Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 10
PdP 5 10.1
शेष उवाच। इत्थं संशृण्वतो धर्मान्वसंतः समुपस्थितः ।
śeṣa uvāca| itthaṃ saṃśṛṇvato dharmānvasaṃtaḥ samupasthitaḥ |
Śeṣa said: While (Rāma) was thus listening to the dharmas, spring arrived.
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PdP 5 10.2
दृष्ट्वा तं समयं धीमान्वसिष्ठः कलशोद्भवः । रामचंद्रं महाराजं प्रत्युवाच यथोचितम्
dṛṣṭvā taṃ samayaṃ dhīmānvasiṣṭhaḥ kalaśodbhavaḥ | rāmacaṃdraṃ mahārājaṃ pratyuvāca yathocitam
Seeing that (appointed) time, the wise Vasiṣṭha, born from the pot, replied fittingly to the great king Rāmacandra:
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PdP 5 10.3
वसिष्ठ उवाच। रामचंद्र महाबाहो समयः पर्यभूत्तव । हयो यत्र प्रमुच्येत यज्ञार्थं परिपूजितः
vasiṣṭha uvāca| rāmacaṃdra mahābāho samayaḥ paryabhūttava | hayo yatra pramucyeta yajñārthaṃ paripūjitaḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāmacandra, mighty-armed one, the time has come for you when the horse, duly worshipped, should be released for the sake of the sacrifice.
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PdP 5 10.4
सामग्री क्रियतां तत्र आहूयंतां द्विजोत्तमाः । करोतु पूजां भगवान्ब्राह्मणानां यथोचिताम्
sāmagrī kriyatāṃ tatra āhūyaṃtāṃ dvijottamāḥ | karotu pūjāṃ bhagavānbrāhmaṇānāṃ yathocitām
Let the materials be prepared there, and let the best of the twice-born be summoned; let the lord (Rāma) perform the fitting worship of the brahmins.
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PdP 5 10.5
दीनांधकृपणानां च दानं स्वांते समुत्थितम् । ददातु विधिवत्तेषां प्रतिपूज्याधिमान्य च
dīnāṃdhakṛpaṇānāṃ ca dānaṃ svāṃte samutthitam | dadātu vidhivatteṣāṃ pratipūjyādhimānya ca
And let him duly give to the poor, the blind and the wretched the gift that has arisen in his own heart, having honoured them and shown them great respect.
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PdP 5 10.6
भवान्कनकसत्पत्न्या दीक्षितोऽत्र व्रतं चर । भूमिशायी ब्रह्मचारी वसुभोगविवर्जितः
bhavānkanakasatpatnyā dīkṣito'tra vrataṃ cara | bhūmiśāyī brahmacārī vasubhogavivarjitaḥ
You, consecrated here together with your good wife Kanakā, carry out the vow: sleeping on the ground, chaste, abstaining from wealth and enjoyments.
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PdP 5 10.7
मृगशृंगधरः कट्यां मेखलाजिनदंडभृत् । करोतु यज्ञसंभारं सर्वद्रव्यसमन्वितम्
mṛgaśṛṃgadharaḥ kaṭyāṃ mekhalājinadaṃḍabhṛt | karotu yajñasaṃbhāraṃ sarvadravyasamanvitam
Holding a deer's horn, wearing a girdle at the waist, bearing the antelope skin and the staff, let him make the preparation of the sacrifice, complete with all its materials.
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PdP 5 10.8
इति श्रुत्वा महद्वाक्यं वसिष्ठस्य यथार्थकम् । उवाच लक्ष्मणं धीमान्नानार्थपरिबृंहितम्
iti śrutvā mahadvākyaṃ vasiṣṭhasya yathārthakam | uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ dhīmānnānārthaparibṛṃhitam
Having heard this great and fitting speech of Vasiṣṭha, the wise (Rāma) spoke to Lakṣmaṇa (words) filled out with many meanings.
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PdP 5 10.9
श्रीराम उवाच। शृणु लक्ष्मण मद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तत्कुरु सत्वरम् । हयमानय यत्नेन वाजिमेधक्रियोचितम्
śrīrāma uvāca| śṛṇu lakṣmaṇa madvākyaṃ śrutvā tatkuru satvaram | hayamānaya yatnena vājimedhakriyocitam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 10.10
शेष उवाच। श्रुत्वा वाक्यं रघुपतेः शत्रुजिल्लक्ष्मणस्तदा । सेनापतिमुवाचेदं वचो विविधवर्णनम्
śeṣa uvāca| śrutvā vākyaṃ raghupateḥ śatrujillakṣmaṇastadā | senāpatimuvācedaṃ vaco vividhavarṇanam
Śeṣa said: Then Lakṣmaṇa, conqueror of foes, having heard the words of the lord of the Raghus, spoke to the army's commander these words of manifold description.
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PdP 5 10.11
लक्ष्मण उवाच। वीराकर्णय मे वचः सुमधुरं श्रुत्वा त्वरातः पुनः । कार्यं तत्क्षितिपालमौलिमुकुटैर्घृष्टांघ्रि रामाज्ञया । सेनां कालबलप्रभंजनबलप्रोद्यत्समर्थांगिनीं । सज्जां सद्रथहस्तिपत्तिसुहयारोहैर्विधे ह्यन्विताम्
lakṣmaṇa uvāca| vīrākarṇaya me vacaḥ sumadhuraṃ śrutvā tvarātaḥ punaḥ | kāryaṃ tatkṣitipālamaulimukuṭairghṛṣṭāṃghri rāmājñayā | senāṃ kālabalaprabhaṃjanabalaprodyatsamarthāṃginīṃ | sajjāṃ sadrathahastipattisuhayārohairvidhe hyanvitām
Lakṣmaṇa said: Hero, hear my very sweet words; and having heard them, that task must at once be done again, by the command of Rāma, whose feet are polished by the crowns on the heads of the protectors of the earth: (make ready) the army, whose limbs are mighty and stirred with the strength of a wind that shatters the force of Time, made ready and duly furnished with good chariots, elephants, foot-soldiers and riders on fine horses.
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PdP 5 10.12
सज्जीयतां वायुजवास्तुरंगास्तरंगमाला ललितांघ्रिपाताः । सदश्वचारैर्बहुशस्त्रधारिभिः संरोहिता वैरिबलप्रहारिभिः
sajjīyatāṃ vāyujavāsturaṃgāstaraṃgamālā lalitāṃghripātāḥ | sadaśvacārairbahuśastradhāribhiḥ saṃrohitā vairibalaprahāribhiḥ
Let the horses be made ready, swift as the wind, a wave-like line (of them), their hooves falling gracefully, mounted by skilled riders bearing many weapons, who strike down the forces of the foe.
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PdP 5 10.13
संलक्ष्यतां हस्तिनः पर्वताभा आधोरणैः प्रासकुंताग्रहस्तैः । शूरैः सास्त्रैर्भूरिदानोपहाराः क्षीबाणस्ते सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपूर्णाः
saṃlakṣyatāṃ hastinaḥ parvatābhā ādhoraṇaiḥ prāsakuṃtāgrahastaiḥ | śūraiḥ sāstrairbhūridānopahārāḥ kṣībāṇaste sarvaśastrāstrapūrṇāḥ
Let the elephants be marked out, resembling mountains, (each) with a driver holding javelin and lance in hand, with heroes armed with missiles, (elephants) that are offerings of abundant gifts, intoxicated, loaded full with every weapon and missile.
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PdP 5 10.14
विततबहुसमृद्धिभ्राजमाना रथा मे पवनजवनवेगैर्वाजिभिर्युज्यमानाः । विविधरिपुविनाशस्मारकैरायुधास्त्रैर्भृतवलभिविभागानीयतां सूतवृंदैः
vitatabahusamṛddhibhrājamānā rathā me pavanajavanavegairvājibhiryujyamānāḥ | vividharipuvināśasmārakairāyudhāstrairbhṛtavalabhivibhāgānīyatāṃ sūtavṛṃdaiḥ
Let my chariots, gleaming with extensive and abundant richness, be yoked with horses of wind-swift speed, their tiers filled with arms and missiles that recall the destruction of manifold enemies — let them be brought by the troops of charioteers.
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PdP 5 10.15
पत्तयः शतशो मह्यमायांत्वस्त्राग्न्यपाणयः । हयमेधार्हवाहस्य रक्षणे विततोद्यमाः
pattayaḥ śataśo mahyamāyāṃtvastrāgnyapāṇayaḥ | hayamedhārhavāhasya rakṣaṇe vitatodyamāḥ
Let foot-soldiers by the hundreds come to me, with fire-weapons in their hands, exerting themselves fully in guarding the mount that is fit for the horse-sacrifice.
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PdP 5 10.16
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य लक्ष्मणस्य महात्मनः । सेनानी कालजिन्नामा कारयामास सज्जताम्
ityākarṇya vacastasya lakṣmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ | senānī kālajinnāmā kārayāmāsa sajjatām
Having heard this speech of the great-souled Lakṣmaṇa, the general named Kālajit had (the army) made ready.
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PdP 5 10.17
दशध्रुवकमंडितो लघुसुरोमशोभान्वितो विविक्तगलशुक्तिभृद्विततकंठको शेमणिः मुखे विशदकांतिधृत्त्वसितकांतिभृत्कर्णयोर्व्यराजत तदाह यो धृतकराग्ररश्मिच्छटः
daśadhruvakamaṃḍito laghusuromaśobhānvito viviktagalaśuktibhṛdvitatakaṃṭhako śemaṇiḥ mukhe viśadakāṃtidhṛttvasitakāṃtibhṛtkarṇayorvyarājata tadāha yo dhṛtakarāgraraśmicchaṭaḥ
Adorned with ten whorls, endowed with the beauty of fine soft hair, bearing a clean-cut, shell-like throat, broad-necked, with a fine mane(?), on its face bearing a clear brilliance, and bearing a white brilliance on its ears — so it shone; then he who held in his fingertips the mass of the reins spoke.
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PdP 5 10.18
कलासंशोभितमुखः स्फुरद्रत्नविशोभितः । मुक्ताफलानां मालाभिः शोभितो निर्ययौ हयः
kalāsaṃśobhitamukhaḥ sphuradratnaviśobhitaḥ | muktāphalānāṃ mālābhiḥ śobhito niryayau hayaḥ
Its face resplendent with (auspicious) marks, gleaming and made splendid with jewels, adorned with garlands of pearls, the horse went forth.
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PdP 5 10.19
श्वेतातपत्ररचितः सितचामरशोभितः । बहुशोभापरीतांगो निर्ययौ हयराट्ततः
śvetātapatraracitaḥ sitacāmaraśobhitaḥ | bahuśobhāparītāṃgo niryayau hayarāṭtataḥ
Furnished with a white parasol, made splendid with white yak-tail whisks, its limbs encompassed with much beauty, the king of horses then went forth.
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PdP 5 10.20
अग्रतो मध्यतश्चैके पृष्ठतः सैनिकास्तथा । देवा हरिं यथापूर्वं सेवंते सेवनोचितम्
agrato madhyataścaike pṛṣṭhataḥ sainikāstathā | devā hariṃ yathāpūrvaṃ sevaṃte sevanocitam
In front, in the middle, and likewise behind were the soldiers; they attended (upon the horse) as fittingly as the gods of old attend upon Hari, who is worthy of such service.
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PdP 5 10.21
अथ सैन्यं समाहूय सर्वमाज्ञापयत्तदा । हस्त्यश्वरथपादातवृन्दैः सुबहुसंकुलम्
atha sainyaṃ samāhūya sarvamājñāpayattadā | hastyaśvarathapādātavṛndaiḥ subahusaṃkulam
Then, having summoned the army, he issued orders to it all — (that army) exceedingly thronged with multitudes of elephants, horses, chariots and infantry.
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PdP 5 10.22
ततस्ततः समेतानां सैन्यानां श्रूयते ध्वनिः । ततो दुंदुभिनादोऽभूत्तस्मिन्पुरवरे तदा
tatastataḥ sametānāṃ sainyānāṃ śrūyate dhvaniḥ | tato duṃdubhinādo'bhūttasminpuravare tadā
From here and there the din of the assembling troops was heard; then there arose the sound of the war-drums in that excellent city.
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PdP 5 10.23
तन्निनादेन शूराणां प्रियेण महता तदा । कंपंति गिरिशृंगाणि प्रासादा विचलंति च
tanninādena śūrāṇāṃ priyeṇa mahatā tadā | kaṃpaṃti giriśṛṃgāṇi prāsādā vicalaṃti ca
At that great sound, dear to heroes, the mountain peaks trembled and the palaces shook.
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PdP 5 10.24
हेषारवो महानासीद्वाजिनां मुह्यतां नृप । रथांगघातसंघुष्टा धरा संचलतीव सा
heṣāravo mahānāsīdvājināṃ muhyatāṃ nṛpa | rathāṃgaghātasaṃghuṣṭā dharā saṃcalatīva sā
There was a great neighing of the horses as they grew frenzied, O king; and the earth, resounding with the pounding of the chariot-wheels, seemed to move.
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PdP 5 10.25
चलितैर्गजयूथैश्च पृथ्वी रुद्धा समंततः । रजस्तु प्रचलत्तत्र जनांतर्द्धानमादधात्
calitairgajayūthaiśca pṛthvī ruddhā samaṃtataḥ | rajastu pracalattatra janāṃtarddhānamādadhāt
And by the moving herds of elephants the earth was blocked on every side; and the dust rising there brought about the disappearance of the people (from sight).
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PdP 5 10.26
निर्जगाम महासैन्यं छत्रैः संछाद्य भास्करम् । सेनान्याकालजिन्नाम्ना प्रेरितं जनसंकुलम्
nirjagāma mahāsainyaṃ chatraiḥ saṃchādya bhāskaram | senānyākālajinnāmnā preritaṃ janasaṃkulam
The great army went forth, covering the sun with its parasols, thronged with people, urged on by the general named Kālajit.
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PdP 5 10.27
गर्जंतस्तलवीराग्र्याः कुर्वंतो रणसंभ्रमम् । रघुनाथस्य यागाय सज्जास्ते प्रययुर्मुदा
garjaṃtastalavīrāgryāḥ kurvaṃto raṇasaṃbhramam | raghunāthasya yāgāya sajjāste prayayurmudā
Roaring, the foremost of the heroes of the plain, creating the bustle of battle, made ready they marched forth with joy for the sacrifice of the Lord of the Raghus.
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PdP 5 10.28
मृगमदमयमंगेष्वंगरागं दधानाः कुसुमविमलमालाशोभितस्वोत्तमांगाः । मुकुटकटकभूषाभूषितांगाः समस्ताः प्रययुरवनिनाथप्रेरितास्तेऽपि सर्वे
mṛgamadamayamaṃgeṣvaṃgarāgaṃ dadhānāḥ kusumavimalamālāśobhitasvottamāṃgāḥ | mukuṭakaṭakabhūṣābhūṣitāṃgāḥ samastāḥ prayayuravanināthapreritāste'pi sarve
Wearing on their limbs an unguent made of musk, their heads made splendid with garlands of spotless flowers, their bodies adorned with the ornaments of crowns and bracelets — all of them together, urged on by the lord of the earth, marched forth as well.
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PdP 5 10.29
इत्येवं ते महाराजं ययुः सेनाचरा वराः । धनुर्धराः पाशधराः खड्गधाराः स्फुटक्रमाः
ityevaṃ te mahārājaṃ yayuḥ senācarā varāḥ | dhanurdharāḥ pāśadharāḥ khaḍgadhārāḥ sphuṭakramāḥ
In this way those excellent men who marched with the army went to the great king — bearers of bows, bearers of nooses, wielders of swords, of firm stride.
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PdP 5 10.30
एवं शनैःशनैः प्राप्तो मंडपं यागचिह्नितम् । हयः खुरक्षततलां भूमिं कुर्वन्नभः प्लवन्
evaṃ śanaiḥśanaiḥ prāpto maṃḍapaṃ yāgacihnitam | hayaḥ khurakṣatatalāṃ bhūmiṃ kurvannabhaḥ plavan
Thus, little by little, the horse reached the pavilion marked out for the sacrifice, gashing the surface of the ground with its hooves and seeming to fly through the air.
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PdP 5 10.31
रामो दृष्ट्वा हरिं प्राप्तं बहुसंतुष्टमानसः । वसिष्ठं प्रेरयामास क्रियाकर्तव्यतां प्रति
rāmo dṛṣṭvā hariṃ prāptaṃ bahusaṃtuṣṭamānasaḥ | vasiṣṭhaṃ prerayāmāsa kriyākartavyatāṃ prati
Rāma, seeing that the horse had arrived, his mind greatly gladdened, urged Vasiṣṭha regarding what rites were to be performed.
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PdP 5 10.32
वसिष्ठो राममाहूय स्वर्णपत्नीसमन्वितम् । प्रयोगं कारयामास ब्रह्महत्यापनोदनम्
vasiṣṭho rāmamāhūya svarṇapatnīsamanvitam | prayogaṃ kārayāmāsa brahmahatyāpanodanam
Vasiṣṭha, having summoned Rāma together with his golden wife, had the ritual performed for the removal of the (guilt of) brahmin-slaying.
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PdP 5 10.33
ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतधरो मृगशृंगपरिग्रहः । तत्कर्म कारयामास रामः परपुरंजयः
brahmacaryavratadharo mṛgaśṛṃgaparigrahaḥ | tatkarma kārayāmāsa rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
Holding the vow of chastity, with a deer's horn as his emblem, Rāma, conqueror of enemy cities, had that rite performed.
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PdP 5 10.34
प्रारेभे यागकर्मार्थं कुंडं मण्डपसंमितम् । तत्राचार्योभवद्धीमान्वेदशास्त्रविचारवित्
prārebhe yāgakarmārthaṃ kuṃḍaṃ maṇḍapasaṃmitam | tatrācāryobhavaddhīmānvedaśāstravicāravit
For the purpose of the sacrificial rite, a fire-pit (kuṇḍa) proportioned to the pavilion was begun. There the ācārya was a wise man versed in the investigation of the Vedas and the treatises.
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PdP 5 10.35
वसिष्ठो रघुनाथस्य कुलपूर्वगुरुर्मुनिः । ब्रह्मंस्तत्राचरद्ब्रह्मकर्मागस्त्यस्तपोनिधिः
vasiṣṭho raghunāthasya kulapūrvagururmuniḥ | brahmaṃstatrācaradbrahmakarmāgastyastaponidhiḥ
Vasiṣṭha, the sage who was the ancestral family preceptor of the lord of the Raghus, acted there as the brahman priest, O brahmin, and Agastya, a treasury of austerity, (performed) the brahma-office of the rite.
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PdP 5 10.36
वाल्मीकिर्मुनिरध्वर्युर्मुनिः कण्वस्तु द्वारपः । अष्टौ द्वाराणि तत्रासन्सतोरण शुभानि वै
vālmīkirmuniradhvaryurmuniḥ kaṇvastu dvārapaḥ | aṣṭau dvārāṇi tatrāsansatoraṇa śubhāni vai
The sage Vālmīki was the adhvaryu, and the sage Kaṇva the doorkeeper. There were eight doors there, auspicious, with archways.
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PdP 5 10.37
द्वारि द्वारि द्वयं विप्र ब्राह्मणस्याधिमंत्रवित् । पूर्वद्वारि मुनिश्रेष्ठौ देवलासित संज्ञितौ
dvāri dvāri dvayaṃ vipra brāhmaṇasyādhimaṃtravit | pūrvadvāri muniśreṣṭhau devalāsita saṃjñitau
At each door a pair (was stationed), O brahmin — of brahmins knowing the mantras. At the eastern door were the two best of sages named Devala and Asita.
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PdP 5 10.38
दक्षिणद्वारि भूमानौ कश्यपात्री तपोनिधी । पश्चिमद्वारि ऋषभौ जातूकर्ण्योऽथ जाजलिः
dakṣiṇadvāri bhūmānau kaśyapātrī taponidhī | paścimadvāri ṛṣabhau jātūkarṇyo'tha jājaliḥ
At the southern door the two great ones, Kaśyapa and Atri, treasuries of austerity; at the western door the two bulls (among sages), Jātūkarṇya and Jājali.
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PdP 5 10.39
उत्तरद्वारि तु मुनी द्वौ द्वितैकत तापसौ । एवं द्वारविधिं कृत्वा वसिष्ठः कलशोद्भवः
uttaradvāri tu munī dvau dvitaikata tāpasau | evaṃ dvāravidhiṃ kṛtvā vasiṣṭhaḥ kalaśodbhavaḥ
But at the northern door two sages, the ascetics Dvita and Ekata. Having thus made the arrangement of the doors, Vasiṣṭha, born from a pot,
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PdP 5 10.40
हयवर्यस्य सत्पूजां कर्तुमारभत द्विज । सुवासिन्यः स्त्रियस्तत्र वासोलंकारभूषिताः
hayavaryasya satpūjāṃ kartumārabhata dvija | suvāsinyaḥ striyastatra vāsolaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ
began to perform the proper worship of the best of horses, O twice-born. Women of good household there, adorned with garments and ornaments,
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PdP 5 10.41
हरिद्राक्षतगंधाद्यैः पूजयामासुरर्चितम् । नीराजनं ततः कृत्वा धूपयित्वागुरूक्षणैः
haridrākṣatagaṃdhādyaiḥ pūjayāmāsurarcitam | nīrājanaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dhūpayitvāgurūkṣaṇaiḥ
worshipped the honoured (horse) with turmeric, unhusked grains, fragrances and the rest; then, having performed the waving of lamps, having fumigated (it) with sprinklings of aloe-wood,
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PdP 5 10.42
वर्धापनं ततो वेश्याश्चक्रुस्ता वाडवाज्ञया । एवं संपूज्य विमले भाले चंदनचर्चिते
vardhāpanaṃ tato veśyāścakrustā vāḍavājñayā | evaṃ saṃpūjya vimale bhāle caṃdanacarcite
then the courtesans performed the felicitation rite at the brahmin's command. Having thus worshipped (the horse), on its clear forehead smeared with sandal,
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PdP 5 10.43
कुंकुमादिकगंधाढ्ये सर्वशोभासमन्विते । बबंध भास्वरं पत्रं तप्तहाटकनिर्मितम्
kuṃkumādikagaṃdhāḍhye sarvaśobhāsamanvite | babaṃdha bhāsvaraṃ patraṃ taptahāṭakanirmitam
rich with saffron and other fragrances, endowed with every splendour, he bound a shining plate made of refined gold.
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PdP 5 10.44
तत्रालिखद्दाशरथेः प्रतापबलमूर्जितम् । सूर्यवंशध्वजो धन्वी धनुर्दीक्षा गुरुर्गुरुः
tatrālikhaddāśaratheḥ pratāpabalamūrjitam | sūryavaṃśadhvajo dhanvī dhanurdīkṣā gururguruḥ
On it he inscribed the mighty valour and strength of Daśaratha: "The banner of the solar line, a bowman, a teacher, the teacher in the initiation of the bow —
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PdP 5 10.45
यं देवाः सासुराः सर्वे नमंति मणिमौलिभिः । तस्यात्मजो वीरबलदर्पहारी रघूद्वहः
yaṃ devāḥ sāsurāḥ sarve namaṃti maṇimaulibhiḥ | tasyātmajo vīrabaladarpahārī raghūdvahaḥ
he whom all the gods together with the asuras bow to with their jewelled crowns — his son, the bearer of the Raghu line, who takes away the pride of the strength of heroes,
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PdP 5 10.46
रामचंद्रो महाभागः सर्वशूरशिरोमणिः । तन्माता कोसलनृपपत्नीगर्भसमुद्भवा
rāmacaṃdro mahābhāgaḥ sarvaśūraśiromaṇiḥ | tanmātā kosalanṛpapatnīgarbhasamudbhavā
Rāmacandra, the greatly fortunate, the crest-jewel of all warriors — his mother, who arose from the womb of the wife of the king of Kosala,
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PdP 5 10.47
तस्याः कुक्षिभवं रत्नं रामः शत्रुक्षयंकरः । करोति हयमेधं वै ब्राह्मणेन सुशिक्षितः
tasyāḥ kukṣibhavaṃ ratnaṃ rāmaḥ śatrukṣayaṃkaraḥ | karoti hayamedhaṃ vai brāhmaṇena suśikṣitaḥ
and the jewel born of her womb, Rāma, the destroyer of enemies, is indeed performing the horse-sacrifice, well instructed by a brahmin,
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PdP 5 10.48
रावणाभिधविप्रेंद्र वधपापापनुत्तये । मोचितस्तेन वाहानां मुख्योऽसौ वाजिनां वरः
rāvaṇābhidhavipreṃdra vadhapāpāpanuttaye | mocitastena vāhānāṃ mukhyo'sau vājināṃ varaḥ
for the removal of the sin of killing the foremost of brahmins named Rāvaṇa, O brahmin. By him has this best of steeds, the chief of mounts, been released,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 10.49
महाबलपरीवार परिखाभिः सुरक्षितः । तद्रक्षकोऽस्ति तद्भ्राता शत्रुघ्नो लवणांतकः
mahābalaparīvāra parikhābhiḥ surakṣitaḥ | tadrakṣako'sti tadbhrātā śatrughno lavaṇāṃtakaḥ
well guarded by a retinue of great strength and by moats. Its guardian is his brother Śatrughna, the slayer of Lavaṇa,
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PdP 5 10.50
हस्त्यश्वरथपादात सेनासंघसमन्वितः । यस्य राज्ञ इति श्रेष्ठो मानः स्यात्स्वबलोन्मदात्
hastyaśvarathapādāta senāsaṃghasamanvitaḥ | yasya rājña iti śreṣṭho mānaḥ syātsvabalonmadāt
attended by a mass of army — elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers. If any king, out of intoxication with his own strength, should have the pride, 'Mine is the highest,'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 10.51
वयं धनुर्धराः शूराः श्रेष्ठा वयमिहोत्कटाः । ते गृह्णंतु बलाद्वाहं रत्नमालाविभूषितम्
vayaṃ dhanurdharāḥ śūrāḥ śreṣṭhā vayamihotkaṭāḥ | te gṛhṇaṃtu balādvāhaṃ ratnamālāvibhūṣitam
(saying) 'We are bowmen, heroes; we are the best, the mighty ones here' — let them seize the horse, adorned with jewelled garlands, by force.
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PdP 5 10.52
मनोवेगं कामजवं सर्वगत्यधिभास्वरम् । ततो मोचयिता भ्राता शत्रुघ्नो लीलया हयम्
manovegaṃ kāmajavaṃ sarvagatyadhibhāsvaram | tato mocayitā bhrātā śatrughno līlayā hayam
(The horse was) swift as thought, speeding as desire, shining beyond all paces; then his brother Śatrughna set the horse loose with ease.
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PdP 5 10.53
शरासनविनिर्मुक्त वत्सदंतैः शिखाशितैः
śarāsanavinirmukta vatsadaṃtaiḥ śikhāśitaiḥ
...released from the bow, with calf-tooth arrows sharpened at the point...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 10.54
इत्येवमादि विलिलेख महामुनींद्रः । श्रीरामचंद्र भुजवीर्यलसत्प्रतापम् । शोभानिधानमतिचंचलवायुवेगं । पातालभूतलविशेषगतिं मुमोच
ityevamādi vililekha mahāmunīṃdraḥ | śrīrāmacaṃdra bhujavīryalasatpratāpam | śobhānidhānamaticaṃcalavāyuvegaṃ | pātālabhūtalaviśeṣagatiṃ mumoca
This and the like the great lord of sages inscribed; and he released (the horse), (whose plate declared) the majesty gleaming from the arm-strength of Śrī Rāmacandra — (the horse) a treasury of splendour, with the speed of the most restless wind, whose going was unrestricted in the netherworld and on the earth's surface.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 10.55
शत्रुघ्नमादिदेशाथ रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः । याहि वाहस्य रक्षार्थं पृष्ठतः स्वैरगामिनः
śatrughnamādideśātha rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | yāhi vāhasya rakṣārthaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ svairagāminaḥ
Then Rāma, best of weapon-bearers, commanded Śatrughna: "Go, to guard the horse, behind it as it roams at will."
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PdP 5 10.56
शत्रुघ्न गच्छ वाहस्य मार्गं भद्रं भवेत्तव । भवेतां शत्रुविजयौ रिपुकर्षण ते भुजौ
śatrughna gaccha vāhasya mārgaṃ bhadraṃ bhavettava | bhavetāṃ śatruvijayau ripukarṣaṇa te bhujau
Śatrughna, go along the horse's path; may it go well for you. O tormentor of foes, may your two arms be conquerors of enemies.
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PdP 5 10.57
ये योद्धारः प्रतिरणगतास्ते त्वया वारणीया-। वाहं रक्ष स्वकगुणगणैः संयुतः सन्महोर्व्याम् । सुप्तान्भ्रष्टान्विगतवसनान्भीतभीतांस्तु नम्रां-। स्तान्मा हन्याः सुकृतकृतिनो येन शंसंति कर्म
ye yoddhāraḥ pratiraṇagatāste tvayā vāraṇīyā-| vāhaṃ rakṣa svakaguṇagaṇaiḥ saṃyutaḥ sanmahorvyām | suptānbhraṣṭānvigatavasanānbhītabhītāṃstu namrāṃ-| stānmā hanyāḥ sukṛtakṛtino yena śaṃsaṃti karma
Those fighters who come out to oppose you in battle are to be warded off by you; guard the horse, endowed with your own host of virtues, upon the good, great earth. But those who are asleep, fallen, stripped of their garments, utterly terrified, or submissive — do not kill them, so that men of good deeds may praise your action.
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PdP 5 10.58
विरथा भयसंत्रस्ता ये वदंति वयं तव । ते त्वया न हि हंतव्याः शत्रुघ्न सुकृतैषिणा
virathā bhayasaṃtrastā ye vadaṃti vayaṃ tava | te tvayā na hi haṃtavyāḥ śatrughna sukṛtaiṣiṇā
Those who, chariotless and stricken with fear, say "we are yours" — they are surely not to be slain by you, Śatrughna, since you seek merit.
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PdP 5 10.59
यो हन्याद्विमदं मत्तं सुप्तं मग्नं भयातुरम् । तावकोऽहं ब्रुवाणं च स व्रजत्यधमां गतिम्
yo hanyādvimadaṃ mattaṃ suptaṃ magnaṃ bhayāturam | tāvako'haṃ bruvāṇaṃ ca sa vrajatyadhamāṃ gatim
Whoever kills one whose pride is gone, one intoxicated, one asleep, one sunk (in distress), one afflicted with fear, or one who says "I am yours" — he goes to the lowest state.
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PdP 5 10.60
परस्वे चित्तवृत्तिं त्वं मा कृथाः पारदारिके । नीचे रतिं न कुर्वीथाः सर्वसद्गुणपूरितः
parasve cittavṛttiṃ tvaṃ mā kṛthāḥ pāradārike | nīce ratiṃ na kurvīthāḥ sarvasadguṇapūritaḥ
Do not turn your mind's inclination to another's property, nor to another's wife; take no pleasure in what is base, being filled with all good qualities.
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PdP 5 10.61
वृद्धानां प्रेरणं पूर्वं मा कुर्वीथा रणं जय । पूज्यपूजातिक्रमं त्वं मा विधेहि दयान्वितः
vṛddhānāṃ preraṇaṃ pūrvaṃ mā kurvīthā raṇaṃ jaya | pūjyapūjātikramaṃ tvaṃ mā vidhehi dayānvitaḥ
Do not first provoke the aged; win the battle. Filled with compassion, commit no transgression of honour due to the honourable.
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PdP 5 10.62
गां विप्रं च नमस्कुर्या वैष्णवं धर्मसंयुतम् । अभिवाद्य यतो गच्छेस्तत्र सिद्धिमवाप्नुयाः
gāṃ vipraṃ ca namaskuryā vaiṣṇavaṃ dharmasaṃyutam | abhivādya yato gacchestatra siddhimavāpnuyāḥ
You should bow to a cow and to a brahmin, and to a Vaiṣṇava endowed with dharma; having saluted (them), go where you will — there you will attain success.
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PdP 5 10.63
विष्णुः सर्वेश्वरः साक्षी सर्वव्यापकदेहभृत् । ये तदीया महाबाहो तद्रूपा विचरंति हि
viṣṇuḥ sarveśvaraḥ sākṣī sarvavyāpakadehabhṛt | ye tadīyā mahābāho tadrūpā vicaraṃti hi
Viṣṇu is the lord of all, the witness, bearing a body that pervades everything; those who are his, O mighty-armed one, move about in his very form.
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PdP 5 10.64
ये स्मरंति महाविष्णुं सर्वभूतहृदि स्थितम् । ते मंतव्या महाविष्णु समरूपा रघूद्वह
ye smaraṃti mahāviṣṇuṃ sarvabhūtahṛdi sthitam | te maṃtavyā mahāviṣṇu samarūpā raghūdvaha
Those who remember the great Viṣṇu who dwells in the heart of every being — they, O scion of Raghu, are to be regarded as of a form equal to great Viṣṇu.
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PdP 5 10.65
यस्य स्वीयो न पारक्यो यस्य मित्रसमो रिपुः । ते वैष्णवाः क्षणादेव पापिनं पावयंति हि
yasya svīyo na pārakyo yasya mitrasamo ripuḥ | te vaiṣṇavāḥ kṣaṇādeva pāpinaṃ pāvayaṃti hi
He for whom there is no "mine" and "another's," for whom an enemy is like a friend — such Vaiṣṇavas purify a sinner in a mere instant.
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PdP 5 10.66
येषां प्रियं भागवतं येषां वै ब्राह्मणाः प्रियाः । वैकुंठात्प्रेषितास्तेऽत्र लोकपावनहेतवे
yeṣāṃ priyaṃ bhāgavataṃ yeṣāṃ vai brāhmaṇāḥ priyāḥ | vaikuṃṭhātpreṣitāste'tra lokapāvanahetave
Those to whom the Bhāgavata is dear, and to whom brahmins are dear — they have been sent here from Vaikuṇṭha for the purifying of the world.
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PdP 5 10.67
येषां वक्त्रे हरेर्नाम हृदि विष्णुः सनातनः । उदरे विष्णुनैवेद्यः स श्वपाकोऽपि वैष्णवः
yeṣāṃ vaktre harernāma hṛdi viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ | udare viṣṇunaivedyaḥ sa śvapāko'pi vaiṣṇavaḥ
He in whose mouth is the name of Hari, in whose heart is the eternal Viṣṇu, in whose belly is the food offered to Viṣṇu — he is a Vaiṣṇava, even if a dog-cooker.
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PdP 5 10.68
येषां वेदाः प्रियतमा न च संसारजं सुखम् । स्वधर्मनिरता ये च तान्नमस्कुर्विहान्वितान्
yeṣāṃ vedāḥ priyatamā na ca saṃsārajaṃ sukham | svadharmaniratā ye ca tānnamaskurvihānvitān
Those to whom the Vedas are dearest and not the pleasure born of worldly existence, and who delight in their own duty — bow to them, present here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 10.69
शिवे विष्णौ न वा भेदो न च ब्रह्ममहेशयोः । तेषां पादरजः पूतं वहाम्यघविनाशनम्
śive viṣṇau na vā bhedo na ca brahmamaheśayoḥ | teṣāṃ pādarajaḥ pūtaṃ vahāmyaghavināśanam
Those for whom there is no difference between Śiva and Viṣṇu, nor between Brahmā and Maheśa — the purifying dust of their feet, destroyer of sin, I carry (on my head).
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PdP 5 10.70
गौरी गंगा महालक्ष्मीर्यस्य नास्ति पृथक्तया । ते मंतव्या नराः सर्वे स्वर्गलोकादिहागताः
gaurī gaṃgā mahālakṣmīryasya nāsti pṛthaktayā | te maṃtavyā narāḥ sarve svargalokādihāgatāḥ
He for whom Gaurī, Gaṅgā and Mahālakṣmī do not exist as separate — all such men are to be considered as having come here from the world of heaven.
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PdP 5 10.71
शरणागतरक्षी च मानदानपरायणः । यथाशक्ति हरेः प्रीत्यै स ज्ञेयो वैष्णवोत्तमः
śaraṇāgatarakṣī ca mānadānaparāyaṇaḥ | yathāśakti hareḥ prītyai sa jñeyo vaiṣṇavottamaḥ
He who protects those who come for refuge, and is devoted to giving honour, according to his ability, for the pleasure of Hari — he is to be known as the best of Vaiṣṇavas.
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PdP 5 10.72
यस्य नाम महापापराशिं दहति सत्वरम् । तदीय चरणद्वंद्वे भक्तिर्यस्य स वैष्णवः
yasya nāma mahāpāparāśiṃ dahati satvaram | tadīya caraṇadvaṃdve bhaktiryasya sa vaiṣṇavaḥ
He whose name swiftly burns up a heap of great sins — he who has devotion to that one's pair of feet is a Vaiṣṇava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 10.73
इंद्रियाणि वशे येषां मनोऽपि हरिचिंतकम् । तान्नमस्कृत्य पूयात्सह्या जन्ममरणांतिकात्
iṃdriyāṇi vaśe yeṣāṃ mano'pi hariciṃtakam | tānnamaskṛtya pūyātsahyā janmamaraṇāṃtikāt
Those whose senses are under control and whose mind too meditates on Hari — having bowed to them, one is purified, from birth up to death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 10.74
परस्त्रियं त्वं करवालवत्त्यजन्भवेर्यशोभूषणभूतिभूमिः । एवं ममादेशमथाचरंश्च लभेः परं धाम सुयोगमीड्यम्
parastriyaṃ tvaṃ karavālavattyajanbhaveryaśobhūṣaṇabhūtibhūmiḥ | evaṃ mamādeśamathācaraṃśca labheḥ paraṃ dhāma suyogamīḍyam
Shunning another man's wife as (you would) a sword's blade, you will become a ground of fame, adornment, and prosperity; and thus, carrying out my command, you will obtain the supreme abode, that praiseworthy blessed union.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition