Mudgalapurana 5.20: mūṣakagamāyākarāsurasamāgamo nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

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śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

Salutation to the glorious Gaṇeśa.

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mudgala uvāca |
mūṣakagavacaḥ śrutvā devendrā harṣitā babhuḥ |
ūcuḥ prāñjalayastaṃ te vighneśaṃ vighnavāraṇam ||

Mudgala said: / Having heard the words of the mouse-rider, the lords of the gods rejoiced. / With folded hands, they spoke to that Vighneśa, the remover of obstacles.

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devarṣaya ūcuḥ |
caturbrahmamayaṃ deva vāhanaṃ te pravartate |
svānande mūṣakākhyaṃ ca sarvabhogakaraṃ param ||

The divine sages said: / "O Lord, your vehicle consisting of the four Brahmans exists, / named the Mouse in Svānanda, the supreme bringer of all enjoyment.

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adhunā bhogakāraṃ tu caturbhiḥ śivamukhyakaiḥ |
kṛtaṃ svasvakalāṃśena vāhanaṃ te gajānana ||

Now, a vehicle that brings enjoyment has been made for you, O Gajānana, / by the four beginning with Śiva, with portions of their own respective parts.

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jīveṣu sarvabhoktā vai cauravat parameśvaraḥ |
tadeva vāhanaṃ te'bhūd gṛhāṇa steyarūpiṇam ||

Indeed, the Supreme Lord is the enjoyer of everything among living beings, like a thief. / That very one has become your vehicle; accept him who has the form of theft!"

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evamuktvā gaṇeśānaṃ devā munisamanvitāḥ |
tuṣṭuvustaṃ mahāvīryaṃ mūṣakaṃ mūṣakākṛtim ||

Having spoken thus to Lord Gaṇeśa, the gods, together with the sages, / praised that mouse of great valor, having the form of a mouse.

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devarṣaya ūcuḥ |
namaste steyarūpāya sarvahṛtsthāya dhīmate |
antarbhogakarāyaiva mūṣakāya namo namaḥ ||

The divine sages said: / "Salutations to you who have the form of theft, who abide in the hearts of all, who are wise! / To the mouse who produces inner enjoyment, salutations, salutations!

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māyayā steyarūpiṇyā mohayitvā carācaram |
cauravadbhogakartā tvaṃ caurarūpāya te namaḥ ||

Having deluded the moving and unmoving world through delusion which has the form of theft, / you are the enjoyer like a thief; salutations to you who have the form of a thief!

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carācaramayāyaiva carācaradharāya te |
sarvādhīśāya lokāya kālakālāya te namaḥ ||

To you who consist of the moving and unmoving, who uphold the moving and unmoving, / to the ruler of all, to the world, to the death of Death, salutations to you!

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anādaye maheśāya caturvargapradāyine |
gaṇeśavāhanāyaiva gaṇeśadhvajasaṃsthita ||

To the beginningless, to the great lord, to the bestower of the four aims of life, / to the vehicle of Gaṇeśa, O you who abide on the banner of Gaṇeśa!

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sarvatraga gaṇādhīśastvayā hṛtstha na saṃśayaḥ |
cālakātmakavīryaṃ yadgaṇeśasya tvamañjasā ||

The all-pervading Gaṇādhīśa resides in your heart, no doubt; / for you are indeed the impelling valor of Gaṇeśa.

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brahmākāraśarīrāya steyānāṃ svasvarūpiṇe |
namo namaḥ pareśāya caturmayasvarūpiṇe ||

To him whose body has the form of Brahman, who is the true nature of thefts, / salutations, salutations to the Supreme Lord, whose nature consists of the fourfold!

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caturṇāṃ gaṇapaḥ pātā tvayā tadrūpadhāriṇā |
bhava vāhanamukhyaṃ vai gaṇeśasyā'dhunā prabho ||

Gaṇapa is the protector of the four through you who bear that form. / Become now, O Lord, the principal vehicle of Gaṇeśa!"

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iti stutaḥ prasannātmā mūṣakastānuvāca ha |
bhaviṣyāmi mahābhāgā vāhanaṃ gaṇapasya ca ||

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evamuktvā gaṇeśānaṃ prabhuṃ tuṣṭāva labdhadhīḥ |
mūṣako darśanenaiva harṣayukto mahādyutiḥ ||

Having spoken thus, the mouse, having gained discernment, endowed with great splendor, / filled with joy by the mere sight, praised Lord Gaṇeśa.

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mūṣaka uvāca |
devāya yogarūpāya namo mūṣakagāya te |
gaṇeśāya pareśāya parātparatarāya te ||

The mouse said: / "To the god whose form is yoga, salutations to you who ride the mouse! / To Gaṇeśa, the Supreme Lord, who is higher than the highest!

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anantāya maheśāya maheśaiḥ saṃstutāya ca |
vighneśāya mahāvighnadhāriṇe te namo namaḥ ||

To the endless one, to the great lord, praised by the great lords, / to Vighneśa, bearer of great obstacles, salutations, salutations to you!

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anantasūnave tubhyaṃ daityadānavamardine |
devānāṃ pālakāyaiva herambāya namo namaḥ ||

To you, the son of the infinite one, the crusher of Daityas and Dānavas, / the protector of the gods, to Heramba, salutations, salutations!

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svānandavāsine tubhyaṃ bhaktasvānandadāyine |
brahmaṇe brahmaṇāṃ caiva pataye te namo namaḥ ||

To you, the dweller in Svānanda, the bestower of one's own bliss upon devotees, / to Brahman, and indeed to the master of Brahmans, salutations, salutations!

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caturṇāṃ cālakāyaiva catuḥsaṃyogamūrtaye |
caturṇāṃ padadātre te tairhīnāya namo namaḥ ||

To the impeller of the four, whose form is the union of the four, / to you who bestow the state of the four, yet are free from them, salutations, salutations!

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yogeśayogarūpāya yogibhyo yogadāyine |
śāntirūpāya vai tubhyaṃ śāntidāya namo namaḥ ||

To the one whose form is the yoga of the lord of yoga, the bestower of yoga upon yogins, / to you who are peace itself, the bestower of peace, salutations, salutations!

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mūṣakavāhanāyaiva mūṣakadhvajine namaḥ |
siddhibuddhipate nātha bhakteśāya namo namaḥ ||

Salutations to the mouse-vehicled one, to the mouse-bannered one! / O Lord of Siddhi and Buddhi, Master, Lord of devotees, salutations, salutations!

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vedavākyapramāṇena māṃ kuruṣva gajānana |
vāhanaṃ bhaktisaṃyuktaṃ sevāyai te namo namaḥ ||

According to the authority of the Vedic statement, make me, O Gajānana, / your vehicle endowed with devotion, for your service; salutations, salutations!

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idaṃ mūṣakago nāma madīyaṃ tu tvayā dhṛtam |
ato'bhedamayīṃ bhaktiṃ dehi nātha namo namaḥ ||

This name of mine, 'Rider of the Mouse', has been assumed by you; / therefore, grant me undivided devotion, O Master; salutations, salutations!

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madīyanātharūpeṇa nāma te cā'bhavat prabho |
tato mūṣakago bhaktaṃ māṃ kuruṣva mahādbhutam ||

Your name has become such through the form of my lord, O Ruler; / therefore, O Rider of the Mouse, make me a wondrous devotee!"

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evaṃ stutvā gaṇādhīśaṃ praṇanāma sa daṇḍavat |
bhaktisaṃyutamutthāpya gaṇādhīśo jagāda tam ||

Having thus praised Gaṇādhīśa, he bowed down like a staff. / Raising him up along with his devotion, Gaṇādhīśa said to him:

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mūṣakaga uvāca |
vāhanaṃ me sadā sādho bhaviṣyasi mahāmate |
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The Mouse-rider said: / "You will always be my vehicle, O virtuous one of noble mind! / (

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khaṃ. 5 a. 20 pāna 44) madīyā bhaktiratyantaṃ sudṛḍhā te bhaviṣyati ||

Section 5, Chapter 20, page 44) Devotion to me will be exceedingly firm in you.

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tvayā kṛtamidaṃ stotraṃ madīyaṃ bhaktidaṃ bhavet |
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ dāyakaṃ sarvadaṃ param ||

This hymn of praise composed by you shall bestow devotion to me; / it bestows dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation, granting everything supreme.

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paṭhate śṛṇvate caitat putrapautrādikapradam |
yadyadicchati tattadvai saphalaṃ prabhaviṣyati ||

For whoever recites or listens to this, it grants sons, grandsons, and the like; / whatever one desires, that indeed will become fruitful.

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anyattvaṃ śṛṇu me vākyaṃ devairvipraiḥ kṛtaṃ mahat |
stavanaṃ sarvamānyaṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||

Hear another word of mine: this great praise made by the gods and Brahmins / will be honored by all, of this there is no doubt.

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yastvāṃ stoṣyati caureśastotreṇānena mānavaḥ |
sa sarvaṃ labhate nityamīpsitaṃ nā'tra saṃśayaḥ ||

Whatever mortal praises you with this hymn to the Lord of Thieves, / he always attains everything he desires, of this there is no doubt.

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ante svānandago bhūtvā brahmabhūto bhaviṣyati |
madīyakṛpayā so'pi tvatsamo me priyo bhavet ||

In the end, going to Svānanda, he will become identified with Brahman; / through my grace, he too will become as dear to me as you."

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evamuktvā mahādevaṃ mūṣakaṃ gaṇanāyakaḥ |
tamāruhya yayau tatra yatra daityādhipo'bhavat ||

Having thus spoken to the divine mouse, Gaṇanāyaka, / mounting him, went to the place where the lord of the Daityas was.

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te devarājāstamanudevāśca munayaḥ prabho |
nāgāḥ śeṣamukhāḥ sarve yayurbrahmasamanvitāḥ ||

Those lords of the gods followed him, and the gods, sages, O Lord, / all the Nāgas headed by Śeṣa, accompanied by Brahmā, went along.

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brahmāṇaṃ preṣayāmāsa mūṣakagaḥ pratāpavān |
dūtaṃ māyākarasyā'gre bodhārthaṃ nītipālakaḥ ||

The majestic Mouse-rider, guardian of right conduct, / sent Brahmā as an envoy before Māyākara to enlighten him.

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gatvā tamasuraṃ brahmā jagāda vacanaṃ hitam |
ākhuvāhaṃ ca śaraṇaṃ yāhi no cen mariṣyasi ||

Having gone, Brahmā spoke beneficial words to that asura: / "Take refuge in the Mouse-vehicled one; otherwise you will die!

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caturṇāṃ brahmaṇāṃ mūṣakago yoge prakīrtitaḥ |
svānandavāsakārī sa gaṇeśo'yaṃ vicāraya ||

In yoga, the Rider of the Mouse is proclaimed as the four Brahmans; / he is this Gaṇeśa who dwells in Svānanda; reflect on this!

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surāsuramayaścāyaṃ gacchataṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ |
mama putratvamāpanno hitaṃ te pravadāmyaham ||

And he embodies gods and asuras; go to him with devotion! / You have become like a son to me; I speak for your benefit."

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brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā krodhayuktastamabravīt |
māyākarāsuraḥ pāpī pāpayuktena cetasā ||

Hearing the words of Brahmā, the sinful demon Māyākara, / filled with rage, said to him with a mind full of sin:

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māyākarāsura uvāca |
tvaṃ devapakṣago bhūtvā mohanārthaṃ samāgataḥ |
pañcamaṃ brahma sarvatra yogarūpaṃ pratiṣṭhati ||

The demon Māyākara said: / "You have come, taking the side of the gods, in order to delude me. / The fifth Brahman everywhere is established in the form of yoga.

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tadeva nāgataṃ kutra na gataṃ ca prajāpate |
samāgataṃ gaṇeśānaṃ taṃ haniṣyāmi sāmaram ||

That [Brahman] has not arrived anywhere, nor gone anywhere, O Prajāpati! / I will kill that Gaṇeśa who has arrived, along with the gods!

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tvaṃ gaccha dūtarūpeṇāgatastasmān mahāmate |
sahāmi te'parādhaṃ vai noceddhanmi surapriyam ||

Go away, O wise one, because you have come in the form of an envoy; / I tolerate your offense, otherwise I would kill the darling of the gods!"

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tato brahmā gaṇeśānamāyayau praṇipatya tam |
vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa tacchrutvā krodhamādadhe ||

Then Brahmā went to Gaṇeśa. Having bowed down to him, / he narrated the event. Hearing that, he became angry.

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devānājñāpayāmāsa jetuṃ mūṣakago'pi tam |
tataste śastrasaṅghātairjaghnurdaityagaṇān mṛdhe ||

He who rides the mouse commanded the gods to conquer him; / thereupon, with clusters of weapons, they struck down the hosts of Daityas in battle.

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asurāḥ chinnabhinnāste papalurgulmasaṃsthitāḥ |
sabhāsīnaṃ samācakhyurvaco māyākarāsuram ||

Those asuras, cut and broken, stationed in thickets, fled; / they reported the news to Māyākarāsura, who was seated in assembly:

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daityā ūcuḥ |
kiṃ sthito'si mahāvīra devāḥ krodhasamanvitāḥ |
āgatā nagaraṃ sarvaṃ teṣāmastraiḥ supīḍitam ||

The Daityas said: / 'Why do you remain [seated], O great hero? The gods, filled with wrath, / have arrived; the entire city is severely afflicted by their weapons.'

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teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhayuktaḥ samāyayau |
pradhānairasuraiḥ sarvaiḥ saṃvṛto raṇamaṇḍalam ||

Hearing that speech of theirs, filled with wrath he went forth / to the arena of battle, surrounded by all the chief asuras.

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māyākaraṃ samālokya papalurdevasattamāḥ |
āgamya taṃ mūṣakagaṃ śaśaṃsuśceṣṭitaṃ mahat ||

Beholding Māyākara, the best of the gods fled; / having approached the one who rides the mouse, they recounted that great deed.

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oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe pañcame khaṇḍe lambodaracarite mūṣakagamāyākarāsurasamāgamo nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||

Om tat sat. Thus ends the twentieth chapter, entitled 'The Encounter of the One Who Rides the Mouse and the Asura Māyākara,' in the deed of Lambodara, in the fifth section of the glorious and final Purāṇopaniṣad, the venerable Mudgalapurāṇa.

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khaṃ. 5 a. 21 pāna 45)

Section 5, Chapter 21, Page 45)