Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 26
PdP 2 26.1
सूत उवाच- तं पुत्रं निहतं श्रुत्वा सा दितिर्दुःखपीडिता । पुत्रशोकेन तेनैव संदग्धा द्विजसत्तमाः
sūta uvāca- taṃ putraṃ nihataṃ śrutvā sā ditirduḥkhapīḍitā | putraśokena tenaiva saṃdagdhā dvijasattamāḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that her son had been slain, that Diti was afflicted with grief, and was consumed by that very sorrow for her son, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 26.2
पुनरूचे महात्मानं कश्यपं मुनिपुंगवम् । इंद्रस्यापि सुदुष्टस्य वधार्थं द्विजसत्तम
punarūce mahātmānaṃ kaśyapaṃ munipuṃgavam | iṃdrasyāpi suduṣṭasya vadhārthaṃ dvijasattama
She spoke again to the great-souled Kaśyapa, the bull among sages, for the sake of the slaying of the utterly wicked Indra too, O best of the twice-born:
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PdP 2 26.3
ब्रह्मतेजोमयं तीव्रं दुःसहं सर्वदैवतैः । पुत्रैकं दीयतां कांत सुप्रियाहं यदा विभो
brahmatejomayaṃ tīvraṃ duḥsahaṃ sarvadaivataiḥ | putraikaṃ dīyatāṃ kāṃta supriyāhaṃ yadā vibho
"Let one son be given (to me), made of brahmanic fire, fierce, unbearable by all the gods, O beloved, O mighty one, since I am very dear (to you)."
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PdP 2 26.4
कश्यप उवाच- निहतौ बलवृत्रौ च मम पुत्रौ महाबलौ । अघमाश्रित्य देवेन इंद्रेणापि दुरात्मना
kaśyapa uvāca- nihatau balavṛtrau ca mama putrau mahābalau | aghamāśritya devena iṃdreṇāpi durātmanā
Kaśyapa said: "Bala and Vṛtra, my two mighty sons, have been slain by the god, by the evil-souled Indra, resorting to sin.
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PdP 2 26.5
तस्यैव च वधार्थाय पुत्रमेकं ददाम्यहम् । वर्षाणां तु शतैकं त्वं शुचिर्भव यशस्विनि
tasyaiva ca vadhārthāya putramekaṃ dadāmyaham | varṣāṇāṃ tu śataikaṃ tvaṃ śucirbhava yaśasvini
"And for the very purpose of his slaying I shall give (you) one son; but you, O renowned lady, must remain pure for a hundred years."
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PdP 2 26.6
एवमुक्त्वा स योगींद्रो हस्तं शिरसि वै तदा । दत्त्वादित्या सहैवासौ गतो मेरुं तपोवनम्
evamuktvā sa yogīṃdro hastaṃ śirasi vai tadā | dattvādityā sahaivāsau gato meruṃ tapovanam
Having spoken thus, that lord of yogins then placed his hand upon (her) head, and having done so he went, together with Aditi, to Meru, the grove of austerities.
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PdP 2 26.7
तपस्तताप सा देवी तपोवननिवासिनी । शुचिष्मती सदा भूत्वा पुत्रार्था द्विजसत्तम
tapastatāpa sā devī tapovananivāsinī | śuciṣmatī sadā bhūtvā putrārthā dvijasattama
That goddess, dwelling in the grove of austerities, practised austerity, being always pure, for the sake of a son, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 26.8
ततो देवः सहस्राक्षो ज्ञात्वा उद्यममेव च । दित्याश्चैव महाभाग अंतरप्रेक्षकोऽभवत्
tato devaḥ sahasrākṣo jñātvā udyamameva ca | dityāścaiva mahābhāga aṃtaraprekṣako'bhavat
Then the thousand-eyed god, learning of Diti's undertaking, O greatly fortunate one, became a watcher for an opening (in her observance).
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PdP 2 26.9
पंचविंशाब्दिको भूत्वा देवराड्दैवतोपमः । ब्राह्मणस्य च रूपेण तस्याश्चांतिकमागतः
paṃcaviṃśābdiko bhūtvā devarāḍdaivatopamaḥ | brāhmaṇasya ca rūpeṇa tasyāścāṃtikamāgataḥ
Becoming twenty-five years of age, the king of the gods, resembling a divine being, in the form of a brahmin came into her presence.
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PdP 2 26.10
स तां प्रणम्य धर्मात्मा मातरं तपसान्विताम् । तयोक्तस्तु सहस्राक्षो भवान्को द्विजसत्तम
sa tāṃ praṇamya dharmātmā mātaraṃ tapasānvitām | tayoktastu sahasrākṣo bhavānko dvijasattama
That righteous one, having bowed to her, the mother endowed with austerity, was addressed by her — the thousand-eyed one: "Who are you, best of the twice-born?"
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PdP 2 26.11
तामुवाच सहस्राक्षः पुत्रोऽहं तव शोभने । ब्राह्मणो वेदविद्वांश्च धर्मं जानामि भामिनि
tāmuvāca sahasrākṣaḥ putro'haṃ tava śobhane | brāhmaṇo vedavidvāṃśca dharmaṃ jānāmi bhāmini
The thousand-eyed one said to her: "I am your son, O lovely one; I am a brahmin and a knower of the Vedas, and I know the dharma, O radiant lady."
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PdP 2 26.12
तपसस्तव साहाय्यं करिष्ये नात्र संशयः । शुश्रूषति स तां देवीं मातरं तपसान्विताम्
tapasastava sāhāyyaṃ kariṣye nātra saṃśayaḥ | śuśrūṣati sa tāṃ devīṃ mātaraṃ tapasānvitām
"I shall be a help to your austerity — of that there is no doubt." He served that goddess, the mother endowed with austerity.
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PdP 2 26.13
तमिंद्रं सा न जानाति आगतं दुष्टकारिणम् । धर्मपुत्रं विजानाति शुश्रूषंतं दिने दिने
tamiṃdraṃ sā na jānāti āgataṃ duṣṭakāriṇam | dharmaputraṃ vijānāti śuśrūṣaṃtaṃ dine dine
She does not recognize him as Indra, the evil-doer, come (to her); she takes him for a son in dharma, serving her day after day.
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PdP 2 26.14
अंगं संवाहयेद्देव्याः पादौ प्रक्षालयेत्ततः । पत्रं मूलं फलं तत्र वल्कलाजिनमेव च
aṃgaṃ saṃvāhayeddevyāḥ pādau prakṣālayettataḥ | patraṃ mūlaṃ phalaṃ tatra valkalājinameva ca
He would massage the goddess's limbs, and then wash her feet; leaves, roots, fruit there, and bark garments and hides as well —
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PdP 2 26.15
ददात्येवं स धर्मात्मा तस्यै दित्यै सदैव हि । भक्त्या संतोषिता तस्य संतुष्टा तमभाषत
dadātyevaṃ sa dharmātmā tasyai dityai sadaiva hi | bhaktyā saṃtoṣitā tasya saṃtuṣṭā tamabhāṣata
thus that righteous one always gave to her, to Diti; pleased by his devotion, satisfied, she spoke to him:
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PdP 2 26.16
पुत्रे जाते महापुण्ये इंद्रे च निहते सति । कुरु राज्यं महाभाग पुत्रेण मम दैवकम्
putre jāte mahāpuṇye iṃdre ca nihate sati | kuru rājyaṃ mahābhāga putreṇa mama daivakam
"When the greatly meritorious son is born and Indra has been slain, rule the kingdom of the gods, O greatly fortunate one, along with my son."
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PdP 2 26.17
एवमस्तु महाभागे ते प्रसादाद्भविष्यति । तस्याश्चैवांतरं प्रेप्सुरभवत्पाकशासनः
evamastu mahābhāge te prasādādbhaviṣyati | tasyāścaivāṃtaraṃ prepsurabhavatpākaśāsanaḥ
"So be it, O greatly fortunate lady; by your grace it shall come to pass." The chastiser of Pāka went on seeking an opening in her (observance).
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PdP 2 26.18
ऊने वर्षशते चास्या ददर्शांतरमच्युतः । अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचं दितिः शयनमाविशत्
ūne varṣaśate cāsyā dadarśāṃtaramacyutaḥ | akṛtvā pādayoḥ śaucaṃ ditiḥ śayanamāviśat
When a hundred years were incomplete, the imperishable one saw an opening: without performing the washing of her feet, Diti went to bed.
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PdP 2 26.19
शय्यांते सा शिरः कृत्वा मुक्तकेशातिविह्वला । निद्रामाहारयामास तस्याः कुक्षिं प्रविश्य ह
śayyāṃte sā śiraḥ kṛtvā muktakeśātivihvalā | nidrāmāhārayāmāsa tasyāḥ kukṣiṃ praviśya ha
Placing her head at the edge of the bed, her hair loose, utterly exhausted, she gave herself over to sleep; and he entered her womb.
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PdP 2 26.20
वज्रपाणिस्ततो गर्भं सप्तधा तं न्यकृंतत । वज्रेण तीक्ष्णधारेण रुरोद उदरे स्थितः
vajrapāṇistato garbhaṃ saptadhā taṃ nyakṛṃtata | vajreṇa tīkṣṇadhāreṇa ruroda udare sthitaḥ
Then the wielder of the thunderbolt cut that embryo into seven parts with his sharp-edged thunderbolt; and it wept, lying in her belly.
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PdP 2 26.21
स गर्भस्तत्र विप्रेंद्रा इंद्रहस्तगतेन वै । रोदमानं महागर्भं तमुवाच पुनः पुनः
sa garbhastatra vipreṃdrā iṃdrahastagatena vai | rodamānaṃ mahāgarbhaṃ tamuvāca punaḥ punaḥ
That embryo there, O best of brahmins, (being struck) by what was in Indra's hand — to that great weeping embryo he spoke again and again:
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PdP 2 26.22
शतक्रतुर्महातेजा मा रोदीरित्यभाषत । सप्तधा कृतवाञ्छक्रस्तं गर्भं दितिजं पुनः
śatakraturmahātejā mā rodīrityabhāṣata | saptadhā kṛtavāñchakrastaṃ garbhaṃ ditijaṃ punaḥ
The one of a hundred rites, of great splendour, said, "Do not weep (mā rodīḥ)"; and Śakra made that embryo born of Diti sevenfold again,
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PdP 2 26.23
एकैकं सप्तधा च्छित्त्वा रुदमानं स देवराट् । एवं वै मरुतो जातास्ते तु देवा महौजसः
ekaikaṃ saptadhā cchittvā rudamānaṃ sa devarāṭ | evaṃ vai maruto jātāste tu devā mahaujasaḥ
splitting each single one into seven as it wept — that king of the gods. Thus indeed were the Maruts born, those gods of great might.
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PdP 2 26.24
यथा इंद्रेण ते प्रोक्ता बभूवुर्नामभिस्ततः । अतिवीर्य महाकायास्तीव्र तेजः पराक्रमाः
yathā iṃdreṇa te proktā babhūvurnāmabhistataḥ | ativīrya mahākāyāstīvra tejaḥ parākramāḥ
As they had been addressed by Indra, so they thereafter came to be by their names — of surpassing heroism, of great bodies, of fierce energy and prowess.
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PdP 2 26.25
एकोना वै बभूवुस्ते पंचाशन्मरुतस्ततः । मरुतो नाम ते ख्याता इंद्रमेव समाश्रिताः
ekonā vai babhūvuste paṃcāśanmarutastataḥ | maruto nāma te khyātā iṃdrameva samāśritāḥ
They then became forty-nine — fifty less one — the Maruts; they became renowned by the name "Maruts," attached to Indra alone.
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PdP 2 26.26
भूतानामेव सर्वेषां रोचयंति गणं महत् । निकायेषु निकायेषु हरिः प्रादात्प्रजापतिः
bhūtānāmeva sarveṣāṃ rocayaṃti gaṇaṃ mahat | nikāyeṣu nikāyeṣu hariḥ prādātprajāpatiḥ
They gladden the great host of all beings; in class after class Hari, the lord of creatures, bestowed (their realms).
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PdP 2 26.27
क्रमशस्तानि राज्यानि पृथुपूर्वाणि तानि वै । स देवः पुरुषः कृष्णः सर्वव्यापी जगद्गुरुः
kramaśastāni rājyāni pṛthupūrvāṇi tāni vai | sa devaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sarvavyāpī jagadguruḥ
Those kingdoms, in order, those beginning with Pṛthu — he is the god, the Person, Kṛṣṇa, all-pervading, the teacher of the world.
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PdP 2 26.28
तपोजिष्णुर्महातेजाः सर्व एकः प्रजापतिः । पर्जन्यः पावकः पुण्यः सर्वात्मा सर्व एव हि
tapojiṣṇurmahātejāḥ sarva ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ | parjanyaḥ pāvakaḥ puṇyaḥ sarvātmā sarva eva hi
Victorious through austerity, of great splendour, he alone is all, the lord of creatures; he is the rain-cloud, the purifying fire, the holy one, the self of all — indeed he is everything.
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PdP 2 26.29
तस्य सर्वमिदं पुण्यं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् । भूतसर्गमिमं सम्यग्जानतो द्विजसत्तम
tasya sarvamidaṃ puṇyaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam | bhūtasargamimaṃ samyagjānato dvijasattama
His is all this holy world, unmoving and moving; for one who rightly knows this creation of beings, O best of the twice-born,
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PdP 2 26.30
नावृत्तिभयमस्तीह परलोकभयं कुतः । इमां सृष्टिं महापुण्यां सर्वपापहरां शुभाम्
nāvṛttibhayamastīha paralokabhayaṃ kutaḥ | imāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ sarvapāpaharāṃ śubhām
there is no fear of return here; whence then fear of the world beyond? This creation, greatly meritorious, remover of all sins, auspicious —
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PdP 2 26.31
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । स हि धन्यश्च पुण्यश्च स हि सत्यसमन्वितः
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | sa hi dhanyaśca puṇyaśca sa hi satyasamanvitaḥ
the man who hears it with devotion is released from all sins; he indeed is fortunate and meritorious, he indeed is possessed of truth.
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PdP 2 26.32
यः शृणोति इमां सृष्टिं स याति परमां गतिम् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
yaḥ śṛṇoti imāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
He who hears this (account of) creation goes to the highest goal; his self purified of all sin, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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