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Homage, homage to Gaṇeśa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.8) brahmaṇe brahmarūpāya nirākārāya te namaḥ | sākṣiṇe sarvasaṃsthāyānādisiddhāya te namaḥ || > Homage to you, Brahman, who have the form of Brahman, who are formless; > homage to you, the witness, residing in all, eternally established from beginninglessness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.9) anāmayāya devāyā'pratarkyāya mahaujase | vakratuṇḍāya vai tubhyaṃ herambāya namo namaḥ || > To the disease-free god, unfathomable, of immense splendor, / to Vakratuṇḍa indeed, to Heramba, salutations, salutations! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.10) svānandavāsine tubhyaṃ bhaktasaṃrakṣakāya ca | yogānāṃ pataye caiva yogadāyinnamo namaḥ || > To you, dweller in Svānanda, protector of devotees, / and lord of yogas, giver of yoga, salutations, salutations! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.11) śāntāya śāntarūpāya śāntīnāṃ pataye namaḥ | bhaktebhyaḥ śāntidātre ca yogaśāntāya te namaḥ || > To the peaceful one, whose nature is peace, lord of peaces, salutations, / and giver of peace to devotees, to you whose peace is yoga, salutations! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.12) nānāvatārarūpāya jagadādhāramūrtaye | surāsurāṇāmīśāya sarvagāya namo namaḥ || > To him whose form consists of various incarnations, whose embodiment is the support of the universe, / lord of gods and asuras, all-pervading, salutations, salutations! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.12.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.12.p1) sarvavandyāya vai tubhyaṃ sarvādau saṃsthitāya ca | ( > To you who are venerable to all, stationed before all, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.13) khaṃ. 2 a. 18 pāna 41) sarvānta ekarūpāya madhye nānāsvarūpiṇe || > \[Section 2, Chapter 18, Page 41\] having a single form at the end of all, possessing manifold forms in the middle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.14) ādimadhyāntahīnāya sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇe | anantodarasaṃsthāya lambodara namo'stu te || > devoid of beginning, middle, and end, cause of creation, maintenance, and destruction, / abiding in the infinite belly, O Lambodara, salutations to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.15) gajavaktrāya vai tubhyaṃ gajākārāya te namaḥ | gajakarṇāya pūrṇāya gajānana namo'stu te || > To you who have an elephant's face, salutations to you whose shape is an elephant's; / to the elephant-eared, the complete one, O Gajānana, salutations to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.16) mūṣakadhvajarūpāya mūṣakārūḍharūpiṇe | pāśāṅkuśadharāyaiva stutāya ca vibhūtibhiḥ || > To him who has the form of the mouse-bannered, whose form is mounted on a mouse, / bearer of the noose and goad, praised by cosmic powers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.17) caturbhujadharāyaiva caturvargamayāya ca | brahmabhūtasvarūpāya dehadhārinnamo namaḥ || > bearer of four arms, consisting of the four ends of life, / whose essential nature is Brahman, O embodied one, salutations, salutations! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.18) yaṃ vedavādinaḥ stotuṃ vedāḥ sāṅgāśca yoginaḥ | śivaviṣṇumukhā devā na samarthā bhavanti vai || > Whom the expositors of the Veda, the Vedas with their auxiliary limbs, and yogins, / and the gods headed by Śiva and Viṣṇu are truly unable to praise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.19) taṃ kathaṃ staumi deveśaṃ yogarūpamayaṃ prabhum | ato vai praṇamāmi tvāṃ prasanno bhava sarvadā || > how can I praise that lord of gods, the master composed of the nature of yoga? / Therefore I bow to you; be gracious forever! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.20) varaṃ me dehi yogātman tena tuṣṭo bhavāmyaham | tava bhaktiṃ dṛḍhāṃ ḍhuṇḍhe vyabhicāravivarjitām || > Grant me a boon, O soul of yoga, by which I may be satisfied: / firm devotion to you, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, free from deviation! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.21) evamuktvā munistatra nanarta premavihvalaḥ | taṃ bhaktirasasaṃyuktamuvāca gaṇanāyakaḥ || > Having spoken thus, the sage danced there, overwhelmed with love. / Filled with the rasa of devotion, the leader of the gaṇas addressed him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.22) gaṇeśa uvāca | madīyā sudṛḍhā bhaktirvyabhicāravivarjitā | bhaviṣyati mahāyogin tava cānandadāyikā || > Gaṇeśa said: / Very firm devotion to me, free from deviation, / will be yours, O great yogin, and it will bring you bliss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.23) yadā me smaraṇaṃ tvaṃ vai kariṣyasi mahāmate | tadā māṃ drakṣyasi brahman saṃsthitaṃ tava sannidhau || > Whenever you remember me, O highly intelligent one, / then, O sage, you will see me standing near you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.24) bhavatkṛtaṃ madīyaṃ yatstotraṃ bhaktipradaṃ bhavet | bhuktimuktipradaṃ proktaṃ śāntiyogapradāyakam || > This hymn of praise composed by you in my honor shall grant devotion; / it is declared to grant worldly enjoyment and liberation, and to bestow peace and yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.25) yaḥ paṭhiṣyati vai martyaḥ śṛṇuyātsarvasaukhyabhāk | bhaviṣyati na sandeho yathā tvaṃ sa tathā bhaveta || > Whatever mortal recites or listens to it will enjoy all happiness; / there is no doubt that he will become just as you are. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.26) mudgala uvāca | evamuktvā gaṇādhīśastatraivāntardadhe prabhuḥ | pulahastatra santasthāvabhajattaṃ gaṇādhipam || > Mudgala said: / Having spoken thus, the sovereign lord of the gaṇas vanished right there. / Pulaha remained there and worshiped that leader of the gaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.27) mṛgarūpadharastatra bharataḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | saṃsthitastatra śuśrāva pūrṇaṃ jñānaṃ vidhānataḥ || > Bharata, the lord of the earth, dwelling there in the form of a deer, / stayed there and heard the complete knowledge according to rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.28) brahmaṇā kathitaṃ yacca pulahāya sudhīmate | tadeva tena bhūpena dhṛtaṃ svahṛdi sarvadā || > And that which was spoken by Brahmā to the wise Pulaha, / that very thing the king kept always in his heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.29) manasi dhyānasaṃyukto babhūva mṛgadehajaḥ | gaṇeśasya sadā hṛṣṭastatra vāsaṃ cakāra saḥ || > Born in a deer's body, he became absorbed in meditation in his mind / upon Gaṇeśa, ever rejoiced, and made his dwelling there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.30) tatastena ca saṅgītaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva prajāpate | aho vighno mahāghoro mayā prāptaḥ sudurjayaḥ || > Hear then what was sung by him, O Prajāpati: / 'Alas, a most terrible obstacle, extremely difficult to overcome, was encountered by me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.31) rājyaṃ tyaktvā vane nityaṃ saṃsthito'haṃ hariṃ smaran | tatrāpi mṛgasaṅgena sañjāto mṛgarūpadhṛk || > Having abandoned my kingdom, I lived constantly in the forest remembering Hari; / yet even there, through attachment to a deer, I took on the form of a deer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.32) viṣṇumukhyāmareśānā vighnayuktā na saṃśayaḥ | tatra ko'haṃ manuṣyo vai jayan vai vinamulbaṇam || > Even the foremost lords of the immortals headed by Viṣṇu are beset by obstacles, without a doubt; / what then am I, a mere mortal, in conquering a fierce obstacle? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.33) vighnarājaprasādena vighnaṃ nighnanti durjayam | śivaviṣṇvādayaḥ sarve jantavaśca tathā pare || > By the grace of the king of obstacles, all beings headed by Śiva and Viṣṇu, / as well as others, destroy the obstacle that is hard to overcome. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.34) dhanyā bhaktirmatkṛtā yā vaiṣṇavī paramādbhutā | yayā saṃskārasaṃyuktaṃ samprāptaṃ jñānamuttamam || > Blessed is the most wondrous devotion to Viṣṇu performed by me, / by which, accompanied by past impressions, supreme knowledge was attained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.35) gāṇapatyo mahāyogī dṛṣṭo vai pulaho mayā | aho bhāgyamaho bhāgyaṃ madīyaṃ paramaṃ matam || > Pulaha, the great Gāṇapatya yogin, was seen by me; / oh fortunate, oh supreme fortune is considered mine, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.36) yenāhaṃ gāṇapatyānāṃ saṅge tiṣṭhāmi nityaśaḥ | vighnahīnaḥ svabhāvena bhajāmi gaṇanāyakam || > by which I constantly abide in the company of the Gāṇapatyas, / and free from obstacles, naturally worship the leader of the gaṇas!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.37) evaṃ gaṇeśabhaktyā vai saṃyuto mṛgasattamaḥ | kālena gaṇapaṃ dhyātvā dehatyāgaṃ cakāra ha || > Thus endowed with devotion to Gaṇeśa, the excellent deer / meditated on the lord of the gaṇas and, in time, cast off his body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.18.37.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18.37.c1) oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe dvitīye khaṇḍe ekadantacarite bharatamṛgadehatyāgo nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || > Om Tat Sat. Thus ends the eighteenth chapter, named 'The Abandonment of the Body by Bharata as a Deer,' in the Ekadanta narrative of the second section in the venerable final purāṇa Upaniṣad, the glorious Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.2.18.p1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.18) · Pramāṇa