Varaha Purana

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.

चकार संचयान् विप्रो नानाभक्ष्याणि सर्वशः । भक्ष्यं भोज्यं तथा लेह्यं चोष्यं बहुविधं तथा । चकारान्नाद्यनिचयं हेमपात्र्यश्च सर्वतः ।। ११.

The Brahmin made stores of all kinds of foods: things to eat, things to enjoy, things to lick, and things to suck, of many varieties, and heaps of cooked rice, all in vessels of gold.

एवं कृत्वा स विप्रस्तु राजानं भूरितेजसम् । उवाच सर्वसैन्यानि प्रविशन्तु गृहानिति ।। ११.

Having done so, the Brahmin said to the king of great splendor, 'Let all your armies enter the houses.'

एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा तद्गृहं पर्वतोपमम् । प्रविवेशान्तरेष्वन्ये भृत्या विविशुराशु वै ।। ११.

Thus addressed, the king entered that house, massive as a mountain, and the other attendants quickly entered the inner parts.

ततस्तेषु प्रविष्टेषु तदा गौरमुखो मुनिः । प्रगृह्य तं मणिं दिव्यं राजानं चेदमब्रवीत् ।। ११.

When they had entered, the sage Gauramukha took up that divine jewel and spoke these words to the king.

मज्जनाभ्यवहारार्थं पथि श्रमकृते तथा । विलासिनीस्तथा दासान् प्रेषयिष्यामि ते नृप ।। ११.

For your bathing, eating, and relief from the fatigue of the journey, O king, I will send maidens and servants to you.

एवमुक्त्वा स विप्रेन्द्रस्तं मणिं वैष्णवं शुभम् । एकान्ते स्थापयामास राज्ञस्तस्य प्रपश्चतः ।। ११.

Having spoken thus, the foremost of Brahmins placed that auspicious Vaishnava jewel in a secluded spot, before the king.

तस्मिन् स्थापितमात्रे तु मणौ शुद्धसमप्रभे । निश्चेरुर्योषितस्तत्र दिव्यरूपाः सहस्त्रशः ।। ११.

As soon as that pure, radiant jewel was placed, thousands of women of divine form emerged there.

सुकुमाराङ्गरागाद्याः सुकुमारवराङगनाः । सुकपोलाः सुचार्व्यङ्ग्यः सुकेशान्ताः सुलोचनाः । काश्चित्सौवर्णपात्रीश्च गृहीत्वा संप्रतस्थिरे ।। ११.

These were most delicate, with beautiful limbs, lovely cheeks, charming bodies, fine hair, and beautiful eyes; some took up golden vessels and set forth.

एवं योषिद्गणास्तत्र नराः कर्मकरास्तथा । निर्जग्मुस्तस्य नृपतेः सर्वे भृत्या नृपस्य ह । केवलं भोजनं पूर्वं परिधानं च सर्वशः ।। ११.

Thus, groups of women and male attendants, all the king's servants, went out, bringing only food and all kinds of garments.

ताः स्त्रियः सर्वभृत्यानां राजमार्गेण मज्जनम् । ददुस्ते च नराश्वानां हस्तिनां च त्वरान्विताः ।। ११.

Those women quickly gave baths to all the servants, on the royal road, and also to the men, horses, and elephants.

नानाविधानि तूर्याणि तत्रावाद्यन्त सर्वशः । मज्जने नृपतेस्तत्र ननृतुश्चान्ययोषितः । अपराश्च जगुस्तत्र शक्रस्येव प्रमज्जतः ।। ११.

Various kinds of musical instruments were played there; as the king bathed, other women danced, and others sang, just as when Indra bathes.

एवं दिव्योपचारेण स्नात्वा राजा महामनाः । चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्रो विस्मयाविष्टचेतनः । किमिदं मुनिसामर्थ्यं तपसो वाऽथ वा मणेः ।। ११.

Thus, attended with divine service, the great-minded king bathed; then, filled with wonder, the lord of kings thought, 'Is this the power of the sage, or of austerity, or of the jewel?'

एवं स्नात्वा शुभे वस्त्रे परिधायोत्तमे तथा । विविधान्नं तु विधिना बुभुजे स नृपोत्तमः ।। ११.

Having bathed in this way, he put on auspicious and excellent garments, and then, following the prescribed manner, the noble king enjoyed various kinds of food.

/50 यथा च नृपतेः पूजा कृता तेन महर्षिणा । तद्वद् भृत्यजनस्यापि चकार मुनिसत्तमः ।। ११.

Just as the great sage performed worship for the king, so too did the eminent sage honor the king’s attendants.

यावत् स राजा बुभुजे सभृत्यबलवाहनः । तावदस्तगिरिं भानुर्जगामारुणसप्रभः ।। ११.

As long as the king, together with his attendants, army, and vehicles, was eating, the sun, glowing with a reddish hue, moved toward the mountain of setting.

ततस्तु रात्रिः समपद्यताऽधुना शरच्छशाङ्कोज्ज्वलऋक्षमण्डिता । करोति रागं स च रोहिणीधवः सुसङ्गतं सौम्यगुणेषु तापि च ।। ११.

Then night arrived, adorned with the bright autumn moon and shining stars; the moon, consort of Rohini, spread a gentle radiance, harmoniously blending with its mild qualities.

भृगूद्वहः कृष्णतरांशुभानुना सहोद्यतो दैत्यगुरुः सुराधिपः । अथान्तरात्पक्षगतो न राजते स्वभावयोगेन मतिस्तु देहिनाम् ।। ११.

The illustrious Bhrigu, along with the lord of the gods and the preceptor of the demons, rose with the dark-rayed sun; but when they entered the lunar fortnight, they did not shine, and by their inherent nature, the minds of embodied beings are influenced.

सुरक्ततां भूमिसुतश्च मुञ्चते राहुः सिती चन्द्रमसोंशुभिः सितैः । मुक्तः स्वभावो जगतः सुरासुरै- रनुस्वभावो बलवान् सुकृन्नृपः ।। ११.

The son of the earth relinquishes his deep redness, and Rahu, pale, is released by the moon’s bright rays; the natural disposition of the world, among gods and demons, is followed, and the virtuous king is powerful by his own nature.

सितेश्वराख्यापितरश्मिमण्डले सूर्यत्वसिद्धान्तकषेव निर्मले । करोति केतुर्न परे महत्तम- स्तदा कुशीलेषु गतिश्च निर्मला ।। ११.

In the circle of rays called 'lord of the white,' pure as the grinding stone of the sun’s doctrine, the comet does not cause great darkness; at that time, the movement among the skilled is clear.

बुधोच्चबुद्धिर्जगतो विभावयन् रराज राज्ञो तनयः स्वकर्मभिः । भृतेच्छकः कक्षविवाहितश्चिरं भवेदियं साधुषु सम्मितिर्ध्रुवम् ।। ११.

The son of the king, illuminating the world with his own deeds, shone with intelligence heightened by Mercury’s rise; the desire of the attendants, long fostered by proximity, surely finds agreement among the virtuous.