Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 46
PdP 2 46.1
सुकलोवाच- श्वसंतीं शूकरीं दृष्ट्वा पतितां पुत्रवत्सलाम् । सुदेवावकृपयाविष्टा गत्वा तां दुःखितां प्रति
sukalovāca- śvasaṃtīṃ śūkarīṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ putravatsalām | sudevāvakṛpayāviṣṭā gatvā tāṃ duḥkhitāṃ prati
Sukala said: Seeing the sow, fond of her offspring, fallen and panting, Sudevā, filled with pity, went up to her, the suffering one.
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PdP 2 46.2
अभिषिच्य मुखं तस्याः शीतलेनोदकेन च । पुनः सर्वांगमेवापि दुःखितां रणशालिनीम्
abhiṣicya mukhaṃ tasyāḥ śītalenodakena ca | punaḥ sarvāṃgamevāpi duḥkhitāṃ raṇaśālinīm
Having sprinkled her face with cool water, and again her whole body too — (she who was) suffering, distinguished in battle —
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PdP 2 46.3
पुण्येन शीततोयेन सा उवाचाभिषिंचतीम् । उवाच मानुषीं वाचं सुस्वरं नृपतिप्रियाम्
puṇyena śītatoyena sā uvācābhiṣiṃcatīm | uvāca mānuṣīṃ vācaṃ susvaraṃ nṛpatipriyām
with holy cool water — she spoke to the woman who was sprinkling (her); she spoke human speech, sweet-toned, dear to the king.
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PdP 2 46.4
सुखं भवतु ते देवि अभिषिक्ता त्वया यदि । संपर्काद्दर्शनात्तेद्य गतो मे पापसंचयः
sukhaṃ bhavatu te devi abhiṣiktā tvayā yadi | saṃparkāddarśanāttedya gato me pāpasaṃcayaḥ
"May there be happiness for you, lady, since you have sprinkled (me); by contact and by sight of you today my accumulated sin is gone."
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PdP 2 46.5
तदाकर्ण्य महद्वाक्यमद्भुताकारसंयुतम् । चित्रमेतन्मया दृष्टं कृतं तेऽनामयं वचः
tadākarṇya mahadvākyamadbhutākārasaṃyutam | citrametanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ te'nāmayaṃ vacaḥ
Hearing that great utterance joined with a wondrous form (of speech, she said): "This marvel I have seen; healing speech has been made by you."
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PdP 2 46.6
पशुजातिमतीचेयं सौष्ठवं भाषते स्फुटम् । स्वरव्यंजनसंपन्नं संस्कृतमुत्तमं मम
paśujātimatīceyaṃ sauṣṭhavaṃ bhāṣate sphuṭam | svaravyaṃjanasaṃpannaṃ saṃskṛtamuttamaṃ mama
"This one, though belonging to the animal kind, speaks with clear elegance — excellent Sanskrit, endowed with vowels and consonants, (as good as) mine."
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PdP 2 46.7
हर्षेण विस्मयेनापि कृत्वा साहसमुत्तमम् । तत्रस्था सा महाभागा तं पतिं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
harṣeṇa vismayenāpi kṛtvā sāhasamuttamam | tatrasthā sā mahābhāgā taṃ patiṃ vākyamabravīt
With joy and with amazement, having done a most daring thing, that most fortunate lady, standing there, spoke these words to her husband:
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PdP 2 46.8
पश्य राजन्नपूर्वेयं संस्कृतं भाषते महत् । पशुयोनिगता चेयं यथा वै मानुषो वदेत्
paśya rājannapūrveyaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ bhāṣate mahat | paśuyonigatā ceyaṃ yathā vai mānuṣo vadet
"Look, O king, this unprecedented (creature) speaks great Sanskrit; and she has come to the animal womb, yet speaks as a human would."
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PdP 2 46.9
तदाकर्ण्य ततो राजा सर्वज्ञानवतां वरः । अद्भुतमद्भुताकारं यन्न दृष्टं श्रुतं मया
tadākarṇya tato rājā sarvajñānavatāṃ varaḥ | adbhutamadbhutākāraṃ yanna dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ mayā
Hearing that, the king then, best of all who possess knowledge, (said:) "A marvel of marvellous kind, such as I have neither seen nor heard."
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PdP 2 46.10
तामुवाच ततो राजा सुदेवां सुप्रियां तदा । पृच्छ चैनां शुभां कांते का चेयं तु भविष्यति
tāmuvāca tato rājā sudevāṃ supriyāṃ tadā | pṛccha caināṃ śubhāṃ kāṃte kā ceyaṃ tu bhaviṣyati
Then the king said to her, to Sudevā, his beloved: "Ask this auspicious one, my dear — who indeed can she be?"
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PdP 2 46.11
श्रुत्वा तु नृपतेर्वाक्यं सा पप्रच्छ च सूकरीम् । का भविष्यसि त्वं भद्रे चित्रं ते दृश्यते बहु
śrutvā tu nṛpatervākyaṃ sā papraccha ca sūkarīm | kā bhaviṣyasi tvaṃ bhadre citraṃ te dṛśyate bahu
Hearing the king's word, she asked the sow: "Who are you, good lady? Much that is strange is seen in you."
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PdP 2 46.12
पशुयोनिगता त्वं वै भाषसे मानुषं वचः । सौष्ठवं ज्ञानसंपन्नं वद मे पूर्वचेष्टितम्
paśuyonigatā tvaṃ vai bhāṣase mānuṣaṃ vacaḥ | sauṣṭhavaṃ jñānasaṃpannaṃ vada me pūrvaceṣṭitam
"Though come to the animal womb, you speak human speech, elegant and full of knowledge; tell me your former doings."
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PdP 2 46.13
भर्तुश्चापि महाराज भटस्यास्य महात्मनः । कोयं धर्मो महावीर्यो गतः स्वर्गं पराक्रमैः
bhartuścāpi mahārāja bhaṭasyāsya mahātmanaḥ | koyaṃ dharmo mahāvīryo gataḥ svargaṃ parākramaiḥ
"And of your husband too, great queen — of this great-souled warrior: what is this dharma of his, of great valour, (by which) he has gone to heaven through his feats?"
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PdP 2 46.14
आत्मनश्च स्वभर्तुश्च सर्वं पूर्वानुगं वद । एवमुक्त्वा महाभागा विरराम नृपप्रिया
ātmanaśca svabhartuśca sarvaṃ pūrvānugaṃ vada | evamuktvā mahābhāgā virarāma nṛpapriyā
"Tell all that went before, of yourself and of your own husband." Having spoken thus, the greatly fortunate beloved of the king fell silent.
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PdP 2 46.15
शूकर्युवाच- यदि पृच्छसि मां भद्रे ममास्य च महात्मनः । तत्सर्वं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि चरितं पूर्वचेष्टितम्
śūkaryuvāca- yadi pṛcchasi māṃ bhadre mamāsya ca mahātmanaḥ | tatsarvaṃ te pravakṣyāmi caritaṃ pūrvaceṣṭitam
The sow said: Since you ask me, good lady, about myself and about this great-souled one, I shall tell you all that story, our former doings.
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PdP 2 46.16
अयमेष महाप्राज्ञो गंधर्वो गीतपंडितः । रंगविद्याधरो नाम सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदः
ayameṣa mahāprājño gaṃdharvo gītapaṃḍitaḥ | raṃgavidyādharo nāma sarvaśāstrārthakovidaḥ
This one here was a very wise gandharva, learned in song, named Raṅgavidyādhara, skilled in the meaning of all the treatises.
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PdP 2 46.17
मेरुं गिरिवरश्रेष्ठं चारुकंदरनिर्झरम् । तमाश्रित्य महातेजाः पुलस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः
meruṃ girivaraśreṣṭhaṃ cārukaṃdaranirjharam | tamāśritya mahātejāḥ pulastyo munisattamaḥ
Resorting to Meru, best of the great mountains, with its lovely glens and waterfalls, Pulastya, most excellent of sages, of great splendor,
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PdP 2 46.18
तपश्चचार तेजस्वी निर्व्यलीकेन चेतसा । विद्याधरस्तत्र गतः स्वेच्छया स महाप्रभो
tapaścacāra tejasvī nirvyalīkena cetasā | vidyādharastatra gataḥ svecchayā sa mahāprabho
practiced austerity, glowing, with a mind free of deceit. A Vidyādhara came there of his own will, that greatly lustrous one.
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PdP 2 46.19
तमाश्रित्य गिरिश्रेष्ठं गीतमभ्यसते तदा । स्वरतालसमोपेतं सुस्वरं चारुहासिनि
tamāśritya giriśreṣṭhaṃ gītamabhyasate tadā | svaratālasamopetaṃ susvaraṃ cāruhāsini
Resorting to that best of mountains, he then practiced song, sweet-voiced, well joined with pitch and rhythm, O fair-smiling one.
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PdP 2 46.20
गीतं श्रुत्वा मुनिस्तस्य ध्यानाच्चलितमानसः । गायंतं तमुवाचेदं गीतविद्याधरं प्रति
gītaṃ śrutvā munistasya dhyānāccalitamānasaḥ | gāyaṃtaṃ tamuvācedaṃ gītavidyādharaṃ prati
Hearing his song, the sage, his mind shaken from meditation, said this to him, the singing Gītavidyādhara:
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PdP 2 46.21
भवद्गीतेन दिव्येन देवा मुह्यंति नान्यथा । सुस्वरेण सुपुण्येन तालमानेन पंडित
bhavadgītena divyena devā muhyaṃti nānyathā | susvareṇa supuṇyena tālamānena paṃḍita
"By your divine song the gods are bewildered—it cannot be otherwise—by its sweet tone, its great merit, its measure of rhythm, O expert,
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PdP 2 46.22
लययुक्तेन भावेन मूर्च्छना सहितेन च । मे मनश्चलितं ध्यानाद्गीतेनानेन सुव्रत
layayuktena bhāvena mūrcchanā sahitena ca | me manaścalitaṃ dhyānādgītenānena suvrata
by its feeling joined with tempo and accompanied with mūrchanā (modulation of scale). My mind has been shaken from meditation by this song, O you of good vows.
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PdP 2 46.23
इदं स्थानं परित्यज्य अन्यस्थानं व्रजस्व तत् । गीतविद्याधर उवाच- आत्मज्ञानसमं गीतमन्यस्थानं व्रजामि किम्
idaṃ sthānaṃ parityajya anyasthānaṃ vrajasva tat | gītavidyādhara uvāca- ātmajñānasamaṃ gītamanyasthānaṃ vrajāmi kim
Leave this place and go to another place then." Gītavidyādhara said: "Song is equal to knowledge of the self; why should I go to another place?
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PdP 2 46.24
दुःखं ददे न कस्यापि सुखदो नृषु सर्वदा । गीतेनानेन दिव्येन सर्वास्तुष्यंति देवताः
duḥkhaṃ dade na kasyāpi sukhado nṛṣu sarvadā | gītenānena divyena sarvāstuṣyaṃti devatāḥ
I cause pain to no one; I am always a giver of pleasure among men. By this divine song all the deities are pleased.
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PdP 2 46.25
शंभुश्चापि समानीतो गीतध्वनिरतो द्विज । गीतं सर्वरसं प्रोक्तं गीतमानंददायकम्
śaṃbhuścāpi samānīto gītadhvanirato dvija | gītaṃ sarvarasaṃ proktaṃ gītamānaṃdadāyakam
Even Śambhu is drawn near, delighting in the sound of song, O twice-born. Song is declared to hold all flavors; song is the giver of bliss.
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PdP 2 46.26
शृंगाराद्यारसाः सर्वे गीतेनापि प्रतिष्ठिताः । शोभामायांति गीतेन वेदाश्चत्वार उत्तमाः
śṛṃgārādyārasāḥ sarve gītenāpi pratiṣṭhitāḥ | śobhāmāyāṃti gītena vedāścatvāra uttamāḥ
All the rasas beginning with the erotic are established through song too; and by song the four excellent Vedas attain their beauty.
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PdP 2 46.27
गीतेन देवताः सर्वास्तोषमायांति नान्यथा । तदेवं निन्दसे गीतं मामेवं परिचालयेः
gītena devatāḥ sarvāstoṣamāyāṃti nānyathā | tadevaṃ nindase gītaṃ māmevaṃ paricālayeḥ
By song all the deities come to satisfaction, not otherwise. Yet you thus blame song, and would drive me off in this way.
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PdP 2 46.28
अन्यायोऽयं महाभाग तवैव इह दृश्यते । पुलस्त्य उवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वयाद्यैव गीतार्थं बहुपुण्यदम्
anyāyo'yaṃ mahābhāga tavaiva iha dṛśyate | pulastya uvāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayādyaiva gītārthaṃ bahupuṇyadam
This injustice, O greatly fortunate one, is seen here on your part alone." Pulastya said: "Truly have you just now spoken of the meaning of song, that it bestows much merit.
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PdP 2 46.29
शृणु त्वं मामकं वाक्यं मानं त्यज महामते । नाहं गीतं प्रकुत्सामि गीतं वंदामि नान्यथा
śṛṇu tvaṃ māmakaṃ vākyaṃ mānaṃ tyaja mahāmate | nāhaṃ gītaṃ prakutsāmi gītaṃ vaṃdāmi nānyathā
Hear my words, give up pride, O greatly wise one. I do not condemn song; rather I revere song, not otherwise.
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PdP 2 46.30
विद्याश्चतुर्दशैवैता एकीभावेन भावदाः । प्राणिनां सिद्धिमायांति मनसा निश्चलेन च
vidyāścaturdaśaivaitā ekībhāvena bhāvadāḥ | prāṇināṃ siddhimāyāṃti manasā niścalena ca
These fourteen branches of knowledge, by being made one, bestow the (desired) state; they come to fulfillment for living beings only through an unwavering mind.
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PdP 2 46.31
तपश्च तद्वन्मंत्राश्च सुसिद्ध्यंत्येकचिंतया । हृषीकाणां महावर्गश्चपलो मम संमतः
tapaśca tadvanmaṃtrāśca susiddhyaṃtyekaciṃtayā | hṛṣīkāṇāṃ mahāvargaścapalo mama saṃmataḥ
And austerity likewise, and mantras, are well accomplished by single-minded thought. But in my view the great troop of the senses is fickle;
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PdP 2 46.32
विषयेष्वेव सर्वेषु नयत्यात्मानमुच्चकैः । चालयित्वा मनस्तस्माद्ध्यानादेव न संशयः
viṣayeṣveva sarveṣu nayatyātmānamuccakaiḥ | cālayitvā manastasmāddhyānādeva na saṃśayaḥ
it forcibly leads the self into all the objects of sense; therefore, having shaken the mind, (it draws it) away from meditation—no doubt of it.
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PdP 2 46.33
यत्र शब्दं न रूपं च युवती नैव तिष्ठति । मुनयस्तत्र गच्छंति तपःसिद्ध्यर्थमेव हि
yatra śabdaṃ na rūpaṃ ca yuvatī naiva tiṣṭhati | munayastatra gacchaṃti tapaḥsiddhyarthameva hi
Where there is no sound, no form, and no young woman abides—there the sages go, precisely for the accomplishment of austerity.
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PdP 2 46.34
अयं गीतः पवित्रस्ते बहुसौख्यप्रदायकः । न पश्येम वयं वीर तिष्ठामो वनसंस्थिताः
ayaṃ gītaḥ pavitraste bahusaukhyapradāyakaḥ | na paśyema vayaṃ vīra tiṣṭhāmo vanasaṃsthitāḥ
This song of yours is pure and bestows much happiness; (but) we do not look upon it, O hero—we remain settled in the forest.
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PdP 2 46.35
अन्यत्स्थानं प्रयाहि त्वं नोवा वयं व्रजामहे । गीतविधाधर उवाच- इंद्रियाणां बलं वर्गं जितं येन महात्मना
anyatsthānaṃ prayāhi tvaṃ novā vayaṃ vrajāmahe | gītavidhādhara uvāca- iṃdriyāṇāṃ balaṃ vargaṃ jitaṃ yena mahātmanā
Go you to another place, or else we shall go." Gītavidyādhara said: "That great soul by whom the force and the troop of the senses has been conquered,
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PdP 2 46.36
स जयी कथ्यते योगी स च वीरः ससाधकः । शब्दं श्रुत्वाथ वा दृष्ट्वा रूपमेवं महामते
sa jayī kathyate yogī sa ca vīraḥ sasādhakaḥ | śabdaṃ śrutvātha vā dṛṣṭvā rūpamevaṃ mahāmate
he is called a victor, a yogin, and he is a hero, one who achieves. He who, having heard sound or seen a form, O greatly wise one,
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PdP 2 46.37
चलते नैव यो ध्यानात्स धीरस्तपसाधकः । भवांस्तु तेजसा हीन इंद्रियैर्विजितो यतः
calate naiva yo dhyānātsa dhīrastapasādhakaḥ | bhavāṃstu tejasā hīna iṃdriyairvijito yataḥ
He who does not stir at all from his meditation, he is the steadfast one, the accomplisher of austerity; but you are devoid of fiery power, since you are overcome by your senses.
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PdP 2 46.38
स्वर्गेपि नास्ति सामर्थ्यं मम गीतस्य धर्षणे । वर्जयंति वनं सर्वे हीनवीर्या न संशयः
svargepi nāsti sāmarthyaṃ mama gītasya dharṣaṇe | varjayaṃti vanaṃ sarve hīnavīryā na saṃśayaḥ
Not even in heaven is there power to assail my song; all those of feeble vigour abandon the forest — of this there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 46.39
अयं साधारणो विप्र वनदेशो न संशयः । देवानां सर्वजीवानां यथा मम तथा तव
ayaṃ sādhāraṇo vipra vanadeśo na saṃśayaḥ | devānāṃ sarvajīvānāṃ yathā mama tathā tava
This forest region, brahmin, is common (to all) — no doubt of it — to the gods and to all living beings; as it is mine, so it is yours.
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PdP 2 46.40
कथं गच्छाम्यहं त्यक्त्वा वनमेवमनुत्तमम् । यूयं गच्छंतु तिष्ठंतु यद्भव्यं तत्तु नान्यथा
kathaṃ gacchāmyahaṃ tyaktvā vanamevamanuttamam | yūyaṃ gacchaṃtu tiṣṭhaṃtu yadbhavyaṃ tattu nānyathā
How shall I go, abandoning a forest so unsurpassed as this? Let you (all) go or stay; what is to be will be, and not otherwise.
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PdP 2 46.41
एवमाभाष्य तं विप्रं गीतविद्याधरस्तदा । समाकर्ण्य ततस्तेन मुनिना तस्य उत्तरम्
evamābhāṣya taṃ vipraṃ gītavidyādharastadā | samākarṇya tatastena muninā tasya uttaram
When the Gandharva Gītavidyādhara had spoken thus to that brahmin, then, having heard his reply from that sage,
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PdP 2 46.42
चिंतयामास मेधावी किं कृत्वा सुकृतं भवेत् । क्षमां कृत्वा जगामाथ अन्यत्स्थानं द्विजोत्तमः
ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī kiṃ kṛtvā sukṛtaṃ bhavet | kṣamāṃ kṛtvā jagāmātha anyatsthānaṃ dvijottamaḥ
the wise one considered: "What should I do that good may come of it?" So, having forgiven (him), that best of the twice-born went to another place.
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PdP 2 46.43
तपश्चचार धर्मात्मा योगासनगतः सदा । कामं क्रोधं परित्यज्य मोहं लोभं तथैव च
tapaścacāra dharmātmā yogāsanagataḥ sadā | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parityajya mohaṃ lobhaṃ tathaiva ca
The righteous one practised austerity, always seated in a yogic posture, having wholly renounced desire, anger, and likewise delusion and greed,
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PdP 2 46.44
सर्वेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य मनसा सममेव च । एवं स्थितस्तदा योगी पुलस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः
sarvendriyāṇi saṃyamya manasā samameva ca | evaṃ sthitastadā yogī pulastyo munisattamaḥ
restraining all his senses and his mind equally as well. Thus then abode the yogin Pulastya, best of sages.
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PdP 2 46.45
सुकलोवाच- गते तस्मिन्महाभागे पुलस्त्ये मुनिपुंगवे । कालादिष्टेन तेनापि गीतविद्याधरेण च
sukalovāca- gate tasminmahābhāge pulastye munipuṃgave | kālādiṣṭena tenāpi gītavidyādhareṇa ca
Sukala said: When that greatly blessed Pulastya, bull among sages, had gone, then by that Gītavidyādhara too, urged on by time (or fate),
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PdP 2 46.46
चिंतितं सुचिरं कालं न दृष्टोयं भयान्मम । क्व गतस्तिष्ठते वापि कुरुते किं कथं च सः
ciṃtitaṃ suciraṃ kālaṃ na dṛṣṭoyaṃ bhayānmama | kva gatastiṣṭhate vāpi kurute kiṃ kathaṃ ca saḥ
it was pondered a very long while: "This one has not been seen (by me), out of fear of me. Where has he gone, or where does he stay, and what is he doing, and how?"
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PdP 2 46.47
ज्ञात्वा पद्मात्मजसुतमेकांतवनशालिनम् । गतो वराहरूपेण तस्याश्रममनुत्तमम्
jñātvā padmātmajasutamekāṃtavanaśālinam | gato varāharūpeṇa tasyāśramamanuttamam
Having learned that the son of the lotus-born's son (Pulastya) was dwelling in a solitary forest, he went in the form of a boar to that most excellent hermitage of his.
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PdP 2 46.48
आसनस्थं महात्मानं तेजोज्वालासमाविलम् । दृष्ट्वा चकार वै क्षोभं तस्य विप्रस्य भामिनि
āsanasthaṃ mahātmānaṃ tejojvālāsamāvilam | dṛṣṭvā cakāra vai kṣobhaṃ tasya viprasya bhāmini
Seeing the great soul seated on his seat, thickly wrapped in the blaze of his fiery energy, he caused a disturbance to that brahmin, O lovely lady.
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PdP 2 46.49
धर्षयेन्नियतं विप्रं तुंडाग्रेण कुचेष्टया । पशुं ज्ञात्वा महाराज क्षमते तस्य दुष्कृतम्
dharṣayenniyataṃ vipraṃ tuṃḍāgreṇa kuceṣṭayā | paśuṃ jñātvā mahārāja kṣamate tasya duṣkṛtam
He would constantly harass the brahmin with the tip of his snout and with evil antics; but knowing (him to be only) an animal, great king, he pardoned his misdeed.
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PdP 2 46.50
मूत्रयेत्पुरतः कृत्वा विष्ठां च कुरुते ततः । नृत्यते क्रीडते तत्र पतति प्रोच्चलेत्पुनः
mūtrayetpurataḥ kṛtvā viṣṭhāṃ ca kurute tataḥ | nṛtyate krīḍate tatra patati proccaletpunaḥ
He would urinate in front (of him), and then also drop dung; there he dances, plays, falls down, and springs up again.
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PdP 2 46.51
पशुं ज्ञात्वा परित्यक्तो मुनिना तेन भूपते । एकदा तु तथायाते तेन रूपेण वै पुनः
paśuṃ jñātvā parityakto muninā tena bhūpate | ekadā tu tathāyāte tena rūpeṇa vai punaḥ
Taking him for an animal, he was let be by that sage, O lord of the earth. But once, when he came in that same form again,
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PdP 2 46.52
अट्टाट्टहासेन पुनर्हास्यमेवं कृतं तदा । रोदनं च कृतं तत्र गीतं गायति सुस्वरम्
aṭṭāṭṭahāsena punarhāsyamevaṃ kṛtaṃ tadā | rodanaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tatra gītaṃ gāyati susvaram
with loud roaring laughter he again made mockery in this way; and weeping was done there, and he sings a song in a sweet voice.
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PdP 2 46.53
तथा तमागतं विप्रो गीतविद्याधरं नृप । चेष्टितं तस्य वै दृष्ट्वा घोणिरेष भवेन्नहि
tathā tamāgataṃ vipro gītavidyādharaṃ nṛpa | ceṣṭitaṃ tasya vai dṛṣṭvā ghoṇireṣa bhavennahi
When the Gandharva Gītavidyādhara had come thus, O king, the brahmin, seeing his behaviour (thought): "This is no boar."
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PdP 2 46.54
ज्ञात्वा तस्य तु वृत्तांतं मामेवं परिचालयेत् । पशुं ज्ञात्वा मया त्यक्तो दुष्ट एष सुनिर्घृणः
jñātvā tasya tu vṛttāṃtaṃ māmevaṃ paricālayet | paśuṃ jñātvā mayā tyakto duṣṭa eṣa sunirghṛṇaḥ
Having understood his history: "He harasses me in this way; taking him for an animal I let him be — this wretch is utterly pitiless."
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PdP 2 46.55
एवं ज्ञात्वा महात्मानं गंधर्वाधममेव हि । चुकोप मुनिशार्दूलस्तं शशाप महामतिः
evaṃ jñātvā mahātmānaṃ gaṃdharvādhamameva hi | cukopa muniśārdūlastaṃ śaśāpa mahāmatiḥ
Knowing thus that the great one was indeed the basest of Gandharvas, that tiger among sages grew angry, and the greatly wise one cursed him.
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PdP 2 46.56
यस्माच्छूकररूपेण मामेवं परिचालयेः । तस्माद्व्रज महापाप पापयोनिं तु शौकरीम्
yasmācchūkararūpeṇa māmevaṃ paricālayeḥ | tasmādvraja mahāpāpa pāpayoniṃ tu śaukarīm
"Since in the form of a boar you harass me thus, therefore, great sinner, go to a sinful birth, that of a sow."
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PdP 2 46.57
शप्तस्तेनापि विप्रेण गतो देवं पुरंदरम् । तमुवाच महात्मानं कंपमानो वरानने
śaptastenāpi vipreṇa gato devaṃ puraṃdaram | tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ kaṃpamāno varānane
Cursed by that brahmin as well, he went to the god Purandara; trembling, he spoke to that great-souled one, O fair-faced lady:
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PdP 2 46.58
शृणु वाक्यं सहस्राक्ष तव कार्यं कृतं मया । तप एव हि कुर्वन्सन्दारुणं मुनिपुंगवः
śṛṇu vākyaṃ sahasrākṣa tava kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā | tapa eva hi kurvansandāruṇaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ
"Hear my words, thousand-eyed one: your business has been done by me. That bull among sages was performing very fierce austerity indeed,
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PdP 2 46.59
तस्मात्तपःप्रभावात्तु चालितः क्षोभितो मया । शप्तस्तेनास्मि विप्रेण देवरूपं प्रणाशितम्
tasmāttapaḥprabhāvāttu cālitaḥ kṣobhito mayā | śaptastenāsmi vipreṇa devarūpaṃ praṇāśitam
and so, by the power of that austerity — (he) having been disturbed, agitated by me — I was cursed by that brahmin, and my divine form was destroyed.
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PdP 2 46.60
पशुयोनिं गतं शक्र मामेवं परिरक्षय । ज्ञात्वा तस्य स वृत्तांतं गीतविद्याधरस्य च
paśuyoniṃ gataṃ śakra māmevaṃ parirakṣaya | jñātvā tasya sa vṛttāṃtaṃ gītavidyādharasya ca
"Protect me thus, O Śakra, who have gone to the birth of a beast!" And he, having learned the story of that gandharva-singer,
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PdP 2 46.61
तेन सार्धंगतश्चेंद्रस्तं मुनिं पर्यभाषत । दीयतामनुग्रहो नाथ सिद्धिज्ञोसि द्विजोत्तम
tena sārdhaṃgataśceṃdrastaṃ muniṃ paryabhāṣata | dīyatāmanugraho nātha siddhijñosi dvijottama
Indra, having gone together with him, addressed that sage: "Let a favour be granted, lord; you know the perfections, best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 46.62
क्षम्यतां मुनिवर्यास्मिन्क्रियतां शापमोक्षणम् । इति संप्रार्थितो विप्रो महेंद्रेणाह हृष्टधीः
kṣamyatāṃ munivaryāsminkriyatāṃ śāpamokṣaṇam | iti saṃprārthito vipro maheṃdreṇāha hṛṣṭadhīḥ
Forgive, O best of sages; let release from the curse be effected for him." Thus entreated by great Indra, the brahmin, glad in mind, said:
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PdP 2 46.63
पुलस्त्य उवाच- वचनात्तव देवेश क्षंतव्यं च मयापि हि । भविष्यति महाराज मनुपुत्रो महाबलः
pulastya uvāca- vacanāttava deveśa kṣaṃtavyaṃ ca mayāpi hi | bhaviṣyati mahārāja manuputro mahābalaḥ
Pulastya said: At your word, lord of the gods, it must indeed be forgiven by me too. There will be, O great king, a son of Manu, of great strength,
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PdP 2 46.64
इक्ष्वाकुर्नाम धर्मात्मा सर्वधर्मानुपालकः । तस्य हस्ताद्यदा मृत्युरस्यैव च भविष्यति
ikṣvākurnāma dharmātmā sarvadharmānupālakaḥ | tasya hastādyadā mṛtyurasyaiva ca bhaviṣyati
Ikṣvāku by name, righteous in soul, upholder of all duties. When at his hand the death of this very one comes about,
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PdP 2 46.65
तदैष वै स्वकं देहं प्राप्स्यते नात्र संशयः । एतत्ते सर्ववृत्तांतं शूकरस्य निवेदितम्
tadaiṣa vai svakaṃ dehaṃ prāpsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | etatte sarvavṛttāṃtaṃ śūkarasya niveditam
then he will regain his own body — there is no doubt of it. This whole account of the boar has been told to you.
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PdP 2 46.66
आत्मनश्च प्रवक्ष्यामि पत्या सार्धं शृणुष्व हि । मया च पातकं घोरं कृतं यत्पापया पुरा
ātmanaśca pravakṣyāmi patyā sārdhaṃ śṛṇuṣva hi | mayā ca pātakaṃ ghoraṃ kṛtaṃ yatpāpayā purā
And I shall relate my own (story), together with my husband's — listen. And the terrible sin that was committed by me, sinful woman, long ago...
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