Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 82

PdP 2 82.1

सुकर्मोवाच- एवं चिंतयते यावद्राजा परमधार्मिकः । तावत्प्रोवाच सा देवी रतिपुत्री वरानना

sukarmovāca- evaṃ ciṃtayate yāvadrājā paramadhārmikaḥ | tāvatprovāca sā devī ratiputrī varānanā

Sukarman said: While the utterly righteous king was thinking thus, meanwhile that goddess, the daughter of Rati, the fair-faced one, spoke:

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PdP 2 82.2

किमु चिंतयसे राजंस्त्वमिहैव महामते । प्रायेणापि स्त्रियः सर्वाश्चपलाः स्युर्न संशयः

kimu ciṃtayase rājaṃstvamihaiva mahāmate | prāyeṇāpi striyaḥ sarvāścapalāḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ

"Why do you brood here, O king of great mind? Generally, indeed, all women are fickle—there is no doubt of that.

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PdP 2 82.3

नाहं चापल्यभावेन त्वामेवं प्रविचालये । नाहं हि कारयाम्यद्य भवत्पार्श्वं नृपोत्तम

nāhaṃ cāpalyabhāvena tvāmevaṃ pravicālaye | nāhaṃ hi kārayāmyadya bhavatpārśvaṃ nṛpottama

But it is not out of fickleness that I thus unsettle you; and I will not today make (you) go from your side, O best of kings.

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PdP 2 82.4

अन्यस्त्रियो यथा लोके चपलत्वाद्वदंति च । अकार्यं राजराजेंद्र लोभान्मोहाच्च लंपटाः

anyastriyo yathā loke capalatvādvadaṃti ca | akāryaṃ rājarājeṃdra lobhānmohācca laṃpaṭāḥ

As other women in the world, out of fickleness, speak (and do) what should not be done, O king of kings, being wanton through greed and delusion—

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PdP 2 82.5

लोकानां दर्शनायैव जाता श्रद्धा ममोरसि । देवानां दर्शनं पुण्यं दुर्लभं हि सुमानुषैः

lokānāṃ darśanāyaiva jātā śraddhā mamorasi | devānāṃ darśanaṃ puṇyaṃ durlabhaṃ hi sumānuṣaiḥ

faith arose in my breast only for the sake of seeing the worlds; for the seeing of the gods is meritorious, and hard for even good humans to obtain.

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PdP 2 82.6

तेषां च दर्शनं राजन्कारयामि वदस्व मे । दोषं पापकरं यत्तु मत्संगादिह चेद्भवेत्

teṣāṃ ca darśanaṃ rājankārayāmi vadasva me | doṣaṃ pāpakaraṃ yattu matsaṃgādiha cedbhavet

And I will bring about the sight of them, O king—tell me: if from association with me any fault that produces sin should arise here—

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PdP 2 82.7

एवं चिंतयसे दुःखं यथान्यः प्राकृतो जनः । महाभयाद्यथाभीतो मोहगर्ते गतो यथा

evaṃ ciṃtayase duḥkhaṃ yathānyaḥ prākṛto janaḥ | mahābhayādyathābhīto mohagarte gato yathā

—you brood thus in sorrow, like any other common person, like one terrified by a great fear, like one fallen into the pit of delusion.

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PdP 2 82.8

त्यज चिंतां महाराज न गंतव्यं त्वया दिवि । येन ते जायते दुःखं तन्न कार्यं मया कदा

tyaja ciṃtāṃ mahārāja na gaṃtavyaṃ tvayā divi | yena te jāyate duḥkhaṃ tanna kāryaṃ mayā kadā

Abandon your worry, great king; you need not go to heaven. That by which sorrow arises for you must never be done by me."

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PdP 2 82.9

एवमुक्तस्तथा राजा तामुवाच वराननाम् । चिंतितं यन्मया देवि तच्छृणुष्व हि सांप्रतम्

evamuktastathā rājā tāmuvāca varānanām | ciṃtitaṃ yanmayā devi tacchṛṇuṣva hi sāṃpratam

Thus addressed, the king said to that fair-faced one: "Hear now, goddess, what has been thought by me.

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PdP 2 82.10

मानभंगो मया दृष्टो नैव स्वस्य मनःप्रिये । मयि स्वर्गं गते कांते प्रजा दीना भविष्यति

mānabhaṃgo mayā dṛṣṭo naiva svasya manaḥpriye | mayi svargaṃ gate kāṃte prajā dīnā bhaviṣyati

I have never seen my own honour broken, O you dear to my heart; (yet) when I have gone to heaven, beloved, the subjects will become wretched.

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PdP 2 82.11

त्रासयिष्यति दुष्टात्मा यमस्तु व्याधिभिः प्रजाः । त्वया सार्धं प्रयास्यामि स्वर्गलोकं वरानने

trāsayiṣyati duṣṭātmā yamastu vyādhibhiḥ prajāḥ | tvayā sārdhaṃ prayāsyāmi svargalokaṃ varānane

The evil-natured Yama will terrify the subjects with diseases. I shall go together with you to the world of heaven, O fair-faced one."

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PdP 2 82.12

एवमाभाष्य तां राजा समाहूय सुतोत्तमम् । पूरुं तं सर्वधर्मज्ञं जरायुक्तं महामतिम्

evamābhāṣya tāṃ rājā samāhūya sutottamam | pūruṃ taṃ sarvadharmajñaṃ jarāyuktaṃ mahāmatim

Having spoken thus to her, the king summoned his best of sons, Pūru, who knew all dharma, was afflicted with old age, and was of great mind:

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PdP 2 82.13

एह्येहि सर्वधर्मज्ञ धर्मं जानासि निश्चितम् । ममाज्ञया हि धर्मात्मन्धर्मः संपालितस्त्वया

ehyehi sarvadharmajña dharmaṃ jānāsi niścitam | mamājñayā hi dharmātmandharmaḥ saṃpālitastvayā

"Come, come, knower of all dharma; you assuredly know dharma. By my command, O righteous one, dharma has been fully upheld by you.

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PdP 2 82.14

जरा मे दीयतां तात तारुण्यं गृह्यतां पुनः । राज्यं कुरु ममेदं त्वं सकोशबलवाहनम्

jarā me dīyatāṃ tāta tāruṇyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ punaḥ | rājyaṃ kuru mamedaṃ tvaṃ sakośabalavāhanam

Let old age be given (back) to me, my son, and let your youth be taken back again; rule this kingdom of mine, with its treasury, army, and vehicles.

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PdP 2 82.15

आसमुद्रां प्रभुंक्ष्व त्वं रत्नपूर्णां वसुंधराम् । मया दत्तां महाभाग सग्रामवनपत्तनाम्

āsamudrāṃ prabhuṃkṣva tvaṃ ratnapūrṇāṃ vasuṃdharām | mayā dattāṃ mahābhāga sagrāmavanapattanām

Rule as lord the earth up to the ocean, filled with jewels, given by me, O greatly fortunate one, with its villages, forests, and towns.

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PdP 2 82.16

प्रजानां पालनं पुण्यं कर्तव्यं च सदानघ । दुष्टानां शासनं नित्यं साधूनां परिपालनम्

prajānāṃ pālanaṃ puṇyaṃ kartavyaṃ ca sadānagha | duṣṭānāṃ śāsanaṃ nityaṃ sādhūnāṃ paripālanam

The meritorious protection of subjects is always to be done, sinless one: the constant chastisement of the wicked and the guarding of the good

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PdP 2 82.17

कर्तव्यं च त्वया वत्स धर्मशास्त्रप्रमाणतः । ब्राह्मणानां महाभाग विधिनापि स्वकर्मणा

kartavyaṃ ca tvayā vatsa dharmaśāstrapramāṇataḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ mahābhāga vidhināpi svakarmaṇā

is to be done by you, child, on the authority of the dharma treatises; and of the brahmins, O greatly fortunate one, by rule too, through your own duty,

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PdP 2 82.18

भक्त्या च पालनं कार्यं यस्मात्पूज्या जगत्त्रये । पंचमे सप्तमे घस्रे कोशं पश्य विपश्चितः

bhaktyā ca pālanaṃ kāryaṃ yasmātpūjyā jagattraye | paṃcame saptame ghasre kośaṃ paśya vipaścitaḥ

And protection is to be given with devotion, since they are to be honoured in the three worlds; on the fifth and on the seventh day inspect the treasury, O learned one.

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PdP 2 82.19

बलं च नित्यं संपूज्यं प्रसादधनभोजनैः । चारचक्षुर्भवस्व त्वं नित्यं दानपरो भव

balaṃ ca nityaṃ saṃpūjyaṃ prasādadhanabhojanaiḥ | cāracakṣurbhavasva tvaṃ nityaṃ dānaparo bhava

And the army is always to be honoured with favours, wealth and food; become one whose eyes are spies, and be always intent on giving.

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PdP 2 82.20

भव स्वनियतो मंत्रे सदा गोप्यः सुपंडितैः । नियतात्मा भव स्वत्वं मा गच्छ मृगयां सुत

bhava svaniyato maṃtre sadā gopyaḥ supaṃḍitaiḥ | niyatātmā bhava svatvaṃ mā gaccha mṛgayāṃ suta

Be self-restrained regarding counsel — it must always be kept secret by the truly wise; be of controlled self, and do not go hunting, son.

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PdP 2 82.21

विश्वासः कस्य नो कार्यः स्त्रीषु कोशे महाबले । पात्राणां त्वं तु सर्वेषां कलानां कुरु संग्रहम्

viśvāsaḥ kasya no kāryaḥ strīṣu kośe mahābale | pātrāṇāṃ tvaṃ tu sarveṣāṃ kalānāṃ kuru saṃgraham

Trust is to be placed in no one — not in women, in the treasury, in a great army; but do you make a collection of all worthy men and of the arts.

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PdP 2 82.22

यज यज्ञैर्हृषीकेशं पुण्यात्मा भव सर्वदा । प्रजानां कंटकान्सर्वान्मर्दयस्व दिने दिने

yaja yajñairhṛṣīkeśaṃ puṇyātmā bhava sarvadā | prajānāṃ kaṃṭakānsarvānmardayasva dine dine

Worship Hṛṣīkeśa with sacrifices; be always of meritorious soul; crush all the thorns of the subjects day by day.

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PdP 2 82.23

प्रजानां वांछितं सर्वमर्पयस्व दिने दिने । प्रजासौख्यं प्रकर्तव्यं प्रजाः पोषय पुत्रक

prajānāṃ vāṃchitaṃ sarvamarpayasva dine dine | prajāsaukhyaṃ prakartavyaṃ prajāḥ poṣaya putraka

Bestow every wish of the subjects day by day; the happiness of the subjects is to be brought about — nourish the subjects, dear son.

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PdP 2 82.24

स्वको वंशः प्रकर्तव्यः परदारेषु मा कृथाः । मतिं दुष्टां परस्वेषु पूर्वानन्वेहि सर्वदा

svako vaṃśaḥ prakartavyaḥ paradāreṣu mā kṛthāḥ | matiṃ duṣṭāṃ parasveṣu pūrvānanvehi sarvadā

Your own lineage is to be maintained; do not (act) toward the wives of others; do not (set) an evil mind upon the property of others; follow always after (your) forefathers.

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PdP 2 82.25

वेदानां हि सदा चिंता शास्त्राणां हि च सर्वदा । कुरुष्वैवं सदा वत्स शस्त्राभ्यासरतो भव

vedānāṃ hi sadā ciṃtā śāstrāṇāṃ hi ca sarvadā | kuruṣvaivaṃ sadā vatsa śastrābhyāsarato bhava

Indeed, always (give) thought to the Vedas, and always to the treatises; do thus always, dear child, and be devoted to the practice of weapons.

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PdP 2 82.26

संतुष्टः सर्वदा वत्स स्वशय्या निरतो भव । गजस्य वाजिनोभ्यासं स्यंदनस्य च सर्वदा

saṃtuṣṭaḥ sarvadā vatsa svaśayyā nirato bhava | gajasya vājinobhyāsaṃ syaṃdanasya ca sarvadā

Be always content, dear child, and content with your own bed; (and practise) always the handling of elephant, horse, and chariot.

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PdP 2 82.27

एवमादिश्य तं पुत्रमाशीर्भिरभिनंद्य च । स्वहस्तेन च संस्थाप्य करे दत्तं स्वमायुधम्

evamādiśya taṃ putramāśīrbhirabhinaṃdya ca | svahastena ca saṃsthāpya kare dattaṃ svamāyudham

Having thus instructed his son and greeted him with blessings, and having installed (him) with his own hand, his own weapon was placed in his hand.

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PdP 2 82.28

स्वां जरां तु समागृह्य दत्त्वा तारुण्यमस्य च । गंतुकामस्ततः स्वर्गं ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः

svāṃ jarāṃ tu samāgṛhya dattvā tāruṇyamasya ca | gaṃtukāmastataḥ svargaṃ yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ

But taking back his own old age and giving him his youth, Yayāti, lord of the earth, then desired to go to heaven.

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