Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 8
PdP 4 8.1
शौनक उवाच- समुद्रमथनं सूत पुरा कस्मात्कृतं गुरो ।। हृदये कौतुकं जातं श्रोतुं मे वद चामरैः
śaunaka uvāca- samudramathanaṃ sūta purā kasmātkṛtaṃ guro || hṛdaye kautukaṃ jātaṃ śrotuṃ me vada cāmaraiḥ
Śaunaka said: O Sūta, O teacher, why was the churning of the ocean undertaken in former times? Curiosity has arisen in my heart to hear it; tell (it) to me with (all) its charms.
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PdP 4 8.2
सूत उवाच- ब्रह्मन्वच्मि समासेन सिंधोर्मथनकारणम् ।। दुर्वाससेंद्र संवादमितिहासं शृणुष्व तत्
sūta uvāca- brahmanvacmi samāsena siṃdhormathanakāraṇam || durvāsaseṃdra saṃvādamitihāsaṃ śṛṇuṣva tat
Sūta said: O brahmin, I shall tell in brief the reason for the churning of the ocean; hear that old story, the conversation of Durvāsas and Indra.
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PdP 4 8.3
महातपा महातेजा दुर्वासा ईश्वरांशजः ।। ब्रह्मर्षिः प्रययौ स्वर्गमिन्द्रं द्रष्टुं स चैकदा
mahātapā mahātejā durvāsā īśvarāṃśajaḥ || brahmarṣiḥ prayayau svargamindraṃ draṣṭuṃ sa caikadā
Durvāsas, of great austerity and great splendour, born as a portion of the Lord (Śiva), a brahmin-sage, once went to heaven to see Indra.
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PdP 4 8.4
तस्मिन्ददर्श काले तं गजारूढंv शचीपतिम् ।। दृष्ट्वा स्रजं पारिजातां ददौ तस्मै महामुनिः
tasmindadarśa kāle taṃ gajārūḍhaṃv śacīpatim || dṛṣṭvā srajaṃ pārijātāṃ dadau tasmai mahāmuniḥ
At that time he saw the husband of Śacī mounted on his elephant; on seeing (him), the great sage gave him a garland of pārijāta flowers.
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PdP 4 8.6
गृहीत्वा तां स्रजं चेंद्रो विन्यस्य गजमूर्द्धनि ।। देवराट्प्रययौ ब्रह्मन्ससैन्यो नंदनं प्रति ५। हस्ती चादाय तां मालां छित्त्वा तु धरणीतले ।। चिक्षेप च महाक्रुद्धस्तमित्याह महामुनिः
gṛhītvā tāṃ srajaṃ ceṃdro vinyasya gajamūrddhani || devarāṭprayayau brahmansasainyo naṃdanaṃ prati 5| hastī cādāya tāṃ mālāṃ chittvā tu dharaṇītale || cikṣepa ca mahākruddhastamityāha mahāmuniḥ
And Indra, having taken that garland, placed it on the elephant's head, and the king of the gods went on with his army toward the Nandana (grove), O brahmin. But the elephant took that garland, tore it, and threw it on the ground; and the great sage, greatly enraged, spoke to him thus:
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PdP 4 8.7
त्रैलोक्यैकश्रियायुक्तो यस्मात्त्वमवमन्यसे ।। तव त्रैलोक्यश्रीर्नष्टा भवत्येव न संशयः
trailokyaikaśriyāyukto yasmāttvamavamanyase || tava trailokyaśrīrnaṣṭā bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
"Since you, endowed with the sole splendour of the three worlds, show contempt (for me), your sovereign splendour over the three worlds shall surely be destroyed — there is no doubt."
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PdP 4 8.8
ततः शक्रो जगामाशु सुप्तश्च स्वपुरं पुनः ।। ददर्श जगतां माता चांतर्द्धानं गता स्वयम्
tataḥ śakro jagāmāśu suptaśca svapuraṃ punaḥ || dadarśa jagatāṃ mātā cāṃtarddhānaṃ gatā svayam
Then Śakra went off at once and slept, and (returning) again to his own city he saw that the Mother of the worlds had herself gone into invisibility.
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PdP 4 8.9
नष्टमंतर्द्धानवत्यां तदा तस्यां जगत्त्रयम् ।। क्षुत्पिपासान्विताः सर्वे चुक्रुशुर्वै निरंतरम्
naṣṭamaṃtarddhānavatyāṃ tadā tasyāṃ jagattrayam || kṣutpipāsānvitāḥ sarve cukruśurvai niraṃtaram
When she had become invisible, the three worlds were then ruined; all (beings), afflicted with hunger and thirst, cried out incessantly.
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PdP 4 8.10
न ववर्षुर्वारिवाहाः शुष्काश्चैव जलाशयाः ।। सर्वे ते शाखिनः शुष्काः फलपुष्पविवर्जिताः
na vavarṣurvārivāhāḥ śuṣkāścaiva jalāśayāḥ || sarve te śākhinaḥ śuṣkāḥ phalapuṣpavivarjitāḥ
The rain-clouds did not rain, and the reservoirs dried up; all those trees dried up, bereft of fruit and flowers.
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PdP 4 8.11
क्षुत्पिपासार्दिताः सर्वे ब्रह्मणः सन्निधिं ययुः ।। तं सर्वे कथयामासुः दुःखशोकं पितामहम्
kṣutpipāsārditāḥ sarve brahmaṇaḥ sannidhiṃ yayuḥ || taṃ sarve kathayāmāsuḥ duḥkhaśokaṃ pitāmaham
All, tormented by hunger and thirst, went into Brahmā's presence; they all told the Grandfather their pain and grief.
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PdP 4 8.12
देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा धाता देवगणैः सह ।। भृग्वादिमुनिभिश्चैव प्रययौ क्षीरसागरम्
devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā dhātā devagaṇaiḥ saha || bhṛgvādimunibhiścaiva prayayau kṣīrasāgaram
Having heard the speech of the gods, the Creator, together with the hosts of gods and with the sages Bhṛgu and the rest, went to the ocean of milk.
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PdP 4 8.13
विष्णुं समर्चयामास क्षीराब्धेरुत्तरे तटे ।। मंत्रमष्टाक्षरं वेधा जपन्ध्यायन्जगत्पतिम्
viṣṇuṃ samarcayāmāsa kṣīrābdheruttare taṭe || maṃtramaṣṭākṣaraṃ vedhā japandhyāyanjagatpatim
On the northern shore of the milk-ocean the Ordainer worshipped Viṣṇu, muttering the eight-syllabled mantra and meditating on the Lord of the world.
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PdP 4 8.14
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्सर्वेषां च दिवौकसाम् ।। वैनतेयं समारुह्य चागतः सदयः प्रभुः
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānsarveṣāṃ ca divaukasām || vainateyaṃ samāruhya cāgataḥ sadayaḥ prabhuḥ
Then the Blessed One, pleased with all the dwellers of heaven, mounted the son of Vinatā and came, the compassionate Lord.
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PdP 4 8.15
पीतवस्त्रं चतुर्बाहुं शंखचक्रगदाधरम् ।। दृष्ट्वा तं जगतामीशं पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणम्
pītavastraṃ caturbāhuṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharam || dṛṣṭvā taṃ jagatāmīśaṃ puṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam
Seeing him, the Lord of the worlds, clad in yellow garments, four-armed, bearing conch, discus and mace, with eyes like a lotus,
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PdP 4 8.16
विष्णुं भवोदधेः पोतं वनमालाविभूषितम् ।। श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्कमानंदाश्रुपरिप्लुताः
viṣṇuṃ bhavodadheḥ potaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam || śrīvatsakaustubhoraskamānaṃdāśrupariplutāḥ
Viṣṇu, the boat (for crossing) the ocean of existence, adorned with a forest-garland, his chest marked with the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha — (they were) flooded with tears of joy,
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PdP 4 8.17
तुष्टुवुर्जयशब्देन नमश्चक्रुर्निरंतरम् ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच- वरं वृणीध्वं भो देवाः कस्माद्यूयं समागताः ।। वरदोऽस्मि तद्वदत वो ददामि च नान्यथा
tuṣṭuvurjayaśabdena namaścakrurniraṃtaram || śrībhagavānuvāca- varaṃ vṛṇīdhvaṃ bho devāḥ kasmādyūyaṃ samāgatāḥ || varado'smi tadvadata vo dadāmi ca nānyathā
they praised (him) with cries of "Victory!" and bowed again and again. The Blessed Lord said: Choose a boon, O gods; for what reason have you come together? I am a giver of boons; so speak, and I shall give (it) to you, and not otherwise.
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PdP 4 8.18
देवा ऊचुः- कृपालो ब्रह्मशापेन संपद्धीनं जगत्त्रयम् ।। क्षुत्पिपासार्दितं नाथ सदेवासुरमानुषम्
devā ūcuḥ- kṛpālo brahmaśāpena saṃpaddhīnaṃ jagattrayam || kṣutpipāsārditaṃ nātha sadevāsuramānuṣam
The gods said: O compassionate one, by a brahmin's curse the three worlds are bereft of prosperity, and afflicted by hunger and thirst, O Lord — together with gods, demons and men.
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PdP 4 8.20
रक्ष सर्वानिमाँल्लोकान्याताः स्म शरणं तव ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच- इंदिरा ब्रह्मशापेन चान्तर्द्धानं गता सुराः १९। यस्याः कटाक्षमात्रेण जगदैश्वर्यसंयुतम् ।। तदा यूयं सुराः सर्वे चोत्पाट्य स्वर्णपर्वतम्
rakṣa sarvānimā~llokānyātāḥ sma śaraṇaṃ tava || śrībhagavānuvāca- iṃdirā brahmaśāpena cāntarddhānaṃ gatā surāḥ 19| yasyāḥ kaṭākṣamātreṇa jagadaiśvaryasaṃyutam || tadā yūyaṃ surāḥ sarve cotpāṭya svarṇaparvatam
Protect all these worlds; we have come to your refuge. The Blessed Lord said: O gods, Indirā (Lakṣmī) has gone into invisibility because of the brahmin's curse — she by whose mere sidelong glance the world is endowed with sovereignty. Therefore, O gods, do you all uproot the golden mountain,
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PdP 4 8.21
मंदरं घर्घरं कृत्वा सर्पराजेन वेष्टितम् ।। कुरुध्वं मथनं देवाः सदैत्याः क्षीरसागरम्
maṃdaraṃ ghargharaṃ kṛtvā sarparājena veṣṭitam || kurudhvaṃ mathanaṃ devāḥ sadaityāḥ kṣīrasāgaram
Mandara, and making it a churning-stick, wrapped about by the king of serpents, do the churning of the milk-ocean, O gods, together with the Daityas.
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PdP 4 8.22
तस्मादुत्पत्स्यते लक्ष्मीर्जगन्माता च भोः सुराः ।। तया हृष्टा महाभागा भविष्यथ न संशयः
tasmādutpatsyate lakṣmīrjaganmātā ca bhoḥ surāḥ || tayā hṛṣṭā mahābhāgā bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ
From it will arise Lakṣmī, the mother of the world — O gods! Gladdened by her you will become greatly fortunate; there is no doubt (of it).
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PdP 4 8.23
धारयाम्यहमेवाद्रिं कूर्मरूपेण सर्वतः ।। इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्विष्णुरंतर्द्धानं जगाम सः ।। जग्मुः सुरासुराः सर्वे समुद्रमथनं द्विज
dhārayāmyahamevādriṃ kūrmarūpeṇa sarvataḥ || ityuktvā bhagavānviṣṇuraṃtarddhānaṃ jagāma saḥ || jagmuḥ surāsurāḥ sarve samudramathanaṃ dvija
"I myself will support the mountain on all sides in the form of a tortoise." Having said this, the Lord Viṣṇu vanished; and all the gods and demons went to the churning of the ocean, O twice-born one.
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