Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 113

PdP 5 113.1

त्रयोदशोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः 5.113 श्रीराम उवाच- खे दृश्यंते विमानस्था नानारूपधराः शुभाः । सर्वकामफलोपेताः सुभार्य्याः शतयोषितः

trayodaśottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ 5.113 śrīrāma uvāca- khe dṛśyaṃte vimānasthā nānārūpadharāḥ śubhāḥ | sarvakāmaphalopetāḥ subhāryyāḥ śatayoṣitaḥ

Chapter one hundred thirteen. Śrī Rāma said: In the sky are seen auspicious (beings) seated in celestial cars, bearing various forms, possessed of the fruit of all their desires, having fair wives, a hundred women (each).

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PdP 5 113.2

सहस्रनरनारीभिः पूज्यमानाः पदे पदे । गायंति विंशतिर्योषा रूपलावण्यकोमलाः

sahasranaranārībhiḥ pūjyamānāḥ pade pade | gāyaṃti viṃśatiryoṣā rūpalāvaṇyakomalāḥ

Honoured at every step by a thousand men and women; twenty women, delicate in form and loveliness, are singing.

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PdP 5 113.3

करंकवाहिनी चैका चामरासक्तबाहवः । तालवृंतद्वयं नार्य्यो वीजयंति प्रगृह्य वै

karaṃkavāhinī caikā cāmarāsaktabāhavaḥ | tālavṛṃtadvayaṃ nāryyo vījayaṃti pragṛhya vai

And one woman carries the water-vessel; (others) have their arms engaged with chowries; and women, taking up a pair of palm-leaf fans, fan (them).

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PdP 5 113.4

सचक्रे चांकमध्ये स्या उपधानं तथापरः । एकस्याः करयोर्हस्तः स्तावकानेकसंयुतः

sacakre cāṃkamadhye syā upadhānaṃ tathāparaḥ | ekasyāḥ karayorhastaḥ stāvakānekasaṃyutaḥ

One woman is at (his) side and (another) in the middle of (his) lap, and another likewise (holds) the cushion; the hand of one is in her two hands, joined with many bunches (of flowers).

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PdP 5 113.5

नानाविधपरीहास कृतोत्फुल्लमुखांबुजः । एकैकत्र विमाने तु दृश्यते चंद्रदीधितिः

nānāvidhaparīhāsa kṛtotphullamukhāṃbujaḥ | ekaikatra vimāne tu dṛśyate caṃdradīdhitiḥ

Their lotus-faces are made to blossom by jests of many kinds; and in each single celestial car one is seen (radiant) with the beams of the moon.

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PdP 5 113.6

स्त्रीशतेषु विमानेषु दृश्यते ईश्वरः शुभः । एते किं पुण्यकर्तारो विष्णुमायाथवा मुने

strīśateṣu vimāneṣu dṛśyate īśvaraḥ śubhaḥ | ete kiṃ puṇyakartāro viṣṇumāyāthavā mune

In the celestial cars, amid the hundreds of women, an auspicious lord is seen. Are these doers of merit, or is it Viṣṇu's illusion, O sage?

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PdP 5 113.7

शंभुरुवाच- एते हि ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या गृहस्थाश्रमवासिनः । येषामेव च स ग्रासो दत्तो दशरथेन ते

śaṃbhuruvāca- ete hi brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā gṛhasthāśramavāsinaḥ | yeṣāmeva ca sa grāso datto daśarathena te

Śambhu said: These indeed are meritorious brahmins, dwellers in the householder's stage of life, those very ones to whom that morsel of food was given by Daśaratha.

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PdP 5 113.8

तेषां तु ममचित्तानां कदाचिदभवन्मतिः । यथेह सुखिनः सर्वे वयं चान्योपजीविनः

teṣāṃ tu mamacittānāṃ kadācidabhavanmatiḥ | yatheha sukhinaḥ sarve vayaṃ cānyopajīvinaḥ

But once a thought arose in them, who were of one mind: "Since all here are happy, while we live upon others —

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PdP 5 113.9

अस्मानेवानुजीवंति शतशो मनुजा इह । येन पुण्येन च वयं सर्वेकामानुमोदिनः

asmānevānujīvaṃti śataśo manujā iha | yena puṇyena ca vayaṃ sarvekāmānumodinaḥ

hundreds of men here live upon us alone; by what merit do we all take pleasure in our desires,

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PdP 5 113.10

सुस्त्रीकृतोपचाराश्च सर्वे राज्यसुखान्विताः । जरामरणहीनाश्च युवानः सर्वदैव हि

sustrīkṛtopacārāśca sarve rājyasukhānvitāḥ | jarāmaraṇahīnāśca yuvānaḥ sarvadaiva hi

and are all attended upon by fair women, endowed with the comforts of kingship, free of old age and death, and forever young?"

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PdP 5 113.11

विचार्यैवं द्विजाः सर्वे वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं ययुः । आगतानथ संपूज्य वसिष्ठो वाक्यमुक्तवान्

vicāryaivaṃ dvijāḥ sarve vasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ yayuḥ | āgatānatha saṃpūjya vasiṣṭho vākyamuktavān

Having deliberated thus, all the twice-born went to Vasiṣṭha's hermitage; and Vasiṣṭha, having honoured them as they arrived, spoke these words:

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PdP 5 113.12

किमर्थमागता यूयं शीघ्रं ब्रूत द्विजोत्तमाः । द्विजा ऊचुः - वयमिच्छामहे सर्वे सर्वसंपत्समन्विते

kimarthamāgatā yūyaṃ śīghraṃ brūta dvijottamāḥ | dvijā ūcuḥ - vayamicchāmahe sarve sarvasaṃpatsamanvite

"For what purpose have you come? Tell (me) quickly, O best of the twice-born." The twice-born said: "We all wish to ride in a chariot that goes at will, endowed with every kind of wealth—

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PdP 5 113.13

विमाने कामगे रोढुं तत्संपादय नो गुरो । तत्तेषां चिंतितं श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्

vimāne kāmage roḍhuṃ tatsaṃpādaya no guro | tatteṣāṃ ciṃtitaṃ śrutvā vasiṣṭho vākyamabravīt

—so bring that about for us, O teacher!" Hearing that thought of theirs, Vasiṣṭha spoke these words:

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PdP 5 113.14

पुराणं सर्वदा विप्राः श्रोतव्यं पापनाशनम् । धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च मोक्षस्तत्रैव दृश्यते

purāṇaṃ sarvadā viprāḥ śrotavyaṃ pāpanāśanam | dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca mokṣastatraiva dṛśyate

"A Purāṇa, O brahmins, which destroys sin, is always to be listened to; right conduct, wealth, pleasure, and liberation—all are found there."

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PdP 5 113.15

तथेत्युक्त्वाथ सुनयः पुराणकुशलं मुनिम् । जग्मुरंगिरसं श्रेष्ठं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्

tathetyuktvātha sunayaḥ purāṇakuśalaṃ munim | jagmuraṃgirasaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam

Then, having said "So be it," those of good conduct went to the sage Aṅgiras, skilled in the Purāṇas, the best (of sages), well-versed in all the scriptures,

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PdP 5 113.16

सर्वागमपुराणज्ञं सदा सत्कर्म्मचारिणम् । इदमूचुर्नमस्कृत्य वयं सफलजीविनः

sarvāgamapurāṇajñaṃ sadā satkarmmacāriṇam | idamūcurnamaskṛtya vayaṃ saphalajīvinaḥ

knower of all the Āgamas and Purāṇas, ever performing good works; having bowed to him they said this: "We are ones whose life has borne fruit;

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PdP 5 113.17

कृतकृत्या वयं ब्रह्मन्साक्षाद्दृष्टोऽसि यन्मुने । अंगिरा उवाच- यत्कार्यमागता यूयं तत्कार्यं करवाण्यहम्

kṛtakṛtyā vayaṃ brahmansākṣāddṛṣṭo'si yanmune | aṃgirā uvāca- yatkāryamāgatā yūyaṃ tatkāryaṃ karavāṇyaham

we have accomplished our aim, O brahmin, since you, O sage, have been seen in person." Aṅgiras said: "Whatever business you have come for, that business I shall do.

