Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 33

PdP 2 33.1

ऋषय ऊचुः- शप्ता गंधर्वपुत्रेण सुशंखेन महात्मना । तस्य शापात्कथं जाता किं किं कर्म कृतं तया

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- śaptā gaṃdharvaputreṇa suśaṃkhena mahātmanā | tasya śāpātkathaṃ jātā kiṃ kiṃ karma kṛtaṃ tayā

The seers said: She was cursed by the gandharva's son, the great-souled Suśaṅkha. How did she come to be (as she was) from his curse? What deed did she do?

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PdP 2 33.2

सा लेभे कीदृशं पुत्रं तस्य शापाद्द्विजोत्तम । सुनीथायाश्च चरितं त्वं नो विस्तरतो वद

sā lebhe kīdṛśaṃ putraṃ tasya śāpāddvijottama | sunīthāyāśca caritaṃ tvaṃ no vistarato vada

What sort of son did she obtain through his curse, O best of the twice-born? Tell us in detail the conduct of Sunīthā.

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PdP 2 33.3

सूत उवाच- सुशंखेनापि तेनैव सा शप्ता तनुमध्यमा । पितुः स्थानं गता सा तु सुनीथा दुःखपीडिता

sūta uvāca- suśaṃkhenāpi tenaiva sā śaptā tanumadhyamā | pituḥ sthānaṃ gatā sā tu sunīthā duḥkhapīḍitā

Sūta said: Cursed by that very Suśaṅkha, she of slender waist, Sunīthā, afflicted with grief, went to her father's place.

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PdP 2 33.4

पितरं चात्मनश्चैव चरितं च प्रकाशितम् । श्रुतवान्सोपि धर्मात्मा मृत्युः सत्यवतां वर

pitaraṃ cātmanaścaiva caritaṃ ca prakāśitam | śrutavānsopi dharmātmā mṛtyuḥ satyavatāṃ vara

(Her) father's conduct and her own were made known; and he too, Mṛtyu, whose self is dharma, heard it, O best of the truthful.

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PdP 2 33.5

तामुवाच सुनीथां तु सुतां शप्तां महात्मना । भवत्या दुष्कृतं पापं धर्म तेजः प्रणाशनम्

tāmuvāca sunīthāṃ tu sutāṃ śaptāṃ mahātmanā | bhavatyā duṣkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ dharma tejaḥ praṇāśanam

He said to that Sunīthā, his daughter, cursed by the great soul: an evil deed has been done by you, a sin that destroys dharma and splendour.

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PdP 2 33.6

कस्मात्कृतं महाभागे सुशांतस्य हि ताडनम् । विरुद्धं सर्वलोकस्य भवत्या परिकल्पितम्

kasmātkṛtaṃ mahābhāge suśāṃtasya hi tāḍanam | viruddhaṃ sarvalokasya bhavatyā parikalpitam

Why, O greatly fortunate one, was the striking of Suśānta done? What was contrived by you is contrary to the whole world.

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PdP 2 33.7

कामक्रोधविहीनं तं सुशांतं धर्मवत्सलम् । तपोमार्गे विलीनं च परब्रह्मणि संस्थितम्

kāmakrodhavihīnaṃ taṃ suśāṃtaṃ dharmavatsalam | tapomārge vilīnaṃ ca parabrahmaṇi saṃsthitam

Him who was free of desire and anger, wholly peaceful, fond of dharma, absorbed in the path of asceticism and established in the supreme brahman —

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PdP 2 33.8

तमेवघातयेद्यो वै तस्य पापं शृणुष्व हि । पापात्मा जायते पुत्रः किल्बिषं लभते बहु

tamevaghātayedyo vai tasya pāpaṃ śṛṇuṣva hi | pāpātmā jāyate putraḥ kilbiṣaṃ labhate bahu

whoever should strike down just such a one, hear what his sin is: an evil-souled son is born (to him), and he gets much guilt.

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PdP 2 33.9

ताडंतं ताडयेद्यो वै क्रोशंतं क्रोशयेत्पुनः । तस्य पापं स वै भुंक्ते ताडितस्य न संशयः

tāḍaṃtaṃ tāḍayedyo vai krośaṃtaṃ krośayetpunaḥ | tasya pāpaṃ sa vai bhuṃkte tāḍitasya na saṃśayaḥ

Whoever should strike one who strikes, or should shout back at one who shouts — he indeed consumes the sin of the one struck, there is no doubt.

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PdP 2 33.10

स वै शांतः स जितात्मा ताडयंतं न ताडयेत् । निर्दोषं प्रति येनापि ताडनं च कृतं सुते

sa vai śāṃtaḥ sa jitātmā tāḍayaṃtaṃ na tāḍayet | nirdoṣaṃ prati yenāpi tāḍanaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sute

He indeed is calm, he indeed is one of conquered self, who would not strike back the one who strikes. But when a blow has been struck against a faultless one, O daughter—

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PdP 2 33.11

पश्चान्मोहेन पापेन निर्दोषेऽपि च ताडयेत् । निर्दोषं प्रति येनापि हृद्रोगः क्रियते वृथा

paścānmohena pāpena nirdoṣe'pi ca tāḍayet | nirdoṣaṃ prati yenāpi hṛdrogaḥ kriyate vṛthā

—afterwards, out of delusion, through sin, one may strike even a faultless one; and by whomever heartache is caused, needlessly, to a faultless one—

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PdP 2 33.12

निर्दोषं ताडयेत्पश्चान्मोहात्पापेन केनचित् । स पापी पापमाप्नोति निर्दोषस्य शरीरजम्

nirdoṣaṃ tāḍayetpaścānmohātpāpena kenacit | sa pāpī pāpamāpnoti nirdoṣasya śarīrajam

If, out of delusion, someone should strike a faultless one because of some sin, that sinner incurs the sin arising from (the injury to) the faultless one's body.

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PdP 2 33.13

निर्दोषो घातयेत्तं वै ताडंतं पापचेतसम् । पुनरुत्थाय वेगेन साहसात्पापचेतनम्

nirdoṣo ghātayettaṃ vai tāḍaṃtaṃ pāpacetasam | punarutthāya vegena sāhasātpāpacetanam

The faultless one may kill him, that striker of sinful mind, rising up again in haste, out of rashness—the one of sinful thought.

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PdP 2 33.14

पापकर्तुश्च यत्पापं निर्दोषं प्रति गच्छति । ताडनं नैव तस्माद्वै कार्यं दोषवतोऽपि च

pāpakartuśca yatpāpaṃ nirdoṣaṃ prati gacchati | tāḍanaṃ naiva tasmādvai kāryaṃ doṣavato'pi ca

And whatever sin belongs to the doer of evil passes over to the faultless one; therefore striking must not be done, not even to one who is at fault.

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PdP 2 33.15

दुष्कृतं च महत्पुत्रि त्वयैव परिपालितम् । शप्ता तेनापि याद्यैव तस्मात्पुण्यं समाचर

duṣkṛtaṃ ca mahatputri tvayaiva paripālitam | śaptā tenāpi yādyaiva tasmātpuṇyaṃ samācara

And a great misdeed, O daughter, has been fostered by you yourself; you have been cursed by him too, just as (you were)—therefore practise merit.

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PdP 2 33.16

सतां संगं समासाद्य सदैव परिवर्तय । योगध्यानेन ज्ञानेन परिवर्तय नंदिनि

satāṃ saṃgaṃ samāsādya sadaiva parivartaya | yogadhyānena jñānena parivartaya naṃdini

Having attained the company of the good, always turn (yourself) about; by yoga, by meditation, by knowledge turn (yourself) about, O Nandinī.

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PdP 2 33.17

सतां संगो महापुण्यो बहुश्रेयो विधायकः । बाले पश्य सुदृष्टांतं सतां संगस्य यद्गुणम्

satāṃ saṃgo mahāpuṇyo bahuśreyo vidhāyakaḥ | bāle paśya sudṛṣṭāṃtaṃ satāṃ saṃgasya yadguṇam

The company of the good is of great merit, bringing about much good. Child, look at the fine illustration of what the virtue of the company of the good is.

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PdP 2 33.18

अपां संस्पर्शनात्पानात्स्नानात्तत्र महाधियः । मुनयः सिद्धिमायांति बाह्याभ्यंतरक्षालिताः

apāṃ saṃsparśanātpānātsnānāttatra mahādhiyaḥ | munayaḥ siddhimāyāṃti bāhyābhyaṃtarakṣālitāḥ

There, from touching water, from drinking it, from bathing in it, the great-minded sages attain perfection, washed clean outside and within.

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PdP 2 33.19

शुचिष्मंतो भवंत्येते लोकाः सर्वे चराचराः । आपः शांताः सुशीताश्च मृदुगात्राः प्रियंकराः

śuciṣmaṃto bhavaṃtyete lokāḥ sarve carācarāḥ | āpaḥ śāṃtāḥ suśītāśca mṛdugātrāḥ priyaṃkarāḥ

All these worlds, moving and unmoving, become pure. Waters are calm, well-cooled, soft-bodied, giving pleasure,

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PdP 2 33.20

निर्मला रसवत्यश्च पुण्यवीर्या मलापहाः । तथा संतस्त्वया ज्ञेया निषेव्याश्च प्रयत्नतः

nirmalā rasavatyaśca puṇyavīryā malāpahāḥ | tathā saṃtastvayā jñeyā niṣevyāśca prayatnataḥ

spotless, full of savour, of holy potency, removers of impurity; just so are the good to be known by you, and to be attended upon with effort.

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PdP 2 33.21

यथा वह्निप्रसंगाच्च मलं त्यजति कांचनम् । तथा सतां हि संसर्गात्पापं त्यजति मानवः

yathā vahniprasaṃgācca malaṃ tyajati kāṃcanam | tathā satāṃ hi saṃsargātpāpaṃ tyajati mānavaḥ

As gold gives up its dross through contact with fire, so a man gives up sin through association with the good.

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PdP 2 33.22

सत्यवह्निः प्रदीप्तश्च प्रज्वलेत्पुण्यतेजसा । सत्येन दीप्ततेजास्तु ज्ञानेनापि सुनिर्मलः

satyavahniḥ pradīptaśca prajvaletpuṇyatejasā | satyena dīptatejāstu jñānenāpi sunirmalaḥ

The fire of truth, kindled, blazes up with the brilliance of merit; its brilliance is lit by truth, and it is made wholly pure by knowledge too.

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PdP 2 33.23

अत्युष्णो ध्यानभावेन अस्पृश्यः पापजैर्नरैः । सत्यवह्नेः प्रसंगाच्च पापं सर्वं विनश्यति

atyuṣṇo dhyānabhāvena aspṛśyaḥ pāpajairnaraiḥ | satyavahneḥ prasaṃgācca pāpaṃ sarvaṃ vinaśyati

Exceedingly hot through the state of meditation, untouchable by men born of sin—and by contact with the fire of truth all sin is destroyed.

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PdP 2 33.24

तस्मात्सत्यस्य संसर्गः कर्तव्यः सर्वथा त्वया । पापभारं परित्यज्य पुण्यमेवं समाश्रय

tasmātsatyasya saṃsargaḥ kartavyaḥ sarvathā tvayā | pāpabhāraṃ parityajya puṇyamevaṃ samāśraya

Therefore association with truth is to be practised by you in every way; abandoning the burden of sin, take refuge thus in merit.

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PdP 2 33.25

सूत उवाच- एवं पित्रा सुनीथा सा दुःखिता प्रतिबोधिता । नमस्कृत्य पितुः पादौ गता सा निर्जनं वनम्

sūta uvāca- evaṃ pitrā sunīthā sā duḥkhitā pratibodhitā | namaskṛtya pituḥ pādau gatā sā nirjanaṃ vanam

Sūta said: Thus instructed by her father, that grieving Sunīthā, having bowed to her father's feet, went to a deserted forest.

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PdP 2 33.26

कामं क्रोधं परित्यज्य बाल्यभावं तपस्विनी । मोहद्रोहौ च मायां च त्यक्त्वा एकांतमास्थिता

kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parityajya bālyabhāvaṃ tapasvinī | mohadrohau ca māyāṃ ca tyaktvā ekāṃtamāsthitā

Abandoning desire, anger, and childishness, that ascetic woman, having given up delusion, malice, and deceit, remained in solitude.

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PdP 2 33.27

तस्याः सख्यः समाजग्मुः क्रीडार्थं लीलयान्विताः । तां ददृशुर्विशालाक्ष्यः सुनीथां दुःखभागिनीम्

tasyāḥ sakhyaḥ samājagmuḥ krīḍārthaṃ līlayānvitāḥ | tāṃ dadṛśurviśālākṣyaḥ sunīthāṃ duḥkhabhāginīm

Her friends came together for the sake of play, filled with sport; those wide-eyed ones saw her, Sunīthā, who had grief for her portion.

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PdP 2 33.28

ध्यायंतीं चिंतयानां तामूचुश्चिंतापरायणाः । कस्माच्चिंतसि भद्रे त्वमनया चिंतयान्विता

dhyāyaṃtīṃ ciṃtayānāṃ tāmūcuściṃtāparāyaṇāḥ | kasmācciṃtasi bhadre tvamanayā ciṃtayānvitā

Seeing her meditating and brooding, they, themselves become intent on brooding, said to her: "Why do you brood, good lady, filled with this brooding?

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PdP 2 33.29

तन्नो वै कारणं ब्रूहि चिंतादुःखप्रदायिनी । एकैव सार्थकी चिंता धर्मस्यार्थे विचिंत्यते

tanno vai kāraṇaṃ brūhi ciṃtāduḥkhapradāyinī | ekaiva sārthakī ciṃtā dharmasyārthe viciṃtyate

So tell us the reason—brooding that brings sorrow. Only one kind of brooding is purposeful: what is pondered for the sake of dharma.

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PdP 2 33.30

द्वितीया सार्थका चिंता योगिनां धर्मनंदिनी । अन्या निरर्थिका चिंता तां नैव परिकल्पयेत्

dvitīyā sārthakā ciṃtā yogināṃ dharmanaṃdinī | anyā nirarthikā ciṃtā tāṃ naiva parikalpayet

The second worthwhile thought is that of yogins, which gladdens dharma; any other thought is pointless — one should not entertain it at all.

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PdP 2 33.31

कायनाशकरी चिंता बल तेजः प्रणाशिनी । नाशयेत्सर्वसौख्यं तु रूपहानिं निदर्शयेत्

kāyanāśakarī ciṃtā bala tejaḥ praṇāśinī | nāśayetsarvasaukhyaṃ tu rūpahāniṃ nidarśayet

Thought (worry) destroys the body, it ruins strength and vigour; it would destroy all happiness and would bring about loss of beauty.

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PdP 2 33.32

तृष्णां मोहं तथा लोभमेतांश्चिंता हि प्रापयेत् । पापमुत्पादयेच्चिंता चिंतिता च दिने दिने

tṛṣṇāṃ mohaṃ tathā lobhametāṃściṃtā hi prāpayet | pāpamutpādayecciṃtā ciṃtitā ca dine dine

Worry indeed brings on craving, delusion, and greed; and worry, brooded upon day after day, produces sin.

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PdP 2 33.33

चिंताव्याधिप्रकाशाय नरकाय प्रकल्पयेत् । तस्माच्चिंतां परित्यज्य चानुवर्तस्व शोभने सुनीथाचरितं नाम त्रयस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः

ciṃtāvyādhiprakāśāya narakāya prakalpayet | tasmācciṃtāṃ parityajya cānuvartasva śobhane sunīthācaritaṃ nāma trayastriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

It leads to the manifesting of the disease of worry, and to hell. Therefore, abandoning worry, comply (with us), O lovely one. — Thus the thirty-third chapter, called "The Conduct of Sunīthā."

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PdP 2 33.34

अर्जितं कर्मणा पूर्वं स्वयमेव नरेण तु । तदेव भुंक्तेऽसौ जंतुर्ज्ञानवान्न विचिंतयेत्

arjitaṃ karmaṇā pūrvaṃ svayameva nareṇa tu | tadeva bhuṃkte'sau jaṃturjñānavānna viciṃtayet

What has previously been earned by a man himself through his own action — that very thing this creature enjoys; a man of knowledge does not worry.

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PdP 2 33.35

तस्माच्चिंतां परित्यज्य सुखदुःखादिकं वद । तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सुनीथा वाक्यमब्रवीत्

tasmācciṃtāṃ parityajya sukhaduḥkhādikaṃ vada | tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sunīthā vākyamabravīt

Therefore, giving up worry, tell (us) of your happiness and sorrow and the rest. Hearing that speech of theirs, Sunīthā spoke these words.

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