Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 14
PdP 3 14.1
नारद उवाच- नर्मदा तु नदीश्रेष्ठा पुण्या पुण्यतमा त्रिषु । मुनिभिस्तु महाभागैर्विभक्ता धर्मकांक्षिभिः
nārada uvāca- narmadā tu nadīśreṣṭhā puṇyā puṇyatamā triṣu | munibhistu mahābhāgairvibhaktā dharmakāṃkṣibhiḥ
Nārada said: The Narmadā is the best of rivers, holy, most holy among the three (worlds); and it was divided up by greatly blessed sages desirous of dharma.
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PdP 3 14.2
यज्ञोपवीतमात्राणि प्रविभक्तानि पांडव । तेषु स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yajñopavītamātrāṇi pravibhaktāni pāṃḍava | teṣu snātvā tu rājeṃdra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
The divisions made are (each) merely the measure of a sacred thread, O Pāṇḍava; and having bathed in them, O lord of kings, one is released from all sins.
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PdP 3 14.3
जलेश्वरं च यत्तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तस्योत्पत्तिं कथयतः शृणु पांडवनंदन
jaleśvaraṃ ca yattīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | tasyotpattiṃ kathayataḥ śṛṇu pāṃḍavanaṃdana
And as for the ford called Jaleśvara, famed in the three worlds — hear its origin as I tell it, O delight of the Pāṇḍavas.
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PdP 3 14.4
पुरा मुनिगणाः सर्वे सेन्द्राश्चैव मरुद्गणाः । स्तुवंति ते महात्मानं देवदेवं महेश्वरम्
purā munigaṇāḥ sarve sendrāścaiva marudgaṇāḥ | stuvaṃti te mahātmānaṃ devadevaṃ maheśvaram
Formerly all the hosts of sages, and the Marut hosts together with Indra, were praising that great-souled one, Maheśvara, the god of gods.
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PdP 3 14.5
स्तुवमानास्तु संप्राप्ता यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । विज्ञापयंति देवेशं सेंद्राश्चैव मरुद्गणाः । भयोद्विग्नान्विरूपाक्ष परित्रायस्व नः प्रभो
stuvamānāstu saṃprāptā yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | vijñāpayaṃti deveśaṃ seṃdrāścaiva marudgaṇāḥ | bhayodvignānvirūpākṣa paritrāyasva naḥ prabho
Praising him, they arrived where the god Maheśvara was; and the Marut hosts with Indra made known (their plight) to the lord of gods: "O misshapen-eyed one, save us, who are agitated with fear, O lord!"
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PdP 3 14.6
ईश्वर उवाच-। स्वागतं तु मुनिश्रेष्ठाः किमर्थमिह चागताः । किं दुःखं कोऽनुसंतापः कुतो वा भयमागतम्
īśvara uvāca-| svāgataṃ tu muniśreṣṭhāḥ kimarthamiha cāgatāḥ | kiṃ duḥkhaṃ ko'nusaṃtāpaḥ kuto vā bhayamāgatam
Īśvara said: Welcome, O best of sages; for what purpose have you come here? What is the sorrow, what the affliction, or from where has fear come?
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PdP 3 14.7
कथयध्वं महाभागा एतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् । एवमुक्तास्तु रुद्रेणाकथयन्नमितव्रताः
kathayadhvaṃ mahābhāgā etadicchāmi veditum | evamuktāstu rudreṇākathayannamitavratāḥ
Tell (me), O greatly blessed ones; this I wish to know. Thus addressed by Rudra, those of boundless vows spoke.
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PdP 3 14.8
ऋषय ऊचुः-। अपि घोरो महावीर्यो दानवो बलदर्पितः । बाणो नामेति विख्यातो यस्य वै त्रिपुरं पुरम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| api ghoro mahāvīryo dānavo baladarpitaḥ | bāṇo nāmeti vikhyāto yasya vai tripuraṃ puram
The sages said: There is indeed a terrible dānava of great might, proud of his strength, well known by the name Bāṇa, whose city is Tripura.
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PdP 3 14.9
गगने तु वसद्दिव्यं भ्रमते तस्य तेजसा । तस्माद्भीता विरूपाक्ष त्वामेव शरणं गताः
gagane tu vasaddivyaṃ bhramate tasya tejasā | tasmādbhītā virūpākṣa tvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
Dwelling in the sky, that divine (city) wanders by his power. Frightened of him, O misshapen-eyed one, we have come to you alone for refuge.
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PdP 3 14.10
त्रायस्व महतो दुःखाद्देवत्वं हि परा गतिः । एवं प्रसादं देवेश सर्वेषां कर्तुमर्हसि
trāyasva mahato duḥkhāddevatvaṃ hi parā gatiḥ | evaṃ prasādaṃ deveśa sarveṣāṃ kartumarhasi
Save (us) from this great sorrow; for godhood is the highest resort. Thus, O lord of gods, you ought to show favor to us all.
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PdP 3 14.11
येन देवाः सुप्रसन्नाः सुखमेधंति शंकर । परां निर्वृतिमायांति तत्प्रभो कर्तुमर्हसि
yena devāḥ suprasannāḥ sukhamedhaṃti śaṃkara | parāṃ nirvṛtimāyāṃti tatprabho kartumarhasi
“By which the gods, well pleased, may thrive in happiness, O Śaṃkara, and reach the highest peace — that, O Lord, you ought to do.”
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PdP 3 14.12
देव उवाच-। एतत्सर्वं करिष्यामि मा विषादं करिष्यथ । अचिरेणैव कालेन कुर्यां युष्मत्सुखावहम्
deva uvāca-| etatsarvaṃ kariṣyāmi mā viṣādaṃ kariṣyatha | acireṇaiva kālena kuryāṃ yuṣmatsukhāvaham
The god said: “All this I shall do; do not grieve. In no long time I shall do what brings you happiness.”
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PdP 3 14.13
आश्वासयित्वा तान्सर्वान्नर्मदातटमास्थितः । चिंतयामास सर्वेशस्तद्वधं प्रति पांडव
āśvāsayitvā tānsarvānnarmadātaṭamāsthitaḥ | ciṃtayāmāsa sarveśastadvadhaṃ prati pāṃḍava
Having reassured them all, the Lord of all, stationed on the bank of the Narmadā, pondered upon his slaying, O Pāṇḍava.
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PdP 3 14.14
कथं केन प्रकारेण हंतव्यस्त्रिपुरो मया । एवं संचिंत्य भगवान्नारदं स्मरते तदा । स्मरणादेव संप्राप्तो नारदः समुपस्थितः
kathaṃ kena prakāreṇa haṃtavyastripuro mayā | evaṃ saṃciṃtya bhagavānnāradaṃ smarate tadā | smaraṇādeva saṃprāpto nāradaḥ samupasthitaḥ
“How, by what means, is Tripura to be slain by me?” Thinking thus, the Lord then called Nārada to mind; and by that very recollection Nārada arrived and stood present.
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PdP 3 14.15
नारद उवाच-। आज्ञापय महादेव किमर्थं संस्मृतो ह्यहम् । किं कार्यं तु मया देव कर्तव्यं कथयस्व मे
nārada uvāca-| ājñāpaya mahādeva kimarthaṃ saṃsmṛto hyaham | kiṃ kāryaṃ tu mayā deva kartavyaṃ kathayasva me
Nārada said: “Command me, Mahādeva, for what purpose have I been remembered? What task is to be done by me, O god? Tell me.”
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PdP 3 14.16
ईश्वर उवाच-। गच्छ नारद तत्रैव यत्र तत्त्रिपुरं पुरम् । बाणस्य दानवेन्द्रस्य शीघ्रं गच्छाथ तत्कुरु
īśvara uvāca-| gaccha nārada tatraiva yatra tattripuraṃ puram | bāṇasya dānavendrasya śīghraṃ gacchātha tatkuru
The Lord said: “Go, Nārada, to that very place where that city Tripura is, (the city) of Bāṇa, the lord of the Dānavas; go quickly, then, and do this.
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PdP 3 14.17
भर्तारो देवताभाश्च स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः । तासां वै तेजसा विप्र भ्रमते त्रिपुरं दिवि
bhartāro devatābhāśca striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ | tāsāṃ vai tejasā vipra bhramate tripuraṃ divi
“(There) the husbands are like gods and the women like apsarases; by the power of those women, O brahmin, Tripura moves about in the sky.
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PdP 3 14.18
तत्र गत्वा तु विप्रेंद्र मंत्रमन्यं प्रचोदय । देवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनिस्त्वरितविक्रमः
tatra gatvā tu vipreṃdra maṃtramanyaṃ pracodaya | devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā munistvaritavikramaḥ
“Having gone there, O best of brahmins, set some other counsel in motion.” Having heard the god's word, the sage, of swift stride,
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PdP 3 14.19
स्त्रीणां हृदयनाशाय प्रविष्टस्तं पुरं प्रति । शोभते तत्पुरं दिव्यं नानारत्नोपशोभितम्
strīṇāṃ hṛdayanāśāya praviṣṭastaṃ puraṃ prati | śobhate tatpuraṃ divyaṃ nānāratnopaśobhitam
entered that city in order to destroy the hearts of the women. That divine city shone, adorned with jewels of many kinds,
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PdP 3 14.20
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं ततो द्विगुणमायतम् । ततः पश्यति तत्रैव बाणं तु बलदर्पितम्
śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ tato dviguṇamāyatam | tataḥ paśyati tatraiva bāṇaṃ tu baladarpitam
a hundred yojanas broad and twice that in length. Then, right there, he sees Bāṇa, proud of his strength,
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PdP 3 14.21
मालाकुंडलकेयूरैर्मुकुटेन विराजितम् । हाररत्नैश्च संछन्नं चंद्रकांतिविभूषितम्
mālākuṃḍalakeyūrairmukuṭena virājitam | hāraratnaiśca saṃchannaṃ caṃdrakāṃtivibhūṣitam
resplendent with garlands, earrings, armlets and a crown, covered with necklaces and gems, adorned with the radiance of the moon.
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PdP 3 14.22
ललनास्तस्य रत्नाढ्याः नराः कनकमंडिताः । उत्थितो नारदं दृष्ट्वा दानवेंद्रो महाबलः
lalanāstasya ratnāḍhyāḥ narāḥ kanakamaṃḍitāḥ | utthito nāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā dānaveṃdro mahābalaḥ
His women were rich in jewels, his men decked with gold. Seeing Nārada, the mighty lord of the Dānavas rose up.
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PdP 3 14.23
बाण उवाच-। स देवर्षिः स्वयं प्राप्तो मद्गृहं प्रति संप्रति । अर्घं पाद्यं यथान्यायं क्रियतां द्विजसत्तम
bāṇa uvāca-| sa devarṣiḥ svayaṃ prāpto madgṛhaṃ prati saṃprati | arghaṃ pādyaṃ yathānyāyaṃ kriyatāṃ dvijasattama
Bāṇa said: “That divine sage has himself come to my house just now. Let the water of welcome and the water for the feet be offered as is proper, for the best of the twice-born.
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PdP 3 14.24
चिरात्समागतो विप्र स्थीयतामिदमासनम् । एवं संभावयित्वा तु नारदं समुपस्थितम्
cirātsamāgato vipra sthīyatāmidamāsanam | evaṃ saṃbhāvayitvā tu nāradaṃ samupasthitam
“After a long time you have come, brahmin; be seated on this seat.” Having thus honoured Nārada who stood present,
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PdP 3 14.25
तस्य भार्या महादेवी अनौपम्या तु नामतः
tasya bhāryā mahādevī anaupamyā tu nāmataḥ
his wife, the great queen, Anaupamyā by name (spoke).
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PdP 3 14.26
अनौपम्योवाच-। भगवन्मानुषे लोके देवास्तुष्यंति केन वै । व्रतेन नियमेनापि दानेन तपसाथवा
anaupamyovāca-| bhagavanmānuṣe loke devāstuṣyaṃti kena vai | vratena niyamenāpi dānena tapasāthavā
Anaupamyā said: “Reverend one, in the world of men, by what are the gods pleased — by a vow, or by restraint, or by a gift, or by austerity?”
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PdP 3 14.27
नारद उवाच-। तिलधेनुं च यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । ससागरा नवद्वीपा दत्ता भवति मेदिनी
nārada uvāca-| tiladhenuṃ ca yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe vedapārage | sasāgarā navadvīpā dattā bhavati medinī
Nārada said: “Whoever gives a cow made of sesame to a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas, by him the earth with its oceans and nine continents has (in effect) been given.
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PdP 3 14.28
सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर्विमानैः सर्वकामिकैः । मोदते चाक्षयं कालं सुचिरं कृतशासनः
sūryakoṭipratīkāśairvimānaiḥ sarvakāmikaiḥ | modate cākṣayaṃ kālaṃ suciraṃ kṛtaśāsanaḥ
“And he rejoices for an imperishable, very long time in celestial cars that shine like ten million suns and fulfil every wish, holding sway (there).
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PdP 3 14.29
आम्रातककपित्थानि कदलीवनमेव च । कदंब चंपकाशोका अनेक विविधद्रुमाः
āmrātakakapitthāni kadalīvanameva ca | kadaṃba caṃpakāśokā aneka vividhadrumāḥ
“Hog-plums and wood-apples, and a grove of plantains too, kadamba, campaka and aśoka trees, many and various trees (are there).
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PdP 3 14.30
अष्टमी च चतुर्थी च द्वादशी च तथा उभे । संक्रांतिर्विषुवं चैव दिनच्छिद्रमुखं तथा
aṣṭamī ca caturthī ca dvādaśī ca tathā ubhe | saṃkrāṃtirviṣuvaṃ caiva dinacchidramukhaṃ tathā
“The eighth and the fourth (lunar days), and both twelfths likewise, the solstitial passage, the equinox, and likewise the beginning of a broken day —
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PdP 3 14.31
पुण्यान्येतानि सर्वाणि उपवासंति याः स्त्रियः । तासां तु धर्म्मयुक्तानां स्वर्गे वासो न संशयः
puṇyānyetāni sarvāṇi upavāsaṃti yāḥ striyaḥ | tāsāṃ tu dharmmayuktānāṃ svarge vāso na saṃśayaḥ
Those women who fast on all these holy (days) — for them, endowed with righteousness, there is dwelling in heaven, without doubt.
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PdP 3 14.32
कलिकालात्तु निर्मुक्ताः सर्वपापविवर्जिताः । उपवासरता नार्यो नोपसर्पंति तापसाः
kalikālāttu nirmuktāḥ sarvapāpavivarjitāḥ | upavāsaratā nāryo nopasarpaṃti tāpasāḥ
Freed from the Kali age, rid of all sins, the women devoted to fasting — no ascetics approach (them).
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PdP 3 14.33
एवं श्रुत्वा तु सुश्रोणि यथेष्टं कर्तुमर्हसि । नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राज्ञी वचनमब्रवीत्
evaṃ śrutvā tu suśroṇi yatheṣṭaṃ kartumarhasi | nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājñī vacanamabravīt
Having heard this, O fair-hipped one, you may act as you please. Hearing Nārada's words, the queen spoke (these) words:
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PdP 3 14.34
प्रसादं कुरु विप्रेंद्र दानं गृह्ण यथेप्सितम् । सुवर्णमणिरत्नानि वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च
prasādaṃ kuru vipreṃdra dānaṃ gṛhṇa yathepsitam | suvarṇamaṇiratnāni vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca
"Show favour, chief of brahmins; accept a gift as you wish — gold, gems, jewels, garments and ornaments,
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PdP 3 14.35
तत्ते दास्याम्यहं विप्र यच्चान्यदपि दुर्ल्लभम् । प्रतिगृह्ण द्विजश्रेष्ठ प्रीयेतां हरिशंकरौ
tatte dāsyāmyahaṃ vipra yaccānyadapi durllabham | pratigṛhṇa dvijaśreṣṭha prīyetāṃ hariśaṃkarau
that I shall give you, brahmin, and whatever else is hard to obtain. Accept it, best of the twice-born; may Hari and Śaṃkara be pleased."
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PdP 3 14.36
नारद उवाच-। अन्यस्मै दीयतां भद्रे क्षीणवृतिश्च यो द्विजः । वयं तु शीलसंपन्ना भक्तिस्तु क्रियते मया
nārada uvāca-| anyasmai dīyatāṃ bhadre kṣīṇavṛtiśca yo dvijaḥ | vayaṃ tu śīlasaṃpannā bhaktistu kriyate mayā
Nārada said: Let it be given to another, good lady, to a twice-born whose livelihood has dwindled; but we are endowed with (our own) good conduct, and devotion is what is practised by me.
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PdP 3 14.37
एवं तासां मनो हृत्वा सर्वासामुपदिश्य वा । जगाम भरतश्रेष्ठ स्वकीयं स्थानकं पुनः
evaṃ tāsāṃ mano hṛtvā sarvāsāmupadiśya vā | jagāma bharataśreṣṭha svakīyaṃ sthānakaṃ punaḥ
Thus, having stolen the minds of them all and instructed (them), he went again, O best of the Bharatas, to his own abode.
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PdP 3 14.38
अत्राकृष्टमनास्तास्तु अन्यत्रगतमानसाः । पुरि छिद्रं समुत्पन्नं बाणस्य तु महात्मनः
atrākṛṣṭamanāstāstu anyatragatamānasāḥ | puri chidraṃ samutpannaṃ bāṇasya tu mahātmanaḥ
Their minds were drawn away from here, their thoughts gone elsewhere; a breach arose in the city of the great-souled Bāṇa.
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