Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 47
PdP 2 47.1
सुकलोवाच- सुदेवा चारुसर्वांगी तामुवाचाथ सूकरीम् । पशुयोनिं गता त्वं हि कथं वदसि संस्कृतम्
sukalovāca- sudevā cārusarvāṃgī tāmuvācātha sūkarīm | paśuyoniṃ gatā tvaṃ hi kathaṃ vadasi saṃskṛtam
Sukala said: Then Sudevā, fair in every limb, said to that sow: "You have gone to the birth of a beast — how is it that you speak refined Sanskrit?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.2
एवंविधं महाज्ञानं कस्माद्भूतं वदस्व मे । कथं जानासि वै भर्तुश्चरित्रमात्मनः शुभे
evaṃvidhaṃ mahājñānaṃ kasmādbhūtaṃ vadasva me | kathaṃ jānāsi vai bhartuścaritramātmanaḥ śubhe
Whence has such great knowledge arisen? Tell me. And how do you know your husband's history and your own, O auspicious one?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.3
शूकर्युवाच- पशोर्भावेन मोहेन मुष्टाहं वरवर्णिनि । निहता खड्गबाणैश्च पतिता रणमूर्धनि
śūkaryuvāca- paśorbhāvena mohena muṣṭāhaṃ varavarṇini | nihatā khaḍgabāṇaiśca patitā raṇamūrdhani
The sow said: By the state of an animal, by delusion, I was robbed (of my knowledge), O lady of excellent hue; struck down by swords and arrows, I fell in the forefront of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.4
मूर्च्छयाभिपरिक्लिन्ना ज्ञानहीना वरानने । त्वयाभिषिक्ता येनाहं पुण्यहस्तेन सुंदरि
mūrcchayābhipariklinnā jñānahīnā varānane | tvayābhiṣiktā yenāhaṃ puṇyahastena suṃdari
Soaked through with swooning, bereft of knowledge, O fair-faced one — then I was sprinkled by you, by your merit-bearing hand, O beautiful one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.5
पुण्योदकेन शीतेन तव हस्तगतेन वै । अभिषिक्ते हि मे काये मोहो नष्टो विहाय माम्
puṇyodakena śītena tava hastagatena vai | abhiṣikte hi me kāye moho naṣṭo vihāya mām
with cool, holy water that came from your hand — when my body was sprinkled, the delusion perished and left me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.6
यथा विनाशं तेजोभिरंधकारः प्रयाति सः । तथा तवाभिषेकेण मम पापं गतं शुभे
yathā vināśaṃ tejobhiraṃdhakāraḥ prayāti saḥ | tathā tavābhiṣekeṇa mama pāpaṃ gataṃ śubhe
just as darkness goes to destruction by (the sun's) rays, so by your sprinkling my sin has departed, O auspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.7
प्रसादात्तव चार्वंगि लब्धं ज्ञानं पुरातनम् । पुण्यां गतिं प्रयास्यामि इति ज्ञातं मया शुभे
prasādāttava cārvaṃgi labdhaṃ jñānaṃ purātanam | puṇyāṃ gatiṃ prayāsyāmi iti jñātaṃ mayā śubhe
By your grace, fair-limbed one, my former knowledge has been regained; "I shall go to a meritorious destiny" — this I have come to know, O auspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.8
श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि पूर्वं वृत्तांतमात्मनः । यत्कृतं तु मया भद्रे पापया दुष्कृतं बहु
śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi pūrvaṃ vṛttāṃtamātmanaḥ | yatkṛtaṃ tu mayā bhadre pāpayā duṣkṛtaṃ bahu
Let it be heard — I shall tell my own earlier story, and the many evil deeds that were done by me, sinful as I was, O good lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.9
कलिंगाख्ये महादेशे श्रीपुरंनाम पत्तनम् । सर्वसिद्धिसमाकीर्णं चतुर्वर्णनिषेवितम्
kaliṃgākhye mahādeśe śrīpuraṃnāma pattanam | sarvasiddhisamākīrṇaṃ caturvarṇaniṣevitam
In the great country called Kaliṅga there is a city named Śrīpura, filled with every kind of prosperity, inhabited by the four classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.10
वसति स्म द्विजः कोपि वसुदत्त इति श्रुतः । ब्रह्माचारपरोनित्यं सत्यधर्मपरायणः
vasati sma dvijaḥ kopi vasudatta iti śrutaḥ | brahmācāraparonityaṃ satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
There dwelt a certain brahmin, known as Vasudatta, ever devoted to the conduct of a brahmacārin, intent upon truth and duty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.11
वेदवेत्ता ज्ञानवेत्ता शुचिमान्गुणवान्धनी । धनधान्यसमाकीर्णः पुत्रपौत्रैरलंकृतः
vedavettā jñānavettā śucimānguṇavāndhanī | dhanadhānyasamākīrṇaḥ putrapautrairalaṃkṛtaḥ
(He was) a knower of the Veda, a knower of wisdom, pure, endowed with virtues, wealthy, abounding in riches and grain, adorned with sons and grandsons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.12
तस्याहं तनया भद्रे सोदरैः स्वजनबांधवैः । अलंकारैस्तु शृंगारैर्भूषितास्मि वरानने
tasyāhaṃ tanayā bhadre sodaraiḥ svajanabāṃdhavaiḥ | alaṃkāraistu śṛṃgārairbhūṣitāsmi varānane
I am his daughter, good lady; by my brothers, my own kinsmen and relatives I was adorned with ornaments and finery, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.13
सुदेवानाम मे तातश्चकार स महामतिः । तस्याहं दयिता नित्यं पितुश्चापि महामते
sudevānāma me tātaścakāra sa mahāmatiḥ | tasyāhaṃ dayitā nityaṃ pituścāpi mahāmate
That very wise man, my father, made my name 'Sudevā'; and I was always the beloved of him, my father, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.14
रूपेणाप्रतिमा जाता संसारे नास्ति तादृशी । रूपयौवनगर्वेण मत्ताहं चारुहासिनी
rūpeṇāpratimā jātā saṃsāre nāsti tādṛśī | rūpayauvanagarveṇa mattāhaṃ cāruhāsinī
In beauty I was without equal—there is no such (beauty) in the world; and I, with my charming smile, was intoxicated with pride in my beauty and youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.15
अहं कन्या सुरूपा वै सर्वालंकारशोभिता । मां च दृष्ट्वा ततो लोकाः सर्वे स्वजनवर्गकाः
ahaṃ kanyā surūpā vai sarvālaṃkāraśobhitā | māṃ ca dṛṣṭvā tato lokāḥ sarve svajanavargakāḥ
I was a maiden of lovely form, adorned with every ornament; and seeing me, then all the people, the groups of our own kin—
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PdP 2 47.16
मामेवं याचमानास्ते विवाहार्थे वरानने । याचिताहं द्विजैः सर्वैर्न ददाति पिता मम
māmevaṃ yācamānāste vivāhārthe varānane | yācitāhaṃ dvijaiḥ sarvairna dadāti pitā mama
—they kept asking for me thus in marriage, O fair-faced one; though asked for by all the twice-born, my father would not give me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.17
स्नेहाच्चैव महाभागे मुमोह स महामतिः । न दत्ताहं तदा तेन पित्रा चैव महात्मना
snehāccaiva mahābhāge mumoha sa mahāmatiḥ | na dattāhaṃ tadā tena pitrā caiva mahātmanā
And out of affection, O greatly fortunate one, that very wise man was bewildered; I was not given away then by him, my father, the great-souled one.
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PdP 2 47.18
संप्राप्तं यौवनं बाले मयि भावसमन्वितम् । रूपं मे तादृशं दृष्ट्वा मम माता सुदुःखिता
saṃprāptaṃ yauvanaṃ bāle mayi bhāvasamanvitam | rūpaṃ me tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā mama mātā suduḥkhitā
Youth, accompanied by (amorous) feeling, had come upon me, girl; and seeing my beauty to be such, my mother was much distressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.19
पितरं मे उवाचाथ कस्मात्कन्या न दीयते । त्वं कस्मै सुद्विजायैव ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने
pitaraṃ me uvācātha kasmātkanyā na dīyate | tvaṃ kasmai sudvijāyaiva brāhmaṇāya mahātmane
Then she said to my father: "Why is the girl not given (in marriage)? To which good twice-born, to which great-souled brahmin (will you give her)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.20
देहि कन्यां महाभाग संप्राप्ता यौवनं त्वियम् । वसुदत्तो द्विजश्रेष्ठः प्रत्युवाच द्विजोत्तमः
dehi kanyāṃ mahābhāga saṃprāptā yauvanaṃ tviyam | vasudatto dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca dvijottamaḥ
Give the girl, greatly fortunate one; she has reached youth." Vasudatta, best of the twice-born, most excellent of brahmins, replied:
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PdP 2 47.21
मातरं मे महाभागे श्रूयतां वचनं मम । महामोहेनमुग्धोऽस्मि सुताया वरवर्णिनि
mātaraṃ me mahābhāge śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama | mahāmohenamugdho'smi sutāyā varavarṇini
"Greatly fortunate one, let my word be heard by my mother [i.e. by the mother of my child]: I am bewildered by a great delusion regarding my daughter, O lady of lovely colour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 47.22
यो मे गृहस्थो विप्रो वै भविष्यति शुभे शृणु । तस्मै कन्यां प्रदास्यामि जामात्रे तु न संशयः
yo me gṛhastho vipro vai bhaviṣyati śubhe śṛṇu | tasmai kanyāṃ pradāsyāmi jāmātre tu na saṃśayaḥ
Listen, auspicious lady: whoever becomes a householder brahmin for me, to him as son-in-law I shall give the girl—of that there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.23
मम प्राणप्रिया चैषा सुदेवा नात्र संशयः । एवमूचे मदर्थे स वसुदत्तः पिता मम
mama prāṇapriyā caiṣā sudevā nātra saṃśayaḥ | evamūce madarthe sa vasudattaḥ pitā mama
And this Sudevā is dear to me as my life—there is no doubt of it." Thus did he, my father Vasudatta, speak on my behalf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.24
कौशिकस्य कुले जातः सर्वविद्याविशारदः । ब्राह्मणानां गुणैर्युक्तः शीलवान्गुणवाञ्छुचिः
kauśikasya kule jātaḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ guṇairyuktaḥ śīlavānguṇavāñchuciḥ
(There was one) born in the family of Kauśika, skilled in all branches of learning, endowed with the virtues of brahmins, of good conduct, virtuous, pure—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.25
वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नं पठमानं हि सुस्वरम् । भिक्षार्थं द्वारमायांतं पितृमातृविवर्जितम्
vedādhyayanasaṃpannaṃ paṭhamānaṃ hi susvaram | bhikṣārthaṃ dvāramāyāṃtaṃ pitṛmātṛvivarjitam
—accomplished in the study of the Veda, reciting indeed with a fine voice, coming to the door for alms, bereft of father and mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.26
तं दृष्ट्वासमनुप्राप्तं रूपं वीक्ष्य महामतिः । तं प्रोवाच पिता एवं को भवान्वै भविष्यति
taṃ dṛṣṭvāsamanuprāptaṃ rūpaṃ vīkṣya mahāmatiḥ | taṃ provāca pitā evaṃ ko bhavānvai bhaviṣyati
Seeing him arrived, and observing his form, the very wise father spoke to him thus: "Who will you be, sir?
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PdP 2 47.27
किं ते नाम कुलं गोत्रमाचारं वद सांप्रतम् । समाकर्ण्य पितुर्वाक्यं वसुदत्तमुवाच सः
kiṃ te nāma kulaṃ gotramācāraṃ vada sāṃpratam | samākarṇya piturvākyaṃ vasudattamuvāca saḥ
What is your name, family, lineage, and observance? Tell (me) now." Having heard the father's words, he said to Vasudatta:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.28
कौशिकस्यान्वये जातो वेदवेदांगपारगः । शिवशर्मेति मे नाम पितृमातृविवर्जितः
kauśikasyānvaye jāto vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ | śivaśarmeti me nāma pitṛmātṛvivarjitaḥ
"I am born in the line of Kauśika, one who has mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas; my name is Śivaśarman, and I am bereft of father and mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.29
संति मे भ्रातरश्चान्ये चत्वारो वेदपारगाः । एवं कुलं समाख्यातमाचारः कुलसंभवः
saṃti me bhrātaraścānye catvāro vedapāragāḥ | evaṃ kulaṃ samākhyātamācāraḥ kulasaṃbhavaḥ
And I have four other brothers, masters of the Veda. Thus my family has been declared, and the conduct that springs from that family."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.30
एवं सर्वं समाख्यातं पितरं शिवशर्मणा । शुभे लग्ने तिथौ प्राप्ते नक्षत्रे भगदैवते
evaṃ sarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ pitaraṃ śivaśarmaṇā | śubhe lagne tithau prāpte nakṣatre bhagadaivate
Thus everything was declared to my father by Śivaśarman; and when an auspicious conjunction and lunar day had come, under the constellation whose deity is Bhaga (Uttaraphalgunī),
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PdP 2 47.31
पित्रा दत्तास्मि सुभगे तस्मै विप्राय वै तदा । पितृगेहे वसाम्येका तेन सार्धं महात्मना
pitrā dattāsmi subhage tasmai viprāya vai tadā | pitṛgehe vasāmyekā tena sārdhaṃ mahātmanā
"I was then given by my father, O fortunate one, to that brahmin; and I lived alone in my father's house together with that great-souled one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.32
नैव शुश्रूषितो भर्ता मया स पापया तदा । पितृमातृसुद्रव्येण गर्वेणापि प्रमोहिता
naiva śuśrūṣito bhartā mayā sa pāpayā tadā | pitṛmātṛsudravyeṇa garveṇāpi pramohitā
"Nor was my husband ever waited upon by me, sinful as I was then; besotted also by pride, on account of my father's and mother's ample wealth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.33
अंगसंवाहनं तस्य न कृतं हि मया कदा । रतिभावेन स्नेहेन वचनेन मया शुभे
aṃgasaṃvāhanaṃ tasya na kṛtaṃ hi mayā kadā | ratibhāvena snehena vacanena mayā śubhe
"Never was the massaging of his limbs done by me, O fair one, nor (was he served) by me with amorous feeling, with affection, or with (kind) speech."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.34
क्रूरबुद्ध्या हि दृष्टोसौ सर्वदा पापया मया । पुंश्चलीनां प्रसंगेन तद्भावं हि गता शुभे
krūrabuddhyā hi dṛṣṭosau sarvadā pāpayā mayā | puṃścalīnāṃ prasaṃgena tadbhāvaṃ hi gatā śubhe
"He was always looked upon by me, a sinful woman, with cruel intent; and through consorting with wanton women I took on their disposition, O fair one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.35
मातापित्रोश्च भर्तुश्च भ्रातॄणां हितमेव च । न करोम्यहमेवापि यत्रयत्र व्रजाम्यहम्
mātāpitrośca bhartuśca bhrātṝṇāṃ hitameva ca | na karomyahamevāpi yatrayatra vrajāmyaham
"And the welfare of my mother and father, of my husband, and of my brothers I do not do at all, wherever I go."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.36
एवं मे दुष्कृतं दृष्ट्वा शिवशर्मा पतिर्मम । स्नेहाच्छ्वशुरवर्गस्य मम भर्त्ता महामतिः
evaṃ me duṣkṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā śivaśarmā patirmama | snehācchvaśuravargasya mama bharttā mahāmatiḥ
"Seeing my misdeeds thus, Śivaśarmā, my husband — my husband of great wisdom, out of affection for the whole family of his father-in-law —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.37
न किंचिद्वक्ति मां सोपि क्षमते दुष्कृतं मम । वार्यमाणा कुटुंबेन अहमेवं सुपापिनी
na kiṃcidvakti māṃ sopi kṣamate duṣkṛtaṃ mama | vāryamāṇā kuṭuṃbena ahamevaṃ supāpinī
"— he says nothing to me and forgives my misdeed; though restrained by the household, I remained thus very sinful."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.38
तस्य शीलं विदित्वा ते साधुत्वं शिवशर्मणः । पितामाता च मे सर्वे मम पापेन दुःखिताः
tasya śīlaṃ viditvā te sādhutvaṃ śivaśarmaṇaḥ | pitāmātā ca me sarve mama pāpena duḥkhitāḥ
"Knowing his character, the goodness of that Śivaśarmā, my father and mother and all were grieved by my sin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.39
भर्त्ता मे दुष्कृतं दृष्ट्वा स्वगृहान्निर्गतो बहिः । तं देशं ग्राममेनं च परित्यज्य गतस्ततः
bharttā me duṣkṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā svagṛhānnirgato bahiḥ | taṃ deśaṃ grāmamenaṃ ca parityajya gatastataḥ
"My husband, seeing my misdeed, went out from his own house; abandoning that country and this village, he departed thereafter."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.40
गते भर्तरि मे तातः संजातश्चिंतयान्वितः । मम दुःखेन दुःखात्मा यथा रोगेण पीडितः
gate bhartari me tātaḥ saṃjātaściṃtayānvitaḥ | mama duḥkhena duḥkhātmā yathā rogeṇa pīḍitaḥ
"When my husband had gone, my father became filled with worry, his heart pained by my grief, as though afflicted by a disease."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 47.41
मम माता उवाचैनं भर्तारं दुःखपीडितम् । कस्माच्चिंतयसे कांत वद दुःखं ममाग्रतः
mama mātā uvācainaṃ bhartāraṃ duḥkhapīḍitam | kasmācciṃtayase kāṃta vada duḥkhaṃ mamāgrataḥ
"My mother said to him, her husband, who was tormented by grief: 'Why do you brood, beloved? Speak your sorrow before me.'"
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PdP 2 47.42
वसुदत्त उवाचैनां मातरं मम नंदने । सुतां त्यक्त्वा गतो विप्रो जामाता शृणु वल्लभे
vasudatta uvācaināṃ mātaraṃ mama naṃdane | sutāṃ tyaktvā gato vipro jāmātā śṛṇu vallabhe
"Vasudatta said to her, my mother, O Nandanā: 'The brahmin, my son-in-law, has abandoned my daughter and gone — listen, beloved.'"
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PdP 2 47.43
इयं पापसमाचारा निर्घृणा पापचारिणी । अनया हि परित्यक्तः शिवशर्मा महामतिः
iyaṃ pāpasamācārā nirghṛṇā pāpacāriṇī | anayā hi parityaktaḥ śivaśarmā mahāmatiḥ
"'This (girl) is of sinful conduct, pitiless, an evildoer; indeed by her the great-minded Śivaśarmā has been forsaken.'"
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PdP 2 47.44
समस्तस्य कुटुंबस्य दाक्षिण्येन महामतिः । ममायं स द्विजः कांते सुदेवां नैव भाषते
samastasya kuṭuṃbasya dākṣiṇyena mahāmatiḥ | mamāyaṃ sa dvijaḥ kāṃte sudevāṃ naiva bhāṣate
"'Out of courtesy toward the whole family, that great-minded twice-born of mine, O beloved, does not speak to Sudevā at all.'"
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PdP 2 47.45
वसते सौम्यभावेन नैव निंदति कुत्सति । सुदेवां पापसंचारां स वै पंडितबुद्धिमान्
vasate saumyabhāvena naiva niṃdati kutsati | sudevāṃ pāpasaṃcārāṃ sa vai paṃḍitabuddhimān
"'He dwells with a gentle disposition; he neither blames nor reviles Sudevā of sinful conduct — he, truly learned and wise.'"
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PdP 2 47.46
भविष्यति त्वियं दुष्टा सुदेवा कुलनाशिनी । अहमेनां परित्यज्य व्रजामि गृहवासिनि
bhaviṣyati tviyaṃ duṣṭā sudevā kulanāśinī | ahamenāṃ parityajya vrajāmi gṛhavāsini
"'But this wicked Sudevā will be the destroyer of the family; abandoning her, I shall go away, O mistress of the house.'"
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PdP 2 47.47
ब्राह्मण्युवाच- अद्य ज्ञातं त्वया कांत सुताया गुणदूषणम् । तव मोहेन स्नेहेन नष्टेयं शृणु सांप्रतम्
brāhmaṇyuvāca- adya jñātaṃ tvayā kāṃta sutāyā guṇadūṣaṇam | tava mohena snehena naṣṭeyaṃ śṛṇu sāṃpratam
The brahmin woman said: "Today, beloved, you have learned the corruption of our daughter's qualities. Through your infatuation and affection she has been ruined — now listen."
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PdP 2 47.48
तावद्विलाडयेत्पुत्रं यावत्स्यात्पंचवार्षिकः । शिक्षाबुद्ध्या सदा कांत पुनर्मोहेन पोषयेत्
tāvadvilāḍayetputraṃ yāvatsyātpaṃcavārṣikaḥ | śikṣābuddhyā sadā kāṃta punarmohena poṣayet
"One should fondle a son only so long as he is five years old; thereafter, beloved, one should always rear him with instruction in mind, not with doting."
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PdP 2 47.49
स्नानाच्छादनकैर्भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैः पेयैर्न संशयः । गुणेषु योजयेत्कांत सद्विद्यासु च तं सुतम्
snānācchādanakairbhakṣyairbhojyaiḥ peyairna saṃśayaḥ | guṇeṣu yojayetkāṃta sadvidyāsu ca taṃ sutam
"With bathings and clothings, with foods to chew, foods to eat, and drinks — no doubt of it; but one should set that son, beloved, in good qualities and in true learning."
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PdP 2 47.50
गुणशिक्षार्थंनिर्मोहः पिता भवति सर्वदा । पालने पोषणे कांत संमोहः परिजायते
guṇaśikṣārthaṃnirmohaḥ pitā bhavati sarvadā | pālane poṣaṇe kāṃta saṃmohaḥ parijāyate
"For the sake of (instilling) virtue and instruction a father is always free of doting; but in protecting and nourishing (him), beloved, infatuation arises."
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PdP 2 47.51
सगुणं न वदेत्पुत्रं कुत्सयेच्च दिनेदिने । काठिन्यं च वदेन्नित्यं वचनैः परिपीडयेत्
saguṇaṃ na vadetputraṃ kutsayecca dinedine | kāṭhinyaṃ ca vadennityaṃ vacanaiḥ paripīḍayet
(A father) should not call his son virtuous, and should reproach him day after day; he should always speak harshly, and press him hard with words.
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PdP 2 47.52
यथाहि साधयेन्नित्यं सुविद्यां ज्ञानतत्परः । अभिमानेच्छलेनापि पापं त्यक्त्वा प्रदूरतः
yathāhi sādhayennityaṃ suvidyāṃ jñānatatparaḥ | abhimānecchalenāpi pāpaṃ tyaktvā pradūrataḥ
(This is) so that, intent on knowledge, he may always master good learning; even by a trick concerning (the boy's) pride, having driven sin far away.
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PdP 2 47.53
नैपुण्यं जायते नित्यं विद्यासु च गुणेषु च । माता च ताडयेत्कन्यां स्नुषां श्वश्रूर्विताडयेत्
naipuṇyaṃ jāyate nityaṃ vidyāsu ca guṇeṣu ca | mātā ca tāḍayetkanyāṃ snuṣāṃ śvaśrūrvitāḍayet
Skill always arises, in learning and in good qualities. And the mother should beat the daughter, the mother-in-law should thrash the daughter-in-law.
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PdP 2 47.54
गुरुश्च ताडयेच्छिष्यं ततः सिध्यंति नान्यथा । भार्यां च ताडयेत्कांत अमात्यं नृपतिस्तथा
guruśca tāḍayecchiṣyaṃ tataḥ sidhyaṃti nānyathā | bhāryāṃ ca tāḍayetkāṃta amātyaṃ nṛpatistathā
And the teacher should beat the pupil; thereby they succeed, not otherwise. And one should beat the wife, O beloved, and the king likewise the minister.
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PdP 2 47.55
हयं च ताडयेद्धीरो गजं मात्रो दिनेदिने । शिक्षाबुद्ध्या प्रसिध्यंति ताडनात्पालनाद्विभो
hayaṃ ca tāḍayeddhīro gajaṃ mātro dinedine | śikṣābuddhyā prasidhyaṃti tāḍanātpālanādvibho
And the steady man should beat the horse, and the driver the elephant, day by day; with the intent of training they prosper — from beating and from care, O lord.
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PdP 2 47.56
त्वयेयं नाशिता नाथ सर्वदैव न संशयः । सार्धं सुब्राह्मणेनापि भवता शिवशर्मणा
tvayeyaṃ nāśitā nātha sarvadaiva na saṃśayaḥ | sārdhaṃ subrāhmaṇenāpi bhavatā śivaśarmaṇā
By you she has been ruined, my lord, and that always, without doubt — by you together with that good brahmin Śivaśarman.
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PdP 2 47.57
निरंकुशा कृता गेहे तेन नष्टा महामते । तावद्धि धारयेत्कन्यां गृहे कांतवचः शृणु
niraṃkuśā kṛtā gehe tena naṣṭā mahāmate | tāvaddhi dhārayetkanyāṃ gṛhe kāṃtavacaḥ śṛṇu
She was left unchecked in the house; by that she was ruined, O greatly wise one. Only so long should one keep a daughter in the house — hear (my) word, O beloved.
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PdP 2 47.58
अष्टवर्षान्विता यावत्प्रबलां नैव धारयेत् । पितुर्गेहस्थिता पुत्री यत्पापं हि प्रकुर्वती
aṣṭavarṣānvitā yāvatprabalāṃ naiva dhārayet | piturgehasthitā putrī yatpāpaṃ hi prakurvatī
(Only) until she is eight years old; one should not keep her once she is grown. For whatever sin a daughter staying in her father's house commits,
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PdP 2 47.59
उभाभ्यामपि तत्पापं पितृभ्यामपि विंदति । तस्मान्न धार्यते कन्या समर्था निजमंदिरे
ubhābhyāmapi tatpāpaṃ pitṛbhyāmapi viṃdati | tasmānna dhāryate kanyā samarthā nijamaṃdire
that sin falls upon both, upon both her parents. Therefore a daughter who is of age is not kept in one's own house.
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PdP 2 47.60
यस्य दत्ता भवेत्सा च तस्य गेहे प्रपोषयेत् । तत्रस्था साधयेत्कांतं सगुणं भक्तिपूर्वकम्
yasya dattā bhavetsā ca tasya gehe prapoṣayet | tatrasthā sādhayetkāṃtaṃ saguṇaṃ bhaktipūrvakam
And he to whom she has been given should support her in his house; staying there she should win over her virtuous husband with devotion.
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PdP 2 47.61
कुलस्य जायते कीर्तिः पिता सुखेन जीवति । तत्रस्था कुरुते पापं तत्पापं भुंजते पतिः
kulasya jāyate kīrtiḥ pitā sukhena jīvati | tatrasthā kurute pāpaṃ tatpāpaṃ bhuṃjate patiḥ
The fame of the family arises, and the father lives happily. (If) staying there she commits a sin, the husband bears that sin.
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PdP 2 47.62
तत्रस्था वर्द्धते नित्यं पुत्रैः पौत्रैः सदैव सा । पिता कीर्तिमवाप्नोति सुतायाः सुगुणैः प्रिय
tatrasthā varddhate nityaṃ putraiḥ pautraiḥ sadaiva sā | pitā kīrtimavāpnoti sutāyāḥ suguṇaiḥ priya
Staying there she ever increases with sons and grandsons; the father wins fame through the good qualities of his daughter, dear one.
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PdP 2 47.63
तस्मान्न धारयेत्कांत गेहे पुत्रीं सभर्तृकाम् । इत्यर्थे श्रूयते कांत इतिहासो भविष्यति
tasmānna dhārayetkāṃta gehe putrīṃ sabhartṛkām | ityarthe śrūyate kāṃta itihāso bhaviṣyati
Therefore, O beloved, one should not keep a married daughter in the house. On this matter, O beloved, a story is heard, which is to come.
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PdP 2 47.64
अष्टविंशतिके प्राप्ते युगे द्वापरके महान् । उग्रसेनस्य वीरस्य यदुज्येष्ठस्य यत्प्रभो
aṣṭaviṃśatike prāpte yuge dvāparake mahān | ugrasenasya vīrasya yadujyeṣṭhasya yatprabho
When the twenty-eighth Dvāpara age had come, (there arose) the great (deed) of the hero Ugrasena, eldest of the Yadus, O lord.
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PdP 2 47.65
चरित्रं ते प्रवक्ष्यमि शृणुष्वैकमना द्विज
caritraṃ te pravakṣyami śṛṇuṣvaikamanā dvija
I shall relate his story to you; listen with undivided mind, O twice-born one.
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