Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 102
PdP 2 102.1
कुञ्जल उवाच- सर्वं वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्त्वयोक्तं ममाधुना। उभयोर्देवनं यत्तु यस्माज्जातं द्विजोत्तम
kuñjala uvāca- sarvaṃ vatsa pravakṣyāmi yattvayoktaṃ mamādhunā| ubhayordevanaṃ yattu yasmājjātaṃ dvijottama
Kuñjala said: I will tell you all, child, of what has now been asked of me by you—the playing of the two, and from what it arose, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 102.2
एकदा तु महादेवी पार्वती प्रमदोत्तमा। क्रीडमाना महात्मानमीश्वरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
ekadā tu mahādevī pārvatī pramadottamā| krīḍamānā mahātmānamīśvaraṃ vākyamabravīt
Once the great goddess Pārvatī, best of lovely women, while at play, spoke a word to the great-souled Lord.
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PdP 2 102.3
ममोरसि महादेव जातं महत्सु दोहदम्। दर्शयस्व ममाग्रे त्वं काननं काननोत्तमम्
mamorasi mahādeva jātaṃ mahatsu dohadam| darśayasva mamāgre tvaṃ kānanaṃ kānanottamam
"O Mahādeva, a longing for great things has arisen in my breast; show before me the forest, the finest of forests."
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PdP 2 102.4
श्रीमहादेवउवाच-★ एवमस्तु महादेवि नन्दनं देवसङ्कुलम् । दर्शयिष्यामि ते पुण्यं द्विजसिद्धनिषेवितम्
śrīmahādevauvāca-★ evamastu mahādevi nandanaṃ devasaṅkulam | darśayiṣyāmi te puṇyaṃ dvijasiddhaniṣevitam
The blessed Mahādeva said: So be it, O great goddess; I shall show you the holy Nandana, thronged with gods and frequented by brahmins and Siddhas.
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PdP 2 102.5
एवमाभाष्य तां देवीं तया सह गणैस्ततः । स गन्तुमुत्सुको देवो नन्दनं वनमेव तु
evamābhāṣya tāṃ devīṃ tayā saha gaṇaistataḥ | sa gantumutsuko devo nandanaṃ vanameva tu
Having spoken thus to that goddess, the god, together with her and with his hosts, was then eager to go to the very forest Nandana.
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PdP 2 102.6
सर्वगं सुन्दरं दिव्यपृष्ठमाभरणैर्युतम्। घंटामालाभिसंयुक्तं किङ्किणीजालमालिनम्
sarvagaṃ sundaraṃ divyapṛṣṭhamābharaṇairyutam| ghaṃṭāmālābhisaṃyuktaṃ kiṅkiṇījālamālinam
(He mounted a bull) that goes everywhere, beautiful, with a divine back, furnished with ornaments, fitted with garlands of bells, wreathed with networks of tinkling bells,
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PdP 2 102.7
चामरैः पट्टसूत्रैश्च मुक्तामालासुशोभितम्। हंसचंद्रप्रतीकाशं वृषभं चारुलक्षणम्
cāmaraiḥ paṭṭasūtraiśca muktāmālāsuśobhitam| haṃsacaṃdrapratīkāśaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ cārulakṣaṇam
well adorned with yak-tail whisks, with silk cords and pearl-strings, resembling a swan and the moon, a bull of lovely marks.
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PdP 2 102.8
समारूढो महादेवो गणकोटिसमावृतः। नन्दिभृङ्गिमहाकालस्कन्दचण्डमनोहराः
samārūḍho mahādevo gaṇakoṭisamāvṛtaḥ| nandibhṛṅgimahākālaskandacaṇḍamanoharāḥ
Mahādeva mounted (it), surrounded by ten million of his hosts: Nandin, Bhṛṅgin, Mahākāla, Skanda, Caṇḍa, Manohara,
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PdP 2 102.9
वीरभद्रो गणेशश्च पुष्पदन्तो मणीश्वरः । अतिबलःसुबलो नाम मेघनादो घटावहः
vīrabhadro gaṇeśaśca puṣpadanto maṇīśvaraḥ | atibalaḥsubalo nāma meghanādo ghaṭāvahaḥ
Vīrabhadra and Gaṇeśa, Puṣpadanta, Maṇīśvara, Atibala, one named Subala, Meghanāda, Ghaṭāvaha,
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PdP 2 102.10
घण्टाकर्णश्च कालिन्दः पुलिन्दो वीरबाहुकः। केशरी किंकरो नाम चण्डहासः प्रजापतिः
ghaṇṭākarṇaśca kālindaḥ pulindo vīrabāhukaḥ| keśarī kiṃkaro nāma caṇḍahāsaḥ prajāpatiḥ
and Ghaṇṭākarṇa, Kālinda, Pulinda, Vīrabāhuka, Keśarin, one named Kiṃkara, Caṇḍahāsa, Prajāpati —
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PdP 2 102.11
एते चान्ये च बहवः सनकाद्यास्तपोबलाः। गणैश्च कोटिसंख्यातैः सशिवः परिवारितः
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sanakādyāstapobalāḥ| gaṇaiśca koṭisaṃkhyātaiḥ saśivaḥ parivāritaḥ
these and many others, Sanaka and the rest, strong in austerity; and by hosts numbering ten millions Śiva was encircled.
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PdP 2 102.12
नन्दनं वनमेवापि सेवितं देवकिन्नरैः। प्रविवेश महादेवो गणैर्देव्यासमन्वितः
nandanaṃ vanamevāpi sevitaṃ devakinnaraiḥ| praviveśa mahādevo gaṇairdevyāsamanvitaḥ
Mahādeva, accompanied by his hosts and by the goddess, entered the very forest Nandana, frequented by gods and kinnaras.
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PdP 2 102.13
दर्शयामास देवेशो गिरिजायै सुशोभनम् । नानापादपसम्पन्नं बहुपुष्पसमाकुलम्
darśayāmāsa deveśo girijāyai suśobhanam | nānāpādapasampannaṃ bahupuṣpasamākulam
The lord of gods showed to the daughter of the mountain (that forest), most beautiful, full of many kinds of trees, thick with abundant flowers,
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PdP 2 102.15
दिव्यं रम्भावनाकीर्णं पुष्पवद्भिस्तु चम्पकैः । मल्लिकाभिः सुपुष्पाभिर्मालतीजालसंकुलम् १४। नित्यं पुष्पितशाखाभिः पाटलानां वनोत्तमैः। राजमानं महावृक्षैश्चंदनैश्चारुगंधिभिः
divyaṃ rambhāvanākīrṇaṃ puṣpavadbhistu campakaiḥ | mallikābhiḥ supuṣpābhirmālatījālasaṃkulam 14| nityaṃ puṣpitaśākhābhiḥ pāṭalānāṃ vanottamaiḥ| rājamānaṃ mahāvṛkṣaiścaṃdanaiścārugaṃdhibhiḥ
divine, strewn with groves of plantain, with flowering campakas, crowded with well-blossoming jasmines and thickets of mālatī; [14] shining with the finest groves of pāṭalā trees whose branches are ever in flower, with great sandal trees of lovely fragrance,
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PdP 2 102.16
देवदारुवनैर्जुष्टं तुंगवृक्षैः समाकुलम्। सरलैर्नालिकेरैश्च तद्वत्पूगीफलद्रुमैः
devadāruvanairjuṣṭaṃ tuṃgavṛkṣaiḥ samākulam| saralairnālikeraiśca tadvatpūgīphaladrumaiḥ
favoured with groves of deodar, thick with tall trees, with sarala and coconut trees, and likewise with areca-nut fruit trees,
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PdP 2 102.17
खर्जूरपनसैर्दिव्यैः फलभारावनामितैः। परिमलोद्गारसंयुक्तैर्गुरुवृक्षसमाकुलम्
kharjūrapanasairdivyaiḥ phalabhārāvanāmitaiḥ| parimalodgārasaṃyuktairguruvṛkṣasamākulam
with divine date and jackfruit trees bent down by the weight of their fruit, thick with aloe trees that give off fragrance,
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PdP 2 102.18
अग्नितेजः समाभासैः सप्तपर्णैः सुशोभितम् । राजवृक्षैः कदंबैश्च पुष्पशोभान्वितं सदा
agnitejaḥ samābhāsaiḥ saptaparṇaiḥ suśobhitam | rājavṛkṣaiḥ kadaṃbaiśca puṣpaśobhānvitaṃ sadā
beautified with saptaparṇa trees shining like the splendour of fire, and ever endowed with the beauty of blossom from rājavṛkṣa and kadamba trees,
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PdP 2 102.19
जंबूनिंबमहावृक्षैर्मातुलिगैः समाकुलम् । नारंगैः सिंधुवारैश्च प्रियालैः शालतिंदुकैः
jaṃbūniṃbamahāvṛkṣairmātuligaiḥ samākulam | nāraṃgaiḥ siṃdhuvāraiśca priyālaiḥ śālatiṃdukaiḥ
thick with great jambū and nimba trees and with citrons, with orange trees and sindhuvāras, with priyālas, śālas and tinduka trees,
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PdP 2 102.20
उदुंबरैः कपित्थैश्च जंबूपादपशोभितम् । लकुचैः पुष्पसौगंधैः स्फुटनागैः समाकुलम्
uduṃbaraiḥ kapitthaiśca jaṃbūpādapaśobhitam | lakucaiḥ puṣpasaugaṃdhaiḥ sphuṭanāgaiḥ samākulam
beautified with uduṃbara and kapittha and jambū trees, thick with lakuca trees and with fragrant-flowered, opening nāga trees,
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PdP 2 102.21
चूतैश्च फलराजाद्यैर्नीलैश्चैव घनोपमैः । नीलैः शालवनैर्दिव्यैर्जालानां तु वनैस्ततः
cūtaiśca phalarājādyairnīlaiścaiva ghanopamaiḥ | nīlaiḥ śālavanairdivyairjālānāṃ tu vanaistataḥ
with mango trees, kings of fruit and the rest, dark and resembling clouds, with divine dark śāla groves, and then with groves of jāla trees,
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PdP 2 102.22
तमालैस्तु विशालैश्च सेवितं तपनोपमैः । शोभितं नंदनं पुण्यं शिवेन परिदर्शितम्
tamālaistu viśālaiśca sevitaṃ tapanopamaiḥ | śobhitaṃ naṃdanaṃ puṇyaṃ śivena paridarśitam
and frequented by broad tamāla trees resembling the sun — such was the holy, beautiful Nandana shown by Śiva.
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PdP 2 102.23
शोभितं च द्रुमैश्चान्यैः सर्वैर्नीलवनोपमैः । सर्वकामफलोपेतैः कल्याणफलदायकैः
śobhitaṃ ca drumaiścānyaiḥ sarvairnīlavanopamaiḥ | sarvakāmaphalopetaiḥ kalyāṇaphaladāyakaiḥ
(It was) adorned too with other trees, all resembling a dark blue grove, endowed with the fruits of every desire, giving auspicious fruit.
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PdP 2 102.24
कल्पद्रुमैर्महापुण्यैः शोभितं नंदनं वनम् । नानापक्षिनिनादैश्च संकुलं मधुरस्वरैः
kalpadrumairmahāpuṇyaiḥ śobhitaṃ naṃdanaṃ vanam | nānāpakṣininādaiśca saṃkulaṃ madhurasvaraiḥ
The Nandana grove (was) adorned with wish-granting trees of great merit, and thronged with the cries of many birds, sweet-voiced.
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PdP 2 102.25
कोकिलानां रुतैः पुण्यैरुद्घुष्टं मधुकारिभिः । मकरंदविलुब्धानां पक्षिणां रुतनादितम्
kokilānāṃ rutaiḥ puṇyairudghuṣṭaṃ madhukāribhiḥ | makaraṃdavilubdhānāṃ pakṣiṇāṃ rutanāditam
It resounded with the holy calls of cuckoos and with honey-making (bees); it rang with the cries of birds greedy for nectar.
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PdP 2 102.26
नानवृक्षैः समाकीर्णं नानामृगगणायुतम् । वृक्षेभ्यो विविधैः पुष्पैस्सौगंधैः पतितैर्भुवि
nānavṛkṣaiḥ samākīrṇaṃ nānāmṛgagaṇāyutam | vṛkṣebhyo vividhaiḥ puṣpaissaugaṃdhaiḥ patitairbhuvi
It was strewn with many kinds of trees, filled with many herds of deer; and with the fragrant flowers of various sorts fallen from the trees upon the ground—
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PdP 2 102.27
सा च भू राजते पुत्र पूजिते वसुगंधिभिः । तत्र वाप्यो महापुण्याः पद्मसौगंधनिर्मलाः
sā ca bhū rājate putra pūjite vasugaṃdhibhiḥ | tatra vāpyo mahāpuṇyāḥ padmasaugaṃdhanirmalāḥ
—and that ground shines, son, being honoured by the sweet-scented (blossoms). There (are) tanks of great merit, pure with the fragrance of lotuses,
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PdP 2 102.28
तोयैस्ताः पूरिताः पुत्र हंसकारंडसेविताः। तडागैः सागरप्रख्यैस्तोयसौगंधपूजितैः
toyaistāḥ pūritāḥ putra haṃsakāraṃḍasevitāḥ| taḍāgaiḥ sāgaraprakhyaistoyasaugaṃdhapūjitaiḥ
They are filled with water, son, frequented by geese and kāraṇḍava ducks; with lakes like oceans, graced with fragrant water,
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PdP 2 102.29
नंदनं भाति सर्वत्र गणैरप्सरसां महत्। विमानैः कलशैः शुभ्रैर्हेमदंडैः सुशोभनैः
naṃdanaṃ bhāti sarvatra gaṇairapsarasāṃ mahat| vimānaiḥ kalaśaiḥ śubhrairhemadaṃḍaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ
the great Nandana shines everywhere with troops of apsarases, with celestial cars and with bright pitchers on golden staffs, most beautiful,
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PdP 2 102.30
नंदनो वनराजस्तु प्रासादैस्तु सुधान्वितैः। यत्र तत्र प्रभात्येव किन्नराणां महागणैः
naṃdano vanarājastu prāsādaistu sudhānvitaiḥ| yatra tatra prabhātyeva kinnarāṇāṃ mahāgaṇaiḥ
And Nandana, king of groves, with palaces plastered white, shines here and there indeed with great troops of kinnaras,
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PdP 2 102.31
गंधर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च सुरूपाभिर्द्विजोत्तम । देवतानां विनोदैश्च मुनिवृंदैः सुयोगिभिः
gaṃdharvairapsarobhiśca surūpābhirdvijottama | devatānāṃ vinodaiśca munivṛṃdaiḥ suyogibhiḥ
with gandharvas and with fair-formed apsarases, O best of the twice-born, and with the diversions of the gods, with throngs of sages who are great yogins—
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PdP 2 102.32
सर्वत्र शुशुभे पुण्यसंस्थानं नंदनस्य च
sarvatra śuśubhe puṇyasaṃsthānaṃ naṃdanasya ca
everywhere the holy region of Nandana shone.
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PdP 2 102.33
एवं समालोक्य महानुभावो भवः सुदेव्यासहितो महात्मा। श्रीनंदनं पुण्यवतां निवासं सुखाकरं शांतिगुणोपपन्नम्
evaṃ samālokya mahānubhāvo bhavaḥ sudevyāsahito mahātmā| śrīnaṃdanaṃ puṇyavatāṃ nivāsaṃ sukhākaraṃ śāṃtiguṇopapannam
Having thus surveyed—the mighty, great-souled Bhava, together with the good Goddess—glorious Nandana, the dwelling of the meritorious, a mine of happiness, endowed with the quality of peace:
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PdP 2 102.34
आदित्यतेजः समतेजसां गणैः प्रभाति वै रश्मिभिर्जातरूपः। पुष्पैः फलैः कामगुणोपपन्नः कल्पद्रुमो नंदनकाननेपि
ādityatejaḥ samatejasāṃ gaṇaiḥ prabhāti vai raśmibhirjātarūpaḥ| puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ kāmaguṇopapannaḥ kalpadrumo naṃdanakānanepi
With hosts (of trees) of splendour equal to the sun's splendour, golden-formed, it shines indeed with its rays; endowed with the qualities of desire through flowers and fruits, the wish-tree (stands) in the Nandana grove too.
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PdP 2 102.35
एवंविधं पादपराजमेव संवीक्ष्य देवी च शिवं बभाषे। अस्याभिधानं कथयस्व नाथ सर्वस्य पुण्यस्य नगस्य पुण्यम्
evaṃvidhaṃ pādaparājameva saṃvīkṣya devī ca śivaṃ babhāṣe| asyābhidhānaṃ kathayasva nātha sarvasya puṇyasya nagasya puṇyam
Beholding such a king of trees, the Goddess spoke to Śiva: "Tell (me), lord, the name of this—the holiest of every holy tree."
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PdP 2 102.36
तेजस्विनां सूर्यवरः समंतात्स देव देवीं च शिवो बभाषे । शिव उवाच- अस्य प्रतिष्ठा महती शुभाख्या देवेषु मुख्यो मधुसूदनश्च
tejasvināṃ sūryavaraḥ samaṃtātsa deva devīṃ ca śivo babhāṣe | śiva uvāca- asya pratiṣṭhā mahatī śubhākhyā deveṣu mukhyo madhusūdanaśca
That god (shining) all round like the best of the sun among the splendid ones, Śiva, spoke to the Goddess. Śiva said: This one's standing is great, called auspicious—as among the gods Madhusūdana is chief,
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PdP 2 102.37
नदीषु मुख्या सुरनिम्नगापि विसृष्टिकर्त्तापि यथैव धाता । सुखावहानां च यथा सुचंद्रो भूतेषु मुख्या च यथैव पृथ्वी
nadīṣu mukhyā suranimnagāpi visṛṣṭikarttāpi yathaiva dhātā | sukhāvahānāṃ ca yathā sucaṃdro bhūteṣu mukhyā ca yathaiva pṛthvī
as among rivers the river of the gods (Gaṅgā) is chief, and as the Creator is the maker of emission, and as the fair Moon among bringers of pleasure, and as the Earth is chief among beings,
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PdP 2 102.38
नगेंद्रराजो हि यथा नगानां जलाशयेष्वेव यथा समुद्रः । महौषधीनामिव देवि चान्नं महीधराणां हिमवान्यथैव
nageṃdrarājo hi yathā nagānāṃ jalāśayeṣveva yathā samudraḥ | mahauṣadhīnāmiva devi cānnaṃ mahīdharāṇāṃ himavānyathaiva
as the lord of mountains is king among mountains, as the ocean among reservoirs of water, as food among the great herbs, O Goddess, and as Himavān among the bearers of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.39
विद्यासु मध्ये च यथात्मविद्या लोकेषु सर्वेषु यथा नरेंद्रः। तथैव मुख्यस्तरुराज एष सर्वातिथिर्देवपतेः प्रियोयम्
vidyāsu madhye ca yathātmavidyā lokeṣu sarveṣu yathā nareṃdraḥ| tathaiva mukhyastarurāja eṣa sarvātithirdevapateḥ priyoyam
and as among the sciences the science of the Self, as the king among all the worlds—just so is this king of trees chief, host to all, dear to the lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.40
श्रीपार्वत्युवाच- गुणान्नु शंभो मम कीर्त्तयस्व वृक्षाधिपस्यास्य शुभान्सुपुण्यान् । आकर्ण्य देवो वचनं बभाषे देव्यास्तु सर्वं सुतरोर्हि तस्य
śrīpārvatyuvāca- guṇānnu śaṃbho mama kīrttayasva vṛkṣādhipasyāsya śubhānsupuṇyān | ākarṇya devo vacanaṃ babhāṣe devyāstu sarvaṃ sutarorhi tasya
Śrī Pārvatī said: Recount to me, O Śambhu, the auspicious and holy virtues of this lord of trees. Hearing her word, the god told the Goddess all about that fine tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.41
यं यं कल्पयंति सुपुण्यदेवा देवोपमा देववराश्च कांते । तं तं हि तेभ्यः प्रददाति वृक्षः कल्पद्रुमो नाम वरिष्ठ एषः
yaṃ yaṃ kalpayaṃti supuṇyadevā devopamā devavarāśca kāṃte | taṃ taṃ hi tebhyaḥ pradadāti vṛkṣaḥ kalpadrumo nāma variṣṭha eṣaḥ
Whatever the highly meritorious gods, godlike beings, and the best of the gods wish for, O beloved—that very thing this tree gives to them; it is this most excellent one named Kalpadruma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.42
अस्माच्च सर्वे प्रभवंति पुण्या दुःप्राप्यमत्रैव तपोधिकास्ते। जीवाधिकं रत्नमयं सुदिव्यं देवास्तु भुंजंति महाप्रधानाः
asmācca sarve prabhavaṃti puṇyā duḥprāpyamatraiva tapodhikāste| jīvādhikaṃ ratnamayaṃ sudivyaṃ devāstu bhuṃjaṃti mahāpradhānāḥ
And from it arise all holy things; what is hard to obtain is here, and those (things) surpassing ascetic power; the chief great gods enjoy what is more than life, made of jewels, most divine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.43
शुश्राव देवी वचनं शिवस्य आश्चर्यभूतं मनसा विचिंत्य । तस्यानुमत्या परिकल्पितं च स्त्रीरत्नमेकं सुगुणं सुरूपम्
śuśrāva devī vacanaṃ śivasya āścaryabhūtaṃ manasā viciṃtya | tasyānumatyā parikalpitaṃ ca strīratnamekaṃ suguṇaṃ surūpam
The Goddess heard the words of Śiva, and pondering in her mind (what was) a wonder, with his consent there was fashioned a single jewel of a woman, of good qualities and lovely form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.44
सर्वांगरूपां सगुणां सुरूपां तस्मात्सुवृक्षाद्गिरिजा प्रलेभे। विश्वस्य मोहाय यथोपविष्टा साहाय्यरूपा मकरध्वजस्य
sarvāṃgarūpāṃ saguṇāṃ surūpāṃ tasmātsuvṛkṣādgirijā pralebhe| viśvasya mohāya yathopaviṣṭā sāhāyyarūpā makaradhvajasya
From that fine tree the Mountain-born (Pārvatī) obtained her, shapely in every limb, endowed with qualities and of lovely form — placed there, as it were, for the deluding of the universe, a form of help to the Makara-bannered one (Kāma).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.45
क्रीडानिधानं सुखसिद्धिरूपं सर्वोपपन्ना कमलायताक्षी । पद्मानना पद्मकरा सुपद्मा चामीकरस्यापि यथा सुमूर्तिः
krīḍānidhānaṃ sukhasiddhirūpaṃ sarvopapannā kamalāyatākṣī | padmānanā padmakarā supadmā cāmīkarasyāpi yathā sumūrtiḥ
A treasury of play, the very form of the attainment of pleasure, complete in every way, with eyes long as lotuses, lotus-faced, lotus-handed, lotus-fair, like a fine image made of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.46
प्रभासु तद्वद्विमला सुतेजा लीला सुतेजाश्च सुकुंचितास्ते । प्रलंबकेशाः परिसूक्ष्मबद्धाः पुष्पैः सुगंधैः परिलेपिताश्च
prabhāsu tadvadvimalā sutejā līlā sutejāśca sukuṃcitāste | pralaṃbakeśāḥ parisūkṣmabaddhāḥ puṣpaiḥ sugaṃdhaiḥ parilepitāśca
In radiance likewise spotless and of fine lustre, her play too full of splendour, and those (locks) well-curled — long hanging hair, bound very finely, and anointed with fragrant flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.47
प्रबद्धकुंता दृढकेशबंधैर्विभाति सा रूपवरेण बाला। सीमंतमार्गे च मुक्ताफलानां माला विभात्येव यथा तरूणाम्
prabaddhakuṃtā dṛḍhakeśabaṃdhairvibhāti sā rūpavareṇa bālā| sīmaṃtamārge ca muktāphalānāṃ mālā vibhātyeva yathā tarūṇām
With her tresses bound up in firm knots of hair, that girl shines with surpassing beauty; and on the line of the parting a garland of pearls shines just as (blossoms) do on trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.48
सीमंतमूले तिलकं सुदेव्या यथोदितो दैत्यगुरुः सतेजाः । भालेषु पद्मे मृगनाभिपद्म समुत्थतेजः प्रकरैर्विभाति
sīmaṃtamūle tilakaṃ sudevyā yathodito daityaguruḥ satejāḥ | bhāleṣu padme mṛganābhipadma samutthatejaḥ prakarairvibhāti
At the root of the parting is the good goddess's tilaka mark, like the risen, radiant teacher of the demons (Venus); on her lotus-like forehead the musk-lotus shines with the masses of light rising from it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.49
सीमंतमूले तिलकस्य तेजः प्रकाशयेद्रूपश्रियं सुलोके । केशेषु मुक्ताफलके च भाले तस्याः सुशोभां विकरोति नित्यम्
sīmaṃtamūle tilakasya tejaḥ prakāśayedrūpaśriyaṃ suloke | keśeṣu muktāphalake ca bhāle tasyāḥ suśobhāṃ vikaroti nityam
At the root of the parting the brilliance of the tilaka would reveal the splendour of her beauty in the fair world; on her hair, on the pearl ornament, and on her forehead it constantly produces her fine radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.50
यथा सुचंद्रः परिभाति भासा सा रम्यचेष्टेव विभाति तद्वत्। संपूर्णचंद्रोपि यथा विभाति ज्योत्स्नावितानेन हिमांशुजालः
yathā sucaṃdraḥ paribhāti bhāsā sā ramyaceṣṭeva vibhāti tadvat| saṃpūrṇacaṃdropi yathā vibhāti jyotsnāvitānena himāṃśujālaḥ
As the fair moon shines all about with its light, so does she, with charming movements, shine; and as the full moon shines with its canopy of moonlight, a net of cool rays —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.51
तस्यास्तु वक्त्रं परिभाति तद्वच्छोभाकरं विश्वविशारदं च। हिमांशुरेवापि कलंकयुक्तः संक्षीयते नित्यकलाविहीनः
tasyāstu vaktraṃ paribhāti tadvacchobhākaraṃ viśvaviśāradaṃ ca| himāṃśurevāpi kalaṃkayuktaḥ saṃkṣīyate nityakalāvihīnaḥ
just so does her face shine, a maker of beauty and skilled in (all) the world; whereas the cool-rayed moon is marked with a blemish, and wanes, losing a digit each day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.53
संपूर्णमस्त्येव सदैव हृष्टं तस्यास्तु वक्त्रं परिनिष्कलंकम् । गंधं विकाशं कमले स्वकीयं ततः समालोक्य सुखं न लेभे ५२। पद्मानना सर्वगुणोपपन्ना मदीयभावैःपरिनिर्मितेयम्। गंधं स्वकीयं तु विपश्य पद्मं तस्या मुखाद्वाति जगत्समीरः
saṃpūrṇamastyeva sadaiva hṛṣṭaṃ tasyāstu vaktraṃ pariniṣkalaṃkam | gaṃdhaṃ vikāśaṃ kamale svakīyaṃ tataḥ samālokya sukhaṃ na lebhe 52| padmānanā sarvaguṇopapannā madīyabhāvaiḥparinirmiteyam| gaṃdhaṃ svakīyaṃ tu vipaśya padmaṃ tasyā mukhādvāti jagatsamīraḥ
But her face is ever full, ever joyful, wholly without blemish. Then, seeing the fragrance and the opening that were his own in the lotus, (Kāma?) got no pleasure. [52] "Lotus-faced, endowed with every quality, she has been fashioned wholly out of my own feelings." Seeing that fragrance which is its own, the world's wind blows the lotus from her mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.54
लज्जाभियुक्तः सहसा बभूव जलं समाश्रित्य सदैव तिष्ठति । कतिमतिनियतबुद्ध्यासौ धियो वदंति सुमदननृपतेः कोशं समुद्र कलाभिः
lajjābhiyuktaḥ sahasā babhūva jalaṃ samāśritya sadaiva tiṣṭhati | katimatiniyatabuddhyāsau dhiyo vadaṃti sumadananṛpateḥ kośaṃ samudra kalābhiḥ
He at once became filled with shame, and resorting to the water he abides there always. With however much settled understanding, (people) speak of the thoughts (of it): O ocean, (you are) the treasury of King Kāma with his arts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.55
सुवरदशनरत्नैर्हास्यलीलाभियुक्ता अरुणअधरबिंबंशोभमानस्तु आस्यः
suvaradaśanaratnairhāsyalīlābhiyuktā aruṇaadharabiṃbaṃśobhamānastu āsyaḥ
With her fine teeth like choice jewels, joined with the play of laughter, her face shines with the ruddy bimba-fruit of the lower lip.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.56
सुभ्रूः सुनासिका तस्याः सुकर्णौ रत्नभूषितौ । हेमकांतिसमोपेतौ कपोलौ दीप्तिसंयुतौ
subhrūḥ sunāsikā tasyāḥ sukarṇau ratnabhūṣitau | hemakāṃtisamopetau kapolau dīptisaṃyutau
Her brows are fine, her nose fine, her two ears fine and adorned with jewels; her cheeks, having the sheen of gold, are full of brightness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.57
रेखात्रयं प्रशोभेत ग्रीवायां परिसंस्थितम् । सौभाग्यशीलशृंगारैस्तिस्रो रेखा इहैव हि
rekhātrayaṃ praśobheta grīvāyāṃ parisaṃsthitam | saubhāgyaśīlaśṛṃgāraistisro rekhā ihaiva hi
A triple line shines, set upon her neck; the three lines here are (marks) of good fortune, good character, and beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.58
सुस्तनौ कठिनौ पीनौ वर्तुलाकारसन्निभौ । तस्याः कंदर्पकलशावभिषेकाय कल्पितौ
sustanau kaṭhinau pīnau vartulākārasannibhau | tasyāḥ kaṃdarpakalaśāvabhiṣekāya kalpitau
Her two breasts are fine, firm, full, and rounded in shape — fashioned as the two water-jars for the consecration of Kāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.59
अंसावतीव शोभेते सुसमौ मानसान्वितौ। सुभुजौ वर्तुलौ श्लक्ष्णौ सुवर्णौ लक्षणान्वितौ
aṃsāvatīva śobhete susamau mānasānvitau| subhujau vartulau ślakṣṇau suvarṇau lakṣaṇānvitau
Her shoulders shine exceedingly, well matched and pleasing to the mind; her arms are fine, round, smooth, of golden colour, and marked with (auspicious) signs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.60
सुसमौ करपद्मौ तु पद्मवर्णौ सुशीतलौ । दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नौ पद्मस्वस्तिकसंयुतौ
susamau karapadmau tu padmavarṇau suśītalau | divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannau padmasvastikasaṃyutau
Her lotus-hands are well matched, lotus-coloured, cool, endowed with divine marks, bearing the lotus and the svastika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.61
सरलाः पद्मसंयुक्ता अंगुल्यस्तु नखान्विताः। नखानि च सुतीक्ष्णानि जलबिंदुनिभानि च
saralāḥ padmasaṃyuktā aṃgulyastu nakhānvitāḥ| nakhāni ca sutīkṣṇāni jalabiṃdunibhāni ca
Her fingers are straight, joined with lotuses (i.e. lotus-like), and furnished with nails; and the nails are keen-pointed and like drops of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.62
पद्मगर्भप्रतीकाशो वर्णस्तदंगसंभवः । पद्मगंधा च सर्वांगे पद्मेव भाति भामिनी
padmagarbhapratīkāśo varṇastadaṃgasaṃbhavaḥ | padmagaṃdhā ca sarvāṃge padmeva bhāti bhāminī
The colour arising in her limbs is like the inside of a lotus; and being lotus-scented in every limb, the lovely woman shines like a lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.63
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना नगकन्या सुशोभना। रक्तोत्पलनिभौ पादौ सुश्लक्ष्णौ चातिशोभनौ
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā nagakanyā suśobhanā| raktotpalanibhau pādau suślakṣṇau cātiśobhanau
Endowed with every (auspicious) mark, the mountain's daughter is most beautiful; her feet are like red lotuses, very smooth and exceedingly lovely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.64
रत्नज्योतिः समाकारा नखाः पादाग्रसंभवाः। यथोद्दिष्टं च शास्त्रेषु तथा चांगेषु दृश्यते
ratnajyotiḥ samākārā nakhāḥ pādāgrasaṃbhavāḥ| yathoddiṣṭaṃ ca śāstreṣu tathā cāṃgeṣu dṛśyate
The nails growing at the tips of her feet had the appearance of the radiance of jewels; and just as it is laid down in the treatises, so it is seen in her limbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.65
सर्वाभरणशोभांगी हारकंकणनूपुरा। मेखलाकटिसूत्रेण कांचीनादेन राजते
sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgī hārakaṃkaṇanūpurā| mekhalākaṭisūtreṇa kāṃcīnādena rājate
Her limbs shining with every ornament, (wearing) necklace, bracelets and anklets, she is resplendent with a girdle and waist-cord and with the tinkling of her belt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.66
नीलेन पट्टवस्त्रेण परां शोभां गता शुभा । कंचुकेनापि दिव्येन सुरक्तेन गुणान्विता
nīlena paṭṭavastreṇa parāṃ śobhāṃ gatā śubhā | kaṃcukenāpi divyena suraktena guṇānvitā
The lovely one had attained the highest beauty by a blue silken garment, and (was) endowed with excellence also by a divine, deep-red bodice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.67
पार्वती कल्पिताद्भावाद्गुणं प्राप्ता महोदयम्। कल्पद्रुमान्मुदं लेभे शंकरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
pārvatī kalpitādbhāvādguṇaṃ prāptā mahodayam| kalpadrumānmudaṃ lebhe śaṃkaraṃ vākyamabravīt
Pārvatī, from the intention (she had) conceived, obtained a quality of great result; she got delight from the wish-granting tree, and spoke these words to Śaṃkara:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 102.68
यथोक्तं तु त्वया देव तथा दृष्टो मया द्रुमः । यादृशं कल्प्यते भावस्तादृशं परिदृश्यते
yathoktaṃ tu tvayā deva tathā dṛṣṭo mayā drumaḥ | yādṛśaṃ kalpyate bhāvastādṛśaṃ paridṛśyate
"Just as it was told by you, O god, so has the tree been seen by me; whatever intention is conceived, just such is seen (fulfilled)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.69
सूत उवाच- अथ सा चारुसर्वांगी तयोः पार्श्वं समेत्य च । पादांबुजं ननामाथ सा भक्त्या भवयोस्तदा
sūta uvāca- atha sā cārusarvāṃgī tayoḥ pārśvaṃ sametya ca | pādāṃbujaṃ nanāmātha sā bhaktyā bhavayostadā
Sūta said: Then she, fair in every limb, having come to the side of the two, bowed with devotion to the lotus-feet of Bhava and (Bhavānī).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.70
उवाच वचनं स्निग्धं हृद्यं हारि च सा तदा। कस्मात्सृष्टा त्वया नाथ मातर्वद स्वकारणम्
uvāca vacanaṃ snigdhaṃ hṛdyaṃ hāri ca sā tadā| kasmātsṛṣṭā tvayā nātha mātarvada svakāraṇam
She then spoke words tender, heart-pleasing and charming: "For what purpose was I created by you, lord? Mother, tell (me) the reason for it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.71
श्रीदेव्युवाच- वृक्षस्य कौतुकाद्भावान्मया वै प्रत्ययः कृतः । सद्यः प्राप्तं फलं भद्रे भवती रूपसंपदा
śrīdevyuvāca- vṛkṣasya kautukādbhāvānmayā vai pratyayaḥ kṛtaḥ | sadyaḥ prāptaṃ phalaṃ bhadre bhavatī rūpasaṃpadā
The blessed Goddess said: Out of curiosity about the tree's power a test was made by me; the fruit was obtained at once — good lady, (it is) you, with your wealth of beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.72
अशोकसुंदरी नाम्ना लोके ख्यातिं प्रयास्यसि । सर्वसौभाग्यसंपन्ना मम पुत्री न संशयः
aśokasuṃdarī nāmnā loke khyātiṃ prayāsyasi | sarvasaubhāgyasaṃpannā mama putrī na saṃśayaḥ
You will attain renown in the world by the name Aśokasundarī; endowed with every good fortune, (you are) my daughter — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.73
सोमवंशेषु विख्यातो यथा देवः पुरंदरः । नहुषोनाम राजेंद्रस्तव नाथो भविष्यति
somavaṃśeṣu vikhyāto yathā devaḥ puraṃdaraḥ | nahuṣonāma rājeṃdrastava nātho bhaviṣyati
Renowned in the lunar dynasty like the god Puraṃdara, a lord of kings named Nahuṣa shall be your husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 102.74
एवं दत्वा वरं तस्यै जगाम गिरिजा गिरिम् । कैलासं शंकरेणापि मुदा परमया युता
evaṃ datvā varaṃ tasyai jagāma girijā girim | kailāsaṃ śaṃkareṇāpi mudā paramayā yutā
Having thus given her the boon, the mountain-born goddess went to the mountain Kailāsa together with Śaṃkara, filled with the highest joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition