The Tale of Shivaduti

Verse 1 (padma.1.31.1)

भीष्म उवाच। भगवन्महदाश्चर्यं बाष्कलेर्बंधनं हि यत्। कृतं त्रिविक्रमं रूपं यदा संयमितो बलि।

bhīṣma uvāca bhagavanmahadāścaryaṁ bāṣkalerbaṁdhanaṁ hi yat kṛtaṁ trivikramaṁ rūpaṁ yadā saṁyamito bali

Bhishma said: O venerable one, it is indeed a great wonder that Bali was bound — how the form of Trivikrama was assumed when Bali was restrained.

Verse 2 (padma.1.31.2)

एतन्मया श्रुतं पूर्वं कथ्यमानं द्विजोत्तमैः। पाताले वसतेद्यापि वैरोचनसुतो बलि।

etanmayā śrutaṁ pūrvaṁ kathyamānaṁ dvijottamaiḥ pātāle vasatedyāpi vairocanasuto bali

I have heard this told before by the foremost of brahmins — that Bali, son of Virochana, still dwells today in Patala.

Verse 3 (padma.1.31.3)

नागतीर्थं यथाभूतं पिशाचानां तु संभवम्। शिवदूती कथं चात्र केनेयं मंगलीकृता।

nāgatīrthaṁ yathābhūtaṁ piśācānāṁ tu saṁbhavam śivadūtī kathaṁ cātra keneyaṁ maṁgalīkṛtā

How did Nagatirtha come to be, and how did the pishachas arise? How did Shivaduti come here, and by whom was she made auspicious?

Verse 4 (padma.1.31.4)

अंतरिक्षे पुष्करं तु केन नीतं महामुने। एतदाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं यथा बाष्कलिबंधनम्।

aṁtarikṣe puṣkaraṁ tu kena nītaṁ mahāmune etadācakṣva me sarvaṁ yathā bāṣkalibaṁdhanam

O great sage, by whom was Pushkara carried into the sky? Tell me all this in full, along with how Bali was bound.

Verse 5 (padma.1.31.5)

भूमिप्रक्रमणं पूर्वं कृतं देवेन विष्णुना। द्वितीये कारणं किं च येन देवश्चकार ह।

bhūmiprakramaṇaṁ pūrvaṁ kṛtaṁ devena viṣṇunā dvitīye kāraṇaṁ kiṁ ca yena devaścakāra ha

Earlier the striding of the earth was done by the god Vishnu; what was the reason for the second time that the god did it again?

Verse 6 (padma.1.31.6)

तत्त्वतस्त्वं हि तत्सर्वं यथाभूतं तथा वद। पापक्षयकरं ह्येतच्छ्रोतव्यं भूतिमिच्छता।

tattvatastvaṁ hi tatsarvaṁ yathābhūtaṁ tathā vada pāpakṣayakaraṁ hyetacchrotavyaṁ bhūtimicchatā

Tell me all of this truly, exactly as it happened, for this is worthy to be heard by one who desires prosperity, and it destroys sin.

Verse 7 (padma.1.31.7)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रश्नभारस्त्वया राजन्कौतुकादेव कीर्तितः। कथयामि हि तत्सर्वं यथाभूतं नृपोत्तम।

pulastya uvāca praśnabhārastvayā rājankautukādeva kīrtitaḥ kathayāmi hi tatsarvaṁ yathābhūtaṁ nṛpottama

Pulastya said: O king, this weighty question you have asked out of curiosity; I shall tell you all of it exactly as it happened, O best of kings.

Verse 8 (padma.1.31.8)

विष्णोः पदानुषंगेण बंधनं बाष्कलेरिह। श्रुतं तद्भवता सर्वं मया ते परिकीर्तितं।

viṣṇoḥ padānuṣaṁgeṇa baṁdhanaṁ bāṣkaleriha śrutaṁ tadbhavatā sarvaṁ mayā te parikīrtitaṁ

The binding of Bali here through the sequence of Vishnu's strides — all of that you have already heard, having been told fully by me.

Verse 9 (padma.1.31.9)

भूयोपि विष्णुना भीष्म प्राप्ते वैवस्वतेंतरे। त्रैलोक्यं बलिनाक्रांतं विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना।

bhūyopi viṣṇunā bhīṣma prāpte vaivasvateṁtare trailokyaṁ balinākrāṁtaṁ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

Again, O Bhishma, when the Vaivasvata age had come and the three worlds were overrun by Bali, the mighty Vishnu—

Verse 10 (padma.1.31.10)

गत्वा त्वेकाकिना यज्ञे तथा संयमितो बलि। भूयोपि देवदेवेन भूमेः प्रक्रमणं कृतम्।

gatvā tvekākinā yajñe tathā saṁyamito bali bhūyopi devadevena bhūmeḥ prakramaṇaṁ kṛtam

—went alone to the sacrifice, and thus Bali was restrained once more; and again the striding of the earth was done by the God of gods.

Verse 11 (padma.1.31.11)

प्रादुर्भावो वामनस्य तथाभूतो नराधिप। पुनस्त्रिविक्रमो भूत्वा वामनो भूदवामनः।

prādurbhāvo vāmanasya tathābhūto narādhipa punastrivikramo bhūtvā vāmano bhūdavāmanaḥ

Such, O king, was the appearance of Vamana; becoming Trivikrama once more, the dwarf Vamana ceased to be a dwarf.

Verse 12 (padma.1.31.12)

उत्पत्तिरेषा ते सर्वा कथिता कुरुनंदन। नागानां तु यथा तीर्थं तच्छृणुष्व महाव्रत।

utpattireṣā te sarvā kathitā kurunaṁdana nāgānāṁ tu yathā tīrthaṁ tacchṛṇuṣva mahāvrata

This whole origin has been told to you, O joy of the Kurus. Now hear, O one of great vows, how the tirtha of the Nagas came to be.

Verse 13 (padma.1.31.13)

अनंतो वासुकिश्चैव तक्षकश्च महाबलः। कर्कोटकश्च नागेंद्रः पद्मश्चान्यः सरीसृपः।

anaṁto vāsukiścaiva takṣakaśca mahābalaḥ karkoṭakaśca nāgeṁdraḥ padmaścānyaḥ sarīsṛpaḥ

Ananta, and Vasuki, and the mighty Takshaka, and Karkotaka, lord of serpents, and another serpent, Padma—

Verse 14 (padma.1.31.14)

महापद्मस्तथा शंखः कुलिकश्चापराजितः। एते कश्यपदायादा एतैरापूरितं जगत्।

mahāpadmastathā śaṁkhaḥ kulikaścāparājitaḥ ete kaśyapadāyādā etairāpūritaṁ jagat

—Mahapadma, Shankha, and Kulika the unconquered — these are the offspring of Kashyapa, and by them the world was filled.

Verse 15 (padma.1.31.15)

एतेषां तु प्रसूत्या तु इदमापूरितं जगत्। कुटिलाभीमकर्माणस्तीक्ष्णास्याश्च विषोल्बणाः।

eteṣāṁ tu prasūtyā tu idamāpūritaṁ jagat kuṭilābhīmakarmāṇastīkṣṇāsyāśca viṣolbaṇāḥ

By their progeny this world was filled — crooked, terrible in their deeds, sharp-fanged, and fierce with venom.

Verse 16 (padma.1.31.16)

दष्ट्वा मंदांश्चमनुजान्कुर्युर्भस्मक्षणात्तु ते। तद्दर्शनाद्भवेन्नाशो मनुष्याणां नराधिप।

daṣṭvā maṁdāṁścamanujānkuryurbhasmakṣaṇāttu te taddarśanādbhavennāśo manuṣyāṇāṁ narādhipa

Biting careless men, they would reduce them to ashes in an instant; and merely by the sight of them, O king, men would perish.

Verse 17 (padma.1.31.17)

अहन्यहनि जायेत क्षयः परमदारुणः। आत्मनस्तु क्षयं दृष्ट्वा प्रजास्सर्वास्समंततः।

ahanyahani jāyeta kṣayaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ ātmanastu kṣayaṁ dṛṣṭvā prajāssarvāssamaṁtataḥ

Day after day a most terrible destruction occurred; seeing their own destruction all around—

Verse 18 (padma.1.31.18)

जग्मुः शरण्यं शरणं ब्रह्माणं परमेश्वरं। इममेवार्थमुद्दिश्य प्रजाः सर्वा महीपते।

jagmuḥ śaraṇyaṁ śaraṇaṁ brahmāṇaṁ parameśvaraṁ imamevārthamuddiśya prajāḥ sarvā mahīpate

—all the creatures went for refuge to Brahma, the supreme lord who alone is worthy of refuge, for this very purpose, O king of the earth.

Verse 19 (padma.1.31.19)

ऊचुः कमलजं दृष्ट्वा पुराणं ब्रह्मसंज्ञकम्। प्रजा ऊचुः। देवदेवेश लोकानां प्रसूते परमेश्वर।

ūcuḥ kamalajaṁ dṛṣṭvā purāṇaṁ brahmasaṁjñakam prajā ūcuḥ devadeveśa lokānāṁ prasūte parameśvara

Seeing the lotus-born ancient one called Brahma, they spoke. The creatures said: O lord of the gods, O supreme lord and progenitor of the worlds—

Verse 20 (padma.1.31.20)

त्राहि नस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्राणां भुजगानां महात्मनाम्। दिनेदिने भयं देव पश्यामः कृपणा भृशम्।

trāhi nastīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrāṇāṁ bhujagānāṁ mahātmanām dinedine bhayaṁ deva paśyāmaḥ kṛpaṇā bhṛśam

—save us from the sharp-fanged, mighty serpents; day by day, O lord, we see, wretched as we are, our terror growing.

Verse 21 (padma.1.31.21)

मनुष्यपशुपक्ष्यादि तत्सर्वं भस्मसाद्भवेत्। त्वया सृष्टिः कृता देव क्षीयते तु भुजंगमैः।

manuṣyapaśupakṣyādi tatsarvaṁ bhasmasādbhavet tvayā sṛṣṭiḥ kṛtā deva kṣīyate tu bhujaṁgamaiḥ

Men, beasts, birds, and all else are being reduced to ashes; O god, the creation made by you is being destroyed by the serpents.

Verse 22 (padma.1.31.22)

एतज्ज्ञात्वा यदुचितं तत्कुरुष्व पितामह। ब्रह्मोवाच। अहं रक्षां विधास्यामि भवतीनां न संशयः।

etajjñātvā yaducitaṁ tatkuruṣva pitāmaha brahmovāca ahaṁ rakṣāṁ vidhāsyāmi bhavatīnāṁ na saṁśayaḥ

Knowing this, do whatever is fitting, O grandsire. Brahma said: I shall arrange for your protection, without doubt.

Verse 23 (padma.1.31.23)

व्रजध्वं स्वनिकेतानि नीरुजो गतसाध्वसाः। एवमुक्ते प्रजाः सर्वा ब्रह्मणाऽव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

vrajadhvaṁ svaniketāni nīrujo gatasādhvasāḥ evamukte prajāḥ sarvā brahmaṇā'vyaktamūrtinā

Go to your own homes, free from illness and fear. When Brahma, of unmanifest form, had spoken thus, all the creatures—

Verse 24 (padma.1.31.24)

आजग्मुः परमप्रीताः स्तुत्वा चैव स्वयंभुवम्। प्रयातासु प्रजास्वेवं तानाहूय भुजंगमान्।

ājagmuḥ paramaprītāḥ stutvā caiva svayaṁbhuvam prayātāsu prajāsvevaṁ tānāhūya bhujaṁgamān

—greatly pleased, having praised the Self-born one, departed. When the creatures had thus gone, he summoned the serpents—

Verse 25 (padma.1.31.25)

शशाप परमक्रुद्धो वासुकिप्रमुखांस्तदा। ब्रह्मोवाच। अहन्यहनि भूतानि भक्ष्यंते वै दुरात्मभिः।

śaśāpa paramakruddho vāsukipramukhāṁstadā brahmovāca ahanyahani bhūtāni bhakṣyaṁte vai durātmabhiḥ

—being greatly enraged, cursed those led by Vasuki. Brahma said: Day after day living beings are devoured by you evil ones—

Verse 26 (padma.1.31.26)

नश्यंति तूरगैर्दष्टा मनुष्याः पशवस्तथा। यस्मान्मत्प्रभवान्नित्यं क्षयं नयथ मानुषान्।

naśyaṁti tūragairdaṣṭā manuṣyāḥ paśavastathā yasmānmatprabhavānnityaṁ kṣayaṁ nayatha mānuṣān

—bitten by serpents, men and beasts perish. Since you constantly bring to destruction the men who have arisen from me—

Verse 27 (padma.1.31.27)

अतोन्यस्मिन्भवे भूयान्ममकोपात्सुदारुणात्। भवतां हि क्षयो घोरो भावि वैवस्वतेंतरे।

atonyasminbhave bhūyānmamakopātsudāruṇāt bhavatāṁ hi kṣayo ghoro bhāvi vaivasvateṁtare

—therefore, from my most terrible wrath, in another age to come, a dreadful destruction shall befall you, in the Vaivasvata Manvantara.

Verse 28 (padma.1.31.28)

तथान्यः सोमवंशीयो राजा वै जनमेजयः। धक्ष्यते सर्पसत्रेण प्रदीप्ते हव्यवाहने।

tathānyaḥ somavaṁśīyo rājā vai janamejayaḥ dhakṣyate sarpasatreṇa pradīpte havyavāhane

There will be another king of the lunar dynasty, Janamejaya; he will burn you in the serpent-sacrifice, in the blazing fire.

Verse 29 (padma.1.31.29)

मातृष्वसुश्च तनयांस्तार्क्ष्यो वो भक्षयिष्यति। एवं वो भविता नाशः सर्वेषां दुष्टचेतसाम्।

mātṛṣvasuśca tanayāṁstārkṣyo vo bhakṣayiṣyati evaṁ vo bhavitā nāśaḥ sarveṣāṁ duṣṭacetasām

And Tarkshya (Garuda), the sons of your maternal aunt, will devour you. Thus shall destruction come upon all of you evil-minded ones.

Verse 30 (padma.1.31.30)

शप्त्वा कुलसहस्रं तु यावदेकं कुलं स्थितम्। एवमुक्ते तु वेपंतो ब्रह्मणा भुजगोत्तमाः।

śaptvā kulasahasraṁ tu yāvadekaṁ kulaṁ sthitam evamukte tu vepaṁto brahmaṇā bhujagottamāḥ

Having cursed a thousand families, until only one family should remain. When Brahma had spoken thus, the foremost serpents, trembling—

Verse 31 (padma.1.31.31)

निपत्य पादयोस्तस्य इदमूचुर्वचस्तदा। भगवन्कुटिला जातिरस्माकं भूतभावन।

nipatya pādayostasya idamūcurvacastadā bhagavankuṭilā jātirasmākaṁ bhūtabhāvana

—fell at his feet and spoke these words: O lord, O source of all beings, our very nature is crooked—

Verse 32 (padma.1.31.32)

विषोल्बणत्वं क्रूरत्वं दंदशूकत्वमेव च। संपादितं त्वया देव इदानीं शपसे कथं।

viṣolbaṇatvaṁ krūratvaṁ daṁdaśūkatvameva ca saṁpāditaṁ tvayā deva idānīṁ śapase kathaṁ

—venomousness, cruelty, and the very nature of biting were fashioned by you, O god; how then do you now curse us for it?

Verse 33 (padma.1.31.33)

ब्रह्मोवाच। यदि नाम मया सृष्टा भवंतः कुटिलाशयाः। ततः किं बहुना नित्यं भक्षयध्वं गतव्यथाः।

brahmovāca yadi nāma mayā sṛṣṭā bhavaṁtaḥ kuṭilāśayāḥ tataḥ kiṁ bahunā nityaṁ bhakṣayadhvaṁ gatavyathāḥ

Brahma said: If indeed you were created crooked-natured by me, then what need of many words — go on devouring, free of anxiety.

Verse 34 (padma.1.31.34)

नागा ऊचुः। मर्यादां कुरु देवेश स्थानं चैव पृथक्पृथक्। मनुष्याणां तथास्माकं समयं देव कारय।

nāgā ūcuḥ maryādāṁ kuru deveśa sthānaṁ caiva pṛthakpṛthak manuṣyāṇāṁ tathāsmākaṁ samayaṁ deva kāraya

The Nagas said: O lord of gods, set a boundary and separate dwelling places; make an agreement, O god, between men and ourselves.

Verse 35 (padma.1.31.35)

शापो यो भवता दत्तो मनुष्यो जनमेजयः। नाशं नः सर्पसत्रेण उल्बणं च करिष्यति।

śāpo yo bhavatā datto manuṣyo janamejayaḥ nāśaṁ naḥ sarpasatreṇa ulbaṇaṁ ca kariṣyati

The curse you have given us — that the man Janamejaya shall bring terrible destruction upon us through the serpent-sacrifice—

Verse 36 (padma.1.31.36)

ब्रह्मोवाच। जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातो भविता ब्रह्मवित्तमः। जरत्कन्या तस्य देया तस्यामुत्पत्स्यते सुतः।

brahmovāca jaratkāruriti khyāto bhavitā brahmavittamaḥ jaratkanyā tasya deyā tasyāmutpatsyate sutaḥ

Brahma said: There will be one renowned as Jaratkaru, foremost knower of Brahman; to him a maiden named Jaratkaru shall be given, and from her a son will be born.

Verse 37 (padma.1.31.37)

रक्षां कर्ता स वो विप्रो भवतां कुलपावनः। तथा करोमि नागानां समयं मनुजैः सह।

rakṣāṁ kartā sa vo vipro bhavatāṁ kulapāvanaḥ tathā karomi nāgānāṁ samayaṁ manujaiḥ saha

That brahmin, the purifier of your race, will be your protector. Thus I shall establish an agreement between the Nagas and men.

Verse 38 (padma.1.31.38)

तदेकमनसः सर्वे शृणुध्वं मम शासनम्। सुतलं वितलं चैव तृतीयं च तलातलम्।

tadekamanasaḥ sarve śṛṇudhvaṁ mama śāsanam sutalaṁ vitalaṁ caiva tṛtīyaṁ ca talātalam

Now, with one mind, all of you hear my ordinance: Sutala, Vitala, and the third, Talatala—

Verse 39 (padma.1.31.39)

दत्तं च त्रिप्रकारं वो गृहं तत्र गमिष्यथ। तत्र भोगान्बहुविधान्भुंजाना मम शासनात्।

dattaṁ ca triprakāraṁ vo gṛhaṁ tatra gamiṣyatha tatra bhogānbahuvidhānbhuṁjānā mama śāsanāt

—these three kinds of dwellings are given to you; you shall go there. There, enjoying manifold pleasures by my command—

Verse 40 (padma.1.31.40)

तिष्ठध्वं सप्तमं यावत्कालं तं तु पुनःपुनः। ततो वैवस्वतस्यादौ काश्यपेयो भविष्यति।

tiṣṭhadhvaṁ saptamaṁ yāvatkālaṁ taṁ tu punaḥpunaḥ tato vaivasvatasyādau kāśyapeyo bhaviṣyati

—remain there until the seventh such period comes again. Then, at the beginning of the Vaivasvata Manvantara, a son of Kashyapa will be born—

Verse 41 (padma.1.31.41)

दायादः सर्वदेवानां सुपर्णस्सर्पभक्षकः। तदा प्रसूतिः सर्पाणां दग्धा वै चित्रभानुना।

dāyādaḥ sarvadevānāṁ suparṇassarpabhakṣakaḥ tadā prasūtiḥ sarpāṇāṁ dagdhā vai citrabhānunā

—the heir of all the gods, Suparna (Garuda), the devourer of serpents. Then the progeny of serpents will be burned by fire.

Verse 42 (padma.1.31.42)

भवतां चैव सर्वेषां भविष्यति न संशयः। ये ये क्रूरा भोगिनो दुर्विनीतास्तेषामंतो भाविता नान्यथैतत्।

bhavatāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ ye ye krūrā bhogino durvinītāsteṣāmaṁto bhāvitā nānyathaitat

This will happen to all of you, without doubt. Whichever serpents are cruel and unruly, their end is certain to come — this shall not be otherwise.

Verse 43 (padma.1.31.43)

कालव्याप्तं भक्षयध्वं च सत्वं तथापकारे चकृते मनुष्यम्। मंत्रौषधैर्गारुडैश्चैव तंत्रैर्बंधैर्जुष्टा मानवा ये भवंति।

kālavyāptaṁ bhakṣayadhvaṁ ca satvaṁ tathāpakāre cakṛte manuṣyam maṁtrauṣadhairgāruḍaiścaiva taṁtrairbaṁdhairjuṣṭā mānavā ye bhavaṁti

Devour creatures only when your time allows, and only when a man has done you harm. Those men who are protected by mantras, herbs, Garuda-charms, tantras, and bonds—

Verse 44 (padma.1.31.44)

तेभ्यो भीतैर्वर्तितव्यं न चान्यच्चित्ते कार्यं चान्यथा वो विनाशः। इतीरिते ब्रह्मणा वै भुजंगा जग्मुः स्थानं सुतलाख्यं हि सर्वे।

tebhyo bhītairvartitavyaṁ na cānyaccitte kāryaṁ cānyathā vo vināśaḥ itīrite brahmaṇā vai bhujaṁgā jagmuḥ sthānaṁ sutalākhyaṁ hi sarve

—of them you must remain afraid, and think of nothing else, otherwise destruction will come to you. When Brahma had spoken thus, all the serpents went to the abode called Sutala.

Verse 45 (padma.1.31.45)

तस्थुर्भोगान्भुंजमानाश्च सर्वे रसातले लीलया संस्थितास्ते। एवं शापं तुते लब्ध्वाप्रसादं च चतुर्मुखात्।

tasthurbhogānbhuṁjamānāśca sarve rasātale līlayā saṁsthitāste evaṁ śāpaṁ tute labdhvāprasādaṁ ca caturmukhāt

There they dwelt, enjoying pleasures, all abiding at ease in Rasatala. Thus, having received both the curse and the grace from the four-faced one—

Verse 46 (padma.1.31.46)

तस्थुः पातालनिलये मुदितेनांतरात्मना। ततः कालांत रेभूते पुनरेवं व्यचिंतयन्।

tasthuḥ pātālanilaye muditenāṁtarātmanā tataḥ kālāṁta rebhūte punarevaṁ vyaciṁtayan

—they remained in the abode of Patala with joyful hearts. Then, when a long time had passed, they again thought thus:

Verse 47 (padma.1.31.47)

भविता भरतो राजा पांडवेयो महायशाः। अस्माकं तु क्षयकरो दैवयोगेन केनचित्।

bhavitā bharato rājā pāṁḍaveyo mahāyaśāḥ asmākaṁ tu kṣayakaro daivayogena kenacit

There will come a king of great fame, of Bharata's race, a scion of the Pandavas, who by some working of fate will bring about our destruction—

Verse 48 (padma.1.31.48)

कथं त्रिभुवने नाथः सर्वेषां च पितामहः। सृष्टिकर्ता जगद्वंद्यः शापमस्मासु दत्तवान्।

kathaṁ tribhuvane nāthaḥ sarveṣāṁ ca pitāmahaḥ sṛṣṭikartā jagadvaṁdyaḥ śāpamasmāsu dattavān

How could the lord of the three worlds, the grandsire of all, the creator, worshipped by the universe, have given a curse upon us?

Verse 49 (padma.1.31.49)

देवं विरंचिनं त्यक्त्वा गतिरन्या न विद्यते। वैराजे भवनश्रेष्ठे तत्र देवः स तिष्ठति।

devaṁ viraṁcinaṁ tyaktvā gatiranyā na vidyate vairāje bhavanaśreṣṭhe tatra devaḥ sa tiṣṭhati

Apart from the god Virinchi (Brahma) there is no other refuge. In the excellent Vairaja abode, there that god dwells.

Verse 50 (padma.1.31.50)

स देवः पुष्करस्थो वै यज्ञं यजति सांप्रतम्। गत्वा प्रसादयामस्तं वरं तुष्टः प्रदास्यति।

sa devaḥ puṣkarastho vai yajñaṁ yajati sāṁpratam gatvā prasādayāmastaṁ varaṁ tuṣṭaḥ pradāsyati

That god, dwelling at Pushkara, is now performing a sacrifice; let us go and propitiate him — pleased, he will grant us a boon.

Verse 51 (padma.1.31.51)

एवं विचिंत्य ते सर्वे नागा गत्वा च पुष्करम्। यज्ञपर्वतमासाद्य शैलभित्तिमुपाश्रिताः।

evaṁ viciṁtya te sarve nāgā gatvā ca puṣkaram yajñaparvatamāsādya śailabhittimupāśritāḥ

Thinking thus, all those Nagas went to Pushkara, and reaching the sacrificial mountain, took shelter against the mountain wall.

Verse 52 (padma.1.31.52)

दृष्ट्वा नागांस्तथा श्रान्तान्वारिधाराश्च शीतलाः। उदङ्मुखा वै निष्क्रांतास्सर्वेषां तु सुखप्रदाः।

dṛṣṭvā nāgāṁstathā śrāntānvāridhārāśca śītalāḥ udaṅmukhā vai niṣkrāṁtāssarveṣāṁ tu sukhapradāḥ

Seeing the serpents so exhausted, cool streams of water, facing northward, flowed out, giving comfort to them all.

Verse 53 (padma.1.31.53)

नागतीर्थं ततो जातं पृथिव्यां भरतर्षभ। नागकुंडं च वै केचित्सरितं चापरेऽब्रुवन्।

nāgatīrthaṁ tato jātaṁ pṛthivyāṁ bharatarṣabha nāgakuṁḍaṁ ca vai kecitsaritaṁ cāpare'bruvan

Thence Nagatirtha arose on the earth, O bull of the Bharatas. Some call it Nagakunda, and others call it a river.

Verse 54 (padma.1.31.54)

पुण्यं तत्सर्वतीर्थानां सर्पाणां विषनाशनम्। मज्जन्ति तत्र ये मर्त्या अधिश्रावण पंचमि।

puṇyaṁ tatsarvatīrthānāṁ sarpāṇāṁ viṣanāśanam majjanti tatra ye martyā adhiśrāvaṇa paṁcami

It is sacred among all tirthas and destroys the venom of serpents. Mortals who bathe there on the fifth day of Shravana—

Verse 55 (padma.1.31.55)

न तेषां तु कुले सर्पाः पीडां कुर्वन्ति कर्हिचित्। श्राद्धं पितॄणां ये तत्र करिष्यंति नरा भुवि।

na teṣāṁ tu kule sarpāḥ pīḍāṁ kurvanti karhicit śrāddhaṁ pitṝṇāṁ ye tatra kariṣyaṁti narā bhuvi

—in their family, serpents never cause harm. Those men on earth who perform shraddha for their ancestors there—

Verse 56 (padma.1.31.56)

ब्रह्मा तेषां परं स्थानं दास्यते नात्र संशयः। नागानां तु भयं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः।

brahmā teṣāṁ paraṁ sthānaṁ dāsyate nātra saṁśayaḥ nāgānāṁ tu bhayaṁ jñātvā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

—Brahma will grant them the supreme abode, without doubt. Knowing the fear of the Nagas, Brahma, the grandsire of the worlds—

Verse 57 (padma.1.31.57)

पूर्वोक्तं तु पुनर्वाक्यं नागानश्रावयत्तदा। पंचमी सा तिथिर्धन्या सर्वपापहरा शुभा।

pūrvoktaṁ tu punarvākyaṁ nāgānaśrāvayattadā paṁcamī sā tithirdhanyā sarvapāpaharā śubhā

—then made the Nagas hear again the words spoken before: that fifth tithi is blessed, auspicious, and removes all sin.

Verse 58 (padma.1.31.58)

यतोऽस्यामेव सुतिथौ नागानां कार्यमुद्धृतम्। एतस्यां सर्वतो यस्तु कट्वम्लं परिवर्जयेत्।

yato'syāmeva sutithau nāgānāṁ kāryamuddhṛtam etasyāṁ sarvato yastu kaṭvamlaṁ parivarjayet

—since on this very auspicious tithi the work of the Nagas was accomplished. Whoever on this day avoids all pungent and sour food—

Verse 59 (padma.1.31.59)

क्षीरेण स्नापयेन्नागांस्तस्य ते यांति मित्रताम्। भीष्म उवाच। शिवदूती यथा जाता येन चैव निवेशिता।

kṣīreṇa snāpayennāgāṁstasya te yāṁti mitratām bhīṣma uvāca śivadūtī yathā jātā yena caiva niveśitā

—and bathes serpent-images with milk, to him they become friends. Bhishma said: Tell me how Shivaduti was born, and by whom she was established—

Verse 60 (padma.1.31.60)

तन्मे सर्वं यथातत्त्वं भवान्शंसितुर्महति। पुलस्त्य उवाच। शिवा नीलगिरिं प्राप्ता तपसे धृतमानसा।

tanme sarvaṁ yathātattvaṁ bhavānśaṁsiturmahati pulastya uvāca śivā nīlagiriṁ prāptā tapase dhṛtamānasā

—tell me all of this truly, for you are worthy to declare it. Pulastya said: Shiva (Parvati) went to the Nila mountain, her mind set upon austerity.

Verse 61 (padma.1.31.61)

रौद्री जटोद्भवा शक्तिस्तस्याः शृणु नृप व्रतम्। तपः कृत्वा चिरं कालं ग्रसिष्याम्यखिलं जगत्।

raudrī jaṭodbhavā śaktistasyāḥ śṛṇu nṛpa vratam tapaḥ kṛtvā ciraṁ kālaṁ grasiṣyāmyakhilaṁ jagat

Hear, O king, of the vow of that fierce power born of Shiva's matted locks: 'Having performed austerity for a long time, I shall devour the entire world.'

Verse 62 (padma.1.31.62)

एवमुद्दिश्य पंचाग्निं साधयामास भामिनी। तस्याः कालांतरे देव्यास्तपंत्यास्तप उत्तमम्।

evamuddiśya paṁcāgniṁ sādhayāmāsa bhāminī tasyāḥ kālāṁtare devyāstapaṁtyāstapa uttamam

With this intent, that lady practiced the five-fire austerity. In the course of time, while that goddess performed her supreme tapas—

Verse 63 (padma.1.31.63)

रुरुर्नाममहातेजा ब्रह्मदत्तवरोऽसुरः। समुद्रमध्ये रत्नाख्यं पुरमस्ति महाधनम्।

rururnāmamahātejā brahmadattavaro'suraḥ samudramadhye ratnākhyaṁ puramasti mahādhanam

—there was an asura of great splendor named Ruru, who had received a boon from Brahma. In the midst of the ocean was a city named Ratna, immensely wealthy.

Verse 64 (padma.1.31.64)

तत्रातिष्ठत्स दैत्येंद्रस्सर्वदेवभयंकरः। अनेक शतसाहस्र कोटिकोटिशतोत्तमैः।

tatrātiṣṭhatsa daityeṁdrassarvadevabhayaṁkaraḥ aneka śatasāhasra koṭikoṭiśatottamaiḥ

There dwelt that lord of the Daityas, a terror to all the gods, worshipped by many hundreds of thousands and hundreds of crores of the finest—

Verse 65 (padma.1.31.65)

असुरैरर्चितः श्रीमान्द्वितीयो नमुचिर्यथा। कालेन महता सोऽथ लोकपालपुरं ययौ।

asurairarcitaḥ śrīmāndvitīyo namuciryathā kālena mahatā so'tha lokapālapuraṁ yayau

—asuras, glorious, like a second Namuchi. After a great length of time, he then set out for the cities of the world-guardians.

Verse 66 (padma.1.31.66)

जिगीषुः सैन्यसंवीतो देवैर्वैरमरोचयत्। उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य महासुरस्य समुद्रतोयं ववृधेति वेगात्।

jigīṣuḥ sainyasaṁvīto devairvairamarocayat uttiṣṭhatastasya mahāsurasya samudratoyaṁ vavṛdheti vegāt

Desiring conquest, surrounded by his army, he sought enmity with the gods. As that great asura rose up, the ocean's waters swelled swiftly.

Verse 67 (padma.1.31.67)

अनेक नाग ग्रह मीनजुष्टमाप्लावयत्पर्वतसानुदेशान्। अंतःस्थितानेकसुरारिसंघं विचित्रवर्मायुधचित्रशोभम्।

aneka nāga graha mīnajuṣṭamāplāvayatparvatasānudeśān aṁtaḥsthitānekasurārisaṁghaṁ vicitravarmāyudhacitraśobham

Teeming with countless serpents, crocodiles, and fish, it flooded the mountain slopes; within it stood the many hosts of the enemies of the gods, resplendent with strange armor and weapons.

Verse 68 (padma.1.31.68)

भीमं बलं चलितं चारुयोधं विनिर्ययौ सिंधुजलाद्विशालम्। तत्र द्विपा दैत्यभठाभ्युपेताः सयानघंटाश्च समृद्धियुक्ताः।

bhīmaṁ balaṁ calitaṁ cāruyodhaṁ viniryayau siṁdhujalādviśālam tatra dvipā daityabhaṭhābhyupetāḥ sayānaghaṁṭāśca samṛddhiyuktāḥ

A fearsome, vast army of splendid warriors set out, marching from the ocean's waters. There were elephants mounted by Daitya soldiers, with bells on their howdahs, richly adorned.

Verse 69 (padma.1.31.69)

विनिर्ययुः स्वाकृतिभिर्झषाणां समत्वमुच्चैः खलु दर्शयंतः। अश्वास्तथा कांचनसूत्रनद्धा रोहीतमत्स्या इव ते जलांते।

viniryayuḥ svākṛtibhirjhaṣāṇāṁ samatvamuccaiḥ khalu darśayaṁtaḥ aśvāstathā kāṁcanasūtranaddhā rohītamatsyā iva te jalāṁte

They came forth, their forms clearly resembling those of great fish; and horses, bound with golden cords, appeared like red fish at the water's edge.

Verse 70 (padma.1.31.70)

व्यवस्थितास्तैः सममेव तूर्णं विनिर्ययुर्लक्षशः कोटिशश्च। तथा रविस्यंदनतुल्यवेगाः सचक्रदंडाक्षतवेणुयुक्ताः।

vyavasthitāstaiḥ samameva tūrṇaṁ viniryayurlakṣaśaḥ koṭiśaśca tathā ravisyaṁdanatulyavegāḥ sacakradaṁḍākṣataveṇuyuktāḥ

Arrayed together with them, in hundreds of thousands and crores, they swiftly came forth; and chariots, swift as the sun's own chariot, fitted with wheels, poles, axles, and shafts—

Verse 71 (padma.1.31.71)

रथाश्च यंत्रोपरिपीडितांगाश्चलत्पताकाः स्वनितं विचक्रुः। तथैव योधाः स्थगितास्तरीभिस्तितीर्षवस्ते प्रवरास्त्रपाणयः।

rathāśca yaṁtroparipīḍitāṁgāścalatpatākāḥ svanitaṁ vicakruḥ tathaiva yodhāḥ sthagitāstarībhistitīrṣavaste pravarāstrapāṇayaḥ

—chariots, their frames pressed by their mechanisms, with fluttering banners, made a great sound; likewise the warriors, crowded upon boats, eager to cross, held their finest weapons in hand.

Verse 72 (padma.1.31.72)

रणेरणे लब्धजयाः प्रहारिणो विरेजुरुच्चैरसुरानुगा भृशं। देवेषु वै रणे तेषु विद्रुतेषु विशेषतः।

raṇeraṇe labdhajayāḥ prahāriṇo virejuruccairasurānugā bhṛśaṁ deveṣu vai raṇe teṣu vidruteṣu viśeṣataḥ

Those strikers, victorious in battle after battle, the followers of the asura, shone forth loudly and greatly. When, in that battle, the gods had specially fled—

Verse 73 (padma.1.31.73)

असुरास्सर्वदेवानामन्वधावंस्ततस्ततः। ततो देवगणाः सर्वे द्रवंतो भयविह्वलाः।

asurāssarvadevānāmanvadhāvaṁstatastataḥ tato devagaṇāḥ sarve dravaṁto bhayavihvalāḥ

—the asuras pursued all the gods here and there. Then all the hosts of gods, fleeing, overwhelmed with fear—

Verse 74 (padma.1.31.74)

नीलं गिरिवरं जग्मुर्यत्र देवी स्वयं स्थिता। रौद्री तपोन्विता धन्या शांभवी शक्तिरुत्तमा।

nīlaṁ girivaraṁ jagmuryatra devī svayaṁ sthitā raudrī taponvitā dhanyā śāṁbhavī śaktiruttamā

—went to the excellent Nila mountain, where the goddess herself was present — the fierce, blessed Shambhavi power, engaged in austerity, supreme.

Verse 75 (padma.1.31.75)

संहारकारिणी देवी कालरात्रीति यां विदुः। सा तु दृष्ट्वा तदा देवान्भयत्रस्तान्विचेतसः।

saṁhārakāriṇī devī kālarātrīti yāṁ viduḥ sā tu dṛṣṭvā tadā devānbhayatrastānvicetasaḥ

The goddess who brings about destruction, whom they know as Kalaratri. Seeing the gods then, terrified and bewildered with fear—

Verse 76 (padma.1.31.76)

पप्रच्छ विस्मयाद्देवी प्रोत्फुल्लांबुजलोचना। पृष्ठतो वो न पश्यामि भयं किंचिदुपागतम्।

papraccha vismayāddevī protphullāṁbujalocanā pṛṣṭhato vo na paśyāmi bhayaṁ kiṁcidupāgatam

—the goddess, her eyes like fully-blossomed lotuses, asked in astonishment: 'I see nothing behind you that has come as any danger.'

Verse 77 (padma.1.31.77)

कथं तु विद्रुता देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरःसराः। देवा ऊचुः। अयमायाति दैत्येंद्रो रुरुर्भीमपराक्रमः।

kathaṁ tu vidrutā devāḥ sarve śakrapuraḥsarāḥ devā ūcuḥ ayamāyāti daityeṁdro rururbhīmaparākramaḥ

'Then why have all of you gods, with Indra at your head, fled?' The gods said: 'This Ruru, lord of the Daityas, of terrible might, is coming—'

Verse 78 (padma.1.31.78)

चतुरंगेण सैन्येन महता परिवारितः। तस्माद्दीना वयं देवीं भवतीं शरणं गताः।

caturaṁgeṇa sainyena mahatā parivāritaḥ tasmāddīnā vayaṁ devīṁ bhavatīṁ śaraṇaṁ gatāḥ

'—surrounded by a great fourfold army. Therefore, wretched as we are, we have come to you, O goddess, for refuge.'

Verse 79 (padma.1.31.79)

देवानामिति वै श्रुत्वा वाक्यमुच्चैर्जहास सा। तस्यां हसंत्यां निश्चेरुर्वरांग्यो वदनात्ततः।

devānāmiti vai śrutvā vākyamuccairjahāsa sā tasyāṁ hasaṁtyāṁ niścerurvarāṁgyo vadanāttataḥ

Hearing this speech of the gods, she laughed aloud. As she laughed, beautiful maidens then issued forth from her mouth—

Verse 80 (padma.1.31.80)

पाशांकुशधराः सर्वाः पीनोन्नतपयोधराः। सर्वाश्शूलधरा भीमाः सर्वा दंष्ट्राङ्कुशाननाः।

pāśāṁkuśadharāḥ sarvāḥ pīnonnatapayodharāḥ sarvāśśūladharā bhīmāḥ sarvā daṁṣṭrāṅkuśānanāḥ

—all bearing nooses and goads, all with full, upraised breasts; all fearsome, bearing tridents, all with fanged, hook-mouthed faces.

Verse 81 (padma.1.31.81)

आबद्धमकुटाः सर्वाः संदष्टदशनच्छदाः। फूत्काररावैरशिवैस्त्रासयंत्यश्चराचरम्।

ābaddhamakuṭāḥ sarvāḥ saṁdaṣṭadaśanacchadāḥ phūtkārarāvairaśivaistrāsayaṁtyaścarācaram

—all wearing bound crowns, biting their lips with their teeth; terrifying all moving and unmoving beings with their inauspicious hissing sounds.

Verse 82 (padma.1.31.82)

काश्चिच्छुक्लाम्बरधराः काश्चिच्चित्राम्बरास्तथा। सुनीलवसनाः काश्चिद्रक्तपानातिलालसाः।

kāścicchuklāmbaradharāḥ kāściccitrāmbarāstathā sunīlavasanāḥ kāścidraktapānātilālasāḥ

Some wore white garments, some wore colorful garments; some wore deep-blue garments, and were greatly eager to drink blood.

Verse 83 (padma.1.31.83)

नानारूपैर्मुखैस्तास्तु नानावेषवपुर्धराः। ताभिरेवं वृता देवी देवानामभयंकरी।

nānārūpairmukhaistāstu nānāveṣavapurdharāḥ tābhirevaṁ vṛtā devī devānāmabhayaṁkarī

With faces of various forms, bearing bodies in various guises — thus surrounded by them, the goddess who removes the gods' fear—

Verse 84 (padma.1.31.84)

मा भैष्ट देवा भद्रं वो यावद्वदति दानवः। चतुरंगबलोपेतो रुरुस्तावत्समागतः।

mā bhaiṣṭa devā bhadraṁ vo yāvadvadati dānavaḥ caturaṁgabalopeto rurustāvatsamāgataḥ

—said: 'Do not fear, O gods, may good come to you.' While she was still speaking, Ruru, equipped with his fourfold army, arrived there.

Verse 85 (padma.1.31.85)

तं नीलपर्वतवरं देवानां मार्गमार्गणः। देवानामग्रतः सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा देवी समाकुलम्।

taṁ nīlaparvatavaraṁ devānāṁ mārgamārgaṇaḥ devānāmagrataḥ sainyaṁ dṛṣṭvā devī samākulam

That seeker of the path of the gods came to that excellent Nila mountain; and the goddess, seeing the army in front of the gods, in confusion—

Verse 86 (padma.1.31.86)

तिष्ठतिष्ठेति जल्पंतो दैत्यास्ते समुपागताः। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तासां तेषां महाभयम्।

tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti jalpaṁto daityāste samupāgatāḥ tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ tāsāṁ teṣāṁ mahābhayam

—those Daityas, crying 'Stand, stand!', drew near. Then a great and terrible battle broke out between the yoginis and the Daityas.

Verse 87 (padma.1.31.87)

नाराचैर्भिन्नदेहानां दैत्यानां भुवि सर्पतां। रोषाद्दंडप्रभग्नानां सर्पाणामिव सर्पताम्।

nārācairbhinnadehānāṁ daityānāṁ bhuvi sarpatāṁ roṣāddaṁḍaprabhagnānāṁ sarpāṇāmiva sarpatām

Of the Daityas, their bodies pierced by iron arrows, writhing upon the ground like serpents broken in fury by a stick, crawling—

Verse 88 (padma.1.31.88)

शक्तिनिर्भिन्नहृदया गदासंचूर्णितोरसः। कुठारैर्भिन्नशिरसो मुसलैर्भिन्नमस्तकाः।

śaktinirbhinnahṛdayā gadāsaṁcūrṇitorasaḥ kuṭhārairbhinnaśiraso musalairbhinnamastakāḥ

—their hearts pierced by spears, their chests crushed by maces, their heads split by axes, their skulls broken by clubs.

Verse 89 (padma.1.31.89)

विद्धोदरास्त्रिशूलाग्रैश्छिन्नग्रीवा वरासिभिः। क्षताश्वरथमातंगपादाताः पेतुराहवे।

viddhodarāstriśūlāgraiśchinnagrīvā varāsibhiḥ kṣatāśvarathamātaṁgapādātāḥ peturāhave

Their bellies pierced by trident-points, their necks severed by fine swords — the wounded horses, chariots, elephants, and foot-soldiers fell in that battle.

Verse 90 (padma.1.31.90)

रणभूमिं समासाद्य दैत्याः सर्वे रुरुं विना। ततो बलं हतं दृष्ट्वा रुरुर्मायां तदाददे।

raṇabhūmiṁ samāsādya daityāḥ sarve ruruṁ vinā tato balaṁ hataṁ dṛṣṭvā rururmāyāṁ tadādade

Having come to the battlefield, all the Daityas except Ruru fell. Then, seeing his army slain, Ruru resorted to his power of illusion.

Verse 91 (padma.1.31.91)

तया संमोहिता देव्यो देवाश्चापि रणाजिरे। तामस्या मायया देव्या सर्वमन्धंतमोभवत्।

tayā saṁmohitā devyo devāścāpi raṇājire tāmasyā māyayā devyā sarvamandhaṁtamobhavat

By that illusion, the goddesses and the gods too were bewildered on the battlefield; by that dark illusion, everything became blind darkness.

Verse 92 (padma.1.31.92)

ततो देवी महाशक्या तं दैत्यं समताडयत्। तया तु ताडितस्याजौ दैत्यस्य प्रगतं तमः।

tato devī mahāśakyā taṁ daityaṁ samatāḍayat tayā tu tāḍitasyājau daityasya pragataṁ tamaḥ

Then the goddess struck that Daitya with her great power; and when he was struck by her in battle, the darkness of that Daitya dispersed.

Verse 93 (padma.1.31.93)

मायायामथ नष्टायां तामस्यां दानवो रुरुः। पातालमाविशत्तूर्णं तत्रापि परमेश्वरी।

māyāyāmatha naṣṭāyāṁ tāmasyāṁ dānavo ruruḥ pātālamāviśattūrṇaṁ tatrāpi parameśvarī

Then, when that dark illusion had been destroyed, the danava Ruru swiftly entered Patala; there too the supreme goddess—

Verse 94 (padma.1.31.94)

देवीभिः सहिता क्रुद्धा पुरतोभिमुखी स्थिता। रुरोस्तु दानवेंद्रस्य भीतस्याग्रे गतस्य च।

devībhiḥ sahitā kruddhā puratobhimukhī sthitā rurostu dānaveṁdrasya bhītasyāgre gatasya ca

—accompanied by her goddesses, in wrath, stood confronting him. In front of Ruru, the terrified lord of the danavas, who had fled—

Verse 95 (padma.1.31.95)

नखाग्रेण शिरश्छित्वा चर्म चादाय वेगिता। निष्पपाताथ पातालात्पुष्करं च पुनर्गिरिम्।

nakhāgreṇa śiraśchitvā carma cādāya vegitā niṣpapātātha pātālātpuṣkaraṁ ca punargirim

—with the tips of her nails she severed his head, and taking his skin, swiftly she leapt forth from Patala, back again to the Pushkara mountain.

Verse 96 (padma.1.31.96)

कन्या सैन्येन महता बहुरूपेण भास्वता। देवैस्तुविस्मितैर्दृष्टा चर्ममुंडधरा रुरोः।

kanyā sainyena mahatā bahurūpeṇa bhāsvatā devaistuvismitairdṛṣṭā carmamuṁḍadharā ruroḥ

The maiden, with her great and manifold radiant army, bearing the skin and severed head of Ruru, was seen by the astonished gods.

Verse 97 (padma.1.31.97)

स्वकीये तपसः स्थाने निविष्टा परमेश्वरी। ततो देव्यो महाभागाः परिवार्य व्यवस्थिताः।

svakīye tapasaḥ sthāne niviṣṭā parameśvarī tato devyo mahābhāgāḥ parivārya vyavasthitāḥ

The supreme goddess settled again in her own place of austerity. Then the greatly fortunate goddesses surrounded her and remained there.

Verse 98 (padma.1.31.98)

याचयामासुरव्यग्रास्तां तु देवीं बुभुक्षिताः। बुभुक्षिता वयं देवि देहि नो भोजनं वरम्।

yācayāmāsuravyagrāstāṁ tu devīṁ bubhukṣitāḥ bubhukṣitā vayaṁ devi dehi no bhojanaṁ varam

Hungry and restless, they begged that goddess: 'We are hungry, O goddess; give us excellent food.'

Verse 99 (padma.1.31.99)

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवी दध्यौ तासां तु भोजनम्। नाध्यगच्छत्तदा तासां भोजनं चिन्तितम्महत्।

evamuktvā tato devī dadhyau tāsāṁ tu bhojanam nādhyagacchattadā tāsāṁ bhojanaṁ cintitammahat

Having heard this, the goddess pondered on food for them; but, having thought much, she could not find any food for them then.

Verse 100 (padma.1.31.100)

तदा दध्यौ महादेवं रुद्रं पशुपतिं विभुम्। सोपि ध्यानात्समुत्तस्थौ परमात्मा त्रिलोचनः।

tadā dadhyau mahādevaṁ rudraṁ paśupatiṁ vibhum sopi dhyānātsamuttasthau paramātmā trilocanaḥ

Then she meditated upon Mahadeva, Rudra, Pashupati, the all-pervading Lord; and he too, the three-eyed Supreme Self, arose from his meditation.

Verse 101 (padma.1.31.101)

उवाच रुद्रस्तां देवीं किं ते कार्यं विवक्षितम्। ब्रूहि देवि महामाये यत्ते मनसि वर्तते।

uvāca rudrastāṁ devīṁ kiṁ te kāryaṁ vivakṣitam brūhi devi mahāmāye yatte manasi vartate

Rudra said to that goddess: 'What is the matter you wish to convey? Tell me, O goddess, great enchantress, what is in your mind.'

Verse 102 (padma.1.31.102)

शिवदूत्युवाच। छागमध्ये तु वै देव छागरूपेण वर्तसे। एतास्त्वां भक्षयिष्यन्ति भक्ष्यमीप्सितमादरात्।

śivadūtyuvāca chāgamadhye tu vai deva chāgarūpeṇa vartase etāstvāṁ bhakṣayiṣyanti bhakṣyamīpsitamādarāt

Shivaduti said: 'O god, you stand in the midst of goats in the form of a goat; these yoginis will devour you eagerly as their desired food.'

Verse 103 (padma.1.31.103)

भक्षार्थमासां देवेश किंचिद्दातुमिहार्हसि। शूलीकुर्वंति मामेता भक्षार्थिन्यो महाबलाः।

bhakṣārthamāsāṁ deveśa kiṁciddātumihārhasi śūlīkurvaṁti māmetā bhakṣārthinyo mahābalāḥ

'O lord of gods, you ought to give them something to eat. These mighty ones, desiring food, are tormenting me with their demands.'

Verse 104 (padma.1.31.104)

अन्यथा मामपि बलाद्भक्षयेयुर्बुभुक्षिताः। एवं मां तु समालक्ष्य भक्ष्यं कल्पय सत्वरम्।

anyathā māmapi balādbhakṣayeyurbubhukṣitāḥ evaṁ māṁ tu samālakṣya bhakṣyaṁ kalpaya satvaram

'Otherwise, being hungry, they might even devour me by force. Seeing me thus, arrange food for them at once.'

Verse 105 (padma.1.31.105)

रुद्र उवाच। शिवदूति ब्रवीम्येकं प्रवृत्तं यद्युगांतरे। गंगाद्वारे दक्षयज्ञो गणैर्विध्वंसितो मम।

rudra uvāca śivadūti bravīmyekaṁ pravṛttaṁ yadyugāṁtare gaṁgādvāre dakṣayajño gaṇairvidhvaṁsito mama

Rudra said: 'O Shivaduti, I shall tell you of one thing that happened in another age: at Gangadwara, Daksha's sacrifice was destroyed by my ganas.'

Verse 106 (padma.1.31.106)

तत्र यज्ञो मृगो भूत्वा प्रदुद्राव सुवेगवान्। मया बाणेन निर्विद्धो रुधिरेण प्रसेचितः।

tatra yajño mṛgo bhūtvā pradudrāva suvegavān mayā bāṇena nirviddho rudhireṇa prasecitaḥ

'There the sacrifice, becoming a deer, fled with great speed; I pierced it with an arrow, and it was drenched in blood.'

Verse 107 (padma.1.31.107)

अजगंधस्तदा भूतो नाम देवैस्तु मे कृतम्। अजगंधस्त्वमेवेति दास्ये चान्यत्तु भोजनम्।

ajagaṁdhastadā bhūto nāma devaistu me kṛtam ajagaṁdhastvameveti dāsye cānyattu bhojanam

'Then I became known by the name Ajagandha (goat-smell), given to me by the gods, saying "You are indeed Ajagandha"; and I shall give you other food.'

Verse 108 (padma.1.31.108)

एतासां शृणु मे देवि भक्ष्यमेकं मयोचितम्। कथ्यमानं वरारोहे कालरात्रि महाप्रभे।

etāsāṁ śṛṇu me devi bhakṣyamekaṁ mayocitam kathyamānaṁ varārohe kālarātri mahāprabhe

'Hear from me, O goddess, of one food befitting them, which I shall describe, O fair-limbed Kalaratri of great splendor.'

Verse 109 (padma.1.31.109)

या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि अन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम्। परिधत्ते स्पृशेद्वापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः।

yā strī sagarbhā deveśi anyastrīparidhānakam paridhatte spṛśedvāpi puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ

'O goddess of gods, whatever pregnant woman wears the garment of another woman, or touches it — especially that of a man—'

Verse 110 (padma.1.31.110)

सभागोस्तु वरारोहे कासांचित्पृथिवीतले। अप्येकवर्षं बालं तु गृहीत्वा तत्र वै बलात्।

sabhāgostu varārohe kāsāṁcitpṛthivītale apyekavarṣaṁ bālaṁ tu gṛhītvā tatra vai balāt

'—she becomes their portion, O fair one, among some women on this earth. Even a one-year-old child may be seized by them there, by force—'

Verse 111 (padma.1.31.111)

भुक्त्वा तिष्ठंतु सुप्रीता अपि वर्षशतान्बहून्। अन्याः सूतिगृहे च्छिद्रं गृह्णीयुस्तु ह्यपूजिताः।

bhuktvā tiṣṭhaṁtu suprītā api varṣaśatānbahūn anyāḥ sūtigṛhe cchidraṁ gṛhṇīyustu hyapūjitāḥ

'—having consumed it, they may remain well satisfied even for many hundreds of years. Others, unworshipped, may seize upon a lapse in the birthing-room—'

Verse 112 (padma.1.31.112)

निवसिष्यंति देवेशि तथा वै जातहारिकाः। गृहे क्षेत्रे तटाके च वाप्युद्यानेषु चैव हि।

nivasiṣyaṁti deveśi tathā vai jātahārikāḥ gṛhe kṣetre taṭāke ca vāpyudyāneṣu caiva hi

'—and so, O goddess of gods, dwell there as stealers of the newborn; in the house, the field, the pond, the well, and the garden—'

Verse 113 (padma.1.31.113)

अत्येषु च रुदंत्यो या स्त्रियस्तिष्ठंति नित्यशः। तासां शरीरगाश्चान्याः काश्चित्तृप्तिमवाप्नुयुः।

atyeṣu ca rudaṁtyo yā striyastiṣṭhaṁti nityaśaḥ tāsāṁ śarīragāścānyāḥ kāścittṛptimavāpnuyuḥ

'—and wherever women stand weeping at the crossroads, others among them may enter their bodies and thereby attain satisfaction.'

Verse 114 (padma.1.31.114)

शिवदूत्य उवाच। कुत्सितं भवता दत्तं प्रजानां परिपीडनम्। न च त्वं बुध्यसे दातुं शंकररस्य विशेषतः।

śivadūtya uvāca kutsitaṁ bhavatā dattaṁ prajānāṁ paripīḍanam na ca tvaṁ budhyase dātuṁ śaṁkararasya viśeṣataḥ

Shivaduti said: 'What you have given is contemptible — it afflicts the innocent. You do not understand, O Shankara, what is truly fitting to give.'

Verse 115 (padma.1.31.115)

त्रपाकरं यद्भवति प्रजानां परिपीडकम्। न तु तद्युज्यते दातुं तासां भक्ष्यं तु शंकर।

trapākaraṁ yadbhavati prajānāṁ paripīḍakam na tu tadyujyate dātuṁ tāsāṁ bhakṣyaṁ tu śaṁkara

'Whatever brings shame and afflicts the innocent is not fit to be given, O Shankara, as food for them.'

Verse 116 (padma.1.31.116)

रुद्र उवाच। अवंत्यां तु यदा स्कंदो मया पूर्वं तु भद्रितः। चूडाकर्मणि वृत्ते तु कुमारस्य तदा शुभे।

rudra uvāca avaṁtyāṁ tu yadā skaṁdo mayā pūrvaṁ tu bhadritaḥ cūḍākarmaṇi vṛtte tu kumārasya tadā śubhe

Rudra said: 'Formerly, in Avanti, when Skanda was blessed by me, at the auspicious occasion of the boy's tonsure ceremony—'

Verse 117 (padma.1.31.117)

आगत्य मातरो भक्ष्यमपूर्वं तु प्रचक्रिरे। देवलोकाद्देवगणा मातॄणां भोक्तुमागताः।

āgatya mātaro bhakṣyamapūrvaṁ tu pracakrire devalokāddevagaṇā mātṝṇāṁ bhoktumāgatāḥ

'—the Mother-goddesses came and prepared unprecedented food; the hosts of gods came down from the divine realm to partake, along with the Mothers.'

Verse 118 (padma.1.31.118)

तासां गृहे यदा पूर्वं ब्रह्माद्यास्सुरसत्तमाः। गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव यक्षास्सर्वे च गुह्यकाः।

tāsāṁ gṛhe yadā pūrvaṁ brahmādyāssurasattamāḥ gaṁdharvāpsarasaścaiva yakṣāssarve ca guhyakāḥ

'When formerly, in their house, Brahma and the foremost of the gods, the Gandharvas and Apsarases, all the Yakshas and Guhyakas—'

Verse 119 (padma.1.31.119)

मेर्वादयः शिखरिणो गंगाद्याः सरितस्तथा। सर्वे नागा गजास्सिद्धाः पक्षिणोऽसुरसूदनाः।

mervādayaḥ śikhariṇo gaṁgādyāḥ saritastathā sarve nāgā gajāssiddhāḥ pakṣiṇo'surasūdanāḥ

'—Meru and the other mountains, the Ganga and other rivers, all the Nagas, elephants, Siddhas, birds, and the slayers of asuras—'

Verse 120 (padma.1.31.120)

डाकिन्यः सह वेतालैर्वृताः सर्वैर्ग्रहैस्तदा। किमुक्तेनामुना देवि यत्सृष्टं ब्रह्मणा त्विह।

ḍākinyaḥ saha vetālairvṛtāḥ sarvairgrahaistadā kimuktenāmunā devi yatsṛṣṭaṁ brahmaṇā tviha

'—the Dakinis together with the Vetalas, and surrounded by all the Grahas — what more need be said, O goddess: whatever Brahma had created here—'

Verse 121 (padma.1.31.121)

तत्सर्वं भोजनं दत्तं स्वेच्छान्नं च नभोगतं। शिवदूत्युवाच। आसां कृतं देहि भोज्यं दुर्लभं यत्त्रिविष्टपे।

tatsarvaṁ bhojanaṁ dattaṁ svecchānnaṁ ca nabhogataṁ śivadūtyuvāca āsāṁ kṛtaṁ dehi bhojyaṁ durlabhaṁ yattriviṣṭape

'—all of that was given as food, food of one's own choosing, brought even from the sky.' Shivaduti said: 'Give to these yoginis prepared food, that which is rare even in heaven—'

Verse 122 (padma.1.31.122)

स्नेहाक्तं सगुडं हृद्यं सुपक्वं परिकल्पितम्। क्वचिन्नान्येन यद्भुक्तमपूर्वं परमेश्वर।

snehāktaṁ saguḍaṁ hṛdyaṁ supakvaṁ parikalpitam kvacinnānyena yadbhuktamapūrvaṁ parameśvara

'—rich with ghee, sweetened with jaggery, delightful, well-cooked, specially prepared — something never eaten by anyone else, unprecedented, O supreme lord.'

Verse 123 (padma.1.31.123)

एवमुक्तस्तदा सोपि देवदेवो महेश्वरः। भक्ष्यार्थं तास्तदा प्राह पार्वत्याश्चैव सन्निधौ।

evamuktastadā sopi devadevo maheśvaraḥ bhakṣyārthaṁ tāstadā prāha pārvatyāścaiva sannidhau

Thus addressed, that god of gods, Maheshvara, then spoke to them concerning food, in the presence of Parvati.

Verse 124 (padma.1.31.124)

मया वै साधितं चान्नं प्रकारैर्बहुभिः कृतं। तत्सर्वं च व्ययं यातं न चान्यदिह दृश्यते।

mayā vai sādhitaṁ cānnaṁ prakārairbahubhiḥ kṛtaṁ tatsarvaṁ ca vyayaṁ yātaṁ na cānyadiha dṛśyate

'The food that I had prepared in many ways has all been spent, and no other is to be seen here.'

Verse 125 (padma.1.31.125)

भवतीष्वागतास्वद्य किं मया देयमुच्यताम्। अपूर्वं भवतीनां यन्मया देयं विशेषतः।

bhavatīṣvāgatāsvadya kiṁ mayā deyamucyatām apūrvaṁ bhavatīnāṁ yanmayā deyaṁ viśeṣataḥ

'Now that you have come today, tell me what I should give you. Let it be told what unprecedented thing I should specially give you.'

Verse 126 (padma.1.31.126)

अस्वादितं न चान्येन भक्ष्यार्थे च ददाम्यहम्। अधोभागे च मे नाभेर्वर्तुलौ फलसन्निभौ।

asvāditaṁ na cānyena bhakṣyārthe ca dadāmyaham adhobhāge ca me nābhervartulau phalasannibhau

'I shall give you, as food, something never tasted by anyone else. Below my navel are two round things resembling fruits—'

Verse 127 (padma.1.31.127)

भक्षयध्वं हि सहिता लंबौ मे वृषणाविमौ। अनेन चापि भोज्येन परा तृप्तिर्भविष्यति।

bhakṣayadhvaṁ hi sahitā laṁbau me vṛṣaṇāvimau anena cāpi bhojyena parā tṛptirbhaviṣyati

'—devour, all together, these two hanging testicles of mine; by this food too, supreme satisfaction shall come to you.'

Verse 128 (padma.1.31.128)

महाप्रसादं ता लब्ध्वा देव्यस्सर्वास्तदा शिवम्। प्रणिपत्य स्थिताश्शर्व इदं वचनमब्रवीत्।

mahāprasādaṁ tā labdhvā devyassarvāstadā śivam praṇipatya sthitāśśarva idaṁ vacanamabravīt

Having received this great grace, all those goddesses then bowed down to Shiva and stood there; and Shiva spoke these words:

Verse 129 (padma.1.31.129)

करिष्यंति शुभाचारान्विना हास्येन ये नराः। तेषां धनं पशुः पुत्रा दाराश्चैव गृहादिकम्।

kariṣyaṁti śubhācārānvinā hāsyena ye narāḥ teṣāṁ dhanaṁ paśuḥ putrā dārāścaiva gṛhādikam

'Those men who perform auspicious rites without ridicule — their wealth, cattle, sons, wives, and household—'

Verse 130 (padma.1.31.130)

भविष्यति मया दत्तं यच्चान्यन्मनसि स्थितम्। हास्येन दीर्घदशना दरिद्राश्च भवंति ते।

bhaviṣyati mayā dattaṁ yaccānyanmanasi sthitam hāsyena dīrghadaśanā daridrāśca bhavaṁti te

'—shall be granted by me, along with whatever else is in their mind. But those who mock with laughter shall become long-toothed and poor.'

Verse 131 (padma.1.31.131)

तस्मान्न निंदा हास्यं च कर्तव्यं हि विजानता। भवत्यो मातरः ख्याता ह्यस्मिन्लोके भविष्यथ।

tasmānna niṁdā hāsyaṁ ca kartavyaṁ hi vijānatā bhavatyo mātaraḥ khyātā hyasminloke bhaviṣyatha

'Therefore, one who understands should never engage in mockery or ridicule. You shall become renowned as Mother-goddesses in this world.'

Verse 132 (padma.1.31.132)

उपहारे नरा ये तु करिष्यंति च कौमुदीम्। चणकान्पूरिकाश्चैव वृषणैः सह पूपकान्।

upahāre narā ye tu kariṣyaṁti ca kaumudīm caṇakānpūrikāścaiva vṛṣaṇaiḥ saha pūpakān

'Those men who, as an offering, prepare the Kaumudi festival food — chickpeas, purikas, and cakes shaped like the testicles—'

Verse 133 (padma.1.31.133)

बंधुभिः स्वजनैश्चैव तेषां वंशो न छिद्यते। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम्।

baṁdhubhiḥ svajanaiścaiva teṣāṁ vaṁśo na chidyate aputro labhate putraṁ dhanārthī labhate dhanam

'—together with their kinsmen and family, their lineage shall never be cut off. The sonless shall obtain a son, the wealth-seeker shall obtain wealth.'

Verse 134 (padma.1.31.134)

रूपवान्सुभगो भोगी सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः। हंसयुक्तेन यानेन ब्रह्म लोके महीयते।

rūpavānsubhago bhogī sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ haṁsayuktena yānena brahma loke mahīyate

'He shall become handsome, fortunate, prosperous in enjoyment, skilled in all shastras, and shall be honored in Brahmaloka, riding in a swan-yoked chariot.'

Verse 135 (padma.1.31.135)

शिवदूति मयाप्येवं तासां दत्तं च भक्षणम्। त्रपाकरं किं भवत्या उक्तोहं तन्निशामय।

śivadūti mayāpyevaṁ tāsāṁ dattaṁ ca bhakṣaṇam trapākaraṁ kiṁ bhavatyā uktohaṁ tanniśāmaya

'O Shivaduti, thus I too have given them food. Was what I gave shameful? Hear now what I say about this.'

Verse 136 (padma.1.31.136)

जयस्व देवि चामुंडे जय भूतापहारिणि। जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोस्तु ते।

jayasva devi cāmuṁḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namostu te

'Be victorious, O goddess Chamunda! Victory to you, remover of malevolent spirits! Victory to you, O all-pervading goddess! O Kalaratri, salutation to you!'

Verse 137 (padma.1.31.137)

विश्वमूर्तियुते शुद्धे विरूपाक्षि त्रिलोचने। भीमरूपे शिवे विद्ये महामाये महोदरे।

viśvamūrtiyute śuddhe virūpākṣi trilocane bhīmarūpe śive vidye mahāmāye mahodare

'O you of universal form, O pure one, O wide-eyed, three-eyed one; O of fearsome form, O auspicious, O knowledge itself, O great enchantress, O great-bellied one—'

Verse 138 (padma.1.31.138)

मनोजये मनोदुर्गे भीमाक्षि क्षुभितक्षये। महामारि विचित्रांगि गीतनृत्यप्रिये शुभे।

manojaye manodurge bhīmākṣi kṣubhitakṣaye mahāmāri vicitrāṁgi gītanṛtyapriye śubhe

'—O conqueror of the mind, O fortress of the mind, O fierce-eyed one, O destroyer of the agitated; O great pestilence, O of wondrous form, O lover of song and dance, O auspicious one—'

Verse 139 (padma.1.31.139)

विकरालि महाकालि कालिके पापहारिणि। पाशहस्ते दंडहस्ते भीमहस्ते भयानके।

vikarāli mahākāli kālike pāpahāriṇi pāśahaste daṁḍahaste bhīmahaste bhayānake

'—O terrible one, O Mahakali, O Kalika, remover of sin; O noose-handed, O staff-handed, O fierce-handed, O dreadful one—'

Verse 140 (padma.1.31.140)

चामुंडे ज्वलमानास्ये तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रे महाबले। शिवयानप्रिये देवि प्रेतासनगते शिवे।

cāmuṁḍe jvalamānāsye tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭre mahābale śivayānapriye devi pretāsanagate śive

'—O Chamunda, O blazing-faced, O sharp-fanged, O of great strength; O goddess who loves Shiva's vehicle, O auspicious one seated on a corpse—'

Verse 141 (padma.1.31.141)

भीमाक्षि भीषणे देवि सर्वभूतभयंकरि। करालि विकराले च महाकालि करालिनि।

bhīmākṣi bhīṣaṇe devi sarvabhūtabhayaṁkari karāli vikarāle ca mahākāli karālini

'—O fierce-eyed, O terrifying goddess, O terror of all beings; O gaping-mouthed, O terrible, O Mahakali, O of terrible form—'

Verse 142 (padma.1.31.142)

कालिकरालविक्रांते कालरात्रि नमोस्तु ते। सर्वशस्त्रभृते देवि नमो देवनमस्कृते।

kālikarālavikrāṁte kālarātri namostu te sarvaśastrabhṛte devi namo devanamaskṛte

'—O of the terrible, dark, valorous stride, O Kalaratri, salutation to you! O goddess who bears all weapons, salutation to you who are worshipped by the gods!'

Verse 143 (padma.1.31.143)

एवं स्तुता शिवदूती रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना। तुतोष परमा देवी वाक्यं चैवमुवाच ह।

evaṁ stutā śivadūtī rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā tutoṣa paramā devī vākyaṁ caivamuvāca ha

Thus praised by Rudra, the supreme lord, Shivaduti, the supreme goddess, was pleased, and spoke these words:

Verse 144 (padma.1.31.144)

वरं वृणीष्व देवेश यत्ते मनसि वर्तते। रुद्र उवाच। स्तोत्रेणानेन ये देवि स्तोष्यंति त्त्वां वरानने।

varaṁ vṛṇīṣva deveśa yatte manasi vartate rudra uvāca stotreṇānena ye devi stoṣyaṁti ttvāṁ varānane

'Ask a boon, O lord of gods, whatever is in your mind.' Rudra said: 'O goddess of beautiful face, those who shall praise you with this hymn—'

Verse 145 (padma.1.31.145)

तेषां त्वं वरदा देवि भव सर्वगता सती। इमं पर्वतमारुह्य यः पूजयति भक्तितः।

teṣāṁ tvaṁ varadā devi bhava sarvagatā satī imaṁ parvatamāruhya yaḥ pūjayati bhaktitaḥ

'—to them, O goddess, be a boon-giver, being present everywhere, O virtuous one. Whoever climbs this mountain and worships with devotion—'

Verse 146 (padma.1.31.146)

स पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान्समृद्धिमुपगच्छतु। यश्चैवं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या स्तवं देवि समुद्भवं।

sa putrapautrapaśumānsamṛddhimupagacchatu yaścaivaṁ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā stavaṁ devi samudbhavaṁ

'—may he attain sons, grandsons, cattle, and prosperity. And whoever hears with devotion this hymn arisen for the goddess—'

Verse 147 (padma.1.31.147)

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमृच्छतु। भ्रष्टराज्यो यदा राजा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः।

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṁ nirvāṇamṛcchatu bhraṣṭarājyo yadā rājā navamyāṁ niyataḥ śuciḥ

'—freed from all sins, may he attain the supreme liberation. When a king who has lost his kingdom, observing the ninth-day vow, pure and disciplined—'

Verse 148 (padma.1.31.148)

अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां सोपवासो नरोत्तम। संवत्सरेण लभतां राज्यं निष्कंटकं पुनः।

aṣṭamyāṁ ca caturdaśyāṁ sopavāso narottama saṁvatsareṇa labhatāṁ rājyaṁ niṣkaṁṭakaṁ punaḥ

'—and on the eighth and fourteenth days observes a fast, O best of men, within a year let him regain his kingdom again, free of enemies.'

Verse 149 (padma.1.31.149)

एषा ज्ञानान्विता शक्तिः शिवदूतीति चोच्यते। य एवं शृणुयान्नित्यं भक्त्या परमया नृप।

eṣā jñānānvitā śaktiḥ śivadūtīti cocyate ya evaṁ śṛṇuyānnityaṁ bhaktyā paramayā nṛpa

This power, endowed with knowledge, is called Shivaduti. Whoever, O king, constantly hears this with supreme devotion—

Verse 150 (padma.1.31.150)

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमाप्नुयात्। यश्चैनं पठते भक्त्या स्नात्वा वै पुष्करे जले।

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṁ nirvāṇamāpnuyāt yaścainaṁ paṭhate bhaktyā snātvā vai puṣkare jale

—freed from all sins, attains supreme liberation. And whoever recites this with devotion, having bathed in the waters of Pushkara—

Verse 151 (padma.1.31.151)

सर्वमेतत्फलं प्राप्य ब्रह्मलोके महीयते। यत्रैतल्लिखितं गेहे सदा तिष्ठति पार्थिव।

sarvametatphalaṁ prāpya brahmaloke mahīyate yatraitallikhitaṁ gehe sadā tiṣṭhati pārthiva

—attains all this fruit and is honored in Brahmaloka. O king, wherever this is written and kept in a house—

Verse 152 (padma.1.31.152)

न तत्राग्निभयं घोरं सर्वचोरादिसंभवं। यश्चेदं पूजयेद्भक्त्या पुस्तकेपि स्थितं बुधाः।

na tatrāgnibhayaṁ ghoraṁ sarvacorādisaṁbhavaṁ yaścedaṁ pūjayedbhaktyā pustakepi sthitaṁ budhāḥ

—there is no dreadful fear of fire, nor from thieves and the like. And, O wise ones, whoever worships this with devotion, even in the form of a book—

Verse 153 (padma.1.31.153)

तेन चेष्टं भवेत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरं। जायंते बहवः पुत्रा धनं धान्यं वरस्त्रियः।

tena ceṣṭaṁ bhavetsarvaṁ trailokyaṁ sacarācaraṁ jāyaṁte bahavaḥ putrā dhanaṁ dhānyaṁ varastriyaḥ

—by him, the entire three worlds together with all moving and unmoving beings become as if fulfilled to his wish. Many sons are born, and wealth, grain, and excellent wives—

Verse 154 (padma.1.31.154)

रत्नान्यश्वा गजा भृत्यास्तेषामाशु भवंति च। यत्रेदं लिख्यते गेहे तत्राप्येवं ध्रुवं भवेत्।

ratnānyaśvā gajā bhṛtyāsteṣāmāśu bhavaṁti ca yatredaṁ likhyate gehe tatrāpyevaṁ dhruvaṁ bhavet

—jewels, horses, elephants, and servants swiftly come to them; and wherever this is written in a house, there too this shall surely come to pass.