Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 76
PdP 2 76.1
सुकर्मोवाच- सौरिर्दूतैस्तथा सर्वैः सह स्वर्गं जगाम सः । द्रष्टुं तत्र सहस्राक्षं देववृंदैः समावृतम्
sukarmovāca- saurirdūtaistathā sarvaiḥ saha svargaṃ jagāma saḥ | draṣṭuṃ tatra sahasrākṣaṃ devavṛṃdaiḥ samāvṛtam
Sukarman said: The son of the Sun went to heaven together with all those messengers, to see there the thousand-eyed one, surrounded by throngs of gods.
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PdP 2 76.2
धर्मराजं समायांतं ददर्श सुरराट्तदा । समुत्थाय त्वरायुक्तो दत्वा चार्घमनुत्तमम्
dharmarājaṃ samāyāṃtaṃ dadarśa surarāṭtadā | samutthāya tvarāyukto datvā cārghamanuttamam
Then the king of the gods saw the King of Dharma arriving, and rising up in haste and offering him the most excellent welcome-offering,
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PdP 2 76.3
पप्रच्छागमनं तस्य कथयस्व ममाग्रतः । समाकर्ण्य महद्वाक्यं देवराजस्य भाषितम्
papracchāgamanaṃ tasya kathayasva mamāgrataḥ | samākarṇya mahadvākyaṃ devarājasya bhāṣitam
he asked about his coming: "Tell it before me." Having heard that great speech uttered by the king of the gods,
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PdP 2 76.4
धर्मराजोऽब्रवीत्सर्वं ययातेश्चरितं महत् । धर्मराज उवाच- श्रूयतां देवदेवेश यस्मादागमनं मम
dharmarājo'bravītsarvaṃ yayāteścaritaṃ mahat | dharmarāja uvāca- śrūyatāṃ devadeveśa yasmādāgamanaṃ mama
the King of Dharma related the whole great course of conduct of Yayāti. The King of Dharma said: Let it be heard, lord of the gods, that on account of which I have come.
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PdP 2 76.5
कथयाम्यहमत्रापि येनाहमागतस्तव । नहुषस्यात्मजेनापि वैष्णवेन महात्मना
kathayāmyahamatrāpi yenāhamāgatastava | nahuṣasyātmajenāpi vaiṣṇavena mahātmanā
I shall tell here that by reason of which I have come to you: by the son of Nahuṣa, that great-souled devotee of Viṣṇu,
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PdP 2 76.6
वैष्णवाश्च कृता मर्त्या ये वसंति महीतले । वैकुंठस्य समं रूपं मर्त्यलोकस्य वै कृतम्
vaiṣṇavāśca kṛtā martyā ye vasaṃti mahītale | vaikuṃṭhasya samaṃ rūpaṃ martyalokasya vai kṛtam
the mortals who dwell on the earth have been made devotees of Viṣṇu; the mortal world has been made equal in form to Vaikuṇṭha.
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PdP 2 76.7
अमरा मानवा जाता जरारोगविवर्जिताः । पापमेव न कुर्वंति असत्यं न वदंति ते
amarā mānavā jātā jarārogavivarjitāḥ | pāpameva na kurvaṃti asatyaṃ na vadaṃti te
Men have become immortal, freed from old age and disease; they do no evil at all, and they speak no falsehood.
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PdP 2 76.8
कामक्रोधविहीनास्ते लोभमोहविवर्जिताः । दानशीला महात्मानः सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः
kāmakrodhavihīnāste lobhamohavivarjitāḥ | dānaśīlā mahātmānaḥ sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
They are without desire and anger, free of greed and delusion, given to giving, great-souled, all of them devoted to dharma.
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PdP 2 76.9
सर्वधर्मैः समर्चंति नारायणमनामयम् । तेन वैष्णवधर्मेण मानवा जगतीतले
sarvadharmaiḥ samarcaṃti nārāyaṇamanāmayam | tena vaiṣṇavadharmeṇa mānavā jagatītale
With all (their) dharmas they worship Nārāyaṇa, the one free of affliction; by that Vaiṣṇava dharma, men on the face of the earth
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PdP 2 76.10
निरामया वीतशोकाः सर्वे च स्थिरयौवनाः । दूर्वा वटा यथा देव विस्तारं यांति भूतले
nirāmayā vītaśokāḥ sarve ca sthirayauvanāḥ | dūrvā vaṭā yathā deva vistāraṃ yāṃti bhūtale
are free of disease, free of sorrow, and all of enduring youth. As dūrvā grass and banyan trees, O god, spread out upon the earth,
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PdP 2 76.11
तथा ते विस्तरं प्राप्ताः पुत्रपौत्रैः प्रपौत्रकैः । तेषां पुत्रैः प्रपौत्रैश्च वंशाद्वंशांतरं गताः
tathā te vistaraṃ prāptāḥ putrapautraiḥ prapautrakaiḥ | teṣāṃ putraiḥ prapautraiśca vaṃśādvaṃśāṃtaraṃ gatāḥ
so they have attained spreading through sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons; and through their sons and great-grandsons they have passed from lineage to lineage.
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PdP 2 76.12
एवं हि वैष्णवः सर्वो जरामृत्युविवर्जितः । मर्त्यलोकः कृतस्तेन नहुषस्यात्मजेन वै
evaṃ hi vaiṣṇavaḥ sarvo jarāmṛtyuvivarjitaḥ | martyalokaḥ kṛtastena nahuṣasyātmajena vai
Thus indeed the whole mortal world has been made Vaiṣṇava, freed from old age and death, by that son of Nahuṣa.
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PdP 2 76.13
पदभ्रष्टोस्मि संजातो व्यापारेण विवर्जितः । एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं मम कर्मविनाशनम्
padabhraṣṭosmi saṃjāto vyāpāreṇa vivarjitaḥ | etatsarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ mama karmavināśanam
I have become fallen from my post, deprived of my occupation. All this that I have declared is the ruin of my work.
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PdP 2 76.14
एवं ज्ञात्वा सहस्राक्ष लोकस्यास्य हितं कुरु । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथापृष्टोस्मि वै त्वया
evaṃ jñātvā sahasrākṣa lokasyāsya hitaṃ kuru | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yathāpṛṣṭosmi vai tvayā
Knowing this, O thousand-eyed one, do what is good for this world. All this has been told to you, just as I was asked by you.
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PdP 2 76.15
एतस्मात्कारणादिंद्र आगतस्तव सन्निधौ । इंद्र उवाच- पूर्वमेव मया दूत आगमाय महात्मनः
etasmātkāraṇādiṃdra āgatastava sannidhau | iṃdra uvāca- pūrvameva mayā dūta āgamāya mahātmanaḥ
For this reason, Indra, I have come into your presence. Indra said: Already before this a messenger was sent by me for the coming of that great-souled one,
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PdP 2 76.16
प्रेषितो धर्मराजेंद्र दूतेनास्यापि भाषितम् । नाहं स्वर्गसुखस्यार्थी नागमिष्ये दिवं पुनः
preṣito dharmarājeṃdra dūtenāsyāpi bhāṣitam | nāhaṃ svargasukhasyārthī nāgamiṣye divaṃ punaḥ
"(He was) sent, O Dharma, king of kings, and by that messenger this too was said (to me): 'I do not desire the happiness of heaven; I shall not go to heaven again.'"
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PdP 2 76.17
स्वर्गरूपं करिष्यामि सर्वं तद्भूमिमंडलम् । इत्याचचक्षे भूपालः प्रजापाल्यं करोति सः
svargarūpaṃ kariṣyāmi sarvaṃ tadbhūmimaṃḍalam | ityācacakṣe bhūpālaḥ prajāpālyaṃ karoti saḥ
"'I shall make that whole circle of the earth into the very form of heaven' — so the king declared, and he protects his subjects."
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PdP 2 76.18
तस्य धर्मप्रभावेण भीतस्तिष्ठामि सर्वदा । धर्म उवाच- येनकेनाप्युपायेन तमानय सुभूपतिम्
tasya dharmaprabhāveṇa bhītastiṣṭhāmi sarvadā | dharma uvāca- yenakenāpyupāyena tamānaya subhūpatim
"Through the power of his righteousness I remain always afraid." Dharma said: "By whatever means, bring that good king here,
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PdP 2 76.19
देवराज महाभाग यदीच्छसि मम प्रियम् । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य धर्मस्यापि सुराधिपः
devarāja mahābhāga yadīcchasi mama priyam | ityākarṇya vacastasya dharmasyāpi surādhipaḥ
O king of the gods, greatly fortunate one, if you wish to do me a kindness." Having heard that speech of Dharma, the lord of the gods too
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PdP 2 76.20
चिंतयामास मेधावी सर्वतत्वेन भूपते । कामदेवं समाहूय गंधर्वांश्च पुरंदरः
ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī sarvatatvena bhūpate | kāmadevaṃ samāhūya gaṃdharvāṃśca puraṃdaraḥ
reflected, wise as he was, upon the whole matter, O king; and Puraṃdara, summoning Kāmadeva and the Gandharvas,
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PdP 2 76.21
मकरंदं रतिं देव आनिनाय महामनाः । तथा कुरुत वै यूयं यथाऽगच्छति भूपतिः
makaraṃdaṃ ratiṃ deva ānināya mahāmanāḥ | tathā kuruta vai yūyaṃ yathā'gacchati bhūpatiḥ
the great-minded god brought Makaranda and Rati (as well, and said): "Act in such a way that the king comes (here).
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PdP 2 76.22
यूयं गच्छन्तु भूर्लोकं मयादिष्टा न संशयः । काम उवाच- युवयोस्तु प्रियं पुण्यं करिष्यामि न संशयः
yūyaṃ gacchantu bhūrlokaṃ mayādiṣṭā na saṃśayaḥ | kāma uvāca- yuvayostu priyaṃ puṇyaṃ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ
Go to the earth-world, commanded by me, without doubt." Kāma said: "I shall do what is pleasing and meritorious for you two, without doubt.
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PdP 2 76.23
राजानं पश्य मां चैव स्थितं चैव समा युधि । तथेत्युक्त्वा गताः सर्वे यत्र राजा स नाहुषिः
rājānaṃ paśya māṃ caiva sthitaṃ caiva samā yudhi | tathetyuktvā gatāḥ sarve yatra rājā sa nāhuṣiḥ
Behold the king, and behold me too, standing equal in the contest." Saying "so be it," they all went where that king, the son of Nahuṣa, was.
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PdP 2 76.24
नटरूपेण ते सर्वे कामाद्याः कर्मणा द्विज । आशीर्भिरभिनंद्यैव ते च ऊचुः सुनाटकम्
naṭarūpeṇa te sarve kāmādyāḥ karmaṇā dvija | āśīrbhirabhinaṃdyaiva te ca ūcuḥ sunāṭakam
All of them, Kāma and the rest, in the guise of actors by their craft, O twice-born — greeting (him) with blessings, they proposed a fine play.
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PdP 2 76.25
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः । सभां चकार मेधावी देवरूपां सुपंडितैः
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | sabhāṃ cakāra medhāvī devarūpāṃ supaṃḍitaiḥ
Hearing that speech of theirs, Yayāti, the lord of the earth, wise (as he was), had an assembly hall made, godlike in form, by expert craftsmen.
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PdP 2 76.26
समायातः स्वयं भूपो ज्ञानविज्ञानकोविदः । तेषां तु नाटकं राजा पश्यमानः स नाहुषिः
samāyātaḥ svayaṃ bhūpo jñānavijñānakovidaḥ | teṣāṃ tu nāṭakaṃ rājā paśyamānaḥ sa nāhuṣiḥ
The king himself came, skilled in knowledge and discernment; and that king, the son of Nahuṣa, watching their play (saw)
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PdP 2 76.27
चरितं वामनस्यापि उत्पत्तिं विप्ररूपिणः । रूपेणाप्रतिमा लोके सुस्वरं गीतमुत्तमम्
caritaṃ vāmanasyāpi utpattiṃ viprarūpiṇaḥ | rūpeṇāpratimā loke susvaraṃ gītamuttamam
the deeds of Vāmana too, and the birth of him who took a brahmin's form. Unmatched in beauty in the world, (there was) sweet-voiced, excellent song —
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PdP 2 76.28
गायमाना जरा राजन्नार्यारूपेण वै तदा । तस्या गीतविलासेन हास्येन ललितेन च
gāyamānā jarā rājannāryārūpeṇa vai tadā | tasyā gītavilāsena hāsyena lalitena ca
Jarā, singing then in the form of a lady, O king. By her charming song, by her laughter and her graceful play,
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PdP 2 76.29
मधुरालापतस्तस्य कंदर्पस्य च मायया । मोहितस्तेन भावेन दिव्येन चरितेन च
madhurālāpatastasya kaṃdarpasya ca māyayā | mohitastena bhāvena divyena caritena ca
by her sweet talk, and by the magic of Kandarpa, he was bewildered by that mood and by the divine performance,
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PdP 2 76.30
बलेश्चैव यथारूपं विंध्यावल्या यथा पुरा । वामनस्य यथारूपं चक्रे मारोथ तादृशम्
baleścaiva yathārūpaṃ viṃdhyāvalyā yathā purā | vāmanasya yathārūpaṃ cakre mārotha tādṛśam
and Māra then made just such a form of Bali as (he had) of old, and of Vindhyāvalī, and just such a form of Vāmana.
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PdP 2 76.31
सूत्रधारः स्वयं कामो वसंतः पारिपार्श्वकः । नटीवेषधरा जाता सा रतिर्हृष्टवल्लभा
sūtradhāraḥ svayaṃ kāmo vasaṃtaḥ pāripārśvakaḥ | naṭīveṣadharā jātā sā ratirhṛṣṭavallabhā
Kāma himself was the stage-manager, Vasanta the assistant; and she, Rati, the delighted beloved, took on the costume of an actress.
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PdP 2 76.32
नेपथ्यांतश्चरी राजन्सा तस्मिन्नृत्यकर्मणि । मकरंदो महाप्राज्ञः क्षोभयामास भूपतिम्
nepathyāṃtaścarī rājansā tasminnṛtyakarmaṇi | makaraṃdo mahāprājñaḥ kṣobhayāmāsa bhūpatim
She moved behind the curtain, O king, in that dance-performance; and Makaranda, of great wisdom, agitated the king.
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PdP 2 76.33
यथायथा पश्यति नृत्यमुत्तमं गीतं समाकर्णति स क्षितीशः । तथातथा मोहितवान्स भूपतिं नटीप्रणीतेन महानुभावः
yathāyathā paśyati nṛtyamuttamaṃ gītaṃ samākarṇati sa kṣitīśaḥ | tathātathā mohitavānsa bhūpatiṃ naṭīpraṇītena mahānubhāvaḥ
The more that lord of the earth watched the excellent dance and listened to the song, the more that mighty one bewildered the king by what the actress performed.
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