Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 119
PdP 2 119.1
कपिंजल उवाच- यस्याः प्रहसनात्तात सुहृद्यानि भवंति वै । पुष्पाणि दिव्यगंधीनि दुर्लभानि सुरासुरैः
kapiṃjala uvāca- yasyāḥ prahasanāttāta suhṛdyāni bhavaṃti vai | puṣpāṇi divyagaṃdhīni durlabhāni surāsuraiḥ
Kapiñjala said: She from whose laughter, dear one, there come forth flowers pleasing to the heart, of divine fragrance, hard for gods and asuras to obtain —
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PdP 2 119.2
कस्मात्तु देवताः सर्वाः प्रवांछंति महामते । शंकरः सुखमायाति हास्यपुष्पैः सुपूजितः
kasmāttu devatāḥ sarvāḥ pravāṃchaṃti mahāmate | śaṃkaraḥ sukhamāyāti hāsyapuṣpaiḥ supūjitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 2 119.3
को गुणस्तस्य पुष्पस्य तन्मे कथय विस्तरात् । कामोदा सा भवेत्का तु कस्य पुत्री वरांगना
ko guṇastasya puṣpasya tanme kathaya vistarāt | kāmodā sā bhavetkā tu kasya putrī varāṃganā
What is the virtue of that flower? Tell me that in detail. And who might she be, Kāmodā, and whose daughter is that lovely woman?
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PdP 2 119.4
हास्यात्तस्या महाभाग सुपुष्पाणि भवंति च । को गुणस्तत्कथां ब्रूहि सकलां विस्तरेण च
hāsyāttasyā mahābhāga supuṣpāṇi bhavaṃti ca | ko guṇastatkathāṃ brūhi sakalāṃ vistareṇa ca
"From her laughter, O greatly fortunate one, fine flowers come into being. What is (their) merit? Tell the whole story of that, and in detail."
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PdP 2 119.5
कुंजल उवाच- पुरा देवैर्महादैत्यैः कृत्वा सौहार्दमुत्तमम् । ममंथुः सागरं क्षीरममृतार्थं समुद्यताः
kuṃjala uvāca- purā devairmahādaityaiḥ kṛtvā sauhārdamuttamam | mamaṃthuḥ sāgaraṃ kṣīramamṛtārthaṃ samudyatāḥ
Kuñjala said: Formerly the gods and the great demons, having made an excellent friendship, churned the milk-ocean, being intent upon (obtaining) the nectar of immortality.
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PdP 2 119.6
मथनाद्देवदैत्यानां कन्यारत्नचतुष्टयम् । वरुणेन दर्शितं पूर्वं सोमेनैव तथा पुनः
mathanāddevadaityānāṃ kanyāratnacatuṣṭayam | varuṇena darśitaṃ pūrvaṃ somenaiva tathā punaḥ
From the churning by the gods and the demons (there arose) a set of four jewels among maidens; (they were) first shown forth by Varuṇa, and then again by Soma.
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PdP 2 119.7
पश्चात्संदर्शितं पुण्यममृतं कलशे स्थितम् । कन्या चतुष्टयं पूर्वं देवानां हितमिच्छति
paścātsaṃdarśitaṃ puṇyamamṛtaṃ kalaśe sthitam | kanyā catuṣṭayaṃ pūrvaṃ devānāṃ hitamicchati
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PdP 2 119.8
सुलक्ष्मीर्नाम सा चैका द्वितीया वारुणी तथा । ज्येष्ठा नाम तथा ख्याता कामोदान्या प्रचक्षते
sulakṣmīrnāma sā caikā dvitīyā vāruṇī tathā | jyeṣṭhā nāma tathā khyātā kāmodānyā pracakṣate
One of them (was) named Sulakṣmī, the second likewise Vāruṇī; another was known by the name Jyeṣṭhā, and (yet) another they call Kāmodā.
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PdP 2 119.9
तासां मध्ये वरा श्रेष्ठा पूर्वं जाता महामते । तस्माज्ज्येष्ठेति विख्याता लोके पूज्या सदैव हि
tāsāṃ madhye varā śreṣṭhā pūrvaṃ jātā mahāmate | tasmājjyeṣṭheti vikhyātā loke pūjyā sadaiva hi
Among them the excellent, the best, was born first, O great-minded one; therefore she is known as Jyeṣṭhā (the eldest), and is indeed always to be honored in the world.
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PdP 2 119.10
वारुणीपानरूपा च पयःफेनसमुद्भवा । अमृतस्य तरंगाच्च कामोदाख्या बभूव ह
vāruṇīpānarūpā ca payaḥphenasamudbhavā | amṛtasya taraṃgācca kāmodākhyā babhūva ha
And she, whose form is the drinking of wine, arose from the foam of the milk (ocean); and from the wave of the nectar she came to be known as Kāmodā.
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PdP 2 119.11
सोमो राजा तथा लक्ष्मीर्जज्ञाते अमृतादपि । त्रैलोक्यभूषणः सोमः संजातः शंकरप्रियः
somo rājā tathā lakṣmīrjajñāte amṛtādapi | trailokyabhūṣaṇaḥ somaḥ saṃjātaḥ śaṃkarapriyaḥ
King Soma and likewise Lakṣmī were born from the nectar as well; Soma, the ornament of the three worlds, dear to Śaṃkara, came into being.
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PdP 2 119.12
मृत्युरोगहरा जाता सुराणां वारुणी तथा । ज्येष्ठासु पुण्यदा जाता लोकानां हितमिच्छताम्
mṛtyurogaharā jātā surāṇāṃ vāruṇī tathā | jyeṣṭhāsu puṇyadā jātā lokānāṃ hitamicchatām
And Vāruṇī (the spirit of wine) arose, remover of death and disease for the gods; among the eldest (waters/goddesses) she came forth as a giver of merit to the people who desire (their own) welfare.
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PdP 2 119.13
अमृतादुत्थिता देवी कामोदा नाम पुण्यदा । विष्णोः प्रीत्यै भविष्ये तु वृक्षरूपं प्रयास्यति
amṛtādutthitā devī kāmodā nāma puṇyadā | viṣṇoḥ prītyai bhaviṣye tu vṛkṣarūpaṃ prayāsyati
The goddess who arose from the nectar, named Kāmodā, the giver of merit — in the future, for Viṣṇu's delight, she will assume the form of a tree.
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PdP 2 119.14
विष्णुप्रीतिकरी सा तु भविष्यति सदैव हि । तुलसी नाम सा पुण्या भविष्यति न संशयः
viṣṇuprītikarī sā tu bhaviṣyati sadaiva hi | tulasī nāma sā puṇyā bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
And she will indeed always be one who gives pleasure to Viṣṇu; she, the holy one, will be named Tulasī — there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 119.15
तया सह जगन्नाथो रमिष्यति न संशयः । तुलस्याः पत्रमेकं यो नीत्वा कृष्णाय दास्यति
tayā saha jagannātho ramiṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | tulasyāḥ patramekaṃ yo nītvā kṛṣṇāya dāsyati
With her the Lord of the world will take his delight, without doubt. Whoever brings a single leaf of the tulasī and offers it to Kṛṣṇa —
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PdP 2 119.16
मेने तस्योपकाराणां किमस्मै च ददाम्यहम् । इत्येवं चिंतयेन्नित्यं तस्य प्रीतिकरो भवेत्
mene tasyopakārāṇāṃ kimasmai ca dadāmyaham | ityevaṃ ciṃtayennityaṃ tasya prītikaro bhavet
(The Lord) reflected on his services: "And what shall I give to this man?" — thus (the Lord) constantly ponders, and becomes the giver of delight to him.
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PdP 2 119.17
एवं कामोद नामासौ पूर्वं जाता समुद्रजा । यदा सा हसते देवी हर्षगद्गदभाषिणी
evaṃ kāmoda nāmāsau pūrvaṃ jātā samudrajā | yadā sā hasate devī harṣagadgadabhāṣiṇī
Thus she, named Kāmodā, was formerly born from the ocean; when that goddess laughs, speaking with a voice choked with joy —
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PdP 2 119.18
सौहृद्यानि सुगंधीनि मुखात्तस्याः पतंति वै । अम्लानानि सुपुष्पाणि यो गृह्णाति समुद्यतः
sauhṛdyāni sugaṃdhīni mukhāttasyāḥ pataṃti vai | amlānāni supuṣpāṇi yo gṛhṇāti samudyataḥ
Fragrant flowers of affection fall from her mouth, unwithered, lovely blossoms; whoever, with effort, gathers them,
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PdP 2 119.19
पूजयेच्छंकरं देवं ब्रह्माणं माधवं तथा । तस्य देवाः प्रतुष्यंति यदिच्छति ददंति तत्
pūjayecchaṃkaraṃ devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ mādhavaṃ tathā | tasya devāḥ pratuṣyaṃti yadicchati dadaṃti tat
and worships the god Śaṃkara, and Brahmā, and Mādhava — with him the gods are pleased, and they give whatever he wishes.
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PdP 2 119.20
रोदित्येषा यदा सा च केन दुःखेन दुःखिता । नेत्राश्रुभ्यो हि तस्यास्तु प्रभवंति पतंति च
rodityeṣā yadā sā ca kena duḥkhena duḥkhitā | netrāśrubhyo hi tasyāstu prabhavaṃti pataṃti ca
And when she weeps, afflicted by some sorrow, then from her eyes' tears (flowers) arise and fall.
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PdP 2 119.21
तानि चैव महाभाग हृद्यानि सुमहांति च । सौरभेण विना तैस्तु यः पूजयति शंकरम्
tāni caiva mahābhāga hṛdyāni sumahāṃti ca | saurabheṇa vinā taistu yaḥ pūjayati śaṃkaram
And those (flowers), O greatly fortunate one, are pleasing and very large, but without fragrance; and he who worships Śaṃkara with them —
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PdP 2 119.22
तस्य दुःखं च संतापो जायते नात्र संशयः । पुष्पैस्तु तादृशैर्देवान्सकृदर्चति पापधीः
tasya duḥkhaṃ ca saṃtāpo jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | puṣpaistu tādṛśairdevānsakṛdarcati pāpadhīḥ
for him arise sorrow and grief, there is no doubt of it. And whoever of evil mind worships the gods even once with such flowers —
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PdP 2 119.23
तस्य दुःखं प्रकुर्वंति देवास्तत्र न संशयः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं कामोदाख्यानमुत्तमम्
tasya duḥkhaṃ prakurvaṃti devāstatra na saṃśayaḥ | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kāmodākhyānamuttamam
the gods bring about sorrow for him, there is no doubt in that. All this excellent tale of Kāmodā has been told to you.
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PdP 2 119.24
अथ कृष्णो विचिंत्यैव दृष्ट्वा विक्रमसाहसम् । विहुंडस्यापि पापस्य उद्यमं साहसं तदा
atha kṛṣṇo viciṃtyaiva dṛṣṭvā vikramasāhasam | vihuṃḍasyāpi pāpasya udyamaṃ sāhasaṃ tadā
Then Kṛṣṇa, having reflected and seen the bold valour — the effort and daring of the wicked Vihuṃḍa too —
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PdP 2 119.25
नारदं प्रेषयामास मोहयैनं दुरासदम् । नारदस्त्वथ संश्रुत्य वाक्यं विष्णोर्महात्मनः
nāradaṃ preṣayāmāsa mohayainaṃ durāsadam | nāradastvatha saṃśrutya vākyaṃ viṣṇormahātmanaḥ
sent Nārada, (saying) "Delude this one who is hard to approach." And Nārada, having heard the word of the great-souled Viṣṇu,
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PdP 2 119.26
गच्छमानं दुरात्मानं कामोदां प्रति दानवम् । गत्वा तमाह दैत्येंद्रं नारदः प्रहसन्निव
gacchamānaṃ durātmānaṃ kāmodāṃ prati dānavam | gatvā tamāha daityeṃdraṃ nāradaḥ prahasanniva
went and spoke to that lord of the Daityas — the evil-souled Dānava who was going toward Kāmodā — Nārada, as if laughing:
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PdP 2 119.27
क्व यासि त्वं च दैत्येंद्र सत्वरं च समातुरः । सांप्रतं केन कार्येण कस्यार्थं केन नोदितः
kva yāsi tvaṃ ca daityeṃdra satvaraṃ ca samāturaḥ | sāṃprataṃ kena kāryeṇa kasyārthaṃ kena noditaḥ
"Where are you going, lord of the Daityas, in haste and greatly agitated? On what business now, for whose sake, urged by whom?"
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PdP 2 119.28
ब्रह्मात्मजं नमस्कृत्य प्रत्युवाच कृतांजलि । कामोदपुष्पार्थमहं प्रस्थितो द्विजसत्तम
brahmātmajaṃ namaskṛtya pratyuvāca kṛtāṃjali | kāmodapuṣpārthamahaṃ prasthito dvijasattama
Having bowed to the son of Brahmā, he replied with joined palms: "I have set out for the sake of the Kāmoda flowers, O best of twice-born ones."
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PdP 2 119.29
तमुवाच स धर्मात्मा पुष्पैः किं ते प्रयोजनम् । विप्रवर्यं पुनः प्राह कार्यकारणमात्मनः
tamuvāca sa dharmātmā puṣpaiḥ kiṃ te prayojanam | vipravaryaṃ punaḥ prāha kāryakāraṇamātmanaḥ
That righteous one said to him, "What need have you of flowers?" He again told the best of brahmins the reason for his undertaking:
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PdP 2 119.30
नंदनस्य वनोद्देशे काचिन्नारी वरानना । तस्या दर्शनमात्रेण गतोऽहं कामवश्यताम्
naṃdanasya vanoddeśe kācinnārī varānanā | tasyā darśanamātreṇa gato'haṃ kāmavaśyatām
"In a region of the Nandana grove there is a certain woman of lovely face; by the mere sight of her I have come under the power of desire.
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PdP 2 119.31
तया प्रोक्तोऽस्मि विप्रेंद्र पुष्पैः कामोदसंभवैः । पूजयस्व महादेवं पुष्पैस्तु सप्तकोटिभिः
tayā prokto'smi vipreṃdra puṣpaiḥ kāmodasaṃbhavaiḥ | pūjayasva mahādevaṃ puṣpaistu saptakoṭibhiḥ
By her I was told, O chief of brahmins: 'With flowers born of Kāmodā — with seven crores of flowers — worship Mahādeva;
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PdP 2 119.32
ततस्ते सुप्रिया भार्या भविष्यामि न संशयः । तदर्थे प्रस्थितोऽस्म्यद्य कामोदाख्यं पुरं प्रति
tataste supriyā bhāryā bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | tadarthe prasthito'smyadya kāmodākhyaṃ puraṃ prati
then I shall become your beloved wife, without doubt.' For that reason I have set out today toward the city called Kāmodā.
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PdP 2 119.33
तामहं कामयिष्यामि सिंधुजां शुणु सांप्रतम् । मनोल्लासैर्महाहासैर्हासयिष्याम्यहं पुनः
tāmahaṃ kāmayiṣyāmi siṃdhujāṃ śuṇu sāṃpratam | manollāsairmahāhāsairhāsayiṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ
I shall make love to her, the ocean-born one — hear now: with delights of the mind and great jests I shall again make her laugh.
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PdP 2 119.34
प्रीता सती महाभागा हसिष्यति पुनः पुनः । तद्धास्यं गद्गदं विप्र मम कार्यप्रवर्द्धनम्
prītā satī mahābhāgā hasiṣyati punaḥ punaḥ | taddhāsyaṃ gadgadaṃ vipra mama kāryapravarddhanam
Being pleased, the greatly fortunate lady will laugh again and again; that laughter, choked (with joy), O brahmin, furthers my purpose.
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PdP 2 119.35
तस्माद्धास्यात्पतिष्यंति दिव्यानि कुसुमानि च । तैस्तु देवमुमाकांतं पूजयिष्यामि सांप्रतम्
tasmāddhāsyātpatiṣyaṃti divyāni kusumāni ca | taistu devamumākāṃtaṃ pūjayiṣyāmi sāṃpratam
From that laughter divine flowers will fall; with them I shall now worship the god, Umā's beloved.
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PdP 2 119.36
तेन पूजाप्रदानेन तुष्टो दास्यति मे फलम् । ईश्वरः सर्वभूतेशः शंकरो लोकभावनः
tena pūjāpradānena tuṣṭo dāsyati me phalam | īśvaraḥ sarvabhūteśaḥ śaṃkaro lokabhāvanaḥ
By that offering of worship, being pleased, the Lord, ruler of all beings, Śaṃkara, the creator of the worlds, will grant me the fruit."
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PdP 2 119.37
नारद उवाच- तत्र दैत्य न गंतव्यं कामोदाख्ये पुरोत्तमे । विष्णुरस्ति सुमेधावी सर्वदैत्यक्षयावहः
nārada uvāca- tatra daitya na gaṃtavyaṃ kāmodākhye purottame | viṣṇurasti sumedhāvī sarvadaityakṣayāvahaḥ
Nārada said: You must not go there, O Daitya, to that best of cities called Kāmodā; Viṣṇu, the very wise, is there, who brings the destruction of all Daityas.
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PdP 2 119.38
येनोपायेन पुष्पाणि कामोदाख्यानि दानव । तव हस्ते प्रयास्यंति तमुपायं वदाम्यहम्
yenopāyena puṣpāṇi kāmodākhyāni dānava | tava haste prayāsyaṃti tamupāyaṃ vadāmyaham
"By what means the flowers called Kāmoda will come into your hand, O Dānava — that means I will tell you."
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PdP 2 119.39
गंगातोयेषु दिव्यानि पतिष्यंति न संशयः । वाहितानि जलैर्दिव्यैरागमिष्यंति सांप्रतम्
gaṃgātoyeṣu divyāni patiṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ | vāhitāni jalairdivyairāgamiṣyaṃti sāṃpratam
"Those divine (flowers) will fall into the waters of the Gaṅgā, no doubt; carried along by the divine waters, they will presently arrive."
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PdP 2 119.40
तानि त्वं तु प्रतिगृहाण सुहृद्यानि महांति च । गृहीत्वा तानि पुष्पाणि साधयस्व मनीप्सितम्
tāni tvaṃ tu pratigṛhāṇa suhṛdyāni mahāṃti ca | gṛhītvā tāni puṣpāṇi sādhayasva manīpsitam
"And you should receive them, so pleasing and great; having taken those flowers, accomplish what you desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 119.41
नारदो दानवश्रेष्ठं मोहयित्वा ततः पुनः । ततश्च स तु धर्मात्मा चिंतयामास वै पुनः
nārado dānavaśreṣṭhaṃ mohayitvā tataḥ punaḥ | tataśca sa tu dharmātmā ciṃtayāmāsa vai punaḥ
Nārada, having thus deluded the best of the Dānavas, then again — and thereupon that righteous-souled one pondered once more.
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PdP 2 119.42
कथमश्रूणि सा मुंचेत्केनोपायेन दुःखिता । चिंतयानस्य तस्यैवं क्षणं वै नारदस्य च
kathamaśrūṇi sā muṃcetkenopāyena duḥkhitā | ciṃtayānasya tasyaivaṃ kṣaṇaṃ vai nāradasya ca
"How, by what means, would she, being grieved, shed tears?" As Nārada was thinking thus for a moment,
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PdP 2 119.43
ततो बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना कामोदाख्यं पुरं गतः
tato buddhiḥ samutpannā kāmodākhyaṃ puraṃ gataḥ
then an idea arose (in him), and he went to the city called Kāmoda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition