Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 46
PdP 5 46.1
शेष उवाच। आगतं वीक्ष्य श्रीरामं शत्रुघ्नः प्रणतार्तिहम् । भ्रातरं सकलाद्दुःखान्मुक्तोऽभूद्द्विजसत्तम
śeṣa uvāca| āgataṃ vīkṣya śrīrāmaṃ śatrughnaḥ praṇatārtiham | bhrātaraṃ sakalādduḥkhānmukto'bhūddvijasattama
Śeṣa said: Seeing Śrī Rāma, the remover of the affliction of those who bow to him, arrived — his brother — Śatrughna became free of all sorrow, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 5 46.2
हनूमान्वीक्ष्य विभ्रांतो रामस्य चरणौ मुदा । ववंदे भक्तरक्षार्थमागतं निजगाद च
hanūmānvīkṣya vibhrāṃto rāmasya caraṇau mudā | vavaṃde bhaktarakṣārthamāgataṃ nijagāda ca
Hanūmān, when he saw (him), was thrilled, and with joy bowed to Rāma's feet, (Rāma) having come for the protection of his devotee, and he spoke:
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PdP 5 46.3
स्वामिंस्तवैतद्युक्तं तु स्वभक्तपरिपालनम् । यत्संग्रामे जितं सर्वं पाशबद्धममोचयः
svāmiṃstavaitadyuktaṃ tu svabhaktaparipālanam | yatsaṃgrāme jitaṃ sarvaṃ pāśabaddhamamocayaḥ
"Master, this is indeed fitting for you — the guarding of your own devotee — in that in battle you released the whole (army) that had been conquered and bound with nooses."
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PdP 5 46.4
वयं त्विदानीं धन्या वै यद्द्रक्ष्यामो भवत्पदे । जेष्यामोऽरीन्क्षणादेव त्वत्कृपातो रघूद्वह
vayaṃ tvidānīṃ dhanyā vai yaddrakṣyāmo bhavatpade | jeṣyāmo'rīnkṣaṇādeva tvatkṛpāto raghūdvaha
"But now we are truly blessed, since we shall look upon your feet; we shall conquer the enemies in a mere instant, by your grace, O foremost of the Raghus."
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PdP 5 46.5
शेष उवाच। स्थाणुस्तदागतं रामं योगिनां ध्यानगोचरम् । पतित्वा पादयोर्विप्र जगाद प्रणताभयम्
śeṣa uvāca| sthāṇustadāgataṃ rāmaṃ yogināṃ dhyānagocaram | patitvā pādayorvipra jagāda praṇatābhayam
Śeṣa said: Then Sthāṇu (Śiva), falling at the feet of Rāma who had come, (Rāma) who is the object of the meditation of yogins, spoke, O brahmin, to him who gives fearlessness to those who bow (to him):
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PdP 5 46.6
एकस्त्वं पुरुषः साक्षात्प्रकृतेः पर ईर्यसे । यः स्वांशकलया विश्वं सृजस्यवसि हंसि च
ekastvaṃ puruṣaḥ sākṣātprakṛteḥ para īryase | yaḥ svāṃśakalayā viśvaṃ sṛjasyavasi haṃsi ca
"You alone are the Person, manifestly declared to be beyond Prakṛti, who by a portion of a portion of yourself create, protect, and destroy the universe."
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PdP 5 46.7
अरूपस्त्वमशेषस्य जगतः कारणं परम् । एक एव त्रिधारूपं गृह्णासि कुहकान्वितः
arūpastvamaśeṣasya jagataḥ kāraṇaṃ param | eka eva tridhārūpaṃ gṛhṇāsi kuhakānvitaḥ
"You are formless, the supreme cause of the entire world; being one only, you assume a threefold form, endowed with (your) magic play."
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PdP 5 46.8
सृष्टौ विधातृरूपेण पालने स्वयमास च । प्रलये जगतः साक्षादहं शर्वाख्यतां गतः
sṛṣṭau vidhātṛrūpeṇa pālane svayamāsa ca | pralaye jagataḥ sākṣādahaṃ śarvākhyatāṃ gataḥ
"At creation (you exist) in the form of the Creator, and in preservation you (abide) as yourself; at the dissolution of the world it is you directly who bear the name Śarva, which I am."
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PdP 5 46.9
तव यत्परमेशस्य हयमेधक्रतुक्रिया । ब्रह्महत्यापनोदाय तद्विडंबनमद्भुतम्
tava yatparameśasya hayamedhakratukriyā | brahmahatyāpanodāya tadviḍaṃbanamadbhutam
"That you, the Supreme Lord, perform the rite of the horse-sacrifice in order to dispel the killing of a brahmin — that is a wondrous mimicry."
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PdP 5 46.10
यत्पादशौचममलं गंगाख्यं शिरसोंऽतरा । वहामि पापशांत्यर्थं तस्य ते पातकं कुतः
yatpādaśaucamamalaṃ gaṃgākhyaṃ śirasoṃ'tarā | vahāmi pāpaśāṃtyarthaṃ tasya te pātakaṃ kutaḥ
"I who carry on the middle of my head, for the sake of quelling sin, the pure water from the washing of your feet, called Gaṅgā — for you, whose (water that is), how could there be any sin?"
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PdP 5 46.11
मया बह्वपकाराय कृतं कर्म तव स्फुटम् । क्षम्यतां तत्कृपालो हि भवतो व्यवधायकम्
mayā bahvapakārāya kṛtaṃ karma tava sphuṭam | kṣamyatāṃ tatkṛpālo hi bhavato vyavadhāyakam
"An act was plainly done by me to your great injury; let that be forgiven, O compassionate one, for it was an obstruction to you."
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PdP 5 46.12
किं करोमि मया सत्यपालनार्थमिदं कृतम् । जानन्प्रभावं भवतो भक्तरक्षार्थमागतः
kiṃ karomi mayā satyapālanārthamidaṃ kṛtam | jānanprabhāvaṃ bhavato bhaktarakṣārthamāgataḥ
"What can I do? This was done by me in order to keep (my) truth. Knowing your power, I came for the protection of (my) devotee."
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PdP 5 46.13
असौ पुरा उज्जयिन्यां महाकालनिकेतने । स्नात्वा शिप्राख्य सरिति तपस्तेपे महाद्भुतम्
asau purā ujjayinyāṃ mahākālaniketane | snātvā śiprākhya sariti tapastepe mahādbhutam
"This one, formerly in Ujjayinī, at the abode of Mahākāla, having bathed in the river named Śiprā, performed most wondrous austerity."
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PdP 5 46.14
ततः प्रसन्नो जातोऽहं जगाद भूमिपं प्रति । याचस्वेति महाराज स वव्रे राज्यमद्भुतम्
tataḥ prasanno jāto'haṃ jagāda bhūmipaṃ prati | yācasveti mahārāja sa vavre rājyamadbhutam
"Then I became pleased and said to the king, 'Ask, O great king!' — and he chose a wondrous kingdom."
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PdP 5 46.15
मया प्रोक्तं देवपुरे तव राज्यं भविष्यति । यावद्रामहयः पुर्यामागमिष्यति याज्ञिकः
mayā proktaṃ devapure tava rājyaṃ bhaviṣyati | yāvadrāmahayaḥ puryāmāgamiṣyati yājñikaḥ
"It was said by me: 'Your kingship in Devapura shall last until Rāma's sacrificial horse comes to the city.'"
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PdP 5 46.16
तावत्प्रभृत्यहं स्थास्ये तव रक्षार्थमुद्यतः । एतद्दत्तवरो राम किं करोमि स्वसत्यतः
tāvatprabhṛtyahaṃ sthāsye tava rakṣārthamudyataḥ | etaddattavaro rāma kiṃ karomi svasatyataḥ
"'From now until then I shall stand ready for your protection.' Having granted this boon, O Rāma, what can I do, being bound by my own truthfulness?"
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PdP 5 46.17
घृणितोऽस्म्यधुना राज्ञा सपुत्रपशुबांधवः । हयं समर्प्यते पादसेवां राजा विधास्यति
ghṛṇito'smyadhunā rājñā saputrapaśubāṃdhavaḥ | hayaṃ samarpyate pādasevāṃ rājā vidhāsyati
"Now I have been shown compassion by the king, together with his sons, cattle, and kinsmen; the horse is being handed over, and the king will render service at (your) feet."
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PdP 5 46.18
शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य महेशस्य रघूत्तमः । उवाच धीरया वाचा कृपया पूर्णलोचनः
śeṣa uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya maheśasya raghūttamaḥ | uvāca dhīrayā vācā kṛpayā pūrṇalocanaḥ
Śeṣa said: Having listened to this speech of Maheśa, the best of the Raghus, his eyes filled with compassion, spoke with a steady voice:
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PdP 5 46.19
राम उवाच। देवानामयमेवास्ति धर्मो भक्तस्य पालनम् । त्वया साधुकृतं कर्म यद्भक्तो रक्षितोऽधुना
rāma uvāca| devānāmayamevāsti dharmo bhaktasya pālanam | tvayā sādhukṛtaṃ karma yadbhakto rakṣito'dhunā
Rāma said: This alone is the duty of the gods — the protection of a devotee. A good deed has been done by you, in that a devotee has now been protected.
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PdP 5 46.20
ममासि हृदये शर्व भवतो हृदये त्वहम् । आवयोरंतरं नास्ति मूढाः पश्यंति दुर्धियः
mamāsi hṛdaye śarva bhavato hṛdaye tvaham | āvayoraṃtaraṃ nāsti mūḍhāḥ paśyaṃti durdhiyaḥ
You are in my heart, O Śarva, and I am in your heart. There is no difference between us two; (only) fools of bad understanding see (one).
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PdP 5 46.21
ये भेदं विदधत्यद्धा आवयोरेकरूपयोः । कुंभीपाकेषु पच्यंते नराः कल्पसहस्रकम्
ye bhedaṃ vidadhatyaddhā āvayorekarūpayoḥ | kuṃbhīpākeṣu pacyaṃte narāḥ kalpasahasrakam
Those men who indeed make a distinction between us two, who are of one form, are cooked in the Kumbhīpāka hells for a thousand kalpas.
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PdP 5 46.22
ये त्वद्भक्तास्त एवासन्मद्भक्ता धर्मसंयुताः । मद्भक्ता अपि भूयस्या भक्त्या तव नतिंकराः
ye tvadbhaktāsta evāsanmadbhaktā dharmasaṃyutāḥ | madbhaktā api bhūyasyā bhaktyā tava natiṃkarāḥ
Those who are your devotees, they alone are my devotees, joined with dharma; and my devotees too, with even greater devotion, are the ones who bow to you.
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PdP 5 46.23
शेष उवाच। इत्थं भाषितमाकर्ण्य शर्वो वीरमणिं नृपम् । मूर्च्छितं जीवयामास करस्पर्शादिना प्रभुः
śeṣa uvāca| itthaṃ bhāṣitamākarṇya śarvo vīramaṇiṃ nṛpam | mūrcchitaṃ jīvayāmāsa karasparśādinā prabhuḥ
Śeṣa said: Having heard this speech, the lord Śarva revived king Vīramaṇi, who had fainted, by the touch of his hand and other means.
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PdP 5 46.24
अन्यानपि सुतानस्य मूर्च्छिताञ्छरपीडितान् । जीवयामास स मृडः समर्थः प्रभुरीश्वरः
anyānapi sutānasya mūrcchitāñcharapīḍitān | jīvayāmāsa sa mṛḍaḥ samarthaḥ prabhurīśvaraḥ
And his other sons too, fainted and afflicted by arrows — that Mṛḍa, the capable lord, the ruler, revived them.
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PdP 5 46.25
सज्जं विधाय तं भूपं श्रीरामपदयोर्नतिम् । कारयामास भूतेशः पुत्रपौत्रैः परीवृतम्
sajjaṃ vidhāya taṃ bhūpaṃ śrīrāmapadayornatim | kārayāmāsa bhūteśaḥ putrapautraiḥ parīvṛtam
Having made that king whole, the lord of beings had him, surrounded by his sons and grandsons, make obeisance at the feet of Śrī Rāma.
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PdP 5 46.26
धन्यो राजा वीरमणिर्यो ददर्श रघूत्तमम् । योगिभिर्योगनिष्ठाभिर्दुष्प्रापमयुतायुतैः
dhanyo rājā vīramaṇiryo dadarśa raghūttamam | yogibhiryoganiṣṭhābhirduṣprāpamayutāyutaiḥ
Blessed is king Vīramaṇi, who beheld the best of the Raghus, hard to attain even by myriads upon myriads of yogins established in yoga.
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PdP 5 46.27
ते नत्वा रघुनाथं तं कृतार्थी कृतविग्रहाः । ब्रह्मादिभिः पूज्यतमा अभूवन्द्विजसत्तम
te natvā raghunāthaṃ taṃ kṛtārthī kṛtavigrahāḥ | brahmādibhiḥ pūjyatamā abhūvandvijasattama
Having bowed to that lord of the Raghus, they attained their aim and their bodies were made (blessed); they became most worthy of worship even by Brahmā and the others, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 5 46.28
शत्रुघ्न हनुमद्भ्यां च पुष्कलादिभिरुद्भटैः । परिष्टुताय रामाय ददौ राजा हयोत्तमम्
śatrughna hanumadbhyāṃ ca puṣkalādibhirudbhaṭaiḥ | pariṣṭutāya rāmāya dadau rājā hayottamam
To Rāma, praised on all sides by Śatrughna and Hanumān and by the mighty Puṣkala and the rest, the king gave the finest horse.
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PdP 5 46.29
राज्येन सहितं सर्वं सपुत्रपशुबांधवम् । शर्वेण प्रेरितः प्रादाद्भूपो वीरमणिस्तदा
rājyena sahitaṃ sarvaṃ saputrapaśubāṃdhavam | śarveṇa preritaḥ prādādbhūpo vīramaṇistadā
Urged on by Śarva, king Vīramaṇi then gave everything together with his kingdom, along with his sons, cattle and kinsmen.
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PdP 5 46.30
ततो रामो नुतः सर्वैर्वैरिभिर्निजसेवकैः । शत्रुघ्नादिभिरत्यंतमुत्सुकैश्च विशेषतः
tato rāmo nutaḥ sarvairvairibhirnijasevakaiḥ | śatrughnādibhiratyaṃtamutsukaiśca viśeṣataḥ
Then Rāma, praised by all — by the enemies, by his own servants, and especially by Śatrughna and the others, who were exceedingly eager —
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PdP 5 46.31
रथे मणिमये तिष्ठन्बभूव स तिरोहितः । अंतर्हिते रामभद्रे सर्वे प्रापुः सुविस्मयम्
rathe maṇimaye tiṣṭhanbabhūva sa tirohitaḥ | aṃtarhite rāmabhadre sarve prāpuḥ suvismayam
standing on his jewelled chariot, he vanished; when Rāmabhadra had disappeared, all were filled with great amazement.
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PdP 5 46.32
मा जानीहि मनुष्यं तं रामं लोकैकवंदितम् । जले स्थले च सर्वत्र वर्तते संस्थितः सदा
mā jānīhi manuṣyaṃ taṃ rāmaṃ lokaikavaṃditam | jale sthale ca sarvatra vartate saṃsthitaḥ sadā
Do not think that Rāma, praised as the one (lord) of the world, is a man; in water and on land, everywhere, he abides, ever established.
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PdP 5 46.33
ततो वीरा अलं हृष्टा अन्योन्यं परिरेभिरे । तूर्यमंगलवादित्रैः सुमहानुत्सवोऽभवत्
tato vīrā alaṃ hṛṣṭā anyonyaṃ parirebhire | tūryamaṃgalavāditraiḥ sumahānutsavo'bhavat
Then the heroes, exceedingly delighted, embraced one another; with drums and auspicious instruments there was a very great festival.
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PdP 5 46.34
ततो मुक्तो हयः सर्वैर्वीरैः शस्त्रास्त्रकोविदैः । सर्वैरनुगतः प्रीतैर्विस्मयेन समन्वितैः
tato mukto hayaḥ sarvairvīraiḥ śastrāstrakovidaiḥ | sarvairanugataḥ prītairvismayena samanvitaiḥ
Then the horse was released by all the heroes skilled in weapons and missiles, and followed by them all, who were pleased and filled with wonder.
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PdP 5 46.35
शर्वः सत्यप्रतिज्ञश्च तमनुज्ञाप्य सेवकम् । श्रीरामं शरणं प्रोच्य याहि लोकैकदुर्ल्लभम्
śarvaḥ satyapratijñaśca tamanujñāpya sevakam | śrīrāmaṃ śaraṇaṃ procya yāhi lokaikadurllabham
And Śarva, whose promise is true, having given leave to that servant, saying "Go, take refuge in Śrī Rāma, who alone in the world is hard to obtain" —
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PdP 5 46.36
स्वयमंतर्हितस्तत्र प्रलयोत्पत्तिकारकः । कैलासमगमच्छर्वः सेवकैः परिशोभितः
svayamaṃtarhitastatra pralayotpattikārakaḥ | kailāsamagamaccharvaḥ sevakaiḥ pariśobhitaḥ
he himself, the maker of dissolution and origination, vanished there; Śarva went to Kailāsa, resplendent amid his attendants.
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PdP 5 46.37
भूपो वीरमणिर्ध्यायञ्छ्रीरामचरणोदजम् । शत्रुघ्नेन ययौ साकं बलिना बलसंयुतः
bhūpo vīramaṇirdhyāyañchrīrāmacaraṇodajam | śatrughnena yayau sākaṃ balinā balasaṃyutaḥ
King Vīramaṇi, meditating on the lotus of Śrī Rāma's feet, went along with the mighty Śatrughna, accompanied by his army.
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PdP 5 46.38
एतद्रामस्य चरितं ये शृण्वंति नरोत्तमाः । तेषां संसारजं दुःखं न भविष्यति कर्हिचित्
etadrāmasya caritaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti narottamāḥ | teṣāṃ saṃsārajaṃ duḥkhaṃ na bhaviṣyati karhicit
Those best of men who hear this deed of Rāma — for them the suffering born of saṃsāra will never come to be.
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