The Origin of Vishnu's Footprints (The Vamana-Trivikrama Story)

Verse 1 (padma.1.30.1)

भीष्म उवाच। यज्ञपवर्तमासाद्य विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना। पदानि चेह दत्तानि किमर्थं पदपद्धतिः॥

bhīṣma uvāca yajñapavartamāsādya viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā padāni ceha dattāni kimarthaṁ padapaddhatiḥ

Bhishma said: Having reached the Yajna-parvata, why were footsteps placed here by the all-powerful Vishnu — what is the reason for this trail of footprints?

Verse 2 (padma.1.30.2)

कृता वै देवदेवेन तन्मे वद महामते। कतमो दानवस्तेन विष्णुना दमितोत्र वै॥

kṛtā vai devadevena tanme vada mahāmate katamo dānavastena viṣṇunā damitotra vai

This was made by the God of gods — tell me that, O great-minded one. Which demon was subdued here by Vishnu?

Verse 3 (padma.1.30.3)

कृत्वा वै पदविन्यासं तन्मे शंस महामुने। स्वर्लोके वसतिर्विष्णोर्वैकुंठेऽस्य महात्मनः॥

kṛtvā vai padavinyāsaṁ tanme śaṁsa mahāmune svarloke vasatirviṣṇorvaikuṁṭhe'sya mahātmanaḥ

Tell me of that placing of footsteps, O great sage. The abode of Vishnu, that great soul, is in the world of heaven, in Vaikuntha.

Verse 4 (padma.1.30.4)

स कथं मानुषे लोके पदन्यासं चकार ह। देवलोकेषु वै देव देवाः सेंद्रपुरोगमाः॥

sa kathaṁ mānuṣe loke padanyāsaṁ cakāra ha devalokeṣu vai deva devāḥ seṁdrapurogamāḥ

How then did he place his footsteps in the world of men? In the worlds of the gods, O god, the gods with Indra at their head dwell —

Verse 5 (padma.1.30.5)

तपसा महता ब्रह्मन्भक्ता ये सततं प्रभुम्। श्रीवराहस्य वसतिर्महर्ल्लोके प्रकीर्तिता॥

tapasā mahatā brahmanbhaktā ye satataṁ prabhum śrīvarāhasya vasatirmaharlloke prakīrtitā

— O brahmin, gods who by great austerity are ever devoted to the Lord. The abode of Shri Varaha is declared to be in Maharloka.

Verse 6 (padma.1.30.6)

नृसिंहस्य तथा प्रोक्ता जनलोके महात्मनः। त्रिविक्रमस्य वसतिस्तपोलोके प्रकीर्तिता॥

nṛsiṁhasya tathā proktā janaloke mahātmanaḥ trivikramasya vasatistapoloke prakīrtitā

Likewise, the abode of Nrisimha, the great soul, is declared in Janaloka. The abode of Trivikrama is declared to be in Tapoloka.

Verse 7 (padma.1.30.7)

लोकानेतान्परित्यज्य कथं भूमौ पदद्वयम्। क्षेत्रे पैतामहे चास्मिन्पुष्करे यज्ञपर्वते॥

lokānetānparityajya kathaṁ bhūmau padadvayam kṣetre paitāmahe cāsminpuṣkare yajñaparvate

Having left aside these worlds, how then are there a pair of footprints on the earth, in this field of the Grandsire, at Pushkara, on the Yajna-mountain?

Verse 8 (padma.1.30.8)

पदानि कृतवान्ब्रह्मन्विस्तरान्मम कीर्तय। श्रुतेन सर्वपापस्य नाशो वै भविता ध्रुवम्॥

padāni kṛtavānbrahmanvistarānmama kīrtaya śrutena sarvapāpasya nāśo vai bhavitā dhruvam

Tell me at length, O brahmin, of these footprints that were made. By hearing this, the destruction of all sin will surely come about.

Verse 9 (padma.1.30.9)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। सम्यक्पृच्छसि भोस्त्वं यत्संशृणु त्वं समाहितः। यथापूर्वं पदन्यासः कृतो देवेन विष्णुना॥

pulastya uvāca samyakpṛcchasi bhostvaṁ yatsaṁśṛṇu tvaṁ samāhitaḥ yathāpūrvaṁ padanyāsaḥ kṛto devena viṣṇunā

Pulastya said: You ask well indeed; listen with a composed mind to how, of old, the placing of footsteps was made by the god Vishnu.

Verse 10 (padma.1.30.10)

यज्ञपर्वतमासाद्य शिलापर्वतरोधसि। पुरा कृतयुगे भीष्म देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये॥

yajñaparvatamāsādya śilāparvatarodhasi purā kṛtayuge bhīṣma devakāryārthasiddhaye

Having reached the Yajna-mountain, upon the bank of the Shila-mountain, of old, in the Krita Yuga, O Bhishma, for the accomplishment of the gods' purpose —

Verse 11 (padma.1.30.11)

विष्णुना च कृतं पूर्वं पृथिव्यर्थे परंतप। त्रिदिवं सर्वमानीतं दानवैर्बलवत्तरैः॥

viṣṇunā ca kṛtaṁ pūrvaṁ pṛthivyarthe paraṁtapa tridivaṁ sarvamānītaṁ dānavairbalavattaraiḥ

— this was done of old by Vishnu, for the sake of the earth, O scorcher of foes. All of heaven had been carried off by the most powerful demons.

Verse 12 (padma.1.30.12)

त्रैलोक्यं वशमानीय जित्वा देवान्सवासवान्। दानवा यज्ञभोक्तारस्तत्रासन्बलवत्तराः॥

trailokyaṁ vaśamānīya jitvā devānsavāsavān dānavā yajñabhoktārastatrāsanbalavattarāḥ

Having brought the three worlds under their sway, having conquered the gods together with Vasava, the demons, most powerful, became the enjoyers of the sacrifices there.

Verse 13 (padma.1.30.13)

कृता बाष्कलिना सर्वे दानवेन बलीयसा। एवंभूते तदा लोके त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे॥

kṛtā bāṣkalinā sarve dānavena balīyasā evaṁbhūte tadā loke trailokye sacarācare

All this was done by the most powerful demon Bashkali. The three worlds, with all that moves and is unmoving, being thus afflicted —

Verse 14 (padma.1.30.14)

परमार्तिं ययौ शक्रो निराशो जीविते कृतः। स बाष्कलिर्दानवेंद्रोऽवध्योयं मम संयुगे॥

paramārtiṁ yayau śakro nirāśo jīvite kṛtaḥ sa bāṣkalirdānaveṁdro'vadhyoyaṁ mama saṁyuge

Shakra fell into extreme distress, made hopeless of his very life, thinking: 'This demon-lord Bashkali is unslayable by me in battle.'

Verse 15 (padma.1.30.15)

ब्रह्मणो वरदानेन सर्वेषां तु दिवौकसाम्। तदहं ब्रह्मणो लोके वृतः सर्वैर्दिवौकसैः॥

brahmaṇo varadānena sarveṣāṁ tu divaukasām tadahaṁ brahmaṇo loke vṛtaḥ sarvairdivaukasaiḥ

By the boon of Brahma he is unslayable by all the sky-dwellers. So, chosen by all the sky-dwellers, I shall go to the world of Brahma —

Verse 16 (padma.1.30.16)

व्रजामि शरणं देवं गतिरन्या न विद्यते। एवं विचिंत्य देवेंद्रो वृतः सर्वैर्दिवौकसैः॥

vrajāmi śaraṇaṁ devaṁ gatiranyā na vidyate evaṁ vicimtya deveṁdro vṛtaḥ sarvairdivaukasaiḥ

— I go for refuge to that god; there is no other recourse. Having thus reflected, Devendra, chosen by all the sky-dwellers —

Verse 17 (padma.1.30.17)

जगाम त्वरितो भीष्म यत्र देवः पितामहः। ब्रह्मणः स पदं प्राप्य वृतस्तैश्च दिवौकसैः॥

jagāma tvarito bhīṣma yatra devaḥ pitāmahaḥ brahmaṇaḥ sa padaṁ prāpya vṛtastaiśca divaukasaiḥ

— went swiftly, O Bhishma, to where the god, the Grandsire, was. Having reached Brahma's abode, and surrounded by those sky-dwellers —

Verse 18 (padma.1.30.18)

अब्रवीज्जगतः कार्यं प्राप्तामापदमुत्तमाम्। किं न जानासि वै देव यतो नो भयमागतम्॥

abravījjagataḥ kāryaṁ prāptāmāpadamuttamām kiṁ na jānāsi vai deva yato no bhayamāgatam

— he spoke of the world's affair, the great calamity that had befallen it. 'Do you not know, O god, from where our fear has come?

Verse 19 (padma.1.30.19)

दैत्यैर्यदाहृतं सर्वं वरदानाच्च ते प्रभो। कथितं वै मया सर्वं बाष्कलेश्च दुरात्मनः॥

daityairyadāhṛtaṁ sarvaṁ varadānācca te prabho kathitaṁ vai mayā sarvaṁ bāṣkaleśca durātmanaḥ

— all has been carried off by the daityas, through your own boon, O Lord. I have told you everything about the evil-souled Bashkali.

Verse 20 (padma.1.30.20)

क्रियतां चाविलंबेन पिता त्वं नः पितामहः। तत्त्वं चिंतय देवेश शांत्यर्थं जगतस्त्विह॥

kriyatāṁ cāvilaṁbena pitā tvaṁ naḥ pitāmahaḥ tattvaṁ ciṁtaya deveśa śāṁtyarthaṁ jagatastviha

Let action be taken without delay; you are our father, our Grandsire. So do you consider, O Lord of gods, a means for the peace of the world here.

Verse 21 (padma.1.30.21)

तेषां च पश्यतां किंचिच्छ्रौतस्मार्तादिकाः क्रियाः। न प्रावर्तन्त हानिस्तु तैरस्माकं दिनेदिने॥

teṣāṁ ca paśyatāṁ kiṁciccrautasmārtādikāḥ kriyāḥ na prāvartanta hānistu tairasmākaṁ dinedine

Before their very eyes, the rites of the Shrauta and Smarta traditions have ceased to proceed at all; and day by day we suffer loss because of them.

Verse 22 (padma.1.30.22)

यथा हि प्राकृतः कश्चित्स्वार्थमुद्दिश्य भाषते। विज्ञाप्यसे तथास्माभिर्निरस्तोपकृतैः सदा॥

yathā hi prākṛtaḥ kaścitsvārthamuddiśya bhāṣate vijñāpyase tathāsmābhirnirastopakṛtaiḥ sadā

Just as some common person speaks with only his own interest in view — even so are you being petitioned by us, who have ever been deprived of your help.

Verse 23 (padma.1.30.23)

यद्येनोपकृतं यस्य सहस्रगुणितं पुनः। यो न तस्योपकाराय तत्करोति वृथा मतिः॥

yadyenopakṛtaṁ yasya sahasraguṇitaṁ punaḥ yo na tasyopakārāya tatkaroti vṛthā matiḥ

If a favour has been done to someone, and he does not, even a thousandfold, do something in return for that benefactor's good — his intellect is in vain.

Verse 24 (padma.1.30.24)

तस्योपकारदग्धस्य निस्त्रपस्यासतः पुनः। नरकेष्वपि संवासस्तस्य दुष्कृतकारिणः॥

tasyopakāradagdhasya nistrapasyāsataḥ punaḥ narakeṣvapi saṁvāsastasya duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ

For that shameless, wicked person, burdened by another's favour and yet ungrateful — for that evildoer, even a dwelling in hell is his due.

Verse 25 (padma.1.30.25)

नैतावतैव साधुत्वं कृते यातु प्रतिक्रिया। स्वार्थैकनिष्ठबुद्धीनामेतन्नापि प्रवर्तते॥

naitāvataiva sādhutvaṁ kṛte yātu pratikriyā svārthaikaniṣṭhabuddhīnāmetannāpi pravartate

Goodness does not consist merely in this — that a return be made for what was done. This principle does not even apply to those whose intellect is fixed solely on self-interest.

Verse 26 (padma.1.30.26)

यद्यस्य नाभवत्स्थानं जगतो ह्यत्र दुःखदं। शतधा हृदयं दीर्णं तन्न तृप्तिमुपागतम्॥

yadyasya nābhavatsthānaṁ jagato hyatra duḥkhadaṁ śatadhā hṛdayaṁ dīrṇaṁ tanna tṛptimupāgatam

If there were no place of refuge for one afflicted by the sorrow of this world — his heart, though torn a hundredfold, would still not attain satisfaction.

Verse 27 (padma.1.30.27)

तत्र वा यत्र गंतास्मि निमग्नानुद्धरस्व नः। उपायकथनेनास्य येन तेजः प्रवर्तते॥

tatra vā yatra gaṁtāsmi nimagnānuddharasva naḥ upāyakathanenāsya yena tejaḥ pravartate

So wherever I might go — deliver us who are sunk in distress, by telling of some means by which his power might be checked.

Verse 28 (padma.1.30.28)

यथाख्यातं मया दृष्टं जगत्तत्स्थमवेक्ष्य ताम्। निःस्वाध्यायवषट्कारं निवृत्तोत्सवमंगलम्॥

yathākhyātaṁ mayā dṛṣṭaṁ jagattatsthamavekṣya tām niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṁ nivṛttotsavamaṁgalam

As I have described, having seen for myself the world in that state — devoid of Vedic recitation and the sacrificial cry of vashat, its festivals and auspicious rites having ceased —

Verse 29 (padma.1.30.29)

त्यक्ताध्ययनसंयोगं मुक्तवार्ता परिग्रहम्। दंडनीत्या परित्यक्तं श्वासमात्रावशेषितम्॥

tyaktādhyayanasaṁyogaṁ muktavārtā parigraham daṁḍanītyā parityaktaṁ śvāsamātrāvaśeṣitam

— its practice of study abandoned, its commerce and possessions given up, forsaken by law and governance, reduced to mere breathing alone.

Verse 30 (padma.1.30.30)

जगदार्तिमपि प्राप्तं पुनः कष्टतरां दशां। एतावता हि कालेन वयं ग्लानिमुपागताः॥

jagadārtimapi prāptaṁ punaḥ kaṣṭatarāṁ daśām etāvatā hi kālena vayaṁ glānimupāgatāḥ

The world, having reached distress, goes again toward a still more grievous state. In this much time indeed, we have come to utter exhaustion.

Verse 31 (padma.1.30.31)

ब्रह्मोवाच। जानामि बाष्कलिं तं तु वरदानाच्च गर्वितम्। अजेयं भवतां मन्ये विष्णुसाध्यो भविष्यति॥

brahmovāca jānāmi bāṣkaliṁ taṁ tu varadānācca garvitam ajeyaṁ bhavatāṁ manye viṣṇusādhyo bhaviṣyati

Brahma said: I know that Bashkali, made proud by the boon. I consider him unconquerable by you; he will be subduable only by Vishnu.

Verse 32 (padma.1.30.32)

निरुध्य संस्थितो ब्रह्मा भावं तत्वमयं तदा। समाधिस्थस्य तस्यैव ध्यानमात्राच्चतुर्भुजः॥

nirudhya saṁsthito brahmā bhāvaṁ tatvamayaṁ tadā samādhisthasya tasyaiva dhyānamātrāccaturbhujaḥ

Having thus restrained his mind and fixed himself in the true state of being, Brahma meditated; and by the mere meditation of him who was fixed in samadhi, the four-armed one —

Verse 33 (padma.1.30.33)

स्तोकेनैव हि कालेन चिंत्यमानः स्वयंभुवा। आजगाम मुहूर्तेन सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम्॥

stokenaiva hi kālena ciṁtyamānaḥ svayaṁbhuvā ājagāma muhūrtena sarveṣāmeva paśyatām

— in a very short time, being meditated upon by the Self-born, arrived within a mere moment, before the very eyes of all.

Verse 34 (padma.1.30.34)

विष्णुरुवाच। भो भो ब्रह्मन्निवर्त्तस्व ध्यानादस्मान्निवारितः। यदर्थमिष्यते ध्यानं सोहं त्वां समुपागतः॥

viṣṇuruvāca bho bho brahmannivarttasva dhyānādasmānnivāritaḥ yadarthamiṣyate dhyānaṁ sohaṁ tvāṁ samupāgataḥ

Vishnu said: O Brahma, cease — turn back from this meditation, for I have come. That for whose sake meditation is desired — I, that very one, have come to you.

Verse 35 (padma.1.30.35)

ब्रह्मोवाच। महाप्रसाद एषोऽत्र स्वामिनो हि प्रदर्शनम्। कस्यान्यस्य भवेच्चैषा चिन्ता या जगतः प्रभो॥

brahmovāca mahāprasāda eṣo'tra svāmino hi pradarśanam kasyānyasya bhavecceṣā ciṁtā yā jagataḥ prabho

Brahma said: This very appearance of the Lord is itself a great grace here. For who else's concern could this be — this concern which is for the world, O Lord?

Verse 36 (padma.1.30.36)

ममैव तावदुत्पत्तिर्जगदर्थे विनिर्मिता। जगदेतत्त्वदर्थीयं तत्त्वतो नास्ति विस्मयः॥

mamaiva tāvadutpattirjagadarthe vinirmitā jagadetattvadarthīyaṁ tattvato nāsti vismayaḥ

My own very origin was fashioned for the sake of the world. This world truly belongs to you — in reality there is no wonder in this.

Verse 37 (padma.1.30.37)

भवता पालनं कार्यं संहरेद्रुद्र एव तु। एवंभूते जगत्यस्मिन्शक्रस्यास्य महात्मनः॥

bhavatā pālanaṁ kāryaṁ saṁharedrudra eva tu evaṁbhūte jagatyasminśakrasyāsya mahātmanaḥ

The protection of the world is to be done by you; while it is Rudra alone who withdraws it at the end. Now, this world being in such a state, of this great-souled Shakra —

Verse 38 (padma.1.30.38)

हृतं राज्यं बाष्कलिना त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। भृत्यस्य क्रियतां साह्यं मंत्रदानेन केशव॥

hṛtaṁ rājyaṁ bāṣkalinā trailokyaṁ sacarācaram bhṛtyasya kriyatāṁ sāhyaṁ maṁtradānena keśava

— the kingdom, the three worlds with all that moves and is unmoving, has been seized by Bashkali. Let help be given, O Keshava, to your servant, by giving him counsel.

Verse 39 (padma.1.30.39)

वासुदेव उवाच। भवतो वरदानेन अवध्यः स तु सांप्रतम्। बुद्धिसाध्यः स वै कार्यो बंधनादिह दानवः॥

vāsudeva uvāca bhavato varadānena avadhyaḥ sa tu sāṁpratam buddhisādhyaḥ sa vai kāryo baṁdhanādiha dānavaḥ

Vasudeva said: By your boon, he is indeed unslayable at present. He must be dealt with through intellect here, this demon, to be brought into bondage.

Verse 40 (padma.1.30.40)

वामनोहं भविष्यामि दानवानां विनाशकः। मया सह व्रजत्वेष बाष्कलेस्तु निवेशनम्॥

vāmanohaṁ bhaviṣyāmi dānavānāṁ vināśakaḥ mayā saha vrajatveṣa bāṣkalestu niveśanam

I shall become a Vamana, the destroyer of the demons. Let this one go with me to the dwelling of Bashkali.

Verse 41 (padma.1.30.41)

तत्र गत्वा वरं त्वेष मदर्थे याचतामिमम्। वामनस्यास्य विप्रस्य भूमे राजन्पदत्रयम्॥

tatra gatvā varaṁ tveṣa madarthe yācatāmimam vāmanasyāsya viprasya bhūme rājanpadatrayam

Having gone there, let him ask, on my behalf, for this boon: 'For this Vamana brahmin, O king, three paces of land —'

Verse 42 (padma.1.30.42)

प्रयच्छस्व महाभाग याच्ञैषा तु मया कृता। शक्रेणोक्तो दानवेंद्रो दद्यात्स्वमपि जीवितम्॥

prayacchasva mahābhāga yācñaiṣā tu mayā kṛtā śakreṇokto dānaveṁdro dadyātsvamapi jīvitam

— 'grant it, O most fortunate one; this request has been made by me.' The lord of demons, thus addressed by Shakra, would give even his own life —

Verse 43 (padma.1.30.43)

गृह्य प्रतिग्रहं तस्य दानवस्य पितामह। तं बध्वा च ततो यत्नात्कृत्वा पातालवासिनम्॥

gṛhya pratigrahaṁ tasya dānavasya pitāmaha taṁ badhvā ca tato yatnātkṛtvā pātālavāsinam

— having accepted his gift, O Grandsire, of that demon; and then, having with effort bound him and made him a dweller in Patala —

Verse 44 (padma.1.30.44)

सौकरं रूपमास्थाय वधार्थं च दुरात्मनः। भविष्यामि न संदेहो व्रज शक्र त्वरान्वितः॥

saukaraṁ rūpamāsthāya vadhārthaṁ ca durātmanaḥ bhaviṣyāmi na saṁdeho vraja śakra tvarānvitaḥ

— having assumed the form of a boar, for the destruction of that evil-souled one, I shall become his slayer — there is no doubt. Go, O Shakra, with haste.

Verse 45 (padma.1.30.45)

विरराम तमुक्त्वैवमंतर्द्धानं गतश्च वै। अथ कालांतरे विष्णावदितेर्गर्भतां गते॥

virarāma tamuktvaivamaṁtarddhānaṁ gataśca vai atha kālāṁtare viṣṇāvaditergarbhatāṁ gate

Having said this, he ceased, and disappeared. Then, after some time, when Vishnu entered into Aditi's womb —

Verse 46 (padma.1.30.46)

निमित्तान्यतिघोराणि प्रादुर्भूतान्यनेकशः। समस्तजगदाधारे विष्णौ गर्भत्वमागते॥

nimittānyatighorāṇi prādurbhūtānyanekaśaḥ samastajagadādhāre viṣṇau garbhatvamāgate

— many extremely terrible omens appeared, when Vishnu, the support of the entire world, entered into the state of being an embryo.

Verse 47 (padma.1.30.47)

शोभनं हि तदा जातं निमित्तं चैवमूर्जितम्। मालतीकुसुमानां तु सुगंधः सुरभिर्ववौ॥

śobhanaṁ hi tadā jātaṁ nimittaṁ caivamūrjitam mālatīkusumānāṁ tu sugaṁdhaḥ surabhirvavau

Then indeed also arose an auspicious and powerful omen: the fragrant, sweet scent of malati flowers wafted through the air.

Verse 48 (padma.1.30.48)

अथ विहितविधानं कालमासाद्य देवस्त्रिदशगणहितार्थं सर्वभूतानुकंपी। विमल विरल केशश्चंद्रशंखोदयश्रीरदितितनयभावं देवदेवश्चकार॥

atha vihitavidhānaṁ kālamāsādya devastridaśagaṇahitārthaṁ sarvabhūtānukaṁpī vimala virala keśaścaṁdraśaṁkhodayaśrīraditi tanayabhāvaṁ devadevaścakāra

Then, having reached the ordained time, the God of gods, compassionate to all beings, for the good of the host of the thirty gods — of pure, sparse hair, radiant as the rising moon and conch — assumed the state of being Aditi's son.

Verse 49 (padma.1.30.49)

अवतरति च विष्णौ सिद्धदेवासुराणामनिमिषनयनानां विप्रसेदुर्मुखानि। अतिविरतरजोभिर्वायुभिः संवहद्भिर्दिनमपि च तदासीज्जन्म विष्णोः सुगर्भे॥

avatarati ca viṣṇau siddhadevāsurāṇāmanimiṣanayanānāṁ viprasedurmukhāni ativirajobhirvāyubhiḥ saṁvahadbhirdinamapi ca tadāsījjanma viṣṇoḥ sugarbhe

As Vishnu descended, the faces of the Siddhas, gods, and asuras, those unblinking-eyed ones, grew troubled; and with winds blowing free of the least dust, in the daytime itself came about the birth of Vishnu in that excellent womb.

Verse 50 (padma.1.30.50)

अदितिरजनगर्भा सापि देवी प्रयांती नतजघनभरार्त्ता मंदसंचाररम्या। अलसवदनखेदं पांडुभावं वहंती गुरुतरमवगाढं गर्भमेवोद्वहंती॥

aditirajanagarbhā sāpi devī prayāṁtī natajaghanabharārttā maṁdasaṁcāraramyā alasavadanakhedaṁ pāṁḍubhāvaṁ vahaṁtī gurutaramavagāḍhaṁ garbhamevodvahaṁtī

Aditi, that goddess, dark in the throes of childbirth, moving along, burdened and pained by the weight of her hips bent low, lovely in her slow gait — bearing a weary languor on her face and a pallor, carrying that exceedingly heavy, deeply-borne womb —

Verse 51 (padma.1.30.51)

ततः प्रविष्टे खलु गर्भवासं नारायणे भूतभविष्ययोगात्। विनापदं प्राप्तमनोरथानि भूतानि सर्वाणि तदा बभूवुः॥

tataḥ praviṣṭe khalu garbhavāsaṁ nārāyaṇe bhūtabhaviṣyayogāt vinā apadaṁ prāptamanorathāni bhūtāni sarvāṇi tadā babhūvuḥ

Then, when Narayana had truly entered the dwelling of the womb, through the conjunction of past and future — all beings then, without calamity, had their desires fulfilled.

Verse 52 (padma.1.30.52)

समीरणो वाति च मंदमंदं पतत्सु वर्षेषु नगोद्भवेषु। विविक्तमार्गेषु दिगंतरेषु जनेषु वै सत्यमुपागतेषु॥

samīraṇo vāti ca maṁdamaṁdaṁ patatsu varṣeṣu nagodbhaveṣu viviktamārgeṣu digaṁtareṣu janeṣu vai satyamupāgateṣu

The wind blew gently and softly, while showers born of the mountains fell; on clear paths, in the far quarters, people indeed had turned toward truth.

Verse 53 (padma.1.30.53)

विमुच्यमाने गगने रजोभिः शनैश्शनैर्नश्यति चांधकारे। उदरांतर्गते विष्णौ द्रोहबुद्धिस्तदाभवत्॥

vimucyamāne gagane rajobhiḥ śanaiśśanairnaśyati cāṁdhakāre udarāṁtargate viṣṇau drohabuddhistadābhavat

As the sky was being freed of dust, and the darkness was gradually vanishing — when Vishnu had come to be within the womb, the resolve to move against the demon then arose in him.

Verse 54 (padma.1.30.54)

तां निशामय राजेंद्र देवमातुर्यथाक्रमम्। किमनुक्रमणेनैव लंघयामि त्रिविष्टपम्॥

tāṁ niśāmaya rājeṁdra devamāturyathākramam kimanukramaṇenaiva laṁghayāmi triviṣṭapam

Hear that in due order, O king of kings, concerning the mother of the gods. Vishnu, still in the womb, resolved: 'Why should I not, by mere striding, overleap heaven itself?

Verse 55 (padma.1.30.55)

बाष्कलिं दानवेंद्रं तं कुर्यां पातालवासिनम्। शक्रस्य तु मया दत्तं धनं लावण्यमेव च॥

bāṣkaliṁ dānaveṁdraṁ taṁ kuryāṁ pātālavāsinam śakrasya tu mayā dattaṁ dhanaṁ lāvaṇyameva ca

'That demon-lord Bashkali, may I make him a dweller of Patala. And the wealth and beauty that I have given to Shakra —

Verse 56 (padma.1.30.56)

दानवानां विनाशाय एकैव प्रभवाम्यहम्। क्षिपामि शरजालानि चक्रयानान्यनेकशः॥

dānavānāṁ vināśāya ekaiva prabhavāmyaham kṣipāmi śarajālāni cakrayānānyanekaśaḥ

'— for the destruction of the demons, I alone am fully capable of restoring them. I shall hurl networks of arrows, and many discus-missiles —

Verse 57 (padma.1.30.57)

गदाव्रातांश्च विविधान्दानवानां विनाशने। विबुधान्देवलोकस्थानधोभूमेस्तु दानवान्॥

gadāvrātāṁśca vividhāndānavānāṁ vināśane vibudhāndevalokasthānadhobhūmestu dānavān

'— and various multitudes of maces, for the destruction of the demons. The wise gods I shall establish in the world of the gods, and the demons beneath the earth —

Verse 58 (padma.1.30.58)

करोमि कालयोगेन तत्तु कार्यं व्रतेन मे। निस्सृता सहसा वाणी वक्त्रमेवाभिसंस्थिता॥

karomi kālayogena tattu kāryaṁ vratena me nissṛtā sahasā vāṇī vaktramevābhisaṁsthitā

'— I shall establish, through the union of time, by my own vow — that is my task.' Suddenly a voice issued forth, fixed right at Aditi's mouth —

Verse 59 (padma.1.30.59)

येनेदं चिन्त्यते पूर्वं यन्न दृष्टं न च श्रुतम्। बंधं वै दनुमुख्यस्य कृतं कोपेन पश्य मे॥

yenedaṁ ciṁtyate pūrvaṁ yanna dṛṣṭaṁ na ca śrutam baṁdhaṁ vai danumukhyasya kṛtaṁ kopena paśya me

— by which this had been thought of before, which had never been seen or heard: 'Behold, out of my anger, the binding of the chief of the demons has been accomplished!'

Verse 60 (padma.1.30.60)

कश्यपाय पुरा दत्तं धनं लावण्यमेव च। किमयं विगतोत्साहो वायवोथ समाकुलाः॥

kaśyapāya purā dattaṁ dhanaṁ lāvaṇyameva ca kimayaṁ vigatotsāho vāyavotha samākulāḥ

'— the wealth and the very beauty that were formerly given to Kashyapa —' Aditi wondered: 'Why has this voice lost its vigour? And why have the winds now become agitated?'

Verse 61 (padma.1.30.61)

भ्रमतीव हि मे दृष्टिर्मैतद्रूपं प्रचिंतितम्। आविष्टा किमहं वच्मि केनाप्यसदृशं वचः॥

bhramatīva hi me dṛṣṭirmaitadrūpaṁ praciṁtitam āviṣṭā kimahaṁ vacmi kenāpyasadṛśaṁ vacaḥ

'My sight indeed seems to reel; may this appearance not be as I imagined it. Am I possessed, that I speak, by some power, words so unlike my own?'

Verse 62 (padma.1.30.62)

विकल्पवशमापन्नाऽभीक्ष्णं हृदिममर्श सा। दधार दिव्यं वर्षाणां सहस्रं दिव्यमीश्वरम्॥

vikalpavaśamāpannā'bhīkṣṇaṁ hṛdimamarśa sā dadhāra divyaṁ varṣāṇāṁ sahasraṁ divyamīśvaram

Falling under the sway of doubt, she repeatedly pondered in her heart. She bore that divine Lord for a thousand celestial years.

Verse 63 (padma.1.30.63)

ततः समभवत्तस्यां वामनो भूतवामनः। जातेन येन चक्षूंषि दानवानां हृतानि वै॥

tataḥ samabhavattasyāṁ vāmano bhūtavāmanaḥ jātena yena cakṣūṁṣi dānavānāṁ hṛtāni vai

Then, in her, was born the Vamana, the dwarf among all beings — by whose very birth the eyes of the demons were, as it were, stolen away.

Verse 64 (padma.1.30.64)

जातमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन्देवदेवे जनार्दने। नद्यः स्वच्छांबुवाहिन्यो ववौ गंधवहोऽनिलः॥

jātamātre tatastasmindevadeve janārdane nadyaḥ svacchāṁbuvāhinyo vavau gaṁdhavaho'nilaḥ

As soon as that God of gods, Janardana, was born — the rivers flowed clear-watered, and the fragrant wind wafted sweetly.

Verse 65 (padma.1.30.65)

कश्यपोपि सुखं लेभे तेन पुत्रेण भास्वता। सर्वेषां मानसोत्साहस्त्रैलोक्यांतरवासिनाम्॥

kaśyapopi sukhaṁ lebhe tena putreṇa bhāsvatā sarveṣāṁ mānasotsāhastrailokyāṁtaravāsinām

Kashyapa too obtained happiness through that radiant son. There arose a mental exultation for all the dwellers within the three worlds —

Verse 66 (padma.1.30.66)

संजातमात्रे तु ततो जनाधिपजनार्दने। स्वर्गलोके दुंदुभयो विनेदुस्तैश्च ताडिताः॥

saṁjātamātre tu tato janādhipajanārdane svargaloke duṁdubhayo vinedustaiśca tāḍitāḥ

— then, as soon as Janardana, the lord of men, was born, in the world of heaven the kettle-drums resounded, being struck by the gods.

Verse 67 (padma.1.30.67)

अतिप्रहर्षात्तु जगत्त्रयस्य मोहश्च दुःखानि च नाशमीयुः। जगो च गन्धर्वगणोतिमात्रं भावस्वरैर्भर्तृविमिश्रिताश्च॥

atiprahaṛṣāttu jagattrayasya mohaśca duḥkhāni ca nāśamīyuḥ jago ca gaṁdharvagaṇotimātraṁ bhāvasvarairbhartṛvimiśritāśca

From the exceeding joy of the three worlds, delusion and sorrows went to their destruction. And the host of gandharvas sang, exceedingly, with feeling and melody, mingled with praises of the Lord.

Verse 68 (padma.1.30.68)

सुराङ्गनाश्चापि च भावयुक्ता नृत्यंति तत्राप्सरसां समूहाः। तथैव विद्याधरसिद्धसंघा विमानयानैर्मुदिता भ्रमंति॥

surāṁganāścāpi ca bhāvayuktā nṛtyaṁti tatrāpsarasāṁ samūhāḥ tathaiva vidyādharasiddhasaṁghā vimānayānairmuditā bhramaṁti

And the celestial women too, filled with feeling, danced — the throngs of apsarases there; and likewise the hosts of vidyadharas and siddhas roamed about, joyful, in their aerial cars.

Verse 69 (padma.1.30.69)

वदंति सत्यानृतकार्यनिर्णयं तथाभिरंगं प्रतिदर्शयंति। गायंति गेयं विनिवृत्तरागा मुहुर्मुहुर्दुःखसुखप्रभूताः॥

vadaṁti satyānṛtakāryanirṇayaṁ tathābhiraṁgaṁ pratidarśayaṁti gāyaṁti geyaṁ vinivṛttarāgā muhurmuhurduḥkhasukhaprabhūtāḥ

They spoke of the resolution of true and false affairs, and likewise displayed their limbs with delight. They sang the songs of praise, their passions stilled, again and again, though ordinarily arising from sorrow and joy alike.

Verse 70 (padma.1.30.70)

नृत्यंति वै स्वर्गगताश्च ते तु धर्मार्जितं स्वर्गमितो व्रजंति। इति विगतविषादे निर्मले जीवलोके तिमिरनिकरमुक्ता निर्वृतिं प्राप्तुकामाः॥

nṛtyaṁti vai svargagatāśca te tu dharmārjitaṁ svargamito vrajaṁti iti vigataviṣāde nirmale jīvaloke timiranikaramuktā nirvṛtiṁ prāptukāmāḥ

Those who had gone to heaven danced too, as if proceeding from here to the heaven earned by righteousness. Thus, the world of the living, its sorrow gone, made pure, freed from masses of darkness, longing to attain that same bliss —

Verse 71 (padma.1.30.71)

तत्रोचुः केचिदुर्व्यां जयजय भगवन्संप्रहृष्टाश्च केचित्। त्वेवं प्रोक्तप्रणादैरविरल मनसश्चानुवादैस्तथान्यैः। ध्यायंतेन्ये निगूढं जननभय जरामृत्युविच्छेदहेतोरित्येवं कृत्स्नमासीज्जगदिदमखिलं सर्वतः संपृहृष्टम्॥

tatrocuḥ kecidurvyāṁ jayajaya bhagavansaṁprahṛṣṭāśca kecit tvevaṁ proktapraṇādairavirala manasaścānuvādaistathānyaiḥ dhyāyaṁtenye nigūḍhaṁ jananabhaya jarāmṛtyuvicchedahetorityevaṁ kṛtsnamāsījjagadidamakhilaṁ sarvataḥ saṁprahṛṣṭam

— there, some upon the earth cried, 'Victory, victory, O Lord!', and some, greatly overjoyed, uttered such proclamations without ceasing, others repeated them again and again; still others meditated in secret, for the sake of cutting off the fear of birth, old age, and death — thus, in every way, this entire world became, on every side, filled with rejoicing.

Verse 72 (padma.1.30.72)

परमासाद्य यं विष्णुं ब्रह्माह जगतः कृते। जातोयं भवतामर्थे वामनो यदपीश्वरः॥

paramāsādya yaṁ viṣṇuṁ brahmāha jagataḥ kṛte jātoyaṁ bhavatāmarthe vāmano yadapīśvaraḥ

Having attained that supreme Vishnu, Brahma declared, for the sake of the world: 'This Vamana, though he is the Lord, has been born for your sake.'

Verse 73 (padma.1.30.73)

एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च एष एव महेश्वरः। एष वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च स्वर्गश्चैष न संशयः॥

eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuśca eṣa eva maheśvaraḥ eṣa vedāśca yajñāśca svargaścaiṣa na saṁśayaḥ

He is Brahma, and he is Vishnu, he alone is Maheshvara. He is the Vedas, and the sacrifices, and he alone is heaven — there is no doubt.

Verse 74 (padma.1.30.74)

विष्णुव्याप्तमिदं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्। एकः स तु पृथ्क्त्वेन स्वयंभूरिति विश्रुतः॥

viṣṇuvyāptamidaṁ sarvaṁ jagatsthāvarajaṁgamam ekaḥ sa tu pṛthaktvena svayaṁbhūriti viśrutaḥ

All this world, moving and unmoving, is pervaded by Vishnu. He alone, though manifest distinctly, is renowned as the Self-born.

Verse 75 (padma.1.30.75)

यथार्थवर्णके स्थाने विचित्रः स्फाटिको मणिः। ततो गुणवशात्तस्य स्वयंभोरनुवर्त्तनम्॥

yathārthavarṇake sthāne vicitraḥ sphāṭiko maṇiḥ tato guṇavaśāttasya svayaṁbhoranuvarttanam

Just as a crystal gem, placed beside an object of true hue, takes on a varied appearance — so, by the force of its own quality, does the Self-born's conforming to different forms take place.

Verse 76 (padma.1.30.76)

यथा हि गार्हपत्योग्निरन्यसंज्ञां पुनर्व्रजेत्। लभेत संज्ञां भगवान्ब्राह्मादिषु तथा ह्यसौ॥

yathā hi gārhapatyognirianyasaṁjñāṁ punarvrajet labheta saṁjñāṁ bhagavānbrāhmādiṣu tathā hyasau

Just as the household fire might again take on another name when used for a different rite — even so does the Lord take on different names among the forms beginning with Brahma.

Verse 77 (padma.1.30.77)

सर्वथा वामनो देवो देवकार्यं करिष्यति। एवं चिंतयतां तेषां भावितानां दिवौकसाम्॥

sarvathā vāmano devo devakāryaṁ kariṣyati evaṁ ciṁtayatāṁ teṣāṁ bhāvitānāṁ divaukasām

'In every way, the god Vamana will accomplish the work of the gods.' While they, the sky-dwellers, filled with such devotion, were thus reflecting —

Verse 78 (padma.1.30.78)

जगाम शक्रसहितो बाष्कलेश्च निवेशनम्। दूरादेव च तां दृष्ट्वा पुरीं तस्य समावृताम्॥

jagāma śakrasahito bāṣkaleśca niveśanam dūrādeva ca tāṁ dṛṣṭvā purīṁ tasya samāvṛtām

He went, together with Shakra, to the dwelling of Bashkali. And, seeing from afar itself that city of his, all encircled —

Verse 79 (padma.1.30.79)

पांडुरैः खगमागम्यैः सर्वरत्नोपशोभितैः। शोभितां भवनैर्मुख्यैस्सुविभक्तमहापथैः॥

pāṁḍuraiḥ khagamāgamyaiḥ sarvaratnopaśobhitaiḥ śobhitāṁ bhavanairmukhyaissuvibhaktamahāpathaiḥ

— resplendent with white, sky-reaching towers, adorned with every gem, beautified with excellent buildings, its great thoroughfares well laid out —

Verse 80 (padma.1.30.80)

नित्यप्रभिन्नैर्मातंगैरंजनाचलसन्निभैः। देवनागकुलोत्पन्नैः शतसंख्यैर्विराजिताम्॥

nityaprabhinnairmātaṁgairaṁjanācalasannibhaiḥ devanāgakulotpannaiḥ śatasaṁkhyairvirājitām

— resplendent with elephants ever in rut, resembling the mountain of collyrium, born of the divine elephant-lineage, a hundred in number —

Verse 81 (padma.1.30.81)

निर्मांसगात्रैस्तुरगैरल्पकर्णैर्मनोजवैः। दीर्घग्रीवाक्षिकूटैश्च मनोज्ञैरुपशोभिताम्॥

nirmāṁsagātraisturagairalpakarṇairmanojavaiḥ dīrghagrīvākṣikūṭaiśca manojñairupaśobhitām

— and beautified with lean-bodied horses, small-eared, swift as thought, with long necks and lofty foreheads, most charming —

Verse 82 (padma.1.30.82)

पद्मगर्भसुवर्णाभाः पूर्णचंद्रनिभाननाः। संल्लापोल्लापकुशलास्तत्र वेश्याः सहस्रशः॥

padmagarbhasuvarṇābhāḥ pūrṇacaṁdranibhānanāḥ saṁllāpollāpakuśalāstatra veśyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

— that city where dwelt courtesans by the thousand, of golden hue like the lotus's pericarp, their faces resembling the full moon, skilled in charming conversation and repartee.

Verse 83 (padma.1.30.83)

न तत्पुण्यं न सा विद्या न तच्छिल्पं न सा कला। बाष्कलेर्न पुरेऽस्याथ निवासं प्रतिगच्छति॥

na tatpuṇyaṁ na sā vidyā na tacchilpaṁ na sā kalā bāṣkalerna pure'syātha nivāsaṁ pratigacchati

There was no merit, no learning, no craft, and no art that did not come to dwell in this city of Bashkali.

Verse 84 (padma.1.30.84)

उद्यानशतसंबाधं समाजोत्सवमालिनि। अन्विते दनुमुख्यैश्च सर्वैरंतकवर्जितैः॥

udyānaśatasaṁbādhaṁ samājotsavamālini anvite danumukhyaiśca sarvairaṁtakavarjitaiḥ

— crowded with hundreds of gardens, garlanded with festive gatherings, filled with all the foremost of the Danavas, as if all free from death —

Verse 85 (padma.1.30.85)

वीणावेणुमृदंगानां शब्दैः सर्वत्र नादिते। सदा प्रहृष्टा दनुजा बहुरत्नोपशोभिताः॥

vīṇāveṇumṛdaṁgānāṁ śabdaiḥ sarvatra nādite sadā prahṛṣṭā danujā bahuratnopaśobhitāḥ

— resounding everywhere with the sounds of vinas, flutes, and mridangas; the demons, ever joyful, adorned with abundant gems —

Verse 86 (padma.1.30.86)

क्रीडमानाः प्रदृश्यंते मेराविव यथामराः। ब्रह्मघोषो महांस्तत्र दनुवृद्धैरुदीरितः॥

krīḍamānāḥ pradṛśyaṁte merāviva yathāmarāḥ brahmaghoṣo mahāṁstatra danuvṛddhairudīritaḥ

— were seen sporting, like the immortals upon Meru. A great sound of Vedic recitation was there, raised up by the elder Danavas.

Verse 87 (padma.1.30.87)

साज्यधूमेन चाग्नीनां वायुना नष्टकिल्बिषे। सुगंधधूपविक्षेप सुरभीकृतमारुते॥

sājyadhūmena cāgnīnāṁ vāyunā naṣṭakilbiṣe sugaṁdhadhūpavikṣepa surabhīkṛtamārute

— that city where sin was destroyed by the wind mingled with the ghee-smoke of the sacrificial fires, its air made fragrant by the scattering of sweet incense —

Verse 88 (padma.1.30.88)

सुगंधिदनुजाकीर्णे पुरे तस्मिंस्तु बाष्कलि। त्रैलोक्यं तु वशे कृत्वा सुखेनास्ते स दानवः॥

sugaṁdhidanujākīrṇe pure tasmiṁstu bāṣkali trailokyaṁ tu vaśe kṛtvā sukhenāste sa dānavaḥ

— in that city thronged with fragrant demons, Bashkali, having brought the three worlds under his sway, dwelt there in happiness, that demon.

Verse 89 (padma.1.30.89)

तत्रस्थः पालयन्नास्ते त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरं। धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च सत्यवादी जितेंद्रियः॥

tatrasthaḥ pālayannāste trailokyaṁ sacarācaraṁ dharmajñaśca kṛtajñaśca satyavādī jiteṁdriyaḥ

Dwelling there, he governed the three worlds together with the moving and unmoving; he was a knower of dharma, grateful, truthful in speech, and of subdued senses.

Verse 90 (padma.1.30.90)

सुदर्शः पूर्वदेवानां नयानयविचक्षणः। ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च दीनानामनुकंपकः॥

sudarśaḥ pūrvadevānāṁ nayānayavicakṣaṇaḥ brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca dīnānāmanukaṁpakaḥ

He was handsome, skilled in discerning right policy from wrong even toward the former gods, devoted to brahmins, a giver of refuge, and compassionate to the distressed.

Verse 91 (padma.1.30.91)

वेदमंत्रप्रभूत्साह सर्वशक्तिसमन्वितः। षाड्गुण्यविषयोत्साहः स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषितः॥

vedamaṁtraprabhūtsāha sarvaśaktisamanvitaḥ ṣāḍguṇyaviṣayotsāhaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣitaḥ

He was possessed of great zeal for Vedic mantras, endowed with every power, energetic in matters of the six royal policies, and always spoke with a preceding smile.

Verse 92 (padma.1.30.92)

वेदवेदांगतत्वज्ञो यज्ञयाजी तपोरतः। न च दुःशीलनिरतः स सर्वत्राविहिंसकः॥

vedavedāṁgatatvajño yajñayājī taporataḥ na ca duḥśīlanirataḥ sa sarvatrāvihiṁsakaḥ

He was a knower of the truth of the Vedas and Vedangas, a performer of sacrifices, devoted to austerity; he was never given to bad conduct, and was non-violent everywhere.

Verse 93 (padma.1.30.93)

मान्यमानयिता शुद्धः सुमुखः पूज्यपूजकः। सर्वार्थविदनाधृष्यः सुभगः प्रियदर्शनः॥

mānyamānayitā śuddhaḥ sumukhaḥ pūjyapūjakaḥ sarvārthavidanādhṛṣyaḥ subhagaḥ priyadarśanaḥ

He honored those worthy of honor, was pure, of pleasant countenance, worshipped those worthy of worship, knew all matters, was unassailable, fortunate, and pleasant to behold.

Verse 94 (padma.1.30.94)

बहुधान्यो बहुधनो बहुयानश्च दानवः। त्रिवर्गसाधको नित्यं त्रैलोक्ये वरपूरुषः॥

bahudhānyo bahudhano bahuyānaśca dānavaḥ trivargasādhako nityaṁ trailokye varapūruṣaḥ

That demon possessed abundant grain, abundant wealth, and abundant vehicles; he was ever an accomplisher of the three goals of life, the foremost of men in the three worlds.

Verse 95 (padma.1.30.95)

स्वपुरीनिलयो नित्यं देवदानवदर्पहा। स चैवं पालयामास त्रैलोक्ये सकलाः प्रजाः॥

svapurīnilayo nityaṁ devadānavadarpahā sa caivaṁ pālayāmāsa trailokye sakalāḥ prajāḥ

Ever dwelling in his own city, he was the crusher of the pride of both gods and demons. Thus did he govern all the subjects in the three worlds.

Verse 96 (padma.1.30.96)

नाधमः कश्चिदप्यास्ते तस्मिन्राजनि दानवे। दीनो वा व्यधितो वापि अल्पायुर्वाथ दुःखितः॥

nādhamaḥ kaścidapyāste tasminrājani dānave dīno vā vyadhito vāpi alpāyurvātha duḥkhitaḥ

Under that demon-king, there existed no one base at all — no one wretched, or diseased, or short-lived, or sorrowful —

Verse 97 (padma.1.30.97)

मूर्खो वा मंदरूपो वा दुर्भगो वा निराकृतः। एवं युतं तं विमलैर्गुणौघैर्दृष्ट्वा च मत्वा च निविष्टबुद्धिं॥

mūrkho vā maṁdarūpo vā durbhago vā nirākṛtaḥ evaṁ yutaṁ taṁ vimalairguṇaughairdṛṣṭvā ca matvā ca niviṣṭabuddhiṁ

— nor foolish, nor unattractive, nor unfortunate, nor rejected. Seeing him thus endowed with a stainless multitude of virtues, and recognizing his firmly settled intelligence —

Verse 98 (padma.1.30.98)

प्रसादयन्दैत्यवरं महात्मा पुरंदरस्तं तु दनुप्रधानं। तेजोयुक्तं दानवं तं तपंतमिव भास्करं॥

prasādayandaityavaraṁ mahātmā puraṁdarastaṁ tu danupradhānaṁ tejoyuktaṁ dānavaṁ taṁ tapaṁtamiva bhāskaraṁ

— the great-souled Purandara sought to conciliate that best of daityas, that foremost of the Danu-clan, that demon endowed with splendor, blazing like the sun —

Verse 99 (padma.1.30.99)

त्रैलोक्यधारणे शक्तं विस्मितः सोऽभवत्तदा। इंद्रं पुरागतं दृष्ट्वा दानवेंद्राय पार्थिव॥

trailokyadhāraṇe śaktaṁ vismitaḥ so'bhavattadā iṁdraṁ purāgataṁ dṛṣṭvā dānaveṁdrāya pārthiva

— capable of sustaining the three worlds. He, Indra, became astonished then. O king, seeing Indra arrived at the city, the lord of demons was informed —

Verse 100 (padma.1.30.100)

इदमूचुस्तदागत्वा दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः। आश्चर्यमिति वै कृत्वा इंद्रोभ्येति पुरीं तव॥

idamūcustadāgatvā dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ āścaryamiti vai kṛtvā iṁdrobhyeti purīṁ tava

— then the demons, arrogant in battle, came and said this: 'It is indeed a wonder — Indra approaches your city!'

Verse 101 (padma.1.30.101)

एकाकी द्विजमुख्येन वामनेन सह प्रभो। अस्माभिर्यदनुष्ठेयं सांप्रतं नो वदस्व राट्॥

ekākī dvijamukhyena vāmanena saha prabho asmābhiryadanuṣṭheyaṁ sāṁprataṁ no vadasva rāṭ

'Alone, O lord, together with a foremost brahmin, a Vamana. What is to be done by us now — tell us, O king.'

Verse 102 (padma.1.30.102)

दानवानब्रवीत्सर्वान्पुरे तिष्ठत संकुलं। प्रवेश्यतां देवराजः पूज्यः स तु ममाद्य वै॥

dānavānabravītsarvānpure tiṣṭhata saṁkulaṁ praveśyatāṁ devarājaḥ pūjyaḥ sa tu mamādya vai

Bashkali said to all the demons: 'Remain calmly in the city, do not create an uproar. Let the king of the gods be brought in — he is indeed worthy of my worship today.'

Verse 103 (padma.1.30.103)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वामनः स च वासवः। आगतौ दनुनाथेन प्रेम्णा चैवावलोकितौ॥

etasminneva kāle tu vāmanaḥ sa ca vāsavaḥ āgatau danunāthena premṇā caivāvalokitau

At that very moment, the Vamana and Vasava arrived; and they were looked upon by the lord of the Danavas with affection.

Verse 104 (padma.1.30.104)

कृतार्थं मन्यतात्मानं प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्। उवाच वचनं राजा दानवानां धुरंधरः॥

kṛtārthaṁ manyatātmānaṁ praṇipātapuraḥsaram uvāca vacanaṁ rājā dānavānāṁ dhuraṁdharaḥ

Considering himself blessed, with a bow of prostration first, the king, the foremost among the demons, spoke these words.

Verse 105 (padma.1.30.105)

अद्य वै त्रिषु लोकेषु नास्ति धन्यतरो मया। योहं श्रियावृतः शक्रं पश्यामि गृहमागतम्॥

adya vai triṣu lokeṣu nāsti dhanyataro mayā yohaṁ śriyāvṛtaḥ śakraṁ paśyāmi gṛhamāgatam

'Today, indeed, in the three worlds there is none more fortunate than I, who, surrounded by prosperity, see Shakra arrived at my house.'

Verse 106 (padma.1.30.106)

अर्थित्वकाम्यया यस्तु मामयं याचयिष्यति। गृहागतस्य तस्याहं दास्ये प्राणानपि ध्रुवम्॥

arthitvakāmyayā yastu māmayaṁ yācayiṣyati gṛhāgatasya tasyāhaṁ dāsye prāṇānapi dhruvam

'Whoever comes to me with the desire to ask something — to him, having arrived at my house, I shall certainly give even my very life.'

Verse 107 (padma.1.30.107)

दारान्पुत्रांस्तथागारं त्रैलोक्ये का कथा मम। आगत्य संमुखं तस्य अंकमानीय सादरम्॥

dārānputrāṁstathāgāraṁ trailokye kā kathā mama āgatya saṁmukhaṁ tasya aṁkamānīya sādaram

'My wife, sons, and house — what then to speak of the three worlds?' Having come before him, and, with reverence, taking him onto his lap —

Verse 108 (padma.1.30.108)

परिष्वज्याभिनन्द्यैनं गृहं प्रावेशयत्स्वकम्। तस्य स्वागतमर्घ्याद्यैः कृत्वा पूजां प्रयत्नतः॥

pariṣvajyābhinandyainaṁ gṛhaṁ prāveśayatsvakam tasya svāgatamarghyādyaiḥ kṛtvā pūjāṁ prayatnataḥ

— having embraced him and welcomed him, he brought him into his own house. Having offered welcome with the arghya and other rites, having worshipped him with great effort —

Verse 109 (padma.1.30.109)

अद्य मे सफलं जन्म पूर्णाः सर्वे मनोरथाः। यस्त्वां पश्यामि शक्राद्य स्वयमेव गृहागतम्॥

adya me saphalaṁ janma pūrṇāḥ sarve manorathāḥ yastvāṁ paśyāmi śakrādya svayameva gṛhāgatam

'— today my birth has become fruitful; all my desires are fulfilled, since today I see you, O Shakra, having come to my house of your own accord.'

Verse 110 (padma.1.30.110)

ख्याप्योहं दनुमुख्यानां देवराज त्वया कृतः। आगच्छता मम गृहं पुण्यता तु परा हि मे॥

khyāpyohaṁ danumukhyānāṁ devarāja tvayā kṛtaḥ āgacchatā mama gṛhaṁ puṇyatā tu parā hi me

'I have been proclaimed among the chiefs of the Danavas, made so by you, O king of gods; by your coming to my house, indeed, my merit has become supreme.'

Verse 111 (padma.1.30.111)

अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैस्सम्यगिष्टैस्तु यत्फलम्। तत्फलं समवाप्येत त्वयि दृष्टे पुरंदर॥

agniṣṭomādibhiryajñaissamyagiṣṭaistu yatphalam tatphalaṁ samavāpyeta tvayi dṛṣṭe puraṁdara

'The fruit that is obtained by rightly performed sacrifices such as the Agnishtoma and others — that very fruit is obtained by merely seeing you, O Purandara.'

Verse 112 (padma.1.30.112)

यत्फलं भूमिदानेन गवां दानेन ऋत्विजे। ममाद्य तत्फलं भूतमथवा राजसूयकम्॥

yatphalaṁ bhūmidānena gavāṁ dānena ṛtvije mamādya tatphalaṁ bhūtamathavā rājasūyakam

'Whatever fruit there is from the gift of land, from the gift of cows to the officiating priest — today that fruit has become mine, or indeed that of the Rajasuya sacrifice.'

Verse 113 (padma.1.30.113)

नाल्पेन तपसा लभ्यं दर्शनं तव वासव। एवं गेहे मया यत्ते प्रियं कार्यं तदुच्यताम्॥

nālpena tapasā labhyaṁ darśanaṁ tava vāsava evaṁ gehe mayā yatte priyaṁ kāryaṁ taducyatām

'Your sight, O Vasava, is not obtainable by little austerity. So tell me now what task, pleasing to you, I may do here in my house.'

Verse 114 (padma.1.30.114)

विकल्पोऽन्यो न भवता हृदि कार्यः कथंचन। कृतं च तद्विजानीया यद्यदि स्यात्सुदुष्करं॥

vikalpo'nyo na bhavatā hṛdi kāryaḥ kathaṁcana kṛtaṁ ca tadvijānīyā yadyadi syātsuduṣkaraṁ

'No other doubt whatsoever is to be entertained by you in your heart. Consider it already done, even if it should be something exceedingly difficult.'

Verse 115 (padma.1.30.115)

पुण्योहं पुण्यतां प्राप्तो दर्शनात्तव शत्रुहन्। यत्ते देव वरैर्वंद्यौ वंदितौ चरणौ मया॥

puṇyohaṁ puṇyatāṁ prāpto darśanāttava śatruhan yatte deva varairvaṁdyau vaṁditau caraṇau mayā

'I have become blessed, having attained the state of merit through your sight, O slayer of enemies. Your two feet, O god, worthy of the homage of the greatest, I have now paid homage to.'

Verse 116 (padma.1.30.116)

किमागमनकृत्यं ते वद सर्वं मयि प्रभो। अत्याश्चर्यमिदं मन्ये तवागमन कारणं॥

kimāgamanakṛtyaṁ te vada sarvaṁ mayi prabho atyāścaryamidaṁ manye tavāgamana kāraṇaṁ

'What is the purpose of your coming — tell me everything, O lord. I consider this reason for your arrival to be exceedingly wondrous.'

Verse 117 (padma.1.30.117)

इंद्र उवाच। जानेहं दनुमुख्यानां प्रधानं त्वां तु बाष्कले। नात्याश्चर्यमिदं भाति त्वयि दृष्टेऽसुरोत्तम॥

iṁdra uvāca jānehaṁ danumukhyānāṁ pradhānaṁ tvāṁ tu bāṣkale nātyāścaryamidaṁ bhāti tvayi dṛṣṭe'surottama

Indra said: I know you, O Bashkali, to be the foremost of the chiefs of the Danavas. This does not seem so very wondrous to me, having seen you, O best of asuras.

Verse 118 (padma.1.30.118)

विमुखा नार्थिनो यांति भवतो गृहमागताः। अर्थिनां कल्पवृक्षोसि दाता चान्यो न विद्यते॥

vimukhā nārthino yāṁti bhavato gṛhamāgatāḥ arthināṁ kalpavṛkṣosi dātā cānyo na vidyate

'Petitioners, having arrived at your house, do not go away disappointed. You are a wish-fulfilling tree to petitioners; there is no other giver like you.'

Verse 119 (padma.1.30.119)

प्रभायां सूर्यतुल्योसि गांभीर्ये सागरोपमः। सहिष्णुत्वे धरा चैव श्रिया नारायणोपमः॥

prabhāyāṁ sūryatulyosi gāṁbhīrye sāgaropamaḥ sahiṣṇutve dharā caiva śriyā nārāyaṇopamaḥ

'In splendor you are equal to the Sun, in depth comparable to the ocean; in forbearance you are like the Earth itself, and in glory equal to Narayana.'

Verse 120 (padma.1.30.120)

ब्राह्मणः कश्यपकुले जातोयं वामनः शुभे। प्रार्थितोहमनेनैवं भूमेर्देहि पदत्रयं॥

brāhmaṇaḥ kaśyapakule jātoyaṁ vāmanaḥ śubhe prārthitohamanenaivaṁ bhūmerdehi padatrayaṁ

'This brahmin, Vamana, was born in the auspicious lineage of Kashyapa. I have been petitioned by him thus: "Give me three paces of land —'

Verse 121 (padma.1.30.121)

ममाग्निशरणार्थाय यत्र कुर्यां मखं त्वहं। तदस्य कारणं कृत्वा अर्थितैषा मम प्रभो॥

mamāgniśaraṇārthāya yatra kuryāṁ makhaṁ tvahaṁ tadasya kāraṇaṁ kṛtvā arthitaiṣā mama prabho

— for the sake of my fire-shelter, where I might perform a sacrifice." Having made that his reason, this is his request to me, O lord.'

Verse 122 (padma.1.30.122)

लोकत्रयं मेऽपहृतं त्वया विक्रम्य बाष्कले। निर्वृत्तिको निर्धनोस्मि यद्दित्से न तदस्ति मे॥

lokatrayaṁ me'pahṛtaṁ tvayā vikramya bāṣkale nirvṛttiko nirdhanosmi yadditse na tadasti me

'The three worlds, mine, have been seized by you through your might, O Bashkali; I am reduced and destitute — whatever you might give, I have nothing of my own to offer in return.'

Verse 123 (padma.1.30.123)

भवंतं याचयिष्यामि परार्थेनापि चात्मना। अर्थित्त्वेन ममाप्यस्य यद्योग्यं तत्समाचर॥

bhavaṁtaṁ yācayiṣyāmi parārthenāpi cātmanā arthitvena mamāpyasya yadyogyaṁ tatsamācara

'I shall petition you, on another's behalf as well as my own. Whatever is fitting, in view of both his petition and mine, that do.'

Verse 124 (padma.1.30.124)

जातोसि काश्यपे च त्वं वंशे वंशविवर्द्धनः। दित्यास्त्वं गर्भसंभूतः पिता त्रैलोकपूजितः॥

jātosi kāśyape ca tvaṁ vaṁśe vaṁśavivarddhanaḥ dityāstvaṁ garbhasaṁbhūtaḥ pitā trailokapūjitaḥ

'You were born in the Kashyapa lineage, the increaser of that lineage. You were born of Diti's womb; your father is worshipped in the three worlds.'

Verse 125 (padma.1.30.125)

एवंभूतमहं ज्ञात्वा तेन त्वां याचयाम्यहम्। अस्याग्निशरणार्थाय दीयतां भू पदत्रयम्॥

evaṁbhūtamahaṁ jñātvā tena tvāṁ yācayāmyaham asyāgniśaraṇārthāya dīyatāṁ bhū padatrayam

'Knowing you to be thus, I petition you on his behalf: for this one's fire-shelter, let three paces of land be given.'

Verse 126 (padma.1.30.126)

अतीव ह्रस्वगात्रस्य वामनस्यास्य दानव। भूमिभागे च पारक्ये दातुं न त्वहमुत्सहे॥

atīva hrasvagātrasya vāmanasyāsya dānava bhūmibhāge ca pārakye dātuṁ na tvahamutsahe

'As for this extremely short-limbed Vamana — in the matter of a portion of land belonging to another, I do not presume to give it on my own.'

Verse 127 (padma.1.30.127)

एतदेव मया दत्तं यद्भवानर्थितोसि मे। गुरवो यदि मन्यंते मंत्रिणो वा पदत्रयम्॥

etadeva mayā dattaṁ yadbhavānarthitosi me guravo yadi manyaṁte maṁtriṇo vā padatrayam

'This very much has already been given by me, in that you yourself have petitioned me. If my gurus or ministers approve of granting three paces —'

Verse 128 (padma.1.30.128)

अर्थित्वेन मदीयेन स्वकुले बांधवेपि च। गृहायाते मयि तथा यद्योग्यं तत्समाचर॥

arthitvena madīyena svakule bāṁdhavepi ca gṛhāyāte mayi tathā yadyogyaṁ tatsamācara

'— then, by my own petitioning, it shall be given even to my own kinsman in my family. Since he has come to my house, do accordingly whatever is fitting.'

Verse 129 (padma.1.30.129)

यदि ते रुचितं वीर दानवेंद्र महाद्युते। तदस्मै दीयतां शीघ्रं वामनाय महात्मने॥

yadi te rucitaṁ vīra dānaveṁdra mahādyute tadasmai dīyatāṁ śīghraṁ vāmanāya mahātmane

'If it is pleasing to you, O hero, O demon-lord of great splendor — then let it quickly be given to this great-souled Vamana.'

Verse 130 (padma.1.30.130)

बाष्कलिरुवाच। देवेंद्र स्वागतं तेऽस्तु स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि मा चिरम्। त्वं समीक्षस्वधात्मानं सर्वेषां च परायणम्॥

bāṣkaliruvāca deveṁdra svāgataṁ te'stu svasti prāpnuhi mā ciram tvaṁ samīkṣasvadhātmānaṁ sarveṣāṁ ca parāyaṇam

Bashkali said: O king of gods, welcome to you; may you obtain well-being without delay. Now reflect on yourself — you are the very refuge of all —

Verse 131 (padma.1.30.131)

त्वयि भारं समावेश्य सुखमास्ते पितामहः। ध्यानधारणयायुक्तश्चिंतयानः परं पदम्॥

tvayi bhāraṁ samāveśya sukhamāste pitāmahaḥ dhyānadhāraṇayāyuktaściṁtayānaḥ paraṁ padam

'— having placed the burden upon you, the Grandsire dwells at ease, engaged in meditation and concentration, contemplating the supreme state.'

Verse 132 (padma.1.30.132)

संग्रामैर्बहुभिः खिन्नो जगच्चिंतामपास्य तु। क्षीराब्धिद्वीपमाश्रित्य सुखं स्वपिति केशवः॥

saṁgrāmairbahubhiḥ khinno jagacciṁtāmapāsya tu kṣīrābdhidvīpamāśritya sukhaṁ svapiti keśavaḥ

'Wearied by many battles, having cast aside all care for the world, Keshava, having taken refuge on the isle in the Ocean of Milk, sleeps at ease.'

Verse 133 (padma.1.30.133)

अन्ये च दानवाः सर्वे बलिनः सायुधास्त्वया। असहायेनैव शक्र सर्वेपि विनिपातिताः॥

anye ca dānavāḥ sarve balinaḥ sāyudhāstvayā asahāyenaiva śakra sarvepi vinipātitāḥ

'And all the other demons too, mighty and armed, were, all of them, O Shakra, felled by you alone, unaided.'

Verse 134 (padma.1.30.134)

आदित्या द्वादशैवेह रुद्रास्त्वेकादशापि वा। अश्विनौ वसवश्चैव धर्मश्चैव सनातनः॥

ādityā dvādaśaiveha rudrāstvekādaśāpi vā aśvinau vasavaścaiva dharmaścaiva sanātanaḥ

'The twelve Adityas here, and likewise the eleven Rudras, the two Ashvins, and the Vasus, and eternal Dharma —'

Verse 135 (padma.1.30.135)

त्वद्बाहुबलमाश्रित्य त्रिदिवे मखभागिनः। त्वया क्रतुशतैरिष्टं समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः॥

tvadbāhubalamāśritya tridive makhabhāginaḥ tvayā kratuśatairiṣṭaṁ samāptavaradakṣiṇaiḥ

'— taking refuge in the strength of your arms, are sharers of the sacrifice in heaven. By you, sacrifices in their hundreds, complete with excellent gifts, have been performed —'

Verse 136 (padma.1.30.136)

त्वया च घातितो वृत्रो नमुचिः पाकशासन। त्वदाज्ञाकारिणा पूर्वं विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना॥

tvayā ca ghātito vṛtro namuciḥ pākaśāsana tvadājñākāriṇā pūrvaṁ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

'— and by you, O Pakashasana, Vritra was slain, and Namuchi; and, obedient to your command, by the all-powerful Vishnu of old —'

Verse 137 (padma.1.30.137)

हिरण्यकशिपोर्भ्राता हिरण्याक्षोपि घातितः। हिरण्यकशिपुर्योत्र जङ्घे चारोप्य घातितः॥

hiraṇyakaśiporbhrātā hiraṇyākṣopi ghātitaḥ hiraṇyakaśipuryotra jaṅghe cāropya ghātitaḥ

'— Hiranyakashipu's brother, Hiranyaksha too, was slain; and that Hiranyakashipu, who was placed upon the thigh here and slain.'

Verse 138 (padma.1.30.138)

वज्रपाणिनमायांतमैरावणशिरोगतम्। संग्रामभूमौ दृष्ट्वा त्वां सर्वे नश्यंति दानवाः॥

vajrapāṇinamāyāṁtamairāvaṇaśirogatam saṁgrāmabhūmau dṛṣṭvā tvāṁ sarve naśyaṁti dānavāḥ

'Seeing you approaching, thunderbolt in hand, mounted upon Airavata's head, upon the field of battle — all the demons flee.'

Verse 139 (padma.1.30.139)

ये त्वया विजिताः पूर्वं दानवा बलवत्तराः। सहस्रांशेन तत्तुल्यो न भवामि कथंचन॥

ye tvayā vijitāḥ pūrvaṁ dānavā balavattarāḥ sahasrāṁśena tattulyo na bhavāmi kathaṁcana

'The most powerful demons who were conquered by you of old — even a thousandth part equal to them, I am not, in any way.'

Verse 140 (padma.1.30.140)

एवंविधोऽसि देवेंद्र मम का गणना भवेत्। मां समुद्धर्तुकामेन त्वयैवागमनं कृतम्॥

evaṁvidho'si deveṁdra mama kā gaṇanā bhavet māṁ samuddhartukāmena tvayaivāgamanaṁ kṛtam

'You are such as this, O king of gods — what account, then, am I? It is out of a desire to uplift me that you yourself have made this visit.'

Verse 141 (padma.1.30.141)

करिष्यामि न संदेहो दास्ये प्राणानपि ध्रुवम्। किमर्थं देवराजोक्ता भूमिरेषा त्वया हि मे॥

kariṣyāmi na saṁdeho dāsye prāṇānapi dhruvam kimarthaṁ devarājoktā bhūmireṣā tvayā hi me

'I shall do it — there is no doubt; I shall certainly give even my life. Why, O king of gods, is this mere land spoken of by you to me?'

Verse 142 (padma.1.30.142)

इमे दाराः सुता गावो यच्चान्यद्विद्यते वसु। त्रैलोक्यराज्यमखिलं विप्रस्यास्य प्रदीयताम्॥

ime dārāḥ sutā gāvo yaccānyadvidyate vasu trailokyarājyamakhilaṁ viprasyāsya pradīyatām

'These, my wife, sons, cattle, and whatever other wealth exists — let the entire kingdom of the three worlds be given to this brahmin.'

Verse 143 (padma.1.30.143)

अपकीर्तिर्भवेन्मह्यं पूर्वेषां च न संशयः। गृहायातस्य शक्रस्य दत्तं बाष्कलिना न तु॥

apakīrtirbhavenmahyaṁ pūrveṣāṁ ca na saṁśayaḥ gṛhāyātasya śakrasya dattaṁ bāṣkalinā na tu

'Ill-fame would come to me and to my ancestors, without doubt, if it were said: "To Shakra, having come to his house, Bashkali gave nothing."'

Verse 144 (padma.1.30.144)

अन्योपि योर्थी मे प्राप्तः समे प्रियतरः सदा। भवानत्र विशेषेण विचारं मा कृथाः क्वचित्॥

anyopi yorthī me prāptaḥ same priyataraḥ sadā bhavānatra viśeṣeṇa vicāraṁ mā kṛthāḥ kvacit

'Any other petitioner too who comes to me is always equally dear to me; do not you especially deliberate over this at all.'

Verse 145 (padma.1.30.145)

बृहत्त्रपा मे देवेंद्र यद्भूमेस्तु पदत्रयम्। ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण प्रार्थितं तु त्वया विभो॥

bṛhattrapā me deveṁdra yadbhūmestu padatrayam brāhmaṇasya viśeṣeṇa prārthitaṁ tu tvayā vibho

'It is a great shame for me, O king of gods, that only three paces of land, for this brahmin especially, has been requested by you, O lord.'

Verse 146 (padma.1.30.146)

दास्ये ग्रामवरानस्य भवतस्तु त्रिविष्टपम्। अश्वान्गजान्भूमिधनं स्त्रियश्चोद्भिन्नचूचुकाः॥

dāsye grāmavarānasya bhavatastu triviṣṭapam aśvāngajānbhūmidhanaṁ striyaścodbhinnacūcukāḥ

'I shall give him excellent villages, and to you, heaven itself; horses, elephants, land, wealth, and women of budding breasts —'

Verse 147 (padma.1.30.147)

यासां दर्शनमात्रेण वृद्धोपि तरुणायते। ताः स्त्रियो वसुधां चैतां वामनस्य प्रतिग्रहम्॥

yāsāṁ darśanamātreṇa vṛddhopi taruṇāyate tāḥ striyo vasudhāṁ caitāṁ vāmanasya pratigraham

'— women, at the mere sight of whom even an old man becomes young. These women, and this earth too, let them be the gift for Vamana.'

Verse 148 (padma.1.30.148)

प्रतिदास्यामि देवेन्द्र प्रसादः क्रियतां हि मे। एतावदुक्ते वचने तदा बाष्कलिना नृप॥

pratidāsyāmi devendra prasādaḥ kriyatāṁ hi me etāvadukte vacane tadā bāṣkalinā nṛpa

'I shall give it in return, O king of gods; let grace be shown to me.' When these words had thus been spoken by Bashkali, O king —

Verse 149 (padma.1.30.149)

पुरोधास्तूशना प्राह दानवेंद्रं तदा वचः। भवान्राजा दानवेंद्र ऐश्वर्येष्टविधे स्थितः॥

purodhāstūśanā prāha dānaveṁdraṁ tadā vacaḥ bhavānrājā dānaveṁdra aiśvaryeṣṭavidhe sthitaḥ

— then the priest Ushanas spoke these words to the lord of demons: 'You are king, O lord of demons, established in the state desired for sovereignty —'

Verse 150 (padma.1.30.150)

युक्तायुक्तं न जानासि देयं कस्य मया क्वचित्। मंत्रिभिः सुसमालोच्य युक्तायुक्तं परीक्ष्य च॥

yuktāyuktaṁ na jānāsi deyaṁ kasya mayā kvacit maṁtribhiḥ susamālocya yuktāyuktaṁ parīkṣya ca

'— yet you do not know what is fitting and unfitting — to whom, by me, a gift is ever to be given must be decided only after thorough deliberation with ministers, and after examining what is fitting and unfitting —'

Verse 151 (padma.1.30.151)

प्राप्तं त्रैलोक्यराज्यत्वं जित्वा देवान्सवासवान्। वाक्यस्यास्यावसानेव भवान्प्राप्स्यति बंधनं॥

prāptaṁ trailokyarājyatvaṁ jitvā devānsavāsavān vākyasyāsyāvasāneva bhavānprāpsyati baṁdhanaṁ

'You have attained the state of sovereignty over the three worlds, having conquered the gods together with Vasava. At the very conclusion of this speech, you will meet with bondage.'

Verse 152 (padma.1.30.152)

य एष वामनो राजन्विष्णुरेव सनातनः। नास्य वै भवता देयं पिता ते घातितः स्वयं॥

ya eṣa vāmano rājanviṣṇureva sanātanaḥ nāsya vai bhavatā deyaṁ pitā te ghātitaḥ svayaṁ

'This Vamana, O king, is none other than the eternal Vishnu himself. Nothing whatsoever should be given to him by you — he himself slew your father.'

Verse 153 (padma.1.30.153)

अयं ते पितृहा प्राप्तो मातृहा बंधुघातकः। वंशोच्छेदकरस्तुभ्यं भूतश्चैव भविष्यति॥

ayaṁ te pitṛhā prāpto mātṛhā baṁdhughātakaḥ vaṁśocchedakarastubhyaṁ bhūtaścaiva bhaviṣyati

'This one who has come is the slayer of your father, the slayer of your mother, the killer of your kinsmen; he has been, and will again be, the destroyer of your lineage.'

Verse 154 (padma.1.30.154)

न चैष धर्मं जानाति शक्रादीनां हिते रतः। मायाविना दानवा ये मायया येन निर्जिताः॥

na caiṣa dharmaṁ jānāti śakrādīnāṁ hite rataḥ māyāvinā dānavā ye māyayā yena nirjitāḥ

'And he does not know true dharma, being devoted only to the welfare of Shakra and the rest. By whose illusion the demons, themselves masters of illusion, have been conquered by illusion —'

Verse 155 (padma.1.30.155)

मायया ब्राह्मणं रूपं वामनं च प्रदर्शितम्। अत्र किं बहुनोक्तेन नास्य देयं तु किंचन॥

māyayā brāhmaṇaṁ rūpaṁ vāmanaṁ ca pradarśitam atra kiṁ bahunoktena nāsya deyaṁ tu kiṁcana

'— by illusion has this brahmin form, this Vamana, been displayed. What is the use of saying much here? Nothing at all should be given to him.'

Verse 156 (padma.1.30.156)

मक्षिकापादमात्रं तु भूमिरस्य प्रतिग्रहः। विनाशमेष्यसि क्षिप्रं सत्यंसत्यं मया श्रुतम्॥

makṣikāpādamātraṁ tu bhūmirasya pratigrahaḥ vināśameṣyasi kṣipraṁ satyaṁsatyaṁ mayā śrutam

'Even a fly's-foot's worth of land given to him as a gift — and you shall swiftly meet destruction; truly, truly, I have heard this.'

Verse 157 (padma.1.30.157)

गुरुणाप्येवमुक्तस्तु भूयो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्। धर्मार्थिना मया सर्वं प्रतिज्ञातं गुरो त्विदम्॥

guruṇāpyevamuktastu bhūyo vākyamathābravīt dharmārthinā mayā sarvaṁ pratijñātaṁ guro tvidam

Thus addressed even by his guru, Bashkali then spoke this further reply: 'O guru, seeking dharma, all this has been promised by me —'

Verse 158 (padma.1.30.158)

प्रतिज्ञापालनं कार्यं सतां धर्मः सनातनः। यद्येष भगवान्विष्णुर्नास्ति धन्यतरो मया॥

pratijñāpālanaṁ kāryaṁ satāṁ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ yadyeṣa bhagavānviṣṇurnāsti dhanyataro mayā

'— the keeping of a promise is to be done; it is the eternal dharma of the virtuous. If this is indeed the Lord Vishnu himself — then there is none more fortunate than I.'

Verse 159 (padma.1.30.159)

गृह्य प्रतिग्रहं मत्तो यदि देवान्बुभूषति। भूयोपि धन्यतां नीतो देवेनानेन वै गुरो॥

gṛhya pratigrahaṁ matto yadi devānbubhūṣati bhūyopi dhanyatāṁ nīto devenānena vai guro

'If, having taken a gift from me, he wishes to restore the gods — then, O guru, I have been made blessed yet again by this very god.'

Verse 160 (padma.1.30.160)

यं योगिनो ध्यानयुक्ता ध्यायमाना हि दर्शनम्। न लभंते तथा विप्रास्सोयं दृष्टो मयाद्य वै॥

yaṁ yogino dhyānayuktā dhyāyamānā hi darśanam na labhaṁte tathā viprāssoyaṁ dṛṣṭo mayādya vai

'He whom yogis, engaged in meditation and meditating upon him, do not attain the sight of — nor do brahmins likewise — that very one has been seen by me today indeed.'

Verse 161 (padma.1.30.161)

दानानि ये प्रयच्छंति सकुशोदकपाणिना। प्रीयतां भगवान्विष्णुः परमात्मा सनातनः॥

dānāni ye prayacchaṁti sakuśodakapāṇinā prīyatāṁ bhagavānviṣṇuḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ

'Those who give gifts with kusha-grass and water in hand say: "May the Lord Vishnu, the eternal Supreme Soul, be pleased."'

Verse 162 (padma.1.30.162)

एवमुक्ते तु वचने अपवर्गस्य भागिनः। यदत्र कार्यकरणे विकल्पो मे बभूव ह॥

evamukte tu vacane apavargasya bhāginaḥ yadatra kāryakaraṇe vikalpo me babhūva ha

'When this word had thus been spoken — I, though a sharer in liberation itself — that any doubt at all arose in me in the doing of this deed —'

Verse 163 (padma.1.30.163)

उपदिष्टोस्मि भवता बालत्वे चावधारितम्। शत्रावपि गृहायाते मास्त्वदेयं तु किंचन॥

upadiṣṭosmi bhavatā bālatve cāvadhāritam śatrāvapi gṛhāyāte māstvadeyaṁ tu kiṁcana

'— I have been instructed by you, and, even in my childhood, this was made firm in me: "Even to an enemy who has come to your house, let there be nothing at all that is not to be given."'

Verse 164 (padma.1.30.164)

एतदेव विचिंत्याहं प्राणानपि स्वकान्गुरो। वामनस्य प्रदास्यामि शक्रस्यापि त्रिविष्टपम्॥

etadeva viciṁtyāhaṁ prāṇānapi svakānguro vāmanasya pradāsyāmi śakrasyāpi triviṣṭapam

'Reflecting on this very thing, O guru, I shall give even my own life; to Vamana, and to Shakra too, I shall give heaven itself.'

Verse 165 (padma.1.30.165)

अपीडाकारि यद्दानं तद्दानमिह दीयते। पीडाकारि च यद्दानं तद्दानं समलं स्मृतम्॥

apīḍākāri yaddānaṁ taddānamiha dīyate pīḍākāri ca yaddānaṁ taddānaṁ samalaṁ smṛtam

'A gift that causes no distress to the giver — that is the gift that is truly given here. But a gift that causes distress to give — that gift is remembered as tainted.'

Verse 166 (padma.1.30.166)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा गुरुस्तत्र त्रपयाधोमुखः स्थितः॥

etacchrutvā gurustatra trapayādhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ

Having heard this, the guru stood there, his face lowered in shame.

Verse 167 (padma.1.30.167)

बाष्कलिरुवाच। अर्थिता भवतो देव देया सर्वा धरा मया॥

bāṣkaliruvāca arthitā bhavato deva deyā sarvā dharā mayā

Bashkali said: 'O god, since you have petitioned, the entire earth is to be given by me.'

Verse 168 (padma.1.30.168)

त्रपाकरं भवेन्मह्यं यदस्य भूपदत्रयम्॥

trapākaraṁ bhavenmahyaṁ yadasya bhūpadatrayam

'It would bring me shame, if I withheld even three paces of land for this one.'

Verse 169 (padma.1.30.169)

इंद्र उवाच। सत्यमेतद्दानवेन्द्र यदुक्तं भवता हि मे॥

iṁdra uvāca satyametaddānavendra yaduktaṁ bhavatā hi me

Indra said: 'True is this, O lord of demons, which has been spoken by you to me.'

Verse 170 (padma.1.30.170)

भूमेः पदत्रयार्थित्वं द्विजेनानेन मे कृतम्। एतावता त्वयं चार्थी मयाप्यस्य कृते भवान्॥

bhūmeḥ padatrayārthitvaṁ dvijenānena me kṛtam etāvatā tvayaṁ cārthī mayāpyasya kṛte bhavān

'The petition for three paces of land has been made to me by this brahmin. By this much, he is a petitioner, and for his sake I too have made you a petitioner.'

Verse 171 (padma.1.30.171)

दनुपुत्रो याचितोसि वरमेतत्प्रदीयताम्॥

danuputro yācitosi varametatpradīyatām

'O son of Danu, you have been petitioned; let this boon now be granted.'

Verse 172 (padma.1.30.172)

बाष्कलिरुवाच। पदत्रयं वामनाय देवराज प्रतीच्छ मे॥

bāṣkaliruvāca padatrayaṁ vāmanāya devarāja pratīccha me

Bashkali said: 'O king of gods, accept from me the three paces of land for Vamana.'

Verse 173 (padma.1.30.173)

तत्र त्वं सुचिरं कालं सुखी सुरपते वस। एवमुक्त्वा बाष्कलिना वामनाय पदत्रयम्॥

tatra tvaṁ suciraṁ kālaṁ sukhī surapate vasa evamuktvā bāṣkalinā vāmanāya padatrayam

'And there, O lord of the gods, dwell happily for a very long time.' Having said this, three paces of land were given by Bashkali to Vamana —

Verse 174 (padma.1.30.174)

तोयपूर्वं तदा दत्तं प्रीयतां मे हरिः स्वयम्। दत्ते तु दानवेंद्रेण त्यक्त्वा रूपं च वामनम्॥

toyapūrvaṁ tadā dattaṁ prīyatāṁ me hariḥ svayam datte tu dānaveṁdreṇa tyaktvā rūpaṁ ca vāmanam

— given then together with a libation of water: 'May Hari himself be pleased with me.' And when it had been given by the demon-lord, having abandoned the form of Vamana —

Verse 175 (padma.1.30.175)

हरिराचक्रमे लोकान्देवानां हितकाम्यया। यज्ञपर्वतमासाद्य गत्वा चैव उदङ्मुखः॥

harirācakrame lokāndevānāṁ hitakāmyayā yajñaparvatamāsādya gatvā caiva udaṅmukhaḥ

— Hari strode across the worlds, desiring the welfare of the gods; having reached the Yajna-mountain, and having gone there, facing north —

Verse 176 (padma.1.30.176)

देवस्य वामचरणे निविष्टो दानवालयः। तत्र क्रमं स प्रथमं ददौ सूर्ये जगत्पतिः॥

devasya vāmacaraṇe niviṣṭo dānavālayaḥ tatra kramaṁ sa prathamaṁ dadau sūrye jagatpatiḥ

— with the demon's dwelling settled beneath the god's left foot — there, the Lord of the world first placed his stride at the Sun.

Verse 177 (padma.1.30.177)

द्वितीयं च ध्रुवे देवस्तृतीयेन च पार्थिव। ब्रह्मांडस्ताडितस्तेन देवेनाद्भुतकर्मणा॥

dvitīyaṁ ca dhruve devastṛtīyena ca pārthiva brahmāṁḍastāḍitastena devenādbhutakarmaṇā

The second stride the god placed at Dhruva, and with the third, O king, the shell of the cosmic egg was struck by that god of wondrous deeds.

Verse 178 (padma.1.30.178)

अंगुष्ठाग्रेण भिन्नेंडे जलं भूरि विनिःसृतम्। प्लावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकान्सर्वान्लोकाननुक्रमात्॥

aṁguṣṭhāgreṇa bhinneṁḍe jalaṁ bhūri viniḥsṛtam plāvayitvā brahmalokānsarvānlokānanukramāt

The cosmic egg having been pierced by the tip of his big toe, abundant water gushed forth, and, having flooded the worlds of Brahma, flowed on through all the worlds in order —

Verse 179 (padma.1.30.179)

ध्रुवस्थानं सूर्यलोकं प्लाव्य तं यज्ञपर्वतम्। प्रविष्टा पुष्करं धारा धौत्वा विष्णुपदानि सा॥

dhruvasthānaṁ sūryalokaṁ plāvya taṁ yajñaparvatam praviṣṭā puṣkaraṁ dhārā dhautvā viṣṇupadāni sā

— having flooded the place of Dhruva, the world of the Sun, and that Yajna-mountain — that stream entered Pushkara, having washed the footprints of Vishnu.

Verse 180 (padma.1.30.180)

पदानि यानि जातानि वैष्णवानि धरातले। तत्राश्रमे तु यो गत्वा स्नानं वाप्यां समाचरेत्॥

padāni yāni jātāni vaiṣṇavāni dharātale tatrāśrame tu yo gatvā snānaṁ vāpyāṁ samācaret

As for those footprints of Vishnu that came to be upon the surface of the earth — whoever, having gone to that hermitage, performs the bath in the pool —

Verse 181 (padma.1.30.181)

अश्वमेधफलं तस्य दर्शनादेव जायते। एकविंशगणोपेतो वैकुंठे वासमाप्नुयात्॥

aśvamedhaphalaṁ tasya darśanādeva jāyate ekaviṁśagaṇopeto vaikuṁṭhe vāsamāpnuyāt

— for him, the fruit of the Ashvamedha arises from mere sight of the footprints; joined with twenty-one generations of his family, he attains a dwelling in Vaikuntha.

Verse 182 (padma.1.30.182)

भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगान्कल्पानां तु शतत्रयम्। तदंते जायते राजा सार्वभौमः क्षिताविह॥

bhuktvā tu vipulānbhogānkalpānāṁ tu śatatrayam tadaṁte jāyate rājā sārvabhaumaḥ kṣitāviha

Having enjoyed abundant pleasures for three hundred kalpas, at the end of that he is born, here on earth, a universal sovereign king.

Verse 183 (padma.1.30.183)

तोयधारा तु सा भीष्म अंगुष्ठाग्राद्विनिःसृता। नदी सा वैष्णवी प्रोक्ता विष्णुपादसमुद्भवा॥

toyadhārā tu sā bhīṣma aṁguṣṭhāgrādviniḥsṛtā nadī sā vaiṣṇavī proktā viṣṇupādasamudbhavā

That stream of water, O Bhishma, having issued from the tip of his toe, is called the Vaishnavi river, arisen from the foot of Vishnu.

Verse 184 (padma.1.30.184)

अनेन कारणेनाभूद्गंगा विष्णुपदी नृप। यया सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्॥

anena kāraṇenābhūdgaṁgā viṣṇupadī nṛpa yayā sarvamidaṁ vyāptaṁ trailokyaṁ sacarācaram

For this reason, O king, the Ganga came to be called Vishnupadi — by which all this, the three worlds together with the moving and unmoving, is pervaded.

Verse 185 (padma.1.30.185)

अंगुष्ठाग्रक्षतादंडाद्यत्प्रविष्टं जलं शुभम्। प्राप्तं देवनदीत्वं तु यातु विष्णुपदी नदी॥

aṁguṣṭhāgrakṣatādaṁḍādyatpraviṣṭaṁ jalaṁ śubham prāptaṁ devanadītvaṁ tu yātu viṣṇupadī nadī

That auspicious water which entered through the wound made by the tip of the toe upon the cosmic shell — having attained the state of being the river of the gods — let it be known as the river Vishnupadi.

Verse 186 (padma.1.30.186)

देवनद्या तया व्याप्तं ब्रह्मांडं सचराचरम्। विभूतिभिर्महाभाग सर्वानुग्रहकाम्यया॥

devanadyā tayā vyāptaṁ brahmāṁḍaṁ sacarācaram vibhūtibhirmahābhāga sarvānugrahakāmyayā

By that divine river, O most fortunate one, out of the desire to bless all beings, the cosmic egg, together with the moving and unmoving, is pervaded with her glories.

Verse 187 (padma.1.30.187)

स बाष्कलिर्वामनेन उक्तः पूरय मे क्रमान्। अधोमुखस्तदा जात उत्तरं नास्य विंदति॥

sa bāṣkalirvāmanena uktaḥ pūraya me kramān adhomukhastadā jāta uttaraṁ nāsya viṁdati

That Bashkali was addressed by Vamana: 'Fulfill my paces.' He then became downcast, and found no answer to give him.

Verse 188 (padma.1.30.188)

मौनीभूतं तु तं दृष्ट्वा पुरोधा वाक्यमब्रवीत्। स्वाभाविकी दानशक्तिर्न तु स्रष्टुं वयं क्षमाः॥

maunībhūtaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā purodhā vākyamabravīt svābhāvikī dānaśaktirna tu sraṣṭuṁ vayaṁ kṣamāḥ

Seeing him fallen silent, the priest spoke these words: 'The power to give is a thing that is natural; we, however, are not capable of creating land out of nothing.'

Verse 189 (padma.1.30.189)

यावतीयं धरा देव सा दत्तानेन ते प्रभो। उक्तो बाष्कलिना विष्णुर्यावन्मात्रा वसुंधरा॥

yāvatīyaṁ dharā deva sā dattānena te prabho ukto bāṣkalinā viṣṇuryāvanmātrā vasuṁdharā

'As much as this earth is, O god, that has been given by him to you, O lord.' Vishnu was addressed by Bashkali: 'As much as the earth measures —'

Verse 190 (padma.1.30.190)

या सृष्टा भवता पूर्वं सा मया न च गोपिता। अल्पाभूमिर्भवान्दीर्घो न तु सृष्टेरहं क्षमः॥

yā sṛṣṭā bhavatā pūrvaṁ sā mayā na ca gopitā alpābhūmirbhavāndīrgho na tu sṛṣṭerahaṁ kṣamaḥ

'— that which was created by you of old, that has not been withheld by me. The land is small, and you are vast; I, however, am not capable of further creation.'

Verse 191 (padma.1.30.191)

इच्छाशक्तिः प्रभवति प्रभोस्ते देव सर्वदा। निरुत्तरस्तदा विष्णुर्मत्वा तं सत्यवादिनम्॥

icchāśaktiḥ prabhavati prabhoste deva sarvadā niruttarastadā viṣṇurmatvā taṁ satyavādinam

'The power of will always prevails for you, O lord, O god.' Vishnu then, having no reply, and considering him truthful —

Verse 192 (padma.1.30.192)

ब्रूहि दानवमुख्य त्वं कं ते कामं करोम्यहम्। मम हस्तगतं तोयं त्वया दत्तं तु दानव॥

brūhi dānavamukhya tvaṁ kaṁ te kāmaṁ karomyaham mama hastagataṁ toyaṁ tvayā dattaṁ tu dānava

— said: 'Tell me, O chief of demons, what desire of yours shall I fulfill? The water that came into my hand — that was given by you, O demon —'

Verse 193 (padma.1.30.193)

तेन त्वं वरयोग्योसि वराणां भाजनं शुभं। दास्येहं भवतः काममर्थीयेन वृणुष्व ह॥

tena tvaṁ varayogyosi varāṇāṁ bhājanaṁ śubhaṁ dāsyehaṁ bhavataḥ kāmamarthīyena vṛṇuṣva ha

'— by that, you are worthy of a boon, an auspicious vessel for boons. I shall grant your desire; choose then, as a petitioner.'

Verse 194 (padma.1.30.194)

विज्ञप्तो हि तदा तेन देवदेवो जनार्दनः। भक्तिं वृणोमि देवेश त्वद्धस्तान्मरणं हि मे॥

vijñapto hi tadā tena devadevo janārdanaḥ bhaktiṁ vṛṇomi deveśa tvaddhastānmaraṇaṁ hi me

Then the God of gods, Janardana, was thus petitioned by him: 'I choose devotion, O Lord of gods; and let my death be by your very hand.'

Verse 195 (padma.1.30.195)

व्रजामि श्वेतद्वीपं ते दुर्लभं तु तपस्विनाम्। आहैवमुक्ते विष्णुस्तं तिष्ठस्वैव युगांतरम्॥

vrajāmi śvetadvīpaṁ te durlabhaṁ tu tapasvinām āhaivamukte viṣṇustaṁ tiṣṭhasvaiva yugāṁtaram

'And let me go to your Shvetadvipa, which is hard indeed for even ascetics to attain.' When this had been said, Vishnu spoke to him: 'Remain, then, for another age —'

Verse 196 (padma.1.30.196)

वाराहरूपी यदाहं प्रवेक्ष्यामि धरातलम्। तदा हनिष्येहं त्वां तु मदग्रे च यदैष्यसि॥

vārāharūpī yadāhaṁ pravekṣyāmi dharātalam tadā haniṣyehaṁ tvāṁ tu madagre ca yadaiṣyasi

'— when I, in the form of a boar, shall enter the surface of the earth, then I shall slay you, when you come before me.'

Verse 197 (padma.1.30.197)

उक्तोथ दानवस्तेन अपासर्प्पत्तदग्रतः। वामनेन समाक्रांताः सर्वे लोकास्तदा नृप॥

uktotha dānavastena apāsarppattadagrataḥ vāmanena samākrāṁtāḥ sarve lokāstadā nṛpa

Thus addressed by him, the demon then withdrew from his presence. O king, all the worlds were then overrun by Vamana.

Verse 198 (padma.1.30.198)

असुरैस्तैस्तदा त्यक्तं देवानां सत्यभाषणम्। देवो हृत्वा तु त्रैलोक्यं जगामादर्शनं विभुः॥

asuraistaistadā tyaktaṁ devānāṁ satyabhāṣaṇam devo hṛtvā tu trailokyaṁ jagāmādarśanaṁ vibhuḥ

The truthfulness of speech of the gods was thus acknowledged by those asuras. And the Lord, having taken back the three worlds, went out of sight.

Verse 199 (padma.1.30.199)

पातालनिलयश्चापि सुखमास्ते स बाष्कलि। शक्रोपि पालयामास विपश्चिद्भुवनत्रयम्॥

pātālanilayaścāpi sukhamāste sa bāṣkali śakropi pālayāmāsa vipaścidbhuvanatrayam

And Bashkali too, having his dwelling in Patala, remained there in happiness; and Shakra, the wise one, governed the three worlds.

Verse 200 (padma.1.30.200)

अयं त्रैविक्रमो नाम प्रादुर्भावो जगद्गुरोः। गंगासंभवसंयुक्तस्सर्वकल्मषनाशनः॥

ayaṁ traivikramo nāma prādurbhāvo jagadguroḥ gaṁgāsaṁbhavasaṁyuktassarvakalmaṣanāśanaḥ

This is the manifestation named Traivikrama, the three-strider, of the Guru of the world, joined with the origin of the Ganga, the destroyer of all sin.

Verse 201 (padma.1.30.201)

विष्णोः पदानामेषा ते उत्पत्तिः कथिता नृप। यां श्रुत्वा तु नरो लोके सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥

viṣṇoḥ padānāmeṣā te utpattiḥ kathitā nṛpa yāṁ śrutvā tu naro loke sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

This origin of the footprints of Vishnu has been told to you, O king; hearing which, a man in this world is released from all sins.

Verse 202 (padma.1.30.202)

दुःस्वप्नं दुर्विचिंत्यं च दुःष्करं दुःष्कृतानि च। क्षिप्रं हि नाशमायांति दृष्टे विष्णुपदत्रये॥

duḥsvapnaṁ durviciṁtyaṁ ca duḥṣkaraṁ duḥṣkṛtāni ca kṣipraṁ hi nāśamāyāṁti dṛṣṭe viṣṇupadatraye

Bad dreams, evil thoughts, difficult undertakings, and misdeeds — all swiftly go to destruction when the three footprints of Vishnu are beheld.

Verse 203 (padma.1.30.203)

युगानुक्रमशो दृष्ट्वा पापिनो जंतवस्तथा। सूक्ष्मता दर्शिता भीष्म विष्णुना पददर्शने॥

yugānukramaśo dṛṣṭvā pāpino jaṁtavastathā sūkṣmatā darśitā bhīṣma viṣṇunā padadarśane

Having observed, in the succession of the yugas, sinful creatures likewise — this subtlety of grace has been shown, O Bhishma, by Vishnu, in the sight of his footprints.

Verse 204 (padma.1.30.204)

यस्त्वारोहति तस्मिंस्तु मौनवान्मानवो भुवि। कृत्वा त्रिपुष्करी यात्रामश्वमेधफलं व्रजेत्॥

yastvārohati tasmiṁstu maunavānmānavo bhuvi kṛtvā tripuṣkarī yātrāmaśvamedhaphalaṁ vrajet

Whatever man, observing silence, ascends there upon that mountain on earth, having made the Tripushkari pilgrimage, attains the fruit of the Ashvamedha.

Verse 205 (padma.1.30.205)

मुच्यते सर्वपापैश्च मृतो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्॥

mucyate sarvapāpaiśca mṛto viṣṇupuraṁ vrajet

He is released from all sins, and, upon death, goes to the city of Vishnu.