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Sanatan Dharma

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Chapter 16

अध्यायः 16

Amsha I — Sarga (Creation), Chapter 16

Shlokas (16)

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 1

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.1

कथितो भवता वंशो मानवानां महामुने कारणं चास्य जगतो विष्णुर एव सनातनः ।।

kathito bhavatā vaṃśo mānavānāṃ mahāmune kāraṇaṃ cāsya jagato viṣṇur eva sanātanaḥ ||

O great sage, you have spoken of the lineage of humans; indeed, Vishnu is the eternal cause of this universe.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 2

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.2

यत त्व एतद भगवान आह प्रह्लादं दैत्यसत्तमम ददाह नाग्निर नास्त्रैश च क्षुण्णस तत्याज जीवितम ।।

yat tv etad bhagavān āha prahlādaṃ daityasattamam dadāha nāgnir nāstraiś ca kṣuṇṇas tatyāja jīvitam ||

What the Lord said to Prahlada, the best of the demons, was that neither fire nor weapons could harm him, and he gave up his life.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 3

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.3

जगाम वसुधा क्षोभं यत्राब्धिसलिले स्थिते बन्धबद्धो ऽपि चलति विक्षिप्ताङ्गैः समाहता ।।

jagāma vasudhā kṣobhaṃ yatrābdhisalile sthite bandhabaddho 'pi calati vikṣiptāṅgaiḥ samāhatā ||

The earth experienced turmoil where it was situated in the ocean, and even bound beings moved about, struck by the violent waves.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 4

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.4

शैलैर आक्रान्तदेहो ऽपि न ममार च यः पुरा त्वयैवातीव माहात्म्यं कथितं यस्य धीमतः ।।

śailair ākrāntadeho 'pi na mamāra ca yaḥ purā tvayaivātīva māhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ yasya dhīmataḥ ||

Even though his body was struck by mountains, he did not die, for you have described his great glory.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 5

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.5

तस्य प्रभावम अतुलं विष्णोर भक्तिमतो मुने श्रोतुम इच्छामि यस्यैतच चरितं त्व अमितौजसः ।।

tasya prabhāvam atulaṃ viṣṇor bhaktimato mune śrotum icchāmi yasyaitac caritaṃ tv amitaujasaḥ ||

I wish to hear about the unparalleled glory of Vishnu, O sage, whose deeds are of infinite power.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 6

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.6

किंनिमित्तम असौ शस्त्रैर विक्षतो दितिजैर मुने किमर्थं चाब्धिसलिले निक्षिप्तो धर्मतत्परः ।।

kiṃnimittam asau śastrair vikṣato ditijair mune kimarthaṃ cābdhisalile nikṣipto dharmatatparaḥ ||

O sage, what is the reason for him being struck by the weapons of the demons? Why is he immersed in the ocean of water, devoted to righteousness?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 7

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.7

आक्रान्तः पर्वतैः कस्मात कस्माद दष्टो महोरगैः क्षिप्तः किम अद्रिशिखरात किं वा पावकसंचये ।।

ākrāntaḥ parvataiḥ kasmāt kasmād daṣṭo mahoragaiḥ kṣiptaḥ kim adriśikharāt kiṃ vā pāvakasaṃcaye ||

Why is he attacked by mountains? Why is he bitten by great serpents? Was he thrown from a mountain peak or from a collection of fire?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 8

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.8

दिग्दन्तिनां दन्तभूमिः स च कस्मान निरूपितः संशोषको ऽनिलश चास्य प्रयुक्तः किं महासुरैः ।।

digdantināṃ dantabhūmiḥ sa ca kasmān nirūpitaḥ saṃśoṣako 'nilaś cāsya prayuktaḥ kiṃ mahāsuraiḥ ||

What is the reason for the ground of the tooth of the elephant-faced beings? Why is it said that the wind is the devourer of him, O sage, by the great demons?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 9

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.9

कृत्यां च दैत्यगुरवो युयुजुस ते तु किं मुने शम्बरश चापि मायानां सहस्रं किं प्रयुक्तवान ।।

kṛtyāṃ ca daityaguravo yuyujus te tu kiṃ mune śambaraś cāpi māyānāṃ sahasraṃ kiṃ prayuktavān ||

What did the demon gurus do in their efforts? What did Shambara, the master of illusions, use a thousand for?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 10

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.10

हालाहलं विषं घोरं दैत्यसूदैर महात्मनः कस्माद दत्तं विनाशाय यज जीर्णं तेन धीमता ।।

hālāhalaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ daityasūdair mahātmanaḥ kasmād dattaṃ vināśāya yaj jīrṇaṃ tena dhīmatā ||

What is the reason for the terrible poison, Hālāhala, given by the great-souled demon to cause destruction? It is indeed given by the wise.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 11

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.11

एतत सर्वं महाभाग प्रह्लादस्य महात्मनः चरितं श्रोतुम इच्छामि महामाहात्म्यसूचकम ।।

etat sarvaṃ mahābhāga prahlādasya mahātmanaḥ caritaṃ śrotum icchāmi mahāmāhātmyasūcakam ||

I wish to hear the entire story of the great soul Prahlada, which indicates his great glory.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 12

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.12

न हि कौतूहलं तत्र यद दैत्यैर न हतो हि सः अनन्यमनसो विष्णौ कः समर्थो निपातने ।।

na hi kautūhalaṃ tatra yad daityair na hato hi saḥ ananyamanaso viṣṇau kaḥ samartho nipātane ||

There is no curiosity there, as he is not killed by the demons. Who is capable of bringing down one who is solely devoted to Vishnu?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 13

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.13

तस्मिन धर्मपरे नित्यं केशवाराधनोद्यते स्ववंशप्रभवैर दैत्यैः कर्तुं द्वेषो ऽतिदुष्करः ।।

tasmin dharmapare nityaṃ keśavārādhanodyate svavaṃśaprabhavair daityaiḥ kartuṃ dveṣo 'tiduṣkaraḥ ||

In that realm of righteousness, the worship of Keshava is always performed, and it is extremely difficult for the demons born of his own lineage to act with hatred.

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 14

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.14

धर्मात्मनि महाभागे विष्णुभक्ते विमत्सरे दैतेयैः प्रहृतं कस्मात तन ममाख्यातुम अर्हसि ।।

dharmātmani mahābhāge viṣṇubhakte vimatsare daiteyaiḥ prahṛtaṃ kasmāt tan mamākhyātum arhasi ||

In the righteous and great soul who is devoted to Vishnu and free from malice, why should I be told about what was done by the demons?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 15

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.15

प्रहरन्ति महात्मानो विपक्षे चापि नेदृशे गुणैः समन्विते साधौ किं पुनर यः स्वपक्षजः ।।

praharanti mahātmāno vipakṣe cāpi nedṛśe guṇaiḥ samanvite sādhau kiṃ punar yaḥ svapakṣajaḥ ||

The great souls strike back, and even against the opposition, when endowed with virtues, what can be said of one who is born of their own side?

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Inquiries of Maitreya respecting the history of Prahlāda - Verse 16

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16.16

तद एतत कथ्यतां सर्वं विस्तरान मुनिसत्तम दैत्येश्वरस्य चरितं श्रोतुम इच्छाम्य अशेषतः ।।

tad etat kathyatāṃ sarvaṃ vistarān munisattama daityeśvarasya caritaṃ śrotum icchāmy aśeṣataḥ ||

Therefore, let all this be narrated in detail, O best of sages; I wish to hear the story of the lord of the demons in its entirety.

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