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Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 8

PdP 1 8.1

भीष्म उवाच। बहुभिर्द्धरणी भुक्ता भूपालैः श्रूयते पुरा। पार्थिवाः पृथिवीयोगात्पृथिवी कस्य योगतः

bhīṣma uvāca| bahubhirddharaṇī bhuktā bhūpālaiḥ śrūyate purā| pārthivāḥ pṛthivīyogātpṛthivī kasya yogataḥ

Bhīṣma said: It is heard that of old the earth was enjoyed by many kings. Kings are called pārthiva from their connection with pṛthivī (the earth); from connection with whom is the earth called pṛthivī?

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PdP 1 8.2

किमर्थं च कृता संज्ञा भूमेस्सा पारिभाषिकी। गौरितीयं च संज्ञा वा भुवः कस्माद्ब्रवीहि मे

kimarthaṃ ca kṛtā saṃjñā bhūmessā pāribhāṣikī| gauritīyaṃ ca saṃjñā vā bhuvaḥ kasmādbravīhi me

And for what purpose was that technical name made for the earth? And why is "gaurī" also a name of the earth? Tell me.

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PdP 1 8.3

पुलस्त्य उवाच। पुरा कृतयुगस्यासीदंगो नाम प्रजापतिः। मृत्योस्तु दुहिता तेन परिणीतातिदुर्मुखी

pulastya uvāca| purā kṛtayugasyāsīdaṃgo nāma prajāpatiḥ| mṛtyostu duhitā tena pariṇītātidurmukhī

Pulastya said: Formerly, in the Kṛta age, there was a lord of creatures named Aṅga; by him a very ill-faced daughter of Death was married.

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PdP 1 8.4

सुनीथा नाम तस्यास्तु वेनो नाम सुतः पुरा। अधर्मनिरतः कामी बलवान्वसुधाधिपः

sunīthā nāma tasyāstu veno nāma sutaḥ purā| adharmanirataḥ kāmī balavānvasudhādhipaḥ

Her name was Sunīthā, and her son of old was named Vena, devoted to unrighteousness, lustful, powerful, a lord of the earth,

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PdP 1 8.5

लोकस्याधर्मकृच्चापि परभार्यापहारकः। अथ तस्य प्रसिद्यर्थं जगदर्थं महर्षिभिः

lokasyādharmakṛccāpi parabhāryāpahārakaḥ| atha tasya prasidyarthaṃ jagadarthaṃ maharṣibhiḥ

a doer of unrighteousness to the world and a carrier-off of others' wives. Then, for the sake of his favour (relenting) and for the sake of the world, by the great sages —

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PdP 1 8.6

अनुनीतोपि न ददावशुद्धात्माऽभयं ततः। शापेन मारयित्वैनमराजकभयार्दिताः

anunītopi na dadāvaśuddhātmā'bhayaṃ tataḥ| śāpena mārayitvainamarājakabhayārditāḥ

though entreated, that impure-souled one did not grant safety; therefore, tormented by fear of anarchy, having killed him with a curse,

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PdP 1 8.7

ममंथुर्ब्राह्मणास्तस्य बलाद्देहमकल्मषाः। तत्कायान्मथ्यमानात्तु जनिता म्लेच्छजातयः

mamaṃthurbrāhmaṇāstasya balāddehamakalmaṣāḥ| tatkāyānmathyamānāttu janitā mlecchajātayaḥ

the brāhmaṇas, being sinless, churned his body forcibly; and from that body being churned were born the Mleccha races,

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PdP 1 8.8

शरीरे मातुरंशेन कृष्णांजनसमप्रभाः। पितुरंशस्य संगेन धार्मिको धर्मकारकः

śarīre māturaṃśena kṛṣṇāṃjanasamaprabhāḥ| pituraṃśasya saṃgena dhārmiko dharmakārakaḥ

black as ground collyrium through the mother's portion in the body; and through the union of the father's portion, a righteous doer of dharma

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PdP 1 8.9

उत्पन्नो दक्षिणाद्धस्तात्सधनुः सशरो गदी। दिव्यतेजोमयः पुत्रस्सरत्नकवचांगदः

utpanno dakṣiṇāddhastātsadhanuḥ saśaro gadī| divyatejomayaḥ putrassaratnakavacāṃgadaḥ

was produced from the right hand — a son with bow, with arrows, bearing a mace, made of divine splendour, with jewels, armour and armlets.

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PdP 1 8.10

पृथुरेवाभवन्नाम्ना स च विष्णुरजायत। स विप्रैरभिषिक्तः संस्तपः कृत्वा सुदुष्करं

pṛthurevābhavannāmnā sa ca viṣṇurajāyata| sa viprairabhiṣiktaḥ saṃstapaḥ kṛtvā suduṣkaraṃ

He became Pṛthu by name, and he was born as Viṣṇu (himself). Consecrated by the brāhmaṇas, having performed very difficult austerity,

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PdP 1 8.11

विष्णोर्वरेण सर्वस्य प्रभुत्वमगमत्प्रभुः। निःस्वाध्यायवषट्कारं निर्द्धर्मं वीक्ष्य भूतलं

viṣṇorvareṇa sarvasya prabhutvamagamatprabhuḥ| niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṃ nirddharmaṃ vīkṣya bhūtalaṃ

by Viṣṇu's boon that lord attained lordship over all; and seeing the surface of the earth without recitation of the Veda, without the vaṣaṭ-call, without dharma,

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PdP 1 8.12

वेद्धुमेवोद्यतः कोपाच्छरेणामितविक्रमः। ततो गोरूपमास्थाय भूः पलायितुमुद्यता

veddhumevodyataḥ kopācchareṇāmitavikramaḥ| tato gorūpamāsthāya bhūḥ palāyitumudyatā

he of measureless valour, out of anger, was set upon piercing it with an arrow; then the Earth, taking the form of a cow, made ready to flee.

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PdP 1 8.13

पृष्ठे त्वन्वगमत्तस्याः पृथुः सेषुशरासनः। ततः स्थित्वैकदेशे तु किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत्

pṛṣṭhe tvanvagamattasyāḥ pṛthuḥ seṣuśarāsanaḥ| tataḥ sthitvaikadeśe tu kiṃ karomīti cābravīt

But Pṛthu, with arrow and bow, followed behind her; then, standing in one place, she said, "What shall I do?"

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PdP 1 8.14

पृथुरप्यवदद्वाक्यमीप्सितं देहि सुव्रते। सर्वस्य जगतः शीघ्रं स्थावरस्य चरस्य च

pṛthurapyavadadvākyamīpsitaṃ dehi suvrate| sarvasya jagataḥ śīghraṃ sthāvarasya carasya ca

And Pṛthu spoke this word: "O you of good vows, quickly give what is desired to the whole world, the immobile and the moving."

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PdP 1 8.15

तथेति चाब्रवीद्भूमिर्दुदोह स नराधिपः। स्वके पाणौ पृथुर्वत्सं कृत्वा स्वायंभुवं मनुं

tatheti cābravīdbhūmirdudoha sa narādhipaḥ| svake pāṇau pṛthurvatsaṃ kṛtvā svāyaṃbhuvaṃ manuṃ

And the Earth said, "So be it." That lord of men milked her, Pṛthu making Manu Svāyambhuva the calf, into his own hand.

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PdP 1 8.16

तदन्नमभवद्दुग्धं प्रजा जीवंति येन तु। ततस्तु ऋषिभिर्दुग्धा वत्सः सोमस्तदाभवत्

tadannamabhavaddugdhaṃ prajā jīvaṃti yena tu| tatastu ṛṣibhirdugdhā vatsaḥ somastadābhavat

The milk became that food by which creatures live. Then she was milked by the sages: the calf then was Soma,

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PdP 1 8.17

दोग्धा वाचस्पतिरभूत्पात्रं वेदस्तपो रसः। देवैश्च वसुधा दुग्धा मरुद्दोग्धा तदाभवत्

dogdhā vācaspatirabhūtpātraṃ vedastapo rasaḥ| devaiśca vasudhā dugdhā maruddogdhā tadābhavat

the milker was the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati), the vessel the Veda, the fluid austerity. And the earth was milked by the gods: the milker then was Marut,

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PdP 1 8.18

इन्द्रो वत्सः समभवत्क्षीरमूर्ज्जस्वलं बलं। देवानां कांचनं पात्रं पितृणां राजतं तथा

indro vatsaḥ samabhavatkṣīramūrjjasvalaṃ balaṃ| devānāṃ kāṃcanaṃ pātraṃ pitṛṇāṃ rājataṃ tathā

Indra became the calf, the milk was vigorous strength; the gods' vessel was of gold, and the fathers' of silver.

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PdP 1 8.19

अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा यमो वत्सः स्वधा रसः। बिलं च पात्रं नागानां तक्षको वत्सकोभवत्

aṃtakaścābhavaddogdhā yamo vatsaḥ svadhā rasaḥ| bilaṃ ca pātraṃ nāgānāṃ takṣako vatsakobhavat

And the Ender (Death) became the milker, Yama the calf, the fluid the svadhā-offering; and the vessel of the Nāgas was a hole (in the ground), Takṣaka became the calf,

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PdP 1 8.20

विषं क्षीरं ततो दोग्धा धृतराष्ट्रोभवत्पुनः। असुरैरपि दुग्धेयं आयसे शत्रुपीडनम्

viṣaṃ kṣīraṃ tato dogdhā dhṛtarāṣṭrobhavatpunaḥ| asurairapi dugdheyaṃ āyase śatrupīḍanam

Then the milk was poison, and the milker was Dhṛtarāṣṭra; this (earth) was milked by the asuras too, in an iron (vessel), for the oppression of enemies.

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PdP 1 8.21

पात्रे मायामभूद्वत्सःप्राल्हादिस्तुविरोचनः। दोग्धा त्रिमूर्द्धा तत्रासीन्माया येन प्रवर्तिता

pātre māyāmabhūdvatsaḥprālhādistuvirocanaḥ| dogdhā trimūrddhā tatrāsīnmāyā yena pravartitā

In the vessel the milk was magic (māyā); the calf was Prahlāda, or Virocana; the milker there was the three-headed one, by whom magic was set in motion.

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PdP 1 8.22

यक्षैश्च वसुधा दुग्धा पुरांतर्द्धानमीप्सुभिः। कृत्वा विश्वावसुं वत्सं मणिमंतं महीपते

yakṣaiśca vasudhā dugdhā purāṃtarddhānamīpsubhiḥ| kṛtvā viśvāvasuṃ vatsaṃ maṇimaṃtaṃ mahīpate

And by the yakṣas the earth was milked, they desiring the power of vanishing (from sight), having made Viśvāvasu the calf—and Maṇimant (the milker), O lord of the earth.

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PdP 1 8.23

प्रेतरक्षोगणैर्दुग्धा वसा रुधिरमुल्बणं। रौप्यनाभोभवद्दोग्धा सुमाली वत्स एव च

pretarakṣogaṇairdugdhā vasā rudhiramulbaṇaṃ| raupyanābhobhavaddogdhā sumālī vatsa eva ca

By the hosts of ghosts and rākṣasas she was milked, (the milk being) fat and copious blood; the milker was named Raupyanābha, and Sumālī was the calf.

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PdP 1 8.24

गंधर्वैश्च पुनर्दुग्धा वसुधा साप्सरोगणैः। वत्सं चित्ररथं कृत्वा गंधान्पद्मदले तथा

gaṃdharvaiśca punardugdhā vasudhā sāpsarogaṇaiḥ| vatsaṃ citrarathaṃ kṛtvā gaṃdhānpadmadale tathā

And again the earth was milked by the gandharvas together with the hosts of apsarases, having made Citraratha the calf, (the milk being) fragrances, in a lotus-petal (vessel).

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PdP 1 8.25

दोग्धावसुरुचिर्नामाथर्ववेदस्य पारगः। गिरिभिर्वसुधा दुग्धा रत्नानि विविधानि च

dogdhāvasurucirnāmātharvavedasya pāragaḥ| giribhirvasudhā dugdhā ratnāni vividhāni ca

The milker was named Vasuruci, one who had mastered the Atharvaveda. By the mountains the earth was milked (for) various jewels,

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PdP 1 8.26

औषधानि च दिव्यानि दोग्धा मेरुर्महीधरः। वत्सोभूद्धिमवांस्तत्र पात्रं शैलमयं पुनः

auṣadhāni ca divyāni dogdhā merurmahīdharaḥ| vatsobhūddhimavāṃstatra pātraṃ śailamayaṃ punaḥ

and for divine herbs; the milker was Meru, the upholder of the earth; the calf there was Himavant, and the vessel was made of stone.

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PdP 1 8.27

वृक्षैश्च वसुधा दुग्धा क्षीरं छिन्नप्ररोहणं। पालाशपात्रे दोग्धा तु सालः पुष्पवनाकुलः

vṛkṣaiśca vasudhā dugdhā kṣīraṃ chinnaprarohaṇaṃ| pālāśapātre dogdhā tu sālaḥ puṣpavanākulaḥ

And by the trees the earth was milked, the milk being the resprouting of what is cut; the milker was the sāl tree, crowded with flowering groves, in a vessel of palāśa leaf.

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PdP 1 8.28

प्लक्षोभवत्ततो वत्सः सर्ववृक्षवनाधिपः। एवमन्यैश्च वसुधा तथा दुग्धा यथेच्छतः

plakṣobhavattato vatsaḥ sarvavṛkṣavanādhipaḥ| evamanyaiśca vasudhā tathā dugdhā yathecchataḥ

Then the calf was the plakṣa, lord of all trees and forests. Thus by others too the earth was milked, each as he wished.

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PdP 1 8.29

आयुर्द्धनानि सौख्यं च पृथौ राज्यं प्रशासति। न दारिद्र्यं तथा रोगी नाधनोनचपापकृत्

āyurddhanāni saukhyaṃ ca pṛthau rājyaṃ praśāsati| na dāridryaṃ tathā rogī nādhanonacapāpakṛt

Long life, wealth, and happiness (there were) while Pṛthu ruled the kingdom; there was no poverty, nor anyone diseased, none destitute and none doing evil.

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PdP 1 8.30

नोपसर्गा न चाघातः पृथौ राज्यं प्रशासति। नित्यंप्रमुदितालोका दुःखशोकविवर्जिताः

nopasargā na cāghātaḥ pṛthau rājyaṃ praśāsati| nityaṃpramuditālokā duḥkhaśokavivarjitāḥ

There were no afflictions and no slaughter while Pṛthu ruled the kingdom; the people were always delighted, free of pain and sorrow.

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PdP 1 8.31

धनुः कोट्या च शैलेंद्रानुत्सार्य स महाबलः। भूमंडलं समं चक्रे लोकानां हितकाम्यया

dhanuḥ koṭyā ca śaileṃdrānutsārya sa mahābalaḥ| bhūmaṃḍalaṃ samaṃ cakre lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

And with the tip of his bow that mighty one thrust aside the lords of mountains and made the circle of the earth level, out of desire for the welfare of the people.

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PdP 1 8.32

न पुरग्रामदुर्गाणि न चायुधधरा नराः। म्रियंते यत्र दुःखं च नार्थशास्त्रस्य चादरः

na puragrāmadurgāṇi na cāyudhadharā narāḥ| mriyaṃte yatra duḥkhaṃ ca nārthaśāstrasya cādaraḥ

(There were) no cities, villages, or forts, nor men bearing weapons, wherein (people) die, nor sorrow, nor any regard for the science of statecraft;

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PdP 1 8.33

धर्मैकतानाः पुरुषाः पृथौ राज्यं प्रशासति। कथितानि च पात्राणि यत्क्षीरं च यथा तव

dharmaikatānāḥ puruṣāḥ pṛthau rājyaṃ praśāsati| kathitāni ca pātrāṇi yatkṣīraṃ ca yathā tava

men were wholly intent on dharma while Pṛthu ruled the kingdom. And the vessels have been told to you, and what the milk was in each case,

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PdP 1 8.34

येषां येन रुचिस्तत्र तेभ्यो दत्तं विजानता। यज्ञश्रीदेषु सर्वेषु मया तुभ्यं निवेदितं

yeṣāṃ yena rucistatra tebhyo dattaṃ vijānatā| yajñaśrīdeṣu sarveṣu mayā tubhyaṃ niveditaṃ

and to whom (it was given) by that (milker) in whom their liking lay—given by one who knew. Among all the (recipients?) I have declared (it) to you.

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PdP 1 8.35

दुहितृत्वं गता यस्मात्पृथोः पृथ्वी महामते। तस्यानुसारयोगाच्च पृथिवी विश्रुता बुधैः

duhitṛtvaṃ gatā yasmātpṛthoḥ pṛthvī mahāmate| tasyānusārayogācca pṛthivī viśrutā budhaiḥ

Since the Earth came into the state of being Pṛthu's daughter, O great-minded one, by the connection of following after him she is known among the wise as Pṛthivī.

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PdP 1 8.36

भीष्म उवाच। आदित्यवंशमखिलं वद ब्रह्मन्यथाक्रमं। सोमवंशं च तत्त्वज्ञ यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि

bhīṣma uvāca| ādityavaṃśamakhilaṃ vada brahmanyathākramaṃ| somavaṃśaṃ ca tattvajña yathāvadvaktumarhasi

Bhīṣma said: Tell, O brahmin, the whole lineage of the Sun in order; and the lineage of the Moon too, O knower of truth, you ought to relate as it is.

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PdP 1 8.37

पुलस्त्य उवाच। विवस्वान्कश्यपात्पूर्वमदित्यामभवत्पुरा। तस्य पत्नीत्रयं तद्वत्संज्ञा राज्ञी प्रभा तथा

pulastya uvāca| vivasvānkaśyapātpūrvamadityāmabhavatpurā| tasya patnītrayaṃ tadvatsaṃjñā rājñī prabhā tathā

Pulastya said: Formerly, long ago, Vivasvān was born of Kaśyapa in Aditi. He had three wives: Saṃjñā, Rājñī, and Prabhā.

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PdP 1 8.38

रैवतस्य सुता राज्ञी रेवतं सुषुवे सुतं। प्रभा प्रभातं सुषुवे त्वाष्ट्रं संज्ञा तथा मनुं

raivatasya sutā rājñī revataṃ suṣuve sutaṃ| prabhā prabhātaṃ suṣuve tvāṣṭraṃ saṃjñā tathā manuṃ

Rājñī, the daughter of Raivata, bore a son, Revata; Prabhā bore Prabhāta; and Saṃjñā, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, bore Manu,

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PdP 1 8.39

यमश्च यमुना चैव यमलौ च बभूवतुः। ततस्तेजोमयं रूपमसहंती विवस्वतः

yamaśca yamunā caiva yamalau ca babhūvatuḥ| tatastejomayaṃ rūpamasahaṃtī vivasvataḥ

and Yama and Yamunā were born as twins. Then, unable to bear the fiery form of Vivasvān,

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PdP 1 8.40

नारीमुत्पादयामास स्वशरीरादनिंदितां। त्वाष्ट्री स्वरूपरूपेण नाम्ना छायेति भामिनी

nārīmutpādayāmāsa svaśarīrādaniṃditāṃ| tvāṣṭrī svarūparūpeṇa nāmnā chāyeti bhāminī

The daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, that lovely woman, produced from her own body a blameless woman, in the very likeness of her own form, named Chāyā ("Shadow").

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PdP 1 8.41

किंकरोमीति पुरतः संस्थितां तामभाषत। छाये त्वं भज भर्तारं मदीयं तं वरानने

kiṃkaromīti purataḥ saṃsthitāṃ tāmabhāṣata| chāye tvaṃ bhaja bhartāraṃ madīyaṃ taṃ varānane

She addressed her, who stood before her (saying) "What shall I do?": "Chāyā, fair-faced one, serve that husband of mine.

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PdP 1 8.42

अपत्यानि मदीयानि मातृस्नेहेन पालय। तथेत्युक्त्वा च सा देवमगात्कामाय सुव्रता

apatyāni madīyāni mātṛsnehena pālaya| tathetyuktvā ca sā devamagātkāmāya suvratā

Guard my children with a mother's affection." And she, of good vows, having said "So be it," went to the god for love.

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PdP 1 8.43

कामयामास देवोपि संज्ञेयमिति चादरात्। जनयामास सावर्णिं मनुं मनुस्वरूपिणम्

kāmayāmāsa devopi saṃjñeyamiti cādarāt| janayāmāsa sāvarṇiṃ manuṃ manusvarūpiṇam

And the god too made love to her, respectfully thinking "This is Saṃjñā"; she gave birth to Sāvarṇi, a Manu having the form of a Manu.

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PdP 1 8.44

सवर्णत्वाच्च सावर्णेर्मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य तु। ततः सुतां च तपतीं त्वाष्ट्रीं चैव क्रमेण तु

savarṇatvācca sāvarṇermanorvaivasvatasya tu| tataḥ sutāṃ ca tapatīṃ tvāṣṭrīṃ caiva krameṇa tu

And because of the sameness of colour (savarṇatva) of Sāvarṇi with Manu Vaivasvata—; then, in order, a daughter, Tapatī, and also the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ—

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PdP 1 8.45

छायायां जनयामास संज्ञेयमिति भास्करः। छाया स्वपुत्रे त्वधिकं स्नेहं चक्रे मनौ तदा

chāyāyāṃ janayāmāsa saṃjñeyamiti bhāskaraḥ| chāyā svaputre tvadhikaṃ snehaṃ cakre manau tadā

the Sun begot upon Chāyā, thinking "This is Saṃjñā." Then Chāyā made greater affection for her own son, Manu (Sāvarṇi).

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PdP 1 8.46

न चक्षमे मनुः पूर्वस्तद्यमः क्रोधमूर्छितः। संतर्जयामास तदा पादमुत्क्षिप्य दक्षिणं

na cakṣame manuḥ pūrvastadyamaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ| saṃtarjayāmāsa tadā pādamutkṣipya dakṣiṇaṃ

The earlier Manu did not endure that; Yama, stupefied with anger, then threatened (her), raising his right foot.

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PdP 1 8.47

शशाप च यमं छाया भवतु क्रिमिसंयुतः। पादोयमेको भविता पूयशोणितविस्रवः

śaśāpa ca yamaṃ chāyā bhavatu krimisaṃyutaḥ| pādoyameko bhavitā pūyaśoṇitavisravaḥ

And Chāyā cursed Yama: "Let this one foot of yours be infested with worms and become a discharger of pus and blood."

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PdP 1 8.48

निवेदयामास पितुर्यमः शापेन धर्षितः। निःकारणमहं शप्तो मात्रा देव सकोपया

nivedayāmāsa pituryamaḥ śāpena dharṣitaḥ| niḥkāraṇamahaṃ śapto mātrā deva sakopayā

Yama, struck by the curse, reported (it) to his father: "Without cause I have been cursed, O god, by (my) mother in anger.

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PdP 1 8.49

बालभावान्मया किंचिदुद्यतश्चरणः सकृत्। मनुना वार्यमाणापि मम शापमदाद्विभो

bālabhāvānmayā kiṃcidudyataścaraṇaḥ sakṛt| manunā vāryamāṇāpi mama śāpamadādvibho

Out of childishness a foot was raised somewhat by me, just once; though restrained by Manu, she gave me a curse, O mighty one.

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PdP 1 8.50

प्रायो न माता सास्माकमसमा स्नेहतो यतः। देवोप्याह यमं भूयः किं करोमि महामते५० 1.8.

prāyo na mātā sāsmākamasamā snehato yataḥ| devopyāha yamaṃ bhūyaḥ kiṃ karomi mahāmate50 1.8.

Surely she is not our mother, since she is unequal in affection." The god spoke again to Yama: "What am I to do, O greatly wise one?

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PdP 1 8.51

सौख्यात्कस्य न दुःखं स्यादथवा कर्मसंततिः। अनिवार्या भवस्यापि का कथान्येषु जंतुषु

saukhyātkasya na duḥkhaṃ syādathavā karmasaṃtatiḥ| anivāryā bhavasyāpi kā kathānyeṣu jaṃtuṣu

Whose sorrow would not come out of happiness? Or rather, the sequence of karma is unavertable even for Bhava (Śiva)—what then to say of other creatures?

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PdP 1 8.52

कृकवाकुस्तव पदे स क्रिमिं भक्षयिष्यति। खंजं च रुचिरं चैव पादमेतद्भविष्यति

kṛkavākustava pade sa krimiṃ bhakṣayiṣyati| khaṃjaṃ ca ruciraṃ caiva pādametadbhaviṣyati

A cock will eat that worm in your foot; and this foot will become lame yet handsome."

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PdP 1 8.53

एवमुक्तः समाश्वस्तस्तपस्तीव्रं चकार ह। वैराग्यात्पुष्करे तीर्थे फलफेनानिलाशनः

evamuktaḥ samāśvastastapastīvraṃ cakāra ha| vairāgyātpuṣkare tīrthe phalaphenānilāśanaḥ

Addressed thus, he was consoled and performed severe austerity; out of dispassion, at the Puṣkara sacred place, living on fruit, foam and air,

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PdP 1 8.54

पितामहं समाराध्य यावद्वर्षायुतं पुनः। तपःप्रभावाद्देवेशः संतुष्टः पद्मसंभवः

pitāmahaṃ samārādhya yāvadvarṣāyutaṃ punaḥ| tapaḥprabhāvāddeveśaḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ padmasaṃbhavaḥ

propitiating the Grandfather for a full ten thousand years. Then, by the power of that austerity, the lord of gods, the lotus-born, was pleased.

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PdP 1 8.55

वव्रे स लोकपालत्वं पितृलोकं तथाक्षयं। धर्माधर्मात्मकस्यास्य जगतस्तु परीक्षणम्

vavre sa lokapālatvaṃ pitṛlokaṃ tathākṣayaṃ| dharmādharmātmakasyāsya jagatastu parīkṣaṇam

He chose the status of a world-guardian, and the imperishable world of the fathers, and the examination of this world made up of righteousness and unrighteousness.

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PdP 1 8.56

एवं स लोकपालत्वमगमत्पद्मसंभवात्। पितॄणामाधिपत्यं च धर्माधर्मस्य चानघ

evaṃ sa lokapālatvamagamatpadmasaṃbhavāt| pitṝṇāmādhipatyaṃ ca dharmādharmasya cānagha

Thus he obtained from the lotus-born the status of a world-guardian, and lordship over the fathers and over righteousness and unrighteousness, O sinless one.

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PdP 1 8.57

विवस्वानथ तज्ज्ञात्वा संज्ञायाः कर्मचेष्टितं। त्वष्टुः समीपमगमदाचचक्षे सरोषवान्

vivasvānatha tajjñātvā saṃjñāyāḥ karmaceṣṭitaṃ| tvaṣṭuḥ samīpamagamadācacakṣe saroṣavān

Then Vivasvat, learning of Saṃjñā's deed and doing, went into Tvaṣṭṛ's presence and, full of wrath, told (him of it).

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PdP 1 8.58

तमुवाच ततस्त्वष्टा सांत्वपूर्वमिदं वचः। तवासहंती भगवंस्तेजस्तीव्रं तमोनुद

tamuvāca tatastvaṣṭā sāṃtvapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ| tavāsahaṃtī bhagavaṃstejastīvraṃ tamonuda

Then Tvaṣṭṛ spoke this speech to him, prefaced with conciliation: "O lord, dispeller of darkness, unable to bear your fierce splendour,

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PdP 1 8.59

बडवारूपमास्थाय मत्सकाशमिहागता। निवारिता मया सा च त्वद्भयेन दिवस्पते

baḍavārūpamāsthāya matsakāśamihāgatā| nivāritā mayā sā ca tvadbhayena divaspate

she assumed the form of a mare and came here into my presence; and she was turned away by me, out of fear of you, O lord of heaven.

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PdP 1 8.60

यस्मादविज्ञातमना मत्सकाशमिहागता। तस्मान्मदीयं भवनं प्रवेष्टुं न तवार्हति

yasmādavijñātamanā matsakāśamihāgatā| tasmānmadīyaṃ bhavanaṃ praveṣṭuṃ na tavārhati

"Since you came here into my presence with an unrecognized (i.e. disguised) mind, therefore you do not deserve to enter my house."

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PdP 1 8.61

एवमुक्ता जगामाशु मरुदेशमनिंदिता। बडवारूपमास्थाय भूतले संप्रतिष्ठिता

evamuktā jagāmāśu marudeśamaniṃditā| baḍavārūpamāsthāya bhūtale saṃpratiṣṭhitā

Addressed thus, the blameless one went at once to the desert region, and taking on the form of a mare she settled on the earth.

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PdP 1 8.62

तस्मात्प्रसादं कुरु मे यद्यनुग्रहभागहम्। अपनेष्यामि ते तेजः कृत्वा यंत्रे दिवाकरम्

tasmātprasādaṃ kuru me yadyanugrahabhāgaham| apaneṣyāmi te tejaḥ kṛtvā yaṃtre divākaram

"Therefore show me favor, if I am one who shares in (your) grace; I will remove your fiery heat, putting the sun (i.e. his orb) on the lathe."

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PdP 1 8.63

रूपं तव करिष्यामि लोकानंदकरं प्रभो। तथेत्युक्तः स रविणा भ्रमे कृत्वा दिवाकरं

rūpaṃ tava kariṣyāmi lokānaṃdakaraṃ prabho| tathetyuktaḥ sa raviṇā bhrame kṛtvā divākaraṃ

"I will make your form one that gives delight to the worlds, O lord." Being answered "So be it" by the sun, he set the sun on the whirling (lathe),

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PdP 1 8.64

पृथक्चकार तेजश्च चक्रं विष्णोः प्रकल्पयत्। त्रिशूलं चापि रुद्रस्य वज्रमिंद्रस्य चापरं

pṛthakcakāra tejaśca cakraṃ viṣṇoḥ prakalpayat| triśūlaṃ cāpi rudrasya vajramiṃdrasya cāparaṃ

and he separated off the fiery energy: he fashioned the discus of Viṣṇu, and also the trident of Rudra, and another (weapon), the thunderbolt of Indra,

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PdP 1 8.65

दैत्यदानवसंहर्तृ सहस्रकिरणात्मकं। रूपं चाप्रतिमं चक्रे त्वष्टा पद्भ्यामृते महत्

daityadānavasaṃhartṛ sahasrakiraṇātmakaṃ| rūpaṃ cāpratimaṃ cakre tvaṣṭā padbhyāmṛte mahat

and Tvaṣṭā made (his) great, incomparable form, destroyer of Daityas and Dānavas, consisting of a thousand rays, except for the feet.

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PdP 1 8.66

न शशाक च तद्द्रष्टुं पादरूपं रवेः पुनः। अद्यापि च ततः पादौ न कश्चित्कारयेत्क्वचित्

na śaśāka ca taddraṣṭuṃ pādarūpaṃ raveḥ punaḥ| adyāpi ca tataḥ pādau na kaścitkārayetkvacit

And he was not able to look upon that form of the sun's feet again; therefore even today no one should have the feet made anywhere.

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PdP 1 8.67

यः करोति स पापिष्ठो गतिमाप्नोति निंदितां। कुष्ठरोगमवाप्नोति लोकेस्मिन्दुःखसंज्ञितं

yaḥ karoti sa pāpiṣṭho gatimāpnoti niṃditāṃ| kuṣṭharogamavāpnoti lokesminduḥkhasaṃjñitaṃ

He who does (so) is most sinful and attains a censured destiny; he gets leprosy, known as suffering, in this world.

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PdP 1 8.68

तस्मान्न धर्मकामार्थी चित्रेष्वायतनेषु च। न क्वचित्कारयेत्पादौ देवदेवस्य धीमतः

tasmānna dharmakāmārthī citreṣvāyataneṣu ca| na kvacitkārayetpādau devadevasya dhīmataḥ

Therefore one who desires dharma and wealth should not have the feet of the wise God of gods made anywhere, neither in paintings nor in temples.

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PdP 1 8.69

ततः स भगवान्गत्वा भूर्लोकममराधिपः। कामयामास कामार्तो मुख एव दिवाकरः

tataḥ sa bhagavāngatvā bhūrlokamamarādhipaḥ| kāmayāmāsa kāmārto mukha eva divākaraḥ

Then that lord, the sun, chief of the immortals, having gone to the earth-world, afflicted with desire, made love (to her) by the mouth alone,

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PdP 1 8.70

अश्वरूपेण महता तेजसा च समन्वितः। संज्ञा च मनसा क्षोभमगमद्भयविह्वला

aśvarūpeṇa mahatā tejasā ca samanvitaḥ| saṃjñā ca manasā kṣobhamagamadbhayavihvalā

in the form of a horse, endowed with great fiery energy; and Saṃjñā, overwhelmed with fear, became agitated in mind.

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PdP 1 8.71

नासापुटाभ्यामुत्सृष्टं परोयमिति शंकया। तस्याथ रेतसो जातावश्विनाविति नः श्रुतम्

nāsāpuṭābhyāmutsṛṣṭaṃ paroyamiti śaṃkayā| tasyātha retaso jātāvaśvināviti naḥ śrutam

(The semen) was expelled through her two nostrils, out of the suspicion "this is another (man)"; and from that semen the two Aśvins were born—so we have heard.

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PdP 1 8.72

दस्रौ श्रुतित्वात्संजातौ नासत्यौ नासिकाग्रतः। ज्ञात्वा चिराच्च तं देवं संतोषमगमत्परं

dasrau śrutitvātsaṃjātau nāsatyau nāsikāgrataḥ| jñātvā cirācca taṃ devaṃ saṃtoṣamagamatparaṃ

They were born as Dasras from the hearing, and as Nāsatyas from the tip of the nose; and when after a long time she recognized that god, she went to the highest joy.

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PdP 1 8.73

विमानेनागमत्स्वर्गे पत्न्या सह मुदान्वितः। सावर्ण्योपि मनुर्मेरावद्यापि तपते तपः

vimānenāgamatsvarge patnyā saha mudānvitaḥ| sāvarṇyopi manurmerāvadyāpi tapate tapaḥ

He went by aerial car to heaven together with his wife, filled with delight; and Manu Sāvarṇi too performs austerity on Meru even today.

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PdP 1 8.74

शनिस्तपोबलाच्चापि ग्रहाणां समतां गतः। यमुना तपती चैव पुनर्नद्यौ बभूवतुः

śanistapobalāccāpi grahāṇāṃ samatāṃ gataḥ| yamunā tapatī caiva punarnadyau babhūvatuḥ

And Śani, by the power of austerity, attained equality with (the other) planets; and Yamunā and Tapatī became rivers again.

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PdP 1 8.75

विष्ठिर्घोरात्मिका तद्वत्कालत्वेन व्यवस्थिता। मनोर्वैवस्वतस्यापि दश पुत्रा महाबलाः

viṣṭhirghorātmikā tadvatkālatvena vyavasthitā| manorvaivasvatasyāpi daśa putrā mahābalāḥ

Likewise Viṣṭhi, of dreadful nature, was established as (a division of) time. And Manu Vaivasvata too had ten sons of great strength.

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PdP 1 8.76

इलस्तु प्रथमस्तेषां पुत्रेष्ट्या समकल्पि यः। इक्ष्वाकुः कुशनाभश्च अरिष्टो धृष्ट एव च

ilastu prathamasteṣāṃ putreṣṭyā samakalpi yaḥ| ikṣvākuḥ kuśanābhaśca ariṣṭo dhṛṣṭa eva ca

Ila was the first of them, who was brought about by a rite for a son; and Ikṣvāku, Kuśanābha, Ariṣṭa, and Dhṛṣṭa,

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PdP 1 8.77

नरिष्यंतः करूषश्च शर्यातिश्च महाबलः। पृषध्रश्चाथ नाभागः सर्वे ते दिव्यमानुषाः

nariṣyaṃtaḥ karūṣaśca śaryātiśca mahābalaḥ| pṛṣadhraścātha nābhāgaḥ sarve te divyamānuṣāḥ

Nariṣyanta, Karūṣa, the very strong Śaryāti, Pṛṣadhra, and Nābhāga—all of them were divine men.

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PdP 1 8.78

अभिषिच्य मनुः पूर्वमिलं पुत्रं स धार्मिकम्। जगाम तपसे भूयः पुष्करं स तपोवनं

abhiṣicya manuḥ pūrvamilaṃ putraṃ sa dhārmikam| jagāma tapase bhūyaḥ puṣkaraṃ sa tapovanaṃ

Having first consecrated his righteous son Ila, Manu went again for austerity to Puṣkara, that penance-grove.

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PdP 1 8.79

अथाजगाम सिध्यर्थं तस्य ब्रह्मा वरप्रदः। वरं वरय भद्रं ते मानवेय यथेप्सितं

athājagāma sidhyarthaṃ tasya brahmā varapradaḥ| varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te mānaveya yathepsitaṃ

Then Brahmā, the granter of boons, came for the accomplishment of his (aim): "Choose a boon as you desire, blessings on you, son of Manu."

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PdP 1 8.80

उवाच स तदा देवं पद्माक्षं पद्मजं विभुं। वंशे मे धर्मसंयुक्ताः पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवाः

uvāca sa tadā devaṃ padmākṣaṃ padmajaṃ vibhuṃ| vaṃśe me dharmasaṃyuktāḥ pṛthivyāṃ sarvapārthivāḥ

Then he said to the god, the lotus-eyed, lotus-born, mighty one: "In my lineage may all the kings on earth be joined with dharma,

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PdP 1 8.81

भवेयुरीश्वराः स्वामिन्प्रसादात्तव कंजज। तथेत्युक्त्वा तु देवेशस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत

bhaveyurīśvarāḥ svāminprasādāttava kaṃjaja| tathetyuktvā tu deveśastatraivāṃtaradhīyata

and may they be sovereigns, O Lord, by your grace, O lotus-born one." And the lord of the gods, having said "So be it," vanished on that very spot.

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PdP 1 8.82

ततोयोध्यां समागत्य समतिष्ठद्यथा पुरा। अथैकदा रथारूढ इलो निज सुतो मनोः

tatoyodhyāṃ samāgatya samatiṣṭhadyathā purā| athaikadā rathārūḍha ilo nija suto manoḥ

Then, having come to Ayodhyā, he abode (there) as before. Then one day Ila, the own son of Manu, mounted on a chariot,

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PdP 1 8.83

निर्जगामार्थसिध्यर्थमिनप्रायां महीमिमां। भ्रमन्द्वीपानि सर्वाणि क्ष्माभृतः संप्रसाधयन्

nirjagāmārthasidhyarthaminaprāyāṃ mahīmimāṃ| bhramandvīpāni sarvāṇi kṣmābhṛtaḥ saṃprasādhayan

went forth to accomplish his purpose over this earth that reaches as far as the sun, roaming all the continents and bringing the rulers of the earth into submission.

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PdP 1 8.84

जगामोपवनं शंभोरथाकृष्टः प्रतापवान्। कल्पद्रुमलताकीर्णं नाम्ना शरवणं महत्

jagāmopavanaṃ śaṃbhorathākṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān| kalpadrumalatākīrṇaṃ nāmnā śaravaṇaṃ mahat

The majestic one, drawn along by his chariot, came to Śambhu's pleasure-grove, a great one strewn with wish-granting trees and creepers, Śaravaṇa by name,

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PdP 1 8.85

रमते यत्र देवेशः सोमः सोमार्द्धशेखरः। उमया समयस्तत्र पुरा शरवणे कृतः

ramate yatra deveśaḥ somaḥ somārddhaśekharaḥ| umayā samayastatra purā śaravaṇe kṛtaḥ

where the lord of gods, Soma (Śiva), who wears the half-moon on his crest, takes his pleasure; there in Śaravaṇa an agreement had formerly been made with Umā:

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PdP 1 8.86

पुंनामसंज्ञं यत्किंचिदागमिष्यति नो वनं। स्त्रीत्वमेष्यति तत्सर्वं दशयोजनमंडले

puṃnāmasaṃjñaṃ yatkiṃcidāgamiṣyati no vanaṃ| strītvameṣyati tatsarvaṃ daśayojanamaṃḍale

"Whatever bears the name 'male' and shall come into our grove, all that shall pass into womanhood, within a circuit of ten yojanas."

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PdP 1 8.87

अज्ञातसमयो राजा इलः शरवणं गतः। स्त्रीत्वं जगाम सहसा बडवाश्वोऽभवत्क्षणात्

ajñātasamayo rājā ilaḥ śaravaṇaṃ gataḥ| strītvaṃ jagāma sahasā baḍavāśvo'bhavatkṣaṇāt

King Ila, not knowing of the agreement, having entered Śaravaṇa, at once passed into womanhood; in an instant his horse became a mare.

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PdP 1 8.88

पुरुषत्वे कृतं सर्वं स्त्रीकाये विस्मृतं ततः। इलेति साभवन्नारी पीनोन्नतघनस्तनी

puruṣatve kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ strīkāye vismṛtaṃ tataḥ| ileti sābhavannārī pīnonnataghanastanī

All that had been done in the state of manhood was then forgotten in the woman's body; she became a woman called Ilā, with full, high, firm breasts,

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PdP 1 8.89

उन्नतश्रोणिजघना पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणा। पूर्णेन्दुवदना तन्वी विलासिन्यसितेक्षणा

unnataśroṇijaghanā padmapatrāyatekṣaṇā| pūrṇenduvadanā tanvī vilāsinyasitekṣaṇā

with high hips and loins, with eyes long as lotus petals, her face a full moon, slender, playful, dark-eyed,

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PdP 1 8.90

पीनोन्नतायतभुजा नीलकुंचितमूर्द्धजा। तनुलोमा सुवदना मृदुगद्गदभाषिणी

pīnonnatāyatabhujā nīlakuṃcitamūrddhajā| tanulomā suvadanā mṛdugadgadabhāṣiṇī

with full, high, long arms, with dark curling hair, with fine down, fair of face, speaking softly and falteringly,

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PdP 1 8.91

श्यामागौरेण वर्णेन तनुताम्रनखांकुरा। कार्मुकभ्रूयुगोपेता हंसावरणगामिनी

śyāmāgaureṇa varṇena tanutāmranakhāṃkurā| kārmukabhrūyugopetā haṃsāvaraṇagāminī

of a dark-fair complexion, with slender coppery nail-buds, endowed with a pair of bow-like brows, moving with the gait of a swan,

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PdP 1 8.92

भ्रममाणा वने तस्मिन्चिंतयामास भामिनी। को मे पिता वा भ्राता वा को मे त्राता भवेदिह

bhramamāṇā vane tasminciṃtayāmāsa bhāminī| ko me pitā vā bhrātā vā ko me trātā bhavediha

Wandering in that forest, the fair woman thought: "Who is my father, or my brother? Who here would be my protector?

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PdP 1 8.93

कस्य भर्त्तुरहं दत्ता कियद्वर्षास्मि भूतले। चिंतयंती च ददृशे सोमपुत्रेण साङ्गना

kasya bhartturahaṃ dattā kiyadvarṣāsmi bhūtale| ciṃtayaṃtī ca dadṛśe somaputreṇa sāṅganā

To what husband have I been given? How many years have I been on the earth?" And as she was thinking, the woman was seen by the son of Soma.

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PdP 1 8.94

इलारूप समाक्षिप्त मनसा वरवर्णिनी। बुधस्तदाप्तये यत्नमकरोत्कामपीडितः

ilārūpa samākṣipta manasā varavarṇinī| budhastadāptaye yatnamakarotkāmapīḍitaḥ

His mind swept away by Ilā's form, Budha, tormented by desire, made an effort to win her of excellent complexion.

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PdP 1 8.95

विशिष्टाकारवान्मुंडी स कमंडलुपुस्तकः। वेणुदंडकृतावेशः पवित्रक खनित्रकः

viśiṣṭākāravānmuṃḍī sa kamaṃḍalupustakaḥ| veṇudaṃḍakṛtāveśaḥ pavitraka khanitrakaḥ

He had a distinguished appearance, shaven-headed, with a water-pot and a book, got up with a bamboo staff, with purificatory grass and a digging tool,

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PdP 1 8.96

द्विजरूपः शिखी ब्रह्म निगदन्कर्णकुंडली। वटुभिश्चार्थिभिर्युक्तः समित्पुष्पकुशोदकैः

dvijarūpaḥ śikhī brahma nigadankarṇakuṃḍalī| vaṭubhiścārthibhiryuktaḥ samitpuṣpakuśodakaiḥ

in the form of a brahmin, with a topknot, reciting sacred verse, with earrings, attended by students and by suppliants with firewood, flowers, kuśa grass and water.

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PdP 1 8.97

कालेन्विष्यां ततस्तस्मिन्नाजुहाव स तामिलाम्। बहिर्वनस्यांतरितः किल पादपमंडपे

kālenviṣyāṃ tatastasminnājuhāva sa tāmilām| bahirvanasyāṃtaritaḥ kila pādapamaṃḍape

Then, at the (chosen) time, there he called out to that Ilā, keeping himself hidden outside the forest, in a bower of trees.

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PdP 1 8.98

ससंभ्रममकस्माच्च सोपालंभमिवाभवत्। त्यक्त्वाग्निहोत्रशुश्रूषां क्व गता मंदिरान्मम

sasaṃbhramamakasmācca sopālaṃbhamivābhavat| tyaktvāgnihotraśuśrūṣāṃ kva gatā maṃdirānmama

And all at once he behaved as if flustered and full of reproach: "Abandoning the tending of the agnihotra fire, where have you gone from my house?

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PdP 1 8.99

इयं विहारवेला ते अतिक्रामति सांप्रतम्। एह्येहि पृथुसुश्रोणि संभ्रांता केन हेतुना

iyaṃ vihāravelā te atikrāmati sāṃpratam| ehyehi pṛthusuśroṇi saṃbhrāṃtā kena hetunā

This is your hour of dalliance, and it is now slipping by. Come, come, you of broad and lovely hips—for what reason are you so agitated?"

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PdP 1 8.100

इयं सायंतनी वेला विहारस्येह वर्त्तते। कृत्वोपलेपनं पुष्पैरलंकुरु गृहं मम१०० 1.8.

iyaṃ sāyaṃtanī velā vihārasyeha varttate| kṛtvopalepanaṃ puṣpairalaṃkuru gṛhaṃ mama100 1.8.

"This is the evening hour, the time for dalliance here; having smeared (the floor) with plaster, adorn my house with flowers."

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PdP 1 8.101

साब्रवीद्विस्मृताहं च सर्वमेव तपोधन। आत्मानं त्वां च भर्त्तारं कुलं च वद मेनघ

sābravīdvismṛtāhaṃ ca sarvameva tapodhana| ātmānaṃ tvāṃ ca bharttāraṃ kulaṃ ca vada menagha

She said: "I have forgotten everything, O ascetic; tell (me), gentle one, of myself, and of you my husband, and of (my) family."

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PdP 1 8.102

बुधः प्रोवाच तां तन्वीमिला त्वं वरवर्णिनी। अहं च कामुको नाम बहुविद्यो बुधः स्मृतः

budhaḥ provāca tāṃ tanvīmilā tvaṃ varavarṇinī| ahaṃ ca kāmuko nāma bahuvidyo budhaḥ smṛtaḥ

Budha said to that slender woman: "You are Ilā, of excellent complexion, and I am named Kāmuka, known as Budha, of much learning."

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PdP 1 8.103

तेजस्विनः कुले जातः पिता मे ब्राह्मणाधिपः। इति सा तस्यवचनात्प्रविष्टा बुधमंदिरम्

tejasvinaḥ kule jātaḥ pitā me brāhmaṇādhipaḥ| iti sā tasyavacanātpraviṣṭā budhamaṃdiram

"I was born in the family of a man of splendour; my father is a chief of brahmins." At these words of his she entered Budha's dwelling.

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PdP 1 8.104

रत्नस्तंभसमाकीर्णं दिव्यमायाविनिर्मितम्। इला कृतार्थमात्मानं मेने तद्भवने स्थिता

ratnastaṃbhasamākīrṇaṃ divyamāyāvinirmitam| ilā kṛtārthamātmānaṃ mene tadbhavane sthitā

(It was) crowded with jewelled pillars, fashioned by divine magic; Ilā, dwelling in that mansion, thought herself fulfilled.

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PdP 1 8.105

अहो वृत्तमहोरूपमहो धनमहोकुलम्। मम चास्य च भर्त्तुर्वा अहो लावण्यमुत्तमम्

aho vṛttamahorūpamaho dhanamahokulam| mama cāsya ca bhartturvā aho lāvaṇyamuttamam

"Oh, (his) conduct! Oh, (his) beauty! Oh, the wealth! Oh, the lineage — mine and this husband's! Oh, the supreme loveliness!"

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PdP 1 8.106

रेमे च सा तेन सममतिकालमिला वने। सर्वभोगमये गेहे यथेंद्रभवने तथा

reme ca sā tena samamatikālamilā vane| sarvabhogamaye gehe yatheṃdrabhavane tathā

And Ilā took her pleasure with him for a long time in the forest, in a house full of every enjoyment, as (one would) in Indra's palace.

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PdP 1 8.107

अथान्विष्यंतो राजानं भ्रातरस्तस्य मानवाः। इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखा जग्मुस्तदा शरवणांतिकम्

athānviṣyaṃto rājānaṃ bhrātarastasya mānavāḥ| ikṣvākupramukhā jagmustadā śaravaṇāṃtikam

Then his brothers, the sons of Manu, headed by Ikṣvāku, searching for the king, went at that time to the vicinity of the reed-thicket.

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PdP 1 8.108

ततस्ते ददृशुः सर्वे वडवामग्रतः स्थिताम्। रत्नपर्यंतकिरणदीप्यमानामनुत्तमाम्

tataste dadṛśuḥ sarve vaḍavāmagrataḥ sthitām| ratnaparyaṃtakiraṇadīpyamānāmanuttamām

Then they all saw a mare standing in front (of them), peerless, shining with the rays of the jewels around her.

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PdP 1 8.109

संप्राप्य प्रत्यभिज्ञानात्सर्वे विस्मयमागताः। अयं चंद्रप्रभो नाम वाजी तस्य महात्मनः

saṃprāpya pratyabhijñānātsarve vismayamāgatāḥ| ayaṃ caṃdraprabho nāma vājī tasya mahātmanaḥ

Having come up and recognized (her), they were all filled with astonishment: "This is the horse of that great one, named Candraprabha."

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PdP 1 8.110

अगमद्वडवारूपमुत्तमं केन हेतुना। ततस्तु मैत्रावरुणिं पप्रच्छुः स्वपुरोहितम्

agamadvaḍavārūpamuttamaṃ kena hetunā| tatastu maitrāvaruṇiṃ papracchuḥ svapurohitam

"For what reason has it come to the perfect form of a mare?" Then they asked their own family priest, the son of Mitra and Varuṇa,

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PdP 1 8.111

किमेतदित्यभूच्चित्रं वद योगविदां वर। वसिष्ठोप्यब्रवीत्सर्वं दृष्ट्वा तं ध्यानचक्षुषा

kimetadityabhūccitraṃ vada yogavidāṃ vara| vasiṣṭhopyabravītsarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ dhyānacakṣuṣā

"What is this marvel that has occurred? Tell (us), best of those who know yoga." And Vasiṣṭha, having seen it all with the eye of meditation, told (them) everything:

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PdP 1 8.112

समयः शंभुदयिता कृतः शरवणे पुरा। यः पुमान्प्रविशेच्चात्र स नारीत्वमवाप्स्यति

samayaḥ śaṃbhudayitā kṛtaḥ śaravaṇe purā| yaḥ pumānpraviśeccātra sa nārītvamavāpsyati

"A compact dear to Śambhu was made long ago in the reed-thicket: whatever man should enter here, he will attain womanhood.

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PdP 1 8.113

अयमश्वोपि नारीत्वमगाद्राज्ञा सहैव तु। इलः पुरुषतामेति यथासौ धनदोपमः

ayamaśvopi nārītvamagādrājñā sahaiva tu| ilaḥ puruṣatāmeti yathāsau dhanadopamaḥ

This horse too went to womanhood along with the king; that Ila, who is like the giver of wealth (Kubera), attains manhood (again)—

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PdP 1 8.114

तथैव यत्नः कर्त्तव्य आराध्य च पिनाकिनम्। ततस्ते मानवा जग्मुर्यत्र देवो महेश्वरः

tathaiva yatnaḥ karttavya ārādhya ca pinākinam| tataste mānavā jagmuryatra devo maheśvaraḥ

in that very way effort must be made, by propitiating the bearer of the Pināka." Then those sons of Manu went to where the god Maheśvara was.

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PdP 1 8.115

तुष्टवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैः पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ। तावूचतुरलं चैष समयः किं नु सांप्रतं

tuṣṭavurvividhaiḥ stotraiḥ pārvatīparameśvarau| tāvūcaturalaṃ caiṣa samayaḥ kiṃ nu sāṃprataṃ

They praised Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord with various hymns. The two of them said: "Enough — this was the compact; what then now?

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PdP 1 8.116

इक्ष्वाकोरश्वमेधेन यत्फलं स्यात्तदावयोः। दत्वा किंपुरुषो वीरः स भविष्यत्यसंशयम्

ikṣvākoraśvamedhena yatphalaṃ syāttadāvayoḥ| datvā kiṃpuruṣo vīraḥ sa bhaviṣyatyasaṃśayam

Whatever fruit would accrue to Ikṣvāku from a horse-sacrifice, if he gives that to us two, the hero will without doubt become a kiṃpuruṣa."

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PdP 1 8.117

तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे जग्मुर्वैवस्वतात्मजाः। इष्ट्वाश्वमेधेन तत इला किंपुरुषोभवत्

tathetyuktvā tu te sarve jagmurvaivasvatātmajāḥ| iṣṭvāśvamedhena tata ilā kiṃpuruṣobhavat

Saying "So be it," all those sons of Vivasvat's son departed; then, having sacrificed with a horse-sacrifice, Ilā became a kiṃpuruṣa.

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PdP 1 8.118

मासमेकं पुमान्वीरः स्त्रीत्वं मासमभूत्पुनः। बुधस्य भवने तिष्ठन्निलो गर्भधरोभवत्

māsamekaṃ pumānvīraḥ strītvaṃ māsamabhūtpunaḥ| budhasya bhavane tiṣṭhannilo garbhadharobhavat

For one month the hero was a man, and again for a month he became a woman; staying in Budha's house, Ila became bearer of a child.

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PdP 1 8.119

अजीजनत्पुत्रमेकमनेकगुणसंयुतम्। बुध उत्पाद्य तं पूरुं स स्वर्गमगमत्पुनः

ajījanatputramekamanekaguṇasaṃyutam| budha utpādya taṃ pūruṃ sa svargamagamatpunaḥ

(She) gave birth to one son endowed with many virtues; Budha, having begotten that Pūru, went again to heaven.

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PdP 1 8.120

इलस्य नाम्ना तद्वर्षमिलावृतमभूत्तदा। सोमार्कवंशजो राजा इलोभूद्वंशवर्द्धनः

ilasya nāmnā tadvarṣamilāvṛtamabhūttadā| somārkavaṃśajo rājā ilobhūdvaṃśavarddhanaḥ

By Ila's name that continent then became Ilāvṛta; Ila, a king born of the lunar and solar lines, became the increaser of the line.

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PdP 1 8.121

एवं पुरूरवाः पूरोरभवद्वंशवर्द्धनः। इक्ष्वाकुरर्कवंशस्य तथैवोक्तो नरेश्वरः

evaṃ purūravāḥ pūrorabhavadvaṃśavarddhanaḥ| ikṣvākurarkavaṃśasya tathaivokto nareśvaraḥ

Thus Purūravas became the increaser of Pūru's line; and in the same way Ikṣvāku, lord of men, is declared (the increaser) of the solar line.

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PdP 1 8.122

इलः किंपुरुषत्वे च सुद्युम्न इति चोच्यते। पुनः पुत्रत्रयमभूत्सुद्युम्नस्यापराजितम्

ilaḥ kiṃpuruṣatve ca sudyumna iti cocyate| punaḥ putratrayamabhūtsudyumnasyāparājitam

And Ila, in his state as a Kiṃpuruṣa, is also called Sudyumna; again there were three unvanquished sons of Sudyumna.

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PdP 1 8.123

उत्कलोथ गयस्तद्वद्धरिताश्वश्च वीर्यवान्। उत्कलस्योत्कला नाम गयस्य तु गयापुरी

utkalotha gayastadvaddharitāśvaśca vīryavān| utkalasyotkalā nāma gayasya tu gayāpurī

Utkala, then Gaya, and likewise the valorous Haritāśva; Utkala's (land) is named Utkalā, and Gaya's is the city Gayāpurī.

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PdP 1 8.124

हरिताश्वस्य दिग्याम्या संज्ञाता कुरुभिः सह। प्रतिष्ठानेभिषिच्याथ स पुरूरवसं सुतम्

haritāśvasya digyāmyā saṃjñātā kurubhiḥ saha| pratiṣṭhānebhiṣicyātha sa purūravasaṃ sutam

Haritāśva's was the southern quarter, known together with the Kurus; then, having consecrated his son Purūravas at Pratiṣṭhāna,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 8.125

जगामेलावृतं भोक्तुं दिव्यं वर्षं फलाशनः। इक्ष्वाकुर्ज्येष्ठदायादो मध्यदेशमवाप्तवान्

jagāmelāvṛtaṃ bhoktuṃ divyaṃ varṣaṃ phalāśanaḥ| ikṣvākurjyeṣṭhadāyādo madhyadeśamavāptavān

he went to Ilāvṛta to enjoy that divine continent, living on fruit; Ikṣvāku, the eldest heir, obtained the Middle Country.

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PdP 1 8.126

नरिष्यंतस्य पुत्रोभूच्छुको नाम महाबलः। नाभागादंबरीषस्तु धृष्टस्य तु सुतत्रयम्

nariṣyaṃtasya putrobhūcchuko nāma mahābalaḥ| nābhāgādaṃbarīṣastu dhṛṣṭasya tu sutatrayam

Nariṣyanta's son was named Śuka, of great strength; from Nābhāga (came) Ambarīṣa, but of Dhṛṣṭa there were three sons.

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PdP 1 8.127

धृष्टकेतुः स्वधर्माथो रणधृष्टश्च वीर्यवान्। आनर्तो नाम शर्यातेः सुकन्या चैव दारिका

dhṛṣṭaketuḥ svadharmātho raṇadhṛṣṭaśca vīryavān| ānarto nāma śaryāteḥ sukanyā caiva dārikā

Dhṛṣṭaketu, Svadharma, and the valorous Raṇadhṛṣṭa; Śaryāti's (son) was named Ānarta, and (his) daughter was Sukanyā.

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PdP 1 8.128

आनर्तस्याभवत्पुत्रो रोचमानः प्रतापवान्। आनर्तो नाम देशोभून्नगरी च कुशस्थली

ānartasyābhavatputro rocamānaḥ pratāpavān| ānarto nāma deśobhūnnagarī ca kuśasthalī

Ānarta's son was the majestic Rocamāna; the country was named Ānarta, and the city was Kuśasthalī.

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PdP 1 8.129

रोचमानस्य रेवोभूद्रेवाद्रैवत एव च। ककुद्मी चापरं नाम ज्येष्ठः पुत्रशतस्य च

rocamānasya revobhūdrevādraivata eva ca| kakudmī cāparaṃ nāma jyeṣṭhaḥ putraśatasya ca

Rocamāna's (son) was Reva, and from Reva came Raivata; his other name was Kakudmī, and he was the eldest of a hundred sons.

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PdP 1 8.130

रेवती तस्य सा कन्या भार्या रामस्य विश्रुता। करूषाच्चैव कारूषा बहवः प्रथिता भुवि

revatī tasya sā kanyā bhāryā rāmasya viśrutā| karūṣāccaiva kārūṣā bahavaḥ prathitā bhuvi

His daughter was that Revatī, renowned as the wife of Rāma; and from Karūṣa (came) the many Kārūṣas, famed on earth.

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PdP 1 8.131

पृषध्रो गोवधाच्छूद्रो गुरुशापादजायत। इक्ष्वाकुपुत्रा नाम्नाथ विकुक्षि निमिदंडकाः

pṛṣadhro govadhācchūdro guruśāpādajāyata| ikṣvākuputrā nāmnātha vikukṣi nimidaṃḍakāḥ

Pṛṣadhra, on account of killing a cow, was born a Śūdra through his teacher's curse; then the sons of Ikṣvāku by name were Vikukṣi, Nimi, and Daṇḍaka.

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PdP 1 8.132

श्रेष्ठाः पुत्रशतस्यासन्पंचाशच्चाथ तत्सुताः। मेरोरुत्तरतस्ते तु जाताः पार्थिवसत्तमाः

śreṣṭhāḥ putraśatasyāsanpaṃcāśaccātha tatsutāḥ| meroruttarataste tu jātāḥ pārthivasattamāḥ

They were the best of (his) hundred sons, and then there were fifty sons of his; those most excellent of princes were born north of Meru.

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PdP 1 8.133

चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टान्ये शतमध्ये च येभवन्। मेरोर्दक्षिणतश्चैव राजानस्ते प्रकीर्तिताः

catvāriṃśattathāṣṭānye śatamadhye ca yebhavan| merordakṣiṇataścaiva rājānaste prakīrtitāḥ

And the other forty-eight who were among the hundred — those kings are proclaimed (to be) south of Meru.

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PdP 1 8.134

ज्येष्ठात्ककुत्स्थनामाभूत्सुतस्तस्य सुयोधनः। तस्य पुत्रः पृथृर्नाम विश्वस्तस्य पृथोः सुतः

jyeṣṭhātkakutsthanāmābhūtsutastasya suyodhanaḥ| tasya putraḥ pṛthṛrnāma viśvastasya pṛthoḥ sutaḥ

From the eldest there was one named Kakutstha; his son was Suyodhana; his son was named Pṛthu, and Viśva was the son of that Pṛthu.

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PdP 1 8.135

आर्द्रस्तस्य च पुत्रोभूद्युवनाश्वस्ततोभवत्। युवनाश्वस्य पुत्रोभूच्छावस्तो नाम वीर्यवान्

ārdrastasya ca putrobhūdyuvanāśvastatobhavat| yuvanāśvasya putrobhūcchāvasto nāma vīryavān

And his son was Ārdra; from him came Yuvanāśva; Yuvanāśva's son was the valorous one named Śāvasta.

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PdP 1 8.136

निर्मिता येन शावस्ती ह्यंगदेशे नराधिप। शावस्ताद्बृहदश्वो भूत्कुवलाश्वस्ततोभवत्

nirmitā yena śāvastī hyaṃgadeśe narādhipa| śāvastādbṛhadaśvo bhūtkuvalāśvastatobhavat

By whom Śāvastī was built in the country of Aṅga, O lord of men; from Śāvasta came Bṛhadaśva, and from him came Kuvalāśva,

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PdP 1 8.137

धुंधुमारत्वमगमद्धुंधुं हत्वाऽसुरं पुरा। तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयो जाता दृढाश्वो घृणिरेव च

dhuṃdhumāratvamagamaddhuṃdhuṃ hatvā'suraṃ purā| tasya putrāstrayo jātā dṛḍhāśvo ghṛṇireva ca

who attained the title Dhundhumāra, having formerly slain the demon Dhundhu; three sons were born to him: Dṛḍhāśva, Ghṛṇi,

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PdP 1 8.138

कपिलाश्वश्च विख्यातो धौंधुमारिः प्रतापवान्। दृढाश्वस्य प्रमोदस्तु हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः

kapilāśvaśca vikhyāto dhauṃdhumāriḥ pratāpavān| dṛḍhāśvasya pramodastu haryaśvastasya cātmajaḥ

and the renowned Kapilāśva — the majestic son of Dhundhumāra; Dṛḍhāśva's (son) was Pramoda, and his son was Haryaśva.

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PdP 1 8.139

हर्यश्वस्य निकुंभोभूत्संहताश्वस्ततोभवत्। अकृताश्वो रणाश्वश्च संहताश्व सुतावुभौ

haryaśvasya nikuṃbhobhūtsaṃhatāśvastatobhavat| akṛtāśvo raṇāśvaśca saṃhatāśva sutāvubhau

Haryaśva's (son) was Nikumbha; from him came Saṃhatāśva; Akṛtāśva and Raṇāśva were the two sons of Saṃhatāśva.

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PdP 1 8.140

युवनाश्वो रणाश्वस्य मांधाता च ततोभवत्। मांधातुः पुरुकुत्सोभूद्धर्मसेतुश्च पार्थिवः

yuvanāśvo raṇāśvasya māṃdhātā ca tatobhavat| māṃdhātuḥ purukutsobhūddharmasetuśca pārthivaḥ

From Raṇāśva came Yuvanāśva, and then Māndhātā; from Māndhātā came Purukutsa, and the king Dharmasetu.

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PdP 1 8.141

मुचुकुन्दश्च विख्यातश्शक्रमित्रः प्रतापवान्। पुरुकुत्सस्य पुत्रोभूद्दुस्सहो नर्मदापतिः

mucukundaśca vikhyātaśśakramitraḥ pratāpavān| purukutsasya putrobhūddussaho narmadāpatiḥ

And the renowned Mucukunda, friend of Indra, full of might. Purukutsa's son was Duḥsaha, lord of the Narmadā.

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PdP 1 8.142

संभूतिस्तस्य पुत्रोभूत्त्रिधन्वा च ततोभवत्। त्रिधन्वनः सुतो जातस्त्रय्यारुण इति स्मृतः

saṃbhūtistasya putrobhūttridhanvā ca tatobhavat| tridhanvanaḥ suto jātastrayyāruṇa iti smṛtaḥ

His son was Saṃbhūti, and from him came Tridhanvā; the son born to Tridhanvā is known as Trayyāruṇa.

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PdP 1 8.143

तस्य सत्यव्रतो नाम तस्मात्सत्यरथः स्मृतः। तस्य पुत्रो हरिश्चन्द्रो हरिश्चंद्राच्च रोहितः

tasya satyavrato nāma tasmātsatyarathaḥ smṛtaḥ| tasya putro hariścandro hariścaṃdrācca rohitaḥ

His (son) was named Satyavrata, and from him Satyaratha is recorded; his son was Hariścandra, and from Hariścandra, Rohita.

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PdP 1 8.144

रोहताच्च वृको जातो वृकाद्बाहुरजायत। सगरस्तस्य पुत्रोभूद्राजा परमधार्मिकः

rohatācca vṛko jāto vṛkādbāhurajāyata| sagarastasya putrobhūdrājā paramadhārmikaḥ

From Rohita, Vṛka was born; from Vṛka, Bāhu was born. His son was Sagara, a king supremely righteous.

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PdP 1 8.145

द्वे भार्ये सगरस्यापि प्रभा भानुमती तथा। ताभ्यामाराधितः पूर्वमौर्वाग्निः पुत्रकाम्यया

dve bhārye sagarasyāpi prabhā bhānumatī tathā| tābhyāmārādhitaḥ pūrvamaurvāgniḥ putrakāmyayā

Sagara too had two wives, Prabhā and likewise Bhānumatī; formerly the fire of Aurva was propitiated by those two out of desire for a son.

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PdP 1 8.146

और्वस्तुष्टस्तयोः प्रादाद्यथेष्टं वरमुत्तमम्। एका षष्टिसहस्राणि सुतमेकं तथापरा

aurvastuṣṭastayoḥ prādādyatheṣṭaṃ varamuttamam| ekā ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi sutamekaṃ tathāparā

Aurva, pleased, granted the two of them an excellent boon as they wished: one (chose) sixty thousand (sons), and the other likewise a single son.

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PdP 1 8.147

अगृह्णाद्वंशकर्तारं प्रभाऽगृह्णाद्बहून्सुतान्। एकं भानुमती पुत्रमगृह्णादसमंजसं

agṛhṇādvaṃśakartāraṃ prabhā'gṛhṇādbahūnsutān| ekaṃ bhānumatī putramagṛhṇādasamaṃjasaṃ

(One) took the continuer of the line; Prabhā took many sons; Bhānumatī took a single son, Asamañjas.

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PdP 1 8.148

ततः षष्टिसहस्राणि सुषुवे यादवी प्रभा। खनंतः पृथिवीं दग्धा विष्णुना ये ऽश्वमार्गणे

tataḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi suṣuve yādavī prabhā| khanaṃtaḥ pṛthivīṃ dagdhā viṣṇunā ye 'śvamārgaṇe

Then Prabhā, of the Yādava line, bore sixty thousand (sons), who, while digging up the earth in search of the horse, were burnt by Viṣṇu.

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PdP 1 8.149

असमंजस्तु तनयो ह्यंशुमान्नाम विश्रुतः। तस्य पुत्रो दिलीपस्तु दिलीपात्तु भगीरथः

asamaṃjastu tanayo hyaṃśumānnāma viśrutaḥ| tasya putro dilīpastu dilīpāttu bhagīrathaḥ

But Asamañjas' son was the famed one named Aṃśumān; his son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa, Bhagīratha.

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PdP 1 8.150

येन भागीरथी गङ्गा तपः कृत्वावतारिता। भगीरथस्य तनयो नाभाग इति विश्रुतः१५० 1.8.

yena bhāgīrathī gaṅgā tapaḥ kṛtvāvatāritā| bhagīrathasya tanayo nābhāga iti viśrutaḥ150 1.8.

By whom the Ganges, Bhāgīrathī, was brought down after he had performed austerities. Bhagīratha's son was the one famed as Nābhāga.

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PdP 1 8.151

नाभागस्यांबरीषोभूत्सिंधुद्वीपस्ततोभवत्। तस्यायुतायुः पुत्रोभूदृतुपर्णस्ततोभवत्

nābhāgasyāṃbarīṣobhūtsiṃdhudvīpastatobhavat| tasyāyutāyuḥ putrobhūdṛtuparṇastatobhavat

Nābhāga's (son) was Ambarīṣa; from him came Sindhudvīpa; his son was Ayutāyus, and from him came Ṛtuparṇa.

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PdP 1 8.152

तस्य कल्माषपादस्तु सर्वकर्मा ततः स्मृतः। तस्यानरण्यः पुत्रोभून्निघ्नस्तस्य सुतोभवत्

tasya kalmāṣapādastu sarvakarmā tataḥ smṛtaḥ| tasyānaraṇyaḥ putrobhūnnighnastasya sutobhavat

His (son) was Kalmāṣapāda, and from him Sarvakarmā is recorded; his son was Anaraṇya, and Nighna was his son.

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PdP 1 8.153

निघ्नपुत्रावुभौ जातावनमित्र रघूत्तमौ। अनमित्रो वनमगादरिनाशकृते नृप

nighnaputrāvubhau jātāvanamitra raghūttamau| anamitro vanamagādarināśakṛte nṛpa

To Nighna were born two sons, Anamitra and Raghu the excellent; Anamitra went to the forest to destroy his enemies, O king.

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PdP 1 8.154

रघोरभूद्दिलीपस्तु दिलीपाच्चाप्यजस्तथा। दीर्घबाहुरजाज्जातः प्रजापालस्ततोभवत्

raghorabhūddilīpastu dilīpāccāpyajastathā| dīrghabāhurajājjātaḥ prajāpālastatobhavat

From Raghu came Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa likewise Aja; from Aja was born Dīrghabāhu, and from him came Prajāpāla.

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PdP 1 8.155

ततो दशरथो जातस्तस्य पुत्रचतुष्टयं। नारायणात्मकाः सर्वे रामस्तस्याग्रजोभवत्

tato daśaratho jātastasya putracatuṣṭayaṃ| nārāyaṇātmakāḥ sarve rāmastasyāgrajobhavat

From him was born Daśaratha, who had four sons, all of them of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; Rāma was his eldest.

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PdP 1 8.156

रावणांतकरस्तद्वद्रघूणां वंशवर्द्धनः। वाल्मीकिर्यस्य चरितं चक्रे भार्गवसत्तमः

rāvaṇāṃtakarastadvadraghūṇāṃ vaṃśavarddhanaḥ| vālmīkiryasya caritaṃ cakre bhārgavasattamaḥ

He was the ender of Rāvaṇa, and thus the increaser of the lineage of the Raghus, whose deeds Vālmīki, best of the Bhārgavas, set down.

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PdP 1 8.157

तस्य पुत्रः कुशो नाम इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्द्धनः। अतिथिस्तु कुशाज्जातो निषधस्तस्य चात्मजः

tasya putraḥ kuśo nāma ikṣvākukulavarddhanaḥ| atithistu kuśājjāto niṣadhastasya cātmajaḥ

His son was named Kuśa, increaser of the Ikṣvāku family; from Kuśa was born Atithi, and his son was Niṣadha.

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PdP 1 8.158

नलस्तु निषधाज्जातो नभास्तस्मादजायत। नभसः पुंडरीकोभूत्क्षेमधन्वा ततः परम्

nalastu niṣadhājjāto nabhāstasmādajāyata| nabhasaḥ puṃḍarīkobhūtkṣemadhanvā tataḥ param

From Niṣadha was born Nala, and from him Nabhas was born; Nabhas' (son) was Puṇḍarīka, and after him Kṣemadhanvā.

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PdP 1 8.159

तस्यपुत्रोभवद्वीरो देवानीकः प्रतापवान्। अहीनगुस्तस्य सुतः सहस्राश्वस्ततः परः

tasyaputrobhavadvīro devānīkaḥ pratāpavān| ahīnagustasya sutaḥ sahasrāśvastataḥ paraḥ

His son was the hero Devānīka, full of might; his son was Ahīnagu, and after him Sahasrāśva.

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PdP 1 8.160

ततश्चंद्रावलोकस्तु तारापीडस्ततोभवत्। तस्यात्मजश्चन्द्रगिरिश्चंद्रस्तस्य सुतोभवत्

tataścaṃdrāvalokastu tārāpīḍastatobhavat| tasyātmajaścandragiriścaṃdrastasya sutobhavat

Then came Candrāvaloka, and from him was born Tārāpīḍa; his son was Candragiri, and Candra was his son.

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PdP 1 8.161

श्रुतायुरभवत्तस्माद्भारते यो निपातितः। नलौ द्वावेव विख्यातौ वंशे यस्य विशेषतः

śrutāyurabhavattasmādbhārate yo nipātitaḥ| nalau dvāveva vikhyātau vaṃśe yasya viśeṣataḥ

From him was born Śrutāyu, who was struck down in the Bhārata (war). In his line two Nalas in particular were renowned.

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PdP 1 8.162

वीरसेनसुतस्तद्वन्नैषधश्च नराधिपः। एते विवस्वतो वंशे राजानो भूरिदक्षिणाः

vīrasenasutastadvannaiṣadhaśca narādhipaḥ| ete vivasvato vaṃśe rājāno bhūridakṣiṇāḥ

Likewise the son of Vīrasena, the Naiṣadha, a ruler of men. These were the kings in the line of Vivasvat, givers of abundant gifts,

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PdP 1 8.163

इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवाः प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तिताः

ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavāḥ prādhānyena prakīrtitāḥ

sprung from the lineage of Ikṣvāku — (they) have been recounted in respect of the principal ones.

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