Vayu Purana

गच्छ सम्भावयस्वैनं श्रमापनयनैः शुभैः। तैस्तैर्मनोनुकूलैश्च ह्युपचारैरतन्द्रिता ।। ३५.

'Go, honor him with pleasant services that relieve his fatigue, and with various attentions that delight his mind, without any negligence.'

देवी सा हीन्द्रतुहिता जयन्ती शुभचारिणी। युक्तध्यानञ्च शाम्यं तं दुर्बलं धृतिमास्थितम् ।। ३५.

That goddess Jayantī, daughter of Indra, of virtuous conduct, approached him, who was weakened but steadfast, with focused meditation and calmness.

पित्रा यथोक्तं काव्यं सा काव्ये कृतवती तदा। गीर्भिश्चैवानुकूलाभिः स्तुवती वल्गुभाषिणी ।। ३५.

She did for Kāvyas exactly as her father had instructed, praising him with gentle and pleasing words.

गात्रसंवाहनैः काले सेवमाना सुखावहैः । शुश्रूषन्त्यनुकूला च उवास बहुलाः समाः ।। ३५.

Serving him at the proper times with soothing massages, bringing him comfort, she waited on him attentively for many years.

पूर्णे धूमव्रते चापि घोरे वर्षसहस्रिके । वरेण च्छन्दयामास काव्यं प्रीतोऽभवत्तदा ।। ३५.

When the dreadful thousand-year vow of smoke was completed, she asked Kāvyas to choose a boon, and he was pleased.

एवं ब्रुवंस्त्वयैकेन चीर्णं नान्येन केनचित्। तस्मात्त्वं तपसा बुद्ध्या श्रुतेन च बलेन च ।। ३५.

'Thus, what you have accomplished has not been done by anyone else; therefore, by your austerity, wisdom, learning, and strength—'

तेजसा चापि विबुधान् सर्वानभिभविष्यसि। यच्च किञ्चिन्मम ब्रह्मन् विद्यते भृगुनन्दन ।। ३५.

'By your brilliance, you will surpass all the gods; and whatever knowledge I possess, O Bhṛgu's son—'

साङ्गञ्च सरहस्यञ्च यज्ञोपनिषदान्तथा। प्रतिभास्यति ते सर्वं तच्चाद्यन्तं न कस्यचित् ।। ३५.

'All the limbs and all the secrets of the sacrificial Upaniṣads will become manifest to you; their beginning and end are known to none.'

सर्वाभिभावी तेन त्वं द्विजश्रेष्ठो भविष्यसि। एवं दत्त्वा वरांस्तस्मै भार्गवाय पुनः पुनः ।। ३५.

'Therefore, you will become the foremost of twice-born; thus, granting these boons again and again to Bhārgava—'

अजेयत्वं धनेशत्वमवध्यत्वं च वै ददौ। एतान् लब्ध्वा वरान् काव्यः सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहः ।। ३५.

He granted invincibility, lordship over wealth, and immunity from harm; receiving these boons, Kāvyas was filled with joy.

हर्षात् प्रादुर्बभौ तस्य देवस्तोत्रं महेश्वरम्। तदा तिर्यक्स्थितस्त्वेवं तुष्टुवे नीललोहितम् ।। ३५.

Out of delight, a divine hymn to Maheśvara arose within him; then, standing obliquely, he praised the blue-red one.

नमोऽस्तु शितिकण्ठाय सुरापाय सुवर्चसे। रिरिहाणाय लोपाय वत्सराय जगत्पते ।। ३५.

Salutations to Śitikaṇṭha, the drinker of wine, radiant in splendor; to the one who delights in destruction, who causes disappearance, who is the year, O Lord of the world.

कपर्दिने ह्यूर्द्ध्वरोम्णे हयाय करणाय च। संस्कृताय सुतीर्थाय देवदेवाय रंहसे ।। ३५.

To the matted-haired one, with hair standing upright, to the horse, to the cause; to the refined, to the excellent pilgrimage, to the god of gods, to the swift.

उष्णीषिणे सुवक्राय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे। वसुरेताय रुद्राय तपसे चीरवाससे ।। ३५.

To the crowned one, to the well-formed, to the thousand-eyed, to the generous; to the one whose seed is wealth, to Rudra, to the ascetic, to the one clad in bark.

ह्रस्वाय मुक्तकेशाय सेनान्ये रोहिताय च ।। ३५.

To the short one, to the loose-haired, to the commander, and to the red one.

कवये राजवृद्धाय तक्षकक्रीडनाय च। गिरिशायार्कनेत्राय यतिने जाम्बवाय च। सुवृत्ताय सुहस्ताय धन्विने भार्गवाय च ।। ३५.

To the poet, to the aged king, to the one who plays with Takṣaka; to the lord of mountains, to the one with the eye of the sun, to the ascetic, to Jāmbava; to the well-shaped, to the good-handed, to the archer, to Bhārgava.

सहस्रबाहवे चैव सहस्रामलचक्षुषे। सहस्रकुक्षये चैव सहस्रचरणाय च ।। ३५.

To the thousand-armed, to the one with a thousand spotless eyes; to the one with a thousand bellies, to the one with a thousand feet.

सहस्रशिरसे चैव बहुरूपाय वेधसे। भवाय विश्वरूपाय श्वेताय पुरुषाय च ।। ३५.

To the thousand-headed, to the one of many forms, to the creator; to Bhava, to the universal form, to the white one, to the person.

निषङ्गिणे कवचिने सूक्ष्माय क्षपणाय च। ताम्राय चैव भीमाय उग्राय च शिवाय च ।। ३५.

To the sword-bearer, to the armored, to the subtle, to the destroyer; to the copper-colored, to the formidable, to the fierce, and to the auspicious.

बभ्रवे च पिशङ्गाय पिङ्गलायारुणाय च। महादेवाय शर्व्वाय विश्वरूपशिवाय च ।। ३५.

To the tawny, to the spotted, to the reddish-brown, to the ruddy; to the great god, to Śarva, to the universally-formed, auspicious one.

हिरण्याय च शिष्टाय श्रेष्ठाय मध्यमाय च । पिनाकिने चेषुमते चित्राय रोहिताय च ।। ३५.

To the golden, to the excellent, to the best, to the middle; to the wielder of Pināka, to the swift, to the brilliant, to the red one.

दुन्दुभ्यायैकपादाय अर्हाय बुद्धये तथा। मृगव्याधाय सर्पाय स्थाणवे भीषणाय च ।। ३५.

To the drum, to the one-footed, to the worthy, to wisdom; to the deer-hunter, to the serpent, to the steadfast, to the terrifying.

बहुरूपाय चोग्राय त्रिनेत्रायेश्वराय च। कपिलायैकवीराय मृत्यवे त्र्यम्बकाय च ।। ३५.

To the one of many forms, to the fierce, to the three-eyed lord; to the tawny, to the sole hero, to death, to Tryambaka.

वास्तोष्पते विनाकाय शङ्कराय शिवाय च। आरण्याय गुहस्थाय यतिने ब्रह्मचारिणे ।। ३५.

To the lord of dwellings, to the one without strings, to Śaṅkara, to the auspicious; to the forest-dweller, to the cave-dweller, to the ascetic, to the celibate.

साङ्ख्याय चैव योगाय ध्यानिने दीक्षिताय च। अन्तर्हिताय शर्व्वाय मान्याय मालिने तथा ।। ३५.

To Sāṅkhya, to Yoga, to the meditator, to the initiated; to the hidden, to Śarva, to the honored, to the garlanded.

बुद्धाय चैव पुण्याय धार्मिकाय शुभाय च। रोधसे चेकितानाय ब्रह्मिष्ठाय महर्षये ।। ३५.

To the wise, to the virtuous, to the righteous, to the auspicious; to the restrainer, to the clever, to the Brahmin-like, to the great sage.

चतुष्पादाय मेध्याय धर्मिणे शीघ्रगाय च। शिखण्डिने कपालाय दंष्ट्रिणे विश्वमेधसे ।। ३५.

To the four-footed, to the pure, to the righteous, to the swift; to the crested, to the skull-bearer, to the fanged, to the universal sacrificer.

अप्रतीघाताय दीप्ताय भास्कराय सुमेधसे। क्रूराय विकृतायैव बीभत्साय शिवाय च ।। ३५.

To the irresistible, to the brilliant, to the radiant, to the wise; to the cruel, to the deformed, to the dreadful, to the auspicious.

सौम्याय चैव पुण्याय धार्मिकाय शुभाय च। अवध्याय मृताङ्गाय नित्याय शाश्वताय च ।। ३५.

To the gentle, to the virtuous, to the righteous, to the auspicious; to the invincible, to the dead-bodied, to the eternal, to the everlasting.