Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 86
PdP 2 86.1
कुंजल उवाच- तस्यास्तु चेष्टितं वत्स दिव्या देव्या वदाम्यहम् । पूर्वजन्मकृतं सर्वं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
kuṃjala uvāca- tasyāstu ceṣṭitaṃ vatsa divyā devyā vadāmyaham | pūrvajanmakṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
Kuñjala said: I shall tell you, child, of the conduct of Divyādevī — all that was done in a former birth. Hear that from me as I relate it.
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PdP 2 86.2
अस्ति वाराणसी पुण्या नगरी पापनाशिनी । तस्यामास्ते महाप्राज्ञः सुवीरो नाम नामतः
asti vārāṇasī puṇyā nagarī pāpanāśinī | tasyāmāste mahāprājñaḥ suvīro nāma nāmataḥ
There is a holy city, Vārāṇasī, destroyer of sins. In it lived a very wise man, Suvīra by name.
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PdP 2 86.3
वैश्यजात्यां समुत्पन्नो धनधान्यसमाकुलः । तस्य भार्या महाप्राज्ञ चित्रा नाम सुविश्रुता
vaiśyajātyāṃ samutpanno dhanadhānyasamākulaḥ | tasya bhāryā mahāprājña citrā nāma suviśrutā
Born in the vaiśya caste, he was well supplied with wealth and grain. His wife, O very wise one, was well known by the name Citrā.
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PdP 2 86.4
कुलाचारं परित्यज्य अनाचारेण वर्तते । न मन्यते हि भर्तारं स्वैरवृत्त्या प्रवर्तते
kulācāraṃ parityajya anācāreṇa vartate | na manyate hi bhartāraṃ svairavṛttyā pravartate
Abandoning the custom of her family, she behaved improperly; indeed she did not respect her husband, and conducted herself as she pleased.
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PdP 2 86.5
धर्मपुण्यविहीना तु पापमेव समाचरेत् । भर्तारं कुत्सते नित्यं नित्यं च कलहप्रिया
dharmapuṇyavihīnā tu pāpameva samācaret | bhartāraṃ kutsate nityaṃ nityaṃ ca kalahapriyā
Devoid of dharma and merit, she would do nothing but evil; she constantly reviled her husband and was always fond of quarrels.
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PdP 2 86.6
नित्यं परगृहे वासो भ्रमते सा गृहे गृहे । परच्छिद्रं समापश्येत्सदा दुष्टा च प्राणिषु
nityaṃ paragṛhe vāso bhramate sā gṛhe gṛhe | paracchidraṃ samāpaśyetsadā duṣṭā ca prāṇiṣu
Always staying in others' houses, she wandered from house to house; she would look out for others' faults, and was ever malicious toward living beings.
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PdP 2 86.7
साधुनिंदापरा दुष्टा सदा हास्यकरा च सा । अनाचारां महापापां ज्ञात्वा वीरेण निंदिता
sādhuniṃdāparā duṣṭā sadā hāsyakarā ca sā | anācārāṃ mahāpāpāṃ jñātvā vīreṇa niṃditā
Wicked, given to slandering the good, always making mockery — knowing her to be of improper conduct and greatly sinful, she was censured by Vīra (Suvīra).
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PdP 2 86.8
स तां त्यक्त्वा महाप्राज्ञ उपयेमे महामतिः । अन्य वैश्यस्य वै कन्यां तया सह प्रवर्तते
sa tāṃ tyaktvā mahāprājña upayeme mahāmatiḥ | anya vaiśyasya vai kanyāṃ tayā saha pravartate
Abandoning her, O very wise one, that man of great intelligence married another vaiśya's daughter, and lived with her,
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PdP 2 86.9
धर्माचारेण पुण्यात्मा सत्यधर्ममतिः सदा । निरस्ता तेन सा चित्रा प्रचंडा भ्रमते महीम्
dharmācāreṇa puṇyātmā satyadharmamatiḥ sadā | nirastā tena sā citrā pracaṃḍā bhramate mahīm
with righteous conduct, of meritorious soul, his mind always set on truth and dharma. Cast out by him, that Citrā, fierce, roamed the earth.
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PdP 2 86.10
दुष्टानां संगतिं प्राप्ता नराणां पापिनां सदा । दूतीकर्म चकाराथ सा तेषां पापनिश्चया
duṣṭānāṃ saṃgatiṃ prāptā narāṇāṃ pāpināṃ sadā | dūtīkarma cakārātha sā teṣāṃ pāpaniścayā
She constantly kept company with wicked, sinful men; and, set on evil, she then did the work of a go-between for them.
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PdP 2 86.11
गृहभंगं चकाराथ साधूनां पापकारिणी । साध्वीं नारीं समाहूय पापवाक्यैः सुलोभयेत्
gṛhabhaṃgaṃ cakārātha sādhūnāṃ pāpakāriṇī | sādhvīṃ nārīṃ samāhūya pāpavākyaiḥ sulobhayet
Then that doer of evil broke up the households of good people: summoning a virtuous woman, she would thoroughly entice (her) with sinful words.
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PdP 2 86.12
धर्मभंगं चकाराथ वाक्यैः प्रत्ययकारकैः । साधूनां सा स्त्रियं चित्रा अन्यस्मै प्रतिपादयेत्
dharmabhaṃgaṃ cakārātha vākyaiḥ pratyayakārakaiḥ | sādhūnāṃ sā striyaṃ citrā anyasmai pratipādayet
Then she broke (their) dharma with words that inspired confidence; that Citrā would hand over the wife of good men to another.
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PdP 2 86.13
एवं गृहशतं भग्नं चित्रया पापनिश्चयात् । संग्रामं सा महादुष्टाऽकारयत्पतिपुत्रकैः
evaṃ gṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ citrayā pāpaniścayāt | saṃgrāmaṃ sā mahāduṣṭā'kārayatpatiputrakaiḥ
Thus a hundred households were broken by Citrā out of her resolve upon evil; that greatly wicked woman had husbands and sons make war (on one another).
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PdP 2 86.14
मनांसि चालयेत्पापा पुरुषाणां स्त्रियः प्रति । अकारयच्च संग्रामं यमग्रामविवर्धनम्
manāṃsi cālayetpāpā puruṣāṇāṃ striyaḥ prati | akārayacca saṃgrāmaṃ yamagrāmavivardhanam
That sinful woman would unsettle the minds of men towards women, and she brought about the war that swells the village of Yama.
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PdP 2 86.15
एवं गृहशतं भंक्त्वा पश्चात्सा निधनं गता। शासिता यमराजेन बहुदंडैः सुनंदन
evaṃ gṛhaśataṃ bhaṃktvā paścātsā nidhanaṃ gatā| śāsitā yamarājena bahudaṃḍaiḥ sunaṃdana
Thus, having broken a hundred households, she afterwards went to her death, and was chastised by King Yama with many punishments, dear son.
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PdP 2 86.16
अभोजयत्सुनरकान्रौरवांस्तरणेः सुतः । पाचिता रौरवे चित्रा चित्राः पीडाः प्रदर्शिताः
abhojayatsunarakānrauravāṃstaraṇeḥ sutaḥ | pācitā raurave citrā citrāḥ pīḍāḥ pradarśitāḥ
The son of the Sun made (her) partake of the good hells, the Raurava (torments); Citrā was cooked in Raurava, and manifold torments were shown (to her).
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PdP 2 86.17
यादृशं क्रियते कर्म तादृशं परिभुज्यते । तया गृहशतं भग्नं चित्रया पापनिश्चयात्
yādṛśaṃ kriyate karma tādṛśaṃ paribhujyate | tayā gṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ citrayā pāpaniścayāt
As is the deed done, so is it fully experienced: by her, by Citrā, a hundred households were broken out of her resolve upon evil.
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PdP 2 86.18
तत्तत्कर्मविपाकोऽयं तया भुक्तो द्विजोत्तम । यस्माद्गृहशतं भग्नं तस्माद्दुःखं प्रभुंजति
tattatkarmavipāko'yaṃ tayā bhukto dvijottama | yasmādgṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ tasmādduḥkhaṃ prabhuṃjati
This is the ripening of that very deed, which was undergone by her, O best of twice-born; because a hundred households were broken, therefore she consumes sorrow.
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PdP 2 86.19
विवाहसमये प्राप्ते दैवं च पाकतां गतम् । प्राप्ते विवाहसमये भर्ता मृत्युं प्रयाति च
vivāhasamaye prāpte daivaṃ ca pākatāṃ gatam | prāpte vivāhasamaye bhartā mṛtyuṃ prayāti ca
When the time of marriage arrived, fate too came to ripeness: when the time of marriage arrived, the husband would go to his death.
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PdP 2 86.20
यथा गृहशतं भग्नं तथा वरशतं मृतम् । स्वयंवरे तदा वत्स विवाहे चैकविंशतिः
yathā gṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ tathā varaśataṃ mṛtam | svayaṃvare tadā vatsa vivāhe caikaviṃśatiḥ
As a hundred households were broken, so a hundred bridegrooms died — then, my child, at the self-choice ceremony, and twenty-one at the marriage.
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PdP 2 86.21
दिव्या देव्या मया ख्यातं यथा मे पृच्छितं त्वया । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तस्याः पूर्वविचेष्टितम्
divyā devyā mayā khyātaṃ yathā me pṛcchitaṃ tvayā | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ tasyāḥ pūrvaviceṣṭitam
I have told of the divine goddess as you asked of me; all this has been recounted to you — her former doings.
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PdP 2 86.22
उज्ज्वल उवाच- दिव्या देव्यास्त्वया ख्यातं यत्पूर्वं पूर्वचेष्टितम् । तथा पापं कृतं घोरं गृहभंगाख्यमेव च
ujjvala uvāca- divyā devyāstvayā khyātaṃ yatpūrvaṃ pūrvaceṣṭitam | tathā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ ghoraṃ gṛhabhaṃgākhyameva ca
Ujjvala said: You have told of the divine lady, what her former conduct was in the past, and likewise the dreadful sin she committed, named the breaking of households.
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PdP 2 86.23
प्लक्षद्वीपस्य भूपस्य दिवोदासस्य वै सुता । केन पुण्यप्रभावेण तया प्राप्तं महाकुलम्
plakṣadvīpasya bhūpasya divodāsasya vai sutā | kena puṇyaprabhāveṇa tayā prāptaṃ mahākulam
She was the daughter of Divodāsa, king of Plakṣadvīpa: by the power of what merit was a great family obtained by her?
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PdP 2 86.24
एतन्मे संशयं तात तदेतत्प्रब्रवीतु मे । एवं पापसमाचारा कथं जाता नृपात्मजा
etanme saṃśayaṃ tāta tadetatprabravītu me | evaṃ pāpasamācārā kathaṃ jātā nṛpātmajā
This is my doubt, father; so let this be told to me: how was one of such sinful conduct born the daughter of a king?
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PdP 2 86.25
कुंजल उवाच- चित्रायाश्चेष्टितं पुण्यं तत्सर्वं प्रवदाम्यहम् । श्रूयतामुज्ज्वल सुत चित्रया यत्कृतं पुरा
kuṃjala uvāca- citrāyāśceṣṭitaṃ puṇyaṃ tatsarvaṃ pravadāmyaham | śrūyatāmujjvala suta citrayā yatkṛtaṃ purā
Kuñjala said: I shall relate all that meritorious doing of Citrā's; let it be heard, Ujjvala my son, what was done by Citrā formerly.
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PdP 2 86.26
भ्रममाणो महाप्राज्ञः कश्चित्सिद्धः समागतः । कुचैलो वस्त्रहीनश्च संन्यासी स च दंडधृक्
bhramamāṇo mahāprājñaḥ kaścitsiddhaḥ samāgataḥ | kucailo vastrahīnaśca saṃnyāsī sa ca daṃḍadhṛk
Wandering about, some greatly wise siddha arrived, ill-clad and without a garment, an ascetic, and he bore a staff.
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PdP 2 86.27
कौपीनेन समायुक्तः पाणिपात्रो दिगंबरः । गृहद्वारं समाश्रित्य चित्रायाः परिसंश्रितः
kaupīnena samāyuktaḥ pāṇipātro digaṃbaraḥ | gṛhadvāraṃ samāśritya citrāyāḥ parisaṃśritaḥ
Wearing a loincloth, using his hand as a bowl, naked, he took shelter at the house door, resting at Citrā's (place).
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PdP 2 86.28
स मौनी सर्वमुंडस्तु विजितात्मा जितेंद्रियः । निराहारो जिताहारः सर्वतत्त्वार्थदर्शकः
sa maunī sarvamuṃḍastu vijitātmā jiteṃdriyaḥ | nirāhāro jitāhāraḥ sarvatattvārthadarśakaḥ
He was silent, wholly shaven, self-subdued, his senses conquered, without food, having mastered eating, a seer of the meaning of all truths.
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PdP 2 86.29
दूराध्वानपरिश्रांत आतपाकुलमानसः । श्रमेण खिद्यमानश्च तृषाक्रांतः सुपुत्रक
dūrādhvānapariśrāṃta ātapākulamānasaḥ | śrameṇa khidyamānaśca tṛṣākrāṃtaḥ suputraka
Worn out by the long road, his mind distressed by the heat, exhausted by fatigue and overcome by thirst, dear son —
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PdP 2 86.30
चित्रा द्वारं समाश्रित्य च्छायामाश्रित्य संस्थितः । तया दृष्टो महात्मा स चित्रया श्रमपीडितः
citrā dvāraṃ samāśritya cchāyāmāśritya saṃsthitaḥ | tayā dṛṣṭo mahātmā sa citrayā śramapīḍitaḥ
Citrā, having taken (her stand) at the door, stood there keeping to the shade; by her, by Citrā, that great soul, afflicted with weariness, was seen.
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PdP 2 86.31
सेवां चक्रे च चित्रा सा तस्यैव सुमहात्मनः । पादप्रक्षालनं कृत्वा दत्वा आसनमुत्तमम्
sevāṃ cakre ca citrā sā tasyaiva sumahātmanaḥ | pādaprakṣālanaṃ kṛtvā datvā āsanamuttamam
And that Citrā did service to that very great soul: she washed his feet and gave (him) an excellent seat.
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PdP 2 86.32
आस्यतामासने तात सुखेनापि सुकोमले । क्षुधापनोदनार्थं हि भुज्यतामन्नमुत्तमम्
āsyatāmāsane tāta sukhenāpi sukomale | kṣudhāpanodanārthaṃ hi bhujyatāmannamuttamam
"Be seated, sir, comfortably on this very soft seat; and to drive off hunger, let excellent food be eaten.
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PdP 2 86.33
स्वेच्छया परितुष्टश्च शीतलं सलिलं पिब । एवमुक्त्वा तथा कृत्वा देववत्पूज्य तं सुत
svecchayā parituṣṭaśca śītalaṃ salilaṃ piba | evamuktvā tathā kṛtvā devavatpūjya taṃ suta
"Drink cool water at your pleasure and be satisfied." Having spoken thus and acted accordingly, honouring him like a god, my son—
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PdP 2 86.34
अंगसंवाहनं कृत्वा नाशितश्रम एव च । तयोक्तो हि महात्मा स भुक्त्वा पीत्वा द्विजोत्तम
aṃgasaṃvāhanaṃ kṛtvā nāśitaśrama eva ca | tayokto hi mahātmā sa bhuktvā pītvā dvijottama
having massaged his limbs and having (thus) removed his fatigue—that great soul, addressed by her, ate and drank, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 2 86.35
एवं संतोषितः सिद्धस्तया तत्त्वार्थदर्शकः । संतुष्टः सर्वधर्मात्मा किंचित्कालं स्थिरोभवत्
evaṃ saṃtoṣitaḥ siddhastayā tattvārthadarśakaḥ | saṃtuṣṭaḥ sarvadharmātmā kiṃcitkālaṃ sthirobhavat
Thus gratified by her, the adept who saw the truth of things, satisfied, the very soul of all dharma, remained (there) for some time.
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PdP 2 86.36
स्वेच्छया स गतो विप्रो महायोगी यथागतम् । गते तस्मिन्महाभागे सिद्धे चैव महात्मनि
svecchayā sa gato vipro mahāyogī yathāgatam | gate tasminmahābhāge siddhe caiva mahātmani
Of his own will that brahmin, the great yogi, went as he had come; and when that highly fortunate one, the adept, that great soul, had gone,
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PdP 2 86.37
सा चित्रा मरणं प्राप्ता स्वकर्मवशमागता । शासिता धर्मराजेन महादंडैः सुदुःखदैः
sā citrā maraṇaṃ prāptā svakarmavaśamāgatā | śāsitā dharmarājena mahādaṃḍaiḥ suduḥkhadaiḥ
that Citrā met with death, having come under the power of her own deeds, and was punished by the King of Dharma with great, very painful chastisements.
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PdP 2 86.38
सा चित्रा नरकं प्राप्ता वेदना व्रातदायकम् । भुंक्ते दुःखं महाराज सा वै युगसहस्रकम्
sā citrā narakaṃ prāptā vedanā vrātadāyakam | bhuṃkte duḥkhaṃ mahārāja sā vai yugasahasrakam
That Citrā reached hell, which gives a multitude of torments; she suffers pain, great king, indeed for a thousand ages.
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PdP 2 86.39
भोगांते तु पुनर्जन्म संप्राप्तं मानुषस्य च । पूर्वं संपूजितः सिद्धस्तया पुण्यवतां वरः
bhogāṃte tu punarjanma saṃprāptaṃ mānuṣasya ca | pūrvaṃ saṃpūjitaḥ siddhastayā puṇyavatāṃ varaḥ
But at the end of that experience she again obtained birth as a human; formerly the adept, the best of the meritorious, had been worshipped by her.
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PdP 2 86.40
तस्य कर्मविपाकोयं प्राप्ता पुण्यवतां कुले । क्षत्रियाणां महाराज्ञो दिवोदासस्य वै गृहे
tasya karmavipākoyaṃ prāptā puṇyavatāṃ kule | kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahārājño divodāsasya vai gṛhe
This is the ripening of that deed (of hers): she was born in a family of the meritorious, among kṣatriyas, in the house of the great king Divodāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.41
दिव्यादेवी च तन्नाम जातं तस्या नरोत्तम । सा हि दत्तवती चान्नं पानं पुण्यं महात्मने
divyādevī ca tannāma jātaṃ tasyā narottama | sā hi dattavatī cānnaṃ pānaṃ puṇyaṃ mahātmane
And Divyādevī became her name there, O best of men; for she had given food and drink, a meritorious (gift), to that great soul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.42
तस्य दानस्य सा भुंक्ते महत्पुण्यफलोदयम् । पिबते शीतलं तोयं मिष्टान्नं च भुनक्ति वै
tasya dānasya sā bhuṃkte mahatpuṇyaphalodayam | pibate śītalaṃ toyaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ ca bhunakti vai
Of that gift she enjoys the arising of a great fruit of merit: she drinks cool water and eats sweet food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.43
दिव्यान्भोगान्प्रभुंजाना वर्तते पितृमंदिरे । सिद्धस्यास्य प्रभावाच्च राजकन्या व्यजायत
divyānbhogānprabhuṃjānā vartate pitṛmaṃdire | siddhasyāsya prabhāvācca rājakanyā vyajāyata
Enjoying divine pleasures she dwells in her father's palace; and by the power of this adept she was born a king's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.44
पापकर्मप्रभावाच्च गृहभंगान्महीपते । विधवात्वं भुंजते सा दिव्यादेवी सुपुत्रक
pāpakarmaprabhāvācca gṛhabhaṃgānmahīpate | vidhavātvaṃ bhuṃjate sā divyādevī suputraka
And by the force of her evil deed, from the breaking up of her household, O lord of the earth, that Divyādevī undergoes widowhood, my dear son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.45
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं दिव्यादेव्या विचेष्टितम् । अन्यत्किन्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्त्वं पृच्छसि मामिह
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ divyādevyā viceṣṭitam | anyatkinte pravakṣyāmi yattvaṃ pṛcchasi māmiha
All this has been told to you, the doings of Divyādevī. What else shall I tell you, that you ask me here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.46
उज्ज्वल उवाच- कथं सा मुच्यते शोकान्महादुःखाद्वदस्व मे । सास्याच्च कीदृशी बाला महादुःखेन पीडिता
ujjvala uvāca- kathaṃ sā mucyate śokānmahāduḥkhādvadasva me | sāsyācca kīdṛśī bālā mahāduḥkhena pīḍitā
Ujjvala said: Tell me how she is released from grief, from great suffering; and what will that girl be like, afflicted with great suffering?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.47
तत्सुखं कीदृशं तस्माद्विपाकश्च भविष्यति । एतन्मे संशयं तात सांप्रतं छेत्तुमर्हसि
tatsukhaṃ kīdṛśaṃ tasmādvipākaśca bhaviṣyati | etanme saṃśayaṃ tāta sāṃprataṃ chettumarhasi
What sort of happiness (will come) and what ripening will result from it? You ought now, father, to cut away this doubt of mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.48
कथं सा लभते मोक्षं तंचोपायं वदस्व मे । एकाकिनी महाभागा महारण्ये प्ररोदिति
kathaṃ sā labhate mokṣaṃ taṃcopāyaṃ vadasva me | ekākinī mahābhāgā mahāraṇye praroditi
How does she obtain release? Tell me that means too. Alone, that greatly fortunate one weeps in the great forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.49
विष्णुरुवाच- पुत्रवाक्यं महच्छ्रुत्वा क्षणमेकं विचिंत्य सः । प्रत्युवाच महाप्राज्ञः कुंजलः पुत्रकं प्रति
viṣṇuruvāca- putravākyaṃ mahacchrutvā kṣaṇamekaṃ viciṃtya saḥ | pratyuvāca mahāprājñaḥ kuṃjalaḥ putrakaṃ prati
Viṣṇu said: Hearing his son's weighty words and reflecting for a single moment, the very wise Kuñjala answered his son:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.50
शृणु वत्स महाभाग सत्यमेतद्वदाम्यहम् । पापयोनिं तु संप्राप्य पूर्वकर्मसमुद्भवाम्
śṛṇu vatsa mahābhāga satyametadvadāmyaham | pāpayoniṃ tu saṃprāpya pūrvakarmasamudbhavām
Listen, my child, greatly blessed one; I speak this as truth. Having reached a sinful birth, which arose from former deeds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.51
तिर्यक्त्वेन च मे ज्ञानं नष्टं संप्रति पुत्रक । अस्य वृक्षस्य संगाच्च प्रयतस्य महात्मनः
tiryaktvena ca me jñānaṃ naṣṭaṃ saṃprati putraka | asya vṛkṣasya saṃgācca prayatasya mahātmanaḥ
—and through being an animal my knowledge is now lost, my son. And through contact with this tree, and (through the grace) of the striving great soul,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.52
रेवायाश्च प्रसादेन विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः । येन सा लभते ज्ञानं मोक्षस्थानं निवर्तते
revāyāśca prasādena viṣṇoścaiva prasādataḥ | yena sā labhate jñānaṃ mokṣasthānaṃ nivartate
and by the favour of the Revā and by the favour of Viṣṇu, whereby she gains knowledge and reaches the place of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.53
उपदेशं प्रवक्ष्यामि मोक्षमार्गमनुत्तमम् । यास्यते कल्मषान्मुक्ता यथा हेम हुताशनात्
upadeśaṃ pravakṣyāmi mokṣamārgamanuttamam | yāsyate kalmaṣānmuktā yathā hema hutāśanāt
I shall declare the instruction, the unsurpassed path of liberation. Freed from her stain she will go, as gold (comes) from the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.54
शुद्धं च जायते वत्स संगाद्वह्नेः स्वरूपवत् । हरेर्ध्यानान्महाप्राज्ञ शीघ्रं तस्य महात्मनः
śuddhaṃ ca jāyate vatsa saṃgādvahneḥ svarūpavat | harerdhyānānmahāprājña śīghraṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ
And it becomes pure, child, by contact (with fire), taking on the very nature of fire; (so too) by meditation on Hari, greatly wise one, quickly for that great soul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.55
जपहोमव्रतात्पापं नाशं याति हि पापिनाम् । मदं त्यजेद्यथा नागो भयात्सिंहस्य सर्वदा
japahomavratātpāpaṃ nāśaṃ yāti hi pāpinām | madaṃ tyajedyathā nāgo bhayātsiṃhasya sarvadā
By recitation, oblation and vow the sin of sinners indeed goes to destruction, just as an elephant always abandons its rut out of fear of the lion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.56
नामोच्चारेण कृष्णस्य तत्प्रयाति हि किल्बिषम् । तेजसा वैनतेयस्य विषहीना इवोरगाः
nāmoccāreṇa kṛṣṇasya tatprayāti hi kilbiṣam | tejasā vainateyasya viṣahīnā ivoragāḥ
By the utterance of Kṛṣṇa's name that guilt indeed departs, as serpents (are) deprived of their venom by the fiery power of Garuḍa, son of Vinatā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.57
ब्रह्महत्यादिकाः पापाः प्रलयं यांति नान्यथा । नामोच्चारेण तस्यापि चक्रपाणेः प्रयांति ते
brahmahatyādikāḥ pāpāḥ pralayaṃ yāṃti nānyathā | nāmoccāreṇa tasyāpi cakrapāṇeḥ prayāṃti te
Sins such as the killing of a brahmin go to dissolution in no other way; even those depart at the utterance of the name of him, the bearer of the discus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.58
यदा नामशतं पुण्यमघराशिविनाशनम् । सा जपेत स्थिरा भूत्वा कामक्रोधविवर्जिता
yadā nāmaśataṃ puṇyamagharāśivināśanam | sā japeta sthirā bhūtvā kāmakrodhavivarjitā
When, having become steady and free of desire and anger, she recites the meritorious hundred names that destroy the heap of sin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.59
सर्वेंद्रियाणि संयम्य आत्मज्ञानेन गोपयेत् । तस्य ध्यानप्रविष्टा सा एकभूता समाहिता
sarveṃdriyāṇi saṃyamya ātmajñānena gopayet | tasya dhyānapraviṣṭā sā ekabhūtā samāhitā
restraining all the senses, she should guard (herself) by knowledge of the self; entered into meditation on him, become one with him, wholly concentrated,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.60
सा जपेत्परमं ज्ञानं तदा मोक्षं प्रयाति च । तन्मनास्तत्पदे लीना योगयुक्ता यदा भवेत्
sā japetparamaṃ jñānaṃ tadā mokṣaṃ prayāti ca | tanmanāstatpade līnā yogayuktā yadā bhavet
she should recite the supreme knowledge—then she goes to liberation; when her mind is on him, absorbed in his station, she becomes joined in yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.61
उज्ज्वल उवाच- वद तात परं ज्ञानं परमं मम सांप्रतम् । पश्चाद्ध्यान व्रतं पुण्यं नाम्नां शतमिहैव च
ujjvala uvāca- vada tāta paraṃ jñānaṃ paramaṃ mama sāṃpratam | paścāddhyāna vrataṃ puṇyaṃ nāmnāṃ śatamihaiva ca
Ujjvala said: Tell me now, father, the supreme, highest knowledge, and afterwards the meritorious vow of meditation and the hundred names here as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.62
कुंजल उवाच- परं ज्ञानं प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्न दृष्टं तु केनचित् । श्रूयतां पुत्र कैवल्यं केवलं मलवर्जितम्
kuṃjala uvāca- paraṃ jñānaṃ pravakṣyāmi yanna dṛṣṭaṃ tu kenacit | śrūyatāṃ putra kaivalyaṃ kevalaṃ malavarjitam
Kuñjala said: I shall declare the supreme knowledge, which has not been seen by anyone. Let it be heard, my son—the state of aloneness, sheer and free of taint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.63
सूत उवाच- यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निश्चलो वायुवर्जितः। प्रज्वलन्नाशयेत्सर्वमंधकारं महामते
sūta uvāca- yathā dīpo nivātastho niścalo vāyuvarjitaḥ| prajvalannāśayetsarvamaṃdhakāraṃ mahāmate
Sūta said: Just as a lamp standing in a windless place, unwavering, untouched by wind, blazing up, would destroy all darkness, O great-minded one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.64
तद्वद्दोषविहीनात्मा भवत्येव निराश्रयः । निराशो निर्मलो वत्स न मित्रं न रिपुः कदा
tadvaddoṣavihīnātmā bhavatyeva nirāśrayaḥ | nirāśo nirmalo vatsa na mitraṃ na ripuḥ kadā
so the self, rid of faults, becomes indeed without support: free of longing, stainless, child, having neither friend nor foe at any time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.65
न शोको न च हर्षश्च न लोभो न च मत्सरः । एको विषादहर्षैश्च सुखदुःखैर्विमुच्यते
na śoko na ca harṣaśca na lobho na ca matsaraḥ | eko viṣādaharṣaiśca sukhaduḥkhairvimucyate
There is no sorrow and no elation, no greed and no envy; being alone, he is released from dejection and delight, from pleasures and pains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.66
विषयैश्चापि सर्वैश्च इंद्रियाणि स संहरेत् । तदा स केवलो जातः केवलत्वं प्रजायते
viṣayaiścāpi sarvaiśca iṃdriyāṇi sa saṃharet | tadā sa kevalo jātaḥ kevalatvaṃ prajāyate
And he should withdraw the senses from all objects too; then he has become alone, and the state of aloneness arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.67
अग्निकर्मप्रसंगेन दीपस्तैलं प्रशोषयेत् । वर्त्याधारेण राजेंद्र निःसंगो वायुवर्जितः
agnikarmaprasaṃgena dīpastailaṃ praśoṣayet | vartyādhāreṇa rājeṃdra niḥsaṃgo vāyuvarjitaḥ
Through its engagement in the work of fire the lamp dries up the oil, by means of the support of the wick, O lord of kings—unattached, untouched by wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.68
कज्जलं वमते पश्चात्तैलस्यापि महामते । कृष्णासौ दृश्यते रेखा दीपस्याग्रे महामते
kajjalaṃ vamate paścāttailasyāpi mahāmate | kṛṣṇāsau dṛśyate rekhā dīpasyāgre mahāmate
Afterwards it vomits forth soot from the oil as well, O great-minded one; that black line is seen at the tip of the lamp, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.69
स्वयमाकृष्यते तैलं तेजसा निर्मलो भवेत् । कायवर्तिस्थितस्तद्वत्कर्मतैलं प्रशोषयेत्
svayamākṛṣyate tailaṃ tejasā nirmalo bhavet | kāyavartisthitastadvatkarmatailaṃ praśoṣayet
The oil is drawn up of itself, and by the flame it becomes clear; in the same way one seated in the wick of the body should dry up the oil of karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.70
विषयान्कज्जलीकृत्य प्रत्यक्षं संप्रदर्शयेत् । जनयेन्निर्मलोभूत्वा स्वयमेव प्रकाशयेत्
viṣayānkajjalīkṛtya pratyakṣaṃ saṃpradarśayet | janayennirmalobhūtvā svayameva prakāśayet
Having reduced the sense-objects to soot, he should display (it) plainly before the eyes; becoming stainless he should generate (light) and shine forth of himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.71
क्रोधादिभिः क्लेशसंज्ञैर्वायुभिः परिवर्जितः । निःस्पृहो निश्चलो भूत्वा तेजसा स्वयमुज्ज्वलेत्
krodhādibhiḥ kleśasaṃjñairvāyubhiḥ parivarjitaḥ | niḥspṛho niścalo bhūtvā tejasā svayamujjvalet
Free of the winds called afflictions—anger and the rest—having become free of longing and unmoving, he should blaze of himself with (his own) radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.72
त्रैलोक्यं पश्यते सर्वं स्वस्थानस्थः स्वतेजसा । केवलज्ञानरूपोऽयं मया ते परिकीर्तितः
trailokyaṃ paśyate sarvaṃ svasthānasthaḥ svatejasā | kevalajñānarūpo'yaṃ mayā te parikīrtitaḥ
Abiding in his own place, he sees the whole triple world by his own radiance. This one, whose form is absolute knowledge, has been declared by me to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.73
ध्यानं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि द्विविधं तस्य चक्रिणः । केवलज्ञानरूपेण दृश्यते ज्ञानचक्षुषा
dhyānaṃ tasya pravakṣyāmi dvividhaṃ tasya cakriṇaḥ | kevalajñānarūpeṇa dṛśyate jñānacakṣuṣā
I shall declare the meditation upon him, twofold, upon that wielder of the discus; in the form of absolute knowledge he is seen with the eye of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.74
योगयुक्ता महात्मानः परमार्थपरायणाः । यं पश्यंति विनिद्रास्तु यत्तपः सर्वदर्शकम्
yogayuktā mahātmānaḥ paramārthaparāyaṇāḥ | yaṃ paśyaṃti vinidrāstu yattapaḥ sarvadarśakam
Whom the great souls, joined in yoga, intent on the highest goal, sleepless, behold—that austerity which reveals all;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.75
हस्तपादविहीनं च सर्वत्र परिगच्छति । सर्वं गृह्णाति त्रैलोक्यं स्थावरं जंगमं सुत
hastapādavihīnaṃ ca sarvatra parigacchati | sarvaṃ gṛhṇāti trailokyaṃ sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ suta
And though devoid of hands and feet, he goes everywhere; he grasps the whole triple world, unmoving and moving, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.76
नासामुखविहीनस्तु घ्राति जक्षिति पुत्रक । अकर्णः शृणुते सर्वं सर्वसाक्षी जगत्पतिः
nāsāmukhavihīnastu ghrāti jakṣiti putraka | akarṇaḥ śṛṇute sarvaṃ sarvasākṣī jagatpatiḥ
Though without nose and mouth, he smells and eats, little son; earless, he hears everything—the witness of all, the lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.77
अरूपो रूपसंबद्धः पंचवर्गवशंगतः । सर्वलोकस्य यः प्राणः पूजितः स चराचरैः
arūpo rūpasaṃbaddhaḥ paṃcavargavaśaṃgataḥ | sarvalokasya yaḥ prāṇaḥ pūjitaḥ sa carācaraiḥ
Formless, (yet) bound up with form, come under the sway of the group of five, he who is the life-breath of the whole world—he is worshipped by moving and unmoving beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.78
अजिह्वो वदते सर्वं वेदशास्त्रानुगं सुत । अत्वचः स्पर्शनं चापि सर्वेषामेव जायते
ajihvo vadate sarvaṃ vedaśāstrānugaṃ suta | atvacaḥ sparśanaṃ cāpi sarveṣāmeva jāyate
Tongueless, he speaks everything that conforms to the Veda and the scriptures, son; and though skinless, the touch of all beings arises (for him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.79
सदानंदो विरक्तात्मा एकरूपो निराश्रयः । निर्जरो निर्ममो न्यायी सगुणो निर्ममोमलः
sadānaṃdo viraktātmā ekarūpo nirāśrayaḥ | nirjaro nirmamo nyāyī saguṇo nirmamomalaḥ
Ever blissful, detached in self, of one form, without support, ageless, without possessiveness, just, endowed with qualities, without possessiveness, stainless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.80
अवश्यः सर्ववश्यात्मा सर्वदः सर्ववित्तमः । तस्य धाता न चैवास्ति स वै सर्वमयो विभुः
avaśyaḥ sarvavaśyātmā sarvadaḥ sarvavittamaḥ | tasya dhātā na caivāsti sa vai sarvamayo vibhuḥ
Not subject (to anyone), yet with all subject to him, giver of all, best knower of all; there is no ordainer of him—he indeed is the all-pervading one made of everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.81
एवं सर्वमयं ध्यानं पश्यते यो महात्मनः । स याति परमं स्थानममूर्तममृतोपमम्
evaṃ sarvamayaṃ dhyānaṃ paśyate yo mahātmanaḥ | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānamamūrtamamṛtopamam
He who thus beholds the all-comprising meditation on the Great Soul goes to the highest place, formless, like immortality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.82
द्वितीयं तु प्रवक्ष्यामि अस्य ध्यानं महात्मनः । मूर्ताकारं तु साकारं निराकारं निरामयम्
dvitīyaṃ tu pravakṣyāmi asya dhyānaṃ mahātmanaḥ | mūrtākāraṃ tu sākāraṃ nirākāraṃ nirāmayam
But I shall declare the second meditation on this Great Soul: having a bodily shape, with form, (yet) formless, free of disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.83
ब्रह्माण्डं सर्वमतुलं वासितं यस्य वासना । स तस्माद्वासुदेवेति उच्यते मम नंदन
brahmāṇḍaṃ sarvamatulaṃ vāsitaṃ yasya vāsanā | sa tasmādvāsudeveti ucyate mama naṃdana
The whole incomparable egg of Brahmā is perfumed by whose fragrance—for that reason he is called Vāsudeva, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.84
वर्षमाणस्य मेघस्य यद्वर्णं तस्य तद्भवेत् । सूर्यतेजःप्रतीकाशं चतुर्बाहुं सुरेश्वरम्
varṣamāṇasya meghasya yadvarṇaṃ tasya tadbhavet | sūryatejaḥpratīkāśaṃ caturbāhuṃ sureśvaram
Whatever the colour of a raining cloud, that would be his; resembling the sun's radiance, four-armed, the lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.85
दक्षिणे शोभते शंखो हेमरत्नविभूषितः । सूर्यबिंबसमाकारं चक्रं पद्मप्रतिष्ठितम्
dakṣiṇe śobhate śaṃkho hemaratnavibhūṣitaḥ | sūryabiṃbasamākāraṃ cakraṃ padmapratiṣṭhitam
On the right shines the conch, adorned with gold and jewels; (and) the discus, shaped like the sun's orb, set upon a lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.86
कौमोदकी गदा तस्य महासुरविनाशिनी । वामे च शोभते वत्स हस्ते तस्य महात्मनः
kaumodakī gadā tasya mahāsuravināśinī | vāme ca śobhate vatsa haste tasya mahātmanaḥ
His mace Kaumodakī, destroyer of the great demons, shines on the left, child, in the hand of that Great Soul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.87
महापद्मं सुगंधाढ्यं तस्य दक्षिणहस्तगम् । शोभमानः सदैवास्ते सायुधः कमलाप्रियः
mahāpadmaṃ sugaṃdhāḍhyaṃ tasya dakṣiṇahastagam | śobhamānaḥ sadaivāste sāyudhaḥ kamalāpriyaḥ
A great lotus, rich in fragrance, rests in his right hand; the beloved of Kamalā abides ever resplendent, bearing his weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.88
कंबुग्रीवं वृत्तमास्यं पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणम् । राजमानं हृषीकेशं दशनै रत्नसन्निभैः
kaṃbugrīvaṃ vṛttamāsyaṃ padmapatranibhekṣaṇam | rājamānaṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ daśanai ratnasannibhaiḥ
With a neck like a conch, a round face, eyes like lotus petals, Hṛṣīkeśa shining with teeth like jewels;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.89
गुडाकेशाः सन्ति यस्य अधरो विद्रुमाकृतिः । शोभते पुंडरीकाक्षः किरीटेनापि पुत्रक
guḍākeśāḥ santi yasya adharo vidrumākṛtiḥ | śobhate puṃḍarīkākṣaḥ kirīṭenāpi putraka
His hair is curly, his lower lip has the look of coral; the lotus-eyed one is resplendent also with his diadem, little son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.90
विशालेनापि रूपेण केशवस्तु सुवर्चसा । कौस्तुभेनांकितेनैव राजमानो जनार्दनः
viśālenāpi rūpeṇa keśavastu suvarcasā | kaustubhenāṃkitenaiva rājamāno janārdanaḥ
With his broad form too, Keśava of fine radiance — Janārdana shining, marked with the Kaustubha (jewel) itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.91
सूर्यतेजः प्रतीकाश कुंडलाभ्यां प्रभाति च । श्रीवत्सांकेन पुण्येन सर्वदा राजते हरिः
sūryatejaḥ pratīkāśa kuṃḍalābhyāṃ prabhāti ca | śrīvatsāṃkena puṇyena sarvadā rājate hariḥ
Resembling the sun's brilliance, he shines with his two earrings; and with the auspicious Śrīvatsa mark Hari is always resplendent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.92
केयूरकंकणैर्हारैर्मौक्तिकैरृक्षसन्निभैः । वपुषा भ्राजमानस्तु विजयो जयतां वरः
keyūrakaṃkaṇairhārairmauktikairṛkṣasannibhaiḥ | vapuṣā bhrājamānastu vijayo jayatāṃ varaḥ
With armlets, bracelets, and necklaces of pearls resembling stars, blazing with his body — Vijaya, best of the victorious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 86.93
भ्राजते सोपि गोविंदो हेमवर्णेन वाससा । मुद्रिकारत्नयुक्ताभिरंगुलीभिर्विराजते
bhrājate sopi goviṃdo hemavarṇena vāsasā | mudrikāratnayuktābhiraṃgulībhirvirājate
He, Govinda, shines too with his gold-colored garment; he is resplendent with fingers set with jeweled rings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.94
सर्वायुधैः सुसंपूर्णैर्दिव्यैराभरणैर्हरिः । वैनतेयसमारूढो लोककर्ता जगत्पतिः
sarvāyudhaiḥ susaṃpūrṇairdivyairābharaṇairhariḥ | vainateyasamārūḍho lokakartā jagatpatiḥ
Hari, well furnished with all weapons and with divine ornaments, mounted on Vinatā's son (Garuḍa) — maker of the world, lord of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.95
एवंतं ध्यायते नित्यमनन्यमनसा नरः । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
evaṃtaṃ dhyāyate nityamananyamanasā naraḥ | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
The man who thus meditates on him constantly with an undistracted mind is freed from all sins and goes to Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 86.96
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं ध्यानमेव जगत्पतेः । व्रतं चैव प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापनिवारणम्
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ dhyānameva jagatpateḥ | vrataṃ caiva pravakṣyāmi sarvapāpanivāraṇam
All this has been told to you — namely the meditation on the lord of the world; and I shall now declare the vow that averts all sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition