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# Mudgalapurana 6.7: svānandakṣetrasvarūpavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ

Mudgalapurāṇa 6.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [6.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.66) — 1 part

### svānandakṣetrasvarūpavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ

### [6.7.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.p1)

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

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

### [6.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.1)

śaktaya ucuḥ |  
aho śakte mahāccitraṃ caritraṃ mukhyakaṃ śrutam |  
bhṛśuṇḍinaśca santuṣṭā vayaṃ jātā na saṃśayaḥ ||

> The Śaktis said:  
> O Śakti, ah, the wondrous foremost story of Bhṛśuṇḍi has been heard;  
> we have indeed become satisfied, of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.2)

adhunā munidevānāṃ saṃvādaṃ vada saukhyadam |  
yatra vighneśvarasyaiva jñānaṃ saṅgīyate'malam ||

> Now tell of the bliss-bestowing dialogue of the sage and the gods,  
> wherein the spotless knowledge of Vighneśvara is celebrated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.3)

ādiśaktiruvāca |  
śṛṇudhvaṃ śaktayaḥ sarvāḥ purāvṛttaṃ kathānakam |  
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam ||

> The Primeval Śakti said:  
> Hear, all you Śaktis, the narrative of what occurred long ago,  
> which destroys all sins, is meritorious, and grants all perfections.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.4)

bhṛśuṇḍivacanaṃ śrutvā harṣitāḥ śaṅkarādayaḥ |  
ūcustaṃ praṇipatyaiva vṛttāntaṃ pūrvasambhavam ||

> Having heard Bhṛśuṇḍi's words, Śaṅkara and the other gods rejoiced;  
> and bowing down, they spoke to him about the ancient narrative:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.5)

śivādaya ūcuḥ |  
ko'sau gaṇeśvaraḥ svāmin narakuñjaraveṣabhṛt |  
tasya jñānaṃ vadasva tvaṃ kathaṃ cittapracālakaḥ ||

> Śiva and the others said:  
> Who is this Gaṇeśvara, O lord, who wears the form of man and elephant?  
> Tell of knowledge of him, and how he activates the mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.6)

bhṛśuṇḍyuvāca |  
saṃyogavācakaḥ prokto gakāraśca ṇakārakaḥ |  
ayogātmakasaṃjño vai tayoḥ svāmī gaṇeśvaraḥ ||

> Bhṛśuṇḍi said:  
> The syllable 'ga' is declared to express conjunction, and the syllable 'ṇa'  
> denotes disjunction; Gaṇeśvara is the lord of both.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.7)

avināśipadaṃ vede proktaṃ tadgajavācakam |  
mastakaṃ tasya deveśā jñātavyaṃ māyayā kṛtam ||

> The indestructible word is declared in the Veda to be signified by 'elephant';  
> his head, O lords of the gods, should be understood as made of Māyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.8)

nāśavadviśvametadvai tadeva deharūpagam |  
kaṇṭhādho nātra sandehastayoryoge gajānanaḥ ||

> This perishable universe indeed constitutes the form of his body  
> below the neck, no doubt of this; in their union he is Gajānana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.9)

catuḥpadārtharūpāśca bhujāstasya mahātmanaḥ |  
caturbhujastena sākṣādgaṇeśaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||

> The arms of that great-souled one represent the four objects of human pursuit;  
> therefore Gaṇeśa is directly praised as having four arms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.10)

jīvātmaparamātmānau pādau tasya mahātmanaḥ |  
dvipado gaṇarājo'taḥ kathyate vedavādataḥ ||

> The individual self and the Supreme Self are the two feet of that great-souled one;  
> hence the king of the Gaṇas is declared by Vedic testimony to be two-footed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.11)

tasyodarāt samutpannaṃ jagadbrahma maheśvarāḥ |  
tena lambodaraḥ sākṣāt kathito'sau gaṇeśvaraḥ ||

> From his belly the universe and Brahman have arisen, O great lords;  
> therefore that Gaṇeśvara is directly called Lambodara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.12)

bhrāntidā gaṇarājasya māyāsiddhiḥ prakīrtitā |  
vāmāṅgādbhinnarūpā sā babhūve yogarūpiṇī ||

> The delusion-causing perfection of the king of the Gaṇas is proclaimed as Māyā;  
> having an embodiment of yoga, she arose as a distinct form from his left side.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.13)

pañcacittamayī sākṣādbuddhirbhrāntidharā parā |  
dakṣiṇāṅgādgaṇeśasya niḥsṛtā jñānarūpiṇī ||

> Supreme Buddhi, consisting of five states of mind, holding delusion,  
> arose from Gaṇeśa's right side, having the form of knowledge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.14)

tayoḥ svāmī gaṇeśāno yogaśāntimayaḥ svayam |  
bhaktavatsalabhāvena dehadhārī babhūva ha ||

> Gaṇeśāna is the master of both, himself consisting of yoga and peace;  
> out of affection for his devotees, he assumed a physical form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.15)

sa eva jñānago devā bhavatāṃ kāryasiddhaye |  
babhūva taṃ bhajadhvaṃ tu tena sarvaṃ śubhaṃ bhavet ||

> He himself, accessible through knowledge, O gods, has arisen for the success of your purpose;  
> worship him, for by that all good fortune will come to be.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.16)

śrutvaivaṃ vismitā bhūtvā deveśāstaṃ praṇamya tu |  
ūcurvismitacittāste guruṃ bhṛśuṇḍinaṃ vacaḥ ||

> Having heard this, the lords of the gods were astonished, and having bowed to him,  
> with bewildered minds, they spoke these words to the guru Bhṛśuṇḍi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.17)

brahmādaya ūcuḥ |  
tvaṃ sākṣādgaṇarājo vai śuṇḍādaṇḍavirājitaḥ |  
asmākaṃ gururādyaśca bodhadātarnamo'stu te ||

> Brahmā and the others said:  
> You are directly the king of the Gaṇas, adorned with the staff-like trunk;  
> you are our foremost guru, bestower of awakening; obeisance to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.18)

tvadīyavacanenaiva gaṇeśārthavicakṣaṇāḥ |  
jātā vayaṃ mahāyogiṃstadbhaktāḥ sārthakāḥ prabho ||

> By your words alone, O great yogin, we have become discerning of the meaning of Gaṇeśa;  
> we, his devotees, have attained our purpose, O lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.19)

adhunā vada māhātmyaṃ bhajanasya viśeṣataḥ |  
tatra sthānaṃ ca mantrādividhiyuktaṃ mahāmune ||

> Now tell especially of the greatness of his worship,  
> and the holy place there, along with the rules for mantras and rituals, O great sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.20)

bhṛśuṇḍyuvāca |  
samādhinā bhavanto'pi gatāḥ purā maheśvarāḥ |  
bhedābhedādihīne tu brahmaṇi tanmayatvataḥ ||

> Bhṛśuṇḍi said:  
> Formerly, O great lords, through absorption you reached Brahman,  
> which is devoid of difference, non-difference, and the like, through identity with it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.21)

adhunā daṇḍakāraṇye tādṛśaṃ kṣetramuttamam |  
svānandākhyaṃ ca tatraiva tapadhvaṃ gaṇape ratāḥ ||

> Now in the Daṇḍaka forest there is such an excellent sacred place,  
> named Svānanda; perform austerities there, devoted to Gaṇapa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.22)

mūrtiṃ kṛtvā gaṇeśasya dṛṣṭāṃ svahṛdi tādṛśīm |  
pūjayadhvaṃ vidhānena tataḥ siddhimavāpsyatha ||

> Having fashioned an image of Gaṇeśa such as was seen in your own heart,  
> worship it according to the injunctions; then you will attain perfection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.23)

evamuktvā mahāyogī bhṛśuṇḍī virarāma ha |  
gaṇeśabhaktarājendro deveśāstaṃ jaguḥ punaḥ ||

> Having spoken thus, the great yogin Bhṛśuṇḍi, the foremost king among Gaṇeśa's devotees,  
> paused; the lords of the gods addressed him again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.24)

śivādyā ūcuḥ |  
kutra kṣetraṃ sthitaṃ vipra pralaye samupasthite |  
kīdṛśaṃ tasya māhātmyaṃ vada yogīndrasattama ||

> Śiva and the others said:  
> Where is that sacred place situated, O twice-born one, when the dissolution approaches?  
> What is its greatness? Tell, O best among great yogins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.25)

tatra mūrtiḥ purā kena sthāpitā gaṇapasya ca |  
kimarthaṃ bhūmisaṃstho'yaṃ gaṇeśaḥ sambabhūva ha ||

> By whom was the image of Gaṇapa established there long ago?  
> For what purpose did this Gaṇeśa come to dwell upon the earth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.26)

khaṃ. 6 a. 7 pāna 15) tatra siddhiṃ samājagmuḥ sevya vighneśvaraṃ narāḥ |  
māhātmyaṃ tat samācakṣva sarvajño'si mahāmune ||

