuṃ bhavetsarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram || jāyante paśavaḥ putrā dhana dhānyaṃ varāḥ striyaḥ
—by him the whole triple world with its moving and unmoving (beings) is to be sought/won; cattle, sons, wealth, grain, and excellent women are born (to him).
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VrP 96.70
रत्नान्यश्वास्तथा गावो दासा दास्यो भवन्ति हि ॥ यस्येदं तिष्ठते गेहे तस्य सम्पद्भवेधुवम्
ratnānyaśvāstathā gāvo dāsā dāsyo bhavanti hi || yasyedaṃ tiṣṭhate gehe tasya sampadbhavedhuvam
Jewels, horses and likewise cows, male and female servants come to be. In whosever house this stands, for him prosperity is certain.
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VrP 96.71
श्रीवराह उषाच ॥ एतदेव रहस्यं ते कीर्तितं भूतधारिणे ॥ रुद्धस्य खलु माहात्म्यं सकलं कीर्तितं मया
śrīvarāha uṣāca || etadeva rahasyaṃ te kīrtitaṃ bhūtadhāriṇe || ruddhasya khalu māhātmyaṃ sakalaṃ kīrtitaṃ mayā
The Blessed Boar said: This very secret has been proclaimed to you, O bearer of beings; indeed the whole greatness of Rudra has been declared by me.
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VrP 96.72
नवकोट्यस्तु चामुण्डा भभिन्ना व्यवस्थिताः ॥ या रौद्री तामसी शक्तिः सा चामुण्डा प्रकीर्तिता
navakoṭyastu cāmuṇḍā bhabhinnā vyavasthitāḥ || yā raudrī tāmasī śaktiḥ sā cāmuṇḍā prakīrtitā
But the Cāmuṇḍās, nine crores (in number), stand in their several divisions; that śakti which is fierce and of the quality of darkness is proclaimed as Cāmuṇḍā.
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VrP 96.73
अष्टादश तथा कोट्यो वैष्णव्या भेदू उच्यते ॥ या विष्णो राजसी शक्तिः पालनी चैव वैष्णवी कृतवांस्ताश्च भजते पतिरूपेण सर्वदा । यश्चाराधयते तस्य रुद्रस्तुष्टो भविष्यति॥ सिध्यन्ति तस्य कामाचे मनसा चिन्तिता अपि
aṣṭādaśa tathā koṭyo vaiṣṇavyā bhedū ucyate || yā viṣṇo rājasī śaktiḥ pālanī caiva vaiṣṇavī kṛtavāṃstāśca bhajate patirūpeṇa sarvadā | yaścārādhayate tasya rudrastuṣṭo bhaviṣyati|| sidhyanti tasya kāmāce manasā cintitā api
And eighteen crores are said to be the divisions of the Vaiṣṇavī; that śakti of Viṣṇu which is of the quality of passion and is protective is Vaiṣṇavī. And he attends upon them always in the form of a husband; and whoever worships (them), Rudra will be pleased with him; his desires are fulfilled, even those (merely) thought of in the mind.
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VrP 96.74
या ब्रह्मशाक्तः सत्त्वस्था सा ह्यनन्ता प्रकार्तिता ॥ एतासां सर्वभेदेषु पृथगेकैकशी धरे
yā brahmaśāktaḥ sattvasthā sā hyanantā prakārtitā || etāsāṃ sarvabhedeṣu pṛthagekaikaśī dhare
That śakti of Brahmā which abides in the quality of goodness is proclaimed to be endless. Among all the divisions of these, each one separately holds (her own form).
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VrP 96.75
सर्वस भगवान् रुखः सर्वगश्च पतिर्भवेत् ॥ यावन्त्यस्या महाशक्यास्तावद्रूपाणि शङ्करः
sarvasa bhagavān rukhaḥ sarvagaśca patirbhavet || yāvantyasyā mahāśakyāstāvadrūpāṇi śaṅkaraḥ
The Lord Rudra, present everywhere, becomes the husband of all; as many as her great śaktis are, so many are the forms of Śaṅkara.
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