Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 13
PdP 4 13.1
शौनक उवाच- कृष्णजन्माष्टमी सूत तस्या माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । कथयस्व महाप्राज्ञ चोद्धरस्व महार्णवात्
śaunaka uvāca- kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī sūta tasyā māhātmyamuttamam | kathayasva mahāprājña coddharasva mahārṇavāt
Śaunaka said: Sūta, (there is) Kṛṣṇa's birth-eighth-day; tell its excellent greatness, O greatly wise one, and lift (me) out of the great ocean.
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PdP 4 13.2
सूत उवाच- कृष्णजन्माष्टमीं ब्रह्मन्भक्त्या करोति यो नरः । अंते विष्णुपुरं याति कुलकोटियुतो द्विज
sūta uvāca- kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīṃ brahmanbhaktyā karoti yo naraḥ | aṃte viṣṇupuraṃ yāti kulakoṭiyuto dvija
Sūta said: The man who, O brahmin, observes the eighth day of Kṛṣṇa's birth with devotion goes in the end to Viṣṇu's city, O twice-born, together with ten million (members) of his family.
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PdP 4 13.3
अष्टमी बुधवारे च सोमे चैव द्विजोत्तम । रोहिणीऋक्षसंयुक्ता कुलकोटिविमुक्तिदा
aṣṭamī budhavāre ca some caiva dvijottama | rohiṇīṛkṣasaṃyuktā kulakoṭivimuktidā
And the eighth day (falling) on a Wednesday, or indeed on a Monday, O best of the twice-born, joined with the asterism Rohiṇī, grants liberation to ten million (of one's) family.
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PdP 4 13.4
महापातकसंयुक्तः करोति व्रतमुत्तमम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तश्चांते याति हरेर्गृहम्
mahāpātakasaṃyuktaḥ karoti vratamuttamam | sarvapāpavinirmuktaścāṃte yāti harergṛham
(Even) one tainted with a great sin, (if) he performs this excellent vow, is freed from all sins and goes at the end to Hari's house.
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PdP 4 13.5
कृष्णजन्माष्टमीं ब्रह्मन्न करोति नराधमः । इह दुःखमवाप्नोति स प्रेत्य नरकं व्रजेत्
kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīṃ brahmanna karoti narādhamaḥ | iha duḥkhamavāpnoti sa pretya narakaṃ vrajet
The lowest of men who does not observe Kṛṣṇa's birth-eighth-day, O brahmin, obtains misery here, and after death he goes to hell.
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PdP 4 13.6
न करोति च या नारी कृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतम् । वर्षे वर्षे तु सा मूढा नरकं याति दारुणम्
na karoti ca yā nārī kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratam | varṣe varṣe tu sā mūḍhā narakaṃ yāti dāruṇam
And the woman who does not perform the vow of Kṛṣṇa's birth-eighth-day, that fool goes, year after year, to a terrible hell.
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PdP 4 13.7
जन्माष्टमीदिने यो वै नरोऽश्नाति विमूढधीः । महानरकमश्नाति सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
janmāṣṭamīdine yo vai naro'śnāti vimūḍhadhīḥ | mahānarakamaśnāti satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham
The man of utterly deluded mind who eats on the day of the birth-eighth, eats great hell—truly, truly I say it.
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PdP 4 13.8
दिलीपेन पुरा पृष्टो वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः । तच्छृणुष्व महाप्राज्ञ सर्वपातकनाशनम्
dilīpena purā pṛṣṭo vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ | tacchṛṇuṣva mahāprājña sarvapātakanāśanam
Formerly Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages, was asked by Dilīpa; hear that, O greatly wise one—it destroys all sins.
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PdP 4 13.9
दिलीप उवाच- भाद्रे मास्यसिताष्टम्यां यस्यां जातो जनार्द्दनः । तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व महामुने
dilīpa uvāca- bhādre māsyasitāṣṭamyāṃ yasyāṃ jāto janārddanaḥ | tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi kathayasva mahāmune
Dilīpa said: In the month of Bhādra, on the dark(-fortnight) eighth, on which Janārdana was born—that I wish to hear; tell (it), O great sage.
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PdP 4 13.10
कथं वा भगवान्जातः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । देवकीजठरे विष्णुः किं कर्तुं केन हेतुना
kathaṃ vā bhagavānjātaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | devakījaṭhare viṣṇuḥ kiṃ kartuṃ kena hetunā
And how was the Lord, bearer of conch, discus and mace, Viṣṇu, born in Devakī's womb—to do what, for what reason?
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PdP 4 13.11
वसिष्ठ उवाच- शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि कस्माज्जातो जनार्द्दनः । पृथिव्यां त्रिदिवं त्यक्त्वा भवते कथयाम्यहम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca- śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi kasmājjāto janārddanaḥ | pṛthivyāṃ tridivaṃ tyaktvā bhavate kathayāmyaham
Vasiṣṭha said: Listen, O king, I shall declare why Janārdana was born on earth, abandoning heaven; I tell it to you.
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PdP 4 13.12
पुरा वसुंधरा ह्यासीत्कंसादिनृपपीडिता । स्वाधिकारप्रमत्तेन कंसदूतेन ताडिता
purā vasuṃdharā hyāsītkaṃsādinṛpapīḍitā | svādhikārapramattena kaṃsadūtena tāḍitā
Formerly the Earth was oppressed by Kaṃsa and other kings, and struck by Kaṃsa's messenger, who was heedless (in the exercise) of his own authority.
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PdP 4 13.13
क्रंदती क्रंदती सा तु ययौ घूर्णितलोचना । यत्र तिष्ठति देवेश उमाकांतो वृषध्वजः
kraṃdatī kraṃdatī sā tu yayau ghūrṇitalocanā | yatra tiṣṭhati deveśa umākāṃto vṛṣadhvajaḥ
Wailing and wailing, with rolling eyes, she went where the lord of gods, Umā's beloved, whose banner is the bull, abides.
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PdP 4 13.14
कंसेन ताडिता नाथ इति तस्मै निवेदितुम् । बाष्पवारीणि वर्षंति विवर्णा साविमानिता
kaṃsena tāḍitā nātha iti tasmai niveditum | bāṣpavārīṇi varṣaṃti vivarṇā sāvimānitā
To announce to him, "Lord, I am struck by Kaṃsa"—pale and humiliated, pouring out floods of tears.
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PdP 4 13.15
क्रंदंतीं तां समालोक्य कोपेन स्फुरिताधरः । उमयासहितः सर्वैर्देववृंदैरनुव्रतः
kraṃdaṃtīṃ tāṃ samālokya kopena sphuritādharaḥ | umayāsahitaḥ sarvairdevavṛṃdairanuvrataḥ
Seeing her wailing, his lip quivering with anger, together with Umā and attended by all the hosts of gods,
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PdP 4 13.16
आजगाम महादेवो विधातृभवनं रुषा । गत्वा चोवाच ब्रह्माणं कंसध्वंसनहेतवे
ājagāma mahādevo vidhātṛbhavanaṃ ruṣā | gatvā covāca brahmāṇaṃ kaṃsadhvaṃsanahetave
Mahādeva came in fury to the house of the Creator, and having gone (there) he spoke to Brahmā for the sake of Kaṃsa's destruction:
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PdP 4 13.17
उपायः सृज्यतां ब्रह्मन्भवता विष्णुना सह । ऐश्वरं तद्वचः श्रुत्वा गंतुं प्राह कृतात्मभूः
upāyaḥ sṛjyatāṃ brahmanbhavatā viṣṇunā saha | aiśvaraṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā gaṃtuṃ prāha kṛtātmabhūḥ
"Let a means be devised, O Brahmā, by you together with Viṣṇu." Hearing that speech of the Lord (Śiva), the self-born, of perfected soul, said he would go.
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PdP 4 13.18
क्षीरोदे यत्र वैकुंठः सुप्तोऽस्ति भुजगोपरि । हंसपृष्ठं समारुह्य हरेरंतिकमाययौ
kṣīrode yatra vaikuṃṭhaḥ supto'sti bhujagopari | haṃsapṛṣṭhaṃ samāruhya hareraṃtikamāyayau
Mounting the back of his goose, he came near to Hari, where in the Milk Ocean Vaikuṇṭha lies asleep upon the serpent.
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PdP 4 13.19
तत्र गत्वा च तं धाता देववृंदैर्हरादिभिः । संयुक्तः स्तूयते वाग्भिः कोमलं वाग्विदांवरः
tatra gatvā ca taṃ dhātā devavṛṃdairharādibhiḥ | saṃyuktaḥ stūyate vāgbhiḥ komalaṃ vāgvidāṃvaraḥ
And having gone there, the Creator, best of those who know speech, joined with the hosts of gods headed by Hara, praised him gently with words:
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PdP 4 13.20
नमः कमलनेत्राय हरये परमात्मने । जगतः पालयित्रे च लक्ष्मीकांत नमोऽस्तु ते
namaḥ kamalanetrāya haraye paramātmane | jagataḥ pālayitre ca lakṣmīkāṃta namo'stu te
"Homage to the lotus-eyed, to Hari, to the supreme Self, and to the protector of the world; homage be to you, beloved of Lakṣmī."
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PdP 4 13.21
इति तेभ्यः स्तुतिं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच जनार्द्दनः । देवान्क्लिष्टमुखान्सर्वान्भवद्भिरागतं कथम्
iti tebhyaḥ stutiṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca janārddanaḥ | devānkliṣṭamukhānsarvānbhavadbhirāgataṃ katham
Having heard this praise from them, Janārdana replied to the gods, all with distressed faces: "Why have you come?"
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PdP 4 13.22
ब्रह्मोवाच-। शृणु देव जगन्नाथ यस्मादस्माकमागतम् । कथयामि सुरश्रेष्ठ तदहं लोकभावन
brahmovāca-| śṛṇu deva jagannātha yasmādasmākamāgatam | kathayāmi suraśreṣṭha tadahaṃ lokabhāvana
Brahmā said: Listen, O god, lord of the world, (to the reason) why we have come; I will tell you that, O best of the gods, O sustainer of the worlds.
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PdP 4 13.23
शूलिदत्तवरोन्मत्तः कंसो राजा दुरासदः । वसुधा ताडिता तेन करघातेन पीडिता
śūlidattavaronmattaḥ kaṃso rājā durāsadaḥ | vasudhā tāḍitā tena karaghātena pīḍitā
Kaṃsa, a king hard to assail, is maddened by the boon granted by the Trident-bearer; the earth is struck by him and afflicted by the blows of his hand.
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PdP 4 13.24
वरं दत्वा पुराप्यग्रे मायया तु प्रवंचितः । भागिनेयं विना शंभो मरणं भविता न मे
varaṃ datvā purāpyagre māyayā tu pravaṃcitaḥ | bhāgineyaṃ vinā śaṃbho maraṇaṃ bhavitā na me
Having formerly granted the boon at the outset, (Śiva) was deceived by (Kaṃsa's) trick: "O Śambhu, there shall be no death for me except by my sister's son."
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PdP 4 13.25
तस्माद्गच्छ स्वयं देव कंसं हंतुं दुरासदम् । देवकीजठरे जन्म लब्ध्वा गत्वा च गोकुलम्
tasmādgaccha svayaṃ deva kaṃsaṃ haṃtuṃ durāsadam | devakījaṭhare janma labdhvā gatvā ca gokulam
Therefore go yourself, O god, to kill the unassailable Kaṃsa, obtaining birth in Devakī's womb and going to Gokula.
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PdP 4 13.26
ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितो देवः प्रत्युवाच च शूलिनम् । पार्वतीं देहि देवेश अब्दं स्थित्वा गमिष्यति
brahmaṇā prerito devaḥ pratyuvāca ca śūlinam | pārvatīṃ dehi deveśa abdaṃ sthitvā gamiṣyati
Urged by Brahmā, the god (Viṣṇu) replied to the Trident-bearer: "Give me Pārvatī, O lord of gods; having stayed a year, she will go (back)."
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PdP 4 13.27
उमया रक्षया सार्द्धं शंखचक्रगदाधरः । उद्दिश्य मथुरां चक्रे प्रयाणं कमलासनः
umayā rakṣayā sārddhaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | uddiśya mathurāṃ cakre prayāṇaṃ kamalāsanaḥ
Together with Umā as his protection, the bearer of conch, discus and mace, whose seat is the lotus, set out with Mathurā as his destination.
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PdP 4 13.28
देवकीजठरे जन्म लेभे तत्र गदाधरः । यशोदाकुक्षिमध्यास्ते शर्वाणी मृगलोचना
devakījaṭhare janma lebhe tatra gadādharaḥ | yaśodākukṣimadhyāste śarvāṇī mṛgalocanā
There the mace-bearer obtained birth in Devakī's womb, and the doe-eyed consort of Śarva (Pārvatī) dwelt within Yaśodā's belly.
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PdP 4 13.29
नवमासांश्च विश्रम्य कुक्षौ नवदिनांतकान् । भाद्रे मास्यसिते पक्षे चाष्टमीसंज्ञका तिथिः
navamāsāṃśca viśramya kukṣau navadināṃtakān | bhādre māsyasite pakṣe cāṣṭamīsaṃjñakā tithiḥ
And having rested nine months in the womb, plus nine days at the end, in the month of Bhādra, in the dark fortnight, the lunar day called the eighth,
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PdP 4 13.30
रोहिणीतारकायुक्ता रजनीघनघोषिता । तस्यां जातो जगन्नाथः कंसारिर्वसुदेवजः
rohiṇītārakāyuktā rajanīghanaghoṣitā | tasyāṃ jāto jagannāthaḥ kaṃsārirvasudevajaḥ
joined with the star Rohiṇī, the night resounding with thunderclouds — on that (day) was born the lord of the world, the foe of Kaṃsa, the son of Vasudeva.
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PdP 4 13.31
वैराटी नंदपत्नी च यशोदाऽजीजनत्सुताम् । पुत्रं पद्मकरं पद्मनाभं पद्मदलेक्षणम्
vairāṭī naṃdapatnī ca yaśodā'jījanatsutām | putraṃ padmakaraṃ padmanābhaṃ padmadalekṣaṇam
And Yaśodā, the Vairāṭī, Nanda's wife, gave birth to a daughter; (Devakī bore) a son lotus-handed, lotus-naveled, lotus-petal-eyed.
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PdP 4 13.32
तदा हर्षितुमारेभे दृष्ट्वा ह्यानकदुंदुभिः । कंसासुरभयत्रस्ता प्रोवाच देवकी तदा
tadā harṣitumārebhe dṛṣṭvā hyānakaduṃdubhiḥ | kaṃsāsurabhayatrastā provāca devakī tadā
Then Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), on seeing (him), began to rejoice; but Devakī, trembling with fear of the demon Kaṃsa, then said:
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PdP 4 13.33
वैराटीं गच्छ भो नाथ सुतं प्रत्यर्पितं किल । पुत्रं दत्वा यशोदायै सुतां तस्याः समानय
vairāṭīṃ gaccha bho nātha sutaṃ pratyarpitaṃ kila | putraṃ datvā yaśodāyai sutāṃ tasyāḥ samānaya
"Go, O lord, to Vairāṭī — indeed the son (must be) handed over; giving the boy to Yaśodā, bring back her daughter."
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PdP 4 13.34
तस्या वचः समाकर्ण्य वसुदेवोऽपि दुःखितः । अंके कुमारमादाय वैराट्यभिमुखंययौ
tasyā vacaḥ samākarṇya vasudevo'pi duḥkhitaḥ | aṃke kumāramādāya vairāṭyabhimukhaṃyayau
Hearing her words, Vasudeva too, grieved, took the child on his lap and went toward Vairāṭī.
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PdP 4 13.35
यमुनाजलसंपूर्णा तत्पथे मध्यवर्त्मनि । आसीद्घोरा महादीर्घा गम्भीरोदकपूरभाक्
yamunājalasaṃpūrṇā tatpathe madhyavartmani | āsīdghorā mahādīrghā gambhīrodakapūrabhāk
On his path, in the middle of the way, was the Yamunā, filled with water, terrible, very long, holding a flood of deep water.
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PdP 4 13.36
एवं दृष्ट्वा तटे स्थित्वा यमुनामवलोकयन् । वसुदेवोऽपि दुःखार्तो विललापातिचिंतया
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṭe sthitvā yamunāmavalokayan | vasudevo'pi duḥkhārto vilalāpāticiṃtayā
Seeing it thus, standing on the bank and gazing at the Yamunā, Vasudeva, stricken with grief, lamented in extreme anxiety:
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PdP 4 13.37
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि विधिनापि हि वंचितः । कथमत्र गमिष्यामि वैराटीं नंदमंदिरम्
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi vidhināpi hi vaṃcitaḥ | kathamatra gamiṣyāmi vairāṭīṃ naṃdamaṃdiram
"What shall I do? Where shall I go? I am cheated even by fate. How shall I get across here to Vairāṭī, to Nanda's house?"
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PdP 4 13.38
हरिणा तत्र सानंदं मायया वंचितः पिता । क्षणमात्रं तटे स्थित्वा यमुनामवलोकयन्
hariṇā tatra sānaṃdaṃ māyayā vaṃcitaḥ pitā | kṣaṇamātraṃ taṭe sthitvā yamunāmavalokayan
There the father was joyfully deceived by Hari through his māyā, standing on the bank for just a moment and gazing at the Yamunā.
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PdP 4 13.39
तेन दृष्टा पुनः सापि क्षणाज्जानुवहाभवत् । तां दृष्ट्वा हृष्ट उत्तस्थौ प्रस्थानमकरोद्यथा
tena dṛṣṭā punaḥ sāpi kṣaṇājjānuvahābhavat | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭa uttasthau prasthānamakarodyathā
And she (the river), seen by him again, in a moment became knee-deep; seeing her, delighted, he stood up and duly set out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.40
मायां कृत्वा जगन्नाथः पितुरंकाज्जलेऽपतत् । तं पुत्रं पतितं दृष्ट्वा हाहाकृत्वा सुदुःखितः
māyāṃ kṛtvā jagannāthaḥ pituraṃkājjale'patat | taṃ putraṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā hāhākṛtvā suduḥkhitaḥ
Working an illusion, the lord of the world fell from his father's lap into the water; seeing that son fallen, he (Vasudeva) cried "alas, alas," deeply grieved,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.41
महोपायं पुनः कर्तुं विधिना तेन वंचितः । त्राहि मां जगतां नाथ सुतं रक्ष सुरोत्तम
mahopāyaṃ punaḥ kartuṃ vidhinā tena vaṃcitaḥ | trāhi māṃ jagatāṃ nātha sutaṃ rakṣa surottama
(thinking) to devise some great means again, cheated by that fate: "Save me, O lord of the worlds! Protect my son, O best of the gods!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.42
जनकक्रंदितं दृष्ट्वा कंसारिः कृपया मुहुः । जलक्रीडां समाचर्य पितुःक्रोडमगात्पुनः
janakakraṃditaṃ dṛṣṭvā kaṃsāriḥ kṛpayā muhuḥ | jalakrīḍāṃ samācarya pituḥkroḍamagātpunaḥ
Seeing the father's lamentation, the foe of Kaṃsa, out of compassion, again and again — having carried out his water-play, he went back to his father's lap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.43
यथा तेन यदुश्रेष्ठो जगाम नंदमंदिरम् । सुतं दत्त्वा यशोदायै सुतां तस्याः समानयत्
yathā tena yaduśreṣṭho jagāma naṃdamaṃdiram | sutaṃ dattvā yaśodāyai sutāṃ tasyāḥ samānayat
Just as by that (means) the best of the Yadus went to Nanda's house, and having given the son to Yaśodā, brought back her daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.44
निजागारं ततः प्राप्य पत्न्यै प्रत्यर्पिता सुता । देवकी च प्रसूतेति वार्ता प्राप्ता सुरारिणा
nijāgāraṃ tataḥ prāpya patnyai pratyarpitā sutā | devakī ca prasūteti vārtā prāptā surāriṇā
Then, reaching his own house, the daughter was handed over to his wife; and the news, "Devakī has given birth," reached the enemy of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.45
आनेतुं प्रस्थिता दूताः सुतं दुहितरं तदा । आगत्य कंसदूतास्ते सुतां नेतुं प्रचक्रमुः
ānetuṃ prasthitā dūtāḥ sutaṃ duhitaraṃ tadā | āgatya kaṃsadūtāste sutāṃ netuṃ pracakramuḥ
Then messengers set out to fetch the child, (whether) son or daughter; those messengers of Kaṃsa, having come, undertook to take the daughter away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.46
बलादेनां समाकृष्य देवकी वसुदेवयोः । कंसदूतैर्गृहीत्वा सा अर्पिता तु सुरारये
balādenāṃ samākṛṣya devakī vasudevayoḥ | kaṃsadūtairgṛhītvā sā arpitā tu surāraye
Dragging her away by force from Devakī and Vasudeva, she was seized by Kaṃsa's messengers and handed over to the enemy of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.47
स धृत्वा तां महाराजः सभयोऽभूद्दुरासदः । शुद्धकांचनवर्णाभां पूर्णेंदुसदृशाननाम्
sa dhṛtvā tāṃ mahārājaḥ sabhayo'bhūddurāsadaḥ | śuddhakāṃcanavarṇābhāṃ pūrṇeṃdusadṛśānanām
That great king, hard to approach, holding her, became afraid — (she) of the colour of pure gold, her face like the full moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.48
कंसो हसंतीं तां दृष्ट्वा विद्युत्स्फुरितलोचनाम् । आदिदेशासुरश्रेष्ठो जहि नीत्वा शिलोपरि
kaṃso hasaṃtīṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vidyutsphuritalocanām | ādideśāsuraśreṣṭho jahi nītvā śilopari
Kaṃsa, seeing her laughing, her eyes flashing like lightning, that foremost of demons commanded: "Take her and kill her upon a stone."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.49
आज्ञां लब्ध्वाऽसुरास्ते वै निष्पेष्टुं तां प्रवर्तिताः । विद्युच्छीघ्रतया गौरी जगाम शंकरांतिकम्
ājñāṃ labdhvā'surāste vai niṣpeṣṭuṃ tāṃ pravartitāḥ | vidyucchīghratayā gaurī jagāma śaṃkarāṃtikam
Having received the order, those demons set about crushing her; but with the swiftness of lightning Gaurī went into the presence of Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.50
गौर्युवाच- शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्रास्ते शत्रुरुत्तमः । नंदस्य निलये गुप्तस्तव हंताऽसुरोत्तम
gauryuvāca- śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi yatrāste śatruruttamaḥ | naṃdasya nilaye guptastava haṃtā'surottama
Gaurī said: Listen, king, I shall tell you where your foremost enemy dwells: hidden in Nanda's dwelling is your killer, O best of demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.51
वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा तु सा देवी जगाम निजमंदिरम् । श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततो देव्याः कंसो राजा सुदुःखितः
vasiṣṭha uvāca- evamuktvā tu sā devī jagāma nijamaṃdiram | śrutvā vākyaṃ tato devyāḥ kaṃso rājā suduḥkhitaḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Having spoken thus, that goddess went to her own abode; then, hearing the goddess's words, King Kaṃsa was greatly distressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.52
भगिनीं पूतनामाह गच्छ त्वं नंदमंदिरम् । छद्मना तं सुतं हत्वा गच्छ ते वांच्छितं बहु
bhaginīṃ pūtanāmāha gaccha tvaṃ naṃdamaṃdiram | chadmanā taṃ sutaṃ hatvā gaccha te vāṃcchitaṃ bahu
He said to his sister Pūtanā: "Go to Nanda's house; having killed that son by a trick, go — much of what you wish (I shall give you)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.53
दास्यामि शत्रुं हंतुं मे व्रज शीघ्रतरं शुभे । आज्ञां प्राप्य राक्षसी सा गोकुलाभिमुखं गता
dāsyāmi śatruṃ haṃtuṃ me vraja śīghrataraṃ śubhe | ājñāṃ prāpya rākṣasī sā gokulābhimukhaṃ gatā
"I shall give (it) — go most swiftly, good lady, to kill my enemy." Having received the order, that demoness went off towards Gokula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.54
मायया सुंदरी रूपा प्रविष्टा तत्र गोकुले । पयोधरे गरं सा तु धृत्वा हंतुमुपागता
māyayā suṃdarī rūpā praviṣṭā tatra gokule | payodhare garaṃ sā tu dhṛtvā haṃtumupāgatā
By magic, beautiful in form, she entered there in Gokula; holding poison in her breast, she approached in order to kill.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.55
पशुपानां गृहद्वारि प्रविष्टालक्षितेति च । गत्वांतरुत्थाप्य शिशुं स्तनं दत्वापसद्गतिम्
paśupānāṃ gṛhadvāri praviṣṭālakṣiteti ca | gatvāṃtarutthāpya śiśuṃ stanaṃ datvāpasadgatim
At the door of the cowherds' house she entered unnoticed; and going within, she raised up the infant and gave him her breast — (that) wicked creature's course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.56
ततस्तु शकटं क्षिप्त्वा तृणावर्तादिमर्दनम् । कालीयदमनं कृत्वा गतो मधुपुरीं ततः
tatastu śakaṭaṃ kṣiptvā tṛṇāvartādimardanam | kālīyadamanaṃ kṛtvā gato madhupurīṃ tataḥ
Then, having hurled the cart, the crushing of Tṛṇāvarta and others, and having done the subduing of Kāliya, he went thereafter to Madhupurī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.57
गत्वा कंसो हतः क्रूरः कंसमल्लानजीजयत् । एतत्ते कथितं राजन्विष्णोर्जन्मदिनव्रतम्
gatvā kaṃso hataḥ krūraḥ kaṃsamallānajījayat | etatte kathitaṃ rājanviṣṇorjanmadinavratam
Having gone (there), cruel Kaṃsa was slain, and he conquered Kaṃsa's wrestlers. This has been told to you, O king — the vow of Viṣṇu's birthday.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.58
श्रुत्वा पापानि नश्यंति कुर्यात्किं वा भविष्यति । य इदं कुरुते मर्त्यो या च नारी हरेर्व्रतम्
śrutvā pāpāni naśyaṃti kuryātkiṃ vā bhaviṣyati | ya idaṃ kurute martyo yā ca nārī harervratam
By hearing (it) sins perish; what then will come about if one performs it? Whatever man performs this vow of Hari, and whatever woman —
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PdP 4 13.59
ऐश्वर्यमतुलं प्राप्य जन्मन्यत्र यथेप्सितम् । पूर्वविद्धा न कर्त्तव्या तृतीयाषष्ठिरेव च
aiśvaryamatulaṃ prāpya janmanyatra yathepsitam | pūrvaviddhā na karttavyā tṛtīyāṣaṣṭhireva ca
having obtained incomparable lordship in this birth as desired. The (tithi) pierced by the preceding one is not to be observed — likewise the third and the sixth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.60
अष्टम्येकादशीभूता धर्मकामार्थवांच्छुभिः । वर्जयित्वा प्रयत्नेन सप्तमीसंयुताष्टमी
aṣṭamyekādaśībhūtā dharmakāmārthavāṃcchubhiḥ | varjayitvā prayatnena saptamīsaṃyutāṣṭamī
The eighth and the eleventh (are to be observed) by those desiring dharma, pleasure and wealth, avoiding with care the eighth conjoined with the seventh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.61
विना ऋक्षेऽपि कर्तव्या नवमीसंयुताष्टमी । उदये चाष्टमी किंचित्सकला नवमी यदि
vinā ṛkṣe'pi kartavyā navamīsaṃyutāṣṭamī | udaye cāṣṭamī kiṃcitsakalā navamī yadi
Even without the (Rohiṇī) asterism, the eighth joined with the ninth should be observed; if at sunrise there is a little of the eighth and the ninth entire —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.62
मुहूर्तरोहिणीयुक्ता संपूर्णा चाष्टमी भवेत् । अष्टमी बुधवारेण रोहिणीसहिता यदि
muhūrtarohiṇīyuktā saṃpūrṇā cāṣṭamī bhavet | aṣṭamī budhavāreṇa rohiṇīsahitā yadi
(The fast should be kept when) the eighth is complete and joined with Rohiṇī for (even) a muhūrta; and if the eighth falls on a Wednesday together with Rohiṇī —
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PdP 4 13.63
सोमेनैव भवेद्राजन्किंकृतैर्व्रतकोटिभिः । नवम्यामुदयात्किंचित्सोमे सापि बुधेऽपि च
somenaiva bhavedrājankiṃkṛtairvratakoṭibhiḥ | navamyāmudayātkiṃcitsome sāpi budhe'pi ca
— or on a Monday, O king, what need is there of ten million (other) observances? If on the ninth there is a little (of the eighth) from sunrise, on a Monday, or also on a Wednesday, that too (is to be taken).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.64
अपि वर्षशतेनापि लभ्यते वा न लभ्यते । विना ऋक्षं न कर्तव्या नवमीसंयुताष्टमी
api varṣaśatenāpi labhyate vā na labhyate | vinā ṛkṣaṃ na kartavyā navamīsaṃyutāṣṭamī
Even in a hundred years it may or may not be obtained. Without the asterism (Rohiṇī), the eighth joined with the ninth should not be observed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 13.65
कार्याविद्धापि सप्तम्यां रोहिणीसंयुताष्टमी । कलाकाष्ठामुहूर्तेऽपि यदा कृष्णाष्टमीतिथिः
kāryāviddhāpi saptamyāṃ rohiṇīsaṃyutāṣṭamī | kalākāṣṭhāmuhūrte'pi yadā kṛṣṇāṣṭamītithiḥ
The eighth joined with Rohiṇī is to be observed even if it is tainted by the seventh; (likewise) when the eighth of the dark fortnight falls even for a kalā, a kāṣṭhā, or a muhūrta,
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PdP 4 13.66
नवम्यां सैव वा ग्राह्या सप्तमीसंयुता न हि । किं पुनर्बुधवारेण सोमेनापि विशेषतः
navamyāṃ saiva vā grāhyā saptamīsaṃyutā na hi | kiṃ punarbudhavāreṇa somenāpi viśeṣataḥ
or that same (eighth) on the ninth is to be taken — not the one joined with the seventh; how much more (is it to be taken) on a Wednesday, and especially on a Monday.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.67
किं पुर्नर्नवमीयुक्ता कुलकोट्यास्तु मुक्तिदा । पलवेधेन राजेंद्र सप्तम्या अष्टमीं त्यजेत्
kiṃ purnarnavamīyuktā kulakoṭyāstu muktidā | palavedhena rājeṃdra saptamyā aṣṭamīṃ tyajet
How much more, when joined with the ninth, does it grant liberation to ten million of one's lineage! By a taint of (even) a pala, O lord of kings, one should reject the eighth (that is contaminated) by the seventh,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 13.68
सुरायाबिंदुनास्पृष्टं गंगांभः कलशं यथा । दिलीप उवाच- केन चादौ कृतं चेदं केन वा तत्प्रकाशितम् । किं पुण्यं किं फलं देव कथयस्व महामुने
surāyābiṃdunāspṛṣṭaṃ gaṃgāṃbhaḥ kalaśaṃ yathā | dilīpa uvāca- kena cādau kṛtaṃ cedaṃ kena vā tatprakāśitam | kiṃ puṇyaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ deva kathayasva mahāmune
like a pot of Ganges water touched by a drop of liquor. Dilīpa said: By whom was this first performed, and by whom was it made known? What is its merit, what its fruit, O god? Tell (me), great sage.
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PdP 4 13.69
वसिष्ठ उवाच- चित्रसेनो महाराजा महापापपरो महान् । अगम्यागमनं कृत्वा स्वर्णस्तेयं द्विजस्य च
vasiṣṭha uvāca- citraseno mahārājā mahāpāpaparo mahān | agamyāgamanaṃ kṛtvā svarṇasteyaṃ dvijasya ca
Vasiṣṭha said: Citrasena was a great king, greatly given to great sins; having gone in to a woman forbidden to him, and having stolen a brahmin's gold,
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PdP 4 13.70
सुरायां च सदा तृप्तो वृथामांसे सदा रतः । एवं पापसमायुक्तो नित्यं प्राणिवधे रतः
surāyāṃ ca sadā tṛpto vṛthāmāṃse sadā rataḥ | evaṃ pāpasamāyukto nityaṃ prāṇivadhe rataḥ
always sated with liquor, always attached to meat (eaten) in vain — thus joined with sin, constantly given to the killing of living creatures,
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PdP 4 13.71
चांडालैः पतितैः सार्द्धमालापं सर्वदाकरोत् । एतदेवं विधो राजा मृगयायां मनो दधे
cāṃḍālaiḥ patitaiḥ sārddhamālāpaṃ sarvadākarot | etadevaṃ vidho rājā mṛgayāyāṃ mano dadhe
he always held conversation with Caṇḍālas and outcastes. Such a king as this set his mind on hunting.
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PdP 4 13.72
अरण्ये द्वीपिनं ज्ञात्वा वेष्टयित्वा च सर्वतः । सावधानं भटान्सर्वान्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
araṇye dvīpinaṃ jñātvā veṣṭayitvā ca sarvataḥ | sāvadhānaṃ bhaṭānsarvānvākyametaduvāca ha
Having found a panther in the forest and surrounded (it) on all sides, he spoke this word to all his attentive soldiers:
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PdP 4 13.73
अहमेव निहन्म्येनं योऽन्योस्मिन्प्रहरिष्यति । स वध्यो नात्र संदेहो व्याघ्रो राज्ञः पथा ययौ
ahameva nihanmyenaṃ yo'nyosminprahariṣyati | sa vadhyo nātra saṃdeho vyāghro rājñaḥ pathā yayau
"I alone will kill it; whoever else strikes it is to be put to death — there is no doubt of this." The tiger went off by the king's path.
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PdP 4 13.74
सलज्जोऽपि ततो राजा व्याघ्रं पश्चाज्जगाम ह । अनेकक्लेशदुःखेन व्याघ्रं हंतुं समाहितः
salajjo'pi tato rājā vyāghraṃ paścājjagāma ha | anekakleśaduḥkhena vyāghraṃ haṃtuṃ samāhitaḥ
Then the king, though ashamed, went after the tiger, and with many a hardship and pain was intent on killing the tiger.
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PdP 4 13.75
क्षुत्पिपासाकुलक्लेशः संध्यायां यमुनातटे । अष्टमीरोहिणीयुक्ता तद्दिनं जन्मवासरम्
kṣutpipāsākulakleśaḥ saṃdhyāyāṃ yamunātaṭe | aṣṭamīrohiṇīyuktā taddinaṃ janmavāsaram
Afflicted by the distress of hunger and thirst, at twilight on the bank of the Yamunā — that day was the eighth joined with Rohiṇī, the birth-day (of Kṛṣṇa).
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PdP 4 13.76
श्वःकन्या यमुनायां वै व्रतं चक्रुर्नराधिप । नानोपहारैर्द्रव्यैश्च धूपदीपैः सुशोभनैः
śvaḥkanyā yamunāyāṃ vai vrataṃ cakrurnarādhipa | nānopahārairdravyaiśca dhūpadīpaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ
Dog-girls (i.e. Caṇḍāla women) performed the observance at the Yamunā, O lord of men, with various offerings and substances, with incense and beautiful lamps,
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PdP 4 13.77
गंधपुष्पं तथा द्रव्यं कुंकुमादिमनोहरम् । अन्नं बहुगुणं दृष्ट्वा भोक्तुं तन्मानसंकुलम्
gaṃdhapuṣpaṃ tathā dravyaṃ kuṃkumādimanoharam | annaṃ bahuguṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhoktuṃ tanmānasaṃkulam
with fragrance and flowers and such substances, with lovely saffron and the like. Seeing the food of many excellences, his mind was agitated to eat (it).
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PdP 4 13.78
राजोवाच- अन्नाभावान्ममाद्याशु प्राणा यास्यंति निश्चितम् । स्त्रिय ऊचुः- जन्माष्टम्यां हरे राजन्न भोक्तव्यं त्वयानघ
rājovāca- annābhāvānmamādyāśu prāṇā yāsyaṃti niścitam | striya ūcuḥ- janmāṣṭamyāṃ hare rājanna bhoktavyaṃ tvayānagha
The king said: For lack of food my life-breaths will surely depart at once today. The women said: On Hari's birth-eighth, O king, you must not eat, O sinless one.
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PdP 4 13.79
गृध्रमांसं खरं काकं गोमांसमन्नमेव च । भुक्तवान्नात्र संदेहो यो भुंक्ते कृष्णजन्मनि
gṛdhramāṃsaṃ kharaṃ kākaṃ gomāṃsamannameva ca | bhuktavānnātra saṃdeho yo bhuṃkte kṛṣṇajanmani
Whoever eats on Kṛṣṇa's birthday has, without doubt, eaten vulture's flesh, ass, crow, and cow's flesh as his food.
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PdP 4 13.80
किं किं छिद्रं न संजातं संसारे वसतां नृणाम् । येन देहेस्थिते प्राणे जयंती न कृता नृप
kiṃ kiṃ chidraṃ na saṃjātaṃ saṃsāre vasatāṃ nṛṇām | yena dehesthite prāṇe jayaṃtī na kṛtā nṛpa
What defect has not arisen for men dwelling in the round of existence, by which, O king, while breath yet remained in the body, the Jayantī (fast) was not performed?
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PdP 4 13.81
तत्राकृतोपवासस्य शासनं यममंदिरम् । यद्दत्तं पितरो नित्यं न गृह्णंति यथाविधि
tatrākṛtopavāsasya śāsanaṃ yamamaṃdiram | yaddattaṃ pitaro nityaṃ na gṛhṇaṃti yathāvidhi
In that case, for one who has not kept the fast the sentence is the house of Yama; whatever is given, the ancestors never accept as prescribed.
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PdP 4 13.82
पितरः पातिताः सर्वे जयंत्यां भोजने कृते । इति श्रुत्वा ततो राजा व्रतं चक्रे नराधिप
pitaraḥ pātitāḥ sarve jayaṃtyāṃ bhojane kṛte | iti śrutvā tato rājā vrataṃ cakre narādhipa
“All the forefathers are cast down when a meal is eaten on the Jayantī (birth-day of Kṛṣṇa).” Having heard this, O lord of men, the king then undertook the vow.
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PdP 4 13.83
किंचित्पुष्पं कियद्गंधं वस्त्रं चानीय हर्षितः । एतद्व्रतं समायुक्तं तिथिभांते च पारणम् । व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण चित्रसेनो हरेर्गृहम्
kiṃcitpuṣpaṃ kiyadgaṃdhaṃ vastraṃ cānīya harṣitaḥ | etadvrataṃ samāyuktaṃ tithibhāṃte ca pāraṇam | vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa citraseno harergṛham
Bringing some flower, a little perfume, and a garment, delighted (he performed it); this vow (is to be) duly joined (with worship), and the breaking of the fast at the end of the tithi. By the power of this vow Citrasena (attained) the house of Hari.
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PdP 4 13.84
दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य गतवान्पितृभिः सह । यत्फलं मथुरां गत्वा दृष्ट्वा कृष्णमुखांबुजम्
divyaṃ vimānamāruhya gatavānpitṛbhiḥ saha | yatphalaṃ mathurāṃ gatvā dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇamukhāṃbujam
He went, mounting a divine aerial chariot, together with his forefathers. Whatever fruit (there is) in going to Mathurā and beholding the lotus-face of Kṛṣṇa —
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PdP 4 13.85
तत्फलं प्राप्यते पुंसाकृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतात् । यत्फलं द्वारकां गत्वा दृष्टे विश्वेश्वरे हरौ । तत्फलं प्राप्यते दीनैः कृत्वा जन्माष्टमीव्रतम्
tatphalaṃ prāpyate puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt | yatphalaṃ dvārakāṃ gatvā dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau | tatphalaṃ prāpyate dīnaiḥ kṛtvā janmāṣṭamīvratam
that fruit is obtained by a man from the vow of the eighth day of Kṛṣṇa's birth. Whatever fruit (there is) in going to Dvārakā when Hari, the lord of the universe, is seen — that fruit is obtained by the wretched by performing the Janmāṣṭamī vow.
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