Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 16
PdP 1 16.1
भीष्म उवाच। यदेतत्कथितं ब्रह्मंस्तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। कमलस्याभिपातेन तीर्थं जातं धरातले
bhīṣma uvāca| yadetatkathitaṃ brahmaṃstīrthamāhātmyamuttamam| kamalasyābhipātena tīrthaṃ jātaṃ dharātale
Bhīṣma said: This supreme greatness of the holy place that has been told, O brahmin — the holy place that came to be on the earth's surface by the falling of the lotus —
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PdP 1 16.2
तत्रस्थेन भगवता विष्णुना शंकरेण च। यत्कृतं मुनिशार्दूल तत्सर्वं परिकीर्त्तय
tatrasthena bhagavatā viṣṇunā śaṃkareṇa ca| yatkṛtaṃ muniśārdūla tatsarvaṃ parikīrttaya
proclaim all that in full, O tiger among sages: what was done by the Lord Viṣṇu abiding there, and by Śaṃkara.
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PdP 1 16.3
कथं यज्ञो हि देवेन विभुना तत्र कारितः। के सदस्या ऋत्विजश्च ब्राह्मणाः के समागताः
kathaṃ yajño hi devena vibhunā tatra kāritaḥ| ke sadasyā ṛtvijaśca brāhmaṇāḥ ke samāgatāḥ
How indeed was the sacrifice caused to be performed there by the all-pervading god? Who were the members of the assembly and the officiating priests, and which brahmins came together?
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PdP 1 16.4
के भागास्तस्य यज्ञस्य किं द्रव्यं का चदक्षिणा। का वेदी किं प्रमाणं च कृतं तत्र विरंचिना
ke bhāgāstasya yajñasya kiṃ dravyaṃ kā cadakṣiṇā| kā vedī kiṃ pramāṇaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tatra viraṃcinā
What were the shares of that sacrifice, what the substance (offered), and what the fee? What was the altar, and what its measure, made there by Brahmā?
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PdP 1 16.5
यो याज्यः सर्वदेवानां वेदैः सर्वत्र पठ्यते। कं च काममभिध्यायन्वेधा यज्ञं चकार ह
yo yājyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ vedaiḥ sarvatra paṭhyate| kaṃ ca kāmamabhidhyāyanvedhā yajñaṃ cakāra ha
He who is proclaimed everywhere by the Vedas as the one to be worshipped with sacrifice by all the gods — with what desire in mind did the Creator perform a sacrifice?
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PdP 1 16.6
यथासौ देवदेवेशो ह्यजरश्चामरश्च ह। तथा चैवाक्षयः स्वर्गस्तस्य देवस्य दृश्यते
yathāsau devadeveśo hyajaraścāmaraśca ha| tathā caivākṣayaḥ svargastasya devasya dṛśyate
Just as that lord of the lords of gods is ageless and immortal, so too the heaven of that god is seen to be imperishable.
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PdP 1 16.7
अन्येषां चैव देवानां दत्तः स्वर्गो महात्मना। अग्निहोत्रार्थमुत्पन्ना वेदा ओषधयस्तथा
anyeṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ dattaḥ svargo mahātmanā| agnihotrārthamutpannā vedā oṣadhayastathā
And heaven was given by the great-souled one to the other gods as well; the Vedas arose for the sake of the agnihotra, and the herbs likewise.
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PdP 1 16.8
ये चान्ये पशवो भूमौ सर्वे ते यज्ञकारणात्। सृष्टा भगवतानेन इत्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः
ye cānye paśavo bhūmau sarve te yajñakāraṇāt| sṛṣṭā bhagavatānena ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ
And whatever other animals (there are) on the earth, all of them were created by the Lord for the sake of sacrifice — such is the Vedic tradition.
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PdP 1 16.9
तदत्र कौतुकं मह्यं श्रुत्वेदं तव भाषितम्। यं काममधिकृत्यैकं यत्फलं यां च भावनां
tadatra kautukaṃ mahyaṃ śrutvedaṃ tava bhāṣitam| yaṃ kāmamadhikṛtyaikaṃ yatphalaṃ yāṃ ca bhāvanāṃ
Therefore, hearing this speech of yours, I have a curiosity here: with regard to what single desire, what fruit, and what intention,
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PdP 1 16.10
कृतश्चानेन वै यज्ञः सर्वं शंसितुमर्हसि। शतरूपा च या नारी सावित्री सा त्विहोच्यते
kṛtaścānena vai yajñaḥ sarvaṃ śaṃsitumarhasi| śatarūpā ca yā nārī sāvitrī sā tvihocyate
and (with what purpose) this sacrifice was performed by him — all this you ought to relate. And that woman who is Śatarūpā, she is here called Sāvitrī.
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PdP 1 16.11
भार्या सा ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ताः ऋषीणां जननी च सा। पुलस्त्याद्यान्मुनीन्सप्त दक्षाद्यांस्तु प्रजापतीन्
bhāryā sā brahmaṇaḥ proktāḥ ṛṣīṇāṃ jananī ca sā| pulastyādyānmunīnsapta dakṣādyāṃstu prajāpatīn
She is said to be the wife of Brahmā, and she is the mother of the seers; (she bore) the seven sages beginning with Pulastya, and the lords of creatures beginning with Dakṣa,
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PdP 1 16.12
स्वायंभुवादींश्च मनून्सावित्री समजीजनत्। धर्मपत्नीं तु तां ब्रह्मा पुत्रिणीं ब्रह्मणः प्रियः
svāyaṃbhuvādīṃśca manūnsāvitrī samajījanat| dharmapatnīṃ tu tāṃ brahmā putriṇīṃ brahmaṇaḥ priyaḥ
and Sāvitrī gave birth to the Manus beginning with Svāyaṃbhuva. But (why did) Brahmā (abandon) her, his lawful wife, possessed of sons and dear to Brahmā —
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PdP 1 16.13
पतिव्रतां महाभागां सुव्रतां चारुहासिनीं। कथं सतीं परित्यज्य भार्यामन्यामविंदत
pativratāṃ mahābhāgāṃ suvratāṃ cāruhāsinīṃ| kathaṃ satīṃ parityajya bhāryāmanyāmaviṃdata
— devoted to her husband, greatly blessed, firm in her vows, sweetly smiling: how did he abandon so virtuous a woman and take another wife?
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PdP 1 16.14
किं नाम्नी किं समाचारा कस्य सा तनया विभोः। क्व सा दृष्टा हि देवेन केन चास्य प्रदर्शिता
kiṃ nāmnī kiṃ samācārā kasya sā tanayā vibhoḥ| kva sā dṛṣṭā hi devena kena cāsya pradarśitā
What was her name, what her conduct, of what lord was she the daughter? Where indeed was she seen by the god, and by whom was she shown to him?
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PdP 1 16.15
किं रूपा सा तु देवेशी दृष्टा चित्तविमोहिनी। यां तु दृष्ट्वा स देवेशः कामस्य वशमेयिवान्
kiṃ rūpā sā tu deveśī dṛṣṭā cittavimohinī| yāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā sa deveśaḥ kāmasya vaśameyivān
And of what form was she, that mistress of the gods, seen (by him), bewildering the mind — she on seeing whom that lord of gods came under the sway of desire,
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PdP 1 16.16
वर्णतो रूपतश्चैव सावित्र्यास्त्वधिका मुने। या मोहितवती देवं सर्वलोकेश्वरं विभुम्
varṇato rūpataścaiva sāvitryāstvadhikā mune| yā mohitavatī devaṃ sarvalokeśvaraṃ vibhum
surpassing Sāvitrī in complexion and in beauty, O sage — she who infatuated the god, the mighty lord of all the worlds?
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PdP 1 16.17
यथा गृहीतवान्देवो नारीं तां लोकसुंदरीं। यथा प्रवृत्तो यज्ञोसौ तथा सर्वं प्रकीर्तय
yathā gṛhītavāndevo nārīṃ tāṃ lokasuṃdarīṃ| yathā pravṛtto yajñosau tathā sarvaṃ prakīrtaya
How the god took that woman, the beauty of the world, and how that sacrifice was set in motion — proclaim it all.
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PdP 1 16.18
तां दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मणः पार्श्वे सावित्री किं चकार ह। सावित्र्यां तु तदा ब्रह्मा कां तु वृत्तिमवर्त्तत
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśve sāvitrī kiṃ cakāra ha| sāvitryāṃ tu tadā brahmā kāṃ tu vṛttimavarttata
On seeing her at Brahmā's side, what indeed did Sāvitrī do? And what course of conduct did Brahmā then adopt toward Sāvitrī?
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PdP 1 16.19
सन्निधौ कानि वाक्यानि सावित्री ब्रह्मणा तदा। उक्ताप्युक्तवती भूयः सर्वं शंसितुमर्हसि
sannidhau kāni vākyāni sāvitrī brahmaṇā tadā| uktāpyuktavatī bhūyaḥ sarvaṃ śaṃsitumarhasi
What words (were spoken) in (her) presence by Brahmā to Sāvitrī then, and, having been so addressed, what she said in reply — all this you ought to relate fully.
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PdP 1 16.20
किं कृतं तत्र युष्माभिः कोपो वाथ क्षमापि वा। यत्कृतं तत्र यद्दृष्टं यत्तवोक्तं मया त्विह
kiṃ kṛtaṃ tatra yuṣmābhiḥ kopo vātha kṣamāpi vā| yatkṛtaṃ tatra yaddṛṣṭaṃ yattavoktaṃ mayā tviha
What was done there by you (all) — was there anger, or forbearance? What was done there, what was seen, what has been told to you by me here —
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PdP 1 16.21
विस्तरेणेह सर्वाणि कर्माणि परमेष्ठिनः। श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषेण विधेर्यज्ञविधिं परं
vistareṇeha sarvāṇi karmāṇi parameṣṭhinaḥ| śrotumicchāmyaśeṣeṇa vidheryajñavidhiṃ paraṃ
I wish to hear here in detail, without omission, all the acts of the Supreme One, (and) the highest ordinance of the sacrifice of the Ordainer;
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PdP 1 16.22
कर्मणामानुपूर्व्यं च प्रारंभो होत्रमेव च। होतुर्भक्षो यथाऽचापि प्रथमा कस्य कारिता
karmaṇāmānupūrvyaṃ ca prāraṃbho hotrameva ca| hoturbhakṣo yathā'cāpi prathamā kasya kāritā
and the sequence of the rites, the commencement, and the office of the hotṛ itself, and how the hotṛ's portion (was eaten), and by whom the first (offering) was made;
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PdP 1 16.23
कथं च भगवान्विष्णुः साहाय्यं केन कीदृशं। अमरैर्वा कृतं यच्च तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
kathaṃ ca bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sāhāyyaṃ kena kīdṛśaṃ| amarairvā kṛtaṃ yacca tadbhavānvaktumarhati
and how the Lord Viṣṇu (gave) help, by whom and of what kind, and what was done by the immortals — that you ought to tell.
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PdP 1 16.24
देवलोकं परित्यज्य कथं मर्त्यमुपागतः। गार्हपत्यं च विधिना अन्वाहार्यं च दक्षिणम्
devalokaṃ parityajya kathaṃ martyamupāgataḥ| gārhapatyaṃ ca vidhinā anvāhāryaṃ ca dakṣiṇam
How, abandoning the world of the gods, did he come to the mortal (world)? And the gārhapatya fire according to rule, and the anvāhārya (southern) fire,
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PdP 1 16.25
अग्निमाहवनीयं च वेदीं चैव तथा स्रुवम्। प्रोक्षणीयं स्रुचं चैव आवभृथ्यं तथैव च
agnimāhavanīyaṃ ca vedīṃ caiva tathā sruvam| prokṣaṇīyaṃ srucaṃ caiva āvabhṛthyaṃ tathaiva ca
and the āhavanīya fire, and the altar, and the sruva ladle, the sprinkling water, and the sruc ladle, and likewise the final ablution rite,
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PdP 1 16.26
अग्नींस्त्रींश्च यथा चक्रे हव्यभागवहान्हि वै। हव्यादांश्च सुरांश्चक्रे कव्यादांश्च पितॄनपि
agnīṃstrīṃśca yathā cakre havyabhāgavahānhi vai| havyādāṃśca surāṃścakre kavyādāṃśca pitṝnapi
and how he made the three fires the bearers of the shares of the oblation, and made the gods eaters of the havya and the ancestors eaters of the kavya,
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PdP 1 16.27
भागार्थं यज्ञविधिना ये यज्ञा यज्ञकर्मणि। यूपान्समित्कुशं सोमं पवित्रं परिधीनपि
bhāgārthaṃ yajñavidhinā ye yajñā yajñakarmaṇi| yūpānsamitkuśaṃ somaṃ pavitraṃ paridhīnapi
and which sacrifices (are performed) in the sacrificial rite according to the sacrificial ordinance for the sake of (their) shares; and the posts, the firewood and kuśa grass, the soma, the strainer, and the enclosing sticks,
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PdP 1 16.28
यज्ञियानि च द्रव्याणि यथा ब्रह्मा चकार ह। विबभ्राज पुरा यश्च पारमेष्ठ्येन कर्मणा
yajñiyāni ca dravyāṇi yathā brahmā cakāra ha| vibabhrāja purā yaśca pārameṣṭhyena karmaṇā
And the sacrificial substances—as Brahmā indeed made them; and who of old shone forth by the act of supreme (creatorship).
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PdP 1 16.29
क्षणा निमेषाः काष्ठाश्च कलास्त्रैकाल्यमेव च। मुहूर्तास्तिथयो मासा दिनं संवत्सरस्तथा
kṣaṇā nimeṣāḥ kāṣṭhāśca kalāstraikālyameva ca| muhūrtāstithayo māsā dinaṃ saṃvatsarastathā
Instants, blinks, kāṣṭhās, and kalās, and the triad of times as well; muhūrtas, lunar days, months, the day, and likewise the year.
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PdP 1 16.30
ऋतवः कालयोगाश्च प्रमाणं त्रिविधं पुरा। आयुः क्षेत्राण्यपचयं लक्षणं रूपसौष्ठवम्
ṛtavaḥ kālayogāśca pramāṇaṃ trividhaṃ purā| āyuḥ kṣetrāṇyapacayaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ rūpasauṣṭhavam
The seasons and the conjunctions of time, and the threefold measure of old; lifespan, the fields (of the body?), decay, characteristic marks, and beauty of form.
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PdP 1 16.31
त्रयो वर्णास्त्रयो लोकास्त्रैविद्यं पावकास्त्रयः। त्रैकाल्यं त्रीणि कर्माणि त्रयो वर्णास्त्रयो गुणाः
trayo varṇāstrayo lokāstraividyaṃ pāvakāstrayaḥ| traikālyaṃ trīṇi karmāṇi trayo varṇāstrayo guṇāḥ
The three classes, the three worlds, the triple Veda, the three fires; the triad of times, the three (kinds of) acts, the three colours, the three qualities.
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PdP 1 16.32
सृष्टा लोकाः पराः स्रष्ट्रा ये चान्येनल्पचेतसा। या गतिर्धर्मयुक्तानां या गतिः पापकर्मणां
sṛṣṭā lokāḥ parāḥ sraṣṭrā ye cānyenalpacetasā| yā gatirdharmayuktānāṃ yā gatiḥ pāpakarmaṇāṃ
The higher worlds created by the Creator, and those (created) by another of little mind; the course of those joined to dharma, and the course of those of evil deeds—
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PdP 1 16.33
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य प्रभवश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता। चतुर्विद्यस्य यो वेत्ता चतुराश्रमसंश्रयः
cāturvarṇyasya prabhavaścāturvarṇyasya rakṣitā| caturvidyasya yo vettā caturāśramasaṃśrayaḥ
(He who is) the origin of the four classes and the protector of the four classes; who is the knower of the four kinds of knowledge, the support of the four stages of life;
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PdP 1 16.34
यः परं श्रूयते ज्योतिर्यः परं श्रूयते तपः। यः परं परतः प्राह परं यः परमात्मवान्
yaḥ paraṃ śrūyate jyotiryaḥ paraṃ śrūyate tapaḥ| yaḥ paraṃ parataḥ prāha paraṃ yaḥ paramātmavān
Who is heard of as the supreme light, who is heard of as the supreme austerity; who declared the supreme as beyond the supreme, who as the supreme possesses the highest self;
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PdP 1 16.35
सेतुर्यो लोकसेतूनां मेध्यो यो मेध्यकर्मणाम्। वेद्यो यो वेदविदुषां यः प्रभुः प्रभवात्मनाम्
seturyo lokasetūnāṃ medhyo yo medhyakarmaṇām| vedyo yo vedaviduṣāṃ yaḥ prabhuḥ prabhavātmanām
Who is the bridge of the world's bridges, who is the pure one of pure acts; who is to be known by the knowers of the Veda, who is the lord of those whose nature is origination;
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PdP 1 16.36
असुभूतश्च भूतानामग्निभूतोग्निवर्चसाम्। मनुष्याणां मनोभूतस्तपोभूतस्तपस्विनाम्
asubhūtaśca bhūtānāmagnibhūtognivarcasām| manuṣyāṇāṃ manobhūtastapobhūtastapasvinām
And who has become the life-breath of beings, the fire of those with fiery splendour; the mind of human beings, the austerity of ascetics;
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PdP 1 16.37
विनयो नयवृत्तीनां तेजस्तेजस्विनामपि। इत्येतत्सर्वमखिलान्सृजन्लोकपितामहः
vinayo nayavṛttīnāṃ tejastejasvināmapi| ityetatsarvamakhilānsṛjanlokapitāmahaḥ
The discipline of those who conduct themselves by policy, and the brilliance also of the brilliant—thus the Grandfather of the world, creating all this in its entirety,
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PdP 1 16.38
यज्ञाद्गतिं कामन्वैच्छत्कथं यज्ञे मतिः कृता। एष मे संशयो ब्रह्मन्नेष मे संशयः परः
yajñādgatiṃ kāmanvaicchatkathaṃ yajñe matiḥ kṛtā| eṣa me saṃśayo brahmanneṣa me saṃśayaḥ paraḥ
why did he desire attainment through sacrifice? How was his mind set upon sacrifice? This is my doubt, O brahmin, this is my supreme doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.39
आश्चर्यः परमो ब्रह्मा देवैर्दैत्यैश्च पठ्यते। कर्मणाश्चर्यभूतोपि तत्त्वतः स इहोच्यते
āścaryaḥ paramo brahmā devairdaityaiśca paṭhyate| karmaṇāścaryabhūtopi tattvataḥ sa ihocyate
The supreme Brahmā is proclaimed a wonder by gods and demons alike; though he is wondrous in his deeds, let him be spoken of here as he truly is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.40
पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रश्नभारो महानेष त्वयोक्तो ब्रह्मणश्च यः। यथाशक्ति तु वक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां तत्परं यशः
pulastya uvāca| praśnabhāro mahāneṣa tvayokto brahmaṇaśca yaḥ| yathāśakti tu vakṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ tatparaṃ yaśaḥ
Pulastya said: Great is this burden of questions that you have put, and which concerns Brahmā; but I shall speak according to my power—let that supreme glory be heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.41
सहस्रास्यं सहस्राक्षं सहस्रचरणं च यम्। सहस्रश्रवणं चैव सहस्रकरमव्ययम्
sahasrāsyaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ sahasracaraṇaṃ ca yam| sahasraśravaṇaṃ caiva sahasrakaramavyayam
Him who is thousand-mouthed, thousand-eyed, and thousand-footed, thousand-eared too, thousand-handed, imperishable,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.42
सहस्रजिह्वं साहस्रं सहस्रपरमं प्रभुं। सहस्रदं सहस्रादिं सहस्रभुजमव्ययम्
sahasrajihvaṃ sāhasraṃ sahasraparamaṃ prabhuṃ| sahasradaṃ sahasrādiṃ sahasrabhujamavyayam
thousand-tongued, thousandfold, the lord who is supreme in thousands, thousand-giving, the beginning of thousands, thousand-armed, imperishable—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.43
हवनं सवनं चैव हव्यं होतारमेव च। पात्राणि च पवित्राणि वेदीं दीक्षां चरुं स्रुवम्
havanaṃ savanaṃ caiva havyaṃ hotārameva ca| pātrāṇi ca pavitrāṇi vedīṃ dīkṣāṃ caruṃ sruvam
The oblation and the pressing, the offering and the hotṛ priest as well, the vessels and the strainers, the altar, the consecration, the caru-offering, the sruva-ladle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.44
स्रुक्सोममवभृच्चैव प्रोक्षणीं दक्षिणा धनम्। अद्ध्वर्युं सामगं विप्रं सदस्यान्सदनं सदः
sruksomamavabhṛccaiva prokṣaṇīṃ dakṣiṇā dhanam| addhvaryuṃ sāmagaṃ vipraṃ sadasyānsadanaṃ sadaḥ
the sruk-ladle, the soma, and the final ablution, the sprinkling-vessel, the priestly fee, the wealth, the adhvaryu, the Sāma-singer, the brahmin, the assembly members, the seat, the sitting-hall,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.45
यूपं समित्कुशं दर्वी चमसोलूखलानि च। प्राग्वंशं यज्ञभूमिं च होतारं बन्धनं च यत्
yūpaṃ samitkuśaṃ darvī camasolūkhalāni ca| prāgvaṃśaṃ yajñabhūmiṃ ca hotāraṃ bandhanaṃ ca yat
the sacrificial post, the firewood and kuśa grass, the spoon, the cups and the mortars, the eastward hall and the sacrificial ground, the hotṛ, and whatever binding there is,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.46
ह्रस्वान्यतिप्रमाणानि प्रमाणस्थावराणि च। प्रायश्चित्तानि वाजाश्च स्थंडिलानि कुशास्तथा
hrasvānyatipramāṇāni pramāṇasthāvarāṇi ca| prāyaścittāni vājāśca sthaṃḍilāni kuśāstathā
the short things and those of excessive measure, and those fixed in measure, the expiations and the offerings of food, the sacrificial mounds and likewise the kuśa grasses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.47
मंत्रं यज्ञं च हवनं वह्निभागं भवं च यं। अग्रेभुजं होमभुजं शुभार्चिषमुदायुधं
maṃtraṃ yajñaṃ ca havanaṃ vahnibhāgaṃ bhavaṃ ca yaṃ| agrebhujaṃ homabhujaṃ śubhārciṣamudāyudhaṃ
the mantra, the sacrifice and the oblation, the fire's portion, and him who is Bhava, who eats first, who eats the burnt offering, of auspicious flame, with uplifted weapon—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.48
आहुर्वेदविदो विप्रा यो यज्ञः शाश्वतः प्रभुः। यां पृच्छसि महाराज पुण्यां दिव्यामिमां कथां
āhurvedavido viprā yo yajñaḥ śāśvataḥ prabhuḥ| yāṃ pṛcchasi mahārāja puṇyāṃ divyāmimāṃ kathāṃ
The brahmins who know the Veda call (him) the sacrifice, the eternal Lord — (he is) this holy, divine account which you ask about, O great king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.49
यदर्थं भगवान्ब्रह्मा भूमौ यज्ञमथाकरोत्। हितार्थं सुरमर्त्यानां लोकानां प्रभवाय च
yadarthaṃ bhagavānbrahmā bhūmau yajñamathākarot| hitārthaṃ suramartyānāṃ lokānāṃ prabhavāya ca
For which purpose the Lord Brahmā then performed the sacrifice on earth — for the benefit of gods and mortals, and for the flourishing of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.50
ब्रह्माथ कपिलश्चैव परमेष्ठी तथैव च। देवाः सप्तर्षयश्चैव त्र्यंबकश्च महायशाः५० 1.16.
brahmātha kapilaścaiva parameṣṭhī tathaiva ca| devāḥ saptarṣayaścaiva tryaṃbakaśca mahāyaśāḥ50 1.16.
Then Brahmā, and Kapila, and likewise Parameṣṭhin, the gods, the seven seers, and Tryambaka of great renown,
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PdP 1 16.51
सनत्कुमारश्च महानुभावो मनुर्महात्मा भगवान्प्रजापतिः। पुराणदेवोथ तथा प्रचक्रे प्रदीप्तवैश्वानरतुल्यतेजाः
sanatkumāraśca mahānubhāvo manurmahātmā bhagavānprajāpatiḥ| purāṇadevotha tathā pracakre pradīptavaiśvānaratulyatejāḥ
and Sanatkumāra of great power, the great-souled Manu, the Lord Prajāpati, and then the ancient god, whose splendour equals blazing fire — thus (they) performed (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.52
पुरा कमलजातस्य स्वपतस्तस्य कोटरे। पुष्करे यत्र संभूता देवा ऋषिगणास्तथा
purā kamalajātasya svapatastasya koṭare| puṣkare yatra saṃbhūtā devā ṛṣigaṇāstathā
Formerly, while he who was born from the lotus slept, in its hollow — in Puṣkara, where the gods and the hosts of seers came into being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.53
एष पौष्करको नाम प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः। पुराणं कथ्यते यत्र वेदस्मृतिसुसंहितं
eṣa pauṣkarako nāma prādurbhāvo mahātmanaḥ| purāṇaṃ kathyate yatra vedasmṛtisusaṃhitaṃ
This is the manifestation of the Great One called the Puṣkara one, wherein the Purāṇa, well compiled from Veda and smṛti, is recited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.54
वराहस्तु श्रुतिमुखः प्रादुर्भूतो विरिंचिनः। सहायार्थं सुरश्रेष्ठो वाराहं रूपमास्थितः
varāhastu śrutimukhaḥ prādurbhūto viriṃcinaḥ| sahāyārthaṃ suraśreṣṭho vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ
But the Boar, whose mouth is the Veda, became manifest for Viriñci's (Brahmā's) sake; the best of gods, to help (him), took on the boar's form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.55
विस्तीर्णं पुष्करे कृत्वा तीर्थं कोकामुखं हि तत्। वेदपादो यूपदंष्ट्रः क्रतुहस्तश्चितीमुखः
vistīrṇaṃ puṣkare kṛtvā tīrthaṃ kokāmukhaṃ hi tat| vedapādo yūpadaṃṣṭraḥ kratuhastaścitīmukhaḥ
Having made that Kokāmukha tīrtha at Puṣkara extensive — (he) whose feet are the Vedas, whose tusks are the sacrificial posts, whose hand is the rite, whose face is the fire-altar,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.56
अग्निजिह्वो दर्भरोमा ब्रह्मशीर्षो महातपाः। अहोरात्रेक्षणो दिव्यो वेदांगः श्रुतिभूषणः
agnijihvo darbharomā brahmaśīrṣo mahātapāḥ| ahorātrekṣaṇo divyo vedāṃgaḥ śrutibhūṣaṇaḥ
whose tongue is fire, whose hairs are darbha grass, whose head is the Brahman (priest/prayer), of great ascetic heat, whose two eyes are day and night, divine, whose limbs are the Vedas, whose ornament is sacred revelation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.57
आज्यनासः स्रुवतुंडः सामघोषस्वनो महान्। सत्यधर्ममयः श्रीमान्कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः
ājyanāsaḥ sruvatuṃḍaḥ sāmaghoṣasvano mahān| satyadharmamayaḥ śrīmānkarmavikramasatkṛtaḥ
whose nose is the clarified butter, whose snout is the offering-ladle, whose voice is the sound of the Sāman chants, great, consisting of truth and dharma, glorious, honoured for (his) deeds and valour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.58
प्रायश्चित्तनखो धीरः पशुजानुर्मखाकृतिः। उद्गात्रांत्रो होमलिंगो फलबीजमहौषधिः
prāyaścittanakho dhīraḥ paśujānurmakhākṛtiḥ| udgātrāṃtro homaliṃgo phalabījamahauṣadhiḥ
whose claws are the expiatory rites, steadfast, whose knees are the sacrificial victims, whose form is the sacrifice, whose entrails are the Udgātā (chants), whose organ is the oblation, whose (seed) is fruits, seeds and great herbs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.59
वाय्वंतरात्मा मंत्रास्थिरापस्फिक्सोमशोणितः। वेदस्कंधो हविर्गंधो हव्यकव्यातिवेगवान्
vāyvaṃtarātmā maṃtrāsthirāpasphiksomaśoṇitaḥ| vedaskaṃdho havirgaṃdho havyakavyātivegavān
whose inner self is the wind, whose bones are the mantras, whose buttocks are the waters, whose blood is soma, whose shoulder is the Veda, whose scent is the oblation, exceedingly swift with the offerings to gods and to the ancestors,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.60
प्राग्वंशकायो द्युतिमान्नानादीक्षाभिरर्चितः। दक्षिणाहृदयो योगी महासत्रमयो महान्
prāgvaṃśakāyo dyutimānnānādīkṣābhirarcitaḥ| dakṣiṇāhṛdayo yogī mahāsatramayo mahān
whose body is the front sacrificial hall, radiant, worshipped with the various consecrations, whose heart is the sacrificial fee, a yogin, consisting of the great soma-rites, great,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.61
उपाकर्मेष्टिरुचिरः प्रवर्ग्यावर्तभूषणः। छायापत्नीसहायो वै मणिशृंगमिवोच्छ्रितः
upākarmeṣṭiruciraḥ pravargyāvartabhūṣaṇaḥ| chāyāpatnīsahāyo vai maṇiśṛṃgamivocchritaḥ
lovely with the preliminary rite and the offering, adorned with the whorls of the pravargya rite, accompanied indeed by his wife Chāyā, upraised like a jewelled peak,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.62
सर्वलोकहितात्मा यो दंष्ट्रयाभ्युज्जहारगाम्। ततः स्वस्थानमानीय पृथिवीं पृथिवीधरः
sarvalokahitātmā yo daṃṣṭrayābhyujjahāragām| tataḥ svasthānamānīya pṛthivīṃ pṛthivīdharaḥ
he whose very self is the welfare of all worlds, who lifted the earth up with his tusk; then, bearing the earth, having brought the earth to its own place,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.63
ततो जगाम निर्वाणं पृथिवीधारणाद्धरिः। एवमादिवराहेण धृत्वा ब्रह्महितार्थिना
tato jagāma nirvāṇaṃ pṛthivīdhāraṇāddhariḥ| evamādivarāheṇa dhṛtvā brahmahitārthinā
thereafter Hari passed into extinction from (the task of) upholding the earth. Thus, upheld by the primeval Boar who sought Brahmā's benefit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.64
उद्धृता पुष्करे पृथ्वी सागरांबुगता पुरा। वृतः शमदमाभ्यां यो दिव्ये कोकामुखे स्थितः
uddhṛtā puṣkare pṛthvī sāgarāṃbugatā purā| vṛtaḥ śamadamābhyāṃ yo divye kokāmukhe sthitaḥ
the earth, which had formerly gone into the waters of the ocean, was raised up at Puṣkara; he who, encompassed by tranquillity and self-restraint, remained at divine Kokāmukha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.65
आदित्यैर्वसुभिः साध्यैर्मरुद्भिर्दैवतैः सह। रुद्रैर्विश्वसहायैश्च यक्षराक्षसकिन्नरैः
ādityairvasubhiḥ sādhyairmarudbhirdaivataiḥ saha| rudrairviśvasahāyaiśca yakṣarākṣasakinnaraiḥ
together with the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Sādhyas, the Maruts and the deities, with the Rudras and the All-helpers (Viśvas), with Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Kinnaras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.66
दिग्भिर्विदिग्भिः पृथिवी नदीभिः सह सागरैः। चराचरगुरुः श्रीमान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदांवरः
digbhirvidigbhiḥ pṛthivī nadībhiḥ saha sāgaraiḥ| carācaraguruḥ śrīmānbrahmā brahmavidāṃvaraḥ
with the directions and the intermediate directions, the earth, the rivers along with the oceans — (then) the glorious Brahmā, teacher of the moving and the unmoving, the best of those who know the Brahman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.67
उवाच वचनं कोकामुखं तीर्थं त्वया विभो। पालनीयं सदा गोप्यं रक्षा कार्या मखे त्विह
uvāca vacanaṃ kokāmukhaṃ tīrthaṃ tvayā vibho| pālanīyaṃ sadā gopyaṃ rakṣā kāryā makhe tviha
spoke these words: "O mighty one, the Kokāmukha tīrtha is to be guarded by you always, kept secret; and protection is to be provided here at the sacrifice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.68
एवं करिष्ये भगवंस्तदा ब्रह्माणमुक्तवान्। उवाच तं पुनर्ब्रह्मा विष्णुं देवं पुरः स्थितम्
evaṃ kariṣye bhagavaṃstadā brahmāṇamuktavān| uvāca taṃ punarbrahmā viṣṇuṃ devaṃ puraḥ sthitam
"So I shall do, Lord" — thus he then spoke to Brahmā; and Brahmā spoke again to him, the god Viṣṇu, standing before (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.69
त्वं हि मे परमो देवस्त्वं हि मे परमो गुरुः। त्वं हि मे परमं धाम शक्रादीनां सुरोत्तम
tvaṃ hi me paramo devastvaṃ hi me paramo guruḥ| tvaṃ hi me paramaṃ dhāma śakrādīnāṃ surottama
"For you are my highest god, you are my highest teacher; you are my highest abode, O best of the gods, (highest) of Śakra and the rest."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.70
उत्फुल्लामलपद्माक्ष शत्रुपक्ष क्षयावह। यथा यज्ञेन मे ध्वंसो दानवैश्च विधीयते
utphullāmalapadmākṣa śatrupakṣa kṣayāvaha| yathā yajñena me dhvaṃso dānavaiśca vidhīyate
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 16.71
तथा त्वया विधातव्यं प्रणतस्य नमोस्तु ते। विष्णुरुवाच। भयं त्यजस्व देवेश क्षयं नेष्यामि दानवान्
tathā tvayā vidhātavyaṃ praṇatasya namostu te| viṣṇuruvāca| bhayaṃ tyajasva deveśa kṣayaṃ neṣyāmi dānavān
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 16.72
ये चान्ते विघ्नकर्तारो यातुधानास्तथाऽसुराः। घातयिष्याम्यहं सर्वान्स्वस्ति तिष्ठ पितामह
ye cānte vighnakartāro yātudhānāstathā'surāḥ| ghātayiṣyāmyahaṃ sarvānsvasti tiṣṭha pitāmaha
"And those who make obstacles at the end, the sorcerer-demons and the asuras as well — all of them I shall destroy; abide in safety, Grandfather."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.73
एवमुक्त्वा स्थितस्तत्र साहाय्येन कृतक्षणः। प्रववुश्च शिवा वाताः प्रसन्नाश्च दिशो दश
evamuktvā sthitastatra sāhāyyena kṛtakṣaṇaḥ| pravavuśca śivā vātāḥ prasannāśca diśo daśa
Having spoken thus, he remained there, awaiting the moment (to give his) aid; and auspicious winds blew, and the ten directions grew bright.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.74
सुप्रभाणि च ज्योतींषि चंद्रं चक्रुः प्रदक्षिणम्। न विग्रहं ग्रहाश्चक्रुः प्रसेदुश्चापि सिंधवः
suprabhāṇi ca jyotīṃṣi caṃdraṃ cakruḥ pradakṣiṇam| na vigrahaṃ grahāścakruḥ praseduścāpi siṃdhavaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 16.75
नीरजस्का भूमिरासीत्सकला ह्लाददास्त्वपः। जग्मुः स्वमार्गं सरितो नापि चुक्षुभुरर्णवाः
nīrajaskā bhūmirāsītsakalā hlādadāstvapaḥ| jagmuḥ svamārgaṃ sarito nāpi cukṣubhurarṇavāḥ
The whole earth became free of dust, and the waters gave refreshment; the rivers went along their own courses, and the oceans were not troubled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.76
आसन्शुभानींद्रियाणि नराणामंतरात्मनाम्। महर्षयो वीतशोका वेदानुच्चैरवाचयन्
āsanśubhānīṃdriyāṇi narāṇāmaṃtarātmanām| maharṣayo vītaśokā vedānuccairavācayan
The senses of men, (and) of their inner selves, became auspicious; the great seers, their sorrow gone, recited the Vedas aloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.77
यज्ञे तस्मिन्हविः पाके शिवा आसंश्च पावकाः। प्रवृत्तधर्मसद्वृत्ता लोका मुदितमानसाः
yajñe tasminhaviḥ pāke śivā āsaṃśca pāvakāḥ| pravṛttadharmasadvṛttā lokā muditamānasāḥ
At that sacrifice, in the cooking of the oblation, the fires were auspicious; and the worlds, set upon dharma and good conduct, were glad in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.78
विष्णोः सत्यप्रतिज्ञस्य श्रुत्वारिनिधना गिरः। ततो देवाः समायाता दानवा राक्षसैस्सह
viṣṇoḥ satyapratijñasya śrutvārinidhanā giraḥ| tato devāḥ samāyātā dānavā rākṣasaissaha
Having heard the words of Viṣṇu, whose promise is true, (words) announcing the destruction of the enemies, then the gods assembled, and the Dānavas together with the Rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.79
भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च सर्वे तत्रागताः क्रमात्। गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नागा विद्याधरागणाः
bhūtapretapiśācāśca sarve tatrāgatāḥ kramāt| gaṃdharvāpsarasaścaiva nāgā vidyādharāgaṇāḥ
And the bhūtas, pretas and piśācas—all of them came there in order; the gandharvas and apsarases too, the nāgas and the hosts of vidyādharas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.80
वानस्पत्याश्चौषधयो यच्चेहेद्यच्च नेहति। ब्रह्मादेशान्मारुतेन आनीताः सर्वतो दिशः
vānaspatyāścauṣadhayo yaccehedyacca nehati| brahmādeśānmārutena ānītāḥ sarvato diśaḥ
And the tree-beings and the herbs, whatever stirs here and whatever does not stir — by Brahmā's command they were brought by the Wind from all the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.81
यज्ञपर्वतमासाद्य दक्षिणामभितोदिशम्। सुरा उत्तरतः सर्वे मर्यादापर्वते स्थिताः
yajñaparvatamāsādya dakṣiṇāmabhitodiśam| surā uttarataḥ sarve maryādāparvate sthitāḥ
Having reached the sacrifice-mountain, (they took up) the region toward the south; all the gods, on the north, stood upon the boundary-mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.82
गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव मुनयो वेदपारगाः। पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय स्थितास्तत्र महाक्रतौ
gaṃdharvāpsarasaścaiva munayo vedapāragāḥ| paścimāṃ diśamāsthāya sthitāstatra mahākratau
And the Gandharvas and Apsarases, and the sages who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas, taking up the western direction, stood there at that great sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.83
सर्वे देवनिकायाश्च दानवाश्चासुरागणाः। अमर्षं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा सुप्रीतास्ते परस्परम्
sarve devanikāyāśca dānavāścāsurāgaṇāḥ| amarṣaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā suprītāste parasparam
And all the hosts of gods, and the Dānavas and the throngs of Asuras, having put their resentment behind them, were well pleased with one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.84
ऋषीन्पर्यचरन्सर्वे शुश्रूषन्ब्राह्मणांस्तथा। ऋषयो ब्रह्मर्षयश्च द्विजा देवर्षयस्तथा
ṛṣīnparyacaransarve śuśrūṣanbrāhmaṇāṃstathā| ṛṣayo brahmarṣayaśca dvijā devarṣayastathā
All of them waited upon the seers and served the brahmins; the seers and the brahmin-seers, the twice-born, and likewise the divine seers—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.85
राजर्षयो मुख्यतमास्समायाताः समंततः। कतमश्च सुरोप्यत्र क्रतौ याज्यो भविष्यति
rājarṣayo mukhyatamāssamāyātāḥ samaṃtataḥ| katamaśca suropyatra kratau yājyo bhaviṣyati
The most eminent royal sages came together from all sides, (asking) "And which god is to be offered to in this sacrifice?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.86
पशवः पक्षिणश्चैव तत्र याता दिदृक्षवः। ब्राह्मणा भोक्तुकामाश्च सर्वे वर्णानुपूर्वशः
paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva tatra yātā didṛkṣavaḥ| brāhmaṇā bhoktukāmāśca sarve varṇānupūrvaśaḥ
Beasts and birds too went there, eager to see; and brahmins, desirous of eating — all (of them), in the order of their classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.87
स्वयं च वरुणो रत्नं दक्षश्चान्नं स्वयं ददौ। आगत्यवरुणोलोकात्पक्वंचान्नंस्वतोपचत्
svayaṃ ca varuṇo ratnaṃ dakṣaścānnaṃ svayaṃ dadau| āgatyavaruṇolokātpakvaṃcānnaṃsvatopacat
And Varuṇa himself gave jewels, and Dakṣa himself gave the food; Varuṇa, having come from (his) world, cooked the cooked food by himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.88
वायुर्भक्षविकारांश्च रसपाची दिवाकरः। अन्नपाचनकृत्सोमो मतिदाता बृहस्पतिः
vāyurbhakṣavikārāṃśca rasapācī divākaraḥ| annapācanakṛtsomo matidātā bṛhaspatiḥ
Vāyu (gave) the varied preparations of food, the Sun the ripening of juices, Soma became the cooker of food, and Bṛhaspati the giver of intelligence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.89
धनदानं धनाध्यक्षो वस्त्राणि विविधानि च। सरस्वती नदाध्यक्षो गंगादेवी सनर्मदा
dhanadānaṃ dhanādhyakṣo vastrāṇi vividhāni ca| sarasvatī nadādhyakṣo gaṃgādevī sanarmadā
The Overseer of Wealth (gave) the gift of riches and garments of many kinds; Sarasvatī, the overseer of rivers, (came), and the goddess Gaṅgā together with Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.90
याश्चान्याः सरितः पुण्याः कूपाश्चैव जलाशयाः। पल्वलानि तटाकानि कुंडानि विविधानि च
yāścānyāḥ saritaḥ puṇyāḥ kūpāścaiva jalāśayāḥ| palvalāni taṭākāni kuṃḍāni vividhāni ca
And whatever other holy rivers there are, and wells and water-tanks, ponds, reservoirs, and pools of various kinds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.91
प्रस्रवाणि च मुख्यानि देवखातान्यनेकशः। जलाशयानि सर्वाणि समुद्राः सप्तसंख्यकाः
prasravāṇi ca mukhyāni devakhātānyanekaśaḥ| jalāśayāni sarvāṇi samudrāḥ saptasaṃkhyakāḥ
and the chief springs, and the god-dug (natural) basins in their many kinds, all the bodies of water, and the oceans seven in number,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.92
लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलैः समम्। सप्तलोकाः सपातालाः सप्तद्वीपाः सपत्तनाः
lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalaiḥ samam| saptalokāḥ sapātālāḥ saptadvīpāḥ sapattanāḥ
together with waters of salt, sugarcane juice, liquor, ghee, curds and milk; the seven worlds with the nether regions, the seven continents with their cities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.93
वृक्षा वल्ल्यः सतृणानि शाकानि च फलानि च। पृथिवीवायुराकाशमापोज्योतिश्च पंचमम्
vṛkṣā vallyaḥ satṛṇāni śākāni ca phalāni ca| pṛthivīvāyurākāśamāpojyotiśca paṃcamam
trees, creepers, grasses, vegetables and fruits; earth, wind, ether, water, and fire as the fifth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.94
सविग्रहाणि भूतानि धर्मशास्त्राणि यानि च। वेदभाष्याणि सूत्राणि ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं च यत्
savigrahāṇi bhūtāni dharmaśāstrāṇi yāni ca| vedabhāṣyāṇi sūtrāṇi brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ ca yat
embodied beings, and whatever treatises on dharma there are, the commentaries on the Vedas, the sūtras, and whatever was fashioned by Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.95
अमूर्तं मूर्तमत्यन्तं मूर्तदृश्यं तथाखिलम्। एवं कृते तथास्मिंस्तु यज्ञे पैतामहे तदा
amūrtaṃ mūrtamatyantaṃ mūrtadṛśyaṃ tathākhilam| evaṃ kṛte tathāsmiṃstu yajñe paitāmahe tadā
the formless, the formed, the utterly (transcendent), and likewise everything visible in form — when it had thus been made ready, then, in that sacrifice of the Grandfather,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.96
देवानां संनिधौ तत्र ऋषिभिश्च समागमे। ब्रह्मणो दक्षिणे पार्श्वे स्थितो विष्णुः सनातनः
devānāṃ saṃnidhau tatra ṛṣibhiśca samāgame| brahmaṇo dakṣiṇe pārśve sthito viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ
there, in the presence of the gods and in the gathering with the sages, the eternal Viṣṇu stood at Brahmā's right side,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.97
वामपार्श्वे स्थितो रुद्रः पिनाकी वरदः प्रभुः। ऋत्विजां चापि वरणं कृतं तत्र महात्मना
vāmapārśve sthito rudraḥ pinākī varadaḥ prabhuḥ| ṛtvijāṃ cāpi varaṇaṃ kṛtaṃ tatra mahātmanā
and at the left side stood Rudra, the bearer of the Pināka, the boon-giving lord. And there the choosing of the officiating priests was done by that great one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.98
भृगुर्होतावृतस्तत्र पुलस्त्योध्वर्य्युसत्तमः। तत्रोद्गाता मरीचिस्तु ब्रह्मा वै नारदः कृतः
bhṛgurhotāvṛtastatra pulastyodhvaryyusattamaḥ| tatrodgātā marīcistu brahmā vai nāradaḥ kṛtaḥ
Bhṛgu was chosen there as hotṛ, Pulastya as the best of adhvaryus; there Marīci was the udgātṛ, and Nārada was made the brahman-priest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.99
सनत्कुमारादयो ये सदस्यास्तत्र ते भवन्। प्रजापतयो दक्षाद्या वर्णा ब्राह्मणपूर्वकाः
sanatkumārādayo ye sadasyāstatra te bhavan| prajāpatayo dakṣādyā varṇā brāhmaṇapūrvakāḥ
Sanatkumāra and the others were the members of the assembly there; the Prajāpatis headed by Dakṣa, and the classes with the brāhmaṇas at their head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.100
ब्रह्मणश्च समीपे तु कृता ऋत्विग्विकल्पना। वस्त्रैराभरणैर्युक्ताः कृता वैश्रवणेन ते१०० 1.16.
brahmaṇaśca samīpe tu kṛtā ṛtvigvikalpanā| vastrairābharaṇairyuktāḥ kṛtā vaiśravaṇena te100 1.16.
And in Brahmā's presence the apportioning of the priests was made; they were furnished with garments and ornaments by Vaiśravaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.101
अंगुलीयैः सकटकैर्मकुटैर्भूषिता द्विजाः। चत्वारो द्वौ दशान्ये च त षोडशर्त्विजः
aṃgulīyaiḥ sakaṭakairmakuṭairbhūṣitā dvijāḥ| catvāro dvau daśānye ca ta ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ
The twice-born were adorned with finger-rings, with bracelets, and with crowns: four, and two, and ten others — those were the sixteen officiating priests.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.102
ब्रह्मणा पूजिताः सर्वे प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्। अनुग्राह्यो भवद्भिस्तु सर्वैरस्मिन्क्रताविह
brahmaṇā pūjitāḥ sarve praṇipātapuraḥsaram| anugrāhyo bhavadbhistu sarvairasminkratāviha
All were honoured by Brahmā, with prostration first: "I am to be favoured by all of you here in this rite;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.103
पत्नी ममैषा सावित्री यूयं मे शरणंद्विजाः। विश्वकर्माणमाहूय ब्रह्मणः शीर्षमुंडनं
patnī mamaiṣā sāvitrī yūyaṃ me śaraṇaṃdvijāḥ| viśvakarmāṇamāhūya brahmaṇaḥ śīrṣamuṃḍanaṃ
this Sāvitrī is my wife; you, O twice-born, are my refuge." Having summoned Viśvakarman, the shaving of Brahmā's head,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.104
यज्ञे तु विहितं तस्य कारितं द्विजसत्तमैः। आतसेयानि वस्त्राणि दंपत्यर्थे तथा द्विजैः
yajñe tu vihitaṃ tasya kāritaṃ dvijasattamaiḥ| ātaseyāni vastrāṇi daṃpatyarthe tathā dvijaiḥ
as prescribed for the sacrifice, was performed for him by the best of the twice-born; and linen garments too (were provided) for the husband and wife by the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.105
ब्रह्मघोषेण ते विप्रा नादयानास्त्रिविष्टपम्। पालयंतो जगच्चेदं क्षत्रियाः सायुधाः स्थिताः
brahmaghoṣeṇa te viprā nādayānāstriviṣṭapam| pālayaṃto jagaccedaṃ kṣatriyāḥ sāyudhāḥ sthitāḥ
Those brahmins made heaven resound with the sound of Vedic recitation; and guarding this world, the kṣatriyas stood with their weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.106
भक्ष्यप्रकारान्विविधिन्वैश्यास्तत्र प्रचक्रिरे। रसबाहुल्ययुक्तं च भक्ष्यं भोज्यं कृतं ततः
bhakṣyaprakārānvividhinvaiśyāstatra pracakrire| rasabāhulyayuktaṃ ca bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ kṛtaṃ tataḥ
The vaiśyas prepared there the various kinds of food; and food to be eaten and food to be enjoyed, abounding in flavours, was then made.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.107
अश्रुतं प्रागदृष्टं च दृष्ट्वा तुष्टः प्रजापतिः। प्राग्वाटेति ददौ नाम वैश्यानां सृष्टिकृद्विभुः
aśrutaṃ prāgadṛṣṭaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā tuṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ| prāgvāṭeti dadau nāma vaiśyānāṃ sṛṣṭikṛdvibhuḥ
Seeing what had not been heard of nor seen before, Prajāpati was pleased, and the maker of creation, the lord, gave the vaiśyas the name "Prāgvāṭa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.108
द्विजानां पादशुश्रूषा शूद्रैः कार्या सदा त्विह। पादप्रक्षालनं भोज्यमुच्छिष्टस्य प्रमार्जनं
dvijānāṃ pādaśuśrūṣā śūdraiḥ kāryā sadā tviha| pādaprakṣālanaṃ bhojyamucchiṣṭasya pramārjanaṃ
Here the śūdras must always render service at the feet of the twice-born: washing the feet, (giving) food, and cleaning up the leftovers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.109
तेपि चक्रुस्तदा तत्र तेभ्यो भूयः पितामहः। शूश्रूषार्थं मया यूयं तुरीये तु पदे कृताः
tepi cakrustadā tatra tebhyo bhūyaḥ pitāmahaḥ| śūśrūṣārthaṃ mayā yūyaṃ turīye tu pade kṛtāḥ
They too did that then and there, and the Grandfather (said) to them further: "You have been made by me in the fourth station for the sake of service."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.110
द्विजानां क्षत्रबन्धूनां बन्धूनां च भवद्विधैः। त्रिभ्यश्शुश्रूषणा कार्येत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मा तथाऽकरोत्
dvijānāṃ kṣatrabandhūnāṃ bandhūnāṃ ca bhavadvidhaiḥ| tribhyaśśuśrūṣaṇā kāryetyuktvā brahmā tathā'karot
"Service is to be rendered by such as you to the three—to the twice-born, to the kṣatriya kinsmen, and to the (vaiśya) kinsmen"—so saying, Brahmā made it so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.111
द्वाराध्यक्षं तथा शक्रं वरुणं रसदायकम्। वित्तप्रदं वैश्रवणं पवनं गंधदायिनम्
dvārādhyakṣaṃ tathā śakraṃ varuṇaṃ rasadāyakam| vittapradaṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ pavanaṃ gaṃdhadāyinam
(He appointed) Śakra as overseer of the door, Varuṇa as giver of the sap (of taste), Vaiśravaṇa as bestower of wealth, and the Wind as giver of fragrance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.112
उद्योतकारिणं सूर्यं प्रभुत्वे माधवः स्थितः। सोमः सोमप्रदस्तेषां वामपक्ष पथाश्रितः
udyotakāriṇaṃ sūryaṃ prabhutve mādhavaḥ sthitaḥ| somaḥ somapradasteṣāṃ vāmapakṣa pathāśritaḥ
The Sun as the maker of light; Mādhava stood in the position of lordship; Soma, the giver of soma, among them took the path of the left side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.113
सुसत्कृता च पत्नी सा सवित्री च वरांगना। अध्वर्युणा समाहूता एहि देवि त्वरान्विता
susatkṛtā ca patnī sā savitrī ca varāṃganā| adhvaryuṇā samāhūtā ehi devi tvarānvitā
And that wife, Sāvitrī, the lovely woman, was well honoured; she was summoned by the adhvaryu: "Come, goddess, with haste!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.114
उत्थिताश्चाग्नयः सर्वे दीक्षाकाल उपागतः। व्यग्रा सा कार्यकरणे स्त्रीस्वभावेन नागता
utthitāścāgnayaḥ sarve dīkṣākāla upāgataḥ| vyagrā sā kāryakaraṇe strīsvabhāvena nāgatā
"All the fires have risen up, the time for the consecration has arrived." She, busy with doing her work, did not come, by a woman's nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.115
इहवै न कृतं किंचिद्द्वारे वै मंडनं मया। भित्त्यां वैचित्रकर्माणि स्वस्तिकं प्रांगणेन तु
ihavai na kṛtaṃ kiṃciddvāre vai maṃḍanaṃ mayā| bhittyāṃ vaicitrakarmāṇi svastikaṃ prāṃgaṇena tu
"Here indeed I have done nothing: no decoration at the door by me, no variegated designs on the wall, no svastika in the courtyard."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.116
प्रक्षालनं च भांडानां न कृतं किमपि त्विह। लक्ष्मीरद्यापि नायाता पत्नीनारायणस्य या
prakṣālanaṃ ca bhāṃḍānāṃ na kṛtaṃ kimapi tviha| lakṣmīradyāpi nāyātā patnīnārāyaṇasya yā
"And the washing of the vessels—nothing at all has been done here. Even now Lakṣmī, who is Nārāyaṇa's wife, has not come."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.117
अग्नेः पत्नी तथा स्वाहा धूम्रोर्णा तु यमस्य तु। वारुणी वै तथा गौरी वायोर्वै सुप्रभा तथा
agneḥ patnī tathā svāhā dhūmrorṇā tu yamasya tu| vāruṇī vai tathā gaurī vāyorvai suprabhā tathā
"Likewise Svāhā, the wife of Agni; Dhūmrorṇā, Yama's; Vāruṇī; and Gaurī; and Suprabhā, the Wind's."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.119
ऋद्धिर्वैश्रवणी भार्या शम्भोर्गौरी जगत्प्रिया। मेधा श्रद्धा विभूतिश्च अनसूया धृतिः क्षमा
ṛddhirvaiśravaṇī bhāryā śambhorgaurī jagatpriyā| medhā śraddhā vibhūtiśca anasūyā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā
"Ṛddhi, Vaiśravaṇa's wife; Śambhu's Gaurī, dear to the world; Medhā, Śraddhā, Vibhūti, Anasūyā, Dhṛti, Kṣamā;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.120
गंगा सरस्वती चैव नाद्या याताश्च कन्यकाः। इंद्राणी चंद्रपत्नी तु रोहिणी शशिनः प्रियाः
gaṃgā sarasvatī caiva nādyā yātāśca kanyakāḥ| iṃdrāṇī caṃdrapatnī tu rohiṇī śaśinaḥ priyāḥ
"Gaṅgā and Sarasvatī—and the maidens have not come today; Indrāṇī; and the moon's wife Rohiṇī, the beloveds of the moon;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.121
अरुंधती वसिष्ठस्य सप्तर्षीणां च याः स्त्रियः। अनसूयात्रिपत्नी च तथान्याः प्रमदा इह
aruṃdhatī vasiṣṭhasya saptarṣīṇāṃ ca yāḥ striyaḥ| anasūyātripatnī ca tathānyāḥ pramadā iha
"Arundhatī, Vasiṣṭha's (wife), and the women of the seven seers; and Anasūyā, Atri's wife, and the other women here—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.122
वध्वो दुहितरश्चैव सख्यो भगिनिकास्तथा। नाद्यागतास्तु ताः सर्वा अहं तावत्स्थिता चिरं
vadhvo duhitaraścaiva sakhyo bhaginikāstathā| nādyāgatāstu tāḥ sarvā ahaṃ tāvatsthitā ciraṃ
"the daughters-in-law and daughters, the friends and the little sisters: none of them have come today, while I have been standing (ready) a long time."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.123
नाहमेकाकिनी यास्ये यावन्नायांति ता स्त्रियः। ब्रूहि गत्वा विरंचिं तु तिष्ठ तावन्मुहूर्तकम्
nāhamekākinī yāsye yāvannāyāṃti tā striyaḥ| brūhi gatvā viraṃciṃ tu tiṣṭha tāvanmuhūrtakam
"I will not go alone as long as those women do not come. Go and tell Viriñci (Brahmā): 'Wait just a short while.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.124
सर्वाभिः सहिता चाहमागच्छामि त्वरान्विता। सर्वैः परिवृतः शोभां देवैः सह महामते
sarvābhiḥ sahitā cāhamāgacchāmi tvarānvitā| sarvaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śobhāṃ devaiḥ saha mahāmate
"Together with all of them I shall come in haste; surrounded by all the gods, O great-minded one, you (will attain) splendour—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.125
भवान्प्राप्नोति परमां तथाहं तु न संशयः। वदमानां तथाध्वर्युस्त्यक्त्वा ब्रह्माणमागतः
bhavānprāpnoti paramāṃ tathāhaṃ tu na saṃśayaḥ| vadamānāṃ tathādhvaryustyaktvā brahmāṇamāgataḥ
"—you attain the highest, and so do I; there is no doubt." While she was still speaking, the adhvaryu left her and came to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.126
सावित्री व्याकुला देव प्रसक्ता गृहकर्माणि। सख्यो नाभ्यागता यावत्तावन्नागमनं मम
sāvitrī vyākulā deva prasaktā gṛhakarmāṇi| sakhyo nābhyāgatā yāvattāvannāgamanaṃ mama
"Sāvitrī is distracted, O god, engaged in household work: 'As long as my friends have not arrived, so long there is no coming for me'—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.127
एवमुक्तोस्मि वै देव कालश्चाप्यतिवर्त्तते। यत्तेद्य रुचितं तावत्तत्कुरुष्व पितामह
evamuktosmi vai deva kālaścāpyativarttate| yattedya rucitaṃ tāvattatkuruṣva pitāmaha
"—thus I was told, O god; and the time is passing by. So do now, O Grandfather, whatever pleases you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.128
एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा किंचित्कोपसमन्वितः। पत्नीं चान्यां मदर्थे वै शीघ्रं शक्र इहानय
evamuktastadā brahmā kiṃcitkopasamanvitaḥ| patnīṃ cānyāṃ madarthe vai śīghraṃ śakra ihānaya
Thus addressed, Brahmā then, filled with some anger: "Śakra, quickly bring here another wife for me!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.129
यथा प्रवर्तते यज्ञः कालहीनो न जायते। तथा शीघ्रं विधित्स्व त्वं नारीं कांचिदुपानय
yathā pravartate yajñaḥ kālahīno na jāyate| tathā śīghraṃ vidhitsva tvaṃ nārīṃ kāṃcidupānaya
"Act quickly in such a way that the sacrifice may proceed and not fail for want of the (proper) time; bring some woman here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.131
एवमुक्तस्तदा शक्रो गत्वा सर्वं धरातलं। स्त्रियो दृष्टाश्च यास्तेन सर्वाः परपरिग्रहाः
evamuktastadā śakro gatvā sarvaṃ dharātalaṃ| striyo dṛṣṭāśca yāstena sarvāḥ paraparigrahāḥ
Addressed thus, Śakra then went over the whole surface of the earth, and the women he saw were all the wives of others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.132
आभीरकन्या रूपाढ्या सुनासा चारुलोचना। न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च पन्नगी
ābhīrakanyā rūpāḍhyā sunāsā cārulocanā| na devī na ca gaṃdharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī
(There was) a cowherd's daughter, rich in beauty, fine-nosed, lovely-eyed — no goddess, no gandharva woman, no asura woman, no serpent woman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.133
न चास्ति तादृशी कन्या यादृशी सा वरांगना। ददर्श तां सुचार्वंगीं श्रियं देवीमिवापराम्
na cāsti tādṛśī kanyā yādṛśī sā varāṃganā| dadarśa tāṃ sucārvaṃgīṃ śriyaṃ devīmivāparām
nor is there any maiden such as that excellent woman was. He saw her, of most lovely limbs, like a second Śrī, the goddess,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.134
संक्षिपन्तीं मनोवृत्ति विभवं रूपसंपदा। यद्यत्तु वस्तुसौंदर्याद्विशिष्टं लभ्यते क्वचित्
saṃkṣipantīṃ manovṛtti vibhavaṃ rūpasaṃpadā| yadyattu vastusauṃdaryādviśiṣṭaṃ labhyate kvacit
(a woman) who by the wealth of her beauty eclipsed the workings of the mind and (all) splendour. Whatever is anywhere found to be outstanding in the loveliness of things —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.135
तत्तच्छरीरसंलग्नं तन्वंग्या ददृशे वरम्। तां दृष्ट्वा चिंतयामास यद्येषा कन्यका भवेत्
tattaccharīrasaṃlagnaṃ tanvaṃgyā dadṛśe varam| tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ciṃtayāmāsa yadyeṣā kanyakā bhavet
all that was seen at its best clinging to the body of the slender-limbed one. Seeing her he thought: "If this maiden were to become (mine),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.136
तन्मत्तः कृतपुण्योन्यो न देवो भुवि विद्यते। योषिद्रत्नमिदं सेयं सद्भाग्यायां पितामहः
tanmattaḥ kṛtapuṇyonyo na devo bhuvi vidyate| yoṣidratnamidaṃ seyaṃ sadbhāgyāyāṃ pitāmahaḥ
then there is no other god on earth who has done more merit than I. This is a jewel among women, and she — Grandfather (Brahmā) is truly fortunate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.137
सरागो यदि वा स्यात्तु सफलस्त्वेष मे श्रमः। नीलाभ्र कनकांभोज विद्रुमाभां ददर्श तां
sarāgo yadi vā syāttu saphalastveṣa me śramaḥ| nīlābhra kanakāṃbhoja vidrumābhāṃ dadarśa tāṃ
But if he be (only) passionate (for her), then this toil of mine is fruitful." He saw her having the sheen of dark cloud, golden lotus, and coral,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.138
त्विषं संबिभ्रतीमंगैः केशगंडे क्षणाधरैः। मन्मथाशोकवृक्षस्य प्रोद्भिन्नां कलिकामिव
tviṣaṃ saṃbibhratīmaṃgaiḥ keśagaṃḍe kṣaṇādharaiḥ| manmathāśokavṛkṣasya prodbhinnāṃ kalikāmiva
bearing that lustre in her limbs — in hair, cheek, and (for a moment?) lips — like the burst-open bud of Love's aśoka tree,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.139
प्रदग्धहृच्छयेनैव नेत्रवह्निशिखोत्करैः। धात्रा कथं हि सा सृष्टा प्रतिरूपमपश्यता
pradagdhahṛcchayenaiva netravahniśikhotkaraiḥ| dhātrā kathaṃ hi sā sṛṣṭā pratirūpamapaśyatā
with her heart's dweller (love) burned up, as it were, by the masses of flame from the fire of her eyes. How indeed was she created by the Creator, who saw no counterpart (for her)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.140
कल्पिता चेत्स्वयं बुध्या नैपुण्यस्य गतिः परा। उत्तुंगाग्राविमौ सृष्टौ यन्मे संपश्यतः सुखं
kalpitā cetsvayaṃ budhyā naipuṇyasya gatiḥ parā| uttuṃgāgrāvimau sṛṣṭau yanme saṃpaśyataḥ sukhaṃ
If she was fashioned by his own imagination, then that is the highest reach of skill. These two, with lofty tips, have been created so that as I gaze there is delight —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.141
पयोधरौ नातिचित्रं कस्य संजायते हृदि। रागोपहतदेहोयमधरो यद्यपि स्फुटम्
payodharau nāticitraṃ kasya saṃjāyate hṛdi| rāgopahatadehoyamadharo yadyapi sphuṭam
her breasts: it is no great wonder in whose heart (desire) arises. Although this lower lip is plainly a body stricken with redness (passion),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.142
तथापि सेवमानस्य निर्वाणं संप्रयच्छति। वहद्भिरपि कौटिल्यमलकैः सुखमर्प्यते
tathāpi sevamānasya nirvāṇaṃ saṃprayacchati| vahadbhirapi kauṭilyamalakaiḥ sukhamarpyate
still it grants extinction (of desire) to him who enjoys it; and by the curls, though they carry crookedness, pleasure is bestowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.143
दोषोपि गुणवद्भाति भूरिसौंदर्यमाश्रितः। नेत्रयोर्भूषितावंता वाकर्णाभ्याशमागतौ
doṣopi guṇavadbhāti bhūrisauṃdaryamāśritaḥ| netrayorbhūṣitāvaṃtā vākarṇābhyāśamāgatau
Even a fault appears as a virtue when it rests on abundant beauty. These two (ears?), the ornaments of the eyes, have come close to the ears,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.144
कारणाद्भावचैतन्यं प्रवदंति हि तद्विदः। कर्णयोर्भूषणे नेत्रे नेत्रयोः श्रवणाविमौ
kāraṇādbhāvacaitanyaṃ pravadaṃti hi tadvidaḥ| karṇayorbhūṣaṇe netre netrayoḥ śravaṇāvimau
for those who know it say that the animation of feeling arises from a cause. The eyes are the ornament of the ears, and these two ears of the eyes;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.145
कुंडलांजनयोरत्र नावकाशोस्ति कश्चन। न तद्युक्तं कटाक्षाणां यद्द्विधाकरणं हृदि
kuṃḍalāṃjanayoratra nāvakāśosti kaścana| na tadyuktaṃ kaṭākṣāṇāṃ yaddvidhākaraṇaṃ hṛdi
here there is no room at all for earrings or collyrium. Nor is it fitting that the sidelong glances should be made twofold in the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.146
तवसंबंधिनोयेऽत्र कथं ते दुःखभागिनः। सर्वसुंदरतामेति विकारः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः
tavasaṃbaṃdhinoye'tra kathaṃ te duḥkhabhāginaḥ| sarvasuṃdaratāmeti vikāraḥ prākṛtairguṇaiḥ
Those here who are connected with you — how are they partakers of sorrow? Change attains total beauty through the natural qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.147
वृद्धे क्षणशतानां तु दृष्टमेषा मया धनम्। धात्रा कौशल्यसीमेयं रूपोत्पत्तौ सुदर्शिता
vṛddhe kṣaṇaśatānāṃ tu dṛṣṭameṣā mayā dhanam| dhātrā kauśalyasīmeyaṃ rūpotpattau sudarśitā
But in the growth of a hundred moments, this wealth has been seen by me. By the Creator the utmost limit of skill has been well displayed in the production of beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.148
करोत्येषा मनो नॄणां सस्नेहं कृतिविभ्रमैः। एवं विमृशतस्तस्य तद्रूपापहृतत्विषः
karotyeṣā mano nṝṇāṃ sasnehaṃ kṛtivibhramaiḥ| evaṃ vimṛśatastasya tadrūpāpahṛtatviṣaḥ
She makes the minds of men affectionate by her graceful gestures." As he reflected thus, his own radiance carried off by her beauty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.149
निरंतरोद्गतैश्छन्नमभवत्पुलकैर्वपुः। तां वीक्ष्य नवहेमाभां पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणाम्
niraṃtarodgataiśchannamabhavatpulakairvapuḥ| tāṃ vīkṣya navahemābhāṃ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇām
his body became covered with bristling hairs that rose up without a break. Seeing her, with the sheen of new gold, with eyes long as lotus petals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.150
देवानामथ यक्षाणां गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम्। नाना दृष्टा मया नार्यो नेदृशी रूपसंपदा१५० 1.16.
devānāmatha yakṣāṇāṃ gaṃdharvoragarakṣasām| nānā dṛṣṭā mayā nāryo nedṛśī rūpasaṃpadā150 1.16.
"Many women of the gods, of the yakṣas, of the gandharvas, serpents and rākṣasas have been seen by me, but none like this one in wealth of beauty."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.151
त्रैलोक्यांतर्गतं यद्यद्वस्तुतत्तत्प्रधानतः। समादाय विधात्रास्याः कृता रूपस्य संस्थितिः
trailokyāṃtargataṃ yadyadvastutattatpradhānataḥ| samādāya vidhātrāsyāḥ kṛtā rūpasya saṃsthitiḥ
"Whatever things there are within the three worlds, taking each of them at its finest, the Creator made the fashioning of her form."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.152
इंद्र उवाच। कासि कस्य कुतश्च त्वमागता सुभ्रु कथ्यताम्। एकाकिनी किमर्थं च वीथीमध्येषु तिष्ठसि
iṃdra uvāca| kāsi kasya kutaśca tvamāgatā subhru kathyatām| ekākinī kimarthaṃ ca vīthīmadhyeṣu tiṣṭhasi
Indra said: "Who are you, whose are you, and from where have you come? Let it be told, fair-browed one. And why do you stand alone in the middle of the streets?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.153
यान्येतान्यंगसंस्थानि भूषणानि बिभर्षि च। नैतानि तव भूषायै त्वमेतेषां हि भूषणम्
yānyetānyaṃgasaṃsthāni bhūṣaṇāni bibharṣi ca| naitāni tava bhūṣāyai tvameteṣāṃ hi bhūṣaṇam
"These ornaments that you wear set upon your limbs — these are not for your adornment; rather, you are the ornament of them."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.154
न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च पन्नगी। किन्नरी दृष्टपूर्वा वा यादृशी त्वं सुलोचने
na devī na ca gaṃdharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī| kinnarī dṛṣṭapūrvā vā yādṛśī tvaṃ sulocane
"No goddess, no gandharva woman, no asura woman, no serpent woman, nor kinnarī has been seen before such as you are, fair-eyed one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.155
उक्ता मयापि बहुशः कस्माद्दत्से हि नोत्तरम्। त्रपान्विता तु सा कन्या शक्रं प्रोवाच वेपती
uktā mayāpi bahuśaḥ kasmāddatse hi nottaram| trapānvitā tu sā kanyā śakraṃ provāca vepatī
"Though addressed by me many times, why do you give no answer?" But that maiden, filled with modesty, trembling, spoke to Śakra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.156
गोपकन्या त्वहं वीर विक्रीणामीह गोरसम्। नवनीतमिदं शुद्धं दधि चेदं विमंडकम्
gopakanyā tvahaṃ vīra vikrīṇāmīha gorasam| navanītamidaṃ śuddhaṃ dadhi cedaṃ vimaṃḍakam
"I am a cowherd's daughter, hero; here I sell milk-products. This is pure fresh butter, and this is curd without scum."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.157
दध्ना चैवात्र तक्रेण रसेनापि परंतप। अर्थी येनासि तद्ब्रूहि प्रगृह्णीष्व यथेप्सितम्
dadhnā caivātra takreṇa rasenāpi paraṃtapa| arthī yenāsi tadbrūhi pragṛhṇīṣva yathepsitam
"And here, with curd, with buttermilk, and with cream too, O scorcher of foes — say what it is you want, and take as you wish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.158
एवमुक्तस्तदा शक्रो गृहीत्वा तां करे दृढम्। अनयत्तां विशालाक्षीं यत्र ब्रह्मा व्यवस्थितः
evamuktastadā śakro gṛhītvā tāṃ kare dṛḍham| anayattāṃ viśālākṣīṃ yatra brahmā vyavasthitaḥ
Addressed thus, Śakra then, seizing her firmly by the hand, led that wide-eyed one to where Brahmā was stationed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.159
नीयमाना तु सा तेन क्रोशंती पितृमातरौ। हा तात मातर्हा भ्रातर्नयत्येष नरो बलात्
nīyamānā tu sā tena krośaṃtī pitṛmātarau| hā tāta mātarhā bhrātarnayatyeṣa naro balāt
But as she was being led by him she cried out to her father and mother: "Alas, father! Mother! Alas, brother! This man is carrying (me) off by force!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.160
यदि वास्ति मया कार्यं पितरं मे प्रयाचय। स दास्यति हि मां नूनं भवतः सत्यमुच्यते
yadi vāsti mayā kāryaṃ pitaraṃ me prayācaya| sa dāsyati hi māṃ nūnaṃ bhavataḥ satyamucyate
"Or, if you have business with me, make your request to my father; he will surely give me (to you) — the truth is being told to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.161
का हि नाभिलषेत्कन्या भर्तांरं भक्तिवत्सलम्। नादेयमपि ते किंचित्पितुर्मे धर्मवत्सल
kā hi nābhilaṣetkanyā bhartāṃraṃ bhaktivatsalam| nādeyamapi te kiṃcitpiturme dharmavatsala
"For what maiden would not desire a husband tender with devotion? There is nothing at all my father may not give you, O lover of dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.162
प्रसादये तं शिरसा मां स तुष्टः प्रदास्यति। पितुश्चित्तमविज्ञाय यद्यात्मानं ददामि ते
prasādaye taṃ śirasā māṃ sa tuṣṭaḥ pradāsyati| pituścittamavijñāya yadyātmānaṃ dadāmi te
"I will win him over with (a bow of) my head; pleased, he will give me away. But if, without knowing my father's mind, I give myself to you,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.163
धर्मो हि विपुलो नश्येत्तेन त्वां न प्रसादये। भविष्यामि वशे तुभ्यं यदि तातः प्रदास्यति
dharmo hi vipulo naśyettena tvāṃ na prasādaye| bhaviṣyāmi vaśe tubhyaṃ yadi tātaḥ pradāsyati
"then the great dharma would perish; therefore I do not gratify you. I shall be in your power if my father gives (me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.164
इत्थमाभाष्यमाणस्तु तदा शक्रोऽनयच्च ताम्। ब्रह्मणः पुरतः स्थाप्य प्राहास्यार्थे मयाऽबले
itthamābhāṣyamāṇastu tadā śakro'nayacca tām| brahmaṇaḥ purataḥ sthāpya prāhāsyārthe mayā'bale
Though she spoke in this way, Śakra then led her on, and setting her before Brahmā he said: "For her sake, by me, O tender one—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.165
आनीतासि विशालाक्षि मा शुचो वरवर्णिनि। गोपकन्यामसौ दृष्ट्वा गौरवर्णां महाद्युतिम्
ānītāsi viśālākṣi mā śuco varavarṇini| gopakanyāmasau dṛṣṭvā gauravarṇāṃ mahādyutim
"You have been brought (here), wide-eyed one; do not grieve, O you of lovely hue." He, seeing that cowherd girl, fair-complexioned, of great radiance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.166
कमलामेव तां मेने पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणाम्। तप्तकांचनसद्भित्ति सदृशा पीनवक्षसम्
kamalāmeva tāṃ mene puṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇām| taptakāṃcanasadbhitti sadṛśā pīnavakṣasam
thought her to be Kamalā herself, with eyes like white lotuses, her full breasts like a fine wall of molten gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.167
मत्तेभहस्तवृत्तोरुं रक्तोत्तुंग नखत्विषं। तं दृष्ट्वाऽमन्यतात्मानं सापि मन्मनथचरम्
mattebhahastavṛttoruṃ raktottuṃga nakhatviṣaṃ| taṃ dṛṣṭvā'manyatātmānaṃ sāpi manmanathacaram
her thighs round as the trunk of a rutting elephant, with the red gleam of her upcurved nails; and she too, on seeing him, deemed herself to be moving in the realm of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.168
तत्प्राप्तिहेतु क धिया गतचित्तेव लक्ष्यते। प्रभुत्वमात्मनो दाने गोपकन्याप्यमन्यत
tatprāptihetu ka dhiyā gatacitteva lakṣyate| prabhutvamātmano dāne gopakanyāpyamanyata
With her thought fixed on the means of attaining him, she appeared as though her mind had gone from her; and the cowherd girl considered that she herself had authority to give herself away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.169
यद्येष मां सुरूपत्वादिच्छत्यादातुमाग्रहात्। नास्ति सीमंतिनी काचिन्मत्तो धन्यतरा भुवि
yadyeṣa māṃ surūpatvādicchatyādātumāgrahāt| nāsti sīmaṃtinī kācinmatto dhanyatarā bhuvi
"If he, out of eagerness, wishes to take me because of my beauty, there is no woman on earth more fortunate than I."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.170
अनेनाहं समानीता यच्चक्षुर्गोचरं गता। अस्य त्यागे भवेन्मृत्युरत्यागे जीवितं सुखम्
anenāhaṃ samānītā yaccakṣurgocaraṃ gatā| asya tyāge bhavenmṛtyuratyāge jīvitaṃ sukham
I have been brought here by him, in that I came within the range of his eye. If he abandons me there will be death; if he does not abandon me, life will be happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.171
भवेयमपमानाच्च धिग्रूपा दुःखदायिनी। दृश्यते चक्षुषानेन यापि योषित्प्रसादतः
bhaveyamapamānācca dhigrūpā duḥkhadāyinī| dṛśyate cakṣuṣānena yāpi yoṣitprasādataḥ
And from such dishonour I would become one whose beauty is to be scorned, a giver of pain. Even the woman who is merely looked upon by his eye, out of his favour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.172
सापि धन्या न संदेहः किं पुनर्यां परिष्वजेत्। जगद्रूपमशेषं हि पृथक्संचारमाश्रितम्
sāpi dhanyā na saṃdehaḥ kiṃ punaryāṃ pariṣvajet| jagadrūpamaśeṣaṃ hi pṛthaksaṃcāramāśritam
— she too is fortunate, no doubt; how much more one whom he would embrace! For the world's whole beauty rests upon (being) scattered separately,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.173
लावण्यं तदिहैकस्थं दर्शितं विश्वयोनिना। अस्योपमा स्मरः साध्वी मन्मथस्य त्विषोपमा
lāvaṇyaṃ tadihaikasthaṃ darśitaṃ viśvayoninā| asyopamā smaraḥ sādhvī manmathasya tviṣopamā
— that loveliness, gathered here in one place, has been displayed by the world's begetter. Smara is his comparison, truly; the comparison is with the radiance of Manmatha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.174
तिरस्कृतस्तु शोकोयं पिता माता न कारणम्। यदि मां नैष आदत्ते स्वल्पं मयि न भाषते
tiraskṛtastu śokoyaṃ pitā mātā na kāraṇam| yadi māṃ naiṣa ādatte svalpaṃ mayi na bhāṣate
But this grief comes of being spurned; father and mother are not its cause. If he does not take me, if he does not speak to me even a little,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.175
अस्यानुस्मरणान्मृत्युः प्रभविष्यति शोकजः। अनागसि च पत्न्यां तु क्षिप्रं यातेयमीदृशी
asyānusmaraṇānmṛtyuḥ prabhaviṣyati śokajaḥ| anāgasi ca patnyāṃ tu kṣipraṃ yāteyamīdṛśī
death born of grief will overpower (me) from remembering him. And when a wife is blameless, such a one goes (to her death) quickly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.176
कुचयोर्मणिशोभायै शुद्धाम्बुज समद्युतिः। मुखमस्य प्रपश्यंत्या मनो मे ध्यानमागतम्
kucayormaṇiśobhāyai śuddhāmbuja samadyutiḥ| mukhamasya prapaśyaṃtyā mano me dhyānamāgatam
For the jewel-like splendour of (my) two breasts, of a lustre equal to a pure lotus... — as I gaze upon his face, my mind has fallen into (fixed) meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.177
अस्यांगस्पर्शसंयोगान्न चेत्त्वं बहु मन्यसे। स्पृशन्नटसि तर्हि न त्वं शरीरं वितथं परम्
asyāṃgasparśasaṃyogānna cettvaṃ bahu manyase| spṛśannaṭasi tarhi na tvaṃ śarīraṃ vitathaṃ param
If, from union with the touch of his limbs, you do not think much of it — then, touching, you sport about; you are not the body, that utterly unreal thing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.178
अथवास्य न दोषोस्ति यदृच्छाचारको ह्यसि। मुषितः स्मर नूनं त्वं संरक्ष स्वां प्रियां रतिम्
athavāsya na doṣosti yadṛcchācārako hyasi| muṣitaḥ smara nūnaṃ tvaṃ saṃrakṣa svāṃ priyāṃ ratim
Or rather, there is no fault in him, for you act as you please. Surely you have been robbed, O Smara: guard your own beloved Rati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.179
त्वत्तोपि दृश्यते येन रूपेणायं स्मराधिकः। ममानेन मनोरत्न सर्वस्वं च हृतं दृढम्
tvattopi dṛśyate yena rūpeṇāyaṃ smarādhikaḥ| mamānena manoratna sarvasvaṃ ca hṛtaṃ dṛḍham
— since in beauty he is seen to surpass Smara, even beyond you. O jewel of my mind, by him my whole self has been firmly stolen away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.180
शोभा या दृश्यते वक्त्रे सा कुतः शशलक्ष्मणि। नोपमा सकलं कस्य निष्कलंकेन शस्यते
śobhā yā dṛśyate vaktre sā kutaḥ śaśalakṣmaṇi| nopamā sakalaṃ kasya niṣkalaṃkena śasyate
The beauty that is seen in his face — how could it be in the hare-marked moon? There is no comparison: for whom is what bears a blemish praised alongside the spotless?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 16.181
समानभावतां याति पंकजं नास्य नेत्रयोः। कोपमा जलशंखेन प्राप्ता श्रवणशंङ्खयोः
samānabhāvatāṃ yāti paṃkajaṃ nāsya netrayoḥ| kopamā jalaśaṃkhena prāptā śravaṇaśaṃṅkhayoḥ
The lotus does not reach a state of equality with his two eyes; what comparison has a water-conch attained with the conches of his ears?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.182
विद्रुमोप्यधरस्यास्य लभते नोपमां ध्रुवम्। आत्मस्थममृतं ह्येष संस्रवंश्चेष्टते ध्रुवम्
vidrumopyadharasyāsya labhate nopamāṃ dhruvam| ātmasthamamṛtaṃ hyeṣa saṃsravaṃśceṣṭate dhruvam
Even coral surely gains no comparison with this lower lip of his; for he surely moves about oozing the nectar that resides within him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.183
यदि किंचिच्छुभं कर्म जन्मांतरशतैः कृतम्। तत्प्रसादात्पुनर्भर्ता भवत्वेष ममेप्सितः
yadi kiṃcicchubhaṃ karma janmāṃtaraśataiḥ kṛtam| tatprasādātpunarbhartā bhavatveṣa mamepsitaḥ
If any auspicious act has been done (by me) through hundreds of other births, then by the grace of that, let him become again my desired husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.184
एवं चिंतापराधीना यावत्सा गोपकन्यका। तावद्ब्रह्मा हरिं प्राह यज्ञार्थं सत्वरं वचः
evaṃ ciṃtāparādhīnā yāvatsā gopakanyakā| tāvadbrahmā hariṃ prāha yajñārthaṃ satvaraṃ vacaḥ
While the cowherd girl was thus in the grip of such thought, meanwhile Brahmā spoke a hurried word to Hari for the sake of the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.185
देवी चैषा महाभागा गायत्री नामतः प्रभो। एवमुक्ते तदा विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणं प्रोक्तवानिदम्
devī caiṣā mahābhāgā gāyatrī nāmataḥ prabho| evamukte tadā viṣṇurbrahmāṇaṃ proktavānidam
"And this greatly blessed one is a goddess, Gāyatrī by name, O lord." When this had been said, Viṣṇu then spoke this to Brahmā:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.186
तदेनामुद्वहस्वाद्य मया दत्तां जगत्प्रभो। गांधर्वेण विवाहेन विकल्पं मा कृथाश्चिरम्
tadenāmudvahasvādya mayā dattāṃ jagatprabho| gāṃdharveṇa vivāhena vikalpaṃ mā kṛthāściram
"Then wed her today, given (to you) by me, O lord of the world, by the gāndharva marriage; do not hesitate long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.187
अमुं गृहाण देवाद्य अस्याः पाणिमनाकुलम्। गांधेर्वेण विवाहेन उपयेमे पितामहः
amuṃ gṛhāṇa devādya asyāḥ pāṇimanākulam| gāṃdherveṇa vivāhena upayeme pitāmahaḥ
Take her, O god, today — take her hand without agitation." By the gāndharva marriage the Grandfather wedded (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.188
तामवाप्य तदा ब्रह्मा जगादाद्ध्वर्युसत्तमम्। कृता पत्नी मया ह्येषा सदने मे निवेशय
tāmavāpya tadā brahmā jagādāddhvaryusattamam| kṛtā patnī mayā hyeṣā sadane me niveśaya
Having obtained her, Brahmā then said to the foremost of the adhvaryus: "She has been made my wife by me; settle her in my dwelling."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.189
मृगशृंगधरा बाला क्षौमवस्त्रावगुंठिता। पत्नीशालां तदा नीता ऋत्विग्भिर्वेदपारगैः
mṛgaśṛṃgadharā bālā kṣaumavastrāvaguṃṭhitā| patnīśālāṃ tadā nītā ṛtvigbhirvedapāragaiḥ
The girl, holding a deer's horn and veiled in a linen garment, was then led to the wives' hall by the officiating priests who had mastered the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.190
औदुंबेरण दंडेन प्रावृतो मृगचर्मणा। महाध्वरे तदा ब्रह्मा धाम्ना स्वेनैव शोभते
auduṃberaṇa daṃḍena prāvṛto mṛgacarmaṇā| mahādhvare tadā brahmā dhāmnā svenaiva śobhate
Covered with a deerskin, (holding) a staff of udumbara wood, Brahmā then shone at the great sacrifice by his own splendour alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 16.191
प्रारब्धं च ततो होत्रं ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः। भृगुणा सहितैः कर्म वेदोक्तं तैः कृतं तदा। तथा युगसहस्रं तु स यज्ञः पुष्करेऽभवत्
prārabdhaṃ ca tato hotraṃ brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ| bhṛguṇā sahitaiḥ karma vedoktaṃ taiḥ kṛtaṃ tadā| tathā yugasahasraṃ tu sa yajñaḥ puṣkare'bhavat
And then the offering was begun by the brāhmaṇas who had mastered the Vedas; together with Bhṛgu they then performed the rite as prescribed in the Veda. And so that sacrifice went on at Puṣkara for a thousand ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition