Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 31
PdP 5 31.1
जाबालिरुवाच। अथ तेषु प्रयातेषु नरकस्थेषु वै नृषु । राजा पप्रच्छ कीनाशं सर्वधर्मविदांवरम्
jābāliruvāca| atha teṣu prayāteṣu narakastheṣu vai nṛṣu | rājā papraccha kīnāśaṃ sarvadharmavidāṃvaram
Jābāli said: Then, when those men who were (formerly) in hell had departed, the king asked Kīnāśa, the best of all who know dharma.
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PdP 5 31.2
राजोवाच। धर्मराज त्वया प्रोक्तं यत्पातककरा नराः । आयांति तव संस्थानं न च धर्मकथारताः
rājovāca| dharmarāja tvayā proktaṃ yatpātakakarā narāḥ | āyāṃti tava saṃsthānaṃ na ca dharmakathāratāḥ
The king said: Dharmarāja, it was said by you that men who commit sins come to your abode, and not those devoted to the recitation of dharma.
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PdP 5 31.3
मदागमनमत्राभूत्केनपापेन धार्मिक । तद्वै कथय सर्वं मे पापकारणमादितः
madāgamanamatrābhūtkenapāpena dhārmika | tadvai kathaya sarvaṃ me pāpakāraṇamāditaḥ
By what sin did my coming here occur, O righteous one? Tell me all that, the cause of the sin, from the beginning.
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PdP 5 31.4
इति श्रुत्वा तु तद्वाक्यं धर्मराजः परंतप । कथयामास तस्यैवं यमपुर्यागमं तदा
iti śrutvā tu tadvākyaṃ dharmarājaḥ paraṃtapa | kathayāmāsa tasyaivaṃ yamapuryāgamaṃ tadā
Hearing that speech, O scorcher of foes, Dharmarāja then related to him thus (the reason for) his coming to Yama's city.
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PdP 5 31.5
धर्मराज उवाच। राजंस्तव महत्पुण्यं नैतादृक्कस्य भूतले । रघुनाथपदद्वंद्वमकरंद मधुव्रत
dharmarāja uvāca| rājaṃstava mahatpuṇyaṃ naitādṛkkasya bhūtale | raghunāthapadadvaṃdvamakaraṃda madhuvrata
Dharmarāja said: O king, your merit is great; there is none such as this for anyone on earth, O bee (feeding) on the nectar of the pair of Raghunātha's feet.
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PdP 5 31.6
त्वत्कीर्ति स्वर्धुनी सर्वान्पापिनो मलसंयुतान् । पुनाति परमाह्लादकारिणी दुष्टतारिणी
tvatkīrti svardhunī sarvānpāpino malasaṃyutān | punāti paramāhlādakāriṇī duṣṭatāriṇī
Your fame, a celestial river, purifies all sinners stained with impurity — it that causes the highest delight and carries the wicked across.
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PdP 5 31.7
तथापि पापलेशस्ते वर्तते नृपसत्तम । येन संयमिनीपार्श्वमागतः पुण्यपूरितः
tathāpi pāpaleśaste vartate nṛpasattama | yena saṃyaminīpārśvamāgataḥ puṇyapūritaḥ
Even so, a trace of sin remains for you, O best of kings, by which you, filled with merit, have come to the presence of Saṃyaminī (Yama's city).
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PdP 5 31.8
एकदा तु चरंतीं गां वारयामास वै भवान् । तेन पापविपाकेन निरयद्वारदर्शनम्
ekadā tu caraṃtīṃ gāṃ vārayāmāsa vai bhavān | tena pāpavipākena nirayadvāradarśanam
But once you did hold back a cow that was grazing; by the ripening of that sin came the sight of hell's gate.
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PdP 5 31.9
इदानीं पापनिर्मुक्तो बहुपुण्यसमन्वितः । भुंक्ष्व भोगान्सुविपुलान्निजपुण्यार्जितान्बहून्
idānīṃ pāpanirmukto bahupuṇyasamanvitaḥ | bhuṃkṣva bhogānsuvipulānnijapuṇyārjitānbahūn
Now, freed from sin and endowed with much merit, enjoy the abundant pleasures, many, earned by your own merit.
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PdP 5 31.10
एतेषां करुणावार्धी रघुनाथो सुखं हरन् । संयमिन्या महामार्गे प्रेरयामास वैष्णवम्
eteṣāṃ karuṇāvārdhī raghunātho sukhaṃ haran | saṃyaminyā mahāmārge prerayāmāsa vaiṣṇavam
Raghunātha, an ocean of compassion, taking away (the suffering) of these, sent the Vaiṣṇava along the great road of Saṃyaminī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 31.11
नागमिष्यो यदि त्वं वै मार्गेणानेन सुव्रत । अभविष्यत्कथं तेषां निरयात्परिमोचनम्
nāgamiṣyo yadi tvaṃ vai mārgeṇānena suvrata | abhaviṣyatkathaṃ teṣāṃ nirayātparimocanam
If you had not come by this road, O you of good vows, how would their release from hell have come about?
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PdP 5 31.12
त्वादृशाः परदुःखेन दुःखिताः करुणालयाः । प्राणिनां दुःखविच्छेदं कुर्वंत्येव महामते
tvādṛśāḥ paraduḥkhena duḥkhitāḥ karuṇālayāḥ | prāṇināṃ duḥkhavicchedaṃ kurvaṃtyeva mahāmate
Those like you, pained by another's pain, abodes of compassion, do indeed cut off the suffering of living beings, O great-minded one.
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PdP 5 31.13
जाबालिरुवाच। एवं वदंतं शमनं प्रणम्य स दिवंगतः । दिव्येन सुविमानेन अप्सरोगणशोभिना
jābāliruvāca| evaṃ vadaṃtaṃ śamanaṃ praṇamya sa divaṃgataḥ | divyena suvimānena apsarogaṇaśobhinā
Jābāli said: Having bowed to Śamana (Yama) as he spoke thus, he went to heaven in a divine, fine aerial car adorned with troops of apsarases.
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PdP 5 31.14
तस्माद्गावोऽनिशं पूज्या मनसापि न गर्हयेत् । गर्हयन्निरयं याति यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
tasmādgāvo'niśaṃ pūjyā manasāpi na garhayet | garhayannirayaṃ yāti yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa
Therefore cows are always to be honoured; one should not disparage (them) even in thought. Disparaging (them) one goes to hell for as long as fourteen Indras.
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PdP 5 31.15
तस्मात्त्वं नृपतिश्रेष्ठ गोपूजां वै समाचर । सा तुष्टा दास्यति क्षिप्रं पुत्रं धर्मपरायणम्
tasmāttvaṃ nṛpatiśreṣṭha gopūjāṃ vai samācara | sā tuṣṭā dāsyati kṣipraṃ putraṃ dharmaparāyaṇam
Therefore you, best of kings, do perform the worship of the cow; she, pleased, will quickly give a son devoted to dharma.
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PdP 5 31.16
सुमतिरुवाच। तच्छ्रुत्वा धेनुपूजां स पप्रच्छ कथमादरात् । पूजनीया प्रयत्नेन कीदृशं कुरुते नरम्
sumatiruvāca| tacchrutvā dhenupūjāṃ sa papraccha kathamādarāt | pūjanīyā prayatnena kīdṛśaṃ kurute naram
Sumati said: Hearing that, he respectfully asked how the worship of the cow (is to be done): she is to be worshipped with effort—what does it make of a man?
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PdP 5 31.17
जाबालि कथयामास धेनुपूजां यथाविधि । प्रत्यहं विपिनं गच्छेच्चारणार्थं व्रती तु गोः
jābāli kathayāmāsa dhenupūjāṃ yathāvidhi | pratyahaṃ vipinaṃ gaccheccāraṇārthaṃ vratī tu goḥ
Jābāli told the worship of the cow according to rule: daily the man under the vow should go to the forest to pasture the cow.
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PdP 5 31.18
गवे यवांस्तु संभोज्य गोमयस्थान्समाहरेत् । भक्षणीया यवास्ते तु पुत्रकामेन भूपते
gave yavāṃstu saṃbhojya gomayasthānsamāharet | bhakṣaṇīyā yavāste tu putrakāmena bhūpate
Having fed barley to the cow, he should collect those (grains) that are in the dung; those barley (grains) are to be eaten by one desiring a son, O lord of the earth.
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PdP 5 31.19
सा यदा पिबते तोयं तदा पेयं जलं शुचि । सोच्चैः स्थाने यदा तिष्ठेत्तदानीं चासनस्थितः
sā yadā pibate toyaṃ tadā peyaṃ jalaṃ śuci | soccaiḥ sthāne yadā tiṣṭhettadānīṃ cāsanasthitaḥ
When she drinks water, then pure water is to be drunk; when she stands in a high place, then he too remains seated on his seat.
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PdP 5 31.20
दंशान्निवारयेन्नित्यं यवसं स्वयमाहरेत् । एवं प्रकुर्वतः पुत्रं दास्यते धर्मतत्परम्
daṃśānnivārayennityaṃ yavasaṃ svayamāharet | evaṃ prakurvataḥ putraṃ dāsyate dharmatatparam
He should always ward off the gadflies and himself bring fodder; to one who acts thus (she) will give a son intent on dharma.
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PdP 5 31.21
सुमतिरुवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य पुत्रकाम ऋतंभरः । व्रतं चकार धर्मात्मा धेनुपूजां समाचरन्
sumatiruvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya putrakāma ṛtaṃbharaḥ | vrataṃ cakāra dharmātmā dhenupūjāṃ samācaran
Sumati said: Having heard this speech, Ṛtaṃbhara, desiring a son, righteous of soul, undertook the vow, performing the worship of the cow.
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PdP 5 31.22
प्रत्यहं कुरुते गां वै यवसाद्येन तोषिताम् । दंशान्न्यवारयद्धीमान्यवभक्षकृतादरः
pratyahaṃ kurute gāṃ vai yavasādyena toṣitām | daṃśānnyavārayaddhīmānyavabhakṣakṛtādaraḥ
Every day he made the cow contented with fodder and the rest; the wise man warded off the gadflies, showing care in eating the barley.
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PdP 5 31.23
एवं धेनुं पूजयतो गतास्तु दिवसा घनाः । वनमध्ये तृणादींश्च चरंतीमकुतोभयाम्
evaṃ dhenuṃ pūjayato gatāstu divasā ghanāḥ | vanamadhye tṛṇādīṃśca caraṃtīmakutobhayām
As he thus worshipped the cow many days passed, while (she) grazed on grass and the rest in the midst of the forest, free from fear of anything.
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PdP 5 31.24
एकदा नृपतिस्तस्य वनस्य श्रीनिरीक्षणे । न्यस्तदृष्टिः सपरितो बभ्राम स कुतूहली
ekadā nṛpatistasya vanasya śrīnirīkṣaṇe | nyastadṛṣṭiḥ saparito babhrāma sa kutūhalī
Once the king, his gaze fixed on beholding the beauty of that forest, wandered about, full of curiosity.
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PdP 5 31.25
तदागत्याहनद्गां वै पंचास्यः काननांतरात् । क्रोशंतीं बहुधा दीनां सिंहभारेणदुःखिताम्
tadāgatyāhanadgāṃ vai paṃcāsyaḥ kānanāṃtarāt | krośaṃtīṃ bahudhā dīnāṃ siṃhabhāreṇaduḥkhitām
Then the five-faced one (the lion), coming from within the forest, struck the cow, who cried out again and again, wretched, afflicted by the lion's weight.
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PdP 5 31.26
तदा नृपः समागत्य विलोक्य निजमातरम् । सिंहेन निहतां पश्यन्रुरोदातीव विह्वलः
tadā nṛpaḥ samāgatya vilokya nijamātaram | siṃhena nihatāṃ paśyanrurodātīva vihvalaḥ
Then the king, coming up and seeing his own mother slain by the lion, wept, utterly overcome as he looked on.
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PdP 5 31.27
स दुःखितः समागत्य जाबालिमुनिसत्तमम् । निष्कृतिं तस्य पप्रच्छ गोवधस्य प्रमादतः
sa duḥkhitaḥ samāgatya jābālimunisattamam | niṣkṛtiṃ tasya papraccha govadhasya pramādataḥ
Grieving, he came to Jābāli, best of sages, and asked him the expiation for the killing of a cow through negligence.
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PdP 5 31.28
ऋतंभर उवाच। स्वामिंस्त्वदाज्ञया धेनुं पालयन्वनमास्थितः । कुतोप्यागत्य तां सिंहो जघानादृष्टिगोचरः
ṛtaṃbhara uvāca| svāmiṃstvadājñayā dhenuṃ pālayanvanamāsthitaḥ | kutopyāgatya tāṃ siṃho jaghānādṛṣṭigocaraḥ
Ṛtaṃbhara said: Lord, by your command I stayed in the forest tending the cow; a lion came from somewhere, unseen by my eyes, and killed her.
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PdP 5 31.29
तस्य पापस्य निष्कृत्यै किं करोमि त्वदाज्ञया । कथं वा व्रतसंपूर्तिर्मम पुत्रप्रदायिनी
tasya pāpasya niṣkṛtyai kiṃ karomi tvadājñayā | kathaṃ vā vratasaṃpūrtirmama putrapradāyinī
What shall I do, at your command, to expiate that sin? And how may my vow, which grants a son, be brought to completion?
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PdP 5 31.30
इत्युक्तवंतं तं भूपं जगाद मुनिसत्तमः । संत्युपाया महीपाल पापस्यास्यापनुत्तये
ityuktavaṃtaṃ taṃ bhūpaṃ jagāda munisattamaḥ | saṃtyupāyā mahīpāla pāpasyāsyāpanuttaye
To the king who had spoken thus the best of sages said: There are means, O ruler of the earth, for the removal of this sin.
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PdP 5 31.31
ब्रह्मघ्नस्य कृतघ्नस्य सुरापस्य महामते । प्रायश्चित्तानि वर्तंते सर्वपापहराणि च ख्याने धेनुव्रतवर्णनंनाम एकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
brahmaghnasya kṛtaghnasya surāpasya mahāmate | prāyaścittāni vartaṃte sarvapāpaharāṇi ca khyāne dhenuvratavarṇanaṃnāma ekatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
For the slayer of a brahmin, for the ungrateful man, for the drinker of liquor, O great-minded one, there exist penances that remove all sins. [colophon: thus the thirty-first chapter, called the description of the cow-vow, in the ... ]
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PdP 5 31.32
कृच्छ्रैश्चांद्रायणैर्दानैर्व्रतैः सनियमैर्यमैः । पापानि प्रलयं यांति नियमादनुतिष्ठतः
kṛcchraiścāṃdrāyaṇairdānairvrataiḥ saniyamairyamaiḥ | pāpāni pralayaṃ yāṃti niyamādanutiṣṭhataḥ
By the kṛcchra penances, by cāndrāyaṇa observances, by gifts, by vows together with restraints and self-controls, sins come to destruction for one who performs (them) according to rule.
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PdP 5 31.33
द्वयोश्च निष्कृतिर्नास्ति पापपुंजकृतोस्तयोः । मत्या गोवधकर्तुश्च नारायणविनिंदितुः
dvayośca niṣkṛtirnāsti pāpapuṃjakṛtostayoḥ | matyā govadhakartuśca nārāyaṇaviniṃdituḥ
But for two there is no expiation, for those two who have made a heap of sin: for one who kills a cow deliberately, and for one who reviles Nārāyaṇa.
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PdP 5 31.34
गवां यो मनसा दुःखं वांच्छत्यधमसत्तमः । स याति निरयस्थानं यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
gavāṃ yo manasā duḥkhaṃ vāṃcchatyadhamasattamaḥ | sa yāti nirayasthānaṃ yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa
The utterly base man who even in his mind wishes pain for cows goes to the place of hell for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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PdP 5 31.35
योऽपि देवं हरिं निंदेत्सकृद्दुर्भाग्यवान्नरः । स चापि नरकं पश्येत्पुत्रपौत्रपरीवृतः
yo'pi devaṃ hariṃ niṃdetsakṛddurbhāgyavānnaraḥ | sa cāpi narakaṃ paśyetputrapautraparīvṛtaḥ
And the ill-fated man who reviles the god Hari even once, he too shall see hell, surrounded by his sons and grandsons.
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PdP 5 31.36
तस्माज्ज्ञात्वा हरिं निंदन्गोषु दुःखं समाचरन् । कदापि नरकान्मुक्तिं न प्राप्नोति नरेश्वर
tasmājjñātvā hariṃ niṃdangoṣu duḥkhaṃ samācaran | kadāpi narakānmuktiṃ na prāpnoti nareśvara
Therefore, O lord of men, one who knowingly reviles Hari and inflicts pain on cows never obtains release from hell.
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PdP 5 31.37
अज्ञानप्राप्तगोहत्या प्रायश्चित्तं तु विद्यते । रामभक्तं तु धीमंतं याहि त्वमृतुपर्णकम्
ajñānaprāptagohatyā prāyaścittaṃ tu vidyate | rāmabhaktaṃ tu dhīmaṃtaṃ yāhi tvamṛtuparṇakam
But for cow-killing incurred through ignorance a penance does exist. Go you to the wise Ṛtuparṇaka, a devotee of Rāma.
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PdP 5 31.38
स वै समदृशः सर्वाञ्छत्रून्मित्राणि पश्यति । तुभ्यं कथिष्यति क्षिप्रं गोवधस्यास्य निष्कृतिम्
sa vai samadṛśaḥ sarvāñchatrūnmitrāṇi paśyati | tubhyaṃ kathiṣyati kṣipraṃ govadhasyāsya niṣkṛtim
He indeed is of equal vision: he looks upon all enemies as friends. He will quickly tell you the expiation for this cow-slaying.
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PdP 5 31.39
तस्य देशांस्त्वमाक्रामंस्तेन निर्वासितः पुरा । वैरिभावं परित्यज्य गच्छ त्वमृतुपर्णकम्
tasya deśāṃstvamākrāmaṃstena nirvāsitaḥ purā | vairibhāvaṃ parityajya gaccha tvamṛtuparṇakam
You invaded his territories and were formerly banished by him; abandoning enmity, go you to Ṛtuparṇaka.
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PdP 5 31.40
स यद्वदिष्यति क्षिप्रं तत्कुरुष्व समाहितः । यथा त्वत्कृतपापस्य निष्कृतिर्हि भविष्यति
sa yadvadiṣyati kṣipraṃ tatkuruṣva samāhitaḥ | yathā tvatkṛtapāpasya niṣkṛtirhi bhaviṣyati
Whatever he says, do that at once, with concentrated mind, so that there will indeed be expiation of the sin you have committed.
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PdP 5 31.41
स तु तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा जगाम ऋतुपर्णकम् । रामभक्तं रिपौ मित्रे समदृष्ट्या समंजसम्
sa tu tadvacanaṃ śrutvā jagāma ṛtuparṇakam | rāmabhaktaṃ ripau mitre samadṛṣṭyā samaṃjasam
And he, having heard that speech, went to Ṛtuparṇaka, Rāma's devotee, upright, (looking) with equal vision upon foe and friend.
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PdP 5 31.42
स तस्मै कथयामास यज्जातं गोवधादिकम् । तस्य पापस्य निष्कृत्यै ह्युपायं सोऽप्यचिंतयत्
sa tasmai kathayāmāsa yajjātaṃ govadhādikam | tasya pāpasya niṣkṛtyai hyupāyaṃ so'pyaciṃtayat
He told him what had happened, the cow-slaying and the rest; and he too pondered a means for the expiation of that sin.
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PdP 5 31.43
क्षणं ध्यात्वाथ तं राजा ऋतुपर्ण ऋतंभरम् । उवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं बुद्धिमान्धर्मकोविदः
kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvātha taṃ rājā ṛtuparṇa ṛtaṃbharam | uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ buddhimāndharmakovidaḥ
Then, having reflected a moment, King Ṛtuparṇa, intelligent and versed in dharma, smiling, spoke these words to Ṛtaṃbhara:
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PdP 5 31.44
कोऽहं राजन्मुनीनां वै पुरतः शास्त्रवेदिनाम् । तान्हित्वा किं तु मां प्राप्तो मूर्खंपंडितमानिनम्
ko'haṃ rājanmunīnāṃ vai purataḥ śāstravedinām | tānhitvā kiṃ tu māṃ prāpto mūrkhaṃpaṃḍitamāninam
Who am I, O king, in the presence of sages who know the scriptures? Why have you left them and come to me, a fool who thinks himself learned?
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PdP 5 31.45
तव मय्यस्ति चेच्छ्रद्धा तदा किंचिद्ब्रवीम्यहम् । शृणुष्व नरशार्दूल गदितं मम सादरः
tava mayyasti cecchraddhā tadā kiṃcidbravīmyaham | śṛṇuṣva naraśārdūla gaditaṃ mama sādaraḥ
Yet if you have faith in me, then I will say something; hear my words respectfully, O tiger among men.
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PdP 5 31.46
भज श्रीरघुनाथं त्वं कर्मणा मनसा गिरा । नैष्कापट्येन लोकेशं तोषयस्व महामते
bhaja śrīraghunāthaṃ tvaṃ karmaṇā manasā girā | naiṣkāpaṭyena lokeśaṃ toṣayasva mahāmate
Worship the glorious Raghunātha with deed, mind, and speech; without guile, please the Lord of the worlds, O great-minded one.
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PdP 5 31.47
स तुष्टो दास्यते सर्वं त्वद्धृदिस्थं मनोरथम् । अज्ञानकृत गोहत्यापापनाशं करिष्यति
sa tuṣṭo dāsyate sarvaṃ tvaddhṛdisthaṃ manoratham | ajñānakṛta gohatyāpāpanāśaṃ kariṣyati
He, when pleased, will grant every wish that lies in your heart, and he will destroy the sin of cow-killing done in ignorance.
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PdP 5 31.48
रामं स्मरंस्त्वं धर्मात्मन्धेनुं पालय सत्तम । दत्त्वा द्विजाय कनकं पापनिष्कृतिमाप्स्यसि
rāmaṃ smaraṃstvaṃ dharmātmandhenuṃ pālaya sattama | dattvā dvijāya kanakaṃ pāpaniṣkṛtimāpsyasi
"Remembering Rāma, O righteous one, protect the cow, O best of men; and by giving gold to a brahmin you will obtain expiation of the sin."
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PdP 5 31.49
सुमतिरुवाच। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु तद्वाक्यमृतंभरनृपस्तदा । विधाय रामस्मरणं पूतात्मा व्रतमाचरत्
sumatiruvāca| etacchrutvā tu tadvākyamṛtaṃbharanṛpastadā | vidhāya rāmasmaraṇaṃ pūtātmā vratamācarat
Sumati said: Hearing that speech of his, King Ṛtaṃbhara then, having performed the remembrance of Rāma, with purified self carried out the vow.
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PdP 5 31.50
पूर्ववत्पालयन्धेनुं जगाम विपिनं महत् । रामनामस्मरन्नित्यं सर्वभूतहिते रतः
pūrvavatpālayandhenuṃ jagāma vipinaṃ mahat | rāmanāmasmarannityaṃ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
Guarding the cow as before, he went into the great forest, constantly remembering the name of Rāma, devoted to the welfare of all beings.
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PdP 5 31.51
तस्मै तुष्टा तु सुरभिः प्रोवाच परितोषिता । राजन्वरय मत्तो वै वरं हृत्स्थं मनोरथम्
tasmai tuṣṭā tu surabhiḥ provāca paritoṣitā | rājanvaraya matto vai varaṃ hṛtsthaṃ manoratham
Then Surabhi, pleased and fully satisfied with him, said: "O king, choose from me a boon, the wish that lies in your heart."
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PdP 5 31.52
तदा प्रोवाच वै राजा पुत्रं देहि मनोरमम् । रामभक्तं पितृरतं स्वधर्मप्रतिपालकम्
tadā provāca vai rājā putraṃ dehi manoramam | rāmabhaktaṃ pitṛrataṃ svadharmapratipālakam
Then the king said: "Grant (me) a delightful son, devoted to Rāma, attached to his parents, an upholder of his own dharma."
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PdP 5 31.53
तुष्टा दत्त्वा वरं सापि तस्मै राज्ञे सुतार्थिने । जगामादर्शनं देवी कामधेनुः कृपावती
tuṣṭā dattvā varaṃ sāpi tasmai rājñe sutārthine | jagāmādarśanaṃ devī kāmadhenuḥ kṛpāvatī
And she too, pleased, having granted the boon to that king who sought a son, the compassionate goddess Kāmadhenu passed out of sight.
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PdP 5 31.54
स काले प्राप्तवान्पुत्रं वैष्णवं रामसेवकम् । सत्यवत्संज्ञयायुक्तमकरोत्तत्र तत्पिता
sa kāle prāptavānputraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ rāmasevakam | satyavatsaṃjñayāyuktamakarottatra tatpitā
In time he obtained a son, a Vaiṣṇava, a servant of Rāma; his father there gave him the name Satyavat.
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PdP 5 31.55
सत्यवंतं सुतं लब्ध्वा पितृभक्तिपरं महान् । परमं हर्षमापेदे शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमम्
satyavaṃtaṃ sutaṃ labdhvā pitṛbhaktiparaṃ mahān | paramaṃ harṣamāpede śakratulyaparākramam
Having obtained Satyavat as a son, one intent on devotion to his father, the great (king) attained the highest joy — (the son) whose valour equalled Śakra's.
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PdP 5 31.56
स राजा धार्मिकं पुत्रं प्राप्य हर्षेणनिर्भरः । राज्यं तस्मिन्महन्न्यस्य जगाम तपसे वनम्
sa rājā dhārmikaṃ putraṃ prāpya harṣeṇanirbharaḥ | rājyaṃ tasminmahannyasya jagāma tapase vanam
That king, having obtained a righteous son, filled with joy, laid the great kingdom upon him and went to the forest for ascetic practice.
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PdP 5 31.57
तत्राराध्य हृषीकेशं भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा । निर्धूतपापः सतनुरगाद्धरिपदं नृपः
tatrārādhya hṛṣīkeśaṃ bhaktiyuktena cetasā | nirdhūtapāpaḥ satanuragāddharipadaṃ nṛpaḥ
There, having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa with a mind full of devotion, the king, his sins shaken off, went with his (own) body to Hari's abode.
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