Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 79
PdP 1 79.1
व्यास उवाच- मध्यदेशे स्वराट् सम्राट् भद्रेश्वर इति श्रुतः। तपोभिर्बहुभिः पूतो व्रतैर्नानाविधैरपि
vyāsa uvāca- madhyadeśe svarāṭ samrāṭ bhadreśvara iti śrutaḥ| tapobhirbahubhiḥ pūto vratairnānāvidhairapi
Vyāsa said: In the middle country there was a self-ruling emperor known as Bhadreśvara, purified by many austerities and by vows of various kinds.
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PdP 1 79.2
देवांस्तु पूजयेन्नित्यं सुभावेन सदा खलु। तस्य सव्येऽभवत्कुष्ठं करे श्वेतमजायत
devāṃstu pūjayennityaṃ subhāvena sadā khalu| tasya savye'bhavatkuṣṭhaṃ kare śvetamajāyata
He would worship the gods daily, always indeed with a good disposition. On his left hand a leprosy arose: a white (patch) was produced.
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PdP 1 79.3
ततो भिषक्प्रयोगाच्च लक्षणं दृश्यते पुरा। आहूय द्विजमुख्यांश्च मंत्रिणः सोब्रवीद्वचः
tato bhiṣakprayogācca lakṣaṇaṃ dṛśyate purā| āhūya dvijamukhyāṃśca maṃtriṇaḥ sobravīdvacaḥ
Then, even with the physician's treatment, the mark was seen (as) before. Having summoned the chief brahmins and his ministers, he spoke these words.
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PdP 1 79.4
राजोवाच-। किल्बिषं मे करे विप्रा दुःसहं लोकगर्हितं। तस्मात्पुण्यं महाक्षेत्रं यत्र त्यक्ष्यामि विग्रहं
rājovāca-| kilbiṣaṃ me kare viprā duḥsahaṃ lokagarhitaṃ| tasmātpuṇyaṃ mahākṣetraṃ yatra tyakṣyāmi vigrahaṃ
The king said: Brahmins, on my hand is a blemish, hard to bear, censured by the world. Therefore (tell me) a holy great sacred field where I may abandon this body.
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PdP 1 79.5
आज्ञापयत धर्मज्ञाः परलोकहिताय वै। वंशहीनस्य मे वीराः प्रेत्यामुत्र हितं च यत्
ājñāpayata dharmajñāḥ paralokahitāya vai| vaṃśahīnasya me vīrāḥ pretyāmutra hitaṃ ca yat
Command (me), you who know dharma, for the sake of my welfare in the other world; and, heroes, whatever is good for me — sonless as I am — after death, there in the beyond,
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PdP 1 79.6
तद्ब्रूत सुप्रसन्ना म उद्दिष्टं यत्करोम्यहं। द्विजा ऊचुः। परित्यक्ते त्वया राष्ट्रे धर्मशीलेन धीमता
tadbrūta suprasannā ma uddiṣṭaṃ yatkaromyahaṃ| dvijā ūcuḥ| parityakte tvayā rāṣṭre dharmaśīlena dhīmatā
that tell me, being well pleased; whatever is enjoined, that I shall do. The brahmins said: When the kingdom is abandoned by you, who are of righteous conduct and wise,
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PdP 1 79.7
नष्टं जगदिदं राजंस्तस्मान्नो वक्तुमर्हसि। अयमस्य प्रतीकारो ह्यस्माभिरवगम्यते
naṣṭaṃ jagadidaṃ rājaṃstasmānno vaktumarhasi| ayamasya pratīkāro hyasmābhiravagamyate
this world is lost, O king; therefore you ought not to speak so to us. For this remedy for it is understood by us:
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PdP 1 79.8
सूरं मंत्रैर्महादेवं यत्नादाराधय प्रभो। राजोवाच- केनोपायेन विप्रेंद्रास्तोषयिष्यामि भास्करं
sūraṃ maṃtrairmahādevaṃ yatnādārādhaya prabho| rājovāca- kenopāyena vipreṃdrāstoṣayiṣyāmi bhāskaraṃ
with mantras, with effort, propitiate the Sun, the great god, O lord. The king said: By what means, O best of brahmins, shall I please the Sun,
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PdP 1 79.9
अमेध्येनाथ कुष्ठेन लोकानां गर्हितेन च। अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां गर्हितोस्मि द्विजातयः
amedhyenātha kuṣṭhena lokānāṃ garhitena ca| adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ garhitosmi dvijātayaḥ
(afflicted) with impure leprosy, censured by the people? Invisible to all beings, I am despised, O twice-born ones.
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PdP 1 79.10
किं करिष्यामि राज्यं च किं स्यादाराधनेन तु। द्विजा ऊचुः-। अत्र स्थित्वा स्वराज्ये तु समुपास्य विरोचनं
kiṃ kariṣyāmi rājyaṃ ca kiṃ syādārādhanena tu| dvijā ūcuḥ-| atra sthitvā svarājye tu samupāsya virocanaṃ
What shall I do, and what use is the kingdom, and what will come of the propitiation? The brahmins said: Remaining here in your own realm and worshipping the Shining One,
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PdP 1 79.11
प्रमुच्य किल्विषाद्घोरात्स्वर्गं मोक्षं च लप्स्यसे। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राजेंद्रः प्रणिपत्य द्विजोत्तमान्
pramucya kilviṣādghorātsvargaṃ mokṣaṃ ca lapsyase| etacchrutvā tu rājeṃdraḥ praṇipatya dvijottamān
released from the dreadful sin, you will obtain heaven and liberation. Hearing this, the lord of kings bowed to the best of the twice-born
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PdP 1 79.12
आकार्षीत्तस्य सूर्यस्य परमाराधनं च यत्। नित्यपूजां तथा मंत्रैरुपहारैर्विलेपनैः
ākārṣīttasya sūryasya paramārādhanaṃ ca yat| nityapūjāṃ tathā maṃtrairupahārairvilepanaiḥ
and performed the supreme propitiation of that Sun: daily worship with mantras, with offerings, with unguents,
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PdP 1 79.13
फलैर्नानाविधैरर्घैरक्षतातप तंडुलैः। जपापुष्पार्कपर्णैश्च करवीरकरंजकैः
phalairnānāvidhairarghairakṣatātapa taṃḍulaiḥ| japāpuṣpārkaparṇaiśca karavīrakaraṃjakaiḥ
with fruits of many kinds, with oblation-waters, with unbroken sun-dried rice grains, with hibiscus flowers and arka leaves, and with oleander and karañja,
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PdP 1 79.14
रक्तकुंकुमसिन्दूरैस्तथा वासंतिकादिभिः। सुगंधकदलीपत्रैस्तत्फलैः सुमनोहरैः
raktakuṃkumasindūraistathā vāsaṃtikādibhiḥ| sugaṃdhakadalīpatraistatphalaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ
with red saffron and vermilion, and likewise with vāsantika and other (flowers), with fragrant plantain leaves and with their most lovely fruits.
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PdP 1 79.15
अर्घ्यमौदुंबरे कृत्वा सदा सूर्याय पार्थिवः। आदित्यसंमुखो दत्ते सदा मंत्रिपुरोहितैः
arghyamauduṃbare kṛtvā sadā sūryāya pārthivaḥ| ādityasaṃmukho datte sadā maṃtripurohitaiḥ
Making the offering-water in an udumbara(-wood vessel), the king, facing the Sun, always gave it to the Sun, together with his ministers and priests.
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PdP 1 79.16
महिषीभिस्तथा चार्घो भोगिनीभिः समंततः। सर्वैरंतःपुरस्थैश्च सपत्नीकैश्च रक्षिभिः
mahiṣībhistathā cārgho bhoginībhiḥ samaṃtataḥ| sarvairaṃtaḥpurasthaiśca sapatnīkaiśca rakṣibhiḥ
And likewise the offering (was given) by the queens, by the courtesans all around, and by all who dwelt in the inner apartments, and by the guards with their wives,
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PdP 1 79.17
चेटवर्गैस्तथान्यैश्च दीयतेऽर्घो दिनेदिने। अर्कशांतिभिरत्युग्रैः स्तोत्रमंत्रादिभिः परैः
ceṭavargaistathānyaiśca dīyate'rgho dinedine| arkaśāṃtibhiratyugraiḥ stotramaṃtrādibhiḥ paraiḥ
and by the troops of servants and by others too the offering is given day after day; with most potent sun-appeasement rites, with hymns, mantras and other supreme (means),
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PdP 1 79.18
मूलमंत्रान्यमंत्रैश्च यजंति स्म दिवाकरं। तथार्कांगव्रतं चान्यत्कृतं तैः सुसमाहितैः
mūlamaṃtrānyamaṃtraiśca yajaṃti sma divākaraṃ| tathārkāṃgavrataṃ cānyatkṛtaṃ taiḥ susamāhitaiḥ
with the root-mantra and with other mantras they used to worship the Day-maker; and likewise the arka-aṅga vow and another (rite) was performed by them, well concentrated.
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PdP 1 79.19
क्रमात्समांसमासाद्य रोगस्यांतं गतो नृपः। बाधिते चामये घोरे स राजा निखिलं जगत्
kramātsamāṃsamāsādya rogasyāṃtaṃ gato nṛpaḥ| bādhite cāmaye ghore sa rājā nikhilaṃ jagat
Gradually, as year after year passed, the king reached the end of the disease; and while the dreadful ailment still afflicted (him), that king, restraining the whole world,
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PdP 1 79.20
नियम्य कारयामास कल्ये च याजनव्रतम्। एवमेव जपापुष्पं सुगंधं कदलीफलम्
niyamya kārayāmāsa kalye ca yājanavratam| evameva japāpuṣpaṃ sugaṃdhaṃ kadalīphalam
had the sacrificial vow performed at dawn; and just so (he offered) hibiscus flower, fragrance, plantain fruit,
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PdP 1 79.21
बाणैर्जायाभिरालभ्यमर्कपर्णान्यपुष्पकं। एवमेव महापुण्यं कृत्वा सर्वजनप्रियं
bāṇairjāyābhirālabhyamarkaparṇānyapuṣpakaṃ| evameva mahāpuṇyaṃ kṛtvā sarvajanapriyaṃ
arka leaves and other flowers, to be touched by the arrow-bearers(?) together with their wives. Having thus performed this greatly meritorious (rite), dear to all people,
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PdP 1 79.22
हविष्यान्नो निराहारो जनो यजति भास्करम्। एवमेव त्रिभिर्वर्गैरर्चितस्तैर्विभाकरः
haviṣyānno nirāhāro jano yajati bhāskaram| evameva tribhirvargairarcitastairvibhākaraḥ
eating only sacrificial food, or fasting, the people worship the Sun. Thus honoured by those three groups, the Sun,
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PdP 1 79.23
संतुष्टो भूपमागम्य कृपया चाब्रवीद्वचः। वरं वरय चाभीष्टं यस्ते मनसि वर्तते
saṃtuṣṭo bhūpamāgamya kṛpayā cābravīdvacaḥ| varaṃ varaya cābhīṣṭaṃ yaste manasi vartate
being pleased, came to the king and out of compassion spoke these words: "Choose the desired boon that is in your mind,
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PdP 1 79.24
सर्वेषां वो हितार्थाय सानुगः पुरवासिनाम्। राजोवाच-। यदीच्छसि वरं दातुं सर्वलोचनमत्प्रियम्
sarveṣāṃ vo hitārthāya sānugaḥ puravāsinām| rājovāca-| yadīcchasi varaṃ dātuṃ sarvalocanamatpriyam
for the benefit of all of you together with your followers, the city-dwellers." The king said: If you wish to grant a boon, O eye of all, dear to me,
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PdP 1 79.25
सर्वेषां नः परं स्वर्गं त्वत्सकाशे भवत्विति। सूर्य उवाच-। अमात्यास्ते द्विजा विप्राः सदारास्सपरिच्छदाः
sarveṣāṃ naḥ paraṃ svargaṃ tvatsakāśe bhavatviti| sūrya uvāca-| amātyāste dvijā viprāḥ sadārāssaparicchadāḥ
"Let the highest heaven be for all of us in your presence." The Sun said: "Your ministers, the twice-born brahmins, together with their wives and their belongings,
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PdP 1 79.26
नवीनयौवनाः शुद्धा यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्। तिष्ठंतु मत्पुरे रम्ये सर्वभोगैर्निरामयाः
navīnayauvanāḥ śuddhā yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam| tiṣṭhaṃtu matpure ramye sarvabhogairnirāmayāḥ
in fresh youth and pure, until the dissolution of beings — let them dwell in my lovely city, free of sickness, with all enjoyments,
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PdP 1 79.27
सुरद्रुमैः सुसंपूर्णैः प्रासादैर्द्रुमकल्पकैः। प्रमदाभिर्महाभाग नृत्यगीतादिभिः परैः
suradrumaiḥ susaṃpūrṇaiḥ prāsādairdrumakalpakaiḥ| pramadābhirmahābhāga nṛtyagītādibhiḥ paraiḥ
with palaces well filled with divine trees, with wish-granting trees, and with beautiful women, O greatly fortunate one, and with the highest dance, song and the rest.
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PdP 1 79.28
पंचकल्पांतरे राजा मन्वादौ त्वं भविष्यसि। अमी ते मनुजा भूप पुरस्थाश्च पुरोधसः
paṃcakalpāṃtare rājā manvādau tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi| amī te manujā bhūpa purasthāśca purodhasaḥ
At the end of five kalpas you shall be a king at the beginning of a Manu('s era); and these men of yours, O king, both the city-dwellers and the household priests,
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PdP 1 79.29
तथा जनपदस्थाश्च विद्वांसो धनिनो नराः। तत्र मत्तो वरं लब्ध्वा सुखं स्वर्गमवाप्स्यथ
tathā janapadasthāśca vidvāṃso dhanino narāḥ| tatra matto varaṃ labdhvā sukhaṃ svargamavāpsyatha
and likewise those dwelling in the countryside, the learned and the wealthy men — there, having obtained the boon from me, you shall all attain happiness and heaven."
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PdP 1 79.30
एवमुक्त्वा जगच्चक्षुस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत। ततो भद्रेश्वरो राजा सपुरो दिवि मोदते
evamuktvā jagaccakṣustatraivāṃtaradhīyata| tato bhadreśvaro rājā sapuro divi modate
Having spoken thus, the Eye of the world vanished on that very spot. Then king Bhadreśvara, along with his city, rejoices in heaven.
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PdP 1 79.31
तत्र कीटादयो ये च ते पीताः ससुतादयः। स्वर्गे देवद्रुमे भोग्यं कुर्वंति महदद्भुतम्
tatra kīṭādayo ye ca te pītāḥ sasutādayaḥ| svarge devadrume bhogyaṃ kurvaṃti mahadadbhutam
And those worms and other (creatures) there who were drunk (with the water?), together with their offspring, in heaven, on the divine tree, make a great and wondrous enjoyment.
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PdP 1 79.32
एवमेव नृपा विप्रा मुनयश्शंसितव्रताः। ये च क्षत्रादयो वर्णास्सूर स्वर्गं ययुर्द्रुतम्
evameva nṛpā viprā munayaśśaṃsitavratāḥ| ye ca kṣatrādayo varṇāssūra svargaṃ yayurdrutam
In just this way kings, brahmins, sages of praised vows, and those classes beginning with the kṣatriyas, O Sūra, went swiftly to heaven.
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PdP 1 79.33
कैश्चिदभ्यर्थितं वित्तं पुत्रदारास्तथापरैः। सुखं स्वर्गं तथारोग्यं भास्करस्य प्रसादतः
kaiścidabhyarthitaṃ vittaṃ putradārāstathāparaiḥ| sukhaṃ svargaṃ tathārogyaṃ bhāskarasya prasādataḥ
By some wealth was requested, by others sons and wives, (by others) happiness, heaven, and health — (all) by the grace of the Sun.
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PdP 1 79.34
पुण्यकूटमिदं भद्रं यः पठेन्मानवः शुचिः। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य रुद्रवत्पूजितो भुवि
puṇyakūṭamidaṃ bhadraṃ yaḥ paṭhenmānavaḥ śuciḥ| sarvapāpakṣayastasya rudravatpūjito bhuvi
Whatever pure man should recite this auspicious "Heap of Merit," for him there is destruction of all sins, and he is honoured on earth like Rudra.
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PdP 1 79.35
सर्वसाक्षी भवेत्स्वर्गे वरदो भास्करप्रियः। शृणोति संयतो मर्त्यः सोभीष्टं फलमाप्नुयात्
sarvasākṣī bhavetsvarge varado bhāskarapriyaḥ| śṛṇoti saṃyato martyaḥ sobhīṣṭaṃ phalamāpnuyāt
He becomes the all-witness in heaven, a granter of boons, dear to the Sun. The mortal who, self-restrained, listens to it obtains the desired fruit.
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PdP 1 79.36
पारगः सर्वपापानां भास्करस्यैव संसदि। वावदूको भवेन्नित्यं श्रवणात्पुण्यवान्धनी
pāragaḥ sarvapāpānāṃ bhāskarasyaiva saṃsadi| vāvadūko bhavennityaṃ śravaṇātpuṇyavāndhanī
He passes beyond all sins; in the very assembly of the Sun he becomes ever eloquent; by the hearing (of it he becomes) meritorious and wealthy.
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PdP 1 79.37
इदं गुह्यातिगुह्यं च भास्करेण प्रचारितं। इदं यमाय कथितं क्षितौ व्यासेन कीर्तितम्
idaṃ guhyātiguhyaṃ ca bhāskareṇa pracāritaṃ| idaṃ yamāya kathitaṃ kṣitau vyāsena kīrtitam
This is secret, more secret than secret, and was promulgated by the Sun; this was told to Yama, and on earth proclaimed by Vyāsa.
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