Vyasa Tells Arjuna of Shiva

Verse 1 (7.203.1)

तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते तत्र सञ्जय । मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वन्नतः परम् ॥

tasminnatirathe droṇe nihate tatra sañjaya | māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvannataḥ param

Sanjaya, when that great chariot-warrior Drona had been slain, what did my men and the Pandavas do after that?

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Verse 2 (7.203.2)

तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते पार्षतेन वै । कौरवेषु च भग्नेषु कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥

tasminnatirathe droṇe nihate pārṣatena vai | kauraveṣu ca bhagneṣu kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ

When the great chariot-warrior Drona had been killed by the son of Prishata, and the Kauravas were broken, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya,

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Verse 3 (7.203.3)

दृष्ट्वा सुमहदाश्चर्यमात्मनो विजयावहम् । मुनिं स्निग्धाम्बुदाभासं वेदव्यासमकल्मषम् । यदृच्छयाऽऽगतं व्यासं पप्रच्छ भरतर्षभ ॥

dṛṣṭvā sumahadāścaryamātmano vijayāvaham | muniṃ snigdhāmbudābhāsaṃ vedavyāsamakalmaṣam | yadṛcchayā''gataṃ vyāsaṃ papraccha bharatarṣabha

having seen the great marvel that had brought him victory, questioned Vyasa, the sinless sage, bright as a dark rain-cloud, who had come by chance, O best of the Bharatas.

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Verse 4 (7.203.4)

सङ्ग्रामे न्यहनं शत्रूञ्शरौघैर्विमलैरहम् । अग्रतो लक्षये यान्तं पुरुषं पावकप्रभम् ॥

saṅgrāme nyahanaṃ śatrūñśaraughairvimalairaham | agrato lakṣaye yāntaṃ puruṣaṃ pāvakaprabham

In battle, as I was striking down my enemies with torrents of bright arrows, I saw a man going before me, shining like fire,

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Verse 5 (7.203.5)

ज्वलन्तं शूलमुद्यम्य यां दिशं प्रतिपद्यते । तस्यां दिशि विदीर्यन्ते शत्रवो मे महामुने ॥

jvalantaṃ śūlamudyamya yāṃ diśaṃ pratipadyate | tasyāṃ diśi vidīryante śatravo me mahāmune

who, raising a blazing spear, went in whichever direction he turned; in that direction my enemies were torn apart, O great sage.

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Verse 6 (7.203.6)

तेन भग्नानरीन्सर्वान्मद्भग्नान्मन्यते जनः । तेन भग्नानि सैन्यानि पृष्ठतोऽनुव्रजाम्यहम् ॥

tena bhagnānarīnsarvānmadbhagnānmanyate janaḥ | tena bhagnāni sainyāni pṛṣṭhato'nuvrajāmyaham

People think that the enemies he has broken were broken by me. I only follow behind the armies that he has routed.

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Verse 7 (7.203.7)

भगवंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व को वै स पुरुषोत्तमः । शूलपाणिर्मया दृष्टस्तेजसा सूर्यसन्निभः ॥

bhagavaṃstanmamācakṣva ko vai sa puruṣottamaḥ | śūlapāṇirmayā dṛṣṭastejasā sūryasannibhaḥ

Tell me, venerable one, who is that best of men; I saw him with a spear in his hand, as radiant as the sun.

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Verse 8 (7.203.8)

न पद्भ्यां स्पृशते भूमिं न च शूलं विमुञ्चति । शूलाच्छूलसहस्राणि निष्पेतुस्तस्य तेजसा ॥

na padbhyāṃ spṛśate bhūmiṃ na ca śūlaṃ vimuñcati | śūlācchūlasahasrāṇi niṣpetustasya tejasā

He does not touch the ground with his feet, and he never lets go of his spear; from his spear, by his might, thousands upon thousands of spears fall.

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Verse 9 (7.203.9)

प्रजापतीनां प्रथमं तैजसं पुरुषं प्रभुम् । भुवनं भूर्भुवं देवं तेजसां प्रवरं प्रभुम् ॥

prajāpatīnāṃ prathamaṃ taijasaṃ puruṣaṃ prabhum | bhuvanaṃ bhūrbhuvaṃ devaṃ tejasāṃ pravaraṃ prabhum

The first of the Prajapatis, the radiant Person, the lord, the god of the earth and the heavens, the foremost lord among all splendours:

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Verse 10 (7.203.10)

ईशानं वरदं पार्थ दृष्टवानसि शङ्करम् । तं गच्छ शरणं देवं वरदं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥

īśānaṃ varadaṃ pārtha dṛṣṭavānasi śaṅkaram | taṃ gaccha śaraṇaṃ devaṃ varadaṃ bhuvaneśvaram

it was that Ishana, the giver of boons, Shankara, whom you saw, Partha. Go to him for refuge, the god who grants boons, the lord of the worlds.

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Verse 11 (7.203.11)

महादेवं महात्मानमीशानं जटिलं विभुम् । त्र्यक्षं महाभुजं रुद्रं शिखिनं चीरवाससम् ॥

mahādevaṃ mahātmānamīśānaṃ jaṭilaṃ vibhum | tryakṣaṃ mahābhujaṃ rudraṃ śikhinaṃ cīravāsasam

Mahadeva, the great-souled, Ishana, the matted-haired, the all-pervading, the three-eyed, the long-armed Rudra, wearing a crest, clad in bark;

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Verse 12 (7.203.12)

महादेवं हरं स्थाणुं वरदं भुवनेश्वरम् । जगत्प्रधानमजितं जगत्प्रीतिमधीश्वरम् ॥

mahādevaṃ haraṃ sthāṇuṃ varadaṃ bhuvaneśvaram | jagatpradhānamajitaṃ jagatprītimadhīśvaram

Mahadeva, Hara, Sthanu, the giver of boons, the lord of the worlds; the chief of the world, the unconquered, the joy of the world, the overlord;

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Verse 13 (7.203.13)

जगद्योनिं जगद्बीजं जयिनं जगतो गतिम् । विश्वात्मानं विश्वसृजं विश्वमूर्तिं यशस्विनम् ॥

jagadyoniṃ jagadbījaṃ jayinaṃ jagato gatim | viśvātmānaṃ viśvasṛjaṃ viśvamūrtiṃ yaśasvinam

the womb of the world and its seed, the victorious, the goal of the world; the soul of the universe, the creator of the universe, whose form is the universe, the glorious;

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Verse 14 (7.203.14)

विश्वेश्वरं विश्वनरं कर्मणामीश्वरं प्रभुम् । शंभुं स्वयंभुं भूतेशं भूतभव्यभवोद्भवम् ॥

viśveśvaraṃ viśvanaraṃ karmaṇāmīśvaraṃ prabhum | śaṃbhuṃ svayaṃbhuṃ bhūteśaṃ bhūtabhavyabhavodbhavam

lord of the universe, the man of the universe, lord of all actions, the master; Shambhu, the Self-existent, lord of beings, the source of what was, what will be and what is;

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Verse 15 (7.203.15)

योगं योगेश्वरं सर्वं सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरम् । सर्वश्रेष्ठं जगच्छ्रेष्ठं वरिष्ठं परमेष्ठिनम् ॥

yogaṃ yogeśvaraṃ sarvaṃ sarvalokeśvareśvaram | sarvaśreṣṭhaṃ jagacchreṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ parameṣṭhinam

yoga and the lord of yoga, the all; lord of the lords of all the worlds; the best of all, the best in the world, the most excellent, dwelling in the highest station;

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Verse 16 (7.203.16)

लोकत्रयविधातारमेकं लोकत्रयाश्रयम् । शुद्धात्मानं भवं भीमं शशाङ्ककृतशेखरम् ॥

lokatrayavidhātāramekaṃ lokatrayāśrayam | śuddhātmānaṃ bhavaṃ bhīmaṃ śaśāṅkakṛtaśekharam

the creator of the three worlds, the one refuge of the three worlds; the pure Self, Bhava, the terrible, wearing the moon as his crest;

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Verse 17 (7.203.17)

शाश्वतं भूधरं देवं सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरम् । सुदुर्जयं जगन्नाथं जन्ममृत्युजरातिगम् ॥

śāśvataṃ bhūdharaṃ devaṃ sarvavāgīśvareśvaram | sudurjayaṃ jagannāthaṃ janmamṛtyujarātigam

the eternal one, the supporter of the earth, the god, lord of the lords of all speech; the hard to conquer, the lord of the world, who passes beyond birth, death and old age;

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Verse 18 (7.203.18)

ज्ञानात्मानं ज्ञानगम्यं ज्ञानश्रेष्ठं सुदुर्विदम् । दातारं चैव भक्तानां प्रसादविहितान्वरान् ॥

jñānātmānaṃ jñānagamyaṃ jñānaśreṣṭhaṃ sudurvidam | dātāraṃ caiva bhaktānāṃ prasādavihitānvarān

the self of knowledge, to be reached by knowledge, the highest in knowledge, hard to know; and the giver to his devotees of the boons that his grace bestows.

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Verse 19 (7.203.19)

तस्य पारिषदा दिव्या रूपैर्नानाविधैर्विभोः । वामना जटिला मुण्डा ह्रस्वग्रीवा महोदराः ॥

tasya pāriṣadā divyā rūpairnānāvidhairvibhoḥ | vāmanā jaṭilā muṇḍā hrasvagrīvā mahodarāḥ

His attendants are divine, of many kinds of form, O Partha: dwarfs, matted-haired, shaven-headed, short-necked, big-bellied,

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Verse 20 (7.203.20)

महाकाया महोत्साहा महाकर्णास्तथाऽपरे । आननैर्विकृतैः पादैः पार्थ वेषैश्च वैकृतैः ॥

mahākāyā mahotsāhā mahākarṇāstathā'pare | ānanairvikṛtaiḥ pādaiḥ pārtha veṣaiśca vaikṛtaiḥ

huge-bodied, full of vigour, large-eared, and others, with misshapen faces and feet and strange dress.

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Verse 21 (7.203.21)

ईदृशैः स महादेवः पूज्यमानो महेश्वरः । स शिवस्तात तेजस्वी प्रसादाद्याति तेऽग्रतः ॥

īdṛśaiḥ sa mahādevaḥ pūjyamāno maheśvaraḥ | sa śivastāta tejasvī prasādādyāti te'grataḥ

Worshipped by such as these, that Mahadeva, the great Lord, the blessed and radiant one, goes before you by his grace, my son.

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Verse 22 (7.203.22)

तस्मिन्घोरे सदा पार्थ सङ्ग्रामे रोमहर्षणे । द्रौणिकर्णकृपैर्गुप्तां महेष्वासैः प्रहारिभिः ॥

tasminghore sadā pārtha saṅgrāme romaharṣaṇe | drauṇikarṇakṛpairguptāṃ maheṣvāsaiḥ prahāribhiḥ

In that dreadful and ever hair-raising battle, O Partha, that army guarded by great archers and fierce strikers, Drona's son, Karna and Kripa:

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Verse 23 (7.203.23)

कस्तां सेनां तदा पार्थ मनसाऽपि प्रधर्षयेत् । ऋते देवान्महेष्वासाद्बहुरूपान्महेश्वरात् ॥

kastāṃ senāṃ tadā pārtha manasā'pi pradharṣayet | ṛte devānmaheṣvāsādbahurūpānmaheśvarāt

who, Partha, could even in thought have assailed that army then, except the gods, and the many-formed great archer Maheshvara?

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Verse 24 (7.203.24)

स्थातुमुत्सहते कश्चिन्न तस्मिन्नग्रतः स्थिते । न हि भूतं समं तेन त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ॥

sthātumutsahate kaścinna tasminnagrataḥ sthite | na hi bhūtaṃ samaṃ tena triṣu lokeṣu vidyate

No one dares to stand when he is standing before; there is no being equal to him in the three worlds.

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Verse 25 (7.203.25)

गन्धेनापि हि सङ्ग्रामे तस्य क्रुद्धस्य शत्रवः । विसंज्ञा हतभूयिष्ठा वेपन्ति च पतन्ति च ॥

gandhenāpi hi saṅgrāme tasya kruddhasya śatravaḥ | visaṃjñā hatabhūyiṣṭhā vepanti ca patanti ca

In battle, when he is angry, his enemies lose their senses even at his smell; most of them die, and the rest tremble and fall.

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Verse 26 (7.203.26)

तस्मै नमस्तु कुर्वन्तो देवास्तिष्ठन्ति वै दिवि । ये चान्ये मानवा लोके ये च स्वर्गजितो नराः ॥

tasmai namastu kurvanto devāstiṣṭhanti vai divi | ye cānye mānavā loke ye ca svargajito narāḥ

The gods stand in heaven bowing to him, and so do the other men of the world, and the men who have won heaven,

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Verse 27 (7.203.27)

ये भक्ता वरदं देव शिवं रुद्रमुमापतिम् । अनन्यभावेन सदा सर्वेशं समुपासते ॥

ye bhaktā varadaṃ deva śivaṃ rudramumāpatim | ananyabhāvena sadā sarveśaṃ samupāsate

the devotees who, with undivided heart, always worship Shiva, Rudra, the husband of Uma, the giver of boons, the lord of all.

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Verse 28 (7.203.28)

सङ्ग्रामेषु जयं प्राप्य पालयन्ति महीमिमाम् । इह लोके सुखं प्राप्य ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् ॥

saṅgrāmeṣu jayaṃ prāpya pālayanti mahīmimām | iha loke sukhaṃ prāpya te yānti paramāṃ gatim

Winning victory in battles, they protect this earth; having found happiness in this world, they go to the highest goal.

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Verse 29 (7.203.29)

नमस्कुरुष्व कौन्तेय तस्मै शान्ताय वै सदा । रुद्राय शितिकण्ठाय कनिष्ठाय सुवर्चसे ॥

namaskuruṣva kaunteya tasmai śāntāya vai sadā | rudrāya śitikaṇṭhāya kaniṣṭhāya suvarcase

Bow always, son of Kunti, to that tranquil one: to Rudra, the blue-throated, the youngest, of fair radiance,

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Verse 30 (7.203.30)

कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्षवरदाय च । याम्यायाव्यक्तकेशाय सद्वृत्ते शङ्कराय च ॥

kapardine karālāya haryakṣavaradāya ca | yāmyāyāvyaktakeśāya sadvṛtte śaṅkarāya ca

to the one with matted locks, the terrible, the tawny-eyed giver of boons, the southern one, the one of hidden locks, of good conduct, to Shankara,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-30; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.21a (haryakṣṇe varadāya ca) and 21c.

Verse 31 (7.203.31)

काम्याय हरिनेत्राय स्थाणवे पुरुषाय च ॥

kāmyāya harinetrāya sthāṇave puruṣāya ca

to the desired one, the green-eyed, to Sthanu and the Person.

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Verse 32 (7.203.32)

नमो वृक्षाय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय नमोनमः । हरिकेशाय मुण्डाय कृशायोत्तारणाय च । भास्कराय सुतीर्थाय देवदेवाय रंहसे ॥

namo vṛkṣāya senānye madhyamāya namonamaḥ | harikeśāya muṇḍāya kṛśāyottāraṇāya ca | bhāskarāya sutīrthāya devadevāya raṃhase

Homage, homage again and again, to the Tree, the General, the Middle One; to the tawny-haired, the shaven, the lean, the one who ferries across; to the maker of light, of good fords, the God of gods, the swift;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-32; half-lines joined). Removed the stray backtick and apostrophe around line 1. Corrected भास्कारय → भास्कराय (misprint in Wikisource; a long ā that does not belong; CE bhāskarāya). Line 1 = CE star passage 7.173.24b*1448_01 (the CE places it after 24a); line 2 = CE 7.173.22c; line 3 = CE 7.173.23a.

Verse 33 (7.203.33)

बहुरूपाय सर्वाय प्रियाय प्रियवाससे । उष्णीषिणे सुवक्त्राय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे ॥

bahurūpāya sarvāya priyāya priyavāsase | uṣṇīṣiṇe suvaktrāya sahasrākṣāya mīḍhuṣe

to the many-formed, the all, the dear one who wears dear garments; to the turbaned one, of fair face, the thousand-eyed, the bountiful;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-33; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.23c and 24a.

Verse 34 (7.203.34)

गिरिशाय प्रशान्ताय पतये चीरवाससे । हिरण्यबाहवे राजन्नुग्राय पतये दिशाम् ॥

giriśāya praśāntāya pataye cīravāsase | hiraṇyabāhave rājannugrāya pataye diśām

to the dweller on the mountain, the tranquil, the master clad in bark; to the golden-armed, O king, the fierce, the lord of the quarters;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-34; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.24c and 25a (W हिरण्यबाहवे राजन्नुग्राय, CE hiraṇyabāhave caiva ugrāya).

Verse 35 (7.203.35)

पर्जन्यपतये चैव भूतानां पतये नमः । वृक्षाणां पतये चैव गवां च पतये नमः ॥

parjanyapataye caiva bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ | vṛkṣāṇāṃ pataye caiva gavāṃ ca pataye namaḥ

to the lord of the rain-clouds, homage to the lord of beings; to the lord of trees and to the lord of cows, homage;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-35; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.25c and 26a (variant in line 2: W गवां च पतये, CE apāṃ ca pataye).

Verse 36 (7.203.36)

वृक्षैरावृतकायाय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय च । स्रुवहस्ताय देवाय धन्विने भार्गवाय च ॥

vṛkṣairāvṛtakāyāya senānye madhyamāya ca | sruvahastāya devāya dhanvine bhārgavāya ca

to the one whose body is wrapped in trees, to the General, the Middle One; to the god with a ladle in his hand, the archer, the Bhargava;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-36; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.26c and 27a.

Verse 37 (7.203.37)

बहुरूपाय विश्वस्य पतये मुञ्चवाससे । सहस्रशिरसे चैव सहस्रचरणाय च । सहस्रबाहवे चैव सहस्रवदनाय च ॥

bahurūpāya viśvasya pataye muñcavāsase | sahasraśirase caiva sahasracaraṇāya ca | sahasrabāhave caiva sahasravadanāya ca

to the many-formed, the lord of the universe, clad in munja grass; to the thousand-headed and thousand-footed, the thousand-armed and thousand-faced.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-37; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.27c, 28a and 28c, with variants in all three (CE cīravāsase; sahasranayanāya; sahasracaraṇāya).

Verse 38 (7.203.38)

शरणं गच्छ कौन्तेय वरदं भुवनेश्वरम् । उमापतिं विरूपाक्षं दक्षयज्ञनिबर्हणम् ॥

śaraṇaṃ gaccha kaunteya varadaṃ bhuvaneśvaram | umāpatiṃ virūpākṣaṃ dakṣayajñanibarhaṇam

Go for refuge, son of Kunti, to the giver of boons, the lord of the worlds, the husband of Uma, Virupaksha, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-38; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.29a (variant: W गच्छ, CE prāpya) and 29c.

Verse 39 (7.203.39)

प्रजानां पतिमव्यग्रं भूतानां पतिमव्ययम् । कपर्दिनं वृषावर्तं वृषनाभं वृषध्वजम् ॥

prajānāṃ patimavyagraṃ bhūtānāṃ patimavyayam | kapardinaṃ vṛṣāvartaṃ vṛṣanābhaṃ vṛṣadhvajam

the lord of creatures, the serene, the imperishable lord of beings, the matted-haired, Vrishavarta, Vrishanabha, the bull-bannered,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-39; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.29e and 30a.

Verse 40 (7.203.40)

वृषदर्पं वृषपतिं वृषशृङ्गं वृषर्षभम् । वृषाङ्गं वृषभोदारं वृषभं वृषभेक्षणम् ॥

vṛṣadarpaṃ vṛṣapatiṃ vṛṣaśṛṅgaṃ vṛṣarṣabham | vṛṣāṅgaṃ vṛṣabhodāraṃ vṛṣabhaṃ vṛṣabhekṣaṇam

proud as the bull, lord of the bull, bull-horned, the bull among bulls, bull-limbed, noble as the bull, the bull, bull-eyed,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-40; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.30c and 31a (the epithets are kept as printed).

Verse 41 (7.203.41)

वृषायुधं वृषशरं वृषभूतं वृषेश्वरम् । महोदरं महाकायं द्वीपिचर्मनिवासिनम् ॥

vṛṣāyudhaṃ vṛṣaśaraṃ vṛṣabhūtaṃ vṛṣeśvaram | mahodaraṃ mahākāyaṃ dvīpicarmanivāsinam

bull-weaponed, bull-arrowed, of bull's nature, lord of the bull, big-bellied, huge-bodied, clad in a panther's skin,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-41; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.31c (variant: W वृषेश्वरम्, CE maheśvaram) and 32a.

Verse 42 (7.203.42)

लोकेशं वरदं पुण्यं ब्रह्मण्यं ब्राह्मणप्रियम् । त्रिशूलपाणिं वरदं खड्गचर्मधरं प्रभुम् ॥

lokeśaṃ varadaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmaṇyaṃ brāhmaṇapriyam | triśūlapāṇiṃ varadaṃ khaḍgacarmadharaṃ prabhum

the lord of the worlds, the giver of boons, the holy, the friend of brahmins and dear to brahmins; trident in hand, the giver of boons, bearing sword and shield, the master,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-42; half-lines joined). Corrected खङ्गचर्मधरं → खड्गचर्मधरं (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct ड्ग is mis-spelt ङ्ग; CE khaḍgacarmadharaṃ). Lines = CE 7.173.32c (variant: W पुण्यं, CE muṇḍaṃ) and 33a.

Verse 43 (7.203.43)

पिनाकिनं खड्गधरं लोकानां पतिमीश्वरम् । प्रपद्ये शरणं देवं शरण्यं चीरवाससम् ॥

pinākinaṃ khaḍgadharaṃ lokānāṃ patimīśvaram | prapadye śaraṇaṃ devaṃ śaraṇyaṃ cīravāsasam

the wielder of the Pinaka, the sword-bearer, the lord and master of the worlds: I take refuge in that god, the refuge, clad in bark.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-43; half-lines joined). Corrected खङ्घधरं → खड्गधरं (misprint in Wikisource; खङ्घ is not a word; the smallest fix is खड्ग; CE has a different word here, khaṇḍaparaśum, "the broken axe"). Lines = CE 7.173.33c and 33e.

Verse 44 (7.203.44)

नमस्तस्मै सुरेशाय गणानां पतये नमः । सुवाससे नमस्तुभ्यं सुव्रताय सुधन्विने ॥

namastasmai sureśāya gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ | suvāsase namastubhyaṃ suvratāya sudhanvine

Homage to that lord of the gods, homage to the lord of the hosts; homage to you of fair garments, of good vows, with the fine bow;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-44; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.34a and 34c, with a variant in line 1 (CE yasya vaiśravaṇaḥ sakhā).

Verse 45 (7.203.45)

धनुर्धराय देवाय प्रियधन्वाय धन्विने । धन्वन्तराय धनुषे धन्वाचार्याय ते नमः ॥

dhanurdharāya devāya priyadhanvāya dhanvine | dhanvantarāya dhanuṣe dhanvācāryāya te namaḥ

to the god who bears the bow, who loves the bow, the archer; to Dhanvantari, to the Bow, to the Teacher of archers, homage to you;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-45; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.35a and 35c, with variants (CE sruvahastāya … sukhadhanvāya; dhanvine for ते नमः).

Verse 46 (7.203.46)

उग्रायुधाय देवाय नमः सुरवराय च । नमोऽस्तु बहुरूपाय नमोऽस्तु बहुधन्विने ॥

ugrāyudhāya devāya namaḥ suravarāya ca | namo'stu bahurūpāya namo'stu bahudhanvine

to the god of fierce weapons, and to the best of the gods; homage to the many-formed, homage to the one of many bows.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-46; half-lines joined). Corrected नमोस्तु … नमोस्तु → नमोऽस्तु … नमोऽस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is missing; CE namo ’stu). Lines = CE 7.173.36a and 36c.

Verse 47 (7.203.47)

नमोऽस्तु स्थाणवे नित्यं नमस्तस्मै तपस्विने । नमोऽस्तु त्रिपुरघ्नाय भगघ्नाय च वै नमः ॥

namo'stu sthāṇave nityaṃ namastasmai tapasvine | namo'stu tripuraghnāya bhagaghnāya ca vai namaḥ

Homage forever to Sthanu, homage to that ascetic; homage to the destroyer of the three cities, homage to the destroyer of Bhaga;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-47; half-lines joined). Corrected नमोस्तु (twice) → नमोऽस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is missing; CE namo ’stu). Lines = CE 7.173.37a (variant in line 1: W नमस्तस्मै तपस्विने) and 37c. The page ends this verse with a single danda; the verse end is supplied.

Verse 48 (7.203.48)

वनस्पतीनां पतये नराणां पतये नमः । मातॄणां पतये चैव गणानां पतये नमः ॥

vanaspatīnāṃ pataye narāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ | mātṝṇāṃ pataye caiva gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ

to the lord of the forest trees, the lord of men, homage; to the lord of the Mothers and the lord of the hosts;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-48; half-lines joined). Line 1 = CE 7.173.38a; line 2 = CE star passage 7.173.38b*1453_01.

Verse 49 (7.203.49)

गवां च पतये नित्यं यज्ञानां पतये नमः । अपां च पतये नित्यं देवानां पतये नमः ॥

gavāṃ ca pataye nityaṃ yajñānāṃ pataye namaḥ | apāṃ ca pataye nityaṃ devānāṃ pataye namaḥ

to the lord of cows always, homage to the lord of sacrifices; to the lord of the waters always, homage to the lord of the gods;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-49; half-lines joined). Both lines correspond to CE 7.173.38c (apāṃ ca pataye nityaṃ yajñānāṃ pataye namaḥ) in different wording.

Verse 50 (7.203.50)

पूष्णो दन्तविनाशाय त्र्यक्षाय वरदाय च । नीलकण्ठाय पिङ्गाय स्वर्णकेशाय वै नमः ॥

pūṣṇo dantavināśāya tryakṣāya varadāya ca | nīlakaṇṭhāya piṅgāya svarṇakeśāya vai namaḥ

homage to the one who broke the teeth of Pushan, the three-eyed, the giver of boons, the blue-throated, the tawny, the golden-haired.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-50; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.39a and 39c.

Verse 51 (7.203.51)

कर्माणि यानि दिव्यानि महादेवस्य धीमतः । तानि ते कीर्तयिष्यामि तथाप्रज्ञं यथाश्रुतम् ॥

karmāṇi yāni divyāni mahādevasya dhīmataḥ | tāni te kīrtayiṣyāmi tathāprajñaṃ yathāśrutam

I shall tell you of the divine deeds of the wise Mahadeva, according to my understanding and as I have heard them.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-51; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.40a (variant: W यानि, CE caiva) and 40c (W तथाप्रज्ञं, CE yathāprajñaṃ; kept as printed).

Verse 52 (7.203.52)

न सुरा नासुरा लोके न गन्धर्वा न राक्षसाः । सुखमेधन्ति कुपिते तस्मिन्नपि गुहागताः ॥

na surā nāsurā loke na gandharvā na rākṣasāḥ | sukhamedhanti kupite tasminnapi guhāgatāḥ

When he is angry, neither gods nor asuras in the world, neither gandharvas nor rakshasas, find any ease, even if they hide in caves.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-52; half-lines joined). Corrected गुरागताः → गुहागताः (misprint in Wikisource; र for ह; CE guhāgatāḥ, "hidden in caves"). Lines = CE 7.173.41a and 41c.

Verse 53 (7.203.53)

दक्षस्य यजमानस्य विधिवत्संभृतं पुरा । विव्याध कुपितो यज्ञं निर्दयस्त्वभवत्तदा । धनुषा बाणमुत्सृज्य सघोषं विननाद च ॥

dakṣasya yajamānasya vidhivatsaṃbhṛtaṃ purā | vivyādha kupito yajñaṃ nirdayastvabhavattadā | dhanuṣā bāṇamutsṛjya saghoṣaṃ vinanāda ca

Long ago, when Daksha was performing a sacrifice, duly prepared, he pierced that sacrifice in anger; he was pitiless then, and, letting fly an arrow from his bow, gave a great roar.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-53; half-lines joined). Line 1 = CE star passage 7.173.41d*1454_01 (placed after 41c); line 2 = CE 7.173.42a (variant: W निर्दयः, CE nirbhayaḥ); line 3 = CE 7.173.42c.

Verse 54 (7.203.54)

तेन शर्म कुतः शान्तिं लेभिरे स्म सुरास्तदा । विद्रुते सहसा यज्ञे कुपिते च महेश्वरे ॥

tena śarma kutaḥ śāntiṃ lebhire sma surāstadā | vidrute sahasā yajñe kupite ca maheśvare

By it, where could the gods then find comfort or peace, when the sacrifice suddenly fled and Maheshvara was enraged?

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-54; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.43a and 43c.

Verse 55 (7.203.55)

तेन ज्यातलघोषेण सर्वे लोकाः समाकुलाः । बभूवुर्वशगाः पार्थ निपेतुश्च सुरासुराः ॥

tena jyātalaghoṣeṇa sarve lokāḥ samākulāḥ | babhūvurvaśagāḥ pārtha nipetuśca surāsurāḥ

At the twang of his bowstring all the worlds were thrown into confusion; they were brought under his sway, Partha, and gods and asuras fell down.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-55; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.44a and 44c.

Verse 56 (7.203.56)

आपश्चुक्षुभिरे सर्वाश्चकम्पे च वसुन्धरा । पर्वताश्च व्यशीर्यन्त दिशो नागाश्च मोहिताः ॥

āpaścukṣubhire sarvāścakampe ca vasundharā | parvatāśca vyaśīryanta diśo nāgāśca mohitāḥ

All the waters were stirred, the earth shook, the mountains split, and the quarters and the nagas were bewildered.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-56; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.45a and 45c.

Verse 57 (7.203.57)

अन्धेन तमसा लोका न प्राकाशन्त संवृताः । जघ्निवान्सह सूर्येण सर्वेषां ज्योतिषां प्रभाः ॥

andhena tamasā lokā na prākāśanta saṃvṛtāḥ | jaghnivānsaha sūryeṇa sarveṣāṃ jyotiṣāṃ prabhāḥ

The worlds, shrouded in blinding darkness, did not shine; he struck down the radiance of all the lights, the sun's among them.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-57; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.46a (variant: W अन्धेन तमसा लोका, CE andhāś ca tamasā lokā) and 46c.

Verse 58 (7.203.58)

चुक्षुभुर्भयभीताश्च शान्तिं चक्रुस्तथैव च । ऋषयः सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्च सुखैषिणः ॥

cukṣubhurbhayabhītāśca śāntiṃ cakrustathaiva ca | ṛṣayaḥ sarvabhūtānāmātmanaśca sukhaiṣiṇaḥ

Frightened, the sages, who desired the welfare of all beings and of themselves, trembled, and performed rites of peace.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-58; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.47a (variant: W चुक्षुभुर्, CE cukruśur) and 47c.

Verse 59 (7.203.59)

पूषाणमभ्यद्रवत शङ्करः प्रहसन्निव । पुरोडाशं भक्षयतो दशनान्वै व्यशातयत् ॥

pūṣāṇamabhyadravata śaṅkaraḥ prahasanniva | puroḍāśaṃ bhakṣayato daśanānvai vyaśātayat

Shankara, laughing as it were, rushed upon Pushan and knocked out the teeth of him as he ate the sacrificial cake.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-59; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.48a and 48c.

Verse 60 (7.203.60)

ततो निश्चक्रमुर्देवा वेपमाना भयार्दिताः ॥

tato niścakramurdevā vepamānā bhayārditāḥ

Then the gods came out, trembling and tormented by fear.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-60; half-lines joined). The page's verse end falls after this one line (CE 7.173.49a, with a variant: W भयार्दिताः, CE natāḥ sma tam); the next verse begins with CE 49c, so the page's division is kept.

Verse 61 (7.203.61)

पुनश्च सन्दधे दीप्तान्देवानां निशिताञ्शरान् । सधूमान्सस्फुलिङ्गांश्च विद्युत्तोयदसन्निभान् ॥

punaśca sandadhe dīptāndevānāṃ niśitāñśarān | sadhūmānsasphuliṅgāṃśca vidyuttoyadasannibhān

And again he fitted blazing, sharpened arrows against the gods, smoking and flinging sparks, like lightning and rain-clouds.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-61; half-lines joined). Line 1 = CE 7.173.49c (variant: W दीप्तान् … शरान्, CE dīptaṃ … śaram); line 2 corresponds to CE star passage 7.173.49d*1455_01 in different words (CE sadhūmavisphuliṅgābhaṃ vidyuttoyadasaṃnibham).

Verse 62 (7.203.62)

तं दृष्ट्वा तु सुराः सर्वे प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् । रुद्रस्य यज्ञभागं च विशिष्टं ते त्वकल्पयन् ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu surāḥ sarve praṇipatya maheśvaram | rudrasya yajñabhāgaṃ ca viśiṣṭaṃ te tvakalpayan

Seeing him, all the gods bowed down to Maheshvara and set apart for Rudra a special share of the sacrifice.

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Verse 63 (7.203.63)

भयेन त्रिदशा राजञ्छरणं च प्रपेदिरे । तेन चैवातिकोपेन स यज्ञः सन्धितस्तदा । भग्नाश्चापि सुरा आसन्भीताश्चाद्यापि तं प्रति ॥

bhayena tridaśā rājañcharaṇaṃ ca prapedire | tena caivātikopena sa yajñaḥ sandhitastadā | bhagnāścāpi surā āsanbhītāścādyāpi taṃ prati

Out of fear, O king, the thirty gods took refuge with him. By that same great wrath the sacrifice was mended then; the gods had been broken, and are afraid of him even today.

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Verse 64 (7.203.64)

असुराणां पुराण्यासंस्त्रीणि वीर्यवतां दिवि । आयसं राजतं चैव सौवर्णं परमं महत् ॥

asurāṇāṃ purāṇyāsaṃstrīṇi vīryavatāṃ divi | āyasaṃ rājataṃ caiva sauvarṇaṃ paramaṃ mahat

The mighty asuras had three cities in the sky: one of iron, one of silver, and one of gold, the best and greatest.

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Verse 65 (7.203.65)

सौवर्णं कमलाक्षस्य तारकाक्षस्य राजतम् । तृतीयं तु पुरं तेषां विद्युन्मालिन आयसम् । न शक्तस्तानि मघवान्भेत्तुं सर्वायुधैरपि ॥

sauvarṇaṃ kamalākṣasya tārakākṣasya rājatam | tṛtīyaṃ tu puraṃ teṣāṃ vidyunmālina āyasam | na śaktastāni maghavānbhettuṃ sarvāyudhairapi

The golden one belonged to Kamalaksha, the silver to Tarakaksha, and the third city of theirs, the iron one, to Vidyunmalin. Not even Indra could break them with all his weapons.

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Verse 66 (7.203.66)

अथ सर्वे सुरा रुद्रं जग्मुः शरणमर्दिताः । ते तमूचुर्महात्मानं सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः ॥

atha sarve surā rudraṃ jagmuḥ śaraṇamarditāḥ | te tamūcurmahātmānaṃ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ

Then all the gods, afflicted, went to Rudra for refuge; all the gods together with Vasava said to the great-souled one:

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Verse 67 (7.203.67)

ब्रह्मदत्तवरा ह्येते घोरास्त्रिपुरवासिनः । पीडयन्त्यधिकं लोकं यस्मात्ते वरदर्पिताः ॥

brahmadattavarā hyete ghorāstripuravāsinaḥ | pīḍayantyadhikaṃ lokaṃ yasmātte varadarpitāḥ

These dreadful dwellers in the three cities, who have received boons from Brahma, torment the world beyond measure, for they are proud of their boons.

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Verse 68 (7.203.68)

त्वदृते देवदेवेश नान्यः शक्तः कथञ्चन । हन्तुं दैत्यान्महादेव जहि तांस्त्वं सुरद्विपः ॥

tvadṛte devadeveśa nānyaḥ śaktaḥ kathañcana | hantuṃ daityānmahādeva jahi tāṃstvaṃ suradvipaḥ

Except you, God of gods, no one else can do it in any way. Kill those daityas, O Mahadeva, you, the foe of the gods' foes.

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Verse 69 (7.203.69)

रुद्र रौद्रा भविष्यन्ति पशवः सर्वकर्मसु । निपातयिष्यसे चैतानसुरान्भुवनेश्वर ॥

rudra raudrā bhaviṣyanti paśavaḥ sarvakarmasu | nipātayiṣyase caitānasurānbhuvaneśvara

In all rites, O Rudra, the sacrificial beasts will be yours; and you will strike down these asuras, O lord of the worlds.

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Verse 70 (7.203.70)

स तथोक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा देवानां हितकाम्यया । गन्धमादनविन्ध्यौ च कृत्वा वंशध्वजौ हरः ॥

sa tathoktastathetyuktvā devānāṃ hitakāmyayā | gandhamādanavindhyau ca kṛtvā vaṃśadhvajau haraḥ

Told this, and answering, "So be it," Hara, wishing the gods well, made the Gandhamadana and Vindhya mountains the two banner-poles of his chariot,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-70; half-lines joined). Line 1 = CE 7.173.56a; line 2 = Appendix I No. 25, 7.173.56b@025_0001 (the page has the appendix text here, where the CE's main text has 56b*1457). Speaker: Vyasa again (narration).

Verse 71 (7.203.71)

पृथ्वीं ससागरवनां रथं कृत्वा तु शङ्करः । अक्षं कृत्वा तु नागेन्द्रं शेषं नाम त्रिलोचनः ॥

pṛthvīṃ sasāgaravanāṃ rathaṃ kṛtvā tu śaṅkaraḥ | akṣaṃ kṛtvā tu nāgendraṃ śeṣaṃ nāma trilocanaḥ

and Shankara, making the earth with its seas and forests the chariot, the three-eyed one made the king of serpents named Shesha the axle,

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Verse 72 (7.203.72)

चक्रे कृत्वा तु चन्द्रार्कौ देवदेवः पिनाकधृत् । अणी कृत्वैलपत्रं च पुष्पदन्तं च त्र्यम्बकः ॥

cakre kṛtvā tu candrārkau devadevaḥ pinākadhṛt | aṇī kṛtvailapatraṃ ca puṣpadantaṃ ca tryambakaḥ

and making the moon and sun the wheels, the God of gods, the wielder of the Pinaka, the three-eyed one made Elapatra and Pushpadanta the two yoke-pins,

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Verse 73 (7.203.73)

यूपं कृत्वा तु मलयमवनाहं च तक्षकम् ॥

yūpaṃ kṛtvā tu malayamavanāhaṃ ca takṣakam

and made Mount Malaya the yoke and Takshaka the binding-cord of the yoke,

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Verse 74 (7.203.74)

योक्त्राङ्गानि च सत्वानि कृत्वा शर्वः प्रतापवान् । वेदान्कृत्वाऽथ चतुरश्चतुरश्वान्महेश्वरः ॥

yoktrāṅgāni ca satvāni kṛtvā śarvaḥ pratāpavān | vedānkṛtvā'tha caturaścaturaśvānmaheśvaraḥ

the mighty Sharva made the creatures the harness and the parts of the chariot, and Maheshvara made the four Vedas the four horses,

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Verse 75 (7.203.75)

उपदेवान्खलीनांश्च कृत्वा लोकत्रयेश्वरः । गायत्रीं प्रग्रहं कृत्वा सावित्रीं च महेश्वरः ॥

upadevānkhalīnāṃśca kṛtvā lokatrayeśvaraḥ | gāyatrīṃ pragrahaṃ kṛtvā sāvitrīṃ ca maheśvaraḥ

and the lord of the three worlds made the minor gods the bits, and Maheshvara made the Gayatri and the Savitri the reins,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-75; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; Appendix I No. 25, 7.173.56b@025_0009–0010. W उपदेवान् (the minor gods) is kept; CE upavedān, and the page's own gloss reads उपवेदान्.

Verse 76 (7.203.76)

कृत्वोंकारं प्रतोदं च ब्रह्माणं चैव सारथिम् । गाण्डीवं मन्दरं कृत्वा गुणं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम् ॥

kṛtvoṃkāraṃ pratodaṃ ca brahmāṇaṃ caiva sārathim | gāṇḍīvaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā guṇaṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim

made the syllable Om the goad and Brahma the charioteer, made Mandara the Gandiva bow and Vasuki its string,

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Verse 77 (7.203.77)

विष्णुं शरोत्तमं कृत्वा शल्यमग्निं तथैव च । वायुं कृत्वाऽथ वाजाभ्यां पुङ्खे वैवस्वतं यमम् ॥

viṣṇuṃ śarottamaṃ kṛtvā śalyamagniṃ tathaiva ca | vāyuṃ kṛtvā'tha vājābhyāṃ puṅkhe vaivasvataṃ yamam

made Vishnu the choicest arrow, and likewise Agni its point, Vayu its two feathers, and Yama Vaivasvata its butt,

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Verse 78 (7.203.78)

विद्युत्कृत्वाऽथ निश्राणं मेरुं कृत्वाऽथ वै ध्वजम् । आरुह्य स रथं दिव्यं सर्वदेवमयं शिवः ॥

vidyutkṛtvā'tha niśrāṇaṃ meruṃ kṛtvā'tha vai dhvajam | āruhya sa rathaṃ divyaṃ sarvadevamayaṃ śivaḥ

made lightning its sharpness and Meru the banner, and Shiva mounted that divine chariot, made of all the gods,

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Verse 79 (7.203.79)

त्रिपुरस्य वधार्थाय स्थाणुः प्रहरतां वरः । असुराणामन्तकरः श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः ॥

tripurasya vadhārthāya sthāṇuḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ | asurāṇāmantakaraḥ śrīmānatulavikramaḥ

to destroy Tripura, Sthanu, the best of those who strike, the destroyer of the asuras, glorious, of incomparable valour,

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Verse 80 (7.203.80)

स्तूयमानः सुरैः पार्थ ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः । स्थानं माहेश्वरं कृत्वा दिव्यमप्रतिमं प्रभुः । अतिष्ठत्स्थाणुभूतः स सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥

stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ pārtha ṛṣibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ | sthānaṃ māheśvaraṃ kṛtvā divyamapratimaṃ prabhuḥ | atiṣṭhatsthāṇubhūtaḥ sa sahasraṃ parivatsarān

praised, Partha, by the gods and by sages rich in austerity, made a divine, matchless station for Maheshvara, and the lord stood motionless as a post for a thousand years.

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Verse 81 (7.203.81)

यदा त्रीणि समेतानि अन्तरिक्षे पुराणि च । त्रिपर्वणा त्रिशल्येन तदा तानि बिभेद सः ॥

yadā trīṇi sametāni antarikṣe purāṇi ca | triparvaṇā triśalyena tadā tāni bibheda saḥ

When the three cities came together in the sky, he pierced them with the three-jointed arrow of three barbs.

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Verse 82 (7.203.82)

पुराणि न च तं शेकुर्दानवाः प्रतिवीक्षितुम् । शरं कालाग्निसंयुक्तं विष्णुसोमसमायुतम् ॥

purāṇi na ca taṃ śekurdānavāḥ prativīkṣitum | śaraṃ kālāgnisaṃyuktaṃ viṣṇusomasamāyutam

The danavas of the cities were unable even to look at him, at the arrow joined with the fire of time and charged with Vishnu and Soma.

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Verse 83 (7.203.83)

पुराणि दग्धवन्तं तं देवी याता प्रवीक्षितुम् । देव्याः स्वयंवरे वृत्तं शृणुष्वान्यद्धनञ्जय ॥

purāṇi dagdhavantaṃ taṃ devī yātā pravīkṣitum | devyāḥ svayaṃvare vṛttaṃ śṛṇuṣvānyaddhanañjaya

The goddess came to look at him who had burnt the cities. Hear another happening, Dhananjaya, from the goddess's choosing of her husband.

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Verse 84 (7.203.84)

बालमङ्कगतं कृत्वा स्वयं पञ्चशिखं पुनः । उमा जिज्ञासमाना वै कोयमित्यब्रवीत्सुरान् ॥

bālamaṅkagataṃ kṛtvā svayaṃ pañcaśikhaṃ punaḥ | umā jijñāsamānā vai koyamityabravītsurān

He himself, taking the form of a child with five tufts of hair seated on her lap, Uma, curious, asked the gods, "Who is this?"

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Verse 85 (7.203.85)

असूयतश्च शक्रस्य वज्रेण प्रहरिष्यतः । बाहुं सवज्रं तं तस्य क्रुद्धस्यास्तम्भयत्प्रभुः । प्रहस्य भगवांस्तूर्णं सर्वलोकेश्वरो विभुः ॥

asūyataśca śakrasya vajreṇa prahariṣyataḥ | bāhuṃ savajraṃ taṃ tasya kruddhasyāstambhayatprabhuḥ | prahasya bhagavāṃstūrṇaṃ sarvalokeśvaro vibhuḥ

Out of jealousy, as Shakra was about to strike with his thunderbolt, the lord stopped the arm of the enraged god, thunderbolt and all; laughing, the blessed one, the lord of all the worlds, the all-pervading,

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Verse 86 (7.203.86)

ततः स स्तम्भितभुजः शक्रो देवगणैर्वृतः । जगाम ससुरस्तूर्णं ब्रह्माणं प्रभुमव्ययम् ॥

tataḥ sa stambhitabhujaḥ śakro devagaṇairvṛtaḥ | jagāma sasurastūrṇaṃ brahmāṇaṃ prabhumavyayam

Then Shakra, his arm paralysed, surrounded by the hosts of the gods, went swiftly with the gods to Brahma, the lord, the imperishable.

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Verse 87 (7.203.87)

ते तं प्रणम्य शिरसा प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयस्तदा ॥

te taṃ praṇamya śirasā procuḥ prāñjalayastadā

Bowing their heads to him, they then spoke with folded hands.

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Verse 88 (7.203.88)

किमप्यङ्कगतं ब्रह्मन्पार्वत्या भूतमद्भुतम् । बालरूपधरं दृष्ट्वा नास्माभिरभिलक्षितः ॥

kimapyaṅkagataṃ brahmanpārvatyā bhūtamadbhutam | bālarūpadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāsmābhirabhilakṣitaḥ

Brahma, in Parvati's lap there is something marvellous, in the form of a child; seeing it, we could not make out what it was.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-88; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.60b*1462_05–06 (line 2 differs: CE nāsmābhis tac ca lakṣitam). Speaker: the Gods' words (verses 88–89) have no printed heading and fill whole verses, so they are given to the Gods.

Verse 89 (7.203.89)

तस्मात्त्वां प्रष्टुमिच्छामो निर्जिता येन वै वयम् । अयुध्यता हि बालेन लीलया सपुरंदराः ॥

tasmāttvāṃ praṣṭumicchāmo nirjitā yena vai vayam | ayudhyatā hi bālena līlayā sapuraṃdarāḥ

Therefore we wish to ask you who it is by whom we have been defeated, together with Purandara, by a mere child, in play, who did not even fight.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-89; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.60b*1462_07–08. Speaker: the Gods (see verse 88).

Verse 90 (7.203.90)

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः । ध्यात्वा स शंभुं भगवान्बालं चामिततेजसम् । उवाच भगवान्ब्रह्मा शक्रादींश्च सुरोत्तमान् ॥

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā brahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ | dhyātvā sa śaṃbhuṃ bhagavānbālaṃ cāmitatejasam | uvāca bhagavānbrahmā śakrādīṃśca surottamān

Hearing their words, Brahma, the best of those who know Brahman, meditated on Shambhu and on the child of boundless splendour, and the blessed Brahma spoke to Shakra and the other foremost gods:

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Verse 91 (7.203.91)

चराचरस्य जगतः प्रभुः स भगवान्हरः । तस्मात्परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति महेश्वरात् ॥

carācarasya jagataḥ prabhuḥ sa bhagavānharaḥ | tasmātparataraṃ nānyatkiñcidasti maheśvarāt

That blessed Hara is the lord of the moving and unmoving world; there is nothing whatever higher than Maheshvara.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-91; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.60b*1462_12–13. Speaker: Brahma's words (verses 91–93, to the gods) have no printed heading here and fill whole verses, so they are given to Brahma.

Verse 92 (7.203.92)

यो दृष्टो ह्युमया सार्धं युष्माभिरमितद्युतिः । स पार्वत्याः कृते शर्वः कृतवान्बालरूपताम् ॥

yo dṛṣṭo hyumayā sārdhaṃ yuṣmābhiramitadyutiḥ | sa pārvatyāḥ kṛte śarvaḥ kṛtavānbālarūpatām

He whom you saw with Uma, of immeasurable radiance, that Sharva has taken a child's form for Parvati's sake.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-92; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.60b*1462_14–15 (line 2 differs: CE sa pārvatyāḥ kṛte devaḥ). Speaker: Brahma (see verse 91).

Verse 93 (7.203.93)

ते मया सहिता यूयं प्रापद्यध्वं तमेव हि । स एष भगवान्देवः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः ॥

te mayā sahitā yūyaṃ prāpadyadhvaṃ tameva hi | sa eṣa bhagavāndevaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ

Go together with me, and take refuge in him alone. For this is that blessed god, the lord of all the worlds, the master.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-93; half-lines joined). Line 1 = CE star passage 7.173.60b*1462_16, and the page's closing bracket after it is removed (the star passage ends here); line 2 = CE 7.173.60c. Speaker: Brahma (see verse 91); line 2 is read as the end of his speech, though in the CE's main text it is narration.

Verse 94 (7.203.94)

न सम्बबुधिरे चैनं देवास्तं भुवनेश्वरम् । सप्रजापतयः सर्वे बालार्कसदृशप्रभम् ॥

na sambabudhire cainaṃ devāstaṃ bhuvaneśvaram | saprajāpatayaḥ sarve bālārkasadṛśaprabham

But the gods did not recognise him, that lord of the worlds, nor did all the Prajapatis, for his radiance was like the young sun's.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-94; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.61a and 61c.

Verse 95 (7.203.95)

अथाभ्येत्य ततो ब्रह्मा दृष्ट्वा स च महेश्वरम् । अयं श्रेष्ठ इति ज्ञात्वा ववन्दे तं पितामहः ॥

athābhyetya tato brahmā dṛṣṭvā sa ca maheśvaram | ayaṃ śreṣṭha iti jñātvā vavande taṃ pitāmahaḥ

Then Brahma came up and, seeing that Maheshvara and knowing "This is the best," the Grandsire bowed to him.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-95; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.62a and 62c.

Verse 96 (7.203.96)

त्वं यज्ञो भुवनस्यास्य त्वं गतिस्त्वं परायणम् । त्वं भवस्त्वं महादेवस्त्वं धाम परमं पदम् ॥

tvaṃ yajño bhuvanasyāsya tvaṃ gatistvaṃ parāyaṇam | tvaṃ bhavastvaṃ mahādevastvaṃ dhāma paramaṃ padam

You are the sacrifice of this world, you are its goal and its final resort; you are Bhava, you are Mahadeva, you are the supreme abode and station.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-96; half-lines joined). Corrected भुनस्यास्य → भुवनस्यास्य (misprint in Wikisource; the व is lost; CE bhuvanasyāsya). The page's heading [ब्रह्मोवाच is made the speaker, and its opening bracket (the start of the star passage) is dropped. Not in the critical edition's main text; its lines appear there as star passages 7.173.62d*1465_00–02 (after 62c).

Verse 97 (7.203.97)

त्वया सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥

tvayā sarvamidaṃ vyāptaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam

By you all this world, moving and unmoving, is pervaded.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-97; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.62d*1465_03 (a one-line verse on the page).

Verse 98 (7.203.98)

भगवन्भूतभव्येश लोकनाथ जगत्पते । प्रसादं कुरु शक्रस्य त्वया क्रोधार्दितस्य वै ॥

bhagavanbhūtabhavyeśa lokanātha jagatpate | prasādaṃ kuru śakrasya tvayā krodhārditasya vai

Blessed one, lord of past and future, lord of the world, master of the universe, show favour to Shakra, who is afflicted by your anger.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-98; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.62d*1465_04–05.

Verse 99 (7.203.99)

पद्मयोनिवचः श्रुत्वा ततः प्रीतो महेश्वरः । प्रसादाभिमुखो भूत्वा अट्टहासमथाकरोत् ॥

padmayonivacaḥ śrutvā tataḥ prīto maheśvaraḥ | prasādābhimukho bhūtvā aṭṭahāsamathākarot

Hearing the words of the lotus-born, Maheshvara was pleased, and, turning toward grace, he gave a great laugh.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-99; half-lines joined). The page's heading व्यास उवाच is made the speaker. Line 1 had no verse-end mark and the closing bracket after line 2 (the end of the star passage) is removed. Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.62d*1465_06–07.

Verse 100 (7.203.100)

ततः प्रसादयामासुरुमां रुद्रं च ते सुराः । अभवच्च पुनर्बाहुर्यथाप्रकृति वज्रिणः ॥

tataḥ prasādayāmāsurumāṃ rudraṃ ca te surāḥ | abhavacca punarbāhuryathāprakṛti vajriṇaḥ

Then the gods propitiated Uma and Rudra, and the wielder of the thunderbolt had his arm restored to its natural state.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-100; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.63a and 63c.

Verse 101 (7.203.101)

तेषां प्रसन्नो भगवान्सपत्नीको वृषध्वजः । देवानां त्रिदशश्रेष्ठो दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः ॥

teṣāṃ prasanno bhagavānsapatnīko vṛṣadhvajaḥ | devānāṃ tridaśaśreṣṭho dakṣayajñavināśanaḥ

The blessed bull-bannered one, with his wife, the foremost of the thirty gods, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, was pleased with them.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-101; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.64a and 64c.

Verse 102 (7.203.102)

स वै रुद्रः स च शिवः सोऽग्निः सर्वश्च सर्ववित् । स चेन्द्रश्चैव वायुश्च सोऽश्विनौ च स विद्युतः ॥

sa vai rudraḥ sa ca śivaḥ so'gniḥ sarvaśca sarvavit | sa cendraścaiva vāyuśca so'śvinau ca sa vidyutaḥ

He is Rudra, he is Shiva, he is Agni, he is the all, the all-knowing; he is Indra and Vayu, the Ashvins and the lightning;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-102; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.65a and 65c (W सर्वश्च, CE śarvaḥ).

Verse 103 (7.203.103)

स भवः स च पर्जन्यो महादेवः सनातनः । स चन्द्रमाः स चेशानः स सूर्यो वरुणश्च सः ॥

sa bhavaḥ sa ca parjanyo mahādevaḥ sanātanaḥ | sa candramāḥ sa ceśānaḥ sa sūryo varuṇaśca saḥ

he is Bhava and Parjanya, Mahadeva the eternal; he is the moon, Ishana, the sun and Varuna;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-103; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.66a (variant: W सनातनः, CE anaghaḥ) and 66c.

Verse 104 (7.203.104)

स कालः सोऽन्तको मृत्युः स यमो रात्र्यहानि तु । मासार्धमासा ऋतवः सन्ध्ये संवत्सरश्च सः ॥

sa kālaḥ so'ntako mṛtyuḥ sa yamo rātryahāni tu | māsārdhamāsā ṛtavaḥ sandhye saṃvatsaraśca saḥ

he is Time, the Ender, Death and Yama, the nights and days, the half-months, the months, the seasons, the twilights and the year;

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-104; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.67a and 67c.

Verse 105 (7.203.105)

धाता च स विधाता च विश्वात्मा विश्वकर्मकृत् । सर्वासां देवतानां च धारयत्यवपुर्वपुः ॥

dhātā ca sa vidhātā ca viśvātmā viśvakarmakṛt | sarvāsāṃ devatānāṃ ca dhārayatyavapurvapuḥ

he is the Sustainer and the Creator, the soul of the universe, the maker of the universe; and, himself bodiless, he bears the bodies of all the deities.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-105; half-lines joined). Corrected सर्वामां → सर्वासां (misprint in Wikisource; म for स; CE sarvāsāṃ). Lines = CE 7.173.68a (variant: W सैष, CE sa ca) and 68c. The stray label "5-203-10b" printed on the page before this verse is not a verse number and no text is lost there.

Verse 106 (7.203.106)

सर्वदेवैः स्तुतो देवः सैकधा बहुधा च सः । शतधा सहस्रधा चैव भूयः शतसहस्रधाः ॥

sarvadevaiḥ stuto devaḥ saikadhā bahudhā ca saḥ | śatadhā sahasradhā caiva bhūyaḥ śatasahasradhāḥ

Praised by all the gods, the god is one and many; he is hundredfold, thousandfold, and again a hundred-thousandfold.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-106; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.69a and 69c (W भूयः शतसहस्रधाः, CE tathā śatasahasradhā).

Verse 107 (7.203.107)

द्वे तनू तस्य देवस्य वेदज्ञा ब्राह्मणा विदुः । घोरा चान्या शिवा चान्या ते तनू बहुधा पुनः ॥

dve tanū tasya devasya vedajñā brāhmaṇā viduḥ | ghorā cānyā śivā cānyā te tanū bahudhā punaḥ

Brahmins who know the Veda know two bodies of that god: one terrible and one auspicious; and each of those two bodies is again manifold.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-107; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.69d*1466_01–02.

Verse 108 (7.203.108)

घोरा तु यातुधानस्य सोऽग्निर्विष्णुः स भास्करः । सौम्या तु पुनरेवास्य आपो ज्योतींषि चन्द्रमाः ॥

ghorā tu yātudhānasya so'gnirviṣṇuḥ sa bhāskaraḥ | saumyā tu punarevāsya āpo jyotīṃṣi candramāḥ

Of these, the terrible body, the one that belongs to the fierce spirits, is fire, Vishnu and the sun; the gentle one is the waters, the luminaries and the moon.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-108; half-lines joined). Corrected सौम्यातु → सौम्या तु (misprint in Wikisource; the word space between सौम्या and तु is lost). Not in the critical edition's main text; its lines appear there as star passages 7.173.69d*1466_03–04, with variants in both lines (CE ghorā tu yā tanus tasya so ’gnir vidyut sa bhāskaraḥ / somārdhaṃ punar evāsya).

Verse 109 (7.203.109)

वेदाः साङ्गोपनिषदः पुराणाध्यात्मनिश्चयाः । यदत्र परमं गुह्यं स वै देवो महेश्वरः ॥

vedāḥ sāṅgopaniṣadaḥ purāṇādhyātmaniścayāḥ | yadatra paramaṃ guhyaṃ sa vai devo maheśvaraḥ

The Vedas with their limbs and Upanishads, the Puranas and the conclusions about the Self: whatever is the supreme secret here, that is indeed the god Maheshvara.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (see the division note below). Division: the page prints the lines वेदाः साङ्गोपनिषदः… / यदत्र परमं गुह्यं… with a verse-end mark, then ईदृशश्च महादेवो… and न हि सर्वे… with another, and carries the number 109 after ईदृशश्च… (so the 3-line grouping the number suggests is not followed; the verse ends are). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.69d*1466_05–06 (line 1 differs: CE vedāṅgāḥ sopaniṣadaḥ).

Verse 110 (7.203.110)

ईदृशश्च महादेवो भूयांश्च भगवानजः । न हि सर्वे मया शक्या वक्तुं भगवतो गुणाः ॥

īdṛśaśca mahādevo bhūyāṃśca bhagavānajaḥ | na hi sarve mayā śakyā vaktuṃ bhagavato guṇāḥ

Such is Mahadeva, and more: the blessed unborn one. I cannot tell all the virtues of the Lord.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (see the division note below). Division: lines 1–2 of this verse are the page's second verse-end unit (see verse 109). Lines = CE 7.173.70a (variant: W ईदृशश्च, CE īdṛśaḥ sa) and 70c.

Verse 111 (7.203.111)

अपि वर्षसहस्रेण सततं पाण्डुनन्दन । सर्वैर्ग्रहैर्गृहीतान्वै सर्वपापसमन्वितान् । स मोचयति सुप्रीतः शरण्यः शरणागतान् । आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं वित्तं कामांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥

api varṣasahasreṇa satataṃ pāṇḍunandana | sarvairgrahairgṛhītānvai sarvapāpasamanvitān | sa mocayati suprītaḥ śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatān | āyurārogyamaiśvaryaṃ vittaṃ kāmāṃśca puṣkalān

Not even in a thousand years of unbroken telling, O son of Pandu, could it all be told. Those seized by all the planets and weighed down with every sin, he, greatly pleased, frees when they come to him for refuge, the refuge that he is. Life, health, lordship, wealth and abundant desires —

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (see the division note below). Division and numbering: the page numbers the line अपि वर्षसहस्रेण… and the next line सर्वैर्ग्रहैर्… as 110 and then jumps to 112, with no 111, and prints no verse-end mark between them and the following two lines स मोचयति सुप्रीतः… / आयुरारोग्यम्…; the sentence runs on through all four lines, so they are kept as one verse and given the number 112 (the number 111 is simply absent, and nothing is lost). Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside पाण्डुनन्दन. Line 1 = CE star passage 7.173.70d*1467_01; line 2 = CE 7.173.71a; lines 3–4 = CE 7.173.71c and 72a.

Verse 112 (7.203.112)

स ददाति मनुष्येभ्यः स चैवाक्षिपते पुनः । सेन्द्रादिषु च देवेषु तस्य चैश्वर्यमुच्यते ॥

sa dadāti manuṣyebhyaḥ sa caivākṣipate punaḥ | sendrādiṣu ca deveṣu tasya caiśvaryamucyate

He gives them to men, and he takes them away again; among the gods, Indra and the rest, his lordship is proclaimed.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-113; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.72c and 73a.

Verse 113 (7.203.113)

स चैव वेत्ति लोकेषु मनुष्याणां शुभाशुभे । ऐश्वर्याच्चैव कामानामीश्वरश्च स उच्यते ॥

sa caiva vetti lokeṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ śubhāśubhe | aiśvaryāccaiva kāmānāmīśvaraśca sa ucyate

He knows, in the worlds, the good and the ill of men; and because of his lordship over desires he is called the Lord.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-114; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 73c and 74a, in different wording (CE sa caiva vyāhṛte loke manuṣyāṇāṃ śubhāśubhe; aiśvaryāc caiva kāmānām īśvaraḥ punar ucyate).

Verse 114 (7.203.114)

महेश्वरश्च महतां भूतानामीश्वरश्च सः । बहुभिर्बहुधा रूपैर्विश्वं व्याप्नोति वै जगत् ॥

maheśvaraśca mahatāṃ bhūtānāmīśvaraśca saḥ | bahubhirbahudhā rūpairviśvaṃ vyāpnoti vai jagat

He is Maheshvara, the lord of the great beings and the lord of all beings; in many forms in many ways he pervades the whole world.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-115; half-lines joined). Lines correspond to CE 7.173.74c and 75a (CE maheśvaraś ca bhūtānāṃ mahatām īśvaraś ca saḥ; bahubhir bahudhā rūpair viśvaṃ vyāpnoti vai jagat).

Verse 115 (7.203.115)

तस्य देवस्य यद्वक्त्रं समुद्रे तदधिष्ठितम् । वडवामुखेति विख्यातं पिबत्तोयमयं हविः ॥

tasya devasya yadvaktraṃ samudre tadadhiṣṭhitam | vaḍavāmukheti vikhyātaṃ pibattoyamayaṃ haviḥ

The mouth of that god, which is set in the ocean, is the famous Vadavamukha, the mare's mouth, that drinks the water as its oblation.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-116; half-lines joined). Line 1 corresponds to CE 7.173.75c in different wording (CE asya devasya yad vaktraṃ samudre tad atiṣṭhata); line 2 = CE star passage 7.173.75d*1468_01.

Verse 116 (7.203.116)

एष चैव श्मशानेषु देवो वसति नित्यशः । यजन्त्येनं जनास्तत्र वीरस्थान इतीश्वरम् ॥

eṣa caiva śmaśāneṣu devo vasati nityaśaḥ | yajantyenaṃ janāstatra vīrasthāna itīśvaram

This god also dwells always in the cremation grounds; there people worship the Lord at the "place of heroes".

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-117; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.76a and 76c.

Verse 117 (7.203.117)

अस्य दीप्तानि रूपाणि घोराणि च बहूनि च । लोके यान्यस्य पूज्यन्ते मनुष्याः प्रवदन्ति च ॥

asya dīptāni rūpāṇi ghorāṇi ca bahūni ca | loke yānyasya pūjyante manuṣyāḥ pravadanti ca

His forms are blazing, terrible and many; of these, the ones that are worshipped in the world are those that men name.

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Verse 118 (7.203.118)

नामधेयानि लोकेषु बहून्यस्य यथार्थवत् । निरुच्यन्ते महत्त्वाच्च विभुत्वात्कर्मणस्तथा ॥

nāmadheyāni lokeṣu bahūnyasya yathārthavat | nirucyante mahattvācca vibhutvātkarmaṇastathā

His names in the worlds are many, and fit their meaning; they are explained by his greatness, by his all-pervasiveness and by his deeds.

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Verse 119 (7.203.119)

वेदे चास्य समाम्नातं शतरुद्रियमुत्तमम् । नाम्ना चानन्तरुद्रेति ह्युपस्थानं महात्मनः ॥

vede cāsya samāmnātaṃ śatarudriyamuttamam | nāmnā cānantarudreti hyupasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ

In the Veda the excellent Shatarudriya is handed down of him, and the invocation of the great-souled one bears the name "Ananta-Rudra".

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Verse 120 (7.203.120)

स कामानां प्रभुर्देवो ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः । स विभुः स प्रभुर्देवो विश्वं व्याप्नोति वै महत् ॥

sa kāmānāṃ prabhurdevo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ | sa vibhuḥ sa prabhurdevo viśvaṃ vyāpnoti vai mahat

That god is the lord of all desires, divine and human; he is all-pervading, he is the master, the god, and he pervades the whole great universe.

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Verse 121 (7.203.121)

ज्येष्ठं भूतं वदन्त्येनं ब्राह्मणा मुनयस्तथा । प्रथमो ह्येष देवानां मुखादस्यानलोऽभवत् ॥

jyeṣṭhaṃ bhūtaṃ vadantyenaṃ brāhmaṇā munayastathā | prathamo hyeṣa devānāṃ mukhādasyānalo'bhavat

Brahmins and sages call him the eldest of beings; he is the first of the gods, and fire arose from his mouth.

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Verse 122 (7.203.122)

सर्वथा यत्पशून्पाति तैश्च यद्रमते पुनः । तेषामधिपतिर्यच्च तस्मात्पशुपतिः स्मृतः ॥

sarvathā yatpaśūnpāti taiśca yadramate punaḥ | teṣāmadhipatiryacca tasmātpaśupatiḥ smṛtaḥ

Because he protects the beasts in every way, delights in them, and is their overlord, he is remembered as Pashupati.

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Verse 123 (7.203.123)

दिव्यं च ब्रह्मचर्येण लिङ्गमस्य यथास्थितम् । महयत्येष लोकांश्च महेश्वर इति स्मृतः ॥

divyaṃ ca brahmacaryeṇa liṅgamasya yathāsthitam | mahayatyeṣa lokāṃśca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ

Because, through divine continence, his linga stands as it does, and he exalts the worlds, he is remembered as Maheshvara.

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Verse 124 (7.203.124)

ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा । लिङ्गमस्यार्चयन्ति स्म तच्चाप्यूर्ध्वं समास्थितम् ॥

ṛṣayaścaiva devāśca gandharvāpsarasastathā | liṅgamasyārcayanti sma taccāpyūrdhvaṃ samāsthitam

Sages and gods, gandharvas and apsarases worshipped his linga, and that linga stands raised aloft.

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Verse 125 (7.203.125)

पूज्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्मोदते स महेश्वरः । सुखी प्रीतश्च भवति प्रहृष्टश्चैव शङ्करः ॥

pūjyamāne tatastasminmodate sa maheśvaraḥ | sukhī prītaśca bhavati prahṛṣṭaścaiva śaṅkaraḥ

When he is worshipped, Maheshvara rejoices; Shankara becomes happy, pleased and delighted.

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Verse 126 (7.203.126)

यदस्य बहुधा रूपं भूतभव्यभवस्थितम् । स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव बहुरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥

yadasya bahudhā rūpaṃ bhūtabhavyabhavasthitam | sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva bahurūpastataḥ smṛtaḥ

Because his form is manifold, abiding in the past, the future and the present, moving and unmoving, he is remembered as Many-formed.

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Verse 127 (7.203.127)

एकाक्षो जाज्वलन्नास्ते सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा । क्रोधाद्यश्चाविशल्लोकांस्तस्मात्सर्व इति स्मृतः ॥

ekākṣo jājvalannāste sarvatokṣimayo'pi vā | krodhādyaścāviśallokāṃstasmātsarva iti smṛtaḥ

Blazing, he abides one-eyed, or made of eyes on every side; because in anger he entered the worlds, he is remembered as Sarva.

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Verse 128 (7.203.128)

धूम्ररूपं च यत्तस्य धूर्जटिस्तेन चोच्यते । विश्वे देवाश्च यत्तस्मिन्विश्वरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥

dhūmrarūpaṃ ca yattasya dhūrjaṭistena cocyate | viśve devāśca yattasminviśvarūpastataḥ smṛtaḥ

Because his form is smoke-coloured, he is called Dhurjati; and because all the gods are in him, he is remembered as Vishvarupa.

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Verse 129 (7.203.129)

तिस्रो देवीर्यदा चैव भजते भुवनेश्वरः । द्यामपः पृथिवीं चैव त्र्यम्बकश्च ततः स्मृतः ॥

tisro devīryadā caiva bhajate bhuvaneśvaraḥ | dyāmapaḥ pṛthivīṃ caiva tryambakaśca tataḥ smṛtaḥ

Because the lord of the worlds resorts to the three goddesses, heaven, the waters and the earth, he is remembered as Tryambaka.

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Verse 130 (7.203.130)

समेधयति यन्नित्यं सर्वार्थान्सर्वकर्मसु । शिवमिच्छन्मनुष्याणां तस्मादेष शिवः स्मृतः ॥

samedhayati yannityaṃ sarvārthānsarvakarmasu | śivamicchanmanuṣyāṇāṃ tasmādeṣa śivaḥ smṛtaḥ

Because he ever makes all ends prosper in all undertakings, wishing the welfare of men, he is remembered as Shiva.

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Verse 131 (7.203.131)

सहस्राक्षोऽयुताक्षो वा सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा । यच्च विश्वं महत्पाति महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः ॥

sahasrākṣo'yutākṣo vā sarvatokṣimayo'pi vā | yacca viśvaṃ mahatpāti mahādevastataḥ smṛtaḥ

Because, thousand-eyed or ten-thousand-eyed, or made of eyes on every side, he protects the great universe, he is remembered as Mahadeva.

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Verse 132 (7.203.132)

महत्पूर्वं स्थितो यच्च प्राणोत्पत्तिस्थितश्च यत् । स्थितलिङ्गश्च यन्नित्यं तस्मात्स्थाणुरिति स्मृतः ॥

mahatpūrvaṃ sthito yacca prāṇotpattisthitaśca yat | sthitaliṅgaśca yannityaṃ tasmātsthāṇuriti smṛtaḥ

Because he stood before all greatness, abides at the origin of the vital breath, and always keeps his linga fixed, he is remembered as Sthanu.

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Verse 133 (7.203.133)

सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्लोके प्रकाशन्ते रुचश्च याः । ताः केशसंज्ञितास्त्र्यक्षे व्योमकेशस्ततः स्मृतः ॥

sūryācandramasorloke prakāśante rucaśca yāḥ | tāḥ keśasaṃjñitāstryakṣe vyomakeśastataḥ smṛtaḥ

The rays that shine in the world from the sun and the moon are called the hair of the three-eyed one; therefore he is remembered as Vyomakesha.

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Verse 134 (7.203.134)

भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च सर्वं जगदशेषतः । भव एव ततो यस्माद्भूतभव्यभवोद्भवः ॥

bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca sarvaṃ jagadaśeṣataḥ | bhava eva tato yasmādbhūtabhavyabhavodbhavaḥ

The past, the future and the present, the whole world without remainder, is Bhava; therefore he is the source of what was, what will be and what is.

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Verse 135 (7.203.135)

कपिः श्रेष्ठ इति प्रोक्तो धर्मश्च वृष उच्यते । स देवदेवो भगवान्कीर्त्यतेऽतो वृषाकपिः ॥

kapiḥ śreṣṭha iti prokto dharmaśca vṛṣa ucyate | sa devadevo bhagavānkīrtyate'to vṛṣākapiḥ

"Kapi" is said to mean the best, and dharma is called "vrisha"; therefore the blessed God of gods is hailed as Vrishakapi.

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Verse 136 (7.203.136)

ब्रह्माणमिन्द्रं वरुणं यमं धनदमेव च । निगृह्य हरते यस्मात्तस्माद्वर इति स्मृतः ॥

brahmāṇamindraṃ varuṇaṃ yamaṃ dhanadameva ca | nigṛhya harate yasmāttasmādvara iti smṛtaḥ

Because he seizes and carries off Brahma, Indra, Varuna, Yama and Kubera, he is remembered as Vara.

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Verse 137 (7.203.137)

निमीलिताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां बलाद्देवो महेश्वरः । ललाटे नेत्रमसृजत्तेन त्र्यक्षः स उच्यते ॥

nimīlitābhyāṃ netrābhyāṃ balāddevo maheśvaraḥ | lalāṭe netramasṛjattena tryakṣaḥ sa ucyate

Because, with his eyes closed, the god Maheshvara by force made an eye in his forehead, he is called the Three-eyed.

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Verse 138 (7.203.138)

विषमस्थः शरीरेषु समश्च प्राणिनामिह । स वायुर्विषमस्थेषु प्राणोऽपानः शरीरिषु ॥

viṣamasthaḥ śarīreṣu samaśca prāṇināmiha | sa vāyurviṣamastheṣu prāṇo'pānaḥ śarīriṣu

Present unequally in bodies and equally in beings here, he is the wind present in the unequal, the prana and apana in embodied creatures.

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Verse 139 (7.203.139)

पूजयेद्विग्रहं यस्तु लिङ्गं चापि महात्मनः । लिङ्गं पूजयिता नित्यं महतीं श्रियमश्नुते ॥

pūjayedvigrahaṃ yastu liṅgaṃ cāpi mahātmanaḥ | liṅgaṃ pūjayitā nityaṃ mahatīṃ śriyamaśnute

He who worships the image, or the linga, of the great-souled one, and always worships the linga, wins great prosperity.

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Verse 140 (7.203.140)

ऊरुभ्यामर्धमाग्नेयं सोमोऽर्धं च शिवा तनुः । आत्मनोऽर्धं तथा चाग्निः सोमोऽर्धं पुनरुच्यते ॥

ūrubhyāmardhamāgneyaṃ somo'rdhaṃ ca śivā tanuḥ | ātmano'rdhaṃ tathā cāgniḥ somo'rdhaṃ punarucyate

From the thighs, half is of Agni and half is of Soma, in his auspicious body; of himself, half is fire, and the other half is called Soma.

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Verse 141 (7.203.141)

तैजसी महती दीप्ता देवेभ्योऽस्य शिवा तनुः । भास्वती मानुषेष्वस्य तनुर्घोराऽग्निरुच्यते ॥

taijasī mahatī dīptā devebhyo'sya śivā tanuḥ | bhāsvatī mānuṣeṣvasya tanurghorā'gnirucyate

His auspicious body is luminous, great and blazing among the gods; among men his body is radiant, and the terrible one is called fire.

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Verse 142 (7.203.142)

ब्रह्मचर्यं चरत्येष शिवा याऽस्य तनुस्तया । याऽस्य घोरतरा मूर्तिः सर्वानत्ति तयेश्वरः ॥

brahmacaryaṃ caratyeṣa śivā yā'sya tanustayā | yā'sya ghoratarā mūrtiḥ sarvānatti tayeśvaraḥ

With his auspicious body he practises continence; with his more terrible form the Lord devours all.

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Verse 143 (7.203.143)

यन्निर्दहति यत्तीक्ष्णो यदुग्रो यत्प्रतापवान् । मांसशोणितमज्जादो यत्ततो रुद्र उच्यते ॥

yannirdahati yattīkṣṇo yadugro yatpratāpavān | māṃsaśoṇitamajjādo yattato rudra ucyate

Because he burns, because he is sharp, fierce and mighty, an eater of flesh, blood and marrow, he is therefore called Rudra.

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Verse 144 (7.203.144)

एष देवो महादेवो योऽसौ पार्थ तवाग्रतः । सङ्ग्रामे शात्रवान्निघ्नंस्त्वया दृष्टः पिनाकधृत् ॥

eṣa devo mahādevo yo'sau pārtha tavāgrataḥ | saṅgrāme śātravānnighnaṃstvayā dṛṣṭaḥ pinākadhṛt

This god is Mahadeva, whom you, Partha, saw before you striking down your foes in battle, the wielder of the Pinaka,

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Verse 145 (7.203.145)

सिन्धुराजवधार्थाय प्रतिज्ञाते त्वयाऽनघ । कृष्णेन दर्शितः स्वप्ने यस्तु शैलेन्द्रमूर्धनि ॥

sindhurājavadhārthāya pratijñāte tvayā'nagha | kṛṣṇena darśitaḥ svapne yastu śailendramūrdhani

when you vowed, sinless one, to slay the lord of the Sindhus, he whom Krishna showed you in a dream on the mountain peak.

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Verse 146 (7.203.146)

एष वै भगवान्देवः सङ्ग्रामे याति तेऽग्रतः । येन दत्तानि तेऽस्त्राणि यैस्त्वया दानवा हताः ॥

eṣa vai bhagavāndevaḥ saṅgrāme yāti te'grataḥ | yena dattāni te'strāṇi yaistvayā dānavā hatāḥ

This very blessed god goes before you in battle, by whom the weapons were given to you, with which you have slain the danavas.

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Verse 147 (7.203.147)

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं वेदैश्च सम्मितम् । देवदेवस्य ते पार्थ व्याख्यातं शतरुद्रियम् ॥

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ vedaiśca sammitam | devadevasya te pārtha vyākhyātaṃ śatarudriyam

This Shatarudriya of the God of gods, the giver of wealth, fame and long life, holy and in accord with the Vedas, has been set out for you, Partha.

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Verse 148 (7.203.148)

सर्वार्थसाधनं पुण्यं सर्वकिल्बिषनाशनम् । सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वदुःखभयापहम् ॥

sarvārthasādhanaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakilbiṣanāśanam | sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvaduḥkhabhayāpaham

It accomplishes every aim, is holy, destroys every fault, calms every sin and removes every sorrow and fear.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-149; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.102a (variant: W साधनं, CE sādhakaṃ) and 102c.

Verse 149 (7.203.149)

चतुर्विधमिदं स्तोत्रं यः शृणोति नरः सदा । विजित्य शत्रून्सर्वान्स रुद्रलोके महीयते ॥

caturvidhamidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti naraḥ sadā | vijitya śatrūnsarvānsa rudraloke mahīyate

The man who always hears this fourfold hymn, having conquered all his enemies, is honoured in the world of Rudra.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-150; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.103a and 103c.

Verse 150 (7.203.150)

चरितं महात्मनो नित्यं साङ्ग्रामिकमिदं स्मृतम् । पठन्वै शतरुद्रीयं शृण्वंश्च सततोत्थितः ॥

caritaṃ mahātmano nityaṃ sāṅgrāmikamidaṃ smṛtam | paṭhanvai śatarudrīyaṃ śṛṇvaṃśca satatotthitaḥ

This deed of the great-souled one, ever remembered as one of battle: the man who recites the Shatarudriya and hears it, ever diligent,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-151; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.104a (variant: W नित्यं … स्मृतम्, CE divyaṃ … śubham) and 104c (W सततोत्थितः, CE satatotthitaḥ). The sentence continues in verse 152.

Verse 151 (7.203.151)

भक्तो विश्वेश्वरं देवं मानुषेषु च यः सदा । वरान्कामान्स लभते प्रसन्ने त्र्यम्बके नरः ॥

bhakto viśveśvaraṃ devaṃ mānuṣeṣu ca yaḥ sadā | varānkāmānsa labhate prasanne tryambake naraḥ

and is always devoted among men to the god, the lord of the universe, obtains boons and desires when Tryambaka is pleased.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-152; half-lines joined). Lines = CE 7.173.105a (variant: W मानुषेषु च, CE mānuṣeṣu tu) and 105c.

Verse 152 (7.203.152)

गच्छ युध्यस्व कौन्तेय न तवास्ति पराजयः । यस्य मन्त्री च गोप्ता च पार्श्वस्थो हि जनार्दनः ॥

gaccha yudhyasva kaunteya na tavāsti parājayaḥ | yasya mantrī ca goptā ca pārśvastho hi janārdanaḥ

Go and fight, son of Kunti; you cannot be defeated, for Janardana stands at your side as your counsellor and protector.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-153; half-lines joined). Corrected गस्य → यस्य (misprint in Wikisource; ग for य; CE yasya). Lines = CE 7.173.106a and 106c (W पार्श्वस्थो हि, CE pārśvatas te).

Verse 153 (7.203.153)

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनं सङ्ख्ये पराशरसुतस्तदा । जगाम भरतश्रेष्ठ यथागतमरिन्दम ॥

evamuktvā'rjunaṃ saṅkhye parāśarasutastadā | jagāma bharataśreṣṭha yathāgatamarindama

Having spoken thus to Arjuna in the battle, the son of Parashara went away as he had come, O best of the Bharatas, subduer of foes.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-154; half-lines joined). Speaker: the page's heading सञ्जय उवाच. Lines = CE 7.173.107a and 107c.

Verse 154 (7.203.154)

एतदाख्याय वै सूतो राज्ञः सर्वं तु सञ्जयः । प्रयातः शिबिरायैव द्रष्टुं कर्णस्य वैशसम् ॥

etadākhyāya vai sūto rājñaḥ sarvaṃ tu sañjayaḥ | prayātaḥ śibirāyaiva draṣṭuṃ karṇasya vaiśasam

Having told all this to the king, the charioteer Sanjaya set out for the camp, to witness the slaughter that befell Karna.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-155; half-lines joined). Speaker: the page's heading, printed `वेशंपायन उवाच (with a stray backtick; वेशंपायन is a misprint for वैशम्पायन), is made the speaker. Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.107d*1479_01–02 (with variants).

Verse 155 (7.203.155)

युद्धं कृत्वा महद्धोरं पञ्चाहानि महाबलः । ब्राह्मणो निहतो राजन्ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्तवान् ॥

yuddhaṃ kṛtvā mahaddhoraṃ pañcāhāni mahābalaḥ | brāhmaṇo nihato rājanbrahmalokamavāptavān

After fighting a great and terrible battle for five days, the mighty brahmin, slain, O king, reached the world of Brahma.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-156; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.107d*1475_01–02 (placed there under a सञ्जय उवाच heading; the page keeps the preceding speaker).

Verse 156 (7.203.156)

स्वधीते यत्फलं वेदे तदस्मिन्नपि पर्वणि । क्षत्रियाणामभीरूणां युक्तमत्र महद्यशः ॥

svadhīte yatphalaṃ vede tadasminnapi parvaṇi | kṣatriyāṇāmabhīrūṇāṃ yuktamatra mahadyaśaḥ

The fruit that comes from studying the Veda well comes from this parva too; for fearless kshatriyas there is great glory in it.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-157; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.107d*1475_03–04 (line 2 differs: CE viśuddhaṃ khyāpyate yaśaḥ).

Verse 157 (7.203.157)

य इदं पठते पर्व शृणुयाद्वाऽपि नित्यशः । स मुच्यते महापापैः कृतैर्घोरैश्च कर्मभिः ॥

ya idaṃ paṭhate parva śṛṇuyādvā'pi nityaśaḥ | sa mucyate mahāpāpaiḥ kṛtairghoraiśca karmabhiḥ

Whoever recites this parva, or hears it daily, is freed from great sins and from terrible deeds that he has done.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-158; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.107d*1476_01–02.

Verse 158 (7.203.158)

यज्ञावाप्तिर्ब्राह्मणस्येह नित्यं । घोरे युद्धे क्षत्रियाणां यशश्च । शेषौ वर्णौ काममिष्टं लभेते । पुत्रान्पौत्रान्नित्यमिष्टांस्तथैव ॥

yajñāvāptirbrāhmaṇasyeha nityaṃ | ghore yuddhe kṣatriyāṇāṃ yaśaśca | śeṣau varṇau kāmamiṣṭaṃ labhete | putrānpautrānnityamiṣṭāṃstathaiva

The brahmin here always gains the fruit of sacrifice; in dreadful war kshatriyas gain fame; the other two classes obtain whatever they wish; and likewise dear sons and grandsons always.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (printed 5-203-159; half-lines joined). Not in the critical edition's main text; star passage 7.173.107d*1478_01–04 (line 2 differs: CE yuddhe nityaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ jayaś ca). Four pāda-lines, as printed on the page. The colophon that follows is not a verse. CE star passage 7.173.107d*1477 is not on the page.