Mudgalapurana 2.65: dravyaprayatno nāma pañcaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ

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śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

Obeisance to the glorious Gaṇeśa.

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gṛtsamada vāca |
tataḥ sa daityarājo'pi svasenāsaṃvṛto yayau |
rathārūḍho mahātejāḥ śastrāstraiḥ saṃyuto babhau ||

Gṛtsamada said: / Then that king of Daityas also marched out, surrounded by his own army; / mounted upon a chariot, of great splendor, equipped with weapons and missiles, he shone brightly.

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durmatirgaṇapaṃ dṛṣṭvā cukopā'titarāṃ khalaḥ |
ājñāpayat svasenāṃ vai devānāṃ kadanāya ca ||

Having seen the Lord of Gaṇas, that wicked Durmati became exceedingly angry; / he commanded his own army to slaughter the gods.

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tato daityāśca devāste yuyudhuścātidāruṇam |
asambaddhaṃ mahākrodhā jagmuḥ sapta ca vāsarāḥ ||

Then those Daityas and gods fought a very dreadful battle; / in great fury, seven days passed in chaotic combat.

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devasenā tato bhagnā palāyata diśo daśa |
bhayabhītā tataḥ krodhādyuyudhe śaṅkaro bhṛśam ||

Then the army of the gods was broken and fled in the ten directions; / struck with terror [they fled]; then Śaṅkara fought fiercely in wrath.

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tato durmatinā tatra kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ mahādbhutam |
mūrcchitāḥ patitāḥ keciddeveśāḥ khaṇḍitāḥ śaraiḥ ||

Then a wondrous battle was fought there by Durmati; / fainting, some lords of the gods fell, pierced by arrows.

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śambhuṃ viṣṇuṃ ca devendraṃ sarvānanyān sumūrcchitān |
tān dṛṣṭvā gaṇarājastu krodhayukto babhūva ha ||

Having seen Śambhu, Viṣṇu, the lord of the gods, / and all the others fallen into a swoon, the king of Gaṇas became enraged.

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mūṣakāruḍha evā'sau saṅgrāmāya samāyayau |
taṃ dṛṣṭvā durmatiḥ prāha krodhāruṇavilocanaḥ ||

Mounted on his mouse, he came forth to the battlefield; / seeing him, Durmati spoke, his eyes reddened with wrath.

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durmatiruvāca |
kimarthaṃ mūrkhabhāvena yuddhāya samupāgataḥ |
bāṇenaikena hanmi tvāṃ paśya me pauruṣaṃ khala ||

Durmati said: / “Why have you come out of foolishness to fight? / I will slay you with a single arrow; behold my prowess, O villain!

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brahmāṇḍaṃ nirjitaṃ yena tena yuddhaṃ kariṣyasi |
ajñānenāvṛto nūnaṃ gaccha tvāṃ naiva hanmyaham ||

Will you fight with the one by whom the universe has been conquered? / You are surely enveloped in ignorance; go, I will not slay you at all.”

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evaṃ vadantamugraṃ taṃ daityeśaṃ durmatiṃ prabhuḥ |
jagāda hāsyasaṃyuktaḥ patiḥ puṣṭeḥ pratāpavān ||

To that fierce Durmati, lord of the Daityas, who was speaking thus, / the glorious Lord, husband of Puṣṭi, spoke with a smile.

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puṣṭipatiruvāca |
mā garvaṃ kuru daityeśa durmate śṛṇu me vacaḥ |
tvāṃ haniṣyāmi nūnaṃ ca paśya me pauruṣaṃ mahat ||

The husband of Puṣṭi said: / “Do not boast, O evil-minded lord of Daityas; listen to my word: / I will surely slay you; behold my great prowess!”

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ityuktavantamapyenaṃ durmatiḥ sahasā yayau |
dantaṃ dhṛtvā gaṇeśasyākarṣayat krodhasaṃyutaḥ ||

Even as he was speaking thus, Durmati rushed at him impetuously; / grabbing the tusk of Gaṇeśa, he pulled it with fury.

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mahābalena daityena vāmadantaḥ prapātitaḥ |
bhakttvā sa dharaṇī pṛṣṭhe taṃ dantaṃ gaṇapo'grahīt ||

The left tusk was broken off and thrown down / onto the surface of the earth by the Daitya of great strength; the Lord of Gaṇas seized that tusk.

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dantena śirasi proto durmatiḥ sa mamāra ha |
tataḥ puṣṭipatirdevān sāvadhānāṃścakāra ha ||

Impaled in the head with the tusk, that Durmati died; / then the husband of Puṣṭi revived the gods.

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tato daityagaṇāḥ sarve palāyanta diśo daśa |
pātālaṃ jagmuratyantaṃ bhayabhītāḥ samantataḥ ||

Then all the hosts of Daityas fled in the ten directions; / seized with extreme terror on all sides, they went to Pātāla.

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tato deveśvarāstatra munayo harṣasaṃyutāḥ |
apūjayaṃstathā puṣṭipatiṃ te tuṣṭuvuḥ punaḥ ||

Then the lords of the gods and the sages, filled with joy, / worshipped the husband of Puṣṭi there and praised him again:

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devarṣaya ūcuḥ |
jaya deva gaṇādhīśa jaya vighnaharāvyaya |
jaya puṣṭipate ḍhuṇḍhe jaya sarveśa sattama ||

The gods and sages said: / “Victory to you, O divine Lord of Gaṇas! Victory, O imperishable remover of obstacles! / Victory, O husband of Puṣṭi, O Ḍhuṇḍhi! Victory, O Lord of all, best of beings!

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jayānanta guṇādhāra jaya siddhiprada prabho |
jaya yogena yogātman jaya śāntipradāyaka ||

Victory, O infinite one, receptacle of virtues! Victory, O bestower of perfection, O Lord! / Victory through yoga, O soul of yoga! Victory, O bestower of peace!

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jaya brahmeśa sarvajña jaya sarvapriyaṅkara |
jaya svānandapasthāyin jaya vedavidāṃvara ||

Victory, O Lord of Brahman, omniscient one! Victory, O doer of good to all! / Victory, O dweller in Svānanda! Victory, O foremost among the knowers of the Vedas!”

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khaṃ. 2 a. 65 pāna 137) jaya vedāntavādajña jaya vedāntakāraṇa |
jaya buddhidhara prājña jaya sarvāmarapriya ||

[Section 2, Chapter 65, Page 137] Victory to you who know the teachings of Vedānta! Victory to you, the cause of Vedānta! / Victory to you who hold the intellect, wise one! Victory to you, dear to all the gods!

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jaya māyāmaye khelin jayāvyakta gajānana |
jaya lambodaraḥ sākṣin jaya durmatināśana ||

Victory to you who play in the realm of illusion! Victory, unmanifest Gajānana! / Victory, Lambodara, the witness! Victory to the destroyer of evil minds!

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jayaikadantahastastvaṃ jayaikaradadhāraka |
jaya yogihṛdistha tvaṃ jaya brāhmaṇapūjita ||

Victory to you with a single tusk in hand! Victory to the bearer of a single tooth! / Victory to you residing in the hearts of yogins! Victory to you worshipped by Brahmins!

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jaya karma taporūpa jaya jñānapradāyaka |
jayāmeya mahābhāga jaya pūrṇamanoratha ||

Victory to the embodiment of ritual action and austerity! Victory to the granter of knowledge! / Victory, immeasurable, fortunate one! Victory to the one whose desires are fulfilled!

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jayānanda gaṇeśāna jaya pāśāṅkuśapriya |
jaya parśudhara tvaṃ vai jaya pāvanakāraka ||

Victory, bliss, lord of gaṇas! Victory to the lover of the noose and goad! / Victory to you, the wielder of the battle-axe! Victory, the purifier!

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jaya bhaktābhayādhyakṣa jaya bhaktamahāpriya |
jaya bhakteśa vighneśa jaya nātha mahodara ||

Victory, guardian of fearlessness for devotees! Victory, greatly beloved by devotees! / Victory, lord of devotees, Vighneśa! Victory, lord Mahodara!

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namo namaste gaṇanāyakāya namo namaste sakalātmakāya |
namo namaste bhavamocanāya namo namaste'tisukhapradāya ||

Salutations, salutations to you, the leader of the gaṇas! Salutations, salutations to you, the self of all! / Salutations, salutations to you, the liberator from worldly existence! Salutations, salutations to you, the granter of supreme happiness!

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iti stutvā gaṇādhīśaṃ praṇemustaṃ mahāmate |
utthāya nanṛtuḥ sarve harṣayuktāḥ surarṣayaḥ ||

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teṣāṃ mahotsavaṃ dṛṣṭvā tān jagāda mahāprabhuḥ |
prasannātmā puṣṭipatirbhaktān bhaktapriyaṅkaraḥ ||

Seeing their great celebration, the great lord spoke to them; / gracious-minded, the husband of Puṣṭi, he who brings joy to his devotees, [spoke] to the devotees.

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puṣṭipatiruvāca |
bhavatkṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhiṣyati nityaśaḥ |
śroṣyate sakalaṃ tasya jayarūpaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

The husband of Puṣṭi said: / Whoever shall constantly recite this hymn composed by you, / or hear it, everything for him shall take the form of victory.

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paṭhanācchravaṇādasya sarvaṃ jayati mānavaḥ |
ante madīyasāyujyaṃ prāpnotyatra na saṃśayaḥ ||

From reciting it or hearing it, a man conquers everything; / in the end he attains union with me; of this there is no doubt.

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evamuktvāntardadhe'sau patiḥ puṣṭergaṇeśvaraḥ |
devāśca munayaḥ sarve vismitā abhavaṃstadā ||

Having spoken thus, that husband of Puṣṭi, the lord of gaṇas, vanished; / and then all the gods and sages were filled with wonder.

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sve sve pade ca te jagmuryathā sukharatāḥ purā |
tathā punaḥsvalokasthā modante sma ca tatparāḥ ||

And they went to their respective places, as they had formerly delighted in happiness; / so again residing in their own worlds, devoted to him, they rejoiced.

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svācāraṃ munayaścakrurvarṇāśramaratā janāḥ |
babhūvurabhajaṃstaṃ te svadharmeṇa gajānanam ||

The sages observed their proper conduct, and people engaged in the duties of class and life-stage; / they became devotees of Gajānana and worshipped him through their own dharma.

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śivaśca śaktisaṃyuktastameva hṛdaye sthitam |
abhajat bhāvayuktaśca gāṇapatyaḥ pratāpavān ||

And Śiva, united with Śakti, worshipped him alone dwelling in the heart; / and full of devotion, the glorious one became a Gāṇapatya.

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mūrtiṃ cakrurgaṇeśasya sthāpayāmāsurādarāt |
vaiśākhapūrṇimāyāṃ cābhavattatra mahotsavaḥ ||

They fashioned an image of Gaṇeśa and installed it with reverence; / and a great festival took place there on the full moon of Vaiśākha.

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tatra siddhiranuprāptā śivena nanu mānada |
cakruḥ siddhāśramaṃ nāmnā kṣetraṃ devarṣayaḥ param ||

Perfection was indeed attained there by Śiva, O giver of honor; / the divine sages established that supreme holy place named Siddhāśrama.

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tatraiva siddhimāpannā devā brahmarṣayaḥ purā |
sanakādyā mahātmāno gāṇeśāste'bhavaṃstataḥ ||

There indeed the gods and Brahman-sages of old attained perfection; / Sanaka and the other great-souled ones became devotees of Gaṇeśa from then on.

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atra te varṇayiṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
agastyasya ca saṃvādayuktaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ purā ||

Here I shall describe to you an ancient narrative / connected with the conversation between Agastya and Brahmā of old.

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ekadā vanago bhūtvā'gastyastapasi saṃsthitaḥ |
lopāmudrā ca sevāyāṃ ratā patnī tathā'bhavat ||

Once Agastya, having gone to the forest, was established in austerity; / and his wife Lopāmudrā was likewise engaged in his service.

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rājaputrī mahābhāgā pātivratyaparāyaṇā |
sukumārā'bhavattatra karṣitā sevanotsukā ||

The princess, highly fortunate and devoted to her husband, / delicate though she was, became emaciated there, eager to serve.

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gharmeṇa sakalaṃ vyāptaṃ vapustasyā rajoyutam |
śiro jaṭāyutaṃ vīkṣya tutoṣa munisattamaḥ ||

Her whole body covered in sweat and mixed with dust, / seeing her head matted with hair, the best of sages was pleased.

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tāmuvāca varaṃ brūhi dāsye'haṃ bhāvayantritaḥ |
sovāca rājabhogena yuktaṃ dehi mune ṛtum ||

He said to her, 'Choose a boon; constrained by devotion, I will give it.' / She said, 'Grant me, O sage, the fertile period endowed with royal enjoyment.'

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tataḥ sa rājabhogārthaṃ dravyepsuśca samāgataḥ |
rājānaṃ yācanārthāya sārvabhaumaṃ yayāca vai ||

Then, desiring wealth for royal enjoyment, he came [to the city]; / he approached the sovereign king to make a request.

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dilīpastamuvācātha kiyanmānaṃ dhanaṃ vada |
dāsyāmi bhāvasaṃyuktastubhyaṃ tattāpasottama ||

Dilīpa then said to him, 'State how much wealth [you need]; / filled with devotion, I will give it to you, O best of ascetics.'

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rājño vacanamākarṇyovāca taṃ munisattamaḥ |
vyayādurvaritaṃ yan me dhanaṃ dehi supuṣkalam ||

Hearing the king's words, the best of sages said to him: / 'Give me abundant wealth, whatever is left over from your expenditure.'

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khaṃ. 2 a. 65 pāna 138) tato dilīpo rājā taṃ jagāda vyayamānakam |
dravyaṃ me'sti mahābhāga tasmāt saṅkhyāṃ vadasva bho ||

[Section 2, Chapter 65, Page 138] Then King Dilīpa said to him, 'My wealth / only equals my expenditure, O fortunate one; therefore, sir, state an amount.'

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jagāda muniśārdūlaḥ tatastaṃ vismayānvitaḥ |
na grahīṣyāmi te dravyaṃ daridrasya na saṃśayaḥ ||

The tiger among sages, filled with astonishment, then said to him: / 'I will not take wealth from you who are poor, there is no doubt.'

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mayā dravyaṃ tvadīyaṃ vai gṛhītaṃ cennarādhipa |
tadā sarve janā rājan bhavanti ca nipīḍitāḥ ||

If your wealth were taken by me, O ruler of men, / then all the people, O king, would be oppressed.

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atastvaṃ rājabhiryuktaścala śīghraṃ narādhipa |
mayā sārdhaṃ mahad dravyaṃ yatra vai sañcitaṃ bhavet ||

Therefore, accompanied by kings, go quickly, O ruler of men, / along with me, where great wealth has indeed been amassed.'

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tato rājā ca vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa taṃ munim |
vātāpirdaityapo'gastyadravyayukto bhavatyapi ||

Then the king told the account to that sage: / 'Vātāpi, the lord of Daityas, is also possessed of wealth, O Agastya.

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devairavadhyatāṃ prāpya hanti viprāṃśca nityaśaḥ |
paśuṃ kṛtvā'nujaṃ duṣṭa ilvalaṃ śrāddhakarmaṇi ||

Having obtained invulnerability from the gods, he constantly slays Brahmins, / turning his wicked younger brother Ilvala into a sacrificial beast during the ancestral rite.

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devānāṃ nidhanārthāya karmamūlanikṛntanaḥ |
akhilaṃ brāhmaṇādhāraṃ karma tena hinasti tat ||

For the destruction of the gods, he cuts off the very root of ritual action; / thereby he destroys that entire ritual action which is supported by Brahmins.

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ilvalaścā'pi yogīndra varayuktaprabhāvataḥ |
gatvodare kāmarūpo vātāpyāhūta eva saḥ ||

And Ilvala too, O lord of yogins, through the power of a boon, / having entered the belly and assuming any form at will, is simply summoned by Vātāpi.

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tadā teṣāṃ nakhenaiva sphoṭayitvā mahodaram |
nirgatya pūrvavaddehasaṃyukto bhavatītyaho ||

Then, tearing open their belly with his very nails, / emerging, he becomes endowed with a body just as before—alas!

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atastvaṃ gaccha yogīndra taṃ hatvā dravyasañcayam |
gṛhāṇāsmābhiratyantaṃ vātāpiṃ bhrātṛsaṃyutam ||

Therefore go, O lord of yogins, and having slain him, take his heap of wealth / entirely with us—that Vātāpi together with his brother.'

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dilīpasya vacaḥ śrutvā harṣayukto mahāmuniḥ |
rājabhirbrāhmaṇairyuktastatra gantuṃ mano dadhe ||

Hearing the words of Dilīpa, the great sage was filled with joy; / joined by kings and Brahmins, he set his mind on going there.

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oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe dvitīye khaṇḍe ekadantacarite puṣṭipatyupākhyāne agastyasya dravyaprayatno nāma pañcaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

Om tat sat. Thus ends the sixty-fifth chapter, named 'The Attempt for Wealth by Agastya', in the narrative of the husband of Puṣṭi, in the deeds of Ekadanta, in the second section of the glorious and venerable Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa, an Upaniṣad of the Purāṇas.