Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 3
PdP 5 3.1
शेष उवाच। दृष्ट्वा रामो राजधानीं निजलोकनिवासिनीम् । जहर्ष मतिमान्वीरश्चिरदर्शनलालसः
śeṣa uvāca| dṛṣṭvā rāmo rājadhānīṃ nijalokanivāsinīm | jaharṣa matimānvīraściradarśanalālasaḥ
Śeṣa said: Seeing the capital inhabited by his own people, the wise hero Rāma rejoiced, longing for the sight (he had missed) for so long.
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PdP 5 3.2
भरतोऽपि स्वकं मित्रं सुमुखं नगरं प्रति । प्रेषयामास सचिवं नगरोत्सवसिद्धये
bharato'pi svakaṃ mitraṃ sumukhaṃ nagaraṃ prati | preṣayāmāsa sacivaṃ nagarotsavasiddhaye
Bharata too sent his own friend, the minister Sumukha, to the city, for the carrying out of a city festival.
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PdP 5 3.3
भरत उवाच। कुर्वंतु लोकास्त्वरितं रघुनाथागमोत्सवम् । मंदिरे मंदिरे रम्यं कृतकौतुकचित्रकम्
bharata uvāca| kurvaṃtu lokāstvaritaṃ raghunāthāgamotsavam | maṃdire maṃdire ramyaṃ kṛtakautukacitrakam
Bharata said: Let the people quickly hold a festival for Raghunātha's coming, in house after house lovely with festive paintings made (for it).
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PdP 5 3.4
विपांसुका राजमार्गाश्चंदनद्रवसिंचिताः । प्रसूनभरसंकॢप्ता हृष्टपुष्टजनावृताः
vipāṃsukā rājamārgāścaṃdanadravasiṃcitāḥ | prasūnabharasaṃkḷptā hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtāḥ
Let the royal highways be free of dust, sprinkled with liquid sandal, arranged with masses of blossoms, thronged with people joyful and well-fed.
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PdP 5 3.5
विचित्रवर्णध्वजभा चित्रिताखिलस्वांगणाः । मेघागमे धनुरिव पश्यंत्वेव वलीमुखाः
vicitravarṇadhvajabhā citritākhilasvāṃgaṇāḥ | meghāgame dhanuriva paśyaṃtveva valīmukhāḥ
Gleaming with flags of varied colors, with all their own courtyards painted — let the monkeys look upon them as at a rainbow when the clouds come.
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PdP 5 3.6
प्रतिगेहं तु लोकानां कारयंत्वगरूक्षणम् । यद्धूमं वीक्ष्य शिखिनो नृत्यं कुर्वंतु लीलया
pratigehaṃ tu lokānāṃ kārayaṃtvagarūkṣaṇam | yaddhūmaṃ vīkṣya śikhino nṛtyaṃ kurvaṃtu līlayā
And at each house let the people have agarwood burned, seeing whose smoke let the peacocks dance in play.
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PdP 5 3.7
हस्तिनो मम शैलाभानाधोरणसुयंत्रितान् । विचित्रयंतु बहुशो गैरिकाद्युपधातुभिः
hastino mama śailābhānādhoraṇasuyaṃtritān | vicitrayaṃtu bahuśo gairikādyupadhātubhiḥ
Let them decorate my elephants, mountain-like, well controlled by their drivers, in many ways with red ochre and other mineral pigments.
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PdP 5 3.8
वाजिनश्चित्रिता भूयः सुशोभंतु मनोजवाः । यद्वेगवीक्षणादेव गर्वं त्यजति स्वर्हयः
vājinaścitritā bhūyaḥ suśobhaṃtu manojavāḥ | yadvegavīkṣaṇādeva garvaṃ tyajati svarhayaḥ
Let the horses, painted, shine forth still more, swift as thought — at the mere sight of whose speed the horses of heaven give up their pride.
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PdP 5 3.9
कन्याः सहस्रशो रम्याः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः । गजोपरि समारूढा मुक्ताभिर्विकिरंतु च
kanyāḥ sahasraśo ramyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | gajopari samārūḍhā muktābhirvikiraṃtu ca
And let lovely maidens by the thousand, adorned with every ornament, mounted upon elephants, scatter pearls about.
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PdP 5 3.10
ब्राह्मण्यः पात्रहस्ताश्च दूर्वाहारिद्रसंयुताः । सुवासिन्यो महाराजं रामं नीराजयंतु ताः
brāhmaṇyaḥ pātrahastāśca dūrvāhāridrasaṃyutāḥ | suvāsinyo mahārājaṃ rāmaṃ nīrājayaṃtu tāḥ
And let those brahmin women, vessels in hand, with dūrvā grass and turmeric, happily married, wave the lamps before the great king Rāma.
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PdP 5 3.11
कौसल्यापुत्रसंयोगसंदेश विधुरा सती । हर्षं प्राप्नोतु सुकृशा तदीक्षणसुलालसा
kausalyāputrasaṃyogasaṃdeśa vidhurā satī | harṣaṃ prāpnotu sukṛśā tadīkṣaṇasulālasā
Let the virtuous (Kausalyā), overcome by the news of reunion with her son, greatly emaciated and full of longing to behold him, attain joy.
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PdP 5 3.12
इत्येवमादिरचनाः पुरशोभाविधायिकाः । करोतु जनता हृष्टा रामस्यागमनं प्रति
ityevamādiracanāḥ puraśobhāvidhāyikāḥ | karotu janatā hṛṣṭā rāmasyāgamanaṃ prati
Let the people, delighted, make such arrangements and the like, which produce the city's splendour, in preparation for Rāma's arrival.
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PdP 5 3.13
शेष उवाच। इति श्रुत्वा ततो वाक्यं सुमुखो मंत्रवित्तमः । प्रययौ नगरीं कर्तुं कृतकौतुकतोरणाम्
śeṣa uvāca| iti śrutvā tato vākyaṃ sumukho maṃtravittamaḥ | prayayau nagarīṃ kartuṃ kṛtakautukatoraṇām
Śeṣa said: Having heard this speech, Sumukha, best of those who know counsel, then went off to the city to make it (adorned) with festive archways.
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PdP 5 3.14
गत्वाथ नगरीं तां वै मंत्री तु सुमुखाभिधः । ख्यापयामास लोकानां रामागममहोत्सवम्
gatvātha nagarīṃ tāṃ vai maṃtrī tu sumukhābhidhaḥ | khyāpayāmāsa lokānāṃ rāmāgamamahotsavam
Then, having gone to that city, the minister named Sumukha proclaimed to the people the great festival of Rāma's arrival.
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PdP 5 3.15
लोकाः श्रुत्वा पुरीं प्राप्तं रघुनाथं सुहर्षिताः । पूर्वं तदीय विरहत्यक्तभोगसुखादयः
lokāḥ śrutvā purīṃ prāptaṃ raghunāthaṃ suharṣitāḥ | pūrvaṃ tadīya virahatyaktabhogasukhādayaḥ
The people, hearing that Raghunātha had reached the city, were greatly delighted—they who before, in separation from him, had given up enjoyments, pleasures and the rest.
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PdP 5 3.16
ब्राह्मणा वेदसंपन्नाः पवित्रा दर्भपाणयः । धौतोत्तरीयवलिता जग्मुः श्रीरघुनायकम्
brāhmaṇā vedasaṃpannāḥ pavitrā darbhapāṇayaḥ | dhautottarīyavalitā jagmuḥ śrīraghunāyakam
The brahmins, endowed with the Vedas, pure, with darbha grass in their hands, wrapped in washed upper garments, went to the glorious lord of the Raghus.
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PdP 5 3.17
क्षत्रिया ये शूरतमा धनुर्बाणधरा वराः । संग्रामे बहुशो वीरा जेतारो ययुरप्यमुम्
kṣatriyā ye śūratamā dhanurbāṇadharā varāḥ | saṃgrāme bahuśo vīrā jetāro yayurapyamum
Those kṣatriyas who were most valiant, excellent bearers of bow and arrow, heroes victorious many times in battle—they too went to him.
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PdP 5 3.18
वैश्या धनसमृद्धाश्च मुद्राशोभितपाणयः । शुभ्रवस्त्रपरीधाना अभिजग्मुर्नरेश्वरम्
vaiśyā dhanasamṛddhāśca mudrāśobhitapāṇayaḥ | śubhravastraparīdhānā abhijagmurnareśvaram
And the vaiśyas, rich in wealth, their hands adorned with seal-rings, clad in bright garments, approached the lord of men.
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PdP 5 3.19
शूद्रा द्विजेषु ये भक्ताः स्वीयाचारसुनिष्ठिताः । वेदाचाररता ये वै तेऽपिजग्मुः पुरीपतिम्
śūdrā dvijeṣu ye bhaktāḥ svīyācārasuniṣṭhitāḥ | vedācāraratā ye vai te'pijagmuḥ purīpatim
Those śūdras who were devoted to the twice-born, well established in their own proper conduct, and devoted to Vedic observance—they too went to the lord of the city.
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PdP 5 3.20
ये ये वृत्तिकरा लोकाः स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यधिष्ठिताः । स्वकं वस्तु समादाय ययुः श्रीरामभूपतिम्
ye ye vṛttikarā lokāḥ sve sve karmaṇyadhiṣṭhitāḥ | svakaṃ vastu samādāya yayuḥ śrīrāmabhūpatim
Whatever people followed a trade, each engaged in his own occupation, taking his own product, went to King Śrī Rāma.
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PdP 5 3.21
इत्थं भूपतिसंदेशात्प्रमोदाप्लवसंयुताः । नाना कौतुकसंयुक्ता आजग्मुर्मनुजेश्वरम्
itthaṃ bhūpatisaṃdeśātpramodāplavasaṃyutāḥ | nānā kautukasaṃyuktā ājagmurmanujeśvaram
Thus, at the king's message, flooded with a rush of joy and provided with various festive things, they came to the lord of men.
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PdP 5 3.22
शेष उवाच। रघुनाथोऽपि सकलैर्दैवतैः स्वस्वयानगैः । परीतः प्रविवेशोच्चैः पुरीं रचितमोहनाम्
śeṣa uvāca| raghunātho'pi sakalairdaivataiḥ svasvayānagaiḥ | parītaḥ praviveśoccaiḥ purīṃ racitamohanām
Śeṣa said: Raghunātha too, surrounded by all the gods riding each on his own vehicle, entered with great ceremony the city that had been made enchanting.
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PdP 5 3.23
प्लवंगाः प्लवनैर्युक्ता आकाशपथचारिणः । स्वस्वशोभापरीतांगाश्चानुजग्मुः पुरोत्तमम्
plavaṃgāḥ plavanairyuktā ākāśapathacāriṇaḥ | svasvaśobhāparītāṃgāścānujagmuḥ purottamam
The monkeys, endowed with leaping and travelling the path of the sky, their limbs each surrounded with its own splendour, followed (him) into that best of cities.
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PdP 5 3.24
पुष्पकादवरुह्याशु नरयानमथारुहत् । सीतया सहितो रामः परिवारसमावृतः
puṣpakādavaruhyāśu narayānamathāruhat | sītayā sahito rāmaḥ parivārasamāvṛtaḥ
Quickly descending from the Puṣpaka, (Rāma) then mounted a palanquin borne by men—Rāma together with Sītā, encircled by his retinue.
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PdP 5 3.25
अयोध्यां प्रविवेशाथ कृतकौतुकतोरणाम् । हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णामुत्सवैः परीभूषिताम्
ayodhyāṃ praviveśātha kṛtakautukatoraṇām | hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇāmutsavaiḥ parībhūṣitām
Then he entered Ayodhyā, which had festive archways set up, thronged with joyful and well-fed people, and adorned with celebrations.
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PdP 5 3.26
वीणापणवभेर्यादिवादित्रैराहतैर्भृशम् । शोभमानः स्तूयमानः सूतमागधबंदिभिः
vīṇāpaṇavabheryādivāditrairāhatairbhṛśam | śobhamānaḥ stūyamānaḥ sūtamāgadhabaṃdibhiḥ
Resplendent amid vīṇās, paṇavas, kettledrums and other instruments loudly struck, and praised by bards, māgadhas and panegyrists—
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PdP 5 3.27
जय राघवरामेति जय सूर्यकुलांगद । जय दाशरथे देव जयताल्लोकनायकः
jaya rāghavarāmeti jaya sūryakulāṃgada | jaya dāśarathe deva jayatāllokanāyakaḥ
"Victory, Rāma of the Raghus! Victory, ornament of the solar line! Victory, divine son of Daśaratha! May the lord of the worlds be victorious!"
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PdP 5 3.28
इति शृण्वञ्छुभां वाचं पौराणां हर्षितांगिनाम् । रामदर्शनसंजात पुलकोद्भेद शोभिनाम्
iti śṛṇvañchubhāṃ vācaṃ paurāṇāṃ harṣitāṃginām | rāmadarśanasaṃjāta pulakodbheda śobhinām
Thus hearing the auspicious words of the townspeople, their bodies thrilled with joy, radiant with the bristling of hair that arose at the sight of Rāma—
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PdP 5 3.29
प्रविवेश वरं मार्गं रथ्याचत्वरभूषितम् । चंदनोदकसंसिक्तं पुष्पपल्लवसंयुतम्
praviveśa varaṃ mārgaṃ rathyācatvarabhūṣitam | caṃdanodakasaṃsiktaṃ puṣpapallavasaṃyutam
He entered the fine highway, adorned with streets and squares, sprinkled with sandal-scented water, strewn with flowers and young shoots.
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PdP 5 3.30
तदा पौरांगनाः काश्चिद्गवाक्षबिलमाश्रिताः । रघुनाथस्वरूपेक्षा जातकामा अथाब्रुवन्
tadā paurāṃganāḥ kāścidgavākṣabilamāśritāḥ | raghunāthasvarūpekṣā jātakāmā athābruvan
Then some women of the city, taking their places at the openings of the lattice windows, gazing at Raghunātha's form and filled with desire, spoke thus:
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PdP 5 3.31
पौरांगना ऊचुः। धन्या अभूवन्बत भिल्लकन्या वनेषु या राममुखारविंदम् । स्वलोचनेंदीवरकैरथापिबन्स्वभाग्यसंजातमहोदया इमाः
paurāṃganā ūcuḥ| dhanyā abhūvanbata bhillakanyā vaneṣu yā rāmamukhāraviṃdam | svalocaneṃdīvarakairathāpibansvabhāgyasaṃjātamahodayā imāḥ
The women of the city said: Blessed, alas, were those Bhilla girls in the forests, who drank in Rāma's lotus-face with the blue lotuses of their own eyes — these women in whom a great rising (of fortune) was born of their own good luck.
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PdP 5 3.32
धन्यं मुखं पश्यत वीरधाम्नः श्रीरामदेवस्य सरोजनेत्रम् । यद्दर्शनं धातृमुखाः सुरा अपि प्रापुर्महद्भाग्ययुता वयंत्वहो
dhanyaṃ mukhaṃ paśyata vīradhāmnaḥ śrīrāmadevasya sarojanetram | yaddarśanaṃ dhātṛmukhāḥ surā api prāpurmahadbhāgyayutā vayaṃtvaho
Look at the blessed, lotus-eyed face of the lord Śrī Rāma, the abode of heroism — the sight of which even the gods headed by the Creator obtained; and we, ah, are (thus) possessed of great fortune!
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PdP 5 3.33
एतन्मुखं पश्यत चारुहासं किरीटसंशोभिनिजोत्तमांगम् । बंधूकधिक्कारलसच्छविप्रदं दंतच्छदं बिभ्रतमुच्चनासम्
etanmukhaṃ paśyata cāruhāsaṃ kirīṭasaṃśobhinijottamāṃgam | baṃdhūkadhikkāralasacchavipradaṃ daṃtacchadaṃ bibhratamuccanāsam
Look at this face with its lovely smile, with his own head resplendent with a crown, bearing lips that give forth a gleaming hue which puts the bandhūka flower to shame, and a high nose.
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PdP 5 3.34
इति गदितवतीस्ताः स्नेहभारेण रामा नलिनदलसदृक्षैर्नेत्रपातैर्निरीक्ष्य । निखिलगुरुरनूनप्रेमभारं नृलोकं जननिगृहमियेष प्रोषितांगेन हृष्टः
iti gaditavatīstāḥ snehabhāreṇa rāmā nalinadalasadṛkṣairnetrapātairnirīkṣya | nikhilagururanūnapremabhāraṃ nṛlokaṃ jananigṛhamiyeṣa proṣitāṃgena hṛṣṭaḥ
Having gazed with lotus-petal-like glances of his eyes upon those women who had spoken thus out of the weight of their affection, and upon the human world with its undiminished burden of love, he, the teacher of all, delighted, wished to go to his mother's house with his long-absent body.
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