Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 78
PdP 2 78.1
ययातिरुवाच- एकेन गृह्यतां पुत्रा जरा मे दुःखदायिनी । धीरेण भवतां मध्ये तारुण्यं मम दीयताम्
yayātiruvāca- ekena gṛhyatāṃ putrā jarā me duḥkhadāyinī | dhīreṇa bhavatāṃ madhye tāruṇyaṃ mama dīyatām
Yayāti said: Let my old age, which brings me sorrow, be taken by one (of you), my sons; let my youth be given (back) to me by a steadfast one among you.
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PdP 2 78.2
स्वकीयं हि महाभागाः स्वरूपमिदमुत्तमम् । संतप्तं मानसं मेद्य स्त्रियां सक्तं सुचंचलम्
svakīyaṃ hi mahābhāgāḥ svarūpamidamuttamam | saṃtaptaṃ mānasaṃ medya striyāṃ saktaṃ sucaṃcalam
For, greatly fortunate ones, this excellent form is my own; my mind, burning today, is attached to a woman and very unsteady.
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PdP 2 78.3
भाजनस्था यथा आप आवर्त्तयति पावकः । तथा मे मानसं पुत्राः कामानलसुचालितम्
bhājanasthā yathā āpa āvarttayati pāvakaḥ | tathā me mānasaṃ putrāḥ kāmānalasucālitam
As fire makes water standing in a vessel churn about, so, my sons, is my mind, stirred up by the fire of desire.
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PdP 2 78.4
एको गृह्णातु मे पुत्रा जरां दुःखप्रदायिनीम् । स्वकं ददातु तारुण्यं यथाकामं चराम्यहम्
eko gṛhṇātu me putrā jarāṃ duḥkhapradāyinīm | svakaṃ dadātu tāruṇyaṃ yathākāmaṃ carāmyaham
Let one (of you) take my old age, which gives sorrow, my sons, and give (me) his own youth, so that I may move about as I please.
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PdP 2 78.5
यो मे जरापसरणं करिष्यति सुतोत्तमः । स च मे भोक्ष्यते राज्यं धनुर्वंशं धरिष्यति
yo me jarāpasaraṇaṃ kariṣyati sutottamaḥ | sa ca me bhokṣyate rājyaṃ dhanurvaṃśaṃ dhariṣyati
Whichever best of sons brings about the removal of my old age, he shall enjoy my kingdom and shall bear the bow and the lineage.
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PdP 2 78.6
तस्य सौख्यं सुसंपत्तिर्धनं धान्यं भविष्यति । विपुला संततिस्तस्य यशः कीर्तिर्भविष्यति
tasya saukhyaṃ susaṃpattirdhanaṃ dhānyaṃ bhaviṣyati | vipulā saṃtatistasya yaśaḥ kīrtirbhaviṣyati
His shall be happiness, good fortune, wealth and grain; his offspring shall be abundant, and glory and fame shall be his.
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PdP 2 78.7
पुत्रा ऊचुः- भवान्धर्मपरो राजन्प्रजाः सत्येन पालकः । कस्मात्ते हीदृशो भावो जातः प्रकृतिचापलः
putrā ūcuḥ- bhavāndharmaparo rājanprajāḥ satyena pālakaḥ | kasmātte hīdṛśo bhāvo jātaḥ prakṛticāpalaḥ
The sons said: You, O king, are devoted to dharma, a protector of the people by truth. Why has such a state of mind, fickle by nature, arisen in you?
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PdP 2 78.8
राजोवाच- आगता नर्तकाः पूर्वं पुरं मे हि प्रनर्तकाः । तेभ्यो मे कामसंमोहे जातो मोहश्च ईदृशः
rājovāca- āgatā nartakāḥ pūrvaṃ puraṃ me hi pranartakāḥ | tebhyo me kāmasaṃmohe jāto mohaśca īdṛśaḥ
The king said: Dancers came to my city before, excellent performers; from them arose in me this bewilderment in the delusion of desire.
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PdP 2 78.9
जरया व्यापितः कायो मन्मथाविष्टमानसः । संबभूव सुतश्रेष्ठाः कामेनाकुलव्याकुलः
jarayā vyāpitaḥ kāyo manmathāviṣṭamānasaḥ | saṃbabhūva sutaśreṣṭhāḥ kāmenākulavyākulaḥ
My body is pervaded by old age, my mind possessed by the god of love; best of sons, I have become utterly agitated by desire.
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PdP 2 78.10
काचिद्दृष्टा मया नारी दिव्यरूपा वरानना । मया संभाषिता पुत्राः किंचिन्नोवाच मे सती
kāciddṛṣṭā mayā nārī divyarūpā varānanā | mayā saṃbhāṣitā putrāḥ kiṃcinnovāca me satī
A certain woman was seen by me, of divine form, with a lovely face. She was addressed by me, my sons, but that virtuous lady said nothing to me.
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PdP 2 78.11
विशालानाम तस्याश्च सखी चारुविचक्षणा । सा मामाह शुभं वाक्यं मम सौख्यप्रदायकम्
viśālānāma tasyāśca sakhī cāruvicakṣaṇā | sā māmāha śubhaṃ vākyaṃ mama saukhyapradāyakam
And she had a friend named Viśālā, charming and discerning; she spoke to me an auspicious speech that would bring me happiness.
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PdP 2 78.12
जराहीनो यदा स्यास्त्वं तदा ते सुप्रिया भवेत् । एवमंगीकृतं वाक्यं तयोक्तं गृहमागतः
jarāhīno yadā syāstvaṃ tadā te supriyā bhavet | evamaṃgīkṛtaṃ vākyaṃ tayoktaṃ gṛhamāgataḥ
"When you should be free of old age, then she would be very dear to you." Having thus accepted the words spoken by her, I came home.
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PdP 2 78.13
मया जरापनोदार्थं तदेवं समुदाहृतम् । एवं ज्ञात्वा प्रकर्तव्यं मत्सुखं हि सुपुत्रकाः
mayā jarāpanodārthaṃ tadevaṃ samudāhṛtam | evaṃ jñātvā prakartavyaṃ matsukhaṃ hi suputrakāḥ
That is why I have said this, for the sake of driving away old age. Knowing this, my good sons, my happiness must be brought about.
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PdP 2 78.14
तुरुरुवाच- शरीरं प्राप्यते पुत्रैः पितुर्मातुः प्रसादतः । धर्मश्च क्रियते राजञ्शरीरेण विपश्चिता
tururuvāca- śarīraṃ prāpyate putraiḥ piturmātuḥ prasādataḥ | dharmaśca kriyate rājañśarīreṇa vipaścitā
Turu said: A body is obtained by sons through the favour of father and mother; and dharma, O king, is practised by the wise man by means of the body.
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PdP 2 78.15
पित्रोः शुश्रूषणं कार्यं पुत्रैश्चापि विशेषतः । न च यौवनदानस्य कालोऽयं मे नराधिप
pitroḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ putraiścāpi viśeṣataḥ | na ca yauvanadānasya kālo'yaṃ me narādhipa
Service to (one's) parents must be rendered by sons, and that especially; but this is not the time for a gift of (my) youth, O lord of men.
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PdP 2 78.16
प्रथमे वयसि भोक्तव्यं विषयं मानवैर्नृप । इदानीं तन्न कालोयं वर्तते तव सांप्रतम्
prathame vayasi bhoktavyaṃ viṣayaṃ mānavairnṛpa | idānīṃ tanna kāloyaṃ vartate tava sāṃpratam
In the first stage of life, O king, men should enjoy the objects of sense; now that is not (possible for me), and this is not your proper time (for enjoyment) at present.
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PdP 2 78.17
जरां तात प्रदत्वा वै पुत्रे तात महद्गताम् । पश्चात्सुखं प्रभोक्तव्यं न तु स्यात्तव जीवितम्
jarāṃ tāta pradatvā vai putre tāta mahadgatām | paścātsukhaṃ prabhoktavyaṃ na tu syāttava jīvitam
Father, having given over your great-grown old age to a son, dear one, you would afterwards enjoy pleasure — but your life would not (last).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 78.18
तस्माद्वाक्यं महाराज करिष्ये नैव ते पुनः । एवमाभाषत नृपं तुरुर्ज्येष्ठसुतस्तदा
tasmādvākyaṃ mahārāja kariṣye naiva te punaḥ | evamābhāṣata nṛpaṃ tururjyeṣṭhasutastadā
Therefore, great king, I will not do your bidding again. Thus did Turu, the eldest son, then speak to the king.
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PdP 2 78.19
तुरोर्वाक्यं तु तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रुद्धो राजा बभूव सः । तुरुं शशाप धर्मात्मा क्रोधेनारुणलोचनः
turorvākyaṃ tu tacchrutvā kruddho rājā babhūva saḥ | turuṃ śaśāpa dharmātmā krodhenāruṇalocanaḥ
But hearing that speech of Turu, the king became angry; righteous by nature, his eyes red with rage, he cursed Turu.
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PdP 2 78.20
अपध्वस्तस्त्वयाऽदेशो ममायं पापचेतन । तस्मात्पापी भव स्वत्वं सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः
apadhvastastvayā'deśo mamāyaṃ pāpacetana | tasmātpāpī bhava svatvaṃ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ
"This command of mine has been flouted by you, O evil-minded one; therefore become a sinner yourself, cast out from all duty.
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PdP 2 78.21
शिखया त्वं विहीनश्च वेदशास्त्रविवर्जितः । सर्वाचारविहीनस्त्वं भविष्यसि न संशयः
śikhayā tvaṃ vihīnaśca vedaśāstravivarjitaḥ | sarvācāravihīnastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ
And you shall be without the topknot, deprived of Veda and scripture; you shall be devoid of all right conduct — there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 78.22
ब्रह्मघ्नस्त्वं देवदुष्टः सुरापः सत्यवर्जितः । चंडकर्मप्रकर्ता त्वं भविष्यसि नराधमः
brahmaghnastvaṃ devaduṣṭaḥ surāpaḥ satyavarjitaḥ | caṃḍakarmaprakartā tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi narādhamaḥ
You (shall be) a killer of brahmins, hateful to the gods, a liquor-drinker, devoid of truth; you shall be a doer of cruel deeds, lowest of men.
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PdP 2 78.23
सुरालीनः क्षुधी पापी गोघ्नश्च त्वं भविष्यसि । दुश्चर्मा मुक्तकच्छश्च ब्रह्मद्वेष्टा निराकृतिः
surālīnaḥ kṣudhī pāpī goghnaśca tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | duścarmā muktakacchaśca brahmadveṣṭā nirākṛtiḥ
You shall be addicted to liquor, hungry, sinful, and a killer of cows; diseased of skin, with your loincloth loose, a hater of brahmins, without (proper) form.
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PdP 2 78.24
परदाराभिगामी त्वं महाचंडः प्रलंपटः । सर्वभक्षश्च दुर्मेधाः सदात्वं च भविष्यसि
paradārābhigāmī tvaṃ mahācaṃḍaḥ pralaṃpaṭaḥ | sarvabhakṣaśca durmedhāḥ sadātvaṃ ca bhaviṣyasi
You (shall be) one who goes to others' wives, exceedingly cruel, utterly lecherous; and you shall always be an eater of everything and dull-witted.
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PdP 2 78.25
सगोत्रां रमसे नारीं सर्वधर्मप्रणाशकः । पुण्यज्ञानविहीनात्मा कुष्ठवांश्च भविष्यसि
sagotrāṃ ramase nārīṃ sarvadharmapraṇāśakaḥ | puṇyajñānavihīnātmā kuṣṭhavāṃśca bhaviṣyasi
You will take pleasure in a woman of your own gotra, a destroyer of all duty; your self bereft of merit and knowledge, you shall become a leper.
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PdP 2 78.26
तव पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च भविष्यंति न संशयः । ईदृशाः सर्वपुण्यघ्ना म्लेच्छाः सुकलुषीकृताः
tava putrāśca pautrāśca bhaviṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ | īdṛśāḥ sarvapuṇyaghnā mlecchāḥ sukaluṣīkṛtāḥ
And your sons and grandsons will without doubt be of this same sort — destroyers of all merit, barbarians, thoroughly defiled.
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PdP 2 78.27
एवं तुरुं सुशप्त्वैव यदुं पुत्रमथाब्रवीत् । जरां वै धारयस्वेह भुंक्ष्व राज्यमकंटकम्
evaṃ turuṃ suśaptvaiva yaduṃ putramathābravīt | jarāṃ vai dhārayasveha bhuṃkṣva rājyamakaṃṭakam
Having thus thoroughly cursed Turu, he then spoke to his son Yadu: "Bear this old age here, and enjoy a kingdom free of thorns."
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PdP 2 78.28
बद्धाञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा यदू राजानमब्रवीत् । यदुरुवाच- जराभारं न शक्नोमि वोढुं तात कृपां कुरु
baddhāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā yadū rājānamabravīt | yaduruvāca- jarābhāraṃ na śaknomi voḍhuṃ tāta kṛpāṃ kuru
With his palms joined together, Yadu spoke to the king. Yadu said: I am not able to carry the burden of old age, father; show mercy.
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PdP 2 78.29
शीतमध्वा कदन्नं च वयोतीताश्च योषितः । मनसः प्रातिकूल्यं च जरायाः पंचहेतवः
śītamadhvā kadannaṃ ca vayotītāśca yoṣitaḥ | manasaḥ prātikūlyaṃ ca jarāyāḥ paṃcahetavaḥ
Cold, travelling, bad food, women past their prime, and contrariness of mind — these are the five causes of old age.
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PdP 2 78.30
जरादुःखं न शक्नोमि नवे वयसि भूपते । कः समर्थो हि वै धर्तुं क्षमस्व त्वं ममाधुना
jarāduḥkhaṃ na śaknomi nave vayasi bhūpate | kaḥ samartho hi vai dhartuṃ kṣamasva tvaṃ mamādhunā
I cannot bear the pain of old age in the fresh time of life, O lord of the earth; who indeed is able to hold it? Do you now forgive me.
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PdP 2 78.31
यदुं क्रुद्धो महाराजः शशाप द्विजनंदन । राज्यार्हो न च ते वंशः कदाचिद्वै भविष्यति
yaduṃ kruddho mahārājaḥ śaśāpa dvijanaṃdana | rājyārho na ca te vaṃśaḥ kadācidvai bhaviṣyati
The great king in anger cursed Yadu, O delight of the twice-born: "Your line shall never be fit for kingship.
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PdP 2 78.32
बलतेजः क्षमाहीनः क्षात्रधर्मविवर्जितः । भविष्यति न संदेहो मच्छासनपराङ्मुखः
balatejaḥ kṣamāhīnaḥ kṣātradharmavivarjitaḥ | bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho macchāsanaparāṅmukhaḥ
It shall be without strength, splendour and forbearance, devoid of the kṣatriya's duty — there is no doubt — since you have turned your back on my command."
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PdP 2 78.33
यदुरुवाच- निर्दोषोहं महाराज कस्माच्छप्तस्त्वयाधुना । कृपां कुरुष्व दीनस्य प्रसादसुमुखो भव
yaduruvāca- nirdoṣohaṃ mahārāja kasmācchaptastvayādhunā | kṛpāṃ kuruṣva dīnasya prasādasumukho bhava
Yadu said: I am blameless, great king; why have I now been cursed by you? Show mercy to (me), a wretched one; be well-disposed with favour.
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PdP 2 78.34
राजोवाच- महादेवः कुले ते वै स्वांशेनापि हि पुत्रक । करिष्यति विसृष्टिं च तदा पूतं कुलं तव
rājovāca- mahādevaḥ kule te vai svāṃśenāpi hi putraka | kariṣyati visṛṣṭiṃ ca tadā pūtaṃ kulaṃ tava
The king said: Mahādeva, my son, by his own portion, will bring forth an issue in your family, and then your family will be purified.
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PdP 2 78.35
यदुरुवाच- अहं पुत्रो महाराज निर्दोषः शापितस्त्वया । अनुग्रहो दीयतां मे यदि मे वर्त्तते दया
yaduruvāca- ahaṃ putro mahārāja nirdoṣaḥ śāpitastvayā | anugraho dīyatāṃ me yadi me varttate dayā
Yadu said: "I am (your) son, great king, and though blameless I have been cursed by you. Let favor be granted me, if you have any compassion for me."
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PdP 2 78.36
राजोवाच- यो भवेज्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्तु पितुर्दुःखापहारकः । राज्यदायं सुभुंक्ते च भारवोढा भवेत्स हि
rājovāca- yo bhavejjyeṣṭhaputrastu piturduḥkhāpahārakaḥ | rājyadāyaṃ subhuṃkte ca bhāravoḍhā bhavetsa hi
The king said: "He who is the eldest son and takes away his father's suffering, he indeed enjoys the inheritance of the kingdom and becomes the bearer of the burden."
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PdP 2 78.37
त्वया धर्मं न प्रवृत्तमभाष्योसि न संशयः । भवता नाशिताज्ञा मे महादंडेन घातिनः
tvayā dharmaṃ na pravṛttamabhāṣyosi na saṃśayaḥ | bhavatā nāśitājñā me mahādaṃḍena ghātinaḥ
"By you the duty (of a son) has not been carried out; without doubt you are one not to be spoken to. My command has been destroyed by you, who deserve to be slain with a great punishment."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 78.38
तस्मादनुग्रहो नास्ति यथेष्टं च तथा कुरु । यदुरुवाच- यस्मान्मे नाशितं राज्यं कुलं रूपं त्वया नृप
tasmādanugraho nāsti yatheṣṭaṃ ca tathā kuru | yaduruvāca- yasmānme nāśitaṃ rājyaṃ kulaṃ rūpaṃ tvayā nṛpa
"Therefore there is no favor (for you); do as you please." Yadu said: "Since my kingdom, my family, and my beauty have been destroyed by you, O king—"
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PdP 2 78.39
तस्माद्दुष्टो भविष्यामि तव वंशपतिर्नृप । तव वंशे भविष्यंति नानाभेदास्तु क्षत्त्रियाः
tasmādduṣṭo bhaviṣyāmi tava vaṃśapatirnṛpa | tava vaṃśe bhaviṣyaṃti nānābhedāstu kṣattriyāḥ
"—therefore, O king, I shall become an evil lord of your lineage. In your lineage there will be kṣatriyas of many different kinds."
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PdP 2 78.40
तेषां ग्रामान्सुदेशांश्च स्त्रियो रत्नानि यानि वै । भोक्ष्यंति च न संदेहो अतिचंडा महाबलाः
teṣāṃ grāmānsudeśāṃśca striyo ratnāni yāni vai | bhokṣyaṃti ca na saṃdeho aticaṃḍā mahābalāḥ
"And, exceedingly fierce and of great strength, they will enjoy their villages and fine lands, their women and whatever jewels (they have)—there is no doubt of it."
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PdP 2 78.41
मम वंशात्समुत्पन्नास्तुरुष्का म्लेच्छरूपिणः । त्वया ये नाशिताः सर्वे शप्ताः शापैः सुदारुणैः
mama vaṃśātsamutpannāsturuṣkā mleccharūpiṇaḥ | tvayā ye nāśitāḥ sarve śaptāḥ śāpaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ
"Born from my lineage, the Turuṣkas with the form of mlecchas—all those who were destroyed by you, cursed with most terrible curses."
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PdP 2 78.42
एवं बभाषे राजानं यदुः क्रुद्धो नृपोत्तम । अथ क्रुद्धो महाराजः पुनश्चैवं शशाप ह
evaṃ babhāṣe rājānaṃ yaduḥ kruddho nṛpottama | atha kruddho mahārājaḥ punaścaivaṃ śaśāpa ha
Thus Yadu, angered, spoke to the king, O best of kings. Then the great king, angered, cursed (him) again in this way:
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PdP 2 78.43
मत्प्रजानाशकाः सर्वे वंशजास्ते शृणुष्व हि । यावच्चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च पृथ्वी नक्षत्रतारकाः
matprajānāśakāḥ sarve vaṃśajāste śṛṇuṣva hi | yāvaccaṃdraśca sūryaśca pṛthvī nakṣatratārakāḥ
"All those born of your lineage will be destroyers of my offspring—hear this: as long as the moon and the sun, the earth, the constellations and stars (endure)—"
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PdP 2 78.44
तावन्म्लेच्छाः प्रपक्ष्यंते कुंभीपाके चरौ रवे । कुरुं दृष्ट्वा ततो बालं क्रीडमानं सुलक्षणम्
tāvanmlecchāḥ prapakṣyaṃte kuṃbhīpāke carau rave | kuruṃ dṛṣṭvā tato bālaṃ krīḍamānaṃ sulakṣaṇam
"—so long will the mlecchas be cooked in the Kumbhīpāka (hell), in the boiling (cauldron) at the sun (?)." Then, seeing the child Kuru playing, well-marked (with auspicious signs),
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PdP 2 78.45
समाह्वयति तं राजा न सुतं नृपनंदनम् । शिशुं ज्ञात्वा परित्यक्तः सकुरुस्तेन वै तदा
samāhvayati taṃ rājā na sutaṃ nṛpanaṃdanam | śiśuṃ jñātvā parityaktaḥ sakurustena vai tadā
the king summoned him, (but) not as a son, not as a prince's delight. Knowing him to be (only) an infant, Kuru too was then abandoned by him.
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PdP 2 78.46
शर्मिष्ठायाः सुतं पुण्यं तं पूरुं जगदीश्वरः । समाहूय बभाषे च जरा मे गृह्यतां पुनः
śarmiṣṭhāyāḥ sutaṃ puṇyaṃ taṃ pūruṃ jagadīśvaraḥ | samāhūya babhāṣe ca jarā me gṛhyatāṃ punaḥ
Then the lord of the world, having summoned Pūru, the meritorious son of Śarmiṣṭhā, said: "Let my old age be taken up (by you) once more."
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PdP 2 78.47
भुंक्ष्व राज्यं मया दत्तं सुपुण्यं हतकंटकम् । पूरुरुवाच- राज्यं देवे न भोक्तव्यं पित्रा भुक्तं यथा तव
bhuṃkṣva rājyaṃ mayā dattaṃ supuṇyaṃ hatakaṃṭakam | pūruruvāca- rājyaṃ deve na bhoktavyaṃ pitrā bhuktaṃ yathā tava
"Enjoy the kingdom given by me, most auspicious and freed of thorns." Pūru said: "O god, the kingdom is not to be enjoyed (by me) as it was enjoyed by your father, that is, by you."
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PdP 2 78.48
त्वदादेशं करिष्यामि जरा मे दीयतां नृप । तारुण्येन ममाद्यैव भूत्वा सुंदररूपदृक्
tvadādeśaṃ kariṣyāmi jarā me dīyatāṃ nṛpa | tāruṇyena mamādyaiva bhūtvā suṃdararūpadṛk
"I shall carry out your command; let the old age be given to me, O king. This very day, becoming young through my youthfulness, of handsome form to behold,"
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PdP 2 78.49
भुंक्ष्व भोगान्सुकर्माणि विषयासक्तचेतसा । यावदिच्छा महाभाग विहरस्व तया सह
bhuṃkṣva bhogānsukarmāṇi viṣayāsaktacetasā | yāvadicchā mahābhāga viharasva tayā saha
"enjoy pleasures and good deeds with a mind attached to the objects of sense; as long as you wish, O greatly fortunate one, take your delight with her."
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PdP 2 78.50
यावज्जीवाम्यहं तात जरां तावद्धराम्यहम् । एवमुक्तस्तु तेनापि पूरुणा जगतीपतिः
yāvajjīvāmyahaṃ tāta jarāṃ tāvaddharāmyaham | evamuktastu tenāpi pūruṇā jagatīpatiḥ
"As long as I live, father, so long shall I bear the old age." When the lord of the earth was thus addressed by that Pūru,
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PdP 2 78.51
हर्षेण महताविष्टस्तं पुत्रं प्रत्युवाच सः । यस्माद्वत्स ममाज्ञा वै न हता कृतवानिह
harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭastaṃ putraṃ pratyuvāca saḥ | yasmādvatsa mamājñā vai na hatā kṛtavāniha
filled with great joy he replied to that son: "Since, child, you have not destroyed my command but have carried it out here,"
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PdP 2 78.52
तस्मादहं विधास्यामि बहुसौख्यप्रदायकम् । यस्माज्जरागृहीता मे दत्तं तारुण्यकं स्वकम्
tasmādahaṃ vidhāsyāmi bahusaukhyapradāyakam | yasmājjarāgṛhītā me dattaṃ tāruṇyakaṃ svakam
"therefore I shall ordain for you what bestows abundant happiness. Since my old age has been taken up (by you) and your own youth has been given (to me),"
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PdP 2 78.53
तेन राज्यं प्रभुंक्ष्व त्वं मया दत्तं महामते । एवमुक्तः सुपूरुश्च तेन राज्ञा महीपते
tena rājyaṃ prabhuṃkṣva tvaṃ mayā dattaṃ mahāmate | evamuktaḥ supūruśca tena rājñā mahīpate
"for that reason enjoy the kingdom given by me, O greatly wise one." Thus addressed by that king, O lord of the earth, good Pūru
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PdP 2 78.54
तारुण्यंदत्तवानस्मै जग्राहास्माज्जरां नृप । ततः कृते विनिमये वयसोस्तातपुत्रयोः
tāruṇyaṃdattavānasmai jagrāhāsmājjarāṃ nṛpa | tataḥ kṛte vinimaye vayasostātaputrayoḥ
gave him his youth and took from him the old age, O king. Then, when the exchange of ages between father and son had been made,
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PdP 2 78.55
तस्माद्वृद्धतरः पूरुः सर्वांगेषु व्यदृश्यत । नूतनत्वं गतो राजा यथा षोडशवार्षिकः
tasmādvṛddhataraḥ pūruḥ sarvāṃgeṣu vyadṛśyata | nūtanatvaṃ gato rājā yathā ṣoḍaśavārṣikaḥ
Therefore Pūru appeared more aged in all his limbs, while the king attained newness, like a sixteen-year-old.
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PdP 2 78.56
रूपेण महताविष्टो द्वितीय इव मन्मथः । धनूराज्यं च छत्रं च व्यजनं चासनं गजम्
rūpeṇa mahatāviṣṭo dvitīya iva manmathaḥ | dhanūrājyaṃ ca chatraṃ ca vyajanaṃ cāsanaṃ gajam
Possessed of great beauty, like a second Kāma, (he gave) the bow, the kingdom, the parasol, the fan, the throne, the elephant,
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PdP 2 78.57
कोशं देशं बलं सर्वं चामरं स्यंदनं तथा । ददौ तस्य महाराजः पूरोश्चैव महात्मनः
kośaṃ deśaṃ balaṃ sarvaṃ cāmaraṃ syaṃdanaṃ tathā | dadau tasya mahārājaḥ pūroścaiva mahātmanaḥ
the treasury, the land, the whole army, the yak-tail whisk and the chariot as well — all this the great king gave to him, to great-souled Pūru.
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PdP 2 78.58
कामासक्तश्च धर्मात्मा तां नारीमनुचिंतयन् । तत्सरः सागरप्रख्यंकामाख्यं नहुषात्मजः
kāmāsaktaśca dharmātmā tāṃ nārīmanuciṃtayan | tatsaraḥ sāgaraprakhyaṃkāmākhyaṃ nahuṣātmajaḥ
And that righteous one, attached to desire, thinking constantly of that woman — the son of Nahuṣa (went) to that lake, ocean-like, named Kāmā,
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PdP 2 78.59
अश्रुबिंदुमती यत्र जगाम लघुविक्रमः । तां दृष्ट्वा तु विशालाक्षीं चारुपीनपयोधराम्
aśrubiṃdumatī yatra jagāma laghuvikramaḥ | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu viśālākṣīṃ cārupīnapayodharām
where Aśrubindumatī had gone, (he) with light stride; and seeing her, wide-eyed, with lovely full breasts,
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PdP 2 78.60
विशालां च महाराजः कंदर्पाकृष्टमानसः । राजोवाच- आगतोऽस्मि महाभागे विशाले चारुलोचने
viśālāṃ ca mahārājaḥ kaṃdarpākṛṣṭamānasaḥ | rājovāca- āgato'smi mahābhāge viśāle cārulocane
and (seeing) Viśālā, the great king, his mind drawn by Kandarpa — the king said: "I have come, O greatly fortunate one, O Viśālā of lovely eyes;
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PdP 2 78.61
जरात्यागःकृतो भद्रे तारुण्येन समन्वितः । युवा भूत्वा समायातो भवत्वेषा ममाधुना
jarātyāgaḥkṛto bhadre tāruṇyena samanvitaḥ | yuvā bhūtvā samāyāto bhavatveṣā mamādhunā
old age has been cast off, good lady, and I am endowed with youth; having become young I have come — let her now be mine.
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PdP 2 78.62
यंयं हि वांछते चैषा तंतं दद्मि न संशयः । विशालोवाच- यदा भवान्समायातो जरां दुष्टां विहाय च
yaṃyaṃ hi vāṃchate caiṣā taṃtaṃ dadmi na saṃśayaḥ | viśālovāca- yadā bhavānsamāyāto jarāṃ duṣṭāṃ vihāya ca
For whatever she desires, that I give, no doubt." Viśālā said: "Since you have come, having abandoned wicked old age,
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PdP 2 78.63
दोषेणैकेनलिप्तोसि भवंतं नैव मन्यते । राजोवाच- मम दोषं वदस्व त्वं यदि जानासि निश्चितम्
doṣeṇaikenaliptosi bhavaṃtaṃ naiva manyate | rājovāca- mama doṣaṃ vadasva tvaṃ yadi jānāsi niścitam
(yet) you are smeared with one fault; she does not accept you at all." The king said: "Tell me my fault, if you know it for certain;
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PdP 2 78.64
तं तु दोषं परित्यक्ष्येगुणरूपंनसंशयः
taṃ tu doṣaṃ parityakṣyeguṇarūpaṃnasaṃśayaḥ
that fault I will indeed abandon — beauty (belongs to) merit, no doubt."
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