Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 8
PdP 5 8.1
शेष उवाच। वात्स्यायनमुनिश्रेष्ठ कथा पापप्रणाशिनी । ब्रह्मण्यदेवदेवस्य सर्वधर्मैकरक्षितुः
śeṣa uvāca| vātsyāyanamuniśreṣṭha kathā pāpapraṇāśinī | brahmaṇyadevadevasya sarvadharmaikarakṣituḥ
Śeṣa said: O Vātsyāyana, best of sages, the story of the brahmin-devoted god of gods, the sole protector of all dharmas, destroys sin.
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PdP 5 8.2
राजानं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा कुंभजन्मा तपोनिधिः । शनैःशनैः करेणाशु पस्पर्शाश्रु जगाद च
rājānaṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kuṃbhajanmā taponidhiḥ | śanaiḥśanaiḥ kareṇāśu pasparśāśru jagāda ca
Seeing the king fainted, the pot-born one, a treasury of austerity, at once touched him very gently with his hand and, in tears, spoke.
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PdP 5 8.3
भो रामाश्वसिहि क्षिप्रं किमर्थमवसीदसि । भवान्दैत्यकुलच्छेत्ता महाविष्णुः सनातनः
bho rāmāśvasihi kṣipraṃ kimarthamavasīdasi | bhavāndaityakulacchettā mahāviṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ
Ho Rāma, take heart at once! Why do you sink down? You are the cleaver of the daitya race, the eternal great Viṣṇu.
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PdP 5 8.4
भूतं भव्यं भवच्चैव जगत्स्थास्नु चरिष्णु च । त्वदृते नास्ति संचारी किमर्थमिह मूर्च्छितः
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhavaccaiva jagatsthāsnu cariṣṇu ca | tvadṛte nāsti saṃcārī kimarthamiha mūrcchitaḥ
Past, future and present, the world both stationary and moving — apart from you there is nothing that stirs; why are you fainted here?
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PdP 5 8.5
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं महाराजः कुंभजन्मसमीरितम् । उत्तस्थौ विगलन्नेत्र बाष्पपूरितसन्मुखः
śrutvā vākyaṃ mahārājaḥ kuṃbhajanmasamīritam | uttasthau vigalannetra bāṣpapūritasanmukhaḥ
Hearing the words uttered by the pot-born one, the great king rose up, his eyes streaming, his fair face flooded with tears.
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PdP 5 8.6
उवाच दीनदीनं च विस्पष्टाक्षरविस्तरम् । त्रपाभर नमन्मूर्तिर्ब्रह्मद्रोहपराङ्मुखः
uvāca dīnadīnaṃ ca vispaṣṭākṣaravistaram | trapābhara namanmūrtirbrahmadrohaparāṅmukhaḥ
And he spoke most piteously, at length and with clearly articulated syllables, his form bowed under a load of shame, averse to injury against brahmins.
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PdP 5 8.7
श्रीराम उवाच। अहो मे पश्यता ज्ञानं विमूढस्य दुरात्मनः । यद्ब्राह्मणकुले रूढं हतवान्कामलोलुपः
śrīrāma uvāca| aho me paśyatā jñānaṃ vimūḍhasya durātmanaḥ | yadbrāhmaṇakule rūḍhaṃ hatavānkāmalolupaḥ
Śrī Rāma said: Alas, look at the wisdom of me, deluded and evil-souled, in that, greedy with desire, I killed one raised in a brahmin family.
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PdP 5 8.8
महिलार्थे त्वहं विप्रं वेदशास्त्रविवेकवान् । हतवान्वाडवकुलं बुद्धिहीनोति दुर्मतिः
mahilārthe tvahaṃ vipraṃ vedaśāstravivekavān | hatavānvāḍavakulaṃ buddhihīnoti durmatiḥ
For the sake of a woman I killed a brahmin who was discerning in Veda and śāstra — indeed a whole brahmin family — bereft of judgement and utterly wicked-minded.
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PdP 5 8.9
इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातु ब्राह्मणो न दुरुक्तिभाक् । ईदृशं कुर्वता कर्म मयैतत्सुकलंकितम्
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jātu brāhmaṇo na duruktibhāk | īdṛśaṃ kurvatā karma mayaitatsukalaṃkitam
In the family of the Ikṣvākus never has a brahmin been subject to harsh words; by me, who did such a deed, this (family) has been thoroughly stained.
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PdP 5 8.10
ये ब्राह्मणास्तु पूजार्हा दानसम्मानभोजनैः । ते मया निहता विप्राः शरसंघातसंहितैः
ye brāhmaṇāstu pūjārhā dānasammānabhojanaiḥ | te mayā nihatā viprāḥ śarasaṃghātasaṃhitaiḥ
Those brahmins who are worthy of honour with gifts, respect and food — those brahmins were slain by me with volleys of massed arrows.
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PdP 5 8.11
काँल्लोकान्नु गमिष्यामि कुंभीपाकोऽपि दुःसहः । न तादृशं तीर्थमस्ति यन्मां पावयितुं क्षमम्
kā~llokānnu gamiṣyāmi kuṃbhīpāko'pi duḥsahaḥ | na tādṛśaṃ tīrthamasti yanmāṃ pāvayituṃ kṣamam
To what worlds shall I go? Even Kumbhīpāka (hell) is hard to bear. There is no such sacred ford as is able to purify me.
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PdP 5 8.12
न यज्ञो न तपो दानं न वा चैव व्रतादिकम् । यत्तु वै ब्राह्मणद्रोग्धुर्ममपावनतारकम्
na yajño na tapo dānaṃ na vā caiva vratādikam | yattu vai brāhmaṇadrogdhurmamapāvanatārakam
There is no sacrifice, no austerity, no gift, nor any vow or the like that could purify and carry me across, the injurer of a brahmin.
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PdP 5 8.13
यैः कोपितं ब्रह्मकुलं नरैर्निरयगामिभिः । ते नरा बहुशो दुःखं भोक्ष्यंति निरयं गताः
yaiḥ kopitaṃ brahmakulaṃ narairnirayagāmibhiḥ | te narā bahuśo duḥkhaṃ bhokṣyaṃti nirayaṃ gatāḥ
Those men, bound for hell, by whom the brahmin race has been angered — those men, gone to hell, will suffer manifold pain.
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PdP 5 8.14
वेदा मूलं तु धर्माणां वर्णाश्रमविवेकिनाम् । तन्मूलं ब्राह्मणकुलं सर्ववेदैकशाखिनः
vedā mūlaṃ tu dharmāṇāṃ varṇāśramavivekinām | tanmūlaṃ brāhmaṇakulaṃ sarvavedaikaśākhinaḥ
The Vedas are the root of the duties of those who distinguish the classes and the stages of life; and the root of that is the brahmin race, in whom the whole Veda has its single branch.
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PdP 5 8.15
मूलच्छेत्तुर्ममौद्धत्यात्को लोकोनु भविष्यति । किमद्यकरणीयं वै येन मे हि शिवं भवेत्
mūlacchetturmamauddhatyātko lokonu bhaviṣyati | kimadyakaraṇīyaṃ vai yena me hi śivaṃ bhavet
For me, who out of arrogance have cut the root — what world will there be? What is to be done today, by which welfare may come to me?
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PdP 5 8.16
शेष उवाच। विलपंतं भृशं रामं राजेंद्रं रघुपुंगवम् । मायामनुष्यवपुषं कुंभजन्माब्रवीद्वचः
śeṣa uvāca| vilapaṃtaṃ bhṛśaṃ rāmaṃ rājeṃdraṃ raghupuṃgavam | māyāmanuṣyavapuṣaṃ kuṃbhajanmābravīdvacaḥ
Śeṣa said: To Rāma, lord of kings, bull of the Raghus, wearing a human body by illusion, as he lamented bitterly, the pot-born one (Agastya) spoke these words.
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PdP 5 8.17
अगस्त्य उवाच। मा विषादं महाधीर कुरु राजन्महामते । न ते ब्राह्मणहत्या स्याद्दुष्टानां नाशमिच्छतः
agastya uvāca| mā viṣādaṃ mahādhīra kuru rājanmahāmate | na te brāhmaṇahatyā syādduṣṭānāṃ nāśamicchataḥ
Agastya said: Do not grieve, O greatly steadfast one, O king of great mind; there would be no brahmin-slaying for you, who desired the destruction of the wicked.
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PdP 5 8.18
त्वं पुराणः पुमान्साक्षादीश्वरः प्रकृतेः परः । कर्ता हर्ताऽविता साक्षी निर्गुणः स्वेच्छया गुणी
tvaṃ purāṇaḥ pumānsākṣādīśvaraḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ | kartā hartā'vitā sākṣī nirguṇaḥ svecchayā guṇī
You are the ancient Puruṣa, the Lord himself, beyond primal nature — maker, destroyer, protector, witness, without qualities, yet possessing qualities by your own will.
