Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 37
PdP 1 37.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच। तदद्भुततमं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा च रघुनंदनः। गौरवाद्विस्मयाच्चापि भूयः प्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे
pulastya uvāca| tadadbhutatamaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā ca raghunaṃdanaḥ| gauravādvismayāccāpi bhūyaḥ praṣṭuṃ pracakrame
Pulastya said: And having heard that most wonderful speech, the delight of the Raghus, out of respect and also out of amazement, set about asking further.
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PdP 1 37.2
राम उवाच। भगवंस्तद्वनं घोरं यत्रासौ तप्तवांस्तपः। श्वेतो वैदर्भको राजा तदद्भुतमभूत्कथं
rāma uvāca| bhagavaṃstadvanaṃ ghoraṃ yatrāsau taptavāṃstapaḥ| śveto vaidarbhako rājā tadadbhutamabhūtkathaṃ
Rāma said: Reverend sir, that terrible forest where he performed austerities — how did that wonder concerning Śveta, the king of Vidarbha, come about?
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PdP 1 37.3
विषमं तद्वनं राजा शून्यं मृगविवर्जितं। प्रविष्टस्तप आस्थातुं कथं वद महामुने
viṣamaṃ tadvanaṃ rājā śūnyaṃ mṛgavivarjitaṃ| praviṣṭastapa āsthātuṃ kathaṃ vada mahāmune
That forest was rough, empty, devoid of animals — how did the king enter it to undertake austerities? Tell (me), great sage.
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PdP 1 37.4
समंताद्योजनशतं निर्मनुष्यमभूत्कथं। भवान्कथं प्रविष्टस्तद्येन कार्येण तद्वद
samaṃtādyojanaśataṃ nirmanuṣyamabhūtkathaṃ| bhavānkathaṃ praviṣṭastadyena kāryeṇa tadvada
How did it become a hundred leagues all around without any human being? And how did your honour enter there — for what purpose? Tell that.
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PdP 1 37.5
अगस्त्य उवाच। पुरा कृतयुगे राजा मनुर्दंडधरः प्रभुः। तस्य पुत्रोथ नाम्नासीदिक्ष्वाकुरमितद्युतिः
agastya uvāca| purā kṛtayuge rājā manurdaṃḍadharaḥ prabhuḥ| tasya putrotha nāmnāsīdikṣvākuramitadyutiḥ
Agastya said: Long ago, in the Kṛta age, there was the king Manu, the wielder of the rod, the lord; and he had a son by name Ikṣvāku, of measureless splendour.
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PdP 1 37.6
तं पुत्रं पूर्वजं राज्ये निक्षिप्य भुविसंमतम्। पृथिव्यां राजवंशानां भव राजेत्युवाच ह
taṃ putraṃ pūrvajaṃ rājye nikṣipya bhuvisaṃmatam| pṛthivyāṃ rājavaṃśānāṃ bhava rājetyuvāca ha
Having installed that firstborn son, esteemed on earth, in the kingship, he said, "Be king over the royal lines on earth."
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PdP 1 37.7
तथेति च प्रतिज्ञातं पितुः पुत्रेण राघव। ततःपरमसंहृष्टः पुनस्तं प्रत्यभाषत
tatheti ca pratijñātaṃ pituḥ putreṇa rāghava| tataḥparamasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ punastaṃ pratyabhāṣata
And the son promised his father, "So be it," O Rāghava. Then, exceedingly delighted, he spoke to him again:
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PdP 1 37.8
प्रीतोस्मि परमोदार कर्मणा ते न संशयः। दंडेन च प्रजा रक्ष न च दंडमकारणम्
prītosmi paramodāra karmaṇā te na saṃśayaḥ| daṃḍena ca prajā rakṣa na ca daṃḍamakāraṇam
"I am pleased with your act, most noble one — no doubt of it. Protect the subjects with the rod, and (inflict) no punishment without cause.
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PdP 1 37.9
अपराधिषु यो दंडः पात्यते मानवैरिह। स दंडो विधिवन्मुक्तः स्वर्गं नयति पार्थिवम्
aparādhiṣu yo daṃḍaḥ pātyate mānavairiha| sa daṃḍo vidhivanmuktaḥ svargaṃ nayati pārthivam
The punishment that is here inflicted by men upon offenders — that punishment, released according to rule, leads the king to heaven.
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PdP 1 37.10
तस्माद्दण्डे महाबाहो यत्नवान्भव पुत्रक। धर्मस्ते परमो लोके कृत एवं भविष्यति
tasmāddaṇḍe mahābāho yatnavānbhava putraka| dharmaste paramo loke kṛta evaṃ bhaviṣyati
Therefore, mighty-armed one, be diligent in punishment, my son; thus your dharma, once performed, will be supreme in the world."
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PdP 1 37.11
इति तं बहुसंदिश्य मनुः पुत्रं समाधिना। जगाम त्रिदिवं हृष्टो ब्रह्मलोकमनुत्तमम्
iti taṃ bahusaṃdiśya manuḥ putraṃ samādhinā| jagāma tridivaṃ hṛṣṭo brahmalokamanuttamam
Having thus instructed his son at length, Manu, glad, went by concentration to heaven, to the unsurpassed world of Brahmā.
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PdP 1 37.12
जनयिष्ये कथं पुत्रानिति चिंतापरोऽभवत्। कर्मभिर्बहुभिस्तैस्तैस्ससुतैस्संयुतोऽभवत्
janayiṣye kathaṃ putrāniti ciṃtāparo'bhavat| karmabhirbahubhistaistaissasutaissaṃyuto'bhavat
"How shall I beget sons?" — thus he became absorbed in anxiety; and by those many rites he came to be possessed of sons.
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PdP 1 37.13
तोषयामास पुत्रैस्स पितॄन्देवसुतोपमैः। सर्वेषामुत्तमस्तेषां कनीयान्रघुनंदन
toṣayāmāsa putraissa pitṝndevasutopamaiḥ| sarveṣāmuttamasteṣāṃ kanīyānraghunaṃdana
With sons like the sons of the gods he gratified the fathers. The best of them all was the youngest, O delight of the Raghus,
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PdP 1 37.14
शूरश्च कृतविद्यश्च गुरुश्च जनपूजया। नाम तस्याथ दंडेति पिता चक्रे स बुद्धिमान्
śūraśca kṛtavidyaśca guruśca janapūjayā| nāma tasyātha daṃḍeti pitā cakre sa buddhimān
(He was) valiant and accomplished in learning, and honoured by the people as a teacher; and then his father, wise as he was, made his name "Daṇḍa."
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PdP 1 37.15
भविष्यद्दण्डपतनं शरीरे तस्य वीक्ष्य च। संपश्यमानस्तं दोषं घोरं पुत्रस्य राघव
bhaviṣyaddaṇḍapatanaṃ śarīre tasya vīkṣya ca| saṃpaśyamānastaṃ doṣaṃ ghoraṃ putrasya rāghava
And seeing that a rod (of punishment) would fall upon his body in the future, and beholding that dreadful flaw in his son, O Rāghava —
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PdP 1 37.16
स विंध्यनीलयोर्मध्ये राज्यमस्य ददौ प्रभुः। स दंडस्तत्र राजाभूद्रम्ये पर्वतमूर्द्धनि
sa viṃdhyanīlayormadhye rājyamasya dadau prabhuḥ| sa daṃḍastatra rājābhūdramye parvatamūrddhani
— the lord gave him a kingdom between the Vindhya and the Nīla (mountains); that Daṇḍa became king there, on a pleasant mountain summit.
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PdP 1 37.17
पुरं चाप्रतिमं तेन निवेशाय तथा कृतम्। नाम तस्य पुरस्याथ मधुमत्तमिति स्वयम्
puraṃ cāpratimaṃ tena niveśāya tathā kṛtam| nāma tasya purasyātha madhumattamiti svayam
And an incomparable city was made by him for habitation; and the name of that city he himself (gave) as "Madhumatta."
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PdP 1 37.18
तथादेशेन संपन्नः शूरो वासमथाकरोत्। एवं राजा स तद्राज्यं चकार सपुरोहितः
tathādeśena saṃpannaḥ śūro vāsamathākarot| evaṃ rājā sa tadrājyaṃ cakāra sapurohitaḥ
Thus furnished by the command (of his father), the hero then took up his dwelling; and so that king, together with his household priest, ruled that kingdom,
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PdP 1 37.19
प्रहृष्ट सुप्रजाकीर्णं देवराजो यथा दिवि। ततः स दंडः काकुत्स्थ बहुवर्षगणायुतम्
prahṛṣṭa suprajākīrṇaṃ devarājo yathā divi| tataḥ sa daṃḍaḥ kākutstha bahuvarṣagaṇāyutam
(a kingdom) joyful and thronged with good subjects — as the king of the gods (rules) in heaven. Then, O Kākutstha, that Daṇḍa, for many thousands of years,
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PdP 1 37.20
अकारयत्तु धर्मात्मा राज्यं निहतकंटकं। अथ काले तु कस्मिंश्चिद्राजा भार्गवमाश्रमम्
akārayattu dharmātmā rājyaṃ nihatakaṃṭakaṃ| atha kāle tu kasmiṃścidrājā bhārgavamāśramam
being righteous in soul, made his kingdom one whose thorns were destroyed. Then at a certain time the king (came) to the hermitage of the Bhārgava,
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PdP 1 37.21
रमणीयमुपाक्रामच्चैत्रमासे मनोरमे। तत्र भार्गवकन्यां तु रूपेणाप्रतिमां भुवि
ramaṇīyamupākrāmaccaitramāse manorame| tatra bhārgavakanyāṃ tu rūpeṇāpratimāṃ bhuvi
delightful (as it was) — he approached it in the charming month of Caitra; and there (he saw) the Bhārgava's daughter, unmatched on earth in beauty,
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PdP 1 37.22
विचरंतीं वनोद्देशे दंडोऽपश्यदनुत्तमाम्। उत्तुंगपीवरीं श्यामां चंद्राभवदनां शुभाम्
vicaraṃtīṃ vanoddeśe daṃḍo'paśyadanuttamām| uttuṃgapīvarīṃ śyāmāṃ caṃdrābhavadanāṃ śubhām
roaming in a tract of the forest — Daṇḍa saw her, that peerless one, tall and full-bodied, dark, her face bright as the moon, lovely,
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PdP 1 37.23
सुनासां चारुसर्वांगीं पीनोन्नतपयोधराम्। मध्ये क्षामां च विस्तीर्णां दृष्ट्वा तां कुरुते मुदम्
sunāsāṃ cārusarvāṃgīṃ pīnonnatapayodharām| madhye kṣāmāṃ ca vistīrṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ kurute mudam
with a fine nose, all her limbs graceful, her breasts full and high, slender at the waist and broad (of hip) — seeing her, he takes delight.
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PdP 1 37.24
एकवस्त्रां वने चैकां प्रथमे यौवने स्थिताम्। स तां दृष्ट्वात्वधर्मेण अनंगशरपीडितः
ekavastrāṃ vane caikāṃ prathame yauvane sthitām| sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvātvadharmeṇa anaṃgaśarapīḍitaḥ
(seeing her) in a single garment, alone in the forest, standing in her first youth — he, seeing her, unrighteously, stricken by the arrow of Anaṅga (Love),
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PdP 1 37.25
अभिगम्य सुविश्रांतां कन्यां वचनमब्रवीत्। कुतस्त्वमसि सुश्रोणि कस्य चासि सुशोभने
abhigamya suviśrāṃtāṃ kanyāṃ vacanamabravīt| kutastvamasi suśroṇi kasya cāsi suśobhane
approached and spoke a word to the maiden as she rested: "Where are you from, fair-hipped one, and whose are you, O radiant one?
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PdP 1 37.26
पीडतोहमनंगेन पृच्छामि त्वां सुशोभने। त्वया मेऽपहृतं चित्तं दर्शनादेव सुंदरि
pīḍatohamanaṃgena pṛcchāmi tvāṃ suśobhane| tvayā me'pahṛtaṃ cittaṃ darśanādeva suṃdari
I am tormented by Anaṅga; I ask you, O radiant one. My mind has been carried off by you at the mere sight (of you), O beautiful woman.
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PdP 1 37.27
इदं ते वदनं रम्यं मुनीनां चित्तहारकम्। यद्यहं न लभे भोक्तुं मृतं मामवधारय
idaṃ te vadanaṃ ramyaṃ munīnāṃ cittahārakam| yadyahaṃ na labhe bhoktuṃ mṛtaṃ māmavadhāraya
This lovely face of yours steals away the minds even of sages; if I do not obtain (you) to enjoy, consider me a dead man.
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PdP 1 37.28
त्वया हृता मम प्राणा मां जीवय सुलोचने। दासोस्मि ते वरारोहे भक्तं मां भज शोभने
tvayā hṛtā mama prāṇā māṃ jīvaya sulocane| dāsosmi te varārohe bhaktaṃ māṃ bhaja śobhane
My life-breaths have been stolen by you; make me live, O fair-eyed one. I am your slave, O you of excellent hips; favour me, your devotee, O lovely one."
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PdP 1 37.29
तस्यैवं तु ब्रुवाणस्य मदोन्मत्तस्य कामिनः। भार्गवी प्रत्युवाचेदं वचः सविनयं नृपम्
tasyaivaṃ tu bruvāṇasya madonmattasya kāminaḥ| bhārgavī pratyuvācedaṃ vacaḥ savinayaṃ nṛpam
To him, the lover, speaking thus, maddened with passion, the Bhārgava's daughter replied with these words, courteously, to the king:
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PdP 1 37.30
भार्गवस्य सुतां विद्धि शुक्रस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। अरजां नाम राजेंद्र ज्येष्ठामाश्रमवासिनः
bhārgavasya sutāṃ viddhi śukrasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ| arajāṃ nāma rājeṃdra jyeṣṭhāmāśramavāsinaḥ
"Know (me) to be the daughter of the Bhārgava Śukra, whose deeds are untiring — Arajā by name, O lord of kings, the eldest (daughter) of that dweller in the hermitage.
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PdP 1 37.31
शुक्रः पिता मे राजेंद्र त्वं च शिष्यो महात्मनः। धर्मतो भगिनी चाहं भवामि नृपनंदन
śukraḥ pitā me rājeṃdra tvaṃ ca śiṣyo mahātmanaḥ| dharmato bhaginī cāhaṃ bhavāmi nṛpanaṃdana
Śukra is my father, O lord of kings, and you are a pupil of that great soul; therefore by dharma I am your sister, O son of a king.
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PdP 1 37.32
एवंविधं वचो वक्तुं न त्वमर्हसि पार्थिव। अन्येभ्योपि सुदुष्टेभ्यो रक्ष्या चाहं सदा त्वया
evaṃvidhaṃ vaco vaktuṃ na tvamarhasi pārthiva| anyebhyopi suduṣṭebhyo rakṣyā cāhaṃ sadā tvayā
You ought not to speak words of such a kind, O prince; rather I ought always to be protected by you even from other very wicked men.
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PdP 1 37.33
क्रोधनो मे पिता रौद्रो भस्मत्वं त्वां समानयेत्। अथवा राजधर्मेणासंबंधं कुरुषे बलात्
krodhano me pitā raudro bhasmatvaṃ tvāṃ samānayet| athavā rājadharmeṇāsaṃbaṃdhaṃ kuruṣe balāt
My father is wrathful and terrible; he would reduce you to ashes. Or if, by the law of kings, you force an improper union,
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PdP 1 37.34
पितरं याचयस्व त्वं धर्मदृष्टेन कर्मणा। वरयस्व नृपश्रेष्ठ पितरं मे महाद्युतिम्
pitaraṃ yācayasva tvaṃ dharmadṛṣṭena karmaṇā| varayasva nṛpaśreṣṭha pitaraṃ me mahādyutim
(Rather,) ask my father, by an act that accords with dharma; woo (me), best of kings, (by asking) my father of great splendour.
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PdP 1 37.35
अन्यथा विपुलं दुःखं तव घोरं भवेद्ध्रुवम्। क्रुद्धो हि मे पिता सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमभिनिर्दहेत्
anyathā vipulaṃ duḥkhaṃ tava ghoraṃ bhaveddhruvam| kruddho hi me pitā sarvaṃ trailokyamabhinirdahet
Otherwise vast and terrible suffering will surely be yours; for my father, when angered, would burn up all the three worlds.
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PdP 1 37.36
ततोऽशुभं महाघोरं श्रुत्वा दंडः सुदारुणम्। प्रत्युवाच मदोन्मत्तः शिरसाभिनतः पुनः
tato'śubhaṃ mahāghoraṃ śrutvā daṃḍaḥ sudāruṇam| pratyuvāca madonmattaḥ śirasābhinataḥ punaḥ
Then Daṇḍa, having heard that most dreadful, greatly terrible (speech), maddened with intoxication, bowing his head, answered again:
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PdP 1 37.37
प्रसादं कुरु सुश्रोणि कामोन्मत्तस्य कामिनि। त्वया रुद्धा मम प्राणा विशीर्यंति शुभानने
prasādaṃ kuru suśroṇi kāmonmattasya kāmini| tvayā ruddhā mama prāṇā viśīryaṃti śubhānane
"Show favour, fair-hipped one; (to me,) maddened with desire, O passionate woman; my life-breaths, checked by you, are breaking apart, O lovely-faced one."
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PdP 1 37.38
त्वां प्राप्य वैरं मेऽत्रास्तु वधो वापि महत्तरः। भक्तं भजस्व मां भीरु त्वयि भक्तिर्हि मे परा
tvāṃ prāpya vairaṃ me'trāstu vadho vāpi mahattaraḥ| bhaktaṃ bhajasva māṃ bhīru tvayi bhaktirhi me parā
"Having won you, let there be enmity for me in this, or even a greater (fate), death; love me, your devotee, timid one, for my devotion to you is supreme."
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PdP 1 37.39
एवमुक्त्वा तु तां कन्यां बलात्संगृह्य बाहुना। अन्येन राज्ञा हस्तेन विवस्त्रा सा तथा कृता
evamuktvā tu tāṃ kanyāṃ balātsaṃgṛhya bāhunā| anyena rājñā hastena vivastrā sā tathā kṛtā
Having spoken thus, seizing that maiden by force with his arm, with his other hand the king stripped her of her clothes.
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PdP 1 37.40
अंगमंगे समाश्लेष्य मुखे चैव मुखं कृतम्। विस्फुरंतीं यथाकामं मैथुनायोपचक्रमे
aṃgamaṃge samāśleṣya mukhe caiva mukhaṃ kṛtam| visphuraṃtīṃ yathākāmaṃ maithunāyopacakrame
Pressing limb to limb, and setting his mouth on her mouth, he began the act of intercourse at his pleasure with her as she struggled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.41
तमनर्थं महाघोरं दंडः कृत्वा सुदारुणम्। नगरं स्वं जगामाशु मदोन्मत्त इव द्विपः
tamanarthaṃ mahāghoraṃ daṃḍaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam| nagaraṃ svaṃ jagāmāśu madonmatta iva dvipaḥ
Having done that most cruel, greatly terrible wrong, Daṇḍa went swiftly to his own city, like an elephant maddened with rut.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.42
भार्गवी रुदती दीना आश्रमस्याविदूरतः। प्रत्यपालयदुद्विग्ना पितरं देवसम्मितम्
bhārgavī rudatī dīnā āśramasyāvidūrataḥ| pratyapālayadudvignā pitaraṃ devasammitam
The daughter of Bhṛgu, weeping and wretched, not far from the hermitage, agitated, waited for her father, who was the equal of a god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.43
स मुहूर्तादुपस्पृश्य देवर्षिरमितद्युतिः। स्वमाश्रमं शिष्यवृतं क्षुधार्तः सन्यवर्तत
sa muhūrtādupaspṛśya devarṣiramitadyutiḥ| svamāśramaṃ śiṣyavṛtaṃ kṣudhārtaḥ sanyavartata
After a moment, having performed his ablutions, that divine sage of measureless splendour, afflicted by hunger, turned back to his own hermitage, surrounded by his disciples.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.44
सोपश्यदरजां दीनां रजसा समभिप्लुताम्। चंद्रस्य घनसंयुक्तां ज्योत्स्नामिव पराजिताम्
sopaśyadarajāṃ dīnāṃ rajasā samabhiplutām| caṃdrasya ghanasaṃyuktāṃ jyotsnāmiva parājitām
He saw her, wretched, her purity gone, drenched with dust, like the moonlight of the moon overcome, joined with clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.45
तस्य रोषः समभवत्क्षुधार्तस्य महात्मनः। निर्दहन्निव लोकांस्त्रींस्तान्शिष्यान्समुवाच ह
tasya roṣaḥ samabhavatkṣudhārtasya mahātmanaḥ| nirdahanniva lokāṃstrīṃstānśiṣyānsamuvāca ha
Rage arose in that great soul, afflicted by hunger; as if burning up the three worlds, he spoke to those disciples:
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PdP 1 37.46
पश्यध्वं विपरीतस्य दंडस्यादीर्घदर्शिनः। विपत्तिं घोरसंकाशां दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव
paśyadhvaṃ viparītasya daṃḍasyādīrghadarśinaḥ| vipattiṃ ghorasaṃkāśāṃ dīptāmagniśikhāmiva
"Behold the calamity of perverse Daṇḍa, who does not see far — a calamity of dreadful aspect, blazing like a tongue of fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.47
यन्नाशं दुर्गतिं प्राप्तस्सानुगश्च न संशयः। यस्तु दीप्तहुताशस्य अर्चिः संस्पृष्टवानिह
yannāśaṃ durgatiṃ prāptassānugaśca na saṃśayaḥ| yastu dīptahutāśasya arciḥ saṃspṛṣṭavāniha
For he has met with destruction and an evil end, together with his followers — of that there is no doubt; for he it is who here has touched the flame of the blazing fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.48
यस्मात्स कृतवान्पापमीदृशं घोरसंमितम्। तस्मात्प्राप्स्यति दुर्मेधाः पांसुवर्षमनुत्तमम्
yasmātsa kṛtavānpāpamīdṛśaṃ ghorasaṃmitam| tasmātprāpsyati durmedhāḥ pāṃsuvarṣamanuttamam
Since he has committed such a sin, of dreadful measure, therefore that fool shall meet with an utterly unsurpassed rain of dust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.49
कुराजा देशसंयुक्तः सभृत्यबलवाहनः। पापकर्मसमाचारो वधं प्राप्स्यति दुर्मतिः
kurājā deśasaṃyuktaḥ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ| pāpakarmasamācāro vadhaṃ prāpsyati durmatiḥ
That evil king, together with his land, with his servants, forces and mounts, whose conduct is the doing of evil deeds, that fool shall meet with death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.50
समंताद्योजनशतं विषयं चास्य दुर्मतेः। धुनोतु पांसुवर्षेण महता पाकशासनः1.37.
samaṃtādyojanaśataṃ viṣayaṃ cāsya durmateḥ| dhunotu pāṃsuvarṣeṇa mahatā pākaśāsanaḥ1.37.
And let the chastiser of Pāka (Indra) shake up the territory of this fool for a hundred yojanas all around with a great rain of dust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.51
सर्वसत्वानि यानीह जंगमस्थावराणि वै। सर्वेषां पांसुवर्षेण क्षयः क्षिप्रं भविष्यति
sarvasatvāni yānīha jaṃgamasthāvarāṇi vai| sarveṣāṃ pāṃsuvarṣeṇa kṣayaḥ kṣipraṃ bhaviṣyati
Whatever creatures there are here, moving and unmoving, the destruction of them all shall swiftly come about through the rain of dust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.52
दंडस्य विषयो यावत्तावत्सवनमाश्रमम्। पांसुवर्षमिवाकस्मात्सप्तरात्रं भविष्यति
daṃḍasya viṣayo yāvattāvatsavanamāśramam| pāṃsuvarṣamivākasmātsaptarātraṃ bhaviṣyati
As far as Daṇḍa's territory extends, so far, with its groves and hermitages, there shall suddenly be, as it were, a rain of dust for seven nights."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.53
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधसंतप्तस्तमाश्रमनिवासिनम्। जनं जनपदस्यांते स्थीयतामित्युवाच ह
ityuktvā krodhasaṃtaptastamāśramanivāsinam| janaṃ janapadasyāṃte sthīyatāmityuvāca ha
Having spoken thus, burning with anger, he said to the people who dwelt in that hermitage: "Let a stand be taken at the border of the country."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.54
उक्तमात्रे उशनसा आश्रमावसथो जनः। क्षिप्रं तु विषयात्तस्मात्स्थानं चक्रे च बाह्यतः
uktamātre uśanasā āśramāvasatho janaḥ| kṣipraṃ tu viṣayāttasmātsthānaṃ cakre ca bāhyataḥ
The moment Uśanas had spoken, the people dwelling in the hermitage quickly made their abode outside, away from that territory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.55
तं तथोक्त्वा मुनिजनमरजामिदमब्रवीत्। आश्रमे त्वं सुदुर्मेधे वस चेह समाहिता
taṃ tathoktvā munijanamarajāmidamabravīt| āśrame tvaṃ sudurmedhe vasa ceha samāhitā
Having spoken thus to the community of ascetics, he said this to Arajā: "You, most witless one, dwell here in the hermitage, self-controlled."
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PdP 1 37.56
इदं योजनपर्यंतमाश्रमं रुचिरप्रभम्। अरजे विरजास्तिष्ठ कालमत्र समाश्शतम्
idaṃ yojanaparyaṃtamāśramaṃ ruciraprabham| araje virajāstiṣṭha kālamatra samāśśatam
"This hermitage, extending a yojana, of lovely radiance — O Arajā, stay here free of dust (virajā) for a period of a hundred years."
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PdP 1 37.57
श्रुत्वा नियोगं विप्रर्षेररजा भार्गवी तदा। तथेति पितरं प्राह भार्गवं भृशदुःखिता
śrutvā niyogaṃ viprarṣerarajā bhārgavī tadā| tatheti pitaraṃ prāha bhārgavaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitā
Then, hearing the injunction of the brahmin sage, Arajā the daughter of Bhārgava, deeply grieved, said to her father Bhārgava, "So be it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.58
इत्युक्त्वा भार्गवो वासं तस्मादन्यमुपाक्रमत्। सप्ताहे भस्मसाद्भूतं यथोक्तं ब्रह्मवादिना
ityuktvā bhārgavo vāsaṃ tasmādanyamupākramat| saptāhe bhasmasādbhūtaṃ yathoktaṃ brahmavādinā
Having said this, Bhārgava set out from there for another dwelling. Within seven days (that land) was reduced to ashes, just as the speaker of brahman had said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.59
तस्माद्दंडस्य विषयो विंध्यशैलस्य मानुष। शप्तो ह्युशनसा राम तदाभूद्धर्षणे कृते
tasmāddaṃḍasya viṣayo viṃdhyaśailasya mānuṣa| śapto hyuśanasā rāma tadābhūddharṣaṇe kṛte
Therefore, O man, the domain of Daṇḍa, (which lay) by the Vindhya mountain — cursed by Uśanas, O Rāma — became such when the outrage had been committed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.60
ततःप्रभृति काकुत्स्थ दंडकारण्यमुच्यते। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां पृच्छसि राघव
tataḥprabhṛti kākutstha daṃḍakāraṇyamucyate| etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yanmāṃ pṛcchasi rāghava
From that time on, O Kākutstha, it is called the Daṇḍaka forest. All this that you ask me has (now) been told to you, O Rāghava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.61
संध्यामुपासितुं वीर समयो ह्यतिवर्तते। एते महर्षयो राम पूर्णकुंभाः समंततः
saṃdhyāmupāsituṃ vīra samayo hyativartate| ete maharṣayo rāma pūrṇakuṃbhāḥ samaṃtataḥ
O hero, the time for attending upon the twilight rite is slipping past. These great sages, Rāma, with their pots filled, on every side,
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PdP 1 37.62
कृतोदका नरव्याघ्र पूजयंति दिवाकरम्। सर्वैरॄषिभिरभ्यस्तैः स्तोत्रैर्ब्रह्मादिभिः कृतैः
kṛtodakā naravyāghra pūjayaṃti divākaram| sarvairṝṣibhirabhyastaiḥ stotrairbrahmādibhiḥ kṛtaiḥ
having made their water-offerings, O tiger among men, are worshipping the maker of day with hymns practised by all the seers, hymns composed by Brahmā and the others.
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PdP 1 37.63
रविरस्तंगतो राम गत्वोदकमुपस्पृश। ॠषेर्वचनमादाय रामः संध्यामुपासितुम्
ravirastaṃgato rāma gatvodakamupaspṛśa| ṝṣervacanamādāya rāmaḥ saṃdhyāmupāsitum
The sun has set, Rāma; go and touch the water. Taking the seer's word (to heart), Rāma, in order to attend upon the twilight rite,
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PdP 1 37.64
उपचक्राम तत्पुण्यं ससरोरघुनंदनः। अथ तस्मिन्वनोद्देशे रम्ये पादपशोभिते
upacakrāma tatpuṇyaṃ sasaroraghunaṃdanaḥ| atha tasminvanoddeśe ramye pādapaśobhite
the delight of the Raghus set about that holy (rite) together with the lake. Then, in that stretch of forest, delightful, graced with trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.65
नदपुण्ये गिरिवरे कोकिलाशतमंडिते। नानापक्षिरवोद्याने नानामृगसमाकुले
nadapuṇye girivare kokilāśatamaṃḍite| nānāpakṣiravodyāne nānāmṛgasamākule
holy with sound, on the excellent mountain, adorned with hundreds of cuckoos, with pleasure-groves loud with the cries of many birds, thronged with many kinds of game,
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PdP 1 37.66
सिंहव्याघ्रसमाकीर्णे नानाद्विजसमावृते। गृध्रोलूकौ प्रवसितौ बहून्वर्षगणानपि
siṃhavyāghrasamākīrṇe nānādvijasamāvṛte| gṛdhrolūkau pravasitau bahūnvarṣagaṇānapi
strewn with lions and tigers, filled with birds of many kinds — there a vulture and an owl had lived for many a year.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.67
अथोलूकस्य भवनं गृध्रः पापविनिश्चयः। ममेदमिति कृत्वाऽसौ कलहं तेन चाकरोत्
atholūkasya bhavanaṃ gṛdhraḥ pāpaviniścayaḥ| mamedamiti kṛtvā'sau kalahaṃ tena cākarot
Then the vulture, whose resolve was evil, (claimed) the owl's dwelling, saying "This is mine," and thereby picked a quarrel with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.68
राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य रामो राजीवलोचनः। तं प्रपद्यावहै शीघ्रं कस्यैतद्भवनं भवेत्
rājā sarvasya lokasya rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ| taṃ prapadyāvahai śīghraṃ kasyaitadbhavanaṃ bhavet
"Rāma the lotus-eyed is king of all the world. Let us two go to him at once for a decision as to whose this dwelling should be."
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PdP 1 37.69
गृध्रोलूकौ प्रपद्येतां जातकोपावमर्षिणौ। रामं प्रपद्यतौ शीघ्रं कलिव्याकुलचेतसौ
gṛdhrolūkau prapadyetāṃ jātakopāvamarṣiṇau| rāmaṃ prapadyatau śīghraṃ kalivyākulacetasau
The vulture and the owl went for refuge, angry and unforgiving as they were; quickly they resorted to Rāma, their minds distraught with strife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.70
तौ परस्परविद्वेषौ स्पृशतश्चरणौ तथा। अथ दृष्ट्वा राघवेंद्रं गृध्रो वचनमब्रवीत्
tau parasparavidveṣau spṛśataścaraṇau tathā| atha dṛṣṭvā rāghaveṃdraṃ gṛdhro vacanamabravīt
The two, hating each other, thus touched his feet. Then, seeing the lord of the Raghus, the vulture spoke these words:
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PdP 1 37.71
सुराणामसुराणां च त्वं प्रधानो मतो मम। बृहस्पतेश्च शुक्राच्च त्वं विशिष्टो महामतिः
surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca tvaṃ pradhāno mato mama| bṛhaspateśca śukrācca tvaṃ viśiṣṭo mahāmatiḥ
"You are, in my judgement, foremost among gods and demons; you, of great intellect, are superior to both Bṛhaspati and Śukra;
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PdP 1 37.72
परावरज्ञो भूतानां मर्त्ये शक्र इवापरः। दुर्निरीक्षो यथा सूर्यो हिमवानिव गौरवे
parāvarajño bhūtānāṃ martye śakra ivāparaḥ| durnirīkṣo yathā sūryo himavāniva gaurave
a knower of what is higher and lower among beings, like a second Śakra among mortals, hard to look upon as the sun is, like Himavat in weightiness;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.73
सागरश्चासि गांभीर्ये लोकपालो यमो ह्यसि। क्षांत्या धरण्या तुल्योसि शीघ्रत्वे ह्यनिलोपमः
sāgaraścāsi gāṃbhīrye lokapālo yamo hyasi| kṣāṃtyā dharaṇyā tulyosi śīghratve hyanilopamaḥ
in depth you are the ocean, you are indeed Yama the world-guardian; in patience you are equal to the earth, and in swiftness the wind's like;
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PdP 1 37.74
गुरुस्त्वं सर्वसंपन्नो विष्णुरूपोसि राघव। अमर्षी दुर्जयो जेता सर्वास्त्रविधिपारगः
gurustvaṃ sarvasaṃpanno viṣṇurūposi rāghava| amarṣī durjayo jetā sarvāstravidhipāragaḥ
You are the (worthy) elder, endowed with all things; you have the form of Viṣṇu, O Rāghava. You are without wrath, hard to conquer, a conqueror, and you have mastered the whole science of weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.75
शृणु त्वं मम देवेश विज्ञाप्यं नरपुंगव। ममालयं पूर्वकृतं बाहुवीर्येण वै प्रभो
śṛṇu tvaṃ mama deveśa vijñāpyaṃ narapuṃgava| mamālayaṃ pūrvakṛtaṃ bāhuvīryeṇa vai prabho
Listen, O lord of gods, to what I must report, O bull among men: my dwelling was made long ago by me, indeed by the strength of my arms, O master.
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PdP 1 37.76
उलूको हरते राजंस्त्वत्समीपे विशेषतः। ईदृशोयं दुराचारस्त्वदाज्ञा लंघको नृप
ulūko harate rājaṃstvatsamīpe viśeṣataḥ| īdṛśoyaṃ durācārastvadājñā laṃghako nṛpa
The owl carries it off, O king — and this right in your presence, of all places. Such is this evil-doer, a transgressor of your command, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.77
प्राणांतिकेन दंडेन राम शासितुमर्हसि। एवमुक्ते तु गृध्रेण उलूको वाक्यमब्रवीत्
prāṇāṃtikena daṃḍena rāma śāsitumarhasi| evamukte tu gṛdhreṇa ulūko vākyamabravīt
You ought to punish (him), Rāma, with a punishment that ends his life. When the vulture had spoken thus, the owl uttered these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.78
शृणु देव मम ज्ञाप्यमेकचित्तो नराधिप। सोमाच्छक्राच्च सूर्याच्च धनदाच्च यमात्तथा
śṛṇu deva mama jñāpyamekacitto narādhipa| somācchakrācca sūryācca dhanadācca yamāttathā
Listen, O god, with single mind, to what I must declare, O ruler of men: from Soma, from Śakra, from the Sun, from the Giver of Wealth, and from Yama—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.79
जायते वै नृपो राम किंचिद्भवति मानुषः। त्वं तु सर्वमयो देवो नारायणपरायणः
jāyate vai nṛpo rāma kiṃcidbhavati mānuṣaḥ| tvaṃ tu sarvamayo devo nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ
—a king is born, Rāma; only in some part is he human. But you are a god comprising all, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.80
प्रोच्यते सोमता राजन्सम्यक्कार्ये विचारिते। सम्यग्रक्षसि तापेभ्यस्तमोघ्नो हि यतो भवान्
procyate somatā rājansamyakkārye vicārite| samyagrakṣasi tāpebhyastamoghno hi yato bhavān
Your being-Soma is spoken of, O king, when the matter is rightly considered: you protect (us) well from torments, since you are a destroyer of darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.81
दोषे दंडात्प्रजानां त्वं यतः पापभयापहः। दाता प्रहर्ता गोप्ता च तेनेंद्र इव नो भवान्
doṣe daṃḍātprajānāṃ tvaṃ yataḥ pāpabhayāpahaḥ| dātā prahartā goptā ca teneṃdra iva no bhavān
Since, by punishment upon fault, you are the remover of the subjects' fear of sin, and are a giver, a striker, and a protector, therefore you are for us like Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.82
अधृष्यः सर्वभूतेषु तेजसा चानलो मतः। अभीक्ष्णं तपसे पापांस्तेन त्वं राम भास्करः
adhṛṣyaḥ sarvabhūteṣu tejasā cānalo mataḥ| abhīkṣṇaṃ tapase pāpāṃstena tvaṃ rāma bhāskaraḥ
Unassailable among all beings, and by your fiery energy reckoned as Fire; since you continually scorch the wicked, you, Rāma, are the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.83
साक्षाद्वित्तेशतुल्यस्त्वमथवा धनदाधिकः। चित्तायत्ता तु पत्नीश्रीर्नित्यं ते राजसत्तम
sākṣādvitteśatulyastvamathavā dhanadādhikaḥ| cittāyattā tu patnīśrīrnityaṃ te rājasattama
You are the very equal of the Lord of Wealth, or rather greater than the Giver of Wealth; and Śrī, your consort, is ever subject to your mind, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.84
धनदस्य तु कोशेन धनदस्तेन वैभवान्। समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च
dhanadasya tu kośena dhanadastena vaibhavān| samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca
But by (your) treasury (you are) the Giver of Wealth; by that (you are) Kubera, sir. You are equal toward all beings, both the unmoving and the moving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.85
शत्रौ मित्रे च ते दृष्टिः समंताद्याति राघव। धर्मेण शासनं नित्यं व्यवहारविधिक्रमैः
śatrau mitre ca te dṛṣṭiḥ samaṃtādyāti rāghava| dharmeṇa śāsanaṃ nityaṃ vyavahāravidhikramaiḥ
Your gaze goes evenly upon enemy and friend alike, O Rāghava; your rule is always by dharma, through the procedures of legal practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.86
यस्य रुष्यसि वै राम मृत्युस्तस्याभिधीयते। गीयसे तेन वै राजन्यम इत्यभिविश्रुतः
yasya ruṣyasi vai rāma mṛtyustasyābhidhīyate| gīyase tena vai rājanyama ityabhiviśrutaḥ
He at whom you grow angry, Rāma — death is declared for him; therefore you are sung of, O king, being renowned as 'Yama'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.87
यश्चासौ मानुषो भावो भवतो नृपसत्तम। आनृशंस्यपरो राजा सर्वेषु कृपयान्वितः
yaścāsau mānuṣo bhāvo bhavato nṛpasattama| ānṛśaṃsyaparo rājā sarveṣu kṛpayānvitaḥ
And that human nature of yours, O best of kings: a king intent above all on non-cruelty, filled with compassion toward all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.88
दुर्बलस्य त्वनाथस्य राजा भवति वै बलम्। अचक्षुषो भवेच्चक्षुरमतेषु मतिर्भवेत्
durbalasya tvanāthasya rājā bhavati vai balam| acakṣuṣo bhaveccakṣuramateṣu matirbhavet
For the weak and the protectorless the king becomes their strength; he becomes an eye for the eyeless, and becomes intelligence among the witless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.89
अस्माकमपि नाथस्त्वं श्रूयतां मम धार्मिक। भवता तत्र मंतव्यं यथैते किल पक्षिणः
asmākamapi nāthastvaṃ śrūyatāṃ mama dhārmika| bhavatā tatra maṃtavyaṃ yathaite kila pakṣiṇaḥ
You are our protector too; let me be heard, O righteous one. In this matter you must consider how these birds (behave).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.90
योस्मन्नाथः स पक्षींद्रो भवतो विनियोज्यकः। अस्वाम्यं देव नास्माकं सन्निधौ भवतः प्रभो
yosmannāthaḥ sa pakṣīṃdro bhavato viniyojyakaḥ| asvāmyaṃ deva nāsmākaṃ sannidhau bhavataḥ prabho
He who is our lord, that king of birds, is one to be appointed by you; there is no lordlessness for us, O god, in your presence, O master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.91
भवतैव कृतं पूर्वं भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम्। ममालयप्रविष्टस्तु गृध्रो मां बाधते नृप
bhavataiva kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham| mamālayapraviṣṭastu gṛdhro māṃ bādhate nṛpa
By you alone was the fourfold host of beings made in the beginning; yet the vulture, having entered my dwelling, harasses me, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.92
भवान्देवमनुष्येषु शास्ता वै नरपुंगव। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वै रामः सचिवानाह्वयत्स्वयम्
bhavāndevamanuṣyeṣu śāstā vai narapuṃgava| etacchrutvā tu vai rāmaḥ sacivānāhvayatsvayam
You are indeed the chastiser among gods and men, O bull among men. Hearing this, Rāma himself summoned his counsellors:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.93
विष्टिर्जयंतो विजयः सिद्धार्थो राष्ट्रवर्धनः। अशोको धर्मपालश्च सुमंत्रश्च महाबलः
viṣṭirjayaṃto vijayaḥ siddhārtho rāṣṭravardhanaḥ| aśoko dharmapālaśca sumaṃtraśca mahābalaḥ
Viṣṭi, Jayanta, Vijaya, Siddhārtha, Rāṣṭravardhana, Aśoka, Dharmapāla, and Sumantra of great strength—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.94
एते रामस्य सचिवा राज्ञो दशरथस्य च। नीतियुक्ता महात्मानः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः
ete rāmasya sacivā rājño daśarathasya ca| nītiyuktā mahātmānaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ
These were the counsellors of Rāma and of King Daśaratha: versed in statecraft, great of soul, skilled in all the sciences,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.95
सुशांताश्च कुलीनाश्च नये मंत्रे च कोविदाः। तानाहूय स धर्मात्मा पुष्पकादवरुह्य च
suśāṃtāśca kulīnāśca naye maṃtre ca kovidāḥ| tānāhūya sa dharmātmā puṣpakādavaruhya ca
very calm, of good family, expert in policy and in counsel. Having summoned them, that righteous one, and having descended from the Puṣpaka (chariot),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.96
गृध्रोलूकौ विवदंतौ पृच्छति स्म रघूत्तमः। कति वर्षाणि भो गृध्र तवेदं निलयं कृतं
gṛdhrolūkau vivadaṃtau pṛcchati sma raghūttamaḥ| kati varṣāṇi bho gṛdhra tavedaṃ nilayaṃ kṛtaṃ
the best of the Raghus questioned the vulture and the owl, who were disputing: "How many years, O vulture, has this dwelling of yours been made?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.97
एतन्मे कौतुकं ब्रूहि यदि जानासि तत्त्वतः। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो गृध्रो बभाषे राघवं स्थितं
etanme kautukaṃ brūhi yadi jānāsi tattvataḥ| etacchrutvā vaco gṛdhro babhāṣe rāghavaṃ sthitaṃ
"Tell me this curiosity (of mine), if you know it truly." Hearing this speech, the vulture spoke to Rāghava, who stood (there):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.98
इयं वसुमती राम मानुषैर्बहुबाहुभिः। उच्छ्रितैराचिता सर्वा तदाप्रभृति मद्गृहं
iyaṃ vasumatī rāma mānuṣairbahubāhubhiḥ| ucchritairācitā sarvā tadāprabhṛti madgṛhaṃ
"When this earth, Rāma, was covered all over with men of many arms, uplifted—from that time onward it has been my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.99
उलूकस्त्वब्रवीद्रामं पादपैरुपशोभिता। यदैव पृथिवी राजंस्तदाप्रभृति मे गृहं
ulūkastvabravīdrāmaṃ pādapairupaśobhitā| yadaiva pṛthivī rājaṃstadāprabhṛti me gṛhaṃ
But the owl said to Rāma: "From the very time that the earth was adorned with trees, O king—from then onward it has been my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.100
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु रामो वै सभासद उवाचह। न सा सभा यत्र न संति वृद्धा वृद्धा न ते ये न वदंति धर्मं1.37.
etacchrutvā tu rāmo vai sabhāsada uvācaha| na sā sabhā yatra na saṃti vṛddhā vṛddhā na te ye na vadaṃti dharmaṃ1.37.
Hearing this, Rāma said to those seated in the assembly: "That is no assembly where there are no elders; they are not elders who do not declare the dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.101
नासौ धर्मो यत्र न चास्ति सत्यं न तत्सत्यं यच्छलमभ्युपैति। ये तु सभ्याः सभां गत्वा तूष्णीं ध्यायंत आसते
nāsau dharmo yatra na cāsti satyaṃ na tatsatyaṃ yacchalamabhyupaiti| ye tu sabhyāḥ sabhāṃ gatvā tūṣṇīṃ dhyāyaṃta āsate
That is not dharma wherein there is no truth; that is not truth which resorts to deceit. But those members of the assembly who, having gone to the assembly, sit silent, brooding,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.102
यथाप्राप्तं न ब्रुवते सर्वे तेऽनृतवादिनः। न वक्ति च श्रुतं यश्च कामात्क्रोधात्तथा भयात्
yathāprāptaṃ na bruvate sarve te'nṛtavādinaḥ| na vakti ca śrutaṃ yaśca kāmātkrodhāttathā bhayāt
and do not speak as the case stands—all of them are speakers of untruth. And he who does not tell what he has heard, out of desire, out of anger, or out of fear—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.103
सहस्रं वारुणाः पाशाः प्रतिमुंचंति तं नरं। तेषां संवत्सरे पूर्णे पाश एकः प्रमुच्यते
sahasraṃ vāruṇāḥ pāśāḥ pratimuṃcaṃti taṃ naraṃ| teṣāṃ saṃvatsare pūrṇe pāśa ekaḥ pramucyate
a thousand nooses of Varuṇa bind that man fast; of these, when a full year has passed, one noose is released.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.104
तस्मात्सत्यं तु वक्तव्यं जानता सत्यमंजसा। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु सचिवा राममेवाब्रुवंस्तदा
tasmātsatyaṃ tu vaktavyaṃ jānatā satyamaṃjasā| etacchrutvā tu sacivā rāmamevābruvaṃstadā
Therefore the truth is to be spoken, straightforwardly, by one who knows the truth." Hearing this, the counsellors then said to Rāma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.105
उलूकः शोभते राजन्न तु गृध्रो महामते। त्वं प्रमाणं महाराज राजा हि परमा गतिः
ulūkaḥ śobhate rājanna tu gṛdhro mahāmate| tvaṃ pramāṇaṃ mahārāja rājā hi paramā gatiḥ
"The owl stands out (as right), O king, and not the vulture, O great-minded one; you are the authority, great king, for the king is the highest recourse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.106
राजमूलाः प्रजाः सर्वा राजा धर्मः सनातनः। शास्ता राजा नृणां येषां न ते गच्छंति दुर्गतिम्
rājamūlāḥ prajāḥ sarvā rājā dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ| śāstā rājā nṛṇāṃ yeṣāṃ na te gacchaṃti durgatim
All subjects have the king as their root; the king is the eternal dharma. Those men whose chastiser is the king do not go to an evil state,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.107
वैवस्वतेन मुक्ताश्च भवंति पुरुषोत्तमाः। सचिवानां वचः श्रुत्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत्
vaivasvatena muktāśca bhavaṃti puruṣottamāḥ| sacivānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā rāmo vacanamabravīt
and, released by the son of Vivasvat (Yama), those best of men become (free)." Hearing the counsellors' speech, Rāma spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.108
श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि पुराणं यदुदाहृतं। द्यौः सचंद्रार्कनक्षत्रा सपर्वतमहीद्रुमम्
śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi purāṇaṃ yadudāhṛtaṃ| dyauḥ sacaṃdrārkanakṣatrā saparvatamahīdrumam
"Let it be heard—I shall relate the ancient tale as it has been told. The sky with moon, sun and stars, together with the mountains, the earth and the trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.109
सलिलार्णवसंमग्नं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरं। एकमेव तदा ह्यासीत्सर्वमेकमिवांबरं
salilārṇavasaṃmagnaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaraṃ| ekameva tadā hyāsītsarvamekamivāṃbaraṃ
the three worlds with all that moves and does not move, were sunk in the ocean of water; then all was one alone, as it were a single sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.110
पुनर्भूः सह लक्ष्म्या च विष्णोर्जठरमाविशत्। तां निगृह्य महातेजाः प्रविश्य सलिलार्णवं
punarbhūḥ saha lakṣmyā ca viṣṇorjaṭharamāviśat| tāṃ nigṛhya mahātejāḥ praviśya salilārṇavaṃ
Again the Earth, together with Lakṣmī, entered the belly of Viṣṇu. Having seized her, the greatly radiant one, entering the ocean of water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.111
सुष्वाप हि कृतात्मा स बहुवर्षशतान्यपि। विष्णौ सुप्ते ततो ब्रह्मा विवेश जठरं ततः
suṣvāpa hi kṛtātmā sa bahuvarṣaśatānyapi| viṣṇau supte tato brahmā viveśa jaṭharaṃ tataḥ
slept—he of perfected self—for many hundreds of years. When Viṣṇu was asleep, then Brahmā entered his belly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.112
बहुस्रोतं च तं ज्ञात्वा महायोगी समाविशत्। नाभ्यां विष्णोः समुद्भूतं पद्मं हेमविभूषितं
bahusrotaṃ ca taṃ jñātvā mahāyogī samāviśat| nābhyāṃ viṣṇoḥ samudbhūtaṃ padmaṃ hemavibhūṣitaṃ
And knowing it to have many channels, the great yogin entered it. From Viṣṇu's navel a lotus arose, adorned with gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.113
स तु निर्गम्य वै ब्रह्मा योगी भूत्वा महाप्रभुः। सिसृक्षुः पृथिवीं वायुं पर्वतांश्च महीरुहान्
sa tu nirgamya vai brahmā yogī bhūtvā mahāprabhuḥ| sisṛkṣuḥ pṛthivīṃ vāyuṃ parvatāṃśca mahīruhān
And Brahmā, coming out, becoming a yogin, the great lord, wished to create the earth, the wind, the mountains and the trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.114
तदंतराः प्रजाः सर्वा मानुषांश्च सरीसृपान्। जरायुजाण्डजान्सर्वान्ससर्ज स महातपाः
tadaṃtarāḥ prajāḥ sarvā mānuṣāṃśca sarīsṛpān| jarāyujāṇḍajānsarvānsasarja sa mahātapāḥ
All the creatures contained within that, and men and creeping things, all the womb-born and the egg-born — these he of great austerity created.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.115
तस्य गात्रसमुत्पन्नः कैटभो मधुना सह। दानवौ तौ महावीर्यौ घोरौ लब्धवरौ तदा
tasya gātrasamutpannaḥ kaiṭabho madhunā saha| dānavau tau mahāvīryau ghorau labdhavarau tadā
Arisen from his body was Kaiṭabha together with Madhu — those two dānavas of great strength, terrible, who had then obtained boons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.116
दृष्ट्वा प्रजापतिं तत्र क्रोधाविष्टावुभौ नृप। वेगेन महता भोक्तुं स्वयंभुवमधावतां
dṛṣṭvā prajāpatiṃ tatra krodhāviṣṭāvubhau nṛpa| vegena mahatā bhoktuṃ svayaṃbhuvamadhāvatāṃ
Seeing the Lord of creatures there, both, seized with rage, O king, rushed with great speed upon the Self-born in order to devour (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.117
दृष्ट्वा सत्वानि सर्वाणि निस्सरन्ति पृथक्पृथक्। ब्रह्मणा संस्तुतो विष्णुर्हत्वा तौ मधुकैटभौ
dṛṣṭvā satvāni sarvāṇi nissaranti pṛthakpṛthak| brahmaṇā saṃstuto viṣṇurhatvā tau madhukaiṭabhau
Seeing all beings streaming forth one by one, Viṣṇu, praised by Brahmā, slew those two, Madhu and Kaiṭabha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.118
पृथिवीं वर्धयामास स्थित्यर्थं मेदसा तयोः। मेदोगंधा तु धरणी मेदिनीत्यभिधां गता
pṛthivīṃ vardhayāmāsa sthityarthaṃ medasā tayoḥ| medogaṃdhā tu dharaṇī medinītyabhidhāṃ gatā
and made the earth grow with the fat of those two, for the sake of (its) stability; and the earth, having the smell of fat (medas), came by the name Medinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.119
तस्माद्गृध्रस्त्वसत्यो वै पापकर्मापरालयम्। स्वीयं करोति पापात्मा दण्डनीयो न संशयः
tasmādgṛdhrastvasatyo vai pāpakarmāparālayam| svīyaṃ karoti pāpātmā daṇḍanīyo na saṃśayaḥ
Therefore the vulture is indeed untruthful; the evil-souled one, of sinful deeds, makes another's dwelling his own — he deserves punishment, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.120
ततोऽशरीरिणीवाणी अंतरिक्षात्प्रभाषते। मा वधी राम गृध्रं त्वं पूर्वंदग्धं तपोबलात्
tato'śarīriṇīvāṇī aṃtarikṣātprabhāṣate| mā vadhī rāma gṛdhraṃ tvaṃ pūrvaṃdagdhaṃ tapobalāt
Then a voice, as of one without a body, speaks from the sky: "Do not slay the vulture, Rāma; he was formerly burnt by the power of asceticism.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.121
पुरा गौतम दग्धोऽयं प्रजानाथो जनेश्वर। ब्रह्मदत्तस्तु नामैष शूरः सत्यव्रतः शुचिः
purā gautama dagdho'yaṃ prajānātho janeśvara| brahmadattastu nāmaiṣa śūraḥ satyavrataḥ śuciḥ
Long ago, O lord of men, this lord of subjects was burnt by Gautama; his name is Brahmadatta, a hero, devoted to truth, pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.122
गृहमागत्य विप्रर्षेर्भोजनं प्रत्ययाचत। साग्रं वर्षशतं चैव भुक्तवान्नृपसत्तम
gṛhamāgatya viprarṣerbhojanaṃ pratyayācata| sāgraṃ varṣaśataṃ caiva bhuktavānnṛpasattama
Having come to the house of the brahmin sage, he asked for food; and he ate there a full hundred years and more, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.123
ब्रह्मदत्तस्य वै तस्य पाद्यमर्घ्यं स्वयं ततः। आत्मनैवाकरोत्सम्यग्भोजनार्थं महाद्युते
brahmadattasya vai tasya pādyamarghyaṃ svayaṃ tataḥ| ātmanaivākarotsamyagbhojanārthaṃ mahādyute
Then, for that Brahmadatta, (the sage) himself, in person, duly performed the water for the feet and the guest-offering, for the sake of the meal, O greatly radiant one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.124
समाविश्य गृहं तस्य आहारे तु महात्मनः। नारीं पूर्णस्तनीं दृष्ट्वा हस्तेनाथ परामृशत्
samāviśya gṛhaṃ tasya āhāre tu mahātmanaḥ| nārīṃ pūrṇastanīṃ dṛṣṭvā hastenātha parāmṛśat
Having entered the house of that great-souled one, at the meal, seeing a woman with full breasts, he then touched (her) with his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.125
अथ क्रुद्धेन मुनिना शापो दत्तः सुदारुणः। गृध्रत्वं गच्छ वै मूढ राजा मुनिमथाब्रवीत्
atha kruddhena muninā śāpo dattaḥ sudāruṇaḥ| gṛdhratvaṃ gaccha vai mūḍha rājā munimathābravīt
Then by the angered sage a most dreadful curse was given: "Go to the state of a vulture, fool!" Then the king said to the sage:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.126
कृपां कुरु महाभाग शापोद्धारो भविष्यति। दयालुस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा पुनराह नराधिप
kṛpāṃ kuru mahābhāga śāpoddhāro bhaviṣyati| dayālustadvacaḥ śrutvā punarāha narādhipa
"Show mercy, greatly fortunate one; let there be a release from the curse." The compassionate one, hearing that speech, spoke again, O ruler of men:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.127
उत्पत्स्यते रघुकुले रामो नाम महायशाः। इक्ष्वाकूणां महाभागो राजा राजीवलोचनः
utpatsyate raghukule rāmo nāma mahāyaśāḥ| ikṣvākūṇāṃ mahābhāgo rājā rājīvalocanaḥ
"There will be born in the line of Raghu one named Rāma, of great fame, greatly fortunate, a king of the Ikṣvākus, lotus-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.128
तेन दृष्टो विपापस्त्वं भविता नरपुंगव। दृष्टो रामेण तच्छ्रुत्वा बभूव पृथिवीपतिः
tena dṛṣṭo vipāpastvaṃ bhavitā narapuṃgava| dṛṣṭo rāmeṇa tacchrutvā babhūva pṛthivīpatiḥ
Seen by him, you will become free of sin, O bull among men." Having heard that, the lord of the earth was (then) seen by Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.129
गृध्रत्वं त्यज्य वै शीघ्रं दिव्यगंधानुलेपनः। पुरुषो दिव्यरूपोऽसौ बभाषे तं नराधिपं
gṛdhratvaṃ tyajya vai śīghraṃ divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ| puruṣo divyarūpo'sau babhāṣe taṃ narādhipaṃ
Quickly casting off the vulture-state, anointed with divine fragrance, that man of divine form spoke to the king:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.130
साधु राघव धर्मज्ञ त्वत्प्रसादादहं विभो। विमुक्तो नरकाद्घोरादपापस्तु त्वया कृतः
sādhu rāghava dharmajña tvatprasādādahaṃ vibho| vimukto narakādghorādapāpastu tvayā kṛtaḥ
"Well done, Rāghava, knower of dharma! By your grace, O mighty one, I am released from dreadful hell, and made sinless by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.131
विसर्जितं मया गार्ध्यं नररूपी महीपतिः। उलूकं प्राह धर्मज्ञ स्वगृहं विश कौशिक
visarjitaṃ mayā gārdhyaṃ nararūpī mahīpatiḥ| ulūkaṃ prāha dharmajña svagṛhaṃ viśa kauśika
"The vulture-condition has been dismissed by me." (Then) the lord of the earth, (now) in human form —; (Rāma), the knower of dharma, said to the owl: "Enter your own house, Kauśika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.132
अहं संध्यामुपासित्वा गमिष्ये यत्र वै मुनिः। अथोदकमुपस्पृश्य संध्यामन्वास्य पश्चिमां
ahaṃ saṃdhyāmupāsitvā gamiṣye yatra vai muniḥ| athodakamupaspṛśya saṃdhyāmanvāsya paścimāṃ
I, when I have performed the twilight worship, shall go where the sage is." Then, having touched water and performed the western (evening) twilight rite,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.133
आश्रमं प्राविशद्रामः कुंभयोनेर्महात्मनः। तस्यागस्त्यो बहुगुणं फलमूलं च सादरं
āśramaṃ prāviśadrāmaḥ kuṃbhayonermahātmanaḥ| tasyāgastyo bahuguṇaṃ phalamūlaṃ ca sādaraṃ
Rāma entered the hermitage of the great-souled one born of a pot (Agastya); and Agastya respectfully (brought) him fruit and roots of many virtues,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.134
रसवंति च शाकानि भोजनार्थमुपाहरत्। सभुक्तवान्नरव्याघ्रस्तदन्नममृतोपमम्
rasavaṃti ca śākāni bhojanārthamupāharat| sabhuktavānnaravyāghrastadannamamṛtopamam
and he offered juicy vegetables for (his) meal; that tiger among men ate that food, which was like nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.135
प्रीतश्च परितुष्टश्च तां रात्रिं समुपावसत्। प्रभाते काल्यमुत्थाय कृत्वाह्निकमरिंदम
prītaśca parituṣṭaśca tāṃ rātriṃ samupāvasat| prabhāte kālyamutthāya kṛtvāhnikamariṃdama
Pleased and fully contented, he spent that night (there); rising at dawn in the early morning and performing the daily rites, O subduer of foes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.136
ॠषिं समभिचक्राम गमनाय रघूत्तमः। अभिवाद्याब्रवीद्रामो महर्षिं कुंभसंभवम्
ṝṣiṃ samabhicakrāma gamanāya raghūttamaḥ| abhivādyābravīdrāmo maharṣiṃ kuṃbhasaṃbhavam
the best of the Raghus approached the sage in order to depart; saluting him, Rāma said to the great sage born of the jar:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.137
आपृच्छे साधये ब्रह्मन्ननुज्ञातुं त्वमर्हसि। धन्योस्म्यनुगृहीतोस्मि दर्शनेन महामुने
āpṛcche sādhaye brahmannanujñātuṃ tvamarhasi| dhanyosmyanugṛhītosmi darśanena mahāmune
"I take my leave, I depart, O brahman; you should grant permission. I am blessed, I am favoured by the sight (of you), O great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.138
दिष्ट्या चाहं भविष्यामि पावनात्मा महात्मनः। एवं ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे वाक्यमद्भुतदर्शनं
diṣṭyā cāhaṃ bhaviṣyāmi pāvanātmā mahātmanaḥ| evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe vākyamadbhutadarśanaṃ
By good fortune I shall become one whose self is purified by the great one." When Kākutstha spoke thus, a speech of wondrous aspect
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.139
उवाच परमप्रीतो बाष्पनेत्रस्तपोधनः। अत्यद्भुतमिदं वाक्यं तव राम शुभाक्षरं
uvāca paramaprīto bāṣpanetrastapodhanaḥ| atyadbhutamidaṃ vākyaṃ tava rāma śubhākṣaraṃ
the ascetic rich in penance, greatly delighted, with tears in his eyes, uttered: "Most wonderful is this speech of yours, O Rāma, with its auspicious syllables,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.140
पावनं सर्वभूतानां त्वयोक्तं रघुनंदन। मुहूर्तमपि राम त्वां मैत्रेणेक्षंति ये नराः
pāvanaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tvayoktaṃ raghunaṃdana| muhūrtamapi rāma tvāṃ maitreṇekṣaṃti ye narāḥ
purifying for all beings, spoken by you, O joy of the Raghus. Those men who look upon you, Rāma, even for a moment with friendliness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.141
पावितास्सर्वसूक्तैस्ते कथ्यंते त्रिदिवौकसः। ये च त्वां घोरचक्षुर्भिरीक्षंते प्राणिनो भुवि
pāvitāssarvasūktaiste kathyaṃte tridivaukasaḥ| ye ca tvāṃ ghoracakṣurbhirīkṣaṃte prāṇino bhuvi
they are purified by all the hymns and are spoken of as dwellers in the third heaven; and those living beings on earth who look at you with cruel eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.142
ते हता ब्रह्मदंडेन सद्यो नरकगामिनः। ईदृशस्त्वं रघुश्रेष्ठ पावनः सर्वदेहिनां
te hatā brahmadaṃḍena sadyo narakagāminaḥ| īdṛśastvaṃ raghuśreṣṭha pāvanaḥ sarvadehināṃ
they, struck down by the brahman-rod, go at once to hell. Such are you, best of the Raghus, the purifier of all embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.143
कथयंतश्च लोकास्त्वां सिद्धिमेष्यंति राघव। गच्छस्वानातुरोऽविघ्नं पंथानमकुतोभयः
kathayaṃtaśca lokāstvāṃ siddhimeṣyaṃti rāghava| gacchasvānāturo'vighnaṃ paṃthānamakutobhayaḥ
And the people who speak of you will attain perfection, O Rāghava. Go untroubled, unhindered on your road, fearing nothing from any quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.144
प्रशाधि राज्यं धर्मेण गतिस्तु जगतां भवान्। एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना प्राञ्जलि प्रग्रहो नृपः
praśādhi rājyaṃ dharmeṇa gatistu jagatāṃ bhavān| evamuktastu muninā prāñjali pragraho nṛpaḥ
Rule the kingdom with righteousness; you indeed are the refuge of the worlds." Thus addressed by the sage, the king, with hands joined in reverence,
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PdP 1 37.145
अभिवादयितुं चक्रे सोऽगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम्। अभिवाद्य मुनिश्रेष्ठंस्तांश्च सर्वांस्तपोधिकान्
abhivādayituṃ cakre so'gastyamṛṣisattamam| abhivādya muniśreṣṭhaṃstāṃśca sarvāṃstapodhikān
made his salutation to Agastya, the best of seers. Having saluted the foremost of sages and all those rich in austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.146
अथारोहत्तदाव्यग्रः पुष्पकं हेमभूषितम्। तं प्रयांतं मुनिगणा आशीर्वादैस्समंततः
athārohattadāvyagraḥ puṣpakaṃ hemabhūṣitam| taṃ prayāṃtaṃ munigaṇā āśīrvādaissamaṃtataḥ
then, unperturbed, he mounted the Puṣpaka adorned with gold. As he set out, the throngs of sages on every side with benedictions
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.147
अपूपुजन्नरेंद्रं तं सहस्राक्षमिवामराः। ततोऽर्धदिवसे प्राप्ते रामः सर्वार्थकोविदः
apūpujannareṃdraṃ taṃ sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ| tato'rdhadivase prāpte rāmaḥ sarvārthakovidaḥ
honoured that lord of men, as the immortals honour the thousand-eyed (Indra). Then, when half the day had passed, Rāma, skilled in all matters,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.148
अयोध्यां प्राप्य काकुत्स्थः पद्भ्यां कक्षामवातरत्। ततो विसृज्य रुचिरं पुष्पकं कामवाहितं
ayodhyāṃ prāpya kākutsthaḥ padbhyāṃ kakṣāmavātarat| tato visṛjya ruciraṃ puṣpakaṃ kāmavāhitaṃ
reaching Ayodhyā, Kākutstha descended on foot into the enclosure; then, dismissing the lovely Puṣpaka that moves at will,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.149
कक्षांतराद्विनिष्क्रम्य द्वास्थान्राजाऽब्रवीदिदं। लक्ष्मणं भरतं चैव गच्छध्वं लघुविक्रमाः
kakṣāṃtarādviniṣkramya dvāsthānrājā'bravīdidaṃ| lakṣmaṇaṃ bharataṃ caiva gacchadhvaṃ laghuvikramāḥ
coming out from within the enclosure, the king said this to the gatekeepers: "Go, swift-footed ones, (and fetch) Lakṣmaṇa and Bharata;
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PdP 1 37.150
ममागमनमाख्याय समानयत मा चिरम्। श्रुत्वाथ भाषितं द्वास्था रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः1.37.
mamāgamanamākhyāya samānayata mā ciram| śrutvātha bhāṣitaṃ dvāsthā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ1.37.
announcing my arrival, bring them without delay." Then the gatekeepers, having heard the words of Rāma of untiring deeds,
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PdP 1 37.151
गत्वा कुमारावाहूय राघवाय न्यवदेयन्। द्वास्थैः कुमारावानीतौ राघवस्य निदेशतः
gatvā kumārāvāhūya rāghavāya nyavadeyan| dvāsthaiḥ kumārāvānītau rāghavasya nideśataḥ
went and, summoning the two princes, reported to Rāghava. The two princes were brought by the gatekeepers at Rāghava's command.
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PdP 1 37.152
दृष्ट्वा तु राघवः प्राप्तौ प्रियौ भरतलक्ष्मणौ। समालिंग्य तु रामस्तौ वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह
dṛṣṭvā tu rāghavaḥ prāptau priyau bharatalakṣmaṇau| samāliṃgya tu rāmastau vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha
Seeing his dear ones Bharata and Lakṣmaṇa arrived, Rāma embraced them both and spoke this word:
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PdP 1 37.153
कृतं मया यथातथ्यं द्विजकार्यमनुत्तमं। धर्महेतुमतो भूयः कर्तुमिच्छामि राघवौ
kṛtaṃ mayā yathātathyaṃ dvijakāryamanuttamaṃ| dharmahetumato bhūyaḥ kartumicchāmi rāghavau
"The unsurpassed task for the brahman has been duly done by me. Beyond this I wish to do a further deed that is a ground of dharma, O Rāghavas,
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PdP 1 37.154
भवद्भ्यामात्मभूताभ्यां राजसूयं क्रतूत्तमं। सहितो यष्टुमिच्छामि यत्र धर्मश्च शाश्वतः
bhavadbhyāmātmabhūtābhyāṃ rājasūyaṃ kratūttamaṃ| sahito yaṣṭumicchāmi yatra dharmaśca śāśvataḥ
Together with you two, who are my own selves, I wish to perform the Rājasūya, the best of sacrifices, in which dharma is everlasting.
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PdP 1 37.155
पुष्करस्थेन वै पूर्वं ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा। शतत्रयेण यज्ञानामिष्टं षष्ट्याधिकेन च
puṣkarasthena vai pūrvaṃ brahmaṇā lokakāriṇā| śatatrayeṇa yajñānāmiṣṭaṃ ṣaṣṭyādhikena ca
Formerly, by Brahmā the world-maker, dwelling in Puṣkara, sacrifice was performed with three hundred and sixty sacrifices.
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PdP 1 37.156
इष्ट्वा हि राजसूयेन सोमो धर्मेण धर्मवित्। प्राप्तः सर्वेषु लोकेषु कीर्तिस्थानमनुत्तमम्
iṣṭvā hi rājasūyena somo dharmeṇa dharmavit| prāptaḥ sarveṣu lokeṣu kīrtisthānamanuttamam
For by sacrificing with the Rājasūya, Soma, knower of dharma, by (his) dharma attained in all the worlds the highest station of fame.
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PdP 1 37.157
इष्ट्वा हि राजसूयेन मित्रः शत्रुनिबर्हणः। मुहूर्तेन सुशुद्धेन वरुणत्वमुपागतः
iṣṭvā hi rājasūyena mitraḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ| muhūrtena suśuddhena varuṇatvamupāgataḥ
For by sacrificing with the Rājasūya, Mitra, crusher of foes, in a single well-purified moment attained the status of Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.158
तस्माद्भवंतौ संचिंत्य कार्येस्मिन्वदतं हि तत्। भरत उवाच। त्वं धर्मः परमः साधो त्वयि सर्वा वसुंधरा
tasmādbhavaṃtau saṃciṃtya kāryesminvadataṃ hi tat| bharata uvāca| tvaṃ dharmaḥ paramaḥ sādho tvayi sarvā vasuṃdharā
Therefore let you two reflect and speak on this matter. Bharata said: You are dharma supreme, O good one; in you the whole earth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.159
प्रतिष्ठिता महाबाहो यशश्चामितविक्रम। महीपालाश्च सर्वे त्वां प्रजापतिमिवामराः
pratiṣṭhitā mahābāho yaśaścāmitavikrama| mahīpālāśca sarve tvāṃ prajāpatimivāmarāḥ
rests, O mighty-armed one, and (your) fame too, O you of immeasurable valour; and all the kings (look) to you as the immortals to Prajāpati—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.160
निरीक्षंते महात्मानो लोकनाथ तथा वयं। प्रजाश्च पितृवद्राजन्पश्यंति त्वां महामते
nirīkṣaṃte mahātmāno lokanātha tathā vayaṃ| prajāśca pitṛvadrājanpaśyaṃti tvāṃ mahāmate
those great-souled ones gaze (upon you), O lord of the world, and so do we; and the subjects too, O king, look upon you as upon a father, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.161
पृथिव्यां गतिभूतोसि प्राणिनामिह राघव। सत्वमेवंविधं यज्ञं नाहर्त्तासि परंतप
pṛthivyāṃ gatibhūtosi prāṇināmiha rāghava| satvamevaṃvidhaṃ yajñaṃ nāharttāsi paraṃtapa
On earth you are the refuge of living beings here, O Rāghava; (therefore) you should not perform a sacrifice of such a kind, O scorcher of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.162
पृथिव्यां सर्वभूतानां विनाशो दृश्यते यतः। श्रूयते राजशार्दूल सोमस्य मनुजेश्वर
pṛthivyāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ vināśo dṛśyate yataḥ| śrūyate rājaśārdūla somasya manujeśvara
Since destruction of all beings on earth is seen (from it)—it is heard, O tiger among kings, O lord of men, of Soma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.163
ज्योतिषां सुमहद्युद्धं संग्रामे तारकामये। तारा बृहस्पतेर्भार्या हृता सोमेनकामतः
jyotiṣāṃ sumahadyuddhaṃ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye| tārā bṛhaspaterbhāryā hṛtā somenakāmataḥ
the very great war of the luminaries in the battle over Tārakā (Tārakāmaya), when Tārā, Bṛhaspati's wife, was carried off by Soma against her will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.164
तत्र युद्धं महद्वृत्तं देवदानवनाशनम्। वरुणस्य क्रतौ घोरे संग्रामे मत्स्यकच्छपाः
tatra yuddhaṃ mahadvṛttaṃ devadānavanāśanam| varuṇasya kratau ghore saṃgrāme matsyakacchapāḥ
There a great war took place, destroying gods and dānavas; and at Varuṇa's sacrifice, in the dreadful battle, fishes and turtles—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.165
निवृत्ते राजशार्दूल सर्वे नष्टा जलेचराः। हरिश्चंद्रस्य यज्ञांते राजसूयस्य राघव
nivṛtte rājaśārdūla sarve naṣṭā jalecarāḥ| hariścaṃdrasya yajñāṃte rājasūyasya rāghava
when it was over, O tiger among kings, all the water-dwellers perished. And at the end of Hariścandra's sacrifice, the Rājasūya, O Rāghava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.166
आडीबकंमहद्युद्धं सर्वलोकविनाशनम्। पृथिव्यां यानि सत्वानि तिर्यग्योनिगतानि वै
āḍībakaṃmahadyuddhaṃ sarvalokavināśanam| pṛthivyāṃ yāni satvāni tiryagyonigatāni vai
(there was) the great battle of Āḍi and Baka, destroying all the worlds; whatever creatures on earth belong to the animal births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 37.167
दिव्यानां पार्थिवानां च राजसूये क्षयः श्रुतः। स त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल बुद्ध्या संचिंत्य पार्थिव
divyānāṃ pārthivānāṃ ca rājasūye kṣayaḥ śrutaḥ| sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla buddhyā saṃciṃtya pārthiva
and of the celestials and the earthly ones—destruction at the Rājasūya is heard of. So you, O tiger among men, having reflected with your intellect, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.168
प्राणिनां च हितं सौम्यं पूर्णधर्मं समाचर। भरतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राघवः प्राह सादरम्
prāṇināṃ ca hitaṃ saumyaṃ pūrṇadharmaṃ samācara| bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ prāha sādaram
practise, O gentle one, the full dharma that is the welfare of living beings. Having heard Bharata's words, Rāghava said respectfully:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.169
प्रीतोस्मि तव धर्मज्ञ वाक्येनानेन शत्रुहन्। निवर्तिता राजसूयान्मतिर्मे धर्मवत्सल
prītosmi tava dharmajña vākyenānena śatruhan| nivartitā rājasūyānmatirme dharmavatsala
I am pleased with this speech of yours, O knower of dharma, O slayer of foes; my mind is turned back from the Rājasūya, O you devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.170
पूर्णं धर्मं करिष्यामि कान्यकुब्जे च वामनम्। स्थापयिष्याम्यहं वीर सा मे ख्यातिर्दिवं गता
pūrṇaṃ dharmaṃ kariṣyāmi kānyakubje ca vāmanam| sthāpayiṣyāmyahaṃ vīra sā me khyātirdivaṃ gatā
I shall perform the full dharma, and at Kānyakubja I shall install Vāmana; that fame of mine, O hero, gone to heaven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 37.171
भविष्यति न संदेहो यथा गंगा भगीरथात्
bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho yathā gaṃgā bhagīrathāt
will come to be—there is no doubt—as the Gaṅgā (came) from Bhagīratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition