Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 85
PdP 2 85.1
वेन उवाच- भगवन्देवदेवेश प्रसादाच्च मम त्वया । भार्यातीर्थं समाख्यातं पितृतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
vena uvāca- bhagavandevadeveśa prasādācca mama tvayā | bhāryātīrthaṃ samākhyātaṃ pitṛtīrthamanuttamam
Vena said: O Lord, ruler of the gods of gods, by your grace the ford of the wife has been declared to me by you, and the unsurpassed ford of the father,
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PdP 2 85.2
मातृतीर्थं हृषीकेश बहुपुण्यप्रदायकम् । प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा गुरुतीर्थं वदस्व मे
mātṛtīrthaṃ hṛṣīkeśa bahupuṇyapradāyakam | prasādasumukho bhūtvā gurutīrthaṃ vadasva me
and the ford of the mother, O Hṛṣīkeśa, which bestows much merit. Being gracious of countenance, tell me of the ford of the teacher.
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PdP 2 85.3
श्रीभगवानुवाच- कथयिष्याम्यहं राजन्गुरुतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । सर्वपापहरं प्रोक्तं शिष्याणां गतिदायकम्
śrībhagavānuvāca- kathayiṣyāmyahaṃ rājangurutīrthamanuttamam | sarvapāpaharaṃ proktaṃ śiṣyāṇāṃ gatidāyakam
The Blessed Lord said: I shall tell, O king, of the unsurpassed ford of the teacher, which is declared to remove all sins and to grant (a good) destination to disciples.
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PdP 2 85.4
शिष्याणां परमं पुण्यं धर्मरूपं सनातनम् । परं तीर्थं परं ज्ञानं प्रत्यक्षफलदायकम्
śiṣyāṇāṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ dharmarūpaṃ sanātanam | paraṃ tīrthaṃ paraṃ jñānaṃ pratyakṣaphaladāyakam
For disciples it is the supreme merit, the very form of dharma, eternal; the highest ford, the highest knowledge, giving fruit visibly.
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PdP 2 85.5
यस्यप्रसादाद्राजेंद्र इहैव फलमश्नुते । परलोके सुखं भुंक्ते यशः कीर्तिमवाप्नुयात्
yasyaprasādādrājeṃdra ihaiva phalamaśnute | paraloke sukhaṃ bhuṃkte yaśaḥ kīrtimavāpnuyāt
By whose grace, O lord of kings, one enjoys the fruit right here; in the next world one enjoys happiness and would obtain glory and fame.
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PdP 2 85.6
प्रसादाद्यस्य राजेंद्र गुरोश्चैव महात्मनः । प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते शिष्यैस्त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
prasādādyasya rājeṃdra guroścaiva mahātmanaḥ | pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate śiṣyaistrailokyaṃ sacarācaram
By whose grace, O lord of kings — the grace of the great-souled teacher — the three worlds with all that moves and does not move are seen directly by disciples.
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PdP 2 85.7
व्यवहारं च लोकानामाचारं नृपनंदन । विज्ञानं विंदते शिष्यो मोक्षं चैव प्रयाति च
vyavahāraṃ ca lokānāmācāraṃ nṛpanaṃdana | vijñānaṃ viṃdate śiṣyo mokṣaṃ caiva prayāti ca
And the dealings of the world and right conduct, O delight of kings — (by that grace) the disciple obtains discernment, and he also goes to liberation.
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PdP 2 85.8
सर्वेषामेव लोकानां यथा सूर्यः प्रकाशकः । गुरुः प्रकाशकस्तद्वच्छिष्याणां गतिरुत्तमा
sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ yathā sūryaḥ prakāśakaḥ | guruḥ prakāśakastadvacchiṣyāṇāṃ gatiruttamā
Just as the sun is the illuminator of all the worlds, so the teacher is the illuminator of disciples, (and) their highest resort.
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PdP 2 85.9
रात्रावेव प्रकाशेच्च सोमो राजा नृपोत्तम । तेजसा साधयेत्सर्वमधिकारं चराचरम्
rātrāveva prakāśecca somo rājā nṛpottama | tejasā sādhayetsarvamadhikāraṃ carācaram
And king Moon shines only at night, O best of kings; by his light he carries out his whole office over the moving and the unmoving.
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PdP 2 85.10
गृहेप्रकाशयेद्दीपः समूहं नृपसत्तम । तेजसा नाशयेत्सर्वमंधकारघनाविलम्
gṛheprakāśayeddīpaḥ samūhaṃ nṛpasattama | tejasā nāśayetsarvamaṃdhakāraghanāvilam
In a house a lamp illumines the whole gathering, O most excellent of kings; by its light it destroys all that is clouded by thick darkness.
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PdP 2 85.11
अज्ञानतमसा व्याप्तं शिष्यं द्योतयते गुरुः । शिष्यप्रकाशउद्द्योतैरुपदेशैर्महामते
ajñānatamasā vyāptaṃ śiṣyaṃ dyotayate guruḥ | śiṣyaprakāśauddyotairupadeśairmahāmate
The teacher illumines the disciple who is enveloped in the darkness of ignorance — with instructions that are lights illuminating the disciple, O great-minded one.
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PdP 2 85.12
दिवाप्रकाशकः सूर्यः शशीरात्रौ प्रकाशकः । गृहप्रकाशको दीपस्तमोनाशकरः सदा
divāprakāśakaḥ sūryaḥ śaśīrātrau prakāśakaḥ | gṛhaprakāśako dīpastamonāśakaraḥ sadā
The sun is the illuminator by day, the moon is the illuminator at night, the lamp is the illuminator of the house, ever a destroyer of darkness.
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PdP 2 85.13
रात्रौ दिवा गृहस्यांते गुरुः शिष्यं सदैव हि । अज्ञानाख्यं तमस्तस्य गुरुः सर्वं प्रणाशयेत्
rātrau divā gṛhasyāṃte guruḥ śiṣyaṃ sadaiva hi | ajñānākhyaṃ tamastasya guruḥ sarvaṃ praṇāśayet
But at night, by day, and within the house, the teacher (illumines) the disciple always; the teacher destroys entirely that darkness of his which is called ignorance.
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PdP 2 85.14
तस्माद्गुरुः परं तीर्थं शिष्याणामवनीपते । एवं ज्ञात्वा ततः शिष्यः सर्वदा तं प्रपूजयेत्
tasmādguruḥ paraṃ tīrthaṃ śiṣyāṇāmavanīpate | evaṃ jñātvā tataḥ śiṣyaḥ sarvadā taṃ prapūjayet
Therefore the teacher is the supreme place of pilgrimage for disciples, O lord of the earth; knowing this, the disciple should worship him at all times.
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PdP 2 85.15
गुरुं पुण्यमयं ज्ञात्वा त्रिविधेनापि कर्मणा । इत्यर्थे श्रूयते विप्र इतिहासः पुरातनः
guruṃ puṇyamayaṃ jñātvā trividhenāpi karmaṇā | ityarthe śrūyate vipra itihāsaḥ purātanaḥ
Knowing the teacher to be full of merit, (one should honour him) with the threefold act as well. On this matter, O brahmin, an ancient story is heard,
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PdP 2 85.16
सर्वपापहरः प्रोक्तश्च्यवनस्य महात्मनः । भार्गवस्य कुले जातश्च्यवनो मुनिसत्तमः
sarvapāpaharaḥ proktaścyavanasya mahātmanaḥ | bhārgavasya kule jātaścyavano munisattamaḥ
which is said to remove all sins — that of the great-souled Cyavana. Cyavana, the most excellent of sages, was born in the family of Bhṛgu's descendant.
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PdP 2 85.17
तस्य चिंता समुत्पन्ना एकदा तु नृपोत्तम । कदाहं ज्ञानसंपन्नो भविष्यामि महीतले
tasya ciṃtā samutpannā ekadā tu nṛpottama | kadāhaṃ jñānasaṃpanno bhaviṣyāmi mahītale
Once, O best of kings, a worry arose in him: "When shall I become possessed of knowledge on this earth?"
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PdP 2 85.18
दिवारात्रौप्रचिंतेत्स ज्ञानार्थी मुनिसत्तमः । एवं तु चिंतमानस्य मतिरासीन्महात्मनः
divārātraupraciṃtetsa jñānārthī munisattamaḥ | evaṃ tu ciṃtamānasya matirāsīnmahātmanaḥ
Day and night that most excellent of sages, seeking knowledge, would brood thus; and as the great-souled one was thus brooding, a thought came to him:
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PdP 2 85.19
तीर्थयात्रां प्रयास्यामि अभीष्टफलदायिनीम् । गृहक्षेत्रादिसंत्यज्य भार्यां पुत्रं धनं ततः
tīrthayātrāṃ prayāsyāmi abhīṣṭaphaladāyinīm | gṛhakṣetrādisaṃtyajya bhāryāṃ putraṃ dhanaṃ tataḥ
"I shall go on a pilgrimage to the sacred fords, which bestows the desired fruit," having then abandoned house, field and the rest, wife, son and wealth.
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PdP 2 85.20
तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन अटते मेदिनीं तदा । लोमानुलोमयात्रां स गंगायाः कृतवान्नृप
tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena aṭate medinīṃ tadā | lomānulomayātrāṃ sa gaṃgāyāḥ kṛtavānnṛpa
On the occasion of the pilgrimage he then roamed over the earth; he made the journey along the Ganges against the hair and with the hair, O king.
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PdP 2 85.21
स तद्वन्नर्मदायाश्च सरस्वत्या मुनीश्वरः । गोदावर्यादिसर्वासां नदीनां सागरस्य च
sa tadvannarmadāyāśca sarasvatyā munīśvaraḥ | godāvaryādisarvāsāṃ nadīnāṃ sāgarasya ca
In the same way that lord of sages (made the journey) of the Narmadā and of the Sarasvatī, of the Godāvarī and all the other rivers, and of the ocean,
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PdP 2 85.22
अन्येषां सर्वतीर्थानां क्षेत्राणां च नृपोत्तम । देवानां पुण्यलिगानां यात्राव्याजेन सोऽभ्रमत्
anyeṣāṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ kṣetrāṇāṃ ca nṛpottama | devānāṃ puṇyaligānāṃ yātrāvyājena so'bhramat
and of all the other sacred fords and holy fields, O best of kings; on the pretext of pilgrimage he wandered to the gods and to the holy liṅgas.
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PdP 2 85.23
भ्रममाणस्य तस्यापि तीर्थेषु परमेषु च । भ्रममाणः समायातः क्षेत्राणामुत्तमं तदा । कायश्च निर्मलो जातः सूर्यतेजः समप्रभः
bhramamāṇasya tasyāpi tīrtheṣu parameṣu ca | bhramamāṇaḥ samāyātaḥ kṣetrāṇāmuttamaṃ tadā | kāyaśca nirmalo jātaḥ sūryatejaḥ samaprabhaḥ
And as he wandered among the supreme sacred fords, wandering he came then to the best of holy fields; and his body became spotless, of a radiance equal to the sun's brilliance.
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PdP 2 85.24
च्यवनः काशते दीप्त्या पूतात्मानेन कर्मणा
cyavanaḥ kāśate dīptyā pūtātmānena karmaṇā
Cyavana shines with splendour, his self purified by this act.
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PdP 2 85.25
नर्मदा दक्षिणे कूले नाम्ना अमरकंटकम् । ददर्श सुमहालिगं सर्वेषां गतिदायकम्
narmadā dakṣiṇe kūle nāmnā amarakaṃṭakam | dadarśa sumahāligaṃ sarveṣāṃ gatidāyakam
On the southern bank of the Narmadā, at the place named Amarakaṇṭaka, he beheld a very great liṅga, the giver of (the highest) goal to all.
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PdP 2 85.26
नत्वा स्तुत्वा तु संपूज्य सिद्धनाथं महेश्वरम् । ज्वालेश्वरं ततो दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा चाप्यमरेश्वरम्
natvā stutvā tu saṃpūjya siddhanāthaṃ maheśvaram | jvāleśvaraṃ tato dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā cāpyamareśvaram
Having bowed, praised, and worshipped Siddhanātha Maheśvara, and having then seen Jvāleśvara, and having seen Amareśvara too,
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PdP 2 85.28
ब्रह्मेशं कपिलेशं च मार्कंडेश्वरमुत्तमम् । एवं यात्रां ततः कृत्वा ॐकारं समुपागतः २७ **। वटच्छायां समाश्रित्य शीतलां श्रमनाशिनीम् । सुखेन संस्थितो विप्रश्च्यवनो भृगुनंदनः
brahmeśaṃ kapileśaṃ ca mārkaṃḍeśvaramuttamam | evaṃ yātrāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā oṃkāraṃ samupāgataḥ 27 **| vaṭacchāyāṃ samāśritya śītalāṃ śramanāśinīm | sukhena saṃsthito vipraścyavano bhṛgunaṃdanaḥ
and Brahmeśa and Kapileśa and the excellent Mārkaṇḍeśvara — having thus made the pilgrimage, he came to Oṃkāra. (27) Taking shelter in the shade of a banyan, cool and destroying weariness, the brahmin Cyavana, the son of Bhṛgu, settled there comfortably.
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PdP 2 85.29
तत्र स्वनं स शुश्राव समुक्तं पक्षिणा तदा । दिव्यभाषा समायुक्तं ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुतम्
tatra svanaṃ sa śuśrāva samuktaṃ pakṣiṇā tadā | divyabhāṣā samāyuktaṃ jñānavijñānasaṃyutam
There he heard a sound uttered at that time by a bird, couched in divine speech and filled with knowledge and discernment.
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PdP 2 85.30
शुकश्च एकस्तत्रास्ते बहुकालप्रजीवकः । कुंजलोनाम धर्मात्मा चतुःपुत्रः सभार्यकः
śukaśca ekastatrāste bahukālaprajīvakaḥ | kuṃjalonāma dharmātmā catuḥputraḥ sabhāryakaḥ
And there dwelt a certain parrot, living out a long life, named Kuñjala, righteous of soul, having four sons and a wife.
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PdP 2 85.31
आसंस्तस्य हि पुत्राश्च चत्वारः पितृनंदनाः । तेषां नामानि राजेंद्र कथयिष्ये तवाग्रतः
āsaṃstasya hi putrāśca catvāraḥ pitṛnaṃdanāḥ | teṣāṃ nāmāni rājeṃdra kathayiṣye tavāgrataḥ
For he had four sons who were the delight of their father; their names, O lord of kings, I shall recount before you.
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PdP 2 85.32
ज्येष्ठस्तु उज्ज्वलो नाम द्वितीयस्तु समुज्ज्वलः । तृतीयो विज्वलोनाम चतुर्थश्च कपिंजलः
jyeṣṭhastu ujjvalo nāma dvitīyastu samujjvalaḥ | tṛtīyo vijvalonāma caturthaśca kapiṃjalaḥ
The eldest was named Ujjvala, the second Samujjvala, the third was named Vijvala, and the fourth Kapiñjala.
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PdP 2 85.33
एवं पुत्रास्तु चत्वारः कुंजलस्य महामते । शुकस्य तस्य पुण्यस्य पितृमातृपरायणाः
evaṃ putrāstu catvāraḥ kuṃjalasya mahāmate | śukasya tasya puṇyasya pitṛmātṛparāyaṇāḥ
Thus there were four sons of Kuñjala, O greatly wise one — of that meritorious parrot — and they were devoted to their father and mother.
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PdP 2 85.34
भ्रमंति गिरिकुंजेषु द्वीपेषु च समाहिताः । भोजनार्थं तु संक्षुब्धाः क्षुधया परिपीडिताः
bhramaṃti girikuṃjeṣu dvīpeṣu ca samāhitāḥ | bhojanārthaṃ tu saṃkṣubdhāḥ kṣudhayā paripīḍitāḥ
They roamed, intent, in the mountain thickets and on the islands, agitated for the sake of food, tormented by hunger.
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PdP 2 85.35
स्वोदरस्थां क्षुधां सौम्य फलैरमृतसन्निभैः । अमृतस्वादुतोयेन शमयंति नृपोत्तम
svodarasthāṃ kṣudhāṃ saumya phalairamṛtasannibhaiḥ | amṛtasvādutoyena śamayaṃti nṛpottama
The hunger seated in their own bellies, gentle sir, they would quiet with fruits resembling nectar and with water sweet as nectar, O best of kings.
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PdP 2 85.36
फलं पक्वं रसालं तु आहारार्थं सुपुत्रकाः । दत्वा फलानि दंपत्योर्निक्षिपंति प्रयत्नतः
phalaṃ pakvaṃ rasālaṃ tu āhārārthaṃ suputrakāḥ | datvā phalāni daṃpatyornikṣipaṃti prayatnataḥ
And the good sons, (gathering) ripe, juicy fruit for food, giving the fruits to the (parent) couple, carefully deposit (them there),
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PdP 2 85.37
मातुरर्थे महाभागा भक्तिभावसमन्विताः । तुष्टा आहारमुत्पाद्य भक्षयंति पठंति च
māturarthe mahābhāgā bhaktibhāvasamanvitāḥ | tuṣṭā āhāramutpādya bhakṣayaṃti paṭhaṃti ca
for their mother's sake — those greatly fortunate ones, filled with a spirit of devotion; content, having procured food, they eat and they recite.
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PdP 2 85.38
तत्र क्रीडारताः सर्वे विलसंति रमंति च । संध्याकालं समाज्ञाय पितुरंतिकमुत्तमम्
tatra krīḍāratāḥ sarve vilasaṃti ramaṃti ca | saṃdhyākālaṃ samājñāya pituraṃtikamuttamam
There all of them, given to play, frolic and take pleasure; and recognizing the time of twilight, (they go to) the excellent presence of their father.
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PdP 2 85.39
आयांति भक्ष्यमादाय गुर्वर्थं तु प्रयत्नतः । पश्यतस्तस्य विप्रस्य च्यवनस्य महात्मनः
āyāṃti bhakṣyamādāya gurvarthaṃ tu prayatnataḥ | paśyatastasya viprasya cyavanasya mahātmanaḥ
They come, carefully bringing food for their elder's sake, while that brahmin, the great-souled Cyavana, looked on.
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PdP 2 85.40
आगतास्त्वंडजाः सर्वे पितुर्नीडं सुशोभनम् । पितरं मातरं चोभौ प्रणेमुस्ते महामते
āgatāstvaṃḍajāḥ sarve piturnīḍaṃ suśobhanam | pitaraṃ mātaraṃ cobhau praṇemuste mahāmate
All the birds, having come to their father's beautiful nest, bowed to both father and mother, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.41
ताभ्यां भक्ष्यं समासाद्य उपतस्थुस्तयोः पुरः । सर्वे संभाषिताः पित्रा मानितास्ते सुतोत्तमाः
tābhyāṃ bhakṣyaṃ samāsādya upatasthustayoḥ puraḥ | sarve saṃbhāṣitāḥ pitrā mānitāste sutottamāḥ
Having set the food before those two, they stood in front of them; all those excellent sons were spoken to by their father and honored,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.42
मात्रा च कृपया राजन्वचनैः प्रीतिसंमितैः । पक्षवातेन शीतेन मातापित्रोश्च ते तदा
mātrā ca kṛpayā rājanvacanaiḥ prītisaṃmitaiḥ | pakṣavātena śītena mātāpitrośca te tadā
and by their mother, out of affection, O king, with words measured with love; and then, with the cool wind of their wings, (they refreshed) their mother and father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.43
तेषामाप्यायनं तौ द्वौ चक्राते पक्षिणौ नृप । आशीर्भिरभिनंद्यैव द्वाभ्यामपि सुपुत्रकान्
teṣāmāpyāyanaṃ tau dvau cakrāte pakṣiṇau nṛpa | āśīrbhirabhinaṃdyaiva dvābhyāmapi suputrakān
Those two birds, O king, made the refreshment of them, welcoming their good sons with blessings — by both of them (the parents).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 85.44
तैश्च दत्तं सुसंपुष्टमाहारममृतोपमम् । तावेव हि सुसंप्रीतिं चक्राते द्विजसत्तम
taiśca dattaṃ susaṃpuṣṭamāhāramamṛtopamam | tāveva hi susaṃprītiṃ cakrāte dvijasattama
And with the well-nourishing, nectar-like food given by them, those two indeed found great delight, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 85.45
पिबतो निर्मलं तोयं तीर्थकोटिसमुद्भवम् । स्वस्थानं तु समाश्रित्य सुखसंतुष्टमानसौ
pibato nirmalaṃ toyaṃ tīrthakoṭisamudbhavam | svasthānaṃ tu samāśritya sukhasaṃtuṣṭamānasau
The two of them, drinking pure water arisen from ten million sacred fords, resorting to their own place, their minds happy and content,
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PdP 2 85.46
चक्राते च कथां दिव्यां सुपुण्यां पापनाशिनीम् । विष्णुरुवाच- पित्रा तु कुंजलेनापि पृष्ट उज्ज्वल आत्मजः
cakrāte ca kathāṃ divyāṃ supuṇyāṃ pāpanāśinīm | viṣṇuruvāca- pitrā tu kuṃjalenāpi pṛṣṭa ujjvala ātmajaḥ
engaged in divine conversation, most meritorious, destroying sin. Viṣṇu said: And by his father Kuñjala the son Ujjvala was asked:
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PdP 2 85.47
क्वगतोऽस्यद्य पुत्र त्वं किमपूर्वं त्वया पुनः । तत्र दृष्टं श्रुतं पुण्यं तन्मे कथय नंदन
kvagato'syadya putra tvaṃ kimapūrvaṃ tvayā punaḥ | tatra dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ puṇyaṃ tanme kathaya naṃdana
"Where have you gone today, son, and what remarkable thing (have you seen)? Tell me, my boy, what holy thing you saw and heard there."
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PdP 2 85.48
कुंजलस्य पितुर्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य स उज्ज्वलः । पितरं प्रत्युवाचाथ भक्त्या नमितकंधरः
kuṃjalasya piturvākyaṃ samākarṇya sa ujjvalaḥ | pitaraṃ pratyuvācātha bhaktyā namitakaṃdharaḥ
Having heard the words of his father Kuñjala, that Ujjvala then replied to his father, his neck bowed in devotion.
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PdP 2 85.49
प्रणाममकरोन्मूर्ध्ना कथां चक्रे मनोहराम् । उज्ज्वल उवाच- प्लक्षद्वीपं महाभाग नित्यमेव व्रजाम्यहम्
praṇāmamakaronmūrdhnā kathāṃ cakre manoharām | ujjvala uvāca- plakṣadvīpaṃ mahābhāga nityameva vrajāmyaham
He made obeisance with his head and told a delightful tale. Ujjvala said: "O greatly fortunate one, I go every day to Plakṣadvīpa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.50
महता उद्यमेनापि आहारार्थं महामते । प्लक्षेद्वीपे महाराज संति देशा अनेकशः
mahatā udyamenāpi āhārārthaṃ mahāmate | plakṣedvīpe mahārāja saṃti deśā anekaśaḥ
with great effort, for the sake of food, O greatly wise one. On Plakṣadvīpa, O great king, there are many regions,
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PdP 2 85.51
पर्वताः सरिदुद्यान वनानि च सरांसि च । ग्रामाश्च पत्तनाश्चान्ये सुप्रजाभिः प्रमोदिताः
parvatāḥ saridudyāna vanāni ca sarāṃsi ca | grāmāśca pattanāścānye suprajābhiḥ pramoditāḥ
mountains, rivers, gardens, forests and lakes, and villages and other towns, delighted with their fine inhabitants.
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PdP 2 85.52
सदा सुखेन संतुष्टा लोका हृष्टा वसंति ते । दानपुण्यजपोपेताः श्रद्धाभावसमन्विताः
sadā sukhena saṃtuṣṭā lokā hṛṣṭā vasaṃti te | dānapuṇyajapopetāḥ śraddhābhāvasamanvitāḥ
There the people dwell, always content in happiness and joyful, given to gifts, meritorious acts and muttered prayer, endowed with faith and (right) feeling.
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PdP 2 85.53
प्लक्षद्वीपे महाराज आसीत्पुण्यमतिः सदा । दिवोदासस्तु धर्मात्मा तत्सुतासीदनूपमा
plakṣadvīpe mahārāja āsītpuṇyamatiḥ sadā | divodāsastu dharmātmā tatsutāsīdanūpamā
On Plakṣadvīpa, O great king, there was one always of holy mind, Divodāsa, righteous of soul; and his daughter was incomparable,
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PdP 2 85.54
गुणरूपसमायुक्ता सुशीला चारुमंगला । दिव्यादेवीति विख्याता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि
guṇarūpasamāyuktā suśīlā cārumaṃgalā | divyādevīti vikhyātā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi
endowed with virtue and beauty, of good character, lovely and auspicious, renowned as Divyādevī, unmatched on earth in beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.55
पित्रा विलोकिता सा तु रूपतारुण्यमंगला । प्रथमे वयसि सा च वर्त्तते चारुमंगला
pitrā vilokitā sā tu rūpatāruṇyamaṃgalā | prathame vayasi sā ca varttate cārumaṃgalā
She was regarded by her father, (a girl) auspicious with beauty and youth; and that lovely, auspicious one was in her first bloom of age.
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PdP 2 85.56
स तां दृष्ट्वा दिवोदासो दिव्यां देवीं सुतां तदा । कस्मै प्रदीयते कन्या सुवराय महात्मने
sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā divodāso divyāṃ devīṃ sutāṃ tadā | kasmai pradīyate kanyā suvarāya mahātmane
Then Divodāsa, having seen her, his divine and goddess-like daughter, (thought): "To whom is the girl to be given, to what fine, great-souled bridegroom?"
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PdP 2 85.57
इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा समालोक्य नरोत्तमः । रूपदेशस्य राजानं समालोक्य महीपतिः
iti ciṃtāparo bhūtvā samālokya narottamaḥ | rūpadeśasya rājānaṃ samālokya mahīpatiḥ
Thus becoming absorbed in thought, that best of men looked about; and the lord of the earth looked to the king of Rūpadeśa.
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PdP 2 85.58
चित्रसेनं महात्मानं समाहूय नरोत्तमः । कन्यां ददौ महात्मासौ चित्रसेनाय धीमते
citrasenaṃ mahātmānaṃ samāhūya narottamaḥ | kanyāṃ dadau mahātmāsau citrasenāya dhīmate
That best of men summoned the great-souled Citrasena, and the great soul gave the girl to the wise Citrasena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.59
तस्या विवाहकाले तु संप्राप्ते समये नृप । मृतोसौ चित्रसेनस्तु कालधर्मेण वै किल
tasyā vivāhakāle tu saṃprāpte samaye nṛpa | mṛtosau citrasenastu kāladharmeṇa vai kila
But when the time of her wedding had come, O king, that Citrasena died, indeed by the law of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.60
दिवोदासस्तु धर्मात्मा चिंतयामास भूपतिः । सुब्राह्मणान्समाहूय पप्रच्छ नृपनंदनः
divodāsastu dharmātmā ciṃtayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ | subrāhmaṇānsamāhūya papraccha nṛpanaṃdanaḥ
Then Divodāsa, the righteous lord of the earth, pondered; and that son of a king summoned good brahmins and asked (them):
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PdP 2 85.61
अस्या विवाहकाले तु चित्रसेनो दिवं गतः । अस्यास्तु कीदृशं कर्म भविष्यति वदंतु मे
asyā vivāhakāle tu citraseno divaṃ gataḥ | asyāstu kīdṛśaṃ karma bhaviṣyati vadaṃtu me
"At the time of her wedding Citrasena went to heaven. What sort of rite should there be for her? Tell me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.62
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः- विवाहो दृश्यते राजन्कन्यायास्तु विधानतः । पतिर्मृत्युं प्रयात्यस्या नोचेत्संगं करोति च
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ- vivāho dṛśyate rājankanyāyāstu vidhānataḥ | patirmṛtyuṃ prayātyasyā nocetsaṃgaṃ karoti ca
The brahmins said: "O king, a girl's marriage is prescribed according to the rule (even so); (it may be that) her husband goes to death, or else does not consummate the union,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 85.63
महाधिव्याधिना ग्रस्तस्त्यागं कृत्वा प्रयाति च । प्रव्राजितो भवेद्राजन्धर्मशास्त्रेषु दृश्यते
mahādhivyādhinā grastastyāgaṃ kṛtvā prayāti ca | pravrājito bhavedrājandharmaśāstreṣu dṛśyate
or, seized by a great disease, abandons (her) and departs, or, O king, becomes a wandering ascetic—so it is seen in the dharma treatises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.64
अनुद्वाहितायाः कन्याया उद्वाहः क्रियते बुधैः । न स्याद्रजस्वला यावदन्यः पतिर्विधीयते
anudvāhitāyāḥ kanyāyā udvāhaḥ kriyate budhaiḥ | na syādrajasvalā yāvadanyaḥ patirvidhīyate
The marriage of a girl who has not been married (before) is performed by the learned; as long as she has not menstruated, another husband is prescribed (for her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.65
विवाहं तु विधानेन पिता कुर्यान्न संशयः । एवं राजन्समादिष्टं धर्मशास्त्रं बुधैर्जनैः
vivāhaṃ tu vidhānena pitā kuryānna saṃśayaḥ | evaṃ rājansamādiṣṭaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ budhairjanaiḥ
The father should perform the marriage according to the rule—there is no doubt. Thus, O king, the dharma treatise has been laid down by learned men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.66
विवाहः क्रियतामस्या इत्यूचुस्ते द्विजोत्तमाः । दिवोदासस्तु धर्मात्मा द्विजवाक्यप्रणोदितः
vivāhaḥ kriyatāmasyā ityūcuste dvijottamāḥ | divodāsastu dharmātmā dvijavākyapraṇoditaḥ
"Let her marriage be performed"—so said those best of twice-born. And Divodāsa, righteous of soul, urged on by the brahmins' words,
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PdP 2 85.67
विवाहार्थं महाराज उद्यमं कृतवान्नृप । पुनर्दत्ता तु दानेन दिव्यादेवी द्विजोत्तम
vivāhārthaṃ mahārāja udyamaṃ kṛtavānnṛpa | punardattā tu dānena divyādevī dvijottama
For the sake of the marriage, great king, the king made the effort, O monarch; and Divyādevī was given again, as a gift, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.68
रूपसेनाय पुण्याय तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने । मृत्युधर्मं गतो राजा विवाहे तु महीपतिः
rūpasenāya puṇyāya tasmai rājñe mahātmane | mṛtyudharmaṃ gato rājā vivāhe tu mahīpatiḥ
To that meritorious king Rūpasena, the great-souled one — but the king, the lord of the earth, met with death at the wedding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.69
यदा यदा महाभाग दिव्यादेव्याश्च भूपतिः । भर्ता च म्रियते काले प्राप्ते लग्नस्य सर्वदा
yadā yadā mahābhāga divyādevyāśca bhūpatiḥ | bhartā ca mriyate kāle prāpte lagnasya sarvadā
Whenever, O greatly fortunate one, a king (became) Divyādevī's husband, he would die at the very time when the auspicious hour (of the wedding) arrived — always so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.70
एकविंशतिभर्तारः काले काले मृताः पितः । ततो राजा महादुःखी संजातः ख्यातविक्रमः
ekaviṃśatibhartāraḥ kāle kāle mṛtāḥ pitaḥ | tato rājā mahāduḥkhī saṃjātaḥ khyātavikramaḥ
Twenty-one husbands died, one after another, father. Then the king of renowned valour became greatly grieved.
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PdP 2 85.71
समालोच्य समाहूय समामंत्र्य स मंत्रिभिः । स्वयंवरे महाबुद्धिं चकार पृथिवीपतिः
samālocya samāhūya samāmaṃtrya sa maṃtribhiḥ | svayaṃvare mahābuddhiṃ cakāra pṛthivīpatiḥ
Having reflected, having summoned (them), having taken counsel with his ministers, the lord of the earth formed the great plan of a self-choice (svayaṃvara).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.72
प्लक्षद्वीपस्य राजानः समाहूता महात्मना । स्वयंवरार्थमाहूतास्तथा ते धर्मतत्पराः
plakṣadvīpasya rājānaḥ samāhūtā mahātmanā | svayaṃvarārthamāhūtāstathā te dharmatatparāḥ
The kings of Plakṣadvīpa were summoned by the great-souled one; those (kings), devoted to dharma, were thus invited for the sake of the svayaṃvara.
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PdP 2 85.73
तस्यास्तु रूपसंमुग्धा राजानो मृत्युनोदिताः । संग्रामं चक्रिरे मूढास्ते मृताः समरांगणे
tasyāstu rūpasaṃmugdhā rājāno mṛtyunoditāḥ | saṃgrāmaṃ cakrire mūḍhāste mṛtāḥ samarāṃgaṇe
But the kings, infatuated with her beauty, impelled by death, made war; deluded, they died on the battlefield.
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PdP 2 85.74
एवं तात क्षयो जातः क्षत्रियाणां महात्मनाम् । दिव्यादेवी सुदुःखार्ता गता सा वनकंदरम्
evaṃ tāta kṣayo jātaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahātmanām | divyādevī suduḥkhārtā gatā sā vanakaṃdaram
Thus, my son, there came about the destruction of the great-souled kṣatriyas; and Divyādevī, sorely afflicted with grief, went to a mountain-cave in the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 85.75
रुरोद करुणं बाला दिव्यादेवी मनस्विनी । एवं तात मया दृष्टमपूर्वं तत्र वै तदा
ruroda karuṇaṃ bālā divyādevī manasvinī | evaṃ tāta mayā dṛṣṭamapūrvaṃ tatra vai tadā
The girl Divyādevī, high-minded, wept piteously. This, father, is what I saw there then — a thing unheard of before.
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PdP 2 85.76
तन्मे सुविस्तरं तात तस्याः कथय कारणम्
tanme suvistaraṃ tāta tasyāḥ kathaya kāraṇam
So tell me at full length, father, the reason for her (condition).
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PdP 2 85.85
च्यवनोपाख्याने पंचाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
cyavanopākhyāne paṃcāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ
(Thus ends) the eighty-fifth chapter in the Story of Cyavana.
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