Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 15
VaP 2 15.1
।।बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। सकृदभ्यर्चिताः प्रीता भवन्ति पितरोऽन्ययाः। योगात्मानो महात्मानो विपाप्मानो महौजसः
||bṛhaspatiruvāca|| sakṛdabhyarcitāḥ prītā bhavanti pitaro'nyayāḥ| yogātmāno mahātmāno vipāpmāno mahaujasaḥ
Bṛhaspati said: The fathers, worshipped even once, become pleased — (fathers) beyond reproach(?), yoga-souled, great-souled, free of evil, of great vigour.
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VaP 2 15.2
प्रेत्य च स्वर्गलाभाय कामैश्वर्यं सुविस्तरम् । येषां चाप्यनुगृह्णन्ति मोक्षप्राप्तिक्रमेण तु
pretya ca svargalābhāya kāmaiśvaryaṃ suvistaram | yeṣāṃ cāpyanugṛhṇanti mokṣaprāptikrameṇa tu
And (they grant), after death, the winning of heaven and a very ample lordship over desires; and those whom they favour (they lead) by the stages of attaining liberation.
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VaP 2 15.3
तानि वक्ष्याम्यहं सौम्याः सरांसि सरितस्तथा। तीर्थानि चैव पुण्यानि देशाञ्जैलांस्तथाश्रमान्
tāni vakṣyāmyahaṃ saumyāḥ sarāṃsi saritastathā| tīrthāni caiva puṇyāni deśāñjailāṃstathāśramān
Those I shall declare, gentle ones — the lakes and the rivers, and the holy fording-places, the regions, the mountains, and the hermitages.
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VaP 2 15.4
पुण्यो यस्त्रिषु लोकेष्वमरकण्टकपर्वतः। पर्वतः प्रवरः पुण्यः सिद्धचारणसेवितः
puṇyo yastriṣu lokeṣvamarakaṇṭakaparvataḥ| parvataḥ pravaraḥ puṇyaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ
(There is) the Amarakaṇṭaka mountain, which is holy in the three worlds — a mountain foremost and holy, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas.
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VaP 2 15.5
यत्र वर्षसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। तपः सुदुश्चरं तेपे भगवानङ्गिराः पुरा
yatra varṣasahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca| tapaḥ suduścaraṃ tepe bhagavānaṅgirāḥ purā
There, long ago, the lord Aṅgiras performed exceedingly difficult austerity for thousands, millions and hundreds of millions of years.
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VaP 2 15.6
यत्र मृत्योर्गतिर्नास्ति तथैवासुररक्षसाम्। न भयं चैव वाऽलक्ष्मीर्यावद्भूमिर्धरिष्यति
yatra mṛtyorgatirnāsti tathaivāsurarakṣasām| na bhayaṃ caiva vā'lakṣmīryāvadbhūmirdhariṣyati
There death has no access, and neither do the asuras and rākṣasas; nor is there fear or misfortune, as long as the earth shall endure.
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VaP 2 15.7
तेजसा यशसा चैव भ्राजते स नगोत्तमः। श्रृङ्गमाल्यवतो नित्यं वह्निः संवर्तको यथा
tejasā yaśasā caiva bhrājate sa nagottamaḥ| śrṛṅgamālyavato nityaṃ vahniḥ saṃvartako yathā
That best of mountains shines with radiance and with glory, like the fire of universal dissolution ever (blazing) on the peak of Mālyavat.
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VaP 2 15.8
मृदवश्च सुगन्धाश्च हेमाभाः प्रियदर्शनाः । शान्ताः कुशा इति ख्याताः पिबन्दक्षिणनर्मदाम्
mṛdavaśca sugandhāśca hemābhāḥ priyadarśanāḥ | śāntāḥ kuśā iti khyātāḥ pibandakṣiṇanarmadām
Soft and fragrant, gold-hued and pleasing to look at, calm — these are known as kuśa grasses, drinking the southern Narmadā.
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VaP 2 15.9
दृष्टवान् स्वर्गसोपानं भगवानङ्गिराः पुरा। अग्निहोत्रे महातेजाः प्रस्तरार्थकुशोत्तमान्
dṛṣṭavān svargasopānaṃ bhagavānaṅgirāḥ purā| agnihotre mahātejāḥ prastarārthakuśottamān
Long ago the lord Aṅgiras of great splendour saw (as it were) a stairway to heaven — the finest kuśa grasses, meant for the prastara in the agnihotra.
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VaP 2 15.10
तेषु दर्भेषु यः पिण्डानमरकण्टकपर्वते। दद्यात्सकृदपि प्राज्ञस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि यत्फलम्
teṣu darbheṣu yaḥ piṇḍānamarakaṇṭakaparvate| dadyātsakṛdapi prājñastasya vakṣyāmi yatphalam
Whoever, being wise, offers the piṇḍas upon those darbha grasses on the Amarakaṇṭaka mountain, even once — I shall tell what fruit is his.
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VaP 2 15.11
तद्भवत्यक्षयं श्राद्धं पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्द्धनम् । अन्तर्द्धानं च गच्छन्ति क्षेत्रमासाद्य तत्सदा
tadbhavatyakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītivarddhanam | antarddhānaṃ ca gacchanti kṣetramāsādya tatsadā
That śrāddha becomes imperishable, increasing the pleasure of the fathers; and (the fathers), having reached that place, always pass into invisibility.
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VaP 2 15.12
तत्र ज्वालारसः पुण्यो दृश्यतेऽद्यापि सर्वशः। सशल्यानां च सत्त्वानां विशल्यकरणी नदी
tatra jvālārasaḥ puṇyo dṛśyate'dyāpi sarvaśaḥ| saśalyānāṃ ca sattvānāṃ viśalyakaraṇī nadī
There the holy stream of flame is seen everywhere even today, and (there is) the river Viśalyakaraṇī for creatures that have darts (in them).
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VaP 2 15.13
प्राग्दक्षिणा तु सावर्त्ता वापी सा पर्वतोत्तमे। कलिङ्गदेशपार्श्वार्द्धे पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्द्धनम्
prāgdakṣiṇā tu sāvarttā vāpī sā parvatottame| kaliṅgadeśapārśvārddhe pitṝṇāṃ prītivarddhanam
To the southeast, on that best of mountains, is that stepped pool with a whirlpool, on the flank of the Kaliṅga country, increasing the pleasure of the fathers.
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VaP 2 15.14
सिद्धक्षेत्रमृषिश्रेष्टा यदुक्तं परमं भुवि। सम्मतो देवदैत्यानां श्लोकमप्युशना जगौ
siddhakṣetramṛṣiśreṣṭā yaduktaṃ paramaṃ bhuvi| sammato devadaityānāṃ ślokamapyuśanā jagau
(It is) a field of siddhas, O best of sages, which is called supreme on earth, esteemed by gods and demons; Uśanas too sang a verse (about it):
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VaP 2 15.15
धन्यास्ते पुरुषा लोके ये प्राप्यामरकण्टकम्। पितॄन्सन्तर्पयिष्यन्ति श्राद्धे पितृपरायणाः
dhanyāste puruṣā loke ye prāpyāmarakaṇṭakam| pitṝnsantarpayiṣyanti śrāddhe pitṛparāyaṇāḥ
"Fortunate in the world are those men who, having reached Amarakaṇṭaka, will satisfy the fathers at a śrāddha, devoted to the fathers.
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VaP 2 15.16
अल्पेन तपसा सिद्धिं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः। सकृदेवार्चितास्तत्र स्वर्गममरकण्टके
alpena tapasā siddhiṃ gamiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ| sakṛdevārcitāstatra svargamamarakaṇṭake
With little austerity they will attain success — there is no doubt; (the fathers), once worshipped there at Amarakaṇṭaka, (attain) heaven."
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VaP 2 15.17
महेन्द्रपर्वते रम्ये पुण्यं शक्रनिषेवितम्। तत्रारुह्य भवेत् प्रीतिः श्राद्धं चैव महत्फलम्
mahendraparvate ramye puṇyaṃ śakraniṣevitam| tatrāruhya bhavet prītiḥ śrāddhaṃ caiva mahatphalam
On the pleasant Mahendra mountain there is a holy (place) frequented by Śakra; having climbed there one attains delight, and a śrāddha (performed there) has great fruit.
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VaP 2 15.18
बिल्वाधःशिखरे युक्ता दिव्यं चक्षुः प्रवर्त्तते। अदृश्यं चैव भूतानां देववच्चरते महीम्
bilvādhaḥśikhare yuktā divyaṃ cakṣuḥ pravarttate| adṛśyaṃ caiva bhūtānāṃ devavaccarate mahīm
(For one) fixed on the peak below the bilva tree, divine sight comes about; and unseen by beings he roams the earth like a god.
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VaP 2 15.19
सप्तगोदावरे चैव गोकर्णे च तपोवने। अश्वमेधफलं तत्र स्नात्वा च लभतेनरः
saptagodāvare caiva gokarṇe ca tapovane| aśvamedhaphalaṃ tatra snātvā ca labhatenaraḥ
And at Saptagodāvara and at Gokarṇa in the penance-grove — there a man, having bathed, obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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VaP 2 15.20
धूतपापस्थलं प्राप्य पूतः स्नात्वा भवेन्नरः। रुद्रस्तत्र तपस्तेपे देवदेवो महेश्वरः
dhūtapāpasthalaṃ prāpya pūtaḥ snātvā bhavennaraḥ| rudrastatra tapastepe devadevo maheśvaraḥ
Reaching the place Dhūtapāpa, a man becomes purified by bathing; there Rudra, the god of gods, Maheśvara, performed austerity.
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VaP 2 15.21
गोकर्णे वर्णितं विप्रैर्नस्तिकानां निदर्शनम्। अब्राह्मणस्य सावित्री पठतः सम्प्रणश्यति
gokarṇe varṇitaṃ viprairnastikānāṃ nidarśanam| abrāhmaṇasya sāvitrī paṭhataḥ sampraṇaśyati
At Gokarṇa the brahmins have described the illustration concerning the unbelievers: the Sāvitrī (verse) of a non-brahmin who recites it utterly perishes.
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VaP 2 15.22
देवर्षिभवने श्रृङ्गे सिद्धचारणसेविते। आरुह्य तं तु नियमात्ततो यान्ति त्रिविष्टपम्
devarṣibhavane śrṛṅge siddhacāraṇasevite| āruhya taṃ tu niyamāttato yānti triviṣṭapam
On the peak that is the abode of the divine sages, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas — having climbed it with (due) observance, they then go to heaven.
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VaP 2 15.23
दिव्यैश्वन्दनवृक्षैश्च पादपैरुपशोभितम्। आपः स्वादनसम्पृक्ता वहन्ति सततंयतः
divyaiśvandanavṛkṣaiśca pādapairupaśobhitam| āpaḥ svādanasampṛktā vahanti satataṃyataḥ
It is adorned with divine sandal trees and (other) trees, since waters endowed with sweet taste flow there continually.
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VaP 2 15.24
नदी प्रवर्त्तते ताभ्यस्ताम्रपर्णीति नामतः। योषेव समहाखेदा दक्षिणं याति सागरम्
nadī pravarttate tābhyastāmraparṇīti nāmataḥ| yoṣeva samahākhedā dakṣiṇaṃ yāti sāgaram
From those (waters) flows a river named Tāmraparṇī; like a woman greatly wearied, it goes to the southern ocean.
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VaP 2 15.25
नद्यास्तस्यास्तु या आपो मूर्च्छमाना महोदधौ। शङ्खा भवन्ति मुक्ताश्च जायन्ते शङ्खमुक्तिकाः
nadyāstasyāstu yā āpo mūrcchamānā mahodadhau| śaṅkhā bhavanti muktāśca jāyante śaṅkhamuktikāḥ
And the waters of that river, congealing in the great ocean, become conches, and pearls too are born—conch-pearls.
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VaP 2 15.26
उदकानयनं कृत्वा शङ्खमौक्तिकसंयुतम्। आधिभिर्व्याधिभिश्चैव मुक्ता यान्त्यमरावतीम्
udakānayanaṃ kṛtvā śaṅkhamauktikasaṃyutam| ādhibhirvyādhibhiścaiva muktā yāntyamarāvatīm
Having made an offering of water together with conch and pearl, (people) are freed from mental afflictions and from diseases, and go to Amarāvatī.
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VaP 2 15.27
चन्दनेभ्यः प्रयुक्तानां शङ्खानां मौक्तिकस्य च। पाप कर्तॄनपि पितॄंश्तारयन्ति यथा श्रुतिः
candanebhyaḥ prayuktānāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ mauktikasya ca| pāpa kartṝnapi pitṝṃśtārayanti yathā śrutiḥ
Of the conches and the pearl employed (in offerings) along with sandalwood, they carry across even the fathers who were doers of evil, as the sacred tradition (says).
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VaP 2 15.28
चन्द्रतीर्थे कुमार्य्यान्तु कावेर्य्यां प्रभवेऽक्षये। श्रीपर्वतस्य तीर्थेषु वैकृते च तथा गिरौ
candratīrthe kumāryyāntu kāveryyāṃ prabhave'kṣaye| śrīparvatasya tīrtheṣu vaikṛte ca tathā girau
At Candratīrtha, at (the river) Kumārī, at the Kāverī, at Prabhava, at Akṣaya, at the sacred fords of Śrīparvata, and likewise on Mount Vaikṛta—
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VaP 2 15.29
एकस्था यत्र दृश्यन्ते वृक्षा ह्योशिरपर्वते। पालाशाः खादिरा बिल्वा प्लक्षाश्वत्थविकङ्कताः
ekasthā yatra dṛśyante vṛkṣā hyośiraparvate| pālāśāḥ khādirā bilvā plakṣāśvatthavikaṅkatāḥ
—where on Mount Uśira trees are seen standing in one place: palāśa, khadira, bilva, plakṣa, aśvattha and vikaṅkata.
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VaP 2 15.30
एतद्धि मण्डलं सिद्धं यज्ञीयं द्विजसत्तमाः। अस्मिन् मुक्त्वा जनोऽङ्गानि क्षिप्रं यात्यमरावतीम्
etaddhi maṇḍalaṃ siddhaṃ yajñīyaṃ dvijasattamāḥ| asmin muktvā jano'ṅgāni kṣipraṃ yātyamarāvatīm
For this, best of twice-born, is a perfected sacrificial precinct; a man who leaves his body here quickly goes to Amarāvatī.
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VaP 2 15.31
कर्माणि स्वप्रयुक्तानि सिध्यन्ति प्रभवात्यये । दुष्प्रसक्तानि पितृषु प्रयुक्तानि भवन्त्युत
karmāṇi svaprayuktāni sidhyanti prabhavātyaye | duṣprasaktāni pitṛṣu prayuktāni bhavantyuta
Rites performed by oneself succeed at the passing of Prabhava; even ill-directed ones, when offered to the fathers, become (effective).
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VaP 2 15.32
पितॄणां दुहिता पुण्या नर्मदा सरितां वरा। तत्र श्राद्धानि दत्तानि अक्षयाणि भवन्त्युत
pitṝṇāṃ duhitā puṇyā narmadā saritāṃ varā| tatra śrāddhāni dattāni akṣayāṇi bhavantyuta
The Narmadā, best of rivers, is the holy daughter of the fathers; the śrāddha-offerings given there become imperishable.
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VaP 2 15.33
माठरस्य वने पुण्ये सिद्धचारणसेविते। अन्तर्द्धानं न गच्छन्ति सत्तास्तस्मिन्महागिरौ
māṭharasya vane puṇye siddhacāraṇasevite| antarddhānaṃ na gacchanti sattāstasminmahāgirau
In the holy forest of Māṭhara, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, on that great mountain, beings do not pass out of sight.
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VaP 2 15.34
विन्ध्ये चैव गिरौ पुण्ये धर्माधर्मनिदर्शनम्। पापधारां न पश्यन्ति धारां पश्यन्ति साधवः
vindhye caiva girau puṇye dharmādharmanidarśanam| pāpadhārāṃ na paśyanti dhārāṃ paśyanti sādhavaḥ
And on the holy Vindhya mountain there is a showing-forth of dharma and non-dharma: (some) do not see the stream (because) of sin, while the virtuous see the stream.
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VaP 2 15.35
तस्यां न दृश्यते पापं केषाञ्चित् पापकर्मणाम्। स्पष्टा भवति सा धारा प्रायशः शुभकर्मणाम्
tasyāṃ na dṛśyate pāpaṃ keṣāñcit pāpakarmaṇām| spaṣṭā bhavati sā dhārā prāyaśaḥ śubhakarmaṇām
In it the sin of certain evildoers is not seen; that stream becomes clear, for the most part, to those of good deeds.
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VaP 2 15.36
कौशलायां मतङ्गस्य वापी पापनिषूदनी। स्नातास्तस्यां दिवं यान्ति कामचारविहङ्गमाः
kauśalāyāṃ mataṅgasya vāpī pāpaniṣūdanī| snātāstasyāṃ divaṃ yānti kāmacāravihaṅgamāḥ
At Kauśalā there is Mataṅga's tank, destroyer of sin; those who bathe in it go to heaven, moving at will through the sky.
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VaP 2 15.37
कुमारकोशलातीर्थे पर्वते पालपञ्जरे। पाण्डु कूले समुद्रान्ते पण्डारकवने तथा
kumārakośalātīrthe parvate pālapañjare| pāṇḍu kūle samudrānte paṇḍārakavane tathā
At Kumārakośalā-tīrtha, on the mountain Pālapañjara, at Pāṇḍukūla by the ocean's edge, and likewise in the Paṇḍāraka forest,
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VaP 2 15.38
विमले च विपापे च सत्कृत्य प्रभवेऽभये। भीवृक्षे गृध्रकूटे च जम्बूमार्गे च नित्यशः
vimale ca vipāpe ca satkṛtya prabhave'bhaye| bhīvṛkṣe gṛdhrakūṭe ca jambūmārge ca nityaśaḥ
and at Vimala and at Vipāpa, and, having done honour, at Prabhava and Abhaya, at Bhīvṛkṣa and Gṛdhrakūṭa and at Jambūmārga—always (offerings are made).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.39
असितस्य गुरोः पुण्ये योगाचार्यस्य धीमतः। तत्रापि श्राद्धमानन्त्यमसितायाञ्च नित्यशः
asitasya guroḥ puṇye yogācāryasya dhīmataḥ| tatrāpi śrāddhamānantyamasitāyāñca nityaśaḥ
In the holy (place) of the teacher Asita, the wise master of yoga, there too the śrāddha is endless, and always at (the river) Asitā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.40
पुष्करेष्वक्षयं श्राद्धं तपश्चैव महाफलम्। महोदधौ प्रभासे च तस्मादेवं विनिर्द्दिशेत्
puṣkareṣvakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ tapaścaiva mahāphalam| mahodadhau prabhāse ca tasmādevaṃ vinirddiśet
At the Puṣkaras the śrāddha is imperishable and austerity too bears great fruit; and (so also) at the great ocean and at Prabhāsa—therefore one should so declare it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.41
देविकायां वृषो नाम कूपः सिद्धनिषेवितः। समुत्पतन्ति तस्यापो गवां शब्देन नित्यशः
devikāyāṃ vṛṣo nāma kūpaḥ siddhaniṣevitaḥ| samutpatanti tasyāpo gavāṃ śabdena nityaśaḥ
At the Devikā there is a well named Vṛṣa, frequented by Siddhas; its waters spring up constantly at the sound of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.42
योगेश्वरैः सदा जुष्टः सर्वपापबहिष्कृतैः। दद्याच्छ्राद्धन्तु यस्तस्मिंस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि यत्फलम्
yogeśvaraiḥ sadā juṣṭaḥ sarvapāpabahiṣkṛtaiḥ| dadyācchrāddhantu yastasmiṃstasya vakṣyāmi yatphalam
It is always resorted to by lords of yoga who have cast out all sin; I shall tell what fruit belongs to him who gives a śrāddha there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.43
अक्षयं सार्वकामीयं श्राद्धं प्रीणाति वै पितॄन्। जातवेदः शिला तत्र साक्षादग्नेः सनातनी
akṣayaṃ sārvakāmīyaṃ śrāddhaṃ prīṇāti vai pitṝn| jātavedaḥ śilā tatra sākṣādagneḥ sanātanī
Imperishable and granting all desires, the śrāddha (there) indeed gladdens the fathers; there is the rock Jātavedas, the eternal (rock) of Agni himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.44
यस्त्वाग्निं प्रविशेत्तत्र नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते। अग्निः शान्तः पुनर्जातस्तस्मिन्दत्तं तदक्षयम्
yastvāgniṃ praviśettatra nākapṛṣṭhe sa modate| agniḥ śāntaḥ punarjātastasmindattaṃ tadakṣayam
And one who enters the fire there rejoices on the vault of heaven; the fire, when it has died down, is born again, and what is offered in it is imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.45
दशाश्वमदिके तीर्थे तीर्थे पञ्चाश्वमेधिके। यथोद्दिष्टं फलं तेषां क्रतूनां नात्र संशयः
daśāśvamadike tīrthe tīrthe pañcāśvamedhike| yathoddiṣṭaṃ phalaṃ teṣāṃ kratūnāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
At the ford (worth) ten horse-sacrifices and at the ford (worth) fifty horse-sacrifices, the fruit of those rites is just as stated — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.46
ख्यातं हयशिरो नाम तीर्थं सद्यो वरप्रदम्। श्राद्धं तत्र तदाक्षय्यं दत्त्वा स्वर्गे च मोदते
khyātaṃ hayaśiro nāma tīrthaṃ sadyo varapradam| śrāddhaṃ tatra tadākṣayyaṃ dattvā svarge ca modate
There is a famed ford named Hayaśiras (Horse-head), granting boons at once; a śrāddha (offered) there is imperishable, and having given it one rejoices in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.47
श्राद्धं कुम्भे विमुच्यन्ति ज्ञेयं पापनिषूदनम्। श्राद्धं तत्राक्षयं प्रोक्तं जप्यहोमतपांसि च
śrāddhaṃ kumbhe vimucyanti jñeyaṃ pāpaniṣūdanam| śrāddhaṃ tatrākṣayaṃ proktaṃ japyahomatapāṃsi ca
At Kumbha they release the śrāddha; it is to be known as destroying sin. There the śrāddha is declared imperishable, and so too muttered prayer, oblation, and austerities.
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VaP 2 15.48
अझतुङ्गे शुभे तीर्थे तर्पयेत्सततं पितॄन्। दृश्यते पर्वसु च्छाया यत्र नित्यं दिवौकसाम्। पृथिव्यामक्षयं दत्तं निरुजा यत्र पाण्डवाः
ajhatuṅge śubhe tīrthe tarpayetsatataṃ pitṝn| dṛśyate parvasu cchāyā yatra nityaṃ divaukasām| pṛthivyāmakṣayaṃ dattaṃ nirujā yatra pāṇḍavāḥ
At the auspicious ford Ajhatuṅga one should constantly satisfy the fathers (with water); there at the (lunar) junctures the shadow of the dwellers in heaven is always seen. On earth what is given (there) is imperishable — the place where the Pāṇḍavas were free of affliction.
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VaP 2 15.49
योगेश्वरैः सदा जुष्टं सर्वपापबहिष्कृतैः। दद्याच्छ्राद्धन्तु यस्तस्मिस्तस्य वक्ष्यामि यत्फलम्
yogeśvaraiḥ sadā juṣṭaṃ sarvapāpabahiṣkṛtaiḥ| dadyācchrāddhantu yastasmistasya vakṣyāmi yatphalam
(That place is) always frequented by lords of yoga who are rid of all sin. Whoever should offer a śrāddha there — I shall tell what fruit is his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.50
अर्चितास्तेन वै साक्षाद्भवन्ति पितरः सदा। अस्मिँल्लोके वशी यः स्यात्प्रेत्य स्वर्गे स मोदते
arcitāstena vai sākṣādbhavanti pitaraḥ sadā| asmi~lloke vaśī yaḥ syātpretya svarge sa modate
By him the fathers are indeed always honoured in person; whoever in this world is self-controlled, he rejoices in heaven after death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.51
प्रायशः प्रवरः पुण्यः शिवो नाम ह्रदस्तथा। तत्र व्याससरः पुण्यं दिव्यं ब्रह्मसरस्तथा
prāyaśaḥ pravaraḥ puṇyaḥ śivo nāma hradastathā| tatra vyāsasaraḥ puṇyaṃ divyaṃ brahmasarastathā
For the most part (it is) foremost and holy: likewise the pool named Śiva; there (is) the holy lake of Vyāsa and the divine lake of Brahmā.
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VaP 2 15.52
उज्जन्तः पर्वतः पुण्यो वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः। ऋग्यजुःसामशिरसः कापोतः पुष्पसाह्वयः। आख्यातः पञ्चमो वेदः सृष्ट्वा ह्येतेषु ब्रह्मणा
ujjantaḥ parvataḥ puṇyo vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ| ṛgyajuḥsāmaśirasaḥ kāpotaḥ puṣpasāhvayaḥ| ākhyātaḥ pañcamo vedaḥ sṛṣṭvā hyeteṣu brahmaṇā
The holy mountain Ujjanta (belongs) to the great-souled Vasiṣṭha; (there are) the peaks of the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāma, Kāpota, and the one named Puṣpa; the fifth Veda is declared (to have been) created by Brahmā in these.
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VaP 2 15.53
गत्वैतान् मुच्यते पापाद्द्विजो वह्निः सनातनः ।। श्राद्धञ्चानन्त्यमेतेषु जप्य होमतपांसि च
gatvaitān mucyate pāpāddvijo vahniḥ sanātanaḥ || śrāddhañcānantyameteṣu japya homatapāṃsi ca
Having gone to these, the twice-born is freed from sin, (becoming) the eternal fire; and in these places śrāddha, muttered prayer, oblation and austerities are endless (in fruit).
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VaP 2 15.54
पुण्डरीके महातीर्थे पुण्डरीकसमं फलम्। ब्रह्मतीर्थे महातीर्थे अश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
puṇḍarīke mahātīrthe puṇḍarīkasamaṃ phalam| brahmatīrthe mahātīrthe aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
At the great ford Puṇḍarīka (one gains) fruit equal to the puṇḍarīka sacrifice; at the great ford Brahmatīrtha one would obtain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.55
सिन्धुसागरसम्भेदे तदा पञ्चनदेऽक्षयम् । कीरकात्मा ततः पुण्यो मण्डवायां च पर्वते
sindhusāgarasambhede tadā pañcanade'kṣayam | kīrakātmā tataḥ puṇyo maṇḍavāyāṃ ca parvate
At the meeting of the Sindhu and the ocean, and then at Pañcanada, (what is given is) imperishable; then holy Kīrakātman, and on the mountain at Maṇḍavā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.56
देयं सप्तह्रदे श्राद्धं मानसे च विशेषतः। महाकूटे च वन्दे च गिरौ त्रिरौ त्रिककुदे तथा
deyaṃ saptahrade śrāddhaṃ mānase ca viśeṣataḥ| mahākūṭe ca vande ca girau trirau trikakude tathā
A śrāddha should be given at Saptahrada and especially at Mānasa, and at Mahākūṭa and at Vanda, and on the mountain Trira and likewise at Trikakud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.57
सन्ध्यायां च महावेद्यां दृश्यते महदद्भुतम्। अश्रद्दधानान्नाभ्येति साभ्येति च धृतव्रतान्
sandhyāyāṃ ca mahāvedyāṃ dṛśyate mahadadbhutam| aśraddadhānānnābhyeti sābhyeti ca dhṛtavratān
At twilight on the great altar a great marvel is seen: it does not come near those without faith, but it comes near those who keep their vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.58
जातवेदः शिला तत्र साक्षादग्नेः सनातनी। श्राद्धानि चाग्निकार्यं च तत्र कुर्यात् सदाक्षयम्
jātavedaḥ śilā tatra sākṣādagneḥ sanātanī| śrāddhāni cāgnikāryaṃ ca tatra kuryāt sadākṣayam
There is the Jātavedas rock, the eternal (form) of Agni himself; one should perform śrāddhas and the fire-rite there — it is always imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.59
संश्रयित्वैकमेकेन सायाह्नं प्रति नित्यशः। तस्मिन्देयं सदा श्राद्धं पितॄणामक्षयार्थिना
saṃśrayitvaikamekena sāyāhnaṃ prati nityaśaḥ| tasmindeyaṃ sadā śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāmakṣayārthinā
Having resorted (to it), one after another, towards evening, regularly — there a śrāddha should always be given by one who seeks imperishability for the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.60
कृतात्मा वाऽकृतात्मा वा यत्र विज्ञायते नरः। स्वर्ग्यमार्गप्रदं नाम तीर्थं सद्यो वरप्रदम्। वैराण्युत्सृज्य तस्मिस्तु दिवं सप्तर्षयो गताः
kṛtātmā vā'kṛtātmā vā yatra vijñāyate naraḥ| svargyamārgapradaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ sadyo varapradam| vairāṇyutsṛjya tasmistu divaṃ saptarṣayo gatāḥ
Where a man is recognised (as to) whether he is of perfected soul or of unperfected soul — that is the ford named Svargyamārgaprada ('bestower of the path to heaven'), granting boons at once; there the Seven Sages, casting off their enmities, went to heaven.
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VaP 2 15.61
अद्यापि तानि दृश्यन्ते वैराण्येव गतानि तु। स्नात्वा स्वर्गमवाप्नोति तस्मिस्तीर्थोत्तमे नरः
adyāpi tāni dṛśyante vairāṇyeva gatāni tu| snātvā svargamavāpnoti tasmistīrthottame naraḥ
Even today those very enmities, though abandoned, are seen (there); having bathed at that best of fords, a man attains heaven.
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VaP 2 15.62
ख्यातमायतनं तत्र नन्दिसिद्ध निषेवितम्। नन्दीश्वरस्य या मूर्त्तिर्दुराजारैर्न दृश्यते
khyātamāyatanaṃ tatra nandisiddha niṣevitam| nandīśvarasya yā mūrttirdurājārairna dṛśyate
There is a famed sanctuary there, frequented by Nandin and the Siddhas; the image of Nandīśvara which is not seen by those of evil conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.63
दृश्यन्ते काञ्चना यूपाः सञ्चिष्ये भास्करोदये। कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं ते तु गच्छन्त्यन्तर्हिता दिवम्
dṛśyante kāñcanā yūpāḥ sañciṣye bhāskarodaye| kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ te tu gacchantyantarhitā divam
Golden sacrificial posts are seen ... at sunrise; and they, having made a circumambulation, go, vanishing, to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.64
सर्वतश्च कुरुक्षेत्रं सुतीर्थञ्च विशेषतः। पुण्यं सनत्कुमारस्य योगेशस्य महात्मनः। कीर्त्त्यते च तिलान्दत्त्वा पितॄणां वै सदाऽक्षयम्
sarvataśca kurukṣetraṃ sutīrthañca viśeṣataḥ| puṇyaṃ sanatkumārasya yogeśasya mahātmanaḥ| kīrttyate ca tilāndattvā pitṝṇāṃ vai sadā'kṣayam
And Kurukṣetra everywhere, and Sutīrtha especially, (is) the holy (place) of Sanatkumāra, the great-souled lord of yoga; and it is declared that by giving sesame seeds there (the offering) to the ancestors is always imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.65
ओजसे चाक्षयं श्राद्धं धर्मराजनिवेशने। श्राद्धं दत्तममावस्यां विधिना च यथाक्रमम्
ojase cākṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ dharmarājaniveśane| śrāddhaṃ dattamamāvasyāṃ vidhinā ca yathākramam
And for Ojas (?) the śrāddha is imperishable in the dwelling of Dharmarāja; a śrāddha given on the new-moon day according to the rule and in due order —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.66
पुनः सन्निहितानां वै कुरुक्षेत्रे विशेषतः। अर्चयेद्वा पितॄंस्तत्र सत्पुत्रस्त्वनृणो भवेत्
punaḥ sannihitānāṃ vai kurukṣetre viśeṣataḥ| arcayedvā pitṝṃstatra satputrastvanṛṇo bhavet
— and again, of the Sannihitas (the assembled ancestors), especially at Kurukṣetra: or he should there worship the ancestors; a good son becomes free from debt (to them).
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VaP 2 15.67
विनशने सरस्वत्यां प्लक्षप्रश्रवणे तथा। व्यासतीर्थे सरस्वत्यां ब्रह्मक्षेत्रे विशेषतः
vinaśane sarasvatyāṃ plakṣapraśravaṇe tathā| vyāsatīrthe sarasvatyāṃ brahmakṣetre viśeṣataḥ
At Vinaśana on the Sarasvatī, and likewise at Plakṣapraśravaṇa, at Vyāsatīrtha on the Sarasvatī, and especially in Brahmakṣetra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.68
देयमोङ्कारपठनैः श्राद्धमक्षयमिच्छता। सर्वतश्चैव गङ्ग्यां मैनाके च नगोत्तमे
deyamoṅkārapaṭhanaiḥ śrāddhamakṣayamicchatā| sarvataścaiva gaṅgyāṃ maināke ca nagottame
the śrāddha is to be given with recitations of Oṃ by one desiring it to be imperishable; and everywhere along the Gaṅgā, and on Maināka, best of mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.69
यमुनाप्रभवे चैव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । अत्युष्णाश्चातिशीताश्च आपस्तत्र निदर्शनम्
yamunāprabhave caiva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | atyuṣṇāścātiśītāśca āpastatra nidarśanam
and at the source of the Yamunā one is released from all sins; the waters there, exceedingly hot and exceedingly cold, are the evidence of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.70
यमस्य भगिनी पुण्या मार्त्तण्डदुहिता तथा। तत्राक्षयं तदा श्राद्धं पितृभिः पूर्वकीर्त्तितम्
yamasya bhaginī puṇyā mārttaṇḍaduhitā tathā| tatrākṣayaṃ tadā śrāddhaṃ pitṛbhiḥ pūrvakīrttitam
She (the Yamunā) is the holy sister of Yama and the daughter of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun); there the śrāddha is then imperishable — so it was declared of old by the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.71
ब्रह्मानुगह्रदे स्नात्वा सद्यो भवति ब्राह्मणः। तस्मिन् हि श्राद्धमानन्त्यं जपहोमतपांसि च
brahmānugahrade snātvā sadyo bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ| tasmin hi śrāddhamānantyaṃ japahomatapāṃsi ca
Having bathed in the Brahmānuga pool one becomes at once a brāhmaṇa; for in that (place) the śrāddha is endless, and (so are) muttered prayer, oblation, and austerities.
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VaP 2 15.72
स्थाणुभूतश्चरंस्तत्र वसिष्ठो वै महातपाः। अद्यापि यत्र दृश्यन्ते पादपा मणिचर्च्चिताः
sthāṇubhūtaścaraṃstatra vasiṣṭho vai mahātapāḥ| adyāpi yatra dṛśyante pādapā maṇicarccitāḥ
There Vasiṣṭha of great austerity moved about, having become (motionless as) a post; where even today trees are seen studded with gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.73
तुला तु दृश्यते यत्र धर्माधर्मप्रदर्शिनी। यया वै तुलितं विप्रैस्तीर्थानां फलमुत्तमम्
tulā tu dṛśyate yatra dharmādharmapradarśinī| yayā vai tulitaṃ vipraistīrthānāṃ phalamuttamam
And where the scale is seen that shows forth right and wrong, by which the brāhmaṇas weighed the highest fruit of the sacred fords;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.74
पितॄणां दुहिता योगा गन्धकालीति विश्रुता। चतुर्थो ब्रह्मणश्चांशः पराशरकुलोद्वहः
pitṝṇāṃ duhitā yogā gandhakālīti viśrutā| caturtho brahmaṇaścāṃśaḥ parāśarakulodvahaḥ
the daughter of the ancestors, Yogā, known as Gandhakālī, and the fourth portion of Brahmā, the upholder of Parāśara's line,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.75
व्यस्य त्वेकं चतुर्द्धा तु वेदं धीमान् महामुनिः। महायोगं महात्मानं यो व्यासं जनयिष्यति
vyasya tvekaṃ caturddhā tu vedaṃ dhīmān mahāmuniḥ| mahāyogaṃ mahātmānaṃ yo vyāsaṃ janayiṣyati
the wise great sage who, dividing the one Veda into four, will beget Vyāsa, the great yogin, the great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.76
अच्छोदकं नाम सरो यत्राच्छोदा समुच्छ्रिता । मत्स्ययोनौ पुनर्जाता नियोगाद्वारणेन तु
acchodakaṃ nāma saro yatrācchodā samucchritā | matsyayonau punarjātā niyogādvāraṇena tu
(There is) a lake named Acchodaka, where Acchodā rose up; born again in the womb of a fish, indeed by the ordinance of Varaṇa (?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.77
तस्या यत्राश्रमः पुण्यः पुण्यकृद्भिर्निषेवितः। सकृद्दत्तं तु वै श्राद्धमक्षयं समुदाहृतम्। तस्यां योग समाधाने दत्तं युगपदुद्भवेत्
tasyā yatrāśramaḥ puṇyaḥ puṇyakṛdbhirniṣevitaḥ| sakṛddattaṃ tu vai śrāddhamakṣayaṃ samudāhṛtam| tasyāṃ yoga samādhāne dattaṃ yugapadudbhavet
Where her holy hermitage is, frequented by doers of merit — a śrāddha given but once there is declared imperishable; what is given there in the concentration of yoga would arise all at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.78
कुबेरतुङ्गे व्यामोच्चे व्यासतीर्थे तथैव च। पुण्यः स ब्राह्मणो दद्याछ्राद्धमानन्त्यमक्षयम्
kuberatuṅge vyāmocce vyāsatīrthe tathaiva ca| puṇyaḥ sa brāhmaṇo dadyāchrāddhamānantyamakṣayam
At Kuberatuṅga, at Vyāmocca, and likewise at Vyāsatīrtha — that brāhmaṇa is holy who should give a śrāddha there: it is endless and imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.79
सिद्धैस्तु सेविता नित्यं दृश्यते नाकृतात्मभिः। अनिवर्त्तनं तु नन्दायां वेद्यां प्रागुत्तरे दिशि
siddhaistu sevitā nityaṃ dṛśyate nākṛtātmabhiḥ| anivarttanaṃ tu nandāyāṃ vedyāṃ prāguttare diśi
(That place,) always frequented by the Siddhas, is not seen by those whose selves are unperfected; and there is no returning (from) Nandā, on the altar, in the north-easterly direction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.80
सिद्धक्षेत्रं तु वै जुष्टं यत्प्राप्य न निवर्त्तते। महालये पदं न्यस्तं महादेवेन धीमता
siddhakṣetraṃ tu vai juṣṭaṃ yatprāpya na nivarttate| mahālaye padaṃ nyastaṃ mahādevena dhīmatā
(There is) the frequented field of the Siddhas, having reached which one does not return; at Mahālaya a footprint was set down by the wise Mahādeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.81
देव्यालये तपस्तप्त्वा एकपादेन ईश्वरः। नीहारश्च युगं दिव्यमुमातुङ्गे स्थितं जलम्
devyālaye tapastaptvā ekapādena īśvaraḥ| nīhāraśca yugaṃ divyamumātuṅge sthitaṃ jalam
Having performed austerity at Devyālaya on one foot, the Lord (dwelt there); and there is mist, and water standing for a divine age on Umātuṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.82
उमा तुङ्गे भृगोस्तुङ्गे ब्रह्मतुङ्गे महालये। काद्रवत्यां च शाण्डिल्यां गुहायां वामनस्य च
umā tuṅge bhṛgostuṅge brahmatuṅge mahālaye| kādravatyāṃ ca śāṇḍilyāṃ guhāyāṃ vāmanasya ca
On Umātuṅga, on Bhṛgu's peak, on Brahmatuṅga, at Mahālaya, and at Kādravatī and Śāṇḍilyā, and in the cave of Vāmana —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.83
गत्वा चैतानि पूतः स्याच्छ्राद्धमक्षयमेव च। जपो होमस्तथा ध्यानं यत्किचित्सुकृतं भवेत्
gatvā caitāni pūtaḥ syācchrāddhamakṣayameva ca| japo homastathā dhyānaṃ yatkicitsukṛtaṃ bhavet
having gone to these, one would be purified, and the śrāddha (there) is indeed imperishable; muttered prayer, oblation, and meditation — whatever good deed there may be (becomes so too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.84
ब्रह्मचर्यं यजन्ते वै गुरुभक्ताः शतं समाः । एवमादीनि सद्यस्तां स्नात्वा प्राप्नोति सत्फल्म्
brahmacaryaṃ yajante vai gurubhaktāḥ śataṃ samāḥ | evamādīni sadyastāṃ snātvā prāpnoti satphalm
Devoted to their teacher, they practice chastity and offer sacrifice for a hundred years; (yet) by bathing there one at once obtains such true fruits as these.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.85
कुमारधारा तत्रैव दृष्टा पापप्रणाशनी। यानासनं च तत्रैव सद्यः स्याद्यत् प्रदृश्यते शैलकीर्त्तिपुराभ्याशे कामानाप्नोति पुष्कलान्। अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां देववच्चरते महीम्
kumāradhārā tatraiva dṛṣṭā pāpapraṇāśanī| yānāsanaṃ ca tatraiva sadyaḥ syādyat pradṛśyate śailakīrttipurābhyāśe kāmānāpnoti puṣkalān| adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ devavaccarate mahīm
There indeed is seen Kumāradhārā, which destroys sins; and there too whatever appears (as) a vehicle or a seat comes to be at once. Near Śailakīrtipura one obtains abundant desires; unseen by all beings, he roams the earth like a god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.86
काश्यपस्य महातीर्थं कालसर्पिरिति श्रुतम्। तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता
kāśyapasya mahātīrthaṃ kālasarpiriti śrutam| tatra śrāddhāni deyāni nityamakṣayamicchatā
Kāśyapa's great sacred place is known as Kālasarpi; there śrāddha offerings should be made by one who desires the perpetually imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.87
काश्यपस्य महातीर्थं कालसर्पिरिति श्रुतम्। तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता
kāśyapasya mahātīrthaṃ kālasarpiriti śrutam| tatra śrāddhāni deyāni nityamakṣayamicchatā
Kāśyapa's great sacred place is known as Kālasarpi; there śrāddha offerings should be made by one who desires the perpetually imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.88
अक्षयं तु भवेच्छ्राद्धं शालग्रामसमन्ततः। दृष्ट्या न दृश्यते तत्र प्रत्यक्षमकृतात्मना
akṣayaṃ tu bhavecchrāddhaṃ śālagrāmasamantataḥ| dṛṣṭyā na dṛśyate tatra pratyakṣamakṛtātmanā
But the śrāddha becomes imperishable everywhere around Śālagrāma; there it (the deity/place) is not seen with the eye directly by one whose self is unperfected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.89
प्रत्यादेशो ह्यशिष्टानां शिष्टानां च निवेशनम् । तत्र चैव ह्रदे पुण्ये दिव्यो वै नागराड् यतः
pratyādeśo hyaśiṣṭānāṃ śiṣṭānāṃ ca niveśanam | tatra caiva hrade puṇye divyo vai nāgarāḍ yataḥ
For (it is) the rejection of the unrefined and the abode of the refined, since there, in that holy pool, is the divine king of the Nāgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.90
पिण्डं गृह्णाति हिसतां न गृह्णात्यसतां हि सः। अतिप्रदीप्तैर्भुजगैर्भोक्तुमन्नं न शक्यते
piṇḍaṃ gṛhṇāti hisatāṃ na gṛhṇātyasatāṃ hi saḥ| atipradīptairbhujagairbhoktumannaṃ na śakyate
He accepts the piṇḍa of the good, but he does not accept that of the bad; the food cannot be eaten because of the exceedingly blazing serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.91
प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते धर्मस्तीर्थयोरनयोर्द्वयोः। देवदारुवने चापि चारयेस्तं निदर्शनम्
pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate dharmastīrthayoranayordvayoḥ| devadāruvane cāpi cārayestaṃ nidarśanam
At these two sacred places the (working of) dharma is seen directly; and in the Devadāru forest too you may observe that demonstration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.92
विधूतानि तु पापानि दृश्यन्ते सुकृतात्मना । भागीरथ्यां प्रयागे च नित्यमक्षय्यमुच्यते
vidhūtāni tu pāpāni dṛśyante sukṛtātmanā | bhāgīrathyāṃ prayāge ca nityamakṣayyamucyate
Sins that have been shaken off are seen by one whose self is meritorious; on the Bhāgīrathī and at Prayāga (the offering) is said to be perpetually imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.93
कालञ्जरे दशार्णायां नैमिषे कुरुजाङ्गले। वाराणस्यां नगर्यां तु देयं श्राद्धं तु यत्नतः
kālañjare daśārṇāyāṃ naimiṣe kurujāṅgale| vārāṇasyāṃ nagaryāṃ tu deyaṃ śrāddhaṃ tu yatnataḥ
At Kālañjara, on the Daśārṇā, at Naimiṣa, in Kurujāṅgala, and in the city of Vārāṇasī, śrāddha should be given with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.94
तस्यां योगेश्वरो नित्यं तत्तस्यां दत्तमक्षयम्। दत्त्वा चैतेषु पूतः स्याच्छ्राद्धमानन्त्यमेव च
tasyāṃ yogeśvaro nityaṃ tattasyāṃ dattamakṣayam| dattvā caiteṣu pūtaḥ syācchrāddhamānantyameva ca
In that (city) the Lord of Yoga is always present; therefore what is given there is imperishable. And having given at these places one becomes purified, and the śrāddha becomes endless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.95
तपो होमस्तथा ध्यानं यत् किञ्चित्सुकृतं भवेत्। लौहित्ये वैतरण्यां वै स्वर्णवेद्यां तथैव च
tapo homastathā dhyānaṃ yat kiñcitsukṛtaṃ bhavet| lauhitye vaitaraṇyāṃ vai svarṇavedyāṃ tathaiva ca
Austerity, oblation, and meditation, and whatever little merit there may be—(so it is) on the Lauhitya, on the Vaitaraṇī, and likewise at Svarṇavedī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.96
सकृदेव समुद्रान्ते दृश्यते पुण्यकर्मभिः। गयायां धर्मपृष्ठे च सरसि ब्रह्मणस्तथा
sakṛdeva samudrānte dṛśyate puṇyakarmabhiḥ| gayāyāṃ dharmapṛṣṭhe ca sarasi brahmaṇastathā
Just once, at the sea's edge, it is seen by those of meritorious deeds; likewise at Gayā, at Dharmapṛṣṭha, and at the lake of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.97
गयायां गृध्रकूटे च श्राद्धं दत्तं महाफलम्। हिमञ्च पतते तत्र समन्तात् पञ्चयोजनम्
gayāyāṃ gṛdhrakūṭe ca śrāddhaṃ dattaṃ mahāphalam| himañca patate tatra samantāt pañcayojanam
At Gayā and at Gṛdhrakūṭa a śrāddha given has great fruit; and snow falls there all around for five yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.98
भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्येऽरण्यं पुण्यतमं स्मृतम् । मतङ्गस्य पदं तत्र दृश्यते मांस चक्षुषा
bharatasyāśrame puṇye'raṇyaṃ puṇyatamaṃ smṛtam | mataṅgasya padaṃ tatra dṛśyate māṃsa cakṣuṣā
In the holy hermitage of Bharata the forest is held to be most holy; there Mataṅga's footprint is seen with the fleshly eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.99
ख्यापितं धर्म्मसर्व्वस्वं लोकस्यास्य निदर्शनम्। एवं पञ्चवनं पुण्यं पुण्यकृद्भिर्निषेवितम्। यस्मिन्पाण्डुविशालेति तीर्थं सद्यो निदर्शनम्
khyāpitaṃ dharmmasarvvasvaṃ lokasyāsya nidarśanam| evaṃ pañcavanaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyakṛdbhirniṣevitam| yasminpāṇḍuviśāleti tīrthaṃ sadyo nidarśanam
The whole essence of dharma has been proclaimed, a demonstration for this world. Thus the holy Pañcavana is frequented by doers of merit, in which the sacred place called Pāṇḍuviśālā is an immediate demonstration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.100
तुलामानैस्तथा चापैः शास्त्रैश्च विविधैस्तथा। उन्मज्जन्ति तथा लग्ने ये वै पापकृतो जनाः
tulāmānaistathā cāpaiḥ śāstraiśca vividhaistathā| unmajjanti tathā lagne ye vai pāpakṛto janāḥ
By balances and measures, and by bows, and by various treatises as well—and those people who are doers of evil rise up (float up) when it is joined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.101
तृतीयायां तथा पादे निःस्वरे पावमण्डले। महाह्रदे वै कौशिक्यां दत्तं श्राद्धं महाफलम्
tṛtīyāyāṃ tathā pāde niḥsvare pāvamaṇḍale| mahāhrade vai kauśikyāṃ dattaṃ śrāddhaṃ mahāphalam
Likewise on the third (day) at Pāda, at Niḥsvara, at Pāvamaṇḍala, and at the great pool on the Kauśikī, a śrāddha given has great fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.102
मुण्डपृष्ठे पदं न्यस्तं महादेवेन धीमता। बहून्दवेयुगांस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रं सुदुश्चरम्
muṇḍapṛṣṭhe padaṃ nyastaṃ mahādevena dhīmatā| bahūndaveyugāṃstaptvā tapastīvraṃ suduścaram
At Muṇḍapṛṣṭha a footprint was set down by the wise Mahādeva, after he had performed for many divine ages a fierce austerity, very hard to carry out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.103
अल्पेनाप्यत्र कालेन नरो धर्म्मपरायणः। पाप्मानमुत्सृजत्याशु जीर्णत्वचमिवोरगः
alpenāpyatra kālena naro dharmmaparāyaṇaḥ| pāpmānamutsṛjatyāśu jīrṇatvacamivoragaḥ
Here, even in a short time, a man intent on dharma swiftly casts off his evil, as a snake casts off its worn-out skin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.104
सिद्धानां प्रीतिजननैः पापा नाञ्च भयङ्करैः। लेलिहानैर्महाभोगै रक्षितन्तु दिवानिशम्
siddhānāṃ prītijananaiḥ pāpā nāñca bhayaṅkaraiḥ| lelihānairmahābhogai rakṣitantu divāniśam
(It is) guarded day and night by great serpents with flickering tongues, which give joy to the Siddhas and terror to the wicked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.105
नाम्ना कनकनन्दीति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्। उदीच्यां मुण्डपृष्ठस्य देवर्षि गणसेवितम्। तत्र स्रात्वा दिवं यान्ति कामचारा विहङ्गमाः
nāmnā kanakanandīti tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam| udīcyāṃ muṇḍapṛṣṭhasya devarṣi gaṇasevitam| tatra srātvā divaṃ yānti kāmacārā vihaṅgamāḥ
There is a tīrtha named Kanakanandī, famed in the three worlds, to the north of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, frequented by the throngs of gods and seers. Having bathed there, birds that move at will go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.106
दत्तं चापि तथा श्राद्धमक्षयं समुदाहृतम्। ऋणैस्त्रिभिस्तदा स्नात्वा निक्षिणोति नरोत्तमः
dattaṃ cāpi tathā śrāddhamakṣayaṃ samudāhṛtam| ṛṇaistribhistadā snātvā nikṣiṇoti narottamaḥ
And what is given (there), and likewise the śrāddha, is declared to be imperishable; having bathed there, the best of men discharges the three debts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.107
तीरे तु सरसस्तत्र देवस्यायतनं महत्। आरुह्य तज्जपंस्तत्र सिद्धो याति दिवं ततः
tīre tu sarasastatra devasyāyatanaṃ mahat| āruhya tajjapaṃstatra siddho yāti divaṃ tataḥ
On the shore of the lake there stands a great sanctuary of the god; having climbed it and reciting (prayers) there, one becomes perfected and thence goes to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.108
उत्तरं मानसं गत्वा सिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम् । तत्र गत्वा पुरश्रेष्ठं दृश्यते महदद्भुतम्
uttaraṃ mānasaṃ gatvā siddhiṃ prāpnotyanuttamām | tatra gatvā puraśreṣṭhaṃ dṛśyate mahadadbhutam
Going to the northern Mānasa (lake) one attains the unsurpassed perfection; going there, a most excellent city is seen, great and wondrous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.109
तस्मिन्निर्वर्त्तयेच्छ्राद्धं यथाशक्ति यथाबलम्। कामान् स लभते दिव्यान् मोक्षोपायं च नित्यशः
tasminnirvarttayecchrāddhaṃ yathāśakti yathābalam| kāmān sa labhate divyān mokṣopāyaṃ ca nityaśaḥ
There one should perform the śrāddha according to one's means and strength; he obtains divine pleasures and, perpetually, the means of release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.110
मानसे सरसि श्रेष्ठे दृश्यते महदद्भुतम्। दिवश्च्युता महाभागा ह्यन्तरिक्षे विराजते
mānase sarasi śreṣṭhe dṛśyate mahadadbhutam| divaścyutā mahābhāgā hyantarikṣe virājate
In the excellent Mānasa lake a great marvel is seen: she of great fortune, fallen from heaven, shines in the middle sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.111
गङ्गा त्रिपथगा देवी सोमपादाच्च्युता भुवि। आकाशे दृश्यते तत्र तोरणं सूर्य्यसन्निभम्
gaṅgā tripathagā devī somapādāccyutā bhuvi| ākāśe dṛśyate tatra toraṇaṃ sūryyasannibham
Gaṅgā, the goddess who goes by three paths, fallen from Soma's foot onto the earth. There in the sky is seen an archway resembling the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.112
जाम्बूनदमयं दिव्यं स्वर्गद्वारमिवायतम्। यतः प्रवर्त्तते भूयः पूर्व्वसागरमन्तिमम्
jāmbūnadamayaṃ divyaṃ svargadvāramivāyatam| yataḥ pravarttate bhūyaḥ pūrvvasāgaramantimam
divine, made of gold, extended like the gate of heaven, from which (the river) once more proceeds to the eastern ocean as its end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.113
पावनी सर्व्वभूतानां धर्मज्ञानां विशेषतः। चन्द्रभागा च सिन्धुश्च उभौ मानससन्निभौ। सागरं पश्चिमं याति दिव्यसिन्धुर्नदीवरः
pāvanī sarvvabhūtānāṃ dharmajñānāṃ viśeṣataḥ| candrabhāgā ca sindhuśca ubhau mānasasannibhau| sāgaraṃ paścimaṃ yāti divyasindhurnadīvaraḥ
She purifies all beings, and especially those who know dharma. And Candrabhāgā and Sindhu, both resembling the Mānasa — the divine Sindhu, best of rivers, goes to the western ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.114
पर्व्वतो हिमवान्नाम नानाधातुविभूषितः। योजनानां सहस्राणि आयतोऽशीतिरुच्यते
parvvato himavānnāma nānādhātuvibhūṣitaḥ| yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi āyato'śītirucyate
There is a mountain named Himavat, adorned with various minerals; it is said to be eighty thousand yojanas in extent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.115
सिद्धचारणसङ्कीर्णः सिद्धचारणसेवितः। तत्र पुष्करिणी रम्या सुषुम्ना नाम विश्रुता
siddhacāraṇasaṅkīrṇaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ| tatra puṣkariṇī ramyā suṣumnā nāma viśrutā
It is thronged with Siddhas and Cāraṇas and frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas. There is a delightful lotus-pool there, famed by the name Suṣumnā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.116
दशवर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जातस्तु जीवति। श्राद्धं भवति चानन्त्यं तस्यां दत्तं महोदयम्। तारयेच्च यदा श्राद्धं दशपूर्व्वान्दशापरान्
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tatra jātastu jīvati| śrāddhaṃ bhavati cānantyaṃ tasyāṃ dattaṃ mahodayam| tārayecca yadā śrāddhaṃ daśapūrvvāndaśāparān
One born there lives ten thousand years. A śrāddha given at that (pool) becomes endless and of great fruit; and when (one performs) the śrāddha, it may carry across ten ancestors and ten descendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.117
सर्व्वं पुण्यं हिमवतो गङ्गा पुण्या च सर्व्वतः। समुद्रगाः समुद्राश्च सर्व्वे पुण्याः समन्ततः
sarvvaṃ puṇyaṃ himavato gaṅgā puṇyā ca sarvvataḥ| samudragāḥ samudrāśca sarvve puṇyāḥ samantataḥ
Everything belonging to Himavat is holy, and Gaṅgā is holy everywhere; the rivers that go to the sea, and the seas, are all holy on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.118
एवमादिषु सर्व्वेषु श्राद्धं निर्वर्त्तयेद्बुधः । पूतो भवति स्नात्वा नु दत्त्वा दत्त्वा तथैव च
evamādiṣu sarvveṣu śrāddhaṃ nirvarttayedbudhaḥ | pūto bhavati snātvā nu dattvā dattvā tathaiva ca
In all such places the wise man should perform the śrāddha; he becomes purified by bathing and likewise by giving and giving again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.119
शैलसानुषु तुङ्गेषु कन्दरेषु गुहासु च। उपह्वरनितम्बेषु तथा प्रस्रवणेषु च
śailasānuṣu tuṅgeṣu kandareṣu guhāsu ca| upahvaranitambeṣu tathā prasravaṇeṣu ca
On the high ridges of mountains, in ravines and in caves, on secluded slopes, and likewise at springs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.120
पुलिनेष्वापगानां च तथैव प्रभवे युगे। महोदधौ गवां गोष्ठे सङ्गमेषु वनेषु च
pulineṣvāpagānāṃ ca tathaiva prabhave yuge| mahodadhau gavāṃ goṣṭhe saṅgameṣu vaneṣu ca
and on the sandbanks of rivers, and likewise in the Prabhava (year) of the yuga, at the great ocean, in cattle-pens, at confluences, and in forests,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.121
असंसृष्टोपलिप्तासु हृद्यासु सुरभीषु च। गोमयेनोपलिप्तेषु विविक्तेषु गृहेषु च
asaṃsṛṣṭopaliptāsu hṛdyāsu surabhīṣu ca| gomayenopalipteṣu vivikteṣu gṛheṣu ca
in places undefiled and freshly plastered, pleasing and sweet-smelling, and in houses smeared with cow-dung and secluded,
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VaP 2 15.122
कुर्य्याच्छ्राद्धमथैतेषु नित्यमेव यथाविधि। प्रदक्षिणं दिशं गत्वा सर्व्वकामचिकीर्षवः
kuryyācchrāddhamathaiteṣu nityameva yathāvidhi| pradakṣiṇaṃ diśaṃ gatvā sarvvakāmacikīrṣavaḥ
in these (places) one should always perform the śrāddha according to rule; those who wish to accomplish all their desires should go facing the southern quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.123
एवमेतेषु सर्व्वेषु श्राद्धं कुर्य्यादतन्द्रितः। एवमेव तु मेधावी ब्राह्मीं सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
evameteṣu sarvveṣu śrāddhaṃ kuryyādatandritaḥ| evameva tu medhāvī brāhmīṃ siddhimavāpnuyāt
Thus in all these (places) one should perform the śrāddha unwearied; just so the wise man would attain the perfection that belongs to Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.124
त्रैवर्ण्ये विहिते स्थाने धर्म्मवर्णाश्रमे तथा। कोपस्थानस्य संत्यागात्प्राप्यते पितृपूजनम्
traivarṇye vihite sthāne dharmmavarṇāśrame tathā| kopasthānasya saṃtyāgātprāpyate pitṛpūjanam
In a place prescribed for the three classes, and likewise in the (proper) duty, class and stage of life, by the complete abandoning of the occasion for anger the worship of the ancestors is attained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.125
तीर्थान्यनुसरन् धीरः श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः। कृतपापश्च शुद्ध्येत किं पुनः शुभकर्म्मकृत्
tīrthānyanusaran dhīraḥ śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ| kṛtapāpaśca śuddhyeta kiṃ punaḥ śubhakarmmakṛt
Steadfast, faithful, with senses subdued, visiting the sacred fords, even one who has done evil would be purified — how much more one who performs auspicious acts!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.126
तिर्यग्योनिं न गच्छेच्च कुदेशे न च जायते। स्वर्गी भवति वै विप्रो मोक्षोपायं च विन्दति
tiryagyoniṃ na gacchecca kudeśe na ca jāyate| svargī bhavati vai vipro mokṣopāyaṃ ca vindati
He does not go to an animal womb, nor is he born in a bad land; the brahmin indeed becomes one bound for heaven, and finds the means of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.127
अश्रद्दधानाः पाप्मानो नास्तिकाः स्थितसंशयाः। हेतुद्रष्टा च पञ्चैते न तीर्थफलमश्र्नुते
aśraddadhānāḥ pāpmāno nāstikāḥ sthitasaṃśayāḥ| hetudraṣṭā ca pañcaite na tīrthaphalamaśrnute
The faithless, the wicked, the deniers (of scripture), those settled in doubt, and the demander of reasons — these five do not obtain the fruit of the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.128
गुरुतीर्थे परा सिद्धिस्तीर्थानां परमं पदम् । ध्यानं तीर्थपरं तस्माद्ब्रह्मतीर्थं सनातनम्
gurutīrthe parā siddhistīrthānāṃ paramaṃ padam | dhyānaṃ tīrthaparaṃ tasmādbrahmatīrthaṃ sanātanam
In the ford that is the teacher there is the highest attainment; (he is) the supreme station of the fords. Meditation is higher than any ford; therefore the eternal ford is brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.129
उपवासात्परं ध्यानमिन्द्रियाणां निवर्त्तनम्। उपवासनिबद्धा हि प्राणैरिह पुनः पुनः
upavāsātparaṃ dhyānamindriyāṇāṃ nivarttanam| upavāsanibaddhā hi prāṇairiha punaḥ punaḥ
Higher than fasting is meditation, the turning back of the senses; for those bound to fasting are (bound) here again and again by the vital breaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.130
प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा विषयाणीन्द्रियाणि च । बुद्धिं मनसि संयम्य सर्व्वेषां तु निवर्त्तनम्
prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā viṣayāṇīndriyāṇi ca | buddhiṃ manasi saṃyamya sarvveṣāṃ tu nivarttanam
Having made the in-breath and out-breath equal, and (having restrained) the senses and their objects, and having restrained the intellect within the mind — (that is) the turning back of them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.131
प्रत्याहारं पुनर्विद्धि मोक्षोपायमसंशयम्। इन्द्रियाणां मनो घोरं बुद्ध्यादीनां प्रवर्त्तनम्
pratyāhāraṃ punarviddhi mokṣopāyamasaṃśayam| indriyāṇāṃ mano ghoraṃ buddhyādīnāṃ pravarttanam
Know further that withdrawal (pratyāhāra) is, without doubt, the means to liberation; the terrible mind of the senses is the setting in motion of the intellect and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.132
अनाहारात्क्षयं याति विद्यादनशनं तपः। निग्रहाद्बुद्धिमनसो रम्या बुद्धिस्तु जायते
anāhārātkṣayaṃ yāti vidyādanaśanaṃ tapaḥ| nigrahādbuddhimanaso ramyā buddhistu jāyate
Through not taking food it wastes away; one should know fasting to be austerity. Through the restraint of the intellect and the mind a delightful intelligence arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.133
क्षीणेषु सर्व्वपापेषु क्षीणेष्वेवेन्द्रियेषु च। परिनिर्वाति शुद्धात्मा यथा वह्निर्निरिन्धनः
kṣīṇeṣu sarvvapāpeṣu kṣīṇeṣvevendriyeṣu ca| parinirvāti śuddhātmā yathā vahnirnirindhanaḥ
When all sins are exhausted and the senses too are exhausted, the purified self is wholly extinguished, as a fire without fuel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 15.134
कारणेभ्यो गुणेभ्योऽथ व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्य कृत्स्नशः। वियोजयति क्षेत्रज्ञं तेभ्यो योगेन योगवित्
kāraṇebhyo guṇebhyo'tha vyaktāvyaktasya kṛtsnaśaḥ| viyojayati kṣetrajñaṃ tebhyo yogena yogavit
The knower of yoga, by yoga, separates the knower of the field from the causes and from the qualities, entirely, of the manifest and the unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 15.135
तस्य नास्ति गतिस्थानं व्यक्ताव्यक्तं न संशयः। आसन्नः सदसन्नैव नैव किञ्चित् स्थित इति
tasya nāsti gatisthānaṃ vyaktāvyaktaṃ na saṃśayaḥ| āsannaḥ sadasannaiva naiva kiñcit sthita iti
For him there is no place of going, neither manifest nor unmanifest — there is no doubt of it. He is near, he is neither existent nor non-existent, nor is he established as anything at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain