Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 20
PdP 2 20.1
हरिरुवाच- तपसानेन पुण्येन सत्येनानेन ते द्विज । स्तोत्रेण पावनेनापि तुष्टोस्मि व्रियतां वरः
hariruvāca- tapasānena puṇyena satyenānena te dvija | stotreṇa pāvanenāpi tuṣṭosmi vriyatāṃ varaḥ
Hari said: By this austerity, by (this) merit, by this truthfulness of yours, O twice-born, and by (your) purifying hymn too, I am pleased—let a boon be chosen.
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PdP 2 20.2
वरं दद्मि महाभाग यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । यंयमिच्छसि कामं त्वं तंतं ते पूरयाम्यहम्
varaṃ dadmi mahābhāga yatte manasi vartate | yaṃyamicchasi kāmaṃ tvaṃ taṃtaṃ te pūrayāmyaham
I grant a boon, O greatly fortunate one, whatever is in your mind; whatever desire you wish for, that very one I fulfil for you.
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PdP 2 20.3
सोमशर्मोवाच- प्रथमं देहि मे कृष्ण वरमेकं सुवाञ्छितम् । सुप्रसन्नेन मनसा यद्यस्ति सुदया मम
somaśarmovāca- prathamaṃ dehi me kṛṣṇa varamekaṃ suvāñchitam | suprasannena manasā yadyasti sudayā mama
Somaśarman said: First give me one much-desired boon, O Kṛṣṇa, with a well-pleased mind, if you have great compassion for me:
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PdP 2 20.4
जन्मजन्मांतरं प्राप्य तव भक्तिं करोम्यहम् । दर्शयस्व परं स्थानमचलं मोक्षदायकम्
janmajanmāṃtaraṃ prāpya tava bhaktiṃ karomyaham | darśayasva paraṃ sthānamacalaṃ mokṣadāyakam
That, obtaining birth after birth, I may practise devotion to you; show (me) the highest, unmoving abode, the giver of liberation.
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PdP 2 20.5
स्ववंशतारकं पुत्रं दिव्यलक्षणसंयुतम् । विष्णुभक्तिपरं नित्यं मम वंशप्रधारकम्
svavaṃśatārakaṃ putraṃ divyalakṣaṇasaṃyutam | viṣṇubhaktiparaṃ nityaṃ mama vaṃśapradhārakam
(Give me) a son who carries his own lineage across, endowed with divine marks, always intent on devotion to Viṣṇu, the upholder of my line,
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PdP 2 20.6
सर्वज्ञं सर्वदं दांतं तपस्तेजः समन्वितम् । देवब्राह्मणलोकानां पालकं पूजकं सदा
sarvajñaṃ sarvadaṃ dāṃtaṃ tapastejaḥ samanvitam | devabrāhmaṇalokānāṃ pālakaṃ pūjakaṃ sadā
all-knowing, all-giving, self-controlled, possessed of the splendour of austerity, always the protector and worshipper of the worlds of gods and brahmins,
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PdP 2 20.7
देवमित्रं पुण्यभावं दातारं ज्ञानपंडितम् । देहि मे ईदृशं पुत्रं दारिद्रं हर केशव
devamitraṃ puṇyabhāvaṃ dātāraṃ jñānapaṃḍitam | dehi me īdṛśaṃ putraṃ dāridraṃ hara keśava
a friend of the gods, of meritorious disposition, a giver, learned in knowledge—give me such a son, and take away (my) poverty, O Keśava.
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PdP 2 20.8
भवत्वेवं न संदेहो वरमेनं वृणोम्यहम् । हरिरुवाच- एवमस्तु द्विजश्रेष्ठ भविष्यति न संशयः
bhavatvevaṃ na saṃdeho varamenaṃ vṛṇomyaham | hariruvāca- evamastu dvijaśreṣṭha bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
Let it be so, without doubt: this boon I choose. Hari said: So be it, best of the twice-born; it will come to pass, there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 20.9
मत्प्रसादात्सुपुत्रस्तु तव वंश प्रतारकः । भोक्ष्यसि त्वं वरान्भोगान्दिव्यांश्च मानुषानिह
matprasādātsuputrastu tava vaṃśa pratārakaḥ | bhokṣyasi tvaṃ varānbhogāndivyāṃśca mānuṣāniha
By my grace (there will be) a good son who carries your lineage across; and you will enjoy here excellent pleasures, both divine and human.
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PdP 2 20.10
समालोक्य परं सौख्यं पुत्रसंभवजं शुभम् । यावज्जीवसि विप्र त्वं तावद्दुःखं न पश्यसि
samālokya paraṃ saukhyaṃ putrasaṃbhavajaṃ śubham | yāvajjīvasi vipra tvaṃ tāvadduḥkhaṃ na paśyasi
Beholding the supreme, auspicious happiness that arises from the birth of a son, as long as you live, brahmin, so long you will not see sorrow.
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PdP 2 20.11
दाता भोक्ता गुणग्राही भविष्यसि न संशयः । सुतीर्थे मरणं चापि यास्यसि त्वं परां गतिम्
dātā bhoktā guṇagrāhī bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ | sutīrthe maraṇaṃ cāpi yāsyasi tvaṃ parāṃ gatim
You will be a giver, an enjoyer, an appreciator of merits, without doubt; and (having) death at a good sacred ford, you will go to the highest goal.
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PdP 2 20.12
एवं वरं हरिर्दत्त्वा सप्रियाय द्विजाय सः । अंतर्धानं गतो देवः स्वप्नवत्परिदृश्यते
evaṃ varaṃ harirdattvā sapriyāya dvijāya saḥ | aṃtardhānaṃ gato devaḥ svapnavatparidṛśyate
Having thus given the boon to the twice-born together with his wife, that god went to invisibility; he is seen as if in a dream.
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PdP 2 20.13
तदा सुमनया युक्तः सोमशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । सुतीर्थे पावने तस्मिन्रेवातीरे सुपुण्यदे
tadā sumanayā yuktaḥ somaśarmā dvijottamaḥ | sutīrthe pāvane tasminrevātīre supuṇyade
Then Somaśarman, best of twice-born, together with Sumanā, (dwelt) at that pure and holy ford on the bank of the Revā, the bestower of great merit —
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PdP 2 20.14
अमरकंटके विप्रो दानं पुण्यं करोति सः । गते बहुतरे काले तस्य वै सोमशर्मणः
amarakaṃṭake vipro dānaṃ puṇyaṃ karoti saḥ | gate bahutare kāle tasya vai somaśarmaṇaḥ
at Amarakaṇṭaka the brahmin performs meritorious giving. When a very long time had passed for that Somaśarman,
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PdP 2 20.15
कपिलारेवयोः संगे स्नानं कृत्वा स निर्गतः । दृष्टवान्पुरतो विप्रः श्वेतमेकं हि कुंजरम्
kapilārevayoḥ saṃge snānaṃ kṛtvā sa nirgataḥ | dṛṣṭavānpurato vipraḥ śvetamekaṃ hi kuṃjaram
having bathed at the confluence of the Kapilā and the Revā, he came out; and the brahmin saw before him a single white elephant,
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PdP 2 20.16
सुप्रभं सुंदरं दिव्यं सुमदं चारुलक्षणम् । नानाभरणशोभांगं बहुलक्ष्म्या समन्वितम्
suprabhaṃ suṃdaraṃ divyaṃ sumadaṃ cārulakṣaṇam | nānābharaṇaśobhāṃgaṃ bahulakṣmyā samanvitam
of fine radiance, beautiful, divine, in fine rut, of lovely markings, its limbs shining with various ornaments, endowed with abundant splendour,
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PdP 2 20.17
सिंदूरैः कुंकुमैस्तस्य कुंभस्थले विराजिते । कर्णनीलोत्पलयुतं पताकादंडसंयुतम्
siṃdūraiḥ kuṃkumaistasya kuṃbhasthale virājite | karṇanīlotpalayutaṃ patākādaṃḍasaṃyutam
with its frontal globes gleaming with vermilion and saffron, having blue lotuses at its ears, furnished with a flag-staff;
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PdP 2 20.18
नागोपरिस्थितो दिव्यः पुरुषो दृढसुप्रभः । दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नः सर्वाभरणभूषितः
nāgoparisthito divyaḥ puruṣo dṛḍhasuprabhaḥ | divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
seated upon the elephant was a divine man of firm, fine radiance, endowed with divine marks, adorned with every ornament,
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PdP 2 20.19
दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरो दिव्यगंधानुलेपनः । सुसौम्यं सोमवत्पूर्णच्छत्रचामरसंयुतम्
divyamālyāṃbaradharo divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ | susaumyaṃ somavatpūrṇacchatracāmarasaṃyutam
wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine perfumes — very gentle, full as the moon, provided with parasol and yak-tail fan.
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PdP 2 20.20
नागारूढं प्रयांतं तं पुनः पश्यति सत्तमः । सिद्धचारणगंधर्वैः स्तूयमानं सुमंगलम्
nāgārūḍhaṃ prayāṃtaṃ taṃ punaḥ paśyati sattamaḥ | siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānaṃ sumaṃgalam
The excellent (brahmin) sees him again, mounted on the elephant and moving on, praised by Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, most auspicious.
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PdP 2 20.21
सगजं सुंदरं दृष्ट्वा पुरुषं दिव्यलक्षणम् । व्यतर्कयत्सोमशर्मा विस्मयाविष्टमानसः
sagajaṃ suṃdaraṃ dṛṣṭvā puruṣaṃ divyalakṣaṇam | vyatarkayatsomaśarmā vismayāviṣṭamānasaḥ
Having seen the beautiful man of divine marks together with the elephant, Somaśarman pondered, his mind filled with amazement:
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PdP 2 20.22
कोऽयं प्रयाति दिव्यांगः पंथानं प्राप्य सुव्रतः ।
ko'yaṃ prayāti divyāṃgaḥ paṃthānaṃ prāpya suvrataḥ |
"Who is this of divine body, of good vows, that goes along, having reached the road?"
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PdP 2 20.23
प्रविशंतं गृहद्वारं देवरूपं मनोहरम् । हर्षेण महताविष्टः सोमशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः
praviśaṃtaṃ gṛhadvāraṃ devarūpaṃ manoharam | harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ somaśarmā dvijottamaḥ
(Seeing him,) of divine form and captivating, entering the door of his house, Somaśarman, best of twice-born, filled with great joy,
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PdP 2 20.24
स्वगृहं प्रति धर्मात्मा त्वरमाणः प्रयाति च । गृहद्वारं गतो यावत्तावत्तं तु न पश्यति
svagṛhaṃ prati dharmātmā tvaramāṇaḥ prayāti ca | gṛhadvāraṃ gato yāvattāvattaṃ tu na paśyati
the righteous one hurries and goes toward his own house; but by the time he reached the house door he did not see him.
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PdP 2 20.25
पतितान्येव पुष्पाणि सौहृद्यानि महामतिः । दिव्यानि वासयुक्तानि प्रांगणे द्विजसत्तमः
patitānyeva puṣpāṇi sauhṛdyāni mahāmatiḥ | divyāni vāsayuktāni prāṃgaṇe dvijasattamaḥ
The very wise, best of twice-born, (saw) in the courtyard divine, fragrant flowers, tokens of goodwill, that had just fallen,
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PdP 2 20.26
चंदनैः कुंकुमैः पुण्यैः सुगंधैस्तु विलेपितम् । स्वकीयं प्रांगणे दृष्ट्वा दूर्वाक्षतसमन्वितम्
caṃdanaiḥ kuṃkumaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sugaṃdhaistu vilepitam | svakīyaṃ prāṃgaṇe dṛṣṭvā dūrvākṣatasamanvitam
and seeing his own courtyard smeared with sandal, saffron, holy and fragrant substances, and strewn with dūrvā grass and unhusked rice,
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PdP 2 20.27
स एवं विस्मयाविष्टश्चिंतयानः पुनः पुनः । ददर्श सुमनां प्राज्ञो दिव्यमंगलसंपदम्
sa evaṃ vismayāviṣṭaściṃtayānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ | dadarśa sumanāṃ prājño divyamaṃgalasaṃpadam
thus filled with amazement, pondering again and again, the wise one saw Sumanā possessed of divine, auspicious abundance.
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PdP 2 20.28
सोमशर्मोवाच- केन दत्तानि दिव्यानि एतान्याभरणानि च । शृंगारंरूपसौभाग्यं वस्त्रालंकारभूषणम्
somaśarmovāca- kena dattāni divyāni etānyābharaṇāni ca | śṛṃgāraṃrūpasaubhāgyaṃ vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇam
Somaśarman said: By whom were these divine ornaments given, and this adornment, beauty and good fortune, these garments, ornaments and jewels?
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PdP 2 20.29
तन्मे त्वं कारणं भद्रे कथयस्वाविशंकिता । एवं संभाष्यतां भार्यां विरराम द्विजोत्तमः
tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ bhadre kathayasvāviśaṃkitā | evaṃ saṃbhāṣyatāṃ bhāryāṃ virarāma dvijottamaḥ
Tell me the reason for that, good lady, without hesitation. Having thus addressed his wife, the best of twice-born fell silent.
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PdP 2 20.30
सुमनोवाच- शृणु कांत समायातः कश्चिद्देववरोत्तमः । श्वेतनागसमारूढो दिव्याभरणभूषितः
sumanovāca- śṛṇu kāṃta samāyātaḥ kaściddevavarottamaḥ | śvetanāgasamārūḍho divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
Sumanā said: Listen, beloved. Some most excellent one among the gods came here, mounted on a white elephant, adorned with divine ornaments,
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PdP 2 20.31
दिव्यगंधानुलिप्तांगो दिव्याश्चर्यसमन्वितः । न जाने को हि देवोसौ विप्रगंधर्वसेवितः
divyagaṃdhānuliptāṃgo divyāścaryasamanvitaḥ | na jāne ko hi devosau vipragaṃdharvasevitaḥ
his limbs anointed with divine perfumes, attended by divine marvels. I do not know, O brahmin, who that god was, waited upon by Gandharvas,
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PdP 2 20.32
स्तूयमानः समायातो देवगंधर्वचारणैः । योषितः पुण्यरूपाढ्या रूपशृंगारसंयुताः
stūyamānaḥ samāyāto devagaṃdharvacāraṇaiḥ | yoṣitaḥ puṇyarūpāḍhyā rūpaśṛṃgārasaṃyutāḥ
he came praised by gods, Gandharvas and Cāraṇas; and women rich in holy beauty, endowed with beauty and adornment,
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PdP 2 20.33
सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्याः सर्वाः पूर्णमनोरथाः । ताभिः सह समक्षं मे पुरुषेण महात्मना
sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyāḥ sarvāḥ pūrṇamanorathāḥ | tābhiḥ saha samakṣaṃ me puruṣeṇa mahātmanā
(They were) all resplendent with every ornament, all of them with their wishes fulfilled; together with them, before my eyes, by that great-souled man —
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PdP 2 20.34
चतुष्कं पूरितं रत्नैः सर्वशोभासमन्वितम् । तत्राहमासने पुण्ये स्थापिता ब्राह्मणैः किल
catuṣkaṃ pūritaṃ ratnaiḥ sarvaśobhāsamanvitam | tatrāhamāsane puṇye sthāpitā brāhmaṇaiḥ kila
— a square (pavilion) filled with jewels, endowed with every splendour (was made); there, upon an auspicious seat, I was indeed placed by the brahmins.
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PdP 2 20.35
वस्त्रालंकारभूषां मे ददुस्ते सर्व एव हि । वेदमंगलगीतैस्तु शास्त्रगीतैश्च पुण्यदैः
vastrālaṃkārabhūṣāṃ me daduste sarva eva hi | vedamaṃgalagītaistu śāstragītaiśca puṇyadaiḥ
They all gave me the adornment of garments and ornaments, with the auspicious songs of the Veda and with merit-giving recitations from the scriptures,
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PdP 2 20.36
अभिषिक्तास्मि तैः सर्वैरंतर्धानं पुनर्गताः । मामेवं परितः सर्वे पुनरूचुर्द्विजोत्तम
abhiṣiktāsmi taiḥ sarvairaṃtardhānaṃ punargatāḥ | māmevaṃ paritaḥ sarve punarūcurdvijottama
and by them all I was consecrated; then they vanished again. All of them, standing around me, spoke to me again thus, O best of the twice-born:
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PdP 2 20.37
तव गेहं वयं सर्वे वसिष्यामः सदैव हि । शुचिर्भव सुकल्याणि भर्त्रा सार्द्धं सदैव हि
tava gehaṃ vayaṃ sarve vasiṣyāmaḥ sadaiva hi | śucirbhava sukalyāṇi bhartrā sārddhaṃ sadaiva hi
"We shall all dwell in your house always; be pure, O most auspicious lady, always together with your husband."
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PdP 2 20.38
एवमुक्त्वा गताः सर्वे एवं दृष्टं मयैव हि । तया यत्कथितं वृत्तं समाकर्ण्य महामतिः
evamuktvā gatāḥ sarve evaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ mayaiva hi | tayā yatkathitaṃ vṛttaṃ samākarṇya mahāmatiḥ
Having spoken thus they all went away — just this is what was seen by me. Hearing the event that was related by her, the very wise (brahmin)
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PdP 2 20.39
पुनश्चिंतां प्रपन्नोऽसौ किमिदं देवनिर्मितम् । विचिन्तयित्वाथ तदा सोमशर्मा महामतिः
punaściṃtāṃ prapanno'sau kimidaṃ devanirmitam | vicintayitvātha tadā somaśarmā mahāmatiḥ
fell into thought again: "What is this that the gods have brought about?" Then, having pondered, the very wise Somaśarman,
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PdP 2 20.40
ब्रह्मकर्मणि संयुक्तः साधर्म्यं धर्ममुत्तमम् । तस्माद्गर्भं महाभागा दधार व्रतशालिनी
brahmakarmaṇi saṃyuktaḥ sādharmyaṃ dharmamuttamam | tasmādgarbhaṃ mahābhāgā dadhāra vrataśālinī
engaged in the brahminical rite, (performed) the highest duty in accordance with dharma; from that the greatly blessed lady, rich in vows, conceived a child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 20.41
तेन गर्भेण सा देवी अधिकं शुशुभे तदा । संदीप्तपुत्रसंयुक्त तेजोज्वालासमन्विता
tena garbheṇa sā devī adhikaṃ śuśubhe tadā | saṃdīptaputrasaṃyukta tejojvālāsamanvitā
By that pregnancy the lady then shone all the more, joined with a blazing son and filled with flaming radiance.
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PdP 2 20.42
सा हि जज्ञे च तपसा तनयं देवसन्निभम् । अंतरिक्षे ततो नेदुर्देवदुंदुभयस्तदा
sā hi jajñe ca tapasā tanayaṃ devasannibham | aṃtarikṣe tato nedurdevaduṃdubhayastadā
By her austerity she gave birth to a son resembling a god; then the divine drums resounded in the sky.
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PdP 2 20.43
शंखान्दध्मुर्महादेवा गंधर्वा ललितं जगुः । अप्सरसस्तथा सर्वा ननृतुस्तास्तदा किल
śaṃkhāndadhmurmahādevā gaṃdharvā lalitaṃ jaguḥ | apsarasastathā sarvā nanṛtustāstadā kila
The great gods blew conches, the gandharvas sang sweetly, and all the apsarases then danced, indeed.
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PdP 2 20.44
अथ ब्रह्मासुरैः सार्द्धं समायातो द्विजोत्तमः । चकार नाम तस्यैव सुव्रतेति समाहितः
atha brahmāsuraiḥ sārddhaṃ samāyāto dvijottamaḥ | cakāra nāma tasyaiva suvrateti samāhitaḥ
Then the best of the twice-born (Brahmā) came along with the gods, and attentively gave him the name "Suvrata."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 20.45
नाम कृत्वा ततो देवा जग्मुः सर्वे महौजसः । गतेषु तेषु देवेषु सोमशर्मासु तस्य च
nāma kṛtvā tato devā jagmuḥ sarve mahaujasaḥ | gateṣu teṣu deveṣu somaśarmāsu tasya ca
Having given the name, all the gods of great might then departed; and when those gods had gone, Somaśarman ... of him
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PdP 2 20.46
जातकर्मादिकं कर्म चकार द्विजसत्तमः । जाते पुत्रे महाभागे सुव्रते देवनिर्मिते
jātakarmādikaṃ karma cakāra dvijasattamaḥ | jāte putre mahābhāge suvrate devanirmite
the best of the twice-born performed the birth-rite and the rest of the ceremonies, when the greatly blessed son Suvrata, fashioned by the gods, was born.
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PdP 2 20.47
तस्य गेहे महालक्ष्मीर्धनधान्यसमाकुला । गजाश्वमहिषी गावः कांचनं रत्नमेव च
tasya gehe mahālakṣmīrdhanadhānyasamākulā | gajāśvamahiṣī gāvaḥ kāṃcanaṃ ratnameva ca
In his house (dwelt) great Lakṣmī, abounding in wealth and grain: elephants, horses, buffaloes, cows, gold, and jewels too.
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PdP 2 20.48
यथा कुबेरभवनं शुशुभे धनसंचयैः । तत्सोमशर्मणो गेहं तथैव परिराजते
yathā kuberabhavanaṃ śuśubhe dhanasaṃcayaiḥ | tatsomaśarmaṇo gehaṃ tathaiva parirājate
As Kubera's dwelling shone with its accumulations of wealth, just so did that house of Somaśarman gleam.
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PdP 2 20.49
ध्यानपुण्यादिकं कर्म चका रद्विजसत्तमः । तीर्थयात्रां गतो विप्रो नानापुण्यसमाकुलः
dhyānapuṇyādikaṃ karma cakā radvijasattamaḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ gato vipro nānāpuṇyasamākulaḥ
The best of the twice-born performed meditation, meritorious acts and the rest; the brahmin went on pilgrimage to the holy fords, filled with merits of many kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 20.50
अन्यानि यानि पुण्यानि दानानि द्विजसत्तमः । चकार तत्र मेधावी ज्ञानपुण्य समन्वितः
anyāni yāni puṇyāni dānāni dvijasattamaḥ | cakāra tatra medhāvī jñānapuṇya samanvitaḥ
Whatever other meritorious deeds and gifts there were, the wise best of the twice-born performed there, endowed with the merit of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 20.51
एवं साधयते धर्मं पालयेच्च पुनःपुनः । पुत्रस्य जातकर्मादि कर्माणि द्विजसत्तमः
evaṃ sādhayate dharmaṃ pālayecca punaḥpunaḥ | putrasya jātakarmādi karmāṇi dvijasattamaḥ
Thus he accomplishes dharma and would guard it again and again; the best of the twice-born (performed) for his son the birth-rite and the other ceremonies,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 20.52
विवाहं कारयामास हर्षेण महता किल । पुत्रस्य पुत्राः संजाताः सगुणा लक्षणान्विताः
vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa harṣeṇa mahatā kila | putrasya putrāḥ saṃjātāḥ saguṇā lakṣaṇānvitāḥ
and had his marriage performed with great joy, indeed. Sons were born to his son, endowed with good qualities and auspicious marks,
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PdP 2 20.53
सत्यधर्मतपोपेता दानधर्मरताः सदा । स तेषां पुण्यकर्माणि सोमशर्मा चकार ह
satyadharmatapopetā dānadharmaratāḥ sadā | sa teṣāṃ puṇyakarmāṇi somaśarmā cakāra ha
(They were) endowed with truth, righteousness and austerity, always devoted to giving and duty; and Somaśarman performed the meritorious rites for them.
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PdP 2 20.54
पौत्राणां तु महाभागस्तेषां सुखेन मोदते । सर्वं सौख्यं च संभुज्य जरारोगविवर्जितः
pautrāṇāṃ tu mahābhāgasteṣāṃ sukhena modate | sarvaṃ saukhyaṃ ca saṃbhujya jarārogavivarjitaḥ
And that greatly fortunate one rejoices happily in those grandsons; enjoying every comfort, he was free from old age and disease.
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PdP 2 20.55
पंचविंशाब्दिको यद्वत्तद्वत्कायं तु तस्य हि । सूर्यतेजः प्रतीकाशः सोमशर्मा महामतिः
paṃcaviṃśābdiko yadvattadvatkāyaṃ tu tasya hi | sūryatejaḥ pratīkāśaḥ somaśarmā mahāmatiḥ
His body was just like that of a twenty-five-year-old; Somaśarman, of great wisdom, was radiant like the sun's brilliance.
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PdP 2 20.56
सा चापि शुशुभे देवी सुमना पुण्यमंगलैः । पुत्रपौत्रैर्महाभागा दानव्रतैश्च संयमैः
sā cāpi śuśubhe devī sumanā puṇyamaṃgalaiḥ | putrapautrairmahābhāgā dānavrataiśca saṃyamaiḥ
And that lady too, Sumanā, shone with holy auspicious rites, greatly fortunate with her sons and grandsons, and with gifts, vows and self-restraints.
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PdP 2 20.57
अतिभाति विशालाक्षी पुण्यैः पतिव्रतादिभिः । तारुण्येन समायुक्ता यथा षोडशवार्षिकी
atibhāti viśālākṣī puṇyaiḥ pativratādibhiḥ | tāruṇyena samāyuktā yathā ṣoḍaśavārṣikī
The wide-eyed woman shone exceedingly through her merits, beginning with her fidelity to her husband; endowed with youth, she was as though sixteen years old.
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PdP 2 20.58
मोदमानौ महात्मानौ दंपती चारुमंगलौ । हर्षेण च समायुक्तौ पुण्यात्मानौ महोदयौ
modamānau mahātmānau daṃpatī cārumaṃgalau | harṣeṇa ca samāyuktau puṇyātmānau mahodayau
The two great-souled ones, the husband and wife, rejoiced, lovely and auspicious, filled with joy, holy of soul, of great prosperity.
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PdP 2 20.59
एवं तयोस्तु वृत्तांतं पुण्याचारसमन्वितम् । सुव्रतस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतचर्यां द्विजोत्तमाः
evaṃ tayostu vṛttāṃtaṃ puṇyācārasamanvitam | suvratasya pravakṣyāmi vratacaryāṃ dvijottamāḥ
Such was the account of those two, joined with holy conduct. Now I shall tell (you) the observance of the vow of Suvrata, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 20.60
यथा तेन समाराध्य नारायणमनामयम्
yathā tena samārādhya nārāyaṇamanāmayam
how by him Nārāyaṇa, the free of ailment, was propitiated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain