Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 111
PdP 5 111.1
श्रीराम उवाच- महेशनाममाहात्म्यं पूजामाहात्म्यमेव च । नमस्कारस्य माहात्म्यं दृष्टिमाहात्म्यमेव च
śrīrāma uvāca- maheśanāmamāhātmyaṃ pūjāmāhātmyameva ca | namaskārasya māhātmyaṃ dṛṣṭimāhātmyameva ca
Śrī Rāma said: The greatness of Maheśa's name, and the greatness of (his) worship, the greatness of obeisance, and the greatness of (his) sight,
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PdP 5 111.2
जलदानस्य माहात्म्यं धूपदानस्य सत्तम । दीपगंधादिदानस्य माहात्म्यं वद मे गुरो
jaladānasya māhātmyaṃ dhūpadānasya sattama | dīpagaṃdhādidānasya māhātmyaṃ vada me guro
the greatness of the offering of water, of the offering of incense, O best of the good, and the greatness of the offering of lamps, perfumes and the rest — tell me, O teacher.
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PdP 5 111.3
शंभुरुवाच- एकैकनाममाहात्म्यं विस्तरान्न हि शक्यते । संक्षेपेण च ते वच्मि शृणु राघव सादरम्
śaṃbhuruvāca- ekaikanāmamāhātmyaṃ vistarānna hi śakyate | saṃkṣepeṇa ca te vacmi śṛṇu rāghava sādaram
Śambhu said: The greatness of each single name cannot (be told) in detail; I shall tell you in brief — listen respectfully, O Rāghava.
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PdP 5 111.4
पुरा त्रेतायुगे राजा विधृतो नाम वीर्यवान् । मृते पितरि बालोसौ भूमिराज्येभिषेचितः
purā tretāyuge rājā vidhṛto nāma vīryavān | mṛte pitari bālosau bhūmirājyebhiṣecitaḥ
Formerly, in the Tretā age, there was a valiant king named Vidhṛta. When his father died he, (still) a boy, was consecrated to the kingship of the land.
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PdP 5 111.5
समानवयसः सर्वान्समीपस्थांश्चकार सः । ये वृद्धा ये च विद्वांसस्ते च तस्य न संमताः
samānavayasaḥ sarvānsamīpasthāṃścakāra saḥ | ye vṛddhā ye ca vidvāṃsaste ca tasya na saṃmatāḥ
He made all those of his own age his attendants; those who were old and those who were learned were not approved by him.
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PdP 5 111.6
युवानः संमता दुष्टा अकार्यकरणास्तथा । सुस्त्र्यानयनदक्षाश्च चोरकर्मविशारदाः
yuvānaḥ saṃmatā duṣṭā akāryakaraṇāstathā | sustryānayanadakṣāśca corakarmaviśāradāḥ
Young men were approved (by him), wicked, doers of what ought not to be done, skilled in fetching (other men's) beautiful wives, and expert in the work of thieves;
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PdP 5 111.7
भांडवार्तारता लास्यनिपुणास्तस्य संमताः । वशीकरणमंत्रज्ञा वस्त्रौषधविदस्तथा
bhāṃḍavārtāratā lāsyanipuṇāstasya saṃmatāḥ | vaśīkaraṇamaṃtrajñā vastrauṣadhavidastathā
devoted to jesters' talk, adept at dancing — these were approved by him; knowers of spells for subjugation, and those who knew (magic) garments and drugs,
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PdP 5 111.8
गीतनर्तनशीलाश्च धूर्त्ता द्यूतविदः प्रियाः । पितृसंमतकर्तॄणां त्यागं चक्रे स पार्थिवः
gītanartanaśīlāśca dhūrttā dyūtavidaḥ priyāḥ | pitṛsaṃmatakartṝṇāṃ tyāgaṃ cakre sa pārthivaḥ
and those given to singing and dancing, rogues, gamblers, were his favourites. That king made an abandonment of those who acted with his father's approval.
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PdP 5 111.9
विचार्य स च तैः सार्द्धं दुष्टैः कार्यमकारयत् । एतादृशांस्तथा चान्यान्दुष्टान्सह युयोज ह
vicārya sa ca taiḥ sārddhaṃ duṣṭaiḥ kāryamakārayat | etādṛśāṃstathā cānyānduṣṭānsaha yuyoja ha
And, having deliberated together with those wicked men, he had business done; and he joined with himself others too, wicked men of the same sort.
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PdP 5 111.10
एतदुक्तिमुपालंब्य शिष्टं सुहृदमत्यजत् । उरोमुष्टिं च फेत्कारं ये कुर्युस्तस्य ते प्रियाः
etaduktimupālaṃbya śiṣṭaṃ suhṛdamatyajat | uromuṣṭiṃ ca phetkāraṃ ye kuryustasya te priyāḥ
Blaming this utterance, he cast off a well-behaved friend; those who would beat their breast with the fist and howl, they were dear to him.
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PdP 5 111.11
भगलक्षणतत्त्वज्ञा रतितंत्रविशारदाः । राजनीतिविहीनं तद्राज्यं समभवत्तदा
bhagalakṣaṇatattvajñā ratitaṃtraviśāradāḥ | rājanītivihīnaṃ tadrājyaṃ samabhavattadā
(His counsellors were) knowers of the science of the marks of the vulva, adepts in the manuals of love-making; that kingdom then came to be devoid of statecraft.
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PdP 5 111.12
गजाश्वरथमुष्ट्राजं गोमहिष्यादिकं च यत् । तत्सर्वं नाशमापन्नमपहारायतस्ततः
gajāśvarathamuṣṭrājaṃ gomahiṣyādikaṃ ca yat | tatsarvaṃ nāśamāpannamapahārāyatastataḥ
Elephants, horses, chariots, camels, goats, and cows, buffaloes and the rest — all that came to ruin, since he was given to plundering.
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PdP 5 111.13
रत्नानि वसुधान्यानि न दृश्यंते पुरे तदा । अथ भूपांतरेणासौ निर्जितः प्रपलायितः
ratnāni vasudhānyāni na dṛśyaṃte pure tadā | atha bhūpāṃtareṇāsau nirjitaḥ prapalāyitaḥ
Jewels, riches and grains were then not to be seen in the city; then he was defeated by another king and fled away.
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PdP 5 111.14
महारण्यमथो गत्वा गिरिदुर्गमकल्पयत् । तत्र चाल्पपरीवारश्चोरवृत्तिं समाश्रितः
mahāraṇyamatho gatvā giridurgamakalpayat | tatra cālpaparīvāraścoravṛttiṃ samāśritaḥ
Then, going to a great forest, he made a mountain fortress; and there, with a small retinue, he took to the livelihood of a thief.
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PdP 5 111.15
सुवर्णवस्त्रधान्यादि रत्नगंधादिकं तथा । तत्रतत्र विनिर्दिश्य चोरानायानवंचकान्
suvarṇavastradhānyādi ratnagaṃdhādikaṃ tathā | tatratatra vinirdiśya corānāyānavaṃcakān
Gold, clothes, grain and the rest, and likewise jewels, perfumes and the rest — appointing unfailing thieves here and there (to fetch them),
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PdP 5 111.16
बंधाद्यकारयत्तैस्तु द्रव्याहरणकर्मणि । यदाहारो न विद्येत तदाहारमकल्पयत्
baṃdhādyakārayattaistu dravyāharaṇakarmaṇi | yadāhāro na vidyeta tadāhāramakalpayat
he had them commit seizure and the rest in the business of carrying off goods; when no food was to be had, then he arranged for food (thus).
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PdP 5 111.17
गोमहिष्यादिमांसेन यद्यन्नं नोपलभ्यते । अश्वीय नरमांसेन भोजनं पर्य्यकल्पयत्
gomahiṣyādimāṃsena yadyannaṃ nopalabhyate | aśvīya naramāṃsena bhojanaṃ paryyakalpayat
If food was not obtainable with the flesh of cows, buffaloes and the like, he arranged a meal of horse-flesh and human flesh.
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PdP 5 111.18
एतादृशमभूद्वृत्तं संध्योपासादिवर्जितम् । एकस्तु सचिवस्तस्य सुरापो नाम राक्षसः
etādṛśamabhūdvṛttaṃ saṃdhyopāsādivarjitam | ekastu sacivastasya surāpo nāma rākṣasaḥ
Such was his conduct, devoid of the twilight worship and the rest; and he had one counsellor, a demon named Surāpa.
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PdP 5 111.19
नियुंक्ते सर्वकालं तमाहरप्रहरेति च । एवं रक्षोमते स्थित्वा नानादेशगतान्नरान्
niyuṃkte sarvakālaṃ tamāharaprahareti ca | evaṃ rakṣomate sthitvā nānādeśagatānnarān
He would set him (to work) at all times, (saying) "Seize! Strike!" Thus, abiding in the mind of a demon, men who had come from various lands —
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PdP 5 111.20
नृसहस्रपरीवारो ह्यादद्यादकृपालयः । स्वस्याभिमतयोषास्तु ज्ञात्वा ज्ञात्वा समाहरत्
nṛsahasraparīvāro hyādadyādakṛpālayaḥ | svasyābhimatayoṣāstu jñātvā jñātvā samāharat
surrounded by a thousand men, pitiless, he would take them; and as for the women he fancied, learning of each one, he carried them off.
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PdP 5 111.21
किंचित्कालं च ता भुक्त्वा तासां मांसमभक्षयत् । एवं हत्वा नरान्नारी राज्यं चक्रे सुदुःसहम्
kiṃcitkālaṃ ca tā bhuktvā tāsāṃ māṃsamabhakṣayat | evaṃ hatvā narānnārī rājyaṃ cakre suduḥsaham
And having enjoyed them for some time, he ate their flesh; thus, killing men and women, he exercised a most unbearable rule.
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PdP 5 111.22
एवं वर्षसहस्रं तु राज्यं कृत्वा नराधमः । जराशिथिलसर्वांगो वलीपलितदूषितः
evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu rājyaṃ kṛtvā narādhamaḥ | jarāśithilasarvāṃgo valīpalitadūṣitaḥ
Having thus ruled for a thousand years, that lowest of men, all his limbs slackened by old age, disfigured by wrinkles and grey hair —
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PdP 5 111.23
निर्जीवमभवत्स्थानं समंताद्दशयोजनम् । अथ मृत्युदिनं प्राप्तं राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः
nirjīvamabhavatsthānaṃ samaṃtāddaśayojanam | atha mṛtyudinaṃ prāptaṃ rājñastasya mahātmanaḥ
the region for ten yojanas all around became lifeless; then came the day of death of that great-souled king.
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PdP 5 111.24
मृत्युकालेथ संप्राप्ते स्नातं भूमिगतं नृपम् । तस्य चानुचराः सर्वे परिवार्योपतस्थिरे
mṛtyukāletha saṃprāpte snātaṃ bhūmigataṃ nṛpam | tasya cānucarāḥ sarve parivāryopatasthire
Then, when the time of death had come, all his attendants surrounded and stood by the king, who had bathed and lay upon the ground.
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PdP 5 111.25
सुरापः सचिवः प्राह किं कार्यं मम चादिश । अथ राजा तथा शक्तो निर्गतायुस्तदार्दितः
surāpaḥ sacivaḥ prāha kiṃ kāryaṃ mama cādiśa | atha rājā tathā śakto nirgatāyustadārditaḥ
Surāpa the counsellor said: "Command me — what is to be done?" Then the king, thus incapable, his life gone out, tormented at that moment,
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PdP 5 111.26
नाभेरधस्तु क्षीणासुः कथंचिद्वाक्यमुक्तवान् । त्वं सर्वकाले दैत्येंद्र प्रहरप्राहराहर
nābheradhastu kṣīṇāsuḥ kathaṃcidvākyamuktavān | tvaṃ sarvakāle daityeṃdra praharaprāharāhara
his breath sunk below the navel, somehow uttered these words: "You, O lord of daityas, at all times — strike, strike, seize!"
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PdP 5 111.27
इत्यथोक्त्वा ममारासौ यमदूताः समाययुः । विचित्रं बंधने यत्नं चक्रुस्ताडनतत्पराः
ityathoktvā mamārāsau yamadūtāḥ samāyayuḥ | vicitraṃ baṃdhane yatnaṃ cakrustāḍanatatparāḥ
Having said this he died; Yama's messengers arrived. They made varied effort at binding (him), intent on beating (him).
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PdP 5 111.28
चूर्णिता बंधपाशाश्च हेतिदंडाश्च चूर्णिताः । तद्गात्रस्पर्शमात्रे च तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
cūrṇitā baṃdhapāśāśca hetidaṃḍāśca cūrṇitāḥ | tadgātrasparśamātre ca tadadbhutamivābhavat
The binding nooses were pulverized, and their weapons and rods were pulverized, at the mere touch of his body; that was like a wonder.
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PdP 5 111.29
अथायातः स्वयं मृत्युः पाशेनैनमयोजयत् । मृत्युपाशमपिच्छिन्नं वीक्ष्य मृत्युरचिंतयत्
athāyātaḥ svayaṃ mṛtyuḥ pāśenainamayojayat | mṛtyupāśamapicchinnaṃ vīkṣya mṛtyuraciṃtayat
Then Death himself came and fastened him with his noose; seeing that the noose of Death too was severed, Death reflected:
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PdP 5 111.30
सर्वमर्त्यमृतिर्दृष्टा दृष्टा नैतादृशी क्वचित् । इति चिंतापरे मृत्यौ ज्वालावक्त्रः प्रतापवान्
sarvamartyamṛtirdṛṣṭā dṛṣṭā naitādṛśī kvacit | iti ciṃtāpare mṛtyau jvālāvaktraḥ pratāpavān
"I have seen the death of every mortal; nowhere have I seen one like this." While Death was thus given over to thought, the flame-faced, majestic one —
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PdP 5 111.31
वीरभद्रेण निर्दिष्टः सहसायाच्च शूलभृत् । ज्वालावक्त्रमथालोक्य मृत्युस्तूर्णं पलाययौ
vīrabhadreṇa nirdiṣṭaḥ sahasāyācca śūlabhṛt | jvālāvaktramathālokya mṛtyustūrṇaṃ palāyayau
Directed by Vīrabhadra, the trident-bearer went at once; then, catching sight of Flame-face, Death swiftly fled away.
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PdP 5 111.32
पलायमानं तं दृष्ट्वा मृत्युं वह्निमुखस्तदा । अरे रे चोर चोर त्वं तिष्ठतिष्ठ क्व यास्यसि
palāyamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛtyuṃ vahnimukhastadā | are re cora cora tvaṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kva yāsyasi
Seeing that Death fleeing, Fire-face then (cried): "Hey there, thief, thief! Stop, stop! Where will you go?"
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PdP 5 111.33
एनसो मुच्यते चोरः शूलारोपणमात्रतः । एवमाभाष्य मृत्युं तं शूलप्रोतमकल्पयत्
enaso mucyate coraḥ śūlāropaṇamātrataḥ | evamābhāṣya mṛtyuṃ taṃ śūlaprotamakalpayat
"A thief is released from his sin merely by being impaled on the stake." Having spoken thus to that Death, he fixed him pierced upon a stake.
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PdP 5 111.34
शूलं स्कंधगतं कृत्वा दूतान्संग्रथ्य रज्जुना । पादशृंखलविन्यस्तानादाय नृपमध्यगात्
śūlaṃ skaṃdhagataṃ kṛtvā dūtānsaṃgrathya rajjunā | pādaśṛṃkhalavinyastānādāya nṛpamadhyagāt
Setting the stake on his shoulder, and binding the messengers together with a rope, their feet set in fetters, he took them and went into the midst of the kings.
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PdP 5 111.35
विमानवरमारोप्य गीतवाद्यसुशोभितम् । वीरांतिकमथो गत्वा सर्वमस्मै न्यवेदयत्
vimānavaramāropya gītavādyasuśobhitam | vīrāṃtikamatho gatvā sarvamasmai nyavedayat
Having mounted (them) on an excellent aerial car, splendid with song and instrumental music, and then going into the presence of the hero (Vīrabhadra), he reported everything to him.
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PdP 5 111.36
वीरभद्रोपि तत्सर्वं शंकरायामितात्मने । नानामुनिगणैर्देवैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरः सुरैः
vīrabhadropi tatsarvaṃ śaṃkarāyāmitātmane | nānāmunigaṇairdevairbrahmaviṣṇupuraḥ suraiḥ
And Vīrabhadra too (reported) all that to Śaṃkara of measureless self, (who was) attended by the many hosts of sages, by the gods with Brahmā and Viṣṇu at their head, by the celestials—
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PdP 5 111.37
सेव्यमानाय देवाय पार्वतीसहिताय च । प्रणिपत्य निवेद्याथ शूलस्थंमृत्युमेव च
sevyamānāya devāya pārvatīsahitāya ca | praṇipatya nivedyātha śūlasthaṃmṛtyumeva ca
—to the god thus served, together with Pārvatī; having bowed down and then reported (it), and (having presented) Death set on the stake as well,
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PdP 5 111.39
तूष्णीं बभूव विश्वात्मा वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान् । अग्न्याननं वीक्ष्य शिवो विगर्हयन्कथं त्वयैतद्गणसाहसं कृतम् । बिभेषि मृत्योर्न कथं यमाधिकाद्वदस्व सर्वं परमार्थतो मे
tūṣṇīṃ babhūva viśvātmā vīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān | agnyānanaṃ vīkṣya śivo vigarhayankathaṃ tvayaitadgaṇasāhasaṃ kṛtam | bibheṣi mṛtyorna kathaṃ yamādhikādvadasva sarvaṃ paramārthato me
the mighty Vīrabhadra, the Self of the universe, fell silent. Śiva, looking at Fire-face, said in reproach: "Why has this reckless deed been done by you, O Gaṇa? Do you not fear Death, who is under Yama's authority? Tell me everything as it truly is."
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PdP 5 111.40
प्रणम्य तं वह्निमुखोऽतिरोषो मृत्युं समालोक्य ननर्त हर्षात् । उवाच चौर्यं कृतमेव मृत्युना तदेष शूलेऽपि मया प्ररोहितः
praṇamya taṃ vahnimukho'tiroṣo mṛtyuṃ samālokya nanarta harṣāt | uvāca cauryaṃ kṛtameva mṛtyunā tadeṣa śūle'pi mayā prarohitaḥ
Bowing to him, Fire-face, exceedingly enraged, looking at Death, danced for joy, and said: "A theft was indeed committed by Death; therefore I have had him mounted upon the stake."
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PdP 5 111.41
विमोचयामास शिवोपि मृत्युं दूतानशेषान्निरुजश्चकार । मृत्युं समालोक्य शिवो बभाषे मन्नाम एषां मरणे समास्ते
vimocayāmāsa śivopi mṛtyuṃ dūtānaśeṣānnirujaścakāra | mṛtyuṃ samālokya śivo babhāṣe mannāma eṣāṃ maraṇe samāste
And Śiva released Death, and made all the messengers free of pain. Looking at Death, Śiva said: "My name is present at the dying of these ones."
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PdP 5 111.42
मच्चेतसामन्यधियां च नामहीनाक्षरं वाधिकवर्णयुक्तम् । ममैव लोकं प्रददामि सत्यं ह्यनेन नाम प्रहरेति भाषितम्
maccetasāmanyadhiyāṃ ca nāmahīnākṣaraṃ vādhikavarṇayuktam | mamaiva lokaṃ pradadāmi satyaṃ hyanena nāma prahareti bhāṣitam
"(Whether it is) of those whose minds are on me or of those whose thoughts are elsewhere, (whether) my name lacks a syllable or has an extra letter, I truly grant them my own world; for by this the name is said to be a striking down (of sin)."
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PdP 5 111.43
प्रशब्दमात्रं त्वधिकं हरेतिपदप्रदं वै पदमीरयंति । आरादमूंस्त्वं जपतो नमस्व मदीयवाक्यं च यमं वदस्व
praśabdamātraṃ tvadhikaṃ haretipadapradaṃ vai padamīrayaṃti | ārādamūṃstvaṃ japato namasva madīyavākyaṃ ca yamaṃ vadasva
"Merely the sound 'pra' in addition, and they utter the word that yields the word 'hara'—bow from afar to those who mutter these (names), and tell Yama my words."
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PdP 5 111.44
नतिं यतिं कीर्तिमुपास्तिमाश्रिता दास्यं च कैंकर्य्यमथ श्रुतिंवदाः । पंचाक्षरोक्तिं शतरुद्रियोक्तिं शिवस्य कुर्वंति न ते विचार्याः
natiṃ yatiṃ kīrtimupāstimāśritā dāsyaṃ ca kaiṃkaryyamatha śrutiṃvadāḥ | paṃcākṣaroktiṃ śatarudriyoktiṃ śivasya kurvaṃti na te vicāryāḥ
Those who have resorted to bowing, to restraint, to praise, to worship, to servitude and to menial service, and who recite the Vedic texts, who perform the utterance of the five syllables and the utterance of the Śatarudriya of Śiva—they are not to be examined (by you).
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PdP 5 111.45
मन्नामरुद्राक्षविभूतिधारणो ममाग्रतो यस्तु पुराणवक्ता । सर्वेषु पापेष्वपि तेषु सत्सु प्रशास्म्यहं नैव यमाधिकारः
mannāmarudrākṣavibhūtidhāraṇo mamāgrato yastu purāṇavaktā | sarveṣu pāpeṣvapi teṣu satsu praśāsmyahaṃ naiva yamādhikāraḥ
He who wears my name, rudrākṣa beads and (sacred) ash, and who recites the Purāṇas before me—even when all sins are present in them, I rule (over them); Yama has no authority at all.
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PdP 5 111.46
ये चापि पापान्वितमायिनो नराः परान्नवस्त्रादिवधूभुजश्च । वाराणसीमृत्युपराश्च ये वै श्रीशैलमर्त्याश्च न ते विचार्याः
ye cāpi pāpānvitamāyino narāḥ parānnavastrādivadhūbhujaśca | vārāṇasīmṛtyuparāśca ye vai śrīśailamartyāśca na te vicāryāḥ
And those men who are full of sin and deceit, and who consume others' food, clothing, and wives, and those who die in Vārāṇasī, and the mortals of Śrīśaila—they are not to be examined.
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PdP 5 111.47
यूकाश्च दंशा अपि मत्कुणाश्च मृगादयः कीटपिपीलिकाश्च । सरीसृपा वृश्चिकशूकराश्च काशीमृताः शंकरमाप्नुवंति
yūkāśca daṃśā api matkuṇāśca mṛgādayaḥ kīṭapipīlikāśca | sarīsṛpā vṛścikaśūkarāśca kāśīmṛtāḥ śaṃkaramāpnuvaṃti
Lice, gadflies, and bedbugs too, deer and the rest, worms and ants, creeping things, scorpions and pigs—dying in Kāśī they attain Śaṃkara.
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PdP 5 111.48
इदं नामगृणन्ध्यायेद्यो वै हृत्पद्ममंदिरे । त्रियंबकं विरूपाक्षं सोमं सोमार्द्धभूषणम्
idaṃ nāmagṛṇandhyāyedyo vai hṛtpadmamaṃdire | triyaṃbakaṃ virūpākṣaṃ somaṃ somārddhabhūṣaṇam
Whoever, uttering this name, meditates in the temple of the lotus of the heart on the Three-eyed one, the oddly-eyed one, Soma, adorned with the half-moon,
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PdP 5 111.49
त्रिनेत्रकं त्रयीनेत्रं सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनम् । तं नमस्कृत्य दूरस्थो भवमृत्यो ममाज्ञया
trinetrakaṃ trayīnetraṃ somasūryāgnilocanam | taṃ namaskṛtya dūrastho bhavamṛtyo mamājñayā
the three-eyed one whose eyes are the three (Vedas), whose eyes are moon, sun and fire—having bowed to him, O Death, stay far away by my command.
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PdP 5 111.50
अथाकर्ण्य शिवप्रोक्तं मृत्युस्तुष्टाव शंकरम् । नमस्ते देवतानाथ नमस्ते देवमूर्तये
athākarṇya śivaproktaṃ mṛtyustuṣṭāva śaṃkaram | namaste devatānātha namaste devamūrtaye
Then, having heard what Śiva said, Death praised Śaṃkara: "Homage to you, lord of the gods; homage to you whose form is divinity."
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PdP 5 111.51
सर्वज्ञाय नमस्तुभ्यं पशूनां पतये नमः । अथ देवो महादेवो मृत्युं प्राह वरं वृणु
sarvajñāya namastubhyaṃ paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ | atha devo mahādevo mṛtyuṃ prāha varaṃ vṛṇu
"Homage to you, the all-knowing; homage to the lord of creatures (paśus)." Then the god Mahādeva said to Death: "Choose a boon."
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PdP 5 111.52
स्तोत्रेणानेन तुष्टोस्मि मृत्युर्वरमयाचत । त्वदीयं पालय विभो मां च शंकर पापिनम्
stotreṇānena tuṣṭosmi mṛtyurvaramayācata | tvadīyaṃ pālaya vibho māṃ ca śaṃkara pāpinam
"By this hymn I am pleased." Death asked for a boon: "Protect what is yours, O mighty one, and me too, O Śaṃkara, sinner though I am."
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PdP 5 111.53
तथेत्युक्त्वा मृत्युमीशो गच्छ वत्सेति चाब्रवीत् । यमलोकं गतः सोपि यमायाशेषमुक्तवान्
tathetyuktvā mṛtyumīśo gaccha vatseti cābravīt | yamalokaṃ gataḥ sopi yamāyāśeṣamuktavān
Having said "So be it" to Death, the Lord also said, "Go, my child." He too went to Yama's world and told Yama everything.
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PdP 5 111.54
शंभुरुवाच- य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं पुण्याख्यानमनुत्तमम् । विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो याति शंकरसन्निधिम्
śaṃbhuruvāca- ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ puṇyākhyānamanuttamam | vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo yāti śaṃkarasannidhim
Śaṃbhu said: Whoever constantly hears this unsurpassed holy narrative is freed from all sins and goes to the presence of Śaṃkara.
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