[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Minor Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa) › [Of Sūrya and Gaṇeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya) › [Mudgalapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala) › 2.31 # Mudgalapurana 2.31: parāśarasutotpattikathanaṃ nāmaikatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ Mudgalapurāṇa 2.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [2.31.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.52) — 1 part - [2.31.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.70) — 1 part ### parāśarasutotpattikathanaṃ nāmaikatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ### [2.31.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.p1) śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || > Homage to the glorious Gaṇeśa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.1) dakṣa uvāca | ko'sau gajāsuro nāmnā daityaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ | vada tasya caritraṃ me vadhaparyantamuttamam || > Dakṣa said: / Who is this Daitya named Gajāsura, exceedingly dreadful? / Relate to me his excellent story up to his slaying, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.2) yadarthe gaṇarājo'yaṃ muniputro'bhavatprabho | tanna mudgala sāmānyaṃ dhanyaṃ janmāsurasya ca || > for whose sake this Gaṇarāja became the sage's son, O Lord. / That is no ordinary matter, O Mudgala, and blessed is the birth of the asura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.3) sūta uvāca | dakṣasya vacanaṃ ramyaṃ śrutvā yogīndrasattamaḥ | jagāda sakalaṃ tasya ceṣṭitaṃ daityapasya vai || > Sūta said: / Hearing Dakṣa's pleasant words, that best among supreme yogins / recounted all the deeds of that Daitya king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.4) mudgala uvāca | śṛṇu dakṣa purāvṛttamitihāsaṃ vadāmi tam | pāpapraśamanaṃ pūrṇaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam || > Mudgala said: / Listen, Dakṣa, to the ancient event; I shall tell that history, / which completely pacifies sin and grants the fruit of enjoyment and liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.5) mahiṣāsuranāśaṃ ca cakāra jagadambikā | tasya putro mahātejā gajāsura iti smṛtaḥ || > The Mother of the Universe destroyed Mahiṣāsura; / his son of great splendour was known as Gajāsura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.6) piturvadhena santapto devānāṃ vadhakāṅkṣayā | śukropadiṣṭamantreṇa śaṅkarārādhane rataḥ || > Afflicted by the slaying of his father, and desiring to slay the gods, / he devoted himself to the worship of Śaṅkara with the mantra taught by Śukra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.7) tatāpa sa tapo ghoraṃ nirāhārasamanvitaḥ | pañcākṣaravidhānena toṣayāmāsa śaṅkaram || > He performed terrible asceticism, taking no food; / according to the ritual of the five-syllable \[mantra\], he satisfied Śaṅkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.8) daśavarṣasahasraistu prasanno'bhūcchivaḥ svayam | āyayau taṃ varaṃ dātuṃ gajāsuratapovane || > After ten thousand years, Śiva himself was pleased; / he came to Gajāsura's penance grove to grant him a boon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.9) kāṣṭhavatsaṃsthitaṃ daityaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayamāgataḥ | jagāda taṃ svabhaktaṃ vai śaṅkaraḥ karuṇānidhiḥ || > Seeing the Daitya standing like a piece of wood, he was filled with wonder; / Śaṅkara, the ocean of compassion, spoke indeed to his devotee. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.10) śiva uvāca | varaṃ varaya mattastvaṃ gajāsura mahāmate | tapasā parituṣṭo'haṃ tava dāsyāmi durlabham || > Śiva said: / Choose a boon from me, O highly intelligent Gajāsura; / I am greatly pleased by your asceticism, and I shall grant what is hard to attain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.11) śaṅkarasya vacaḥ śrutvā harṣayukto mahāsuraḥ | upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ praṇamyāpūjayacchivam || > Hearing Śaṅkara's words, the great asura was filled with joy; / bowing down, he worshipped Śiva with the sixteen forms of service. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.12) atharvaśirasā śambhuṃ tuṣṭāvāsuranāyakaḥ | varaṃ vavre mahākrūraṃ tacchruṇuṣva prajāpate || > With the Atharvaśiras, the leader of the asuras praised Śambhu; / he chose a most cruel boon; hear it, O Prajāpati. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.13) gajāsura uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa varaṃ dehi maheśvara | brahmāṇḍavāsinaḥ sarve tebhyo mṛtyurna me bhavet || > Gajāsura said: / If you are pleased, O lord of gods, grant a boon, O Maheśvara: / let there be no death for me from any dwellers of the cosmic egg. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.14) rājyaṃ brahmāṇḍagolasya dehi sāmarthyamuttam | sarvātigaṃ maheśāna nānyaṃ yāce paraṃ varam || > Grant supreme power and sovereign rule over the sphere of the cosmic egg, / surpassing all, O Maheśāna; I ask for no other supreme boon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.15) tatheti tamuvācātha śivoṃ'tardhānago'bhavat | harṣayukto mahādaityastato gehaṃ samāyayau || > Saying “So be it,” Śiva then disappeared; / filled with joy, the great Daitya then returned home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.16) mātrā sammānitaḥ so'pi suhṛdbhiśca gajāsuraḥ | daityāḥ samāyayuḥ sarve gṛhe tasya mahātmanaḥ || > Honoured by his mother and his friends, Gajāsura / was visited by all the Daityas who gathered at the house of that great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.17) svayaṃ gatvā guruṃ śukramānayāmāsa daityapaḥ | tato munigaṇaiḥ sārdhamabhiṣekaṃ cakāra saḥ || > Going in person, the ruler of the Daityas brought his guru Śukra; / then he performed his consecration along with the hosts of sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.18) daityānāṃ dānavāṃ ca rājābhūt sa gajāsuraḥ | tairyuktaḥ pṛthivīṃ jitvā yayau svargaṃ mahābalaḥ || > That Gajāsura became the king of Daityas and Dānavas; / joined by them and of great strength, having conquered the earth, he marched to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.19) devāḥ palāyitāḥ sarve jñātvā krūraṃ gajāsuram | śaṅkaraṃ te samāśritya sthitāḥ sarve bhayāturāḥ || > Knowing Gajāsura to be cruel, all the gods fled; / taking refuge with Śaṅkara, they all remained afflicted with fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.20) daityaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ so'pi kailāsamagamattataḥ | śaṅkaraḥ krodhasaṃyuktastaṃ yayau devasaṃvṛtaḥ || > Surrounded by Daityas, he then went to Kailāsa; / filled with anger, Śaṅkara went forth to meet him, surrounded by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.21) yuddhāya śaṅkaraṃ tenāgataṃ jñātvā mahāsuraḥ | svayaṃ sainyaṃ puraskṛtyāyayau raṇavidhitsayā || > Knowing that Śaṅkara had arrived to fight, the great asura, / placing his army at the front, advanced himself, wishing to do battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.22) devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca yuddhaṃ paramadāruṇam | sañjātaṃ ca tato daityāḥ palāyanaparā yayuḥ || > A most terrible battle took place between the gods and the Dānavas; / and then the Daityas turned and fled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.23) taṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhasaṃyukto gajadaityaḥ pratāpavān | bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ mahogrāṃ sa sasarja suranāśinīm || > Seeing that, the mighty elephant-Daitya was filled with rage; / he loosed a most fierce shower of arrows, destroying the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.24) bāṇairnipatitāstasya devāḥ sarve dharātale | chinnāṅgā maraṇaprāyāḥ pralayaṃ menire tadā || > Felled on the surface of the earth by his arrows, all the gods, / with severed limbs and nearly dead, thought the cosmic dissolution had arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.25) indrādayaśca dikpālāḥ patitā bāṇapīḍitāḥ | gadayā viṣṇumahanat so'pi bhūtalamāśritaḥ || > Indra and the other guardians of the directions fell, afflicted by arrows; / with his mace he struck Viṣṇu, who also sank to the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.26) tataḥ krodhasamāyuktaḥ śaṅkaraḥ śūlamādade | tenāhanan mahādaityaṃ pralayāgnisamena saḥ || > Then, filled with rage, Śaṅkara seized his trident; / with it, which was like the fire of cosmic dissolution, he struck the great Daitya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.27) khaṃ. 2 a. 31 pāna 65) triśūlena hataḥ so'pi na cacāla surādhipaḥ | varadānaprabhāveṇa śastrāṇi vyarthatāṃ yayuḥ || > Struck by the trident, that lord of the asuras did not even stir; / by the power of the boon granted, weapons proved futile. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.28) sahasāgatya daityeśo dhṛtvā pādaṃ prahasya vai | bhrāmayitvā maheśānaṃ cikṣepa raṇamūrdhani || > Swiftly coming forward, laughing, the lord of Daityas seized his foot; / whirling Maheśāna around, he threw him down in the forefront of the battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.29) tato devagaṇāḥ sarve palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ | yayurdaśa diśo rakṣo daityasantrāsatāpitāḥ || > Then all the hosts of gods, intent on flight, / fled to the ten directions, tormented by dread of the Daitya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.30) daityo'pi śivalokaṃ taṃ daityaiḥ saha samāyayau | sthāpayāmāsa devānāṃ padeṣu śreṣṭhadānavān || > The Daitya too, together with the Daityas, came to that realm of Śiva; / he installed foremost Dānavas in the positions of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.31) vikuṇṭhādipadeṣvete sthitāstena sumānitāḥ | svargabhogakarāḥ sarve kṛtā daityāḥ surāriṇā || > Highly honoured by him, they were established in the stations such as Vaikuṇṭha; / all the Daityas were made by that enemy of the gods to enjoy the pleasures of heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.32) kailāse saṃharaṃ daityaṃ sthāpayāmāsa vīryavān | svayaṃ samāgato dakṣa pṛthivyāṃ daityapairvṛtaḥ || > The powerful one installed the Daitya Saṃhara on Kailāsa; / he himself, O Dakṣa, surrounded by the rulers of Daityas, returned to the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.33) mahiṣākhyapure duṣṭaḥ saṃsthito daityapaiḥ saha | cakāra so'tulaṃ rājyaṃ trailokyasya mahābalaḥ || > Residing in the city named Mahiṣa together with the Daitya chiefs, / that wicked, mighty one exercised matchless dominion over the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.34) gate bahutare kāle devāḥ sarve bhayāturāḥ | parvatāntarasaṅguptāḥ saṃsthitā abhavan dvijaiḥ || > When a very long time had passed, all the gods, afflicted with fear, / remained hidden inside mountains together with the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.35) vicāramakhilāścakrurgajāsuravadhāya te | tatra viṣṇurjagādedaṃ vacanaṃ sarvatoṣadam || > They all deliberated on the slaying of Gajāsura; / there Viṣṇu spoke these words, which brought satisfaction to all: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.36) viṣṇuruvāca | brahmāṇḍavāsino ye vai tebhyo mṛtyurna vidyate | daityasya varadānena tena sarve parājitāḥ || > Viṣṇu said: / Those who dwell within the cosmic egg cannot cause him death / because of the Daitya's boon; by that power all have been defeated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.37) svānandalokagaḥ sākṣādgaṇeśo devanāyakaḥ | brahmāṇḍavarjito brahma tasmāttasya mṛtirbhavet || > Gaṇeśa, the leader of the gods, resides in Svānandaloka directly; / he is Brahman, beyond the cosmic egg; through him alone his death shall occur. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.38) atastaṃ devadeveśaṃ tapasā puṣkalena vai | sarva ārādhayāmaiva devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ param || > Therefore, by abundant asceticism let us all— / the gods together with the hosts of sages—propitiate that supreme Lord of the lords of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.39) sa hatvā taṃ mahādaityaṃ pradāsyati padāni vaḥ | hitaṃ yadi surāḥ kāryaṃ vacanaṃ me sukhapradam || > Having slain that great Daitya, he will restore your stations to you, / if, O gods, my beneficial and happiness-bestowing words are carried out. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.40) viṣṇorvacanamākarṇya devā munigaṇāstathā | sādhusādhviti tatrocurbabhustapasi saṃsthitāḥ || > Hearing the words of Viṣṇu, the gods and the hosts of sages / said, “Excellent! Excellent!” and engaged in asceticism. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.41) kecin mantrajapaṃ cakruḥ kecinnāmajapaṃ tathā | kecin mānasapūjāyāṃ niratāśca babhūvire || > Some performed the repetition of mantras, and some the repetition of names; / some became devoted to mental worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.42) kecid dhyānaṃ gaṇeśasya cakruḥ kecit stutiṃ vibhoḥ | nirāhāraṃ tathā kecidvāyupatrādibhakṣakāḥ || > Some meditated upon Gaṇeśa; some offered praise to the all-pervading Lord; / some abstained from food, while others subsisted on air, leaves, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.43) keciddhomaṃ ca pañcāgniṃ dhūmrapānaṃ tathā'pare | ityādi tapasā devaṃ toṣayāmāsurādarāt || > Some performed oblations and the five-fire penance, while others inhaled smoke; / by such ascetic practices they reverently satisfied the God. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.44) śatavarṣe tu teṣāṃ vai prādurbhūto gajānanaḥ | puratastānuvācedaṃ vacanaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ || > After a hundred years, Gajānana manifested to them; / standing before them, he who is affectionate to his devotees spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.45) gaṇeśa uvāca | devāśca munayaḥ sarve varaṃ brūta hṛdīpsitam | durlabhaṃ tvapi taddāsye tapasā toṣito bhṛśam || > Gaṇeśa said: / O gods and all you sages, declare the boon desired in your hearts; / though it be hard to obtain, I shall grant it, for I am greatly pleased by your asceticism. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.46) gaṇeśavacanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā devaṃ puraḥsthitam | praṇemurmunayo devā daṇḍavat pṛthivītale || > Hearing Gaṇeśa's words and seeing the God standing before them, / the sages and gods prostrated like a staff on the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.47) parayā'pūjayan bhaktyā brahmeśaṃ brahmabhāvitāḥ | tuṣṭuvuḥ samprahṛṣṭāśca saromāñcāḥ prajāpate || > Filled with the contemplation of Brahman, with supreme devotion they worshipped the Lord who is Brahman; / and overjoyed, with hair standing on end, they praised him, O Prajāpati. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.48) devarṣaya ūcuḥ | namo namo gaṇeśāya gaṇapālakamūrtaye | gaṇarūpeṇa sarvatra saṃsthitāya namo namaḥ || > The divine sages said: / Salutations, salutations to Gaṇeśa, whose form protects the hosts; / salutations, salutations to him who abides everywhere in the form of the hosts! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.49) mūṣakārūḍhakāyaivānādirūpāya te namaḥ | ākārādivihīnāyākārirūpāya te namaḥ || > Salutations to you mounted on a mouse, whose nature is without beginning; / salutations to you who are free from bodily form and the like, yet possess every form! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.50) herambāya namastubhyaṃ bhaktasaṃrakṣakāya ca | bhaktavatsalabhāvāya vighneśāya namo namaḥ || > Homage to you, Heramba, and to the protector of devotees! / Homage, homage to Vighneśa, whose nature is loving toward his devotees! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.51) namastubhyaṃ siddhipate siddhidātre ca ḍhuṇḍhaye | buddhidātre dhiyaḥ pātre sarvāntaścāriṇe namaḥ || > Homage to you, Lord of perfection, giver of perfection, and to Ḍhuṇḍhi! / Homage to the giver of intellect, the vessel of thought, who moves within all! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.52) svānandapataye tubhyaṃ svasaṃvedyāya te namaḥ | yogarūpāya śāntāya yogānāṃ pataye namaḥ || > Homage to you, Lord of Svānanda, known only to yourself! / Homage to you whose form is yoga, who are peaceful, the Lord of yogas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.52.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.52.p1) ādimadhyāntahīnāya kartre hartre namo namaḥ | ( > Homage, homage to the creator and destroyer, devoid of beginning, middle, and end, / ( > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.53) khaṃ. 2 a. 32 pāna 66) pālakāya tribhirhīnaguṇeśāya namo namaḥ || > \[Khaṇḍa 2, Adhyāya 32, Page 66\]) to the protector, homage, homage to the Lord of the \[three\] qualities, free from the three \[qualities\]! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.54) vakratuṇḍāya devāya lambodaradharāya ca | sarveṣāṃ hṛdi saṃsthāya vināyaka namo'stu te || > To the god Vakratuṇḍa, and to the bearer of a pot-belly, / abiding in the hearts of all, homage to you, Vināyaka! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.55) yaṃ stotuṃ na samarthāśca vedāḥ sāṅgāḥ kadācana | vayaṃ tatra ca ke deva vedairjñānadharā yataḥ || > Whom even the Vedas with their limbs are never able to praise, / who then are we in this regard, O Lord, since our knowledge is held only through the Vedas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.56) evaṃ stutvā gaṇeśānaṃ petuste tasya pādayoḥ | dhṛtvā manasi tadrūpaṃ bhaktibhāvena yantritāḥ || > Having thus praised the Lord Gaṇeśa, they fell at his feet, / holding that form in their minds, constrained by the sentiment of devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.57) punarutthāya te sarve tamūcurbhayavihvalāḥ | kṛtāṃ'jalipuṭā devaṃ gaṇeśaṃ sarvanāyakam || > Rising again, all of them, agitated with fear, / with folded hands said to the god Gaṇeśa, the leader of all: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.58) yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa jahi daityaṃ gajāsuram | padabhraṣṭā vayaṃ tena kṛtāḥ karmavivarjitāḥ || > "If you are pleased, O Lord of gods, slay the Daitya Gajāsura! / By him we have been cast down from our stations and deprived of our rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.59) bhaktiṃ te dehi vighneśa sarvaduḥkhavināśinīm | eṣa eva varosmābhirvāñchito dviradānana || > Grant us your devotion, O Vighneśa, which destroys all sorrow! / This indeed is the boon desired by us, O elephant-faced one!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.60) devarṣīṇāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhaktavatsalabhāvataḥ | uvāca tān gaṇādhyakṣo harṣayan vacanaṃ śubham || > Hearing the words of the divine sages, out of his loving disposition toward devotees, / Gaṇādhyakṣa spoke to them auspicious words, bringing them joy: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.61) gajāsuravadhaṃ devā munayaśca suduṣkaram | tathāpi bhavatāṃ vākyāt kariṣye'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ || > "The slaying of Gajāsura, O gods and sages, is very difficult to do; / even so, at your word I shall do it, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.62) madīyā bhaktiracalā bhaviṣyati sudurlabhā | parāśarasya putro'haṃ bhaviṣyāmi vadhāya vai || > Devotion to me, very hard to attain, shall become unwavering. / I shall indeed become the son of Parāśara for his destruction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.63) bhavatkṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ mama prītivivardhanam | bhuktimuktipradaṃ pūrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || > This hymn of praise composed by you increases my delight; / it will grant enjoyment and liberation completely, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.64) paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ viprā devāḥ sarvārthasiddhidam | duḥkhaghnaṃ satataṃ teṣāṃ bhaviṣyati subuddhidam || > For those who recite or listen, O Brahmins and gods, it will grant the fulfillment of all aims, / will constantly destroy sorrow, and will bestow excellent intellect." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.65) ityuktvāntardadhe devo gaṇeśaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ | vatsalodarago bhūtvā parāśarasuto'bhavat || > Having spoken thus, the god Gaṇeśa, the giver of all perfections, disappeared. / Entering the womb of Vatsalā, he became the son of Parāśara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.66) jātakarmādikaṃ sarvaṃ cakāra munisattamaḥ | brāhmaṇairharṣito bhūtvā patnyā svayamudāradhīḥ || > The best of sages, of generous mind, performed all the rites, such as the birth ceremonies, / delighted along with his wife and the Brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.67) sa bālo vavṛdhe tatra harṣayan mātaraṃ nijām | pitaraṃ ceṣṭitaiḥ svīyairbālakrīḍanakaistathā || > The child grew up there, delighting his mother / and his father by his actions and childhood play. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.68) pañcame vratabandhaṃ ca cakāra munisattamaḥ | vedānadhyāpayāmāsa sāṅgāṃstān gaṇapāya ca || > In his fifth year, the best of sages performed the investiture of the sacred thread, / and taught the Vedas with their limbs to Gaṇapa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.69) vivāhamakarottasya siddhirbuddhiśca śāśvate | marīceśca sute jāte datte tena vidhānataḥ || > He performed his marriage with Siddhi and Buddhi, who are eternal, / born as the two daughters of Marīci and given by him in accordance with rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.31.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.70) iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ parāśarasutasya ca | caritaṃ gaṇanāthasya daityasya śṛṇu ceṣṭitam || ### [2.31.70.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31.70.c1) oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe dvitīye khaṇḍe ekadantacarite parāśarasutotpattikathanaṃ nāmaikatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.2.31.p1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.31) · Pramāṇa