Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 15
PdP 3 15.1
नारद उवाच- यन्मां पृच्छसि कौंतेय तन्निबोध च तच्छृणु । एतस्मिन्नंतरे रुद्रो नर्मदातटमास्थितः
nārada uvāca- yanmāṃ pṛcchasi kauṃteya tannibodha ca tacchṛṇu | etasminnaṃtare rudro narmadātaṭamāsthitaḥ
Nārada said: What you ask me, son of Kuntī, understand that and hear it. At this juncture Rudra was staying on the bank of the Narmadā,
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PdP 3 15.2
नाम्ना हरेश्वरं स्थानं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तस्मिन्स्थाने महादेवश्चिंतयंस्त्रैपुरं वधम्
nāmnā hareśvaraṃ sthānaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | tasminsthāne mahādevaściṃtayaṃstraipuraṃ vadham
at the place named Hareśvara, renowned in the three worlds. At that place the Great God, pondering the slaying of the Triple City,
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PdP 3 15.3
गां(गा?)डीवं मंदरं कृत्वा गुणं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम् । स्थानं कृत्वा तु वैशाखं विष्णुं कृत्वा शरोत्तमम्
gāṃ(gā?)ḍīvaṃ maṃdaraṃ kṛtvā guṇaṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim | sthānaṃ kṛtvā tu vaiśākhaṃ viṣṇuṃ kṛtvā śarottamam
making Mandara his bow and Vāsuki the bowstring, taking the vaiśākha stance, and making Viṣṇu his finest arrow,
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PdP 3 15.4
अग्रे चाग्निं प्रतिष्ठाप्य मुखे वायुः समर्पितः । हयाश्च चतुरो वेदाः सर्वदेवमयं रथम्
agre cāgniṃ pratiṣṭhāpya mukhe vāyuḥ samarpitaḥ | hayāśca caturo vedāḥ sarvadevamayaṃ ratham
and setting Agni in front, Vāyu was fixed at the (arrow's) tip; the four Vedas were the horses, the chariot made of all the gods.
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PdP 3 15.5
चक्रगौ चाश्विनौ देवावक्षं चक्रधरः स्वयम् । स्वयमिंद्रश्च चापांते बाणे वैश्रवणः स्थितः
cakragau cāśvinau devāvakṣaṃ cakradharaḥ svayam | svayamiṃdraśca cāpāṃte bāṇe vaiśravaṇaḥ sthitaḥ
The two Aśvin gods were on the wheels, the discus-bearer (Viṣṇu) himself the axle; Indra himself at the end of the bow, and Vaiśravaṇa stationed on the arrow.
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PdP 3 15.6
यमस्तु दक्षिणे हस्ते वामे कालस्तु दारुणः । चक्राणामारके न्यस्ता गंधर्वा लोकविश्रुताः
yamastu dakṣiṇe haste vāme kālastu dāruṇaḥ | cakrāṇāmārake nyastā gaṃdharvā lokaviśrutāḥ
Yama was on his right hand, and dread Kāla on the left; the world-renowned Gandharvas were set in the spokes of the wheels.
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PdP 3 15.7
प्रजापती रथश्रेष्ठे ब्रह्मा चैव तु सारथिः । एवं कृत्वा तु देवेशः सर्वदेवमयं रथम्
prajāpatī rathaśreṣṭhe brahmā caiva tu sārathiḥ | evaṃ kṛtvā tu deveśaḥ sarvadevamayaṃ ratham
The Prajāpatis were in the excellent chariot, and Brahmā was the charioteer. Having thus made the chariot consisting of all the gods, the lord of the gods
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PdP 3 15.8
सोतिष्ठत्स्थाणुभूतो हि सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् । यदा त्रीणि समेतानि अंतरिक्षचराणि च
sotiṣṭhatsthāṇubhūto hi sahasraṃ parivatsarān | yadā trīṇi sametāni aṃtarikṣacarāṇi ca
stood motionless as a post for a thousand years; and when the three (cities), which moved through the mid-air, came together,
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PdP 3 15.9
त्रिपुराणि त्रिशल्येन तदा तानि बिभेद सः । शरः प्रचोदितस्तत्र रुद्रेण त्रिपुरं प्रति
tripurāṇi triśalyena tadā tāni bibheda saḥ | śaraḥ pracoditastatra rudreṇa tripuraṃ prati
then he split those three cities with his three-pointed shaft. There the arrow was sped by Rudra against the Triple City.
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PdP 3 15.10
भ्रष्टतेजा स्त्रियो जाता बलं तेषां व्यशीर्यत । उत्पाताश्च पुरे तस्मिन्प्रादुर्भूता सहस्रशः
bhraṣṭatejā striyo jātā balaṃ teṣāṃ vyaśīryata | utpātāśca pure tasminprādurbhūtā sahasraśaḥ
(The demons') splendour fell away, they became like women, their strength crumbled; and portents appeared in that city by the thousand.
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PdP 3 15.11
त्रिपुरस्य विनाशाय कालरूपोभवत्तदा । अट्टहासं प्रमुंचंति रूपाः काष्ठमयास्तथा
tripurasya vināśāya kālarūpobhavattadā | aṭṭahāsaṃ pramuṃcaṃti rūpāḥ kāṣṭhamayāstathā
Then (he) took on the form of Death for the destruction of the Triple City; and the images made of wood let loose loud laughter.
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PdP 3 15.12
निमेषोन्मेषणं चैव कुर्वंति चित्रकर्मणा । स्वप्ने पश्यंति चात्मानं रक्तांबरविभूषितम्
nimeṣonmeṣaṇaṃ caiva kurvaṃti citrakarmaṇā | svapne paśyaṃti cātmānaṃ raktāṃbaravibhūṣitam
And they close and open (their eyes) by a wondrous act; in dream (the people) see themselves adorned with red garments.
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PdP 3 15.13
स्वप्ने पश्यंति ते चैवं विपरीतानि यानि तु । एतान्पश्यति उत्पातांस्तत्र स्थाने तु ये जनाः
svapne paśyaṃti te caivaṃ viparītāni yāni tu | etānpaśyati utpātāṃstatra sthāne tu ye janāḥ
In dream they see such things as are contrary (to good omen); these portents are seen by the people who are in that place.
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PdP 3 15.14
तेषां बलं च बुद्धिश्च हरक्रोधेन नाशितम् । संवर्तको नाम वायुर्युगांतप्रतिमो महान्
teṣāṃ balaṃ ca buddhiśca harakrodhena nāśitam | saṃvartako nāma vāyuryugāṃtapratimo mahān
Their strength and their understanding were destroyed by the wrath of Hara. A great wind named Saṃvartaka, like (the wind) at the end of an age,
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PdP 3 15.15
समीरितोनलश्रेष्ठ उत्तमांगेषु बाधते । ज्वलंति पादपास्तत्र पतंति शिखराणि च
samīritonalaśreṣṭha uttamāṃgeṣu bādhate | jvalaṃti pādapāstatra pataṃti śikharāṇi ca
being stirred up, (drives) the best of fires, which afflicts the topmost parts (of things); there the trees blaze and the peaks fall.
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PdP 3 15.16
सर्वं तद्व्याकुलीभूतं हाहाकारमचेतनम् । भग्नोद्यानानि सर्वाणि क्षिप्रं तु प्रज्वलंति च
sarvaṃ tadvyākulībhūtaṃ hāhākāramacetanam | bhagnodyānāni sarvāṇi kṣipraṃ tu prajvalaṃti ca
All that became distraught, senseless with cries of alarm; all the gardens were broken and quickly blazed up.
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PdP 3 15.17
तेनैव दीपितं सर्वं ज्वलते विशिखैः शिखैः । द्रुमा आरामगंडानि गृहाणि विविधानि च
tenaiva dīpitaṃ sarvaṃ jvalate viśikhaiḥ śikhaiḥ | drumā ārāmagaṃḍāni gṛhāṇi vividhāni ca
By that very (fire) the whole (city) was set alight and blazes with flames along the streets — the trees, the tracts of pleasure-groves, and the houses of many kinds.
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PdP 3 15.18
दशदिक्षु प्रवृत्तोयं समिद्धो हव्यवाहनः । ततः शिलाः प्रमुंचंति दिशो दश विभागशः
daśadikṣu pravṛttoyaṃ samiddho havyavāhanaḥ | tataḥ śilāḥ pramuṃcaṃti diśo daśa vibhāgaśaḥ
This kindled fire, the oblation-bearer, has spread in the ten directions; then rocks are hurled out into the ten directions, one by one.
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PdP 3 15.19
शिखासहस्रैरत्युग्रैः प्रज्वलंति हुताशनैः । सर्वं किंशुकसंप्रख्यं ज्वलितंदृश्यते पुरम्
śikhāsahasrairatyugraiḥ prajvalaṃti hutāśanaiḥ | sarvaṃ kiṃśukasaṃprakhyaṃ jvalitaṃdṛśyate puram
The fires blaze with thousands of exceedingly fierce flames; the whole city is seen ablaze, resembling a kiṃśuka blossom.
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PdP 3 15.20
गृहाद्गृहांतरे नैव गंतुं धूमैश्च शक्यते । हरकोपानलादग्धं क्रंदमानं सुदुःखितम्
gṛhādgṛhāṃtare naiva gaṃtuṃ dhūmaiśca śakyate | harakopānalādagdhaṃ kraṃdamānaṃ suduḥkhitam
Because of the smoke it is not possible to go from one house into another; (the city,) burnt by the fire of Hara's anger, is crying out and sorely afflicted.
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PdP 3 15.21
प्रदीप्तं सर्वतो दिक्षु दह्यते त्रिपुरं पुरम् । प्रासादशिखराग्राणि विशीर्यंति सहस्रशः
pradīptaṃ sarvato dikṣu dahyate tripuraṃ puram | prāsādaśikharāgrāṇi viśīryaṃti sahasraśaḥ
Set alight on every side, in all directions, the city Tripura burns; the tips of the palace spires break apart by the thousand.
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PdP 3 15.22
नानारत्नविचित्राणि विमानान्यप्यनेकधा । गृहाणि चैव रम्याणि दह्यंते दीप्तिवह्निना
nānāratnavicitrāṇi vimānānyapyanekadhā | gṛhāṇi caiva ramyāṇi dahyaṃte dīptivahninā
The aerial palaces too, of many kinds, variegated with diverse jewels, and the delightful houses, are burnt by the blazing fire.
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PdP 3 15.23
बाधंते द्रुमखंडेषु जनस्थाने तथैव च । देवागारेषु सर्वेषु प्रज्वलंते ज्वलंत्यपि
bādhaṃte drumakhaṃḍeṣu janasthāne tathaiva ca | devāgāreṣu sarveṣu prajvalaṃte jvalaṃtyapi
(The flames) assail the groves of trees and likewise the dwelling-places of people; in all the temples of the gods they flare up and burn.
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PdP 3 15.24
सीदंति चानलस्पृष्टाः क्रंदंति विविधै स्वरैः । गिरिकूटनिभास्तत्र दृश्यंतेंऽगारराशयः
sīdaṃti cānalaspṛṣṭāḥ kraṃdaṃti vividhai svaraiḥ | girikūṭanibhāstatra dṛśyaṃteṃ'gārarāśayaḥ
Touched by the fire they collapse and cry out with all sorts of voices; there heaps of embers are seen, like mountain peaks.
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PdP 3 15.25
स्तुवंति देवदेवेशं परित्रायस्व मां प्रभो । अन्योन्यं च परिष्वज्य हुताशनप्रपीडिताः
stuvaṃti devadeveśaṃ paritrāyasva māṃ prabho | anyonyaṃ ca pariṣvajya hutāśanaprapīḍitāḥ
They praise the God of gods: "Protect me, O Lord!" — and, embracing one another, tormented by the fire,
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PdP 3 15.26
दह्यंते दानवास्तत्र शतशोथ सहस्रशः । हंसकारंडवाकीर्णा नलिनी सह पंकजा
dahyaṃte dānavāstatra śataśotha sahasraśaḥ | haṃsakāraṃḍavākīrṇā nalinī saha paṃkajā
the Dānavas are burnt there by hundreds and by thousands; a lotus pond, strewn with geese and karaṇḍava ducks, together with its lotuses,
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PdP 3 15.27
दह्यंतेनलदग्धानि पुरोद्यानानि दीर्घिकाः । अम्लानैः पंकजैश्छन्ना विस्तीर्णा योजनैः शतैः
dahyaṃtenaladagdhāni purodyānāni dīrghikāḥ | amlānaiḥ paṃkajaiśchannā vistīrṇā yojanaiḥ śataiḥ
the city's gardens and its oblong tanks burn, consumed by the fire — (tanks) covered with unwithered lotuses and extending over hundreds of yojanas.
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PdP 3 15.28
गिरिकूटनिभास्तत्र प्रासादारत्नभूषिताः । पतंत्यनलनिर्दग्धा निस्तोया जलदा इव
girikūṭanibhāstatra prāsādāratnabhūṣitāḥ | pataṃtyanalanirdagdhā nistoyā jaladā iva
There the palaces, adorned with jewels and resembling mountain peaks, burnt up by the fire, fall like rain-clouds emptied of their water.
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PdP 3 15.29
सह स्त्रीबालवृद्धेषु गोषु पक्षिषु वाजिषु । निर्दयो दहते वह्निर्हरकोपेन प्रेरितः
saha strībālavṛddheṣu goṣu pakṣiṣu vājiṣu | nirdayo dahate vahnirharakopena preritaḥ
Along with women, children and the aged, among cattle, birds and horses, the fire burns without pity, driven on by Hara's wrath.
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PdP 3 15.30
सपत्नीकाश्चैव सुप्ताः संसुप्ता बहवो जनाः । पुत्रमालिंग्यते गाढं दह्यंते त्रिपुरारिणा
sapatnīkāścaiva suptāḥ saṃsuptā bahavo janāḥ | putramāliṃgyate gāḍhaṃ dahyaṃte tripurāriṇā
Many people who lay asleep with their wives, fast asleep, one embracing his son tightly, are burnt by the foe of Tripura.
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PdP 3 15.31
अथ तस्मिन्पुरे दीप्ते स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः । अग्निज्वालाहतास्तत्र पतंति धरणीतले
atha tasminpure dīpte striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ | agnijvālāhatāstatra pataṃti dharaṇītale
Then, in that blazing city, women like apsarases, struck there by the flames of the fire, fall upon the ground.
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PdP 3 15.32
काचिद्बाला विशालाक्षी मुक्तावलि विभूषिता । धूमेनाकुलिता सा तु प्रतिबुद्धा शिखार्द्दिता
kācidbālā viśālākṣī muktāvali vibhūṣitā | dhūmenākulitā sā tu pratibuddhā śikhārdditā
Some young girl, wide-eyed, adorned with a string of pearls, bewildered by the smoke, awakened and tormented by the flames,
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PdP 3 15.33
सुतं संचिंत्यमाना सा पतिता धरणीतले । काचित्सुवर्णवर्णाभा नीलरत्नैर्विभूषिता
sutaṃ saṃciṃtyamānā sā patitā dharaṇītale | kācitsuvarṇavarṇābhā nīlaratnairvibhūṣitā
She, thinking of her son, fell to the ground. Another, gleaming with the colour of gold, adorned with blue gems,
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PdP 3 15.34
धूमेनाकुलिता सा तु पतिता धरणीतले । अन्या गृहीतहस्ता तु सखी दहति बालकैः
dhūmenākulitā sā tu patitā dharaṇītale | anyā gṛhītahastā tu sakhī dahati bālakaiḥ
she too, overcome by the smoke, fell to the ground. But another, her hand seized (by her friend), a companion, burns together with the children.
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PdP 3 15.35
अनेन दिव्यरूपान्यादृष्टा मदविमोहिता । शिरसा प्रांजलिं कृत्वा विज्ञापयति पावकम्
anena divyarūpānyādṛṣṭā madavimohitā | śirasā prāṃjaliṃ kṛtvā vijñāpayati pāvakam
Another, of divine form, unseen (before), bewildered by intoxication, having placed her joined palms upon her head, addresses the Fire:
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PdP 3 15.36
यदि त्वमिच्छसे वैरं पुरुषेष्वपकारिषु । स्त्रियः किमपराध्यंते गृहपंजरकोकिलाः
yadi tvamicchase vairaṃ puruṣeṣvapakāriṣu | striyaḥ kimaparādhyaṃte gṛhapaṃjarakokilāḥ
"If you wish enmity against men who do harm, what wrong do women commit, cuckoos in the cage of the house?"
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PdP 3 15.37
पापनिर्दय निर्ल्लज्ज कस्ते कोपः स्त्रियोपरि । न दाक्षिण्यं न ते लज्जा न सत्यं शौचवर्जितः
pāpanirdaya nirllajja kaste kopaḥ striyopari | na dākṣiṇyaṃ na te lajjā na satyaṃ śaucavarjitaḥ
"Evil, pitiless, shameless one, what anger have you against women? You have no courtesy, no shame, no truth—you are devoid of purity."
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PdP 3 15.38
अनेकरूपवर्णाढ्या उपलभ्या वदस्व ह । किं त्वया न श्रुतं लोके अवध्याः सर्वयोषितः
anekarūpavarṇāḍhyā upalabhyā vadasva ha | kiṃ tvayā na śrutaṃ loke avadhyāḥ sarvayoṣitaḥ
"O you rich in many forms and colours, (now) laid hold of, speak! Have you not heard in the world that all women are not to be slain?"
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PdP 3 15.39
किं तु तुभ्यं गुणा ह्येते दहनस्त्र्यर्दनं प्रति । न कारुण्यं दया वापि दाक्षिण्यं वा स्त्रियोपरि
kiṃ tu tubhyaṃ guṇā hyete dahanastryardanaṃ prati | na kāruṇyaṃ dayā vāpi dākṣiṇyaṃ vā striyopari
"But these indeed are your virtues—burning and the tormenting of women! There is no compassion, nor pity, nor courtesy in you toward women."
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PdP 3 15.40
दयां कुर्वंति म्लेच्छापि दहनं प्रेक्ष्य योषितः । म्लेच्छानामपि कष्टोसि दुर्निवार्यो ह्यचेतनः
dayāṃ kurvaṃti mlecchāpi dahanaṃ prekṣya yoṣitaḥ | mlecchānāmapi kaṣṭosi durnivāryo hyacetanaḥ
"Even barbarians show pity when they see women burning. You are a torment even to barbarians, hard to ward off, without consciousness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.41
एते चैव गुणास्तुभ्यं दहनोत्सादनं प्रति । आसामपि दुराचार स्त्रीणां किं विनिपातसे
ete caiva guṇāstubhyaṃ dahanotsādanaṃ prati | āsāmapi durācāra strīṇāṃ kiṃ vinipātase
"And these are the very virtues you have—burning and extermination! Why, evil-doer, do you strike down even these women?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.42
दुष्ट निर्घृण निर्लज्ज हुताश मंदभाग्यक । निराशस्त्वं दुराचार बालान्दहसि निर्दय
duṣṭa nirghṛṇa nirlajja hutāśa maṃdabhāgyaka | nirāśastvaṃ durācāra bālāndahasi nirdaya
"Wicked one, merciless, shameless, O Eater-of-oblations, you wretch! You are hopeless, evil in conduct—pitiless one, you burn young girls!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.43
एवं प्रलपमानास्ता जल्पमाना बहुस्वरम् । अन्याः क्रोशंति संक्रुद्धा बालशोकेन मोहिताः
evaṃ pralapamānāstā jalpamānā bahusvaram | anyāḥ krośaṃti saṃkruddhā bālaśokena mohitāḥ
Thus they lamented, babbling in many voices; others, enraged, cried out, bewildered by grief for their children.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.44
दहते निर्दयो वह्निः संक्रुद्धः सर्वशत्रुवत् । पुष्करिण्यां जले ज्वाला कूपेष्वपि तथैव च
dahate nirdayo vahniḥ saṃkruddhaḥ sarvaśatruvat | puṣkariṇyāṃ jale jvālā kūpeṣvapi tathaiva ca
The pitiless fire burns, enraged, like an enemy of all; the flame (was) in the water of the lotus-pond, and likewise in the wells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.45
अस्मान्संदह्य म्लेच्छ त्वं कां गतिं प्रापयिष्यसि । एवं प्रलपतां तासां वह्निर्वचनमब्रवीत्
asmānsaṃdahya mleccha tvaṃ kāṃ gatiṃ prāpayiṣyasi | evaṃ pralapatāṃ tāsāṃ vahnirvacanamabravīt
"Having burnt us up, barbarian, to what destination will you bring (us)?" To them lamenting thus the Fire spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.46
वैश्वानर उवाच-। स्ववशो नैव युष्माकं विनाशं तु करोम्यहम् । अहमादेशकर्ता वै नाहं कर्त्तास्म्यनुग्रहम्
vaiśvānara uvāca-| svavaśo naiva yuṣmākaṃ vināśaṃ tu karomyaham | ahamādeśakartā vai nāhaṃ karttāsmyanugraham
Vaiśvānara said: "I am not at all my own master that I should bring about your destruction. I am indeed one who carries out orders; I am not the one who grants favour."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.47
अत्र क्रोधसमाविष्टो विचरामि यदृच्छया । ततो बाणो महातेजास्त्रिपुरं वीक्ष्य दीपितम्
atra krodhasamāviṣṭo vicarāmi yadṛcchayā | tato bāṇo mahātejāstripuraṃ vīkṣya dīpitam
"Here, filled with anger, I move about at will." Then Bāṇa, of great splendour, seeing Tripura ablaze,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.48
आसनस्थोऽब्रवीदेवमहं देवैर्विनाशितः । अल्पसारैर्दुराचारैरीश्वरस्य निवेदितः
āsanastho'bravīdevamahaṃ devairvināśitaḥ | alpasārairdurācārairīśvarasya niveditaḥ
seated on his seat, spoke thus: "I have been destroyed by the gods—by those of little substance, of evil conduct, who reported (me) to the Lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.49
अपरीक्ष्य ह्यहं दग्धः शंकरेण महात्मना । नान्यः शत्रुस्तु मां हंतुं वर्ज्जयित्वा महेश्वरम्
aparīkṣya hyahaṃ dagdhaḥ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | nānyaḥ śatrustu māṃ haṃtuṃ varjjayitvā maheśvaram
"Without investigating, I have been burnt by Śaṃkara, the great soul. No other enemy (is able) to slay me, excepting Maheśvara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.50
उत्थितः शिरसा कृत्वा लिगं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् । निर्गतः स पुरद्वारात्परित्यज्य सुहृत्स्वयम्
utthitaḥ śirasā kṛtvā ligaṃ tribhuvaneśvaram | nirgataḥ sa puradvārātparityajya suhṛtsvayam
He rose, and placing on his head the liṅga, the lord of the three worlds, he went out from the city gate, himself abandoning his friends,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.51
रत्नानि सुविचित्राणि स्त्रियो नानाविधास्तथा । गृहीत्वा शिरसा लिंगं न्यस्तं नगरमंडले
ratnāni suvicitrāṇi striyo nānāvidhāstathā | gṛhītvā śirasā liṃgaṃ nyastaṃ nagaramaṃḍale
and the many-hued jewels and the women of various kinds. Having taken the liṅga upon his head, it was set down in the city's precinct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.52
स्तुवते देवदेवेशं त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं शिवम् । हर त्वयाहं निर्दग्धो यदि वध्योसि शंकर
stuvate devadeveśaṃ trailokyādhipatiṃ śivam | hara tvayāhaṃ nirdagdho yadi vadhyosi śaṃkara
They praise the Lord of the gods of gods, the sovereign of the three worlds, Śiva: "Hara, I have been burnt up by you—if I am to be slain, Śaṃkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.53
त्वत्प्रसादान्महादेव मा मे लिंगं विनश्यतु । अर्चितं हि महादेव भक्त्या परमया सदा
tvatprasādānmahādeva mā me liṃgaṃ vinaśyatu | arcitaṃ hi mahādeva bhaktyā paramayā sadā
By your grace, O Mahādeva, let not my liṅga be destroyed; for it has been worshipped, O Mahādeva, always with the highest devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.54
त्वया यद्यपि वध्योहं मा मे लिंगं विनश्यतु । प्राप्यमेतन्महादेव त्वत्पादग्रहणं मम
tvayā yadyapi vadhyohaṃ mā me liṃgaṃ vinaśyatu | prāpyametanmahādeva tvatpādagrahaṇaṃ mama
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.55
जन्मजन्म महादेव त्वत्पादनिरतो ह्यहम् । तोटकच्छंदसा देवं स्तुत्वा तु परमेश्वरम्
janmajanma mahādeva tvatpādanirato hyaham | toṭakacchaṃdasā devaṃ stutvā tu parameśvaram
"Birth after birth, O Mahādeva, may I indeed be devoted to your feet." And having praised the god, the Supreme Lord, in the toṭaka metre (he said):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.56
ॐशिवशंकरसर्वकराय नमो भवभीममहेशशिवाय नमः । कुसुमायुध देहविनाशकर त्रिपुरांतकरांधक चूर्णकर
oṃśivaśaṃkarasarvakarāya namo bhavabhīmamaheśaśivāya namaḥ | kusumāyudha dehavināśakara tripurāṃtakarāṃdhaka cūrṇakara
Oṃ, homage to Śiva, Śaṃkara, the maker of all; homage to Bhava, to Bhīma, to Maheśa, to Śiva! O you who destroyed the body of the flower-arrowed one (Kāma), who made an end of Tripura, who ground Andhaka to powder,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.57
प्रमदाप्रियकामविभक्त नमो हि नमः सुरसिद्धगणैर्नमितः । हयवानरसिंहगजेंद्रमुखैरति ह्रस्वसुदीर्घमुखैश्च गणैः
pramadāpriyakāmavibhakta namo hi namaḥ surasiddhagaṇairnamitaḥ | hayavānarasiṃhagajeṃdramukhairati hrasvasudīrghamukhaiśca gaṇaiḥ
O you who are set apart from the desire that is dear to women, homage, yes, homage (to you) — you who are bowed to by the hosts of gods and Siddhas, and by the troops with faces of horses, monkeys, lions and lordly elephants, and with faces exceedingly short and very long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.58
उपलब्धुमशक्यतरैरसुरैर्व्यथितो न शरीरशतैर्बहुभिः । प्रणतो भगवन्बहुभक्तिमता चलचंद्र कलाधर देव नमः
upalabdhumaśakyatarairasurairvyathito na śarīraśatairbahubhiḥ | praṇato bhagavanbahubhaktimatā calacaṃdra kalādhara deva namaḥ
(You who are) quite impossible for the asuras to attain, unafflicted by many hundreds of bodies — I bow to (you), O Lord, with much devotion; O you of the moving moon, bearer of the crescent, O God, homage!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.59
सहपुत्रकलत्रकलापधनैः सततं जय देहि अनुस्मरणम् । व्यथितोस्मि शरीरशतैर्बहुभिर्गमिताद्य महानरकस्य गतिः
sahaputrakalatrakalāpadhanaiḥ satataṃ jaya dehi anusmaraṇam | vyathitosmi śarīraśatairbahubhirgamitādya mahānarakasya gatiḥ
(Grant that) together with son, wife, the whole array (of kin), and wealth — be ever victorious, grant (me) constant remembrance (of you); I am afflicted by the many hundreds of bodies (I have worn), and today the road to the great hell has been travelled (by me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.60
न निवर्तति यन्ममपापगतिः शुचिकर्म्मविशुद्धमपि त्यजति । अनुकंपति दिग्भ्रमति भ्रमति भ्रम एष कुबुद्धि निवारयति
na nivartati yanmamapāpagatiḥ śucikarmmaviśuddhamapi tyajati | anukaṃpati digbhramati bhramati bhrama eṣa kubuddhi nivārayati
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.61
यः पठेत्तोटकं दिव्यं प्रयतः शुचिमानसः । बाणस्यैव यथारुद्रस्तस्यैव वरदो भवेत्
yaḥ paṭhettoṭakaṃ divyaṃ prayataḥ śucimānasaḥ | bāṇasyaiva yathārudrastasyaiva varado bhavet
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.62
इमं स्तवं महादिव्यं श्रुत्वा देवो महेश्वरः । प्रसन्नस्तु तदा तस्य स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः
imaṃ stavaṃ mahādivyaṃ śrutvā devo maheśvaraḥ | prasannastu tadā tasya svayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ
Having heard this most divine hymn of praise, the god Maheśvara — the god Maheśvara himself was then pleased with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.63
ईश्वर उवाच-। न भेतव्यं त्वया वत्स सौवर्णे तिष्ठ दानव । पुत्रपौत्रसपत्नीनां भार्याभृत्यजनैः सह
īśvara uvāca-| na bhetavyaṃ tvayā vatsa sauvarṇe tiṣṭha dānava | putrapautrasapatnīnāṃ bhāryābhṛtyajanaiḥ saha
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.64
अद्यप्रभृति बाण त्वमवध्यस्त्रिदशैरपि । भूयस्तस्य वरो दत्तो देवदेवेन पांडव
adyaprabhṛti bāṇa tvamavadhyastridaśairapi | bhūyastasya varo datto devadevena pāṃḍava
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.65
अक्षयश्चाव्ययो लोके विचचार ह निर्भयः । ततो निवारयामास रुद्र सप्तशिखं तथा
akṣayaścāvyayo loke vicacāra ha nirbhayaḥ | tato nivārayāmāsa rudra saptaśikhaṃ tathā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.66
तृतीयं रक्षितं तस्य शंकरेण महात्मना । भ्रमते गगने नित्यं रुद्रतेजः प्रभावतः
tṛtīyaṃ rakṣitaṃ tasya śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | bhramate gagane nityaṃ rudratejaḥ prabhāvataḥ
His third (city) was protected by the great-souled Śaṃkara; it wanders forever in the sky by the power of Rudra's fiery energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.67
एवं तु त्रिपुरं दग्धं शंकरेण महात्मना । ज्वालामालाप्रदीप्तं तु पतितं धरणीतले
evaṃ tu tripuraṃ dagdhaṃ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | jvālāmālāpradīptaṃ tu patitaṃ dharaṇītale
Thus was Tripura burned by the great-souled Śaṃkara; blazing with garlands of flame, it fell to the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.68
एकं निपातितं तस्य श्रीशैले त्रिपुरांतके । द्वितीयं पातितं तत्र पर्वतेऽमरकंटके
ekaṃ nipātitaṃ tasya śrīśaile tripurāṃtake | dvitīyaṃ pātitaṃ tatra parvate'marakaṃṭake
One (of its parts) was made to fall at Śrīśaila, at Tripurāntaka; the second was made to fall there on the mountain Amarakaṇṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.69
दग्धे तु त्रिपुरे राजन्रुद्रकोटिः प्रतिष्ठिता । ज्वलंतं पातितं तत्र तेन ज्वालेश्वरः स्मृतः
dagdhe tu tripure rājanrudrakoṭiḥ pratiṣṭhitā | jvalaṃtaṃ pātitaṃ tatra tena jvāleśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.70
ऊर्ध्वेन प्रस्थिता तस्य दिव्या ज्वाला दिवं गता । हाहाकारस्तदा जातो सदेवासुरकिंनरान्
ūrdhvena prasthitā tasya divyā jvālā divaṃ gatā | hāhākārastadā jāto sadevāsurakiṃnarān
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 15.71
तं शरं स्तंभयेद्रुद्रो माहेश्वरपुरोत्तमे । एवं व्रजेत यस्तस्मिन्पर्वतेऽमरकंटके
taṃ śaraṃ staṃbhayedrudro māheśvarapurottame | evaṃ vrajeta yastasminparvate'marakaṃṭake
Let Rudra hold that arrow fast in the highest city of Maheśvara. Whoever should go in this way to that mountain Amarakaṇṭaka —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.72
चतुर्द्दशभुवनानि सुभुक्त्वा पांडुनंदन । वर्षकोटिसहस्रं तु त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथा पराः
caturddaśabhuvanāni subhuktvā pāṃḍunaṃdana | varṣakoṭisahasraṃ tu triṃśatkoṭyastathā parāḥ
Having well enjoyed the fourteen worlds, O son of Pāṇḍu, for a thousand crore of years, and thirty crore more besides,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.73
ततो महीतलं प्राप्य राजा भवति धार्मिकः । पृथिव्यामेकच्छत्रेण भुंक्ते नास्त्यत्र संशयः
tato mahītalaṃ prāpya rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ | pṛthivyāmekacchatreṇa bhuṃkte nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
Then, having come (back) to the surface of the earth, he becomes a righteous king; he enjoys the earth under a single umbrella — of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.74
एष पुण्यो महाराज सर्वतोऽमरकंटकः । चंद्र सूर्योपरागेषु गच्छेद्योऽमरकंटकम्
eṣa puṇyo mahārāja sarvato'marakaṃṭakaḥ | caṃdra sūryoparāgeṣu gacchedyo'marakaṃṭakam
This Amarakaṇṭaka, great king, is meritorious on every side; (blessed is he) who at eclipses of the moon and the sun would go to Amarakaṇṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.75
अश्वमेधाद्दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः । स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नोति दृष्ट्वा तत्र महेश्वरम्
aśvamedhāddaśaguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ | svargalokamavāpnoti dṛṣṭvā tatra maheśvaram
The wise declare (the fruit to be) ten times that of a horse-sacrifice; having beheld Maheśvara there, he attains the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.76
संनिहत्या गमिष्यंति राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे । तदेव निखिलं पुण्यं पर्वतेऽमरकंटके
saṃnihatyā gamiṣyaṃti rāhugraste divākare | tadeva nikhilaṃ puṇyaṃ parvate'marakaṃṭake
They will go to Saṃnihatī when the sun is seized by Rāhu; that very same whole merit (is obtained) on the mountain Amarakaṇṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.77
पुंडरीकस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । तत्र ज्वालेश्वरो नाम पर्वतेऽमरकंटके
puṃḍarīkasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | tatra jvāleśvaro nāma parvate'marakaṃṭake
A man obtains the fruit of the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice. There, on the mountain Amarakaṇṭaka, (is the god) named Jvāleśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.78
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यांति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः । ज्वालेश्वरे महाराज यस्तु प्राणान्परित्यजेत्
tatra snātvā divaṃ yāṃti ye mṛtāste'punarbhavāḥ | jvāleśvare mahārāja yastu prāṇānparityajet
Having bathed there they go to heaven, and those who die (there) are not born again. Great king, whoever gives up his life-breaths at Jvāleśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.79
चंद्र सूर्योपरागे तु भक्त्यापि शृणु तत्फलम् । अमरा नाम देवास्ते पर्वतेऽमरकंटके
caṃdra sūryoparāge tu bhaktyāpi śṛṇu tatphalam | amarā nāma devāste parvate'marakaṃṭake
— at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, even (merely) out of devotion — hear the fruit of that. Those gods called Amaras (dwell) on the mountain Amarakaṇṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 15.80
रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । अमरेश्वरस्य देवस्य पर्वतस्य तटे जले
rudralokamavāpnoti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | amareśvarasya devasya parvatasya taṭe jale
He attains the world of Rudra until the dissolution of beings. In the water at the foot of the mountain of the god Amareśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.81
कोटिश ऋषिमुख्यास्ते तपस्तप्यंति सुव्रताः । समंताद्योजनं राजन्क्षेत्रं चामरकंटकम्
koṭiśa ṛṣimukhyāste tapastapyaṃti suvratāḥ | samaṃtādyojanaṃ rājankṣetraṃ cāmarakaṃṭakam
— there crores of chief seers of good vows practise austerity. For a yojana all around, O king, is the sacred field Amarakaṇṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 15.82
अकामो वा सकामो वा नर्मदायां शुभे जले । स्नात्वा मुच्येत पापेभ्यो रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
akāmo vā sakāmo vā narmadāyāṃ śubhe jale | snātvā mucyeta pāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
Whether without desire (for it) or with desire, having bathed in the auspicious water in the Narmadā, one would be freed from sins, and he goes to the world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition