Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 53
PdP 2 53.1
सुकलोवाच- एवं धर्मं श्रुतं पूर्वं पुराणेषु तदा मया । पतिहीना कथं भोगं करिष्ये पापनिश्चया
sukalovāca- evaṃ dharmaṃ śrutaṃ pūrvaṃ purāṇeṣu tadā mayā | patihīnā kathaṃ bhogaṃ kariṣye pāpaniścayā
Sukalā said: Thus was the law heard by me before, then, in the Purāṇas. Bereft of my husband, how shall I take enjoyment, resolved (as I am) upon (avoiding) sin?
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PdP 2 53.2
कांतेन तु विना तेन जीवं काये न धारये । विष्णुरुवाच- एवमुक्त्वा परं धर्मं पतिव्रतमनुत्तमम्
kāṃtena tu vinā tena jīvaṃ kāye na dhāraye | viṣṇuruvāca- evamuktvā paraṃ dharmaṃ pativratamanuttamam
"Without that beloved (husband) I will not keep the life-breath in my body." Viṣṇu said: Having thus spoken of the supreme duty, the unsurpassed (vow of) fidelity to the husband—
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PdP 2 53.3
तास्तु सख्यो वरा नार्यो हर्षेण महतान्विताः । श्रुत्वा धर्मं परं पुण्यं नारीणां गतिदायकम्
tāstu sakhyo varā nāryo harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ | śrutvā dharmaṃ paraṃ puṇyaṃ nārīṇāṃ gatidāyakam
—those excellent women, her friends, filled with great joy, having heard that supreme, meritorious duty which grants (a good) destiny to women—
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PdP 2 53.4
स्तुवंति तां महाभागां सुकलां धर्मवत्सलाम् । ब्राह्मणाश्च सुराः सर्वे पुण्यस्त्रियो नरोत्तम
stuvaṃti tāṃ mahābhāgāṃ sukalāṃ dharmavatsalām | brāhmaṇāśca surāḥ sarve puṇyastriyo narottama
—they praise her, the greatly blessed Sukalā, devoted to duty; and the brahmins and all the gods and the meritorious women (praised her), O best of men.
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PdP 2 53.5
तस्या ध्यानं प्रकुर्वंति पतिकामप्रभावतः । अत्यर्थं दृढतामिंद्र सुःविचिंत्य सुरेश्वरः
tasyā dhyānaṃ prakurvaṃti patikāmaprabhāvataḥ | atyarthaṃ dṛḍhatāmiṃdra suḥviciṃtya sureśvaraḥ
They meditate upon her, because of the power of her desire for her husband. Having well considered her exceeding firmness, O Indra, the lord of the gods (thought):
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PdP 2 53.6
सुकलायाः परं भावं सुविचार्यामरेश्वरः । चालये धैर्यमस्याश्च पतिस्नेहं न संशयः
sukalāyāḥ paraṃ bhāvaṃ suvicāryāmareśvaraḥ | cālaye dhairyamasyāśca patisnehaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Having well considered Sukalā's supreme disposition, the lord of the immortals (thought): "I shall shake her steadfastness and her love for her husband—no doubt of it."
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PdP 2 53.7
सस्मार मन्मथं देवं त्वरमाणः सुराधिपः । पुष्पचापं स संगृह्य मीनकेतुः समागतः
sasmāra manmathaṃ devaṃ tvaramāṇaḥ surādhipaḥ | puṣpacāpaṃ sa saṃgṛhya mīnaketuḥ samāgataḥ
In haste the lord of the gods called to mind the god Manmatha; and he, the Fish-bannered one, taking up his flower-bow, came.
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PdP 2 53.8
प्रियया च तया युक्तो रत्या दृष्टमहाबलः । बद्धांजलिपुटो भूत्वा सहस्राक्षमुवाच सः
priyayā ca tayā yukto ratyā dṛṣṭamahābalaḥ | baddhāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā sahasrākṣamuvāca saḥ
Accompanied by his beloved Rati, of great strength as seen (by all), he made a cup of his joined palms and spoke to the Thousand-eyed one:
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PdP 2 53.9
कस्मादहं त्वया नाथ अधुना संस्मृतो विभो । आदेशो दीयतां मेद्य सर्वभावेन मानद
kasmādahaṃ tvayā nātha adhunā saṃsmṛto vibho | ādeśo dīyatāṃ medya sarvabhāvena mānada
"Why have I now been called to mind by you, O lord, O pervading one? Let the command be given to me, O blessed one, with all (my) devotion, O giver of honour."
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PdP 2 53.10
इंद्र उवाच- सुकलेयं महाभागा पतिव्रतपरायणा । शृणुष्व कामदेव त्वं कुरु साहाय्यमुत्तमम्
iṃdra uvāca- sukaleyaṃ mahābhāgā pativrataparāyaṇā | śṛṇuṣva kāmadeva tvaṃ kuru sāhāyyamuttamam
Indra said: This Sukalā is greatly blessed, wholly devoted to fidelity to her husband. Listen, O Kāmadeva, and render (me) excellent assistance.
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PdP 2 53.11
निष्कर्षय महाभागां सुकलां पुण्यमंगलाम् । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य शक्रस्य तमथाब्रवीत्
niṣkarṣaya mahābhāgāṃ sukalāṃ puṇyamaṃgalām | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya śakrasya tamathābravīt
Draw out the greatly blessed Sukalā, the meritorious and auspicious one. Having heard that speech of his, of Śakra, he then said to him:
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PdP 2 53.12
एवमस्तु सहस्राक्ष करिष्यामि न संशयः । साहाय्यं देवदेवेश तव कौतुककारणात्
evamastu sahasrākṣa kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | sāhāyyaṃ devadeveśa tava kautukakāraṇāt
"So be it, O Thousand-eyed one; I shall do it, no doubt—(give) assistance, O lord of the gods of gods, for the sake of your curiosity/sport."
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PdP 2 53.13
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजाः कंदर्पो मुनिदुर्जयः । देवाञ्जेतुं समर्थोऽहं समुनीनृषिसत्तमान्
evamuktvā mahātejāḥ kaṃdarpo munidurjayaḥ | devāñjetuṃ samartho'haṃ samunīnṛṣisattamān
Having thus spoken, the greatly brilliant Kandarpa, unconquerable by sages, (said): "I am able to conquer the gods together with the sages and the best of seers.
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PdP 2 53.14
किं पुनः कामिनीं देव यस्या अंगे न वै बलम् । कामिनीनामहं देव अंगेषु निवसाम्यहम्
kiṃ punaḥ kāminīṃ deva yasyā aṃge na vai balam | kāminīnāmahaṃ deva aṃgeṣu nivasāmyaham
How much more a passionate woman, O god, in whose body there is no strength! In the bodies of passionate women, O god, I dwell.
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PdP 2 53.15
भाले कुचेषु नेत्रेषु कचाग्रेषु च सर्वदा । नाभौ कट्यां पृष्ठदेशे जघने योनिमंडले
bhāle kuceṣu netreṣu kacāgreṣu ca sarvadā | nābhau kaṭyāṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe jaghane yonimaṃḍale
On the forehead, on the breasts, in the eyes, and in the tips of the hair, always; in the navel, on the hip, on the back, on the loins, in the circle of the womb,
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PdP 2 53.16
अधरे दंतभागेषु कक्षायां हि न संशयः । अंगेष्वेवं प्रत्यंगेषु सर्वत्र निवसाम्यहम्
adhare daṃtabhāgeṣu kakṣāyāṃ hi na saṃśayaḥ | aṃgeṣvevaṃ pratyaṃgeṣu sarvatra nivasāmyaham
on the lower lip, in the regions of the teeth, in the armpit—no doubt of it: thus in the limbs and in the minor limbs, everywhere, I dwell.
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PdP 2 53.17
नारी मम गृहं देव सदा तत्र वसाम्यहम् । तत्रस्थः पुरुषान्सर्वान्मारयामि न संशयः
nārī mama gṛhaṃ deva sadā tatra vasāmyaham | tatrasthaḥ puruṣānsarvānmārayāmi na saṃśayaḥ
Woman is my house, O god; there I dwell always; stationed there I slay all men, no doubt of it.
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PdP 2 53.18
स्वभावेनाबलादेव संतप्ता मम मार्गणैः । पितरं मातरं दृष्ट्वा अन्यं स्वजनबांधवम्
svabhāvenābalādeva saṃtaptā mama mārgaṇaiḥ | pitaraṃ mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā anyaṃ svajanabāṃdhavam
By her very nature, being weak, she is inflamed by my arrows; seeing (even) her father, her mother, or another of her own kin and relatives—
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PdP 2 53.19
सुरूपं सगुणं देव मम बाणा हता सती । चलते नात्र संदेहो विपाकं नैव चिंतयेत्
surūpaṃ saguṇaṃ deva mama bāṇā hatā satī | calate nātra saṃdeho vipākaṃ naiva ciṃtayet
—if he is handsome and endowed with qualities, O god, the woman struck by my arrows is moved—no doubt of this here; she does not consider the consequence at all.
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PdP 2 53.20
योनिः स्पंदेत नारीणां स्तनाग्रौ च सुरेश्वर । नास्ति धैर्यं सुरेशान सुकलां नाशयाम्यहम्
yoniḥ spaṃdeta nārīṇāṃ stanāgrau ca sureśvara | nāsti dhairyaṃ sureśāna sukalāṃ nāśayāmyaham
The womb of women would throb, and the tips of the breasts, O lord of the gods; there is no steadfastness (in them), O ruler of the gods—I shall destroy Sukalā.
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PdP 2 53.21
इंद्र उवाच- पुरुषोहं भविष्यामि रूपवान्गुणवान्धनी । कौतुकार्थमिमां नारीं चालयामि मनोभव
iṃdra uvāca- puruṣohaṃ bhaviṣyāmi rūpavānguṇavāndhanī | kautukārthamimāṃ nārīṃ cālayāmi manobhava
Indra said: I shall become a man, handsome, endowed with qualities and wealthy; for the sake of the sport I shall shake this woman, O mind-born one.
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PdP 2 53.22
नैव कामान्न संत्रासान्न वा लोभान्न कारणात् । न वै मोहान्न वै क्रोधात्सत्यं सत्यं रतिप्रिय
naiva kāmānna saṃtrāsānna vā lobhānna kāraṇāt | na vai mohānna vai krodhātsatyaṃ satyaṃ ratipriya
Not from desire, nor from fear, nor from greed, nor for any cause, nor indeed from delusion, nor from anger — truly, truly, O beloved of Rati (i.e. O Kāma, addressing Kāma).
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PdP 2 53.23
कथं मे दृश्यते तस्या महत्सत्यं पतिव्रतम् । निष्कर्षिष्य इतो गत्वा भवन्मोहोत्र कारणम्
kathaṃ me dṛśyate tasyā mahatsatyaṃ pativratam | niṣkarṣiṣya ito gatvā bhavanmohotra kāraṇam
How may that great truthfulness of hers, her devotion to her husband, be seen by me? Going from here I shall test it; your bewilderment (of her) is the means here.
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PdP 2 53.24
एवं कामं च संदिश्य जगाम सुरराट्स्वयम् । आत्मविकृतिसंभूतो रूपवान्गुणवान्स्वयम्
evaṃ kāmaṃ ca saṃdiśya jagāma surarāṭsvayam | ātmavikṛtisaṃbhūto rūpavānguṇavānsvayam
Having thus instructed Kāma, the king of the gods himself went, himself handsome and endowed with good qualities, produced by a transformation of his own self.
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PdP 2 53.25
सर्वाभरणशोभांगः सर्वभोगसमन्वितः । भोगलीलासमाकीर्णः सर्वदौदार्यसंयुतः
sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgaḥ sarvabhogasamanvitaḥ | bhogalīlāsamākīrṇaḥ sarvadaudāryasaṃyutaḥ
His limbs shining with every ornament, provided with every enjoyment, filled with the play of pleasures, endowed with every generosity,
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PdP 2 53.26
यत्र सा तिष्ठते देवी कृकलस्य प्रिया नृप । आत्मलीलां स्वरूपं च गुणं भावं प्रदर्शयेत्
yatra sā tiṣṭhate devī kṛkalasya priyā nṛpa | ātmalīlāṃ svarūpaṃ ca guṇaṃ bhāvaṃ pradarśayet
(He went) where that lady, the wife of Kṛkala, was staying, O king, and would display his own play, his form, his qualities and his feeling.
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PdP 2 53.27
नैव पश्यति सा तं तु पुरुषं रूपसंपदम् । यत्रयत्र व्रजेत्सा हि तत्र तां पश्यते नृप
naiva paśyati sā taṃ tu puruṣaṃ rūpasaṃpadam | yatrayatra vrajetsā hi tatra tāṃ paśyate nṛpa
But she did not at all look at that man rich in beauty; yet wherever she went, there he looked at her, O king.
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PdP 2 53.28
साभिलाषेण मनसा तामेवं परिपश्यति । कामचेष्टां सहस्राक्षोऽदर्शयत्सर्वभावकैः
sābhilāṣeṇa manasā tāmevaṃ paripaśyati | kāmaceṣṭāṃ sahasrākṣo'darśayatsarvabhāvakaiḥ
With a longing mind he gazed at her thus, and the Thousand-eyed one displayed the gestures of desire with all (manner of) expressions.
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PdP 2 53.29
चतुष्पथे पथे तीर्थे यत्र देवी प्रयाति सा । तत्रतत्र सहस्राक्षस्तामेव परिपश्यति
catuṣpathe pathe tīrthe yatra devī prayāti sā | tatratatra sahasrākṣastāmeva paripaśyati
At a crossroads, on a road, at a bathing-place — wherever that lady went, there and there the Thousand-eyed one gazed on her.
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PdP 2 53.30
इंद्रेण प्रेषिता दूती सुकलां प्रति सा गता । सुकलां सुमहाभागां प्रत्युवाच प्रहस्य वै
iṃdreṇa preṣitā dūtī sukalāṃ prati sā gatā | sukalāṃ sumahābhāgāṃ pratyuvāca prahasya vai
A female messenger sent by Indra went to Sukalā, and, laughing, she addressed Sukalā, the greatly blessed one:
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PdP 2 53.31
अहो सत्यमहोधैर्यमहो कांतिरहो क्षमा । अस्या रूपेण संसारे नास्ति नारी वरानना
aho satyamahodhairyamaho kāṃtiraho kṣamā | asyā rūpeṇa saṃsāre nāsti nārī varānanā
"Ah, (her) truthfulness! Ah, (her) firmness! Ah, (her) loveliness! Ah, (her) patience! In beauty there is no fair-faced woman like her in the world.
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PdP 2 53.32
का त्वं भवसि कल्याणि कस्य भार्या भविष्यसि । यस्य त्वं सगुणा भार्या स धन्यः पुण्यभाग्भुवि
kā tvaṃ bhavasi kalyāṇi kasya bhāryā bhaviṣyasi | yasya tvaṃ saguṇā bhāryā sa dhanyaḥ puṇyabhāgbhuvi
Who are you, auspicious lady? Whose wife will you be? He whose virtuous wife you are is fortunate, a partaker of merit on earth."
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PdP 2 53.33
तस्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा तामुवाच मनस्विनी । वैश्यजात्यां समुत्पन्नो धर्मात्मा सत्यवत्सलः
tasyāstu vacanaṃ śrutvā tāmuvāca manasvinī | vaiśyajātyāṃ samutpanno dharmātmā satyavatsalaḥ
But hearing her words, the spirited woman said to her: "Born in the vaiśya caste, righteous of soul, devoted to truth —
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PdP 2 53.34
तस्याहं हि प्रिया भार्या सत्यसंधस्य धीमतः । कृकलस्यापि वैश्यस्य सत्यमेव वदामि ते
tasyāhaṃ hi priyā bhāryā satyasaṃdhasya dhīmataḥ | kṛkalasyāpi vaiśyasya satyameva vadāmi te
of him indeed I am the dear wife, of that wise man true to his word, of Kṛkala the vaiśya; I tell you only the truth.
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PdP 2 53.35
मम भर्ता स धर्मात्मा तीर्थयात्रां गतः सुधीः । तस्मिन्गते महाभागे मम भर्तरि संप्रति
mama bhartā sa dharmātmā tīrthayātrāṃ gataḥ sudhīḥ | tasmingate mahābhāge mama bhartari saṃprati
That righteous, wise husband of mine has gone on a pilgrimage to the holy places; since he went, O greatly blessed one — since my husband (departed) — now
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PdP 2 53.36
अतिक्रांताः शृणुष्व त्वं त्रयश्चैवापि वत्सराः । ततोहं दुःखिता जाता विना तेन महात्मना
atikrāṃtāḥ śṛṇuṣva tvaṃ trayaścaivāpi vatsarāḥ | tatohaṃ duḥkhitā jātā vinā tena mahātmanā
three whole years have passed, listen to this; therefore I have become sorrowful, without that great-souled one.
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PdP 2 53.37
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातमात्मवृत्तांतमेव ते । भवती पृच्छते मां का भविष्यति वदस्व मे
etatte sarvamākhyātamātmavṛttāṃtameva te | bhavatī pṛcchate māṃ kā bhaviṣyati vadasva me
All this has been told to you, indeed my own story (told) to you. You who ask me — who will you be? Tell me.
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PdP 2 53.38
सुकलाया वचः श्रुत्वा दूत्या आभाषितं पुनः । मामेवं पृच्छसे भद्रे तत्ते सर्वं वदाम्यहम्
sukalāyā vacaḥ śrutvā dūtyā ābhāṣitaṃ punaḥ | māmevaṃ pṛcchase bhadre tatte sarvaṃ vadāmyaham
Hearing Sukalā's words, it was spoken again by the messenger: "Since you ask me thus, good lady, I shall tell you all that.
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PdP 2 53.39
अहं तवांतिकं प्राप्ता कार्यार्थं वरवर्णिनि । श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि श्रुत्वा चैवाव धार्यताम्
ahaṃ tavāṃtikaṃ prāptā kāryārthaṃ varavarṇini | śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi śrutvā caivāva dhāryatām
I have come to your presence for a purpose, O lady of excellent complexion; let it be heard — I shall speak — and having heard, let it be borne in mind.
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PdP 2 53.40
गतस्ते निर्घृणो भर्ता त्वां त्यक्त्वा तु वरानने । किं करिष्यसि तेनापि प्रियाघातकरेण च
gataste nirghṛṇo bhartā tvāṃ tyaktvā tu varānane | kiṃ kariṣyasi tenāpi priyāghātakareṇa ca
Your pitiless husband has gone off, abandoning you, O fair-faced one; what will you do with him, who has done violence to his beloved?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.41
यस्त्वां त्यक्त्वा गतः पापी साध्व्याचारसमन्विताम् । किं वा स ते गतो बाले तत्र जीवति वै मृतः
yastvāṃ tyaktvā gataḥ pāpī sādhvyācārasamanvitām | kiṃ vā sa te gato bāle tatra jīvati vai mṛtaḥ
That sinner who abandoned you, endowed with the conduct of a virtuous wife, and went away — has he gone (for good) from you, child? Is he alive there, or dead?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.42
किं करिष्यति तेनैवं भवती खिद्यते वृथा । कस्मान्नाशयते चांगं दिव्यं हेमसमप्रभम्
kiṃ kariṣyati tenaivaṃ bhavatī khidyate vṛthā | kasmānnāśayate cāṃgaṃ divyaṃ hemasamaprabham
What will he do (about it)? Thus you are distressed in vain. Why do you waste (your) body, divine and glowing like gold?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.43
बाल्ये वयसि संप्राप्ते मानवो न च विंदति । एकं सुखं महाभागे बालक्रीडां विना शुभे
bālye vayasi saṃprāpte mānavo na ca viṃdati | ekaṃ sukhaṃ mahābhāge bālakrīḍāṃ vinā śubhe
When the age of childhood has come, a person does not obtain even one pleasure, O greatly fortunate, auspicious one, apart from a child's play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.44
वार्द्धके दुःखसंप्राप्तिर्जरा कायं प्रहिंसयेत् । तारुण्ये भुज्यते भोगः सुखात्सर्वो वरानने
vārddhake duḥkhasaṃprāptirjarā kāyaṃ prahiṃsayet | tāruṇye bhujyate bhogaḥ sukhātsarvo varānane
In old age comes the attainment of suffering; decrepitude wrecks the body. In youth enjoyment is enjoyed—everything (arises) from pleasure, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.45
यावत्तिष्ठति तारुण्यं तावद्भुंजंति मानवाः । सुखभोगादिकं सर्वं स्वेच्छया रमते नरः
yāvattiṣṭhati tāruṇyaṃ tāvadbhuṃjaṃti mānavāḥ | sukhabhogādikaṃ sarvaṃ svecchayā ramate naraḥ
As long as youth lasts, so long do men enjoy; a man takes his delight at his own will in everything—pleasures, enjoyments and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.46
यावत्तिष्ठति तारुण्यं तावद्भोगान्प्रभुंजते । वयस्यपि गते भद्रे तारुण्ये किं करिष्यति
yāvattiṣṭhati tāruṇyaṃ tāvadbhogānprabhuṃjate | vayasyapi gate bhadre tāruṇye kiṃ kariṣyati
As long as youth lasts, so long does one fully enjoy pleasures; but when the (right) time of life has passed, O good lady, what will youth accomplish?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.47
संप्राप्ते वार्द्धके देवि किंचित्कार्यं न सिध्यति । स्थविरश्चिंतयेन्नित्यं सुखकार्यं न गच्छति
saṃprāpte vārddhake devi kiṃcitkāryaṃ na sidhyati | sthaviraściṃtayennityaṃ sukhakāryaṃ na gacchati
When old age has arrived, O goddess, not the least undertaking succeeds; an aged man may think (of it) constantly, but the pleasurable business does not come off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.48
वयस्यपि गते बाले क्रियते सेतुबंधनम् । तादृशोयं भवेत्कायस्तारुण्ये तु गते शुभे
vayasyapi gate bāle kriyate setubaṃdhanam | tādṛśoyaṃ bhavetkāyastāruṇye tu gate śubhe
When the (proper) time of life has passed, O girl, the building of a dam is (still) attempted—such would this body be when youth has gone, O auspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.49
तस्माद्भुंक्ष्व सुखेनापि पिबस्व मधुमाधवीम् । कामाबाणा दहंत्यंगं तवेमे चारुलोचने
tasmādbhuṃkṣva sukhenāpi pibasva madhumādhavīm | kāmābāṇā dahaṃtyaṃgaṃ taveme cārulocane
Therefore enjoy at your ease and drink the sweet mādhavī wine; these arrows of Kāma are burning your body, O lovely-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.50
अयमेकः समायातः पुरुषो रूपवान्गुणी । अयं हि पुरुषव्याघ्रः सर्वज्ञो गुणवान्धनी
ayamekaḥ samāyātaḥ puruṣo rūpavānguṇī | ayaṃ hi puruṣavyāghraḥ sarvajño guṇavāndhanī
This one man has come, handsome and full of merits; this indeed is a tiger among men, all-knowing, virtuous, and rich.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.51
तवार्थे नित्यसंयुक्तः स्नेहेन वरवर्णिनि । सुकलोवाच- बाल्यं नास्त्यपि जीवस्य तारुण्यं नास्ति जीविते
tavārthe nityasaṃyuktaḥ snehena varavarṇini | sukalovāca- bālyaṃ nāstyapi jīvasya tāruṇyaṃ nāsti jīvite
For your sake he is constantly bound (to you) by affection, O you of fair complexion. Sukala said: For the living being there is no childhood, nor is there youth in life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.52
वृद्धत्वं नास्ति चैवास्य स्वयंसिद्धः सुसिद्धिदः । अमरो निर्जरो व्यापी सुसिद्धः सर्ववित्तमः
vṛddhatvaṃ nāsti caivāsya svayaṃsiddhaḥ susiddhidaḥ | amaro nirjaro vyāpī susiddhaḥ sarvavittamaḥ
And it has no old age; it is self-established, the giver of true attainment, immortal, ageless, all-pervading, perfectly accomplished, the best of all knowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.53
अकामः कामदो लोके आत्मरूपेण वर्तते । यथा गेहस्य संस्थानं तथा कायस्य दृश्यते
akāmaḥ kāmado loke ātmarūpeṇa vartate | yathā gehasya saṃsthānaṃ tathā kāyasya dṛśyate
Desireless, granting desires, it abides in the world in the form of the Self. As is the constructing of a house, so is it seen with the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.54
यथा वार्द्धकिना कायस्तथा सूत्रेण मंदिरम् । अनेककाष्ठसंघातैर्नाना दारुसमुच्चयैः
yathā vārddhakinā kāyastathā sūtreṇa maṃdiram | anekakāṣṭhasaṃghātairnānā dārusamuccayaiḥ
As the body is by the ageing one, so is a mansion by the measuring-cord—by aggregates of many timbers, by various collections of wood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.55
मृत्तिकयोदकेनापि समंतात्परिणामयेत् । लिपितं लेपकैः काष्ठं चित्रं भवति चित्रकैः
mṛttikayodakenāpi samaṃtātpariṇāmayet | lipitaṃ lepakaiḥ kāṣṭhaṃ citraṃ bhavati citrakaiḥ
And with clay and water one should shape it all around; the wood, smeared by the plasterers, becomes a picture through the painters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.56
प्रथमं रूपमायाति गृहं सूत्रेण सूत्रितम् । पुष्णंति च स्वयं तत्तु लेपनाद्वै दिने दिने
prathamaṃ rūpamāyāti gṛhaṃ sūtreṇa sūtritam | puṣṇaṃti ca svayaṃ tattu lepanādvai dine dine
First the house, laid out with the measuring-cord, takes on form; and they themselves nourish it day by day with plastering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.57
वायुनांदोलितं नित्यं गृहं च मलिनायते । मध्यमो वर्तुतः कालो गृहस्य परिकथ्यते
vāyunāṃdolitaṃ nityaṃ gṛhaṃ ca malināyate | madhyamo vartutaḥ kālo gṛhasya parikathyate
Constantly shaken by the wind, the house too becomes soiled; this is declared to be the middle period of the house's existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.58
रूपहानिर्भवेत्तस्य गृहस्वामी विलेपयेत् । स्वेच्छया च गृहस्वामी रूपवत्त्वं नयेद्गृहम्
rūpahānirbhavettasya gṛhasvāmī vilepayet | svecchayā ca gṛhasvāmī rūpavattvaṃ nayedgṛham
When there is loss of its beauty, the householder should have it plastered; and of his own will the master of the house may bring the house back to beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.59
तारुण्यं तस्य गेहस्य दूतिके परिकथ्यते । काष्ठसंघैश्च जीर्णत्वं बहुकालैः प्रयाति सः
tāruṇyaṃ tasya gehasya dūtike parikathyate | kāṣṭhasaṃghaiśca jīrṇatvaṃ bahukālaiḥ prayāti saḥ
That, O messenger-woman, is called the youth of that house; and with its masses of timber it goes to decay over a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.60
स्थानभ्रष्टाः प्रजायंते मूलाग्रे प्रचलंति ते । न सहेल्लेपनाभारमाधारेण प्रतिष्ठति
sthānabhraṣṭāḥ prajāyaṃte mūlāgre pracalaṃti te | na sahellepanābhāramādhāreṇa pratiṣṭhati
(The timbers) come loose from their places, they shift at root and tip; (the house) cannot bear the weight of plaster, (yet) stands by its support.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.61
एतद्गृहस्य वार्द्धक्यं कथितं शृणु दूतिके । पतमानं गृहं दृष्ट्वा गृहस्वामी परित्यजेत्
etadgṛhasya vārddhakyaṃ kathitaṃ śṛṇu dūtike | patamānaṃ gṛhaṃ dṛṣṭvā gṛhasvāmī parityajet
This has been told as the old age of the house; listen, O messenger. Seeing the house falling down, the master abandons it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.62
गृहमन्यं प्रवेशाय प्रयात्येव हि सत्वरम् । तथा बाल्यं च तारुण्यं नृणां वृद्धत्वमेव च
gṛhamanyaṃ praveśāya prayātyeva hi satvaram | tathā bālyaṃ ca tāruṇyaṃ nṛṇāṃ vṛddhatvameva ca
(The owner) goes off at once to enter another house. So too are childhood, youth and old age of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.63
स बाल्ये बालरूपश्च ज्ञानहीनं प्रकारयेत् । चित्रयेत्कायमेवापि वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः
sa bālye bālarūpaśca jñānahīnaṃ prakārayet | citrayetkāyamevāpi vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ
In childhood he has a child's form and behaves without understanding; and he decorates the body with clothes, ornaments and adornments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.64
लेपनैश्चंदनैश्चान्यैस्तांबूलप्रभवादिभिः । कायस्तरुणतां याति अतिरूपो विजायते
lepanaiścaṃdanaiścānyaistāṃbūlaprabhavādibhiḥ | kāyastaruṇatāṃ yāti atirūpo vijāyate
With unguents, sandal-pastes and other things such as betel and the like, the body attains youthfulness and becomes exceedingly beautiful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.65
बाह्याभ्यंतरमेवापि रसैः सर्वैः प्रपोषयेत् । तेन पोषणभावेन परिपुष्टः प्रजायते
bāhyābhyaṃtaramevāpi rasaiḥ sarvaiḥ prapoṣayet | tena poṣaṇabhāvena paripuṣṭaḥ prajāyate
He nourishes it well, outside and inside, with all the juices; and by that state of nourishment it becomes fully well-fed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.66
जायते मांसवृद्धिस्तु रसैश्चापि नवोत्तमा । यांति विस्तरतां राजन्नंगान्याप्यायितान्यपि
jāyate māṃsavṛddhistu rasaiścāpi navottamā | yāṃti vistaratāṃ rājannaṃgānyāpyāyitānyapi
An increase of flesh arises, fresh and excellent, from the juices; and the limbs, O king, grow broad, being made to swell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.67
प्रत्यंगानि रसैश्चैव स्वंस्वं रूपं प्रयांति वै । दंताधरौ स्तनौ बाहू कटिपृष्ठमुरू उभे
pratyaṃgāni rasaiścaiva svaṃsvaṃ rūpaṃ prayāṃti vai | daṃtādharau stanau bāhū kaṭipṛṣṭhamurū ubhe
And by the juices the sub-limbs each attain their own shape: teeth and lips, breasts, arms, hip, back, and both thighs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.68
हस्तपादतलौ तद्वद्वृद्धित्वं प्रतिपेदिरे । उभाभ्यामपि तान्येव वृद्धिमायांति तानि वै
hastapādatalau tadvadvṛddhitvaṃ pratipedire | ubhābhyāmapi tānyeva vṛddhimāyāṃti tāni vai
The palms of the hands and the soles of the feet likewise attained growth; and by both (juice and flesh) those very (parts) come to growth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.69
अंगानि रसमांसाभ्यां सुरूपाणि भवंति ते । तैः स्वरूपैर्भवेन्मर्त्यो रसबद्धश्च दूतिके
aṃgāni rasamāṃsābhyāṃ surūpāṇi bhavaṃti te | taiḥ svarūpairbhavenmartyo rasabaddhaśca dūtike
Those limbs of yours become handsome through juice and flesh; and by those forms a mortal comes to be bound by juice, O messenger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.70
सुरूपः कथ्यते मर्त्यो लोके केन प्रियो भवेत् । विष्ठामूत्रस्य वै कोशः काय एष च दूतिके
surūpaḥ kathyate martyo loke kena priyo bhavet | viṣṭhāmūtrasya vai kośaḥ kāya eṣa ca dūtike
A mortal is called handsome — but by what could he be dear in the world? For this body is a container of dung and urine, O messenger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.71
अपवित्रशरीरोयं सदा स्रवति निर्घृणः । तस्य किं वर्ण्यते रूपं जलबुद्बुदवच्छुभे
apavitraśarīroyaṃ sadā sravati nirghṛṇaḥ | tasya kiṃ varṇyate rūpaṃ jalabudbudavacchubhe
This unclean body is always oozing, repulsive. What beauty of it is to be described, when it is like a bubble on water, O fair one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.72
यावत्पंचाशद्वर्षाणि तावत्तिष्ठति वै दृढः । पश्चाच्च जायते हानिस्तस्यैवापि दिनेदिने
yāvatpaṃcāśadvarṣāṇi tāvattiṣṭhati vai dṛḍhaḥ | paścācca jāyate hānistasyaivāpi dinedine
For as much as fifty years it stands firm; and afterwards its decay sets in, day by day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.73
दंताः शिथिलतां यांति तथा लालायते मुखम् । चक्षुर्भ्यामपि पश्येन्न कर्णाभ्यां न शृणोति च
daṃtāḥ śithilatāṃ yāṃti tathā lālāyate mukham | cakṣurbhyāmapi paśyenna karṇābhyāṃ na śṛṇoti ca
The teeth grow loose, and the mouth drools; he cannot see with his two eyes, nor does he hear with his two ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.74
गतिं कर्तुं न शक्नोति हस्तपादैश्च दूतिके । अक्षमो जायते कायो जराकालेन पीडितः
gatiṃ kartuṃ na śaknoti hastapādaiśca dūtike | akṣamo jāyate kāyo jarākālena pīḍitaḥ
He cannot walk with his hands and feet, O messenger; the body becomes incapable, afflicted by the time of old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.75
तद्रसः शोषमायाति जराग्नितापशोषितः । अक्षमो जायते दूति केन रूपत्वमिष्यते
tadrasaḥ śoṣamāyāti jarāgnitāpaśoṣitaḥ | akṣamo jāyate dūti kena rūpatvamiṣyate
Its juice goes to drying up, parched by the heat of the fire of old age; it becomes incapable, O messenger — on what ground is beauty to be wished for?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.76
यथा जीर्णं गृहं याति क्षयमेवं न संशयः । तथा संक्षयमायाति वार्द्धके तु कलेवरम्
yathā jīrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ yāti kṣayamevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tathā saṃkṣayamāyāti vārddhake tu kalevaram
As a worn-out house goes to ruin — of this there is no doubt — so in old age the body comes to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.77
ममरूपं समायातं वर्णस्येवं दिने दिने । केनाहं रूपसंयुक्ता केन रूपत्वमिष्यते
mamarūpaṃ samāyātaṃ varṇasyevaṃ dine dine | kenāhaṃ rūpasaṃyuktā kena rūpatvamiṣyate
My beauty of complexion has thus come (to this) day by day. Through what am I possessed of beauty? On what ground is beauty to be wished for?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.78
यथा जीर्णं गृहं याति केनासौ पुरुषो बली । यस्यार्थमागता दूति भवती केन शंसति
yathā jīrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ yāti kenāsau puruṣo balī | yasyārthamāgatā dūti bhavatī kena śaṃsati
As a house grows worn out (and falls), by what is that man strong? For whose sake you have come, messenger — on what ground do you praise him?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.79
किमु चैव त्वया दृष्टं ममांगे वद सांप्रतम् । तस्यांगादिह हीनं च दूति नास्त्यधिकं तथा
kimu caiva tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ mamāṃge vada sāṃpratam | tasyāṃgādiha hīnaṃ ca dūti nāstyadhikaṃ tathā
And what indeed have you seen in my body? Tell me now. There is here nothing less than his body, messenger, nor anything more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.80
यथा त्वं च तथासौवै तथाहं नात्र संशयः । कस्य रूपं न विद्येत रूपवान्नास्ति भूतले
yathā tvaṃ ca tathāsauvai tathāhaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | kasya rūpaṃ na vidyeta rūpavānnāsti bhūtale
As you are, so is he, and so am I — there is no doubt here. Whose beauty would not be found? (Yet) there is no truly beautiful one on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.81
उच्छ्रायाः पतनांताश्च नगास्तु गिरयः शुभे । कालेन पीडिता यांति तद्वद्भूताश्च नान्यथा
ucchrāyāḥ patanāṃtāśca nagāstu girayaḥ śubhe | kālena pīḍitā yāṃti tadvadbhūtāśca nānyathā
Things that rise up end in falling; trees and mountains, O fair one, oppressed by time, go (to their fall) — and so do living beings, not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.82
अरूपो रूपवान्दिव्य आत्मा सर्वगतः शुचिः । स्थावरेष्वेव सर्वेषु जंगमेषु च दूतिके
arūpo rūpavāndivya ātmā sarvagataḥ śuciḥ | sthāvareṣveva sarveṣu jaṃgameṣu ca dūtike
Formless yet possessed of form, divine, the Self is all-pervading and pure; in all immobile beings and in the moving ones too, O messenger-woman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.83
एको निवसते शुद्धो घटेष्वेकं यथोदकम् । घटनाशात्प्रयात्येकमेकत्वं त्वं न बुध्यसे
eko nivasate śuddho ghaṭeṣvekaṃ yathodakam | ghaṭanāśātprayātyekamekatvaṃ tvaṃ na budhyase
the One, the pure, dwells — as one water (dwells) in many pots; when the pot is destroyed the one (water) goes (to join the one) — this oneness you do not understand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.84
पिंडनाशादयं चात्मा एकरूपो विजायते । एकं रूपं मया दृष्टं संसारे वसता सदा
piṃḍanāśādayaṃ cātmā ekarūpo vijāyate | ekaṃ rūpaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ saṃsāre vasatā sadā
And when the body is destroyed this Self is born as of one single form. One (single) form has been seen by me, dwelling always in the round of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.85
एवं वद स्वतं ज्ञात्वा यस्यार्थमिह चागता । दर्शयस्व अपूर्वं मे यदि भोक्तुमिहेच्छसि
evaṃ vada svataṃ jñātvā yasyārthamiha cāgatā | darśayasva apūrvaṃ me yadi bhoktumihecchasi
So speak, knowing your own (purpose), that for the sake of which you have come here; show me something unprecedented, if you wish to enjoy (anything) here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.86
व्याधिना पीड्यमानस्य कफेनापि वृतस्य च । अंगाद्विचलते शोणः स्थानभ्रष्टोभिजायते
vyādhinā pīḍyamānasya kaphenāpi vṛtasya ca | aṃgādvicalate śoṇaḥ sthānabhraṣṭobhijāyate
When one is afflicted by disease and also enveloped by phlegm, the blood moves out of the limb and becomes displaced from its place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.87
अंगसंधिषु सर्वासु पलत्वं चांतरं गतः । एकतो नाशमायाति स्वं हि रूपं परित्यजेत्
aṃgasaṃdhiṣu sarvāsu palatvaṃ cāṃtaraṃ gataḥ | ekato nāśamāyāti svaṃ hi rūpaṃ parityajet
Having gone within, into all the joints of the limbs, into the state of flesh, at one point it comes to destruction — for it abandons its own form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.88
विष्ठात्वं जायते शीघ्रं कृमिभिश्च भवेत्किल । तद्वद्दुःखकरं वापि निजरूपं परित्यजेत्
viṣṭhātvaṃ jāyate śīghraṃ kṛmibhiśca bhavetkila | tadvadduḥkhakaraṃ vāpi nijarūpaṃ parityajet
Quickly it turns into excrement and indeed comes to be full of worms; likewise, being productive of pain, it abandons its own proper form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.89
श्रूयतां जायते पश्चात्कृमिदुर्गंधसंकुलम् । जायंते तत्र वै यूकाः कृमयो वा न संशयः
śrūyatāṃ jāyate paścātkṛmidurgaṃdhasaṃkulam | jāyaṃte tatra vai yūkāḥ kṛmayo vā na saṃśayaḥ
Let it be heard: afterwards it becomes crowded with worms and foul stench; there indeed are born lice, or worms — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.90
सकृमिः कुरुते स्फोटं कंडूं च परिदारुणाम् । व्यथामुत्पादयेद्यूका सर्वांगं परिचालयेत्
sakṛmiḥ kurute sphoṭaṃ kaṃḍūṃ ca paridāruṇām | vyathāmutpādayedyūkā sarvāṃgaṃ paricālayet
Together with the worms it produces an eruption and a most terrible itching; the louse would cause pain and would make the whole body twitch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.91
नखाग्रैर्घृष्यमाणा सा कंडूः शांता प्रजायते । तद्वत्तैश्च शृणुष्वैव सुरतस्य न संशयः
nakhāgrairghṛṣyamāṇā sā kaṃḍūḥ śāṃtā prajāyate | tadvattaiśca śṛṇuṣvaiva suratasya na saṃśayaḥ
When rubbed with the tips of the nails that itch becomes stilled; just so it is with those (pleasures) — listen indeed regarding sexual enjoyment, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.92
भुंजत्येव रसान्मर्त्यः सुभिक्षान्पिबते पुनः । वायुना तेन प्राणेन पाकस्थानं प्रणीयते
bhuṃjatyeva rasānmartyaḥ subhikṣānpibate punaḥ | vāyunā tena prāṇena pākasthānaṃ praṇīyate
A mortal eats juices (tasty foods) and again drinks abundant fare; by that wind, the breath, it is carried to the place of digestion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.93
यद्भक्तं प्राणिभिर्दूति पाकस्थानं गतं पुनः । सर्वं तत्पिहितं तत्र वायुर्वै पातयेन्मलम्
yadbhaktaṃ prāṇibhirdūti pākasthānaṃ gataṃ punaḥ | sarvaṃ tatpihitaṃ tatra vāyurvai pātayenmalam
Whatever food, O messenger, has gone into the place of digestion of living beings, all of it is closed up there, and the wind casts down the waste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.94
सारभूतो रसस्तत्र तद्रक्तश्च प्रजायते । निर्मलः शुद्धवीर्यस्तु ब्रह्मस्थानं प्रयाति च
sārabhūto rasastatra tadraktaśca prajāyate | nirmalaḥ śuddhavīryastu brahmasthānaṃ prayāti ca
There the juice that has become the essence turns into blood; and the stainless, pure semen goes to the place of Brahmā (the head).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.95
आकृष्टः स समानेन नीतस्तेनापि वायुना । स्थानं न लभते वीर्यं चंचलत्वेन वर्तते
ākṛṣṭaḥ sa samānena nītastenāpi vāyunā | sthānaṃ na labhate vīryaṃ caṃcalatvena vartate
Drawn up by the samāna (breath) and carried by that wind too, the semen finds no fixed place and abides in a state of restlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.96
प्राणिनां हि कपालेषु कृमयः संति पंच वै । द्वावेतौ कर्णमूले तु नेत्रस्थाने ततः पुनः
prāṇināṃ hi kapāleṣu kṛmayaḥ saṃti paṃca vai | dvāvetau karṇamūle tu netrasthāne tataḥ punaḥ
Indeed in the skulls of living beings there are five worms: these two at the root of the ears, then again (others) at the place of the eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.97
कनिष्ठांगुलिमानेन रक्तपुच्छाश्च दूतिके । नवनीतस्य वर्णेन कृष्णपुच्छा न संशयः
kaniṣṭhāṃgulimānena raktapucchāśca dūtike | navanītasya varṇena kṛṣṇapucchā na saṃśayaḥ
They are the size of the little finger and red-tailed, O messenger; of the colour of fresh butter, with black tails — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.98
तेषां नामापि भद्रे त्वं मत्तो निगदितं शृणु । पिंगली शृंखली नाम द्वौ कृमी कर्णमूलयोः
teṣāṃ nāmāpi bhadre tvaṃ matto nigaditaṃ śṛṇu | piṃgalī śṛṃkhalī nāma dvau kṛmī karṇamūlayoḥ
Hear also their names, good lady, as declared by me: Piṅgalī and Śṛṅkhalī are the two worms at the roots of the ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.99
चपलः पिप्पलश्चैव द्वावेतौ नासिकाग्रयोः । शृंगली जंगली चान्यौ नेत्रयोरंतरस्थितौ
capalaḥ pippalaścaiva dvāvetau nāsikāgrayoḥ | śṛṃgalī jaṃgalī cānyau netrayoraṃtarasthitau
Capala and Pippala — these two are at the tips of the nostrils; and two others, Śṛṅgalī and Jaṅgalī, are situated within the eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.100
कृमीणां शतपंचाशत्तादृग्भूता न संशयः । भालांतेवस्थिताः सर्वे राजिकायाः प्रमाणतः
kṛmīṇāṃ śatapaṃcāśattādṛgbhūtā na saṃśayaḥ | bhālāṃtevasthitāḥ sarve rājikāyāḥ pramāṇataḥ
There are a hundred and fifty worms of that same kind, no doubt; all are situated at the edge of the forehead, of the size of a mustard seed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.101
कपालरोगिणः सर्वे विकुर्वंति न संशयः । केशद्वयं मुखे तस्य विद्यते शृणु दूतिके
kapālarogiṇaḥ sarve vikurvaṃti na saṃśayaḥ | keśadvayaṃ mukhe tasya vidyate śṛṇu dūtike
All those who suffer from a disease of the skull become deformed, no doubt; two hairs are found in its mouth — listen, O messenger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.102
प्राणिनां संक्षयं विद्धि तत्क्षणे हि न संशयः । स्वस्थाने संस्थितस्यापि प्राजापत्यस्य वै मुखे
prāṇināṃ saṃkṣayaṃ viddhi tatkṣaṇe hi na saṃśayaḥ | svasthāne saṃsthitasyāpi prājāpatyasya vai mukhe
Know that at that very moment the destruction of living beings (occurs), without doubt; and even of one who remains in his own place — in the mouth of the descendant of Prajāpati,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.103
तद्वीर्यं रसरूपेण पतते नात्र संशयः । मुखेन पिबते वीर्यं तेन मत्तः प्रजायते
tadvīryaṃ rasarūpeṇa patate nātra saṃśayaḥ | mukhena pibate vīryaṃ tena mattaḥ prajāyate
that semen falls in the form of a fluid — no doubt of it here; (she) drinks the semen with (her) mouth, and thereby becomes intoxicated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.104
तालुमध्यप्रदेशे च चंचलत्वेन वर्तते । इडा च पिंगला नाडी सुषुम्णाख्या च संस्थिता
tālumadhyapradeśe ca caṃcalatvena vartate | iḍā ca piṃgalā nāḍī suṣumṇākhyā ca saṃsthitā
And in the region of the middle of the palate it moves with a trembling motion; and the Iḍā and the Piṅgalā channel, and the one called Suṣumṇā, are situated (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.105
सुबलेनापि तस्यैव नाडिका जालपंजरे । कामकंडूर्भवेद्दूति सर्वेषां प्राणिनां किल
subalenāpi tasyaiva nāḍikā jālapaṃjare | kāmakaṃḍūrbhaveddūti sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ kila
And by the very strength of that (semen) the little channel in the cage of the network (of vessels) — the itch of desire arises, O messenger, in all living beings indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 53.106
पुंसश्च स्फुरते लिंगं नार्या योनिश्च दूतिके । स्त्रीपुंसौ संप्रमत्तौ तु व्रजतः संगमं ततः
puṃsaśca sphurate liṃgaṃ nāryā yoniśca dūtike | strīpuṃsau saṃpramattau tu vrajataḥ saṃgamaṃ tataḥ
And the man's penis throbs, and the woman's vulva, O messenger; and then the woman and the man, both wholly maddened, go to union.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.107
कायेन कायसंघृष्टिर्मैथुनेन हि जायते । क्षणमात्रं सुखं काये पुनः कंडूश्च तादृशी
kāyena kāyasaṃghṛṣṭirmaithunena hi jāyate | kṣaṇamātraṃ sukhaṃ kāye punaḥ kaṃḍūśca tādṛśī
Body rubbing against body arises indeed through copulation; there is pleasure in the body for a mere moment, and then again the same itching.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.108
सर्वत्र दृश्यते दूति भाव एवंविधः किल । व्रज त्वमात्मनः स्थानं नैवास्त्यत्र अपूर्वता
sarvatra dṛśyate dūti bhāva evaṃvidhaḥ kila | vraja tvamātmanaḥ sthānaṃ naivāstyatra apūrvatā
Everywhere, O messenger, a condition of just this sort is seen. Go to your own place; there is nothing unprecedented in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 53.109
अपूर्वं नास्ति मे किंचित्करोम्येव न संशयः
apūrvaṃ nāsti me kiṃcitkaromyeva na saṃśayaḥ
There is nothing unprecedented for me at all; I shall indeed do it, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition