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Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 54

PdP 1 54.1

श्रीभगवानुवाच। अद्रोहकस्य चाख्यातो महिमा लोकदुःसहः। एकतल्पगतां वामां क्षांत्वा सर्वजितोऽभवत्

śrībhagavānuvāca| adrohakasya cākhyāto mahimā lokaduḥsahaḥ| ekatalpagatāṃ vāmāṃ kṣāṃtvā sarvajito'bhavat

The Blessed Lord said: And the greatness of the one who does no harm has been told, hard for the world to bear: enduring a woman who came to his own bed, he became the conqueror of all.

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PdP 1 54.2

ज्ञानिनामपिदुःसाध्यं मुनीनां ब्रह्मचारिणां। सुरासुरमनुष्याणां विषमं तत्समं गतः

jñānināmapiduḥsādhyaṃ munīnāṃ brahmacāriṇāṃ| surāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ viṣamaṃ tatsamaṃ gataḥ

What is hard to accomplish even for the knowers, for the sages, for the celibates — that difficult thing he attained equally among gods, demons and men.

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PdP 1 54.3

स्वभावाद्विषमं कामं जेतुं कः पुरुषः क्षमः। अद्रोहकमृते विप्र स एव भवजित्पुमान्

svabhāvādviṣamaṃ kāmaṃ jetuṃ kaḥ puruṣaḥ kṣamaḥ| adrohakamṛte vipra sa eva bhavajitpumān

What man is able to conquer desire, which is by nature intractable? Apart from the one who does no harm, brahmin, he alone is the man who has conquered existence.

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PdP 1 54.4

अहल्याहरणादेव सुरेशस्य भगांकता। पुनर्देव्याः प्रसादाच्च सहस्राक्षेति विश्रुतः संत्यज्य देवराज्यं च लब्ध्वाहं तु पुरा यथा। तमुवाच ततो देवी पापं तं मुनिशापजम्

ahalyāharaṇādeva sureśasya bhagāṃkatā| punardevyāḥ prasādācca sahasrākṣeti viśrutaḥ saṃtyajya devarājyaṃ ca labdhvāhaṃ tu purā yathā| tamuvāca tato devī pāpaṃ taṃ muniśāpajam

It was just from the carrying off of Ahalyā that the lord of the gods came to be marked with vulvas; and again, by the goddess's grace, he became renowned as "thousand-eyed," having abandoned the kingship of the gods, just as I obtained (it) formerly; then the goddess spoke to him of that sin born of the sage's curse.

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PdP 1 54.5

विदितं सर्वलोके च त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। द्विज उवाच- कथं च देवदेवस्य अहल्याहरणं प्रभो

viditaṃ sarvaloke ca trailokye sacarācare| dvija uvāca- kathaṃ ca devadevasya ahalyāharaṇaṃ prabho

"(It is) known in all the world, in the three worlds with all that moves and does not move." The twice-born said: "And how, lord, did the god of gods carry off Ahalyā,

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PdP 1 54.6

भगांकत्वं च संप्राप सहस्राक्षः सुराधिपः। न गां कोपि भगांकत्वं संप्राप्तस्सुरराट्कथम्

bhagāṃkatvaṃ ca saṃprāpa sahasrākṣaḥ surādhipaḥ| na gāṃ kopi bhagāṃkatvaṃ saṃprāptassurarāṭkatham

and how did the thousand-eyed one, the lord of the gods, come to be marked with vulvas? No one else has ever come to be marked with vulvas — how did the king of the gods?

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PdP 1 54.7

दुःश्रुतं सुरवैकल्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्वतः। श्रीभगवानुवाच- पुरा स्वांतोद्भवां कन्यां लोकेशश्च महामनाः

duḥśrutaṃ suravaikalyaṃ śrotumicchāmi tatvataḥ| śrībhagavānuvāca- purā svāṃtodbhavāṃ kanyāṃ lokeśaśca mahāmanāḥ

I wish to hear truly of this ill-sounding defect of a god." The Blessed Lord said: "Formerly the high-minded lord of the world (produced) a maiden born from his own mind,

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PdP 1 54.8

गौतमाय ददौ धाता लोकपालाग्रतो मुदा। ततस्तु लोकपालानां मन्मथाविष्टचेतसाम्

gautamāya dadau dhātā lokapālāgrato mudā| tatastu lokapālānāṃ manmathāviṣṭacetasām

and the Creator gladly gave her to Gautama in the presence of the guardians of the worlds. Thereupon, of the world-guardians whose minds were possessed by love,

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PdP 1 54.9

शचीपतेस्तु संमोहो हृदि शल्य इव स्थितः। लोकपालानतिक्रम्य सुवेषा वरवर्णिनी

śacīpatestu saṃmoho hṛdi śalya iva sthitaḥ| lokapālānatikramya suveṣā varavarṇinī

the husband of Śacī had an infatuation that lodged in his heart like a dart: "Passing over the world-guardians, this beautifully dressed woman of lovely complexion

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PdP 1 54.10

द्विजाय रत्नभूतैषा दत्ता किंवा करोम्यहम्। इति संचिंत्य तस्यास्तु वर्तमाने च यौवने

dvijāya ratnabhūtaiṣā dattā kiṃvā karomyaham| iti saṃciṃtya tasyāstu vartamāne ca yauvane

— a very jewel — has been given to a brahmin; what am I to do?" Thinking thus, while her youth was still upon her,

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PdP 1 54.11

पुनश्च मायया दृष्टं रूपं तस्यास्सुशोभनम्। पुनश्चिन्तयमानोऽसौ गौतमाध्यासनं गतः

punaśca māyayā dṛṣṭaṃ rūpaṃ tasyāssuśobhanam| punaścintayamāno'sau gautamādhyāsanaṃ gataḥ

and again seeing by magic that most lovely form of hers, and thinking of it once more, he went to Gautama's seat.

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PdP 1 54.12

पश्चात्तु तस्य गमनाद्यद्वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व मे। एकदा गौतमः स्नातुं गतोऽसौ पुष्करं प्रति

paścāttu tasya gamanādyadvṛttaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva me| ekadā gautamaḥ snātuṃ gato'sau puṣkaraṃ prati

But hear from me what happened after his departure. Once Gautama went to bathe, toward Puṣkara.

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PdP 1 54.13

साध्वी च गृहशौचे च गृहवस्तुनि तत्परा। प्रवृत्ता देववास्तूनां बलिकर्तुं च तत्परा

sādhvī ca gṛhaśauce ca gṛhavastuni tatparā| pravṛttā devavāstūnāṃ balikartuṃ ca tatparā

And the virtuous woman, intent upon cleaning the house and upon the household goods, set about, and was intent upon making the offering for the gods' shrine.

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PdP 1 54.14

इंधनं वह्निकार्यं च नित्यकर्मानुसंचयम्। एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्रो मुनेस्तस्य महात्मनः

iṃdhanaṃ vahnikāryaṃ ca nityakarmānusaṃcayam| etasminnaṃtare śakro munestasya mahātmanaḥ

(She gathered) firewood and the materials for the fire-rite and the accumulation (of things) for the daily observances. Meanwhile Śakra, (assuming) the form of that great-souled sage,

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PdP 1 54.15

रूपमास्थाय गात्रेण प्रविवेशोटजं मुदा। पतिव्रता पतिं दृष्ट्वा श्रद्धया परया सती

rūpamāsthāya gātreṇa praviveśoṭajaṃ mudā| pativratā patiṃ dṛṣṭvā śraddhayā parayā satī

having taken on (that) form in body, joyfully entered the leaf-hut. The devoted wife, the virtuous woman, seeing (him as) her husband with the highest faith,

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PdP 1 54.16

देवस्थाने च वस्तूनां संचयं कर्तुमुद्यता। ततस्तामब्रवीदार्तो मुनिवेषधरो हरिः

devasthāne ca vastūnāṃ saṃcayaṃ kartumudyatā| tatastāmabravīdārto muniveṣadharo hariḥ

and being engaged in making a collection of goods for the shrine — then Hari, wearing the sage's guise, distressed, said to her:

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PdP 1 54.17

प्रद्युम्नवशगो वामे देहि मे चुंबनादिकम्। एतस्मिन्नंतरे सा च त्रपायुक्ताऽब्रवीद्वचः

pradyumnavaśago vāme dehi me cuṃbanādikam| etasminnaṃtare sā ca trapāyuktā'bravīdvacaḥ

"Fair one, I am in the power of Pradyumna (the god of love); give me a kiss and the rest." Meanwhile she, filled with shame, spoke these words:

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PdP 1 54.18

देवकार्यादिकं त्यक्त्वा वक्तुं नार्हसि मे प्रभो। सर्वं जानासि धर्मज्ञ पुण्यानां निश्चयं मुने

devakāryādikaṃ tyaktvā vaktuṃ nārhasi me prabho| sarvaṃ jānāsi dharmajña puṇyānāṃ niścayaṃ mune

"You ought not to say this to me, my lord, abandoning the rites for the gods and the rest. You know everything, O knower of dharma, O sage, the settled rule of meritorious acts.

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PdP 1 54.19

अयमर्थो हि वेलायामधुनैव न युज्यते। ततस्तां चारुसर्वांगीं दृष्ट्वा मन्मथपीडितः

ayamartho hi velāyāmadhunaiva na yujyate| tatastāṃ cārusarvāṃgīṃ dṛṣṭvā manmathapīḍitaḥ

For this matter is not fitting at this very hour." Then, looking at her, all of whose limbs were lovely, tormented by love (he said):

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PdP 1 54.20

अलं प्रियेन वक्तव्यं हृच्छयो मे प्रजायते। कर्तव्यं चाप्यकर्तव्यं पत्युर्वचनसंमतम्

alaṃ priyena vaktavyaṃ hṛcchayo me prajāyate| kartavyaṃ cāpyakartavyaṃ patyurvacanasaṃmatam

"Enough — it must be spoken by (your) beloved: desire is arising in me. Both what should be done and what should not be done is what accords with the husband's word.

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PdP 1 54.21

करोति सततं या च सा च नारी पतिव्रता। लंघयेद्या च तस्याज्ञां सुरते च विशेषतः

karoti satataṃ yā ca sā ca nārī pativratā| laṃghayedyā ca tasyājñāṃ surate ca viśeṣataḥ

And the woman who does this constantly, she is a devoted wife; but she who transgresses his command, and especially in lovemaking —

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PdP 1 54.22

पुण्यं तस्या भवेन्नष्टं दुर्गतिं चाधिगच्छति। साब्रवीद्देववस्तूनि संति देवार्थतो मुने

puṇyaṃ tasyā bhavennaṣṭaṃ durgatiṃ cādhigacchati| sābravīddevavastūni saṃti devārthato mune

her merit would be destroyed, and she attains an evil course." She said: "There are goods here (set aside) for the gods' purpose, O sage,

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PdP 1 54.23

नित्यकर्माणि चान्यानि किं वा तेषु विपर्ययः। स चोवाच सतीं तत्र देह्यालिगादिकं मम

nityakarmāṇi cānyāni kiṃ vā teṣu viparyayaḥ| sa covāca satīṃ tatra dehyāligādikaṃ mama

and other daily rites — or is there to be a reversal in these?" And he said to the virtuous woman there: "Give me an embrace and the rest.

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PdP 1 54.24

मनसा भयमुत्सृज्य मया दत्तानि तानि च। इत्युक्त्वा तां परिष्वज्य कृतस्तेन मनोरथः

manasā bhayamutsṛjya mayā dattāni tāni ca| ityuktvā tāṃ pariṣvajya kṛtastena manorathaḥ

Cast off fear from your mind; those (rites) have (already) been granted by me." Having said this, he embraced her, and his desire was fulfilled by him.

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PdP 1 54.25

एतस्मिन्नंतरे विप्र मुनेर्हृद्या सकल्मषम्। ततो ध्यानं समारभ्याजानाद्वृत्तं शचीपतेः

etasminnaṃtare vipra munerhṛdyā sakalmaṣam| tato dhyānaṃ samārabhyājānādvṛttaṃ śacīpateḥ

Meanwhile, O brahmin, the sage's heart (became) as if defiled. Then, beginning meditation, he knew what Śacī's lord had done.

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PdP 1 54.26

तूर्णमेव द्वारदेशे गत्वा च समुपस्थितः। शक्रो मुनिं तु संलक्ष्य चौतुदेहं विवेश ह

tūrṇameva dvāradeśe gatvā ca samupasthitaḥ| śakro muniṃ tu saṃlakṣya cautudehaṃ viveśa ha

Very swiftly he went and stood at the doorway; but Śakra, noticing the sage, entered the body of a cat.

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PdP 1 54.27

गच्छतः पृषदंशस्य पद्धतौ प्रचचाल ह। मुनिस्तत्रावदत्तं वै कस्त्वं मार्जाररूपधृत्

gacchataḥ pṛṣadaṃśasya paddhatau pracacāla ha| munistatrāvadattaṃ vai kastvaṃ mārjārarūpadhṛt

As the cat was going, it stumbled on the path. The sage said to him there: "Who are you, wearing the form of a cat?"

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PdP 1 54.28

भयात्तस्य मुनेरग्रे शक्रः प्रांजलिराश्रितः। मघवंतं पुरो दृष्ट्वा चुकोप मुनिपुंगवः

bhayāttasya muneragre śakraḥ prāṃjalirāśritaḥ| maghavaṃtaṃ puro dṛṣṭvā cukopa munipuṃgavaḥ

Out of fear, Śakra took refuge before that sage with folded hands. Seeing Maghavan before him, the best of sages grew angry:

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PdP 1 54.29

यत्त्वया चेदृशं कर्म भगार्थं छलसाहसम्। कृतं तस्मात्तवांगेषु सहस्रभगमुत्तमम्

yattvayā cedṛśaṃ karma bhagārthaṃ chalasāhasam| kṛtaṃ tasmāttavāṃgeṣu sahasrabhagamuttamam

"Since such a deed, a deceitful outrage for the sake of a vulva, was done by you, therefore on your limbs a thousand vulvas, excellent ones,

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PdP 1 54.30

भवत्विह तु पापिष्ठ लिंगं ते निपतिष्यति। गच्छ मे पुरतो मूढ सुरस्थानं दिवौकसः

bhavatviha tu pāpiṣṭha liṃgaṃ te nipatiṣyati| gaccha me purato mūḍha surasthānaṃ divaukasaḥ

shall come to be here, O most sinful one, and your penis shall fall off. Go before me, fool, to the abode of the gods, the dwellers in heaven,

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PdP 1 54.31

पश्यंति मुनिशार्दूला नराः सिद्धास्सहोरगाः। एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठो रुदंतीं तां पतिव्रताम्

paśyaṃti muniśārdūlā narāḥ siddhāssahoragāḥ| evamuktvā muniśreṣṭho rudaṃtīṃ tāṃ pativratām

(that) the tiger-like sages, men, and Siddhas together with the serpents may behold (you)." Having spoken thus, the best of sages (asked) that weeping devoted wife,

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PdP 1 54.32

पप्रच्छ किमिदानीं ते कर्म दारुणमागतम्। इत्युक्ता वेपमाना सा भीता पतिमुवाच ह

papraccha kimidānīṃ te karma dāruṇamāgatam| ityuktā vepamānā sā bhītā patimuvāca ha

(He) asked: "What terrible deed have you now committed?" Addressed thus, she, trembling and frightened, said to her husband:

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PdP 1 54.33

अज्ञानाद्यत्कृतं कर्म क्षंतुमर्हसि वै प्रभो। मुनिरुवाच- परेणाभिगतासि त्वममेध्या पापचारिणी

ajñānādyatkṛtaṃ karma kṣaṃtumarhasi vai prabho| muniruvāca- pareṇābhigatāsi tvamamedhyā pāpacāriṇī

"Whatever deed was done out of ignorance, you ought indeed to forgive, O lord." The sage said: "You have been approached by another man; you are impure, a doer of evil."

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PdP 1 54.34

अस्थिचर्मसमाविष्टा निर्मांसा नखवर्जिता। चिरं स्थास्यसि चैकापि त्वां पश्यंतु जनाः स्त्रियः

asthicarmasamāviṣṭā nirmāṃsā nakhavarjitā| ciraṃ sthāsyasi caikāpi tvāṃ paśyaṃtu janāḥ striyaḥ

"Covered over with bone and skin, without flesh, deprived of nails, you shall remain for a long time, and alone; let people and women look at you."

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PdP 1 54.35

दुःखिता तमुवाचेदं शापस्यांतो विधीयताम्। इत्युक्ते करुणाविष्टो मन्युनापि परिप्लुतः

duḥkhitā tamuvācedaṃ śāpasyāṃto vidhīyatām| ityukte karuṇāviṣṭo manyunāpi pariplutaḥ

Grieved, she said this to him: "Let an end to the curse be appointed." When this was said, (he,) filled with pity though also flooded with anger,

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PdP 1 54.36

जगाद गौतमो वाक्यं रामो दाशरथिर्यदा। वनमभ्यागतो विष्णुः सीतालक्ष्मणसंयुतः

jagāda gautamo vākyaṃ rāmo dāśarathiryadā| vanamabhyāgato viṣṇuḥ sītālakṣmaṇasaṃyutaḥ

Gautama spoke (these) words: "When Rāma, son of Daśaratha, Viṣṇu, comes to the forest together with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa,

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PdP 1 54.37

दृष्ट्वा त्वां दुःखितां शुष्कां निर्देहां पथिसंस्थितां। गदिष्यति च वै रामो वसिष्ठस्याग्रतो हसन्

dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ duḥkhitāṃ śuṣkāṃ nirdehāṃ pathisaṃsthitāṃ| gadiṣyati ca vai rāmo vasiṣṭhasyāgrato hasan

and, seeing you grieving, withered, bodiless, standing on the path, Rāma will say, laughing, in Vasiṣṭha's presence:

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PdP 1 54.38

किमियं शुष्करूपा च प्रतिमास्थिमयी शवा। न दृष्टं मे पुरा ब्रह्मन्रूपं लोकविपर्ययम्

kimiyaṃ śuṣkarūpā ca pratimāsthimayī śavā| na dṛṣṭaṃ me purā brahmanrūpaṃ lokaviparyayam

'What is this withered-looking thing, an image made of bones, a corpse? Never before, O brahmin, have I seen such a form, contrary to (all) the world.'

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PdP 1 54.39

ततो रामं महाभागं विष्णुं मानुषविग्रहम्। यद्वृत्तमासीत्पूर्वं तद्वसिष्ठः कथयिष्यति

tato rāmaṃ mahābhāgaṃ viṣṇuṃ mānuṣavigraham| yadvṛttamāsītpūrvaṃ tadvasiṣṭhaḥ kathayiṣyati

Then Vasiṣṭha will tell Rāma, the greatly fortunate one, Viṣṇu in human form, what had happened before.

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PdP 1 54.40

वसिष्ठवचनं श्रुत्वा रामो वक्ष्यति धर्मवित्। अस्या दोषो न चैवास्ति दोषोयं पाकशासने

vasiṣṭhavacanaṃ śrutvā rāmo vakṣyati dharmavit| asyā doṣo na caivāsti doṣoyaṃ pākaśāsane

Hearing Vasiṣṭha's words, Rāma, knower of dharma, will say: 'There is no fault of hers; this fault lies with the chastiser of Pāka (Indra).'

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PdP 1 54.41

एवमुक्ते तु रामेण त्यक्त्वा रूपं जुगुप्सितं। दिव्यं रूपं समास्थाय मद्गृहं चागमिष्यसि

evamukte tu rāmeṇa tyaktvā rūpaṃ jugupsitaṃ| divyaṃ rūpaṃ samāsthāya madgṛhaṃ cāgamiṣyasi

And when Rāma has spoken thus, abandoning your loathsome form and assuming a divine form, you will come to my house."

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PdP 1 54.42

शप्त्वा तु गौतमस्तां हि तपस्तप्तुं गतो वनम्। ततोत्यंतं शुष्करूपा तथैव पथि संस्थिता

śaptvā tu gautamastāṃ hi tapastaptuṃ gato vanam| tatotyaṃtaṃ śuṣkarūpā tathaiva pathi saṃsthitā

Having cursed her, Gautama went to the forest to practise austerity; thereafter she, of exceedingly withered form, remained just so upon the path.

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PdP 1 54.43

रामस्य वचनादेव गौतमं पुनरागता। गौतमोपि तया सार्द्धमद्यैवं दिवि तिष्ठति

rāmasya vacanādeva gautamaṃ punarāgatā| gautamopi tayā sārddhamadyaivaṃ divi tiṣṭhati

By Rāma's word alone she came back to Gautama; and Gautama too, together with her, dwells even today in heaven.

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PdP 1 54.44

इंद्रोपि त्रपयायुक्तः स्थितश्चांतर्जले चिरम्। स्थित्वा चांतर्जले देवीमस्तौदिंद्राक्षिसंज्ञिताम्

iṃdropi trapayāyuktaḥ sthitaścāṃtarjale ciram| sthitvā cāṃtarjale devīmastaudiṃdrākṣisaṃjñitām

Indra too, seized with shame, remained long within the water; and standing within the water he praised the goddess known as Indrākṣī.

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PdP 1 54.45

सुप्रसन्ना ततो देवी स्तोत्रेण परितोषिता। गत्वोवाच ततः सा च वरोस्मत्तो विगृह्यताम्

suprasannā tato devī stotreṇa paritoṣitā| gatvovāca tataḥ sā ca varosmatto vigṛhyatām

Then the goddess, well pleased, gratified by the hymn, went (to him) and said: "Let a boon be received from me."

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PdP 1 54.46

ततो देवीमुवाचेदं शक्रः परपुरंजयः। त्वत्प्रसादाच्च मे देवि वैरूप्यं मुनिशापजम्

tato devīmuvācedaṃ śakraḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ| tvatprasādācca me devi vairūpyaṃ muniśāpajam

Then Śakra, conqueror of enemies' cities, said this to the goddess: "By your grace, O goddess, (let) my disfigurement, born of the sage's curse, (be removed)."

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PdP 1 54.48

किंतु बुद्धिं सृजाम्यद्य येन लोकैर्न लक्ष्यते

kiṃtu buddhiṃ sṛjāmyadya yena lokairna lakṣyate

"But today I shall devise a plan by which it will not be noticed by the worlds.

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PdP 1 54.49

योनिमध्यगतं दृष्टि सहस्रं ते भविष्यति। सहस्राक्ष इति ख्यातस्सुरराज्यं करिष्यसि

yonimadhyagataṃ dṛṣṭi sahasraṃ te bhaviṣyati| sahasrākṣa iti khyātassurarājyaṃ kariṣyasi

Your thousand eyes, situated in the middle of a vulva, shall become (yours); known as 'the thousand-eyed', you shall rule the kingdom of the gods.

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PdP 1 54.50

मेषांडं तव शिश्नं च भविष्यति च मद्वरात्। इत्युक्त्वा सा जगन्माता तत्रैवांतरधीयत५० 1.54.

meṣāṃḍaṃ tava śiśnaṃ ca bhaviṣyati ca madvarāt| ityuktvā sā jaganmātā tatraivāṃtaradhīyata50 1.54.

And by my boon a ram's testicle shall become your penis." Having said this, she, the mother of the world, vanished right there.

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PdP 1 54.51

शक्रो देववरैः पूज्यो ह्यद्यापि दिवि वर्तते। इंद्रस्यैतादृशी कामादवस्था द्विजसत्तम

śakro devavaraiḥ pūjyo hyadyāpi divi vartate| iṃdrasyaitādṛśī kāmādavasthā dvijasattama

Śakra, to be honoured by the foremost of the gods, dwells in heaven even today. Such was Indra's condition, due to lust, O best of the twice-born.

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