Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 47
PdP 1 47.1
नारद उवाच-। तव प्रसादतो ज्ञातो विप्रः पुण्यतमश्च यः। यथा जानामि देवेश क्रियया ब्राह्मणाधमम्
nārada uvāca-| tava prasādato jñāto vipraḥ puṇyatamaśca yaḥ| yathā jānāmi deveśa kriyayā brāhmaṇādhamam
Nārada said: By your grace the brahmin, who is the most meritorious of all, has been made known. (Tell me) how I may know, O lord of gods, the lowest of brahmins by his conduct.
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PdP 1 47.2
ब्रूहि शीघ्रं सुरश्रेष्ठ यदि प्रीतिं मयीच्छसि। ब्रह्मोवाच-। स्नानैर्दशविधैर्मुक्तस्तथैव तर्पणादिभिः
brūhi śīghraṃ suraśreṣṭha yadi prītiṃ mayīcchasi| brahmovāca-| snānairdaśavidhairmuktastathaiva tarpaṇādibhiḥ
Speak quickly, best of the gods, if you wish (to show) affection for me. Brahmā said: One who is free of the ten kinds of bathing, and likewise of the tarpaṇa offerings and the rest,
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PdP 1 47.3
संध्यासंयमहीनश्च स एव ब्राह्मणाधमः। देवपूजाव्रतैर्मुक्तो वेदविद्यादिभिस्तथा
saṃdhyāsaṃyamahīnaśca sa eva brāhmaṇādhamaḥ| devapūjāvratairmukto vedavidyādibhistathā
and who is without the twilight rites and self-restraint — he indeed is the lowest of brahmins; (so too one) free of the worship of the gods and of vows, and likewise of Vedic learning and the rest,
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PdP 1 47.4
सत्यशौचादिभिश्चैव योगज्ञानाग्नितर्पणैः। पंचस्नानानानि विप्राणां कीर्तितानि महर्षिभिः
satyaśaucādibhiścaiva yogajñānāgnitarpaṇaiḥ| paṃcasnānānāni viprāṇāṃ kīrtitāni maharṣibhiḥ
and of truth, purity and the rest, and of yoga, knowledge and the fire offerings. Five bathings for brahmins have been proclaimed by the great sages:
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PdP 1 47.5
आग्नेयं वारुणं ब्राह्मं वायव्यं दिव्यमेव च। आग्नेयं भस्मना स्नानमद्भिर्वारुणमुच्यते
āgneyaṃ vāruṇaṃ brāhmaṃ vāyavyaṃ divyameva ca| āgneyaṃ bhasmanā snānamadbhirvāruṇamucyate
the fiery, the watery, the brāhma, the airy, and the divine. The fiery bathing is with ashes; with water it is called the watery.
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PdP 1 47.6
आपोहिष्ठेति वै ब्राह्मं वायव्यं गोरजः स्मृतम्। अद्भिरातपवर्षाभिर्दिव्यं स्नानमुदाहृतम्
āpohiṣṭheti vai brāhmaṃ vāyavyaṃ gorajaḥ smṛtam| adbhirātapavarṣābhirdivyaṃ snānamudāhṛtam
With (the hymn) 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' it is the brāhma; the dust of cows is held to be the airy; with waters of rain (falling) in sunshine, the divine bathing is declared.
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PdP 1 47.7
एतैस्तु मंत्रतः स्नानात्तीर्थानां फलमाप्नुयात्। तुलसीपत्रसंलग्नं सालग्रामशिलांबु च
etaistu maṃtrataḥ snānāttīrthānāṃ phalamāpnuyāt| tulasīpatrasaṃlagnaṃ sālagrāmaśilāṃbu ca
By bathing with these, with the mantras, one would obtain the fruit of the sacred fords: water with a tulasī leaf clinging to it, and water from the śālagrāma stone,
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PdP 1 47.8
गवां शृंगोदकं चैव विप्रपादोदकं च यत्। गुरूणामेव मुख्यानां पूतात्पूतमिति स्मृतिः
gavāṃ śṛṃgodakaṃ caiva viprapādodakaṃ ca yat| gurūṇāmeva mukhyānāṃ pūtātpūtamiti smṛtiḥ
and water from the horns of cows, and the water from the feet of brahmins — of the foremost gurus indeed: that is purer than the pure, so runs the tradition.
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PdP 1 47.9
त्याग तीर्थादिभिर्यज्ञैर्व्रतहोमादिभिस्तथा। यत्फलं लभते धीरः स्नानैरेतैस्तु तत्फलम्
tyāga tīrthādibhiryajñairvratahomādibhistathā| yatphalaṃ labhate dhīraḥ snānairetaistu tatphalam
Whatever fruit the steadfast man obtains by renunciation, by the sacred fords and the rest, by sacrifices, and by vows, fire offerings and the rest — that fruit (is had) by these bathings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.10
तर्पणैश्च विनिर्मुक्तः पितॄणामेव नित्यशः। पितृहा नरकं याति संध्याहीनस्तु विप्रहा
tarpaṇaiśca vinirmuktaḥ pitṝṇāmeva nityaśaḥ| pitṛhā narakaṃ yāti saṃdhyāhīnastu viprahā
And one wholly free of the daily libations to the ancestors is a slayer of the ancestors and goes to hell; but one without the twilight rites is a slayer of brahmins.
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PdP 1 47.11
मंत्रव्रतविहीनश्च वेदविद्यागुणैरपि। यज्ञदानादिभिर्मुक्तो ब्राह्मणश्चाधमाधमः
maṃtravratavihīnaśca vedavidyāguṇairapi| yajñadānādibhirmukto brāhmaṇaścādhamādhamaḥ
And one destitute of mantras and vows, and also of the virtues of Vedic learning, free too of sacrifices, gifts and the rest — such a brahmin is the lowest of the low.
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PdP 1 47.12
यज्ञार्थका देवलका नाक्षत्रा ग्रामयाजकाः। परदाररता नित्यं पंचैते ब्राह्मणाधमाः
yajñārthakā devalakā nākṣatrā grāmayājakāḥ| paradāraratā nityaṃ paṃcaite brāhmaṇādhamāḥ
Those who make sacrifice a means of gain, temple attendants, those without (knowledge of) the stars, village sacrificers, and those constantly attached to other men's wives — these five are the lowest of brahmins.
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PdP 1 47.13
मंत्रसंस्कारहीनाश्च शुचिसंयमवर्जिताः। मोघाशिनो दुरात्मानो ब्राह्मणाश्चाधमाधमाः
maṃtrasaṃskārahīnāśca śucisaṃyamavarjitāḥ| moghāśino durātmāno brāhmaṇāścādhamādhamāḥ
And those bereft of mantras and consecrations, devoid of purity and self-control, eating to no purpose, evil-natured — such brahmins are the lowest of the low.
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PdP 1 47.14
अपि स्तेयरता मूढाः सर्वधर्मविवर्जिताः। उन्मार्गगामिनो नित्यं ब्राह्मणाश्चाधमाधमाः
api steyaratā mūḍhāḥ sarvadharmavivarjitāḥ| unmārgagāmino nityaṃ brāhmaṇāścādhamādhamāḥ
And further, those given to theft, deluded, devoid of all religious duty, always going by the wrong road — such brahmins are the lowest of the low.
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PdP 1 47.15
श्राद्धादिकर्मरहिता गुरुसेवाविवर्जिताः। अमंत्रा भिन्नमर्यादा एते सर्वाधमाधमाः
śrāddhādikarmarahitā gurusevāvivarjitāḥ| amaṃtrā bhinnamaryādā ete sarvādhamādhamāḥ
Those lacking the rites beginning with the śrāddha, devoid of service to their teacher, without mantras, transgressing the bounds — these are the lowest of all the low.
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PdP 1 47.16
असंभाष्या इमे दुष्टास्सर्वे निरयगामिनः। अमेध्यास्ते दुराचारा अपूज्याश्च समंततः
asaṃbhāṣyā ime duṣṭāssarve nirayagāminaḥ| amedhyāste durācārā apūjyāśca samaṃtataḥ
These wicked ones are not to be spoken with; all of them go to hell; they are impure, of bad conduct, and not to be honoured in any respect.
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PdP 1 47.17
खड्गोपजीविकाः प्रेष्या गोवाहनरता द्विजाः। कारुवृत्युपजीवाश्च गणवार्द्धषिकाश्च ये
khaḍgopajīvikāḥ preṣyā govāhanaratā dvijāḥ| kāruvṛtyupajīvāśca gaṇavārddhaṣikāśca ye
Twice-born men who live by the sword, who are servants, who are given to driving cattle, and those who live by the craft of artisans, and those who are usurers of a guild —
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PdP 1 47.18
बालापण्याभिचाराश्च अंत्यजाश्रयमाश्रिताः। कृतघ्नाश्च गुरुघ्नाश्च एते सर्वाधमाः स्मृताः
bālāpaṇyābhicārāśca aṃtyajāśrayamāśritāḥ| kṛtaghnāśca gurughnāśca ete sarvādhamāḥ smṛtāḥ
And those who traffic in children and practise black magic, those who have taken refuge with the lowest-born, the ungrateful and the slayers of their teachers — these are declared the lowest of all.
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PdP 1 47.19
ये चैवान्ये हताचाराः पाषंडा धर्मनिंदकाः। दूषकादेव भेदानामेते ब्रह्मद्विषो द्विजाः
ye caivānye hatācārāḥ pāṣaṃḍā dharmaniṃdakāḥ| dūṣakādeva bhedānāmete brahmadviṣo dvijāḥ
And whatever others there are whose conduct is destroyed, heretics, revilers of dharma — these twice-born, defilers of the (proper) distinctions, are haters of brahman.
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PdP 1 47.20
तथापि ब्राह्मणश्चैव न हंतव्यः कदाचन। एनं हत्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ ब्रह्महा पुरुषो भवेत्
tathāpi brāhmaṇaścaiva na haṃtavyaḥ kadācana| enaṃ hatvā dvijaśreṣṭha brahmahā puruṣo bhavet
Even so, a brahmin must never be killed; by killing him, O best of the twice-born, a man becomes a brahmin-slayer.
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PdP 1 47.21
अंत्यजातिषु म्लेच्छेषु तथा चांडालजातिषु। पतितो वान्नयोनिभ्यां न हंतव्यः कथंचन
aṃtyajātiṣu mleccheṣu tathā cāṃḍālajātiṣu| patito vānnayonibhyāṃ na haṃtavyaḥ kathaṃcana
Fallen through food and through the womb among the lowest castes, among mlecchas, and likewise among candāla castes, he is by no means to be killed.
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PdP 1 47.22
सर्वजातिस्त्रियं गत्वा सर्वाभक्ष्यस्य भक्षणात्। द्विजत्वं न विनश्येत पुण्याद्विप्रो भवेत्पुनः
sarvajātistriyaṃ gatvā sarvābhakṣyasya bhakṣaṇāt| dvijatvaṃ na vinaśyeta puṇyādvipro bhavetpunaḥ
By going in to a woman of any caste whatever, or by eating whatever is not to be eaten, twice-born status is not destroyed: through merit he becomes a brahmin again.
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PdP 1 47.23
नारद उवाच-। ईदृशं दुष्कृतं कृत्वा पश्चात्पुण्यं समाचरेत्। कां गतिं यात्यसौ विप्रः सर्वलोकपितामह
nārada uvāca-| īdṛśaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtvā paścātpuṇyaṃ samācaret| kāṃ gatiṃ yātyasau vipraḥ sarvalokapitāmaha
Nārada said: Having done such an evil deed, if he should afterwards perform meritorious acts, to what destiny does that brahmin go, O grandfather of all the worlds?
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PdP 1 47.24
ब्रह्मोवाच-। कृत्वा सर्वाणि पापानि पश्चाद्यस्तु जितेंद्रियः। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः पुनर्ब्रह्मत्वमर्हति
brahmovāca-| kṛtvā sarvāṇi pāpāni paścādyastu jiteṃdriyaḥ| mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ punarbrahmatvamarhati
Brahmā said: He who, having committed all sins, afterwards becomes master of his senses, is released from all sins and again deserves brahminhood.
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PdP 1 47.25
शृणु पुत्र कथां रम्यां विचित्रां च पुरातनीम्। कस्यचिद्ब्राह्मणस्यापि यौवनाढ्यः सुतोऽभवत्
śṛṇu putra kathāṃ ramyāṃ vicitrāṃ ca purātanīm| kasyacidbrāhmaṇasyāpi yauvanāḍhyaḥ suto'bhavat
Listen, son, to a pleasing and strange tale of old. A certain brahmin had a son endowed with the fullness of youth.
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PdP 1 47.26
ततो यौवनसंपत्तेर्मोहाच्च पूर्वकर्मणः। चांडालीमगमत्सद्यस्तस्याः प्रियतरोऽभवत्
tato yauvanasaṃpattermohācca pūrvakarmaṇaḥ| cāṃḍālīmagamatsadyastasyāḥ priyataro'bhavat
Then, through the abundance of his youth and through the delusion of former deeds, he at once went in to a candāla woman, and became her beloved.
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PdP 1 47.27
तस्यामुत्पादितास्तेन पुत्रा दुहितरस्तथा। स्वकुटुंबं परित्यज्य गृहे तस्याश्चिरं स्थितः
tasyāmutpāditāstena putrā duhitarastathā| svakuṭuṃbaṃ parityajya gṛhe tasyāściraṃ sthitaḥ
By him sons and likewise daughters were begotten upon her; abandoning his own family, he dwelt long in her house.
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PdP 1 47.28
अन्या भक्ष्यं न चाश्नाति घृणया च सुरां त्यजेत्। तमुवाच सदा सा च भक्षयान्यतरां सुराम्
anyā bhakṣyaṃ na cāśnāti ghṛṇayā ca surāṃ tyajet| tamuvāca sadā sā ca bhakṣayānyatarāṃ surām
He would not eat other food, and out of disgust would refuse liquor; and she kept saying to him: "Drink at least some liquor."
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PdP 1 47.29
तामुवाच तदा शौचं गदितुं नार्हसि प्रिये। उत्कारो जायते तस्याः श्रवणात्सततं मम
tāmuvāca tadā śaucaṃ gadituṃ nārhasi priye| utkāro jāyate tasyāḥ śravaṇātsatataṃ mama
Then he said to her: "You ought not to speak of purity, my dear; nausea always arises in me from hearing of it."
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PdP 1 47.30
एकदा स मृगान्वेषात्श्रांतः सुप्तो गृहे दिवा। गृहीत्वा सा सुरां तस्य हसित्वा च मुखे ददौ
ekadā sa mṛgānveṣātśrāṃtaḥ supto gṛhe divā| gṛhītvā sā surāṃ tasya hasitvā ca mukhe dadau
Once, exhausted from hunting deer, he lay asleep in the house by day; she took liquor and, laughing, put it into his mouth.
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PdP 1 47.31
ततो विप्रमुखादग्निः प्रजज्वाल समंततः। ज्वाला तु सकुटुबांतामदहच्च गृहं वसु
tato vipramukhādagniḥ prajajvāla samaṃtataḥ| jvālā tu sakuṭubāṃtāmadahacca gṛhaṃ vasu
Then fire blazed forth on all sides from the brahmin's mouth, and the flame burned her together with her family, and the house and the goods.
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PdP 1 47.32
हाहा कृत्वा समुत्थाय विललाप तदा द्विजः। विलापांते च जिज्ञासा समारब्धा च तेन हि
hāhā kṛtvā samutthāya vilalāpa tadā dvijaḥ| vilāpāṃte ca jijñāsā samārabdhā ca tena hi
Crying "Alas, alas!" the twice-born man rose up and lamented; and at the end of his lamentation an inquiry was begun by him.
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PdP 1 47.33
कुतश्चाग्निः समुद्भूतो गृहे दाहः कथं मम। ततः खे तमुवाचेदं तेजस्ते ब्राह्मणस्य च
kutaścāgniḥ samudbhūto gṛhe dāhaḥ kathaṃ mama| tataḥ khe tamuvācedaṃ tejaste brāhmaṇasya ca
"From where did this fire arise? How (came) the burning of my house?" Then (a voice) in the sky said this to him: "(It was) your fiery power and the brahmin's."
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PdP 1 47.34
कथिते तद्यथावृत्ते ब्राह्मणो विस्मयं गतः। विमृश्यार्थमुवाचेदं पुनः खेऽस्य हितं वचः
kathite tadyathāvṛtte brāhmaṇo vismayaṃ gataḥ| vimṛśyārthamuvācedaṃ punaḥ khe'sya hitaṃ vacaḥ
When it had been told just as it happened, the brahmin fell into astonishment; and having pondered the matter, (the voice) in the sky again spoke this beneficial word to him.
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PdP 1 47.35
विप्रणष्टं सुतेजस्ते तस्माद्धर्मचरो भव। ततो मुनिवरान्गत्वा पप्रच्छात्महितं द्विजः
vipraṇaṣṭaṃ sutejaste tasmāddharmacaro bhava| tato munivarāngatvā papracchātmahitaṃ dvijaḥ
"Your fine power has been utterly destroyed; therefore become a practiser of dharma." Then the brahmin went to the best of sages and asked about his own welfare.
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PdP 1 47.36
तमूचुर्मुनयः सर्वे दानधर्मं समाचर। ऋषय ऊचुः-। पूयंते सर्वपापेभ्यो ब्राह्मणानि यमैर्व्रतैः
tamūcurmunayaḥ sarve dānadharmaṃ samācara| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| pūyaṃte sarvapāpebhyo brāhmaṇāni yamairvrataiḥ
All the sages said to him: "Practise the dharma of giving." The seers said: "Brahmins are purified from all sins by restraints and vows."
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PdP 1 47.37
नियमान्शास्त्रदृष्टांश्च पूतत्वार्थमुपाचर। चांद्रायणांश्च कृच्छ्रांश्च तप्तकृच्छ्रान्पुनः पुनः
niyamānśāstradṛṣṭāṃśca pūtatvārthamupācara| cāṃdrāyaṇāṃśca kṛcchrāṃśca taptakṛcchrānpunaḥ punaḥ
"Observe also the observances laid down in the scriptures for the sake of purity, and the cāndrāyaṇa (fasts) and the kṛcchra (penances) and the taptakṛcchras again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.38
प्राजापत्यांश्च दिव्यांश्च दोषशोषाय सत्वरम्। गच्छ तीर्थानि पूतानि गोविंदाराधनं कुरु
prājāpatyāṃśca divyāṃśca doṣaśoṣāya satvaram| gaccha tīrthāni pūtāni goviṃdārādhanaṃ kuru
and the prājāpatya and the divine ones, for the drying up of your fault, quickly. Go to the purifying holy fords; perform worship of Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.39
क्षयमेष्यंति पापानि न चिरेण समंततः। पुण्यतीर्थप्रभावाच्च गोविंदस्य प्रभावतः
kṣayameṣyaṃti pāpāni na cireṇa samaṃtataḥ| puṇyatīrthaprabhāvācca goviṃdasya prabhāvataḥ
Your sins will come to destruction on every side before long, both by the power of the holy fords and by the power of Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.40
क्षयमेष्यंति पापानि ब्रह्मत्वं प्राप्स्यते भवान्। शृणु तात यथावृत्तं कथयामः पुरातनम्
kṣayameṣyaṃti pāpāni brahmatvaṃ prāpsyate bhavān| śṛṇu tāta yathāvṛttaṃ kathayāmaḥ purātanam
Your sins will come to destruction, and you will attain brahmin-hood. Listen, dear one: we shall tell an ancient (tale) just as it happened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.41
आहारार्थी पुरा वत्स गरुडो विनतासुतः। पतंगोपि बहिः साक्षादंडान्निस्सृत्य शावकः
āhārārthī purā vatsa garuḍo vinatāsutaḥ| pataṃgopi bahiḥ sākṣādaṃḍānnissṛtya śāvakaḥ
Formerly, my son, Garuḍa, the son of Vinatā, was seeking food; the bird, indeed, having just come out of the egg, still a fledgling,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.42
क्षुधार्थी मातरं प्राह भक्ष्यं मे दीयतामिति। ततः पर्वतसंकाशं गरुडं च महाबलम्
kṣudhārthī mātaraṃ prāha bhakṣyaṃ me dīyatāmiti| tataḥ parvatasaṃkāśaṃ garuḍaṃ ca mahābalam
tormented by hunger, said to his mother, "Let food be given to me." Then, (seeing) Garuḍa, like a mountain and of great strength—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.43
दृष्ट्वा माता महाभागा तनयं हृष्टमानसा। क्षुधां ते बाधितुं पुत्र न शक्नोमि समंततः
dṛṣṭvā mātā mahābhāgā tanayaṃ hṛṣṭamānasā| kṣudhāṃ te bādhituṃ putra na śaknomi samaṃtataḥ
seeing her son, the greatly blessed mother, with a delighted mind, (said): "I am not able, my son, to hold off your hunger by any means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.44
तव तातस्तपस्तेपे लौहित्यस्योत्तरे तटे। कश्यपो नाम धर्मात्मा साक्षाल्लोकपितामहः सुपर्ण उवाच। नारायणाद्वरो लब्धो मया च मुनिसत्तम। भयं नास्तीह मे तात सुरासुरगणादपि
tava tātastapastepe lauhityasyottare taṭe| kaśyapo nāma dharmātmā sākṣāllokapitāmahaḥ suparṇa uvāca| nārāyaṇādvaro labdho mayā ca munisattama| bhayaṃ nāstīha me tāta surāsuragaṇādapi
Your father performed austerities on the northern bank of the Lauhitya—Kaśyapa by name, whose self is dharma, in person the grandfather of the worlds." Suparṇa said: "A boon was obtained by me from Nārāyaṇa, O best of sages; I have no fear here, my dear, even from the hosts of gods and demons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.45
तत्र गच्छस्व पितरं पृच्छ कामं यथा तव। अस्योपदेशतस्तात क्षुधा ते शममेष्यति
tatra gacchasva pitaraṃ pṛccha kāmaṃ yathā tava| asyopadeśatastāta kṣudhā te śamameṣyati
"Go there, ask your father for your wish as you please; by his instruction, dear one, your hunger will come to rest."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.46
ततो मातुर्वचः श्रुत्वा वैनतेयो महाबलः। अगमत्पितुरभ्याशं समुहूर्तान्मनोजवः
tato māturvacaḥ śrutvā vainateyo mahābalaḥ| agamatpiturabhyāśaṃ samuhūrtānmanojavaḥ
Then, having heard his mother's word, the mighty son of Vinatā, swift as thought, went to his father's presence within a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.47
दृष्ट्वा तातं मुनिश्रेष्ठं ज्वलंतमिव पावकम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा वाक्यमुवाच पितरं खगः
dṛṣṭvā tātaṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ jvalaṃtamiva pāvakam| praṇamya śirasā vākyamuvāca pitaraṃ khagaḥ
Seeing his father, the best of sages, blazing like fire, the bird bowed with his head and spoke a word to his father:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.48
भक्षार्थी समनुप्राप्तः सुतोहं ते महात्मनः। क्षुधया पीडितो नाथ भक्ष्यं मे दीयतां प्रभो
bhakṣārthī samanuprāptaḥ sutohaṃ te mahātmanaḥ| kṣudhayā pīḍito nātha bhakṣyaṃ me dīyatāṃ prabho
"I have come seeking food; I am your son, (son) of you the great-souled one. I am afflicted by hunger, lord; let food be given to me, O master."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.49
ततो ध्यानं समालभ्य ज्ञात्वा तं विनतासुतं। पुत्रस्नेहाद्वचश्चेदं प्रोवाच मुनिसत्तमः
tato dhyānaṃ samālabhya jñātvā taṃ vinatāsutaṃ| putrasnehādvacaścedaṃ provāca munisattamaḥ
Then, entering meditation and recognising him as Vinatā's son, out of affection for his son the best of sages spoke this word:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.50
अनेकशतसाहस्रा निषादाः सरितांपतेः। तीरे तिष्ठंति पापिष्ठास्तान्संभक्ष्य सुखी भव1.47.
anekaśatasāhasrā niṣādāḥ saritāṃpateḥ| tīre tiṣṭhaṃti pāpiṣṭhāstānsaṃbhakṣya sukhī bhava1.47.
"Many hundreds of thousands of Niṣādas, most sinful, stand on the bank of the lord of rivers; devour them and be content.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.51
तीर्थमुत्सादयंति स्म तीर्थकाका दुरासदाः। विना विप्रं निषादेषु भक्षय त्वमलक्षितं
tīrthamutsādayaṃti sma tīrthakākā durāsadāḥ| vinā vipraṃ niṣādeṣu bhakṣaya tvamalakṣitaṃ
These crows of the holy ford, hard to approach, are ruining the ford. Among the Niṣādas devour, unnoticed, all except a brahmin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.52
इत्युक्तः प्रययौ पक्षी भक्षयामास तांस्ततः। अलक्ष्यभावो विप्रोपि गिलितस्तेन पक्षिणा
ityuktaḥ prayayau pakṣī bhakṣayāmāsa tāṃstataḥ| alakṣyabhāvo vipropi gilitastena pakṣiṇā
Thus addressed, the bird went forth and devoured them; but a brahmin too, being unrecognisable, was swallowed by that bird.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.53
स तस्य गलके गाढं लालगीति द्विजस्तदा। वमितुं गिलितुं चापि न शशाक द्विजोत्तमः
sa tasya galake gāḍhaṃ lālagīti dvijastadā| vamituṃ gilituṃ cāpi na śaśāka dvijottamaḥ
That brahmin then stuck fast in his throat, clinging tightly; and that best of brahmins was able neither to be vomited out nor to be swallowed down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.54
गत्वाथ पितरं प्राह किमेतदिति मे पितः। लग्नं मे गलके सत्वं प्रतिकर्तुं न शक्नुयां
gatvātha pitaraṃ prāha kimetaditi me pitaḥ| lagnaṃ me galake satvaṃ pratikartuṃ na śaknuyāṃ
Then he went and said to his father: "Father, what is this of mine? A being has stuck fast in my throat, and I am unable to do anything about it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.55
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कश्यपस्तमुवाच ह। मयोक्तं ते पुरा वत्स ब्राह्मणोयं न बुध्यसे
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kaśyapastamuvāca ha| mayoktaṃ te purā vatsa brāhmaṇoyaṃ na budhyase
Hearing that speech of his, Kaśyapa said to him: "It was told you by me before, child: this is a brahmin — you do not understand."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.56
इत्युक्त्वा च मुनिर्धीमान्द्विजं प्राह स धार्मिकः। आगच्छ त्वं ममासन्नं हितं ते प्रवदाम्यहं
ityuktvā ca munirdhīmāndvijaṃ prāha sa dhārmikaḥ| āgaccha tvaṃ mamāsannaṃ hitaṃ te pravadāmyahaṃ
And having said this, the wise sage, he who was righteous, said to the brahmin: "Come near to me; I will tell you what is for your good."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.57
तमुवाच तदा विप्रः कश्यपं मुनिपुंगवम्। ममैते सुहृदो नित्यं सर्वे संबंधिनः प्रियाः
tamuvāca tadā vipraḥ kaśyapaṃ munipuṃgavam| mamaite suhṛdo nityaṃ sarve saṃbaṃdhinaḥ priyāḥ
Then the brahmin said to Kaśyapa, that bull among sages: "These are always my friends, all of them dear relations of mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.58
श्वशुराः स्यालकाश्चाप्तास्सबालाश्च तथापरे। एतैः सह प्रयास्यामि निरयं चापि वा शिवम्
śvaśurāḥ syālakāścāptāssabālāśca tathāpare| etaiḥ saha prayāsyāmi nirayaṃ cāpi vā śivam
"Fathers-in-law, brothers-in-law, kinsmen, and others too along with the children — with these I will go, whether to hell or to bliss."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.59
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विस्मितः कश्यपोऽब्रवीत्। द्विजानां च कुले जातश्चांडालैः पतितो भवान्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vismitaḥ kaśyapo'bravīt| dvijānāṃ ca kule jātaścāṃḍālaiḥ patito bhavān
Hearing that speech of his, Kaśyapa said in astonishment: "Though born in a family of brahmins, you have fallen through (association with) the caṇḍālas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.60
पुरुषास्ते प्रतिष्ठंते घोरे च निरये ध्रुवम्। चिराय निष्कृतिस्तेषां नैवास्तीह कथंचन
puruṣāste pratiṣṭhaṃte ghore ca niraye dhruvam| cirāya niṣkṛtisteṣāṃ naivāstīha kathaṃcana
"Those men will surely be established in a terrible hell; for a long time there is for them no expiation here in any way whatsoever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.61
सर्वांश्चैव दुराचारांश्चांडालान्पापकारिणः। दोषांस्त्यक्त्वा नरः पश्चात्सुखी भवति नान्यथा
sarvāṃścaiva durācārāṃścāṃḍālānpāpakāriṇaḥ| doṣāṃstyaktvā naraḥ paścātsukhī bhavati nānyathā
"(Abandoning) all the caṇḍālas, evil-doers of wicked conduct — having abandoned (these) faults, a man afterwards becomes happy, and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.62
अज्ञानाद्यदि वा मोहात्कृत्वा पापं सुदारुणं। ततो धर्मं चरेद्यस्तु स गच्छेत्परमां गतिं
ajñānādyadi vā mohātkṛtvā pāpaṃ sudāruṇaṃ| tato dharmaṃ caredyastu sa gacchetparamāṃ gatiṃ
"If out of ignorance or delusion one has done a very dreadful sin, but thereafter practises dharma, he goes to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.63
पापकृन्न चरेद्धर्मं पापे कुर्यान्मतिं पुनः। शिलानावं यथारूढः सागरे संनिमज्जति
pāpakṛnna careddharmaṃ pāpe kuryānmatiṃ punaḥ| śilānāvaṃ yathārūḍhaḥ sāgare saṃnimajjati
"A sinner who does not practise dharma but again sets his mind on sin sinks in the ocean like one who has boarded a boat of stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.64
कृत्वा सर्वाणि पापानि तथा दुर्गतिसंचयं। उपशांतो भवेत्पश्चात्तं दोषं शमयिष्यति
kṛtvā sarvāṇi pāpāni tathā durgatisaṃcayaṃ| upaśāṃto bhavetpaścāttaṃ doṣaṃ śamayiṣyati
"Having committed all sins and thus a heap (leading) to an evil destiny, if one afterwards becomes calmed, he will quiet that fault."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.65
तमुवाच महाप्राज्ञं द्विजं मुनिवरोत्तमम्। यदिमां न जहातीह खगः सर्वांश्च बांधवान्
tamuvāca mahāprājñaṃ dvijaṃ munivarottamam| yadimāṃ na jahātīha khagaḥ sarvāṃśca bāṃdhavān
(The brahmin) said to that greatly wise one, best of the finest sages — the twice-born said: "If the bird here does not release me and all my kinsmen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.66
ततः प्राणं च त्यक्ष्यामि खगे मर्मावघातिनि। नोचेत्त्यजतु मे बंधून्प्रतिज्ञा मे दृढात्मनः
tataḥ prāṇaṃ ca tyakṣyāmi khage marmāvaghātini| nocettyajatu me baṃdhūnpratijñā me dṛḍhātmanaḥ
"then, when the bird crushes my vitals, I shall give up my life. If not, let him release my kinsmen — this is the vow of me, whose resolve is firm."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.67
ततस्तार्क्ष्यमुवाचेदं मुनि र्ब्रह्मवधे भयात्। उद्वमैतान्सविप्रांश्च म्लेछानेतान्समंततः
tatastārkṣyamuvācedaṃ muni rbrahmavadhe bhayāt| udvamaitānsaviprāṃśca mlechānetānsamaṃtataḥ
Then the sage, out of fear of the killing of a brahmin, said this to Tārkṣya: "Vomit these up, together with the brahmins — these barbarians — in every direction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.68
वनेषु पर्वतान्तेषु दिक्षु तान्पतगेश्वर। उद्ववाम ततः शीघ्रं दोषज्ञः पितुराज्ञया
vaneṣu parvatānteṣu dikṣu tānpatageśvara| udvavāma tataḥ śīghraṃ doṣajñaḥ piturājñayā
"(Vomit) them out in the forests, on the mountain slopes, in (all) the quarters, O lord of birds." Then, knowing the fault, he quickly vomited them out at his father's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.69
ततः सर्वेऽभवन्व्यक्ता अकेशाः श्मश्रुवर्जिताः। यवना भोजनप्रीताः किंचिच्छ्मश्रुयुताश्च ये
tataḥ sarve'bhavanvyaktā akeśāḥ śmaśruvarjitāḥ| yavanā bhojanaprītāḥ kiṃcicchmaśruyutāśca ye
Then they all became manifest: hairless and without beards, the Yavanas, fond of eating, and those who had some beard,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.70
अग्नौ च नग्नकाः पापा दक्षिणस्यामवाचकाः। घोराः प्राणिवधे प्रीता दुरात्मानो गवाशिनः
agnau ca nagnakāḥ pāpā dakṣiṇasyāmavācakāḥ| ghorāḥ prāṇivadhe prītā durātmāno gavāśinaḥ
and in the fire (southeast quarter) the naked ones, sinful; in the south the mute ones, dreadful, delighting in the killing of living beings, evil-souled, cow-eaters;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.71
नैर्ऋते कुवदाः पापा गोब्राह्मणवधोद्यताः। खर्पराः पश्चिमे पूर्वे निवसंति च दारुणाः
nairṛte kuvadāḥ pāpā gobrāhmaṇavadhodyatāḥ| kharparāḥ paścime pūrve nivasaṃti ca dāruṇāḥ
in the southwest the ill-spoken, sinful ones, bent on the slaying of cows and brahmins; in the west the Kharparas; and in the east dwell the cruel ones;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.72
वायव्यां च तुरुष्काश्च श्मश्रुपूर्णा गवाशिनः। अश्वपृष्ठसमारूढाः प्रयुद्धेष्वनिवर्तिनः
vāyavyāṃ ca turuṣkāśca śmaśrupūrṇā gavāśinaḥ| aśvapṛṣṭhasamārūḍhāḥ prayuddheṣvanivartinaḥ
and in the northwest the Turuṣkas, full-bearded, cow-eaters, mounted on the backs of horses, not turning back in battles;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.73
उत्तरस्यां च गिरयो म्लेच्छाः पर्वतवासिनः। सर्वभक्षा दुराचाराः वधबंधरताः किल
uttarasyāṃ ca girayo mlecchāḥ parvatavāsinaḥ| sarvabhakṣā durācārāḥ vadhabaṃdharatāḥ kila
And in the north (there are) mountains, and mlecchas who dwell on the mountains — eaters of everything, of evil conduct, given, it is said, to killing and imprisoning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.74
ऐशान्यां निरयास्संति कर्तॄणां वृक्षवासिनः। एते म्लेच्छा स्थिता दिक्षु घोरास्ते शस्त्रपाणयः
aiśānyāṃ nirayāssaṃti kartṝṇāṃ vṛkṣavāsinaḥ| ete mlecchā sthitā dikṣu ghorāste śastrapāṇayaḥ
In the northeast there are hells of the doers (of such deeds), (and mlecchas) who dwell in trees. These mlecchas are stationed in the (several) directions, terrible, with weapons in their hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.75
येषां च स्पर्शमात्रेण सचेलो जलमाविशेत्। एतेषां च कलौ देशेप्यकाले धर्मवर्जिते
yeṣāṃ ca sparśamātreṇa sacelo jalamāviśet| eteṣāṃ ca kalau deśepyakāle dharmavarjite
By the mere touch of whom one must enter the water together with one's clothes — and (with) these, in the Kali (age), in (that) country, and at a time not proper, devoid of dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.76
संस्पर्शं च प्रकुर्वंति वित्तलोभात्समंततः। म्लेच्छांस्तान्मोचयित्वा तु क्षुधया परिपीडितः
saṃsparśaṃ ca prakurvaṃti vittalobhātsamaṃtataḥ| mlecchāṃstānmocayitvā tu kṣudhayā paripīḍitaḥ
(people) make contact on every side out of greed for wealth. But having let those mlecchas go, (he,) sorely oppressed by hunger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.77
पुनराह द्विजस्तात क्षुधा मे बाधतेतराम्। अवदद्गरुडं तत्र कश्यपः कृपया द्रुतम्
punarāha dvijastāta kṣudhā me bādhatetarām| avadadgaruḍaṃ tatra kaśyapaḥ kṛpayā drutam
the brahmin spoke again: "Dear one, hunger torments me exceedingly." Thereupon Kaśyapa out of compassion quickly said to Garuḍa:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.78
तिष्ठंतौ विपुलौ तत्र जिघांसू गजकच्छपौ। अप्रमेयौ महासत्वौ सागरस्यैकदेशतः
tiṣṭhaṃtau vipulau tatra jighāṃsū gajakacchapau| aprameyau mahāsatvau sāgarasyaikadeśataḥ
"There stand, in one region of the ocean, two huge ones bent on killing each other, an elephant and a tortoise, immeasurable, great beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.79
तावप्सु च द्रुतं वत्स क्षुधां ते वारयिष्यतः। स पितुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा तत्र गत्वाभिपद्य तौ
tāvapsu ca drutaṃ vatsa kṣudhāṃ te vārayiṣyataḥ| sa piturvacanaṃ śrutvā tatra gatvābhipadya tau
Those two (are) in the water; quickly, child, they will ward off your hunger." Having heard his father's words, he went there and fell upon those two,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.80
नखैर्भित्वा कूर्मगजौ महासत्वौ महाजवः। खमुत्पपात तौ धृत्वा विद्युद्वेगो महाबलः
nakhairbhitvā kūrmagajau mahāsatvau mahājavaḥ| khamutpapāta tau dhṛtvā vidyudvego mahābalaḥ
and splitting the tortoise and the elephant, those great beings, with his claws, he of great speed flew up into the sky holding them, swift as lightning, of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.81
आधारतां न गच्छंति नगाश्च मंदरादयः। ततो योजनलक्षे द्वे गत्वा मारुतरंहसा
ādhāratāṃ na gacchaṃti nagāśca maṃdarādayaḥ| tato yojanalakṣe dve gatvā mārutaraṃhasā
Mountains, Mandara and the rest, cannot serve as a support (for him). Then, having gone two hundred thousand leagues with the swiftness of the wind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.82
महत्यां जंबुशाखायां निपपात महाबलः। भग्ना सा सहसा शाखा तां पतंतीं खगेश्वरः
mahatyāṃ jaṃbuśākhāyāṃ nipapāta mahābalaḥ| bhagnā sā sahasā śākhā tāṃ pataṃtīṃ khageśvaraḥ
he of great strength alighted upon a huge branch of the rose-apple tree. That branch broke off at once; and as it was falling, the lord of birds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.83
गोब्राह्मणवधाद्भीतो दधार तरसा बली। धृत्वा तां रुचिरं वेगाद्द्रवंतं खे महाबलम्
gobrāhmaṇavadhādbhīto dadhāra tarasā balī| dhṛtvā tāṃ ruciraṃ vegāddravaṃtaṃ khe mahābalam
afraid of the killing of cows and brahmins, the strong one held it fast with force. Holding that beautiful (branch), as he of great strength sped swiftly through the sky,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.84
गत्वा विष्णुरुवाचेदं नररूपधरो हरिः। कस्त्वं भ्रमसि चाकाशे किमर्थं पतगेश्वर
gatvā viṣṇuruvācedaṃ nararūpadharo hariḥ| kastvaṃ bhramasi cākāśe kimarthaṃ patageśvara
Viṣṇu, Hari, bearing a human form, came and said this: "Who are you, and why do you roam in the sky, O lord of birds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.85
विधृत्य महतीं शाखां महांतौ गजकच्छपौ। तमुवाच द्विजस्तस्मिन्नररूपधरं हरिम्
vidhṛtya mahatīṃ śākhāṃ mahāṃtau gajakacchapau| tamuvāca dvijastasminnararūpadharaṃ harim
holding fast a huge branch and the two great ones, the elephant and the tortoise?" To him, to Hari bearing a human form there, the twice-born (bird) said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.86
गरुडोहं महाबाहो खगरूपः स्वकर्मणा। कश्यपस्य मुनेस्सूनुर्विनतागर्भसंभवः
garuḍohaṃ mahābāho khagarūpaḥ svakarmaṇā| kaśyapasya munessūnurvinatāgarbhasaṃbhavaḥ
"I am Garuḍa, O mighty-armed one, in the form of a bird by my own deeds, the son of the sage Kaśyapa, born from the womb of Vinatā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.87
पश्यैतौ च महासत्वौ भक्षणार्थं मया धृतौ। न धरा च ममाधारो न वृक्षा न च पर्वताः
paśyaitau ca mahāsatvau bhakṣaṇārthaṃ mayā dhṛtau| na dharā ca mamādhāro na vṛkṣā na ca parvatāḥ
Look at these two great beings, held by me for the sake of eating. Neither the earth is a support for me, nor trees, nor mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.88
अनेकयोजनान्यूर्ध्वं दृष्ट्वा जंबूमहीरुहम्। अपतंतस्य शाखायां सहेमौ परिभक्षितुं
anekayojanānyūrdhvaṃ dṛṣṭvā jaṃbūmahīruham| apataṃtasya śākhāyāṃ sahemau paribhakṣituṃ
Seeing the great rose-apple tree many leagues high, I alighted on its branch to devour these two together;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.89
भग्ना सा सहसा शाखा तां च धृत्वा भ्रमाम्यहम्। कोटिकोटिसहस्राणां ब्राह्मणानां गवां वधात्
bhagnā sā sahasā śākhā tāṃ ca dhṛtvā bhramāmyaham| koṭikoṭisahasrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ gavāṃ vadhāt
that branch broke off at once, and holding it I roam about — from (fear of) the slaying of thousands of crores of crores of brahmins and cows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.90
भयं तत्र विषादो मे सहसा प्राविशद्बुध। किं करोमि कथं यामि को मे वेगं सहिष्यति
bhayaṃ tatra viṣādo me sahasā prāviśadbudha| kiṃ karomi kathaṃ yāmi ko me vegaṃ sahiṣyati
fear came over me there, and despair entered me suddenly, O wise one. What shall I do, where shall I go, who will bear my speed?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.91
इत्युक्ते पतगश्रेष्ठं प्रोवाचेदं हरिस्तदा। अस्मद्बाहुं समारुह्य भक्षेमौ गजकच्छपौ
ityukte patagaśreṣṭhaṃ provācedaṃ haristadā| asmadbāhuṃ samāruhya bhakṣemau gajakacchapau
When this had been said, Hari then spoke thus to the best of birds: "Mount upon my arm and eat these two, the elephant and the tortoise."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.92
गरुड उवाच-। ममाधारं न गच्छंति सागराश्च नगोत्तमाः। अथ चैवं महासत्वं कथं त्वं धारयिष्यसि
garuḍa uvāca-| mamādhāraṃ na gacchaṃti sāgarāśca nagottamāḥ| atha caivaṃ mahāsatvaṃ kathaṃ tvaṃ dhārayiṣyasi
Garuḍa said: "Neither the oceans nor the highest mountains can serve as a support for me; so then, how will you hold such a great weight?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.93
ऋते नारायणादन्यः को मां धारयितुं क्षमः। त्रैलोक्ये कः पुमांस्तिष्ठेद्यो वेगं मे सहिष्यति
ṛte nārāyaṇādanyaḥ ko māṃ dhārayituṃ kṣamaḥ| trailokye kaḥ pumāṃstiṣṭhedyo vegaṃ me sahiṣyati
"Apart from Nārāyaṇa, who else is able to bear me? What man in the three worlds could stand who would endure my speed?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.94
हरिरुवाच-। स्वकार्यमुद्धरेत्प्राज्ञः स्वकार्यं कुरु सांप्रतम्। कृत्वा कार्यं खगश्रेष्ठ विजानीषे च मां ध्रुवम्
hariruvāca-| svakāryamuddharetprājñaḥ svakāryaṃ kuru sāṃpratam| kṛtvā kāryaṃ khagaśreṣṭha vijānīṣe ca māṃ dhruvam
Hari said: "A wise man should accomplish his own task; do your own task now. Once the task is done, best of birds, you will surely know me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.95
महासत्वं च तं दृष्ट्वा विमृश्य मनसा खगः। एवमस्त्विति चोक्त्वा स पपात ह महाभुजे
mahāsatvaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā vimṛśya manasā khagaḥ| evamastviti coktvā sa papāta ha mahābhuje
And seeing that great being (of mighty strength), the bird, having pondered in his mind and having said "So be it," alighted upon (his) great arm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.96
न चचाल भुजस्तस्य सन्निपाते खगेशितुः। तत्र स्थित्वा स तां शाखां मुमोच पर्वतालये
na cacāla bhujastasya sannipāte khageśituḥ| tatra sthitvā sa tāṃ śākhāṃ mumoca parvatālaye
His arm did not stir at the descent of the lord of birds; standing there, he released that branch onto the mountain's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.97
शाखापतनमात्रेण सचराचरकानना। चचाल वसुधा चैव सागराः प्रचकंपिरे
śākhāpatanamātreṇa sacarācarakānanā| cacāla vasudhā caiva sāgarāḥ pracakaṃpire
By the mere falling of the branch, the earth with its forests and all moving and unmoving things shook, and the oceans trembled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.98
ततश्च खादितौ सत्त्वौ सहसा गजकच्छपौ। तृप्तिं न प्राप्तवान्सोपि क्षुधा तस्य न शाम्यति
tataśca khāditau sattvau sahasā gajakacchapau| tṛptiṃ na prāptavānsopi kṣudhā tasya na śāmyati
Then the two creatures, the elephant and the tortoise, were at once devoured; yet he did not attain satisfaction—his hunger was not appeased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.99
एतज्ज्ञात्वा तु गोविंदस्तमुवाच खगेश्वरम्। भुजस्य मम मांसं तु भक्षयित्वा सुखी भव
etajjñātvā tu goviṃdastamuvāca khageśvaram| bhujasya mama māṃsaṃ tu bhakṣayitvā sukhī bhava
Knowing this, Govinda said to that lord of birds: "Eat the flesh of my arm and be at ease."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.100
इत्युक्ते प्रचुरं मांसं भुजस्य तस्य तेन हि। खादितं क्षुधया पुत्र व्रणं तस्य न विद्यते1.47.
ityukte pracuraṃ māṃsaṃ bhujasya tasya tena hi| khāditaṃ kṣudhayā putra vraṇaṃ tasya na vidyate1.47.
When this was said, abundant flesh of that arm was eaten by him out of hunger, my son; yet no wound appeared on it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.101
तमुवाच महाप्राज्ञश्चराचरगुरुं हरिम्। कस्त्वं किं वा प्रियं तेद्य करिष्यामि च सांप्रतम्
tamuvāca mahāprājñaścarācaraguruṃ harim| kastvaṃ kiṃ vā priyaṃ tedya kariṣyāmi ca sāṃpratam
The greatly wise (bird) said to Hari, the teacher of all that moves and does not move: "Who are you? Or what pleasing thing shall I do for you now, today?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.102
नारायण उवाच-। विद्धि नारायणं मां हि त्वत्प्रियार्थं समागतम्। रूपं स्वं दर्शयामास प्रत्ययार्थं च तस्य वै
nārāyaṇa uvāca-| viddhi nārāyaṇaṃ māṃ hi tvatpriyārthaṃ samāgatam| rūpaṃ svaṃ darśayāmāsa pratyayārthaṃ ca tasya vai
Nārāyaṇa said: "Know me indeed as Nārāyaṇa, come for your benefit." And he showed his own form, for the sake of (the bird's) conviction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.103
पीतवस्त्रं घनश्यामं चतुर्भुजमनोहरम्। शंखचक्रगदापद्मधरं सर्वसुरेश्वरम्
pītavastraṃ ghanaśyāmaṃ caturbhujamanoharam| śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadharaṃ sarvasureśvaram
(a form) clad in yellow, dark as a rain-cloud, four-armed and lovely, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, the lord of all gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.104
तं च दृष्ट्वा गरुत्मांश्च प्रणम्य शिरसा हरिम्। प्रियं किं ते करिष्यामि वद नः पुरुषोत्तम
taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā garutmāṃśca praṇamya śirasā harim| priyaṃ kiṃ te kariṣyāmi vada naḥ puruṣottama
And Garuḍa, seeing him, having bowed with his head to Hari (said): "What pleasing thing shall I do for you? Tell us, best of persons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.105
तमब्रवीन्महातेजा देवदेवेश्वरो हरिः। भव मे वाहनं शूर सखे त्वं सार्वकालिकम्
tamabravīnmahātejā devadeveśvaro hariḥ| bhava me vāhanaṃ śūra sakhe tvaṃ sārvakālikam
To him spoke Hari of great splendour, the lord of the gods of gods: "Be my vehicle, hero; be my friend for all time."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.106
तमुवाच खगश्रेष्ठो धन्योहं विबुधेश्वर। सफलं जन्म मे नाथ त्वां च दृष्ट्वाद्य मे प्रभो
tamuvāca khagaśreṣṭho dhanyohaṃ vibudheśvara| saphalaṃ janma me nātha tvāṃ ca dṛṣṭvādya me prabho
The best of birds said to him: "I am blessed, lord of the wise ones; my birth has borne fruit, master, now that I have seen you today, O my lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.107
प्रार्थयित्वा च पितरावागमिष्यामि तेऽन्तिकम्। प्रीतो विष्णुरुवाचेदं भव त्वमजरामरः
prārthayitvā ca pitarāvāgamiṣyāmi te'ntikam| prīto viṣṇuruvācedaṃ bhava tvamajarāmaraḥ
"And having entreated my parents, I shall come to your side." Pleased, Viṣṇu said this: "Be you free of aging and death,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.108
अवध्यः सर्वभूतेभ्यः कर्म तेजश्च मत्समम्। सर्वत्र ते गतिश्चास्तु निखिलं तु सुखं ध्रुवम्
avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ karma tejaśca matsamam| sarvatra te gatiścāstu nikhilaṃ tu sukhaṃ dhruvam
"unslayable by all beings, with deeds and splendour equal to mine; let your going be everywhere, and your happiness complete and unfailing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.109
संमिलतु द्रुतं सर्वं यत्ते मनसि वर्तते। यथेष्टं प्रीतिमाहारमकष्टेन प्रलप्स्यसे
saṃmilatu drutaṃ sarvaṃ yatte manasi vartate| yatheṣṭaṃ prītimāhāramakaṣṭena pralapsyase
"Let everything that is in your mind come together swiftly; you will obtain agreeable food at will, without trouble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.110
व्यसनान्मातरं सद्यो मोचयिष्यसि नान्यथा। एवमुक्त्वा हरिः सद्यस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत
vyasanānmātaraṃ sadyo mocayiṣyasi nānyathā| evamuktvā hariḥ sadyastatraivāṃtaradhīyata
"You will at once free your mother from her distress; it will not be otherwise." Having spoken thus, Hari immediately vanished on that very spot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.111
तार्क्ष्योपि पितरं गत्वा कथयच्चाखिलं ततः। स तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टात्मा तनयं पुनरब्रवीत्
tārkṣyopi pitaraṃ gatvā kathayaccākhilaṃ tataḥ| sa tacchrutvā prahṛṣṭātmā tanayaṃ punarabravīt
Then Tārkṣya too, having gone to his father, told him all of it. Hearing that, he, his heart delighted, spoke again to his son:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.112
धन्योहं च खगश्रेष्ठ धन्या ते जननी शिवा। धन्यं क्षेत्रं कुलं चैव यस्य पुत्रस्त्वमीदृशः
dhanyohaṃ ca khagaśreṣṭha dhanyā te jananī śivā| dhanyaṃ kṣetraṃ kulaṃ caiva yasya putrastvamīdṛśaḥ
"Blessed am I, best of birds; blessed is your auspicious mother; blessed too the land and the family whose son is such as you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.113
यस्य पुत्रः कुले जातो वैष्णवः पुरुषोत्तमः। कुलकोटिं समुद्धृत्य विष्णुसायुज्यतां व्रजेत्
yasya putraḥ kule jāto vaiṣṇavaḥ puruṣottamaḥ| kulakoṭiṃ samuddhṛtya viṣṇusāyujyatāṃ vrajet
He in whose family a son is born who is a Vaiṣṇava, a most excellent man — having raised up ten million (generations of) the family, (that son) goes to union with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.114
विष्णुं यः पूजयेन्नित्यं विष्णुं ध्यायेत गायति। जपेन्मंत्रं सदा विष्णोः स्तोत्रं तस्य पठिष्यति
viṣṇuṃ yaḥ pūjayennityaṃ viṣṇuṃ dhyāyeta gāyati| japenmaṃtraṃ sadā viṣṇoḥ stotraṃ tasya paṭhiṣyati
He who worships Viṣṇu constantly, who meditates on Viṣṇu and sings (of him), who ever mutters Viṣṇu's mantra and will recite his hymn of praise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.115
प्रसादं च भजेन्नित्यमुपवासं हरेर्दिने। क्षयाच्च सर्वपापानां मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
prasādaṃ ca bhajennityamupavāsaṃ harerdine| kṣayācca sarvapāpānāṃ mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
and who ever partakes of (Viṣṇu's) prasāda and fasts on Hari's day — through the destruction of all his sins he is released; there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.116
यस्य तिष्ठति गोविंदो मानसे च सदैव हि। स एव च लभेद्दास्यं सपुण्यैः पुरुषोत्तमः
yasya tiṣṭhati goviṃdo mānase ca sadaiva hi| sa eva ca labheddāsyaṃ sapuṇyaiḥ puruṣottamaḥ
He in whose mind Govinda ever abides, he alone, that best of men, together with the meritorious, obtains servitude (to Viṣṇu).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.117
जन्मकोटिसहस्रेभ्यः कृत्वा सत्कर्मसंचयम्। क्षयाच्च सर्वपापानां विष्णोः किंकरतां व्रजेत्
janmakoṭisahasrebhyaḥ kṛtvā satkarmasaṃcayam| kṣayācca sarvapāpānāṃ viṣṇoḥ kiṃkaratāṃ vrajet
Having amassed a store of good deeds over thousands of ten millions of births, and through the destruction of all sins, he attains the state of being Viṣṇu's servant.
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PdP 1 47.118
धन्योसौ मानवो लोके विष्णोस्सादृश्यमाव्रजेत्। नित्यः सुरवरैः पूज्यो लोकनाथोऽच्युतोऽव्ययः
dhanyosau mānavo loke viṣṇossādṛśyamāvrajet| nityaḥ suravaraiḥ pūjyo lokanātho'cyuto'vyayaḥ
Blessed is that man in the world; he attains likeness to Viṣṇu — the eternal one, to be worshipped by the foremost of the gods, the lord of the worlds, unfalling, imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.119
सुप्रसन्नो भवेद्यस्य स एव पुरुषोत्तमः। तपोभिर्बहुभिर्धर्मैर्मखैर्नानाविधैरपि
suprasanno bhavedyasya sa eva puruṣottamaḥ| tapobhirbahubhirdharmairmakhairnānāvidhairapi
He with whom (Viṣṇu) becomes well pleased, he alone is the best of men. Even by many austerities, by dutiful acts, by sacrifices of many kinds,
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PdP 1 47.120
विष्णुर्न लभ्यते देवैस्त्वयासौ विप्र लभ्यते। सपत्नीव्यसनाद्धोरान्मातरं ते प्रमोचय
viṣṇurna labhyate devaistvayāsau vipra labhyate| sapatnīvyasanāddhorānmātaraṃ te pramocaya
Viṣṇu is not obtained by the gods; yet by you, brahmin, he is obtained. Release your mother from the dreadful affliction of her co-wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.121
ततो यास्यसि देवेशं कृत्वा मातुः प्रतिक्रियाम्। गृहीत्वा जनकस्याज्ञां लब्ध्वा विष्णोर्वरं महत्
tato yāsyasi deveśaṃ kṛtvā mātuḥ pratikriyām| gṛhītvā janakasyājñāṃ labdhvā viṣṇorvaraṃ mahat
Then, having made redress for your mother, having received your father's permission and obtained Viṣṇu's great boon, you will go to the lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.122
अंबापार्श्वं गतो हृष्टस्तां प्रणम्याग्रतः स्थितः। विनतोवाच-। अभवद्भोजनं तेऽद्य पुत्र दृष्टः पितापि च
aṃbāpārśvaṃ gato hṛṣṭastāṃ praṇamyāgrataḥ sthitaḥ| vinatovāca-| abhavadbhojanaṃ te'dya putra dṛṣṭaḥ pitāpi ca
Delighted, he went to his mother's side, bowed to her, and stood before her. Vinatā said: Have you had food today, son, and have you also seen your father?
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PdP 1 47.123
किमर्थं वा विलंबस्ते चिंतया व्यथिता ह्यहम्। स मातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा गरुडः प्रहसन्निव
kimarthaṃ vā vilaṃbaste ciṃtayā vyathitā hyaham| sa māturvacanaṃ śrutvā garuḍaḥ prahasanniva
Or why this delay of yours? For I am distressed with worry. Hearing his mother's words, Garuḍa, as if laughing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.124
कथयामास वृत्तांतं सा श्रुत्वा विस्मिताऽभवत्। कथं च दुःष्करं कर्म शिशुभावात्त्वया कृतम्
kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ sā śrutvā vismitā'bhavat| kathaṃ ca duḥṣkaraṃ karma śiśubhāvāttvayā kṛtam
related what had happened; hearing it she was astonished: "And how was so difficult a deed done by you, being (still) in the state of a child?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.125
धन्याहं मे कुलं धन्यं यस्त्वं विष्णुसखोऽभवः। लब्ध्वा वरं महात्मानं दृष्ट्वा मे हृष्यते मनः
dhanyāhaṃ me kulaṃ dhanyaṃ yastvaṃ viṣṇusakho'bhavaḥ| labdhvā varaṃ mahātmānaṃ dṛṣṭvā me hṛṣyate manaḥ
Blessed am I, blessed is my family, in that you have become Viṣṇu's friend. Seeing (you), who have won a great boon, my mind rejoices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.126
पौरुषेण त्वया वत्स उद्धृतं मे कुलद्वयम्। सुपर्ण उवाच-। मातः किं ते करिष्यामि प्रियमेव तदुच्यताम्
pauruṣeṇa tvayā vatsa uddhṛtaṃ me kuladvayam| suparṇa uvāca-| mātaḥ kiṃ te kariṣyāmi priyameva taducyatām
By your manly strength, child, my two families have been raised up. Suparṇa said: Mother, what shall I do for you? Let that very thing which pleases you be told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.127
कार्यं कृत्वाथ यास्यामि पार्श्वं नारायणस्य च। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु सा प्राह गरुडं विनता सती
kāryaṃ kṛtvātha yāsyāmi pārśvaṃ nārāyaṇasya ca| etacchrutvā tu sā prāha garuḍaṃ vinatā satī
Having done the task, I shall then go to Nārāyaṇa's side. Hearing this, the good lady Vinatā said to Garuḍa:
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PdP 1 47.128
महद्दुःखं च मे चास्ति कुरु तात प्रतिक्रियाम्। भगिनी मे सपत्नी सा पणितहं तया पुरा
mahadduḥkhaṃ ca me cāsti kuru tāta pratikriyām| bhaginī me sapatnī sā paṇitahaṃ tayā purā
There is a great sorrow of mine; make redress for it, dear son. She is my sister and my co-wife; formerly I was wagered by her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.129
तस्या दास्यमहं प्राप्ता कस्तारयति मामितः। कृष्णं कृत्वा विषैरश्वं तस्याः पुत्रैर्महोरगैः
tasyā dāsyamahaṃ prāptā kastārayati māmitaḥ| kṛṣṇaṃ kṛtvā viṣairaśvaṃ tasyāḥ putrairmahoragaiḥ
I have fallen into servitude to her; who will carry me across from this? Having made the horse black with poisons, by her sons the great serpents —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.130
उषःकालेऽवदत्सा च अश्वोयं कृष्णतां व्रजेत्। ततोहमवदं तत्र सदा चायं रुचासितः
uṣaḥkāle'vadatsā ca aśvoyaṃ kṛṣṇatāṃ vrajet| tatohamavadaṃ tatra sadā cāyaṃ rucāsitaḥ
at dawn she said, "This horse will turn out black." Then I said there, "This one is always white in hue."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.131
मिथ्या ते वचनं मातः प्रतिज्ञां साऽकरोत्तदा। ततोहमब्रुवं कद्रूं शपथं नागमातरम्
mithyā te vacanaṃ mātaḥ pratijñāṃ sā'karottadā| tatohamabruvaṃ kadrūṃ śapathaṃ nāgamātaram
"Your word is false, mother" — she then made a wager. Then I spoke an oath to Kadrū, the mother of the nāgas:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.132
यदीमं कृष्णताभ्येति हरेरश्वमहं तदा। कृता भवामि ते दासीत्यहमेतत्तदाऽवदम्
yadīmaṃ kṛṣṇatābhyeti hareraśvamahaṃ tadā| kṛtā bhavāmi te dāsītyahametattadā'vadam
"If this horse of Hari's comes to blackness, then I become your bond-servant" — this is what I said then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.133
ततस्तस्मिन्हरेरश्वे कृते कृष्णे च कृत्रिमैः। तस्याः पुत्रैश्च धूर्तैश्च दासीत्वमगमं तदा
tatastasminhareraśve kṛte kṛṣṇe ca kṛtrimaiḥ| tasyāḥ putraiśca dhūrtaiśca dāsītvamagamaṃ tadā
Then, when that horse of Hari had been made black by artificial means, by her sons and by (those) cheats, I entered into slavery at that time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.134
यस्मिन्काले ह्यभीष्टञ्च तस्या द्रव्यं ददाम्यहम्। तस्मिन्काले ह्यदासीत्वं यास्यामि कुलनंदन
yasminkāle hyabhīṣṭañca tasyā dravyaṃ dadāmyaham| tasminkāle hyadāsītvaṃ yāsyāmi kulanaṃdana
At whatever time I give her the property she desires, at that time I shall become free of slavery, O delight of the family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.135
गरुड उवाच। पृच्छ शीघ्रं च मातस्तां करिष्यामि प्रतिक्रियाम्। भक्षयिष्यामि तान्नागान्प्रतिज्ञामे यथार्थतः
garuḍa uvāca| pṛccha śīghraṃ ca mātastāṃ kariṣyāmi pratikriyām| bhakṣayiṣyāmi tānnāgānpratijñāme yathārthataḥ
Garuḍa said: Ask her quickly, mother, and I shall make the remedy. I shall devour those snakes — I vow it truly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.136
ततः कद्रूमुवाचेदं विनता दुःखिता सती। अभीष्टं वद कल्याणि येन मुच्येय कृच्छ्रतः
tataḥ kadrūmuvācedaṃ vinatā duḥkhitā satī| abhīṣṭaṃ vada kalyāṇi yena mucyeya kṛcchrataḥ
Then Vinatā, being grieved, said this to Kadrū: "Tell (me) what you desire, good lady, by which I may be released from this distress."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.137
अब्रवीत्सा दुराचारा पीयूषं दीयतामिति। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनमभवत्सा च निष्प्रभा
abravītsā durācārā pīyūṣaṃ dīyatāmiti| etacchrutvā tu vacanamabhavatsā ca niṣprabhā
That evil-conducted one said, "Let the nectar be given." But hearing this speech, she became devoid of radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.138
ततः शनैरुपागम्य तनयं प्राह दुःखिता। अमृतं प्रार्थयत्पापा तात किं वा करिष्यसि
tataḥ śanairupāgamya tanayaṃ prāha duḥkhitā| amṛtaṃ prārthayatpāpā tāta kiṃ vā kariṣyasi
Then, approaching slowly, the grieving (mother) said to her son: "The wicked woman has asked for the nectar of immortality — child, what will you do?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.139
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं गरुत्मांश्च महाक्रोधसमन्वितः। अमृतं चानयिष्यामि मातर्मा विमुखी भव
śrutvā vākyaṃ garutmāṃśca mahākrodhasamanvitaḥ| amṛtaṃ cānayiṣyāmi mātarmā vimukhī bhava
And hearing (her) words, Garutmān, filled with great anger (said): "I shall indeed bring the nectar; mother, do not be downcast."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.140
एवमुक्त्वा तु तरसा स गतः पितुरंतिकम्। अमृतं चानयिष्यामि मातुरर्थेऽधुनाऽनघ
evamuktvā tu tarasā sa gataḥ pituraṃtikam| amṛtaṃ cānayiṣyāmi māturarthe'dhunā'nagha
Having spoken thus, he went swiftly to his father's presence: "I shall now bring the nectar for my mother's sake, O sinless one."
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PdP 1 47.141
स तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनिः प्राह खगेश्वरम्। सत्यलोकस्य वै चोर्ध्वे विश्वकर्मविनिर्मिता
sa tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā muniḥ prāha khageśvaram| satyalokasya vai cordhve viśvakarmavinirmitā
Hearing his words, the sage said to the lord of birds: "Above Satyaloka indeed, fashioned by Viśvakarman,
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PdP 1 47.142
पुरी चास्ति सभा रम्या देवानां हित हेतवे। वह्निप्राकारदुर्लभ्या दुर्धर्षा चासुरैः सुरैः
purī cāsti sabhā ramyā devānāṃ hita hetave| vahniprākāradurlabhyā durdharṣā cāsuraiḥ suraiḥ
there is a city and a lovely assembly hall, for the welfare of the gods, hard to reach because of its wall of fire, and unassailable by asuras and by gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.143
रक्षार्थं निर्मितो देवः सुरैस्तत्र महाबलः। यं यं पश्यति वीरः स स एव भस्मतां व्रजेत्
rakṣārthaṃ nirmito devaḥ suraistatra mahābalaḥ| yaṃ yaṃ paśyati vīraḥ sa sa eva bhasmatāṃ vrajet
For its protection a god of great strength was fashioned there by the gods; whomever that hero looks upon, that very one goes to the state of ashes."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.145
एममुक्त्वा गरुत्मान्स उद्धृत्य सागराज्जलम्। जगामाकाशमाविश्य खगश्चोर्ध्वं मनोजवः
emamuktvā garutmānsa uddhṛtya sāgarājjalam| jagāmākāśamāviśya khagaścordhvaṃ manojavaḥ
Having said this, Garutmān, taking up water from the ocean, went, entering the sky — the bird swift as thought, going upward.
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PdP 1 47.146
पक्षवातेन तस्यैव रजः समुद्गतं बहु। तस्यांतिकं न च त्यक्तमगमत्तस्य तच्च यः
pakṣavātena tasyaiva rajaḥ samudgataṃ bahu| tasyāṃtikaṃ na ca tyaktamagamattasya tacca yaḥ
By the wind of his very wings much dust rose up; and it did not leave his vicinity, but went along with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.147
गत्वा चंचूजलेनापि वह्निं निर्वापयद्बली। रजोभिः परिपूर्णाक्षो न सुरस्तं च पश्यति
gatvā caṃcūjalenāpi vahniṃ nirvāpayadbalī| rajobhiḥ paripūrṇākṣo na surastaṃ ca paśyati
Having gone (there), the mighty one extinguished the fire with the water in his beak; and the god, his eyes wholly filled with dust, did not see him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.148
जघान रक्षिवर्गांस्तानमृतं चाहरद्बली। आनयंतं च पीयूषं खगं गत्वा शतक्रतुः
jaghāna rakṣivargāṃstānamṛtaṃ cāharadbalī| ānayaṃtaṃ ca pīyūṣaṃ khagaṃ gatvā śatakratuḥ
The mighty one slew those bands of guards and carried off the nectar; and Śatakratu, having gone to the bird who was carrying away the nectar,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.149
ऐरावतं समारूढो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह। खगरूपधरः कस्त्वं पीयूषं हरसे बलात्
airāvataṃ samārūḍho vākyametaduvāca ha| khagarūpadharaḥ kastvaṃ pīyūṣaṃ harase balāt
mounted on Airāvata, spoke these words: "Who are you, wearing the form of a bird, that you carry off the nectar by force?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.150
अप्रियं सर्वदेवानां कृत्वा जीवे रतिः कथम्। विशिखैरग्निसंकाशैर्नयामि यममंदिरम्1.47.
apriyaṃ sarvadevānāṃ kṛtvā jīve ratiḥ katham| viśikhairagnisaṃkāśairnayāmi yamamaṃdiram1.47.
Having done what is displeasing to all the gods, how (can you have) pleasure in life? With arrows resembling fire I shall lead you to the house of Yama."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.151
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं हरेः कोपादुवाच स महाबलः। नयामि तव पीयूषं दर्शयस्व पराक्रमम्
śrutvā vākyaṃ hareḥ kopāduvāca sa mahābalaḥ| nayāmi tava pīyūṣaṃ darśayasva parākramam
Hearing Hari's (Indra's) words, that one of great strength said in anger: "I am carrying off your nectar — show your prowess!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.152
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाबाहुर्जघान विशिखैः शितैः। यथामेरुगिरेः शृंगं तोयवर्षेण तोयदः
etacchrutvā mahābāhurjaghāna viśikhaiḥ śitaiḥ| yathāmerugireḥ śṛṃgaṃ toyavarṣeṇa toyadaḥ
Hearing this, the mighty-armed one struck (him) with sharp arrows, as a raincloud (strikes) the peak of Mount Meru with a downpour of water.
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PdP 1 47.153
नखैरशनिसंकाशैर्बिभेद गरुडो गजम्। मातलि च रथं चक्रं तथा देवान्पुरस्सरान्
nakhairaśanisaṃkāśairbibheda garuḍo gajam| mātali ca rathaṃ cakraṃ tathā devānpurassarān
With his claws, like thunderbolts, Garuḍa tore the elephant, and Mātali, and the chariot, and the wheel, and likewise the gods who went in front.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.154
व्यथितोसौ महाबाहुर्मातलिर्गजपुंगवः। विमुखाः पक्षवातेन सर्वे देवगणास्तदा
vyathitosau mahābāhurmātalirgajapuṃgavaḥ| vimukhāḥ pakṣavātena sarve devagaṇāstadā
That mighty-armed Mātali was shaken, and the bull-elephant too; and all the hosts of the gods were then turned back by the wind of (Garuḍa's) wings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.155
ततस्तु कोपितो जिष्णुर्जघानकुलिशेन तम्। कुलिशस्यावपातेन न च क्षुब्धो महाखगः
tatastu kopito jiṣṇurjaghānakuliśena tam| kuliśasyāvapātena na ca kṣubdho mahākhagaḥ
Then Jiṣṇu (Indra), angered, struck him with the thunderbolt; but even at the fall of the thunderbolt the great bird was not disturbed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.156
स्वं मोघं भिदुरं दृष्ट्वा हरिर्भीतोऽभवत्तदा। संनिवृत्य ततो युद्धात्तत्रैवांतरधीयत
svaṃ moghaṃ bhiduraṃ dṛṣṭvā harirbhīto'bhavattadā| saṃnivṛtya tato yuddhāttatraivāṃtaradhīyata
Seeing his own splitting weapon fruitless, Hari (Indra) then became afraid; and withdrawing from the fight, he vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.157
सुतरामपिगच्छंतं वेगाद्भूतलमागतः। अब्रवीत्स सुरश्रेष्ठः सर्वदेवगणाग्रतः
sutarāmapigacchaṃtaṃ vegādbhūtalamāgataḥ| abravītsa suraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvadevagaṇāgrataḥ
(Garuḍa) going on all the faster, (Indra) came swiftly to the earth's surface; that best of gods spoke before all the hosts of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.158
शक्र उवाच-। यदि दास्यसि पीयूषमिदानीं नागमातरि। भुजगाश्चामराः सर्वे क्रियंते हि ध्रुवं तया
śakra uvāca-| yadi dāsyasi pīyūṣamidānīṃ nāgamātari| bhujagāścāmarāḥ sarve kriyaṃte hi dhruvaṃ tayā
Śakra said: If you now give the nectar to the mother of the serpents, then surely all the snakes will be made immortal by her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.159
प्रतिज्ञा ते भवेन्नष्टा न फलं जीवितस्य ते। तस्मादिदं हरिष्यामि संमतेन तवानघ
pratijñā te bhavennaṣṭā na phalaṃ jīvitasya te| tasmādidaṃ hariṣyāmi saṃmatena tavānagha
(Yet) your promise would be broken, and there would be no fruit of your life; therefore, blameless one, I shall carry this off with your consent.
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PdP 1 47.160
गरुत्मानुवाच-। यस्मिन्काले ह्यदासी सा माता मे दुःखिता सती। विदिता सर्वलोकेषु हरेऽमृतं हरिष्यसि
garutmānuvāca-| yasminkāle hyadāsī sā mātā me duḥkhitā satī| viditā sarvalokeṣu hare'mṛtaṃ hariṣyasi
Garutmān said: At the time when that mother of mine, being sorrowful, ceases to be a slave—(and it is) known in all the worlds—then, Hari, you may carry off the nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.161
एवमुक्त्वा महावीर्यो गत्वोवाच प्रसूं तदा। आनीतममृतं मातस्तस्या एव प्रदीयताम्
evamuktvā mahāvīryo gatvovāca prasūṃ tadā| ānītamamṛtaṃ mātastasyā eva pradīyatām
Having spoken thus, the greatly valorous one went and then said to his mother: Mother, the nectar has been brought—let it be given to her alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.162
प्रोत्फुल्लहृदया सा च दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं सहामृतम्। तामाहूयामृतं दत्वा चादासीतां तदा गता
protphullahṛdayā sā ca dṛṣṭvā putraṃ sahāmṛtam| tāmāhūyāmṛtaṃ datvā cādāsītāṃ tadā gatā
And she, her heart blossoming at seeing her son together with the nectar, called her (Kadrū), and giving the nectar, then went, no longer a slave.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.163
तृणकाष्ठानि भूतानि पशवश्च सरीसृपाः। दृष्ट्वा सविस्मयास्सर्वे देवा महर्षयस्तदा
tṛṇakāṣṭhāni bhūtāni paśavaśca sarīsṛpāḥ| dṛṣṭvā savismayāssarve devā maharṣayastadā
Grasses and sticks, living beings, cattle and creeping things—seeing (this), all the gods and the great sages were then filled with wonder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.164
मोचयित्वा तु तामंबां गरुडः सुष्ठुतां गतः। एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्रो जहार सहसा सुधाम्
mocayitvā tu tāmaṃbāṃ garuḍaḥ suṣṭhutāṃ gataḥ| etasminnaṃtare śakro jahāra sahasā sudhām
Having freed his mother, Garuḍa was well praised; meanwhile Śakra suddenly carried off the nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.165
निधाय गरलं तत्र तया चानुपलक्षितः। प्रहृष्टहृदया कद्रूः पुत्रानाहूय संभ्रमात्
nidhāya garalaṃ tatra tayā cānupalakṣitaḥ| prahṛṣṭahṛdayā kadrūḥ putrānāhūya saṃbhramāt
Having placed poison there, unnoticed by her, Kadrū, her heart delighted, hastily called her sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.166
तेषां मुखे ददौ हृष्टा क्ष्वेडं चामृतलक्षणम्। तानुवाच प्रसूः पुत्रान्युष्माकं च कुले सदा
teṣāṃ mukhe dadau hṛṣṭā kṣveḍaṃ cāmṛtalakṣaṇam| tānuvāca prasūḥ putrānyuṣmākaṃ ca kule sadā
Delighted, she put into their mouths the venom that had the appearance of nectar; the mother said to those sons: And in your family always—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.167
मुखे तिष्ठन्त्वमी दैवा बिंदवश्चस्तनिर्वृताः। महर्षयस्ततो देवाः सिद्धगंधर्वमानुषाः
mukhe tiṣṭhantvamī daivā biṃdavaścastanirvṛtāḥ| maharṣayastato devāḥ siddhagaṃdharvamānuṣāḥ
—let these divine drops abide in the mouth, quenched (there). Then the great sages, the gods, the Siddhas, Gandharvas and men
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.168
ऊचुःस्सन्तु कुले मातरस्माकं च प्रसादतः। नागैर्विसर्जिता देवाः ससिद्धा मुनयस्तथा
ūcuḥssantu kule mātarasmākaṃ ca prasādataḥ| nāgairvisarjitā devāḥ sasiddhā munayastathā
said: Mother, may they be in our family too, by (your) favour. The gods, together with the Siddhas, and likewise the sages, were dismissed by the serpents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 47.169
जग्मुः स्वमालयं हृष्टा नागाः प्रमुदिताः स्थिताः। एतस्मिन्नंतरे नागांश्चखाद गरुडो बलात्
jagmuḥ svamālayaṃ hṛṣṭā nāgāḥ pramuditāḥ sthitāḥ| etasminnaṃtare nāgāṃścakhāda garuḍo balāt
(and) they went, gladdened, to their own abode; the serpents remained rejoicing. In that interval Garuḍa devoured the serpents by force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.170
दिक्षु पलायिताः शेषाः पर्वतेषु वनेषु च। सागरेषु च पाताले बिलेषु तरुकोटरे
dikṣu palāyitāḥ śeṣāḥ parvateṣu vaneṣu ca| sāgareṣu ca pātāle bileṣu tarukoṭare
The rest fled in all directions—into mountains and forests, into oceans and the netherworld, into holes and hollows of trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.171
निभृतेषु निकुञ्जेषु स्थिताः सर्पाश्च निर्वृताः। भुजगास्तस्य भक्ष्याश्च सदैव विधिनिर्मिताः
nibhṛteṣu nikuñjeṣu sthitāḥ sarpāśca nirvṛtāḥ| bhujagāstasya bhakṣyāśca sadaiva vidhinirmitāḥ
The snakes remained at ease in hidden thickets; and serpents were ordained by fate to be his food forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.172
स खादयित्वा नागांश्च संभाष्य पितरावथ। विबुधान्पूजयित्वा तु जगाम हरिमव्ययम्
sa khādayitvā nāgāṃśca saṃbhāṣya pitarāvatha| vibudhānpūjayitvā tu jagāma harimavyayam
Having devoured the serpents, and having conversed with his parents, and having honoured the gods, he went to the imperishable Hari (Viṣṇu).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 47.173
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सुपर्णचरितं शुभम्। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सुरलोके महीयते
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi suparṇacaritaṃ śubham| sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ suraloke mahīyate
Whoever recites or even hears this auspicious deed of Suparṇa is freed from all sins and is honoured in the world of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition