Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 68
PdP 5 68.1
शेष उवाच- परिस्वादन्क्रतौ तृप्तिं न प्राप सुरसंयुतः
śeṣa uvāca- parisvādankratau tṛptiṃ na prāpa surasaṃyutaḥ
Śeṣa said: Tasting all about at the sacrifice, he, together with the gods, did not attain satiety.
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PdP 5 68.2
नारायणो महादेवो ब्रह्मा तत्र चतुर्मुखः । वरुणश्च कुबेरश्च तथान्ये लोकपालकाः
nārāyaṇo mahādevo brahmā tatra caturmukhaḥ | varuṇaśca kuberaśca tathānye lokapālakāḥ
Nārāyaṇa, Mahādeva, four-faced Brahmā were there, and Varuṇa and Kubera and likewise the other guardians of the worlds.
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PdP 5 68.3
तत्रास्वाद्य हविः स्निग्धं वसिष्ठेन परिष्कृतम् । तत्र पुनर्हि विप्रेंद्राः क्षुधार्ताइव भोजनात्
tatrāsvādya haviḥ snigdhaṃ vasiṣṭhena pariṣkṛtam | tatra punarhi vipreṃdrāḥ kṣudhārtāiva bhojanāt
There, having tasted the rich oblation prepared by Vasiṣṭha, there once again the chief brahmins (were) as if famished, (even) after eating.
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PdP 5 68.4
सर्वान्देवांश्च संतर्प्य हविषा करुणानिधिः । वसिष्ठप्रेरितः सर्वमिति कर्तव्यमाचरत्
sarvāndevāṃśca saṃtarpya haviṣā karuṇānidhiḥ | vasiṣṭhapreritaḥ sarvamiti kartavyamācarat
And having gratified all the gods with the oblation, he, the treasury of compassion, urged on by Vasiṣṭha, performed everything that was to be done.
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PdP 5 68.5
ब्राह्मणादानसंतुष्टा हविस्तुष्टाः सुरावराः । तृप्ताः सर्वे स्वकं भागं गृहीत्वा स्वालयं ययुः
brāhmaṇādānasaṃtuṣṭā havistuṣṭāḥ surāvarāḥ | tṛptāḥ sarve svakaṃ bhāgaṃ gṛhītvā svālayaṃ yayuḥ
The foremost of the gods, pleased by the gifts to brahmins and pleased by the oblation, all satisfied, took their own share and went to their own abodes.
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PdP 5 68.6
ऋषिभ्यो होतृमुख्येभ्यः प्रादाद्राज्यं चतुर्दिशम् । संतुष्टास्ते द्विजाराममाशीर्भिरददुः शुभम्
ṛṣibhyo hotṛmukhyebhyaḥ prādādrājyaṃ caturdiśam | saṃtuṣṭāste dvijārāmamāśīrbhiradaduḥ śubham
To the seers, the chief priests, he gave the kingdom in the four directions; and they, being satisfied, gave to Rāma, the delight of the twice-born, auspicious blessings.
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PdP 5 68.7
पूर्णाहुतिं ततः कृत्वा वसिष्ठः प्राह सुस्त्रियः । वर्धापयंतु भूमीशं यागपूर्तिकरं परम्
pūrṇāhutiṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vasiṣṭhaḥ prāha sustriyaḥ | vardhāpayaṃtu bhūmīśaṃ yāgapūrtikaraṃ param
Then, having made the full oblation, Vasiṣṭha said to the noble women: "Let them congratulate the lord of the earth, the supreme one, who has brought the sacrifice to completion."
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PdP 5 68.8
तद्वाक्यं ताः स्त्रियः श्रुत्वा लाजैरवाकिरन्मुदा । लावण्यजितकंदर्पं महामणिविभूषितम्
tadvākyaṃ tāḥ striyaḥ śrutvā lājairavākiranmudā | lāvaṇyajitakaṃdarpaṃ mahāmaṇivibhūṣitam
Hearing that speech, those women joyfully scattered parched grain over him, whose loveliness had vanquished Kāmadeva, adorned with great jewels.
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PdP 5 68.9
ततोऽवभृथस्नानार्थं प्रेरयामास भूमिपम् । ययौ रामः सहस्वीयैः सरयूतीरमुत्तमम्
tato'vabhṛthasnānārthaṃ prerayāmāsa bhūmipam | yayau rāmaḥ sahasvīyaiḥ sarayūtīramuttamam
Then he urged the king (to go) for the concluding bath; Rāma went with his own people to the excellent bank of the Sarayū.
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PdP 5 68.10
अनेकराजकोटीभिः परीतः पादचारिभिः । जगाम स सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां पक्षिवृंदसमाकुलाम्
anekarājakoṭībhiḥ parītaḥ pādacāribhiḥ | jagāma sa saricchreṣṭhāṃ pakṣivṛṃdasamākulām
Surrounded by many crores of kings going on foot, he went to that best of rivers, thronged with flocks of birds.
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PdP 5 68.11
तारापतिरिव स्वाभिर्भार्याभिर्वृत उत्प्रभः । विरोचते तथा तद्वद्रामो राजगणैर्वृतः
tārāpatiriva svābhirbhāryābhirvṛta utprabhaḥ | virocate tathā tadvadrāmo rājagaṇairvṛtaḥ
As the lord of the stars, radiant, shines surrounded by his own wives, just so did Rāma shine, surrounded by the throngs of kings.
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PdP 5 68.12
तदुत्सवं समाज्ञाय ययुर्लोकास्त्वरायुताः । सीतापतिमुखालोकनिश्चलीभूतलोचनाः
tadutsavaṃ samājñāya yayurlokāstvarāyutāḥ | sītāpatimukhālokaniścalībhūtalocanāḥ
Learning of that festival, the people went filled with haste, their eyes become motionless at the sight of the face of Sītā's husband.
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PdP 5 68.13
राजेंद्रं सीतया साकं गच्छंतं सरितं प्रति । विलोक्य मुदिता लोकाश्चिरं दर्शनलालसाः
rājeṃdraṃ sītayā sākaṃ gacchaṃtaṃ saritaṃ prati | vilokya muditā lokāściraṃ darśanalālasāḥ
Seeing the lord of kings going together with Sītā toward the river, the people were delighted, long eager for the sight (of him).
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PdP 5 68.14
अनेक नटगंधर्वा गायंतो यश उज्ज्वलम् । अनुजग्मुर्महीशानं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्
aneka naṭagaṃdharvā gāyaṃto yaśa ujjvalam | anujagmurmahīśānaṃ sarvalokanamaskṛtam
Many actors and gandharvas, singing his brilliant fame, followed the lord of the earth, to whom all the worlds bow.
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PdP 5 68.15
नर्तक्यस्तत्र नृत्यंत्यः क्षोभयंत्यः पतेर्मनः । जलयंत्रैश्च सिंचंत्यो ययुः श्रीरामसेवनम्
nartakyastatra nṛtyaṃtyaḥ kṣobhayaṃtyaḥ patermanaḥ | jalayaṃtraiśca siṃcaṃtyo yayuḥ śrīrāmasevanam
There dancing-women, dancing, stirring the mind of (their) lord, and sprinkling with water-engines, went to the service of Śrī Rāma.
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PdP 5 68.16
महाराजं विलिपंत्यो हरिद्रा कुंकुमादिभिः । परस्परं प्रलिपंत्यो मुदं प्रापुर्महत्तराम्
mahārājaṃ vilipaṃtyo haridrā kuṃkumādibhiḥ | parasparaṃ pralipaṃtyo mudaṃ prāpurmahattarām
Smearing the great king with turmeric, saffron and the rest, and smearing one another, they attained a very great joy.
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PdP 5 68.17
कुचयुग्मोपरिन्यस्तमुक्ताहारसुशोभिताः । श्रवणद्वंद्वसंमृष्टस्वर्णकुंडललक्षिताः
kucayugmoparinyastamuktāhārasuśobhitāḥ | śravaṇadvaṃdvasaṃmṛṣṭasvarṇakuṃḍalalakṣitāḥ
(They were) beautiful with pearl-necklaces laid upon their pair of breasts, marked by golden earrings polished (bright) at their two ears.
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PdP 5 68.18
अनेकनरनारीभिः संकीर्णं मार्गमाचरन् । यथावत्सरितं प्राप शिवपुण्यजलाप्लुताम्
anekanaranārībhiḥ saṃkīrṇaṃ mārgamācaran | yathāvatsaritaṃ prāpa śivapuṇyajalāplutām
Traversing the road thronged with many men and women, he duly reached the river, flooded with the holy water of Śiva.
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PdP 5 68.19
तत्र गत्वा स वैदेह्या रामः कमललोचनः । प्रविवेश जलं पुण्यं वसिष्ठादिभिरन्वितः
tatra gatvā sa vaidehyā rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ | praviveśa jalaṃ puṇyaṃ vasiṣṭhādibhiranvitaḥ
Having gone there, that lotus-eyed Rāma, together with Vaidehī and accompanied by Vasiṣṭha and the others, entered the holy water.
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PdP 5 68.20
अनुप्रविविशुः सर्वे राजानो जनतास्तथा । तत्पादरजसा पूतजलं लोकैकवंदितम्
anupraviviśuḥ sarve rājāno janatāstathā | tatpādarajasā pūtajalaṃ lokaikavaṃditam
All the kings and likewise the people entered after (him) the water purified by the dust of his feet, which the world alone reveres.
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PdP 5 68.21
परस्परं प्रसिंचंतो जलयंत्रैर्मनोरमैः । सुशोणनयनाः सर्वे हर्षं प्रापुर्मनोधिकम्
parasparaṃ prasiṃcaṃto jalayaṃtrairmanoramaiḥ | suśoṇanayanāḥ sarve harṣaṃ prāpurmanodhikam
Sprinkling one another with delightful water-engines, all of them, with eyes quite reddened, attained a joy beyond the mind (to conceive).
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PdP 5 68.22
स रामः सीतया सार्धं चिरं पुण्यजलप्लवे । क्रीडित्वा जलकल्लोलैर्निरगाद्धर्मसंयुतः
sa rāmaḥ sītayā sārdhaṃ ciraṃ puṇyajalaplave | krīḍitvā jalakallolairniragāddharmasaṃyutaḥ
That Rāma, together with Sītā, having played long in the flood of holy water with the water's waves, came out, joined with dharma.
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PdP 5 68.23
दुकूलवासाः सकिरीटकुंडलः केयूरशोभावरकंकणान्वितः । कंदर्पकोटिश्रियमुद्वहन्नृपो राजाग्र्यवर्यैरुपसंस्तुतो बभौ
dukūlavāsāḥ sakirīṭakuṃḍalaḥ keyūraśobhāvarakaṃkaṇānvitaḥ | kaṃdarpakoṭiśriyamudvahannṛpo rājāgryavaryairupasaṃstuto babhau
Clad in fine cloth, wearing crown and earrings, adorned with the splendour of armlets and excellent bracelets, bearing the beauty of a crore of Kāmadevas, the king shone, praised by the foremost and best of kings.
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PdP 5 68.24
सयागयूपं वरवर्णशोभितं कृत्वा सरित्तीरवरे महामनाः । त्रैलोक्यलोकश्रियमाप ह्यद्भुतामन्यैर्दुरापां नृपतिर्भुजैर्निजैः
sayāgayūpaṃ varavarṇaśobhitaṃ kṛtvā sarittīravare mahāmanāḥ | trailokyalokaśriyamāpa hyadbhutāmanyairdurāpāṃ nṛpatirbhujairnijaiḥ
Having made, on the excellent riverbank, the sacrificial post together with the sacrifice, resplendent with excellent colours, the high-minded king attained by his own arms the wondrous glory of the people of the three worlds, hard for others to attain.
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PdP 5 68.25
एवं जनकपुत्र्यासौ हयमेधत्रयं चरन् । त्रैलोक्ये कीर्तिमतुलां प्राप देवैः सुदुर्लभाम्
evaṃ janakaputryāsau hayamedhatrayaṃ caran | trailokye kīrtimatulāṃ prāpa devaiḥ sudurlabhām
Thus he, performing with Janaka's daughter three horse-sacrifices, attained in the three worlds an unequalled fame, very hard for the gods to get.
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PdP 5 68.26
एवं ते वर्णितं तात यत्पृष्टो रामसत्कथाम् । विस्तृतः कथितो मेधो भूयः किं पृच्छसे द्विज
evaṃ te varṇitaṃ tāta yatpṛṣṭo rāmasatkathām | vistṛtaḥ kathito medho bhūyaḥ kiṃ pṛcchase dvija
Thus, dear one, has the good story of Rāma about which you asked been described to you; the sacrifice has been told at length — what more do you ask, O brahmin?
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PdP 5 68.27
यः शृणोति हरेर्भक्त्या रामचंद्रस्य सन्मखम् । ब्रह्महत्यां क्षणात्तीर्त्वा ब्रह्मशाश्वतमाप्नुयात्
yaḥ śṛṇoti harerbhaktyā rāmacaṃdrasya sanmakham | brahmahatyāṃ kṣaṇāttīrtvā brahmaśāśvatamāpnuyāt
He who with devotion hears of the good sacrifice of Hari, of Rāmacandra, crossing over (even) brahmin-murder in a moment, would attain the eternal Brahman.
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PdP 5 68.28
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रान्निर्धनो धनमाप्नुयात् । रोगार्तो मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बंधनात्
aputro labhate putrānnirdhano dhanamāpnuyāt | rogārto mucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta baṃdhanāt
The sonless obtains sons, the destitute would obtain wealth, one afflicted by disease is freed from disease, one bound would be freed from bondage.
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PdP 5 68.29
यत्कथाश्रवणाद्दुष्टः श्वपचोऽपि परं पदम् । प्राप्नोति किमु विप्राग्र्यो रामभक्तिपरायणः
yatkathāśravaṇādduṣṭaḥ śvapaco'pi paraṃ padam | prāpnoti kimu viprāgryo rāmabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
If by hearing that story even a wicked dog-cooker attains the highest state, how much more the foremost of brahmins, devoted to devotion to Rāma!
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PdP 5 68.30
रामं स्मृत्वा महाभागं पापिनः परमं पदम् । प्राप्नुयुः परमं स्वर्गं शक्रदेवादिदुर्लभम्
rāmaṃ smṛtvā mahābhāgaṃ pāpinaḥ paramaṃ padam | prāpnuyuḥ paramaṃ svargaṃ śakradevādidurlabham
Remembering the greatly blessed Rāma, sinners would attain the highest state, the supreme heaven, hard to get for Indra, the gods and the rest.
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PdP 5 68.31
ते धन्या मानवा लोके ये स्मरंति रघूत्तमम् । ते क्षणात्संसृतिं तीर्त्वा गच्छंति सुखमव्ययम्
te dhanyā mānavā loke ye smaraṃti raghūttamam | te kṣaṇātsaṃsṛtiṃ tīrtvā gacchaṃti sukhamavyayam
Blessed in the world are those men who remember the best of the Raghus; they, crossing over transmigration in a moment, go to imperishable happiness.
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PdP 5 68.32
प्रत्येकमक्षरं ब्रह्महत्यावंशदवानलः । तं यः श्रावयते धीमांस्तं गुरुं संप्रपूजयेत्
pratyekamakṣaraṃ brahmahatyāvaṃśadavānalaḥ | taṃ yaḥ śrāvayate dhīmāṃstaṃ guruṃ saṃprapūjayet
Each single syllable (of it) is a forest-fire to the lineage of brahmin-murder; the wise man who has it recited (to himself) should worship well that teacher.
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PdP 5 68.33
श्रुत्वा कथां वाचकाय गवां द्वंद्वं प्रदापयेत् । सपत्नीकाय संपूज्य वस्त्रालंकारभोजनैः
śrutvā kathāṃ vācakāya gavāṃ dvaṃdvaṃ pradāpayet | sapatnīkāya saṃpūjya vastrālaṃkārabhojanaiḥ
Having heard the story, one should have a pair of cows given to the reciter, having honoured him along with his wife with clothes, ornaments and food.
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PdP 5 68.34
कुंडलाभ्यां विराजंत्यौ मुद्रिकाभिरलंकृते । रामसीते स्वर्णमय्यौ प्रतिमे शोभने वरे
kuṃḍalābhyāṃ virājaṃtyau mudrikābhiralaṃkṛte | rāmasīte svarṇamayyau pratime śobhane vare
(And) golden images of Rāma and Sītā, beautiful and excellent, resplendent with a pair of earrings and adorned with rings —
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PdP 5 68.35
कृत्वा तु वाचकायैव दीयते भो द्विजोत्तम । तस्य देवाश्च पितरो वैकुंठं प्राप्नुयुस्तदा
kṛtvā tu vācakāyaiva dīyate bho dvijottama | tasya devāśca pitaro vaikuṃṭhaṃ prāpnuyustadā
But when (the images) have been made and given to the reciter himself, O best of the twice-born, then his gods and forefathers would attain Vaikuṇṭha.
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PdP 5 68.36
त्वया पृष्टा रामकथा मया ते कथिता पुरा । किमन्यत्कथ्यतां ब्रह्मन्पुरतस्तव धीमतः
tvayā pṛṣṭā rāmakathā mayā te kathitā purā | kimanyatkathyatāṃ brahmanpuratastava dhīmataḥ
The story of Rāma that you asked about I have told you before. What else shall be told, O brahmin, in the presence of you, the wise one?
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PdP 5 68.37
शृण्वंति ये कथामेतां ब्रह्महत्यौघनाशिनीम् । ते यांति परमं स्थानं यच्च देवैः सुदुर्लभम्
śṛṇvaṃti ye kathāmetāṃ brahmahatyaughanāśinīm | te yāṃti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yacca devaiḥ sudurlabham
Those who listen to this tale, which destroys the whole mass of (guilt for) killing a brahmin, they go to the highest station, which is very hard for even the gods to reach.
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PdP 5 68.38
गोघ्नश्चापि सुतघ्नश्च सुरापो गुरुतल्पगः । क्षणात्पूतो भवत्येव नात्र संशयितुं क्षमम्
goghnaścāpi sutaghnaśca surāpo gurutalpagaḥ | kṣaṇātpūto bhavatyeva nātra saṃśayituṃ kṣamam
A killer of a cow, a killer of a son, a drinker of liquor, one who violates his guru's bed — he becomes purified in an instant; here there is no room for doubting.
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