Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 36
VaP 2 36.1
सूत उवाच।। एवमाराध्य देवेशमीशानं नीललोहितम्। ब्रह्मेति प्रणतस्तस्मै प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca|| evamārādhya deveśamīśānaṃ nīlalohitam| brahmeti praṇatastasmai prāñjalirvākyamabravīt
Sūta said: Having thus propitiated Īśāna, the lord of gods, the dark-red one, he bowed to him saying "brahman" and with joined palms spoke these words.
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VaP 2 36.2
काव्यस्य गात्रं संस्पृश्य हस्तेन प्रीतिमान् भवः। निकामं दर्शनं दत्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
kāvyasya gātraṃ saṃspṛśya hastena prītimān bhavaḥ| nikāmaṃ darśanaṃ dattvā tatraivāntaradhīyata
Bhava, well pleased, touched Kāvya's body with his hand and, having granted (him) sight of himself to his heart's content, vanished right there.
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VaP 2 36.3
ततः सोऽन्तर्हिते तस्मिन् देवेशानुचरे तदा। तिष्ठन्तीं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा जयन्तीमिदमब्रवीत्
tataḥ so'ntarhite tasmin deveśānucare tadā| tiṣṭhantīṃ prāñjalirbhūtvā jayantīmidamabravīt
Then, when that attendant-of-the-lord-of-gods had vanished, he joined his palms and said this to Jayantī, who was standing (there).
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VaP 2 36.4
कस्य त्वं सुभगे का वा दुःखिते मयि दुःखिता। महता तपसा युक्तं किमर्थं माञ्जुगोपसि
kasya tvaṃ subhage kā vā duḥkhite mayi duḥkhitā| mahatā tapasā yuktaṃ kimarthaṃ māñjugopasi
"Whose are you, fair lady, and who are you, who grieved when I was in distress? For what purpose do you guard me, engaged as I am in great austerity?"
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VaP 2 36.5
अनया सततं भक्त्या प्रश्रयेण दमेन च। स्नेहेन चैव सुश्रोणि प्रीतोऽस्मि वरवर्णिनि
anayā satataṃ bhaktyā praśrayeṇa damena ca| snehena caiva suśroṇi prīto'smi varavarṇini
"By this constant devotion, by (your) modesty and self-restraint, and by (your) affection, fair-hipped one, I am pleased, O lady of lovely colour.
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VaP 2 36.6
किमिच्छसि वरारेहे कस्ते कामः समृध्यताम्। तं ते संपूरयाम्यद्य यद्यपि स्यात् सुदुर्लभम्
kimicchasi varārehe kaste kāmaḥ samṛdhyatām| taṃ te saṃpūrayāmyadya yadyapi syāt sudurlabham
What do you wish, O lovely-limbed one? What desire of yours shall be fulfilled? I will fulfil it for you this very day, even if it should be very hard to obtain."
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VaP 2 36.7
एवमुक्ताऽऽब्रवीदनं तपसा ज्ञातुमर्हसि। चिकीर्षितं मे ब्रह्निष्ठत्वं हि वेत्थ यथातथम्
evamuktā''bravīdanaṃ tapasā jñātumarhasi| cikīrṣitaṃ me brahniṣṭhatvaṃ hi vettha yathātatham
Thus addressed, she said to him: "By your austerity you are able to know it; for you know as it truly is what I wish to do, my being devoted to brahman."
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VaP 2 36.8
एवमुक्तेऽब्रवीदेनां दृष्ट्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा। माहेन्द्री त्वं वरारोहे मद्धितार्थमिहागता
evamukte'bravīdenāṃ dṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣā| māhendrī tvaṃ varārohe maddhitārthamihāgatā
When this was said, he looked at her with divine eye and said to her: "You are Mahendra's daughter, lovely-limbed one, come here for my welfare.
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VaP 2 36.9
मया सह त्वं सुश्रोणि दश वर्षाणि भामिनि। अदृश्यं सर्वभूतैस्तु संप्रयोगमिहेच्छसि
mayā saha tvaṃ suśroṇi daśa varṣāṇi bhāmini| adṛśyaṃ sarvabhūtaistu saṃprayogamihecchasi
"With me, O fair-hipped, passionate lady, for ten years — do you wish for union here, unseen by all beings?"
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VaP 2 36.10
देवेन्द्रानलवर्णाभे वरारोहे सुलोचने। इमं वृणीष्व कामं ते मत्तो वै वल्गुभाषिणि
devendrānalavarṇābhe varārohe sulocane| imaṃ vṛṇīṣva kāmaṃ te matto vai valgubhāṣiṇi
"O you whose complexion shines like Indra of the gods and like fire, of lovely form and beautiful eyes, choose this boon of yours from me, O sweetly-speaking one."
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VaP 2 36.11
एवं भवतु गच्छामो गृहान् वै मत्तकाशिनि । ततः स्वगृहमागम्य जयन्त्या सहितः प्रभुः
evaṃ bhavatu gacchāmo gṛhān vai mattakāśini | tataḥ svagṛhamāgamya jayantyā sahitaḥ prabhuḥ
"So be it; let us go home, O you of intoxicating looks." Then the lord, coming to his own house together with Jayantī,
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VaP 2 36.12
स तया सं व सद्देव्या दश वर्षाणि भागशः। अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां मायया संवृतस्तदा
sa tayā saṃ va saddevyā daśa varṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ| adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ māyayā saṃvṛtastadā
dwelt with that goddess for ten years, portion by portion, unseen by all beings, veiled then by magic.
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VaP 2 36.13
कृतार्थमागतं दृष्ट्वा काव्यं सर्वे दितेः सुताः । अभिजग्मुर्गृहं तस्य मुदितास्ते दिदृक्षवः
kṛtārthamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā kāvyaṃ sarve diteḥ sutāḥ | abhijagmurgṛhaṃ tasya muditāste didṛkṣavaḥ
Seeing that Kāvya had returned with his purpose accomplished, all the sons of Diti went to his house, delighted and eager to see him.
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VaP 2 36.14
गता यदा न पश्यन्तो जयन्त्या संवृतं गुरुम्। दाक्षिण्यं तस्य तद्बुध्वा प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम्
gatā yadā na paśyanto jayantyā saṃvṛtaṃ gurum| dākṣiṇyaṃ tasya tadbudhvā pratijagmuryathāgatam
When, having gone, they did not see the teacher, who was veiled by Jayantī, understanding then that this was his courtesy (to her), they went back the way they had come.
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VaP 2 36.15
बृहस्पतिस्तु संरुद्धं ज्ञात्वा काव्यं चकार ह। पित्रर्थे दश वर्षाणि जयन्त्या हितकाम्यया
bṛhaspatistu saṃruddhaṃ jñātvā kāvyaṃ cakāra ha| pitrarthe daśa varṣāṇi jayantyā hitakāmyayā
But Bṛhaspati, knowing that Kāvya was shut away for ten years for the father's sake by Jayantī out of desire for his welfare, acted (accordingly).
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VaP 2 36.16
बुद्ध्वा तदन्तरं सोऽथ दैत्यानामिव चोदितः। काव्यस्य रूपमास्थाय सोऽसुरान्समभाषत
buddhvā tadantaraṃ so'tha daityānāmiva coditaḥ| kāvyasya rūpamāsthāya so'surānsamabhāṣata
Then, perceiving that opening, he — as if impelled (by the prospect) of the Daityas — assumed the form of Kāvya and addressed the Asuras.
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VaP 2 36.17
ततः समागतान् दृष्ट्वा बृहस्पतिरुवाच तान्। स्वागतं मम याज्यानां संप्राप्तोऽस्मि हिताय च
tataḥ samāgatān dṛṣṭvā bṛhaspatiruvāca tān| svāgataṃ mama yājyānāṃ saṃprāpto'smi hitāya ca
Then, seeing them assembled, Bṛhaspati said to them: "Welcome to my sacrificial patrons! I have come for your benefit.
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VaP 2 36.18
अहं वोऽध्यापयिष्यामि प्राप्ता विद्या मया हि सा। ततस्ते हृष्टमनसो विद्यार्थमुपपेदिरे
ahaṃ vo'dhyāpayiṣyāmi prāptā vidyā mayā hi sā| tataste hṛṣṭamanaso vidyārthamupapedire
I shall teach you, for that knowledge has indeed been obtained by me." Then, with glad minds, they approached him for the sake of the knowledge.
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VaP 2 36.19
पूर्णकामस्तदा तस्मिन् समये दशवार्षिके। ययौ च समकालं स सद्योत्पन्नमतिस्तदा
pūrṇakāmastadā tasmin samaye daśavārṣike| yayau ca samakālaṃ sa sadyotpannamatistadā
Then, his desire fulfilled, at that time of the ten-year term, he departed at that very moment, his understanding at once arisen.
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VaP 2 36.20
समयान्ते देवयानी सद्यो जाता सुता तदा। बुद्धिं चक्रे ततश्चापि याज्यानां प्रत्यवेक्षणे
samayānte devayānī sadyo jātā sutā tadā| buddhiṃ cakre tataścāpi yājyānāṃ pratyavekṣaṇe
At the end of the term Devayānī was then born at once as his daughter; and thereupon he set his mind on looking in on his sacrificial patrons.
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VaP 2 36.21
।।शुक्र उवाच।। देवि गच्छामहे द्रष्टुं तव याज्यान् शुचिस्मिते। विभ्रान्तप्रेक्षिते साध्वि त्रिवर्णायतलोचने
||śukra uvāca|| devi gacchāmahe draṣṭuṃ tava yājyān śucismite| vibhrāntaprekṣite sādhvi trivarṇāyatalocane
Śukra said: "Goddess, let us go to see your sacrificial patrons, O bright-smiling one, O virtuous one of roving glance, with long eyes of three colours."
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VaP 2 36.22
एवमुक्ताऽब्रवीद्देवी भज भक्तान् महाव्रत। एष ब्रह्मन् सतां धर्मो न धर्मं लोपयामि ते
evamuktā'bravīddevī bhaja bhaktān mahāvrata| eṣa brahman satāṃ dharmo na dharmaṃ lopayāmi te
Addressed thus, the goddess said: "Attend to those devoted to you, O you of great vows; this, O brahman, is the duty of the good — I shall not cause your duty to lapse."
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VaP 2 36.23
।।सूत उवाच।। ततो गत्वासुरान् दृष्ट्वा देवाचार्येण धीमता। वाञ्चितान् काव्यरूपेण वेधसाऽसुरमब्रवीत्
||sūta uvāca|| tato gatvāsurān dṛṣṭvā devācāryeṇa dhīmatā| vāñcitān kāvyarūpeṇa vedhasā'suramabravīt
Sūta said: Then, having gone and seen the Asuras deceived by the wise preceptor of the gods in Kāvya's form, (Śukra) the ordainer spoke to the Asuras.
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VaP 2 36.24
काव्यं मां तात जानीध्वं एष ह्याङ्गिरसो भुवि। वञ्चिता बत यूयं वै मयि शक्ते तु दानवाः
kāvyaṃ māṃ tāta jānīdhvaṃ eṣa hyāṅgiraso bhuvi| vañcitā bata yūyaṃ vai mayi śakte tu dānavāḥ
"Know me, my sons, to be Kāvya; this one here on earth is the son of Aṅgiras. Alas, you have been deceived, O Dānavas, though I am capable (of protecting you)."
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VaP 2 36.25
श्रुत्वा तथा ब्रुवाणन्तं सम्भ्रान्ता दितिजास्ततः। प्रेक्षन्ते स्म ह्युभौ तत्र सितासितशुचिस्मितौ
śrutvā tathā bruvāṇantaṃ sambhrāntā ditijāstataḥ| prekṣante sma hyubhau tatra sitāsitaśucismitau
Hearing him speak thus, the sons of Diti were bewildered, and they gazed there at the two of them, the white and the dark, both of bright smile.
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VaP 2 36.26
सम्प्रमूढाः स्थिताः सर्वे प्रापद्यन्त न किञ्चन। ततस्तेषु प्रमूढेषु काव्यस्तान् पुनरब्रवीत्
sampramūḍhāḥ sthitāḥ sarve prāpadyanta na kiñcana| tatasteṣu pramūḍheṣu kāvyastān punarabravīt
All stood utterly confounded and could resolve on nothing. Then, while they were confounded, Kāvya spoke to them again:
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VaP 2 36.27
आचार्य्यो वो ह्यहं काव्यो देवाचार्योऽयमङ्गिराः। अनुगच्छत मां सर्वे त्यजतैनं बृहस्पतिम्
ācāryyo vo hyahaṃ kāvyo devācāryo'yamaṅgirāḥ| anugacchata māṃ sarve tyajatainaṃ bṛhaspatim
"I, Kāvya, am indeed your preceptor; this Aṅgiras is the preceptor of the gods. Follow me, all of you; abandon this Bṛhaspati."
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VaP 2 36.28
एवमुक्तासुराः सर्वे तावृभौ समवैक्षत। तदाऽसुरा विशेषन्तु न व्यजानंस्तयोर्द्वयोः
evamuktāsurāḥ sarve tāvṛbhau samavaikṣata| tadā'surā viśeṣantu na vyajānaṃstayordvayoḥ
Addressed thus, all the Asuras looked at the two of them; but then the Asuras did not recognize any distinction between the two.
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VaP 2 36.29
बृहस्पतिरुवाचैतानसम्भ्रान्तोऽयमङ्गिराः। काव्योऽहं यो गुरुर्दैत्या मद्रूपोऽयं बृहस्पतिः
bṛhaspatiruvācaitānasambhrānto'yamaṅgirāḥ| kāvyo'haṃ yo gururdaityā madrūpo'yaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ
Bṛhaspati, unflustered, said to them: "This one is Aṅgiras. I am Kāvya (Uśanas), who is (your) teacher, O Daityas; this one in my form is Bṛhaspati."
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VaP 2 36.30
स मोहयति रूपेण मामकेनैष वोऽसुराः। श्रुत्वा तस्य ततस्ते वै संमन्त्र्यार्थवचोऽब्रुवन्
sa mohayati rūpeṇa māmakenaiṣa vo'surāḥ| śrutvā tasya tataste vai saṃmantryārthavaco'bruvan
"He is deluding you, O Asuras, by (assuming) my form." Having heard that (speech) of his, they then took counsel together and spoke words to the point.
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VaP 2 36.31
अयन्नो दश वर्षाणि सततं शास्ति वै प्रभुः। एष वै गुरुरस्माकमन्तरेप्सुरयं द्विजः
ayanno daśa varṣāṇi satataṃ śāsti vai prabhuḥ| eṣa vai gururasmākamantarepsurayaṃ dvijaḥ
"This lord has been instructing us constantly for ten years; he indeed is our teacher, (whereas) this twice-born one is seeking (to make) a breach."
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VaP 2 36.32
ततस्ते दानवाः सर्वे प्रणिपत्याभिवाद्य च। वचनं जगृहुस्तस्य चिराभ्यासेन मोहिताः
tataste dānavāḥ sarve praṇipatyābhivādya ca| vacanaṃ jagṛhustasya cirābhyāsena mohitāḥ
Then all those Dānavas, bowing down and saluting (him), accepted his word, deluded by (his) long familiarity (with them).
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VaP 2 36.33
ऊचुस्तमसुराः सर्वे क्रुद्धाः संरक्तलोचनाः. अयङ्गुरुर्हितेऽस्माकं गच्छ त्वं नासि नो गुरुः
ūcustamasurāḥ sarve kruddhāḥ saṃraktalocanāḥ. ayaṅgururhite'smākaṃ gaccha tvaṃ nāsi no guruḥ
All the Asuras, angered, with reddened eyes, said to him: "This one is the teacher (working) for our welfare. Go away — you are not our teacher."
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VaP 2 36.34
भार्गवोऽङ्गिरसो वायं भवत्वेवैष नोगुरुः। स्थिता वयं निदेशेऽस्य गच्छत्वं साधु मा चिरम्
bhārgavo'ṅgiraso vāyaṃ bhavatvevaiṣa noguruḥ| sthitā vayaṃ nideśe'sya gacchatvaṃ sādhu mā ciram
"Whether he be a Bhārgava or an Āṅgirasa, let just this one be our teacher. We stand at his command; go, please, without delay."
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VaP 2 36.35
एवमुक्त्वासुराः सर्वे प्रापद्यन्त बृहस्पतिम्। यदा न प्रतिपद्यन्ते तेनोक्तं तन्महद्धितम्
evamuktvāsurāḥ sarve prāpadyanta bṛhaspatim| yadā na pratipadyante tenoktaṃ tanmahaddhitam
Having spoken thus, all the Asuras resorted to Bṛhaspati; (and so) they did not accept that great benefit which had been declared by him (Kāvya).
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VaP 2 36.36
चुकोप भार्गवस्तेषामवलेपेन वै तदा। बोधिता हि मया यस्मान्न मां भजत दानवाः
cukopa bhārgavasteṣāmavalepena vai tadā| bodhitā hi mayā yasmānna māṃ bhajata dānavāḥ
Then the Bhārgava grew angry at their insolence: "Since, though instructed by me, you do not honour me, O Dānavas —
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VaP 2 36.37
तस्मात् प्रनष्ट संज्ञां वै पराभवङ्गमिष्यथ। इदि व्याहृत्य तान् काव्यो जगामाथ यथागतम्
tasmāt pranaṣṭa saṃjñāṃ vai parābhavaṅgamiṣyatha| idi vyāhṛtya tān kāvyo jagāmātha yathāgatam
"therefore, with your understanding destroyed, you shall go to defeat." Having said this to them, Kāvya then went as he had come.
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VaP 2 36.38
ज्ञात्वाऽभिशस्तानसुरान् काव्येन तु बृहस्पतिः। कृतार्थः स तदा हृष्टः स्वं रूपं प्रत्यपद्यत। बुद्ध्वाऽसुरांस्तदा भ्रष्टान् कृतार्थोऽन्तरधीयत
jñātvā'bhiśastānasurān kāvyena tu bṛhaspatiḥ| kṛtārthaḥ sa tadā hṛṣṭaḥ svaṃ rūpaṃ pratyapadyata| buddhvā'surāṃstadā bhraṣṭān kṛtārtho'ntaradhīyata
But Bṛhaspati, knowing the Asuras to have been cursed by Kāvya, having achieved his purpose and being then delighted, resumed his own form; realizing that the Asuras had then fallen, his purpose accomplished, he vanished.
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VaP 2 36.39
ततः प्रनष्टे तस्मिंस्ते विभ्रान्ता दानवास्तदा। अहो धिग् वञ्चिताः स्मेह परस्परमथाब्रुवन्
tataḥ pranaṣṭe tasmiṃste vibhrāntā dānavāstadā| aho dhig vañcitāḥ smeha parasparamathābruvan
Then, when he had disappeared, the Dānavas were bewildered, and said to one another: "Alas, shame! We have been deceived here!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.40
पृष्ठतो विमुखाश्चैव ताडिता वेधसा वयम्। दग्धाश्चैवोपयोगाच्च स्वेस्वे चार्थेषु मायया
pṛṣṭhato vimukhāścaiva tāḍitā vedhasā vayam| dagdhāścaivopayogācca svesve cārtheṣu māyayā
"We have been struck from behind and turned away by the ordainer, and burnt too by (his) exploitation (of us), by trickery in our own several concerns."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.41
ततोऽसुराः परित्रस्ता देवेभ्यस्त्वरिता ययुः। प्रह्लादमग्रतः कृत्वा काव्यस्यानुगमं पुनः
tato'surāḥ paritrastā devebhyastvaritā yayuḥ| prahlādamagrataḥ kṛtvā kāvyasyānugamaṃ punaḥ
Then the terrified Asuras went in haste (away) from the gods, putting Prahlāda in front, again to follow after Kāvya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.42
ततः काव्यं समासाद्य अभितस्थु रवाङ्मुखाः। तानागतान् पुनर्दृष्ट्वा काव्यो याज्यानुवाच ह
tataḥ kāvyaṃ samāsādya abhitasthu ravāṅmukhāḥ| tānāgatān punardṛṣṭvā kāvyo yājyānuvāca ha
Then, having reached Kāvya, they stood about (him) with faces downcast and silent. Seeing them, his sacrificers, come again, Kāvya said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.43
मयापि बोधिताः काले यतो मां नाभिनन्दथ। ततस्तेनावलेपेन गता यूथं पराभवम्
mayāpi bodhitāḥ kāle yato māṃ nābhinandatha| tatastenāvalepena gatā yūthaṃ parābhavam
"Since, although instructed by me at the (right) time, you did not welcome me, therefore through that insolence you, the whole flock (of you), have come to defeat."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.44
प्रह्लादस्तमथोवाच मानं त्वं त्यज भार्गव। स्वान् याज्यान् भजमानांश्च भक्तांश्चैव विशेषतः
prahlādastamathovāca mānaṃ tvaṃ tyaja bhārgava| svān yājyān bhajamānāṃśca bhaktāṃścaiva viśeṣataḥ
Then Prahlāda said to him: "Abandon your pride, Bhārgava — (pride) toward your own sacrificers who honour you, and especially toward the devoted."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.45
त्वया पृष्टा वयं तेन देवाचार्येण मोहिताः। भक्तानर्हसि नस्त्रातुं ज्ञात्वा दीर्घेण चक्षुषा
tvayā pṛṣṭā vayaṃ tena devācāryeṇa mohitāḥ| bhaktānarhasi nastrātuṃ jñātvā dīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā
"We were questioned by you, (and) deluded by that teacher of the gods; you ought to rescue us who are devoted (to you), knowing (this) with far-reaching sight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.46
यदि नस्त्वं न कुरुषे प्रसादं भृगुनन्दन। अपध्याता स्त्वया ह्यद्य प्रवेक्ष्यामो रसातलम्
yadi nastvaṃ na kuruṣe prasādaṃ bhṛgunandana| apadhyātā stvayā hyadya pravekṣyāmo rasātalam
"If you do not show us favour, O son of Bhṛgu, then, being ill-thought-of by you, we shall today enter the netherworld."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.47
सूत उवाच।। ज्ञात्वा काव्यो यथातत्त्वं कारुण्येनानुकम्पया । एवमुक्तोऽनुनीतः स स्तुतः कोपं न्ययच्छत
sūta uvāca|| jñātvā kāvyo yathātattvaṃ kāruṇyenānukampayā | evamukto'nunītaḥ sa stutaḥ kopaṃ nyayacchata
The Sūta said: Kāvya, knowing (the matter) as it truly was, out of compassion and pity — thus addressed, conciliated and praised, he restrained his anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.48
उवाचेदन्न भेतव्यं न गन्तन्यं रसातलम्। अवश्यम्भावी ह्यर्थोऽयं प्राप्तो वो मयि जाग्रति
uvācedanna bhetavyaṃ na gantanyaṃ rasātalam| avaśyambhāvī hyartho'yaṃ prāpto vo mayi jāgrati
He said: "No fear need be had of this; you must not go to the netherworld. For this outcome was bound to happen, (and) it has befallen you while I was watchful."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.49
न शक्यमन्यथा कर्तुं दृष्टं हि बलवत्तरम् । संज्ञा प्रनष्टा या वोऽद्य कामं तां प्रतिलप्स्यथ
na śakyamanyathā kartuṃ dṛṣṭaṃ hi balavattaram | saṃjñā pranaṣṭā yā vo'dya kāmaṃ tāṃ pratilapsyatha
It cannot be done otherwise, for a stronger (power) has been seen. The awareness (of yours) that has been lost to you today—that you shall regain at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.50
प्राप्तः पर्य्यायकालो व इति ब्रह्माऽभ्यभाषत। मत्प्रसादाच्च युष्माभिर्भुक्तं त्रैलोक्यमूर्ज्जितम्
prāptaḥ paryyāyakālo va iti brahmā'bhyabhāṣata| matprasādācca yuṣmābhirbhuktaṃ trailokyamūrjjitam
"The time of (your) turn has come for you"—so Brahmā spoke—"and by my favour the mighty triple world has been enjoyed by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.51
युगाख्यो दश संपूर्णो देवानाक्रम्य मूर्द्धनि। तावन्तमेव कालं वै ब्रह्मा राज्यमभाषत
yugākhyo daśa saṃpūrṇo devānākramya mūrddhani| tāvantameva kālaṃ vai brahmā rājyamabhāṣata
"Ten full (periods) called yugas, treading upon the head of the gods"—for just that much time Brahmā declared (your) sovereignty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.52
सावर्णिके पुनस्तुभ्यं राज्यं किल भविष्यति। लोकानामीश्वरो भावी पौत्रस्तव पुनर्बलिः
sāvarṇike punastubhyaṃ rājyaṃ kila bhaviṣyati| lokānāmīśvaro bhāvī pautrastava punarbaliḥ
"In the Sāvarṇika (manvantara) the kingship shall again be yours, so it is said; your grandson Bali shall again become lord of the worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.53
एवं किलमहं प्रोक्तः पौत्रस्ते ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्। तथाहृतेषु लोकेषु तपोऽस्य न किलाभवत्
evaṃ kilamahaṃ proktaḥ pautraste brahmaṇā svayam| tathāhṛteṣu lokeṣu tapo'sya na kilābhavat
Thus indeed was I told by Brahmā himself concerning your grandson. Even when the worlds were taken away in that manner, his austerity, it is said, did not (cease to) be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.54
यस्मात् प्रवृत्तयश्चास्य न कामानभिसन्धिताः। तस्मादजेन प्रीतेन दत्तं सावर्णिकेऽन्तरे
yasmāt pravṛttayaścāsya na kāmānabhisandhitāḥ| tasmādajena prītena dattaṃ sāvarṇike'ntare
Since his activities were not aimed at objects of desire, therefore it was granted by the pleased Unborn One (Brahmā) that in the Sāvarṇika interval
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.55
देवराज्यं बलेर्भाव्यमिति मामीश्वरोऽब्रवीत्। तस्माददृश्यो भूतानां कालाकाङ्क्षी स तिष्ठति
devarājyaṃ balerbhāvyamiti māmīśvaro'bravīt| tasmādadṛśyo bhūtānāṃ kālākāṅkṣī sa tiṣṭhati
the kingship of the gods shall belong to Bali—so the Lord told me; therefore he remains unseen by beings, awaiting his time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.56
प्रीतेन चामरत्वं वै दत्तं तुब्यं स्वयम्भुवा। तस्मान्निरुत्सु कस्त्वं वै पर्य्यायं सह माकुलः
prītena cāmaratvaṃ vai dattaṃ tubyaṃ svayambhuvā| tasmānnirutsu kastvaṃ vai paryyāyaṃ saha mākulaḥ
And immortality was granted to you by the pleased Self-existent One; therefore be without anxiety; (accept) the turn, do not be agitated together with (your) kin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.57
न च शक्यं मया तुभ्यं पुरस्ताद्वै विसर्पितुम् । ब्रह्मणा प्रतिषिद्धोऽस्मि भविष्यं जानता प्रभो
na ca śakyaṃ mayā tubhyaṃ purastādvai visarpitum | brahmaṇā pratiṣiddho'smi bhaviṣyaṃ jānatā prabho
And it is not possible for me to go forth in front of you, (O lord); I have been forbidden by Brahmā, who knows what is to come, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.58
इमौ च शिष्यौ द्वौ मह्यं तुल्यावेतौ बृहस्पतेः । दैवतैः सह संरब्धान् सर्व्वान् वो धारयिष्यतः
imau ca śiṣyau dvau mahyaṃ tulyāvetau bṛhaspateḥ | daivataiḥ saha saṃrabdhān sarvvān vo dhārayiṣyataḥ
And these two disciples of mine, both equal to Bṛhaspati, will uphold all of you who are locked in strife with the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.59
एवमुक्तस्तु दैतेयाः काव्येनाक्लिष्टकर्म्मणा। ततस्ताभ्यां ययुः सार्द्धं प्रह्लादप्रमुखास्तदा
evamuktastu daiteyāḥ kāvyenākliṣṭakarmmaṇā| tatastābhyāṃ yayuḥ sārddhaṃ prahlādapramukhāstadā
Thus addressed by Kāvya (Śukra) of untiring deeds, the sons of Diti, headed by Prahlāda, then went along with those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.60
अवश्यम्भावमर्थत्वं श्रुत्वा शुक्राच्च दानवाः। सकृदाशंसमानास्ते जयं काव्येन भाषितम्
avaśyambhāvamarthatvaṃ śrutvā śukrācca dānavāḥ| sakṛdāśaṃsamānāste jayaṃ kāvyena bhāṣitam
And the Dānavas, having heard from Śukra that the matter was bound to happen, at once hoping for the victory declared by Kāvya,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.61
दंशिताः सायुधाः सर्वे ततो देवान् समाह्वयन्। अथ देवासुरान् दृष्ट्वा संग्रामे समुपस्थितान्
daṃśitāḥ sāyudhāḥ sarve tato devān samāhvayan| atha devāsurān dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāme samupasthitān
all mailed and bearing weapons, then challenged the gods. Then, seeing the gods and asuras drawn up for battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.62
ततः संवृत्तसन्नाहा देवास्तान् समयोधयन्। दैवासुरे ततस्तस्मिन् वर्त्तमाने शतं समाः। अजयन्नसुरा देवान् भग्ना देवा अमन्त्रयन्
tataḥ saṃvṛttasannāhā devāstān samayodhayan| daivāsure tatastasmin varttamāne śataṃ samāḥ| ajayannasurā devān bhagnā devā amantrayan
then the gods, their armour made ready, fought with them. While that battle of gods and asuras went on for a hundred years, the asuras defeated the gods; broken, the gods took counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.63
।।देवा ऊचुः ।। षण्डामार्कप्रभावं न जानीमस्त्व सुरैर्वयम्। तस्माद्यज्ञं समुद्दिश्य कार्य्यं चात्महितञ्च यत्
||devā ūcuḥ || ṣaṇḍāmārkaprabhāvaṃ na jānīmastva surairvayam| tasmādyajñaṃ samuddiśya kāryyaṃ cātmahitañca yat
The gods said: "We do not know the power of Ṣaṇḍa and Marka among the asuras; therefore, with a sacrifice in view, (let us do) what is to be done and what is to our own benefit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.64
तज्ज्ञानापहृतावेतौ कृत्वा जेष्यामहेऽसुरान् । अथोपामन्त्रयन् देवाः षण्डामार्कौ तु तावुभौ
tajjñānāpahṛtāvetau kṛtvā jeṣyāmahe'surān | athopāmantrayan devāḥ ṣaṇḍāmārkau tu tāvubhau
Having made those two deprived of that knowledge, we shall conquer the asuras." Then the gods invited those two, Ṣaṇḍa and Marka:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.65
यज्ञे समाह्वयिष्यामस्त्यजतमसुरान् द्विजौ । ग्रहं तं वा ग्रहीष्यामो ह्यनुजित्य तु दानवान्
yajñe samāhvayiṣyāmastyajatamasurān dvijau | grahaṃ taṃ vā grahīṣyāmo hyanujitya tu dānavān
"We shall summon (you) to the sacrifice; abandon the asuras, you two brahmins—or else we shall seize that soma-cup after we have conquered the Dānavas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.66
एवं तत्यजतुस्तौ तु षण्डामार्कौ तदासुरान् । ततो देवा जयं प्राप्ता दानवाश्च पराभवम्
evaṃ tatyajatustau tu ṣaṇḍāmārkau tadāsurān | tato devā jayaṃ prāptā dānavāśca parābhavam
Thus those two, Ṣaṇḍa and Marka, then abandoned the asuras; thereupon the gods gained victory and the Dānavas defeat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.67
देवासुरान् पराभाव्य षण्डामार्कावुपागमन्। काव्यशापाभिभूताश्च ह्यनाधाराश्च ते पुनः
devāsurān parābhāvya ṣaṇḍāmārkāvupāgaman| kāvyaśāpābhibhūtāśca hyanādhārāśca te punaḥ
Having defeated the asuras, the gods approached Ṣaṇḍa and Marka; and they (the Dānavas), overcome by Kāvya's curse and again without support,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.68
वध्यमानास्तदा देवैर्विविशुस्ते रसातलम्। एवं निरुद्यमास्ते वै कृताः शक्रेण दानवाः। ततः प्रभृति शापेन भृगुनैमित्तिकेन च
vadhyamānāstadā devairviviśuste rasātalam| evaṃ nirudyamāste vai kṛtāḥ śakreṇa dānavāḥ| tataḥ prabhṛti śāpena bhṛgunaimittikena ca
being slain then by the gods, they entered Rasātala. Thus were the Dānavas made powerless by Śakra. From then on, by the curse and by the occasion brought about by Bhṛgu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.69
जज्ञे पुनः पुनर्विष्णुर्यज्ञे च शिथिले प्रभुः। कर्त्तुं धर्म्मव्यवस्थानमधर्म्मस्य च नाशनम्
jajñe punaḥ punarviṣṇuryajñe ca śithile prabhuḥ| karttuṃ dharmmavyavasthānamadharmmasya ca nāśanam
Again and again was the lord Viṣṇu born, when sacrifice had grown slack, in order to establish dharma and to destroy adharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.70
प्रह्लादस्य निदेशे तु येऽसुरा न व्यवस्थिताः। मनुष्यवध्यांस्तान् सर्व्वान् ब्रह्मा व्याहारयत् प्रभुः
prahlādasya nideśe tu ye'surā na vyavasthitāḥ| manuṣyavadhyāṃstān sarvvān brahmā vyāhārayat prabhuḥ
But those Asuras who did not abide by Prahlāda's instruction — all of them lord Brahmā declared to be slayable by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.71
धर्म्मान्नारायणस्तस्मान् सम्भूतश्चाक्षुषेऽन्तरे। यज्ञं प्रवर्तयामास चैत्ये वैवस्वतेऽन्तरे
dharmmānnārāyaṇastasmān sambhūtaścākṣuṣe'ntare| yajñaṃ pravartayāmāsa caitye vaivasvate'ntare
Therefore Nārāyaṇa came into being from Dharma in the Cākṣuṣa interval; he set the sacrifice in motion in the Caitya (age?) within the Vaivasvata interval.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.72
प्रादुर्भावे तदान्यस्य ब्रह्मैवासीत् पुरोहितः। चतुर्थ्यान्तु युगाख्यायामापन्नेष्वसुरेष्वथ
prādurbhāve tadānyasya brahmaivāsīt purohitaḥ| caturthyāntu yugākhyāyāmāpanneṣvasureṣvatha
At the manifestation of that other one at that time, Brahmā himself was the officiating priest. But in the fourth period named a yuga, when the Asuras had gained the upper hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.73
सम्भूतः स समुद्रान्तर्हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे। द्वितीयो नरसिंङोऽभूद्रुद्रः सुरपुरस्सरः
sambhūtaḥ sa samudrāntarhiraṇyakaśiporvadhe| dvitīyo narasiṃṅo'bhūdrudraḥ surapurassaraḥ
he came into being in the midst of the ocean for the slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu; the second (manifestation) was Narasiṃha, Rudra going at the head of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.74
बलिसंस्थेषु लोकेषु त्रेतायां सप्तमे युगे। दैत्यैस्त्रैलोक्य आक्रान्ते तृतीयो वामनोऽभवत्
balisaṃstheṣu lokeṣu tretāyāṃ saptame yuge| daityaistrailokya ākrānte tṛtīyo vāmano'bhavat
When the worlds were established under Bali, in the seventh yuga within the Tretā, when the triple world had been overrun by the Daityas, the third (manifestation) was Vāmana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.75
संक्षिप्यात्मानमङ्गेषु बृहस्पतिपुरस्सरम्। यजमानन्तु दैत्येन्द्रमदित्याः कुलनन्दनः। द्विजो भूत्वा शुभे काले बलिं वैरोचनम्पुरा
saṃkṣipyātmānamaṅgeṣu bṛhaspatipurassaram| yajamānantu daityendramadityāḥ kulanandanaḥ| dvijo bhūtvā śubhe kāle baliṃ vairocanampurā
Contracting himself in his limbs, (he approached) the lord of the Daityas who was sacrificing with Bṛhaspati at his head — he, the delight of Aditi's line, having become a brahmin at an auspicious time, (approached) Bali Vairocana of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.76
त्रैलोक्यस्य भवान् राजा त्वयि सर्व्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। दातुमर्हसि मे राजन् विक्रमांस्त्रीनिति प्रभुः
trailokyasya bhavān rājā tvayi sarvvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam| dātumarhasi me rājan vikramāṃstrīniti prabhuḥ
"You are king of the triple world; upon you all rests. You ought to give me three strides, O king" — thus the lord.
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VaP 2 36.77
ददामीत्येव तं राजा बलिर्वैरोचनोऽब्रवीत्। वामनन्तं च विज्ञाय ततोऽनुमुदितः स्वयम्
dadāmītyeva taṃ rājā balirvairocano'bravīt| vāmanantaṃ ca vijñāya tato'numuditaḥ svayam
"I give," — just so did king Bali Vairocana say to him; and, recognizing him to be Vāmana, he was thereupon of himself well pleased.
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VaP 2 36.78
स वामनो दिवं खं च पृथिवीं च द्विजोत्तमाः। त्रिभिः क्रमैर्विश्वमिदं जगदाक्रामत प्रभुः
sa vāmano divaṃ khaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ ca dvijottamāḥ| tribhiḥ kramairviśvamidaṃ jagadākrāmata prabhuḥ
That Vāmana, O best of the twice-born, the Lord, strode across heaven and the middle air and the earth — this whole universe — with three steps.
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VaP 2 36.79
अत्यरिच्यत भूतात्मा भास्करं स्वेन तेजसा। प्रकाशयन् दिशः सर्व्वाः प्रदिशश्च महायशाः
atyaricyata bhūtātmā bhāskaraṃ svena tejasā| prakāśayan diśaḥ sarvvāḥ pradiśaśca mahāyaśāḥ
The Self of beings surpassed the sun with his own radiance, the greatly famed one illuminating all the quarters and the intermediate quarters.
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VaP 2 36.80
शुशुभे स महाबाहुः सर्व्वलोकान् प्रकाशयन्। आसुरीं श्रियमाहृत्य त्रींल्लोकांश्च जनार्दनः। सपुत्रपौत्रानसुरान् पातालतलमानयत्
śuśubhe sa mahābāhuḥ sarvvalokān prakāśayan| āsurīṃ śriyamāhṛtya trīṃllokāṃśca janārdanaḥ| saputrapautrānasurān pātālatalamānayat
That mighty-armed one shone, lighting up all the worlds; and Janārdana, having carried off the asuras' fortune and the three worlds, brought the asuras with their sons and grandsons down to the floor of Pātāla.
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VaP 2 36.81
नमुचिः शम्बरश्चैव प्रह्लादश्चैव विष्णुना। क्रूरा हता विनिर्द्धूता दिशः संप्रतिपेदिरे
namuciḥ śambaraścaiva prahlādaścaiva viṣṇunā| krūrā hatā vinirddhūtā diśaḥ saṃpratipedire
Namuci and Śambara and Prahlāda too — cruel ones, slain and shaken off by Viṣṇu — betook themselves to the (four) quarters.
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VaP 2 36.82
महाभूतानि भूतात्मा सविशेषाणि माधवः। कालञ्च सकलं विप्रांस्तत्राद्भुतमदर्शयत्
mahābhūtāni bhūtātmā saviśeṣāṇi mādhavaḥ| kālañca sakalaṃ viprāṃstatrādbhutamadarśayat
Mādhava, the Self of beings, showed there to the brahmins, as a marvel, the great elements together with their particular modifications, and the whole of Time.
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VaP 2 36.83
तस्य गात्रे जगत्सर्वमात्मानमनुपश्यति । न किञ्चिदस्ति लोकेषु यदव्याप्तं महात्मना
tasya gātre jagatsarvamātmānamanupaśyati | na kiñcidasti lokeṣu yadavyāptaṃ mahātmanā
In his body one beholds the whole world and oneself; there is nothing in the worlds that is not pervaded by that great one.
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VaP 2 36.84
तद्वै रूपमुपेन्द्रस्य देवदानवमानवाः। दृष्ट्वा सम्मुमुहुः सर्वे विष्णुतेजोविमोहिताः
tadvai rūpamupendrasya devadānavamānavāḥ| dṛṣṭvā sammumuhuḥ sarve viṣṇutejovimohitāḥ
Having seen that form of Upendra, gods, dānavas and men all fell into a swoon, bewildered by Viṣṇu's splendour.
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VaP 2 36.85
बलिः सिलो महापाशैः सबन्धुः ससुहृद्गणः। विरोचन कुलं सर्वं पाताले सन्निवेशितम्
baliḥ silo mahāpāśaiḥ sabandhuḥ sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ| virocana kulaṃ sarvaṃ pātāle sanniveśitam
Bali was bound with great nooses, along with his kinsmen and his throng of friends; the whole family of Virocana was settled in Pātāla.
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VaP 2 36.86
ततः सर्वामरैश्वर्यं दत्त्वेन्द्राय महात्मने। मानुषेषु महाबाहुः प्रादुरासीज्जनार्दनः
tataḥ sarvāmaraiśvaryaṃ dattvendrāya mahātmane| mānuṣeṣu mahābāhuḥ prādurāsījjanārdanaḥ
Then, having given the sovereignty over all the immortals to the great-souled Indra, the mighty-armed Janārdana appeared among men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.87
एतास्तिस्रः स्मृतास्तस्य दिव्याः सम्भूतयः शुभाः। मानुष्याः सप्त यास्तस्य शापजांस्तान्निबोधत
etāstisraḥ smṛtāstasya divyāḥ sambhūtayaḥ śubhāḥ| mānuṣyāḥ sapta yāstasya śāpajāṃstānnibodhata
These three are recorded as his divine, auspicious manifestations; as for the seven human ones of his, born of a curse, learn of them.
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VaP 2 36.88
त्रेतायुगे तु दशमे दत्तात्रेयो बभूव ह। नष्टे धर्मे चतुर्थश्च मार्कण्डेयपुरःसरः
tretāyuge tu daśame dattātreyo babhūva ha| naṣṭe dharme caturthaśca mārkaṇḍeyapuraḥsaraḥ
But in the tenth Tretā age Dattātreya came into being; and the fourth (manifestation), when dharma had perished, with Mārkaṇḍeya at its head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.89
पञ्चमः पञ्चदश्यां तु त्रेतायां सम्बभूव ह। मान्धातुश्चक्रवर्त्तित्वे तस्थौ तथ्यपुरःसरः
pañcamaḥ pañcadaśyāṃ tu tretāyāṃ sambabhūva ha| māndhātuścakravarttitve tasthau tathyapuraḥsaraḥ
But the fifth came into being in the fifteenth Tretā (age); he stood in the office of universal sovereign of Māndhātā, with Tathya at his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.90
एको नविंशे त्रेतायां सर्व्वक्षत्रान्तकोऽभवत्। जामदग्न्यस्तथा षष्ठो विश्वामित्रपुरःसरः
eko naviṃśe tretāyāṃ sarvvakṣatrāntako'bhavat| jāmadagnyastathā ṣaṣṭho viśvāmitrapuraḥsaraḥ
In the nineteenth Tretā the one (incarnation) became the destroyer of all the kṣatriyas: thus the sixth was the son of Jamadagni, with Viśvāmitra at his head.
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VaP 2 36.91
चतुर्विंशे युगे रामो वसिष्ठेन पुरोधसा। सप्तमो राव णस्यार्थे जज्ञे दशरथात्मजः
caturviṃśe yuge rāmo vasiṣṭhena purodhasā| saptamo rāva ṇasyārthe jajñe daśarathātmajaḥ
In the twenty-fourth age Rāma, with Vasiṣṭha as chaplain, the seventh, was born as Daśaratha's son for the sake of (dealing with) Rāvaṇa.
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VaP 2 36.92
अष्टमो द्वापरे विष्णुरष्टाविंशे पराशरात् । वेदव्यासस्ततो जज्ञे जातूकर्णपुरःसरः
aṣṭamo dvāpare viṣṇuraṣṭāviṃśe parāśarāt | vedavyāsastato jajñe jātūkarṇapuraḥsaraḥ
The eighth was Viṣṇu in the Dvāpara (age), in the twenty-eighth (age): he was then born from Parāśara as Veda-Vyāsa, with Jātūkarṇa at his head.
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VaP 2 36.93
तथैव नवमो विष्णुरदित्याः कश्यपात्मजः। देवक्यां वसुदेवात्तु ब्रह्नगार्ग्यपुरःसरः
tathaiva navamo viṣṇuradityāḥ kaśyapātmajaḥ| devakyāṃ vasudevāttu brahnagārgyapuraḥsaraḥ
Just so the ninth Viṣṇu (was) Aditi's son, Kaśyapa's child; (born) of Devakī from Vasudeva, with Brahma-Gārgya at his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.94
अप्रमेयो नियोज्यश्च यत्र कामचरो वशी। क्रीजते भगवाँ ल्लोके बालः क्रीजनकैरिव
aprameyo niyojyaśca yatra kāmacaro vaśī| krījate bhagavā~ lloke bālaḥ krījanakairiva
Immeasurable and not to be commanded, where (i.e. in whom) he moves at will and is self-controlled: the Lord plays in the world, like a child with toys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 36.95
न प्रमातुं महाबाहुः शक्योऽसौ मधुसूदनः। परं परममेतस्माद्विश्वरूपान्न विद्यते
na pramātuṃ mahābāhuḥ śakyo'sau madhusūdanaḥ| paraṃ paramametasmādviśvarūpānna vidyate
That mighty-armed slayer of Madhu cannot be measured; higher than this all-formed one there is nothing higher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 36.96
अष्टाविंश तिमे तद्वद्द्वापरस्यांशसङ्क्षये। नष्टे धर्मे तदा जज्ञे विष्णुर्वृष्णिकुले प्रभुः
aṣṭāviṃśa time tadvaddvāparasyāṃśasaṅkṣaye| naṣṭe dharme tadā jajñe viṣṇurvṛṣṇikule prabhuḥ
So too at the twenty-eighth (age), at the wearing away of the portion of the Dvāpara, when dharma had perished, then Viṣṇu the Lord was born in the family of the Vṛṣṇis,
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VaP 2 36.97
कर्त्तुं धर्मव्यवस्थानमसुराणां प्रणाशनम्। मोहयन् सर्वभूतानि योगात्मा योगमायया
karttuṃ dharmavyavasthānamasurāṇāṃ praṇāśanam| mohayan sarvabhūtāni yogātmā yogamāyayā
in order to make the establishment of dharma and the destruction of the asuras, deluding all beings—he whose self is yoga—by the magic of yoga.
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VaP 2 36.98
प्रविष्टो मानुषीं योनिं प्रच्छन्नश्चरते महीम्। विहारार्थं मनुष्येषु सान्दीपनिपुरःसरम्
praviṣṭo mānuṣīṃ yoniṃ pracchannaścarate mahīm| vihārārthaṃ manuṣyeṣu sāndīpanipuraḥsaram
Having entered a human womb, he roams the earth concealed, for the sake of sporting among men, with Sāndīpani at his head;
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VaP 2 36.99
यत्र कंसञ्च शाल्वञ्च द्विविदञ्च महासुरम्। अरिष्टं वृषभञ्चैव पूतनां केशिनं हयम्
yatra kaṃsañca śālvañca dvividañca mahāsuram| ariṣṭaṃ vṛṣabhañcaiva pūtanāṃ keśinaṃ hayam
where (i.e. in which birth) he—Kaṃsa, and Śālva, and the great asura Dvivida, and Ariṣṭa and the bull (Ariṣṭa), Pūtanā, Keśin the horse,
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VaP 2 36.100
नागं कुवलयापीडं मल्लराजगृहाधिपम्। दैत्यान् मानुषदेहस्थान् सूदयामास वीर्यवान्
nāgaṃ kuvalayāpīḍaṃ mallarājagṛhādhipam| daityān mānuṣadehasthān sūdayāmāsa vīryavān
the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa, the master of the house of the king of the wrestlers of Rājagṛha—the mighty one destroyed these Daityas that dwelt in human bodies.
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VaP 2 36.101
छिन्नं बाहुसहस्रञ्च बाणस्याद्भुतकर्मणः । नरकश्च हतः सङ्खये यवनश्च महाबलः
chinnaṃ bāhusahasrañca bāṇasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ | narakaśca hataḥ saṅkhaye yavanaśca mahābalaḥ
And the thousand arms of Bāṇa of wondrous deeds were cut off; and Naraka was slain in battle, and the mighty Yavana.
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VaP 2 36.102
हृतानि च महीपानां सर्वरत्नानि तेजसा। दुराचारा श्च निहताः पार्थिवा ये रसातले
hṛtāni ca mahīpānāṃ sarvaratnāni tejasā| durācārā śca nihatāḥ pārthivā ye rasātale
And by his fiery power all the jewels of the kings of the earth were carried off; and those princes of evil conduct who were in Rasātala were slain.
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VaP 2 36.103
एते लोकहितार्थाय प्रादुर्भावा महात्मनः। अस्मिन्नेव युगे क्षीणे सन्ध्या श्लिष्टे भविष्यति
ete lokahitārthāya prādurbhāvā mahātmanaḥ| asminneva yuge kṣīṇe sandhyā śliṣṭe bhaviṣyati
These manifestations of the Great One were for the welfare of the world. In this very age, when it is spent and joined to its twilight (period), there will be—
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VaP 2 36.104
कल्किर्विष्णुयशा नाम पाराशर्यः प्रतापवान्। दशमो भाव्यसम्भूतो याज्ञवल्क्यपुरःसरः
kalkirviṣṇuyaśā nāma pārāśaryaḥ pratāpavān| daśamo bhāvyasambhūto yājñavalkyapuraḥsaraḥ
—Kalki by name Viṣṇuyaśas, a descendant of Parāśara, majestic, the tenth, born of Bhāvya, with Yājñavalkya at his head;
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VaP 2 36.105
अनुकर्षन् सर्वसेनां हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलाम्। प्रगृहीतायुधौर्विप्रैर्वृतः शतसहस्रशः
anukarṣan sarvasenāṃ hastyaśvarathasaṅkulām| pragṛhītāyudhaurviprairvṛtaḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
drawing along his whole army, thronged with elephants, horses and chariots, surrounded by brahmins in their hundreds of thousands with weapons taken up.
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VaP 2 36.106
नात्यर्थं धार्मिका ये च ये च धर्मद्विषः व्कचित्। ईदीच्यान्मध्यदेशांश्च तथा विन्ध्यापरान्तिकान्
nātyarthaṃ dhārmikā ye ca ye ca dharmadviṣaḥ vkacit| īdīcyānmadhyadeśāṃśca tathā vindhyāparāntikān
Those who are not very righteous, and those who anywhere hate dharma; the northerners and the peoples of the middle country, and those at the western limits of the Vindhya;
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VaP 2 36.107
तथैव दाक्षिणात्यांश्च द्रविजान् सिंहलैः सह। गान्धारान् पारदांश्चैव पह्लवान् यवनाञ्छकान्
tathaiva dākṣiṇātyāṃśca dravijān siṃhalaiḥ saha| gāndhārān pāradāṃścaiva pahlavān yavanāñchakān
and likewise the southerners, the Draviḍas together with the Sinhalas, the Gāndhāras and the Pāradas, the Pahlavas, the Yavanas, the Śakas;
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VaP 2 36.108
तुषारान् बर्बरांश्चैव पुलिन्दान् दरदान् खसान् । लम्पाकानन्धकान् रुद्रान् किरातांश्चैव स प्रभुः
tuṣārān barbarāṃścaiva pulindān daradān khasān | lampākānandhakān rudrān kirātāṃścaiva sa prabhuḥ
the Tuṣāras and the Barbaras, the Pulindas, the Daradas, the Khasas, the Lampākas, the Andhakas, the Rudras, and the Kirātas—that Lord (will destroy).
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VaP 2 36.109
प्रवृत्तचक्रोबलवान् म्लेच्छानामन्तकृद्बली। अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां पृथिवीं विचरिष्यति
pravṛttacakrobalavān mlecchānāmantakṛdbalī| adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ pṛthivīṃ vicariṣyati
With his wheel (of conquest) set rolling, strong, mighty, making an end of the mlecchas, invisible to all beings, he will roam over the earth.
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VaP 2 36.110
मानवः स तु संजज्ञे देवस्यांशेन धीमतः । पूर्वजन्मनि विष्णुर्यः प्रमितिर्नाम वीर्यवान्
mānavaḥ sa tu saṃjajñe devasyāṃśena dhīmataḥ | pūrvajanmani viṣṇuryaḥ pramitirnāma vīryavān
He was born as a man by a portion of the wise god — he who in a former birth was Viṣṇu, the valorous one named Pramiti.
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VaP 2 36.111
गात्रेण वै चन्द्रसमः पूर्णे कलियुगेऽभवत्। इत्येतास्तस्य देवस्य दश सम्भूतयः स्मृताः
gātreṇa vai candrasamaḥ pūrṇe kaliyuge'bhavat| ityetāstasya devasya daśa sambhūtayaḥ smṛtāḥ
In body he was equal to the moon; he came to be when the Kali age was complete. Thus these ten manifestations of that god are recorded.
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VaP 2 36.112
तं तं कालञ्च कार्यञ्च तत्तदुद्दिश्य कारणम्। अंशेन त्रिषु लोकेषु तास्ता योनीः प्रपत्स्यते
taṃ taṃ kālañca kāryañca tattaduddiśya kāraṇam| aṃśena triṣu lokeṣu tāstā yonīḥ prapatsyate
Having in view each such time, each such task and each such cause, he will enter by a portion those several wombs in the three worlds.
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VaP 2 36.113
पञ्चविंशोत्थिते कल्पे पञ्चविंशति वै समाः। विनिघ्नन् सर्व्वभूतानि मानुषानेव सर्व्वशः
pañcaviṃśotthite kalpe pañcaviṃśati vai samāḥ| vinighnan sarvvabhūtāni mānuṣāneva sarvvaśaḥ
In the twenty-fifth kalpa that has arisen, for twenty-five years, destroying all beings — human beings above all — in every way;
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VaP 2 36.114
कृत्वा बीजावशेषान्तु महीं क्रूरेण कर्म्मणा। संशातयित्वा वृषलान् प्रायशस्तानधार्म्मिकान्
kṛtvā bījāvaśeṣāntu mahīṃ krūreṇa karmmaṇā| saṃśātayitvā vṛṣalān prāyaśastānadhārmmikān
and having by cruel deeds left the earth with only a seed-remnant, having cut down the vṛṣalas (low-born), those for the most part unrighteous —
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VaP 2 36.115
ततः स वै तदा कल्किश्चरितार्थः ससैनिकः। कर्मणा निहता ये तु सिद्धास्ते तु पुनः स्वयम्
tataḥ sa vai tadā kalkiścaritārthaḥ sasainikaḥ| karmaṇā nihatā ye tu siddhāste tu punaḥ svayam
then Kalki, his purpose accomplished, together with his soldiers; but those who were slain by that deed became perfected, and they themselves again
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VaP 2 36.116
अकस्मात् कुपितान्योन्यं भविष्यन्ति च मोहिताः । क्षपयित्वा तु तान् सर्वान् बाविनार्थेन चोदितान्
akasmāt kupitānyonyaṃ bhaviṣyanti ca mohitāḥ | kṣapayitvā tu tān sarvān bāvinārthena coditān
will suddenly grow angry with one another and become deluded. But having destroyed all those, driven on by the purpose of what is to come,
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VaP 2 36.117
गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये निष्ठां प्राप्स्यति सानुगः। ततो व्यतीते कल्कौ तु सामान्यैः सह सैनिकैः
gaṅgāyamunayormadhye niṣṭhāṃ prāpsyati sānugaḥ| tato vyatīte kalkau tu sāmānyaiḥ saha sainikaiḥ
he with his followers will meet his end between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā. Then, when Kalki has passed away together with his common soldiers,
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VaP 2 36.118
नृपेष्वथ विनष्टेषु तदा त्वप्रग्रहाः प्रजाः। रक्षणे विनिवृत्ते तु हत्वा चान्योन्यमाहवे
nṛpeṣvatha vinaṣṭeṣu tadā tvapragrahāḥ prajāḥ| rakṣaṇe vinivṛtte tu hatvā cānyonyamāhave
and when the kings too have perished, then the people, having no one to hold them in check, protection having ceased and having slain one another in battle,
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VaP 2 36.119
परस्परहृताश्वासा निराक्रन्दाः सुदुःखिताः। पुराणि हित्वा ग्रामांश्च तुल्यास्ता निष्परिग्रहाः
parasparahṛtāśvāsā nirākrandāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ| purāṇi hitvā grāmāṃśca tulyāstā niṣparigrahāḥ
their trust in one another destroyed, with none to hear their cries, sorely afflicted, abandoning the towns and the villages — they became all alike, without possessions,
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VaP 2 36.120
प्रनष्टश्रुतिधर्माश्च नष्टधर्माश्रमास्तथा। ह्रस्वा अल्पायुषश्चैव वनौकस इमे स्मृताः
pranaṣṭaśrutidharmāśca naṣṭadharmāśramāstathā| hrasvā alpāyuṣaścaiva vanaukasa ime smṛtāḥ
with the dharma of the Veda utterly lost and the dharma of the āśramas destroyed, short of stature and short-lived: these are called the forest-dwellers.
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VaP 2 36.121
सरित्पर्वतसेविन्यः पत्रमूलफलाशनाः। चीर पत्राजिनधराः सङ्करं घोरमास्थिताः
saritparvatasevinyaḥ patramūlaphalāśanāḥ| cīra patrājinadharāḥ saṅkaraṃ ghoramāsthitāḥ
(Their women) haunting rivers and mountains, feeding on leaves, roots and fruits, wearing rags, leaves and hides, given over to a dreadful confusion (of castes),
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VaP 2 36.122
अल्पायुषो नष्टवार्त्ता बह्वाबाधाः सुदुःखिताः। एवं कष्टमनुप्राप्ताः कलिसन्ध्यंशके तदा
alpāyuṣo naṣṭavārttā bahvābādhāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ| evaṃ kaṣṭamanuprāptāḥ kalisandhyaṃśake tadā
short-lived, with no report (of them) left, beset by many troubles, sorely distressed: thus they came to misery in the twilight-portion of the Kali age.
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VaP 2 36.123
प्रजाः क्षयं प्रयास्यन्ति सार्द्धं कलियुगेन तु । क्षीणे कलियुगे तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते च कृते पुनः
prajāḥ kṣayaṃ prayāsyanti sārddhaṃ kaliyugena tu | kṣīṇe kaliyuge tasmin pravṛtte ca kṛte punaḥ
The peoples will go to destruction together with the Kali age; and when that Kali age is spent and the Kṛta has set in again,
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VaP 2 36.124
प्रपत्स्यन्ते यथान्यायं स्वभावादेव नान्यता। इत्येतत् कीर्तितं सर्वं देवासुरविचेष्टितम्
prapatsyante yathānyāyaṃ svabhāvādeva nānyatā| ityetat kīrtitaṃ sarvaṃ devāsuraviceṣṭitam
they will proceed as is right, of their own nature alone and not otherwise. Thus has all this doing of the gods and the asuras been recounted,
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VaP 2 36.125
यदुवंशप्रसङ्गेन महद्वो वैष्णवं यशः । तुर्वसोस्तु प्रवक्ष्यामि पूरोर्द्रुह्योरनोस्तथा
yaduvaṃśaprasaṅgena mahadvo vaiṣṇavaṃ yaśaḥ | turvasostu pravakṣyāmi pūrordruhyoranostathā
and, by way of the lineage of Yadu, the great glory of Viṣṇu (has been declared) to you. Now I shall relate (the line) of Turvasu, and of Pūru, Druhyu and Anu.
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