Ganesha Purana — Upasanakhanda — Chapter 4
GnP 1 4.1
।। अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ।। जातृभिषेकेराजासौ चकार द्विजपूजनम् । मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि ददौ साङ्गं गवायुतम्
|| atha caturtho'dhyāyaḥ || jātṛbhiṣekerājāsau cakāra dvijapūjanam | maṇimuktāpravālāni dadau sāṅgaṃ gavāyutam
Now the fourth chapter. At the consecration that had taken place, this king performed the honouring of the twice-born: he gave gems, pearls and corals, and ten thousand cows together with their appurtenances.
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GnP 1 4.2
तोषयामास सर्वांस्तान् गजगोश्वधनांशुकैः । नानादेश्यानिवासांसिसुवर्णांतरितानि च
toṣayāmāsa sarvāṃstān gajagośvadhanāṃśukaiḥ | nānādeśyānivāsāṃsisuvarṇāṃtaritāni ca
He gratified all of them with elephants, cows, horses, wealth, and garments — cloths from various regions, interwoven with gold,
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GnP 1 4.3
नानावर्णानि काश्मीर देशजानि महान्ति च । राजभ्योराजपत्नीभ्यो ग्राममुख्येभ्य एव च
nānāvarṇāni kāśmīra deśajāni mahānti ca | rājabhyorājapatnībhyo grāmamukhyebhya eva ca
— tr. refused: cyber
GnP 1 4.4
तदृत्येभ्यो गुणिभ्यश्च ददौ राजा यथार्हतः । अमात्येभ्योददग्वन्यान् ग्रामान् बहुधनान्यपि
tadṛtyebhyo guṇibhyaśca dadau rājā yathārhataḥ | amātyebhyodadagvanyān grāmān bahudhanānyapi
To others of that sort and to the deserving the king gave according to their worth; and to his ministers he gave other villages and much wealth as well.
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GnP 1 4.5
ततो वनं ययौ राजा दुःखशोकसमन्वितः । पूर्वजन्मार्जितैर्दोषैरत्यन्तमलिनोऽशुचिः
tato vanaṃ yayau rājā duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ | pūrvajanmārjitairdoṣairatyantamalino'śuciḥ
Then the king went to the forest, filled with grief and sorrow, exceedingly defiled and impure through the faults accumulated in a former birth.
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GnP 1 4.6
तस्मिन्प्रयाते लोकानां हाहाकारोमहानभूत् । स्वं स्वं कार्यं विहायैव प्रतिजग्मुर्जनाधिपम्
tasminprayāte lokānāṃ hāhākāromahānabhūt | svaṃ svaṃ kāryaṃ vihāyaiva pratijagmurjanādhipam
When he had departed, a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" arose among the people; abandoning each his own task, they went after the lord of men.
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GnP 1 4.7
अमात्याराजभार्याश्च हेमकण्ठः सुहृद्वृतः । उत्तिष्ठन्प्रपतन्यातःस्खलन्धावन्रुदन्नपि
amātyārājabhāryāśca hemakaṇṭhaḥ suhṛdvṛtaḥ | uttiṣṭhanprapatanyātaḥskhalandhāvanrudannapi
The ministers and the king's wives, and Hemakaṇṭha surrounded by friends — (they came) rising up, falling down, setting out, stumbling, running, and weeping too.
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GnP 1 4.8
अमात्यानागरास्तन्तु दुःखिताअप्यवारयन् । गव्यूतिद्वितयंगत्वा तस्थौ राजा श्रमान्वितः
amātyānāgarāstantu duḥkhitāapyavārayan | gavyūtidvitayaṃgatvā tasthau rājā śramānvitaḥ
But the ministers and the townsfolk, though grieving, held (him) back. Having gone two gavyūtis, the king halted, overcome with weariness.
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GnP 1 4.9
दृष्ट्वा वापीं शीतजलां नानावृक्षसमन्वितम् । उवाच नागरान्सर्वानमात्यान्स्वजनानपि
dṛṣṭvā vāpīṃ śītajalāṃ nānāvṛkṣasamanvitam | uvāca nāgarānsarvānamātyānsvajanānapi
Seeing a pool with cool water, furnished with various trees, he spoke to all the townsfolk, to the ministers, and to his own people as well.
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GnP 1 4.10
अपराद्धं मयायद्यच्चिरं राज्यं प्रकुर्वता । तत्क्षन्तव्यं नमाम्येष बध्वोंञ्जलिपुटं जनाः
aparāddhaṃ mayāyadyacciraṃ rājyaṃ prakurvatā | tatkṣantavyaṃ namāmyeṣa badhvoṃñjalipuṭaṃ janāḥ
Whatever wrong I have done while ruling the kingdom for so long, that must be forgiven; here I bow, folding my hands, O people.
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GnP 1 4.11
कृपाविधेया पुत्रे मे यदि दैवात्समागते । विज्ञापयामिवः सर्वान्मयिस्नेहोनहीयताम्
kṛpāvidheyā putre me yadi daivātsamāgate | vijñāpayāmivaḥ sarvānmayisnehonahīyatām
You are to show favour to my son, if by fate (this) has come about; I make this request of you all: let your affection for me not diminish.
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GnP 1 4.12
गच्छन्तु नगरं सर्वे सस्त्रीवृद्धाः समागताः । पुत्रेण पाल्यमाना मे तिष्ठन्तु विगतज्वराः
gacchantu nagaraṃ sarve sastrīvṛddhāḥ samāgatāḥ | putreṇa pālyamānā me tiṣṭhantu vigatajvarāḥ
Let all who have assembled go to the city, together with the women and the elders; guarded by my son, let them dwell free of distress.
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GnP 1 4.13
अनुजानं तु मां सर्वे सुचित्तोयाम्यहं वनम् । युष्मासुतु प्रयातेषु मनो मे निश्चलं भवेत्
anujānaṃ tu māṃ sarve sucittoyāmyahaṃ vanam | yuṣmāsutu prayāteṣu mano me niścalaṃ bhavet
Let all give me leave; with a glad mind I go to the forest. Only when you have departed will my mind become steady.
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GnP 1 4.14
उपकारं महान्तं मे कुर्वन्तु कृपयाखिलाः । दुःखितोनिष्ठुरं वक्तुंमर्तुकामोपिनोत्सहे
upakāraṃ mahāntaṃ me kurvantu kṛpayākhilāḥ | duḥkhitoniṣṭhuraṃ vaktuṃmartukāmopinotsahe
Let all of you do me this great service out of compassion: grieving as I am, and though I wish to die, I cannot bring myself to speak harshly.
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GnP 1 4.15
महत्पापं मयैवैतज्जन्मजन्मान्तरार्जितम् । यद्वियोगो हि राज्यस्य लोकानां हितकारिणाम्
mahatpāpaṃ mayaivaitajjanmajanmāntarārjitam | yadviyogo hi rājyasya lokānāṃ hitakāriṇām
This is a great sin acquired by me myself in birth after birth, that there is (this) separation from the kingdom and from the people who work for its good.
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GnP 1 4.16
परन्तु किं करोम्येष यद्गलत्कुष्ठवानहम् । सर्वोपि स्वकृतं भुङ्ते सुकृतं दुष्कृतं तथा
parantu kiṃ karomyeṣa yadgalatkuṣṭhavānaham | sarvopi svakṛtaṃ bhuṅte sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ tathā
But what am I to do, since I am a man with wasting leprosy? Everyone experiences what he himself has done, both the good deed and the bad.
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GnP 1 4.17
सूत उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञो मूर्च्छिता: सुहृदस्तथा । घ्नन्तः केचित्पाणितलैः शिरांसि भृशदुःखिताः
sūta uvāca || iti śrutvā vaco rājño mūrcchitā: suhṛdastathā | ghnantaḥ kecitpāṇitalaiḥ śirāṃsi bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ
The Sūta said: Hearing this speech of the king, his friends fainted away, and some, exceedingly grieved, beat their heads with the palms of their hands.
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GnP 1 4.18
केचित्परस्परंचक्रुरभिज्ञाः पण्डिताश्च ये । सान्त्वनं पूर्वजातानां नृपाणां चरितैर्नृपे
kecitparasparaṃcakrurabhijñāḥ paṇḍitāśca ye | sāntvanaṃ pūrvajātānāṃ nṛpāṇāṃ caritairnṛpe
Some, those who were experienced and learned, offered one another consolation regarding the king with the deeds of kings born in earlier times.
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GnP 1 4.19
अनिर्वाच्यामवस्थां तत्समीक्ष्येयुरथापरे । यथास्वरूपेविज्ञाते योगिनो ज्ञानरत्तयः
anirvācyāmavasthāṃ tatsamīkṣyeyurathāpare | yathāsvarūpevijñāte yogino jñānarattayaḥ
And others, contemplating that indescribable condition, went (their way), as yogins rich in knowledge (do) when the true nature (of things) has been understood.
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GnP 1 4.20
दुःखितं सोमकान्तं तं वनं गन्तुं समुत्सुकुम् । नियम्य दुःखं धैर्येण धीराः केचिदथाब्रुवन्
duḥkhitaṃ somakāntaṃ taṃ vanaṃ gantuṃ samutsukum | niyamya duḥkhaṃ dhairyeṇa dhīrāḥ kecidathābruvan
Then some steadfast men, restraining their grief by firmness, spoke to that grieving Somakānta, who was eager to go to the forest.
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GnP 1 4.21
जना ऊचुः ।। पोषयित्वा पालयित्वा ननस्त्वं त्यक्तुमर्हसि । यथा न त्यजते शैत्यं जलमुष्णंतनूनपात्
janā ūcuḥ || poṣayitvā pālayitvā nanastvaṃ tyaktumarhasi | yathā na tyajate śaityaṃ jalamuṣṇaṃtanūnapāt
The people said: Having nourished and protected us, you ought not to abandon us — just as water does not abandon coolness, nor fire heat,
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GnP 1 4.22
मर्यादां जलधिर्वापि सूर्यःप्रकाश्यमेव च । कथं वा नगरं यामस्त्वां विना जनवत्सल
maryādāṃ jaladhirvāpi sūryaḥprakāśyameva ca | kathaṃ vā nagaraṃ yāmastvāṃ vinā janavatsala
nor the ocean its bounds, nor the sun its shining. How are we to go to the city without you, O you who are tender to your people?
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GnP 1 4.23
यथोडुपतिनाहीनं व्योमतारान्वितं नृप । पुरं तद्वन्नशोभेत त्वां विना शत्रुकर्षण
yathoḍupatināhīnaṃ vyomatārānvitaṃ nṛpa | puraṃ tadvannaśobheta tvāṃ vinā śatrukarṣaṇa
As the sky, though filled with stars, is bereft without the lord of stars, O king, so the city would not shine without you, O crusher of foes.
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GnP 1 4.24
सहै वयामस्तीर्थानि द्वित्राणि वयमप्युत । रूपं ते कान्तिमत्कान्त भविता तीर्थ सेवनात्
sahai vayāmastīrthāni dvitrāṇi vayamapyuta | rūpaṃ te kāntimatkānta bhavitā tīrtha sevanāt
We shall go together to two or three holy fords, we too; your form will become lovely, O beloved one, from attending upon the tīrthas.
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GnP 1 4.25
ततः सहैवयास्यामो नगरं ध्वजसंकुलम् । हर्षेण महता युक्ता वाद्यबन्दिपुरःसराः
tataḥ sahaivayāsyāmo nagaraṃ dhvajasaṃkulam | harṣeṇa mahatā yuktā vādyabandipuraḥsarāḥ
Then we shall go together to the city thick with banners, filled with great joy, with musicians and bards going before us.
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GnP 1 4.26
सूत उवाच ।। इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रोधदूःखसमन्वितः । उवाच राजा तान्नत्वामैवंमैवं पुनः पुनः
sūta uvāca || iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhadūḥkhasamanvitaḥ | uvāca rājā tānnatvāmaivaṃmaivaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
The Sūta said: Hearing that speech of theirs, filled with anger and grief, the king bowed to them and said again and again, "Not so, not so!"
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GnP 1 4.27
ततो ब्रवीद्धेमकण्ठः सामात्योवत्सलं नृपम् । स्नेहकारुण्यभावेन विनयेन समन्वितः
tato bravīddhemakaṇṭhaḥ sāmātyovatsalaṃ nṛpam | snehakāruṇyabhāvena vinayena samanvitaḥ
Then Hemakaṇṭha, together with the ministers, spoke to the affectionate king, filled with love and compassion and with humility.
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GnP 1 4.28
पुत्र उवाच ।। विना त्वां नोत्सहे गन्तुं कर्तुं राज्यं च जीवितुम् । नमया दृष्ट पूर्वस्ते विरहस्तं कथं सेहे
putra uvāca || vinā tvāṃ notsahe gantuṃ kartuṃ rājyaṃ ca jīvitum | namayā dṛṣṭa pūrvaste virahastaṃ kathaṃ sehe
The son said: Without you I have no heart to go, nor to rule the kingdom, nor to live. Never before have I known separation from you — how shall I bear it?
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GnP 1 4.29
राजोवाच ।। एतदर्थं मया पूर्वं धर्मशास्त्रं सुनीतिमत् । उपदिष्टं तव शुभं न वृथाकर्तुमर्हसि
rājovāca || etadarthaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ sunītimat | upadiṣṭaṃ tava śubhaṃ na vṛthākartumarhasi
The king said: It was for this very purpose that I formerly taught you the auspicious treatise on dharma, rich in good policy; you ought not to make it futile.
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GnP 1 4.30
श्रूयते जामदग्न्येन जननी निहतापुरा । पितृवाक्यानुरोधेन नीतिज्ञेन सुधीमता
śrūyate jāmadagnyena jananī nihatāpurā | pitṛvākyānurodhena nītijñena sudhīmatā
It is heard that long ago his mother was slain by Jāmadagnya, who knew policy and was of excellent understanding, in compliance with his father's word.
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GnP 1 4.31
रामस्तु राज्यं त्यक्त्वैव वनं यातः सहानुजः । अपृष्ट्वा कारणं सीतां तत्त्याज लक्ष्मणो वने
rāmastu rājyaṃ tyaktvaiva vanaṃ yātaḥ sahānujaḥ | apṛṣṭvā kāraṇaṃ sītāṃ tattyāja lakṣmaṇo vane
And Rāma, abandoning the kingdom outright, went to the forest with his younger brother; and Lakṣmaṇa, without asking the reason, abandoned Sītā in the forest.
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GnP 1 4.32
हेमकण्ठ पुरं शीघ्रममात्यैस्त्रिभिरन्वितः । अतो ममाज्ञया गच्छ कुरु राज्यं मयार्पितम्
hemakaṇṭha puraṃ śīghramamātyaistribhiranvitaḥ | ato mamājñayā gaccha kuru rājyaṃ mayārpitam
Hemakaṇṭha, (go) quickly to the city, accompanied by the three ministers; therefore go by my command and rule the kingdom entrusted (to you) by me.
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GnP 1 4.33
विज्ञेयथाकार्यसक्ते चित्तं तस्य परात्मनि । यथावस्थापिते वित्ते चित्तं लोकस्य वर्त्तते
vijñeyathākāryasakte cittaṃ tasya parātmani | yathāvasthāpite vitte cittaṃ lokasya varttate
It should be understood that just as, for one intent upon his task, his mind is upon another, and just as the mind of people dwells on wealth that has been deposited (in safe keeping) —
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GnP 1 4.34
तथामयि वनं याते स्वान्तं मे त्वयिवर्त्तते । दैवयोगेन सुभगो जातोयास्ये पुनर्गृहम्
tathāmayi vanaṃ yāte svāntaṃ me tvayivarttate | daivayogena subhago jātoyāsye punargṛham
— so, when I have gone to the forest, my mind will dwell upon you. If by the working of fate I become fortunate, I shall come home again.
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GnP 1 4.35
भविष्यति तथा धर्मो मद्वाक्यं कारिणस्तव । न तथा सहया तेन तस्माद्गच्छ व्रजामि च
bhaviṣyati tathā dharmo madvākyaṃ kāriṇastava | na tathā sahayā tena tasmādgaccha vrajāmi ca
Thus dharma will come about for you who carry out my word; it will not be so if you come with me. Therefore go, and I too shall depart.
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GnP 1 4.36
सूत उवाच ।। अमात्यानागरापुत्रः प्रयातुं कृतमानसाः । कष्टेन महतायुक्ता नमश्चक्रुर्नृपं तदा
sūta uvāca || amātyānāgarāputraḥ prayātuṃ kṛtamānasāḥ | kaṣṭena mahatāyuktā namaścakrurnṛpaṃ tadā
The bard said: The ministers, the citizens, and the son, having made up their minds to depart, overcome with great distress, then made obeisance to the king.
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GnP 1 4.37
अनज्ञातास्ततस्तेन आशीर्भिभिनन्द्य च । प्रदक्षिणी कृत्य नृपं निवृत्ता नगरंप्रति
anajñātāstatastena āśīrbhibhinandya ca | pradakṣiṇī kṛtya nṛpaṃ nivṛttā nagaraṃprati
Then, given leave by him, and greeting (him) with blessings, and having circumambulated the king, they turned back toward the city.
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GnP 1 4.38
अग्रेकृत्वा महासेनां गजाश्वरथपत्तिनाम् । छत्रध्वजयुतोमानी हेमकण्ठोऽगमत्पुरीम्
agrekṛtvā mahāsenāṃ gajāśvarathapattinām | chatradhvajayutomānī hemakaṇṭho'gamatpurīm
Placing in front a great army of elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers, proud Hemakaṇṭha, furnished with parasol and banner, went to the city.
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