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Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 13

PdP 5 13.1

शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य सुमदस्य तपोनिधेः । जगदुः कामसेनास्तं रंभाद्यप्सरसो मुदा

śeṣa uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya sumadasya taponidheḥ | jagaduḥ kāmasenāstaṃ raṃbhādyapsaraso mudā

Śeṣa said: Hearing this speech of Sumada, that treasury of austerity, the apsarases Rambhā and the rest, the army of Kāma, spoke to him with joy:

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PdP 5 13.2

त्वत्तपोभिर्वयं कांत प्राप्ताः सर्ववरांगनाः । तासां यौवनसर्वस्वं भुंक्ष्व त्यज तपःफलम्

tvattapobhirvayaṃ kāṃta prāptāḥ sarvavarāṃganāḥ | tāsāṃ yauvanasarvasvaṃ bhuṃkṣva tyaja tapaḥphalam

"By your austerities, beloved, we have all been obtained as excellent women; enjoy the whole treasure of their youth, spend the fruit of your austerity.

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PdP 5 13.3

इयं घृताची सुभगा चंपकाभशरीरभृत् । कर्पूरगंधललितं भुनक्तु त्वन्मुखामृतम्

iyaṃ ghṛtācī subhagā caṃpakābhaśarīrabhṛt | karpūragaṃdhalalitaṃ bhunaktu tvanmukhāmṛtam

"This is Ghṛtācī, the fortunate one, bearing a body like a campaka blossom; let her enjoy the nectar of your mouth, made lovely with the fragrance of camphor.

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PdP 5 13.4

एतां महाभाग सुशोभिविभ्रमां । मनोहरांगीं घनपीनसत्कुचाम् । कांतोपभुंक्ष्वाशु निजोग्रपुण्यतः । प्राप्तां पुनस्त्वं त्यज दुःखजातम्

etāṃ mahābhāga suśobhivibhramāṃ | manoharāṃgīṃ ghanapīnasatkucām | kāṃtopabhuṃkṣvāśu nijograpuṇyataḥ | prāptāṃ punastvaṃ tyaja duḥkhajātam

"O greatly fortunate one, enjoy at once this beautifully graceful woman, charming of limb, with firm full lovely breasts, obtained, beloved, through your own fierce merit; and give up the mass of your suffering.

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PdP 5 13.5

मामप्यनर्घ्याभरणोपशोभितां । मंदारमालापरिशोभिवक्षसम् । नानारताख्यानविचारचंचुरां । दृढं यथा स्यात्परिरंभणं कुरु

māmapyanarghyābharaṇopaśobhitāṃ | maṃdāramālāpariśobhivakṣasam | nānāratākhyānavicāracaṃcurāṃ | dṛḍhaṃ yathā syātpariraṃbhaṇaṃ kuru

"And embrace me too—adorned with priceless ornaments, my breast beautiful with a garland of mandāra flowers, expert in discoursing on the many tales of love—embrace me tightly, as it should be.

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PdP 5 13.6

पिबामृतं मामकवक्त्रनिर्गतं । विमानमारुह्य वरं मया सह । सुमेरुशृंगं बहुपुण्यसेवितं । संप्राप्य भोगं कुरु सत्तपः फलम्

pibāmṛtaṃ māmakavaktranirgataṃ | vimānamāruhya varaṃ mayā saha | sumeruśṛṃgaṃ bahupuṇyasevitaṃ | saṃprāpya bhogaṃ kuru sattapaḥ phalam

"Drink the nectar that comes forth from my mouth; mount the excellent aerial car with me, and reaching the peak of Sumeru, frequented by the greatly meritorious, take your enjoyment—make (that) the fruit of your good austerity.

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PdP 5 13.7

तिलोत्तमा यौवनरूपशोभिता । गृह्णातु ते मूर्धनि तापवारणम् । सुचामरौ संततधारयांकितौ । गंगाप्रवाहाविव सुंदरोत्तम

tilottamā yauvanarūpaśobhitā | gṛhṇātu te mūrdhani tāpavāraṇam | sucāmarau saṃtatadhārayāṃkitau | gaṃgāpravāhāviva suṃdarottama

"Let Tilottamā, radiant with youth and beauty, hold above your head the warding-off of heat: two fine yak-tail fans marked with continuous streams, like the currents of the Gaṅgā, O most handsome one.

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PdP 5 13.8

शृणुष्व भोः कामकथां मनोहरां । पिबामृतं देवगणादिवांछितम् । उद्यानमासाद्य च नंदनाभिधं । वरांगनाभिर्विहरं कुरु प्रभो

śṛṇuṣva bhoḥ kāmakathāṃ manoharāṃ | pibāmṛtaṃ devagaṇādivāṃchitam | udyānamāsādya ca naṃdanābhidhaṃ | varāṃganābhirviharaṃ kuru prabho

"Listen, sir, to the charming tale of love; drink the nectar desired even by the hosts of gods; and reaching the garden called Nandana, take your pleasure with these lovely women, O lord."

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PdP 5 13.9

इत्युक्तमाकर्ण्य महामतिर्नृपो । विचारयामास कुतो ह्युपस्थिताः । मया सुसृष्टास्तपसा सुरांगनाः । प्रत्यूह एवात्र विधेयमेष किम्

ityuktamākarṇya mahāmatirnṛpo | vicārayāmāsa kuto hyupasthitāḥ | mayā susṛṣṭāstapasā surāṃganāḥ | pratyūha evātra vidheyameṣa kim

Hearing this said, the king of great mind reflected: "Whence indeed have these divine women appeared, who were well produced by me through my austerity? This here is nothing but an obstacle — what is to be done about it?"

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PdP 5 13.10

इति चिंतातुरो राजा स्वांते संचिंतयन्सुधीः । जगाद मतिमान्वीरः सुमदो देवताङ्गनाः

iti ciṃtāturo rājā svāṃte saṃciṃtayansudhīḥ | jagāda matimānvīraḥ sumado devatāṅganāḥ

Thus troubled with anxiety, the wise king, pondering within himself, the intelligent hero spoke: "O women of the gods,"

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PdP 5 13.11

यूयं तु ममचित्तस्था जगन्मातृस्वरूपकाः । मया संचिंत्यते या हि सापि त्वद्रूपिणी मता

yūyaṃ tu mamacittasthā jaganmātṛsvarūpakāḥ | mayā saṃciṃtyate yā hi sāpi tvadrūpiṇī matā

"but you dwell in my mind, having the very form of the Mother of the world; for whatever (woman) is thought of by me, she too is held to be of your form."

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PdP 5 13.12

इदं तुच्छं स्वर्गसुखं त्वयोक्तं सविकल्पकम् । मत्स्वामिनी मया भक्त्या सेविता दास्यते वरम्

idaṃ tucchaṃ svargasukhaṃ tvayoktaṃ savikalpakam | matsvāminī mayā bhaktyā sevitā dāsyate varam

"This heavenly pleasure that you have spoken of is trifling and subject to alternatives; my Mistress, served by me with devotion, will grant a boon."

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PdP 5 13.13

यत्कृपातो विधिः सत्यलोकं प्राप्तो महानभूत् । सा मे दास्यति सर्वं हि भक्तदुःखांतकारिणी

yatkṛpāto vidhiḥ satyalokaṃ prāpto mahānabhūt | sā me dāsyati sarvaṃ hi bhaktaduḥkhāṃtakāriṇī

"She by whose grace the Ordainer (Brahmā) attained the Satyaloka and became great — she will give me everything, for she puts an end to the sorrow of her devotees."

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PdP 5 13.14

किं नंदनं किं तु गिरिः कनकेन सुमण्डितः । किं सुधा स्वल्पपुण्येन प्राप्या दानवदुःखदा

kiṃ naṃdanaṃ kiṃ tu giriḥ kanakena sumaṇḍitaḥ | kiṃ sudhā svalpapuṇyena prāpyā dānavaduḥkhadā

"What is the Nandana grove? What is a mountain well adorned with gold? What is the nectar, to be obtained by a little merit and bringing sorrow to the demons?"

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PdP 5 13.15

इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य कामस्तु विविधैः शरैः । प्राहरन्नरदेवस्य कर्तुं किंचिन्न वै प्रभुः

iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya kāmastu vividhaiḥ śaraiḥ | prāharannaradevasya kartuṃ kiṃcinna vai prabhuḥ

Hearing this speech, Kāma struck at the king of men with his various arrows, but he was not able to do anything at all.

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PdP 5 13.16

कटाक्षैर्नूपुरारावैः परिरंभैर्विलोकनैः । न तस्य चित्तं विभ्रांतं कर्तुं शक्ता वरांगनाः

kaṭākṣairnūpurārāvaiḥ pariraṃbhairvilokanaiḥ | na tasya cittaṃ vibhrāṃtaṃ kartuṃ śaktā varāṃganāḥ

With sidelong glances, with the jingling of anklets, with embraces, with gazes, the lovely women were not able to make his mind waver.

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PdP 5 13.17

गत्वा यथागतं शक्रं जगदुर्धीरधीर्नृपः । तच्छ्रुत्वा मघवा भीतः सेवामारभतात्मनः

gatvā yathāgataṃ śakraṃ jagadurdhīradhīrnṛpaḥ | tacchrutvā maghavā bhītaḥ sevāmārabhatātmanaḥ

Going back the way they had come, they told Śakra of the king of steadfast mind; hearing that, Maghavan was afraid and began his own worship (of the Goddess).

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PdP 5 13.18

अथ निश्चितमालोक्य पादपद्मे स्वकेंऽबिका । जितेंद्रियं महाराजं प्रत्यक्षाभूत्सुतोषिता

atha niścitamālokya pādapadme svakeṃ'bikā | jiteṃdriyaṃ mahārājaṃ pratyakṣābhūtsutoṣitā

Then Ambikā, seeing the great king, master of his senses, fixed firmly upon her own lotus feet, was well pleased and became manifest (before him).

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PdP 5 13.19

पंचास्यपृष्ठललिता पाशांकुशधरावरा । धनुर्बाणधरा माता जगत्पावनपावनी

paṃcāsyapṛṣṭhalalitā pāśāṃkuśadharāvarā | dhanurbāṇadharā mātā jagatpāvanapāvanī

Gracefully (seated) on the back of a lion, holding the noose and the goad, the excellent one, bearing bow and arrow — the Mother, purifier of the purifiers of the world.

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PdP 5 13.20

तां वीक्ष्य मातरं धीमान्सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभाम् । धनुर्बाणसृणीपाशान्दधानां हर्षमाप्तवान्

tāṃ vīkṣya mātaraṃ dhīmānsūryakoṭisamaprabhām | dhanurbāṇasṛṇīpāśāndadhānāṃ harṣamāptavān

Seeing that Mother, whose radiance equalled ten million suns, bearing bow, arrow, goad and noose, the wise one attained joy.

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PdP 5 13.21

शिरसा बहुशो नत्वा मातरं भक्तिभाविताम् । हसंतीं निजदेहेषु स्पृशंतीं पाणिना मुहुः

śirasā bahuśo natvā mātaraṃ bhaktibhāvitām | hasaṃtīṃ nijadeheṣu spṛśaṃtīṃ pāṇinā muhuḥ

Having bowed many times with his head to the Mother, who was made present by his devotion, smiling, and again and again touching his limbs with her hand —

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PdP 5 13.22

तुष्टाव भक्त्युत्कलितचित्तवृत्तिर्महामतिः । गद्गदस्वरसंयुक्तः कंटकांगोपशोभितः

tuṣṭāva bhaktyutkalitacittavṛttirmahāmatiḥ | gadgadasvarasaṃyuktaḥ kaṃṭakāṃgopaśobhitaḥ

— the man of great mind praised (her), the workings of his mind swelling with devotion, his voice choked, his body adorned with bristling hair.

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PdP 5 13.23

जय देवि महादेवि भक्तवृंदैकसेविते । ब्रह्मरुद्रादिदेवेंद्र सेवितांघ्रियुगेऽनघे

jaya devi mahādevi bhaktavṛṃdaikasevite | brahmarudrādideveṃdra sevitāṃghriyuge'naghe

"Victory to you, Goddess, great Goddess, served by the throngs of devotees alone; O faultless one, whose pair of feet is served by Brahmā, Rudra and the other gods and by the lord of the gods!"

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PdP 5 13.24

मातस्तव कलाविद्धमेतद्भाति चराचरम् । त्वदृते नास्ति सर्वं तन्मातर्भद्रे नमोस्तु ते

mātastava kalāviddhametadbhāti carācaram | tvadṛte nāsti sarvaṃ tanmātarbhadre namostu te

"Mother, this world of moving and unmoving things shines through being pervaded by a portion of you. Apart from you the whole is not; therefore, Mother, gracious one, homage be to you."

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PdP 5 13.25

मही त्वयाऽधारशक्त्या स्थापिता चलतीह न । सपर्वतवनोद्यान दिग्गजैरुपशोभिता

mahī tvayā'dhāraśaktyā sthāpitā calatīha na | saparvatavanodyāna diggajairupaśobhitā

"The earth, set in place by you as the supporting power, does not move here, adorned as it is with mountains, forests and gardens and with the elephants of the quarters."

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PdP 5 13.26

सूर्यस्तपति खे तीक्ष्णैरंशुभिः प्रतपन्महीम् । त्वच्छक्त्या वसुधासंस्थं रसं गृह्णन्विमुंचति

sūryastapati khe tīkṣṇairaṃśubhiḥ pratapanmahīm | tvacchaktyā vasudhāsaṃsthaṃ rasaṃ gṛhṇanvimuṃcati

"The sun burns in the sky, scorching the earth with his sharp rays; by your power he takes up the moisture that resides in the earth and releases it again."

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PdP 5 13.27

अंतर्बहिः स्थितो वह्निर्लोकानां प्रकरोतु शम् । त्वत्प्रतापान्महादेवि सुरासुरनमस्कृते

aṃtarbahiḥ sthito vahnirlokānāṃ prakarotu śam | tvatpratāpānmahādevi surāsuranamaskṛte

"May the fire that stands within and without bring well-being to the worlds, by your might, O great Goddess, saluted by gods and demons."

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PdP 5 13.28

त्वं विद्या त्वं महामाया विष्णोर्लोकैकपालिनः । स्वशक्त्या सृजसीदं त्वं पालयस्यपि मोहिनि

tvaṃ vidyā tvaṃ mahāmāyā viṣṇorlokaikapālinaḥ | svaśaktyā sṛjasīdaṃ tvaṃ pālayasyapi mohini

"You are knowledge, you are the great Māyā of Viṣṇu, the sole protector of the worlds; by your own power you create this (all), and you also protect it, O enchantress."

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PdP 5 13.29

त्वत्तः सर्वे सुराः प्राप्य सिद्धिं सुखमयंति वै । मां पालय कृपानाथे वंदिते भक्तवल्लभे

tvattaḥ sarve surāḥ prāpya siddhiṃ sukhamayaṃti vai | māṃ pālaya kṛpānāthe vaṃdite bhaktavallabhe

From you all the gods, having gained (their) attainment, indeed go to happiness. Protect me, O mistress of compassion, O praised one, O beloved of (your) devotees.

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PdP 5 13.30

रक्ष मां सेवकं मातस्त्वदीयचरणारणम् । कुरु मे वांछितां सिद्धिं महापुरुषपूर्वजे

rakṣa māṃ sevakaṃ mātastvadīyacaraṇāraṇam | kuru me vāṃchitāṃ siddhiṃ mahāpuruṣapūrvaje

Protect me, (your) servant, O mother, one who has taken refuge at your feet; grant me the attainment I desire, O first-born of the Great Person.

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PdP 5 13.31

सुमतिरुवाच। एवं तुष्टा जगन्माता वृणीष्व वरमुत्तमम् । उवाच भक्तं सुमदं तपसा कृशदेहिनम्

sumatiruvāca| evaṃ tuṣṭā jaganmātā vṛṇīṣva varamuttamam | uvāca bhaktaṃ sumadaṃ tapasā kṛśadehinam

Sumati said: Thus pleased, the Mother of the world said to (her) devotee Sumada, whose body was emaciated by austerity, "Choose an excellent boon."

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PdP 5 13.32

इत्येतद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य प्रहृष्टः सुमदो नृपः । वव्रे निजं हृतं राज्यं हतदुर्जनकंटकम्

ityetadvākyamākarṇya prahṛṣṭaḥ sumado nṛpaḥ | vavre nijaṃ hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ hatadurjanakaṃṭakam

Having heard this speech, king Sumada, greatly delighted, chose his own kingdom that had been taken from him, with the thorn of the wicked destroyed;

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PdP 5 13.33

महेशीचरणद्वंद्वे भक्तिमव्यभिचारिणीम् । प्रांते मुक्तिं तु संसारवारिधेस्तारिणीं पुनः

maheśīcaraṇadvaṃdve bhaktimavyabhicāriṇīm | prāṃte muktiṃ tu saṃsāravāridhestāriṇīṃ punaḥ

and unwavering devotion to the pair of feet of the Great Goddess, and further, at the end, liberation, which carries (one) across the ocean of transmigration.

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PdP 5 13.34

कामाक्षोवाच। राज्यं प्राप्नुहि सुमद सर्वत्रहतकंटकम् । महिलारत्नसंजुष्टपादपद्मद्वयो भव

kāmākṣovāca| rājyaṃ prāpnuhi sumada sarvatrahatakaṃṭakam | mahilāratnasaṃjuṣṭapādapadmadvayo bhava

Kāmākṣī said: Obtain the kingdom, Sumada, with its thorns destroyed everywhere; become one whose two lotus-feet are attended by jewels among women.

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PdP 5 13.35

ततवैरिपराभूतिर्माभूयात्सुमदाभिध । यदा तु रावणं हत्वा रघुनाथो महायशाः

tatavairiparābhūtirmābhūyātsumadābhidha | yadā tu rāvaṇaṃ hatvā raghunātho mahāyaśāḥ

Let there be no defeat by enemies for you, O you named Sumada. But when the greatly famed Lord of the Raghus, having slain Rāvaṇa,

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PdP 5 13.36

करिष्यत्यश्वमेधं हि सर्वसंभारशोभितम् । तस्य भ्राता महावीरः शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा

kariṣyatyaśvamedhaṃ hi sarvasaṃbhāraśobhitam | tasya bhrātā mahāvīraḥ śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā

performs the horse-sacrifice, resplendent with all its appurtenances, then his brother, the great hero Śatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes,

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PdP 5 13.37

पालयन्हयमायास्यत्यत्र वीरादिभिर्वृतः । तस्मै सर्वं समर्प्य त्वं राज्यमृद्धं धनादिकम्

pālayanhayamāyāsyatyatra vīrādibhirvṛtaḥ | tasmai sarvaṃ samarpya tvaṃ rājyamṛddhaṃ dhanādikam

guarding the horse, will come here, surrounded by warriors and the rest; and you, having presented everything to him — the prosperous kingdom, wealth and the rest —

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PdP 5 13.38

पालयिष्यसि योधैः स्वैर्धनुर्धारिभिरुद्भटैः । ततः पृथिव्यां सर्वत्र भ्रमिष्यसि महामते

pālayiṣyasi yodhaiḥ svairdhanurdhāribhirudbhaṭaiḥ | tataḥ pṛthivyāṃ sarvatra bhramiṣyasi mahāmate

will guard (the horse) with your own warriors, bow-bearing and formidable. Then you will roam everywhere over the earth, O greatly wise one.

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PdP 5 13.39

ततो रामं नमस्कृत्य ब्रह्मेंद्रेशादिसेवितम् । मुक्तिं प्राप्स्यसि दुष्प्रापां योगिभिर्यमसाधनैः

tato rāmaṃ namaskṛtya brahmeṃdreśādisevitam | muktiṃ prāpsyasi duṣprāpāṃ yogibhiryamasādhanaiḥ

Then, having bowed to Rāma, who is served by Brahmā, Indra, Śiva and the rest, you will attain liberation, hard to reach for yogins whose means is self-restraint.

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PdP 5 13.40

तावत्कालमिहस्थास्ये यावद्रामहयागमः । पश्चात्त्वां तु समुद्धृत्य गंतास्मि परमं पदम्

tāvatkālamihasthāsye yāvadrāmahayāgamaḥ | paścāttvāṃ tu samuddhṛtya gaṃtāsmi paramaṃ padam

I shall remain here just so long as until the coming of Rāma's horse; afterwards, having lifted you up, I shall go to the supreme abode.

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PdP 5 13.41

इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे देवी सुरासुरनमस्कृता । सुमदोऽप्यहिच्छत्रायां शत्रून्हत्वा नृपोऽभवत्

ityuktvāṃtardadhe devī surāsuranamaskṛtā | sumado'pyahicchatrāyāṃ śatrūnhatvā nṛpo'bhavat

Having said this, the Goddess, saluted by gods and demons, vanished; and Sumada too, having slain his enemies, became king in Ahicchatrā.

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PdP 5 13.42

एष राजा समर्थोऽपि बलवाहनसंयुतः । न ग्रहीष्यति ते वाहं महामायासुशिक्षितः

eṣa rājā samartho'pi balavāhanasaṃyutaḥ | na grahīṣyati te vāhaṃ mahāmāyāsuśikṣitaḥ

This king, though capable and possessed of army and mounts, will not seize your horse, being well instructed by Mahāmāyā.

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PdP 5 13.43

श्रुत्वा प्राप्तं पुरी पार्श्वे हयमेधहयोत्तमम् । त्वां च सर्वैर्महाराजैः सेवितांघ्रिं महामतिम्

śrutvā prāptaṃ purī pārśve hayamedhahayottamam | tvāṃ ca sarvairmahārājaiḥ sevitāṃghriṃ mahāmatim

Having heard that the finest horse of the horse-sacrifice has arrived beside (his) city, and (having heard) of you, the greatly wise one whose feet are served by all the great kings,

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PdP 5 13.44

सर्वं दास्यति सर्वज्ञ राजा सुमदनामधृक् । अधुनातन्महाराज रामचंद्र प्रतापतः

sarvaṃ dāsyati sarvajña rājā sumadanāmadhṛk | adhunātanmahārāja rāmacaṃdra pratāpataḥ

the king who bears the name Sumada will give everything, O all-knowing one. Now, great king, by the might of Rāmacandra —

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PdP 5 13.45

शेष उवाच। इति वृत्तं समाकर्ण्य सुमदस्य महायशाः । साधुसाध्विति चोवाच जहर्ष मतिमान्बली

śeṣa uvāca| iti vṛttaṃ samākarṇya sumadasya mahāyaśāḥ | sādhusādhviti covāca jaharṣa matimānbalī

Śeṣa said: Having heard this account of Sumada, the greatly famed, wise and mighty one said "Well done, well done!" and rejoiced.

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PdP 5 13.46

अहिच्छत्रापतिः सर्वैः स्वगणैः परिवारितः । सभायां सुखमास्ते यो बहुराजन्यसेवितः

ahicchatrāpatiḥ sarvaiḥ svagaṇaiḥ parivāritaḥ | sabhāyāṃ sukhamāste yo bahurājanyasevitaḥ

The lord of Ahicchatrā, surrounded by all his retinue, sits at ease in the assembly, served by many princes.

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PdP 5 13.47

ब्राह्मणा वेदविदुषो वैश्या धनसमृद्धयः । राजानं पर्युपासंते सुमदंशो भयान्वितम्

brāhmaṇā vedaviduṣo vaiśyā dhanasamṛddhayaḥ | rājānaṃ paryupāsaṃte sumadaṃśo bhayānvitam

Brahmins learned in the Veda and vaiśyas abounding in wealth attend upon the king Sumada, who is possessed of splendour.

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PdP 5 13.48

वेदविद्याविनोदेन न्यायिनो ब्राह्मणा वराः । आशीर्वदंति तं भूपं सर्वलोकैकरक्षकम्

vedavidyāvinodena nyāyino brāhmaṇā varāḥ | āśīrvadaṃti taṃ bhūpaṃ sarvalokaikarakṣakam

With the delight of Vedic learning, the foremost brahmins, versed in reasoning, bless that king, the sole protector of all the world.

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PdP 5 13.49

एतस्मिन्समये कश्चिदागत्य नृपतिं जगौ । स्वामिन्न जाने कस्यास्ति हयः पत्रधरोंऽतिके

etasminsamaye kaścidāgatya nṛpatiṃ jagau | svāminna jāne kasyāsti hayaḥ patradharoṃ'tike

At that moment someone came and said to the king: "Master, I do not know whose horse it is, standing near the letter-bearer."

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PdP 5 13.50

तच्छ्रुत्वा सेवकं श्रेष्ठं प्रेषयामास सत्वरः । जानीहि कस्य राज्ञोऽयमश्वो मम पुरांतिके

tacchrutvā sevakaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ preṣayāmāsa satvaraḥ | jānīhi kasya rājño'yamaśvo mama purāṃtike

Hearing that, he quickly sent his best servant: "Find out which king's horse this is, before my city."

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PdP 5 13.51

गत्वाथ सेवकस्तत्र ज्ञात्वा वृत्तांतमादितः । निवेदयामास नृपं महाराजन्यसेवितम्

gatvātha sevakastatra jñātvā vṛttāṃtamāditaḥ | nivedayāmāsa nṛpaṃ mahārājanyasevitam

Then the servant went there, learned the whole matter from the beginning, and reported to the king that (the horse) was attended by great warriors.

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PdP 5 13.52

स श्रुत्वा रघुनाथस्य हयं नित्यमनुस्मरन् । आज्ञापयामास जनं सर्वं राजाविशारदः

sa śrutvā raghunāthasya hayaṃ nityamanusmaran | ājñāpayāmāsa janaṃ sarvaṃ rājāviśāradaḥ

Hearing it, constantly recalling the horse of Raghunātha, the skilled king gave orders to all the people:

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PdP 5 13.53

लोका मदीयाः सर्वे ये धनधान्यसमाकुलाः । तोरणादीनि गेहेषु मंगलानि सृजंत्विह

lokā madīyāḥ sarve ye dhanadhānyasamākulāḥ | toraṇādīni geheṣu maṃgalāni sṛjaṃtviha

"All those people of mine who abound in wealth and grain—let them here set up arches and other auspicious things at their houses.

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PdP 5 13.54

कन्याः सहस्रशो रम्याः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः । गजोपरिसमारूढा यांतु शत्रुघ्नसंमुखम्

kanyāḥ sahasraśo ramyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | gajoparisamārūḍhā yāṃtu śatrughnasaṃmukham

Let lovely maidens by the thousands, adorned with every ornament, mounted upon elephants, go forth to meet Śatrughna."

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PdP 5 13.55

इत्यादिसर्वमाज्ञाप्य ययौ राजा स्वयं ततः । पुत्रपौत्रमहिष्यादिपरिवारसमावृतः

ityādisarvamājñāpya yayau rājā svayaṃ tataḥ | putrapautramahiṣyādiparivārasamāvṛtaḥ

Having given all these orders, the king himself then went forth, surrounded by his retinue of sons, grandsons, queens and the rest.

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PdP 5 13.56

शत्रुघ्नः सुमहामात्यैः सुभटैः पुष्कलादिभिः । संयुतो भूपतिं वीरं ददर्श सुमदाभिधम्

śatrughnaḥ sumahāmātyaiḥ subhaṭaiḥ puṣkalādibhiḥ | saṃyuto bhūpatiṃ vīraṃ dadarśa sumadābhidham

Śatrughna, together with his great ministers and with fine warriors such as Puṣkala, beheld the heroic king named Sumada—

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PdP 5 13.57

हस्तिभिः सादिसंयुक्तैः पत्तिभिः परतापनैः । वाजिभिर्भूषितैर्वीरैः संयुतं वीरशोभितम्

hastibhiḥ sādisaṃyuktaiḥ pattibhiḥ paratāpanaiḥ | vājibhirbhūṣitairvīraiḥ saṃyutaṃ vīraśobhitam

—accompanied by elephants with their riders, by foot-soldiers who scorch the foe, and by adorned horses and heroes, resplendent with heroes.

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PdP 5 13.58

अथागत्य महाराजः शत्रुघ्नं नतवान्मुदा । धन्योऽस्मि कृतकृत्योऽस्मि सत्कृतं च कृतं वपुः

athāgatya mahārājaḥ śatrughnaṃ natavānmudā | dhanyo'smi kṛtakṛtyo'smi satkṛtaṃ ca kṛtaṃ vapuḥ

Then the great king came and bowed to Śatrughna with joy: "I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose, and my body has been made worthy.

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PdP 5 13.59

इदं राज्यं गृहाणाशु महाराजोपशोभितम् । महामाणिक्यमुक्तादि महाधनसुपूरितम्

idaṃ rājyaṃ gṛhāṇāśu mahārājopaśobhitam | mahāmāṇikyamuktādi mahādhanasupūritam

Take at once this kingdom, adorned, O great king, well filled with great riches—great rubies, pearls and the rest.

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PdP 5 13.60

स्वामिंश्चिरं प्रतीक्षेऽहं हयस्यागमनं प्रति । कामाक्षाकथितं पूर्वं जातं संप्रति तत्तथा

svāmiṃściraṃ pratīkṣe'haṃ hayasyāgamanaṃ prati | kāmākṣākathitaṃ pūrvaṃ jātaṃ saṃprati tattathā

Master, long have I awaited the coming of the horse; what Kāmākṣā said before has now come about just so.

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PdP 5 13.61

विलोकय पुरं मह्यं कृतार्थान्कुरु मानवान् । पावयास्मत्कुलं सर्वं रामानुज महीपते

vilokaya puraṃ mahyaṃ kṛtārthānkuru mānavān | pāvayāsmatkulaṃ sarvaṃ rāmānuja mahīpate

Look upon my city, make its people fulfilled; purify our whole lineage, O younger brother of Rāma, O lord of the earth."

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PdP 5 13.62

इत्युक्त्वारोहयामास कुंजरं चंद्रसुप्रभम् । पुष्कलं च महावीरं तथा स्वयमथारुहत्

ityuktvārohayāmāsa kuṃjaraṃ caṃdrasuprabham | puṣkalaṃ ca mahāvīraṃ tathā svayamathāruhat

Having said this, he had (Śatrughna) mounted on an elephant bright as the moon, and the great hero Puṣkala too, and then he himself mounted.

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PdP 5 13.63

भेरीपणवतूर्याणां वीणादीनां स्वनस्तदा । व्याप्नोति स्म महाराज सुमदेन प्रणोदितः

bherīpaṇavatūryāṇāṃ vīṇādīnāṃ svanastadā | vyāpnoti sma mahārāja sumadena praṇoditaḥ

Then, O great king, the sound of kettledrums, small drums and trumpets, and of lutes and the rest, spread everywhere, set going by Sumada.

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PdP 5 13.64

कन्याः समागत्य महानरेंद्रं -। शत्रुघ्नमिंद्रादिकसेवितांघ्रिम् । करिस्थिता मौक्तिकवृंदसंघै-। र्वर्धापयामासुरिनप्रयुक्ताः

kanyāḥ samāgatya mahānareṃdraṃ -| śatrughnamiṃdrādikasevitāṃghrim | karisthitā mauktikavṛṃdasaṃghai-| rvardhāpayāmāsurinaprayuktāḥ

The maidens, seated on elephants, came up to the great lord of men Śatrughna, whose feet are served by Indra and the rest, and, appointed by the king, hailed him with showers of masses of pearls.

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PdP 5 13.65

शनैःशनैः समागत्य पुरीमध्ये जनैर्मुदा । वर्धापितो गृहं प्राप तोरणादिकभूषितम्

śanaiḥśanaiḥ samāgatya purīmadhye janairmudā | vardhāpito gṛhaṃ prāpa toraṇādikabhūṣitam

Coming very slowly into the midst of the city, hailed by the people with joy, he reached the house adorned with arches and the like.

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PdP 5 13.66

हयरत्नेन संयुक्तस्तथा वीरैः सुशोभितः । राज्ञा पुरस्कृतो राजा शत्रुघ्नः प्राप मंदिरम्

hayaratnena saṃyuktastathā vīraiḥ suśobhitaḥ | rājñā puraskṛto rājā śatrughnaḥ prāpa maṃdiram

Together with the jewel of a horse, and resplendent with heroes, King Śatrughna, honoured by the king who went before him, reached the palace.

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PdP 5 13.67

अर्घादिभिः पूजयित्वा रघुनाथानुजं तदा । सर्वं समर्पयामास रामचंद्राय धीमते

arghādibhiḥ pūjayitvā raghunāthānujaṃ tadā | sarvaṃ samarpayāmāsa rāmacaṃdrāya dhīmate

Then, having worshipped Raghunātha's younger brother with the guest-offering and the rest, he offered everything to the wise Rāmacandra.

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