Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 92
PdP 5 92.1
सूत उवाच-। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नारदस्य स भूपतिः । प्रणम्य विस्मितः प्राहचिंतयन्मनसा हरिम्
sūta uvāca-| iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā nāradasya sa bhūpatiḥ | praṇamya vismitaḥ prāhaciṃtayanmanasā harim
Sūta said: Having heard that speech of Nārada, the king bowed and, astonished, spoke, calling Hari to mind in his thought.
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PdP 5 92.2
अंबरीष उवाच-। कथमेतद्विमुह्यामः स्वल्पायासेन यन्मुने । शूद्रः पापसमाचारो लेभे ब्राह्मण्यमुत्तमम्
aṃbarīṣa uvāca-| kathametadvimuhyāmaḥ svalpāyāsena yanmune | śūdraḥ pāpasamācāro lebhe brāhmaṇyamuttamam
Ambarīṣa said: How is it that we are bewildered at this, O sage — that with so little effort a Śūdra of sinful conduct obtained the highest brahminhood?
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PdP 5 92.3
ब्राह्मण्यं दुर्ल्लभं तात सुकृतैर्विविधैरपि । कथं माधवमासस्य स्नानेनैवाप सोऽधमः
brāhmaṇyaṃ durllabhaṃ tāta sukṛtairvividhairapi | kathaṃ mādhavamāsasya snānenaivāpa so'dhamaḥ
Brahminhood is hard to obtain, dear one, even by good deeds of many kinds; how did that lowest of men win it by the mere bathing of the month Mādhava?
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PdP 5 92.4
न यज्ञदानैर्न तपोभिरुग्रैर्न पुण्यसंज्ञैरपरैरपीश । अस्मादृशो भूपतयोऽर्थवंतो न ते लभंतेऽवनिदैवतत्वम्
na yajñadānairna tapobhirugrairna puṇyasaṃjñairaparairapīśa | asmādṛśo bhūpatayo'rthavaṃto na te labhaṃte'vanidaivatatvam
Not by sacrifices and gifts, not by fierce austerities, not by any other things called meritorious, O lord — kings like us, possessed of wealth, do not obtain that state of being a god on earth (a brahmin).
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PdP 5 92.5
स गाधिसूनुर्विविधं तपोऽपि चिरंविधायानिशमेव घोरम् । कृच्छ्रेण लेभे शतवर्षपूर्णैरहो कथंचिद्बहुभिः प्रयत्नैः
sa gādhisūnurvividhaṃ tapo'pi ciraṃvidhāyāniśameva ghoram | kṛcchreṇa lebhe śatavarṣapūrṇairaho kathaṃcidbahubhiḥ prayatnaiḥ
That son of Gādhi (Viśvāmitra), even after performing austerities of many kinds, terrible and unceasing, for a long time, obtained it with difficulty only when a full hundred years had passed — alas, somehow, by many efforts.
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PdP 5 92.6
कथं स वर्णाधम एष पापः स्वधर्महीनो धनवान दाता । पुण्यादनायासकृतादमुष्मादल्पादिहावाप स रामतत्त्वम्
kathaṃ sa varṇādhama eṣa pāpaḥ svadharmahīno dhanavāna dātā | puṇyādanāyāsakṛtādamuṣmādalpādihāvāpa sa rāmatattvam
How did this man, lowest of his class, sinful, devoid of his own duty, wealthy yet no giver, here obtain the true state of Rāma from that small merit acquired without exertion?
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PdP 5 92.7
नारद उवाच-। सत्यमुक्तं त्वया राजन्ब्राह्मण्यमतिदुर्ल्लभम् । तथापि गतयः सूक्ष्मा दुर्ज्ञेया धर्मतत्त्वतः
nārada uvāca-| satyamuktaṃ tvayā rājanbrāhmaṇyamatidurllabham | tathāpi gatayaḥ sūkṣmā durjñeyā dharmatattvataḥ
Nārada said: You have spoken truly, O king; brahminhood is very hard to attain. Even so, the courses (of action) are subtle and hard to know from the standpoint of the truth of dharma.
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PdP 5 92.8
विचित्राणि च कर्माणि विचित्रा भूतभावना । विचित्राणि च भूतानि विचित्राः कर्मशक्तयः
vicitrāṇi ca karmāṇi vicitrā bhūtabhāvanā | vicitrāṇi ca bhūtāni vicitrāḥ karmaśaktayaḥ
Actions are various, and the creation of beings is various; beings too are various, and the powers of actions are various.
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PdP 5 92.9
कदाचित्सुकृतं कर्म कूटस्थं यदवापि तम् । केनचित्कर्मणा भूप शुभेन परिवर्धते
kadācitsukṛtaṃ karma kūṭasthaṃ yadavāpi tam | kenacitkarmaṇā bhūpa śubhena parivardhate
Sometimes a meritorious deed that lies dormant (kūṭastha), which he had performed, is increased, O king, by some other auspicious act,
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PdP 5 92.10
फलं ददाति सुमहत्तस्मिन्नपि च जन्मनि । धर्मो गहनसूक्ष्मोऽयं नीयते न यथा तथा
phalaṃ dadāti sumahattasminnapi ca janmani | dharmo gahanasūkṣmo'yaṃ nīyate na yathā tathā
and it yields very great fruit even in that same birth. This dharma is deep and subtle; it is not (to be) inferred as one may (please).
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PdP 5 92.11
न तस्य फलदानस्य श्रूयते कालनिश्चयः । यत्किंचित्सुकृतं कर्मच्छन्नं पापांतरैरपि
na tasya phaladānasya śrūyate kālaniścayaḥ | yatkiṃcitsukṛtaṃ karmacchannaṃ pāpāṃtarairapi
No fixed time is heard of for that giving of fruit. Whatever meritorious deed there is, even though covered over by intervening sins,
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PdP 5 92.12
तदागत्य कुतः क्वापि सुफलं च प्रयच्छति । कृतस्य नेह नाशोस्ति पुण्यस्य दुरितस्य च
tadāgatya kutaḥ kvāpi suphalaṃ ca prayacchati | kṛtasya neha nāśosti puṇyasya duritasya ca
that, coming from somewhere, somewhere (at some time) grants good fruit; for here there is no destruction of what has been done, whether merit or sin.
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PdP 5 92.13
तथापि बहुभिः पुण्यैर्दुरितं याति दारुणम् । यदुक्तं भवता राजन्नायासाधिक्यतो भवेत्
tathāpi bahubhiḥ puṇyairduritaṃ yāti dāruṇam | yaduktaṃ bhavatā rājannāyāsādhikyato bhavet
Yet by many meritorious deeds a terrible sin is destroyed. As for what was said by you, O king, that (the fruit) would come about in proportion to the greater effort—
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PdP 5 92.14
तत्फलं तत्र तत्रापि शृणु सत्यं मयोदितम् । अनायासमहायासौ यद्यल्पत्व महत्त्वयोः
tatphalaṃ tatra tatrāpi śṛṇu satyaṃ mayoditam | anāyāsamahāyāsau yadyalpatva mahattvayoḥ
as to that fruit in each case, hear the truth spoken by me: if ease and great effort were (the measure) of smallness and greatness,
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PdP 5 92.15
महाव्रतास्ततस्ते स्युः सततं कर्मकादयः । सिंहव्याघ्रादिमूत्रादौ प्रयासा बहुलास्ततः
mahāvratāstataste syuḥ satataṃ karmakādayaḥ | siṃhavyāghrādimūtrādau prayāsā bahulāstataḥ
then those constant workers (labourers) and the like would be men of great vows; and since in (the collecting of) the urine and so on of lions, tigers, etc., the exertions would be many,
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PdP 5 92.16
पंचगव्यप्रशस्तत्वं व्रतमध्ये ततो भवेत् । इति कर्तव्यबाहुल्यं महत्त्वं चेत्तदल्पता
paṃcagavyapraśastatvaṃ vratamadhye tato bhavet | iti kartavyabāhulyaṃ mahattvaṃ cettadalpatā
then the excellence of the five cow-products would (have to) hold in the midst of vows. Thus, if the multitude of things to be done is greatness, and its smallness (the opposite),
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PdP 5 92.17
जलाग्न्यादिप्रवेशस्य प्रसज्येत व्रतांतरात् । इदमल्पं महत्त्वं तदिति नैव नियामकः
jalāgnyādipraveśasya prasajyeta vratāṃtarāt | idamalpaṃ mahattvaṃ taditi naiva niyāmakaḥ
then entering water or fire and the like would follow (as greater) from another vow. 'This is small, that is great'—that is by no means the determining rule.
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PdP 5 92.18
फलं यथोदितं शास्त्रे तदेव स्यान्महोदयम् । यथाल्पनाशो महता महन्नाशस्तथाल्पतः
phalaṃ yathoditaṃ śāstre tadeva syānmahodayam | yathālpanāśo mahatā mahannāśastathālpataḥ
The fruit is just as stated in scripture; that itself would be of great result. As the small is destroyed by the great, so too the great by the small.
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PdP 5 92.19
किंत्वल्पविस्फुलिंगेन तृणनाशः प्रदृश्यते । अजामिलोऽपि भूपाल दास्याः पतिरिति स्मृतः
kiṃtvalpavisphuliṃgena tṛṇanāśaḥ pradṛśyate | ajāmilo'pi bhūpāla dāsyāḥ patiriti smṛtaḥ
Indeed, by a tiny spark the destruction of grass is seen. Ajāmila too, O king, is recorded as the husband of a slave-woman,
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PdP 5 92.20
धर्मपत्नीपरित्यागी नित्यं पापपथिस्थितः । म्रियमाणः सुताह्वानं चक्रे नारायणेति च
dharmapatnīparityāgī nityaṃ pāpapathisthitaḥ | mriyamāṇaḥ sutāhvānaṃ cakre nārāyaṇeti ca
one who abandoned his lawful wife and constantly stood on the path of sin; while dying he called out to his son, saying 'Nārāyaṇa!'
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PdP 5 92.21
तथा यन्नामग्रहणात्पदं लेभे सुदुर्ल्लभम् । अनिच्छयापि दहति स्पृष्टो हुतवहो यथा
tathā yannāmagrahaṇātpadaṃ lebhe sudurllabham | anicchayāpi dahati spṛṣṭo hutavaho yathā
and thus by that uttering of the name he obtained the state that is very hard to attain. Just as fire, when touched, burns even without (one's) intending it,
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PdP 5 92.22
तथा दहति गोविंदनामव्याजादपीरितम्
tathā dahati goviṃdanāmavyājādapīritam
so the name of Govinda burns (sins) even when uttered on a mere pretext.
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PdP 5 92.23
हत्यायुतं शपनहा सहस्रमुग्रं गुर्वंगनाकोटिनिषेवणं च । स्तेयान्यशेषाणि हरेः प्रियेण गोविंदनाम्ना निहतानि सद्यः
hatyāyutaṃ śapanahā sahasramugraṃ gurvaṃganākoṭiniṣevaṇaṃ ca | steyānyaśeṣāṇi hareḥ priyeṇa goviṃdanāmnā nihatāni sadyaḥ
Ten thousand murders, a thousand fierce (acts of) cursing and killing, the enjoying of ten million wives of elders, and all thefts—these are at once destroyed by Hari's beloved name Govinda.
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PdP 5 92.24
विष्णुभक्तिमयं वीर यत्किंचित्क्रियतेऽल्पकम् । सुकृतं साधु विदुषा तदक्षयफलं भवेत्
viṣṇubhaktimayaṃ vīra yatkiṃcitkriyate'lpakam | sukṛtaṃ sādhu viduṣā tadakṣayaphalaṃ bhavet
O hero, whatever little good deed is done, imbued with devotion to Viṣṇu, that, properly (done) by one who knows, becomes of imperishable fruit.
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PdP 5 92.25
संदेहो न च कर्तव्यो माधवे मासि माधवम् । समाराध्य जनो भक्त्या तत्तद्वांछितमाप्नुयात्
saṃdeho na ca kartavyo mādhave māsi mādhavam | samārādhya jano bhaktyā tattadvāṃchitamāpnuyāt
And no doubt should be entertained: in the month of Mādhava (Caitra/Vaiśākha), a person, having worshipped Mādhava with devotion, would obtain each thing he desires.
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PdP 5 92.26
अपत्यं द्रविणं दारा धरा हर्म्यं हया गजाः । सुखानि स्वर्गमोक्षौ च न दूरे हरिभक्तितः
apatyaṃ draviṇaṃ dārā dharā harmyaṃ hayā gajāḥ | sukhāni svargamokṣau ca na dūre haribhaktitaḥ
Offspring, wealth, wives, land, a mansion, horses, elephants, pleasures, and heaven and liberation—none are far off, given devotion to Hari.
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PdP 5 92.27
एवं शास्त्रोक्तविधिना स्वल्पेनापि न संशयः । पापस्य महतोऽपि स्यात्क्षयः सम्यग्विधानतः
evaṃ śāstroktavidhinā svalpenāpi na saṃśayaḥ | pāpasya mahato'pi syātkṣayaḥ samyagvidhānataḥ
Thus, by the procedure declared in scripture, even by a small (observance) — there is no doubt — the destruction even of great sin comes about, through correct performance.
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PdP 5 92.28
फलाधिक्यं भवेद्विद्वन्नाधिक्याद्भावकर्मणोः । सूक्ष्मा धर्मस्य गतयो दुर्ज्ञेया विबुधैरपि
phalādhikyaṃ bhavedvidvannādhikyādbhāvakarmaṇoḥ | sūkṣmā dharmasya gatayo durjñeyā vibudhairapi
An excess of fruit results, O learned one, from an excess of inner intent and of action; subtle are the courses of dharma, hard to know even for the wise.
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PdP 5 92.29
प्रियो माधवमासोऽयं माधवस्य महात्मनः । एकोऽपि त्रिषु लोकेषु समग्रेप्सितदायकः
priyo mādhavamāso'yaṃ mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ | eko'pi triṣu lokeṣu samagrepsitadāyakaḥ
This month of Mādhava is dear to the great-souled Mādhava; even by itself it bestows, in the three worlds, everything desired.
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PdP 5 92.30
पुण्येन गांगेन जलेन काले देशे बुधः स्नानपरः कथंचित् । आजन्मनो भावहतोऽपि दाता न शुध्यतीत्येव मतं ममैतत्
puṇyena gāṃgena jalena kāle deśe budhaḥ snānaparaḥ kathaṃcit | ājanmano bhāvahato'pi dātā na śudhyatītyeva mataṃ mamaitat
A wise man who somehow devotes himself to bathing in the holy Ganges water, at the (right) time and in the (right) place, and who has been a giver from birth — if he is bereft of inner intent, he is not purified: just this is my view.
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PdP 5 92.31
प्रज्वाल्य वह्निं घृततैलसिक्तं प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखं स्वकाले । प्रविश्य दग्धः किल भावदुष्टो न स्वर्गमाप्नोति फलं न चान्यत्
prajvālya vahniṃ ghṛtatailasiktaṃ pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaṃ svakāle | praviśya dagdhaḥ kila bhāvaduṣṭo na svargamāpnoti phalaṃ na cānyat
Having kindled a fire drenched with ghee and oil, its flame whirling rightward, at its proper time, a man corrupt in intent who enters it and is burned attains, they say, neither heaven nor any other fruit.
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PdP 5 92.32
गंगादितीर्थेषु वसंति देवा देवालये यक्षगणाश्च नित्यम् । विनाशनं यांति कृतोपवासा भावोज्झितास्तेन फलं लभंते
gaṃgāditīrtheṣu vasaṃti devā devālaye yakṣagaṇāśca nityam | vināśanaṃ yāṃti kṛtopavāsā bhāvojjhitāstena phalaṃ labhaṃte
In the sacred places such as the Ganges the gods dwell, and in the temple the hosts of yakṣas, constantly; those who have kept the fasts but are devoid of inner intent go to ruin — it is through that (intent) that (people) obtain the fruit.
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PdP 5 92.33
भावं ततो हृत्कमले निधाय श्रीमाधवं माधवमासि भक्त्या । यजेत यः स्नानपरो विशुद्धः पुण्यं न शक्ता वयमस्य वक्तुम्
bhāvaṃ tato hṛtkamale nidhāya śrīmādhavaṃ mādhavamāsi bhaktyā | yajeta yaḥ snānaparo viśuddhaḥ puṇyaṃ na śaktā vayamasya vaktum
Therefore, having placed inner intent in the lotus of the heart, whoever, devoted to bathing and purified, should worship Śrī Mādhava with devotion in the month of Mādhava — his merit we are not able to tell.
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PdP 5 92.34
इहार्थेऽपि पुरावृत्तमाकर्णय महीपते । विचित्रं कथयिष्यामि फलं किमपि कर्मणाम्
ihārthe'pi purāvṛttamākarṇaya mahīpate | vicitraṃ kathayiṣyāmi phalaṃ kimapi karmaṇām
On this very matter too, hear what happened long ago, O lord of the earth; I shall tell of a certain wondrous fruit of actions.
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PdP 5 92.35
तस्य माधवमासस्य प्रसादान्माधवस्य च । यथापि ब्राह्मणी काचित्स्वैरिण्याप शुभं फलम्
tasya mādhavamāsasya prasādānmādhavasya ca | yathāpi brāhmaṇī kācitsvairiṇyāpa śubhaṃ phalam
How, by the grace of that month of Mādhava and of Mādhava, a certain brahmin woman, though wanton, obtained an auspicious fruit.
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PdP 5 92.36
दिवोदासेति विख्यातः पुरा कांतीश्वरोऽभवत् । तस्यापत्यं महारत्नं नारीणामुत्तमं सदा
divodāseti vikhyātaḥ purā kāṃtīśvaro'bhavat | tasyāpatyaṃ mahāratnaṃ nārīṇāmuttamaṃ sadā
Formerly there was a lord of Kāntī, well known as Divodāsa; his child was a great jewel, ever the highest among women.
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PdP 5 92.38
गुणरूपसमायुक्ता सुशीला चारुमंगला । दिव्यादेवीति विख्याता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ३७ (द्र. पद्मपुराण [https://sa.wikisource.org/s/fwm भूमिखण्ड, अध्यायः ८५.५४])। पित्रा त्वालोकिता सा तु रूपलावण्यसंयुता । स तां दृष्ट्वा दिवोदासो दिव्यां देवीं सुतां तदा
guṇarūpasamāyuktā suśīlā cārumaṃgalā | divyādevīti vikhyātā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi 37 (dra. padmapurāṇa [https://sa.wikisource.org/s/fwm bhūmikhaṇḍa, adhyāyaḥ 85.54])| pitrā tvālokitā sā tu rūpalāvaṇyasaṃyutā | sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā divodāso divyāṃ devīṃ sutāṃ tadā
Endowed with virtue and beauty, of good conduct, lovely and auspicious, well known as Divyādevī, unequalled on earth in beauty. She was beheld by her father, possessed of beauty and charm; and Divodāsa, seeing then his daughter Divyā Devī—
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PdP 5 92.39
कस्मै च दीयते कन्या सुवराय महात्मने । इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा समालोक्य नरोत्तमः
kasmai ca dīyate kanyā suvarāya mahātmane | iti ciṃtāparo bhūtvā samālokya narottamaḥ
"And to whom is the girl to be given, to a good bridegroom, a great-souled one?" — becoming absorbed in this worry, that best of men, having looked about,
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PdP 5 92.40
रूपदेशस्य राजानं सम्यग्ज्ञात्वा महीपतिः । चित्रसेनं महात्मानं समाहूय ततो नृपः
rūpadeśasya rājānaṃ samyagjñātvā mahīpatiḥ | citrasenaṃ mahātmānaṃ samāhūya tato nṛpaḥ
the lord of the earth, having rightly learned of the king of Rūpadeśa, the great-souled Citrasena, then that king summoned him,
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PdP 5 92.41
कन्यां ददौ दिवोदासश्चित्रसेनाय धीमते । तस्या विवाहकालस्य संप्राप्ते समये नृप
kanyāṃ dadau divodāsaścitrasenāya dhīmate | tasyā vivāhakālasya saṃprāpte samaye nṛpa
and Divodāsa gave the girl to the wise Citrasena; but when the time of her wedding had arrived, O king,
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PdP 5 92.42
मृतोऽसौ चित्रसेनस्तु कालधर्मेण वै किल । दिवोदासश्च धर्मात्मा चिंतयामास भूपतिः
mṛto'sau citrasenastu kāladharmeṇa vai kila | divodāsaśca dharmātmā ciṃtayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ
that Citrasena died, indeed by the law of time; and Divodāsa, the righteous king, fell to pondering.
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PdP 5 92.43
ब्राह्मणांश्च समाहूय पप्रच्छ नृपनंदन । अस्या विवाहकाले तु चित्रसेनो दिवं गतः
brāhmaṇāṃśca samāhūya papraccha nṛpanaṃdana | asyā vivāhakāle tu citraseno divaṃ gataḥ
And summoning the brahmins he asked, O son of a king: "At the time of her wedding Citrasena has gone to heaven;
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PdP 5 92.44
अस्यास्तु कीदृशं कर्म भविष्यति ब्रुवंतु मे । ब्राह्मण उवाच-। विवाहो जायते राजन्कन्यायास्तु विधानतः
asyāstu kīdṛśaṃ karma bhaviṣyati bruvaṃtu me | brāhmaṇa uvāca-| vivāho jāyate rājankanyāyāstu vidhānataḥ
what sort of course of action will there be for her? Tell me." The brahmin said: "A girl's marriage takes place, O king, according to the prescribed rule.
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PdP 5 92.45
पतिर्मृत्युं प्रयात्येव यो वा त्यागं करोति च । महाधिव्याधिना भीतस्त्यागं कृत्वा प्रयाति च
patirmṛtyuṃ prayātyeva yo vā tyāgaṃ karoti ca | mahādhivyādhinā bhītastyāgaṃ kṛtvā prayāti ca
(If) the husband simply goes to death, or if he performs renunciation, or if, terrified by a grave affliction or disease, he renounces and departs,
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PdP 5 92.46
प्रव्राजितो भवेद्राजन्धर्मशास्त्रेषु दृश्यते । तस्यां रजस्वलायां च अन्यः पतिर्विधीयते
pravrājito bhavedrājandharmaśāstreṣu dṛśyate | tasyāṃ rajasvalāyāṃ ca anyaḥ patirvidhīyate
or becomes one who has gone forth (as an ascetic), O king — so it is seen in the dharma treatises — then for her, once she has begun to menstruate, another husband is prescribed.
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PdP 5 92.47
विवाहं तु प्रधानेन पिता कुर्यान्न संशयः । एवं राजन्समादिष्टं धर्मशास्त्रे शुभैर्जनैः
vivāhaṃ tu pradhānena pitā kuryānna saṃśayaḥ | evaṃ rājansamādiṣṭaṃ dharmaśāstre śubhairjanaiḥ
But the father should perform the marriage with the principal (rite) — there is no doubt; thus, O king, it has been enjoined in the dharma treatise by good men.
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PdP 5 92.48
विवाहः क्रियतामस्या इत्यूचुस्ते द्विजोत्तमाः । दिवोदासश्च धर्मात्मा ब्राह्मणैस्तु प्रणोदितः
vivāhaḥ kriyatāmasyā ityūcuste dvijottamāḥ | divodāsaśca dharmātmā brāhmaṇaistu praṇoditaḥ
"Let her marriage be performed," said those best of brahmins; and Divodāsa, whose nature was righteous, being urged on by the brahmins,
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PdP 5 92.49
विवाहार्थं महाराज मानसं कृतवान्नृप । पुनर्दत्ता प्रदानेन दिव्यादेवी नृपोत्तम
vivāhārthaṃ mahārāja mānasaṃ kṛtavānnṛpa | punardattā pradānena divyādevī nṛpottama
set his mind upon (her) marriage, great king, O king; and the divine lady was given again by (formal) bestowal, O best of kings.
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PdP 5 92.50
पुष्पसेनाय पुण्याय तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने । मृत्युधर्मं गतो राजा विवाहसमयेऽपि सः
puṣpasenāya puṇyāya tasmai rājñe mahātmane | mṛtyudharmaṃ gato rājā vivāhasamaye'pi saḥ
(She was given) to Puṣpasena, the meritorious, to that great-souled king; but that king met with death even at the time of the wedding.
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PdP 5 92.51
यदा यदा महाभागो दिव्यादेव्याश्च भूपतिः । करोति स पितोद्योगं विवाहस्यातिदुःखितः
yadā yadā mahābhāgo divyādevyāśca bhūpatiḥ | karoti sa pitodyogaṃ vivāhasyātiduḥkhitaḥ
Whenever the greatly fortunate lord of the earth, her father, made preparation for Divyādevī's wedding, sorely grieved,
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PdP 5 92.52
भर्तापि म्रियते काले प्राप्तलग्नस्तदा तदा । एकविंशतिभर्तारः कालेकाले मृतास्ततः
bhartāpi mriyate kāle prāptalagnastadā tadā | ekaviṃśatibhartāraḥ kālekāle mṛtāstataḥ
then and there the bridegroom too, once the auspicious hour had arrived, would die at that very moment; thus twenty-one bridegrooms died, one after another.
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PdP 5 92.53
ततो राजा महादुःखी संजातः ख्यातविक्रमः । समालोक्य तमाहूय मंत्रिभिः सह निश्चलः
tato rājā mahāduḥkhī saṃjātaḥ khyātavikramaḥ | samālokya tamāhūya maṃtribhiḥ saha niścalaḥ
Then the king of renowned valour became greatly sorrowful; having looked upon her and summoned (her), together with his ministers he grew resolute (or: unmoved),
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PdP 5 92.54
स्वयंवरे महाबुद्धिं चकार पृथिवीपतिः । अथ तेन समाहूता राजानो विविधा नृपाः
svayaṃvare mahābuddhiṃ cakāra pṛthivīpatiḥ | atha tena samāhūtā rājāno vividhā nṛpāḥ
and the lord of the earth formed the great resolve of a self-choice ceremony. Then various kings, rulers, were summoned by him,
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PdP 5 92.55
स्वयंवरार्थं वै तस्या बहवो धर्मतत्पराः । तस्यास्तु रूपसंक्षुब्धा मृत्युना प्रेषिता नृपाः
svayaṃvarārthaṃ vai tasyā bahavo dharmatatparāḥ | tasyāstu rūpasaṃkṣubdhā mṛtyunā preṣitā nṛpāḥ
many, devoted to dharma, for the sake of her self-choice; but the kings, agitated by her beauty, were (as it were) sent by Death.
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PdP 5 92.56
संग्रामं चक्रिरे मूढा मृतास्तेऽथ परस्परम् । एवं तेषां क्षयो जातः क्षत्त्रियाणां नरेश्वर
saṃgrāmaṃ cakrire mūḍhā mṛtāste'tha parasparam | evaṃ teṣāṃ kṣayo jātaḥ kṣattriyāṇāṃ nareśvara
The deluded ones made war, and then they died at one another's hands. Thus, O lord of men, there came about a destruction of those kṣatriyas.
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PdP 5 92.57
दिव्यादेवी च दुःखार्ता रुरोद करुणं ततः । बालामालोक्य तां राजा रुदंतीं चातिदुःखिताम्
divyādevī ca duḥkhārtā ruroda karuṇaṃ tataḥ | bālāmālokya tāṃ rājā rudaṃtīṃ cātiduḥkhitām
And Divyādevī, stricken with grief, then wept piteously; and the king, seeing that girl weeping and deeply distressed,
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PdP 5 92.58
पुरोधसं च धर्मज्ञं ज्ञानवंतं तपस्विनम् । जातूकर्णं प्रणम्यादौ विनयान्वितकंधरः
purodhasaṃ ca dharmajñaṃ jñānavaṃtaṃ tapasvinam | jātūkarṇaṃ praṇamyādau vinayānvitakaṃdharaḥ
first bowed, with neck bent in humility, to the family priest Jātūkarṇa, who knew dharma, was possessed of knowledge, and was an ascetic.
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PdP 5 92.59
दिवोदास उवाच-। कथयस्व प्रसादेन किमेतस्याहि पातकम् । दिव्यादेव्यास्तु मे पुत्र्या यदेतच्चेष्टितं कृतम्
divodāsa uvāca-| kathayasva prasādena kimetasyāhi pātakam | divyādevyāstu me putryā yadetacceṣṭitaṃ kṛtam
Divodāsa said: Tell me, of your grace, what sin of hers this is — of Divyādevī, my daughter — that this deed has been done (or: this behaviour has come about).
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PdP 5 92.60
जातूकर्ण उवाच-। तस्यास्तु चेष्टितं वीर दिव्यादेव्या वदाम्यहम् । पूर्वजन्मकृतं सर्वं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
jātūkarṇa uvāca-| tasyāstu ceṣṭitaṃ vīra divyādevyā vadāmyaham | pūrvajanmakṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
Jātūkarṇa said: I shall tell, O hero, of Divyādevī's doing — all that was done in a former birth; hear that from me as I relate it.
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PdP 5 92.61
आस्ते वाराणसी पुण्या नगरी पापनाशिनी । तस्यामास्ते महाप्राज्ञः सुवीरो नाम नामतः
āste vārāṇasī puṇyā nagarī pāpanāśinī | tasyāmāste mahāprājñaḥ suvīro nāma nāmataḥ
There is the holy city Vārāṇasī, destroyer of sin; in it there lived a man of great wisdom, Suvīra by name,
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PdP 5 92.62
वैश्यजात्यां समुत्पन्नो धनधान्यसमाकुलः । तस्य भार्या महाप्राज्ञ चित्रानाम सुविस्मृता
vaiśyajātyāṃ samutpanno dhanadhānyasamākulaḥ | tasya bhāryā mahāprājña citrānāma suvismṛtā
born in the vaiśya caste, abounding in wealth and grain. His wife, O greatly wise one, was named Citrā, quite devoid of memory (of duty).
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PdP 5 92.63
कुलाचारं परित्यज्य दुराचारेण वर्तते । न मन्यते हि भर्तारं रौद्रकृत्ये च वर्तते
kulācāraṃ parityajya durācāreṇa vartate | na manyate hi bhartāraṃ raudrakṛtye ca vartate
Abandoning the custom of her family, she behaved with evil conduct; she did not respect her husband, and engaged in cruel deeds.
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PdP 5 92.64
पुण्यकार्यविहीना तु पापं चरति दुर्मतिः । भर्तारं भर्त्सते नित्यं स्वैरिणी कलहप्रिया
puṇyakāryavihīnā tu pāpaṃ carati durmatiḥ | bhartāraṃ bhartsate nityaṃ svairiṇī kalahapriyā
Devoid of meritorious acts, the evil-minded woman practised sin; she constantly reviled her husband, wanton and fond of quarrel.
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PdP 5 92.65
नित्यं परगृहे वास निरता भ्रमतेऽधिकम् । परच्छिद्रं समापश्येद्दुष्टाभूतेषु सर्वदा
nityaṃ paragṛhe vāsa niratā bhramate'dhikam | paracchidraṃ samāpaśyedduṣṭābhūteṣu sarvadā
Always given to staying in others' houses, she wandered about excessively; she would look for others' faults, being always corrupt among (all) beings.
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PdP 5 92.66
साधुनिंदारता पापा बहुहास्यकरी सदा । कुसंगतिरता वाचा दुराचारजनप्रिया
sādhuniṃdāratā pāpā bahuhāsyakarī sadā | kusaṃgatiratā vācā durācārajanapriyā
Sinful, given to slandering the good, always given to much mockery, delighting in bad company in her speech, fond of people of evil conduct,
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PdP 5 92.67
धूर्ताधर्मजनद्वेषकरी चानृतभाषिणी । विज्ञायैवं सुवीरोऽस्या उपयेमे ततोऽपराम्
dhūrtādharmajanadveṣakarī cānṛtabhāṣiṇī | vijñāyaivaṃ suvīro'syā upayeme tato'parām
hating the crafty and the unrighteous (or: rogues and unrighteous people), and a speaker of falsehood — knowing her to be thus, Suvīra then married another woman.
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PdP 5 92.68
तया नवीनया वीरो भार्यया सहितोऽनिशम् । यथासुखं स बुभुजे विषयान्मनसः प्रियान्
tayā navīnayā vīro bhāryayā sahito'niśam | yathāsukhaṃ sa bubhuje viṣayānmanasaḥ priyān
Together with that new wife, the hero constantly enjoyed at his pleasure the objects of sense dear to his mind.
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PdP 5 92.69
धर्माचारेण पुण्यात्मा सत्यपुण्यमतिः सदा । सत्ययामितया सत्या सुमत्याराधितो बभौ
dharmācāreṇa puṇyātmā satyapuṇyamatiḥ sadā | satyayāmitayā satyā sumatyārādhito babhau
Of meritorious soul through the practice of dharma, always of true and pure mind, he shone, truthful, worshipped by Satyā, Amitā and Sumati.
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PdP 5 92.70
निरस्ता तेन सा चित्रा विचित्रा वरवर्णिनी । स्वैरिणी गुणसंसर्गधर्मविद्वेषिणी ततः
nirastā tena sā citrā vicitrā varavarṇinī | svairiṇī guṇasaṃsargadharmavidveṣiṇī tataḥ
By him that Citrā was cast out — Vicitrā, of lovely colour, wanton, hating the dharma of association with virtue; thereafter,
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PdP 5 92.71
भ्रमते जारसंयुक्ता मुक्ताचारा गतत्रपा । सा पापरतसंयुक्ता रक्ता दूती विकर्मणि
bhramate jārasaṃyuktā muktācārā gatatrapā | sā pāparatasaṃyuktā raktā dūtī vikarmaṇi
she roams about, joined to paramours, loose in conduct, shamelessness gone; attached to those devoted to sin, a go-between passionate for forbidden deeds.
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PdP 5 92.72
कुशला कुट्टिनीकर्म कलासु त्वन्ययोषिताम् । गृहभंगमसौ चक्रे वक्रेण मनसा हिता
kuśalā kuṭṭinīkarma kalāsu tvanyayoṣitām | gṛhabhaṃgamasau cakre vakreṇa manasā hitā
Skilled in the procuress's trade and in the arts of other men's women, she, set (on it) with a crooked mind, brought about the ruin of households.
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PdP 5 92.73
साध्वीं नारीं समाहूय पापवाक्यैश्च नोदयेत् । नर्मलोभकथाकेलि प्रत्ययोत्पत्तिहेतुभिः
sādhvīṃ nārīṃ samāhūya pāpavākyaiśca nodayet | narmalobhakathākeli pratyayotpattihetubhiḥ
Having summoned a virtuous woman, she would incite (her) with wicked words — with jest, greed, talk and play, means for producing confidence.
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PdP 5 92.74
मनांसि चालयेत्पापा पुरुषाणां च योषिताम् । साधूनां सा स्त्रियो भव्याः परेभ्यः प्रतिपादयेत्
manāṃsi cālayetpāpā puruṣāṇāṃ ca yoṣitām | sādhūnāṃ sā striyo bhavyāḥ parebhyaḥ pratipādayet
That wicked woman would unsettle the minds of men and of women; the good and worthy women she would hand over to others.
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PdP 5 92.75
कारयत्येव कपटं धर्मग्रामविवर्जनम् । एवं वर्षशतं भुक्त्वा पश्चाद्वेश्याविधिस्थिता
kārayatyeva kapaṭaṃ dharmagrāmavivarjanam | evaṃ varṣaśataṃ bhuktvā paścādveśyāvidhisthitā
She indeed makes (them) practise deceit and the abandonment of dharma and of the village; having thus enjoyed for a hundred years, she afterwards abided by the harlot's practice.
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PdP 5 92.76
कालेन निधनं प्राप्ता सततं पापनिश्चया । जाता तव गृहे पुत्री दिव्यादेवीति सा सुता
kālena nidhanaṃ prāptā satataṃ pāpaniścayā | jātā tava gṛhe putrī divyādevīti sā sutā
In time she met her death, being always fixed upon sin; she was born as a daughter in your house, that child called Divyādevī —
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PdP 5 92.77
सुंदरी रूपसंपन्ना पुरा दृष्टेन नोदिता । नारद उवाच-। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दिवोदासोऽतिविस्मितः । उवाच राजा मधुरं जातूकर्णं मुनिं वचः
suṃdarī rūpasaṃpannā purā dṛṣṭena noditā | nārada uvāca-| iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā divodāso'tivismitaḥ | uvāca rājā madhuraṃ jātūkarṇaṃ muniṃ vacaḥ
beautiful, endowed with form, formerly urged on by what she had seen. Nārada said: Hearing that speech of his, Divodāsa, greatly astonished, the king spoke sweet words to the sage Jātūkarṇa.
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PdP 5 92.78
दिवोदास उवाच-। यदीदृशी सा दुरितप्रचारा सदा दुराचाररता प्रयाता । कथं ममश्रीपतिदैवतस्य महाकुलीनस्य सुतानुरूपा
divodāsa uvāca-| yadīdṛśī sā duritapracārā sadā durācāraratā prayātā | kathaṃ mamaśrīpatidaivatasya mahākulīnasya sutānurūpā
Divodāsa said: If she was such a one, of sinful ways, always given to bad conduct, when she departed, how did she come to be a fitting daughter for me, whose deity is the Lord of Śrī, and of great lineage?
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PdP 5 92.79
सुदुर्ल्लभं राजकुले विशाले लेभे च सा श्रीमतिजन्मधन्यम् । पुण्येन केनापि मुने पवित्रे चित्रा विचित्रेण च कर्मकर्त्री
sudurllabhaṃ rājakule viśāle lebhe ca sā śrīmatijanmadhanyam | puṇyena kenāpi mune pavitre citrā vicitreṇa ca karmakartrī
And she obtained, in the vast royal family, what is very hard to obtain, a birth blessed with prosperity and wisdom; by what merit, O sage, was Citrā, the doer of varied deeds, (born) in a pure (house)?
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PdP 5 92.80
नारद उवाच-। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भूमिपस्य मुनिस्ततः । किञ्चिद्विहस्य तु प्राज्ञो वचः सूनृतमब्रवीत्
nārada uvāca-| iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhūmipasya munistataḥ | kiñcidvihasya tu prājño vacaḥ sūnṛtamabravīt
Nārada said: Having heard that speech of the king, the wise sage then, laughing a little, spoke words very truthful.
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PdP 5 92.81
जातूकर्ण उवाच-। चित्रा विचित्रसुरतैरथ वंचयंती प्रच्छन्नकामुकविटान्धनधीविहीनान् । वेश्या बभूव विषपानमितश्चरित्वा कालेन नागनगरे महति प्रसिद्धे
jātūkarṇa uvāca-| citrā vicitrasuratairatha vaṃcayaṃtī pracchannakāmukaviṭāndhanadhīvihīnān | veśyā babhūva viṣapānamitaścaritvā kālena nāganagare mahati prasiddhe
Jātūkarṇa said: Then Citrā, deceiving with varied lovemaking the secret lovers, the rakes, and those bereft of wealth and wit, became a harlot — a drinking of poison — and having wandered from there, in time (came) to the great and famous city of Nāgas.
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PdP 5 92.82
कोऽपि तत्र समायातः सायं विप्रः समार्दितः । अर्दमानो विशुद्धात्मा नगरे नागसंज्ञके
ko'pi tatra samāyātaḥ sāyaṃ vipraḥ samārditaḥ | ardamāno viśuddhātmā nagare nāgasaṃjñake
Some brahmin, greatly afflicted, came there in the evening; being tormented, though of pure soul, in the city named Nāga —
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PdP 5 92.83
अपश्यन्नपरं स्थानं मूढश्चित्रागृहं ययौ । तया संमोहितोऽत्यर्थं वेश्यया दृष्टियोगतः
apaśyannaparaṃ sthānaṃ mūḍhaścitrāgṛhaṃ yayau | tayā saṃmohito'tyarthaṃ veśyayā dṛṣṭiyogataḥ
seeing no other lodging, the deluded man went to Citrā's house; and he was utterly bewitched by that harlot through the meeting of glances.
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PdP 5 92.84
पादसंवाहनस्नानतांबूलासनभोजनैः । विलासैस्तोषितः सोऽपि खेदहीनोऽभवत्तदा
pādasaṃvāhanasnānatāṃbūlāsanabhojanaiḥ | vilāsaistoṣitaḥ so'pi khedahīno'bhavattadā
With foot-massage, bathing, betel, a seat and food, and with dalliance he was gratified, and then became free of weariness.
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PdP 5 92.85
ततो विचित्रैः सुरतोपचारैरदृष्टबुद्ध्यैव तया स विप्रः । संसेवितोऽयं रजनीमशेषामवाहयद्भावविशेषलुब्धः
tato vicitraiḥ suratopacārairadṛṣṭabuddhyaiva tayā sa vipraḥ | saṃsevito'yaṃ rajanīmaśeṣāmavāhayadbhāvaviśeṣalubdhaḥ
Then, served by her with varied attentions of lovemaking — his judgement quite blinded — that brahmin passed the whole night, greedy for the special sentiment.
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PdP 5 92.86
प्रातः प्रयाणाभिमुखः कथंचिदुवाच चित्रामनुरक्तचित्तः । संतोषितः स्वैश्चरितैः स्वकृत्यैर्वचस्तयाचैकधिया तदानीम्
prātaḥ prayāṇābhimukhaḥ kathaṃciduvāca citrāmanuraktacittaḥ | saṃtoṣitaḥ svaiścaritaiḥ svakṛtyairvacastayācaikadhiyā tadānīm
In the morning, about to depart, somehow, with a heart grown fond, he spoke to Citrā — gratified by her doings and her services — a speech, she being then of single mind.
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PdP 5 92.87
ब्राह्मण उवाच-। कार्यः प्रत्युपकारस्ते तोषितेन मया प्रिये । स्वदृढं च निजं दुःखं कथयाम्यविशेषतः
brāhmaṇa uvāca-| kāryaḥ pratyupakāraste toṣitena mayā priye | svadṛḍhaṃ ca nijaṃ duḥkhaṃ kathayāmyaviśeṣataḥ
The brahmin said: A return of kindness must be done for you by me, who am gratified, O dear one; and I shall tell you my own firmly-held sorrow, without reserve.
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PdP 5 92.88
पुरा कथां हि वदतां विप्राणां नर्मदातटे । शुभं यत्सर्वपापघ्नं तदाकर्णय सादरम्
purā kathāṃ hi vadatāṃ viprāṇāṃ narmadātaṭe | śubhaṃ yatsarvapāpaghnaṃ tadākarṇaya sādaram
Listen attentively to that auspicious tale, destroyer of all sin, which brahmins once told on the bank of the Narmadā.
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PdP 5 92.89
यो दिनत्रयमपि प्रयत्नतः स्नाति मेषउपयादि भास्करे । भास्करेऽनुदित एव माधवे मासि सोऽघनिचयैर्विमुच्यते
yo dinatrayamapi prayatnataḥ snāti meṣaupayādi bhāskare | bhāskare'nudita eva mādhave māsi so'ghanicayairvimucyate
He who, when the sun has entered Aries, bathes diligently even for three days, in the month of Mādhava while the sun has not yet risen — he is released from his heaps of sin.
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PdP 5 92.90
संपूर्णमपि वैशाखे यो बहिः स्नानमाचरेत् । विधिना माधवं देवमर्चयेत्सोपि पापहा
saṃpūrṇamapi vaiśākhe yo bahiḥ snānamācaret | vidhinā mādhavaṃ devamarcayetsopi pāpahā
He who would perform the outdoor bathing even for the whole of Vaiśākha and would worship the god Mādhava according to rule — he too is a destroyer of sin.
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PdP 5 92.91
पुण्यतीर्थे विशेषेण स्नानदानक्रियादिभिः । महापापैर्विमुच्येत मानवो मासि माधवे
puṇyatīrthe viśeṣeṇa snānadānakriyādibhiḥ | mahāpāpairvimucyeta mānavo māsi mādhave
Especially at a holy ford, by bathing, giving, ritual acts and the rest, a man would be freed from great sins in the month of Mādhava.
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PdP 5 92.92
तावन्महापापचयः शरीरे शरीरिणस्तिष्ठति निर्विशंकः । यावन्मुदा चोषसि मेषराशिमुपागते मज्जति नो दिनेशे
tāvanmahāpāpacayaḥ śarīre śarīriṇastiṣṭhati nirviśaṃkaḥ | yāvanmudā coṣasi meṣarāśimupāgate majjati no dineśe
Just so long does the mass of great sin abide unchallenged in the body of an embodied being, as long as he does not gladly plunge (into water) at dawn when the sun has come to the sign of Aries.
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PdP 5 92.93
एवमाकर्णितस्तेषां विप्राणां वदतां मया । अनेकदुरितांभोधि तरणे पोत उत्तमः
evamākarṇitasteṣāṃ viprāṇāṃ vadatāṃ mayā | anekaduritāṃbhodhi taraṇe pota uttamaḥ
Thus was it heard by me from those brahmins as they spoke — an excellent boat for crossing the ocean of manifold sins.
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PdP 5 92.94
अदूरे शिवदेहा च वर्ततेऽसौ सरिद्वरा । तत्र स्नातुं गमिष्येऽहं तदाघौघवधाय च
adūre śivadehā ca vartate'sau saridvarā | tatra snātuṃ gamiṣye'haṃ tadāghaughavadhāya ca
And not far off flows that best of rivers, Śivadehā; there I shall go to bathe, and for the destruction of the flood of sin.
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PdP 5 92.95
यदि ते रोचते कांते विरक्तं वामनो भवेत् । तन्मया त्वं समागच्छ वैशाखस्नानहेतवे
yadi te rocate kāṃte viraktaṃ vāmano bhavet | tanmayā tvaṃ samāgaccha vaiśākhasnānahetave
If it pleases you, beloved, or if (your) mind should become detached, then come with me for the sake of the Vaiśākha bathing.
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PdP 5 92.96
अनित्यं जीवितमिदं यौवनं चातिसुंदरम् । हेतुर्नरकवासस्य दुर्वारश्च स नो भवेत्
anityaṃ jīvitamidaṃ yauvanaṃ cātisuṃdaram | heturnarakavāsasya durvāraśca sa no bhavet
This life is impermanent, and youth, however lovely, is a cause of dwelling in hell; and let it not become irresistible for us.
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PdP 5 92.97
आराधितस्त्वयाहं च पातितो दुरितार्णवे । महतामपि यत्सत्यं दुष्टस्थितशरीरिणाम्
ārādhitastvayāhaṃ ca pātito duritārṇave | mahatāmapi yatsatyaṃ duṣṭasthitaśarīriṇām
And I, worshipped (i.e. served) by you, have been cast into the ocean of sin — which is true even of great men, when they are embodied beings placed among the wicked.
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PdP 5 92.98
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन न विलंबोचितः क्षणः । उद्धरिष्येऽपि भवतीं विरक्तिर्यदि ते हृदि
kimatra bahunoktena na vilaṃbocitaḥ kṣaṇaḥ | uddhariṣye'pi bhavatīṃ viraktiryadi te hṛdi
What use of much talk here? This is no moment fit for delay. I shall rescue you as well, if detachment is in your heart.
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PdP 5 92.99
चित्रोवाच-। स्वामिन्न दृष्टयोगेन तव संगतिधर्मतः । ध्रुवं विरक्तं मच्चेतो निंद्यमेतद्भवं प्रति
citrovāca-| svāminna dṛṣṭayogena tava saṃgatidharmataḥ | dhruvaṃ viraktaṃ macceto niṃdyametadbhavaṃ prati
Citrā said: Master, not by any visible conjunction (of causes), but through the virtue of association with you, my mind has surely become detached, disgusted with this blameworthy existence.
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PdP 5 92.100
नूनमेवं मया शास्त्रे श्रुतं यत्साधुसंगमः । अचिंत्यायै नमस्तस्यै ततो नियतायै पुनः
nūnamevaṃ mayā śāstre śrutaṃ yatsādhusaṃgamaḥ | aciṃtyāyai namastasyai tato niyatāyai punaḥ
Surely just this have I heard in scripture: that (what matters is) the company of the good. Homage to her, the Inconceivable, and again to Fate that ordains.
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PdP 5 92.101
जातूकर्ण उवाच-। इति भाष्यततस्तेन समं चित्रा ययौ तदा । विद्यमानं धनं किंचिदादाय मुनिनोदिता
jātūkarṇa uvāca-| iti bhāṣyatatastena samaṃ citrā yayau tadā | vidyamānaṃ dhanaṃ kiṃcidādāya muninoditā
Jātūkarṇa said: Having spoken thus, Citrā then went along with him, taking what wealth was at hand, as the sage had bidden.
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PdP 5 92.102
ततः परं सोऽपि पुनर्द्विजन्मा वैशाखमासे शिवदेहदेहम् । अवाप सस्नौ च दिनेशमस्यै स्नानाय सद्योऽथ ददौ दयालुः
tataḥ paraṃ so'pi punardvijanmā vaiśākhamāse śivadehadeham | avāpa sasnau ca dineśamasyai snānāya sadyo'tha dadau dayāluḥ
After that the twice-born man again reached the body (of water) of Śivadehā in the month of Vaiśākha, and bathed; then the compassionate one at once gave (her) the sun('s hour) for her bathing.
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PdP 5 92.103
हृदयालुरयं विप्रः स्नापयामास तां तदा । यथोचितविधानेन चित्रामुच्चित्रभाषिणीम्
hṛdayālurayaṃ vipraḥ snāpayāmāsa tāṃ tadā | yathocitavidhānena citrāmuccitrabhāṣiṇīm
This tender-hearted brahmin then had her bathed by the appropriate rite — Citrā, of most varied speech.
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PdP 5 92.104
वैशाखस्नानमाहात्म्यं तत्र शुश्राव सा मुदा । पठमानेषु विप्रेषु पुराणानि पृथक्पृथक्
vaiśākhasnānamāhātmyaṃ tatra śuśrāva sā mudā | paṭhamāneṣu vipreṣu purāṇāni pṛthakpṛthak
There she heard with joy the greatness of the Vaiśākha bathing, while the brahmins recited the Purāṇas one by one.
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PdP 5 92.105
यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण क्षीयते दुरितांधकः । यथा सूर्योदये नैव तिमिरौघः प्रणश्यति
yasya śravaṇamātreṇa kṣīyate duritāṃdhakaḥ | yathā sūryodaye naiva timiraughaḥ praṇaśyati
— (that greatness) by the mere hearing of which the darkness of sin wastes away, just as at sunrise the mass of gloom utterly perishes.
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PdP 5 92.106
सा शिवे शिवतनूजले पुनः स्नानतोऽजनिकरे विधानतः । स्नानतो विमलमानसोदया सूर्यकांतिरिव निर्मला बभौ
sā śive śivatanūjale punaḥ snānato'janikare vidhānataḥ | snānato vimalamānasodayā sūryakāṃtiriva nirmalā babhau
She, by bathing again according to rule in the auspicious water of Śiva's body (the river), when the sun was in Aries, her mind risen up pure, shone spotless like the radiance of the sun.
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PdP 5 92.107
तत्र मज्जंति रेवायां सेवायां निरता हरेः । वैशाखे विविधा लोका लोकानंत्यमभीप्सवः
tatra majjaṃti revāyāṃ sevāyāṃ niratā hareḥ | vaiśākhe vividhā lokā lokānaṃtyamabhīpsavaḥ
There in the Revā various people, intent on the service of Hari, plunge in Vaiśākha, desiring endlessness of the worlds.
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PdP 5 92.108
ये नर्मदायामिह शर्मदायामशुद्धकायानपि शोधयंति । विशेषतो माधवमासि मर्त्या भवंति मर्त्याधिपलोकलीलाः
ye narmadāyāmiha śarmadāyāmaśuddhakāyānapi śodhayaṃti | viśeṣato mādhavamāsi martyā bhavaṃti martyādhipalokalīlāḥ
Those mortals who here in the Narmadā, the giver of bliss, purify even their impure bodies — especially in the month of Mādhava — come to have their sport in the world of the lord of mortals.
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PdP 5 92.109
आजन्मनोऽघस्मरणेन रेवा निहंति दृष्टा दशजन्मजं पुनः । स्नाता कथं चिच्छतयोनिजातं संसेविता यच्छति रुद्रलोकम्
ājanmano'ghasmaraṇena revā nihaṃti dṛṣṭā daśajanmajaṃ punaḥ | snātā kathaṃ cicchatayonijātaṃ saṃsevitā yacchati rudralokam
Revā destroys, by mere recollection, the sin (accumulated) from birth; when seen, she destroys again that born of ten births; when bathed in, somehow even that arising from a hundred births; and when well served, she grants the world of Rudra.
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PdP 5 92.110
सकलं माधवं मासं सा चित्रा नर्मदाजले । सस्नौ किंचिद्ददौ दानं शक्त्या विप्रेषु नित्यशः
sakalaṃ mādhavaṃ māsaṃ sā citrā narmadājale | sasnau kiṃciddadau dānaṃ śaktyā vipreṣu nityaśaḥ
That Citrā bathed in the water of the Narmadā for the whole month of Mādhava, and daily gave some gift to brahmins according to her ability.
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PdP 5 92.111
सर्वपापहरं स्तोत्रं शृणोति श्रद्धया हरेः । विप्राणां तत्र पठतां संगादस्य द्विजन्मनः
sarvapāpaharaṃ stotraṃ śṛṇoti śraddhayā hareḥ | viprāṇāṃ tatra paṭhatāṃ saṃgādasya dvijanmanaḥ
She listens with faith to the hymn of Hari that removes all sin, (recited) by the brahmins reciting there — (this coming) from her association with this twice-born man.
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PdP 5 92.112
निमज्ज्य सा माधवमासि पूर्णे रेवाजले तत्र महीसुरेभ्यः । अच्छिद्रमासाद्य यथाविधानं तत्रापि चित्रापि चकार मासम्
nimajjya sā mādhavamāsi pūrṇe revājale tatra mahīsurebhyaḥ | acchidramāsādya yathāvidhānaṃ tatrāpi citrāpi cakāra māsam
Having bathed there in the water of the Revā through the whole month of Mādhava, and having duly and without omission attended upon the earth-gods (brahmins), Citrā too completed the month there.
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PdP 5 92.113
कुटीरकं तं तु नवं विधाय सुदेवनामापि स भूमिदेवः । उवास रेवासलिले निमज्जंश्चित्रोपरोधादनिशं दयातः
kuṭīrakaṃ taṃ tu navaṃ vidhāya sudevanāmāpi sa bhūmidevaḥ | uvāsa revāsalile nimajjaṃścitroparodhādaniśaṃ dayātaḥ
And that earth-god named Sudeva, having built that new little hut, dwelt (there), plunging day and night into the water of the Revā, out of compassion, at Citrā's insistence.
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PdP 5 92.114
अथ कालेन कियता कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् । विप्रस्तदनु सा चित्रा चिरेणैव मृता नृप
atha kālena kiyatā kāladharmamupeyivān | viprastadanu sā citrā cireṇaiva mṛtā nṛpa
Then after some time the brahmin came to the law of Time (died); after him, that Citrā died only after a long while, O king.
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PdP 5 92.115
तेन माधवमासस्य सुकृतेन तदैव सा । पुत्री तवाभवन्नूनमदृष्ट्वा यमयातनाम्
tena mādhavamāsasya sukṛtena tadaiva sā | putrī tavābhavannūnamadṛṣṭvā yamayātanām
By that merit of the month of Mādhava, she then became your daughter, surely without having seen the torments of Yama.
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PdP 5 92.116
तस्य कर्मविपाकोऽयं यदाप्तं भूपतेः कुलम् । वैष्णवं विशदं वीर दुष्प्राप्यं पापकर्मभिः
tasya karmavipāko'yaṃ yadāptaṃ bhūpateḥ kulam | vaiṣṇavaṃ viśadaṃ vīra duṣprāpyaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ
This is the ripening of that deed, that she obtained a king's family, Vaiṣṇava and pure, O hero, hard to reach for doers of evil deeds.
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PdP 5 92.117
दिव्यादेवी वरं नाम जातं चास्यां नरोत्तम । यच्च दत्तवती चान्नं भोग्यसौख्यसुखानि च
divyādevī varaṃ nāma jātaṃ cāsyāṃ narottama | yacca dattavatī cānnaṃ bhogyasaukhyasukhāni ca
And the excellent name Divyādevī came to be hers, O best of men; and (there is) the food she gave, and the enjoyments, comforts and pleasures.
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PdP 5 92.118
ब्राह्मणाय पुरा तस्मै गणिकात्वेऽपि संगता । स्नात्वा च माधवे मासि किंचित्तत्रापि यद्ददौ
brāhmaṇāya purā tasmai gaṇikātve'pi saṃgatā | snātvā ca mādhave māsi kiṃcittatrāpi yaddadau
Formerly she consorted with that brahmin even while she was a courtesan, and, having bathed in the month of Mādhava, whatever little she gave there too —
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PdP 5 92.119
तस्य दानस्य सा भुंक्ते स्नानस्य च फलोदयम् । पिबते शीतलं तोयं मिष्टान्नं च तथानिशम्
tasya dānasya sā bhuṃkte snānasya ca phalodayam | pibate śītalaṃ toyaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ ca tathāniśam
— of that gift and of that bathing she enjoys the arising of the fruit: she drinks cool water, and sweet food likewise, day and night.
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PdP 5 92.120
दिव्यान्भोगान्प्रभुंजाना वर्तते च प्रभोर्गृहे । भुंजते विधिदत्तं च दुःखशोकादिपीडिता
divyānbhogānprabhuṃjānā vartate ca prabhorgṛhe | bhuṃjate vidhidattaṃ ca duḥkhaśokādipīḍitā
Enjoying divine pleasures she lives in her master's house; and, afflicted by pain and grief and the rest, she consumes what fate has allotted.
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PdP 5 92.121
यत्पुरा नरनारीणां गृहभंगरताऽभवत् । तस्यकर्मविपाकोऽयमस्याः किंचिदुपस्थितः
yatpurā naranārīṇāṃ gṛhabhaṃgaratā'bhavat | tasyakarmavipāko'yamasyāḥ kiṃcidupasthitaḥ
Because formerly she delighted in breaking up the households of men and women, this ripening of that deed has come upon her in some measure.
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PdP 5 92.122
माधवस्नानमाहात्म्याद्विनैव यमयातनाम् । महापापापि ते वीर सुंदरी सा सुताभवत्
mādhavasnānamāhātmyādvinaiva yamayātanām | mahāpāpāpi te vīra suṃdarī sā sutābhavat
Through the greatness of the Mādhava bath, without any torment of Yama at all, though a great sinner, O hero, that beautiful woman became your daughter.
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PdP 5 92.123
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तव पुत्र्या विचेष्टितम् । सर्वजन्मभवं वीर कर्म दुष्कर्मसंभवम्
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ tava putryā viceṣṭitam | sarvajanmabhavaṃ vīra karma duṣkarmasaṃbhavam
All this has been told to you — your daughter's doings, O hero, the deeds arising in all her births, born of her evil acts.
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