Mudgalapurana 1.41: dambhāsurarājyābhiṣeko nāma ekacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

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śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

Obeisance to glorious Gaṇeśa.

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brahmovāca |
namaste vakratuṇḍāya gaṇeśāya mahātmane |
anantānantapārāya vighneśāya namo namaḥ ||

Brahmā said: / Obeisance to Vakratuṇḍa, to Gaṇeśa, the great Self; / obeisance, obeisance to Vighneśa, whose end is endless and infinite.

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namo bhaktipriyāyaiva bhaktasaṃrakṣakāya te |
abhaktakāmanāśāya sarvadātre namo namaḥ ||

Obeisance to you who love devotion, the protector of devotees; / obeisance, obeisance to the destroyer of the desires of non-devotees, the giver of everything.

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nirguṇāya nirūpāya nirmalāya guṇātmane |
anantānanadhārāya siṃhavāhāya te namaḥ ||

To the one without attributes, formless, taintless, whose self is the attributes, / bearing infinite faces, riding a lion, obeisance to you.

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anādirūpakāyaiva namaḥ sarvapriyaṅkara |
vedāntavedyadehāya gajavaktrāya te namaḥ ||

To the one of beginningless form, obeisance! O doer of good to all! / To you whose body is known through Vedānta, the elephant-faced, obeisance!

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anantodarasaṃsthāya nānābhogakarāya te |
māyādhārāya māyāyā mohakāya namo namaḥ ||

To the one residing within the infinite belly, the producer of various experiences, / the support of māyā, the deluder of māyā, obeisance, obeisance!

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ameyaśaktaye tubhyamanādhārāya daṃṣṭriṇe |
caturbāhuyutāyaiva svānandapataye namaḥ ||

To you of unmeasured power, unsupported, tusked one, / endowed with four arms, Lord of Svānanda, obeisance!

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siddhibuddhipradāyaiva siddhibuddhidharāya ca |
brahmabhūtāya devāya vighnahartre namo'stu te ||

To the bestower of perfection and intellect, and the bearer of Siddhi and Buddhi, / to the god who has become Brahman, the remover of obstacles, obeisance be to you!

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vakratuṇḍa prasannastvaṃ mahyaṃ dehi tadānagha |
tvadīyāmacalāṃ bhaktiṃ yayā bandho na vidyate ||

O Vakratuṇḍa, being pleased, grant to me then, O sinless one, / your unwavering devotion, by which no bondage exists.

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tvadājñayā pravṛtto'haṃ tatra sāmarthyamadbhutam |
sṛṣṭau dehi gaṇādhīśa vighnahīnaṃ ca me sadā ||

Engaged by your command, grant me wondrous capacity in creation, / O Gaṇādhīśa, and may it ever be free from obstacles.

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ahaṃ sraṣṭā ca sarveṣāṃ tvayā prokto gajānana |
atastvaṃ putrabhāvena gṛhe me tiṣṭha māyayā ||

I was declared the creator of all by you, O Gajānana; / therefore, abide through your māyā in my home in the manner of a son.

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tvaṃ sākṣādbrahmabhūtaścedyadi putro bhaviṣyasi |
tadāhaṃ bandhanānmukto bhaviṣyāmi ca rājasāt ||

If you, who have become Brahman itself, become my son, / then I shall be freed from the bond of passion.

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tava mātā pitā svāmin bandhayuktau kṛtau yadi |
tadā vedādikaṃ sarvaṃ mithyābhūtaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

O Lord, if your mother and father were held in bondage, / then all the Vedas and the rest would become false.

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nāmagrahaṇamātreṇa brahmabhūyaprado bhavān |
kiṃ punaḥ putrabhāvena tvaṃ cet sthāsyasi me gṛhe ||

Merely by the utterance of your name you grant the state of Brahman; / how much more so if you dwell in my house as a son?

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anyacca lālanaṃ kuryāṃ sevanaṃ pūjanaṃ tathā |
nirantaraṃ prapaśyeyaṃ bhaveyamatulastataḥ ||

Moreover, I would caress, serve, and worship you; / I would gaze upon you continually, and thereby become peerless.

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brahmaṇo vacanaṃ tasya śrutvā gaṇapatiḥ svayam |
jagāda taṃ mahābhāgaṃ harṣayan sarvabhāvavit ||

Hearing those words of Brahmā, Gaṇapati himself, / the knower of all inner states, spoke to that fortunate one, delighting him.

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vakratuṇḍa uvāca |
tvayā yat prārthitaṃ brahman tadastu sakalaṃ kila |
sṛṣṭikatṛrtvasāmarthyamadbhutaṃ te bhaviṣyati ||

Vakratuṇḍa said: / Whatever was petitioned by you, O Brahmā, truly let all that be so; / you shall possess wondrous capacity to be the creator.

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nirvighnaṃ sarvakāryeṣu matsmṛtyā prabhaviṣyati |
yaṃ yamicchasi taṃ taṃ tvaṃ kāmaṃ prāpsyasi sarvadā ||

Freedom from obstacles in all undertakings will come about through remembering me; / whatever desire you wish for, you shall obtain it always.

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tava putro bhaviṣyāmi tārako māyayāṃśataḥ |
vāñchitaṃ pūrayiṣyāmi bhaktibhāvena toṣitaḥ ||

I will become your son, the rescuer, by a portion through māyā; / pleased by your attitude of devotion, I shall fulfill your desire.

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tvayā kṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ sarvadaṃ prabhaviṣyati |
mama prītikaraṃ brahman brahmabhūyapradaṃ tathā ||

This hymn of praise composed by you will grant everything; / it will bring me delight, O Brahmā, and bestow the state of Brahman.

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khaṃ. 1 a. 41 pāna 93) ityuktvāntardadhe dakṣa vakratuṇḍaḥ pratāpavān |
brahmā'pi vimanā bhūtvā tatra vai saṃsthito'bhavat ||

[Section 1, Chapter 41, Page 93] Having spoken thus, the glorious Vakratuṇḍa disappeared, O Dakṣa; / Brahmā too, becoming downcast, remained standing right there.

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vakratuṇḍaprasādena nirmame sakalaṃ jagat |
carācaramayaṃ sarvaṃ yathāyogyaṃ cakāra ha ||

By the grace of Vakratuṇḍa, he fashioned the entire world; / he made all that is moving and unmoving just as was fitting.

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sṛṣṭvā tribhuvanaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtakṛtya ivā'bhavat |
sthitaḥ svasukhaniṣṭhaḥ san vakratuṇḍaṃ sa saṃsmaran ||

Having created the whole threefold world, he felt as if his purpose was accomplished; / he remained absorbed in his own bliss, continually meditating on Vakratuṇḍa.

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ekadā vāyuvegena kampitaḥ sa prajāpatiḥ |
tasmāt puruṣarūpeṇa dambhaśca prakaṭo'bhavat ||

Once, that Prajāpati was shaken by the force of the wind; / from that, Dambha manifested in the form of a man.

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tatpuraḥ puruṣaśreṣṭhaścaturbāhudharaḥ khalaḥ |
gadācakratriśūlāstradhanurbāṇadharo babhau ||

Before him, an eminent man, four-armed and wicked, shone forth, / holding a mace, discus, trident-weapon, bow, and arrows.

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rūpeṇa tejasā pūrṇo vīryeṇa hyatulaḥ paraḥ |
mahākāyo mahābāhuḥ sthitaḥ parvatasannibhaḥ ||

Filled with beauty and splendor, unrivaled and supreme in vigor, / huge-bodied and mighty-armed, he stood resembling a mountain.

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taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito brahmā papraccha ca naraṃ tataḥ |
kasya tvaṃ kuta āyātaḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ te'tra vartate ||

Seeing him, Brahmā was astonished and then questioned the man: / “To whom do you belong? Whence have you come? What business brings you here?

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vada me pṛcchate sarvaṃ mahābalaparākrama |
dhanyo'si rūpalāvaṇyayuktaḥ paramaśobhanaḥ ||

Tell me, who ask you, everything, O you of great strength and valor! / Blessed are you, endowed with beauty and charm, exceedingly handsome.”

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brahmaṇo vaca ākarṇya meghagambhīrayā girā |
uvāca taṃ vidhātāraṃ smayamāna idaṃ vacaḥ ||

Hearing the word of Brahmā, with a voice deep as a thundercloud, / he, smiling, spoke these words to that Creator:

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puruṣa uvāca |
vidhe'haṃ tvāṃ prajānāmi prabhāvān me ca mānada |
tavāṅgakampasambhūtaṃ māṃ jānīhi prajāpate ||

The man said: / “O Creator, bestower of honor, I know you by my own power; / know me, O Prajāpati, as born from the trembling of your limbs.

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dehi me nāma yogyaṃ tvaṃ putro'haṃ te ca suvrata |
sthānaṃ dehi tathā vṛttiṃ yogakṣemakarīṃ parām ||

Grant me a suitable name, for I am your son, O you of good vows; / give me a place and also a supreme livelihood that brings welfare.”

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vacastasya samākarṇya tamūce padmasambhavaḥ |
hāsyaṃ kṛtvā mahābāhuḥ prīṇayan vākyamādarāt ||

Hearing his words, the lotus-born one, mighty-armed, smiled / and spoke to him, pleasing him with respectful speech:

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brahmovāca |
kiṃ māṃ jānāsi putra tvaṃ dambhena prabravīṣi re |
atastvaṃ dambhanāmā vai bhaviṣyasi mahākhalaḥ ||

Brahmā said: / “How do you know me, O son? You speak with deceit (dambha), indeed! / Therefore you shall be named Dambha, a great villain.

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yatra tatra gatiste vai bhaviṣyati mahāsura |
bhogānnānāvidhān bhuṅkṣva yathāruci yathāsukham ||

Your movement shall be everywhere, O mighty asura; / enjoy diverse pleasures according to your taste and comfort.”

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evamukto mahābāhustaṃ jagāma praṇamya saḥ |
pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vidhiṃ kṣitimaṇḍalamādarāt ||

Thus addressed, the mighty-armed one bowed to him, / circumambulated the Creator with reverence, and went to the earthly realm.

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tatrāgatya vicāraṃ sa kṛtavān mānase khalaḥ |
brahmaṇā'satkṛto'haṃ vai tasya garvaṃ harāmyaham ||

Having arrived there, that rogue made a deliberation in his mind: / “I was indeed dishonored by Brahmā; I will strip away his pride.”

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vicārya sahasā dambho jagāma śaraṇaṃ kavim |
tenopadiṣṭamantreṇa brahmāṇaṃ samatoṣayat ||

Having deliberated, Dambha quickly went for refuge to Kāvya; / by the mantra taught by him, he gratified Brahmā.

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ekapādena tiṣṭhan sannirāhāraparāyaṇaḥ |
tatāpa tapa ugraṃ vai varṣāṇāmayutaṃ gatam ||

Standing on one foot, intent on fasting, / he performed severe austerity while ten thousand years passed by.

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tasyaiva tapasā sarvaṃ vyākulaṃ sacarācaram |
na sthātumaśakat sthāne bhayabhītaṃ babhūva ha ||

By his very austerity, all that is moving and unmoving was agitated; / it could not remain in its place and became terrified with fear.

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tat dṛṣṭvā paramāścaryaṃ brahmā devagaṇaiḥ saha |
āyayau taṃ varaṃ dātuṃ tapasā toṣitaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Seeing that supreme wonder, the Lord Brahmā, along with the hosts of gods, / came to bestow a boon upon him, pleased by his austerity.

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kāṣṭhavattaṃ sthitaṃ vīkṣya vismitaḥ kamalāsanaḥ |
jagāda taṃ mahābhāgaṃ harṣayanniva bhāṣayā ||

Beholding him standing like a piece of wood, the lotus-seated one was amazed / and spoke to that fortunate one, as if delighting him with his words:

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brahmovāca |
varaṃ vṛṇu mahābhāga yaṃ yaṃ manasi saṃsthitam |
īpsitaṃ pūrayiṣyāmi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||

Brahmā said: / “Choose a boon, O fortunate one, whatever is in your heart; / I will grant your desired wish; no hesitation should be made here.”

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brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā dambhaḥ paramaharṣitaḥ |
taṃ praṇamya pratuṣṭāva baddhāñjalipuṭo balī ||

Hearing Brahmā’s words, Dambha was exceedingly delighted; / bowing to him with folded hands, the powerful one praised him:

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dambha uvāca |
namaste sṛṣṭikartre vai sṛṣṭipātre prajāpate |
sṛṣṭihartre trirūpāya brahmaviṣṇuśivātmane ||

Dambha said: / “Homage to you, the maker of creation, the protector of creation, O Prajāpati, / the destroyer of creation, threefold in form, identical with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva.

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tvayā tatamidaṃ sarvaṃ tvadādhāraṃ mahāprabho |
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All this is pervaded by you; its support is you, O great Lord! / [

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khaṃ. 1 a. 42 pāna 94) tvayi supte jagannaṣṭaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||

Section 1, Chapter 42, Page 94] When you are asleep, the world will be destroyed, no doubt.

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carācamayo bhūtvā krīḍasi tvaṃ pitāmaha |
ekānekaprabhedena tvaṃ sthito'si jagatprabho ||

Becoming the moving and unmoving, you sport, O Grandfather; / by differentiation as one and many, you abide, O Lord of the universe.

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aṇubhyo'ṇutarastvaṃ ca mahadbhyaśca mahān kila |
kastvāṃ stotuṃ samarthaḥ syād brahmākāreṇa saṃsthitam ||

You are subtler than the subtle, and indeed vaster than the vast; / who could be capable of praising you, who abide in the form of Brahman?

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mahadbhāgyaṃ vibho me'dya yena te darśanaṃ param |
prāptaṃ sakalapāpaghnamagre śubhakaraṃ tathā ||

Great is my good fortune today, O all-pervading Lord, whereby supreme vision of you has been attained, / destroying all sins and bringing auspiciousness in the future.

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yadi prasannatāṃ yāto yadi deyo varo mahān |
tadā me vāñchitaṃ sarvaṃ pūrayasva prajāpate ||

If you have attained graciousness, if a great boon is to be given, / then fulfill all my desires, O Prajāpati.

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rājyaṃ trailokyasya tathā mahyaṃ dehi pitāmaha |
pañcabhūtātmakebhyaśca mṛtyurna ca kadā bhavet ||

Give me sovereignty over the three worlds, O Grandfather, / and may death never come to me from anything made of the five elements.

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saṅgrāme matsamaḥ kaścinnānyaḥ syān māṃ kuru prabho |
akhaṇḍaiśvaryasaṃyuktamārogyādisamanvitam ||

Make it so that in battle none other will be equal to me, O Lord; / endow me with unbroken sovereignty, health, and other virtues.”

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iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā brahmā taṃ pratyuvāca ha |
tapasā toṣitastasmai dātumutsukatāṃ gataḥ ||

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brahmovāca |
tvayā yatprārthitaṃ dambha tatsarvaṃ prabhaviṣyati |
anyadyaccintitaṃ tatte siddharūpaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Brahmā said: / “Whatever was prayed for by you, Dambha, all that will come to pass; / and whatever else was thought of by you, that will become accomplished.”

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ityuktvāntardadhe brahmā dambhaḥ saṃharṣito'bhavat |
svagṛhaṃ prajagāmāsau mahābalaparākramaḥ ||

Having spoken thus, Brahmā vanished, and Dambha rejoiced; / that demon of great strength and valor departed to his own home.

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nagaraṃ śobhanaṃ nāma kārayāmāsa darpitaḥ |
pṛthivyāṃ sarvaśobhāḍhyaṃ vāsaṃ tatra cakāra ha ||

The proud [demon] caused a beautiful city named Śobhana to be built, / richly endowed with every splendor on earth, and made his dwelling there.

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tato daityagaṇāḥ sarve śukrena preritā mune |
āyayustatra dambhasya nagare harṣitā bhṛśam ||

Then, O sage, all the hosts of Daityas, impelled by Śukra, / arrived there in the city of Dambha, filled with great joy.

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śukraḥ samāgatastatra munibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ |
daityarājyaṃ sa dambhāyā'bhavaddātuṃ sa udyataḥ ||

Śukra arrived there along with sages who expound the Brahman; / he undertook to grant the kingship of the Daityas to Dambha.

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śubhe lagne muhūrte ca so'bhiṣekamakārayat |
brāhmaṇairdaityarājānāṃ rājā dambho babhūva ha ||

At an auspicious astrological conjunction and moment, he performed the consecration; / by means of Brahmins, Dambha became king of the Daitya kings.

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mahotsavaṃ harṣitāste cakruḥ sarve samāgatāḥ |
hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇaṃ nagaraṃ śuśubhe bhṛśam ||

Delighted, all those who had gathered held a great festival; / thronged with joyful and well-fed people, the city shone exceedingly.

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sarve svasvagṛhe jagmustato harṣasamanvitāḥ |
mukhyāśca saṃsthitāstatra detyāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ ||

Filled with joy, all went to their respective homes; / and the foremost Daityas, exceedingly terrible, remained there.

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oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe prathame khaṇḍe vakratuṇḍacarite dambhāsurarājyābhiṣeko nāma ekacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||

Om tat sat. Thus ends the forty-first chapter, named 'The Consecration to Kingship of Dambhāsura,' in the narrative of Vakratuṇḍa in the first section of the glorious Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa, an Upaniṣad of the Purāṇa.