Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 56
PdP 2 56.1
विष्णुरुवाच- तस्याः सत्यविनाशाय मन्मथः ससुराधिपः । प्रस्थितः सुकलां तर्हि सत्यो धर्ममथाब्रवीत्
viṣṇuruvāca- tasyāḥ satyavināśāya manmathaḥ sasurādhipaḥ | prasthitaḥ sukalāṃ tarhi satyo dharmamathābravīt
Viṣṇu said: When Manmatha, along with the lord of the gods, set out toward Sukalā in order to destroy her chastity, the chaste woman then spoke to Dharma.
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PdP 2 56.2
पश्य धर्म महाप्राज्ञ मन्मथस्य विचेष्टितम् । तवार्थमात्मनश्चैव पुण्यस्यापि महात्मनः
paśya dharma mahāprājña manmathasya viceṣṭitam | tavārthamātmanaścaiva puṇyasyāpi mahātmanaḥ
See, Dharma, greatly wise one, the scheming of Manmatha — aimed at you, and at me, and at the noble-souled Puṇya as well.
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PdP 2 56.3
विसृजामि महास्थानं वास्तुरूपं सुखोदयम् । सत्याख्यं च सुप्रियाख्यं सुदेवाख्यं गृहोत्तमम्
visṛjāmi mahāsthānaṃ vāsturūpaṃ sukhodayam | satyākhyaṃ ca supriyākhyaṃ sudevākhyaṃ gṛhottamam
(Thus) I give up (my) great abode, in the form of a dwelling, the source of happiness — that best of houses named Truth, named Well-beloved, named Good-god.
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PdP 2 56.4
तमेव नाशयेद्गत्वा काम एष प्रमत्तधीः । रिपुरूपः सुदुष्टात्मा अस्माकं हि न संशयः
tameva nāśayedgatvā kāma eṣa pramattadhīḥ | ripurūpaḥ suduṣṭātmā asmākaṃ hi na saṃśayaḥ
This Desire (Kāma), whose mind is heedless, would come and destroy that very (house); he has the form of an enemy and a thoroughly evil nature — he is (hostile) to us, there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 56.5
पतिस्तपोधनो विप्रः सुसती या पतिव्रता । सुसत्यो भूपतिर्धर्मममगेहानसंशयः
patistapodhano vipraḥ susatī yā pativratā | susatyo bhūpatirdharmamamagehānasaṃśayaḥ
A husband who is rich in austerity, a brahmin; a true wife who is devoted to her husband; a truthful king — these are my houses of dharma, without doubt.
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PdP 2 56.6
यत्राहं वृद्धिसंपुष्टस्तत्र वासो हि ते भवेत् । तत्र पुण्यं समायाति श्रद्धया सह क्रीडते
yatrāhaṃ vṛddhisaṃpuṣṭastatra vāso hi te bhavet | tatra puṇyaṃ samāyāti śraddhayā saha krīḍate
Where I am nourished and grown, there your dwelling too should be; there merit comes and plays together with faith.
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PdP 2 56.7
क्षमा शांत्या समायुक्ता आयाति मम मंदिरम् । यथा सत्यो दमश्चैव दया सौहृदमेव च
kṣamā śāṃtyā samāyuktā āyāti mama maṃdiram | yathā satyo damaścaiva dayā sauhṛdameva ca
Forbearance, joined with peace, comes to my house, just as truth and self-restraint, compassion, and friendship.
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PdP 2 56.8
प्रज्ञायुक्तः स निर्लोभो यत्राहं तत्र संस्थितः । शुचिः स्वभावस्तत्रैव अमी च मम बांधवाः
prajñāyuktaḥ sa nirlobho yatrāhaṃ tatra saṃsthitaḥ | śuciḥ svabhāvastatraiva amī ca mama bāṃdhavāḥ
He who is endowed with wisdom and free from greed — there where I am, he abides; there too is a pure disposition, and these are my kinsmen.
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PdP 2 56.9
अस्तेयमप्यहिंसा च तितिक्षा वृद्धिरेव च । मम गेहे समायाता धन्यतां शृणु धर्मराट्
asteyamapyahiṃsā ca titikṣā vṛddhireva ca | mama gehe samāyātā dhanyatāṃ śṛṇu dharmarāṭ
Non-stealing too, and non-injury, and patient endurance, and increase, have come into my house; hear of (its) blessedness, O king of dharma.
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PdP 2 56.10
गुरूणां चापि शुश्रूषा विष्णुर्लक्ष्म्या समावृतः । मद्गेहं तु समायांति देवाश्चाग्निपुरोगमाः
gurūṇāṃ cāpi śuśrūṣā viṣṇurlakṣmyā samāvṛtaḥ | madgehaṃ tu samāyāṃti devāścāgnipurogamāḥ
And service to elders; Viṣṇu surrounded by Lakṣmī; and the gods, with Agni at their head, come to my house.
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PdP 2 56.11
मोक्षमार्गं प्रकाशेद्यो ज्ञानोदीप्त्या समन्वितः । एतैः सार्धं वसाम्येव सतीषु धर्मवत्सु च
mokṣamārgaṃ prakāśedyo jñānodīptyā samanvitaḥ | etaiḥ sārdhaṃ vasāmyeva satīṣu dharmavatsu ca
He who would illuminate the path to liberation, being endowed with the blaze of knowledge — together with these I dwell, among faithful wives and among the dharma-observing.
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PdP 2 56.12
साधुष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु गृहरूपेषु मे सदा । उक्तेनापि कुटुंबेन वसाम्येव त्वया सह
sādhuṣveteṣu sarveṣu gṛharūpeṣu me sadā | uktenāpi kuṭuṃbena vasāmyeva tvayā saha
Among all these good people, who are my houses, always — even with the household spoken of, I dwell together with you.
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PdP 2 56.13
ससत्वाः साधुरूपास्ते वेधसा मे गृहीकृताः । संचरामि महाभाग स्वच्छंदेन च लीलया
sasatvāḥ sādhurūpāste vedhasā me gṛhīkṛtāḥ | saṃcarāmi mahābhāga svacchaṃdena ca līlayā
Those good-natured ones, endowed with goodness, have been made my houses by the Creator; I move about among them, O greatly fortunate one, at will and in play.
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PdP 2 56.14
ईश्वरश्च जगत्स्वामी त्रिनेत्रो वृषवाहनः । मम गेहे स्वरूपेण वर्तते शिवया युतः
īśvaraśca jagatsvāmī trinetro vṛṣavāhanaḥ | mama gehe svarūpeṇa vartate śivayā yutaḥ
And the Lord, the master of the world, the three-eyed, borne by the bull, dwells in my house in his own form, joined with Śivā.
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PdP 2 56.15
तदिदं संसृतेः सारं गृहरूपं महेश्वरम् । सदनं शंकरेत्याख्यं नाशितं मन्मथेन वै
tadidaṃ saṃsṛteḥ sāraṃ gṛharūpaṃ maheśvaram | sadanaṃ śaṃkaretyākhyaṃ nāśitaṃ manmathena vai
So this house-form, the essence of worldly existence, belonging to Maheśvara, the dwelling named 'Śaṃkara', has indeed been destroyed by Kāma.
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PdP 2 56.16
विश्वामित्रं महात्मानं तपंतं तप उत्तमम् । मेनकां हि समाश्रित्य कामोयं जितवान्पुरा
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ tapaṃtaṃ tapa uttamam | menakāṃ hi samāśritya kāmoyaṃ jitavānpurā
Formerly this Kāma conquered the great-souled Viśvāmitra, who was performing the highest austerity, by resorting to Menakā.
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PdP 2 56.17
सती पतिव्रताहल्या गौतमस्य प्रिया शुभा । सुसत्याच्चालिता तेन मन्मथेन दुरात्मना
satī pativratāhalyā gautamasya priyā śubhā | susatyāccālitā tena manmathena durātmanā
The faithful wife Ahalyā, devoted to her husband, the beautiful beloved of Gautama — she was shaken from her true chastity by that evil-natured Kāma.
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PdP 2 56.18
मुनयः सत्यधर्मज्ञा नानास्त्रियः पतिव्रताः । मद्गृहास्ता इमाः सर्वा दीपिताः कामवह्निना
munayaḥ satyadharmajñā nānāstriyaḥ pativratāḥ | madgṛhāstā imāḥ sarvā dīpitāḥ kāmavahninā
Sages who know truth and dharma, and various women devoted to their husbands — these, all of them my houses, have been set ablaze by the fire of desire.
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PdP 2 56.19
दुर्धरो दुःसहो व्यापी योतिसत्येषु निष्ठुरः । मामेवं पश्यते नित्यं क्व सत्यः परितिष्ठति
durdharo duḥsaho vyāpī yotisatyeṣu niṣṭhuraḥ | māmevaṃ paśyate nityaṃ kva satyaḥ paritiṣṭhati
Hard to hold back, hard to bear, all-pervading, harsh towards those who are very truthful — he looks upon me constantly in this way; where then does truth stand firm?
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PdP 2 56.20
समां ज्ञात्वा समायाति बाणपाणिर्धनुर्धरः । नाशयेन्मद्गृहं पापो वीतिहोत्रैश्च नामकैः
samāṃ jñātvā samāyāti bāṇapāṇirdhanurdharaḥ | nāśayenmadgṛhaṃ pāpo vītihotraiśca nāmakaiḥ
Knowing (the ground to be) level, he comes, arrow in hand, bearing his bow; the wicked one would destroy my house with those called the fire-oblation-bearers (his flames/arrows).
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PdP 2 56.21
पापलेशाश्च ये क्रूरा अन्ये पाखंडसंश्रयाः । ते तु बुद्ध्याऽहिताः सर्वे सत्यगेहं विशंति हि
pāpaleśāśca ye krūrā anye pākhaṃḍasaṃśrayāḥ | te tu buddhyā'hitāḥ sarve satyagehaṃ viśaṃti hi
And those cruel ones who are fragments of sin, and others who resort to heresy — all of them, hostile in intent, indeed enter the house of truth.
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PdP 2 56.22
सेनाध्यक्षैरसत्यैस्तु छद्मना तेन साधितः । पातयेदर्दयेद्गेहं पापः शस्त्रैर्दुरात्मभिः
senādhyakṣairasatyaistu chadmanā tena sādhitaḥ | pātayedardayedgehaṃ pāpaḥ śastrairdurātmabhiḥ
Accomplished by that (Kāma) through deceit, with untruths as his army-commanders, the sinner would strike down and crush (my) house with his evil-natured weapons.
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PdP 2 56.23
मामेवं ताडयेत्पापो महाबल मनोभवः । अस्य धाम्ना प्रदग्धोहं शून्यतां हि व्रजामि वै
māmevaṃ tāḍayetpāpo mahābala manobhavaḥ | asya dhāmnā pradagdhohaṃ śūnyatāṃ hi vrajāmi vai
"Thus would the sinful Manobhava (Love) strike me, O mighty one; scorched by his blaze I go indeed to emptiness."
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PdP 2 56.24
नूतनं गृहमिच्छामि स्त्रियाख्यं पतिभूपतिम् । कृकलस्यापि पुण्यस्य प्रियेयं शिवमंगला
nūtanaṃ gṛhamicchāmi striyākhyaṃ patibhūpatim | kṛkalasyāpi puṇyasya priyeyaṃ śivamaṃgalā
"I want a new house, one called 'a woman', whose husband is its king; and this dear wife of the meritorious Kṛkala is auspicious and blessed."
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PdP 2 56.25
तद्गृहं सुकलाख्यं मे दग्धुं पापः समुद्यतः । अयमेष सहस्राक्षः कामेन सहितो बली
tadgṛhaṃ sukalākhyaṃ me dagdhuṃ pāpaḥ samudyataḥ | ayameṣa sahasrākṣaḥ kāmena sahito balī
"That house of mine, the one called Sukalā, the sinner is bent on burning; this very one here is the thousand-eyed (Indra), the strong one, joined with Kāma."
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PdP 2 56.26
कामस्य कारणात्कस्मात्पूर्ववृत्तं न विंदति । अहल्यायाः प्रसंगेन मेषोपस्थो व्यजायत
kāmasya kāraṇātkasmātpūrvavṛttaṃ na viṃdati | ahalyāyāḥ prasaṃgena meṣopastho vyajāyata
For what reason, on account of Kāma, does he not recall what happened before? Through his affair with Ahalyā he came to have a ram's genitals.
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PdP 2 56.27
पौरुषं हि मुनेर्दृष्ट्वा सत्याश्चैव प्रधषर्णात् । नष्टः कामस्य दोषेण सुरराट्तत्र संस्थितः
pauruṣaṃ hi munerdṛṣṭvā satyāścaiva pradhaṣarṇāt | naṣṭaḥ kāmasya doṣeṇa surarāṭtatra saṃsthitaḥ
For, having seen the sage's manly power, and because of his violation of a chaste woman, the king of the gods, ruined by the fault of desire, remained there.
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PdP 2 56.28
भुक्तवान्दारुणं शापं दुःखेन महतान्वितः । कृकलस्य प्रियामेनां सुकलां पुण्यचारिणीम्
bhuktavāndāruṇaṃ śāpaṃ duḥkhena mahatānvitaḥ | kṛkalasya priyāmenāṃ sukalāṃ puṇyacāriṇīm
He tasted a terrible curse, beset with great sorrow. This Sukalā, the beloved of Kṛkala, of meritorious conduct—
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PdP 2 56.29
एष हंतुं सहस्राक्ष उद्यतः कामसंयुतः । यथा चेंद्रेण नायाति काम एष तथा कुरु
eṣa haṃtuṃ sahasrākṣa udyataḥ kāmasaṃyutaḥ | yathā ceṃdreṇa nāyāti kāma eṣa tathā kuru
—this thousand-eyed one, joined with Kāma, is set on destroying her; act so that this Kāma does not come along with Indra.
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PdP 2 56.30
धर्मराज महाप्राज्ञ भवान्मतिमतां वरः । धर्मराज उवाच- ऊनं तेजः करिष्यामि कामस्य मरणं तथा
dharmarāja mahāprājña bhavānmatimatāṃ varaḥ | dharmarāja uvāca- ūnaṃ tejaḥ kariṣyāmi kāmasya maraṇaṃ tathā
"O Dharmarāja of great wisdom, you are the best of the wise." Dharmarāja said: "I shall make Kāma's fiery power deficient, and likewise (bring about) his death."
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PdP 2 56.31
एकोपायो मया दृष्टस्तमिहैव प्रपश्यतु । प्रज्ञा चैषा महाप्राज्ञा शकुनीरूपचारिणी
ekopāyo mayā dṛṣṭastamihaiva prapaśyatu | prajñā caiṣā mahāprājñā śakunīrūpacāriṇī
"One means has been seen by me; let him behold it right here. And this Prajñā, greatly wise, who moves about in the form of a bird—
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PdP 2 56.32
भर्तुरागमनं पुण्यं शब्देनाख्यातु खे यतः । शकुनस्य प्रभावेण भर्तुश्चागमनेन च
bharturāgamanaṃ puṇyaṃ śabdenākhyātu khe yataḥ | śakunasya prabhāveṇa bhartuścāgamanena ca
—let her announce in the sky, by her cry, the auspicious coming of the husband; for by the power of the bird-omen and by the husband's arrival,
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PdP 2 56.33
दुष्टैर्नष्टा न भूयेत स्वस्थचित्ता न संशयः । प्रज्ञा संप्रेषिता तेन गता सा सुकलागृहम्
duṣṭairnaṣṭā na bhūyeta svasthacittā na saṃśayaḥ | prajñā saṃpreṣitā tena gatā sā sukalāgṛham
she would not be destroyed by the wicked, her mind being at ease—of that there is no doubt." Sent by him, Prajñā went to Sukalā's house.
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PdP 2 56.34
प्रकुर्वती महच्छब्दं दृष्टदेवेव सा बभौ । पूजिता मानिता प्रज्ञा धूपदीपादिभिस्तदा
prakurvatī mahacchabdaṃ dṛṣṭadeveva sā babhau | pūjitā mānitā prajñā dhūpadīpādibhistadā
Making a loud cry, she shone as though a god had been seen. Prajñā was then worshipped and honoured with incense, lamps and the rest.
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PdP 2 56.35
ब्राह्मणं सुकलापृच्छत्किमेषा च वदेन्मम । ब्राह्मण उवाच- भर्तुश्चागमनं ब्रूते तवैव सुभगे स्थिरा
brāhmaṇaṃ sukalāpṛcchatkimeṣā ca vadenmama | brāhmaṇa uvāca- bhartuścāgamanaṃ brūte tavaiva subhage sthirā
Sukalā asked a brahmin: "And what might this one be saying to me?" The brahmin said: "She declares your own husband's coming, O fortunate one; it is certain.
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PdP 2 56.36
दिनसप्तकमध्ये स आगमिष्यति नान्यथा
dinasaptakamadhye sa āgamiṣyati nānyathā
Within seven days he will come, and not otherwise."
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PdP 2 56.37
इत्येवमाकर्ण्यसुमंगलं वचः प्रहर्षयुक्ता सहसा बभूव । धर्मज्ञमेकं सगुणं हि कांतं शकुनात्प्रदिष्टं हि समागतं तम्
ityevamākarṇyasumaṃgalaṃ vacaḥ praharṣayuktā sahasā babhūva | dharmajñamekaṃ saguṇaṃ hi kāṃtaṃ śakunātpradiṣṭaṃ hi samāgataṃ tam
Hearing this most auspicious speech, she was at once filled with delight—(thinking of) that one beloved, knower of dharma, endowed with virtues, whose arrival had been foretold by the bird.
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