Varaha Purana

एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन चक्रं ज्वलनसन्निभम् । (मुमोच दुर्जयबले कालचक्रं सुदर्शनम्) ।। ११.

Thus addressed, he released the discus, blazing like fire—he cast the Sudarshana, the wheel of time, upon the mighty and invincible host.

तेन चक्रेण तत्सैन्यमासुरं दौर्जयं क्षणात् । निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भस्मवद् बहुधा कृतम् ।। ११.

By that discus, the demonic army, formidable and hard to defeat, was in a moment—within the blink of an eye—reduced to ashes in many ways.

एवं कृत्वा ततो देवो मुनिं गौरमुखं तदा । उवाच निमिषेणेदं निहतं दानवं बलम् ।। ११.

Having done so, the god then said to the sage Gauramukha, 'In an instant, this force of the Danavas has been destroyed.'

अरण्येऽस्मिंस्ततस्त्वेवं नैमिषारण्यसंज्ञितम् । भविष्यति यथार्थं वै ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः ।। ११.

Therefore, from this event, this forest will be known as Naimisha-aranya, as it truly is, especially for the Brahmanas.

अहं च यज्ञपुरुष एतस्मिन् वनगोचरे । नाम्ना याज्या सदा चेमे दश पञ्च च नायकाः । कृते युगे भविष्यन्ति राजानो मणिजा मुने ।। ११.

And I, the Lord of Sacrifice, will dwell in this forest; by name, I am always to be worshipped here, and these fifteen leaders—kings of the jewel—will arise in the Krita age, O sage.

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवो गतोऽन्तर्धानमीश्वरः । द्विजोऽपि स्वाश्रमे तस्थौ मुदा परमया युतः ।। ११.

Having spoken thus, the Lord vanished from sight, and the twice-born sage remained in his hermitage, filled with supreme joy.

श्रीवराह उवाच । ततः पुत्रं रथाङ्गाग्निदग्धं श्रुत्वा नृपोत्तमः । सुप्रतीकः प्रतीतात्मा चिन्तयामास पार्थिवः । तस्य चिन्तयतस्त्वेवं तदा बुद्धिरजायत ।। १२.

Śrī Varāha said: Then, upon hearing that his son had been burned by the fire of the discus, the noble king Supratika, whose mind was steadfast, began to reflect; and as he pondered thus, a thought arose in him.

चित्रकूटे गिरौ विष्णुः सदा रामेति कीर्त्यते । ततोऽहं रामसंज्ञेन नाम्ना स्तौमि जगत्पतिम् ।। १२.

On Mount Citrakūṭa, Viṣṇu is always renowned as Rāma; therefore, I will praise the Lord of the universe by the name Rāma.

सुप्रतीक उवाच । नमामि रामं नरनाथमच्युतं कविं पुराणं त्रिदशारिनाशनम् । शिवस्वरूपं प्रभवं महेश्वरं सदा प्रपन्नार्तिहरं धृतश्रियम् ।। १२.

Supratika said: I bow to Rāma, Lord of men, the infallible one, the ancient sage, destroyer of the enemies of the gods, embodiment of Śiva, the source, the great Lord, ever the remover of the distress of those who take refuge, adorned with splendor.

भवान् सदा देव समस्ततेजसां करोषि तेजांसि समस्तरूपधृक् । क्षितौ भवान् पञ्चगुणस्तथा जले चतुःप्रकारस्त्रिविधोऽथ तेजसि । द्विधाऽथ वायौ वियति प्रतिष्ठितो भवान् हरे शब्दवपुः पुमानसि ।। १२.

You, O god, are ever the essence of all radiance; you create all brilliance, assuming every form; on earth you are fivefold, in water fourfold, in fire threefold, in wind twofold, and in space you are established as the sound-form, O Hari, the Supreme Person.

भवान् शशी सूर्यहुताशनोऽसि त्वयि प्रलीनं जगदेतदुच्यते । भवत्प्रतिष्ठं रमते जगत् यतः स्तुतोऽसि रामेति जगत् प्रतिष्ठितम् ।। १२.

You are the moon, the sun, and the fire; in you, this entire world is said to dissolve; the world delights, being established in you; therefore, you are praised as Rāma, the foundation of the universe.

भवार्णवे दुःखतरोर्मिसंकुले तथाक्षमानग्रहणेऽतिभीषणे । न मज्जति त्वत्स्मरणप्लवो नरः स्मृतोऽसि रामेति तथा तपोवने ।। १२.

In the ocean of worldly existence, filled with the terrible waves of suffering and the dreadful crocodile of impatience, a man does not sink who has the raft of your remembrance; thus you are remembered as Rāma, even in the forest of austerities.

वेदेषु नष्टेषु भवांस्तथा हरे करोषि मात्स्यं वपुरात्मनः सदा । युगक्षये रञ्जितसर्वदिङ्मुखो भवांस्तथाग्निर्बहुरूपधृग् विभो ।। १२.

When the Vedas were lost, you, O Hari, always assumed the form of a fish; at the end of the age, with all directions reddened, you, O mighty one, became fire, assuming many forms.

कौर्मं तथा ते वपुरास्थितः सदा युगे युगे माधव तोयमन्थने । न चान्यदस्तीति भवत्समं क्वचि- ज्जनार्दनाद् यः स्वयं भूतमुत्तमम् ।। १२.

In every age, O Mādhava, you have always assumed the form of the Tortoise during the churning of the ocean; there is truly no one equal to you anywhere, O Janārdana, who yourself are the supreme being.

त्वया ततं विश्वमिदं महात्मन् स्वकाखिलान् वेद दिशश्च सर्वाः । कथं त्वमाद्यं परमं तु धाम विहाय चान्यं शरणं व्रजामि ।। १२.

By you, O great soul, this entire universe is pervaded; you know all directions completely. How could I abandon you, the original and supreme abode, and seek any other refuge?

भवानेकः पूर्वमासीत् ततश्च त्वत्तो मही सलिलं वह्निरुच्चैः । वायुस्तथा खं च मनोऽपि बुद्धि- श्चेतोगुणास्तत्प्रभवं च सर्वम् ।। १२.

You alone existed at first; then from you arose earth, water, fire in its highest form, wind, space, mind, intellect, and the qualities of consciousness—all these have their origin in you.

त्वया ततं विश्वमिदं समस्तं सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे । समस्तविश्वेश्वर विश्वमूर्ते सहस्त्रबाहो जय देव देव । नमोऽस्तु रामाय महानुभाव ।। १२.

By you this whole universe is pervaded; you are eternal, regarded by me as the Supreme Person. O Lord of all the worlds, whose form is the universe, thousand-armed one, victory to you, O god of gods! Homage to Rāma, of great glory.

इति स्तुतो देववरः प्रसन्नः तदा राज्ञः सुप्रतीकस्य मूर्तिम् । संदर्शयामास ततोऽभ्युवाच वरं वृणीष्वेति च सुप्रतीकम् ।। १२.

Thus praised, the best of gods became pleased and revealed his form to King Supratīka, and then spoke to him: 'Choose a boon, O Supratīka.'

एवं श्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य राजा ससंभ्रमं देवदेवं प्रणम्य । उवाच देवेश्वर मे प्रयच्छ लयं यदास्ते परमं वपुस्ते ।। १२.

Hearing these words, the king, with reverence, bowed to the god of gods and said: 'O Lord of gods, grant me union with your supreme form at the time of dissolution.'

इतीरिते राजवरः क्षणेन लयं तथाऽगादसुरघ्नमूर्तौ । स्थितस्तस्मिन्नात्मभूतो विमुक्तः स भूमिपः कर्मकाण्डैरनेकैः ।। १२.

When the king thus spoke, in a moment he attained dissolution into the form of the destroyer of demons; established in that state, he became liberated, that ruler of the earth, through many acts of ritual.

श्रीवराह उवाच । इतीरितं ते तु मया पुराणं स्वायम्भुवे चादिकृतैकदेशम् । शक्यं न चास्यैर्बहुभिः सहस्त्रै- रपीह केनापि मुखेन वक्तुम् ।। १२.

Śrī Varāha said: Thus, I have told you this ancient account, as it was related to Svāyambhuva; even with thousands of others, it is not possible for anyone to speak it fully here.

उद्देशतः संस्मृतमात्रमेत- न्मया भद्रे कथितं ते पुराणम् । समुद्रतोयात् परिमाणसृष्टिः क्वचित् क्वचिद् वृत्तमथो ह्यनर्ध्यम् ।। १२.

O blessed one, I have told you this Purāṇa only in summary, as remembered; the creation of the oceans' waters, and what occurred here and there, is immeasurable.

स्वयम्भुवा कथितं ब्रह्मणाऽपि नारायणेनापि कुतो भवेऽन्यः । अशक्यमस्माभिरितीरितं ते तन्मूर्त्तित्वात् स्मरणेनेदमाद्यम् ।। १२.

Even Brahmā, self-born, and Nārāyaṇa have recounted this; who else could do so? It is impossible for us—thus it has been said to you—because of the vastness of that form, only a remembrance of the beginning is possible.

समुद्रे बालुकासंख्या विद्यते रजसः क्षितौ । न तु सृष्टेः पुनः संख्या क्रीडतः परमेष्ठिनः ।। १२.

On earth, the grains of sand in the ocean are countless; but the acts of creation performed by the Supreme Lord cannot be numbered.

एष नारायणस्यांशो मया प्रोक्तः शुचिस्मिते । कृते वृत्तान्त एषश्च किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। १२.

This portion concerning Nārāyaṇa has been told by me, O fair-smiling one; this is the account as it happened in the Krita age—what else do you wish to hear?

धरण्युवाच । एतत् तन्महदाश्चर्यं दृष्ट्वा गौरमुखो मुनिः । ते चापि मणिजाः प्राप्ताः किं फलं तु वरं गुरोः ।। १३.

Earth said: Having seen that great and wondrous event, what fruit or boon did the sage Gauramukha and those jewel-bearing ones obtain from the teacher?

कोऽसौ गौरमुखः श्रीमान् मुनिः परमधार्म्मिकः । किं चकार हरेः कर्म्म दृष्ट्वाऽसौ मुनिपुंगवः ।। १३.

Who is that illustrious sage Gauramukha, supremely righteous? What did that foremost of sages do upon witnessing Hari's deed?

श्रीवराह उवाच । निमिषेण कृतं कर्म दृष्ट्वा भगवतो मुनिः । आरिराधयिषुर्देवं तमेव प्रययौ वनम् । प्रभासं नाम सोमस्य तीर्थं परमदुर्लभम् ।। १३.

Śrī Varāha said: Having seen the act performed by the Lord in a moment, the sage, desiring to worship the god, went to the forest called Prabhāsa, the most difficult-to-attain holy place of Soma.

तत्र दैत्यान्तकृद् देवः प्रोच्यते तीर्थचिन्तकैः । आराधयामास हरिं दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम् ।। १३.

There, the god who destroys demons is praised by those who contemplate holy places; he worshipped Hari, known as the slayer of demons.