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Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 33

PdP 1 33.1

भीष्म उवाच। मार्कंडेयेन वै रामः कथमत्र प्रबोधितः। कथं समागमो भूतः कस्मिन्काले कदा मुने

bhīṣma uvāca| mārkaṃḍeyena vai rāmaḥ kathamatra prabodhitaḥ| kathaṃ samāgamo bhūtaḥ kasminkāle kadā mune

Bhīṣma said: How was Rāma awakened here by Mārkaṇḍeya? How did the meeting come about, at what time, when, O sage?

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PdP 1 33.2

मार्कंडेयः कस्य सुतः कथं जातो महातपाः। नाम्नोऽस्य निगमं ब्रूहि यथाभूतं महामुने

mārkaṃḍeyaḥ kasya sutaḥ kathaṃ jāto mahātapāḥ| nāmno'sya nigamaṃ brūhi yathābhūtaṃ mahāmune

Whose son is Mārkaṇḍeya? How was he born, that great ascetic? Tell me the derivation of his name as it truly was, O great sage.

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PdP 1 33.3

पुलस्त्य उवाच। अथ ते संप्रवक्ष्यामि मार्कंडेयोद्भवं पुनः। पुराकल्पे मुनिः पूर्वं मृकंडुर्नाम विश्रुतः

pulastya uvāca| atha te saṃpravakṣyāmi mārkaṃḍeyodbhavaṃ punaḥ| purākalpe muniḥ pūrvaṃ mṛkaṃḍurnāma viśrutaḥ

Pulastya said: Then I shall tell you again of Mārkaṇḍeya's origin. In a former age there was formerly a sage renowned by the name Mṛkaṇḍu,

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PdP 1 33.4

भृगोः पुत्रो महाभागः सभार्यस्तप्तवांस्तपः। तस्य पुत्रस्तदा जातो वसतस्तु वनांतरे

bhṛgoḥ putro mahābhāgaḥ sabhāryastaptavāṃstapaḥ| tasya putrastadā jāto vasatastu vanāṃtare

the greatly fortunate son of Bhṛgu; together with his wife he practised austerity. Then a son was born to him as he was dwelling within the forest.

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PdP 1 33.5

सपंचवार्षिको भूतो बाल एव गुणाधिकः। ज्ञानिना स तदा दृष्टो भ्रमन्बालस्तदांगणे

sapaṃcavārṣiko bhūto bāla eva guṇādhikaḥ| jñāninā sa tadā dṛṣṭo bhramanbālastadāṃgaṇe

Having reached five years, though still a child he was rich in virtues; then he was seen by a knower (of the future) as the boy wandered in the courtyard there.

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PdP 1 33.6

स्थित्वा स सुचिरं कालं भाव्यर्थं प्रत्यबुध्यत। तस्य पित्रा स वै पृष्टः कियदायुः सुतस्य मे

sthitvā sa suciraṃ kālaṃ bhāvyarthaṃ pratyabudhyata| tasya pitrā sa vai pṛṣṭaḥ kiyadāyuḥ sutasya me

Having remained (there) a very long time, he discerned what was to come. He was asked by the boy's father: "How long is my son's life?"

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PdP 1 33.7

संख्यायाचक्ष्व वर्षाणि तस्याल्पान्यधिकानि वा। मृकंडुनैवमुक्तस्तु स ज्ञानी वाक्यमब्रवीत्

saṃkhyāyācakṣva varṣāṇi tasyālpānyadhikāni vā| mṛkaṃḍunaivamuktastu sa jñānī vākyamabravīt

"Reckon and tell the years, whether they be few or many for him." Thus addressed by Mṛkaṇḍu, that knower spoke these words:

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PdP 1 33.8

षण्मासमायुः पुत्रस्य धात्रा सृष्टं मुनीश्वर। नैव शोकस्त्वया कार्यः सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम्

ṣaṇmāsamāyuḥ putrasya dhātrā sṛṣṭaṃ munīśvara| naiva śokastvayā kāryaḥ satyametadudāhṛtam

"Six months is the lifespan created for (your) son by the Ordainer, O lord of sages. You should not grieve at all; this that is declared is the truth."

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PdP 1 33.9

स तच्छ्रुत्वा वचो भीष्म ज्ञानिना यदुदाहृतम्। अथोपनयनं चक्रे बालकस्य पिता तदा

sa tacchrutvā vaco bhīṣma jñāninā yadudāhṛtam| athopanayanaṃ cakre bālakasya pitā tadā

Hearing that speech, Bhīṣma, which was uttered by the knower, the boy's father then performed his initiation (upanayana).

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PdP 1 33.10

आह चैनं पितापुत्रमृषींस्त्वमभिवादय। एवमुक्तः स वै पित्रा प्रहृष्टश्चाभिवादने

āha cainaṃ pitāputramṛṣīṃstvamabhivādaya| evamuktaḥ sa vai pitrā prahṛṣṭaścābhivādane

And the father said to the son: "Do you salute the sages." Being told this by his father, he took joy in saluting.

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PdP 1 33.11

न वर्णा वर्णतां वेत्ति सर्ववर्णाभिवादनः। पंचमासास्त्वतिक्रांता दिवसाः पंचविंशतिः

na varṇā varṇatāṃ vetti sarvavarṇābhivādanaḥ| paṃcamāsāstvatikrāṃtā divasāḥ paṃcaviṃśatiḥ

He knew no distinction of caste among castes, saluting (people of) every caste. Five months passed, and twenty-five days.

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PdP 1 33.12

मार्गेणाथ समायाता ऋषयस्तत्र सप्त वै। बालेन तेन ते दृष्टाः सर्वे चाप्यभिवादिताः

mārgeṇātha samāyātā ṛṣayastatra sapta vai| bālena tena te dṛṣṭāḥ sarve cāpyabhivāditāḥ

Then seven sages came along that road; they were seen by that boy, and all of them were saluted (by him).

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PdP 1 33.13

आयुष्मान्भव तैरुक्तः स बालो दंडमेखली। उक्त्वैवं ते पुनर्बालमपश्यन्क्षीणजीवितम्

āyuṣmānbhava tairuktaḥ sa bālo daṃḍamekhalī| uktvaivaṃ te punarbālamapaśyankṣīṇajīvitam

"Be long-lived" was said by them to that boy wearing staff and girdle; having spoken thus, they looked again at the boy and (saw) his life was spent.

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PdP 1 33.14

दिनानि पंच तस्यायुर्ज्ञात्वा भीताश्च ते नृप। तं गृहीत्वा बालकं च गतास्ते ब्रह्मणोंतिकम्

dināni paṃca tasyāyurjñātvā bhītāśca te nṛpa| taṃ gṛhītvā bālakaṃ ca gatāste brahmaṇoṃtikam

Knowing that his life was (but) five days, they were afraid, O king; and taking the boy with them they went into Brahmā's presence.

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PdP 1 33.15

प्रतिमुच्य च तं राजन्प्रणिपेतुः पितामहम्। अयमावेदितस्तैस्तु तेन ब्रह्माभिवादितः

pratimucya ca taṃ rājanpraṇipetuḥ pitāmaham| ayamāveditastaistu tena brahmābhivāditaḥ

And having released him, O king, they bowed down to the Grandfather; he was announced to him by them, and by him Brahmā was saluted.

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PdP 1 33.16

चिरायुर्ब्रह्मणा बालः प्रोक्तः स ऋषिसन्निधौ। ततस्ते मुनयः प्रीताः श्रुत्वा वाक्यं पितामहात्

cirāyurbrahmaṇā bālaḥ proktaḥ sa ṛṣisannidhau| tataste munayaḥ prītāḥ śrutvā vākyaṃ pitāmahāt

The boy was declared long-lived by Brahmā in the presence of the sages; thereupon those sages were pleased, hearing the word from the Grandfather.

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PdP 1 33.17

पितामह ऋषीन्दृष्ट्वा प्रोवाच विस्मयान्वितः। कार्येण येन चायातः कोयं बालो निवेद्यताम्

pitāmaha ṛṣīndṛṣṭvā provāca vismayānvitaḥ| kāryeṇa yena cāyātaḥ koyaṃ bālo nivedyatām

The Grandfather, seeing the sages, spoke, filled with wonder: "On what business have you come? Who is this boy? Let it be told."

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PdP 1 33.18

ततस्त ऋषयो राजन्सर्वं तस्मै न्यवेदयन्। पुत्रो मृकंडोः क्षीणायुः सायुषं कुरु बालकम्

tatasta ṛṣayo rājansarvaṃ tasmai nyavedayan| putro mṛkaṃḍoḥ kṣīṇāyuḥ sāyuṣaṃ kuru bālakam

Then those sages, O king, reported everything to him: "(He is) the son of Mṛkaṇḍu, his life spent; make the boy one possessed of life."

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PdP 1 33.19

अल्पायुषस्त्वस्य मुनिर्बध्वेमां चापि मेखलाम्। यज्ञोपवीतं दंडं च दत्वा चैनमबोधयत्

alpāyuṣastvasya munirbadhvemāṃ cāpi mekhalām| yajñopavītaṃ daṃḍaṃ ca datvā cainamabodhayat

"Since his life is short, the sage, having bound on him this girdle and having given him the sacred thread and the staff, instructed him:

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PdP 1 33.20

यं कंचित्पश्यसे बाल भ्रमंतं भूतले जनम्। तस्याभिवादः कर्तव्य एवमाह पिता वचः

yaṃ kaṃcitpaśyase bāla bhramaṃtaṃ bhūtale janam| tasyābhivādaḥ kartavya evamāha pitā vacaḥ

'Whatever person you see wandering on the face of the earth, child, to him a salutation is to be made' — such were the words the father spoke.

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PdP 1 33.21

अभिवादनशीलोयं क्षितौ दृष्टः परिभ्रमन्। तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन दैवयोगात्पितामह

abhivādanaśīloyaṃ kṣitau dṛṣṭaḥ paribhraman| tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena daivayogātpitāmaha

This one, whose habit is saluting, was seen by us wandering about on the earth, in the course of a pilgrimage, by the working of fate, O Grandfather.

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PdP 1 33.22

चिरायुर्भव पुत्रेति प्रोक्तोसौ तत्र बालकः। कथं वचो भवेत्सत्यमस्माकं भवता सह

cirāyurbhava putreti proktosau tatra bālakaḥ| kathaṃ vaco bhavetsatyamasmākaṃ bhavatā saha

'Be long-lived, son' — so was this boy addressed there. How may our word, together with you, become true?"

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PdP 1 33.23

एवमुक्तस्तदा तैस्तु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। ऋतवाक्यादियं भूमिः संस्थिता सर्वतोभया

evamuktastadā taistu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| ṛtavākyādiyaṃ bhūmiḥ saṃsthitā sarvatobhayā

Being thus addressed by them, Brahmā, the Grandfather of the worlds (said): "By truthful speech this earth stands firm, free from fear on all sides.

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PdP 1 33.24

ब्रह्मोवाच। मत्समश्चायुषा बालो मार्कंडेयो भविष्यति। कल्पस्यादौ तथाचांते मतो मे मुनिसत्तमः

brahmovāca| matsamaścāyuṣā bālo mārkaṃḍeyo bhaviṣyati| kalpasyādau tathācāṃte mato me munisattamaḥ

Brahmā said: The boy Mārkaṇḍeya will be equal to me in lifespan; at the beginning of the kalpa and likewise at its end — so I hold this best of sages (to be).

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PdP 1 33.25

एवं ते मुनयो बालं ब्रह्मलोके पितामहात्। संसाध्य प्रेषयामासुर्भूयोप्येनं धरातलम्

evaṃ te munayo bālaṃ brahmaloke pitāmahāt| saṃsādhya preṣayāmāsurbhūyopyenaṃ dharātalam

Thus those sages, having gained (their end) for the boy from the Grandfather in Brahmā's world, sent him back again to the surface of the earth.

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PdP 1 33.26

तीर्थयात्रां गता विप्रा मार्कंडेयो निजं गृहम्। जगाम तेषु यातेषु पितरं स्वमथाब्रवीत्

tīrthayātrāṃ gatā viprā mārkaṃḍeyo nijaṃ gṛham| jagāma teṣu yāteṣu pitaraṃ svamathābravīt

The brahmins went on pilgrimage to the sacred fords, and Mārkaṇḍeya went to his own house; and when they had gone, he spoke to his own father.

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PdP 1 33.27

ब्रह्मलोकमहं नीतो मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः। दीर्घायुश्च कृतश्चास्मि वरान्दत्वा विसर्जितः

brahmalokamahaṃ nīto munibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ| dīrghāyuśca kṛtaścāsmi varāndatvā visarjitaḥ

"I was taken to Brahmā's world by the sages who discourse on Brahman, and I have been made long-lived; after they had granted boons, I was dismissed.

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PdP 1 33.28

एतदन्यच्च मे दत्तं गतं चिंताकरं तव। कल्पस्यादौ तथा चांते भविष्ये समनंतरे

etadanyacca me dattaṃ gataṃ ciṃtākaraṃ tava| kalpasyādau tathā cāṃte bhaviṣye samanaṃtare

This and other (boons) were given to me; that which caused you anxiety is gone. At the beginning of a kalpa and likewise at its end, I shall exist in the immediately following (age).

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PdP 1 33.29

लोककर्तुर्ब्रह्मणोहं प्रसादात्तस्य वै पितः। पुष्करं वै गमिष्यामि तपस्तप्तुं समुद्यतः

lokakarturbrahmaṇohaṃ prasādāttasya vai pitaḥ| puṣkaraṃ vai gamiṣyāmi tapastaptuṃ samudyataḥ

Father, by the grace of Brahmā, the maker of the world, I shall indeed go to Puṣkara, ready to perform austerities.

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PdP 1 33.30

तत्राहं देवदेवेशमुपासिष्ये पितामहम्। सर्वकामावाप्तिकरं सर्वारातिनिबर्हणम्

tatrāhaṃ devadeveśamupāsiṣye pitāmaham| sarvakāmāvāptikaraṃ sarvārātinibarhaṇam

There I shall worship the Grandfather, lord of the gods of gods, who brings the attainment of all desires and destroys all enemies,

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PdP 1 33.31

सर्वसौख्यप्रदं देवमिन्द्रादीनां परायणम्। ब्रह्माणं तोषयिष्यामि सर्वलोकपितामहम्

sarvasaukhyapradaṃ devamindrādīnāṃ parāyaṇam| brahmāṇaṃ toṣayiṣyāmi sarvalokapitāmaham

the god who grants all happiness, the highest resort of Indra and the rest — Brahmā, the grandfather of all the worlds, I shall gratify."

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PdP 1 33.32

मार्कंडेयवचः श्रुत्वा मृकंडुर्मुनिसत्तमः। जगाम परमं हर्षं क्षणमेकं समुच्छ्वसन्

mārkaṃḍeyavacaḥ śrutvā mṛkaṃḍurmunisattamaḥ| jagāma paramaṃ harṣaṃ kṣaṇamekaṃ samucchvasan

Hearing Mārkaṇḍeya's words, Mṛkaṇḍu, best of sages, attained the highest joy, breathing deeply for a single moment.

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PdP 1 33.33

धैर्यं सुमनसा स्थाय इदं वचनमब्रवीत्। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवितं च सुजीवितम्

dhairyaṃ sumanasā sthāya idaṃ vacanamabravīt| adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam

Steadying himself in firmness with a glad mind, he spoke these words: "Today my birth has borne fruit, and my life has been well lived,

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PdP 1 33.34

सर्वस्य जगतां स्रष्टा येन दृष्टः पितामहः। त्वया दायादवानस्मि पुत्रेण वंशधारिणा

sarvasya jagatāṃ sraṣṭā yena dṛṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ| tvayā dāyādavānasmi putreṇa vaṃśadhāriṇā

since by (you) the Grandfather, the creator of all the worlds, has been seen. In you I have an heir, a son who carries on the lineage.

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PdP 1 33.35

त्वं गच्छ पश्य देवेशं पुष्करस्थं पितामहम्। दृष्टे तस्मिन्जगन्नाथे न जरामृत्युरेव च

tvaṃ gaccha paśya deveśaṃ puṣkarasthaṃ pitāmaham| dṛṣṭe tasminjagannāthe na jarāmṛtyureva ca

Go, behold the lord of gods, the Grandfather who dwells at Puṣkara; when that Lord of the world has been seen, there is no old age nor death,

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PdP 1 33.36

नृणां भवति सौख्यानि तथैश्वर्यं तपोऽक्षयम्। त्रीणि शृङ्गाणि शुभ्राणि त्रीणि प्रस्रवणानि च

nṛṇāṃ bhavati saukhyāni tathaiśvaryaṃ tapo'kṣayam| trīṇi śṛṅgāṇi śubhrāṇi trīṇi prasravaṇāni ca

and there come to be for men happinesses, and lordship, and imperishable ascetic power. Three are the bright peaks and three the streams,

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PdP 1 33.37

पुष्कराणि तथा त्रीणि नविद्मस्तत्र कारणम्। कनीयांसं मध्यमं च तृतीयं ज्येष्ठपुष्करम्

puṣkarāṇi tathā trīṇi navidmastatra kāraṇam| kanīyāṃsaṃ madhyamaṃ ca tṛtīyaṃ jyeṣṭhapuṣkaram

and three the Puṣkaras — we do not know the reason for that. The lesser, and the middle, and third the eldest Puṣkara,

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PdP 1 33.38

शृंगशब्दाभिधानानि शुभप्रस्रवणानि च। ब्रह्माविष्णुस्तथा रुद्रो नित्यं सन्निहितास्त्रयः

śṛṃgaśabdābhidhānāni śubhaprasravaṇāni ca| brahmāviṣṇustathā rudro nityaṃ sannihitāstrayaḥ

(these) bear the designation of "peak," and (there are) the auspicious streams; and Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra, the three, are always present

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PdP 1 33.39

पुष्करेषु महाराजा नातः पुण्यतमं भुवि। विरजं विमलं तोयं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्

puṣkareṣu mahārājā nātaḥ puṇyatamaṃ bhuvi| virajaṃ vimalaṃ toyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam

at the Puṣkaras, great king; there is nothing more holy than this on earth. The water (there) is stainless and pure, renowned in the three worlds.

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PdP 1 33.40

ब्रह्मलोकस्य पन्थानं धन्याः पश्यंति पुष्करं। यस्तु वर्षशतं साग्रमग्निहोत्रमुपासते

brahmalokasya panthānaṃ dhanyāḥ paśyaṃti puṣkaraṃ| yastu varṣaśataṃ sāgramagnihotramupāsate

The blessed behold Puṣkara, the path to Brahmā's world. He who tends the fire-offering for a full hundred years,

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PdP 1 33.41

कार्तिकीं वा वसेदेकां पुष्करे सममेव च। कर्तुम्मया न शकितं कर्मणा नैव साधितम्

kārtikīṃ vā vasedekāṃ puṣkare samameva ca| kartummayā na śakitaṃ karmaṇā naiva sādhitam

or who dwells at Puṣkara for one Kārttika month — these are equal. I have not been able to do (this), nor have I accomplished it by action;

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PdP 1 33.42

तदयत्नात्त्वया तात मृत्युस्सर्वहरो जितः। तत्र दृष्टस्स देवेशो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः

tadayatnāttvayā tāta mṛtyussarvaharo jitaḥ| tatra dṛṣṭassa deveśo brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

but you, my son, without effort have conquered Death who takes all away, since there the lord of gods, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, was seen (by you).

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PdP 1 33.43

नान्यो मर्त्यस्त्वया तुल्यो भविता जगतीतले। अहं वै तोषितो येन पञ्चवार्षिकजन्मना

nānyo martyastvayā tulyo bhavitā jagatītale| ahaṃ vai toṣito yena pañcavārṣikajanmanā

No other mortal on the face of the earth will be your equal, by whom, at a birth of five years, I have indeed been gratified.

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PdP 1 33.44

वरेण त्वं मदीयेन उपमां चिरजीविनाम्। गमिष्यसि न सन्देहस्तथाशीर्वचनम्मम

vareṇa tvaṃ madīyena upamāṃ cirajīvinām| gamiṣyasi na sandehastathāśīrvacanammama

By my boon you will attain comparison with the long-lived ones — there is no doubt — and so too by my word of blessing.

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PdP 1 33.45

एवं वदन्ति ते सर्वे व्रज लोकान्यथेप्सितान्। एवं लब्धप्रसादेन मृकण्डुतनयेन च

evaṃ vadanti te sarve vraja lokānyathepsitān| evaṃ labdhaprasādena mṛkaṇḍutanayena ca

Thus they all say (to him): "Go to the worlds you desire." And thus, by the son of Mṛkaṇḍu, who had received (their) favour,

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PdP 1 33.46

आश्रमःस्थापितस्तेन मार्कण्डाश्रम इत्युत। तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्

āśramaḥsthāpitastena mārkaṇḍāśrama ityuta| tatra snātvā śucirbhūtvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet

an āśrama was established, known indeed as the Mārkaṇḍa āśrama. Bathing there and becoming pure, one would obtain the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice.

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PdP 1 33.47

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा चिरायुर्जायते नरः। पुलस्त्य उवाच। तथान्यं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि इतिहासं पुरातनम्

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā cirāyurjāyate naraḥ| pulastya uvāca| tathānyaṃ te pravakṣyāmi itihāsaṃ purātanam

A man becomes one whose self is cleansed of all sins, and long-lived. Pulastya said: Likewise I shall relate to you another ancient tale,

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PdP 1 33.48

यथा रामेण वै तीर्थं पुष्करं तु विनिर्मितम्। चित्रकूटात्पुरा रामो मैथिल्या लक्ष्मणेन च

yathā rāmeṇa vai tīrthaṃ puṣkaraṃ tu vinirmitam| citrakūṭātpurā rāmo maithilyā lakṣmaṇena ca

how indeed the Puṣkara sacred place was made by Rāma. Formerly Rāma, from Citrakūṭa, together with the Maithilī (Sītā) and with Lakṣmaṇa,

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PdP 1 33.49

अत्रेराश्रममासाद्य पप्रच्छ मुनिसत्तमम्। राम उवाच। कानि पुण्यानि तीर्थानि किं वा क्षेत्रं महामुने

atrerāśramamāsādya papraccha munisattamam| rāma uvāca| kāni puṇyāni tīrthāni kiṃ vā kṣetraṃ mahāmune

having reached the āśrama of Atri, questioned that best of sages. Rāma said: Which are the meritorious sacred places, or which the (holy) field, O great sage,

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PdP 1 33.50

यत्र गत्वा नरो योगिन्वियोगं सह बंधुभिः। नैव प्राप्नोति भगवन्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत1.33.

yatra gatvā naro yoginviyogaṃ saha baṃdhubhiḥ| naiva prāpnoti bhagavantanmamācakṣva suvrata1.33.

where a man, having gone, O yogin, does not at all incur separation from his kinsmen? Tell me that, O blessed one of good vows. (1.33)

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PdP 1 33.51

अनेन वनवासेन राज्ञस्तु मरणेन च। भरतस्य वियोगेन परितप्ये ह्यहं त्रिभिः

anena vanavāsena rājñastu maraṇena ca| bharatasya viyogena paritapye hyahaṃ tribhiḥ

By this dwelling in the forest, and by the king's death, and by the separation from Bharata—by these three I am indeed tormented.

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PdP 1 33.52

तद्वाक्यं राघवेणोक्तं श्रुत्वा विप्रर्षभस्तदा। ध्यात्वा च सुचिरं कालमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्

tadvākyaṃ rāghaveṇoktaṃ śrutvā viprarṣabhastadā| dhyātvā ca suciraṃ kālamidaṃ vacanamabravīt

Having heard that speech uttered by the Rāghava, that bull among brahmins then, and having reflected for a very long time, spoke these words:

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PdP 1 33.53

अत्रिरुवाच। साधु पृष्टं त्वया वीर रघूणां वंशवर्धन। मम पित्रा कृतं तीर्थं पुष्करं नाम विश्रुतम्

atriruvāca| sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā vīra raghūṇāṃ vaṃśavardhana| mama pitrā kṛtaṃ tīrthaṃ puṣkaraṃ nāma viśrutam

Atri said: Well have you asked, O hero, increaser of the lineage of the Raghus. By my father was made the sacred place renowned by the name Puṣkara.

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PdP 1 33.54

पर्वतौ द्वौ च विख्यातौ मर्यादा यज्ञपर्वतौ। कुंडत्रयं तयोर्मध्ये ज्येष्ठमध्यकनिष्ठकम्

parvatau dvau ca vikhyātau maryādā yajñaparvatau| kuṃḍatrayaṃ tayormadhye jyeṣṭhamadhyakaniṣṭhakam

And there are two famous mountains, Maryādā and Yajña; between those two are three pools, the eldest, the middle, and the youngest.

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PdP 1 33.55

तेषु गत्वा दशरथं पिंडदानेन तर्पय। तीर्थानां प्रवरं तीर्थं क्षेत्राणामपि चोत्तमम्

teṣu gatvā daśarathaṃ piṃḍadānena tarpaya| tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ tīrthaṃ kṣetrāṇāmapi cottamam

Going to them, satisfy Daśaratha with the giving of piṇḍas. It is the foremost sacred place among sacred places, and the best also among (holy) fields.

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PdP 1 33.56

अवियोगा च सुरसा वापी रघुकुलोद्वह। तथा सौभाग्यकूपोन्यः सुजलो रघुनंदन

aviyogā ca surasā vāpī raghukulodvaha| tathā saubhāgyakūponyaḥ sujalo raghunaṃdana

And there is the Aviyogā, and the sweet-watered step-well, O upholder of Raghu's family; likewise another well, Saubhāgya, with good water, O delight of the Raghus.

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PdP 1 33.57

तेषु पिंडप्रदानेन पितरो मोक्षमाप्नुयुः। आभूतसंप्लवं कालमेतदाह पितामहः

teṣu piṃḍapradānena pitaro mokṣamāpnuyuḥ| ābhūtasaṃplavaṃ kālametadāha pitāmahaḥ

By giving piṇḍas in them the ancestors would attain release; the Grandfather (Brahmā) declared this to (last) until the dissolution of beings.

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PdP 1 33.58

तत्र राघव गच्छस्व भूयोप्यागमनं क्रियाः। तथेति चोक्त्वा रामोपि गमनाय मनो दधे

tatra rāghava gacchasva bhūyopyāgamanaṃ kriyāḥ| tatheti coktvā rāmopi gamanāya mano dadhe

Go there, O Rāghava; and do (make) your coming again (here). And saying "so be it," Rāma too set his mind on going.

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PdP 1 33.59

ऋक्षवंतमभिक्रम्य नगरं वैदिशं तथा। चर्मण्वतीं समुत्तीर्य प्राप्तोसौ यज्ञपर्वतम्

ṛkṣavaṃtamabhikramya nagaraṃ vaidiśaṃ tathā| carmaṇvatīṃ samuttīrya prāptosau yajñaparvatam

Having marched past the Ṛkṣavat (mountain) and likewise the city of Vidiśā, and having crossed over the Carmaṇvatī, he reached the Yajña mountain.

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PdP 1 33.60

तमतिक्रम्य वेगेन मध्यमे पुष्करे स्थितः। पितॄन्संतर्पयामास अद्भिर्देवांश्च सर्वशः

tamatikramya vegena madhyame puṣkare sthitaḥ| pitṝnsaṃtarpayāmāsa adbhirdevāṃśca sarvaśaḥ

Having crossed it swiftly, he stood at the middle Puṣkara; he satisfied the ancestors with water, and the gods in every way.

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PdP 1 33.61

स्नानावसाने रामेण मार्कंडो मुनिपुंगवः। आगच्छन्शिष्यसंयुक्तो दृष्टस्तत्रैव धीमता

snānāvasāne rāmeṇa mārkaṃḍo munipuṃgavaḥ| āgacchanśiṣyasaṃyukto dṛṣṭastatraiva dhīmatā

At the end of the bathing, Mārkaṇḍa, that bull among sages, coming along accompanied by his pupils, was seen there by the wise Rāma.

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PdP 1 33.62

गत्वा वै संमुखं तस्य प्रणिपत्य च सादरम्। पृष्टोऽवियोगदः कूपः कतमस्यां दिशि प्रभो

gatvā vai saṃmukhaṃ tasya praṇipatya ca sādaram| pṛṣṭo'viyogadaḥ kūpaḥ katamasyāṃ diśi prabho

Having gone before him and bowed down respectfully, he was asked (i.e. Rāma asked him): "In which direction, O lord, is the well that gives freedom from separation?

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PdP 1 33.63

सुतो दशरथस्याहं रामो नाम जनैः स्मृतः। सौभाग्यवापीं तां द्रष्टुमहं प्राप्तोत्रिशासनात्

suto daśarathasyāhaṃ rāmo nāma janaiḥ smṛtaḥ| saubhāgyavāpīṃ tāṃ draṣṭumahaṃ prāptotriśāsanāt

I am the son of Daśaratha, called Rāma by the people; I have come, by Atri's instruction, to see that Saubhāgya step-well.

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PdP 1 33.64

तत्स्थानं तौ च वै कूपौ भगवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे। एवमुक्तश्च रामेण मार्कंडः प्रत्युवाच ह

tatsthānaṃ tau ca vai kūpau bhagavānprabravītu me| evamuktaśca rāmeṇa mārkaṃḍaḥ pratyuvāca ha

Let the blessed one tell me that place and those two wells." And, thus addressed by Rāma, Mārkaṇḍa replied:

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PdP 1 33.65

मार्कंडेय उवाच। साधु राघव भद्रं ते सुकृतं भवता कृतम्। तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन यत्प्राप्तोसीह सांप्रतम्

mārkaṃḍeya uvāca| sādhu rāghava bhadraṃ te sukṛtaṃ bhavatā kṛtam| tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena yatprāptosīha sāṃpratam

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Well done, Rāghava, blessings on you; a good deed has been done by you, in that you have now come here on the occasion of a pilgrimage to the sacred fords.

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PdP 1 33.66

एह्यागच्छस्व पश्य स्ववापीं तामवियोगदाम्। अवियोगश्च सर्वैश्च कूप एवात्र जायते

ehyāgacchasva paśya svavāpīṃ tāmaviyogadām| aviyogaśca sarvaiśca kūpa evātra jāyate

Come, approach, behold that step-well of yours which grants non-separation; and non-separation from all (one's kin) arises from this very well here,

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PdP 1 33.67

आमुष्मिके चैहिके च जीवतोपि मृतस्य वा। एतद्वाक्यं मुनींद्रस्य श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः

āmuṣmike caihike ca jīvatopi mṛtasya vā| etadvākyaṃ munīṃdrasya śrutvā lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ

both in the next world and in this, whether for one living or for one dead. Having heard this speech of the chief of sages, the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa

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PdP 1 33.68

सस्मार रामो राजानं तदा दशरथं नृप। भरतं सह शत्रुघ्न्रंभातॄनन्यांश्चनागरान्

sasmāra rāmo rājānaṃ tadā daśarathaṃ nṛpa| bharataṃ saha śatrughnraṃbhātṝnanyāṃścanāgarān

—Rāma then remembered king Daśaratha, O king, and Bharata together with Śatrughna, and his other brothers, and the townsfolk.

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PdP 1 33.69

एवंचिंतयतस्तस्य संध्याकालो व्यजायत। उपास्य पश्चिमां संध्यां मुनिभिःसह राघवः

evaṃciṃtayatastasya saṃdhyākālo vyajāyata| upāsya paścimāṃ saṃdhyāṃ munibhiḥsaha rāghavaḥ

As he was thinking thus, the time of twilight came on. Having performed the evening twilight worship together with the sages, Rāghava

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PdP 1 33.70

सुष्वाप तां निशां तत्र भ्रातृभार्यासमन्वितः। विभावर्यवसाने तु स्वप्नांते रघुनंदनः

suṣvāpa tāṃ niśāṃ tatra bhrātṛbhāryāsamanvitaḥ| vibhāvaryavasāne tu svapnāṃte raghunaṃdanaḥ

slept that night there, accompanied by his brother and his wife. But at the close of night, at the end of a dream, the delight of the Raghus

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PdP 1 33.71

पित्रा मात्रा तथा चान्यैरयोध्यायां स्थितः किल। विवाहमंगले वृत्ते बहुभिर्बांधवैः सह

pitrā mātrā tathā cānyairayodhyāyāṃ sthitaḥ kila| vivāhamaṃgale vṛtte bahubhirbāṃdhavaiḥ saha

(saw himself) staying in Ayodhyā with his father, his mother and the others, indeed, when the auspicious marriage rite had taken place, together with many kinsmen;

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PdP 1 33.72

समासीनः सभार्योऽसावृषिभिः परिवारितः। लक्ष्मणेनाप्येवमेव दृष्टोऽसौ सीतया तथा

samāsīnaḥ sabhāryo'sāvṛṣibhiḥ parivāritaḥ| lakṣmaṇenāpyevameva dṛṣṭo'sau sītayā tathā

he was seated with his wife, surrounded by the sages. In just the same way this was seen by Lakṣmaṇa too, and likewise by Sītā.

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PdP 1 33.73

प्रभाते तु मुनीनां तत्सर्वमेव प्रकीर्तितम्। ऋषिभिश्च तथेत्युक्तः सत्यमेतद्रघूत्तम

prabhāte tu munīnāṃ tatsarvameva prakīrtitam| ṛṣibhiśca tathetyuktaḥ satyametadraghūttama

And in the morning all that was recounted to the sages; and by the sages he was told, "So it is—this is true, best of the Raghus.

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PdP 1 33.74

मृतस्य दर्शने श्राद्धं कार्यमावश्यकं स्मृतम्। वृद्धिकामास्तु पितरस्तथा चैवान्नकांक्षिणः

mṛtasya darśane śrāddhaṃ kāryamāvaśyakaṃ smṛtam| vṛddhikāmāstu pitarastathā caivānnakāṃkṣiṇaḥ

When a dead person is seen (in a dream), a śrāddha is remembered (in the tradition) as a rite that must be performed; for the ancestors, desiring increase and likewise desiring food,

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PdP 1 33.75

ददंति दर्शनं स्वप्ने भक्तियुक्तस्य राघव। अवियोगस्तु ते भ्रात्रा पित्रा च भरतेन च

dadaṃti darśanaṃ svapne bhaktiyuktasya rāghava| aviyogastu te bhrātrā pitrā ca bharatena ca

grant a vision in a dream to one endowed with devotion, Rāghava. And your non-separation from your brother, your father, and Bharata

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PdP 1 33.76

चतुर्दशानां वर्षाणां भविता राघव ध्रुवम्। कुरु श्राद्धं तथा वीर राज्ञो दशरथस्य च

caturdaśānāṃ varṣāṇāṃ bhavitā rāghava dhruvam| kuru śrāddhaṃ tathā vīra rājño daśarathasya ca

will certainly come about after fourteen years, Rāghava. So perform the śrāddha, O hero, for king Daśaratha too.

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PdP 1 33.77

अमी च ऋषयः सर्वे तव भक्ताः कृतक्षणाः। अहं च जमदग्निश्च भारद्वाजश्च लोमशः

amī ca ṛṣayaḥ sarve tava bhaktāḥ kṛtakṣaṇāḥ| ahaṃ ca jamadagniśca bhāradvājaśca lomaśaḥ

And all these sages are devoted to you and have set aside the moment (for you): myself, and Jamadagni, and Bhāradvāja, and Lomaśa,

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PdP 1 33.78

देवरातः शमीकश्च षडेते वै द्विजोत्तमाः। श्राद्धे च ते महाबाहो संभारांस्त्वमुपाहर

devarātaḥ śamīkaśca ṣaḍete vai dvijottamāḥ| śrāddhe ca te mahābāho saṃbhārāṃstvamupāhara

Devarāta and Śamīka—these six are indeed the best of twice-born men. So, mighty-armed one, fetch the materials for your śrāddha:

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PdP 1 33.79

मुख्यं चेंगुदिपिण्याकं बदरामलकैः सह। श्रीफलानि च पक्वानि मूलं चोच्चावचं बहु

mukhyaṃ ceṃgudipiṇyākaṃ badarāmalakaiḥ saha| śrīphalāni ca pakvāni mūlaṃ coccāvacaṃ bahu

chiefly the oil-cake of the iṅgudi, along with jujubes and myrobalans, and ripe bel fruits, and many roots of high and low kinds,

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PdP 1 33.80

मार्गेण चाथ मांसेन धान्येन विविधेन च। तृप्तिं प्रयच्छ विप्राणां श्राद्धदानेन सुव्रत

mārgeṇa cātha māṃsena dhānyena vividhena ca| tṛptiṃ prayaccha viprāṇāṃ śrāddhadānena suvrata

and with fare (obtained on the way), with meat, and with grain of various kinds—give satisfaction to the brahmins by the gift of the śrāddha, O firm in vows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 33.81

पुष्करारण्यमासाद्य नियतो नियताशनः। पितॄंस्तर्पयते यस्तु सोश्वमेधमवाप्नुयात्

puṣkarāraṇyamāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ| pitṝṃstarpayate yastu sośvamedhamavāpnuyāt

Whoever, having reached the Puṣkara forest, self-restrained and restrained in eating, satisfies the ancestors with libations, obtains (the fruit of) a horse-sacrifice.

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PdP 1 33.82

स्नानार्थं तु वयं राम गच्छामो ज्येष्ठपुष्करम्। इत्युक्त्वा ते गताः सर्वे मुनयो राघवं नृप

snānārthaṃ tu vayaṃ rāma gacchāmo jyeṣṭhapuṣkaram| ityuktvā te gatāḥ sarve munayo rāghavaṃ nṛpa

But we, Rāma, are going to the eldest Puṣkara for the sake of bathing." Having said this to Rāghava, all those sages departed, O king.

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PdP 1 33.83

लक्ष्मणं चाब्रवीद्रामो मेध्यमाहर मे मृगम्। शुद्धेक्षणं च शशकं कृष्णशाकं तथा मधु

lakṣmaṇaṃ cābravīdrāmo medhyamāhara me mṛgam| śuddhekṣaṇaṃ ca śaśakaṃ kṛṣṇaśākaṃ tathā madhu

And Rāma said to Lakṣmaṇa: "Bring me a deer fit for sacrifice, and a clear-eyed hare, and black greens, and honey,

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PdP 1 33.84

जंबीराणि च मुख्यानि मूलानि विविधानि च। पक्वानि च कपित्थानि फलान्यन्यानि यानि च

jaṃbīrāṇi ca mukhyāni mūlāni vividhāni ca| pakvāni ca kapitthāni phalānyanyāni yāni ca

and choice citrons, and various roots, and ripe wood-apples, and whatever other fruits there are—

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PdP 1 33.85

तान्याहरस्व वै श्राद्धे क्षिप्रमेवास्तु लक्ष्मण। तथा तत्कृतवान्सर्वं रामादेशाच्च राघवः

tānyāharasva vai śrāddhe kṣipramevāstu lakṣmaṇa| tathā tatkṛtavānsarvaṃ rāmādeśācca rāghavaḥ

"Fetch those (fruits) for the ancestral rite; let it be done at once, Lakṣmaṇa." So the Rāghava (Lakṣmaṇa) did all that at Rāma's command.

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PdP 1 33.86

बदरेङ्गुदिशाकानि मूलानि विविधानि च। तत्राहृत्य च रामेण कूटाकारः कृतो महान्

badareṅgudiśākāni mūlāni vividhāni ca| tatrāhṛtya ca rāmeṇa kūṭākāraḥ kṛto mahān

Jujubes, iṅgudī fruits, greens, and roots of various kinds — having brought (these) there, a great heap was made by Rāma.

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PdP 1 33.87

परिपक्वं च जानक्या सिद्धं रामे निवेदितम्। स्नात्वा रामो योगवाप्यां मुनींस्ताननुपालयन्

paripakvaṃ ca jānakyā siddhaṃ rāme niveditam| snātvā rāmo yogavāpyāṃ munīṃstānanupālayan

And it was thoroughly cooked by Jānakī, and when ready it was announced to Rāma; having bathed in the Yoga tank, Rāma awaited those sages.

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PdP 1 33.88

मध्याह्नाच्चलिते सूर्ये काले कुतपके तथा। आयाता ऋषयः सर्वे ये रामेणानुमंत्रिताः

madhyāhnāccalite sūrye kāle kutapake tathā| āyātā ṛṣayaḥ sarve ye rāmeṇānumaṃtritāḥ

When the sun had moved past midday, at the time called kutapa, all the seers whom Rāma had invited arrived.

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PdP 1 33.89

तानागतान्मुनीन्दृष्ट्वा वैदेही जनकात्मजा। रामांतिकं परित्यज्य व्रीडिताऽन्यत्र संस्थिता

tānāgatānmunīndṛṣṭvā vaidehī janakātmajā| rāmāṃtikaṃ parityajya vrīḍitā'nyatra saṃsthitā

Seeing those sages arrived, Vaidehī, Janaka's daughter, left Rāma's side and, ashamed, stood elsewhere.

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PdP 1 33.90

विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयना चिंतयाना च वेपती। ब्राह्मणा नेह जानंति श्राद्धकाले ह्युपस्थिताः

vismayotphullanayanā ciṃtayānā ca vepatī| brāhmaṇā neha jānaṃti śrāddhakāle hyupasthitāḥ

Her eyes wide with amazement, brooding and trembling: "The brahmins here do not know (this), for they have come at the time of the śrāddha."

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PdP 1 33.91

रामेण भोजिता विप्राः स्मृत्युक्तेन यथाविधि। वैदिक्यश्च कृतास्सर्वाः सत्क्रिया यास्समीरिताः

rāmeṇa bhojitā viprāḥ smṛtyuktena yathāvidhi| vaidikyaśca kṛtāssarvāḥ satkriyā yāssamīritāḥ

The brahmins were fed by Rāma according to the rule stated in the Smṛti, and all the Vedic proper rites that are prescribed were performed.

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PdP 1 33.92

पुराणोक्तो विधिश्चैव वैश्वदेविकपूर्वकः। भुक्तवत्सु च विप्रेषु दत्वा पिंडान्यथाक्रमम्

purāṇokto vidhiścaiva vaiśvadevikapūrvakaḥ| bhuktavatsu ca vipreṣu datvā piṃḍānyathākramam

And also the procedure declared in the Purāṇa, preceded by the Vaiśvadeva offering; and when the brahmins had eaten, having given the rice-balls in due order,

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PdP 1 33.93

प्रेषितेषु यथाशक्ति दत्वा तेषु च दक्षिणाम्। गतेषु विप्रमुख्येषु प्रियां रामोऽब्रवीदिदम्

preṣiteṣu yathāśakti datvā teṣu ca dakṣiṇām| gateṣu vipramukhyeṣu priyāṃ rāmo'bravīdidam

and when they had been dismissed, having given them a gift according to his means — when the chief brahmins had gone, Rāma said this to his beloved:

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PdP 1 33.94

किमर्थं सुभ्रु नष्टासि मुनीन्दृष्ट्वा त्विहागतान्। तत्सर्वं त्वमिदं तत्वं कारणं वद माचिरम्

kimarthaṃ subhru naṣṭāsi munīndṛṣṭvā tvihāgatān| tatsarvaṃ tvamidaṃ tatvaṃ kāraṇaṃ vada māciram

"Why, fair-browed one, did you vanish on seeing the sages come here? Tell me all this, the true reason, without delay.

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PdP 1 33.95

भवितव्यं कारणेन तच्च गोप्यं न मे कुरु। शापितासि मम प्राणैर्लक्ष्मणस्य शुचिस्मिते

bhavitavyaṃ kāraṇena tacca gopyaṃ na me kuru| śāpitāsi mama prāṇairlakṣmaṇasya śucismite

There must be a reason, and do not keep it hidden from me. You are put under oath by my life and by Lakṣmaṇa's, O bright-smiling one."

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PdP 1 33.96

एवमुक्ता तदा भर्त्रा त्रपयाऽवाङ्मुखी स्थिता। विमुंचंती साऽश्रुपातं राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्

evamuktā tadā bhartrā trapayā'vāṅmukhī sthitā| vimuṃcaṃtī sā'śrupātaṃ rāghavaṃ vākyamabravīt

Thus addressed by her husband, she stood with face downcast from shame, and shedding tears she spoke these words to the Rāghava:

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PdP 1 33.97

शृणु त्वं नाथ यद्दृष्टमाश्चर्यमिह यादृशम्। राम त्वयाऽचिंत्यमानो राजेंद्रस्त्विह चागतः

śṛṇu tvaṃ nātha yaddṛṣṭamāścaryamiha yādṛśam| rāma tvayā'ciṃtyamāno rājeṃdrastviha cāgataḥ

"Listen, lord, to what a wonder was seen here, and of what kind: Rāma, the lord of kings, unthought-of by you, came here.

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PdP 1 33.98

सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तौ द्वौ चान्यौ च तथाविधौ। द्विजानां देहसंयुक्तास्त्रयस्ते रघुनंदन

sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktau dvau cānyau ca tathāvidhau| dvijānāṃ dehasaṃyuktāstrayaste raghunaṃdana

And two others, likewise adorned with every ornament and of that same sort — those three, O joy of the Raghus, were joined with the bodies of the brahmins.

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PdP 1 33.99

पितरस्तु मया दृष्टा ब्राह्मणांगेषु राघव। दृष्ट्वा त्रपान्विता चाहमपक्रांता तवांतिकात्

pitarastu mayā dṛṣṭā brāhmaṇāṃgeṣu rāghava| dṛṣṭvā trapānvitā cāhamapakrāṃtā tavāṃtikāt

The ancestors were indeed seen by me in the brahmins' limbs, Rāghava; and having seen (them), filled with shame, I withdrew from your side.

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PdP 1 33.100

त्वया वै भोजिता विप्राः कृतं श्राद्धं यथाविधि। वल्कलाजिनसंवीता कथं राज्ञः पुरःसरा1.33.

tvayā vai bhojitā viprāḥ kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ yathāvidhi| valkalājinasaṃvītā kathaṃ rājñaḥ puraḥsarā1.33.

The brahmins were fed by you, the śrāddha was performed according to rule; but how could I, wrapped in bark and hide, be (standing) in front of kings?

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PdP 1 33.101

भवामि रिपुवीरघ्न सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम्। कौशेयानि च वस्त्राणि कैकेय्यापहृतानि च

bhavāmi ripuvīraghna satyametadudāhṛtam| kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi kaikeyyāpahṛtāni ca

— (how) am I (to be so), slayer of enemy heroes? This has been told truthfully. And the silk garments were taken away by Kaikeyī.

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PdP 1 33.102

ततः प्रभृति चैवाहं चीरिणी तु वनाश्रयम्। ज्ञात्वाहं न वदे किंचिन्मा ते दुःखं भवत्विति

tataḥ prabhṛti caivāhaṃ cīriṇī tu vanāśrayam| jñātvāhaṃ na vade kiṃcinmā te duḥkhaṃ bhavatviti

From then on I, wearing bark, (have taken) the forest as my dwelling; knowing this, I say nothing, lest grief come to you.

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PdP 1 33.103

नाहं स्मरामि वै मातुर्न पितुश्च परंतप। कदा भविष्यतीहांतो वनवासस्य राघव

nāhaṃ smarāmi vai māturna pituśca paraṃtapa| kadā bhaviṣyatīhāṃto vanavāsasya rāghava

I do not remember my mother nor my father, scorcher of foes; when will there be an end here to the forest dwelling, Rāghava?

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PdP 1 33.104

एतदेवानिशं राम चिंतयंत्याः पुनः पुनः। व्रजंति दिवसा नाथ तव पद्भ्यां शपाम्यहम्

etadevāniśaṃ rāma ciṃtayaṃtyāḥ punaḥ punaḥ| vrajaṃti divasā nātha tava padbhyāṃ śapāmyaham

Just this, Rāma, I brood on ceaselessly again and again; the days pass, lord — I swear by your feet.

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PdP 1 33.105

स्वहस्तेन कथं राज्ञो दास्ये वै भोजनं त्विदम्। दासानामपि यो दासो नोपभुंजीतयत्क्वचित्

svahastena kathaṃ rājño dāsye vai bhojanaṃ tvidam| dāsānāmapi yo dāso nopabhuṃjītayatkvacit

How shall I with my own hand give the king this food—food that not even a slave of slaves would ever eat?

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PdP 1 33.106

एतादृशी कथं त्वस्मै संप्रदातुं समुत्सहे। याहं राज्ञा पुरा दृष्टा सर्वालङ्कारभूषिता

etādṛśī kathaṃ tvasmai saṃpradātuṃ samutsahe| yāhaṃ rājñā purā dṛṣṭā sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitā

Being such as I am, how can I bring myself to present (it) to him—I who was formerly seen by the king adorned with every ornament,

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PdP 1 33.107

बालव्यजनहस्ता च वीजयंती नराधिपम्। सा स्वेदमलदिग्धांगी कथं पश्यामि भूमिपम्

bālavyajanahastā ca vījayaṃtī narādhipam| sā svedamaladigdhāṃgī kathaṃ paśyāmi bhūmipam

with a fan in my hand, fanning the lord of men? How shall I, with my limbs smeared with sweat and dirt, look upon the king?

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PdP 1 33.108

व्यक्तं त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्तस्त्वया पुत्रेण तारितः। दृष्ट्वा मां दुःखितां बालां वने क्लिष्टामनागसम्

vyaktaṃ triviṣṭapaṃ prāptastvayā putreṇa tāritaḥ| dṛṣṭvā māṃ duḥkhitāṃ bālāṃ vane kliṣṭāmanāgasam

Plainly he has reached heaven, ferried across by you, his son; (yet) on seeing me, a young woman grieving, afflicted in the forest, guiltless,

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PdP 1 33.109

शोकः स्यात्पार्थिवस्यास्य तेन नष्टास्मि राघव। भवान्प्राणसमो राम न ते गोप्यं ममत्विह

śokaḥ syātpārthivasyāsya tena naṣṭāsmi rāghava| bhavānprāṇasamo rāma na te gopyaṃ mamatviha

there would be sorrow for that king—by that I am undone, Rāghava. You, Rāma, are dear to me as life; I have nothing to conceal from you here.

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PdP 1 33.110

सत्येन तेन चैवाथ स्पृशामि चरणौ तव। तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवः प्रीतः प्रियां तां प्रियवादिनीम्

satyena tena caivātha spṛśāmi caraṇau tava| tacchrutvā rāghavaḥ prītaḥ priyāṃ tāṃ priyavādinīm

By that truth I touch your two feet. Hearing that, Rāghava, delighted, (took) her, his beloved who spoke lovingly,

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PdP 1 33.111

अंकमानीय सुदृढं परिष्वज्य च सादरम्। भुक्तौ भोज्यं तदा वीरौ पश्चाद्भुक्ता च जानकी

aṃkamānīya sudṛḍhaṃ pariṣvajya ca sādaram| bhuktau bhojyaṃ tadā vīrau paścādbhuktā ca jānakī

drew her onto his lap and embraced her very firmly and tenderly. Then the two heroes ate the food, and afterwards Jānakī ate.

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PdP 1 33.112

एवं स्थितौ तदा सा च तां रात्रिं तत्र राघवौ। उदिते च सहस्रांशौ गमनाय मनो दधुः

evaṃ sthitau tadā sā ca tāṃ rātriṃ tatra rāghavau| udite ca sahasrāṃśau gamanāya mano dadhuḥ

Thus the two Rāghavas and she stayed there that night; and when the thousand-rayed sun had risen, they set their minds on departing.

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PdP 1 33.113

प्रत्यङ्मुखं गतः क्रोशं ज्येष्ठं यावच्च पुष्करम्। पूर्वभागे पुष्करस्य यावत्तिष्ठति राघवः

pratyaṅmukhaṃ gataḥ krośaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ yāvacca puṣkaram| pūrvabhāge puṣkarasya yāvattiṣṭhati rāghavaḥ

He went a krośa westward, as far as the eldest Puṣkara; and Rāghava halts in the eastern part of Puṣkara.

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PdP 1 33.114

शुश्राव च ततो वाचं देवदूतेन भाषितम्। भो भो राघव भद्रं ते तीर्थमेतत्सुदुर्लभम्

śuśrāva ca tato vācaṃ devadūtena bhāṣitam| bho bho rāghava bhadraṃ te tīrthametatsudurlabham

And then he heard a voice uttered by a messenger of the gods: "Ho, Rāghava, may it go well with you; this tīrtha is very hard to obtain.

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PdP 1 33.115

अस्मिन्स्थाने स्थितो वीर आत्मनः पुण्यतां कुरु। देवकार्यं त्वया कार्यं हंतव्या देवशत्रवः

asminsthāne sthito vīra ātmanaḥ puṇyatāṃ kuru| devakāryaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ haṃtavyā devaśatravaḥ

Staying in this place, hero, make yourself holy; the gods' work is to be done by you, the enemies of the gods are to be slain."

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PdP 1 33.116

ततो हृष्टमना वीरो ह्यब्रवील्लक्ष्मणं वचः। सौमित्रेऽनुगृहीतोहं देवदेवेन ब्रह्मणा

tato hṛṣṭamanā vīro hyabravīllakṣmaṇaṃ vacaḥ| saumitre'nugṛhītohaṃ devadevena brahmaṇā

Then the hero, glad at heart, spoke these words to Lakṣmaṇa: "Saumitri, I have been favoured by Brahmā, the god of gods.

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PdP 1 33.117

अत्राश्रमपदं कृत्वा मासमेकं च लक्ष्मण। व्रतं चरितुमिच्छामि कायशोधनमुत्तमम्

atrāśramapadaṃ kṛtvā māsamekaṃ ca lakṣmaṇa| vrataṃ caritumicchāmi kāyaśodhanamuttamam

Making a hermitage here for one month, Lakṣmaṇa, I wish to carry out a vow, the finest purification of the body."

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PdP 1 33.118

तथेति लक्ष्मणेनोक्ते व्रतं परिसमाप्यतु। पिंडदानादिभिर्दानैः श्राद्धैश्चैव पितामहान्

tatheti lakṣmaṇenokte vrataṃ parisamāpyatu| piṃḍadānādibhirdānaiḥ śrāddhaiścaiva pitāmahān

When Lakṣmaṇa had said "So be it," (he said) "let the vow be completed"; with gifts of piṇḍa-offerings and the rest and with śrāddhas, the forefathers—

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PdP 1 33.119

पुष्करे तु तदा रामोऽतर्पयद्विधिवत्तदा। कनका सुप्रभा चैव नंदा प्राची सरस्वती

puṣkare tu tadā rāmo'tarpayadvidhivattadā| kanakā suprabhā caiva naṃdā prācī sarasvatī

these Rāma then duly satisfied at Puṣkara. Kanakā, Suprabhā, and Nandā, Prācī Sarasvatī—

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PdP 1 33.120

पंचस्रोताः पुष्करेषु पितॄणां तुष्टिदायिनी। दैनंदिनीं पितॄणां तु पूजां तां पितृपूर्विकाम्

paṃcasrotāḥ puṣkareṣu pitṝṇāṃ tuṣṭidāyinī| dainaṃdinīṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu pūjāṃ tāṃ pitṛpūrvikām

the five streams at the Puṣkaras, which give satisfaction to the fathers. The daily worship of the fathers, beginning with (his own) father,

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PdP 1 33.121

रचयित्वा तदा रामो लक्ष्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। एहि लक्ष्मण शीघ्रं त्वं पुष्कराज्जलमानय

racayitvā tadā rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ vākyamabravīt| ehi lakṣmaṇa śīghraṃ tvaṃ puṣkarājjalamānaya

having performed, Rāma then spoke these words to Lakṣmaṇa: "Come, Lakṣmaṇa, quickly bring water from Puṣkara.

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PdP 1 33.122

पादप्रक्षालनं कृत्वा शयनं कुरु संस्तरे। विभावर्यां निवृत्तायां यास्यामो दक्षिणां दिशम्

pādaprakṣālanaṃ kṛtvā śayanaṃ kuru saṃstare| vibhāvaryāṃ nivṛttāyāṃ yāsyāmo dakṣiṇāṃ diśam

When the feet have been washed, make a bed on the strewn grass; when the night has passed we shall go toward the southern quarter."

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PdP 1 33.123

लक्ष्मणस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं सीतयानीय तां पयः। नाहं राम सर्वकाले दासभावं करोमि ते

lakṣmaṇastvabravīdvākyaṃ sītayānīya tāṃ payaḥ| nāhaṃ rāma sarvakāle dāsabhāvaṃ karomi te

But Lakṣmaṇa, after Sītā had brought that water, said: "I, Rāma, do not play the servant to you at all times.

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PdP 1 33.124

इयंपुष्टाचसुभृशंपीवरीचममाप्युत। किं त्वं करिष्यस्यनया भार्यया वद सांप्रतम्

iyaṃpuṣṭācasubhṛśaṃpīvarīcamamāpyuta| kiṃ tvaṃ kariṣyasyanayā bhāryayā vada sāṃpratam

This woman is well fed and exceedingly plump, and she is mine too(?); what will you do with such a wife? Tell me now."

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PdP 1 33.125

किं वा मृतस्य वै पृष्ठ इयं यास्यति ते प्रिया। रक्षसे त्वं सदा कालं सुपुष्टां चैव सर्वदा

kiṃ vā mṛtasya vai pṛṣṭha iyaṃ yāsyati te priyā| rakṣase tvaṃ sadā kālaṃ supuṣṭāṃ caiva sarvadā

Or will this beloved of yours follow behind you when you are dead? Yet you guard her all the time, and keep her well-fed always.

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PdP 1 33.126

हृष्टा चैषा क्लेशयति सततं मां रघूत्तम। त्वं च क्लेशयसे राम परत्र जायते क्षतिः

hṛṣṭā caiṣā kleśayati satataṃ māṃ raghūttama| tvaṃ ca kleśayase rāma paratra jāyate kṣatiḥ

And she, delighted, torments me constantly, O best of the Raghus; and you (too) torment me, Rāma — in the next world loss arises (from this).

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PdP 1 33.127

त्वत्कृते च सदा चाहं पिपासां क्षुधया सह। संसहामि न संदेहः परत्र च निशामय

tvatkṛte ca sadā cāhaṃ pipāsāṃ kṣudhayā saha| saṃsahāmi na saṃdehaḥ paratra ca niśāmaya

And for your sake I always endure thirst together with hunger — there is no doubt of it; and hear too about the next world.

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PdP 1 33.128

मृतानां पृष्ठतः कश्चिद्गतो नैव च दृश्यते। भार्य्या पुत्रो धनं चापि एवमाहुर्मनीषिणः

mṛtānāṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kaścidgato naiva ca dṛśyate| bhāryyā putro dhanaṃ cāpi evamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ

No one — not wife, not son, not wealth — is seen to have gone behind the dead; so say the wise.

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PdP 1 33.129

मृतश्च ते पिता राम त्यक्त्वा राज्यमकंटकम्। विनिक्षिप्य वने त्वां च कैकेय्याः प्रियकाम्यया

mṛtaśca te pitā rāma tyaktvā rājyamakaṃṭakam| vinikṣipya vane tvāṃ ca kaikeyyāḥ priyakāmyayā

And your father died, Rāma, abandoning a kingdom free of thorns, after casting you out into the forest to please Kaikeyī.

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PdP 1 33.130

इहस्थिता सा कैकेयी धनं सर्वे च बांधवाः। महाराजो दशरथ एक एव गतो गतिम्

ihasthitā sā kaikeyī dhanaṃ sarve ca bāṃdhavāḥ| mahārājo daśaratha eka eva gato gatim

That Kaikeyī remained here, and the wealth, and all the kinsmen; the great king Daśaratha went to his destiny quite alone.

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PdP 1 33.131

मन्येहं न त्वया सार्धं सीता यास्यति वै ध्रुवम्। करिष्यसे किमनया वद राघव सांप्रतम्

manyehaṃ na tvayā sārdhaṃ sītā yāsyati vai dhruvam| kariṣyase kimanayā vada rāghava sāṃpratam

I think that Sītā will certainly not go along with you; tell me now, Rāghava, what will you do with her?

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PdP 1 33.132

श्रुत्वा चाश्रुतपूर्वं हि वाक्यं लक्ष्मणभाषितम्। विमना राघवस्तस्थौ सीता चापि वरानना

śrutvā cāśrutapūrvaṃ hi vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇabhāṣitam| vimanā rāghavastasthau sītā cāpi varānanā

Having heard the words spoken by Lakṣmaṇa, unheard before, Rāghava stood dejected, and so did fair-faced Sītā.

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PdP 1 33.133

यदुक्तं लक्ष्मणेनाथ सीता सर्वं चकार ह। स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा ततो वीरौ पुष्करे पुष्करेक्षणौ

yaduktaṃ lakṣmaṇenātha sītā sarvaṃ cakāra ha| snātvā bhuktvā tato vīrau puṣkare puṣkarekṣaṇau

Then Sītā did everything that Lakṣmaṇa had said; and then the two lotus-eyed heroes, having bathed and eaten at Puṣkara,

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PdP 1 33.134

नीत्वा विभावरीं तत्र गमनाय मनो दधुः। एह्युत्तिष्ठ च सौमित्रे व्रजामो दक्षिणां दिशम्

nītvā vibhāvarīṃ tatra gamanāya mano dadhuḥ| ehyuttiṣṭha ca saumitre vrajāmo dakṣiṇāṃ diśam

and having passed the night there, set their minds on departure: "Come, rise, son of Sumitrā, let us go to the southern quarter."

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PdP 1 33.135

सौमित्रिरब्रवीद्राम नाहं यास्ये कथंचन। व्रज त्वमनया सार्धं भार्यया कमलेक्षण

saumitrirabravīdrāma nāhaṃ yāsye kathaṃcana| vraja tvamanayā sārdhaṃ bhāryayā kamalekṣaṇa

The son of Sumitrā said: "Rāma, I will not go by any means. You go along with this wife of yours, O lotus-eyed one.

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PdP 1 33.136

नान्यद्वनं गमिष्यामि नैवायोध्यां च राघव। अस्मिन्वने वसिष्यामि वर्षाणीह चतुर्दश

nānyadvanaṃ gamiṣyāmi naivāyodhyāṃ ca rāghava| asminvane vasiṣyāmi varṣāṇīha caturdaśa

I will not go to another forest, nor to Ayodhyā, Rāghava; I shall dwell in this forest here for fourteen years.

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PdP 1 33.137

मया विना त्वयोध्यायां यदि त्वं न गमिष्यसि। अनेन वर्त्मना भूप आगंतव्यं त्वया विभो

mayā vinā tvayodhyāyāṃ yadi tvaṃ na gamiṣyasi| anena vartmanā bhūpa āgaṃtavyaṃ tvayā vibho

If you will not go to Ayodhyā without me, O king, then you must come back by this same road, O lord.

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PdP 1 33.138

यदि जीवामि तत्कालं पुनर्यास्ये पितुः पुरम्। तपस्संभावयिष्यामि मया त्वं किं करिष्यसि

yadi jīvāmi tatkālaṃ punaryāsye pituḥ puram| tapassaṃbhāvayiṣyāmi mayā tvaṃ kiṃ kariṣyasi

If I am alive at that time, I shall go again to my father's city; (meanwhile) I shall practise austerity — what will you do with me?

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PdP 1 33.139

व्रज सौम्य शिवः पंथामा च ते परिपंथिनः। पश्यामि त्वां पुनः प्राप्तं सभार्यं कमलेक्षणम्

vraja saumya śivaḥ paṃthāmā ca te paripaṃthinaḥ| paśyāmi tvāṃ punaḥ prāptaṃ sabhāryaṃ kamalekṣaṇam

Go, gentle one; may your path be auspicious and may there be no waylayers for you. May I see you, lotus-eyed one, arrived here again with your wife.

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PdP 1 33.140

पितृपैतामहं राज्यमयोध्यायां नराधिप। शत्रुघ्नभरतौ चोभौ त्वदाज्ञाकरणे स्थितौ

pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyamayodhyāyāṃ narādhipa| śatrughnabharatau cobhau tvadājñākaraṇe sthitau

The kingdom in Ayodhyā, (inherited) from father and grandfather, is yours, O ruler of men; and both Śatrughna and Bharata stand ready to carry out your command.

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PdP 1 33.141

अहं ते प्रतिकूलस्तु वनवासे विशेषतः। अनारतं दिवा चाहं रात्रौ चैव परंतप

ahaṃ te pratikūlastu vanavāse viśeṣataḥ| anārataṃ divā cāhaṃ rātrau caiva paraṃtapa

But I am unsuited to you, especially in dwelling in the forest; for ceaselessly, by day and by night, O scorcher of foes,

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PdP 1 33.142

कर्मकर्तुं न शक्रोमि व्रज सौम्य यथासुखम्। एवं ब्रुवाणं सौमित्रिमुवाच रघुनंदनः

karmakartuṃ na śakromi vraja saumya yathāsukham| evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ saumitrimuvāca raghunaṃdanaḥ

I am unable to do the work. Go, gentle one, as you please." To the son of Sumitrā, who spoke thus, the delight of the Raghus said:

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PdP 1 33.143

कथं पूर्वमयोध्याया निर्गतोसि मया सह। वने वत्स्याम्यहं राम नववर्षाणि पंच च

kathaṃ pūrvamayodhyāyā nirgatosi mayā saha| vane vatsyāmyahaṃ rāma navavarṣāṇi paṃca ca

"How is it that you formerly set out from Ayodhyā with me (saying), 'I shall dwell in the forest, Rāma, for nine years and five'?

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PdP 1 33.144

न तु त्वया विरहितः स्वर्गेपि निवसे क्वचित्। या गतिस्ते नरव्याघ्र मम सापि भविष्यति

na tu tvayā virahitaḥ svargepi nivase kvacit| yā gatiste naravyāghra mama sāpi bhaviṣyati

'But separated from you I would not live anywhere, even in heaven; whatever course is yours, tiger among men, that shall be mine too.

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PdP 1 33.145

प्रसादः क्रियतां मह्यं नय मामपि राघव। इदानीमर्धमार्गे त्वं कथं स्थास्यसि शत्रुहन्

prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ mahyaṃ naya māmapi rāghava| idānīmardhamārge tvaṃ kathaṃ sthāsyasi śatruhan

"Show me favour, take me too, Rāghava. How will you now remain in the middle of the road, O slayer of foes?"

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PdP 1 33.146

लक्ष्मणस्त्वब्रवीद्रामं नाहं गंता वने पुनः। लक्ष्मणं संस्थितं ज्ञात्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत्

lakṣmaṇastvabravīdrāmaṃ nāhaṃ gaṃtā vane punaḥ| lakṣmaṇaṃ saṃsthitaṃ jñātvā rāmo vacanamabravīt

But Lakṣmaṇa said to Rāma, "I shall not go into the forest again." Knowing that Lakṣmaṇa stood firm, Rāma spoke these words:

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PdP 1 33.147

मामनुव्रज सौमित्र एको यास्यामि काननम्। द्वितीया मे त्वियं सीता रामेणोक्तस्तु लक्ष्मणः

māmanuvraja saumitra eko yāsyāmi kānanam| dvitīyā me tviyaṃ sītā rāmeṇoktastu lakṣmaṇaḥ

"Follow after me, son of Sumitrā; (otherwise) I shall go to the forest alone. This Sītā is my second (companion)." Thus Lakṣmaṇa was addressed by Rāma.

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PdP 1 33.148

गृहीत्वाऽथ समुत्तस्थौ रामवाक्यं स लक्ष्मणः। मर्यादापर्वतं प्राप्तौ क्षेत्रसीमां परंतपौ

gṛhītvā'tha samuttasthau rāmavākyaṃ sa lakṣmaṇaḥ| maryādāparvataṃ prāptau kṣetrasīmāṃ paraṃtapau

Then, accepting Rāma's word, that Lakṣmaṇa rose up; and the two scorchers of foes reached the Boundary Mountain, the border of the region.

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PdP 1 33.149

अजगंधं च देवेशं देवदेवं पिनाकिनम्। अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन नत्वा रामस्त्रिलोचनम्

ajagaṃdhaṃ ca deveśaṃ devadevaṃ pinākinam| aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena natvā rāmastrilocanam

And having bowed with the prostration of eight limbs to Ajagandha, the lord of gods, the god of gods, the bearer of the Pināka, the three-eyed one, Rāma

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PdP 1 33.150

तुष्टाव प्रयतः स्थित्वा शंकरं पार्वतीप्रियम्। कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा रोमांचितशरीरकः1.33.

tuṣṭāva prayataḥ sthitvā śaṃkaraṃ pārvatīpriyam| kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā romāṃcitaśarīrakaḥ1.33.

— standing, purified, with palms joined in cupped salutation, his body bristling with thrilled hair — praised Śaṃkara, the beloved of Pārvatī.

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PdP 1 33.151

सात्विकं भावमापन्नो विनिर्धूतरजस्तमाः। लोकानां कारणं देवं बुबुधे विबुधाधिपम्

sātvikaṃ bhāvamāpanno vinirdhūtarajastamāḥ| lokānāṃ kāraṇaṃ devaṃ bubudhe vibudhādhipam

Having attained a sattvic disposition, with passion and darkness shaken off, he came to know the god who is the cause of the worlds, the lord of the gods.

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PdP 1 33.152

राम उवाच। कृत्स्नस्य योऽस्य जगतः स चराचरस्य कर्ता कृतस्य च पुनः सुखदुःखदश्च। संहारहेतुरपि यः पुनरंतकाले तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

rāma uvāca| kṛtsnasya yo'sya jagataḥ sa carācarasya kartā kṛtasya ca punaḥ sukhaduḥkhadaśca| saṃhāraheturapi yaḥ punaraṃtakāle taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

Rāma said: He who is the maker of this whole world with its moving and unmoving beings, and again the giver of pleasure and pain to what has been made, and who is also the cause of the destruction (of it) again at the end of time — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.153

योऽयं सकृद्विमलचारुविलोलतोयां गंगां महोर्मिविषमां गगनात्पतंतीम्। मूर्ध्ना दधेऽस्रजमिव प्रविलोलपुष्पां तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

yo'yaṃ sakṛdvimalacāruvilolatoyāṃ gaṃgāṃ mahormiviṣamāṃ gaganātpataṃtīm| mūrdhnā dadhe'srajamiva pravilolapuṣpāṃ taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

He who once bore upon his head the Gaṅgā — with clear, lovely, tossing waters, rough with great waves, falling from the sky — as though it were a garland with its flowers swaying — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.154

कैलासशैलशिखरं परिकम्प्यमानं कैलासशृंगसदृशेन दशाननेन। यत्पादपद्मविधृतं स्थिरतां दधार तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

kailāsaśailaśikharaṃ parikampyamānaṃ kailāsaśṛṃgasadṛśena daśānanena| yatpādapadmavidhṛtaṃ sthiratāṃ dadhāra taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

The peak of Mount Kailāsa, being shaken all about by the ten-faced one who was like a peak of Kailāsa, held firm, held down by whose lotus feet — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.155

येनासकृद्दनुसुताः समरे निरस्ता विद्याधरोरगगणाश्च वरैः समग्रैः। संयोजिता मुनिवराः फलमूलभक्षास्तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

yenāsakṛddanusutāḥ samare nirastā vidyādharoragagaṇāśca varaiḥ samagraiḥ| saṃyojitā munivarāḥ phalamūlabhakṣāstaṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

By whom the sons of Danu were more than once driven off in battle, and the hosts of Vidyādharas and serpents too; and by whom the best of sages, who eat fruits and roots, were furnished with all (their) boons — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.156

दक्षाध्वरे च नयने च तथा भगस्य पूष्णस्तथा दशनपंक्तिमपातयच्च। तस्तंभयः कुलिशयुक्तमथेंद्रहस्तं तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

dakṣādhvare ca nayane ca tathā bhagasya pūṣṇastathā daśanapaṃktimapātayacca| tastaṃbhayaḥ kuliśayuktamatheṃdrahastaṃ taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

And at Dakṣa's sacrifice he struck down the eye of Bhaga and likewise the row of Pūṣan's teeth, and he made Indra's hand, holding the thunderbolt, stiff — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.157

एनःकृतोपिविषयेष्वपिसक्तचित्ताज्ञानान्वयश्रुतगुणैरपिनैवयुक्ताः। यं संश्रिताः सुखभुजः पुरुषा भवंति तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

enaḥkṛtopiviṣayeṣvapisaktacittājñānānvayaśrutaguṇairapinaivayuktāḥ| yaṃ saṃśritāḥ sukhabhujaḥ puruṣā bhavaṃti taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

Men who have committed sin, whose minds are attached to sense objects, who are ignorant and not endowed with lineage, learning, or virtues — yet resorting to whom they become enjoyers of happiness — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.158

अत्रिप्रसूतिरविकोटिसमानतेजाः संत्रासनं विबुधदानवसत्तमानाम्। यः कालकूटमपिबत्प्रसभं सुदीप्तं तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

atriprasūtiravikoṭisamānatejāḥ saṃtrāsanaṃ vibudhadānavasattamānām| yaḥ kālakūṭamapibatprasabhaṃ sudīptaṃ taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

He whose radiance equals ten million suns of Atri's begetting, who forcibly drank the blazing black poison, the terror of the best of gods and demons — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 33.159

ब्रह्मेंद्ररुद्रमरुतां च सषण्मुखानां दद्याद्वरं सुबहुशो भगवान्महेशः। नन्दिं च मृत्युवदनात्पुनरुज्जहार तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

brahmeṃdrarudramarutāṃ ca saṣaṇmukhānāṃ dadyādvaraṃ subahuśo bhagavānmaheśaḥ| nandiṃ ca mṛtyuvadanātpunarujjahāra taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

The Lord Maheśa who would grant a boon many times over to Brahmā, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts, and to the six-faced one, and who drew Nandin back out of the mouth of Death — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.160

आराधितः सुतपसा हिमवन्निकुंजे धूमव्रतेन मनसापि परैरगम्ये। संजीवनीमकथयद्भृगवे महात्मा तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

ārādhitaḥ sutapasā himavannikuṃje dhūmavratena manasāpi parairagamye| saṃjīvanīmakathayadbhṛgave mahātmā taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

He who, worshipped with fierce austerity in a Himālayan thicket unapproachable even by the mind of others, by the vow of smoke, in his greatness told the Saṃjīvanī (science) to Bhṛgu — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.161

नानाविधैर्गजबिडालसमानवक्त्रैर्दक्षाध्वरप्रमथनैर्बलिभिर्गणैंद्रैः । योभ्यर्चितोमरगणैश्च सलोकपालैस्तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

nānāvidhairgajabiḍālasamānavaktrairdakṣādhvarapramathanairbalibhirgaṇaiṃdraiḥ | yobhyarcitomaragaṇaiśca salokapālaistaṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

He who is worshipped by mighty chiefs of hosts of many kinds, with faces like elephants' and cats', the destroyers of Dakṣa's sacrifice, and by the throngs of gods together with the world-guardians — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.162

शंखेंदुकुंदधवलं वृषभं प्रवीरमारुह्य यः क्षितिधरेंद्रसुतानुयातः। यात्यंबरं प्रलयमेघविभूषितं च तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

śaṃkheṃdukuṃdadhavalaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ pravīramāruhya yaḥ kṣitidhareṃdrasutānuyātaḥ| yātyaṃbaraṃ pralayameghavibhūṣitaṃ ca taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

He who, mounting the great hero of a bull, white as conch, moon and jasmine, followed by the daughter of the lord of mountains, goes through the sky adorned with clouds of the dissolution — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.163

शांतं मुनिं यमनियोगपरायणैस्तैर्भीमैर्महोग्रपुरुषैः प्रतिनीयमानम्। भक्त्यानतं स्तुतिपरं प्रसभं ररक्ष तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

śāṃtaṃ muniṃ yamaniyogaparāyaṇaistairbhīmairmahograpuruṣaiḥ pratinīyamānam| bhaktyānataṃ stutiparaṃ prasabhaṃ rarakṣa taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

He who forcibly rescued the calm sage, bowed in devotion and intent on praise, as he was being led away by those dreadful, most terrible men bent on Yama's command — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.164

यः सव्यपाणि कमलाग्रनखेन देवस्तत्पंचमं प्रसभमेव पुरस्सुराणाम्। ब्राह्मं शिरस्तरुणपद्मनिभं चकर्त्त तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

yaḥ savyapāṇi kamalāgranakhena devastatpaṃcamaṃ prasabhameva purassurāṇām| brāhmaṃ śirastaruṇapadmanibhaṃ cakartta taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

The god who, with the nail-tip of his left lotus-hand, forcibly cut off that fifth head of Brahmā, resembling a young lotus, in front of the gods — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.165

यस्य प्रणम्य चरणौ वरदस्य भक्त्या स्तुत्वा च वाग्भिरमलाभिरतंद्रितात्मा। दीप्तस्तमांसि नुदते स्वकरैर्विवस्वांस्तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि

yasya praṇamya caraṇau varadasya bhaktyā stutvā ca vāgbhiramalābhirataṃdritātmā| dīptastamāṃsi nudate svakarairvivasvāṃstaṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi

Having bowed with devotion to the feet of that giver of boons, and having praised (him) with spotless words, the tireless-souled Sun, blazing, drives away the darkness with his own rays — to that Śaṃkara, the giver of refuge, I go for refuge.

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PdP 1 33.166

ये त्वां सुरोत्तमगुरुं पुरुषा विमूढा जानंति नास्य जगतः सचराचरस्य। ऐश्वर्यमाननिगमानुशयेन पश्चात्ते यातनामनुभवंत्यविशुद्धचित्ताः

ye tvāṃ surottamaguruṃ puruṣā vimūḍhā jānaṃti nāsya jagataḥ sacarācarasya| aiśvaryamānanigamānuśayena paścātte yātanāmanubhavaṃtyaviśuddhacittāḥ

Those deluded men who do not know you as the guru of the foremost gods, (the lord) of this world with its moving and unmoving (beings) — afterwards, through their clinging to lordship, to pride, and to (mere) scriptural doctrine, they, their minds impure, undergo torment.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 33.167

तस्यैवं स्तुवतोऽवोचच्छूलपाणिर्वृषध्वजः। उवाच वचनं हृष्टो राघवं तुष्टमानसः

tasyaivaṃ stuvato'vocacchūlapāṇirvṛṣadhvajaḥ| uvāca vacanaṃ hṛṣṭo rāghavaṃ tuṣṭamānasaḥ

To him praising thus the trident-bearer, whose banner is the bull, spoke; delighted and pleased in mind, he uttered speech to the Rāghava.

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PdP 1 33.168

रुद्र उवाच। राम हृष्टोस्मि भद्रं ते जातस्त्वं निर्मले कुले। त्वं चापि जगतां वंद्यो देवो मानुषरूपधृत्

rudra uvāca| rāma hṛṣṭosmi bhadraṃ te jātastvaṃ nirmale kule| tvaṃ cāpi jagatāṃ vaṃdyo devo mānuṣarūpadhṛt

Rudra said: Rāma, I am pleased; blessings on you. You are born in a spotless family. And you too are a god to be revered by the worlds, bearing a human form.

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PdP 1 33.169

त्वया नाथेन वै देवाः सुखिनः शाश्वतीः समा। सेविष्यंते चिरं कालं गते वर्षे चतुर्दशे

tvayā nāthena vai devāḥ sukhinaḥ śāśvatīḥ samā| seviṣyaṃte ciraṃ kālaṃ gate varṣe caturdaśe

With you as their lord the gods, happy, will serve for everlasting years, for a long time, when the fourteenth year has passed.

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PdP 1 33.170

अयोध्यामागतं त्वां ये द्रक्ष्यंति भुवि मानवाः। सुखं तेऽत्र भजिष्यंति स्वर्गे वासन्तथाक्षयम्

ayodhyāmāgataṃ tvāṃ ye drakṣyaṃti bhuvi mānavāḥ| sukhaṃ te'tra bhajiṣyaṃti svarge vāsantathākṣayam

Those men on earth who will see you returned to Ayodhyā will enjoy happiness here, and likewise imperishable dwelling in heaven.

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PdP 1 33.171

देवकार्यं महत्कृत्वा आगच्छेथाः पुनः पुरीम्। राघवस्तु तथा देवं नत्वा शीघ्रं विनिर्गतः

devakāryaṃ mahatkṛtvā āgacchethāḥ punaḥ purīm| rāghavastu tathā devaṃ natvā śīghraṃ vinirgataḥ

Having accomplished the great work of the gods, you shall come again to the city. And the Rāghava, having thus bowed to the god, quickly departed.

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PdP 1 33.172

इंद्रमार्गां नदीं प्राप्य जटाजूटं नियम्य च। अब्रवील्लक्ष्मणं राम इदमर्पय मे धनुः

iṃdramārgāṃ nadīṃ prāpya jaṭājūṭaṃ niyamya ca| abravīllakṣmaṇaṃ rāma idamarpaya me dhanuḥ

Reaching the river Indramārgā and binding up his matted hair, Rāma said to Lakṣmaṇa: "Hand me this bow."

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PdP 1 33.173

रामवाक्यं तु तच्छ्रुत्वा सीतां वै लक्ष्मणोऽब्रवीत्। किमर्थं देवि रामेण त्यक्तोहं कारणं विना

rāmavākyaṃ tu tacchrutvā sītāṃ vai lakṣmaṇo'bravīt| kimarthaṃ devi rāmeṇa tyaktohaṃ kāraṇaṃ vinā

But hearing that speech of Rāma's, Lakṣmaṇa said to Sītā: "For what reason, lady, have I been abandoned by Rāma without cause?"

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PdP 1 33.174

अपराधं न जानामि कुपितो यन्महाभुजः। रामेणाहं परित्यक्तः प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्याम्यसंशयम्

aparādhaṃ na jānāmi kupito yanmahābhujaḥ| rāmeṇāhaṃ parityaktaḥ prāṇāṃstyakṣyāmyasaṃśayam

"I know of no offence for which the mighty-armed one is angered. Abandoned by Rāma, I shall give up my life, without doubt.

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PdP 1 33.175

नैव मे जीवितेनार्थो धिग्धिङ्मां कुलपांसनम्। आर्यस्य येन वै मन्युर्जनितः पापकारिणा

naiva me jīvitenārtho dhigdhiṅmāṃ kulapāṃsanam| āryasya yena vai manyurjanitaḥ pāpakāriṇā

I have no use at all for life. Shame, shame on me, the defiler of the family, an evildoer by whom the noble one's anger has been produced!

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PdP 1 33.176

कांस्तु लोकान्गमिष्यामि अपध्यातो महात्मना। उभौ हस्तौ मुखे कृत्वा साश्रुकंठोऽब्रवीदिदम्

kāṃstu lokāngamiṣyāmi apadhyāto mahātmanā| ubhau hastau mukhe kṛtvā sāśrukaṃṭho'bravīdidam

To what worlds shall I go, ill thought of by the great-souled one?" Putting both hands to his face, with tears in his throat he said this:

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PdP 1 33.177

नापराध्यामि रामस्य कर्मणा मनसा गिरा। स्पृष्टौ ते चरणौ देवि मम नान्या गतिर्भवेत्

nāparādhyāmi rāmasya karmaṇā manasā girā| spṛṣṭau te caraṇau devi mama nānyā gatirbhavet

"I do not offend against Rāma in deed, in thought, or in speech. Your feet are touched (by me), lady; may there be no other recourse for me."

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PdP 1 33.178

ततः सीताऽब्रवीद्रामं त्यक्तः किमनुजस्त्वया। वैषम्यं त्यज्यतां बाले लक्ष्मणे लक्ष्मिवर्धने

tataḥ sītā'bravīdrāmaṃ tyaktaḥ kimanujastvayā| vaiṣamyaṃ tyajyatāṃ bāle lakṣmaṇe lakṣmivardhane

Then Sītā said to Rāma: "Has your younger brother been abandoned by you? Let the harshness toward Lakṣmaṇa, the child, the increaser of fortune, be given up."

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PdP 1 33.179

राघवस्त्वब्रवीत्सीतां नाहं त्यक्ष्यामि लक्ष्मणम्। न कदाचिदपि स्वप्ने लक्ष्मणस्य मतं प्रिये

rāghavastvabravītsītāṃ nāhaṃ tyakṣyāmi lakṣmaṇam| na kadācidapi svapne lakṣmaṇasya mataṃ priye

But the Rāghava said to Sītā: "I shall not abandon Lakṣmaṇa, never, not even in a dream, (do I go against) Lakṣmaṇa's mind, dear one.

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PdP 1 33.180

श्रुतपूर्वं च सुश्रोणि क्षेत्रस्यास्य विचेष्टितम्। अत्र क्षेत्रे जनास्सत्यं सर्वे हि स्वार्थतत्पराः

śrutapūrvaṃ ca suśroṇi kṣetrasyāsya viceṣṭitam| atra kṣetre janāssatyaṃ sarve hi svārthatatparāḥ

And you have heard before, fair-hipped one, the behaviour of this region: in this region truly all people are intent on their own interest.

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PdP 1 33.181

परस्परं न पश्यंति स्वात्मनश्च हितं वचः। न शृण्वंति पितुः पुत्राः पुत्राणां पितरस्तथा

parasparaṃ na paśyaṃti svātmanaśca hitaṃ vacaḥ| na śṛṇvaṃti pituḥ putrāḥ putrāṇāṃ pitarastathā

They do not regard one another, nor (heed) words beneficial to themselves; sons do not listen to their father, nor fathers to their sons.

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PdP 1 33.182

न शिष्या हि गुरोर्वाक्यं शिष्यस्यापि तथा गुरुः। अर्थानुबंधिनीप्रीतिर्न कश्चित्कस्यचित्प्रियः

na śiṣyā hi gurorvākyaṃ śiṣyasyāpi tathā guruḥ| arthānubaṃdhinīprītirna kaścitkasyacitpriyaḥ

Pupils do not (heed) the teacher's word, nor likewise the teacher the pupil's; affection follows on money — no one is dear to anyone.

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PdP 1 33.183

इत्येवं कथयन्नेव प्राप्तो रेवां महानदीम्। चक्रेभिषेकं काकुत्स्थः सानुजः सह सीतया

ityevaṃ kathayanneva prāpto revāṃ mahānadīm| cakrebhiṣekaṃ kākutsthaḥ sānujaḥ saha sītayā

Speaking just thus, he reached the great river Revā. Kākutstha, with his younger brother and with Sītā, made his bathing there.

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PdP 1 33.184

तर्पयित्वा च सलिलैः स्वान्पितॄन्दैवतान्यपि। उदीक्ष्य च मुहुः सूर्यं देवताश्च समाहितः

tarpayitvā ca salilaiḥ svānpitṝndaivatānyapi| udīkṣya ca muhuḥ sūryaṃ devatāśca samāhitaḥ

And having gratified with water his own ancestors and the deities as well, and having gazed repeatedly upon the sun and the gods, concentrated —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 33.185

कृताभिषेकस्तु रराज रामः सीता द्वितीयः सह लक्ष्मणेन। कृताभिषेकः सह शैलपुत्र्या गुहेन सार्धं भगवानिवेशः

kṛtābhiṣekastu rarāja rāmaḥ sītā dvitīyaḥ saha lakṣmaṇena| kṛtābhiṣekaḥ saha śailaputryā guhena sārdhaṃ bhagavāniveśaḥ

And Rāma, his bathing done, shone with Sītā as his second and with Lakṣmaṇa beside him, like the Lord (Śiva), his bathing done, together with the Mountain's daughter and along with Guha.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition