Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 36
PdP 1 36.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच। ततो देवाः प्रयातास्ते विमानैर्बहुभिस्तदा। रामोप्यनुजगामाशु कुंभयोनेस्तपोवनम्
pulastya uvāca| tato devāḥ prayātāste vimānairbahubhistadā| rāmopyanujagāmāśu kuṃbhayonestapovanam
Pulastya said: Then those gods departed with their many flying chariots; and Rāma too quickly followed to the penance-grove of the pot-born one (Agastya).
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PdP 1 36.2
उक्तं भगवता तेन भूयोप्यागमनं क्रियाः। पूर्वमेव सभायां च यो मां द्रष्टुं समागतः
uktaṃ bhagavatā tena bhūyopyāgamanaṃ kriyāḥ| pūrvameva sabhāyāṃ ca yo māṃ draṣṭuṃ samāgataḥ
"That Blessed One said that (he) would come again; and it was he who earlier came into the assembly to see me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.3
तदहं देवतादेशात्तत्कार्यार्थे महामुनिं। पश्यामि तं मुनिं गत्वा देवदानवपूजितम्
tadahaṃ devatādeśāttatkāryārthe mahāmuniṃ| paśyāmi taṃ muniṃ gatvā devadānavapūjitam
"So I, by the gods' instruction, for the sake of that business, shall go and see that great sage, honoured by gods and demons."
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PdP 1 36.4
उपदेशं च मे तुष्टः स्वयं दास्यति सत्तमः। दुःखी येन पुनर्मर्त्ये न भवामि कदाचन
upadeśaṃ ca me tuṣṭaḥ svayaṃ dāsyati sattamaḥ| duḥkhī yena punarmartye na bhavāmi kadācana
"And that best of beings, being pleased, will himself give me instruction, by which I shall never again be sorrowful in the mortal world."
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PdP 1 36.5
पिता दशरथो मह्यं कौसल्या जननी तथा। सूर्यवंशे समुत्पन्नस्तथाप्येवं सुदुःखितः
pitā daśaratho mahyaṃ kausalyā jananī tathā| sūryavaṃśe samutpannastathāpyevaṃ suduḥkhitaḥ
"Daśaratha was my father, and Kausalyā my mother; I was born in the solar lineage — and yet I am thus deeply afflicted."
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PdP 1 36.6
राज्यकाले वने वासो भार्यया चानुजेन च। हरणं चापि भार्याया रावणेन कृतं मम
rājyakāle vane vāso bhāryayā cānujena ca| haraṇaṃ cāpi bhāryāyā rāvaṇena kṛtaṃ mama
"At the time (due) for kingship, a dwelling in the forest, together with my wife and my younger brother; and moreover the carrying off of my wife was done by Rāvaṇa."
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PdP 1 36.7
असहायेन तु मया तीर्त्वा सागरमुत्तमम्। रुद्ध्वा तु तां पुरीं सर्वां कृत्वा तस्य कुलक्षयम्
asahāyena tu mayā tīrtvā sāgaramuttamam| ruddhvā tu tāṃ purīṃ sarvāṃ kṛtvā tasya kulakṣayam
"But by me, unaided, having crossed the great ocean, having besieged that whole city, having wrought the destruction of his family —"
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PdP 1 36.8
दृष्टा सीता मया त्यक्ता देवानां तु पुरस्तदा। शुद्धां तां मां तथोचुस्ते मया सीता तथा गृहम्
dṛṣṭā sītā mayā tyaktā devānāṃ tu purastadā| śuddhāṃ tāṃ māṃ tathocuste mayā sītā tathā gṛham
"Sītā was seen by me (and) abandoned, then, before the gods; they told me she was pure; so Sītā was (brought) home by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.9
समानीता प्रीतिमता लोकवाक्याद्विसर्जिता। वने वसति सा देवी पुरे चाहं वसामि वै
samānītā prītimatā lokavākyādvisarjitā| vane vasati sā devī pure cāhaṃ vasāmi vai
"She was brought (home) by (me) who was delighted, (and then) sent away because of the people's talk; that goddess dwells in the forest, while I dwell in the city."
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PdP 1 36.10
जातोहमुत्तमे वंशे उत्तमोहं धनुष्मताम्। उत्तमं दुःखमापन्नो हृदयं नैव भिद्यते
jātohamuttame vaṃśe uttamohaṃ dhanuṣmatām| uttamaṃ duḥkhamāpanno hṛdayaṃ naiva bhidyate
"I was born in the highest lineage; I am the highest of bowmen; I have met with the highest sorrow — (yet) my heart does not break at all."
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PdP 1 36.11
वज्रसारस्य सारेण धात्राहं निर्मितो ध्रुवम्। इदानीं ब्राह्मणादेशाद्भ्रमामि धरणीतले
vajrasārasya sāreṇa dhātrāhaṃ nirmito dhruvam| idānīṃ brāhmaṇādeśādbhramāmi dharaṇītale
"Surely I was fashioned by the Creator out of the essence of adamant; and now, by a brahmin's command, I roam over the face of the earth."
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PdP 1 36.12
तपः स्थितस्तु शूद्रोसौ मया पापो निपातितः। देववाक्यात्तु मे भूयः प्राणो मे हृदि संस्थितः
tapaḥ sthitastu śūdrosau mayā pāpo nipātitaḥ| devavākyāttu me bhūyaḥ prāṇo me hṛdi saṃsthitaḥ
"That Śūdra, who was engaged in ascetic practice, was struck down by me as a sinner; but by the gods' word my life-breath is again settled in my heart."
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PdP 1 36.13
पश्यामि तं मुनिं वंद्यं जगतोस्य हिते रतम्। दृष्टेन मे तथा दुःखं नाशमेष्यति सत्वरम्
paśyāmi taṃ muniṃ vaṃdyaṃ jagatosya hite ratam| dṛṣṭena me tathā duḥkhaṃ nāśameṣyati satvaram
"I shall see that venerable sage, devoted to the welfare of this world; when he has been seen by me, my sorrow will swiftly come to an end."
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PdP 1 36.14
उदयेन सहस्रांशोर्हिमं यद्वद्विलीयते। तद्वन्मे दुःखसंप्राप्तिः सर्वथा नाशमेष्यति
udayena sahasrāṃśorhimaṃ yadvadvilīyate| tadvanme duḥkhasaṃprāptiḥ sarvathā nāśameṣyati
"As snow melts away at the rising of the thousand-rayed (sun), so the sorrow that has befallen me will utterly perish."
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PdP 1 36.15
दृष्ट्वा च देवान्संप्राप्तानगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः। अर्घ्यमादाय सुप्रीतः सर्वांस्तानभ्यपूजयत्
dṛṣṭvā ca devānsaṃprāptānagastyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ| arghyamādāya suprītaḥ sarvāṃstānabhyapūjayat
And seeing that the gods had arrived, the blessed seer Agastya, well pleased, took water for offering and honoured them all.
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PdP 1 36.16
ते तु गृह्य ततः पूजां संभाष्य च महामुनिं। जग्मुस्तेन तदा हृष्टा नाकपृष्ठं सहानुगाः
te tu gṛhya tataḥ pūjāṃ saṃbhāṣya ca mahāmuniṃ| jagmustena tadā hṛṣṭā nākapṛṣṭhaṃ sahānugāḥ
But they, having received the honour and having conversed with the great sage, then went gladly, with their attendants, by that (path) to the vault of heaven.
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PdP 1 36.17
गतेषु तेषु काकुत्स्थः पुष्पकादवरुह्य च। अभिवादयितुं प्राप्तः सोगस्त्यमृषिमुत्तमम्
gateṣu teṣu kākutsthaḥ puṣpakādavaruhya ca| abhivādayituṃ prāptaḥ sogastyamṛṣimuttamam
When they had gone, the descendant of Kakutstha descended from the Puṣpaka and came to salute that best of seers, Agastya.
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PdP 1 36.18
राजोवाच। सुतो दशरथस्याहं भवंतमभिवादितुम्। आगतो वै मुनिश्रेष्ठ सौम्येनेक्षस्व चक्षुषा
rājovāca| suto daśarathasyāhaṃ bhavaṃtamabhivāditum| āgato vai muniśreṣṭha saumyenekṣasva cakṣuṣā
The king said: "I am the son of Daśaratha, come to salute you, O best of sages; look upon (me) with a gentle eye."
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PdP 1 36.19
निर्धूतपापस्त्वां दृष्ट्वा भवामीह न संशयः। एतावदुक्त्वा स मुनिमभिवाद्य पुनः पुनः
nirdhūtapāpastvāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavāmīha na saṃśayaḥ| etāvaduktvā sa munimabhivādya punaḥ punaḥ
"By seeing you I become here one whose sins are shaken off — there is no doubt." Having said just this much, he, saluting the sage again and again,
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PdP 1 36.20
कुशलं भृत्यवर्गस्य मृगाणां तनयस्य च। भगवद्दर्शनाकांक्षी शूद्रं हत्वा त्विहागतः
kuśalaṃ bhṛtyavargasya mṛgāṇāṃ tanayasya ca| bhagavaddarśanākāṃkṣī śūdraṃ hatvā tvihāgataḥ
(asked after) the welfare of the group of attendants, of the deer, and of (his) son: "Longing for the sight of the Blessed One, having slain the Śūdra, I have come here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.21
अगस्त्य उवाच। स्वागतं ते रघुश्रेष्ठ जगद्वंद्य सनातन। दर्शनात्तव काकुत्स्थ पूतोहं मुनिभिः सह
agastya uvāca| svāgataṃ te raghuśreṣṭha jagadvaṃdya sanātana| darśanāttava kākutstha pūtohaṃ munibhiḥ saha
Agastya said: "Welcome to you, best of the Raghus, eternal one, whom the world reveres; by the sight of you, Kākutstha, I am purified, together with the sages."
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PdP 1 36.22
त्वत्कृते रघुशार्दूल गृहाणार्घं महाद्युते। स्वागतं नरशार्दूल दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोसि शत्रुहन्
tvatkṛte raghuśārdūla gṛhāṇārghaṃ mahādyute| svāgataṃ naraśārdūla diṣṭyā prāptosi śatruhan
For your sake, tiger among the Raghus, accept this offering-water, O greatly radiant one; welcome, tiger among men — by good fortune you have come, slayer of foes.
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PdP 1 36.23
त्वं हि नित्यं बहुमतो गुणैर्बहुभिरुत्तमैः। अतस्त्वं पूजनीयो वै मम नित्यं हृदिस्थितः
tvaṃ hi nityaṃ bahumato guṇairbahubhiruttamaiḥ| atastvaṃ pūjanīyo vai mama nityaṃ hṛdisthitaḥ
For you are always held in high esteem for your many excellent qualities; therefore you are indeed to be honored by me, ever dwelling in my heart.
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PdP 1 36.24
सुरा हि कथयंति त्वां शूद्रघातिनमागतं। ब्राह्मणस्य च धर्मेण त्वया वै जीवितः सुतः
surā hi kathayaṃti tvāṃ śūdraghātinamāgataṃ| brāhmaṇasya ca dharmeṇa tvayā vai jīvitaḥ sutaḥ
For the gods tell that you have come as the slayer of a Śūdra, and that by you, in accordance with the brahmin's dharma, his son was restored to life.
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PdP 1 36.25
उष्यतां चेह भगवः सकाशे मम राघव। प्रभाते पुष्पकेणासि गंतायोध्यां महामते
uṣyatāṃ ceha bhagavaḥ sakāśe mama rāghava| prabhāte puṣpakeṇāsi gaṃtāyodhyāṃ mahāmate
And let (your honor) stay here near me, reverend Rāghava; in the morning, O greatly wise one, you will go to Ayodhyā by the Puṣpaka.
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PdP 1 36.26
इदं चाभरणं सौम्य सुकृतं विश्वकर्मणा। दिव्यं दिव्येनवपुषा दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा
idaṃ cābharaṇaṃ saumya sukṛtaṃ viśvakarmaṇā| divyaṃ divyenavapuṣā dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā
And this ornament, gentle one, well made by Viśvakarman, divine, blazing with its own splendor, (fashioned) by him of divine form —
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PdP 1 36.27
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व राजेन्द्र मत्प्रियं कुरु राघव। लब्धस्य हि पुनर्द्दाने सुमहत्फलमुच्यते
pratigṛhṇīṣva rājendra matpriyaṃ kuru rāghava| labdhasya hi punarddāne sumahatphalamucyate
Accept it, lord of kings, do what pleases me, Rāghava; for in giving again what has been received a very great fruit is declared.
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PdP 1 36.28
त्वं हि शक्तः परित्रातुं सेंद्रानपि सुरोत्तमान्। तस्मात्प्रदास्ये विधिवत्प्रतीच्छस्व नरर्षभ
tvaṃ hi śaktaḥ paritrātuṃ seṃdrānapi surottamān| tasmātpradāsye vidhivatpratīcchasva nararṣabha
For you are able to rescue even the highest gods together with Indra; therefore I shall give it duly — receive it, bull among men.
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PdP 1 36.29
अथोवाच महाबाहुरिक्ष्वाकूणां महारथः। कृतांजलिर्मुनिश्रेष्ठं स्वं च धर्ममनुस्मरन्
athovāca mahābāhurikṣvākūṇāṃ mahārathaḥ| kṛtāṃjalirmuniśreṣṭhaṃ svaṃ ca dharmamanusmaran
Then the mighty-armed great chariot-warrior of the Ikṣvākus, with hands joined, recalling his own dharma, spoke to the best of sages:
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PdP 1 36.30
प्रतिग्रहो वै भगवंस्तव मेऽत्र विगर्हितः। क्षत्रियेण कथं विप्र प्रतिग्राह्यं विजानता
pratigraho vai bhagavaṃstava me'tra vigarhitaḥ| kṣatriyeṇa kathaṃ vipra pratigrāhyaṃ vijānatā
"Receiving a gift from you, reverend sir, is censurable for me in this case; how, brahmin, is a gift to be accepted by a kṣatriya who knows (the law)?
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PdP 1 36.31
ब्राह्मणेन तु यद्दत्तं तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि। सपुत्रो गृहवानस्मि समर्थोस्मि महामुने
brāhmaṇena tu yaddattaṃ tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi| saputro gṛhavānasmi samarthosmi mahāmune
But as for what is given by a brahmin — that you ought to explain to me. I have a son, I have a household, I am capable, great sage.
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PdP 1 36.32
आपदा चन चाक्रांतः कथं ग्राह्यः प्रतिग्रहः। भार्या मे सुचिरं नष्टा न चान्या मम विद्यते
āpadā cana cākrāṃtaḥ kathaṃ grāhyaḥ pratigrahaḥ| bhāryā me suciraṃ naṣṭā na cānyā mama vidyate
And not being beset by any calamity, how is a gift to be accepted? My wife has long been lost, and I have no other.
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PdP 1 36.33
केवलं दोषभागी च भवामीह न संशयः। कष्टां चैव दशां प्राप्य क्षत्रियोपि प्रतिग्रही
kevalaṃ doṣabhāgī ca bhavāmīha na saṃśayaḥ| kaṣṭāṃ caiva daśāṃ prāpya kṣatriyopi pratigrahī
I would here become simply a partaker of fault, there is no doubt. Only on reaching a hard condition is even a kṣatriya an acceptor of gifts;
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PdP 1 36.34
कुर्वन्न दोषमाप्नोति मनुरेवात्र कारणम्। वृद्धौ च मातापितरौ साध्वी भार्या शिशुः सुतः
kurvanna doṣamāpnoti manurevātra kāraṇam| vṛddhau ca mātāpitarau sādhvī bhāryā śiśuḥ sutaḥ
doing so he incurs no fault — Manu himself is the authority here. Aged mother and father, a virtuous wife, an infant son —
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PdP 1 36.35
अप्यकार्यशतं कृत्वा भर्तव्या मनुरब्रवीत्। नाहं प्रतीच्छे विप्रर्षे त्वया दत्तं प्रतिग्रहं
apyakāryaśataṃ kṛtvā bhartavyā manurabravīt| nāhaṃ pratīcche viprarṣe tvayā dattaṃ pratigrahaṃ
even having done a hundred things not to be done, they must be supported, Manu said. I do not accept, brahmin sage, the gift offered by you.
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PdP 1 36.36
न च मे भवता कोपः कार्यो वै सुरपूजित
na ca me bhavatā kopaḥ kāryo vai surapūjita
And you must not be angry with me, O you whom the gods honor."
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PdP 1 36.37
अगस्त्य उवाच। न च प्रतिग्रहे दोषो गृहीते पार्थिवैर्नृप। भवान्वै तारणे शक्तस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि राघव
agastya uvāca| na ca pratigrahe doṣo gṛhīte pārthivairnṛpa| bhavānvai tāraṇe śaktastrailokyasyāpi rāghava
Agastya said: There is no fault in a gift when it is received by kings, O king; you indeed are able to rescue even the three worlds, Rāghava.
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PdP 1 36.38
तारय ब्राह्मणं राम विशेषेण तपस्विनं। तस्मात्प्रदास्ये विधिवत्प्रतीच्छस्व नराघिप
tāraya brāhmaṇaṃ rāma viśeṣeṇa tapasvinaṃ| tasmātpradāsye vidhivatpratīcchasva narāghipa
Rescue the brahmin, Rāma, especially an ascetic one; therefore I shall give it duly — receive it, lord of men.
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PdP 1 36.39
राम उवाच। क्षत्रियेण कथं विप्र प्रतिग्राह्यं विजानता। ब्राह्मणेन तु यद्दत्तं तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि
rāma uvāca| kṣatriyeṇa kathaṃ vipra pratigrāhyaṃ vijānatā| brāhmaṇena tu yaddattaṃ tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi
Rāma said: How, brahmin, is a gift to be accepted by a kṣatriya who knows (the law)? But as for what is given by a brahmin — that you ought to explain to me.
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PdP 1 36.40
अगस्त्य उवाच। आसीत्कृतयुगे राम ब्रह्मपूते पुरातने। अपार्थिवाः प्रजाः सर्वाः सुराणां च शतक्रतुः
agastya uvāca| āsītkṛtayuge rāma brahmapūte purātane| apārthivāḥ prajāḥ sarvāḥ surāṇāṃ ca śatakratuḥ
Agastya said: In the ancient Kṛta age, Rāma, purified by Brahmā, all creatures were without a king, and Śatakratu was (king) of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.41
ताः प्रजा देवदेवेशं राजार्थं समुपागमन्। सुराणां विद्यते राजा देवदेवः शतक्रतुः
tāḥ prajā devadeveśaṃ rājārthaṃ samupāgaman| surāṇāṃ vidyate rājā devadevaḥ śatakratuḥ
Those creatures approached the lord of the gods of gods for the sake of a king: "The gods have a king, the god of gods Śatakratu.
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PdP 1 36.42
श्रेयसेस्मासु लोकेश पार्थिवं कुरु सांप्रतं। यस्मिन्पूजां प्रयुंजानाः पुरुषा भुंजते महीम्
śreyasesmāsu lokeśa pārthivaṃ kuru sāṃprataṃ| yasminpūjāṃ prayuṃjānāḥ puruṣā bhuṃjate mahīm
"For our welfare, O lord of the world, appoint a king (over the earth) now, under whom men, rendering him worship, may enjoy the earth."
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PdP 1 36.43
ततो ब्रह्मा सुरश्रेष्ठो लोकपालान्सवासवान्। समाहूयाब्रवीत्सर्वांस्तेजोभागोऽत्र युज्यताम्
tato brahmā suraśreṣṭho lokapālānsavāsavān| samāhūyābravītsarvāṃstejobhāgo'tra yujyatām
Then Brahmā, best of the gods, having summoned all the guardians of the world together with Vāsava, said: "Let a portion of (your) splendour be applied to this."
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PdP 1 36.44
ततो ददुर्लोकपालाश्चतुर्भागं स्वतेजसा। अक्षयश्च ततो ब्रह्मा यतो जातोऽक्षयो नृपः
tato dadurlokapālāścaturbhāgaṃ svatejasā| akṣayaśca tato brahmā yato jāto'kṣayo nṛpaḥ
Then the world-guardians gave a fourth part of their own splendour, and (it was) imperishable; thence Brahmā (made him), whence the king was born imperishable.
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PdP 1 36.45
तं ब्रह्मा लोकपालानामंशं पुंसामयोजयत्। ततो नृपस्तदा तासां प्रजानां क्षेमपंडितः
taṃ brahmā lokapālānāmaṃśaṃ puṃsāmayojayat| tato nṛpastadā tāsāṃ prajānāṃ kṣemapaṃḍitaḥ
Brahmā joined that portion of the world-guardians to men; thereupon the king became skilled in the safety of those creatures.
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PdP 1 36.46
तत्रैंद्रेण तु भागेन सर्वानाज्ञापयेन्नृपः। वारुणेन च भागेन सर्वान्पुष्णाति देहिनः
tatraiṃdreṇa tu bhāgena sarvānājñāpayennṛpaḥ| vāruṇena ca bhāgena sarvānpuṣṇāti dehinaḥ
Therein it is by the portion of Indra that the king commands all, and by the portion of Varuṇa that he nourishes all embodied beings.
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PdP 1 36.47
कौबेरेण तथांशेन त्वर्थान्दिशति पार्थिवः। यश्च याम्यो नृपे भागस्तेन शास्ति च वै प्रजाः
kaubereṇa tathāṃśena tvarthāndiśati pārthivaḥ| yaśca yāmyo nṛpe bhāgastena śāsti ca vai prajāḥ
Likewise with the portion of Kubera the ruler of the earth allots wealth; and the portion in the king that belongs to Yama, with that he indeed chastises the people.
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PdP 1 36.48
तत्र चैंद्रेण भागेन नरेन्द्रोसि रघूत्तम। प्रतिगृह्णीष्वाभरणं तारणार्थे मम प्रभो
tatra caiṃdreṇa bhāgena narendrosi raghūttama| pratigṛhṇīṣvābharaṇaṃ tāraṇārthe mama prabho
Therein, by the portion of Indra, you are a lord of men, O best of the Raghus; accept the ornament, for the sake of my crossing over, O lord.
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PdP 1 36.49
ततो रामः प्रजग्राह मुनेर्हस्तान्महात्मनः। दिव्यमाभरणं चित्रं प्रदीप्तमिव भास्करं
tato rāmaḥ prajagrāha munerhastānmahātmanaḥ| divyamābharaṇaṃ citraṃ pradīptamiva bhāskaraṃ
Then Rāma received from the hand of the great-souled sage the divine, many-coloured ornament, blazing like the sun.
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PdP 1 36.50
प्रतिगृह्य ततोगस्त्याद्राघवः परवीरहा। निरीक्ष्य सुचिरं कालं विचार्य च पुनः पुनः1.36.
pratigṛhya tatogastyādrāghavaḥ paravīrahā| nirīkṣya suciraṃ kālaṃ vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ1.36.
Then, having received (it) from Agastya, Rāghava, the slayer of enemy heroes, gazing at it for a very long time and pondering again and again—
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PdP 1 36.51
मौक्तिकानि विचित्राणि धात्रीफलसमानि च। जांबूनदनिबद्धानि वज्रविद्रुमनीलकैः
mauktikāni vicitrāṇi dhātrīphalasamāni ca| jāṃbūnadanibaddhāni vajravidrumanīlakaiḥ
—pearls of varied kinds, equal (in size) to āmalaka fruits, set in gold, with diamonds, corals and sapphires,
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PdP 1 36.52
पद्मरागैः सगोमेधैर्वैडूर्यैः पुष्परागकैः। सुनिबद्धं सुविभक्तं सुकृतं विश्वकर्मणा
padmarāgaiḥ sagomedhairvaiḍūryaiḥ puṣparāgakaiḥ| sunibaddhaṃ suvibhaktaṃ sukṛtaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
with rubies together with gomeda stones, with cat's-eye gems and topazes — well set, well proportioned, well wrought by Viśvakarman —
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PdP 1 36.53
दृष्ट्वा प्रीतिसमायुक्तो भूयश्चेदं व्यचिंतयत्। नेदृशानि च रत्नानि मया दृष्टानि कानिचित्
dṛṣṭvā prītisamāyukto bhūyaścedaṃ vyaciṃtayat| nedṛśāni ca ratnāni mayā dṛṣṭāni kānicit
seeing (this), filled with delight, he thought further thus: "No jewels such as these have ever been seen by me,
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PdP 1 36.54
उपशोभानि बद्धानि पृथ्वीमूल्यसमानि च। विभीषणस्य लंकायां न दृष्टानि मया पुरा
upaśobhāni baddhāni pṛthvīmūlyasamāni ca| vibhīṣaṇasya laṃkāyāṃ na dṛṣṭāni mayā purā
decorative (gems) set (in it), and equal in worth to the earth; they were not seen by me before even in Vibhīṣaṇa's Laṅkā."
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PdP 1 36.55
इति संचित्य मनसा राघवस्तमृषिं पुनः। आगमं तस्य दिव्यस्य प्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे
iti saṃcitya manasā rāghavastamṛṣiṃ punaḥ| āgamaṃ tasya divyasya praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame
Having reflected thus in his mind, Rāghava again set about asking that seer the origin of that divine (ornament).
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PdP 1 36.56
अत्यद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मन्न प्राप्यं च महीक्षिताम्। कथं भगवता प्राप्तं कुतो वा केन निर्मितम्
atyadbhutamidaṃ brahmanna prāpyaṃ ca mahīkṣitām| kathaṃ bhagavatā prāptaṃ kuto vā kena nirmitam
"This is exceedingly wonderful, O brahman, and not to be obtained by rulers of the earth; how was it obtained by your reverence, or from where, or by whom was it fashioned?
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PdP 1 36.57
कुतूहलवशाच्चैव पृच्छामि त्वां महामते। करतलेस्थिते रत्ने करमध्यं प्रकाशते
kutūhalavaśāccaiva pṛcchāmi tvāṃ mahāmate| karatalesthite ratne karamadhyaṃ prakāśate
And out of curiosity I ask you, O greatly wise one: when a jewel set on the palm illumines (only) the middle of the hand,
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PdP 1 36.58
अधमं तद्विजानीयात्सर्वशास्त्रेषु गर्हितम्। दिशः प्रकाशयेद्यत्तन्मध्यमं मुनिसत्तम
adhamaṃ tadvijānīyātsarvaśāstreṣu garhitam| diśaḥ prakāśayedyattanmadhyamaṃ munisattama
one should know that to be the lowest, censured in all the treatises; that which illumines the quarters is the middling one, O best of sages.
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PdP 1 36.59
ऊर्ध्वगं त्रिशिखं यत्स्यादुत्तमं तदुदाहृतम्। एतान्युत्तमजातीनि ऋषिभिः कीर्तितानि तु
ūrdhvagaṃ triśikhaṃ yatsyāduttamaṃ tadudāhṛtam| etānyuttamajātīni ṛṣibhiḥ kīrtitāni tu
That which goes upward and has three points is declared to be the best; these have been proclaimed by the seers as of the highest kinds.
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PdP 1 36.60
आश्चर्याणां बहूनां हि दिव्यानां भगवान्निधिः। एवं वदति काकुत्स्थे मुनिर्वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
āścaryāṇāṃ bahūnāṃ hi divyānāṃ bhagavānnidhiḥ| evaṃ vadati kākutsthe munirvākyamathābravīt
For your reverence is a treasury of many divine marvels." As Kākutstha was speaking thus, the sage then spoke these words:
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PdP 1 36.61
अगस्त्य उवाच। शृणु राम पुरावृत्तं पुरा त्रेतायुगे महत्। द्वापरे समनुप्राप्ते वने यद्दृष्टवानहम्
agastya uvāca| śṛṇu rāma purāvṛttaṃ purā tretāyuge mahat| dvāpare samanuprāpte vane yaddṛṣṭavānaham
Agastya said: Hear, Rāma, a great event that happened long ago, in the Tretā age, which I saw in the forest when the Dvāpara had arrived.
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PdP 1 36.62
आश्चर्यं सुमहाबाहो निबोध रघुनंदन। पुरा त्रेतायुगे ह्यासीदरण्यं बहुविस्तरम्
āścaryaṃ sumahābāho nibodha raghunaṃdana| purā tretāyuge hyāsīdaraṇyaṃ bahuvistaram
Hear this marvel, O greatly mighty-armed one, take note, O delight of Raghu: long ago in the Tretā age there was a forest of vast extent,
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PdP 1 36.63
समंताद्योजनशतं मृगव्याघ्रविवर्जितम्। तस्मिन्निष्पुरुषेऽरण्ये चिकीर्षुस्तप उत्तमम्
samaṃtādyojanaśataṃ mṛgavyāghravivarjitam| tasminniṣpuruṣe'raṇye cikīrṣustapa uttamam
a hundred yojanas on every side, empty of deer and tigers. In that forest devoid of men, wishing to perform the highest austerity,
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PdP 1 36.64
अहमाक्रमितुं सौम्य तदरण्यमुपागतः। तस्यारण्यस्य मध्यं तु युक्तं मूलफलैः सदा
ahamākramituṃ saumya tadaraṇyamupāgataḥ| tasyāraṇyasya madhyaṃ tu yuktaṃ mūlaphalaiḥ sadā
I came up to that forest to enter it, O gentle one. And the middle of that forest was always well supplied with roots and fruits,
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PdP 1 36.65
शाकैर्बहुविधाकारैर्नानारूपैः सुकाननैः। तस्यारण्यस्य मध्ये तु पंचयोजनमायतम्
śākairbahuvidhākārairnānārūpaiḥ sukānanaiḥ| tasyāraṇyasya madhye tu paṃcayojanamāyatam
with edible herbs of many kinds and shapes, with pleasant groves; and in the middle of that forest, extending five yojanas,
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PdP 1 36.66
हंसकारंडवाकीर्णं चक्रवाकोपशोभितम्। तत्राश्चर्यं मया दृष्टं सरः परमशोभितम्
haṃsakāraṃḍavākīrṇaṃ cakravākopaśobhitam| tatrāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ saraḥ paramaśobhitam
thronged with geese and kāraṇḍava ducks, graced with cakravāka birds — there I saw a wonder, a lake of the utmost beauty,
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PdP 1 36.67
विसारिकच्छपाकीर्णं बकपंक्तिगणैर्युतम्। समीपे तस्य सरसस्तपस्तप्तुं गतः पुरा
visārikacchapākīrṇaṃ bakapaṃktigaṇairyutam| samīpe tasya sarasastapastaptuṃ gataḥ purā
strewn with roaming turtles, filled with flocks of cranes in rows. Long ago I went near to that lake to perform austerity,
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PdP 1 36.68
देशं पुण्यमुपेत्यैवं सर्वहिंसाविवर्जितम्। तत्राहमवसं रात्रिं नैदाघीं पुरुषर्षभ
deśaṃ puṇyamupetyaivaṃ sarvahiṃsāvivarjitam| tatrāhamavasaṃ rātriṃ naidāghīṃ puruṣarṣabha
having thus reached a holy region free from all injury. There I passed a summer night, O bull among men.
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PdP 1 36.69
प्रभाते पुरुत्थाय सरस्तदुपचक्रमे। अथापश्यं शवमहमस्पृष्टजरसं क्वचित्
prabhāte purutthāya sarastadupacakrame| athāpaśyaṃ śavamahamaspṛṣṭajarasaṃ kvacit
Rising at dawn, (I) approached that lake; and then I saw somewhere a corpse untouched by decay,
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PdP 1 36.70
तिष्ठंतं परया लक्ष्म्या सरसो नातिदूरतः। तदर्थं चिंतयानोहं मुहूर्तमिव राघव
tiṣṭhaṃtaṃ parayā lakṣmyā saraso nātidūrataḥ| tadarthaṃ ciṃtayānohaṃ muhūrtamiva rāghava
lying with the utmost splendour not far from the lake. Pondering the reason for it for what seemed a moment, O Rāghava,
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PdP 1 36.71
अस्य तीरे न वै प्राणी को वाप्येष सुरर्षभः। मुनिर्वा पार्थिवो वापि क्व मुनिः पार्थिवोपि वा
asya tīre na vai prāṇī ko vāpyeṣa surarṣabhaḥ| munirvā pārthivo vāpi kva muniḥ pārthivopi vā
(I thought:) "On its shore there is surely no living creature; who then can this bull among gods be? A sage, or a king? But how could a sage or a king be here?
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PdP 1 36.72
अथवा पार्थिवसुतस्तस्यैवं संभवः कृतः। अतीतेहनि रात्रौ वा प्रातर्वापि मृतो यदि
athavā pārthivasutastasyaivaṃ saṃbhavaḥ kṛtaḥ| atītehani rātrau vā prātarvāpi mṛto yadi
Or else a king's son — such has his coming-to-be been made. If he died on the day just past, or in the night, or in the morning,
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PdP 1 36.73
अवश्यं तु मया ज्ञेया सरसोस्य विनिष्क्रिया। यावदेवं स्थितश्चाहं चिंतयानो रघूत्तम
avaśyaṃ tu mayā jñeyā sarasosya viniṣkriyā| yāvadevaṃ sthitaścāhaṃ ciṃtayāno raghūttama
yet I must certainly find out the way to be rid of him from this lake." While I stood thus pondering, O best of the Raghus,
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PdP 1 36.74
अथापश्यं मूहूर्तात्तु दिव्यमद्भुतदर्शनम्। विमानं परमोदारं हंसयुक्तं मनोजवम्
athāpaśyaṃ mūhūrtāttu divyamadbhutadarśanam| vimānaṃ paramodāraṃ haṃsayuktaṃ manojavam
then after a moment I saw a divine thing of wondrous appearance: a most splendid aerial car yoked with geese, swift as thought.
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PdP 1 36.75
पुरस्तत्र सहस्रं तु विमानेप्सरसां नृप। गंधर्वाश्चैव तत्संख्या रमयंति वरं नरम्
purastatra sahasraṃ tu vimānepsarasāṃ nṛpa| gaṃdharvāścaiva tatsaṃkhyā ramayaṃti varaṃ naram
In front there in that car were a thousand apsarases, O king, and gandharvas of that same number, giving delight to an excellent man.
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PdP 1 36.76
गायंति दिव्यगेयानि वादयंति तथा परे। अथापश्यं नरं तस्माद्विमानादवरोहितम्
gāyaṃti divyageyāni vādayaṃti tathā pare| athāpaśyaṃ naraṃ tasmādvimānādavarohitam
Some sing divine songs, and others play instruments. Then I saw the man descend from that car,
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PdP 1 36.77
शवमांसं भक्षयन्तं च स्नात्वा रघुकुलोद्वह। ततो भुक्त्वा यथाकामं स मांसं बहुपीवरम्
śavamāṃsaṃ bhakṣayantaṃ ca snātvā raghukulodvaha| tato bhuktvā yathākāmaṃ sa māṃsaṃ bahupīvaram
and, after bathing, eat the flesh of the corpse, O upholder of Raghu's line. Then, having eaten that very fat flesh as much as he pleased,
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PdP 1 36.78
अवतीर्य सरः शीघ्रमारुरोह दिवं पुनः। तमहं देवसंकाशं श्रिया परमयान्वितम्
avatīrya saraḥ śīghramāruroha divaṃ punaḥ| tamahaṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ śriyā paramayānvitam
he went down into the lake and quickly ascended again to heaven. To him, who was like a god and endowed with the highest splendour, (I said:)
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PdP 1 36.79
भो भो स्वर्गिन्महाभाग पृच्छामि त्वां कथं त्विदम्। जुगुप्सितस्तवाहारो गतिश्चेयं तवोत्तमा
bho bho svarginmahābhāga pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kathaṃ tvidam| jugupsitastavāhāro gatiśceyaṃ tavottamā
"Ho there, dweller in heaven, greatly blessed one, I ask you: how is this? Your food is disgusting, and yet this destiny of yours is the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.80
यदि गुह्यं न चैतत्ते कथय त्वद्य मे भवान्। कामतः श्रोतुमिच्छामि किमेतत्परमं वचः
yadi guhyaṃ na caitatte kathaya tvadya me bhavān| kāmataḥ śrotumicchāmi kimetatparamaṃ vacaḥ
If this is no secret of yours, then tell it to me today, sir. I wish to hear it gladly — what is this supreme matter?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.81
को भवान्वद संदेहमाहारश्च विगर्हितः। त्वयेदं भुज्यते सौम्य किमर्थं क्व च वर्तसे
ko bhavānvada saṃdehamāhāraśca vigarhitaḥ| tvayedaṃ bhujyate saumya kimarthaṃ kva ca vartase
Tell me who you are — (this is) my doubt — and this reprehensible food that is eaten by you, gentle one: for what purpose, and where do you dwell?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.82
कस्यायमैश्वरोभावः शवत्वेन विनिर्मितः। आहारं च कथं निंद्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
kasyāyamaiśvarobhāvaḥ śavatvena vinirmitaḥ| āhāraṃ ca kathaṃ niṃdyaṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
"Whose is this lordly state, fashioned in the form of a corpse? And how is this food blameworthy? I wish to hear the truth of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.83
श्रुत्वा च भाषितं तत्र मम राम सतां वर। प्रांजलिः प्रत्युवाचेदं स स्वर्गी रघुनंदन
śrutvā ca bhāṣitaṃ tatra mama rāma satāṃ vara| prāṃjaliḥ pratyuvācedaṃ sa svargī raghunaṃdana
And having heard what was said there by me, O Rāma, best of the good, that dweller in heaven, with joined palms, replied thus, O delight of the Raghus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.84
शृणुष्वाद्य यथावृत्तं ममेदं सुखदुःखजम्। कामो हि दुरितक्रम्यः शृणु यत्पृच्छसे द्विज
śṛṇuṣvādya yathāvṛttaṃ mamedaṃ sukhaduḥkhajam| kāmo hi duritakramyaḥ śṛṇu yatpṛcchase dvija
"Hear now from me this (tale) of what happened, arising from pleasure and pain. Desire is indeed hard to get past; hear what you ask, O brahmin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.85
पुरा वैदर्भको राजा पिता मे हि महायशाः। वासुदेव इति ख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु धार्मिकः
purā vaidarbhako rājā pitā me hi mahāyaśāḥ| vāsudeva iti khyātastriṣu lokeṣu dhārmikaḥ
"Formerly there was a king of Vidarbha, my father, of great fame, known as Vāsudeva, righteous in (all) the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.86
तस्य पुत्रद्वयं ब्रह्मन्द्वाभ्यां स्त्रीभ्यामजायत। अहं श्वेत इति ख्यातो यवीयान्सुरथोऽभवत्
tasya putradvayaṃ brahmandvābhyāṃ strībhyāmajāyata| ahaṃ śveta iti khyāto yavīyānsuratho'bhavat
"To him, O brahmin, two sons were born from two wives: I, known as Śveta, and the younger, who was Suratha."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.87
पितर्युपरते तस्मिन्पौरा मामभ्यषेचयन्। तत्राहंकारयन्राज्यं धर्मे चासं समाहितः
pitaryuparate tasminpaurā māmabhyaṣecayan| tatrāhaṃkārayanrājyaṃ dharme cāsaṃ samāhitaḥ
"When that father had passed away, the townsfolk consecrated me (as king). There I had the kingdom governed, and I remained intent upon dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.88
एवं वर्षसहस्राणि बहूनि समुपाव्रजन्। मम राज्यं कारयतः परिपालयतः प्रजाः
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇi bahūni samupāvrajan| mama rājyaṃ kārayataḥ paripālayataḥ prajāḥ
"Thus many thousands of years passed by for me, as I ruled the kingdom and protected the subjects."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.89
सोहं निमित्ते कस्मिंश्चिद्वैराग्येण द्विजोत्तम। मरणं हृदये कृत्वा तपोवनमुपागमम्
sohaṃ nimitte kasmiṃścidvairāgyeṇa dvijottama| maraṇaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā tapovanamupāgamam
"Then I, on some occasion, out of dispassion, O best of the twice-born, having fixed death in my heart, went to the penance-forest."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.90
सोहं वनमिदं रम्यं भृशं पक्षिविवर्जितम्। प्रविष्टस्तप आस्थातुमस्यैव सरसोंतिके
sohaṃ vanamidaṃ ramyaṃ bhṛśaṃ pakṣivivarjitam| praviṣṭastapa āsthātumasyaiva sarasoṃtike
"So I entered this lovely wood, quite devoid of birds, in order to undertake austerity right beside this lake."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.91
राज्येऽभिषिच्य सुरथं भ्रातरं तं नराधिपम्। इदं सरः समासाद्य तपस्तप्तं सुदारुणम्
rājye'bhiṣicya surathaṃ bhrātaraṃ taṃ narādhipam| idaṃ saraḥ samāsādya tapastaptaṃ sudāruṇam
"Having consecrated in the kingdom my brother Suratha as that ruler of men, I came to this lake and performed most terrible austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.92
दशवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्त्वा महावने। शुभं तु भवनं प्राप्तो ब्रह्मलोकमनामयम्
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tapastaptvā mahāvane| śubhaṃ tu bhavanaṃ prāpto brahmalokamanāmayam
"Having performed austerity for ten thousand years in the great forest, I reached the auspicious abode, the flawless world of Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.93
स्वर्गस्थमपि मां ब्रह्मन्क्षुत्पिपासे द्विजोत्तम। अबाधेतां भृशं चाहमभवं व्यथितेंद्रियः
svargasthamapi māṃ brahmankṣutpipāse dvijottama| abādhetāṃ bhṛśaṃ cāhamabhavaṃ vyathiteṃdriyaḥ
"Yet though I was in heaven, O brahmin, best of the twice-born, hunger and thirst afflicted me severely, and I became one whose senses were tormented."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.94
ततस्त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठमवोचं वै पितामहम्। भगवन्स्वर्गलोकोऽयं क्षुत्पिपासा विवर्जितः
tatastribhuvanaśreṣṭhamavocaṃ vai pitāmaham| bhagavansvargaloko'yaṃ kṣutpipāsā vivarjitaḥ
"Then I spoke to the Grandfather, the best in the three worlds: 'Lord, this heavenly world is free from hunger and thirst.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.95
कस्येयं कर्मणः पक्तिः क्षुत्पिपासे यतो हि मे। आहारः कश्च मे देव ब्रूहि त्वं श्रीपितामह
kasyeyaṃ karmaṇaḥ paktiḥ kṣutpipāse yato hi me| āhāraḥ kaśca me deva brūhi tvaṃ śrīpitāmaha
"'Of what deed is this the ripening, since hunger and thirst are mine? And what is my food, O god? Tell me, O glorious Grandfather.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.96
ततः पितामहः सम्यक्चिरं ध्यात्वा महामुने। मामुवाच ततो वाक्यं नास्ति भोज्यं स्वदेहजम्
tataḥ pitāmahaḥ samyakciraṃ dhyātvā mahāmune| māmuvāca tato vākyaṃ nāsti bhojyaṃ svadehajam
"Then the Grandfather, having pondered well for a long while, O great sage, spoke this word to me: 'There is no food (for you) other than what is born of your own body.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.97
ॠते ते स्वानि मांसानि भक्षय त्वं तु हि नित्यशः। स्वशरीरं त्वया पुष्टं कुर्वता तप उत्तमम्
ṝte te svāni māṃsāni bhakṣaya tvaṃ tu hi nityaśaḥ| svaśarīraṃ tvayā puṣṭaṃ kurvatā tapa uttamam
"'Except for your own flesh — eat that, constantly. Your own body was made well-nourished by you while you performed the highest austerity.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.98
नादत्तं जायते तात श्वेत पश्य महीतले। आग्रहाद्भिक्षमाणाय भिक्षापि प्राणिने पुरा
nādattaṃ jāyate tāta śveta paśya mahītale| āgrahādbhikṣamāṇāya bhikṣāpi prāṇine purā
"'What is not given does not come to be, my son Śveta — look upon the earth: not even alms (were given) by you formerly to a living being who begged insistently.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.99
न हि दत्ता गृहे भ्रांत्या मोहादतिथये तदा। तेन स्वर्गगतस्यापि क्षुत्पिपासे तवाधुना
na hi dattā gṛhe bhrāṃtyā mohādatithaye tadā| tena svargagatasyāpi kṣutpipāse tavādhunā
"'For nothing was given in your house to a guest then, out of confusion and delusion; therefore, though you have gone to heaven, hunger and thirst are yours now.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.100
स त्वं प्रपुष्टमाहारैः स्वशरीरमनुत्तमम्। भक्षयस्व च राजेंद्र सा ते तृप्तिर्भविष्यति1.36.
sa tvaṃ prapuṣṭamāhāraiḥ svaśarīramanuttamam| bhakṣayasva ca rājeṃdra sā te tṛptirbhaviṣyati1.36.
"'So do you eat your own peerless body, well nourished with foods, O lord of kings; that will be your satisfaction.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.101
एवमुक्तस्ततो देवं ब्रह्माणमहमुक्तवान्। भक्षिते च स्वके देहे पुनरन्यन्न मे विभो
evamuktastato devaṃ brahmāṇamahamuktavān| bhakṣite ca svake dehe punaranyanna me vibho
"Thus addressed, I then said to the god Brahmā: 'And when my own body has been eaten, there will be nothing else for me again, O mighty one.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.102
क्षुधानिवारणं नैव देहस्यास्य विनौदनं। खादामि ह्यक्षयं देव प्रियं मे न हि जायते
kṣudhānivāraṇaṃ naiva dehasyāsya vinaudanaṃ| khādāmi hyakṣayaṃ deva priyaṃ me na hi jāyate
There is no warding off of this body's hunger without food; I eat what is inexhaustible, O god, and yet no satisfaction arises for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.103
ततोब्रवीत्पुनर्ब्रह्मा तव देहोऽक्षयः कृतः। दिनेदिने ते पुष्टात्मा शवः श्वेत भविष्यति
tatobravītpunarbrahmā tava deho'kṣayaḥ kṛtaḥ| dinedine te puṣṭātmā śavaḥ śveta bhaviṣyati
Then Brahmā spoke again: "Your body has been made imperishable; day by day, O Śveta, your corpse will become well-nourished."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.104
यावद्वर्षशतं पूर्णं स्वमांसं खाद भो नृप। यदागच्छति चागस्त्यः श्वेतारण्यं महातपाः
yāvadvarṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ svamāṃsaṃ khāda bho nṛpa| yadāgacchati cāgastyaḥ śvetāraṇyaṃ mahātapāḥ
"Until a full hundred years (have passed), eat your own flesh, O king; and when Agastya of great austerity comes to the Śveta forest—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.105
भगवानतिदुर्धर्षस्तदा कृच्छ्राद्विमोक्ष्यसे। स हि तारयितुं शक्तः सेंद्रानपि सुरासुरान्
bhagavānatidurdharṣastadā kṛcchrādvimokṣyase| sa hi tārayituṃ śaktaḥ seṃdrānapi surāsurān
the lord, exceedingly unassailable—then you will be released from your distress. For he is able to carry across even the gods and demons together with Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.106
आहारं कुत्सितं चेमं राजर्षे किं पुनस्तव। सुरकार्यं महत्तेन सुकृतं तु महात्मना
āhāraṃ kutsitaṃ cemaṃ rājarṣe kiṃ punastava| surakāryaṃ mahattena sukṛtaṃ tu mahātmanā
And (as for) this contemptible food, O royal seer, how much more (can he do) for you? A great deed for the gods was well accomplished by that great soul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.107
उदधिं निर्जलं कृत्वा दानवाश्च निपातिताः। विंध्यश्चादित्यविद्वेषाद्वर्धमानो निवारितः
udadhiṃ nirjalaṃ kṛtvā dānavāśca nipātitāḥ| viṃdhyaścādityavidveṣādvardhamāno nivāritaḥ
Having made the ocean waterless, the Dānavas too were struck down (by him); and the Vindhya, growing tall out of enmity toward the sun, was checked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.108
लंबमाना मही चैषा गुरुत्वेनाधिवासिता। दक्षिणा दिग्दिवं याता त्रैलाक्यं विषमस्थितम्
laṃbamānā mahī caiṣā gurutvenādhivāsitā| dakṣiṇā digdivaṃ yātā trailākyaṃ viṣamasthitam
And this earth, sinking down, weighed down by heaviness—the southern quarter had gone to (the level of) heaven, (and) the three worlds stood uneven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.109
मया गत्वा सुरैः सार्द्धं प्रेषितो दक्षिणां दिशम्। समां कुरु महाभाग गुरुत्वेन जगत्समम्
mayā gatvā suraiḥ sārddhaṃ preṣito dakṣiṇāṃ diśam| samāṃ kuru mahābhāga gurutvena jagatsamam
Sent by me, having gone together with the gods to the southern quarter—"Make it level, O greatly fortunate one, (make) the world even in weight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.110
एवं च तेन मुनिना स्थित्वा सर्वा धरा समा। कृता राजेंद्र मुनिना एवमद्यापि दृश्यते
evaṃ ca tena muninā sthitvā sarvā dharā samā| kṛtā rājeṃdra muninā evamadyāpi dṛśyate
And thus by that sage, by his dwelling there, the whole earth was made level, O lord of kings, by the sage; and so it is seen even today.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.111
सोहं भगवत श्रुत्वा देवदेवस्य भाषितम्। भुंजे च कुत्सिताहारं स्वशरीरमनुत्तमम्
sohaṃ bhagavata śrutvā devadevasya bhāṣitam| bhuṃje ca kutsitāhāraṃ svaśarīramanuttamam
So I, having heard the speech of the blessed god of gods, eat this contemptible food, my own unsurpassed body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.112
पूर्णं वर्षशतं चाद्य भोजनं कुत्सितं च मे। क्षयं नाभ्येति तद्विप्र तृप्तिश्चापि ममोत्तमा
pūrṇaṃ varṣaśataṃ cādya bhojanaṃ kutsitaṃ ca me| kṣayaṃ nābhyeti tadvipra tṛptiścāpi mamottamā
And today a full hundred years (are complete), and my food is contemptible; it does not come to an end, O brahmin, and my satisfaction too is not great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.113
तं मुनिं कृच्छ्रसन्तप्तश्चिंतयामि दिवानिशम्। कदा वै दर्शनं मह्यं स मुनिर्दास्यते वने
taṃ muniṃ kṛcchrasantaptaściṃtayāmi divāniśam| kadā vai darśanaṃ mahyaṃ sa munirdāsyate vane
Tormented by my distress, I think of that sage day and night: when indeed will that sage grant me sight of him in the forest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.114
एवं मे चिंतयानस्य गतं वर्षशतन्त्विह। सोगस्त्यो हि गतिर्ब्रह्मन्मुनिर्मे भविता ध्रुवं
evaṃ me ciṃtayānasya gataṃ varṣaśatantviha| sogastyo hi gatirbrahmanmunirme bhavitā dhruvaṃ
While I thought thus, a hundred years passed here. Surely that Agastya, O brahmin, that sage, will be my refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.115
न गतिर्भविता मह्यं कुंभयोनिमृते द्विजम्। श्रुत्वेत्थं भाषितं राम दृष्ट्वाहारं च कुत्सितम्
na gatirbhavitā mahyaṃ kuṃbhayonimṛte dvijam| śrutvetthaṃ bhāṣitaṃ rāma dṛṣṭvāhāraṃ ca kutsitam
There will be no refuge for me apart from that twice-born one born of a pot." Having heard his words thus, O Rāma, and seen his contemptible food,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.116
कृपया परया युक्तस्तं नृपं स्वर्गगामिनम्। करोम्यहं सुधाभोज्यं नाशयामि च कुत्सितम्
kṛpayā parayā yuktastaṃ nṛpaṃ svargagāminam| karomyahaṃ sudhābhojyaṃ nāśayāmi ca kutsitam
filled with supreme compassion, I (thought): "I will make that king, bound for heaven, one who eats nectar, and I will destroy the contemptible (food)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.117
चिन्तयन्नित्यवोचं तमगस्त्यः किं करिष्यति। अहमेतत्कुत्सितं ते नाशयामि महामते
cintayannityavocaṃ tamagastyaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati| ahametatkutsitaṃ te nāśayāmi mahāmate
Thinking (that he wondered) "What will Agastya do?", I said to him: "I will destroy this contemptible (food) of yours, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.118
ईप्सितं प्रार्थयस्वास्मान्मनः प्रीतिकरं परम्। स स्वर्गी मां ततः प्राह कथं ब्रह्मवचोन्यथा
īpsitaṃ prārthayasvāsmānmanaḥ prītikaraṃ param| sa svargī māṃ tataḥ prāha kathaṃ brahmavaconyathā
Ask of me the thing you desire, the highest thing that gladdens your mind." Then that heaven-bound one said to me: "How can Brahmā's word be otherwise?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.119
कर्तुं मुने मया शक्यं न चान्यस्तारयिष्यति। ॠते वै कुंभयोनिं तं मैत्रावरुणसंभवम्
kartuṃ mune mayā śakyaṃ na cānyastārayiṣyati| ṝte vai kuṃbhayoniṃ taṃ maitrāvaruṇasaṃbhavam
It can be done by me, O sage—but no other will carry (me) across, apart from that one born of a pot, sprung from Mitra and Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.120
अपृष्टोपि मया ब्रह्मन्नेवमूचे पितामहः। एवं ब्रुवाणं तं श्वेतमुक्तवानहमस्मि सः
apṛṣṭopi mayā brahmannevamūce pitāmahaḥ| evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ taṃ śvetamuktavānahamasmi saḥ
Though unasked by me, O brahmin, the Grandfather spoke thus." To that Śveta, who was speaking so, I said: "I am he.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.121
आगतस्तव भाग्येन दृष्टोहं नात्र संशयः। ततः स्वर्गी स मां ज्ञात्वा दंडवत्पतितो भुवि
āgatastava bhāgyena dṛṣṭohaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ| tataḥ svargī sa māṃ jñātvā daṃḍavatpatito bhuvi
By your good fortune I have come; I have been seen (by you)—there is no doubt in this." Then, recognising me, that heaven-bound one fell to the ground like a staff.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.122
तमुत्थाप्य ततो रामाब्रवं किं ते करोम्यहम्। राजोवाच। आहारात्कुत्सिताद्ब्रह्मंस्तारयस्वाद्य दुष्कृतात्
tamutthāpya tato rāmābravaṃ kiṃ te karomyaham| rājovāca| āhārātkutsitādbrahmaṃstārayasvādya duṣkṛtāt
Then, raising him up, I said, "O Rāma — what may I do for you?" The king said: "O brahman, deliver (me) today from the evil deed (arising) from that despised food."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 36.123
येन लोकोऽक्षयः स्वर्गो भविता त्वत्कृतेन मे। ततः प्रतिग्रहो दत्तो जगद्वंद्य नृपेण हि
yena loko'kṣayaḥ svargo bhavitā tvatkṛtena me| tataḥ pratigraho datto jagadvaṃdya nṛpeṇa hi
"—by which, through your doing, the imperishable world of heaven will be mine." Then a gift was given by the king, O you whom the world reveres.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.127
भवान्मामनुगृह्णातु प्रतीच्छस्व प्रतिग्रहम्
bhavānmāmanugṛhṇātu pratīcchasva pratigraham
"Let your honour show me favour: accept this gift."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.128
कृता मतिस्तारणाय न लोभाद्रघुनंदन। गृहीते भूषणे राम मम हस्तगते तदा
kṛtā matistāraṇāya na lobhādraghunaṃdana| gṛhīte bhūṣaṇe rāma mama hastagate tadā
My mind was made up for (his) deliverance, not out of greed, O delight of the Raghus. When the ornament was taken and had come into my hand, then —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.129
मानुषः पौर्विको देहस्तदा नष्टोस्य भूपते। प्रणष्टे तु शरीरे च राजर्षिः परया मुदा
mānuṣaḥ paurviko dehastadā naṣṭosya bhūpate| praṇaṣṭe tu śarīre ca rājarṣiḥ parayā mudā
— that former human body of his perished, O lord of the earth; and when the body had utterly perished, the royal sage, with the greatest joy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.130
मयोक्तोसौ विमानेन जगाम त्रिदिवं पुनः। तेन मे शक्रतुल्येन दत्तमाभरणं शुभं
mayoktosau vimānena jagāma tridivaṃ punaḥ| tena me śakratulyena dattamābharaṇaṃ śubhaṃ
being addressed by me, went again to heaven by a celestial car. By him, the equal of Śakra, this auspicious ornament was given to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 36.131
तस्मिन्निमित्ते काकुत्स्थ दत्तमद्भुतकर्मणा। श्वेतो वैदर्भको राजा तदाभूद्गतकल्मषः
tasminnimitte kākutstha dattamadbhutakarmaṇā| śveto vaidarbhako rājā tadābhūdgatakalmaṣaḥ
On that occasion, O Kākutstha, it was given by him of wondrous deeds; then Śveta, the king of Vidarbha, became free of stain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition