Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 35
PdP 5 35.1
शेष उवाच। प्राप्य तं वाजिनं राजा शत्रुघ्नो राक्षसैर्हृतम् । अत्यंतं हर्षमापेदे पुष्कलेन समन्वितः
śeṣa uvāca| prāpya taṃ vājinaṃ rājā śatrughno rākṣasairhṛtam | atyaṃtaṃ harṣamāpede puṣkalena samanvitaḥ
Śeṣa said: Having recovered the horse that had been carried off by the rākṣasas, King Śatrughna, together with Puṣkala, felt exceedingly great joy.
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PdP 5 35.2
रुधिरैः सिक्तगात्रास्ते योधा लक्ष्मीनिधिस्तथा । रणोत्साहेन संयुक्तं प्रशशंसुर्महानृपम्
rudhiraiḥ siktagātrāste yodhā lakṣmīnidhistathā | raṇotsāhena saṃyuktaṃ praśaśaṃsurmahānṛpam
Those warriors, their limbs drenched with blood, and likewise Lakṣmīnidhi, praised the great king, who was filled with zeal for battle.
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PdP 5 35.3
हते तस्मिन्महादैत्ये विद्युन्मालिनि दुर्जये । सुराः सर्वे भयं त्यक्त्वा सुखमापुर्मुनेमहत्
hate tasminmahādaitye vidyunmālini durjaye | surāḥ sarve bhayaṃ tyaktvā sukhamāpurmunemahat
When that great daitya Vidyunmālin, hard to conquer, was slain, all the gods cast off their fear and attained great happiness, O sage.
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PdP 5 35.4
नद्यस्तु विमला जाता रविस्तु विमलोऽभवत् । वाता ववुः सुगंधोद सिक्ता विमलशुष्मिणः
nadyastu vimalā jātā ravistu vimalo'bhavat | vātā vavuḥ sugaṃdhoda siktā vimalaśuṣmiṇaḥ
The rivers became clear, the sun became clear; the winds blew, moistened with fragrant water, breathing purely.
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PdP 5 35.5
सन्नद्धास्ते महावीरा रथस्था विमलांगकाः । राजानमूचुस्ते सर्वे जयलक्ष्म्या समन्विताः
sannaddhāste mahāvīrā rathasthā vimalāṃgakāḥ | rājānamūcuste sarve jayalakṣmyā samanvitāḥ
Those great heroes, armed and standing in their chariots, with spotless limbs, all of them, endowed with the fortune of victory, spoke to the king.
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PdP 5 35.6
वीरा ऊचुः। दिष्ट्या हतस्त्वया दैत्यो विद्युन्माली महामते । यद्भयात्त्रासमापन्नाः सुराः स्वर्गान्निराकृताः
vīrā ūcuḥ| diṣṭyā hatastvayā daityo vidyunmālī mahāmate | yadbhayāttrāsamāpannāḥ surāḥ svargānnirākṛtāḥ
The heroes said: By good fortune the daitya Vidyunmālin has been slain by you, O great-minded one — he from fear of whom the gods, driven out of heaven, fell into terror.
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PdP 5 35.7
दिष्ट्या प्राप्तो महावाजी रघुनाथस्य शोभनः । दिष्ट्या गंतासि सर्वत्र जयं तु क्षितिमंडले
diṣṭyā prāpto mahāvājī raghunāthasya śobhanaḥ | diṣṭyā gaṃtāsi sarvatra jayaṃ tu kṣitimaṃḍale
By good fortune the great splendid horse of Raghunātha has been recovered; by good fortune you will go everywhere on the circle of the earth to victory.
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PdP 5 35.8
स्वामिन्मुंचत्विमं वाहं मनोवेगं मनोरमम् । समयस्य विलंबो मा भवत्वत्र महामते
svāminmuṃcatvimaṃ vāhaṃ manovegaṃ manoramam | samayasya vilaṃbo mā bhavatvatra mahāmate
Master, release this mount, swift as thought and delightful; let there be no delay of the appointed time here, O great-minded one.
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PdP 5 35.9
शेष उवाच। इति श्रुत्वा तु तद्वाक्यं वीराणां समयोचितम् । साधु साधु प्रशस्यैतान्मुमोच हयसत्तमम्
śeṣa uvāca| iti śrutvā tu tadvākyaṃ vīrāṇāṃ samayocitam | sādhu sādhu praśasyaitānmumoca hayasattamam
Śeṣa said: Hearing that speech of the heroes, fitting to the occasion, he praised them, saying "Good, good!" and released that best of horses.
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PdP 5 35.10
स मुक्तश्चोत्तरामाशां बभ्रामाथ सुरक्षितः । रथपत्तिहयश्रेष्ठैः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदैः
sa muktaścottarāmāśāṃ babhrāmātha surakṣitaḥ | rathapattihayaśreṣṭhaiḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidaiḥ
Released, it then wandered toward the northern quarter, well guarded by chariots, foot-soldiers and the finest horsemen, skilled in all weapons and missiles.
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PdP 5 35.11
तत्र यद्वृत्तमेतस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य मनोहरम् । वात्स्यायन शृणुष्वैतत्पापराशिप्रदाहकम्
tatra yadvṛttametasya śatrughnasya manoharam | vātsyāyana śṛṇuṣvaitatpāparāśipradāhakam
Hear, Vātsyāyana, what delightful thing happened there to this Śatrughna — (a tale) that burns up a heap of sins.
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PdP 5 35.12
रेवातीरमथ प्राप्तो मुनिवृंदनिषेवितम् । नीलरत्नसमूहस्य रसः किं तु पयो मिषात्
revātīramatha prāpto munivṛṃdaniṣevitam | nīlaratnasamūhasya rasaḥ kiṃ tu payo miṣāt
Then he reached the bank of the Revā, frequented by throngs of sages — was it not the liquid essence of a mass of blue gems, under the guise of water?
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PdP 5 35.13
तांस्तान्मुनिवरान्सर्वान्प्रणमञ्छूरसेवितः । जगाम हयरत्नस्य पृष्ठतः कामगामिनः
tāṃstānmunivarānsarvānpraṇamañchūrasevitaḥ | jagāma hayaratnasya pṛṣṭhataḥ kāmagāminaḥ
Bowing to each and all of those best of sages, attended by his warriors, he went behind that jewel of a horse, which moved at will.
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PdP 5 35.14
गच्छंस्तत्राश्रमं जीर्णं पलाशपर्णनिर्मितम् । रेवायाजलकल्लोलैः सिक्तं पापहराश्रयम्
gacchaṃstatrāśramaṃ jīrṇaṃ palāśaparṇanirmitam | revāyājalakallolaiḥ siktaṃ pāpaharāśrayam
As he went, (he saw) there an old hermitage made of palāśa leaves, sprinkled by the waves of the Revā's water, a refuge that removes sin.
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PdP 5 35.15
तं दृष्ट्वा सुमतिं प्राह सर्वज्ञं नयकोविदम् । शत्रुघ्नः सर्वधर्मार्थकर्मकर्तव्यकोविदः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sumatiṃ prāha sarvajñaṃ nayakovidam | śatrughnaḥ sarvadharmārthakarmakartavyakovidaḥ
Seeing it, Śatrughna, skilled in all that is to be done in dharma, artha and ritual action, spoke to Sumati, the all-knowing one, expert in policy.
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PdP 5 35.16
राजोवाच। मंत्रिन्कथय कस्यायमाश्रमः पुण्यदर्शनः । विचारचतुरश्रेष्ठ वदैतन्मम पृच्छतः
rājovāca| maṃtrinkathaya kasyāyamāśramaḥ puṇyadarśanaḥ | vicāracaturaśreṣṭha vadaitanmama pṛcchataḥ
The king said: Minister, tell me, whose is this hermitage of holy appearance? O best of those clever in deliberation, tell this to me who ask.
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PdP 5 35.17
शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य सुमतिः प्राह तं नृपम् । विशद स्मेरया वाचा दर्शयन्नात्मसौहृदम्
śeṣa uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya sumatiḥ prāha taṃ nṛpam | viśada smerayā vācā darśayannātmasauhṛdam
Śeṣa said: Hearing this speech, Sumati spoke to that king in clear, smiling words, showing his own affection.
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PdP 5 35.18
सुमतिरुवाच। एनं दृष्ट्वा महाराज धूतपापा वयं खलु । भविष्यामो मुनिश्रेष्ठं सर्वशास्त्रपरायणम्
sumatiruvāca| enaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahārāja dhūtapāpā vayaṃ khalu | bhaviṣyāmo muniśreṣṭhaṃ sarvaśāstraparāyaṇam
Sumati said: Great king, by seeing him we shall surely become cleansed of sin — that best of sages, devoted to all the scriptures.
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PdP 5 35.19
तस्मान्नत्वा तमापृच्छ सर्वं ते कथयिष्यति । रघुनाथपदांभोजमकरंदाति लोलुपः
tasmānnatvā tamāpṛccha sarvaṃ te kathayiṣyati | raghunāthapadāṃbhojamakaraṃdāti lolupaḥ
Therefore bow to him and ask him; he will tell you everything — he who is exceedingly eager for the nectar of the lotus-feet of Raghunātha.
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PdP 5 35.20
नाम्ना त्वारण्यकं ख्यातं रघुनाथांघ्रिसेवकम् । अत्युग्रतपसा पूर्णं सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदम्
nāmnā tvāraṇyakaṃ khyātaṃ raghunāthāṃghrisevakam | atyugratapasā pūrṇaṃ sarvaśāstrārthakovidam
He is known by the name Āraṇyaka, a servant of Raghunātha's feet, full of most severe austerity, expert in the meaning of all the scriptures.
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PdP 5 35.21
इति श्रुत्वा तु तद्वाक्यं धर्मार्थपरिबृंहितम् । जगाम तमथो द्रष्टुं स्वल्पसेवकसंयुतः
iti śrutvā tu tadvākyaṃ dharmārthaparibṛṃhitam | jagāma tamatho draṣṭuṃ svalpasevakasaṃyutaḥ
Having heard that speech of his, which was replete with dharma and (spiritual) profit, he then went to see him, accompanied by a few attendants.
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PdP 5 35.22
हनूमान्पुष्कलो वीरः सुमतिर्मंत्रिसत्तमः । लक्ष्मीनिधिः प्रतापाग्र्यः सुबाहुः सुमदस्तथा
hanūmānpuṣkalo vīraḥ sumatirmaṃtrisattamaḥ | lakṣmīnidhiḥ pratāpāgryaḥ subāhuḥ sumadastathā
Hanumān, the hero Puṣkala, Sumati the best of counsellors, Lakṣmīnidhi foremost in valour, Subāhu, and likewise Sumada—
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PdP 5 35.23
एतैः परिवृतो राजा शत्रुघ्नः प्रापदाश्रमम् । नमस्कर्तुं द्विजवरमारण्यकमुदारधीः
etaiḥ parivṛto rājā śatrughnaḥ prāpadāśramam | namaskartuṃ dvijavaramāraṇyakamudāradhīḥ
Surrounded by these, King Śatrughna of noble mind reached the hermitage, to salute the best of brahmins, Āraṇyaka.
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PdP 5 35.24
गत्वा तं तापसश्रेष्ठं नमस्कारमथाकरोत् । सर्वैस्तैः सहितो वीरैर्विनयानतकंधरैः
gatvā taṃ tāpasaśreṣṭhaṃ namaskāramathākarot | sarvaistaiḥ sahito vīrairvinayānatakaṃdharaiḥ
Having gone (there), he then made obeisance to that foremost of ascetics, together with all those heroes, their necks bent in humility.
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PdP 5 35.25
तान्दृष्ट्वा सन्नतान्सर्वाञ्छत्रुघ्नप्रमुखान्नृपान् । अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं चक्रे फलमूलादिभिस्तदा
tāndṛṣṭvā sannatānsarvāñchatrughnapramukhānnṛpān | arghyapādyādikaṃ cakre phalamūlādibhistadā
Seeing them all bowed down, the kings headed by Śatrughna, he then performed the offering of water for guest and feet and so on, with fruits, roots and the rest.
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PdP 5 35.26
उवाच तान्नृपान्सर्वान्भवंतः कुत्र संगताः । कथमत्र समायातास्तत्सर्वं वदतानघाः
uvāca tānnṛpānsarvānbhavaṃtaḥ kutra saṃgatāḥ | kathamatra samāyātāstatsarvaṃ vadatānaghāḥ
He said to all those kings: "Where have you assembled? How have you come here? Tell all that, O sinless ones."
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PdP 5 35.27
तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यमेतस्य मुनिवर्यस्य वाडव । सुमतिः कथयामास वाक्यं वादविचक्षणः
tacchrutvā vākyametasya munivaryasya vāḍava | sumatiḥ kathayāmāsa vākyaṃ vādavicakṣaṇaḥ
Hearing this speech of that best of sages, O brahmin, Sumati, skilled in discourse, spoke these words.
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PdP 5 35.28
सुमतिरुवाच। रघुवंशनृपस्यायमश्वो वै पाल्यतेऽखिलैः । यागं करिष्यते वीरः सर्वसंभारसंभृतम्
sumatiruvāca| raghuvaṃśanṛpasyāyamaśvo vai pālyate'khilaiḥ | yāgaṃ kariṣyate vīraḥ sarvasaṃbhārasaṃbhṛtam
Sumati said: "This horse of the king of Raghu's line is being guarded by us all; the hero will perform a sacrifice furnished with all the requisites."
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PdP 5 35.29
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां जगाद मुनिसत्तमः । दंतकांत्याखिलं घोरं तमोनिर्वारयन्निव
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ jagāda munisattamaḥ | daṃtakāṃtyākhilaṃ ghoraṃ tamonirvārayanniva
Hearing that speech of theirs, the best of sages spoke, as if dispelling with the radiance of his teeth all the dreadful darkness.
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PdP 5 35.30
आरण्यक उवाच। किं यागैर्विविधैरन्यैः सर्वसंभारसंभृतैः । स्वल्पपुण्यप्रदैर्नूनं क्षयिष्णुपददातृभिः
āraṇyaka uvāca| kiṃ yāgairvividhairanyaiḥ sarvasaṃbhārasaṃbhṛtaiḥ | svalpapuṇyapradairnūnaṃ kṣayiṣṇupadadātṛbhiḥ
Āraṇyaka said: "What use are the various other sacrifices furnished with all requisites, which surely give but little merit and bestow a perishable station?"
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PdP 5 35.31
मूढो लोको हरिं त्यक्त्वा करोत्यन्यसमर्चनम् । रघुवीरं रमानाथं स्थिरैश्वर्यपदप्रदम्
mūḍho loko hariṃ tyaktvā karotyanyasamarcanam | raghuvīraṃ ramānāthaṃ sthiraiśvaryapadapradam
"Deluded, the world abandons Hari—the hero of Raghu's line, the lord of Ramā, giver of the station of enduring sovereignty—and performs worship of another."
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PdP 5 35.32
यो नरैः स्मृतमात्रोपि हरते पापपर्वतम् । तं मुक्त्वा क्लिश्यते मूढो यागयोगव्रतादिभिः
yo naraiḥ smṛtamātropi harate pāpaparvatam | taṃ muktvā kliśyate mūḍho yāgayogavratādibhiḥ
"He who, merely by being remembered by men, carries off the mountain of sin—abandoning him, the fool torments himself with sacrifices, yoga, vows and the like."
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PdP 5 35.33
अहो पश्यत मूढत्वं लोकानामतिवंचितम् । सुलभं रामभजनं मुक्त्वा दुर्ल्लभमाचरेत्
aho paśyata mūḍhatvaṃ lokānāmativaṃcitam | sulabhaṃ rāmabhajanaṃ muktvā durllabhamācaret
"Ah, behold the folly of people, utterly deluded: abandoning the easily attained worship of Rāma, one practises what is hard to attain."
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PdP 5 35.34
सकामैर्योगिभिर्वापि चिंत्यते कामवर्जितैः । अपवर्गप्रदं नॄणां स्मृतमात्राखिलाघहम्
sakāmairyogibhirvāpi ciṃtyate kāmavarjitaiḥ | apavargapradaṃ nṝṇāṃ smṛtamātrākhilāghaham
"He is meditated upon by yogins who have desires and also by those free of desire—(he) who grants release to men and removes all sin by mere remembrance."
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PdP 5 35.35
पुराहं तत्त्ववित्सायां ज्ञानिनं सुविचारयन् । अगमं बहुतीर्थानि तत्त्वं कोपि न मेऽदिशत्
purāhaṃ tattvavitsāyāṃ jñāninaṃ suvicārayan | agamaṃ bahutīrthāni tattvaṃ kopi na me'diśat
"Formerly I, wishing to know the truth, carefully seeking a knower (of it), went to many holy places; no one taught me the truth."
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PdP 5 35.36
तदैकं हि महद्भाग्यात्प्राप्तं वै लोमशं मुनिम् । स्वर्गलोकात्समायातं तीर्थयात्राचिकीर्षया
tadaikaṃ hi mahadbhāgyātprāptaṃ vai lomaśaṃ munim | svargalokātsamāyātaṃ tīrthayātrācikīrṣayā
"Then, by great good fortune, one was found: the sage Lomaśa, come from heaven with the wish to make a pilgrimage to the holy places."
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PdP 5 35.37
तमहं प्रणिपत्याथ पर्यपृच्छं महामुनिम् । महायुषं महायोगिसंसेवितपदद्वयम्
tamahaṃ praṇipatyātha paryapṛcchaṃ mahāmunim | mahāyuṣaṃ mahāyogisaṃsevitapadadvayam
"Then, bowing down to him, I questioned that great sage of great age, whose two feet are attended by great yogins."
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PdP 5 35.38
स्वामिन्मयाद्य मानुष्यं प्राप्तमद्भुतदुर्ल्लभम् । संसारघोरजलधिं किं कर्तव्यं तितीर्षुणा
svāminmayādya mānuṣyaṃ prāptamadbhutadurllabham | saṃsāraghorajaladhiṃ kiṃ kartavyaṃ titīrṣuṇā
"Lord, I have now obtained human birth, wonderful and hard to get. What is to be done by one wishing to cross the dreadful ocean of worldly existence?"
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PdP 5 35.39
विचार्य कथय त्वं तद्व्रतं दानं जपो मखः । देवो वा विद्यते यो वै संसृत्यंभोधितारकः
vicārya kathaya tvaṃ tadvrataṃ dānaṃ japo makhaḥ | devo vā vidyate yo vai saṃsṛtyaṃbhodhitārakaḥ
"Consider and tell me: what vow, gift, muttered prayer, or sacrifice, or what god there is that ferries one across the ocean of transmigration—"
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PdP 5 35.40
यज्ज्ञात्वा संसृतिं घोरां तरामि त्वत्कृपाब्धितः । तन्मे कथय योगेश सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारग
yajjñātvā saṃsṛtiṃ ghorāṃ tarāmi tvatkṛpābdhitaḥ | tanme kathaya yogeśa sarvaśāstrārthapāraga
"—knowing which I may cross dreadful saṃsāra by the ocean of your grace. Tell me that, O lord of yoga, who hast reached the far shore of the meaning of all scriptures."
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PdP 5 35.41
इति मद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य जगाद मुनिसत्तमः । शृणुष्वैकमना विप्र श्रद्धया परया युतः
iti madvākyamākarṇya jagāda munisattamaḥ | śṛṇuṣvaikamanā vipra śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ
Hearing these words of mine, the best of sages spoke: "Listen, brahmin, with mind one-pointed, endowed with the highest faith.
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PdP 5 35.42
संति दानानि तीर्थानि व्रतानि नियमा यमाः । योगा यज्ञास्तथानेके वर्तंते स्वर्गदायकाः
saṃti dānāni tīrthāni vratāni niyamā yamāḥ | yogā yajñāstathāneke vartaṃte svargadāyakāḥ
There are gifts, pilgrimage places, vows, restraints and disciplines; and there are likewise many yogas and sacrifices that bestow heaven.
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PdP 5 35.43
परं गुह्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तच्छृणुष्व महाभाग संसारांभोधितारकम्
paraṃ guhyaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga saṃsārāṃbhodhitārakam
(But) I shall declare the supreme secret, which destroys all sins; listen to that, greatly fortunate one — it carries (one) across the ocean of transmigration.
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PdP 5 35.44
नास्तिकाय न वक्तव्यं न चाऽश्रद्धालवे पुनः । निंदकाय शठायापि न देयं भक्तिवैरिणे
nāstikāya na vaktavyaṃ na cā'śraddhālave punaḥ | niṃdakāya śaṭhāyāpi na deyaṃ bhaktivairiṇe
It must not be told to a denier, nor again to one without faith; nor is it to be given to a reviler, to a deceitful man, or to an enemy of devotion.
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PdP 5 35.45
रामभक्ताय शांताय कामक्रोधवियोगिने । वक्तव्यं सर्वदुःखस्य नाशकारकमुत्तमम्
rāmabhaktāya śāṃtāya kāmakrodhaviyogine | vaktavyaṃ sarvaduḥkhasya nāśakārakamuttamam
To a devotee of Rāma, one who is calm and free of desire and anger, it is to be told — that highest (teaching) which brings about the destruction of all sorrow.
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PdP 5 35.46
रामान्नास्ति परो देवो रामान्नास्ति परं व्रतम् । न हि रामात्परो योगो न हि रामात्परो मखः
rāmānnāsti paro devo rāmānnāsti paraṃ vratam | na hi rāmātparo yogo na hi rāmātparo makhaḥ
There is no god higher than Rāma, no vow higher than Rāma; indeed there is no yoga higher than Rāma, no sacrifice higher than Rāma.
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PdP 5 35.47
तं स्मृत्वा चैव जप्त्वा च पूजयित्वा नरः परम् । प्राप्नोति परमामृद्धिमैहिकामुष्मिकीं तथा
taṃ smṛtvā caiva japtvā ca pūjayitvā naraḥ param | prāpnoti paramāmṛddhimaihikāmuṣmikīṃ tathā
By remembering him, and by muttering (his name), and by worshipping him, a man attains the supreme highest prosperity, both in this world and in the next.
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PdP 5 35.48
संस्मृतो मनसा ध्यातः सर्वकामफलप्रदः । ददाति परमां भक्तिं संसारांभोधितारिणीम्
saṃsmṛto manasā dhyātaḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | dadāti paramāṃ bhaktiṃ saṃsārāṃbhodhitāriṇīm
Remembered, meditated upon with the mind, he grants the fruit of every desire; he gives the highest devotion, which carries (one) across the ocean of transmigration.
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PdP 5 35.49
श्वपाकोपि हि संस्मृत्य रामं याति परां गतिम् । ये वेदशास्त्रनिरतास्त्वादृशास्तत्र किं पुनः
śvapākopi hi saṃsmṛtya rāmaṃ yāti parāṃ gatim | ye vedaśāstraniratāstvādṛśāstatra kiṃ punaḥ
Even a dog-cooker, by remembering Rāma, goes to the supreme goal; how much more, then, those devoted to the Vedas and scriptures, such as yourself?
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PdP 5 35.50
सर्वेषां वेदशास्त्राणां रहस्यं ते प्रकाशितम् । समाचर तथा त्वं वै यथा स्यात्ते मनीषितम्
sarveṣāṃ vedaśāstrāṇāṃ rahasyaṃ te prakāśitam | samācara tathā tvaṃ vai yathā syātte manīṣitam
The secret of all the Vedas and scriptures has been revealed to you; you too should act accordingly, so that what you desire may come to be.
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PdP 5 35.51
एको देवो रामचंद्रो व्रतमेकं तदर्चनम् । मंत्रोऽप्येकश्च तन्नाम शास्त्रं तद्ध्येव तत्स्तुतिः
eko devo rāmacaṃdro vratamekaṃ tadarcanam | maṃtro'pyekaśca tannāma śāstraṃ taddhyeva tatstutiḥ
The one god is Rāmacandra; the one vow is his worship; the one mantra too is his name; the scripture is just that — his praise.
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PdP 5 35.52
तस्मात्सर्वात्मना रामचंद्रं भजमनोहरम् । यथा गोष्पदवत्तुच्छो भवेत्संसारसागरः
tasmātsarvātmanā rāmacaṃdraṃ bhajamanoharam | yathā goṣpadavattuccho bhavetsaṃsārasāgaraḥ
Therefore worship the heart-charming Rāmacandra with your whole being, so that the ocean of transmigration becomes as trifling as a cow's hoofprint.
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PdP 5 35.53
श्रुत्वा मया तु तद्वाक्यं पुनः प्रश्नमकारिषम् । कथं वा ध्यायते देवः कथं वा पूज्यते नरैः
śrutvā mayā tu tadvākyaṃ punaḥ praśnamakāriṣam | kathaṃ vā dhyāyate devaḥ kathaṃ vā pūjyate naraiḥ
But having heard that speech of his, I asked a further question: "How, then, is the god to be meditated on, and how is he worshipped by men?
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PdP 5 35.54
कथयस्व महाबुद्धे सर्वज्ञ मम विस्तरात् । यज्ज्ञात्वाहं कृतार्थः स्यां त्रिलोक्यां मुनिसत्तम
kathayasva mahābuddhe sarvajña mama vistarāt | yajjñātvāhaṃ kṛtārthaḥ syāṃ trilokyāṃ munisattama
Tell me at length, greatly wise one, all-knowing one, that by knowing which I may become one whose purpose is accomplished in the three worlds, O best of sages."
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PdP 5 35.55
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु मद्वाक्यं विचार्य स तु लोमशः । कथयामास मे सर्वं रामध्यानपुरःसरम्
etacchrutvā tu madvākyaṃ vicārya sa tu lomaśaḥ | kathayāmāsa me sarvaṃ rāmadhyānapuraḥsaram
Hearing this speech of mine, Lomaśa, having pondered, related everything to me, beginning with the meditation on Rāma.
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PdP 5 35.56
शृणु विप्रेंद्र वक्ष्यामि यत्पृष्टं तु त्वयानघ । यथा तुष्येद्रमानाथः संसारज्वरदाहकः
śṛṇu vipreṃdra vakṣyāmi yatpṛṣṭaṃ tu tvayānagha | yathā tuṣyedramānāthaḥ saṃsārajvaradāhakaḥ
"Listen, chief of brahmins, I shall declare what has been asked by you, sinless one: how the Lord of Ramā, who burns up the fever of transmigration, is pleased.
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PdP 5 35.57
अयोध्यानगरे रम्ये चित्रमंडपशोभिते । ध्यायेत्कल्पतरोर्मूले सर्वकामसमृद्धिदे
ayodhyānagare ramye citramaṃḍapaśobhite | dhyāyetkalpatarormūle sarvakāmasamṛddhide
In the lovely city of Ayodhyā, adorned with a variegated pavilion, one should meditate at the foot of a wish-fulfilling tree that grants the abundance of all desires —
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PdP 5 35.58
महामरकतस्वर्णनीलरत्नादिशोभितम् । सिंहासनं चित्तहरं कांत्या तामिस्रनाशनम्
mahāmarakatasvarṇanīlaratnādiśobhitam | siṃhāsanaṃ cittaharaṃ kāṃtyā tāmisranāśanam
(and one should meditate on) a lion-throne adorned with great emeralds, gold, sapphires and other gems, captivating the mind, dispelling darkness by its radiance;
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PdP 5 35.59
तस्योपरि समासीनं रघुराजं मनोरमम् । दूर्वादलश्यामतनुं देवदेवेंद्रपूजितम्
tasyopari samāsīnaṃ raghurājaṃ manoramam | dūrvādalaśyāmatanuṃ devadeveṃdrapūjitam
(and on) the King of the Raghus seated upon it, delightful, his body dark as a dūrvā-grass blade, worshipped by the gods and by the lord of the gods;
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PdP 5 35.60
राकायां पूर्णशीतांशुकांतिधिक्कारिवक्त्रिणम् । अष्टमीचंद्रशकलसमभालाधिधारिणम्
rākāyāṃ pūrṇaśītāṃśukāṃtidhikkārivaktriṇam | aṣṭamīcaṃdraśakalasamabhālādhidhāriṇam
having a face that puts to shame the beauty of the full moon on the night of the full moon, bearing on his brow (a mark) like the sliver of the eighth-day moon;
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PdP 5 35.61
नीलकुंतलशोभाढ्यं किरीटमणिरंजितम् । मकराकारसौंदर्यकुंडलाभ्यां विराजितम्
nīlakuṃtalaśobhāḍhyaṃ kirīṭamaṇiraṃjitam | makarākārasauṃdaryakuṃḍalābhyāṃ virājitam
Rich with the beauty of dark curls, made bright by the jewel of his diadem, resplendent with a pair of earrings lovely in the shape of sea-monsters (makaras).
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PdP 5 35.62
विद्रुमच्छवि सत्कांतिरदच्छदविराजितम् । तारापतिकराकार द्विजराजि सुशोभितम्
vidrumacchavi satkāṃtiradacchadavirājitam | tārāpatikarākāra dvijarāji suśobhitam
Resplendent with lips of coral hue and fine luster, beautifully adorned with a row of teeth resembling the rays of the lord of stars (the moon).
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PdP 5 35.63
जपापुष्पाभया माध्व्या जिह्वया शोभिताननम् । यस्यां वसंति निगमा ऋगाद्याः शास्त्रसंयुताः
japāpuṣpābhayā mādhvyā jihvayā śobhitānanam | yasyāṃ vasaṃti nigamā ṛgādyāḥ śāstrasaṃyutāḥ
His face beautified by a tongue sweet as honey and (red) as a japā blossom, in which dwell the Vedas, the Ṛg and the rest, together with the (auxiliary) sciences.
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PdP 5 35.64
कंबुकांतिधरग्रीवा शोभया समलंकृतम् । सिंहवदुच्चकौ स्कन्धौ मांसलौ बिभ्रतं वरम्
kaṃbukāṃtidharagrīvā śobhayā samalaṃkṛtam | siṃhavaduccakau skandhau māṃsalau bibhrataṃ varam
Adorned with the beauty of a neck that holds the loveliness of a conch; bearing excellent shoulders, high and fleshy like a lion's.
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PdP 5 35.65
बाहू दधानं दीर्घांगौ केयूरकटकांकितौ । मुद्रिकाहीरशोभाभिर्भूषितौ जानुलंबिनौ
bāhū dadhānaṃ dīrghāṃgau keyūrakaṭakāṃkitau | mudrikāhīraśobhābhirbhūṣitau jānulaṃbinau
Bearing two arms with long limbs, marked with armlets and bracelets, ornamented with the splendor of rings and diamonds, reaching down to the knees.
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PdP 5 35.66
वक्षो दधानं विपुलं लक्ष्मीवासेन शोभितम् । श्रीवत्सादिविचित्रांकैरंकितं सुमनोहरम्
vakṣo dadhānaṃ vipulaṃ lakṣmīvāsena śobhitam | śrīvatsādivicitrāṃkairaṃkitaṃ sumanoharam
Bearing a broad chest, beautified by being Lakṣmī's dwelling, marked with varied signs such as the śrīvatsa, most charming.
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PdP 5 35.67
महोदरं महानाभिं शुभकट्याविराजितम् । कांच्या वै मणिमत्या च विशेषेण श्रियान्वितम्
mahodaraṃ mahānābhiṃ śubhakaṭyāvirājitam | kāṃcyā vai maṇimatyā ca viśeṣeṇa śriyānvitam
With a great belly and a deep navel, resplendent with auspicious hips, and endowed with special beauty by a jewelled girdle.
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PdP 5 35.68
ऊरुभ्यां विमलाभ्यां वै जानुभ्यां शोभितं श्रिया । चरणाभ्यां वज्ररेखा यवांकुशसुरेखया
ūrubhyāṃ vimalābhyāṃ vai jānubhyāṃ śobhitaṃ śriyā | caraṇābhyāṃ vajrarekhā yavāṃkuśasurekhayā
Beautified with splendor by his two spotless thighs and his two knees; and by his two feet, with their fine lines of thunderbolt, barley-grain and goad—
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PdP 5 35.69
युताभ्यां योगिध्येयाभ्यां कोमलाभ्यां विराजितम् । ध्यात्वा स्मृत्वा च संसारसागरं त्वं तरिष्यसि
yutābhyāṃ yogidhyeyābhyāṃ komalābhyāṃ virājitam | dhyātvā smṛtvā ca saṃsārasāgaraṃ tvaṃ tariṣyasi
—resplendent with those (feet), joined (with such marks), to be meditated on by yogins, and soft: having meditated on and remembered (him), you will cross the ocean of transmigration.
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PdP 5 35.70
तमेव पूजयन्नित्यं चंदनादिभिरिच्छया । प्राप्नोति परमामृद्धिमैहिकामुष्मिकीं पराम्
tameva pūjayannityaṃ caṃdanādibhiricchayā | prāpnoti paramāmṛddhimaihikāmuṣmikīṃ parām
Worshipping him alone daily with sandalwood and the rest, according to his wish, one obtains the supreme, highest prosperity, both in this world and the next.
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PdP 5 35.71
त्वया पृष्टं महाराज रामस्य ध्यानमुत्तमम् । तत्ते कथितमेतद्वै संसारजलधिं तर
tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ mahārāja rāmasya dhyānamuttamam | tatte kathitametadvai saṃsārajaladhiṃ tara
What you asked, great king—the excellent meditation on Rāma—that has been told to you; cross the ocean of transmigration.
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