Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 117
PdP 2 117.1
कुंजल उवाच- नहुषः प्रियया सार्द्धं तया चैव सरंभया । ऐंद्रेणापि स दिव्येन स्यंदनेन वरेण च
kuṃjala uvāca- nahuṣaḥ priyayā sārddhaṃ tayā caiva saraṃbhayā | aiṃdreṇāpi sa divyena syaṃdanena vareṇa ca
Kuñjala said: Nahuṣa, together with his beloved and with Rambhā as well, and by that excellent divine chariot of Indra,
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PdP 2 117.2
नागाह्वयं पुरं प्राप्तः सर्वशोभासमन्वितम् । दिव्यैर्मंगलकैर्युक्तं भवनैरुपशोभितम्
nāgāhvayaṃ puraṃ prāptaḥ sarvaśobhāsamanvitam | divyairmaṃgalakairyuktaṃ bhavanairupaśobhitam
reached the city named Nāga (Hāstinapura?), possessed of every splendour, furnished with divine auspicious things, adorned with mansions,
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PdP 2 117.3
हेमतोरणसंयुक्तं पताकाभिरलंकृतम् । नानावादित्रनादैश्च बंदिचारणशोभितम्
hematoraṇasaṃyuktaṃ patākābhiralaṃkṛtam | nānāvāditranādaiśca baṃdicāraṇaśobhitam
provided with golden archways, decorated with banners, (resounding) with the sounds of many instruments, graced with bards and minstrels,
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PdP 2 117.4
देवरूपोपमैः पुण्यैः पुरुषैः समलंकृतम् । नारीभिर्दिव्यरूपाभिर्गजाश्वैः स्यंदनैस्तथा
devarūpopamaiḥ puṇyaiḥ puruṣaiḥ samalaṃkṛtam | nārībhirdivyarūpābhirgajāśvaiḥ syaṃdanaistathā
adorned with meritorious men resembling gods in form, with women of divine beauty, and with elephants, horses and chariots,
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PdP 2 117.5
नानामंगलशब्दैश्च वेदध्वनिसमाकुलम् । गीतवादित्रशब्दैश्च वीणावेणुस्वनैस्ततः
nānāmaṃgalaśabdaiśca vedadhvanisamākulam | gītavāditraśabdaiśca vīṇāveṇusvanaistataḥ
filled with the various auspicious cries and with the sound of Vedic recitation, and with the sounds of song and instruments, with the notes of lutes and flutes—
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PdP 2 117.6
सर्वशोभासमाकीर्णं विवेश स पुरोत्तमम् । वेदमंगलघोषैश्च ब्राह्मणैश्चैव पूजितः
sarvaśobhāsamākīrṇaṃ viveśa sa purottamam | vedamaṃgalaghoṣaiśca brāhmaṇaiścaiva pūjitaḥ
he entered that best of cities, thronged with every splendour, and he was honoured with Vedic and auspicious acclamations and by the brahmins.
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PdP 2 117.7
ददृशे पितरं वीरो मातरं च सुपुण्यकाम् । हर्षेण महताविष्टः पितुः पादौ ननाम सः
dadṛśe pitaraṃ vīro mātaraṃ ca supuṇyakām | harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ pituḥ pādau nanāma saḥ
The hero saw his father and his very holy mother; possessed by great joy, he bowed to his father's feet.
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PdP 2 117.8
अशोकसुंदरी सा तु तयोः पादौ पुनः पुनः । ननाम भक्त्या भावेन उभयोः सा वरानना
aśokasuṃdarī sā tu tayoḥ pādau punaḥ punaḥ | nanāma bhaktyā bhāvena ubhayoḥ sā varānanā
And Aśokasundarī, that fair-faced one, bowed again and again with devotion and feeling to the feet of them both.
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PdP 2 117.9
रंभा च सा ननामाथ प्रीतिं चैवाप्यदर्शयत् । नमस्कृत्वा समाभाष्य स्वगुरुं नृपनंदनः
raṃbhā ca sā nanāmātha prītiṃ caivāpyadarśayat | namaskṛtvā samābhāṣya svaguruṃ nṛpanaṃdanaḥ
And Rambhā too then bowed and showed her affection. Having made obeisance and addressed his own elder (father/teacher), the king's son
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PdP 2 117.10
अनामयं च पप्रच्छ मातरं पितरं प्रति । एवमुक्तो महाभागः सानंदपुलकोद्गमः
anāmayaṃ ca papraccha mātaraṃ pitaraṃ prati | evamukto mahābhāgaḥ sānaṃdapulakodgamaḥ
asked after the health of his mother and father. Addressed thus, the greatly blessed one, with joy and bristling hair (said):
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PdP 2 117.11
आयुरुवाच- अद्यैव व्याधयो नष्टा दुःखशोकावुभौ गतौ । भवतो दर्शनात्पुत्र सुतुष्ट्या हृष्यते जगत्
āyuruvāca- adyaiva vyādhayo naṣṭā duḥkhaśokāvubhau gatau | bhavato darśanātputra sutuṣṭyā hṛṣyate jagat
Āyu said: This very day the illnesses have perished, and both pain and sorrow are gone; from seeing you, son, the world rejoices with great satisfaction.
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PdP 2 117.12
कृतकृत्योस्मि संजातस्त्वयि जाते महौजसि । स्ववंशोद्धरणं कृत्वा अहमेव समुद्धृतः
kṛtakṛtyosmi saṃjātastvayi jāte mahaujasi | svavaṃśoddharaṇaṃ kṛtvā ahameva samuddhṛtaḥ
"I have become one whose task is accomplished, now that you, of great vigour, are born; by accomplishing the raising up of my own lineage, I myself have been raised up."
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PdP 2 117.13
इंदुमत्युवाच- पर्वणि प्राप्य इंदोस्तु तेजो दृष्ट्वा महोदधिः । वृद्धिं याति महाभाग तथाहं तव दर्शनात्
iṃdumatyuvāca- parvaṇi prāpya iṃdostu tejo dṛṣṭvā mahodadhiḥ | vṛddhiṃ yāti mahābhāga tathāhaṃ tava darśanāt
Indumatī said: "Just as the great ocean, on the day of the full moon, receiving the moon's radiance and beholding it, swells to increase—so do I, O greatly fortunate one, from the sight of you."
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PdP 2 117.14
वर्द्धितास्मि सुहृष्टास्मि आनंदेन समाकुला । दर्शनात्ते महाप्राज्ञ धन्या जातास्मि मानद
varddhitāsmi suhṛṣṭāsmi ānaṃdena samākulā | darśanātte mahāprājña dhanyā jātāsmi mānada
"I am increased, I am well delighted, overwhelmed with joy; from the sight of you, O greatly wise one, I have become blessed, O giver of honour."
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PdP 2 117.15
एवं संभाष्य तं पुत्रमालिंग्य तनयोत्तमम् । शिरश्चाघ्राय तस्यापि वत्सं धेनुर्यथा स्वकम्
evaṃ saṃbhāṣya taṃ putramāliṃgya tanayottamam | śiraścāghrāya tasyāpi vatsaṃ dhenuryathā svakam
Having spoken thus, embracing that son, the best of offspring, and kissing his head too, as a milch-cow (licks) her own calf—
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PdP 2 117.16
अभिनंद्य सुतं प्राप्तं नहुषं देवरूपिणम् । आशीर्भिश्चार्चयद्देवी पुण्या इंदुमती तदा
abhinaṃdya sutaṃ prāptaṃ nahuṣaṃ devarūpiṇam | āśīrbhiścārcayaddevī puṇyā iṃdumatī tadā
—welcoming her son who had come, Nahuṣa of divine form, the meritorious queen Indumatī then honoured (him) with blessings.
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PdP 2 117.17
सूत उवाच- अथासौ मातरं पुण्यां देवीमिंदुमतीं सुतः । कथयामास वृत्तांतं यथाहरणमात्मनः
sūta uvāca- athāsau mātaraṃ puṇyāṃ devīmiṃdumatīṃ sutaḥ | kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ yathāharaṇamātmanaḥ
Sūta said: Then that son related to his meritorious mother, queen Indumatī, the whole account, how his own abduction (had happened),
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PdP 2 117.18
स्वभार्यायास्तथोत्पत्तिं प्राप्तिं चैव महायशाः । हुंडेनापि यथा युद्धं हुंडस्यापि निपातनम्
svabhāryāyāstathotpattiṃ prāptiṃ caiva mahāyaśāḥ | huṃḍenāpi yathā yuddhaṃ huṃḍasyāpi nipātanam
and likewise the birth of his own wife and (his) winning of her, (he) of great fame, and how the battle with Huṇḍa (took place), and Huṇḍa's downfall too—
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PdP 2 117.19
समासेन समस्तं तदाख्यातं स्वयमेव हि । मातापित्रोर्यथा वृत्तं तयोरानंददायकम्
samāsena samastaṃ tadākhyātaṃ svayameva hi | mātāpitroryathā vṛttaṃ tayorānaṃdadāyakam
all that was told in brief by himself, as it had occurred, giving joy to those two, his mother and father.
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PdP 2 117.20
मातापितरावाकर्ण्य पुत्रस्य विक्रमोद्यमम् । हर्षेण महताविष्टौ संजातौ पूर्णमानसौ
mātāpitarāvākarṇya putrasya vikramodyamam | harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭau saṃjātau pūrṇamānasau
Hearing of their son's valorous exertion, the mother and father were possessed by great delight and became fulfilled in mind.
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PdP 2 117.21
नहुषो धनुरादाय इंद्रस्य स्यंदनेन वै । जिगाय पृथिवीं सर्वां सप्तद्वीपां सपत्तनाम्
nahuṣo dhanurādāya iṃdrasya syaṃdanena vai | jigāya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ saptadvīpāṃ sapattanām
Nahuṣa, taking up his bow, with Indra's chariot conquered the whole earth with its seven continents and its cities.
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PdP 2 117.22
पित्रे समर्पयामास वसुपूर्णां वसुंधराम् । पितरं हर्षयन्नित्यं दानधर्मैः सुकर्मभिः
pitre samarpayāmāsa vasupūrṇāṃ vasuṃdharām | pitaraṃ harṣayannityaṃ dānadharmaiḥ sukarmabhiḥ
He presented to his father the earth full of wealth, constantly gladdening his father with gifts, righteous acts, and good deeds.
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PdP 2 117.23
पितरं याजयामास राजसूयादिभिस्तदा । महायज्ञैश्च दानैश्च व्रतैर्नियमसंयमैः
pitaraṃ yājayāmāsa rājasūyādibhistadā | mahāyajñaiśca dānaiśca vratairniyamasaṃyamaiḥ
Then he had his father perform sacrifices—the Rājasūya and others—with great sacrifices, with gifts, with vows, with restraints and self-controls.
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PdP 2 117.24
सुदानैर्यशसा पुण्यैर्यज्ञैः पुण्यमहोदयैः । सुसंपूर्णौ कृतौ तौ तु पितरौ चायुसूनुना
sudānairyaśasā puṇyairyajñaiḥ puṇyamahodayaiḥ | susaṃpūrṇau kṛtau tau tu pitarau cāyusūnunā
With good gifts, with fame, with meritorious sacrifices of great and holy result, those two parents were made fully satisfied by Āyu's son.
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PdP 2 117.25
अथ देवाः समागत्य नागाह्वयं पुरोत्तमम् । अभ्यषिंचन्महात्मानं नहुषं वीरमर्दनम्
atha devāḥ samāgatya nāgāhvayaṃ purottamam | abhyaṣiṃcanmahātmānaṃ nahuṣaṃ vīramardanam
Then the gods, having assembled in the excellent city named Nāga, consecrated the great-souled Nahuṣa, crusher of heroes.
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PdP 2 117.26
मुनिभिश्च सुसिद्धैश्च आयुना तेन भूभुजा । अभिषिंच्य स्वराज्ये तं समेतं शिवकन्यया
munibhiśca susiddhaiśca āyunā tena bhūbhujā | abhiṣiṃcya svarājye taṃ sametaṃ śivakanyayā
And by the sages and the accomplished ones, and by that king Āyu, he was consecrated in his own kingdom, together with the daughter of Śiva—
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PdP 2 117.27
भार्यायुक्तः स्वकायेन आयु राजा महायशाः । दिवं जगाम धर्मात्मा देवैः सिद्धैः सुपूजितः
bhāryāyuktaḥ svakāyena āyu rājā mahāyaśāḥ | divaṃ jagāma dharmātmā devaiḥ siddhaiḥ supūjitaḥ
—and King Āyu of great fame, righteous-souled, joined with his wife, went to heaven in his own body, well honoured by gods and Siddhas.
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PdP 2 117.28
ऐंद्रं पदं परित्यज्य ब्रह्मलोकं गतः पुनः । हरलोकं जगामाथ मुनिभिर्देवपूजितः
aiṃdraṃ padaṃ parityajya brahmalokaṃ gataḥ punaḥ | haralokaṃ jagāmātha munibhirdevapūjitaḥ
Abandoning the station of Indra, he went on to Brahmā's world; then he went to Hara's world, honoured by the sages and the gods.
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PdP 2 117.29
स्वकर्मभिर्महाराजः पुत्रस्यापि सुतेजसा । हरेर्लोकं गतः पुण्यैर्निवसत्येष भूपतिः
svakarmabhirmahārājaḥ putrasyāpi sutejasā | harerlokaṃ gataḥ puṇyairnivasatyeṣa bhūpatiḥ
By his own deeds and by the great splendour of his son too, the great king went to Hari's world by his merits; there this lord of the earth dwells.
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PdP 2 117.30
पुरुषैः पुण्यकर्माख्यैरीदृशं पुण्यमुत्तमम् । जनितव्यं महाभाग किमन्यैः शोककारकैः
puruṣaiḥ puṇyakarmākhyairīdṛśaṃ puṇyamuttamam | janitavyaṃ mahābhāga kimanyaiḥ śokakārakaiḥ
Such supreme merit is to be produced by men called doers of meritorious deeds, O greatly fortunate one; what use are other (deeds) that cause grief?
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PdP 2 117.31
यथा जातः स धर्मात्मा नहुषः पितृतारकः । कुलस्य धर्त्ता सर्वस्य नहुषो ज्ञानपंडितः
yathā jātaḥ sa dharmātmā nahuṣaḥ pitṛtārakaḥ | kulasya dharttā sarvasya nahuṣo jñānapaṃḍitaḥ
—as that righteous-souled Nahuṣa was born, the rescuer of his father, the upholder of the entire family, Nahuṣa learned in knowledge.
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PdP 2 117.32
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं चरित्रं तस्य भूपतेः । अन्यत्किं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि वद पुत्र कपिंजल
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ caritraṃ tasya bhūpateḥ | anyatkiṃ te pravakṣyāmi vada putra kapiṃjala
All this has been told to you—the life-story of that king. What else shall I tell you? Speak, son Kapiñjala.
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PdP 2 117.33
एवंविधं पुण्यमयं पवित्रं चरित्रमेतद्यशसा समेतम् । आयोः सुतस्यापि शृणोति मर्त्यो भोगान्स भुक्त्वैति पदं मुरारेः
evaṃvidhaṃ puṇyamayaṃ pavitraṃ caritrametadyaśasā sametam | āyoḥ sutasyāpi śṛṇoti martyo bhogānsa bhuktvaiti padaṃ murāreḥ
This story of such a kind, full of merit, pure, joined with fame, of the son of Āyu—the mortal who hears it, having enjoyed pleasures, goes to the abode of Murāri.
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