Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 104
PdP 5 104.1
ऋषय ऊचुः - भूयो वद महाभाग रामचारित्रमद्भुतम् । राममाहात्म्यसर्वस्वं भक्तानां प्रीतिदायकम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ - bhūyo vada mahābhāga rāmacāritramadbhutam | rāmamāhātmyasarvasvaṃ bhaktānāṃ prītidāyakam
The seers said: Tell us further, greatly fortunate one, the wondrous deeds of Rāma, the whole essence of Rāma's greatness, which gives delight to the devotees.
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PdP 5 104.2
सूत उवाच- अश्वमेधं क्रतुवरं कृत्वा दाशरथिर्यथा
sūta uvāca- aśvamedhaṃ kratuvaraṃ kṛtvā dāśarathiryathā
Sūta said: How the son of Daśaratha, having performed the horse sacrifice, the best of rites,
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PdP 5 104.3
प्रवृत्तो लोककृत्येषु शास्त्रकृत्येषु कोविदः । अयोध्यां गंतुकामेन शंकरेण महात्मना
pravṛtto lokakṛtyeṣu śāstrakṛtyeṣu kovidaḥ | ayodhyāṃ gaṃtukāmena śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā
engaged in the affairs of the world, being skilled in the affairs of scripture — (and how) by the great-souled Śaṃkara, who wished to go to Ayodhyā,
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PdP 5 104.4
पार्वत्या सह देवेन उषितः सरयूतटे । मुनयस्तं समभ्येत्य शंकरं विश्वरूपिणम्
pārvatyā saha devena uṣitaḥ sarayūtaṭe | munayastaṃ samabhyetya śaṃkaraṃ viśvarūpiṇam
the god, together with Pārvatī, dwelt on the bank of the Sarayū: the sages, approaching that Śaṃkara whose form is the universe,
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PdP 5 104.5
कश्यपाद्या महात्मानः पप्रच्छुरमितौजसम् । स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ सभार्यः कुत आगतः
kaśyapādyā mahātmānaḥ papracchuramitaujasam | svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha sabhāryaḥ kuta āgataḥ
Kaśyapa and the other great-souled ones, asked him of measureless power: "Welcome to you, best of sages; whence have you come, with your wife?
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PdP 5 104.6
किमागमनकृत्यं ते कं देशं गंतुमुद्यतः । शंकर उवाच- अहं शंभुरिति ख्यातो विप्रो हिमगिरिस्थितः
kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ te kaṃ deśaṃ gaṃtumudyataḥ | śaṃkara uvāca- ahaṃ śaṃbhuriti khyāto vipro himagiristhitaḥ
What is the business of your coming? To what country are you set on going?" Śaṃkara said: I am known as Śambhu, a brahmin dwelling on the Snowy Mountain.
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PdP 5 104.7
द्रष्टुं च राघवं गच्छे मम कार्यं महत्ततः । मामाह्वयति राजासौ पुराणश्रवणे रतः
draṣṭuṃ ca rāghavaṃ gacche mama kāryaṃ mahattataḥ | māmāhvayati rājāsau purāṇaśravaṇe rataḥ
"And I am going to see Rāghava; hence my errand is a great one. That king, intent on hearing the Purāṇa, is summoning me."
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PdP 5 104.8
आगच्छंतु भवंतोऽपि राघवः परितुष्यति । ततस्ते मुनयः शंभुर्ययू रामदिदृक्षया
āgacchaṃtu bhavaṃto'pi rāghavaḥ parituṣyati | tataste munayaḥ śaṃbhuryayū rāmadidṛkṣayā
"Let your honours come too — Rāghava will be well pleased." Then those sages and Śaṃbhu went, wishing to see Rāma.
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PdP 5 104.9
तानागतान्वसिष्ठस्तु ज्ञात्वा रामाय चोक्तवान् । ततः सत्वरमुत्थाय निर्ययौ स पुरोहितः
tānāgatānvasiṣṭhastu jñātvā rāmāya coktavān | tataḥ satvaramutthāya niryayau sa purohitaḥ
But Vasiṣṭha, learning that they had come, told Rāma; then that house-priest rose quickly and went out (to meet them).
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PdP 5 104.10
अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकैस्सर्वान्पूजयामास तानृषीन् । गृहराजं ततः सर्वान्प्रावेशयदरिंदमः
arghyapādyādikaissarvānpūjayāmāsa tānṛṣīn | gṛharājaṃ tataḥ sarvānprāveśayadariṃdamaḥ
He honoured all those seers with water for the hands, water for the feet, and the rest; then the subduer of foes brought them all into the royal palace.
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PdP 5 104.11
प्रत्येकमासनं दत्वा स्वागतोक्त्यासनस्थितान् । क्रमेण रघुशार्दूलः पूजयामास तानृषीन्
pratyekamāsanaṃ datvā svāgatoktyāsanasthitān | krameṇa raghuśārdūlaḥ pūjayāmāsa tānṛṣīn
Giving each of them a seat, the tiger of the Raghus honoured those seers in turn as they sat, with words of welcome.
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PdP 5 104.12
वाचा मधुरया प्रीणन्निदमाहासनस्थितान् । श्रीराम उवाच- अद्य मे सफलं जन्म प्राप्तमद्य तपः फलम्
vācā madhurayā prīṇannidamāhāsanasthitān | śrīrāma uvāca- adya me saphalaṃ janma prāptamadya tapaḥ phalam
Delighting them with sweet speech, he said this to those seated. Śrī Rāma said: "Today my birth has borne fruit, today the fruit of (my) austerity is won.
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PdP 5 104.13
अद्याभ्यासस्य विद्यानां फलकालोऽयमागतः । अद्य मे पितरस्तुष्टा राज्यं च सफलं मम
adyābhyāsasya vidyānāṃ phalakālo'yamāgataḥ | adya me pitarastuṣṭā rājyaṃ ca saphalaṃ mama
"Today this time of fruition has come for (my) study of the sciences; today my forefathers are pleased, and my kingship has borne fruit.
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PdP 5 104.14
अद्य मे सफलं वृत्तमद्य मे सफलं श्रुतम् । एवं वदंतं राजानं ब्राह्मणाः कश्यपादयः
adya me saphalaṃ vṛttamadya me saphalaṃ śrutam | evaṃ vadaṃtaṃ rājānaṃ brāhmaṇāḥ kaśyapādayaḥ
"Today my conduct has borne fruit, today my learning has borne fruit." To the king as he spoke thus, the brahmins Kaśyapa and the others
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PdP 5 104.15
ऊचुः प्रियतरं वाक्यं रामं राजीवलोचनम् । ऋषय ऊचुः अयं शंभुर्द्विजः प्राप्तः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
ūcuḥ priyataraṃ vākyaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam | ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ayaṃ śaṃbhurdvijaḥ prāptaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
spoke very agreeable words to lotus-eyed Rāma. The seers said: "This brahmin Śaṃbhu has come, skilled in all the śāstras,
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PdP 5 104.16
वेदवेदांगतत्त्वज्ञः सर्वभूतहिते रतः । कैलासवासी सततं तपसे कृतनिश्चयः
vedavedāṃgatattvajñaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | kailāsavāsī satataṃ tapase kṛtaniścayaḥ
"knowing the truth of the Vedas and their ancillary sciences, devoted to the welfare of all beings, dwelling always on Kailāsa, resolved upon austerity;
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PdP 5 104.17
ब्रह्मणा ब्रह्मवर्चस्के तुल्यो ब्रह्मविदां वरः । हरिणा ब्रह्मवात्सल्ये प्रसादे शंकरोपमः
brahmaṇā brahmavarcaske tulyo brahmavidāṃ varaḥ | hariṇā brahmavātsalye prasāde śaṃkaropamaḥ
"equal to Brahmā in brahmic splendour, the best of the knowers of brahman, (equal) to Hari in affection for brahmins, and like Śaṃkara in graciousness.
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PdP 5 104.18
एवंविधो महातेजाः शंभुर्ब्राह्मणपुंगवः । अष्टादशपुराणज्ञो मीमांसा न्यायकोविदः
evaṃvidho mahātejāḥ śaṃbhurbrāhmaṇapuṃgavaḥ | aṣṭādaśapurāṇajño mīmāṃsā nyāyakovidaḥ
"Such is Śaṃbhu, of great brilliance, a bull among brahmins, knower of the eighteen Purāṇas, expert in Mīmāṃsā and Nyāya.
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PdP 5 104.19
त्वद्भाग्यगौरवादेव प्राप्तोऽयं मुनिसत्तमः । त्वयाहूतो मुनिवरः कैलासादागतः प्रभो
tvadbhāgyagauravādeva prāpto'yaṃ munisattamaḥ | tvayāhūto munivaraḥ kailāsādāgataḥ prabho
"It is by the weight of your own good fortune that this best of sages has arrived; invited by you, O lord, the excellent sage has come from Kailāsa.
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PdP 5 104.20
अतः पृच्छ महाभाग पुराणाख्यानमुत्तमम् । श्रोतुकामा वयं प्राप्तास्त्वामद्य रघुनंदन
ataḥ pṛccha mahābhāga purāṇākhyānamuttamam | śrotukāmā vayaṃ prāptāstvāmadya raghunaṃdana
"Therefore ask, O greatly fortunate one, for the excellent narration of the Purāṇa; we have come to you today, O delight of the Raghus, desiring to hear it.
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PdP 5 104.21
अंतं गतस्य वेदानां सर्वशास्त्रार्थवेदिनः । पुंसोऽश्रुतपुराणस्य न सम्यग्याति दर्शनम्
aṃtaṃ gatasya vedānāṃ sarvaśāstrārthavedinaḥ | puṃso'śrutapurāṇasya na samyagyāti darśanam
"For a man who has reached the end of the Vedas and knows the meaning of all the śāstras, but has not heard the Purāṇa, insight does not come rightly."
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PdP 5 104.22
सूत उवाच- एवमुक्तो रघुश्रेष्ठो मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः । प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे पुराणश्रवणोत्सुकः
sūta uvāca- evamukto raghuśreṣṭho munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ | praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe purāṇaśravaṇotsukaḥ
Sūta said: Addressed thus by the sages who see the truth, the best of the Raghus felt unequalled joy, eager to hear the Purāṇa.
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PdP 5 104.23
श्रीराम उवाच- लिगार्चनप्रकारं च लिंगमाहात्म्यमेव च । महेशनाममाहात्म्यं पूजामाहात्म्यमेव च
śrīrāma uvāca- ligārcanaprakāraṃ ca liṃgamāhātmyameva ca | maheśanāmamāhātmyaṃ pūjāmāhātmyameva ca
Śrī Rāma said: "The manner of worshipping the liṅga, and the greatness of the liṅga, the greatness of Maheśa's names, and the greatness of (his) worship,
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PdP 5 104.24
नमस्कारस्य माहात्म्यं दृष्टिमाहात्म्यमेव च । जलदानस्य माहात्म्यं धूपदानस्य सत्तम
namaskārasya māhātmyaṃ dṛṣṭimāhātmyameva ca | jaladānasya māhātmyaṃ dhūpadānasya sattama
"the greatness of making obeisance, and the greatness of (beholding him with) the eye, the greatness of offering water, and of offering incense, O best one,
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PdP 5 104.25
दीपगंधादिदानस्य पुष्पमाहात्म्यमेव च । नानाख्यानेतिहासानां कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम्
dīpagaṃdhādidānasya puṣpamāhātmyameva ca | nānākhyānetihāsānāṃ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm
"of the gift of lamps, perfumes and the rest, and the greatness of flowers, and the sin-destroying tale of the various narratives and legends,
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PdP 5 104.26
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च तदुपायांश्च सुव्रत । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तो मुनिवरोत्तम
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca tadupāyāṃśca suvrata | tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi tvatto munivarottama
"and dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation, and the means to them, O you of good vows — all that I wish to hear from you, O best of the excellent sages."
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PdP 5 104.27
शंभुरुवाच- रामराम महाबाहो पुण्यवानसि राघव । राज्यासक्तस्य ते जाता पुराणश्रवणे रतिः
śaṃbhuruvāca- rāmarāma mahābāho puṇyavānasi rāghava | rājyāsaktasya te jātā purāṇaśravaṇe ratiḥ
Śambhu said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed Rāghava, you are a man of merit; though you are bound up with kingship, a delight in hearing the Purāṇa has arisen in you.
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PdP 5 104.28
स्यान्महत्सेवया राम पुण्यतीर्थनिषेवणात् । सा जिह्वा या शिवं गायेत्तच्चित्तं यत्तदर्प्पितम्
syānmahatsevayā rāma puṇyatīrthaniṣevaṇāt | sā jihvā yā śivaṃ gāyettaccittaṃ yattadarppitam
It may come about, Rāma, through service to the great and through frequenting holy fords. That is (truly) a tongue which sings of Śiva; that is (truly) a mind which is dedicated to him.
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PdP 5 104.29
तावेव केवलौ श्लाघ्यौ यौ तत्पूजाकरौ करौ । सुजन्मदेहमत्यर्थं तदेवाशेषजन्मसु
tāveva kevalau ślāghyau yau tatpūjākarau karau | sujanmadehamatyarthaṃ tadevāśeṣajanmasu
Those two hands alone are praiseworthy which perform his worship; that alone, exceedingly, is a good birth and body among all births.
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PdP 5 104.30
यदेवोत्पुलकोभासि हर नामानुकीर्तनात् । कृतार्थोऽसि महाराज तत्प्रश्नानुगता मतिः
yadevotpulakobhāsi hara nāmānukīrtanāt | kṛtārtho'si mahārāja tatpraśnānugatā matiḥ
Since you stand with hair bristling at the repeated praising of Hara's name, you have attained your purpose, great king: your mind follows after questions about him.
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PdP 5 104.31
अनंतरं समाजग्मुर्जांघिकाः सत्वरश्रमाः । तत्करात्पत्रिकां गृह्य पपाठ रघुसत्तमः
anaṃtaraṃ samājagmurjāṃghikāḥ satvaraśramāḥ | tatkarātpatrikāṃ gṛhya papāṭha raghusattamaḥ
Immediately after, couriers arrived, quick in their exertion; taking the letter from their hand, the best of the Raghus read it.
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PdP 5 104.32
मनसाऽचिंतयद्रामः कथमेतदभूदिति । रामं शंभुस्तदा प्राह देव्या ब्राह्मणवेषवान्
manasā'ciṃtayadrāmaḥ kathametadabhūditi | rāmaṃ śaṃbhustadā prāha devyā brāhmaṇaveṣavān
Rāma pondered in his mind, "How did this happen?" Then Śambhu, in the guise of a brahmin, together with the Goddess, said to Rāma:
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PdP 5 104.33
किं चिंतयसि काकुत्स्थ मुनिष्वग्रे वसत्स्वपि । तद्वाक्यं राघवः श्रुत्वा पप्रच्छ मुनिपुंगवान्
kiṃ ciṃtayasi kākutstha muniṣvagre vasatsvapi | tadvākyaṃ rāghavaḥ śrutvā papraccha munipuṃgavān
"What are you thinking about, Kākutstha, when sages are seated before you?" Hearing that speech, Rāghava questioned the foremost of the sages.
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PdP 5 104.34
श्रीरामउवाच- विभीषणः कथमसौ बद्धः शृंखलया नृभिः । मत्स्थापितं शिवं लिगं दृष्ट्वा रामेश्वरं त्वहो
śrīrāmauvāca- vibhīṣaṇaḥ kathamasau baddhaḥ śṛṃkhalayā nṛbhiḥ | matsthāpitaṃ śivaṃ ligaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmeśvaraṃ tvaho
Śrī Rāma said: How has this Vibhīṣaṇa been bound with a chain by men — and that, ah, after seeing the Śiva-liṅga Rāmeśvara established by me —
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PdP 5 104.35
द्राविडैः कुटिलैर्दुष्टैरात्मना तद्विचार्यताम् । विचार्य मुनिवर्यास्ते नेशास्तज्ज्ञातुमल्पतः
drāviḍaiḥ kuṭilairduṣṭairātmanā tadvicāryatām | vicārya munivaryāste neśāstajjñātumalpataḥ
— by crooked, wicked Drāviḍas? Let that be looked into by yourselves. Having deliberated, those best of sages were not able to know it even a little.
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PdP 5 104.36
न जानीम इति प्राहू रामं रामस्तदाब्रवीत् । पुराणं वीक्ष्य विधिना तत्सर्वं ब्रूत सत्तमाः
na jānīma iti prāhū rāmaṃ rāmastadābravīt | purāṇaṃ vīkṣya vidhinā tatsarvaṃ brūta sattamāḥ
They said to Rāma, "We do not know"; then Rāma said: "Consult the Purāṇa by the proper method and tell all that, O best of men."
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PdP 5 104.37
भवदज्ञानहेतुश्च विचार्यस्तदनंतरम् । किं किं पुराणं प्रेक्ष्यं स्याद्वर्जनीयं तथैव किम्
bhavadajñānahetuśca vicāryastadanaṃtaram | kiṃ kiṃ purāṇaṃ prekṣyaṃ syādvarjanīyaṃ tathaiva kim
And the cause of your ignorance is to be investigated after that: which Purāṇa should be consulted, and likewise which is to be avoided?
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PdP 5 104.38
प्रशस्तः कीदृशः श्लोकस्तदन्यः कीदृशो भवेत् । कीदृशेषु च कार्येषु कीदृशः पूजकस्तथा
praśastaḥ kīdṛśaḥ ślokastadanyaḥ kīdṛśo bhavet | kīdṛśeṣu ca kāryeṣu kīdṛśaḥ pūjakastathā
What kind of verse is commended, and what kind would be other (than commended)? And in what kinds of undertakings, and likewise what kind of worshipper?
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PdP 5 104.39
पूजा च कीदृशैर्भक्तैः कार्या निर्णयदर्शने । इति रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ते द्विजसत्तमाः
pūjā ca kīdṛśairbhaktaiḥ kāryā nirṇayadarśane | iti rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā te dvijasattamāḥ
And by what kind of devotees is the worship to be performed, in the settled view (of the matter)? Having heard these words of Rāma, those best of twice-born ones
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PdP 5 104.40
प्रत्यूचुस्तं रघुश्रेष्ठं चिंताव्याकुलमानसम् । न वक्तारो वरं राम वीक्षतां तु पुराणवित्
pratyūcustaṃ raghuśreṣṭhaṃ ciṃtāvyākulamānasam | na vaktāro varaṃ rāma vīkṣatāṃ tu purāṇavit
answered him, the best of the Raghus, whose mind was agitated with anxiety: "We are not the ones to speak, Rāma; better that one who knows the Purāṇa should examine it."
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PdP 5 104.41
तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवः शंभुं पप्रच्छ विनयान्वितः । सोपि तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य प्रत्युवाच महामतिः
tacchrutvā rāghavaḥ śaṃbhuṃ papraccha vinayānvitaḥ | sopi tadvākyamākarṇya pratyuvāca mahāmatiḥ
Hearing that, Rāghava, filled with deference, questioned Śambhu; and he too, the greatly wise one, listening to that speech, replied:
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PdP 5 104.42
शंभुरुवाच- पुराणजीवी पूजार्हः स्वशाखाध्ययनः शुचिः । मीमांसातत्त्वविज्ञानः श्रोत्रियोऽनृतदूषकः
śaṃbhuruvāca- purāṇajīvī pūjārhaḥ svaśākhādhyayanaḥ śuciḥ | mīmāṃsātattvavijñānaḥ śrotriyo'nṛtadūṣakaḥ
Śambhu said: One who lives by the Purāṇa is worthy of worship (as reciter): one who studies his own Vedic branch, pure, a knower of the truths of Mīmāṃsā, a śrotriya, a censurer of falsehood,
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PdP 5 104.43
देवेषु च समस्तेषु समदृष्टिः शिवे रतः । शतरुद्रियजापी च साग्निकश्चातिवाचकः
deveṣu ca samasteṣu samadṛṣṭiḥ śive rataḥ | śatarudriyajāpī ca sāgnikaścātivācakaḥ
of equal regard toward all the gods, devoted to Śiva, a reciter of the Śatarudriya, one who maintains the sacred fires, and an excellent reciter;
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PdP 5 104.44
यजुर्वेदी विशेषेण पूजयेत्पुस्तकं सुधीः । श्रीतालपत्रलिखितं देवलिप्यन्वितं शुभम्
yajurvedī viśeṣeṇa pūjayetpustakaṃ sudhīḥ | śrītālapatralikhitaṃ devalipyanvitaṃ śubham
especially a knower of the Yajurveda. The wise man should worship the book — auspicious, written on fine palm leaf, provided with the divine script,
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PdP 5 104.45
बंधाद्यतिप्रपंचं यद्युगपत्प्रणवाक्षरम् । प्रागूर्द्ध्वंरेखयोः प्रांते प्रणवस्याग्रयोजिका
baṃdhādyatiprapaṃcaṃ yadyugapatpraṇavākṣaram | prāgūrddhvaṃrekhayoḥ prāṃte praṇavasyāgrayojikā
(a script) whose ligatures and the like are highly elaborate, in which the praṇava syllable is (written) all at once: at the end of the eastward and upward strokes there is a line joining on to the tip of the praṇava —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.46
रेखा भवेदेवमेका अकारस्तस्य पार्श्वतः । शिरोभागमुपक्रम्य सकोणाधः प्रलंबिनी
rekhā bhavedevamekā akārastasya pārśvataḥ | śirobhāgamupakramya sakoṇādhaḥ pralaṃbinī
thus there would be a single line; the letter a is at its side, beginning from the head-part and hanging down below with a corner: that indeed is to be known as ā, (formed) by a straight line from the panel(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.47
आकारः स हि विज्ञेयः पट्टिकादक्षरेखया । वामे षड्वक्रबिंदूद्वा विकार इति कीर्तितः
ākāraḥ sa hi vijñeyaḥ paṭṭikādakṣarekhayā | vāme ṣaḍvakrabiṃdūdvā vikāra iti kīrtitaḥ
That indeed is to be known as (the letter) ā, by the line of the letter (drawn) from the bar; and on the left, a six-shaped curve with a dot — that is declared to be (the letter) i.
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PdP 5 104.48
तस्य वामशिरोरेखा लंबिन्या ई उदाहृतः । सर्वाक्षरे शिरोरेखा अवक्रा प्रणवं विना
tasya vāmaśirorekhā laṃbinyā ī udāhṛtaḥ | sarvākṣare śirorekhā avakrā praṇavaṃ vinā
With a line hanging from the left of its head, ī is set forth. In every letter the head-line is uncurved, except for the praṇava (oṃ).
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PdP 5 104.49
तस्यां तु लंबरेखान्या तदंते च लवित्रवत् । उकारः स हि विख्यातो लवित्रद्वयतस्तदू
tasyāṃ tu laṃbarekhānyā tadaṃte ca lavitravat | ukāraḥ sa hi vikhyāto lavitradvayatastadū
But on that (head-line) another hanging line, and at its end (a stroke) like a sickle — that is known as u; and by a pair of sickles, that (becomes) ū.
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PdP 5 104.50
एवमन्यानि सर्वाणि अक्षराण्याह भारती । लिप्यानयैव लिखितं पुराणं तु प्रशस्यस्ते
evamanyāni sarvāṇi akṣarāṇyāha bhāratī | lipyānayaiva likhitaṃ purāṇaṃ tu praśasyaste
In this way Bhāratī (Speech) declared all the other letters as well. A Purāṇa written in this very script is commended to you.
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PdP 5 104.51
ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च मार्तंडं नारदेरितम् । मार्कंडेयमथाग्नेयं कौर्मं वामनमेव च
brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca mārtaṃḍaṃ nāraderitam | mārkaṃḍeyamathāgneyaṃ kaurmaṃ vāmanameva ca
The Brāhma, the Pādma, the Vaiṣṇava, the Mārtaṇḍa (Solar), that spoken by Nārada, the Mārkaṇḍeya, then the Āgneya, the Kaurma, and the Vāmana,
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PdP 5 104.52
गारुडं लैंगमाख्यातं स्कांदं मात्स्यं नृसिंहकम् । तथैव गदितं राम पुराणं कापिलं तथा
gāruḍaṃ laiṃgamākhyātaṃ skāṃdaṃ mātsyaṃ nṛsiṃhakam | tathaiva gaditaṃ rāma purāṇaṃ kāpilaṃ tathā
the Gāruḍa, the one called Laiṅga, the Skānda, the Mātsya, the Nṛsiṃha, and likewise, O Rāma, the Purāṇa named Kāpila,
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PdP 5 104.53
वाराहं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं शकुनेषु प्रशस्यते । शैवं भागवतं दौर्गं भविष्योत्तरमेव च
vārāhaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ śakuneṣu praśasyate | śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ daurgaṃ bhaviṣyottarameva ca
the Vārāha, the Brahmavaivarta — (these) are commended among the auspicious ones; also the Śaiva, the Bhāgavata, the Daurga, and the Bhaviṣyottara.
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PdP 5 104.54
भविष्यं चोपसंज्ञानि त्वन्यानि च विवर्जयेत् । विमुच्य पुस्तकं रत्नपीठे निक्षिप्य संस्कृतम्
bhaviṣyaṃ copasaṃjñāni tvanyāni ca vivarjayet | vimucya pustakaṃ ratnapīṭhe nikṣipya saṃskṛtam
But the Bhaviṣya and those bearing secondary names, and the others, one should avoid. Having unbound the book and placed it, well prepared, on a jewelled stand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.55
धौतवस्त्रधरः स्नात्वा शुचिरक्रोधनोऽज्वरः । आदावात्मानमभ्यर्च्य कृत्वा संकल्पमेव च
dhautavastradharaḥ snātvā śucirakrodhano'jvaraḥ | ādāvātmānamabhyarcya kṛtvā saṃkalpameva ca
wearing washed garments, having bathed, pure, free from anger and free from fever, having first worshipped himself and made the resolve (saṃkalpa),
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PdP 5 104.56
अंकुशं चाक्षसूत्रं च पाशं पुस्तकमेव च । धारयंतीं सितां ध्यायेत्प्रसन्नास्यां सरस्वतीम्
aṃkuśaṃ cākṣasūtraṃ ca pāśaṃ pustakameva ca | dhārayaṃtīṃ sitāṃ dhyāyetprasannāsyāṃ sarasvatīm
one should meditate on Sarasvatī, white, with a serene face, bearing the goad, the rosary, the noose, and the book;
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PdP 5 104.57
गोक्षीरसदृशाकारं त्रिनेत्रं वृषवाहनम् । सहासवदनं शांतं शुक्लांबरधरं शिवम्
gokṣīrasadṛśākāraṃ trinetraṃ vṛṣavāhanam | sahāsavadanaṃ śāṃtaṃ śuklāṃbaradharaṃ śivam
(and on) Śiva, whose form is like cow's milk, three-eyed, riding the bull, with a smiling face, tranquil, wearing white garments,
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PdP 5 104.58
हरिणं चाभयं चोर्द्ध्वबाहुयुग्मं किरीटिनम् । व्याख्यामुद्रा चं दक्षेधो वामहस्ते वरप्रदम्
hariṇaṃ cābhayaṃ corddhvabāhuyugmaṃ kirīṭinam | vyākhyāmudrā caṃ dakṣedho vāmahaste varapradam
(holding) the deer and (showing) fearlessness with the upper pair of arms, crowned, with the teaching-gesture below on the right, and granting a boon with the left hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.59
नानारत्नविभूषाढ्यं गिरिजार्द्धांबुजासनम् । बहुभिर्मुनिमुख्यैस्तु ध्यायमान पदांबुजम्
nānāratnavibhūṣāḍhyaṃ girijārddhāṃbujāsanam | bahubhirmunimukhyaistu dhyāyamāna padāṃbujam
rich with the ornaments of various jewels, seated on the lotus with the daughter of the mountain as his half, his lotus-feet meditated upon by many chief sages,
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PdP 5 104.60
मूर्तिमद्भिस्तथा वेदैः स्तूयमानं पुराणकैः । अन्यैः समस्तलोकैश्च संसेवितपदांबुजम्
mūrtimadbhistathā vedaiḥ stūyamānaṃ purāṇakaiḥ | anyaiḥ samastalokaiśca saṃsevitapadāṃbujam
praised by the Vedas and the Purāṇas in embodied form, and his lotus-feet attended by all the other worlds.
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PdP 5 104.61
ध्यात्वैवं पूजकः सम्यगादौ पूजां समारभेत् । आपो वा इदमित्येतत्कलशस्याभिमंत्रणम्
dhyātvaivaṃ pūjakaḥ samyagādau pūjāṃ samārabhet | āpo vā idamityetatkalaśasyābhimaṃtraṇam
Having meditated thus, the worshipper should properly begin the worship at the outset. The consecration of the water-jar is with (the mantra) "āpo vā idam...".
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PdP 5 104.62
तज्जलं च गृहीत्वा च पात्रस्थमभिमंत्रयेत् । तत्सद्ब्रह्मेति मंत्रेण प्रशस्य प्रणवेन तु
tajjalaṃ ca gṛhītvā ca pātrasthamabhimaṃtrayet | tatsadbrahmeti maṃtreṇa praśasya praṇavena tu
And taking that water, he should consecrate it as it stands in the vessel with the mantra "tat sad brahma", commending it with the praṇava.
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PdP 5 104.63
आत्मानं सर्वपात्राणि तत आवाहयेदिति । यद्वागिति तृचेनैव भारती षोडशार्चनम्
ātmānaṃ sarvapātrāṇi tata āvāhayediti | yadvāgiti tṛcenaiva bhāratī ṣoḍaśārcanam
Then he should invoke himself (and) all the vessels thus. With the three verses beginning "yad vāk", the sixteenfold worship of Bhāratī (is done).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.64
पुरुषसूक्तेन वा कुर्याद्गायत्र्या वा समर्चयेत् । ॐ नमो भगवते अमुक पुराणेति पुराणमर्चयेत्
puruṣasūktena vā kuryādgāyatryā vā samarcayet | oṃ namo bhagavate amuka purāṇeti purāṇamarcayet
Or he may do it with the Puruṣasūkta, or worship with the Gāyatrī. He should worship the Purāṇa with "Oṃ, homage to the blessed Purāṇa named so-and-so".
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PdP 5 104.65
कांडादिति हि मंत्रेण दूर्वामानीय पूजयेत् । ॐ नमो भगवत्यै दूर्वायै इति
kāṃḍāditi hi maṃtreṇa dūrvāmānīya pūjayet | oṃ namo bhagavatyai dūrvāyai iti
And with the mantra beginning "kāṇḍāt" he should bring dūrvā grass and worship it: "Oṃ, homage to the blessed lady Dūrvā."
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PdP 5 104.66
सलोकपाल पूजा स्यादथ कन्या समर्चनम् । वत्सरात्पंचकादूर्द्ध्वं दशवर्षादधः शुभाः
salokapāla pūjā syādatha kanyā samarcanam | vatsarātpaṃcakādūrddhvaṃ daśavarṣādadhaḥ śubhāḥ
There should be worship together with the guardians of the quarters; then the worship of maidens. Those above five years of age and under ten are auspicious.
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PdP 5 104.67
अनुत्पन्नऋतुर्वापि तां प्रयत्नेन पूजयेत् । गंधपुष्पाक्षतैर्धूपैर्दीपतांबूलभूषणैः
anutpannaṛturvāpi tāṃ prayatnena pūjayet | gaṃdhapuṣpākṣatairdhūpairdīpatāṃbūlabhūṣaṇaiḥ
Even one whose menses have not yet appeared — her he should worship with effort, with fragrance, flowers, unbroken rice grains, incense, lamps, betel and ornaments.
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PdP 5 104.68
पाठयेदप्यमुं मंत्रं पूजकः कन्यकामिमाम्
pāṭhayedapyamuṃ maṃtraṃ pūjakaḥ kanyakāmimām
And the worshipper should have this girl recite this mantra:
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PdP 5 104.69
सत्यं ब्रूहि प्रियं ब्रूहि भगवति सरस्वति नमस्ते नमस्त इति
satyaṃ brūhi priyaṃ brūhi bhagavati sarasvati namaste namasta iti
"Speak truth, speak what is pleasing, O blessed Sarasvatī; homage to you, homage to you."
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PdP 5 104.70
गायत्र्यानुक्रमार्थात्तु दूर्वायुग्मं तु कारयेत् । सन्निधौ पुस्तकस्याधः सहस्रपरमेत्यृचा
gāyatryānukramārthāttu dūrvāyugmaṃ tu kārayet | sannidhau pustakasyādhaḥ sahasraparametyṛcā
For the sake of going through the Gāyatrī in order, he should have a pair of dūrvā blades prepared; and with the verse beginning "sahasraparama," in the presence (of the goddess), beneath the book,
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PdP 5 104.71
दूर्वायुग्मत्रयं दद्यात्तस्या हस्ते विचक्षणः । सा प्रक्षिपेत्पुस्तसंधौ शलाकात्रयमन्वनु
dūrvāyugmatrayaṃ dadyāttasyā haste vicakṣaṇaḥ | sā prakṣipetpustasaṃdhau śalākātrayamanvanu
The discerning (officiant) should place three pairs of dūrvā grass in her hand; she should insert the three sticks, one after another, into the joint of the book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.72
विसृज्यतां पुनर्दद्याच्छिवाभ्यां नम इत्यथ । पत्रयोर्मध्यमः श्लोकः कार्यसिद्धेर्हि सूचकः
visṛjyatāṃ punardadyācchivābhyāṃ nama ityatha | patrayormadhyamaḥ ślokaḥ kāryasiddherhi sūcakaḥ
Let (them) be dismissed; then he should offer again with (the formula) "Obeisance to the two auspicious ones." The middle verse on the two leaves is the indicator of the accomplishment of the undertaking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.73
परपत्रे पठेच्छ्लोकं विविच्यार्थमुदीरयेत्
parapatre paṭhecchlokaṃ vivicyārthamudīrayet
He should read the verse on the further leaf, and having analysed it, declare its meaning.
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PdP 5 104.74
शनैःशनैः पठेत्प्राज्ञो व्याख्यासेच्च शनैःशनैः । त्वरेह न हि कर्तव्या कुप्यति त्वरया तु गीः
śanaiḥśanaiḥ paṭhetprājño vyākhyāsecca śanaiḥśanaiḥ | tvareha na hi kartavyā kupyati tvarayā tu gīḥ
The wise man should read very slowly and should expound very slowly; haste is not to be made here, for speech grows angry at haste.
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PdP 5 104.75
घटिकायास्तु पादः स्यादत्वरास्यात्ततोधिका । त्वरयेन्न च वक्तारं ज्ञातव्यांशमनुद्विजम्
ghaṭikāyāstu pādaḥ syādatvarāsyāttatodhikā | tvarayenna ca vaktāraṃ jñātavyāṃśamanudvijam
A quarter of a ghaṭikā should be (allowed); unhurriedness should be even more than that. And one should not hurry the speaker about the portion to be understood, nor vex him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 104.76
विविच्य पाठं श्लोकस्य निश्चित्यार्थं च मानसे । प्रतीपं तन्न वक्तव्यं विविच्य रघुनंदन
vivicya pāṭhaṃ ślokasya niścityārthaṃ ca mānase | pratīpaṃ tanna vaktavyaṃ vivicya raghunaṃdana
Having analysed the reading of the verse and settled its meaning in his mind, he should not, O delight of the Raghus, state it contrary (to what it is), once he has analysed it.
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PdP 5 104.77
यदि युक्तमयुक्तं वा श्लोकमन्यं पठेदसौ । पुस्तकस्थं च हित्वैव पूजकः स द्विजो यदि
yadi yuktamayuktaṃ vā ślokamanyaṃ paṭhedasau | pustakasthaṃ ca hitvaiva pūjakaḥ sa dvijo yadi
If that man reads out some other verse, whether fitting or unfitting, leaving aside the one that stands in the book—if that worshipper is a brahmin...
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PdP 5 104.78
तत्तथैव हि विज्ञेयं विसंवादो न शस्यते । दैवागतो हि स श्लोको दैवं हि बलवत्तरम्
tattathaiva hi vijñeyaṃ visaṃvādo na śasyate | daivāgato hi sa śloko daivaṃ hi balavattaram
That is to be understood just so; contradicting it is not commended. For that verse came by fate, and fate is the stronger.
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PdP 5 104.79
उपश्रुतिषु यद्वच्च नापराधो द्विजस्य तु । विस्मयो न च कर्तव्यो दैवस्य कुटिला गतिः
upaśrutiṣu yadvacca nāparādho dvijasya tu | vismayo na ca kartavyo daivasya kuṭilā gatiḥ
And as in the case of overheard omens (upaśruti), there is no fault on the brahmin's part; nor should one be astonished — the course of fate is crooked.
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PdP 5 104.80
यत्तत्पदविपर्यासे पत्रे चोपरिवारिणि । तमादेशं तिरस्कृत्य द्वितीयं तु पठेदतः
yattatpadaviparyāse patre coparivāriṇi | tamādeśaṃ tiraskṛtya dvitīyaṃ tu paṭhedataḥ
Whatever occurs by way of a transposition of words on the leaf, and in the covering above — setting that indication aside, he should thereupon read a second one.
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PdP 5 104.81
ततस्तृतीयं पाठ्यं स्यात्ततः कार्यं विवेचनम् । अविसर्गांतपूर्वास्ते पवर्गेतरपंचमाः
tatastṛtīyaṃ pāṭhyaṃ syāttataḥ kāryaṃ vivecanam | avisargāṃtapūrvāste pavargetarapaṃcamāḥ
Then a third should be read; thereafter the discrimination is to be made. These do not end in a visarga preceded (by such), (nor in) the fifth letters of the series other than the p-series.
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PdP 5 104.82
स्तुतिलिड्वर्जितः श्लोकः शकुनेषु प्रशस्यते ।
stutiliḍvarjitaḥ ślokaḥ śakuneṣu praśasyate |
A verse free of praise and of the perfect (liṭ) is commended in matters of omens.
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PdP 5 104.83
उक्तानुवचनं चैव द्व्युपस्तुतमथैव च । दग्धपत्रं नष्टलिपिः संदिग्धाक्षरमेव च
uktānuvacanaṃ caiva dvyupastutamathaiva ca | dagdhapatraṃ naṣṭalipiḥ saṃdigdhākṣarameva ca
Also the repetition of what has already been spoken, and what has been twice invoked, a burnt leaf, effaced writing, and a letter that is doubtful —
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PdP 5 104.84
एतानि शकुने नित्यं वर्जनीयानि पंडितैः । प्रश्नो हि द्विविधो ज्ञेयो दीप्तशांत प्रभेदतः
etāni śakune nityaṃ varjanīyāni paṃḍitaiḥ | praśno hi dvividho jñeyo dīptaśāṃta prabhedataḥ
— these are always to be avoided by the learned in (the reading of) omens. The question, indeed, is to be known as twofold, by the division into 'blazing' (dīpta) and 'calm' (śānta).
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PdP 5 104.85
शांतं च द्विविधं ज्ञेयमुत्पत्तिस्थितिवृद्धितः । तत्र शांतं प्रशस्तं स्याल्लक्षितं पूर्वलक्षणैः
śāṃtaṃ ca dvividhaṃ jñeyamutpattisthitivṛddhitaḥ | tatra śāṃtaṃ praśastaṃ syāllakṣitaṃ pūrvalakṣaṇaiḥ
And the calm is to be known as twofold, according to arising and to persistence-and-growth. Of these, the calm, marked by the aforesaid signs, is the commendable one.
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PdP 5 104.86
कार्यभेदास्तु वर्ण्यंते केचिन्मर्त्योपयोगिनः । कस्यचित्कार्यमादाय कश्चित्प्रष्टा भवत्यपि
kāryabhedāstu varṇyaṃte kecinmartyopayoginaḥ | kasyacitkāryamādāya kaścitpraṣṭā bhavatyapi
But the varieties of business are (now) described, certain ones useful to mortals: someone becomes a questioner even by taking up another's affair.
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PdP 5 104.87
स करोति तदा प्रश्नं समेत्य स्मरतेऽत्र किम् । स पुनर्धार्य पत्रं तत्तस्मिन्पत्रं प्रशस्यते
sa karoti tadā praśnaṃ sametya smarate'tra kim | sa punardhārya patraṃ tattasminpatraṃ praśasyate
He then puts his question; having come (to the text), what does he recall here? And again that page is to be held: in that (case) the page (that opens) is commended.
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PdP 5 104.88
अथवा तत्क्षमोपेतं वैराग्यं परमेव च । यतः कुतश्चिद्दृष्टस्तु स्तुतिपादकमेव च
athavā tatkṣamopetaṃ vairāgyaṃ parameva ca | yataḥ kutaściddṛṣṭastu stutipādakameva ca
Or (the passage) may be one endowed with forbearance, and detachment (vairāgya) is best of all; since whatever is seen from wherever, (it should be) such as gives ground for praise.
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PdP 5 104.89
परिहृत्य परं चापि तस्मिन्नर्थे शुभावहम् । मृतो गृह्णाति वागर्थमिति प्रश्नोऽशुभप्रदः
parihṛtya paraṃ cāpi tasminnarthe śubhāvaham | mṛto gṛhṇāti vāgarthamiti praśno'śubhapradaḥ
Setting aside also the other (reading), in that matter which brings good fortune — 'a dead man takes the sense of the words' — such a question yields ill.
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PdP 5 104.90
विवादे विजयप्रश्ने जयद्योतकमिष्यते । सृष्टिरप्यत्र शस्ता स्यात्क्रूरायां क्लेशतो जयः
vivāde vijayapraśne jayadyotakamiṣyate | sṛṣṭirapyatra śastā syātkrūrāyāṃ kleśato jayaḥ
In a dispute, in a question about victory, (a passage) that indicates victory is desired; here too a passage of creation (sṛṣṭi) is commendable; in a cruel (passage), victory comes with hardship.
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PdP 5 104.91
प्रशांतायामुपायैस्तु मिश्रायां विड्वरो भवेत् । पुरादिवर्णनं यत्तु मध्यमं यदि चोत्तमम्
praśāṃtāyāmupāyaistu miśrāyāṃ viḍvaro bhavet | purādivarṇanaṃ yattu madhyamaṃ yadi cottamam
In a calm (passage), (success) by stratagems; in a mixed one there will be strife. But the description of a city and the like is middling, and (in some cases) best.
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PdP 5 104.92
कलिसंभावनायास्तु शृंगारस्योपवर्णने । राज्यनिर्वाहचिंतायां राज्यलिंगंशुभावहम्
kalisaṃbhāvanāyāstu śṛṃgārasyopavarṇane | rājyanirvāhaciṃtāyāṃ rājyaliṃgaṃśubhāvaham
But for the expectation of quarrel, (a passage) describing erotic love; in anxiety about the maintenance of a kingdom, a royal token brings good fortune.
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PdP 5 104.93
यस्यापि यादृशं योग्यं विचार्य तादृशं बुधैः । स्तुतिवैराग्ययोः कार्यं विलयः परिकीर्तितः
yasyāpi yādṛśaṃ yogyaṃ vicārya tādṛśaṃ budhaiḥ | stutivairāgyayoḥ kāryaṃ vilayaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
For whomever, whatever is suitable — such (a sign) is to be determined by the wise after consideration. In (passages of) praise and of detachment, the dissolution of the matter is declared.
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PdP 5 104.94
कार्याल्पसिद्धिः स्खलितेन च निर्वाहमृच्छति । तस्यान्यार्थस्यान्यभावो राम शांतिविचारणे
kāryālpasiddhiḥ skhalitena ca nirvāhamṛcchati | tasyānyārthasyānyabhāvo rāma śāṃtivicāraṇe
With a stumble (in the recitation) there is only slight accomplishment of the matter, and it attains (bare) completion; when that (passage) has another meaning, there is another outcome, O Rāma, in the consideration of peace.
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PdP 5 104.95
विसर्गांतश्च पूर्वार्द्ध विपर्यासो भविष्यतः । संकल्पितान्यथाभावो ह्यध्यायस्य समापने
visargāṃtaśca pūrvārddha viparyāso bhaviṣyataḥ | saṃkalpitānyathābhāvo hyadhyāyasya samāpane
And when the first half ends in a visarga, there is a reversal of what is to come; and at the conclusion of a chapter what was intended turns out otherwise.
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PdP 5 104.96
तस्मादेतादृशे दोषे शकुनस्य विपर्ययः
tasmādetādṛśe doṣe śakunasya viparyayaḥ
Therefore, when there is such a defect, the omen is reversed.
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PdP 5 104.97
क्षुते पुस्तकपाते च त्वाहते मस्तकादिषु । वक्ता वैमाननं याति ततः शकुननाशनम्
kṣute pustakapāte ca tvāhate mastakādiṣu | vaktā vaimānanaṃ yāti tataḥ śakunanāśanam
When there is a sneeze, when the book falls, and when (someone) is struck on the head and so on, the speaker meets with dishonour; hence the omen is destroyed.
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PdP 5 104.98
तस्मादेतादृशे दोषे शकुनं परिवर्जयेत् । उपमायां भवेद्राम कार्याभासो न वस्तुतः
tasmādetādṛśe doṣe śakunaṃ parivarjayet | upamāyāṃ bhavedrāma kāryābhāso na vastutaḥ
Therefore, when there is such a defect, one should reject the omen. In a simile, O Rāma, there is (only) the appearance of the matter, not in reality.
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PdP 5 104.99
संतानं भोन्यत्र चोक्ता सृष्टिर्मध्यफलप्रदा । स्तुतिः प्रशस्ता कुत्रापि गुणवत्कार्यनिर्णये
saṃtānaṃ bhonyatra coktā sṛṣṭirmadhyaphalapradā | stutiḥ praśastā kutrāpi guṇavatkāryanirṇaye
Continuation — ho! — elsewhere; and a passage of creation is said to give middling fruit; praise is commended anywhere in the determination of a matter possessing merit.
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PdP 5 104.100
विवाहे चौषधे दाने व्यवहारे कृषौ तथा । यथार्था च स्तुती राम निर्वाहेऽपि न दूषणम्
vivāhe cauṣadhe dāne vyavahāre kṛṣau tathā | yathārthā ca stutī rāma nirvāhe'pi na dūṣaṇam
In marriage, in medicine, in gift-giving, in litigation, and likewise in agriculture, praise that accords with the matter, O Rāma, is no blemish even in the carrying-through.
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