Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 113
PdP 2 113.1
रंभोवाच- तप एतत्परित्यज्य किंवा लोकयसे शुभे । तपसः क्षरणं स्याद्वै पुरुषस्यापि चिंतनात्
raṃbhovāca- tapa etatparityajya kiṃvā lokayase śubhe | tapasaḥ kṣaraṇaṃ syādvai puruṣasyāpi ciṃtanāt
Rambhā said: Having abandoned this ascetic practice, what are you looking at, O lovely one? Indeed, there would be a wasting away of penance even from thinking of a man.
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PdP 2 113.2
अशोकसुंदर्युवाच- तपसि मे मनो लीनं नहुषस्यापि काम्यया । न मां चालयितुं शक्ता देवासुरमहोरगाः
aśokasuṃdaryuvāca- tapasi me mano līnaṃ nahuṣasyāpi kāmyayā | na māṃ cālayituṃ śaktā devāsuramahoragāḥ
Aśokasundarī said: My mind is absorbed in penance, even though desiring Nahuṣa; gods, asuras and great serpents are not able to shake me.
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PdP 2 113.3
एनं दृष्ट्वा महाभागे मे मनश्चलते भृशम् । रंतुमिच्छाम्यहं गत्वा एवमुत्सुकतां गतम्
enaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahābhāge me manaścalate bhṛśam | raṃtumicchāmyahaṃ gatvā evamutsukatāṃ gatam
"(Yet) on seeing him, O greatly fortunate one, my mind is much shaken; I wish to go and take pleasure (with him) — thus has it come to eagerness.
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PdP 2 113.4
एवं विपर्ययश्चासीन्मनसो मे वरावने । तन्मे त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि यद्यस्ति ज्ञानमुत्तमम्
evaṃ viparyayaścāsīnmanaso me varāvane | tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ brūhi yadyasti jñānamuttamam
"Thus has there been a reversal of my mind, O fair-faced one; tell me the reason for this, if you have the highest knowledge.
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PdP 2 113.5
आयुपुत्रस्य भार्याहं देवैः सृष्टा महात्मभिः । कस्मान्मे धावते चेत उत्सुकं रंतुमेव च
āyuputrasya bhāryāhaṃ devaiḥ sṛṣṭā mahātmabhiḥ | kasmānme dhāvate ceta utsukaṃ raṃtumeva ca
"I am the wife of Āyu's son, created (as such) by the great-souled gods; why then does my mind race, eager to take pleasure?"
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PdP 2 113.6
रंभोवाच- सर्वेष्वेव महाभागे देहरूपेषु भामिनि । वसत्यात्मा स्वयं ब्रह्मज्ञानरूपः सनातनः
raṃbhovāca- sarveṣveva mahābhāge deharūpeṣu bhāmini | vasatyātmā svayaṃ brahmajñānarūpaḥ sanātanaḥ
Rambhā said: O greatly fortunate one, O radiant lady, in all bodily forms alike there dwells the Self, eternal, whose very nature is the knowledge of brahman.
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PdP 2 113.7
यद्यपि प्रक्रियाबद्धैरिंद्रियैरुपकारिभिः । मोहपाशमयैर्बद्धस्तथा सिद्धस्तु सर्वदा
yadyapi prakriyābaddhairiṃdriyairupakāribhiḥ | mohapāśamayairbaddhastathā siddhastu sarvadā
Although (it is) bound by the senses, which are bound to (their) activity and serve (it), and which consist of the noose of delusion, yet (it is) always perfect.
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PdP 2 113.8
प्रकृतिं नैव जानाति ज्ञानविज्ञानकीं कलाम् । अयं शुद्धश्च धर्मज्ञ आत्मा वेत्ति च सुंदरि
prakṛtiṃ naiva jānāti jñānavijñānakīṃ kalām | ayaṃ śuddhaśca dharmajña ātmā vetti ca suṃdari
Primordial nature (prakṛti) does not know that portion (of reality) consisting of knowledge and discernment; but this Self, O beautiful one, is pure and knows what is right, and it knows (all).
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PdP 2 113.9
गच्छंत्यपि मनस्तापमेनं दृष्ट्वा महामतिम् । पापमेवं परित्यज्य सत्यमेवं प्रधावति
gacchaṃtyapi manastāpamenaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāmatim | pāpamevaṃ parityajya satyamevaṃ pradhāvati
Even those who are going (astray), on seeing this one of great understanding, (suffer) distress of mind; thus abandoning evil, (the mind) runs toward the truth.
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PdP 2 113.10
भर्तायमायुपुत्रस्ते एतत्सत्यं न संशयः । अन्यं दृष्ट्वा विशंकेत पुरुषं पापलक्षणम्
bhartāyamāyuputraste etatsatyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | anyaṃ dṛṣṭvā viśaṃketa puruṣaṃ pāpalakṣaṇam
This one is your husband, the son of Āyu — this is the truth, there is no doubt; on seeing another man, one marked by evil, (the heart) would hesitate.
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PdP 2 113.11
एवं विधिः कृतो देवैः सत्यपाशेन बंधितः । यदस्या आयुपुत्रोपि भर्तृत्वमुपयास्यति
evaṃ vidhiḥ kṛto devaiḥ satyapāśena baṃdhitaḥ | yadasyā āyuputropi bhartṛtvamupayāsyati
Thus the ordinance was made by the gods, bound fast with the noose of truth, that the son of Āyu too should attain the husbandhood of her.
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PdP 2 113.12
एवमाकर्णितं भद्रे आत्मना तं च सुंदरि । तद्भावसत्यसंबंधं परिगृह्य स्थितः स्वयम्
evamākarṇitaṃ bhadre ātmanā taṃ ca suṃdari | tadbhāvasatyasaṃbaṃdhaṃ parigṛhya sthitaḥ svayam
Thus it was heard, good lady, by the Self itself, O beautiful one; and having taken up that true connection of feeling, (the Self) abides of its own accord.
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PdP 2 113.13
अन्यं भावं न जानाति आयुपुत्रं च विंदति । प्रकृतिर्नैव ते देवि पतिं जानाति चागतम्
anyaṃ bhāvaṃ na jānāti āyuputraṃ ca viṃdati | prakṛtirnaiva te devi patiṃ jānāti cāgatam
It knows no other feeling, and it finds the son of Āyu; but your primordial nature, O goddess, does not know the husband even when he has come.
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PdP 2 113.14
एवं ज्ञात्वा प्रधानात्मा तवाद्यैव प्रधावति । आत्मा सर्वं प्रजानाति आत्मा देवः सनातनः
evaṃ jñātvā pradhānātmā tavādyaiva pradhāvati | ātmā sarvaṃ prajānāti ātmā devaḥ sanātanaḥ
Knowing this, the Self, which is the chief (of all), runs toward you this very day; the Self knows everything, the Self is the eternal god.
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PdP 2 113.15
अयमेष स वीरेंद्रो नहुषो नाम वीर्यवान् । तस्माद्गच्छति चेतस्ते सत्यं संबंधमिच्छते
ayameṣa sa vīreṃdro nahuṣo nāma vīryavān | tasmādgacchati cetaste satyaṃ saṃbaṃdhamicchate
This very man is that lord of heroes named Nahuṣa, full of valour; therefore your heart goes (to him), it desires a true union.
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PdP 2 113.16
ज्ञात्वा चायोः सुतं भद्रे अन्यं चैव न गच्छति । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं शाश्वतं त्वन्मनोगतम्
jñātvā cāyoḥ sutaṃ bhadre anyaṃ caiva na gacchati | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ śāśvataṃ tvanmanogatam
Having recognized the son of Āyu, good lady, it goes to no other; all this, abiding forever, that is in your mind, has been told to you.
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PdP 2 113.17
हुंडं हत्वा महाघोरं समरे दानवाधमम् । त्वां नयिष्यति स्वस्थानमायोश्च गृहमुत्तमम्
huṃḍaṃ hatvā mahāghoraṃ samare dānavādhamam | tvāṃ nayiṣyati svasthānamāyośca gṛhamuttamam
Having slain in battle the greatly terrible Huṇḍa, basest of dānavas, he will lead you to his own place and to the excellent house of Āyu.
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PdP 2 113.18
हृतो दैत्येन वीरेंद्रो निजपुण्येन शेषितः । बाल्यात्प्रभृति वीरेंद्रो वियुक्तः स्वजनेन वै
hṛto daityena vīreṃdro nijapuṇyena śeṣitaḥ | bālyātprabhṛti vīreṃdro viyuktaḥ svajanena vai
This lord of heroes was carried off by the daitya (and) left alive by his own merit; from childhood on the lord of heroes has been separated from his own kin.
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PdP 2 113.19
पितृमातृविहीनस्तु गतो वृद्धिं महावने । यास्यत्येव पितुर्गेहं त्वयैव सह सांप्रतम्
pitṛmātṛvihīnastu gato vṛddhiṃ mahāvane | yāsyatyeva piturgehaṃ tvayaiva saha sāṃpratam
Deprived of father and mother, he grew up in the great forest; now he will surely go to his father's house together with you.
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PdP 2 113.20
एवमाभाषितं श्रुत्वा रंभायाः शिवनंदिनी । हर्षेण महताविष्टा तामुवाच समुद्रजाम्
evamābhāṣitaṃ śrutvā raṃbhāyāḥ śivanaṃdinī | harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭā tāmuvāca samudrajām
Hearing Rambhā thus speak, the daughter of Śiva, filled with great joy, said to her, the ocean-born one:
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PdP 2 113.21
अयमेव स सत्यात्मा मम भर्ता सुवीर्यवान् । मनो मे धावतेऽत्यर्थं शोकाकुलितविह्वलम्
ayameva sa satyātmā mama bhartā suvīryavān | mano me dhāvate'tyarthaṃ śokākulitavihvalam
"This very man is that true-souled one, my husband, of great valour; my mind runs (to him) exceedingly, overwhelmed and agitated with grief.
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PdP 2 113.22
नास्ति चित्तसमो देवो जानाति सुविनिश्चितम् । सत्यमेतन्मया दृष्टं सुचित्रं चारुहासिनि
nāsti cittasamo devo jānāti suviniścitam | satyametanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ sucitraṃ cāruhāsini
There is no god equal to the mind (citta): it knows with full certainty. This truth has been seen by me, and (it is) most marvellous, O lady of lovely smile.
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PdP 2 113.23
मनोभवसमानं तु पुरुषं दिव्यलक्षणम् । न धावति महाचेत एनं दृष्ट्वा यथा सखि
manobhavasamānaṃ tu puruṣaṃ divyalakṣaṇam | na dhāvati mahāceta enaṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā sakhi
Even (on seeing) a man equal to Manobhava (the god of love), of divine marks, my great mind does not run (to him) as it does on seeing this one, my friend;
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PdP 2 113.24
तथा न धावते भद्रे पुंसमन्यं न मन्यते । एनं गंतव्यमावाभ्यां सखीभिर्गृहमेव हि
tathā na dhāvate bhadre puṃsamanyaṃ na manyate | enaṃ gaṃtavyamāvābhyāṃ sakhībhirgṛhameva hi
so it does not run (to him), good lady, nor does it regard any other man. We two must go with our friends to this man's dwelling."
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PdP 2 113.25
एवमाभाष्य सा रंभा गमनायोपचक्रमे । गमनायोत्सुकां ज्ञात्वा नहुषस्यांतिकं प्रति
evamābhāṣya sā raṃbhā gamanāyopacakrame | gamanāyotsukāṃ jñātvā nahuṣasyāṃtikaṃ prati
Having spoken thus, Rambhā set about going; and knowing (Aśokasundarī) eager to go into the presence of Nahuṣa,
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PdP 2 113.26
तामुवाच ततो रंभा कस्माद्देवि न गम्यते । सूत उवाच- सख्या च रंभया सार्द्धं नहुषं वीरलक्षणम्
tāmuvāca tato raṃbhā kasmāddevi na gamyate | sūta uvāca- sakhyā ca raṃbhayā sārddhaṃ nahuṣaṃ vīralakṣaṇam
Then Rambhā said to her: "Why, goddess, do you not go?" The Sūta said: And together with her friend Rambhā, (she went to) Nahuṣa, who bore the marks of a hero,
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PdP 2 113.27
तस्यांतिकं सुसंप्राप्य प्रेषयामास तां सखीम् । एनं गच्छ महाभागे नहुषं देवरूपिणम्
tasyāṃtikaṃ susaṃprāpya preṣayāmāsa tāṃ sakhīm | enaṃ gaccha mahābhāge nahuṣaṃ devarūpiṇam
and having duly reached his presence, she sent that friend (ahead, saying): "Go to him, this Nahuṣa of godlike form, O greatly blessed one,
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PdP 2 113.28
कथयस्व कथामेतां तवार्थे आगता यतः । रंभोवाच-। एवं सखि करिष्यामि सुप्रियं तव सुव्रते
kathayasva kathāmetāṃ tavārthe āgatā yataḥ | raṃbhovāca-| evaṃ sakhi kariṣyāmi supriyaṃ tava suvrate
and tell this tale, since you have come for your sake." Rambhā said: "So I shall do, friend, what is very pleasing to you, O you of good vows."
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PdP 2 113.29
एवमुक्त्वा गता रंभा नहुषं राजनंदनम् । चापबाणधरं वीरं द्वितीयमिव वासवम्
evamuktvā gatā raṃbhā nahuṣaṃ rājanaṃdanam | cāpabāṇadharaṃ vīraṃ dvitīyamiva vāsavam
Having spoken thus, Rambhā went to Nahuṣa, the delight of the king, the hero bearing bow and arrow, like a second Indra;
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PdP 2 113.30
प्रत्युवाच गता रंभा सख्या वचनमुत्तमम् । आयुपुत्र महाभाग रंभाहंसमुपागता
pratyuvāca gatā raṃbhā sakhyā vacanamuttamam | āyuputra mahābhāga raṃbhāhaṃsamupāgatā
Rambhā, having gone, delivered in reply her friend's excellent message: "O son of Āyu, greatly blessed one, I, Rambhā, have come near.
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PdP 2 113.31
शिवस्य कन्यया वीर तयाहं परिप्रेषिता । तवार्थं देवदेवेन देव्या देवेन वै पुरा
śivasya kanyayā vīra tayāhaṃ paripreṣitā | tavārthaṃ devadevena devyā devena vai purā
I have been sent by her, the daughter of Śiva, O hero. For your sake, long ago, by the God of gods, by the Goddess and by the God,
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PdP 2 113.32
भार्यारूपं वरं श्रेष्ठं सृष्टं लोकेषु दुर्लभम् । दुष्प्राप्यं तु नरश्रेष्ठैर्देवै सेंद्रैस्तपोधनैः
bhāryārūpaṃ varaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ lokeṣu durlabham | duṣprāpyaṃ tu naraśreṣṭhairdevai seṃdraistapodhanaiḥ
there was created in the form of a wife a boon, the best, hard to obtain in the worlds, difficult to attain even by the best of men, by the gods with Indra, by those whose wealth is austerity,
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PdP 2 113.33
गंधर्वैः पन्नगैः सिद्धैश्चारणैः पुण्यलक्षणैः । स्वयमेव समायातं तवार्थे शृणु सांप्रतम्
gaṃdharvaiḥ pannagaiḥ siddhaiścāraṇaiḥ puṇyalakṣaṇaiḥ | svayameva samāyātaṃ tavārthe śṛṇu sāṃpratam
by gandharvas, serpents, siddhas and cāraṇas of meritorious marks; of its own accord it has come for your sake — hear now.
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PdP 2 113.34
स्त्रीरत्नं तन्महाप्राज्ञ संपूर्णं पुण्यनिर्मितम् । अशोकसुंदरी नाम तवार्थं तपसि स्थिता
strīratnaṃ tanmahāprājña saṃpūrṇaṃ puṇyanirmitam | aśokasuṃdarī nāma tavārthaṃ tapasi sthitā
That jewel among women, O greatly wise one, perfect, fashioned out of merit, Aśokasundarī by name, stands in austerity for your sake.
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PdP 2 113.35
अत्यर्थं तु तपस्तप्तं भवंतमिच्छते सदा । एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभाग भजमानां भजस्व हि
atyarthaṃ tu tapastaptaṃ bhavaṃtamicchate sadā | evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāga bhajamānāṃ bhajasva hi
Exceedingly has she performed austerity; she desires you always. Knowing this, greatly blessed one, love her who loves you.
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PdP 2 113.36
त्वामृते सा वरारोहा पुरुषं नैव याचते । नहुषेण तयोक्तं तु श्रुत्वावधारितं वचः
tvāmṛte sā varārohā puruṣaṃ naiva yācate | nahuṣeṇa tayoktaṃ tu śrutvāvadhāritaṃ vacaḥ
Apart from you, that fair-hipped one asks for no man at all." But Nahuṣa, having heard the words spoken by her, weighed them,
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PdP 2 113.37
प्रत्युत्तरं ददौ चाथ रंभे मे श्रूयतां वचः । तत्तु सर्वं विजानामि यत्त्वयोक्तं ममाग्रतः
pratyuttaraṃ dadau cātha raṃbhe me śrūyatāṃ vacaḥ | tattu sarvaṃ vijānāmi yattvayoktaṃ mamāgrataḥ
and then gave a reply: "Rambhā, let my words be heard. All that which was spoken by you before me — I know it.
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PdP 2 113.38
ममाग्रे कथितं पूर्वं वशिष्ठेन महात्मना । सर्वमेव विजानामि अस्यास्तु तप उत्तमम्
mamāgre kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ vaśiṣṭhena mahātmanā | sarvameva vijānāmi asyāstu tapa uttamam
It was told before me earlier by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha; I know it all, and her excellent austerity too.
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PdP 2 113.39
श्रूयतां कारणं भद्रे यथासौख्यं भविष्यति । अहत्वा दानवं हुंडं न गच्छामि वरांगनाम्
śrūyatāṃ kāraṇaṃ bhadre yathāsaukhyaṃ bhaviṣyati | ahatvā dānavaṃ huṃḍaṃ na gacchāmi varāṃganām
Let the reason be heard, good lady, how happiness will come about: without killing the dānava Huṇḍa I shall not go to that fair-limbed woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.40
सर्वमेतत्सुवृत्तांतमहं जाने तथैव हि । ममार्थे तव संभूतिस्तपश्च चरितं त्वया
sarvametatsuvṛttāṃtamahaṃ jāne tathaiva hi | mamārthe tava saṃbhūtistapaśca caritaṃ tvayā
All this good account I know just as it is: your birth was for my sake, and the austerity was practised by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.41
मम भार्या न संदेहो भवती विधिना कृता । ममार्थे निश्चयं कृत्वा तप आचरितं त्वया
mama bhāryā na saṃdeho bhavatī vidhinā kṛtā | mamārthe niścayaṃ kṛtvā tapa ācaritaṃ tvayā
You are my wife — there is no doubt — made so by ordinance; having made your resolve for my sake, the austerity was practised by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.42
हृता तस्मात्सुपापेन भवती नियमान्विता । सूतिगृहादहं तेन दानवेनाधमेन वै
hṛtā tasmātsupāpena bhavatī niyamānvitā | sūtigṛhādahaṃ tena dānavenādhamena vai
Then you, endowed with observances, were carried off by that very sinful one; and I, by that basest of dānavas, from the birth-chamber,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.43
बालभावस्थितो देवि पितृमातृविना कृतः । तस्मात्तं तु हनिष्यामि हुंडं वै दानवाधमम्
bālabhāvasthito devi pitṛmātṛvinā kṛtaḥ | tasmāttaṃ tu haniṣyāmi huṃḍaṃ vai dānavādhamam
while still in the condition of an infant, O goddess, was made fatherless and motherless. Therefore I shall kill him, Huṇḍa, that basest of dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.44
पश्चात्त्वामुपनेष्येऽहं वशिष्ठस्याश्रमं प्रति । एवं कथय भद्रं ते रंभे मत्प्रियकारिणीम्
paścāttvāmupaneṣye'haṃ vaśiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ prati | evaṃ kathaya bhadraṃ te raṃbhe matpriyakāriṇīm
Afterwards I shall lead you to Vasiṣṭha's hermitage. Speak thus — blessings on you, Rambhā — to her who does what is dear to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 113.45
एवं विसर्जिता तेन सत्वरं सा गता पुनः । अशोकसुंदरीं देवीं कथयामास तस्य च
evaṃ visarjitā tena satvaraṃ sā gatā punaḥ | aśokasuṃdarīṃ devīṃ kathayāmāsa tasya ca
Thus dismissed by him, she went back swiftly, and told the goddess Aśokasundarī of him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.46
समासेन तथा सर्वं रंभा सा द्विजसत्तम । अशोकसुंदरी सा तु अवधार्य सुभाषितम्
samāsena tathā sarvaṃ raṃbhā sā dvijasattama | aśokasuṃdarī sā tu avadhārya subhāṣitam
Rambhā (told) it all thus in brief, O best of the twice-born; and that Aśokasundarī, having taken in the good report,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.47
नहुषस्य सुवीरस्य हर्षेण च समन्विता । तस्थौ तत्र तया सार्द्धं सुसख्या रंभया तदा
nahuṣasya suvīrasya harṣeṇa ca samanvitā | tasthau tatra tayā sārddhaṃ susakhyā raṃbhayā tadā
filled with joy at (the news of) the valiant Nahuṣa, remained there together with her, with her good friend Rambhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 113.48
भर्तुश्च कीदृशं वीर्यमिति पश्यामि वै सदा
bhartuśca kīdṛśaṃ vīryamiti paśyāmi vai sadā
"And of what sort is my husband's valour? — that indeed I always look to see."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain