[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) › 3.40 # Mudgalapurana 3.40: māṇḍavyacaritaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ Mudgalapurāṇa 3.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [3.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.6) — 1 part - [3.40.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.31) — 1 part - [3.40.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.55) — 2 parts ### māṇḍavyacaritaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ### [3.40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.1) śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | mudgala uvāca | purorvaṃśe mahābhāgā rājāno dharmaśālinaḥ | babhūvuryajñakartāraḥ svadharmaniratāḥ kila || > Salutation to Śrī Gaṇeśa. > Mudgala said: > In the lineage of Pūru there were fortunate, righteous kings, > performers of sacrifices, truly intent on their own dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.2) teṣāṃ caritramatyantaṃ kathanāya na śakyate | bahutvāt kāraṇaṃ dakṣa śṛṇu te kathayāmyaham || > Their deeds cannot be recounted fully > because of their abundance; listen, O Dakṣa, as I tell you the essential cause. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.3) pūrorvaṃśe mahārāja śantanuḥ prababhūva ha | vikhyāto dharmaśīlaśca prajāpālanatatparaḥ || > In the lineage of Pūru arose the great king Śantanu, > renowned, of virtuous conduct, intent on protecting his subjects. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.4) tasya putro'bhavacchreṣṭho bhīṣmo dharmaparāyaṇaḥ | gaṅgāyāṃ sarvaśāstrajño brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ || > He had an excellent son, Bhīṣma, devoted to dharma, > \[born\] of Gaṅgā, knowing all treatises, dedicated to lifelong celibacy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.5) satyavatyāṃ ca putrau dvau śantanorvai babhūvatuḥ | citrāṅgado mahābāhurvicitravīryako'paraḥ || > And on Satyavatī, two sons were born to Śantanu: > Citrāṅgada of mighty arms, and the other, Vicitravīrya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.6) citrāṅgado mahātejāḥ paspardhe kṣatriyān sadā | citrāṅgadena yuddhe sa gandharveṇa hato'bhavat || > Citrāṅgada, of great fiery energy, constantly challenged the kṣatriyas; > in battle he was slain by the Gandharva named Citrāṅgada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.6.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.6.p1) vicitravīryakastatra yakṣmaṇā pīḍito'bhavat | ( > There Vicitravīrya was afflicted with consumption; > ( > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.7) khaṃ. 3 a. 40 pāna 89) mṛtaḥ sa rogadoṣeṇa duḥkhitāḥ suhṛdo'bhavan || > Section 3, Chapter 40, page 89) he died from that disease, and his friends were afflicted with sorrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.8) tasya bhārye prajānātha dve kāśīrājaputrike | ambikāṃ'bālikā nāmnyau duḥkhite te babhūvatuḥ || > He had two wives, O lord of subjects, the two daughters of the king of Kāśī, > named Ambikā and Ambālikā; they became grief-stricken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.9) satyavatyā kṛtaṃ tatra santānārthaṃ mahāmuneḥ | vyāsasya smaraṇaṃ dakṣa svaputrasya viśeṣataḥ || > Then, for the sake of offspring, Satyavatī remembered the great sage, > Vyāsa, especially as her own son, O Dakṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.10) sa āgata uvācaināṃ kimarthaṃ duḥkhitā vada | mātaste duḥkhanāśaṃ ca kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ || > Having arrived, he said to her: "Tell me, why are you grieving? > O mother, I will destroy your grief, there is no doubt." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.11) taṃ pratyuvāca sā devī vaṃśavṛddhiṃ kuru prabho | vicitravīryakṣetre tvaṃ madājñāvaśago bhava || > That noble lady replied to him: "Promote the continuation of the lineage, O lord; > act according to my command on the wives of Vicitravīrya." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.12) tatheti tena vaṃśasya kṛtā vṛddhiḥ prajāpate | kutsitaṃ veṣamāsthāya rātrau reme mahāmuniḥ || > Saying 'So be it,' the growth of the lineage was effected by him, O Prajāpati. > Assuming an unpleasing appearance, the great sage dallied \[with them\] at night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.13) ambikāyāṃ munervīryāt dhṛtarāṣṭro babhūva ha | pāṇḍurambālikāyāṃ vai dāsyāṃ ca viduro'bhavat || > From the semen of the sage, Dhṛtarāṣṭra was born on Ambikā, > Pāṇḍu on Ambālikā, and Vidura on the maidservant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.14) yamo'yaṃ viduraḥ sākṣācchūdrayonau samudbhavan | māṇḍavyaśāpabhogārthaṃ nītijñaḥ sa babhūva ha || > This Vidura was Yama directly, born in the womb of a Śūdra woman > to experience the curse of Māṇḍavya; he became one who knows statecraft. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.15) dakṣa uvāca | kathaṃ māṇḍavyaśāpaśca yameśasya purā'bhavat | dharmamārgaratasyāpi svapareṣu samasya bhoḥ || > Dakṣa said: > How did the curse of Māṇḍavya fall upon the lord Yama in former times, > though he is devoted to the path of dharma and impartial toward his own and others, O lord? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.16) mudgala uvāca | samyak pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā nātha śṛṇu tasya kathānakam | purātanabhavaṃ te'haṃ kathayāmi savistaram || > Mudgala said: > You have asked well, O lord; listen to the story of that. > I shall relate to you in full detail what happened in the past. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.17) māṇḍavyo munivaryaḥ sa vane tapasi saṃsthitaḥ | tatra corā dhanaṃ hṛtvā palantaśca samāyayuḥ || > Māṇḍavya, that best of sages, was engaged in ascetic practice in the forest; > there thieves, having stolen wealth, came fleeing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.18) rājñaśca vīramukhyāstanniśāyāṃ dhartumāyayuḥ | corāṃścorairdhanaṃ sarvaṃ sthāpitaṃ munisannnidhau || > And the king's foremost warriors came in the night to capture > the thieves; all the wealth was placed by the thieves near the sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.19) dhanaṃ tyaktvā gatāścorā vane vai yatra tatra te | rājadūtairdhanaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ saṅgṛhya kupitā bhṛśam || > Abandoning the wealth, the thieves fled here and there in the forest; > the wealth was seen and seized by the king's messengers, who were greatly enraged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.20) tato muniṃ tiraskṛtya maunabhāvasamanvitam | saṅgṛhya tāḍayantasta āyayurnagare svake || > Then, having reproached the sage who was observing silence, > they seized him, beating him, and brought him to their city. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.21) rājānaṃ te samācakhyurdhanaṃ dattvā yathātatham | vṛttāntaṃ corasambhūtaṃ nṛpo'pi kupito'bhavat || > Delivering the wealth, they reported everything accurately to the king, > namely the incident with the thieves; the king too became enraged: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.22) śūle protavya evaṃ cedbhavadbhiścorasattamaḥ | tatheti taiḥ kṛtaṃ tatra haste proto mahāmuniḥ || > "Let this foremost of thieves be impaled upon a stake by you." > Saying 'So be it,' it was done by them there: the great sage was impaled by the hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.23) tatra duḥkhasamāyukto māṇḍavyastapasi sthitaḥ | sasmāra svaguruṃ vipraṃ kaśyapaṃ sṛṣṭikārakam || > There, filled with suffering, Māṇḍavya, remaining in his ascetic practice, > remembered his guru, the Brahmin Kaśyapa, the maker of creation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.24) smṛtamātraḥ sa tasyā'gre kaśyapaḥ sahasā''yayau | taṃ tathā duḥkhasaṃyuktaṃ dṛṣṭvā sanduḥkhito'bhavat || > As soon as he was remembered, Kaśyapa quickly came before him; > seeing him thus joined with suffering, he was deeply grieved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.25) uvāca taṃ svaśiṣyaṃ sa bhaja tvaṃ gaṇanāyakam | sarvavighnanihantāraṃ bhaktebhyaḥ śāntidāyakam || > He said to his disciple: "Worship Gaṇanāyaka, > the destroyer of all obstacles, the bestower of peace upon devotees." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.26) tatastaṃ muniśārdūlaṃ māṇḍavyaḥ prajagāda vai | kena mārgeṇa vighneśaṃ taṃ bhajāmi vadasva mām || > Then Māṇḍavya spoke to that tiger among sages: > "By what path shall I worship that Vighneśa? Tell me!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.27) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kaśyapastamuvāca ha | gaṇeśasya svarūpaṃ vai bhaktebhyaḥ sukhadaṃ param || > Hearing that word of his, Kaśyapa said to him: > "The true form of Gaṇeśa indeed bestows the supreme happiness upon devotees." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.28) kaśyapa uvāca | pañcadhā cittavṛtteśca cālako'yaṃ gajānanaḥ | cintāmaṇiriti khyāto vedānte vedavādibhiḥ || > Kaśyapa said: > This Gajānana is the impeller of the mind's fivefold operations; > he is known as Cintāmaṇi in Vedānta by the exponents of the Veda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.29) samprajñātasvarūpo vai dehastasya mahāmune | asamprajñātarūpaṃ ca śiro gaṇapateḥ smṛtam || > His body has the nature of cognitive absorption, O great sage, > and the head of the lord of Gaṇas is recognized as non-cognitive absorption. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.30) tenā'yaṃ gajavaktro'bhūdgajaśabdaṃ vicāraya | bhramarūpāṃ mahāmāyāṃ siddhiṃ viddhi mahāmate || > Therefore he became elephant-faced; consider the word "gaja". / Know, O wise one, that perfection is the great illusion whose nature is error. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.31) bhramadhārakarūpāṃ tvaṃ buddhiṃ jānīhi sattama | tayoḥ svāmī gaṇādhīśo yogākāraḥ pradṛśyate || > Know intellect, O best of men, to be the supporter of delusion; / their lord Gaṇādhīśa is seen as having the form of yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.31.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.31.p1) taṃ bhajasva vidhānena yogaśāntimayaṃ mune | ( > Worship him according to the rites, O sage, him who consists of yoga and peace. / ( > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.32) khaṃ. 3 a. 40 pāna 90) tena tvaṃ vighnasaṃhīno bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ || > Sect. 3, Ch. 40, p. 90) By that you will become free from obstacles, there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.33) ityuktvā sa gaṇeśasya dadau tasmai mahāmuniḥ | ekākṣaravidhānena kavacaṃ śāstrasammatam || > Having spoken thus, the great sage gave him the armor of Gaṇeśa / according to the rite of the single-syllable \[mantra\], as approved by scripture. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.34) ājñāṃ saṅgṛhya vipreśaḥ kaśyapaḥ svālayaṃ yayau | māṇḍavyastatra vighneśamabhajadbhāvasaṃyutaḥ || > Receiving the command, the best of Brahmins, Kaśyapa, went to his own abode; / Māṇḍavya there worshipped Vighneśa with devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.35) kavacaṃ gaṇarājasya dadhāra munisattamaḥ | kavace sandhṛte dakṣa pīḍāhīno babhūva ha || > The best of sages put on the armor of Gaṇarāja; / once the armor was put on, O Dakṣa, he became free from pain indeed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.36) tatraiva sahasā rājā kasmai kāryārthamāyayau | dadarśa taṃ mahāvipraṃ praṇanāma kṛtāñjaliḥ || > Suddenly the king came right there for some business; / he saw that great Brahmin and bowed with folded hands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.37) rudoda bhayasaṃyukto vacastaṃ munirabravīt | mā ruda tvaṃ mahīpāla naiva śāpaṃ dadāmyaham || > Filled with fear, he wept; the sage addressed this speech to him: / "Do not weep, O protector of the earth, I will not give a curse at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.38) madīyakarmadoṣeṇa śūlaproto'hameva ca | ajānatā tvayā rājan kṛtaṃ tena sahāmyaham || > I was impaled on the stake solely because of the fault of my own karma; / it was done by you unwittingly, O king; therefore I bear it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.39) tato nṛpeṇa viprārthaṃ lohakāravicakṣaṇāḥ | samānītāśca taistatra kṛto yatno viśeṣataḥ || > Then expert blacksmiths were brought by the king for the sake of the Brahmin, / and they made a special effort there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.40) śūlāgraṃ hastagaṃ tatraikabhāgaṃ saṅgataṃ babhau | niṣkāsituṃ na śaktāste vyākulā bhayasaṃyutāḥ || > The tip of the stake, which had entered his hand, shone there as a single joined part; / they were unable to extract it, \[and became\] agitated and filled with fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.41) śastraiḥ sañcheditaṃ taistat śūlāgraṃ hastagaṃ vidhe | yāvanmātraṃ munerhaste saṃsthitaṃ tatsthitaṃ babhau || > The tip of the stake that had entered the hand was cut off with weapons by them, O Creator; / whatever portion remained in the sage's hand, it remained shining there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.42) rājñā sampūjito vipraḥ prayayau yamasannidhim | uvāca koparaktākṣo yamaṃ yamavatāṃ varam || > Worshipped by the king, the Brahmin went to the presence of Yama; / with eyes red with anger, he spoke to Yama, the foremost of the restrained: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.43) māṇḍavya uvāca | mayā kiṃ prakṛtaṃ karma pāparūpaṃ vadasva mām | yenā'haṃ śūlajaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāptaḥ śīghraṃ mahāśaṭha || > Māṇḍavya said: / "What sinful action was done by me? Tell me, / by which I have suffered the misery born of the stake, quickly, O great rogue!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.44) tasya krodhayutaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā bhayasamanvitaḥ | prāñjaliḥ pratyuvācedaṃ vacanaṃ karmasūcakam || > Hearing his angry speech, filled with fear, / with folded hands, \[Yama\] answered this speech indicating karma: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.45) yama uvāca | bālabhāve tvayā brahman kīṭaḥ kaṇṭakavedhitaḥ | tatkarmaṇaḥ phalaṃ prāptaṃ tadeva munisattama || > Yama said: / "In childhood, O Brahmin, an insect was pierced with a thorn by you; / the fruit of that very karma has been obtained, O best of sages." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.46) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhayukto mahāmuniḥ | jagāda dharmarājaṃ taṃ māṇḍavyaśca prajāpate || > Hearing that speech of his, the great sage was filled with anger; / and Māṇḍavya spoke to that king of dharma, O Prajāpati: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.47) aho bālasvabhāvena kṛtaṃ karma mayā kila | ajñānena mahāmūrkha tasyedaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ bhavet || > "Oh, that act was indeed done by me out of a child's nature, / in ignorance, O great fool! Should this be its fruit? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.48) ato nītivihīnastvaṃ patiṣyasi dharātale | śūdrayonau śataṃ varṣāṇi bhuktvā punareṣyasi || > Therefore, devoid of justice, you shall fall to the surface of the earth; / having experienced a hundred years in the womb of a Śūdra, you shall return again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.49) adhunā'haṃ karomyetāṃ maryādāṃ śṛṇu bhānuja | aṣṭavarṣavayoyuktaiḥ kṛtaṃ karma hi niṣphalam || > Now I make this fixed rule, listen, O son of the Sun: / an action done by those under eight years of age shall be fruitless! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.50) mama vākyena bhavatu gaṇarājaprasādataḥ | tadādi bālakaiḥ karma kṛtaṃ tanniṣphalaṃ bhavet || > Let it be so by my word, through the grace of Gaṇarāja! / From that time on, action done by children shall be fruitless." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.51) māṇḍavyaḥ svāśrame gatvā tatāpa tapa uttamam | ekākṣaravidhānena toṣayāmāsa vighnapam || > Māṇḍavya went to his own hermitage and performed excellent austerities; / he pleased the lord of obstacles according to the rite of the single-syllable \[mantra\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.52) kavacasya prasādena śūlāgraṃ tasya hastagam | babhūva māṃsarūpaṃ tu yathāpūrvaṃ karo babhau || > By the grace of the armor, the tip of the stake that was in his hand / turned into flesh, and his hand shone as before. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.53) aṇimāṇḍavyako nāmnā tadādi sa babhūva ha | svalpakālena yogīśo gāṇapatyapriyo'bhavat || > From that time on he indeed came to be known by the name Aṇimāṇḍavya; / in a short time the lord of yogins became beloved of the Gāṇapatyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.54) nityaṃ gaṇapatervipro mūrtipūjāparo'bhavat | sadā gaṇeśabhāvajñaḥ sarvavandyo mahāyaśāḥ || > The Brahmin was constantly devoted to the worship of the image of Gaṇapati; / always knowing the nature of Gaṇeśa, venerable to all, possessing great renown. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.55) māṇḍavyacaritaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti narottamaḥ | paṭhedvā tasya vighneśaḥ prasanno jāyate sadā || > The best of men who hears or reads the holy deed of Māṇḍavya, / to him Vighneśa is always pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.55.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.55.c1) oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye khaṇḍe mahodaracarite māṇḍavyacaritaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || > "Om Tat Sat." Thus ends the fortieth chapter, named "The Deed of Māṇḍavya," in the Mahodaracarita in the third section of the glorious Mudgalapurāṇa, an Upaniṣad of the purāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.40.55.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40.55.p2) khaṃ. 3 a. 41 pāna 91) > (Sect. 3, Ch. 41, p. 91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.3.40.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.47.55) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.40) · Pramāṇa