Mudgalapurana 2.1: brahmasṛṣṭiprārambho nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ

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śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

Obeisance to the glorious Gaṇeśa.

2.1.1

śaunakādyā ūcuḥ |
sūta tvayā mahābhāga kṛtakṛtyā vayaṃ kṛtāḥ |
atulaṃ vakratuṇḍasya caritraṃ śrāvitaṃ mahat ||

Śaunaka and the others said: / O fortunate Sūta, we have been made to accomplish our purpose by you; / the peerless, great story of Vakratuṇḍa has been recited [to us].

2.1.2

dhanyo'si tvaṃ mahābuddhe sarvajño'si viśeṣataḥ |
paripṛcchāmahe'tastvāṃ tadvadasva yathārthataḥ ||

You are blessed, O one of great intellect! You are omniscient above all; / therefore we ask you: tell that according to truth.

2.1.3

śrutvā śrutvā na nastṛptirjāyate'mṛtapānavat |
atastvamekadantasya caritraṃ vada sāmpratam ||

Having heard it again and again, no satiety arises in us, like the drinking of nectar; / therefore tell now the deeds of Ekadanta.

2.1.4

kasmin brahmaṇi saṃstho'yamekadanto gajānanaḥ |
kati tasyāvatārāśca kiṃ karma vada niścitam ||

Abiding in which Brahman is this Ekadanta Gajānana? / How many are his incarnations, and what are his deeds? Tell [us] definitively.

2.1.5

iti samprārthitaḥ sūtastānuvāca mahāmunīn |
praśrayāvanato bhūtvā bhaktyā teṣāṃ praṇoditaḥ ||

2.1.6

sūta uvāca |
evameva ca dakṣeṇa paripṛṣṭo mahāmuniḥ |
mudgalastamathovāca tacchṛṇudhvaṃ munīśvarāḥ ||

Sūta said: / When questioned in this very manner by Dakṣa, the great sage / Mudgala spoke to him; listen to that, O lords of sages!

2.1.7

dakṣa uvāca |
purātanaṃ mahatpuṇyamasti me munisattama |
tena te darśanaṃ jātaṃ sarvajñasya na saṃśayaḥ ||

Dakṣa said: / There is great ancient merit of mine, O best of sages; / by that, vision of you, who are omniscient, has occurred—there is no doubt.

2.1.8

vakratuṇḍacaritraṃ ca śrutaṃ tava mukhāmbujāt |
tena viśrāntatā prāptā hṛdaye me viśeṣataḥ ||

And the story of Vakratuṇḍa has been heard from your lotus face; / thereby peace in particular has been attained in my heart.

2.1.9

yajñavidhvaṃsaśoko'pi gato matto'dhunā prabho |
harṣayuktaḥ kṛto bhaktyā ḍhuṇḍhestu munisattama ||

Even the grief over the destruction of the sacrifice has now departed from me, O lord; / I have been filled with joy through devotion to Ḍhuṇḍhi, O best of sages.

2.1.10

ekadantacaritraṃ me kathayasva viśeṣataḥ |
kiṅkarmā kathamutpanna ekadanto gajānanaḥ ||

Tell me in detail the deeds of Ekadanta: / what are his actions, how was Ekadanta Gajānana born,

2.1.11

kiṃ vāhanasamāyuktaḥ kīdṛśaṃ brahma tasya vai |
ityādi sarvamākhyānaṃ vada māṃ karuṇānidhe ||

what vehicle is he endowed with, and of what nature is his Brahman? / Relate all this narrative to me, O ocean of compassion!

2.1.12

sūta uvāca |
evaṃ pṛṣṭo mahātejāstamuvāca prajāpatim |
bhaktiṃ jñātvā viśeṣeṇa gaṇeśe sarvasiddhide ||

Sūta said: / Thus questioned, the one of great splendour spoke to that lord of creatures, / having recognized his devotion especially toward Gaṇeśa, the bestower of all perfections.

2.1.13

mudgala uvāca |
śṛṇu dakṣa tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam |
ekadantasya māhātmyaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam ||

Mudgala said: / Listen, O Dakṣa, to what was asked by you, which destroys all sins: / the greatness of Ekadanta, bestowing the fruits of worldly enjoyment and liberation.

2.1.14

dhanyo'si tvaṃ mahābhāga yena te śravaṇe ratiḥ |
gajānanasya devasya caritre sarvabhāvataḥ ||

Blessed are you, O fortunate one, in whom there is delight in hearing / with full devotion the deeds of the divine Gajānana.

2.1.15

atra te varṇayiṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
gṛtsamadasya saṃvādaṃ prahlādasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Here I shall describe to you an ancient legend, / the conversation between Gṛtsamada and the high-souled Prahlāda.

2.1.16

śrutvā mudgalavākyaṃ tad dakṣo hṛṣṭamanā mune |
uvāca taṃ maharṣiṃ sa praśrayāvanataḥ svayam ||

Hearing those words of Mudgala, Dakṣa, with a delighted mind, O sage, / spoke to that great seer, bowing down himself in humility.

2.1.17

dakṣa uvāca |
brahmaṇaḥ sṛṣṭimārabhya sṛṣṭimārgaṃ vada prabho |
yathā tribhuvanaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ brahmaṇā viśvayoninā ||

Dakṣa said: / Starting from the creation of Brahmā, tell the path of creation, O lord, / how the three worlds were created by Brahmā, the source of the universe.

2.1.18

tatra prahlādamāhātmyaṃ svayamevāgamiṣyati |
gṛtsamadasya saṃvādaṃ yathāvadvarṇaya prabho ||

In that context, the greatness of Prahlāda will come up on its own; / describe properly the conversation with Gṛtsamada, O lord!

2.1.19

sūta uvāca |
dakṣasya vacanaṃ śrutvā mudgalastamuvāca ha |
sṛṣṭimārgaṃ purāvṛttaṃ śāpamohitamādarāt ||

Sūta said: / Hearing Dakṣa's words, Mudgala spoke to him / with respect concerning the path of creation that occurred anciently, bewildered by a curse.

2.1.20

mudgala uvāca |
śṛṇu dakṣa mahābuddhe brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
sasarja vividhaṃ viśvaṃ tathā te kathayāmyaham ||

Mudgala said: / Listen, O Dakṣa of great intellect, how Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, / created the diverse universe; that I will tell you.

2.1.21

gaṇeśavaradānena brahmā sraṣṭuṃ mano dadhe |
yogamāyāṃ samāsthāya viveśā'sau janārdanam ||

Through the granting of a boon by Gaṇeśa, Brahmā set his mind to create; / taking recourse to Yogamāyā, he entered Janārdana.

2.1.22

nilīya tasminnabdānte nābhipadmādviniḥsṛtaḥ |
varadānena viṣṇośca putratvamagamadvidhiḥ ||

Having remained concealed within him, at the end of a year he emerged from the navel-lotus; / and through the granting of a boon by Viṣṇu, the Creator became his son.

2.1.23

tatra padme samāsīno dhyāyan herambamantare |
tatastasya vidherdehājjalaṃ vai niḥsṛtaṃ bahu ||

Sitting on that lotus, meditating within upon Heramba, / a great amount of water then issued forth from the body of that Vidhi.

2.1.24

paśyatastasya sarvatra jalaṃ vyāptaṃ diśo daśa |
tasmin jale nimagno'bhūd babhrāma bhrāntamānasaḥ ||

As he looked, water pervaded everywhere across the ten directions. / Submerged in that water, he wandered about, bewildered in mind.

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sasmāra gaṇanāthaṃ taṃ vibho pāhi bhayānakāt |
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He remembered that Lord of Gaṇas: "O Vibhu, protect [me] from this dreadful [state]! / (

2.1.25

khaṃ. 2 a. 1 pāna 2) majjantaṃ māṃ jalāt ḍhuṇḍhe vakratuṇḍa namo'stu te ||

Section 2, Chapter 1, Folio 2) O Ḍhuṇḍhi, save me from the water as I drown! O Vakratuṇḍa, praise be to You!"

2.1.26

smṛtimātreṇa tatrāsau dadarśa vaṭamuttamam |
tatra patre gaṇeśānaṃ suptaṃ dṛṣṭvā praharṣitaḥ ||

Upon mere recollection, he saw an excellent banyan tree right there. / Seeing the Lord Gaṇeśa sleeping upon a leaf of it, he was filled with joy:

2.1.27

trinetraṃ ca caturbāhuṃ śuṇḍādaṇḍavirājitam |
mahodaraṃ śeṣanābhiṃ bhālacandraṃ kirīṭinam ||

Three-eyed, four-armed, adorned with a trunk-staff, / with a great belly, Śeṣa as his navel-band, the crescent moon on his forehead, crowned,

2.1.28

sarvāvayavasampūrṇaṃ nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitam |
vastraiḥ sañchāditaṃ bālamaṅguṣṭhaparimāṇakam ||

complete in all limbs, adorned with diverse ornaments, / wrapped in clothes, a child measuring the size of a thumb.

2.1.29

etādṛśaṃ gaṇeśānaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitamānasaḥ |
mahājale vaṭo yo'yamavaśiṣṭaḥ kathaṃ jale ||

Seeing the Lord Gaṇeśa of such form, his mind was filled with wonder: / "In this great water, how does this banyan tree remain in the water?"

2.1.30

vaṭasya sannidhāne sa yayau brahmā prajāpate |
siṣeca gaṇanāthaśca jalaṃ brahmaṇi śuṇḍayā ||

Brahmā went into the presence of that banyan tree, O Prajāpati; / and with his trunk the Lord of Gaṇas sprinkled water upon Brahmā.

2.1.31

tena hṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃ brahmā tuṣṭāva sa gajānanam |
baddhāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ ||

Delighted by that, Brahmā himself praised Gajānana, / with joined palms, his neck bowed in devotion.

2.1.32

brahmovāca |
namaste gaṇanāthāya pralayāmbuvihāriṇe |
vaṭapatraśayāyaiva herambāya namo namaḥ ||

Brahmā said: / "Salutations to You, Lord of Gaṇas, who sport in the waters of dissolution! / Repeated salutations to Heramba, who lies upon a banyan leaf!

2.1.33

caturbhujadharāyaiva nābhiśeṣāya te namaḥ |
gajavaktrāya sarveśa lambodara namostu te ||

Salutations to You who bear four arms, who have Śeṣa at Your navel! / Elephant-faced one, Lord of all, O Lambodara, praise be to You!

2.1.34

ekadantāya vai tubhyaṃ nānāśobhāsamanvita |
aṅguṣṭhaparvamātraṃ ca svarūpaṃ dadhate namaḥ ||

To You, Ekadanta, endowed with varied splendour! / Salutations to You who assume a form measuring merely a thumb's joint!

2.1.35

siddhibuddhiyutāyaiva bhaktasaṃrakṣakāya ca |
anantavibhavāyaiva gaṇeśāya namo namaḥ ||

To You, endowed with siddhi and buddhi, protector of devotees! / Repeated salutations to Gaṇeśa, whose glory is infinite!

2.1.36

nirguṇāya guṇādhāra saguṇāya namo namaḥ |
ekānekādibhedaiśca līlākāra namo'stu te ||

To the one without attributes, the support of attributes, to the one with attributes, repeated salutations! / Through the distinctions of the one and the many, O player of cosmic sport, praise be to You!

2.1.37

anādibālarūpāya sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇe |
māyāvine mahāmohadātre tubhyaṃ namo namaḥ ||

To the one possessing a beginningless childlike form, the cause of creation, preservation, and dissolution, / the wielder of māyā, the giver of great delusion, repeated salutations to You!

2.1.38

nivāraya mahāvighnaṃ sṛṣṭikarturgajānana |
jalaṃ prāptaṃ mahāghoraṃ tatrā'haṃ majjito balāt ||

Avert the great obstacle of the creator, O Gajānana! / A most terrible flood has arisen, and I am forcefully submerged in it.

2.1.39

śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapanno'smi rakṣa māṃ bhaktavatsala |
tava deveśa dāso'haṃ kṛpāṃ kuru dayānidhe ||

I have come to You for refuge; protect me, O lover of devotees! / O Lord of gods, I am Your servant; show mercy, O ocean of compassion!"

2.1.40

brahmā stutvā punaścitraṃ tasya tuṇḍe dadarśa ha |
viśvaṃ carācaraṃ pūrṇaṃ saṃsthitaṃ seśvaraṃ kila ||

Having praised him, Brahmā again saw a wonder in his trunk: / the entire universe, moving and unmoving, situated there complete with its Lord.

2.1.41

tato nānāsamīreṇa nīto brahmā mahodare |
tatra viśvaṃ dadarśā'sau nānāścaryamayaṃ punaḥ ||

Then Brahmā, carried by diverse winds into the great belly, / saw the universe there again, full of various wonders.

2.1.42

evaṃ nānāṇḍasaṃyuktamudaraṃ vīkṣya ca prabhoḥ |
romadvāreṇa brahmā'sau bahiryāto yathā purā ||

Thus beholding the Lord's belly containing diverse cosmic eggs, / that Brahmā went outside through a hair-pore, just as before.

2.1.43

dadarśa taṃ gaṇeśānaṃ bālarūpaṃ suvismitaḥ |
tamuvāca tato devo brahmāṇaṃ bhaktamuttamam ||

Utterly astonished, he beheld that Lord Gaṇeśa in childlike form. / Then the god spoke to Brahmā, the foremost devotee.

2.1.44

śrīgaṇeśa uvāca |
tvayā kṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ mama prītikaraṃ bhavet |
sarvārthasādhakaṃ caiva bhuktimuktiphalapradam ||

The venerable Gaṇeśa said: / "This hymn of praise composed by you shall bring delight to me; / it accomplishes all ends and bestows the fruits of worldly enjoyment and liberation.

2.1.45

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvā'pi sa me mānyo bhaviṣyati |
yaṃ yaṃ cintayate bhāvaṃ taṃ taṃ dāsyāmi niścitam ||

Whoever reads or hears it shall become dear to me; / whatever desire one contemplates, that very thing I will surely grant.

2.1.46

nābheḥ kalamato viṣṇoniḥsṛto varadānataḥ |
tatrā''dau me smṛtiṃ pūjāṃ vismṛtastvaṃ pitāmaha ||

From the stem of Viṣṇu's navel you emerged by the grant of a boon; / there at the beginning you forgot remembrance and worship of me, O Pitāmaha.

2.1.47

tena tvaṃ vighnasaṃyuktaḥ punarjāto na saṃśayaḥ |
adhunā me smṛtiṃ kṛtvā dṛṣṭvā māṃ vighnavarjitaḥ ||

Therefore you were beset by obstacles once again, there is no doubt. / Now, having remembered me and seen me, you are free of obstacles.

2.1.48

ataḥ paraṃ vidhe kiñcittvayā kāryaṃ mahāmate |
matsmṛtiṃ namanaṃ kṛtvā kuru tvaṃ siddhimeṣyasi ||

Hereafter, O Vidhi, some work must be done by you, O noble-minded one; / having remembered me and bowed to me, perform it, and you will attain success.

2.1.49

yathā dṛṣṭaṃ madīye'dya jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam |
udare tādṛśaṃ viśvaṃ sṛja tvaṃ me'dhunājñayā ||

Just as the world of moving and unmoving beings was seen today / in my belly, create such a universe now at my command."

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ityuktvāntardadhe sadyo gaṇeśo bālarūpadhṛk |
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Having spoken thus, Gaṇeśa, wearing a childlike form, vanished at once; / (

2.1.50

khaṃ. 2 a. 2 pāna 3) brahmā padme samāsīno yathāpūrvaṃ babhūva ha ||

Section 2, Chapter 2, Folio 3) and Brahmā came to be seated upon the lotus just as before.

2.1.51

tato gaṇeśamantraṃ ca jajāpa kamalāsanaḥ |
pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ dhyānasaṃstho babhūva ha ||

Then the lotus-seated one repeated the mantra of Gaṇeśa; / having worshipped him according to rule, he entered into meditation.

2.1.52

tasya hṛddeśamadhye'sau prakaṭo'bhūdgajānanaḥ |
taṃ nanāma svayaṃ brahmā pūjāṃ cakre sa mānasīm ||

In the middle of his heart-region, Gajānana became manifest; / Brahmā himself bowed to him and performed mental worship.

2.1.53

dakṣiṇāvasare tatra siddhirbuddhirubhe pare |
āgate hṛdi madhye ca te dadau vighnahāriṇe ||

At the moment of offering the priestly gift, both Siddhi and Buddhi, the supreme [powers], / arrived in the middle of his heart, and he offered them to the dispeller of obstacles.

2.1.54

yathāśāstravidhānena tasya pūjāṃ pragṛhya saḥ |
antardhānaṃ yayau sadyo gaṇeśaḥ sarvanāyakaḥ ||

Having accepted his worship according to scriptural injunction, / that Gaṇeśa, the leader of all, vanished at once.

2.1.55

antarhite gaṇeśāne hṛdisthe brahmarūpiṇi |
taṃ praṇamya svayaṃ brahmā sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ mano dadhe ||

When the Lord Gaṇeśa, who resides in the heart and has the nature of Brahman, had vanished, / Brahmā himself bowed to him and set his mind to creation.

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oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe dvitīye khaṇḍe ekadantacarite brahmasṛṣṭiprārambho nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

Oṃ tat sat. Thus in the glorious last purāṇic upaniṣad, in the venerable Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa, in the second section, in the deeds of Ekadanta, the first chapter, named "The Commencement of Brahmā's Creation".