Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 51
PdP 2 51.1
ब्राह्मण्युवाच- गते तस्मिन्दुराचारे गोभिले पापचेतसि । पद्मावती रुरोदाथ दुःखेन महतान्विता
brāhmaṇyuvāca- gate tasmindurācāre gobhile pāpacetasi | padmāvatī rurodātha duḥkhena mahatānvitā
The brahmin woman said: When that ill-conducted, evil-minded Gobhila had gone, Padmāvatī then wept, overcome by great grief.
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PdP 2 51.2
तस्यास्तु रुदितं श्रुत्वा सख्यः सर्वा द्विजोत्तम । पप्रच्छुस्तां राजकन्यां ताः सर्वाश्च वराननाः
tasyāstu ruditaṃ śrutvā sakhyaḥ sarvā dvijottama | papracchustāṃ rājakanyāṃ tāḥ sarvāśca varānanāḥ
Hearing her weeping, O best of brahmins, all her friends, all those fair-faced women, questioned that princess:
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PdP 2 51.3
कस्माद्रोदिषि भद्रं ते कथयस्व हि चेष्टितम् । क्व गतोऽसौ महाराजो माथुराधिपतिस्तव
kasmādrodiṣi bhadraṃ te kathayasva hi ceṣṭitam | kva gato'sau mahārājo māthurādhipatistava
"Why do you weep? Blessings on you — tell us what has happened. Where has he gone, that great king, your lord of Mathurā,
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PdP 2 51.4
येन त्वं हि समाहूता प्रियेत्युक्त्वा वदस्व नः । ता उवाच सुदुःखेन रोदमाना पुनः पुनः
yena tvaṃ hi samāhūtā priyetyuktvā vadasva naḥ | tā uvāca suduḥkhena rodamānā punaḥ punaḥ
by whom you were summoned, called 'beloved'? Speak to us!" She said to them, weeping again and again in great sorrow —
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PdP 2 51.5
तया आवेदितं सर्वं यज्जातं दोषसंभवम् । ताभिर्नीता पितुर्गेहं वेपमाना सुदुःखिता
tayā āveditaṃ sarvaṃ yajjātaṃ doṣasaṃbhavam | tābhirnītā piturgehaṃ vepamānā suduḥkhitā
she made known to them all that had happened, the occurrence of the offence. She was led by them to her father's house, trembling and deeply grieved.
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PdP 2 51.6
मातुः समक्षं तस्यास्तु आचचक्षुस्तदा स्त्रियः । समाकर्ण्य ततो देवी गता सा भर्तृमंदिरम्
mātuḥ samakṣaṃ tasyāstu ācacakṣustadā striyaḥ | samākarṇya tato devī gatā sā bhartṛmaṃdiram
Then the women related it in the presence of her mother; and having heard it, the queen went to her husband's chamber.
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PdP 2 51.7
भर्तारं श्रावयामास सुतावृत्तांतमेव हि । समाकर्ण्य ततो राजा महादुःखी अजायत
bhartāraṃ śrāvayāmāsa sutāvṛttāṃtameva hi | samākarṇya tato rājā mahāduḥkhī ajāyata
She caused her husband to hear the whole account of their daughter; and having heard it, the king became greatly grieved.
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PdP 2 51.8
यानाच्छादनकं दत्वा परिवारसमन्विताम् । मथुरां प्रेषयामास गता सा प्रियमंदिरम्
yānācchādanakaṃ datvā parivārasamanvitām | mathurāṃ preṣayāmāsa gatā sā priyamaṃdiram
Giving her a carriage and garments, and accompanied by an escort, he sent her to Mathurā; and she went to her beloved's palace.
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PdP 2 51.9
सुतादोषं समाच्छाद्य पितामाता द्विजोत्तम । उग्रसेनस्तु धर्मात्मा पद्मावतीं समागताम्
sutādoṣaṃ samācchādya pitāmātā dvijottama | ugrasenastu dharmātmā padmāvatīṃ samāgatām
Having concealed their daughter's offence, the father and mother (sent her), O best of brahmins; and Ugrasena, the righteous one, (beheld) Padmāvatī arrived —
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PdP 2 51.10
स दृष्ट्वा मुमुदे चाशु उवाचेदं वचः पुनः । त्वया विना न शक्तोस्मि जीवितुं हि वरानने
sa dṛṣṭvā mumude cāśu uvācedaṃ vacaḥ punaḥ | tvayā vinā na śaktosmi jīvituṃ hi varānane
seeing (her) he at once rejoiced, and spoke this word again: "Without you I am indeed unable to live, O fair-faced one.
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PdP 2 51.11
बहुप्रभासि मे प्रीता गुणशीलैस्तु सर्वदा । भक्त्या सत्येन ते कांते पतिदैवत्यकैर्गुणैः
bahuprabhāsi me prītā guṇaśīlaistu sarvadā | bhaktyā satyena te kāṃte patidaivatyakairguṇaiḥ
You are of great radiance, dear to me always through your virtues and conduct, through your devotion and truthfulness, O beloved, through the qualities of one who holds her husband as her god."
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PdP 2 51.12
समाभाष्य प्रियां भार्यां पद्मावतीं नरेश्वरः । तया सार्धं स वै रेमे उग्रसेनो नृपोत्तमः
samābhāṣya priyāṃ bhāryāṃ padmāvatīṃ nareśvaraḥ | tayā sārdhaṃ sa vai reme ugraseno nṛpottamaḥ
Having thus addressed his dear wife Padmāvatī, that lord of men, Ugrasena, best of kings, took his pleasure together with her.
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PdP 2 51.13
ववृधे दारुणो गर्भः सर्वलोकभयप्रदः । पद्मावती विजानाति तस्य गर्भस्य कारणम्
vavṛdhe dāruṇo garbhaḥ sarvalokabhayapradaḥ | padmāvatī vijānāti tasya garbhasya kāraṇam
The dreadful embryo grew, causing fear to all the world; Padmāvatī knows the cause of that embryo.
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PdP 2 51.14
स्वोदरे वर्द्धमानस्य चिंतयंती दिवानिशम् । अनेन किमु जातेन लोकनाशकरेण वै
svodare varddhamānasya ciṃtayaṃtī divāniśam | anena kimu jātena lokanāśakareṇa vai
Thinking day and night about the one growing in her own womb: "What use is this one, if he is born, who will bring destruction to the world?
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PdP 2 51.15
अनेनापि न मे कार्यं दुष्टपुत्रेण सांप्रतम् । औषधीं पृच्छते सा तु गर्भपातस्य सर्वतः
anenāpi na me kāryaṃ duṣṭaputreṇa sāṃpratam | auṣadhīṃ pṛcchate sā tu garbhapātasya sarvataḥ
I have no use for this wicked son now." And she asks everywhere for a drug to abort the embryo.
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PdP 2 51.16
नारी महौषधीं सा हि विंदंती च दिने दिने । गर्भस्य पातनायैव उपाया बहुशः कृताः
nārī mahauṣadhīṃ sā hi viṃdaṃtī ca dine dine | garbhasya pātanāyaiva upāyā bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ
That woman, obtaining a powerful herb day after day, made many attempts precisely to abort the embryo.
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PdP 2 51.17
ववृधे दारुणो गर्भः सर्वलोकभयंकरः । तामुवाच ततो गर्भः पद्मावतीं च मातरम्
vavṛdhe dāruṇo garbhaḥ sarvalokabhayaṃkaraḥ | tāmuvāca tato garbhaḥ padmāvatīṃ ca mātaram
(Yet) the dreadful embryo grew, terrifying to all the world; then the embryo said to her, to his mother Padmāvatī:
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PdP 2 51.18
कस्मात्त्वं व्यथसे मातरौषधीभिर्दिनेदिने । पुण्येन वर्द्धते चायुः पापेनाल्पं तु जीवितम्
kasmāttvaṃ vyathase mātarauṣadhībhirdinedine | puṇyena varddhate cāyuḥ pāpenālpaṃ tu jīvitam
"Why do you torment (me), mother, with drugs day after day? By merit lifespan increases, but by sin life is short.
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PdP 2 51.19
आत्मकर्मविपाकेन जीवंति च म्रियंति च । आमगर्भाः प्रयांत्यन्ये अपक्वास्तु महीतले
ātmakarmavipākena jīvaṃti ca mriyaṃti ca | āmagarbhāḥ prayāṃtyanye apakvāstu mahītale
It is by the ripening of one's own deeds that (beings) live and die; some pass away as unripe embryos, unmatured, here on earth.
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PdP 2 51.20
जातमात्रा म्रियंतेऽन्ये कति ते यौवनान्विताः । बाला वृद्धाश्च तरुणा आयुषोवशतां गताः
jātamātrā mriyaṃte'nye kati te yauvanānvitāḥ | bālā vṛddhāśca taruṇā āyuṣovaśatāṃ gatāḥ
Others die as soon as they are born; how few of them attain youth. Children, old men and young men have all gone under the sway of (their allotted) lifespan.
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PdP 2 51.21
सर्वे कर्मविपाकेन जीवंति च म्रियंति च । ओषध्यो मंत्रदेवाश्च निमित्ताः स्युर्न संशयः
sarve karmavipākena jīvaṃti ca mriyaṃti ca | oṣadhyo maṃtradevāśca nimittāḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ
All live and die by the ripening of their deeds; herbs, mantras and gods are (only) occasioning causes — there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 51.22
मामेव हि न जानासि भवती यादृशो ह्यहम् । दृष्टः श्रुतस्त्वया पूर्वं कालनेमिर्महाबलः
māmeva hi na jānāsi bhavatī yādṛśo hyaham | dṛṣṭaḥ śrutastvayā pūrvaṃ kālanemirmahābalaḥ
You do not know me at all, lady—what sort of being I am. Formerly you have seen and heard of Kālanemi of great might,
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PdP 2 51.23
दानवानां महावीर्यस्त्रैलोक्यस्य भयप्रदः । देवासुरे महायुद्धे हतोहं विष्णुना पुरा
dānavānāṃ mahāvīryastrailokyasya bhayapradaḥ | devāsure mahāyuddhe hatohaṃ viṣṇunā purā
of great valour among the Dānavas, a bringer of terror to the three worlds. In the great battle of gods and demons I was slain long ago by Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 51.24
साधयितुं च तद्वैरमागतोऽस्मि तवोदरम् । साहसं च श्रमं मातर्मा कुरुष्व दिन दिने
sādhayituṃ ca tadvairamāgato'smi tavodaram | sāhasaṃ ca śramaṃ mātarmā kuruṣva dina dine
And to settle that enmity I have come into your womb. Mother, do not exert yourself with force and toil day after day.
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PdP 2 51.25
एवमुक्त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ मातरं विरराम सः । मातोद्यमं परित्यज्य महादुःखादभूत्तदा
evamuktvā dvijaśreṣṭha mātaraṃ virarāma saḥ | mātodyamaṃ parityajya mahāduḥkhādabhūttadā
Having spoken thus, O best of brahmins, he fell silent (to) his mother; and the mother then, abandoning her effort, was (freed) from great misery.
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PdP 2 51.26
दशाब्दाश्च गता यावत्तावद्वृद्धिमवाप्तवान् । पश्चाज्जज्ञे महातेजाः कंसोभूत्स महाबलः
daśābdāśca gatā yāvattāvadvṛddhimavāptavān | paścājjajñe mahātejāḥ kaṃsobhūtsa mahābalaḥ
And when ten years had passed, he grew to full development; afterwards the greatly splendid one was born—he became that Kaṃsa of great might,
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PdP 2 51.27
येन संत्रासिता लोकास्त्रैलोक्यस्य निवासिनः । यो हतो वासुदेवेन गतो मोक्षं न संशयः
yena saṃtrāsitā lokāstrailokyasya nivāsinaḥ | yo hato vāsudevena gato mokṣaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
by whom the people, the dwellers of the three worlds, were terrified; who, slain by Vāsudeva, attained release—of that there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 51.28
एवं श्रुतं मया कांत भविष्यं तु भविष्यति । पुराणेष्वेव सर्वेषु निश्चितं कथितं तव
evaṃ śrutaṃ mayā kāṃta bhaviṣyaṃ tu bhaviṣyati | purāṇeṣveva sarveṣu niścitaṃ kathitaṃ tava
Thus I have heard, my husband; and what is to come will come to pass. This has been told to you as settled in all the Purāṇas.
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PdP 2 51.29
पितृगेहेस्थिता कन्या नाशमेवं प्रयाति सा । गृहावासाय मे कांत कन्या मोहं न कारयेत्
pitṛgehesthitā kanyā nāśamevaṃ prayāti sā | gṛhāvāsāya me kāṃta kanyā mohaṃ na kārayet
A girl remaining in her father's house comes in this way to ruin. For the sake of my household life, my husband, let no girl bring about (our) delusion.
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PdP 2 51.30
इमां दुष्टां महापापां परित्यज्य स्थिरो भव । प्राप्तव्यं तु महापापं दुःखं दारुणमेव च
imāṃ duṣṭāṃ mahāpāpāṃ parityajya sthiro bhava | prāptavyaṃ tu mahāpāpaṃ duḥkhaṃ dāruṇameva ca
Abandon this wicked, greatly sinful woman and be firm. Great sin must be reaped, and sorrow, and cruelty too.
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PdP 2 51.31
लोके श्रेयःकरं कांत तद्भुंक्ष्व त्वं मया सह । शूकर्युवाच- एतद्वाक्यं सुमंत्रं तु श्रुत्वा स हि द्विजोत्तमः
loke śreyaḥkaraṃ kāṃta tadbhuṃkṣva tvaṃ mayā saha | śūkaryuvāca- etadvākyaṃ sumaṃtraṃ tu śrutvā sa hi dvijottamaḥ
(But) what brings welfare in the world, my husband—that enjoy together with me. The sow said: having heard this speech, well-counselled, that best of brahmins
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PdP 2 51.32
त्यागे मतिं चकारासौ समाहूता ह्यहं तदा । सकलं वस्त्रशृंगारं मम दत्तं शुभे शृणु
tyāge matiṃ cakārāsau samāhūtā hyahaṃ tadā | sakalaṃ vastraśṛṃgāraṃ mama dattaṃ śubhe śṛṇu
set his mind on abandonment (of me); and then I was summoned. All my clothing and ornaments were given (back)—hear it, fair lady.
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PdP 2 51.33
तवैव दुर्नयैर्विप्रः शिवशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । गतो वै मतिमान्दुष्टे कुलदुष्टप्रचारिणि
tavaiva durnayairvipraḥ śivaśarmā dvijottamaḥ | gato vai matimānduṣṭe kuladuṣṭapracāriṇi
"By your misconduct alone, wicked woman, ruiner of the family's ways, the brahmin Śivaśarmā, best of the twice-born, wise as he is, has gone away.
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PdP 2 51.34
यत्र ते तिष्ठते भर्ता तत्र गच्छ न संशयः । तव यद्रोचते स्थानं यथादिष्टं तथा कुरु
yatra te tiṣṭhate bhartā tatra gaccha na saṃśayaḥ | tava yadrocate sthānaṃ yathādiṣṭaṃ tathā kuru
Where your husband stays, go there—no doubt of it. Whatever place pleases you, do as (you have been) instructed."
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PdP 2 51.35
एवमुक्त्वा महाभागे पितृमातृकुटुंबकैः । परित्यक्ता गता शीघ्रं निर्लज्जाहं वरानने
evamuktvā mahābhāge pitṛmātṛkuṭuṃbakaiḥ | parityaktā gatā śīghraṃ nirlajjāhaṃ varānane
Having been spoken to thus, O greatly fortunate one, and cast out by my father, mother and kin, I went away at once, shameless, O fair-faced one.
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PdP 2 51.36
न लभाम्यहमेवापि वासस्थानं सुखं शुभे । भर्त्सयंति च मां लोकाः पुंश्चलीयं समागता
na labhāmyahamevāpi vāsasthānaṃ sukhaṃ śubhe | bhartsayaṃti ca māṃ lokāḥ puṃścalīyaṃ samāgatā
Nor did I find any comfortable dwelling place, O auspicious one; and people reviled me: "This whore has come here."
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PdP 2 51.37
अटमाना गता देशात्कुलमानेन वर्जिता । देशे गुर्जरके पुण्ये सौराष्ट्रे शिवमंदिरे
aṭamānā gatā deśātkulamānena varjitā | deśe gurjarake puṇye saurāṣṭre śivamaṃdire
Wandering, deprived of family and honour, I went from that region to the holy Gurjara land, in Saurāṣṭra, at Śiva's temple,
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PdP 2 51.38
वनस्थलेति विख्यातं नगरं वृद्धिसंकुलम् । अतीव पीडिता देवि क्षुधयाहं तदा शृणु
vanasthaleti vikhyātaṃ nagaraṃ vṛddhisaṃkulam | atīva pīḍitā devi kṣudhayāhaṃ tadā śṛṇu
to the city known as Vanasthalī, thronged with prosperity. There I was exceedingly afflicted, O goddess, by hunger—hear it.
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PdP 2 51.39
कर्परं हि करे गृह्य भिक्षार्थमुपचक्रमे । गृहिणां द्वारदेशेषु प्रविशामि सुदुःखिता
karparaṃ hi kare gṛhya bhikṣārthamupacakrame | gṛhiṇāṃ dvāradeśeṣu praviśāmi suduḥkhitā
Taking a potsherd in my hand, I set out to beg; deeply miserable, I would enter the doorways of householders.
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PdP 2 51.40
मम रूपं विपश्यंति लोकाः कुत्संति भामिनि । न ददंते च मे भिक्षां पापा चेयं समागता
mama rūpaṃ vipaśyaṃti lokāḥ kutsaṃti bhāmini | na dadaṃte ca me bhikṣāṃ pāpā ceyaṃ samāgatā
People look at my form and revile me, O lady, and they do not give me alms: "This sinful woman has come."
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PdP 2 51.41
एवं दुःखसमाहारा दारिद्र्यपरिपीडिता । अटंत्या च मया दृष्टं गृहमेकमनुत्तमम्
evaṃ duḥkhasamāhārā dāridryaparipīḍitā | aṭaṃtyā ca mayā dṛṣṭaṃ gṛhamekamanuttamam
Thus, with sorrow heaped upon me and tormented by poverty, as I wandered I saw one house, most excellent,
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PdP 2 51.42
तुंगप्राकारसंवेष्टं वेदशालासमन्वितम् । वेदध्वनिसमाकीर्णं बहुविप्रसमाकुलम्
tuṃgaprākārasaṃveṣṭaṃ vedaśālāsamanvitam | vedadhvanisamākīrṇaṃ bahuviprasamākulam
(A house) encircled by a lofty rampart, furnished with a hall for Vedic study, filled with the sound of Vedic recitation, crowded with many brahmins,
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PdP 2 51.43
धनधान्यसमाकीर्णं दासीदासैरलंकृतम् । प्रविवेश गृहं रम्यं लक्ष्मीमुदितमेव तत्
dhanadhānyasamākīrṇaṃ dāsīdāsairalaṃkṛtam | praviveśa gṛhaṃ ramyaṃ lakṣmīmuditameva tat
heaped with wealth and grain, adorned with maidservants and servants — she entered that lovely house, which seemed the very delight of Lakṣmī.
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PdP 2 51.44
तद्गृहं सर्वतोभद्रं तस्यैव शिवशर्मणः । भिक्षां देहीत्युवाचाथ सुदेवा दुःखपीडिता
tadgṛhaṃ sarvatobhadraṃ tasyaiva śivaśarmaṇaḥ | bhikṣāṃ dehītyuvācātha sudevā duḥkhapīḍitā
That house, auspicious on every side, belonged to that very Śivaśarman; and then Sudevā, afflicted with sorrow, said, "Give alms."
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PdP 2 51.45
शिवशर्माथ शुश्राव भिक्षाशब्दं द्विजोत्तमः । मंगलां नाम वै भार्यां लक्ष्मीरूपां वराननाम्
śivaśarmātha śuśrāva bhikṣāśabdaṃ dvijottamaḥ | maṃgalāṃ nāma vai bhāryāṃ lakṣmīrūpāṃ varānanām
Then Śivaśarman, best of twice-born, heard the cry for alms, (and spoke to) his wife named Maṅgalā, beautiful-faced, with the form of Lakṣmī —
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PdP 2 51.46
तां हसन्प्राह धर्मात्मा शिवशर्मा महामतिः । इयं हि दुर्बला प्राप्ता भिक्षार्थं द्वारमागता
tāṃ hasanprāha dharmātmā śivaśarmā mahāmatiḥ | iyaṃ hi durbalā prāptā bhikṣārthaṃ dvāramāgatā
laughing, that righteous Śivaśarman of great wisdom said to her: "This weak woman has come, arrived at the door for the sake of alms.
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PdP 2 51.47
समाहूय प्रिये चैनां देहि त्वं भोजनं शुभे । कृपया परयाविष्टा ज्ञात्वा मां तु समागताम्
samāhūya priye caināṃ dehi tvaṃ bhojanaṃ śubhe | kṛpayā parayāviṣṭā jñātvā māṃ tu samāgatām
Call her in, my dear, and you, auspicious one, give her food." Filled with the utmost compassion, having recognized that it was I who had come,
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PdP 2 51.48
प्रोवाच मंगला कांतं दास्यामि प्रिय भोजनम् । एवमुक्त्वा च भर्तारं मंगला मंगलान्विता
provāca maṃgalā kāṃtaṃ dāsyāmi priya bhojanam | evamuktvā ca bhartāraṃ maṃgalā maṃgalānvitā
Maṅgalā said to her husband, "I shall give her food, beloved." And having spoken thus to her husband, Maṅgalā, endowed with auspiciousness,
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PdP 2 51.49
पुनर्मां भोजयामास मिष्टान्नेन सुदुर्बलाम् । मामुवाच स धर्मात्मा शिवशर्मा महामुनिः
punarmāṃ bhojayāmāsa miṣṭānnena sudurbalām | māmuvāca sa dharmātmā śivaśarmā mahāmuniḥ
fed me again, very weak as I was, with sweet food. That righteous one, the great sage Śivaśarman, said to me:
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PdP 2 51.50
का त्वमत्र समायाता कस्य वा भ्रमसे जगत् । केन कार्येण सर्वत्र कथयस्व ममाग्रतः
kā tvamatra samāyātā kasya vā bhramase jagat | kena kāryeṇa sarvatra kathayasva mamāgrataḥ
"Who are you who have come here, and for whose sake do you wander the world? On what business (do you roam) everywhere? Tell me, before me."
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PdP 2 51.51
एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं भर्तुश्चैव महात्मनः । स्वरेण लक्षितः कांतो मया वै पापया तदा
evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ bhartuścaiva mahātmanaḥ | svareṇa lakṣitaḥ kāṃto mayā vai pāpayā tadā
Hearing that speech of my great-souled husband, the beloved one was then recognized by me — sinful as I was — by his voice.
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PdP 2 51.52
व्रीडयाधोमुखीजाता दृष्टो भर्ता यदा मया । मंगला चारुसर्वांगी भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्
vrīḍayādhomukhījātā dṛṣṭo bhartā yadā mayā | maṃgalā cārusarvāṃgī bhartāramidamabravīt
When my husband was (thus) seen by me, I became downcast with shame; and Maṅgalā, lovely in every limb, said this to her husband:
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PdP 2 51.53
का चेयं हि समाचक्ष्व त्वां दृष्ट्वा हि विलज्जति । कथयस्व प्रसादेन का च एषा भविष्यति
kā ceyaṃ hi samācakṣva tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā hi vilajjati | kathayasva prasādena kā ca eṣā bhaviṣyati
"Tell me, who is this? For on seeing you she is ashamed. Tell me, of your favour: who will this woman turn out to be?"
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