Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 14
PdP 5 14.1
शेष उवाच। अथ स्वागतसंतुष्टं शत्रुघ्नं प्राह भूमिपः । रघुनाथकथां श्रेष्ठां शुश्रूषुः पुरुषर्षभः
śeṣa uvāca| atha svāgatasaṃtuṣṭaṃ śatrughnaṃ prāha bhūmipaḥ | raghunāthakathāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ śuśrūṣuḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
Śeṣa said: Then the king, that bull among men, wishing to hear the excellent tale of Raghunātha, spoke to Śatrughna, who was pleased with the welcome.
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PdP 5 14.2
सुमद उवाच। कच्चिदास्ते सुखं रामः सर्वलोकशिरोमणिः । भक्तरक्षावतारोऽयं ममानुग्रहकारकः
sumada uvāca| kaccidāste sukhaṃ rāmaḥ sarvalokaśiromaṇiḥ | bhaktarakṣāvatāro'yaṃ mamānugrahakārakaḥ
Sumada said: Is Rāma well, the crest-jewel of all the worlds, he who has descended (as an avatāra) for the protection of his devotees, the bestower of grace upon me?
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PdP 5 14.3
धन्या लोका इमे पुर्यां रघुनाथमुखांबुजम् । ये पिबंत्यनिशं चाक्षिपुटकैः परिमोदिताः
dhanyā lokā ime puryāṃ raghunāthamukhāṃbujam | ye pibaṃtyaniśaṃ cākṣipuṭakaiḥ parimoditāḥ
Blessed are these people in the city, who, greatly delighted, drink in ceaselessly with the cups of their eyes the lotus-face of Raghunātha.
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PdP 5 14.4
अर्थजातं मदीयं च नितरां पुरुषर्षभ । कृतार्थं कुलभूम्यादि वस्तुजातं महामते
arthajātaṃ madīyaṃ ca nitarāṃ puruṣarṣabha | kṛtārthaṃ kulabhūmyādi vastujātaṃ mahāmate
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PdP 5 14.5
कामाक्षया प्रसादो मे कृतः पूर्वं दयार्द्रया । रघुनाथमुखांभोजं द्रक्ष्येद्य सकुटुंबकः
kāmākṣayā prasādo me kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ dayārdrayā | raghunāthamukhāṃbhojaṃ drakṣyedya sakuṭuṃbakaḥ
"Formerly Kāmākṣī, softened with compassion, showed me her favor; today, together with my family, I shall behold the lotus face of Raghunātha."
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PdP 5 14.6
इत्युक्तवति वीरे तु सुमदे पार्थिवोत्तमे । सर्वं तत्कथयामास रघुनाथगुणोदयम्
ityuktavati vīre tu sumade pārthivottame | sarvaṃ tatkathayāmāsa raghunāthaguṇodayam
When the hero Sumada, best of kings, had spoken thus, (the other) related all of it — the unfolding of Raghunātha's virtues.
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PdP 5 14.7
त्रिरात्रं तत्र संस्थित्य रघुनाथानुजः परम् । गंतुं चकार धिषणां राज्ञा सह महामतिः
trirātraṃ tatra saṃsthitya raghunāthānujaḥ param | gaṃtuṃ cakāra dhiṣaṇāṃ rājñā saha mahāmatiḥ
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PdP 5 14.8
तज्ज्ञात्वा सुमदः शीघ्रं पुत्रं राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् । शत्रुघ्नेन महाराज्ञा पुष्कलेनानुमोदितः
tajjñātvā sumadaḥ śīghraṃ putraṃ rājye'bhyaṣecayat | śatrughnena mahārājñā puṣkalenānumoditaḥ
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PdP 5 14.9
वासांसि बहुरत्नानि धनानि विविधानि च । शत्रुघ्नसेवकेभ्योऽसौ प्रादात्तत्र महामतिः
vāsāṃsi bahuratnāni dhanāni vividhāni ca | śatrughnasevakebhyo'sau prādāttatra mahāmatiḥ
Garments, many jewels, and riches of various kinds — these that man of great wisdom gave there to Śatrughna's attendants.
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PdP 5 14.10
ततो गमनमारेभे मंत्रिभिर्बहुवित्तमैः । पत्तिभिर्वाजिभिर्नागैः सदश्वैरथ कोटिभिः
tato gamanamārebhe maṃtribhirbahuvittamaiḥ | pattibhirvājibhirnāgaiḥ sadaśvairatha koṭibhiḥ
Then he began the journey, together with ministers of great wealth, with foot-soldiers, horses and elephants, and with crores of fine steeds.
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PdP 5 14.11
शत्रुघ्नः सहितस्तेन सुमदेन धनुर्भृता । जगाम मार्गे विहसन्रघुनाथप्रतापभृत्
śatrughnaḥ sahitastena sumadena dhanurbhṛtā | jagāma mārge vihasanraghunāthapratāpabhṛt
Śatrughna, together with that bow-bearing Sumada, went along the road laughing, bearing the majesty of Raghunātha (Rāma).
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PdP 5 14.12
पयोष्णीतीरमासाद्य जगाम स हयोत्तमः । पृष्ठतोऽनुययुः सर्वे योधा वै हयरक्षिणः
payoṣṇītīramāsādya jagāma sa hayottamaḥ | pṛṣṭhato'nuyayuḥ sarve yodhā vai hayarakṣiṇaḥ
Having reached the bank of the Payoṣṇī, that excellent horse went on; and behind (it) all the warriors, the horse's guards, followed.
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PdP 5 14.13
आश्रमान्विविधान्पश्यन्नृषीणां सुतपोभृताम् । तत्रतत्र विशृण्वानो रघुनाथगुणोदयम्
āśramānvividhānpaśyannṛṣīṇāṃ sutapobhṛtām | tatratatra viśṛṇvāno raghunāthaguṇodayam
(The horse went on,) seeing the various hermitages of sages who bore excellent austerities, and hearing in place after place the recital of the virtues of Raghunātha (Rāma).
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PdP 5 14.14
एष धीमान्हरिर्याति हरिणा परिरक्षितः । हरिभिर्हरिभक्तैश्च हरिवर्यानुगैर्मुहुः च्यवनोपाख्यानंनाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
eṣa dhīmānhariryāti hariṇā parirakṣitaḥ | haribhirharibhaktaiśca harivaryānugairmuhuḥ cyavanopākhyānaṃnāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ
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PdP 5 14.15
इति शृण्वञ्छुभा वाचो मुनीनां परितः प्रभुः । तुतोष भक्त्युत्कलितचित्तवृत्तिभृतां महान्
iti śṛṇvañchubhā vāco munīnāṃ paritaḥ prabhuḥ | tutoṣa bhaktyutkalitacittavṛttibhṛtāṃ mahān
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PdP 5 14.16
ददर्श चाश्रमं शुद्धं जनजंतुसमाकुलम् । वेदध्वनिहताशेषा मंगलं शृण्वतां नृणाम्
dadarśa cāśramaṃ śuddhaṃ janajaṃtusamākulam | vedadhvanihatāśeṣā maṃgalaṃ śṛṇvatāṃ nṛṇām
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PdP 5 14.17
अग्निहोत्रहविर्धूम पवित्रितनभोखिलम् । मुनिवर्यकृतानेक यागयूपसुशोभितम्
agnihotrahavirdhūma pavitritanabhokhilam | munivaryakṛtāneka yāgayūpasuśobhitam
(He saw the hermitage,) its whole sky purified by the smoke of the oblations of the agnihotra, beautifully adorned with the many sacrificial posts of the many sacrifices performed by the foremost sages.
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PdP 5 14.18
यत्र गावस्तु हरिणा पाल्यंते पालनोचिताः । मूषका न खनंत्यस्मिन्बिडालस्य भयाद्बिलम्
yatra gāvastu hariṇā pālyaṃte pālanocitāḥ | mūṣakā na khanaṃtyasminbiḍālasya bhayādbilam
Where cows and deer, deserving of care, are tended; where mice do not dig a hole out of fear of the cat;
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PdP 5 14.19
मयूरैर्नकुलैः सार्द्धं क्रीडंति फणिनोनिशम् । गजैः सिंहैर्नित्यमत्र स्थीयते मित्रतां गतैः
mayūrairnakulaiḥ sārddhaṃ krīḍaṃti phaṇinoniśam | gajaiḥ siṃhairnityamatra sthīyate mitratāṃ gataiḥ
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PdP 5 14.20
एणास्तत्रत्य नीवारभक्षणेषु कृतादराः । न भयं कुर्वते कालाद्रक्षिता मुनिवृंदकैः
eṇāstatratya nīvārabhakṣaṇeṣu kṛtādarāḥ | na bhayaṃ kurvate kālādrakṣitā munivṛṃdakaiḥ
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PdP 5 14.21
गावः कुंभसमोधस्का नंदिनी समविग्रहाः । कुर्वंति चरणोत्थेन रजसेलां पवित्रिताम्
gāvaḥ kuṃbhasamodhaskā naṃdinī samavigrahāḥ | kurvaṃti caraṇotthena rajaselāṃ pavitritām
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PdP 5 14.22
मुनिवर्याः समित्पाणि पद्मैर्धर्मक्रियोचिताम् । दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छसुमतिं सर्वज्ञं राम मंत्रिणम्
munivaryāḥ samitpāṇi padmairdharmakriyocitām | dṛṣṭvā papracchasumatiṃ sarvajñaṃ rāma maṃtriṇam
The foremost sages, with fuel-sticks in their lotus-hands, (saw the place) suited to the performance of dharma; having seen (it), O Rāma, he asked Sumati, the all-knowing minister.
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PdP 5 14.23
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। सुमते कस्य संस्थानं मुनेर्भाति पुरोगतम् । निर्वैरिजंतु संसेव्यं मुनिवृंदसमाकुलम्
śatrughna uvāca| sumate kasya saṃsthānaṃ munerbhāti purogatam | nirvairijaṃtu saṃsevyaṃ munivṛṃdasamākulam
Śatrughna said: Sumati, whose is the settlement of a sage that shines before (us), to be frequented by creatures free of enmity, crowded with throngs of sages?
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PdP 5 14.24
श्रोष्यामि मुनिवार्तां च विदधामि पवित्रताम् । निजं वपुस्तदीयाभिर्वार्ताभिर्वर्णनादिभिः
śroṣyāmi munivārtāṃ ca vidadhāmi pavitratām | nijaṃ vapustadīyābhirvārtābhirvarṇanādibhiḥ
And I shall hear the sage's story, and I shall render my own body pure by accounts of him, by descriptions and the like.
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PdP 5 14.25
इति श्रुत्वा महद्वाक्यं शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः । कथयामास सचिवो रघुनाथस्य धीमतः
iti śrutvā mahadvākyaṃ śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ | kathayāmāsa sacivo raghunāthasya dhīmataḥ
Having heard this lofty speech of the great-souled Śatrughna, the minister of the wise Raghunātha began to speak.
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PdP 5 14.26
सुमतिरुवाच। च्यवनस्याश्रमं विद्धि महातापसशोभितम् । निर्वैरिजंतुसंकीर्णं मुनिपत्नीभिरावृतम्
sumatiruvāca| cyavanasyāśramaṃ viddhi mahātāpasaśobhitam | nirvairijaṃtusaṃkīrṇaṃ munipatnībhirāvṛtam
Sumati said: Know (this) to be the hermitage of Cyavana, graced by great ascetics, filled with creatures free of enmity, surrounded by the sages' wives.
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PdP 5 14.27
योऽसौ महामुनिः स्वर्गवैद्ययोर्भागमादधात् । स्वायंभुवमहायज्ञे शक्रमानविभेदनः
yo'sau mahāmuniḥ svargavaidyayorbhāgamādadhāt | svāyaṃbhuvamahāyajñe śakramānavibhedanaḥ
He, that great sage, who established a share for the two physicians of heaven at the great sacrifice of the Self-born (Brahmā) — he who shattered Śakra's pride.
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PdP 5 14.28
महामुनेः प्रभावोऽयं न केनापि समाप्यते । तपोबलसमृद्धस्य वेदमूर्तिधरस्य ह
mahāmuneḥ prabhāvo'yaṃ na kenāpi samāpyate | tapobalasamṛddhasya vedamūrtidharasya ha
This power of the great sage, rich in the strength of austerity, bearing the Veda as his form, cannot be reached to its end by anyone.
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PdP 5 14.29
श्रुत्वा रामानुजो वार्तां च्यवनस्य महामुनेः । सर्वं पप्रच्छ सुमतिं शक्रमानादिभंजनम्
śrutvā rāmānujo vārtāṃ cyavanasya mahāmuneḥ | sarvaṃ papraccha sumatiṃ śakramānādibhaṃjanam
Having heard the account of the great sage Cyavana, Rāma's younger brother asked Sumati everything about the shattering of Śakra's pride and the rest.
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PdP 5 14.30
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। कदासौ दस्रयोर्भागं चकार सुरपंक्तिषु । किं कृतं देवराजेन स्वायंभुव महामखे
śatrughna uvāca| kadāsau dasrayorbhāgaṃ cakāra surapaṃktiṣu | kiṃ kṛtaṃ devarājena svāyaṃbhuva mahāmakhe
Śatrughna said: When did he make a share for the two Dasras among the ranks of the gods? What was done by the king of the gods at the Self-born's great sacrifice?
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PdP 5 14.31
सुमतिरुवाच। ब्रह्मवंशेऽतिविख्यातो मुनिर्भृगुरिति श्रुतः । कदाचिद्गतवान्सायं समिदाहरणं प्रति
sumatiruvāca| brahmavaṃśe'tivikhyāto munirbhṛguriti śrutaḥ | kadācidgatavānsāyaṃ samidāharaṇaṃ prati
Sumati said: In Brahmā's lineage there was a most renowned sage known as Bhṛgu; once, at evening, he went out to fetch fuel-sticks.
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PdP 5 14.32
तदा मखविनाशाय दमनो राक्षसो बली । आगत्योच्चैर्जगादेदं महाभयकरं वचः
tadā makhavināśāya damano rākṣaso balī | āgatyoccairjagādedaṃ mahābhayakaraṃ vacaḥ
Then, to destroy the sacrifice, the mighty rākṣasa Damana came and loudly spoke these words, which caused great terror:
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PdP 5 14.33
कुत्रास्ति मुनिबंधुः स कुत्र तन्महिलानघा । पुनः पुनरुवाचेदं वचो रोषसमाकुलः
kutrāsti munibaṃdhuḥ sa kutra tanmahilānaghā | punaḥ punaruvācedaṃ vaco roṣasamākulaḥ
"Where is that kinsman of the sages? Where is that sinless wife of his?" Again and again, overcome with rage, he spoke this speech.
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PdP 5 14.34
तदाहुतवहो ज्ञात्वा राक्षसाद्भयमागतम् । दर्शयामास तज्जायामंतर्वत्नीमनिंदिताम्
tadāhutavaho jñātvā rākṣasādbhayamāgatam | darśayāmāsa tajjāyāmaṃtarvatnīmaniṃditām
Then the fire, knowing that danger had come from the rākṣasa, showed his (Bhṛgu's) wife, who was pregnant and blameless.
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PdP 5 14.35
जहार राक्षसस्तां तु रुदंतीं कुररीमिव । भृगो रक्षपते रक्ष रक्ष नाथ तपोनिधे
jahāra rākṣasastāṃ tu rudaṃtīṃ kurarīmiva | bhṛgo rakṣapate rakṣa rakṣa nātha taponidhe
But the rākṣasa carried her off as she wept like an osprey: "Bhṛgu! Lord of protection! Save me, save me, O master, treasury of austerity!"
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PdP 5 14.36
एवं वदंतीमार्तां तां गृहीत्वा निरगाद्बहिः । दुष्टो वाक्यप्रहारेण बोधयन्स भृगोः सतीम्
evaṃ vadaṃtīmārtāṃ tāṃ gṛhītvā niragādbahiḥ | duṣṭo vākyaprahāreṇa bodhayansa bhṛgoḥ satīm
Seizing her, afflicted and crying out thus, he went outside; the wicked one taunted Bhṛgu's chaste wife with a battery of words.
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PdP 5 14.37
ततो महाभयत्रस्तो गर्भश्चोदरमध्यतः । पपात प्रज्वलन्नेत्रो वैश्वानर इवांगजः
tato mahābhayatrasto garbhaścodaramadhyataḥ | papāta prajvalannetro vaiśvānara ivāṃgajaḥ
Then the fetus, terrified with great fear, fell out from the middle of the womb, its eyes blazing, like the bodily son of Vaiśvānara (Fire).
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PdP 5 14.38
तेनोक्तं मा व्रजाशु त्वं भस्मी भव सुदुर्मते । न हि साध्वी परामर्शं कृत्वा श्रेयोऽधियास्यसि
tenoktaṃ mā vrajāśu tvaṃ bhasmī bhava sudurmate | na hi sādhvī parāmarśaṃ kṛtvā śreyo'dhiyāsyasi
By him it was said: "Do not go quickly — be reduced to ashes, you of most evil mind! For having laid hands on a virtuous woman you will not obtain any good."
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PdP 5 14.39
इत्युक्तः स पपाताशु भस्मीभूतकलेवरः । माता तदार्भकं नीत्वा जगामाश्रममुन्मनाः
ityuktaḥ sa papātāśu bhasmībhūtakalevaraḥ | mātā tadārbhakaṃ nītvā jagāmāśramamunmanāḥ
Thus addressed, he at once fell, his body turned to ashes; the mother then took up the infant and went, distraught, to the hermitage.
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PdP 5 14.40
भृगुर्वह्निकृतं सर्वं ज्ञात्वा कोपसमाकुलः । शशाप सर्वभक्षस्त्वं भव दुष्टारिसूचक
bhṛgurvahnikṛtaṃ sarvaṃ jñātvā kopasamākulaḥ | śaśāpa sarvabhakṣastvaṃ bhava duṣṭārisūcaka
Bhṛgu, knowing all that the fire had done, filled with anger, cursed (him): "Become the eater of everything, you wicked pointer-out (of one's wife) to the enemy!"
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PdP 5 14.41
तदा शप्तोऽतिदुःखार्तो जग्राहांघ्र्याशुशुक्षणिः । कुरु मेऽनुग्रहं स्वामिन्कृपार्णव महामते
tadā śapto'tiduḥkhārto jagrāhāṃghryāśuśukṣaṇiḥ | kuru me'nugrahaṃ svāminkṛpārṇava mahāmate
Then the fire, cursed and greatly pained, grasped his feet: "Show me your favor, O master, ocean of compassion, O great-minded one!"
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PdP 5 14.42
मयानृतं वचोभीत्या कथितं न गुरुद्रुहा । तस्मान्ममोपरि कृपां कुरु धर्मशिरोमणे
mayānṛtaṃ vacobhītyā kathitaṃ na gurudruhā | tasmānmamopari kṛpāṃ kuru dharmaśiromaṇe
"It was out of fear that I spoke the untruth, not because I bear ill will toward my teacher; therefore show me your favor, O crest-jewel of dharma."
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PdP 5 14.43
तदानुग्रहमाधाच्च सर्वभक्षो भवाञ्छुचिः । इत्युक्तवान्हुतभुजं दयार्द्रो मुनितापसः
tadānugrahamādhācca sarvabhakṣo bhavāñchuciḥ | ityuktavānhutabhujaṃ dayārdro munitāpasaḥ
Then (the sage) granted him grace: "You shall be the eater of all things, yet remain pure." Thus, melting with compassion, the ascetic sage spoke to the fire.
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PdP 5 14.44
गर्भाच्च्युतस्य पुत्रस्य जातकर्मादिकं शुचिः । चकार विधिवद्विप्रो दर्भपाणिः सुमंगलः
garbhāccyutasya putrasya jātakarmādikaṃ śuciḥ | cakāra vidhivadvipro darbhapāṇiḥ sumaṃgalaḥ
For the son who had fallen from the womb, the pure brahmin, holding darbha grass in his hand and most auspicious, performed the birth-rites and the rest according to rule.
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PdP 5 14.45
च्यवनाच्च्यवनं प्राहुः पुत्रं सर्वे तपस्विनः । शनैःशनैः स ववृधे शुक्ले प्रतिपदिंदुवत्
cyavanāccyavanaṃ prāhuḥ putraṃ sarve tapasvinaḥ | śanaiḥśanaiḥ sa vavṛdhe śukle pratipadiṃduvat
Because of his falling (cyavana), all the ascetics called the son Cyavana. Little by little he grew, like the moon on the first day of the bright fortnight.
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PdP 5 14.46
स जगाम तपः कर्तुं रेवां लोकैकपावनीम् । शिष्यैः परिवृतः सर्वैस्तपोबलसमन्वितैः
sa jagāma tapaḥ kartuṃ revāṃ lokaikapāvanīm | śiṣyaiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvaistapobalasamanvitaiḥ
He went to the Revā, the sole purifier of the worlds, to perform austerities, surrounded by all his disciples, who were endowed with the power of austerity.
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PdP 5 14.47
गत्वा तत्र तपस्तेपे वर्षाणामयुतं महान् । अंसयोः किंशुकौ जातौ वल्मीकोपरिशोभितौ
gatvā tatra tapastepe varṣāṇāmayutaṃ mahān | aṃsayoḥ kiṃśukau jātau valmīkopariśobhitau
Having gone there, the great one practiced austerity for ten thousand years; two kiṃśuka trees grew on his shoulders, standing beautiful atop the anthill.
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PdP 5 14.48
मृगा आगत्य तस्यांगे कंडूं विदधुरुत्सुकाः । न किंचित्स हि जानाति दुर्वारतपसावृतः
mṛgā āgatya tasyāṃge kaṃḍūṃ vidadhurutsukāḥ | na kiṃcitsa hi jānāti durvāratapasāvṛtaḥ
Deer came and eagerly scratched themselves on his body; but he knew nothing at all, wrapped as he was in unstoppable austerity.
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PdP 5 14.49
कदाचिन्मनुरुद्युक्तस्तीर्थयात्रां प्रति प्रभुः । सकुटुंबो ययौ रेवां महाबलसमावृतः
kadācinmanurudyuktastīrthayātrāṃ prati prabhuḥ | sakuṭuṃbo yayau revāṃ mahābalasamāvṛtaḥ
Once Manu the lord, being intent upon a pilgrimage to the holy fords, went with his family to the Revā, surrounded by a great army.
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PdP 5 14.50
तत्र स्नात्वा महानद्यां संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः । दानानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च प्रादाद्विष्णुप्रतुष्टये
tatra snātvā mahānadyāṃ saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ | dānāni brāhmaṇebhyaśca prādādviṣṇupratuṣṭaye
There, having bathed in the great river and satisfied the ancestors and the gods, he also gave gifts to the brahmins for the pleasing of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 5 14.51
तत्कन्या विचरंती सा वनमध्ये इतस्ततः । सखीभिः सहिता रम्या तप्तहाटकभूषणा
tatkanyā vicaraṃtī sā vanamadhye itastataḥ | sakhībhiḥ sahitā ramyā taptahāṭakabhūṣaṇā
That daughter of his, lovely and adorned with refined gold, was wandering here and there in the midst of the forest together with her companions.
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PdP 5 14.52
तत्र दृष्ट्वाथ वल्मीकं महातरुसुशोभितम् । निमेषोन्मेषरहितं तेजः किंचिद्ददर्श सा
tatra dṛṣṭvātha valmīkaṃ mahātarusuśobhitam | nimeṣonmeṣarahitaṃ tejaḥ kiṃciddadarśa sā
Then, seeing the anthill there, made beautiful by a great tree, she saw a certain radiance that did not blink or open (its eyes).
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PdP 5 14.53
गत्वा तत्र शलाकाभिरतुदद्रुधिरं स्रवत् । दृष्ट्वा राज्ञांगजा खेदं प्राप्तवत्यतिदुःखिता
gatvā tatra śalākābhiratudadrudhiraṃ sravat | dṛṣṭvā rājñāṃgajā khedaṃ prāptavatyatiduḥkhitā
Going there, she pierced it with needles, and blood flowed out; seeing that, the king's daughter was deeply distressed and became grieved.
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PdP 5 14.54
न जनन्यै तथा पित्रे शशंसाघेन विप्लुता । स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं सा शुशोच भयातुरा
na jananyai tathā pitre śaśaṃsāghena viplutā | svayamevātmanātmānaṃ sā śuśoca bhayāturā
Overwhelmed by the sin, she told neither her mother nor her father; stricken with fear, she grieved all by herself, within herself.
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PdP 5 14.55
तदा भूश्चलिता राजन्दिवश्चोल्का पपात ह । धूम्रा दिशो भवन्सर्वाः सूर्यश्च परिवेषितः
tadā bhūścalitā rājandivaścolkā papāta ha | dhūmrā diśo bhavansarvāḥ sūryaśca pariveṣitaḥ
Then, O king, the earth shook and a meteor fell from the sky; all the directions became smoky, and the sun was ringed with a halo.
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PdP 5 14.56
तदा राज्ञो हया नष्टा हस्तिनो बहवो मृताः । धनं नष्टं रत्नयुतं कलहोभून्मिथस्तदा
tadā rājño hayā naṣṭā hastino bahavo mṛtāḥ | dhanaṃ naṣṭaṃ ratnayutaṃ kalahobhūnmithastadā
Then the king's horses were lost and many elephants died; his wealth together with his jewels was lost, and quarreling broke out among them.
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PdP 5 14.57
तदालोक्य नृपो भीतः किंचिदुद्विग्नमानसः । जनानपृच्छत्केनापि मुनये त्वपराधितम्
tadālokya nṛpo bhītaḥ kiṃcidudvignamānasaḥ | janānapṛcchatkenāpi munaye tvaparādhitam
Seeing that, the king was frightened, his mind somewhat agitated, and he asked the people: "Has some offense been committed against the sage by anyone?"
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PdP 5 14.58
पारंपर्येण तज्ज्ञात्वा स्वपुत्र्याः परिचेष्टितम् । ययौ सुदुःखितस्तत्र समृद्धबलवाहनः
pāraṃparyeṇa tajjñātvā svaputryāḥ pariceṣṭitam | yayau suduḥkhitastatra samṛddhabalavāhanaḥ
Learning of it through one after another—that it was his own daughter's doing—he went there greatly grieved, with his abundant army and mounts.
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PdP 5 14.59
तं वै तपोनिधिं वीक्ष्य महता तपसायुतम् । स्तुत्वा प्रसादयामास मुनिवर्य दयां कुरु
taṃ vai taponidhiṃ vīkṣya mahatā tapasāyutam | stutvā prasādayāmāsa munivarya dayāṃ kuru
Seeing that treasury of austerity, joined with mighty penance, he praised him and propitiated him: "Best of sages, show mercy!"
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PdP 5 14.60
तस्मै तुष्टो जगादायं मुनिवर्यो महातपाः । तवात्मजाकृतं सर्वमुत्पाताद्यमवेहि तत्
tasmai tuṣṭo jagādāyaṃ munivaryo mahātapāḥ | tavātmajākṛtaṃ sarvamutpātādyamavehi tat
Pleased with him, this best of sages of great austerity said: "All this, the portents and the rest, was caused by your daughter—know that.
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PdP 5 14.61
तव पुत्र्या महाराज चक्षुर्विस्फोटनं कृतम् । बहुसुस्राव रुधिरं जानती त्वामुवाच न
tava putryā mahārāja cakṣurvisphoṭanaṃ kṛtam | bahususrāva rudhiraṃ jānatī tvāmuvāca na
By your daughter, great king, the bursting of (my) eye was done; much blood flowed out, and though she knew, she did not tell you.
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PdP 5 14.62
तस्मादियं महाभूप मह्यं देया यथाविधि । ततश्चोत्पातशमनं भविष्यति न संशयः
tasmādiyaṃ mahābhūpa mahyaṃ deyā yathāvidhi | tataścotpātaśamanaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
"Therefore, great king, she must be given to me according to the rule; then the quelling of the portents will come about, without doubt."
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PdP 5 14.63
तच्छ्रुत्वा दुःखितो राजा प्रज्ञाचाक्षुष आत्मजाम् । ददौ कुलवयोरूप शीललक्षणसंयुताम्
tacchrutvā duḥkhito rājā prajñācākṣuṣa ātmajām | dadau kulavayorūpa śīlalakṣaṇasaṃyutām
Hearing that, the king, grieved, gave his own daughter — endowed with (good) family, youth, beauty, character and (auspicious) marks — to the wise-eyed one (i.e. the blind sage who sees by insight).
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PdP 5 14.64
दत्ता यदा नृपेणेयं कन्या कमललोचना । तदोत्पाताः शमं याताः सर्वे मुनिरुषोद्गताः
dattā yadā nṛpeṇeyaṃ kanyā kamalalocanā | tadotpātāḥ śamaṃ yātāḥ sarve muniruṣodgatāḥ
When this lotus-eyed maiden was given by the king, then all the portents that had arisen from the sage's anger came to rest.
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PdP 5 14.65
राजा दत्त्वात्मजां तस्मै मुनये तपसांनिधे । प्राप स्वां नगरीं भूयो दुःखितोऽयं दयायुतः
rājā dattvātmajāṃ tasmai munaye tapasāṃnidhe | prāpa svāṃ nagarīṃ bhūyo duḥkhito'yaṃ dayāyutaḥ
The king, having given his daughter to that sage, the treasure-house of austerities, returned again to his own city, sorrowful and full of pity.
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