Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 97
PdP 2 97.1
कुंजल उवाच- एवमाकर्ण्य तां राजा मुनिना भाषितां तदा । धर्माधर्मगतिं सर्वां तं मुनिं समभाषत
kuṃjala uvāca- evamākarṇya tāṃ rājā muninā bhāṣitāṃ tadā | dharmādharmagatiṃ sarvāṃ taṃ muniṃ samabhāṣata
Kunjala said: Having thus heard the whole course of dharma and of what is contrary to dharma, spoken by the sage, the king then addressed that sage.
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PdP 2 97.2
सुबाहुरुवाच- सोहं धर्मं करिष्यामि सोहं पुण्यं द्विजोत्तम । वासुदेवं जगद्योनिं यजिष्ये नितरां मुने
subāhuruvāca- sohaṃ dharmaṃ kariṣyāmi sohaṃ puṇyaṃ dvijottama | vāsudevaṃ jagadyoniṃ yajiṣye nitarāṃ mune
Subahu said: I will do dharma, I will do meritorious deeds, O best of the twice-born; I will sacrifice constantly, O sage, to Vasudeva, the womb of the world.
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PdP 2 97.3
होमेन तु जपेनैव पूजयेन्मधुसूदनम् । यष्ट्वा यज्ञं तपस्तप्त्वा विष्णुलोकं स भूपतिः
homena tu japenaiva pūjayenmadhusūdanam | yaṣṭvā yajñaṃ tapastaptvā viṣṇulokaṃ sa bhūpatiḥ
And with oblation and with muttered prayer one should worship the slayer of Madhu. Having offered the sacrifice and performed austerity, that lord of the earth (came to) the world of Vishnu,
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PdP 2 97.4
पूजितः सर्वकामैश्च प्राप्तवान्सत्वरं मुदा । गते तस्मिन्महालोके देवदेवं न पश्यति
pūjitaḥ sarvakāmaiśca prāptavānsatvaraṃ mudā | gate tasminmahāloke devadevaṃ na paśyati
honoured and (furnished) with all his desires, he reached it swiftly and with joy; but when he had gone to that great world, he does not see the God of gods.
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PdP 2 97.5
क्षुधा जाता महातीव्रा तृष्णा चाति प्रवर्तते । तयोश्चापि महाप्राज्ञ जीवपीडाकरा बहु
kṣudhā jātā mahātīvrā tṛṣṇā cāti pravartate | tayoścāpi mahāprājña jīvapīḍākarā bahu
A very sharp hunger arose, and thirst too came on strongly; and of these two, O greatly wise one, much torment to the living being is caused.
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PdP 2 97.6
राजापि प्रियया सार्द्धं क्षुधातृष्णाप्रपीडितः । न पश्यति हृषीकेशं दुःखेन महतान्वितः
rājāpi priyayā sārddhaṃ kṣudhātṛṣṇāprapīḍitaḥ | na paśyati hṛṣīkeśaṃ duḥkhena mahatānvitaḥ
The king too, together with his beloved, sorely afflicted by hunger and thirst, does not see Hrishikesha, and is filled with great suffering.
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PdP 2 97.7
सूत उवाच- एवं स दुःखितो राजा प्रियया सह सत्तम । आकुल व्याकुलो जातः पीडितः क्षुधया भृशम्
sūta uvāca- evaṃ sa duḥkhito rājā priyayā saha sattama | ākula vyākulo jātaḥ pīḍitaḥ kṣudhayā bhṛśam
The Suta said: Thus that king, grieving together with his beloved, O best one, became agitated and distraught, sorely tormented by hunger.
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PdP 2 97.8
इतश्चेतश्च वेगैश्च धावते वसुधाधिपः । सर्वाभरणशोभांगो वस्त्रचंदनभूषितः
itaścetaśca vegaiśca dhāvate vasudhādhipaḥ | sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgo vastracaṃdanabhūṣitaḥ
Hither and thither with bursts of speed the lord of the earth runs, his limbs beautiful with all ornaments, adorned with garments and sandal paste,
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PdP 2 97.9
पुष्पमालाप्रशोभांगो हारकुंडलकंकणैः । रत्नदीप्तिप्रशोभांगः प्रययौ स महीपतिः
puṣpamālāpraśobhāṃgo hārakuṃḍalakaṃkaṇaiḥ | ratnadīptipraśobhāṃgaḥ prayayau sa mahīpatiḥ
his limbs radiant with flower garlands, with necklaces, earrings and bracelets, his limbs shining with the sparkle of jewels — so that lord of the earth went on.
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PdP 2 97.10
एवं दुःखसमाचारः स्तूयमानश्च पाठकैः । दुःखशोकसमाविष्टः स्वप्रियां वाक्यमब्रवीत्
evaṃ duḥkhasamācāraḥ stūyamānaśca pāṭhakaiḥ | duḥkhaśokasamāviṣṭaḥ svapriyāṃ vākyamabravīt
Thus faring in sorrow, though praised by reciters, filled with grief and sorrow, he spoke these words to his beloved:
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PdP 2 97.11
विष्णुलोकमहं प्राप्तस्त्वया सह सुशोभने । ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानोपि विमानेनापि भामिनि
viṣṇulokamahaṃ prāptastvayā saha suśobhane | ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānopi vimānenāpi bhāmini
"I have reached Viṣṇu's world together with you, O lovely one, praised even by sages, and even (borne) by a celestial car, O beautiful woman;
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PdP 2 97.12
कर्मणा केन मे चेयं क्षुधातीव प्रवर्द्धते । विष्णुलोकं च संप्राप्य न दृष्टो मधुसूदनः
karmaṇā kena me ceyaṃ kṣudhātīva pravarddhate | viṣṇulokaṃ ca saṃprāpya na dṛṣṭo madhusūdanaḥ
yet by what deed of mine does this hunger grow so excessively? And having reached Viṣṇu's world, Madhusūdana has not been seen (by me).
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PdP 2 97.13
तत्किं हि कारणं भद्रे न भुनज्मि महत्फलम् । कर्मणाथ निजेनापि एतद्दुःखं प्रवर्त्तते
tatkiṃ hi kāraṇaṃ bhadre na bhunajmi mahatphalam | karmaṇātha nijenāpi etadduḥkhaṃ pravarttate
So what indeed is the reason, good lady, that I do not enjoy the great fruit? Or is it by my own deed that this suffering comes about?"
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PdP 2 97.14
सैवं श्रुत्वा च तद्वाक्यं राजानमिदमब्रवीत्
saivaṃ śrutvā ca tadvākyaṃ rājānamidamabravīt
And she, having heard that speech of his, said this to the king:
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PdP 2 97.15
भार्योवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया राजन्नास्ति धर्मस्य वै फलम् । वेदशास्त्रपुराणेषु ये पठंति च ब्राह्मणाः
bhāryovāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā rājannāsti dharmasya vai phalam | vedaśāstrapurāṇeṣu ye paṭhaṃti ca brāhmaṇāḥ
The wife said: "What you have said is true, O king — there is indeed no fruit of dharma (for us). Those brahmins who recite in the Vedas, śāstras and purāṇas —
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PdP 2 97.16
दुःखशोकौ विधूयेह सर्वदोषैः प्रमुच्यते । नामोच्चारेण देवस्य विष्णोश्चैव सुचक्रिणः
duḥkhaśokau vidhūyeha sarvadoṣaiḥ pramucyate | nāmoccāreṇa devasya viṣṇoścaiva sucakriṇaḥ
— shaking off grief and sorrow here, one is released from all faults by the utterance of the name of the god Viṣṇu, the good bearer of the discus.
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PdP 2 97.17
पुण्यात्मानो महाभागा ध्यायमाना जनार्दनम् । त्वयैवाराधितो देवः शंखचक्रगदाधरः
puṇyātmāno mahābhāgā dhyāyamānā janārdanam | tvayaivārādhito devaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ
Those of meritorious soul, greatly blessed, meditate on Janārdana. By you alone was the god who bears conch, discus and mace worshipped.
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PdP 2 97.18
अन्नादिदानं विप्रेभ्यो न प्रदत्तं द्विजोदितम् । फलं तस्य प्रजानामि न दृष्टो मधुसूदनः
annādidānaṃ viprebhyo na pradattaṃ dvijoditam | phalaṃ tasya prajānāmi na dṛṣṭo madhusūdanaḥ
The gift of food and the rest to the brahmins, as enjoined by the twice-born, was not given; I know well the fruit of that: Madhusūdana has not been seen.
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PdP 2 97.19
क्षुधा मे बाधते राजंस्तृष्णा चैव प्रशोषयेत् । कुंजल उवाच- एवमुक्तस्तु प्रियया राजा चिंताकुलेंद्रियः
kṣudhā me bādhate rājaṃstṛṣṇā caiva praśoṣayet | kuṃjala uvāca- evamuktastu priyayā rājā ciṃtākuleṃdriyaḥ
Hunger torments me, O king, and thirst would dry (me) up." Kuñjala said: Addressed thus by his beloved, the king, his senses troubled with anxiety —
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PdP 2 97.20
ततो दृष्ट्वा महापुण्यमाश्रमं श्रमनाशनम् । दिव्यवृक्षसमाकीर्णं तडागैरुपशोभितम्
tato dṛṣṭvā mahāpuṇyamāśramaṃ śramanāśanam | divyavṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ taḍāgairupaśobhitam
then, seeing a most holy hermitage that destroys fatigue, strewn with divine trees, made beautiful by ponds,
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PdP 2 97.21
वापीकुंडतडागैश्च पुण्यतोयप्रपूरितैः । हंसकारंडवाकीर्णं कह्लारैरुपशोभितम्
vāpīkuṃḍataḍāgaiśca puṇyatoyaprapūritaiḥ | haṃsakāraṃḍavākīrṇaṃ kahlārairupaśobhitam
and with step-wells, tanks and ponds filled with holy water, crowded with geese and kāraṇḍava ducks, adorned with white water-lilies —
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PdP 2 97.22
आश्रमः शोभते पुत्र मुनिभिस्तत्त्ववेदिभिः । दिव्यवृक्षसमाकीर्णं मृगव्रातैश्च शोभितम्
āśramaḥ śobhate putra munibhistattvavedibhiḥ | divyavṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ mṛgavrātaiśca śobhitam
the hermitage shines, my son, with sages who know the truth; it is strewn with divine trees and made lovely by herds of deer,
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PdP 2 97.23
नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णं हृद्यगंधसमाकुलम् । द्विजसिद्धैः समाकीर्णमृषिशिष्यैः समाकुलम्
nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ hṛdyagaṃdhasamākulam | dvijasiddhaiḥ samākīrṇamṛṣiśiṣyaiḥ samākulam
strewn with many kinds of flowers, filled with pleasing fragrance, thronged with twice-born adepts, crowded with the pupils of sages,
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PdP 2 97.24
योगियोगेंद्र संघुष्टं देववृंदैरलंकृतम् । कदलीवनसंबाधैः सुफलैः परिशोभितम्
yogiyogeṃdra saṃghuṣṭaṃ devavṛṃdairalaṃkṛtam | kadalīvanasaṃbādhaiḥ suphalaiḥ pariśobhitam
resounding with yogins and lords of yogins, adorned with hosts of gods, beautified by dense plantain groves with fine fruit,
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PdP 2 97.25
नानावृक्षसमाकीर्णं सर्वकामसमन्वितम् । श्रीखंडैश्चारुगंधैश्च सुफलैः शोभितं सदा
nānāvṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ sarvakāmasamanvitam | śrīkhaṃḍaiścārugaṃdhaiśca suphalaiḥ śobhitaṃ sadā
strewn with many kinds of trees, furnished with all that one could desire, ever made beautiful by sandal trees of lovely fragrance and with fine fruits.
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PdP 2 97.26
एवं पुण्यं समाकीर्णं ब्रह्मलक्ष्मसमायुतम् । स सुबाहुस्ततो राजा तया सुप्रियया सह
evaṃ puṇyaṃ samākīrṇaṃ brahmalakṣmasamāyutam | sa subāhustato rājā tayā supriyayā saha
Such was the holy (grove), well filled, endowed with the marks of brahman; and then that king Subāhu, together with his dear wife,
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PdP 2 97.27
प्रविवेश महापुण्यं तद्वनं सर्वकामदम् । भासमानो दिशः सर्वा यत्रास्ते सूर्यसंनिभः
praviveśa mahāpuṇyaṃ tadvanaṃ sarvakāmadam | bhāsamāno diśaḥ sarvā yatrāste sūryasaṃnibhaḥ
entered that most holy forest, granting all desires, where, illumining all the quarters, one like the sun was seated —
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PdP 2 97.28
राजमानो महादीप्त्या परया सूर्यसंनिभः । योगासनसमारूढो योगपट्टेन संवृतः
rājamāno mahādīptyā parayā sūryasaṃnibhaḥ | yogāsanasamārūḍho yogapaṭṭena saṃvṛtaḥ
shining with great, supreme radiance, like the sun, seated in the yoga posture, bound with the yoga-band,
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PdP 2 97.29
वामदेवऋषिश्रेष्ठो वैष्णवानां वरस्तथा । ध्यायमानो हृषीकेशं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
vāmadevaṛṣiśreṣṭho vaiṣṇavānāṃ varastathā | dhyāyamāno hṛṣīkeśaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam
Vāmadeva, best of sages and foremost of the Vaiṣṇavas, meditating on Hṛṣīkeśa, the giver of enjoyment and liberation.
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PdP 2 97.30
वामदेवं महात्मानं तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिसत्तमम् । त्वरं गत्वा प्रणम्यैव स राजा प्रियया सह
vāmadevaṃ mahātmānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā munisattamam | tvaraṃ gatvā praṇamyaiva sa rājā priyayā saha
Seeing that great-souled Vāmadeva, the best of sages, the king went quickly, together with his beloved, and bowed down.
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PdP 2 97.31
वामदेवस्ततो दृष्ट्वा प्रणतं राजसत्तमम् । आशीर्भिरभिनंद्यैव राजानं प्रिययान्वितम्
vāmadevastato dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ rājasattamam | āśīrbhirabhinaṃdyaiva rājānaṃ priyayānvitam
Then Vāmadeva, seeing the best of kings bowed down, greeted the king, who was accompanied by his beloved, with blessings,
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PdP 2 97.32
उपवेश्यासने पुण्ये सुबाहुं राजसत्तमम् । आसनादि ततः पाद्यैरर्घपूजादिभिस्तथा
upaveśyāsane puṇye subāhuṃ rājasattamam | āsanādi tataḥ pādyairarghapūjādibhistathā
and having seated Subāhu, the best of kings, on a holy seat, then (honoured him) with a seat and the rest, with water for the feet, with the argha-offering, worship, and so on.
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PdP 2 97.33
मुनिना पूजितो भूपः प्रियया सह चागतः । अथ पप्रच्छ राजानं महाभागवतोत्तमम्
muninā pūjito bhūpaḥ priyayā saha cāgataḥ | atha papraccha rājānaṃ mahābhāgavatottamam
The king, who had come with his beloved, was honoured by the sage; then (the sage) questioned the king, the great one, foremost among the devotees (of Viṣṇu).
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PdP 2 97.34
वामदेव उवाच- त्वामहं विष्णुधर्मज्ञं विष्णुभक्तं नरोत्तमम् । जाने ज्ञानेन राजेंद्र दिव्येन चोलभूमिपम्
vāmadeva uvāca- tvāmahaṃ viṣṇudharmajñaṃ viṣṇubhaktaṃ narottamam | jāne jñānena rājeṃdra divyena colabhūmipam
Vāmadeva said: I know you, O lord of kings, knower of Viṣṇu's dharma, devotee of Viṣṇu, best of men, king of the Cola land, by divine knowledge.
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PdP 2 97.35
निरामयश्चागतोसि तार्क्ष्यया भार्यया सह । राजोवाच- निरामयश्चागतोऽस्मि प्राप्तो विष्णोः परं पदम्
nirāmayaścāgatosi tārkṣyayā bhāryayā saha | rājovāca- nirāmayaścāgato'smi prāpto viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam
And you have come free of affliction, together with Tārkṣyā your wife. The king said: I have come free of affliction; I have reached the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 97.36
मया हि परया भक्त्या देवदेवो जनार्दनः । आराधितो जगन्नाथो भक्तिप्रीतः सुरेश्वरम्
mayā hi parayā bhaktyā devadevo janārdanaḥ | ārādhito jagannātho bhaktiprītaḥ sureśvaram
For by me, with supreme devotion, the god of gods Janārdana, the lord of the world, was worshipped—the lord of the gods, pleased by devotion.
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PdP 2 97.37
कस्मात्पश्याम्यहं तात न देवं कमलापतिम् । क्षुधा मे बाधते तात तृष्णातीव सुदारुणा
kasmātpaśyāmyahaṃ tāta na devaṃ kamalāpatim | kṣudhā me bādhate tāta tṛṣṇātīva sudāruṇā
Why then, sir, do I not see the god, the husband of Kamalā? Hunger torments me, father, and thirst, exceedingly cruel.
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PdP 2 97.38
ताभ्यां शांतिं न गच्छाव सुखं विंदाव नैव च । एतन्मेकारणं दुःखं संजातं मुनिसत्तम
tābhyāṃ śāṃtiṃ na gacchāva sukhaṃ viṃdāva naiva ca | etanmekāraṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃjātaṃ munisattama
Because of these two we two find no peace, nor do we obtain any happiness. Tell me the cause of this suffering that has arisen, O best of sages.
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PdP 2 97.39
तन्मे त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि प्रसादात्सुमुखो भव । वामदेव उवाच- त्वं तु भक्तोसि राजेंद्र श्रीकृष्णस्य सदैव हि
tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ brūhi prasādātsumukho bhava | vāmadeva uvāca- tvaṃ tu bhaktosi rājeṃdra śrīkṛṣṇasya sadaiva hi
So tell me the cause; out of favour, be kindly disposed. Vāmadeva said: You, O lord of kings, are indeed always a devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.40
आराधितस्त्वया भक्त्या परया मधुसूदनः । भक्त्योपचारैः स्नानाद्यैर्गंधपुष्पादिभिस्तथा
ārādhitastvayā bhaktyā parayā madhusūdanaḥ | bhaktyopacāraiḥ snānādyairgaṃdhapuṣpādibhistathā
Madhusūdana was worshipped by you with supreme devotion, with the services of devotion—bathing and the rest, with perfumes, flowers and so on—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.41
न पूजितोऽथ नैवेद्यैः फलैश्च जगतांपतिः । दशमीं प्राप्य राजेंद्र त्वयैव च सदा कृतम्
na pūjito'tha naivedyaiḥ phalaiśca jagatāṃpatiḥ | daśamīṃ prāpya rājeṃdra tvayaiva ca sadā kṛtam
but the lord of the worlds was not worshipped with food-offerings and fruits. And on reaching the tenth (lunar day), O lord of kings, by you always was done
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.42
एकभक्तं न दत्तं तु ब्राह्मणाय सुभोजनम् । एकादशीं तु संप्राप्य न कृतं भोजनं त्वया
ekabhaktaṃ na dattaṃ tu brāhmaṇāya subhojanam | ekādaśīṃ tu saṃprāpya na kṛtaṃ bhojanaṃ tvayā
a single meal, but good food was not given to a brahmin; and on reaching the eleventh you did not take food,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.43
विष्णुमुद्दिश्य विप्राय न दत्तं भोजनं त्वया । अन्नं चामृतरूपेण पृथिव्यां संस्थितं सदा
viṣṇumuddiśya viprāya na dattaṃ bhojanaṃ tvayā | annaṃ cāmṛtarūpeṇa pṛthivyāṃ saṃsthitaṃ sadā
(yet) food was not given by you to a brahmin with Viṣṇu as the intended recipient. And food abides always on earth in the form of nectar;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.44
अन्नदानं विशेषेण कदा दत्तं न हि त्वया । ओषध्यश्च महाराज नानाभेदास्तु ताः शृणु
annadānaṃ viśeṣeṇa kadā dattaṃ na hi tvayā | oṣadhyaśca mahārāja nānābhedāstu tāḥ śṛṇu
the gift of food in particular was never given by you. And the plants, O great king—hear their many kinds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.45
कटु तिक्त कषायाश्च मधुराम्लाश्च क्षारकाः । हिंग्वाद्योपस्कराः सर्वे नानारूपाश्च भूपते
kaṭu tikta kaṣāyāśca madhurāmlāśca kṣārakāḥ | hiṃgvādyopaskarāḥ sarve nānārūpāśca bhūpate
pungent, bitter, and astringent, sweet and sour and saline, and all the seasonings beginning with asafoetida, of many forms, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.46
अमृताज्जज्ञिरे सर्वा ओषध्यः पुष्टिहेतवः । अन्नमेव सुसंस्कृत्य औषधव्यंजनान्वितम्
amṛtājjajñire sarvā oṣadhyaḥ puṣṭihetavaḥ | annameva susaṃskṛtya auṣadhavyaṃjanānvitam
All the plants, causes of nourishment, were born from nectar. Food itself, well prepared, provided with herbs and curries,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.47
देवेभ्यो विष्णुरूपेभ्य इति संकल्प्य दीयते । पितृभ्यो विष्णुरूपेभ्यो हस्ते च ब्राह्मणस्य हि
devebhyo viṣṇurūpebhya iti saṃkalpya dīyate | pitṛbhyo viṣṇurūpebhyo haste ca brāhmaṇasya hi
is given with the resolve, "to the gods, who have Viṣṇu's form"; and "to the fathers, who have Viṣṇu's form"—into the hand of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.48
अतिथिभ्यस्ततो दत्वा परिजनं प्रभोजयेत् । स्वयं तु भुंजते पश्चात्तदन्नममृतोपमम्
atithibhyastato datvā parijanaṃ prabhojayet | svayaṃ tu bhuṃjate paścāttadannamamṛtopamam
Then, having given to guests, one should feed the household; and afterwards one eats oneself that food which is like nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.49
प्रेत्य दुःखं न चैवास्ति तस्य सौख्यं तु भूपते । ब्राह्मणाः पितरो देवाः क्षत्ररूपाश्च भूपते
pretya duḥkhaṃ na caivāsti tasya saukhyaṃ tu bhūpate | brāhmaṇāḥ pitaro devāḥ kṣatrarūpāśca bhūpate
For him there is no suffering after death, but happiness, O lord of the earth. Brahmins are the fathers and the gods, and (so are) those in kṣatriya form, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.50
यथा हि कर्षकः कश्चित्सुकृषिं कुरुते सदा । तद्वन्मर्त्यः कृषिं कुर्यात्क्षेत्रे विप्रास्यके नृप
yathā hi karṣakaḥ kaścitsukṛṣiṃ kurute sadā | tadvanmartyaḥ kṛṣiṃ kuryātkṣetre viprāsyake nṛpa
Just as some farmer always does good ploughing, so, O king, should a mortal do his tilling in the field that is the brahmin's mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.51
स्वभावलांगलेनापि श्रद्धा शस्त्रेण भेदयेत् । वृषभौ तु मतौ नित्यं बुद्धिश्चैव तपस्तथा
svabhāvalāṃgalenāpi śraddhā śastreṇa bhedayet | vṛṣabhau tu matau nityaṃ buddhiścaiva tapastathā
With the plough that is one's own nature, he should break (the soil) with faith for a blade; and the two oxen are held to be always intelligence and austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.52
सत्यज्ञानानुभावीशः शुद्धात्मा तु प्रतोदकः । विप्रनाम्नि महाक्षेत्रे नमस्कारैर्विसर्जयेत्
satyajñānānubhāvīśaḥ śuddhātmā tu pratodakaḥ | vipranāmni mahākṣetre namaskārairvisarjayet
The lord who experiences truth and knowledge, the pure self, is the goad; in the great field named 'brahmin' he should release (the team) with salutations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.53
स्फोटयेत्कल्मषं नित्यं कृषिको हि यथा नृप । क्षेत्रस्य उद्यमे युक्तो विष्णुकामः प्रसादयेत्
sphoṭayetkalmaṣaṃ nityaṃ kṛṣiko hi yathā nṛpa | kṣetrasya udyame yukto viṣṇukāmaḥ prasādayet
He should break up his sin continually, just as a farmer does (the clods), O king; engaged in the labour of the field, desiring Viṣṇu, he should propitiate (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.54
तद्वद्वाक्यैः शुभैः पुण्यैर्विप्रांश्चापि प्रसादयेत् । पर्वतीर्थाप्तिकालश्च घनरूपोभिवर्षणे
tadvadvākyaiḥ śubhaiḥ puṇyairviprāṃścāpi prasādayet | parvatīrthāptikālaśca ghanarūpobhivarṣaṇe
In the same way he should propitiate the brahmins with auspicious, meritorious words — and (this at) the time of obtaining festival days and holy places, and when the cloud-formed (sky) rains down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.55
वप्तुकामो भवेत्क्षेत्री ततः क्षेत्रे प्रवापयेत् । तद्वद्भूपप्रसन्नाय विप्राय परिदीयते
vaptukāmo bhavetkṣetrī tataḥ kṣetre pravāpayet | tadvadbhūpaprasannāya viprāya paridīyate
The field-owner, wishing to sow, then has the field sown; likewise (a gift) is given over to a brahmin who is well disposed to the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.56
क्षेत्रस्य उप्तबीजस्य यथा क्षेत्री प्रभुंजति । फलमेव महाराज तथा दाता भुनक्ति च
kṣetrasya uptabījasya yathā kṣetrī prabhuṃjati | phalameva mahārāja tathā dātā bhunakti ca
As the owner of a field whose seed has been sown enjoys the fruit, just so, great king, does the giver enjoy (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.57
प्रेत्य चात्रैव नित्यं च तृप्तो भवति नान्यथा । ब्राह्मणाः पितरो देवाः क्षेत्ररूपा न संशयः
pretya cātraiva nityaṃ ca tṛpto bhavati nānyathā | brāhmaṇāḥ pitaro devāḥ kṣetrarūpā na saṃśayaḥ
After death and here as well he is always satisfied, and not otherwise; brahmins, the fathers, and the gods have the form of fields — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.58
मानवानां महाराज वापिताः प्रददंति च । फलमेवं न संदेहो यादृशं तादृशं ध्रुवम्
mānavānāṃ mahārāja vāpitāḥ pradadaṃti ca | phalamevaṃ na saṃdeho yādṛśaṃ tādṛśaṃ dhruvam
Great king, when sown they give men fruit; thus there is no doubt: of whatever sort (the seed), of that sort (the fruit) certainly is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.59
कटुकाद्धि न जायेत राजन्मधुर एव च । तद्वच्च मधुराख्याच्च न जायेत्कटुकः पुनः
kaṭukāddhi na jāyeta rājanmadhura eva ca | tadvacca madhurākhyācca na jāyetkaṭukaḥ punaḥ
For from a bitter (seed) a sweet one is not born, O king; and likewise from what is called sweet a bitter one is not born again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.60
यादृशं वपते बीजं तादृशं फलमश्नुते । न वापयति यः क्षेत्रं न स भुंजति तत्फलम्
yādṛśaṃ vapate bījaṃ tādṛśaṃ phalamaśnute | na vāpayati yaḥ kṣetraṃ na sa bhuṃjati tatphalam
Whatever sort of seed one sows, that sort of fruit one enjoys; he who does not have his field sown does not enjoy its fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.61
तद्वद्विप्राश्च देवाश्च पितरः क्षेत्ररूपिणः । दर्शयंति फलं राजन्दत्तस्यापि न संशयः
tadvadviprāśca devāśca pitaraḥ kṣetrarūpiṇaḥ | darśayaṃti phalaṃ rājandattasyāpi na saṃśayaḥ
So too brahmins, gods, and the fathers, having the form of fields, display the fruit of what has been given, O king — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.62
यादृशं हि कृतं कर्म त्वयैव च शुभाशुभम् । तादृशं भुंक्ष्व वै राजन्नन्यथा तन्न जायते
yādṛśaṃ hi kṛtaṃ karma tvayaiva ca śubhāśubham | tādṛśaṃ bhuṃkṣva vai rājannanyathā tanna jāyate
For whatever deed, good or bad, has been done by you yourself, just that enjoy, O king; otherwise it does not come to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.63
न पुरा देवविप्रेभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च कदाचन । मिष्टान्नपानमेवापि दत्तं सुमनसा तदा
na purā devaviprebhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca kadācana | miṣṭānnapānamevāpi dattaṃ sumanasā tadā
Never before was sweet food and drink given by you with a generous mind to the gods, the brahmins, and the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.64
सुभोज्यैर्भोजनैर्मृष्टैर्मधुरैश्चोष्यपेयकैः । सुभक्ष्यैरात्मना भुक्तं कस्मै दत्तं न च त्वया
subhojyairbhojanairmṛṣṭairmadhuraiścoṣyapeyakaiḥ | subhakṣyairātmanā bhuktaṃ kasmai dattaṃ na ca tvayā
With good foods, well-prepared and sweet dishes, with things to be sucked and drunk, with fine delicacies — you ate by yourself; and to whom was anything given by you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.65
स्वशरीरं त्वया पुष्टमन्नैरमृतसन्निभैः । यस्मात्कृतं महाराज तस्मात्क्षुधा प्रवर्तते
svaśarīraṃ tvayā puṣṭamannairamṛtasannibhaiḥ | yasmātkṛtaṃ mahārāja tasmātkṣudhā pravartate
Your own body was nourished by you with foods like nectar; because that was done, great king, therefore hunger sets in.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.66
कर्मैव कारणं राजन्नराणां सुखदुःखयोः । जन्ममृत्य्वोर्महाभाग भुंक्ष्व तत्कर्मणः फलम्
karmaiva kāraṇaṃ rājannarāṇāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | janmamṛtyvormahābhāga bhuṃkṣva tatkarmaṇaḥ phalam
Karma alone, O king, is the cause of men's pleasure and pain, of birth and death, O greatly fortunate one; enjoy the fruit of that karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.67
पूर्वेपि च महात्मानो दिवं प्राप्ताः स्वकर्मणा । पुनः प्रयाता भूर्लोकं कर्मणः क्षयकालतः
pūrvepi ca mahātmāno divaṃ prāptāḥ svakarmaṇā | punaḥ prayātā bhūrlokaṃ karmaṇaḥ kṣayakālataḥ
In former times too great souls attained heaven by their own deeds, and went again to the earthly world when the time came for that deed to be exhausted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.68
नलो भगीरथश्चैव विश्वामित्रो युधिष्ठिरः । कर्मणैव हि संप्राप्ताः स्वर्गं राजन्स्वकालतः
nalo bhagīrathaścaiva viśvāmitro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | karmaṇaiva hi saṃprāptāḥ svargaṃ rājansvakālataḥ
Nala, and Bhagīratha, Viśvāmitra, Yudhiṣṭhira — by deeds alone did they attain heaven, O king, each at his own time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.69
दिष्टं हि प्राक्तनं कर्म तेन दुःखं सुखं लभेत् । तदुल्लंघयितुं राजन्कः समर्थोपि हीश्वरः
diṣṭaṃ hi prāktanaṃ karma tena duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ labhet | tadullaṃghayituṃ rājankaḥ samarthopi hīśvaraḥ
For former karma is what is destined; by it one obtains pain and pleasure; who is able to overstep it, O king — even the Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.70
अथ तस्मान्नृपश्रेष्ठ स्वर्गतस्यापि तेऽभवत् । क्षुत्तृष्णासंभवो वेगस्ततो दुष्टं हि कर्म ते
atha tasmānnṛpaśreṣṭha svargatasyāpi te'bhavat | kṣuttṛṣṇāsaṃbhavo vegastato duṣṭaṃ hi karma te
Therefore, best of kings, even for you who have gone to heaven there arose the onset of hunger and thirst; for your karma was bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.71
यदि ते क्षुत्प्रतीकारो ह्यभीष्टो नृपसत्तम । तद्गत्वा भुंक्ष्व कायं स्वमानंदारण्यसंस्थितम्
yadi te kṣutpratīkāro hyabhīṣṭo nṛpasattama | tadgatvā bhuṃkṣva kāyaṃ svamānaṃdāraṇyasaṃsthitam
If a remedy for your hunger is desired, O best of kings, then go and eat your own body, which lies in the Ānanda forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.72
तव चेयं महाराज्ञी क्षुत्क्षामातीव दृश्यते । सुबाहुरुवाच- कियत्कालमिदं कर्म कर्तव्यं प्रियया सह
tava ceyaṃ mahārājñī kṣutkṣāmātīva dṛśyate | subāhuruvāca- kiyatkālamidaṃ karma kartavyaṃ priyayā saha
And this great queen of yours appears exceedingly wasted with hunger. Subāhu said: For how long must this act be performed together with my beloved?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.73
तन्मे ब्रूहि महाभागानुग्रहो दृश्यते कदा । कस्य दानेन किं पुण्यं द्रव्यस्य मुनिसत्तम
tanme brūhi mahābhāgānugraho dṛśyate kadā | kasya dānena kiṃ puṇyaṃ dravyasya munisattama
Tell me that, greatly fortunate one — when will favour be seen? By the gift of what substance does what merit (arise), O best of sages?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.74
तत्प्रब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ यदि तुष्टोसि सांप्रतम् । वामदेव उवाच- अन्नदानान्महासौख्यमुदकस्य महामते
tatprabrūhi mahāprājña yadi tuṣṭosi sāṃpratam | vāmadeva uvāca- annadānānmahāsaukhyamudakasya mahāmate
So declare it, greatly wise one, if you are now pleased. Vāmadeva said: From the gift of food (comes) great ease, and (from the gift) of water, O great-minded one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.75
भुंजंति मर्त्याः स्वर्गं वै पीड्यंते नैव पातकैः । यदा दानं न दत्तं तु भवेदपि हि मानवैः
bhuṃjaṃti martyāḥ svargaṃ vai pīḍyaṃte naiva pātakaiḥ | yadā dānaṃ na dattaṃ tu bhavedapi hi mānavaiḥ
mortals enjoy heaven indeed, and are not afflicted by sins. But when a gift has not been given by men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.76
मृत्युकालेपि संप्राप्ते दानं सर्वे ददंति च । आदावेव प्रदातव्यमन्नं चोदकसंयुतम्
mṛtyukālepi saṃprāpte dānaṃ sarve dadaṃti ca | ādāveva pradātavyamannaṃ codakasaṃyutam
even when the hour of death has arrived, all do give a gift. At the very outset food together with water should be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.77
सुच्छत्रोपानहौ दद्याज्जलपात्रं सुशोभनम् । भूमिं सुकांचनं धेनुमष्टौ दानानि योऽर्पयेत्
succhatropānahau dadyājjalapātraṃ suśobhanam | bhūmiṃ sukāṃcanaṃ dhenumaṣṭau dānāni yo'rpayet
He should give a good parasol and sandals, and a fine water-vessel; land, good gold, a milk-cow — whoever bestows these eight gifts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.78
स्वर्गे न जायते तस्य क्षुधातृष्णादिसंभवः । क्षुधा न बाधते राजन्नन्नदानात्स तृप्तिमान्
svarge na jāyate tasya kṣudhātṛṣṇādisaṃbhavaḥ | kṣudhā na bādhate rājannannadānātsa tṛptimān
for him there arises in heaven no occurrence of hunger, thirst and the like. Hunger does not trouble (him), O king; from the gift of food he is satisfied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.79
तृष्णा तीव्रा नहि स्याद्वै तृप्तो भवति सर्वदा । पादुकायाः प्रदानेन च्छत्रदानेन भूपते
tṛṣṇā tīvrā nahi syādvai tṛpto bhavati sarvadā | pādukāyāḥ pradānena cchatradānena bhūpate
Sharp thirst will not indeed occur; he is always content. By the gift of sandals and by the gift of a parasol, O lord of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.80
छायामाप्नोति दाता वै वाहनं च नृपोत्तम । उपानहप्रदानेन अन्यदेवं वदाम्यहम्
chāyāmāpnoti dātā vai vāhanaṃ ca nṛpottama | upānahapradānena anyadevaṃ vadāmyaham
the giver obtains shade, and a vehicle too, O best of kings, by the gift of shoes. I shall tell you yet another thing thus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.81
भूमिदानान्महाभाग सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात् । गोदानेन महाराज रसैः पुष्टो भवेत्सदा
bhūmidānānmahābhāga sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt | godānena mahārāja rasaiḥ puṣṭo bhavetsadā
From the gift of land, greatly fortunate one, one would obtain all desires; by the gift of a cow, great king, one would always be nourished with savours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.82
सर्वान्भोगान्प्रभुंजानः स्वर्गलोके वसेन्नरः । तृप्तो भवति वै दाता गोदानेन न संशयः
sarvānbhogānprabhuṃjānaḥ svargaloke vasennaraḥ | tṛpto bhavati vai dātā godānena na saṃśayaḥ
Enjoying all pleasures, a man would dwell in the world of heaven; the giver becomes satisfied by the gift of a cow — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.83
नीरुजः सुखसंपन्नः संतुष्टस्तु धनान्वितः । कांचनेन सुवर्णस्तु जायते नात्र संशयः
nīrujaḥ sukhasaṃpannaḥ saṃtuṣṭastu dhanānvitaḥ | kāṃcanena suvarṇastu jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Free from disease, endowed with happiness, content and possessed of wealth; by (the gift of) gold he is born of fine colour — here there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.84
श्रीमांश्च रूपवांस्त्यागी रत्नभोक्ता भवेन्नरः । मृत्युकाले तु संप्राप्ते तिलदानं प्रयच्छति
śrīmāṃśca rūpavāṃstyāgī ratnabhoktā bhavennaraḥ | mṛtyukāle tu saṃprāpte tiladānaṃ prayacchati
And a man becomes prosperous, handsome, generous, an enjoyer of jewels. But when the hour of death has arrived, (if) he bestows the gift of sesame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.85
सर्वभोगपतिर्भूत्वा विष्णुलोकं प्रयाति सः । एवं दानविशेषेण प्राप्यते परमं सुखम्
sarvabhogapatirbhūtvā viṣṇulokaṃ prayāti saḥ | evaṃ dānaviśeṣeṇa prāpyate paramaṃ sukham
having become lord of all enjoyments, he goes to Viṣṇu's world. Thus by the particular gift the highest happiness is obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.86
गोदानं भूमिदानं तु अन्नोदके च वै त्वया । जीवमानेन राजेंद्र न दत्तं ब्राह्मणाय वै
godānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ tu annodake ca vai tvayā | jīvamānena rājeṃdra na dattaṃ brāhmaṇāya vai
But the gift of a cow, the gift of land, and food and water — these were not given by you to a brahmin, O lord of kings, while you were alive;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.87
मृत्युकालेपि नो दत्तं तस्मात्क्षुधा प्रवर्तते । एतत्ते कारणं प्रोक्तं जातं कर्मवशानुगम्
mṛtyukālepi no dattaṃ tasmātkṣudhā pravartate | etatte kāraṇaṃ proktaṃ jātaṃ karmavaśānugam
nor were they given even at the hour of death — therefore hunger arises. This cause has been declared to you, arising in accordance with the power of karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.88
यादृशं तु कृतं कर्म तादृशं परिभुज्यते । सुबाहुरुवाच- कथं क्षुधा प्रशांतिं मे प्रयाति मुनिसत्तम
yādṛśaṃ tu kṛtaṃ karma tādṛśaṃ paribhujyate | subāhuruvāca- kathaṃ kṣudhā praśāṃtiṃ me prayāti munisattama
Whatever sort of deed has been done, of that sort is (its fruit) enjoyed. Subāhu said: How will my hunger come to cessation, O best of sages?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.89
अनया शोषितः कायो ह्यतीव परिदूयते । क्षुधां प्रति द्विजश्रेष्ठ प्रायश्चित्तं वदस्व नौः
anayā śoṣitaḥ kāyo hyatīva paridūyate | kṣudhāṃ prati dvijaśreṣṭha prāyaścittaṃ vadasva nauḥ
By it (this hunger) the body is dried up and pains (me) exceedingly. Regarding hunger, O best of the twice-born, tell us two an expiation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.90
कर्मणश्चास्यघोरस्य यथा शांतिर्भवेन्मम । वामदेव उवाच- प्रायश्चित्तं न चैवास्ति ऋतेभोगान्नृपोत्तम
karmaṇaścāsyaghorasya yathā śāṃtirbhavenmama | vāmadeva uvāca- prāyaścittaṃ na caivāsti ṛtebhogānnṛpottama
"(Tell me) how there may be appeasement for me of this terrible deed." Vāmadeva said: "There is no expiation, O best of kings, apart from undergoing (the fruit)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.91
कर्मणोस्य फलं सर्वं भवान्स्वस्थः प्रभोक्ष्यति । यत्र ते पतितः कायः प्रियायाश्चैव भूपते
karmaṇosya phalaṃ sarvaṃ bhavānsvasthaḥ prabhokṣyati | yatra te patitaḥ kāyaḥ priyāyāścaiva bhūpate
You yourself, while alive and whole, shall consume the entire fruit of this deed, there where your body has fallen, and your beloved's too, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.92
युवाभ्यां हि प्रगंतव्यमितश्चैव न संशयः । उभाभ्यामपि भोक्तव्यं कायमक्षयमेव तत्
yuvābhyāṃ hi pragaṃtavyamitaścaiva na saṃśayaḥ | ubhābhyāmapi bhoktavyaṃ kāyamakṣayameva tat
For from here you two must go — of that there is no doubt — and by both of you that body is to be eaten, and it is indeed inexhaustible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.93
स्वंस्वं राजन्न संदेहस्त्वया वै प्रियया सह । राजोवाच- कियत्कालं प्रभोक्तव्यं मयैवं प्रियया सह
svaṃsvaṃ rājanna saṃdehastvayā vai priyayā saha | rājovāca- kiyatkālaṃ prabhoktavyaṃ mayaivaṃ priyayā saha
Each his own, O king — there is no doubt — by you together with your beloved. The king said: "For how long must I eat in this way together with my beloved?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.94
तदादिश महाभाग प्रमाणं तद्वचो मम । वामदेव उवाच- वासुदेव महास्तोत्रं महापातकनाशनम्
tadādiśa mahābhāga pramāṇaṃ tadvaco mama | vāmadeva uvāca- vāsudeva mahāstotraṃ mahāpātakanāśanam
So instruct me, greatly fortunate one; that word of yours is the authority for me. Vāmadeva said: "The great hymn to Vāsudeva, which destroys the great sins —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.95
यदा त्वं श्रोष्यसे पुण्यं तदा मोक्षं प्रयास्यसि । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं गच्छ राजन्प्रभुंक्ष्वहि
yadā tvaṃ śroṣyase puṇyaṃ tadā mokṣaṃ prayāsyasi | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ gaccha rājanprabhuṃkṣvahi
when you hear that meritorious (hymn), then you shall attain release. All this has been declared to you; go, O king, and eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.96
एवं श्रुत्वा ततो राजा भार्यया सह वै पुनः । स्वशरीरस्य वै मांसं भक्षते प्रियया सह
evaṃ śrutvā tato rājā bhāryayā saha vai punaḥ | svaśarīrasya vai māṃsaṃ bhakṣate priyayā saha
Having heard this, the king then again, along with his wife, ate the flesh of his own body together with his beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.97
नित्यमेव महाप्राज्ञ तद्वत्पूर्णं भवेद्वपुः । नित्यं प्रभक्षते राजा राज्ञी तस्य च पुत्रक
nityameva mahāprājña tadvatpūrṇaṃ bhavedvapuḥ | nityaṃ prabhakṣate rājā rājñī tasya ca putraka
Constantly, O greatly wise one, and just so the body would become full (again); the king eats it continually, and his queen too, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.98
यथायथा च राजा च भक्षते च कलेवरम् । हसेते वै सदा नार्यौ तयोर्भावं वदाम्यहम्
yathāyathā ca rājā ca bhakṣate ca kalevaram | hasete vai sadā nāryau tayorbhāvaṃ vadāmyaham
And however much the king eats the body, the two women always laugh; I shall tell (you) their disposition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.99
प्रज्ञा सार्द्धं महासाध्वी चरित्रं तस्य भूपतेः । हास्यं हि कुरुते नित्यं तस्य श्रद्धानपायिनी
prajñā sārddhaṃ mahāsādhvī caritraṃ tasya bhūpateḥ | hāsyaṃ hi kurute nityaṃ tasya śraddhānapāyinī
Prajñā, together with the greatly virtuous one (Śraddhā), constantly makes mockery of the conduct of that king — she, the Faith that does not depart from him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.100
प्रज्ञया प्रेर्यमाणेन न दत्तं श्रद्धयान्वितम् । ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुसंकल्प्य अन्नमुद्दिश्य वैष्णवे
prajñayā preryamāṇena na dattaṃ śraddhayānvitam | brāhmaṇebhyaḥ susaṃkalpya annamuddiśya vaiṣṇave
Though urged by Prajñā, he gave nothing accompanied by faith — no food to brahmins, duly resolved upon and designated for a Vaiṣṇava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.101
एवं स भक्षते मांसं स्वस्य कायस्य नित्यदा । योषिदप्यात्मकायं च रसैश्चामृतसन्निभैः
evaṃ sa bhakṣate māṃsaṃ svasya kāyasya nityadā | yoṣidapyātmakāyaṃ ca rasaiścāmṛtasannibhaiḥ
Thus he eats the flesh of his own body every day, and the woman too (eats) her own body, with juices resembling nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.102
ततो वर्षशतांते तु वामदेवं महामुनिम् । स्मृत्वा स गर्हयामास आत्मानं प्रति सुव्रत
tato varṣaśatāṃte tu vāmadevaṃ mahāmunim | smṛtvā sa garhayāmāsa ātmānaṃ prati suvrata
Then, at the end of a hundred years, remembering the great sage Vāmadeva, he began to reproach himself, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.103
न दत्तं पितृदेवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यः कदा मया । न दत्तमतिथिभ्यो हि वृद्धेभ्यश्च विशेषतः
na dattaṃ pitṛdevebhyo brāhmaṇebhyaḥ kadā mayā | na dattamatithibhyo hi vṛddhebhyaśca viśeṣataḥ
"Never did I give to the fathers and the gods, nor to brahmins; nor did I give to guests, and especially not to the aged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.104
दीनेभ्यो हि न दत्तं च कृपया चातुराय च । एवं स भुंक्ते स्वं मांसं गर्हयन्स्वीय कर्म च
dīnebhyo hi na dattaṃ ca kṛpayā cāturāya ca | evaṃ sa bhuṃkte svaṃ māṃsaṃ garhayansvīya karma ca
Nor did I give to the wretched out of compassion, nor to the sick." Thus he eats his own flesh, reproaching his own deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.105
एवं स्वमांसं भुंजानं सुबाहुं प्रियया सह । हसेते च तदा दृष्ट्वा प्रज्ञा श्रद्धा च द्वे स्त्रियौ
evaṃ svamāṃsaṃ bhuṃjānaṃ subāhuṃ priyayā saha | hasete ca tadā dṛṣṭvā prajñā śraddhā ca dve striyau
Seeing Subāhu thus eating his own flesh together with his beloved, the two women, Prajñā and Śraddhā, then laugh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.106
तस्य कर्मविपाकस्य शुभात्मा हसते नृप । मम संगप्रसंगेन न दत्तं पापचेतन
tasya karmavipākasya śubhātmā hasate nṛpa | mama saṃgaprasaṃgena na dattaṃ pāpacetana
At that ripening of his deeds the good-natured one (Śraddhā) laughs, O king: "Even when you were in company with me, you gave nothing, O sinful-minded one!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.107
प्रज्ञा च वचनैस्तैस्तु राजानं हसते पुनः । क्वगतोसौ महामोहो येन त्वं मोहितो नृप
prajñā ca vacanaistaistu rājānaṃ hasate punaḥ | kvagatosau mahāmoho yena tvaṃ mohito nṛpa
And Prajñā too, with those words, laughs at the king again: "Where has that great delusion gone, by which you were deluded, O king?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.108
लोभेन मोहयुक्तेन तमोगर्ते निपात्यते । तत्रापतित्वा मामैव पतितं दुःखसंकटे
lobhena mohayuktena tamogarte nipātyate | tatrāpatitvā māmaiva patitaṃ duḥkhasaṃkaṭe
By greed joined with delusion one is flung into the pit of darkness; having fallen there, you have fallen into the strait of suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.109
दानमार्गं परित्यज्य लोभमार्गं गतो नृप । भार्यया सह भुंक्ष्व त्वं व्यापितः क्षुधया भृशम्
dānamārgaṃ parityajya lobhamārgaṃ gato nṛpa | bhāryayā saha bhuṃkṣva tvaṃ vyāpitaḥ kṣudhayā bhṛśam
Abandoning the path of giving, you took the path of greed, O king; now eat together with your wife, tormented severely by hunger."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.110
एवं तं हसते प्रज्ञा सुबाहुं प्रिययान्वितम् । एतद्धि कारणं सर्वं तयोर्हासस्य पुत्रक
evaṃ taṃ hasate prajñā subāhuṃ priyayānvitam | etaddhi kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ tayorhāsasya putraka
In this way Wisdom laughs at him, at Subāhu together with his beloved; this, my son, is the whole reason for the laughter of those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.111
भक्ष्यमाणस्य भूपस्य देहं स्वं दुःखिते तदा । ऊचतुर्देहिदेहीति याच्यमानः सदैव हि
bhakṣyamāṇasya bhūpasya dehaṃ svaṃ duḥkhite tadā | ūcaturdehidehīti yācyamānaḥ sadaiva hi
While the king's own body was being devoured, then, when he was in distress, the two (women) said, "Give! Give!" — and he was thus begged from continually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 97.112
क्षुधातृष्णामहाप्राज्ञ भीमरूपे भयानके । पयसा मिश्रितं भक्षं याचेते नृपतीश्वरम्
kṣudhātṛṣṇāmahāprājña bhīmarūpe bhayānake | payasā miśritaṃ bhakṣaṃ yācete nṛpatīśvaram
Hunger and Thirst, O greatly wise one, dreadful of form and terrifying, beg the lord of kings for food mixed with milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.113
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम् । अन्यत्किं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तद्वदस्व महामते
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yattvayā paripṛcchitam | anyatkiṃ te pravakṣyāmi tadvadasva mahāmate
All this that you asked about has been told to you. What else shall I declare to you? Say it, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 97.114
विज्वल उवाच- वासुदेवाभिधानं तत्स्तोत्रं कथय मे पितः । येन मोक्षं व्रजेद्राजा तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
vijvala uvāca- vāsudevābhidhānaṃ tatstotraṃ kathaya me pitaḥ | yena mokṣaṃ vrajedrājā tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
Vijvala said: Tell me, father, that hymn called "Vāsudeva," by which the king may reach liberation, that supreme station of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition