Varaha Purana

राजाऽपि तस्थौ तद्भक्त्या स्वसहायैः समन्वितः । अक्षौहिण्यो बलस्यास्य पञ्चमात्रास्तदा स्थिताः । अयं च तापसः किं मे दास्यते भोजनं त्विह ।। ११.

The king too stood there with devotion, accompanied by his attendants; at that time, five divisions of his army were present. He wondered, "What food will this ascetic give me here?"

निमन्त्र्य दुर्जयं विप्रस्तदा गौरमुखो नृपम् । चिन्तयामास किं चास्य मया देयं तु भोजनम् ।। ११.

Then the sage Gauramukha invited Durjaya the king and pondered, "What food should I give him?"

एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः । स्थितो मनसि देवेशो हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः ।। ११.

As that great sage, intent in mind, was thinking thus, Lord Hari Nārāyaṇa, the lord of the gods, became present in his heart.

ततः संस्मृत्य मनसा देवं नारायणं तदा । तोषयामास गङ्गायां प्रविश्य मुनिसत्तमः ।। ११.

Then, remembering the god Nārāyaṇa in his mind, the best of sages entered the Gaṅgā to propitiate him.

धरण्युवाच । कथं गौरमुखो विष्णुं तोषयामास भूधर । एतन्मे कौतुकं श्रोतुं सम्यगिच्छा प्रवर्त्तते ।। ११.

The Earth said: How did Gauramukha please Viṣṇu, O mountain? I have a keen desire to hear this in detail.

नमोऽस्तु विष्णवे नित्यं नमस्ते पीतवाससे । नमस्ते चाद्यरूपाय नमस्ते जलरूपिणे ।। ११.

Salutations always to Viṣṇu; salutations to you, who wear yellow garments. Salutations to you, who have the primordial form; salutations to you, who take the form of water.

नमस्ते सर्वसंस्थाय नमस्ते जलशायिने । नमस्ते क्षितिरूपाय नमस्ते तेजसात्मने ।। ११.

Salutations to you, who abide in all things; salutations to you, who recline upon the waters. Salutations to you, who take the form of the earth; salutations to you, whose essence is fire.

नमस्ते वायुरूपाय नमस्ते व्योमरूपिणे । त्वं देवः सर्वभूतानां प्रभुस्त्वमसि हृच्छयः ।। ११.

Salutations to you, who take the form of air; salutations to you, who take the form of space. You are the Lord of all beings, you are the master, and you are the desire within the heart.

त्वमोङ्कारो वषट्कारः सर्वत्रैव च संस्थितः । त्वमादिः सर्वदेवानां तव चादिर्न विद्यते ।। ११.

You are the syllable Oṃ, you are the vaṣaṭ call, and you are present everywhere. You are the origin of all the gods, and no origin exists for you.

त्वं भूस्त्वं च भुवो देव त्वं जनस्त्वं महः स्मृतः । त्वं तपस्त्वं च सत्यं च त्वयि देव चराचरम् ।। ११.

You are Bhū, you are Bhuvaḥ, O Lord; you are Jana and you are known as Mahaḥ. You are tapas, you are truth, and in you, O Lord, abides all that moves and does not move.

त्वत्तो भूतमिदं विश्वं त्वदुद्भूता ऋगादयः । त्वत्तः शास्त्राणि जातानि त्वत्तो यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ।। ११.

From you, this entire world has arisen; from you have come forth the Ṛg and other Vedas. From you, the scriptures have been born; from you, the sacrifices have been established.

त्वत्तो वृक्षा वीरुधश्च त्वत्तः सर्वा वनौषधीः । पशवः पक्षिणः सर्पास्त्वत्त एव जनार्दन ।। ११.

From you come trees and herbs; from you, all forest plants. Cattle, birds, and serpents—all arise from you, O Janārdana.

ममापि देवदेवेश राजा दुर्जयसंज्ञितः । आगतोऽभ्यागतस्तस्य आतिथ्यं कर्त्तुमुत्सहे ।। ११.

O Lord of gods, even for me, a king named Durjaya has come as a guest. I am eager to offer him hospitality.

तस्य मे निर्धनस्याद्य देवदेव जगत्पते । भक्तिनम्रस्य देवेश कुरुष्वान्नाद्यसंचयम् ।। ११.

Today, O Lord of gods, Lord of the world, I am poor and bowed in devotion. O Lord of gods, please grant me a supply of food.

यं यं स्पृशामि हस्तेन यं यं पश्यामि चक्षुषा । वृक्षं वा तृणकन्दं वा तत्तदन्नं चतुर्विधम् ।। ११.

Whatever I touch with my hand, whatever I see with my eyes—whether tree or grass or root—may all that become the four kinds of food.

तथा त्वन्यतमं वाऽपि यद् ध्यातं मनसा मया । तत् सर्वं सिद्ध्यतां मह्यं नमस्ते परमेश्वर ।। ११.

And whatever else I may contemplate in my mind, let all that be accomplished for me. Salutations to you, Supreme Lord.

इति स्तुत्या तु देवेशस्तुतोष जगतां पतिः । मुनेस्तस्य स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास केशवः ।। ११.

Thus praised, the Lord of gods, the Lord of the world, was satisfied; Keśava revealed his own form to that sage.

उवाच सुप्रसन्नात्मा ब्रूहि विप्र वरं परम् । एवं श्रुत्वाऽक्षिणी यावदुन्मीलयति वै मुनिः ।। ११.

With a mind filled with grace, he spoke: 'Speak, O brāhmaṇa, choose the highest boon.' Hearing this, the sage slowly opened his eyes.

तदा शङ्खगदापाणिः पीतवासा जनार्दनः । गरुडस्थोऽपि तेजस्वी द्वादशादित्यसप्रभः ।। ११.

Then Janārdana, holding conch and mace, clad in yellow garments, radiant, seated upon Garuḍa, shone with the brilliance of twelve suns.

दिवि सूर्यसहस्त्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता । यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः ।। ११.

If, in the sky, the light of a thousand suns were to rise at once, such would be the radiance of that great soul.

तत्रैकस्थं जगत् कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा । ददर्श स मुनिर्देवि विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः ।। ११.

There, in one place, the sage saw the entire universe, divided in many ways, his eyes wide with wonder, O goddess.

जगाम शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरथाब्रवीत् । यदि मे वरदो देवो भूयाद् भक्तस्य केशव ।। ११.

He bowed his head to the Lord, palms joined, and spoke: 'If the Lord grants me a boon, O Keśava, let it be for your devotee.'

इदानीमेष नृपतिर्यथा सबलवाहनः । ममाश्रमे कृताहारः श्वः प्रयाता स्वकं गृहम् ।। ११.

Now, may this king, with his army and vehicles, having been fed in my hermitage, return to his own home tomorrow.

इत्युक्तस्तस्य देवेशो वरदः संबभूव ह । चित्तसिद्धिं ददौ तस्मै मणिं च सुमहाप्रभम् ।। ११.

Thus addressed, the Lord of the gods became the granter of boons; he gave him mastery of the mind and a jewel of great brilliance.

तं दत्त्वाऽन्तर्दधे देवः स च गौरमुखो मुनिः । जगाम चाश्रमं पुण्यं नाना ऋषिनिषेवितम् ।। ११.

Having given that, the god vanished, and the sage Gauramukha went to his sacred hermitage, attended by many seers.

तत्र गत्वा स विप्रेन्द्रश्चिन्तयमास वै मुनिः । हिमवच्छिखराकारं महाभ्रमिव चोन्नतम् । शशाङ्करश्मिसङ्काशं गृहं वै शतभूमिकम् ।। ११.

There, the foremost of Brahmins, the sage, contemplated a house shaped like a peak of the Himalayas, towering like a great cloud, shining like the rays of the moon, and having a hundred stories.

तादृशानां सहस्त्राणि लक्षकोट्यश्च सर्वशः । गृहाणि निर्ममे विप्रो विष्णोर्लब्धवरस्तदा ।। ११.

Then, having received the boon from Vishnu, the Brahmin created thousands, hundreds of millions, of such houses in every way.

प्राकाराणि ततोपान्ते तल्लग्नोद्यानकानि च । कोकिलाकुलघुष्टानि नानाद्विजवराणि च । चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागनागकेशरवन्ति च ।। ११.

Around them he made walls and gardens attached, filled with the calls of cuckoos and various noble birds, and planted with campaka, ashoka, punnaga, naga, and kesara trees.

नानाजात्यस्तथा वृक्षा गृहोद्यानेषु सर्वशः । हस्तिनां हस्तिशालाश्च तुरगाणां च मन्दुराः ।। ११.

In all those house-gardens were trees of many kinds; there were elephant stables and stalls for horses as well.