Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 12
PdP 5 12.1
शेष उवाच। इत्युक्तवंतं स्वपतिं वीक्ष्य प्रेम्णा सुनिर्भरम् । प्रत्युवाच हसंतीव किंचिद्गद्गदभाषिणी
śeṣa uvāca| ityuktavaṃtaṃ svapatiṃ vīkṣya premṇā sunirbharam | pratyuvāca hasaṃtīva kiṃcidgadgadabhāṣiṇī
Śeṣa said: Seeing her own husband, who had spoken thus, quite overflowing with love, she replied, as if smiling a little, speaking with a faltering voice:
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PdP 5 12.2
नाथ ते विजयोभूयात्सर्वत्र रणमंडले । शत्रुघ्नाज्ञा प्रकर्तव्या हयरक्षा यथा भवेत्
nātha te vijayobhūyātsarvatra raṇamaṃḍale | śatrughnājñā prakartavyā hayarakṣā yathā bhavet
"My lord, may victory be yours everywhere on the field of battle; Śatrughna's command is to be carried out, so that the horse may be guarded.
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PdP 5 12.3
स्मरणीया हि सर्वत्र सेविका त्वत्पदानुगा । कदापि मानसं नाथ त्वत्तो नान्यत्र गच्छति
smaraṇīyā hi sarvatra sevikā tvatpadānugā | kadāpi mānasaṃ nātha tvatto nānyatra gacchati
For everywhere your maidservant who follows at your feet is to be remembered; never, my lord, does my mind go to anyone other than you.
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PdP 5 12.4
परमायोधने कांत स्मर्तव्याहं न जातुचित् । सत्यां मयि तव स्वांते युद्धे 3विजयसंशयः
paramāyodhane kāṃta smartavyāhaṃ na jātucit | satyāṃ mayi tava svāṃte yuddhe 3vijayasaṃśayaḥ
But in the height of the fighting, beloved, I am not to be remembered at all: if I am (present) in your mind, victory in the battle is in doubt.
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PdP 5 12.5
पद्मनेत्र तथा कार्यमूर्मिलाद्या यथा मम । हास्यं नैव प्रकुर्वंति मां वीक्ष्य करताडनैः
padmanetra tathā kāryamūrmilādyā yathā mama | hāsyaṃ naiva prakurvaṃti māṃ vīkṣya karatāḍanaiḥ
Lotus-eyed one, it must be done in such a way that Ūrmilā and the others do not make me a laughing-stock, mocking me with clapping of hands:
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PdP 5 12.6
इयं पत्नी महाभीरोः संग्रामे प्रपलायितुः । कातरा यर्हि युद्ध्यंति शूराणां समयः कुतः
iyaṃ patnī mahābhīroḥ saṃgrāme prapalāyituḥ | kātarā yarhi yuddhyaṃti śūrāṇāṃ samayaḥ kutaḥ
'This is the wife of a great coward who ran away in the battle' — (and I would be) wretched; when they fight, whence (comes) the way of heroes?
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PdP 5 12.7
इत्येवं न हसंत्युच्चैर्यथा मे देवरांगनाः । तथा कार्यं महाबाहो रामस्य हयरक्षणे
ityevaṃ na hasaṃtyuccairyathā me devarāṃganāḥ | tathā kāryaṃ mahābāho rāmasya hayarakṣaṇe
So that my brothers-in-law's wives do not laugh loudly in this way — thus must it be done, mighty-armed one, in the guarding of Rāma's horse.
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PdP 5 12.8
योद्धा त्वमादौ सर्वत्र परे ये तव पृष्ठतः । धनुष्टंकारबधिराः क्रियंतां बलिनः परे
yoddhā tvamādau sarvatra pare ye tava pṛṣṭhataḥ | dhanuṣṭaṃkārabadhirāḥ kriyaṃtāṃ balinaḥ pare
You are the fighter in the front everywhere; those enemies who are behind you — let the strong foes be made deaf by the twanging of your bow.
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PdP 5 12.9
तवप्रोद्यत्करांभोज करवालभिया बलम् । परेषां भवतात्क्षिप्रमन्योन्य भयव्याकुलम्
tavaprodyatkarāṃbhoja karavālabhiyā balam | pareṣāṃ bhavatātkṣipramanyonya bhayavyākulam
Through fear of the sword in your upraised lotus-hand, may the enemies' army quickly become confounded by fear of one another.
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PdP 5 12.10
कुलं महदलं कार्यं परान्विजयता त्वया । गच्छ स्वामिन्महाबाहो तव श्रेयो भवत्विह
kulaṃ mahadalaṃ kāryaṃ parānvijayatā tvayā | gaccha svāminmahābāho tava śreyo bhavatviha
The great family (honour) is to be fully upheld by you as you conquer the foes; go, my husband, mighty-armed one, may good fortune be yours here.
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PdP 5 12.11
इदं धनुर्गृहाणाशु महद्गुणविभूषितम् । यस्य गर्जितमाकर्ण्य वैरिवृंदं भयातुरम्
idaṃ dhanurgṛhāṇāśu mahadguṇavibhūṣitam | yasya garjitamākarṇya vairivṛṃdaṃ bhayāturam
Take up quickly this bow, adorned with a great string, on hearing whose roar the host of enemies is stricken with fear.
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PdP 5 12.12
इमौ ते त्विषुधी वीर बध्येतां शं यथा भवेत् । वैरिकोटिविनिष्पेष बाणकोटि सुपूरितौ
imau te tviṣudhī vīra badhyetāṃ śaṃ yathā bhavet | vairikoṭiviniṣpeṣa bāṇakoṭi supūritau
Let these two quivers of yours be bound on, hero, so that there may be well-being — well filled with crores of arrows for the crushing of crores of foes.
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PdP 5 12.13
कवचं त्विदमाधेहि शरीरे कामसुंदरे । वज्रप्रभा महादीप्ति हतसंतमसंदृढम्
kavacaṃ tvidamādhehi śarīre kāmasuṃdare | vajraprabhā mahādīpti hatasaṃtamasaṃdṛḍham
And put on this armour upon your body, beautiful as Kāma's — with the sheen of diamond, of great brilliance, firm, dispelling all darkness.
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PdP 5 12.14
शिरस्त्राणं निजोत्तंसे कुरु कांत मनोरमम् । इमेव तंसे विशदे मणिरत्नविभूषिते
śirastrāṇaṃ nijottaṃse kuru kāṃta manoramam | imeva taṃse viśade maṇiratnavibhūṣite
Place on your own head, beloved, this delightful helmet, and these (armlets) on your bright shoulders, adorned with gems and jewels."
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PdP 5 12.15
इति सुविमलवाचं वीरपुत्रीं प्रपश्यन् । नयनकमलदृष्ट्या वीक्षमाणस्तंदंगम् । अधिगतपरिमोदो भारतिः शत्रुजेता । रणकरणसमर्थस्तां जगादातिधीरः
iti suvimalavācaṃ vīraputrīṃ prapaśyan | nayanakamaladṛṣṭyā vīkṣamāṇastaṃdaṃgam | adhigataparimodo bhāratiḥ śatrujetā | raṇakaraṇasamarthastāṃ jagādātidhīraḥ
Thus gazing upon the hero's daughter of such very pure speech, surveying her body with the glance of his lotus-eyes, the son of Bharata — filled with delight, conqueror of foes, skilled in the waging of battle, exceedingly steadfast — said to her:
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PdP 5 12.16
पुष्कल उवाच। कांते यत्त्वं वदसि मां तथा सर्वं चराम्यहम् । वीरपत्नी भवेत्कीर्तिस्तव कांतिमतीप्सिता
puṣkala uvāca| kāṃte yattvaṃ vadasi māṃ tathā sarvaṃ carāmyaham | vīrapatnī bhavetkīrtistava kāṃtimatīpsitā
Puṣkala said: Beloved, whatever you tell me, all that I shall do accordingly. May the fame of being a hero's wife, which you, Kāntimatī, desire, be yours.
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PdP 5 12.17
इति कांतिमतीदत्तं कवचं मुकुटं वरम् । धनुर्महेषुधीखड्गं सर्वं जग्राह वीर्यवान्
iti kāṃtimatīdattaṃ kavacaṃ mukuṭaṃ varam | dhanurmaheṣudhīkhaḍgaṃ sarvaṃ jagrāha vīryavān
So the valorous one took up all that Kāntimatī had given: the armour, the excellent crown, the bow, the great quiver and the sword.
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PdP 5 12.18
परिधाय च तत्सर्वं बहुशो भासमन्वितः । शुशुभेऽतीव सुभटः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदः
paridhāya ca tatsarvaṃ bahuśo bhāsamanvitaḥ | śuśubhe'tīva subhaṭaḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidaḥ
And having put on all that, endowed with manifold radiance, the good warrior, expert in all weapons and missiles, shone exceedingly.
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PdP 5 12.19
तमस्त्रशस्त्रशोभाढ्यं वीरमालाविभूषितम् । कुंकुमागुरुकस्तूरी चंदनादिकचर्चितम्
tamastraśastraśobhāḍhyaṃ vīramālāvibhūṣitam | kuṃkumāgurukastūrī caṃdanādikacarcitam
Him, rich in the splendour of missiles and weapons, adorned with the hero's garland, smeared with saffron, aloe, musk, sandal and the rest,
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PdP 5 12.20
नानाकुसुममालाभिराजानुपरिशोभितम् । नीराजयामास मुहुस्तत्र कांतिमती सती
nānākusumamālābhirājānupariśobhitam | nīrājayāmāsa muhustatra kāṃtimatī satī
beautifully adorned all over with garlands of various flowers — him the good lady Kāntimatī waved lights before, again and again.
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PdP 5 12.21
नीराजयित्वा बहुशः किरंती मौक्तिकैर्मुहुः । गलदश्रुचलन्नेत्रा परिरेभे पतिं निजम्
nīrājayitvā bahuśaḥ kiraṃtī mauktikairmuhuḥ | galadaśrucalannetrā parirebhe patiṃ nijam
Having waved the lights many times, repeatedly scattering pearls, her eyes trembling and tears flowing, she embraced her own husband.
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PdP 5 12.22
दृढं सपरिरभ्यैतां चिरमाश्वासयत्तदा । वीरपत्नि कांतिमति विरहं मा कृथा मम
dṛḍhaṃ saparirabhyaitāṃ ciramāśvāsayattadā | vīrapatni kāṃtimati virahaṃ mā kṛthā mama
Embracing her firmly, he then comforted her for a long while: "Hero's wife, Kāntimatī, do not make separation from me (a grief)."
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PdP 5 12.23
एष गच्छामि सविधे तव भामे पतिव्रते । इत्युक्त्वा तां निजां पत्नीं रथमारुरुहे वरम्
eṣa gacchāmi savidhe tava bhāme pativrate | ityuktvā tāṃ nijāṃ patnīṃ rathamāruruhe varam
"Here I go, (yet I remain) near you, O lady devoted to your husband." Having spoken thus to his own wife, he mounted the excellent chariot.
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PdP 5 12.24
तं प्रयांतं पतिं श्रेष्ठं नयनैर्निमिषोज्झितैः । विलोकयामास तदा पतिव्रतपरायणा
taṃ prayāṃtaṃ patiṃ śreṣṭhaṃ nayanairnimiṣojjhitaiḥ | vilokayāmāsa tadā pativrataparāyaṇā
Then she, wholly devoted to her husband, gazed upon that best of husbands as he departed, with eyes that did not blink.
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PdP 5 12.25
स ययौ जनकं द्रष्टुं जननीं प्रेमविह्वलाम् । गत्वा पितरमंबां च ववंदे शिरसा मुदा
sa yayau janakaṃ draṣṭuṃ jananīṃ premavihvalām | gatvā pitaramaṃbāṃ ca vavaṃde śirasā mudā
He went to see his father and his mother, who was overwhelmed with love; and having gone, he joyfully saluted his father and mother with his head.
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PdP 5 12.26
माता पुत्रं परिष्वज्य स्वांकमारोपयत्तदा । मुंचंती बाष्पनिचयं स्वस्त्यस्त्विति जगाद सा
mātā putraṃ pariṣvajya svāṃkamāropayattadā | muṃcaṃtī bāṣpanicayaṃ svastyastviti jagāda sā
The mother, embracing her son, then set him upon her lap, and letting fall a flood of tears she said, "May it be well (with you)."
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PdP 5 12.27
पितरं प्राह भरतं रामो यज्ञकरः परः । पालनीयो लक्ष्मणेन भवद्भिश्च महात्मभिः
pitaraṃ prāha bharataṃ rāmo yajñakaraḥ paraḥ | pālanīyo lakṣmaṇena bhavadbhiśca mahātmabhiḥ
He said to his father Bharata: "Rāma, the supreme performer of the sacrifice, is to be protected by Lakṣmaṇa and by you great-souled ones."
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PdP 5 12.28
आज्ञप्तोऽसौ जनन्या च पित्रा हृषितया गिरा । ययौ शत्रुघ्नकटकं महावीरविभूषितम्
ājñapto'sau jananyā ca pitrā hṛṣitayā girā | yayau śatrughnakaṭakaṃ mahāvīravibhūṣitam
Commanded by his mother and his father with glad words, he went to Śatrughna's camp, adorned with great heroes.
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PdP 5 12.29
रथिभिः पत्तिभिर्वीरैः सदश्वैः सादिभिर्वृतः । ययौ मुदा रघूत्तंस महायज्ञहयाग्रणीः
rathibhiḥ pattibhirvīraiḥ sadaśvaiḥ sādibhirvṛtaḥ | yayau mudā raghūttaṃsa mahāyajñahayāgraṇīḥ
Surrounded by charioteers, foot-soldiers, heroes, good horses and riders, he went with joy, O ornament of the Raghus, leading the horse of the great sacrifice.
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PdP 5 12.30
गच्छन्पांचालदेशांश्च कुरूंश्चैवोत्तरान्कुरून् । दशार्णाञ्छ्रीविशालांश्च सर्वशोभासमन्वितः
gacchanpāṃcāladeśāṃśca kurūṃścaivottarānkurūn | daśārṇāñchrīviśālāṃśca sarvaśobhāsamanvitaḥ
Going through the Pāñcāla lands, and the Kurus and the Northern Kurus, the Daśārṇas and the Śrīviśālas, endowed with every splendour,
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PdP 5 12.31
तत्र तत्रोपशृण्वानो रघुवीरयशोऽखिलम् । रावणासुरघातेन भक्तरक्षाविधायकम्
tatra tatropaśṛṇvāno raghuvīrayaśo'khilam | rāvaṇāsuraghātena bhaktarakṣāvidhāyakam
hearing there and there the whole fame of the Raghu hero, which through the slaying of the demon Rāvaṇa brought about the protection of the devout —
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PdP 5 12.32
पुनश्च हयमेधादि कार्यमारभ्य पावनम् । यशो वितन्वन्भुवने लोकान्रामोऽविता भयात्
punaśca hayamedhādi kāryamārabhya pāvanam | yaśo vitanvanbhuvane lokānrāmo'vitā bhayāt
and again, that Rāma, having begun the purifying rite of the horse-sacrifice and the rest, spreading his fame in the world, is the protector of the worlds from fear;
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PdP 5 12.33
तेभ्यस्तुष्टो ददौ हारान्रत्नानि विविधानि च । महाधनानि वासांसि शत्रुघ्नः प्रवरो महान्
tebhyastuṣṭo dadau hārānratnāni vividhāni ca | mahādhanāni vāsāṃsi śatrughnaḥ pravaro mahān
pleased with them, Śatrughna, the great and eminent one, gave them necklaces and jewels of many kinds, great riches and garments.
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PdP 5 12.34
सुमतिर्नाम तेजस्वी सर्वविद्याविशारदः । रघुनाथस्य सचिवः शत्रुघ्नानुचरो वरः
sumatirnāma tejasvī sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ | raghunāthasya sacivaḥ śatrughnānucaro varaḥ
There was one named Sumati, full of vigour, skilled in all branches of knowledge, a minister of the Lord of the Raghus and the foremost attendant of Śatrughna.
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PdP 5 12.35
ययौ तेन महावीरो ग्रामाञ्जनपदान्बहून् । रघुनाथप्रतापेन न कोपि हृतवान्हयम्
yayau tena mahāvīro grāmāñjanapadānbahūn | raghunāthapratāpena na kopi hṛtavānhayam
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PdP 5 12.36
देशाधिपाये बहवो महाबलपराक्रमाः । हस्त्यश्वरथपादात चतुरंगसमन्विताः
deśādhipāye bahavo mahābalaparākramāḥ | hastyaśvarathapādāta caturaṃgasamanvitāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 12.37
संपदो बहुशो नीत्वा मुक्तामाणिक्यसंयुताः । शत्रुघ्नं हयरक्षार्थमागतं प्रणता मुहुः
saṃpado bahuśo nītvā muktāmāṇikyasaṃyutāḥ | śatrughnaṃ hayarakṣārthamāgataṃ praṇatā muhuḥ
Bringing riches in abundance, together with pearls and rubies, they bowed again and again to Śatrughna, who had come to guard the horse.
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PdP 5 12.38
इदं राज्यं धनं सर्वं सपुत्रपशुबांधवम् । रामचंद्रस्य सर्वं हि न मदीयं रघूद्वह
idaṃ rājyaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ saputrapaśubāṃdhavam | rāmacaṃdrasya sarvaṃ hi na madīyaṃ raghūdvaha
"This kingdom, all this wealth, together with (my) sons, cattle and kinsmen — all of it belongs to Rāmacandra, indeed, and not to me, O foremost of the Raghus."
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PdP 5 12.39
एवं तदुक्तमाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा । आज्ञां स्वां तत्र संज्ञाप्य ययौ तैः सहितः पथि
evaṃ taduktamākarṇya śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā | ājñāṃ svāṃ tatra saṃjñāpya yayau taiḥ sahitaḥ pathi
Hearing that spoken thus, Śatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes, having made his own command known there, went along the road together with them.
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PdP 5 12.40
एवं क्रमेण संप्राप्तः शत्रुघ्नो हयसंयुतः । अहिच्छत्रां पुरीं ब्रह्मन्नानाजनसमाकुलाम्
evaṃ krameṇa saṃprāptaḥ śatrughno hayasaṃyutaḥ | ahicchatrāṃ purīṃ brahmannānājanasamākulām
Thus, step by step, Śatrughna, accompanied by the horse, arrived, O brahmin, at the city Ahicchatrā, thronged with people of many kinds,
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PdP 5 12.41
ब्रह्मद्विजसमाकीर्णां नानारत्नविभूषिताम् । सौवर्णैः स्फाटिकैर्हर्म्यैर्गोपुरैः समलंकृताम्
brahmadvijasamākīrṇāṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitām | sauvarṇaiḥ sphāṭikairharmyairgopuraiḥ samalaṃkṛtām
(the city) crowded with brahmins and twice-born, adorned with various jewels, embellished with mansions of gold and crystal and with gate-towers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.42
यत्र रंभा तिरस्कारकारिण्यः कमलाननाः । दृश्यंते सर्वहर्म्येषु ललना लीलयान्विताः
yatra raṃbhā tiraskārakāriṇyaḥ kamalānanāḥ | dṛśyaṃte sarvaharmyeṣu lalanā līlayānvitāḥ
Where, in all the mansions, lotus-faced women are seen, full of playfulness, who put Rambhā to shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.43
यत्र स्वाचारललिताः सर्वभोगैकभोगिनः । धनदानुचरायद्वत्तथा लीलासमन्विताः
yatra svācāralalitāḥ sarvabhogaikabhoginaḥ | dhanadānucarāyadvattathā līlāsamanvitāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 12.44
यत्र वीरा धनुर्हस्ताःशरसंधानकोविदाः । कुर्वंति तत्र राजानं सुहृष्टं सुमदाभिधम्
yatra vīrā dhanurhastāḥśarasaṃdhānakovidāḥ | kurvaṃti tatra rājānaṃ suhṛṣṭaṃ sumadābhidham
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 12.45
एवंविधं ददर्शासौ नगरं दूरतः प्रभुः । पार्श्वे तस्य पुरश्रेष्ठमुद्यानं शोभयान्वितम्
evaṃvidhaṃ dadarśāsau nagaraṃ dūrataḥ prabhuḥ | pārśve tasya puraśreṣṭhamudyānaṃ śobhayānvitam
Such a city did that lord behold from afar; and beside that finest of cities, a garden endowed with beauty.
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PdP 5 12.46
पुन्नागैर्नागचंपैश्च तिलकैर्देवदारुभिः । अशोकैः पाटलैश्चूतैर्मंदारैःकोविदारकैः
punnāgairnāgacaṃpaiśca tilakairdevadārubhiḥ | aśokaiḥ pāṭalaiścūtairmaṃdāraiḥkovidārakaiḥ
(adorned) with punnāga trees and nāga-campakas, with tilakas and deodars, with aśokas, pāṭalas, mangoes, with mandāras and kovidāras,
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PdP 5 12.47
आम्रजंबुकदंबैश्च प्रियालपनसैस्तथा । शालैस्तालैस्तमालैश्च मल्लिकाजातियूथिभिः
āmrajaṃbukadaṃbaiśca priyālapanasaistathā | śālaistālaistamālaiśca mallikājātiyūthibhiḥ
And with mangoes, rose-apples and kadambas, and likewise with priyāla and jackfruit trees, with śāla trees, palms and tamālas, and with mallikā, jāti and yūthī jasmines,
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PdP 5 12.48
नीपैः कदंबैर्बकुलैश्चंपकैर्मदनादिभिः । शोभितं सददर्शाथशत्रुघ्नःपरवीरहा
nīpaiḥ kadaṃbairbakulaiścaṃpakairmadanādibhiḥ | śobhitaṃ sadadarśāthaśatrughnaḥparavīrahā
Then Śatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes, saw (that forest) adorned with nīpa, kadamba, bakula and campaka trees, with madana and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.49
हयोगतस्तद्वनमध्यदेशे । तमालतालादि सुशोभिते वै । ययौ ततः पृष्ठत एव वीरो । धनुर्धरैः सेवितपादपद्मः
hayogatastadvanamadhyadeśe | tamālatālādi suśobhite vai | yayau tataḥ pṛṣṭhata eva vīro | dhanurdharaiḥ sevitapādapadmaḥ
The horse went into the middle region of that forest, which was beautifully adorned with tamāla and palm trees and the rest; and the hero then followed right behind it, his lotus feet attended by bearers of bows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.50
ददर्श त रचितं देवायतनमद्भुतम् । इंद्रनीलैश्च वैडूर्यैस्तथा मारकतैरपि
dadarśa ta racitaṃ devāyatanamadbhutam | iṃdranīlaiśca vaiḍūryaistathā mārakatairapi
There he saw a marvellous temple of the god, fashioned with sapphires and with cat's-eye gems, and with emeralds as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.51
शोभितं सुरसेवार्हं कैलासप्रस्थसन्निभम् । जातरूपमयैः स्तंभैःशोभितं सद्मनां वरम्
śobhitaṃ surasevārhaṃ kailāsaprasthasannibham | jātarūpamayaiḥ staṃbhaiḥśobhitaṃ sadmanāṃ varam
(It was) adorned (with these), fit for the service of the gods, resembling a plateau of Kailāsa; adorned with pillars made of gold, the best of dwellings.
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PdP 5 12.52
दृष्ट्वातद्रघुनाथस्य भ्राता देवालयं वरम् । पप्रच्छ सुमतिं स्वीयं मंत्रिणं वदतांवरम्
dṛṣṭvātadraghunāthasya bhrātā devālayaṃ varam | papraccha sumatiṃ svīyaṃ maṃtriṇaṃ vadatāṃvaram
Having seen that excellent temple, the brother of the Lord of the Raghus asked his own minister Sumati, best of speakers.
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PdP 5 12.53
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। वदामात्य वरेदं किं कस्यदेवस्य केतनम् । का देवता पूज्यतेऽत्र कस्य हेतोः स्थितानघ
śatrughna uvāca| vadāmātya varedaṃ kiṃ kasyadevasya ketanam | kā devatā pūjyate'tra kasya hetoḥ sthitānagha
Śatrughna said: Tell (me), best of ministers — what is this? Whose god's temple is it? Which deity is worshipped here, and for what reason does it stand, O sinless one?
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PdP 5 12.54
एवमाकर्ण्य यथावदिहसर्वशः
evamākarṇya yathāvadihasarvaśaḥ
Having heard this, (the minister spoke) here exactly as it was, in full:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 12.55
कामाक्षायाः परं स्थानं विद्धि विश्वैकशर्मदम् । यस्या दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वसिद्धिः प्रजापते
kāmākṣāyāḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ viddhi viśvaikaśarmadam | yasyā darśanamātreṇa sarvasiddhiḥ prajāpate
Know (this) to be the supreme abode of Kāmākṣī, the one giver of well-being to the universe, by the mere sight of whom (comes) all attainment, O Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.56
देवासुरास्तु यां स्तुत्वा नत्वा प्राप्ताखिलां श्रियम् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां दात्री भक्तानुकंपिनी
devāsurāstu yāṃ stutvā natvā prāptākhilāṃ śriyam | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ dātrī bhaktānukaṃpinī
The gods and demons, having praised her and bowed to her, obtained every prosperity; she is the giver of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation, compassionate to her devotees.
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PdP 5 12.57
याचिता सुमदेनात्राहिच्छत्रा पतिना पुरा । स्थिता करोति सकलं भक्तानां दुःखहारिणी
yācitā sumadenātrāhicchatrā patinā purā | sthitā karoti sakalaṃ bhaktānāṃ duḥkhahāriṇī
Entreated here formerly by Sumada, the lord of Ahicchatrā, she remains (here) and accomplishes everything, removing the sorrows of her devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.58
तां नमस्कुरु शत्रुघ्न सर्ववीर शिरोमणे । नत्वाशु सिद्धिं प्राप्नोषि ससुरासुरदुर्ल्लभाम्
tāṃ namaskuru śatrughna sarvavīra śiromaṇe | natvāśu siddhiṃ prāpnoṣi sasurāsuradurllabhām
Bow to her, Śatrughna, O crest-jewel among all heroes; having bowed, you will swiftly gain the attainment that is hard to win even for gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.59
इति श्रुत्वाथ तद्वाक्यं शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुतापनः । पप्रच्छ सकलां वार्तां भवान्याः पुरुषर्षभः
iti śrutvātha tadvākyaṃ śatrughnaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ | papraccha sakalāṃ vārtāṃ bhavānyāḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
Then, having heard that speech of his, Śatrughna, the scorcher of foes, that bull among men, asked the whole account of Bhavānī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.60
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। कोऽहिच्छत्रापती राजा सुमदः किं तपः कृतम् । येनेयं सर्वलोकानां माता तुष्टात्र संस्थिता
śatrughna uvāca| ko'hicchatrāpatī rājā sumadaḥ kiṃ tapaḥ kṛtam | yeneyaṃ sarvalokānāṃ mātā tuṣṭātra saṃsthitā
Śatrughna said: Who was that king Sumada, the lord of Ahicchatrā? What austerity did he perform, by which this Mother of all the worlds, being pleased, took her seat here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.61
वद सर्वं महामात्य नानार्थपरिबृंहितम् । यथावत्त्वं हि जानासि तस्माद्वद महामते
vada sarvaṃ mahāmātya nānārthaparibṛṃhitam | yathāvattvaṃ hi jānāsi tasmādvada mahāmate
Tell it all, great minister, filled out with its many matters; for you know it as it is—therefore tell it, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.62
सुमतिरुवाच। हेमकूटो गिरिः पूतः सर्वदेवोपशोभितः । तत्रास्ति तीर्थं विमलमृषिवृंदसुसेवितम्
sumatiruvāca| hemakūṭo giriḥ pūtaḥ sarvadevopaśobhitaḥ | tatrāsti tīrthaṃ vimalamṛṣivṛṃdasusevitam
Sumati said: There is a pure mountain, Hemakūṭa, adorned by all the gods; there is a spotless holy bathing-place there, well frequented by throngs of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.63
सुमदो हि तपस्तेपे हतमातृपितृप्रजः । अरिभिः सर्वसामंतैर्जगाम तपसे हि तम्
sumado hi tapastepe hatamātṛpitṛprajaḥ | aribhiḥ sarvasāmaṃtairjagāma tapase hi tam
For Sumada practised austerity, his mother, father and offspring having been slain by his enemies, by all the vassal (kings); he went to that (place) for austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 12.64
वर्षाणि त्रीणि सपदा त्वेकेन मनसा स्मरन् । जगतां मातरं दध्यौ नासाग्रस्तिमितेक्षणः
varṣāṇi trīṇi sapadā tvekena manasā smaran | jagatāṃ mātaraṃ dadhyau nāsāgrastimitekṣaṇaḥ
For three years, on one foot, remembering with a single mind, he meditated on the Mother of the worlds, his gaze fixed motionless on the tip of his nose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.65
वर्षाणि त्रीणि शुष्काणां पर्णानां भक्षणं चरन् । चकार परमुग्रं स तपः परमदुश्चरम्
varṣāṇi trīṇi śuṣkāṇāṃ parṇānāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ caran | cakāra paramugraṃ sa tapaḥ paramaduścaram
For three years, taking as food (only) dry leaves, he performed that most fierce austerity, extremely hard to carry out.
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PdP 5 12.66
अब्दानि त्रीणि सलिले शीतकाले ममज्ज सः । ग्रीष्मे चचार पंचाग्नीन्प्रावृट्सु जलदोन्मुखः
abdāni trīṇi salile śītakāle mamajja saḥ | grīṣme cacāra paṃcāgnīnprāvṛṭsu jaladonmukhaḥ
For three years he immersed himself in water in the cold season; in the hot season he practised the five fires, and in the rains he stood facing the clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.67
त्रीणि वर्षाणि पवनं संरुध्य स्वांतगोचरम् । भवानीं संस्मरन्धीरो न च किंचन पश्यति
trīṇi varṣāṇi pavanaṃ saṃrudhya svāṃtagocaram | bhavānīṃ saṃsmarandhīro na ca kiṃcana paśyati
For three years, restraining the breath that ranges within him, that steadfast one, remembering Bhavānī, saw nothing at all.
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PdP 5 12.68
वर्षे तु द्वादशेऽतीते दृष्ट्वैतत्परमं तपः । विभाव्य मनसातीव शक्रः पस्पर्ध तं भयात्
varṣe tu dvādaśe'tīte dṛṣṭvaitatparamaṃ tapaḥ | vibhāvya manasātīva śakraḥ paspardha taṃ bhayāt
But when the twelfth year had passed, seeing this supreme austerity and pondering it deeply in his mind, Śakra, out of fear, contended with him.
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PdP 5 12.69
आदिदेश सकामं तु परिवारपरीवृतम् । अप्सरोभिः सुसंयुक्तं ब्रह्मेंद्रादिजयोद्यतम्
ādideśa sakāmaṃ tu parivāraparīvṛtam | apsarobhiḥ susaṃyuktaṃ brahmeṃdrādijayodyatam
He gave orders to Kāma, who was surrounded by his retinue, well accompanied by Apsarases, and ready to conquer Brahmā, Indra and the rest.
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PdP 5 12.70
गच्छ कामसखे मह्यं प्रियमाचर मोहन । सुमदस्य तपोविघ्नं समाचर यथा भवेत्
gaccha kāmasakhe mahyaṃ priyamācara mohana | sumadasya tapovighnaṃ samācara yathā bhavet
"Go, friend Kāma; do me a favour, O bewilderer; act so that an obstruction to Sumada's austerity may come about."
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PdP 5 12.71
इति श्रुत्वा महद्वाक्यं तुरासाहः स्वयंप्रभुः । उवाच विश्वविजये प्रौढगर्वो रघूद्वह
iti śrutvā mahadvākyaṃ turāsāhaḥ svayaṃprabhuḥ | uvāca viśvavijaye prauḍhagarvo raghūdvaha
Having heard this great speech of Turāsāha (Indra), the self-sovereign one, he spoke—swollen with pride at his conquest of the universe, O scion of Raghu.
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PdP 5 12.72
काम उवाच। स्वामिन्कोऽसौ हि सुमदः किं तपः स्वल्पकं पुनः । ब्रह्मादीनां तपोभंगं करोम्यस्य तु का कथा
kāma uvāca| svāminko'sau hi sumadaḥ kiṃ tapaḥ svalpakaṃ punaḥ | brahmādīnāṃ tapobhaṃgaṃ karomyasya tu kā kathā
Kāma said: Master, who is this Sumada? And what is his paltry austerity? I break the austerities of Brahmā and the others—what talk can there be of his?
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PdP 5 12.73
मद्बाणबलनिर्भिन्नश्चंद्रस्तारां गतः पुरा । त्वमप्यहल्यां गतवान्विश्वामित्रस्तु मेनिकाम्
madbāṇabalanirbhinnaścaṃdrastārāṃ gataḥ purā | tvamapyahalyāṃ gatavānviśvāmitrastu menikām
Pierced by the force of my arrow, the Moon formerly went to Tārā; you too went to Ahalyā, and Viśvāmitra to Menakā.
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PdP 5 12.74
चिंतां मा कुरु देवेंद्र सेवके मयि संस्थिते । एष गच्छामि सुमदं देवान्पालय मारिष
ciṃtāṃ mā kuru deveṃdra sevake mayi saṃsthite | eṣa gacchāmi sumadaṃ devānpālaya māriṣa
Do not worry, lord of the gods, while I your servant stand ready; here I go to Sumada—protect the gods, honoured sir.
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PdP 5 12.75
एवमुक्त्वा कामदेवो हेमकूटं गिरिं ययौ । वसंतेन युतः सख्या तथैवाप्सरसांगणैः
evamuktvā kāmadevo hemakūṭaṃ giriṃ yayau | vasaṃtena yutaḥ sakhyā tathaivāpsarasāṃgaṇaiḥ
Having said this, Kāmadeva went to the mountain Hemakūṭa, accompanied by his friend Vasanta (Spring) and likewise by troops of apsarases.
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PdP 5 12.76
वसंतस्तत्र सकलान्वृक्षान्पुष्पफलैर्युतान् । कोकिलान्षट्पदश्रेण्या घुष्टानाशु चकार ह
vasaṃtastatra sakalānvṛkṣānpuṣpaphalairyutān | kokilānṣaṭpadaśreṇyā ghuṣṭānāśu cakāra ha
There Vasanta at once made all the trees laden with flowers and fruits, and the cuckoos resounding, along with swarms of bees.
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PdP 5 12.77
वायुः सुशीतलो वाति दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रितः । कृतमालासरित्तीर लवंगकुसुमान्वितः
vāyuḥ suśītalo vāti dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritaḥ | kṛtamālāsarittīra lavaṃgakusumānvitaḥ
A very cool wind blows, keeping to the southern quarter, (coming) from the bank of the Kṛtamālā river and bearing clove blossoms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 12.78
एवंविधे वने वृत्ते रंभानामाप्सरोवरा । सखीभिः संवृता तत्र जगाम सुमदांतिकम्
evaṃvidhe vane vṛtte raṃbhānāmāpsarovarā | sakhībhiḥ saṃvṛtā tatra jagāma sumadāṃtikam
When the forest had become of such a kind, the best of apsarases, named Rambhā, surrounded by her companions, went there into Sumada's presence.
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PdP 5 12.79
तत्रारभत गानं सा किन्नरस्वरशोभना । मृदंगपणवानेकवाद्यभेदविशारदा
tatrārabhata gānaṃ sā kinnarasvaraśobhanā | mṛdaṃgapaṇavānekavādyabhedaviśāradā
There she, lovely with a voice like a kinnara's, skilled in the many kinds of instruments such as the mṛdaṅga and the paṇava, began her song.
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PdP 5 12.80
तद्गानमाकर्ण्य नराधिपोऽसौ । वसंतमालोक्य मनोहरं च । तथान्यपुष्टारटितं मनोरमं । चकार चक्षुः परिवर्तनं बुधः
tadgānamākarṇya narādhipo'sau | vasaṃtamālokya manoharaṃ ca | tathānyapuṣṭāraṭitaṃ manoramaṃ | cakāra cakṣuḥ parivartanaṃ budhaḥ
Hearing that song, and beholding the charming springtime and likewise the delightful crying of the cuckoo, that wise ruler of men turned his eyes (toward it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 12.81
तं प्रबुद्धं नृपं वीक्ष्य कामः पुष्पायुधस्त्वरन् । चकार सत्वरं सज्यं धनुस्तत्पृष्ठतोऽनघ
taṃ prabuddhaṃ nṛpaṃ vīkṣya kāmaḥ puṣpāyudhastvaran | cakāra satvaraṃ sajyaṃ dhanustatpṛṣṭhato'nagha
Seeing that king aroused, Kāma, whose weapon is flowers, hastily and swiftly strung his bow behind him, O sinless one.
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PdP 5 12.82
एकाप्सरास्तत्र नृपस्य पादयोः । संवाहनं नर्तितनेत्रपल्लवा । चकार चान्या तु कटाक्षमोक्षणं । चकार काचिद्भृशमंगचेष्टितम्
ekāpsarāstatra nṛpasya pādayoḥ | saṃvāhanaṃ nartitanetrapallavā | cakāra cānyā tu kaṭākṣamokṣaṇaṃ | cakāra kācidbhṛśamaṃgaceṣṭitam
There one apsaras, her tender eyes dancing, massaged the king's feet; another cast sidelong glances; and some one made much play with her limbs.
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PdP 5 12.83
अप्सरोभिस्तथाकीर्णः कामविह्वलमानसः । चिंतयामास मतिमाञ्जितेंद्रियशिरोमणिः
apsarobhistathākīrṇaḥ kāmavihvalamānasaḥ | ciṃtayāmāsa matimāñjiteṃdriyaśiromaṇiḥ
Thus thronged about by the apsarases, his mind agitated by desire, the intelligent one, the crest-jewel of those who have conquered their senses, reflected:
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PdP 5 12.84
एता मे तपसो विघ्नकारिण्योऽप्सरसां वराः । शक्रेण प्रेषिताः सर्वाः करिष्यंति यथातथम्
etā me tapaso vighnakāriṇyo'psarasāṃ varāḥ | śakreṇa preṣitāḥ sarvāḥ kariṣyaṃti yathātatham
"These excellent apsarases are obstructors of my austerity; all of them have been sent by Śakra, and they will do (their work) exactly (as told)."
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PdP 5 12.85
इति संचिंत्य सुतपास्ता उवाच वरांगनाः । का यूयं कुत्र संस्थाः किं भवतीनां चिकीर्षितम्
iti saṃciṃtya sutapāstā uvāca varāṃganāḥ | kā yūyaṃ kutra saṃsthāḥ kiṃ bhavatīnāṃ cikīrṣitam
Having thus reflected, Sutapas said to those lovely women: "Who are you? Where do you dwell? What is it that you ladies wish to do?
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PdP 5 12.86
अत्यद्भुतं जातमहो यद्भवत्योऽक्षिगोचराः । यास्तपोभिः सुदुष्प्राप्यास्ता मे तपस आगताः
atyadbhutaṃ jātamaho yadbhavatyo'kṣigocarāḥ | yāstapobhiḥ suduṣprāpyāstā me tapasa āgatāḥ
"Ah, a most wondrous thing has happened, that you ladies have come within sight of my eyes—you who are very hard to obtain even by austerities have come (as the fruit) of my austerity."
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