Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 10
PdP 4 10.1
सूत उवाच- ऐरावतस्ततो जज्ञे तथैवोच्चैःश्रवा हयः । धन्वंतरिः पारिजातः सुरभिश्चाप्सरोदयः
sūta uvāca- airāvatastato jajñe tathaivoccaiḥśravā hayaḥ | dhanvaṃtariḥ pārijātaḥ surabhiścāpsarodayaḥ
Sūta said: Then were born Airāvata and likewise the horse Uccaiḥśravas, Dhanvantari, the Pārijāta (tree), the cow Surabhi, and the arising of the Apsarases.
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PdP 4 10.2
ततः प्रभातसमये द्वादश्यामुदिते रवौ । उत्पन्ना श्रीर्महालक्ष्मीः सर्वलक्षणशोभिता
tataḥ prabhātasamaye dvādaśyāmudite ravau | utpannā śrīrmahālakṣmīḥ sarvalakṣaṇaśobhitā
Then at the time of dawn, on the twelfth day, when the sun had risen, Śrī Mahālakṣmī arose, adorned with every auspicious mark.
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PdP 4 10.3
ददृशुस्तां महादेवीं मातरं धर्मदेवताः । प्रहृष्टाः सर्वजंतूनां श्रीकृष्णहृदयालयाम्
dadṛśustāṃ mahādevīṃ mātaraṃ dharmadevatāḥ | prahṛṣṭāḥ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ śrīkṛṣṇahṛdayālayām
The gods of dharma, greatly delighted, beheld her, the great goddess, the mother of all creatures, who dwells in the heart of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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PdP 4 10.4
लक्ष्मीभ्राता शीतरश्मिर्जातश्च सुधया ततः । उत्पन्ना सा हरेर्जाया तुलसी लोकपावनी
lakṣmībhrātā śītaraśmirjātaśca sudhayā tataḥ | utpannā sā harerjāyā tulasī lokapāvanī
And Lakṣmī's brother, the cool-rayed (moon), was born, and then, along with the nectar, there arose she, Hari's wife, Tulasī, the purifier of the worlds.
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PdP 4 10.5
तं शैलं पूर्ववत्स्थाप्य परिपूर्णमनोरथाः । समेत्य मातरं स्तुत्वा जेपुः श्रीसूक्तमुत्तमम्
taṃ śailaṃ pūrvavatsthāpya paripūrṇamanorathāḥ | sametya mātaraṃ stutvā jepuḥ śrīsūktamuttamam
Having set that mountain back as before, their wishes wholly fulfilled, they came together and, praising the mother, recited the excellent Śrī-sūkta.
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PdP 4 10.6
ततः प्रसन्ना सा देवी सर्वान्देवानुवाच ह । वरं वृणीध्वं भद्रं वो वरदाहं सुरोत्तमाः
tataḥ prasannā sā devī sarvāndevānuvāca ha | varaṃ vṛṇīdhvaṃ bhadraṃ vo varadāhaṃ surottamāḥ
Then that goddess, being pleased, spoke to all the gods: "Choose a boon; good fortune to you; I am a giver of boons, O best of gods."
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PdP 4 10.7
देवा ऊचुः- प्रसीद कमले देवि सर्वमातर्हरिप्रिये । त्वया विना जगच्छून्यं कुरु प्राणप्ररक्षणम्
devā ūcuḥ- prasīda kamale devi sarvamātarharipriye | tvayā vinā jagacchūnyaṃ kuru prāṇaprarakṣaṇam
The gods said: "Be gracious, O Kamalā, O goddess, mother of all, beloved of Hari; without you the world is empty — grant protection to (our) lives."
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PdP 4 10.8
इत्युक्ता सा महालक्ष्मीः प्राह नारायणप्रिया । इदानीं सर्वजंतूनां प्राणरक्षां करोम्यहम्
ityuktā sā mahālakṣmīḥ prāha nārāyaṇapriyā | idānīṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ prāṇarakṣāṃ karomyaham
Thus addressed, that Mahālakṣmī, beloved of Nārāyaṇa, said: "From now on I make protection of the lives of all creatures."
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PdP 4 10.9
ततो नारायणः श्रीमाञ्छंखचक्रगदाधरः । आविर्बभूव सहसा दयालुर्जगदीश्वरः
tato nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmāñchaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | āvirbabhūva sahasā dayālurjagadīśvaraḥ
Then the glorious Nārāyaṇa, bearing conch, discus and mace, the compassionate lord of the world, suddenly appeared.
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PdP 4 10.10
ततस्ते तुष्टुवुर्देवाः प्रणम्य जगतां पतिम् । कृतांजलिपुटाः प्रोचुः हर्षगद्गदभाषिणः
tataste tuṣṭuvurdevāḥ praṇamya jagatāṃ patim | kṛtāṃjalipuṭāḥ procuḥ harṣagadgadabhāṣiṇaḥ
Then those gods praised him, bowing to the lord of the worlds, and with hands joined in cupped salutation they spoke, their speech faltering with joy:
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PdP 4 10.11
गृहाण मातरं विष्णो महिषीं वल्लभां तव । संसाररक्षणार्थाय लक्ष्मीमनपगामिनीम् । यावत्प्रतिज्ञां नो चक्रे तावत्प्राहेंदिरा हरिम्
gṛhāṇa mātaraṃ viṣṇo mahiṣīṃ vallabhāṃ tava | saṃsārarakṣaṇārthāya lakṣmīmanapagāminīm | yāvatpratijñāṃ no cakre tāvatprāheṃdirā harim
"Take the mother, O Viṣṇu, as your queen and beloved — Lakṣmī, who does not depart — for the protection of the world." So long as he made them no promise, so long Indirā (Lakṣmī) kept speaking to Hari.
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PdP 4 10.12
लक्ष्मीरुवाच- अविवाह्य कथं ज्येष्ठामलक्ष्मीं मधुसूदन । तस्याः कनिष्ठां मां नाथ विवाहं कर्तुमिच्छसि । ज्येष्ठायां च स्थितायां वै कनिष्ठा परिणीयते
lakṣmīruvāca- avivāhya kathaṃ jyeṣṭhāmalakṣmīṃ madhusūdana | tasyāḥ kaniṣṭhāṃ māṃ nātha vivāhaṃ kartumicchasi | jyeṣṭhāyāṃ ca sthitāyāṃ vai kaniṣṭhā pariṇīyate
Lakṣmī said: Without marrying off the elder one, Alakṣmī, how is it, O Madhusūdana, that you wish to marry me, her younger sister, O lord? For while the elder remains (unwed), the younger is (nonetheless) given in marriage?
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PdP 4 10.13
सूत उवाच- इति श्रुत्वा ततो विष्णुर्ददौ चोद्दालकाय च । वेदवाक्यानुरूपेण ह्यलक्ष्मीं निर्जरैः सह
sūta uvāca- iti śrutvā tato viṣṇurdadau coddālakāya ca | vedavākyānurūpeṇa hyalakṣmīṃ nirjaraiḥ saha
Sūta said: Hearing this, Viṣṇu then, together with the gods, gave Alakṣmī to Uddālaka, in accordance with the word of the Veda.
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PdP 4 10.14
ततो नारायणः श्रीमान्लक्ष्मीमंगीचकार ह । ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे नमश्चक्रुः पुनःपुनः
tato nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānlakṣmīmaṃgīcakāra ha | tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve namaścakruḥ punaḥpunaḥ
Then the glorious Nārāyaṇa accepted Lakṣmī (as his own); thereupon all the hosts of gods made obeisance again and again.
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PdP 4 10.15
अथ ते चासुरान्सर्वान्जघ्नुः सर्वे बलाधिकाः । सर्वे ते क्रंदमानाश्च गताश्चैव दिशो दश
atha te cāsurānsarvānjaghnuḥ sarve balādhikāḥ | sarve te kraṃdamānāśca gatāścaiva diśo daśa
Then they, all grown superior in strength, slew all the asuras; and all of them, wailing, fled to the ten directions.
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PdP 4 10.16
सुधां तत्खादितुं चक्रुर्देवाः पंक्तिं यथाक्रमम् । श्रीविष्णोराज्ञया सर्वे चोचुश्चैव परस्परम्
sudhāṃ tatkhādituṃ cakrurdevāḥ paṃktiṃ yathākramam | śrīviṣṇorājñayā sarve cocuścaiva parasparam
To consume that nectar the gods formed a line in due order, and by the command of Śrī Viṣṇu they all spoke to one another:
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PdP 4 10.17
त्वं च देहि त्वं च देहि त्वं च देहीति चाब्रुवन् । न शक्तोऽस्मि न शक्तोऽस्मि न शक्तोऽस्मीति चाब्रुवन्
tvaṃ ca dehi tvaṃ ca dehi tvaṃ ca dehīti cābruvan | na śakto'smi na śakto'smi na śakto'smīti cābruvan
"You give (it) too, you give too, you give too" — so they said; "I am not able, I am not able, I am not able" — so they said.
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PdP 4 10.18
ततो विष्णुः समुत्तस्थौ स्त्रीरूपं च दधार ह । चकार स्वर्णपात्रे तत्पीयूषपरिवेषणम्
tato viṣṇuḥ samuttasthau strīrūpaṃ ca dadhāra ha | cakāra svarṇapātre tatpīyūṣapariveṣaṇam
Then Viṣṇu rose up and assumed the form of a woman, and performed the distribution of that nectar in a golden vessel.
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PdP 4 10.19
पीयूषभक्षणं राहुर्यावत्कुर्याद्द्विजोत्तम । चंद्रसूर्यौ चोक्तवंतौ राक्षसोऽसौ छलागतः
pīyūṣabhakṣaṇaṃ rāhuryāvatkuryāddvijottama | caṃdrasūryau coktavaṃtau rākṣaso'sau chalāgataḥ
While Rāhu was consuming the nectar, O best of the twice-born, the Moon and the Sun spoke up: "This one is a demon, come here by deceit."
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PdP 4 10.20
ततः क्रुद्धो जगन्नाथो जघान स्वर्णपात्रतः । शिरस्तस्य पपातोर्व्यां केतुर्नाम्ना बभूव ह
tataḥ kruddho jagannātho jaghāna svarṇapātrataḥ | śirastasya papātorvyāṃ keturnāmnā babhūva ha
Then the Lord of the world, enraged, struck (him) with the golden vessel; his head fell to the earth and became (the planet) known by the name Ketu.
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PdP 4 10.21
राहुकेतू ततस्तूर्णं गतौ तौ भयविह्वलौ । इदानीं तद्दिने प्राप्ते चंद्रसूर्यौ स युध्यति
rāhuketū tatastūrṇaṃ gatau tau bhayavihvalau | idānīṃ taddine prāpte caṃdrasūryau sa yudhyati
Then Rāhu and Ketu, overwhelmed with fear, quickly went away; even now, when that day arrives, he fights the Moon and the Sun.
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PdP 4 10.22
कुर्याद्ग्रासं सैंहिकेयस्तत्क्षणं दुर्लभं भवेत् । सर्वं गंगासमं तोयं वेदव्याससमा द्विजाः
kuryādgrāsaṃ saiṃhikeyastatkṣaṇaṃ durlabhaṃ bhavet | sarvaṃ gaṃgāsamaṃ toyaṃ vedavyāsasamā dvijāḥ
When the son of Siṃhikā (Rāhu) makes his seizing (of them), at that moment (a thing) hard to obtain comes about: all water is equal to the Ganges, and (all) brahmins equal to Vedavyāsa.
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PdP 4 10.23
स्नानं वायसतीर्थे यो गंगास्नानफलं लभेत् । दानमक्षयपुण्यं स्यात्कोटिजन्मार्जितं तथा
snānaṃ vāyasatīrthe yo gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet | dānamakṣayapuṇyaṃ syātkoṭijanmārjitaṃ tathā
Whoever (performs) a bath at the Vāyasa ford obtains the fruit of bathing in the Ganges; a gift (given then) would be of imperishable merit, and (equal to what is) earned in ten million births.
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PdP 4 10.24
पापं नश्येत्समूलं च किं पुनः क्रतुकोटिभिः । विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां पुत्रार्थी पुत्रमाप्यते
pāpaṃ naśyetsamūlaṃ ca kiṃ punaḥ kratukoṭibhiḥ | vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ putrārthī putramāpyate
And sin would be destroyed root and all — how much more (the fruit) of ten million sacrifices! One who seeks learning obtains learning; one who seeks a son gains a son.
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PdP 4 10.25
मोक्षार्थी लभते मोक्षं मंत्रसिद्धिर्भवेद्ध्रुवम् । इति ते कथितं विप्र समुद्रमथनं तु तत्
mokṣārthī labhate mokṣaṃ maṃtrasiddhirbhaveddhruvam | iti te kathitaṃ vipra samudramathanaṃ tu tat
One who seeks liberation obtains liberation; success in mantras surely comes about. Thus that churning of the ocean has been related to you, O brahmin.
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