The Compendium of Gayatri

Verse 1 (padma.1.16.1)

भीष्म उवाच। यदेतत्कथितं ब्रह्मंस्तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। कमलस्याभिपातेन तीर्थं जातं धरातले।

bhīṣma uvāca yadetatkathitaṁ brahmaṁstīrthamāhātmyamuttamam kamalasyābhipātena tīrthaṁ jātaṁ dharātale

Bhishma said: O brahmin, this supreme glory of the tirtha you have told me of — the tirtha that came into being upon the earth through the falling of the lotus —

Verse 2 (padma.1.16.2)

तत्रस्थेन भगवता विष्णुना शंकरेण च। यत्कृतं मुनिशार्दूल तत्सर्वं परिकीर्त्तय।

tatrasthena bhagavatā viṣṇunā śaṁkareṇa ca yatkṛtaṁ muniśārdūla tatsarvaṁ parikīrttaya

whatever was done there by the Lord, by Vishnu and by Shankara — O tiger among sages, relate all of that to me.

Verse 3 (padma.1.16.3)

कथं यज्ञो हि देवेन विभुना तत्र कारितः। के सदस्या ऋत्विजश्च ब्राह्मणाः के समागताः।

kathaṁ yajño hi devena vibhunā tatra kāritaḥ ke sadasyā ṛtvijaśca brāhmaṇāḥ ke samāgatāḥ

How indeed was the sacrifice performed there by that all-powerful god? Who were the assessors and priests, and which brahmins were assembled there?

Verse 4 (padma.1.16.4)

के भागास्तस्य यज्ञस्य किं द्रव्यं का चदक्षिणा। का वेदी किं प्रमाणं च कृतं तत्र विरंचिना।

ke bhāgāstasya yajñasya kiṁ dravyaṁ kā cadakṣiṇā kā vedī kiṁ pramāṇaṁ ca kṛtaṁ tatra viraṁcinā

What were the portions of that sacrifice, what materials, and what sacrificial fee? What altar, and by what measure, did Virinchi make it?

Verse 5 (padma.1.16.5)

यो याज्यः सर्वदेवानां वेदैः सर्वत्र पठ्यते। कं च काममभिध्यायन्वेधा यज्ञं चकार ह।

yo yājyaḥ sarvadevānāṁ vedaiḥ sarvatra paṭhyate kaṁ ca kāmamabhidhyāyanvedhā yajñaṁ cakāra ha

He who is worthy of sacrifice by all the gods, who is recited everywhere in the Vedas — with what desire in mind did the Creator perform this sacrifice?

Verse 6 (padma.1.16.6)

यथासौ देवदेवेशो ह्यजरश्चामरश्च ह। तथा चैवाक्षयः स्वर्गस्तस्य देवस्य दृश्यते।

yathāsau devadeveśo hyajaraścāmaraśca ha tathā caivākṣayaḥ svargastasya devasya dṛśyate

Just as that Lord of the gods of gods is himself ageless and immortal, so too the heaven of that god is seen to be imperishable.

Verse 7 (padma.1.16.7)

अन्येषां चैव देवानां दत्तः स्वर्गो महात्मना। अग्निहोत्रार्थमुत्पन्ना वेदा ओषधयस्तथा।

anyeṣāṁ caiva devānāṁ dattaḥ svargo mahātmanā agnihotrārthamutpannā vedā oṣadhayastathā

And heaven was granted to the other gods too by that great soul. For the sake of the Agnihotra, the Vedas were produced, and likewise the herbs,

Verse 8 (padma.1.16.8)

ये चान्ये पशवो भूमौ सर्वे ते यज्ञकारणात्। सृष्टा भगवतानेन इत्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः।

ye cānye paśavo bhūmau sarve te yajñakāraṇāt sṛṣṭā bhagavatānena ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ

and whatever other cattle exist upon the earth, all of them were created by this Lord for the sake of sacrifice — this is the Vedic teaching.

Verse 9 (padma.1.16.9)

तदत्र कौतुकं मह्यं श्रुत्वेदं तव भाषितम्। यं काममधिकृत्यैकं यत्फलं यां च भावनां।

tadatra kautukaṁ mahyaṁ śrutvedaṁ tava bhāṣitam yaṁ kāmamadhikṛtyaikaṁ yatphalaṁ yāṁ ca bhāvanāṁ

Hearing this account of yours, I have great curiosity here — with what single desire in mind, for what fruit, and with what intention,

Verse 10 (padma.1.16.10)

कृतश्चानेन वै यज्ञः सर्वं शंसितुमर्हसि। शतरूपा च या नारी सावित्री सा त्विहोच्यते।

kṛtaścānena vai yajñaḥ sarvaṁ śaṁsitumarhasi śatarūpā ca yā nārī sāvitrī sā tvihocyate

this sacrifice was performed by him — you ought to tell me all of this. And that woman, Shatarupa, who is here called Savitri —

Verse 11 (padma.1.16.11)

भार्या सा ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ताः ऋषीणां जननी च सा। पुलस्त्याद्यान्मुनीन्सप्त दक्षाद्यांस्तु प्रजापतीन्।

bhāryā sā brahmaṇaḥ proktāḥ ṛṣīṇāṁ jananī ca sā pulastyādyānmunīnsapta dakṣādyāṁstu prajāpatīn

she is declared to be Brahma's wife, and she herself is the mother of the sages. The seven sages beginning with Pulastya, the Prajapatis beginning with Daksha,

Verse 12 (padma.1.16.12)

स्वायंभुवादींश्च मनून्सावित्री समजीजनत्। धर्मपत्नीं तु तां ब्रह्मा पुत्रिणीं ब्रह्मणः प्रियः।

svāyaṁbhuvādīṁśca manūnsāvitrī samajījanat dharmapatnīṁ tu tāṁ brahmā putriṇīṁ brahmaṇaḥ priyaḥ

and the Manus beginning with Svayambhuva, Savitri herself gave birth to. Yet Brahma, to whom his own progeny were dear,

Verse 13 (padma.1.16.13)

पतिव्रतां महाभागां सुव्रतां चारुहासिनीं। कथं सतीं परित्यज्य भार्यामन्यामविंदत।

pativratāṁ mahābhāgāṁ suvratāṁ cāruhāsinīṁ kathaṁ satīṁ parityajya bhāryāmanyāmaviṁdata

how did he, abandoning that devoted, illustrious, virtuous, sweetly smiling wife, obtain another wife?

Verse 14 (padma.1.16.14)

किं नाम्नी किं समाचारा कस्य सा तनया विभोः। क्व सा दृष्टा हि देवेन केन चास्य प्रदर्शिता।

kiṁ nāmnī kiṁ samācārā kasya sā tanayā vibhoḥ kva sā dṛṣṭā hi devena kena cāsya pradarśitā

What was her name, what was her conduct, whose daughter was she, of what mighty one? Where indeed was she seen by the god, and by whom was she shown to him?

Verse 15 (padma.1.16.15)

किं रूपा सा तु देवेशी दृष्टा चित्तविमोहिनी। यां तु दृष्ट्वा स देवेशः कामस्य वशमेयिवान्।

kiṁ rūpā sā tu deveśī dṛṣṭā cittavimohinī yāṁ tu dṛṣṭvā sa deveśaḥ kāmasya vaśameyivān

Of what form was that goddess-like one, whose sight bewildered the mind — she, seeing whom, that Lord of gods fell under the sway of desire?

Verse 16 (padma.1.16.16)

वर्णतो रूपतश्चैव सावित्र्यास्त्वधिका मुने। या मोहितवती देवं सर्वलोकेश्वरं विभुम्।

varṇato rūpataścaiva sāvitryāstvadhikā mune yā mohitavatī devaṁ sarvalokeśvaraṁ vibhum

O sage, in complexion and form, was she superior even to Savitri — she who bewildered that mighty god, lord of all the worlds?

Verse 17 (padma.1.16.17)

यथा गृहीतवान्देवो नारीं तां लोकसुंदरीं। यथा प्रवृत्तो यज्ञोसौ तथा सर्वं प्रकीर्तय।

yathā gṛhītavāndevo nārīṁ tāṁ lokasuṁdarīṁ yathā pravṛtto yajñosau tathā sarvaṁ prakīrtaya

How did the god take that woman, most beautiful in all the world? And how did that sacrifice proceed? Relate all of this.

Verse 18 (padma.1.16.18)

तां दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मणः पार्श्वे सावित्री किं चकार ह। सावित्र्यां तु तदा ब्रह्मा कां तु वृत्तिमवर्त्तत।

tāṁ dṛṣṭvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśve sāvitrī kiṁ cakāra ha sāvitryāṁ tu tadā brahmā kāṁ tu vṛttimavarttata

Seeing her at Brahma's side, what did Savitri do then? And what conduct did Brahma then adopt toward Savitri?

Verse 19 (padma.1.16.19)

सन्निधौ कानि वाक्यानि सावित्री ब्रह्मणा तदा। उक्ताप्युक्तवती भूयः सर्वं शंसितुमर्हसि।

sannidhau kāni vākyāni sāvitrī brahmaṇā tadā uktāpyuktavatī bhūyaḥ sarvaṁ śaṁsitumarhasi

What words did Savitri, in her presence, then speak to Brahma, and what did he reply — you ought to tell me all of this.

Verse 20 (padma.1.16.20)

किं कृतं तत्र युष्माभिः कोपो वाथ क्षमापि वा। यत्कृतं तत्र यद्दृष्टं यत्तवोक्तं मया त्विह।

kiṁ kṛtaṁ tatra yuṣmābhiḥ kopo vātha kṣamāpi vā yatkṛtaṁ tatra yaddṛṣṭaṁ yattavoktaṁ mayā tviha

What was done there by all of you — was there anger, or was there also forgiveness? Whatever was done there, whatever was seen, and whatever you have told me here,

Verse 21 (padma.1.16.21)

विस्तरेणेह सर्वाणि कर्माणि परमेष्ठिनः। श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषेण विधेर्यज्ञविधिं परं।

vistareṇeha sarvāṇi karmāṇi parameṣṭhinaḥ śrotumicchāmyaśeṣeṇa vidheryajñavidhiṁ paraṁ

I wish to hear here, in full detail, all the deeds of the Supreme Lord — the entire supreme sacrificial procedure of the Creator.

Verse 22 (padma.1.16.22)

कर्मणामानुपूर्व्यं च प्रारंभो होत्रमेव च। होतुर्भक्षो यथाऽचापि प्रथमा कस्य कारिता।

karmaṇāmānupūrvyaṁ ca prāraṁbho hotrameva ca hoturbhakṣo yathā'cāpi prathamā kasya kāritā

The proper order of the rites, their beginning, and the offering itself; how the priest's portion was arranged, and for whom the first oblation was made —

Verse 23 (padma.1.16.23)

कथं च भगवान्विष्णुः साहाय्यं केन कीदृशं। अमरैर्वा कृतं यच्च तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति।

kathaṁ ca bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sāhāyyaṁ kena kīdṛśaṁ amarairvā kṛtaṁ yacca tadbhavānvaktumarhati

and how the Lord Vishnu gave assistance, by what means, and of what kind; and whatever was done by the immortals — you ought to tell me this.

Verse 24 (padma.1.16.24)

देवलोकं परित्यज्य कथं मर्त्यमुपागतः। गार्हपत्यं च विधिना अन्वाहार्यं च दक्षिणम्।

devalokaṁ parityajya kathaṁ martyamupāgataḥ gārhapatyaṁ ca vidhinā anvāhāryaṁ ca dakṣiṇam

How did he leave the world of the gods and come to the mortal world? And the Garhapatya fire according to rule, and the southern Anvaharya fire,

Verse 25 (padma.1.16.25)

अग्निमाहवनीयं च वेदीं चैव तथा स्रुवम्। प्रोक्षणीयं स्रुचं चैव आवभृथ्यं तथैव च।

agnimāhavanīyaṁ ca vedīṁ caiva tathā sruvam prokṣaṇīyaṁ srucaṁ caiva āvabhṛthyaṁ tathaiva ca

the Ahavaniya fire, and the altar likewise, and the sruva ladle; the sprinkling vessel and the sruc ladle too, and likewise the concluding bath —

Verse 26 (padma.1.16.26)

अग्नींस्त्रींश्च यथा चक्रे हव्यभागवहान्हि वै। हव्यादांश्च सुरांश्चक्रे कव्यादांश्च पितॄनपि।

agnīṁstrīṁśca yathā cakre havyabhāgavahānhi vai havyādāṁśca surāṁścakre kavyādāṁśca pitṝnapi

how did he make the three fires, the bearers of the portions of the offering? And he made the gods, eaters of the offering, and the ancestors likewise, eaters of the ancestral offering.

Verse 27 (padma.1.16.27)

भागार्थं यज्ञविधिना ये यज्ञा यज्ञकर्मणि। यूपान्समित्कुशं सोमं पवित्रं परिधीनपि।

bhāgārthaṁ yajñavidhinā ye yajñā yajñakarmaṇi yūpānsamitkuśaṁ somaṁ pavitraṁ paridhīnapi

For the sake of their portions, by the rule of sacrifice, whatever sacrificial elements exist in the ritual work — the sacrificial post, kindling wood, kusha grass, soma, the purifying cloth, and the enclosing sticks too,

Verse 28 (padma.1.16.28)

यज्ञियानि च द्रव्याणि यथा ब्रह्मा चकार ह। विबभ्राज पुरा यश्च पारमेष्ठ्येन कर्मणा।

yajñiyāni ca dravyāṇi yathā brahmā cakāra ha vibabhrāja purā yaśca pārameṣṭhyena karmaṇā

and all the materials fit for sacrifice — how did Brahma make them? And he who shone forth of old through his supreme ritual act —

Verse 29 (padma.1.16.29)

क्षणा निमेषाः काष्ठाश्च कलास्त्रैकाल्यमेव च। मुहूर्तास्तिथयो मासा दिनं संवत्सरस्तथा।

kṣaṇā nimeṣāḥ kāṣṭhāśca kalāstraikālyameva ca muhūrtāstithayo māsā dinaṁ saṁvatsarastathā

moments, instants, kashthas, kalas, and the threefold time of past, present, and future; muhurtas, lunar days, months, the day, and the year as well,

Verse 30 (padma.1.16.30)

ऋतवः कालयोगाश्च प्रमाणं त्रिविधं पुरा। आयुः क्षेत्राण्यपचयं लक्षणं रूपसौष्ठवम्।

ṛtavaḥ kālayogāśca pramāṇaṁ trividhaṁ purā āyuḥ kṣetrāṇyapacayaṁ lakṣaṇaṁ rūpasauṣṭhavam

the seasons and the conjunctions of time; the ancient threefold measure; lifespan, sacred fields, decline, distinguishing marks, and beauty of form —

Verse 31 (padma.1.16.31)

त्रयो वर्णास्त्रयो लोकास्त्रैविद्यं पावकास्त्रयः। त्रैकाल्यं त्रीणि कर्माणि त्रयो वर्णास्त्रयो गुणाः।

trayo varṇāstrayo lokāstraividyaṁ pāvakāstrayaḥ traikālyaṁ trīṇi karmāṇi trayo varṇāstrayo guṇāḥ

the three primary colors, the three worlds, the threefold knowledge, the three sacred fires; the three times, the three kinds of action, and the three gunas —

Verse 32 (padma.1.16.32)

सृष्टा लोकाः पराः स्रष्ट्रा ये चान्येनल्पचेतसा। या गतिर्धर्मयुक्तानां या गतिः पापकर्मणां।

sṛṣṭā lokāḥ parāḥ sraṣṭrā ye cānyenalpacetasā yā gatirdharmayuktānāṁ yā gatiḥ pāpakarmaṇāṁ

the supreme worlds created by the Creator, and those lesser worlds created by some other of little wisdom; the destiny of those joined with dharma, the destiny of those of sinful deeds —

Verse 33 (padma.1.16.33)

चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य प्रभवश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता। चतुर्विद्यस्य यो वेत्ता चतुराश्रमसंश्रयः।

cāturvarṇyasya prabhavaścāturvarṇyasya rakṣitā caturvidyasya yo vettā caturāśramasaṁśrayaḥ

the origin of the four social orders, and their protector; the knower of the fourfold knowledge, the resort of the four ashramas —

Verse 34 (padma.1.16.34)

यः परं श्रूयते ज्योतिर्यः परं श्रूयते तपः। यः परं परतः प्राह परं यः परमात्मवान्।

yaḥ paraṁ śrūyate jyotiryaḥ paraṁ śrūyate tapaḥ yaḥ paraṁ parataḥ prāha paraṁ yaḥ paramātmavān

he who is heard of as the supreme light, he who is heard of as the supreme austerity; he who speaks of what lies beyond the beyond, he who is possessed of the supreme Self —

Verse 35 (padma.1.16.35)

सेतुर्यो लोकसेतूनां मेध्यो यो मेध्यकर्मणाम्। वेद्यो यो वेदविदुषां यः प्रभुः प्रभवात्मनाम्।

seturyo lokasetūnāṁ medhyo yo medhyakarmaṇām vedyo yo vedaviduṣāṁ yaḥ prabhuḥ prabhavātmanām

he who is the bridge of the bridges of the worlds, the sacred one of sacred deeds; the object of knowledge for knowers of the Veda, the lord of those whose very nature is power —

Verse 36 (padma.1.16.36)

असुभूतश्च भूतानामग्निभूतोग्निवर्चसाम्। मनुष्याणां मनोभूतस्तपोभूतस्तपस्विनाम्।

asubhūtaśca bhūtānāmagnibhūtognivarcasām manuṣyāṇāṁ manobhūtastapobhūtastapasvinām

the very life-breath of living beings, the very fire-essence of those of fiery splendor; the very mind-essence of men, the very austerity-essence of ascetics —

Verse 37 (padma.1.16.37)

विनयो नयवृत्तीनां तेजस्तेजस्विनामपि। इत्येतत्सर्वमखिलान्सृजन्लोकपितामहः।

vinayo nayavṛttīnāṁ tejastejasvināmapi ityetatsarvamakhilānsṛjanlokapitāmahaḥ

the very discipline of those who follow right conduct, and the very splendor of the splendorous too — creating all this, and the entire universe, that Grandsire of the worlds,

Verse 38 (padma.1.16.38)

यज्ञाद्गतिं कामन्वैच्छत्कथं यज्ञे मतिः कृता। एष मे संशयो ब्रह्मन्नेष मे संशयः परः।

yajñādgatiṁ kāmanvaicchatkathaṁ yajñe matiḥ kṛtā eṣa me saṁśayo brahmanneṣa me saṁśayaḥ paraḥ

what destiny, what desire did he seek through sacrifice, and how was his mind turned toward sacrifice? This is my doubt, O brahmin — this is my chief doubt.

Verse 39 (padma.1.16.39)

आश्चर्यः परमो ब्रह्मा देवैर्दैत्यैश्च पठ्यते। कर्मणाश्चर्यभूतोपि तत्त्वतः स इहोच्यते।

āścaryaḥ paramo brahmā devairdaityaiśca paṭhyate karmaṇāścaryabhūtopi tattvataḥ sa ihocyate

Brahma is spoken of, by gods and daityas alike, as the supreme wonder; though a being of wonder in his deeds, he is here declared, in truth, to be something more still.'

Verse 40 (padma.1.16.40)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रश्नभारो महानेष त्वयोक्तो ब्रह्मणश्च यः। यथाशक्ति तु वक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां तत्परं यशः।

pulastya uvāca praśnabhāro mahāneṣa tvayokto brahmaṇaśca yaḥ yathāśakti tu vakṣyāmi śrūyatāṁ tatparaṁ yaśaḥ

Pulastya said: This great burden of questions concerning Brahma that you have posed — I shall answer to the best of my ability; hear now of his supreme glory.

Verse 41 (padma.1.16.41)

सहस्रास्यं सहस्राक्षं सहस्रचरणं च यम्। सहस्रश्रवणं चैव सहस्रकरमव्ययम्।

sahasrāsyaṁ sahasrākṣaṁ sahasracaraṇaṁ ca yam sahasraśravaṇaṁ caiva sahasrakaramavyayam

They call him of a thousand faces, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet; likewise of a thousand ears, and of a thousand imperishable hands,

Verse 42 (padma.1.16.42)

सहस्रजिह्वं साहस्रं सहस्रपरमं प्रभुं। सहस्रदं सहस्रादिं सहस्रभुजमव्ययम्।

sahasrajihvaṁ sāhasraṁ sahasraparamaṁ prabhuṁ sahasradaṁ sahasrādiṁ sahasrabhujamavyayam

of a thousand tongues, thousand-fold, the Lord supreme through his thousand attributes; the giver of thousands, the origin of thousands, of a thousand arms, imperishable —

Verse 43 (padma.1.16.43)

हवनं सवनं चैव हव्यं होतारमेव च। पात्राणि च पवित्राणि वेदीं दीक्षां चरुं स्रुवम्।

havanaṁ savanaṁ caiva havyaṁ hotārameva ca pātrāṇi ca pavitrāṇi vedīṁ dīkṣāṁ caruṁ sruvam

the oblation, the pressing of soma, the offering, and the offerer himself; the vessels and purifying implements, the altar, the initiation, the sacrificial porridge, the sruva —

Verse 44 (padma.1.16.44)

स्रुक्सोममवभृच्चैव प्रोक्षणीं दक्षिणा धनम्। अद्ध्वर्युं सामगं विप्रं सदस्यान्सदनं सदः।

sruksomamavabhṛccaiva prokṣaṇīṁ dakṣiṇā dhanam addhvaryuṁ sāmagaṁ vipraṁ sadasyānsadanaṁ sadaḥ

the sruc, the soma, and the concluding bath; the sprinkling vessel, the sacrificial fee, the wealth; the adhvaryu priest, the Sama-chanting brahmin, the assessors, the hall, the assembly —

Verse 45 (padma.1.16.45)

यूपं समित्कुशं दर्वी चमसोलूखलानि च। प्राग्वंशं यज्ञभूमिं च होतारं बन्धनं च यत्।

yūpaṁ samitkuśaṁ darvī camasolūkhalāni ca prāgvaṁśaṁ yajñabhūmiṁ ca hotāraṁ bandhanaṁ ca yat

the sacrificial post, kindling wood, kusha grass, the ladle, cups and mortars; the eastern hall, the sacrificial ground, the offerer, and the binding —

Verse 46 (padma.1.16.46)

ह्रस्वान्यतिप्रमाणानि प्रमाणस्थावराणि च। प्रायश्चित्तानि वाजाश्च स्थंडिलानि कुशास्तथा।

hrasvānyatipramāṇāni pramāṇasthāvarāṇi ca prāyaścittāni vājāśca sthaṁḍilāni kuśāstathā

whatever is short, whatever exceeds measure, and whatever is fixed in measure; the atonements, the strength-offerings, the earthen altars, and kusha grass —

Verse 47 (padma.1.16.47)

मंत्रं यज्ञं च हवनं वह्निभागं भवं च यं। अग्रेभुजं होमभुजं शुभार्चिषमुदायुधं।

maṁtraṁ yajñaṁ ca havanaṁ vahnibhāgaṁ bhavaṁ ca yaṁ agrebhujaṁ homabhujaṁ śubhārciṣamudāyudhaṁ

the mantra, the sacrifice itself, the oblation, the portion belonging to fire, and the very being that arises from it; the one who eats the first portion, who eats the oblation, of auspicious flame, with weapon raised —

Verse 48 (padma.1.16.48)

आहुर्वेदविदो विप्रा यो यज्ञः शाश्वतः प्रभुः। यां पृच्छसि महाराज पुण्यां दिव्यामिमां कथां।

āhurvedavido viprā yo yajñaḥ śāśvataḥ prabhuḥ yāṁ pṛcchasi mahārāja puṇyāṁ divyāmimāṁ kathāṁ

thus do brahmins who know the Veda declare him, this eternal Lord who is himself sacrifice. This sacred and divine account which you ask of, O great king,

Verse 49 (padma.1.16.49)

यदर्थं भगवान्ब्रह्मा भूमौ यज्ञमथाकरोत्। हितार्थं सुरमर्त्यानां लोकानां प्रभवाय च।

yadarthaṁ bhagavānbrahmā bhūmau yajñamathākarot hitārthaṁ suramartyānāṁ lokānāṁ prabhavāya ca

the reason for which the Lord Brahma performed a sacrifice upon the earth, for the welfare of gods and mortals, and for the flourishing of the worlds —

Verse 50 (padma.1.16.50)

ब्रह्माथ कपिलश्चैव परमेष्ठी तथैव च। देवाः सप्तर्षयश्चैव त्र्यंबकश्च महायशाः।

brahmātha kapilaścaiva parameṣṭhī tathaiva ca devāḥ saptarṣayaścaiva tryaṁbakaśca mahāyaśāḥ

Brahma, and Kapila, and likewise the Supreme Lord himself; the gods, and the seven sages, and the greatly renowned Tryambaka (Shiva),

Verse 51 (padma.1.16.51)

सनत्कुमारश्च महानुभावो मनुर्महात्मा भगवान्प्रजापतिः। पुराणदेवोथ तथा प्रचक्रे प्रदीप्तवैश्वानरतुल्यतेजाः।

sanatkumāraśca mahānubhāvo manurmahātmā bhagavānprajāpatiḥ purāṇadevotha tathā pracakre pradīptavaiśvānaratulyatejāḥ

the greatly majestic Sanatkumara, the great soul Manu, the Lord Prajapati, and that ancient god himself — of splendor equal to blazing Vaishvanara, thus performed that sacrifice.

Verse 52 (padma.1.16.52)

पुरा कमलजातस्य स्वपतस्तस्य कोटरे। पुष्करे यत्र संभूता देवा ऋषिगणास्तथा।

purā kamalajātasya svapatastasya koṭare puṣkare yatra saṁbhūtā devā ṛṣigaṇāstathā

Formerly, in the hollow of that lotus born from Vishnu, while he lay sleeping, at Pushkara, where the gods and hosts of sages came into being,

Verse 53 (padma.1.16.53)

एष पौष्करको नाम प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः। पुराणं कथ्यते यत्र वेदस्मृतिसुसंहितं।

eṣa pauṣkarako nāma prādurbhāvo mahātmanaḥ purāṇaṁ kathyate yatra vedasmṛtisusaṁhitaṁ

this is called the 'Pushkara' manifestation of that great soul, where the Purana, well compiled together with the Vedas and Smritis, is recited.

Verse 54 (padma.1.16.54)

वराहस्तु श्रुतिमुखः प्रादुर्भूतो विरिंचिनः। सहायार्थं सुरश्रेष्ठो वाराहं रूपमास्थितः।

varāhastu śrutimukhaḥ prādurbhūto viriṁcinaḥ sahāyārthaṁ suraśreṣṭho vārāhaṁ rūpamāsthitaḥ

And the Boar, whose very face is the Veda, manifested from Virinchi; for the sake of assistance, that foremost of gods took on the form of a boar.

Verse 55 (padma.1.16.55)

विस्तीर्णं पुष्करे कृत्वा तीर्थं कोकामुखं हि तत्। वेदपादो यूपदंष्ट्रः क्रतुहस्तश्चितीमुखः।

vistīrṇaṁ puṣkare kṛtvā tīrthaṁ kokāmukhaṁ hi tat vedapādo yūpadaṁṣṭraḥ kratuhastaścitīmukhaḥ

Having made a vast tirtha at Pushkara, called Kokamukha — the Vedas were his feet, the sacrificial post his tusks, the sacrificial rite his hands, the sacrificial altar his face,

Verse 56 (padma.1.16.56)

अग्निजिह्वो दर्भरोमा ब्रह्मशीर्षो महातपाः। अहोरात्रेक्षणो दिव्यो वेदांगः श्रुतिभूषणः।

agnijihvo darbharomā brahmaśīrṣo mahātapāḥ ahorātrekṣaṇo divyo vedāṁgaḥ śrutibhūṣaṇaḥ

fire his tongue, kusha grass his hair, Brahma his head, of great austerity; day and night his gaze, divine, the Vedangas his limbs, the shrutis his ornament,

Verse 57 (padma.1.16.57)

आज्यनासः स्रुवतुंडः सामघोषस्वनो महान्। सत्यधर्ममयः श्रीमान्कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः।

ājyanāsaḥ sruvatuṁḍaḥ sāmaghoṣasvano mahān satyadharmamayaḥ śrīmānkarmavikramasatkṛtaḥ

clarified butter his nose, the sruva his snout, the roar of the Sama chant his great voice; made of truth and dharma, glorious, honored by his ritual valor,

Verse 58 (padma.1.16.58)

प्रायश्चित्तनखो धीरः पशुजानुर्मखाकृतिः। उद्गात्रांत्रो होमलिंगो फलबीजमहौषधिः।

prāyaścittanakho dhīraḥ paśujānurmakhākṛtiḥ udgātrāṁtro homaliṁgo phalabījamahauṣadhiḥ

the atoning rites his nails, steadfast, sacrificial animals his knees, his very form the sacrifice; the Udgatri chant his entrails, the fire-offering his emblem, fruits and seeds and herbs his substance,

Verse 59 (padma.1.16.59)

वाय्वंतरात्मा मंत्रास्थिरापस्फिक्सोमशोणितः। वेदस्कंधो हविर्गंधो हव्यकव्यातिवेगवान्।

vāyvaṁtarātmā maṁtrāsthirāpasphiksomaśoṇitaḥ vedaskaṁdho havirgaṁdho havyakavyātivegavān

wind his inner soul, mantras his bones, water his flanks, soma his blood; the Vedas his shoulders, the fragrance of oblations his scent, most swift with offerings to gods and ancestors,

Verse 60 (padma.1.16.60)

प्राग्वंशकायो द्युतिमान्नानादीक्षाभिरर्चितः। दक्षिणाहृदयो योगी महासत्रमयो महान्।

prāgvaṁśakāyo dyutimānnānādīkṣābhirarcitaḥ dakṣiṇāhṛdayo yogī mahāsatramayo mahān

the eastern hall his body, radiant, worshipped through many initiations; the sacrificial fee his heart, a Yogi, made entirely of the great sacrificial session,

Verse 61 (padma.1.16.61)

उपाकर्मेष्टिरुचिरः प्रवर्ग्यावर्तभूषणः। छायापत्नीसहायो वै मणिशृंगमिवोच्छ्रितः।

upākarmeṣṭiruciraḥ pravargyāvartabhūṣaṇaḥ chāyāpatnīsahāyo vai maṇiśṛṁgamivocchritaḥ

beautiful with the opening rite and the ishti offering, adorned with the whirl of the Pravargya rite; accompanied by his consort Chhaya, towering as if with a jeweled horn.

Verse 62 (padma.1.16.62)

सर्वलोकहितात्मा यो दंष्ट्रयाभ्युज्जहारगाम्। ततः स्वस्थानमानीय पृथिवीं पृथिवीधरः।

sarvalokahitātmā yo daṁṣṭrayābhyujjahāragām tataḥ svasthānamānīya pṛthivīṁ pṛthivīdharaḥ

Whose very soul was the welfare of all the worlds, he lifted up the earth with his tusk. Then that bearer of the earth, having brought the earth back to its own place,

Verse 63 (padma.1.16.63)

ततो जगाम निर्वाणं पृथिवीधारणाद्धरिः। एवमादिवराहेण धृत्वा ब्रह्महितार्थिना।

tato jagāma nirvāṇaṁ pṛthivīdhāraṇāddhariḥ evamādivarāheṇa dhṛtvā brahmahitārthinā

having thus upheld the earth, Hari went to his own final rest. Thus, by that primordial Boar, seeking the welfare of Brahma,

Verse 64 (padma.1.16.64)

उद्धृता पुष्करे पृथ्वी सागरांबुगता पुरा। वृतः शमदमाभ्यां यो दिव्ये कोकामुखे स्थितः।

uddhṛtā puṣkare pṛthvī sāgarāṁbugatā purā vṛtaḥ śamadamābhyāṁ yo divye kokāmukhe sthitaḥ

the earth, formerly submerged in the ocean's waters, was raised up at Pushkara. Surrounded by tranquility and self-control, he stood at that divine Kokamukha,

Verse 65 (padma.1.16.65)

आदित्यैर्वसुभिः साध्यैर्मरुद्भिर्दैवतैः सह। रुद्रैर्विश्वसहायैश्च यक्षराक्षसकिन्नरैः।

ādityairvasubhiḥ sādhyairmarudbhirdaivataiḥ saha rudrairviśvasahāyaiśca yakṣarākṣasakinnaraiḥ

together with the Adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Maruts, and the gods; with the Rudras and the Vishvedevas, and with yakshas, rakshasas, and kinnaras,

Verse 66 (padma.1.16.66)

दिग्भिर्विदिग्भिः पृथिवी नदीभिः सह सागरैः। चराचरगुरुः श्रीमान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदांवरः।

digbhirvidigbhiḥ pṛthivī nadībhiḥ saha sāgaraiḥ carācaraguruḥ śrīmānbrahmā brahmavidāṁvaraḥ

with the directions and intermediate directions, with the earth, together with rivers and oceans — Brahma, guru of all moving and unmoving things, glorious, foremost among knowers of Brahman,

Verse 67 (padma.1.16.67)

उवाच वचनं कोकामुखं तीर्थं त्वया विभो। पालनीयं सदा गोप्यं रक्षा कार्या मखे त्विह।

uvāca vacanaṁ kokāmukhaṁ tīrthaṁ tvayā vibho pālanīyaṁ sadā gopyaṁ rakṣā kāryā makhe tviha

spoke this word: 'O mighty one, this tirtha of Kokamukha is to be ever protected and kept secret by you; its protection is to be maintained at this sacrifice.'

Verse 68 (padma.1.16.68)

एवं करिष्ये भगवंस्तदा ब्रह्माणमुक्तवान्। उवाच तं पुनर्ब्रह्मा विष्णुं देवं पुरः स्थितम्।

evaṁ kariṣye bhagavaṁstadā brahmāṇamuktavān uvāca taṁ punarbrahmā viṣṇuṁ devaṁ puraḥ sthitam

'So I shall do, O Lord' — thus he then spoke to Brahma. Then Brahma again spoke to that god Vishnu, standing before him —

Verse 69 (padma.1.16.69)

त्वं हि मे परमो देवस्त्वं हि मे परमो गुरुः। त्वं हि मे परमं धाम शक्रादीनां सुरोत्तम।

tvaṁ hi me paramo devastvaṁ hi me paramo guruḥ tvaṁ hi me paramaṁ dhāma śakrādīnāṁ surottama

'You indeed are my supreme deity, you indeed are my supreme guru; you indeed are my supreme refuge, O best of gods among Shakra and the rest.

Verse 70 (padma.1.16.70)

उत्फुल्लामलपद्माक्ष शत्रुपक्ष क्षयावह। यथा यज्ञेन मे ध्वंसो दानवैश्च विधीयते।

utphullāmalapadmākṣa śatrupakṣa kṣayāvaha yathā yajñena me dhvaṁso dānavaiśca vidhīyate

O you of eyes like a fully blossomed, spotless lotus, destroyer of the party of enemies — grant that no destruction of my sacrifice be brought about by the danavas,

Verse 71 (padma.1.16.71)

तथा त्वया विधातव्यं प्रणतस्य नमोस्तु ते। विष्णुरुवाच। भयं त्यजस्व देवेश क्षयं नेष्यामि दानवान्।

tathā tvayā vidhātavyaṁ praṇatasya namostu te viṣṇuruvāca bhayaṁ tyajasva deveśa kṣayaṁ neṣyāmi dānavān

this you must ensure for me, who bow before you — homage to you.' Vishnu said: 'Cast away your fear, O Lord of gods; I shall lead the danavas to destruction,

Verse 72 (padma.1.16.72)

ये चान्ते विघ्नकर्तारो यातुधानास्तथाऽसुराः। घातयिष्याम्यहं सर्वान्स्वस्ति तिष्ठ पितामह।

ye cānte vighnakartāro yātudhānāstathā'surāḥ ghātayiṣyāmyahaṁ sarvānsvasti tiṣṭha pitāmaha

and whatever rakshasas and asuras finally become makers of obstacles, I shall slay them all. Remain at peace, O Grandsire.'

Verse 73 (padma.1.16.73)

एवमुक्त्वा स्थितस्तत्र साहाय्येन कृतक्षणः। प्रववुश्च शिवा वाताः प्रसन्नाश्च दिशो दश।

evamuktvā sthitastatra sāhāyyena kṛtakṣaṇaḥ pravavuśca śivā vātāḥ prasannāśca diśo daśa

Having said this, and having resolved to give his aid, he remained there. And auspicious winds began to blow, and the ten directions grew calm and bright.

Verse 74 (padma.1.16.74)

सुप्रभाणि च ज्योतींषि चंद्रं चक्रुः प्रदक्षिणम्। न विग्रहं ग्रहाश्चक्रुः प्रसेदुश्चापि सिंधवः।

suprabhāṇi ca jyotīṁṣi caṁdraṁ cakruḥ pradakṣiṇam na vigrahaṁ grahāścakruḥ praseduścāpi siṁdhavaḥ

The bright heavenly bodies circumambulated the moon; the planets formed no ill conjunction, and the oceans too grew calm.

Verse 75 (padma.1.16.75)

नीरजस्का भूमिरासीत्सकला ह्लाददास्त्वपः। जग्मुः स्वमार्गं सरितो नापि चुक्षुभुरर्णवाः।

nīrajaskā bhūmirāsītsakalā hlādadāstvapaḥ jagmuḥ svamārgaṁ sarito nāpi cukṣubhurarṇavāḥ

The entire earth became free of dust, all the waters became delightful; the rivers flowed in their proper courses, and the oceans did not surge.

Verse 76 (padma.1.16.76)

आसन्शुभानींद्रियाणि नराणामंतरात्मनाम्। महर्षयो वीतशोका वेदानुच्चैरवाचयन्।

āsanśubhānīṁdriyāṇi narāṇāmaṁtarātmanām maharṣayo vītaśokā vedānuccairavācayan

The senses and inner selves of men became auspicious. The great sages, free of grief, recited the Vedas aloud.

Verse 77 (padma.1.16.77)

यज्ञे तस्मिन्हविः पाके शिवा आसंश्च पावकाः। प्रवृत्तधर्मसद्वृत्ता लोका मुदितमानसाः।

yajñe tasminhaviḥ pāke śivā āsaṁśca pāvakāḥ pravṛttadharmasadvṛttā lokā muditamānasāḥ

In that sacrifice, the fires that cooked the oblations became auspicious. The worlds, engaged in good conduct according to dharma, became joyful in mind.

Verse 78 (padma.1.16.78)

विष्णोः सत्यप्रतिज्ञस्य श्रुत्वारिनिधना गिरः। ततो देवाः समायाता दानवा राक्षसैस्सह।

viṣṇoḥ satyapratijñasya śrutvārinidhanā giraḥ tato devāḥ samāyātā dānavā rākṣasaissaha

Hearing the words of Vishnu, true to his vow, promising the destruction of enemies, the gods then assembled, together with the danavas and rakshasas.

Verse 79 (padma.1.16.79)

भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च सर्वे तत्रागताः क्रमात्। गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नागा विद्याधरागणाः।

bhūtapretapiśācāśca sarve tatrāgatāḥ kramāt gaṁdharvāpsarasaścaiva nāgā vidyādharāgaṇāḥ

Bhutas, pretas, and pishachas — all of them came there in due order; and likewise gandharvas and apsarases, nagas, and hosts of vidyadharas,

Verse 80 (padma.1.16.80)

वानस्पत्याश्चौषधयो यच्चेहेद्यच्च नेहति। ब्रह्मादेशान्मारुतेन आनीताः सर्वतो दिशः।

vānaspatyāścauṣadhayo yaccehedyacca nehati brahmādeśānmārutena ānītāḥ sarvato diśaḥ

the forest trees, the herbs, whatever moves and whatever does not move — all were brought by Vayu, at Brahma's command, from every direction.

Verse 81 (padma.1.16.81)

यज्ञपर्वतमासाद्य दक्षिणामभितोदिशम्। सुरा उत्तरतः सर्वे मर्यादापर्वते स्थिताः।

yajñaparvatamāsādya dakṣiṇāmabhitodiśam surā uttarataḥ sarve maryādāparvate sthitāḥ

Reaching the sacrificial mountain, all the gods stood around the southern direction, and to the north, upon the boundary mountain.

Verse 82 (padma.1.16.82)

गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव मुनयो वेदपारगाः। पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय स्थितास्तत्र महाक्रतौ।

gaṁdharvāpsarasaścaiva munayo vedapāragāḥ paścimāṁ diśamāsthāya sthitāstatra mahākratau

The gandharvas and apsarases, and the sages who had mastered the Vedas, took their place facing the western direction, remaining there at that great sacrifice.

Verse 83 (padma.1.16.83)

सर्वे देवनिकायाश्च दानवाश्चासुरागणाः। अमर्षं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा सुप्रीतास्ते परस्परम्।

sarve devanikāyāśca dānavāścāsurāgaṇāḥ amarṣaṁ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā suprītāste parasparam

All the hosts of gods, the danavas, and the hosts of asuras, having set their hostility behind them, became well pleased with one another there.

Verse 84 (padma.1.16.84)

ऋषीन्पर्यचरन्सर्वे शुश्रूषन्ब्राह्मणांस्तथा। ऋषयो ब्रह्मर्षयश्च द्विजा देवर्षयस्तथा।

ṛṣīnparyacaransarve śuśrūṣanbrāhmaṇāṁstathā ṛṣayo brahmarṣayaśca dvijā devarṣayastathā

All of them attended upon the sages, and rendered service to the brahmins; the sages, the brahmarshis, the twice-born, and the devarshis,

Verse 85 (padma.1.16.85)

राजर्षयो मुख्यतमास्समायाताः समंततः। कतमश्च सुरोप्यत्र क्रतौ याज्यो भविष्यति।

rājarṣayo mukhyatamāssamāyātāḥ samaṁtataḥ katamaśca suropyatra kratau yājyo bhaviṣyati

and the most eminent royal sages too, assembled from every side. And the question arose: which god should be worthy of worship at this sacrifice —

Verse 86 (padma.1.16.86)

पशवः पक्षिणश्चैव तत्र याता दिदृक्षवः। ब्राह्मणा भोक्तुकामाश्च सर्वे वर्णानुपूर्वशः।

paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva tatra yātā didṛkṣavaḥ brāhmaṇā bhoktukāmāśca sarve varṇānupūrvaśaḥ

eager to see this, animals and birds too went there. Brahmins, desiring to partake of the feast, along with all the social orders in due sequence, arrived there.

Verse 87 (padma.1.16.87)

स्वयं च वरुणो रत्नं दक्षश्चान्नं स्वयं ददौ। आगत्यवरुणोलोकात्पक्वंचान्नंस्वतोपचत्।

svayaṁ ca varuṇo ratnaṁ dakṣaścānnaṁ svayaṁ dadau āgatyavaruṇolokātpakvaṁcānnaṁsvatopacat

Varuna himself gave jewels, and Daksha himself gave food. Coming from his own world, Varuna himself cooked the food.

Verse 88 (padma.1.16.88)

वायुर्भक्षविकारांश्च रसपाची दिवाकरः। अन्नपाचनकृत्सोमो मतिदाता बृहस्पतिः।

vāyurbhakṣavikārāṁśca rasapācī divākaraḥ annapācanakṛtsomo matidātā bṛhaspatiḥ

Vayu prepared the various dishes; Divakara (the Sun) cooked the essences. Soma performed the cooking of the food; Brihaspati gave counsel.

Verse 89 (padma.1.16.89)

धनदानं धनाध्यक्षो वस्त्राणि विविधानि च। सरस्वती नदाध्यक्षो गंगादेवी सनर्मदा।

dhanadānaṁ dhanādhyakṣo vastrāṇi vividhāni ca sarasvatī nadādhyakṣo gaṁgādevī sanarmadā

The lord of wealth gave gifts of wealth and various garments. Sarasvati, the lord of rivers, and the goddess Ganga together with Narmada,

Verse 90 (padma.1.16.90)

याश्चान्याः सरितः पुण्याः कूपाश्चैव जलाशयाः। पल्वलानि तटाकानि कुंडानि विविधानि च।

yāścānyāḥ saritaḥ puṇyāḥ kūpāścaiva jalāśayāḥ palvalāni taṭākāni kuṁḍāni vividhāni ca

and whatever other sacred rivers, wells, and reservoirs there were, ponds, lakes, and various water-pools,

Verse 91 (padma.1.16.91)

प्रस्रवाणि च मुख्यानि देवखातान्यनेकशः। जलाशयानि सर्वाणि समुद्राः सप्तसंख्यकाः।

prasravāṇi ca mukhyāni devakhātānyanekaśaḥ jalāśayāni sarvāṇi samudrāḥ saptasaṁkhyakāḥ

and the principal springs, and the many divinely-dug reservoirs; all the bodies of water, and the seven oceans,

Verse 92 (padma.1.16.92)

लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलैः समम्। सप्तलोकाः सपातालाः सप्तद्वीपाः सपत्तनाः।

lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalaiḥ samam saptalokāḥ sapātālāḥ saptadvīpāḥ sapattanāḥ

of salt water, sugarcane-juice, liquor, ghee, curds, milk, and water — the seven worlds together with the netherworlds, the seven continents together with their cities,

Verse 93 (padma.1.16.93)

वृक्षा वल्ल्यः सतृणानि शाकानि च फलानि च। पृथिवीवायुराकाशमापोज्योतिश्च पंचमम्।

vṛkṣā vallyaḥ satṛṇāni śākāni ca phalāni ca pṛthivīvāyurākāśamāpojyotiśca paṁcamam

trees, creepers, and grasses, vegetables and fruits; earth, wind, and space, water, and the fifth, fire,

Verse 94 (padma.1.16.94)

सविग्रहाणि भूतानि धर्मशास्त्राणि यानि च। वेदभाष्याणि सूत्राणि ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं च यत्।

savigrahāṇi bhūtāni dharmaśāstrāṇi yāni ca vedabhāṣyāṇi sūtrāṇi brahmaṇā nirmitaṁ ca yat

all the elements together with their embodied forms, and whatever dharma-shastras there are, the commentaries on the Vedas, the sutras, and whatever else was made by Brahma,

Verse 95 (padma.1.16.95)

अमूर्तं मूर्तमत्यन्तं मूर्तदृश्यं तथाखिलम्। एवं कृते तथास्मिंस्तु यज्ञे पैतामहे तदा।

amūrtaṁ mūrtamatyantaṁ mūrtadṛśyaṁ tathākhilam evaṁ kṛte tathāsmiṁstu yajñe paitāmahe tadā

formless, and utterly embodied, and even all that is visibly embodied — everything was thus present there. Thus, when Brahma's sacrifice had been set in motion,

Verse 96 (padma.1.16.96)

देवानां संनिधौ तत्र ऋषिभिश्च समागमे। ब्रह्मणो दक्षिणे पार्श्वे स्थितो विष्णुः सनातनः।

devānāṁ saṁnidhau tatra ṛṣibhiśca samāgame brahmaṇo dakṣiṇe pārśve sthito viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ

in the presence of the gods there, in that assembly of sages, the eternal Vishnu stood at Brahma's right side,

Verse 97 (padma.1.16.97)

वामपार्श्वे स्थितो रुद्रः पिनाकी वरदः प्रभुः। ऋत्विजां चापि वरणं कृतं तत्र महात्मना।

vāmapārśve sthito rudraḥ pinākī varadaḥ prabhuḥ ṛtvijāṁ cāpi varaṇaṁ kṛtaṁ tatra mahātmanā

and at his left side stood the mighty boon-giver Rudra, bearer of the Pinaka bow. And that great soul made the selection of the officiating priests there —

Verse 98 (padma.1.16.98)

भृगुर्होतावृतस्तत्र पुलस्त्योध्वर्य्युसत्तमः। तत्रोद्गाता मरीचिस्तु ब्रह्मा वै नारदः कृतः।

bhṛgurhotāvṛtastatra pulastyodhvaryyusattamaḥ tatrodgātā marīcistu brahmā vai nāradaḥ kṛtaḥ

Bhrigu was chosen there as the Hota priest; Pulastya, most excellent, as the Adhvaryu; there Marichi was made the Udgatri priest, and Narada was appointed as the officiating Brahma-priest.

Verse 99 (padma.1.16.99)

सनत्कुमारादयो ये सदस्यास्तत्र ते भवन्। प्रजापतयो दक्षाद्या वर्णा ब्राह्मणपूर्वकाः।

sanatkumārādayo ye sadasyāstatra te bhavan prajāpatayo dakṣādyā varṇā brāhmaṇapūrvakāḥ

Sanatkumara and the others became the assessors there. The Prajapatis beginning with Daksha, and the social orders headed by the brahmins,

Verse 100 (padma.1.16.100)

ब्रह्मणश्च समीपे तु कृता ऋत्विग्विकल्पना। वस्त्रैराभरणैर्युक्ताः कृता वैश्रवणेन ते।

brahmaṇaśca samīpe tu kṛtā ṛtvigvikalpanā vastrairābharaṇairyuktāḥ kṛtā vaiśravaṇena te

all were present there. And near Brahma the arrangement of the priests was made; they were adorned with garments and ornaments by Vaishravana (Kubera).

Verse 101 (padma.1.16.101)

अंगुलीयैः सकटकैर्मकुटैर्भूषिता द्विजाः। चत्वारो द्वौ दशान्ये च त षोडशर्त्विजः।

aṁgulīyaiḥ sakaṭakairmakuṭairbhūṣitā dvijāḥ catvāro dvau daśānye ca ta ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ

The twice-born were adorned with finger-rings, bracelets, and crowns — four, and two, and ten others — these sixteen were the officiating priests.

Verse 102 (padma.1.16.102)

ब्रह्मणा पूजिताः सर्वे प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्। अनुग्राह्यो भवद्भिस्तु सर्वैरस्मिन्क्रताविह।

brahmaṇā pūjitāḥ sarve praṇipātapuraḥsaram anugrāhyo bhavadbhistu sarvairasminkratāviha

All of them were honored by Brahma, beginning with a bow of respect: 'I am to be graced by all of you at this sacrifice here.

Verse 103 (padma.1.16.103)

पत्नी ममैषा सावित्री यूयं मे शरणंद्विजाः। विश्वकर्माणमाहूय ब्रह्मणः शीर्षमुंडनं।

patnī mamaiṣā sāvitrī yūyaṁ me śaraṇaṁdvijāḥ viśvakarmāṇamāhūya brahmaṇaḥ śīrṣamuṁḍanaṁ

This is my wife, Savitri; you, O twice-born, are my refuge.' Summoning Vishvakarma, the shaving of Brahma's head,

Verse 104 (padma.1.16.104)

यज्ञे तु विहितं तस्य कारितं द्विजसत्तमैः। आतसेयानि वस्त्राणि दंपत्यर्थे तथा द्विजैः।

yajñe tu vihitaṁ tasya kāritaṁ dvijasattamaiḥ ātaseyāni vastrāṇi daṁpatyarthe tathā dvijaiḥ

prescribed for this sacrifice, was carried out by the most excellent twice-born ones. And linen garments for the couple were likewise prepared by the brahmins,

Verse 105 (padma.1.16.105)

ब्रह्मघोषेण ते विप्रा नादयानास्त्रिविष्टपम्। पालयंतो जगच्चेदं क्षत्रियाः सायुधाः स्थिताः।

brahmaghoṣeṇa te viprā nādayānāstriviṣṭapam pālayaṁto jagaccedaṁ kṣatriyāḥ sāyudhāḥ sthitāḥ

those brahmins made the heavens resound with the recitation of the Veda; and, protecting this world, the kshatriyas stood ready with their weapons.

Verse 106 (padma.1.16.106)

भक्ष्यप्रकारान्विविधिन्वैश्यास्तत्र प्रचक्रिरे। रसबाहुल्ययुक्तं च भक्ष्यं भोज्यं कृतं ततः।

bhakṣyaprakārānvividhinvaiśyāstatra pracakrire rasabāhulyayuktaṁ ca bhakṣyaṁ bhojyaṁ kṛtaṁ tataḥ

The vaishyas prepared there various kinds of food; and food and dishes, rich with an abundance of flavors, were made.

Verse 107 (padma.1.16.107)

अश्रुतं प्रागदृष्टं च दृष्ट्वा तुष्टः प्रजापतिः। प्राग्वाटेति ददौ नाम वैश्यानां सृष्टिकृद्विभुः।

aśrutaṁ prāgadṛṣṭaṁ ca dṛṣṭvā tuṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ prāgvāṭeti dadau nāma vaiśyānāṁ sṛṣṭikṛdvibhuḥ

Seeing what had never before been heard of or seen, Prajapati, pleased, gave the vaishyas the name 'Pragvata,' that mighty creator.

Verse 108 (padma.1.16.108)

द्विजानां पादशुश्रूषा शूद्रैः कार्या सदा त्विह। पादप्रक्षालनं भोज्यमुच्छिष्टस्य प्रमार्जनं।

dvijānāṁ pādaśuśrūṣā śūdraiḥ kāryā sadā tviha pādaprakṣālanaṁ bhojyamucchiṣṭasya pramārjanaṁ

The service of washing the feet of the twice-born is to be always performed by shudras here — the washing of feet, attending to food, and clearing away leftovers —

Verse 109 (padma.1.16.109)

तेपि चक्रुस्तदा तत्र तेभ्यो भूयः पितामहः। शूश्रूषार्थं मया यूयं तुरीये तु पदे कृताः।

tepi cakrustadā tatra tebhyo bhūyaḥ pitāmahaḥ śūśrūṣārthaṁ mayā yūyaṁ turīye tu pade kṛtāḥ

they too performed these there; then, to them again, the Grandsire said: 'For the sake of service, I have placed you in the fourth position.

Verse 110 (padma.1.16.110)

द्विजानां क्षत्रबन्धूनां बन्धूनां च भवद्विधैः। त्रिभ्यश्शुश्रूषणा कार्येत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मा तथाऽकरोत्।

dvijānāṁ kṣatrabandhūnāṁ bandhūnāṁ ca bhavadvidhaiḥ tribhyaśśuśrūṣaṇā kāryetyuktvā brahmā tathā'karot

Service is to be rendered by ones such as you to the twice-born, to the kinsmen of the kshatriyas, and to vaishya kinsmen — to these three' — saying this, Brahma made it so.

Verse 111 (padma.1.16.111)

द्वाराध्यक्षं तथा शक्रं वरुणं रसदायकम्। वित्तप्रदं वैश्रवणं पवनं गंधदायिनम्।

dvārādhyakṣaṁ tathā śakraṁ varuṇaṁ rasadāyakam vittapradaṁ vaiśravaṇaṁ pavanaṁ gaṁdhadāyinam

Shakra was appointed guardian of the gate; Varuna, giver of essences; Vaishravana, giver of wealth; Pavana (wind), giver of fragrance;

Verse 112 (padma.1.16.112)

उद्योतकारिणं सूर्यं प्रभुत्वे माधवः स्थितः। सोमः सोमप्रदस्तेषां वामपक्ष पथाश्रितः।

udyotakāriṇaṁ sūryaṁ prabhutve mādhavaḥ sthitaḥ somaḥ somapradasteṣāṁ vāmapakṣa pathāśritaḥ

the Sun, maker of light; Madhava (Vishnu) stood in the position of sovereignty; Soma, giver of soma, was assigned to the left side of the path.

Verse 113 (padma.1.16.113)

सुसत्कृता च पत्नी सा सवित्री च वरांगना। अध्वर्युणा समाहूता एहि देवि त्वरान्विता।

susatkṛtā ca patnī sā savitrī ca varāṁganā adhvaryuṇā samāhūtā ehi devi tvarānvitā

That honored wife, Savitri, that woman of excellent form, was summoned by the Adhvaryu: 'Come, O goddess, quickly.'

Verse 114 (padma.1.16.114)

उत्थिताश्चाग्नयः सर्वे दीक्षाकाल उपागतः। व्यग्रा सा कार्यकरणे स्त्रीस्वभावेन नागता।

utthitāścāgnayaḥ sarve dīkṣākāla upāgataḥ vyagrā sā kāryakaraṇe strīsvabhāvena nāgatā

All the fires had been kindled; the time for the initiation had arrived. She, occupied with household work, according to her feminine nature, did not come.

Verse 115 (padma.1.16.115)

इहवै न कृतं किंचिद्द्वारे वै मंडनं मया। भित्त्यां वैचित्रकर्माणि स्वस्तिकं प्रांगणेन तु।

ihavai na kṛtaṁ kiṁciddvāre vai maṁḍanaṁ mayā bhittyāṁ vaicitrakarmāṇi svastikaṁ prāṁgaṇena tu

'Here indeed nothing has yet been done — I have not yet decorated the doorway; the ornamental designs on the wall, the auspicious svastika-marks in the courtyard —

Verse 116 (padma.1.16.116)

प्रक्षालनं च भांडानां न कृतं किमपि त्विह। लक्ष्मीरद्यापि नायाता पत्नीनारायणस्य या।

prakṣālanaṁ ca bhāṁḍānāṁ na kṛtaṁ kimapi tviha lakṣmīradyāpi nāyātā patnīnārāyaṇasya yā

and the cleaning of the vessels has not been done at all here yet. And even today, Lakshmi, the wife of Narayana, has not yet arrived;

Verse 117 (padma.1.16.117)

अग्नेः पत्नी तथा स्वाहा धूम्रोर्णा तु यमस्य तु। वारुणी वै तथा गौरी वायोर्वै सुप्रभा तथा।

agneḥ patnī tathā svāhā dhūmrorṇā tu yamasya tu vāruṇī vai tathā gaurī vāyorvai suprabhā tathā

nor has Svaha, the wife of Agni, come; nor Dhumrorna, the wife of Yama; nor Varuni, the wife of Varuna; nor Gauri; nor Suprabha, wife of Vayu —

Verse 118 (padma.1.16.118)

ऋद्धिर्वैश्रवणी भार्या शम्भोर्गौरी जगत्प्रिया। मेधा श्रद्धा विभूतिश्च अनसूया धृतिः क्षमा।

ṛddhirvaiśravaṇī bhāryā śambhorgaurī jagatpriyā medhā śraddhā vibhūtiśca anasūyā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā

nor Riddhi, the wife of Vaishravana; nor Gauri, wife of Shambhu, dear to the world; nor Medha, Shraddha, Vibhuti, Anasuya, Dhriti, and Kshama —

Verse 119 (padma.1.16.119)

गंगा सरस्वती चैव नाद्या याताश्च कन्यकाः। इंद्राणी चंद्रपत्नी तु रोहिणी शशिनः प्रियाः।

gaṁgā sarasvatī caiva nādyā yātāśca kanyakāḥ iṁdrāṇī caṁdrapatnī tu rohiṇī śaśinaḥ priyāḥ

nor Ganga, nor Sarasvati, nor the other river-maidens have come yet; nor Indrani; nor Rohini, the beloved wife of the moon —

Verse 120 (padma.1.16.120)

अरुंधती वसिष्ठस्य सप्तर्षीणां च याः स्त्रियः। अनसूयात्रिपत्नी च तथान्याः प्रमदा इह।

aruṁdhatī vasiṣṭhasya saptarṣīṇāṁ ca yāḥ striyaḥ anasūyātripatnī ca tathānyāḥ pramadā iha

nor Arundhati, wife of Vasishtha, and the wives of the seven sages; nor Anasuya, wife of Atri, and the other women here —

Verse 121 (padma.1.16.121)

वध्वो दुहितरश्चैव सख्यो भगिनिकास्तथा। नाद्यागतास्तु ताः सर्वा अहं तावत्स्थिता चिरं।

vadhvo duhitaraścaiva sakhyo bhaginikāstathā nādyāgatāstu tāḥ sarvā ahaṁ tāvatsthitā ciraṁ

daughters-in-law, and daughters, and friends, and sisters — none of them have come yet today; and so I have remained waiting here.

Verse 122 (padma.1.16.122)

नाहमेकाकिनी यास्ये यावन्नायांति ता स्त्रियः। ब्रूहि गत्वा विरंचिं तु तिष्ठ तावन्मुहूर्तकम्।

nāhamekākinī yāsye yāvannāyāṁti tā striyaḥ brūhi gatvā viraṁciṁ tu tiṣṭha tāvanmuhūrtakam

I shall not go alone until those women arrive. Go and tell Virinchi: wait for just a short while;

Verse 123 (padma.1.16.123)

सर्वाभिः सहिता चाहमागच्छामि त्वरान्विता। सर्वैः परिवृतः शोभां देवैः सह महामते।

sarvābhiḥ sahitā cāhamāgacchāmi tvarānvitā sarvaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śobhāṁ devaiḥ saha mahāmate

I shall come, together with all of them, hastening. Surrounded by all these goddesses, O great-minded one,

Verse 124 (padma.1.16.124)

भवान्प्राप्नोति परमां तथाहं तु न संशयः। वदमानां तथाध्वर्युस्त्यक्त्वा ब्रह्माणमागतः।

bhavānprāpnoti paramāṁ tathāhaṁ tu na saṁśayaḥ vadamānāṁ tathādhvaryustyaktvā brahmāṇamāgataḥ

you shall attain supreme splendor, and I too — without doubt.' While she was still speaking thus, the Adhvaryu left her,

Verse 125 (padma.1.16.125)

सावित्री व्याकुला देव प्रसक्ता गृहकर्माणि। सख्यो नाभ्यागता यावत्तावन्नागमनं मम।

sāvitrī vyākulā deva prasaktā gṛhakarmāṇi sakhyo nābhyāgatā yāvattāvannāgamanaṁ mama

and came back to Brahma: 'O god, Savitri is occupied and engrossed in household tasks. Until my friends have come, there shall be no coming on my part' —

Verse 126 (padma.1.16.126)

एवमुक्तोस्मि वै देव कालश्चाप्यतिवर्त्तते। यत्तेद्य रुचितं तावत्तत्कुरुष्व पितामह।

evamuktosmi vai deva kālaścāpyativarttate yattedya rucitaṁ tāvattatkuruṣva pitāmaha

thus I was addressed indeed, O god. And the proper time is also passing. Whatever pleases you now, do that, O Grandsire.'

Verse 127 (padma.1.16.127)

एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा किंचित्कोपसमन्वितः। पत्नीं चान्यां मदर्थे वै शीघ्रं शक्र इहानय।

evamuktastadā brahmā kiṁcitkopasamanvitaḥ patnīṁ cānyāṁ madarthe vai śīghraṁ śakra ihānaya

Thus addressed, Brahma, then somewhat filled with anger, said: 'O Shakra, bring here quickly, for my sake, another wife —

Verse 128 (padma.1.16.128)

यथा प्रवर्तते यज्ञः कालहीनो न जायते। तथा शीघ्रं विधित्स्व त्वं नारीं कांचिदुपानय।

yathā pravartate yajñaḥ kālahīno na jāyate tathā śīghraṁ vidhitsva tvaṁ nārīṁ kāṁcidupānaya

so that the sacrifice may proceed and not fail for want of proper time; arrange this swiftly — bring some woman here.

Verse 129 (padma.1.16.129)

यावद्यज्ञसमाप्तिर्मे वर्णे त्वां मा कृथा मनः। भूयोपि तां प्रमोक्ष्यामि समाप्तौ तु क्रतोरिह।

yāvadyajñasamāptirme varṇe tvāṁ mā kṛthā manaḥ bhūyopi tāṁ pramokṣyāmi samāptau tu kratoriha

Until the completion of my sacrifice, do not set your heart on her caste. I shall release her again once this sacrifice is completed here.'

Verse 130 (padma.1.16.130)

एवमुक्तस्तदा शक्रो गत्वा सर्वं धरातलं। स्त्रियो दृष्टाश्च यास्तेन सर्वाः परपरिग्रहाः।

evamuktastadā śakro gatvā sarvaṁ dharātalaṁ striyo dṛṣṭāśca yāstena sarvāḥ paraparigrahāḥ

Thus addressed, Shakra then went over the entire surface of the earth; and whatever women he saw were all already possessed by another.

Verse 131 (padma.1.16.131)

आभीरकन्या रूपाढ्या सुनासा चारुलोचना। न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च पन्नगी।

ābhīrakanyā rūpāḍhyā sunāsā cārulocanā na devī na ca gaṁdharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī

Then he saw a cowherd girl, rich in beauty, of fine nose and lovely eyes — neither a goddess, nor a gandharvi, nor an asura woman, nor a serpent-woman,

Verse 132 (padma.1.16.132)

न चास्ति तादृशी कन्या यादृशी सा वरांगना। ददर्श तां सुचार्वंगीं श्रियं देवीमिवापराम्।

na cāsti tādṛśī kanyā yādṛśī sā varāṁganā dadarśa tāṁ sucārvaṁgīṁ śriyaṁ devīmivāparām

and there existed no maiden like that fine-formed woman. He beheld her, of lovely limbs, like a second goddess Shri,

Verse 133 (padma.1.16.133)

संक्षिपन्तीं मनोवृत्ति विभवं रूपसंपदा। यद्यत्तु वस्तुसौंदर्याद्विशिष्टं लभ्यते क्वचित्।

saṁkṣipantīṁ manovṛtti vibhavaṁ rūpasaṁpadā yadyattu vastusauṁdaryādviśiṣṭaṁ labhyate kvacit

who captivated the mind's very inclination through the splendor of her beauty. Whatever is exceptional among beautiful things anywhere,

Verse 134 (padma.1.16.134)

तत्तच्छरीरसंलग्नं तन्वंग्या ददृशे वरम्। तां दृष्ट्वा चिंतयामास यद्येषा कन्यका भवेत्।

tattaccharīrasaṁlagnaṁ tanvaṁgyā dadṛśe varam tāṁ dṛṣṭvā ciṁtayāmāsa yadyeṣā kanyakā bhavet

all of that he saw joined together, in its best form, in that slender-limbed woman's body. Seeing her, he thought: 'If this maiden,

Verse 135 (padma.1.16.135)

तन्मत्तः कृतपुण्योन्यो न देवो भुवि विद्यते। योषिद्रत्नमिदं सेयं सद्भाग्यायां पितामहः।

tanmattaḥ kṛtapuṇyonyo na devo bhuvi vidyate yoṣidratnamidaṁ seyaṁ sadbhāgyāyāṁ pitāmahaḥ

then no other god upon earth would be more blessed than he. This is indeed a jewel among women — the Grandsire is truly fortunate.

Verse 136 (padma.1.16.136)

सरागो यदि वा स्यात्तु सफलस्त्वेष मे श्रमः। नीलाभ्र कनकांभोज विद्रुमाभां ददर्श तां।

sarāgo yadi vā syāttu saphalastveṣa me śramaḥ nīlābhra kanakāṁbhoja vidrumābhāṁ dadarśa tāṁ

If indeed he becomes enamored of her, then this effort of mine shall bear fruit.' He saw her, resembling a dark cloud, gold, a lotus, and coral,

Verse 137 (padma.1.16.137)

त्विषं संबिभ्रतीमंगैः केशगंडे क्षणाधरैः। मन्मथाशोकवृक्षस्य प्रोद्भिन्नां कलिकामिव।

tviṣaṁ saṁbibhratīmaṁgaiḥ keśagaṁḍe kṣaṇādharaiḥ manmathāśokavṛkṣasya prodbhinnāṁ kalikāmiva

bearing radiance in her limbs, her hair, cheeks, and lips — like a bud freshly opened upon the ashoka tree of the god of love.

Verse 138 (padma.1.16.138)

प्रदग्धहृच्छयेनैव नेत्रवह्निशिखोत्करैः। धात्रा कथं हि सा सृष्टा प्रतिरूपमपश्यता।

pradagdhahṛcchayenaiva netravahniśikhotkaraiḥ dhātrā kathaṁ hi sā sṛṣṭā pratirūpamapaśyatā

By mere flames from the tips of her eyes, the very heart of desire seemed as if burnt. How indeed did the Creator, who had seen no prior model, fashion her thus?

Verse 139 (padma.1.16.139)

कल्पिता चेत्स्वयं बुध्या नैपुण्यस्य गतिः परा। उत्तुंगाग्राविमौ सृष्टौ यन्मे संपश्यतः सुखं।

kalpitā cetsvayaṁ budhyā naipuṇyasya gatiḥ parā uttuṁgāgrāvimau sṛṣṭau yanme saṁpaśyataḥ sukhaṁ

If she was fashioned by his own intelligence, then this is the very highest reach of skill. These two high-peaked breasts which he created — the sight of them brings me joy;

Verse 140 (padma.1.16.140)

पयोधरौ नातिचित्रं कस्य संजायते हृदि। रागोपहतदेहोयमधरो यद्यपि स्फुटम्।

payodharau nāticitraṁ kasya saṁjāyate hṛdi rāgopahatadehoyamadharo yadyapi sphuṭam

her breasts — it is no great wonder that they arise in anyone's heart with delight. Though her lower lip is evidently colored by passion,

Verse 141 (padma.1.16.141)

तथापि सेवमानस्य निर्वाणं संप्रयच्छति। वहद्भिरपि कौटिल्यमलकैः सुखमर्प्यते।

tathāpi sevamānasya nirvāṇaṁ saṁprayacchati vahadbhirapi kauṭilyamalakaiḥ sukhamarpyate

even so, to one who partakes of it, it grants the deepest satisfaction. Even her curling locks, bearing their own crookedness, bestow delight.

Verse 142 (padma.1.16.142)

दोषोपि गुणवद्भाति भूरिसौंदर्यमाश्रितः। नेत्रयोर्भूषितावंता वाकर्णाभ्याशमागतौ।

doṣopi guṇavadbhāti bhūrisauṁdaryamāśritaḥ netrayorbhūṣitāvaṁtā vākarṇābhyāśamāgatau

Even a flaw, when it rests upon abundant beauty, appears as a virtue. Both ornamented eyes extend all the way to the very vicinity of the ears —

Verse 143 (padma.1.16.143)

कारणाद्भावचैतन्यं प्रवदंति हि तद्विदः। कर्णयोर्भूषणे नेत्रे नेत्रयोः श्रवणाविमौ।

kāraṇādbhāvacaitanyaṁ pravadaṁti hi tadvidaḥ karṇayorbhūṣaṇe netre netrayoḥ śravaṇāvimau

those who understand such things say that consciousness of feeling arises from its cause. The eyes are the ornament of the ears, and these two, hearing, seem the ornament of the eyes —

Verse 144 (padma.1.16.144)

कुंडलांजनयोरत्र नावकाशोस्ति कश्चन। न तद्युक्तं कटाक्षाणां यद्द्विधाकरणं हृदि।

kuṁḍalāṁjanayoratra nāvakāśosti kaścana na tadyuktaṁ kaṭākṣāṇāṁ yaddvidhākaraṇaṁ hṛdi

here there is no room left at all for earrings or collyrium. It is not fitting that sidelong glances should divide the heart —

Verse 145 (padma.1.16.145)

तवसंबंधिनोयेऽत्र कथं ते दुःखभागिनः। सर्वसुंदरतामेति विकारः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः।

tavasaṁbaṁdhinoye'tra kathaṁ te duḥkhabhāginaḥ sarvasuṁdaratāmeti vikāraḥ prākṛtairguṇaiḥ

how could those associated with you here ever be sharers in sorrow? Even a natural blemish becomes entirely beautiful through her own qualities.

Verse 146 (padma.1.16.146)

वृद्धे क्षणशतानां तु दृष्टमेषा मया धनम्। धात्रा कौशल्यसीमेयं रूपोत्पत्तौ सुदर्शिता।

vṛddhe kṣaṇaśatānāṁ tu dṛṣṭameṣā mayā dhanam dhātrā kauśalyasīmeyaṁ rūpotpattau sudarśitā

In my long age, spanning hundreds of moments, I have seen this as true wealth. This is the very limit of the Creator's skill, well displayed in the creation of beautiful form.

Verse 147 (padma.1.16.147)

करोत्येषा मनो नॄणां सस्नेहं कृतिविभ्रमैः। एवं विमृशतस्तस्य तद्रूपापहृतत्विषः।

karotyeṣā mano nṝṇāṁ sasnehaṁ kṛtivibhramaiḥ evaṁ vimṛśatastasya tadrūpāpahṛtatviṣaḥ

She makes the hearts of men tender with affection, through her artful, playful glances.' As he reflected thus, his own splendor was, as it were, stolen away by her beauty,

Verse 148 (padma.1.16.148)

निरंतरोद्गतैश्छन्नमभवत्पुलकैर्वपुः। तां वीक्ष्य नवहेमाभां पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणाम्।

niraṁtarodgataiśchannamabhavatpulakairvapuḥ tāṁ vīkṣya navahemābhāṁ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇām

and his body became covered with hairs standing on end, one after another. Beholding her, bright as new gold, her eyes long like lotus petals,

Verse 149 (padma.1.16.149)

देवानामथ यक्षाणां गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम्। नाना दृष्टा मया नार्यो नेदृशी रूपसंपदा।

devānāmatha yakṣāṇāṁ gaṁdharvoragarakṣasām nānā dṛṣṭā mayā nāryo nedṛśī rūpasaṁpadā

he thought: 'Of gods, and yakshas, of gandharvas, serpents, and rakshasas, many women have I seen — but none with such a wealth of beauty as this.

Verse 150 (padma.1.16.150)

त्रैलोक्यांतर्गतं यद्यद्वस्तुतत्तत्प्रधानतः। समादाय विधात्रास्याः कृता रूपस्य संस्थितिः।

trailokyāṁtargataṁ yadyadvastutattatpradhānataḥ samādāya vidhātrāsyāḥ kṛtā rūpasya saṁsthitiḥ

Whatever the finest thing exists within the three worlds, taking all of that as its essence, the Creator has fashioned this form.'

Verse 151 (padma.1.16.151)

इंद्र उवाच। कासि कस्य कुतश्च त्वमागता सुभ्रु कथ्यताम्। एकाकिनी किमर्थं च वीथीमध्येषु तिष्ठसि।

iṁdra uvāca kāsi kasya kutaśca tvamāgatā subhru kathyatām ekākinī kimarthaṁ ca vīthīmadhyeṣu tiṣṭhasi

Indra said: 'Who are you, whose daughter, and from where have you come, O fair-browed one — tell me. And why do you stand alone here in the middle of the street?

Verse 152 (padma.1.16.152)

यान्येतान्यंगसंस्थानि भूषणानि बिभर्षि च। नैतानि तव भूषायै त्वमेतेषां हि भूषणम्।

yānyetānyaṁgasaṁsthāni bhūṣaṇāni bibharṣi ca naitāni tava bhūṣāyai tvameteṣāṁ hi bhūṣaṇam

Whatever ornaments you wear upon your limbs, these are not for your adornment — you yourself are indeed the ornament of them.

Verse 153 (padma.1.16.153)

न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च पन्नगी। किन्नरी दृष्टपूर्वा वा यादृशी त्वं सुलोचने।

na devī na ca gaṁdharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī kinnarī dṛṣṭapūrvā vā yādṛśī tvaṁ sulocane

Neither a goddess, nor a gandharvi, nor an asura woman, nor a serpent-woman, nor a kinnari — O lovely-eyed one, I have never before seen one like you.

Verse 154 (padma.1.16.154)

उक्ता मयापि बहुशः कस्माद्दत्से हि नोत्तरम्। त्रपान्विता तु सा कन्या शक्रं प्रोवाच वेपती।

uktā mayāpi bahuśaḥ kasmāddatse hi nottaram trapānvitā tu sā kanyā śakraṁ provāca vepatī

I have asked you many times — why do you give me no answer?' Then that maiden, filled with shyness, trembling, spoke to Shakra —

Verse 155 (padma.1.16.155)

गोपकन्या त्वहं वीर विक्रीणामीह गोरसम्। नवनीतमिदं शुद्धं दधि चेदं विमंडकम्।

gopakanyā tvahaṁ vīra vikrīṇāmīha gorasam navanītamidaṁ śuddhaṁ dadhi cedaṁ vimaṁḍakam

'I am a cowherd's daughter, O hero; here I sell dairy products. This is pure fresh butter, and this curds, and this whey-preparation,

Verse 156 (padma.1.16.156)

दध्ना चैवात्र तक्रेण रसेनापि परंतप। अर्थी येनासि तद्ब्रूहि प्रगृह्णीष्व यथेप्सितम्।

dadhnā caivātra takreṇa rasenāpi paraṁtapa arthī yenāsi tadbrūhi pragṛhṇīṣva yathepsitam

and here also curds, buttermilk, and cream too, O scorcher of foes. Tell me what you desire — take whatever you wish.'

Verse 157 (padma.1.16.157)

एवमुक्तस्तदा शक्रो गृहीत्वा तां करे दृढम्। अनयत्तां विशालाक्षीं यत्र ब्रह्मा व्यवस्थितः।

evamuktastadā śakro gṛhītvā tāṁ kare dṛḍham anayattāṁ viśālākṣīṁ yatra brahmā vyavasthitaḥ

Thus addressed, Shakra then took her firmly by the hand, and led that wide-eyed woman to where Brahma sat.

Verse 158 (padma.1.16.158)

नीयमाना तु सा तेन क्रोशंती पितृमातरौ। हा तात मातर्हा भ्रातर्नयत्येष नरो बलात्।

nīyamānā tu sā tena krośaṁtī pitṛmātarau hā tāta mātarhā bhrātarnayatyeṣa naro balāt

As she was being led by him, she cried out for her father and mother: 'Alas, father! Mother! Alas, brother! This man is taking me away by force!

Verse 159 (padma.1.16.159)

यदि वास्ति मया कार्यं पितरं मे प्रयाचय। स दास्यति हि मां नूनं भवतः सत्यमुच्यते।

yadi vāsti mayā kāryaṁ pitaraṁ me prayācaya sa dāsyati hi māṁ nūnaṁ bhavataḥ satyamucyate

If indeed there is a purpose for me, then beseech my father for me — he will surely give me, this is spoken truthfully to you.

Verse 160 (padma.1.16.160)

का हि नाभिलषेत्कन्या भर्तांरं भक्तिवत्सलम्। नादेयमपि ते किंचित्पितुर्मे धर्मवत्सल।

kā hi nābhilaṣetkanyā bhartāṁraṁ bhaktivatsalam nādeyamapi te kiṁcitpiturme dharmavatsala

What maiden would not desire a devoted, loving husband? O lover of dharma, nothing at all would be refused to you by my father —

Verse 161 (padma.1.16.161)

प्रसादये तं शिरसा मां स तुष्टः प्रदास्यति। पितुश्चित्तमविज्ञाय यद्यात्मानं ददामि ते।

prasādaye taṁ śirasā māṁ sa tuṣṭaḥ pradāsyati pituścittamavijñāya yadyātmānaṁ dadāmi te

I shall beseech him with bowed head; he, pleased, will give me to you. If, without knowing my father's mind, I were to give myself to you,

Verse 162 (padma.1.16.162)

धर्मो हि विपुलो नश्येत्तेन त्वां न प्रसादये। भविष्यामि वशे तुभ्यं यदि तातः प्रदास्यति।

dharmo hi vipulo naśyettena tvāṁ na prasādaye bhaviṣyāmi vaśe tubhyaṁ yadi tātaḥ pradāsyati

much dharma would be destroyed thereby, so I shall not please you in that way. I shall be at your disposal if my father gives me to you.'

Verse 163 (padma.1.16.163)

इत्थमाभाष्यमाणस्तु तदा शक्रोऽनयच्च ताम्। ब्रह्मणः पुरतः स्थाप्य प्राहास्यार्थे मयाऽबले।

itthamābhāṣyamāṇastu tadā śakro'nayacca tām brahmaṇaḥ purataḥ sthāpya prāhāsyārthe mayā'bale

Thus addressed, Shakra then led her onward; setting her before Brahma, he said: 'For his sake, brought here by me, O weak one —

Verse 164 (padma.1.16.164)

आनीतासि विशालाक्षि मा शुचो वरवर्णिनि। गोपकन्यामसौ दृष्ट्वा गौरवर्णां महाद्युतिम्।

ānītāsi viśālākṣi mā śuco varavarṇini gopakanyāmasau dṛṣṭvā gauravarṇāṁ mahādyutim

you have been brought here, O wide-eyed one; do not grieve, O fair-complexioned one.' Seeing that cowherd girl, of fair complexion, of great splendor,

Verse 165 (padma.1.16.165)

कमलामेव तां मेने पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणाम्। तप्तकांचनसद्भित्ति सदृशा पीनवक्षसम्।

kamalāmeva tāṁ mene puṁḍarīkanibhekṣaṇām taptakāṁcanasadbhitti sadṛśā pīnavakṣasam

Brahma took her to be Kamala (Lakshmi) herself, her eyes like white lotuses, her firm bosom like a wall of molten gold,

Verse 166 (padma.1.16.166)

मत्तेभहस्तवृत्तोरुं रक्तोत्तुंग नखत्विषं। तं दृष्ट्वाऽमन्यतात्मानं सापि मन्मनथचरम्।

mattebhahastavṛttoruṁ raktottuṁga nakhatviṣaṁ taṁ dṛṣṭvā'manyatātmānaṁ sāpi manmanathacaram

her rounded thighs like the trunk of a rutting elephant, her nails tall and red in hue. Seeing him, she too came to think herself moved by the god of love —

Verse 167 (padma.1.16.167)

तत्प्राप्तिहेतु क धिया गतचित्तेव लक्ष्यते। प्रभुत्वमात्मनो दाने गोपकन्याप्यमन्यत।

tatprāptihetu ka dhiyā gatacitteva lakṣyate prabhutvamātmano dāne gopakanyāpyamanyata

her mind seemed to wander, absorbed in thinking of the means to attain him. The cowherd girl too came to consider herself sovereign over her own giving —

Verse 168 (padma.1.16.168)

यद्येष मां सुरूपत्वादिच्छत्यादातुमाग्रहात्। नास्ति सीमंतिनी काचिन्मत्तो धन्यतरा भुवि।

yadyeṣa māṁ surūpatvādicchatyādātumāgrahāt nāsti sīmaṁtinī kācinmatto dhanyatarā bhuvi

'If he desires to take me, out of eagerness, for my beauty, then there is no married woman upon earth more fortunate than I.

Verse 169 (padma.1.16.169)

अनेनाहं समानीता यच्चक्षुर्गोचरं गता। अस्य त्यागे भवेन्मृत्युरत्यागे जीवितं सुखम्।

anenāhaṁ samānītā yaccakṣurgocaraṁ gatā asya tyāge bhavenmṛtyuratyāge jīvitaṁ sukham

I have been brought here by him, since I have come within the range of his sight; if he abandons me, death would follow; if he does not, life would be happiness.

Verse 170 (padma.1.16.170)

भवेयमपमानाच्च धिग्रूपा दुःखदायिनी। दृश्यते चक्षुषानेन यापि योषित्प्रसादतः।

bhaveyamapamānācca dhigrūpā duḥkhadāyinī dṛśyate cakṣuṣānena yāpi yoṣitprasādataḥ

Through dishonor, I would become — shame on this beauty of mine — a source of misery. Yet whatever woman is looked upon by his eye, even out of mere favor,

Verse 171 (padma.1.16.171)

सापि धन्या न संदेहः किं पुनर्यां परिष्वजेत्। जगद्रूपमशेषं हि पृथक्संचारमाश्रितम्।

sāpi dhanyā na saṁdehaḥ kiṁ punaryāṁ pariṣvajet jagadrūpamaśeṣaṁ hi pṛthaksaṁcāramāśritam

she too is fortunate, without doubt — how much more so, then, whomever he should embrace! For the entire form of the universe, resting on its separate movements,

Verse 172 (padma.1.16.172)

लावण्यं तदिहैकस्थं दर्शितं विश्वयोनिना। अस्योपमा स्मरः साध्वी मन्मथस्य त्विषोपमा।

lāvaṇyaṁ tadihaikasthaṁ darśitaṁ viśvayoninā asyopamā smaraḥ sādhvī manmathasya tviṣopamā

its very loveliness has been shown here concentrated in one place by the Source of the universe. His likeness is only Smara, the god of love; even Manmatha's splendor is but a comparison to his.

Verse 173 (padma.1.16.173)

तिरस्कृतस्तु शोकोयं पिता माता न कारणम्। यदि मां नैष आदत्ते स्वल्पं मयि न भाषते।

tiraskṛtastu śokoyaṁ pitā mātā na kāraṇam yadi māṁ naiṣa ādatte svalpaṁ mayi na bhāṣate

This grief of mine, born of rejection — my father and mother are not its cause. If he does not accept me, if he speaks not even a little to me,

Verse 174 (padma.1.16.174)

अस्यानुस्मरणान्मृत्युः प्रभविष्यति शोकजः। अनागसि च पत्न्यां तु क्षिप्रं यातेयमीदृशी।

asyānusmaraṇānmṛtyuḥ prabhaviṣyati śokajaḥ anāgasi ca patnyāṁ tu kṣipraṁ yāteyamīdṛśī

then death, born of grief, shall come upon me from constant remembrance of him. And I, innocent, though treated as such a wife, would swiftly pass away —

Verse 175 (padma.1.16.175)

कुचयोर्मणिशोभायै शुद्धाम्बुज समद्युतिः। मुखमस्य प्रपश्यंत्या मनो मे ध्यानमागतम्।

kucayormaṇiśobhāyai śuddhāmbuja samadyutiḥ mukhamasya prapaśyaṁtyā mano me dhyānamāgatam

his face, of splendor equal to a pure lotus, is fit for the very jewel-adornment of my breasts. As I gaze upon his face, my mind has entered meditation upon it.'

Verse 176 (padma.1.16.176)

अस्यांगस्पर्शसंयोगान्न चेत्त्वं बहु मन्यसे। स्पृशन्नटसि तर्हि न त्वं शरीरं वितथं परम्।

asyāṁgasparśasaṁyogānna cettvaṁ bahu manyase spṛśannaṭasi tarhi na tvaṁ śarīraṁ vitathaṁ param

[Indra thought to himself:] 'If you do not greatly value the union of touching his limbs, then, wandering about merely touching things, you are indeed nothing but an empty body.

Verse 177 (padma.1.16.177)

अथवास्य न दोषोस्ति यदृच्छाचारको ह्यसि। मुषितः स्मर नूनं त्वं संरक्ष स्वां प्रियां रतिम्।

athavāsya na doṣosti yadṛcchācārako hyasi muṣitaḥ smara nūnaṁ tvaṁ saṁrakṣa svāṁ priyāṁ ratim

Or rather, there is no fault in this — you are indeed one who wanders as fate wills. Surely, O Smara, you have been robbed — guard your own beloved delight!

Verse 178 (padma.1.16.178)

त्वत्तोपि दृश्यते येन रूपेणायं स्मराधिकः। ममानेन मनोरत्न सर्वस्वं च हृतं दृढम्।

tvattopi dṛśyate yena rūpeṇāyaṁ smarādhikaḥ mamānena manoratna sarvasvaṁ ca hṛtaṁ dṛḍham

By this form, he is seen to surpass even you, Smara. By this one, O jewel of my mind, my very all has been utterly stolen away.

Verse 179 (padma.1.16.179)

शोभा या दृश्यते वक्त्रे सा कुतः शशलक्ष्मणि। नोपमा सकलं कस्य निष्कलंकेन शस्यते।

śobhā yā dṛśyate vaktre sā kutaḥ śaśalakṣmaṇi nopamā sakalaṁ kasya niṣkalaṁkena śasyate

Whatever beauty is seen in his face — where could that be found in the moon, marked as it is by its blemish? No comparison to fullness is praised through the spotless [moon, which itself bears a mark] —

Verse 180 (padma.1.16.180)

समानभावतां याति पंकजं नास्य नेत्रयोः। कोपमा जलशंखेन प्राप्ता श्रवणशंङ्खयोः।

samānabhāvatāṁ yāti paṁkajaṁ nāsya netrayoḥ kopamā jalaśaṁkhena prāptā śravaṇaśaṁṅkhayoḥ

the lotus does not attain equality with his eyes. What comparison could a water-born conch attain to his conch-like ears?

Verse 181 (padma.1.16.181)

विद्रुमोप्यधरस्यास्य लभते नोपमां ध्रुवम्। आत्मस्थममृतं ह्येष संस्रवंश्चेष्टते ध्रुवम्।

vidrumopyadharasyāsya labhate nopamāṁ dhruvam ātmasthamamṛtaṁ hyeṣa saṁsravaṁśceṣṭate dhruvam

Even coral certainly attains no true comparison to his lower lip; for it seems, in its very nature, ever to flow with immortal nectar.

Verse 182 (padma.1.16.182)

यदि किंचिच्छुभं कर्म जन्मांतरशतैः कृतम्। तत्प्रसादात्पुनर्भर्ता भवत्वेष ममेप्सितः।

yadi kiṁcicchubhaṁ karma janmāṁtaraśataiḥ kṛtam tatprasādātpunarbhartā bhavatveṣa mamepsitaḥ

If any good deed at all has been performed by me across hundreds of former births, then by its grace, let this one become my desired husband once more.'

Verse 183 (padma.1.16.183)

एवं चिंतापराधीना यावत्सा गोपकन्यका। तावद्ब्रह्मा हरिं प्राह यज्ञार्थं सत्वरं वचः।

evaṁ ciṁtāparādhīnā yāvatsā gopakanyakā tāvadbrahmā hariṁ prāha yajñārthaṁ satvaraṁ vacaḥ

While that cowherd girl was thus overcome by such thoughts, Brahma, for the sake of the sacrifice, quickly spoke this word to Hari —

Verse 184 (padma.1.16.184)

देवी चैषा महाभागा गायत्री नामतः प्रभो। एवमुक्ते तदा विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणं प्रोक्तवानिदम्।

devī caiṣā mahābhāgā gāyatrī nāmataḥ prabho evamukte tadā viṣṇurbrahmāṇaṁ proktavānidam

'O Lord, this illustrious goddess is named Gayatri.' Thus addressed, Vishnu then said this to Brahma —

Verse 185 (padma.1.16.185)

तदेनामुद्वहस्वाद्य मया दत्तां जगत्प्रभो। गांधर्वेण विवाहेन विकल्पं मा कृथाश्चिरम्।

tadenāmudvahasvādya mayā dattāṁ jagatprabho gāṁdharveṇa vivāhena vikalpaṁ mā kṛthāściram

'Then marry her today, given by me, O Lord of the world; by the Gandharva form of marriage — do not hesitate any longer.

Verse 186 (padma.1.16.186)

अमुं गृहाण देवाद्य अस्याः पाणिमनाकुलम्। गांधेर्वेण विवाहेन उपयेमे पितामहः।

amuṁ gṛhāṇa devādya asyāḥ pāṇimanākulam gāṁdherveṇa vivāhena upayeme pitāmahaḥ

Take her hand today, O god, without hesitation.' By the Gandharva form of marriage, the Grandsire then wedded her.

Verse 187 (padma.1.16.187)

तामवाप्य तदा ब्रह्मा जगादाद्ध्वर्युसत्तमम्। कृता पत्नी मया ह्येषा सदने मे निवेशय।

tāmavāpya tadā brahmā jagādāddhvaryusattamam kṛtā patnī mayā hyeṣā sadane me niveśaya

Having obtained her, Brahma then said to the most excellent Adhvaryu: 'I have made her my wife — install her in my dwelling.'

Verse 188 (padma.1.16.188)

मृगशृंगधरा बाला क्षौमवस्त्रावगुंठिता। पत्नीशालां तदा नीता ऋत्विग्भिर्वेदपारगैः।

mṛgaśṛṁgadharā bālā kṣaumavastrāvaguṁṭhitā patnīśālāṁ tadā nītā ṛtvigbhirvedapāragaiḥ

That young woman, bearing a deer-horn implement, veiled in a linen garment, was then led to the wives' hall by the priests, masters of the Veda.

Verse 189 (padma.1.16.189)

औदुंबेरण दंडेन प्रावृतो मृगचर्मणा। महाध्वरे तदा ब्रह्मा धाम्ना स्वेनैव शोभते।

auduṁberaṇa daṁḍena prāvṛto mṛgacarmaṇā mahādhvare tadā brahmā dhāmnā svenaiva śobhate

With a staff of udumbara wood, clad in deerskin, Brahma, at that great sacrifice, shone forth then by his very own splendor.

Verse 190 (padma.1.16.190)

प्रारब्धं च ततो होत्रं ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः। भृगुणा सहितैः कर्म वेदोक्तं तैः कृतं तदा। तथा युगसहस्रं तु स यज्ञः पुष्करेऽभवत्।

prārabdhaṁ ca tato hotraṁ brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ bhṛguṇā sahitaiḥ karma vedoktaṁ taiḥ kṛtaṁ tadā tathā yugasahasraṁ tu sa yajñaḥ puṣkare'bhavat

Then the offering was begun by brahmins, masters of the Veda; together with Bhrigu, they performed the rite declared in the Veda. And thus that sacrifice continued at Pushkara for a thousand ages.