Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 124
PdP 2 124.1
सूत उवाच- अंतर्द्धानं गते विष्णौ वेनो राजा महामतिः । क्व गतो देवदेवेश इति चिंतापरोऽभवत्
sūta uvāca- aṃtarddhānaṃ gate viṣṇau veno rājā mahāmatiḥ | kva gato devadeveśa iti ciṃtāparo'bhavat
Sūta said: When Viṣṇu had vanished, King Vena, of great mind, became absorbed in the thought, "Where has the Lord of the gods of gods gone?"
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PdP 2 124.2
हर्षेण महताविष्टश्चिंतयित्वा नृपोत्तमः । समाहूय नृपश्रेष्ठं तं पृथुं मधुराक्षरैः
harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaściṃtayitvā nṛpottamaḥ | samāhūya nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ taṃ pṛthuṃ madhurākṣaraiḥ
Filled with great joy, that best of kings, after reflecting, summoned that foremost of kings, Pṛthu, with sweet words —
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PdP 2 124.3
तमुवाच महात्मानं हर्षेण महता तदा । त्वया पुत्रेण भूर्लोके तारितोस्मि सुपातकात्
tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ harṣeṇa mahatā tadā | tvayā putreṇa bhūrloke tāritosmi supātakāt
Then, with great joy, he said to that great-souled one: "By you, my son, I have been rescued in the world of mortals from grievous sin."
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PdP 2 124.4
नीत उज्ज्वलतां वत्स वंशो मे सांप्रतं पृथो । मया विनाशितो दोषैस्त्वया गुणैः प्रकाशितः
nīta ujjvalatāṃ vatsa vaṃśo me sāṃprataṃ pṛtho | mayā vināśito doṣaistvayā guṇaiḥ prakāśitaḥ
"My lineage has now been brought to splendor, my child Pṛthu; ruined by me through (my) faults, it has been made to shine by you through (your) virtues."
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PdP 2 124.5
यजेहमश्वमेधेन दास्ये दानान्यनेकशः । विष्णुलोकं व्रजाम्यद्य सकायस्ते प्रसादतः
yajehamaśvamedhena dāsye dānānyanekaśaḥ | viṣṇulokaṃ vrajāmyadya sakāyaste prasādataḥ
"I shall sacrifice with a horse-sacrifice and shall give gifts of many kinds; today, by your favor, I go with my (own) body to the world of Viṣṇu."
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PdP 2 124.6
संभरस्व महाभाग संभारांस्त्वं नृपोत्तम । आमंत्रय महाभाग ब्राह्मणान्वेदपारगान्
saṃbharasva mahābhāga saṃbhārāṃstvaṃ nṛpottama | āmaṃtraya mahābhāga brāhmaṇānvedapāragān
"Gather the materials (for the sacrifice), O greatly fortunate one, O best of kings; and invite, O greatly fortunate one, the brahmins who have mastered the Vedas."
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PdP 2 124.7
एवं पृथुः समादिष्टो वेनेनापि महात्मना । प्रत्युवाच महात्मा स वेनं पितरमादरात्
evaṃ pṛthuḥ samādiṣṭo venenāpi mahātmanā | pratyuvāca mahātmā sa venaṃ pitaramādarāt
Thus instructed by the great-souled Vena, Pṛthu, himself great-souled, replied respectfully to his father Vena:
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PdP 2 124.8
कुरु राज्यं महाराज भुंक्ष्व भोगान्मनोनुगान् । दिव्यान्वा मानुषान्पुण्यान्यज्ञैर्यज जनार्दनम्
kuru rājyaṃ mahārāja bhuṃkṣva bhogānmanonugān | divyānvā mānuṣānpuṇyānyajñairyaja janārdanam
"Rule the kingdom, great king, and enjoy pleasures that please the mind — holy ones, whether divine or human; and worship Janārdana with sacrifices."
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PdP 2 124.9
एवमुक्त्वा प्रणम्यैव पितरं ज्ञानतत्परम् । धनुरादाय पृथ्वीशः सबाणं यत्नपूर्वकम्
evamuktvā praṇamyaiva pitaraṃ jñānatatparam | dhanurādāya pṛthvīśaḥ sabāṇaṃ yatnapūrvakam
Having spoken thus and bowed to his father, who was devoted to knowledge, the lord of the earth took up his bow together with an arrow, carefully.
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PdP 2 124.10
आदिदेश भटान्सर्वान्घोषध्वं भूतले मम । पापमेव न कर्तव्यं कर्मणा त्रिविधेन वै
ādideśa bhaṭānsarvānghoṣadhvaṃ bhūtale mama | pāpameva na kartavyaṃ karmaṇā trividhena vai
He commanded all the soldiers: "Proclaim upon my earth: no sin at all is to be committed by any of the three kinds of action (of body, speech, and mind)."
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PdP 2 124.11
करिष्यंति च यत्पापं आज्ञां वेनस्य भूपतेः । उल्लंघ्य वध्यतां सो हि यास्यते नात्र संशयः
kariṣyaṃti ca yatpāpaṃ ājñāṃ venasya bhūpateḥ | ullaṃghya vadhyatāṃ so hi yāsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
"And whoever shall commit sin, transgressing the command of Vena, lord of the earth — he shall indeed go to execution; of this there is no doubt."
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PdP 2 124.12
दानमेव प्रदातव्यं यज्ञैश्चैव जनार्दनम् । यजध्वं मानवाः सर्वे तन्मनस्का विमत्सराः
dānameva pradātavyaṃ yajñaiścaiva janārdanam | yajadhvaṃ mānavāḥ sarve tanmanaskā vimatsarāḥ
Gifts alone are to be given, and with sacrifices worship Janārdana; sacrifice, all you men, with your minds fixed on him and free of envy.
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PdP 2 124.13
एवं शिक्षां प्रदत्वासौ राज्यं भृत्येषु वेनजः । निःक्षिप्य च गतो विप्रास्तपसोर्थे तपोवनम्
evaṃ śikṣāṃ pradatvāsau rājyaṃ bhṛtyeṣu venajaḥ | niḥkṣipya ca gato viprāstapasorthe tapovanam
Having thus given (this) instruction, that son of Vena, having laid the kingdom upon his servants, went, O brahmins, to the penance-grove for the sake of austerity.
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PdP 2 124.14
सर्वान्दोषान्परित्यज्य संयम्य विषयेन्द्रियान् । शतवर्षप्रमाणं वै निराहारो बभूव ह
sarvāndoṣānparityajya saṃyamya viṣayendriyān | śatavarṣapramāṇaṃ vai nirāhāro babhūva ha
Abandoning all faults and restraining the senses from their objects, he remained without food for the measure of a hundred years.
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PdP 2 124.15
तपसा तस्य वै तुष्टो ब्रह्मा पृथुमुवाच ह । तपस्तपसि कस्मात्त्वं तन्मे त्वं कारणं वद
tapasā tasya vai tuṣṭo brahmā pṛthumuvāca ha | tapastapasi kasmāttvaṃ tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ vada
Pleased indeed by his austerity, Brahmā spoke to Pṛthu: "Why do you practise austerity upon austerity? Tell me the reason for that."
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PdP 2 124.16
पृथुरुवाच- वेन एष महाप्राज्ञः पिता मे कीर्तिवर्द्धनः । समाचरति यः पापमस्य राज्ये नराधमः
pṛthuruvāca- vena eṣa mahāprājñaḥ pitā me kīrtivarddhanaḥ | samācarati yaḥ pāpamasya rājye narādhamaḥ
Pṛthu said: This Vena, of great wisdom, is my father, the increaser of (our) fame; (but) that lowest of men who commits sin in his kingdom—
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PdP 2 124.17
शिरश्छेत्ता भवत्वेष तस्य देवो जनार्दनः । अदृष्टैश्च महाचक्रैर्हरिः शास्ता भवेत्स्वयम्
śiraśchettā bhavatveṣa tasya devo janārdanaḥ | adṛṣṭaiśca mahācakrairhariḥ śāstā bhavetsvayam
—let the god Janārdana be the severer of his head, and let Hari himself be the chastiser by his great, unseen discs.
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PdP 2 124.18
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा कर्तुं वांछति पातकम् । तेषां शिरांसि त्रुट्यंतु फलं पक्वं यथा द्रुमात्
manasā karmaṇā vācā kartuṃ vāṃchati pātakam | teṣāṃ śirāṃsi truṭyaṃtu phalaṃ pakvaṃ yathā drumāt
(Whoever) wishes to commit a sin by mind, by deed, or by word—let their heads burst off, as a ripe fruit (falls) from a tree.
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PdP 2 124.19
एतदेव वरं मन्ये त्वत्तः शृणु सुरेश्वर । प्रजानां दोषभावेन न लिप्यति पिता मम
etadeva varaṃ manye tvattaḥ śṛṇu sureśvara | prajānāṃ doṣabhāvena na lipyati pitā mama
This very thing I regard as the boon (to be received) from you; hear it, O lord of the gods: that my father not be smeared by the fault-nature of his subjects.
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PdP 2 124.20
तथा कुरुष्व देवेश वरं दातुं यदीच्छसि । ददस्व उत्तमं कामं चतुर्मुखनमोऽस्तु ते
tathā kuruṣva deveśa varaṃ dātuṃ yadīcchasi | dadasva uttamaṃ kāmaṃ caturmukhanamo'stu te
So do it, O lord of gods, if you wish to grant a boon; grant (me this) highest desire—O four-faced one, homage be to you.
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PdP 2 124.21
ब्रह्मोवाच- एवमस्तु महाभाग पिता ते पूततां गतः । विष्णुना शासितो वत्स पुत्रेणापि त्वया पृथो
brahmovāca- evamastu mahābhāga pitā te pūtatāṃ gataḥ | viṣṇunā śāsito vatsa putreṇāpi tvayā pṛtho
Brahmā said: So be it, greatly fortunate one; your father has attained purity—he has been set right by Viṣṇu, my child, and also by you, his son, O Pṛthu.
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PdP 2 124.22
एवं पृथुं समुद्दिश्य वरं दत्वा गतो विभुः । पृथुरेव समायातो राज्यकर्मणि संस्थितः
evaṃ pṛthuṃ samuddiśya varaṃ datvā gato vibhuḥ | pṛthureva samāyāto rājyakarmaṇi saṃsthitaḥ
Thus, having granted the boon with reference to Pṛthu, the mighty one departed; and Pṛthu came back and took his stand in the business of the kingdom.
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PdP 2 124.23
वैन्यस्य राज्ये विप्रेन्द्राः पापं कश्चिन्न चाचरेत् । यस्तु चिंतयते पापं त्रिविधेनापि कर्मणा
vainyasya rājye viprendrāḥ pāpaṃ kaścinna cācaret | yastu ciṃtayate pāpaṃ trividhenāpi karmaṇā
In the kingdom of Vena's son, O chief brahmins, no one would commit a sin; and whoever thinks of sin by any of the three kinds of act—
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PdP 2 124.24
शिरश्छेदो भवेत्तस्य यथाचक्रैर्निकृंतितः । तदाप्रभृति वै पापं नैव कोपि समाचरेत्
śiraśchedo bhavettasya yathācakrairnikṛṃtitaḥ | tadāprabhṛti vai pāpaṃ naiva kopi samācaret
—his head would be cut off, as though severed by discs. From that time on no one at all would commit sin.
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PdP 2 124.25
इत्याज्ञा वर्तते तस्य वैन्यस्यापि महात्मनः । सर्वलोकाः समाचारैः परिवर्तंति नित्यशः
ityājñā vartate tasya vainyasyāpi mahātmanaḥ | sarvalokāḥ samācāraiḥ parivartaṃti nityaśaḥ
Such was the standing decree of that great-souled son of Vena; all the people conducted themselves constantly with good behaviour.
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PdP 2 124.26
दानभोगैः प्रवर्तंते सर्वधर्मपरायणाः । सर्वसौख्यैः प्रवर्द्धंते प्रसादात्तस्य भूपतेः
dānabhogaiḥ pravartaṃte sarvadharmaparāyaṇāḥ | sarvasaukhyaiḥ pravarddhaṃte prasādāttasya bhūpateḥ
They occupied themselves with giving and enjoying, wholly devoted to dharma, and they prospered with every happiness by the grace of that king.
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