Vishnu Purana — Amsha 1 — Chapter 9
ViP 1 9.1
इदं च शृणु मैत्रेय यत् पृष्टो ऽहम् इह त्वया श्रीसंबद्धं मयाप्य् एतच् श्रुतम् आसीन् मरीचितः ॥
idaṃ ca śṛṇu maitreya yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā śrīsaṃbaddhaṃ mayāpy etac śrutam āsīn marīcitaḥ //
And hear this too, Maitreya, about which you have asked me here; this matter connected with Śrī was also heard by me from Marīci.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.2
दुर्वासाः शंकरस्यांशश् चचार पृथिवीम् इमाम् स ददर्श स्रजं दिव्याम् ऋषिर् विद्याधरीकरे ॥
durvāsāḥ śaṃkarasyāṃśaś cacāra pṛthivīm imām sa dadarśa srajaṃ divyām ṛṣir vidyādharīkare //
Durvāsas, a portion of Śaṃkara, was wandering over this earth; that sage saw a divine garland in the hand of a Vidyādharī.
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ViP 1 9.3
संतानकानाम् अखिलं यस्या गन्धेन वासितम् अतिसेव्यम् अभूद् ब्रह्मन् तद् वनं वनचारिणाम् ॥
saṃtānakānām akhilaṃ yasyā gandhena vāsitam atisevyam abhūd brahman tad vanaṃ vanacāriṇām //
By the fragrance of that (garland) of santānaka flowers the whole forest was perfumed, O brahman, and became most inviting to the forest-dwellers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.4
उन्मत्तव्रतधृग् विप्रः स दृष्ट्वा शोभनां स्रजम् तां ययाचे वरारोहां विद्याधरवधूं ततः ॥
unmattavratadhṛg vipraḥ sa dṛṣṭvā śobhanāṃ srajam tāṃ yayāce varārohāṃ vidyādharavadhūṃ tataḥ //
That brāhmaṇa, who kept the vow of (behaving like) a madman, on seeing the beautiful garland, then begged it from that fair-hipped Vidyādhara woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.5
याचिता तेन तन्वङ्गी मालां विद्याधराङ्गना ददौ तस्मै विशालाक्षी सादरं प्रणिपत्य तम् ॥
yācitā tena tanvaṅgī mālāṃ vidyādharāṅganā dadau tasmai viśālākṣī sādaraṃ praṇipatya tam //
Being asked by him, the slender-limbed, wide-eyed Vidyādhara woman respectfully bowed to him and gave him the garland.
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ViP 1 9.6
ताम् आदायात्मनो मूर्ध्नि स्रजम् उन्मत्तरूपधृक् कृत्वा स विप्रो मैत्रेय परिबभ्राम मेदिनीम् ॥
tām ādāyātmano mūrdhni srajam unmattarūpadhṛk kṛtvā sa vipro maitreya paribabhrāma medinīm //
Taking that garland and placing it on his own head, that brāhmaṇa, wearing the form of a madman, roamed about the earth, O Maitreya.
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ViP 1 9.7
स ददर्श समायान्तम् उन्मत्तैरावतस्थितम् त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं देवं सह देवैः शचीपतिम् ॥
sa dadarśa samāyāntam unmattairāvatasthitam trailokyādhipatiṃ devaṃ saha devaiḥ śacīpatim //
He saw the god, the lord of the three worlds, the husband of Śacī, coming along with the gods, seated on the rutting Airāvata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.8
ताम् आत्मनः स शिरसः स्रजम् उन्मत्तषट्पदाम् आदायामरराजाय चिक्षेपोन्मत्तवन् मुनिः ॥
tām ātmanaḥ sa śirasaḥ srajam unmattaṣaṭpadām ādāyāmararājāya cikṣeponmattavan muniḥ //
Taking that garland, with its bees maddened (by the scent), from his own head, the sage flung it to the king of the immortals, like a madman.
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ViP 1 9.9
गृहीत्वामरराजेन स्रग् ऐरावतमूर्धनि न्यस्ता रराज कैलासशिखरे जाह्नवी यथा ॥
gṛhītvāmararājena srag airāvatamūrdhani nyastā rarāja kailāsaśikhare jāhnavī yathā //
Taken by the king of the immortals and set on Airāvata's head, the garland shone like the Ganges on the peak of Kailāsa.
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ViP 1 9.10
मदान्धकारिताक्षो ऽसौ गन्धाकृष्टेन वारणः करेणाघ्राय चिक्षेप तां स्रजं धरणीतले ॥
madāndhakāritākṣo 'sau gandhākṛṣṭena vāraṇaḥ kareṇāghrāya cikṣepa tāṃ srajaṃ dharaṇītale //
That elephant, its eyes blinded by rut, drawn by the fragrance, smelled it with its trunk and flung the garland to the ground.
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ViP 1 9.11
ततश् चुक्रोध भगवान् दुर्वासा मुनिसत्तमः मैत्रेय देवराजानं क्रुद्धश् चैतद् उवाच ह ॥
tataś cukrodha bhagavān durvāsā munisattamaḥ maitreya devarājānaṃ kruddhaś caitad uvāca ha //
Then the venerable Durvāsas, best of sages, grew angry, O Maitreya, and in his anger said this to the king of the gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.12
ऐश्वर्यमददुष्टात्मन्न् अतिस्तब्धो ऽसि वासव श्रियो धाम स्रजं यस् त्वं मद्दत्तां नाभिनन्दसि ॥
aiśvaryamadaduṣṭātmann atistabdho 'si vāsava śriyo dhāma srajaṃ yas tvaṃ maddattāṃ nābhinandasi //
"You whose mind is corrupted by the intoxication of lordship, you are exceedingly stiff with pride, Vāsava, in that you do not welcome the garland I gave, the abode of Śrī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.13
प्रसाद इति नोक्तं ते प्रणिपातपुरःसरम् हर्षोत्फुल्लकपोलेन न चापि शिरसा धृता ॥
prasāda iti noktaṃ te praṇipātapuraḥsaram harṣotphullakapolena na cāpi śirasā dhṛtā //
You did not say 'a favour!' with a prostration first, nor did you hold (the garland) on your head with cheeks blooming in delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.14
मया दत्ताम् इमां मालां यस्मान् न बहु मन्यसे त्रैलोक्यश्रीर् अतो मूढ विनाशम् उपयास्यति ॥
mayā dattām imāṃ mālāṃ yasmān na bahu manyase trailokyaśrīr ato mūḍha vināśam upayāsyati //
Since you do not think much of this garland given by me, therefore, fool, the fortune of the three worlds shall go to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.15
मां मन्यते ऽन्यैः सदृशं नूनं शक्र भवान् द्विजैः अतो ऽवमानम् अस्मासु मानिना भवता कृतम् ॥
māṃ manyate 'nyaiḥ sadṛśaṃ nūnaṃ śakra bhavān dvijaiḥ ato 'vamānam asmāsu māninā bhavatā kṛtam //
Surely, Śakra, you consider me the same as other brahmins; hence an insult has been done to me by you in your pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.16
मद्दत्ता भवता यस्मात् क्षिप्ता माला महीतले तस्मात् प्रणष्टलक्ष्मीकं त्रैलोक्यं ते भविष्यति ॥
maddattā bhavatā yasmāt kṣiptā mālā mahītale tasmāt praṇaṣṭalakṣmīkaṃ trailokyaṃ te bhaviṣyati //
Since the garland given by me was flung by you to the ground, therefore your three worlds shall be ones whose Lakṣmī has perished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.17
यस्य संजातकोपस्य भयम् एति चराचरम् तं त्वं माम् अतिगर्वेण देवराजावमन्यसे ॥
yasya saṃjātakopasya bhayam eti carācaram taṃ tvaṃ mām atigarveṇa devarājāvamanyase //
Me, at whose arisen anger all that moves and does not move goes in fear — me you slight with excessive arrogance, O king of the gods.
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ViP 1 9.18
महेन्द्रो वारणस्कन्धाद् अवतीर्य त्वरान्वितः प्रसादयाम् आस मुनिं दुर्वाससम् अकल्मषम् ॥
mahendro vāraṇaskandhād avatīrya tvarānvitaḥ prasādayām āsa muniṃ durvāsasam akalmaṣam //
Great Indra, descending in haste from the elephant's shoulder, sought to appease the stainless sage Durvāsas.
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ViP 1 9.19
प्रसाद्यमानः स तदा प्रणिपातपुरःसरम् प्रत्युवाच सहस्राक्षं दुर्वासा मुनिसत्तमः ॥
prasādyamānaḥ sa tadā praṇipātapuraḥsaram pratyuvāca sahasrākṣaṃ durvāsā munisattamaḥ //
Being thus appeased then, with prostration first, that Durvāsas, best of sages, replied to the thousand-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.20
नाहं कृपालुहृदयो न च मां भजते क्षमा अन्ये ते मुनयः शक्र दुर्वाससम् अवेहि माम् ॥
nāhaṃ kṛpāluhṛdayo na ca māṃ bhajate kṣamā anye te munayaḥ śakra durvāsasam avehi mām //
I am not one of compassionate heart, nor does forbearance attend me; those other sages (are such), Śakra — know me as Durvāsas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.21
गौतमादिभिर् अन्यैस् त्वं गर्वम् आपादितो मुधा अक्षान्तिसारसर्वस्वं दुर्वाससम् अवेहि माम् ॥
gautamādibhir anyais tvaṃ garvam āpādito mudhā akṣāntisārasarvasvaṃ durvāsasam avehi mām //
By Gautama and the other (sages) you have been brought to pride for nothing; know me as Durvāsas, whose entire substance is intolerance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.22
वसिष्ठाद्यैर् दयासारैः स्तोत्रं कुर्वद्भिर् उच्चकैः गर्वं गतो ऽसि येनैवं माम् अप्य् अद्यावमन्यसे ॥
vasiṣṭhādyair dayāsāraiḥ stotraṃ kurvadbhir uccakaiḥ garvaṃ gato 'si yenaivaṃ mām apy adyāvamanyase //
By Vasiṣṭha and the rest, whose essence is compassion, praising (you) loudly, you have been brought to such pride that today you slight even me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.23
ज्वलज्जटाकलापस्य भृकुटीकुटिलं मुखम् निरीक्ष्य कस् त्रिभुवने मम यो न गतो भयम् ॥
jvalajjaṭākalāpasya bhṛkuṭīkuṭilaṃ mukham nirīkṣya kas tribhuvane mama yo na gato bhayam //
Who is there in the three worlds who, on beholding my face crooked with knitted brows and my blazing mass of matted hair, has not come to fear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.24
नाहं क्षमिष्ये बहुना किम् उक्तेन शतक्रतो विडम्बनाम् इमां भूयः करोष्य् अनुनयात्मिकाम् ॥
nāhaṃ kṣamiṣye bahunā kim uktena śatakrato viḍambanām imāṃ bhūyaḥ karoṣy anunayātmikām //
I will not forgive; what is the use of saying much, O Śatakratu — you keep performing this mockery that consists of conciliation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.25
इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ विप्रो देवराजो ऽपि तं पुनः आरुह्यैरावतं ब्रह्मन् प्रययाव् अमरावतीम् ॥
ity uktvā prayayau vipro devarājo 'pi taṃ punaḥ āruhyairāvataṃ brahman prayayāv amarāvatīm //
Having said this the brahmin departed; and the king of the gods too, mounting Airāvata again, O brahman, went to Amarāvatī.
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ViP 1 9.26
ततःप्रभृति निःश्रीकं सशक्रं भुवनत्रयम् मैत्रेयासीद् अपध्वस्तं संक्षीणौषधिवीरुधम् ॥
tataḥprabhṛti niḥśrīkaṃ saśakraṃ bhuvanatrayam maitreyāsīd apadhvastaṃ saṃkṣīṇauṣadhivīrudham //
From that time on, Maitreya, the three worlds together with Śakra were without fortune, ruined, their herbs and creepers withered away.
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ViP 1 9.27
न यज्ञाः संप्रवर्तन्ते न तपस्यन्ति तापसाः न च दानादिधर्मेषु मनश् चक्रे तदा जनः ॥
na yajñāḥ saṃpravartante na tapasyanti tāpasāḥ na ca dānādidharmeṣu manaś cakre tadā janaḥ //
Sacrifices were not carried on, ascetics did not practise austerity, nor did people then set their minds on duties such as giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.28
निःसत्त्वाः सकला लोका लोभाद्युपहतेन्द्रियाः स्वल्पे ऽपि हि बभूवुस् ते साभिलाषा द्विजोत्तम ॥
niḥsattvāḥ sakalā lokā lobhādyupahatendriyāḥ svalpe 'pi hi babhūvus te sābhilāṣā dvijottama //
All the worlds were without vigour, their senses ruined by greed and the rest; and they became covetous even for the smallest thing, O best of the twice-born.
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ViP 1 9.29
यतः सत्त्वं ततो लक्ष्मीः सत्त्वं भूत्यनुसारि च निःश्रीकाणां कुतः सत्त्वं विना तेन गुणाः कुतः ॥
yataḥ sattvaṃ tato lakṣmīḥ sattvaṃ bhūtyanusāri ca niḥśrīkāṇāṃ kutaḥ sattvaṃ vinā tena guṇāḥ kutaḥ //
Where there is sattva, there is Lakṣmī; and sattva follows upon prosperity. Whence sattva for those bereft of fortune? And without that, whence good qualities?
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ViP 1 9.30
बलशौर्याद्यभावश् च पुरुषाणां गुणैर् विना लङ्घनीयः समस्तस्य बलशौर्यविवर्जितः भवत्य् अपध्वस्तमतिर् लङ्घितः प्रथितः पुमान् ॥
balaśauryādyabhāvaś ca puruṣāṇāṃ guṇair vinā laṅghanīyaḥ samastasya balaśauryavivarjitaḥ bhavaty apadhvastamatir laṅghitaḥ prathitaḥ pumān //
And without (these) qualities men lack strength, valour and the rest; one devoid of strength and valour may be overridden by anyone at all, and a man who is thus overridden becomes known as one whose intelligence is shattered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 1 9.31
एवम् अत्यन्तनिःश्रीके त्रैलोक्ये सत्त्ववर्जिते देवान् प्रति बलोद्योगं चक्रुर् दैतेयदानवाः ॥
evam atyantaniḥśrīke trailokye sattvavarjite devān prati balodyogaṃ cakrur daiteyadānavāḥ //
Thus, when the three worlds were utterly bereft of prosperity and devoid of goodness, the Daityas and Dānavas made a violent effort against the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.32
लोभाभिभूता निःश्रीका दैत्याः सत्त्वविवर्जिताः श्रिया विहीनैर् निःसत्त्वैर् देवैश् चक्रुस् ततो रणम् ॥
lobhābhibhūtā niḥśrīkā daityāḥ sattvavivarjitāḥ śriyā vihīnair niḥsattvair devaiś cakrus tato raṇam //
Then the Daityas, overcome by greed, without prosperity and devoid of goodness, made war on the gods, who were also bereft of prosperity and without goodness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.33
विजितास् त्रिदशा दैत्यैर् इन्द्राद्याः शरणं ययुः पितामहं महाभागं हुताशनपुरोगमाः ॥
vijitās tridaśā daityair indrādyāḥ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ pitāmahaṃ mahābhāgaṃ hutāśanapurogamāḥ //
The gods, conquered by the Daityas, Indra and the rest, with Agni at their head, went for refuge to the greatly fortunate Grandfather (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.34
यथावत् कथितो देवैर् ब्रह्मा प्राह ततः सुरान् परावरेशं शरणं व्रजध्वम् असुरार्दनम् ॥
yathāvat kathito devair brahmā prāha tataḥ surān parāvareśaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajadhvam asurārdanam //
Brahmā, told (of it) as it was by the gods, then said to the gods: "Go for refuge to the lord of the higher and the lower, the crusher of the asuras;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.35
उत्पत्तिस्थितिनाशानाम् अहेतुं हेतुम् ईश्वरम् प्रजापतिपतिं विष्णुम् अनन्तम् अपराजितम् ॥
utpattisthitināśānām ahetuṃ hetum īśvaram prajāpatipatiṃ viṣṇum anantam aparājitam //
to Viṣṇu, who is not caused but is the cause and lord of (all) origination, continuance and destruction, the lord of the Prajāpatis, endless, unvanquished;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.36
प्रधानपुंसोर् अजयोः कारणं कार्यभूतयोः प्रणतार्तिहरं विष्णुं स वः श्रेयो विधास्यति ॥
pradhānapuṃsor ajayoḥ kāraṇaṃ kāryabhūtayoḥ praṇatārtiharaṃ viṣṇuṃ sa vaḥ śreyo vidhāsyati //
to Viṣṇu, the cause of the unborn pair, primal matter and spirit, when they have become effects, the remover of the affliction of those who bow (to him): he will bring about your welfare."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.37
एवम् उक्त्वा सुरान् सर्वान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः क्षीरोदस्योत्तरं तीरं तैर् एव सहितो ययौ ॥
evam uktvā surān sarvān brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ kṣīrodasyottaraṃ tīraṃ tair eva sahito yayau //
Having spoken thus to all the gods, Brahmā the Grandfather of the worlds went, together with those very (gods), to the northern shore of the Ocean of Milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.38
स गत्वा त्रिदशैः सर्वैः समवेतः पितामहः तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिः परावरपतिं हरिम् ॥
sa gatvā tridaśaiḥ sarvaiḥ samavetaḥ pitāmahaḥ tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhiḥ parāvarapatiṃ harim //
Having gone there, the Grandfather, assembled with all the gods, praised Hari, the lord of the higher and the lower, with pleasing words:
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ViP 1 9.39
नमामि सर्वं सर्वेशम् अनन्तम् अजम् अव्ययम् लोकधामधराधारम् अप्रकाशम् अभेदिनम् ॥
namāmi sarvaṃ sarveśam anantam ajam avyayam lokadhāmadharādhāram aprakāśam abhedinam //
"I bow to the All, the lord of all, endless, unborn, imperishable, the support of the bearer of the abode of the worlds, unmanifest, undivided;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.40
नारायणम् अणीयांसम् अशेषाणाम् अणीयसाम् समस्तानां गरिष्ठं च भूरादीनां गरीयसाम् ॥
nārāyaṇam aṇīyāṃsam aśeṣāṇām aṇīyasām samastānāṃ gariṣṭhaṃ ca bhūrādīnāṃ garīyasām //
to Nārāyaṇa, subtler than all subtle things, and greater than all the great things, the earth and the rest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.41
यत्र सर्वं यतः सर्वम् उत्पन्नं मत्पुरःसरम् सर्वभूतश् च यो देवः पराणाम् अपि यः परः ॥
yatra sarvaṃ yataḥ sarvam utpannaṃ matpuraḥsaram sarvabhūtaś ca yo devaḥ parāṇām api yaḥ paraḥ //
in whom is all, from whom all has arisen, beginning with me; the god who is all beings, who is higher even than the highest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.42
परः परस्मात् पुरुषात् परमात्मस्वरूपधृक् योगिभिश् चिन्त्यते यो ऽसौ मुक्तिहेतोर् मुमुक्षुभिः ॥
paraḥ parasmāt puruṣāt paramātmasvarūpadhṛk yogibhiś cintyate yo 'sau muktihetor mumukṣubhiḥ //
who is higher than the highest Puruṣa, bearing the form of the Supreme Self, who is meditated on by yogins, by seekers of release, for the sake of release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.43
सत्त्वादयो न सन्तीशे यत्र च प्राकृता गुणाः स शुद्धः सर्वशुद्धेभ्यः पुमान् आद्यः प्रसीदतु ॥
sattvādayo na santīśe yatra ca prākṛtā guṇāḥ sa śuddhaḥ sarvaśuddhebhyaḥ pumān ādyaḥ prasīdatu //
In which lord the natural qualities, goodness and the rest, do not exist — may that pure one, purer than all pure things, the primal Person, be gracious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.44
कलाकाष्ठानिमेषादि कालसूत्रस्य गोचरे यस्य शक्तिर् न शुद्धस्य प्रसीदतु स नो हरिः ॥
kalākāṣṭhānimeṣādi kālasūtrasya gocare yasya śaktir na śuddhasya prasīdatu sa no hariḥ //
The pure one, whose power does not fall within the range of the thread of time consisting of kalās, kāṣṭhās, moments and so on — may that Hari be gracious to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.45
प्रोच्यते परमेशो हि यः शुद्धो ऽप्य् उपचारतः प्रसीदतु स नो विष्णुर् आत्मा यः सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥
procyate parameśo hi yaḥ śuddho 'py upacārataḥ prasīdatu sa no viṣṇur ātmā yaḥ sarvadehinām //
He who, though pure, is called 'the supreme lord' by way of a figure of speech — may that Viṣṇu, who is the Self of all embodied beings, be gracious to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.46
यः कारणं च कार्यं च कारणस्यापि कारणम् कार्यस्यापि च यः कार्यं प्रसीदतु स नो हरिः ॥
yaḥ kāraṇaṃ ca kāryaṃ ca kāraṇasyāpi kāraṇam kāryasyāpi ca yaḥ kāryaṃ prasīdatu sa no hariḥ //
He who is both cause and effect, the cause even of the cause, and the effect even of the effect — may that Hari be gracious to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.47
कार्यकार्यस्य यत् कार्यं तत्कार्यस्यापि यः स्वयम् तत्कार्यकार्यभूतो यस् ततश् च प्रणतो ऽस्मि तम् ॥
kāryakāryasya yat kāryaṃ tatkāryasyāpi yaḥ svayam tatkāryakāryabhūto yas tataś ca praṇato 'smi tam //
He who himself is the effect of the effect of an effect, and of that effect too, who has become the effect of the effect of that — to him therefore I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 1 9.48
कारणं कारणस्यापि तस्य कारणकारणम् तत्कारणानां हेतुं तं प्रणतो ऽस्मि सुरेश्वरम् ॥
kāraṇaṃ kāraṇasyāpi tasya kāraṇakāraṇam tatkāraṇānāṃ hetuṃ taṃ praṇato 'smi sureśvaram //
The cause even of the cause, the cause of the cause of that, the source of those causes — to him, the lord of the gods, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.49
भोक्तारं भोज्यभूतं च स्रष्टारं सृज्यम् एव च कार्यकर्तृस्वरूपं तं प्रणतो ऽस्मि परं पदम् ॥
bhoktāraṃ bhojyabhūtaṃ ca sraṣṭāraṃ sṛjyam eva ca kāryakartṛsvarūpaṃ taṃ praṇato 'smi paraṃ padam //
The enjoyer and that which is to be enjoyed, the creator and that which is created, whose very nature is both the effect and the doer — to him, the supreme state, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.50
विशुद्धबोधवन् नित्यम् अजम् अक्षयम् अव्ययम् अव्यक्तम् अविकारं यत् तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥
viśuddhabodhavan nityam ajam akṣayam avyayam avyaktam avikāraṃ yat tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam //
That which is of the nature of wholly pure awareness, eternal, unborn, undecaying, imperishable, unmanifest, unchanging — that is the highest state of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.51
न स्थूलं न च सूक्ष्मं यन् न विशेषणगोचरम् तत् पदं परमं विष्णोः प्रणमामि सदामलम् ॥
na sthūlaṃ na ca sūkṣmaṃ yan na viśeṣaṇagocaram tat padaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇoḥ praṇamāmi sadāmalam //
That which is neither gross nor subtle, which is not within the range of any qualifying attribute — to that highest state of Viṣṇu, ever spotless, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.52
यस्यायुतायुतांशांशे विश्वशक्तिर् इयं स्थिता परब्रह्मस्वरूपस्य प्रणमामि तम् अव्ययम् ॥
yasyāyutāyutāṃśāṃśe viśvaśaktir iyaṃ sthitā parabrahmasvarūpasya praṇamāmi tam avyayam //
He in a fraction of a fraction of a myriad myriadth part of whom this power of the universe abides, whose form is the supreme Brahman — to him, the imperishable, I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.53
यन् न देवा न मुनयो न चाहं न च शंकरः जानन्ति परमेशस्य तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥
yan na devā na munayo na cāhaṃ na ca śaṃkaraḥ jānanti parameśasya tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam //
That which neither the gods nor the sages nor I nor Śaṃkara know — that is the supreme abode of Viṣṇu, the highest lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.54
यद् योगिनः सदोद्युक्ताः पुण्यपापक्षये ऽक्षयम् पश्यन्ति प्रणवे चिन्त्यं तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥
yad yoginaḥ sadodyuktāḥ puṇyapāpakṣaye 'kṣayam paśyanti praṇave cintyaṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam //
That imperishable (state) which yogins, ever intent, when their merit and demerit are exhausted, behold — to be meditated on in the syllable Om — that is the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.55
शक्तयो यस्य देवस्य ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मिकाः भवन्त्य् अभूतपूर्वस्य तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥
śaktayo yasya devasya brahmaviṣṇuśivātmikāḥ bhavanty abhūtapūrvasya tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam //
That god, who never existed before (anything else), whose powers are (those) consisting of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva — that is the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.56
सर्वेश सर्वभूतात्मन् सर्व सर्वाश्रयाच्युत प्रसीद विष्णो भक्तानां व्रज नो दृष्टिगोचरम् ॥
sarveśa sarvabhūtātman sarva sarvāśrayācyuta prasīda viṣṇo bhaktānāṃ vraja no dṛṣṭigocaram //
O lord of all, self of all beings, O All, refuge of all, Acyuta — be gracious, Viṣṇu; come within the range of the sight of us, your devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.57
इत्य् उदीरितम् आकर्ण्य ब्रह्मणस् त्रिदशास् ततः प्रणम्योचुः प्रसीदेति व्रज नो दृष्टिगोचरम् ॥
ity udīritam ākarṇya brahmaṇas tridaśās tataḥ praṇamyocuḥ prasīdeti vraja no dṛṣṭigocaram //
Having heard this uttered by Brahmā, the thirty (gods) then bowed and said: "Be gracious; come within the range of our sight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.58
यन् नायं भगवान् ब्रह्मा जानाति परमं पदम् तं नताः स्मो जगद्धाम तव सर्वगताच्युत ॥
yan nāyaṃ bhagavān brahmā jānāti paramaṃ padam taṃ natāḥ smo jagaddhāma tava sarvagatācyuta //
That supreme abode of yours which this lord Brahmā does not know — to that we bow, O dwelling-place of the world, O all-pervading Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.59
इत्य् अन्ते वचसस् तेषां देवानां ब्रह्मणस् तथा ऊचुर् देवर्षयः सर्वे बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः ॥
ity ante vacasas teṣāṃ devānāṃ brahmaṇas tathā ūcur devarṣayaḥ sarve bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ //
At the end of that speech of the gods and of Brahmā, all the divine sages, with Bṛhaspati at their head, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.60
आद्यो यज्ञः पुमान् ईड्यो यः पूर्वेषां च पूर्वजः तं नताः स्मो जगत्स्रष्टुः स्रष्टारम् अविशेषणम् ॥
ādyo yajñaḥ pumān īḍyo yaḥ pūrveṣāṃ ca pūrvajaḥ taṃ natāḥ smo jagatsraṣṭuḥ sraṣṭāram aviśeṣaṇam //
He who is the primal sacrifice, the Person to be praised, who was born before those who came before — to him we bow, the creator of the creator of the world, who is without distinguishing marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.61
भगवन् भूतभव्येश यज्ञमूर्तिधराव्यय प्रसीद प्रणतानां त्वं सर्वेषां देहि दर्शनम् ॥
bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa yajñamūrtidharāvyaya prasīda praṇatānāṃ tvaṃ sarveṣāṃ dehi darśanam //
O Lord, ruler of what has been and what will be, bearer of the form of sacrifice, imperishable one — be gracious; grant your sight to all of us who bow (before you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.62
एष ब्रह्मा तथैवायं सह रुद्रैस् त्रिलोचनः सर्वादित्यैः समं पूषा पावको ऽयं सहाग्निभिः ॥
eṣa brahmā tathaivāyaṃ saha rudrais trilocanaḥ sarvādityaiḥ samaṃ pūṣā pāvako 'yaṃ sahāgnibhiḥ //
Here is Brahmā, and here likewise the three-eyed one together with the Rudras, Pūṣan along with all the Ādityas, and here the purifier (Agni) with the fires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.63
अश्विनौ वसवश् चेमे सर्वे चैते मरुद्गणाः साध्या विश्वे तथा देवा देवेन्द्रश् चायम् ईश्वरः ॥
aśvinau vasavaś ceme sarve caite marudgaṇāḥ sādhyā viśve tathā devā devendraś cāyam īśvaraḥ //
And here the two Aśvins and the Vasus, and all these hosts of Maruts, the Sādhyas and the Viśve devas, and here Indra of the gods, the lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.64
प्रणामप्रवणा नाथ दैत्यसैन्यपराजिताः शरणं त्वाम् अनुप्राप्ताः समस्ता देवतागणाः ॥
praṇāmapravaṇā nātha daityasainyaparājitāḥ śaraṇaṃ tvām anuprāptāḥ samastā devatāgaṇāḥ //
Bent low in obeisance, O master, defeated by the army of the Daityas, all the hosts of gods have come to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.65
एवं संस्तूयमानस् तु भगवाञ् छङ्खचक्रधृक् जगाम दर्शनं तेषां मैत्रेय परमेश्वरः ॥
evaṃ saṃstūyamānas tu bhagavāñ chaṅkhacakradhṛk jagāma darśanaṃ teṣāṃ maitreya parameśvaraḥ //
Thus praised, the Lord who bears conch and discus, the supreme ruler, came into their sight, Maitreya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.66
तं दृष्ट्वा ते तदा देवाः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् अपूर्वरूपसंस्थानं तेजसां राशिम् ऊर्जितम् ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā te tadā devāḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharam apūrvarūpasaṃsthānaṃ tejasāṃ rāśim ūrjitam //
Seeing him then, bearer of conch, discus and mace, of a form and configuration unlike any before, a mighty mass of splendours —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.67
प्रणम्य प्रणताः पूर्वं संक्षोभस्तिमितेक्षणाः तुष्टुवुः पुण्डरीकाक्षं पितामहपुरोगमाः ॥
praṇamya praṇatāḥ pūrvaṃ saṃkṣobhastimitekṣaṇāḥ tuṣṭuvuḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ pitāmahapurogamāḥ //
— those gods, bowed low, having first made obeisance, their eyes fixed motionless from agitation, praised the lotus-eyed one, with the Grandfather at their head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.68
नमो नमस् ते विश्वेश त्वं ब्रह्मा त्वं पिनाकधृक् इन्द्रस् त्वम् अग्निः पवनो वरुणः सविता यमः वसवो मरुतः साध्या विश्वेदेवगणा भवान् ॥
namo namas te viśveśa tvaṃ brahmā tvaṃ pinākadhṛk indras tvam agniḥ pavano varuṇaḥ savitā yamaḥ vasavo marutaḥ sādhyā viśvedevagaṇā bhavān //
Homage, homage to you, lord of the universe: you are Brahmā, you are the bearer of the Pināka bow, you are Indra, Agni, the wind, Varuṇa, the sun, Yama; you are the Vasus, the Maruts, the Sādhyas, the hosts of the Viśve devas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.69
यो ऽयं तवागतो देव समीपं देवतागणः स त्वम् एव जगत्स्रष्टा यतः सर्वगतो भवान् ॥
yo 'yaṃ tavāgato deva samīpaṃ devatāgaṇaḥ sa tvam eva jagatsraṣṭā yataḥ sarvagato bhavān //
This host of gods that has come near you, O god — that is you yourself, the creator of the world, since you pervade all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.70
त्वं यज्ञस् त्वं वषट्कारस् त्वम् ओङ्कारः प्रजापतिः वेत्ता वेद्यं च सर्वात्मंस् त्वन्मयं चाखिलं जगत् ॥
tvaṃ yajñas tvaṃ vaṣaṭkāras tvam oṅkāraḥ prajāpatiḥ vettā vedyaṃ ca sarvātmaṃs tvanmayaṃ cākhilaṃ jagat //
You are the sacrifice, you are the utterance vaṣaṭ, you are Om, the lord of creatures, the knower and the object of knowledge, O self of all; and the whole world is made of you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.71
त्वाम् आर्ताः शरणं विष्णो प्रयाता दैत्यनिर्जिताः वयं प्रसीद सर्वात्मंस् तेजसाप्याययस्व नः ॥
tvām ārtāḥ śaraṇaṃ viṣṇo prayātā daityanirjitāḥ vayaṃ prasīda sarvātmaṃs tejasāpyāyayasva naḥ //
Afflicted, conquered by the Daityas, we have gone to you for refuge, Viṣṇu. Be gracious, self of all; fill us up with your splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.72
तावद् आर्तिस् तथा वाञ्छा तावन् मोहस् तथासुखम् यावन् नायाति शरणं त्वाम् अशेषाघनाशनम् ॥
tāvad ārtis tathā vāñchā tāvan mohas tathāsukham yāvan nāyāti śaraṇaṃ tvām aśeṣāghanāśanam //
Affliction lasts, and craving, and delusion, and unhappiness, only so long as one does not come for refuge to you, the destroyer of all evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.73
त्वं प्रसादं प्रसन्नात्मन् प्रपन्नानां कुरुष्व नः तेजसां नाथ सर्वेषां स्वशक्त्याप्यायनं कुरु ॥
tvaṃ prasādaṃ prasannātman prapannānāṃ kuruṣva naḥ tejasāṃ nātha sarveṣāṃ svaśaktyāpyāyanaṃ kuru //
Show favour, O you of gracious nature, to us who have taken refuge; O lord of all radiances, replenish (us) with your own power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.74
एवं संस्तूयमानस् तु प्रणतैर् अमरैर् हरिः प्रसन्नदृष्टिर् भगवान् इदम् आह स विश्वकृत् ॥
evaṃ saṃstūyamānas tu praṇatair amarair hariḥ prasannadṛṣṭir bhagavān idam āha sa viśvakṛt //
Thus praised by the bowing immortals, Hari the Lord, the maker of the universe, with gracious gaze, said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.75
तेजसो भवतां देवाः करिष्याम्य् उपबृंहणम् वदाम्य् अहं यत् क्रियतां भवद्भिस् तद् इदं सुराः ॥
tejaso bhavatāṃ devāḥ kariṣyāmy upabṛṃhaṇam vadāmy ahaṃ yat kriyatāṃ bhavadbhis tad idaṃ surāḥ //
"O gods, I shall bring about an increase of your energy. I shall tell you what you are to do, gods: this is it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.76
आनीय सहिता दैत्यैः क्षीराब्धौ सकलौषधीः मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम् मथ्यताम् अमृतं देवाः सहाये मय्य् अवस्थिते ॥
ānīya sahitā daityaiḥ kṣīrābdhau sakalauṣadhīḥ manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim mathyatām amṛtaṃ devāḥ sahāye mayy avasthite //
"Bringing all the herbs together with the Daityas, (cast them) into the ocean of milk; making Mandara the churning-stick and Vāsuki the cord, churn out the nectar, O gods, with me standing by as helper."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.77
सामपूर्वं च दैतेयास् तत्र साहाय्यकर्मणि सामान्यफलभोक्तारो यूयं वाच्या भविष्यथ ॥
sāmapūrvaṃ ca daiteyās tatra sāhāyyakarmaṇi sāmānyaphalabhoktāro yūyaṃ vācyā bhaviṣyatha //
"And with conciliation first, the Daiteyas are to be told by you concerning the work of assistance there: 'You shall be sharers of the fruit in common.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.78
मथ्यमाने च तत्राब्धौ यत् समुत्पद्यते ऽमृतम् तत्पानाद् बलिनो यूयम् अमराश् च भविष्यथ ॥
mathyamāne ca tatrābdhau yat samutpadyate 'mṛtam tatpānād balino yūyam amarāś ca bhaviṣyatha //
"And when that ocean is churned, the nectar that arises—by drinking it you shall become strong and immortal."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.79
तथा चाहं करिष्यामि ते यथा त्रिदशद्विषः न प्राप्स्यन्त्य् अमृतं देवाः केवलं क्लेशभागिनः ॥
tathā cāhaṃ kariṣyāmi te yathā tridaśadviṣaḥ na prāpsyanty amṛtaṃ devāḥ kevalaṃ kleśabhāginaḥ //
"And I shall so act, O gods, that the enemies of the thirty (gods) shall not obtain the nectar, but shall get only the toil."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.80
इत्य् उक्ता देवदेवेन सर्व एव ततः सुराः संधानम् असुरैः कृत्वा यत्नवन्तो ऽमृते ऽभवन् ॥
ity uktā devadevena sarva eva tataḥ surāḥ saṃdhānam asuraiḥ kṛtvā yatnavanto 'mṛte 'bhavan //
Being thus addressed by the god of gods, then all the gods, having made an agreement with the Asuras, made effort for the nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.81
नानौषधीः समानीय देवदैतेयदानवाः क्षिप्त्वा क्षीराब्धिपयसि शरदभ्रामलत्विषि ॥
nānauṣadhīḥ samānīya devadaiteyadānavāḥ kṣiptvā kṣīrābdhipayasi śaradabhrāmalatviṣi //
The gods, Daiteyas and Dānavas, having brought together various herbs and cast them into the water of the milk-ocean, whose sheen was as clear as an autumn cloud,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.82
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा च वासुकिम् ततो मथितुम् आरब्धा मैत्रेय तरसामृतम् ॥
manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā ca vāsukim tato mathitum ārabdhā maitreya tarasāmṛtam //
and having made Mandara the churning-stick and Vāsuki the cord, they then began, O Maitreya, to churn out the nectar with force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.83
विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यतः पुच्छं ततः कृताः कृष्णेन वासुकेर् दैत्याः पूर्वकाये निवेशिताः ॥
vibudhāḥ sahitāḥ sarve yataḥ pucchaṃ tataḥ kṛtāḥ kṛṣṇena vāsuker daityāḥ pūrvakāye niveśitāḥ //
All the gods together were placed by Kṛṣṇa at the side where the tail was, and the Daityas were stationed at the forward part of Vāsuki's body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.84
ते तस्य फणनिःश्वासवह्निनापहतत्विषः निस्तेजसो ऽसुराः सर्वे बभूवुर् अमितद्युते ॥
te tasya phaṇaniḥśvāsavahnināpahatatviṣaḥ nistejaso 'surāḥ sarve babhūvur amitadyute //
All those Asuras, their brilliance struck away by the fire of the breath from the hoods of that one of measureless splendour, became devoid of energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.85
तेनैव मुखनिःश्वासवायुनास्तबलाहकैः पुच्छप्रदेशे वर्षद्भिस् तदा चाप्यायिताः सुराः ॥
tenaiva mukhaniḥśvāsavāyunāstabalāhakaiḥ pucchapradeśe varṣadbhis tadā cāpyāyitāḥ surāḥ //
And by that same wind of the (serpent's) mouth-breath, clouds were driven to the region of the tail, and raining there they refreshed the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.86
क्षीरोदमध्ये भगवान् कूर्मरूपी स्वयं हरिः मन्दराद्रेर् अधिष्ठानं भ्रमतो ऽभून् महामुने ॥
kṣīrodamadhye bhagavān kūrmarūpī svayaṃ hariḥ mandarādrer adhiṣṭhānaṃ bhramato 'bhūn mahāmune //
In the midst of the milk-ocean the Lord Hari himself, in the form of a tortoise, became the support of the Mandara mountain as it turned, O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.87
रूपेणान्येन देवानां मध्ये चक्रगदाधरः चकर्ष नागराजानं दैत्यमध्ये ऽपरेण च ॥
rūpeṇānyena devānāṃ madhye cakragadādharaḥ cakarṣa nāgarājānaṃ daityamadhye 'pareṇa ca //
In another form, bearing discus and mace, among the gods, and in yet another among the Daityas, he pulled the king of serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.88
उपर्य् आक्रान्तवाञ् छैलं बृहद्रूपेण केशवः तथापरेण मैत्रेय यन् न दृष्टं सुरासुरैः ॥
upary ākrāntavāñ chailaṃ bṛhadrūpeṇa keśavaḥ tathāpareṇa maitreya yan na dṛṣṭaṃ surāsuraiḥ //
With a huge form Keśava pressed down the mountain from above, and with still another form, Maitreya, which was not seen by gods or Asuras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.89
तेजसा नागराजानं तथाप्यायितवान् हरिः अन्येन तेजसा देवान् उपबृंहितवान् विभुः ॥
tejasā nāgarājānaṃ tathāpyāyitavān hariḥ anyena tejasā devān upabṛṃhitavān vibhuḥ //
Hari sustained the serpent king with his energy, and with another energy the all-pervading one strengthened the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.90
मथ्यमाने ततस् तस्मिन् क्षीराब्धौ देवदानवैः हविर्धामाभवत् पूर्वं सुरभिः सुरपूजिता ॥
mathyamāne tatas tasmin kṣīrābdhau devadānavaiḥ havirdhāmābhavat pūrvaṃ surabhiḥ surapūjitā //
Then, while that milk-ocean was being churned by the gods and Dānavas, there first arose Surabhi, the source of the oblation, honoured by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.91
जग्मुर् मुदं ततो देवा दानवाश् च महामुने व्याक्षिप्तचेतसश् चैव बभूवुः स्तिमितेक्षणाः ॥
jagmur mudaṃ tato devā dānavāś ca mahāmune vyākṣiptacetasaś caiva babhūvuḥ stimitekṣaṇāḥ //
Then the gods and the Dānavas went to joy, O great sage, and their minds became distracted and their eyes fixed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.92
किम् एतद् इति सिद्धानां दिवि चिन्तयतां ततः बभूव वारुणी देवी मदाघूर्णितलोचना ॥
kim etad iti siddhānāṃ divi cintayatāṃ tataḥ babhūva vāruṇī devī madāghūrṇitalocanā //
Then, while the Siddhas in heaven were wondering "What is this?", there arose the goddess Vāruṇī, her eyes rolling with intoxication.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.93
कृतावर्तात् ततस् तस्मात् क्षीरोदाद् वासयञ् जगत् गन्धेन पारिजातो ऽभूद् देवस्त्रीनन्दनस् तरुः ॥
kṛtāvartāt tatas tasmāt kṣīrodād vāsayañ jagat gandhena pārijāto 'bhūd devastrīnandanas taruḥ //
Then from that churned milk-ocean arose the pārijāta tree, delighting the wives of the gods, perfuming the world with its fragrance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.94
रूपौदार्यगुणोपेतस् ततश् चाप्सरसां गणः क्षीरोदधेः समुत्पन्नो मैत्रेय परमाद्भुतः ॥
rūpaudāryaguṇopetas tataś cāpsarasāṃ gaṇaḥ kṣīrodadheḥ samutpanno maitreya paramādbhutaḥ //
Then, Maitreya, the host of apsarases, endowed with beauty and the quality of nobility, most wonderful, arose from the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.95
ततः शीतांशुर् अभवज् जगृहे तं महेश्वरः जगृहुश् च विषं नागाः क्षीरोदाब्धिसमुत्थितम् ॥
tataḥ śītāṃśur abhavaj jagṛhe taṃ maheśvaraḥ jagṛhuś ca viṣaṃ nāgāḥ kṣīrodābdhisamutthitam //
Then the cool-rayed (moon) came forth; Maheśvara took hold of it; and the serpents took the poison that had risen from the milk-ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.96
ततो धन्वन्तरिर् देवः श्वेताम्बरधरः स्वयम् बिभ्रत्कमण्डलुं पूर्णम् अमृतस्य समुत्थितः ॥
tato dhanvantarir devaḥ śvetāmbaradharaḥ svayam bibhratkamaṇḍaluṃ pūrṇam amṛtasya samutthitaḥ //
Then the god Dhanvantari himself rose up, wearing white garments, bearing a water-pot full of the nectar of immortality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.97
ततः स्वस्थमनस्कास् ते सर्वे दैतेयदानवाः बभूवुर् मुदिताः सद्यो मैत्रेय मुनिभिः सह ॥
tataḥ svasthamanaskās te sarve daiteyadānavāḥ babhūvur muditāḥ sadyo maitreya munibhiḥ saha //
Then, Maitreya, all those sons of Diti and the Dānavas at once became easy of mind and joyful, along with the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.98
ततः स्फुरत्कान्तिमती विकासिकमले स्थिता श्रीर् देवी पयसस् तस्माद् उत्थिता धृतपङ्कजा ॥
tataḥ sphuratkāntimatī vikāsikamale sthitā śrīr devī payasas tasmād utthitā dhṛtapaṅkajā //
Then, radiant with flashing beauty, standing upon an opened lotus, holding a lotus, the goddess Śrī rose up from that milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.99
तां तुष्टुवुर् मुदा युक्ताः श्रीसूक्तेन महर्षयः ॥
tāṃ tuṣṭuvur mudā yuktāḥ śrīsūktena maharṣayaḥ //
Filled with joy, the great sages praised her with the Śrī-sūkta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.100
विश्वावसुमुखास् तस्या गन्धर्वाः पुरतो जगुः घृताचीप्रमुखा ब्रह्मन् ननृतुश् चाप्सरोगणाः ॥
viśvāvasumukhās tasyā gandharvāḥ purato jaguḥ ghṛtācīpramukhā brahman nanṛtuś cāpsarogaṇāḥ //
The gandharvas, led by Viśvāvasu, sang before her, and the hosts of apsarases, headed by Ghṛtācī, danced, O brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.101
गङ्गाद्याः सरितस् तोयैः स्नानार्थम् उपतस्थिरे दिग्गजा हेमपात्रस्थम् आदाय विमलं जलम् स्नापयां चक्रिरे देवीं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरीम् ॥
gaṅgādyāḥ saritas toyaiḥ snānārtham upatasthire diggajā hemapātrastham ādāya vimalaṃ jalam snāpayāṃ cakrire devīṃ sarvalokamaheśvarīm //
The rivers, Gaṅgā and the rest, presented themselves with their waters for her bathing; the elephants of the quarters, taking clear water held in golden vessels, bathed the goddess, the great mistress of all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.102
क्षीरोदो रूपधृक् तस्यै मालाम् अम्लानपङ्कजाम् ददौ विभूषणान्य् अङ्गे विश्वकर्मा चकार ह ॥
kṣīrodo rūpadhṛk tasyai mālām amlānapaṅkajām dadau vibhūṣaṇāny aṅge viśvakarmā cakāra ha //
The milk-ocean, assuming a form, gave her a garland of unfading lotuses, and Viśvakarman made ornaments for her body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.103
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरा स्नाता भूषणभूषिता पश्यतां सर्वदेवानां ययौ वक्षःस्थलं हरेः ॥
divyamālyāmbaradharā snātā bhūṣaṇabhūṣitā paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ yayau vakṣaḥsthalaṃ hareḥ //
Bathed, wearing divine garlands and garments, adorned with ornaments, while all the gods looked on she went to the breast of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.104
ततो ऽवलोकिता देवा हरिवक्षःस्थलस्थया लक्ष्म्या मैत्रेय सहसा परां निर्वृतिम् आगताः ॥
tato 'valokitā devā harivakṣaḥsthalasthayā lakṣmyā maitreya sahasā parāṃ nirvṛtim āgatāḥ //
Then, Maitreya, the gods, gazed upon by Lakṣmī who was seated on Hari's breast, at once attained the highest contentment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.105
उद्वेगं परमं जग्मुर् दैत्या विष्णुपराङ्मुखाः त्यक्ता लक्ष्म्या महाभाग विप्रचित्तिपुरोगमाः ॥
udvegaṃ paramaṃ jagmur daityā viṣṇuparāṅmukhāḥ tyaktā lakṣmyā mahābhāga vipracittipurogamāḥ //
The Daityas, turned away from Viṣṇu, abandoned by Lakṣmī, headed by Vipracitti, fell into extreme agitation, O greatly fortunate one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.106
ततस् ते जगृहुर् दैत्या धन्वन्तरिकरे स्थितम् कमण्डलुं महावीर्या यत्रास्ते तद् द्विजामृतम् ॥
tatas te jagṛhur daityā dhanvantarikare sthitam kamaṇḍaluṃ mahāvīryā yatrāste tad dvijāmṛtam //
Then those Daityas of great might seized the water-pot that stood in Dhanvantari's hand, in which was that nectar, O brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.107
मायया मोहयित्वा तान् विष्णुः स्त्रीरूपम् आस्थितः दानवेभ्यस् तद् आदाय देवेभ्यः प्रददौ विभुः ॥
māyayā mohayitvā tān viṣṇuḥ strīrūpam āsthitaḥ dānavebhyas tad ādāya devebhyaḥ pradadau vibhuḥ //
Having bewildered them by his magic, Viṣṇu, assuming the form of a woman, took it from the Dānavas, and the Lord gave it to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.108
ततः पपुः सुरगणाः शक्राद्यास् तत् तदामृतम् उद्यतायुधनिस्त्रिंशा दैत्यास् तांश् च समभ्ययुः ॥
tataḥ papuḥ suragaṇāḥ śakrādyās tat tadāmṛtam udyatāyudhanistriṃśā daityās tāṃś ca samabhyayuḥ //
Then the hosts of gods, Śakra and the rest, drank that nectar, and the Daityas, with weapons and swords raised, rushed upon them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.109
पीते ऽमृते च बलिभिर् देवैर् दैत्यचमूस् तदा वध्यमाना दिशो भेजे पातालं च विवेश वै ॥
pīte 'mṛte ca balibhir devair daityacamūs tadā vadhyamānā diśo bheje pātālaṃ ca viveśa vai //
And when the nectar had been drunk, the army of the Daityas, being slain by the now-strong gods, scattered in all directions and entered Pātāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.110
ततो देवा मुदा युक्ताः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् प्रणिपत्य यथापूर्वम् अशासंस् तत् त्रिविष्टपम् ॥
tato devā mudā yuktāḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharam praṇipatya yathāpūrvam aśāsaṃs tat triviṣṭapam //
Then the gods, filled with joy, bowed down to the bearer of conch, discus and mace, and ruled that heaven as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.111
ततः प्रसन्नभाः सूर्यः प्रययौ स्वेन वर्त्मना ज्योतींषि च यथामार्गं प्रययुर् मुनिसत्तम ॥
tataḥ prasannabhāḥ sūryaḥ prayayau svena vartmanā jyotīṃṣi ca yathāmārgaṃ prayayur munisattama //
Then the sun, its light serene, went on its own course, and the heavenly lights went along their proper paths, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.112
जज्वाल भगवांश् चोच्चैश् चारुदीप्तिर् विभावसुः धर्मे च सर्वभूतानां तदा मतिर् अजायत ॥
jajvāla bhagavāṃś coccaiś cārudīptir vibhāvasuḥ dharme ca sarvabhūtānāṃ tadā matir ajāyata //
And the lord Fire, of lovely brightness, blazed up high; and then in all beings a disposition toward dharma arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.113
श्रिया जुष्टं च त्रैलोक्यं बभूव द्विजसत्तम शक्रश् च त्रिदशश्रेष्ठः पुनः श्रीमान् अजायत ॥
śriyā juṣṭaṃ ca trailokyaṃ babhūva dvijasattama śakraś ca tridaśaśreṣṭhaḥ punaḥ śrīmān ajāyata //
And the three worlds became endowed with prosperity, O best of brahmins, and Śakra, chief of the thirty (gods), again became possessed of splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.114
सिंहासनगतः शक्रः संप्राप्य त्रिदिवं पुनः देवराज्ये स्थितो देवीं तुष्टावाब्जकरां ततः ॥
siṃhāsanagataḥ śakraḥ saṃprāpya tridivaṃ punaḥ devarājye sthito devīṃ tuṣṭāvābjakarāṃ tataḥ //
Śakra, having regained heaven and seated on his lion-throne, established in the kingship of the gods, then praised the goddess who holds a lotus in her hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.115
नमस्ये सर्वलोकानां जननीम् अब्जसंभवाम् श्रियम् उन्निद्रपद्माक्षीं विष्णुवक्षःस्थलस्थिताम् ॥
namasye sarvalokānāṃ jananīm abjasaṃbhavām śriyam unnidrapadmākṣīṃ viṣṇuvakṣaḥsthalasthitām //
I bow to Śrī, the mother of all the worlds, born from the lotus, whose eyes are (like) unclosed lotuses, who abides on the breast of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.116
त्वं सिद्धिस् त्वं स्वधा स्वाहा सुधा त्वं लोकपावनी संध्या रात्रिः प्रभा भूतिर् मेधा श्रद्धा सरस्वती ॥
tvaṃ siddhis tvaṃ svadhā svāhā sudhā tvaṃ lokapāvanī saṃdhyā rātriḥ prabhā bhūtir medhā śraddhā sarasvatī //
You are Siddhi, you are Svadhā, Svāhā, you are the nectar that purifies the worlds; (you are) twilight, night, radiance, prosperity, wisdom, faith, Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.117
यज्ञविद्या महाविद्या गुह्यविद्या च शोभने आत्मविद्या च देवि त्वं विमुक्तिफलदायिनी ॥
yajñavidyā mahāvidyā guhyavidyā ca śobhane ātmavidyā ca devi tvaṃ vimuktiphaladāyinī //
You are the knowledge of sacrifice, the great knowledge, and the secret knowledge, O beautiful one; and, O goddess, you are the knowledge of the self, which bestows the fruit of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.118
आन्वीक्षिकी त्रयी वार्ता दण्डनीतिस् त्वम् एव च सौम्यासौम्यैर् जगद् रूपैस् त्वयैतद् देवि पूरितम् ॥
ānvīkṣikī trayī vārtā daṇḍanītis tvam eva ca saumyāsaumyair jagad rūpais tvayaitad devi pūritam //
You alone are logic, the three Vedas, husbandry, and the science of government; by you, O goddess, is this world filled with forms gentle and ungentle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.119
का त्व् अन्या त्वाम् ऋते देवि सर्वयज्ञमयं वपुः अध्यास्ते देवदेवस्य योगिचिन्त्यं गदाभृतः ॥
kā tv anyā tvām ṛte devi sarvayajñamayaṃ vapuḥ adhyāste devadevasya yogicintyaṃ gadābhṛtaḥ //
But what other woman than you, O goddess, occupies the body of the god of gods, the bearer of the mace—that body made of all sacrifices, contemplated by yogins?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.120
त्वया देवि परित्यक्तं सकलं भुवनत्रयम् विनष्टप्रायम् अभवत् त्वयेदानीं समेधितम् ॥
tvayā devi parityaktaṃ sakalaṃ bhuvanatrayam vinaṣṭaprāyam abhavat tvayedānīṃ samedhitam //
Abandoned by you, O goddess, the whole triple world had become as good as destroyed; now it has been made to thrive by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.121
दाराः पुत्रास् तथागारं सुहृद्धान्यधनादिकम् भवत्य् एतन् महाभागे नित्यं त्वद्वीक्षणान् नृणाम् ॥
dārāḥ putrās tathāgāraṃ suhṛddhānyadhanādikam bhavaty etan mahābhāge nityaṃ tvadvīkṣaṇān nṛṇām //
Wife, sons, likewise home, friends, grain, wealth and the rest—all this comes to men constantly, O greatly blessed one, from your glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.122
शरीरारोग्यम् ऐश्वर्यम् अरिपक्षक्षयः सुखम् देवि त्वद्दृष्टिदृष्टानां पुरुषाणां न दुर्लभम् ॥
śarīrārogyam aiśvaryam aripakṣakṣayaḥ sukham devi tvaddṛṣṭidṛṣṭānāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ na durlabham //
Bodily health, lordship, the destruction of the enemy's party, happiness—for men looked upon by your gaze, O goddess, these are not hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.123
त्वं माता सर्वभूतानां देवदेवो हरिः पिता त्वयैतद् विष्णुना चाम्ब जगद् व्याप्तं चराचरम् ॥
tvaṃ mātā sarvabhūtānāṃ devadevo hariḥ pitā tvayaitad viṣṇunā cāmba jagad vyāptaṃ carācaram //
You are the mother of all beings, and the god of gods, Hari, is the father; by you and by Viṣṇu, O mother, is this world, moving and unmoving, pervaded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.124
मा नः कोशं तथा गोष्ठं मा गृहं मा परिच्छदम् मा शरीरं कलत्रं च त्यजेथाः सर्वपावनि ॥
mā naḥ kośaṃ tathā goṣṭhaṃ mā gṛhaṃ mā paricchadam mā śarīraṃ kalatraṃ ca tyajethāḥ sarvapāvani //
Do not forsake our treasury, nor our cattle-pen, nor our house, nor our furnishings, nor our body and wife, O purifier of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.125
मा पुत्रान् मा सुहृद्वर्गान् मा पशून् मा विभूषणम् त्यजेथा मम देवस्य विष्णोर् वक्षःस्थलालये ॥
mā putrān mā suhṛdvargān mā paśūn mā vibhūṣaṇam tyajethā mama devasya viṣṇor vakṣaḥsthalālaye //
Do not forsake my sons, nor my circle of friends, nor my cattle, nor my ornaments, O you whose dwelling is the breast of the god Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.126
सत्त्वेन सत्यशौचाभ्यां तथा शीलादिभिर् गुणैः त्यज्यन्ते ते नराः सद्यः संत्यक्ता ये त्वयामले ॥
sattvena satyaśaucābhyāṃ tathā śīlādibhir guṇaiḥ tyajyante te narāḥ sadyaḥ saṃtyaktā ye tvayāmale //
Those men who are abandoned by you, O stainless one, are at once abandoned by goodness, by truth and purity, and likewise by good conduct and the other virtues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.127
त्वयावलोकिताः सद्यः शीलाद्यैर् अखिलैर् गुणैः कुलैश्वर्यैश् च युज्यन्ते पुरुषा निर्गुणा अपि ॥
tvayāvalokitāḥ sadyaḥ śīlādyair akhilair guṇaiḥ kulaiśvaryaiś ca yujyante puruṣā nirguṇā api //
Men looked upon by you, even those without virtues, are at once joined with all the virtues, beginning with good conduct, and with good family and lordship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.128
स श्लाघ्यः स गुणी धन्यः स कुलीनः स बुद्धिमान् स शूरः स च विक्रान्तो यस् त्वया देवि वीक्षितः ॥
sa ślāghyaḥ sa guṇī dhanyaḥ sa kulīnaḥ sa buddhimān sa śūraḥ sa ca vikrānto yas tvayā devi vīkṣitaḥ //
He is praiseworthy, he is virtuous, he is fortunate, he is well-born, he is intelligent, he is brave and he is valiant—whoever is looked upon by you, O goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.129
सद्यो वैगुण्यम् आयान्ति शीलाद्याः सकला गुणाः पराङ्मुखी जगद्धात्री यस्य त्वं विष्णुवल्लभे ॥
sadyo vaiguṇyam āyānti śīlādyāḥ sakalā guṇāḥ parāṅmukhī jagaddhātrī yasya tvaṃ viṣṇuvallabhe //
At once all his virtues, good conduct and the rest, turn to worthlessness, from whom you, O sustainer of the world, beloved of Viṣṇu, turn your face away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.130
न ते वर्णयितुं शक्ता गुणाञ् जिह्वापि वेधसः प्रसीद देवि पद्माक्षि मास्मांस् त्याक्षीः कदाचन ॥
na te varṇayituṃ śaktā guṇāñ jihvāpi vedhasaḥ prasīda devi padmākṣi māsmāṃs tyākṣīḥ kadācana //
Not even the tongue of the Creator is able to describe your qualities. Be gracious, O goddess, lotus-eyed one; never abandon us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.131
एवं श्रीः संस्तुता सम्यक् प्राह हृष्टा शतक्रतुम् शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानां सर्वभूतस्थिता द्विज ॥
evaṃ śrīḥ saṃstutā samyak prāha hṛṣṭā śatakratum śṛṇvatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ sarvabhūtasthitā dvija //
Thus well praised, Śrī, pleased, spoke to Śatakratu (Indra) — she who abides in all beings — while all the gods listened, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.132
परितुष्टास्मि देवेश स्तोत्रेणानेन ते हरे वरं वृणीष्व यस् त्व् इष्टो वरदाहं तवागता ॥
parituṣṭāsmi deveśa stotreṇānena te hare varaṃ vṛṇīṣva yas tv iṣṭo varadāhaṃ tavāgatā //
"I am well satisfied, lord of the gods, by this hymn of yours, O Hari; choose a boon, whichever is desired, for I have come to you as a giver of boons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.133
वरदा यदि मे देवि वरार्हो यदि चाप्य् अहम् त्रैलोक्यं न त्वया त्याज्यम् एष मे ऽस्तु वरः परः ॥
varadā yadi me devi varārho yadi cāpy aham trailokyaṃ na tvayā tyājyam eṣa me 'stu varaḥ paraḥ //
"If you are a giver of boons to me, O goddess, and if I too am worthy of a boon: may the three worlds not be abandoned by you — let this be my highest boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.134
स्तोत्रेण यस् तथैतेन त्वां स्तोष्यत्य् अब्धिसंभवे स त्वया न परित्याज्यो द्वितीयो ऽस्तु वरो मम ॥
stotreṇa yas tathaitena tvāṃ stoṣyaty abdhisaṃbhave sa tvayā na parityājyo dvitīyo 'stu varo mama //
"And whoever shall praise you with this hymn, O you born from the ocean, he is not to be forsaken by you — let this be my second boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.135
त्रैलोक्यं त्रिदशश्रेष्ठ न संत्यक्ष्यामि वासव दत्तो वरो मयायं ते स्तोत्राराधनतुष्टया ॥
trailokyaṃ tridaśaśreṣṭha na saṃtyakṣyāmi vāsava datto varo mayāyaṃ te stotrārādhanatuṣṭayā //
"I shall not forsake the three worlds, O best of the thirty gods, O Vāsava; this boon has been given by me to you, since I am pleased by your worship in hymn."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.136
यश् च सायं तथा प्रातः स्तोत्रेणानेन मानवः मां स्तोष्यति न तस्याहं भविष्यामि पराङ्मुखी ॥
yaś ca sāyaṃ tathā prātaḥ stotreṇānena mānavaḥ māṃ stoṣyati na tasyāhaṃ bhaviṣyāmi parāṅmukhī //
"And whatever man shall praise me with this hymn at evening and at dawn, to him I shall not become averse."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.137
एवं ददौ वरौ देवी देवराजाय वै पुरा मैत्रेय श्रीर् महाभागा स्तोत्राराधनतोषिता ॥
evaṃ dadau varau devī devarājāya vai purā maitreya śrīr mahābhāgā stotrārādhanatoṣitā //
Thus the goddess gave the two boons to the king of the gods long ago, O Maitreya — the greatly fortunate Śrī, gratified by the worship of the hymn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.138
भृगोः ख्यात्यां समुत्पन्ना श्रीः पूर्वम् उदधेः पुनः देवदानवयत्नेन प्रसूतामृतमन्थने ॥
bhṛgoḥ khyātyāṃ samutpannā śrīḥ pūrvam udadheḥ punaḥ devadānavayatnena prasūtāmṛtamanthane //
Śrī was born formerly from Khyāti (the wife) of Bhṛgu; again (she was born) from the ocean, produced by the effort of gods and demons at the churning for the nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.139
एवं यदा जगत्स्वामी देवदेवो जनार्दनः अवतारं करोत्य् एषा तदा श्रीस् तत्सहायिनी ॥
evaṃ yadā jagatsvāmī devadevo janārdanaḥ avatāraṃ karoty eṣā tadā śrīs tatsahāyinī //
Thus, whenever the lord of the world, the god of gods, Janārdana, makes an incarnation, then this Śrī is his companion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.140
पुनश् च पद्मा संभूता आदित्यो ऽभूद् यदा हरिः यदा तु भार्गवो रामस् तदाभूद् धरणी त्व् इयम् ॥
punaś ca padmā saṃbhūtā ādityo 'bhūd yadā hariḥ yadā tu bhārgavo rāmas tadābhūd dharaṇī tv iyam //
And again she came into being as Padmā when Hari became Āditya; but when he was Rāma the descendant of Bhṛgu, then she became this Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.141
राघवत्वे ऽभवत् सीता रुक्मिणी कृष्णजन्मनि अन्येषु चावतारेषु विष्णोर् एषा सहायिनी ॥
rāghavatve 'bhavat sītā rukmiṇī kṛṣṇajanmani anyeṣu cāvatāreṣu viṣṇor eṣā sahāyinī //
In (his) being Rāghava she was Sītā, and Rukmiṇī at Kṛṣṇa's birth; and in the other incarnations of Viṣṇu she is his companion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.142
देवत्वे देवदेहेयं मनुष्यत्वे च मानुषी विष्णोर् देहानुरूपां वै करोत्य् एषात्मनस् तनुम् ॥
devatve devadeheyaṃ manuṣyatve ca mānuṣī viṣṇor dehānurūpāṃ vai karoty eṣātmanas tanum //
When he is a god, she has a divine body, and when he is a man, she is human; she makes her own form conformable to the body of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.143
यश् चैतच् छृणुयाज् जन्म लक्ष्म्या यश् च पठेन् नरः श्रियो न विच्युतिस् तस्य गृहे यावत् कुलत्रयम् ॥
yaś caitac chṛṇuyāj janma lakṣmyā yaś ca paṭhen naraḥ śriyo na vicyutis tasya gṛhe yāvat kulatrayam //
And the man who hears this birth of Lakṣmī and who recites it — for him there is no falling away of prosperity in his house, for three generations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.144
पठ्यते येषु चैवेयं गृहेषु श्रीस्तुतिर् मुने अलक्ष्मीः कलहाधारा न तेष्व् आस्ते कदाचन ॥
paṭhyate yeṣu caiveyaṃ gṛheṣu śrīstutir mune alakṣmīḥ kalahādhārā na teṣv āste kadācana //
And in those houses in which this praise of Śrī is recited, O sage, Alakṣmī, the ground of quarrel, never dwells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.145
एतत् ते कथितं ब्रह्मन् यन् मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि क्षीराब्धौ श्रीर् यथा जाता पूर्वं भृगुसुता सती ॥
etat te kathitaṃ brahman yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi kṣīrābdhau śrīr yathā jātā pūrvaṃ bhṛgusutā satī //
This has been told to you, O brahman, what you asked me: how Śrī was born in the ocean of milk, having formerly been the daughter of Bhṛgu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 1 9.146
इति सकलविभूत्यवाप्तिहेतुः स्तुतिर् इयम् इन्द्रमुखोद्गता हि लक्ष्म्याः अनुदिनम् इह पठ्यते नृभिर् यैर् वसति न तेषु कदाचिद् अप्य् अलक्ष्मीः ॥
iti sakalavibhūtyavāptihetuḥ stutir iyam indramukhodgatā hi lakṣmyāḥ anudinam iha paṭhyate nṛbhir yair vasati na teṣu kadācid apy alakṣmīḥ //
Thus this hymn of Lakṣmī, gone forth from Indra's mouth, is the cause of obtaining every kind of prosperity; among those men by whom it is recited here day after day, Alakṣmī never dwells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition