Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 19
PdP 1 19.1
भीष्म उवाच। पुष्करस्य च नंदायाः श्रुतं माहात्म्यमुत्तमं। ऋषिकोटिर्यदायाता पुष्करे मुखदर्शनात्
bhīṣma uvāca| puṣkarasya ca naṃdāyāḥ śrutaṃ māhātmyamuttamaṃ| ṛṣikoṭiryadāyātā puṣkare mukhadarśanāt
Bhīṣma said: I have heard the excellent greatness of Puṣkara and of Nandā — how a crore of sages came to Puṣkara, and from beholding (Brahmā's) face
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PdP 1 19.2
सर्वैः सुरूपता लब्धा सर्वमेतन्मया श्रुतं। यज्ञोपवीतैर्भक्तानि यानि तानि वदस्व मे
sarvaiḥ surūpatā labdhā sarvametanmayā śrutaṃ| yajñopavītairbhaktāni yāni tāni vadasva me
all of them obtained beauty of form; all this I have heard. Tell me of those portions (marked out) with sacred threads.
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PdP 1 19.3
कथं तीर्थविभागस्तु कृतस्तैस्सु महात्मभिः। आश्रमे यानि तीर्थानि कृतान्यपि महर्षिभिः
kathaṃ tīrthavibhāgastu kṛtastaissu mahātmabhiḥ| āśrame yāni tīrthāni kṛtānyapi maharṣibhiḥ
How was the division of the sacred fords made by those great souls, and what fords in the hermitage were made by the great sages?
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PdP 1 19.4
पदन्यासः कृतः पूर्वं विष्णुना यज्ञपर्वते। नागैस्तत्र पंचतीर्थं कृतं तैस्तु महाविषैः
padanyāsaḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ viṣṇunā yajñaparvate| nāgaistatra paṃcatīrthaṃ kṛtaṃ taistu mahāviṣaiḥ
The setting of the foot was made formerly by Viṣṇu on the sacrifice-mountain; there the five-fold ford was made by the nāgas of great venom.
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PdP 1 19.5
पिंडप्रदानवापी च केन पूर्वं विनिर्मिता। उदङ्मुखी भूमिगता कथं गंगासरस्वती
piṃḍapradānavāpī ca kena pūrvaṃ vinirmitā| udaṅmukhī bhūmigatā kathaṃ gaṃgāsarasvatī
And by whom was the step-well for offering piṇḍas first constructed? How did Gaṅgā-Sarasvatī, facing north, go under the earth?
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PdP 1 19.6
ब्राह्मणैर्वेदविद्वद्भिः कथं यात्रा त्रिपुष्करे। कर्तव्या यत्फलं तस्या जायते तद्वदस्व मे
brāhmaṇairvedavidvadbhiḥ kathaṃ yātrā tripuṣkare| kartavyā yatphalaṃ tasyā jāyate tadvadasva me
How is the pilgrimage to the three Puṣkaras to be performed by brāhmaṇas who know the Vedas, and what fruit arises from it? Tell me that.
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PdP 1 19.7
पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रश्नभारो महानेष भवता परिकल्पितः। तदेकाग्रमना भूत्वा शृणु तीर्थ महाफलं
pulastya uvāca| praśnabhāro mahāneṣa bhavatā parikalpitaḥ| tadekāgramanā bhūtvā śṛṇu tīrtha mahāphalaṃ
Pulastya said: This is a great load of questions that you have framed. So, becoming single-minded, hear of the ford of great fruit.
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PdP 1 19.8
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतं। विद्यातपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṃyataṃ| vidyātapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
He whose hands and feet and mind too are well restrained, and who has learning, austerity and good repute — he gains the fruit of the sacred ford.
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PdP 1 19.9
प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः संतुष्टो येनकेन चित्। अहंकारनिवृत्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo yenakena cit| ahaṃkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
He who has turned away from accepting gifts, content with whatever comes, and free of egoism — he gains the fruit of the sacred ford.
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PdP 1 19.10
अक्रोधनश्च राजेंद्र सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः। आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
akrodhanaśca rājeṃdra satyaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ| ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
Free of anger, O lord of kings, truthful in conduct, firm in vows, and regarding (all) beings as like himself — he gains the fruit of the sacred ford.
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PdP 1 19.11
ऋषीणां परमं गुह्यमिदं भरतसत्तम। पूर्वं यत्र महाराज सत्रे पैतामहे तथा
ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ guhyamidaṃ bharatasattama| pūrvaṃ yatra mahārāja satre paitāmahe tathā
This is the supreme secret of the sages, O best of the Bharatas, (from) of old, where, O great king, at the sacrificial session of the Grandfather —
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PdP 1 19.12
यतीनामुग्रतपसां येषां कोटिः समागता। मुखदर्शनमाश्रित्य स्थितास्ते ज्येष्ठपुष्करे
yatīnāmugratapasāṃ yeṣāṃ koṭiḥ samāgatā| mukhadarśanamāśritya sthitāste jyeṣṭhapuṣkare
a crore of ascetics of fierce austerity assembled there; having resorted to the sight of (Brahmā's) face, they remained at the elder Puṣkara.
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PdP 1 19.13
सुरूपतां परां लब्ध्वा प्रीतास्ते मुनिसत्तमाः। हर्षेण महताविष्टा ब्रह्मदर्शनकांक्षिणः
surūpatāṃ parāṃ labdhvā prītāste munisattamāḥ| harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭā brahmadarśanakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
Having gained supreme beauty of form, those best of sages were pleased; filled with great joy, they longed for the sight of Brahmā.
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PdP 1 19.14
यज्ञोपवीतैस्ते भूमिं माप्य सर्वे चतुर्द्दिशं। कृत्वा तीर्थं विभागं च स्थिता भक्तिपरायणाः
yajñopavītaiste bhūmiṃ māpya sarve caturddiśaṃ| kṛtvā tīrthaṃ vibhāgaṃ ca sthitā bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ
Having measured the ground on all four sides with their sacred threads, and having made the ford and its division, they remained wholly devoted.
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PdP 1 19.15
आसन्नश्च ततस्तेषां तदा तुष्टः पितामहः। कोटिं कृत्वा तदा तेषां मानं दृष्ट्वा मनीषिणां
āsannaśca tatasteṣāṃ tadā tuṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ| koṭiṃ kṛtvā tadā teṣāṃ mānaṃ dṛṣṭvā manīṣiṇāṃ
Then the Grandfather, pleased, drew near to them, having made (their number) a crore, seeing then the measuring of those wise ones.
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PdP 1 19.16
अद्यप्रभृति युष्माकं धर्मवृद्धिर्भविष्यति। इहागत्य नरो यो वै यदंगं प्रथमं जले
adyaprabhṛti yuṣmākaṃ dharmavṛddhirbhaviṣyati| ihāgatya naro yo vai yadaṃgaṃ prathamaṃ jale
"From this day on, an increase of dharma will come to you. Whatever man comes here and first dips whichever limb in the water—"
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PdP 1 19.17
प्लावविष्यति रूपार्थं रूपिता तीर्थकारिता। भविष्यति न संदेहो योजनायतमंडले
plāvaviṣyati rūpārthaṃ rūpitā tīrthakāritā| bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho yojanāyatamaṃḍale
"—he will bathe (it) for the sake of form; the state of having been made a tīrtha, once given form, will come to be—there is no doubt—within a circuit extending a yojana."
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PdP 1 19.18
अर्धयोजनविस्तारं दीर्घं सार्धं हि योजनम्। एतत्प्रमाणं तीर्थस्य ऋषिकोटिप्रवर्त्तितम्
ardhayojanavistāraṃ dīrghaṃ sārdhaṃ hi yojanam| etatpramāṇaṃ tīrthasya ṛṣikoṭipravarttitam
Half a yojana in breadth and a yojana and a half in length: this is the measure of the tīrtha established by the ten million sages.
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PdP 1 19.19
गमनादेव राजेंद्र पुष्करस्य त्वरिंदम। राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलमाप्नोति मानवः अमृतस्येव तृप्येत अपमानस्य योगवित्। विषवच्च जुगुप्सेत संमानस्य सदा द्विजः
gamanādeva rājeṃdra puṣkarasya tvariṃdama| rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ amṛtasyeva tṛpyeta apamānasya yogavit| viṣavacca jugupseta saṃmānasya sadā dvijaḥ
Merely by going to Puṣkara, O lord of kings, subduer of foes, a man obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya and the Aśvamedha. The knower of yoga should take satisfaction in dishonour as though in nectar, and a twice-born should always shrink from honour as from poison.
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PdP 1 19.20
सरस्वती महापुण्या प्रविष्टा ज्येष्ठपुष्करे। तत्रब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः
sarasvatī mahāpuṇyā praviṣṭā jyeṣṭhapuṣkare| tatrabrahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ
The greatly holy Sarasvatī has entered into the eldest Puṣkara. There the gods with Brahmā at their head, the seers, the Siddhas and the Cāraṇas
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PdP 1 19.21
अभिगच्छंति राजेंद्र चैत्रशुक्ल चतुर्दशीं। तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः
abhigacchaṃti rājeṃdra caitraśukla caturdaśīṃ| tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
come together, O lord of kings, on the fourteenth of the bright half of Caitra. There one should perform the bathing, intent upon the worship of the fathers and the gods.
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PdP 1 19.22
गोमेधं च तदाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्। एवं तीर्थविभागस्तु कृतस्तैस्तु महर्षिभिः
gomedhaṃ ca tadāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet| evaṃ tīrthavibhāgastu kṛtastaistu maharṣibhiḥ
And then he obtains (the merit of) a Gomedha sacrifice, and he would deliver his family. Thus indeed was the division of the tīrtha made by those great seers.
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PdP 1 19.23
पितॄन्देवांश्च सन्तर्प्य विष्णुलोके महीयते। तत्र स्नात्वा भवेन्मर्त्यो विमलश्चन्द्रमा यथा
pitṝndevāṃśca santarpya viṣṇuloke mahīyate| tatra snātvā bhavenmartyo vimalaścandramā yathā
Having satisfied the fathers and the gods, he is exalted in the world of Viṣṇu. Bathing there, a mortal would become spotless, like the moon.
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PdP 1 19.24
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति गतिं च परमां व्रजेत्। नृलोके देवदेवस्य तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
brahmalokamavāpnoti gatiṃ ca paramāṃ vrajet| nṛloke devadevasya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
He attains the world of Brahmā and would go to the highest goal. In the world of men (there is) the tīrtha of the God of gods, renowned in the three worlds,
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PdP 1 19.25
पुष्करं नाम विख्यातं महापातकनाशनम्। दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महीपते
puṣkaraṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam| daśakoṭisahasrāṇi tīrthānāṃ vai mahīpate
famed by the name Puṣkara, destroyer of the great sins. Ten thousand crores of tīrthas, O lord of the earth,
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PdP 1 19.26
सान्निध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसन्ध्यं कुलनन्दन। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रास्साध्याश्च स मरुद्गणाः
sānnidhyaṃ puṣkare yeṣāṃ trisandhyaṃ kulanandana| ādityā vasavo rudrāssādhyāśca sa marudgaṇāḥ
whose presence is in Puṣkara at the three junctures of the day, O delight of your line: the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas and the hosts of Maruts,
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PdP 1 19.27
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नित्यं सन्निहिता विभोः। यत्र देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा दैत्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा
gandharvāpsarasaścaiva nityaṃ sannihitā vibhoḥ| yatra devāstapastaptvā daityā brahmarṣayastathā
and the Gandharvas and Apsarases too are ever present with the Lord. (This is the place) where the gods, having performed austerity, and the Daityas and the Brahmā-seers likewise
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PdP 1 19.28
दिव्य योगा महाराज पुण्येन महतान्विताः। मनसाप्यभिकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनस्विनः
divya yogā mahārāja puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ| manasāpyabhikāmasya puṣkarāṇi manasvinaḥ
(attained) divine yoga, O great king, endowed with great merit. Even for a thoughtful man who longs for the Puṣkaras only in his mind,
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PdP 1 19.29
पूयन्ते सर्वपापानि नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाराज नित्यमेव पितामहः
pūyante sarvapāpāni nākapṛṣṭhe sa modate| tasmiṃstīrthe mahārāja nityameva pitāmahaḥ
all his sins are purged away, and he rejoices on the vault of heaven. In that tīrtha, O great king, the Grandfather always
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PdP 1 19.30
उवास परमप्रीतो देवदानवसम्मतः। पुष्करेषु महाराज देवास्सर्षिपुरोगमाः
uvāsa paramaprīto devadānavasammataḥ| puṣkareṣu mahārāja devāssarṣipurogamāḥ
dwelt, supremely pleased, honoured by gods and Dānavas. In the Puṣkaras, O great king, the gods, with the seers going before them,
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PdP 1 19.31
सिद्धिं च समनुप्राप्ताः पुण्येन महतान्विताः। तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः
siddhiṃ ca samanuprāptāḥ puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ| tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātpitṛdevārcane rataḥ
attained perfection, endowed with great merit. Whoever performs the bathing there, intent on the worship of the fathers and the gods—
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PdP 1 19.32
अश्वमेधाद्दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः। अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रं पुष्करारण्यमाश्रितः
aśvamedhāddaśaguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ| apyekaṃ bhojayedvipraṃ puṣkarāraṇyamāśritaḥ
the wise declare it tenfold (the merit) of a horse sacrifice. If, dwelling in the Puṣkara forest, one should feed even a single brahmin,
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PdP 1 19.33
अन्नेन तेन संप्रीता कोटिर्भवति पूजिता। तेनासौ कर्मणा भीष्म प्रेत्य चेह च मोदते
annena tena saṃprītā koṭirbhavati pūjitā| tenāsau karmaṇā bhīṣma pretya ceha ca modate
by that food a crore (of brahmins) becomes well pleased and honoured. By that act, O Bhīṣma, he rejoices both here and after death.
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PdP 1 19.34
शाकैर्मूलैः फलैर्वापि येन वा वर्त्तयेत्स्वयम्। तद्वै दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय श्रद्धावाननसूयकः
śākairmūlaiḥ phalairvāpi yena vā varttayetsvayam| tadvai dadyādbrāhmaṇāya śraddhāvānanasūyakaḥ
With greens, with roots, or with fruits—with whatever he himself subsists on—that he should give to a brahmin, full of faith and free from ill will.
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PdP 1 19.35
तेनैव प्राप्नुयात्प्राज्ञो हयमेधफलं नरः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम
tenaiva prāpnuyātprājño hayamedhaphalaṃ naraḥ| brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama
By that alone a wise man obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. Whether brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, or śūdra, O best of kings,
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PdP 1 19.36
पैतामहं सरः पुण्यं पुष्करं नाम नामतः। वैखानसानां सिद्धानां मुनीनां पुण्यदं हि यत्
paitāmahaṃ saraḥ puṇyaṃ puṣkaraṃ nāma nāmataḥ| vaikhānasānāṃ siddhānāṃ munīnāṃ puṇyadaṃ hi yat
(There is) the Grandfather's holy lake, Puṣkara by name, which indeed bestows merit on the Vaikhānasas, the Siddhas and the sages;
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PdP 1 19.37
सरस्वती पुण्यतमा यस्माद्याता महार्णवम्। आदिदेवो महायोगी यत्रास्ते मधुसूदनः
sarasvatī puṇyatamā yasmādyātā mahārṇavam| ādidevo mahāyogī yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ
from which the most holy Sarasvatī went to the great ocean, and where dwells the primeval god, the great yogin, Madhusūdana,
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PdP 1 19.38
ख्यात आदिवराहेति नाम्ना त्रिदशपूजितः। हीनवर्णाश्च ये वर्णास्तीर्थे पैतामहे गताः
khyāta ādivarāheti nāmnā tridaśapūjitaḥ| hīnavarṇāśca ye varṇāstīrthe paitāmahe gatāḥ
renowned by the name Ādivarāha, worshipped by the thirty (gods). And those castes of low caste who have gone to the Grandfather's tīrtha —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.39
न वियोनिं व्रजंत्येते स्नात्वा तीर्थे महात्मनः। कार्तिक्यां च विशेषेण योभिगच्छेत्तु पुष्करं
na viyoniṃ vrajaṃtyete snātvā tīrthe mahātmanaḥ| kārtikyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa yobhigacchettu puṣkaraṃ
these great-souled ones, having bathed at the tīrtha, do not go to a (lower) womb; and especially whoever goes to Puṣkara on the full-moon of Kārttika —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.40
फलं तत्राक्षयं तस्य भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम। सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृतांजलि
phalaṃ tatrākṣayaṃ tasya bhavatītyanuśuśruma| sāyaṃprātaḥ smaredyastu puṣkarāṇi kṛtāṃjali
his reward there becomes imperishable — so we have heard in tradition. And he who, evening and morning, with palms joined, calls the Puṣkaras to mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.41
उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थे तु कौरव। जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रियो वा पुरुषस्य वा
upaspṛṣṭaṃ bhavettena sarvatīrthe tu kaurava| janmaprabhṛti yatpāpaṃ striyo vā puruṣasya vā
by that (act) all the tīrthas have been touched by him, O Kaurava. Whatever sin there is, of a woman or of a man, from birth onward,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.42
पुष्करे स्नानमात्रेण सर्वमेतत्प्रणश्यति। यथासुराणां प्रवरः सर्वेषां तु पितामहः
puṣkare snānamātreṇa sarvametatpraṇaśyati| yathāsurāṇāṃ pravaraḥ sarveṣāṃ tu pitāmahaḥ
all this is destroyed by merely bathing in Puṣkara. As the Grandfather is the foremost of all the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.43
तथैव पुष्करं तीर्थं तीर्थानामादिरुच्यते। त द्दृष्ट्वा दशवर्षाणि पुष्करे नियतः शुचिः
tathaiva puṣkaraṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthānāmādirucyate| ta ddṛṣṭvā daśavarṣāṇi puṣkare niyataḥ śuciḥ
just so Puṣkara tīrtha is called the first of tīrthas. Having seen it, (dwelling) ten years at Puṣkara, restrained and pure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.44
क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति। यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते
kratūnsarvānavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati| yastu varṣaśataṃ pūrṇamagnihotramupāsate
he gains all the sacrifices, he goes to the world of Brahmā. But he who tends the agnihotra for a full hundred years,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.45
कार्तिकीं वा वसेदेकां पुष्करे सममेव तु। पुष्करे दुष्करो होमः पुष्करे दुष्करं तपः
kārtikīṃ vā vasedekāṃ puṣkare samameva tu| puṣkare duṣkaro homaḥ puṣkare duṣkaraṃ tapaḥ
or (he who) dwells a single Kārttika (month) at Puṣkara — (these are) just equal. At Puṣkara the oblation is hard to make; at Puṣkara austerity is hard to do;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.46
पुष्करे दुष्करं दानं वासश्चैव सुदुष्करः। ब्राह्मणो वेदविद्वांस्तु गत्वा वै ज्येष्ठपुष्करं
puṣkare duṣkaraṃ dānaṃ vāsaścaiva suduṣkaraḥ| brāhmaṇo vedavidvāṃstu gatvā vai jyeṣṭhapuṣkaraṃ
at Puṣkara giving is hard to do, and residence too is very hard. But a brahmin learned in the Vedas, having gone to Jyeṣṭha-puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.47
स्नानाद्भवेन्मोक्षभागी श्राद्धेन पितृतारकः। नाममात्रोपि यो विप्रो गत्वा संध्यामुपासते
snānādbhavenmokṣabhāgī śrāddhena pitṛtārakaḥ| nāmamātropi yo vipro gatvā saṃdhyāmupāsate
becomes a partaker of liberation by bathing, and a rescuer of his ancestors by the śrāddha. Even the brahmin who, having gone (there) merely for the name's sake, performs the twilight worship —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.48
वर्षाणि द्वादशैवेह तेन संध्या ह्युपासिता। भवेत्तु नात्र संदेहः पुरा प्रोक्तं स्वयंभुवा
varṣāṇi dvādaśaiveha tena saṃdhyā hyupāsitā| bhavettu nātra saṃdehaḥ purā proktaṃ svayaṃbhuvā
by him the twilight worship has been performed for twelve years here — so it becomes; there is no doubt in this, (as was) declared of old by the Self-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.49
सावित्री कथितो दोषः कुले तस्य न जायते। या पत्नी ददते भर्तुः संध्योपास्तिं करिष्यतः
sāvitrī kathito doṣaḥ kule tasya na jāyate| yā patnī dadate bhartuḥ saṃdhyopāstiṃ kariṣyataḥ
The fault called Sāvitrī does not arise in his family. And the wife who gives (water) to her husband when he is about to perform the twilight worship,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.50
करकेण तु ताम्रेण तोयं मुक्ता दिवं व्रजेत्। ब्रह्मलोकमनुप्राप्य तिष्ठति ब्रह्मणो दिनं५० 1.19.
karakeṇa tu tāmreṇa toyaṃ muktā divaṃ vrajet| brahmalokamanuprāpya tiṣṭhati brahmaṇo dinaṃ50 1.19.
who releases the water with a copper jar, she goes to heaven; having reached the world of Brahmā she abides there for a day of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.51
एकाकिना गतेनापि संध्या वंद्या यथाक्रमं। पौष्करेणाथ तोयेन भृंगारे निहितेन तु तेनापि द्वादशाब्दानि संध्योपास्ता न संशयः। भवेत्समीपगा पत्नी कुर्वतः पितृतर्पणं
ekākinā gatenāpi saṃdhyā vaṃdyā yathākramaṃ| pauṣkareṇātha toyena bhṛṃgāre nihitena tu tenāpi dvādaśābdāni saṃdhyopāstā na saṃśayaḥ| bhavetsamīpagā patnī kurvataḥ pitṛtarpaṇaṃ
Even by one who has gone alone, the twilight worship is to be revered in due order; and with Puṣkara water placed in a ewer, by that too twelve years' twilight worship (is accomplished) — no doubt of it. And the wife who stays near (her husband) while he performs the libation to the ancestors,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.53
दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय गायत्र्या राजसत्तम। पितॄणां परमा तृप्तिः क्रियते द्वादशाब्दिकी
dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthāya gāyatryā rājasattama| pitṝṇāṃ paramā tṛptiḥ kriyate dvādaśābdikī
facing the southern direction, with the Gāyatrī, O best of kings — (thereby) the supreme satisfaction of the ancestors, lasting twelve years, is effected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.54
युगसहस्रं पिण्डेन श्राद्धेनानन्त्यमश्नुते। एतदर्थं हि विद्वांसः कुर्वंते दारसंग्रहं
yugasahasraṃ piṇḍena śrāddhenānantyamaśnute| etadarthaṃ hi vidvāṃsaḥ kurvaṃte dārasaṃgrahaṃ
By the piṇḍa (offering it lasts) a thousand yugas; by the śrāddha he attains endlessness. It is for this very purpose that the learned take a wife:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.55
तीर्थे गत्त्वा प्रदास्यामः पिंडान्वै श्राद्धपूर्वकं। तेषां पुत्रा धनं धान्यमविच्छिन्ना च संततिः
tīrthe gattvā pradāsyāmaḥ piṃḍānvai śrāddhapūrvakaṃ| teṣāṃ putrā dhanaṃ dhānyamavicchinnā ca saṃtatiḥ
"Having gone to a tīrtha we shall present piṇḍas, preceded by the śrāddha." Theirs are sons, wealth, grain, and unbroken progeny —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.56
भवेद्वै नात्र संदेह एतदाह पितामहः। तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
bhavedvai nātra saṃdeha etadāha pitāmahaḥ| tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
so it shall be; there is no doubt in this — this the Grandfather said. Having satisfied the ancestors and the gods, one would obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.57
आश्रमानपि ते वच्मि शृणुष्वैकमना नृप। अगस्त्येन कृतश्चात्र आश्रमो देवसंमितः
āśramānapi te vacmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa| agastyena kṛtaścātra āśramo devasaṃmitaḥ
I will also tell you of the hermitages; listen with a single mind, O king. Here was made by Agastya a hermitage equal to (that of) the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.58
सप्तर्षीणां पुरा चात्र आश्रमो देवसम्मतः। ब्रह्मर्षीणां तथा चात्र मनूनां परमस्तथा
saptarṣīṇāṃ purā cātra āśramo devasammataḥ| brahmarṣīṇāṃ tathā cātra manūnāṃ paramastathā
And formerly, here too was the hermitage of the Seven Sages, honoured by the gods; and here likewise (the hermitage) of the brahman-seers, and likewise the highest one of the Manus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.59
नागानां च पुरी रम्या यज्ञपर्वतरोधसि। अगस्त्यस्य महाराज प्रभावममितात्मनः
nāgānāṃ ca purī ramyā yajñaparvatarodhasi| agastyasya mahārāja prabhāvamamitātmanaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 19.60
कथयामि समासेन शृणु त्वं सुसमाहितः। पूर्वं कृतयुगे भीष्म दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः
kathayāmi samāsena śṛṇu tvaṃ susamāhitaḥ| pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge bhīṣma dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ
I shall relate (it) in brief; listen, you, with full attention. Formerly, in the Kṛta age, O Bhīṣma, there were dānavas mad with the lust for battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.61
कालेया इति विख्याता गणाः परमदारुणाः। ते तु वृत्रं समाश्रित्य देवान्हंतुं समुद्यताः
kāleyā iti vikhyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ| te tu vṛtraṃ samāśritya devānhaṃtuṃ samudyatāḥ
There were troops known as the Kāleyas, exceedingly fearsome; and they, taking refuge with Vṛtra, set out to slay the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.62
ततो देवाः समुद्विग्ना ब्रह्माणमुपतस्थिरे। कृतांजलींस्तु तान्सर्वान्परमेष्ठीत्युवाच ह
tato devāḥ samudvignā brahmāṇamupatasthire| kṛtāṃjalīṃstu tānsarvānparameṣṭhītyuvāca ha
Then the gods, greatly alarmed, approached Brahmā; and to all of them, standing with folded hands, Parameṣṭhin said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.63
विदितं मे सुराः सर्वं यद्वः कार्यं चिकीर्षितं। तमुपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा वृत्रं वधिष्यथ
viditaṃ me surāḥ sarvaṃ yadvaḥ kāryaṃ cikīrṣitaṃ| tamupāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtraṃ vadhiṣyatha
"I know all of it, gods — the business you wish to accomplish. I will declare that means by which you shall slay Vṛtra."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.64
दधीचिरिति विख्यातो महानृषिरुदारधीः। तं गत्वा सहितास्सर्वे वरं च प्रतियाचत
dadhīciriti vikhyāto mahānṛṣirudāradhīḥ| taṃ gatvā sahitāssarve varaṃ ca pratiyācata
There is a great seer of noble mind, renowned as Dadhīca (Dadhīci); go to him, all of you together, and ask him for a boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.65
स वो दास्यति धर्मात्मा सुप्रीतेनांतरात्मना। स वाच्यः सहितैः सर्वैर्भवद्भिर्जयकांक्षिभिः
sa vo dāsyati dharmātmā suprītenāṃtarātmanā| sa vācyaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvairbhavadbhirjayakāṃkṣibhiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 19.66
स्वान्यस्थीनि प्रयच्छस्व त्रैलोक्यहितकांक्षया। स शरीरं समुत्सृज्य स्वान्यस्थीनि प्रदास्यति
svānyasthīni prayacchasva trailokyahitakāṃkṣayā| sa śarīraṃ samutsṛjya svānyasthīni pradāsyati
'Give up your own bones, out of a desire for the welfare of the three worlds.' He, casting off his body, will give his own bones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.67
तस्यास्थिभिर्महाघोरं वज्रं संक्रियतां दृढं। महच्छत्रुहनं दिव्यं तदस्त्रमशनिः स्मृतं
tasyāsthibhirmahāghoraṃ vajraṃ saṃkriyatāṃ dṛḍhaṃ| mahacchatruhanaṃ divyaṃ tadastramaśaniḥ smṛtaṃ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 19.68
तेन वज्रेण वै वृत्रं वधिष्यति शतक्रतुः। एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं तस्मात्सर्वं विधीयतां
tena vajreṇa vai vṛtraṃ vadhiṣyati śatakratuḥ| etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ tasmātsarvaṃ vidhīyatāṃ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 19.69
एवमुक्तास्ततो देवा अनुज्ञाप्य पितामहं। शतक्रतुं पुरस्कृत्य दधीचेराश्रमं ययुः
evamuktāstato devā anujñāpya pitāmahaṃ| śatakratuṃ puraskṛtya dadhīcerāśramaṃ yayuḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 19.70
सरस्वत्याः परे पारे नानाद्रुमलतावृतं। षट्पदोद्गीतनिनदैरुद्घुष्टं सामगैरिव
sarasvatyāḥ pare pāre nānādrumalatāvṛtaṃ| ṣaṭpadodgītaninadairudghuṣṭaṃ sāmagairiva
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 19.71
पुंस्कोकिलरवोन्मिश्रं जीवं जीवकनादितम्। महिषैश्च वराहैश्च सृमरैश्चमरैरपि
puṃskokilaravonmiśraṃ jīvaṃ jīvakanāditam| mahiṣaiśca varāhaiśca sṛmaraiścamarairapi
(It was) mingled with the calls of male cuckoos, made to resound with the cries of jīvajīvaka birds, (and filled) with buffaloes and boars, with sṛmara deer and yaks too —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.72
तत्रतत्रानुचरितैः शार्दूलभयवर्जितैः। करेणुभिर्वारणैश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखैः
tatratatrānucaritaiḥ śārdūlabhayavarjitaiḥ| kareṇubhirvāraṇaiśca prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaiḥ
(It was) roamed over here and there by (creatures) free of any fear of tigers, by cow-elephants and by bull-elephants whose temples and faces were streaming with rut-fluid,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.73
स्वरोद्गारैश्च क्रीडद्भिः समंतादनुनादितं। सिंहव्याघ्रैर्महानादं नदद्भिरनुनादितं
svarodgāraiśca krīḍadbhiḥ samaṃtādanunāditaṃ| siṃhavyāghrairmahānādaṃ nadadbhiranunāditaṃ
(the place was) made to resound on every side by (those elephants) sporting about and sending forth their cries; and it echoed with lions and tigers roaring their great roar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.74
मयूरैश्चापि संलीनैर्गुहाकंदरवासिभिः। तेषु तेषु च कुंजेषु नादितं सुमनोरमं
mayūraiścāpi saṃlīnairguhākaṃdaravāsibhiḥ| teṣu teṣu ca kuṃjeṣu nāditaṃ sumanoramaṃ
And by peacocks too, hidden away, dwelling in caves and clefts, it was made to resound in each of those thickets — most delightful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.75
त्रिविष्टपसमप्रख्यं दधीच्याश्रममागमन्। तत्रापश्यन्दधीचिं तं दिवाकरसमप्रभम्
triviṣṭapasamaprakhyaṃ dadhīcyāśramamāgaman| tatrāpaśyandadhīciṃ taṃ divākarasamaprabham
(The gods) came to Dadhīci's hermitage, which was reputed to be equal to heaven. There they saw that Dadhīci, radiant as the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.76
जाज्वल्यमानं वपुषा यथा लक्ष्म्या चतुर्भुजम्। तस्य पादौ सुरा राजन्नभिवंद्य प्रणम्य च। अयाचंत वरं सर्वे यथोक्तं परमेष्ठिना
jājvalyamānaṃ vapuṣā yathā lakṣmyā caturbhujam| tasya pādau surā rājannabhivaṃdya praṇamya ca| ayācaṃta varaṃ sarve yathoktaṃ parameṣṭhinā
blazing with his body, like the four-armed (Viṣṇu) with Lakṣmī. Having saluted and bowed to his feet, O king, all the gods asked for the boon just as it had been told (to them) by the Supreme One (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.77
ततो दधीचिः परमप्रतीतः सुरोत्तमांस्तानिदमित्युवाच। करोमि यद्वो हितमद्य देवाः स्वं वापि देहं त्वहमुत्सृजामि
tato dadhīciḥ paramapratītaḥ surottamāṃstānidamityuvāca| karomi yadvo hitamadya devāḥ svaṃ vāpi dehaṃ tvahamutsṛjāmi
Then Dadhīci, wholly confident, said this to those best of gods: "I shall do today whatever is of benefit to you, O gods — or indeed I give up my own body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.78
तानेवमुक्त्वा द्विपदां वरिष्ठः प्राणांस्ततोऽसौ सहसोत्ससर्ज। सुरास्तदस्थीनि सवासवास्ते यथोपयोगं जगृहुः स्म तस्य
tānevamuktvā dvipadāṃ variṣṭhaḥ prāṇāṃstato'sau sahasotsasarja| surāstadasthīni savāsavāste yathopayogaṃ jagṛhuḥ sma tasya
Having spoken thus to them, that most excellent of two-footed beings straightway released his life-breaths; and the gods, together with Vāsava, took his bones according to their use.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.79
प्रहृष्टरूपाश्च जयाय देवास्त्वष्टारमासाद्य तमर्थमूचुः। त्वष्टा तु तेषां वचनं निशम्य प्रहृष्टरूपः प्रयतः प्रयत्नात्
prahṛṣṭarūpāśca jayāya devāstvaṣṭāramāsādya tamarthamūcuḥ| tvaṣṭā tu teṣāṃ vacanaṃ niśamya prahṛṣṭarūpaḥ prayataḥ prayatnāt
And the gods, delighted in appearance, approached Tvaṣṭar for the sake of victory and told him that matter; and Tvaṣṭar, having heard their speech, delighted in appearance and self-controlled, with effort—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.80
चकार वज्रं भृशमुग्रवीर्यं कृत्वा च शस्त्रं तमुवाच हृष्टः। अनेन शस्त्रप्रवरेण देव भस्मीकुरुष्वाद्य सुरारिमुग्रं
cakāra vajraṃ bhṛśamugravīryaṃ kṛtvā ca śastraṃ tamuvāca hṛṣṭaḥ| anena śastrapravareṇa deva bhasmīkuruṣvādya surārimugraṃ
—made the thunderbolt, exceedingly fierce in power; and having made the weapon he said gladly to him (Indra): "With this foremost of weapons, O god, reduce the fierce enemy of the gods to ashes today;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.81
ततो हतारिः सगणः सुखं त्वं प्रशाधि कृत्स्नं त्रिदिवं दिविष्ठः। त्वष्ट्रा तथोक्तस्तु पुरंदरश्च वज्रं प्रहृष्टः प्रयतो ह्यगृह्णात्
tato hatāriḥ sagaṇaḥ sukhaṃ tvaṃ praśādhi kṛtsnaṃ tridivaṃ diviṣṭhaḥ| tvaṣṭrā tathoktastu puraṃdaraśca vajraṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ prayato hyagṛhṇāt
then, your enemy slain, with your host, dwelling in heaven, rule happily over the whole triple heaven." And Puraṃdara, thus addressed by Tvaṣṭar, delighted and self-controlled, took up the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.82
ततः स वज्रेणयुतो दैवतैरभिपूजितः। आससाद ततो वृत्रं स्थितमावृत्य रोदसी
tataḥ sa vajreṇayuto daivatairabhipūjitaḥ| āsasāda tato vṛtraṃ sthitamāvṛtya rodasī
Then he, armed with the thunderbolt and honoured by the gods, approached Vṛtra, who stood covering heaven and earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.83
कालकेयैर्महाकायैस्समंतादभिरक्षितं। समुद्यत प्रहरणैः सशृंगैरिव पर्वतैः
kālakeyairmahākāyaissamaṃtādabhirakṣitaṃ| samudyata praharaṇaiḥ saśṛṃgairiva parvataiḥ
guarded on all sides by the huge-bodied Kālakeyas, with their weapons raised up, like mountains with peaks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.84
ततो युद्धं समभवद्देवानां सह दानवैः। मुहूर्तं भरतश्रेष्ठ लोकत्रासकरं महत्
tato yuddhaṃ samabhavaddevānāṃ saha dānavaiḥ| muhūrtaṃ bharataśreṣṭha lokatrāsakaraṃ mahat
Then a battle took place between the gods and the dānavas for a while, O best of the Bharatas — a great one, causing terror to the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.85
उद्यतैः प्रतिसृष्टानां खड्गानां वीरबाहुभिः। आसीत्सुतुमुलः शब्दः शरीरैरभिपाटितैः
udyataiḥ pratisṛṣṭānāṃ khaḍgānāṃ vīrabāhubhiḥ| āsītsutumulaḥ śabdaḥ śarīrairabhipāṭitaiḥ
There arose a great tumultuous noise from the swords raised and hurled by the arms of heroes, with bodies being cleft apart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.86
शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्चाप्यंतरिक्षान्महीतलं। तालैरिव महीपाल वृतं तैरेव दृश्यते
śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiścāpyaṃtarikṣānmahītalaṃ| tālairiva mahīpāla vṛtaṃ taireva dṛśyate
And with heads falling down from the sky to the earth's surface, O protector of the earth, (the earth) is seen covered by them as if by palm trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.87
ते हेमकवचा भूत्वा कालेयाः परिघायुधाः। त्रिदशानभ्यवर्तन्त दावदग्धा इव द्रुमाः
te hemakavacā bhūtvā kāleyāḥ parighāyudhāḥ| tridaśānabhyavartanta dāvadagdhā iva drumāḥ
Those Kāleyas, becoming clad in golden armour, with iron clubs as weapons, advanced against the thirty (gods) like trees burnt in a forest fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.88
तेषां वेगवतां वेगं सहितानां प्रधावताम्। न शेकुः सहिताः सोढुं भग्नास्ते प्राद्रवन्भयात्
teṣāṃ vegavatāṃ vegaṃ sahitānāṃ pradhāvatām| na śekuḥ sahitāḥ soḍhuṃ bhagnāste prādravanbhayāt
The onrush of those swift ones, united and charging forward, they (the gods) could not withstand even united; broken, they fled from fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.89
तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतो भीतान्सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः। वृत्रं च वर्द्धमानं तु कश्मलं महदाविशत्
tāndṛṣṭvā dravato bhītānsahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ| vṛtraṃ ca varddhamānaṃ tu kaśmalaṃ mahadāviśat
Seeing them fleeing in fear, and Vṛtra growing greater, a great faintness came over thousand-eyed Puraṃdara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.90
तं शक्रं कश्मलाविष्टं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुः सनातनः। स्वतेजो व्यदधाच्छक्रे बलमस्य विवर्धयन्
taṃ śakraṃ kaśmalāviṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ| svatejo vyadadhācchakre balamasya vivardhayan
Seeing that Śakra overcome by faintness, the eternal Viṣṇu placed his own energy in Śakra, increasing his strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.91
विष्णुनाप्यायितं शक्रं दृष्ट्वादे वगणास्तदा। सर्वे तेजस्समादध्युस्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः
viṣṇunāpyāyitaṃ śakraṃ dṛṣṭvāde vagaṇāstadā| sarve tejassamādadhyustathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ
Seeing Śakra filled out by Viṣṇu, the hosts of gods then all bestowed their energy (on him), and so did the spotless brahmin-sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.92
स समाप्यायितः शक्रो विष्णुना दैवतैः सह। ऋषिभिश्च महाभागैर्बलवान्समपद्यत
sa samāpyāyitaḥ śakro viṣṇunā daivataiḥ saha| ṛṣibhiśca mahābhāgairbalavānsamapadyata
That Śakra, thus filled out by Viṣṇu together with the gods and by the greatly blessed sages, became strong.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.93
ज्ञात्वा बलस्थं त्रिदशाधिपं तं ननाद वृत्रस्सुमहानि नादम्। तस्य प्रणादेन धरा दिशश्च खं द्यौर्नगाश्चेति चचाल सर्वं
jñātvā balasthaṃ tridaśādhipaṃ taṃ nanāda vṛtrassumahāni nādam| tasya praṇādena dharā diśaśca khaṃ dyaurnagāśceti cacāla sarvaṃ
Knowing that lord of the thirty to be established in strength, Vṛtra roared a very great roar; at his roar the earth and the directions, the sky, heaven and the mountains — all shook.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.94
ततो महेंद्रः परमाभितप्तः श्रुत्वा रवं घोरतरं महांतम्। भयेन मग्नस्त्वरितं मुमोच वज्रं महान्तं खलु तस्य शीर्षे
tato maheṃdraḥ paramābhitaptaḥ śrutvā ravaṃ ghorataraṃ mahāṃtam| bhayena magnastvaritaṃ mumoca vajraṃ mahāntaṃ khalu tasya śīrṣe
Then great Indra, exceedingly tormented, hearing that most terrible, huge cry, sunk in fear, swiftly hurled the great thunderbolt at his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.95
स शक्रवज्राभिहतः पपात महास्वनः कांचनमाल्यधारी। यथा महाशैलवरः पुरस्तात्स मंदरो विष्णुकरात्प्रमुक्तः
sa śakravajrābhihataḥ papāta mahāsvanaḥ kāṃcanamālyadhārī| yathā mahāśailavaraḥ purastātsa maṃdaro viṣṇukarātpramuktaḥ
Struck by Śakra's thunderbolt, he fell with a great noise, wearing a golden garland, as formerly that best of great mountains, Mandara, when released from Viṣṇu's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.96
तस्मिन्हते दैत्यवरे भयार्तः शक्रः प्रदुद्राव सरः प्रवेष्टुं। वज्रं च मेने स्वकरात्प्रमुक्तं वृत्रं भयाच्चैव हतं न पश्यति
tasminhate daityavare bhayārtaḥ śakraḥ pradudrāva saraḥ praveṣṭuṃ| vajraṃ ca mene svakarātpramuktaṃ vṛtraṃ bhayāccaiva hataṃ na paśyati
When that best of daityas was slain, Śakra, afflicted by fear, ran off to enter a lake; he thought the thunderbolt had (merely) been released from his own hand, and out of fear he did not see that Vṛtra was slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.97
सर्वे च देवा मुदिताः प्रहृष्टाः सहर्षयश्चैनमथो स्तुवंति। शेषांश्च दैत्यांस्त्वरितं समेत्य जघ्नुः सुरा वृत्रवधाभितप्तान्
sarve ca devā muditāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ saharṣayaścainamatho stuvaṃti| śeṣāṃśca daityāṃstvaritaṃ sametya jaghnuḥ surā vṛtravadhābhitaptān
And all the gods, delighted and thrilled, together with the seers, then praised him; and the gods, swiftly coming upon the remaining Daityas, who were sorely afflicted by the slaying of Vṛtra, killed them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.98
ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैस्तदानीं महासुरा वायुसमानवेगाः। समुद्रमेवाविविशुर्भयार्ताः प्रविश्य चैवोदधिमप्रमेयम्
te vadhyamānāstridaśaistadānīṃ mahāsurā vāyusamānavegāḥ| samudramevāviviśurbhayārtāḥ praviśya caivodadhimaprameyam
Being slain then by the thirty (gods), those great Asuras, whose speed equalled the wind's, stricken with fear, entered the sea itself — having entered the immeasurable ocean,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.99
झषाकुलं रत्नसमाकुलं च तदा स्म मंत्रं सहिताः प्रचक्रुः। तत्र स्म केचिन्मतिनिश्चयज्ञास्तांस्तानुपायान्परिचिंतयंतः
jhaṣākulaṃ ratnasamākulaṃ ca tadā sma maṃtraṃ sahitāḥ pracakruḥ| tatra sma kecinmatiniścayajñāstāṃstānupāyānpariciṃtayaṃtaḥ
(the ocean) teeming with fish and teeming with jewels — they then took counsel together there; some there, knowing how to settle upon a resolve, pondered over this and that expedient.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.100
भयार्दिता देवनिकायतप्तास्त्रैलोक्यनाशाय मतिं प्रचक्रुः। तेषां तु तत्र क्षयकालयोगाद्घोरामतिश्चिंतयतां बभूव१०० 1.19.
bhayārditā devanikāyataptāstrailokyanāśāya matiṃ pracakruḥ| teṣāṃ tu tatra kṣayakālayogādghorāmatiściṃtayatāṃ babhūva100 1.19.
Tormented by fear, scorched by the host of the gods, they set their minds on the destruction of the three worlds; and there, through the working of the time of dissolution, a terrible idea arose in them as they deliberated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.101
ये संति विद्यातपसोपपन्नास्तेषां विनाशः प्रथमं च कार्यः। लोकाश्च सर्वे तपसा ध्रियंते तस्मात्त्वरध्वं तपसः क्षयाय
ye saṃti vidyātapasopapannāsteṣāṃ vināśaḥ prathamaṃ ca kāryaḥ| lokāśca sarve tapasā dhriyaṃte tasmāttvaradhvaṃ tapasaḥ kṣayāya
"Those who are endowed with knowledge and ascetic power — their destruction is to be accomplished first; and all the worlds are upheld by ascetic power; therefore make haste to destroy asceticism.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.102
ये संति केचिद्धि वसुंधरायां तपस्विनो धर्मविदश्च तज्ज्ञाः। तेषां वधश्चक्रियतां हि क्षिप्रं तेषु प्रणष्टेषु जगद्विनष्टम्
ye saṃti keciddhi vasuṃdharāyāṃ tapasvino dharmavidaśca tajjñāḥ| teṣāṃ vadhaścakriyatāṃ hi kṣipraṃ teṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu jagadvinaṣṭam
"Whatever ascetics there are on the earth, and those who know the Law and are versed in it — let the slaying of them be carried out quickly; when they have perished, the world is destroyed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.103
एवं हि सर्वे गतबुद्धिभावा जगद्विनाशे परमप्रहृष्टाः। दुर्गंसमाश्रित्य महोर्मिमंतं रत्नाकरं वारुणमालयं स्म
evaṃ hi sarve gatabuddhibhāvā jagadvināśe paramaprahṛṣṭāḥ| durgaṃsamāśritya mahormimaṃtaṃ ratnākaraṃ vāruṇamālayaṃ sma
Thus all of them, their sense of judgement gone, were supremely delighted at the destruction of the world; having resorted to that stronghold, the great-waved treasury of jewels, the abode of Varuṇa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.104
समुद्रं ते समासाद्य वारुणं त्वंभसां निधिं। कालेयास्समपद्यंत त्रैलोक्यस्य विनाशने
samudraṃ te samāsādya vāruṇaṃ tvaṃbhasāṃ nidhiṃ| kāleyāssamapadyaṃta trailokyasya vināśane
having reached the sea of Varuṇa, the receptacle of the waters, the Kāleyas set about the destruction of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.105
ते रात्रौ समभिक्रुद्धा बभक्षुस्तांस्तदा मुनीन्। आश्रमेषु च ये संति पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च
te rātrau samabhikruddhā babhakṣustāṃstadā munīn| āśrameṣu ca ye saṃti puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca
Greatly enraged, they devoured by night those sages who were in the hermitages and in the holy sanctuaries.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.106
वसिष्ठस्याश्रमे विप्रा भक्षितास्तैर्दुरात्मभिः। अशीतिः शतमष्टौ च वने चान्ये तपस्विनः
vasiṣṭhasyāśrame viprā bhakṣitāstairdurātmabhiḥ| aśītiḥ śatamaṣṭau ca vane cānye tapasvinaḥ
In Vasiṣṭha's hermitage brahmins were devoured by those evil-souled ones — a hundred and eighty-eight — and other ascetics in the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.107
च्यवनस्याश्रमं गत्वा पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम्। फलमूलाशनानां हि मुनीनां भक्षितं शतं
cyavanasyāśramaṃ gatvā puṇyaṃ dvijaniṣevitam| phalamūlāśanānāṃ hi munīnāṃ bhakṣitaṃ śataṃ
Going to Cyavana's holy hermitage, frequented by twice-born men, a hundred of the sages who fed on fruits and roots were devoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.108
एवं रात्रौ स्म कुर्वंतो विविशुश्चार्णवं दिवा। भरद्वाजाश्रमं गत्वा नियता ब्रह्मचारिणः
evaṃ rātrau sma kurvaṃto viviśuścārṇavaṃ divā| bharadvājāśramaṃ gatvā niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ
Doing thus by night, they entered the ocean by day; and going to Bharadvāja's hermitage, (they devoured) the disciplined celibate students,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.109
वाताहारांबुभक्षाश्च विंशतिश्च निषूदिताः। एवं क्रमेण भक्षार्थं मुनीनां दानवास्तदा
vātāhārāṃbubhakṣāśca viṃśatiśca niṣūditāḥ| evaṃ krameṇa bhakṣārthaṃ munīnāṃ dānavāstadā
and twenty who fed on air and lived on water were destroyed. Thus in due order, to devour the sages, the Dānavas then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.110
निशायां पर्यधावंत शक्ता भुजबलाश्रयात्। कालेन महता ते वै जघ्नुर्मुनिगणान्बहून्
niśāyāṃ paryadhāvaṃta śaktā bhujabalāśrayāt| kālena mahatā te vai jaghnurmunigaṇānbahūn
ran about in the night, powerful through the strength of their arms; and over a long time they slew many companies of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.111
न चैतानवबुध्यंत मनुजा मनुजाधिप। निस्वाध्यायवषट्कारं नष्टयज्ञोत्सवक्रियम्
na caitānavabudhyaṃta manujā manujādhipa| nisvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṃ naṣṭayajñotsavakriyam
And men did not perceive them, O lord of men. With private recitation and the vaṣaṭ-call ceased, with sacrifices and festival rites destroyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.112
जगदासीन्निरुत्साहं कालेयभयपीडितं। एवं प्रक्षीयमाणास्ते मानवा मनुजेश्वर
jagadāsīnnirutsāhaṃ kāleyabhayapīḍitaṃ| evaṃ prakṣīyamāṇāste mānavā manujeśvara
the world became devoid of energy, oppressed by fear of the Kāleyas. Thus being wasted away, those men, O lord of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.113
आत्मत्राणपरा भीताः प्राद्रवंस्तु दिशो दश। केचिद्गुहां प्रविविशुर्विकीर्णाश्चापरे द्विजाः
ātmatrāṇaparā bhītāḥ prādravaṃstu diśo daśa| kecidguhāṃ praviviśurvikīrṇāścāpare dvijāḥ
frightened, intent only on saving themselves, fled in the ten directions; some entered caves, and other twice-born ones were scattered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.114
अपरे च भयोद्विग्ना भयात्प्राणान्समत्यजन्। केचित्तत्र महेष्वासाः शूराः परमदर्पिताः
apare ca bhayodvignā bhayātprāṇānsamatyajan| kecittatra maheṣvāsāḥ śūrāḥ paramadarpitāḥ
And others, agitated by fear, gave up their lives out of fear. Some there — great archers, heroes, exceedingly proud —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.115
मार्गमाणाः परं यत्नंदानवानांप्रचक्रिरे। नचैताननुजग्मुस्ते समुद्रं समुपाश्रितान्
mārgamāṇāḥ paraṃ yatnaṃdānavānāṃpracakrire| nacaitānanujagmuste samudraṃ samupāśritān
searching (for them), made the utmost effort against the Dānavas; but they did not reach them, who had taken refuge in the sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.116
शमं न जग्मुः परममाजग्मुः क्षयमेव च। जगत्प्रशमने जाते नष्टयज्ञोत्सवक्रिये
śamaṃ na jagmuḥ paramamājagmuḥ kṣayameva ca| jagatpraśamane jāte naṣṭayajñotsavakriye
They did not attain peace, but attained the utmost destruction. When the world had been brought to quiet, with sacrifices and festival rites destroyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.117
आजग्मुः परमोद्विग्नास्त्रिदशा मनुजेश्वर। समेत्य समहेंद्रास्तु भयान्मंत्रं प्रचक्रिरे
ājagmuḥ paramodvignāstridaśā manujeśvara| sametya samaheṃdrāstu bhayānmaṃtraṃ pracakrire
The thirty (gods) came, extremely agitated, O lord of men; and having assembled together with great Indra, out of fear they held counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.118
नारायणं पुरस्कृत्य वैकुंठमपराजितम्। ततो देवास्समेतास्ते तदोचुर्मधुसूदनम्
nārāyaṇaṃ puraskṛtya vaikuṃṭhamaparājitam| tato devāssametāste tadocurmadhusūdanam
Placing Nārāyaṇa, the unconquered dweller in Vaikuṇṭha, at their head, then those assembled gods spoke to the Slayer of Madhu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.119
त्वं नः स्रष्टा च गोप्ता च भर्ता च जगतः प्रभो। त्वया सृष्टं जगत्सर्वं यच्चेंगं यच्च नेङ्गति
tvaṃ naḥ sraṣṭā ca goptā ca bhartā ca jagataḥ prabho| tvayā sṛṣṭaṃ jagatsarvaṃ yacceṃgaṃ yacca neṅgati
"You are our creator and protector and sustainer of the world, O Lord; by you was created this whole world, both that which moves and that which does not move.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.120
त्वया भूमिः पुरा नष्टा समुद्रात्पुष्करेक्षण। वाराहं रूपमास्थाय जगदर्थे समुद्धृता
tvayā bhūmiḥ purā naṣṭā samudrātpuṣkarekṣaṇa| vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthāya jagadarthe samuddhṛtā
By you, O lotus-eyed one, the earth, formerly lost, was lifted up out of the ocean for the sake of the world, when you had assumed the form of a boar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.121
आदिदैत्यो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा। नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा सूदितः पुरुषोत्तम
ādidaityo mahāvīryo hiraṇyakaśipuḥ purā| nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā sūditaḥ puruṣottama
The first demon, of great might, Hiraṇyakaśipu, was long ago slain (by you), O best of persons, when you had made a man-lion body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.122
अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां बलिश्चापि महासुरः। वामनं वपुरास्थाय त्रैलोक्याद्भ्रंशितस्त्वया
avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ baliścāpi mahāsuraḥ| vāmanaṃ vapurāsthāya trailokyādbhraṃśitastvayā
And Bali too, the great demon, who could not be slain by any of the beings, was cast down from the three worlds by you, when you had assumed a dwarf's body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.123
असुरः सुमहेष्वासो जंभ इत्यभिविश्रुतः। यज्ञक्षोभकरः क्रूरस्त्वमरैर्विनिपातितः
asuraḥ sumaheṣvāso jaṃbha ityabhiviśrutaḥ| yajñakṣobhakaraḥ krūrastvamarairvinipātitaḥ
The demon renowned as Jambha, a very great archer, cruel, a disturber of sacrifices, was struck down by you for the immortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.124
एवमादीनि कर्माणि येषां संख्या न विद्यते। अस्माकं भयभीतानां त्वं गतिर्मधुसूदन
evamādīni karmāṇi yeṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate| asmākaṃ bhayabhītānāṃ tvaṃ gatirmadhusūdana
Deeds beginning thus, of which there is no counting — you are the recourse of us who are terrified with fear, O Slayer of Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.125
तस्मात्त्वां देवदेवेश लोकार्थं ज्ञापयामहे। रक्ष लोकांश्च देवांश्च शक्रं च महतो भयात्
tasmāttvāṃ devadeveśa lokārthaṃ jñāpayāmahe| rakṣa lokāṃśca devāṃśca śakraṃ ca mahato bhayāt
Therefore, O lord of the gods of gods, we make (this) known to you for the sake of the worlds: protect the worlds and the gods and Śakra from a great danger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.126
भवत्प्रसादाद्वर्तंते प्रजास्सर्वाश्चतुर्विधाः। स्वस्था भवंति मनुजा हव्यकव्यैर्दिवौकसः
bhavatprasādādvartaṃte prajāssarvāścaturvidhāḥ| svasthā bhavaṃti manujā havyakavyairdivaukasaḥ
By your grace all creatures of the four kinds carry on; men remain sound, and the dwellers in heaven (are sustained) by oblations and offerings to the dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.127
लोका ह्येवं प्रवर्तंते अन्योन्यं च समाश्रिताः। त्वत्प्रभावान्निरुद्विग्नास्त्वयैव परिरक्षिताः
lokā hyevaṃ pravartaṃte anyonyaṃ ca samāśritāḥ| tvatprabhāvānnirudvignāstvayaiva parirakṣitāḥ
For thus the worlds carry on, resting upon one another, untroubled through your power, guarded by you alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.128
इदं च समनुप्राप्तं लोकानां भयमुत्तम्। जानीमो न च केनैते वध्यंते ब्राह्मणा निशि
idaṃ ca samanuprāptaṃ lokānāṃ bhayamuttam| jānīmo na ca kenaite vadhyaṃte brāhmaṇā niśi
And this extreme danger has now come upon the worlds; nor do we know by whom these brahmins are being killed at night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.129
ब्राह्मणेषु च क्षीणेषु पृथिवी क्षयमेष्यति। त्वत्प्रसादान्महाबाहो लोकास्सर्वे जगत्पते
brāhmaṇeṣu ca kṣīṇeṣu pṛthivī kṣayameṣyati| tvatprasādānmahābāho lokāssarve jagatpate
And when the brahmins are destroyed, the earth will go to ruin. By your grace, O mighty-armed one, O lord of the world, all the worlds
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.130
विनाशं नाधिगच्छेयुस्त्वया वै परिरक्षिताः। विष्णु उवाच। विदितं मे सुरास्सर्वं प्रजायाः क्षयकारणम्
vināśaṃ nādhigaccheyustvayā vai parirakṣitāḥ| viṣṇu uvāca| viditaṃ me surāssarvaṃ prajāyāḥ kṣayakāraṇam
would not meet destruction, being wholly protected by you." Viṣṇu said: "All is known to me, O gods, the cause of the destruction of the creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.131
भवतां चापि वक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं विगतज्वराः। कालकेया इति ख्याता गणाः परमदारुणाः
bhavatāṃ cāpi vakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ vigatajvarāḥ| kālakeyā iti khyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ
And I will tell it to you also; listen, free from distress. There are troops known as the Kālakeyas, exceedingly terrible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.132
ते वृत्रं निहतं दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षेण धीमता। जीवितं परिरक्षन्तः प्रविष्टा वरुणालयम्
te vṛtraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣeṇa dhīmatā| jīvitaṃ parirakṣantaḥ praviṣṭā varuṇālayam
Seeing Vṛtra slain by the wise thousand-eyed one, they, guarding their lives, entered the abode of Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.133
ते प्रविश्योदधिं घोरं नानाग्राहसमाकुलम्। उत्सादनार्थं लोकस्य रात्रौ घ्नंति मुनीनिह
te praviśyodadhiṃ ghoraṃ nānāgrāhasamākulam| utsādanārthaṃ lokasya rātrau ghnaṃti munīniha
Having entered that dreadful ocean, thronged with sea-monsters of many kinds, they kill the sages here at night, in order to destroy the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.134
न तु शक्याः क्षयं नेतुं समुद्रांतर्हिता हि ते। समुद्रस्य क्षये बुद्धिर्भवद्भिः परिचिंत्यताम्
na tu śakyāḥ kṣayaṃ netuṃ samudrāṃtarhitā hi te| samudrasya kṣaye buddhirbhavadbhiḥ pariciṃtyatām
But they cannot be brought to destruction, for they are hidden within the sea. Let a plan for the drying up of the sea be pondered by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.135
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो देवा विष्णुना समुदाहृतम्। परमेष्ठिनमासाद्य अगस्त्यस्याश्रमं ययुः
etacchrutvā vaco devā viṣṇunā samudāhṛtam| parameṣṭhinamāsādya agastyasyāśramaṃ yayuḥ
Having heard this speech uttered by Viṣṇu, the gods, approaching the Highest One (Brahmā), went to the hermitage of Agastya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.136
तत्रापश्यन्महात्मानं वारुणं दीप्ततेजसम्। उपास्यमानमृषिभिर्द्देवैरिव पितामहम्
tatrāpaśyanmahātmānaṃ vāruṇaṃ dīptatejasam| upāsyamānamṛṣibhirddevairiva pitāmaham
There they saw the great-souled son of Varuṇa, of blazing splendour, waited upon by seers as the Grandfather (is) by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.137
तेभिगम्य महात्मानं मैत्रावरुणिमुत्तमम्। अप्रमत्तं तपोराशिं कर्मभिः स्वैरनुष्ठितैः
tebhigamya mahātmānaṃ maitrāvaruṇimuttamam| apramattaṃ taporāśiṃ karmabhiḥ svairanuṣṭhitaiḥ
They, having approached that great soul, the excellent son of Mitra and Varuṇa, unheedless (of nothing), a mass of austerity through the rites performed by him, (spoke):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.138
देवा ऊचुः। नहुषेणाभितप्तानां लोकानां त्वं गतिः पुरा। भ्रंशितश्च सुरैश्वर्याल्लोकार्थं लोककंटकः
devā ūcuḥ| nahuṣeṇābhitaptānāṃ lokānāṃ tvaṃ gatiḥ purā| bhraṃśitaśca suraiśvaryāllokārthaṃ lokakaṃṭakaḥ
The gods said: Formerly you were the refuge of the worlds when they were tormented by Nahuṣa; and for the sake of the worlds that thorn of the worlds was cast down from the sovereignty of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.139
क्रोधात्प्रवृद्धः स महान्भास्करस्य नगोत्तमः। वचस्तवानतिक्रामन्विन्ध्यः शैलो न वर्धते
krodhātpravṛddhaḥ sa mahānbhāskarasya nagottamaḥ| vacastavānatikrāmanvindhyaḥ śailo na vardhate
That great mountain, best of hills, has grown out of anger (in the path) of the sun; not overstepping your word, the Vindhya mountain does not grow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.140
तमसाच्छादिते लोके मृत्युनाभ्यर्दिताः प्रजाः। त्वामेव नाथमागम्य निर्वृतिं परमां गताः
tamasācchādite loke mṛtyunābhyarditāḥ prajāḥ| tvāmeva nāthamāgamya nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ
When the world was covered with darkness, the creatures, afflicted by death, coming to you alone as their lord, attained the highest peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.141
अस्माकं भयभीतानां नित्यमेव भवान्गतिः। ततस्त्वद्य प्रयाचामस्त्वां वरं वरदो ह्यसि
asmākaṃ bhayabhītānāṃ nityameva bhavāngatiḥ| tatastvadya prayācāmastvāṃ varaṃ varado hyasi
For us, frightened by fear, you are ever the refuge; therefore today we beg a boon of you, for you are a giver of boons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.142
भीष्म उवाच। किमर्थं सहसा विंध्यः प्रवृद्धः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महामुने
bhīṣma uvāca| kimarthaṃ sahasā viṃdhyaḥ pravṛddhaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ| etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahāmune
Bhīṣma said: Why did the Vindhya suddenly grow, stupefied with rage? This I wish to hear in detail, great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.143
पुलस्त्य उवाच। अद्रिराजं महाशैलं मेरुं कनकपर्वतम्। उदयेऽस्तमये भानुः प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत
pulastya uvāca| adrirājaṃ mahāśailaṃ meruṃ kanakaparvatam| udaye'stamaye bhānuḥ pradakṣiṇamavartata
Pulastya said: At his rising and at his setting the sun used to circle rightwards around Meru, the king of mountains, the great hill, the golden mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.144
तं दृष्ट्वा तु तदा विंध्यः शैलः सूर्यमथाब्रवीत्। यथा हि मेरुर्भवता नित्यशः परिगम्यते
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu tadā viṃdhyaḥ śailaḥ sūryamathābravīt| yathā hi merurbhavatā nityaśaḥ parigamyate
Seeing that, the Vindhya mountain then said to the sun: "Just as Meru is constantly circled by you
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.145
प्रदक्षिणं च क्रियते मामेवं कुरु भास्कर। एवमुक्तस्ततः सूर्यः शैलेंद्रं प्रत्यभाषत
pradakṣiṇaṃ ca kriyate māmevaṃ kuru bhāskara| evamuktastataḥ sūryaḥ śaileṃdraṃ pratyabhāṣata
and honored with a rightward circling, do the same for me, O sun." Thus addressed, the sun then replied to the lord of mountains:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.146
नाहमात्मेच्छया शैलं करोम्येनं प्रदक्षिणम्। एष मार्गः प्रदिष्टो मे येनेदं निर्मितं जगत्
nāhamātmecchayā śailaṃ karomyenaṃ pradakṣiṇam| eṣa mārgaḥ pradiṣṭo me yenedaṃ nirmitaṃ jagat
"Not by my own wish do I make this rightward circuit of the mountain; this path was appointed for me by him by whom this world was made."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.147
एवमुक्तस्तदा क्रोधात्प्रवृद्धः सहसाचलः। सूर्याचंद्रमसोर्मार्गं रोद्धुमिच्छन्परंतप
evamuktastadā krodhātpravṛddhaḥ sahasācalaḥ| sūryācaṃdramasormārgaṃ roddhumicchanparaṃtapa
Thus addressed, the mountain then suddenly grew out of anger, wishing to block the path of the sun and the moon, O scorcher of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.148
ततो हि देवाः सहितास्तु सर्वे सेंद्राः समागम्य महाद्रिराजम्। निवारयामासुरथोत्पतंतं न वै स तेषां वचनं चकार
tato hi devāḥ sahitāstu sarve seṃdrāḥ samāgamya mahādrirājam| nivārayāmāsurathotpataṃtaṃ na vai sa teṣāṃ vacanaṃ cakāra
Then indeed all the gods together with Indra, having come to the great king of mountains, tried to restrain him as he rose up; but he did not heed their word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.149
ततो हि जग्मुर्मुनिमाश्रमस्थं तपस्विनां धर्मवतां वरिष्ठम्। अगस्त्यमत्यद्भुतदीप्तवीर्यं तं चार्यमूचुः सहिताः सुरास्ते
tato hi jagmurmunimāśramasthaṃ tapasvināṃ dharmavatāṃ variṣṭham| agastyamatyadbhutadīptavīryaṃ taṃ cāryamūcuḥ sahitāḥ surāste
Then they went to the sage who dwelt in his hermitage, the foremost of ascetics who possess dharma, Agastya of most wondrous blazing power, and those gods together said to that noble one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.150
देवा ऊचुः। सूर्याचंद्रमसोर्मार्गं नक्षत्राणां गतिं तथा। शैलराडावृणोत्येष विंध्यः क्रोधवशानुगः१५० 1.19.
devā ūcuḥ| sūryācaṃdramasormārgaṃ nakṣatrāṇāṃ gatiṃ tathā| śailarāḍāvṛṇotyeṣa viṃdhyaḥ krodhavaśānugaḥ150 1.19.
The gods said: This king of mountains, the Vindhya, following the sway of anger, is blocking the path of the sun and the moon and likewise the course of the constellations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.151
तं निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्यः कश्चिन्मुनीश्वर। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विप्रः सुराणां शैलमभ्यगात्
taṃ nivārayituṃ śakto nānyaḥ kaścinmunīśvara| tacchrutvā vacanaṃ vipraḥ surāṇāṃ śailamabhyagāt
No one else is able to restrain him, lord of sages. Hearing that speech of the gods, the brahmin went to the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.152
सोभिगम्याब्रवीद्विंध्यं सादरं समुपस्थितम्। मार्गमिच्छाम्यहं दत्तं भवता पर्वतोत्तम
sobhigamyābravīdviṃdhyaṃ sādaraṃ samupasthitam| mārgamicchāmyahaṃ dattaṃ bhavatā parvatottama
He, approaching, said to the Vindhya, who stood respectfully before him: "I wish for a path to be granted by you, best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.153
दक्षिणामभिगंतास्मि दिशं कार्येण केनचित्। यावदागमनं मे स्यात्तावत्त्वं प्रतिपालय
dakṣiṇāmabhigaṃtāsmi diśaṃ kāryeṇa kenacit| yāvadāgamanaṃ me syāttāvattvaṃ pratipālaya
I am going to the southern quarter on some business; until my return comes about, so long do you wait.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.154
निवृत्ते मयि शैलेंद्र ततो वर्धस्व कामतः। पुलस्त्य उवाच। अद्यापि दक्षिणाद्देशाद्वारुणिर्न निवर्तते
nivṛtte mayi śaileṃdra tato vardhasva kāmataḥ| pulastya uvāca| adyāpi dakṣiṇāddeśādvāruṇirna nivartate
When I have returned, lord of mountains, then grow as you please." Pulastya said: Even today the son of Varuṇa does not return from the southern region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.155
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा विन्ध्यो न वर्धते। अगस्त्यस्य प्रभावेण यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yathā vindhyo na vardhate| agastyasya prabhāveṇa yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi
All this has been told to you—how the Vindhya does not grow, by the power of Agastya—which you asked me about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.156
कालेयास्तु यथा राजन्सुरैः सर्वैर्निषूदिताः। अगस्त्यद्वारमासाद्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
kāleyāstu yathā rājansuraiḥ sarvairniṣūditāḥ| agastyadvāramāsādya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
But how, O king, the Kāleyas were slain by all the gods, having reached the door of Agastya—hear that from me as I relate it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.157
त्रिदशानां वचः श्रुत्वा मैत्रावरुणिरब्रवीत्। किमर्थं समुपायाता वरं मत्तः किमिच्छथ
tridaśānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā maitrāvaruṇirabravīt| kimarthaṃ samupāyātā varaṃ mattaḥ kimicchatha
Having heard the words of the thirty (gods), the son of Mitra and Varuṇa said: "For what purpose have you come? What boon do you wish from me?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.158
एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन देवास्तं मुनिमब्रुवन्। इच्छाम एकं वरमद्भुतं वयं पिबार्णवं देवमुने महात्मन्
evamuktāstadā tena devāstaṃ munimabruvan| icchāma ekaṃ varamadbhutaṃ vayaṃ pibārṇavaṃ devamune mahātman
Thus addressed by him, the gods then said to that sage: "We wish for one wondrous boon: drink the ocean, O divine sage, O great-souled one!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.159
एवं त्वयेच्छेम कृते महर्षे महार्णवं पीयमानं समग्रम्। ततो विहन्याम च सानुबंधं कालेयसंज्ञं सुरविद्विषां बलम्
evaṃ tvayecchema kṛte maharṣe mahārṇavaṃ pīyamānaṃ samagram| tato vihanyāma ca sānubaṃdhaṃ kāleyasaṃjñaṃ suravidviṣāṃ balam
"Thus, great seer, we would wish that by you the great ocean be drunk up entirely; then we could destroy, together with its allies, the army of the enemies of the gods called the Kāleyas."
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PdP 1 19.160
त्रिदशानां वचः श्रुत्वा तथेति मुनिरब्रवीत्। करिष्ये भवतां कामं लोकानां सुखकारकम्
tridaśānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā tatheti munirabravīt| kariṣye bhavatāṃ kāmaṃ lokānāṃ sukhakārakam
Having heard the words of the thirty (gods), the sage said, "So be it. I shall fulfill your desire, which brings happiness to the worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.161
एवमुक्त्वा ततोऽगच्छत्समुद्रं निधिमंभसाम्। तपःसिद्धैश्च मुनिभिः सार्धं देवैश्च सुव्रत
evamuktvā tato'gacchatsamudraṃ nidhimaṃbhasām| tapaḥsiddhaiśca munibhiḥ sārdhaṃ devaiśca suvrata
Having said this, he then went to the ocean, the treasury of waters, together with sages perfected in austerity and with the gods, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.162
मनुष्योरगगंधर्वा यक्षाः किंपुरुषास्तथा। अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं द्रष्टुकामास्तदद्भुतम्
manuṣyoragagaṃdharvā yakṣāḥ kiṃpuruṣāstathā| anujagmurmahātmānaṃ draṣṭukāmāstadadbhutam
Men, serpents, and gandharvas, yakṣas and kiṃpuruṣas followed the great-souled one, desiring to see that marvel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.163
ततोऽभ्यपश्यत्सहितः समुद्रं भीमनिःस्वनम्। नृत्यंतमिव चोर्मीभिर्वल्गंतमिव वायुना
tato'bhyapaśyatsahitaḥ samudraṃ bhīmaniḥsvanam| nṛtyaṃtamiva cormībhirvalgaṃtamiva vāyunā
Then, in their company, he beheld the ocean of terrible roar, as if dancing with its waves, as if leaping about with the wind,
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PdP 1 19.164
हसंतमिव फेनौघैः स्खलंतं कंदरेषु च। नानाग्राहसमाकीर्णं नानाद्विजगणैर्युतम्
hasaṃtamiva phenaughaiḥ skhalaṃtaṃ kaṃdareṣu ca| nānāgrāhasamākīrṇaṃ nānādvijagaṇairyutam
as if laughing with its masses of foam, and stumbling in the caverns, crowded with many sea-monsters, thronged with many flocks of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.165
अगस्त्यसहिता देवाः सगंधर्वमहोरगाः। ऋषयश्च महाभागाः समासेदुर्महोदधिम्
agastyasahitā devāḥ sagaṃdharvamahoragāḥ| ṛṣayaśca mahābhāgāḥ samāsedurmahodadhim
The gods, together with Agastya, along with the gandharvas and the great serpents, and the greatly blessed seers, approached the great sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.166
समुद्रं स समासाद्य वारुणिर्भगवानृषिः। उवाच सहितान्देवानृषींस्तांस्तु समागतान्
samudraṃ sa samāsādya vāruṇirbhagavānṛṣiḥ| uvāca sahitāndevānṛṣīṃstāṃstu samāgatān
Having reached the ocean, the venerable seer, son of Varuṇa, spoke to those assembled gods and seers who had come together:
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PdP 1 19.167
पातुकामः समुद्रं च अगस्त्य ऋषिसत्तमः। एष लोकहितार्थाय पिबामि वरुणालयम्
pātukāmaḥ samudraṃ ca agastya ṛṣisattamaḥ| eṣa lokahitārthāya pibāmi varuṇālayam
Agastya, the best of seers, desiring to drink up the ocean (said): "For the good of the worlds, I here drink the abode of Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.168
भवतां यदनुष्ठेयं तच्छीघ्रं संविधीयताम्। एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं मैत्रावरुणिरग्रतः
bhavatāṃ yadanuṣṭheyaṃ tacchīghraṃ saṃvidhīyatām| etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ maitrāvaruṇiragrataḥ
Let whatever is to be done by you be swiftly arranged." Having spoken just this much, the son of Mitra and Varuṇa, in front (of them all),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.169
समुद्रमपिबत्क्रुद्धस्सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः। पीयमानं समुद्रं तु दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः
samudramapibatkruddhassarvalokasya paśyataḥ| pīyamānaṃ samudraṃ tu dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ
angrily drank up the ocean while all the world looked on. But seeing the ocean being drunk up, the gods with Vāsava
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.170
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुस्स्तुतिभिश्चाप्यपूजयन्। त्वं नस्त्राता विधाता च लोकानां लोकभावनः। त्वत्प्रसादात्समुत्सेधमुपगच्छेत्समं जगत्
vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmusstutibhiścāpyapūjayan| tvaṃ nastrātā vidhātā ca lokānāṃ lokabhāvanaḥ| tvatprasādātsamutsedhamupagacchetsamaṃ jagat
were filled with utmost amazement and honored (him) with praises: "You are our protector and ordainer, the creator of the worlds. By your grace the whole world may attain elevation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.171
संपूज्यमानस्त्रिदशैर्महात्मा गंधर्वमुख्येषु नदत्सु चैव। दिव्यैश्च पुष्पैरवकीर्यमाणो महार्णवं निःसलिलं चकार
saṃpūjyamānastridaśairmahātmā gaṃdharvamukhyeṣu nadatsu caiva| divyaiśca puṣpairavakīryamāṇo mahārṇavaṃ niḥsalilaṃ cakāra
Being honored by the thirty (gods), while the chief gandharvas sang out, and being sprinkled with divine flowers, the great-souled one made the great ocean waterless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.172
दृष्ट्वा कृतं निःसलिलं महार्णवं सुराः समस्ताः परमप्रहृष्टाः। प्रगृह्य दिव्यानि वरायुधानि तान्दानवान्जघ्नुरदीनसत्त्वाः
dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṃ niḥsalilaṃ mahārṇavaṃ surāḥ samastāḥ paramaprahṛṣṭāḥ| pragṛhya divyāni varāyudhāni tāndānavānjaghnuradīnasattvāḥ
Seeing the great ocean made waterless, all the gods, supremely delighted, taking up their divine, excellent weapons, slew those Dānavas, their spirits undaunted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.173
ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैर्महात्मभिर्महाबलैर्वेगयुतैर्नदद्भिः। न सेहिरे वेगवतां महात्मनां वेगं तदा धारयितुं दिवौकसाम्
te vadhyamānāstridaśairmahātmabhirmahābalairvegayutairnadadbhiḥ| na sehire vegavatāṃ mahātmanāṃ vegaṃ tadā dhārayituṃ divaukasām
Being slain by the great-souled thirty (gods), mighty, swift and roaring, they were then unable to withstand the onrush of those swift, great-souled dwellers of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.174
ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैर्दानवा भीमनिःस्वनाः। चक्रुः सुतुमुलं युद्धं मुहूर्त्तमिव भारत
te vadhyamānāstridaśairdānavā bhīmaniḥsvanāḥ| cakruḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ muhūrttamiva bhārata
Being slain by the thirty (gods), those Dānavas of terrible cries made a most tumultuous battle for about an hour, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.175
ते पूर्वं तपसा दग्धा मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभिः। यतमानाः परं शक्त्या त्रिदशैर्विनिषूदिताः
te pūrvaṃ tapasā dagdhā munibhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ| yatamānāḥ paraṃ śaktyā tridaśairviniṣūditāḥ
They, already burned beforehand by the austerity of the sages of disciplined selves, though striving with their utmost power, were destroyed by the thirty (gods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.176
ते हेमनिष्काभरणाः कुंडलांगदधारिणः। निहता बह्वशोभंत पुष्पिता इव किंशुकाः
te hemaniṣkābharaṇāḥ kuṃḍalāṃgadadhāriṇaḥ| nihatā bahvaśobhaṃta puṣpitā iva kiṃśukāḥ
Slain, they—adorned with golden ornaments, wearing earrings and armlets—shone greatly, like kiṃśuka trees in flower.
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PdP 1 19.177
हतशिष्टास्ततः केचित्कालेयदनुजोत्तमाः। विदार्य वसुधां देवीं पातालतलमाश्रिताः
hataśiṣṭāstataḥ kecitkāleyadanujottamāḥ| vidārya vasudhāṃ devīṃ pātālatalamāśritāḥ
Then some of the foremost Kāleya demons, who were left over from the slaughter, split open the goddess Earth and took refuge in the depths of Pātāla.
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PdP 1 19.178
निहतान्दानवान्दृष्ट्वा त्रिदशा मुनिपुंगवम्। तुष्टुवुर्विविधैर्वाक्यैरिदं चैवाब्रुवन्वचः
nihatāndānavāndṛṣṭvā tridaśā munipuṃgavam| tuṣṭuvurvividhairvākyairidaṃ caivābruvanvacaḥ
Seeing the Dānavas slain, the gods praised the bull among sages with manifold words and spoke this speech:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.179
त्वत्प्रसादान्महाभाग लोकैः प्राप्तं महत्सुखम्। त्वत्तेजसा च निहताः कालेया भीमविक्रमाः
tvatprasādānmahābhāga lokaiḥ prāptaṃ mahatsukham| tvattejasā ca nihatāḥ kāleyā bhīmavikramāḥ
"By your grace, greatly fortunate one, the worlds have obtained great happiness, and by your fiery power the Kāleyas of terrible valour have been slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.180
पूरयस्व महाविप्र समुद्रं लोकभावनम्। यत्त्वया सलिलं पीतं तदस्मिन्पुनरुत्सृज
pūrayasva mahāvipra samudraṃ lokabhāvanam| yattvayā salilaṃ pītaṃ tadasminpunarutsṛja
Fill up the ocean, great brahmin, the sustainer of the worlds; the water that was drunk by you—release it into it again."
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PdP 1 19.181
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच भगवान्मुनिपुंगवः। जीर्णं तद्धि मया तोयमुपायोन्यः प्रचिंत्यताम्
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca bhagavānmunipuṃgavaḥ| jīrṇaṃ taddhi mayā toyamupāyonyaḥ praciṃtyatām
Addressed thus, the lord, the bull among sages, replied: "That water has indeed been digested by me; let another means be thought out
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PdP 1 19.182
पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य भवद्भिर्यत्नमास्थितैः। एवं श्रुत्वा तु वचनं महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः
pūraṇārthaṃ samudrasya bhavadbhiryatnamāsthitaiḥ| evaṃ śrutvā tu vacanaṃ maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ
by you, applying yourselves to the effort, for the filling of the ocean." But having heard this speech of the great seer of disciplined self,
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PdP 1 19.183
विस्मिताश्च विषण्णाश्च बभूवुः सहितास्सुराः। परस्परमनुज्ञाप्य प्रणम्य मुनिपुंगवम्
vismitāśca viṣaṇṇāśca babhūvuḥ sahitāssurāḥ| parasparamanujñāpya praṇamya munipuṃgavam
the gods together became astonished and dejected. Taking leave of one another and bowing to the bull among sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.184
प्रजाः सर्वा महाराज विप्रा जग्मुर्यथागतम्। त्रिदशा विष्णुना सार्द्धमनुजग्मुः पितामहम्
prajāḥ sarvā mahārāja viprā jagmuryathāgatam| tridaśā viṣṇunā sārddhamanujagmuḥ pitāmaham
all the people, great king, and the brahmins went as they had come; the gods, together with Viṣṇu, followed the Grandfather,
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PdP 1 19.185
पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य मंत्रयंतः परस्परम्। ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्वे सागरस्य हि पूरणम्
pūraṇārthaṃ samudrasya maṃtrayaṃtaḥ parasparam| ūcuḥ prāṃjalayaḥ sarve sāgarasya hi pūraṇam
taking counsel with one another for the sake of filling the ocean; with palms joined they all spoke about the filling of the sea.
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PdP 1 19.186
तानुवाच समेतांस्तु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। गच्छध्वं विबुधास्सर्वे यथाकामं यथेप्सितम्
tānuvāca sametāṃstu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| gacchadhvaṃ vibudhāssarve yathākāmaṃ yathepsitam
To them assembled Brahmā, the Grandfather of the worlds, said: "Go, all you gods, as you wish, as you please.
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PdP 1 19.187
महता कालयोगेन प्रकृतिं यास्यतेऽर्णवः। ज्ञातींस्तु कारणं कृत्वा महाराजो भगीरथः
mahatā kālayogena prakṛtiṃ yāsyate'rṇavaḥ| jñātīṃstu kāraṇaṃ kṛtvā mahārājo bhagīrathaḥ
By the great course of time the ocean will return to its natural state. Making his kinsmen the occasion, the great king Bhagīratha
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PdP 1 19.188
गंगौघेन समुद्रं च पुनः संपूरयिष्यति। एवं ते ब्रह्मणा देवाः प्रेषिता ऋषिसत्तमाः
gaṃgaughena samudraṃ ca punaḥ saṃpūrayiṣyati| evaṃ te brahmaṇā devāḥ preṣitā ṛṣisattamāḥ
will fill the ocean full again with the flood of the Gaṅgā." Thus, best of seers, those gods were sent off by Brahmā.
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PdP 1 19.189
उवाच भगवांस्तुष्टस्त्वगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम्। देवकार्यं तु भवता दानवानां विनाशनम्
uvāca bhagavāṃstuṣṭastvagastyamṛṣisattamam| devakāryaṃ tu bhavatā dānavānāṃ vināśanam
And the Lord, pleased, said to Agastya, the best of seers: "The gods' business—the destruction of the Dānavas—(has been done) by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.190
यतस्संतारिता देवास्तेन तुष्टोस्मि वै मुने। अभिप्रेतो वरो यस्ते याचयस्व ददामि तम्
yatassaṃtāritā devāstena tuṣṭosmi vai mune| abhipreto varo yaste yācayasva dadāmi tam
Since the gods have been carried across (their trouble), by that I am indeed pleased, O sage. Whatever boon is desired by you, ask for it; I shall grant it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.191
एवमुक्तस्तदागस्त्यः प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्। इहस्थेन मया देव देवकार्यमिदं कृतम्
evamuktastadāgastyaḥ praṇipātapuraḥsaram| ihasthena mayā deva devakāryamidaṃ kṛtam
Addressed thus, Agastya then, prefacing (his words) with a prostration, (said): "O god, this business of the gods was accomplished by me while staying here;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.192
सर्वाश्रमाणां प्रवरो भवत्वेष ममाश्रमः। त्वया चोक्तस्तु भगवन्भविता नात्र संशयः
sarvāśramāṇāṃ pravaro bhavatveṣa mamāśramaḥ| tvayā coktastu bhagavanbhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ
let this hermitage of mine be the foremost of all hermitages; and what is spoken by you, Lord, will come to be—there is no doubt here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.193
ब्रह्मोवाच। यात्रां तु पुष्करे कृत्वा इहागत्य नरास्तु ये। इह कुंडेषु ये स्नानं तर्पणं पितृदेवयोः
brahmovāca| yātrāṃ tu puṣkare kṛtvā ihāgatya narāstu ye| iha kuṃḍeṣu ye snānaṃ tarpaṇaṃ pitṛdevayoḥ
Brahmā said: Those men who, having made the pilgrimage at Puṣkara, come here—those who (perform) here in the pools bathing and the offering of water to the ancestors and the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.194
अर्चनं चैव देवेषु सर्वमक्षयकारकम्। अर्घ्यं चोच्चावचं गृह्य शष्कुलापूपकांस्ततः
arcanaṃ caiva deveṣu sarvamakṣayakārakam| arghyaṃ coccāvacaṃ gṛhya śaṣkulāpūpakāṃstataḥ
and worship among the gods—all that produces imperishable (fruit); and taking oblation-water of various kinds, and then cakes and sweet pastries,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.195
दास्यंति द्विजमुख्येभ्यस्तेषां वासस्त्रिविष्टपे। श्राद्धेन पितरस्तृप्ता यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
dāsyaṃti dvijamukhyebhyasteṣāṃ vāsastriviṣṭape| śrāddhena pitarastṛptā yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
those who will give (them) to the chief twice-born—their dwelling is in heaven; by the śrāddha the ancestors are satisfied until the dissolution of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.196
कंदमूलफलैर्वापि तर्पयिष्यति यो मुनिम्। सप्तर्षिस्थानमासाद्य मोदते शास्वतीः समाः
kaṃdamūlaphalairvāpi tarpayiṣyati yo munim| saptarṣisthānamāsādya modate śāsvatīḥ samāḥ
And whoever will gratify a sage with bulbs, roots and fruits, having reached the station of the Seven Seers, rejoices for everlasting years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.197
यज्ञपर्वतमारूढो दृष्ट्वा गंगाविनिर्गमम्। उदङ्मुखी देवनदी निर्गता पुष्करं प्रति
yajñaparvatamārūḍho dṛṣṭvā gaṃgāvinirgamam| udaṅmukhī devanadī nirgatā puṣkaraṃ prati
Having ascended Mount Yajña, (one) sees the issuing forth of the Gaṅgā: the divine river, flowing northward, has gone out toward Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.198
अत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः। अश्वमेधफलं तस्य भवत्येव न संशयः
atrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātpitṛdevārcane rataḥ| aśvamedhaphalaṃ tasya bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
Whoever performs his ablution here, devoted to the worship of the ancestors and the gods, obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice — of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.199
यस्त्वेकं भोजयेद्विप्रं कोटिर्भवति भोजिता। अक्षयं त्वन्नपानं च अत्र दत्तं मुनीश्वर
yastvekaṃ bhojayedvipraṃ koṭirbhavati bhojitā| akṣayaṃ tvannapānaṃ ca atra dattaṃ munīśvara
But he who feeds a single brahmin — it becomes as though ten million were fed; and food and drink given here are imperishable, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.200
यो यमिच्छति कामं तु सर्वं तस्य भविष्यति। न वियोनिं व्रजत्यत्र स्नातमात्रो नरो भुवि२०० 1.19.
yo yamicchati kāmaṃ tu sarvaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati| na viyoniṃ vrajatyatra snātamātro naro bhuvi200 1.19.
Whatever desire anyone wishes for, all of it will be his; a man on earth who has merely bathed here does not go to an evil womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.201
स्थानानां परमं स्थानं तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम्। मया दत्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ भविष्यति न संशयः
sthānānāṃ paramaṃ sthānaṃ tīrthānāṃ tīrthamuttamam| mayā dattaṃ muniśreṣṭha bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
"Of places the highest place, of sacred fords the best ford — (this) has been granted by me, O best of sages; it shall be so, there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.202
जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा। अत्रैव स्नातमात्रस्य सर्वमेतत्प्रणश्यति
janmaprabhṛti yatpāpaṃ striyā vā puruṣasya vā| atraiva snātamātrasya sarvametatpraṇaśyati
Whatever sin a woman or a man (has committed) from birth onward, all of it perishes for one who has merely bathed here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.203
एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। जगामामंत्र्य स मुनिमगस्त्यं मुनिसत्तमम्
evamuktvā tu bhagavānbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| jagāmāmaṃtrya sa munimagastyaṃ munisattamam
Having spoken thus, the Lord Brahmā, grandfather of the worlds, took leave of the sage Agastya, best of sages, and departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.204
अगस्त्योपि स्थितस्तत्र आश्रमे स्वे परंतप। अगस्त्यस्याश्रमोत्पत्तिरेषा ते परिकीर्तिता
agastyopi sthitastatra āśrame sve paraṃtapa| agastyasyāśramotpattireṣā te parikīrtitā
Agastya too remained there in his own hermitage, O scorcher of foes. This origin of Agastya's hermitage has been recounted to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.205
सप्तर्षीणामाश्रमांश्च कीर्त्तयिष्ये कुरूद्वह। अत्रिश्चैव वसिष्ठोथ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः
saptarṣīṇāmāśramāṃśca kīrttayiṣye kurūdvaha| atriścaiva vasiṣṭhotha pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
And I shall proclaim the hermitages of the seven seers, O scion of the Kurus: Atri, and Vasiṣṭha, then Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.206
अंगिरा गौतमश्चैव सुमतिः सुमुखस्तथा। विश्वामित्रः स्थूलशिराः संवर्तश्च प्रतर्दनः
aṃgirā gautamaścaiva sumatiḥ sumukhastathā| viśvāmitraḥ sthūlaśirāḥ saṃvartaśca pratardanaḥ
Aṅgiras and Gautama, Sumati and likewise Sumukha, Viśvāmitra, Sthūlaśiras, Saṃvarta, and Pratardana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.207
रैभ्यो बृहस्पतिश्चैव च्यवनः कश्यपो भृगुः। दुर्वासा जमदग्निश्च मार्कण्डेयोथ गालवः
raibhyo bṛhaspatiścaiva cyavanaḥ kaśyapo bhṛguḥ| durvāsā jamadagniśca mārkaṇḍeyotha gālavaḥ
Raibhya and Bṛhaspati, Cyavana, Kaśyapa, Bhṛgu, Durvāsas and Jamadagni, Mārkaṇḍeya, and then Gālava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.208
उशनाथ भरद्वाजो यवक्रीतस्तथा मुनिः। स्थूलाक्षः सकलाक्षश्च कण्वो मेधातिथिः कृतः
uśanātha bharadvājo yavakrītastathā muniḥ| sthūlākṣaḥ sakalākṣaśca kaṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛtaḥ
Uśanas too, Bharadvāja, and likewise the sage Yavakrīta; Sthūlākṣa and Sakalākṣa, Kaṇva, Medhātithi, Kṛta,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.209
नारदः पर्वतश्चैव स्वगंधी च्यवनो द्विजः। तृणाम्बु शबलो धौम्यः शतानंदो कृतव्रणः
nāradaḥ parvataścaiva svagaṃdhī cyavano dvijaḥ| tṛṇāmbu śabalo dhaumyaḥ śatānaṃdo kṛtavraṇaḥ
Nārada and Parvata, Svagandhi, Cyavana the twice-born, Tṛṇāmbu, Śabala, Dhaumya, Śatānanda, Kṛtavraṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.210
जमदग्निस्तथा रामो ह्यष्टकश्चैवमादयः। कृष्णद्वैपायनश्चैव पुत्रशिष्यैः समन्वितः
jamadagnistathā rāmo hyaṣṭakaścaivamādayaḥ| kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaścaiva putraśiṣyaiḥ samanvitaḥ
Jamadagni and also Rāma, and Aṣṭaka, and others of the same sort; and Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana too, accompanied by his sons and pupils.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.211
एते तु पुष्करं प्राप्य सप्तर्षीणामथाश्रमे। वेष्टिता नियमैश्चापि दयायुक्तास्तपस्विनः
ete tu puṣkaraṃ prāpya saptarṣīṇāmathāśrame| veṣṭitā niyamaiścāpi dayāyuktāstapasvinaḥ
But these, having reached Puṣkara, (settled) in the hermitage of the seven seers, bound about by (their) observances and possessed of compassion, ascetics (as they were).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.212
आनृशंस्यं जयो धैर्यं तपः सत्यं क्षमार्जवम्। दया दानं जपश्चैव सर्वेषां तत्प्रतिष्ठितं
ānṛśaṃsyaṃ jayo dhairyaṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ kṣamārjavam| dayā dānaṃ japaścaiva sarveṣāṃ tatpratiṣṭhitaṃ
Non-cruelty, victory, steadfastness, austerity, truth, patience, uprightness, compassion, giving, and recitation — in all of them that (way of life) is established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.213
इह यत्क्रियते कर्म तत्परत्रोपभुज्यते। ज्ञात्वा तदित्त्थं मुनयः परमार्थपरायणाः
iha yatkriyate karma tatparatropabhujyate| jñātvā tadittthaṃ munayaḥ paramārthaparāyaṇāḥ
Whatever deed is done here is enjoyed (i.e. experienced) in the other (world); knowing it to be thus, the sages are devoted to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.214
न तत्र नास्तिका यांति न स्तेना नाजितेंद्रियाः। न नृशंसा न पिशुना न कृतघ्ना न मानिनः
na tatra nāstikā yāṃti na stenā nājiteṃdriyāḥ| na nṛśaṃsā na piśunā na kṛtaghnā na māninaḥ
There the atheists do not go, nor thieves, nor those with unsubdued senses, nor cruel men, nor slanderers, nor the ungrateful, nor the arrogant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.215
सत्य तेजस्विनः शूरा दयावंतः क्षमापराः। यज्वानो यज्ञशीलाश्च निरीहा निरुपद्रवाः
satya tejasvinaḥ śūrā dayāvaṃtaḥ kṣamāparāḥ| yajvāno yajñaśīlāśca nirīhā nirupadravāḥ
The truthful, the radiant, the brave, the compassionate, those intent on forbearance, performers of sacrifice and habituated to sacrifice, free of craving, untroubled (by afflictions) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.216
निर्ममा निरहंकारास्तत्र गच्छंति पुष्करे। न रोगो न जरामृत्युर्भवितात्र महात्मनां
nirmamā nirahaṃkārāstatra gacchaṃti puṣkare| na rogo na jarāmṛtyurbhavitātra mahātmanāṃ
Free from the sense of "mine" and free from egotism, they go there, to Puṣkara. There will be for those great-souled ones no disease, no old age, and no death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.217
न तत्र मूढा विशंति पुरुषा विषयात्मकाः। कामलोभमदद्रोह क्रोधमोहैरुपद्रुताः
na tatra mūḍhā viśaṃti puruṣā viṣayātmakāḥ| kāmalobhamadadroha krodhamohairupadrutāḥ
Deluded men, given over to sense-objects, do not enter there — those afflicted by desire, greed, arrogance, malice, anger and confusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.218
तुल्य मानापमानाश्च निर्द्वंद्वास्संयतेंद्रियाः। ध्यानयोगपराश्चैव ते तु गच्छंति पुष्करं
tulya mānāpamānāśca nirdvaṃdvāssaṃyateṃdriyāḥ| dhyānayogaparāścaiva te tu gacchaṃti puṣkaraṃ
But those to whom honour and dishonour are alike, who are free of the pairs of opposites, whose senses are restrained, and who are devoted to meditation and yoga — they go to Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.219
आश्रमेषु यथोक्तेषु यथोक्तं वै द्विजातयः। ये वर्तंते यमं त्रातुं तेषां लोका महोदयाः
āśrameṣu yathokteṣu yathoktaṃ vai dvijātayaḥ| ye vartaṃte yamaṃ trātuṃ teṣāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ
Those twice-born who live in the prescribed stages of life as prescribed, in order to preserve restraint — theirs are worlds of great prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.220
ये न हिंसंति भूतानि कर्मणा मनसा गिरा। अनृशंसतराः संतः सर्वदा च प्रियंवदाः
ye na hiṃsaṃti bhūtāni karmaṇā manasā girā| anṛśaṃsatarāḥ saṃtaḥ sarvadā ca priyaṃvadāḥ
Those who do not injure living beings by deed, by thought, or by word, who are wholly without cruelty, good, and always kindly of speech;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.221
अग्निहोत्ररता नित्यं नित्यं चातिथिपूजकाः। नित्यं स्वाध्यायवंतश्च नित्यं स्नानपरायणाः
agnihotraratā nityaṃ nityaṃ cātithipūjakāḥ| nityaṃ svādhyāyavaṃtaśca nityaṃ snānaparāyaṇāḥ
who are constantly devoted to the fire-offering, constantly honourers of guests, constantly engaged in the recitation of the Veda, constantly intent on bathing;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.222
मातृवत्स्वसृवच्चैव तथा दुहितृवच्च ह। परदारान्प्रपश्यंति सततं विगतस्पृहाः
mātṛvatsvasṛvaccaiva tathā duhitṛvacca ha| paradārānprapaśyaṃti satataṃ vigataspṛhāḥ
who, ever free of longing, look upon the wives of others as upon a mother, as upon a sister, and likewise as upon a daughter;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.223
येधिक्षिप्ता न कुप्यंति न हिंसंति च हिंसिताः। समदुःखसुखाः संतो महात्मानो जितेंद्रियाः
yedhikṣiptā na kupyaṃti na hiṃsaṃti ca hiṃsitāḥ| samaduḥkhasukhāḥ saṃto mahātmāno jiteṃdriyāḥ
who, when reviled, do not grow angry, and when injured do not injure in return — good men, to whom pain and pleasure are the same, great souls with conquered senses:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.224
ते हि सर्वे प्रपश्यंति पुरा चेरुर्महीमिमां। समाधिना चिंतयंतो ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनं
te hi sarve prapaśyaṃti purā cerurmahīmimāṃ| samādhinā ciṃtayaṃto brahmalokaṃ sanātanaṃ
all these indeed see (it); of old they wandered over this earth, contemplating in deep concentration the eternal world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.225
अथाभवदनावृष्टिः कदाचिन्महती तदा। कृच्छ्रप्रायो ह्यभूत्तत्र सर्वलोकः क्षुधार्दितः
athābhavadanāvṛṣṭiḥ kadācinmahatī tadā| kṛcchraprāyo hyabhūttatra sarvalokaḥ kṣudhārditaḥ
Then once there came a great drought, and all the people there fell into distress, tormented by hunger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.226
ततो निरन्ने लोकेस्मिंश्चात्मानं ते परीप्सवः। मृतं कुमारमादाय कृच्छ्रप्रायास्तदापचन्
tato niranne lokesmiṃścātmānaṃ te parīpsavaḥ| mṛtaṃ kumāramādāya kṛcchraprāyāstadāpacan
Then, when there was no food in this world, they, seeking to save themselves, took a dead boy and, being in dire straits, cooked (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.227
अथ पर्यचरत्तत्र क्लिश्यमानान्हि तानृषीन्। दृष्ट्वा राजा विषादार्त्तः प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा
atha paryacarattatra kliśyamānānhi tānṛṣīn| dṛṣṭvā rājā viṣādārttaḥ provācedaṃ vacastadā
Then the king waited upon those sages there as they suffered; and seeing (them), stricken with grief, he then spoke these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.228
राजोवाच। प्रतिग्रहो ब्राह्मणानां दृष्टा वृत्तिरनिंदिता। तस्मात्प्रतिग्रहान्मत्तो गृह्णीध्वं मुनिसत्तमाः
rājovāca| pratigraho brāhmaṇānāṃ dṛṣṭā vṛttiraniṃditā| tasmātpratigrahānmatto gṛhṇīdhvaṃ munisattamāḥ
The king said: Receiving of gifts is seen to be a blameless livelihood for brāhmaṇas; therefore accept gifts from me, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.229
वरान्ग्रामान्व्रीहियवान्रसान्रत्नानि कांचनं। गाश्च धेनूश्च तत्सर्वं मा मांसं पचत द्विजाः
varāngrāmānvrīhiyavānrasānratnāni kāṃcanaṃ| gāśca dhenūśca tatsarvaṃ mā māṃsaṃ pacata dvijāḥ
Choice villages, rice and barley, juices, jewels, gold, cows and milch-cows — all that; do not cook flesh, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.230
ऋषय ऊचुः। राजन्प्रतिग्रहो घोरो मध्वास्वादो विषोपमः। तज्जानतां नः कस्मात्त्वं कुरुषे सम्प्रलोभनं
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| rājanpratigraho ghoro madhvāsvādo viṣopamaḥ| tajjānatāṃ naḥ kasmāttvaṃ kuruṣe sampralobhanaṃ
The sages said: O king, the receiving of gifts is terrible, sweet as honey to the taste but like poison; why do you set a temptation before us, who know that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.231
दशसूना समश्चक्री दशचक्रिसमो ध्वजी। दशध्वजिसमा वेश्या दशवेश्यासमो नृपः
daśasūnā samaścakrī daśacakrisamo dhvajī| daśadhvajisamā veśyā daśaveśyāsamo nṛpaḥ
A wheel-owner (oil-presser) equals ten slaughterhouses; a banner-owner (tavern-keeper) equals ten wheel-owners; a prostitute equals ten banner-owners; a king equals ten prostitutes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.232
दशसूना सहस्राणि यो वाहयति शौंडिकः। तेन तुल्यस्ततो राजा घोरस्तस्य प्रतिग्रहः
daśasūnā sahasrāṇi yo vāhayati śauṃḍikaḥ| tena tulyastato rājā ghorastasya pratigrahaḥ
The liquor-seller who keeps ten thousand slaughterhouses running — the king is equal to him; hence receiving gifts from him is terrible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.233
यो राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णाति ब्राह्मणो लोभमोहितः। तामिस्रादिषु घोरेषु नरकेषु स पच्यते
yo rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇāti brāhmaṇo lobhamohitaḥ| tāmisrādiṣu ghoreṣu narakeṣu sa pacyate
The brāhmaṇa who, deluded by greed, accepts from a king is cooked in the terrible hells beginning with Tāmisra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.234
तद्गच्छ कुशलं तेस्तु सह दानेन पार्थिव। अन्येषां दीयतामेतदित्युक्त्वा ते वनं ययुः
tadgaccha kuśalaṃ testu saha dānena pārthiva| anyeṣāṃ dīyatāmetadityuktvā te vanaṃ yayuḥ
So go; may it be well with you, along with your gift, O king; let this be given to others — saying this, they went off to the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.235
अथ राज्ञःसमादेशात्तत्र गत्वाथ मंत्रिणः। उदुंबराणि व्यकिरन्हेमगर्भाणि भूतले
atha rājñaḥsamādeśāttatra gatvātha maṃtriṇaḥ| uduṃbarāṇi vyakiranhemagarbhāṇi bhūtale
Then, at the king's command, the ministers went there and scattered on the ground udumbara fruits filled with gold inside.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.236
ततो ह्यन्नं विचिन्वंतो गृह्णंश्चोदुंबराण्यपि। गुरूणि हि विदित्वा तु न ग्राह्याण्यत्रिरब्रवीत्
tato hyannaṃ vicinvaṃto gṛhṇaṃścoduṃbarāṇyapi| gurūṇi hi viditvā tu na grāhyāṇyatrirabravīt
Then, while searching for food, they picked up even the udumbara fruits; but knowing them to be heavy, Atri said they were not to be taken.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.237
अत्रिरुवाच। नास्महे मूढविज्ञाना नास्महे मंदबुद्धयः। हैमानीमानि जानीमः प्रतिबुद्धाः स्म ज्ञानिनः
atriruvāca| nāsmahe mūḍhavijñānā nāsmahe maṃdabuddhayaḥ| haimānīmāni jānīmaḥ pratibuddhāḥ sma jñāninaḥ
Atri said: We do not abide with deluded knowledge, we do not abide dull of wit; we know these things to be of gold — we are awakened, we are knowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.238
इहैवेदं वसुप्रीत्यै प्रेत्य वैकुंठितोदयं। तस्मान्न ग्राह्यमेवैतत्सुखमानंत्यमिच्छता
ihaivedaṃ vasuprītyai pretya vaikuṃṭhitodayaṃ| tasmānna grāhyamevaitatsukhamānaṃtyamicchatā
Here (in this world) this (gold) serves the pleasure of wealth, but after death its outcome is thwarted; therefore this is simply not to be accepted by one who desires unending happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.239
शतेनगुणितं निष्कं सहस्रेण समन्वितम्। यश्चान्यतः प्रतीच्छेत्स पापिष्टां लभते गतिम्
śatenaguṇitaṃ niṣkaṃ sahasreṇa samanvitam| yaścānyataḥ pratīcchetsa pāpiṣṭāṃ labhate gatim
A niṣka multiplied a hundredfold and joined with a thousand — whoever would accept it from another attains a most sinful course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.240
यत्पृथिव्यां व्रीहियवं हिरण्यं पशवः स्त्रियः। नूनं नैकस्य पर्याप्तमिति मत्वा शमं व्रजेत्
yatpṛthivyāṃ vrīhiyavaṃ hiraṇyaṃ paśavaḥ striyaḥ| nūnaṃ naikasya paryāptamiti matvā śamaṃ vrajet
Whatever rice and barley there is on the earth, gold, cattle, women — surely it is not enough for a single man: thinking thus, one should go to (inner) quiet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.241
वसिष्ठ उवाच। तपसां संचयो यस्य द्रव्याणां यस्य संचयः। तपःसंचय एवेह विशिष्टो धनसंचयात्
vasiṣṭha uvāca| tapasāṃ saṃcayo yasya dravyāṇāṃ yasya saṃcayaḥ| tapaḥsaṃcaya eveha viśiṣṭo dhanasaṃcayāt
Vasiṣṭha said: One man has an accumulation of austerities, another an accumulation of goods; here the accumulation of austerity alone is superior to the accumulation of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.242
त्यजतः संचयान्सर्वान्यांति नाशमुपद्रवाः। नहि संचयवान्कश्चिद्दृश्यते निरुपद्रवः
tyajataḥ saṃcayānsarvānyāṃti nāśamupadravāḥ| nahi saṃcayavānkaściddṛśyate nirupadravaḥ
For one who abandons all accumulations, the afflictions come to an end; for no one possessed of accumulations is seen to be free of affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.243
यथायथा न गृह्णाति ब्राह्मणोऽसत्प्रतिग्रहम्। तथा तस्य हि संतोषाद्ब्राह्मं तेजो विवर्द्धते
yathāyathā na gṛhṇāti brāhmaṇo'satpratigraham| tathā tasya hi saṃtoṣādbrāhmaṃ tejo vivarddhate
In just the measure that a brahmin does not accept an improper gift, in that measure, through his contentment, his brahmanical splendour increases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.244
अकिंचनत्वं राज्यं च तुलया समतोलयत्। अकिंचनत्वमधिकं राज्यादपि हितात्मनः
akiṃcanatvaṃ rājyaṃ ca tulayā samatolayat| akiṃcanatvamadhikaṃ rājyādapi hitātmanaḥ
He weighed possessionlessness and kingship on a balance: possessionlessness is greater even than kingship, for one intent on his own good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.245
कश्यप उवाच। अनर्थो ब्राह्मणस्यैष यस्त्वर्थनिचयो महान्
kaśyapa uvāca| anartho brāhmaṇasyaiṣa yastvarthanicayo mahān
Kaśyapa said: This is a calamity for a brahmin — namely, a great hoarding of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.246
अर्थैश्वर्यविमूढो हि श्रेयसो भ्रश्यते द्विजः। अर्थसंपद्विमोहाय विमोहो नरकाय च
arthaiśvaryavimūḍho hi śreyaso bhraśyate dvijaḥ| arthasaṃpadvimohāya vimoho narakāya ca
For a twice-born deluded by wealth and lordship falls away from what is good; abundance of wealth leads to delusion, and delusion to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.247
तस्मादर्थमनर्थाख्यं श्रेयोर्थी दूरतस्त्यजेत्। यस्य धर्मार्थमर्थेहा तस्यानीहा गरीयसी
tasmādarthamanarthākhyaṃ śreyorthī dūratastyajet| yasya dharmārthamarthehā tasyānīhā garīyasī
Therefore one who seeks the good should shun from afar wealth, which is called no-wealth (calamity). For him whose striving after wealth is for the sake of dharma, non-striving is weightier still.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.248
प्रक्षालनाद्धि पंकस्य दूरादस्पर्शनं वरं। योर्थेन साध्यते धर्मः क्षयिष्णुः स प्रकीर्तितः
prakṣālanāddhi paṃkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varaṃ| yorthena sādhyate dharmaḥ kṣayiṣṇuḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ
For better than washing off mud is not touching it at all from a distance. That dharma which is accomplished by means of wealth is declared to be perishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.249
यः परार्थे परित्यागः सोक्षयो मुक्तिलक्षणः। भरद्वाज उवाच। जीर्यंति जीर्यतः केशा दंता जीर्यंति जीर्यतः
yaḥ parārthe parityāgaḥ sokṣayo muktilakṣaṇaḥ| bharadvāja uvāca| jīryaṃti jīryataḥ keśā daṃtā jīryaṃti jīryataḥ
The renunciation that is made for another's sake is imperishable and has the mark of liberation. Bharadvāja said: For a man growing old the hairs grow old, for a man growing old the teeth grow old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.250
धनाशा जीविताशा च जीर्यतोऽपि न जीर्यति। चक्षुः श्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका निरुपद्रवा२५० 1.19.
dhanāśā jīvitāśā ca jīryato'pi na jīryati| cakṣuḥ śrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā nirupadravā250 1.19.
But the hope for wealth and the hope for life do not grow old even in one growing old; the eye and the ears grow old — craving alone remains unimpaired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.251
सूच्या सूत्रं यथा वस्त्रे समानयति सूचकः। तद्वत्संसारसूत्रं हि तृष्णासूच्योपनीयते
sūcyā sūtraṃ yathā vastre samānayati sūcakaḥ| tadvatsaṃsārasūtraṃ hi tṛṣṇāsūcyopanīyate
As a stitcher draws the thread into cloth with a needle, just so is the thread of saṃsāra drawn along by the needle of craving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.252
यथा शृंगं रुरोः काये वर्द्धमाने च वर्द्धते। अनंतपारा दुष्पूरा तृष्णा दुःखशतावहा
yathā śṛṃgaṃ ruroḥ kāye varddhamāne ca varddhate| anaṃtapārā duṣpūrā tṛṣṇā duḥkhaśatāvahā
As the horn on the ruru deer's body grows as the body grows, (so grows) craving, without end or limit, hard to fill, bringing a hundred sorrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.253
अधर्मबहुला चैव तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत्। गौतम उवाच। संतुष्टः को न शक्नोति फलैश्चाप्यतिवर्तितुम्
adharmabahulā caiva tasmāttāṃ parivarjayet| gautama uvāca| saṃtuṣṭaḥ ko na śaknoti phalaiścāpyativartitum
and abounding in unrighteousness; therefore one should wholly abandon it. Gautama said: Who, being content, is not able to get through even on fruits?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.254
लुब्धइंद्रियलौल्येन संकटान्यवगाहते। सर्वत्र संपदस्तस्य संतुष्टं यस्य मानसं
lubdhaiṃdriyalaulyena saṃkaṭānyavagāhate| sarvatra saṃpadastasya saṃtuṣṭaṃ yasya mānasaṃ
Through the wantonness of greedy senses one sinks into straits; but for him whose mind is content, riches are everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.255
उपानद्गूढपादस्य तस्य चर्मावृतेव भूः। संतोषामृततृप्तानां यत्सुखं शांतचेतसां
upānadgūḍhapādasya tasya carmāvṛteva bhūḥ| saṃtoṣāmṛtatṛptānāṃ yatsukhaṃ śāṃtacetasāṃ
For one whose feet are covered with sandals, the earth is as though covered with leather. That happiness which belongs to those satisfied by the nectar of contentment, whose minds are at peace —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.256
कुतस्तद्धनलुब्धानामितश्चेतश्च धावताम्। असंतोषः परं दुःखं संतोषः परमं सुखम्
kutastaddhanalubdhānāmitaścetaśca dhāvatām| asaṃtoṣaḥ paraṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃtoṣaḥ paramaṃ sukham
whence should that come to those greedy for wealth, running this way and that? Discontent is the greatest suffering; contentment is the highest happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.257
सुखार्थी पुरुषस्तस्मात्संतुष्टः संततं भवेत्। विश्वामित्र उवाच। कामं कामयमानस्य यदि कामः समृद्ध्यति
sukhārthī puruṣastasmātsaṃtuṣṭaḥ saṃtataṃ bhavet| viśvāmitra uvāca| kāmaṃ kāmayamānasya yadi kāmaḥ samṛddhyati
Therefore let a man who seeks happiness be constantly content. Viśvāmitra said: For one who desires a desire, if that desire is fulfilled,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.258
अथैनमपरः कामो भूयो विध्यति बाणवत्। न जातुकामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति
athainamaparaḥ kāmo bhūyo vidhyati bāṇavat| na jātukāmaḥ kāmānāmupabhogena śāmyati
then another desire pierces him again, like an arrow. Desire is never at all stilled by the enjoyment of desires;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.259
हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते। कामानभिलषन्मोहान्न नरः सुखमेधते
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva bhūya evābhivarddhate| kāmānabhilaṣanmohānna naraḥ sukhamedhate
as the black-tracked one (fire) by oblation, it only grows the more. A man who out of delusion craves objects of desire does not thrive in happiness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.260
श्येनालयतरुच्छायां व्रजन्निव कपिंजलः। चतुस्सागरपर्यन्तां यो भुंक्ते पृथिवीमिमाम्
śyenālayatarucchāyāṃ vrajanniva kapiṃjalaḥ| catussāgaraparyantāṃ yo bhuṃkte pṛthivīmimām
like a partridge walking into the shade of a tree that is a hawk's dwelling. He who enjoys this earth bounded by the four oceans,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.261
तुल्याश्मकाञ्चनोयश्च सकृतार्थो न पार्थिवः। जमदग्निरुवाच। प्रतिग्रहसमर्थोपि नादत्ते यः प्रतिग्रहम्
tulyāśmakāñcanoyaśca sakṛtārtho na pārthivaḥ| jamadagniruvāca| pratigrahasamarthopi nādatte yaḥ pratigraham
and who holds stone and gold to be alike — he has attained his purpose, not the king. Jamadagni said: He who, though able to receive a gift, does not accept a gift,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.262
ये लोका दानशीलानां स तानाप्नोति शाश्वतान्। योर्थानिच्छेन्नृपाद्विप्रः शोचितव्यो महर्षिभिः
ye lokā dānaśīlānāṃ sa tānāpnoti śāśvatān| yorthānicchennṛpādvipraḥ śocitavyo maharṣibhiḥ
whatever worlds belong to those of charitable disposition, those everlasting worlds he obtains. A brahmin who would desire wealth from a king is to be pitied by the great sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.263
न स पश्यति मूढात्मा नरके यातनाभयम्। प्रतिग्रहसमर्थोपि न प्रसज्येत्प्रतिग्रहे
na sa paśyati mūḍhātmā narake yātanābhayam| pratigrahasamarthopi na prasajyetpratigrahe
That deluded-souled man does not see the danger of torture in hell. Even though able to receive a gift, one should not become attached to accepting gifts;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.264
प्रतिग्रहेण विप्राणां ब्राह्मं तेजः प्रशाम्यति। प्रतिग्रहसमर्थानां निवृत्तानां प्रतिग्रहात्
pratigraheṇa viprāṇāṃ brāhmaṃ tejaḥ praśāmyati| pratigrahasamarthānāṃ nivṛttānāṃ pratigrahāt
by accepting gifts the brahmic splendour of brahmins is quenched. Of those who, being able to receive gifts, abstain from accepting them —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.265
य एव ददतां लोकास्त एवाप्रतिगृह्णताम्। अरुन्धत्युवाच। बिसतंतुर्यथानित्यमंभस्थस्सततं विशेत्
ya eva dadatāṃ lokāsta evāpratigṛhṇatām| arundhatyuvāca| bisataṃturyathānityamaṃbhasthassatataṃ viśet
the very worlds that belong to givers belong also to those who do not accept. Arundhatī said: As a lotus-fibre thread standing in water continually and unceasingly penetrates (grows),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.266
तृष्णा चैवमनाद्यंता तथा देहगता सदा। या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्या न जीर्यति जीर्यतः
tṛṣṇā caivamanādyaṃtā tathā dehagatā sadā| yā dustyajā durmatibhiryā na jīryati jīryataḥ
just so is thirst (craving), without beginning or end, ever seated in the body — hard for the dull-witted to give up, and which does not grow old though (the man) grows old;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.267
योसौ प्राणांतिको रोगस्तां तृष्णां त्यजतः सुखं। चांडाल उवाच। उग्रादितो भयाद्यस्माद्बिभ्यती मे महेश्वराः
yosau prāṇāṃtiko rogastāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ tyajataḥ sukhaṃ| cāṃḍāla uvāca| ugrādito bhayādyasmādbibhyatī me maheśvarāḥ
it is that disease which lasts till life's end. For one who abandons that thirst there is happiness. The Cāṇḍāla said: Because of that fierce fear which has arisen, O great lords, I am afraid,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.268
बलीयसो दुर्बलवत्तस्माच्चैव बिभेम्यहम्। पशुसख उवाच। यदाचरंति विद्वांसः सदा धर्मपरायणाः
balīyaso durbalavattasmāccaiva bibhemyaham| paśusakha uvāca| yadācaraṃti vidvāṃsaḥ sadā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
and I fear the stronger as a weak man does. Paśusakha said: What the learned, ever devoted to dharma, practise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.269
तदेव विदुषा कार्यमात्मनो हितमिच्छता। इत्युक्त्वा हेमगर्भाणि त्यक्त्वा तानि फलानि वै
tadeva viduṣā kāryamātmano hitamicchatā| ityuktvā hemagarbhāṇi tyaktvā tāni phalāni vai
that alone should be done by the wise man who wishes his own welfare. Having said this, and having cast away those fruits whose insides were gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.270
ऋषयो जग्मुरन्यत्र सर्व एव दृढव्रताः। ततस्ते विचरंतो वै मध्यमं पुष्करं गताः
ṛṣayo jagmuranyatra sarva eva dṛḍhavratāḥ| tataste vicaraṃto vai madhyamaṃ puṣkaraṃ gatāḥ
the sages, all of them firm in their vows, went elsewhere. Then, wandering about, they came to the middle Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.271
ददृशुः सहसा प्राप्तं परिव्राजं शुनःसखं। तेनेह सहितास्तत्र गत्वा किंचिद्वनांतरं
dadṛśuḥ sahasā prāptaṃ parivrājaṃ śunaḥsakhaṃ| teneha sahitāstatra gatvā kiṃcidvanāṃtaraṃ
They suddenly saw the wandering mendicant Śunaḥsakha, who had arrived. Together with him they went there into a certain part of the forest
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.272
सरः परमपश्यंत वृतं पद्मैर्जलाशयम्। निविष्टाः सरसस्तीरे चिंतयंतो गतिं शुभाम्
saraḥ paramapaśyaṃta vṛtaṃ padmairjalāśayam| niviṣṭāḥ sarasastīre ciṃtayaṃto gatiṃ śubhām
and saw an excellent lake, a pool covered with lotuses. Seated on the shore of the lake, pondering the auspicious goal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.273
शुनःसखो मुनीन्सर्वानुवाच क्षुधितांस्तदा। सर्वे वदंतु सहिताः कीदृशी क्षुत्प्रवेदना
śunaḥsakho munīnsarvānuvāca kṣudhitāṃstadā| sarve vadaṃtu sahitāḥ kīdṛśī kṣutpravedanā
Śunaḥsakha then said to all the hungry sages: Let all of you together say what the pain of hunger is like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.274
तमूचुः सहितास्ते तु परिव्राजं शुनःसखं। ऋषय ऊचुः। शक्तिखड्गगदाभिश्च चक्रतोमरसायकैः
tamūcuḥ sahitāste tu parivrājaṃ śunaḥsakhaṃ| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| śaktikhaḍgagadābhiśca cakratomarasāyakaiḥ
Then they together said to the wandering mendicant Śunaḥsakha. The sages said: With spear, sword, mace, discus, lance and arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.275
बाधिते वेदना या तु क्षुधया सापि निर्जिता। श्वासकुष्ठक्षयाष्ठीली ज्वरापस्मार शूलकैः
bādhite vedanā yā tu kṣudhayā sāpi nirjitā| śvāsakuṣṭhakṣayāṣṭhīlī jvarāpasmāra śūlakaiḥ
whatever pain there is for one so afflicted, even that is surpassed by hunger. By asthma, leprosy, consumption, glandular swelling, fever, epilepsy and colic —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.276
व्याधिभिर्जनिता सापि क्षुधाया नाधिका भवेत्। हिरण्यांगदकेयूरमकुटोज्ज्वलकुंडलाः
vyādhibhirjanitā sāpi kṣudhāyā nādhikā bhavet| hiraṇyāṃgadakeyūramakuṭojjvalakuṃḍalāḥ
the pain produced by those diseases too would be no greater than that of hunger. Those bright with golden armlets, bracelets, diadems and earrings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.277
क्षुधायां न विराजंते तत्र ये संस्थिता नराः। यथा भूमिगतं तोयं रविरश्मिर्विकर्षति
kṣudhāyāṃ na virājaṃte tatra ye saṃsthitā narāḥ| yathā bhūmigataṃ toyaṃ raviraśmirvikarṣati
Those men who stand there — golden armlets, bracelets, crowns and glittering earrings — do not shine when hunger (is upon them). As the sun's rays draw up water that lies on the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.278
तद्वच्छरीरजा नाड्यः शोष्यंते जठराग्निना। न शृणोति न चाघ्राति चक्षुषा नैव पश्यति
tadvaccharīrajā nāḍyaḥ śoṣyaṃte jaṭharāgninā| na śṛṇoti na cāghrāti cakṣuṣā naiva paśyati
so are the channels born in the body dried up by the fire of the belly. (Such a one) does not hear, does not smell, and does not see with the eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.279
दह्यते क्षीयते मूढः शुष्यते क्षुधयार्दितः। न पूर्वां दक्षिणां चापि पश्चिमां नोत्तरामपि
dahyate kṣīyate mūḍhaḥ śuṣyate kṣudhayārditaḥ| na pūrvāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ cāpi paścimāṃ nottarāmapi
The bewildered man burns, wastes away, dries up, tormented by hunger; (he knows) neither east nor south, nor west, nor north either,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.280
न चाधो नैव चोर्द्ध्वं च क्षुधाविष्टो हि विंदति। मूकत्वं बधिरत्वं च जडत्वमथ पंगुता
na cādho naiva corddhvaṃ ca kṣudhāviṣṭo hi viṃdati| mūkatvaṃ badhiratvaṃ ca jaḍatvamatha paṃgutā
nor below, nor above — for one seized by hunger finds (nothing). Dumbness, deafness, dullness, and lameness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.281
भैरवत्वममर्यादं क्षुधायां संप्रवर्द्धते। जनकं जननीं पुत्रान्भार्यां दुहितरं तथा
bhairavatvamamaryādaṃ kṣudhāyāṃ saṃpravarddhate| janakaṃ jananīṃ putrānbhāryāṃ duhitaraṃ tathā
and a terrible savagery beyond all bounds grow up in hunger. Father, mother, sons, wife, and daughter too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.282
भ्रातरं स्वजनं वापि त्यजति क्षुधयार्दितः। न पितॄन्पूजयेत्सम्यक्देवं चापि गुरुं तथा
bhrātaraṃ svajanaṃ vāpi tyajati kṣudhayārditaḥ| na pitṝnpūjayetsamyakdevaṃ cāpi guruṃ tathā
brother, or even his own kin — one tormented by hunger abandons (them). He would not properly honour the ancestors, nor a god, nor likewise a teacher;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.283
ऋषीनुपगतांश्चापि क्षुधाविष्टो न विंदति। एवमन्नविहीनस्य भवंत्येतानि देहिनां
ṛṣīnupagatāṃścāpi kṣudhāviṣṭo na viṃdati| evamannavihīnasya bhavaṃtyetāni dehināṃ
and one possessed by hunger does not notice sages who have come to him. Thus these (things) happen to embodied beings who lack food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.284
तदेवं संप्रयच्छेत अन्नं श्रद्धासमन्वितः। ब्रह्मभूतस्ततः सोथ ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते
tadevaṃ saṃprayaccheta annaṃ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ| brahmabhūtastataḥ sotha brahmaṇā saha modate
Therefore one should thus give food, filled with faith; then he, having become Brahman, rejoices together with Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.285
सुसंस्कृतं च योप्यन्नं दद्यादहरहर्द्विजे। यः पठेदन्नदानं तु श्राद्धे चैव विशेषतः
susaṃskṛtaṃ ca yopyannaṃ dadyādaharahardvije| yaḥ paṭhedannadānaṃ tu śrāddhe caiva viśeṣataḥ
And whoever should give well-prepared food day after day to a brahmin, and whoever recites the (praise of) the gift of food, especially at a śrāddha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.286
एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा अमावस्येंदुसंक्षये। भूतोपघातसंपूर्णे श्राद्धे श्रावयते सदा
ekāgramānaso bhūtvā amāvasyeṃdusaṃkṣaye| bhūtopaghātasaṃpūrṇe śrāddhe śrāvayate sadā
with one-pointed mind, at the new moon when the moon wanes, and always causes it to be heard at a śrāddha that is filled with the affliction of (departed) beings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.287
पितरस्तस्य तुष्यंति यावज्जीवं न संशयः। देवद्विजसमीपस्थोन्नस्यदाता विमुच्यते
pitarastasya tuṣyaṃti yāvajjīvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ| devadvijasamīpasthonnasyadātā vimucyate
his ancestors are pleased for as long as he lives — there is no doubt. Standing near a god and a brahmin, the giver of food is set free.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.288
प्रबुद्धो वा प्रमत्तो वा प्रसंगादागतोपि वा। भक्त्या विरहितो वापि शृण्वन्पापाद्विमुच्यते
prabuddho vā pramatto vā prasaṃgādāgatopi vā| bhaktyā virahito vāpi śṛṇvanpāpādvimucyate
Whether awake or heedless, or having come by mere chance, or even devoid of devotion — one who listens is freed from sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.289
दानेन संयुता विप्राः सुखिनो धर्मभागिनः। यमो दमो वै नियमः प्रोक्तस्तत्वार्थदर्शिभिः
dānena saṃyutā viprāḥ sukhino dharmabhāginaḥ| yamo damo vai niyamaḥ proktastatvārthadarśibhiḥ
Brahmins joined with giving are happy and share in dharma. Restraint (dama) is declared by those who see the truth of things to be indeed self-control and observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.290
ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण दमो धर्मः सनातनः। दमस्तेजो वर्द्धयति पवित्रो दम उत्तमः
brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣeṇa damo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ| damastejo varddhayati pavitro dama uttamaḥ
For brahmins especially, restraint is the eternal dharma. Restraint increases splendour; restraint is purifying and highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.291
विपाप्मा चैव तेजस्वी पुरुषो दमतो भवेत्। ये केचिन्नियमा लोके ये च धर्माश्शुभान्वयाः
vipāpmā caiva tejasvī puruṣo damato bhavet| ye kecinniyamā loke ye ca dharmāśśubhānvayāḥ
Through restraint a man becomes free of evil and full of splendour. Whatever observances there are in the world, and whatever duties of auspicious lineage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.292
सर्वयज्ञफलं चापि दमस्तेभ्यो विशिष्यते। तपो यज्ञस्तथा दानं दमादेव प्रवर्तते
sarvayajñaphalaṃ cāpi damastebhyo viśiṣyate| tapo yajñastathā dānaṃ damādeva pravartate
and also the fruit of all sacrifices — restraint surpasses them. Austerity, sacrifice, and giving proceed from restraint alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.293
किमरण्येत्वदांतस्य दांतस्यापि किमाश्रमे। यत्रयत्र वसेद्दांतस्तदरण्यं महाश्रमः
kimaraṇyetvadāṃtasya dāṃtasyāpi kimāśrame| yatrayatra vaseddāṃtastadaraṇyaṃ mahāśramaḥ
What is the forest to the unrestrained? And what is a hermitage even to the restrained? Wherever the restrained man dwells, that is the forest, that the great hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.294
शीलवृत्तसमेतस्य निगृहीतेंद्रियस्य च। आर्जवे वर्तमानस्य आश्रमैः किं प्रयोजनम्
śīlavṛttasametasya nigṛhīteṃdriyasya ca| ārjave vartamānasya āśramaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam
For one endowed with good character and conduct, whose senses are subdued, who abides in uprightness — what use are hermitages?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.295
वनेपि दोषाः प्रभवंति रागिणां गृहेपि पंचेंद्रियनिग्रहस्तपः। अकुत्सिते कर्मणि यः प्रवर्तते निवृत्तरागस्य गृहं तपोवनम्
vanepi doṣāḥ prabhavaṃti rāgiṇāṃ gṛhepi paṃceṃdriyanigrahastapaḥ| akutsite karmaṇi yaḥ pravartate nivṛttarāgasya gṛhaṃ tapovanam
Even in the forest faults arise for the passionate; even in the house austerity is the restraint of the five senses. For one who engages in blameless action, whose passion has ceased, the house is a grove of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.296
सुकर्मधर्मार्जितजीवितानां सदा च संतुष्य गृहे रतानाम्। जितेंद्रियाणामतिथिप्रियाणां गृहेपि धर्मो नियमस्थितानाम्
sukarmadharmārjitajīvitānāṃ sadā ca saṃtuṣya gṛhe ratānām| jiteṃdriyāṇāmatithipriyāṇāṃ gṛhepi dharmo niyamasthitānām
For those whose livelihood is earned by good works and dharma, always content and delighting in the home, whose senses are conquered, who are fond of guests and steadfast in observances — there is dharma even in the household.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.297
न शब्दशास्त्रे निरतस्य मोक्षो न वर्णसंगे निरतस्य चैव। न भोजनाच्छादन तत्परस्य न लोकवृत्तग्रहणेरतस्य
na śabdaśāstre niratasya mokṣo na varṇasaṃge niratasya caiva| na bhojanācchādana tatparasya na lokavṛttagrahaṇeratasya
There is no liberation for one absorbed in the science of words, nor for one absorbed in the company of (his own) class, nor for one intent upon food and clothing, nor for one devoted to adopting the ways of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.298
एकांतशीलस्य दृढव्रतस्य सर्वेन्द्रियप्रीतिनिवर्तकस्य। अध्यात्मयोगे गतमानसस्य मोक्षो ध्रुवं नित्यमहिंसकस्य
ekāṃtaśīlasya dṛḍhavratasya sarvendriyaprītinivartakasya| adhyātmayoge gatamānasasya mokṣo dhruvaṃ nityamahiṃsakasya
For one whose habit is solitude, of firm vows, who turns back the pleasure of all the senses, whose mind has gone into the yoga of the inner self, who is ever non-injuring—liberation is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.299
सुखं च दांतः स्वपिति सुखेन प्रतिबुध्यते। समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मनो यस्य प्रबुध्यते
sukhaṃ ca dāṃtaḥ svapiti sukhena pratibudhyate| samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mano yasya prabudhyate
The self-controlled man sleeps happily and wakes happily, he whose mind awakens as the same toward all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.300
न रथेन सुखं याति न हयेन न दंतिना। यथात्मना विनीतेन सुखं याति महापथे ३०० 1.19.
na rathena sukhaṃ yāti na hayena na daṃtinā| yathātmanā vinītena sukhaṃ yāti mahāpathe 300 1.19.
One does not travel as comfortably by chariot, nor by horse, nor by elephant, as one travels comfortably on the great road by a well-disciplined self. (300, 1.19)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.301
न तु कुर्याद्धरिः स्पृष्टः सर्पो वाप्यतिरोषितः। अरिर्वा नित्यसंक्रुद्धो यथात्मा दमवर्जितः
na tu kuryāddhariḥ spṛṣṭaḥ sarpo vāpyatiroṣitaḥ| arirvā nityasaṃkruddho yathātmā damavarjitaḥ
Neither a lion that has been touched, nor a snake that has been greatly enraged, nor an enemy perpetually furious, can do (such harm) as a self devoid of self-restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.302
न यमं यममित्याहुरात्मा वै यम उच्यते। आत्मा वै यमितो येन स यमस्तु विशिष्यते
na yamaṃ yamamityāhurātmā vai yama ucyate| ātmā vai yamito yena sa yamastu viśiṣyate
They call Yama 'Yama', but it is the self that is called Yama: he by whom the self has been restrained—he indeed excels Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.303
यमो यम इति प्रोक्तो वृथा तूद्विजते जनः। आत्मा वै यमितो येन यमस्तस्य करोति किम्
yamo yama iti prokto vṛthā tūdvijate janaḥ| ātmā vai yamito yena yamastasya karoti kim
He is spoken of as "Yama, Yama," but people tremble in vain: for him by whom the self has been restrained, what can Yama do?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.304
क्रव्यादेभ्यश्च भूतेभ्योऽदान्तेभ्यश्च सदा भयम्। तेषां विप्रतिषेधार्थं दंडः सृष्टः स्वयंभुवा
kravyādebhyaśca bhūtebhyo'dāntebhyaśca sadā bhayam| teṣāṃ vipratiṣedhārthaṃ daṃḍaḥ sṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃbhuvā
There is always fear from flesh-eating creatures and from the unrestrained; for the checking of these, punishment was created by the Self-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.305
दंडो रक्षति भूतानि दंडः पालयते प्रजाः। निवारयति पापिष्ठान्दंडो दुर्जय एव वा
daṃḍo rakṣati bhūtāni daṃḍaḥ pālayate prajāḥ| nivārayati pāpiṣṭhāndaṃḍo durjaya eva vā
Punishment protects beings, punishment guards the people; punishment holds back the most wicked—punishment is indeed hard to overcome.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.306
श्यामो युवा लोहिताक्षः सर्वभूतभयावहः। दंडः शास्ता मनुष्याणां यस्मिन्धर्मः प्रतिष्ठितः
śyāmo yuvā lohitākṣaḥ sarvabhūtabhayāvahaḥ| daṃḍaḥ śāstā manuṣyāṇāṃ yasmindharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
Dark, youthful, red-eyed, bringing fear to all beings, punishment is the chastiser of men, and in it dharma is established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.307
अथाश्रमेषु सर्वेषु दम एवोत्तमं व्रतम्। तानि लिंगानि वक्ष्यामि यैर्दांत इति कीर्त्यते
athāśrameṣu sarveṣu dama evottamaṃ vratam| tāni liṃgāni vakṣyāmi yairdāṃta iti kīrtyate
Now, among all the stages of life, self-restraint alone is the highest vow. I shall declare those marks by which a man is called self-restrained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.308
अकार्पण्यमपारुष्यं संतोषः सुविधानता। अनसूया गुरोः पूजा दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्
akārpaṇyamapāruṣyaṃ saṃtoṣaḥ suvidhānatā| anasūyā guroḥ pūjā dayā bhūteṣvapaiśunam
Absence of meanness, absence of harshness, contentment, good management, freedom from envy, honouring the teacher, compassion toward beings, freedom from slander—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.309
षड्भिरेष दमः प्रोक्त ऋषिभिः शांतबुद्धिभिः। दयाधीनौ धर्ममोक्षौ तथा स्वर्गश्च पार्थिव
ṣaḍbhireṣa damaḥ prokta ṛṣibhiḥ śāṃtabuddhibhiḥ| dayādhīnau dharmamokṣau tathā svargaśca pārthiva
—by these six, O king, self-restraint has been declared by the sages of tranquil mind; and dharma and liberation, and heaven too, depend upon compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.310
अपमाने न कुप्येत संमाने न प्रहृष्यति। समदुःखसुखो धीरः स शांत इति कीर्त्यते
apamāne na kupyeta saṃmāne na prahṛṣyati| samaduḥkhasukho dhīraḥ sa śāṃta iti kīrtyate
He would not be angered at dishonour, nor is he delighted at honour; the steadfast man to whom pain and pleasure are alike is called tranquil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.311
शेते सुखं हि शांतस्तु सुखं हि प्रतिबुध्यते। श्रेयस्तरमतस्तिष्ठेदवमन्ता विनश्यति
śete sukhaṃ hi śāṃtastu sukhaṃ hi pratibudhyate| śreyastaramatastiṣṭhedavamantā vinaśyati
For the tranquil man lies down happily and wakes happily; therefore he stands in the better state, while the one who despises (others) perishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.312
अपमानितस्तु न ध्यायेत्तस्य पापं कदाचन। स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य परधर्मं न दूषयेत्
apamānitastu na dhyāyettasya pāpaṃ kadācana| svadharmamapi cāvekṣya paradharmaṃ na dūṣayet
Though dishonoured, he should never plot evil against that (man); and looking to his own duty, he should not find fault with another's duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.313
आत्मानमपि जानीयात्परं दोषैस्तु नाक्षिपेत्। मंत्रैर्हीनं क्रियाभिर्वा जन्मनाप्यथवा पुनः
ātmānamapi jānīyātparaṃ doṣaistu nākṣipet| maṃtrairhīnaṃ kriyābhirvā janmanāpyathavā punaḥ
He should know himself too, and should not assail another with accusations of faults—(as) deficient in sacred formulas, or in rites, or again in birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.314
दमश्छादयते सर्वं हीनमंगं पटो यथा। अधीयते निरर्थन्ते नाभिजानंति ये दमम्
damaśchādayate sarvaṃ hīnamaṃgaṃ paṭo yathā| adhīyate nirarthante nābhijānaṃti ye damam
Self-restraint covers everything, as a cloth covers a defective limb; those who do not know self-restraint study to no purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.315
श्रुतस्य हि दमो मूलं दमो धर्मः सनातनः। यो ह्यात्मनस्तुलयते सुवर्णं तुलया दमम्
śrutasya hi damo mūlaṃ damo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ| yo hyātmanastulayate suvarṇaṃ tulayā damam
For self-restraint is the root of learning; self-restraint is the eternal dharma. He who weighs for himself, on a balance, gold against self-restraint—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.316
स तेन धृतिमान्ख्यातो न तु द्रव्येण मोहितः। व्रतानामपि सर्वेषां दम एव परायणम्
sa tena dhṛtimānkhyāto na tu dravyeṇa mohitaḥ| vratānāmapi sarveṣāṃ dama eva parāyaṇam
—he thereby is declared a man of firmness, and not one deluded by wealth. Of all vows, too, self-restraint alone is the final resort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.317
यद्यधीते षडंगानि वेदतत्त्वार्थविद्द्विजः। दमेन तु विहीनश्च पूज्यत्वं नेह गच्छति
yadyadhīte ṣaḍaṃgāni vedatattvārthaviddvijaḥ| damena tu vihīnaśca pūjyatvaṃ neha gacchati
Though a twice-born study the six auxiliary sciences and know the true meaning of the Veda, yet if he is destitute of self-restraint he does not attain worthiness of honour in this world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.318
दमेनहीनं न पुनंति वेदा यद्यप्यधीताः सह षड्भिरंगैः। सांख्यं च योगश्च कुलं च जन्म तीर्थाभिषेकश्च निरर्थकानि
damenahīnaṃ na punaṃti vedā yadyapyadhītāḥ saha ṣaḍbhiraṃgaiḥ| sāṃkhyaṃ ca yogaśca kulaṃ ca janma tīrthābhiṣekaśca nirarthakāni
The Vedas do not purify one who lacks self-restraint, even though they have been studied together with the six auxiliaries; and Sāṃkhya, and Yoga, and family, and birth, and bathing at holy fords are (all) fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.320
अपमानात्तपोवृद्धिः संमानाच्च तपःक्षयः। अर्चितः पूजितो विप्रो दुग्धा गौरिव गच्छति
apamānāttapovṛddhiḥ saṃmānācca tapaḥkṣayaḥ| arcitaḥ pūjito vipro dugdhā gauriva gacchati
From dishonour comes increase of ascetic power, and from honour a wasting away of ascetic power; a brahmin who is revered and worshipped goes off like a cow that has been milked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.321
पुनराप्यायते धेनुः सतृणैः सलिलैर्यथा। एवं जपैश्च होमैश्च पुनराप्यायते द्विजः
punarāpyāyate dhenuḥ satṛṇaiḥ salilairyathā| evaṃ japaiśca homaiśca punarāpyāyate dvijaḥ
As a milch-cow is filled up again by grass and water, so a twice-born is filled up again by muttered prayers and oblations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.322
आक्रोशकसमो लोके सुहृदन्यो न विद्यते। यस्तु दुष्कृतमादाय सुकृतं स्वं प्रयच्छति
ākrośakasamo loke suhṛdanyo na vidyate| yastu duṣkṛtamādāya sukṛtaṃ svaṃ prayacchati
There is no other friend in the world equal to one who reviles (you), for he takes on (your) ill deed and gives (you) his own good deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.323
आक्रोशमानान्नाक्रोशेन्मन्युं स्वं विनिवर्तयेत्। सन्नियम्य तदात्मानममृतेनाभिषिंचति
ākrośamānānnākrośenmanyuṃ svaṃ vinivartayet| sanniyamya tadātmānamamṛtenābhiṣiṃcati
One should not revile in return the one who reviles; one should turn back one's own wrath. Restraining himself then, he sprinkles himself with the nectar of immortality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.324
कपालं वृक्षमूलानि कुचेलमसहायता। अनपेक्षा ब्रह्मचर्यं नयन्ति परमां गतिम्
kapālaṃ vṛkṣamūlāni kucelamasahāyatā| anapekṣā brahmacaryaṃ nayanti paramāṃ gatim
A begging bowl, the roots of trees (for shelter), poor clothing, being without a companion, indifference, chastity — (these) lead to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.325
कामक्रोधौ विनिर्जित्य किमरण्ये करिष्यति। अभ्यासेन तु वै शास्त्रं कुलं शीलेन धार्यते
kāmakrodhau vinirjitya kimaraṇye kariṣyati| abhyāsena tu vai śāstraṃ kulaṃ śīlena dhāryate
Having conquered desire and anger, what will he (need to) do in the forest? Scripture indeed is upheld by repeated practice, and family by good conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.326
गुणैर्मन्त्रा विधार्यन्ते क्रोधस्सत्त्वेन धार्यते। यस्तु क्रोधं समुत्पन्नं संधारयति चात्मनः
guṇairmantrā vidhāryante krodhassattvena dhāryate| yastu krodhaṃ samutpannaṃ saṃdhārayati cātmanaḥ
Mantras are upheld by (good) qualities, anger is held in check by goodness; but he who holds back the anger that has arisen in himself —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.327
अक्रोधेन जयेद्वीरः कस्तेन सदृशो भुवि। यस्तु क्रोधं समुत्पन्नं संतं संयम्य तिष्ठति
akrodhena jayedvīraḥ kastena sadṛśo bhuvi| yastu krodhaṃ samutpannaṃ saṃtaṃ saṃyamya tiṣṭhati
— the hero would conquer by freedom from anger: who on earth is his equal? But he who, when anger has arisen and is present, stands holding it in check —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.328
तं सत्सारतमम्मन्ये नास्मिन्सीदति यः पुमान्। एष पैतामहो गुह्यो ब्रह्मराशिस्सनातनः
taṃ satsāratamammanye nāsminsīdati yaḥ pumān| eṣa paitāmaho guhyo brahmarāśissanātanaḥ
him I hold to be of the very best essence; that man does not sink in this (world). This is the secret (teaching) come from the Grandfather, the eternal mass of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.329
धर्मस्य नियमो यो हि मया ते कथितो भृशम्। अन्ये च यज्वनां लोका अन्ये चापि तपस्विनां
dharmasya niyamo yo hi mayā te kathito bhṛśam| anye ca yajvanāṃ lokā anye cāpi tapasvināṃ
For this ordinance of dharma has been fully told to you by me. And the worlds of sacrificers are one thing, and those of ascetics another,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.330
अन्ये दमवतां लोकास्ते वै परमपूजिताः। एकः क्षमावतां दोषो द्वितीयो नोपपद्यते
anye damavatāṃ lokāste vai paramapūjitāḥ| ekaḥ kṣamāvatāṃ doṣo dvitīyo nopapadyate
and other are the worlds of the self-restrained — those indeed are most highly honoured. There is one fault (charged) against the patient; a second is not to be found:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.331
यदिदं क्षमया युक्तमशक्तम्मन्यते जनः। न चैष दोषो मंतव्यः क्षमा प्रज्ञावतां बलम्
yadidaṃ kṣamayā yuktamaśaktammanyate janaḥ| na caiṣa doṣo maṃtavyaḥ kṣamā prajñāvatāṃ balam
namely, that people consider one endowed with patience to be powerless. And this should not be reckoned a fault: patience is the strength of the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.332
प्रशमं योभिजानाति इष्टापूर्तं महीयते। यत्क्रोधयुक्तो जपति जुहोति च यदर्चति
praśamaṃ yobhijānāti iṣṭāpūrtaṃ mahīyate| yatkrodhayukto japati juhoti ca yadarcati
He who understands tranquillity is magnified (as though by) sacrifices and pious works. Whatever one filled with anger mutters, and offers in the fire, and worships,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.333
सर्वं क्षरति तत्तस्य भिन्नकुंभादिवोदकम्। दमाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्
sarvaṃ kṣarati tattasya bhinnakuṃbhādivodakam| damādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet
all that of his leaks away, like water from a broken pot. Whoever, rising at dawn, recites this meritorious Chapter on Self-Restraint,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.334
स धर्मनावमारुह्य दुर्गाण्यति तरिष्यति। दमाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं सततं श्रावयेदिद्वजः
sa dharmanāvamāruhya durgāṇyati tariṣyati| damādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ satataṃ śrāvayedidvajaḥ
he, boarding the ship of dharma, will cross over difficult places. The twice-born who constantly causes this meritorious Chapter on Self-Restraint to be heard —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.335
स ब्रह्मलोकमाप्नोति तस्मान्न च्यवते पुनः। श्रूयतां धर्मसर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैतत्प्रधार्यताम्
sa brahmalokamāpnoti tasmānna cyavate punaḥ| śrūyatāṃ dharmasarvasvaṃ śrutvā caitatpradhāryatām
he attains the world of Brahmā and does not fall from it again. Let the whole essence of dharma be heard, and having heard it, let it be held fast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.336
आत्मनः प्रतिकूलानि परेषां न समाचरेत्। मातृवत्परदारांश्च परद्रव्याणि लोष्ठवत्
ātmanaḥ pratikūlāni pareṣāṃ na samācaret| mātṛvatparadārāṃśca paradravyāṇi loṣṭhavat
One should not do to others what is disagreeable to oneself; (one should regard) others' wives as one's mother and others' goods as a lump of clay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.337
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि यः पश्यति स पश्यति। पचनं वैश्वदेवार्थे परार्थे यच्च जीवितम्
ātmavatsarvabhūtāni yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati| pacanaṃ vaiśvadevārthe parārthe yacca jīvitam
He who sees all beings as himself, he (truly) sees. Cooking for the sake of the Vaiśvadeva offering, and a life lived for others' sake —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.338
एतद्भवेच्च सर्वस्वं धातूनामिव कांचनम्। सर्वभूतहितं राजन्नधीत्यामृतमश्नुते
etadbhavecca sarvasvaṃ dhātūnāmiva kāṃcanam| sarvabhūtahitaṃ rājannadhītyāmṛtamaśnute
And this would be the whole of it, as gold is (the best) among metals; having studied (this teaching) which is for the welfare of all beings, O king, one attains the immortal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.339
एवं वै धर्मसर्वस्वमुक्त्वा ते तु शुनःसखम्। तेनैव सहिताः सर्वे निविष्टास्सरसस्तटे
evaṃ vai dharmasarvasvamuktvā te tu śunaḥsakham| tenaiva sahitāḥ sarve niviṣṭāssarasastaṭe
Having thus declared the whole essence of dharma, they, together with Śunaḥsakha himself, all sat down on the bank of a lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.340
सरोपश्यन्सुविस्तीर्णं पद्मोत्पलजलावृतम्। तत्रावतारं कृत्वा ते बिसानि च कलापशः
saropaśyansuvistīrṇaṃ padmotpalajalāvṛtam| tatrāvatāraṃ kṛtvā te bisāni ca kalāpaśaḥ
They saw a very broad lake, its water covered with lotuses and water-lilies; and having gone down into it, they (gathered) lotus-stalks in bundles,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.341
तीरे निक्षिप्य सरसश्चक्रुः पुण्यां जलक्रियाम्। अथोत्तीर्य जलात्तस्मात्ते समेत्य परस्परम्
tīre nikṣipya sarasaścakruḥ puṇyāṃ jalakriyām| athottīrya jalāttasmātte sametya parasparam
and having laid (them) down on the lake's shore, they performed the holy water-rite; then, coming up out of that water, meeting one another,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.342
बिसान्येतान्यपश्यंत इदं वचनमब्रुवन्। ऋषय ऊचुः। केन क्षुधाभितप्तानामस्माकं पापकर्मणाम्
bisānyetānyapaśyaṃta idaṃ vacanamabruvan| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| kena kṣudhābhitaptānāmasmākaṃ pāpakarmaṇām
they did not see those lotus-stalks, and spoke these words. The sages said: By whom, of us who are scorched by hunger and are doers of evil deeds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.343
नृशंसेनापनीतानि बिसान्याहारकांक्षिणा। ते शंकमानास्त्वन्योन्यं पर्यपृच्छन्द्विजोत्तमाः
nṛśaṃsenāpanītāni bisānyāhārakāṃkṣiṇā| te śaṃkamānāstvanyonyaṃ paryapṛcchandvijottamāḥ
have the lotus-stalks been carried off—by some cruel man craving food? Suspecting one another, those best of the twice-born questioned (each other),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.344
चक्रुश्च निश्चयं सर्वे शपथं प्रति पार्थिव। कश्यप उवाच। सर्वत्र सर्वं हरतु न्यासलोपं करोतु च
cakruśca niścayaṃ sarve śapathaṃ prati pārthiva| kaśyapa uvāca| sarvatra sarvaṃ haratu nyāsalopaṃ karotu ca
and they all made a resolve concerning an oath, O king. Kaśyapa said: Let him steal everything everywhere, and let him betray a deposit entrusted to him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.345
कूटसाक्षित्वमभ्येतु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। दंभेन धर्मं चरतु राजानं चोपसेवताम्
kūṭasākṣitvamabhyetu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| daṃbhena dharmaṃ caratu rājānaṃ copasevatām
let him become a false witness—whoever commits the theft of the stalks; let him practise dharma out of hypocrisy, and let him wait upon a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.346
मधुमांसं समश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। अनृतं भाषतु सदा विषयांश्चोपसेवतु
madhumāṃsaṃ samaśnātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| anṛtaṃ bhāṣatu sadā viṣayāṃścopasevatu
Let him eat honey and meat—whoever commits the theft of the stalks; let him always speak untruth and indulge in sense-objects,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.347
ददातु कन्यां शुल्केन बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। वसिष्ठ उवाच। अनृतौ मैथुनं यातु दिवास्वप्नं निषेवतु
dadātu kanyāṃ śulkena bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| vasiṣṭha uvāca| anṛtau maithunaṃ yātu divāsvapnaṃ niṣevatu
let him give away a daughter for a bride-price—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Vasiṣṭha said: Let him go to intercourse out of season and indulge in sleeping by day,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.348
अन्योन्यातिथितामेतु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। एककूपे वसेद्ग्रामे ब्राह्मणो वृषलीपतिः
anyonyātithitāmetu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| ekakūpe vasedgrāme brāhmaṇo vṛṣalīpatiḥ
let him become a guest of one who is (in turn) his guest—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. A brahmin who is the husband of a śūdra woman may live in a village at a single well:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.349
तस्य सालोक्यतां यातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। भरद्वाज उवाच। नृशंसस्सोऽस्तु सर्वेषु समृध्या चाप्यहंकृतः
tasya sālokyatāṃ yātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| bharadvāja uvāca| nṛśaṃsasso'stu sarveṣu samṛdhyā cāpyahaṃkṛtaḥ
let him go to sharing that man's world—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Bharadvāja said: Let him be cruel toward all, and puffed up with pride over his prosperity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.350
मत्सरी पिशुनश्चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। प्रत्याक्रोशत्ववाक्रुष्टस्ताडयत्वन्यताडितः३५० 1.19.
matsarī piśunaścaiva bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| pratyākrośatvavākruṣṭastāḍayatvanyatāḍitaḥ350 1.19.
envious and a slanderer—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Let him revile back when reviled, let him strike back when struck by another,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.351
विक्रीणातु रसांश्चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। गौतम उवाच। अतिथिं त्वागतं प्राप्य पाकभेदं करोतु सः
vikrīṇātu rasāṃścaiva bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| gautama uvāca| atithiṃ tvāgataṃ prāpya pākabhedaṃ karotu saḥ
and let him sell liquids for a living—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Gautama said: When a guest has come to him, let him make a distinction in the cooking,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.352
शूद्रान्नं च सदाश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। दत्वा दानं कीर्तयतु परभार्यासु तुष्यतु
śūdrānnaṃ ca sadāśnātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| datvā dānaṃ kīrtayatu parabhāryāsu tuṣyatu
and let him always eat the food of a śūdra—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Having given a gift, let him proclaim it; let him take pleasure in others' wives;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.353
एकाकीमिष्टमश्नीयाद्बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। विश्वामित्र उवाच। नित्यकामपरः सोस्तु दिवसे चैव मैथुनी
ekākīmiṣṭamaśnīyādbisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| viśvāmitra uvāca| nityakāmaparaḥ sostu divase caiva maithunī
let him eat the choice food alone—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Viśvāmitra said: Let him be forever given over to lust, and coupling by day,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.354
नित्यं तु पातकी चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। परापवादं वदतु परदारांश्च सेवतु
nityaṃ tu pātakī caiva bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| parāpavādaṃ vadatu paradārāṃśca sevatu
and constantly a sinner—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Let him speak abuse of others and consort with others' wives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.355
परनिंदारतश्चास्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। मातरं पितरं चैव सोवमन्यतु दुर्मतिः
paraniṃdārataścāstu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| mātaraṃ pitaraṃ caiva sovamanyatu durmatiḥ
and let him delight in reviling others—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Let that evil-minded man despise his mother and his father,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.356
समातर्यन्यबुद्धिस्याद् बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। परपाकं सदाश्नातु परनारीं च सेवतु
samātaryanyabuddhisyād bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| parapākaṃ sadāśnātu paranārīṃ ca sevatu
let his mind be otherwise (than a son's) toward his mother—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Let him always eat food cooked by others and consort with another's wife,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.357
वेदविक्रयकृच्चास्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। जमदग्निरुवाच। परस्य यातु प्रेष्यत्वं स तु जन्मनि जन्मनि
vedavikrayakṛccāstu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| jamadagniruvāca| parasya yātu preṣyatvaṃ sa tu janmani janmani
and let him be a seller of the Veda—whoever commits the theft of the stalks. Jamadagni said: Let him go to servitude to another, birth after birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.358
सर्वधर्मक्रियाहीनो बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। शुनःसख उवाच। न्यायेन वेदानध्येतु गृहस्थोस्तु प्रियातिथिः
sarvadharmakriyāhīno bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| śunaḥsakha uvāca| nyāyena vedānadhyetu gṛhasthostu priyātithiḥ
“(May he be) destitute of all the rites of dharma, whoever commits the theft of the lotus-stalks.” Śunaḥsakha said: “Let him study the Vedas in the proper manner, let him be a householder to whom guests are dear—
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PdP 1 19.359
सत्यं वदतु वाजस्रं बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। अग्निं जुहोतु विधिवद्यज्ञं यजतु नित्यशः
satyaṃ vadatu vājasraṃ bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| agniṃ juhotu vidhivadyajñaṃ yajatu nityaśaḥ
let him speak the truth constantly—(such be) he who commits the theft of the lotus-stalks. Let him offer into the fire according to rule, let him perform sacrifice regularly,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.360
ब्रह्मणस्सदनं यातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। ऋषय ऊचुः। इष्टमेव द्विजातीनां यदिदं शपथीकृतं
brahmaṇassadanaṃ yātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| iṣṭameva dvijātīnāṃ yadidaṃ śapathīkṛtaṃ
let him go to the seat of Brahmā—(such be) he who commits the theft of the lotus-stalks.” The sages said: “Just this is what is desired by the twice-born, this that has been made (the substance) of the oath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.361
त्वया कृतं बिसस्तैन्यं सर्वेषां नः शुनःसख। शुनःसख उवाच। मया ह्यंतर्हितान्यासन्बिसानीमानि वो द्विजाः
tvayā kṛtaṃ bisastainyaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ śunaḥsakha| śunaḥsakha uvāca| mayā hyaṃtarhitānyāsanbisānīmāni vo dvijāḥ
The theft of the lotus-stalks was committed by you, O Śunaḥsakha, (the stalks) of all of us.” Śunaḥsakha said: “Indeed it was by me that these stalks of yours were made to disappear, O brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.362
धर्मं च श्रोतुकामेन जानीध्वं मां च वासवम्। अलोभादक्षयालोका जिता वो मुनिसत्तमाः
dharmaṃ ca śrotukāmena jānīdhvaṃ māṃ ca vāsavam| alobhādakṣayālokā jitā vo munisattamāḥ
and by one who wished to hear (a discourse on) dharma; and know me to be Vāsava. Through (your) freedom from greed imperishable worlds have been won by you, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.363
विमानमधितिष्ठध्वं गच्छामस्त्रिदशालयम्। ततो महर्षयस्ते तु विज्ञायाथ पुरंदरम्
vimānamadhitiṣṭhadhvaṃ gacchāmastridaśālayam| tato maharṣayaste tu vijñāyātha puraṃdaram
Mount the celestial car; let us go to the dwelling of the Thirty (gods).” Then those great sages, having recognized Puraṃdara,
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PdP 1 19.364
ऊचुः पुरंदरं चेदं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः। इहागत्य नरो यस्तु मध्यमं पुष्करं विशेत्
ūcuḥ puraṃdaraṃ cedaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradāḥ| ihāgatya naro yastu madhyamaṃ puṣkaraṃ viśet
—skilled in speech—said this word to Puraṃdara: “Whatever man, having come here, shall enter the middle Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.365
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो भूत्वा लभेदावश्यकं फलम्। द्वादशवार्षिकीदीक्षा स्मृता यातु वनौकसां
trirātropoṣito bhūtvā labhedāvaśyakaṃ phalam| dvādaśavārṣikīdīkṣā smṛtā yātu vanaukasāṃ
having fasted three nights, he shall obtain the fruit that is required. The twelve-year consecration that is prescribed for forest-dwellers—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 19.366
तस्याः फलं समग्रं च लभेदिह न संशयः। नासौ दुर्गतिमाप्नोति स्वगणैः सह मोदते
tasyāḥ phalaṃ samagraṃ ca labhediha na saṃśayaḥ| nāsau durgatimāpnoti svagaṇaiḥ saha modate
its fruit he shall obtain here in full, without doubt. He does not come to an evil state; he takes his delight together with his own company,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.367
विरिञ्चिस्थानमासाद्य तिष्ठेद्वै ब्रह्मणो दिनम्। पुलस्त्य उवाच। इंद्रेण सह संप्रीतास्तदा जग्मुस्त्रिविष्टपम्
viriñcisthānamāsādya tiṣṭhedvai brahmaṇo dinam| pulastya uvāca| iṃdreṇa saha saṃprītāstadā jagmustriviṣṭapam
and having reached the station of Viriñci (Brahmā) he abides there for a day of Brahmā.” Pulastya said: Then, well pleased, they went together with Indra to the third heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.368
एवं विलोभ्यमानास्ते लोभैर्बहुविधैरिह। नैव लोभं तथा चक्रुस्तेन जग्मुस्त्रिविष्टपम्
evaṃ vilobhyamānāste lobhairbahuvidhairiha| naiva lobhaṃ tathā cakrustena jagmustriviṣṭapam
Thus, though they were tempted here with temptations of many kinds, they yet gave way to no greed; by that they went to the third heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 19.369
इदं यः शृणुयान्नित्यमृषीणां चरितं शुभम्। विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वर्गलोके महीयते
idaṃ yaḥ śṛṇuyānnityamṛṣīṇāṃ caritaṃ śubham| vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ svargaloke mahīyate
Whoever constantly hears this auspicious deed of the sages is released from all sins and is exalted in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition