Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 41
PdP 2 41.1
एकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः 2.41 वेन उवाच- पुत्रो भार्या कथं तीर्थं पितामाता कथं वद । गुरुश्चैव कथं तीर्थं तन्मे विस्तरतो वद
ekacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 2.41 vena uvāca- putro bhāryā kathaṃ tīrthaṃ pitāmātā kathaṃ vada | guruścaiva kathaṃ tīrthaṃ tanme vistarato vada
Chapter Forty-one (2.41). Vena said: How is a son a place of pilgrimage, and a wife? How are father and mother? Tell (me). And how is the teacher a place of pilgrimage? Tell me that in detail.
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PdP 2 41.2
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच- अस्ति वाराणसी रम्या गंगायुक्ता महापुरी । तस्यां वसति वैश्यैकः कृकलो नाम नामतः
śrīviṣṇuruvāca- asti vārāṇasī ramyā gaṃgāyuktā mahāpurī | tasyāṃ vasati vaiśyaikaḥ kṛkalo nāma nāmataḥ
Śrī Viṣṇu said: There is the lovely great city Vārāṇasī, joined with the Ganges. In it there dwells a certain merchant, Kṛkala by name.
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PdP 2 41.3
तस्य भार्या महासाध्वी पतिव्रतपरायणा । धर्माचारपरा नित्यं सा वै पतिपरायणा
tasya bhāryā mahāsādhvī pativrataparāyaṇā | dharmācāraparā nityaṃ sā vai patiparāyaṇā
His wife was greatly virtuous, wholly devoted to the vow of fidelity to her husband, always intent on the practice of dharma, indeed wholly devoted to her husband.
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PdP 2 41.4
सुकला नाम पुण्यांगी सुपुत्रा चारुमंगला । सत्यंवदा सदा शुद्धा प्रियाकारा प्रियप्रिया
sukalā nāma puṇyāṃgī suputrā cārumaṃgalā | satyaṃvadā sadā śuddhā priyākārā priyapriyā
Sukalā by name, of holy limbs, with good sons, lovely and auspicious, speaking truth, always pure, acting agreeably, dear (and holding what is dear as) dear.
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PdP 2 41.5
एवंगुणैः समायुक्ता सुभगा चारुकारिणी । स वैश्य उत्तमो नाना धर्मज्ञो ज्ञानवान्गुणी
evaṃguṇaiḥ samāyuktā subhagā cārukāriṇī | sa vaiśya uttamo nānā dharmajño jñānavānguṇī
Endowed with such qualities (she was) fortunate and acted charmingly. That merchant (was) excellent in many ways, a knower of dharma, possessed of knowledge and of virtues.
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PdP 2 41.6
पुराणे श्रौतधर्मे च सदा श्रवणतत्परः । तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन बहुपुण्यप्रदायकम्
purāṇe śrautadharme ca sadā śravaṇatatparaḥ | tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena bahupuṇyapradāyakam
He was always intent on hearing the Purāṇa and the dharma of the Vedic texts. Through the occasion of a pilgrimage to the sacred fords, which bestows much merit—
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PdP 2 41.7
श्रद्धया निर्गतो यात्रां तीर्थानां पुण्यमंगलाम् । ब्राह्मणानां प्रसंगेन सार्थवाहेन तेन च
śraddhayā nirgato yātrāṃ tīrthānāṃ puṇyamaṃgalām | brāhmaṇānāṃ prasaṃgena sārthavāhena tena ca
—with faith he set out on a journey to the sacred fords, holy and auspicious, in the company of brāhmaṇas and with that caravan-leader.
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PdP 2 41.8
प्रस्थितो धर्ममार्गं तु तमुवाच पतिव्रता । पतिस्नेहेन संमुग्धा भर्तारं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
prasthito dharmamārgaṃ tu tamuvāca pativratā | patisnehena saṃmugdhā bhartāraṃ vākyamabravīt
As he set out on the path of dharma, the faithful wife spoke to him; bewildered with love for her husband, she said these words to her lord:
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PdP 2 41.9
सुकलोवाच- अहं ते धर्मतः पत्नी सहपुण्यकरा प्रिय । पतिमार्गं प्रतीक्ष्याहं पतिदेवं यजाम्यहम्
sukalovāca- ahaṃ te dharmataḥ patnī sahapuṇyakarā priya | patimārgaṃ pratīkṣyāhaṃ patidevaṃ yajāmyaham
Sukalā said: I am your wife by dharma, a sharer in the making of merit, beloved. Looking to my husband's path, I worship my husband as my god.
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PdP 2 41.10
कदा नैव मया त्याज्यं सामीप्यं ते द्विजोत्तम । तवच्छायां समाश्रित्य करिष्ये धर्ममुत्तमम्
kadā naiva mayā tyājyaṃ sāmīpyaṃ te dvijottama | tavacchāyāṃ samāśritya kariṣye dharmamuttamam
Never should nearness to you be abandoned by me, O best of the twice-born. Taking refuge in your shadow I shall perform the highest dharma,
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PdP 2 41.11
पतिव्रताख्यं पापघ्नं नारीणां गतिदायकम् । पुण्यस्त्री कथ्यते लोके या स्यात्पतिपरायणा
pativratākhyaṃ pāpaghnaṃ nārīṇāṃ gatidāyakam | puṇyastrī kathyate loke yā syātpatiparāyaṇā
which is called fidelity to the husband, destroyer of sin, giver of (a good) destiny to women. In the world she is called a meritorious woman who is wholly devoted to her husband.
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PdP 2 41.12
युवतीनां पृथक्तीर्थं विना भर्तुर्न शोभते । सुखदं नास्ति वै लोके स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदायकम्
yuvatīnāṃ pṛthaktīrthaṃ vinā bharturna śobhate | sukhadaṃ nāsti vai loke svargamokṣapradāyakam
For young women a separate place of pilgrimage, without the husband, is not fitting; there is indeed nothing in the world that gives happiness (and) bestows heaven and liberation (apart from him).
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PdP 2 41.13
सव्यं पादं च भर्तुश्च प्रयागं विद्धि सत्तम । वामं च पुष्करं तस्य या नारी परिकल्पयेत्
savyaṃ pādaṃ ca bhartuśca prayāgaṃ viddhi sattama | vāmaṃ ca puṣkaraṃ tasya yā nārī parikalpayet
Know the right foot of the husband to be Prayāga, O best one, and his left to be Puṣkara—for the woman who so conceives them,
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PdP 2 41.14
तस्य पादोदकस्नानात्तत्पुण्यं परि जायते । प्रयागपुष्करसमं स्नानं स्त्रीणां न संशयः
tasya pādodakasnānāttatpuṇyaṃ pari jāyate | prayāgapuṣkarasamaṃ snānaṃ strīṇāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
by bathing in the water of his feet that merit fully arises: for women the bath is equal to Prayāga and Puṣkara, there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 41.15
सर्वतीर्थमयो भर्ता सर्वपुण्यमयः पतिः । मखानां यजनात्पुण्यं यद्वै भवति दीक्षिते
sarvatīrthamayo bhartā sarvapuṇyamayaḥ patiḥ | makhānāṃ yajanātpuṇyaṃ yadvai bhavati dīkṣite
The husband consists of all sacred fords; the lord consists of all merit. The merit that comes to one consecrated from the offering of sacrifices—
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PdP 2 41.16
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति सेवया भर्तुरेव हि । गयादीनां सुतीर्थानां यात्रां कृत्वा हि यद्भवेत्
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti sevayā bhartureva hi | gayādīnāṃ sutīrthānāṃ yātrāṃ kṛtvā hi yadbhavet
that fruit she obtains simply by serving her husband. And what would come from making the pilgrimage to the good fords, Gayā and the rest—
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PdP 2 41.17
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति भर्तुः शुश्रूषणादपि । समासेन प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇādapi | samāsena pravakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
that fruit she obtains merely from obedient service to her husband. I shall declare it in brief; hear that from me as I speak.
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PdP 2 41.18
नास्त्यासां हि पृथग्धर्मः पतिशुश्रूषणं विना । तस्मात्कांतसहायं ते कुर्वाणा सुखदायिनी
nāstyāsāṃ hi pṛthagdharmaḥ patiśuśrūṣaṇaṃ vinā | tasmātkāṃtasahāyaṃ te kurvāṇā sukhadāyinī
For these (women) have no separate dharma apart from service to the husband. Therefore, acting as a helper to you, my beloved, and giving (you) happiness,
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PdP 2 41.19
तवच्छायां समाश्रित्य आगमिष्यामि नान्यथा । विष्णुरुवाच- रूपं शीलं गुणं भक्तिं समालोक्य वयस्तथा
tavacchāyāṃ samāśritya āgamiṣyāmi nānyathā | viṣṇuruvāca- rūpaṃ śīlaṃ guṇaṃ bhaktiṃ samālokya vayastathā
taking refuge in your shadow, I shall come along—not otherwise. Viṣṇu said: Observing her beauty, character, virtue, devotion, and likewise her (tender) age,
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PdP 2 41.20
सौकुमार्यं विचार्यैवं कृकलः स पुनःपुनः । यद्येवं हि नयिष्यामि दुर्गमार्गं सुदुःखदम्
saukumāryaṃ vicāryaivaṃ kṛkalaḥ sa punaḥpunaḥ | yadyevaṃ hi nayiṣyāmi durgamārgaṃ suduḥkhadam
and reflecting thus on her delicacy, that Kṛkala (thought) again and again: If it is so, then I shall be leading (her) on a hard road that gives much suffering.
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PdP 2 41.21
रूपनाशो भवेच्चास्याः शीतातपविलोडनात् । पद्मगर्भप्रतीकाशमस्याश्चांगं प्रवर्णकम्
rūpanāśo bhaveccāsyāḥ śītātapaviloḍanāt | padmagarbhapratīkāśamasyāścāṃgaṃ pravarṇakam
And her beauty would be destroyed by the buffeting of cold and heat; her body has an excellent colour, resembling the inside of a lotus.
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PdP 2 41.22
झंझावातेन शीतेन कृष्णवर्णं भविष्यति । पंथाः कर्कश सुग्रावा पादौचास्याः सुकोमलौ
jhaṃjhāvātena śītena kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ bhaviṣyati | paṃthāḥ karkaśa sugrāvā pādaucāsyāḥ sukomalau
By the storm-wind and by the cold it will turn black; the road is rough and full of stones, while her two feet are very tender.
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PdP 2 41.23
एष्यते वेदनां तीव्रामथो गंतुं न च क्षमा । क्षुत्तृष्णाभिपरीतांगी कीदृशीयं भविष्यति
eṣyate vedanāṃ tīvrāmatho gaṃtuṃ na ca kṣamā | kṣuttṛṣṇābhiparītāṃgī kīdṛśīyaṃ bhaviṣyati
She will suffer sharp pain, and moreover will not be able to walk; her limbs overcome by hunger and thirst, what will she become?
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PdP 2 41.24
वामांगी मम च स्थानं सुखस्थानं वरानना । मम प्राणप्रिया नित्यं नित्यं धर्मस्य चाश्रयः
vāmāṃgī mama ca sthānaṃ sukhasthānaṃ varānanā | mama prāṇapriyā nityaṃ nityaṃ dharmasya cāśrayaḥ
The fair-limbed one is my dwelling, a seat of happiness, the lovely-faced woman, always dearer to me than life, and always the support of (my) dharma.
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PdP 2 41.25
नाशमेति यदा बाला मम नाशो भवेदिह । इयं मे जीविका नित्यमियं प्राणस्य चेश्वरी
nāśameti yadā bālā mama nāśo bhavediha | iyaṃ me jīvikā nityamiyaṃ prāṇasya ceśvarī
When the young woman perishes, my own destruction would follow here; she is my livelihood always, and she is the mistress of my life.
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PdP 2 41.26
न नयिष्ये वनं तीर्थमेकश्चैवाप्यहं व्रजे । चिंतयित्वा क्षणं नूनं कृकलेन महात्मना
na nayiṣye vanaṃ tīrthamekaścaivāpyahaṃ vraje | ciṃtayitvā kṣaṇaṃ nūnaṃ kṛkalena mahātmanā
"I shall not take (her); I shall go to the forest and the sacred ford alone." Having pondered thus for a moment, indeed, by the great-souled Kṛkala—
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PdP 2 41.27
तस्य चित्तानुगो भावस्तया ज्ञातो नृपोत्तम । पुनरूचे महाभागा भर्त्तारं प्रस्थितं तदा
tasya cittānugo bhāvastayā jñāto nṛpottama | punarūce mahābhāgā bharttāraṃ prasthitaṃ tadā
his intention, following his mind, was understood by her, O best of kings; then the greatly fortunate woman spoke again to her husband who was setting out.
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PdP 2 41.28
अनघा नैव वै त्याज्या पुरुषैः शृणु सत्तम । मूलमेवं हि धर्मस्य पुरुषस्य महामते
anaghā naiva vai tyājyā puruṣaiḥ śṛṇu sattama | mūlamevaṃ hi dharmasya puruṣasya mahāmate
"A blameless wife must never be abandoned by men—listen, O best of the good; for she is the very root of a man's dharma, O great-minded one.
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PdP 2 41.29
एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभाग मामेवं नय सांप्रतम् । विष्णुरुवाच- श्रुत्वा सर्वं हि तेनापि प्रियाया भाषितं बहु
evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāga māmevaṃ naya sāṃpratam | viṣṇuruvāca- śrutvā sarvaṃ hi tenāpi priyāyā bhāṣitaṃ bahu
Knowing this, O greatly fortunate one, take me along accordingly now." Viṣṇu said: Having heard all this, the many words spoken by his beloved, he too—
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PdP 2 41.30
प्रहस्यैव वचो ब्रूते तामेवं कृकलः पुनः । नैव त्याज्या भवेद्भार्या प्राप्ता धर्मेण वै प्रिये
prahasyaiva vaco brūte tāmevaṃ kṛkalaḥ punaḥ | naiva tyājyā bhavedbhāryā prāptā dharmeṇa vai priye
laughing, Kṛkala again speaks this word to her: "A wife obtained in accordance with dharma should never be abandoned, my dear.
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PdP 2 41.31
येन भार्या परित्यक्ता सुनीता धर्मचारिणी । दशांगधर्मस्तेनापि परित्यक्तो वरानने
yena bhāryā parityaktā sunītā dharmacāriṇī | daśāṃgadharmastenāpi parityakto varānane
By whom a wife of good conduct, who practises dharma, is abandoned, by him the tenfold dharma too is abandoned, O fair-faced one.
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PdP 2 41.32
तस्मात्त्वामेव भद्रं ते नैव त्यक्ष्ये कदा प्रिये । विष्णुरुवाच- एवमाभाष्य तां भार्यां संबोध्य च पुनःपुनः
tasmāttvāmeva bhadraṃ te naiva tyakṣye kadā priye | viṣṇuruvāca- evamābhāṣya tāṃ bhāryāṃ saṃbodhya ca punaḥpunaḥ
Therefore I shall never abandon you—blessings on you—my dear." Viṣṇu said: Having spoken thus to his wife and reassured her again and again,
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PdP 2 41.33
तस्या अज्ञातमात्रेण ससार्थेन समं गतः । गते तस्मिन्महाभागे कृकले पुण्यकर्मणि
tasyā ajñātamātreṇa sasārthena samaṃ gataḥ | gate tasminmahābhāge kṛkale puṇyakarmaṇi
merely without her knowing it, he departed together with a caravan. When that greatly fortunate Kṛkala of meritorious deeds had gone,
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PdP 2 41.34
देवकर्मसुवेलायां काले पुण्ये शुभानना । नैव पश्यति भर्तारं कृकलं निजमंदिरे
devakarmasuvelāyāṃ kāle puṇye śubhānanā | naiva paśyati bhartāraṃ kṛkalaṃ nijamaṃdire
at the proper hour for the rites for the gods, at the holy time, the fair-faced woman does not see her husband Kṛkala in her own house.
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PdP 2 41.35
समुत्थाय त्वरायुक्ता रुदमाना सुदुःखिता । वयस्यान्पृच्छते भर्तुर्दुःखशोकाधिपीडिता
samutthāya tvarāyuktā rudamānā suduḥkhitā | vayasyānpṛcchate bharturduḥkhaśokādhipīḍitā
Rising up in haste, weeping, greatly pained, oppressed by sorrow and grief, she asks (his) companions about her husband:
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PdP 2 41.36
युष्माभिर्वा महाभागा दृष्टोऽसौ कृकलो मम । प्राणेश्वरो गतः क्वापि भवंतो मम बांधवाः
yuṣmābhirvā mahābhāgā dṛṣṭo'sau kṛkalo mama | prāṇeśvaro gataḥ kvāpi bhavaṃto mama bāṃdhavāḥ
"Or have you, illustrious ones, seen that Kṛkala of mine? The lord of my life has gone somewhere; you are my kinsmen.
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PdP 2 41.37
यदि दृष्टो महाभागाः कृकलो मम सांप्रतम् । भर्तारं पुण्यकर्तारं सर्वज्ञं सत्यपंडितम्
yadi dṛṣṭo mahābhāgāḥ kṛkalo mama sāṃpratam | bhartāraṃ puṇyakartāraṃ sarvajñaṃ satyapaṃḍitam
If, illustrious ones, my Kṛkala has been seen by you now—my husband, doer of merit, all-knowing, truly learned—
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PdP 2 41.38
कथयंतु महात्मानं यदि दृष्टो महामतिः । तस्यास्तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा तामूचुस्ते महामतिम्
kathayaṃtu mahātmānaṃ yadi dṛṣṭo mahāmatiḥ | tasyāstadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā tāmūcuste mahāmatim
tell (me) of that great soul, if the great-minded one has been seen." Hearing that speech of hers, they spoke to her, the wise one:
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PdP 2 41.39
धर्मयात्राप्रसंगेन नाथस्ते कृकलः शुभे । तीर्थयात्रां चकारासौ कस्माच्छोचसि सुव्रते
dharmayātrāprasaṃgena nāthaste kṛkalaḥ śubhe | tīrthayātrāṃ cakārāsau kasmācchocasi suvrate
"On the occasion of a journey for dharma, your lord Kṛkala, O fair one, has made a pilgrimage to the sacred fords; why do you grieve, O woman of good vows?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.40
साधयित्वा महातीर्थं पुनरेष्यति शोभने । एवमाश्वासिता सा च पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः
sādhayitvā mahātīrthaṃ punareṣyati śobhane | evamāśvāsitā sā ca puruṣairāptakāribhiḥ
Having accomplished (his visit to) the great ford, he will come again, O beautiful one." And she, thus consoled by those trustworthy men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.41
पुनर्गेहं गता राजन्सुकला चारुभाषिणी । रुरोद करुणं दुःखं सुकलापि परायणा
punargehaṃ gatā rājansukalā cārubhāṣiṇī | ruroda karuṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukalāpi parāyaṇā
Having gone back home, O king, Sukalā of lovely speech wept piteously in grief — Sukalā, though devoted (to her husband).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.42
यावदायाति मे भर्त्ता भूमौ स्वप्स्यामि संस्तरे । घृतं तैलं न भोक्ष्येऽहं दधिक्षीरं तथैव च
yāvadāyāti me bharttā bhūmau svapsyāmi saṃstare | ghṛtaṃ tailaṃ na bhokṣye'haṃ dadhikṣīraṃ tathaiva ca
"Until my husband comes, I shall sleep on the ground on a strewn bed; I will not eat ghee or oil, nor curds and milk either."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.43
लवणं च परित्यक्तं तथा तांबूलमेव च । मधुरं च तथा राजंस्त्यक्तं गुडादिकं तथा
lavaṇaṃ ca parityaktaṃ tathā tāṃbūlameva ca | madhuraṃ ca tathā rājaṃstyaktaṃ guḍādikaṃ tathā
Salt too was renounced, and betel likewise; and sweets too, O king, and molasses and the like were given up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.44
एकाहारा निराहारा तावत्स्थास्ये न संशयः । यावच्चागमनं भर्तुः पुनरेव भविष्यति
ekāhārā nirāhārā tāvatsthāsye na saṃśayaḥ | yāvaccāgamanaṃ bhartuḥ punareva bhaviṣyati
"Taking one meal (a day), or no food at all, I shall remain so — no doubt of it — until my husband's return comes about again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.45
एवं दुःखान्विता भूत्वा एकवेणीधरा पुनः । एककंचुकसंवीता मलिना च बभूव सा
evaṃ duḥkhānvitā bhūtvā ekaveṇīdharā punaḥ | ekakaṃcukasaṃvītā malinā ca babhūva sā
Thus, filled with sorrow, wearing her hair in a single braid, clad in a single bodice, she became unkempt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.46
मलिनेनापि वस्त्रेण एकेनैव स्थिता पुनः । हाहाकारं प्रमुंचंती निःश्वसंती सुदुःखिता
malinenāpi vastreṇa ekenaiva sthitā punaḥ | hāhākāraṃ pramuṃcaṃtī niḥśvasaṃtī suduḥkhitā
With but a single soiled garment she remained, uttering cries of "alas!", sighing, deeply grieved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.47
वियोगानलसंदग्धा कृष्णांगी मलधारिणी । एवं दुःखसमाचारा सुकृशा विह्वला तदा
viyogānalasaṃdagdhā kṛṣṇāṃgī maladhāriṇī | evaṃ duḥkhasamācārā sukṛśā vihvalā tadā
Burnt by the fire of separation, her limbs darkened, bearing dirt — thus practising grief, very thin and distraught then,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.48
रोदमाना दिवारात्रौ निद्रा लेभे न वै निशि । क्षुधां न विंदते राजन्दुःखेन विदलीकृता
rodamānā divārātrau nidrā lebhe na vai niśi | kṣudhāṃ na viṃdate rājanduḥkhena vidalīkṛtā
weeping day and night, she got no sleep at night; she felt no hunger, O king, being crushed by sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.49
अथ सख्यः समायाताः पप्रच्छुः सुकलां तदा । सुकले चारुसर्वांगि कस्माद्रोदिषि संप्रति
atha sakhyaḥ samāyātāḥ papracchuḥ sukalāṃ tadā | sukale cārusarvāṃgi kasmādrodiṣi saṃprati
Then her friends came and asked Sukalā: "Sukalā, fair in every limb, why do you weep now?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.50
ततस्त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि दुःखस्यास्य वरानने । सुकलोवाच- स मां त्यक्त्वा गतो भर्ता धर्मार्थं धर्मतत्परः
tatastvaṃ kāraṇaṃ brūhi duḥkhasyāsya varānane | sukalovāca- sa māṃ tyaktvā gato bhartā dharmārthaṃ dharmatatparaḥ
So tell (us) the cause of this grief, O lovely-faced one." Sukalā said: "My husband, intent on dharma, has left me and gone for the sake of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.51
तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन अटते मेदिनीं ततः । मां त्यक्त्वा स गतः स्वामी निर्दोषां पापवर्जिताम्
tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena aṭate medinīṃ tataḥ | māṃ tyaktvā sa gataḥ svāmī nirdoṣāṃ pāpavarjitām
On the occasion of a pilgrimage to the holy places he now roams the earth; my lord has gone leaving me, who am faultless and free of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.52
अहं साध्वी समाचारा सदा पुण्या पतिव्रता । मां त्यक्त्वा स गतो भर्ता तीर्थ साधनतत्परः
ahaṃ sādhvī samācārā sadā puṇyā pativratā | māṃ tyaktvā sa gato bhartā tīrtha sādhanatatparaḥ
I am virtuous, of good conduct, ever pure, devoted to my husband; yet my husband has left me and gone, intent on accomplishing (the visiting of) holy places.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.53
तेनाहं दुःखिता सख्यो वियोगेनाति पीडिता । जीवनाशो वरं श्रेष्ठो वरं वै विषभक्षणम्
tenāhaṃ duḥkhitā sakhyo viyogenāti pīḍitā | jīvanāśo varaṃ śreṣṭho varaṃ vai viṣabhakṣaṇam
Therefore I am grieved, friends, sorely afflicted by separation. Loss of life would be better, better indeed to swallow poison,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.54
वरमग्निप्रवेशश्च वरं कायविनाशनम् । नारीं प्रियां परित्यज्य भर्ता याति सुनिष्ठुरः
varamagnipraveśaśca varaṃ kāyavināśanam | nārīṃ priyāṃ parityajya bhartā yāti suniṣṭhuraḥ
better to enter fire, better the destruction of the body — (than that) a husband, most cruel, should abandon his beloved wife and go.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.55
भर्तृत्यागो वरं नैव प्राणत्यागो वरं सखि । वियोगं न समर्थाहं सहितुं नित्यदारुणम्
bhartṛtyāgo varaṃ naiva prāṇatyāgo varaṃ sakhi | viyogaṃ na samarthāhaṃ sahituṃ nityadāruṇam
Abandoning one's husband is not better; giving up life is better, friend. I am not able to bear this separation, ever cruel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.56
तेनाहं दुःखिता सख्यो वियोगेनापि नित्यशः । सख्य ऊचुः- तीर्थयात्रां गतो भर्ता पुनरेष्यति ते पतिः
tenāhaṃ duḥkhitā sakhyo viyogenāpi nityaśaḥ | sakhya ūcuḥ- tīrthayātrāṃ gato bhartā punareṣyati te patiḥ
Therefore I am grieved, friends, and constantly by separation too." The friends said: "Your husband has gone on a pilgrimage; your lord will come back again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.57
वृथा शोषयसे कायं वृथाशोकं करोषि वै । वृथा त्वं तप्यसे बाले वृथा भोगान्परित्यजेः
vṛthā śoṣayase kāyaṃ vṛthāśokaṃ karoṣi vai | vṛthā tvaṃ tapyase bāle vṛthā bhogānparityajeḥ
In vain you waste your body, in vain indeed you grieve; in vain do you torment yourself, girl, in vain would you renounce enjoyments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.58
पिबस्व पानं भुंक्ष्व त्वं स्वप्रदत्तं हि पूर्वकम् । कस्य भर्ता सुताः कस्य कस्य स्वजनबांधवाः
pibasva pānaṃ bhuṃkṣva tvaṃ svapradattaṃ hi pūrvakam | kasya bhartā sutāḥ kasya kasya svajanabāṃdhavāḥ
Drink drink, eat, that which was given by yourself formerly. Whose is a husband, whose the sons, whose the kinsfolk and relatives?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.59
कः कस्य नास्ति संसारे संबंधः केन चैव हि । भक्ष्यते भुज्यते बाले संसारस्य हि तत्फलम्
kaḥ kasya nāsti saṃsāre saṃbaṃdhaḥ kena caiva hi | bhakṣyate bhujyate bāle saṃsārasya hi tatphalam
Who in this world is not (related) to whom, and by whom is there any connection? What is eaten and enjoyed, girl — that is the fruit of worldly existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.60
मृते प्राणिनि कोऽश्नाति को हि पश्यति तत्फलम् । पीयते भुज्यते बाले एतत्संसारतः फलम्
mṛte prāṇini ko'śnāti ko hi paśyati tatphalam | pīyate bhujyate bāle etatsaṃsārataḥ phalam
When a living being is dead, who eats, and who sees that fruit? What is drunk and enjoyed, girl — this is the fruit (won) from worldly existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.61
सुकलोवाच- भवतीभिः प्रयुक्तं यत्तन्न स्याद्वेदसंमतम् । यातु भर्तुः पृथग्भूता तिष्ठत्येका सदैव हि
sukalovāca- bhavatībhiḥ prayuktaṃ yattanna syādvedasaṃmatam | yātu bhartuḥ pṛthagbhūtā tiṣṭhatyekā sadaiva hi
Sukalā said: What you ladies have proposed would not be sanctioned by the Veda. Let her go — the woman who, set apart from her husband, remains alone forever,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.62
पापभूता भवेन्नारी तां न मन्यंति सज्जनाः । भर्तुः सार्धं सदा सख्यो दृष्टो वेदेषु सर्वदा
pāpabhūtā bhavennārī tāṃ na manyaṃti sajjanāḥ | bhartuḥ sārdhaṃ sadā sakhyo dṛṣṭo vedeṣu sarvadā
such a woman becomes one made of sin, and good people do not esteem her; in the Vedas it is seen, always and at all times, O friends, that (a wife is) together with her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.63
संबंधः पुण्यसंसर्गाज्जायते नात्र संशयः । नारीणां च सदा तीर्थं भर्ता शास्त्रेषु पठ्यते
saṃbaṃdhaḥ puṇyasaṃsargājjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | nārīṇāṃ ca sadā tīrthaṃ bhartā śāstreṣu paṭhyate
The bond arises from contact with merit — there is no doubt of this; and in the scriptures the husband is always declared to be the sacred ford (tīrtha) of women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.64
तमेवावाहयेन्नित्यं वाचा कायेन कर्मभिः । मनसा पूजयेन्नित्यं भावसत्येन तत्परा
tamevāvāhayennityaṃ vācā kāyena karmabhiḥ | manasā pūjayennityaṃ bhāvasatyena tatparā
Him alone should she constantly invite with speech, with body, and with deeds; devoted to him, she should constantly worship him with her mind, with true feeling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.65
भर्तुः पार्श्वं महातीर्थं दक्षिणांगं सदैव हि । तमाश्रित्य यदा नारी गृहस्था परिवर्त्तयेत्
bhartuḥ pārśvaṃ mahātīrthaṃ dakṣiṇāṃgaṃ sadaiva hi | tamāśritya yadā nārī gṛhasthā parivarttayet
The husband's side — the right side — is always a great sacred ford; when a woman, a householder, resorting to him, carries on (her duties),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.66
यजते दानपुण्यैश्च तस्य दानस्य यत्फलम् । वाराणस्यां च गंगायां यत्फलं न च पुष्करे
yajate dānapuṇyaiśca tasya dānasya yatphalam | vārāṇasyāṃ ca gaṃgāyāṃ yatphalaṃ na ca puṣkare
and worships with gifts and merits — the fruit of that giving: whatever fruit there is at Vārāṇasī and on the Gaṅgā, and not at Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.67
द्वारकायां न चावन्त्यां केदारे शशिभूषणे । लभते नैव सा नारी यजमाना सदा किल
dvārakāyāṃ na cāvantyāṃ kedāre śaśibhūṣaṇe | labhate naiva sā nārī yajamānā sadā kila
nor at Dvārakā, nor at Avantī, nor at Kedāra of the moon-adorned one — that woman, though ever sacrificing, does not obtain (it there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.68
तादृशं फलमेवं सा न प्राप्नोति कदा सखि । सुमुखं पुत्रसौभाग्यं स्नानं दानं च भूषणम्
tādṛśaṃ phalamevaṃ sā na prāpnoti kadā sakhi | sumukhaṃ putrasaubhāgyaṃ snānaṃ dānaṃ ca bhūṣaṇam
Such fruit as this she never obtains, O friend: a fair face, the blessing of sons, bathing, giving, and ornament;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.69
वस्त्रालंकारसौभाग्यं रूपं तेजः फलं सदा । यशः कीर्तिमवाप्नोति गुणं च वरवर्णिनी
vastrālaṃkārasaubhāgyaṃ rūpaṃ tejaḥ phalaṃ sadā | yaśaḥ kīrtimavāpnoti guṇaṃ ca varavarṇinī
the good fortune of clothes and ornaments, beauty, splendour, fruit always; and the fair-complexioned woman obtains fame, renown, and virtue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.70
भर्तुः प्रसादात्सर्वं च लभते नात्र संशयः । विद्यमाने यदा कांते अन्यं धर्मं करोति या
bhartuḥ prasādātsarvaṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ | vidyamāne yadā kāṃte anyaṃ dharmaṃ karoti yā
By her husband's grace she obtains everything — there is no doubt here. But when the beloved is present, she who performs some other religious duty —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.71
निष्फलं जायते तस्याः पुंश्चली परिकथ्यते । नारीणां यौवनं रूपमवतारं स्मृतं ध्रुवम्
niṣphalaṃ jāyate tasyāḥ puṃścalī parikathyate | nārīṇāṃ yauvanaṃ rūpamavatāraṃ smṛtaṃ dhruvam
that becomes fruitless for her, and she is called a wanton woman. For women, youth and beauty are surely remembered as (their) incarnation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.72
एकस्यापि हि भर्तुश्च तस्यार्थे भूमिमंडले । सुपुत्रा सुयशा नारी परिकथ्येत वै सदा
ekasyāpi hi bhartuśca tasyārthe bhūmimaṃḍale | suputrā suyaśā nārī parikathyeta vai sadā
Indeed for the sake of that one husband alone, on the circle of the earth, a woman is always spoken of as blessed with good sons and good fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.73
तुष्टे भर्तरि संसारे दृश्या नारी न संशयः । पतिहीना भवेन्नारी भवेत्सा भूमिमंडले
tuṣṭe bhartari saṃsāre dṛśyā nārī na saṃśayaḥ | patihīnā bhavennārī bhavetsā bhūmimaṃḍale
When the husband is pleased, the woman is worth looking upon in the world — no doubt of it; but should a woman be bereft of her husband, she becomes (wretched) on the circle of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.74
कुतस्तस्याः सुखं रूपं यशः कीर्तिः सुता भुवि । सुदौर्भाग्यं महद्दुःखं संसारे परिभुज्यते
kutastasyāḥ sukhaṃ rūpaṃ yaśaḥ kīrtiḥ sutā bhuvi | sudaurbhāgyaṃ mahadduḥkhaṃ saṃsāre paribhujyate
Whence should she have happiness, beauty, fame, renown, or sons on earth? Great misfortune and great suffering are what she undergoes in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.75
पापभागा भवेत्सा च दुःखाचारा सदैव हि । तुष्टे भर्तरि तस्यास्तु तुष्टाः सर्वाश्च देवताः
pāpabhāgā bhavetsā ca duḥkhācārā sadaiva hi | tuṣṭe bhartari tasyāstu tuṣṭāḥ sarvāśca devatāḥ
She becomes a sharer in sin and one of sorrowful conduct always; but when her husband is pleased, all the gods too are pleased with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.76
तुष्टे भर्तरि तुष्यंति ऋषयो देवमानवाः । भर्ता नाथो गुरुर्भर्ता देवता दैवतैः सह
tuṣṭe bhartari tuṣyaṃti ṛṣayo devamānavāḥ | bhartā nātho gururbhartā devatā daivataiḥ saha
When the husband is pleased, the seers, gods, and men are pleased. The husband is (her) lord, the husband is (her) guru, (her) deity along with (all) the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.77
भर्ता तीर्थश्च पुण्यश्च नारीणां नृपनंदन । शृंगारं भूषणं रूपं वर्णं सौगंधमेव च
bhartā tīrthaśca puṇyaśca nārīṇāṃ nṛpanaṃdana | śṛṃgāraṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ rūpaṃ varṇaṃ saugaṃdhameva ca
The husband is the sacred ford and the merit of women, O son of the king. Adornment, ornament, beauty, fair colour, and fragrance —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.78
कृत्वा सा तिष्ठते नित्यं वर्जयित्वा सुपर्वसु । शृंगारैर्भूषणैः सा तु शुशुभे सा यदा पतिः
kṛtvā sā tiṣṭhate nityaṃ varjayitvā suparvasu | śṛṃgārairbhūṣaṇaiḥ sā tu śuśubhe sā yadā patiḥ
having made these she abides always, leaving them off on the holy days; with adornments and ornaments she shone — she, when her husband (was there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.79
पत्याविना भवत्येवं क्षीरं सर्पमुखे यथा । भर्तुरर्थे महाभागा सुव्रता चारुमंगला
patyāvinā bhavatyevaṃ kṣīraṃ sarpamukhe yathā | bharturarthe mahābhāgā suvratā cārumaṃgalā
Without the husband it becomes just so, like milk in a serpent's mouth. For the husband's sake she is greatly fortunate, of good vows, and lovely and auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.80
गते भर्तरि या नारी शृंगारं कुरुते यदि । रूपं वर्णं च तत्सर्वं शवरूपेण जायते
gate bhartari yā nārī śṛṃgāraṃ kurute yadi | rūpaṃ varṇaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ śavarūpeṇa jāyate
When the husband has gone away, if a woman makes adornment, all that beauty and fair colour turns into the form of a corpse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.81
वदंति भूतले लोकाः पुंश्चलीयं न संशयः । तस्माद्भर्तुर्वियुक्ता या नार्याः शृणुत भूतले
vadaṃti bhūtale lokāḥ puṃścalīyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tasmādbharturviyuktā yā nāryāḥ śṛṇuta bhūtale
People on earth say, "This woman is unchaste"—of that there is no doubt. Therefore, (as for) the woman who is separated from her husband—listen, (you) women on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.82
इच्छंत्या वै महासौख्यं भवितव्यं कदाचन । सुजायायाः परो धर्मो भर्ता शास्त्रेषु गीयते
icchaṃtyā vai mahāsaukhyaṃ bhavitavyaṃ kadācana | sujāyāyāḥ paro dharmo bhartā śāstreṣu gīyate
For (a wife) who desires great happiness, it must at some time come about; the husband is declared in the scriptures to be the highest duty of a good wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 41.83
तस्माद्वै शाश्वतो धर्मो न त्याज्यो भार्यया किल । एवं धर्मं विजानामि कथं भर्ता परित्यजेत्
tasmādvai śāśvato dharmo na tyājyo bhāryayā kila | evaṃ dharmaṃ vijānāmi kathaṃ bhartā parityajet
Therefore this eternal duty is indeed not to be abandoned by a wife. Thus do I understand duty: how could (a wife) abandon her husband?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 41.84
इत्यर्थे श्रूयते सख्य इतिहासः पुरातनः । सुदेवायाश्च चरितं सुपुण्यं पापनाशनम्
ityarthe śrūyate sakhya itihāsaḥ purātanaḥ | sudevāyāśca caritaṃ supuṇyaṃ pāpanāśanam
On this matter, friends, an ancient tale is heard, and the story of Sudevā, most meritorious and destroying sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition