Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 36
PdP 2 36.1
सुनीथोवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया भद्रे एवमेतत्करोम्यहम् । अनया विद्यया विप्रं मोहयिष्यामि नान्यथा
sunīthovāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā bhadre evametatkaromyaham | anayā vidyayā vipraṃ mohayiṣyāmi nānyathā
Sunīthā said: What you have said is true, good lady; thus I shall do this. By this device I shall bewilder the brahmin, and not otherwise.
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PdP 2 36.2
साहाय्यं देहि मे पुण्यं येन गच्छामि सांप्रतम् । एवमुक्ता तया रंभा तामुवाच मनस्विनीम्
sāhāyyaṃ dehi me puṇyaṃ yena gacchāmi sāṃpratam | evamuktā tayā raṃbhā tāmuvāca manasvinīm
Give me your blessed help, by which I may go now. Thus addressed, Rambhā said to that spirited woman:
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PdP 2 36.3
कीदृग्ददामि साहाय्यं तत्त्वं कथय भामिनि । दूतत्वं गच्छ मे भद्रे एतं प्रति सुसांप्रतम्
kīdṛgdadāmi sāhāyyaṃ tattvaṃ kathaya bhāmini | dūtatvaṃ gaccha me bhadre etaṃ prati susāṃpratam
"What sort of help shall I give? Tell me the truth of it, O passionate lady." — "Go as my messenger, good lady, to him, right now."
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PdP 2 36.4
एवमुक्तं तया तां तु रंभां प्रति सुलोचनाम् । एवमेव प्रतिज्ञातं रंभया देवयोषिता
evamuktaṃ tayā tāṃ tu raṃbhāṃ prati sulocanām | evameva pratijñātaṃ raṃbhayā devayoṣitā
Thus was it said by her to that fair-eyed Rambhā; and just so was it promised by Rambhā, the woman of the gods.
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PdP 2 36.5
करिष्ये तव साहाय्यमादेशो मम दीयताम् । सद्भावेन विशालाक्षी रूपयौवनशालिनी
kariṣye tava sāhāyyamādeśo mama dīyatām | sadbhāvena viśālākṣī rūpayauvanaśālinī
"I shall render you help; let the order be given me." With good will the wide-eyed one, endowed with beauty and youth,
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PdP 2 36.6
मायया दिव्यरूपा सा संबभूव वरानना । रूपेणाप्रतिमालोके मोहयंती जगत्त्रयम्
māyayā divyarūpā sā saṃbabhūva varānanā | rūpeṇāpratimāloke mohayaṃtī jagattrayam
by her magic became of divine form, that fair-faced one, unmatched in the world in beauty, bewildering the three worlds.
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PdP 2 36.7
मेरोश्चैव महापुण्ये शिखरे चारुकंदरे । नानाधातुसमाकीर्णे नानारत्नोपशोभिते
meroścaiva mahāpuṇye śikhare cārukaṃdare | nānādhātusamākīrṇe nānāratnopaśobhite
On Meru's most holy peak, with its lovely caverns, strewn with many minerals, adorned with many jewels,
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PdP 2 36.8
देववृक्षैः समाकीर्णे बहुपुष्पोपशोभिते । देववृंदसमाकीर्णे गंधर्वाप्सरसेविते
devavṛkṣaiḥ samākīrṇe bahupuṣpopaśobhite | devavṛṃdasamākīrṇe gaṃdharvāpsarasevite
strewn with the trees of the gods, adorned with abundant flowers, thronged with troops of gods, frequented by gandharvas and apsarases,
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PdP 2 36.9
मनोहरे सुरम्ये च शीतच्छायासमाकुले । चंदनानामशोकानां तरूणां चारुहासिनी
manohare suramye ca śītacchāyāsamākule | caṃdanānāmaśokānāṃ tarūṇāṃ cāruhāsinī
delightful and most pleasant, filled with cool shade — (there), among the sandal and aśoka trees, she of the lovely smile,
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PdP 2 36.10
दोलायां सा समारूढा सर्वशृङ्गारशोभिता । कौशेयेन सुनीलेन राजमाना वरानना
dolāyāṃ sā samārūḍhā sarvaśṛṅgāraśobhitā | kauśeyena sunīlena rājamānā varānanā
she mounted upon a swing, adorned with every ornament, resplendent in deep-blue silk, that fair-faced one,
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PdP 2 36.11
बंधूकपुष्पवर्णेन कंचुकेन द्विजोत्तम । सर्वांगसुंदरी बाला वीणातालकराविला
baṃdhūkapuṣpavarṇena kaṃcukena dvijottama | sarvāṃgasuṃdarī bālā vīṇātālakarāvilā
in a bodice of the colour of the bandhūka flower, O best of the twice-born — the girl beautiful in every limb, her hands busy with the lute and the beat,
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PdP 2 36.12
गायमाना वरं गीतं सुस्वरं विश्वमोहनम् । ताभिः परिवृता बाला सखीभिः सुमनोहरा
gāyamānā varaṃ gītaṃ susvaraṃ viśvamohanam | tābhiḥ parivṛtā bālā sakhībhiḥ sumanoharā
singing an excellent song, sweet-toned, bewitching the universe — the girl, most charming, surrounded by those companions of hers.
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PdP 2 36.13
अंगस्तु कंदरे पुण्ये एकांते ध्यानमास्थितः । कामक्रोधविहीनस्तु ध्यायमानो जनार्दनम्
aṃgastu kaṃdare puṇye ekāṃte dhyānamāsthitaḥ | kāmakrodhavihīnastu dhyāyamāno janārdanam
But Aṅga was seated in meditation, alone, in a holy cave, free of desire and anger, meditating on Janārdana.
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PdP 2 36.14
स श्रुत्वा सुस्वरं गीतं मधुरं सुमनोहरम् । तालमानक्रियोपेतं सर्वसत्वविकर्षणम्
sa śrutvā susvaraṃ gītaṃ madhuraṃ sumanoharam | tālamānakriyopetaṃ sarvasatvavikarṣaṇam
He, hearing that sweet-toned song, honeyed and most charming, furnished with rhythm and measured beat, drawing (to itself) all living beings—
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PdP 2 36.15
ध्यानाच्चचाल तेजस्वी मायागीतेन मोहितः । समुत्थायासनात्तूर्णं वीक्षमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः
dhyānāccacāla tejasvī māyāgītena mohitaḥ | samutthāyāsanāttūrṇaṃ vīkṣamāṇo muhurmuhuḥ
—the shining one wavered from his meditation, bewildered by that song of illusion; rising up at once from his seat, looking about again and again,
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PdP 2 36.16
जगाम तत्र वेगेन मायाचलितमानसः । दोलासंस्थां विलोक्यैव वीणादंडकराविलाम्
jagāma tatra vegena māyācalitamānasaḥ | dolāsaṃsthāṃ vilokyaiva vīṇādaṃḍakarāvilām
he went there swiftly, his mind shaken by that illusion, and beheld her seated on a swing, holding the neck of a lute in her hand,
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PdP 2 36.17
हसमानां सुगायंतीं पूर्णचंद्रनिभाननाम् । मोहितस्तेन गीतेन रूपेणापि महायशाः
hasamānāṃ sugāyaṃtīṃ pūrṇacaṃdranibhānanām | mohitastena gītena rūpeṇāpi mahāyaśāḥ
laughing, singing sweetly, her face like the full moon; and the greatly renowned one was bewildered by that song and by her beauty too.
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PdP 2 36.18
तस्या लावण्यभावेन मन्मथस्य शराहतः । आकुलव्याकुलज्ञान ऋषिपुत्रो द्विजोत्तमः
tasyā lāvaṇyabhāvena manmathasya śarāhataḥ | ākulavyākulajñāna ṛṣiputro dvijottamaḥ
Struck by Manmatha's arrow through the beauty of her form, the sage's son, best of the twice-born, had his understanding thrown into confusion.
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PdP 2 36.19
प्रलपत्यतिमोहेन जृंभते च पुनः पुनः । स्वेदः कंपोथ संतापस्तस्याजायत तत्क्षणात्
pralapatyatimohena jṛṃbhate ca punaḥ punaḥ | svedaḥ kaṃpotha saṃtāpastasyājāyata tatkṣaṇāt
In extreme infatuation he babbles and yawns again and again; sweat, trembling, and burning arose in him that very instant.
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PdP 2 36.20
मुह्यन्निव महामोहैर्ग्लानश्चलितमानसः । वेपमानस्ततस्त्वंगो दूयमानः समागतः
muhyanniva mahāmohairglānaścalitamānasaḥ | vepamānastatastvaṃgo dūyamānaḥ samāgataḥ
As if losing his senses through great infatuations, faint, his mind shaken, trembling then and tormented, Aṅga approached (her).
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PdP 2 36.21
तामालोक्य विशालाक्षीं मृत्युकन्यां यशस्विनीम् । अथोवाच महात्मा स सुनीथां चारुहासिनीम्
tāmālokya viśālākṣīṃ mṛtyukanyāṃ yaśasvinīm | athovāca mahātmā sa sunīthāṃ cāruhāsinīm
Beholding her, the wide-eyed, glorious daughter of Mṛtyu, that great-souled one then spoke to Sunīthā of the lovely smile:
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PdP 2 36.22
का त्वं कस्य वरारोहे सखीभिः परिवारिता । केन कार्येण संप्राप्ता केन त्वं प्रेषिता वनम्
kā tvaṃ kasya varārohe sakhībhiḥ parivāritā | kena kāryeṇa saṃprāptā kena tvaṃ preṣitā vanam
"Who are you, O fair-hipped one, whose are you, surrounded by companions? On what business have you come, and by whom have you been sent to the forest?
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PdP 2 36.23
तवांगं सुंदरं सर्वमत्र भाति महावने । समाचक्ष्व ममाद्यैव प्रसादसुमुखी भव
tavāṃgaṃ suṃdaraṃ sarvamatra bhāti mahāvane | samācakṣva mamādyaiva prasādasumukhī bhava
Your whole body is beautiful; it shines here in the great forest. Tell me this very moment; be gracious and kindly-faced."
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PdP 2 36.24
मायामोहेन संमुग्धस्तस्याः कर्म न विंदति । मार्गणैर्मन्मथस्यापि परिविद्धो महामुनिः
māyāmohena saṃmugdhastasyāḥ karma na viṃdati | mārgaṇairmanmathasyāpi parividdho mahāmuniḥ
Utterly deluded by the delusion of illusion, he does not perceive her doing; the great sage was pierced through by Manmatha's arrows as well.
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PdP 2 36.25
एवंविधं महद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य महामतेः । नोवाच किंचित्सा विप्रं समालोक्य सखीमुखम्
evaṃvidhaṃ mahadvākyaṃ samākarṇya mahāmateḥ | novāca kiṃcitsā vipraṃ samālokya sakhīmukham
Hearing such a great speech of that wise one, she said nothing to the brahmin, but looked at her companion's face.
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PdP 2 36.26
रंभां च प्रेरयामास सुनीथा संज्ञया सखीम् । समुवाच ततो रंभा सादरं तं द्विजं प्रति
raṃbhāṃ ca prerayāmāsa sunīthā saṃjñayā sakhīm | samuvāca tato raṃbhā sādaraṃ taṃ dvijaṃ prati
And Sunīthā urged her companion Rambhā by a sign; then Rambhā spoke respectfully to that twice-born:
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PdP 2 36.27
इयं कन्या महाभागा मृत्योश्चापि महात्मनः । सुनीथाख्या प्रसिद्धेयं सर्वलक्षणसंपदा
iyaṃ kanyā mahābhāgā mṛtyoścāpi mahātmanaḥ | sunīthākhyā prasiddheyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpadā
"This maiden, greatly fortunate, is the daughter of the great-souled Mṛtyu; she is known as Sunīthā, renowned for the wealth of all (auspicious) marks.
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PdP 2 36.28
पतिमन्विच्छती बाला धर्मवंतं तपोनिधिम् । शांतं दांतं महाप्राज्ञं वेदविद्याविशारदम्
patimanvicchatī bālā dharmavaṃtaṃ taponidhim | śāṃtaṃ dāṃtaṃ mahāprājñaṃ vedavidyāviśāradam
The girl is seeking a husband who is righteous, a treasury of austerity, calm, self-controlled, of great wisdom, skilled in the Veda and in learning."
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PdP 2 36.29
एवंविधं महद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य महामुनिः । तामुवाच ततस्त्वंगो रंभामप्सरसां वराम्
evaṃvidhaṃ mahadvākyaṃ samākarṇya mahāmuniḥ | tāmuvāca tatastvaṃgo raṃbhāmapsarasāṃ varām
Hearing such a great speech, the great sage Aṅga then said to her, to Rambhā, best of the apsarases:
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PdP 2 36.30
मया चाराधितो विष्णुः सर्वविश्वमयो हरिः । तेन दत्तो वरो मह्यं पुत्राख्यः सर्वसिद्धिदः
mayā cārādhito viṣṇuḥ sarvaviśvamayo hariḥ | tena datto varo mahyaṃ putrākhyaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ
"I have worshipped Viṣṇu, Hari, who comprises the whole universe; by him a boon was granted me, named 'a son', granting every success.
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PdP 2 36.31
तन्निमित्तमहं भद्रे सुतार्थं नित्यमेव च । कस्यचित्पुण्यवीर्यस्य कन्यामेकां प्रचिंतये
tannimittamahaṃ bhadre sutārthaṃ nityameva ca | kasyacitpuṇyavīryasya kanyāmekāṃ praciṃtaye
For that reason, good lady, and always for the sake of a son, I have been considering some maiden, (daughter) of one of holy vigour.
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PdP 2 36.32
सदैवाहं न पश्यामि सुभार्यां सत्यमीदृशीम् । इयं धर्मस्य वै कन्या धर्माचारा वरानना
sadaivāhaṃ na paśyāmi subhāryāṃ satyamīdṛśīm | iyaṃ dharmasya vai kanyā dharmācārā varānanā
Never do I see so good a wife, truly, as this one; this is indeed the daughter of Dharma, of righteous conduct, fair-faced.
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PdP 2 36.33
मामेवं हि भजत्वेषा यदि कान्तमिहेच्छति । यं यमिच्छेदियं बाला तं ददामि न संशयः
māmevaṃ hi bhajatveṣā yadi kāntamihecchati | yaṃ yamicchediyaṃ bālā taṃ dadāmi na saṃśayaḥ
Let her indeed serve me thus, if she desires a husband here; whomever this girl may wish, him I give (her to), without doubt.
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PdP 2 36.34
अदेयं देयमित्याह अस्याः संगमकारणात् । एकमेवं त्वया देयं श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तम
adeyaṃ deyamityāha asyāḥ saṃgamakāraṇāt | ekamevaṃ tvayā deyaṃ śrūyatāṃ dvijasattama
He said, "What should not be given is to be given," because of bringing about union with her. Just one thing is to be given by you — let it be heard, O best of twice-born.
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PdP 2 36.35
रंभोवाच- विप्रेंद्र त्वं शृणुष्वेह प्रतिज्ञां वच्मि सांप्रतम् । एषा नैव त्वया त्याज्या धर्मपत्नी तवैव हि
raṃbhovāca- vipreṃdra tvaṃ śṛṇuṣveha pratijñāṃ vacmi sāṃpratam | eṣā naiva tvayā tyājyā dharmapatnī tavaiva hi
Rambhā said: Lord of brahmins, listen here — I state the pledge now: she is never to be abandoned by you; she is indeed your lawful wife.
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PdP 2 36.36
अस्या दोषो गुणो नैव ग्राह्य एव त्वया कदा । इत्यर्थे प्रत्ययं विप्र प्रत्यक्षं परिदर्शय
asyā doṣo guṇo naiva grāhya eva tvayā kadā | ityarthe pratyayaṃ vipra pratyakṣaṃ paridarśaya
Neither her fault nor her virtue is ever to be taken up by you. To this effect, brahmin, display an assurance before (our) eyes.
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PdP 2 36.37
स्वहस्तं देहि विप्रेंद्र सत्यप्रत्ययकारकम् । एवमस्तु मया दत्तो ह्यस्या हस्तो न संशयः
svahastaṃ dehi vipreṃdra satyapratyayakārakam | evamastu mayā datto hyasyā hasto na saṃśayaḥ
Give your own hand, lord of brahmins, as a maker of a true guarantee. "So be it — her hand has indeed been taken by me, without doubt."
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PdP 2 36.38
सूत उवाच- एवं संबधिकं कृत्वा सत्यप्रत्ययकारकम् । गांधर्वेण विवाहेन सुनीथामुपयेमिवान्
sūta uvāca- evaṃ saṃbadhikaṃ kṛtvā satyapratyayakārakam | gāṃdharveṇa vivāhena sunīthāmupayemivān
Sūta said: Having thus made the marriage alliance, which served as a true guarantee, he wed Sunīthā by the gāndharva form of marriage.
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PdP 2 36.39
तस्मै दत्वा सुनीथां तां रंभा हृष्टेन चेतसा । सा तां चामंत्रयित्वा वै गता गेहं स्वकं पुनः
tasmai datvā sunīthāṃ tāṃ raṃbhā hṛṣṭena cetasā | sā tāṃ cāmaṃtrayitvā vai gatā gehaṃ svakaṃ punaḥ
Having given that Sunīthā to him with a delighted mind, Rambhā, taking leave of her, went back again to her own house.
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PdP 2 36.40
प्रहृष्टचेतसः सख्यः स्वस्थानं परिजग्मिरे । गतासु तासु सर्वासु सखीषु द्विजसत्तमः
prahṛṣṭacetasaḥ sakhyaḥ svasthānaṃ parijagmire | gatāsu tāsu sarvāsu sakhīṣu dvijasattamaḥ
With greatly delighted minds the companions went off to their own place. When all those companions had gone, the best of the twice-born—
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PdP 2 36.41
रेमे त्वंगस्तया सार्धं प्रियया भार्यया सह । तस्यामुत्पाद्य तनयं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
reme tvaṃgastayā sārdhaṃ priyayā bhāryayā saha | tasyāmutpādya tanayaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
Aṅga took his pleasure with her, his beloved wife, and begot in her a son endowed with all (auspicious) marks.
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PdP 2 36.42
चकार नाम तस्यैव वेनाख्यं तनयस्य हि । ववृधे स महातेजाः सुनीथातनयस्तदा
cakāra nāma tasyaiva venākhyaṃ tanayasya hi | vavṛdhe sa mahātejāḥ sunīthātanayastadā
He made for that son a name, called Vena; and that son of Sunīthā, of great splendour, then grew up.
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PdP 2 36.43
वेदशास्त्रमधीत्यैव धनुर्वेदं गुणान्वितम् । सर्वासामपि मेधावी विद्यानां पारमेयिवान्
vedaśāstramadhītyaiva dhanurvedaṃ guṇānvitam | sarvāsāmapi medhāvī vidyānāṃ pārameyivān
Having studied the Veda and the treatises, and the science of archery with its qualities, the intelligent one reached the far shore of all the branches of knowledge.
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PdP 2 36.44
अंगस्य तनयो वेनः शिष्टाचारेण वर्तते । स वेनो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः क्षत्त्राचारपरोऽभवत्
aṃgasya tanayo venaḥ śiṣṭācāreṇa vartate | sa veno brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ kṣattrācāraparo'bhavat
Vena, the son of Aṅga, conducted himself by the practice of the cultured; that Vena, foremost of brahmins, became devoted to the practice of a kṣatriya.
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PdP 2 36.45
दिवि चेंद्रो यथा भाति सर्वतेजःसमन्वितः । भात्येवं तु महाप्राज्ञः स्वबलेन पराक्रमैः
divi ceṃdro yathā bhāti sarvatejaḥsamanvitaḥ | bhātyevaṃ tu mahāprājñaḥ svabalena parākramaiḥ
As Indra shines in heaven, endowed with all radiance, so did that greatly wise one shine by his own strength and his exploits.
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PdP 2 36.46
चाक्षुषस्यांतरे प्राप्ते वैवस्वतसमागते । प्रजापालं विना लोके प्रजाः सीदंति सर्वदा
cākṣuṣasyāṃtare prāpte vaivasvatasamāgate | prajāpālaṃ vinā loke prajāḥ sīdaṃti sarvadā
When the Cākṣuṣa (manvantara) had come to an end and the Vaivasvata had arrived, without a protector of the people the people in the world are always sinking.
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PdP 2 36.47
ऋषयो धर्मतत्त्वज्ञाः प्रजाहेतोस्तपोधनाः । व्यचिंतयन्महीपालं धर्मज्ञं सत्यपंडितम्
ṛṣayo dharmatattvajñāḥ prajāhetostapodhanāḥ | vyaciṃtayanmahīpālaṃ dharmajñaṃ satyapaṃḍitam
The seers who knew the true nature of dharma, rich in austerity, for the sake of the people, thought upon a protector of the earth who knew dharma and was learned in truth.
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PdP 2 36.48
तं वेनमेव ददृशुः संपन्नं लक्षणैर्युतम् । प्राजापत्ये पदे पुण्ये अभ्यषिंचन्द्विजोत्तमाः
taṃ venameva dadṛśuḥ saṃpannaṃ lakṣaṇairyutam | prājāpatye pade puṇye abhyaṣiṃcandvijottamāḥ
They saw Vena himself, accomplished and endowed with the (auspicious) marks; and those best of the twice-born consecrated (him) in the holy office of Prajāpati (lord of creatures).
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PdP 2 36.49
अभिषिक्ते महाभागे त्वंगपुत्रे तदा नृपे । ते प्रजापतयः सर्वे जग्मुश्चैव तपोवनम्
abhiṣikte mahābhāge tvaṃgaputre tadā nṛpe | te prajāpatayaḥ sarve jagmuścaiva tapovanam
When the greatly fortunate son of Aṅga had then been consecrated as king, all those Prajāpatis went off to the penance-grove.
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PdP 2 36.50
गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु वेनो राज्यमकारयत् । सूत उवाच- सा सुनीथा सुतं दृष्ट्वा सर्वराज्यप्रसाधकम्
gateṣu teṣu sarveṣu veno rājyamakārayat | sūta uvāca- sā sunīthā sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvarājyaprasādhakam
When all of them had gone, Vena carried on the kingship. Sūta said: That Sunīthā, seeing her son the accomplisher of the whole kingdom,
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PdP 2 36.51
विशंकते प्रभावेण शापात्तस्य महात्मनः । मम पुत्रो महाभागो धर्मत्राता भविष्यति
viśaṃkate prabhāveṇa śāpāttasya mahātmanaḥ | mama putro mahābhāgo dharmatrātā bhaviṣyati
was apprehensive, on account of (his) power, because of the curse of that great soul: "May my greatly fortunate son become a protector of dharma!"
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PdP 2 36.52
इत्येवं चिंतयेन्नित्यं पूर्वपापाद्विशंकिता । धर्मांगानि सुपुण्यानि सुताग्रे परिदर्शयेत्
ityevaṃ ciṃtayennityaṃ pūrvapāpādviśaṃkitā | dharmāṃgāni supuṇyāni sutāgre paridarśayet
Thinking thus constantly, apprehensive because of the earlier sin, she would display the greatly meritorious limbs of dharma before her son.
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PdP 2 36.53
सत्यभावादि कान्पुण्यान्गुणान्सा वै प्रकाशयेत् । इत्युवाच सुतं सा हि अहं धर्मसुता सुत
satyabhāvādi kānpuṇyānguṇānsā vai prakāśayet | ityuvāca sutaṃ sā hi ahaṃ dharmasutā suta
She should indeed display those meritorious qualities — truthfulness and the rest; and thus she spoke to her son: "Son, I am the daughter of Dharma;
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PdP 2 36.54
पिता ते धर्मतत्त्वज्ञस्तस्माद्धर्मं समाचर । इत्येवं बोधयेन्नित्यं पुत्रं वेनं तदा सती
pitā te dharmatattvajñastasmāddharmaṃ samācara | ityevaṃ bodhayennityaṃ putraṃ venaṃ tadā satī
your father knows the truth of dharma; therefore practise dharma." Thus the virtuous woman would then constantly instruct her son Vena.
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PdP 2 36.55
मातापित्रोस्तयोर्वाक्यं प्रजायुक्तं प्रपालयेत् । एवं वेनः प्रजापालः संजातःक्षितिमंडले
mātāpitrostayorvākyaṃ prajāyuktaṃ prapālayet | evaṃ venaḥ prajāpālaḥ saṃjātaḥkṣitimaṃḍale
He should uphold the word of those two, his mother and father, together with the subjects. Thus Vena became a protector of the subjects on the circle of the earth.
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PdP 2 36.56
सुखेन जीवते लोकःप्रजाधर्मेणरंजिताः । एवं राज्यप्रभावं तु वेनस्यापि महात्मनः
sukhena jīvate lokaḥprajādharmeṇaraṃjitāḥ | evaṃ rājyaprabhāvaṃ tu venasyāpi mahātmanaḥ
The people lived happily, the subjects delighted by dharma. Such indeed was the power of the reign of great-souled Vena too:
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PdP 2 36.57
धर्मभावाः प्रवर्तंते तस्मिञ्छासति पार्थिवे
dharmabhāvāḥ pravartaṃte tasmiñchāsati pārthive
righteous dispositions prevail while that earthly (king) rules.
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