Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 12
PdP 2 12.1
सुमनोवाच- ऋणसंबंधिनं पुत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः । ऋणं यस्य गृहीत्वा यः प्रयाति मरणं किल
sumanovāca- ṛṇasaṃbaṃdhinaṃ putraṃ pravakṣyāmi tavāgrataḥ | ṛṇaṃ yasya gṛhītvā yaḥ prayāti maraṇaṃ kila
Sumanā said: I shall declare before you the son who is connected by debt — (he) from whom someone took a loan and then went to his death.
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PdP 2 12.2
अर्थदाता सुतो भूत्वा भ्राता चाथ पिता प्रिया । मित्ररूपेण वर्त्तेत अतिदुष्टः सदैव सः
arthadātā suto bhūtvā bhrātā cātha pitā priyā | mitrarūpeṇa vartteta atiduṣṭaḥ sadaiva saḥ
The one who gave the money, becoming a son — or a brother, or a father, or a wife — may act in the guise of a friend; he is always exceedingly evil.
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PdP 2 12.3
गुणं नैव प्रपश्येत स क्रूरो निष्ठुराकृतिः । जल्पते निष्ठुरं वाक्यं सदैव स्वजनेषु च
guṇaṃ naiva prapaśyeta sa krūro niṣṭhurākṛtiḥ | jalpate niṣṭhuraṃ vākyaṃ sadaiva svajaneṣu ca
He sees no good quality (in anyone); he is cruel, harsh in appearance, and always speaks harsh words to his own kin.
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PdP 2 12.4
मिष्टंमिष्टं समश्नाति भोगान्भुंजति नित्यशः । द्यूतकर्मरतो नित्यं चौरकर्मणि सस्पृहः
miṣṭaṃmiṣṭaṃ samaśnāti bhogānbhuṃjati nityaśaḥ | dyūtakarmarato nityaṃ caurakarmaṇi saspṛhaḥ
He eats only the sweetest food, constantly enjoys pleasures, is always addicted to gambling, and covetous of thievery.
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PdP 2 12.5
गृहद्रव्यं बलाद्भुंक्ते वार्यमाणः स कुप्यति । पितरं मातरं चैव कुत्सते च दिनेदिने
gṛhadravyaṃ balādbhuṃkte vāryamāṇaḥ sa kupyati | pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva kutsate ca dinedine
He consumes the household goods by force, and when restrained he grows angry; and day after day he abuses his father and his mother.
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PdP 2 12.6
द्रावकस्त्रासकश्चैव बहुनिष्ठुरजल्पकः । एवं भुक्त्वाथ तद्द्रव्यं सुखेन परितिष्ठति
drāvakastrāsakaścaiva bahuniṣṭhurajalpakaḥ | evaṃ bhuktvātha taddravyaṃ sukhena paritiṣṭhati
He drives (them off) and terrifies (them), and talks much harshness; having thus consumed that property, he settles down at ease.
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PdP 2 12.7
जातकर्मादिभिर्बाल्ये द्रव्यं गृह्णाति दारुणः । पुनर्विवाहसंबंधान्नानाभेदैरनेकधा
jātakarmādibhirbālye dravyaṃ gṛhṇāti dāruṇaḥ | punarvivāhasaṃbaṃdhānnānābhedairanekadhā
The cruel one takes property in childhood through the birth-rites and the rest, and again through marriage connections, in many ways by various distinctions.
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PdP 2 12.8
एवं संजायते द्रव्यमेवमेतद्ददात्यपि । गृहक्षेत्रादिकं सर्वं ममैव हि न संशयः
evaṃ saṃjāyate dravyamevametaddadātyapi | gṛhakṣetrādikaṃ sarvaṃ mamaiva hi na saṃśayaḥ
Thus property is produced, and thus too he gives it away: "The house, the field and all the rest is surely mine alone, there is no doubt."
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PdP 2 12.9
पितरं मातरं चैव हिनस्त्येव दिनेदिने । सुखंडैर्मुशलैश्चैव सर्वघातैः सुदारुणैः
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva hinastyeva dinedine | sukhaṃḍairmuśalaiścaiva sarvaghātaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ
Day after day he strikes his father and his mother with sticks and pestles, with all sorts of most dreadful blows.
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PdP 2 12.10
मृते तु तस्मिन्पितरि मातर्येवातिनिष्ठुरः । निःस्नेहो निष्ठुरश्चश्चैव जायते नात्र संशयः
mṛte tu tasminpitari mātaryevātiniṣṭhuraḥ | niḥsneho niṣṭhuraścaścaiva jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
But when that father is dead, he is exceedingly harsh to the mother; he becomes loveless and harsh — there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 2 12.11
श्राद्धकर्माणि दानानि न करोति कदैव सः । एवंविधाश्च वै पुत्राः प्रभवंति महीतले
śrāddhakarmāṇi dānāni na karoti kadaiva saḥ | evaṃvidhāśca vai putrāḥ prabhavaṃti mahītale
He never performs the śrāddha rites or gifts; and sons of this kind do arise on the earth.
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PdP 2 12.12
रिपुं पुत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रे द्विजपुंगव । बाल्ये वयसि संप्राप्ते रिपुत्वे वर्तते सदा
ripuṃ putraṃ pravakṣyāmi tavāgre dvijapuṃgava | bālye vayasi saṃprāpte riputve vartate sadā
I shall declare to you the enemy-son, O bull among the twice-born: from the time he reaches the age of childhood he always behaves as an enemy.
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PdP 2 12.13
पितरं मातरं चैव क्रीडमानो हि ताडयेत् । ताडयित्वा प्रयात्येव प्रहस्यैव पुनःपुनः
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva krīḍamāno hi tāḍayet | tāḍayitvā prayātyeva prahasyaiva punaḥpunaḥ
While playing he strikes his father and his mother; and having struck them he simply runs off, laughing again and again.
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PdP 2 12.14
पुनरायाति संत्रस्तः पितरं मातरं प्रति । सक्रोधो वर्तते नित्यं कुत्सते च पुनःपुनः
punarāyāti saṃtrastaḥ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ prati | sakrodho vartate nityaṃ kutsate ca punaḥpunaḥ
Frightened, he comes back again to his father and mother; he is constantly full of anger, and reviles (them) again and again.
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PdP 2 12.15
एवं संवर्तते नित्यं वैरकर्मणि सर्वदा । पितरं मारयित्वा च मातरं च ततः पुनः
evaṃ saṃvartate nityaṃ vairakarmaṇi sarvadā | pitaraṃ mārayitvā ca mātaraṃ ca tataḥ punaḥ
Thus he is always and constantly engaged in acts of enmity; and having killed his father and his mother, then again
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PdP 2 12.16
प्रयात्येवं स दुष्टात्मा पूर्ववैरानुभावतः । अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि यस्माल्लभ्यं भवेत्प्रियम्
prayātyevaṃ sa duṣṭātmā pūrvavairānubhāvataḥ | athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi yasmāllabhyaṃ bhavetpriyam
that evil-souled one departs, by the force of the former enmity. Now, next, I shall declare (the son) from whom what is dear is obtained.
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PdP 2 12.17
जातमात्रः प्रियं कुर्याद्बाल्ये लालनक्रीडनैः । वयः प्राप्य प्रियं कुर्यान्मातृपित्रोरनन्तरम्
jātamātraḥ priyaṃ kuryādbālye lālanakrīḍanaiḥ | vayaḥ prāpya priyaṃ kuryānmātṛpitroranantaram
As soon as he is born he gives pleasure, in childhood by his fondling and play; and on reaching (full) age he continually does what is dear to his mother and father.
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PdP 2 12.18
भक्त्या संतोषयेन्नित्यं तावुभौ परितोषयेत् । स्नेहेन वचसा चैव प्रियसंभाषणेन च
bhaktyā saṃtoṣayennityaṃ tāvubhau paritoṣayet | snehena vacasā caiva priyasaṃbhāṣaṇena ca
With devotion he should always gratify them; he should fully please them both — with affection, with speech, and with kindly conversation.
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PdP 2 12.19
मृते गुरौ समाज्ञाय स्नेहेन रुदते पुनः । श्राद्धकर्माणि सर्वाणि पिंडदानादिकां क्रियाम्
mṛte gurau samājñāya snehena rudate punaḥ | śrāddhakarmāṇi sarvāṇi piṃḍadānādikāṃ kriyām
When his elder has died, on learning of it he weeps again out of affection; (he performs) all the śrāddha rites, the rite of offering piṇḍas and the rest —
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PdP 2 12.20
करोत्येव सुदुःखार्तस्तेभ्यो यात्रां प्रयच्छति । ऋणत्रयान्वितः स्नेहाद्भुंजापयति नित्यशः
karotyeva suduḥkhārtastebhyo yātrāṃ prayacchati | ṛṇatrayānvitaḥ snehādbhuṃjāpayati nityaśaḥ
he does perform (them), stricken with great grief, and he provides the journey-offering for them; possessed of the three debts, out of affection he constantly has (them) fed.
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PdP 2 12.21
यस्माल्लभ्यं भवेत्कांत प्रयच्छति न संशयः । पुत्रो भूत्वा महाप्राज्ञ अनेन विधिना किल
yasmāllabhyaṃ bhavetkāṃta prayacchati na saṃśayaḥ | putro bhūtvā mahāprājña anena vidhinā kila
From whomever something can be got, (to him) he gives — there is no doubt, beloved. Having become a son, O greatly wise one, (he acts) by this rule indeed.
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PdP 2 12.22
उदासीनं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रे प्रिय सांप्रतम् । उदासीनेन भावेन सदैव परिवर्तते
udāsīnaṃ pravakṣyāmi tavāgre priya sāṃpratam | udāsīnena bhāvena sadaiva parivartate
Now I shall describe to you, beloved, the indifferent (kind of person): by an attitude of indifference he always conducts himself.
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PdP 2 12.23
ददाति नैव गृह्णाति न च कुप्यति तुष्यति । नो वा ददाति संत्यज्य उदासीनो द्विजोत्तम
dadāti naiva gṛhṇāti na ca kupyati tuṣyati | no vā dadāti saṃtyajya udāsīno dvijottama
He neither gives nor takes, nor does he grow angry or pleased; or else he does not give, having renounced — such is the indifferent one, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 12.24
तवाग्रे कथितं सर्वं पुत्राणां गतिरीदृशी । यथा पुत्रस्तथा भार्या पिता माताथ बांधवाः
tavāgre kathitaṃ sarvaṃ putrāṇāṃ gatirīdṛśī | yathā putrastathā bhāryā pitā mātātha bāṃdhavāḥ
All has been told before you: such is the way of sons. As the son, so the wife, the father, the mother, and the kinsmen.
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PdP 2 12.25
भृत्याश्चान्ये समाख्याताः पशवस्तुरगास्तथा । गजा महिष्यो दासाश्च ऋणसंबंधिनस्त्वमी
bhṛtyāścānye samākhyātāḥ paśavasturagāstathā | gajā mahiṣyo dāsāśca ṛṇasaṃbaṃdhinastvamī
And the others have been declared (to be) servants, cattle and horses likewise, elephants, buffalo-cows and slaves — all these are bound (to one) by debt.
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PdP 2 12.26
गृहीतं न ऋणं तेन आवाभ्यां तु न कस्यचित् । न्यासमेवं न कस्यापि कृतं वै पूर्वजन्मनि
gṛhītaṃ na ṛṇaṃ tena āvābhyāṃ tu na kasyacit | nyāsamevaṃ na kasyāpi kṛtaṃ vai pūrvajanmani
No debt was taken by him, and by us two (there is) none owed to anyone; likewise no deposit was made with anyone in a former birth.
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PdP 2 12.27
धारयावो न कस्यापि ऋणं कांत शृणुष्वहि । न वैरमस्ति केनापि पूर्वजन्मनि वै कृतम्
dhārayāvo na kasyāpi ṛṇaṃ kāṃta śṛṇuṣvahi | na vairamasti kenāpi pūrvajanmani vai kṛtam
We two owe a debt to no one, beloved — listen! Nor is there enmity contracted with anyone in a former birth.
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PdP 2 12.28
आवाभ्यां हि न विप्रेंद्र न त्यक्तं हि तथापते । एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ त्यज चिंतामनर्थकीम्
āvābhyāṃ hi na vipreṃdra na tyaktaṃ hi tathāpate | evaṃ jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha tyaja ciṃtāmanarthakīm
For by us two, O chief of brahmins, nothing has been abandoned either, O lord. Knowing this, come to peace; give up useless worry.
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PdP 2 12.29
कस्य पुत्राः प्रिया भार्या कस्य स्वजनबांधवाः । हृतं न चैव कस्यापि नैव दत्तं त्वया पुनः
kasya putrāḥ priyā bhāryā kasya svajanabāṃdhavāḥ | hṛtaṃ na caiva kasyāpi naiva dattaṃ tvayā punaḥ
Whose are the sons, whose the dear wife, whose the own people and kinsmen? Nothing has been taken from anyone by you, nor again given (to anyone).
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PdP 2 12.30
कथं हि धनमायाति विस्मयं व्रज माधव । प्राप्तव्यमेव यत्रैव भवेद्द्रव्यं द्विजोत्तम
kathaṃ hi dhanamāyāti vismayaṃ vraja mādhava | prāptavyameva yatraiva bhaveddravyaṃ dvijottama
How then does wealth come? Be amazed, O Mādhava! Just where the goods are destined to be obtained, O best of the twice-born —
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PdP 2 12.31
अनायासेन हस्ते हि तस्यैव परिजायते । यत्नेन महता चैव द्रव्यं रक्षति मानवः
anāyāsena haste hi tasyaiva parijāyate | yatnena mahatā caiva dravyaṃ rakṣati mānavaḥ
there, without effort, it comes into that very man's hand; and with great effort a man (merely) guards his goods.
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PdP 2 12.32
व्रजमानो व्रजत्येव धनं तत्रैव तिष्ठति । एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ जहि चिंतामनर्थकीम्
vrajamāno vrajatyeva dhanaṃ tatraiva tiṣṭhati | evaṃ jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha jahi ciṃtāmanarthakīm
What is going goes indeed, (and) the wealth stays just there. Knowing this, come to peace; abandon useless worry.
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PdP 2 12.33
कस्य पुत्राः प्रिया भार्या कस्य स्वजनबांधवाः । कः कस्य नास्ति संसारे असंबंधाद्द्विजोत्तम
kasya putrāḥ priyā bhāryā kasya svajanabāṃdhavāḥ | kaḥ kasya nāsti saṃsāre asaṃbaṃdhāddvijottama
Whose are the sons, whose the dear wife, whose the own people and kinsmen? Who is not (related) to whom in this world, (and yet who is) through non-relation, O best of the twice-born?
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PdP 2 12.34
महामोहेन संमूढा मानवाः पापचेतसः । इदं गृहमयं पुत्र इमा नार्यो ममैव हि
mahāmohena saṃmūḍhā mānavāḥ pāpacetasaḥ | idaṃ gṛhamayaṃ putra imā nāryo mamaiva hi
Men of sinful mind, utterly deluded by great delusion (think): 'This is my house, this my son, these women are mine indeed.'
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PdP 2 12.35
अनृतं दृश्यते कांत संसारस्य हि बंधनम् । एवं संबोधितो देव्या भार्यया प्रियया तदा
anṛtaṃ dṛśyate kāṃta saṃsārasya hi baṃdhanam | evaṃ saṃbodhito devyā bhāryayā priyayā tadā
What is seen is untrue, beloved — it is the bondage of worldly existence. Thus instructed then by the goddess, his dear wife,
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PdP 2 12.36
पुनः प्राह प्रियां भार्यां सुमनां ज्ञानवादिनीम् । सोमशर्मोवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया भद्रे सर्वसंदेहनाशनम्
punaḥ prāha priyāṃ bhāryāṃ sumanāṃ jñānavādinīm | somaśarmovāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā bhadre sarvasaṃdehanāśanam
he spoke again to his dear wife Sumanā, who spoke with knowledge. Somaśarman said: True is what you have said, good lady, destroying every doubt.
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PdP 2 12.37
तथापि वंशमिच्छंति साधवः सत्यपंडिताः । यथा पुत्रस्य मे चिंता धनस्य च तथा प्रिये
tathāpi vaṃśamicchaṃti sādhavaḥ satyapaṃḍitāḥ | yathā putrasya me ciṃtā dhanasya ca tathā priye
Even so, good men truly learned desire a lineage. As my worry is about a son, so it is about wealth, dear one.
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PdP 2 12.38
येनकेनाप्युपायेन पुत्रमुत्पादयाम्यहम् । सुमनोवाच- पुत्रेण लोकाञ्जयति पुत्रस्तारयते कुलम्
yenakenāpyupāyena putramutpādayāmyaham | sumanovāca- putreṇa lokāñjayati putrastārayate kulam
By whatever means, I shall beget a son. Sumanā said: By a son one conquers the worlds; a son carries the family across.
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PdP 2 12.39
सत्पुत्रेण महाभाग पिता माता च जंतवः । एकः पुत्रो वरो विद्वान्बहुभिर्निर्गुणैस्तु किम्
satputreṇa mahābhāga pitā mātā ca jaṃtavaḥ | ekaḥ putro varo vidvānbahubhirnirguṇaistu kim
By a good son, O greatly fortunate one, the father and mother and (all) creatures (are saved). One learned son is better — what use are many devoid of virtue?
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PdP 2 12.40
एकस्तारयते वंशमन्ये संतापकारकाः । पूर्वमेव मया प्रोक्तमन्ये संबंधगामिनः
ekastārayate vaṃśamanye saṃtāpakārakāḥ | pūrvameva mayā proktamanye saṃbaṃdhagāminaḥ
One (son) carries the lineage across; the others are causers of grief. I have said before that the others come (only) through (karmic) connection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.41
पुण्येन प्राप्यते पुत्रः पुण्येन प्राप्यते कुलम् । सुगर्भः प्राप्यते पुण्यैस्तस्मात्पुण्यं समाचर
puṇyena prāpyate putraḥ puṇyena prāpyate kulam | sugarbhaḥ prāpyate puṇyaistasmātpuṇyaṃ samācara
By merit a son is obtained, by merit a family is obtained; by merits a good womb (birth) is obtained — therefore practice merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.42
जातस्य मृतिरेवास्ति जन्म एव मृतस्य च । सुजन्म प्राप्यते पुण्यैर्मरणं तु तथैव च
jātasya mṛtirevāsti janma eva mṛtasya ca | sujanma prāpyate puṇyairmaraṇaṃ tu tathaiva ca
For one who is born there is only death, and for one who has died there is birth again; a good birth is obtained by merits, and death likewise (by them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.43
सुखं धनचयः कांत भुज्यते पुण्यकर्मभिः । सोमशर्मोवाच- पुण्यस्याचरणं ब्रूहि तथा जन्मान्यपि प्रिये
sukhaṃ dhanacayaḥ kāṃta bhujyate puṇyakarmabhiḥ | somaśarmovāca- puṇyasyācaraṇaṃ brūhi tathā janmānyapi priye
Happiness and a heap of wealth, my dear, are enjoyed by (those with) meritorious deeds. Somaśarman said: Tell (me) the practice of merit, and also (about) births, beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.44
सुपुण्यः कीदृशो भद्रे वद पुण्यस्य लक्षणम् । सुमनोवाच- आदौ पुण्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा पुण्यं श्रुतं मया
supuṇyaḥ kīdṛśo bhadre vada puṇyasya lakṣaṇam | sumanovāca- ādau puṇyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā puṇyaṃ śrutaṃ mayā
What is one of great merit like, good lady? Tell (me) the mark of merit. Sumanā said: First I shall declare merit, as merit has been heard by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.45
पुरुषो वाथवा नारी यथा नित्यं च वर्तते । यथा पुण्यैः समाप्नोति कीर्तिं पुत्रान्प्रियान्धनम्
puruṣo vāthavā nārī yathā nityaṃ ca vartate | yathā puṇyaiḥ samāpnoti kīrtiṃ putrānpriyāndhanam
(I shall tell) how a man or else a woman should constantly conduct himself, (and) how by merits one fully obtains fame, dear sons, and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.46
पुण्यस्य लक्षणं कांत सर्वमेव वदाम्यहम् । ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन मखपंचकवर्तनैः
puṇyasya lakṣaṇaṃ kāṃta sarvameva vadāmyaham | brahmacaryeṇa satyena makhapaṃcakavartanaiḥ
The mark of merit, my dear — all of it I shall tell: by chastity, by truth, by the observance of the five sacrifices,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.47
दानेन नियमैश्चापि क्षमाशौचेन वल्लभ । अहिंसया सुशक्त्या च अस्तेयेनापि वर्तनैः
dānena niyamaiścāpi kṣamāśaucena vallabha | ahiṃsayā suśaktyā ca asteyenāpi vartanaiḥ
by giving and also by the restraints, by patience and purity, dear one, by non-injury and by (right) exertion, and also by conduct free of stealing —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.48
एतैर्दशभिरंगैस्तु धर्ममेवं प्रपूरयेत् । संपूर्णो जायते धर्मो ग्रासैर्भोगो यथोदरे
etairdaśabhiraṃgaistu dharmamevaṃ prapūrayet | saṃpūrṇo jāyate dharmo grāsairbhogo yathodare
With these ten limbs one should thus fill out dharma; dharma becomes complete (as) enjoyment (comes) in the belly through mouthfuls (of food).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.49
धर्मं सृजति धर्मात्मा त्रिविधेनैव कर्मणा । तस्य धर्मः प्रसन्नात्मा पुण्यमेवं तु प्रापयेत्
dharmaṃ sṛjati dharmātmā trividhenaiva karmaṇā | tasya dharmaḥ prasannātmā puṇyamevaṃ tu prāpayet
The one whose self is dharma generates dharma by action of the three kinds; his dharma, being of gracious spirit, would thus bring (him) merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.50
यं यं चिंतयते प्राज्ञस्तं तं प्राप्नोति दुर्लभम् । सोमशर्मोवाच- कीदृङ्मूर्तिस्तु धर्मस्य कान्यंगानि च भामिनि
yaṃ yaṃ ciṃtayate prājñastaṃ taṃ prāpnoti durlabham | somaśarmovāca- kīdṛṅmūrtistu dharmasya kānyaṃgāni ca bhāmini
Whatever the wise man thinks of, that, (though) hard to get, he obtains. Somaśarman said: What sort of form has dharma, and what are its limbs, fair lady?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.51
प्रीत्या कथय मे कांते श्रोतुं श्रद्धा प्रवर्तते । सुमनोवाच- लोके धर्मस्य वै मूर्तिः कैर्दृष्टा न द्विजोत्तम
prītyā kathaya me kāṃte śrotuṃ śraddhā pravartate | sumanovāca- loke dharmasya vai mūrtiḥ kairdṛṣṭā na dvijottama
Tell me lovingly, beloved; my eagerness to hear arises. Sumanā said: In the world, indeed, by whom has the form of dharma not been seen, O best of the twice-born?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.52
अदृश्यवर्त्मा सत्यात्मा न दृष्टो देवदानवैः । अत्रिवंशे समुत्पन्नो अनसूयात्मजो द्विजः
adṛśyavartmā satyātmā na dṛṣṭo devadānavaiḥ | atrivaṃśe samutpanno anasūyātmajo dvijaḥ
Whose path is unseen, whose nature is truth, he has not been seen by gods or demons; (but) the brahmin born in Atri's line, the son of Anasūyā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.53
तेन दृष्टो महाधर्मो दत्तात्रेयेण वै सदा । द्वावेतौ तु महात्मानौ कुर्वाणौ तप उत्तमम्
tena dṛṣṭo mahādharmo dattātreyeṇa vai sadā | dvāvetau tu mahātmānau kurvāṇau tapa uttamam
by him, by Dattātreya, the great dharma was seen constantly. These two great-souled ones, performing the highest austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.54
धर्मेण वर्तमानौ तौ तपसा च बलेन च । इंद्राधिकेन रूपेण प्रशस्तेन भविष्यतः
dharmeṇa vartamānau tau tapasā ca balena ca | iṃdrādhikena rūpeṇa praśastena bhaviṣyataḥ
those two abiding in dharma, by austerity and by strength, would become of a form more excellent than Indra's, (a form) praiseworthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.55
दशवर्षसहस्रं तौ यावत्तु वनसंस्थितौ । वायुभक्षौ निराहारौ संजातौ शुभदर्शनौ
daśavarṣasahasraṃ tau yāvattu vanasaṃsthitau | vāyubhakṣau nirāhārau saṃjātau śubhadarśanau
So long as those two remained in the forest for ten thousand years, feeding on air, without food, they became fair to look upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.56
दशवर्षसहस्रं तु तावत्कालं तपोर्जितम् । सुसाध्यमानयोश्चैव तत्र धर्मः प्रदृश्यते
daśavarṣasahasraṃ tu tāvatkālaṃ taporjitam | susādhyamānayoścaiva tatra dharmaḥ pradṛśyate
For ten thousand years, for just so long a time, austerity was amassed; and in the two who were accomplishing it well, dharma there becomes visible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.57
पंचाग्निः साध्यते द्वाभ्यां तावत्कालं द्विजोत्तम । त्रिकालं साधितं तावन्निराहारं कृतं तथा
paṃcāgniḥ sādhyate dvābhyāṃ tāvatkālaṃ dvijottama | trikālaṃ sādhitaṃ tāvannirāhāraṃ kṛtaṃ tathā
The five-fire (austerity) is accomplished by the two for just that long, O best of the twice-born; for that long the three times (of the day) were observed, and likewise fasting was done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.58
जलमध्ये स्थितौ तावद्दत्तात्रेयो यतिस्तथा । दुर्वासास्तु मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तपसा चैव कर्षितः
jalamadhye sthitau tāvaddattātreyo yatistathā | durvāsāstu muniśreṣṭhastapasā caiva karṣitaḥ
So long they stood in the midst of water, Dattātreya the ascetic likewise; but Durvāsas, best of sages, was worn thin by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.59
धर्मं प्रति स धर्मात्मा चुक्रोध मुनिपुंगवः । क्रुद्धे सति महाभाग तस्मिन्मुनिवरे तदा
dharmaṃ prati sa dharmātmā cukrodha munipuṃgavaḥ | kruddhe sati mahābhāga tasminmunivare tadā
That bull among sages, whose self was dharma, grew angry at dharma; and when that best of sages was angry then, O greatly fortunate one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.60
अथ धर्मः समायातः स्वरूपेण च वै तदा । ब्रह्मचर्यादिभिर्युक्तस्तपोभिश्च स बुद्धिमान्
atha dharmaḥ samāyātaḥ svarūpeṇa ca vai tadā | brahmacaryādibhiryuktastapobhiśca sa buddhimān
then dharma came, in his own form indeed, at that time — he, the wise one, joined with chastity and the rest and with austerities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.61
सत्यं ब्राह्मणरूपेण ब्रह्मचर्यं तथैव च । तपस्तु द्विजवर्योस्ति दमः प्राज्ञो द्विजोत्तमः
satyaṃ brāhmaṇarūpeṇa brahmacaryaṃ tathaiva ca | tapastu dvijavaryosti damaḥ prājño dvijottamaḥ
Truth (came) in the form of a brahmin, and likewise chastity; austerity too is (there), O best of the twice-born, and self-restraint, wise, foremost of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.62
नियमस्तु महाप्राज्ञो दानमेव तथैव च । अग्निहोत्रिस्वरूपेण ह्यात्रेयं हि समागताः
niyamastu mahāprājño dānameva tathaiva ca | agnihotrisvarūpeṇa hyātreyaṃ hi samāgatāḥ
And observance (niyama), greatly wise, and likewise giving itself: in the form of a keeper of the sacred fire they came to the son of Atri.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.63
क्षमा शांतिस्तथा लज्जा चाहिंसा च ह्यकल्पना । एताः सर्वाः समायाताः स्त्रीरूपास्तु द्विजोत्तम
kṣamā śāṃtistathā lajjā cāhiṃsā ca hyakalpanā | etāḥ sarvāḥ samāyātāḥ strīrūpāstu dvijottama
Patience, peace, and modesty, non-injury, and freedom from (selfish) design — all these came in the form of women, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.64
बुद्धिः प्रज्ञा दया श्रद्धा मेधा सत्कृति शांतयः । पंचयज्ञास्तथा पुण्याः सांगा वेदास्तु ते तदा
buddhiḥ prajñā dayā śraddhā medhā satkṛti śāṃtayaḥ | paṃcayajñāstathā puṇyāḥ sāṃgā vedāstu te tadā
Intellect, discernment, compassion, faith, mental power, right action, and the tranquillities; also the five (daily) sacrifices, the meritorious ones, and the Vedas with their ancillary sciences — they then (came).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.65
स्वस्वरूपधराश्चैव ते सर्वे सिद्धिमागताः । अग्न्याधानादयः पुण्या अश्वमेधादयस्तथा
svasvarūpadharāścaiva te sarve siddhimāgatāḥ | agnyādhānādayaḥ puṇyā aśvamedhādayastathā
And bearing each his own form, they all came, having attained perfection: the meritorious rites beginning with the setting-up of the fire, and likewise those beginning with the horse-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.66
रूपलावण्यसंयुक्ताः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरा दिव्यगंधानुलेपनाः
rūpalāvaṇyasaṃyuktāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | divyamālyāṃbaradharā divyagaṃdhānulepanāḥ
Endowed with beauty and loveliness, adorned with every ornament, wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine perfumes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.67
किरीटकुंडलोपेता दिव्याभरणभूषिताः । दीप्तिमंतः सुरूपास्ते तेजोज्वालाभिरावृताः
kirīṭakuṃḍalopetā divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | dīptimaṃtaḥ surūpāste tejojvālābhirāvṛtāḥ
provided with diadems and earrings, decked with divine ornaments, radiant, of fair form, encircled by flames of splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.68
एवं धर्मः समायातः परिवारसमन्वितः । यत्र तिष्ठति दुर्वासाः क्रोधनः कालवत्तथा
evaṃ dharmaḥ samāyātaḥ parivārasamanvitaḥ | yatra tiṣṭhati durvāsāḥ krodhanaḥ kālavattathā
Thus Dharma came, accompanied by his retinue, to where Durvāsas stood, wrathful like Time (death) itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.69
धर्म उवाच- कस्मात्कोपः कृतो विप्र भवांस्तपस्समन्वितः । क्रोधो हि नाशयेच्छ्रेयस्तप एव न संशयः
dharma uvāca- kasmātkopaḥ kṛto vipra bhavāṃstapassamanvitaḥ | krodho hi nāśayecchreyastapa eva na saṃśayaḥ
Dharma said: Why has anger been made (by you), O brahmin? You are endowed with austerity. Anger indeed destroys what is good — destroys austerity itself, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.70
सर्वनाशकरस्तस्मात्क्रोधं तत्र विवर्जयेत् । स्वस्थो भव द्विजश्रेष्ठ उत्कृष्टं तपसः फलम्
sarvanāśakarastasmātkrodhaṃ tatra vivarjayet | svastho bhava dvijaśreṣṭha utkṛṣṭaṃ tapasaḥ phalam
Therefore anger, being the destroyer of everything, should be shunned in such a case. Be at ease, O best of the twice-born; the fruit of austerity is a lofty thing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.71
दुर्वासा उवाच- भवान्को हि समायात एतैर्द्विजवरैः सह । सप्त नार्यः प्रतिष्ठंति सुरूपाः समलंकृताः
durvāsā uvāca- bhavānko hi samāyāta etairdvijavaraiḥ saha | sapta nāryaḥ pratiṣṭhaṃti surūpāḥ samalaṃkṛtāḥ
Durvāsas said: Who indeed are you who have come here together with these excellent brahmins? Seven women stand (here), fair of form and well adorned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.72
कथयस्व ममाग्रे त्वं विस्तरेण महामते । धर्म उवाच- अयं ब्राह्मणरूपेण सर्वतेजः समन्वितः
kathayasva mamāgre tvaṃ vistareṇa mahāmate | dharma uvāca- ayaṃ brāhmaṇarūpeṇa sarvatejaḥ samanvitaḥ
Tell me in my presence, in detail, O greatly wise one. Dharma said: This one, in the form of a brahmin, endowed with all splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.73
दंडहस्तः सुप्रसन्नः कमंडलुधरस्तथा । तवाग्रे ब्रह्मचर्योयं सोयं पश्य समागतः
daṃḍahastaḥ suprasannaḥ kamaṃḍaludharastathā | tavāgre brahmacaryoyaṃ soyaṃ paśya samāgataḥ
staff in hand, very serene, and bearing a water-pot — this one before you is Chastity; look, he has come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.74
अन्यं पश्यस्व वै त्वं च दीप्तिमंतं द्विजोत्तम । कपिलं पिंगलाक्षं च सत्यमेनं द्विजोत्तम
anyaṃ paśyasva vai tvaṃ ca dīptimaṃtaṃ dvijottama | kapilaṃ piṃgalākṣaṃ ca satyamenaṃ dvijottama
And look at another, the radiant one, O best of the twice-born: tawny and with reddish-brown eyes — this is Truth, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.75
तादृशं पश्य धर्मात्मन्वैश्वदेवसमप्रभम् । यत्तपो हि त्वया विप्र सर्वदेवसमाश्रितम्
tādṛśaṃ paśya dharmātmanvaiśvadevasamaprabham | yattapo hi tvayā vipra sarvadevasamāśritam
Look at such a one, O you whose self is dharma, of splendour equal to the All-gods: that austerity of yours, O brahmin, which rests upon all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.76
एतं पश्य महाभाग तव पार्श्वसमागतम् । प्रसन्नवाग्दीप्तियुक्तः सर्वजीवदयापरः
etaṃ paśya mahābhāga tava pārśvasamāgatam | prasannavāgdīptiyuktaḥ sarvajīvadayāparaḥ
Look at this one, O greatly fortunate one, who has come to your side: endowed with gracious speech and radiance, devoted to compassion for all living beings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.77
दम एव तथायं ते यः पोषयति सर्वदा । जटिलः कर्कशः पिंगो ह्यतितीव्रो महाप्रभुः
dama eva tathāyaṃ te yaḥ poṣayati sarvadā | jaṭilaḥ karkaśaḥ piṃgo hyatitīvro mahāprabhuḥ
this is indeed Self-restraint (dama), yours, who always nourishes (you). Matted-haired, harsh, tawny, exceedingly fierce, a great lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.78
नाशको हि स पापानां खड्गहस्तो द्विजोत्तम । अभिशांतो महापुण्यो नित्यक्रियासमन्वितः
nāśako hi sa pāpānāṃ khaḍgahasto dvijottama | abhiśāṃto mahāpuṇyo nityakriyāsamanvitaḥ
he is the destroyer of sins, sword in hand, O best of the twice-born; wholly calmed, of great merit, engaged in the daily observances —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.79
नियमस्तु समायातस्तव पार्श्वे द्विजोत्तम । अनिर्मुक्तो महादीप्तः शुद्धस्फटिकसन्निभः
niyamastu samāyātastava pārśve dvijottama | anirmukto mahādīptaḥ śuddhasphaṭikasannibhaḥ
it is Observance (niyama) that has come to your side, O best of the twice-born: unreleased (ever-present), greatly blazing, like pure crystal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.80
पयःकमंडलुकरो दंतकाष्ठधरो द्विजः । शौच एष समायातो भवतः सन्निधाविह
payaḥkamaṃḍalukaro daṃtakāṣṭhadharo dvijaḥ | śauca eṣa samāyāto bhavataḥ sannidhāviha
a twice-born with a water-pot of milk in his hand and holding a tooth-stick: this is Purity, come here into your presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.81
अतिसाध्वी महाभागा सत्यभूषणभूषिता । सर्वभूषणशोभांगी शुश्रूषेयं समागता
atisādhvī mahābhāgā satyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | sarvabhūṣaṇaśobhāṃgī śuśrūṣeyaṃ samāgatā
Exceedingly virtuous, greatly blessed, adorned with the ornament of truth, her limbs radiant with every ornament — this is Obedient Service (śuśrūṣā), who has come (to you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.82
अतिधीरा प्रसन्नांगी गौरी प्रहसितानना । पद्महस्ता इयं धात्री पद्मनेत्रा सुपद्मिनी
atidhīrā prasannāṃgī gaurī prahasitānanā | padmahastā iyaṃ dhātrī padmanetrā supadminī
Exceedingly steady, of serene limbs, fair-complexioned, with a smiling face, lotus in hand, lotus-eyed, richly lotus-like — this is Dhātrī (the Nurse/Sustainer).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.83
दिव्यैराभरणैर्युक्ता क्षमा प्राप्ता द्विजोत्तम । अतिशांता सुप्रतिष्ठा बहुमंगलसंयुता
divyairābharaṇairyuktā kṣamā prāptā dvijottama | atiśāṃtā supratiṣṭhā bahumaṃgalasaṃyutā
Endowed with divine ornaments, O best of the twice-born, Patience (kṣamā) has arrived — exceedingly calm, well established, attended by many auspicious things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.84
दिव्यरत्नकृता शोभा दिव्याभरणभूषिता । तव शांतिर्महाप्राज्ञ ज्ञानरूपा समागता
divyaratnakṛtā śobhā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā | tava śāṃtirmahāprājña jñānarūpā samāgatā
Her beauty fashioned of divine gems, adorned with divine ornaments — this is your Peace (śānti), O greatly wise one, come in the form of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.85
परोपकारकरणा बहुसत्यसमाकुला । मितभाषा सदैवासौ अकल्पा ते समागता
paropakārakaraṇā bahusatyasamākulā | mitabhāṣā sadaivāsau akalpā te samāgatā
Doing good to others, filled with much truth, always measured in speech — she, Akalpā, has come to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.86
प्रसन्ना सा क्षमायुक्ता सर्वाभरणभूषिता । पद्मासना सुरूपा सा श्यामवर्णा यशस्विनी
prasannā sā kṣamāyuktā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā | padmāsanā surūpā sā śyāmavarṇā yaśasvinī
She is serene, endowed with patience, adorned with all ornaments, seated on a lotus, beautiful in form, dark-hued, illustrious.
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PdP 2 12.87
अहिंसेयं महाभागा भवंतं तु समागता । तप्तकांचनवर्णांगी रक्तांबरविलासिनी
ahiṃseyaṃ mahābhāgā bhavaṃtaṃ tu samāgatā | taptakāṃcanavarṇāṃgī raktāṃbaravilāsinī
This greatly blessed Non-injury (ahiṃsā) has indeed come to you — her limbs the colour of refined gold, resplendent in red garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.88
सुप्रसन्ना सुमंत्रा च यत्र तत्र न पश्यति । ज्ञानभावसमाक्रांता पुण्यहस्ता तपस्विनी
suprasannā sumaṃtrā ca yatra tatra na paśyati | jñānabhāvasamākrāṃtā puṇyahastā tapasvinī
Well pleased and of good counsel, she does not look here and there; overtaken by the disposition of knowledge, with merit in her hand, given to austerity.
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PdP 2 12.89
मुक्ताभरणशोभाढ्या निर्मला चारुहासिनी । इयं श्रद्धा महाभाग पश्य पश्य समागता
muktābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā nirmalā cāruhāsinī | iyaṃ śraddhā mahābhāga paśya paśya samāgatā
Rich in the splendour of pearl ornaments, spotless, sweetly smiling — this is Faith (śraddhā), O greatly blessed one; look, look, she has come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.90
बहुबुद्धिसमाक्रांता बहुज्ञानसमाकुला । सुभोगासक्तरूपा सा सुस्थिता चारुमंगला
bahubuddhisamākrāṃtā bahujñānasamākulā | subhogāsaktarūpā sā susthitā cārumaṃgalā
Pervaded by much intelligence, filled with much knowledge, her form attached to fine enjoyments, well established, of lovely auspiciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.91
सर्वेष्टध्यानसंयुक्ता लोकमाता यशस्विनी । सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्या पीनश्रोणि पयोधरा
sarveṣṭadhyānasaṃyuktā lokamātā yaśasvinī | sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā pīnaśroṇi payodharā
Joined with meditation on all that is desired, mother of the world, illustrious, rich in the splendour of all ornaments, with full hips and breasts.
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PdP 2 12.92
गौरवर्णा समायाता माल्यवस्त्रविभूषिता । इयं मेधा महाप्राज्ञ तवैव परिसंस्थिता
gauravarṇā samāyātā mālyavastravibhūṣitā | iyaṃ medhā mahāprājña tavaiva parisaṃsthitā
Fair-complexioned she has come, adorned with garlands and garments — this is Insight (medhā), O greatly wise one, and she is stationed with you alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.93
हंसचंद्रप्रतीकाशा मुक्ताहारविलंबिनी । सर्वाभरणसंभूषा सुप्रसन्ना मनस्विनी
haṃsacaṃdrapratīkāśā muktāhāravilaṃbinī | sarvābharaṇasaṃbhūṣā suprasannā manasvinī
Resembling a swan or the moon, with a pearl necklace hanging down, decked with all ornaments, well pleased, high-minded.
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PdP 2 12.94
श्वेतवस्त्रेण संवीता शतपत्रं शयेकृतम् । पुस्तककरा पंकजस्था राजमाना सदैव हि
śvetavastreṇa saṃvītā śatapatraṃ śayekṛtam | pustakakarā paṃkajasthā rājamānā sadaiva hi
Wrapped in a white garment, with a hundred-petalled lotus made her couch, a book in her hand, seated on a lotus, ever radiant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.95
एषा प्रज्ञा महाभाग भाग्यवंतं समागता । लाक्षारससमावर्णा सुप्रसन्ना सदैव हि
eṣā prajñā mahābhāga bhāgyavaṃtaṃ samāgatā | lākṣārasasamāvarṇā suprasannā sadaiva hi
This is Wisdom (prajñā), O greatly blessed one, come to you who are fortunate; of a colour like lac-juice, and ever well pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.96
पीतपुष्पकृतामाला हारकेयूरभूषणा । मुद्रिका कंकणोपेता कर्णकुंडलमंडिता
pītapuṣpakṛtāmālā hārakeyūrabhūṣaṇā | mudrikā kaṃkaṇopetā karṇakuṃḍalamaṃḍitā
With a garland made of yellow flowers, adorned with necklace and armlets, furnished with rings and bracelets, decked with earrings on her ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.97
पीतेन वाससा देवी सदैव परिराजते । त्रैलोक्यस्योपकाराय पोषणायाद्वितीयका
pītena vāsasā devī sadaiva parirājate | trailokyasyopakārāya poṣaṇāyādvitīyakā
The goddess ever shines forth in a yellow garment, unequalled, (present) for the benefit and the nourishing of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.98
यस्याः शीलं द्विजश्रेष्ठ सदैव परिकीर्तितम् । सेयं दया सु संप्राप्ता तव पार्श्वे द्विजोत्तम
yasyāḥ śīlaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sadaiva parikīrtitam | seyaṃ dayā su saṃprāptā tava pārśve dvijottama
She whose character, O best of the twice-born, is ever celebrated — this very Compassion (dayā) has fully arrived at your side, O foremost of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.99
इयं वृद्धा महाप्राज्ञ भावभार्या तपस्विनी । मम माता द्विजश्रेष्ठ धर्मोहं तव सुव्रत
iyaṃ vṛddhā mahāprājña bhāvabhāryā tapasvinī | mama mātā dvijaśreṣṭha dharmohaṃ tava suvrata
This aged one, O greatly wise one, given to austerity, is the wife of Disposition (bhāva); she is my mother, O best of the twice-born, and I am Dharma, (come) to you, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.100
इति ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ मामेवं परिपालय । दुर्वासा उवाच- यदि धर्मः समायातो मत्समीपं तु सांप्रतम्
iti jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha māmevaṃ paripālaya | durvāsā uvāca- yadi dharmaḥ samāyāto matsamīpaṃ tu sāṃpratam
Knowing this, become calm, and protect me in this way. Durvāsas said: If Dharma has now indeed come near me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.101
एतन्मे कारणं ब्रूहि किं ते धर्म करोम्यहम् । धर्म उवाच- कस्मात्क्रुद्धोसि विप्रेन्द्र किमेतैर्विप्रियं कृतम्
etanme kāraṇaṃ brūhi kiṃ te dharma karomyaham | dharma uvāca- kasmātkruddhosi viprendra kimetairvipriyaṃ kṛtam
"Tell me the reason for this: what shall I do for you, Dharma?" Dharma said: "Why are you angry, chief of brahmins? What offence has been done by these (people)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.102
तन्मे त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि दुर्वासो यदि मन्यसे । दुर्वासा उवाच- येनाहं कुपितो देव तदिदं कारणं शृणु
tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ brūhi durvāso yadi manyase | durvāsā uvāca- yenāhaṃ kupito deva tadidaṃ kāraṇaṃ śṛṇu
"Tell me the reason for that, Durvāsas, if you think fit." Durvāsas said: "Hear, O god, this reason for which I am angered:
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PdP 2 12.103
दमशौचैः सुसंक्लेशैः शोधितं कायमात्मनः । लक्षवर्षप्रमाणं वै तपश्चर्या मया कृता
damaśaucaiḥ susaṃkleśaiḥ śodhitaṃ kāyamātmanaḥ | lakṣavarṣapramāṇaṃ vai tapaścaryā mayā kṛtā
With restraints and purifications, with severe mortifications, my own body was purified; indeed for the measure of a hundred thousand years austerity was practised by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.104
एवं पश्यसि मामेवं दया तेन प्रवर्तते । तस्मात्क्रुद्धोस्मि तेद्यैव शापमेवं ददाम्यहम्
evaṃ paśyasi māmevaṃ dayā tena pravartate | tasmātkruddhosmi tedyaiva śāpamevaṃ dadāmyaham
(Yet) you look upon me thus, and thus (only) pity proceeds from you; therefore I am angry with you, and this very day I lay a curse (on you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.105
एवं श्रुत्वा तदा तस्य तमुवाच महामतिः । धर्म उवाच- मयि नष्टे महाप्राज्ञ लोको नाशं समेष्यति
evaṃ śrutvā tadā tasya tamuvāca mahāmatiḥ | dharma uvāca- mayi naṣṭe mahāprājña loko nāśaṃ sameṣyati
Having heard this then from him, the greatly wise one said to him: Dharma said: "When I am destroyed, O greatly wise one, the world will come to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.106
दुःखमूलमहं तात निकर्शामि भृशं द्विज । सौख्यं पश्चादहं दद्मि यदि सत्यं न मुंचति
duḥkhamūlamahaṃ tāta nikarśāmi bhṛśaṃ dvija | saukhyaṃ paścādahaṃ dadmi yadi satyaṃ na muṃcati
I wear (people) down severely with the root of suffering, my friend, O twice-born; afterwards I grant happiness, if one does not abandon truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.107
पापोयं सुखमूलस्तु पुण्यं दुःखेन लभ्यते । पुण्यमेवं प्रकुर्वाणः प्राणी प्राणान्विमुंचति
pāpoyaṃ sukhamūlastu puṇyaṃ duḥkhena labhyate | puṇyamevaṃ prakurvāṇaḥ prāṇī prāṇānvimuṃcati
This evil is the root of pleasure, but merit is won through suffering; a living being, while thus performing merit, gives up his life-breaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.108
महत्सौख्यं ददाम्येवं परत्र च न संशयः । दुर्वासा उवाच- सुखं येनाप्यते तेन परं दुःखं प्रपद्यते
mahatsaukhyaṃ dadāmyevaṃ paratra ca na saṃśayaḥ | durvāsā uvāca- sukhaṃ yenāpyate tena paraṃ duḥkhaṃ prapadyate
Thus I grant great happiness in the next world too — there is no doubt." Durvāsas said: "By that (very means) by which happiness is obtained, one meets with further suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.109
तत्तु मर्त्यः परित्यज्य अन्येनापि प्रभुज्यते । तत्सुखं को विजानाति निश्चयं नैव पश्यति
tattu martyaḥ parityajya anyenāpi prabhujyate | tatsukhaṃ ko vijānāti niścayaṃ naiva paśyati
But the mortal, having abandoned that, (finds) it enjoyed by another as well; who understands that happiness? One sees no certainty at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.110
तच्छ्रेयो नैव पश्यामि अन्याय्यं हि कृतं तव । येन कायेन क्रियते भुज्यते नैव तत्सुखम्
tacchreyo naiva paśyāmi anyāyyaṃ hi kṛtaṃ tava | yena kāyena kriyate bhujyate naiva tatsukham
I see no good in that, for what you have done is contrary to rule: with whatever body it is performed, that happiness is not (the one that is) enjoyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.111
अन्येन क्रियते क्लेशमन्येनापि प्रभुज्यते । तत्सुखं को विजानाति चान्यायं धर्ममेव वा
anyena kriyate kleśamanyenāpi prabhujyate | tatsukhaṃ ko vijānāti cānyāyaṃ dharmameva vā
By one the toil is done, and by another it is enjoyed; who understands that happiness — whether it is injustice or dharma itself?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.112
अन्येन क्रियते क्लेशमन्येनापि सुखं पुनः । भुनक्ति पुरुषो धर्म तत्सर्वं श्रेयसा युतम्
anyena kriyate kleśamanyenāpi sukhaṃ punaḥ | bhunakti puruṣo dharma tatsarvaṃ śreyasā yutam
By one the toil is done, and again by another the pleasure; a man enjoys (it), O Dharma — all that is joined with good?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.113
पुण्यं चैव अनेनापि अनेन फलमश्नुते । क्रियमाणं पुनः पुण्यमन्येन परिभुज्यते
puṇyaṃ caiva anenāpi anena phalamaśnute | kriyamāṇaṃ punaḥ puṇyamanyena paribhujyate
And merit too (is done) by this one, (yet) by that one the fruit is enjoyed; the merit that is being performed is again fully enjoyed by another.
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PdP 2 12.114
तत्सर्वं हि सुखं प्रोक्तं यत्तथा यस्य लक्षणम् । धर्मशास्त्रोदितं चैव कृतं सर्वत्र नान्यथा
tatsarvaṃ hi sukhaṃ proktaṃ yattathā yasya lakṣaṇam | dharmaśāstroditaṃ caiva kṛtaṃ sarvatra nānyathā
All that has indeed been declared to be happiness — that, and of what sort its mark is; and what is stated in the dharma-treatises is done everywhere, not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.115
येन कायेन कुर्वंति तेन दुःखं सहन्ति ते । परत्र तेन भुंजंति अनेनापि तथैव च
yena kāyena kurvaṃti tena duḥkhaṃ sahanti te | paratra tena bhuṃjaṃti anenāpi tathaiva ca
With whatever body they act, with that they endure suffering; in the next world with that they enjoy (it), and likewise with this one too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.116
इति ज्ञात्वा स धर्मात्मा भवान्समवलोकयेत् । यथा चौरा महापापाः स्वकायेन सहंति ते
iti jñātvā sa dharmātmā bhavānsamavalokayet | yathā caurā mahāpāpāḥ svakāyena sahaṃti te
Knowing this, may your righteous self consider: how thieves, great sinners, endure (retribution) with their own body,
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PdP 2 12.117
दुःखेन दारुणं तीव्रं तथा सुखं कथं नहि । धर्म उवाच- येन कायेन पापाश्च संचरन्ति हि पातकम्
duḥkhena dāruṇaṃ tīvraṃ tathā sukhaṃ kathaṃ nahi | dharma uvāca- yena kāyena pāpāśca saṃcaranti hi pātakam
harsh and fierce through suffering — so how is it not the same with happiness?" Dharma said: "With whatever body the wicked carry out a sin,
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PdP 2 12.118
तेन पीडां सहंत्येव पातकस्य हि तत्फलम् । दंडमेकं परं दृष्टं धर्मशास्त्रेषु पंडितैः
tena pīḍāṃ sahaṃtyeva pātakasya hi tatphalam | daṃḍamekaṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭaṃ dharmaśāstreṣu paṃḍitaiḥ
with that very (body) they endure the pain, for that is the fruit of the sin; a single punishment above all has been laid down in the dharma-treatises by the learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.119
तं धर्मपूर्वकं विद्धि एतैर्न्यायैस्त्वमेव हि । दुर्वासा उवाच- एवं न्यायं न मन्येहं तथैव शृणु धर्मराट्
taṃ dharmapūrvakaṃ viddhi etairnyāyaistvameva hi | durvāsā uvāca- evaṃ nyāyaṃ na manyehaṃ tathaiva śṛṇu dharmarāṭ
Know that (punishment) to have dharma as its basis — you yourself (know it) by these arguments." Durvāsas said: "I do not accept this reasoning; hear likewise, O king of dharma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.120
शापत्रयं प्रदास्यामि क्रुद्धोहं तव नान्यथा । धर्म उवाच- यदा क्रुद्धो महाप्राज्ञ मामेव हि क्षमस्व च
śāpatrayaṃ pradāsyāmi kruddhohaṃ tava nānyathā | dharma uvāca- yadā kruddho mahāprājña māmeva hi kṣamasva ca
I shall lay a threefold curse (on you); I am angry with you, and it will not be otherwise." Dharma said: "When you are angry, O greatly wise one, (be angry) at me alone — and forgive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.121
नैव क्षमसि विप्रेंद्र दासीपुत्रं हि मां कुरु । राजानं तु प्रकर्तव्यं चांडालं च महामुने
naiva kṣamasi vipreṃdra dāsīputraṃ hi māṃ kuru | rājānaṃ tu prakartavyaṃ cāṃḍālaṃ ca mahāmune
"You do not forgive at all, O chief of brahmins; then make me a slave-woman's son, and let (me) be made a king, and a caṇḍāla too, O great sage."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.122
प्रसादसुमुखो विप्र प्रणतस्य सदैव हि । दुर्वासाश्च ततः क्रुद्धो धर्मं चैव शशाप ह
prasādasumukho vipra praṇatasya sadaiva hi | durvāsāśca tataḥ kruddho dharmaṃ caiva śaśāpa ha
"O brahmin, be always gracious of countenance toward one who has bowed down." And then Durvāsas, angry, did indeed curse Dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.123
दुर्वासा उवाच-। राजा भव त्वं धर्माद्य दासीपुत्रश्च नान्यथा । गच्छ चांडालयोनिं च धर्म त्वं स्वेच्छया व्रज
durvāsā uvāca-| rājā bhava tvaṃ dharmādya dāsīputraśca nānyathā | gaccha cāṃḍālayoniṃ ca dharma tvaṃ svecchayā vraja
Durvāsas said: "Be a king, Dharma, from today, and a slave-woman's son, not otherwise; and go to the womb of a caṇḍāla — Dharma, go as you please."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.124
एवं शापत्रयं दत्त्वा गतोसौ द्विजसत्तमः । अनेनापि प्रसंगेन दृष्टो धर्मः पुरा किल
evaṃ śāpatrayaṃ dattvā gatosau dvijasattamaḥ | anenāpi prasaṃgena dṛṣṭo dharmaḥ purā kila
Having thus given the three curses, that best of the twice-born departed. By this occasion too Dharma was, they say, seen of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 12.125
सोमशर्मोवाच-। धर्मस्तु कीदृशो जातस्तेन शप्तो महात्मना । तद्रूपं तस्य मे ब्रूहि यदि जानासि भामिनि
somaśarmovāca-| dharmastu kīdṛśo jātastena śapto mahātmanā | tadrūpaṃ tasya me brūhi yadi jānāsi bhāmini
Somaśarman said: "And of what sort did Dharma become, cursed by that great soul? Tell me that form of his, if you know it, O lovely lady."
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PdP 2 12.126
सुमनोवाच-। भरतानां कुले जातो धर्मो भूत्वा युधिष्ठिरः । विदुरो दासीपुत्रस्तु अन्यं चैव वदाम्यहम्
sumanovāca-| bharatānāṃ kule jāto dharmo bhūtvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | viduro dāsīputrastu anyaṃ caiva vadāmyaham
Sumanas said: "Born in the family of the Bharatas, Dharma became Yudhiṣṭhira; Vidura was the slave-woman's son; and I shall tell the other one too."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.127
यदा राजा हरिश्चंद्रो विश्वामित्रेण कर्षितः । तदा चांडालतां प्राप्तः स हि धर्मो महामतिः
yadā rājā hariścaṃdro viśvāmitreṇa karṣitaḥ | tadā cāṃḍālatāṃ prāptaḥ sa hi dharmo mahāmatiḥ
When King Hariścandra was harried by Viśvāmitra, then he came to the state of a caṇḍāla — he indeed was Dharma, of great understanding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 12.128
एवं कर्मफलं भुक्तं धर्मेणापि महात्मना । दुर्वाससो हि शापाद्वै सत्यमुक्तं तवाग्रतः
evaṃ karmaphalaṃ bhuktaṃ dharmeṇāpi mahātmanā | durvāsaso hi śāpādvai satyamuktaṃ tavāgrataḥ
Thus the fruit of action was undergone even by the great-souled Dharma, by reason of Durvāsas's curse: the truth has been spoken before you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition