Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 51
PdP 1 51.1
नरोत्तम उवाच- त्रिदशानां च देवानामन्येषां जगदीश्वरः। प्रभुः कर्ता च हर्त्ता च गोप्ता भर्त्ता पिता प्रसूः
narottama uvāca- tridaśānāṃ ca devānāmanyeṣāṃ jagadīśvaraḥ| prabhuḥ kartā ca harttā ca goptā bharttā pitā prasūḥ
Narottama said: (He is) the lord of the world for the thirty gods and for the others — master, maker, destroyer, guardian, supporter, father and mother.
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PdP 1 51.2
अस्माकं वाक्श्रमो विष्णोः कथनेनैव युज्यते। किंतु कौतूहलं मेऽस्ति पिपासा वा क्षुधापि वा
asmākaṃ vākśramo viṣṇoḥ kathanenaiva yujyate| kiṃtu kautūhalaṃ me'sti pipāsā vā kṣudhāpi vā
For us, the exertion of speech is fitting only in the telling of Viṣṇu; but I have a curiosity — or a thirst, or even a hunger (for it).
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PdP 1 51.3
कृतं पृच्छति येनैव वक्तव्यं तत्प्रियेण हि। अतीतं चैव जानाति कथं नाथ पतिव्रता
kṛtaṃ pṛcchati yenaiva vaktavyaṃ tatpriyeṇa hi| atītaṃ caiva jānāti kathaṃ nātha pativratā
He asks about what was done, and it should indeed be told by one dear to him: how, O lord, does a woman devoted to her husband know even the past?
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PdP 1 51.4
किं वा तस्यां प्रभावं च वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः। भगवानुवाच- कथितं मे पुरा वत्स पुनः कौतूहलं द्विज
kiṃ vā tasyāṃ prabhāvaṃ ca vaktumarhasyaśeṣataḥ| bhagavānuvāca- kathitaṃ me purā vatsa punaḥ kautūhalaṃ dvija
Or rather, you ought to tell her power completely. The Lord said: It has been told by me before, child; (yet) again there is curiosity, O twice-born one.
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PdP 1 51.5
कथयिष्यामि तत्सर्वं यत्ते मनसि वर्तते। पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा सदा पत्युर्हिते रता
kathayiṣyāmi tatsarvaṃ yatte manasi vartate| pativratā patiprāṇā sadā patyurhite ratā
I shall tell all that which is in your mind: the devoted wife, for whom her husband is her life, is always intent on her husband's welfare.
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PdP 1 51.6
देवानामपि साऽऽराध्या मुनीनां ब्रह्मवादिनां। धवस्यैकस्य या नारी लोके पूज्यतमा स्मृता
devānāmapi sā''rādhyā munīnāṃ brahmavādināṃ| dhavasyaikasya yā nārī loke pūjyatamā smṛtā
She is to be propitiated even by the gods and by the sages who speak of Brahman — the woman who (is devoted) to her one husband is held to be the most worthy of worship in the world.
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PdP 1 51.7
तस्या संमानने गुर्वी निभृता न भविष्यति। मध्यदेशे पुरा तात नगरी चातिशोभना
tasyā saṃmānane gurvī nibhṛtā na bhaviṣyati| madhyadeśe purā tāta nagarī cātiśobhanā
In honouring her (the duty) is weighty; she will not remain hidden. Formerly, dear one, in the Middle Country there was an exceedingly beautiful city.
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PdP 1 51.8
तस्यां च ब्रह्मजातीया सेव्या नाम्नी पतिव्रता। तस्या धवोऽभवत्कुष्ठी पूर्वकर्मविरोधतः
tasyāṃ ca brahmajātīyā sevyā nāmnī pativratā| tasyā dhavo'bhavatkuṣṭhī pūrvakarmavirodhataḥ
And in it there was a woman of brahmin birth named Sevyā, devoted to her husband; her husband became a leper through the adverse effect of former deeds.
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PdP 1 51.9
गलद्व्रणास्य पत्युश्च नित्यं चर्यापरायणा। यद्यन्मनोरथं तस्य शक्त्या सा कुरुते भृशम्
galadvraṇāsya patyuśca nityaṃ caryāparāyaṇā| yadyanmanorathaṃ tasya śaktyā sā kurute bhṛśam
And she was constantly devoted to the service of her husband, whose sores were oozing; whatever was his wish, that she carried out with all her power, exceedingly.
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PdP 1 51.10
अर्चयेद्देववन्नित्यं स्नेहं कुर्यादमत्सरा। कदाचित्पथि गच्छंतीं वेश्यां परमसुंदरीम्
arcayeddevavannityaṃ snehaṃ kuryādamatsarā| kadācitpathi gacchaṃtīṃ veśyāṃ paramasuṃdarīm
She would worship (him) daily like a god and show him affection, free from ill-will. Once, (he saw) a courtesan of the utmost beauty going along the road,
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PdP 1 51.11
दृष्ट्वाऽतीवाभवन्मोहान्मन्मथाविष्टचेतनः। निश्श्वस्य सुतरां दीर्घं ततस्तु विमनाऽभवत्
dṛṣṭvā'tīvābhavanmohānmanmathāviṣṭacetanaḥ| niśśvasya sutarāṃ dīrghaṃ tatastu vimanā'bhavat
and on seeing (her) he became, out of infatuation, one whose mind was utterly possessed by the god of love; sighing very long, he then became dejected.
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PdP 1 51.12
श्रुत्वा गृहाद्विनिःसृत्य साध्वी पप्रच्छ तं पतिं। उन्मनास्त्वं कथं नाथ निःश्वासस्ते कथं विभो
śrutvā gṛhādviniḥsṛtya sādhvī papraccha taṃ patiṃ| unmanāstvaṃ kathaṃ nātha niḥśvāsaste kathaṃ vibho
Hearing (this), the virtuous woman came out of the house and asked her husband: Why are you troubled in mind, lord? Why this sighing of yours, master?
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PdP 1 51.13
ब्रूहि मे यच्च कर्तव्यमकर्तव्यं च यत्प्रियम्। दयितं ते करिष्यामि त्वमेको मे गुरुः प्रियः
brūhi me yacca kartavyamakartavyaṃ ca yatpriyam| dayitaṃ te kariṣyāmi tvameko me guruḥ priyaḥ
Tell me what is to be done and what is not to be done, and what pleases you; I shall do what is dear to you — you alone are my beloved teacher.
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PdP 1 51.14
अभीष्टं वद मे नाथ यथाशक्ति करोम्यहम्। इत्युक्ते तामुवाचेदं वृथा किं भाषसे प्रिये
abhīṣṭaṃ vada me nātha yathāśakti karomyaham| ityukte tāmuvācedaṃ vṛthā kiṃ bhāṣase priye
Tell me your wish, lord; I will do it to the best of my ability. When she had said this, he said this to her: Why do you speak in vain, dear?
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PdP 1 51.15
न शक्ता त्वं न चैवाहं मोघं वक्तुं न युज्यते। प्रष्टुं नाधिकरोषीति यथा दीर्घतरोः फलम्
na śaktā tvaṃ na caivāhaṃ moghaṃ vaktuṃ na yujyate| praṣṭuṃ nādhikaroṣīti yathā dīrghataroḥ phalam
You are not able, nor am I; it is not fitting to speak to no purpose. 'You are not entitled to ask' — just as with the fruit of a tall tree,
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PdP 1 51.16
भूमौ स्थित्वा तु खर्वात्मा समुद्धर्तुं प्रवांछति। तथा मे रमणी लोभान्मोहाद्यदभिवांछितम्
bhūmau sthitvā tu kharvātmā samuddhartuṃ pravāṃchati| tathā me ramaṇī lobhānmohādyadabhivāṃchitam
a dwarfish man standing on the ground wishes to pluck it: so too is what I desire, out of greed and delusion, concerning a woman —
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PdP 1 51.17
दंपत्योरपि दुःसाध्यमपयानं वदाम्यहम्। पतिव्रतोवाच- ज्ञात्वा तु त्वन्मनोवृत्तं शक्ताहं कार्यसाधने
daṃpatyorapi duḥsādhyamapayānaṃ vadāmyaham| pativratovāca- jñātvā tu tvanmanovṛttaṃ śaktāhaṃ kāryasādhane
hard to accomplish even for a wedded pair; I speak of a going astray. The devoted wife said: Knowing now the working of your mind, I am able to accomplish the task.
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PdP 1 51.18
आदेशं कुरु मे नाथ कर्तव्यं येन केनचित्। यदि ते दुर्लभं कार्यं कर्तुं शक्नोमि यत्नतः
ādeśaṃ kuru me nātha kartavyaṃ yena kenacit| yadi te durlabhaṃ kāryaṃ kartuṃ śaknomi yatnataḥ
Give me your command, lord, as to what is to be done, whatever it may be; if the task is hard for you to obtain, I am able to do it with effort.
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PdP 1 51.19
तदा मे त्वतिकल्याणं फलिष्यति परे त्विह। इत्युक्ते परमः प्रीतः स्थितो वचनमब्रवीत्
tadā me tvatikalyāṇaṃ phaliṣyati pare tviha| ityukte paramaḥ prītaḥ sthito vacanamabravīt
Then great good fortune will bear fruit for me, both in the world beyond and here. When she had spoken thus, he, exceedingly pleased, standing there, spoke these words.
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PdP 1 51.20
पापाभ्यासाच्च पाप्मानं पृच्छतीति विनिश्चयः। पथ्यस्मिन्संप्रगच्छंतीं वेश्यां परमसुंदरीम्
pāpābhyāsācca pāpmānaṃ pṛcchatīti viniścayaḥ| pathyasminsaṃpragacchaṃtīṃ veśyāṃ paramasuṃdarīm
"And from the habit of sin he asks for what is sinful" — such is the settled conclusion. "(There is) a courtesan, most beautiful, who passes along this road,
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PdP 1 51.21
सर्वतश्चानवद्यांगीं दृष्ट्वा मे दह्यते मनः। यदि तां त्वत्प्रसादाच्च प्राप्नोमि नवयौवनां
sarvataścānavadyāṃgīṃ dṛṣṭvā me dahyate manaḥ| yadi tāṃ tvatprasādācca prāpnomi navayauvanāṃ
and her limbs are faultless in every way; seeing her, my mind burns. If by your favour I obtain her, who is in fresh youth,
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PdP 1 51.22
तदा मे सफलं जन्म कुरु साध्वि हितं मम। यदि मां कुष्ठिनं दीनं पूतिगंधं नवव्रणम्
tadā me saphalaṃ janma kuru sādhvi hitaṃ mama| yadi māṃ kuṣṭhinaṃ dīnaṃ pūtigaṃdhaṃ navavraṇam
then my birth will have borne fruit. Do me this good, O virtuous woman. If that woman of lovely hips will not go with me — a leper, wretched, foul-smelling, with fresh sores —
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PdP 1 51.23
न गच्छति वरारोहा तदा मे निधनं हितम्। श्रुत्वा तेनेरितं वाक्यं साध्वी वचनमब्रवीत्
na gacchati varārohā tadā me nidhanaṃ hitam| śrutvā teneritaṃ vākyaṃ sādhvī vacanamabravīt
then death is best for me." Hearing the words uttered by him, the virtuous wife spoke (these) words:
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PdP 1 51.24
यथाशक्ति करिष्यामि स्थिरी भव प्रभोऽधुना। मनसाथ समालोच्य क्षपांते ह्युषसि द्रुतम्
yathāśakti kariṣyāmi sthirī bhava prabho'dhunā| manasātha samālocya kṣapāṃte hyuṣasi drutam
"I shall do it as far as I am able; be steady now, my lord." Then, having pondered it in her mind, at the end of night, quickly at dawn,
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PdP 1 51.25
गोमयं सह शोधन्या गृहीत्वा सा ययौ मुदा। संप्राप्य गणिकागेहं शोधयित्वा च चत्वरम्
gomayaṃ saha śodhanyā gṛhītvā sā yayau mudā| saṃprāpya gaṇikāgehaṃ śodhayitvā ca catvaram
taking cow-dung along with a broom, she went gladly; and having reached the courtesan's house and swept the courtyard,
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PdP 1 51.26
प्रतोलीं वीथिकां चैव गोमयं प्रददौ मुदा। सा तूर्णमागता गेहे जनस्यालोकने भयात्
pratolīṃ vīthikāṃ caiva gomayaṃ pradadau mudā| sā tūrṇamāgatā gehe janasyālokane bhayāt
she gladly applied the cow-dung to the main street and the lane; she came back home quickly, for fear of being seen by people.
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PdP 1 51.27
एवं क्रमेण सा साध्वी चरति स्म दिनत्रयम्। अथ सा वारमुख्या च चेटिकाश्चेटकानपि
evaṃ krameṇa sā sādhvī carati sma dinatrayam| atha sā vāramukhyā ca ceṭikāśceṭakānapi
In this manner, step by step, that virtuous woman went on for three days. Then that chief courtesan (asked) her maidservants and her menservants too,
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PdP 1 51.28
अपृच्छत्कस्य कर्माणि शोभनानि च चत्वरे। मया नोक्तेप्युषः काले कस्य मत्प्रियकारणात्
apṛcchatkasya karmāṇi śobhanāni ca catvare| mayā noktepyuṣaḥ kāle kasya matpriyakāraṇāt
she asked whose the works were, these fine (works) in the courtyard: "Though I have not ordered it, at the dawn hour, whose (doing) is it, done out of a wish to please me?
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PdP 1 51.29
रुच्यकर्मणि दीप्यंते रथ्या चत्त्वर वीथिकाः। परस्परेण संचिंत्य वारमुख्यां च तेऽब्रुवन्
rucyakarmaṇi dīpyaṃte rathyā cattvara vīthikāḥ| paraspareṇa saṃciṃtya vāramukhyāṃ ca te'bruvan
By this pleasing work the carriage-road, the courtyard and the lanes shine." Having taken counsel with one another, they said to the chief courtesan:
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PdP 1 51.30
अस्माभिर्न कृतं भद्रे कर्म चैतत्प्रमार्जनम्। अथ सा विस्मयं गत्वा संचिंत्य रजनीक्षये
asmābhirna kṛtaṃ bhadre karma caitatpramārjanam| atha sā vismayaṃ gatvā saṃciṃtya rajanīkṣaye
"This work of sweeping was not done by us, good lady." Then, going into amazement and reflecting, at the waning of night,
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PdP 1 51.31
तया च दृश्यते सा च तथैव पुनरागता। दृष्ट्वा तां महतीं साध्वीं ब्राह्मणीं च पतिव्रताम्
tayā ca dṛśyate sā ca tathaiva punarāgatā| dṛṣṭvā tāṃ mahatīṃ sādhvīṃ brāhmaṇīṃ ca pativratām
she was seen by her, having come again just as before. Seeing her — that great virtuous woman, a brahmin's wife devoted to her husband —
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PdP 1 51.32
दधार चरणे तस्या हा क्षमस्वेति भाषिणी। आयुर्देहं च संपत्तिर्यशोर्थः कीर्तिरेव च
dadhāra caraṇe tasyā hā kṣamasveti bhāṣiṇī| āyurdehaṃ ca saṃpattiryaśorthaḥ kīrtireva ca
she held her feet, saying, "Ah, forgive me! Lifespan, body, wealth, glory, riches, and fame too —
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PdP 1 51.33
एतासां मे विनाशाय स्फुरसीव पतिव्रते। यद्यत्प्रार्थयसे साध्वि नित्यं दास्यामि तद्दृढम्
etāsāṃ me vināśāya sphurasīva pativrate| yadyatprārthayase sādhvi nityaṃ dāsyāmi taddṛḍham
you seem to be stirring for the destruction of these of mine, O faithful wife. Whatever you ask, O virtuous one, I shall always give it, be assured of that:
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PdP 1 51.34
सुवर्णं मणिरत्नं वा चेलं वा यन्मनोरथं। तामुवाच ततः साध्वी न मे चार्थे प्रयोजनम्
suvarṇaṃ maṇiratnaṃ vā celaṃ vā yanmanorathaṃ| tāmuvāca tataḥ sādhvī na me cārthe prayojanam
gold, or a jewel and gem, or a garment — whatever is your heart's wish." Then the virtuous woman said to her: "I have no need of wealth.
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PdP 1 51.35
अस्ति कार्यं च ते किञ्चिद्वदामि कुरुषे यदि। तदा मे हृदि संतोषः कृतं सर्वं त्वयाऽधुना
asti kāryaṃ ca te kiñcidvadāmi kuruṣe yadi| tadā me hṛdi saṃtoṣaḥ kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tvayā'dhunā
But there is something for you to do; I will tell it — if you will do it, then there will be contentment in my heart, and all will have been accomplished by you now."
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PdP 1 51.36
गणिकोवाच- सत्यं सत्यं करिष्यामि द्रुतं वद पतिव्रते। कुरु मे रक्षणं मातर्द्रुतं कृत्यं च मे वद
gaṇikovāca- satyaṃ satyaṃ kariṣyāmi drutaṃ vada pativrate| kuru me rakṣaṇaṃ mātardrutaṃ kṛtyaṃ ca me vada
The courtesan said: "Truly, truly, I shall do it; speak quickly, O faithful wife. Grant me protection, mother, and tell me quickly what is to be done."
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PdP 1 51.37
त्रपया निकृतं वाच्यं तस्यामुक्तं वरं प्रियम्। क्षणं विमृश्य सा वेश्या कृत्वा क्षांतिमुवाच च
trapayā nikṛtaṃ vācyaṃ tasyāmuktaṃ varaṃ priyam| kṣaṇaṃ vimṛśya sā veśyā kṛtvā kṣāṃtimuvāca ca
What had to be said was held back by shame; (yet) the choice and cherished (request) was told to her. Reflecting a moment, that courtesan mustered patience and said:
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PdP 1 51.38
कुष्ठिनः पूतिगंधस्य संपर्के दुःखिता भृशम्। दिनैकं च करिष्यामि यद्यागच्छति मद्गृहम्
kuṣṭhinaḥ pūtigaṃdhasya saṃparke duḥkhitā bhṛśam| dinaikaṃ ca kariṣyāmi yadyāgacchati madgṛham
"I am greatly pained at contact with a leper who stinks of putrefaction; yet I will do it for one day, if he comes to my house."
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PdP 1 51.39
पतिव्रतोवाच- आगमिष्यामि ते गेहमद्य रात्रौ च सुंदरि। भुक्तभोग्यं पतिं हृष्टं पुनर्नेष्यामि मद्गृहम्
pativratovāca- āgamiṣyāmi te gehamadya rātrau ca suṃdari| bhuktabhogyaṃ patiṃ hṛṣṭaṃ punarneṣyāmi madgṛham
The faithful wife said: "I shall come to your house tonight, O beautiful one; when my husband has enjoyed the pleasure and is glad, I shall lead him back to my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.40
गणिकोवाच- गच्छ शीघ्रं महाभागे स्वगृहं च पतिव्रते। पतिस्ते चार्द्धरात्रे स आगच्छतु च मद्गृहम्
gaṇikovāca- gaccha śīghraṃ mahābhāge svagṛhaṃ ca pativrate| patiste cārddharātre sa āgacchatu ca madgṛham
The courtesan said: Go quickly to your own house, greatly fortunate one, faithful wife; and let that husband of yours come to my house at midnight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.41
बहवो मे प्रियास्संति राजानस्तत्समाश्च ये। एकैको मद्गृहे नित्यं तिष्ठतीह निरंतरम्
bahavo me priyāssaṃti rājānastatsamāśca ye| ekaiko madgṛhe nityaṃ tiṣṭhatīha niraṃtaram
I have many lovers, kings and those who are their equals; each one of them stays continually in my house all the time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.42
अद्याहं मे गृहं शून्यं करिष्यामि च त्वद्भयात्। स चागच्छतु ते भर्त्ता स चास्मान्प्राप्य गच्छतु
adyāhaṃ me gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ kariṣyāmi ca tvadbhayāt| sa cāgacchatu te bharttā sa cāsmānprāpya gacchatu
Today, out of fear of you, I shall make my house empty; let that husband of yours come, and let him go once he has had me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.43
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु सा साध्वी गतासौ स्वगृहे तथा। पत्यौ निवेदयामास कृत्यं ते फलितं प्रभो
etacchrutvā tu sā sādhvī gatāsau svagṛhe tathā| patyau nivedayāmāsa kṛtyaṃ te phalitaṃ prabho
Hearing this, that virtuous woman went thus to her own house and announced to her husband: "Your business has borne fruit, lord."
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PdP 1 51.44
अद्य रात्रौ च तद्गेहं गंतुं ख्यातिं करोति सा। प्रभूताः पतयस्तस्यास्तव कालो न विद्यते
adya rātrau ca tadgehaṃ gaṃtuṃ khyātiṃ karoti sā| prabhūtāḥ patayastasyāstava kālo na vidyate
She makes it known that (you are) to go to her house tonight; she has abundant lovers, (so) there is no time for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 51.45
विप्र उवाच- कथं यास्यामि तद्गेहं मया गंतुं न शक्यते। एतज्ज्ञात्वा कुतः क्षांतिः कृतं कार्यं कथं भवेत्
vipra uvāca- kathaṃ yāsyāmi tadgehaṃ mayā gaṃtuṃ na śakyate| etajjñātvā kutaḥ kṣāṃtiḥ kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ kathaṃ bhavet
The brahmin said: How shall I go to that house? It is not possible for me to go. Knowing this, where is patience? How will the deed be accomplished?
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PdP 1 51.46
पतिव्रतोवाच- स्वपृष्ठस्थमहं कृत्वा नेष्यामि तद्गृहं प्रति। सिद्धे ह्यर्थे नयिष्यामि पुनस्ते नैव वर्त्मना
pativratovāca- svapṛṣṭhasthamahaṃ kṛtvā neṣyāmi tadgṛhaṃ prati| siddhe hyarthe nayiṣyāmi punaste naiva vartmanā
The faithful wife said: Placing (you) on my own back, I shall carry (you) to that house; and when the purpose is achieved, I shall carry you back again by that same road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.47
द्विज उवाच- कल्याणि त्वत्कृतेनैव सर्वं मे कृत्यमेष्यति। इदानीं यत्कृतं कर्म स्त्रीजनैरपि दुःसहम्
dvija uvāca- kalyāṇi tvatkṛtenaiva sarvaṃ me kṛtyameṣyati| idānīṃ yatkṛtaṃ karma strījanairapi duḥsaham
The twice-born said: Good lady, by what you do alone all my business will come about. What has now been done (by you) is a deed hard to bear even for womenfolk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.48
तस्मिंश्च नगरे रम्ये नित्यं च धनिनो गृहे। पौरेश्च प्रचुरं वित्तं हृतं राज्ञा श्रुतं तदा
tasmiṃśca nagare ramye nityaṃ ca dhanino gṛhe| paureśca pracuraṃ vittaṃ hṛtaṃ rājñā śrutaṃ tadā
And in that lovely city there was constantly (theft) in the house of a rich man; then it was heard by the king that abundant wealth of the townsmen had been carried off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 51.49
श्रुत्वा सर्वान्निशाचारानाहूय नृपती रुषा। जीवितुं यदि वो वांछा चोरं मामद्य दास्यथ
śrutvā sarvānniśācārānāhūya nṛpatī ruṣā| jīvituṃ yadi vo vāṃchā coraṃ māmadya dāsyatha
Hearing (this), the king in anger summoned all the night-watchmen: "If you wish to live, you shall deliver the thief to me today."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.50
गृहीत्वा तु नृपस्याज्ञां यत्तैर्जिघृक्षयाकुलैः। चारैश्चोरो गृहीतस्तैर्बलाच्चैव नृपाज्ञया५० 1.51.
gṛhītvā tu nṛpasyājñāṃ yattairjighṛkṣayākulaiḥ| cāraiścoro gṛhītastairbalāccaiva nṛpājñayā50 1.51.
Taking the king's command, those spies, agitated with the desire to seize (him), were engaged; and by them the thief was seized by force, by the king's order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.51
नगरोपांतदेशे च वृक्षमूले घने वने। समाधिस्थोमहातेजामांडव्योमुनिपुंगवः इतिश्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे पतिव्रतोपाख्यानंनामैकपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
nagaropāṃtadeśe ca vṛkṣamūle ghane vane| samādhisthomahātejāmāṃḍavyomunipuṃgavaḥ itiśrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe pativratopākhyānaṃnāmaikapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
And in a region on the outskirts of the city, at the foot of a tree in a dense forest, the greatly splendid Māṇḍavya, best of sages, was seated in meditation. — Thus the fifty-first chapter, called "The Tale of the Faithful Wife," in the first Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.52
व्यातिष्ठद्वह्निसंकाशो योगिनां प्रवरो मुनिः। अंतर्नाडीगतो वायुः किंचिन्न प्रतिभाति च
vyātiṣṭhadvahnisaṃkāśo yogināṃ pravaro muniḥ| aṃtarnāḍīgato vāyuḥ kiṃcinna pratibhāti ca
The sage, foremost among yogins, stood there resembling fire; his breath had gone within the channels, and he was aware of nothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.53
तं ब्रह्मतुल्यं तिष्ठन्तं दृष्ट्वा दुष्टा महामुनिम्। चोरोयमद्भुताकारो धूर्तस्तिष्ठति कानने
taṃ brahmatulyaṃ tiṣṭhantaṃ dṛṣṭvā duṣṭā mahāmunim| coroyamadbhutākāro dhūrtastiṣṭhati kānane
Seeing that great sage, equal to Brahmā, standing (there), the wicked ones (said): "This one of extraordinary form is the thief, a rogue standing in the woods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.54
एवमुक्त्वा तु तं पापा बबन्धुर्मुनिसत्तमम्। नोक्ताश्च नेक्षितास्तेन पुरुषा अतिदारुणाः
evamuktvā tu taṃ pāpā babandhurmunisattamam| noktāśca nekṣitāstena puruṣā atidāruṇāḥ
Having spoken thus, those sinful men bound that best of sages; and those exceedingly cruel men were neither spoken to nor looked at by him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.55
ततो राजा उवाचेदं संप्राप्तस्तस्करो मया। उपांते च पथिद्वारे कुरुध्वं घोरदण्डनम्
tato rājā uvācedaṃ saṃprāptastaskaro mayā| upāṃte ca pathidvāre kurudhvaṃ ghoradaṇḍanam
Then the king said this: "The thief has been caught by me. At the edge (of the city), at the gate on the road, carry out a terrible punishment."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.56
मांडव्यश्च मुनिस्तत्र पथिशूले च कीलितः। पायुदेशे च तैर्दत्तं शूलं यावच्च मस्तकम्
māṃḍavyaśca munistatra pathiśūle ca kīlitaḥ| pāyudeśe ca tairdattaṃ śūlaṃ yāvacca mastakam
And the sage Māṇḍavya was there impaled on a stake by the road; the stake was driven in by them at the anal region, up as far as the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.57
व्यथां स च न जानाति शूले विद्धतनुर्यमात्। अन्यैरपि कृतो दण्डः कृतस्तैस्तु मनोहितः
vyathāṃ sa ca na jānāti śūle viddhatanuryamāt| anyairapi kṛto daṇḍaḥ kṛtastaistu manohitaḥ
And he did not feel the pain, his body pierced on the stake by (the king's) restraint; punishment was inflicted by others too, and what they did was pleasing to (his) mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 51.58
एतस्मिन्नंतरे रात्रावंधकारे घनोन्नते। स्वपतिं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा प्रययौ सा पतिव्रता
etasminnaṃtare rātrāvaṃdhakāre ghanonnate| svapatiṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā prayayau sā pativratā
Meanwhile, in the night, in thick, deepening darkness, that faithful wife set off, having put her own husband on her back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.59
मांडव्यस्य तनौ सङ्गात्कुष्ठिनो गंध आगतः। भग्नः समाधिस्तस्यैवं कुष्ठिसंसर्गतो ध्रुवम्
māṃḍavyasya tanau saṅgātkuṣṭhino gaṃdha āgataḥ| bhagnaḥ samādhistasyaivaṃ kuṣṭhisaṃsargato dhruvam
From the contact with Māṇḍavya's body, the smell of the leper reached (him); thus his meditation was broken, certainly by contact with the leper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.60
मांडव्य उवाच- एवं येनाधुना कृच्छ्रं कारितं गात्रवेदनम्। स एव भस्मतां यातु प्रोदिते च विरोचने
māṃḍavya uvāca- evaṃ yenādhunā kṛcchraṃ kāritaṃ gātravedanam| sa eva bhasmatāṃ yātu prodite ca virocane
Māṇḍavya said: Thus, he who has now caused (me) this pain, this agony of the body — let that very one be reduced to ashes when the sun has risen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.61
मांडव्येनैवमुक्तस्स पपात धरणीतले। ततः पतिव्रता चाह ब्रध्नो नोदयतु ध्रुवं
māṃḍavyenaivamuktassa papāta dharaṇītale| tataḥ pativratā cāha bradhno nodayatu dhruvaṃ
Addressed thus by Māṇḍavya, he fell to the ground. Then the devoted wife said: Surely the sun shall not rise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.62
दिनत्रयं गृहं नीत्वा शापाद्वेश्मगता ततः। शयनीये स्थितं रम्ये धृत्वाऽतिष्ठत्पतिव्रता
dinatrayaṃ gṛhaṃ nītvā śāpādveśmagatā tataḥ| śayanīye sthitaṃ ramye dhṛtvā'tiṣṭhatpativratā
For three days she carried (him) home; having gone into the house because of the curse, the devoted wife held him placed on a lovely bed and remained (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.63
शप्त्वा तं च मुनिश्रेष्ठो गतो देशमभीष्टकम्। सूरो नोदयते लोके यावच्चैव दिनत्रयम्
śaptvā taṃ ca muniśreṣṭho gato deśamabhīṣṭakam| sūro nodayate loke yāvaccaiva dinatrayam
And the best of sages, having cursed him, went to the region he desired; the sun does not rise in the world for as long as three days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.64
निखिलं व्यथितं दृष्ट्वा त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। शतक्रतुं पुरस्कृत्य गता देवाः पितामहम्
nikhilaṃ vyathitaṃ dṛṣṭvā trailokyaṃ sacarācaram| śatakratuṃ puraskṛtya gatā devāḥ pitāmaham
Seeing the whole triple world, with its moving and unmoving (beings), afflicted, the gods, placing Indra of the hundred sacrifices in front, went to the Grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.65
वृत्तं न्यवेदयन्सर्वं पद्मयोनौ दिवौकसः। कारणं च न जानीमस्त्वं तु योग्यं विधेहि नः
vṛttaṃ nyavedayansarvaṃ padmayonau divaukasaḥ| kāraṇaṃ ca na jānīmastvaṃ tu yogyaṃ vidhehi naḥ
The dwellers in heaven reported the whole occurrence to the lotus-born one: "And we do not know the cause; but do you ordain for us what is fitting."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.66
ब्रह्मोवाच- पतिव्रताया यद्वृत्तं मांडव्यस्य मुनेश्च यत्। यथा नोदयते ब्रध्नो धाता देवेष्ववेदयत्
brahmovāca- pativratāyā yadvṛttaṃ māṃḍavyasya muneśca yat| yathā nodayate bradhno dhātā deveṣvavedayat
Brahmā said: — What had happened concerning the devoted wife and what concerning the sage Māṇḍavya, and how the sun does not rise — (this) the Ordainer made known among the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.67
ततो देवा विमानैश्च पुरस्कृत्य प्रजापतिम्। गतास्तदंतिकं विप्र तूर्णं सर्वे च भूतलम्
tato devā vimānaiśca puraskṛtya prajāpatim| gatāstadaṃtikaṃ vipra tūrṇaṃ sarve ca bhūtalam
Then the gods, with their celestial cars, placing Prajāpati in front, all went quickly into his presence, O brahmin, and to the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.68
तेषां श्रिया विमानानां मुनीनां किरणैस्तथा। शतसूर्यमिवाभाति नान्यत्र च गृहोदरे
teṣāṃ śriyā vimānānāṃ munīnāṃ kiraṇaistathā| śatasūryamivābhāti nānyatra ca gṛhodare
By the splendour of those celestial cars and by the rays of the sages, it shone as if with a hundred suns, and nowhere else — (only) inside the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 51.69
हा हतास्मि कथं सूरो मद्गृहे समुपस्थितः। अदृश्यंत तया देवा विमानैर्हंससन्निभैः
hā hatāsmi kathaṃ sūro madgṛhe samupasthitaḥ| adṛśyaṃta tayā devā vimānairhaṃsasannibhaiḥ
"Alas, I am undone! How has the sun appeared in my house?" — (then) the gods were seen by her, with their swan-white celestial cars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.70
एतस्मिन्नंतरे ब्रह्मा तामुवाच पतिव्रताम्। अखिलानां च देवानां द्विजानां च गवां तथा
etasminnaṃtare brahmā tāmuvāca pativratām| akhilānāṃ ca devānāṃ dvijānāṃ ca gavāṃ tathā
Meanwhile Brahmā spoke to that devoted wife: "Of all the gods, and of the twice-born, and of the cows likewise —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.71
यथैव निधनं तेषां कथं ते परिरोचते। मातः क्रोधं त्यजस्वाद्य सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति
yathaiva nidhanaṃ teṣāṃ kathaṃ te parirocate| mātaḥ krodhaṃ tyajasvādya sūryasyodayanaṃ prati
— just so (would be) their destruction; how does that please you? Mother, give up your anger now regarding the rising of the sun."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.72
पतिव्रतोवाच- सर्वलोकानतिक्रम्य पतिरेको गुरुर्मम। अस्य मृत्युर्मुनेश्शापादुदिते च विरोचने
pativratovāca- sarvalokānatikramya patireko gururmama| asya mṛtyurmuneśśāpādudite ca virocane
The devoted wife said: Surpassing all the worlds, my husband alone is my guru. By the sage's curse his death (comes) when the sun has risen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.73
तेनैव कारणेनैष मया शप्तो दिवाकरः। न कोपान्न च मोहाच्च लोभात्कामान्न मत्सरात्
tenaiva kāraṇenaiṣa mayā śapto divākaraḥ| na kopānna ca mohācca lobhātkāmānna matsarāt
For that very reason this sun has been cursed by me — not out of anger, nor out of delusion, nor out of greed, desire, or envy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.74
ब्रह्मोवाच- एकस्य निधनेनैव त्रैलोक्यस्य हितं भवेत्। ततस्ते चाधिकं पुण्यं मातरेवं भविष्यति
brahmovāca- ekasya nidhanenaiva trailokyasya hitaṃ bhavet| tataste cādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ mātarevaṃ bhaviṣyati
Brahmā said: By the death of one alone, the welfare of the triple world would come about; therefore, mother, in this way greater merit will be yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.75
सा चोवाच विधिं तत्र देवानामग्रतः सती। पतिं त्यक्त्वा च मे सत्यं शिवं मे नानुरोचते
sā covāca vidhiṃ tatra devānāmagrataḥ satī| patiṃ tyaktvā ca me satyaṃ śivaṃ me nānurocate
And she, the virtuous woman, said to the Ordainer there, before the gods: "Truly, having abandoned my husband, no good pleases me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.76
ब्रह्मोवाच- उदिते च खगे सौम्ये पत्यौ ते भस्मतां गते। स्वस्थेभूते च त्रैलोक्ये करिष्यामि हितं तव
brahmovāca- udite ca khage saumye patyau te bhasmatāṃ gate| svasthebhūte ca trailokye kariṣyāmi hitaṃ tava
Brahmā said: When the sun has risen, gentle lady, and your husband has been reduced to ashes, and the triple world has become well, I shall do you a benefit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.77
भस्मनः पुरुषो भाव्यः कामदेवसमप्रभः। गुणैः सर्वैर्युतो भर्ता रतिवत्त्वं च सर्वदा
bhasmanaḥ puruṣo bhāvyaḥ kāmadevasamaprabhaḥ| guṇaiḥ sarvairyuto bhartā rativattvaṃ ca sarvadā
Out of the ashes a man shall come to be, of splendour equal to the god of love, endowed with all virtues, (your) husband — and you shall be forever like Rati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.78
यथापूज्यो हरिर्दैवैर्यथा लक्ष्मीश्च पूजिता। तथैव दंपती स्वर्गे तस्मान्मद्वचनं कुरु
yathāpūjyo harirdaivairyathā lakṣmīśca pūjitā| tathaiva daṃpatī svarge tasmānmadvacanaṃ kuru
As Hari is to be worshipped by the gods, and as Lakṣmī is worshipped, just so shall the couple (be honoured) in heaven; therefore do as I say.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.79
पतिव्रतोवाच- पत्युर्मे निधने ब्रह्मन्विधवा लोकनिंदिता। कांस्तु लोकान्गमिष्यामि भग्ना चारामलीमसा
pativratovāca- patyurme nidhane brahmanvidhavā lokaniṃditā| kāṃstu lokāngamiṣyāmi bhagnā cārāmalīmasā
The devoted wife said: At my husband's death, O Brahmā, (I shall be) a widow, censured by the world. To what worlds shall I go, broken and stained?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 51.80
ब्रह्मोवाच- अतस्ते नास्ति दोषो वै न मृतस्ते धवोऽधुना। अस्माकं वचनेनैव कुष्ठी मन्मथतां व्रजेत्
brahmovāca- ataste nāsti doṣo vai na mṛtaste dhavo'dhunā| asmākaṃ vacanenaiva kuṣṭhī manmathatāṃ vrajet
Brahmā said: Therefore there is indeed no fault in you; your husband is not dead now. By our word alone, the leper shall become like Kāmadeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.81
वदत्येवंविधौ सा च विमृश्य क्षणमेव च। बाढमुक्तवती सा च ततस्सूर्योदयोऽभवत्
vadatyevaṃvidhau sā ca vimṛśya kṣaṇameva ca| bāḍhamuktavatī sā ca tatassūryodayo'bhavat
While they were speaking in this manner, she too, having reflected only a moment, said "Very well"; and then the sun rose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.82
अभवद्भस्मरूपोऽसौ मुनिशापप्रपीडितः। भस्मनो मध्यतो जातो द्विजो मन्मथपीडितः
abhavadbhasmarūpo'sau muniśāpaprapīḍitaḥ| bhasmano madhyato jāto dvijo manmathapīḍitaḥ
He, afflicted by the sage's curse, became a heap of ash; and from the midst of the ash was born a brahmin (as lovely as one) tormented by love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 51.83
दृष्ट्वा विस्मयपमापन्नाः सर्वे ते पुरवासिनः। मुदिता देवसंघाश्च जनः स्वस्थतरोऽभवत्
dṛṣṭvā vismayapamāpannāḥ sarve te puravāsinaḥ| muditā devasaṃghāśca janaḥ svasthataro'bhavat
Seeing (this), all those city-dwellers were filled with astonishment; the hosts of gods were delighted, and the people became more at ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.84
विमानेनार्कवर्णेन स्वर्लोकादागतेन च। पतिना सह सा साध्वी सुरैः सार्द्धं गता दिवम्
vimānenārkavarṇena svarlokādāgatena ca| patinā saha sā sādhvī suraiḥ sārddhaṃ gatā divam
By a chariot the colour of the sun, come from the world of heaven, that virtuous woman went to heaven together with her husband, along with the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.85
एवं पतिव्रता यस्माच्छुभा चैव तु मत्समा। तेन वृत्तं च जानाति भूतं भव्यं प्रवर्तनम्
evaṃ pativratā yasmācchubhā caiva tu matsamā| tena vṛttaṃ ca jānāti bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ pravartanam
Thus, because a devoted wife is auspicious and equal to me, therefore she knows what has happened, what will be, and the course of events.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.86
य इदं श्रावयेल्लोके पुण्याख्यानमनुत्तमम्। तस्य पापं क्षयं याति जन्मजन्मकृतं च यत्
ya idaṃ śrāvayelloke puṇyākhyānamanuttamam| tasya pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti janmajanmakṛtaṃ ca yat
Whoever in the world causes this most excellent holy narrative to be heard, his sin, whatever was done in birth after birth, goes to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.87
अक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं विबुधैः संप्रयुज्यते। ब्राह्मणो लभते वेदं जन्मजन्मसु बाडव
akṣayaṃ labhate svargaṃ vibudhaiḥ saṃprayujyate| brāhmaṇo labhate vedaṃ janmajanmasu bāḍava
He obtains imperishable heaven and is joined with the gods; a brahmin obtains the Veda in birth after birth, O Bāḍava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 51.88
सकृच्छृणोति यः पूतो दुष्कृतौघाद्विमुच्यते। सुरालयमवाप्नोति स्वर्गाद्भ्रष्टो धनी भवेत्
sakṛcchṛṇoti yaḥ pūto duṣkṛtaughādvimucyate| surālayamavāpnoti svargādbhraṣṭo dhanī bhavet
He who hears it even once is purified and is freed from the flood of misdeeds; he attains the abode of the gods, and (even if) fallen from heaven he becomes wealthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition