Chapter 18
अध्यायः 18
Amsha III — Manvantara, Chapter 18
Shlokas (104)
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.1
तपस्य अभिरतान सो ऽथ मायामोहो महासुरान मैत्रेय ददृशे गत्वा नर्मदातीरसंश्रयान ।।
tapasy abhiratān so 'tha māyāmoho mahāsurān maitreya dadṛśe gatvā narmadātīrasaṃśrayān ||
Engaged in austerities, he then saw the great demons, Maitreya, having gone to the banks of the Narmada.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 2
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.2
ततो दिगम्बरो मुण्डो बर्हिपत्रधरो द्विज मायामोहो ऽसुरान श्लक्ष्णम इदं वचनम अब्रवीत ।।
tato digambaro muṇḍo barhipatradharo dvija māyāmoho 'surān ślakṣṇam idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
Then the sky-clad, shaven-headed one, holding a tuft of grass, spoke this gentle word to the demons.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 3
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.3
भो दैत्यपतयो ब्रूत यदर्थं तप्यते तपः ऐहिकं वाथ पारत्र्यं तपसः फलम इच्छथ ।।
bho daityapatayo brūta yadarthaṃ tapyate tapaḥ aihikaṃ vātha pāratryaṃ tapasaḥ phalam icchatha ||
O demon lords, tell me for what purpose you are undergoing austerities. Do you desire the fruits of this world or the other?
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 4
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.4
पारत्र्यफललाभाय तपश्चर्या महामते अस्माभिर इयम आरब्धा किं वा ते ऽत्र विवक्षितम ।।
pāratryaphalalābhāya tapaścaryā mahāmate asmābhir iyam ārabdhā kiṃ vā te 'tra vivakṣitam ||
O great-minded ones, this austerity has been initiated by us for the attainment of the fruits of the other world. What is it that you wish to convey?
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 5
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.5
कुरुध्वं मम वाक्यानि यदि मुक्तिम अभीप्सथ अर्हध्वं धर्मम एतं च मुक्तिद्वारम असंवृतम ।।
kurudhvaṃ mama vākyāni yadi muktim abhīpsatha arhadhvaṃ dharmam etaṃ ca muktidvāram asaṃvṛtam ||
If you seek liberation, perform my words. You are worthy of this dharma, which is the open door to liberation.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 6
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.6
धर्मो विमुक्तेर अर्हो ऽयं नैतस्माद अपरः परः अत्रैवावस्थिताः स्वर्गं विमुक्तिं वा गमिष्यथ ।।
dharmo vimukter arho 'yaṃ naitasmād aparaḥ paraḥ atraivāvasthitāḥ svargaṃ vimuktiṃ vā gamiṣyatha ||
This dharma is indeed worthy of liberation; there is no other superior path than this. Here, you shall attain either heaven or liberation.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 7
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.7
अर्हध्वं धर्मम एतं च सर्वे यूयं महाबलाः ।।
arhadhvaṃ dharmam etaṃ ca sarve yūyaṃ mahābalāḥ ||
You are all indeed worthy of this dharma, O mighty ones.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 8
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.8
एवंप्रकारैर बहुभिर युक्तिदर्शनवर्धितैः मायामोहेन दैत्यास ते वेदमार्गाद अपाकृताः ।।
evaṃprakārair bahubhir yuktidarśanavardhitaiḥ māyāmohena daityās te vedamārgād apākṛtāḥ ||
By various means enhanced by logical reasoning, the demons, deluded by illusion, are removed from the path of the Vedas.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 9
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.9
धर्मायैतद अधर्माय सद एतन न सद इत्य अपि विमुक्तये त्व इदं नैतद विमुक्तिं संप्रयच्छति ।।
dharmāyaitad adharmāya sad etan na sad ity api vimuktaye tv idaṃ naitad vimuktiṃ saṃprayacchati ||
This is for righteousness, that is for unrighteousness; thus, this is not true, yet for liberation, it does not grant liberation.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 10
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.10
परमार्थो ऽयम अत्यर्थं परमार्थो न चाप्य अयम ।।
paramārtho 'yam atyarthaṃ paramārtho na cāpy ayam ||
This is the ultimate truth; it is extremely significant, but this is not the ultimate truth.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 11
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.11
कार्यम एतद अकार्यं च नैतद एवं स्फुटं त्व इदम दिग्वाससाम अयं धर्मो धर्मो ऽयं बहुवाससाम ।।
kāryam etad akāryaṃ ca naitad evaṃ sphuṭaṃ tv idam digvāsasām ayaṃ dharmo dharmo 'yaṃ bahuvāsasām ||
This is an action, and that is a non-action; this is not clearly evident. This is the dharma of the one who travels in all directions, and that is the dharma of the one who travels in many directions.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 12
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.12
इत्य अनेकान्तवादं च मायामोहेन नैकधा तेन दर्शयता दैत्याः स्वधर्मांस त्याजिता द्विज ।।
ity anekāntavādaṃ ca māyāmohena naikadhā tena darśayatā daityāḥ svadharmāṃs tyājitā dvija ||
Thus, the doctrine of many-sidedness, through illusion, is shown in many ways; the demons, abandoning their own dharma, are revealed.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 13
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.13
अर्हथेमं महाधर्मं मायामोहेन ते यतः प्रोक्तास तम आश्रिता धर्मम अर्हतास तेन ते ऽभवन ।।
arhathemaṃ mahādharmaṃ māyāmohena te yataḥ proktās tam āśritā dharmam arhatās tena te 'bhavan ||
This great dharma, which is based on illusion, was declared to you; those who adhere to it have become worthy.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 14
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.14
त्रयीधर्मसमुत्सर्गं मायामोहेन ते ऽसुराः कारितास तन्मया ह्य आसंस तथान्ये तत्प्रबोधिताः ।।
trayīdharmasamutsargaṃ māyāmohena te 'surāḥ kāritās tanmayā hy āsaṃs tathānye tatprabodhitāḥ ||
The demons, influenced by illusion, have abandoned the duties of the three Vedas; they are fully absorbed in that.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 15
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.15
तैर अप्य अन्ये परे तैश च तैर अप्य अन्ये परे च तैः अल्पैर अहोभिः संत्यक्ता तैर दैत्यैः प्रायशस त्रयी ।।
tair apy anye pare taiś ca tair apy anye pare ca taiḥ alpair ahobhiḥ saṃtyaktā tair daityaiḥ prāyaśas trayī ||
Even those who are different from them, and those who are also different from others, have been abandoned by the demons, who are of little worth.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 16
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.16
पुनश च रक्ताम्बरधृङ मायामोहो ऽजितेक्षणः अन्यान आहासुरान गत्वा मृद्वल्पमधुराक्षरम ।।
punaś ca raktāmbaradhṛṅ māyāmoho 'jitekṣaṇaḥ anyān āhāsurān gatvā mṛdvalpamadhurākṣaram ||
Again, the one with red garments, who is deluded by illusion, has gone to the other demons, who have a soft, sweet sound.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 17
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.17
स्वर्गार्थं यदि वो वाञ्छा निर्वाणार्थम अथासुराः तद अलं पशुघातादिदुष्टधर्मं निबोधत ।।
svargārthaṃ yadi vo vāñchā nirvāṇārtham athāsurāḥ tad alaṃ paśughātādiduṣṭadharmaṃ nibodhata ||
If you desire heaven or liberation, O demons, then understand that this wicked dharma of killing animals is enough.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 18
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.18
विज्ञानमयम एवैतद अशेषम अवगच्छत बुध्यध्वं मे वचः सम्यग बुधैर एवम उदीरितम ।।
vijñānamayam evaitad aśeṣam avagacchata budhyadhvaṃ me vacaḥ samyag budhair evam udīritam ||
This is indeed filled with knowledge; understand it completely. Let my words be rightly understood as declared by the wise.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 19
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.19
जगद एतद अनाधारं भ्रान्तिज्ञानार्थतत्परम रागादिदुष्टम अत्यर्थं भ्राम्यते भवसंकटे ।।
jagad etad anādhāraṃ bhrāntijñānārthatatparam rāgādiduṣṭam atyarthaṃ bhrāmyate bhavasaṃkaṭe ||
This world, without support, is caught in the turmoil of delusion and ignorance, and is greatly troubled by attachment and other evils.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 20
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.20
एवं बुध्यत बुध्यध्वं बुध्यतैवम इतीरयन मायामोहः स दैत्येयान धर्मम अत्याजयन निजम ।।
evaṃ budhyata budhyadhvaṃ budhyataivam itīrayan māyāmohaḥ sa daityeyān dharmam atyājayan nijam ||
Thus, understanding this, you should understand; by this very understanding, the delusion of Maya causes the demons to abandon their own dharma.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 21
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.21
नानाप्रकारवचनं स तेषां युक्तियोजितम तथा तथावदद धर्मं तत्यजुस ते यथा यथा ।।
nānāprakāravacanaṃ sa teṣāṃ yuktiyojitam tathā tathāvadad dharmaṃ tatyajus te yathā yathā ||
He speaks in various ways, reasoning with them; thus, they abandon their dharma as they see fit.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 22
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.22
ते ऽप्य अन्येषां तथैवोचुर अन्यैर अन्ये तथोदिताः मैत्रेय तत्यजुर धर्मं वेदस्मृत्युदितं परम ।।
te 'py anyeṣāṃ tathaivocur anyair anye tathoditāḥ maitreya tatyajur dharmaṃ vedasmṛtyuditaṃ param ||
They too, in the same way, speak of others; some are declared by others, Maitreya, they abandon the supreme dharma as stated in the Vedas and Smritis.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 23
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.23
अन्यान अप्य अन्यपाषण्डप्रकारैर बहुभिर द्विज दैतेयान मोहयाम आस मायामोहो ऽतिमोहकृत ।।
anyān apy anyapāṣaṇḍaprakārair bahubhir dvija daiteyān mohayām āsa māyāmoho 'timohakṛt ||
The twice-born, through various kinds of other heretics, bewildered the Daityas with the illusion of Maya, which causes great delusion.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 24
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.24
स्वल्पेनैव हि कालेन मायामोहेन ते ऽसुराः मोहितास तत्यजुः सर्वां त्रयीमार्गाश्रितां कथाम ।।
svalpenaiva hi kālena māyāmohena te 'surāḥ mohitās tatyajuḥ sarvāṃ trayīmārgāśritāṃ kathām ||
Indeed, in a short time, the Asuras, deluded by the illusion of Maya, abandoned the entire narrative that is dependent on the three Vedas.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 25
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.25
केचिद विनिन्दां वेदानां देवानाम अपरे द्विज यज्ञकर्मकलापस्य तथान्ये च द्विजन्मनाम ।।
kecid vinindāṃ vedānāṃ devānām apare dvija yajñakarmakalāpasya tathānye ca dvijanmanām ||
Some criticize the Vedas, while others, O twice-born, speak of the rituals of sacrifice; and still others, of the births of the twice-born.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 26
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.26
नैतद युक्तिसहं वाक्यं हिंसा धर्माय नेष्यते हवींष्य अनलदग्धानि फलायेत्य अर्भकोदितम ।।
naitad yuktisahaṃ vākyaṃ hiṃsā dharmāya neṣyate havīṃṣy analadagdhāni phalāyety arbhakoditam ||
This statement is not reasonable; violence cannot be justified in the name of Dharma, as stated by the child regarding the offerings that have been consumed by fire.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 27
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.27
यज्ञैर अनेकैर देवत्वम अवाप्येन्द्रेण भुज्यते शम्यादि यदि चेत काष्ठं तद्वरं पत्रभुक पशुः ।।
yajñair anekair devatvam avāpyendreṇa bhujyate śamyādi yadi cet kāṣṭhaṃ tadvaraṃ patrabhuk paśuḥ ||
Through various sacrifices, one attains divinity, and if it is wood, then the animal that eats leaves is the best.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 28
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.28
निहतस्य पशोर यज्ञे स्वर्गप्राप्तिर यदीष्यते स्वपिता यजमानेन किं नु तस्मान न हन्यते ।।
nihatasya paśor yajñe svargaprāptir yadīṣyate svapitā yajamānena kiṃ nu tasmān na hanyate ||
If the slaughtered animal is offered in sacrifice, and heaven is desired, then what is the use of the father of the sacrificer, for he is not killed.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 29
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.29
तृप्तये जायते पुंसो भुक्तम अन्येन चेत ततः दद्याच छ्राद्धं श्रद्धयान्नं न वहेयुः प्रवासिनः ।।
tṛptaye jāyate puṃso bhuktam anyena cet tataḥ dadyāc chrāddhaṃ śraddhayānnaṃ na vaheyuḥ pravāsinaḥ ||
For the satisfaction of a person, if something is consumed by another, then one should offer food with faith, as travelers should not be burdened.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 30
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.30
जनश्रद्धेयम इत्य एतद अवगम्य ततो ऽत्र वः उपेक्षा श्रेयसी वाक्यं रोचतां यन मयेरितम ।।
janaśraddheyam ity etad avagamya tato 'tra vaḥ upekṣā śreyasī vākyaṃ rocatāṃ yan mayeritam ||
Understanding that this is to be trusted by the people, let this statement, which is beneficial, be pleasing to you, as I have spoken.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 31
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.31
न ह्य आप्तवादा नभसो निपतन्ति महासुराः युक्तिमद वचनं ग्राह्यं मयान्यैश च भवद्विधैः ।।
na hy āptavādā nabhaso nipatanti mahāsurāḥ yuktimad vacanaṃ grāhyaṃ mayānyaiś ca bhavadvidhaiḥ ||
Indeed, the great demons do not fall from the sky due to authoritative statements; only rational words should be accepted, as well as those spoken by you.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 32
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.32
मायामोहेन ते दैत्याः प्रकारैर बहुभिस तथा व्युत्थापिता यथा नैषां त्रयीं कश्चिद अरोचयत ।।
māyāmohena te daityāḥ prakārair bahubhis tathā vyutthāpitā yathā naiṣāṃ trayīṃ kaścid arocayat ||
By the illusion of Maya, the demons are raised in various ways; thus, no one has appreciated the Vedas.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 33
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.33
इत्थम उन्मार्गयातेषु तेषु दैत्येषु ते ऽमराः उद्योगं परमं कृत्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः ।।
ittham unmārgayāteṣu teṣu daityeṣu te 'marāḥ udyogaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā yuddhāya samupasthitāḥ ||
Thus, the immortal ones, having made the supreme effort, stood ready for battle against those demons who had gone astray.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 34
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.34
ततो देवासुरं युद्धं पुनर एवाभवद द्विज हताश च ते ऽसुरा देवैः सन्मार्गपरिपन्थिनः ।।
tato devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ punar evābhavad dvija hatāś ca te 'surā devaiḥ sanmārgaparipanthinaḥ ||
Then, O Brahmin, the battle between the gods and demons occurred again, and those demons were slain by the gods, who were the obstacles to the righteous path.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.35
सद्धर्मकवचस तेषाम अभूद यः प्रथमं द्विज तेन रक्षाभवत पूर्वं नेशुर नष्टे च तत्र ते ।।
saddharmakavacas teṣām abhūd yaḥ prathamaṃ dvija tena rakṣābhavat pūrvaṃ neśur naṣṭe ca tatra te ||
The first Brahmin was protected by the armor of righteous duty, and thus, when he was lost, he was not destroyed.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.36
ततो मैत्रेय तन्मार्गवर्तिनो ये ऽभवञ जनाः नग्नास ते तैर यतस त्यक्तं त्रयीसंवरणं वृथा ।।
tato maitreya tanmārgavartino ye 'bhavañ janāḥ nagnās te tair yatas tyaktaṃ trayīsaṃvaraṇaṃ vṛthā ||
Then, Maitreya, those who followed that path were naked, and thus, they abandoned the three Vedas in vain.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.37
ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थश च वानप्रस्थस तथाश्रमाः परिव्राड वा चतुर्थो ऽत्र पञ्चमो नोपपद्यते ।।
brahmacārī gṛhasthaś ca vānaprasthas tathāśramāḥ parivrāḍ vā caturtho 'tra pañcamo nopapadyate ||
The celibate, householder, hermit, and ascetic are the four stages, but the fifth does not exist here.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.38
यस तु संत्यज्य गार्हस्थ्यं वानप्रस्थो न जायते परिव्राड वापि मैत्रेय स नग्नः पापकृन नरः ।।
yas tu saṃtyajya gārhasthyaṃ vānaprastho na jāyate parivrāḍ vāpi maitreya sa nagnaḥ pāpakṛn naraḥ ||
One who renounces household life does not become a hermit, nor does he become a wandering ascetic; he who is naked is a sinful man, O Maitreya.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.39
नित्यानां कर्मणां विप्र तस्य हानिर अहर्निशम अकुर्वन विहितं कर्म शक्तः पतति तद्दिने ।।
nityānāṃ karmaṇāṃ vipra tasya hānir aharniśam akurvan vihitaṃ karma śaktaḥ patati taddine ||
O Brahmin, for those who perform eternal duties, their loss occurs day and night if they do not perform the prescribed actions; they fall on that day.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.40
प्रायश्चित्तेन महता शुद्धिं प्राप्नोत्य अनापदि पक्षं नित्यक्रियाहानेः कर्ता मैत्रेय मानवः ।।
prāyaścittena mahatā śuddhiṃ prāpnoty anāpadi pakṣaṃ nityakriyāhāneḥ kartā maitreya mānavaḥ ||
By great atonement, one attains purity in times of distress; the doer, O Maitreya, is a human who is engaged in constant action.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.41
संवत्सरं क्रियाहानिर यस्य पुंसो ऽभिजायते तस्यावलोकनात सूर्यो निरीक्ष्यः साधुभिः सदा ।।
saṃvatsaraṃ kriyāhānir yasya puṃso 'bhijāyate tasyāvalokanāt sūryo nirīkṣyaḥ sādhubhiḥ sadā ||
The actions of a person are observed for a year; by observing him, the sun is always seen by the good.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.42
स्पृष्टे स्नानं सचैलस्य शुद्धिहेतुर महामुने पुंसो भवति तस्योक्ता न शुद्धिः पापकर्मणः ।।
spṛṣṭe snānaṃ sacailasya śuddhihetur mahāmune puṃso bhavati tasyoktā na śuddhiḥ pāpakarmaṇaḥ ||
When touched, bathing with clothes is the cause of purity, O great sage; for a person who is sinful, it is said that there is no purity.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.43
देवर्षिपितृभूतानि यस्य निःश्वस्य वेश्मनि प्रयान्त्य अनर्चितान्य अत्र न तस्मात पापकृन नरः ।।
devarṣipitṛbhūtāni yasya niḥśvasya veśmani prayānty anarcitāny atra na tasmāt pāpakṛn naraḥ ||
Those who, upon exhaling, do not worship the deities, ancestors, and beings in their home, do not incur sin.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.44
देवादिनिःश्वासहतं शरीरं यस्य वेश्म च न तेन संकरं कुर्याद गृहासनपरिच्छदैः ।।
devādiniḥśvāsahataṃ śarīraṃ yasya veśma ca na tena saṃkaraṃ kuryād gṛhāsanaparicchadaiḥ ||
One whose body is afflicted by the breath of the deities should not create confusion with householders.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.45
संभाषणानुप्रश्नादि सहास्यं चैव कुर्वतः जायते तुल्यता पुंसस तेनैव द्विज वत्सरम ।।
saṃbhāṣaṇānupraśnādi sahāsyaṃ caiva kurvataḥ jāyate tulyatā puṃsas tenaiva dvija vatsaram ||
Through conversation and questioning, and by engaging in humor, equality arises among men, lasting for a year.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.46
अथ भुङ्क्ते गृहे तस्य करोत्य आस्यां तथासने शेते चाप्य एकशयने स सद्यस तत्समो भवेत ।।
atha bhuṅkte gṛhe tasya karoty āsyāṃ tathāsane śete cāpy ekaśayane sa sadyas tatsamo bhavet ||
When he eats in his home, sits in his place, or lies down on a single bed, he becomes equal to that.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.47
देवतापितृभूतानि तथानभ्यर्च्य यो ऽतिथीन भुङ्क्ते स पातकं भुङ्क्ते निष्कृतिस तस्य कीदृशी ।।
devatāpitṛbhūtāni tathānabhyarcya yo 'tithīn bhuṅkte sa pātakaṃ bhuṅkte niṣkṛtis tasya kīdṛśī ||
One who eats without worshipping the deities and ancestors, while entertaining guests, incurs sin; what is the nature of his redemption?
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.48
ब्राह्मणाद्याश च ये वर्णाः स्वधर्माद अन्यतोमुखम यान्ति ते नग्नसंज्ञां तु हीनकर्मस्व अवस्थिताः ।।
brāhmaṇādyāś ca ye varṇāḥ svadharmād anyatomukham yānti te nagnasaṃjñāṃ tu hīnakarmasv avasthitāḥ ||
Those who, abandoning their own duties, take on the characteristics of other castes, are known as 'naked' and are situated in a state of lowly actions.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.49
चतुर्णां यत्र वर्णानां मैत्रेयात्यन्तसंकरः तत्रास्या साधुवृत्तीनाम उपघाताय जायते ।।
caturṇāṃ yatra varṇānāṃ maitreyātyantasaṃkaraḥ tatrāsyā sādhuvṛttīnām upaghātāya jāyate ||
Where there is extreme mixing of the four castes, there arises a disturbance to the virtuous conduct of the good.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.50
अनभ्यर्च्य ऋषीन देवान पितृभूतातिथींस तथा यो भुङ्क्ते तस्य संभाषात पतन्ति नरके नराः ।।
anabhyarcya ṛṣīn devān pitṛbhūtātithīṃs tathā yo bhuṅkte tasya saṃbhāṣāt patanti narake narāḥ ||
Those who do not worship the sages, gods, ancestors, and guests, and who partake of food, fall into hell due to their conversations.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.51
तस्माद एतान नरो नग्नांस त्रयीसंत्यागदूषितान सर्वदा वर्जयेत प्राज्ञ आलापस्पर्शनादिषु ।।
tasmād etān naro nagnāṃs trayīsaṃtyāgadūṣitān sarvadā varjayet prājña ālāpasparśanādiṣu ||
Therefore, wise men should always avoid these naked individuals who are tainted by the abandonment of the Vedas, especially in discussions and touch.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.52
श्रद्धावद्भिः कृतं यत्नाद देवान पितृपितामहान न प्रीणयति तच छ्राद्धं यद्य एभिर अवलोकितम ।।
śraddhāvadbhiḥ kṛtaṃ yatnād devān pitṛpitāmahān na prīṇayati tac chrāddhaṃ yady ebhir avalokitam ||
A sacrifice performed with faith, aimed at the gods, ancestors, and grandfathers, does not please them if it is seen with these faults.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.53
श्रूयते च पुरा ख्यातो राजा शतधनुर भुवि पत्नी च शैब्या तस्याभूद अतिधर्मपरायणा ।।
śrūyate ca purā khyāto rājā śatadhanur bhuvi patnī ca śaibyā tasyābhūd atidharmaparāyaṇā ||
Once, a king known in ancient times as Shatadhanur lived on earth, and his wife was Shabya, devoted to righteousness.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.54
पतिव्रता महाभागा सत्यशौचदयान्विता सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना संपन्ना विनयेन च ।।
pativratā mahābhāgā satyaśaucadayānvitā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā saṃpannā vinayena ca ||
The devoted and highly fortunate wife, endowed with truth, purity, and compassion, was rich in all virtues and also in humility.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.55
स तु राजा तया सार्धं देवदेवं जनार्दनम आराधयाम आस विभुं परमेण समाधिना ।।
sa tu rājā tayā sārdhaṃ devadevaṃ janārdanam ārādhayām āsa vibhuṃ parameṇa samādhinā ||
The king, along with her, worshipped the supreme deity Janardana with profound meditation.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.56
होमैर जपैस तथा दानैर उपवासैश च भक्तितः पूजाभिश चानुदिवसं तन्मना नान्यमानसः ।।
homair japais tathā dānair upavāsaiś ca bhaktitaḥ pūjābhiś cānudivasaṃ tanmanā nānyamānasaḥ ||
With sacrifices, recitations, donations, and fasting, he worshipped daily, with a mind focused solely on that.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.57
एकदा तु समं स्नातौ तौ तु भार्यापती जले भागीरथ्याः समुत्तीर्णौ कार्त्तिक्यां समुपोषितौ पाषण्डिनम अपश्येताम आयान्तं संमुखं द्विज ।।
ekadā tu samaṃ snātau tau tu bhāryāpatī jale bhāgīrathyāḥ samuttīrṇau kārttikyāṃ samupoṣitau pāṣaṇḍinam apaśyetām āyāntaṃ saṃmukhaṃ dvija ||
Once, while both were bathing together in the river Bhagirathi, they saw a heretic approaching them.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.58
चापाचार्यस्य तस्यासौ सखा राज्ञो महात्मनः अतस तद्गौरवात तेन सहालापम अथाकरोत ।।
cāpācāryasya tasyāsau sakhā rājño mahātmanaḥ atas tadgauravāt tena sahālāpam athākarot ||
The friend of the great king, the teacher of archery, thus, due to his respect, began a conversation with him.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.59
न तु सा वाग्यता देवी तस्य पत्नी यतव्रता उपोषितास्मीति रविं तस्मिन दृष्टे ददर्श च ।।
na tu sā vāgyatā devī tasya patnī yatavratā upoṣitāsmīti raviṃ tasmin dṛṣṭe dadarśa ca ||
But that goddess, his devoted wife, did not possess eloquence and, upon seeing the sun, declared that she was fasting.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.60
समागम्य यथान्यायं दम्पती तौ यथाविधि विष्णोः पूजादिकं सर्वं कृतवन्तौ द्विजोत्तम ।।
samāgamya yathānyāyaṃ dampatī tau yathāvidhi viṣṇoḥ pūjādikaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtavantau dvijottama ||
The couple, having gathered together properly, performed all the worship and rituals of Vishnu as prescribed, O best of the twice-born.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.61
कालेन गच्छता राजा ममारासौ सपत्नजित अन्वारुरोह तं देवी चितास्थं भूपतिं पतिम ।।
kālena gacchatā rājā mamārāsau sapatnajit anvāruroha taṃ devī citāsthaṃ bhūpatiṃ patim ||
In due course, the king, having conquered his rivals, ascended the throne, and the goddess, having reached the place of the king, became his wife.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.62
स तु तेनापचारेण श्वा जज्ञे वसुधाधिपः उपोषितेन पाषण्डसंभाषो यः कृतो ऽभवत ।।
sa tu tenāpacāreṇa śvā jajñe vasudhādhipaḥ upoṣitena pāṣaṇḍasaṃbhāṣo yaḥ kṛto 'bhavat ||
Thus, due to that offense, the lord of the earth was born as a dog, having been subjected to a conversation with a heretic while fasting.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.63
सापि जातिस्मरा जज्ञे काशिराजसुता शुभा सर्वविज्ञानसंपन्ना सर्वलक्षणभूषिता ।।
sāpi jātismarā jajñe kāśirājasutā śubhā sarvavijñānasaṃpannā sarvalakṣaṇabhūṣitā ||
She was born as the daughter of the king of Kashi, endowed with all knowledge and adorned with all auspicious qualities.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.64
तां पिता दातुकामो ऽभूद वराय विनिवारितः तयैव तन्व्या विरतो विवाहारम्भतो नृपः ।।
tāṃ pitā dātukāmo 'bhūd varāya vinivāritaḥ tayaiva tanvyā virato vivāhārambhato nṛpaḥ ||
Her father, desiring to give her in marriage, was restrained by her, and thus the king refrained from initiating the marriage.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.65
ततः सा दिव्यया दृष्ट्या दृष्ट्वा श्वानं निजं पतिम वैदिशाख्यं पुरं गत्वा तदवस्थं ददर्श तम ।।
tataḥ sā divyayā dṛṣṭyā dṛṣṭvā śvānaṃ nijaṃ patim vaidiśākhyaṃ puraṃ gatvā tadavasthaṃ dadarśa tam ||
Then, with a divine vision, she saw her husband in the form of a dog, and going to the city named Vaidisha, she saw him in that state.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.66
तं दृष्ट्वैव महाभागा श्वानभूतं पतिं तथा ददौ तस्मै वराहारं सत्कारप्रवणं शुभम ।।
taṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgā śvānabhūtaṃ patiṃ tathā dadau tasmai varāhāraṃ satkārapravaṇaṃ śubham ||
Seeing him in that form, the highly fortunate one gave him a glorious offering of a boar, rich in honor.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.67
भुञ्जन दत्तं तया सो ऽन्नम अतिमिष्टम अभीप्सितम श्वजातिललितं कुर्वन बहु चाटु चकार वै ।।
bhuñjan dattaṃ tayā so 'nnam atimiṣṭam abhīpsitam śvajātilalitaṃ kurvan bahu cāṭu cakāra vai ||
Eating the food given by her, he made it exceedingly delicious and prepared a lot of delicacies.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 68
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.68
अतीव व्रीडिता बाला कुर्वता चाटु तेन सा प्रणामपूर्वम आहेदं दयितं तं कुयोनिजम ।।
atīva vrīḍitā bālā kurvatā cāṭu tena sā praṇāmapūrvam āhedaṃ dayitaṃ taṃ kuyonijam ||
The extremely shy girl, while flattering, bowed down to that beloved, who is born of a lowly womb.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 69
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.69
स्मर्यतां तन महाराज दाक्षिण्यललितं त्वया येन श्वयोनिम आपन्नो मम चाटुकरो भवान ।।
smaryatāṃ tan mahārāja dākṣiṇyalalitaṃ tvayā yena śvayonim āpanno mama cāṭukaro bhavān ||
Remember, O great king, the charming grace you have shown, by which I have fallen into a lowly womb, O flatterer.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 70
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.70
पाषण्डिनं समाभाष्य तीर्थस्नानाद अनन्तरम प्राप्तो ऽसि कुत्सितां योनिं किं न स्मरसि तत प्रभो ।।
pāṣaṇḍinaṃ samābhāṣya tīrthasnānād anantaram prāpto 'si kutsitāṃ yoniṃ kiṃ na smarasi tat prabho ||
Having spoken to the heretic, after bathing in the holy waters, you have attained a despicable womb; why do you not remember that, O Lord?
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 71
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.71
तयैवं स्मारिते तत्र पूर्वजातिकृते तदा दध्यौ चिरम अथावाप निर्वेदम अतिदुर्लभम ।।
tayaivaṃ smārite tatra pūrvajātikṛte tadā dadhyau ciram athāvāpa nirvedam atidurlabham ||
Thus reminded, there, due to previous birth's actions, he experienced long-lasting despair, which is very rare.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.72
निर्विण्णचित्तः स ततो निर्गम्य नगराद बहिः मरुप्रपतनं कृत्वा शार्गालीं योनिम आगतः ।।
nirviṇṇacittaḥ sa tato nirgamya nagarād bahiḥ maruprapatanaṃ kṛtvā śārgālīṃ yonim āgataḥ ||
With a detached mind, he then exited the city, having created a descent into the desert, and approached the womb of a she-ass.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 73
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.73
सापि द्वितीये संप्राप्ते वर्षे दिव्येन चक्षुषा ज्ञात्वा सृगालं तं द्रष्टुं ययौ कोलाहलं गिरिम ।।
sāpi dvitīye saṃprāpte varṣe divyena cakṣuṣā jñātvā sṛgālaṃ taṃ draṣṭuṃ yayau kolāhalaṃ girim ||
In the second year, having arrived, he went to see the jackal, knowing with divine vision, amidst the uproar of the mountain.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 74
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.74
तत्रापि दृष्ट्वा तं प्राह शार्गालीं योनिम आगतम भर्तारम अपि चार्वङ्गी तनया पृथिवीक्षितः ।।
tatrāpi dṛṣṭvā taṃ prāha śārgālīṃ yonim āgatam bhartāram api cārvaṅgī tanayā pṛthivīkṣitaḥ ||
Thereupon, having seen him, he spoke to the arriving jackal, even to the lord, the daughter of the earth.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.75
अपि स्मरसि राजेन्द्र श्वयोनिस्थस्य यन मया प्रोक्तं ते पूर्वचरितं पाषण्डालापसंश्रयम ।।
api smarasi rājendra śvayonisthasya yan mayā proktaṃ te pūrvacaritaṃ pāṣaṇḍālāpasaṃśrayam ||
Do you remember, O king, what I told you about the one born of a womb, the previous story that I narrated to you?
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.76
पुनस तयोक्तं तज ज्ञात्वा सत्यं सत्यवतां वरः कानने स निराहारस तत्याज स्वं कलेवरम ।।
punas tayoktaṃ taj jñātvā satyaṃ satyavatāṃ varaḥ kānane sa nirāhāras tatyāja svaṃ kalevaram ||
Then, knowing that to be true, the best of the truthful, in the forest, being without food, abandoned his own body.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.77
भूयस ततो वृकं जातं गत्वा तं निर्जने वने स्मारयाम आस भर्तारं पूर्ववृत्तम अनिन्दिता ।।
bhūyas tato vṛkaṃ jātaṃ gatvā taṃ nirjane vane smārayām āsa bhartāraṃ pūrvavṛttam aninditā ||
Then, having gone to the solitary forest, he reminded the lord of his previous deeds, the blameless one.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.78
न त्वं वृको महाभाग राजा शतधनुर भवान श्वा भूत्वा त्वं शृगालो ऽभूर वृकत्वं साम्प्रतं गतः ।।
na tvaṃ vṛko mahābhāga rājā śatadhanur bhavān śvā bhūtvā tvaṃ śṛgālo 'bhūr vṛkatvaṃ sāmprataṃ gataḥ ||
You, O great one, are not a wolf, but a king with a hundred bows. Having become a dog, you have now taken on the nature of a jackal.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 79
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.79
स्मारितेन यथा व्यक्तस तेनात्मा गृध्रतां गतः अपापा सा पुनश चैनं बोधयाम आस भामिनी ।।
smāritena yathā vyaktas tenātmā gṛdhratāṃ gataḥ apāpā sā punaś cainaṃ bodhayām āsa bhāminī ||
As remembered, the soul has taken on the form of a vulture. The pure one then spoke to him, wishing to enlighten him.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.80
नरेन्द्र स्मर्यताम आत्मा ह्य अलं ते गृध्रचेष्टया पाषण्डालापजातो ऽयं दोषो यद गृध्रतां गतः ।।
narendra smaryatām ātmā hy alaṃ te gṛdhraceṣṭayā pāṣaṇḍālāpajāto 'yaṃ doṣo yad gṛdhratāṃ gataḥ ||
O king, let the soul be remembered; it is enough for you to act like a vulture. This fault arises because it has taken on the form of a vulture.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.81
ततः काकत्वम आपन्नं समनन्तरजन्मनि उवाच तन्वी भर्तारम उपलभ्यात्मयोगतः ।।
tataḥ kākatvam āpannaṃ samanantarajanmani uvāca tanvī bhartāram upalabhyātmayogataḥ ||
Then, having taken on the form of a crow in the next birth, the slender one spoke to her husband, having realized through self-awareness.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.82
अशेषा भूभृतः पूर्वं वश्या यस्मै बलिं ददुः स त्वं काकत्वम आपन्नो जातो ऽद्य बलिभुक प्रभो ।।
aśeṣā bhūbhṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ vaśyā yasmai baliṃ daduḥ sa tvaṃ kākatvam āpanno jāto 'dya balibhuk prabho ||
In the past, all the earth-bearers offered sacrifices to him. Now, you have taken on the form of a crow, O lord of the sacrificers.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.83
एवम एव च काकत्वे स्मारितः स पुरातनम तत्याज भूपतिः प्राणान मयूरत्वम अवाप च ।।
evam eva ca kākatve smāritaḥ sa purātanam tatyāja bhūpatiḥ prāṇān mayūratvam avāpa ca ||
Thus, remembering his ancient form as a crow, the king gave up his life and attained the form of a peacock.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.84
मयूरत्वे ततः सा वै चकारानुगतं शुभा दत्तैः प्रतिक्षणं भोज्यैर बाला तज्जातिभोजनैः ।।
mayūratve tataḥ sā vai cakārānugataṃ śubhā dattaiḥ pratikṣaṇaṃ bhojyair bālā tajjātibhojanaiḥ ||
In the form of a peacock, she then performed auspicious acts, being fed continuously with food given by the young ones of her kind.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.85
ततस तु जनको राजा वाजिमेधं महाक्रतुम चकार तस्यावभृथे स्नापयाम आस तं तदा ।।
tatas tu janako rājā vājimedhaṃ mahākratum cakāra tasyāvabhṛthe snāpayām āsa taṃ tadā ||
Then, King Janaka performed the great sacrifice of the horse and bathed in its sanctifying waters.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.86
सस्नौ स्वयं च तन्वङ्गी स्मारयाम आस चापि तम यथासौ श्वशृगालाद्या योनीर जग्राह पार्थिवः ।।
sasnau svayaṃ ca tanvaṅgī smārayām āsa cāpi tam yathāsau śvaśṛgālādyā yonīr jagrāha pārthivaḥ ||
He himself, being of a beautiful body, also reminded him of how he had seized the wombs of creatures like the jackal.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.87
स्मृतजन्मक्रमः सो ऽथ तत्याज स्वं कलेवरम जज्ञे च जनकस्यैव पुत्रो ऽसौ सुमहात्मनः ।।
smṛtajanmakramaḥ so 'tha tatyāja svaṃ kalevaram jajñe ca janakasyaiva putro 'sau sumahātmanaḥ ||
Thus, remembering his past birth, he gave up his own body and was born as the son of the great-souled Janaka.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.88
ततः सा पितरं तन्वी विवाहार्थम अचोदयत स चापि कारयाम आस पिता तस्याः स्वयंवरम ।।
tataḥ sā pitaraṃ tanvī vivāhārtham acodayat sa cāpi kārayām āsa pitā tasyāḥ svayaṃvaram ||
Then she urged her father, the maiden, for marriage, and he also arranged for her svayamvara.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.89
स्वयंवरे कृते सा तं संप्राप्तं पतिम आत्मनः वरयाम आस भूयो ऽपि भर्तृभावेन भामिनी ।।
svayaṃvare kṛte sā taṃ saṃprāptaṃ patim ātmanaḥ varayām āsa bhūyo 'pi bhartṛbhāvena bhāminī ||
For the svayamvara, she chose him as her husband, who had arrived, again as her lord.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.90
बुभुजे च तया सार्धं संभोगान नृपनन्दनः पितर्य उपरते राज्यं विदेहेषु चकार सः ।।
bubhuje ca tayā sārdhaṃ saṃbhogān nṛpanandanaḥ pitary uparate rājyaṃ videheṣu cakāra saḥ ||
The son of the king enjoyed union with her, and when his father retired, he ruled over the Videhas.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.91
इयाज यज्ञान सुबहून ददौ दानानि चार्थिनाम पुत्रान उत्पादयाम आस युयुधे च सहारिभिः ।।
iyāja yajñān subahūn dadau dānāni cārthinām putrān utpādayām āsa yuyudhe ca sahāribhiḥ ||
He performed many sacrifices and gave donations to the needy, and he begot sons and fought alongside his allies.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.92
राज्यं कृत्वा यथान्यायं पालयित्वा वसुंधराम तत्याज स प्रियान प्राणान संग्रामे धर्मतो नृपः ।।
rājyaṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ pālayitvā vasuṃdharām tatyāja sa priyān prāṇān saṃgrāme dharmato nṛpaḥ ||
Having established the kingdom rightly and ruled the earth, the king gave up his beloved life in battle, adhering to dharma.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.93
ततश चितास्थं तं भूयो भर्तारं सा शुभेक्षणा अन्वारुरोह विधिवद यथापूर्वं मुदावती ।।
tataś citāsthaṃ taṃ bhūyo bhartāraṃ sā śubhekṣaṇā anvāruroha vidhivad yathāpūrvaṃ mudāvatī ||
Then, that auspicious-eyed one, having taken her husband again, mounted him as before, joyfully.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.94
ततो ऽवाप तया सार्धं राजपुत्र्या स पार्थिवः ऐन्द्रान अतीत्य वै लोकांल लोकान कामदुहो ऽक्षयान ।।
tato 'vāpa tayā sārdhaṃ rājaputryā sa pārthivaḥ aindrān atītya vai lokāṃl lokān kāmaduho 'kṣayān ||
Then, the king, along with the princess, attained the realms beyond Indra, the wish-fulfilling worlds.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.95
स्वर्गाक्षयत्वम अतुलं दाम्पत्यम अतिदुर्लभम प्राप्तं पुण्यफलं प्राप्य संशुद्धिं तां द्विजोत्तम ।।
svargākṣayatvam atulaṃ dāmpatyam atidurlabham prāptaṃ puṇyaphalaṃ prāpya saṃśuddhiṃ tāṃ dvijottama ||
The incomparable heavenly bliss and the rare marital bond were attained, bringing forth purity, O best of the twice-born.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.96
एष पाषण्डसंभाषदोषः प्रोक्तो मया द्विज तथाश्वमेधावभृथस्नानमाहात्म्यम एव च ।।
eṣa pāṣaṇḍasaṃbhāṣadoṣaḥ prokto mayā dvija tathāśvamedhāvabhṛthasnānamāhātmyam eva ca ||
This fault of engaging in heretical discussions has been stated by me, O twice-born, as well as the glory of the Ashvamedha bath.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.97
तस्मात पाषण्डिभिः पापैर आलापस्पर्शनं त्यजेत विशेषतः क्रियाकाले यज्ञादौ चापि दीक्षितः ।।
tasmāt pāṣaṇḍibhiḥ pāpair ālāpasparśanaṃ tyajet viśeṣataḥ kriyākāle yajñādau cāpi dīkṣitaḥ ||
Therefore, one should avoid the touch of heretical discussions, especially at the time of rituals and during sacrifices.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.98
क्रियाहानिर गृहे यस्य मासम एकं प्रजायते तस्यावलोकनात सूर्यं पश्येत मतिमान नरः ।।
kriyāhānir gṛhe yasya māsam ekaṃ prajāyate tasyāvalokanāt sūryaṃ paśyeta matimān naraḥ ||
A wise man, whose household rituals are performed for a month, sees the sun by merely observing it.
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Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.99
किं पुनर यैस तु संत्यक्ता त्रयी सर्वात्मना द्विज परान्नभोजिभिः पापैर वेदवादविरोधिभिः ।।
kiṃ punar yais tu saṃtyaktā trayī sarvātmanā dvija parānnabhojibhiḥ pāpair vedavādavirodhibhiḥ ||
What to say of those who, having renounced the Vedas, are entirely devoted to eating others' food, and are sinful and opposed to the teachings of the Vedas?
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 100
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.100
पाषण्डिनो विकर्मस्थान बैडालव्रतिकाञ छठान हैतुकान बकवृत्तींश च वाङ्मात्रेणापि नार्चयेत ।।
pāṣaṇḍino vikarmasthān baiḍālavratikāñ chaṭhān haitukān bakavṛttīṃś ca vāṅmātreṇāpi nārcayet ||
A heretic, engaged in sinful acts, should not be worshipped even by mere words, nor those who follow the path of deceit.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 101
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.101
दूराद अपास्तः संपर्कस सहास्यापि च पापिभिः पाषण्डिभिर दुराचारैस तस्मात तान परिवर्जयेत ।।
dūrād apāstaḥ saṃparkas sahāsyāpi ca pāpibhiḥ pāṣaṇḍibhir durācārais tasmāt tān parivarjayet ||
One should avoid those who are far away, who are sinful, and who engage in bad conduct, even if they jest.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 102
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.102
एते नग्नास तवाख्याता दृष्ट्या श्राद्धोपघातकाः येषां संभाषणात पुंसां दिनपुण्यं प्रणश्यति ।।
ete nagnās tavākhyātā dṛṣṭyā śrāddhopaghātakāḥ yeṣāṃ saṃbhāṣaṇāt puṃsāṃ dinapuṇyaṃ praṇaśyati ||
These naked ones, known as your own, are harmful to the sacred rites, and their conversations cause the merit of the day to perish.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 103
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.103
एते पाषण्डिनः पापा न ह्य एतान आलपेद बुधः पुण्यं नश्यति संभाषाद एतेषां तद्दिनोद्भवम ।।
ete pāṣaṇḍinaḥ pāpā na hy etān ālaped budhaḥ puṇyaṃ naśyati saṃbhāṣād eteṣāṃ taddinodbhavam ||
These heretics are sinful; a wise person should not converse with them. Their piety is destroyed by such discussions, which arise from them on that day.
Buddha goes to the earth and teaches the Daityas to contempt the Vedas; his sceptical doctrines; his prohibition of animal sacrifices - Verse 104
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 18.104
पुंसां जटाधरणमौण्ड्यवतां वृथैव मोघाशिनाम अखिलशौचनिराकृतानाम तोयप्रदानपितृपिण्डबहिष्कृतानां संभाषणाद अपि नरा नरकं प्रयान्ति ।।
puṃsāṃ jaṭādharaṇamauṇḍyavatāṃ vṛthaiva moghāśinām akhilaśaucanirākṛtānām toyapradānapitṛpiṇḍabahiṣkṛtānāṃ saṃbhāṣaṇād api narā narakaṃ prayānti ||
Men who wear matted hair and are gluttonous, who are devoid of all purity, and who have rejected the offerings to their ancestors, even by conversing with them, go to hell.