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Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 112

PdP 5 112.1

शंभुरुवाच- अथान्यदपि निर्वच्मि प्रमदाख्यानमुत्तमम् । सुतया देवरातस्य यत्प्राप्तं नामकीर्तनात्

śaṃbhuruvāca- athānyadapi nirvacmi pramadākhyānamuttamam | sutayā devarātasya yatprāptaṃ nāmakīrtanāt

Śaṃbhu said: Now I shall relate another excellent tale of a woman — what was obtained by the daughter of Devarāta through the chanting of the Name.

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PdP 5 112.2

देवरातसुता बाला कला नामातिरूपिणी । धनंजयसुतस्यासीद्भार्या शोणस्य धीमतः

devarātasutā bālā kalā nāmātirūpiṇī | dhanaṃjayasutasyāsīdbhāryā śoṇasya dhīmataḥ

Devarāta's daughter, a young girl named Kalā, exceedingly beautiful, was the wife of Śoṇa, the wise son of Dhanaṃjaya.

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PdP 5 112.3

तावुभौ नियतौ नित्यं धर्म्मैकप्रवणौ शुभौ । लब्धवंतौ निधिमथो गंगास्नानाय तौ गतौ

tāvubhau niyatau nityaṃ dharmmaikapravaṇau śubhau | labdhavaṃtau nidhimatho gaṃgāsnānāya tau gatau

Those two, ever self-restrained, auspicious, wholly inclined toward dharma, obtained a treasure — now, they had gone to bathe in the Gaṅgā.

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PdP 5 112.4

प्रवाहपतिते कूले मृत्तिकानयनायतौ । कूलादादाय मृल्लोष्टं दृष्टवंतौ महाघटम्

pravāhapatite kūle mṛttikānayanāyatau | kūlādādāya mṛlloṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭavaṃtau mahāghaṭam

When the bank had fallen away in the current, as the two were about to fetch clay, taking a lump of earth from the bank they saw a great jar,

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PdP 5 112.5

राजतं चोर्द्ध्वपाषाणमथ शोणः प्रियां वचः । इदमाह कथं कार्यं किं कर्तव्यं हि नो हितम्

rājataṃ corddhvapāṣāṇamatha śoṇaḥ priyāṃ vacaḥ | idamāha kathaṃ kāryaṃ kiṃ kartavyaṃ hi no hitam

of silver, with a stone (lid) on top. Then Śoṇa spoke this word to his beloved: "How is it to be handled? What indeed should be done that is good for us?"

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PdP 5 112.6

भार्योवाच- न नारीमतमालंब्य किंचित्कार्यं समाचरेत् । न च नार्या चरेद्गुह्यमप्रियं वाथ किंचन

bhāryovāca- na nārīmatamālaṃbya kiṃcitkāryaṃ samācaret | na ca nāryā caredguhyamapriyaṃ vātha kiṃcana

The wife said: One should not undertake anything relying on a woman's opinion; nor should one carry on with a woman a secret, or anything unpleasant.

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PdP 5 112.7

यदि नारीसमक्षं तु द्रविणं दृष्टिमापतेत् । वंचयीत तथा नारी ईदृशैर्वाक्यसंचयैः

yadi nārīsamakṣaṃ tu draviṇaṃ dṛṣṭimāpatet | vaṃcayīta tathā nārī īdṛśairvākyasaṃcayaiḥ

But if wealth should come into sight in a woman's presence, then the woman would deceive (her husband) with such heaps of words:

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PdP 5 112.8

अस्माभिर्न हि संप्रेक्ष्यं किं वा तत्र हि तिष्ठति । द्रविणं चेन्न संप्रेक्ष्यं बाधोदर्कं भविष्यति

asmābhirna hi saṃprekṣyaṃ kiṃ vā tatra hi tiṣṭhati | draviṇaṃ cenna saṃprekṣyaṃ bādhodarkaṃ bhaviṣyati

"It should not be looked into by us at all — or what is it that lies there? But if the wealth is not looked into, it will have trouble as its outcome.

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PdP 5 112.9

अन्याज्ञातं तु यदि चेत्कुतो ज्ञानविनिश्चयः । अप्रदृष्टस्त्विदानीं चेन्निभृतः कोपि तिष्ठति

anyājñātaṃ tu yadi cetkuto jñānaviniścayaḥ | apradṛṣṭastvidānīṃ cennibhṛtaḥ kopi tiṣṭhati

But if it is unknown to others — from where comes the certainty of that knowledge? And if it is now unseen, still someone may be standing there concealed.

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PdP 5 112.10

तिरोधानं न किंचिच्चेन्मायया कोपि तिष्ठति । न चेन्माया मनुष्याणां क्षेत्त्रपालस्तु तिष्ठति

tirodhānaṃ na kiṃciccenmāyayā kopi tiṣṭhati | na cenmāyā manuṣyāṇāṃ kṣettrapālastu tiṣṭhati

If there is no concealment at all, someone may be standing there by magic; and if there is no human magic, then a guardian of the field (kṣetrapāla) is standing there.

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PdP 5 112.11

न हि चेद्भैरवश्चेह तिष्ठति ब्रह्मराक्षसः । न सोपि चेन्महाविद्या राज्ञां तत्र भविष्यति

na hi cedbhairavaśceha tiṣṭhati brahmarākṣasaḥ | na sopi cenmahāvidyā rājñāṃ tatra bhaviṣyati

And if no Bhairava, then a brahma-rākṣasa stands here; and if not he, then the kings' great spell (mahāvidyā) will be there.

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PdP 5 112.12

न च जानाति चेद्राजा व्यवहारादिसंभवः । स चेद्गूढप्रकारेण चोरबाधा भविष्यति

na ca jānāti cedrājā vyavahārādisaṃbhavaḥ | sa cedgūḍhaprakāreṇa corabādhā bhaviṣyati

And if the king does not know of it, there is the occurrence of litigation and the like; and if he does, then in some hidden manner there will be harassment from thieves.

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PdP 5 112.13

अप्रमत्तस्य भवतो महानर्थो भविष्यति । प्रायेणार्थवतां नॄणां भोगलिप्सा प्रजायते

apramattasya bhavato mahānartho bhaviṣyati | prāyeṇārthavatāṃ nṝṇāṃ bhogalipsā prajāyate

For you, even though vigilant, great misfortune will arise; generally in men who have wealth a craving for enjoyment is born.

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PdP 5 112.14

भोगाद्भोगांतरेच्छा च सर्वानुष्ठाननाशिनी । जानाति यदि नारी स्वं भावयोगगतं तथा

bhogādbhogāṃtarecchā ca sarvānuṣṭhānanāśinī | jānāti yadi nārī svaṃ bhāvayogagataṃ tathā

And from enjoyment comes desire for further enjoyment, which destroys all observances. If the woman thus comes to know one's own state as bound to (such) intent,

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PdP 5 112.15

नारी स्वतंत्रतामेति रोषाल्लब्धप्रकाशिनी । रोषे विश्वासतां याति तदा दोषः पुरोदितः

nārī svataṃtratāmeti roṣāllabdhaprakāśinī | roṣe viśvāsatāṃ yāti tadā doṣaḥ puroditaḥ

the woman attains independence, disclosing out of anger what she has come to know; in her anger she becomes trusting (of another), and then the fault stated above (arises).

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PdP 5 112.16

विश्वासिनि च विश्रंभः प्रवासो वान्यचित्तता । विश्रम्भाज्जायते स्त्रीणां नानाविधविचेष्टिता

viśvāsini ca viśraṃbhaḥ pravāso vānyacittatā | viśrambhājjāyate strīṇāṃ nānāvidhaviceṣṭitā

And in a trusting woman there is familiarity, or (the husband's) absence abroad, or her mind turning to another; from familiarity arise women's manifold misbehaviours.

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PdP 5 112.17

यं कंचित्पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा युवानं प्रीतिरापतेत् । प्रीत्या संजायते योगो योगान्मैथुनसंगतिः

yaṃ kaṃcitpuruṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuvānaṃ prītirāpatet | prītyā saṃjāyate yogo yogānmaithunasaṃgatiḥ

On seeing some young man, affection would arise; from affection a union comes about, and from union sexual intercourse.

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PdP 5 112.18

सततं मैथुने जाते विश्रंभांतरमापतेत् । भवता वा तथा पूर्वं भुक्तेदानीं च भुज्यते

satataṃ maithune jāte viśraṃbhāṃtaramāpatet | bhavatā vā tathā pūrvaṃ bhuktedānīṃ ca bhujyate

When intercourse has taken place again and again, a further intimacy sets in: "By you, in just this way, (I) was enjoyed before, and now (I) am enjoyed again."

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PdP 5 112.19

का प्रतीच्छा तवेदानीं प्रीतिः कस्यामथापि वा । का विदग्धा सुसंस्निग्धा पुरुषादन्यतश्चरेत्

kā pratīcchā tavedānīṃ prītiḥ kasyāmathāpi vā | kā vidagdhā susaṃsnigdhā puruṣādanyataścaret

"What is your wish now? And in whom, moreover, is (your) affection? What clever, deeply affectionate woman would go elsewhere, away from (her) man?"

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PdP 5 112.20

योब्रवीदथ वाक्यं तां यदि ब्रूयास्त्वमद्य मे । सर्वमेव तथा वच्मि नान्यथा वाक्यमुच्यते

yobravīdatha vākyaṃ tāṃ yadi brūyāstvamadya me | sarvameva tathā vacmi nānyathā vākyamucyate

And whoever spoke a word to her: "If you would tell me today, I shall say everything just so; no word is spoken otherwise."

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PdP 5 112.21

इत्थं च धृष्टतां याता तथा रूपांतरेण च । द्रव्यमादाय यत्किंचिदनुवर्तेत्स्वतंत्रतः

itthaṃ ca dhṛṣṭatāṃ yātā tathā rūpāṃtareṇa ca | dravyamādāya yatkiṃcidanuvartetsvataṃtrataḥ

And in this way she becomes bold, and also (goes about) in another guise; taking whatever goods (there are), she would follow (him) of her own accord.

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PdP 5 112.22

समारयित्वा तां द्रव्यं गृहीत्वा पातयिष्यति । अथ पूर्वं पति मृतौ प्रविशेन्नाशुशुक्षणिम्

samārayitvā tāṃ dravyaṃ gṛhītvā pātayiṣyati | atha pūrvaṃ pati mṛtau praviśennāśuśukṣaṇim

Having had her killed (or: brought to her end), he will take the goods and bring (her) to ruin. And if the husband dies first, she would not enter the fire.

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PdP 5 112.23

वैधव्ये द्रविणं सर्वं धर्मार्थं मे भविष्यति । इति निश्चित्य मनसा वैधव्ये समुपस्थिते

vaidhavye draviṇaṃ sarvaṃ dharmārthaṃ me bhaviṣyati | iti niścitya manasā vaidhavye samupasthite

"In widowhood all the wealth will be mine, for religious purposes" — having thus resolved in her mind, when widowhood has come upon her,

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PdP 5 112.24

योनिकुंडं समासाद्य दिवा वा यदि वा निशि । एकांतस्थानमभ्येत्य विवृत्य वसनं भगम्

yonikuṃḍaṃ samāsādya divā vā yadi vā niśi | ekāṃtasthānamabhyetya vivṛtya vasanaṃ bhagam

having come to the pit of her vulva, whether by day or by night, going to a solitary place, uncovering her garment and her sex,

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PdP 5 112.25

इदमूचे वचो दुःखादुपस्थस्थकरा सती । किं त्वया वै कृतं योने किंवा पापमुपाश्रिता

idamūce vaco duḥkhādupasthasthakarā satī | kiṃ tvayā vai kṛtaṃ yone kiṃvā pāpamupāśritā

the woman spoke this speech out of distress, with her hand placed on her genitals: "What have you done, O vulva, or what sin have you taken refuge in?

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PdP 5 112.26

शिश्नस्य वाथवा पापं यत्त्वदंतरवेशनात् । यच्च कर्तृकृतं पापं मादृक्सेवाविवर्जनात्

śiśnasya vāthavā pāpaṃ yattvadaṃtaraveśanāt | yacca kartṛkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ mādṛksevāvivarjanāt

Or (what is) the sin of the penis, which comes from its entering inside you; and the sin done by the doer through not giving up the service of one like me?"

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PdP 5 112.27

अतोपि कंडूसंभूतौ प्रवेशयेदथांगुलीम् । विचित्रचेष्टां कृत्वा तु कंडू बुद्धेरतः परम्

atopi kaṃḍūsaṃbhūtau praveśayedathāṃgulīm | vicitraceṣṭāṃ kṛtvā tu kaṃḍū buddherataḥ param

Even after this, when the itching arises, she would then insert a finger; and having made various movements, the itching (goes) beyond her understanding.

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PdP 5 112.28

मर्दयित्वा कराभ्यां तत्संताड्य च विवृत्य तु । असकृद्धुन्वती पादौ विवृतास्यातिदुःखिता

mardayitvā karābhyāṃ tatsaṃtāḍya ca vivṛtya tu | asakṛddhunvatī pādau vivṛtāsyātiduḥkhitā

Having rubbed it with both hands, and having struck it and spread it open, shaking her legs again and again, her mouth open, in great distress,

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PdP 5 112.29

खट्वा काष्ठमथालिंग्य स्तनपीडं यथाप्रियम् । अथो विचित्रचित्तत्वे ततः प्रद्युष्टती भवेत्

khaṭvā kāṣṭhamathāliṃgya stanapīḍaṃ yathāpriyam | atho vicitracittatve tataḥ pradyuṣṭatī bhavet

then embracing the bedstead or a piece of wood, pressing her breasts as she pleases; and then, in her strange state of mind, she becomes greatly inflamed.

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PdP 5 112.30

अथवाह्नि पुरे स्थित्वा शाकं व्यवहृतं च यत् । आलंब्य वेश्मनि निशि संध्यायां विशिखासु च

athavāhni pure sthitvā śākaṃ vyavahṛtaṃ ca yat | ālaṃbya veśmani niśi saṃdhyāyāṃ viśikhāsu ca

Or else, by day, staying in the town, using as a pretext the vegetables and whatever else is traded, at night in a house, at twilight, and in the streets,

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PdP 5 112.31

कृत्वान्यवेषमात्मानं यैः कैरप्युपभुज्यते । अथ वाच्यप्रभावेण शंकिता योग्यमाहरेत्

kṛtvānyaveṣamātmānaṃ yaiḥ kairapyupabhujyate | atha vācyaprabhāveṇa śaṃkitā yogyamāharet

having put herself in another dress, she is enjoyed by whoever it may be; and then, fearing the force of gossip, she would procure a suitable (man).

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PdP 5 112.32

अज्ञातं च गृहं गत्वा रमयेदेव निश्चितम् । नारीसमक्षं लब्धे तु द्रविणे ह्येतदिष्यते

ajñātaṃ ca gṛhaṃ gatvā ramayedeva niścitam | nārīsamakṣaṃ labdhe tu draviṇe hyetadiṣyate

And going to a house that is not known (to others), she would certainly take her pleasure; but in the presence of (another) woman this is wanted only when money has been obtained.

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PdP 5 112.33

तस्मान्मयापि भवतो न विचारप्रयोजनम् । शोण उवाच- एवमेतन्न संदेहो गच्छ त्वं तिष्ठ दूरतः

tasmānmayāpi bhavato na vicāraprayojanam | śoṇa uvāca- evametanna saṃdeho gaccha tvaṃ tiṣṭha dūrataḥ

"Therefore there is no need for me either to deliberate about you." Śoṇa said: "So it is, there is no doubt; go, you—stand at a distance.

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PdP 5 112.34

मलमूत्रविसर्गार्थं स्थित्वा गच्छाम्यतः परम् । तस्यां गतायां शोणोपि वस्त्रखंडं त्वकल्पयत्

malamūtravisargārthaṃ sthitvā gacchāmyataḥ param | tasyāṃ gatāyāṃ śoṇopi vastrakhaṃḍaṃ tvakalpayat

I shall stay to void excrement and urine, and go afterwards." When she had gone, Śoṇa made ready a strip of cloth.

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PdP 5 112.35

एकैकस्मिंस्ततः खंडे त्वग्रहीद्द्रविणं बहु । सैकते त्ववरं जानुदघ्नं कृत्वा ततस्ततः

ekaikasmiṃstataḥ khaṃḍe tvagrahīddraviṇaṃ bahu | saikate tvavaraṃ jānudaghnaṃ kṛtvā tatastataḥ

Then into each single piece he put a great deal of the money; and in the sand, making a hole knee-deep, here and there,

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PdP 5 112.36

क्षिप्त्वा धनं पूरयित्वा विष्ठां चक्रे ततोपरि । वस्त्राधारं घटं तं च प्रतिचिक्षेप कुत्रचित्

kṣiptvā dhanaṃ pūrayitvā viṣṭhāṃ cakre tatopari | vastrādhāraṃ ghaṭaṃ taṃ ca praticikṣepa kutracit

having thrown the money in and filled (the hole), he made excrement on top of it; and the pot that held the cloth he flung away somewhere.

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PdP 5 112.37

सर्वमज्ञातवत्कृत्वा स्नानाय प्रययौ मुनिः । तस्य भार्या ततः स्नानं कृत्वा संपूज्य पार्वतीम्

sarvamajñātavatkṛtvā snānāya prayayau muniḥ | tasya bhāryā tataḥ snānaṃ kṛtvā saṃpūjya pārvatīm

Having made everything look as if nothing were known, the sage went off to bathe. Then his wife, having bathed and worshipped Pārvatī,

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PdP 5 112.38

गच्छेति भर्त्रा सा प्रोक्ता स्ववेश्माभ्यागमत्सती । एतामेकाकिनीं ज्ञात्वा मारीचो नाम राक्षसः

gaccheti bhartrā sā proktā svaveśmābhyāgamatsatī | etāmekākinīṃ jñātvā mārīco nāma rākṣasaḥ

Told by her husband, "Go," the virtuous woman went to her own house. Knowing her to be alone, a rākṣasa named Mārīca—

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PdP 5 112.39

भर्तृरूपमथास्थाय कलामेतदुवाच ह । मारीच उवाच- सप्तगोदावरीतीरे पवित्रं पापनाशनम्

bhartṛrūpamathāsthāya kalāmetaduvāca ha | mārīca uvāca- saptagodāvarītīre pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam

—then assuming the form of her husband, said this to Kalā. Mārīca said: "On the bank of the Sapta-Godāvarī there is a holy place that destroys sin,

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PdP 5 112.40

द्राक्षाराममिति प्रोक्तं यत्र भीमः स्वयं स्थितः । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो नॄणां स्मरणात्पापनाशनः

drākṣārāmamiti proktaṃ yatra bhīmaḥ svayaṃ sthitaḥ | bhuktimuktiprado nṝṇāṃ smaraṇātpāpanāśanaḥ

called Drākṣārāma, where Bhīma himself abides, granting men enjoyment and liberation, destroying sin by the mere remembering of him.

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PdP 5 112.41

तत्र गच्छावहे शीघ्रं त्वं तु निर्गच्छ सुंदरि । कलोवाच- इदानीमभिषेकाय प्रवृत्तो नाभिषिक्तवान्

tatra gacchāvahe śīghraṃ tvaṃ tu nirgaccha suṃdari | kalovāca- idānīmabhiṣekāya pravṛtto nābhiṣiktavān

Let us two go there quickly; do you come out, fair lady." Kalā said: "Just now you set out for the ablution and have not (yet) bathed.

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PdP 5 112.42

कथमेतादृशं त्वं हि पूर्वानुक्तं वदिष्यसि । प्रकृतेरन्यथाभावमुत्पातं विदुरुत्तमाः

kathametādṛśaṃ tvaṃ hi pūrvānuktaṃ vadiṣyasi | prakṛteranyathābhāvamutpātaṃ viduruttamāḥ

How is it that you will say such a thing as was not said before? The best (of men) know a change in one's nature to be a portent (of evil)."

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PdP 5 112.43

मारीच उवाच- भर्तुरप्रतिकूलत्वं नारीणां धर्म उच्यते । प्रतिकूलानुकूला वा मम शीघ्रं वदस्व तत्

mārīca uvāca- bharturapratikūlatvaṃ nārīṇāṃ dharma ucyate | pratikūlānukūlā vā mama śīghraṃ vadasva tat

Mārīca said: "Not opposing the husband is said to be the duty of women. Tell me quickly, then: are you opposed to me or compliant?"

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PdP 5 112.44

तूष्णींभूत्वाथ सा साध्वी भर्तेत्येव विचार्य तम् । निर्ययौ तेन सा बाला वनमध्ये गता सती

tūṣṇīṃbhūtvātha sā sādhvī bhartetyeva vicārya tam | niryayau tena sā bālā vanamadhye gatā satī

Then that virtuous woman, having fallen silent, reflecting only "he is my husband," went out with him; the chaste girl went into the middle of the forest.

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PdP 5 112.45

अथ मध्याह्नकालोसौ क्रियतामाह्निकक्रियाः । राक्षसोथ वचः श्रुत्वा नानुष्ठानस्थलं त्विह

atha madhyāhnakālosau kriyatāmāhnikakriyāḥ | rākṣasotha vacaḥ śrutvā nānuṣṭhānasthalaṃ tviha

Then (she said): "This is the midday hour; let the daily rites be performed." The rākṣasa, hearing (her) words, (said): "There is no place for their performance here;

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PdP 5 112.46

यत्र तत्रास्ति गंतव्यमितो गच्छावहे ततः । किंचित्प्रदेशं गत्वा तु गुहां वीक्ष्य सरस्तथा

yatra tatrāsti gaṃtavyamito gacchāvahe tataḥ | kiṃcitpradeśaṃ gatvā tu guhāṃ vīkṣya sarastathā

wherever there is (one), we must go; let us go on from here." Then, having gone some distance, seeing a cave and a lake as well,

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PdP 5 112.47

इह स्थानं हि मे स्थातुं कार्यं स्नानमथ प्रिये । इत्युक्त्वा सरसि स्नात्वा फलाहारं प्रकल्प्य च

iha sthānaṃ hi me sthātuṃ kāryaṃ snānamatha priye | ityuktvā sarasi snātvā phalāhāraṃ prakalpya ca

(he said): "This place is indeed for me to stay in; now the bathing must be done, my dear." Having said this, having bathed in the lake and prepared a meal of fruits,

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PdP 5 112.48

भोजनावसरे प्राप्ते कला दध्यावुमां शिवम् । अयं धवो मम न वा इति ध्यानपराभवत्

bhojanāvasare prāpte kalā dadhyāvumāṃ śivam | ayaṃ dhavo mama na vā iti dhyānaparābhavat

when the time for eating had come, Kalā meditated on Umā and Śiva; "Is this my husband or not?"—thus she became absorbed in meditation.

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PdP 5 112.49

अथ ध्यानेन तं चोरं निश्चित्य च पतिव्रता । भीतातिनम्रवदना अश्रुपूर्णमुखी तदा

atha dhyānena taṃ coraṃ niścitya ca pativratā | bhītātinamravadanā aśrupūrṇamukhī tadā

Then, by meditation, the devoted wife ascertained him to be a thief; frightened, her face bent very low, her face then full of tears,

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PdP 5 112.50

कष्टमापतितं पापमित्युक्त्वा निपापत च । रुदतीं तामथो दृष्ट्वा राक्षसः पापनिश्चयः

kaṣṭamāpatitaṃ pāpamityuktvā nipāpata ca | rudatīṃ tāmatho dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaḥ pāpaniścayaḥ

saying "A calamity, an evil, has befallen (me)!" she fell down. Then, seeing her weeping, the rākṣasa, resolved upon evil,

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PdP 5 112.51

धर्षितुं तामथारेभे न चैतद्धर्षणं प्रति । बलात्कारमथो कर्तुं यतमाने तु राक्षसे

dharṣituṃ tāmathārebhe na caitaddharṣaṇaṃ prati | balātkāramatho kartuṃ yatamāne tu rākṣase

began to violate her; but as regards this violation, when the rākṣasa was striving to use force,

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PdP 5 112.52

आजानुनाभिपर्यंतं शैलस्थानमकल्पयत् । शिला समभवद्वस्त्रं राक्षसो वीक्ष्य तामथ

ājānunābhiparyaṃtaṃ śailasthānamakalpayat | śilā samabhavadvastraṃ rākṣaso vīkṣya tāmatha

(she) made her body stone from the knees up to the navel; her garment became stone. The rākṣasa, then seeing her,

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PdP 5 112.53

इत्येवं तां हनिष्यामि खादयिष्याम्यतः परम् । इत्युक्त्वा भ्रामयित्वासिं शिरश्छेत्तुं प्रचक्रमे

ityevaṃ tāṃ haniṣyāmi khādayiṣyāmyataḥ param | ityuktvā bhrāmayitvāsiṃ śiraśchettuṃ pracakrame

(thought) thus: "I will kill her; after that I shall have her eaten." Saying this, he whirled his sword and set about cutting off her head.

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PdP 5 112.54

कलाहं मत्पतिर्ज्ञात्वा शापं दास्यति मा हर । इत्युक्तमात्रे वचसि शिरश्चिच्छेद राक्षसः

kalāhaṃ matpatirjñātvā śāpaṃ dāsyati mā hara | ityuktamātre vacasi śiraściccheda rākṣasaḥ

"I am Kalā; my husband, when he knows, will lay a curse (on you); do not carry me off!" The moment these words were spoken, the rākṣasa cut off her head.

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PdP 5 112.55

प्राप्ता यां दुर्मृतिं तस्यामथ शैवाः समागताः । दूता विचित्राभरणाः सर्वायुधधराः शुभाः

prāptā yāṃ durmṛtiṃ tasyāmatha śaivāḥ samāgatāḥ | dūtā vicitrābharaṇāḥ sarvāyudhadharāḥ śubhāḥ

Upon that evil death which she met, Śiva's messengers then arrived, wearing wondrous ornaments, bearing all weapons, splendid.

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PdP 5 112.56

एतां विमानमारोप्य शिवालोकमुपागमन् । तामागतां गिरिसुता हर्षेण प्रतिपूज्य च

etāṃ vimānamāropya śivālokamupāgaman | tāmāgatāṃ girisutā harṣeṇa pratipūjya ca

Having placed her on a celestial car, they came to Śiva's world. The mountain's daughter, having honoured her with joy on her arrival,

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PdP 5 112.57

स्वपादप्रणतां शुद्धामुमा वाक्यमभाषत । पातिव्रत्येन ते तुष्टा अभीष्टं प्रददामि ते

svapādapraṇatāṃ śuddhāmumā vākyamabhāṣata | pātivratyena te tuṣṭā abhīṣṭaṃ pradadāmi te

Umā spoke these words to the pure woman bowed at her feet: "I am pleased with your wifely devotion; I grant you your desire."

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PdP 5 112.58

कलोवाच- दासीभावं प्रयच्छ त्वं त्वत्पादाब्जं मम प्रियम् । प्रार्थ्यैःकिमन्यैर्बहुभिस्तथास्त्विति शिवाब्रवीत्

kalovāca- dāsībhāvaṃ prayaccha tvaṃ tvatpādābjaṃ mama priyam | prārthyaiḥkimanyairbahubhistathāstviti śivābravīt

Kalā said: "Grant that I may be (your) servant; your lotus feet are what is dear to me. What need of many other things to ask for?" "So be it," said Śivā.

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PdP 5 112.59

इंद्रादिवनिताभिः सा पूजिताथ कलानिधिः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तः शोणो मुनिरथो गृहम्

iṃdrādivanitābhiḥ sā pūjitātha kalānidhiḥ | etasminnaṃtare prāptaḥ śoṇo muniratho gṛham

Then she, Kalānidhi, was honoured by the wives of Indra and the other (gods). In the meantime the sage Śoṇa reached his house.

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PdP 5 112.60

न तत्र दृष्ट्वा तां भार्यां ध्यानयोगपरोभवत् । रक्षोहृतां मृतां प्राप्तां शिवालोकमुमां प्रति

na tatra dṛṣṭvā tāṃ bhāryāṃ dhyānayogaparobhavat | rakṣohṛtāṃ mṛtāṃ prāptāṃ śivālokamumāṃ prati

Not seeing his wife there, he became intent upon the yoga of meditation, (and perceived her) carried off by the demon, dead, and come to Śiva's world, into Umā's presence.

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PdP 5 112.61

उमादत्तवरां चापि दृष्टवाञ्ज्ञानचक्षुषा । किंचिद्दुःखश्चिरं ध्यात्वा परावृत्य मुनिस्तदा

umādattavarāṃ cāpi dṛṣṭavāñjñānacakṣuṣā | kiṃcidduḥkhaściraṃ dhyātvā parāvṛtya munistadā

And with the eye of knowledge he saw that she had been given a boon by Umā. Somewhat pained, having meditated for a long while, the sage then turned back.

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PdP 5 112.62

श्वशुरं गतवान्सोऽथ देवरातं मुनीश्वरः । निवेद्य सर्वं सहितो विश्वामित्रमगान्मुनिम्

śvaśuraṃ gatavānso'tha devarātaṃ munīśvaraḥ | nivedya sarvaṃ sahito viśvāmitramagānmunim

Then that lord of sages went to his father-in-law Devarāta; and having reported everything, in his company he went to the sage Viśvāmitra.

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PdP 5 112.63

निवेद्य तद्वसिष्ठस्य वसिष्ठोऽप्याह तान्मुनीन् । गत्वा कैलासमादौ तु दृष्ट्वा देवं महेश्वरम्

nivedya tadvasiṣṭhasya vasiṣṭho'pyāha tānmunīn | gatvā kailāsamādau tu dṛṣṭvā devaṃ maheśvaram

Having reported that to Vasiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha too said to those sages: "Going first to Kailāsa and seeing the god Maheśvara,

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PdP 5 112.64

अनुज्ञां शिवतो लब्ध्वा पार्वतीमंदिरे गताः । देव्यै विज्ञाप्य तत्सर्वं यथार्थं प्रवदामतत्

anujñāṃ śivato labdhvā pārvatīmaṃdire gatāḥ | devyai vijñāpya tatsarvaṃ yathārthaṃ pravadāmatat

having obtained leave from Śiva, (let us) go to Pārvatī's palace; informing the Goddess of all that, let us declare it as it truly is."

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PdP 5 112.65

तथेत्युक्त्वा मुनिवराः कैलासं शंकरालयम् । गत्वा प्रणम्य देवेशं वीरभद्रेण पूजिताः

tathetyuktvā munivarāḥ kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam | gatvā praṇamya deveśaṃ vīrabhadreṇa pūjitāḥ

Saying "so be it," the best of sages went to Kailāsa, Śaṃkara's abode, and bowing to the lord of gods, were honoured by Vīrabhadra.

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PdP 5 112.66

विज्ञापयामासुरिदं शोणभार्य्याहृतेति च । शिवः प्राह मुनींद्रास्तांञ्ज्ञातमेव मया त्विदम्

vijñāpayāmāsuridaṃ śoṇabhāryyāhṛteti ca | śivaḥ prāha munīṃdrāstāṃñjñātameva mayā tvidam

They made known this: "Śoṇa's wife has been carried off." Śiva said: "O chief among sages, this is already known to me.

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PdP 5 112.67

अकालमरणं त्वस्या आयुर्वर्षशतं स्थितम् । अकालमृत्युयुक्तानां पुनर्ज्जीवनमस्ति च

akālamaraṇaṃ tvasyā āyurvarṣaśataṃ sthitam | akālamṛtyuyuktānāṃ punarjjīvanamasti ca

Her death was untimely; her life-span is fixed at a hundred years. And for those overtaken by untimely death there is living again.

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PdP 5 112.68

दशपुत्रप्रसूर्वीरा रूपसौभाग्यवत्यपि । भवद्भिरिति निश्चित्य समागतमिह द्विजाः

daśaputraprasūrvīrā rūpasaubhāgyavatyapi | bhavadbhiriti niścitya samāgatamiha dvijāḥ

(She is) a heroic woman who will bear ten sons, and endowed with beauty and good fortune: having so concluded, you have come here, O brahmins.

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PdP 5 112.69

यमलोकगतानां तु सर्वमेतद्विनिश्चितम् । ममलोकगतानां च गतिरन्या न विद्यते

yamalokagatānāṃ tu sarvametadviniścitam | mamalokagatānāṃ ca gatiranyā na vidyate

But for those who have gone to Yama's world all this is settled; and for those who have gone to my world no other course exists.

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PdP 5 112.70

अनया कीर्तितं नाम प्राणनिर्गमने पुरा । तया यमलिपिर्मृष्टा कथमायुष्यनिर्णयः

anayā kīrtitaṃ nāma prāṇanirgamane purā | tayā yamalipirmṛṣṭā kathamāyuṣyanirṇayaḥ

By her the Name was uttered formerly, at the departure of her breath; by her the writing of Yama was wiped away — how then (can there be) a fixing of her life-span?

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PdP 5 112.71

अथवा गिरिजायै च निवेदयत कृत्स्नशः । अथ ते पार्वतीपाददर्शनाय गता द्विजाः

athavā girijāyai ca nivedayata kṛtsnaśaḥ | atha te pārvatīpādadarśanāya gatā dvijāḥ

Or else, report it in full to Girijā." Then those brahmins went to behold Pārvatī's feet.

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PdP 5 112.72

प्रणम्य मातरं सर्वे विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् । दीनानाथाकृशा भार्या प्रणष्टपितृकाञ्छिशून्

praṇamya mātaraṃ sarve viśvāmitro'bravīdidam | dīnānāthākṛśā bhāryā praṇaṣṭapitṛkāñchiśūn

All of them bowing to the Mother, Viśvāmitra said this: "(His) wife, wretched, without protector, emaciated; the children whose father is lost —

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PdP 5 112.73

रक्षयित्वा पुरा मातरिष्टदा त्वं सदा ह्यभूः । कला पौत्री ममैवेयं त्वामाराध्य पतिं त्वमुम्

rakṣayitvā purā mātariṣṭadā tvaṃ sadā hyabhūḥ | kalā pautrī mamaiveyaṃ tvāmārādhya patiṃ tvamum

having protected (them), O Mother, you were formerly and always the giver of what is desired. This Kalā is my own granddaughter; having propitiated you, (she got) this one as husband —

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PdP 5 112.74

शोणं लब्धवती मातस्त्वत्पूजायाः फलं त्विदम् । तपसा लभ्यते पर्णे दानेन यदि वापि च

śoṇaṃ labdhavatī mātastvatpūjāyāḥ phalaṃ tvidam | tapasā labhyate parṇe dānena yadi vāpi ca

she obtained Śoṇa, O Mother; this is indeed the fruit of worshipping you. Whether she is to be won by austerity, by a leaf (offering), or by giving,

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PdP 5 112.75

व्रतोपवासैरथवा कला सा लभ्यते मया । एतया परिविष्टान्नं भोक्तुमिच्छामि तत्कथम्

vratopavāsairathavā kalā sā labhyate mayā | etayā pariviṣṭānnaṃ bhoktumicchāmi tatkatham

or by vows and fasts — that Kalā is to be gained by me. I wish to eat food served by her; how (may that be)?"

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PdP 5 112.76

पार्वत्युवाच- यादृशी चेष्यते भार्य्या तादृशी दीयते मया । नैनां त्यक्तुमहं शक्ता किं वा त्वं मन्यसे मुने

pārvatyuvāca- yādṛśī ceṣyate bhāryyā tādṛśī dīyate mayā | naināṃ tyaktumahaṃ śaktā kiṃ vā tvaṃ manyase mune

Pārvatī said: Whatever sort of wife is wished for, such a one is given by me; (but) I am not able to let her go. Or what do you think, sage?

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PdP 5 112.77

विश्वामित्र उवाच- माता त्वमित्येव मया अविशंकितमीरितम् । शोणो मुनिरयं मातस्तव विज्ञापयिष्यति

viśvāmitra uvāca- mātā tvamityeva mayā aviśaṃkitamīritam | śoṇo munirayaṃ mātastava vijñāpayiṣyati

Viśvāmitra said: Just because you are Mother, I have spoken without hesitation. This sage Śoṇa, O Mother, will make (his case) known to you.

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PdP 5 112.78

शोण उवाच- तामेव भार्य्यां प्रतिमे प्रीतिरत्युक्तत्कटाति । सैव मे दीयतां भार्य्या चान्यथा मरणं भवेत्

śoṇa uvāca- tāmeva bhāryyāṃ pratime prītiratyuktatkaṭāti | saiva me dīyatāṃ bhāryyā cānyathā maraṇaṃ bhavet

Śoṇa said: My love (is) exceedingly intense for that very woman as wife; she alone must be given to me as wife, otherwise death would follow.

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PdP 5 112.79

पार्वत्युवाच- भार्या पतीसमावेव विषमौ तु विगर्हितौ । तव चासदृशी चेयं सदृशीं प्रददाम्यहम्

pārvatyuvāca- bhāryā patīsamāveva viṣamau tu vigarhitau | tava cāsadṛśī ceyaṃ sadṛśīṃ pradadāmyaham

Pārvatī said: Wife and husband should be equals; ill-matched ones are censured. And she is not a match for you; I shall give (you) one who matches.

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PdP 5 112.80

न च मन्मंदिरे प्राप्तां त्यक्ष्ये देहविवर्ज्जिताम् । शोण उवाच- यदि नो दीयते चेयं भार्य्यामन्यां मम प्रियाम्

na ca manmaṃdire prāptāṃ tyakṣye dehavivarjjitām | śoṇa uvāca- yadi no dīyate ceyaṃ bhāryyāmanyāṃ mama priyām

And I will not cast out one who has come to my house, (even) bereft of her body. Śoṇa said: If she is not given (to me), then (grant) another wife dear to me,

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PdP 5 112.81

राज्यं महेश्वरे भक्तिं प्रयच्छ वरमुत्तमम् । भविष्यत्येव मे वैतदित्युक्त्वा चाब्रवीन्मुनीन्

rājyaṃ maheśvare bhaktiṃ prayaccha varamuttamam | bhaviṣyatyeva me vaitadityuktvā cābravīnmunīn

kingship, devotion to Maheśvara — grant (me) the highest boon. "This will surely come to me," and having said so he spoke to the sages:

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PdP 5 112.82

भोक्तव्यमिह युष्माभिर्ममास्मिन्दिवसत्रयम् । प्रतींदुवारे देवस्य महेशस्यैव तुष्टये

bhoktavyamiha yuṣmābhirmamāsmindivasatrayam | pratīṃduvāre devasya maheśasyaiva tuṣṭaye

"You must take food here at my (house) for three days, on each Monday, at the door of the god Maheśa himself, for (his) pleasure."

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PdP 5 112.83

भोजनीयाः सदा कालमष्टौ विप्रा मुनीश्वराः । इच्छया यत्र कुत्रापि व्रतमेतदुपक्रमेत्

bhojanīyāḥ sadā kālamaṣṭau viprā munīśvarāḥ | icchayā yatra kutrāpi vratametadupakramet

Eight brahmins, lords among sages, are always to be fed at (that) time; one may undertake this vow anywhere one wishes.

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PdP 5 112.84

वत्सरे परिपूर्णे तु महाराज तमीश्वरम् । चतुर्निष्कप्रमाणेन तदर्द्धेनैव कारयेत्

vatsare paripūrṇe tu mahārāja tamīśvaram | caturniṣkapramāṇena tadarddhenaiva kārayet

But when the year is complete, O great king, one should have that Īśvara (image) made of the measure of four niṣkas, or of half that.

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PdP 5 112.85

श्वेतवस्त्रयुगं सूक्ष्मं चामरे व्यजने तथा । पादुकोपानहं च्छत्रं सर्वं विप्रे नियोजयेत्

śvetavastrayugaṃ sūkṣmaṃ cāmare vyajane tathā | pādukopānahaṃ cchatraṃ sarvaṃ vipre niyojayet

A pair of fine white garments, two chowries and likewise fans, sandals, shoes, an umbrella — all this one should assign to the brahmin.

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PdP 5 112.86

स्वशक्त्या दक्षिणां दत्वा ब्राह्मणांश्च विसर्जयेत् । एतदुद्यापने कुर्यादादौ मध्ये तथा सुधीः

svaśaktyā dakṣiṇāṃ datvā brāhmaṇāṃśca visarjayet | etadudyāpane kuryādādau madhye tathā sudhīḥ

Having given a fee according to his ability, he should dismiss the brahmins; the wise man should do this at the concluding rite, and (also) at the beginning and in the middle.

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PdP 5 112.87

दिनेदिने तथा पूजा सोमस्य परमात्मनः

dinedine tathā pūjā somasya paramātmanaḥ

And day by day likewise (there is to be) worship of Soma, the supreme Self.

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PdP 5 112.88

तत्पुरुषस्य विद्महे महादेवस्य धीमहि । तन्नो रुद्र प्रःचोदयात्

tatpuruṣasya vidmahe mahādevasya dhīmahi | tanno rudra praḥcodayāt

We know that Puruṣa; we meditate upon Mahādeva; may Rudra impel us to that.

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PdP 5 112.89

इति पूजामंत्रः । स्थंडिले पूजयेद्देवं प्रतिमायामथापि वा । एकभक्तं स्वयं कुर्याद्ब्रह्मचर्यसमन्वितम्

iti pūjāmaṃtraḥ | sthaṃḍile pūjayeddevaṃ pratimāyāmathāpi vā | ekabhaktaṃ svayaṃ kuryādbrahmacaryasamanvitam

Thus the worship-mantra. One should worship the god on an altar, or else in an image; one should oneself take a single meal (a day), joined with chastity.

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PdP 5 112.90

एतत्सोमव्रतं प्रोक्तं शिवतुष्टिप्रदं शुभम् । य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या नारी वा पुरुषोपि वा

etatsomavrataṃ proktaṃ śivatuṣṭipradaṃ śubham | ya evaṃ kurute bhaktyā nārī vā puruṣopi vā

This Soma-vow has been declared, auspicious, bestowing Śiva's satisfaction. Whoever performs it thus with devotion, whether woman or man —

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PdP 5 112.91

छायेव शंकरस्यासौ नित्यमेवानुवर्तते । अद्य सोमदिनं प्राप्तं मध्याह्नात्परतो भुजिः

chāyeva śaṃkarasyāsau nityamevānuvartate | adya somadinaṃ prāptaṃ madhyāhnātparato bhujiḥ

that one follows constantly after Śaṅkara like a shadow. Today Monday has come; the meal is after midday.

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PdP 5 112.92

यूयं च सर्वे मुनयः कृतपौर्वाह्णिकक्रियाः । माध्याह्निकीं क्रिंयां कृत्वा भोक्तुमर्हथ सत्तमाः

yūyaṃ ca sarve munayaḥ kṛtapaurvāhṇikakriyāḥ | mādhyāhnikīṃ kriṃyāṃ kṛtvā bhoktumarhatha sattamāḥ

And all you sages, having performed the forenoon rites, having done the midday rite, are fit to eat, O best of beings.

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PdP 5 112.93

मातुर्वचनमाकर्ण्य तथेत्युक्त्वा नमस्य च । अनुष्ठानाय ते सर्वे गता भागीरथीं नदीम्

māturvacanamākarṇya tathetyuktvā namasya ca | anuṣṭhānāya te sarve gatā bhāgīrathīṃ nadīm

Hearing the mother's words, saying "So be it" and making obeisance, they all went to the river Bhāgīrathī for the observance.

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PdP 5 112.94

संगमे मध्यतो वृत्ते कृत्वा माध्याह्निकीं क्रियाम् । विश्वेशपूजां कृत्वा च षोडशैरुपचारकैः

saṃgame madhyato vṛtte kṛtvā mādhyāhnikīṃ kriyām | viśveśapūjāṃ kṛtvā ca ṣoḍaśairupacārakaiḥ

At the confluence, when midday had come, having performed the midday rite, and having performed the worship of Viśveśa with the sixteen services,

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PdP 5 112.95

अथ ते पार्वतीगेहं गत्वा देवीं प्रणम्य च । लोकमातुर्नियोगेन शालंकायनकात्मजः

atha te pārvatīgehaṃ gatvā devīṃ praṇamya ca | lokamāturniyogena śālaṃkāyanakātmajaḥ

then they went to Pārvatī's house and bowed to the goddess; by the world-mother's command the son of Śālaṅkāyana

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PdP 5 112.96

पादप्रक्षालनमुखानुपचारानकल्पयत् । पंचगंधकमादाय तान्मुनीनभ्यलेपयत्

pādaprakṣālanamukhānupacārānakalpayat | paṃcagaṃdhakamādāya tānmunīnabhyalepayat

arranged the services beginning with the washing of the feet; and taking the five fragrances he anointed those sages.

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PdP 5 112.97

राज्यं च महदाप्नोति यो दद्यात्पंचगंधकम् । पंचबाणसमो भूत्वा स्त्रीणां वल्लभतामियात्

rājyaṃ ca mahadāpnoti yo dadyātpaṃcagaṃdhakam | paṃcabāṇasamo bhūtvā strīṇāṃ vallabhatāmiyāt

And he who gives the five fragrances obtains a great kingdom; becoming equal to the Five-arrowed one (Kāma), he would attain to being the beloved of women.

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PdP 5 112.98

विष्णवे यो हि दद्यात्तु सोपि मारसमो भवेत् । कामीत्वकामी यः कुर्यात्कैलासे पंचवत्सरान्

viṣṇave yo hi dadyāttu sopi mārasamo bhavet | kāmītvakāmī yaḥ kuryātkailāse paṃcavatsarān

And whoever gives (it) to Viṣṇu, he too becomes the equal of Māra (Kāma). Whether desirous or free of desire, one who performs (this) on Kailāsa for five years—

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PdP 5 112.99

सर्वगंधसमोपेतो भोगी चेष्टार्थसंयुतः । यथेष्टवर्तनो भूत्वा ततो जायेत भूमिपः

sarvagaṃdhasamopeto bhogī ceṣṭārthasaṃyutaḥ | yatheṣṭavartano bhūtvā tato jāyeta bhūmipaḥ

—he, endowed with every fragrance, an enjoyer, possessed of the objects he wishes, living as he pleases, is thereafter born a king.

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PdP 5 112.100

कस्तूरीचंदनं चंद्रमगरुद्वितयं तथा । पंचगंधं समाख्यातं सर्वकार्येषु शोभनम्

kastūrīcaṃdanaṃ caṃdramagarudvitayaṃ tathā | paṃcagaṃdhaṃ samākhyātaṃ sarvakāryeṣu śobhanam

Musk, sandal, camphor, and likewise the pair of aloewoods—this is declared to be the fivefold fragrance, auspicious in all undertakings.

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PdP 5 112.101

विलिप्तपंचगंधेषु ब्राह्मणेषु महात्मसु । आसीनेषु तदाभ्यागाद्ब्राह्मणः स्थविरः कृशः

viliptapaṃcagaṃdheṣu brāhmaṇeṣu mahātmasu | āsīneṣu tadābhyāgādbrāhmaṇaḥ sthaviraḥ kṛśaḥ

While the great-souled brahmins, anointed with the five fragrances, were seated, there arrived then a brahmin, aged and emaciated,

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PdP 5 112.102

उन्मत्तवेषो दिग्वासा जराजर्ज्जरितस्त्वरी । खल्वाटः श्वासकासी च बहुहिक्की क्षुधान्वितः

unmattaveṣo digvāsā jarājarjjaritastvarī | khalvāṭaḥ śvāsakāsī ca bahuhikkī kṣudhānvitaḥ

of a madman's guise, clad only in the open air (naked), worn out by old age, in a hurry, bald, wheezing and coughing, hiccuping much, afflicted with hunger,

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PdP 5 112.103

लालास्नुतः श्मश्रुकूर्चश्लेष्मानम्रः स्खलत्पदः । द्व्यष्टवर्षा तथा नारी सर्वाभरणभूषिता

lālāsnutaḥ śmaśrukūrcaśleṣmānamraḥ skhalatpadaḥ | dvyaṣṭavarṣā tathā nārī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

dribbling saliva, stooped, with phlegm on his beard and moustache, faltering in step; and (with him) a woman of sixteen years, adorned with every ornament,

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PdP 5 112.104

रूपलावण्यसंयुक्ता लोकोत्कृष्टस्वरूपिणी । पुरुषान्रूपसंयुक्तान्वीक्षंती च ततस्ततः

rūpalāvaṇyasaṃyuktā lokotkṛṣṭasvarūpiṇī | puruṣānrūpasaṃyuktānvīkṣaṃtī ca tatastataḥ

endowed with beauty and grace, of a form surpassing (all in) the world, and glancing this way and that at handsome men,

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PdP 5 112.105

गायंती त्वथ नृत्यंती तं दृष्ट्वाह सती पतिम् । प्रबाधते वृद्धधवं शीघ्रमेहि कृशाधम

gāyaṃtī tvatha nṛtyaṃtī taṃ dṛṣṭvāha satī patim | prabādhate vṛddhadhavaṃ śīghramehi kṛśādhama

singing and dancing. Seeing him, the wife spoke to her husband; she harasses her aged spouse: "Come quickly, you wretched skinny thing!"

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PdP 5 112.106

आलंब्य त्वत्करं वृद्ध दुःखिता नित्यमस्म्यहम् । भूषणं वसनं घ्राणं स्रग्विलेपनमेव च

ālaṃbya tvatkaraṃ vṛddha duḥkhitā nityamasmyaham | bhūṣaṇaṃ vasanaṃ ghrāṇaṃ sragvilepanameva ca

"Clinging to your hand, old man, I am forever wretched. Ornament, clothing, perfume, garland and unguent,

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PdP 5 112.107

हासो गीतिस्तथा पानं मंडनं शोभनं गृहम् । सर्वऋतुसमृद्धिश्च कामस्यैवाभिवृद्धये

hāso gītistathā pānaṃ maṃḍanaṃ śobhanaṃ gṛham | sarvaṛtusamṛddhiśca kāmasyaivābhivṛddhaye

laughter, song, and drink, adornment, a fine house, and the abundance of all the seasons—(all this) is for the increase of desire alone.

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PdP 5 112.108

सर्वेषामेव कामानां रतिरेका प्रयोजनम् । सुखानि सर्वाण्येकत्र रतिरेकत्र च स्थिता

sarveṣāmeva kāmānāṃ ratirekā prayojanam | sukhāni sarvāṇyekatra ratirekatra ca sthitā

Of all objects of desire, love-making alone is the purpose; all pleasures stand on one side, and love-making on the other.

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PdP 5 112.109

तुलया तुलितं सर्वं रतिः शतगुणाधिका । तन्मादृशी समासाद्य भवंतं किं करिष्यति

tulayā tulitaṃ sarvaṃ ratiḥ śataguṇādhikā | tanmādṛśī samāsādya bhavaṃtaṃ kiṃ kariṣyati

When everything is weighed in the balance, love-making is a hundred times greater. So, having got you, what is one like me to do?"

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PdP 5 112.110

इति चान्यानि वाक्यानि ब्रुवाणा गृह्य वै करे । तदुत्तरमुवाचेदं किं कुर्म्मो भाग्यमीदृशम्

iti cānyāni vākyāni bruvāṇā gṛhya vai kare | taduttaramuvācedaṃ kiṃ kurmmo bhāgyamīdṛśam

Speaking these and other words, and taking (him) by the hand—to that he replied thus: "What are we to do? Such is (my) fortune.

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PdP 5 112.111

मा मारय दुरुक्त्या त्वं मां विज्ञायाथ चेदृशम् । एतादृशो द्विजः प्रायात्पार्वतीमंदिरं तदा

mā māraya duruktyā tvaṃ māṃ vijñāyātha cedṛśam | etādṛśo dvijaḥ prāyātpārvatīmaṃdiraṃ tadā

Do not kill me with harsh words, once you have understood that I am such as this." Such was the brahmin who then went to Pārvatī's dwelling.

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PdP 5 112.112

अविज्ञायैव गिरिजामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । द्विज उवाच- अन्नार्थिनमिह प्राप्तं विद्धि मामतिथिं मुने

avijñāyaiva girijāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt | dvija uvāca- annārthinamiha prāptaṃ viddhi māmatithiṃ mune

Without recognizing the mountain-born goddess at all, he spoke this word. The brahmin said: "Know me, O sage, as a guest come here seeking food.

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PdP 5 112.113

भोजनावसरे प्राप्तं ब्राह्मणान्न हि भोजय । तद्भार्यावचनं प्राह क्व मुनिर्योषिदेव हि

bhojanāvasare prāptaṃ brāhmaṇānna hi bhojaya | tadbhāryāvacanaṃ prāha kva muniryoṣideva hi

Feed food to a brahmin who has arrived at mealtime." His wife's speech said: "Where is there a sage? It is a woman indeed!

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PdP 5 112.114

अंधस्य वचनं सर्वमेवमेतादृशं दृढम् । पार्वत्युवाच- प्रक्षाल्य चरणावेतमासने उपवेशय

aṃdhasya vacanaṃ sarvamevametādṛśaṃ dṛḍham | pārvatyuvāca- prakṣālya caraṇāvetamāsane upaveśaya

A blind man's talk is invariably just like this, for certain." Pārvatī said: "Wash his feet and seat him upon a seat."

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PdP 5 112.115

जांबूनदकृतेतीव भोज्येनातर्पयद्द्विजम् । सुरत्नचषकोपेतममृतं ब्रह्मवादिनीम्

jāṃbūnadakṛtetīva bhojyenātarpayaddvijam | suratnacaṣakopetamamṛtaṃ brahmavādinīm

With food (served) as though made of gold she gratified the brahmin, and (gave) nectar in a cup set with fine jewels to the woman who discoursed on brahman.

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PdP 5 112.116

अरुंधतीमथाहूय पर्य्यवेषयदंबिका । कला चारुंधती चैव अनसूया पतिव्रता

aruṃdhatīmathāhūya paryyaveṣayadaṃbikā | kalā cāruṃdhatī caiva anasūyā pativratā

Then, having summoned Arundhatī, Ambikā had (the food) served round: Kalā and Arundhatī and the devoted wife Anasūyā—

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PdP 5 112.117

परिवेषं पदार्थानां स्रग्गंधाक्षतभूषणाः । अकुर्वन्नंबिकावाक्यात्षड्रसानां पृथक्पृथक्

pariveṣaṃ padārthānāṃ sraggaṃdhākṣatabhūṣaṇāḥ | akurvannaṃbikāvākyātṣaḍrasānāṃ pṛthakpṛthak

—they, at Ambikā's word, performed the serving round of the dishes of the six flavours, each separately, together with garlands, perfumes, unhusked rice and ornaments.

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PdP 5 112.118

भुंजानेषु तु विप्रेषु दिग्वासा ब्राह्मणाकृतिः । क्षणेन बुभुजे सर्वं दातुं नो शेकुरंगनाः

bhuṃjāneṣu tu vipreṣu digvāsā brāhmaṇākṛtiḥ | kṣaṇena bubhuje sarvaṃ dātuṃ no śekuraṃganāḥ

But while the brahmins were eating, one clad in the (bare) directions, in the form of a brahmin, devoured everything in an instant; the women were unable to keep serving.

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PdP 5 112.119

अथ सा गिरिजा देवी स्वयं दातुं प्रचक्रमे । यथादत्तमशेषं तु क्षणेनाश्नाति स द्विजः

atha sā girijā devī svayaṃ dātuṃ pracakrame | yathādattamaśeṣaṃ tu kṣaṇenāśnāti sa dvijaḥ

Then that goddess Girijā herself set about serving; but whatever was given, that twice-born eats it up wholly in an instant.

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PdP 5 112.120

भांडस्थितमशेषं च भोक्तुमैच्छत्प्रिया सह । तथांबिका समादाय प्रादादक्षय्यमस्त्विति

bhāṃḍasthitamaśeṣaṃ ca bhoktumaicchatpriyā saha | tathāṃbikā samādāya prādādakṣayyamastviti

And he wished to eat all that stood in the vessels, together with (his) wife; so Ambikā took it up and gave it, (saying) "Let it be inexhaustible."

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PdP 5 112.121

अथ वामकरेणासौ भोक्तुमैच्छत्ततः सती । तत्राप्यक्षय्यमेवास्तु तवान्नमिति चार्पयत्

atha vāmakareṇāsau bhoktumaicchattataḥ satī | tatrāpyakṣayyamevāstu tavānnamiti cārpayat

Then he wished to eat with his left hand; thereupon the virtuous lady offered (it), saying "There too let your food be inexhaustible."

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PdP 5 112.122

करांतरमथोत्पाद्य भोक्तुमैच्छद्द्विजोत्तमः । एवं करसहस्रं च कृत्वैच्छद्भोजनं द्विजः

karāṃtaramathotpādya bhoktumaicchaddvijottamaḥ | evaṃ karasahasraṃ ca kṛtvaicchadbhojanaṃ dvijaḥ

Then, producing another hand, the best of the twice-born wished to eat; and thus, having made a thousand hands, the twice-born wished for food.

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PdP 5 112.123

दत्त्वा दत्त्वा पुनर्देवी संतुष्टा न च कोपना । न चित्तमन्यथाकर्तुं शक्यमस्या इति द्विजः

dattvā dattvā punardevī saṃtuṣṭā na ca kopanā | na cittamanyathākartuṃ śakyamasyā iti dvijaḥ

Giving and giving again, the goddess remained content and not angry; "her mind cannot be made otherwise," (thought) the twice-born.

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PdP 5 112.124

प्रक्षाल्य हस्तौ चरणौ हस्तार्पितसुगंधवान् । पार्वतीं वाक्यमाहेदं तोषितोहं वरं वृणु

prakṣālya hastau caraṇau hastārpitasugaṃdhavān | pārvatīṃ vākyamāhedaṃ toṣitohaṃ varaṃ vṛṇu

Having washed his hands and feet, with fragrant substances placed in his hand, he spoke this word to Pārvatī: "I am pleased; choose a boon."

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PdP 5 112.125

पार्वत्युवाच- मम दातुं वरं शक्तो यदि त्वं ब्राह्मणोत्तम । वरेण मम किं कार्य्यं शंकरो मे यतः पतिः

pārvatyuvāca- mama dātuṃ varaṃ śakto yadi tvaṃ brāhmaṇottama | vareṇa mama kiṃ kāryyaṃ śaṃkaro me yataḥ patiḥ

Pārvatī said: If you are able to give me a boon, O best of brahmins — what need have I of a boon, since Śaṃkara is my husband?

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PdP 5 112.126

तदाह ब्राह्मणो देवीं शंकरः कीदृशस्त्विति । सदृशोऽसौ त्वया नो वा त्वद्योग्यो नान्यथा भवेत्

tadāha brāhmaṇo devīṃ śaṃkaraḥ kīdṛśastviti | sadṛśo'sau tvayā no vā tvadyogyo nānyathā bhavet

Then the brahmin said to the goddess: "But what sort is Śaṃkara? Is he your equal or not? He ought to be worthy of you, and not otherwise.

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PdP 5 112.127

स्त्रीवल्लभत्वमप्येव रूपं दाक्ष्यं शुभांगना । नो चेदेतादृशी भार्य्या मदधीना कथं भवेत्

strīvallabhatvamapyeva rūpaṃ dākṣyaṃ śubhāṃganā | no cedetādṛśī bhāryyā madadhīnā kathaṃ bhavet

"(There must be) dearness to women too, beauty, and skill, O fair-limbed one; for otherwise how could such a wife become subject to me?"

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PdP 5 112.128

पार्वत्युवाच- त्वद्भार्य्यावचनं श्रुत्वा तव वाक्यं तथा द्विज । अपलापस्त्वयं ब्रह्मञ्च्छ्रुतं किंवा तथाविषम्

pārvatyuvāca- tvadbhāryyāvacanaṃ śrutvā tava vākyaṃ tathā dvija | apalāpastvayaṃ brahmañcchrutaṃ kiṃvā tathāviṣam

Pārvatī said: Having heard your wife's words, and likewise your speech, O twice-born — this is a denial, O brahmin! Or was what I heard so poisonous?

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PdP 5 112.129

ब्राह्मण उवाच- धम्मिल्लं ते करिष्यामि ममांकं त्वं समारुह । प्रचलेद्यदि ते चित्तं पातिव्रत्यं कुतस्तव

brāhmaṇa uvāca- dhammillaṃ te kariṣyāmi mamāṃkaṃ tvaṃ samāruha | pracaledyadi te cittaṃ pātivratyaṃ kutastava

The brahmin said: I will bind up your hair; climb onto my lap. If your mind should waver, whence is your fidelity to your husband?

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PdP 5 112.130

पार्वत्युवाच- मम व्रतं द्विजश्रेष्ठ शंकरांकैकरोहणम् । अथ तच्चित्तमाज्ञाय भवान्याः परमेश्वरः

pārvatyuvāca- mama vrataṃ dvijaśreṣṭha śaṃkarāṃkaikarohaṇam | atha taccittamājñāya bhavānyāḥ parameśvaraḥ

Pārvatī said: My vow, O best of the twice-born, is mounting the lap of Śaṃkara alone. Then, knowing that mind of Bhavānī's, the Supreme Lord,

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PdP 5 112.131

द्व्यष्टवर्षवया भूत्वा सुस्निग्धकचबंधनः । सुस्निग्धचारुनयनो गोक्षीरसमविग्रहः

dvyaṣṭavarṣavayā bhūtvā susnigdhakacabaṃdhanaḥ | susnigdhacārunayano gokṣīrasamavigrahaḥ

having become one of sixteen years of age, with very glossy bound hair, with very soft lovely eyes, with a body like cow's milk,

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PdP 5 112.132

कोटिकंदर्पलावण्यः सर्वाभरणभूषितः । स्वपार्श्वस्थितनार्यंसे प्रसारितभुजद्वयः

koṭikaṃdarpalāvaṇyaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ | svapārśvasthitanāryaṃse prasāritabhujadvayaḥ

with the loveliness of ten million Kāmas, adorned with every ornament, his two arms stretched out over the shoulder of the woman standing at his side,

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PdP 5 112.133

गायन्मंदतया साकमुमया पटुता यथा । अथ तां पार्वतीं शंभुः करेणाकृष्य च स्मयन्

gāyanmaṃdatayā sākamumayā paṭutā yathā | atha tāṃ pārvatīṃ śaṃbhuḥ kareṇākṛṣya ca smayan

singing softly along with Umā, as though with skill — then Śaṃbhu, drawing that Pārvatī by the hand, and smiling,

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PdP 5 112.134

विन्यस्य हस्तौ वनिता द्वयांसे गायन्समस्ताभरणः प्रसन्नदृक् । ननर्त चानंदसमृद्धगात्रो मुनींद्र गीतश्च सकालवेलम्

vinyasya hastau vanitā dvayāṃse gāyansamastābharaṇaḥ prasannadṛk | nanarta cānaṃdasamṛddhagātro munīṃdra gītaśca sakālavelam

placing his two hands on the woman's two shoulders, singing, wearing every ornament, with gracious gaze, he danced, his limbs abounding in bliss, O chief of sages, and he sang for a long while.

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PdP 5 112.135

एतादृशं शिवं ध्यात्वा जन्मकोटिशतेष्वपि । न दुःखं जायते तस्य सदा हर्षश्च जायते

etādṛśaṃ śivaṃ dhyātvā janmakoṭiśateṣvapi | na duḥkhaṃ jāyate tasya sadā harṣaśca jāyate

Having meditated on Śiva of such a form, no sorrow arises for that man even through hundreds of millions of births, and joy always arises.

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PdP 5 112.136

अथ स्तुतो मुनिवरैर्नारीं कृत्वा हरिं ततः । अथ सा पार्वती तुष्टा देवं प्राह पिनाकिनम्

atha stuto munivarairnārīṃ kṛtvā hariṃ tataḥ | atha sā pārvatī tuṣṭā devaṃ prāha pinākinam

Then, praised by the best of sages, having (first) made Hari a woman — thereupon that Pārvatī, pleased, spoke to the god who bears the Pināka:

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PdP 5 112.137

पार्वत्युवाच- किमित्येतादृशं भावमास्थाय त्वमिहागतः । नारीं कृत्वा तथा विष्णुं किं प्रकृत्या न चागतौ

pārvatyuvāca- kimityetādṛśaṃ bhāvamāsthāya tvamihāgataḥ | nārīṃ kṛtvā tathā viṣṇuṃ kiṃ prakṛtyā na cāgatau

Pārvatī said: Why is it that, taking on such a form, you have come here? And why, having made Viṣṇu a woman — did you two not come in your own natural forms?

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PdP 5 112.138

शिवः प्राह व्रते चात्र ह्यतिथेर्भोजनं शुभम् । जाने सिद्धिमथो येषां विषादो नाभिजायते

śivaḥ prāha vrate cātra hyatitherbhojanaṃ śubham | jāne siddhimatho yeṣāṃ viṣādo nābhijāyate

Śiva said: And in this vow the feeding of a guest is auspicious. I know the success of those in whom no dejection arises.

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PdP 5 112.139

जाते विषादे तु व्रतमसम्यगिति निश्चयः । सोमवाराः समायांति यावंतोब्दशतानि तु

jāte viṣāde tu vratamasamyagiti niścayaḥ | somavārāḥ samāyāṃti yāvaṃtobdaśatāni tu

But if dejection arises, the settled conclusion is that the vow (was performed) improperly. As many hundreds of years as there are Mondays that come round,

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PdP 5 112.140

तावंति मत्पुरे देवि सर्वभोगसमन्वितः । सभार्य्यपुत्रबंधुश्च वेदोक्तायुष्यजीवितः

tāvaṃti matpure devi sarvabhogasamanvitaḥ | sabhāryyaputrabaṃdhuśca vedoktāyuṣyajīvitaḥ

for so many (years), O goddess, (he shall dwell) in my city furnished with every enjoyment, together with wife, sons and kinsmen, living out the lifespan stated in the Veda.

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PdP 5 112.141

पश्चाद्वाराणसीं गत्वा मृतो मुक्तिमवाप्स्यति । शंभुरुवाच- अथ देवे स्थिते तत्र मुनयस्त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्

paścādvārāṇasīṃ gatvā mṛto muktimavāpsyati | śaṃbhuruvāca- atha deve sthite tatra munayastriḥ pradakṣiṇam

Afterwards, having gone to Vārāṇasī and died there, he will attain liberation. Śambhu said: Then, while the god stood there, the sages (made) circumambulation three times,

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PdP 5 112.142

कृत्वा पंचनमस्कारान्पुनः कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् । पुनश्च दंडवद्भूत्वा विसृष्टा निर्ययुस्ततः

kṛtvā paṃcanamaskārānpunaḥ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam | punaśca daṃḍavadbhūtvā visṛṣṭā niryayustataḥ

and having made the five prostrations, having again circumambulated, and again having thrown themselves down like a staff, they were dismissed and went forth from there.

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PdP 5 112.143

अथ शोणः शोभितांगीं भार्यामाप ह्यनिंदिताम् । राज्यं च भारते वर्षे धर्मेणापालयद्द्विजः

atha śoṇaḥ śobhitāṃgīṃ bhāryāmāpa hyaniṃditām | rājyaṃ ca bhārate varṣe dharmeṇāpālayaddvijaḥ

Then Śoṇa obtained a blameless wife of beautiful limbs, and that brahmin ruled a kingdom in Bhārata-varṣa in accordance with dharma.

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PdP 5 112.144

मानुषानखिलान्भोगान्बुभुजे शिवभक्तिमान् । नित्यं देवार्चनपरो नित्यं ब्राह्मणपूजकः

mānuṣānakhilānbhogānbubhuje śivabhaktimān | nityaṃ devārcanaparo nityaṃ brāhmaṇapūjakaḥ

Devoted to Śiva, he enjoyed all human pleasures; ever intent on the worship of the god, ever a honourer of brahmins,

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PdP 5 112.145

नित्यदाता नित्ययाजी नित्यश्रोता पुराणकम् । मृतः स गतवांल्लोकं शंकरस्य विभोः शुभम्

nityadātā nityayājī nityaśrotā purāṇakam | mṛtaḥ sa gatavāṃllokaṃ śaṃkarasya vibhoḥ śubham

ever a giver, ever a sacrificer, ever a listener to the Purāṇa; and when he died he went to the auspicious world of the mighty Śaṃkara.

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PdP 5 112.146

शंभुरुवाच- नामकीर्तनमाहात्म्यं प्रसंगात्परिकीर्तितम् । शृण्वतां सर्वपापघ्नं भक्तानां च तथा नृप

śaṃbhuruvāca- nāmakīrtanamāhātmyaṃ prasaṃgātparikīrtitam | śṛṇvatāṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ bhaktānāṃ ca tathā nṛpa

Śambhu said: The greatness of the chanting of the Name has been proclaimed in passing; for those who hear it, and for the devotees, it destroys all sin, O king —

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PdP 5 112.147

सर्वकल्याणदं नित्यं सुभार्य्या राज्यदं शिवम् । शिवभक्तिप्रदं गोप्यं यस्य कस्यापि नेरयेत्

sarvakalyāṇadaṃ nityaṃ subhāryyā rājyadaṃ śivam | śivabhaktipradaṃ gopyaṃ yasya kasyāpi nerayet

it ever bestows every blessing, it grants a good wife and a kingdom, it is auspicious, it confers devotion to Śiva; it is to be kept secret — one should not utter it to just anyone.

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