Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 30
VaP 2 30.1
सूत उवाच।। एते पुत्रा महात्मानः पञ्चैवासन् महाबलाः। स्वर्भानुतनया विप्राः प्रभायां जज्ञिरे नृपाः
sūta uvāca|| ete putrā mahātmānaḥ pañcaivāsan mahābalāḥ| svarbhānutanayā viprāḥ prabhāyāṃ jajñire nṛpāḥ
Sūta said: These great-souled sons, five in all, were of great strength; O brahmins, they were the sons of Svarbhānu, kings born of Prabhā.
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VaP 2 30.2
नहुषः प्रथमस्तेषां पुत्रधर्म्मा ततः स्मृतः। धर्म्मवृद्धात्मजश्चैव सुतहोत्रो महायशाः
nahuṣaḥ prathamasteṣāṃ putradharmmā tataḥ smṛtaḥ| dharmmavṛddhātmajaścaiva sutahotro mahāyaśāḥ
Nahuṣa was the first of them; then Putradharmā is recorded; and the son of Dharmavṛddha was the greatly famed Sutahotra.
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VaP 2 30.3
सुतहोत्रस्य दायादास्त्रयः परमधार्म्मिकाः। काशः शलश्च द्वावेतौ तथा गृत्समदः प्रभुः
sutahotrasya dāyādāstrayaḥ paramadhārmmikāḥ| kāśaḥ śalaśca dvāvetau tathā gṛtsamadaḥ prabhuḥ
Sutahotra had three heirs, supremely righteous: these two, Kāśa and Śala, and also the lord Gṛtsamada.
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VaP 2 30.4
पुत्रो गृत्समदस्यापि शुनको यस्य शौनकः। ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश्चैव वैश्याः शूद्रास्तथैव च
putro gṛtsamadasyāpi śunako yasya śaunakaḥ| brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāścaiva vaiśyāḥ śūdrāstathaiva ca
Gṛtsamada's son too was Śunaka, whose (son) was Śaunaka; and brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and likewise śūdras —
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VaP 2 30.5
एतस्य वंशे सम्भूता विचित्रैः कर्म्मभिर्द्विजाः। शलात्मजो ह्यार्ष्टिषेणश्चरन्तस्तस्य चात्मजः
etasya vaṃśe sambhūtā vicitraiḥ karmmabhirdvijāḥ| śalātmajo hyārṣṭiṣeṇaścarantastasya cātmajaḥ
twice-born ones of varied works were born in his line. Śala's son was Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, and his son was Caranta.
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VaP 2 30.6
शौनकाश्चार्ष्टिषेणाश्च क्षात्रोपेता द्विजातयः। काशस्य काशयो राष्टः पुत्रो दीर्घतपास्तथा
śaunakāścārṣṭiṣeṇāśca kṣātropetā dvijātayaḥ| kāśasya kāśayo rāṣṭaḥ putro dīrghatapāstathā
The Śaunakas and the Ārṣṭiṣeṇas are twice-born endowed with the warrior (nature). Kāśa's son was Kāśaya (or: the realm of the Kāśis), and also Dīrghatapas.
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VaP 2 30.7
धर्म्मश्च दीर्घतपसो विद्वान् धन्वन्तरिस्ततः। तपसा सुमहातेजा जातो वृद्धस्य धीमतः। अथैनमृषयः प्रोचुः सूतं वाक्यमिमं पुनः
dharmmaśca dīrghatapaso vidvān dhanvantaristataḥ| tapasā sumahātejā jāto vṛddhasya dhīmataḥ| athainamṛṣayaḥ procuḥ sūtaṃ vākyamimaṃ punaḥ
And Dharma (was the son) of Dīrghatapas; from him the learned Dhanvantari, of very great splendour, was born by the austerity of that aged wise one. Then the seers spoke this word again to Sūta:
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VaP 2 30.8
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। कथं धन्वन्तरिर्द्देवो मानुषेष्विह जज्ञिवान्। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामस्ततो ब्रूहि प्रियं तथा
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || kathaṃ dhanvantarirddevo mānuṣeṣviha jajñivān| etadveditumicchāmastato brūhi priyaṃ tathā
The seers said: How was the god Dhanvantari born here among men? We wish to know this, so tell (it) as (is) pleasing.
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VaP 2 30.9
सूत उवाच।। धन्वन्तरेः सम्भवोऽयं श्रूयतामिह वै द्विजाः। स सम्भूतः समुद्रान्ते मथ्यमानेऽमृते पुरा
sūta uvāca|| dhanvantareḥ sambhavo'yaṃ śrūyatāmiha vai dvijāḥ| sa sambhūtaḥ samudrānte mathyamāne'mṛte purā
Sūta said: Let this origin of Dhanvantari be heard here, O twice-born. He came into being at the ocean's end, long ago, when the nectar was being churned.
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VaP 2 30.10
उत्पन्नः सकलात् पूर्व्वं सर्व्वतश्च श्रियावृतः। सर्व्वसंसिद्धकायं तं दृष्ट्वा विष्टम्भितः स्थितः। अजस्त्वमिति होवाच तस्मादजस्तु सः स्मृतः
utpannaḥ sakalāt pūrvvaṃ sarvvataśca śriyāvṛtaḥ| sarvvasaṃsiddhakāyaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṭambhitaḥ sthitaḥ| ajastvamiti hovāca tasmādajastu saḥ smṛtaḥ
He arose whole, before all, and was surrounded on every side by splendour. Seeing him with his body wholly perfected, (Viṣṇu) stood arrested, and said, "You are Aja" — hence he is remembered as Aja.
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VaP 2 30.11
अजः प्रोवाच विष्णुं तं तनयोऽस्मि तव प्रभो। विधत्स्व भागं स्थानञ्च मम लोके सुरोत्तम
ajaḥ provāca viṣṇuṃ taṃ tanayo'smi tava prabho| vidhatsva bhāgaṃ sthānañca mama loke surottama
Aja said to that Viṣṇu: "I am your son, O lord; ordain a share and a place for me in the world, O best of the gods."
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VaP 2 30.12
एवमुक्तः सुदृष्ट्वा तु तथा प्रोवाच स प्रभुः । कृतो यज्ञविभागस्तु यज्ञियौर्हे सुरैस्तथा
evamuktaḥ sudṛṣṭvā tu tathā provāca sa prabhuḥ | kṛto yajñavibhāgastu yajñiyaurhe suraistathā
Addressed thus, and having looked well (upon him), that lord spoke thus: "The division of the sacrifice has already been made by the gods entitled to sacrifice;
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VaP 2 30.13
वेदेषु विधियुक्तञ्च विधिहोत्रं महर्षिभिः। न शक्यमिह होमो वै तुल्यं कर्त्तुं कदाचन
vedeṣu vidhiyuktañca vidhihotraṃ maharṣibhiḥ| na śakyamiha homo vai tulyaṃ karttuṃ kadācana
and the ordained oblation, joined with the rule in the Vedas, (was established) by the great seers; an offering equal (to it) can never be made here.
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VaP 2 30.14
अर्वाक्सुतोऽसि हे देव नाममन्त्रोऽसि वै प्रभो। द्वितीयायान्तु सम्भूत्यां लोके ख्यातिङ्गमिष्यसि
arvāksuto'si he deva nāmamantro'si vai prabho| dvitīyāyāntu sambhūtyāṃ loke khyātiṅgamiṣyasi
You are born later, O god; you are indeed a name-formula, O lord. But at (your) second coming into being you will attain fame in the world.
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VaP 2 30.15
अणिमादियुता सिद्धिर्गर्भस्थस्य भविष्यति। तेनैव च शरीरेण देवत्वं प्राप्स्यसि प्रभो। चारुमन्त्रैर्घृतैर्गन्धैर्यक्ष्यन्ति त्वां द्विजातयः
aṇimādiyutā siddhirgarbhasthasya bhaviṣyati| tenaiva ca śarīreṇa devatvaṃ prāpsyasi prabho| cārumantrairghṛtairgandhairyakṣyanti tvāṃ dvijātayaḥ
While (still) in the womb you will have the perfections beginning with minuteness, and with that very body you will attain godhood, O lord; the twice-born will worship you with lovely mantras, with ghee and with fragrances.
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VaP 2 30.16
अथ च त्वं पुनश्चैव आयुर्वेदं विधास्यसि। अवश्यम्भावी ह्यर्थोऽयं प्राग्दिष्टस्त्वब्जयोनिना
atha ca tvaṃ punaścaiva āyurvedaṃ vidhāsyasi| avaśyambhāvī hyartho'yaṃ prāgdiṣṭastvabjayoninā
"And moreover you will again establish the Āyurveda; for this matter must inevitably come to pass, having been ordained beforehand by the lotus-born (Brahmā)."
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VaP 2 30.17
द्वितीयं द्वापरं प्राप्य भविता त्वं न संशयः। तस्मात् तस्मै वरं दत्त्वा विष्णुरन्तर्दघे ततः
dvitīyaṃ dvāparaṃ prāpya bhavitā tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ| tasmāt tasmai varaṃ dattvā viṣṇurantardaghe tataḥ
"On reaching the second Dvāpara age you will come to be — there is no doubt." Then, having granted him that boon, Viṣṇu vanished.
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VaP 2 30.18
द्वितीये द्वापरे प्राप्ते सौनहोत्रः स काशिराट्। पुत्रकाम स्तपस्तेपे नृपो दीर्घतपास्तथा
dvitīye dvāpare prāpte saunahotraḥ sa kāśirāṭ| putrakāma stapastepe nṛpo dīrghatapāstathā
When the second Dvāpara age arrived, that king of Kāśī, the son of Sunahotra, the king named Dīrghatapas, desiring a son, performed austerities.
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VaP 2 30.19
अजं देवन्तु पुत्रार्थे ह्यारिराधयिषुर्नृपः। वरेण च्छन्दयामास प्रीतो धन्वन्तरिर्नृपम्
ajaṃ devantu putrārthe hyārirādhayiṣurnṛpaḥ| vareṇa cchandayāmāsa prīto dhanvantarirnṛpam
The king, wishing to propitiate the unborn god for the sake of a son — Dhanvantari, pleased, offered the king (his choice of) a boon.
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VaP 2 30.20
नृप उवाच।। भगवन् यदि तुष्टस्त्वं पुत्रो मे धृतिमान् भव। तथेति समनुज्ञाय तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
nṛpa uvāca|| bhagavan yadi tuṣṭastvaṃ putro me dhṛtimān bhava| tatheti samanujñāya tatraivāntaradhīyata
The king said: "Lord, if you are pleased, become a steadfast son to me." Having assented with "So be it," (the god) vanished right there.
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VaP 2 30.21
तस्य गेहे समुत्पन्नो देवो धन्वन्तरिस्तदा। काशिराजो महाराजः सर्व्वरोगप्रणाशनः
tasya gehe samutpanno devo dhanvantaristadā| kāśirājo mahārājaḥ sarvvarogapraṇāśanaḥ
Then the god Dhanvantari was born in his house, as the king of Kāśī, a great king, the destroyer of all diseases.
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VaP 2 30.22
आयुर्वेदं भरद्वाजश्चकार सभिषक्क्रियम्। तमष्टधा पुनर्व्यस्य शिष्येभ्यः प्रत्यपादयत्
āyurvedaṃ bharadvājaścakāra sabhiṣakkriyam| tamaṣṭadhā punarvyasya śiṣyebhyaḥ pratyapādayat
Bharadvāja made the Āyurveda together with the practice of physicians; and dividing it again into eight parts, he imparted it to his disciples.
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VaP 2 30.23
धन्वन्तरिसुतश्चापि केतुमानिति विश्रुतः। अथ केतुमतः पुत्रो विभो भीमरथो नृपः। दिवोदास इति ख्यातो वाराणस्यधिपोऽभवत्
dhanvantarisutaścāpi ketumāniti viśrutaḥ| atha ketumataḥ putro vibho bhīmaratho nṛpaḥ| divodāsa iti khyāto vārāṇasyadhipo'bhavat
And Dhanvantari's son was renowned as Ketumān; then, O mighty one, Ketumān's son was king Bhīmaratha; (his son), known as Divodāsa, became lord of Vārāṇasī.
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VaP 2 30.24
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पुरीं वाराणसीं पुरा। शून्यां विवेशयामास क्षेणको नाम राक्षसः
etasminneva kāle tu purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ purā| śūnyāṃ viveśayāmāsa kṣeṇako nāma rākṣasaḥ
But at just that time, formerly, a rākṣasa named Kṣeṇaka caused the empty city of Vārāṇasī to be inhabited.
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VaP 2 30.25
शप्ता हि सा पुरी पूर्व्वं निकुम्भेन महात्मना। शून्या वर्षसहस्रं वै भवित्रीति पुनः पुनः
śaptā hi sā purī pūrvvaṃ nikumbhena mahātmanā| śūnyā varṣasahasraṃ vai bhavitrīti punaḥ punaḥ
For that city had earlier been cursed by the great-souled Nikumbha: "It shall be empty for a thousand years" — (so he said) again and again.
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VaP 2 30.26
तस्यान्तु शप्तमात्रायां दिवोदासः प्रजेश्वरः। विषयान्ते पुरीं रम्यां गोमत्यां सन्न्यवेशयत्
tasyāntu śaptamātrāyāṃ divodāsaḥ prajeśvaraḥ| viṣayānte purīṃ ramyāṃ gomatyāṃ sannyaveśayat
But as soon as it had been cursed, Divodāsa, lord of the people, settled a lovely city on the Gomatī at the border of his territory.
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VaP 2 30.27
ऋष ऊचुः।। वाराणसीं किमर्थन्तां निकुम्भः शप्तवान् पुरा। निकुम्भश्चापि धर्म्मात्मा सिद्धक्षेत्रं शशाप यः
ṛṣa ūcuḥ|| vārāṇasīṃ kimarthantāṃ nikumbhaḥ śaptavān purā| nikumbhaścāpi dharmmātmā siddhakṣetraṃ śaśāpa yaḥ
The sages said: For what reason did Nikumbha formerly curse Vārāṇasī? And how was Nikumbha, who cursed a field of the perfected ones, (still) righteous of soul?
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VaP 2 30.28
सूत उवाच।। दिवोदासस्तु राजर्षिर्नगरीं प्राप्य पार्थिवः। वसते स महातेजाः स्फीतायां वै नराधिपः
sūta uvāca|| divodāsastu rājarṣirnagarīṃ prāpya pārthivaḥ| vasate sa mahātejāḥ sphītāyāṃ vai narādhipaḥ
Sūta said: But the royal sage Divodāsa, the earthly ruler, having reached the city, dwelt there — that lord of men of great splendour, in (that) prosperous (city).
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VaP 2 30.29
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु कृतदारो महेश्वरः। देव्याः स प्रियकामस्तु वसानश्च सुरान्तिके
etasminneva kāle tu kṛtadāro maheśvaraḥ| devyāḥ sa priyakāmastu vasānaśca surāntike
And at just that time Maheśvara, having taken a wife, desiring to please the Goddess, was dwelling near the gods.
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VaP 2 30.30
देवाज्ञया पारिषदा विश्वरूपास्तपोधनाः। पूर्वोक्तै रूपविशेषस्तोषयन्ति महेश्वरीम्
devājñayā pāriṣadā viśvarūpāstapodhanāḥ| pūrvoktai rūpaviśeṣastoṣayanti maheśvarīm
By the god's command the attendants, of all (manner of) forms, rich in austerity, delighted the great Goddess with the special forms previously mentioned.
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VaP 2 30.31
हृष्यति तैर्महादेवो मेना नैव तु हृष्यति। जुगुप्सते सा नित्यञ्च देवं देवीं तथैव च
hṛṣyati tairmahādevo menā naiva tu hṛṣyati| jugupsate sā nityañca devaṃ devīṃ tathaiva ca
Mahādeva was delighted by them, but Menā was not at all delighted; and she constantly felt revulsion at the god, and likewise at the Goddess.
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VaP 2 30.32
मम पार्श्वे त्वनाचारस्तव भर्त्ता महेश्वरः। दरिद्रः सर्व एवेह अक्लिष्टं लडतेऽनघे
mama pārśve tvanācārastava bharttā maheśvaraḥ| daridraḥ sarva eveha akliṣṭaṃ laḍate'naghe
"At my side your husband Maheśvara is without proper conduct; here everyone is destitute, and he frolics untroubled, O blameless one."
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VaP 2 30.33
मात्रा तथोक्ता वचसा स्त्रीस्वबावान्नचाक्षमत्। स्मितं कृत्वा तु वरदा हरपार्श्वमथागमत्
mātrā tathoktā vacasā strīsvabāvānnacākṣamat| smitaṃ kṛtvā tu varadā harapārśvamathāgamat
Thus addressed with (such) speech by her mother, from a woman's nature she did not endure it; but the bestower of boons, having smiled, then went to Hara's side.
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VaP 2 30.34
विषण्णवदना देवी महादेवमभाषत। नेह वत्स्याम्यहं देव नय मां स्वं निवेशनम्
viṣaṇṇavadanā devī mahādevamabhāṣata| neha vatsyāmyahaṃ deva naya māṃ svaṃ niveśanam
With downcast face the Goddess spoke to Mahādeva: "I will not dwell here, O god; take me to your own dwelling."
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VaP 2 30.35
तथोक्तस्तु महादेवः सर्वांल्लोकानवेक्ष्य ह। वासार्थं रोचयामास पृथिव्यां तु द्विजोत्तमाः। वाराणसीं महातेजाः सिद्धक्षेत्रं महेश्वरः
tathoktastu mahādevaḥ sarvāṃllokānavekṣya ha| vāsārthaṃ rocayāmāsa pṛthivyāṃ tu dvijottamāḥ| vārāṇasīṃ mahātejāḥ siddhakṣetraṃ maheśvaraḥ
Thus addressed, Mahādeva, having surveyed all the worlds, chose for his dwelling on earth, O best of brahmins, Vārāṇasī, the field of the perfected ones — he, Maheśvara of great splendour.
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VaP 2 30.36
दिवो दासेन तां ज्ञात्वा निविष्टान्नगरीं भवः। पार्श्वास्थं स समाहूय गणेशं क्षेमकं ब्रवीत्
divo dāsena tāṃ jñātvā niviṣṭānnagarīṃ bhavaḥ| pārśvāsthaṃ sa samāhūya gaṇeśaṃ kṣemakaṃ bravīt
Bhava, learning that the city had been settled by Divodāsa, summoned Kṣemaka, the lord of hosts who stood at his side, and said (to him):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.37
गणेश्वर पुरीङ्गत्वा सून्यां वाराणसीं कुरु। मृदुना चाब्युपायेन अतिवीर्यः स पार्थिवः
gaṇeśvara purīṅgatvā sūnyāṃ vārāṇasīṃ kuru| mṛdunā cābyupāyena ativīryaḥ sa pārthivaḥ
"Lord of hosts, go to the city and make Vārāṇasī empty — and by gentle means, for that king is exceedingly mighty."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.38
ततो गत्वा निकुम्भस्तु पुरीं वाराणसीं पुरा । स्वप्ने सन्दर्शयामास मङ्कनं नाम नापितम्
tato gatvā nikumbhastu purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ purā | svapne sandarśayāmāsa maṅkanaṃ nāma nāpitam
Then Nikumbha, having gone long ago to the city Vārāṇasī, showed himself in a dream to a barber named Maṅkana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.39
श्रेयस्तेऽहं करिष्यामि स्थानं मे रोचयानघ। मद्रूपां प्रतिमां कृत्वा नगर्य्यन्ते निवेशय
śreyaste'haṃ kariṣyāmi sthānaṃ me rocayānagha| madrūpāṃ pratimāṃ kṛtvā nagaryyante niveśaya
"I shall bring about your welfare; choose out a place for me, sinless one. Making an image of my form, set it up at the edge of the city."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.40
तथा स्वप्ने यथा दृष्टं सर्वं कारितवान् द्विजाः। नगरीद्वार्यनुज्ञाप्य राजानन्तु यथाविधि
tathā svapne yathā dṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ kāritavān dvijāḥ| nagarīdvāryanujñāpya rājānantu yathāvidhi
He had everything done just as he had seen it in the dream, O twice-born ones, having duly obtained the king's permission for (a shrine) at the city gate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.41
पूजा तु महती चैव नित्यमेव प्रयुज्यते। गन्धैर्धूपैश्च माल्यैश्च प्रेक्षणीयैस्तथैव च
pūjā tu mahatī caiva nityameva prayujyate| gandhairdhūpaiśca mālyaiśca prekṣaṇīyaistathaiva ca
And a great worship was performed there continually — with perfumes, incense, garlands, and likewise with spectacles (to behold),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.42
अन्नप्रदानयुक्तैश्च अत्यद्भुतमिवाभवत्। एवं सम्पूज्यते तत्र नित्यमेव गणेश्वरः
annapradānayuktaiśca atyadbhutamivābhavat| evaṃ sampūjyate tatra nityameva gaṇeśvaraḥ
and with (offerings) joined to gifts of food; it became something almost marvellous. Thus is the lord of hosts worshipped there continually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.43
ततो वरसहस्राणि नगराणां प्रयच्छति । पुत्रान् हिरण्यमायूंषि सर्व्वकामांस्तथैव च
tato varasahasrāṇi nagarāṇāṃ prayacchati | putrān hiraṇyamāyūṃṣi sarvvakāmāṃstathaiva ca
Thereupon he grants thousands of boons to the townsfolk: sons, gold, long life, and likewise all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.44
राज्ञस्तु महिषी श्रेष्ठा सुयशा नाम विश्रुता। पुत्रार्थमागता साध्वी राज्ञा देवी प्रचोदिता
rājñastu mahiṣī śreṣṭhā suyaśā nāma viśrutā| putrārthamāgatā sādhvī rājñā devī pracoditā
Now the king's foremost queen, well known by the name Suyaśā, that virtuous lady, came for the sake of a son, the queen being urged on by the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.45
पूजान्तु विपुलां कृत्वा देवी पुत्रानयाचत। पुनः पुनरथागम्य बहुशः पुत्रकारणात्
pūjāntu vipulāṃ kṛtvā devī putrānayācata| punaḥ punarathāgamya bahuśaḥ putrakāraṇāt
Having performed abundant worship, the queen asked for sons; and she came again and again, many times, for the sake of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.46
न प्रयच्छति पुत्रांस्तु निकुम्भः कारणेन तु। राजा यदि तत् क्रुध्येत ततः किञ्चित् प्रवर्त्तते
na prayacchati putrāṃstu nikumbhaḥ kāraṇena tu| rājā yadi tat krudhyeta tataḥ kiñcit pravarttate
But Nikumbha did not grant sons, and for a reason: (thinking) "if the king should grow angry at that, then something will come about."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.47
अथ दीर्घेण कालेन क्रोधो राजानमाविशत्। भूतं त्विदं महाद्वारि नगराणां प्रयच्छति
atha dīrgheṇa kālena krodho rājānamāviśat| bhūtaṃ tvidaṃ mahādvāri nagarāṇāṃ prayacchati
Then after a long time anger took possession of the king: "This being at the great gate grants to the townsfolk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.48
प्रीत्या वरांश्च शतशो न किञ्चित्तु प्रवर्त्तते। मामकैः पूज्यते नित्यं नगर्यां मम चैव तु
prītyā varāṃśca śataśo na kiñcittu pravarttate| māmakaiḥ pūjyate nityaṃ nagaryāṃ mama caiva tu
out of favour, boons by the hundred — yet nothing comes about (for me). He is worshipped constantly by my people and in my own city,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.49
तत्रार्च्चितश्च बहुशो देव्या मे तत्र कारणात् । न ददाति च पुत्रं मे कृतघ्नो बहुभोजनः
tatrārccitaśca bahuśo devyā me tatra kāraṇāt | na dadāti ca putraṃ me kṛtaghno bahubhojanaḥ
and there he has been worshipped many times by my queen for that purpose; yet he does not give me a son — the ingrate, the great eater!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.50
अतो नार्हति पूजान्तु मत्सकाशात् कथञ्चन। तस्मात्तु नाशयिष्यामि तस्य स्थानं दुरात्मनः
ato nārhati pūjāntu matsakāśāt kathañcana| tasmāttu nāśayiṣyāmi tasya sthānaṃ durātmanaḥ
"Therefore he does not in any way deserve worship from my side. So I shall destroy that evil-souled one's shrine."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.51
एवं तु सविनिश्चित्य दुरात्मा राज किल्बिषी। स्थानं गणपतेस्तस्य नाशयामास दुर्मतिः
evaṃ tu saviniścitya durātmā rāja kilbiṣī| sthānaṃ gaṇapatestasya nāśayāmāsa durmatiḥ
Having thus resolved, the evil-souled, sinful, ill-minded king destroyed the shrine of that lord of hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.52
भग्नमायतनं दृष्ट्वा राजानमगमत् प्रभुः। यस्मादृतेऽपराधं मे त्वया स्थानं विना शितम्
bhagnamāyatanaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānamagamat prabhuḥ| yasmādṛte'parādhaṃ me tvayā sthānaṃ vinā śitam
Seeing his sanctuary broken, the lord went to the king: "Since, without any offence on my part, my place was destroyed by you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.53
अकस्मात् तु पुरी शून्या भवित्री ते नराधिप। ततस्तेन तु शापेन शून्या वाराणसी तथा
akasmāt tu purī śūnyā bhavitrī te narādhipa| tatastena tu śāpena śūnyā vārāṇasī tathā
your city shall become empty all of a sudden, O ruler of men!" Then by that curse Vārāṇasī became empty accordingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.54
शप्तां पुरीं निकुम्भस्तु महादेवमथानयत्। शून्यां पुरीं महादेवो निर्म्ममे परमात्मना
śaptāṃ purīṃ nikumbhastu mahādevamathānayat| śūnyāṃ purīṃ mahādevo nirmmame paramātmanā
Nikumbha then brought Mahādeva to the cursed city; and Mahādeva by his own supreme self fashioned the empty city,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.55
तुल्यां देवविभूत्यास्तु देव्याश्चैव महात्मनः। रमते तत्र वै देवी रममाणे महेश्वरः
tulyāṃ devavibhūtyāstu devyāścaiva mahātmanaḥ| ramate tatra vai devī ramamāṇe maheśvaraḥ
(making it) equal to the splendour of the god and of the goddess of the great-souled one. There indeed the goddess takes delight, and when she delights, so does Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.56
न रतिं तत्र वै देवी लभते गृहविस्मयात्। देव्याः क्रीडार्थमीशानो देवो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
na ratiṃ tatra vai devī labhate gṛhavismayāt| devyāḥ krīḍārthamīśāno devo vākyamathābravīt
But the Goddess found no delight there, owing to her bewilderment at the house; then, for the Goddess's diversion, the lord god spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.57
नाहं वेश्म विमोक्ष्यामि अविमुक्तं हि मे गृहम्। प्रहस्यैनामथोवाच अविमुक्तं हि मे गृहम्
nāhaṃ veśma vimokṣyāmi avimuktaṃ hi me gṛham| prahasyaināmathovāca avimuktaṃ hi me gṛham
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 30.58
नाहं देवि गमिष्यामि गच्छस्वेह रमाम्यहम्। तस्मात्तदविमुक्तं हि प्रोक्तं देवेन वै स्वयम्
nāhaṃ devi gamiṣyāmi gacchasveha ramāmyaham| tasmāttadavimuktaṃ hi proktaṃ devena vai svayam
"I will not go, goddess; you go — I take my delight here." Therefore that (place) is called Avimukta ("the unreleased"), so declared by the god himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.59
एवं वाराणसी शप्ता अविमुक्तं च कीर्त्तितम्। यस्मिन् वसति वै देवः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः। युगेषु त्रिषु धर्मात्मा सह देव्या महेश्वरः
evaṃ vārāṇasī śaptā avimuktaṃ ca kīrttitam| yasmin vasati vai devaḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ| yugeṣu triṣu dharmātmā saha devyā maheśvaraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 30.60
अन्तर्द्धानं कलौ याति तत्पुरन्तु महात्मनः। अन्तर्हिते पुरे तस्मिन् पुरी सा वसते पुनः
antarddhānaṃ kalau yāti tatpurantu mahātmanaḥ| antarhite pure tasmin purī sā vasate punaḥ
In the Kali age that city of the great-souled one passes into invisibility; and when that city has vanished, this city (Vārāṇasī) is inhabited again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.61
एवं वाराणसी शप्ता निवेशं पुनरागता। भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्राणां शतमुत्तमधन्विनाम्
evaṃ vārāṇasī śaptā niveśaṃ punarāgatā| bhadraśreṇyasya putrāṇāṃ śatamuttamadhanvinām
Thus Vārāṇasī, though cursed, came again to be inhabited. The hundred sons of Bhadraśreṇya, who were excellent archers—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.62
हत्वा निवेशयामास दिवोदासो नराधिपः। भद्रश्रेण्यस्य राज्यन्तु हृतन्तेन बलीयसा
hatvā niveśayāmāsa divodāso narādhipaḥ| bhadraśreṇyasya rājyantu hṛtantena balīyasā
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 30.63
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्रस्तु दुर्दमो नाम नामतः। दिवोदासेन बालेति घृणया स विवर्जितः
bhadraśreṇyasya putrastu durdamo nāma nāmataḥ| divodāsena bāleti ghṛṇayā sa vivarjitaḥ
But Bhadraśreṇya's son was Durdama by name; he was spared by Divodāsa out of pity, (thinking) "he is a child."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.64
दिवोदासादॄषद्वत्यां वीरो जज्ञे प्रतर्द्दनः। तेन पुत्रेण बालेन प्रहृतं तस्य वै पुनः
divodāsādṝṣadvatyāṃ vīro jajñe pratarddanaḥ| tena putreṇa bālena prahṛtaṃ tasya vai punaḥ
From Divodāsa, in Dṛṣadvatī, was born the hero Pratardana; and by that son, while still a boy, an attack was made upon him (Durdama) once again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.65
वैरस्यान्तं महाराज्ञा तदा तेन विधत्सता। प्रतर्द्दनस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ वत्सो गर्गश्च विश्रुतः
vairasyāntaṃ mahārājñā tadā tena vidhatsatā| pratarddanasya putrau dvau vatso gargaśca viśrutaḥ
(the blow was struck) by that great king who was then bringing the feud to its end. Pratardana had two sons, Vatsa and the renowned Garga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.66
वत्सपुत्रो ह्यलर्कस्तु सन्नतिस्तस्य चात्मजः । अलर्कं प्रति राजर्षिर्गीतश्लोकौ पुरातनौ
vatsaputro hyalarkastu sannatistasya cātmajaḥ | alarkaṃ prati rājarṣirgītaślokau purātanau
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 30.67
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिवर्षशतानि च। युवा रूपेण सम्पन्नो ह्यलर्कः काशिसत्तमः
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭivarṣaśatāni ca| yuvā rūpeṇa sampanno hyalarkaḥ kāśisattamaḥ
For sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years Alarka, the best of the Kāśis, remained young and endowed with beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.68
लोपामुद्रा प्रसादेन परमायुरवाप्तवान्
lopāmudrā prasādena paramāyuravāptavān
By the favor of Lopāmudrā he obtained the longest span of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.69
शापस्यान्ते महाबाहुर्हत्वा क्षेमकराक्षसम्। रम्यामावासयामास पुरीं वाराणसीं नृपः
śāpasyānte mahābāhurhatvā kṣemakarākṣasam| ramyāmāvāsayāmāsa purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ nṛpaḥ
At the end of the curse the mighty-armed king, having slain the rākṣasa Kṣemaka, settled (again) the lovely city of Vārāṇasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.70
सन्नतेरपि दायादः सुनीथो नाम धार्मिकः। सुनीथस्य तु दायादः सुकेतुर्नाम धार्म्मिकः
sannaterapi dāyādaḥ sunītho nāma dhārmikaḥ| sunīthasya tu dāyādaḥ suketurnāma dhārmmikaḥ
Of Sannati too the heir was a righteous man named Sunītha; and Sunītha's heir was a righteous man named Suketu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.71
सुकेतुतनयश्चापि धर्मकेतुरिति श्रुतिः। धर्मकेतोस्तु दायादः सत्यकेतुर्महारथः
suketutanayaścāpi dharmaketuriti śrutiḥ| dharmaketostu dāyādaḥ satyaketurmahārathaḥ
And Suketu's son was Dharmaketu, so the tradition says; and Dharmaketu's heir was Satyaketu, a great charioteer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.72
सत्यकेतुसुतश्चापि विभुर्नाम प्रजेश्वरः। सुविभुस्तु विभोः पुत्रः सुकुमारस्ततः स्मृतः
satyaketusutaścāpi vibhurnāma prajeśvaraḥ| suvibhustu vibhoḥ putraḥ sukumārastataḥ smṛtaḥ
Satyaketu's son too was a lord of creatures named Vibhu; and Vibhu's son was Suvibhu, from whom Sukumāra is recorded (to have come).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.73
सुकुमारस्य पुत्रस्तु धृष्टकेतुः स धार्म्मिकः। धुष्टकेतोस्तु दायादो वेणुहोत्रः प्रजेश्वरः
sukumārasya putrastu dhṛṣṭaketuḥ sa dhārmmikaḥ| dhuṣṭaketostu dāyādo veṇuhotraḥ prajeśvaraḥ
But Sukumāra's son was Dhṛṣṭaketu, who was righteous; and Dhṛṣṭaketu's heir was Veṇuhotra, a lord of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.74
वेणुहोत्रसुतश्चापि गार्ग्यो वै नाम विश्रुतः। गार्ग्यस्य गर्गभूमिस्तु वात्स्यो वत्सस्य धीमतः
veṇuhotrasutaścāpi gārgyo vai nāma viśrutaḥ| gārgyasya gargabhūmistu vātsyo vatsasya dhīmataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 30.75
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश्चैव तयोः पुत्राः सुधार्म्मिकाः। विक्रान्ता बलवन्तश्च सिंहतुल्यपराक्रमाः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāścaiva tayoḥ putrāḥ sudhārmmikāḥ| vikrāntā balavantaśca siṃhatulyaparākramāḥ
Their sons were both brahmins and kshatriyas, very righteous, valiant and strong, with prowess equal to a lion's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.76
इत्येते काश्यपाः प्रोक्ता रजेरपि निबोधत। रजेः पुत्रशतान्यासन् पञ्च वीर्यवतो भुवि। राजेयमिति विख्यातं क्षत्रमिन्द्रभयावहम्
ityete kāśyapāḥ proktā rajerapi nibodhata| rajeḥ putraśatānyāsan pañca vīryavato bhuvi| rājeyamiti vikhyātaṃ kṣatramindrabhayāvaham
Thus have the Kāśyapas been declared; now learn of Raji as well. Raji, the valorous, had five hundred sons on earth; (from them arose) the kṣatra line renowned as Rājeya, which brought fear to Indra.
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VaP 2 30.77
तदा दैवासुरे युद्धे समुत्पन्ने सुदारुणे। देवाश्चैवासुराश्चैव पितामहमथाब्रुवन्
tadā daivāsure yuddhe samutpanne sudāruṇe| devāścaivāsurāścaiva pitāmahamathābruvan
Then, when a most terrible battle between gods and asuras had broken out, both the gods and the asuras spoke to the Grandfather (Brahmā):
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VaP 2 30.78
आवयोर्भगवान् युद्धे विजेता को भविष्यति। ब्रूहि नः सर्व्वलोकेश श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम्
āvayorbhagavān yuddhe vijetā ko bhaviṣyati| brūhi naḥ sarvvalokeśa śrotumicchāmahe vayam
"Lord, which of us two will be the victor in the battle? Tell us, O ruler of all worlds; we wish to hear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.79
ब्रह्मोवाच।। येषामर्थाय संग्रामे रजिरात्तायुधः प्रभुः। योत्स्यते ते विजेष्यन्ति त्रील्लोँकान्नात्र संशयः
brahmovāca|| yeṣāmarthāya saṃgrāme rajirāttāyudhaḥ prabhuḥ| yotsyate te vijeṣyanti trīllo~kānnātra saṃśayaḥ
Brahmā said: On whichever side's behalf the mighty Raji, having taken up his weapons, will fight in the battle — they will conquer the three worlds; there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.80
रजिर्यतस्ततो लक्ष्मीर्यतो लक्ष्मीस्ततो धृतिः। यतो धृतिस्ततो धर्मो यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः
rajiryatastato lakṣmīryato lakṣmīstato dhṛtiḥ| yato dhṛtistato dharmo yato dharmastato jayaḥ
Where Raji is, there is prosperity; where prosperity is, there is steadfastness; where steadfastness is, there is dharma; where dharma is, there is victory.
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VaP 2 30.81
तद्देवा दानवाः सर्वे ततः श्रुत्वा रजेर्जयम्। अभ्ययुर्जयमिच्छन्तः स्तुवन्तो राजसत्तमम्
taddevā dānavāḥ sarve tataḥ śrutvā rajerjayam| abhyayurjayamicchantaḥ stuvanto rājasattamam
Then all the gods and the dānavas, hearing of Raji's victory, went to him desiring victory, praising that best of kings.
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VaP 2 30.82
ते हृष्टमनसः शर्वे राजानं देवदानवाः। ऊचुरस्मज्जयाय त्वं गृहाण वरकार्मुकम्
te hṛṣṭamanasaḥ śarve rājānaṃ devadānavāḥ| ūcurasmajjayāya tvaṃ gṛhāṇa varakārmukam
With glad hearts all those gods and dānavas said to the king: "For our victory, take up your excellent bow."
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VaP 2 30.83
रजिरुवाच।। अहञ्जेष्यामि नो युद्धे देवान् शक्रपुरोगमान्। इन्द्रो भवामि धर्मात्मा ततो योत्स्यामि संयुगे
rajiruvāca|| ahañjeṣyāmi no yuddhe devān śakrapurogamān| indro bhavāmi dharmātmā tato yotsyāmi saṃyuge
Raji said: I shall conquer in battle the gods led by Śakra — (if) I, righteous in soul, become Indra, then I shall fight in the encounter.
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VaP 2 30.84
दानवा ऊचुः।। अस्माकमिन्द्रः प्रह्लादस्तस्यार्थे विजयामहे। अस्मिस्तु समये राजंस्तिष्ठेथादेव नोऽदितेः
dānavā ūcuḥ|| asmākamindraḥ prahlādastasyārthe vijayāmahe| asmistu samaye rājaṃstiṣṭhethādeva no'diteḥ
The dānavas said: Prahlāda is our Indra; it is for his sake that we seek victory. But in this agreement, O king, you should abide by us, not by (the sons) of Aditi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.85
स तथेति ब्रुवन्नेव देवैरप्यभिचोदितः। भविष्यसीन्द्रो जित्वेति देवैरपि निमन्त्रितः
sa tatheti bruvanneva devairapyabhicoditaḥ| bhaviṣyasīndro jitveti devairapi nimantritaḥ
Even as he was saying "So be it," he was also urged on by the gods, and he was invited by the gods too with the words, "Having conquered, you shall be Indra."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.86
जघान दानवान् सर्व्वान् समक्षं वज्रपाणिनः। स विप्रनष्टां देवानां परमश्रीः श्रियं वशी
jaghāna dānavān sarvvān samakṣaṃ vajrapāṇinaḥ| sa vipranaṣṭāṃ devānāṃ paramaśrīḥ śriyaṃ vaśī
He slew all the dānavas before the very eyes of the wielder of the thunderbolt; and he, of supreme splendour, self-controlled, (restored) to the gods the fortune that had been lost.
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VaP 2 30.87
निहत्य दानवान् सर्व्वान् व्याजहार रजिः प्रभुः। तं तथा तु रझिं तत्र देवैस्सह शतक्रतुः
nihatya dānavān sarvvān vyājahāra rajiḥ prabhuḥ| taṃ tathā tu rajhiṃ tatra devaissaha śatakratuḥ
Having slain all the dānavas, the lord Raji spoke; and (to) that Raji there, the Performer of a Hundred Sacrifices, together with the gods, (said):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.88
रजिपुत्रोऽहमित्युक्त्वा पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वचः। ईन्द्रोऽसि राजन् देवानां सर्वेषान्नात्र संशयः। यस्याहमिन्द्रपुत्रस्ते ख्यातिं यास्यामि शत्रुहन्
rajiputro'hamityuktvā punarevābravīdvacaḥ| īndro'si rājan devānāṃ sarveṣānnātra saṃśayaḥ| yasyāhamindraputraste khyātiṃ yāsyāmi śatruhan
Saying "I am Raji's son," he again spoke these words: "You are the Indra of all the gods, O king; there is no doubt in this. Since I am your son, the son of Indra, I shall attain renown, O slayer of foes."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.89
स तु शक्रवचः श्रुत्वा वञ्चितस्तेन मायया। तथेत्येवाब्रवीद्राजा प्रीयमाणः शतक्रतुम्
sa tu śakravacaḥ śrutvā vañcitastena māyayā| tathetyevābravīdrājā prīyamāṇaḥ śatakratum
But the king, hearing Śakra's words, deceived by his trickery, said only "So be it," being pleased with the Performer of a Hundred Sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.90
तस्मिंस्तु देवसदृशे दिवं प्राप्ते महीपतौ। दायाद्यमिन्द्रादाजह्रुराचारं तनया रजेः
tasmiṃstu devasadṛśe divaṃ prāpte mahīpatau| dāyādyamindrādājahrurācāraṃ tanayā rajeḥ
But when that lord of the earth, who was like a god, had gone to heaven, the sons of Raji took away from Indra the inheritance and the (customary) office.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.91
तानि पुत्रशतान्यस्य तच्च स्थानं शचीपतेः। समक्रामन्त बहुधा स्वर्गलोकं त्रिविष्टपम्
tāni putraśatānyasya tacca sthānaṃ śacīpateḥ| samakrāmanta bahudhā svargalokaṃ triviṣṭapam
Those hundred sons of his (took over) that station of Śacī's lord; in many ways they overran the world of heaven, triviṣṭapa.
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VaP 2 30.92
ततः काले बहुतिथे सतीते महाबलः। हृतराज्योऽब्रवीच्छक्रो हृतभागो बृहस्पतिम्
tataḥ kāle bahutithe satīte mahābalaḥ| hṛtarājyo'bravīcchakro hṛtabhāgo bṛhaspatim
Then, when a very long time had passed, the greatly powerful Śakra, his kingdom taken away and his (sacrificial) share taken away, said to Bṛhaspati:
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VaP 2 30.93
बदरीफलमात्रं वै पुरोडाशं विधत्स्व मे। ब्रह्मर्षे येन तिष्ठेयं तेजसाप्यायितस्ततः
badarīphalamātraṃ vai puroḍāśaṃ vidhatsva me| brahmarṣe yena tiṣṭheyaṃ tejasāpyāyitastataḥ
"Prepare for me a sacrificial cake of the size of a jujube fruit, O brahmin sage, by which I may stand firm, being thereby replenished with energy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.94
ब्रह्मन् कृशोऽयं विमना हृतराज्यो हृताशनः। हतौजा दुर्बलो मूढो रजिपुत्रैः प्रसीद मे
brahman kṛśo'yaṃ vimanā hṛtarājyo hṛtāśanaḥ| hataujā durbalo mūḍho rajiputraiḥ prasīda me
"O brahmin, this (Indra) is emaciated, dejected, his kingdom taken, his food taken, his vigour destroyed, weak and bewildered by the sons of Raji: be gracious to me."
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VaP 2 30.95
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। यद्येवं चोदितः शक्र त्वया स्यां पूर्व्वमेव हि। नाभविष्यत् त्वत्प्रियार्थं नाकर्त्तव्यं ममानघ
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| yadyevaṃ coditaḥ śakra tvayā syāṃ pūrvvameva hi| nābhaviṣyat tvatpriyārthaṃ nākarttavyaṃ mamānagha
Bṛhaspati said: If I had been urged in this way by you, Śakra, earlier, it would not have come to this; there is nothing I would not do for your pleasure, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 30.96
प्रयतिष्यामि देवेन्द्र तद्धितार्थं महाद्युते। यथा भागञ्च राज्यञ्च अचिरात् प्रतिपत्स्यसे
prayatiṣyāmi devendra taddhitārthaṃ mahādyute| yathā bhāgañca rājyañca acirāt pratipatsyase
"I shall make the effort, lord of the gods, for that benefit, O greatly radiant one, so that you shall before long regain both your share (of offerings) and your kingdom."
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VaP 2 30.97
तथा शक्र गमिष्यामि माभूत्ते विक्लवं मनः। ततः कर्म्म चकारास्य तेजःसंवर्द्धनं महत्
tathā śakra gamiṣyāmi mābhūtte viklavaṃ manaḥ| tataḥ karmma cakārāsya tejaḥsaṃvarddhanaṃ mahat
"So it shall be, Śakra; I shall go. Let your mind not be distressed." Then he performed for him the great rite that increases (his) energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.98
तेषाञ्च बुद्धिसंमोहमकरोद्बुद्धिसत्तमः। ते यदा ससुता मूढा रागोत्पन्न विधर्म्मिणः
teṣāñca buddhisaṃmohamakarodbuddhisattamaḥ| te yadā sasutā mūḍhā rāgotpanna vidharmmiṇaḥ
And that best of the wise brought about a confounding of their minds. When they, together with their sons, deluded, given over to passion, transgressors of dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.99
ब्रह्मद्विषश्च संवृत्ता हतवीर्य्यपराक्रमाः। ततो लेभे सुरैश्वर्यमैन्द्रस्थानं तथोत्तमम्
brahmadviṣaśca saṃvṛttā hatavīryyaparākramāḥ| tato lebhe suraiśvaryamaindrasthānaṃ tathottamam
had also become haters of brahman, their valour and prowess destroyed—then he obtained lordship over the gods and likewise the highest station, that of Indra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 30.100
हत्वा रजिसुतान् सर्वान्कामक्रोधपरायणान्। य इदं पावनं स्थानं प्रतिष्ठानं शतक्रतोः। श्रृणुयाद्वा रजेर्वापि न स दौरात्म्यमाप्नुयात्
hatvā rajisutān sarvānkāmakrodhaparāyaṇān| ya idaṃ pāvanaṃ sthānaṃ pratiṣṭhānaṃ śatakratoḥ| śrṛṇuyādvā rajervāpi na sa daurātmyamāpnuyāt
having slain all the sons of Raji, who were devoted to desire and anger. Whoever should hear of this purifying place, the establishment of Śatakratu, or (the tale) of Raji, he will not meet with wickedness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition