Varaha Purana

ततस्तदुच्चशिखरमारुह्य विबुधेश्वराः

Then, ascending that lofty peak, the lords of the gods—

मध्ये मृगसमूहस्य गोप्तारमिव संस्थितम्

In the midst of the herd of deer, saw him standing like their protector.

चारुवक्त्राक्षिदशनं पृष्ठतः शुक्लबिन्दुभिः

With a lovely face, eyes, and teeth, and on his back, white spots.

बिम्बोष्ठं ताम्रजिह्वास्यं दंष्ट्रांकुरविराजितम्

With lips like a bimba fruit, a coppery tongue and mouth, adorned with tusk-like sprouts.

तं दृष्ट्वा विबुधाः सर्वे शिखरात्प्रतिधाविताः

Seeing him, all the gods fled from the peak.

शृङ्गाग्रं प्रथमं धृत्वा गृहीत्वा वज्रपाणिना

Seizing first the tip of the horn, grasped by the wielder of the thunderbolt—

जग्राह केशवश्चापि मूलं तस्य महात्मनः 215.

And Keśava too took hold of the base of that great-souled one.

शक्रस्याग्रं स्थितं हस्ते मध्यं हस्ते मम स्थितम्

The tip was held in Śakra’s hand, the middle in mine.

शृङ्गस्यैव गृहीतस्य त्रिधास्माकं मृगाधिपः

Of the horn thus seized, our lord of the deer was divided in three by us.

अन्तर्हितोऽन्तरिक्षस्थः प्रोवाचास्मानुपालभन्

He vanished, standing in the sky, and addressed us as we watched.

सशरीरोऽहं युष्माभिर्वशाप्तः प्रगतस्त्वितः

With my body, I have been cursed by you; now I have departed from here.

यद्यहं सशरीरः स्यां गृहीत्वा स्थापितोऽभवम्

If I had remained with my body, having been taken and established here,

कामं शृंगाणि मेऽत्रैव श्लेष्मात्मकवनेऽमराः

Indeed, O immortals, my horns would be here in this forest of phlegmatic nature.

अत्रापि महती व्युष्टिर्भविष्यति न संशयः

Even here, there will be great prosperity—of this there is no doubt.

यावन्ति भुवि तीर्थानि ह्यासमुद्र सरांसि च

As many sacred places as there are on earth, and all the lakes up to the ocean,

अहं पुनः शैलपतेः पादे हिमवतः शुभे

Again, at the auspicious foot of the lord of mountains, Himavat, I,

दीप्ततेजोमयशिराः शरीरं च चतुर्मुखम् 215.

With a head blazing with radiant splendor and a four-faced body,

तत्र नागह्रदे घोरे स्थास्याम्यन्तर्जले ह्यहम्

There, in the dreadful lake of serpents, I shall remain within the water.

यदा वृष्णिकुलोत्पन्नः कृष्णचक्रेण पर्वतान्

When one born in the lineage of Vṛṣṇi, with the discus of Kṛṣṇa, will strike down the mountains,

तदा स देशो भविता सर्वम्लेच्छैरधिष्ठितः

Then that region will be entirely occupied by foreigners.

वसिष्यंति च तं देशं ब्राह्मणैः संप्रवर्त्तितान्

And in that land, those established by the brāhmaṇas will dwell.

ततो लिङ्गार्च्चनं तत्र प्रतिष्ठास्यंति पार्थिवाः

Then the kings will establish the worship of the liṅga there.

सम्यक्प्रवृत्ता राजानो भविष्यन्त्यायतौ स्थिताः

The kings who act rightly will be established in justice.

तत्र मामर्च्चयिष्यंति सर्वभूतानि सर्वदा

There, all beings will always worship me.

गत्वा शिवपुरं ते मां द्रक्ष्यंते दग्धकिल्बिषाः

Having gone to Śivapura, they will see me, their sins burned away.

क्षेत्रं हि मम तज्ज्ञेयं योजनानि चतुर्दश 215.

That field of mine should be known as fourteen yojanas in extent.

भागीरथ्याः शतगुणं पवित्रं तज्जलं स्मृतम्

The water there is remembered as a hundred times more pure than that of the Bhāgīrathī.

मुक्त्वा देहं नरा यांति मम लोकं न संशयः

Men, leaving their bodies, go to my world—of this there is no doubt.

नियतं पुरुहूतस्य श्रिताः स्थाने वसंति ते

Surely, those who have taken refuge in the place of Puruhūta dwell there.