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PdP 5 113.18

पुराणं श्रोतुकामास्तु यूयमत्र समागताः । कीर्तयिष्ये विधानं वः समस्ताघविनाशनम्

purāṇaṃ śrotukāmāstu yūyamatra samāgatāḥ | kīrtayiṣye vidhānaṃ vaḥ samastāghavināśanam

You have assembled here desiring to hear the Purāṇa; I shall proclaim to you the procedure, which destroys all sin—

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PdP 5 113.19

सर्वज्ञानप्रदं देवं तत्वविज्ञानसंभवम् । शिवभक्तिप्रदं हृद्यं विष्णुभक्तिप्रदं शुभम्

sarvajñānapradaṃ devaṃ tatvavijñānasaṃbhavam | śivabhaktipradaṃ hṛdyaṃ viṣṇubhaktipradaṃ śubham

(the Purāṇa) which bestows all knowledge, divine, the source of the discernment of reality, which grants devotion to Śiva, which is pleasing to the heart, which grants devotion to Viṣṇu, auspicious,

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PdP 5 113.20

विचित्रस्वगतिप्राप्ति ज्ञानदं रमणीप्रदम् । नानाविधशुभज्ञानं रतितंत्रप्रकाशकम्

vicitrasvagatiprāpti jñānadaṃ ramaṇīpradam | nānāvidhaśubhajñānaṃ ratitaṃtraprakāśakam

which gives the attainment of one's own wondrous course, giving knowledge, granting a beloved woman, (which is) auspicious knowledge of many kinds, revealing the science of love,

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PdP 5 113.21

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रधानं च विधिदर्शनदीपकम् । विचित्रभक्तिकथनं भक्तिसाहसकीर्तनम्

bhuktimuktipradhānaṃ ca vidhidarśanadīpakam | vicitrabhaktikathanaṃ bhaktisāhasakīrtanam

and having enjoyment and liberation as its chief (theme), a lamp for the seeing of the rules, the telling of wondrous devotion, the recounting of the bold deeds of devotion,

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PdP 5 113.22

व्रतप्रतिष्ठादानादि भस्मपूजाविधिप्रद्रम् । पुराणं पाद्ममुदितं ब्रह्मपद्मोपनिर्वृतम्

vratapratiṣṭhādānādi bhasmapūjāvidhipradram | purāṇaṃ pādmamuditaṃ brahmapadmopanirvṛtam

giving the rules for vows, consecrations, gifts and so on, and for worship with ash—the Purāṇa called the Pādma, brought to completion upon Brahmā's lotus,

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PdP 5 113.23

महेश्वरेण कथितं प्रमथाकृतिवर्णनम् । एतदन्यत्र कथितं पुराणे पाद्म एव तु

maheśvareṇa kathitaṃ pramathākṛtivarṇanam | etadanyatra kathitaṃ purāṇe pādma eva tu

told by Maheśvara, containing the description of the form of the Pramathas; this is told nowhere else, but only in the Pādma Purāṇa.

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PdP 5 113.24

दिलीपेनपुरापृष्टोवसिष्ठःप्रोक्तवानिदम् । तच्छृणुध्वं मुनिवरा ज्ञानं सर्वं भविष्यति

dilīpenapurāpṛṣṭovasiṣṭhaḥproktavānidam | tacchṛṇudhvaṃ munivarā jñānaṃ sarvaṃ bhaviṣyati

Long ago, asked by Dilīpa, Vasiṣṭha declared this. Hear it, O best of sages; all knowledge will come to be.

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PdP 5 113.25

अथ तद्वचनाद्विप्राः पुराणश्रवणे रताः । कथं श्रोतव्यमधुना किं कृत्वेत्यब्रुवन्मुनिम्

atha tadvacanādviprāḥ purāṇaśravaṇe ratāḥ | kathaṃ śrotavyamadhunā kiṃ kṛtvetyabruvanmunim

Then, because of that speech, the brahmins, intent on hearing the Purāṇa, asked the sage: "How is it to be heard now, and having done what?"

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PdP 5 113.26

सोऽपि सर्वं समाचष्ट शृणु धर्मं सनातनम् । नमस्कृत्य पुराणज्ञं दद्याच्चार्घासनं ततः

so'pi sarvaṃ samācaṣṭa śṛṇu dharmaṃ sanātanam | namaskṛtya purāṇajñaṃ dadyāccārghāsanaṃ tataḥ

And he related everything: "Hear the eternal law. Having bowed to one who knows the Purāṇa, one should then give him water for welcome and a seat,

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PdP 5 113.27

निषीद तत्र चेत्युक्त्वा गंधपुष्पैः समर्चयेत् । आत्मयोगं च तांबूलमधिकं वा समर्पयेत्

niṣīda tatra cetyuktvā gaṃdhapuṣpaiḥ samarcayet | ātmayogaṃ ca tāṃbūlamadhikaṃ vā samarpayet

and having said "Be seated there," one should worship (him) with perfumes and flowers, and should offer betel with self-application, or more.

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PdP 5 113.28

ब्रूहि पुण्यकथां ब्रह्मन्पौराणिकीमितीरयेत् । न खट्वासनमारुह्य नोच्चासनमथापि वा

brūhi puṇyakathāṃ brahmanpaurāṇikīmitīrayet | na khaṭvāsanamāruhya noccāsanamathāpi vā

One should say: "Tell the holy tale of the Purāṇas, O brahmin." Not having mounted a couch-seat, nor indeed a high seat,

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PdP 5 113.29

नीचासनो वै शृणुयाद्धर्म्मकामार्थसिद्धये । शृण्वित्युक्त्वा पुराणज्ञ इमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत्

nīcāsano vai śṛṇuyāddharmmakāmārthasiddhaye | śṛṇvityuktvā purāṇajña imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet

but seated on a low seat one should listen, for the attainment of dharma, pleasure and wealth. Having said "Listen!", the knower of the Purāṇa should utter this formula:

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PdP 5 113.30

नमो हरिंहरमथो गणेशं भारतीमतः । इष्टदेवं नमस्कृत्वा पुराणं वक्तुमर्हति

namo hariṃharamatho gaṇeśaṃ bhāratīmataḥ | iṣṭadevaṃ namaskṛtvā purāṇaṃ vaktumarhati

"Homage to Hari, to Hara, then to Gaṇeśa, then to Bhāratī"; and having bowed to his chosen deity, he is fit to recite the Purāṇa.

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PdP 5 113.31

अर्द्धयामं प्रतिदिनं यदि वापीच्छया भवेत् ।

arddhayāmaṃ pratidinaṃ yadi vāpīcchayā bhavet |

Half a yāma (an hour and a half) each day — or (longer) if it should be so by (the hearers') wish.

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PdP 5 113.32

श्रोतुश्च तूष्णीं मननं तूष्णीं श्रवणमेव वा । अन्यथा भारती क्रुद्ध्येत् तत्क्रोधान्मूकता भवेत्

śrotuśca tūṣṇīṃ mananaṃ tūṣṇīṃ śravaṇameva vā | anyathā bhāratī kruddhyet tatkrodhānmūkatā bhavet

And the hearer (should be) silent; his reflection (should be) silent, or (else) only listening (should go on). Otherwise Bhāratī (the goddess of speech) would grow angry, and from her anger dumbness would arise.

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PdP 5 113.33

तस्मात्पुराणश्रोता च तांबूलादिसमर्पणम् । वक्तुश्च जीविकाकार्या स्वसामर्थ्यानुसारतः

tasmātpurāṇaśrotā ca tāṃbūlādisamarpaṇam | vaktuśca jīvikākāryā svasāmarthyānusārataḥ

Therefore the hearer of the Purāṇa should make an offering of betel and the like, and should provide for the reciter's livelihood in accordance with his own means.

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PdP 5 113.34

पुराणप्रक्रमे देयं सचेलोद्गमनीयकम् । सूक्ष्मांबरमथो वापि वस्त्रद्वितयमर्पयेत्

purāṇaprakrame deyaṃ sacelodgamanīyakam | sūkṣmāṃbaramatho vāpi vastradvitayamarpayet

At the beginning of the Purāṇa an upper garment together with a cloth is to be given; or else fine cloth — let him present a pair of garments.

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PdP 5 113.35

आसनं तु महच्चित्रं रम्यमूर्जस्वलं मृदु । सुवर्णं वा तथा दद्याद्गो भू गेहादिकं तथा

āsanaṃ tu mahaccitraṃ ramyamūrjasvalaṃ mṛdu | suvarṇaṃ vā tathā dadyādgo bhū gehādikaṃ tathā

And a seat, large, variegated, lovely, substantial, soft; or gold; and likewise let him give cows, land, a house and the rest.

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PdP 5 113.36

एतत्समस्तं विप्रेंद्रा दक्षिणामूर्तिना पुरा । शंकरेण मुनीनां हि भाषितं च दिवौकसाम्

etatsamastaṃ vipreṃdrā dakṣiṇāmūrtinā purā | śaṃkareṇa munīnāṃ hi bhāṣitaṃ ca divaukasām

All this, O foremost of brahmins, was formerly declared by Śaṃkara in his Dakṣiṇāmūrti form to the sages and to the dwellers in heaven.

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PdP 5 113.37

अथ ते मुनयः सर्वे तं प्रणम्यासनस्थितम् । पृथक्पृथक्च तांबूलं दत्वा शुश्रूषवः स्थिताः

atha te munayaḥ sarve taṃ praṇamyāsanasthitam | pṛthakpṛthakca tāṃbūlaṃ datvā śuśrūṣavaḥ sthitāḥ

Then all those sages, having bowed to him as he sat upon the seat, and having each separately given betel, remained eager to listen.

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PdP 5 113.38

तेनापि कथितं सर्वं पुराणं सर्वसंप्रदम् । उपांताध्यायपर्य्यंतं श्रुतवंतो द्विजोत्तमाः

tenāpi kathitaṃ sarvaṃ purāṇaṃ sarvasaṃpradam | upāṃtādhyāyaparyyaṃtaṃ śrutavaṃto dvijottamāḥ

And by him too the whole Purāṇa, which bestows everything, was recited; up to the next-to-last chapter the best of the twice-born listened to it.

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PdP 5 113.39

दिलीप उवाच- कामगेन विमानेन सर्वसंपत्समृद्धिना । सर्वतः सुखयुक्तेन पुण्यस्थानमुपस्थितम्

dilīpa uvāca- kāmagena vimānena sarvasaṃpatsamṛddhinā | sarvataḥ sukhayuktena puṇyasthānamupasthitam

Dilīpa said: By what (merit) is a holy place reached in a chariot that goes at will, rich in every kind of wealth, attended with pleasure on every side?

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PdP 5 113.40

वसिष्ठ उवाच- नालं पृष्टं त्वया राजन्नितोप्यतिशयांतरैः । क्रीडमाना भविष्यंति येन तत्पुण्यमुच्यते

vasiṣṭha uvāca- nālaṃ pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā rājannitopyatiśayāṃtaraiḥ | krīḍamānā bhaviṣyaṃti yena tatpuṇyamucyate

Vasiṣṭha said: Not enough has been asked by you, O king; even beyond this, with further degrees of excess, they will be at play — that (deed) by which this comes about is called merit.

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PdP 5 113.41

सुधाधवलितं कृत्वा शिववेश्मसमं ततः । स्त्रियो रूपविलासाढ्याः सर्वालंकारभूषिताः

sudhādhavalitaṃ kṛtvā śivaveśmasamaṃ tataḥ | striyo rūpavilāsāḍhyāḥ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ

Having made (the hall) whitened with lime, so as to be like Śiva's own dwelling, then (let there be) women rich in beauty and charm, adorned with every ornament,

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PdP 5 113.42

नानासुगीतकुशला नानानृत्यविशारदाः । चतस्रोऽष्टौ षडथवा मर्द्दलध्वनिकाः स्त्रियः

nānāsugītakuśalā nānānṛtyaviśāradāḥ | catasro'ṣṭau ṣaḍathavā marddaladhvanikāḥ striyaḥ

skilled in many fine songs, expert in many dances — four, eight, or six women sounding the mardala drum,

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PdP 5 113.43

वशिन्यौ द्वे आवजिक्यौ कोणिकाधमने उभे । लासिक्यस्तु चतस्रः स्युः संतुष्टैकाथ गायिका

vaśinyau dve āvajikyau koṇikādhamane ubhe | lāsikyastu catasraḥ syuḥ saṃtuṣṭaikātha gāyikā

two women as controllers (of the performance), two as āvajikī players, both of them blowers of the koṇikā; and there should be four dancing-girls, one contented (?) one, and then a singer,

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PdP 5 113.44

एका द्वे वा सुगीतज्ञेऽमुखरे हि प्रकीर्तिते । कोणवाद्यकृते द्वे तु तूष्णींभूताः षडष्ट वा

ekā dve vā sugītajñe'mukhare hi prakīrtite | koṇavādyakṛte dve tu tūṣṇīṃbhūtāḥ ṣaḍaṣṭa vā

one or two who know fine singing are declared to be the 'unvoiced' ones; two are engaged in playing the koṇa instrument; and six or eight remain silent.

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PdP 5 113.45

सर्वा रूपविलासिन्यः सर्वाश्चापतितस्तनाः । रतितंत्राधिकुशलास्तत एवाविशंकिताः

sarvā rūpavilāsinyaḥ sarvāścāpatitastanāḥ | ratitaṃtrādhikuśalāstata evāviśaṃkitāḥ

All of them lovely in form, and all with breasts that have not sagged, exceedingly skilled in the manuals of love, and for that very reason without hesitation,

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PdP 5 113.46

सुसूक्ष्मा वस्त्रवेषाश्च विद्युच्चंचलदृष्टयः । एतादृशीभिर्योषाभिर्येन नृत्यं हि कारितम्

susūkṣmā vastraveṣāśca vidyuccaṃcaladṛṣṭayaḥ | etādṛśībhiryoṣābhiryena nṛtyaṃ hi kāritam

their clothes and attire very fine, their glances darting like lightning — he by whom a dance is caused to be performed by such women,

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PdP 5 113.47

एकस्मिन्दिवसे राजन्वत्सरान्सविमानगः । शतस्त्रीवीक्षितमुखो युवा बहुभिरर्चितः

ekasmindivase rājanvatsarānsavimānagaḥ | śatastrīvīkṣitamukho yuvā bahubhirarcitaḥ

he, O king, travelling in a chariot, (enjoys) years in a single day; his face gazed upon by a hundred women, young, honoured by many,

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PdP 5 113.48

आनंदपोषसंपूर्णः क्रोधेर्ष्यादिविवर्जितः । पंचगंधविलिप्तांगः सचंद्रा हिदलाननः

ānaṃdapoṣasaṃpūrṇaḥ krodherṣyādivivarjitaḥ | paṃcagaṃdhaviliptāṃgaḥ sacaṃdrā hidalānanaḥ

filled with the increase of bliss, free from anger, envy and the rest, his limbs anointed with the five fragrances, his face (fair) with the moon…

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PdP 5 113.49

सूर्योपमस्तु योषाश्च सर्वास्ता दशनान्विताः । सद्योविकसितामोदि पारिजातकृतस्रजः

sūryopamastu yoṣāśca sarvāstā daśanānvitāḥ | sadyovikasitāmodi pārijātakṛtasrajaḥ

and (he is) like the sun; and all those women have fine teeth, and wear garlands made of pārijāta blossoms, fragrant and freshly opened,

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PdP 5 113.50

सर्वा विकसितारोहि रक्तसंधिकृतस्रजः । धम्मिल्ले वक्षसि तथा बिभ्रत्यः सुस्मिताधराः

sarvā vikasitārohi raktasaṃdhikṛtasrajaḥ | dhammille vakṣasi tathā bibhratyaḥ susmitādharāḥ

all of them wearing garlands made of red … freshly blossomed, bearing them on the hair-knot and on the breast, their lips sweetly smiling.

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PdP 5 113.51

चरत्येतादृशीभिस्तु नृत्यगीतानुमोदितः । एवं विमानगो भूत्वा उषित्वा कालमक्षयम्

caratyetādṛśībhistu nṛtyagītānumoditaḥ | evaṃ vimānago bhūtvā uṣitvā kālamakṣayam

He moves about with such (women), delighted by their dancing and singing; thus, having become a dweller in a celestial car, and having lived there for an unfailing length of time,

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PdP 5 113.52

पश्चाज्जायेत नृपतिरेवं कृत्वा पुनस्तथा । राज्यं स्वर्गफलं भुक्त्वा शिवभक्तो भविष्यति

paścājjāyeta nṛpatirevaṃ kṛtvā punastathā | rājyaṃ svargaphalaṃ bhuktvā śivabhakto bhaviṣyati

afterwards he would be born a king; and doing so again in the same way, having enjoyed kingship, the fruit of heaven, he will become a devotee of Śiva.

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PdP 5 113.53

शंभुरुवाच-। दिलीपाय वसिष्ठोक्तं मुनीनामंगिरोब्रवीत् । ते तथा कृतवंतश्च तौर्य्यत्रिकमुमापतेः

śaṃbhuruvāca-| dilīpāya vasiṣṭhoktaṃ munīnāmaṃgirobravīt | te tathā kṛtavaṃtaśca tauryyatrikamumāpateḥ

Śambhu said: What Vasiṣṭha declared to Dilīpa, Aṅgiras told to the sages; and they too performed in that manner the threefold music for the Lord of Umā.

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PdP 5 113.54

श्रुत्वा पुराणं पाद्मं च समग्रं सुखिनो भवन् । त एते ब्राह्मणा राम विमानवरमास्थिताः

śrutvā purāṇaṃ pādmaṃ ca samagraṃ sukhino bhavan | ta ete brāhmaṇā rāma vimānavaramāsthitāḥ

And having heard the Padma Purāṇa entire, they became happy; these are those brahmins, Rāma, seated in an excellent celestial car,

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PdP 5 113.55

दृश्यंते खे च सुखिनः सदा मुदितमानसाः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं पुराणेषु विनिश्चितम्

dṛśyaṃte khe ca sukhinaḥ sadā muditamānasāḥ | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ purāṇeṣu viniścitam

and they are seen in the sky, happy, their minds ever joyful. All this has been declared to you, as determined in the Purāṇas.

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PdP 5 113.56

इतः परं च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि राघव

itaḥ paraṃ ca kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi rāghava

And what further, beyond this, do you wish to hear, Rāghava?

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PdP 5 113.113

ति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे शिवराघवसंवादे त्रयोदशोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः

ti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṃḍe śivarāghavasaṃvāde trayodaśottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Thus (ends) the one hundred and thirteenth chapter, in the dialogue of Śiva and Rāghava, in the Pātāla section of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.

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