Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 30
PdP 2 30.1
ऋषय ऊचुः- योऽसौ वेनस्त्वयाख्यातः पापाचारेण वर्तितः । तस्य पापस्य का वृत्तिः किं फलं प्राप्तवान्द्विज
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- yo'sau venastvayākhyātaḥ pāpācāreṇa vartitaḥ | tasya pāpasya kā vṛttiḥ kiṃ phalaṃ prāptavāndvija
The seers said: That Vena whom you have described, who conducted himself with sinful practice — what was the course of his sin, what fruit did he obtain, O twice-born one?
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PdP 2 30.2
चरित्रं तस्य वेनस्य समाख्याहि यथा पुरा । विस्तरेण विदां श्रेष्ठ त्वं न एतन्महामते
caritraṃ tasya venasya samākhyāhi yathā purā | vistareṇa vidāṃ śreṣṭha tvaṃ na etanmahāmate
Relate to us the conduct of that Vena as it was of old, at length, O best of the knowing; you (should tell) us this, O greatly wise one.
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PdP 2 30.3
सूत उवाच- चरित्रं तस्य वेनस्य वैन्यस्यापि महात्मनः । प्रवक्ष्यामि सुपुण्यं च यथान्यायं श्रुतं पुरा
sūta uvāca- caritraṃ tasya venasya vainyasyāpi mahātmanaḥ | pravakṣyāmi supuṇyaṃ ca yathānyāyaṃ śrutaṃ purā
Sūta said: I shall declare the conduct of that Vena and of the great-souled son of Vena as well, most meritorious, in due order, as it was heard of old.
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PdP 2 30.4
जाते पुत्रे महाभागस्तस्मिन्पृथौ महात्मनि । विमलत्वं गतो राजा धर्मत्वं गतवान्पुनः
jāte putre mahābhāgastasminpṛthau mahātmani | vimalatvaṃ gato rājā dharmatvaṃ gatavānpunaḥ
When the son, that great-souled Pṛthu of great fortune, was born, the king attained purity and again attained righteousness.
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PdP 2 30.5
महापापानि सर्वाणि अर्जितानि नराधमैः । तीर्थसंगप्रसंगेन तेषां पापं प्रयाति च
mahāpāpāni sarvāṇi arjitāni narādhamaiḥ | tīrthasaṃgaprasaṃgena teṣāṃ pāpaṃ prayāti ca
All the great sins acquired by the basest of men — by contact and association with a sacred ford, their sin departs.
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PdP 2 30.6
सतां संगात्प्रजायेत पुण्यमेव न संशयः । पापानां तु प्रसंगेन पापमेव प्रजायते
satāṃ saṃgātprajāyeta puṇyameva na saṃśayaḥ | pāpānāṃ tu prasaṃgena pāpameva prajāyate
From the company of the good, merit alone would arise, no doubt; but by association with the sinful, sin alone arises.
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PdP 2 30.7
संभाषाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शादासनाद्भोजनात्किल । पापिनां संगमाच्चैव किल्बिषं परिसंचरेत्
saṃbhāṣāddarśanātsparśādāsanādbhojanātkila | pāpināṃ saṃgamāccaiva kilbiṣaṃ parisaṃcaret
From conversing, seeing, touching, sitting together, eating together, indeed, and from association with sinners, defilement spreads about.
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PdP 2 30.8
तथा पुण्यात्मकानां च पुण्यमेव प्रसंचरेत् । महातीर्थप्रसंगेन पापाः शुध्यंति नान्यथा
tathā puṇyātmakānāṃ ca puṇyameva prasaṃcaret | mahātīrthaprasaṃgena pāpāḥ śudhyaṃti nānyathā
So too, in the case of those whose nature is meritorious, merit alone would spread. By association with a great sacred ford sinners are purified, not otherwise.
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PdP 2 30.9
पुण्यां गतिं प्रयान्त्येते निर्द्धूताशेष कल्मषाः । ऋषय ऊचुः- तत्कथं यांति ते पापाः परां सिद्धिं द्विजोत्तम
puṇyāṃ gatiṃ prayāntyete nirddhūtāśeṣa kalmaṣāḥ | ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- tatkathaṃ yāṃti te pāpāḥ parāṃ siddhiṃ dvijottama
These go to a meritorious destiny, with their remaining impurity shaken off. The seers said: Then how do those sinners attain the highest perfection, O best of the twice-born?
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PdP 2 30.10
तन्नो विस्तरतो ब्रूहि श्रोतुं श्रद्धा प्रवर्तते
tanno vistarato brūhi śrotuṃ śraddhā pravartate
So tell us that in detail; our eagerness to hear is aroused.
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PdP 2 30.11
सूत उवाच- लुब्धकाश्च महापापाः संजाता दासधीवराः । रेवा च यमुना गंगास्तासामंभसि संस्थिताः
sūta uvāca- lubdhakāśca mahāpāpāḥ saṃjātā dāsadhīvarāḥ | revā ca yamunā gaṃgāstāsāmaṃbhasi saṃsthitāḥ
Sūta said: Hunters too, great sinners, were born as servile fishermen; and the Revā, the Yamunā and the Gaṅgā—they dwelt in the waters of these (rivers).
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PdP 2 30.12
ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतः स्नात्वा संक्रीडंति च वै जले । महानद्याः प्रसंगेन ते यांति परमां गतिम्
jñānato'jñānataḥ snātvā saṃkrīḍaṃti ca vai jale | mahānadyāḥ prasaṃgena te yāṃti paramāṃ gatim
Bathing knowingly or unknowingly, they also sport in the water; through contact with the great river they go to the highest state.
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PdP 2 30.13
दासत्वं पापसंघातं परित्यज्य व्रजंति ते । पुण्यतोयप्रसंगाच्च ह्याप्लुताः सर्व एव ते
dāsatvaṃ pāpasaṃghātaṃ parityajya vrajaṃti te | puṇyatoyaprasaṃgācca hyāplutāḥ sarva eva te
Abandoning servitude and their mass of sin, they depart; and by contact with the holy water all of them indeed are washed clean.
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PdP 2 30.14
महानद्याः प्रसंगाच्च अन्यासां नैव सत्तमाः । महापुण्यजनस्यापि पापं नश्यति पापिनाम्
mahānadyāḥ prasaṃgācca anyāsāṃ naiva sattamāḥ | mahāpuṇyajanasyāpi pāpaṃ naśyati pāpinām
And (this happens) through contact with the great river, not with others, O best of the good; even of a man of great merit—(and) of sinners—the sin perishes.
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PdP 2 30.15
प्रसंगाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शान्नात्र कार्या विचारणा । अत्रार्थे श्रूयते विप्रा इतिहासोऽघनाशनः
prasaṃgāddarśanātsparśānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā | atrārthe śrūyate viprā itihāso'ghanāśanaḥ
By contact, by sight, by touch—no deliberation is to be made about this. On this matter, O brahmins, a tale is heard that destroys sin.
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PdP 2 30.16
तं वो अद्य प्रवक्ष्यामि बहुपुण्यप्रदायकम् । कश्चिदस्ति मृगव्याधः सुलोभाख्यो महावने
taṃ vo adya pravakṣyāmi bahupuṇyapradāyakam | kaścidasti mṛgavyādhaḥ sulobhākhyo mahāvane
That I shall now relate to you, a (tale) bestowing much merit. There was a certain deer-hunter named Sulobha in a great forest.
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PdP 2 30.17
श्वभिर्वागुरिजालैश्च धनुर्बाणैस्तथैव च । मृगान्घातयते नित्यं पिशितास्वादलंपटः
śvabhirvāgurijālaiśca dhanurbāṇaistathaiva ca | mṛgānghātayate nityaṃ piśitāsvādalaṃpaṭaḥ
With dogs, with snares and nets, and likewise with bow and arrows, he constantly had deer killed, being greedy for the taste of flesh.
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PdP 2 30.18
एकदा तु सुदुष्टात्मा बाणपाणिर्धनुर्धरः । श्वभिः परिवृतो दुर्गं वनं विंध्यस्य वै गतः
ekadā tu suduṣṭātmā bāṇapāṇirdhanurdharaḥ | śvabhiḥ parivṛto durgaṃ vanaṃ viṃdhyasya vai gataḥ
But once that very evil-souled man, arrow in hand, bearing his bow, surrounded by his dogs, went to an impenetrable forest of the Vindhya.
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PdP 2 30.19
मृगान्रुरून्वराहांश्च भीतान्सूदितवान्बहून् । रेवातीरं समासाद्य कश्चिच्छफरघातकः
mṛgānrurūnvarāhāṃśca bhītānsūditavānbahūn | revātīraṃ samāsādya kaścicchapharaghātakaḥ
He slaughtered many frightened deer, ruru antelopes and boars. (Meanwhile) a certain killer of śaphara fish, having come to the bank of the Revā—
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PdP 2 30.20
शफरान्सूदयित्वा स निर्जगाम बहिर्जलात् । मृगव्याधस्य लोभस्य भयत्रस्ता ततो मृगी
śapharānsūdayitvā sa nirjagāma bahirjalāt | mṛgavyādhasya lobhasya bhayatrastā tato mṛgī
having killed the śaphara fish, he came out of the water; and then a doe, terrified with fear of the deer-hunter Lobha—
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PdP 2 30.21
जीवत्राणपरा सार्ता भीता चलितचेतना । त्वरमाणा पलायंती रेवातीरं समाश्रिता
jīvatrāṇaparā sārtā bhītā calitacetanā | tvaramāṇā palāyaṃtī revātīraṃ samāśritā
intent on saving her life, distressed, frightened, her senses unsteady, hurrying, fleeing, took refuge at the bank of the Revā.
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PdP 2 30.22
श्वभिश्च चालिता सा तु बाणघातक्षतातुरा । श्वसनस्यापि वेगेन सुलभो मृगघातकः
śvabhiśca cālitā sā tu bāṇaghātakṣatāturā | śvasanasyāpi vegena sulabho mṛgaghātakaḥ
And she, driven by the dogs, afflicted by the wound of the arrow's stroke—and with the speed even of the wind (came) the easily-satisfied(?) deer-killer.
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PdP 2 30.23
पृष्ठ एव समायाति पुरतो याति सा मृगी । दृष्टवांस्तां शफरहा बाणपाणिः समुद्यतः
pṛṣṭha eva samāyāti purato yāti sā mṛgī | dṛṣṭavāṃstāṃ śapharahā bāṇapāṇiḥ samudyataḥ
He comes up right behind, and the doe goes in front; the fish-killer, arrow in hand, raised (his bow), saw her.
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PdP 2 30.24
धनुरानम्य वेगेन अनुरुध्य च तां मृगीम् । तावल्लुब्धक लोभाख्यः श्वभिः सार्द्धं समागतः
dhanurānamya vegena anurudhya ca tāṃ mṛgīm | tāvallubdhaka lobhākhyaḥ śvabhiḥ sārddhaṃ samāgataḥ
Having bent his bow with force and hemmed in that doe—just then the hunter named Lobha arrived together with his dogs.
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PdP 2 30.25
न हंतव्या मदीयेयं मृगयां मे समागता । तस्य वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य मीनहा मांसलंपटः
na haṃtavyā madīyeyaṃ mṛgayāṃ me samāgatā | tasya vākyaṃ samākarṇya mīnahā māṃsalaṃpaṭaḥ
"She is mine, she is not to be killed; she has come as my game." Hearing his words, the fish-killer, greedy for meat,
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PdP 2 30.26
बाणं मुमोच दुष्टात्मा तामुद्दिश्य महाबलः । निहता मृगलुब्धेन बाणेन निशितेन च
bāṇaṃ mumoca duṣṭātmā tāmuddiśya mahābalaḥ | nihatā mṛgalubdhena bāṇena niśitena ca
that evil-souled, very strong man released an arrow, aiming at her; and she was struck by the deer-hunter too with a sharp arrow.
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PdP 2 30.27
प्रमृता सा मृगी तत्र बाणाभ्यां पापचेतसोः । श्वभिर्दंतैः समाक्रांता त्वरमाणा पपात सा
pramṛtā sā mṛgī tatra bāṇābhyāṃ pāpacetasoḥ | śvabhirdaṃtaiḥ samākrāṃtā tvaramāṇā papāta sā
There that doe died from the two arrows of the two evil-minded men; assailed by the dogs' teeth, she fell in haste—
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PdP 2 30.28
शिखराच्च ह्रदे पुण्ये रेवायाः पापनाशने । श्वानश्च त्वरमाणास्ते पतिता विमले ह्रदे
śikharācca hrade puṇye revāyāḥ pāpanāśane | śvānaśca tvaramāṇāste patitā vimale hrade
from a peak into the holy pool of the Revā that destroys sin; and the dogs too, hurrying, fell into the clear pool.
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PdP 2 30.29
मृगव्याधो वदत्येव धीवरं क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । मदीयेयं मृगी दुष्ट कस्माद्बाणैर्हता त्वया
mṛgavyādho vadatyeva dhīvaraṃ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | madīyeyaṃ mṛgī duṣṭa kasmādbāṇairhatā tvayā
The deer-hunter, stupefied with rage, says to the fisherman: "This doe was mine, wretch—why was she killed by you with arrows?"
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PdP 2 30.30
तमुवाच पुनः सोऽपि मीनहा मृगघातकम् । मदीयेयं न संदेहो अवलिप्त प्रभाषसे
tamuvāca punaḥ so'pi mīnahā mṛgaghātakam | madīyeyaṃ na saṃdeho avalipta prabhāṣase
To him the fish-killer in turn said to the deer-slayer: "This one is mine, there is no doubt; you speak arrogantly, O insolent fellow."
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PdP 2 30.31
युध्यमानौ ततस्तौ तु द्वावेतौ तु परस्परम् । क्रोधलोभान्महाभागौ पतितौ विमले जले
yudhyamānau tatastau tu dvāvetau tu parasparam | krodhalobhānmahābhāgau patitau vimale jale
Then those two, fighting with each other, both of them, greatly fortunate ones, out of anger and greed fell into the clear water.
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PdP 2 30.32
तस्मिन्काले महापर्व वर्तते गतिदायकम् । अमावास्या समायोगं महापुण्यफलप्रदम्
tasminkāle mahāparva vartate gatidāyakam | amāvāsyā samāyogaṃ mahāpuṇyaphalapradam
At that time a great festival day was in progress, one that grants (a good) destination: the conjunction of the new moon, which bestows the fruit of great merit.
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PdP 2 30.33
वेलायां पतिताः सर्वे पर्वणस्तस्य सत्तम । जपध्यानविहीनास्ते भावसत्यविवर्जिताः
velāyāṃ patitāḥ sarve parvaṇastasya sattama | japadhyānavihīnāste bhāvasatyavivarjitāḥ
All of them fell (into the water) at the (very) hour of that festival day, O best of the good—they who were without muttered prayer or meditation, devoid of (true) feeling and truthfulness.
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PdP 2 30.34
तीर्थस्नानप्रसंगेन मृगी श्वा च स लुब्धकः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते गताः परमां गतिम्
tīrthasnānaprasaṃgena mṛgī śvā ca sa lubdhakaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktāste gatāḥ paramāṃ gatim
Through the mere occasion of bathing in the holy place, the doe, the dog, and that hunter, freed from all sins, went to the highest destination.
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PdP 2 30.35
तीर्थानां च प्रभावेण सतां संगाद्द्विजोत्तमाः । नाशयेत्पापिनां पापं दहेदग्निरिवेंधनम्
tīrthānāṃ ca prabhāveṇa satāṃ saṃgāddvijottamāḥ | nāśayetpāpināṃ pāpaṃ dahedagniriveṃdhanam
And by the power of holy places, and through the company of the good, O best of the twice-born, (such contact) destroys the sin of sinners, as fire would burn fuel.
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PdP 2 30.36
सूत उवाच- तेषामेवं हि संसर्गादृषीणां च महात्मनाम् । संभाषाद्दर्शनान्नष्टं स्पर्शाच्चैव नृपस्य च
sūta uvāca- teṣāmevaṃ hi saṃsargādṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām | saṃbhāṣāddarśanānnaṣṭaṃ sparśāccaiva nṛpasya ca
Sūta said: Thus indeed by contact with those great-souled sages, by conversing, by seeing, and by touching, the king's (sin) too was destroyed.
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PdP 2 30.37
वेनस्य कल्मषं नष्टं सतां संगात्पुरा किल । अत्युग्रपुण्यसंसर्गात्पापं नश्यति पापिनाम्
venasya kalmaṣaṃ naṣṭaṃ satāṃ saṃgātpurā kila | atyugrapuṇyasaṃsargātpāpaṃ naśyati pāpinām
Vena's stain was destroyed of old, so it is said, through the company of the good; by contact with exceedingly powerful merit the sin of sinners perishes.
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PdP 2 30.38
अत्युग्रपापिनां संगात्पापमेव प्रसंचरेत् । मातामहस्य दोषेण संलिप्तो वेन एव सः
atyugrapāpināṃ saṃgātpāpameva prasaṃcaret | mātāmahasya doṣeṇa saṃlipto vena eva saḥ
(But) by the company of exceedingly grievous sinners, sin itself spreads abroad; that very Vena was smeared by the fault of his maternal grandfather.
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PdP 2 30.39
ऋषय ऊचुः- मातामहस्य को दोषस्तं नो विस्तरतो वद । स मृत्युः स च वै कालः स यमो धर्म एव च
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- mātāmahasya ko doṣastaṃ no vistarato vada | sa mṛtyuḥ sa ca vai kālaḥ sa yamo dharma eva ca
The sages said: What is the fault of the maternal grandfather? Tell us that in detail. He is Death, and he indeed is Time, he is Yama and Dharma itself.
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PdP 2 30.40
न हिंसको हि कस्यापि पदे तस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठितः । चराचराश्च ये लोकाः स्वकर्मवशवर्तिनः
na hiṃsako hi kasyāpi pade tasminpratiṣṭhitaḥ | carācarāśca ye lokāḥ svakarmavaśavartinaḥ
He is no killer of anyone, established as he is in that station; and the worlds, moving and unmoving, which are subject to the power of their own deeds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.41
जीवंति च म्रियंते च भुंजंत्येवं स्वकर्मभिः । पापाः पश्यंति तं घोरं तेषां कर्मविपाकतः
jīvaṃti ca mriyaṃte ca bhuṃjaṃtyevaṃ svakarmabhiḥ | pāpāḥ paśyaṃti taṃ ghoraṃ teṣāṃ karmavipākataḥ
they live and they die and they thus enjoy (the fruits) by their own deeds; sinners see him as terrible, owing to the ripening of their karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.42
निरयेषु च सर्वेषु कर्मणैवं सुपुण्यवान् । योजयेत्ताडयेत्सूत यम एष दिनेदिने
nirayeṣu ca sarveṣu karmaṇaivaṃ supuṇyavān | yojayettāḍayetsūta yama eṣa dinedine
And in all the hells—thus, indeed, by (their own) deeds—this Yama, himself full of merit, yokes and beats (them), O Sūta, day after day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.43
सर्वेष्वेव सुपुण्येषु कर्मस्वेवं सपुण्यवान् । योजयत्येव धर्मात्मा तस्य दोषो न दृश्यते
sarveṣveva supuṇyeṣu karmasvevaṃ sapuṇyavān | yojayatyeva dharmātmā tasya doṣo na dṛśyate
And in all exceedingly meritorious deeds likewise he, the righteous-souled one, possessed of merit, yokes (people); no fault is seen in him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.44
स मृत्योः केन दोषेण पापी वेनस्त्वजायत । सूत उवाच- स मृत्युः शासको नित्यं पापानां दुष्टचेतसाम्
sa mṛtyoḥ kena doṣeṇa pāpī venastvajāyata | sūta uvāca- sa mṛtyuḥ śāsako nityaṃ pāpānāṃ duṣṭacetasām
By what fault, then, of Death was the sinner Vena born? Sūta said: That Death is ever the chastiser of sinners of evil mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.45
वर्तते कालरूपेण तेषां कर्म विमृश्यति । दुष्कृतं कर्म यस्यापि कर्मणा तेन घातयेत्
vartate kālarūpeṇa teṣāṃ karma vimṛśyati | duṣkṛtaṃ karma yasyāpi karmaṇā tena ghātayet
He operates in the form of Time; he examines their deeds. Whoever's deed is evil, by that deed he has him slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.46
तस्य पापं विदित्वाऽसौ नयत्येवं हि तं यमः । सुकृतात्मा लभेत्स्वर्गं कर्मणा सुकृतेन वै
tasya pāpaṃ viditvā'sau nayatyevaṃ hi taṃ yamaḥ | sukṛtātmā labhetsvargaṃ karmaṇā sukṛtena vai
Having recognized that one's sin, Yama leads him away thus; but one whose self is of good deeds obtains heaven by his good action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.47
योजयत्येष तान्सर्वान्मृत्युरेव सुदूतकैः । महता सौख्यभावेन गीतमंगलकारिणा
yojayatyeṣa tānsarvānmṛtyureva sudūtakaiḥ | mahatā saukhyabhāvena gītamaṃgalakāriṇā
Death himself joins all those (good ones) with excellent messengers, with a great condition of happiness that brings song and auspiciousness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.48
दानभोगादिभिश्चैव योजयेच्च कृतात्मकान् । पीडाभिर्विविधाभिश्च क्लेशैः काष्ठैश्च दारुणैः
dānabhogādibhiścaiva yojayecca kṛtātmakān | pīḍābhirvividhābhiśca kleśaiḥ kāṣṭhaiśca dāruṇaiḥ
and he joins those who have acted (well) with gifts, enjoyments, and the like; but with various afflictions, with torments and with cruel cudgels—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.49
त्रासयेत्ताडयेद्विप्रान्स क्रोधो मृत्युरेव तान् । कर्मण्येवं हि तस्यापि व्यापारः परिवर्तते
trāsayettāḍayedviprānsa krodho mṛtyureva tān | karmaṇyevaṃ hi tasyāpi vyāpāraḥ parivartate
he would terrify and beat them; that Death is (their) very wrath—(even) the brahmins. Thus his activity too turns wholly upon deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.50
मृत्योश्चापि महाभाग लोभात्पुण्यात्प्रजायते । सुनीथा नाम वै कन्या संजातैषा महात्मनः
mṛtyoścāpi mahābhāga lobhātpuṇyātprajāyate | sunīthā nāma vai kanyā saṃjātaiṣā mahātmanaḥ
And of Death too, O greatly fortunate one, (a daughter) is born through greed, through merit: a maiden named Sunīthā, born to that great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.51
पितुःकर्म विमृश्यैव क्रीडमाना सदैव सा । प्रजानां शास्ति कर्तारं पुण्यपापनिरीक्षणम्
pituḥkarma vimṛśyaiva krīḍamānā sadaiva sā | prajānāṃ śāsti kartāraṃ puṇyapāpanirīkṣaṇam
Having reflected on her father's occupation, ever at play, she punishes the doer among creatures, watching over merit and sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.52
सा तु कन्या महाभागा सुनीथा नाम तस्य सा । रममाणा वनं प्राप्ता सखीभिः परिवारिता
sā tu kanyā mahābhāgā sunīthā nāma tasya sā | ramamāṇā vanaṃ prāptā sakhībhiḥ parivāritā
But that greatly fortunate maiden of his, Sunīthā by name, while enjoying herself came to a forest, surrounded by her companions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.53
तत्रापश्यन्महाभागं गंधर्वतनयं वरम् । गीतकोलाहलस्यापि सुशंखं नाम सा तदा
tatrāpaśyanmahābhāgaṃ gaṃdharvatanayaṃ varam | gītakolāhalasyāpi suśaṃkhaṃ nāma sā tadā
There she then saw the excellent, greatly fortunate son of a Gandharva, of Gītakolāhala, named Suśaṅkha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.54
ददर्श चारुसर्वांगं तप्यंतं सुमहत्तपः । गीतविद्यासु सिद्ध्यर्थं ध्यायमानं सरस्वतीम्
dadarśa cārusarvāṃgaṃ tapyaṃtaṃ sumahattapaḥ | gītavidyāsu siddhyarthaṃ dhyāyamānaṃ sarasvatīm
And she saw him, fair in every limb, practising a very great austerity, meditating on Sarasvatī for the sake of mastery in the arts of song.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.55
तस्योपघातमेवासौ सा चकार दिने दिने । सुशंखः क्षमते नित्यं गच्छगच्छेति सोऽब्रवीत्
tasyopaghātamevāsau sā cakāra dine dine | suśaṃkhaḥ kṣamate nityaṃ gacchagaccheti so'bravīt
Day after day she kept doing him injury; Suśaṅkha constantly bore with it, and said, "Go away, go away."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.56
प्रेषिता नैव गच्छेत्सा विघ्नमेव समाचरेत् । तेनाप्युक्ता सा हि क्रुद्धा ताडयत्तपसि स्थितम्
preṣitā naiva gacchetsā vighnameva samācaret | tenāpyuktā sā hi kruddhā tāḍayattapasi sthitam
Though sent off she would not go, but would keep making obstruction; and though told this by him, she in anger struck him as he stood in his austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.57
तामुवाच ततः क्रुद्धः सुशंखः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । दुष्टे पापसमाचारे कस्माद्विघ्नस्त्वया कृतः
tāmuvāca tataḥ kruddhaḥ suśaṃkhaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | duṣṭe pāpasamācāre kasmādvighnastvayā kṛtaḥ
Then Suśaṅkha, angered, stunned with rage, said to her: "Wicked one, of evil conduct, why has this obstruction been made by you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.58
ताडनात्ताडनं दुष्टे न कुर्वंति महाजनाः । आक्रुष्टा नैव कुप्यंति इति धर्मस्य संस्थितिः
tāḍanāttāḍanaṃ duṣṭe na kurvaṃti mahājanāḥ | ākruṣṭā naiva kupyaṃti iti dharmasya saṃsthitiḥ
"Great men do not return blow for blow upon a wicked person, nor do they grow angry when reviled: such is the settled rule of dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.59
त्वयाहं घातितः पापे निर्दोषस्तपसान्वितः । एवमुक्त्वा स धर्मात्मा सुनीथां पापचारिणीम्
tvayāhaṃ ghātitaḥ pāpe nirdoṣastapasānvitaḥ | evamuktvā sa dharmātmā sunīthāṃ pāpacāriṇīm
"By you I have been struck, O sinful woman, though faultless and endowed with austerity." Having spoken thus, that righteous one (addressed) Sunīthā of evil conduct—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.60
विरराम महाक्रोधाज्ज्ञात्वा नारीं निवर्तितः । ततः सा पापमोहाद्वा बाल्याद्वा तमिहैव च
virarāma mahākrodhājjñātvā nārīṃ nivartitaḥ | tataḥ sā pāpamohādvā bālyādvā tamihaiva ca
—he desisted from his great anger, turned back from it, knowing (her to be) a woman. Then she, whether from the delusion of sin or from childishness, right there (said) to him—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.61
समुवाच महात्मानं सुशंखं तपसि स्थितम् । त्रैलोक्यवासिनां तातो ममैव परिघातकः
samuvāca mahātmānaṃ suśaṃkhaṃ tapasi sthitam | trailokyavāsināṃ tāto mamaiva parighātakaḥ
—she spoke to the great-souled Suśaṅkha, established in austerity: "My own father is the destroyer of all the dwellers in the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.62
असतो घातयेन्नित्यं सत्यान्स परिपालयेत् । नैव दोषो भवेत्तस्य महापुण्येन वर्तयेत्
asato ghātayennityaṃ satyānsa paripālayet | naiva doṣo bhavettasya mahāpuṇyena vartayet
"He constantly has the bad slain, and protects the truthful; no fault at all accrues to him—he acts with great merit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.63
एवमुक्त्वा गता सा तु पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । मया हि ताडितस्तात गंधर्वतनयो वने
evamuktvā gatā sā tu pitaraṃ vākyamabravīt | mayā hi tāḍitastāta gaṃdharvatanayo vane
Having said this she went and spoke these words to her father: "Father, a Gandharva's son was struck by me in the forest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.64
तपस्तपन्सदैकांते कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । स मामुवाच धर्मात्मा क्रोधरागसमन्वितः
tapastapansadaikāṃte kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ | sa māmuvāca dharmātmā krodharāgasamanvitaḥ
while he was practising austerity, ever in solitude, free of desire and anger; that righteous one, filled with anger and passion, said to me:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.65
ताडयेन्नैव ताडंतं क्रोशंतं नैव क्रोशयेत् । इत्युवाच स मां तात तन्मे त्वं कारणं वद
tāḍayennaiva tāḍaṃtaṃ krośaṃtaṃ naiva krośayet | ityuvāca sa māṃ tāta tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ vada
'One should not strike back one who strikes, nor revile back one who reviles'—thus he spoke to me, father; tell me the reason for that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.66
एवमुक्तः स वै मृत्युः सुनीथां द्विजसत्तमाः । किंचिन्नोवाच धर्मात्मा प्रश्नप्रत्युत्तरं ततः
evamuktaḥ sa vai mṛtyuḥ sunīthāṃ dvijasattamāḥ | kiṃcinnovāca dharmātmā praśnapratyuttaraṃ tataḥ
Thus addressed, that Death, O best of the twice-born, said nothing at all to Sunīthā—that righteous one gave no answer to the question.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.67
वनं प्राप्ता पुनः सा हि सुशंखो यत्र संस्थितः । कराघातैस्ततो दौष्ट्याद्घातितस्तपतां वरः
vanaṃ prāptā punaḥ sā hi suśaṃkho yatra saṃsthitaḥ | karāghātaistato dauṣṭyādghātitastapatāṃ varaḥ
She came again to the forest where Suśaṅkha was staying, and then out of wickedness that best of ascetics was beaten with blows of her hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.68
सुशंखस्ताडितो विप्रा मृत्योश्चैव हि कन्यया । ततः क्रुद्धो महातेजाः शशाप तनुमध्यमाम्
suśaṃkhastāḍito viprā mṛtyoścaiva hi kanyayā | tataḥ kruddho mahātejāḥ śaśāpa tanumadhyamām
Suśaṅkha, O brahmins, was struck by Death's own daughter; then the greatly splendid one, angered, cursed the slender-waisted woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.69
निर्दोषो हि यतो दुष्टे त्वयैव परिताडितः । अहमत्र वने संस्थस्तस्माच्छापं ददाम्यहम्
nirdoṣo hi yato duṣṭe tvayaiva paritāḍitaḥ | ahamatra vane saṃsthastasmācchāpaṃ dadāmyaham
"Since, O wicked one, I, being faultless, was beaten all over by you, while I stayed here in this forest, therefore I pronounce a curse."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.70
गार्हस्थ्यं च समास्थाय सह भर्त्रा यदा शृणु । पापाचारमयः पुत्रो देवब्राह्मणनिंदकः
gārhasthyaṃ ca samāsthāya saha bhartrā yadā śṛṇu | pāpācāramayaḥ putro devabrāhmaṇaniṃdakaḥ
"And when, having entered the householder's life together with your husband — listen! — a son full of sinful conduct, a reviler of gods and brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.71
सर्वपापरतो दुष्टे तव गर्भे भविष्यति । एवं शप्त्वा गतः सोपि तप एव समाश्रितः
sarvapāparato duṣṭe tava garbhe bhaviṣyati | evaṃ śaptvā gataḥ sopi tapa eva samāśritaḥ
devoted to every sin, will be (born) in your womb, wicked woman." Having cursed (her) thus, he too departed and betook himself to austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.72
गते तस्मिन्महाभागे सा सुनीथा गृहं गता । समाचष्ट महात्मानं पितरं तप्तमानसा
gate tasminmahābhāge sā sunīthā gṛhaṃ gatā | samācaṣṭa mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ taptamānasā
When that greatly blessed one had gone, Sunīthā went home and, with a burning heart, told the great soul, her father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.73
यथा शप्ता तदा तेन गंधर्वतनयेन सा । तत्सर्वं संश्रुतं तेन मृत्युना परिभाषितम्
yathā śaptā tadā tena gaṃdharvatanayena sā | tatsarvaṃ saṃśrutaṃ tena mṛtyunā paribhāṣitam
How she had then been cursed by that son of a Gandharva — all that was heard by Mṛtyu, and (thus) it was told (to him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.74
कस्मात्कृतस्त्वयाघातस्तपति दोषवर्जिते । युक्तं नैव कृतं पुत्रि सत्यस्यैव हि ताडनम्
kasmātkṛtastvayāghātastapati doṣavarjite | yuktaṃ naiva kṛtaṃ putri satyasyaiva hi tāḍanam
"Why was a blow struck by you against one performing austerity, free of fault? What was done was not at all proper, daughter — the striking of one who is truthful indeed!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.75
एवमाभाष्य धर्मात्मा मृत्युः परमदुःखितः । बभूव स हि तत्तस्यादिष्टमेवं विचिंतयन्
evamābhāṣya dharmātmā mṛtyuḥ paramaduḥkhitaḥ | babhūva sa hi tattasyādiṣṭamevaṃ viciṃtayan
Having spoken thus, the righteous-souled Mṛtyu became exceedingly sorrowful, thinking, "This has indeed been ordained for her thus."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.76
सूत उवाच- अत्रिपुत्रो महातेजा अंगो नाम प्रतापवान् । एकदा तु गतो विप्रा नंदनं प्रति स द्विजः
sūta uvāca- atriputro mahātejā aṃgo nāma pratāpavān | ekadā tu gato viprā naṃdanaṃ prati sa dvijaḥ
Sūta said: Atri's son, of great splendour, named Aṅga, mighty — once, O brahmins, that twice-born went to the Nandana grove.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.77
तत्र दृष्ट्वा देवराजं तमिंद्रं पाकशासनम् । अप्सरसां गणैर्युक्तं गंधर्वैः किन्नरैस्तथा
tatra dṛṣṭvā devarājaṃ tamiṃdraṃ pākaśāsanam | apsarasāṃ gaṇairyuktaṃ gaṃdharvaiḥ kinnaraistathā
There he saw that king of the gods, Indra the chastiser of Pāka, attended by the hosts of Apsarases, by Gandharvas and by Kinnaras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.78
गीयमानं गीतगैश्च सुस्वरैः सप्तकैस्तथा । वीज्यमानं सुगंधैश्च व्यजनैः सर्व एव सः
gīyamānaṃ gītagaiśca susvaraiḥ saptakaistathā | vījyamānaṃ sugaṃdhaiśca vyajanaiḥ sarva eva saḥ
being sung to by singers with sweet voices in the seven notes, and fanned with fragrant fans — he (saw) all of that;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 30.79
योषिद्भी रूपयुक्ताभिश्चामरैर्हंसगामिभिः । छत्रेण हंसवर्णेन चंद्रबिंबानुकारिणा
yoṣidbhī rūpayuktābhiścāmarairhaṃsagāmibhiḥ | chatreṇa haṃsavarṇena caṃdrabiṃbānukāriṇā
(fanned) with yak-tail whisks by shapely women who moved like swans, (shaded) by a parasol swan-white in colour, resembling the disc of the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.80
राजमानं सहस्राक्षं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । कामक्रीडागतं देवं दृष्टवानमितौजसम्
rājamānaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | kāmakrīḍāgataṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭavānamitaujasam
the thousand-eyed one shining, adorned with every ornament — he beheld the god of immeasurable might engaged in love-play,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.81
तस्य पार्श्वे महाभागां पौलोमीं चारुमंगलाम् । रूपेण तेजसा चैव तपसा च यशस्विनीम्
tasya pārśve mahābhāgāṃ paulomīṃ cārumaṃgalām | rūpeṇa tejasā caiva tapasā ca yaśasvinīm
and at his side the greatly blessed Paulomī, lovely and auspicious, renowned for beauty, for splendour, and for austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.82
सौभाग्येन विराजंतीं पातिव्रत्येन तां सतीम् । तया सह सहस्राक्षः स रेमे नंदने वने
saubhāgyena virājaṃtīṃ pātivratyena tāṃ satīm | tayā saha sahasrākṣaḥ sa reme naṃdane vane
resplendent with good fortune, that virtuous woman, by her fidelity to her husband; with her the thousand-eyed one took his pleasure in the Nandana grove.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.83
तस्य लीलां समालोक्य अंगश्चैव द्विजोत्तमः । धन्यो वै देवराजोऽयमीदृशैः परिवारितः
tasya līlāṃ samālokya aṃgaścaiva dvijottamaḥ | dhanyo vai devarājo'yamīdṛśaiḥ parivāritaḥ
Beholding his sport, Aṅga, best of the twice-born, (thought): "Fortunate indeed is this king of the gods, surrounded by such as these!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.84
अहोऽस्य तपसो वीर्यं येन प्राप्तं महत्पदम् । यदा ममेदृशः पुत्रः सर्वलोकप्रधारकः
aho'sya tapaso vīryaṃ yena prāptaṃ mahatpadam | yadā mamedṛśaḥ putraḥ sarvalokapradhārakaḥ
Ah, the power of his austerity, by which so great a station has been won! When such a son of mine, a supporter of all the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 30.85
भवेत्तदा महत्सौख्यं प्राप्स्यामीह न संशयः । इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा त्वरमाणो गृहागतः
bhavettadā mahatsaukhyaṃ prāpsyāmīha na saṃśayaḥ | iti ciṃtāparo bhūtvā tvaramāṇo gṛhāgataḥ
comes to be, then I shall gain great happiness here — no doubt of it." Thus becoming absorbed in this thought, he came home in haste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition