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# Mudgalapurana 3.37: paraśurāmacaritakathanaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Mudgalapurāṇa 3.37

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [3.37.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.19) — 1 part
- [3.37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.44) — 1 part
- [3.37.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.70) — 1 part
- [3.37.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.76) — 1 part

### paraśurāmacaritakathanaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

### [3.37.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.p1)

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

> Homage to the glorious Gaṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.1)

mudgala uvāca |  
gata varṣasahasre sa tapatorāyayau prabhuḥ |  
vighneśvaro bhārgavayorvaradastāvuvāca ha ||

> Mudgala said:  
> When a thousand years had passed while the two Bhārgavas were performing austerity, the lord arrived;  
> Vighneśvara, bestower of boons, spoke indeed to the two of them:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.2)

reṇuke jamadagne tvaṃ vṛṇu me varamuttamam |  
ekākṣaravidhānena tapasā toṣito'bhavam ||

> ‘O Reṇukā, O Jamadagni, choose an excellent boon from me!  
> I am pleased by your austerity performed according to the rule of the single-syllable \[mantra\].’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.3)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harṣayuktau babhūvatuḥ |  
ūcaturgaṇarājaṃ tau bhaktibhāvasamanvitau ||

> Hearing those words of his, the two were filled with joy;  
> endowed with devotional feeling, they spoke to the king of gaṇas:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.4)

dhanyo vaṃśo gaṇeśāna darśanena tathā''vayoḥ |  
tapaḥ svādhyāya evaṃ ta āvayornātra saṃśayaḥ ||

> ‘Blessed is our lineage, O Lord of Gaṇas, by the sight of you;  
> our austerity and Vedic study have thus borne fruit, of this there is no doubt.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.5)

evamuktvā praṇamyainaṃ pūjayantau gaṇeśvaram |  
saromāñcau tuṣṭuvatuḥ praharṣeṇa prajāpate ||

> Having spoken thus, bowing to him and worshipping the lord of gaṇas,  
> with bristling hair they praised him with intense joy, O Prajāpati.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.6)

reṇukājamadagnī ucatuḥ |  
namaste vighnapālāya bhaktānāṃ vighnahāriṇe |  
vighnakartre hyabhaktānāṃ brahmabhūtāya te namaḥ ||

> Reṇukā and Jamadagni said:  
> ‘Homage to you, protector against obstacles, remover of obstacles for your devotees,  
> creator of obstacles for non-devotees, to you who have become Brahman, homage!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.7)

anādaye tvanādhāra vakratuṇḍasvarūpiṇe |  
gaṇeśāna anantānāṃ gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ ||

> ‘To the beginningless one, indeed without support, having the form of Vakratuṇḍa;  
> O Lord of Gaṇas, homage to the master of endless gaṇas!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.8)

nānāśaktiyutāyaiva nānābhedakarāya te |  
nānābhedavihīnāya herambāya namo namaḥ ||

> ‘To you who are endowed with various powers, the maker of various distinctions,  
> yet free from various distinctions; homage, homage to Heramba!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.9)

ameyamāyayā caiva khelakāya ca ḍhuṇḍhaye |  
siddhibuddhisahāyāya siddhibuddhivarāya ca ||

> ‘To Ḍhuṇḍhi, the player through unmeasurable māyā,  
> to the companion of Siddhi and Buddhi, and the bestower of Siddhi and Buddhi!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.10)

svānandapataye tubhyaṃ bhaktebhyo yogadāyine |  
yogākārāya yogāya śāntidāya namo namaḥ ||

> ‘To the master of Svānanda, the giver of yoga to devotees;  
> homage, homage to the form of yoga, to yoga, to the giver of peace!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.11)

akhaṇḍānandarūpāya bhuktimuktipradāya ca |  
lambodarāya devāya caikadantāya te namaḥ ||

> ‘To the embodiment of undivided bliss, the giver of enjoyment and liberation,  
> to the god Lambodara, and homage to you, Ekadanta!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.12)

mahodarāya vighnānāṃ pataye sukhadāyine |  
mūṣakadhvajine tubhyaṃ namo mūṣakavāhana ||

> ‘To Mahodara, the master of obstacles, the giver of happiness,  
> to you who have a mouse banner, homage, O mouse-mounted one!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.13)

caturbhujāya sarveṣāmādipūjyāya bhogine |  
jyeṣṭharājāya sarveṣāṃ pitṛmātṛsvarūpiṇe ||

> ‘To the four-armed one, worshipped first of all, the enjoyer,  
> to Jyeṣṭharāja, who has the form of father and mother of all!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.14)

yaṃ stotuṃ na samarthāśca vedā devāḥ śivādayaḥ |  
yoginastaṃ kathaṃ cāvāṃ hyatastvāṃ praṇamāvahe ||

> ‘Whom the Vedas, the gods headed by Śiva, and the yogins  
> are not able to praise—how can we two? Therefore, we bow to you.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.15)

evaṃ stutvā gaṇeśānaṃ praṇatau bhaktisaṃstutau |  
tāvutthāpya gaṇādhīśa ūcivān harṣasaṃyutaḥ ||

> Having praised the Lord of Gaṇas thus, the two bowed down, praising him with devotion;  
> raising them both up, the Gaṇādhīśa spoke, filled with joy:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.16)

varaṃ ca vṛṇutaṃ putrau dāsyāmi manasīpsitam |  
yamicchatho mahābhāgau bhaktibhāvaniyantritaḥ ||

> ‘Choose a boon, my children, and I will grant what is desired by your mind,  
> whatever you two wish, O highly fortunate ones, for I am bound by devotion.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.17)

gaṇeśavacanaṃ śrutvā dampatī tamathocatuḥ |  
praṇamya ca punaḥ pādau spṛṣṭvā tau harṣasaṃyutau ||

> Hearing the words of Gaṇeśa, the couple then spoke to him;  
> and bowing, touching his feet again, the two were filled with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.18)

tāvūcatuḥ |  
yadi prasannabhāvena varado'si gajānana |  
tadā te pādapadme nau bhaktiṃ dehi sukhapradām ||

> The two said:  
> ‘If with a gracious disposition you are the bestower of boons, O Gajānana,  
> then grant us two bliss-giving devotion unto your lotus feet.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.19)

yogaśāntiṃ ca vighneśa dehi yogeśa nau parā |  
gāṇapatyapriyāṃ caiva sadā hyānandadāyikām ||

> ‘And grant us, O Vighneśa, supreme yoga-peace, O lord of yoga,  
> which is dear to Gāṇapatyas and is always the bestower of bliss.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.19.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.19.p1)

omityuktvā gaṇādhyakṣaḥ punaḥ provāca tau tadā |  
(

> Saying “Om,” the Gaṇādhyakṣa then spoke to them again,  
> ’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.20)

khaṃ. 3 a. 37 pāna 82) dṛṣṭvā bhaktiṃ tayorbhāvaṃ bhaktebhyaḥ sukhadāyakaḥ ||

> seeing the devotion and feeling of the two, the bestower of happiness to devotees:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.21)

bhavatkṛtamidaṃ me yat stotraṃ yogapradaṃ bhavet |  
yo yadicchati tattasmai dāsyāmi stotrapāṭhataḥ ||

> ‘This hymn of praise composed by you for me shall bestow yoga;  
> whoever desires whatever, that I will give to him through the recitation of this hymn of praise.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.22)

jamadagne sadā śānto bhava me bhaktikārakaḥ |  
reṇuke dehayuktā tvaṃ bhaja māṃ yogabhāvitā ||

> ‘Jamadagni, be ever peaceful, the maker of devotion to me;  
> Reṇukā, endowed with a body, worship me, meditating on yoga.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.23)

lokāstvāṃ mastakākārāṃ paśyantyatra na saṃśayaḥ |  
jñānadṛṣṭyā tathā sāṅgāṃ paśyeyurdaivatādayaḥ ||

> ‘People will see you in the form of a head here, of that there is no doubt;  
> and the gods and others will see you with all your limbs through the eye of knowledge.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.24)

evamuktvāṃ'tardadhe'sau gaṇeśo brahmanāyakaḥ |  
reṇukā jamadagniśca svāśramasthau babhūvatuḥ ||

> Having spoken thus, that Gaṇeśa, the lord of Brahman, vanished;  
> and Reṇukā and Jamadagni remained in their own hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.25)

tataḥ kadācidrāmastau praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ |  
uvāca pitarau vākyaṃ sākṣādviṣṇuḥ pratāpavān ||

> Then once, Rāma—the powerful Viṣṇu in visible form—  
> having bowed down with folded hands, spoke these words to his parents:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.26)

śrīrāma uvāca |  
arjunaṃ saṃhaniṣyāmi tathā niḥkṣatriyāṃ dharām |  
kariṣyāmi na sandehaḥ pitarau bhavadājñayā ||

> The glorious Rāma said:  
> ‘I will kill Arjuna, and likewise rid the earth of kṣatriyas,  
> I shall do so without doubt, O parents, by your command!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.27)

tatastaṃ jamadagniścovāca harṣasamanvitaḥ |  
mā kuruṣva vṛthā hiṃsāṃ rāma garvaṃ parityaja ||

> Then Jamadagni, filled with joy, said to him:  
> “Do not engage in useless violence, Rāma; cast away pride.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.28)

tatastaṃ bhārgavaṃ rāma uvāca vinayānvitaḥ |  
māturagre pratijñā ca munīśvara kṛtā mayā ||

> Then Rāma, filled with humility, said to that descendant of Bhṛgu:  
> “O lord of sages, I made a vow before my mother.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.29)

tāṃ satyāṃ prakariṣyāmi mātṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ |  
dehatyāgaṃ kariṣyāmi tadarthamathavā mune ||

> Devoted to the reverence of my mother, I shall make it true,  
> or else, O sage, I shall abandon my body for that purpose.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.30)

tasyā''grahaṃ samālokya nyagadat putramādarāt |  
śaṅkaraṃ gaccha bho rāma sa te'bhīṣṭaṃ kariṣyati ||

> Seeing his persistence, he respectfully addressed his son:  
> “Go to Śaṅkara, O Rāma; he will fulfill your desire.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.31)

tau praṇamya jagāmā'sau kailāse śaṅkaraṃ prabhuḥ |  
praṇipatya maheśānaṃ stutvā taṃ cābravīdvacaḥ ||

> Having bowed to the two of them, the powerful \[Rāma\] went to Śaṅkara on Kailāsa.  
> Bowing low before the great lord and praising him, he spoke \[these\] words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.32)

kārtavīryaṃ haniṣyāmi kurve niḥkṣatriyāṃ dharām |  
ekaviṃśativāraṃ ca tatropāyaṃ vada prabho ||

> “I will kill Kārtavīrya; I will rid the earth of kṣatriyas  
> twenty-one times. Tell me the means for that, O Lord!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.33)

tata ekākṣaraṃ mantraṃ gaṇeśasya dadau śivaḥ |  
rāmāya taṃ pragamyāśu vanaṃ prāyān mahābalaḥ ||

> Then Śiva gave the single-syllable mantra of Gaṇeśa  
> to Rāma. Having received it, the mighty one went swiftly to the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.34)

pūrvajanmani devasya gaṇeśasya kṛtaṃ tapaḥ |  
vāmanena ca tat smṛtvā tasmin tapasi saṃsthitaḥ ||

> Recalling the austerity performed for the god Gaṇeśa in a previous birth  
> as Vāmana, he settled himself in that \[same\] austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.35)

vāyubhakṣastato mantraṃ jajāpa dhyānasaṃyutaḥ |  
samādhinā mahogreṇa toṣayāmāsa vighnapam ||

> Subsisting on air, he then chanted the mantra, engaged in meditation;  
> with an exceedingly fierce absorption (samādhi), he pleased the lord of obstacles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.36)

gate varṣaśate pūrṇe āyayau taṃ gajānanaḥ |  
bhaktaṃ bhaktyā samāyuktaṃ mahogratapasā yutam ||

> When a full hundred years had passed, Gajānana came to him,  
> to the devotee endowed with devotion and possessed of exceedingly fierce austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.37)

uvāca taṃ mahābhāgaṃ bhārgavaṃ viṣṇumavyayam |  
varaṃ vṛṇu mahābhāga bhaktyā dāsyāmi bhāvitaḥ ||

> He said to that fortunate descendant of Bhṛgu, the imperishable Viṣṇu:  
> “Choose a boon, O fortunate one; moved by devotion, I shall grant it.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.38)

śrutvā tasya vaco ramyamutthāya gaṇapaṃ dvijaḥ |  
nanāma daṇḍavadbhūmau taṃ pupūja viśeṣataḥ ||

> Hearing his delightful words, the twice-born stood up, bowed  
> to the lord of gaṇas on the ground like a staff, and worshipped him specifically.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.39)

pūjayitvā punarnatvā tuṣṭāva prakṛtāñjaliḥ |  
rāmo bhaktirasenaiva samplutaḥ sāśrulocanaḥ ||

> Having worshipped him and bowed again, Rāma praised him with folded hands,  
> immersed in the very nectar of devotion, his eyes filled with tears.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.40)

rāma uvāca |  
namaste gaṇanāthāya bhaktānandavivardhana |  
bhaktipriyāya devāya herambāya namo namaḥ ||

> Rāma said:  
> “Salutations to you, O lord of the gaṇas, who increase the joy of devotees!  
> O god who loves devotion, to Heramba salutations, salutations!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.41)

vedāntavedyarūpāya manovāṇīmayāya ca |  
manovāṇīvihīnāya yogākārāya te namaḥ ||

> To the one whose form is known through the Vedānta, who consists of mind and speech,  
> and yet is devoid of mind and speech; salutations to you whose form is yoga!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.42)

gajavaktrāya vai tubhyaṃ nirguṇātmapradhāriṇe |  
saguṇāya ca kaṇṭhādho narākārāya te namaḥ ||

> Salutations indeed to you, the elephant-faced, who bear the self without attributes,  
> and who, with attributes below the neck, have a human form!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.43)

anādaye ca pūjyāya sarveṣāṃ sarvadāyine |  
ādipūjyāya vighneśa nānāvighnapracālaka ||

> To the beginningless, to the one worthy of worship, to the giver of everything to all,  
> to the first-worshipped, O Vighneśa, mover of diverse obstacles!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.44)

vighnahantre subhaktānāṃ vighnakartre durātmanām |  
sadā svānandanāthāya ḍhuṇḍhirājāya te namaḥ ||

> To the destroyer of obstacles for good devotees, to the creator of obstacles for the wicked,  
> to the eternal lord of Svānanda, to Ḍhuṇḍhirāja, salutations to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.44.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.44.p1)

vakratuṇḍāya te nātha namo lambodarāya vai |  
(

> Salutations to you, Vakratuṇḍa; O Lord, salutations indeed to Lambodara;  
> (  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.45)

khaṃ. 3 a. 37 pāna 83) satataṃ śāntirūpāya śāntidāya namo namaḥ ||

> Section 3, Chapter 37, Page 83) salutations, salutations to the one who is constantly the embodiment of peace, the giver of peace!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.46)

mahodarāya siddheśca buddheśca pataye namaḥ |  
nānaiśvaryapradātre te bhramadāya namo namaḥ ||

> Salutations to Mahodara, the master of siddhi and buddhi!  
> Salutations, salutations to you, the grantor of diverse powers, who produce delusion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.47)

nānājñānaprabhedaiśca mohakartre namo namaḥ |  
subhaktānāṃ sadā nātha bhramamohādihāriṇe ||

> Salutations, salutations to the maker of delusion through diverse distinctions of knowledge,  
> who always removes confusion, delusion, and the like for good devotees, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.48)

nānādaityanihantre ca devānāṃ madahāriṇe |  
surāsuramayāyaiva brahmeśāya namo namaḥ ||

> To the destroyer of diverse Daityas and the remover of the arrogance of the gods,  
> to the one consisting of gods and asuras, to the lord of Brahman, salutations, salutations!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.49)

sarvatra yogarūpeṇa saṃyogāyogahīnataḥ |  
saṃsthitaṃ taṃ kathaṃ staumi tvāṃ vighneśa vada prabho ||

> Existing everywhere in the form of yoga, free from union and separation—  
> how am I to praise you thus present? Tell me, O Lord Vighneśa!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.50)

yaṃ samarthā gaṇādhyakṣa yoginaḥ śeṣakādayaḥ |  
śivādayaśca vedā vai stautuṃ na prabhavanti te ||

> Even yogins, Śeṣa and others, are not capable \[of praising\] you, O Gaṇādhyakṣa,  
> nor are Śiva and the rest, nor the Vedas able to praise you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.51)

taṃ kiṃ staumi gaṇādhīśamatastvāṃ praṇato'bhavam |  
tena tuṣṭaśca māṃ nātha pālayasva tvadāśritam ||

> How then can I praise that Gaṇādhīśa? Therefore I have bowed to you.  
> Pleased with that, O Lord, protect me who have sought your refuge.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.52)

evaṃ saṃstuvatastasya bhaktibhāvena mānada |  
bhaktyā romodgamaḥ prāptaḥ kaṇṭharodho babhūva ha ||

> As he thus praised him with an attitude of devotion, O bestower of honor,  
> his hair bristled with devotion and his throat became choked.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.53)

nanarta paramānandayukto'sau bhārgavāgraṇīḥ |  
jaya vighneśa heramba gaṇeśeti vadaṃstadā ||

> Filled with supreme bliss, that foremost of the Bhṛgus danced,  
> then exclaiming: “Victory to Vighneśa, to Heramba, to Gaṇeśa!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.54)

taṃ tathā bhaktisammagnaṃ vīkṣya devo gajānanaḥ |  
uvāca sāśrunetraśca saromāñcaḥ prajāpate ||

> Seeing him thus immersed in devotion, the god Gajānana,  
> with tears in his eyes and hairs bristling, spoke, O Prajāpati:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.55)

rāma rāma mahābhāga śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |  
dhanyo'si sarvabhāvena bhakto me magnatāṃ gataḥ ||

> “Rāma, Rāma, O fortunate one, hear my supreme word:  
> You are blessed in every way, my devotee who has attained total absorption.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.56)

tvayā kṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ bhavet bhaktirasapradam |  
paṭhiṣyati ca yaścaitacchṛṇuyāt satataṃ param ||

> This hymn of praise composed by you shall bestow the nectar of devotion;  
> and whoever reads this, or constantly listens to this supreme \[hymn\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.57)

tasyā'haṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ nāśayiṣyāmi nityadā |  
iha bhuktvā'khilān bhogānante svānandago bhavet ||

> I shall constantly destroy all of that person’s distress.  
> Having enjoyed all pleasures here, in the end he will go to Svānanda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.58)

yadyaccintayati prājña tattaddāsyāmi keśava |  
mama mānyaḥ sadā so'pi bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

> Whatever he contemplates, O wise Keśava, that very thing I shall grant;  
> and he also will always be honored by me, there is no doubt of this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.59)

paraśuṃ me gṛhāṇa tvaṃ tena mattaulyago bhaveḥ |  
jeṣyasi tvaṃ mahāvīramarjunaṃ rājabhirvṛtam ||

> Take my axe (paraśu); through it you will become equal to me.  
> You will conquer the mighty hero Arjuna surrounded by kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.60)

niḥkṣatriyāṃ tathā pṛthvīṃ kariṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ |  
ekaviṃśativāraṃ tvaṃ sadā jayasamanvitaḥ ||

> Likewise, you will rid the earth of kṣatriyas without doubt,  
> twenty-one times, always endowed with victory.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.61)

nāma te sarvavikhyātaṃ bhaviṣyati śubhapradam |  
uktaṃ paraśurāmeti smaraṇena sukhapradam ||

> Your name will be renowned everywhere, bestowing auspiciousness,  
> called Paraśurāma, bestowing happiness through mere remembrance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.62)

yajñān kṛtvā mahābhāga yaśaḥ saṃsthāpya bhūtale |  
śāntiyogasthabhāvena māṃ bhajiṣyasi nityadā ||

> Having performed sacrifices, O fortunate one, and established your fame on earth,  
> you shall worship me continually, situated in peaceful yoga.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.63)

evamuktvāṃ'tardadhe'sau jāmadagnyaṃ gaṇeśvaraḥ |  
rāmaḥ saṃsthāpayāmāsa gaṇeśaṃ brāhmaṇaistataḥ ||

> Having spoken thus to the son of Jamadagni, that lord of Gaṇas disappeared.  
> Then Rāma had Gaṇeśa installed by brāhmaṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.64)

sampūjya svagṛhaṃ rāmo yayau harṣasamanvitaḥ |  
reṇukāṃ jamadagniṃ sa nanāma paraśordharaḥ ||

> Having worshipped him, Rāma went to his own home, filled with joy.  
> The wielder of the axe bowed to Reṇukā and Jamadagni.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.65)

tayorājñāṃ gṛhītvā sa bhrātṛbhiśca samanvitaḥ |  
juhāva kārtavīryaṃ taṃ mahābalaparākramam ||

> Receiving their command, accompanied by his brothers,  
> he challenged that Kārtavīrya of mighty strength and valor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.66)

siddhaiśca kavacairyuktā rājānaḥ sarva āgatāḥ |  
avadhyāḥ sarvabhāvena devādīnāṃ mahābalāḥ ||

> All the kings arrived, equipped with perfected armors,  
> exceedingly powerful, invulnerable in every way to the gods and others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.67)

gaṇeśavaradānena paraśostejasā prabhuḥ |  
rāmaḥ sarvāṃśca saṅgrāme mārayāmāsa yatnataḥ ||

> By the boon-granting of Gaṇeśa and by the splendor of the axe, the lord  
> Rāma diligently slew all of them in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.68)

kārtavīryaṃ taṃ jaghāna sa tato roṣato dṛḍham |  
yuddhaṃ kṛtvā mahāghoraṃ bāhūṃściccheda līlayā ||

> Then, having fought an exceedingly dreadful battle with fierce rage,  
> he easily cut off the arms of Kārtavīrya and struck him down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.69)

mamāra kārtavīryaśca parśunā ca prajāpate |  
tataḥ sa vijayī rāmaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vadhe rataḥ ||

> And Kārtavīrya died by means of the axe, O Prajāpati.  
> Then victorious Rāma, dedicated to the slaughter of the kṣatriyas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.70)

niḥkṣatriyāṃ dharāṃ tatra cakāra krodhasaṃyutaḥ |  
punarbrāhmaṇavīryeṇa kṣatriyāḥ prababhūvire ||

> filled with wrath, rid the earth of kṣatriyas there.  
> Again, through the semen of brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas were born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.70.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.70.p1)

rāmeṇa te punaḥ sarve hatāḥ kṣatrakulodbhavāḥ |  
(

> All those born of kṣatriya lineage were killed again by Rāma.  
> (  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.71)

khaṃ. 3 a. 38 pāna 84) niḥkṣatriyāṃ dharāṃ dakṣa cakāra sa punaḥ punaḥ ||

> Section 3, Chapter 38, Page 84) O Dakṣa, he rid the earth of kṣatriyas again and again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.72)

ekaviṃśativāraṃ ca kṛtvā niḥkṣatriyāṃ dharām |  
kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca raktena tarpayāmāsa pūrvajān ||

> And having rid the earth of kṣatriyas twenty-one times,  
> he gratified his ancestors with the blood of the kṣatriyas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.73)

yajñaṃ kṛtvā dadau pṛthvīṃ brāhmaṇebhyo mahāyaśāḥ |  
samudreṇa tatastasmai dattā pṛthvī bhayādvidhe ||

> Having performed a sacrifice, that illustrious one gave the earth to the brahmins. / Then, out of fear, the ocean gave land to him, O Dakṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.74)

tatrā'yaṃ saṃsthito rāmo bhajate gaṇanāyakam |  
ananyabhāvasaṃyukto gāṇapatyo'dhunā mahān ||

> Residing there, this Rāma worships the Leader of the Ganas, / endowed with exclusive devotion, now a great Gāṇapatya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.75)

idaṃ te kārtavīryasya rāmasya ca mahādbhutam |  
jamadagne reṇukāyāścaritaṃ kathitaṃ mayā ||

> This wondrous deeds of Kārtavīrya and of Rāma, / and of Jamadagni and Reṇukā, have been told by me to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.76)

yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā paṭhedvā tasya sambhavet |  
bhuktimuktipradaṃ dakṣa cintitārthapradaṃ param ||

> Whatever man hears or recites this with devotion, to him will accrue / the supreme bestower of worldly enjoyment and liberation, granting desired objects, O Dakṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.37.76.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.37.76.c1)

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye khaṇḍe mahodaracarite paraśurāmacaritakathanaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||

> Om tat sat. Thus, in the glorious final Upaniṣad of the Purāṇas, the glorious Mudgalapurāṇa, in the third section, in the exploits of Mahodara, the thirty-seventh chapter, entitled 'Narration of the Deeds of Paraśurāma'.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.3.37.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.92.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Jayasīṃhakalpadruma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.jayasimhakalpadruma.13.p8.3) — Ratnākara 1688, Sanskrit

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