Varaha Purana — Chapter 99
VrP 99.1
अथ तिलधेनुमाहात्म्यम् ।। धरण्युवाच ।। या सा माया शरीरात्तु ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ।। गायत्र्यष्टभुजा भूत्वा चै (वे) त्रासुरमयोधयत्
atha tiladhenumāhātmyam || dharaṇyuvāca || yā sā māyā śarīrāttu brahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ || gāyatryaṣṭabhujā bhūtvā cai (ve) trāsuramayodhayat
Now the greatness of the sesame-cow. Dharaṇī said: That Māyā who (arose) from the body of Brahmā of unmanifest birth, becoming eight-armed Gāyatrī, fought with the asura Caitra (Vṛtra?),
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VrP 99.2
सैव नन्दा भवेद्देवी देवकार्यचिकीर्षया ।। महिषाख्यासुरवधं कुर्वती ब्रह्मणेरिता
saiva nandā bhaveddevī devakāryacikīrṣayā || mahiṣākhyāsuravadhaṃ kurvatī brahmaṇeritā
she indeed became the goddess Nandā, out of a wish to accomplish the gods' business, performing the slaying of the asura named Mahiṣa, being urged on by Brahmā.
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VrP 99.3
वैष्णव्याख्या ततो देव कथमेतद्धि शंस मे ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। द्वयं जगद्धिता देवी गङ्गा शङ्करसुप्रिया
vaiṣṇavyākhyā tato deva kathametaddhi śaṃsa me || śrīvarāha uvāca || dvayaṃ jagaddhitā devī gaṅgā śaṅkarasupriyā
Then, O god, how is she called Vaiṣṇavī? Tell me this. Śrī Varāha said: The goddess is twofold, the benefactress of the world: Gaṅgā, the dear beloved of Śaṅkara...
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VrP 99.4
क्वचित्किंचिद्भवेद्दत्तं स्वपदं वेद सर्ववित् ।। स्वायम्भुवे हतो दैत्यो वैष्णव्या मन्दरे गिरौ
kvacitkiṃcidbhaveddattaṃ svapadaṃ veda sarvavit || svāyambhuve hato daityo vaiṣṇavyā mandare girau
Somewhere something may be given (as her name); the all-knowing one knows his own station. In the Svāyambhuva (manvantara) the daitya was slain by Vaiṣṇavī on Mount Mandara.
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VrP 99.5
महिषाख्यः परः पश्चात्स वै चैत्रासुरो हतः ।। नन्दया निहतो विन्ध्ये महाबलपराक्रमः
mahiṣākhyaḥ paraḥ paścātsa vai caitrāsuro hataḥ || nandayā nihato vindhye mahābalaparākramaḥ
The one named Mahiṣa (was slain) later; and indeed that Caitra asura was slain; by Nandā was slain in the Vindhya (the demon) of great strength and valour.
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VrP 99.6
अथवा ज्ञानशक्तिः सा महिषोऽज्ञानमूर्त्तिमान् ।। अज्ञानं ज्ञानसाध्यं तु भवतीति न संशयः
athavā jñānaśaktiḥ sā mahiṣo'jñānamūrttimān || ajñānaṃ jñānasādhyaṃ tu bhavatīti na saṃśayaḥ
Or else, she is the power of knowledge, and Mahiṣa is ignorance embodied; and ignorance is to be overcome by knowledge — of this there is no doubt.
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VrP 99.7
मूर्त्तिपक्षे चेतिहासममूर्ते चैकवद्धृदि ।। ख्याप्यते वेदवाक्यैश्च इह सा वेदवादिभिः
mūrttipakṣe cetihāsamamūrte caikavaddhṛdi || khyāpyate vedavākyaiśca iha sā vedavādibhiḥ
On the view of an embodied form, (it is told) as a narrative; on the formless view, as one within the heart. And here she is proclaimed by the words of the Veda by those who speak of the Veda.
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VrP 99.8
इदानीं शृणु मे देवि पंचपातकनाशनम् ।। यजनं देवदेवस्य विष्णोः पुत्रवसुप्रदम्
idānīṃ śṛṇu me devi paṃcapātakanāśanam || yajanaṃ devadevasya viṣṇoḥ putravasupradam
Now hear from me, O goddess, the destroyer of the five sins: the worship of Viṣṇu, the god of gods, which grants sons and wealth.
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VrP 99.9
इह जन्मनि दारिद्र्यव्याधिकुष्ठादिपीडितः ।। अलक्ष्मीवानपुत्रस्तु यो भवेत्पुरुषो भुवि
iha janmani dāridryavyādhikuṣṭhādipīḍitaḥ || alakṣmīvānaputrastu yo bhavetpuruṣo bhuvi
Whatever man on earth in this birth is afflicted by poverty, disease, leprosy and the like, is without fortune and without a son,
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VrP 99.11
नारायणं परं देवं यः पश्यति विधानतः।। आचार्यदर्शितं देवि मन्त्रमूर्तिमयोनिजम्
nārāyaṇaṃ paraṃ devaṃ yaḥ paśyati vidhānataḥ|| ācāryadarśitaṃ devi mantramūrtimayonijam
(and) who looks, according to the prescribed rule, upon Nārāyaṇa the supreme god, shown by the teacher, O goddess, having the mantra as his form, not born of a womb —
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VrP 99.12
कार्तिके मासि शुक्लायां द्वादश्यां तु विशेषतः ।। सर्वासु वा यजेद्देवं द्वादशीषु विधानतः ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां भक्तानां तु परीक्षणम् ।। संवत्सरं गुरुः कुर्याज्जातिशौचक्रियादिभिः
kārtike māsi śuklāyāṃ dvādaśyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ || sarvāsu vā yajeddevaṃ dvādaśīṣu vidhānataḥ brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ bhaktānāṃ tu parīkṣaṇam || saṃvatsaraṃ guruḥ kuryājjātiśaucakriyādibhiḥ
But especially in the month of Kārtika, on the twelfth of the bright (fortnight); or one should worship the god on all twelfth days according to the rule. But the testing of devotees among brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas — that the teacher should carry out for a year, by (examining) their caste, purity, conduct and the rest.
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VrP 99.13
संक्रांत्यां वा महाभागं चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे तथा ।। यः पश्यति हरिं देवि पूजितं गुरुणा शुभे
saṃkrāṃtyāṃ vā mahābhāgaṃ candrasūryagrahe tathā || yaḥ paśyati hariṃ devi pūjitaṃ guruṇā śubhe
Or at a solstitial passage (saṃkrānti), O greatly blessed one, and likewise at an eclipse of the moon or the sun — whoever, O Devī, beholds Hari worshipped by the guru, O auspicious one,
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VrP 99.14
तस्य सद्यो भवेत्तुष्टिः पापध्वंसश्च जायते ।। सामान्यदेवतानां च भवतीति न संशयः
tasya sadyo bhavettuṣṭiḥ pāpadhvaṃsaśca jāyate || sāmānyadevatānāṃ ca bhavatīti na saṃśayaḥ
for him there is at once (the deity's) contentment, and destruction of sin comes about; and it happens with the ordinary deities too — of this there is no doubt.
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VrP 99.16
उपासन्नं ततो ज्ञात्वा हृदयेनावधारयेत् ।। तेपि भक्तिमतो ज्ञात्वा त्वात्मानं परमेश्वरम्
upāsannaṃ tato jñātvā hṛdayenāvadhārayet || tepi bhaktimato jñātvā tvātmānaṃ parameśvaram
Then, knowing (him) to have come near (as a suppliant), he should fix (him) in his heart; and they too, knowing (him) full of devotion, (know) you, the self, as the supreme Lord.
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VrP 99.17
संवत्सरं गुरोर्भक्तिं कुर्युर्विष्णोरिवाचलाम् ।। संवत्सरे ततः पूर्णे गुरुं चैव प्रसादयेत्
saṃvatsaraṃ gurorbhaktiṃ kuryurviṣṇorivācalām || saṃvatsare tataḥ pūrṇe guruṃ caiva prasādayet
For a year they should maintain devotion to the guru, unshakable as if to Viṣṇu; then, when the year is complete, he should also propitiate the guru.
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VrP 99.18
भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन संसारार्णवतारणम् ।। इच्छामस्त्वैहिकीं लक्ष्मीं विशेषेण तपोधन
bhagavaṃstvatprasādena saṃsārārṇavatāraṇam || icchāmastvaihikīṃ lakṣmīṃ viśeṣeṇa tapodhana
"Lord, by your grace (comes) the crossing of the ocean of worldly existence; but we desire, especially, prosperity in this world, O you whose wealth is austerity."
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VrP 99.19
एवमभ्यर्च्य मेधावी गुरुं विष्णुमिवाग्रतः ।। अभ्यर्च्चितस्तैः सोऽप्याशु दशम्यां कार्त्तिकस्य तु
evamabhyarcya medhāvī guruṃ viṣṇumivāgrataḥ || abhyarccitastaiḥ so'pyāśu daśamyāṃ kārttikasya tu
Having thus honoured the guru before (him) as if he were Viṣṇu, the intelligent (disciple) — and he too, honoured by them, straightway on the tenth (day) of Kārttika —
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VrP 99.21
स्वप्नान्दृष्ट्वा गुरोरग्रे श्रावयेत विचक्षणः ।। ततः शुभाशुभे तत्र लक्षयेत्परमो गुरुः
svapnāndṛṣṭvā guroragre śrāvayeta vicakṣaṇaḥ || tataḥ śubhāśubhe tatra lakṣayetparamo guruḥ
having seen dreams, the discerning one should recount them before the guru; then the supreme guru should discern therein what is auspicious and inauspicious.
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VrP 99.22
एकादश्यामुपोष्यैवं स्नात्वा देवालयं व्रजेत् ।। गुरुश्च मण्डलं भूमौ कल्पितायां तु वर्त्तयेत्
ekādaśyāmupoṣyaivaṃ snātvā devālayaṃ vrajet || guruśca maṇḍalaṃ bhūmau kalpitāyāṃ tu varttayet
Having thus fasted on the eleventh and bathed, he should go to the temple; and the guru should trace out a maṇḍala on ground made ready.
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VrP 99.23
लक्षणैर्विविधैर्भूमिं लक्षयित्वा विधानतः ।। षोडशारं लिखेच्चक्रं सर्वतोभद्रमेव च
lakṣaṇairvividhairbhūmiṃ lakṣayitvā vidhānataḥ || ṣoḍaśāraṃ likheccakraṃ sarvatobhadrameva ca
Having examined the ground by the various marks according to the rule, he should draw a sixteen-spoked wheel, and also the sarvatobhadra (figure).
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VrP 99.24
अथवा अष्टपत्रं च लिखित्वा दर्शयेद्बुधः।। नेत्रबन्धं तु कुर्वीत सितवस्त्रेण यत्नतः
athavā aṣṭapatraṃ ca likhitvā darśayedbudhaḥ|| netrabandhaṃ tu kurvīta sitavastreṇa yatnataḥ
Or else, having drawn an eight-petalled (lotus), the wise one should display it; and he should carefully make a blindfold with a white cloth.
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VrP 99.25
वर्णानुक्रमतः शिष्यान्पुष्पहस्तान्प्रवेशयेत्।। नवनाभं यदा कुर्यान्मण्डलं वर्णकैर्बुधः
varṇānukramataḥ śiṣyānpuṣpahastānpraveśayet|| navanābhaṃ yadā kuryānmaṇḍalaṃ varṇakairbudhaḥ
He should bring in the pupils in the order of their classes, with flowers in their hands; when the wise one makes the nine-hubbed maṇḍala with coloured powders,
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VrP 99.26
तदानीं पूर्वतो देवमिद्रपूर्वं तु पूजयेत् ।। लोकपालैः समं पूज्य अग्निं सम्पूजयेच्छुभे
tadānīṃ pūrvato devamidrapūrvaṃ tu pūjayet || lokapālaiḥ samaṃ pūjya agniṃ sampūjayecchubhe
then he should worship the god in front (i.e. eastward), beginning with Indra; having worshipped together with the guardians of the regions, he should worship Agni, O auspicious one.
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VrP 99.27
स्वदिक्षु तद्वद्याम्यायां नेर्ऋत्यां निर्ऋतिं न्यसेत् ।। वरुणं वारुणायां च वायुं वायव्यतो न्यसेत्
svadikṣu tadvadyāmyāyāṃ nerṛtyāṃ nirṛtiṃ nyaset || varuṇaṃ vāruṇāyāṃ ca vāyuṃ vāyavyato nyaset
Likewise (each) in his own quarter: (Yama) in the south, in the south-west he should set Nirṛti; and Varuṇa in the west, and Vāyu he should set in the north-west.
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VrP 99.28
धनदं चोत्तरे न्यस्य रुद्रमीशानगोचरे। पूज्यैवं तु विधानेन दिक्क्षेत्रेषु व्यवस्थिताम्
dhanadaṃ cottare nyasya rudramīśānagocare| pūjyaivaṃ tu vidhānena dikkṣetreṣu vyavasthitām
And placing the giver of wealth (Kubera) in the north, and Rudra in the range of Īśāna — thus (they are) to be worshipped according to the rule, established in the fields of the directions.
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VrP 99.29
पद्ममध्ये तथा विष्णुमर्च्चयेत्परमेश्वरम् ।। पूर्वपत्रे बलं पूज्य प्रद्युम्नं दक्षिणे तथा
padmamadhye tathā viṣṇumarccayetparameśvaram || pūrvapatre balaṃ pūjya pradyumnaṃ dakṣiṇe tathā
And in the centre of the lotus he should worship Viṣṇu, the supreme Lord; worshipping Bala on the eastern petal, and Pradyumna likewise on the southern.
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VrP 99.31
ऐशान्यां विन्यसेच्छंखमाग्नेय्यां चक्रमेव तु ।। याम्यायां तु गदां पूज्य वायव्यां पद्ममेव च
aiśānyāṃ vinyasecchaṃkhamāgneyyāṃ cakrameva tu || yāmyāyāṃ tu gadāṃ pūjya vāyavyāṃ padmameva ca
In the north-east he should place the conch, and in the south-east the discus; worshipping the mace in the south, and the lotus in the north-west.
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VrP 99.32
ऐशान्यां मुसलं पूज्य दक्षिणे गरुडं न्यसेत् ।। वामतो विन्यसेल्लक्ष्मीं देवदेवस्य बुद्धिमान् वैष्णवं कलशं चैव नवमं तत्र कल्पयेत् ।। स्नापयेन्मुक्तिकामं तु वैष्णवेन घटेन ह
aiśānyāṃ musalaṃ pūjya dakṣiṇe garuḍaṃ nyaset || vāmato vinyasellakṣmīṃ devadevasya buddhimān vaiṣṇavaṃ kalaśaṃ caiva navamaṃ tatra kalpayet || snāpayenmuktikāmaṃ tu vaiṣṇavena ghaṭena ha
Worshipping the pestle in the north-east, he should place Garuḍa on the right; on the left the wise one should place Lakṣmī, (consort) of the god of gods. And he should arrange there the Vaiṣṇava water-jar as the ninth; one who desires liberation he should bathe with the Vaiṣṇava pot.
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VrP 99.33
धनुश्चैव तु खड्गं तु देवस्य पुरतो न्यसेत्। श्रीवत्सं कौस्तुभं चैव नवमं तत्र कल्पयेत्
dhanuścaiva tu khaḍgaṃ tu devasya purato nyaset| śrīvatsaṃ kaustubhaṃ caiva navamaṃ tatra kalpayet
And the bow and the sword he should place in front of the god; and the śrīvatsa and the kaustubha (jewel) — the ninth he should arrange there.
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VrP 99.34
एवं पूज्य यथान्यायं देवदेवं जनार्द्दनम्।। दलेषु दिक्षु विन्यस्य अष्टौ कुम्भान्विधानतः
evaṃ pūjya yathānyāyaṃ devadevaṃ janārddanam|| daleṣu dikṣu vinyasya aṣṭau kumbhānvidhānataḥ
Having thus worshipped, as is proper, Janārdana the god of gods, and having set on the petals, in the (eight) directions, eight pots according to the rule,
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VrP 99.36
श्रीकामं स्नापयेत्तद्वदैन्द्रेण तु घटेन ह ।। प्राज्यप्रतापकामं च आग्नेयेन तु स्नापयेत्
śrīkāmaṃ snāpayettadvadaindreṇa tu ghaṭena ha || prājyapratāpakāmaṃ ca āgneyena tu snāpayet
one who desires prosperity he should likewise bathe with the pot of Indra; and one who desires abundant majesty he should bathe with the pot of Agni.
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VrP 99.37
मृत्युञ्जयविधानाय याम्येन स्नपनं तथा ।। दुष्टप्रध्वंसनायालं निर्ऋतेन विधीयते
mṛtyuñjayavidhānāya yāmyena snapanaṃ tathā || duṣṭapradhvaṃsanāyālaṃ nirṛtena vidhīyate
Likewise the bathing with the southern (Yama's) jar is for the rite of conquering death; with the Nirṛti jar it is prescribed as sufficient for the destruction of the wicked.
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VrP 99.38
शान्तये वारुणेनाशु पापनाशाय वायवे ।। द्रव्यसम्पत्तिकामस्य कौबेरेण विधीयते
śāntaye vāruṇenāśu pāpanāśāya vāyave || dravyasampattikāmasya kaubereṇa vidhīyate
With Varuṇa's (jar) for appeasement at once, with Vāyu's for the destruction of sin; with Kubera's it is prescribed for one who desires an abundance of goods.
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VrP 99.39
रौद्रेण ज्ञानहेतोश्च लोकपालपदाप्तये ।। एकैकेन नरः स्नातः सर्वपाप विवर्जितः
raudreṇa jñānahetośca lokapālapadāptaye || ekaikena naraḥ snātaḥ sarvapāpa vivarjitaḥ
With Rudra's for the sake of knowledge, and for obtaining the station of a world-guardian. A man bathed with each single one becomes free of all sin,
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VrP 99.41
जायते विष्णुसदृशः सद्यो राजाथवा भवेत् ।। अथवा दिक्षु सर्वासु यथासंख्येन लोकपान् ।। पूजयीत स्वशास्त्रोक्तविधानेन विधानवित्
jāyate viṣṇusadṛśaḥ sadyo rājāthavā bhavet || athavā dikṣu sarvāsu yathāsaṃkhyena lokapān || pūjayīta svaśāstroktavidhānena vidhānavit
and he is born like Viṣṇu, or else he at once becomes a king. Or else, one who knows the rite should worship the world-guardians in all the directions, according to their number, by the procedure stated in his own scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.42
एवं सम्पूज्य देवांश्च लोकपालान् प्रसन्नधीः ।। पश्चात्प्रदक्षिणान् शिष्यान् बद्धनेत्रान् प्रवेशयेत् ।। आग्नेयी वारुणी दग्धा वायुना विधिना ततः
evaṃ sampūjya devāṃśca lokapālān prasannadhīḥ || paścātpradakṣiṇān śiṣyān baddhanetrān praveśayet || āgneyī vāruṇī dagdhā vāyunā vidhinā tataḥ
Having thus worshipped the gods and the world-guardians, with a serene mind he should afterwards lead in the disciples, blindfolded, keeping them to the right; then (the ground/oblation) burnt by the fire-rite and the water-rite, by Vāyu according to the rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.43
सौमेनाप्यायिता पश्चाच्छ्रावयेत्समयान्बुधः।। अनिन्द्यान्ब्राह्मणान्वेदान्विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमेव च
saumenāpyāyitā paścācchrāvayetsamayānbudhaḥ|| anindyānbrāhmaṇānvedānviṣṇuṃ brahmāṇameva ca
and afterwards satisfied with the lunar (rite), the wise man should have the observances recited: the blameless brahmins, the Vedas, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.44
रुद्रमादित्यमग्निं च लोकपालग्रहांस्ततः ।। गुरूंश्च वैष्णवांश्चापि पुरुषः पूर्वदीक्षितः
rudramādityamagniṃ ca lokapālagrahāṃstataḥ || gurūṃśca vaiṣṇavāṃścāpi puruṣaḥ pūrvadīkṣitaḥ
then Rudra, the Sun and Fire, the world-guardians and the planets, and the teachers and the Vaiṣṇavas — (so) the man previously consecrated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.45
एवं तु समयं ख्याप्य पश्चाद्धोमं तु कारयेत् ।। ओं नमो भगवते सर्वरूपिणे हुं फट् स्वाहा
evaṃ tu samayaṃ khyāpya paścāddhomaṃ tu kārayet || oṃ namo bhagavate sarvarūpiṇe huṃ phaṭ svāhā
Having thus proclaimed the observance, he should afterwards have the fire-oblation performed: "Oṃ, homage to the Blessed One who has all forms, huṃ phaṭ svāhā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.46
षोडशाक्षरमन्त्रेण होमयेज्ज्वलिताग्नये ।। गर्भाधानादिकाश्चैव क्रियाः समवघारयेत्
ṣoḍaśākṣaramantreṇa homayejjvalitāgnaye || garbhādhānādikāścaiva kriyāḥ samavaghārayet
With the sixteen-syllable mantra he should offer into the blazing fire, and he should sprinkle (with ghee) the rites beginning with the impregnation-rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.47
त्रिभिराहुतिभिश्चापि देवदेवस्य सन्निधौ ।। होमान्ते दीक्षितः पश्चाद्दद्याच्च गुरुदक्षिणाम्
tribhirāhutibhiścāpi devadevasya sannidhau || homānte dīkṣitaḥ paścāddadyācca gurudakṣiṇām
And with three oblations in the presence of the god of gods; at the end of the oblation the consecrated one should afterwards give the teacher's fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.48
हस्त्यश्वकटकादीनि हेमग्रामादिकं नृपः।। दद्याच्च गुरवे प्राज्ञो मध्यमे मध्यमं तथा
hastyaśvakaṭakādīni hemagrāmādikaṃ nṛpaḥ|| dadyācca gurave prājño madhyame madhyamaṃ tathā
A king should give elephants, horses, bracelets and the like, gold, a village and so on; and a wise man should give to the teacher accordingly, and to a middling (teacher) a middling (gift).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.49
एवं कृते तु यत्पुण्यं माहात्म्यं जायते धरे ।। तत्र शक्यं तु गदितुमपि वर्षशतैरपि
evaṃ kṛte tu yatpuṇyaṃ māhātmyaṃ jāyate dhare || tatra śakyaṃ tu gaditumapi varṣaśatairapi
O Earth, the merit and the greatness that arise when this is done thus — that is not possible to tell even in a hundred years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.51
जप्ताः स्युः पुष्करे तीर्थे प्रयागे सिन्धुसङ्गमे ।। देवागारे कुरुक्षेत्रे वाराणस्यां विशेषतः
japtāḥ syuḥ puṣkare tīrthe prayāge sindhusaṅgame || devāgāre kurukṣetre vārāṇasyāṃ viśeṣataḥ
(The mantras) would be as if recited at the Puṣkara sacred ford, at Prayāga, at the confluence of the Indus, in a temple, at Kurukṣetra, and especially at Vārāṇasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.52
ग्रहणे विषुवे चैव यत्फलं जपतां भवेत् ।। तत्फलं द्विगुणं तस्य दीक्षितो यः शृणोति च
grahaṇe viṣuve caiva yatphalaṃ japatāṃ bhavet || tatphalaṃ dviguṇaṃ tasya dīkṣito yaḥ śṛṇoti ca
Whatever fruit accrues to those who recite at an eclipse or at an equinox, twice that fruit belongs to him, the consecrated one, who also listens.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.53
देवा अपि तपः कृत्वा ध्यायंति च वदंति च ।। कदा नो भारते वर्षे जन्म स्याद्भूतधारिणि
devā api tapaḥ kṛtvā dhyāyaṃti ca vadaṃti ca || kadā no bhārate varṣe janma syādbhūtadhāriṇi
Even the gods, having performed austerity, meditate and say: "When will there be birth for us in the land of Bhārata, O bearer of beings?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.54
दीक्षिताश्च भविष्यामो वराहं शृणुमः कथम्।। वराहं षोडशात्मानं त्यक्त्वा देहं कदा वयम्
dīkṣitāśca bhaviṣyāmo varāhaṃ śṛṇumaḥ katham|| varāhaṃ ṣoḍaśātmānaṃ tyaktvā dehaṃ kadā vayam
And when shall we be consecrated? How shall we hear (of) the Boar? When shall we, abandoning the body, (go to) the Boar whose self is sixteenfold?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.55
यास्यामः परमं स्थानं यद्गत्वा न पुनर्भवेत् ।। एवं जल्पन्ति विबुधा मनसा चिन्तयन्ति च
yāsyāmaḥ paramaṃ sthānaṃ yadgatvā na punarbhavet || evaṃ jalpanti vibudhā manasā cintayanti ca
We shall go to the highest abode, going to which one is not born again." Thus the gods talk, and ponder in their minds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.56
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्।। वसिष्ठस्य च संवादं श्वेतस्य च महात्मनः
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam|| vasiṣṭhasya ca saṃvādaṃ śvetasya ca mahātmanaḥ
On this too they relate this ancient tale, the conversation of Vasiṣṭha and of the great-souled Śveta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.57
स्वर्गवासे स्थितो ह्यासीच्छ्वेतो राजा महायशाः।। आसीदिलावृते वर्षे श्वेतो राजा बृहत्तपाः
svargavāse sthito hyāsīcchveto rājā mahāyaśāḥ|| āsīdilāvṛte varṣe śveto rājā bṛhattapāḥ
There was Śveta, a king of great fame, who dwelt in heaven; in the land of Ilāvṛta there was king Śveta of great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.58
स महीं सकलान्देवि सपल्लववनद्रुमाम् ।। दातुमिच्छन्स चोवाच वसिष्ठं तपसां निधिम्
sa mahīṃ sakalāndevi sapallavavanadrumām || dātumicchansa covāca vasiṣṭhaṃ tapasāṃ nidhim
He, O goddess, wishing to give away the whole earth with its shoots, forests and trees, spoke to Vasiṣṭha, the treasury of austerities:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.59
भगवन्दातुमिच्छामि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो वसुन्धराम्।। देह्यनुज्ञां स चोवाच वसिष्ठो राजसत्तमम्
bhagavandātumicchāmi brāhmaṇebhyo vasundharām|| dehyanujñāṃ sa covāca vasiṣṭho rājasattamam
"Lord, I wish to give the earth to the brahmins; grant permission." And Vasiṣṭha said to that best of kings:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.61
सर्वेषामेव दानानामन्नदानं विशिष्यते ।। अन्नाद्भवंति भूतानि अन्नेनैव च वर्द्धते
sarveṣāmeva dānānāmannadānaṃ viśiṣyate || annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni annenaiva ca varddhate
"Of all gifts whatsoever, the gift of food is the most excellent; from food beings come into being, and by food (the world) grows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.62
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन अन्नदानं ददस्व भोः ।। वसिष्ठस्य वचः श्रुत्वा स राजा न तथाकरोत्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena annadānaṃ dadasva bhoḥ || vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā na tathākarot
Therefore, sir, give the gift of food with every effort." Having heard Vasiṣṭha's words, that king did not do so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.63
रत्नवस्त्रमलंकारान् श्रीमन्ति नगराणि च ।। यत्किञ्चित्कोशजातं स द्विजानाहूय तद्ददौ
ratnavastramalaṃkārān śrīmanti nagarāṇi ca || yatkiñcitkośajātaṃ sa dvijānāhūya taddadau
Jewels, garments, ornaments, and prosperous cities, and whatever had accumulated in his treasury — he summoned the twice-born and gave it (to them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.64
प्रदत्तं ब्राह्मणस्याथ कुंजरानजिनानि च ।। स कदाचिन्नृपः पृथ्वीं जित्वा परमधर्मवित्
pradattaṃ brāhmaṇasyātha kuṃjarānajināni ca || sa kadācinnṛpaḥ pṛthvīṃ jitvā paramadharmavit
And elephants and hides were bestowed upon brahmins. Once that king, knowing the highest dharma, having conquered the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.65
पुरोहितमुवाचेदं वसिष्ठं जपतां वरम् ।। भगवन्नश्वमेधानां सहस्रं कर्तुमुत्सहे
purohitamuvācedaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam || bhagavannaśvamedhānāṃ sahasraṃ kartumutsahe
said this to his household priest Vasiṣṭha, best of those who recite: "Lord, I am eager to perform a thousand horse-sacrifices."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.66
सुवर्णरौप्यताम्राणि यागं कृत्वा द्विजातिषु ।। दत्तानि तेन राज्ञा वै नान्नं दत्तं तथा जलम्
suvarṇaraupyatāmrāṇi yāgaṃ kṛtvā dvijātiṣu || dattāni tena rājñā vai nānnaṃ dattaṃ tathā jalam
Gold, silver, and copper were indeed given by that king to the twice-born after he had performed the sacrifice, but no food was given, nor water likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.67
वस्तु स्वल्पमिति ज्ञात्वा प्रभुः सोऽन्नं तु नाददत् ।। एवं विभवयुक्तस्य तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः
vastu svalpamiti jñātvā prabhuḥ so'nnaṃ tu nādadat || evaṃ vibhavayuktasya tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ
Thinking the substance a trifling thing, that lord did not give food. Thus, for that great-souled king, though endowed with such wealth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.68
कालधर्मवशाद्देवि मृत्युः समभवत्तदा ।। परलोके वर्तमानः स च राजा महामनाः
kāladharmavaśāddevi mṛtyuḥ samabhavattadā || paraloke vartamānaḥ sa ca rājā mahāmanāḥ
by the force of the law of time, O goddess, death then came about. And that high-minded king, existing in the other world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.69
क्षुधया पीडितो ह्यासीत्तृषया च विशेषतः ।। आनिनायाप्सरोभागं गत्वा श्वेताख्यपर्वतम्
kṣudhayā pīḍito hyāsīttṛṣayā ca viśeṣataḥ || ānināyāpsarobhāgaṃ gatvā śvetākhyaparvatam
was afflicted by hunger and especially by thirst; going to the mountain called Śveta, he brought (there) a portion (of the region) of the apsarases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.71
पुनर्विमानमारुह्य दिवमाचक्रमे नृपः ।। अथ कालेन महता स राजा संशितव्रतः
punarvimānamāruhya divamācakrame nṛpaḥ || atha kālena mahatā sa rājā saṃśitavrataḥ
Mounting his celestial car again, the king proceeded to heaven. Then, after a long time, that king of firm vows —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.72
तान्यस्थीनि लिहन्दृष्टो वसिष्ठेन महात्मना ।। उक्तश्च तेन किञ्च त्वं स्वास्थि भुंक्षे नराधिप
tānyasthīni lihandṛṣṭo vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā || uktaśca tena kiñca tvaṃ svāsthi bhuṃkṣe narādhipa
he was seen by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha licking those bones, and was told by him: "Why is it that you eat your own bones, O ruler of men?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.73
एवमुक्तस्तदा राजा वसिष्ठेन महात्मना ।। उवाच वचनं चेदं श्वेतो राजा मुनिं तदा
evamuktastadā rājā vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā || uvāca vacanaṃ cedaṃ śveto rājā muniṃ tadā
Thus addressed then by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, King Śveta then spoke this speech to the sage:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.74
भगवन्क्षुधितश्चास्मि अन्नपानं पुरा मया ।। न दत्तं मुनिशार्दूल तेन मां बाधते क्षुधा
bhagavankṣudhitaścāsmi annapānaṃ purā mayā || na dattaṃ muniśārdūla tena māṃ bādhate kṣudhā
"Lord, I am hungry; formerly food and drink were not given by me, O tiger among sages — for that reason hunger torments me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.76
किं ते करोमि राजेंद्र क्षुधितस्य विशेषतः ।। अदत्तं नोपतिष्ठेत कस्यचित्किञ्चिदुत्तमम्
kiṃ te karomi rājeṃdra kṣudhitasya viśeṣataḥ || adattaṃ nopatiṣṭheta kasyacitkiñciduttamam
"What can I do for you, lord of kings, and especially for one who is hungry? Nothing excellent whatsoever comes to anyone if it has not been given (by him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.77
रत्नहेमप्रदानेन भोगवान् जायते नरः ।। अन्नपानप्रदानेन सर्वकामैस्तु तर्पितः
ratnahemapradānena bhogavān jāyate naraḥ || annapānapradānena sarvakāmaistu tarpitaḥ
By the gift of jewels and gold a man is born with enjoyments; but by the gift of food and drink he is satisfied in all his desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.78
तन्न दत्तं त्वया राजन् स्तोकं मत्वा नराधिप ।। श्वेत उवाच ।। अदत्तस्य च सम्प्राप्तिस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः
tanna dattaṃ tvayā rājan stokaṃ matvā narādhipa || śveta uvāca || adattasya ca samprāptistanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ
That was not given by you, O king, thinking it a small thing, O ruler of men." Śveta said: "And (yet there is) the obtaining of what was not given — tell me that, since I ask."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.79
एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा वसिष्ठो मुनिपुंगवः ।। उवाच च मुनिर्भूयः श्वेतं वाक्यं महानृपम् शिरसा भक्तियुक्तेन याचितोऽसि महामुने ।। वसिष्ठ उवाच ।। अस्त्येकं कारणं येन जायते तन्न संशयः
evamuktastato rājñā vasiṣṭho munipuṃgavaḥ || uvāca ca munirbhūyaḥ śvetaṃ vākyaṃ mahānṛpam śirasā bhaktiyuktena yācito'si mahāmune || vasiṣṭha uvāca || astyekaṃ kāraṇaṃ yena jāyate tanna saṃśayaḥ
Thus addressed by the king, Vasiṣṭha, the bull among sages — and the sage spoke again a speech to Śveta, the great king: "You have been entreated, great sage, with a head bowed in devotion." Vasiṣṭha said: "There is one cause by which that comes about, there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.81
स सर्वमेधमारेभे स्वयं क्रतुवरं नृपः ।। यजतानेन विप्रेभ्यो दत्ता गावो द्विपा वसु
sa sarvamedhamārebhe svayaṃ kratuvaraṃ nṛpaḥ || yajatānena viprebhyo dattā gāvo dvipā vasu
That king himself undertook the sarvamedha, the best of sacrifices; as he sacrificed, cows, elephants, and wealth were given by him to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.82
नान्नं तेन तदा दत्तं स्वल्पं मत्वा यथा त्वया ।। ततः कालेन महता मृतोऽसौ जाह्नवीजले
nānnaṃ tena tadā dattaṃ svalpaṃ matvā yathā tvayā || tataḥ kālena mahatā mṛto'sau jāhnavījale
But no food was given by him then, thinking it a trifle, just as by you. Then, after a long time, he died in the water of the Ganges.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.83
कृत्वा पुण्यं विनीताश्वः सार्वभौमो नृपोत्तमः ।। स्वर्गं च गतवान्सोऽपि यथा राजन् भवान् प्रभो
kṛtvā puṇyaṃ vinītāśvaḥ sārvabhaumo nṛpottamaḥ || svargaṃ ca gatavānso'pi yathā rājan bhavān prabho
Having done a meritorious deed, Vinītāśva, the universal sovereign, best of kings, also went to heaven, just as you, O king, my lord, (have done).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.84
असावपि क्षुधाविष्ट एवमेव गतो नृपः ।। मर्त्यलोके नदीतीरे गंगायां नीलपवर्तम्
asāvapi kṣudhāviṣṭa evameva gato nṛpaḥ || martyaloke nadītīre gaṃgāyāṃ nīlapavartam
This king too, gripped by hunger, went in just this way; in the world of mortals, on the river bank, on the Ganges, to the blue mountain(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 99.85
विमानेनार्कवर्णेन भास्वता देववन्नृपः ।। ददर्श च तदा राजा क्षुधितः स्वं कलेवरम्
vimānenārkavarṇena bhāsvatā devavannṛpaḥ || dadarśa ca tadā rājā kṣudhitaḥ svaṃ kalevaram
With a chariot of the sun's colour, radiant, the king (shone) like a god; and then the king, being hungry, saw his own (former) body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.86
पुरोहितं ददर्शाथ होतारं जाह्नवीतटे ।। तद्दृष्ट्वाऽसावपि नृपः पप्रच्छ मुनिसत्तमम्
purohitaṃ dadarśātha hotāraṃ jāhnavītaṭe || taddṛṣṭvā'sāvapi nṛpaḥ papraccha munisattamam
Then he saw the household priest, the hotṛ, on the bank of the Jāhnavī; and seeing him, this king asked the most excellent of sages:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.87
क्षुधायाः कारणं किं मे स होता तमुवाच ह ।। तिलधेनुं भवान्राजञ्जलधेनुं च सत्तम
kṣudhāyāḥ kāraṇaṃ kiṃ me sa hotā tamuvāca ha || tiladhenuṃ bhavānrājañjaladhenuṃ ca sattama
"What is the cause of my hunger?" That hotṛ said to him: "You, O king, (should give) a sesame-cow and a water-cow, O best of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.88
घृतधेनुं च धेनुं च रसधेनुं च पार्थिव ।। देहि शीघ्रं येन भवान्क्षुधया वर्ज्जितो भवेः
ghṛtadhenuṃ ca dhenuṃ ca rasadhenuṃ ca pārthiva || dehi śīghraṃ yena bhavānkṣudhayā varjjito bhaveḥ
and a ghee-cow, and a cow, and a juice-cow, O ruler of the earth — give (them) quickly, whereby you will be freed from hunger
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.89
तपते यावदादित्यस्तपते वापि चन्द्रमाः ।। एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा तं पुनः पृष्टवानिदम्
tapate yāvadādityastapate vāpi candramāḥ || evamuktastato rājā taṃ punaḥ pṛṣṭavānidam
for as long as the sun burns, or as long as the moon shines." Being thus addressed, the king then asked him this again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.91
होतोवाच ।। विधानं तिलधेनोश्च त्वं शृणुष्व नराधिप ।। चतुर्भिः कुडवैश्चैव प्रस्थ एकः प्रकीर्त्तितः
hotovāca || vidhānaṃ tiladhenośca tvaṃ śṛṇuṣva narādhipa || caturbhiḥ kuḍavaiścaiva prastha ekaḥ prakīrttitaḥ
The hotṛ said: "Hear, O ruler of men, the prescription for the sesame-cow: by four kuḍavas one prastha is declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.93
पुच्छे प्रकल्पनीया सा घण्टाभरणाभूषिता ।। ईदृशीं कल्पयित्वा तु स्वर्णशृङ्गीं तु कारयेत्
pucche prakalpanīyā sā ghaṇṭābharaṇābhūṣitā || īdṛśīṃ kalpayitvā tu svarṇaśṛṅgīṃ tu kārayet
That (portion) is to be arranged at the tail, adorned with a bell as ornament; and having fashioned (her) thus, one should have her made with golden horns,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.94
कांस्यदोहां रौप्यखुरां पूर्वधेनुविधानतः ।। कृत्वा तां ब्राह्मणायाशु दद्याच्चैव नराधिप
kāṃsyadohāṃ raupyakhurāṃ pūrvadhenuvidhānataḥ || kṛtvā tāṃ brāhmaṇāyāśu dadyāccaiva narādhipa
with a bronze milk-pail and silver hooves, according to the prescription for the former cow; having made her, O ruler of men, one should give her at once to a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.95
सा तु षोडशभिः कार्या चतुर्भिर् वत्सको भवेत् ।। नासा गन्धमयी तस्या जिह्वा गुडमयी शुभा
sā tu ṣoḍaśabhiḥ kāryā caturbhir vatsako bhavet || nāsā gandhamayī tasyā jihvā guḍamayī śubhā
She is to be made with sixteen (prasthas), and the calf should be of four; her nose is made of fragrant substance, her fair tongue of molasses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.96
सर्वौषधिसमायुक्तां मन्त्रपूतां तु दापयेत् ।। अन्नं मे जायतामन्यत्पानं सर्वरसास्तथा
sarvauṣadhisamāyuktāṃ mantrapūtāṃ tu dāpayet || annaṃ me jāyatāmanyatpānaṃ sarvarasāstathā
One should have (her) given furnished with all herbs and purified with mantras: "Let food arise for me, and drink besides, and all savours;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.97
सर्वं सम्पादयास्माकं तिलधेनो द्विजार्पिता ।। गृह्णामि देवि त्वां भक्त्या कुटुम्बार्थं विशेषतः
sarvaṃ sampādayāsmākaṃ tiladheno dvijārpitā || gṛhṇāmi devi tvāṃ bhaktyā kuṭumbārthaṃ viśeṣataḥ
accomplish everything for us, O sesame-cow bestowed upon a brahmin. I take you, O goddess, with devotion, especially for the sake of my family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.98
भजस्व कामान्मां देवि तिलधेनो नमोऽस्तु ते ।। एवंविधां ततो दद्यात्तिलधेनुं नृपोत्तम
bhajasva kāmānmāṃ devi tiladheno namo'stu te || evaṃvidhāṃ tato dadyāttiladhenuṃ nṛpottama
Grant me my desires, O goddess; O sesame-cow, homage be to you." Then, O best of kings, one should give a sesame-cow of this kind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 99.99
तस्य सद्यो भवेल्लक्ष्मीरायुर्वित्तं सुतः सुखम् ।। दृष्ट्वा तु मण्डलगतं देवं देव्या समन्वितम् क्षीरवृक्षसमुद्भूतं दन्तकाष्ठं समन्त्रकम् ।। भक्षयित्वा स्वपेयुर्हि देवदेवस्य सन्निधौ अनिरुद्धं तथा पूज्य पश्चिमे चोत्तरे तथा ।। पूजयेद्वासुदेवं तु सर्वपातकशान्तिदम् भवेदव्याहतं ज्ञानं श्रीमान्विप्रो विचक्षणः ।। किं पुनर्नवभिः स्नातो नरः पातकवर्जितः दीक्षितात्मा पुनर्भूत्वा वराहं शृणुयाद्यदि ।। तेन वेदपुराणानि सर्वे मन्त्राः ससंग्रहाः अन्नं देहि सदा राजन् सर्वकालसुखावहम् ।। अन्नेन चैव दत्तेन किं न दत्तं महीतले तत्र प्राग्जन्ममूर्त्तिश्च पुरा दग्धा महात्मनः ।। तत्रास्थीनि स संगृह्य लिहन्नास्ते स पार्थिवः तच्छृणुष्व नरव्याघ्र कथ्यमानं मयाऽनघ ।। आसीद्राजा पुराकल्पे विनीताश्वातिविश्रुतः विनीताश्व उवाच ।। कथं सा दीयते ब्रह्मंस्तिलधेनुर्जिगीषुभिः ।। भुङ्क्ते स्वर्गं च विप्रेन्द्र तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः कृष्णाजिनं धेनुवासो नन्दितां कल्पितां शुभाम् ।। सूत्रेण सूत्रितां कृत्वा सर्वरत्नसमन्विताम् सर्वकामसमावाप्तिं कुरुते नात्र संशयः ।। यश्चेदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या कुर्यात्कारयतेऽपि वा सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति ।। गोमये मण्डले कृत्वा गोचर्म्म तदनन्तरम्
tasya sadyo bhavellakṣmīrāyurvittaṃ sutaḥ sukham || dṛṣṭvā tu maṇḍalagataṃ devaṃ devyā samanvitam kṣīravṛkṣasamudbhūtaṃ dantakāṣṭhaṃ samantrakam || bhakṣayitvā svapeyurhi devadevasya sannidhau aniruddhaṃ tathā pūjya paścime cottare tathā || pūjayedvāsudevaṃ tu sarvapātakaśāntidam bhavedavyāhataṃ jñānaṃ śrīmānvipro vicakṣaṇaḥ || kiṃ punarnavabhiḥ snāto naraḥ pātakavarjitaḥ dīkṣitātmā punarbhūtvā varāhaṃ śṛṇuyādyadi || tena vedapurāṇāni sarve mantrāḥ sasaṃgrahāḥ annaṃ dehi sadā rājan sarvakālasukhāvaham || annena caiva dattena kiṃ na dattaṃ mahītale tatra prāgjanmamūrttiśca purā dagdhā mahātmanaḥ || tatrāsthīni sa saṃgṛhya lihannāste sa pārthivaḥ tacchṛṇuṣva naravyāghra kathyamānaṃ mayā'nagha || āsīdrājā purākalpe vinītāśvātiviśrutaḥ vinītāśva uvāca || kathaṃ sā dīyate brahmaṃstiladhenurjigīṣubhiḥ || bhuṅkte svargaṃ ca viprendra tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ kṛṣṇājinaṃ dhenuvāso nanditāṃ kalpitāṃ śubhām || sūtreṇa sūtritāṃ kṛtvā sarvaratnasamanvitām sarvakāmasamāvāptiṃ kurute nātra saṃśayaḥ || yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā kuryātkārayate'pi vā sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati || gomaye maṇḍale kṛtvā gocarmma tadanantaram
For him there would at once be prosperity, long life, wealth, a son, happiness. — And having seen the god present in the maṇḍala together with the goddess, they should chew a tooth-stick grown from a milky tree, with mantras, and then sleep in the presence of the god of gods. Having likewise worshipped Aniruddha, and in the west and in the north as well, one should worship Vāsudeva, the giver of the quelling of all sins. His knowledge would become unobstructed; he would be a prosperous, discerning brahmin — how much more a man who has bathed with the nine (?), freed from sins. If, having become consecrated in himself once more, he should listen to the Varāha (Purāṇa), by that (he gains) the Vedas and Purāṇas and all the mantras together with their compendia. Always give food, O king, which brings happiness at all times; and when food has been given, what has not been given on the earth? There the body of his former birth had formerly been burned, that of the great-souled one; gathering up the bones there, that king remains licking (them). Hear that, O tiger among men, as it is told by me, O sinless one: in a former age there was a king exceedingly renowned, Vinītāśva. Vinītāśva said: How, O brahmin, is that sesame-cow given by those who seek to win (heaven), and how does one enjoy heaven, O chief of brahmins? Tell me that, as I ask. A black antelope skin as the cow's garment, gladdened, fashioned, auspicious, threaded with thread and furnished with all jewels — (such a gift) brings about the attainment of all desires; there is no doubt here. And whoever should hear this with devotion, or perform it, or have it performed, is freed from all sins and goes to Viṣṇu's world. Having made a maṇḍala with cow-dung, then a cow-hide (is spread) thereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain