Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 4
PdP 2 4.1
सूत उवाच- गतेषु तेषु गोलोकं वैष्णवं तमसः परम् । शिवशर्मा महाप्राज्ञः कनिष्ठं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca- gateṣu teṣu golokaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tamasaḥ param | śivaśarmā mahāprājñaḥ kaniṣṭhaṃ vākyamabravīt
Sūta said: When they had gone to Goloka, Viṣṇu's (world) beyond darkness, Śivaśarman, of great wisdom, spoke these words to the youngest:
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PdP 2 4.2
ब्राह्मण उवाच- सोमशर्मन्महाप्राज्ञ त्वं पितुर्भक्तितत्परः । अमृतस्य महाकुंभं रक्ष दत्तं मयाधुना
brāhmaṇa uvāca- somaśarmanmahāprājña tvaṃ piturbhaktitatparaḥ | amṛtasya mahākuṃbhaṃ rakṣa dattaṃ mayādhunā
The Brahmin said: "Somaśarman, greatly wise one, you are intent on devotion to your father: guard this great jar of nectar, which I now give (you).
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PdP 2 4.3
तीर्थयात्रां प्रयास्यामि अनया भार्यया सह । एवमस्तु महाभाग करिष्ये रक्षणं शुभम्
tīrthayātrāṃ prayāsyāmi anayā bhāryayā saha | evamastu mahābhāga kariṣye rakṣaṇaṃ śubham
I shall set out on a pilgrimage to the sacred fords together with this wife." "So be it, greatly fortunate one; I shall keep good guard."
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PdP 2 4.4
कुंभं दत्वा स मेधावी तस्य हस्ते महात्मनः । दशवर्षप्रमाणं तु तपस्तेपे निरंतरम्
kuṃbhaṃ datvā sa medhāvī tasya haste mahātmanaḥ | daśavarṣapramāṇaṃ tu tapastepe niraṃtaram
Having given the jar into the hand of that great-souled one, the wise man performed austerity uninterruptedly for the measure of ten years.
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PdP 2 4.5
कुंभं रक्षति धर्मात्मा दिवारात्रमतंद्रितः । पुनः स हि समायातः शिवशर्मा महायशाः
kuṃbhaṃ rakṣati dharmātmā divārātramataṃdritaḥ | punaḥ sa hi samāyātaḥ śivaśarmā mahāyaśāḥ
The righteous one guarded the jar, unwearying by day and night. Then he came back again, Śivaśarman of great fame,
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PdP 2 4.6
मायां कृत्वा महाप्राज्ञो भार्यया सह तं सुतम् । कुष्ठरोगातुरो भूत्वा तस्य भार्या च तादृशी
māyāṃ kṛtvā mahāprājño bhāryayā saha taṃ sutam | kuṣṭharogāturo bhūtvā tasya bhāryā ca tādṛśī
the greatly wise one, having worked an illusion, together with (his) wife, upon that son: becoming afflicted with the disease of leprosy—and his wife likewise.
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PdP 2 4.7
मांसपिंडोपमौ जातौ द्वावेतौ मायया कृतौ । संनिधिं तस्य घोरस्य विप्रस्य सोमशर्मणः
māṃsapiṃḍopamau jātau dvāvetau māyayā kṛtau | saṃnidhiṃ tasya ghorasya viprasya somaśarmaṇaḥ
The two of them became like lumps of flesh, the pair made so by illusion, into the presence of that dreadful Brahmin Somaśarman.
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PdP 2 4.8
समागतौ हि तौ दृष्ट्वा सर्वतो हि सुदुःखितौ । कृपया परयाविष्टः सोमशर्मा महायशाः
samāgatau hi tau dṛṣṭvā sarvato hi suduḥkhitau | kṛpayā parayāviṣṭaḥ somaśarmā mahāyaśāḥ
Seeing those two who had come, wholly in great misery, Somaśarmā of great fame was filled with the utmost compassion.
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PdP 2 4.9
तयोः पादं नमस्कृत्य भक्त्या नमितकंधरः । भवादृशौ न पश्यामि तपसाभिसमन्वितम्
tayoḥ pādaṃ namaskṛtya bhaktyā namitakaṃdharaḥ | bhavādṛśau na paśyāmi tapasābhisamanvitam
Bowing to the feet of the two, with his neck bent in devotion (he said): "I do not see (anyone) like you two, endowed with ascetic power."
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PdP 2 4.10
गुणव्रातैः सुपुण्यैश्च किमिदं वर्तितं त्वयि । दासवद्देवताः सर्वा वर्तंते सर्वदा तव
guṇavrātaiḥ supuṇyaiśca kimidaṃ vartitaṃ tvayi | dāsavaddevatāḥ sarvā vartaṃte sarvadā tava
"With (your) hosts of virtues and great merits, what is this that has come to pass in you? All the gods attend upon you always like servants."
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PdP 2 4.11
आदेशं प्राप्य विप्रेंद्र आकृष्टास्तेजसा तव । तवांगे केन पापेन गदोयं वेदनान्वितः
ādeśaṃ prāpya vipreṃdra ākṛṣṭāstejasā tava | tavāṃge kena pāpena gadoyaṃ vedanānvitaḥ
"Having received (your) command, O best of brahmins, they are drawn (to you) by your splendour. By what sin has this painful disease (arisen) in your body?"
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PdP 2 4.12
संजातो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ तन्मे कथय कारणम् । इयं पुण्यवती माता महापुण्या पतिव्रता
saṃjāto brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha tanme kathaya kāraṇam | iyaṃ puṇyavatī mātā mahāpuṇyā pativratā
"—arisen, O best of brahmins: tell me the cause of that. This mother is meritorious, of great merit, devoted to her husband,"
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PdP 2 4.13
या हि भर्तृप्रसादेन त्रैलोक्यं कर्तुमिच्छति । सा कथं दुःखमाप्नोति किं नास्ति तपसः फलम्
yā hi bhartṛprasādena trailokyaṃ kartumicchati | sā kathaṃ duḥkhamāpnoti kiṃ nāsti tapasaḥ phalam
"she who, by her husband's favour, could (if she) wished make the three worlds—how does she come to suffer? Is there no fruit of ascetic practice?"
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PdP 2 4.14
रागद्वेषौ परित्यज्य विविधेनापि कर्मणा । या च शुश्रूषते कांतं देववद्गुरुवत्सला
rāgadveṣau parityajya vividhenāpi karmaṇā | yā ca śuśrūṣate kāṃtaṃ devavadguruvatsalā
"And she who, having abandoned attraction and aversion, by manifold acts serves her husband as a god, devoted to her elder—"
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PdP 2 4.15
सा कथं दुःखमाप्नोति कुष्ठरोगं सुदुःखदम् । शिवशर्मोवाच- मा शुचस्त्वं महाभाग भुज्यते कर्मजं फलम्
sā kathaṃ duḥkhamāpnoti kuṣṭharogaṃ suduḥkhadam | śivaśarmovāca- mā śucastvaṃ mahābhāga bhujyate karmajaṃ phalam
"how does she come to suffer, (with) the leprosy that gives great pain?" Śivaśarmā said: "Do not grieve, greatly fortunate one; the fruit born of action is (necessarily) enjoyed"
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PdP 2 4.16
नरेण कर्मयुक्तेन पापपुण्यमयेन हि । शोधनं च कुरुष्व त्वमुभयो रोगयुक्तयोः
nareṇa karmayuktena pāpapuṇyamayena hi | śodhanaṃ ca kuruṣva tvamubhayo rogayuktayoḥ
"by a man bound to action, consisting of sin and merit. And you—do the cleansing of us two who are afflicted with disease,"
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PdP 2 4.17
शुश्रूषणं महाभाग यदि पुण्यमिहेच्छसि । एवमुक्ते शुभे वाक्ये सोमशर्मा महायशाः
śuśrūṣaṇaṃ mahābhāga yadi puṇyamihecchasi | evamukte śubhe vākye somaśarmā mahāyaśāḥ
"(that is,) the service, greatly fortunate one, if you desire merit here." When this auspicious speech had been spoken, Somaśarmā of great fame (said):
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PdP 2 4.18
शुश्रूषां वा करिष्यामि युवयोः पुण्ययुक्तयोः । मया पापेन दुष्टेन कृपणेन द्विजोत्तम
śuśrūṣāṃ vā kariṣyāmi yuvayoḥ puṇyayuktayoḥ | mayā pāpena duṣṭena kṛpaṇena dvijottama
"I shall indeed render service to you two who are endowed with merit. By me, sinful, wicked, and wretched, O best of the twice-born,"
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PdP 2 4.19
किं कर्तव्यमिहाद्यैव यो गुरुं न हि पूजयेत् । एवमाभाष्य दुःखाद्वा तयोर्दुःखेन दुःखितः
kiṃ kartavyamihādyaiva yo guruṃ na hi pūjayet | evamābhāṣya duḥkhādvā tayorduḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ
"what is to be done here this very day? For (consider) him who does not honour an elder." Having spoken thus, pained by their pain,
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PdP 2 4.20
श्लेष्ममूत्रपुरीषं च उभयोः पर्यशोधयत् । पादप्रक्षालनं चक्रे अंगसंवाहनं तथा
śleṣmamūtrapurīṣaṃ ca ubhayoḥ paryaśodhayat | pādaprakṣālanaṃ cakre aṃgasaṃvāhanaṃ tathā
he thoroughly cleaned away the phlegm, urine and excrement of both, and performed the washing of their feet and the massaging of their limbs,
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PdP 2 4.21
स्नानस्थानादिकं सोपि तयोर्भक्त्यान्वितः स्वयम् । द्वावेतौ हि गुरू विप्रः सोमशर्मा महायशाः
snānasthānādikaṃ sopi tayorbhaktyānvitaḥ svayam | dvāvetau hi gurū vipraḥ somaśarmā mahāyaśāḥ
and he himself, filled with devotion, (arranged) their bathing place and the rest. These two indeed were the brahmin Somaśarmā's teachers, (he) of great fame,
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PdP 2 4.22
तीर्थं नयति धर्मात्मा स्कंधमारोप्य सत्तमः । द्वावेतौ हि स्वहस्तेन स्नापयित्वा तु मंगलैः
tīrthaṃ nayati dharmātmā skaṃdhamāropya sattamaḥ | dvāvetau hi svahastena snāpayitvā tu maṃgalaiḥ
and the righteous, most excellent (man) carries them to the sacred bathing place, having set them on his shoulder; and having bathed these two with his own hand with auspicious things,
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PdP 2 4.23
सुमंत्रैर्वेदविच्चैव स्नानस्य विधिपूर्वकम् । तर्पणं च पितॄणां तु देवतानां तु पूजनम्
sumaṃtrairvedaviccaiva snānasya vidhipūrvakam | tarpaṇaṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ tu devatānāṃ tu pūjanam
and, knowing the Veda, with good mantras, (he performed) the bathing according to the prescribed rule, and the libation to the ancestors and the worship of the gods.
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PdP 2 4.24
द्वाभ्यामपि स धर्मात्मा स कारयति नित्यशः । स्वयं होमं ददात्यग्नौ पचत्यन्नमनुत्तमम्
dvābhyāmapi sa dharmātmā sa kārayati nityaśaḥ | svayaṃ homaṃ dadātyagnau pacatyannamanuttamam
That righteous one has (all this) done for both of them daily; he himself offers the oblation in the fire and cooks the finest food.
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PdP 2 4.25
संज्ञापयति सुप्रीतौ द्वावेतौ च महागुरू । शय्यासने च तौ विप्रः प्रस्वापयति नित्यशः
saṃjñāpayati suprītau dvāvetau ca mahāgurū | śayyāsane ca tau vipraḥ prasvāpayati nityaśaḥ
He informs (them), the two well-pleased great teachers; and the brahmin daily puts them to sleep on bed and seat.
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PdP 2 4.26
वस्त्रपुष्पादिकं सर्वं ताभ्यां नित्यं प्रयच्छति । तांबूलं बहुगंधाढ्यमुभयोरर्पयेत्स तु
vastrapuṣpādikaṃ sarvaṃ tābhyāṃ nityaṃ prayacchati | tāṃbūlaṃ bahugaṃdhāḍhyamubhayorarpayetsa tu
He gives them everything—clothes, flowers and the rest—daily; and he would present to both betel rich with many fragrances.
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PdP 2 4.27
सोमशर्मा महाभागस्ताभ्यामपि च पूरयेत् । मूलं पयः सुभक्ष्याद्यं नित्यमेव ददात्यसौ
somaśarmā mahābhāgastābhyāmapi ca pūrayet | mūlaṃ payaḥ subhakṣyādyaṃ nityameva dadātyasau
The greatly fortunate Somaśarmā would also satisfy them fully; he gives daily roots, milk, good food and the rest.
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PdP 2 4.28
तयोस्तु वांछितं नित्यं सोमशर्मा महायशाः । अनेन क्रमयोगेन नित्यमेव प्रसादयेत्
tayostu vāṃchitaṃ nityaṃ somaśarmā mahāyaśāḥ | anena kramayogena nityameva prasādayet
But whatever the two of them wished, the greatly renowned Somaśarmā (would provide) constantly; by this successive practice he would please (them) every day.
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PdP 2 4.29
सोमशर्मा सुधर्मात्मा पितरौ परिपूजयेत् । सोमशर्माणमाहूय पिता कुत्सति निष्ठुरः
somaśarmā sudharmātmā pitarau paripūjayet | somaśarmāṇamāhūya pitā kutsati niṣṭhuraḥ
Somaśarmā, whose nature was righteous, would worship his parents fully; but the harsh father, calling Somaśarmā, reviles (him).
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PdP 2 4.30
निंदितैर्निष्ठुरैर्वाक्यैस्ताडयेन्मुनिसन्निधौ । कृतकार्ये कृते पुण्ये नित्यमेव सुते पुनः
niṃditairniṣṭhurairvākyaistāḍayenmunisannidhau | kṛtakārye kṛte puṇye nityameva sute punaḥ
With blaming, harsh words he would strike (him) in the presence of the sages; even when the duty had been done and the meritorious act performed, ever again at his son (he would say):
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PdP 2 4.31
न कृतं शोभनं मह्यं त्वयैव कुलपांसन । एवं नानाविधैर्वाक्यैर्निष्ठुरैर्दुःखदायकैः
na kṛtaṃ śobhanaṃ mahyaṃ tvayaiva kulapāṃsana | evaṃ nānāvidhairvākyairniṣṭhurairduḥkhadāyakaiḥ
"Nothing good has been done for me by you at all, O disgrace of the family!" Thus with words of many kinds, harsh and pain-giving,
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PdP 2 4.32
अताडयद्दंडघातैः शिवशर्मा सदातुरः । एवं कृतेपि धर्मात्मा नैव कुप्यति कर्हिचित्
atāḍayaddaṃḍaghātaiḥ śivaśarmā sadāturaḥ | evaṃ kṛtepi dharmātmā naiva kupyati karhicit
Śivaśarmā, always ailing, would beat (him) with blows of a staff; yet even when this was done, the righteous one never grew angry at any time.
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PdP 2 4.33
मनसा वचसा चैव कर्मणा त्रिविधेन च । संतुष्टः सर्वदा सोपि पितरं परिपूजयेत्
manasā vacasā caiva karmaṇā trividhena ca | saṃtuṣṭaḥ sarvadā sopi pitaraṃ paripūjayet
By mind, by speech, and by act—by the threefold means—he too, always content, would worship his father fully.
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PdP 2 4.34
तद्वत्स सोमशर्मा वै मातरं च दिनेदिने । यज्ज्ञात्वा शिवशर्मा च चरितं स्वीयमीक्षते
tadvatsa somaśarmā vai mātaraṃ ca dinedine | yajjñātvā śivaśarmā ca caritaṃ svīyamīkṣate
"Just so, my child Somaśarmā (serves) his mother too, day after day"—knowing which, Śivaśarmā considers his own conduct.
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PdP 2 4.35
अमृतं मत्कृते चापि आनीतं विष्णुशर्मणा । पुण्ययुक्तः स धर्मात्मा पितृभक्तिपरः सदा
amṛtaṃ matkṛte cāpi ānītaṃ viṣṇuśarmaṇā | puṇyayuktaḥ sa dharmātmā pitṛbhaktiparaḥ sadā
"And the nectar was brought for my sake by Viṣṇuśarmā; he, endowed with merit, righteous, is ever devoted to his father."
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PdP 2 4.36
एवं बहुतिथे काले शतसंख्ये गते सति । शिवशर्मा पितस्यैव भक्तिं दृष्ट्वा विचिंत्य वै
evaṃ bahutithe kāle śatasaṃkhye gate sati | śivaśarmā pitasyaiva bhaktiṃ dṛṣṭvā viciṃtya vai
Thus, when a very long time, counted in hundreds (of years), had passed, Śivaśarmā, having seen his devotion to his father, reflected:
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PdP 2 4.37
मया वै पूर्वमित्युक्तं सुपुत्रं यज्ञसंज्ञकम् । मातृखंडानिमान्पुत्र यत्र तत्र क्षिपस्व हि
mayā vai pūrvamityuktaṃ suputraṃ yajñasaṃjñakam | mātṛkhaṃḍānimānputra yatra tatra kṣipasva hi
"Formerly it was thus said by me to my good son named Yajña: 'Throw these pieces of your mother, my son, here and there.'
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PdP 2 4.38
मद्वाक्यं पालितं तेन कृता न मातरि कृपा । एतत्स्वल्पतरं दुःखं निर्जीवे घातमिच्छतः
madvākyaṃ pālitaṃ tena kṛtā na mātari kṛpā | etatsvalpataraṃ duḥkhaṃ nirjīve ghātamicchataḥ
My word was obeyed by him; no pity was shown toward his mother. But this is a rather slight hardship, for one who wants the striking of a lifeless (body).
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PdP 2 4.39
साहसं तु कृतं तेन पुत्रेण वेदशर्मणा । अस्याधिकमहं मन्ये यतोऽयं चलते न च
sāhasaṃ tu kṛtaṃ tena putreṇa vedaśarmaṇā | asyādhikamahaṃ manye yato'yaṃ calate na ca
And a rash deed was done by that son Vedaśarmā; I consider (the deed) of this one greater, since he does not waver at all,
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PdP 2 4.40
निमेषमात्रमेवापि साहसं कारयेत्पुनः । अपरं सत्यसंपन्नं प्रभावं तपसः पुनः
nimeṣamātramevāpi sāhasaṃ kārayetpunaḥ | aparaṃ satyasaṃpannaṃ prabhāvaṃ tapasaḥ punaḥ
even for the space of a wink—yet he would do the rash deed again (if told). And further, there is the power of asceticism, endowed with truth,
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PdP 2 4.41
नित्यं समाराधनेपि अधिकं चास्य दृश्यते । तस्मादस्य परीक्षा च समये तपसः कृता
nityaṃ samārādhanepi adhikaṃ cāsya dṛśyate | tasmādasya parīkṣā ca samaye tapasaḥ kṛtā
and in constant service too more than that is seen in him. Therefore a test of him was made at the time of (his) asceticism.
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PdP 2 4.42
भक्तिभावात्तथा सत्यान्नैव पुत्रः प्रणश्यति । मायया च निजांगेऽपि कुष्ठरोगो निदर्शितः
bhaktibhāvāttathā satyānnaiva putraḥ praṇaśyati | māyayā ca nijāṃge'pi kuṣṭharogo nidarśitaḥ
Through his devotional disposition and through truth the son does not perish at all. And by illusion the disease of leprosy was displayed on (the father's) own limbs.
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PdP 2 4.43
श्लेष्ममूत्रमलानां च घृणां नैव करोति च । व्रणान्विशोधयेन्नित्यं स्वहस्तेन महायशाः
śleṣmamūtramalānāṃ ca ghṛṇāṃ naiva karoti ca | vraṇānviśodhayennityaṃ svahastena mahāyaśāḥ
And he feels no disgust at the phlegm, urine and filth; the greatly renowned one would constantly cleanse the sores with his own hand.
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PdP 2 4.44
पादसंवाहनं दद्याच्छौचं चैव महामतिः । दुःसहं वचनं मह्यं दारुणं सहते सदा
pādasaṃvāhanaṃ dadyācchaucaṃ caiva mahāmatiḥ | duḥsahaṃ vacanaṃ mahyaṃ dāruṇaṃ sahate sadā
The greatly wise one would give a massage of the feet and also the cleansing; he always bears my unbearable, cruel speech.
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PdP 2 4.45
भर्त्सने ताडने चैव सदाभीष्टप्रवाचकः । एवं दुःखसमाचारो मम पुत्रो महामतिः
bhartsane tāḍane caiva sadābhīṣṭapravācakaḥ | evaṃ duḥkhasamācāro mama putro mahāmatiḥ
In scolding and in beating alike he always speaks what is agreeable; thus my son, the greatly wise one, whose practice is (one of) suffering—
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PdP 2 4.46
दुःखानां सागरं मन्ये बहुक्लेशैस्तु क्लेशितः । अपनेष्याम्यहं दुःखं विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः
duḥkhānāṃ sāgaraṃ manye bahukleśaistu kleśitaḥ | apaneṣyāmyahaṃ duḥkhaṃ viṣṇoścaiva prasādataḥ
I consider (him) an ocean of sorrows, afflicted with many afflictions. I shall remove his suffering, by the grace of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 4.47
विचार्य मनसा विप्रः शिवशर्मा महामतिः । पुनर्मायां चकाराथ कुंभादपहृतं पयः
vicārya manasā vipraḥ śivaśarmā mahāmatiḥ | punarmāyāṃ cakārātha kuṃbhādapahṛtaṃ payaḥ
Having deliberated in his mind, the brahmin Śivaśarmā, of great wisdom, then worked an illusion again: the milk was taken away from the pot.
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PdP 2 4.48
पश्चात्तं च समाहूय सोमशर्माणमब्रवीत् । तव हस्ते मया दत्तममृतं व्याधिनाशनम्
paścāttaṃ ca samāhūya somaśarmāṇamabravīt | tava haste mayā dattamamṛtaṃ vyādhināśanam
Afterwards he summoned Somaśarman and said: "In your hand I placed the nectar that destroys disease.
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PdP 2 4.49
तन्मे शीघ्रं प्रयच्छस्व यथा पानं करोम्यहम् । येन नीरुग्भवाम्यद्य प्रसादाद्विष्णुशर्मणः
tanme śīghraṃ prayacchasva yathā pānaṃ karomyaham | yena nīrugbhavāmyadya prasādādviṣṇuśarmaṇaḥ
Give it to me quickly, so that I may drink it, by which I shall today become free of disease, through the favour of Viṣṇuśarman."
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PdP 2 4.50
एवमुक्ते तदा वाक्ये ऋषिणा शिवशर्मणा । समुत्थाय त्वरायुक्तः सोमशर्मा कमंडलुम्
evamukte tadā vākye ṛṣiṇā śivaśarmaṇā | samutthāya tvarāyuktaḥ somaśarmā kamaṃḍalum
When this speech had thus been spoken by the sage Śivaśarman, Somaśarman rose up in haste and (took) the water-pot,
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PdP 2 4.51
तं च रिक्तं ततो दृष्ट्वा ह्यमृतेन विना कृतम् । कस्य पापस्य वै कर्म केन मे विप्रियं कृतम्
taṃ ca riktaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā hyamṛtena vinā kṛtam | kasya pāpasya vai karma kena me vipriyaṃ kṛtam
and then, seeing it empty, made devoid of the nectar, (he thought:) "Whose sinful deed is this? By whom has this displeasing thing been done to me?"
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PdP 2 4.52
इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा सोमशर्मा सुदुःखितः । पितुरग्रे च वृत्तांतं कथयिष्याम्यहं यदा
iti ciṃtāparo bhūtvā somaśarmā suduḥkhitaḥ | pituragre ca vṛttāṃtaṃ kathayiṣyāmyahaṃ yadā
Thus becoming lost in worry, Somaśarman was greatly grieved: "When I tell the matter in my father's presence,
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PdP 2 4.53
ततः कोपं प्रयास्येत गुरुर्मे व्याधिपीडितः । सुचिरं चिंतयित्वा तु सोमशर्मा महामतिः
tataḥ kopaṃ prayāsyeta gururme vyādhipīḍitaḥ | suciraṃ ciṃtayitvā tu somaśarmā mahāmatiḥ
then my teacher, tormented by disease, will fall into anger." But after pondering a long while, the greatly wise Somaśarman (said):
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PdP 2 4.54
यदि मे सत्यमस्तीति गुरुशुश्रूषणं यदि । तपस्तप्तं मयापूर्वं निर्व्यलीकेन चेतसा
yadi me satyamastīti guruśuśrūṣaṇaṃ yadi | tapastaptaṃ mayāpūrvaṃ nirvyalīkena cetasā
"If there is truth in me, if (I have rendered) service to my teacher, if austerity has been practised by me formerly with a mind free of deceit,
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PdP 2 4.55
दमशौचादिभिः सत्यं धर्ममेव प्रपालितम् । तदा घटोऽमृतयुतो भवत्वेष न संशयः
damaśaucādibhiḥ satyaṃ dharmameva prapālitam | tadā ghaṭo'mṛtayuto bhavatveṣa na saṃśayaḥ
if truth and dharma itself have been upheld by (me) with self-restraint, purity and the rest — then let this pot be filled with nectar; there is no doubt (of it)."
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PdP 2 4.56
यावदेव महाभागश्चिंतयित्वा विलोकयेत् । तावच्चामृतपूर्णस्तु पुनरेवाभवद्घटः
yāvadeva mahābhāgaściṃtayitvā vilokayet | tāvaccāmṛtapūrṇastu punarevābhavadghaṭaḥ
As soon as that greatly fortunate one, having thought (this), looked (at it), that very moment the pot became full of nectar again.
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PdP 2 4.57
तं दृष्ट्वा हर्षसंयुक्तः सोमशर्मा महायशाः । गत्वा गुरुं नमस्कृत्य कुंभमादाय सत्वरम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣasaṃyuktaḥ somaśarmā mahāyaśāḥ | gatvā guruṃ namaskṛtya kuṃbhamādāya satvaram
Seeing it, the greatly renowned Somaśarman, filled with joy, went and bowed to his teacher, taking up the pot at once (and said):
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PdP 2 4.58
गृहाण त्वं पितश्चेमं पयः कुंभं समागतम् । पानं कुरु महाभाग गदान्मुक्तो भवाचिरम्
gṛhāṇa tvaṃ pitaścemaṃ payaḥ kuṃbhaṃ samāgatam | pānaṃ kuru mahābhāga gadānmukto bhavāciram
"Take, father, this pot of milk that has come (back); drink it, greatly fortunate one, and be freed of disease for a long time."
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PdP 2 4.59
एतद्वाक्यं महापुण्यं सत्यधर्मार्थकं पुनः । शिवशर्मा सुतस्यापि श्रुत्वा च मधुराक्षरम्
etadvākyaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ satyadharmārthakaṃ punaḥ | śivaśarmā sutasyāpi śrutvā ca madhurākṣaram
And when Śivaśarman heard this most meritorious speech of his son, sweet in its syllables, whose purport was truth and dharma,
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PdP 2 4.60
हर्षेण महताविष्ट इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭa idaṃ vacanamabravīt
possessed by a great joy, he spoke these words:
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