> Section 6, Chapter 7, Page 15) Men who serve Vighneśvara there attain perfection;  
> explain that greatness, for you are omniscient, O great sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.27)

gaṇanāthena sākṣāttvaṃ darśito gururādarāt |  
vayaṃ śiṣyāstvadīyāśca śādhi sarvān hitāya naḥ ||

> You were directly revealed as our guru by the lord of the Gaṇas with regard;  
> we are your disciples; instruct us all for our welfare.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.28)

teṣāṃ vacanamākarṇya bhṛśuṇḍī punarabravīt |  
gāṇapatyavicārajñaḥ sarvaśāstrārthatattvavit ||

> Hearing their words, Bhṛśuṇḍi spoke again,  
> he who knows the doctrines of the Gāṇapatyas and the truth of all the scriptures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.29)

bhṛśuṇḍyuvāca |  
kṣetraṃ gaṇeśvarasyaiva trividhaṃ parikīrtitam |  
teṣāṃ bhedaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ tvekacetasaḥ ||

> Bhṛśuṇḍi said:  
> The sacred place of Gaṇeśvara is declared to be threefold;  
> I shall explain their distinction; listen with single-minded attention.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.30)

svarge śambhugṛhe caiva pātāle śeṣamandire |  
pṛthivyāṃ tu mayūreśe kṣetraṃ vighnapateḥ smṛtam ||

> In heaven, in the abode of Śambhu; in the netherworld, in the dwelling of Śeṣa;  
> and on earth at Mayūreśa: such is remembered as the sacred place of the lord of obstacles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.31)

tatra karmaprasiddhyarthaṃ bhūmigaṃ śāśvataṃ sadā |  
vakṣyāmi tasya māhātmyaṃ brahmākārasya devapāḥ ||

> Among them, for the success of rituals, the earthly one is always eternal;  
> I shall declare its greatness, having the form of Brahman, O guardians of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.32)

prakṛtiḥ sarvarūpā tu puruṣaścātmasaṃjñakaḥ |  
tayoḥ saṃyogabhāve tu svānandaḥ parikathyate ||

> Prakṛti has all forms, and Puruṣa is known as the Self;  
> in the state of their union, Svānanda is proclaimed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.33)

svasaṃvedyena yogena labhyate mānavaiḥ param |  
tadeva gaṇarājasya kṣetraṃ jānīta bhūmigam ||

> It is attained supreme by men through yoga known by direct personal experience;  
> know that to be the sacred place of the king of the Gaṇas situated on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.34)

tatraiva saṃsthitaḥ sākṣādgaṇeśo yogavācakaḥ |  
tena saṃracitaṃ svasya māyayā brahmadāyakam ||

> There directly resides Gaṇeśa, who signifies yoga;  
> by his own Māyā it was fashioned by him, granting Brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.35)

tasya rūpaṃ kathayituṃ nijānandaṃ na śakyate |  
sarvakṣetrasamāyogo jñātavyaṃ kṣetramuttamam ||

> One's own bliss cannot be described in its true form;  
> that excellent sacred place should be understood as the union of all sacred places.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.36)

tataḥ svasyecchayā devā gaṇeśena svamāyayā |  
sṛṣṭaṃ caturvidhaṃ tasmāt kṣetrāt khelanabhāvataḥ ||

> Then, O gods, by his own wish, through his own Māyā,  
> a fourfold realm was created by Gaṇeśa from that sacred place out of the sportful impulse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.37)

paścimāṅgādasadrūpaṃ brahma śaktimayaṃ param |  
niḥsṛtaṃ tat dvidhā jātaṃ svabhāvena maheśvarāḥ ||

> From his western side, the supreme Śakti-imbued Brahman,  
> having the form of non-being, came forth; it became twofold by its own nature, O great lords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.38)

ratirbhogamayī proktā kāmaḥ sarvapramohakaḥ |  
bhoktā tayoḥ samāyoge dvāraṃ tacca prakīrtitam ||

> Rati is declared to consist of enjoyment, and Kāma is the deluder of all,  
> the experiencer; in their union, that doorway is proclaimed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.39)

hṛdi sarvajanānāṃ yā ratirutpadyate parā |  
tayā mohitacittāste bhramanti viṣaye ratāḥ ||

> The supreme Rati which arises in the heart of all people:  
> deluded in mind by her, they wander about, delighting in sense objects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.40)

tatra cālakarūpeṇa saṃsthitaḥ puruṣo mahān |  
kāmastena janāḥ sarve nānā kārye parāyaṇāḥ ||

> There, in the form of the activator, resides the great Puruṣa,  
> Kāma; by him, all people are intent on various pursuits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.41)

bhogo yasya tathā bhoktā mohahīnau yadā hṛdi |  
tadā śāktaṃ labhet so'pi brahmāsadvācakaṃ param ||

> When the enjoyment as well as the experiencer are free from delusion in the heart,  
> then one attains that Śākta supreme Brahman signifying non-being.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.42)

tena dvāreṇa vighneśaṃ sādhayitvā ca yoginaḥ |  
gacchanti tena devendrā dvāraṃ śāstre prakathyate ||

> Having realized Vighneśa through that gateway, the yogins  
> pass through; therefore, O lords of the gods, it is called a gateway in scripture.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.43)

uttarāṅgādgaṇeśasya samudbhūtaṃ svabhāvataḥ |  
brahma sauraṃ sadā satyavācakaṃ devasattamāḥ ||

> From Gaṇeśa's northern side, by his inherent nature, arose  
> the Solar Brahman, which is ever expressive of truth, O best of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.44)

tadeva dvividhaṃ jātaṃ karma jñānaprabhedataḥ |  
icchayā gaṇarājasya tacchṛṇudhvaṃ vidhānataḥ ||

> That very \[Brahman\] became twofold by distinction of action and knowledge, / by the will of the king of the Gaṇas; listen to that in due order.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.45)

karmādhāraṃ jagat sarvaṃ karma sṛṣṭaṃ pravartate |  
ante karmagataṃ bhāvi śāstreṣu tanmayatvataḥ ||

> The entire world has action as its foundation; created by action, it moves forward. / In the end, it goes into action, because of its consisting of that in the scriptures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.46)

ādhārātmakabhāvena saṃsthitā dharaṇī parā |  
karmarūpā mahāmāyā saṃjñā sūryasya bhāminī ||

> The supreme earth is established in the condition of being the foundation; / having the form of action, the great illusory power (Mahāmāyā), she is Saṃjñā, the radiant wife of the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.47)

varāho jñānarūpaśca sadā niḥsaṅgabhāvataḥ |  
karmajātiṣu tiṣṭhettu sa eva ravivācakaḥ ||

> And the Boar has the nature of knowledge, ever through his unattached state; / though he stands among the classes of actions, he indeed designates the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.48)

karmayogayutāḥ kecit kecit jñānaparāyaṇāḥ |  
bhramanti dvividhe bhāve yantritā mohasaṃyutāḥ ||

> Some are joined to the yoga of action; some are intent on knowledge; / bound and accompanied by delusion, they wander in twofold conditions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.49)

karmamohaṃ parityajya jñānamohaṃ tathā janaḥ |  
tayoryoge'mṛtaṃ brahma prāpnuyāt ravivācakam ||

> Abandoning delusion regarding action and likewise delusion regarding knowledge, / a person, in their union, attains the immortal Brahman that designates the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.50)

athavā sauramārgeṇa labhyate bhaktamukhyakaiḥ |  
tadeva dvārarūpaṃ vai vadanti gaṇapasya ca ||

> Or by the path of the sun it is attained by the foremost of devotees; / and that very \[gate\] they call the gate of Gaṇapa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.51)

tena dvāreṇa yogīndrā gacchanti gaṇanāyakam |  
budhaistad dvāramākhyātamuttarāṅgaṃ viśeṣataḥ ||

> By that gate, the lords of yogins go to Gaṇanāyaka; / by the wise, that gate is called especially the northern part.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.52)

tato gaṇeśvarasyaiva pūrvāṅgānniḥsṛtaṃ param |  
brahmānandamayaṃ pūrṇaṃ samabhāgaprakāśakam ||

> Then from the eastern part of Gaṇeśvara came forth the supreme \[Brahman\], / consisting of bliss of Brahman, full, illuminating equal division.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.53)

satyāsatyātmake devāḥ samarūpeṇa saṃsthitam |  
vaiṣṇavaṃ sarvamānyaṃ tu tadeva dvividhaṃ babhau ||

> Established equally in what has the nature of truth and untruth, O gods, / respected by all, that very Vaiṣṇava \[Brahman\] shone as twofold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.54)

lakṣmīḥ śobhātmikā proktā yaśorūpā viśeṣataḥ |  
dvividhaṃ śobhayā yuktaṃ kṛtaṃ tayā viśeṣataḥ ||

> Lakṣmī is declared to consist of splendour, especially having the form of glory; / endowed with splendour, it was made twofold by her especially.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.55)

lakṣmyā na samatā kutra dṛśyate devasattamāḥ |  
śobhā sā paramā māyā mohadā kathyate budhaiḥ ||

> Nowhere is equality with Lakṣmī seen, O best of gods; / that splendour is the supreme Māyā, said by the wise to bestow delusion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.56)

yatra lakṣmīśca tatraiva yaśaḥ sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam |  
bhuktimuktimayī sākṣāllakṣmīḥ sarvatra paṭhyate ||

> Wherever Lakṣmī is, right there all glory is established; / Lakṣmī, consisting of worldly enjoyment and liberation, is proclaimed everywhere in person.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.57)

tasyāścālakarūpaśca viṣṇuḥ sāmye vyavasthitaḥ |  
ānandabhuk viśeṣeṇa dvandvamāyādharo babhau ||

> And Viṣṇu, having the nature of her mover, is established in equality; / especially enjoying bliss, he shone, bearing the delusion of duality.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.58)

tayoryoge samākāraṃ brahma vedeṣu paṭhyate |  
ānandavācakaṃ viprairvaiṣṇavaiḥ prāpyate param ||

> In their union, the uniform Brahman is recited in the Vedas; / designating bliss, the supreme is attained by Vaiṣṇava brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.59)

gaṇeśaprāptaye devā dvāramānandadhārakam |  
tacca kṣetrasya pūrvāṅgaṃ gāṇeśasya prakathyate ||

> For the attainment of Gaṇeśa, O gods, there is a gate bearing bliss; / and that is proclaimed as the eastern part of Gaṇeśa’s sacred field.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.60)

tato dakṣiṇabhāgādvai brahmāvyaktamayaṃ param |  
niḥsṛtaṃ neti kartṛtvāt trayāṇāṃ netirūpakam ||

> Then from the southern part came forth the supreme, unmanifest Brahman, / since it is the author of ‘not this,’ having the form of ‘not this’ towards the triad.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.61)

tadeva śāṅkaraṃ brahma sahajaṃ sarvasammatam |  
māyayā tat dvidhā bhūtaṃ naranārīsvabhāvataḥ ||

> That very Brahman is Śāṅkara, innate, accepted by all; / through Māyā it became twofold by the nature of man and woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.62)

svecchārūpā mahāmāyā pārvatī kathitā budhaiḥ |  
icchayā trividhaṃ svasyāḥ sṛjate sā na saṃśayaḥ ||

> The great illusory power, whose form is her own will, is proclaimed by the wise to be Pārvatī; / by her will, she creates the threefold \[universe\] of her own, without doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.63)

tatra mohavihīnaśca śaṅkaraḥ kathyate paraḥ |  
svādhīnaḥ śaivabhaktebhyaścaturthaṃ brahma ucyate ||

> There Śaṅkara is declared supreme, devoid of delusion; / independent, for the Śaiva devotees he is called the fourth Brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.64)

tayoryoge maheśānā brahmāvyaktaṃ prakīrtitam |  
dvāraṃ dakṣiṇagaṃ tena labhyate gaṇanāyakaḥ ||

> In the union of the two, the unmanifest Brahman is proclaimed, O great gods; / it is the gate situated on the south, by which Gaṇanāyaka is attained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.65)

caturṇāṃ caiva saṃyoge svānandaḥ parikīrtitaḥ |  
svasaṃvedyena yogena labhyate yogibhiḥ paraḥ ||

> And in the union of the four, Svānanda is proclaimed; / by yoga known only to oneself, the supreme is attained by yogins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.66)

tadeva gaṇarājasya kṣetraṃ svānandavācakam |  
caturdvārayutaṃ proktaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam ||

> That is the sacred field of the king of the Gaṇas, which designates Svānanda; / endowed with four gates, it is declared to bestow all perfections.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.7.66.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.6.7.66.c1)

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhe khaṇḍe vikaṭacarite svānandakṣetrasvarūpavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

> Oṃ tat sat. Thus ends the seventh chapter, named ‘Description of the Nature of the Sacred Field of Svānanda,’ in the story of Vikaṭa, in the sixth section of the venerable Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa, the venerable ultimate Purāṇa-Upaniṣad.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.6.7.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.1.78) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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