Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 118
PdP 2 118.1
कपिंजल उवाच- गंगामुखे पुरा तात रोदमाना वरांगना । नेत्राभ्यामश्रुबिंदूनि पतंति च महाजले
kapiṃjala uvāca- gaṃgāmukhe purā tāta rodamānā varāṃganā | netrābhyāmaśrubiṃdūni pataṃti ca mahājale
Kapiñjala said: At the mouth of the Ganges, formerly, father, a lovely woman (was) weeping, and teardrops fall from her two eyes into the great water.
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PdP 2 118.2
गंगामध्ये निमज्जंति भवंति कमलानि च । पुष्पाणि दिव्यरूपाणि सौगंधानि महांति च
gaṃgāmadhye nimajjaṃti bhavaṃti kamalāni ca | puṣpāṇi divyarūpāṇi saugaṃdhāni mahāṃti ca
They sink into the middle of the Ganges and become lotuses, and flowers of divine form, fragrant and large.
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PdP 2 118.3
तस्यास्तात सुनेत्राभ्यां किमर्थं प्रपतंति च । गंगोदके महाभाग निर्मला अश्रुबिंदवः
tasyāstāta sunetrābhyāṃ kimarthaṃ prapataṃti ca | gaṃgodake mahābhāga nirmalā aśrubiṃdavaḥ
Why, father, do those spotless teardrops fall from her beautiful eyes into the water of the Ganges, O greatly fortunate one?
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PdP 2 118.4
अस्थिचर्मावशेषस्तु जटाचीरधरः पुनः । तानि सौगंधयुक्तानि पद्मानि विचिनोति सः
asthicarmāvaśeṣastu jaṭācīradharaḥ punaḥ | tāni saugaṃdhayuktāni padmāni vicinoti saḥ
And one with only bones and skin left over, wearing matted hair and bark garments, he gathers those fragrant lotuses.
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PdP 2 118.5
हेमवर्णानि दिव्यानि नीत्वा शिवं समर्चयेत् । सा का नारी समाचक्ष्व स वा को हि महामते
hemavarṇāni divyāni nītvā śivaṃ samarcayet | sā kā nārī samācakṣva sa vā ko hi mahāmate
Having carried off those golden-coloured, divine (lotuses), he would worship Śiva. Who is that woman? Tell me; and who indeed is he, O wise one?
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PdP 2 118.6
अर्चयित्वा शिवं सोथ कस्मात्पश्चात्प्रदेवति । एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यद्यहं वल्लभस्तव
arcayitvā śivaṃ sotha kasmātpaścātpradevati | etanme sarvamācakṣva yadyahaṃ vallabhastava
And after she has worshipped Śiva, why does she then lament? Tell me all this, if I am dear to you.
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PdP 2 118.7
कुंजल उवाच- शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि वृत्तांतं देवनिर्मितम् । चरित्रं सर्वपापघ्नं विष्णोश्चैव महात्मनः
kuṃjala uvāca- śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi vṛttāṃtaṃ devanirmitam | caritraṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ viṣṇoścaiva mahātmanaḥ
Kuñjala said: Hear, child, I shall tell the account made by the gods, the story that destroys all sins, and (that) of the great-souled Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 118.8
योसौ हुंडो महावीर्यो नहुषेण हतो रणे । तस्य पुत्रस्तु विख्यातो विहुंडस्तप आस्थितः
yosau huṃḍo mahāvīryo nahuṣeṇa hato raṇe | tasya putrastu vikhyāto vihuṃḍastapa āsthitaḥ
That Huṇḍa of great might who was slain in battle by Nahuṣa—his son, the well-known Vihuṇḍa, undertook austerities.
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PdP 2 118.9
निहतं पितरं श्रुत्वा सामात्यं सपरिच्छदम् । आयुपुत्रेण वीरेण नहुषेण बलीयसा
nihataṃ pitaraṃ śrutvā sāmātyaṃ saparicchadam | āyuputreṇa vīreṇa nahuṣeṇa balīyasā
Having heard that his father had been slain, along with his ministers and his retinue, by the hero Nahuṣa, the mighty son of Āyu,
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PdP 2 118.10
तपस्तपति सक्रोधाद्देवान्हंतुं समुद्यतः । पौरुषं तस्य दुष्टस्य तपसा वर्द्धितस्य च
tapastapati sakrodhāddevānhaṃtuṃ samudyataḥ | pauruṣaṃ tasya duṣṭasya tapasā varddhitasya ca
he practises austerity out of anger, being intent on slaying the gods; and the prowess of that wicked one, increased by austerity,
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PdP 2 118.11
जानंति देवताः सर्वा दुःसहं समरांगणे । हुंडात्मजो विहुंडस्तु त्रैलोक्यं हंतुमुद्यतः
jānaṃti devatāḥ sarvā duḥsahaṃ samarāṃgaṇe | huṃḍātmajo vihuṃḍastu trailokyaṃ haṃtumudyataḥ
all the gods know to be hard to withstand on the field of battle. Huṇḍa's son Vihuṇḍa is intent on destroying the three worlds.
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PdP 2 118.12
पितुर्वैरं करिष्यामि हनिष्ये मानवान्सुरान् । एवं समुद्यतः पापी देवब्राह्मणकंटकः
piturvairaṃ kariṣyāmi haniṣye mānavānsurān | evaṃ samudyataḥ pāpī devabrāhmaṇakaṃṭakaḥ
"I shall avenge my father; I shall slay men and gods." Thus intent, the sinner, a thorn to gods and brahmins,
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PdP 2 118.13
उपद्रवं समारेभे प्रजाः पीडयते च सः । तस्यैव तेजसा दग्धा देवाश्चेंद्रपुरोगमाः
upadravaṃ samārebhe prajāḥ pīḍayate ca saḥ | tasyaiva tejasā dagdhā devāśceṃdrapurogamāḥ
began his violence, and he oppresses the creatures. Scorched by his very energy, the gods led by Indra
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PdP 2 118.14
शरणं देवदेवस्य जग्मुर्विष्णोर्महात्मनः । देवदेवं जगन्नाथं शंखचक्रगदाधरम्
śaraṇaṃ devadevasya jagmurviṣṇormahātmanaḥ | devadevaṃ jagannāthaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharam
went for refuge to the god of gods, the great-souled Viṣṇu—the god of gods, the lord of the world, bearer of conch, discus and mace,
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PdP 2 118.15
ऊचुश्च पाहि नो नित्यं विहुंडस्य महाभयात् । श्रीविष्णुरुवाच- वर्द्धंतु देवताः सर्वाः सुसुखेन महेश्वराः
ūcuśca pāhi no nityaṃ vihuṃḍasya mahābhayāt | śrīviṣṇuruvāca- varddhaṃtu devatāḥ sarvāḥ susukhena maheśvarāḥ
and they said: "Protect us always from the great fear of Vihuṇḍa." Śrī Viṣṇu said: "Let all the gods, the great lords, flourish in full ease.
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PdP 2 118.16
विहुंडं नाशयिष्यामि पापिष्ठं देवकंटकम् । एवमाभाष्य तान्देवान्मायां कृत्वा जनार्दनः
vihuṃḍaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi pāpiṣṭhaṃ devakaṃṭakam | evamābhāṣya tāndevānmāyāṃ kṛtvā janārdanaḥ
I shall destroy Vihuṇḍa, the most sinful, the thorn of the gods." Having spoken thus to those gods, Janārdana produced an illusion (māyā),
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PdP 2 118.17
स्वयमेवस्थितस्तत्र नंदने सुमहायशाः । मायामयं चकाराथ स्त्रीरूपं च गुणान्वितम्
svayamevasthitastatra naṃdane sumahāyaśāḥ | māyāmayaṃ cakārātha strīrūpaṃ ca guṇānvitam
and he himself, of very great fame, remained there in Nandana; then he made an illusory woman's form, endowed with (all) good qualities.
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PdP 2 118.18
विष्णुमाया महाभागा सर्वविश्वप्रमोहिनी । चकार रूपमतुलं विष्णोर्मायाप्रमोहिनी
viṣṇumāyā mahābhāgā sarvaviśvapramohinī | cakāra rūpamatulaṃ viṣṇormāyāpramohinī
Viṣṇu's māyā, greatly blessed, the deluder of the whole universe—Viṣṇu's māyā, the deluder, made a form beyond compare,
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PdP 2 118.19
विहुंडस्य वधार्थाय रूपलावण्यशालिनी । कुंजल उवाच- स देवानां वधार्थाय दिव्यमार्गं जगाम ह
vihuṃḍasya vadhārthāya rūpalāvaṇyaśālinī | kuṃjala uvāca- sa devānāṃ vadhārthāya divyamārgaṃ jagāma ha
(She,) endowed with beauty and loveliness, (took that form) in order to slay Vihuṇḍa. Kuñjala said: For the sake of (protecting) the gods (against him, that demon) went along the divine path.
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PdP 2 118.20
नंदनांते ततो मायामपश्यद्दितिजेश्वरः । तया विमोहितो दैत्यः कामबाणकृतांतरः
naṃdanāṃte tato māyāmapaśyadditijeśvaraḥ | tayā vimohito daityaḥ kāmabāṇakṛtāṃtaraḥ
Then, at the edge of the Nandana (grove), the lord of Diti's sons saw the Māyā (woman); bewildered by her, the demon was pierced within by the arrows of desire.
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PdP 2 118.21
आत्मनाशं न जानाति कालरूपां वरस्त्रियम् । तां दृष्ट्वा नवहेमाभां रूपद्रविणशालिनीम्
ātmanāśaṃ na jānāti kālarūpāṃ varastriyam | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā navahemābhāṃ rūpadraviṇaśālinīm
He does not know his own destruction — that excellent woman who is Death in form; having seen her, gleaming like fresh gold, rich in beauty and wealth,
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PdP 2 118.22
लुब्धो विहुंडः पापात्मा तामुवाच वरांगनाम् । कासि कस्य वरारोहे ममचित्तप्रमाथिनि
lubdho vihuṃḍaḥ pāpātmā tāmuvāca varāṃganām | kāsi kasya varārohe mamacittapramāthini
the greedy, evil-souled Vihuṇḍa said to that lovely woman: "Who are you, whose are you, O fair-hipped one, O agitator of my mind?
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PdP 2 118.23
संगमं देहि मे भद्रे रक्षरक्ष वरानने । संगमात्तव देवेशि यद्यदिच्छसि सांप्रतम्
saṃgamaṃ dehi me bhadre rakṣarakṣa varānane | saṃgamāttava deveśi yadyadicchasi sāṃpratam
Grant me union, good lady; save me, save me, O fair-faced one! In return for union with you, O queen of the gods, whatever you now desire,
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PdP 2 118.24
तत्तद्दद्मि महाभागे दुर्लभं देवदानवैः । मायोवाच- मामेव भोक्तुमिच्छा चेद्दायं मे देहि दानव
tattaddadmi mahābhāge durlabhaṃ devadānavaiḥ | māyovāca- māmeva bhoktumicchā ceddāyaṃ me dehi dānava
all that I shall give, O greatly blessed one, (even what is) hard for gods and demons to obtain." Māyā said: "If you wish to enjoy me, then give me my price, O demon.
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PdP 2 118.25
सप्तकोटिमितैश्चैव पुष्पैः पूजय शंकरम् । कामोदसंभवैर्दिव्यैः सौगंधैर्देवदुर्लभैः
saptakoṭimitaiścaiva puṣpaiḥ pūjaya śaṃkaram | kāmodasaṃbhavairdivyaiḥ saugaṃdhairdevadurlabhaiḥ
Worship Śaṅkara with seven crores of flowers — divine, fragrant, hard for the gods to get, born of the Kāmoda (tree/woman).
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PdP 2 118.26
तेषां पुष्पकृतां मालां मम कंठे तु दानव । आरोपय महाभाग एतद्दायं प्रदेहि मे
teṣāṃ puṣpakṛtāṃ mālāṃ mama kaṃṭhe tu dānava | āropaya mahābhāga etaddāyaṃ pradehi me
And a garland made of those flowers, O demon, place upon my neck, O greatly blessed one — give me this as my price.
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PdP 2 118.27
तदाहं सुप्रिया भार्या भविष्यामि न संशयः । विहुंड उवाच- एवं देवि करिष्यामि वरं दद्मि प्रयाचितम्
tadāhaṃ supriyā bhāryā bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | vihuṃḍa uvāca- evaṃ devi kariṣyāmi varaṃ dadmi prayācitam
Then I shall become your dearly beloved wife, without doubt." Vihuṇḍa said: "So I shall do, goddess; I grant the boon you have asked."
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PdP 2 118.28
वनानि यानि पुण्यानि दिव्यानि दितिजेश्वरः । बभ्राममन्मथाविष्टो न च पश्यति तं द्रुमम्
vanāni yāni puṇyāni divyāni ditijeśvaraḥ | babhrāmamanmathāviṣṭo na ca paśyati taṃ drumam
The lord of Diti's sons roamed the woods that were holy and divine, possessed by love, and yet he did not see that tree.
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PdP 2 118.29
कामोदकाख्यं पप्रच्छ यत्रतत्र गतः स्वयम् । कामोदाख्यद्रुमो नास्ति वदंत्येवं महाजनाः
kāmodakākhyaṃ papraccha yatratatra gataḥ svayam | kāmodākhyadrumo nāsti vadaṃtyevaṃ mahājanāḥ
Going himself here and there, he asked about the one called Kāmodaka; the great folk said thus: "There is no tree named Kāmoda."
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PdP 2 118.30
पृच्छमानः स दुष्टात्मा कामबाणैः प्रपीडितः । पप्रच्छ भार्गवं गत्वा भक्त्या नमित कंधरः
pṛcchamānaḥ sa duṣṭātmā kāmabāṇaiḥ prapīḍitaḥ | papraccha bhārgavaṃ gatvā bhaktyā namita kaṃdharaḥ
As he went on asking, that evil-souled one, tormented by the arrows of desire, went and asked Bhārgava (Śukra), his neck bowed in devotion:
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PdP 2 118.31
कामोदकं द्रुमं ब्रूहि कांतं पुष्पसमन्वितम् । शुक्र उवाच- कामोदः पादपो नास्ति योषिदेवास्ति दानव
kāmodakaṃ drumaṃ brūhi kāṃtaṃ puṣpasamanvitam | śukra uvāca- kāmodaḥ pādapo nāsti yoṣidevāsti dānava
"Tell me of the lovely Kāmodaka tree, together with its flowers." Śukra said: "Kāmoda is not a tree; it is a woman, O demon.
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PdP 2 118.32
यदा सा हसते चैव प्रसंगेन प्रहर्षिता । तद्धासाज्जज्ञिरे दैत्य सुगंधीनि वराण्यपि
yadā sā hasate caiva prasaṃgena praharṣitā | taddhāsājjajñire daitya sugaṃdhīni varāṇyapi
When she laughs, delighted at love-making, from that laughter, O demon, are born fragrant and excellent (flowers).
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PdP 2 118.33
सुमान्येतानि दिव्यानि कामोदाया न संशयः । हृद्यानि पीतपुष्पाणि सौरभेण युतानि च
sumānyetāni divyāni kāmodāyā na saṃśayaḥ | hṛdyāni pītapuṣpāṇi saurabheṇa yutāni ca
These divine flowers are Kāmodā's, no doubt — delightful yellow blossoms endowed with fragrance.
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PdP 2 118.34
तेनाप्येकेन पुष्पेण यः समर्चति शंकरम् । तस्येप्सितं महाकामं संपूरयति शंकरः
tenāpyekena puṣpeṇa yaḥ samarcati śaṃkaram | tasyepsitaṃ mahākāmaṃ saṃpūrayati śaṃkaraḥ
Whoever worships Śaṅkara with even one of those flowers — Śaṅkara fulfils his desired great wish.
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PdP 2 118.35
अस्याश्च रोदनाद्दैत्य प्रभवंति न संशयः । तादृशान्येव पुष्पाणि लोहितानि महांति च
asyāśca rodanāddaitya prabhavaṃti na saṃśayaḥ | tādṛśānyeva puṣpāṇi lohitāni mahāṃti ca
And from her weeping, O demon, there arise, without doubt, just such flowers, red and large.
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PdP 2 118.36
सौरभेण विना दैत्य तेषां स्पर्शं न कारयेत् । एवमाकर्णितं तेन वाक्यं शुक्रस्य भाषितम्
saurabheṇa vinā daitya teṣāṃ sparśaṃ na kārayet | evamākarṇitaṃ tena vākyaṃ śukrasya bhāṣitam
Without their fragrance, O demon, one should not let them be touched." Thus was heard by him the speech uttered by Śukra.
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PdP 2 118.37
उवाच सा तु कुत्रास्ति कामोदा भृगुनंदन । शुक्र उवाच- गंगाद्वारे महापुण्ये महापातकनाशने
uvāca sā tu kutrāsti kāmodā bhṛgunaṃdana | śukra uvāca- gaṃgādvāre mahāpuṇye mahāpātakanāśane
But he said: "Where is Kāmodā, O son of Bhṛgu?" Śukra said: "At Gaṅgādvāra, greatly holy, destroyer of great sins,
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PdP 2 118.38
कामोदाख्यं पुरं तत्र निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा । कामोदपत्तने नारी दिव्यभोगैरलंकृता
kāmodākhyaṃ puraṃ tatra nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | kāmodapattane nārī divyabhogairalaṃkṛtā
there is a city named Kāmodā there, built by Viśvakarman; in the town of Kāmoda (dwells) the woman, adorned with divine enjoyments,
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PdP 2 118.39
तथा चाभरणैर्भाति सर्वदेवैः सुपूजिता । त्वया तत्रैव गंतव्यं पूजितव्या वराप्सराः
tathā cābharaṇairbhāti sarvadevaiḥ supūjitā | tvayā tatraiva gaṃtavyaṃ pūjitavyā varāpsarāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 2 118.40
उपायेनापि पुण्येन तां प्रहासय दानव । एवमुक्त्वा तु योगींद्र सः शुक्रो दानवं प्रति
upāyenāpi puṇyena tāṃ prahāsaya dānava | evamuktvā tu yogīṃdra saḥ śukro dānavaṃ prati
"By some means, and a meritorious one, make her laugh, O Dānava!" — having spoken thus to the Dānava, O lord of yogins, that Śukra
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 118.41
विरराम महातेजाः स्वकार्यायोद्यतोऽभवत्
virarāma mahātejāḥ svakāryāyodyato'bhavat
The greatly effulgent one fell silent, and set himself to his own business.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition