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# Mudgalapurana 3.46: brahmayajñavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Mudgalapurāṇa 3.46

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [3.46.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.25) — 1 part
- [3.46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.49) — 1 part
- [3.46.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.65) — 1 part

### brahmayajñavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

### [3.46.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.p1)

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

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

### [3.46.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.1)

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |  
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābhāga vada daityasya ceṣṭitam |  
pūrṇānandaḥ kathaṃ daityaṃ jaghāna kautukaṃ mahat ||

> Yudhiṣṭhira said:  
> 'O Kṛṣṇa, O Kṛṣṇa of great fortune, tell of the Daitya's conduct. / How did Pūrṇānanda slay the Daitya? It is a great wonder!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.2)

carācarādbhayaṃ tasya nāsti nārāyaṇa prabho |  
ata āścaryabhūtaṃ vai caritraṃ me prabhāsate ||

> He has no fear from anything moving or unmoving, O Lord Nārāyaṇa. / Therefore, his deeds appear truly wondrous to me.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.3)

mudgala uvāca |  
yudhiṣṭhiravacaḥ śrutvā kṛṣṇastaṃ pratyuvāca yat |  
tadeva śṛṇu dakṣa tvaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ gaṇapasya ca ||

> Mudgala said:  
> Hearing the words of Yudhiṣṭhira, that which Kṛṣṇa answered him— / hear that very conduct of Gaṇapa, O Dakṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.4)

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |  
putro babhūva daityasya jñānāreḥ sarvasammataḥ |  
ekādaśadine tatra brāhmaṇā prayayurgṛham ||

> Śrī Kṛṣṇa said:  
> A son, agreeable to all, was born to the Daitya Jñānāri. / On the eleventh day, the brahmins went to his house there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.5)

subodha iti nāmnā taṃ cakrurdaityeśasattamāḥ |  
dvijeritā dvijebhyaste dadurdānāni harṣitāḥ ||

> The best among the lords of the Daityas named him Subodha. / Prompted by the twice-born, they joyfully gave gifts to the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.6)

sa tu jñānasamāyukto gāṇeśo daityajo nṛpaḥ |  
bālabhāve'pi vighneśaṃ cintayāmāsa sarvadā ||

> He, the Daitya's son, was endowed with wisdom, devoted to Gaṇeśa, and a king. / Even in childhood, he constantly meditated upon Vighneśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.7)

stanapānādikaṃ bālaḥ sasmāra na kadācana |  
mātā tasmai yadā smṛtvā stanapānaṃ dadau papau ||

> The child never thought of drinking milk and the like; / whenever his mother remembered and gave him milk, he drank.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.8)

evaṃ so'pi svamātṛsthaḥ stanapānaṃ cakāra ha |  
sadā dhyānasamāyuktaḥ sasmāra gaṇapaṃ hṛdi ||

> Thus he, too, staying with his mother, drank her breastmilk, / and, constantly absorbed in meditation, remembered Gaṇapa in his heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.9)

tataḥ pañca tathā sapta māsāstasya gatā vibho |  
vayasaḥ sa tadā cakre krīḍanaṃ śṛṇu tatprabho ||

> Then five, and likewise seven months of his age passed, O mighty one; / hear what play he engaged in then, O lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.10)

dhūlimadhye svahastena cakāra gaṇapākṛtim |  
cikṣepa tatra dhūliṃ pūjopacārakakāraṇāt ||

> In the dust, with his own hand, he fashioned the form of Gaṇapa; / he scattered dust upon it by way of offerings for worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.11)

trikālapūjanaṃ tatra cakāra niyamena saḥ |  
dhyānayuktena vighneśamabhajacca tataḥ param ||

> He performed worship there regularly at the three junctures of the day, / and, absorbed in meditation, he worshipped Vighneśa after that.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.12)

ekadā bhojanārthaṃ ca saṃsthito daityanāyakaḥ |  
jñānāristaṃ dadarśaiva krīḍantaṃ bālabhāvataḥ ||

> Once, the leader of the Daityas, / Jñānāri, while sitting down for a meal, saw him playing in childlike fashion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.13)

gaṇeśākāramūrtiṃ vai bhūmimadhye cakāra saḥ |  
pūjayāmāsa tāṃ putrastato dhūlyupacārakaiḥ ||

> He had indeed fashioned a sculpted form of Gaṇeśa upon the ground; / the son then worshipped it with offerings of dust.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.14)

tato'tikupitaḥ patnīmūcivān vismayānvitaḥ |  
piturmama nihantāraṃ bhajate'yaṃ tavātmajaḥ ||

> Then, exceedingly enraged and filled with astonishment, he said to his wife: / “This son of yours worships the slayer of my father!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.15)

adhunā niścayābhāvānna sutaṃ hanmi te priye |  
sāvadhānamanā bhūtvā ceṣṭāhīnaṃ sutaṃ kuru ||

> Now, due to the lack of certainty, I do not kill your son, my dear; / becoming attentive in mind, make your son cease such actions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.16)

pitṛhantāramevāyaṃ karoti tanayo yataḥ |  
punardṛṣṭo mayā cettaṃ haniṣyāmi sutaṃ priye ||

> Since this son makes \[an image of\] the killer of his ancestors, / if he is seen by me again, I will kill the son, my dear!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.17)

sā tatheti tamuccārya sthitā vinayasaṃyutā |  
pativratā mahābhāgā pativākyaparā'bhavat ||

> Saying to him, “So be it,” she stood humble; / the illustrious, devoted wife remained devoted to her husband's word.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.18)

bharturgamanakāle sā saṃyatā putramādade |  
lālayāmāsa taṃ tatra na paśyati yathā nṛpaḥ ||

> At the time of her husband's departure, she, self-restrained, took her son; / she fondled him there in such a way that the king would not see.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.19)

tataḥ subodhanāmā'sau varṣādūrdhvaṃ vayaḥsthitaḥ |  
cakāra bhāṣaṇaṃ tatra vācā'spaṣṭasvarūpayā ||

> Then he, named Subodha, reaching an age beyond one year, / began to speak there in an indistinct voice:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.20)

namo heramba vighneśa gaṇeśāya mahodara |  
lambodarāya vikaṭāya namo ḍhuṇḍhaye namaḥ ||

> “Salutations to Heramba, Vighneśa, to Gaṇeśa, Mahodara, / to Lambodara, Vikaṭa; salutations, salutations to Ḍhuṇḍhi!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.21)

ityādibhāvayuktaśca sasmāra gaṇapaṃ sadā |  
ananyamanasā dharma tathā pūjāparāyaṇaḥ ||

> Filled with such devotional sentiments, he constantly remembered Gaṇapa / with single-minded devotion, devoted to righteousness and worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.22)

mātā''gṛhya tataḥ snehavaśātputraṃ yudhiṣṭhira |  
bhartrā gamanakāle sā dūraṃ cakre sakhījanaiḥ ||

> Then, taking the son out of love, O Yudhiṣṭhira, / the mother kept him far away with her female companions when her husband went out.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.23)

yatnamāsthāya sā devī putraṃ nityaṃ rarakṣa ha |  
kadācit sā svapatinā''jñaptā putraṃ nayasva ca ||

> Exerting effort, that queen constantly protected her son. / Sometimes, commanded by her husband, “Bring the son here!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.24)

nidrito'yaṃ sutaḥ svāminnevaṃ procya mahāsatī |  
kālātikramaṇaṃ cakre duḥkhayuktā yudhiṣṭhira ||

> “The son is asleep, my lord,” saying thus, the noble, faithful wife / caused the time to pass, filled with sorrow, O Yudhiṣṭhira.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.25)

pañcame vratabandhaṃ ca jñānāristasya harṣitaḥ |  
cakāra sa sutastatra gaṇeśaṃ manasā smaran ||

> In the fifth \[year\], Jñānāri, rejoiced, performed his investiture with the sacred thread; / there the son, remembering Gaṇeśa in his mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.25.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.25.p1)

karmabhaṅgabhayāt so'pi pūjāṃ cakre sumānasīm |  
(

> performed an excellent mental worship for fear of disrupting the ritual.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.26)

khaṃ. 3 a. 46 pāna 100) tataḥ karmasamāptau vai nanāma sakalānnṛpa ||

> \[Section 3, Chapter 46, page 100\] Then, at the conclusion of the ritual, he bowed down to all, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.27)

tato gurukule rājñā sthāpito'bhūt subodhakaḥ |  
tatra daityasutāḥ sarve nānārūpāḥ sthitā babhuḥ ||

> Then Subodhaka was placed in the teacher's house by the king; / there all the sons of the Daityas of various forms were present.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.28)

śukraśiṣyā mahābhāgāḥ tān sarvān yatnataḥ sadā |  
vidyāṃ tāṃ śikṣayāmāsurāsurīṃ devamohinīm ||

> The illustrious pupils of Śukra constantly and with great effort / taught all of them that demonic science which deludes the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.29)

tatrā'yaṃ rājaputraśca gurubhirmānito bhṛśam |  
atiṣṭhadvighnarājaṃ sa saṃsmaran bhaktilālasaḥ ||

> There this prince, though highly honoured by the teachers, / remained longing for devotion, constantly remembering the King of Obstacles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.30)

vidyāṃ śikṣayituṃ rājaputro gurubhirāsurīm |  
sammānitaśca tān so'pi namaskṛtya sthito'bhavat ||

> When honoured by the teachers in order to teach him the demonic science, / the prince, having bowed to them, stood firm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.31)

gurubhiḥ kathitaṃ yacca śrutvā vismitamānasaḥ |  
uvāca tān mahābuddhiḥ subodho viṣayātmakān ||

> Hearing what was spoken by the teachers, his mind astonished, / the greatly wise Subodha spoke to them who were attached to sensory objects:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.32)

subodha uvāca |  
brāhmaṇā brahmaniṣṭhāśca sadā yogaparāyaṇāḥ |  
gāṇapatyā viśeṣeṇa bhajante gaṇanāyakam ||

> Subodha said: / “Brāhmaṇas devoted to Brahman and constantly intent on yoga, / especially Gāṇapatyas, worship the Leader of the Ganas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.33)

bhedābhedādibhirhīne gaṇeśārthe vicakṣaṇāḥ |  
mohadāmāsurīṃ vidyāṃ tyaktvā vandyā bhavantyataḥ ||

> Wise regarding the nature of Gaṇeśa, which is free from distinctions and non-distinctions, / having abandoned the demonic science that causes delusion, they are worthy of reverence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.34)

bhavanto jñānaśīlāśca kiṃ māṃ vadatha viprapāḥ |  
gaṇeśaṃ sarvapūjyaṃ vai tyaktvā mohapradaṃ param ||

> You are endowed with knowledge; why do you tell me, O best of Brahmins, / to abandon Gaṇeśa, the object of worship for all, in favour of the highest source of delusion?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.35)

yadā svadharmaniṣṭhāścedbrāhmaṇā vacanaṃ tadā |  
teṣāṃ grāhyaṃ na sandeho nānyathā mohakaṃ kadā ||

> When Brāhmaṇas are devoted to their own dharma, then their word / is to be accepted, there is no doubt; otherwise, it is never anything but deluding.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.36)

guṇayuktavihīnāścedbrāhmaṇā mānavaiḥ sadā |  
vandanīyā na sandehaḥ pūjyā sarvatra sammatāḥ ||

> Whether endowed with virtues or lacking them, Brāhmaṇas are always / to be honoured by men, without doubt; they are universally agreed to be worthy of worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.37)

ato'haṃ brāhmaṇān sarvānnamāmi vacanaṃ tathā |  
hitaṃ cettad grahīṣyāmi nānyathā guravaḥ kadā ||

> Therefore, I bow down to all Brāhmaṇas; and as for their word, / if it is beneficial, I shall accept it, never otherwise, O teachers.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.38)

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |  
subodhasya vacaḥ śrutvā vismitāste maharṣayaḥ |  
ūcuste daityaputraṃ vai śṛṇu dharmaṃ sukhapradam ||

> Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: / Hearing Subodha's words, those great sages were astonished; / they said to the son of the Daitya: “Hear the dharma that grants happiness!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.39)

daityācāryā ūcuḥ |  
subodha tvaṃ ca bālo'si yogaṃ vadasi sūttamam |  
svadharmādi samāyuktaṃ sākṣādyogīśvaro yathā ||

> The teachers of the Daityas said: / “Subodha, you are a child, yet you speak of the highest yoga, / endowed with one's own dharma and the like, just like a lord of yogins in person!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.40)

na tvayā vedavidyā yā śikṣitā sā mahāmate |  
tathā'pi kathametatte jñānaṃ prāptaṃ vadasva bhoḥ ||

> You have not been taught the Vedic lore, O highly wise one; / even so, how was this knowledge obtained by you? Tell us, sir!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.41)

subodha uvāca |  
mātā garbhavatī me gatā pitṛrgṛha ekadā |  
tatrā''yayau mahābhāgaḥ śukaḥ sarvārthakovidaḥ ||

> Subodha said: / “Once, when my mother was pregnant, she went to her father's house; / there arrived the illustrious Śuka, skilled in all truths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.42)

taṃ praṇamya sa yogīśaṃ prahlādo harṣasaṃyutaḥ |  
sampūjya taṃ mahātmānaṃ papraccha vinayānvitaḥ ||

> Bowing to that lord of yogins, Prahlāda, filled with joy, / having worshipped that great soul, questioned him with humility:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.43)

pralhāda uvāca |  
vyāsaputra mahāyogin śuka sākṣācchivaḥ svayam |  
tvaṃ jāto'si na sandeho yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ ||

> Prahlāda said: / ‘O son of Vyāsa, O great yogin Śuka, you are directly Śiva himself; / you are born, there is no doubt, the guru of gurus of the foremost yogins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.44)

pūrvapuṇyabalenaiva prāptaṃ te darśanaṃ mahat |  
atastvāṃ paripṛcchāmi vada tvaṃ karuṇānidhe ||

> Only through the power of past merit has the great vision of you been attained; / therefore I question you; do speak, O ocean of compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.45)

sarvamānyaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ yogaśāntipradaṃ bhavet |  
nānāmatavimohasya cchedakaṃ vada vistarāt ||

> Speak in detail of that which is respected by all, which bestows yoga and peace to everyone, / and which cuts away the delusion of diverse doctrines.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.46)

subodha uvāca |  
prahlādasya vaco ramyaṃ śrutvā yogīndrasattamaḥ |  
jagāda taṃ mahābhāgaṃ yogaśāntiparāyaṇam ||

> Subodha said: / Hearing Prahlāda's delightful speech, the best among the foremost yogins / spoke to that illustrious one who was devoted to yoga and peace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.47)

śrīśuka uvāca |  
prahlāda tvaṃ mahābhāgā'si sujño yogadhārakaḥ |  
atastvāṃ hi viśeṣeṇa vadāmi hitakārakam ||

> Śrī Śuka said: / ‘Prahlāda, you are illustrious, wise, and a bearer of yoga; / therefore, I shall indeed speak especially of what is beneficial to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.48)

sarvamānyaṃ tathā rājan sarvebhyaḥ śāntidāyakam |  
nānāmateṣu sevyaṃ yat kathayāmi savistaram ||

> I shall explain in detail what is respected by all, O king, what bestows peace upon all, / and what is to be practiced among diverse doctrines.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.49)

ekadā naimiṣāraṇye samājagmurmaharṣayaḥ |  
brahmāṇḍasthā mahābhāgā brahmayajñasya kāraṇāt ||

> Once, in the Naimiṣa forest, great sages assembled, / illustrious beings dwelling throughout the universe, for the purpose of a Brahmayajña,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.49.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.49.p1)

yatra yogamayī gāthā vartate dānavottama |  
(

> where there is a sacred narrative consisting of yoga, O best of Dānavas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.50)

khaṃ. 3 a. 47 pāna 101) vedeṣu sa brahmayajña ityukto vedavādibhiḥ ||

> \[Section 3, Chapter 47, page 101\] In the Vedas, that is declared as Brahmayajña by those who profess the Vedas:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.51)

marīciḥ kaśyapaścaiva kaṇvo'triḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ |  
viśvāmitro mahātejā yājñavalkyastathā''ruṇiḥ ||

> Marīci and Kaśyapa, Kaṇva, Atri, Pulaha, Kratu, / Viśvāmitra of great splendour, Yājñavalkya, and Āruṇi;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.52)

aṣṭāvakro vasiṣṭhaśca bharadvājaḥ parāśaraḥ |  
vyāsaḥ paraśurāmaḥ śvetaketurmudgalo muniḥ ||

> Aṣṭāvakra and Vasiṣṭha, Bharadvāja, Parāśara, / Vyāsa, Paraśurāma, Śvetaketu, and the sage Mudgala;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.53)

agastyo hanumāṃścaiva rākṣasaśca vibhīṣaṇaḥ |  
aśvatthāmā gṛtsamadaḥ kṛpaścaiva pratāpavān ||

> Agastya, Hanumān, and the Rākṣasa Vibhīṣaṇa, / Aśvatthāman, Gṛtsamada, and the powerful Kṛpa;”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.54)

mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍaśca bakadālbhyastathā vibho |  
nāradaḥ kapilo raibhyaḥ kardamaśca mahāyaśāḥ ||

> Mārkaṇḍeya, Mṛkaṇḍa, and Baka Dālbhya, O lord,  
> Nārada, Kapila, Raibhya, and the highly renowned Kardama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.55)

eko dvitastritaścaiva devalo hyasitastathā |  
pulastyaśca bhṛguścaiva cyavano gautamo muniḥ ||

> Eka, Dvita, and Trita, as well as Devala and Asita,  
> Pulastya, Bhṛgu, Cyavana, and the sage Gautama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.56)

aṅgirā vai dīrghatamā utathyo gālavastathā |  
dadhīciruśanā jīvo jamadagnirmahāmuniḥ ||

> Aṅgiras, Dīrghatamas, Utathya, and Gālava,  
> Dadhīci, Uśanas, Jīva, and the great sage Jamadagni,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.57)

vaiśampāyana evaṃ vai śaunakaḥ śunakaḥ prabho |  
vāmadevaḥ sumantuśca pailaḥ śākalako muniḥ ||

> Vaiśampāyana, Śaunaka, Śunaka, O lord,  
> Vāmadeva, Sumantu, Paila, and the sage Śākalaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.58)

jaiminirdhaumyakādyāśca sa śiṣyāstatra te yayuḥ |  
anye nānā munivarā harṣayuktā yayuḥ kila ||

> Jaimini, Dhaumya, and others went there along with their disciples;  
> indeed, many other foremost sages went there filled with joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.59)

dattātreyaśca durvāsā nidāgho bharato jaḍaḥ |  
sanātanaḥ sanandaḥ sanatkumāraka āyayuḥ ||

> Dattātreya, Durvāsas, Nidāgha, Jaḍabharata,  
> Sanātana, Sananda, and Sanatkumāra came,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.60)

ahaṃ ribhūśca sanaka ityādyā bahavo'pare |  
avadhūtā yoginaśca jagmuryajñasya darśanāt ||

> myself, Ribhu, Sanaka, and many others,  
> avadhūtas and yogins went to witness the sacrifice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.61)

indro brahmā tathā viṣṇuḥ śaṅkaro bhānureva ca |  
sastrīkā devarājāśca devā anye samāyayuḥ ||

> Indra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śaṅkara, and Sūrya,  
> together with their wives, the king of the gods, and other gods arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.62)

śeṣo vāsukināgaśca kambalo'śvatarastathā |  
takṣakādyā mahābhāgā nāgāstatra samāyayuḥ ||

> Śeṣa, the serpent Vāsuki, Kambala, and Aśvatara,  
> and the exalted serpents headed by Takṣaka arrived there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.63)

gandharvāścāraṇāścaiva siddhāḥ sādhyagaṇāstathā |  
ādityā vasavo yakṣā āyayuścāpsarovarāḥ ||

> Gandharvas, Cāraṇas, Siddhas, and the hosts of Sādhyas,  
> Ādityas, Vasus, Yakṣas, and the foremost Apsarases arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.64)

karmaniṣṭhāstaponiṣṭhā jñānaniṣṭhāśca yoginaḥ |  
nānādevaratāḥ sarve āyayustatra mānada ||

> Devoted to ritual action, devoted to austerity, devoted to knowledge, and yogins,  
> all devoted to various deities arrived there, O giver of honor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.65)

prahlāda brahmayajñasya darśanārthaṃ viśeṣataḥ |  
tatraiva niścaye saktāḥ sarvamānye'bhavañjanāḥ ||

> O Prahlāda, especially to witness the sacrifice of Brahman;  
> intent upon certainty, the people became universally respected right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.46.65.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.46.65.c1)

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye khaṇḍe mahodaracarite brahmayajñavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||

> Om Tat Sat. Thus, in the glorious final purāṇic Upaniṣad, in the glorious Mudgalapurāṇa, in the third section describing the deeds of Mahodara, the forty-sixth chapter entitled ‘Description of the Sacrifice of Brahman’.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.3.46.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.1.15.13) — Sanskrit

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