Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 2

PdP 5 2.1

शेष उवाच। अथ तद्दर्शनोत्कण्ठा विह्वलीकृतचेतसा । पुनः पुनः स्मृतो भ्राता भरतो धार्मिकाग्रणीः

śeṣa uvāca| atha taddarśanotkaṇṭhā vihvalīkṛtacetasā | punaḥ punaḥ smṛto bhrātā bharato dhārmikāgraṇīḥ

Śeṣa said: Then, his mind made distraught with longing to see him, he remembered again and again his brother Bharata, the foremost of the righteous.

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PdP 5 2.2

उवाच च हनूमंतं बलवंतं समीरजम् । प्रस्फुरद्दशनव्याज चन्द्रकांतिहतांधकः

uvāca ca hanūmaṃtaṃ balavaṃtaṃ samīrajam | prasphuraddaśanavyāja candrakāṃtihatāṃdhakaḥ

And he spoke to Hanūmān, the strong son of the Wind — he who, on the pretext of his flashing teeth, destroyed the darkness with a moonlike radiance:

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PdP 5 2.3

शृणु वीर हनूमंस्त्वं मद्गिरं भ्रातृनोदिताम् । चिरंतनवियोगेन गद्गदीकृतविह्वलाम्

śṛṇu vīra hanūmaṃstvaṃ madgiraṃ bhrātṛnoditām | ciraṃtanaviyogena gadgadīkṛtavihvalām

"Hear, hero Hanūmān, this word of mine, prompted by (thought of) my brother, faltering and distraught through the long separation.

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PdP 5 2.4

गच्छ तं भ्रातरं वीर समीरणतनूद्भव । मद्वियोगकृशां यष्टिं वपुषो बिभ्रतं हठात्

gaccha taṃ bhrātaraṃ vīra samīraṇatanūdbhava | madviyogakṛśāṃ yaṣṭiṃ vapuṣo bibhrataṃ haṭhāt

"Go, hero, born of the Wind's body, to that brother, who perforce carries his body as a mere stick, wasted by separation from me,

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PdP 5 2.5

यो वल्कलं परीधत्ते जटां धत्ते शिरोरुहे । फलानां भक्षणमपि न कुर्याद्विरहातुरः

yo valkalaṃ parīdhatte jaṭāṃ dhatte śiroruhe | phalānāṃ bhakṣaṇamapi na kuryādvirahāturaḥ

"who puts on a bark garment, wears matted hair on his head, and, tormented by the separation, would not even eat fruit,

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PdP 5 2.6

परस्त्री यस्य मातेव लोष्टवत्कांचनं पुनः । प्रजाः पुत्रानिवोद्रक्षेद्बांधवो मम धर्मवित्

parastrī yasya māteva loṣṭavatkāṃcanaṃ punaḥ | prajāḥ putrānivodrakṣedbāṃdhavo mama dharmavit

"for whom another man's wife is like a mother and gold, again, like a lump of clay, and who watches over the subjects as if they were his sons — my kinsman, the knower of dharma.

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PdP 5 2.7

मद्वियोगजदुःखाग्निज्वालादग्धकलेवरम् । मदागमनसंदेश पयोवृष्ट्याशु सिंचतम्

madviyogajaduḥkhāgnijvālādagdhakalevaram | madāgamanasaṃdeśa payovṛṣṭyāśu siṃcatam

"Sprinkle him quickly, with the rain-water of the message of my coming — him whose body is burnt by the flame of the fire of grief born of separation from me.

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PdP 5 2.8

सीतया सहितं रामं लक्ष्मणेन समन्वितम् । सुग्रीवादिकपींद्रैश्च रक्षोभिः सबिभीषणैः

sītayā sahitaṃ rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇena samanvitam | sugrīvādikapīṃdraiśca rakṣobhiḥ sabibhīṣaṇaiḥ

"Announce that Rāma has arrived, together with Sītā, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, and with Sugrīva and the other monkey lords and with the rākṣasas together with Vibhīṣaṇa,

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PdP 5 2.9

प्राप्तं निवेदय सुखात्पुष्पकासनसंस्थितम् । येन मे सोऽनुजः शीघ्रं सुखमेति मदागमात्

prāptaṃ nivedaya sukhātpuṣpakāsanasaṃsthitam | yena me so'nujaḥ śīghraṃ sukhameti madāgamāt

"seated at ease upon the Puṣpaka chariot — so that this younger brother of mine may quickly find happiness at my coming."

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PdP 5 2.10

इति श्रुत्वा ततो वाक्यं रघुवीरस्य धीमतः । जगाम भरतावासं नंदिग्रामं निदेशकृत्

iti śrutvā tato vākyaṃ raghuvīrasya dhīmataḥ | jagāma bharatāvāsaṃ naṃdigrāmaṃ nideśakṛt

Having thus heard the word of the wise hero of the Raghus, the executor of his command went to Bharata's dwelling, the village of Nandi.

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PdP 5 2.11

गत्वा स नंदिग्रामं तु मंत्रिवृद्धैः सुसंयतम् । भरतं भ्रातृविरहक्लिन्नं धीमान्ददर्श ह

gatvā sa naṃdigrāmaṃ tu maṃtrivṛddhaiḥ susaṃyatam | bharataṃ bhrātṛvirahaklinnaṃ dhīmāndadarśa ha

Going to Nandigrāma, the wise (messenger) saw Bharata there, well composed among the elder counsellors, moist (with grief) from the separation from his brother.

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PdP 5 2.12

कथयंतं मंत्रिवृद्धान्रामचंद्रकथानकम् । तदीय पदापाथोज मकरंदसुनिर्भरः

kathayaṃtaṃ maṃtrivṛddhānrāmacaṃdrakathānakam | tadīya padāpāthoja makaraṃdasunirbharaḥ

(He saw him) recounting to the elder counsellors the tale of Rāmacandra, wholly filled with the nectar of the lotus of His feet.

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PdP 5 2.13

नमश्चकार भरतं धर्मं मूर्तियुतं किल । विधात्रा सकलांशेन सत्त्वेनैव विनिर्मितम्

namaścakāra bharataṃ dharmaṃ mūrtiyutaṃ kila | vidhātrā sakalāṃśena sattvenaiva vinirmitam

He bowed to Bharata, who was verily Dharma embodied, fashioned by the Creator out of pure goodness with all its parts.

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PdP 5 2.14

तं दृष्ट्वा भरतः शीघ्रं प्रत्युत्थाय कृतांजलि । स्वागतं चेति होवाच रामस्य कुशलं वद

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bharataḥ śīghraṃ pratyutthāya kṛtāṃjali | svāgataṃ ceti hovāca rāmasya kuśalaṃ vada

Seeing him, Bharata quickly rose to meet him with folded hands and said, "Welcome! Tell (me) of Rāma's well-being."

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PdP 5 2.15

इत्येवं वदतस्तस्य भुजो दक्षिणतोऽस्फुरत् । हृदयाच्च गतः शोको हर्षास्रैः पूरिताननः

ityevaṃ vadatastasya bhujo dakṣiṇato'sphurat | hṛdayācca gataḥ śoko harṣāsraiḥ pūritānanaḥ

As he spoke thus, his right arm throbbed, and the sorrow departed from his heart; his face was filled with tears of joy.

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PdP 5 2.16

विलोक्य तादृशं भूपं प्रत्युवाच कपीश्वरः । निकटे हि पुरः प्राप्तं विद्धि रामं सलक्ष्मणम्

vilokya tādṛśaṃ bhūpaṃ pratyuvāca kapīśvaraḥ | nikaṭe hi puraḥ prāptaṃ viddhi rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam

Seeing the king in that state, the lord of the monkeys replied: "Know that Rāma, together with Lakṣmaṇa, has arrived near, before (you)."

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PdP 5 2.17

रामागमनसंदेशामृतसिक्तकलेवरः । प्रापयद्धर्षपूरं हि सहस्रास्यो न वेद्म्यहम्

rāmāgamanasaṃdeśāmṛtasiktakalevaraḥ | prāpayaddharṣapūraṃ hi sahasrāsyo na vedmyaham

His body sprinkled with the nectar of the news of Rāma's coming, he reached such a flood of joy that even one with a thousand mouths (could not tell it) — I do not know (how to describe it).

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PdP 5 2.18

जगाद मम तन्नास्ति यत्तुभ्यं दीयते मया । दासोऽस्मि जन्मपर्यंतं रामसंदेशहारकः

jagāda mama tannāsti yattubhyaṃ dīyate mayā | dāso'smi janmaparyaṃtaṃ rāmasaṃdeśahārakaḥ

He said: "I have nothing that could be given by me to you; I am your servant to the end of my life, O bearer of Rāma's message."

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PdP 5 2.19

वसिष्ठोऽपि गृहीत्वार्घ्यं मंत्रिवृद्धाः सुहर्षिताः । जग्मुस्ते रामचंद्रं च हनुमद्दर्शिताध्वना

vasiṣṭho'pi gṛhītvārghyaṃ maṃtrivṛddhāḥ suharṣitāḥ | jagmuste rāmacaṃdraṃ ca hanumaddarśitādhvanā

Vasiṣṭha too, taking the offering-water, and the elder counsellors, greatly delighted, went to Rāmacandra by the road shown by Hanumān.

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PdP 5 2.20

दृष्ट्वा दूरात्समायांतं रामचंद्रं मनोरमम् । पुष्पकासनमध्यस्थं ससीतं सहलक्ष्मणम्

dṛṣṭvā dūrātsamāyāṃtaṃ rāmacaṃdraṃ manoramam | puṣpakāsanamadhyasthaṃ sasītaṃ sahalakṣmaṇam

Seeing from afar the delightful Rāmacandra coming, seated in the midst of the Puṣpaka (chariot) with Sītā and with Lakṣmaṇa —

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PdP 5 2.21

रामोऽपि दृष्ट्वा भरतं पादचारेण संगतम् । जटावल्कलकौपीन परिधानसमन्वितम्

rāmo'pi dṛṣṭvā bharataṃ pādacāreṇa saṃgatam | jaṭāvalkalakaupīna paridhānasamanvitam

Rāma too, seeing Bharata who had come on foot, wearing matted hair, bark garments and a loincloth,

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PdP 5 2.22

अमात्यान्भ्रातृवेषेण समवेषाञ्जटाधरान् । नित्यं तपः क्लिष्टतया कृशरूपान्ददर्श ह

amātyānbhrātṛveṣeṇa samaveṣāñjaṭādharān | nityaṃ tapaḥ kliṣṭatayā kṛśarūpāndadarśa ha

and the ministers in the same dress as his brother, alike in garb, wearing matted locks, of emaciated form from being constantly worn down by austerity — (thus) he saw (them).

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PdP 5 2.23

रामोऽपि चिंतयामास दृष्ट्वा वै तादृशं नृपम् । अहो दशरथस्यायं राजराजस्य धीमतः

rāmo'pi ciṃtayāmāsa dṛṣṭvā vai tādṛśaṃ nṛpam | aho daśarathasyāyaṃ rājarājasya dhīmataḥ

And Rāma, seeing the king in such a state, reflected: "Alas, this son of the wise Daśaratha, king of kings,

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PdP 5 2.24

पुत्रः पदातिरायाति जटावल्कलवेषभृत् । न दुःखं तादृशं मेऽन्यद्वनमध्यगतस्य हि

putraḥ padātirāyāti jaṭāvalkalaveṣabhṛt | na duḥkhaṃ tādṛśaṃ me'nyadvanamadhyagatasya hi

comes on foot, wearing the garb of matted hair and bark! I, dwelling in the midst of the forest, had no such sorrow

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PdP 5 2.25

यादृशं मद्वियोगेन चैतस्य परिवर्त्तते । अहो पश्यत मे भ्राता प्राणात्प्रियतमः सखा

yādṛśaṃ madviyogena caitasya parivarttate | aho paśyata me bhrātā prāṇātpriyatamaḥ sakhā

as that which turns about in him through separation from me. Ah, look at my brother, a friend dearer to me than life!

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PdP 5 2.26

श्रुत्वा मां निकटे प्राप्तं मंत्रिवृद्धैः सुहर्षितैः । द्रष्टुं मां भरतोऽभ्येति वसिष्ठेन समन्वितः

śrutvā māṃ nikaṭe prāptaṃ maṃtrivṛddhaiḥ suharṣitaiḥ | draṣṭuṃ māṃ bharato'bhyeti vasiṣṭhena samanvitaḥ

Hearing that I have arrived nearby, Bharata comes with the greatly delighted elder counsellors, accompanied by Vasiṣṭha, to see me."

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PdP 5 2.27

इति ब्रुवन्नरपतिः पुष्पकान्नभसोंऽगणात् । बिभीषणहनूमद्भ्यां लक्ष्मणेन कृतादरः

iti bruvannarapatiḥ puṣpakānnabhasoṃ'gaṇāt | bibhīṣaṇahanūmadbhyāṃ lakṣmaṇena kṛtādaraḥ

Speaking thus, the king of men, honoured by Vibhīṣaṇa and Hanumān and by Lakṣmaṇa, (came down) from the Puṣpaka out of the courtyard of the sky,

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PdP 5 2.28

यानादवतताराशु विरहात्क्लिन्नमानसः । भ्रातर्भ्रातः पुनर्भ्रातर्भ्रातर्भ्रातर्वदन्मुहुः

yānādavatatārāśu virahātklinnamānasaḥ | bhrātarbhrātaḥ punarbhrātarbhrātarbhrātarvadanmuhuḥ

and swiftly descended from the vehicle, his mind moist from the separation, saying again and again: "Brother! Brother! Again, brother! Brother, brother!"

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PdP 5 2.29

दृष्ट्वा समुत्तीर्णमिमं रामचंद्रं सुरैर्युतम् । भरतो भ्रातृविरहक्लिन्नं धीमान्ददर्श ह । हर्षाश्रूणि प्रमुंचंश्च दंडवत्प्रणनाम ह

dṛṣṭvā samuttīrṇamimaṃ rāmacaṃdraṃ surairyutam | bharato bhrātṛvirahaklinnaṃ dhīmāndadarśa ha | harṣāśrūṇi pramuṃcaṃśca daṃḍavatpraṇanāma ha

Seeing Rāmacandra thus come down, accompanied by the gods, the wise Bharata beheld (him), moist (with grief) from the separation from his brother; and shedding tears of joy, he bowed down flat like a staff.

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PdP 5 2.30

रघुनाथोऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा दंडवत्पतितं भुवि । उत्थाप्य जगृहे दोर्भ्यां हर्षालोकसमन्वितः

raghunātho'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā daṃḍavatpatitaṃ bhuvi | utthāpya jagṛhe dorbhyāṃ harṣālokasamanvitaḥ

And the Lord of the Raghus, seeing him fallen prostrate on the ground, raised him up and clasped him with both arms, with a look full of joy.

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PdP 5 2.31

उत्थापितोऽपि हि भृशं नोदतिष्ठद्रुदन्मुहुः । रामचंद्रपदांभोजग्रहणासक्तबाहुभृत्

utthāpito'pi hi bhṛśaṃ nodatiṣṭhadrudanmuhuḥ | rāmacaṃdrapadāṃbhojagrahaṇāsaktabāhubhṛt

Though raised up, he by no means rose, weeping again and again, his arms held fast in clinging to Rāmacandra's lotus-feet.

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PdP 5 2.32

भरत उवाच। दुराचारस्य दुष्टस्य पापिनो मे कृपां कुरु । रामचंद्र महाबाहो कारुण्यात्करुणानिधे

bharata uvāca| durācārasya duṣṭasya pāpino me kṛpāṃ kuru | rāmacaṃdra mahābāho kāruṇyātkaruṇānidhe

Bharata said: Show mercy to me, an evil-doer, wicked, a sinner — Rāmacandra, mighty-armed one, out of compassion, O treasury of compassion!

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PdP 5 2.33

यस्ते विदेहजा पाणिस्पर्शं क्रूरममन्यत । स एव चरणो राम वने बभ्राम मत्कृते

yaste videhajā pāṇisparśaṃ krūramamanyata | sa eva caraṇo rāma vane babhrāma matkṛte

That foot of yours which the daughter of Videha thought harsh (even) at the touch of a hand — that very foot, Rāma, wandered in the forest on my account.

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PdP 5 2.34

इत्युक्त्वाश्रुमुखो दीनः परिरभ्य पुनः पुनः । प्रांजलिः पुरतस्तस्थौ हर्षविह्वलिताननः

ityuktvāśrumukho dīnaḥ parirabhya punaḥ punaḥ | prāṃjaliḥ puratastasthau harṣavihvalitānanaḥ

Having spoken thus, his face wet with tears, wretched, embracing (him) again and again, he stood before (him) with joined palms, his face overwhelmed with joy.

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PdP 5 2.35

रघुनाथस्तमनुजं परिष्वज्य कृपानिधिः । प्रणम्य च महामंत्रिमुख्यानापृच्छ्य सादरम्

raghunāthastamanujaṃ pariṣvajya kṛpānidhiḥ | praṇamya ca mahāmaṃtrimukhyānāpṛcchya sādaram

Raghunātha, the treasury of compassion, having embraced that younger brother, and having bowed, and having respectfully inquired after the foremost of the great ministers —

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PdP 5 2.36

भरतेन समं भ्रात्रा पुष्पकासनमास्थितः । सीतां ददर्श भरतो भ्रातृपत्नीमनिंदिताम्

bharatena samaṃ bhrātrā puṣpakāsanamāsthitaḥ | sītāṃ dadarśa bharato bhrātṛpatnīmaniṃditām

seated on the Puṣpaka throne together with his brother Bharata; and Bharata saw Sītā, his brother's blameless wife.

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PdP 5 2.37

अनसूयामिवात्रेः किं लोपामुद्रां घटोद्भुवः । पतिव्रतां जनकजाममन्यतननाम च

anasūyāmivātreḥ kiṃ lopāmudrāṃ ghaṭodbhuvaḥ | pativratāṃ janakajāmamanyatananāma ca

He thought the husband-devoted daughter of Janaka to be like Atri's Anasūyā, or perhaps Lopāmudrā of the pot-born one (Agastya), and he bowed.

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PdP 5 2.38

मातः क्षमस्व यदघं मया कृतमबुद्धिना । त्वत्सदृश्यः पतिपराः सर्वेषां साधुकारिकाः

mātaḥ kṣamasva yadaghaṃ mayā kṛtamabuddhinā | tvatsadṛśyaḥ patiparāḥ sarveṣāṃ sādhukārikāḥ

"Mother, forgive whatever wrong was done by me in my folly. Women like you, devoted to their husbands, bring about good for all."

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PdP 5 2.39

जानक्यापि महाभागा देवरं वीक्ष्य सादरम् । आशीर्भिरभियुज्याथ समपृच्छदनामयम्

jānakyāpi mahābhāgā devaraṃ vīkṣya sādaram | āśīrbhirabhiyujyātha samapṛcchadanāmayam

And Jānakī, greatly blessed, looking respectfully at her husband's younger brother, having then joined (him) with blessings, asked after his well-being.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 5 2.40

विमानवरमारूढास्ते सर्वे नभसोंऽगणे । क्षणादालोकयांचक्रे निकटे स्वपितुः पुरीम्

vimānavaramārūḍhāste sarve nabhasoṃ'gaṇe | kṣaṇādālokayāṃcakre nikaṭe svapituḥ purīm

All of them, mounted on the excellent aerial car, in the courtyard of the sky, in a moment beheld close at hand the city of his own father.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition