Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 10
PdP 1 10.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच। एकोद्दिष्टं ततो वक्ष्ये यदुक्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा। मृते पुत्रैर्यथाकार्यमाशौचं च पितुर्यदि
pulastya uvāca| ekoddiṣṭaṃ tato vakṣye yaduktaṃ brahmaṇā purā| mṛte putrairyathākāryamāśaucaṃ ca pituryadi
Pulastya said: Next I shall declare the ekoddiṣṭa rite, which was spoken of old by Brahmā — what is to be done by sons when (the father) has died, and the impurity, if it is for the father.
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PdP 1 10.2
दशाहं शावमाशौचं ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते। क्षत्रियेषु दश द्वे च पक्षं वैश्येषु चैव हि
daśāhaṃ śāvamāśaucaṃ brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate| kṣatriyeṣu daśa dve ca pakṣaṃ vaiśyeṣu caiva hi
A death-impurity of ten days is prescribed for a brahmin; among kṣatriyas twelve, and among vaiśyas a fortnight.
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PdP 1 10.3
शूद्रेषु मासमाशौचं सपिंडेषु विधीयते। नैशमाचूडमाशौचं त्रिरात्रं परतः स्मृतम्
śūdreṣu māsamāśaucaṃ sapiṃḍeṣu vidhīyate| naiśamācūḍamāśaucaṃ trirātraṃ parataḥ smṛtam
Among śūdras an impurity of a month is prescribed for the sapiṇḍas. For (a child) before the tonsure the impurity is of one night; beyond that, three nights are taught.
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PdP 1 10.4
जननेप्येवमेव स्यात्सर्ववर्णेषु सर्वदा। अस्थिसंचयनादूर्ध्वमङ्गस्पर्शो विधीयते
jananepyevameva syātsarvavarṇeṣu sarvadā| asthisaṃcayanādūrdhvamaṅgasparśo vidhīyate
At a birth too it is just the same, always, in all the classes. From the gathering of the bones onward, the touching of the body is permitted.
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PdP 1 10.5
प्रेताय पिंडदानं तु द्वादशाहं समाचरेत्। पाथेयं तस्य तत्प्रोक्तं यतः प्रीतिकरं महत्
pretāya piṃḍadānaṃ tu dvādaśāhaṃ samācaret| pātheyaṃ tasya tatproktaṃ yataḥ prītikaraṃ mahat
But the giving of piṇḍas to the deceased one should carry out for twelve days; that is called his provision for the journey, since it gives him great satisfaction.
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PdP 1 10.6
यस्मात्प्रेतपुरं प्रेतो द्वादशाहेन नीयते। गृहे पुत्रकलत्रं च द्वादशाहं प्रपश्यति
yasmātpretapuraṃ preto dvādaśāhena nīyate| gṛhe putrakalatraṃ ca dvādaśāhaṃ prapaśyati
Since the departed one is led to the city of the pretas in twelve days, and for twelve days he keeps looking at his son and wife in the house —
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PdP 1 10.7
तस्मान्निधेयमाकाशे दशरात्रं पयस्तथा। सर्वदाहोपशांत्यर्थमध्वश्रमविनाशनम्
tasmānnidheyamākāśe daśarātraṃ payastathā| sarvadāhopaśāṃtyarthamadhvaśramavināśanam
therefore milk should be set out in the open air for ten nights, for the quelling of all burning (thirst) and for the removal of the weariness of the road.
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PdP 1 10.8
ततस्त्वेकादशाहेपि द्विजानेकादशैव तु। गोत्रादिसूतकांते च भोजयेन्मनुजो द्विजान्
tatastvekādaśāhepi dvijānekādaśaiva tu| gotrādisūtakāṃte ca bhojayenmanujo dvijān
Then on the eleventh day (he should feed) eleven brahmins; and at the end of the impurity affecting the gotra and the rest, the man should feed brahmins.
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PdP 1 10.9
द्वितीयेह्नि पुनस्तद्वदेकोद्दिष्टं समाचरेत्। नावाहनाग्नौकरणं दैवहीनं विधानतः
dvitīyehni punastadvadekoddiṣṭaṃ samācaret| nāvāhanāgnaukaraṇaṃ daivahīnaṃ vidhānataḥ
On the second day again he should likewise perform the ekoddiṣṭa rite: without invocation, without the offering into the fire, and without the divine portion, according to the prescription.
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PdP 1 10.10
एकं पवित्रमेकोर्घ एकः पिंडो विधीयते। उपतिष्ठतामिति वदेद्देयं पश्चात्तिलोदकं
ekaṃ pavitramekorgha ekaḥ piṃḍo vidhīyate| upatiṣṭhatāmiti vadeddeyaṃ paścāttilodakaṃ
One pavitra (purifying grass), one arghya offering, one piṇḍa is prescribed; he should say "Let (him) be present," and afterwards water with sesame is to be given.
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PdP 1 10.11
स्वास्ति ब्रूयाद्विप्रकरे विसर्गे चाभिरम्यताम्। शेषं पूर्ववदत्रापि कार्यं वेदविदो विदुः
svāsti brūyādviprakare visarge cābhiramyatām| śeṣaṃ pūrvavadatrāpi kāryaṃ vedavido viduḥ
He should say "May it be well" to the assembly of brahmins, and at the dismissal, "Let (him) be pleased." The rest here too is to be done as before — so the knowers of the Veda know.
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PdP 1 10.12
अनेन विधिना सर्वमनुमासं समाचरेत्। सूतकांते द्वितीयेह्नि शय्यां दद्याद्विलक्षणाम्
anena vidhinā sarvamanumāsaṃ samācaret| sūtakāṃte dvitīyehni śayyāṃ dadyādvilakṣaṇām
By this procedure he should perform everything month by month; and at the end of the impurity, on the second day, he should give an exceptional bed.
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PdP 1 10.13
कांचनं पुरुषं तद्वत्फलवस्त्रसमन्वितम्। प्रपूज्य द्विजदांपत्यं नानाभरणभूषितम्
kāṃcanaṃ puruṣaṃ tadvatphalavastrasamanvitam| prapūjya dvijadāṃpatyaṃ nānābharaṇabhūṣitam
Likewise a golden man, together with fruit and cloth; and having honoured a brahmin couple adorned with various ornaments,
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PdP 1 10.14
उपवेश्य तु शय्यायां मधुपर्कं ततो ददेत्। रजतस्य तु पात्रेण दधिदुग्धसमन्वितम्
upaveśya tu śayyāyāṃ madhuparkaṃ tato dadet| rajatasya tu pātreṇa dadhidugdhasamanvitam
having seated (them) on the bed, he should then give the honey-mixture, in a silver vessel, together with curds and milk.
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PdP 1 10.15
अस्थिलालाटिकं गृह्य सूक्ष्मं कृत्वा विमिश्रयेत्। पाययेदिद्वजदांपत्यं पितृभक्त्या समन्वितः
asthilālāṭikaṃ gṛhya sūkṣmaṃ kṛtvā vimiśrayet| pāyayedidvajadāṃpatyaṃ pitṛbhaktyā samanvitaḥ
Taking the forehead bone (of the deceased), having made it fine (powder), he should mix it in; filled with devotion to his father, he should have the brahmin couple drink it.
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PdP 1 10.16
एष एव विधिर्दृष्टः पार्वतीयैर्द्विजोतमैः। तेन दुष्टा तु सा शय्या न ग्राह्या द्विजसत्तमैः
eṣa eva vidhirdṛṣṭaḥ pārvatīyairdvijotamaiḥ| tena duṣṭā tu sā śayyā na grāhyā dvijasattamaiḥ
This very rule is one seen by the mountain-dwelling foremost brahmins; because of it that bed is defiled and is not to be accepted by the best of brahmins.
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PdP 1 10.17
गृहीतायां तु तस्यां हि पुनः संस्कारमर्हति। वेदे चैव पुराणे च शय्या सर्वत्र गर्हिता
gṛhītāyāṃ tu tasyāṃ hi punaḥ saṃskāramarhati| vede caiva purāṇe ca śayyā sarvatra garhitā
But if it has been accepted, one deserves (must undergo) purification again; both in the Veda and in the Purāṇa the bed(-gift) is everywhere censured.
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PdP 1 10.18
ग्रहीतारस्तु जायन्ते सर्वे नरकगामिनः। ग्रथितां वसुजालेन शय्यां दांपत्यसेविताम्
grahītārastu jāyante sarve narakagāminaḥ| grathitāṃ vasujālena śayyāṃ dāṃpatyasevitām
And those who accept it are all born as goers to hell. The bed strung with a net of wealth (gold) and used by the couple —
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PdP 1 10.19
ये स्पृशंति न जानंतः सर्वे नरकगामिनः। नवश्राद्धेन भोक्तव्यं भुक्त्वा चांद्रायणं चरेत्
ye spṛśaṃti na jānaṃtaḥ sarve narakagāminaḥ| navaśrāddhena bhoktavyaṃ bhuktvā cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ caret
those who touch it without knowing all go to hell; (only) with the new-death śrāddha is it to be eaten from, and having eaten one should perform the cāndrāyaṇa penance.
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PdP 1 10.20
पितृभक्त्या तु पुत्राणां कार्यमेव सदा भवेत्। वृषोत्सर्गं च कुर्वीत देया च कपिला शुभा
pitṛbhaktyā tu putrāṇāṃ kāryameva sadā bhavet| vṛṣotsargaṃ ca kurvīta deyā ca kapilā śubhā
Out of devotion to the father it should always be done by sons; and he should perform the release of a bull, and an auspicious tawny cow should be given.
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PdP 1 10.21
उदकुंभश्च दातव्यो भक्ष्यभोज्यफलान्वितः। यावदब्दं नरश्रेष्ठ सतिलोदकपूर्वकम्
udakuṃbhaśca dātavyo bhakṣyabhojyaphalānvitaḥ| yāvadabdaṃ naraśreṣṭha satilodakapūrvakam
And a water-jar is to be given, together with foods to chew and to eat and with fruits, for a full year, O best of men, preceded by (the offering of) water with sesame.
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PdP 1 10.22
ततः संवत्सरे पूर्णे सपिंडीकरणं भवेत्। सपिंडीकरणादूर्द्ध्वं प्रेतः पार्वणभुग्यतः
tataḥ saṃvatsare pūrṇe sapiṃḍīkaraṇaṃ bhavet| sapiṃḍīkaraṇādūrddhvaṃ pretaḥ pārvaṇabhugyataḥ
Then, when the year is complete, the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa should take place; for after the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa the departed one eats at the pārvaṇa rites.
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PdP 1 10.23
वृद्धिपूर्वेषु कार्येषु गृहस्थस्य भवेत्ततः। सपिंडीकरणं श्राद्धं देवपूर्वं नियोजयेत्
vṛddhipūrveṣu kāryeṣu gṛhasthasya bhavettataḥ| sapiṃḍīkaraṇaṃ śrāddhaṃ devapūrvaṃ niyojayet
Thereafter, in the householder's rites beginning with the vṛddhi (prosperity) offerings, it applies; the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa śrāddha he should perform with the gods placed first.
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PdP 1 10.24
पितॄनावाहयेत्तत्र पृथक्प्रेतं विनिर्दिशेत्। गंधोदकतिलैर्युक्तं कुर्यात्पात्रचतुष्टयम्
pitṝnāvāhayettatra pṛthakpretaṃ vinirdiśet| gaṃdhodakatilairyuktaṃ kuryātpātracatuṣṭayam
There he should invoke the fathers, and should designate the departed one separately; he should prepare four vessels furnished with fragrant water and sesame.
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PdP 1 10.25
अर्घ्यार्थं पितृपात्रेषु प्रेतपात्रं प्रसेचयेत्। तद्वत्संकल्प्य चतुरः पिंडान्पितृपरस्तदा
arghyārthaṃ pitṛpātreṣu pretapātraṃ prasecayet| tadvatsaṃkalpya caturaḥ piṃḍānpitṛparastadā
For the arghya offering he should pour the departed one's vessel into the vessels of the fathers; and then, devoted to the fathers, having likewise resolved upon four piṇḍas,
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PdP 1 10.26
ये समाना इति द्वाभ्यामन्नं तु विभजेत्त्रिधा। अनेन विधिना चार्घ्यं पूर्वमेव प्रदापयेत्
ye samānā iti dvābhyāmannaṃ tu vibhajettridhā| anena vidhinā cārghyaṃ pūrvameva pradāpayet
With the two (verses) beginning "ye samānāḥ" one should divide the food in three; and by this rule one should have the arghya presented beforehand.
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PdP 1 10.27
ततः पितृत्वमापन्नस्स चतुर्थस्तदा त्वनु। अग्निष्वात्तादि मध्ये तु प्राप्नोत्यमृतमुत्तमम्
tataḥ pitṛtvamāpannassa caturthastadā tvanu| agniṣvāttādi madhye tu prāpnotyamṛtamuttamam
Then he, the fourth, having attained the status of a father, thereafter obtains the highest nectar in the midst of Agniṣvātta and the rest.
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PdP 1 10.28
सपिण्डीकरणादूर्ध्वं पृथक्तस्मै न दीयते। पितृष्वेव च दातव्यं तत्पिंडं येषु संस्थितम्
sapiṇḍīkaraṇādūrdhvaṃ pṛthaktasmai na dīyate| pitṛṣveva ca dātavyaṃ tatpiṃḍaṃ yeṣu saṃsthitam
After the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, (an offering) is not given to him separately; that piṇḍa is to be given to the fathers themselves, among whom he has been established.
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PdP 1 10.29
ततः प्रभृति संक्रान्तावुपरागादि पर्वसु। त्रिपिंडमाचरेच्छ्राद्धमेकोद्दिष्टं मृतेहनि
tataḥ prabhṛti saṃkrāntāvuparāgādi parvasu| tripiṃḍamācarecchrāddhamekoddiṣṭaṃ mṛtehani
From then on, at a saṃkrānti, at an eclipse and the other parvan days, one should perform the śrāddha with three piṇḍas; on the day of death, the ekoddiṣṭa.
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PdP 1 10.30
एकोद्दिष्टं परित्यज्य मृताहे यः समाचरेत्। स दैवं पितृहा स स्यात्तथा भ्रातृविनाशकः
ekoddiṣṭaṃ parityajya mṛtāhe yaḥ samācaret| sa daivaṃ pitṛhā sa syāttathā bhrātṛvināśakaḥ
He who, abandoning the ekoddiṣṭa, performs (the pārvaṇa) on the day of death would be a slayer of the gods and of the fathers, and likewise a destroyer of his brothers.
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PdP 1 10.31
मृताहे पार्वणं कुर्वन्नधो याति स मानवः। संपृक्ते स्वर्गती भावे प्रेतमोक्षो यतो भवेत्
mṛtāhe pārvaṇaṃ kurvannadho yāti sa mānavaḥ| saṃpṛkte svargatī bhāve pretamokṣo yato bhavet
Performing the pārvaṇa on the day of death, that man goes downward; when the condition (of the deceased) is joined with the going to heaven, then release of the preta comes about.
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PdP 1 10.32
आमश्राद्धं तदा कुर्याद्विधिज्ञः श्राद्धदस्ततः। तेनाग्नौकरणं कुर्यात्पिंडांस्तेनैव निर्वपेत्
āmaśrāddhaṃ tadā kuryādvidhijñaḥ śrāddhadastataḥ| tenāgnaukaraṇaṃ kuryātpiṃḍāṃstenaiva nirvapet
Then the giver of the śrāddha, knowing the rule, should perform the āma-śrāddha (with uncooked food); with that he should perform the offering into the fire, and with that same (food) he should set out the piṇḍas.
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PdP 1 10.33
त्रिभिः सपिंडीकरणं मासैक्ये त्रितये तथा। यदा प्राप्स्यति कालेन तदा मुच्येत बंधनात्
tribhiḥ sapiṃḍīkaraṇaṃ māsaikye tritaye tathā| yadā prāpsyati kālena tadā mucyeta baṃdhanāt
The sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (is done) with three (piṇḍas); when there is a unity of a month, and likewise in the threefold (case) — when he attains (it) in due time, then he would be freed from bondage.
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PdP 1 10.34
मुक्तोपि लेपभागित्वं प्राप्नोति कुशमार्जनात्। लेपभाजश्चतुर्थाद्यास्त्रयः स्युः पिंडभागिनः
muktopi lepabhāgitvaṃ prāpnoti kuśamārjanāt| lepabhājaścaturthādyāstrayaḥ syuḥ piṃḍabhāginaḥ
Even when released, he attains a share in the smearings, because of the wiping of the kuśa grass; the sharers of the smearings are the three beginning with the fourth, (while the first three) are sharers of the piṇḍas.
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PdP 1 10.35
पिण्डदः सप्तमस्तेषां सपिंडाः सप्तपूरुषाः। भीष्म उवाच। कथं हव्यानि देयानि कव्यानि च जनैरिह
piṇḍadaḥ saptamasteṣāṃ sapiṃḍāḥ saptapūruṣāḥ| bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ havyāni deyāni kavyāni ca janairiha
The giver of the piṇḍa is the seventh of them; the sapiṇḍas are seven persons. Bhīṣma said: How are the offerings to the gods and to the fathers to be given by people here?
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PdP 1 10.36
गृह्णंति पितृलोके वा प्रायः के कैर्निगद्यते। यदि मर्त्ये द्विजो भुंक्ते हूयते यदि वानले
gṛhṇaṃti pitṛloke vā prāyaḥ ke kairnigadyate| yadi martye dvijo bhuṃkte hūyate yadi vānale
Or do they receive (them) in the world of the fathers? Who, generally, is said (to receive) from whom? If a twice-born eats (the food) in the mortal world, or if it is offered in the fire,
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PdP 1 10.37
शुभाशुभात्मकाः प्रेतास्तदन्नं भुंजते कथम्। पुलस्त्य उवाच। वसुस्वरूपाः पितरो रुद्राश्चैव पितामहाः
śubhāśubhātmakāḥ pretāstadannaṃ bhuṃjate katham| pulastya uvāca| vasusvarūpāḥ pitaro rudrāścaiva pitāmahāḥ
how do the departed, whose nature is good or bad, eat that food? Pulastya said: The fathers have the form of the Vasus, and the grandfathers of the Rudras,
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PdP 1 10.38
प्रपितामहास्तथादित्या इत्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः। नामगोत्रं पितॄणां तु प्रापकं हव्यकव्ययोः
prapitāmahāstathādityā ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ| nāmagotraṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu prāpakaṃ havyakavyayoḥ
and the great-grandfathers of the Ādityas — this is the Vedic teaching. It is the name and the lineage that conveys to the fathers the offerings to gods and to fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.39
श्राद्धस्य मन्त्रतस्तत्वमुपलभ्येत भक्तितः। अग्निष्वात्तादयस्तेषामाधिपत्ये व्यवस्थिताः
śrāddhasya mantratastatvamupalabhyeta bhaktitaḥ| agniṣvāttādayasteṣāmādhipatye vyavasthitāḥ
The real essence of the śrāddha is to be obtained through the mantra and through devotion. Agniṣvātta and the rest are established in lordship over them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.40
नामगोत्रास्तदा देशा भवंत्युद्भवतामपि। प्राणिनः प्रीणयत्येतदर्हणं समुपागतं
nāmagotrāstadā deśā bhavaṃtyudbhavatāmapi| prāṇinaḥ prīṇayatyetadarhaṇaṃ samupāgataṃ
Then the names, lineages and places come to belong even to those (newly) coming into being; this honouring, once it has arrived, gladdens the living being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.41
दिव्यो यदि पिता माता गुरुः कर्मानुयोगतः। तस्यान्नममृतं भूत्वा दिव्यत्त्वेप्यनुगच्छति
divyo yadi pitā mātā guruḥ karmānuyogataḥ| tasyānnamamṛtaṃ bhūtvā divyattvepyanugacchati
If the father, the mother, or the teacher is a divine being through the working of karma, his food, becoming nectar, follows (him) even in that divine state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.42
दैत्यत्वे भोगरूपेण पशुत्वेपि तृणं भवेत्। श्राद्धान्नं वायुरूपेण नागत्वेप्युपतिष्ठति
daityatve bhogarūpeṇa paśutvepi tṛṇaṃ bhavet| śrāddhānnaṃ vāyurūpeṇa nāgatvepyupatiṣṭhati
In the state of a daitya it becomes a form of enjoyment; even in the animal state it becomes grass; in the state of a nāga the śrāddha food is present in the form of wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.43
पानं भवति यक्षत्वे राक्षसत्वे तथामिषं। दानवत्वे तथा पानं प्रेतत्वे रुधिरोदकम्
pānaṃ bhavati yakṣatve rākṣasatve tathāmiṣaṃ| dānavatve tathā pānaṃ pretatve rudhirodakam
In the state of a yakṣa it becomes drink, and in the state of a rākṣasa flesh; likewise in the state of a dānava, drink; in the state of a preta, water of blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.44
मनुष्यत्वेन्नपानादि नानाभोगवतां भवेत्। रतिशक्तिस्त्रियः कान्तेऽन्येषां भोजनशक्तिता
manuṣyatvennapānādi nānābhogavatāṃ bhavet| ratiśaktistriyaḥ kānte'nyeṣāṃ bhojanaśaktitā
In the human state it becomes food, drink and the rest for those who have various enjoyments; for a woman, the power of love toward her beloved; for others, the capacity to eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.45
दानशक्तिः स विभवा रूपमारोग्यमेव च। श्राद्धपुष्पमिदं प्रोक्तं फलं ब्रह्मसमागमः
dānaśaktiḥ sa vibhavā rūpamārogyameva ca| śrāddhapuṣpamidaṃ proktaṃ phalaṃ brahmasamāgamaḥ
The power to give, prosperity, beauty and health as well — this is declared to be the flower of the śrāddha; its fruit is the meeting with Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.46
आयुः पुत्रान्धनं विद्यां स्वर्गं मोक्षं सुखानि च। प्रयच्छन्ति तथा राज्यं प्रीताः पितृगणा नृप
āyuḥ putrāndhanaṃ vidyāṃ svargaṃ mokṣaṃ sukhāni ca| prayacchanti tathā rājyaṃ prītāḥ pitṛgaṇā nṛpa
Long life, sons, wealth, learning, heaven, liberation and pleasures, and likewise kingship — these the hosts of the fathers bestow when pleased, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.47
श्रूयते च पुरा मोक्षं प्राप्ताः कौशिकसूनवः। पंचभिर्जन्मसंबंधैः प्राप्ता ब्रह्मपरं पदम्
śrūyate ca purā mokṣaṃ prāptāḥ kauśikasūnavaḥ| paṃcabhirjanmasaṃbaṃdhaiḥ prāptā brahmaparaṃ padam
And it is heard that long ago the sons of Kauśika attained liberation: through the connections of five births they reached the supreme station of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.48
भीष्म उवाच। कथं कौशिकदायादाः प्राप्ता योगमनुत्तमम्। पंचभिर्जन्मसंबन्धैः कथं कर्मक्षयो भवेत्
bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ kauśikadāyādāḥ prāptā yogamanuttamam| paṃcabhirjanmasaṃbandhaiḥ kathaṃ karmakṣayo bhavet
Bhīṣma said: How did the heirs of Kauśika attain that unsurpassed yoga? How, through the connections of five births, could the destruction of their karma come about?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.49
पुलस्त्य उवाच। कौशिको नाम धर्मात्मा कुरुक्षेत्रे महानृषिः। नामतः कर्मतस्तस्य पुत्राणां तन्निबोध मे
pulastya uvāca| kauśiko nāma dharmātmā kurukṣetre mahānṛṣiḥ| nāmataḥ karmatastasya putrāṇāṃ tannibodha me
Pulastya said: There was a great seer named Kauśika, righteous of soul, in Kurukṣetra. Learn from me of his sons, by their names and by their deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.50
स्वसृपः क्रोधनो हिंस्रः पिशुनः कविरेव च। वाग्दुष्टः पितृवर्ती च गर्गशिष्यास्तदाभवन्५० 1.10.
svasṛpaḥ krodhano hiṃsraḥ piśunaḥ kavireva ca| vāgduṣṭaḥ pitṛvartī ca gargaśiṣyāstadābhavan50 1.10.
Svasṛpa, Krodhana, Hiṃsra, Piśuna, and Kavi, and Vāgduṣṭa and Pitṛvartī — they then became disciples of Garga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.51
पितर्युपरते तेषामभूद्दुर्भिक्षमुल्बणं। अनावृष्टिश्च महती सर्वलोकभयंकरी
pitaryuparate teṣāmabhūddurbhikṣamulbaṇaṃ| anāvṛṣṭiśca mahatī sarvalokabhayaṃkarī
When their father had passed away, there came a terrible famine, and a great drought that struck fear into all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.52
गर्गादेशाद्वने दोग्ध्रीं रक्षंति च तपोधनाः। खादामः कपिलामेतां वयं क्षुत्पीडिता भृशं
gargādeśādvane dogdhrīṃ rakṣaṃti ca tapodhanāḥ| khādāmaḥ kapilāmetāṃ vayaṃ kṣutpīḍitā bhṛśaṃ
At Garga's command those rich in austerity were guarding a milk-cow in the forest. (They said:) "Tormented by hunger as we are, let us eat this brown cow."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.53
इति चिंतयतां पापं लघुः प्राह तदानुजः। यद्यवश्यमियं वध्या श्राद्धरूपेण योज्यतां
iti ciṃtayatāṃ pāpaṃ laghuḥ prāha tadānujaḥ| yadyavaśyamiyaṃ vadhyā śrāddharūpeṇa yojyatāṃ
As they were thus contemplating this sin, the youngest, their junior brother, said: "If she must inevitably be killed, let it be done under the form of a śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.54
श्राद्धे नियोज्यमानायां पापं नश्यति नो ध्रुवं। एवं कुर्वित्यनुज्ञातः पितृवर्ती तदानुजैः
śrāddhe niyojyamānāyāṃ pāpaṃ naśyati no dhruvaṃ| evaṃ kurvityanujñātaḥ pitṛvartī tadānujaiḥ
If she is employed in a śrāddha, our sin will surely be destroyed." Being authorized by his younger brothers with "Do so," Pitṛvartī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.55
चक्रे समाहितः श्राद्धमुपयुज्याथ तां पुनः। द्वौ दैवे भ्रातरो कृत्वा पित्र्ये त्रींश्चापरान्क्रमात्
cakre samāhitaḥ śrāddhamupayujyātha tāṃ punaḥ| dvau daive bhrātaro kṛtvā pitrye trīṃścāparānkramāt
with concentrated mind performed the śrāddha, employing her (the cow); making two of the brothers (stand) for the deity-portion and three others, in order, for the ancestral portion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.56
तथैकमतिथिं कृत्वा श्राद्धदः स्वयमेव तु। चकार मंत्रवच्छ्राद्धं स्मरन्पितृपरायणः
tathaikamatithiṃ kṛtvā śrāddhadaḥ svayameva tu| cakāra maṃtravacchrāddhaṃ smaranpitṛparāyaṇaḥ
and likewise making one (of them) the guest, the giver of the śrāddha himself performed the śrāddha according to the mantras, devoted to the fathers and remembering them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.57
तदा गत्वा विशंकास्ते गुरवे च न्यवेदयन्। व्याघ्रेण निहता धेनुर्वत्सोयं प्रतिगृह्यतां
tadā gatvā viśaṃkāste gurave ca nyavedayan| vyāghreṇa nihatā dhenurvatsoyaṃ pratigṛhyatāṃ
Then they went without hesitation and reported to their teacher: "The cow has been killed by a tiger; let this calf be accepted."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.58
एवं सा भक्षिता धेनुः सप्तभिस्तैस्तपोधनैः। वैदिकं बलमाश्रित्य क्रूरे कर्मणि निर्भयाः
evaṃ sā bhakṣitā dhenuḥ saptabhistaistapodhanaiḥ| vaidikaṃ balamāśritya krūre karmaṇi nirbhayāḥ
Thus that cow was eaten by those seven rich in austerity, who, relying on the power of the Veda, were unafraid in a cruel deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.59
ततः काले प्रणष्टास्ते व्याधा दश पुरेभवन्। जातिस्मरत्वं प्राप्तास्ते पितृभावेन भाविताः
tataḥ kāle praṇaṣṭāste vyādhā daśa purebhavan| jātismaratvaṃ prāptāste pitṛbhāvena bhāvitāḥ
Then, when in time they perished, they became ten hunters in a town; they attained the recollection of their (former) births, being made so by their devotion to the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.60
तत्र विज्ञाय वैराग्यं प्राणानुत्सृज्य धर्मतः। लोकैरवीक्ष्यमाणास्ते तीर्थांतेनशनेन तु
tatra vijñāya vairāgyaṃ prāṇānutsṛjya dharmataḥ| lokairavīkṣyamāṇāste tīrthāṃtenaśanena tu
There, having come to know (their past) and (thus) to detachment, they gave up their lives in accordance with dharma, unseen by people, by fasting at the edge of a sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.61
संजाता मृगरूपास्ते सप्त कालंजरे गिरौ। प्राप्तविज्ञानयोगास्ते तत्यजुस्तां निजां तनुम्
saṃjātā mṛgarūpāste sapta kālaṃjare girau| prāptavijñānayogāste tatyajustāṃ nijāṃ tanum
Those seven were born in the form of deer on Mount Kālañjara; having attained the yoga of discriminative knowledge, they abandoned that body of theirs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.62
मम्रुः प्रपतनेनाथ जातवैराग्यमानसाः। मानसे चक्रव्राकास्ते संजाताः सप्तयोगिनः
mamruḥ prapatanenātha jātavairāgyamānasāḥ| mānase cakravrākāste saṃjātāḥ saptayoginaḥ
They died by throwing themselves down, their minds having become detached; then those seven yogins were born as cakravāka birds on Lake Mānasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.63
नामतः कर्मतः सर्वे सुमनाः कुसुमोवसुः। चित्तदर्शी सुदर्शी च ज्ञाता ज्ञानस्य पारगः
nāmataḥ karmataḥ sarve sumanāḥ kusumovasuḥ| cittadarśī sudarśī ca jñātā jñānasya pāragaḥ
All of them by name and by deed (were): Sumanas, Kusuma, Vasu, Cittadarśī, and Sudarśī, Jñātā, and Jñānasya-pāraga ("he who has crossed to the far shore of knowledge").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.64
ज्येष्ठानुरक्ताः श्रेष्ठास्ते सप्तैते योगपावनाः। योगभ्रष्टास्त्रयस्तेषां बभूवुश्चलचेतसः
jyeṣṭhānuraktāḥ śreṣṭhāste saptaite yogapāvanāḥ| yogabhraṣṭāstrayasteṣāṃ babhūvuścalacetasaḥ
Devoted to the eldest, excellent, these seven were purified by yoga; (but) three of them, being of unsteady mind, fell away from yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.65
दृष्ट्वा विभ्राजमानं तमणुहं स्त्रीभिरन्वितम्। क्रीडंतं विविधैर्भोगैर्महाबलपराक्रमम्
dṛṣṭvā vibhrājamānaṃ tamaṇuhaṃ strībhiranvitam| krīḍaṃtaṃ vividhairbhogairmahābalaparākramam
(For) they saw that Aṇuha, shining in splendour, attended by women, playing with pleasures of many kinds, of great strength and prowess,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.66
पञ्चालान्वयसंभूतं प्रभूतबलवाहनम्। राज्यकामोभवत्त्वेकस्तेषां मध्ये जलौकसाम्
pañcālānvayasaṃbhūtaṃ prabhūtabalavāhanam| rājyakāmobhavattvekasteṣāṃ madhye jalaukasām
Born in the lineage of the Pañcālas, possessed of abundant forces and mounts — one among those leeches became desirous of kingship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.67
पितृवर्ती च यो विप्रः श्राद्धकृत्पितृवत्सलः। अपरौ मंत्रिणौ दृष्ट्वा प्रभूतबलवाहनौ
pitṛvartī ca yo vipraḥ śrāddhakṛtpitṛvatsalaḥ| aparau maṃtriṇau dṛṣṭvā prabhūtabalavāhanau
And the brahmin who was devoted to the ancestors, a performer of śrāddha, affectionate toward the fathers — (they two,) seeing the other two ministers possessed of abundant forces and mounts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.68
मंत्रित्वे चक्रतुश्चेच्छामस्मिन्मर्त्यौ द्विजोत्तमौ। विभ्राजपुत्रस्त्वेकोभूद्ब्रह्मदत्त इति स्मृतः
maṃtritve cakratuścecchāmasminmartyau dvijottamau| vibhrājaputrastvekobhūdbrahmadatta iti smṛtaḥ
— those two mortals, best of the twice-born, formed a desire for ministership under him. One became the son of Vibhrāja, known as Brahmadatta,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.69
मंत्रिपुत्रौ तथा चैव पुंडरीकसुबालकौ। ब्रह्मदत्तोभिषिक्तस्तु कांपिल्ये नगरोत्तमे
maṃtriputrau tathā caiva puṃḍarīkasubālakau| brahmadattobhiṣiktastu kāṃpilye nagarottame
and likewise the two minister-sons, Puṇḍarīka and Subālaka. And Brahmadatta was consecrated in Kāmpilya, best of cities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.70
पंचालराजो विक्रांतः श्राद्धकृत्पितृवत्सलः। योगवित्सर्वजंतूनां चित्तवेत्ताभवत्तदा
paṃcālarājo vikrāṃtaḥ śrāddhakṛtpitṛvatsalaḥ| yogavitsarvajaṃtūnāṃ cittavettābhavattadā
the valiant king of the Pañcālas, a performer of śrāddha, affectionate toward the fathers; a knower of yoga, he then became one who knew the minds of all creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.71
तस्य राज्ञोभवद्भार्या सुदेवस्यात्मजा तदा। सन्नतिर्नाम विख्याता कपिलायाभवत्पुरा
tasya rājñobhavadbhāryā sudevasyātmajā tadā| sannatirnāma vikhyātā kapilāyābhavatpurā
That king then had a wife, the daughter of Sudeva, well known by the name Sannati; formerly she had been Kapilā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.72
पितृकार्ये नियुक्तत्वादभवद्ब्रह्मवादिनी। तया चकार सहितः स राज्यं राजनंदनः
pitṛkārye niyuktatvādabhavadbrahmavādinī| tayā cakāra sahitaḥ sa rājyaṃ rājanaṃdanaḥ
Because she was employed in the rite for the fathers, she became a speaker of brahman; together with her that son of a king ruled the kingdom.
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PdP 1 10.73
कदाचिद्गतउद्यानं तया सह स पार्थिवः। ददर्श कीटमिथुनमनंगकलहान्वितम्
kadācidgataudyānaṃ tayā saha sa pārthivaḥ| dadarśa kīṭamithunamanaṃgakalahānvitam
Once, having gone to a garden together with her, that king saw a pair of insects engaged in a lovers' quarrel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.74
पिपीलिकामधोवक्त्रां पुरतः कीटकामुकः। पंचबाणाभितप्तांगः सगद्गदमुवाच ह
pipīlikāmadhovaktrāṃ purataḥ kīṭakāmukaḥ| paṃcabāṇābhitaptāṃgaḥ sagadgadamuvāca ha
Before the she-ant, whose face was turned downward, the amorous male insect, his limbs scorched by the Five-Arrowed one, spoke falteringly:
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PdP 1 10.75
न त्वया सदृशी लोके कामिनी विद्यते क्वचित्। मध्ये क्षीणातिजघना बृहद्वक्त्रातिगामिनी
na tvayā sadṛśī loke kāminī vidyate kvacit| madhye kṣīṇātijaghanā bṛhadvaktrātigāminī
"Nowhere in the world is there a lover to be found like you — slender in the middle, with very ample hips, with a broad face, of surpassing gait,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.76
सुवर्णवर्णसदृशी सद्वक्त्रा चारुहासिनी। आलक्ष्यते च वदनं गुडशर्करवत्सलं
suvarṇavarṇasadṛśī sadvaktrā cāruhāsinī| ālakṣyate ca vadanaṃ guḍaśarkaravatsalaṃ
like gold in colour, with a fine face, sweetly smiling; and your mouth looks fond of jaggery and sugar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.77
भोक्ष्यसे मयि भुक्ते त्वं स्नासि स्नाते तथा मयि। प्रोषिते मयि दीना त्वं क्रुद्धे च भयचंचला
bhokṣyase mayi bhukte tvaṃ snāsi snāte tathā mayi| proṣite mayi dīnā tvaṃ kruddhe ca bhayacaṃcalā
You will eat when I have eaten, you bathe when I have bathed; when I am away from home you are downcast, and when I am angry you tremble with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.78
किमर्थं वद कल्याणि सदाधोवदनास्थिता। सा तमाह ज्वलत्कोपा किमालपसि रे शठ
kimarthaṃ vada kalyāṇi sadādhovadanāsthitā| sā tamāha jvalatkopā kimālapasi re śaṭha
Tell me, good lady, why do you always stay with your face turned down?" Blazing with anger, she said to him: "What are you babbling, you scoundrel?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.79
त्वया मोदकचूर्णं तु मां विहायापि भक्षितम्। प्रादास्त्वं तदतिक्रम्य मामन्यस्यै समन्मथः
tvayā modakacūrṇaṃ tu māṃ vihāyāpi bhakṣitam| prādāstvaṃ tadatikramya māmanyasyai samanmathaḥ
You ate the sweet-powder, leaving me out; passing me over, you gave it to another, out of lust."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.80
पिपीलक उवाच। त्वत्सादृश्यान्मया दत्तमन्यस्यै वरवर्णिनि। तदेकमपराधं मे क्षंतुमर्हसि भामिनि
pipīlaka uvāca| tvatsādṛśyānmayā dattamanyasyai varavarṇini| tadekamaparādhaṃ me kṣaṃtumarhasi bhāmini
The ant said: "It was because of her resemblance to you that I gave it to another, O lady of lovely colour; that one offence of mine you ought to forgive, O passionate one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.81
नैवं पुनः करिष्यामि त्यज कोपं च सुस्तनि। स्पृशामि पादौ सत्येन प्रणतस्य प्रसीद मे
naivaṃ punaḥ kariṣyāmi tyaja kopaṃ ca sustani| spṛśāmi pādau satyena praṇatasya prasīda me
I will not act so again; give up your anger, O fair-breasted one. I touch your feet in truth — be gracious to me, who bow before you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.82
रुष्टायां त्वयि सुश्रोणि मृत्युर्मे पुरतो भवेत्। तुष्टायां त्वयि वामोरु पूर्णाः सर्वमनोरथाः
ruṣṭāyāṃ tvayi suśroṇi mṛtyurme purato bhavet| tuṣṭāyāṃ tvayi vāmoru pūrṇāḥ sarvamanorathāḥ
If you are angry, O fair-hipped one, death stands before me; if you are pleased, O lovely-thighed one, all my wishes are fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.83
पूर्णचंद्रोपमं वक्त्रं स्वादेमृतरसोपमम्। निर्भरं पिब सुश्रोणि कामासक्तस्य मे सदा
pūrṇacaṃdropamaṃ vaktraṃ svādemṛtarasopamam| nirbharaṃ piba suśroṇi kāmāsaktasya me sadā
Drink unstintingly, O fair-hipped one, the face of me who am ever attached to love — a face like the full moon, sweet as the taste of nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.84
एतन्मत्वा शुभे कार्या सर्वदा तु कृपा मयि। इति सा वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्ना चाभवत्ततः
etanmatvā śubhe kāryā sarvadā tu kṛpā mayi| iti sā vacanaṃ śrutvā prasannā cābhavattataḥ
Considering this, O lovely one, you should always show mercy to me." Having heard this speech, she thereupon became pleased,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.85
आत्मानमर्पयामास मोहनाय पिपीलिका। ब्रह्मदत्तोपि तत्सर्वं ज्ञात्वा सस्मयमाहसत्
ātmānamarpayāmāsa mohanāya pipīlikā| brahmadattopi tatsarvaṃ jñātvā sasmayamāhasat
and the she-ant offered herself up for love-making. Brahmadatta too, knowing all that, laughed in amazement,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.86
सर्वसत्वरुतज्ञानी प्रभावात्पूर्वकर्मणः। भीष्म उवाच। कथं सर्वरुतज्ञोभूद्ब्रह्मदत्तो नराधिपः
sarvasatvarutajñānī prabhāvātpūrvakarmaṇaḥ| bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ sarvarutajñobhūdbrahmadatto narādhipaḥ
(He was) a knower of the speech of all creatures, by the power of a former deed. Bhīṣma said: How did Brahmadatta, the ruler of men, come to know the cries of all (creatures)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.87
तच्चापि चाभवत्कुत्र चक्रवाकचतुष्टयं। तन्मे कथय सर्वज्ञ कुले कस्य च सुव्रतम्
taccāpi cābhavatkutra cakravākacatuṣṭayaṃ| tanme kathaya sarvajña kule kasya ca suvratam
And where too did that group of four cakravāka birds come to be? Tell me that, O all-knowing one, and in whose family, (and about) that good vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.88
पुलस्त्य उवाच। तस्मिन्नेव पुरे जाताश्चक्रवाका अथो नृप
pulastya uvāca| tasminneva pure jātāścakravākā atho nṛpa
Pulastya said: In that very city, O king, the cakravākas were then born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.89
वृद्धद्विजस्य दायादा विप्रा जातिस्मरा बुधाः। धृतिमांस्तत्त्वदर्शी च विद्यावर्णस्तपोधिकः
vṛddhadvijasya dāyādā viprā jātismarā budhāḥ| dhṛtimāṃstattvadarśī ca vidyāvarṇastapodhikaḥ
as heirs of an aged brahmin — brahmins, wise, remembering their (former) births: Dhṛtimān, Tattvadarśin, Vidyāvarṇa and Tapodhika,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.90
नामतः कर्मतश्चैव सुदरिद्रस्य ते सुताः। तपसे बुद्धिरभवत्तेषां वै द्विजजन्मनां
nāmataḥ karmataścaiva sudaridrasya te sutāḥ| tapase buddhirabhavatteṣāṃ vai dvijajanmanāṃ
(so named) by name and by deed; they were the sons of Sudaridra. And in those brahmin-born (sons) the resolve arose for ascetic practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.91
यास्यामः परमां सिद्धिमूचुस्ते द्विजसत्तमाः। तत्तेषां वचनं श्रुत्वा सुदरिद्रो महातपाः
yāsyāmaḥ paramāṃ siddhimūcuste dvijasattamāḥ| tatteṣāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sudaridro mahātapāḥ
"We shall go to the highest perfection," said those best of brahmins. Hearing that speech of theirs, Sudaridra of great austerity
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.92
उवाच दीनया वाचा किमेतदिति पुत्रकाः। अधर्म एष वः पुत्रा पिता तानित्युवाच ह
uvāca dīnayā vācā kimetaditi putrakāḥ| adharma eṣa vaḥ putrā pitā tānityuvāca ha
spoke with a pitiful voice: "What is this, my sons? This is unrighteousness on your part, sons" — thus the father said to them,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.93
वृद्धं पितरमुत्सृज्य दरिद्रं वनवासिनम्। क्व नु धर्मोत्र भविता मां त्यक्त्वा गतिमेव च
vṛddhaṃ pitaramutsṛjya daridraṃ vanavāsinam| kva nu dharmotra bhavitā māṃ tyaktvā gatimeva ca
"— abandoning an old father, poor and dwelling in the forest. Where indeed will there be righteousness here for you, having abandoned me, and (where) a good course?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.94
ऊचुस्ते कल्पिता वृत्तिस्तव तात वचश्शृणु। व्रतमेतत्पुरा राज्ञः स ते दास्यति पुष्कलं
ūcuste kalpitā vṛttistava tāta vacaśśṛṇu| vratametatpurā rājñaḥ sa te dāsyati puṣkalaṃ
They said: "A livelihood has been arranged for you, father; hear our word. This vow (belonged) formerly to a king; he will give you abundant
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.95
धनं ग्राम सहस्राणि प्रभाते पठतस्तव। कुरुक्षेत्रे तु ये विप्रा व्याधा दशपुरे तु ये
dhanaṃ grāma sahasrāṇi prabhāte paṭhatastava| kurukṣetre tu ye viprā vyādhā daśapure tu ye
wealth and thousands of villages when you recite (it) at dawn: 'Those who were brahmins in Kurukṣetra, those who were hunters in Daśapura,
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PdP 1 10.96
कालंजरे मृगा भूताश्चक्रवाकास्तु मानसे। इत्युक्त्वा पितरं जग्मुस्ते वनं तपसे पुनः
kālaṃjare mṛgā bhūtāścakravākāstu mānase| ityuktvā pitaraṃ jagmuste vanaṃ tapase punaḥ
who became deer in Kālañjara, and cakravākas in (lake) Mānasa.' " Having said this to their father, they went again to the forest for austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.97
वृद्धोपि स द्विजो राजन्जगाम स्वार्थसिद्धये। अणुहो नाम वैभ्राजः पञ्चालाधिपतिः पुरा
vṛddhopi sa dvijo rājanjagāma svārthasiddhaye| aṇuho nāma vaibhrājaḥ pañcālādhipatiḥ purā
And that old brahmin too, O king, went off to accomplish his own purpose. Formerly there was a lord of the Pañcālas named Aṇuha, of the Vaibhrāja (line),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.98
पुत्रार्थी देवदेवेशं पद्मयोनिं पितामहम्। आराधयामास विभुं तीव्रव्रतपरायणः
putrārthī devadeveśaṃ padmayoniṃ pitāmaham| ārādhayāmāsa vibhuṃ tīvravrataparāyaṇaḥ
who, desiring a son, devoted to severe vows, worshipped the lord of the gods of gods, the lotus-born grandfather (Brahmā), the all-pervading one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.99
ततः कालेन महता तुष्टस्तस्य पितामहः। वरं वरय भद्रं ते हृदयेभीप्सितं नृप
tataḥ kālena mahatā tuṣṭastasya pitāmahaḥ| varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te hṛdayebhīpsitaṃ nṛpa
Then, after a long time, the Grandfather, pleased (said): "Choose a boon; blessings on you; (choose) what is desired in your heart, O king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.100
अणुह उवाच। पुत्रं मे देहि देवेश महाबलपराक्रमम्। पारगं सर्वविद्यानां धार्मिकं योगिनां वरम्१०० 1.10.
aṇuha uvāca| putraṃ me dehi deveśa mahābalaparākramam| pāragaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ dhārmikaṃ yogināṃ varam100 1.10.
Aṇuha said: "Grant me a son of great strength and valour, master of all branches of knowledge, righteous, the best of yogins;
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PdP 1 10.101
सर्वसत्वरुतज्ञं मे देहि योगिनमात्मजम्। एवमस्त्विति विश्वात्मा तमाह परमेश्वरः
sarvasatvarutajñaṃ me dehi yoginamātmajam| evamastviti viśvātmā tamāha parameśvaraḥ
grant me a son who is a yogin and knows the cries of all creatures." "So be it," said the supreme Lord, the Self of all, to him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.102
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां तत्रैवांतरधीयत। ततः स तस्य पुत्रोभूद्ब्रह्मदत्तः प्रतापवान्
paśyatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tatraivāṃtaradhīyata| tataḥ sa tasya putrobhūdbrahmadattaḥ pratāpavān
and vanished there itself while all beings looked on. Then there was born to him that son, the majestic Brahmadatta,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.103
सर्वसत्वानुकंपी च सर्वसत्वबलाधिकः। सर्वसत्वरुतज्ञश्च सर्वसत्वेश्वरेश्वरः
sarvasatvānukaṃpī ca sarvasatvabalādhikaḥ| sarvasatvarutajñaśca sarvasatveśvareśvaraḥ
compassionate to all creatures, exceeding all creatures in strength, knowing the cries of all creatures, lord of the lords of all creatures.
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PdP 1 10.104
अथ सत्वेन योगात्मा स पिपीलकमागतः। यत्र तत्कीटमिथुनं रममाणमवस्थितम्
atha satvena yogātmā sa pipīlakamāgataḥ| yatra tatkīṭamithunaṃ ramamāṇamavasthitam
Then he, whose self was (joined) in yoga with (all) beings, came to an ant-hill, where that pair of insects was situated, taking their pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.105
ततः सा सन्नतिर्दृष्ट्वा प्रहसंतं सुविस्मितं। किमप्याशंकमाना सा तमपृच्छन्नरेश्वरम्
tataḥ sā sannatirdṛṣṭvā prahasaṃtaṃ suvismitaṃ| kimapyāśaṃkamānā sā tamapṛcchannareśvaram
Then Sannati, seeing him laughing and greatly amazed, suspecting something, asked that lord of men:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.106
सन्नतिरुवाच। अकस्मादतिहासोयं किमर्थमभवन्नृप। हास्यहेतुं न जानामि यदकाले कृतं त्वया
sannatiruvāca| akasmādatihāsoyaṃ kimarthamabhavannṛpa| hāsyahetuṃ na jānāmi yadakāle kṛtaṃ tvayā
Sannati said: For what reason, O king, did this excessive laughter arise all of a sudden? I do not know the cause of the laughter which you made at an unfitting time.
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PdP 1 10.107
अवदद्राजपुत्रोसौ तं पिपीलिकभाषितम्। रागवद्विरसोत्पन्नमेतद्धास्यं वरानने
avadadrājaputrosau taṃ pipīlikabhāṣitam| rāgavadvirasotpannametaddhāsyaṃ varānane
That prince told her the speech of the ants: "This laughter arose from something insipid, like (a matter of) passion, O fair-faced one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.108
न चान्यत्कारणं किंचिद्धास्यहेतुः शुचिस्मिते। न सामन्यततं देवी प्राहालीकमिदं तव
na cānyatkāraṇaṃ kiṃciddhāsyahetuḥ śucismite| na sāmanyatataṃ devī prāhālīkamidaṃ tava
"And there is no other cause whatsoever as the reason for the laughter, O bright-smiling one." The queen did not agree to that, (and) said: "This is a falsehood of yours."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.109
अहमेवेह हसिता न जीविष्ये त्वयाधुना। कथं पिपीलिकालापं मर्त्यो वेत्ति सुरादृते
ahameveha hasitā na jīviṣye tvayādhunā| kathaṃ pipīlikālāpaṃ martyo vetti surādṛte
"It is I alone who have been laughed at here; I shall not live now (after being treated) by you (so). How can a mortal, apart from a god, know the talk of ants?"
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PdP 1 10.110
तस्मात्त्वयाहमेवाद्य हसिता किमतः परम्। ततो निरुत्तरो राजा जिज्ञासुस्तद्वचो हरेः
tasmāttvayāhamevādya hasitā kimataḥ param| tato niruttaro rājā jijñāsustadvaco hareḥ
"Therefore it is I alone who have today been laughed at by you — what else could it be?" Then the king, having no reply, wishing to know, (recalled) that word of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.111
आस्थाय नियमं तस्थौ सप्तरात्रमकल्मषः। स्वप्नान्ते प्राह तं ब्रह्मा प्रभाते पर्यटन्पुरम्
āsthāya niyamaṃ tasthau saptarātramakalmaṣaḥ| svapnānte prāha taṃ brahmā prabhāte paryaṭanpuram
Undertaking a vow, free of fault, he remained (so) for seven nights; at the end of a dream Brahmā spoke to him: "In the morning, while wandering through the city,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.112
वृद्धद्विजोत्तमाद्वाक्यं सर्वं ज्ञास्यति ते प्रिया। इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे ब्रह्मा प्रभाते च नृपः पुरात्
vṛddhadvijottamādvākyaṃ sarvaṃ jñāsyati te priyā| ityuktvāṃtardadhe brahmā prabhāte ca nṛpaḥ purāt
your beloved will learn the whole matter from the words of an aged, excellent brahmin." Having said this, Brahmā vanished; and in the morning the king, out of the city,
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PdP 1 10.113
निर्गच्छन्मन्त्रिसहितः सभार्यो वृद्धमग्रतः। गदंतं विप्रमायांतं वृद्धं च स ददर्श ह
nirgacchanmantrisahitaḥ sabhāryo vṛddhamagrataḥ| gadaṃtaṃ vipramāyāṃtaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca sa dadarśa ha
going out together with his minister and with his wife, indeed saw before him an aged brahmin coming along and speaking.
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PdP 1 10.114
ब्राह्मण उवाच। ये विप्रमुख्याः कुरुजांगलेषु दाशास्तथा दाशपुरे मृगाश्च। कालंजरे सप्त च चक्रवाका ये मानसे तेत्र वसंति सिद्धाः
brāhmaṇa uvāca| ye vipramukhyāḥ kurujāṃgaleṣu dāśāstathā dāśapure mṛgāśca| kālaṃjare sapta ca cakravākā ye mānase tetra vasaṃti siddhāḥ
The brahmin said: Those who are chief among brahmins in the Kuru-Jāṅgala country, and the fishermen in Dāśapura, and the deer, and the seven cakravāka birds on Kālañjara — they, being perfected, dwell there at (Lake) Mānasa.
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PdP 1 10.115
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य स पपात शुचान्वितः। जातिस्मरत्वमगमत्तौ च मंत्रिवरात्मजौ
ityākarṇya vacastasya sa papāta śucānvitaḥ| jātismaratvamagamattau ca maṃtrivarātmajau
Hearing that speech of his, he fell down filled with grief; and he attained recollection of his (former) births, and so did those two sons of the chief minister.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.116
कामशास्त्रप्रणेता तु बाभ्रव्यः स तु बालकः। पंचाल इति लोकेषु विश्रुतः सर्वशास्त्रवित्
kāmaśāstrapraṇetā tu bābhravyaḥ sa tu bālakaḥ| paṃcāla iti lokeṣu viśrutaḥ sarvaśāstravit
The author of the Kāmaśāstra, Bābhravya — he was that boy, renowned in the worlds as Pañcāla, knower of all the sciences;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.117
पुंडरीकोपि धर्मात्मा वेदशास्त्रप्रवर्तकः। भूत्वा जातिस्मरौ शोकात्पतितावग्रतस्तथा
puṃḍarīkopi dharmātmā vedaśāstrapravartakaḥ| bhūtvā jātismarau śokātpatitāvagratastathā
and Puṇḍarīka too, righteous in soul, a promulgator of the Vedas and śāstras — the two, having become recollectors of their births, likewise fell down in front (of him) out of grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.118
हा वयं कर्मविभ्रष्टाः कामतः कर्मबंधनात्। एवं विलप्य बहुशस्त्रयस्ते योगपारगाः
hā vayaṃ karmavibhraṣṭāḥ kāmataḥ karmabaṃdhanāt| evaṃ vilapya bahuśastrayaste yogapāragāḥ
"Alas, we have fallen away from (our) works, through desire, because of the bondage of karma!" Having lamented thus many times, those three became those who had crossed to the far shore of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 10.119
विस्मयाच्छ्राद्धमाहाम्यमभिनंद्य पुनः पुनः। स तु तस्मै धनं दत्त्वा प्रभूतग्रामसंयुतम्
vismayācchrāddhamāhāmyamabhinaṃdya punaḥ punaḥ| sa tu tasmai dhanaṃ dattvā prabhūtagrāmasaṃyutam
Out of astonishment he praised again and again the greatness of the śrāddha; and he, having given him wealth together with abundant villages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.120
विसृज्य ब्राह्मणं तं च वृद्धं धनमदान्वितम्। आत्मीयं नृपतिः पुत्रं नृपलक्षणसंयुतम्
visṛjya brāhmaṇaṃ taṃ ca vṛddhaṃ dhanamadānvitam| ātmīyaṃ nṛpatiḥ putraṃ nṛpalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
and having dismissed that aged brahmin, now filled with the intoxication of wealth, the king (took) his own son, endowed with the marks of a king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.121
विष्वक्सेनाभिधानं च राजाराज्येभ्यषेचयत्। मानसे सलिले सर्वे ततस्ते योगिनां वराः
viṣvaksenābhidhānaṃ ca rājārājyebhyaṣecayat| mānase salile sarve tataste yogināṃ varāḥ
named Viṣvaksena, and the king consecrated (him) for the kingdoms. Then all those best of yogins, in the water of (Lake) Mānasa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.122
ब्रह्मदत्तादयस्तस्मिन्पितृभक्ता विमत्सराः। सन्नतिश्चाभवद्धृष्टा मयैव तव दर्शितम्
brahmadattādayastasminpitṛbhaktā vimatsarāḥ| sannatiścābhavaddhṛṣṭā mayaiva tava darśitam
Brahmadatta and the others, (were) there, devoted to their fathers, free of envy; and Sannati became delighted. "By me alone has it been shown to you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.123
राजन्योगफलं सर्वं यदेतदभिलक्ष्यते। तथेति प्राह राजापि पुरस्तादभिनंदयन्
rājanyogaphalaṃ sarvaṃ yadetadabhilakṣyate| tatheti prāha rājāpi purastādabhinaṃdayan
O king, the whole fruit of yoga, which is here observed." And the king too said "So be it," rejoicing in front (of them):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.124
त्वत्प्रसादादिदं सर्वं मयैवं प्राप्यते फलम्
tvatprasādādidaṃ sarvaṃ mayaivaṃ prāpyate phalam
"By your grace all this fruit is thus obtained by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.125
ततस्ते योगमास्थाय सर्व एव वनौकसः। ब्रह्मरंध्रेण परमं पदमापुस्तपोबलात्
tataste yogamāsthāya sarva eva vanaukasaḥ| brahmaraṃdhreṇa paramaṃ padamāpustapobalāt
Then all of them, dwelling in the forest, taking up yoga, attained the highest state through the aperture of Brahmā, by the power of their austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.126
एवमायुर्धनं विद्यां स्वर्गमोक्षसुखानि च। प्रयच्छंति सुतं राज्यं नृणां तुष्टाः पितामहाः
evamāyurdhanaṃ vidyāṃ svargamokṣasukhāni ca| prayacchaṃti sutaṃ rājyaṃ nṛṇāṃ tuṣṭāḥ pitāmahāḥ
Thus, when pleased, the forefathers grant men long life, wealth, learning, the joys of heaven and of liberation, a son, and a kingdom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 10.127
इदं च पितृमाहात्म्यं ब्रह्मदत्तस्य वै नृप। द्विजेभ्यः श्रावयेद्विद्वान्शृणोति पठतेपि वा। कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
idaṃ ca pitṛmāhātmyaṃ brahmadattasya vai nṛpa| dvijebhyaḥ śrāvayedvidvānśṛṇoti paṭhatepi vā| kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ brahmaloke mahīyate
And this glorification of the fathers, (as told) of Brahmadatta, O king — the learned man who has it recited to brahmins, or who hears it or recites it, is honoured in Brahmā's world for a full hundred crores of kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition