The Sacraments of the Brahmin

Verse 1 (padma.1.46.1)

श्री भीष्म उवाच। नरसिंहस्य माहात्म्यं विस्तरेण त्वयेरितं। तथा भवस्य माहात्म्यं भैरवस्याभिधीयताम्

śrī bhīṣma uvāca narasiṁhasya māhātmyaṁ vistareṇa tvayeritaṁ tathā bhavasya māhātmyaṁ bhairavasyābhidhīyatām

Shri Bhishma said: "You have told me at length the greatness of Narasimha. Now let the greatness of Bhava as Bhairava also be told."

Verse 2 (padma.1.46.2)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। तस्यापि देवदेवस्य शृणु त्वं कर्म चोत्तमं। आसीद्दैत्योंधको नाम भिन्नांजनचयोपमः

pulastya uvāca tasyāpi devadevasya śṛṇu tvaṁ karma cottamaṁ āsīddaityoṁdhako nāma bhinnāṁjanacayopamaḥ

Pulastya said: "Hear also the excellent deed of that god of gods. There was a daitya named Andhaka, resembling a broken heap of collyrium."

Verse 3 (padma.1.46.3)

तपसा महता युक्तो ह्यवध्यस्त्रिदिवौकसाम्। स कदाचिन्महादेवं पार्वत्या सहितं विभुं

tapasā mahatā yukto hyavadhyastridivaukasām sa kadācinmahādevaṁ pārvatyā sahitaṁ vibhuṁ

Endowed with great austerity, he was unslayable by the dwellers of heaven. One day he saw mighty Mahadeva together with Parvati,

Verse 4 (padma.1.46.4)

क्रीडमानं तदा दृष्ट्वा हर्तुं देवीं प्रचक्रमे। एतां देवीं हराम्यद्य वियोगे मृत्युमेष्यति

krīḍamānaṁ tadā dṛṣṭvā hartuṁ devīṁ pracakrame etāṁ devīṁ harāmyadya viyoge mṛtyumeṣyati

at play, and set about to abduct the goddess: "I shall carry off this goddess today; separated from her, he will meet his death."

Verse 5 (padma.1.46.5)

ततः स्थिरा भवित्री मे भार्यैषा लोकसुंदरी। बिबौष्ठं चारुवदनं चारुकांततरं मुखं

tataḥ sthirā bhavitrī me bhāryaiṣā lokasuṁdarī bibauṣṭhaṁ cāruvadanaṁ cārukāṁtataraṁ mukhaṁ

"Then she shall become my steadfast wife, this most beautiful woman in the world, with lips like the bimba fruit, a lovely face, a countenance more charming still."

Verse 6 (padma.1.46.6)

यद्येषा न भवेद्भार्या जीविते किं प्रयोजनम्। एतां मतिमथास्थाय मंत्रिभिः सह मंत्र्य च

yadyeṣā na bhavedbhāryā jīvite kiṁ prayojanam etāṁ matimathāsthāya maṁtribhiḥ saha maṁtrya ca

"If she does not become my wife, what use is life to me?" Having resolved on this thought, and having taken counsel with his ministers,

Verse 7 (padma.1.46.7)

चक्रे योगं ससैन्यस्य सेनापतिमभाषत। आनयस्व रथं मह्यं जैत्रं देवनिपातनम्

cakre yogaṁ sasainyasya senāpatimabhāṣata ānayasva rathaṁ mahyaṁ jaitraṁ devanipātanam

he made his army ready, and said to his general: "Bring me my victorious chariot, the one that lays the gods low."

Verse 8 (padma.1.46.8)

जयिष्ये त्रिदशान्सर्वान्विष्णुरुद्रपुरोगमान्। हरिष्ये पर्वतसुतां तया मेऽपहृतं मनः

jayiṣye tridaśānsarvānviṣṇurudrapurogamān hariṣye parvatasutāṁ tayā me'pahṛtaṁ manaḥ

"I shall conquer all the thirty gods, Vishnu and Rudra foremost among them; I shall carry off the daughter of the mountain — my mind has been stolen away by her."

Verse 9 (padma.1.46.9)

मंत्रिणा तस्य चाख्यातः कनकस्य वधस्सुरैः। परभार्यानुरक्तस्य कृतो देवैः सवासवैः

maṁtriṇā tasya cākhyātaḥ kanakasya vadhassuraiḥ parabhāryānuraktasya kṛto devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ

His minister then told him how Kanaka, who lusted after another's wife, had been killed by the gods together with Indra.

Verse 10 (padma.1.46.10)

ततः कोपपरीतात्मा हन्मि देवान्सशंकरान्। तं हत्वा दानवं शक्रो भयादंधासुरस्य च

tataḥ kopaparītātmā hanmi devānsaśaṁkarān taṁ hatvā dānavaṁ śakro bhayādaṁdhāsurasya ca

Then, overcome by rage, he said: "I shall slay the gods, Shankara included." Having slain that danava, Indra, out of fear of the demon Andhaka,

Verse 11 (padma.1.46.11)

जगाम शरणान्वेषी कैलासं शंकरालयं। दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य देवेशं चंद्रार्द्धकृतशेखरं

jagāma śaraṇānveṣī kailāsaṁ śaṁkarālayaṁ dṛṣṭvā praṇamya deveśaṁ caṁdrārddhakṛtaśekharaṁ

went seeking refuge to Kailasa, the abode of Shankara; and having seen the lord of gods, who wears the half-moon as his crest, he bowed to him.

Verse 12 (padma.1.46.12)

भीतो विज्ञापयामास धृतसाहस्रलोचनः। अभयं देहि मे देव दानवादंधकादहं

bhīto vijñāpayāmāsa dhṛtasāhasralocanaḥ abhayaṁ dehi me deva dānavādaṁdhakādahaṁ

Thousand-eyed Indra, frightened, made this plea: "Grant me freedom from fear, O god — I am afraid of the danava Andhaka."

Verse 13 (padma.1.46.13)

बिभेमि तस्य पुत्रोद्य मया युधि निपातितः। तद्यावन्न स जानाति हतं पुत्रं महासुरः

bibhemi tasya putrodya mayā yudhi nipātitaḥ tadyāvanna sa jānāti hataṁ putraṁ mahāsuraḥ

"I fear him, for today his son has been struck down by me in battle. So long as that great asura does not yet know his son has been slain,"

Verse 14 (padma.1.46.14)

तावत्तत्रस्थ एवाशु हन्यतां मद्भयावहः। स्त्रीलौल्याद्दानवः क्रूरः परभार्यापहारकः

tāvattatrastha evāśu hanyatāṁ madbhayāvahaḥ strīlaulyāddānavaḥ krūraḥ parabhāryāpahārakaḥ

"let him, right where he stands, be slain at once — he who has become my terror. That cruel danava, from lust for women, is a ravisher of others' wives —"

Verse 15 (padma.1.46.15)

सर्वथा घातनीयस्ते भवता सुरसत्तम। शक्रस्यैवं वचः श्रुत्वा शरण्यः शंकरस्तदा

sarvathā ghātanīyaste bhavatā surasattama śakrasyaivaṁ vacaḥ śrutvā śaraṇyaḥ śaṁkarastadā

"he must by all means be slain by you, O best of gods." Having heard Indra's words thus, Shankara, the giver of refuge,

Verse 16 (padma.1.46.16)

ददावभयमेवासौ मा भैरिति शतक्रतोः। दत्ताभयोथ कैलासादाजगाम कुशस्थलीम्

dadāvabhayamevāsau mā bhairiti śatakratoḥ dattābhayotha kailāsādājagāma kuśasthalīm

granted him freedom from fear, saying to Indra of a hundred sacrifices, "Do not fear." Having granted this refuge, he then went from Kailasa to Kushasthali,

Verse 17 (padma.1.46.17)

वृतो भूतगणैरीशो वधार्थमंधकस्य तु। कृत्वा रूपं महाकायं विश्वरूपं सुभैरवं

vṛto bhūtagaṇairīśo vadhārthamaṁdhakasya tu kṛtvā rūpaṁ mahākāyaṁ viśvarūpaṁ subhairavaṁ

the Lord, surrounded by his hosts of ghosts, in order to slay Andhaka, having assumed a form of vast body, a universal form, most terrifying,

Verse 18 (padma.1.46.18)

सर्पैर्ज्वलद्भिर्धावद्भिर्भीमं भीमभुजंगवत्। जटासटाभिराकाशं फणिरत्नशिखार्चिषा

sarpairjvaladbhirdhāvadbhirbhīmaṁ bhīmabhujaṁgavat jaṭāsaṭābhirākāśaṁ phaṇiratnaśikhārciṣā

terrible with blazing, darting serpents, like a fearsome great snake, with matted locks reaching the sky, blazing with the flames of the jewels on the serpents' hoods,

Verse 19 (padma.1.46.19)

दहन्नतीवतेजोभिः कालाग्निरिव संक्षये। मुखैर्दंष्ट्रांकुरांकैश्च द्वितीयेन्दुकलोज्ज्वलैः

dahannatīvatejobhiḥ kālāgniriva saṁkṣaye mukhairdaṁṣṭrāṁkurāṁkaiśca dvitīyendukalojjvalaiḥ

burning with intense splendour like the fire of dissolution at the end of time, with faces marked by fangs sprouting like tender shoots, blazing like a second crescent moon,

Verse 20 (padma.1.46.20)

पातालोदररूपाभैर्भैरवारावनादिभिः। भुजैरनेकसाहस्रैर्बहुशस्त्रकृतग्रहः

pātālodararūpābhairbhairavārāvanādibhiḥ bhujairanekasāhasrairbahuśastrakṛtagrahaḥ

with mouths like the deep caverns of Patala, roaring with terrifying cries — with many thousands of arms, gripping many weapons,

Verse 21 (padma.1.46.21)

बह्वाभरणभूषाढ्यै रणे घोरनिनादिभिः। सिंहचर्मपरीधानं व्याघ्रत्वगुत्तरीयकं

bahvābharaṇabhūṣāḍhyai raṇe ghoraninādibhiḥ siṁhacarmaparīdhānaṁ vyāghratvaguttarīyakaṁ

richly adorned with many ornaments, roaring terribly in battle; clad in a lion's skin, with a tiger-skin as his upper garment,

Verse 22 (padma.1.46.22)

गजाजिनकृताटोपं पतद्भृंगरवाकुलं। ईदृग्रूपं विधायेशो दनुदैत्यभयावहं

gajājinakṛtāṭopaṁ patadbhṛṁgaravākulaṁ īdṛgrūpaṁ vidhāyeśo danudaityabhayāvahaṁ

resplendent with an elephant-hide, thronging with the buzzing of falling bees — having assumed such a form, terrifying to the daityas of Danu, the Lord

Verse 23 (padma.1.46.23)

अवातरन्महीं भीमो दनूनां क्षयकारकः। अंधासुरोपि दनुजः पुत्रं श्रुत्वा हतं युधि

avātaranmahīṁ bhīmo danūnāṁ kṣayakārakaḥ aṁdhāsuropi danujaḥ putraṁ śrutvā hataṁ yudhi

descended, terrible, to the earth, the destroyer of the race of Danu. Andhakasura too, the son of Danu, hearing that his son had been slain in battle,

Verse 24 (padma.1.46.24)

क्रोधेन तमसाविष्टो रणतूर्याण्यचोदयत्। संहत्यावहितः प्राप्तो यत्र ते त्रिदशाः स्थिताः

krodhena tamasāviṣṭo raṇatūryāṇyacodayat saṁhatyāvahitaḥ prāpto yatra te tridaśāḥ sthitāḥ

was possessed by the darkness of rage, and had the war-drums sounded. Gathering his forces with care, he arrived where those gods were stationed,

Verse 25 (padma.1.46.25)

महत्या सेनया सार्द्धं रथवारणयुक्तया। ते देवा दानवान्वीक्ष्य महाहवकृतादरान्

mahatyā senayā sārddhaṁ rathavāraṇayuktayā te devā dānavānvīkṣya mahāhavakṛtādarān

together with a great army equipped with chariots and elephants. The gods, seeing the danavas eager for the great battle,

Verse 26 (padma.1.46.26)

व्यपयाततनुत्राणाः शंभुं शरणमन्वयुः। मा भैरिति च तान्देवो देवानुक्त्वा त्रिलोचनः

vyapayātatanutrāṇāḥ śaṁbhuṁ śaraṇamanvayuḥ mā bhairiti ca tāndevo devānuktvā trilocanaḥ

their armour cast off in flight, went for refuge to Shambhu. And the three-eyed god, saying to those gods, "Do not fear,"

Verse 27 (padma.1.46.27)

गृहीत्वा शूलमातिष्ठद्दंष्ट्रारवधरो रुषा। अंधकेनाथ रुष्टेन शतकोटिशरैर्गणाः

gṛhītvā śūlamātiṣṭhaddaṁṣṭrāravadharo ruṣā aṁdhakenātha ruṣṭena śatakoṭiśarairgaṇāḥ

took up his trident and stood ready, his fangs bared in fury. Then the enraged Andhaka, with a hundred crore arrows,

Verse 28 (padma.1.46.28)

निहताश्चापि देवानां बहूनामेकताकृतां। सस्फुलिंगार्चिषो वह्नेर्मुंचमानः पिनाकधृक्

nihatāścāpi devānāṁ bahūnāmekatākṛtāṁ sasphuliṁgārciṣo vahnermuṁcamānaḥ pinākadhṛk

struck down many hosts of the gods, gathered together as one. The wielder of the Pinaka, loosing flames sparking with fire,

Verse 29 (padma.1.46.29)

शरैः समावृतं चक्रे अंधकं रथगं ततः। दनुनाथो रथस्थोथ शिथिलः शिथिलायुधः

śaraiḥ samāvṛtaṁ cakre aṁdhakaṁ rathagaṁ tataḥ danunātho rathasthotha śithilaḥ śithilāyudhaḥ

then enveloped Andhaka, seated in his chariot, with arrows. The lord of the Danavas, seated in his chariot, then grew weary, his weapons growing slack,

Verse 30 (padma.1.46.30)

निमंत्र्य दानवान्सर्वान्स योद्धुमुपचक्रमे। बहुधा तद्बलं भग्नं विविधायुधयोधिभिः

nimaṁtrya dānavānsarvānsa yoddhumupacakrame bahudhā tadbalaṁ bhagnaṁ vividhāyudhayodhibhiḥ

and, summoning all the danavas, he set about to fight anew. That army was broken again and again by warriors wielding various weapons,

Verse 31 (padma.1.46.31)

युधि वीरैर्हतं देवैः स्थाणुना सख्यमाश्रितैः। दानवश्चांधकः सैन्यं भिन्नं दृष्ट्वा कृतं सुरैः

yudhi vīrairhataṁ devaiḥ sthāṇunā sakhyamāśritaiḥ dānavaścāṁdhakaḥ sainyaṁ bhinnaṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṁ suraiḥ

slain in battle by the heroic gods who had taken refuge in friendship with Sthanu. And the danava Andhaka, seeing his army shattered by the gods,

Verse 32 (padma.1.46.32)

आत्मानं च महेशेन निरुद्धं बाणकोटिभिः। विह्वलीभूतदेहोसौ धैर्यमालंब्य केवलम्

ātmānaṁ ca maheśena niruddhaṁ bāṇakoṭibhiḥ vihvalībhūtadehosau dhairyamālaṁbya kevalam

and himself hemmed in by Maheshvara with crores of arrows, his body overcome with distress, yet clinging solely to his courage,

Verse 33 (padma.1.46.33)

पिनाकं चैव रुद्रस्य गृह्य रुद्रमताडयत्। पिनाकस्याभिघातेन रुद्रो भूमिमथागमत्

pinākaṁ caiva rudrasya gṛhya rudramatāḍayat pinākasyābhighātena rudro bhūmimathāgamat

seized Rudra's own Pinaka bow and struck Rudra with it. By the blow of the Pinaka, Rudra then fell to the ground.

Verse 34 (padma.1.46.34)

भूमौ निपातिते देवे चलितं भुवनत्रयं। तत्यजुः सागरा वेलां पर्वताः शिखराणि च

bhūmau nipātite deve calitaṁ bhuvanatrayaṁ tatyajuḥ sāgarā velāṁ parvatāḥ śikharāṇi ca

When the god fell to the ground, the three worlds shook; the oceans abandoned their shores, and the mountains their peaks,

Verse 35 (padma.1.46.35)

नक्षत्राणि वियोगीनि जग्मुर्मुक्तान्यनेकशः। पतिते भुवि देवेशे अंधको गदया पुनः

nakṣatrāṇi viyogīni jagmurmuktānyanekaśaḥ patite bhuvi deveśe aṁdhako gadayā punaḥ

the stars, torn loose, wandered free of their positions in many numbers. When the lord of gods had fallen to the earth, Andhaka once more, with his mace,

Verse 36 (padma.1.46.36)

जघान रुषितो नागं हत्वा तं पातयद्भुवि। शिवं त्यक्त्वा नागराजः प्रपलाय्यान्यतो गतः

jaghāna ruṣito nāgaṁ hatvā taṁ pātayadbhuvi śivaṁ tyaktvā nāgarājaḥ prapalāyyānyato gataḥ

struck, in his fury, at the serpent, and having struck it, felled it to the ground. Abandoning Shiva, the king of serpents fled away elsewhere.

Verse 37 (padma.1.46.37)

मुहूर्त्ताच्चेतनां लब्ध्वा उत्थितः परमेश्वरः। गृहीत्वा परशुं दिव्यं दानवं नैव पश्यति

muhūrttāccetanāṁ labdhvā utthitaḥ parameśvaraḥ gṛhītvā paraśuṁ divyaṁ dānavaṁ naiva paśyati

After a moment, regaining consciousness, the Supreme Lord rose up; taking up his divine axe, he could not see the danava anywhere.

Verse 38 (padma.1.46.38)

कृत्वा तु तामसीं मायां मायाशतविशारदः। तया विमोहिते देवे क्व नु वै दानवो गतः

kṛtvā tu tāmasīṁ māyāṁ māyāśataviśāradaḥ tayā vimohite deve kva nu vai dānavo gataḥ

For he, skilled in a hundred illusions, had cast a magic darkness; and with the god thus bewildered by it — where indeed had the danava gone?

Verse 39 (padma.1.46.39)

शंभोर्भयमथो प्राप्य किं नु पापः करिष्यति। तमसा छादिता यावद्देवा व्याकुलतां गताः

śaṁbhorbhayamatho prāpya kiṁ nu pāpaḥ kariṣyati tamasā chāditā yāvaddevā vyākulatāṁ gatāḥ

Having incurred Shambhu's wrath, what indeed would that sinner do now? As long as they were covered by darkness, the gods fell into confusion,

Verse 40 (padma.1.46.40)

संभ्रांतमानसानीकास्तदोचुः कार्यगौरवात्। एतस्मिन्नंतरे सूर्यस्तेजोरूपो व्यवस्थितः

saṁbhrāṁtamānasānīkāstadocuḥ kāryagauravāt etasminnaṁtare sūryastejorūpo vyavasthitaḥ

their hosts' minds bewildered, and then, because of the gravity of the matter, they spoke. Meanwhile, the sun, whose very form is light, stood ready.

Verse 41 (padma.1.46.41)

उत्तस्थौ नररूपेण कुर्वन्वितिमिरा दिशः। नष्टे तमसि हृष्टाङ्गे खद्योते प्रकटे स्थिते

uttasthau nararūpeṇa kurvanvitimirā diśaḥ naṣṭe tamasi hṛṣṭāṅge khadyote prakaṭe sthite

He rose up in human form, making the directions free of darkness. When the darkness was destroyed and the sun stood revealed, gladdening all bodies,

Verse 42 (padma.1.46.42)

देवा मुदमवापुस्ते स्पष्टाननविलोचनाः। उद्दीप्तास्तु सुराः सर्वे गणाः स्कंदपुरोगमाः

devā mudamavāpuste spaṣṭānanavilocanāḥ uddīptāstu surāḥ sarve gaṇāḥ skaṁdapurogamāḥ

the gods, their faces and eyes now clear, felt joy. All the gods and hosts, with Skanda at their head, grew radiant,

Verse 43 (padma.1.46.43)

स्तुवंति विविधैस्तोत्रैः नररूपं दिवाकरम्। अनौपम्यं जगद्व्यापि ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्परम्

stuvaṁti vividhaistotraiḥ nararūpaṁ divākaram anaupamyaṁ jagadvyāpi brahmaviṣṇuśivātparam

and praised, with various hymns, the sun who had taken human form — incomparable, pervading the universe, higher than Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Verse 44 (padma.1.46.44)

स्निग्धविद्रुमसच्छायं सिंदूरारुणसप्रभम्। प्रभासंतं तदा दृष्ट्वा पंचांगालिंगितावनिः

snigdhavidrumasacchāyaṁ siṁdūrāruṇasaprabham prabhāsaṁtaṁ tadā dṛṣṭvā paṁcāṁgāliṁgitāvaniḥ

Seeing him then shining, with the glossy hue of coral, radiant red like vermilion, [Shiva,] embracing the earth with his five limbs,

Verse 45 (padma.1.46.45)

पुनः प्रणामप्रवणं प्रणिधानपुरःसरम्। आलोक्य स्निग्धया दृष्ट्या देवदेवं त्रिलोचनः

punaḥ praṇāmapravaṇaṁ praṇidhānapuraḥsaram ālokya snigdhayā dṛṣṭyā devadevaṁ trilocanaḥ

bowed low again in reverent salutation. And the three-eyed god, gazing upon the god of gods with an affectionate glance,

Verse 46 (padma.1.46.46)

उवाच स्निग्धगंभीर वाचा देवं शनैर्हरः। पूरयन्निव तेजोभिर्भगवान्भुवनत्रयम्

uvāca snigdhagaṁbhīra vācā devaṁ śanairharaḥ pūrayanniva tejobhirbhagavānbhuvanatrayam

Hara spoke to the god slowly, in a voice deep and tender, the Lord as if filling the three worlds with his splendour:

Verse 47 (padma.1.46.47)

दैत्यमायाभिपन्नानां दर्शनाकुलचेतसाम्। प्राणिनामिदमेवैकमविसंवादि दैवतम्

daityamāyābhipannānāṁ darśanākulacetasām prāṇināmidamevaikamavisaṁvādi daivatam

"For creatures overcome by the illusions of the daityas, their minds bewildered in perception, this alone is the one unfailing deity,"

Verse 48 (padma.1.46.48)

अयमेव च संसारसागरात्सकलादपि। सत्त्वानुत्तारयन्देवः कर्णधाराय ते प्रभुः

ayameva ca saṁsārasāgarātsakalādapi sattvānuttārayandevaḥ karṇadhārāya te prabhuḥ

"this god alone, the Lord, who ferries beings across the entire ocean of samsara, is your very helmsman —"

Verse 49 (padma.1.46.49)

यजंतो जंतवो भक्त्या यं देवं विविधाः सदा। निःश्रेयसाय कल्पंते तं नतो भास्करं विभुम्

yajaṁto jaṁtavo bhaktyā yaṁ devaṁ vividhāḥ sadā niḥśreyasāya kalpaṁte taṁ nato bhāskaraṁ vibhum

"to whom various creatures, worshipping always with devotion, become fit for the highest good — to that mighty Bhaskara I bow."

Verse 50 (padma.1.46.50)

यस्तूदयाद्रिशिखरे मकुटायमानलीलागभस्तिभिरलं कुसुमप्रकाशैः। व्याप्य स्वदीधितिगणैः प्रदिशो दिशश्च देदीप्यते स सविता विभवाय लोके

yastūdayādriśikhare makuṭāyamānalīlāgabhastibhiralaṁ kusumaprakāśaiḥ vyāpya svadīdhitigaṇaiḥ pradiśo diśaśca dedīpyate sa savitā vibhavāya loke

He who, at the peak of the Udaya mountain, with rays sportive as a crown, radiant like flowers, pervading all the quarters with his multitude of beams, blazes forth — that Sun shines for the glory of the world.

Verse 51 (padma.1.46.51)

ब्रह्मेंद्ररुद्रमरुदच्युतवह्निपाथो नाथ प्रयोगनिपुणैश्च ऋषींद्रसंघैः। श्रेयोर्थिभिः प्रतिदिनं दिवसांगरागैर्दिव्यांगरागपरिलिप्त समस्तदैहैः

brahmeṁdrarudramarudacyutavahnipātho nātha prayoganipuṇaiśca ṛṣīṁdrasaṁghaiḥ śreyorthibhiḥ pratidinaṁ divasāṁgarāgairdivyāṁgarāgaparilipta samastadaihaiḥ

O Lord worshipped by Brahma, Indra, Rudra, the Maruts, Vishnu, Agni, and Varuna, and by hosts of the greatest sages skilled in ritual practice, who, seeking their own welfare, daily anoint their whole bodies with celestial paste,

Verse 52 (padma.1.46.52)

पूज्यं वपुस्तव सदा प्रलये हि वेदैर्गीर्भिर्विचित्रपदमंडलमंडिताभिः। ये त्वां स्तुवंति परसद्मनि सद्महीना नित्यं प्रसारितकरा भुवि ते भवंति

pūjyaṁ vapustava sadā pralaye hi vedairgīrbhirvicitrapadamaṁḍalamaṁḍitābhiḥ ye tvāṁ stuvaṁti parasadmani sadmahīnā nityaṁ prasāritakarā bhuvi te bhavaṁti

Your form is ever worthy of worship, even at the dissolution of the world, by the Vedas, with hymns adorned with wondrous and manifold words. Those who praise you, though homeless, dwell in the supreme abode; and they become ever open-handed upon this earth.

Verse 53 (padma.1.46.53)

ये दद्रुकुष्ठपिटिकादिभिरर्दितांगाः शीर्णत्वचः कुनखिनश्च्युतकेशनाशाः। देवेश तेपि तवपादनता भवंति सद्यो द्विरष्टशरदाकृतयो मनुष्याः

ye dadrukuṣṭhapiṭikādibhirarditāṁgāḥ śīrṇatvacaḥ kunakhinaścyutakeśanāśāḥ deveśa tepi tavapādanatā bhavaṁti sadyo dviraṣṭaśaradākṛtayo manuṣyāḥ

Those whose limbs are afflicted by ringworm, leprosy, boils, and the like, whose skin is withered, whose nails are diseased, whose hair has fallen out — O lord of gods, even they, bowing at your feet, at once become men with the fresh form of sixteen years.

Verse 54 (padma.1.46.54)

सामेति सामगगणा हि मखार्थकं त्वामध्वर्यवस्त्वृगिति बह्वृचमुख्यपूगाः। त्वामेवमार्यमिति कार्यविदोधिगंतुं नागाश्च वेति पितरोप्यथ सर्वगंधम्

sāmeti sāmagagaṇā hi makhārthakaṁ tvāmadhvaryavastvṛgiti bahvṛcamukhyapūgāḥ tvāmevamāryamiti kāryavidodhigaṁtuṁ nāgāśca veti pitaropyatha sarvagaṁdham

The hosts of Samaveda chanters call you 'Sama' for the sake of sacrifice; the Adhvaryu priests and the chief companies of Rigvedic reciters call you 'Rik'; those skilled in ritual seek to approach you as 'Arya'; the Nagas and the ancestors know you as the bearer of every fragrance.

Verse 55 (padma.1.46.55)

मायेति चोपनिषदर्कषडेव देवा मर्त्यास्तथा वयमिवेह उपासतेऽमी। गंधर्वकिन्नरगणाः सहचारणैस्तु रूपं तथा च भगवन्प्रतिपद्यसे त्वम्

māyeti copaniṣadarkaṣaḍeva devā martyāstathā vayamiveha upāsate'mī gaṁdharvakinnaragaṇāḥ sahacāraṇaistu rūpaṁ tathā ca bhagavanpratipadyase tvam

The Upanishads call you 'Maya'; the six classes of gods, and mortals too, worship you here as we do; the hosts of gandharvas and kinnaras, together with the charanas — and thus, O Lord, you take on form for each.

Verse 56 (padma.1.46.56)

येनार्चयंति सततं भवतोर्च्यमर्चिस्तेर्चिष्प्रतापितदिगंबरवित्तहीनाः। क्षुत्क्षामकंठजठराघटखर्परेण भिक्षामटंति परवेश्मसुतेर्थहीनाः

yenārcayaṁti satataṁ bhavatorcyamarcisterciṣpratāpitadigaṁbaravittahīnāḥ kṣutkṣāmakaṁṭhajaṭharāghaṭakharpareṇa bhikṣāmaṭaṁti paraveśmasuterthahīnāḥ

By whose radiance those who constantly worship your worshipful flame — clad only in the directions, scorched, without wealth, their throats and bellies wasted with hunger — wander begging for alms with a broken potsherd, from house to house, without sons or riches,

Verse 57 (padma.1.46.57)

उत्फुल्लकोकनदकोशविशालनेत्रमीषद्विलासलुलिताञ्चितपिंगतारम्। कामं प्रशस्ततरसुंदरहाररम्यमुत्तुंगपीवरपयोधरभारखिन्नं

utphullakokanadakośaviśālanetramīṣadvilāsalulitāñcitapiṁgatāram kāmaṁ praśastatarasuṁdarahāraramyamuttuṁgapīvarapayodharabhārakhinnaṁ

with eyes wide as blossoming red-lotus cups, their tawny pupils gently stirred with playful grace, lovely with the most excellent necklaces, wearied by the weight of their high, full breasts,

Verse 58 (padma.1.46.58)

रंभोपमोरु पृथुपीननितंबबिंबानद्धक्वणन्मणिरणद्रशनाकलापं। बृंदं ललाटतटकोटिपटांतलंबि हेमांचलांचितमुखं कुलपालिकानाम्

raṁbhopamoru pṛthupīnanitaṁbabiṁbānaddhakvaṇanmaṇiraṇadraśanākalāpaṁ bṛṁdaṁ lalāṭataṭakoṭipaṭāṁtalaṁbi hemāṁcalāṁcitamukhaṁ kulapālikānām

their thighs like plantain-stems, their broad, full hip-orbs bound with jingling jewel-girdles — this throng of noble matrons, with golden borders of their veils hanging over their foreheads, their faces adorned,

Verse 59 (padma.1.46.59)

कांतं गृहेषु कलगद्गदभाषितानां झंकारनूपुररवेणविरावितानाम्। तेषां कृशानुकरमिन्दुसमानकांतं यैरर्चितोसि भगवन्भवमोचनस्त्वं

kāṁtaṁ gṛheṣu kalagadgadabhāṣitānāṁ jhaṁkāranūpuraraveṇavirāvitānām teṣāṁ kṛśānukaramindusamānakāṁtaṁ yairarcitosi bhagavanbhavamocanastvaṁ

lovely in their homes, speaking in sweet, faltering tones, their anklets ringing — by these women, whose radiance is like fire, whose loveliness is like the moon, you are worshipped, O Lord, the liberator from worldly existence.

Verse 60 (padma.1.46.60)

ब्रह्मा त्वमेव हरिरस्यनिलोऽनलोसि रुद्रोंऽतकोसि वरुणोऽस्यमराधिपोसि। सोमोसि वायुरसि भूरसि चेश्वरोसि यज्ञोसि वित्तपतिरस्यपराजितोसि

brahmā tvameva harirasyanilo'nalosi rudroṁ'takosi varuṇo'syamarādhiposi somosi vāyurasi bhūrasi ceśvarosi yajñosi vittapatirasyaparājitosi

You are Brahma, you are Hari, you are the wind, you are fire; you are Rudra, you are Death; you are Varuna, you are the lord of the immortals; you are Soma, you are Vayu, you are the Earth, and you are Ishvara; you are the sacrifice, you are the lord of wealth, you are unconquered.

Verse 61 (padma.1.46.61)

ते सप्तसप्तिसुरवाहरणेन मुक्ता भूमावथेति तरसोरुतरंतरीताः। व्योमैतदंतरहितं परितो हि गत्वा गच्छंति न श्रमदं हिमनागपीमे

te saptasaptisuravāharaṇena muktā bhūmāvatheti tarasorutaraṁtarītāḥ vyomaitadaṁtarahitaṁ parito hi gatvā gacchaṁti na śramadaṁ himanāgapīme

Your seven horses, released from bearing the burden of the gods, swiftly crossing this vast expanse, having traversed this boundless sky on every side, journey on, untiring, even past the snow-clad mountains.

Verse 62 (padma.1.46.62)

ध्यानैकयोगनिरताश्च समाधिभावात्ध्यात्वा पदं तव तुरीयमनंतमूर्ते। मुक्तामयास्तनुभृतो न भियाभियुक्तास्तद्ब्रह्मशाश्वतमचिंत्यमनाद्यनंतं

dhyānaikayoganiratāśca samādhibhāvātdhyātvā padaṁ tava turīyamanaṁtamūrte muktāmayāstanubhṛto na bhiyābhiyuktāstadbrahmaśāśvatamaciṁtyamanādyanaṁtaṁ

Those devoted solely to the yoga of meditation, through the state of samadhi, having meditated upon your fourth, infinite state, though embodied become free from disease and are no longer beset by fear — that eternal Brahman, inconceivable, without beginning, without end,

Verse 63 (padma.1.46.63)

जन्मादिरोगरहितं परमं पुराणमीशं जरामरणशोकभयातिरिक्तम्। स्थूलानुभावनगणागणितं विशुद्धं वेदांतवादिभिरलं परिमन्यते यत्

janmādirogarahitaṁ paramaṁ purāṇamīśaṁ jarāmaraṇaśokabhayātiriktam sthūlānubhāvanagaṇāgaṇitaṁ viśuddhaṁ vedāṁtavādibhiralaṁ parimanyate yat

free from birth and disease, the supreme, ancient Lord, beyond old age, death, sorrow and fear, uncounted among the multitudes sunk in gross perception, utterly pure — that which the exponents of Vedanta alone rightly contemplate.

Verse 64 (padma.1.46.64)

त्वामग्निपुंजवपुषं तपसां निवासं याता दिवं सुचिरकालमुपास्यभक्ताः। भानो सुरासुरसमूहशिरोनिघृष्ट पादारविंदयुगलामलचारुमूर्त्ते

tvāmagnipuṁjavapuṣaṁ tapasāṁ nivāsaṁ yātā divaṁ sucirakālamupāsyabhaktāḥ bhāno surāsurasamūhaśironighṛṣṭa pādāraviṁdayugalāmalacārumūrtte

You, whose body is a mass of fire, the abode of austerities — devotees who have worshipped you for a long time attain heaven. O Sun, whose lovely, pure pair of lotus feet are rubbed by the bowed heads of the hosts of gods and asuras,

Verse 65 (padma.1.46.65)

भूतेशभूतवरदा सकृदव्ययात्मन्व्योमाट्टहाससवितर्भुवनैकदीप। ऋक्साममंत्रयजुषामधिवास नाम सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकारणलोकपाल

bhūteśabhūtavaradā sakṛdavyayātmanvyomāṭṭahāsasavitarbhuvanaikadīpa ṛksāmamaṁtrayajuṣāmadhivāsa nāma sṛṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇalokapāla

O giver of boons to beings and their lord, imperishable soul, whose laughter fills the sky, O Sun, sole lamp of the worlds, dwelling-place of the Rik, Sama, and Yajus mantras, cause of creation, preservation and dissolution, guardian of the worlds,

Verse 66 (padma.1.46.66)

दीनस्य देव कृपणस्य भवेभवे मे मग्नस्य चारुदविचार मनोरथानि। शश्वद्यतीश्वर शशी करकंकघोरोत्पातो जरामरणशोकरुगांतरस्य

dīnasya deva kṛpaṇasya bhavebhave me magnasya cārudavicāra manorathāni śaśvadyatīśvara śaśī karakaṁkaghorotpāto jarāmaraṇaśokarugāṁtarasya

O god, look with kind regard upon the desires of me, poor and wretched, sunk in birth after birth; O eternal, all-controlling lord, dispel the terrible calamity that besets me within, of old age, death, sorrow, and disease.

Verse 67 (padma.1.46.67)

यः प्रातः सायमिदं मध्याह्ने वा पठेच्च दीप्तांशोः। सालोक्यं याति रवेः प्राप्नोति धर्मार्थकामांश्च

yaḥ prātaḥ sāyamidaṁ madhyāhne vā paṭhecca dīptāṁśoḥ sālokyaṁ yāti raveḥ prāpnoti dharmārthakāmāṁśca

Whoever recites this hymn to the radiant one in the morning, evening, or at midday, attains the world of the sun, and obtains dharma, artha, and kama.

Verse 68 (padma.1.46.68)

नित्यं तस्माच्च सूर्याच्च मनसोभिहितं च यत्। नमस्ते देवदेवेश भक्तानामभयंकर

nityaṁ tasmācca sūryācca manasobhihitaṁ ca yat namaste devadeveśa bhaktānāmabhayaṁkara

And that which is declared eternally by the mind, from that very Sun — salutation to you, O lord of the gods of gods, who grants fearlessness to your devotees.

Verse 69 (padma.1.46.69)

सुब्रह्मण्य नमस्ते तु सर्वदेवनमस्कृत। तिग्मांशो वै नमस्तुभ्यं जगतश्चक्षुषे नमः

subrahmaṇya namaste tu sarvadevanamaskṛta tigmāṁśo vai namastubhyaṁ jagataścakṣuṣe namaḥ

Salutation to you, O fair and excellent one, worshipped by all the gods; salutation to you, O sharp-rayed one; salutation to the eye of the universe.

Verse 70 (padma.1.46.70)

प्रभाकर नमस्तेस्तु भानो जय जगत्पते। अनेन दनुमुख्येन पीडितोहं जगत्पते

prabhākara namastestu bhāno jaya jagatpate anena danumukhyena pīḍitohaṁ jagatpate

Salutation to you, O light-maker; O Sun, victory to you, lord of the world! I am afflicted, O lord of the world, by this chief of the Danus,

Verse 71 (padma.1.46.71)

किं करोमि कथं चैनं घातयामि दिवाकर। सूर्य उवाच। जय शूलेन पापिष्ठं मायाशतविशारदम्

kiṁ karomi kathaṁ cainaṁ ghātayāmi divākara sūrya uvāca jaya śūlena pāpiṣṭhaṁ māyāśataviśāradam

"What shall I do, and how shall I slay him, O Sun?" The Sun said: "Conquer with your trident that most sinful one, skilled in a hundred illusions."

Verse 72 (padma.1.46.72)

जयं प्राप्नुहि देवेश हत्वा शूलेन चांधकम्। गृह्य शूलं ततो दूरमाक्षिप्य हर तेजसा

jayaṁ prāpnuhi deveśa hatvā śūlena cāṁdhakam gṛhya śūlaṁ tato dūramākṣipya hara tejasā

"Attain victory, O lord of gods, by slaying Andhaka with your trident." Then, taking up the trident, and hurling it far, Hara with his splendour,

Verse 73 (padma.1.46.73)

ततोन्धकस्त्रिशूलेनाताडयत्पापकर्मकृत्। तस्मिन्युद्धे तथा रुद्रो ह्यन्धकेनाभिपीडितः

tatondhakastriśūlenātāḍayatpāpakarmakṛt tasminyuddhe tathā rudro hyandhakenābhipīḍitaḥ

[struck at him]. Then Andhaka, that doer of sinful deeds, struck him with a trident. In that battle, Rudra was likewise afflicted by Andhaka,

Verse 74 (padma.1.46.74)

मुमोच बाणमुत्युग्रं नाम्ना पाशुपतं हि यत्। पिनाकमानम्य दोर्भ्यां पिनाकी शंकरः स्वयम्

mumoca bāṇamutyugraṁ nāmnā pāśupataṁ hi yat pinākamānamya dorbhyāṁ pinākī śaṁkaraḥ svayam

and released a most terrible arrow, named the Pashupata weapon. Bending the Pinaka bow with both arms, Shankara himself, the wielder of the Pinaka,

Verse 75 (padma.1.46.75)

रुद्रबाणविनिर्भेदाद्रुधिरादन्धकस्य तु। अंधकाश्च समुत्पन्नाश्शतशोथ सहस्रशः

rudrabāṇavinirbhedādrudhirādandhakasya tu aṁdhakāśca samutpannāśśataśotha sahasraśaḥ

[struck Andhaka]. From the blood flowing from Andhaka, pierced by Rudra's arrow, hundreds and thousands of other Andhakas were born,

Verse 76 (padma.1.46.76)

तेषां विदार्यमाणानां रुधिरादपरे पुनः। बभूवुरंधका घोरा यैर्व्याप्तमखिलं जगत्

teṣāṁ vidāryamāṇānāṁ rudhirādapare punaḥ babhūvuraṁdhakā ghorā yairvyāptamakhilaṁ jagat

and from the blood of those, as they too were torn apart, yet more terrible Andhakas came into being, until the whole universe was pervaded by them.

Verse 77 (padma.1.46.77)

तं तु मायाविनं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवस्तदांधकम्। पानार्थमंधकस्यास्रं ससृजे मातृकास्तदा

taṁ tu māyāvinaṁ dṛṣṭvā devadevastadāṁdhakam pānārthamaṁdhakasyāsraṁ sasṛje mātṛkāstadā

Seeing that illusion-wielding Andhaka, the god of gods then created the Mother-goddesses, in order to drink up Andhaka's blood —

Verse 78 (padma.1.46.78)

माहेश्वरीं तथा ब्राह्मीं शौरीं वा बाडवीं तथा। सौपर्णीमथ वायव्यां शंखिनीं तैत्तिरीं तथा

māheśvarīṁ tathā brāhmīṁ śaurīṁ vā bāḍavīṁ tathā sauparṇīmatha vāyavyāṁ śaṁkhinīṁ taittirīṁ tathā

Maheshvari, and Brahmi, Shauri and Badavi, Saupami and Vayavi, Shankhini and Taittiri,

Verse 79 (padma.1.46.79)

सौरीं सौम्यां शिवदूतीं चामुंडामथ वारुणीं। वाराहीं नारसिंहीं च वैष्णवीं च विभावरीं

saurīṁ saumyāṁ śivadūtīṁ cāmuṁḍāmatha vāruṇīṁ vārāhīṁ nārasiṁhīṁ ca vaiṣṇavīṁ ca vibhāvarīṁ

Sauri and Saumya, Shivaduti and Chamunda, Varuni, Varahi and Narasimhi, Vaishnavi and Vibhavari,

Verse 80 (padma.1.46.80)

शतानंदां भगानंदां पिच्छिलां भगमालिनीं। बालामतिबलां रक्तां सुरभीं मुखमंडिताम्

śatānaṁdāṁ bhagānaṁdāṁ picchilāṁ bhagamālinīṁ bālāmatibalāṁ raktāṁ surabhīṁ mukhamaṁḍitām

Shatananda and Bhaganandaa, Picchila and Bhagamalini, Bala and Atibala, Rakta, and Surabhi with her adorned face —

Verse 81 (padma.1.46.81)

मातृनंदां सुनंदां च बिडानीं शकुनीं तथा। रेवतीं च महापुण्यां तथैव शिखिपट्टिकां

mātṛnaṁdāṁ sunaṁdāṁ ca biḍānīṁ śakunīṁ tathā revatīṁ ca mahāpuṇyāṁ tathaiva śikhipaṭṭikāṁ

Matrinanda and Sunanda, Bidani and Shakuni, and the greatly meritorious Revati, and likewise Shikhipattika —

Verse 82 (padma.1.46.82)

शूलेन च ततो दैत्यं बिभेद त्रिपुरांतकः। निर्गतं रुधिरं तस्मात्पपुस्ता मातरस्तदा

śūlena ca tato daityaṁ bibheda tripurāṁtakaḥ nirgataṁ rudhiraṁ tasmātpapustā mātarastadā

then the destroyer of Tripura pierced the daitya with his trident; and the blood that flowed from him, those Mothers then drank.

Verse 83 (padma.1.46.83)

नीरक्तो हि तदा दैत्यश्शुष्कतां प्राप भूपते। शूले प्रोतस्तदा दैत्यो दिव्यवर्षसहस्रकम्

nīrakto hi tadā daityaśśuṣkatāṁ prāpa bhūpate śūle protastadā daityo divyavarṣasahasrakam

Drained of blood, the daitya then became withered, O king. Impaled on the trident, the daitya, for a thousand divine years,

Verse 84 (padma.1.46.84)

महाबलेन रुद्रेण विधृतोपि मृतो नहि। स्तुतस्तेन तदा शंभुर्भक्त्या दैत्येन सुव्रत

mahābalena rudreṇa vidhṛtopi mṛto nahi stutastena tadā śaṁbhurbhaktyā daityena suvrata

was held by the mighty Rudra, yet did not die. O one of good vows, Shambhu was then praised with devotion by that daitya:

Verse 85 (padma.1.46.85)

नमोस्तु शंभो भवनाशहेतो नमोस्तु ते देव वरप्रसीद। त्वं भू जलाग्नीरनभोर्कसोमयज्वाष्टमूर्तिर्भवभावनोलम्

namostu śaṁbho bhavanāśaheto namostu te deva varaprasīda tvaṁ bhū jalāgnīranabhorkasomayajvāṣṭamūrtirbhavabhāvanolam

"Salutation to you, Shambhu, cause of the destruction of existence; salutation to you, O god, be gracious and grant a boon. You are earth, water, fire, sky, sun and moon, and the sacrificer — the eight-formed one, the creator of existence, without limit,"

Verse 86 (padma.1.46.86)

त्वां वै बाणो बहुवाद्येन तोष्य प्राप्तश्चैश्यं स्वे पुरे तत्स्वरक्ष्यम्। रक्षोधीशो बाहुभिस्तोल्यशैलं युष्मत्क्रांतक्लिष्टरूपो ह्यनौषीत्

tvāṁ vai bāṇo bahuvādyena toṣya prāptaścaiśyaṁ sve pure tatsvarakṣyam rakṣodhīśo bāhubhistolyaśailaṁ yuṣmatkrāṁtakliṣṭarūpo hyanauṣīt

"Bana, having pleased you with much music, obtained lordship in his own city, which was thereby to be protected; and the lord of the rakshasas, having borne a mountain equal to Kailasa on his arms, though his form was afflicted by your trampling, was healed,"

Verse 87 (padma.1.46.87)

प्राप्तोप्यैश्यं सर्वरक्षोगणानां पुत्रं चापि प्रोर्जितं शक्रबंधम्। भवभयहर हर परम उदार मम सुखकरण निखिल सुरसार

prāptopyaiśyaṁ sarvarakṣogaṇānāṁ putraṁ cāpi prorjitaṁ śakrabaṁdham bhavabhayahara hara parama udāra mama sukhakaraṇa nikhila surasāra

"having obtained lordship over all the hosts of rakshasas, and a mighty son, the binder of Indra — O remover of the fear of existence, Hara, supremely generous one, cause of my happiness, essence of all the gods,"

Verse 88 (padma.1.46.88)

जितमरुदभिमतवितरणपार तव पदकमलमिहारणसार। तवेश पादपंकजं करोति यो नरो हृदि सदेशतस्य वांछितं ददासि भक्तिभावितः

jitamarudabhimatavitaraṇapāra tava padakamalamihāraṇasāra taveśa pādapaṁkajaṁ karoti yo naro hṛdi sadeśatasya vāṁchitaṁ dadāsi bhaktibhāvitaḥ

"you who have conquered and grant the desires of the Maruts, whose lotus-feet are the very essence even in battle — O Lord, whatever man holds your lotus feet ever in his heart, to him, moved by his devotion, you grant his heart's desire."

Verse 89 (padma.1.46.89)

मुनीश्वराः पुरा हरं भवंतमेवमादरात्प्रपूज्य लिंगरूपिणं समापिता मनोरथान्। भवोद्भवैकरूपिणं प्रपंचपंचकाकृतिं विचिंत्यवृक्षकोटरस्थ एष जीवजीवनं

munīśvarāḥ purā haraṁ bhavaṁtamevamādarātprapūjya liṁgarūpiṇaṁ samāpitā manorathān bhavodbhavaikarūpiṇaṁ prapaṁcapaṁcakākṛtiṁ viciṁtyavṛkṣakoṭarastha eṣa jīvajīvanaṁ

The great sages of old, having thus reverently worshipped you, Hara, in your linga-form, had their heart's desires fulfilled; meditating upon you, the sole source of existence, in the form of the fivefold manifest world — you, dwelling even in the hollow of a tree, are the very life of all life.

Verse 90 (padma.1.46.90)

भवेद्भवाङ्घ्रिचिंतनाप्तसर्वकामईश्वर त्वदीय किंकरान्विते पदे पदे समागतः। मूढोहं नाभिजानामि त्वां स्तोतुं भक्तवत्सल

bhavedbhavāṅghriciṁtanāptasarvakāmaīśvara tvadīya kiṁkarānvite pade pade samāgataḥ mūḍhohaṁ nābhijānāmi tvāṁ stotuṁ bhaktavatsala

O Lord, by whose feet' contemplation all desires are attained, having come again and again to the place filled with your servants — I, deluded, do not know how to praise you, O lover of your devotees.

Verse 91 (padma.1.46.91)

सदीश्वरेण मनसाप्यनुकंप्यो रणं गतः। इति स्तुतो महेशस्तु भक्त्या दैत्येन सादरं

sadīśvareṇa manasāpyanukaṁpyo raṇaṁ gataḥ iti stuto maheśastu bhaktyā daityena sādaraṁ

Pitied even in mind by the ever-present Lord, [Andhaka ceased his] battle. Thus was Maheshvara praised with devotion and reverence by that daitya,

Verse 92 (padma.1.46.92)

गणेशतां ददौ तस्मै नाम भृंगीरिटीति च। एष ते महिमा भूप हरस्य भवहारिणः

gaṇeśatāṁ dadau tasmai nāma bhṛṁgīriṭīti ca eṣa te mahimā bhūpa harasya bhavahāriṇaḥ

and Shiva granted him the status of a lord of the ganas, under the name Bhringiriti. This, O king, is the glory of Hara, the remover of worldly existence,

Verse 93 (padma.1.46.93)

कथितो विघ्नविघ्नाख्यस्तत्पराणां सुखावहः। भीष्म उवाच। मनुष्यस्यापि देवत्वं सुखं राज्यं धनं यशः

kathito vighnavighnākhyastatparāṇāṁ sukhāvahaḥ bhīṣma uvāca manuṣyasyāpi devatvaṁ sukhaṁ rājyaṁ dhanaṁ yaśaḥ

told as the remover of obstacles, bringing happiness to those devoted to him. Bhishma said: "Godhood even for a man, happiness, kingship, wealth, fame,"

Verse 94 (padma.1.46.94)

जयं भोग्यं तथारोग्यमायुर्विद्यां श्रियं सुतं। बंधुवर्ग शिवं सर्वं ब्रूहि मे विप्रसत्तम

jayaṁ bhogyaṁ tathārogyamāyurvidyāṁ śriyaṁ sutaṁ baṁdhuvarga śivaṁ sarvaṁ brūhi me viprasattama

"victory, enjoyment, and health, long life, learning, prosperity, sons, family, and all that is auspicious — tell me, O best of brahmins."

Verse 95 (padma.1.46.95)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। एभिर्गुणैर्युतः श्रीमान्सदैवब्राह्मणो भुवि। त्रैलोक्ये तु सदा मेध्यो विप्रदेवो युगेयुगे

pulastya uvāca ebhirguṇairyutaḥ śrīmānsadaivabrāhmaṇo bhuvi trailokye tu sadā medhyo vipradevo yugeyuge

Pulastya said: "Endowed with these qualities, the glorious brahmin is ever on earth; in the three worlds, in every age, the brahmin-god is always pure."

Verse 96 (padma.1.46.96)

पूजयित्वा द्विजान्देवाः स्वर्गं भुंजंति चाक्षयं। धरामवंति राजानो लोकावित्तं सुखं शिवं

pūjayitvā dvijāndevāḥ svargaṁ bhuṁjaṁti cākṣayaṁ dharāmavaṁti rājāno lokāvittaṁ sukhaṁ śivaṁ

"By worshipping brahmins, the gods enjoy imperishable heaven; kings protect the earth, and the worlds enjoy wealth, happiness, and auspiciousness."

Verse 97 (padma.1.46.97)

लोके विप्र समो नास्ति देवानामपि दैवतं। स च धर्ममयः साक्षाद्भुवि मुक्तिप्रदो भृशं

loke vipra samo nāsti devānāmapi daivataṁ sa ca dharmamayaḥ sākṣādbhuvi muktiprado bhṛśaṁ

"In the world there is none equal to a brahmin — he is the very deity even of the gods. He is dharma incarnate, and truly a great bestower of liberation on earth."

Verse 98 (padma.1.46.98)

लोकानां स गुरुः पूज्यस्तीर्थभूतोऽनघो जनः। सर्वदेवालयः सत्वो निर्मितो ब्रह्मणा पुरा

lokānāṁ sa guruḥ pūjyastīrthabhūto'nagho janaḥ sarvadevālayaḥ satvo nirmito brahmaṇā purā

"He is the venerable teacher of the worlds, a very sacred bathing-place, a sinless being — a true abode of all the gods, fashioned by Brahma of old."

Verse 99 (padma.1.46.99)

इममर्थं पुरा पृष्टो नारदेन पितामहः। कस्मिंस्तु पूजिते ब्रह्मन्प्रसादी माधवो भवेत्

imamarthaṁ purā pṛṣṭo nāradena pitāmahaḥ kasmiṁstu pūjite brahmanprasādī mādhavo bhavet

On this very matter, the grandsire was once asked by Narada: "By worshipping whom, O Brahman, does Madhava become gracious?"

Verse 100 (padma.1.46.100)

ब्रह्मोवाच । यस्य विप्राः प्रसीदंति तस्य विष्णुः प्रसीदति। तस्माद्ब्राह्मण शुश्रूषुः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति

brahmovāca yasya viprāḥ prasīdaṁti tasya viṣṇuḥ prasīdati tasmādbrāhmaṇa śuśrūṣuḥ paraṁ brahmādhigacchati

Brahma said: "He with whom brahmins are pleased — with him Vishnu is pleased. Therefore he who serves brahmins attains the supreme Brahman."

Verse 101 (padma.1.46.101)

विष्णुर्ब्राह्मणदेहेषु सदा वसति नान्यथा। तस्माद्ब्राह्मणपूजायां विष्णुस्तुष्यति तत्क्षणात्

viṣṇurbrāhmaṇadeheṣu sadā vasati nānyathā tasmādbrāhmaṇapūjāyāṁ viṣṇustuṣyati tatkṣaṇāt

"Vishnu always dwells within the bodies of brahmins, and nowhere else; therefore, when a brahmin is worshipped, Vishnu is pleased at that very instant."

Verse 102 (padma.1.46.102)

विप्रान्यः पूजयेन्नित्यं दानमानार्चनादिभिः। कृतं क्रतुशतं तेन विध्युक्तं प्रियदक्षिणम्

viprānyaḥ pūjayennityaṁ dānamānārcanādibhiḥ kṛtaṁ kratuśataṁ tena vidhyuktaṁ priyadakṣiṇam

"He who ever worships brahmins with gifts, honour, and reverence — by him a hundred sacrifices, correctly performed with pleasing sacrificial fees, are accomplished."

Verse 103 (padma.1.46.103)

ब्राह्मणस्य मुखं क्षेत्रमनूषरमकण्टकम्। वापयेत्सर्वबीजानि सा कृषिस्सार्वकालिकी

brāhmaṇasya mukhaṁ kṣetramanūṣaramakaṇṭakam vāpayetsarvabījāni sā kṛṣissārvakālikī

"The mouth of a brahmin is a field free from salinity and thorns; one should sow all seeds there — that cultivation bears fruit at all times."

Verse 104 (padma.1.46.104)

अभिगम्य तु यद्दत्तं यच्च दानं मनोरमं। विद्यते सागरस्यांतो दानस्यांतो न विद्यते

abhigamya tu yaddattaṁ yacca dānaṁ manoramaṁ vidyate sāgarasyāṁto dānasyāṁto na vidyate

"What is given, having approached him, and whatever gift is given with a glad heart — the ocean has an end, but the end of such a gift is not to be found."

Verse 105 (padma.1.46.105)

मनसापि न हिंसंति भूदेवमाततायिनं। मनोनुकूलतां यांति देवैरपि च दुर्लभां

manasāpi na hiṁsaṁti bhūdevamātatāyinaṁ manonukūlatāṁ yāṁti devairapi ca durlabhāṁ

"Even one under attack does not harm a brahmin, an earthly god, even in thought; they attain a harmony of mind that is hard to obtain even for the gods."

Verse 106 (padma.1.46.106)

गृहे यस्यागतो विद्वान्नैराश्यं नोपगच्छति। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य चाक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते

gṛhe yasyāgato vidvānnairāśyaṁ nopagacchati sarvapāpakṣayastasya cākṣayaṁ svargamaśnute

"He to whose house a learned man comes and does not depart disappointed — all his sins are destroyed, and he attains imperishable heaven."

Verse 107 (padma.1.46.107)

काले देशे च पात्रे च विप्रे यच्चार्पयेद्वसु। तद्धनं चाक्षयं विद्धि जन्मजन्मनि तिष्ठति

kāle deśe ca pātre ca vipre yaccārpayedvasu taddhanaṁ cākṣayaṁ viddhi janmajanmani tiṣṭhati

"Whatever wealth one offers to a worthy brahmin, at the right time and place — know that wealth to be imperishable; it remains with him birth after birth."

Verse 108 (padma.1.46.108)

न च दारिद्र्यतामेति नातुरो न च कातरः। मनोनुकूलां प्रमदामर्चयित्वा द्विजान्लभेत्

na ca dāridryatāmeti nāturo na ca kātaraḥ manonukūlāṁ pramadāmarcayitvā dvijānlabhet

"He does not fall into poverty, nor become ill, nor timid; having worshipped brahmins, he obtains a wife agreeable to his heart."

Verse 109 (padma.1.46.109)

कृत्वा साहसकर्माणि दद्याद्विप्राय पर्वसु। तद्दानं सुगुणं प्रोक्तमभयं लाभ एव च

kṛtvā sāhasakarmāṇi dadyādviprāya parvasu taddānaṁ suguṇaṁ proktamabhayaṁ lābha eva ca

"Having performed bold deeds, one should give to a brahmin on the sacred days; that gift is said to be most virtuous, bringing fearlessness and true gain."

Verse 110 (padma.1.46.110)

विप्रपादतलोद्घृष्टि क्षती भवति यः करः। स करः श्रीकरो नाम अन्यः कर्मकरः करः

viprapādatalodghṛṣṭi kṣatī bhavati yaḥ karaḥ sa karaḥ śrīkaro nāma anyaḥ karmakaraḥ karaḥ

"The hand that becomes worn from rubbing the sole of a brahmin's foot — that hand is called the 'hand of fortune'; any other hand is merely a hand that does labour."

Verse 111 (padma.1.46.111)

विप्रपादरजः पूताः पूतास्तज्जलबिन्दुभिः। विपद्भिश्च सदा पापैर्मुक्ता यांति त्रिविष्टपम्

viprapādarajaḥ pūtāḥ pūtāstajjalabindubhiḥ vipadbhiśca sadā pāpairmuktā yāṁti triviṣṭapam

"Those purified by the dust of a brahmin's feet, purified by drops of water that has touched them, freed always from calamities and sins, go to heaven."

Verse 112 (padma.1.46.112)

विप्रपादरजः पूताः शुचयो गृह चत्वराः। पुण्यक्षेत्रसमास्ते स्युः प्रशस्ता यज्ञकर्मसु

viprapādarajaḥ pūtāḥ śucayo gṛha catvarāḥ puṇyakṣetrasamāste syuḥ praśastā yajñakarmasu

"Houses and courtyards purified by the dust of a brahmin's feet become pure, equal to sacred fields, and are praised for the performance of sacrifices."

Verse 113 (padma.1.46.113)

आदौ ब्रह्ममुखाद्विप्रः समुद्भूतः पुरानघः। वेदास्तत्रैव संजाताः सृष्टिसंस्थिति हेतवः

ādau brahmamukhādvipraḥ samudbhūtaḥ purānaghaḥ vedāstatraiva saṁjātāḥ sṛṣṭisaṁsthiti hetavaḥ

"In the beginning, the sinless brahmin arose from the mouth of Brahma; and there too the Vedas came into being, the causes of creation and preservation."

Verse 114 (padma.1.46.114)

तस्माद्विप्रमुखे वेदाश्चार्पिताः पुरुषेण हि। पूजार्थं सर्वलोकानां सर्वयज्ञार्थतो ध्रुवम्

tasmādvipramukhe vedāścārpitāḥ puruṣeṇa hi pūjārthaṁ sarvalokānāṁ sarvayajñārthato dhruvam

"Therefore the Vedas were placed by the Supreme Person in the mouth of the brahmin, for the worship of all the worlds, and certainly for the purpose of all sacrifices."

Verse 115 (padma.1.46.115)

पितृयज्ञे विवाहे च वह्निकार्येषु शांतिषु। प्रशस्ता ब्राह्मणा नित्यं सर्व स्वस्त्ययनेषु च

pitṛyajñe vivāhe ca vahnikāryeṣu śāṁtiṣu praśastā brāhmaṇā nityaṁ sarva svastyayaneṣu ca

"In ancestral rites, in marriage, in fire-rituals, in propitiatory rites, brahmins are ever praised, and in all rites for well-being."

Verse 116 (padma.1.46.116)

देवा भुंजंति हव्यानि बलिप्रेतादयोऽसुराः। पितरश्चैव कव्यानि विप्रस्यैव मुखाद्र्धुवम्

devā bhuṁjaṁti havyāni balipretādayo'surāḥ pitaraścaiva kavyāni viprasyaiva mukhādrdhuvam

"The gods eat the oblations, and spirits and asuras eat the bali-offerings; and the ancestors eat the ancestral offerings — surely all from the very mouth of the brahmin."

Verse 117 (padma.1.46.117)

देवेभ्यश्च पितृभ्यश्च यो दद्याद्यज्ञकर्मसु। दानं होमं बलिं चैव विना विप्रेण निष्फलम्

devebhyaśca pitṛbhyaśca yo dadyādyajñakarmasu dānaṁ homaṁ baliṁ caiva vinā vipreṇa niṣphalam

"Whatever one gives to the gods and ancestors in sacrificial rites — gift, oblation, or offering — without a brahmin, it is fruitless."

Verse 118 (padma.1.46.118)

भुंजंति चासुरास्तत्र प्रेता दैत्याश्च राक्षसाः। तस्माद्ब्राह्मणमाहूय तेषु कर्माणि कारयेत्

bhuṁjaṁti cāsurāstatra pretā daityāśca rākṣasāḥ tasmādbrāhmaṇamāhūya teṣu karmāṇi kārayet

"For then asuras, spirits, daityas, and rakshasas partake of it instead. Therefore one should summon a brahmin and have him perform those rites."

Verse 119 (padma.1.46.119)

काले देशे च पात्रे च लक्षकोटिगुणं भवेत्। श्रद्धया च द्विजं दृष्ट्वा प्रकुर्यादभिवादनम्

kāle deśe ca pātre ca lakṣakoṭiguṇaṁ bhavet śraddhayā ca dvijaṁ dṛṣṭvā prakuryādabhivādanam

"A gift given at the right time, place, and to a worthy recipient becomes a hundred-thousand-crore-fold in merit. And seeing a brahmin, one should, with faith, offer him salutation,"

Verse 120 (padma.1.46.120)

दीर्घायुस्तस्य वाक्येन चिरंजीवी भवेन्नरः। अनभिवादनाद्विप्र द्वेषादश्रद्धयापि च

dīrghāyustasya vākyena ciraṁjīvī bhavennaraḥ anabhivādanādvipra dveṣādaśraddhayāpi ca

"by his word of blessing 'long life', a man becomes long-lived. But from failing to salute a brahmin, from hatred, or from lack of faith,"

Verse 121 (padma.1.46.121)

आयुः क्षीणं भवेत्पुंसां भूतिनाशश्च दुर्गतिः। आयुर्वृद्धिर्यशोवृद्धिर्वृद्धिर्विद्या धनस्य च

āyuḥ kṣīṇaṁ bhavetpuṁsāṁ bhūtināśaśca durgatiḥ āyurvṛddhiryaśovṛddhirvṛddhirvidyā dhanasya ca

a man's life is diminished, his prosperity destroyed, and misfortune follows. But by saluting there is increase of life, increase of fame, and increase of learning and wealth,

Verse 122 (padma.1.46.122)

पूजयित्वा द्विजान्श्रेष्ठो भवेन्नास्त्यत्र संशयः। न विप्रपादोदककर्दमानि न वेदशास्त्रप्रतिघोषितानि

pūjayitvā dvijānśreṣṭho bhavennāstyatra saṁśayaḥ na viprapādodakakardamāni na vedaśāstrapratighoṣitāni

and by worshipping brahmins one becomes excellent — there is no doubt of this. Houses that have no mud from the water that has washed a brahmin's feet, that do not resound with the recitation of Veda and scripture,

Verse 123 (padma.1.46.123)

स्वाहा स्वधा स्वस्तिविवर्जितानि श्मशानतुल्यानि गृहाणि तानि। नारद उवाच। कश्च पूज्यतमो विप्रो ह्यपूज्यो वाथ को भवेत्

svāhā svadhā svastivivarjitāni śmaśānatulyāni gṛhāṇi tāni nārada uvāca kaśca pūjyatamo vipro hyapūjyo vātha ko bhavet

that are devoid of the sacred exclamations svaha, svadha, and svasti — those houses are like a cremation ground. Narada said: "Which brahmin is most worthy of worship, and which is unworthy?"

Verse 124 (padma.1.46.124)

विप्रस्य लक्षणं ब्रूहि याथातथ्यं गुरोरपि। ब्रह्मोवाच। पूज्यः श्रोत्रियको नित्यं सदाचारसमन्वितः

viprasya lakṣaṇaṁ brūhi yāthātathyaṁ gurorapi brahmovāca pūjyaḥ śrotriyako nityaṁ sadācārasamanvitaḥ

"Tell me truly the mark of a worthy brahmin, and of a guru as well." Brahma said: "Worthy of worship is one who is ever learned in the Veda, endowed with good conduct,"

Verse 125 (padma.1.46.125)

सद्वृत्तः कलुषैर्मुक्तस्तीर्थभूतो जनोऽनघः। नारद उवाच। जातः कः श्रोत्रियस्तात सत्कुले वाप्यसत्कुले

sadvṛttaḥ kaluṣairmuktastīrthabhūto jano'naghaḥ nārada uvāca jātaḥ kaḥ śrotriyastāta satkule vāpyasatkule

"of good behaviour, free from taint, a very sacred place, a sinless person." Narada said: "O father, is a shrotriya born in a good family, or even in a bad one —"

Verse 126 (padma.1.46.126)

सदसत्कर्मकर्ता वा कः पूज्यो भुवि बाडवः। ब्रह्मोवाच। सत्श्रोत्रियकुले जातो ह्यक्रियो नैव पूजितः

sadasatkarmakartā vā kaḥ pūjyo bhuvi bāḍavaḥ brahmovāca satśrotriyakule jāto hyakriyo naiva pūjitaḥ

"— or a doer of good or bad deeds — which brahmin is worthy of worship on earth?" Brahma said: "One born in a family of good, learned brahmins, but himself without proper conduct, is indeed not worthy of worship,"

Verse 127 (padma.1.46.127)

असत्क्षेत्रकुले पूज्यो व्यास वैभांडकौ यथा। क्षत्रियाणां कुले जातो विश्वामित्रोस्ति मत्समः

asatkṣetrakule pūjyo vyāsa vaibhāṁḍakau yathā kṣatriyāṇāṁ kule jāto viśvāmitrosti matsamaḥ

"while one born in an unworthy family is still worthy of worship, as Vyasa and Vaibhandaka were. Vishvamitra, born in a kshatriya family, is equal to me,"

Verse 128 (padma.1.46.128)

वेश्यापुत्रो वसिष्ठश्च अन्ये सिद्धा द्विजादयः। तस्मात्सच्छोत्रियादीनां शृणु पुत्रक लक्षणम्

veśyāputro vasiṣṭhaśca anye siddhā dvijādayaḥ tasmātsacchotriyādīnāṁ śṛṇu putraka lakṣaṇam

"and Vasishtha was the son of a courtesan; there are other siddhas and twice-born ones of similar origin. Therefore, my son, hear the true mark of a good shrotriya —"

Verse 129 (padma.1.46.129)

धरायां तीर्थभूतानां सर्वपापहराय च। जन्मना ब्राह्मणो ज्ञेयः संस्कारैर्द्विज उच्यते

dharāyāṁ tīrthabhūtānāṁ sarvapāpaharāya ca janmanā brāhmaṇo jñeyaḥ saṁskārairdvija ucyate

"of those who are sacred places on earth, destroying all sin. By birth one is known as a brahmin; by the sacraments one is called 'twice-born,'"

Verse 130 (padma.1.46.130)

विद्यया याति विप्रत्वं त्रिभिः श्रोत्रियलक्षणम्। विद्यापूतो मंत्रपूतो वेदपूतस्तथैव च

vidyayā yāti vipratvaṁ tribhiḥ śrotriyalakṣaṇam vidyāpūto maṁtrapūto vedapūtastathaiva ca

"by learning one attains true brahminhood; by these three comes the mark of a shrotriya — purified by learning, purified by mantra, and purified by the Veda likewise,"

Verse 131 (padma.1.46.131)

तीर्थस्नानादिभिर्मेध्यो विप्रः पूज्यतमः स्मृतः। नारायणे सदा भक्तः शुद्धांतःकरणस्तथा

tīrthasnānādibhirmedhyo vipraḥ pūjyatamaḥ smṛtaḥ nārāyaṇe sadā bhaktaḥ śuddhāṁtaḥkaraṇastathā

"purified by bathing at sacred fords and the like — such a brahmin is remembered as most worthy of worship; ever devoted to Narayana, and of a pure inner heart,"

Verse 132 (padma.1.46.132)

जितेंद्रियो जितक्रोधस्समः सर्वजनेषु च। गुरुदेवातिथेर्भक्तः पित्रोः शुश्रूषणे रतः

jiteṁdriyo jitakrodhassamaḥ sarvajaneṣu ca gurudevātitherbhaktaḥ pitroḥ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ

"his senses conquered, his anger conquered, even-minded toward all people, devoted to his guru, the gods, and guests, and devoted to serving his parents,"

Verse 133 (padma.1.46.133)

परदारे मनो यस्य कदाचिन्नैव मोदते। पुराणकथको नित्यं धर्माख्यानस्य संततिः

paradāre mano yasya kadācinnaiva modate purāṇakathako nityaṁ dharmākhyānasya saṁtatiḥ

"whose mind never takes delight in another's wife, who ever recites the Puranas, a continuator of the telling of dharma —"

Verse 134 (padma.1.46.134)

अस्यैव दर्शनान्नित्यमश्वमेधादिजं फलम्। संलापे गतिमेत्यस्य भागीरथ्या प्लवस्य च

asyaiva darśanānnityamaśvamedhādijaṁ phalam saṁlāpe gatimetyasya bhāgīrathyā plavasya ca

"by the mere sight of such a one, one constantly gains the fruit born of the Ashvamedha and other sacrifices; by conversing with him, one gains the merit of the Ganga and of a pilgrimage,"

Verse 135 (padma.1.46.135)

व्रतैश्च विविधैः पूतो नित्यस्नानद्विजार्चनैः। मित्रामित्रे दयालुः स्यात्समः सर्वजनेषु च

vrataiśca vividhaiḥ pūto nityasnānadvijārcanaiḥ mitrāmitre dayāluḥ syātsamaḥ sarvajaneṣu ca

"purified by various vows, by daily bathing and by worship of brahmins; he is compassionate toward friend and foe alike, and even-minded toward all people,"

Verse 136 (padma.1.46.136)

परस्वं न हरेद्यस्तु तृणमप्यटवीगतम्। कामक्रोधादिनिर्मुक्त इंद्रियैरजितः पुमान्

parasvaṁ na haredyastu tṛṇamapyaṭavīgatam kāmakrodhādinirmukta iṁdriyairajitaḥ pumān

"and who takes not another's property, not even a blade of grass in the forest; a man free from lust, anger and the like, self-controlled,"

Verse 137 (padma.1.46.137)

परदारान्न गृह्णाति मनसापि गृहागतान्। नारद उवाच। गायत्र्या लक्षणं किं वा प्रत्येकाक्षरजं गुणम्

paradārānna gṛhṇāti manasāpi gṛhāgatān nārada uvāca gāyatryā lakṣaṇaṁ kiṁ vā pratyekākṣarajaṁ guṇam

"who does not take another's wife, even in thought, though she comes to his house." Narada said: "What is the character of the Gayatri, and what quality arises from each of its syllables?"

Verse 138 (padma.1.46.138)

कुक्षिचरणगोत्राणां तस्या ब्रूहि सुनिश्चयम्। ब्रह्मोवाच। छंदो गायत्री गायत्र्याः सविता देवता ध्रुवम्

kukṣicaraṇagotrāṇāṁ tasyā brūhi suniścayam brahmovāca chaṁdo gāyatrī gāyatryāḥ savitā devatā dhruvam

"Tell me with certainty of its belly, feet, and gotra." Brahma said: "Gayatri is its metre; the deity of the Gayatri is surely Savitri, the Sun,"

Verse 139 (padma.1.46.139)

शुक्लवर्णात्वग्निमुखा विश्वामित्र ऋषिस्तथा। ब्रह्मणश्शिरआरूढा शिखा विष्णु हृदि स्थिता

śuklavarṇātvagnimukhā viśvāmitra ṛṣistathā brahmaṇaśśiraārūḍhā śikhā viṣṇu hṛdi sthitā

"its colour is white, its mouth is Agni, and its rishi is Vishvamitra; it rests upon the head as Brahma, is the crown-lock, and dwells in the heart as Vishnu,"

Verse 140 (padma.1.46.140)

उपनयने नियोगः स्यात्सांख्यायन सगोत्रजा। त्रैलोक्यचरणा ज्ञेया पृथिवीकुक्षि संस्थिता

upanayane niyogaḥ syātsāṁkhyāyana sagotrajā trailokyacaraṇā jñeyā pṛthivīkukṣi saṁsthitā

"its proper use is at the sacred-thread ceremony, and it shares its gotra with the Sankhyayana lineage; it is to be known as having the three worlds as its feet, and the earth abides as its belly,"

Verse 141 (padma.1.46.141)

चतुर्विंशतिस्थाने च पादादौ मस्तकांतके। चतुर्विंशत्यक्षरं न्यस्य ब्रह्मलोकं स विंदति

caturviṁśatisthāne ca pādādau mastakāṁtake caturviṁśatyakṣaraṁ nyasya brahmalokaṁ sa viṁdati

"and in the twenty-four places, from the feet to the crown of the head — having placed its twenty-four syllables there, one attains the world of Brahma,"

Verse 142 (padma.1.46.142)

प्रत्यर्णदेवतां ज्ञात्वा विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्। अपरं च प्रवक्ष्यामि गायत्र्या लक्षणं ध्रुवं

pratyarṇadevatāṁ jñātvā viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt aparaṁ ca pravakṣyāmi gāyatryā lakṣaṇaṁ dhruvaṁ

"and, knowing the deity of each syllable, one attains union with Vishnu. And I shall further declare another sure character of the Gayatri —"

Verse 143 (padma.1.46.143)

सप्तपंच तथा ब्रह्म यजुरष्टादशाक्षरम्। ज्वलनादिहकारांतं जले स्थित्वा शतं जपेत्

saptapaṁca tathā brahma yajuraṣṭādaśākṣaram jvalanādihakārāṁtaṁ jale sthitvā śataṁ japet

"the Brahma-Yajus of seven-five, that is eighteen syllables, beginning with fire and ending in 'ha' — standing in water, one should recite it a hundred times,"

Verse 144 (padma.1.46.144)

उपपातककोट्या तु तथातिपातकैरपि। ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्मुक्ता यांति ममालयं

upapātakakoṭyā tu tathātipātakairapi brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairmuktā yāṁti mamālayaṁ

"and even from crores of minor sins, and from the greatest sins as well, from sins such as the killing of a brahmin, one becomes freed and attains my abode,"

Verse 145 (padma.1.46.145)

ॐअग्नेर्वाक्पुंसि यजुर्वेदेन जुष्टात्सोमं पिब स्वाहा। विष्णुमंत्रं महामंत्रं तथा माहेश्वरस्य च

oṁagnervākpuṁsi yajurvedena juṣṭātsomaṁ piba svāhā viṣṇumaṁtraṁ mahāmaṁtraṁ tathā māheśvarasya ca

"Om, 'the speech of Agni is in man, drink the Soma pleasing through the Yajurveda, svaha' — this, the great mantra of Vishnu, and likewise that of Maheshvara,"

Verse 146 (padma.1.46.146)

देवीसूर्यगणेशानां तथा क्रतुभुजां सुत। यस्य कस्य कुले जातो गुणवानेव तैर्गुणैः

devīsūryagaṇeśānāṁ tathā kratubhujāṁ suta yasya kasya kule jāto guṇavāneva tairguṇaiḥ

"of the Goddess, the Sun, and Ganesha, and of those who partake of sacrifice, O son — whoever is born in any family whatsoever, if endowed with these qualities,"

Verse 147 (padma.1.46.147)

साक्षाद्ब्रह्ममयो विप्रः पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः। दानं दद्याच्च विधिवत्सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि

sākṣādbrahmamayo vipraḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ dānaṁ dadyācca vidhivatsadā parvaṇi parvaṇi

"is a brahmin who is Brahman incarnate, and should diligently be worshipped. One should give gifts according to rule, at every sacred occasion,"

Verse 148 (padma.1.46.148)

अक्षयं लभते दाता जन्मकोटिशतान्प्रति। स्वाध्यायनिरतो विप्रो यः पठेत्पाठयेत्परान्

akṣayaṁ labhate dātā janmakoṭiśatānprati svādhyāyanirato vipro yaḥ paṭhetpāṭhayetparān

"and the giver obtains imperishable merit for hundreds of crores of births. The brahmin devoted to his own study, who recites and teaches others,"

Verse 149 (padma.1.46.149)

धर्मं च श्रावयेल्लोके सदाचारं श्रुतिं स्मृतिं। पुराणसंहितां नूनं तथैव धर्मसंहितां

dharmaṁ ca śrāvayelloke sadācāraṁ śrutiṁ smṛtiṁ purāṇasaṁhitāṁ nūnaṁ tathaiva dharmasaṁhitāṁ

"who proclaims dharma to the world, good conduct, the Shruti and the Smriti, and surely the collections of the Puranas, and likewise the codes of dharma,"

Verse 150 (padma.1.46.150)

श्रावयित्वा तु लोकेषु श्रावयित्वा द्विजातिषु। उर्व्यां विष्णुसमः सोपि पूजनीयो नरैः सुरैः

śrāvayitvā tu lokeṣu śrāvayitvā dvijātiṣu urvyāṁ viṣṇusamaḥ sopi pūjanīyo naraiḥ suraiḥ

"having proclaimed them among the people and among the twice-born — he too is equal to Vishnu on this earth, and worthy of worship by men and gods,"

Verse 151 (padma.1.46.151)

यद्बलं चाक्षयं तस्य तीर्थभूतानघस्य च। समानमर्चनं कृत्वा नरो यात्यच्युतालयं

yadbalaṁ cākṣayaṁ tasya tīrthabhūtānaghasya ca samānamarcanaṁ kṛtvā naro yātyacyutālayaṁ

"and whatever imperishable power he has, being sacred and sinless — a man who worships him equally attains the abode of Achyuta,"

Verse 152 (padma.1.46.152)

कदाचित्क्रियते पापं विप्रः पापैर्न लिप्यते। चांडालस्य गृहे निष्ठौ भास्करज्वलनौ यथा

kadācitkriyate pāpaṁ vipraḥ pāpairna lipyate cāṁḍālasya gṛhe niṣṭhau bhāskarajvalanau yathā

"even if a sin is at some time committed, the brahmin is not tainted by sins — just as the sun and fire, though dwelling in a chandala's house, remain untainted,"

Verse 153 (padma.1.46.153)

याजनाध्यापनाद्यौनात्तथैवासत्प्रतिग्रहात्। विप्राणां न भवेद्दोषो ज्वलनार्कसमा द्विजाः

yājanādhyāpanādyaunāttathaivāsatpratigrahāt viprāṇāṁ na bhaveddoṣo jvalanārkasamā dvijāḥ

"from officiating at sacrifice, from teaching, from sexual acts, and likewise from receiving improper gifts — no fault attaches to brahmins, for the twice-born are like fire and the sun,"

Verse 154 (padma.1.46.154)

तान्प्रतिग्रहजान्दोषान्प्राणायाम व्यवस्थिताः। नाशयंतीह पापानि वायुर्मेघमिवांबरे

tānpratigrahajāndoṣānprāṇāyāma vyavasthitāḥ nāśayaṁtīha pāpāni vāyurmeghamivāṁbare

"those established in pranayama destroy the faults born of improper acceptance of gifts, and sins here, just as the wind destroys a cloud in the sky,"

Verse 155 (padma.1.46.155)

गायत्रीं यो जपेन्नित्यं प्राणायामसमन्वितां। प्रत्यक्षरामरैर्युक्तां स्वाङ्गे विन्यस्य तामपि

gāyatrīṁ yo japennityaṁ prāṇāyāmasamanvitāṁ pratyakṣarāmarairyuktāṁ svāṅge vinyasya tāmapi

"he who daily recites the Gayatri joined with pranayama, having also assigned it, syllable by syllable joined with its deities, upon his own body,"

Verse 156 (padma.1.46.156)

सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो जन्मकोटिकृतादपि। ब्रह्मणः पदवीं प्राप्य स गच्छेत्प्रकृतेः परम्

sarvapāpādvinirmukto janmakoṭikṛtādapi brahmaṇaḥ padavīṁ prāpya sa gacchetprakṛteḥ param

"becomes freed from all sin, even that committed over crores of births; having attained the state of Brahma, he goes beyond material nature."

Verse 157 (padma.1.46.157)

प्राणायामयुतां तस्माद्गायत्रीं जप नारद। नारद उवाच। प्राणायामाः कथं ब्रह्मन्प्रत्येकाक्षरदेवताः

prāṇāyāmayutāṁ tasmādgāyatrīṁ japa nārada nārada uvāca prāṇāyāmāḥ kathaṁ brahmanpratyekākṣaradevatāḥ

"Therefore, O Narada, recite the Gayatri joined with pranayama." Narada said: "How, O Brahman, are the pranayamas performed, and what are the deities of each syllable —"

Verse 158 (padma.1.46.158)

तेषां न्यासं तथांगेषु वद तात यथाक्रमम्। ब्रह्मोवाच। गुददेशेत्वपानस्याद्धृदि प्राणोस्ति देहिनः

teṣāṁ nyāsaṁ tathāṁgeṣu vada tāta yathākramam brahmovāca gudadeśetvapānasyāddhṛdi prāṇosti dehinaḥ

"— and their placement upon the limbs — tell me, father, in due order." Brahma said: "In the region of the anus is the apana breath; in the heart is the prana of the embodied being,"

Verse 159 (padma.1.46.159)

तस्माद्गुदं समाकुंच्य प्राणेन सह योजयेत्। पूरकेण तदा पुत्र कृत्वा कुंभकमुत्तमं

tasmādgudaṁ samākuṁcya prāṇena saha yojayet pūrakeṇa tadā putra kṛtvā kuṁbhakamuttamaṁ

"therefore, contracting the anus, one should join it with the prana; then, my son, having done the inhalation, one should perform the excellent breath-retention,"

Verse 160 (padma.1.46.160)

प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा गायत्रीं संजपेदिद्वजः। अनेनैव जपेद्यस्तु महापातकसंचयः

prāṇāyāmatrayaṁ kṛtvā gāyatrīṁ saṁjapedidvajaḥ anenaiva japedyastu mahāpātakasaṁcayaḥ

"and having performed the threefold pranayama, the twice-born should recite the Gayatri. He who recites it in this very way — even a mass of great sins —"

Verse 161 (padma.1.46.161)

सकृदुच्चारितेनैव क्षयं यात्युपपातकं। प्रतिवर्णस्वरं ज्ञात्वा विन्यस्येद्यः कलेवरे

sakṛduccāritenaiva kṣayaṁ yātyupapātakaṁ prativarṇasvaraṁ jñātvā vinyasyedyaḥ kalevare

by uttering it just once, even a minor sin is destroyed. He who, knowing the tone of each syllable, places it upon the body,

Verse 162 (padma.1.46.162)

स जनो ब्रह्मतामेति फलं वक्तुं न शक्नुमः। प्रत्यक्षरस्य यद्दैवं शृणु पुत्र वदाम्यहं

sa jano brahmatāmeti phalaṁ vaktuṁ na śaknumaḥ pratyakṣarasya yaddaivaṁ śṛṇu putra vadāmyahaṁ

that person attains Brahman-hood; we are unable to describe the fruit of it. Hear, my son, what the deity of each syllable is — I shall tell you:

Verse 163 (padma.1.46.163)

यज्जप्त्वा च पुनर्मातुस्तनं न पिबति द्विजः। आग्नेयं प्रथमं ज्ञेयं वायव्यं तु द्वितीयकम्

yajjaptvā ca punarmātustanaṁ na pibati dvijaḥ āgneyaṁ prathamaṁ jñeyaṁ vāyavyaṁ tu dvitīyakam

having recited which, a twice-born never again drinks his mother's milk (i.e. is never reborn). The first syllable is to be known as belonging to Agni, the second to Vayu,

Verse 164 (padma.1.46.164)

तृतीयं सूर्यदैवत्यं चतुर्थं वैयतं तथा। पंचमं यमदैवत्यं वारुणं षष्ठमुच्यते

tṛtīyaṁ sūryadaivatyaṁ caturthaṁ vaiyataṁ tathā paṁcamaṁ yamadaivatyaṁ vāruṇaṁ ṣaṣṭhamucyate

the third has the Sun as its deity, the fourth likewise belongs to Vayu, the fifth has Yama as its deity, the sixth is called Varuna's,

Verse 165 (padma.1.46.165)

सप्तमं बार्हस्पत्यं तु पार्जन्यं चाष्टमं विदुः। ऐन्द्रं च नवमं ज्ञेयं गांधर्वं दशमं तथा

saptamaṁ bārhaspatyaṁ tu pārjanyaṁ cāṣṭamaṁ viduḥ aindraṁ ca navamaṁ jñeyaṁ gāṁdharvaṁ daśamaṁ tathā

the seventh belongs to Brihaspati, the eighth they know as Parjanya's, the ninth is to be known as Indra's, and the tenth as the Gandharvas',

Verse 166 (padma.1.46.166)

पौष्णमेकादशं विद्धि मैत्रं द्वादशकं स्मृतं। त्वाष्ट्रं त्रयोदशं ज्ञेयं वासवं तु चतुर्दशं

pauṣṇamekādaśaṁ viddhi maitraṁ dvādaśakaṁ smṛtaṁ tvāṣṭraṁ trayodaśaṁ jñeyaṁ vāsavaṁ tu caturdaśaṁ

know the eleventh as Pushan's, the twelfth is remembered as Mitra's, the thirteenth is to be known as Tvashtar's, and the fourteenth as Vasava's,

Verse 167 (padma.1.46.167)

मारुतं पंचदशकं सौम्यं षोडशकं स्मृतं। आंगिरसं सप्तदशं वैश्वदेवमतः परं

mārutaṁ paṁcadaśakaṁ saumyaṁ ṣoḍaśakaṁ smṛtaṁ āṁgirasaṁ saptadaśaṁ vaiśvadevamataḥ paraṁ

the fifteenth belongs to the Maruts, the sixteenth is remembered as Soma's, the seventeenth belongs to Angiras, and the next after that to the Vishvedevas,

Verse 168 (padma.1.46.168)

आश्विनं चैकोनविंशं प्राजापत्यं तु विंशकं। सर्वदेवमयं ज्ञेयमेकविंशकमक्षरं

āśvinaṁ caikonaviṁśaṁ prājāpatyaṁ tu viṁśakaṁ sarvadevamayaṁ jñeyamekaviṁśakamakṣaraṁ

the nineteenth belongs to the Ashvins, and the twentieth to Prajapati; the twenty-first syllable is to be known as consisting of all the gods,

Verse 169 (padma.1.46.169)

रौद्रं द्वाविंशकं ज्ञेयं ब्राह्मं ज्ञेयमतः परं। वैष्णवं तु चतुर्विंशमेता अक्षरदेवताः

raudraṁ dvāviṁśakaṁ jñeyaṁ brāhmaṁ jñeyamataḥ paraṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ tu caturviṁśametā akṣaradevatāḥ

the twenty-second is to be known as Rudra's, the next after is to be known as Brahma's, and the twenty-fourth as Vishnu's — these are the deities of the syllables.

Verse 170 (padma.1.46.170)

जपकाले तु संचिंत्य तासु सायुज्यतां व्रजेत्। ज्ञात्वा तु देवतास्तस्य वाङ्मयं विदितं भवेत्

japakāle tu saṁciṁtya tāsu sāyujyatāṁ vrajet jñātvā tu devatāstasya vāṅmayaṁ viditaṁ bhavet

Meditating upon them at the time of recitation, one attains union with them. And having known its deities, its verbal essence becomes fully known.

Verse 171 (padma.1.46.171)

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मणः पदवीं व्रजेत्। गायत्रीं विन्यसेत्पूर्वं शरीरे चात्मनो बुधः

sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaṇaḥ padavīṁ vrajet gāyatrīṁ vinyasetpūrvaṁ śarīre cātmano budhaḥ

Freed from all sin, one attains the state of Brahma. First, the wise one should place the Gayatri upon his own body,

Verse 172 (padma.1.46.172)

चतुर्विंशति स्थानेषु आपादमस्तकेषु च। तत्कारं विन्यसेद्योगी पदांगुष्ठे विचक्षणः

caturviṁśati sthāneṣu āpādamastakeṣu ca tatkāraṁ vinyasedyogī padāṁguṣṭhe vicakṣaṇaḥ

in the twenty-four places, from the feet to the head. The discerning yogi should place the syllable 'tat' at the big toe,

Verse 173 (padma.1.46.173)

सकारं गुल्फदेशे तु विकारं जंघयोर्न्यसेत्। तुकारं जानुमध्ये च वकारं चोरुदेशतः

sakāraṁ gulphadeśe tu vikāraṁ jaṁghayornyaset tukāraṁ jānumadhye ca vakāraṁ corudeśataḥ

the syllable 'sa' at the ankle, and 'vi' upon the two calves; the syllable 'tu' between the knees, and 'va' upon the thighs,

Verse 174 (padma.1.46.174)

रेकारं गुह्यदेशे तु णिकारं वृषणे न्यसेत्। यंकारं कटिदेशे तु भकारं नाभिमण्डले

rekāraṁ guhyadeśe tu ṇikāraṁ vṛṣaṇe nyaset yaṁkāraṁ kaṭideśe tu bhakāraṁ nābhimaṇḍale

the syllable 're' at the genitals, and 'ṇi' at the testicles; the syllable 'yaṁ' at the hips, and 'bha' at the navel-region,

Verse 175 (padma.1.46.175)

गोकारं जठरे न्यस्य देकारं स्तनयोर्न्यसेत्। वकारं हृदये न्यस्य स्यकारं करदेशतः

gokāraṁ jaṭhare nyasya dekāraṁ stanayornyaset vakāraṁ hṛdaye nyasya syakāraṁ karadeśataḥ

placing 'go' at the belly, and 'de' upon the two breasts; placing 'va' at the heart, and 'sya' at the hands,

Verse 176 (padma.1.46.176)

धीकारं वदने न्यस्य मकारं तालुके न्यसेत्। हिकारं नासिकाग्रे च धिकारं चक्षुषोर्न्यसेत्

dhīkāraṁ vadane nyasya makāraṁ tāluke nyaset hikāraṁ nāsikāgre ca dhikāraṁ cakṣuṣornyaset

placing 'dhī' at the mouth, and 'ma' at the palate; 'hi' at the tip of the nose, and 'dhi' upon the two eyes,

Verse 177 (padma.1.46.177)

योकारं तु भ्रुवोर्मध्ये योकारं च ललाटके। नःकारं तु मुखे पूर्वे प्रकारं दक्षिणे मुखे

yokāraṁ tu bhruvormadhye yokāraṁ ca lalāṭake naḥkāraṁ tu mukhe pūrve prakāraṁ dakṣiṇe mukhe

the syllable 'yo' between the eyebrows, and 'yo' again on the forehead; the syllable 'naḥ' on the eastern face, and 'pra' on the southern face,

Verse 178 (padma.1.46.178)

चोकारं पश्चिमे न्यस्य दकारं चोत्तरे न्यसेत्। यात्कारं मूर्ध्नि विन्यस्य सर्वव्यापी व्यवस्थितः

cokāraṁ paścime nyasya dakāraṁ cottare nyaset yātkāraṁ mūrdhni vinyasya sarvavyāpī vyavasthitaḥ

placing 'co' on the western face, and 'da' on the northern face; placing the final syllable 'yāt' on the crown of the head, one stands established as all-pervading.

Verse 179 (padma.1.46.179)

एतान्विन्यस्य धर्मात्मा ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकः। महायोगी महाज्ञानी परं निर्वाणकं व्रजेत्

etānvinyasya dharmātmā brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakaḥ mahāyogī mahājñānī paraṁ nirvāṇakaṁ vrajet

Having thus placed these, the righteous soul, of the very nature of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, a great yogi, a great sage of knowledge, attains the supreme liberation.

Verse 180 (padma.1.46.180)

संध्याकाले पुनर्न्यासं शृणु त्वं तद्यथार्थतः। ॐभूरिति हृदये न्यस्य ॐभुवश्शिरसि न्यसेत्

saṁdhyākāle punarnyāsaṁ śṛṇu tvaṁ tadyathārthataḥ oṁbhūriti hṛdaye nyasya oṁbhuvaśśirasi nyaset

Now hear the placement to be done again at the twilight hours, truly as it is: placing 'Om bhuh' at the heart, one should place 'Om bhuvah' on the head,

Verse 181 (padma.1.46.181)

ॐस्वः शिखायै तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यमिति कलेवरे। ॐभर्गो देवस्य धीमहीति नेत्रयोः

oṁsvaḥ śikhāyai tatsaviturvareṇyamiti kalevare oṁbhargo devasya dhīmahīti netrayoḥ

'Om svah' at the crown-lock, 'tat savitur varenyam' upon the body, 'Om bhargo devasya dhimahi' upon the two eyes,

Verse 182 (padma.1.46.182)

ॐधियो यो नः प्रचोदयादिति करयोर्न्यसेत्। ॐआपो ज्योती रसोमृतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवःस्वरोम्। इत्युदकस्पर्शमात्रेण पापात्पूतो व्रजेद्धरिं

oṁdhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāditi karayornyaset oṁāpo jyotī rasomṛtaṁ brahma bhūrbhuvaḥsvarom ityudakasparśamātreṇa pāpātpūto vrajeddhariṁ

and 'Om dhiyo yo nah pracodayat' upon the hands. By the mere touch of water with the words 'Om — water, light, essence, nectar, Brahman, bhuh bhuvah svah, Om,' one, purified of sin, goes to Hari.

Verse 183 (padma.1.46.183)

ॐभूः ॐभुवः ॐस्वः ॐमहः ॐजनः ॐतपः ॐसत्यम्। ॐतत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्। ॐआपो ज्योती रसोमृतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवःस्वरोम्। इति सव्याहृति सप्रणवां द्वादश ॐकारां संध्याकाले कुंभकेन वारत्रयं जप्त्वा। सूर्योपस्थाने सावित्रीं चतुर्विंशत्यक्षरां जप्त्वा। महाविद्याधिको भवति ब्रह्मत्वं लभते

oṁbhūḥ oṁbhuvaḥ oṁsvaḥ oṁmahaḥ oṁjanaḥ oṁtapaḥ oṁsatyam oṁtatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt oṁāpo jyotī rasomṛtaṁ brahma bhūrbhuvaḥsvarom iti savyāhṛti sapraṇavāṁ dvādaśa oṁkārāṁ saṁdhyākāle kuṁbhakena vāratrayaṁ japtvā sūryopasthāne sāvitrīṁ caturviṁśatyakṣarāṁ japtvā mahāvidyādhiko bhavati brahmatvaṁ labhate

'Om bhuh, Om bhuvah, Om svah, Om mahah, Om janah, Om tapah, Om satyam; Om tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah pracodayat; Om apo jyoti raso'mrtam brahma bhurbhuvahsvarom' — reciting thus the seven vyahritis together with the twelve-syllabled Om, at the twilight hour, with breath-retention, three times; and having recited, while facing the sun, the twenty-four-syllabled Savitri, one becomes possessed of great wisdom and attains the state of Brahma.

Verse 184 (padma.1.46.184)

षट्कुक्षिलक्षणां पुत्र गायत्रीं शृणु यत्नतः। यां ज्ञात्वा तु परं ब्रह्मस्थानं गच्छति वै द्विजः

ṣaṭkukṣilakṣaṇāṁ putra gāyatrīṁ śṛṇu yatnataḥ yāṁ jñātvā tu paraṁ brahmasthānaṁ gacchati vai dvijaḥ

Hear diligently, my son, of the Gayatri marked by six divisions; knowing which, the twice-born truly goes to the supreme abode of Brahman.

Verse 185 (padma.1.46.185)

ॐतत्सवितुर्वरेणियं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्

oṁtatsaviturvareṇiyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

"Om tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yo nah pracodayat" — that most excellent light of the divine Sun, may we meditate upon it; may it inspire our thoughts.

Verse 186 (padma.1.46.186)

अथ गायत्री पंचशीर्षलक्षणम्। ॐभूः ॐभुवः ॐस्वः ॐमहः ॐजनः ॐतपः ॐसत्यम्। ॐतत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्

atha gāyatrī paṁcaśīrṣalakṣaṇam oṁbhūḥ oṁbhuvaḥ oṁsvaḥ oṁmahaḥ oṁjanaḥ oṁtapaḥ oṁsatyam oṁtatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

Now, the mark of the Gayatri with five heads: Om bhuh, Om bhuvah, Om svah, Om mahah, Om janah, Om tapah, Om satyam; Om tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah pracodayat.

Verse 187 (padma.1.46.187)

सव्याहृतिं तु गायत्रीं पुनर्न्यासं तु कारयेत्। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुसायुज्यतां व्रजेत्

savyāhṛtiṁ tu gāyatrīṁ punarnyāsaṁ tu kārayet sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇusāyujyatāṁ vrajet

One should again perform the placement of the Gayatri together with the vyahritis; freed from all sin, one attains union with Vishnu.

Verse 188 (padma.1.46.188)

ॐभूः पादाभ्याम् ॐभुवः जानुभ्याम् ॐस्वः कट्याम् ॐमहः नाभौ ॐजनः हृदये न्यसेत् ॐतपः करयोः ॐसत्यं ललाटे। ॐतत्सवितुर्वरेणियं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्। इति शिखायाम्

oṁbhūḥ pādābhyām oṁbhuvaḥ jānubhyām oṁsvaḥ kaṭyām oṁmahaḥ nābhau oṁjanaḥ hṛdaye nyaset oṁtapaḥ karayoḥ oṁsatyaṁ lalāṭe oṁtatsaviturvareṇiyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt iti śikhāyām

Om bhuh on the two feet, Om bhuvah on the two knees, Om svah at the waist, Om mahah at the navel, Om janah at the heart, Om tapah on the two hands, Om satyam on the forehead; and 'Om tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah pracodayat' on the crown-lock.

Verse 189 (padma.1.46.189)

एवं विप्रो न जानाति स एव ब्राह्मणाधमः। न तस्य क्षीयते पाप्मा भवेद्भूरिप्रतिग्रहः

evaṁ vipro na jānāti sa eva brāhmaṇādhamaḥ na tasya kṣīyate pāpmā bhavedbhūripratigrahaḥ

The brahmin who does not know this in this way is the very lowest of brahmins; his sin is not destroyed, even if he receives abundant gifts.

Verse 190 (padma.1.46.190)

इमां यो वेत्ति गायत्रीं सर्वबीजसमन्विताम्। स वेत्ति चतुरो वेदान्योगज्ञानं जपत्रयम्

imāṁ yo vetti gāyatrīṁ sarvabījasamanvitām sa vetti caturo vedānyogajñānaṁ japatrayam

He who knows this Gayatri, endowed with every seed-syllable, knows the four Vedas, the knowledge of yoga, and the threefold recitation.

Verse 191 (padma.1.46.191)

य एनां नैव जानाति स शूद्रात्परतः स्मृतः। तस्यापूतस्य विप्रस्य न देयं पितृपार्वणम्

ya enāṁ naiva jānāti sa śūdrātparataḥ smṛtaḥ tasyāpūtasya viprasya na deyaṁ pitṛpārvaṇam

He who does not know it is remembered as lower than a shudra; to such an unpurified brahmin, no ancestral offering should be given.

Verse 192 (padma.1.46.192)

न स्नानफलदः कश्चित्सर्वं च निष्फलं भवेत्। विद्या वित्तं तथा जन्म द्विजत्वं कारणं यतः

na snānaphaladaḥ kaścitsarvaṁ ca niṣphalaṁ bhavet vidyā vittaṁ tathā janma dvijatvaṁ kāraṇaṁ yataḥ

No bathing yields its fruit for him, and everything becomes fruitless; for learning, wealth, birth, and the state of twice-born-ness are all dependent upon this knowledge.

Verse 193 (padma.1.46.193)

निष्फलं सकलं तस्य मेध्यं पुष्पं यथाऽशुचौ। चतुर्वेदाश्च गायत्री पुरा वै तुलिता मया

niṣphalaṁ sakalaṁ tasya medhyaṁ puṣpaṁ yathā'śucau caturvedāśca gāyatrī purā vai tulitā mayā

All is fruitless for him, like a pure flower offered to an impure thing. Of old, I myself weighed the four Vedas against the Gayatri,

Verse 194 (padma.1.46.194)

चतुर्वेदात्परा गुर्वी गायत्री मोक्षदा स्मृता। दशभिर्जन्मजनितं शतेन च पुरा कृतम्

caturvedātparā gurvī gāyatrī mokṣadā smṛtā daśabhirjanmajanitaṁ śatena ca purā kṛtam

and the Gayatri was found weightier than the four Vedas, and is remembered as the bestower of liberation. Sin born of ten births, and that done before over a hundred births,

Verse 195 (padma.1.46.195)

त्रियुगं तु सहस्रेण गायत्री हंति किल्बिषम्। गायत्रीमक्षमालायां सायं प्रातश्च यो जपेत्

triyugaṁ tu sahasreṇa gāyatrī haṁti kilbiṣam gāyatrīmakṣamālāyāṁ sāyaṁ prātaśca yo japet

and sin spanning three ages — the Gayatri destroys it a thousandfold. He who recites the Gayatri on a rosary, in the evening and the morning,

Verse 196 (padma.1.46.196)

चतुर्णामपि वेदानां फलं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्। त्रिसंध्यं यो जपेन्नित्यं गायत्रीं हायनं द्विजः

caturṇāmapi vedānāṁ phalaṁ prāpnotyasaṁśayam trisaṁdhyaṁ yo japennityaṁ gāyatrīṁ hāyanaṁ dvijaḥ

obtains, without doubt, the fruit of all four Vedas. The twice-born who recites the Gayatri daily at the three twilights, for a full year,

Verse 197 (padma.1.46.197)

तस्य पापं क्षयं याति जन्मकोटिसमुद्भवम्। गायत्र्युच्चारमात्रेण पापकूटात्पुनाति च

tasya pāpaṁ kṣayaṁ yāti janmakoṭisamudbhavam gāyatryuccāramātreṇa pāpakūṭātpunāti ca

his sin, born of crores of births, is destroyed. By the mere utterance of the Gayatri, one is purified even from a mountain of sin,

Verse 198 (padma.1.46.198)

स्वर्गापवर्गमाप्नोति जप्त्वा नित्यं द्विजोत्तमः। वासुदेवस्य मंत्राणि जपेद्यस्तु दिनेदिने

svargāpavargamāpnoti japtvā nityaṁ dvijottamaḥ vāsudevasya maṁtrāṇi japedyastu dinedine

and the best of the twice-born, by daily recitation, attains both heaven and final liberation. He who recites the mantras of Vasudeva day after day,

Verse 199 (padma.1.46.199)

प्रणमेच्च हरेः पादौ स गच्छेदपवर्गिताम्। वासुदेवस्य स्तोत्राणि मुखे चापि कथोत्तमा

praṇamecca hareḥ pādau sa gacchedapavargitām vāsudevasya stotrāṇi mukhe cāpi kathottamā

and bows to the feet of Hari, attains final liberation. He who keeps the hymns of Vasudeva, and the finest of tales, ever in his mouth,

Verse 200 (padma.1.46.200)

पंकस्य लवमात्रं तु तस्य देहे न तिष्ठति। वेदशास्त्रावगाहेन त्रिस्रोतः स्नानजं फलम्

paṁkasya lavamātraṁ tu tasya dehe na tiṣṭhati vedaśāstrāvagāhena trisrotaḥ snānajaṁ phalam

not even the slightest speck of mud remains upon his body. By immersion in the Vedas and scriptures, one gains the fruit born of bathing in the triple-streamed Ganga,

Verse 201 (padma.1.46.201)

धर्मपाठकृतां लोके यज्ञकोटिफलं लभेत्। एवं विप्रगुणान्वक्तुं न शक्नोमि द्विजोत्तम

dharmapāṭhakṛtāṁ loke yajñakoṭiphalaṁ labhet evaṁ vipraguṇānvaktuṁ na śaknomi dvijottama

and those who recite dharma in this world obtain the fruit of crores of sacrifices. Thus, O best of the twice-born, I am unable fully to describe the virtues of the brahmin —

Verse 202 (padma.1.46.202)

विश्वरूपश्च को देही समूर्तो हरिरेव च। यस्य शापाद्विनाशः स्यादायुर्विद्या यशो धनम्

viśvarūpaśca ko dehī samūrto harireva ca yasya śāpādvināśaḥ syādāyurvidyā yaśo dhanam

what embodied being is of universal form, embodied, but Hari himself? By whose curse comes destruction of life, learning, fame, and wealth,

Verse 203 (padma.1.46.203)

वरदानात्समायांति सर्वाः संपत्तयस्तथा। विष्णुर्ब्रह्मण्यतामेति सदा विप्र प्रसादतः

varadānātsamāyāṁti sarvāḥ saṁpattayastathā viṣṇurbrahmaṇyatāmeti sadā vipra prasādataḥ

and by whose granting of a boon all prosperities likewise come. Vishnu ever takes on brahmin-hood through the grace shown to brahmins.

Verse 204 (padma.1.46.204)

नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च। जगद्धिताय कृष्णाय गोविंदाय नमो नमः

namo brahmaṇyadevāya gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca jagaddhitāya kṛṣṇāya goviṁdāya namo namaḥ

Salutation to the god who favours the brahmins, and who is the well-wisher of cows and brahmins; salutation, salutation to Krishna, the benefactor of the universe, to Govinda.

Verse 205 (padma.1.46.205)

मंत्रेणैवं हरिं यस्तु पूजयेत्सततं नरः। प्रसादी च हरिस्तस्य विष्णुसायुज्यतां व्रजेत्

maṁtreṇaivaṁ hariṁ yastu pūjayetsatataṁ naraḥ prasādī ca haristasya viṣṇusāyujyatāṁ vrajet

The man who ever worships Hari with this very mantra — Hari becomes gracious to him, and he attains union with Vishnu.

Verse 206 (padma.1.46.206)

य इदं शृणुयात्पुण्यमाख्यानं धर्मविग्रहम्। तस्य पापं क्षयं याति जन्मजन्मकृतं च यत्

ya idaṁ śṛṇuyātpuṇyamākhyānaṁ dharmavigraham tasya pāpaṁ kṣayaṁ yāti janmajanmakṛtaṁ ca yat

He who hears this meritorious tale, the very embodiment of dharma — his sin, whatever committed birth after birth, is destroyed.

Verse 207 (padma.1.46.207)

यः पठेत्पाठयेद्वापि उपदेष्टा जनस्य च। न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिः स्वर्गमक्षयमश्नुते

yaḥ paṭhetpāṭhayedvāpi upadeṣṭā janasya ca na tasya punarāvṛttiḥ svargamakṣayamaśnute

He who recites it, or has it recited, or teaches it to people — for him there is no return to rebirth; he attains imperishable heaven.

Verse 208 (padma.1.46.208)

धनं धान्यं लभेदत्र राज्यभोगानरोगिताम्। सत्सुतं च शुभां कीर्तिं देववद्रमते दिवि

dhanaṁ dhānyaṁ labhedatra rājyabhogānarogitām satsutaṁ ca śubhāṁ kīrtiṁ devavadramate divi

He obtains here wealth and grain, the enjoyments of kingship, and freedom from disease, a virtuous son and auspicious fame, and delights in heaven like a god.