Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 5
PdP 1 5.1
भीष्म उवाच। कथं सती दक्षसुता देहं त्यक्तवती शुभा। दक्षयज्ञस्तु रुद्रेण विध्वस्तः केन हेतुना
bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ satī dakṣasutā dehaṃ tyaktavatī śubhā| dakṣayajñastu rudreṇa vidhvastaḥ kena hetunā
Bhīṣma said: How did Satī, the fair daughter of Dakṣa, abandon her body? And for what reason was Dakṣa's sacrifice destroyed by Rudra?
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PdP 1 5.2
एतन्मे कौतुकं ब्रह्मन्कथं देवो महेश्वरः। जगामाथ क्रोधवशं त्रिपुरारिर्महायशाः
etanme kautukaṃ brahmankathaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ| jagāmātha krodhavaśaṃ tripurārirmahāyaśāḥ
This is my curiosity, O brahman: how did the god Maheśvara, the great and glorious foe of Tripura, then fall under the sway of anger?
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PdP 1 5.3
पुलस्त्य उवाच। गंगाद्वारे पुरा भीष्म दक्षो यज्ञमथारभत्। तत्र देवासुरगणाः पितरोथ महर्षयः
pulastya uvāca| gaṃgādvāre purā bhīṣma dakṣo yajñamathārabhat| tatra devāsuragaṇāḥ pitarotha maharṣayaḥ
Pulastya said: Formerly, O Bhīṣma, at the gate of the Gaṅgā, Dakṣa began a sacrifice. There the hosts of gods and asuras, the fathers, and the great seers—
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PdP 1 5.4
समाजग्मुर्मुदायुक्ताः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः। नागा यक्षाः सुपर्णाश्च वीरुदोषधयस्तथा
samājagmurmudāyuktāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ| nāgā yakṣāḥ suparṇāśca vīrudoṣadhayastathā
—came together, filled with joy: all the gods together with Vāsava, the Nāgas, Yakṣas and Suparṇas, and likewise the plants and herbs.
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PdP 1 5.5
कश्यपो भगवानत्रिः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः। प्रचेतसोंगिराश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च महातपाः
kaśyapo bhagavānatriḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ| pracetasoṃgirāścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca mahātapāḥ
Kaśyapa, the venerable Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, the Pracetases, and Aṅgiras, and Vasiṣṭha of great austerity.
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PdP 1 5.6
तत्र वेदीं समां कृत्वा चातुर्होत्रं न्यवेशयत्। होता वसिष्ठस्तत्रासीदंगिराध्वर्युसत्तमः
tatra vedīṃ samāṃ kṛtvā cāturhotraṃ nyaveśayat| hotā vasiṣṭhastatrāsīdaṃgirādhvaryusattamaḥ
There, having made the altar level, he installed the four priestly offices. Vasiṣṭha was the hotṛ there, Aṅgiras the best of adhvaryus.
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PdP 1 5.7
बृहस्पतिरथोद्गाता ब्रह्मा वै नारदस्तथा। यज्ञकर्मप्रवृत्तौ तु हूयमानेषु चाग्निषु
bṛhaspatirathodgātā brahmā vai nāradastathā| yajñakarmapravṛttau tu hūyamāneṣu cāgniṣu
Bṛhaspati then was the udgātṛ, and Nārada indeed the brahman. And when the sacrificial rite was under way and the fires were being offered into,
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PdP 1 5.8
आगता वसवः सर्व आदित्या द्वादशैव तु। अश्विनौ मरुतश्चैव मनवश्च चतुर्दश
āgatā vasavaḥ sarva ādityā dvādaśaiva tu| aśvinau marutaścaiva manavaśca caturdaśa
there came all the Vasus, and the twelve Ādityas, the two Aśvins, the Maruts, and the fourteen Manus.
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PdP 1 5.9
एवं यज्ञे प्रवृत्ते तु हूयमानेषु चाग्निषु। विभूतिं तां परां तत्र भक्ष्यभोज्यकृतां शुभाम्
evaṃ yajñe pravṛtte tu hūyamāneṣu cāgniṣu| vibhūtiṃ tāṃ parāṃ tatra bhakṣyabhojyakṛtāṃ śubhām
Thus, when the sacrifice was under way and the fires were being offered into, (they beheld) there that supreme, auspicious abundance made up of food to be chewed and food to be eaten.
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PdP 1 5.10
आलोक्य सर्वतो भूमिं समंताद्दशयोजनम्। महावेदी कृता तत्र सर्वैस्तत्र समन्वितैः
ālokya sarvato bhūmiṃ samaṃtāddaśayojanam| mahāvedī kṛtā tatra sarvaistatra samanvitaiḥ
Having surveyed the ground on all sides for ten yojanas around, a great altar was made there by all those assembled there.
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PdP 1 5.11
सर्वान्देवान्शक्रमुख्यान्यज्ञे दृष्ट्वा सती शुभा। तदासानुनयं वाक्यं प्रजापतिमभाषत
sarvāndevānśakramukhyānyajñe dṛṣṭvā satī śubhā| tadāsānunayaṃ vākyaṃ prajāpatimabhāṣata
Seeing all the gods, with Śakra foremost, at the sacrifice, the auspicious Satī then spoke conciliatory words to Prajāpati (Dakṣa).
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PdP 1 5.12
सत्युवाच। ऐरावतं समारूढो देवराजः शतक्रतुः। पत्न्या शच्या सहायातः कृतावासः शतक्रतुः
satyuvāca| airāvataṃ samārūḍho devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ| patnyā śacyā sahāyātaḥ kṛtāvāsaḥ śatakratuḥ
Satī said: Mounted on Airāvata, the king of the gods, Śatakratu, has come together with his wife Śacī; Śatakratu has taken up his lodging (here).
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PdP 1 5.13
पापानां यो यमयिता धर्मेणाधर्मिणां प्रभुः। पत्न्या धूमोर्णया सार्द्धमिहायातः स दृश्यते
pāpānāṃ yo yamayitā dharmeṇādharmiṇāṃ prabhuḥ| patnyā dhūmorṇayā sārddhamihāyātaḥ sa dṛśyate
He who restrains the wicked, the lord who by law (rules) the lawless — he is seen to have come here together with his wife Dhūmorṇā.
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PdP 1 5.14
यादसां च पतिर्द्देवो वरुणो लोकभावनः। गौर्य्या पत्न्या सहायातः प्रचेता मंडपे त्विह
yādasāṃ ca patirddevo varuṇo lokabhāvanaḥ| gauryyā patnyā sahāyātaḥ pracetā maṃḍape tviha
And the god who is lord of water-creatures, Varuṇa, the sustainer of the world — Pracetas has come here into the pavilion with his wife Gaurī.
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PdP 1 5.15
सर्वयक्षाधिपो देवः पुत्रो विश्रवसो मुनेः। पत्न्या त्विह समायातः सह देव्या धनाधिपः
sarvayakṣādhipo devaḥ putro viśravaso muneḥ| patnyā tviha samāyātaḥ saha devyā dhanādhipaḥ
The god who is overlord of all yakṣas, the son of the sage Viśravas, the lord of wealth, has arrived here with his wife, with his goddess.
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PdP 1 5.16
मुखं यः सर्वदेवानां जंतूनामुदरे स्थितः। वेदा यदर्थमुत्पन्नास्सोयं यज्ञमुपागतः
mukhaṃ yaḥ sarvadevānāṃ jaṃtūnāmudare sthitaḥ| vedā yadarthamutpannāssoyaṃ yajñamupāgataḥ
He who is the mouth of all the gods, who abides in the belly of living creatures, for whose sake the Vedas came into being — he has come to the sacrifice.
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PdP 1 5.17
निऋती राक्षसेन्द्रोऽसौ दिक्पतित्वे नियोजितः। स च त्विहागतस्तात पत्न्या सार्द्धं क्रताविह
niṛtī rākṣasendro'sau dikpatitve niyojitaḥ| sa ca tvihāgatastāta patnyā sārddhaṃ kratāviha
That Nirṛti, chief of the rākṣasas, who was appointed to the guardianship of a quarter — he too has come here, father, to the rite, together with his wife.
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PdP 1 5.18
आयुःप्रदो जगत्यस्मिन्ब्रह्मणा निर्मितः पुरा। प्राणोपानोव्यानउदानस्समानाह्वयस्तथा
āyuḥprado jagatyasminbrahmaṇā nirmitaḥ purā| prāṇopānovyānaudānassamānāhvayastathā
The giver of life in this world, fashioned of old by Brahmā, (he) who is named prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna and likewise samāna,
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PdP 1 5.19
एकोनपंचाशत्केन गणेन परिवारितः। यज्ञे प्रजापतिश्चासौ वायुर्देवःसमागतः
ekonapaṃcāśatkena gaṇena parivāritaḥ| yajñe prajāpatiścāsau vāyurdevaḥsamāgataḥ
surrounded by a troop of forty-nine — that Prajāpati, the god Vāyu, has come to the sacrifice.
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PdP 1 5.20
द्वादशात्मा ग्रहाध्यक्षःचक्षुषी जगतस्त्विह। पाति वै भुवनं सर्वं देवानां यः परायणः
dvādaśātmā grahādhyakṣaḥcakṣuṣī jagatastviha| pāti vai bhuvanaṃ sarvaṃ devānāṃ yaḥ parāyaṇaḥ
He of twelve forms, overseer of the planets, the eye of the world here, who indeed guards the whole earth, who is the final resort of the gods —
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PdP 1 5.21
आयुषश्च वनानां च दिवसानां पतिर्हि यः। संज्ञा पतिरिहायातो भास्करो लोकपावनः
āyuṣaśca vanānāṃ ca divasānāṃ patirhi yaḥ| saṃjñā patirihāyāto bhāskaro lokapāvanaḥ
and who is the lord of lifespan, of forests, and of days — the sun, purifier of the worlds, has come here with Saṃjñā.
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PdP 1 5.22
अत्रिवंशसमुद्भूतो द्विजराजो महायशाः। नयनानंदजननो लोकनाथो धरातले
atrivaṃśasamudbhūto dvijarājo mahāyaśāḥ| nayanānaṃdajanano lokanātho dharātale
Sprung from the lineage of Atri, the king of the twice-born, of great fame, producing delight to the eyes, lord of the world on the earth's surface,
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PdP 1 5.23
ओषधीनां पतिश्चापि वीरुधामपि सर्वशः। उडुनाथः सपत्नीक इहायातः शशी तव
oṣadhīnāṃ patiścāpi vīrudhāmapi sarvaśaḥ| uḍunāthaḥ sapatnīka ihāyātaḥ śaśī tava
and lord of the healing herbs and of creeping plants in every way — the lord of the stars, the moon, has come here with his wife, (O father) of yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.24
वसवोष्टौ समायाता अश्विनौ च समागतौ। वृक्षो वनस्पतिश्चापि गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः
vasavoṣṭau samāyātā aśvinau ca samāgatau| vṛkṣo vanaspatiścāpi gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
The eight Vasus have arrived and the two Aśvins have come; trees and forest lords too, and the hosts of gandharvas and apsarases,
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PdP 1 5.25
विद्याधरा भूतसंघा वेताला यक्षराक्षसाः। पिशाचाश्चोग्रकर्माणस्तथान्ये जीवहारकाः
vidyādharā bhūtasaṃghā vetālā yakṣarākṣasāḥ| piśācāścograkarmāṇastathānye jīvahārakāḥ
vidyādharas, throngs of spirits, vetālas, yakṣas and rākṣasas, and piśācas of cruel deeds, and others who carry off life,
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PdP 1 5.26
नद्यो नदाः समुद्राश्च द्वीपाश्च सह पर्वतैः। ग्राम्यारण्याश्च पशवो यदिङ्गं यच्च नेङ्गति
nadyo nadāḥ samudrāśca dvīpāśca saha parvataiḥ| grāmyāraṇyāśca paśavo yadiṅgaṃ yacca neṅgati
rivers and streams and oceans, and islands together with mountains, village and forest animals, whatever moves and whatever does not move,
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PdP 1 5.27
कश्यपो भगवानत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्चापरैः सह। पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव सनकाद्या महर्षयः
kaśyapo bhagavānatrirvasiṣṭhaścāparaiḥ saha| pulastyaḥ pulahaścaiva sanakādyā maharṣayaḥ
the lord Kaśyapa, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha along with others, Pulastya and Pulaha too, and the great sages beginning with Sanaka,
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PdP 1 5.28
पुण्या राजर्षयश्चैव पृथिव्यां ये च पार्थिवाः। वर्णाश्चाश्रमिणश्चैव सर्वे ये कर्मकारिणः
puṇyā rājarṣayaścaiva pṛthivyāṃ ye ca pārthivāḥ| varṇāścāśramiṇaścaiva sarve ye karmakāriṇaḥ
the meritorious royal sages, and those who are rulers on the earth, and the (four) classes and those in the (four) stages of life, all who perform rites —
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PdP 1 5.29
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन ब्राह्मी सृष्टिरिहागता। भगिन्यो भागिनेयाश्च भगिनीपतयस्त्विमे
kimatra bahunoktena brāhmī sṛṣṭirihāgatā| bhaginyo bhāgineyāśca bhaginīpatayastvime
What need of much speech here? The whole creation of Brahmā has come here: (my) sisters, sisters' sons, and these husbands of (my) sisters.
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PdP 1 5.30
स्वभार्यासहिताः सर्वे सपुत्रास्सह बांधवाः। त्वया समर्चिताः सर्वे दानमानपरिग्रहैः
svabhāryāsahitāḥ sarve saputrāssaha bāṃdhavāḥ| tvayā samarcitāḥ sarve dānamānaparigrahaiḥ
All (of them), together with their own wives, with their sons and with their kinsmen, have all been honoured by you with gifts, marks of respect, and receptions.
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PdP 1 5.31
आमंत्रणा मंत्रितानां सर्वेषां मानना कृता। एक एवात्र भगवान्पतिर्मे न समागतः
āmaṃtraṇā maṃtritānāṃ sarveṣāṃ mānanā kṛtā| eka evātra bhagavānpatirme na samāgataḥ
The invitation of all those invited was made, and honour (was shown to them); here only one, the Lord, my husband, has not come.
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PdP 1 5.32
विना तेन त्विदं सर्वं शून्यवत्प्रतिभाति मे। मन्ये चाहं तु भवता पतिर्मे न निमंत्रितः
vinā tena tvidaṃ sarvaṃ śūnyavatpratibhāti me| manye cāhaṃ tu bhavatā patirme na nimaṃtritaḥ
Without him all this appears to me as if empty; and I think that my husband was not invited by you.
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PdP 1 5.33
विस्मृतस्ते भवेन्नूनं सर्वं शंसतु मे भवान्। पुलस्य उवाच। तस्यास्तदुक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा दक्षः प्रजापतिः
vismṛtaste bhavennūnaṃ sarvaṃ śaṃsatu me bhavān| pulasya uvāca| tasyāstaduktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ
Surely he must have been forgotten by you — let your honour tell me the whole of it. Pulastya said: Hearing that speech of hers, Dakṣa the Lord of creatures,
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PdP 1 5.34
पतिस्नेह समायुक्तां प्राणेभ्योपि गरीयसीम्। अंकमारोप्य तां बालां साध्वीं पतिपरायणाम्
patisneha samāyuktāṃ prāṇebhyopi garīyasīm| aṃkamāropya tāṃ bālāṃ sādhvīṃ patiparāyaṇām
having set upon his lap that girl — filled with love for her husband, dearer to him than his own life-breaths, virtuous, devoted to her husband —
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PdP 1 5.35
पतिव्रतां महाभागां पतिप्रियहितैषिणीम्। प्राह गंभीरभावेन शृणु वत्से यथातथम्
pativratāṃ mahābhāgāṃ patipriyahitaiṣiṇīm| prāha gaṃbhīrabhāvena śṛṇu vatse yathātatham
faithful to her husband, greatly blessed, seeking what was dear and good for her husband, he spoke with a grave manner: "Listen, child, to how it truly is.
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PdP 1 5.36
येनाद्य कारणेनेह पतिस्ते न निमंत्रितः। कपालपात्रधृक्चर्मी भस्मावृत तनुस्तथा
yenādya kāraṇeneha patiste na nimaṃtritaḥ| kapālapātradhṛkcarmī bhasmāvṛta tanustathā
The reason for which your husband was not invited here today (is this): he carries a skull for a bowl, wears a hide, and his body is smeared with ashes;
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PdP 1 5.37
शूली मुण्डी च नग्नश्च श्मशाने रमते सदा। विभूत्याङ्गानि सर्वाणि परिमार्ष्टि च नित्यशः
śūlī muṇḍī ca nagnaśca śmaśāne ramate sadā| vibhūtyāṅgāni sarvāṇi parimārṣṭi ca nityaśaḥ
he bears a trident, is shaven-headed and naked, and always takes pleasure in the cremation ground; and he constantly smears all his limbs with ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.38
व्याघ्रचर्मपरीधानो हस्तिचर्मपरिच्छदः। कपालमालं शिरसि खट्वागं च करे स्थितं
vyāghracarmaparīdhāno hasticarmaparicchadaḥ| kapālamālaṃ śirasi khaṭvāgaṃ ca kare sthitaṃ
He is clad in a tiger's skin, with an elephant's hide for his covering; a garland of skulls is on his head, and a skull-topped staff rests in his hand.
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PdP 1 5.39
कट्यां वै गोनसं बध्वा लिंगेऽस्थ्नां वलयं तथा। पन्नगानां तु राजानमुपवीतं च वासुकिम्
kaṭyāṃ vai gonasaṃ badhvā liṃge'sthnāṃ valayaṃ tathā| pannagānāṃ tu rājānamupavītaṃ ca vāsukim
Having bound a gonasa snake at his waist and likewise a ring of bones on his liṅga, and (having made) Vāsuki, the king of serpents, his sacred thread,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.40
कृत्वा भ्रमति चानेन रूपेण सततं क्षितौ। नग्ना गणाः पिशाचाश्च भूतसंघा ह्यनेकशः
kṛtvā bhramati cānena rūpeṇa satataṃ kṣitau| nagnā gaṇāḥ piśācāśca bhūtasaṃghā hyanekaśaḥ
having done so, he wanders constantly over the earth in this form; naked hordes, piśācas, and many multitudes of ghosts (attend him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.41
त्रिनेत्रश्च त्रिशूली च गीतनृत्यरतस्सदा। कुत्सितानि तथान्यानि सदा ते कुरुते पतिः
trinetraśca triśūlī ca gītanṛtyaratassadā| kutsitāni tathānyāni sadā te kurute patiḥ
He is three-eyed and trident-bearing, always delighting in song and dance; and your husband always does these and other contemptible things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.42
त्रपाकरो भवेन्मह्यं देवानां संनिधिः कथं। कीदृक्च वसनं तस्य केतनं प्रति नार्हति
trapākaro bhavenmahyaṃ devānāṃ saṃnidhiḥ kathaṃ| kīdṛkca vasanaṃ tasya ketanaṃ prati nārhati
He would be a cause of shame to me — how (could he be) in the presence of the gods? And what sort of garment is his? He is not fit (to come) to the sacrificial hall.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.43
एतैर्दोषैर्मया वत्से लोकानां चैव लज्जया। नाह्वानं तु कृतं तस्य कारणेन मया सुते
etairdoṣairmayā vatse lokānāṃ caiva lajjayā| nāhvānaṃ tu kṛtaṃ tasya kāraṇena mayā sute
For these faults, my child, and out of shame before the people, no summoning of him was made by me — for that reason, daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.44
आनीय तव भर्त्तारं त्वया सह त्रिलोचनम्
ānīya tava bharttāraṃ tvayā saha trilocanam
Having brought your husband, the three-eyed one, here along with you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.45
त्रैलोक्यस्याधिकां पूजां करिष्यामि च सत्कृतैः। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं त्रपायाः कारणं महत्
trailokyasyādhikāṃ pūjāṃ kariṣyāmi ca satkṛtaiḥ| etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ trapāyāḥ kāraṇaṃ mahat
I shall render (him) worship surpassing that of the three worlds, with honours. All this has been told to you — the great cause of (my) shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.46
नात्र मन्युस्त्वया कार्यः सर्वः स्वं भागमर्हति। अन्यजन्मनि यैर्यादृक्कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम्
nātra manyustvayā kāryaḥ sarvaḥ svaṃ bhāgamarhati| anyajanmani yairyādṛkkṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham
You should not be angry over this; everyone deserves his own share. Whatever sort of deed, good or bad, has been done by people in another birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.47
इह जन्मनि ते तादृक्पुत्रिके भुंजते फलम्। परितापं मा कृथास्त्वं फलं भुंक्ष्व पुराकृतम्
iha janmani te tādṛkputrike bhuṃjate phalam| paritāpaṃ mā kṛthāstvaṃ phalaṃ bhuṃkṣva purākṛtam
in this birth, little daughter, they enjoy the fruit of that same sort. Do not grieve; enjoy the fruit of what was done before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.48
श्रियं परगतां दृष्ट्वा रूपसौभाग्यशोभनाम्। रूपं च कांतिसौभाग्यं रम्याण्याभरणानि च
śriyaṃ paragatāṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpasaubhāgyaśobhanām| rūpaṃ ca kāṃtisaubhāgyaṃ ramyāṇyābharaṇāni ca
Seeing the fortune that has gone to another, adorned with beauty and good luck — beauty, radiance and good fortune, and lovely ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.49
कुलेमहतिवैजन्मवपुश्चातीवसुंदरम्। पूर्वभाग्यैस्तु लभ्यंते नरैरेतानि सुव्रते
kulemahativaijanmavapuścātīvasuṃdaram| pūrvabhāgyaistu labhyaṃte narairetāni suvrate
Birth in a great family, and an exceedingly beautiful body — these are obtained by men, O you of good vows, through former good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.50
मात्मानं परिनिंदेथामाच भाग्यानि सुव्रते। फलं चैवं विधिकृतं दातुं कस्य तु कः क्षमः५० 1.5.
mātmānaṃ pariniṃdethāmāca bhāgyāni suvrate| phalaṃ caivaṃ vidhikṛtaṃ dātuṃ kasya tu kaḥ kṣamaḥ50 1.5.
Do not blame yourself, but (blame) your allotted fortunes, O you of good vows; and who is able to give to whom the fruit thus ordained by fate?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.51
नास्ति वै बलवान्कश्चिन्नमूढो न च पंडितः। पांडित्यं च बलं चैव जायते पूर्वकर्मणः
nāsti vai balavānkaścinnamūḍho na ca paṃḍitaḥ| pāṃḍityaṃ ca balaṃ caiva jāyate pūrvakarmaṇaḥ
Truly no one is strong (of himself), nor a fool, nor a learned man; for learning and strength alike arise from former action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.52
एते देवा दिवं प्राप्ताः शोभमानाः स्थिताश्चिरम्। पुण्येन तपसा चैव क्षेत्रेषुविविधेषुच
ete devā divaṃ prāptāḥ śobhamānāḥ sthitāściram| puṇyena tapasā caiva kṣetreṣuvividheṣuca
These gods have reached heaven and abide there long in splendour, by merit and by austerity, and in the various sacred places.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.53
यदेभिरार्जितं पुण्यं तस्यैते फलभागिनः। एवमुक्ता ततः सा तु सती भीष्मरुषान्विता
yadebhirārjitaṃ puṇyaṃ tasyaite phalabhāginaḥ| evamuktā tataḥ sā tu satī bhīṣmaruṣānvitā
Whatever merit has been earned by them, of that they are the ones who share the fruit. Addressed thus, that virtuous woman, filled with terrible rage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.54
विनिंदमाना पितरं क्रोधेनारुणितेक्षणा। एवमेतद्यथा तात त्वया चोक्तं ममाग्रतः
viniṃdamānā pitaraṃ krodhenāruṇitekṣaṇā| evametadyathā tāta tvayā coktaṃ mamāgrataḥ
reviling her father, her eyes reddened with anger (said): "So it is, father, just as you have said before me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.55
सर्वो जनः पुण्यभागी पुण्येन लभते श्रियं। पुण्येन लभते जन्म पुण्ये भोगाः प्रतिष्ठिताः
sarvo janaḥ puṇyabhāgī puṇyena labhate śriyaṃ| puṇyena labhate janma puṇye bhogāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ
"Every person shares in merit; by merit one obtains prosperity; by merit one obtains birth; on merit are enjoyments established."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.56
तदयं जगतामीशः सर्वेषामुत्तमोत्तमः। स्थानान्येतानि सर्वेषां दत्तान्येतेन धीमता
tadayaṃ jagatāmīśaḥ sarveṣāmuttamottamaḥ| sthānānyetāni sarveṣāṃ dattānyetena dhīmatā
"Therefore this one is the lord of the worlds, the highest of all the high; these stations of all (the gods) were given by this wise one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.57
ये गुणास्तस्य देवस्य वक्तुं जिह्वापि वेधसः। न शक्ता ख्यापने तस्य देवस्य परमेष्ठिनः
ye guṇāstasya devasya vaktuṃ jihvāpi vedhasaḥ| na śaktā khyāpane tasya devasya parameṣṭhinaḥ
"As for the qualities of that god, even the tongue of Brahmā the creator is not able to declare them, to make known (the greatness) of that god, the supreme lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.58
भस्मास्थि च कपालानि श्मशाने वसतिस्तथा। गोनसाद्याश्च ये सर्पाः सर्वे ते भूषणीकृताः
bhasmāsthi ca kapālāni śmaśāne vasatistathā| gonasādyāśca ye sarpāḥ sarve te bhūṣaṇīkṛtāḥ
"Ashes and bone and skulls, and dwelling in the cremation ground, and the snakes such as the gonasa — all these have been made into (his) ornaments."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.59
भूतप्रेतगणास्तस्य पिशाचा गुह्यकास्तथा। एष धाता विधाता च एष पालयिता दिशः
bhūtapretagaṇāstasya piśācā guhyakāstathā| eṣa dhātā vidhātā ca eṣa pālayitā diśaḥ
"His are the hosts of spirits and ghosts, and the piśācas and guhyakas; he is the establisher and the ordainer, he is the protector of the quarters."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.60
प्रसादेन च रुद्रस्य प्राप्तस्वर्गः पुरंदरः। यदि रुद्रेस्ति देवत्वं यदि सर्वगतः शिवः
prasādena ca rudrasya prāptasvargaḥ puraṃdaraḥ| yadi rudresti devatvaṃ yadi sarvagataḥ śivaḥ
"And by Rudra's grace Indra, the destroyer of citadels, attained heaven. If godhood exists in Rudra, if Śiva is all-pervading,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.61
सत्येन तेन ते यज्ञं विध्वंसयतु शंकरः। यद्यस्ति मे तपः किंचित्कश्चिद्धर्मोथवा कृतः
satyena tena te yajñaṃ vidhvaṃsayatu śaṃkaraḥ| yadyasti me tapaḥ kiṃcitkaściddharmothavā kṛtaḥ
"by that truth may Śaṃkara shatter your sacrifice! If I have any austerity, or any religious merit I have performed,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.62
फलेन तस्य धर्मस्य यज्ञस्ते नाशमर्हति। प्रियाहं यदि देवस्य यदि मां तारयिष्यति
phalena tasya dharmasya yajñaste nāśamarhati| priyāhaṃ yadi devasya yadi māṃ tārayiṣyati
"by the fruit of that merit your sacrifice deserves destruction — if I am dear to the god, if he will carry me across."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.63
इत्युक्त्वा योगमास्थाय स्वदेहस्थेन तेजसा
ityuktvā yogamāsthāya svadehasthena tejasā
Having said this, she took up yoga, and with the fiery power residing in her own body
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.64
निर्ददाह तदात्मानं सदेवासुरपन्नगैः। किंकिमेतदिति प्रोक्ते गंधर्वगणगुह्यकैः
nirdadāha tadātmānaṃ sadevāsurapannagaiḥ| kiṃkimetaditi prokte gaṃdharvagaṇaguhyakaiḥ
she then burned up her own self, while (all) with the gods, asuras and serpents, and the gandharva hosts and guhyakas cried "What, what is this?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.65
गंगाकूले तदा मुक्तो देहो वै क्रुद्धया तया। सौनकं नाम तत्तीर्थं गंगायाः पश्चिमे तटे
gaṃgākūle tadā mukto deho vai kruddhayā tayā| saunakaṃ nāma tattīrthaṃ gaṃgāyāḥ paścime taṭe
Then on the bank of the Gaṅgā the body was abandoned by her in her anger; that sacred place named Saunaka (lies) on the western bank of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.66
श्रुत्वा रुद्रस्तु तद्वार्त्तां पत्न्यानाश सुदुःखितः। हंतुं यज्ञं धीरभवत्देवानामिह पश्यताम्
śrutvā rudrastu tadvārttāṃ patnyānāśa suduḥkhitaḥ| haṃtuṃ yajñaṃ dhīrabhavatdevānāmiha paśyatām
But Rudra, hearing that news, was greatly grieved at the destruction of his wife; he resolved to destroy the sacrifice, while the gods here looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.67
गणकोटिः समादिष्टा ग्रहा वैनायकास्तथा। भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च दक्षयज्ञ विनाशने
gaṇakoṭiḥ samādiṣṭā grahā vaināyakāstathā| bhūtapretapiśācāśca dakṣayajña vināśane
A crore of gaṇas was commanded, and the grahas and the vaināyakas, and the bhūtas, pretas and piśācas, for the destruction of Dakṣa's sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.68
तैर्गत्वा विबुधास्सर्वे यज्ञे निर्जित्य नाशिताः। हते यज्ञे तदा दक्षो निरुत्साहो निरुद्यमः
tairgatvā vibudhāssarve yajñe nirjitya nāśitāḥ| hate yajñe tadā dakṣo nirutsāho nirudyamaḥ
By them all the gods were gone against, conquered at the sacrifice, and destroyed. When the sacrifice was slain, Dakṣa then was without spirit and without effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.69
उपगम्याब्रवीत्त्रस्तो देवदेवं पिनाकिनम्। न ज्ञातोसि मया देव देवानां प्रभुरीश्वरः
upagamyābravīttrasto devadevaṃ pinākinam| na jñātosi mayā deva devānāṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ
Approaching, terrified, he said to the god of gods, the bearer of the Pināka: "I did not recognize you, O god, (that you are) the lord and ruler of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.70
त्वमस्य जगतोधीशः सुरास्सर्वे त्वया जिताः। कृपां कुरु महेशान गणान्सर्वान्निवर्त्तय
tvamasya jagatodhīśaḥ surāssarve tvayā jitāḥ| kṛpāṃ kuru maheśāna gaṇānsarvānnivarttaya
You are the overlord of this world; all the gods have been conquered by you. Show mercy, great lord; call back all your hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.71
गणैर्नानाविधैर्घोरैर्नानाभूषणभूषितैः। नानावदनदंतौष्ठैर्नाना प्रहरणोद्यतैः
gaṇairnānāvidhairghorairnānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitaiḥ| nānāvadanadaṃtauṣṭhairnānā praharaṇodyataiḥ
(Beset) by hosts of many kinds, terrible, adorned with manifold ornaments, with manifold faces, teeth and lips, raised up with manifold weapons —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.72
नाना नागेंद्रसंदष्ट जटाभारोपशोभितैः। सुदृढोद्धत दर्पाढ्यैर्घोरैर्घोरनिघातिभिः
nānā nāgeṃdrasaṃdaṣṭa jaṭābhāropaśobhitaiḥ| sudṛḍhoddhata darpāḍhyairghorairghoranighātibhiḥ
(Accompanied) by (hosts) adorned with masses of matted hair bitten (i.e. entwined) by various great serpents, full of firm and lofty pride, terrible, striking down terribly,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.73
कामरूपैरकांतैश्च सर्वकामसमन्वितैः। अनिवार्यबलैश्चोग्रैर्योगिभिर्योगगामिभिः
kāmarūpairakāṃtaiśca sarvakāmasamanvitaiḥ| anivāryabalaiścograiryogibhiryogagāmibhiḥ
(and by those) who take any form at will, unlovely, possessed of every desire, of irresistible strength and fierce, yogins who travel by yoga —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.74
व्यालोलकेसरजटैर्दंष्ट्रोत्कटहसन्मुखैः। करींद्रकरटाटोप पाटवैः सिंहदेहिभिः
vyālolakesarajaṭairdaṃṣṭrotkaṭahasanmukhaiḥ| karīṃdrakaraṭāṭopa pāṭavaiḥ siṃhadehibhiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 5.75
केचित्परमदाघ्राण घूर्णद्दीपसमप्रभैः। विचित्रचित्रवसनैर्द्धीरधीरवारदिभिः
kecitparamadāghrāṇa ghūrṇaddīpasamaprabhaiḥ| vicitracitravasanairddhīradhīravāradibhiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 5.76
मृगव्याघ्रसिंहरुतैस्तरक्ष्वजिनधारिभिः। भुजंगहारवलयकृतयज्ञोपवीतकैः
mṛgavyāghrasiṃharutaistarakṣvajinadhāribhiḥ| bhujaṃgahāravalayakṛtayajñopavītakaiḥ
(some) with the cries of deer, tigers and lions, wearing hyena hides, with serpents made into necklaces, bracelets and sacred threads,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.77
शूलासिपट्टिशधरैः परशुप्रासहस्तकैः। वज्रक्रकचकोदंडकालदंडास्त्रपाणिभिः
śūlāsipaṭṭiśadharaiḥ paraśuprāsahastakaiḥ| vajrakrakacakodaṃḍakāladaṃḍāstrapāṇibhiḥ
(surrounded by those) bearing tridents, swords, and spears, with axes and lances in their hands, holding thunderbolts, saws, cudgels, and the weapon that is Death's staff —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.78
गणेश्वरैः सुदुर्द्धर्षैर्वृतः सूर्यो ग्रहैरिव। देवदेवमहादेव नष्टो यज्ञो दिवं गतः
gaṇeśvaraiḥ sudurddharṣairvṛtaḥ sūryo grahairiva| devadevamahādeva naṣṭo yajño divaṃ gataḥ
Surrounded by the lords of the hosts, very hard to assail, like the sun by the planets — O God of gods, Mahādeva, the sacrifice, ruined, went to heaven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.79
मृगरूपधरो भूत्वा भयभीतस्तु शंकर। नमः शङ्खाभदेवाय सगणाय सनंदिने
mṛgarūpadharo bhūtvā bhayabhītastu śaṃkara| namaḥ śaṅkhābhadevāya sagaṇāya sanaṃdine
Taking on the form of a deer, terrified with fear (it fled), O Śaṃkara. Homage to the god who is conch-hued, together with his hosts and with Nandin!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.80
वृषासनाय सोमाय क्रतुकालांतकाय च। नमो दिक्चर्मवस्त्राय नमस्ते तीव्रतेजसे
vṛṣāsanāya somāya kratukālāṃtakāya ca| namo dikcarmavastrāya namaste tīvratejase
To him who is seated on the bull, to Soma, and to the ender of the time of the sacrifice; homage to him whose garment is a hide (and whose robe is the quarters of space), homage to you of fierce blazing power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.81
ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मदेहाय ब्रह्मण्यायामिताय च। गिरीशाय सुरेशाय ईशानाय नमोनमः
brahmaṇe brahmadehāya brahmaṇyāyāmitāya ca| girīśāya sureśāya īśānāya namonamaḥ
To Brahman, to him whose body is Brahman, to the friend of brahmins, to the measureless one; to the lord of the mountain, to the lord of the gods, to Īśāna — homage upon homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.82
रुद्राय प्रतिवज्राय शिवाय क्रथनाय च। सुरासुराधिपतये यतीनां पतये नमः
rudrāya prativajrāya śivāya krathanāya ca| surāsurādhipataye yatīnāṃ pataye namaḥ
To Rudra, to him whose thunderbolt meets (all others), to Śiva and to the slayer; to the lord of gods and demons, to the lord of ascetics, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.83
धूम्रोग्राय विरूपाय यज्वने घोररूपिणे। विरूपाक्षाशुभाक्षाय सहस्राक्षाय वै नमः
dhūmrogrāya virūpāya yajvane ghorarūpiṇe| virūpākṣāśubhākṣāya sahasrākṣāya vai namaḥ
Homage to the smoke-grey and fierce one, to the misshapen one, to the sacrificer, to him of terrible form; to the one with deformed eyes and inauspicious eyes, and to the thousand-eyed one — homage indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.84
मुंडाय चंडमुण्डाय वरखट्वाङ्गधारिणे। कव्यरूपाय हव्याय सर्वसंहारिणे नमः
muṃḍāya caṃḍamuṇḍāya varakhaṭvāṅgadhāriṇe| kavyarūpāya havyāya sarvasaṃhāriṇe namaḥ
To the shaven-headed one, to Caṇḍamuṇḍa, to the bearer of the excellent skull-staff, to him whose form is the ancestral offering, to him who is the oblation, to the destroyer of all — homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.85
भक्तानुकंपिनेत्यर्थं रुद्रजाप्यस्तुताय च। विरूपाय सुरूपाय रूपाणां शतकारिणे
bhaktānukaṃpinetyarthaṃ rudrajāpyastutāya ca| virūpāya surūpāya rūpāṇāṃ śatakāriṇe
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 5.86
पंचास्याय शुभास्याय चंद्रास्याय नमो नमः। वरदाय वरार्हाय कूर्माय च मृगाय च
paṃcāsyāya śubhāsyāya caṃdrāsyāya namo namaḥ| varadāya varārhāya kūrmāya ca mṛgāya ca
To the five-faced one, to the one of auspicious face, to the moon-faced one, homage upon homage; and to the giver of boons, to the one worthy of boons, and to the tortoise, and to the deer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.87
लीलालकशिखंडाय कमंडलुधराय च। विश्वनाम्नेथ विश्वाय विश्वेशाय नमोनमः
līlālakaśikhaṃḍāya kamaṃḍaludharāya ca| viśvanāmnetha viśvāya viśveśāya namonamaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 1 5.88
त्रिनेत्रत्राणमस्माकं त्रिपुरघ्नविधीयतां। वाङ्मनः कायभावैस्तु प्रपन्नस्य महेश्वर
trinetratrāṇamasmākaṃ tripuraghnavidhīyatāṃ| vāṅmanaḥ kāyabhāvaistu prapannasya maheśvara
O three-eyed one, O slayer of Tripura, let protection be granted to us — to (me) who have taken refuge with speech, mind, body and feelings, O Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.89
एवं स्तुतस्तदा देवो दक्षेणापन्नदेहिना। दिव्येनानेन स्तोत्रेण भृशमाराधितस्तदा
evaṃ stutastadā devo dakṣeṇāpannadehinā| divyenānena stotreṇa bhṛśamārādhitastadā
Thus praised then by Dakṣa, whose body had come to grief, the god was at that time greatly propitiated by this divine hymn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.90
समग्रं ते यज्ञफलं मया दत्तं प्रजापते। सर्वकामप्रसिर्द्ध्य्थंफलंप्राप्स्यस्यनुत्तमम्
samagraṃ te yajñaphalaṃ mayā dattaṃ prajāpate| sarvakāmaprasirddhythaṃphalaṃprāpsyasyanuttamam
"The whole fruit of your sacrifice is granted by me, O Prajāpati; you shall obtain the highest fruit, which brings about the fulfilment of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.91
एवमुक्तो भगवता प्रणम्याथ सुरेश्वरम्। जगाम स्वनिकेतं तु गणानामेव पश्यताम्
evamukto bhagavatā praṇamyātha sureśvaram| jagāma svaniketaṃ tu gaṇānāmeva paśyatām
Thus addressed by the Lord, he then bowed to the lord of the gods and went to his own dwelling, while the hosts (of Śiva) looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.92
पत्न्याः शोकेन वै देवो गंगाद्वारे तदास्थितः। तां सतीं चिंतयानस्तु क्व नु सामेप्रियागता
patnyāḥ śokena vai devo gaṃgādvāre tadāsthitaḥ| tāṃ satīṃ ciṃtayānastu kva nu sāmepriyāgatā
Out of grief for his wife the god then stayed at the gate of the Gaṅgā, thinking of that Satī: "Where has my beloved gone?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.93
तस्य शोकाभिभूतस्य नारदो भवसंन्निधौ। सा ते सती या देवेश भार्या प्राणसमामृता
tasya śokābhibhūtasya nārado bhavasaṃnnidhau| sā te satī yā deveśa bhāryā prāṇasamāmṛtā
While he was overcome with grief, Nārada (came) into Bhava's presence: "That Satī of yours, O lord of gods, the wife who was dear as life and who died—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 5.94
हिमवद्दुहिता सा च मेनागर्भसमुद्भवा। जग्राह देहमन्यं सा वेदवेदार्थवेदिनी
himavadduhitā sā ca menāgarbhasamudbhavā| jagrāha dehamanyaṃ sā vedavedārthavedinī
she is the daughter of Himavat, born from Menā's womb; she, who knows the Vedas and the meaning of the Vedas, has taken another body."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.95
श्रुत्वा देवस्तदा ध्यानमवतीर्णामपश्यत। कृतकृत्यमथात्मानं कृत्वा देवस्तदास्थितः
śrutvā devastadā dhyānamavatīrṇāmapaśyata| kṛtakṛtyamathātmānaṃ kṛtvā devastadāsthitaḥ
Hearing that, the god then in meditation saw her who had descended; and thinking himself to have accomplished his purpose, the god remained there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 5.96
संप्राप्तयौवना देवी पुनरेव विवाहिता। एवं हि कथितं भीष्म यथा यज्ञो हतः पुरा
saṃprāptayauvanā devī punareva vivāhitā| evaṃ hi kathitaṃ bhīṣma yathā yajño hataḥ purā
When the goddess had attained youth, she was married (to him) once again. Thus it has been recounted, O Bhīṣma, how the sacrifice was destroyed of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition