Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 17
PdP 5 17.1
शेष उवाच। शत्रुघ्नश्च्यवनस्याथ दृष्ट्वाऽचिंत्यं तपोबलम् । प्रशशंस तपो ब्राह्मं सर्वलोकैकवंदितम्
śeṣa uvāca| śatrughnaścyavanasyātha dṛṣṭvā'ciṃtyaṃ tapobalam | praśaśaṃsa tapo brāhmaṃ sarvalokaikavaṃditam
Śeṣa said: Then Śatrughna, having seen the unthinkable power of Cyavana's austerity, praised brahminical austerity, uniquely revered by all the worlds.
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PdP 5 17.2
अहो पश्यत योगस्य सिद्धिं ब्राह्मणसत्तमे । यः क्षणादेव दुष्प्रापं तद्विमानमचीकरत्
aho paśyata yogasya siddhiṃ brāhmaṇasattame | yaḥ kṣaṇādeva duṣprāpaṃ tadvimānamacīkarat
"Ah, behold the perfection of yoga in this best of brahmins, who in a mere instant caused that hard-to-obtain aerial car to be made!"
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PdP 5 17.3
क्व भोगसिद्धिर्महती मुनीनाममलात्मनाम् । क्व तपोबलहीनानां भोगेच्छा मनुजात्मनाम्
kva bhogasiddhirmahatī munīnāmamalātmanām | kva tapobalahīnānāṃ bhogecchā manujātmanām
"What comparison is there between the great attainment of enjoyments belonging to sages of spotless soul, and the desire for enjoyment of men devoid of the power of austerity?"
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PdP 5 17.4
इति स्वगतमाशंसञ्छत्रुघ्नश्च्यवनाश्रमे । क्षणं स्थित्वा जलं पीत्वा सुखसंभोगमाप्तवान्
iti svagatamāśaṃsañchatrughnaścyavanāśrame | kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā jalaṃ pītvā sukhasaṃbhogamāptavān
Praising thus to himself, Śatrughna, staying a moment in Cyavana's hermitage and drinking water, obtained happy enjoyment.
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PdP 5 17.5
हयस्तस्याः पयोष्ण्याख्या नद्याः पुण्यजलात्मनः । पयः पीत्वा ययौ मार्गे वायुवेगगतिर्महान्
hayastasyāḥ payoṣṇyākhyā nadyāḥ puṇyajalātmanaḥ | payaḥ pītvā yayau mārge vāyuvegagatirmahān
The horse, having drunk the water of that river called Payoṣṇī, whose nature is holy water, went great along the road, moving with the speed of the wind.
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PdP 5 17.6
योधास्तन्निर्गमं दृष्ट्वा पृष्ठतोऽनुययुस्तदा । हस्तिभिः पत्तिभिः केचिद्रथैः केचन वाजिभिः
yodhāstannirgamaṃ dṛṣṭvā pṛṣṭhato'nuyayustadā | hastibhiḥ pattibhiḥ kecidrathaiḥ kecana vājibhiḥ
The warriors, seeing its departure, then followed behind—some with elephants, some on foot, some with chariots, some with horses.
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PdP 5 17.7
शत्रुघ्नोऽमात्यवर्येण सुमत्याख्येन संयुतः । पृष्ठतोऽनुजगामाशु रथेन हयशोभिना
śatrughno'mātyavaryeṇa sumatyākhyena saṃyutaḥ | pṛṣṭhato'nujagāmāśu rathena hayaśobhinā
Śatrughna, accompanied by his chief minister named Sumati, quickly followed behind in a chariot resplendent with horses.
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PdP 5 17.8
गच्छन्वाजीपुरं प्राप्तो विमलाख्यस्य भूपतेः । रत्नातटाख्यं च जनैर्हृष्टपुष्टैः समाकुलम्
gacchanvājīpuraṃ prāpto vimalākhyasya bhūpateḥ | ratnātaṭākhyaṃ ca janairhṛṣṭapuṣṭaiḥ samākulam
Going on, it reached Vājīpura of the king named Vimala, and (the place) called Ratnātaṭa, thronged with people happy and well-fed.
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PdP 5 17.9
स सेवकादुपश्रुत्य रघुनाथ हयोत्तमम् । पुरोंतिके हि संप्राप्तं सर्वयोधसमन्वितम्
sa sevakādupaśrutya raghunātha hayottamam | puroṃtike hi saṃprāptaṃ sarvayodhasamanvitam
He, having heard from a servant that Raghunātha's finest horse had arrived close to the city, accompanied by all the warriors,
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PdP 5 17.10
तदा गजानां सप्तत्या चंद्रवर्णसमानया । अश्वानामयुतैः सार्धं रथानां कांचनत्विषाम्
tadā gajānāṃ saptatyā caṃdravarṇasamānayā | aśvānāmayutaiḥ sārdhaṃ rathānāṃ kāṃcanatviṣām
then, with seventy elephants of a colour like the moon, together with ten thousand horses, and of chariots gleaming like gold
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PdP 5 17.11
सहस्रेण च संयुक्तः शत्रुघ्नं प्रति जग्मिवान् । शत्रुघ्नं स नमस्कृत्य सर्वान्प्राप्तान्महारथान्
sahasreṇa ca saṃyuktaḥ śatrughnaṃ prati jagmivān | śatrughnaṃ sa namaskṛtya sarvānprāptānmahārathān
joined with a thousand, he went toward Śatrughna; having bowed to Śatrughna and to all the great charioteers who had come,
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PdP 5 17.12
वसुकोशं धनं सर्वं राज्यं तस्मै निवेद्य च । किं करोमीति राजा तं जगाद पुरतः स्थितः
vasukośaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ rājyaṃ tasmai nivedya ca | kiṃ karomīti rājā taṃ jagāda purataḥ sthitaḥ
and having offered over to him his treasury, all his wealth, and his kingdom, the king, standing before him, said to him, "What shall I do?"
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PdP 5 17.13
राजापि तं स्वीयपदे प्रणम्रं । दोर्भ्यां दृढं संपरिषस्वजे महान् । जगाम साकं तनये स्वराज्यं । निक्षिप्य सर्वं बहुधन्विभिर्वृतः
rājāpi taṃ svīyapade praṇamraṃ | dorbhyāṃ dṛḍhaṃ saṃpariṣasvaje mahān | jagāma sākaṃ tanaye svarājyaṃ | nikṣipya sarvaṃ bahudhanvibhirvṛtaḥ
The great king too, as he bowed at his feet, embraced him firmly with both arms; and having laid the whole of his own kingdom upon his son, he went along (with him), surrounded by many bowmen.
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PdP 5 17.14
रामचंद्राभिधां श्रुत्वा सर्वश्रुतिमनोहराम् । सर्वे प्रणम्य तं वाहं ददुर्वसुमहाधनम्
rāmacaṃdrābhidhāṃ śrutvā sarvaśrutimanoharām | sarve praṇamya taṃ vāhaṃ dadurvasumahādhanam
Having heard the name "Rāmacandra," delighting the ears of all, they all bowed to that horse and gave wealth and great riches.
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PdP 5 17.15
राजानं पूजयित्वा तु शत्रुघ्नः परया मुदा । सेनया सहितोऽगच्छद्वाजिनः पृष्ठतस्तदा
rājānaṃ pūjayitvā tu śatrughnaḥ parayā mudā | senayā sahito'gacchadvājinaḥ pṛṣṭhatastadā
But Śatrughna, having honoured the king with the highest joy, went on then together with the army, behind the horse.
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PdP 5 17.16
एवं स गच्छंस्तन्मार्गे पर्वताग्र्यं ददर्श ह । स्फाटिकैः कानकै रौप्यै राजितं प्रस्थराजिभिः
evaṃ sa gacchaṃstanmārge parvatāgryaṃ dadarśa ha | sphāṭikaiḥ kānakai raupyai rājitaṃ prastharājibhiḥ
Going on thus, on that road he saw a foremost mountain, shining all over with crystal, gold and silver rows of rock,
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PdP 5 17.17
जलनिर्झरसंह्रादं नानाधातुकभूतलम् । गैरिकादिकसद्धातु लाक्षारंगविराजितम्
jalanirjharasaṃhrādaṃ nānādhātukabhūtalam | gairikādikasaddhātu lākṣāraṃgavirājitam
roaring with waterfalls, its ground made of many ores, resplendent with fine ores such as red ochre and with the colour of lac,
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PdP 5 17.18
यत्र सिद्धांगनाः सिद्धैः संक्रीडंत्यकुतोभयाः । गंधर्वाप्सरसो नागा यत्र क्रीडंति लीलया
yatra siddhāṃganāḥ siddhaiḥ saṃkrīḍaṃtyakutobhayāḥ | gaṃdharvāpsaraso nāgā yatra krīḍaṃti līlayā
where the women of the Siddhas play with the Siddhas, fearing nothing from any quarter, where Gandharvas, Apsarases and Nāgas sport at their pleasure,
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PdP 5 17.19
गंगातरंगसंस्पर्श शीतवायुनिषेवितम् । वीणारणद्धंसशुकक्वणसुंदरशोभितम्
gaṃgātaraṃgasaṃsparśa śītavāyuniṣevitam | vīṇāraṇaddhaṃsaśukakvaṇasuṃdaraśobhitam
frequented by cool breezes that have touched the waves of the Gaṅgā, beautifully adorned with the sounding of lutes and the calls of geese and parrots.
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PdP 5 17.20
पर्वतं वीक्ष्य शत्रुघ्न उवाच सुमतिं त्विदम् । तद्दर्शनसमुद्भूत विस्मयाविष्टमानसः
parvataṃ vīkṣya śatrughna uvāca sumatiṃ tvidam | taddarśanasamudbhūta vismayāviṣṭamānasaḥ
Seeing the mountain, Śatrughna said this to Sumati, his mind filled with wonder arisen from that sight:
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PdP 5 17.21
कोऽयं महागिरिवरो विस्मापयति मे मनः । महारजतसत्प्रस्थो मार्गे राजति मेऽद्भुतः
ko'yaṃ mahāgirivaro vismāpayati me manaḥ | mahārajatasatprastho mārge rājati me'dbhutaḥ
"What is this great, foremost mountain that astonishes my mind? With its fine slopes of much silver, it shines wondrously before me on the road.
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PdP 5 17.22
अत्र किं देवतावासो देवानां क्रीडनस्थलम् । यदेतन्मनसः क्षोभं करोति श्रीसमुच्चयैः
atra kiṃ devatāvāso devānāṃ krīḍanasthalam | yadetanmanasaḥ kṣobhaṃ karoti śrīsamuccayaiḥ
Is there here a dwelling of a deity, a playground of the gods, since this thing stirs the mind with its heaps of splendour?"
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PdP 5 17.23
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य जगाद सुमतिस्तदा । वक्ष्यमाणगुणागार रामचंद्र पदाब्जधीः
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya jagāda sumatistadā | vakṣyamāṇaguṇāgāra rāmacaṃdra padābjadhīḥ
Hearing this speech, Sumati then spoke, he whose thought was on the lotus feet of Rāmacandra, the abode of the qualities about to be told:
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PdP 5 17.24
नीलोऽयं पर्वतो राजन्पुरतो भाति भूमिप । मनोहरैर्महाशृङ्गैः स्फाटिकाग्रैः समंततः
nīlo'yaṃ parvato rājanpurato bhāti bhūmipa | manoharairmahāśṛṅgaiḥ sphāṭikāgraiḥ samaṃtataḥ
"This mountain, O king, O lord of the earth, shines blue before (us), with lovely great peaks tipped with crystal on every side.
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PdP 5 17.25
एनं पश्यंति नो पापाः परदाररता नराः । विष्णोर्गुणगणान्ये वै न मन्यंते नराधमाः
enaṃ paśyaṃti no pāpāḥ paradāraratā narāḥ | viṣṇorguṇagaṇānye vai na manyaṃte narādhamāḥ
Sinners do not see it, nor men addicted to others' wives, nor those lowest of men who do not honour the host of Viṣṇu's qualities,
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PdP 5 17.26
श्रुतिस्मृतिसमुत्थं ये धर्मं सद्भिः सुसाधितम् । न मन्यंते स्वबुद्धिस्थ हेतुवादविचारणाः
śrutismṛtisamutthaṃ ye dharmaṃ sadbhiḥ susādhitam | na manyaṃte svabuddhistha hetuvādavicāraṇāḥ
those who do not honour the dharma that arises from śruti and smṛti and is well established by the good, but reason by argument based on their own intellect,
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PdP 5 17.27
नीलीविक्रयकर्तारो लाक्षाविक्रयकारकाः । यो ब्राह्मणो घृतादीनि विक्रीणाति सुरापकः
nīlīvikrayakartāro lākṣāvikrayakārakāḥ | yo brāhmaṇo ghṛtādīni vikrīṇāti surāpakaḥ
those who deal in the sale of indigo, those who deal in the sale of lac; the brahmin who sells ghee and the like, the drinker of liquor;
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PdP 5 17.28
कन्यां रूपेण संपन्नां न दद्यात्कुलशीलिने । विक्रीणाति द्रव्यलोभात्पिता पापेन मोहितः
kanyāṃ rūpeṇa saṃpannāṃ na dadyātkulaśīline | vikrīṇāti dravyalobhātpitā pāpena mohitaḥ
(the father) who would not give a daughter endowed with beauty to a man of good family and character, but, deluded by sin, sells her out of greed for money;
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PdP 5 17.29
पत्नीं दूषयते यस्तु कुलशीलवतीं नरः । स्वयमेवात्ति मधुरं बंधुभ्यो न ददाति यः
patnīṃ dūṣayate yastu kulaśīlavatīṃ naraḥ | svayamevātti madhuraṃ baṃdhubhyo na dadāti yaḥ
But the man who wrongs a wife endowed with good family and character; who himself eats what is sweet and gives none of it to his kinsmen;
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PdP 5 17.30
भोजने ब्राह्मणार्थे च पाकभेदं करोति यः । कृसरं पायसं वापि नार्थिनं दापयेत्कुधीः
bhojane brāhmaṇārthe ca pākabhedaṃ karoti yaḥ | kṛsaraṃ pāyasaṃ vāpi nārthinaṃ dāpayetkudhīḥ
and who, at a meal meant for brahmins, makes a distinction in the cooking; the dull-witted man who does not have kṛsara (rice cooked with sesame) or milk-rice given to one who asks;
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PdP 5 17.31
अतिथीनवमन्यंते सूर्यतापादितापितान् । अंतरिक्षभुजो ये च ये च विश्वासघातकाः
atithīnavamanyaṃte sūryatāpāditāpitān | aṃtarikṣabhujo ye ca ye ca viśvāsaghātakāḥ
those who slight guests scorched by the burning of the sun; and those who eat in the open air, and those who break trust —
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PdP 5 17.32
न पश्यंति महाराज रघुनाथ पराङ्मुखाः । असौ पुण्यो गिरिवरः पुरुषोत्तम शोभितः
na paśyaṃti mahārāja raghunātha parāṅmukhāḥ | asau puṇyo girivaraḥ puruṣottama śobhitaḥ
these do not see (it), O great king, being turned away from Raghunātha: this holy best of mountains, made resplendent by Puruṣottama.
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PdP 5 17.33
पवित्रयति सर्वान्नो दर्शनेन मनोहरः । अत्र तिष्ठति देवानां मुकुटैरर्चितांघ्रिकः
pavitrayati sarvānno darśanena manoharaḥ | atra tiṣṭhati devānāṃ mukuṭairarcitāṃghrikaḥ
The charming one purifies us all by the mere sight (of him). Here dwells he whose feet are worshipped with the crowns of the gods,
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PdP 5 17.34
पुण्यवद्भिर्दर्शनार्हः पुण्यदः पुरुषोत्तमः । श्रुतयो नेतिनेतीति ब्रुवाणा न विदंति यम्
puṇyavadbhirdarśanārhaḥ puṇyadaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | śrutayo netinetīti bruvāṇā na vidaṃti yam
Puruṣottama, fit to be seen by the meritorious, the giver of merit, whom the scriptures, saying "not this, not this," do not know;
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PdP 5 17.35
यत्पादरज इंद्रादिदेवैर्मृग्यं सुदुर्ल्लभम् । वेदांतादिभिरन्यूनैर्वाक्यैर्विदंति यं बुधाः
yatpādaraja iṃdrādidevairmṛgyaṃ sudurllabham | vedāṃtādibhiranyūnairvākyairvidaṃti yaṃ budhāḥ
the dust of whose feet is sought by Indra and the other gods and is very hard to win, whom the wise know through the unfailing words of Vedānta and the rest.
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PdP 5 17.36
सोऽत्र श्रीमान्नीलशैले वसते पुरुषोत्तमः । आरुह्य तं नमस्कृत्य संपूज्य सुकृतादिना
so'tra śrīmānnīlaśaile vasate puruṣottamaḥ | āruhya taṃ namaskṛtya saṃpūjya sukṛtādinā
He, the glorious Puruṣottama, dwells here on the Blue Hill. Having climbed it, having bowed to him, having worshipped him with good works and the rest,
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PdP 5 17.37
नैवेद्यं भक्षयित्वा वै भूप भूयाच्चतुर्भुजः । अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम्
naivedyaṃ bhakṣayitvā vai bhūpa bhūyāccaturbhujaḥ | atrāpyudāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam
and having eaten the food offered to him, O king, one becomes four-armed. On this matter too they tell this ancient story.
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PdP 5 17.38
तं शृणुष्व महाराज सर्वाश्चर्यसमन्वितम् । रत्नग्रीवस्य नृपतेर्यद्वृत्तं सकुटुंबिनः
taṃ śṛṇuṣva mahārāja sarvāścaryasamanvitam | ratnagrīvasya nṛpateryadvṛttaṃ sakuṭuṃbinaḥ
Hear it, great king — it is filled with every wonder — what befell King Ratnagrīva together with his household:
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PdP 5 17.39
चतुर्भुजादिकं प्राप्तं देवदानवदुर्लभम् । आसीत्कांची महाराज पुरी लोकेषु विश्रुता
caturbhujādikaṃ prāptaṃ devadānavadurlabham | āsītkāṃcī mahārāja purī lokeṣu viśrutā
the gaining of four arms and the rest, hard to obtain for gods and demons. There was, O great king, a city Kāñcī, renowned among the worlds,
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PdP 5 17.40
महाजनपरीवारसमृद्धबलवाहना । यस्यां वसंति विप्राग्र्याः षट्कर्मनिरता भृशम्
mahājanaparīvārasamṛddhabalavāhanā | yasyāṃ vasaṃti viprāgryāḥ ṣaṭkarmaniratā bhṛśam
thronged with great numbers of people, rich in armies and conveyances, in which dwell foremost brahmins, wholly intent on the six duties,
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PdP 5 17.41
सर्वभूतहिते युक्ता रामभक्तिषु लालसाः । क्षत्रिया रणकर्तारः संग्रामेऽप्यपलायिनः
sarvabhūtahite yuktā rāmabhaktiṣu lālasāḥ | kṣatriyā raṇakartāraḥ saṃgrāme'pyapalāyinaḥ
devoted to the good of all beings, longing after devotion to Rāma; and kṣatriyas, doers of battle, who do not flee even in the fight,
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PdP 5 17.42
परदार परद्रव्य परद्रोहपराङ्मुखाः । वैश्याः कुसीदकृष्यादिवाणिज्यशुभवृत्तयः
paradāra paradravya paradrohaparāṅmukhāḥ | vaiśyāḥ kusīdakṛṣyādivāṇijyaśubhavṛttayaḥ
turned away from another's wife, another's goods, and harm to another; and vaiśyas, whose honest livelihoods are lending at interest, farming and the rest, and trade —
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PdP 5 17.43
कुर्वन्ति रघुनाथस्य पदाम्भोजे रतिं सदा । शूद्रा ब्राह्मणसेवाभिर्गतरात्रिदिनान्तराः
kurvanti raghunāthasya padāmbhoje ratiṃ sadā | śūdrā brāhmaṇasevābhirgatarātridināntarāḥ
they always make their delight in Raghunātha's lotus feet; and śūdras, whose nights and days pass away in services to brahmins,
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PdP 5 17.44
कुर्वंति कथनं रामरामेति रसनाग्रतः । प्राकृताः केऽपि नो पापं कुर्वंति मनसात्र वै
kurvaṃti kathanaṃ rāmarāmeti rasanāgrataḥ | prākṛtāḥ ke'pi no pāpaṃ kurvaṃti manasātra vai
they keep uttering "Rāma, Rāma" on the tip of the tongue. There even the common folk commit no sin, not even in thought.
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PdP 5 17.45
दानं दया दमः सत्यं तत्र तिष्ठंति नित्यशः । वदते न पराबाधं वाक्यं कोऽपि नरोऽनघः
dānaṃ dayā damaḥ satyaṃ tatra tiṣṭhaṃti nityaśaḥ | vadate na parābādhaṃ vākyaṃ ko'pi naro'naghaḥ
Giving, compassion, self-restraint and truth abide there perpetually; no man there, being free of fault, speaks a word that injures another.
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PdP 5 17.46
न पारक्ये धने लोभं कुर्वंति न हि पातकम् । एवं प्रजा महाराज रत्नग्रीवेण पाल्यते
na pārakye dhane lobhaṃ kurvaṃti na hi pātakam | evaṃ prajā mahārāja ratnagrīveṇa pālyate
They feel no greed for wealth belonging to another, nor do they commit sin. Thus, great king, are the people protected by Ratnagrīva.
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PdP 5 17.47
षष्ठांशं तत्र गृह्णाति नान्यं लोभविवर्जितः । एवं पालयमानस्य प्रजाधर्मेण भूपतेः
ṣaṣṭhāṃśaṃ tatra gṛhṇāti nānyaṃ lobhavivarjitaḥ | evaṃ pālayamānasya prajādharmeṇa bhūpateḥ
There he takes a sixth part and nothing more, being free of greed. While the king was thus protecting according to the law (governing) his subjects,
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PdP 5 17.48
गतानि बहुवर्षाणि सर्वभोगविलासिनः । विशालाक्षीं महाराज एकदा ह्यूचिवानिदम्
gatāni bahuvarṣāṇi sarvabhogavilāsinaḥ | viśālākṣīṃ mahārāja ekadā hyūcivānidam
many years passed for him as he enjoyed every pleasure. Then one day, O great king, he said this to Viśālākṣī,
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PdP 5 17.49
पतिव्रतां धर्मपत्नीं पतिव्रतपरायणाम् । पुत्रा जाता विशालाक्षि प्रजारक्षा धुरंधराः
pativratāṃ dharmapatnīṃ pativrataparāyaṇām | putrā jātā viśālākṣi prajārakṣā dhuraṃdharāḥ
"(O you who are) devoted to your husband, (my) lawful wife, intent upon the vow of fidelity — sons have been born (to us), O large-eyed one, bearers of the burden of protecting the people.
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PdP 5 17.50
परीवारो महान्मह्यं वर्तते विगतज्वरः । हस्तिनो मम शैलाभा वाजिनः पवनोपमाः
parīvāro mahānmahyaṃ vartate vigatajvaraḥ | hastino mama śailābhā vājinaḥ pavanopamāḥ
I have a great retinue, free of trouble; my elephants are like mountains, my horses like the wind.
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PdP 5 17.51
रथाश्च सुहयैर्युक्ता वर्तंते मम नित्यशः । महाविष्णुप्रसादेन किंचिन्न्यूनं ममास्ति न
rathāśca suhayairyuktā vartaṃte mama nityaśaḥ | mahāviṣṇuprasādena kiṃcinnyūnaṃ mamāsti na
And chariots yoked with good horses are constantly mine; by the grace of the great Viṣṇu I lack nothing at all.
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PdP 5 17.52
एवं मनोरथस्त्वेकस्तिष्ठते मानसे मम । परं तीर्थं मया नाद्य कृतं परमशोभने
evaṃ manorathastvekastiṣṭhate mānase mama | paraṃ tīrthaṃ mayā nādya kṛtaṃ paramaśobhane
But one wish stands thus in my mind: I have not to this day made (a visit to) the highest sacred place, O most lovely one,
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PdP 5 17.53
गर्भवासविरामाय क्षमं गोविंदशोभितम् । वृद्धो जातोऽस्म्यहं तावद्वलीपलितदेहवान्
garbhavāsavirāmāya kṣamaṃ goviṃdaśobhitam | vṛddho jāto'smyahaṃ tāvadvalīpalitadehavān
(a place) capable of ending dwelling in the womb, graced by Govinda. Meanwhile I have grown old, with a body of wrinkles and grey hair.
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PdP 5 17.54
करिष्यामि मनोहारि तीर्थसेवनमादृतः । यो नरो जन्मपर्यंतं स्वोदरस्य प्रपूरकः
kariṣyāmi manohāri tīrthasevanamādṛtaḥ | yo naro janmaparyaṃtaṃ svodarasya prapūrakaḥ
Reverently I shall undertake the heart-delighting service of sacred fords. That man who till the end of his life is a filler of his own belly
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PdP 5 17.55
न करोति हरेः पूजां स नरो गोवृषः स्मृतः । तस्माद्गच्छामि भो भद्रे तीर्थयात्रां प्रति प्रिये
na karoti hareḥ pūjāṃ sa naro govṛṣaḥ smṛtaḥ | tasmādgacchāmi bho bhadre tīrthayātrāṃ prati priye
and does not perform the worship of Hari — that man is reckoned an ox. Therefore, dear lady, O good woman, I go forth on pilgrimage to the sacred fords,
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PdP 5 17.56
सकुटुंबः सुते न्यस्य धुरं राज्यस्य निर्भृताम् । इति व्यवस्य संध्यायां हरिं ध्यायन्निशांतरे
sakuṭuṃbaḥ sute nyasya dhuraṃ rājyasya nirbhṛtām | iti vyavasya saṃdhyāyāṃ hariṃ dhyāyanniśāṃtare
together with my family, having laid the whole burden of the kingdom upon my son." Having so resolved, at twilight, meditating on Hari, in the course of the night
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PdP 5 17.57
अद्राक्षीत्स्वप्नमप्येकं ब्राह्मणं तापसं वरम् । प्रातरुत्थाय राजासौ कृत्वा संध्यादिकाः क्रियाः
adrākṣītsvapnamapyekaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tāpasaṃ varam | prātarutthāya rājāsau kṛtvā saṃdhyādikāḥ kriyāḥ
he saw in a dream a certain brahmin, an excellent ascetic. Rising at dawn, that king, having performed the twilight rites and the rest,
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PdP 5 17.58
सभां मंत्रिजनैः सार्द्धं सुखमासेदिवान्महान् । तावद्विप्रं ददर्शाथ तापसं कृशदेहिनम्
sabhāṃ maṃtrijanaiḥ sārddhaṃ sukhamāsedivānmahān | tāvadvipraṃ dadarśātha tāpasaṃ kṛśadehinam
that great (king) had comfortably taken his seat in the assembly hall together with his ministers, when he saw a brahmin, an ascetic of emaciated body,
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PdP 5 17.59
जटावल्कलकौपीनधारिणं दंडपाणिनम् । अनेकतीर्थसेवाभिः कृतपुण्यकलेवरम्
jaṭāvalkalakaupīnadhāriṇaṃ daṃḍapāṇinam | anekatīrthasevābhiḥ kṛtapuṇyakalevaram
wearing matted hair, bark garment and loincloth, with a staff in his hand, his body made meritorious by the frequenting of many sacred fords.
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PdP 5 17.60
राजा तं वीक्ष्य शिरसा प्रणनाम महाभुजः । अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं चक्रे प्रहृष्टात्मा महीपतिः
rājā taṃ vīkṣya śirasā praṇanāma mahābhujaḥ | arghyapādyādikaṃ cakre prahṛṣṭātmā mahīpatiḥ
Seeing him, the mighty-armed king bowed with his head; with a delighted heart the lord of the earth offered him water for washing, water for the feet, and the rest.
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PdP 5 17.61
सुखोपविष्टं विश्रांतं पप्रच्छ विदितं द्विजम् । स्वामिंस्त्वद्दर्शनान्मेऽद्य गतं देहस्य पातकम्
sukhopaviṣṭaṃ viśrāṃtaṃ papraccha viditaṃ dvijam | svāmiṃstvaddarśanānme'dya gataṃ dehasya pātakam
When (the brahmin) was comfortably seated and rested, he questioned the learned twice-born: "Sir, by the sight of you the sin of my body has today departed.
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PdP 5 17.62
महांतः कृपणान्पातुं यांति तद्गेहमादरात् । तस्मात्कथय भो विप्र वृद्धस्य मम संप्रति
mahāṃtaḥ kṛpaṇānpātuṃ yāṃti tadgehamādarāt | tasmātkathaya bho vipra vṛddhasya mama saṃprati
Great ones go respectfully to the house of the wretched in order to protect them. Therefore tell me now, O brahmin, old as I am:
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PdP 5 17.63
को देवो गर्भनाशाय किं तीर्थं च क्षमं भवेत् । यूयं सर्वगताः श्रेष्ठाः समाधिध्यानतत्पराः
ko devo garbhanāśāya kiṃ tīrthaṃ ca kṣamaṃ bhavet | yūyaṃ sarvagatāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ samādhidhyānatatparāḥ
which god is able (to bring about) the destruction of (rebirth in) the womb, and which sacred ford would suffice? You (holy men) go everywhere, you are the best, devoted to concentration and meditation,
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PdP 5 17.64
सर्वतीर्थावगाहेन कृतपुण्यात्मनोऽमलाः । यथावच्छृण्वते मह्यं श्रद्दधानाय विस्तरात्
sarvatīrthāvagāhena kṛtapuṇyātmano'malāḥ | yathāvacchṛṇvate mahyaṃ śraddadhānāya vistarāt
your selves made meritorious and spotless by bathing in all the sacred fords. To me, who listen and have faith, tell it fully and duly,
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PdP 5 17.65
कथयस्व प्रसादेन सर्वतीर्थविचक्षण । ब्राह्मण उवाच। शृणु राजेंद्र वक्ष्यामि यत्पृष्टं तीर्थसेवनम्
kathayasva prasādena sarvatīrthavicakṣaṇa | brāhmaṇa uvāca| śṛṇu rājeṃdra vakṣyāmi yatpṛṣṭaṃ tīrthasevanam
tell it out of your favour, O you who are expert in all the sacred fords." The brahmin said: Listen, best of kings, I shall declare what you have asked about the service of sacred fords,
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PdP 5 17.66
कस्य देवस्य कृपया गर्भनिर्वारणं भवेत् । सेव्यः श्रीरामचंद्रोऽसौ संसारज्वरनाशकः
kasya devasya kṛpayā garbhanirvāraṇaṃ bhavet | sevyaḥ śrīrāmacaṃdro'sau saṃsārajvaranāśakaḥ
and by which god's compassion the warding off of (rebirth in) the womb comes about. That Śrī Rāmacandra is to be served, the destroyer of the fever of transmigration;
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PdP 5 17.67
पूज्यः स एव भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञकः । नाना पुर्यो मया दृष्टाः सर्वपापक्षयंकराः
pūjyaḥ sa eva bhagavānpuruṣottamasaṃjñakaḥ | nānā puryo mayā dṛṣṭāḥ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarāḥ
he alone, the Lord named Puruṣottama, is to be worshipped. Many cities have been seen by me, which bring about the destruction of all sins:
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PdP 5 17.68
अयोध्या सरयूस्तापी तथा द्वारं हरेः परम् । अवंती विमला कांची रेवा सागरगामिनी
ayodhyā sarayūstāpī tathā dvāraṃ hareḥ param | avaṃtī vimalā kāṃcī revā sāgaragāminī
Ayodhyā, the Sarayū, the Tāpī, and also the supreme gate of Hari (Haridvāra), Avantī, Vimalā, Kāñcī, the Revā that flows to the ocean,
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PdP 5 17.69
गोकर्णं हाटकाख्यं च हत्याकोटिविनाशनम् । मल्लिकाख्यो महाशैलो मोक्षदः पश्यतां नृणाम्
gokarṇaṃ hāṭakākhyaṃ ca hatyākoṭivināśanam | mallikākhyo mahāśailo mokṣadaḥ paśyatāṃ nṛṇām
(There is) Gokarṇa, and the one called Hāṭaka, which destroys a crore of killings; (and) the great mountain named Mallikā, which grants liberation to men who look upon it.
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PdP 5 17.70
यत्रांगेषु नृणां तोयं श्यामं वा निर्मलं भवेत् । पातकस्यापहारीदं मया दृष्टं तु तीर्थकम्
yatrāṃgeṣu nṛṇāṃ toyaṃ śyāmaṃ vā nirmalaṃ bhavet | pātakasyāpahārīdaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ tu tīrthakam
Where the water on men's limbs becomes dark or clear — this is a place of pilgrimage that carries off sin, which I have seen.
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PdP 5 17.71
मया द्वारवती दृष्टा सुरासुर निषेविता । गोमती यत्र वहति साक्षाद्ब्रह्मजला शुभा
mayā dvāravatī dṛṣṭā surāsura niṣevitā | gomatī yatra vahati sākṣādbrahmajalā śubhā
By me Dvāravatī was seen, frequented by gods and demons, where the auspicious Gomatī flows, her water being Brahman itself.
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PdP 5 17.72
यत्र स्वापो लयः प्रोक्तो मृतिर्मोक्ष इति श्रुतिः । यस्यां संवसतां नॄणां न कलि प्रभवेत्क्वचित्
yatra svāpo layaḥ prokto mṛtirmokṣa iti śrutiḥ | yasyāṃ saṃvasatāṃ nṝṇāṃ na kali prabhavetkvacit
Where sleep is declared to be dissolution and death to be liberation — so says the scripture; where, for men dwelling (there), the Kali (age) never takes effect.
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PdP 5 17.73
चक्रांका यत्र पाषाणा मानवा अपि चक्रिणः । पशवः कीटपक्ष्याद्याः सर्वे चक्रशरीरिणः
cakrāṃkā yatra pāṣāṇā mānavā api cakriṇaḥ | paśavaḥ kīṭapakṣyādyāḥ sarve cakraśarīriṇaḥ
Where the stones are marked with the discus, and the humans too bear the discus; the animals, insects, birds and the rest — all have the discus on their bodies.
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PdP 5 17.74
त्रिविक्रमो वसेद्यस्यां सर्वलोकैकपालकः । सा पुरी तु महापुण्यैर्मया दृग्गोचरीकृता
trivikramo vasedyasyāṃ sarvalokaikapālakaḥ | sā purī tu mahāpuṇyairmayā dṛggocarīkṛtā
In which dwells Trivikrama, the sole protector of all the worlds — that city was brought within my sight by (my) great merits.
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PdP 5 17.75
कुरुक्षेत्रं मया दृष्टं सर्वहत्यापनोदनम् । स्यमंतपंचकं यत्र महापातकनाशनम्
kurukṣetraṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ sarvahatyāpanodanam | syamaṃtapaṃcakaṃ yatra mahāpātakanāśanam
By me Kurukṣetra was seen, which drives away all killings, where Syamantapañcaka is, the destroyer of great sins.
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PdP 5 17.76
वाराणसी मया दृष्टा विश्वनाथकृतालया । यत्रोपदिशते मंत्रं तारकं ब्रह्मसंज्ञितम्
vārāṇasī mayā dṛṣṭā viśvanāthakṛtālayā | yatropadiśate maṃtraṃ tārakaṃ brahmasaṃjñitam
By me Vārāṇasī was seen, where Viśvanātha has made his abode, where he imparts the saving mantra known as Brahman.
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PdP 5 17.77
यस्यां मृताः कीटपतंगभृंगाः पश्वादयो वा सुरयोनयो वा । स्वकर्मसंभोगसुखं विहाय गच्छंति कैलासमतीतदुःखाः
yasyāṃ mṛtāḥ kīṭapataṃgabhṛṃgāḥ paśvādayo vā surayonayo vā | svakarmasaṃbhogasukhaṃ vihāya gacchaṃti kailāsamatītaduḥkhāḥ
Those who die in it — worms, moths, bees, or beasts and the like, or those of divine birth — abandoning the pleasure of enjoying their own karma, go to Kailāsa, their suffering passed away.
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PdP 5 17.78
मणिकर्णिर्यत्र तीर्थं यस्यामुत्तरवाहिनी । करोति संसृतेर्बंधच्छेदं पापकृतामपि
maṇikarṇiryatra tīrthaṃ yasyāmuttaravāhinī | karoti saṃsṛterbaṃdhacchedaṃ pāpakṛtāmapi
Where the Maṇikarṇī bathing-place is, in which (the river) flows northward, it effects the cutting of the bond of transmigration even for doers of evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 17.79
कपर्दिनः कुंडलिनः सर्पभूषाधरावराः । गजचर्मपरीधाना वसंति गतदुःखकाः
kapardinaḥ kuṃḍalinaḥ sarpabhūṣādharāvarāḥ | gajacarmaparīdhānā vasaṃti gataduḥkhakāḥ
Wearing matted locks, with earrings, wearing serpents as their chief ornaments, clad in elephant hide, they dwell (there) with their sorrow gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 17.80
कालभैरवनामात्र करोति यमशासनम् । न करोति नृणां वार्तां यमो दंडधरः प्रभुः
kālabhairavanāmātra karoti yamaśāsanam | na karoti nṛṇāṃ vārtāṃ yamo daṃḍadharaḥ prabhuḥ
Here the name of Kālabhairava alone rules Yama; Yama the lord, bearer of the rod, takes no account of men (here).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 17.81
एतादृशी मया दृष्टा काशी विश्वेश्वरांकिता । अनेकान्यपि तीर्थानि मया दृष्टानि भूमिप
etādṛśī mayā dṛṣṭā kāśī viśveśvarāṃkitā | anekānyapi tīrthāni mayā dṛṣṭāni bhūmipa
Such is Kāśī, marked by Viśveśvara, which I have seen; and many other holy places too have been seen by me, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 17.82
परमेकं महच्चित्रं यद्दृष्टं नीलपर्वते । पुरुषोत्तमसान्निध्ये तन्न क्वाप्यक्षिगोचरम्
paramekaṃ mahaccitraṃ yaddṛṣṭaṃ nīlaparvate | puruṣottamasānnidhye tanna kvāpyakṣigocaram
But one supreme great wonder, which was seen on the Blue Mountain in the presence of Puruṣottama — that is nowhere else visible to the eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition