Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 2
PdP 2 2.1
सूत उवाच- तदादाय महात्माऽसौ निर्जगाम त्वरान्वितः । पितृभक्त्या तपोभिश्च सत्यार्जवबलेन सः
sūta uvāca- tadādāya mahātmā'sau nirjagāma tvarānvitaḥ | pitṛbhaktyā tapobhiśca satyārjavabalena saḥ
Sūta said: Taking it, that great-souled one went forth in haste, he, by devotion to his father, by his austerities, and by the power of truth and uprightness,
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PdP 2 2.2
धर्ममाकृष्टवांश्चैव धर्मशर्मा ततस्तदा । समाकृष्टस्तु वै धर्मस्तपसा तस्य धीमतः
dharmamākṛṣṭavāṃścaiva dharmaśarmā tatastadā | samākṛṣṭastu vai dharmastapasā tasya dhīmataḥ
and Dharmaśarman then drew Dharma (to himself) at that time; and Dharma, drawn near by the austerity of that wise one,
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PdP 2 2.3
धर्मशर्माणमायातं इदं वचनमब्रवीत् । कस्मात्त्वया समाहूतो धर्मशर्मन्समागतः
dharmaśarmāṇamāyātaṃ idaṃ vacanamabravīt | kasmāttvayā samāhūto dharmaśarmansamāgataḥ
spoke this word to Dharmaśarman who had come: "Why have I been summoned by you, Dharmaśarman, (that) I have come?
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PdP 2 2.4
तन्मे कथय कार्यं त्वं तत्करोमि न संशयः । धर्मशर्मोवाच- यद्यस्ति गुरुशुश्रूषा यदि निष्ठाऽचलं तपः
tanme kathaya kāryaṃ tvaṃ tatkaromi na saṃśayaḥ | dharmaśarmovāca- yadyasti guruśuśrūṣā yadi niṣṭhā'calaṃ tapaḥ
Tell me your business; I shall do it, without doubt." Dharmaśarman said: "If there is (in me) service of my elders, if there is steadfastness and unshaken austerity,
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PdP 2 2.5
तेन सत्येन मे धर्म वेदशर्मा स जीवतु । धर्म उवाच- दमशौचेन सत्येन तपसा तव सुव्रत
tena satyena me dharma vedaśarmā sa jīvatu | dharma uvāca- damaśaucena satyena tapasā tava suvrata
by that truth of mine, O Dharma, let that Vedaśarman live." Dharma said: "By your self-restraint and purity, by truth, by austerity, O you of good vows,
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PdP 2 2.6
पितृभक्त्या तव भ्राता वेदशर्मा महाभुजः । पुनरेव महात्मासौ जीवनं च लभिष्यति
pitṛbhaktyā tava bhrātā vedaśarmā mahābhujaḥ | punareva mahātmāsau jīvanaṃ ca labhiṣyati
and by devotion to his father, your brother Vedaśarman of mighty arms, that great-souled one, will obtain life once again.
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PdP 2 2.7
तपसानेन तुष्टोस्मि पितृभक्त्या महामते । वरं वरय भद्रं ते दुर्लभं धर्मवित्तमैः
tapasānena tuṣṭosmi pitṛbhaktyā mahāmate | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te durlabhaṃ dharmavittamaiḥ
"By this austerity and by (your) devotion to your father I am pleased, O great-minded one. Choose a boon — blessings on you — one hard to obtain even by the best knowers of dharma."
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PdP 2 2.8
एवमाकर्णितं तेन सुवाक्यं धर्मशर्मणा । वैवस्वतं महात्मानं समुवाच महायशाः
evamākarṇitaṃ tena suvākyaṃ dharmaśarmaṇā | vaivasvataṃ mahātmānaṃ samuvāca mahāyaśāḥ
When such a fine speech had thus been heard by that Dharmaśarman, the greatly renowned one said to the great-souled son of Vivasvat (Yama):
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PdP 2 2.9
देहि मे त्वचलां भक्तिं पितुः पादार्हणे पुनः । धर्मे रतिं तथा मोक्षं सुप्रसन्नो यदा मम
dehi me tvacalāṃ bhaktiṃ pituḥ pādārhaṇe punaḥ | dharme ratiṃ tathā mokṣaṃ suprasanno yadā mama
"Grant me unshakable devotion to the honouring of my father's feet, and delight in dharma, and liberation as well, since you are well pleased with me."
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PdP 2 2.10
तमुवाच ततो धर्मो मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यति । एवमुक्ते महावाक्ये वेदशर्मा तदोत्थितः
tamuvāca tato dharmo matprasādādbhaviṣyati | evamukte mahāvākye vedaśarmā tadotthitaḥ
Then Dharma (Yama) said to him: "By my grace it shall come to be." When this great utterance had been spoken, Vedaśarman then rose up,
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PdP 2 2.11
प्रसुप्तवन्महाप्राज्ञो धर्मशर्माणमब्रवीत् । क्व सा देवी गता भ्रातः क्व स तातो भवेदिति
prasuptavanmahāprājño dharmaśarmāṇamabravīt | kva sā devī gatā bhrātaḥ kva sa tāto bhavediti
as if from deep sleep, and the greatly wise one said to Dharmaśarman: "Where has that goddess gone, brother? Where might that father be?"
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PdP 2 2.12
समासेन समाख्यातं यथा पित्रा नियोजितः । समाज्ञाय ततो हृष्टो धर्मशर्मा तमब्रवीत्
samāsena samākhyātaṃ yathā pitrā niyojitaḥ | samājñāya tato hṛṣṭo dharmaśarmā tamabravīt
It was told in brief, how he had been commissioned by his father. Then, having learned it, Dharmaśarman, delighted, said to him:
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PdP 2 2.13
ममाद्यैव महाभाग शिरसा जीवितेन च । संमुखी भव वै भ्रातः कोन्यो मे त्वादृशो भुवि
mamādyaiva mahābhāga śirasā jīvitena ca | saṃmukhī bhava vai bhrātaḥ konyo me tvādṛśo bhuvi
"This very day, O greatly fortunate one, with (my) head and with (my) life — be favourably disposed toward (me), O brother; who else on earth is like you to me?"
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PdP 2 2.14
भ्रातरं चैवमाभाष्य उत्सुकः पितरं प्रति । गमनाय मतिं चक्रे भ्रात्रा च धर्मशर्मणा
bhrātaraṃ caivamābhāṣya utsukaḥ pitaraṃ prati | gamanāya matiṃ cakre bhrātrā ca dharmaśarmaṇā
Having thus addressed his brother, eager for (their) father, he made up his mind to go, together with his brother Dharmaśarman.
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PdP 2 2.15
द्वावेतौ तु गतौ तत्र पितरं हृष्टमानसौ । द्वाभ्यां तत्र समास्थाय शिवशर्माणमुत्तमम्
dvāvetau tu gatau tatra pitaraṃ hṛṣṭamānasau | dvābhyāṃ tatra samāsthāya śivaśarmāṇamuttamam
These two, then, glad at heart, went there to their father; and the two, standing there before the excellent Śivaśarman,
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PdP 2 2.16
धर्मशर्मा तदोवाच पितरं दीप्तिसंयुतम् । ममाद्यैव महाभाग तपसा जीवितेन च
dharmaśarmā tadovāca pitaraṃ dīptisaṃyutam | mamādyaiva mahābhāga tapasā jīvitena ca
then Dharmaśarman said to his father, who was endowed with radiance: "This very day, O greatly fortunate one, by (my) austerity and by (my) life,
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PdP 2 2.17
वेदशर्मा समानीतस्तं पुत्रं प्रगृहाण भोः । शिवशर्मा ततो हृष्टो भक्तिं विज्ञाय तस्य च
vedaśarmā samānītastaṃ putraṃ pragṛhāṇa bhoḥ | śivaśarmā tato hṛṣṭo bhaktiṃ vijñāya tasya ca
Vedaśarman has been brought back; receive that son, sir!" Then Śivaśarman, delighted, and recognizing his devotion,
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PdP 2 2.18
न किंचिदब्रवीत्तं तु पुनश्चिंतामुपेयिवान् । पुरतो विनयेनापि वर्तमानं महामतिम्
na kiṃcidabravīttaṃ tu punaściṃtāmupeyivān | purato vinayenāpi vartamānaṃ mahāmatim
yet said nothing to him, and again fell into brooding — (about) the great-minded one who stood before him with all humility.
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PdP 2 2.19
विष्णुशर्माणमाभाषीद्वत्स मे वचनं कुरु । इंद्रलोकं व्रजस्वाद्य तस्मादानय चामृतम्
viṣṇuśarmāṇamābhāṣīdvatsa me vacanaṃ kuru | iṃdralokaṃ vrajasvādya tasmādānaya cāmṛtam
He addressed Viṣṇuśarman: "Son, carry out my word. Go this day to Indra's world and bring from there the nectar of immortality.
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PdP 2 2.20
अनया कान्तया सार्द्धं स्थातुमिच्छामि सांप्रतम् । सागराद्यत्समुत्पन्नममृतं व्याधिनाशनम्
anayā kāntayā sārddhaṃ sthātumicchāmi sāṃpratam | sāgarādyatsamutpannamamṛtaṃ vyādhināśanam
I wish now to remain with this beloved woman. The nectar that arose from the ocean, the destroyer of disease —
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PdP 2 2.21
साधुनेच्छति मामेषा यथैनां तु लभाम्यहम् । तथा कुरुष्व शीघ्रं त्वमन्यथान्यं प्रयास्यति
sādhunecchati māmeṣā yathaināṃ tu labhāmyaham | tathā kuruṣva śīghraṃ tvamanyathānyaṃ prayāsyati
she desires me (only) if (I am) sound; act quickly so that I may obtain her, otherwise she will go off to another.
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PdP 2 2.22
वृद्धं ज्ञात्वावमन्येत इयं बाला सुरूपिणी । अद्य देव्यानया सार्द्धं प्रियया भुवनत्रये
vṛddhaṃ jñātvāvamanyeta iyaṃ bālā surūpiṇī | adya devyānayā sārddhaṃ priyayā bhuvanatraye
Knowing (me to be) old, this young and beautiful girl might scorn (me). Today, together with this beloved lady, in the three worlds —
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PdP 2 2.23
निर्दोषो व्याधिनिर्मुक्तो यथा तात भवाम्यहम् । तथा कुरुष्व मे वत्स मद्भक्तोसि यदा भुवि
nirdoṣo vyādhinirmukto yathā tāta bhavāmyaham | tathā kuruṣva me vatsa madbhaktosi yadā bhuvi
so that I may become faultless and free of disease, father — so act for me, son, since you are devoted to me on earth."
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PdP 2 2.24
एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं पितुस्तस्य महात्मनः । विष्णुशर्मा तदोवाच पितरं दीप्ततेजसम्
evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ pitustasya mahātmanaḥ | viṣṇuśarmā tadovāca pitaraṃ dīptatejasam
Having heard that speech of his great-souled father, Viṣṇuśarman then said to his father of blazing energy:
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PdP 2 2.25
सर्वमेतत्करिष्यामि भवतः सुखमुत्तमम् । एवमाभाष्य धर्मात्मा विष्णुशर्मा महामतिः
sarvametatkariṣyāmi bhavataḥ sukhamuttamam | evamābhāṣya dharmātmā viṣṇuśarmā mahāmatiḥ
"I shall do all this — the highest happiness for you." Having spoken thus, the righteous, great-minded Viṣṇuśarman,
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PdP 2 2.26
पितरं तं नमस्कृत्य पुनः कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् । बलेन महता सोपि तपसा नियमेन च
pitaraṃ taṃ namaskṛtya punaḥ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam | balena mahatā sopi tapasā niyamena ca
having bowed to that father and again circumambulated him to the right, by (his) great strength, by austerity and by discipline,
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PdP 2 2.27
अंतरिक्षगतश्चासीद्गच्छमानस्य धीमतः । स महावायुवेगेन ऐंद्रं संप्रतिगच्छति
aṃtarikṣagataścāsīdgacchamānasya dhīmataḥ | sa mahāvāyuvegena aiṃdraṃ saṃpratigacchati
And as the wise one went along, he was (moving) through the middle air; with the speed of a great wind he approaches Indra's (realm).
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