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PdP 5 8.19
सुरापो ब्रह्महत्याकृत्स्वर्णस्तेयी महाघकृत् । सर्वे त्वन्नामवादेन पूताः शीघ्रं भवंति हि
surāpo brahmahatyākṛtsvarṇasteyī mahāghakṛt | sarve tvannāmavādena pūtāḥ śīghraṃ bhavaṃti hi
A drinker of liquor, one who has killed a brahmin, a stealer of gold, a doer of great sin — all become swiftly purified indeed by the utterance of your name.
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PdP 5 8.20
इयं देवी जनकजा महाविद्या महामते । यस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण मुक्ता यास्यंति सद्गतिम्
iyaṃ devī janakajā mahāvidyā mahāmate | yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa muktā yāsyaṃti sadgatim
This goddess, Janaka's daughter, is the great Knowledge, O great-minded one; by the mere remembering of her, (people) are freed and will go to the good state.
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PdP 5 8.21
रावणोऽपि न वै दैत्यो वैकुंठे तव सेवकः । ऋषीणां शापतोऽवाप्तो दैत्यत्वं दनुजांतक
rāvaṇo'pi na vai daityo vaikuṃṭhe tava sevakaḥ | ṛṣīṇāṃ śāpato'vāpto daityatvaṃ danujāṃtaka
Nor indeed was Rāvaṇa a demon: he was your servant in Vaikuṇṭha; by the curse of sages he obtained demonhood, O ender of the sons of Danu.
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PdP 5 8.22
तस्यानुग्रहकर्ता त्वं न तु हंता द्विजन्मनः । एवं संचिंत्य मा भूयो निजं शोचितुमर्हसि
tasyānugrahakartā tvaṃ na tu haṃtā dvijanmanaḥ | evaṃ saṃciṃtya mā bhūyo nijaṃ śocitumarhasi
You are the bestower of grace upon him, not the slayer of a twice-born. Considering thus, you ought not to grieve for yourself any further.
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PdP 5 8.23
इति श्रुत्वा ततो वाक्यं रामः परपुरंजयः । उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं गद्गदस्वरभाषितम्
iti śrutvā tato vākyaṃ rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ gadgadasvarabhāṣitam
Having heard that speech, Rāma, conqueror of enemy cities, spoke a sweet speech, uttered in a faltering voice.
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PdP 5 8.24
श्रीराम उवाच। पातकं द्विविधं प्रोक्तं ज्ञाताज्ञातविभेदतः । ज्ञातं यद्बुद्धिपूर्वं हि अज्ञातं तद्विवर्जितम्
śrīrāma uvāca| pātakaṃ dvividhaṃ proktaṃ jñātājñātavibhedataḥ | jñātaṃ yadbuddhipūrvaṃ hi ajñātaṃ tadvivarjitam
Śrī Rāma said: Sin is said to be of two kinds, by the distinction of known and unknown: known is that which is done deliberately; unknown is that which lacks this.
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PdP 5 8.25
बुद्धिपूर्वं कृतं कर्म भोगेनैव विनश्यति । नश्येदनुशयादन्यदिदं शास्त्रविनिश्चितम्
buddhipūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ karma bhogenaiva vinaśyati | naśyedanuśayādanyadidaṃ śāstraviniścitam
A deed done deliberately perishes only through undergoing (its fruit); other (sin) may perish through repentance — this is settled by scripture.
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PdP 5 8.26
कुर्वतो बुद्धिपूर्वं मे ब्रह्महत्यां सुनिंदिताम् । न मे दुःखापनोदाय साधुवादः सुसंमतः
kurvato buddhipūrvaṃ me brahmahatyāṃ suniṃditām | na me duḥkhāpanodāya sādhuvādaḥ susaṃmataḥ
For me, who deliberately committed the utterly reprehensible slaying of a brahmin, a kindly word is not quite acceptable for the removal of my grief.
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PdP 5 8.27
प्रब्रूहि तादृशं मह्यं यादृशं पापदाहकम् । व्रतं दानं मखं किंचित्तीर्थमाराधनं महत्
prabrūhi tādṛśaṃ mahyaṃ yādṛśaṃ pāpadāhakam | vrataṃ dānaṃ makhaṃ kiṃcittīrthamārādhanaṃ mahat
Declare to me such a thing as burns up sin — some vow, gift, sacrifice, holy place, or great act of worship,
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PdP 5 8.28
येन मे विमला कीर्तिर्लोकान्वै पावयिष्यति । पापाचाराप्तकालुष्यान्ब्रह्महत्याहतप्रभान्
yena me vimalā kīrtirlokānvai pāvayiṣyati | pāpācārāptakāluṣyānbrahmahatyāhataprabhān
by which my spotless fame will purify the worlds, made foul by sinful conduct, their splendour struck down by the slaying of a brahmin.
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PdP 5 8.29
शेष उवाच। इत्युक्तवंतं तं रामं जगाद स तपोनिधिः । सुरासुरनमन्मौलि मणिनीराजितांघ्रिकम्
śeṣa uvāca| ityuktavaṃtaṃ taṃ rāmaṃ jagāda sa taponidhiḥ | surāsuranamanmauli maṇinīrājitāṃghrikam
Śeṣa said: To that Rāma, who had spoken thus — whose feet are worshipped with lights by the crest-jewels of bowing gods and demons — that treasury of austerity spoke.
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PdP 5 8.30
शृणु राम महावीर लोकानुग्रहकारक । विप्रहत्यापनोदाय तव यद्वचनं ब्रुवे
śṛṇu rāma mahāvīra lokānugrahakāraka | viprahatyāpanodāya tava yadvacanaṃ bruve
Listen, Rāma, great hero, doer of favour to the worlds, to the word I speak to you for the removal of the slaying of a brahmin.
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PdP 5 8.31
सर्वं स पापं तरति योऽश्वमेधं यजेत वै । तस्मात्त्वं यज विश्वात्मन्वाजिमेधेन शोभिना
sarvaṃ sa pāpaṃ tarati yo'śvamedhaṃ yajeta vai | tasmāttvaṃ yaja viśvātmanvājimedhena śobhinā
He who performs the horse sacrifice crosses over all that sin; therefore, O Self of all, sacrifice with the splendid horse sacrifice.
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PdP 5 8.32
सप्ततंतुर्महीभर्त्रा त्वया साध्यो मनीषिणा । महासमृद्धियुक्तेन महाबलसुशालिना
saptataṃturmahībhartrā tvayā sādhyo manīṣiṇā | mahāsamṛddhiyuktena mahābalasuśālinā
That sacrifice of seven threads is to be accomplished by you, the wise sustainer of the earth, endowed with great abundance and well-favoured with mighty strength.
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PdP 5 8.33
स वाजिमेधो विप्राणां हत्यायाः पापनोदनः । कृतवान्यं महाराजो दिलीपस्तव पूर्वजः
sa vājimedho viprāṇāṃ hatyāyāḥ pāpanodanaḥ | kṛtavānyaṃ mahārājo dilīpastava pūrvajaḥ
That horse-sacrifice drives away the sin of the slaying of brahmins; the great king Dilīpa, your ancestor, performed it.
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PdP 5 8.34
शतक्रतुः शतं कृत्वा क्रतूनां पुरुषर्षभः । पदमापामरावत्यां देवदैत्यसुसेवितम्
śatakratuḥ śataṃ kṛtvā kratūnāṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | padamāpāmarāvatyāṃ devadaityasusevitam
Śatakratu, that bull among males, having performed a hundred rites, attained a station in Amarāvatī, well frequented by gods and demons.
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PdP 5 8.35
मनुश्च सगरो राजा मरुत्तो नहुषात्मजः । एते ते पूर्वजाः सर्वे यज्ञं कृत्वा पदं गताः
manuśca sagaro rājā marutto nahuṣātmajaḥ | ete te pūrvajāḥ sarve yajñaṃ kṛtvā padaṃ gatāḥ
Manu, and king Sagara, Marutta, and the son of Nahuṣa — all these ancestors of yours, having performed the sacrifice, went to that station.
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PdP 5 8.36
तस्मात्त्वं कुरु राजेंद्र समर्थोऽसि समंततः । भ्रातरो लोकपालाभा वर्तंते तव भावुकाः
tasmāttvaṃ kuru rājeṃdra samartho'si samaṃtataḥ | bhrātaro lokapālābhā vartaṃte tava bhāvukāḥ
Therefore do it, lord of kings; you are capable in every way. Your brothers, resembling the guardians of the world, stand ready, well-disposed (to you).
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PdP 5 8.37
इत्युक्तमाकर्ण्य मुनेः स भाग्यवान् रघूत्तमो ब्राह्मणघातभीतः । पप्रच्छ यागे सुमतिं चिकीर्षन्विधिं पुरावित्परिगीयमानः
ityuktamākarṇya muneḥ sa bhāgyavān raghūttamo brāhmaṇaghātabhītaḥ | papraccha yāge sumatiṃ cikīrṣanvidhiṃ purāvitparigīyamānaḥ
Having heard this speech of the sage, that fortunate best of the Raghus, afraid of the killing of a brahmin, wishing to do it, asked for good counsel about the sacrifice and its procedure — he who knows the past, who is celebrated (in song).
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