Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 93
PdP 2 93.1
कुंजल उवाच- किं विज्वल त्वया दृष्टमपूर्वं भ्रमता महीम् । आश्चर्येण समायुक्तं तन्मे कथय सुव्रत
kuṃjala uvāca- kiṃ vijvala tvayā dṛṣṭamapūrvaṃ bhramatā mahīm | āścaryeṇa samāyuktaṃ tanme kathaya suvrata
Kuñjala said: What unprecedented thing, Vijvala, have you seen while roaming the earth, something joined with wonder? Tell me that, O you of good vows.
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PdP 2 93.2
इतः प्रयासि कं देशमाहारार्थं तु सोद्यमी । यद्य दृष्टं त्वया चित्रं समाख्याहि सुतोत्तम
itaḥ prayāsi kaṃ deśamāhārārthaṃ tu sodyamī | yadya dṛṣṭaṃ tvayā citraṃ samākhyāhi sutottama
To what country do you go from here, striving after food? Whatever marvel you have seen, relate it, O best of sons.
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PdP 2 93.3
विज्वल उवाच- अस्ति मेरुगिरेः पृष्ठे आनंदं नाम काननम् । दिव्यवृक्षैः समाकीर्णंफ लपुष्पमयैः सदा
vijvala uvāca- asti merugireḥ pṛṣṭhe ānaṃdaṃ nāma kānanam | divyavṛkṣaiḥ samākīrṇaṃpha lapuṣpamayaiḥ sadā
Vijvala said: On the back of Mount Meru there is a forest named Ānanda, always thickly covered with divine trees made of fruit and flowers.
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PdP 2 93.4
देववृंदैः समाकीर्णं मुनिसिद्धसमन्वितम् । अप्सरोभिः सुरूपाभिर्गंधर्वैः किन्नरोरगैः
devavṛṃdaiḥ samākīrṇaṃ munisiddhasamanvitam | apsarobhiḥ surūpābhirgaṃdharvaiḥ kinnaroragaiḥ
(It is) crowded with hosts of gods, attended by sages and siddhas, with beautiful-formed apsarases, with gandharvas, kinnaras and serpents,
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PdP 2 93.5
वापीकूपतडागैश्च नदीप्रस्रवणैस्तथा । आनंदकाननं पुण्यं दिव्यभावैः प्रभासते
vāpīkūpataḍāgaiśca nadīprasravaṇaistathā | ānaṃdakānanaṃ puṇyaṃ divyabhāvaiḥ prabhāsate
and with tanks, wells and ponds, and with rivers and streams: the holy Ānanda forest shines with divine features.
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PdP 2 93.6
विमानैः कोटिसंख्याभिर्हंसकुंदेंदुसन्निभैः । गीतकोलाहलैः रम्यैर्मेघध्वनिनिनादितम्
vimānaiḥ koṭisaṃkhyābhirhaṃsakuṃdeṃdusannibhaiḥ | gītakolāhalaiḥ ramyairmeghadhvaninināditam
With flying chariots numbering in the crores, resembling geese, jasmine and the moon, it resounds with delightful clamours of song, with a sound like thunderclouds.
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PdP 2 93.7
षट्पदानां निनादेन सर्वत्र मधुरायते । चंदनैश्चूतवृक्षैश्च चंपकैः पुष्पितैर्वृतम्
ṣaṭpadānāṃ ninādena sarvatra madhurāyate | caṃdanaiścūtavṛkṣaiśca caṃpakaiḥ puṣpitairvṛtam
With the humming of the bees it grows sweet everywhere; it is encircled by sandal trees, mango trees, and flowering campakas.
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PdP 2 93.8
नानावृक्षैः प्रभात्येवमानंदवनमुत्तमम् । नानापक्षिनिनादेन बहुकोलाहलान्वितम्
nānāvṛkṣaiḥ prabhātyevamānaṃdavanamuttamam | nānāpakṣininādena bahukolāhalānvitam
Thus the excellent Ānanda grove shines with its various trees, filled with much clamour from the cries of various birds.
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PdP 2 93.9
एवमानंदनं दृष्टं मया तत्र सुशोभनम् । विमलं च सरस्तात शोभते सागरोपमम्
evamānaṃdanaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ mayā tatra suśobhanam | vimalaṃ ca sarastāta śobhate sāgaropamam
Thus was Ānandana seen by me there, very beautiful; and a spotless lake, father, shines there, like the ocean,
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PdP 2 93.10
संपूर्णं पुण्यतोयेन पद्मसौगंधिकैः शुभैः । जलजैस्तु समाकीर्णं हंसकारंडवान्वितम्
saṃpūrṇaṃ puṇyatoyena padmasaugaṃdhikaiḥ śubhaiḥ | jalajaistu samākīrṇaṃ haṃsakāraṃḍavānvitam
full of holy water, thickly covered with lotuses and fine fragrant water-plants, attended by geese and kāraṇḍava ducks.
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PdP 2 93.11
एवमासीत्सरस्तस्य सुमध्ये काननस्य हि । देवगंधर्वसंबाधैर्मुनिवृंदैरलंकृतम्
evamāsītsarastasya sumadhye kānanasya hi | devagaṃdharvasaṃbādhairmunivṛṃdairalaṃkṛtam
Such was that lake, right in the middle of the forest, adorned with throngs of gods and gandharvas and with hosts of sages.
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PdP 2 93.12
किंनरोरगगंधर्वैश्चारणैश्च सुशोभते । तत्राश्चर्यं मया दृष्टं वक्तुं तात न शक्यते
kiṃnaroragagaṃdharvaiścāraṇaiśca suśobhate | tatrāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ vaktuṃ tāta na śakyate
It shines beautifully with kinnaras, serpents, gandharvas and cāraṇas. A wonder was seen by me there which, father, cannot be told.
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PdP 2 93.13
विमानेनापि दिव्येन कलशैरुपशोभते । छत्रदंडपताकाभीराजमानेन सत्तम
vimānenāpi divyena kalaśairupaśobhate | chatradaṃḍapatākābhīrājamānena sattama
(There is) also a divine flying chariot, adorned with finials, resplendent with parasols, staffs and banners, O best of beings,
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PdP 2 93.14
सर्वभोगाविलेनापि गीयमानेथ किन्नरैः । गंधर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च शोभमानोथ सुव्रत
sarvabhogāvilenāpi gīyamānetha kinnaraiḥ | gaṃdharvairapsarobhiśca śobhamānotha suvrata
and thick with every enjoyment, being sung to by kinnaras, and shining with gandharvas and apsarases, O you of good vows,
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PdP 2 93.15
स्तूयमानो महासिद्धऋषिभिस्तत्त्ववेदिभिः । रूपेणाप्रतिमो लोके न दृष्टस्तादृशः क्वचित्
stūyamāno mahāsiddhaṛṣibhistattvavedibhiḥ | rūpeṇāpratimo loke na dṛṣṭastādṛśaḥ kvacit
being praised by great siddhas and by seers who know the truth — unequalled in beauty in the world; no one such was ever seen anywhere.
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PdP 2 93.16
सर्वाभरणशोभांगो दिव्यमालाविशोभितः । महारत्नकृतामाला यस्योरसि विराजते
sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgo divyamālāviśobhitaḥ | mahāratnakṛtāmālā yasyorasi virājate
His limbs shining with every ornament, adorned with a divine garland — a garland made of great jewels gleams upon his chest.
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PdP 2 93.17
तत्समीपे स्थिता चैका नारी दृष्टा वरानना । हेमहारैश्च मुक्तानां वलयैः कंकणैर्युता
tatsamīpe sthitā caikā nārī dṛṣṭā varānanā | hemahāraiśca muktānāṃ valayaiḥ kaṃkaṇairyutā
And standing near him one woman was seen, of lovely face, furnished with golden necklaces and pearls, with armlets and bracelets,
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PdP 2 93.18
दिव्यवस्त्रैश्च गंधैश्च चंदनैश्चारुलेपनैः । स्तूयमानो गीयमानः पुरुषस्तत्र चागतः
divyavastraiśca gaṃdhaiśca caṃdanaiścārulepanaiḥ | stūyamāno gīyamānaḥ puruṣastatra cāgataḥ
With heavenly garments, with perfumes, with sandal-paste and lovely ointments, praised and sung of, a man came there.
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PdP 2 93.19
रतिरूपा वरारोहा पीनश्रोणिपयोधरा । सर्वाभरणशोभांगी तादृशी रूपसंपदा
ratirūpā varārohā pīnaśroṇipayodharā | sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgī tādṛśī rūpasaṃpadā
(With her was a woman) like Rati in form, with fine hips, with full loins and breasts, her limbs shining with every ornament — such was she in the wealth of her beauty.
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PdP 2 93.20
द्वावेतौ तौ मया दृष्टौ विमानेनापि चागतौ । रूपलावण्यमाधुर्यौ सर्वशोभासमाविलौ
dvāvetau tau mayā dṛṣṭau vimānenāpi cāgatau | rūpalāvaṇyamādhuryau sarvaśobhāsamāvilau
These two I saw, and they too had come by a celestial chariot, both (full) of beauty, loveliness and sweetness, suffused with every splendour.
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PdP 2 93.21
समुत्तीर्णौ विमानात्तावागतौ सरसोन्तिके । स्नातौ तात महात्मानौ स्त्रीपुंसौ कमलेक्षणौ
samuttīrṇau vimānāttāvāgatau sarasontike | snātau tāta mahātmānau strīpuṃsau kamalekṣaṇau
The two, having descended from the chariot, came to the edge of the lake and bathed — great-souled ones, father, a woman and a man, lotus-eyed.
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PdP 2 93.22
प्रगृह्य तौ महाशस्त्रौ दंपती तु परस्परम् । तादृशौ च शवौ तत्र पतितौ सरसस्तटे
pragṛhya tau mahāśastrau daṃpatī tu parasparam | tādṛśau ca śavau tatra patitau sarasastaṭe
The husband and wife, taking up great weapons, (turned) upon each other; and there on the lake's bank lay two corpses of just such (appearance).
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PdP 2 93.23
प्रभासे ते तदा तौ तु स्त्रीपुंसौ कमलेक्षणौ । रूपेणापि महाभाग तादृशावेव तौ शवौ
prabhāse te tadā tau tu strīpuṃsau kamalekṣaṇau | rūpeṇāpi mahābhāga tādṛśāveva tau śavau
Then, O greatly fortunate one, at Prabhāsa those two, the woman and the man, lotus-eyed — those two corpses too were exactly like them in form.
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PdP 2 93.24
देवरूपोपमस्तात यथा पुंसस्तथा शवः । यथारूपं हि तस्यापि तादृशस्तत्र दृश्यते
devarūpopamastāta yathā puṃsastathā śavaḥ | yathārūpaṃ hi tasyāpi tādṛśastatra dṛśyate
Resembling the form of a god, father — as the man was, so was the corpse; for whatever his form, just such was seen there.
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PdP 2 93.25
यथारूपं तु भार्यायास्तथा शवो द्वितीयकः । स्त्रीशवस्य तु यन्मांसं शस्त्रेणोत्कृत्य सा ततः
yathārūpaṃ tu bhāryāyāstathā śavo dvitīyakaḥ | strīśavasya tu yanmāṃsaṃ śastreṇotkṛtya sā tataḥ
And as was the wife's form, so was the second corpse; and the flesh of the woman's corpse, having cut it off with a blade, she then —
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PdP 2 93.26
भक्षते तस्य मांसानि रक्ताप्लुतानि तानि तु । पुरुषो भक्षते तद्वच्छवमांसं समातुरः
bhakṣate tasya māṃsāni raktāplutāni tāni tu | puruṣo bhakṣate tadvacchavamāṃsaṃ samāturaḥ
— she eats its flesh, those pieces drenched in blood; and likewise the man, sorely afflicted, eats the corpse's flesh.
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PdP 2 93.27
क्षुधया पीड्यमानौ तौ भक्षेते पिशितं तयोः । यावत्तृप्तिं समायातौ तावन्मांसं प्रभक्षितम्
kṣudhayā pīḍyamānau tau bhakṣete piśitaṃ tayoḥ | yāvattṛptiṃ samāyātau tāvanmāṃsaṃ prabhakṣitam
Tormented by hunger the two eat the flesh of those two (corpses); until they reached satiety, so much flesh was devoured.
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PdP 2 93.28
सरस्यथ जलं पीत्वा संजातौ सुखितौ पितः । कियत्कालं स्थितौ तत्र विमानेन गतौ पुनः
sarasyatha jalaṃ pītvā saṃjātau sukhitau pitaḥ | kiyatkālaṃ sthitau tatra vimānena gatau punaḥ
Then, having drunk water from the lake, they became content, father; they stayed there for some time and then went off again by the celestial chariot.
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PdP 2 93.29
अन्ये द्वे तु स्त्रियौ तात मया दृष्टे च तत्र वै । रूपसौभाग्यसंपन्ने ते स्त्रियौ चारुलक्षणे
anye dve tu striyau tāta mayā dṛṣṭe ca tatra vai | rūpasaubhāgyasaṃpanne te striyau cārulakṣaṇe
And two other women, father, were also seen by me there indeed — those two women endowed with beauty and good fortune, with lovely features.
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PdP 2 93.30
ताभ्यां प्रभक्षितं मांसं यदा तात महावने । प्रहसेते तदा ते द्वे हास्यैरट्टाट्टकैःपुनः
tābhyāṃ prabhakṣitaṃ māṃsaṃ yadā tāta mahāvane | prahasete tadā te dve hāsyairaṭṭāṭṭakaiḥpunaḥ
When the flesh had been devoured by those two, father, in the great forest, then those two laughed out with peals of loud laughter again.
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PdP 2 93.31
भक्षते च स्वमांसानि तावेतौ परिनित्यशः । कृत्वा स्नानादिकं मांसं पश्यतो मम तत्र हि
bhakṣate ca svamāṃsāni tāvetau parinityaśaḥ | kṛtvā snānādikaṃ māṃsaṃ paśyato mama tatra hi
And these two eat their own flesh over and over, every day, having performed bathing and the rest — the flesh, there, before my very eyes.
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PdP 2 93.32
अन्ये स्त्रियौ महाभाग रौद्रा कारसमन्विते । दंष्ट्राकरालवदने तत्रैवाति विभीषणे
anye striyau mahābhāga raudrā kārasamanvite | daṃṣṭrākarālavadane tatraivāti vibhīṣaṇe
Other women, greatly fortunate one, fierce and given to (dreadful) doing, their mouths gaping with tusks, right there, most terrifying —
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PdP 2 93.33
ऊचतुस्तौ तदा ते तु देहिदेहीति वै पुनः । एवं दृष्टं मया तात वसता वनसंनिधौ
ūcatustau tadā te tu dehidehīti vai punaḥ | evaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ mayā tāta vasatā vanasaṃnidhau
Then those two said, again and again, "Give! Give!" Thus was it seen by me, father, while I dwelt near the forest.
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PdP 2 93.34
नित्यमुत्कीर्य भक्ष्येते तौ द्वौ तु मांसमेव च । जायेते च सुसंपूर्णौ कायौ च शवयोः पुनः
nityamutkīrya bhakṣyete tau dvau tu māṃsameva ca | jāyete ca susaṃpūrṇau kāyau ca śavayoḥ punaḥ
Constantly those two carve out and eat the flesh, and again the bodies of the two corpses become quite whole.
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PdP 2 93.35
नित्यमुत्तीर्य तावेवं ते चाप्यन्ये च वै पितः । कुर्वंति सदृशीं चेष्टां पूर्वोक्तां मम पश्यतः
nityamuttīrya tāvevaṃ te cāpyanye ca vai pitaḥ | kurvaṃti sadṛśīṃ ceṣṭāṃ pūrvoktāṃ mama paśyataḥ
Constantly cutting (it) off thus, those two and the others as well, father, perform the same behaviour as described before, while I look on.
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PdP 2 93.36
एतदाश्चर्य संजातं दृष्टं तात मया तदा । भवता पृच्छितं तात दृष्टमाश्चर्यमेव च
etadāścarya saṃjātaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tāta mayā tadā | bhavatā pṛcchitaṃ tāta dṛṣṭamāścaryameva ca
This marvel came to pass and was seen by me then, father; you asked, father, about the marvel that was seen.
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PdP 2 93.37
मया ख्यातं तवाग्रे वै सर्वसंदेहकारणम् । कथयस्व प्रसादाच्च प्रीयमाणेन चेतसा
mayā khyātaṃ tavāgre vai sarvasaṃdehakāraṇam | kathayasva prasādācca prīyamāṇena cetasā
By me it has been declared before you — the cause of all this doubt. Tell (it), out of your grace, with a well-pleased mind.
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PdP 2 93.38
विमानेनागतो योसौ स्त्रिया सार्द्धं द्विजोत्तम । दिव्यरूपधरो यस्तु स कस्तु कमलेक्षणः
vimānenāgato yosau striyā sārddhaṃ dvijottama | divyarūpadharo yastu sa kastu kamalekṣaṇaḥ
Who is he, O best of the twice-born, that came by aerial car together with a woman, bearing a divine form, the lotus-eyed one?
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PdP 2 93.39
का च नारी महाभाग महामांसं प्रभक्षति । स कश्चाप्यागतस्तात सा चैवाभ्येत्य भक्षति
kā ca nārī mahābhāga mahāmāṃsaṃ prabhakṣati | sa kaścāpyāgatastāta sā caivābhyetya bhakṣati
And who is the woman, O greatly fortunate one, who eats the great flesh? Who indeed was it that came, dear one, and who is she who comes up and eats?
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PdP 2 93.40
प्रहसेते तदा ते द्वे स्त्रियौ तात वदस्व नः । ऊचतुस्तौ तथा चान्ये देहिदेहीति वा पुनः
prahasete tadā te dve striyau tāta vadasva naḥ | ūcatustau tathā cānye dehidehīti vā punaḥ
And then those two women laughed—tell us, dear one; and those two spoke, and likewise others, again and again, 'Give! Give!'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 93.41
तेद्वेत्वं मे समाचक्ष्व महाभीषणके स्त्रियौ । एतन्मे संशयं तात छेत्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत
tedvetvaṃ me samācakṣva mahābhīṣaṇake striyau | etanme saṃśayaṃ tāta chettumarhasi suvrata
Explain to me those two exceedingly terrifying women; you ought to cut off this doubt of mine, dear one, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 93.42
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज विरराम स चांडजः । एवं पृष्टस्तृतीयेन विज्वलेनात्मजेन सः
evamuktvā mahārāja virarāma sa cāṃḍajaḥ | evaṃ pṛṣṭastṛtīyena vijvalenātmajena saḥ
Having spoken thus, O great king, that bird fell silent. Thus questioned by his third son, Vijvala, he
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 93.43
प्रोवाच सर्वं वृत्तांतं च्यवनस्यापि शृण्वतः
provāca sarvaṃ vṛttāṃtaṃ cyavanasyāpi śṛṇvataḥ
related the whole account, while Cyavana too was listening.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition