Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 7
PdP 2 7.1
दितिरुवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया नाथ सर्वमेव न संशयः । भर्तृस्नेहं परित्यज्य गता सापत्न्यजं द्विज
ditiruvāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā nātha sarvameva na saṃśayaḥ | bhartṛsnehaṃ parityajya gatā sāpatnyajaṃ dvija
Diti said: Truly you have spoken, lord — all of it, without doubt. Abandoning love for (her) husband, she went (over) to what is born of co-wifely rivalry, O twice-born one.
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PdP 2 7.2
अभिमानेन दुःखेन मानभंगेन सत्तम । महादुःखेन संतप्ता करिष्ये प्राणमोचनम्
abhimānena duḥkhena mānabhaṃgena sattama | mahāduḥkhena saṃtaptā kariṣye prāṇamocanam
Out of pride, out of grief, out of the breaking of my honour, O best of the good, scorched by great sorrow I shall give up my life-breaths.
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PdP 2 7.3
कश्यप उवाच- श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि यथा शांतिर्भविष्यति । न कः कस्य भवेत्पुत्रो न माता न पिता शुभे
kaśyapa uvāca- śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi yathā śāṃtirbhaviṣyati | na kaḥ kasya bhavetputro na mātā na pitā śubhe
Kaśyapa said: Listen, I shall tell (you) how peace will come to be. No one is anyone's son, nor mother, nor father, O auspicious one.
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PdP 2 7.4
न भ्राता बांधवः कस्य न च स्वजनबांधवाः । एवं संसारसंबंधो मायामोहसमन्वितः
na bhrātā bāṃdhavaḥ kasya na ca svajanabāṃdhavāḥ | evaṃ saṃsārasaṃbaṃdho māyāmohasamanvitaḥ
No one is anyone's brother or kinsman, nor are there any relatives of one's own people. Such is the connection of worldly existence—bound up with the delusion of illusion.
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PdP 2 7.5
स्वयमेव पिता देवि स्वयं माताथ बांधवाः । स्वयं स्वजनवर्गश्च स्वयं धर्मः सनातनः
svayameva pitā devi svayaṃ mātātha bāṃdhavāḥ | svayaṃ svajanavargaśca svayaṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
(One) is oneself the father, O goddess, oneself the mother and the kinsmen, oneself the circle of one's own people, oneself the eternal law.
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PdP 2 7.6
आचारेण नरो देवि सुखित्वमुपजायते । अनाचारेण पापेन नाशं याति तथा ध्रुवम्
ācāreṇa naro devi sukhitvamupajāyate | anācāreṇa pāpena nāśaṃ yāti tathā dhruvam
By right conduct, O goddess, a man comes to be happy; by wrong conduct, by sin, he likewise goes surely to ruin.
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PdP 2 7.7
क्रूरयोनिं प्रयात्येवं नरो देवि न संशयः । कर्मणा सत्यहीनेन महापापेन मोहतः
krūrayoniṃ prayātyevaṃ naro devi na saṃśayaḥ | karmaṇā satyahīnena mahāpāpena mohataḥ
Thus a man goes to a cruel birth, O goddess—there is no doubt—through action devoid of truth, through great sin, out of delusion.
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PdP 2 7.8
रिपुत्वे वर्त्तते मर्त्यः प्राणिनां नित्यसंस्थितः । रिपवस्तस्य वर्तन्ते यत्र तत्र न संशयः
riputve varttate martyaḥ prāṇināṃ nityasaṃsthitaḥ | ripavastasya vartante yatra tatra na saṃśayaḥ
A mortal who is constantly established in enmity toward living beings—for him there are enemies wherever (he goes); there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 7.9
मैत्रेण वर्तते मर्त्यो यदा लोके प्रिये शुभे । तदा तस्य भवंत्येव मित्राः सर्वत्र भामिनि
maitreṇa vartate martyo yadā loke priye śubhe | tadā tasya bhavaṃtyeva mitrāḥ sarvatra bhāmini
When a mortal behaves with friendliness in the world, O dear and lovely one, then indeed he has friends everywhere, O radiant lady.
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PdP 2 7.10
कृषिकारो यदा देवि छन्नं बीजं सुसंस्थितम् । यादृशं तु भवत्येव तादृशं फलमश्नुते
kṛṣikāro yadā devi channaṃ bījaṃ susaṃsthitam | yādṛśaṃ tu bhavatyeva tādṛśaṃ phalamaśnute
As for a farmer, O goddess, when the seed is covered over and well set—whatever sort it is, just such a fruit does he enjoy.
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PdP 2 7.11
तथा तव च पुत्रैश्च साधुभिः स्पर्धितं सह । कर्मणस्तस्य तत्प्राप्तं फलं भुंक्ष्व सुसंस्थितम्
tathā tava ca putraiśca sādhubhiḥ spardhitaṃ saha | karmaṇastasya tatprāptaṃ phalaṃ bhuṃkṣva susaṃsthitam
So too, by you and by your sons there was rivalry with the good; the fruit of that action has come about—enjoy it, firmly established (as it is).
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PdP 2 7.12
तव पुत्रा महाभागे तपः शांति विवर्जिताः । तेन पापेन ते सर्वे पतिता वै महत्पदात्
tava putrā mahābhāge tapaḥ śāṃti vivarjitāḥ | tena pāpena te sarve patitā vai mahatpadāt
Your sons, O greatly fortunate one, were devoid of austerity and of peace; by that sin they all fell indeed from a high station.
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PdP 2 7.13
एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ मुंच दुःखं सुखं तथा । कस्य पुत्राश्च मित्राणि कस्य स्वजन बांधवाः
evaṃ jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha muṃca duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ tathā | kasya putrāśca mitrāṇi kasya svajana bāṃdhavāḥ
Knowing this, come to calm; let go of sorrow and likewise of pleasure. Whose are sons and friends, whose are one's own people and kinsmen?
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PdP 2 7.14
आत्मकर्मानुसारेण सुखं जीवंति जंतवः । परार्थे चिंतनं देवि तत्त्वज्ञानेन पंडिताः
ātmakarmānusāreṇa sukhaṃ jīvaṃti jaṃtavaḥ | parārthe ciṃtanaṃ devi tattvajñānena paṃḍitāḥ
Creatures live happily in accordance with their own actions. Thinking about another's concern, O goddess—(that) the wise (do) by knowledge of reality.
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PdP 2 7.15
न कुर्वंति महात्मानो व्यर्थमेव न संशयः । पंचभूतात्मकं कायं केवलं संधिजर्जरम्
na kurvaṃti mahātmāno vyarthameva na saṃśayaḥ | paṃcabhūtātmakaṃ kāyaṃ kevalaṃ saṃdhijarjaram
The great-souled do not act merely in vain—there is no doubt. The body, consisting of the five elements, is nothing but a thing decrepit at its joints.
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PdP 2 7.16
आत्ममित्रं कृतं तेन सर्वं देवि सुखाशया । आत्मा नाम महापुण्यः सर्वगः सर्वदर्शकः
ātmamitraṃ kṛtaṃ tena sarvaṃ devi sukhāśayā | ātmā nāma mahāpuṇyaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvadarśakaḥ
By that (body) all this was made a friend of the self, O goddess, in the hope of happiness. The Self, by name, is of great merit, all-pervading, all-seeing.
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PdP 2 7.17
सर्वसिद्धिस्तु सर्वात्मा सात्विकः सर्वसिद्धिदः । एवं सर्वमयो देवि भ्रमत्येको निरञ्जनः
sarvasiddhistu sarvātmā sātvikaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ | evaṃ sarvamayo devi bhramatyeko nirañjanaḥ
It is all attainment, the self of all, of the nature of sattva, the giver of every attainment. Thus, made of all things, O goddess, the One, the stainless, wanders about.
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PdP 2 7.18
भ्रमता निर्जने येन मूर्तिमंतो द्विजोत्तमाः । चत्वारो दर्शिताः पुण्या मूर्तिमंतो महौजसः
bhramatā nirjane yena mūrtimaṃto dvijottamāḥ | catvāro darśitāḥ puṇyā mūrtimaṃto mahaujasaḥ
By him, wandering in a deserted place, four excellent twice-born ones were seen, embodied, meritorious, embodied, of great power.
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PdP 2 7.19
पंचमः श्वसनश्चैव पूर्वाणां मित्रमेव च । अथो आत्मा समायातो ज्ञानसाहाय्यमेव वा
paṃcamaḥ śvasanaścaiva pūrvāṇāṃ mitrameva ca | atho ātmā samāyāto jñānasāhāyyameva vā
And the fifth was Breath, and indeed a friend of the former ones. Then the Self came near, or rather the aid of Knowledge (came).
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PdP 2 7.20
स तान्दृष्ट्वा महात्मा वै ज्ञानमात्मा समब्रवीत् । ज्ञान पश्य अमी पंच मंत्रयंतः परस्परम्
sa tāndṛṣṭvā mahātmā vai jñānamātmā samabravīt | jñāna paśya amī paṃca maṃtrayaṃtaḥ parasparam
Seeing them, that great one, the Self, spoke to Knowledge: "Knowledge, look—these five are taking counsel with one another.
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PdP 2 7.21
एतान्गत्वाब्रवीहि त्वं यूयं क इति पृच्छ ह । ज्ञानं वाक्यं परं श्रुत्वा सार्थं तस्य महात्मनः
etāngatvābravīhi tvaṃ yūyaṃ ka iti pṛccha ha | jñānaṃ vākyaṃ paraṃ śrutvā sārthaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ
Go to them and speak; ask them, 'Who are you?'" Knowledge, having heard the supreme word of that great one, with its purpose,
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PdP 2 7.22
तदाहात्मानमाराध्यमेतैः किं ते प्रयोजनम् । तत्त्वतो ब्रूहि मे देव सदा शुद्धोसि सर्वदा
tadāhātmānamārādhyametaiḥ kiṃ te prayojanam | tattvato brūhi me deva sadā śuddhosi sarvadā
then, honouring the Self, (said): "What need have you of these? Tell me truly, O god—you are always pure, at all times."
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PdP 2 7.23
आत्मोवाच- एते पंच महाभागा रूपवंतो मनस्विनः । गत्वा संदर्शयाम्येनानाभाष्ये ज्ञान श्रूयताम्
ātmovāca- ete paṃca mahābhāgā rūpavaṃto manasvinaḥ | gatvā saṃdarśayāmyenānābhāṣye jñāna śrūyatām
The Self said: These five are greatly fortunate, handsome, spirited. Going (to them), I shall present them; listen, Knowledge, to what is to be said.
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PdP 2 7.24
भव्यानेतान्प्रवक्ष्यामि पंचमीं गतिमागतान् । दूतत्वं गच्छ भो ज्ञान कुशलो दूतकर्मणि
bhavyānetānpravakṣyāmi paṃcamīṃ gatimāgatān | dūtatvaṃ gaccha bho jñāna kuśalo dūtakarmaṇi
"I shall tell of these worthy ones who have arrived at the fifth course. Go on an embassy, O Knowledge, for you are skilled in a messenger's business."
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PdP 2 7.25
ज्ञानमुवाच- त्वमात्मञ्छृणु मे वाक्यं सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम् । एतेषां संगतिस्तात कार्या नैव त्वया कदा
jñānamuvāca- tvamātmañchṛṇu me vākyaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham | eteṣāṃ saṃgatistāta kāryā naiva tvayā kadā
Knowledge said: You, O Self, hear my words; I speak the truth, the truth. Union with these, dear one, is never to be made by you.
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PdP 2 7.26
पंचानामपि शुद्धात्मन्न कार्यं शुभमिच्छता । भवतः संगतिं मोह इच्छत्येष महामते
paṃcānāmapi śuddhātmanna kāryaṃ śubhamicchatā | bhavataḥ saṃgatiṃ moha icchatyeṣa mahāmate
O pure Self, no association with these five is to be made by one who desires what is good; it is Delusion, O you of great mind, who desires your company.
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PdP 2 7.27
आत्मोवाच- एतेषां संगतिं ज्ञान कस्माद्वारयते भवान् । तन्मे त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि याथातथ्येन पंडित
ātmovāca- eteṣāṃ saṃgatiṃ jñāna kasmādvārayate bhavān | tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ brūhi yāthātathyena paṃḍita
The Self said: Why, O Knowledge, do you forbid union with these? Tell me the reason for that, as it truly is, O learned one.
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PdP 2 7.28
ज्ञानमुवाच- एतेषां संगमात्रात्तु महद्दुःखं भविष्यति । दुःखमूला हि पंचैव शोकसंतापकारकाः
jñānamuvāca- eteṣāṃ saṃgamātrāttu mahadduḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati | duḥkhamūlā hi paṃcaiva śokasaṃtāpakārakāḥ
Knowledge said: From the mere association with these, great suffering will arise; for these five are the root of suffering, producing grief and torment.
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PdP 2 7.29
एवमस्तु महाप्राज्ञ करिष्ये वचनं तव । ज्ञानमाभाष्य स ह्यात्मा ध्यानेन सह संगतः
evamastu mahāprājña kariṣye vacanaṃ tava | jñānamābhāṣya sa hyātmā dhyānena saha saṃgataḥ
"So be it, O greatly wise one; I shall do as you say." Having addressed Knowledge, that Self joined with Meditation.
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PdP 2 7.30
कश्यप उवाच- ततः पंचैव ते तत्राद्राक्षुरात्मानमेव तम् । बुद्धिमूचुः समाहूय संगच्छात्मानमेव हि
kaśyapa uvāca- tataḥ paṃcaiva te tatrādrākṣurātmānameva tam | buddhimūcuḥ samāhūya saṃgacchātmānameva hi
Kaśyapa said: Then those very five saw that Self there; summoning Intelligence, they said, "Go to the Self."
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PdP 2 7.31
दूतत्वं कुरु कल्याणि अस्माकमात्मना सह । पंचतत्त्वा महात्मानो विश्वस्यधारकाः शुभाः
dūtatvaṃ kuru kalyāṇi asmākamātmanā saha | paṃcatattvā mahātmāno viśvasyadhārakāḥ śubhāḥ
"Act as our messenger, good lady, with the Self: 'The five elements, great souls, auspicious, the upholders of the universe,
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PdP 2 7.32
भवतो मैत्रमिच्छंति इत्याभाष्य महामतिम् । गत्वा बुद्धे त्वया कार्यं कर्तव्यं न इतो व्रज
bhavato maitramicchaṃti ityābhāṣya mahāmatim | gatvā buddhe tvayā kāryaṃ kartavyaṃ na ito vraja
desire your friendship' — having thus addressed the one of great mind. Having gone, O Intelligence, the business must be done by you; go from here."
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PdP 2 7.33
एवमस्तु महाभागा करिष्ये कार्यमुत्तमम् । एवमाभाषितं तेषां गत्वाऽहात्मानमेव तम्
evamastu mahābhāgā kariṣye kāryamuttamam | evamābhāṣitaṃ teṣāṃ gatvā'hātmānameva tam
"So be it, O greatly fortunate ones; I shall carry out this excellent task." Having been thus told by them, she went and spoke to that very Self:
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PdP 2 7.34
अहं बुद्धिर्महाभाग भवंतं समुपागता । दूतत्वे महतां पार्श्वात्तेषां त्वं वचनं शृणु
ahaṃ buddhirmahābhāga bhavaṃtaṃ samupāgatā | dūtatve mahatāṃ pārśvātteṣāṃ tvaṃ vacanaṃ śṛṇu
"I am Intelligence, O greatly fortunate one; I have come to you as messenger from the side of those great ones. Hear their word:
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PdP 2 7.35
भवन्मैत्रीं समिच्छंति अक्षयां पंच आत्मकाः । कुरु मैत्रीं महाप्राज्ञ जहि ध्यानं सुदूरतः
bhavanmaitrīṃ samicchaṃti akṣayāṃ paṃca ātmakāḥ | kuru maitrīṃ mahāprājña jahi dhyānaṃ sudūrataḥ
The five elemental ones desire your imperishable friendship. Make friendship, O greatly wise one; cast Meditation far away."
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PdP 2 7.36
ध्यानमुवाच- न कर्तव्यं त्वया चात्मन्नैतेषां वै समागमम् । एषां संसर्गमात्रेण महद्दुःखं भविष्यति
dhyānamuvāca- na kartavyaṃ tvayā cātmannaiteṣāṃ vai samāgamam | eṣāṃ saṃsargamātreṇa mahadduḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati
Meditation said: Union with these is not to be made by you, O Self; by mere contact with them great suffering will arise.
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PdP 2 7.37
मया ज्ञानेन हीनस्त्वं कथं कर्म करिष्यति । एवमेव न कर्तव्यं तेषां चैव समागमम्
mayā jñānena hīnastvaṃ kathaṃ karma kariṣyati | evameva na kartavyaṃ teṣāṃ caiva samāgamam
Deprived of me, Knowledge, how will you perform action? Just so, union with them is not to be made.
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PdP 2 7.38
गर्भवासं नयिष्यंति भवंतं नान्यथा विभो । ज्ञानेनैव मया हीनो अज्ञानं यास्यसि ध्रुवम्
garbhavāsaṃ nayiṣyaṃti bhavaṃtaṃ nānyathā vibho | jñānenaiva mayā hīno ajñānaṃ yāsyasi dhruvam
They will lead you to dwelling in the womb, not otherwise, O mighty one; deprived of me, Knowledge, you will surely go to ignorance.
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PdP 2 7.39
एवमुक्त्वा तमात्मानं विरराम महामतिम् । ततस्तामागतां बुद्धिमात्मा प्रोवाच निश्चितः
evamuktvā tamātmānaṃ virarāma mahāmatim | tatastāmāgatāṃ buddhimātmā provāca niścitaḥ
Having spoken thus to that Self of great mind, he fell silent. Then the Self, having made up his mind, spoke to Intelligence who had come:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.40
ज्ञानध्यानौ महात्मानौ मंत्रिणौ मम शोभनौ । तत्र यानं न मे युक्तं तद्बुद्धे किं करोम्यहम्
jñānadhyānau mahātmānau maṃtriṇau mama śobhanau | tatra yānaṃ na me yuktaṃ tadbuddhe kiṃ karomyaham
"Knowledge and Meditation, the two great souls, are my excellent counsellors; going there is not proper for me — so, Intelligence, what am I to do?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.41
एवं श्रुत्वा ततो बुद्धिस्तेषां पार्श्वे यशस्विनी । समाचष्ट समग्रं तत्कथनं ज्ञानध्यानयोः
evaṃ śrutvā tato buddhisteṣāṃ pārśve yaśasvinī | samācaṣṭa samagraṃ tatkathanaṃ jñānadhyānayoḥ
Having heard this, the glorious Intelligence then reported to them in full that speech of Knowledge and Meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.42
ततस्ते पंचकाः सर्वे आत्मानं प्रतिजग्मिरे । मैत्रीमेव प्रतीच्छामो भवतो नित्यमेव हि
tataste paṃcakāḥ sarve ātmānaṃ pratijagmire | maitrīmeva pratīcchāmo bhavato nityameva hi
Then all those five went up to the Self: "We desire your friendship, indeed for ever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.43
यस्माच्छुद्धोसि लोकेश तस्मात्त्वां समुपागताः । स्वयमेव विचार्यैव उत्तरं नः प्रदीयताम्
yasmācchuddhosi lokeśa tasmāttvāṃ samupāgatāḥ | svayameva vicāryaiva uttaraṃ naḥ pradīyatām
Because you are pure, O lord of the world, therefore we have come to you. Consider for yourself and let an answer be given to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.44
आत्मोवाच- यूयं पंचैव संप्राप्ता मम मैत्रं समिच्छथ । स्वीयं गुणं प्रभावं च कथयंतु ममाग्रतः
ātmovāca- yūyaṃ paṃcaiva saṃprāptā mama maitraṃ samicchatha | svīyaṃ guṇaṃ prabhāvaṃ ca kathayaṃtu mamāgrataḥ
The Self said: You five have come together, desiring friendship with me. Declare before me each his own quality and power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.45
भूमिरुवाच- सर्वकार्यस्य संस्थानं चर्ममांससमन्वितम् । अस्थिमूलदृढत्वं मे नखलोमसमन्वितम्
bhūmiruvāca- sarvakāryasya saṃsthānaṃ carmamāṃsasamanvitam | asthimūladṛḍhatvaṃ me nakhalomasamanvitam
Earth said: The framework of every activity, furnished with skin and flesh, and the firmness rooted in the bones, is mine, together with nails and hair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.46
प्रभावो हि महाप्राज्ञ कायमध्ये ममैव हि । नासिकागमनो गंधस्स मे भृत्यो महामनाः
prabhāvo hi mahāprājña kāyamadhye mamaiva hi | nāsikāgamano gaṃdhassa me bhṛtyo mahāmanāḥ
Indeed, O greatly wise one, my power is within the body; smell, which travels to the nose, is my high-minded servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.47
आकाश उवाच- अहमाकाशकः प्राप्तो मम काये प्रभावकम् । श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्
ākāśa uvāca- ahamākāśakaḥ prāpto mama kāye prabhāvakam | śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi parabrahmasvarūpiṇam
Space said: I, who am space, have come; the power (that resides) in my body — let it be heard, I shall declare it, having the very form of the supreme Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 7.48
बाह्यांतरावकाशश्च शून्यस्थाने वसाम्यहम् । तत्रामात्यौ तु कर्णौ मे श्रवणार्थं प्रतिष्ठितौ
bāhyāṃtarāvakāśaśca śūnyasthāne vasāmyaham | tatrāmātyau tu karṇau me śravaṇārthaṃ pratiṣṭhitau
And (I am) the outer and inner void; I dwell in the empty place. There the two ears are my ministers, appointed for the purpose of hearing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.49
वायुरुवाच- पंचरूपेण तिष्ठामि करोम्येवं शुभाशुभम् । चर्मकायेस्थितोमात्यः स्पर्शं संश्रयते गुणम्
vāyuruvāca- paṃcarūpeṇa tiṣṭhāmi karomyevaṃ śubhāśubham | carmakāyesthitomātyaḥ sparśaṃ saṃśrayate guṇam
Wind said: I abide in fivefold form, and thus I bring about good and ill. The minister stationed in the skin of the body takes touch as its quality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.50
तेज उवाच- काये संस्थः सदा नित्यं पाकयोगं करोम्यहम् । सबाह्याभ्यंतरं सर्वं द्रव्याद्रव्यं प्रदर्शये
teja uvāca- kāye saṃsthaḥ sadā nityaṃ pākayogaṃ karomyaham | sabāhyābhyaṃtaraṃ sarvaṃ dravyādravyaṃ pradarśaye
Fire said: Abiding in the body, always and perpetually I carry out the work of cooking (digestion); I make manifest everything, outer and inner, substance and non-substance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.51
शुक्रं मज्जा तथा लाला एवं त्वक्संधिसंस्थितम् । रुधिरं प्रेषयाम्येव कायमध्ये स्थितोस्म्यहम्
śukraṃ majjā tathā lālā evaṃ tvaksaṃdhisaṃsthitam | rudhiraṃ preṣayāmyeva kāyamadhye sthitosmyaham
Semen, marrow, and saliva, likewise what is set in the skin and the joints — and blood I send forth; I am stationed in the middle of the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.52
तत्र नेत्रावमात्यौ मे द्रव्यलब्धिप्रसाधकौ । एवं मयात्मव्यापारस्तवाग्रे कथितः परः
tatra netrāvamātyau me dravyalabdhiprasādhakau | evaṃ mayātmavyāpārastavāgre kathitaḥ paraḥ
There the two eyes are my ministers, effecting the obtaining of objects. Thus has the supreme working of the self been told by me before you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.53
जलमुवाचः- सुतोषयाम्यहं नित्यममृतेन कलेवरम् । एवं मे तत्र व्यापारः कायपत्तनके प्रिये
jalamuvācaḥ- sutoṣayāmyahaṃ nityamamṛtena kalevaram | evaṃ me tatra vyāpāraḥ kāyapattanake priye
Water said: I constantly refresh the body with nectar; such is my working there in the town that is the body, dear one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.54
अमात्यं रसनां विद्धि रसास्वादकरीं पराम् । नासिकोवाच- सुगंधेन परां पुष्टिं कायस्यापि करोम्यहम्
amātyaṃ rasanāṃ viddhi rasāsvādakarīṃ parām | nāsikovāca- sugaṃdhena parāṃ puṣṭiṃ kāyasyāpi karomyaham
Know the tongue to be (my) minister, the supreme worker of the tasting of flavours. The nose said: With sweet fragrance I too bring about the body's highest nourishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.55
दुर्गंधं तु परित्यज्य काये गंधं प्रदर्शये । बुद्धियुक्ता महाभाग तस्याभावेन भाविता
durgaṃdhaṃ tu parityajya kāye gaṃdhaṃ pradarśaye | buddhiyuktā mahābhāga tasyābhāvena bhāvitā
Casting off bad odour, I display fragrance in the body; joined with the intellect, O greatly fortunate one, I am brought about by the absence of that (bad odour).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 7.56
स्वामिकार्याय कायेस्मिन्नहं तिष्ठामि निश्चला । गंधं मम गुणं विद्धि द्विविधं यत्प्रवर्तितम्
svāmikāryāya kāyesminnahaṃ tiṣṭhāmi niścalā | gaṃdhaṃ mama guṇaṃ viddhi dvividhaṃ yatpravartitam
For my master's work I remain unmoving in this body; know smell to be my quality, which is set in motion in two ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.57
श्रवणावूचतुः- कार्याकार्यादिकं शब्दं लोकैरुक्तं शुभाशुभम् । शृणुयावः स्वकायस्थौ सत्यासत्ये प्रियाप्रिये
śravaṇāvūcatuḥ- kāryākāryādikaṃ śabdaṃ lokairuktaṃ śubhāśubham | śṛṇuyāvaḥ svakāyasthau satyāsatye priyāpriye
The two ears said: Sound spoken by people concerning what is to be done and not to be done, good and bad — that we two, stationed in our own body, hear: true and false, pleasant and unpleasant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.58
शब्दो हि मे गुणः प्रोक्तो मम व्यापारमेव हि । योजयामि न संदेहो यदा बुद्धिः प्रपूरयेत्
śabdo hi me guṇaḥ prokto mama vyāpārameva hi | yojayāmi na saṃdeho yadā buddhiḥ prapūrayet
Sound is declared to be my quality, and indeed my very function; I apply (it) — there is no doubt — whenever the intellect prompts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 7.59
त्वगुवाच- पंचरूपात्मको वायुः शरीरेस्मिन्व्यवस्थितः
tvaguvāca- paṃcarūpātmako vāyuḥ śarīresminvyavasthitaḥ
The skin said: Wind, whose nature is fivefold, is established in this body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.60
सबाह्याभ्यंतरे चेष्टां तेषां जानामि तत्त्वतः । शीतोष्णमातपं वर्षं वायोः स्फुरणमेव च
sabāhyābhyaṃtare ceṣṭāṃ teṣāṃ jānāmi tattvataḥ | śītoṣṇamātapaṃ varṣaṃ vāyoḥ sphuraṇameva ca
I know truly the movement of those (winds), outer and inner: cold, heat, sunshine, rain, and the stirring of the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.61
सर्वं जानामि संस्पर्शं संगश्लेषादिकं नृणाम् । स्पर्श एव गुणो मह्यमेतत्सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
sarvaṃ jānāmi saṃsparśaṃ saṃgaśleṣādikaṃ nṛṇām | sparśa eva guṇo mahyametatsatyaṃ vadāmyaham
I know all contact of men — association, embracing, and the rest. Touch alone is my quality; this I speak as the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.62
एवं हि ते समाख्यातो मया व्यापार एव हि । नेत्रे ऊचतुः-। संसारे यानि रूपाणि भव्याभव्यानि सत्तम
evaṃ hi te samākhyāto mayā vyāpāra eva hi | netre ūcatuḥ-| saṃsāre yāni rūpāṇi bhavyābhavyāni sattama
Thus indeed has my very function been declared to you. The two eyes said: Whatever forms there are in the round of existence, fit and unfit, O best of beings—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.63
यदा प्रेरयते बुद्धिस्तदा पश्याव नान्यथा । वसावः कायमध्ये वै रूपं गुणमिहावयोः
yadā prerayate buddhistadā paśyāva nānyathā | vasāvaḥ kāyamadhye vai rūpaṃ guṇamihāvayoḥ
—when the intellect impels (us), then we two see, and not otherwise. We dwell in the middle of the body; form is our quality here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.64
एवं व्यापारसंबंधः कायमध्ये महामते । जिह्वोवाच-। बुद्धियुक्ता अहं तात रसभेदान्विचारये
evaṃ vyāpārasaṃbaṃdhaḥ kāyamadhye mahāmate | jihvovāca-| buddhiyuktā ahaṃ tāta rasabhedānvicāraye
Thus is the connection of functions within the body, O greatly wise one. The tongue said: Joined with intelligence, my dear, I discern the varieties of taste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.65
क्षारमम्लादिकं सर्वं नीरसं स्वादु चिंतये । व्यापारेण अनेनापि नित्ययुक्ता वसाम्यहम्
kṣāramamlādikaṃ sarvaṃ nīrasaṃ svādu ciṃtaye | vyāpāreṇa anenāpi nityayuktā vasāmyaham
Salty, sour and all the rest, the tasteless and the sweet — these I consider; and by this activity too I dwell (here), constantly engaged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.66
इन्द्रियाणां हि सर्वेषां बुद्धिरेषा प्रणायकः । एवं पंच समायातानींद्रियाणि प्रिये शृणु
indriyāṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ buddhireṣā praṇāyakaḥ | evaṃ paṃca samāyātānīṃdriyāṇi priye śṛṇu
For of all the senses this intelligence is the leader. Thus the five senses came together — listen, dear one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.67
स्वीयानि यानि कर्माणि कथयंति पुनः पुनः । अथ बुद्धिः समायाता तमुवाच महामतिम्
svīyāni yāni karmāṇi kathayaṃti punaḥ punaḥ | atha buddhiḥ samāyātā tamuvāca mahāmatim
Again and again they tell of the deeds that are their own. Then intelligence came and said to that greatly wise one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.68
मद्विहीनो यदा कायस्तदा नश्यति नान्यथा । तस्मात्त्वं मां समास्थाय वर्त्तयस्व महामते
madvihīno yadā kāyastadā naśyati nānyathā | tasmāttvaṃ māṃ samāsthāya varttayasva mahāmate
When the body is deprived of me, then it perishes, not otherwise; therefore, relying on me, carry on, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.69
अथ कर्म समायातमात्मानमिदमब्रवीत् । अहं कर्म महाप्राज्ञ तव पार्श्वं समागतम्
atha karma samāyātamātmānamidamabravīt | ahaṃ karma mahāprājña tava pārśvaṃ samāgatam
Then action (karma) came and said this to the Self: I am action, O greatly wise one, come to your side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.70
त्वां प्रेषयाम्यहं तेन पथा येनेह गच्छसि । एवमाकर्ण्य तत्सर्वमात्मा प्रोवाच तान्प्रति
tvāṃ preṣayāmyahaṃ tena pathā yeneha gacchasi | evamākarṇya tatsarvamātmā provāca tānprati
I send you along that path by which you go here. Hearing all that, the Self spoke to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.71
यूयं पंचात्मकैर्युक्ताः सर्वसाधारणाः किल । कस्मान्मैत्रं समिच्छंति तत्र पंचात्मकं प्रति
yūyaṃ paṃcātmakairyuktāḥ sarvasādhāraṇāḥ kila | kasmānmaitraṃ samicchaṃti tatra paṃcātmakaṃ prati
You are joined with the five elemental (constituents) and are, indeed, common to all. Why do they desire friendship there with the five-fold (constituent)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 7.72
ब्रुवंतु कारणं सर्वे ममाग्रे सर्वमेव तत् । पंचात्मका ऊचुः-। अस्मत्संगप्रसंगेन पिंडमेव प्रजायते
bruvaṃtu kāraṇaṃ sarve mamāgre sarvameva tat | paṃcātmakā ūcuḥ-| asmatsaṃgaprasaṃgena piṃḍameva prajāyate
Let all declare the reason before me, the whole of it. The five-elemented ones said: By the occasion of union with us the body-mass itself is produced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.73
तस्मिन्पिंडे महाबुद्धे भवान्वसति सुव्रतः । तिष्ठामो हि वयं सर्वे प्रसादात्तव तत्र हि
tasminpiṃḍe mahābuddhe bhavānvasati suvrataḥ | tiṣṭhāmo hi vayaṃ sarve prasādāttava tatra hi
In that body-mass, O greatly intelligent one, you, firm in vows, dwell; and we all abide there indeed by your grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.74
एतस्मात्कारणान्मैत्रमिच्छामस्तव नित्यशः । आत्मोवाच- एवमस्तु महाभागा भवतां प्रियमेव च
etasmātkāraṇānmaitramicchāmastava nityaśaḥ | ātmovāca- evamastu mahābhāgā bhavatāṃ priyameva ca
For this reason we desire your friendship always. The Self said: So be it, O fortunate ones, and (it shall be) your pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.75
करिष्ये नात्र संदेहो मैत्रं हि प्रीतिकारणात् । वार्यमाणो महाभागो ज्ञानेनापि महात्मना
kariṣye nātra saṃdeho maitraṃ hi prītikāraṇāt | vāryamāṇo mahābhāgo jñānenāpi mahātmanā
I shall do (it) — no doubt of it — friendship indeed out of affection. Though restrained even by knowledge, that greatly fortunate, great-souled one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.76
ध्यानेन च महात्मासौ तेषां संगतिमागतः । स तैः प्रमोहितस्तत्र रागद्वेषादिभिस्तदा
dhyānena ca mahātmāsau teṣāṃ saṃgatimāgataḥ | sa taiḥ pramohitastatra rāgadveṣādibhistadā
and by meditation, that great soul came into union with them. Then, deluded there by them — by passion, hatred and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.77
पंचतत्त्वसमायुक्तः कायित्वं गतवान्प्रभुः । यदा गर्भं समायातो विष्ठामूत्रसमाकुले
paṃcatattvasamāyuktaḥ kāyitvaṃ gatavānprabhuḥ | yadā garbhaṃ samāyāto viṣṭhāmūtrasamākule
joined with the five principles, the lord attained embodiment. When he came into the womb, filled with faeces and urine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.78
दुर्गंधे पिच्छिलावर्ते पतितस्तैः स संयुतः । अंगेन व्याकुलीभूतः पंचात्मकानुवाच सः
durgaṃdhe picchilāvarte patitastaiḥ sa saṃyutaḥ | aṃgena vyākulībhūtaḥ paṃcātmakānuvāca saḥ
he fell into a foul-smelling, slimy whirl, bound together with them; distressed in body, he said to the five-elemented ones:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.79
भोभोः पंचात्मकाः सर्वे शृणुध्वं वचनं मम । भवतां संप्रसंगेन महादुःखेन मोहितः
bhobhoḥ paṃcātmakāḥ sarve śṛṇudhvaṃ vacanaṃ mama | bhavatāṃ saṃprasaṃgena mahāduḥkhena mohitaḥ
Ho, all you five-elemented ones, hear my words! Through association with you I am bewildered by great suffering,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.80
तत्रास्मिन्पिच्छिले घोरे पतितो हि महाभये । पंचात्मका ऊचुः- तावत्संस्थीयतां राजन्यावद्गर्भः प्रपूरयेत्
tatrāsminpicchile ghore patito hi mahābhaye | paṃcātmakā ūcuḥ- tāvatsaṃsthīyatāṃ rājanyāvadgarbhaḥ prapūrayet
fallen here into this slimy, dreadful, greatly fearful (place). The five-elemented ones said: Remain, O king, until the womb comes to term.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.81
पश्चान्निर्गमनं ते वै भविष्यति न संशयः । अस्माकं हि भवान्स्वामी कायदेशे व्यवस्थितः
paścānnirgamanaṃ te vai bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | asmākaṃ hi bhavānsvāmī kāyadeśe vyavasthitaḥ
Afterwards your coming out will surely happen, no doubt. For you are our master, established in the region of the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 7.82
राज्यमेवं प्रकर्तव्यं सुखभोक्ता भविष्यति । तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा आत्मा दुःखेन पीडितः
rājyamevaṃ prakartavyaṃ sukhabhoktā bhaviṣyati | teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ātmā duḥkhena pīḍitaḥ
Thus the kingship is to be exercised; you will be an enjoyer of pleasure. Hearing that speech of theirs, the Self, afflicted with suffering,
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PdP 2 7.83
गंतुमिच्छन्नसौ तस्मात्पलायनपरोभवत्
gaṃtumicchannasau tasmātpalāyanaparobhavat
wishing to go away from there, became intent on flight.
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