Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 37
PdP 5 37.1
शेष उवाच। ते पृष्टा मुनिवर्येण रामचारित्रमद्भुतम् । धन्यं सभाग्यं मन्वानाः प्रोचुरात्मानमादरात्
śeṣa uvāca| te pṛṣṭā munivaryeṇa rāmacāritramadbhutam | dhanyaṃ sabhāgyaṃ manvānāḥ procurātmānamādarāt
Śeṣa said: Being asked by that best of sages about the marvellous deeds of Rāma, considering themselves blessed and fortunate, they spoke with reverence.
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PdP 5 37.2
जना ऊचुः। पवित्रिता वयं सर्वे दर्शनेन तवाधुना । यद्रामकथयास्मान्वै पावयस्यधुना जनान्
janā ūcuḥ| pavitritā vayaṃ sarve darśanena tavādhunā | yadrāmakathayāsmānvai pāvayasyadhunā janān
The people said: We are all now purified by the sight of you, since by the story of Rāma you now purify us, (mere) people.
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PdP 5 37.3
शृणुष्व वचनं तथ्यं भवान्ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तमः । त्वया पृष्टं यदस्मभ्यं सर्वं तत्कथयाम वै
śṛṇuṣva vacanaṃ tathyaṃ bhavānbrahmarṣisattamaḥ | tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ yadasmabhyaṃ sarvaṃ tatkathayāma vai
Hear the true account: you are the most excellent of brahmin-sages. What you have asked of us, all that we shall indeed tell.
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PdP 5 37.4
अगस्त्यवाक्याच्छ्रीरामो विप्रहत्यापनुत्तये । यागं करोति सुमहान्सर्वसंभारसंभृतम्
agastyavākyācchrīrāmo viprahatyāpanuttaye | yāgaṃ karoti sumahānsarvasaṃbhārasaṃbhṛtam
At the word of Agastya, Śrī Rāma, to remove (the guilt of) the slaying of a brahmin, is performing a very great sacrifice, furnished with all the requisites.
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PdP 5 37.5
तं पालयानाः सर्वे वै त्वदाश्रममुपागताः । अश्वेन सहिता विप्र तज्जानीहि महामते
taṃ pālayānāḥ sarve vai tvadāśramamupāgatāḥ | aśvena sahitā vipra tajjānīhi mahāmate
All of us, guarding it (the horse), have come to your hermitage together with the horse — know that, O brahmin of great mind.
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PdP 5 37.6
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य मनोहारि रसायनम् । अत्यंतं हर्षमापेदे ब्राह्मणो रामभक्तिमान्
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya manohāri rasāyanam | atyaṃtaṃ harṣamāpede brāhmaṇo rāmabhaktimān
Having heard this speech, delightful, an elixir, the brahmin, who was devoted to Rāma, attained the utmost joy.
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PdP 5 37.7
अद्य मे फलितो वृक्षो मनोरथश्रियान्वितः । अद्य मे जननी धन्या जातं मां सुषुवे तु या
adya me phalito vṛkṣo manorathaśriyānvitaḥ | adya me jananī dhanyā jātaṃ māṃ suṣuve tu yā
Today my tree has borne fruit, endowed with the splendour of (fulfilled) desire; today my mother is blessed, she who bore me when I was born.
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PdP 5 37.8
अद्य राज्यं मया प्राप्तं कंटकेन विवर्जितम् । अद्य कोशाः सुसंपन्ना अद्य देवाः सुतोषिताः
adya rājyaṃ mayā prāptaṃ kaṃṭakena vivarjitam | adya kośāḥ susaṃpannā adya devāḥ sutoṣitāḥ
Today a kingdom, free of thorns, has been obtained by me; today the treasuries are well filled; today the gods are well pleased.
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PdP 5 37.9
अग्निहोत्रफलं त्वद्य प्राप्तं मे हविषा हुतम् । यद्द्रक्ष्ये रामचंद्रस्य चरणांभोरुहोर्युगम्
agnihotraphalaṃ tvadya prāptaṃ me haviṣā hutam | yaddrakṣye rāmacaṃdrasya caraṇāṃbhoruhoryugam
And today the fruit of the fire-offering, offered by me with oblation, has been obtained, since I shall see the pair of lotus feet of Rāmacandra.
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PdP 5 37.10
यो नित्यं ध्यायते स्वांते अयोध्यायाः पतिः प्रभुः । स मे दृग्गोचरो नूनं भविष्यति मनोहरः
yo nityaṃ dhyāyate svāṃte ayodhyāyāḥ patiḥ prabhuḥ | sa me dṛggocaro nūnaṃ bhaviṣyati manoharaḥ
He whom (I) constantly meditate upon within my heart, the lord and master of Ayodhyā — he, the enchanting one, will surely come within range of my sight.
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PdP 5 37.11
हनूमान्मां समालिंग्य प्रक्ष्यते कुशलं मम । भक्तिं मे महतीं दृष्ट्वा तोषं प्राप्स्यति सत्तमः
hanūmānmāṃ samāliṃgya prakṣyate kuśalaṃ mama | bhaktiṃ me mahatīṃ dṛṣṭvā toṣaṃ prāpsyati sattamaḥ
Hanūmān will embrace me and ask after my welfare; seeing my great devotion, that best of beings will attain delight.
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PdP 5 37.12
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य हनूमान्कपिसत्तमः । जग्राह पादयुगलं मुनेरारण्यकस्य हि
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya hanūmānkapisattamaḥ | jagrāha pādayugalaṃ munerāraṇyakasya hi
Having heard this speech, Hanūmān, the best of monkeys, took hold of the two feet of the sage Āraṇyaka.
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PdP 5 37.13
स्वामिन्हनूमान्विप्रर्षे सेवकोऽहं पुरःस्थितः । जानीहि रामदासस्य रेणुकल्पं मुनीश्वर
svāminhanūmānviprarṣe sevako'haṃ puraḥsthitaḥ | jānīhi rāmadāsasya reṇukalpaṃ munīśvara
"Master, O brahmin-sage, I am Hanūmān, a servant, standing before you; know me, O lord of sages, to be like a speck of dust of a servant of Rāma."
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PdP 5 37.14
इत्युक्तवति तस्मिन्वै मुनिः परमहर्षितः । आलिलिंग हनूमंतं रामभक्त्या सुशोभितम्
ityuktavati tasminvai muniḥ paramaharṣitaḥ | āliliṃga hanūmaṃtaṃ rāmabhaktyā suśobhitam
When he had spoken thus, the sage, supremely delighted, embraced Hanūmān, who shone beautifully with devotion to Rāma.
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PdP 5 37.15
उभौ प्रेमविनिर्भिन्नावुभावपि सुधाप्लुतौ । स्थगितौ चित्रलिखिताविव तत्र बभूवतुः
ubhau premavinirbhinnāvubhāvapi sudhāplutau | sthagitau citralikhitāviva tatra babhūvatuḥ
Both, broken open by love, both drenched in nectar, became motionless there, like figures painted in a picture.
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PdP 5 37.16
उपविष्टौ कथास्तत्र चक्रतुः सुमनोहराः । रघुनाथपदांभोजप्रीतिनिर्भरमानसौ
upaviṣṭau kathāstatra cakratuḥ sumanoharāḥ | raghunāthapadāṃbhojaprītinirbharamānasau
Seated there, they made most delightful conversation, their minds filled to overflowing with love for the lotus feet of the Lord of the Raghus.
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PdP 5 37.17
हनूमांस्तमुवाचेदं वचो विविधशोभनम् । आरण्यकं मुनिवरं रामांघ्रिध्याननिर्भृतम्
hanūmāṃstamuvācedaṃ vaco vividhaśobhanam | āraṇyakaṃ munivaraṃ rāmāṃghridhyānanirbhṛtam
Hanumān spoke this speech, varied and fine, to him — to Āraṇyaka, the best of sages, absorbed in meditation on Rāma's feet.
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PdP 5 37.18
स्वामिन्नयं दशरथकुलहीरांकुरो महान् । रामभ्राता महाशूरः शत्रुघ्नः प्रणमत्यसौ
svāminnayaṃ daśarathakulahīrāṃkuro mahān | rāmabhrātā mahāśūraḥ śatrughnaḥ praṇamatyasau
"Lord, this great one is the diamond-sprout of Daśaratha's line, Rāma's brother, the mighty hero Śatrughna; he bows (to you)."
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PdP 5 37.19
लवणो येन निहतः सर्वलोकभयंकरः । कृताश्च सुखिनः सर्वे मुनयः सुतपोधनाः
lavaṇo yena nihataḥ sarvalokabhayaṃkaraḥ | kṛtāśca sukhinaḥ sarve munayaḥ sutapodhanāḥ
"By whom Lavaṇa, the terror of all the worlds, was slain, and all the sages, rich in fine austerities, were made happy."
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PdP 5 37.20
एष पुष्कलनामा त्वां नमत्युद्भटसेवितः । येनाधुना महावीरा जिताः समरमंडले
eṣa puṣkalanāmā tvāṃ namatyudbhaṭasevitaḥ | yenādhunā mahāvīrā jitāḥ samaramaṃḍale
"This one, named Puṣkala, attended by champions, bows to you — he by whom just now great heroes were conquered on the field of battle."
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PdP 5 37.21
जानीह्येनं बहुगुणं रामामात्यं महाबलम् । प्राणप्रियं रघुपतेः सर्वज्ञं धर्मकोविदम्
jānīhyenaṃ bahuguṇaṃ rāmāmātyaṃ mahābalam | prāṇapriyaṃ raghupateḥ sarvajñaṃ dharmakovidam
"Know this one, of many virtues, Rāma's minister, of great strength, dear as life to the lord of the Raghus, all-knowing, expert in dharma."
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PdP 5 37.22
सुबाहुरयमत्युग्रो वैरिवंशदवानलः । रामपादाब्जरोलंबो नमति त्वां महायशाः
subāhurayamatyugro vairivaṃśadavānalaḥ | rāmapādābjarolaṃbo namati tvāṃ mahāyaśāḥ
"This is Subāhu, exceedingly fierce, a forest-fire to the line of enemies; clinging like a bee to Rāma's lotus-feet, the greatly famed one bows to you."
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PdP 5 37.23
सुमदोऽप्येष पार्वत्या दत्तरामांघ्रिसेवया । प्राप्तोऽधुनासौ संसारवार्धिनिस्तरणं महत्
sumado'pyeṣa pārvatyā dattarāmāṃghrisevayā | prāpto'dhunāsau saṃsāravārdhinistaraṇaṃ mahat
"And this is Sumada, who by the service of Rāma's feet granted (to him) by Pārvatī has now obtained the great crossing over the ocean of saṃsāra."
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PdP 5 37.24
सत्यवानयमश्वं यः प्राप्तमाश्रुत्य सेवकात् । राज्यं निवेदयामास स त्वां प्रणमति क्षितौ
satyavānayamaśvaṃ yaḥ prāptamāśrutya sevakāt | rājyaṃ nivedayāmāsa sa tvāṃ praṇamati kṣitau
"This is Satyavān, who, on hearing from a servant that the horse had been secured, offered up his kingdom; he bows to you upon the ground."
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PdP 5 37.25
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य समालिंग्य समादरात् । चकारारण्यक ऋषिः स्वागतं फलकादिना
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya samāliṃgya samādarāt | cakārāraṇyaka ṛṣiḥ svāgataṃ phalakādinā
Having heard this speech, the seer Āraṇyaka embraced (them) respectfully and made them welcome with fruits and the like.
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PdP 5 37.26
ते हृष्टास्तत्र वसतिं चक्रुर्मुनिवराश्रमे । प्रातर्नित्यक्रियां कृत्वा रेवायां ते महोद्यमाः
te hṛṣṭāstatra vasatiṃ cakrurmunivarāśrame | prātarnityakriyāṃ kṛtvā revāyāṃ te mahodyamāḥ
Delighted, they took up residence there in the great sage's hermitage; and in the morning, having performed the daily rites on the Revā, those men of great effort (set out).
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PdP 5 37.27
नरयानमथारोप्य सेवकैः सहितं मुनिम् । शत्रुघ्नः प्रापयामासायोध्यां रामकृतालयाम्
narayānamathāropya sevakaiḥ sahitaṃ munim | śatrughnaḥ prāpayāmāsāyodhyāṃ rāmakṛtālayām
Then, having set the sage together with his attendants upon a palanquin, Śatrughna brought (him) to Ayodhyā, the city made by Rāma his dwelling.
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PdP 5 37.28
स दूरान्नगरीं दृष्ट्वा सूर्यवंशनृपोषिताम् । पदातिरभवद्वेगाद्रघुनाथदिदृक्षया
sa dūrānnagarīṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryavaṃśanṛpoṣitām | padātirabhavadvegādraghunāthadidṛkṣayā
Seeing from afar the city inhabited by the kings of the solar line, he became a walker on foot out of eagerness, in his desire to see the lord of the Raghus.
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PdP 5 37.29
संप्राप्य नगरीं रम्यामयोध्यां जनशोभिताम् । मनोरथसहस्रेण संरूढो रामदर्शने
saṃprāpya nagarīṃ ramyāmayodhyāṃ janaśobhitām | manorathasahasreṇa saṃrūḍho rāmadarśane
Having reached the lovely city Ayodhyā, resplendent with people, he was mounted upon a thousand wishes for the sight of Rāma.
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PdP 5 37.30
ददर्श तत्र सरयूतीरे मंडपशोभिते । रामं दूर्वादलश्यामं कंजकांतिविलोचनम्
dadarśa tatra sarayūtīre maṃḍapaśobhite | rāmaṃ dūrvādalaśyāmaṃ kaṃjakāṃtivilocanam
There, on the bank of the Sarayū, adorned with a pavilion, he saw Rāma, dark as a blade of dūrvā grass, his eyes with the loveliness of lotuses,
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PdP 5 37.31
मृगशृंगं कटौ रम्यं धारयंतं श्रियान्वितम् । ऋषिवृंदैर्व्यासमुख्यैर्वृतं शूरैः सुसेवितम्
mṛgaśṛṃgaṃ kaṭau ramyaṃ dhārayaṃtaṃ śriyānvitam | ṛṣivṛṃdairvyāsamukhyairvṛtaṃ śūraiḥ susevitam
wearing at his waist a lovely deer's horn, endowed with splendour, surrounded by throngs of seers headed by Vyāsa, well attended by warriors,
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PdP 5 37.32
भरतेन सुमित्रायास्तनूजेन परीवृतम् । ददतं दीनसंधेभ्यो दानानि प्रार्थितानि तम्
bharatena sumitrāyāstanūjena parīvṛtam | dadataṃ dīnasaṃdhebhyo dānāni prārthitāni tam
encircled by Bharata and by the son of Sumitrā, granting to the wretched and the afflicted the gifts they asked for — him,
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PdP 5 37.33
विलोक्यारण्यकाख्योऽसौ कृतार्थ इत्यमन्यत । मल्लोचने पद्मदलसमाने रामलोकके
vilokyāraṇyakākhyo'sau kṛtārtha ityamanyata | mallocane padmadalasamāne rāmalokake
seeing (whom), he named Āraṇyaka thought: "I have attained my aim. My two eyes, like lotus-petals, have looked upon Rāma."
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PdP 5 37.34
अद्य मे सर्वशास्त्रस्य ज्ञातृत्वं बहुसार्थकम् । येन श्रीराममाज्ञाय प्राप्तोऽयोध्यापुरीमिमाम्
adya me sarvaśāstrasya jñātṛtvaṃ bahusārthakam | yena śrīrāmamājñāya prāpto'yodhyāpurīmimām
"Today my knowledge of all the scriptures has borne much fruit, since by it, having come to know Śrī Rāma, I have reached this city of Ayodhyā."
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PdP 5 37.35
इत्येवमादिवचनानि बहूनि हृष्टो । रामांघ्रिदर्शनसुहर्षित गात्रशोभी । प्रायाद्रमेश्वरसमीपमगम्यमन्यै-। र्योगेश्वरैरपि विचारपरैः सुदूरम्
ityevamādivacanāni bahūni hṛṣṭo | rāmāṃghridarśanasuharṣita gātraśobhī | prāyādrameśvarasamīpamagamyamanyai-| ryogeśvarairapi vicāraparaiḥ sudūram
Uttering many such words, delighted, his limbs radiant with the great joy of seeing Rāma's feet, he went into the presence of the Lord of Ramā — a presence unreachable, indeed far off, for others, even for masters of yoga intent on inquiry.
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PdP 5 37.36
धन्योऽहमद्य रामस्य चरणावक्षिगोचरौ । करिष्यामि वचो रम्यं वदन्राममवेक्षयन्
dhanyo'hamadya rāmasya caraṇāvakṣigocarau | kariṣyāmi vaco ramyaṃ vadanrāmamavekṣayan
"Fortunate am I today: I shall bring Rāma's two feet within range of my eyes" — so saying he spoke lovely words, gazing at Rāma.
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PdP 5 37.37
रामोऽपि वाडवश्रेष्ठं ज्वलंतं स्वेन तेजसा । तपोमूर्तिधरं वीक्ष्य प्रत्युत्थानमथाकरोत्
rāmo'pi vāḍavaśreṣṭhaṃ jvalaṃtaṃ svena tejasā | tapomūrtidharaṃ vīkṣya pratyutthānamathākarot
Rāma too, seeing the best of brahmins blazing with his own splendour and bearing the form of asceticism, then rose to meet (him).
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PdP 5 37.38
रामचंद्रस्तस्य पादौ सुचिरं नतवान्महान् । ब्रह्मण्यदेवपावित्र्यं कृतमद्यतनोर्मम
rāmacaṃdrastasya pādau suciraṃ natavānmahān | brahmaṇyadevapāvitryaṃ kṛtamadyatanormama
The great Rāmacandra bowed to his feet for a long while: "Today my (life) has been made pure by the (grace of) the god who favours brahmins."
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PdP 5 37.39
इति वाक्यं वदंस्तस्य पादयोः पतितः प्रभुः । सुरासुरनमन्मौलिमणिनीराजितांघ्रिकः
iti vākyaṃ vadaṃstasya pādayoḥ patitaḥ prabhuḥ | surāsuranamanmaulimaṇinīrājitāṃghrikaḥ
Speaking these words, the Lord fell at his two feet — he whose feet are worshipped with lamps by the crest-jewels of gods and demons as they bow.
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PdP 5 37.40
प्रणतं तं नृपश्रेष्ठं वाडवेंद्रो महातपाः । गृहीत्वा भुजयोर्मध्यमालिलिंग प्रियं प्रभुम्
praṇataṃ taṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ vāḍaveṃdro mahātapāḥ | gṛhītvā bhujayormadhyamāliliṃga priyaṃ prabhum
The lord of brahmins, of great austerity, taking that best of kings who was bowing there between his two arms, embraced the beloved Lord.
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PdP 5 37.41
कौसल्यातनयस्तं वा उच्चैर्मणिमयासने । संस्थाप्य च पदोर्युग्मं जलेनाक्षालयत्प्रभुः
kausalyātanayastaṃ vā uccairmaṇimayāsane | saṃsthāpya ca padoryugmaṃ jalenākṣālayatprabhuḥ
And the son of Kausalyā, the Lord, having seated him high on a jewelled seat, washed his pair of feet with water.
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PdP 5 37.42
पादावनेजनोदं तु मस्तकेऽधाद्धरिः स्वयम् । पवित्रितोऽद्य सगणः सकुटुंब इति ब्रुवन्
pādāvanejanodaṃ tu mastake'dhāddhariḥ svayam | pavitrito'dya sagaṇaḥ sakuṭuṃba iti bruvan
And Hari himself placed the water from the washing of (his) feet upon his head, saying, "Today I am purified, together with my retinue and my family."
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PdP 5 37.43
चंदनेन विलिप्याथ गां च प्रादात्पयस्विनीम् । उवाच च वचो रम्यं देवदेवेंद्र सेवितः
caṃdanena vilipyātha gāṃ ca prādātpayasvinīm | uvāca ca vaco ramyaṃ devadeveṃdra sevitaḥ
Then, having anointed (him) with sandal paste, he also gave a milk-cow; and, attended by the lord of the gods of gods, he spoke pleasing words.
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PdP 5 37.44
स्वामिन्मखो मया वाजिमेधसंज्ञः क्रियेत ह । सोयं त्वच्चरणा यातादद्यपूर्णो भविष्यति
svāminmakho mayā vājimedhasaṃjñaḥ kriyeta ha | soyaṃ tvaccaraṇā yātādadyapūrṇo bhaviṣyati
"Master, let the sacrifice named horse-sacrifice be performed by me; that (rite) will today become complete by the coming of your feet.
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PdP 5 37.45
अद्य मे ब्रह्महत्योत्थ पापहानिं करिष्यति । अश्वमेधः क्रतुर्युष्मच्चरणेन पवित्रितः
adya me brahmahatyottha pāpahāniṃ kariṣyati | aśvamedhaḥ kraturyuṣmaccaraṇena pavitritaḥ
Today the horse-sacrifice rite, sanctified by your feet, will bring about for me the destruction of the sin arisen from the killing of a brahmin."
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PdP 5 37.46
इति वाक्यं ब्रुवाणं तं राजराजेंद्रसेवितम् । आरण्यक उवाचेदं हसन्माध्व्या गिरा मुनिः
iti vākyaṃ bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rājarājeṃdrasevitam | āraṇyaka uvācedaṃ hasanmādhvyā girā muniḥ
To him who spoke these words, who is served by the lord of the kings of kings, the sage Āraṇyaka, smiling, said this in honey-sweet speech:
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PdP 5 37.47
स्वामिंस्तव तु युक्तं हि वचो ब्रह्मण्यभूमिप । त्वन्मूर्तयो महाराज ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः
svāmiṃstava tu yuktaṃ hi vaco brahmaṇyabhūmipa | tvanmūrtayo mahārāja brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
"Master, your words are indeed fitting, O king devoted to brahmins; the brahmins who have gone to the far shore of the Vedas are your own forms, O great king.
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PdP 5 37.48
त्वं यदा ब्रह्मपूजादि शुभं कर्म करिष्यसि । ततोऽखिला नृपा विप्रं पूजयिष्यंति भूमिप
tvaṃ yadā brahmapūjādi śubhaṃ karma kariṣyasi | tato'khilā nṛpā vipraṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti bhūmipa
When you perform the auspicious act of worshipping brahmins and the rest, then all kings will worship the brahmin, O ruler of the earth.
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PdP 5 37.49
त्वयोक्तं यन्महाराज विप्रहत्यापनुत्तये । यागं करोमि विमलं तत्तु हास्यकरं वचः
tvayoktaṃ yanmahārāja viprahatyāpanuttaye | yāgaṃ karomi vimalaṃ tattu hāsyakaraṃ vacaḥ
But what you said, O great king — 'I shall perform a pure sacrifice for the removal of the killing of a brahmin' — that speech is laughable.
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PdP 5 37.50
त्वन्नामस्मरणान्मूढः सर्वशास्त्रविवर्जितः । सर्वपापाब्धिमुत्तीर्य स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्
tvannāmasmaraṇānmūḍhaḥ sarvaśāstravivarjitaḥ | sarvapāpābdhimuttīrya sa gacchetparamaṃ padam
By remembering your name a fool, devoid of all scriptural learning, crosses over the ocean of all sins and would go to the highest state.
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PdP 5 37.51
सर्ववेदेतिहासानां सारार्थोऽयमिति स्फुटम् । यद्रामनामस्मरणं क्रियते पापतारकम्
sarvavedetihāsānāṃ sārārtho'yamiti sphuṭam | yadrāmanāmasmaraṇaṃ kriyate pāpatārakam
This is plainly the essential meaning of all the Vedas and histories: that the remembering of Rāma's name is done, which carries one across sin.
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PdP 5 37.52
तावद्गर्जंति पापानि ब्रह्महत्यासमानि च । न यावत्प्रोच्यते नाम रामचंद्र तव स्फुटम्
tāvadgarjaṃti pāpāni brahmahatyāsamāni ca | na yāvatprocyate nāma rāmacaṃdra tava sphuṭam
Sins, even those equal to the killing of a brahmin, roar only so long as your name, Rāmacandra, is not clearly uttered.
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PdP 5 37.53
त्वन्नामगर्जनं श्रुत्वा महापातककुंजराः । पलायंते महाराज कुत्रचित्स्थानलिप्सया
tvannāmagarjanaṃ śrutvā mahāpātakakuṃjarāḥ | palāyaṃte mahārāja kutracitsthānalipsayā
Hearing the roar of your name, the elephants that are the great sins flee, O great king, longing for some place (of refuge).
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PdP 5 37.54
तस्मात्तव कथं हत्या महापुण्यददर्शन । राम त्वत्सुकथां श्रुत्वा पूतः सद्यो भविष्यति
tasmāttava kathaṃ hatyā mahāpuṇyadadarśana | rāma tvatsukathāṃ śrutvā pūtaḥ sadyo bhaviṣyati
Therefore how can there be (the sin of) killing for you, O you whose sight bestows great merit? O Rāma, having heard the good story of you, one becomes purified at once.
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PdP 5 37.55
मया पूर्वं कृतयुगे गंगायास्तीरवासिनाम् । ऋषीणां मुखतो वाक्यं श्रुतमेतत्पुराविदाम्
mayā pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge gaṃgāyāstīravāsinām | ṛṣīṇāṃ mukhato vākyaṃ śrutametatpurāvidām
Formerly, in the Kṛta age, I heard this statement from the mouths of the seers dwelling on the bank of the Gaṅgā, who know the ancient (lore):
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PdP 5 37.56
तावत्पापभियः पुंसां कातराणां सुपापिनाम् । यावन्न वदते वाचा रामनाममनोहरम्
tāvatpāpabhiyaḥ puṃsāṃ kātarāṇāṃ supāpinām | yāvanna vadate vācā rāmanāmamanoharam
"The fears of sin belonging to men who are wretched and greatly sinful last only so long as one does not utter with speech the heart-charming name of Rāma."
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PdP 5 37.57
तस्माद्धन्योऽहमधुना मम संसृतिनाशनम् । सांप्रतं सुलभं रामचंद्र त्वद्दर्शनादभूत्
tasmāddhanyo'hamadhunā mama saṃsṛtināśanam | sāṃprataṃ sulabhaṃ rāmacaṃdra tvaddarśanādabhūt
"Therefore I am blessed now: the destruction of my rounds of rebirth has this moment become easy to obtain, Rāmacandra, through the sight of you."
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PdP 5 37.58
इत्युक्तवंतं स मुनिं पूजयामास तत्र वै । सर्वे मुनिजनाः साधु साधु वाक्यमिति ब्रुवन्
ityuktavaṃtaṃ sa muniṃ pūjayāmāsa tatra vai | sarve munijanāḥ sādhu sādhu vākyamiti bruvan
When he had spoken thus, he (Rāma) honoured the sage there; and all the company of sages said, "Well said, well said!"
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PdP 5 37.59
शेष उवाच। अत्याश्चर्यमभूत्तत्र तन्मे निगदतः शृणु । वात्स्यायनमुनिश्रेष्ठ रामभक्तिपरायण
śeṣa uvāca| atyāścaryamabhūttatra tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu | vātsyāyanamuniśreṣṭha rāmabhaktiparāyaṇa
Śeṣa said: A very great marvel took place there; hear it from me as I relate it, O best of sages Vātsyāyana, devoted wholly to Rāma.
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PdP 5 37.60
रामं दृष्ट्वा महाराजं यादृशं ध्यानगोचरम् । अत्यंतं हर्षमापन्नो जगाद स मुनीश्वरान्
rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahārājaṃ yādṛśaṃ dhyānagocaram | atyaṃtaṃ harṣamāpanno jagāda sa munīśvarān
Having seen Rāma, the great king, just as he was (an object) of his meditation, he attained extreme joy and spoke to the lords among sages.
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PdP 5 37.61
मुनीश्वराः संशृणुत मद्वाक्यं सुमनोहरम् । मादृशः को न भूलोके भविष्यति सुभाग्यवान्
munīśvarāḥ saṃśṛṇuta madvākyaṃ sumanoharam | mādṛśaḥ ko na bhūloke bhaviṣyati subhāgyavān
"Lords of sages, hear my most delightful words: who in the world of earth will be so fortunate as I?"
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PdP 5 37.62
नास्ति मत्सदृशः कोपि न जातो न भविष्यति । यद्रामभद्रो मां नत्वा स्वागतं परिपृष्टवान्
nāsti matsadṛśaḥ kopi na jāto na bhaviṣyati | yadrāmabhadro māṃ natvā svāgataṃ paripṛṣṭavān
"There is none equal to me, nor has any been born nor will be, since Rāmabhadra, having bowed to me, inquired after my welcome."
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PdP 5 37.63
यत्पादपंकजरजः श्रुतिमृग्यं सदैव हि । सोऽद्य मत्पादयोः पाथः पीत्वा पूतममन्यत
yatpādapaṃkajarajaḥ śrutimṛgyaṃ sadaiva hi | so'dya matpādayoḥ pāthaḥ pītvā pūtamamanyata
"He whose lotus-feet's dust the Vedas ever seek — he today, having drunk the water of my feet, deemed himself purified."
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PdP 5 37.64
एवं प्रवदतस्तस्य ब्रह्मस्फोटोऽभवत्तदा । निर्गतं तद्भवं तेजो विवेश रघुनायके
evaṃ pravadatastasya brahmasphoṭo'bhavattadā | nirgataṃ tadbhavaṃ tejo viveśa raghunāyake
As he was speaking thus, there occurred then the bursting of his skull (brahma-sphoṭa); the radiance that was his went forth and entered into the lord of the Raghus.
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PdP 5 37.65
पश्यतां सर्वलोकानां सरयूतीरमंडपे । सायुज्यमुक्तिं संप्राप दुर्ल्लभां योगिभिर्जनैः
paśyatāṃ sarvalokānāṃ sarayūtīramaṃḍape | sāyujyamuktiṃ saṃprāpa durllabhāṃ yogibhirjanaiḥ
While all the people looked on, in the pavilion on the bank of the Sarayū, he attained the liberation of union (sāyujya), hard to win for men who are yogins.
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PdP 5 37.66
दिवि तूर्यनिनादोऽभूद्वीणानादोऽभवत्तदा । पुष्पवृष्टिः पपाताग्रे पश्यतां चित्रमद्भुतम्
divi tūryaninādo'bhūdvīṇānādo'bhavattadā | puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papātāgre paśyatāṃ citramadbhutam
In the sky there was the sound of drums, and then the sound of lutes arose; a rain of flowers fell in front (of them) — a wondrous marvel for those looking on.
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PdP 5 37.67
मुनयोऽप्येतदीक्षित्वा प्रशंसंतो मुनीश्वरम् । कृतार्थोयं मुनिश्रेष्ठो यद्रामवपुषीक्षितः
munayo'pyetadīkṣitvā praśaṃsaṃto munīśvaram | kṛtārthoyaṃ muniśreṣṭho yadrāmavapuṣīkṣitaḥ
The sages too, having seen this, praised that lord of sages: "This best of sages has attained his aim, in that he was beheld by Rāma's own body."
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