Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 155
PdP 6 155.1
महादेव उवाच। खड्गधाराद्दक्षिणतस्तीर्थं परमपावनम् । दुग्धेश्वरमिति प्रोक्तं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
mahādeva uvāca| khaḍgadhārāddakṣiṇatastīrthaṃ paramapāvanam | dugdheśvaramiti proktaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Mahādeva said: South of Khaḍgadhārā there is a supremely purifying holy place, called Dugdheśvara, destroyer of all sins.
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PdP 6 155.2
यस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा दुग्धेश्वरं हरम् । पुमान्सद्यो विमुच्येत दुःखात्पापसमुद्भवात्
yasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā dugdheśvaraṃ haram | pumānsadyo vimucyeta duḥkhātpāpasamudbhavāt
A man who bathes in that holy place and beholds Hara Dugdheśvara—that man would at once be freed from the suffering that arises from sin.
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PdP 6 155.3
दधीचिना तपस्तप्तं साभ्रमत्यास्तटे शुभे । चन्द्रभागा महत्पुण्यं गंगाया संगता यतः
dadhīcinā tapastaptaṃ sābhramatyāstaṭe śubhe | candrabhāgā mahatpuṇyaṃ gaṃgāyā saṃgatā yataḥ
By Dadhīci austerity was practised on the auspicious bank of the Sābhramatī, since the Candrabhāgā, of great merit, joined with the Gaṅgā (there).
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PdP 6 155.4
तत्र स्नानं च दानं जपः पूजा तपस्तथा । सर्वमक्षयतां याति दुग्धतीर्थप्रभावतः
tatra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ japaḥ pūjā tapastathā | sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti dugdhatīrthaprabhāvataḥ
There bathing, giving, muttering of prayers, worship, and likewise austerity—all becomes imperishable through the power of the Milk-tīrtha.
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PdP 6 155.5
पार्वत्युवाच। दुग्धेश्वरसमुत्पत्तिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि वै प्रभो । महिमा दुग्धतीर्थस्य कथ्यतां च सुरेश्वर
pārvatyuvāca| dugdheśvarasamutpattiṃ śrotumicchāmi vai prabho | mahimā dugdhatīrthasya kathyatāṃ ca sureśvara
Pārvatī said: I wish to hear of the origin of Dugdheśvara, O lord; and let the greatness of the Milk-tīrtha be told, O lord of the gods.
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PdP 6 155.6
महादेव उवाच। पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे दैत्यैर्देवाः पराजिताः । पलायनपरा भूत्वा दधीचाश्रममागताः
mahādeva uvāca| purā devāsure yuddhe daityairdevāḥ parājitāḥ | palāyanaparā bhūtvā dadhīcāśramamāgatāḥ
Mahādeva said: Formerly, in the war of gods and demons, the gods were defeated by the demons; and, intent on flight, they came to Dadhīca's hermitage.
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PdP 6 155.7
मुक्त्वा तत्रायुधान्येव गता देवा दिशो दश । पश्चात्कोलाहलं श्रुत्वा दधीचो दैत्यसंभवम्
muktvā tatrāyudhānyeva gatā devā diśo daśa | paścātkolāhalaṃ śrutvā dadhīco daityasaṃbhavam
Leaving their weapons right there, the gods went off in the ten directions; afterwards Dadhīca, hearing the uproar arising from the demons,
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PdP 6 155.8
पीतवांस्तानि शस्त्राणि जलेनाप्लाय्य भार्गवः । कालेन ते सुराः सर्वे अस्त्राण्यादातुमुत्सुकाः
pītavāṃstāni śastrāṇi jalenāplāyya bhārgavaḥ | kālena te surāḥ sarve astrāṇyādātumutsukāḥ
the Bhārgava drank down those weapons, having washed them with water. In time all those gods were eager to take back their weapons.
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PdP 6 155.9
गुरुणा सहिताः सर्वे परस्परमुदान्विताः । नकुलैः सह सर्पाश्च क्रीडंते ते परस्परम्
guruṇā sahitāḥ sarve parasparamudānvitāḥ | nakulaiḥ saha sarpāśca krīḍaṃte te parasparam
All of them, together with their preceptor, were filled with mutual joy; and snakes were playing with mongooses there, with one another.
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PdP 6 155.10
एवंविधान्यनेकानि साश्चर्याणि तदाश्रमे । पश्यंतो विबुधाः सर्वे विस्मयं परमं गताः
evaṃvidhānyanekāni sāścaryāṇi tadāśrame | paśyaṃto vibudhāḥ sarve vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ
Seeing many marvels of this kind in that hermitage, all the gods fell into the utmost astonishment.
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PdP 6 155.11
ददृशुस्ते मुनिवरं आसनोपरिसंस्थितम् । यत्र साभ्रमती पुण्या मिलिता चंद्रभागया
dadṛśuste munivaraṃ āsanoparisaṃsthitam | yatra sābhramatī puṇyā militā caṃdrabhāgayā
They saw the best of sages seated upon a seat, where the holy Sābhramatī has joined with the Candrabhāgā.
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PdP 6 155.12
वर्चसा परमेणैव भ्राजमानं यथा रविम् । विभावसु द्वितीयं च सुवर्चा भार्यया सह
varcasā parameṇaiva bhrājamānaṃ yathā ravim | vibhāvasu dvitīyaṃ ca suvarcā bhāryayā saha
(They saw him) blazing with the highest radiance like the sun, a second fire, together with his wife Suvarcā.
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PdP 6 155.13
यथा ब्रह्माहि सावित्र्या तथाऽसौ मुनिसत्तमः । दृष्टः सुरवरैः सर्वैः प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्
yathā brahmāhi sāvitryā tathā'sau munisattamaḥ | dṛṣṭaḥ suravaraiḥ sarvaiḥ praṇipātapuraḥsaram
As Brahmā is with Sāvitrī, so was that best of sages seen by all the foremost gods, who began with a bow of homage.
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PdP 6 155.14
ऊचिरे तं तदा देवा बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः । त्वं दाता त्रिषु लोकेषु विदितः पूर्वमेव च
ūcire taṃ tadā devā bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ | tvaṃ dātā triṣu lokeṣu viditaḥ pūrvameva ca
Then the gods, with Bṛhaspati at their head, said to him: "You are known already before this in the three worlds as a giver."
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PdP 6 155.15
याच्ञार्थं च वयं सर्वे त्वत्सकाशं समागताः । भयभीता वयं सर्वेऽस्त्राणि नोदातु मर्हसि
yācñārthaṃ ca vayaṃ sarve tvatsakāśaṃ samāgatāḥ | bhayabhītā vayaṃ sarve'strāṇi nodātu marhasi
"And we have all come into your presence for the sake of a request; we are all stricken with fear — you ought to give (us) weapons."
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PdP 6 155.16
इत्युक्तो मुनिवर्योऽसौ देवानाह महामतिः । पीतानि तानि भो देवा जलेनाप्लाव्य मंत्रतः
ityukto munivaryo'sau devānāha mahāmatiḥ | pītāni tāni bho devā jalenāplāvya maṃtrataḥ
Addressed thus, that best of sages, the great-minded one, said to the gods: "O gods, those (weapons) have been drunk by me, after washing them with water with mantras."
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PdP 6 155.17
ततो देवाब्रुवन्विप्रं दैत्यानां निधनाय च । देह्यस्थीनि त्वरा विप्र दत्तानीति द्विजोऽवदत्
tato devābruvanvipraṃ daityānāṃ nidhanāya ca | dehyasthīni tvarā vipra dattānīti dvijo'vadat
Then the gods said to the brahmin: "For the destruction of the demons, quickly give (us your) bones, O brahmin!" — "They are given," said the twice-born.
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PdP 6 155.18
इत्युक्त्वा तान्स्वपत्नीं स प्रेषयामास चाश्रमम् । तदोवाच द्विजो हृष्टो देवान्स्मित्वा महामतिः
ityuktvā tānsvapatnīṃ sa preṣayāmāsa cāśramam | tadovāca dvijo hṛṣṭo devānsmitvā mahāmatiḥ
Having said this to them, he sent his own wife to the hermitage; then the great-minded twice-born, delighted, smiled and said to the gods:
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PdP 6 155.19
पीतानि तानि भो देवा गृह्णीध्वं च यथातथम् । इत्युक्त्वा च द्विजो देवि योगमास्थाय योगवित्
pītāni tāni bho devā gṛhṇīdhvaṃ ca yathātatham | ityuktvā ca dvijo devi yogamāsthāya yogavit
"O gods, those (weapons) have been drunk (by me); take them just as they are." And having said this, O goddess, the twice-born, knower of yoga, took his stand in yoga.
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PdP 6 155.20
ततोब्रुवन्सुरा विप्रं स्मयं तं छलया गिरा । त्वयि जीवति भो ब्रह्मन्कुतोस्थीनि लभामहे
tatobruvansurā vipraṃ smayaṃ taṃ chalayā girā | tvayi jīvati bho brahmankutosthīni labhāmahe
Then the gods spoke to the brahmin, (who was) smiling, with deceitful speech: "O brahmin, while you are alive, from where shall we obtain the bones?"
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PdP 6 155.21
प्रहस्योवाच विप्रर्षिस्तिष्ठध्वं क्षणमेकतः । स्वयमेव च भो देवास्त्यक्ष्याम्यद्य कलेवरम्
prahasyovāca viprarṣistiṣṭhadhvaṃ kṣaṇamekataḥ | svayameva ca bho devāstyakṣyāmyadya kalevaram
Laughing, the brahmin-sage said: "Stand aside for a moment; O gods, I myself will abandon this body today."
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PdP 6 155.22
इत्युक्त्वा स द्विजो देवि योगमास्थाय योगवित् । ब्रह्मलोकं गतः सद्यो यतो नावर्त्तते पुनः
ityuktvā sa dvijo devi yogamāsthāya yogavit | brahmalokaṃ gataḥ sadyo yato nāvarttate punaḥ
Having said this, O goddess, that twice-born, knower of yoga, took his stand in yoga and went at once to the world of Brahmā, from which one does not return again.
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PdP 6 155.23
ततः सर्वे सुरास्तत्र दृष्ट्वा तं विलयं गतम् । चिंतयंतः सुरगणाः कथं च विशसामहे
tataḥ sarve surāstatra dṛṣṭvā taṃ vilayaṃ gatam | ciṃtayaṃtaḥ suragaṇāḥ kathaṃ ca viśasāmahe
Then all the gods there, seeing that he had gone to dissolution, the hosts of gods pondered: "And how shall we cut (him) up?"
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PdP 6 155.24
सुरभिं चाह्वयामास तामुवाच शचीपतिः । कलेवरं द्विजेंद्रस्य लिह त्वं वचसा मम
surabhiṃ cāhvayāmāsa tāmuvāca śacīpatiḥ | kalevaraṃ dvijeṃdrasya liha tvaṃ vacasā mama
And (Indra) summoned Surabhi, and the husband of Śacī said to her: "At my word, lick the body of the chief of the twice-born."
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PdP 6 155.25
तथेति च वचो मत्वा तत्क्षणादेव लिह्य तत् । निर्मांसं च कृतं सद्यस्तया धेन्वा कलेवरम्
tatheti ca vaco matvā tatkṣaṇādeva lihya tat | nirmāṃsaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sadyastayā dhenvā kalevaram
And accepting the word with "So be it," she licked it that very instant, and at once the body was made free of flesh by that cow.
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PdP 6 155.26
जगृहुस्तानि चास्थीनि चक्रुः शस्त्राणि वै सुराः । तस्य वंशोद्भवं त्वस्त्रमासीद्ब्रह्मशिरस्तथा
jagṛhustāni cāsthīni cakruḥ śastrāṇi vai surāḥ | tasya vaṃśodbhavaṃ tvastramāsīdbrahmaśirastathā
And the gods took those bones and made them into weapons; the missile that arose from his spine was the Brahmaśiras.
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PdP 6 155.27
शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि कृत्वा ते महाबलपराक्रमाः । ययुर्देवास्त्वरा युक्ता वृत्रघातनतत्पराः
śastrāṇyastrāṇi kṛtvā te mahābalaparākramāḥ | yayurdevāstvarā yuktā vṛtraghātanatatparāḥ
Having made (them into) arms and missiles, those (gods) of great strength and prowess went forth in haste, intent on the slaying of Vṛtra.
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PdP 6 155.28
ततः सुवर्चा तु दधीचपत्नी संप्रेषिता या सुरकार्यसिद्धये । विलोकयामास समेत्य तत्र मृतं पतिं देहमथो विशस्तम्
tataḥ suvarcā tu dadhīcapatnī saṃpreṣitā yā surakāryasiddhaye | vilokayāmāsa sametya tatra mṛtaṃ patiṃ dehamatho viśastam
Then Suvarcā, the wife of Dadhīca, who had been sent away for the accomplishment of the gods' business, came there and beheld her husband dead and his body cut apart.
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PdP 6 155.29
ज्ञात्वा तु तत्सर्वमथो सुराणां कृत्यं तदानीं च चुकोप साध्वी । ददौ तदा शापमतीव रुष्टा तदा सुवर्चा ऋषिवर्यपत्नी
jñātvā tu tatsarvamatho surāṇāṃ kṛtyaṃ tadānīṃ ca cukopa sādhvī | dadau tadā śāpamatīva ruṣṭā tadā suvarcā ṛṣivaryapatnī
But when she knew all that, the deed of the gods, then the virtuous woman grew angry; then, exceedingly enraged, Suvarcā, the wife of the best of sages, pronounced a curse.
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PdP 6 155.30
अहो सुरा दुष्टतराश्च सर्वे ह्यनेकशप्ताश्च तथैव लुब्धाः । तस्मात्तु सर्वे ह्यप्रजा भवंतु सेंद्रा सुराद्यप्रभृतीत्युवाच
aho surā duṣṭatarāśca sarve hyanekaśaptāśca tathaiva lubdhāḥ | tasmāttu sarve hyaprajā bhavaṃtu seṃdrā surādyaprabhṛtītyuvāca
"Alas, the gods are all utterly wicked, cursed many times over, and likewise greedy! Therefore let them all be childless, Indra together with the gods and the rest" — so she said.
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PdP 6 155.31
एवं शापं ददौ तेषां सुराणां सा तपस्विनी । उपविश्याश्वत्थमूले साभ्रमत्यास्तटे स्थिता
evaṃ śāpaṃ dadau teṣāṃ surāṇāṃ sā tapasvinī | upaviśyāśvatthamūle sābhramatyāstaṭe sthitā
Thus that ascetic woman gave a curse to those gods; she sat down at the foot of an aśvattha tree, standing on the bank of the Sābhramatī.
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PdP 6 155.32
सगर्भा सा सती साध्वी स्वोदरं विददार ह । निर्गतो जठराद्गर्भो दधीचस्य महात्मनः
sagarbhā sā satī sādhvī svodaraṃ vidadāra ha | nirgato jaṭharādgarbho dadhīcasya mahātmanaḥ
Pregnant, that faithful and virtuous woman tore open her own belly; the embryo of the great-souled Dadhīca came forth from her womb.
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PdP 6 155.33
साक्षाद्रुद्रावतारोऽसौ पिप्पलादो महाप्रभुः । प्रहस्य जननी गर्भं उवाच वचनं महत्
sākṣādrudrāvatāro'sau pippalādo mahāprabhuḥ | prahasya jananī garbhaṃ uvāca vacanaṃ mahat
He was Rudra's incarnation in person, Pippalāda, the great lord. Laughing, the mother spoke a weighty word to the child (just born from her) womb:
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PdP 6 155.34
सुवर्चा तं पिप्पलादं चिरं तिष्ठास्य सन्निधौ । अश्वत्थस्य महाभाग सर्वेषां शुभदो भव
suvarcā taṃ pippalādaṃ ciraṃ tiṣṭhāsya sannidhau | aśvatthasya mahābhāga sarveṣāṃ śubhado bhava
Suvarcā (said) to that Pippalāda: "Remain long in the presence of this aśvattha tree; O greatly fortunate one, be a giver of good fortune to all."
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PdP 6 155.35
तथैव भाषमाणा सा सुवर्चा तनयं प्रति । पतिं प्रत्यगमत्साध्वी परमेन समाधिना
tathaiva bhāṣamāṇā sā suvarcā tanayaṃ prati | patiṃ pratyagamatsādhvī paramena samādhinā
Speaking thus to her son, that chaste Suvarcā went to her husband by (the power of) supreme concentration.
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PdP 6 155.36
एवं दधीचपत्नी सा पतिना स्वर्गमास्थिता । ते देवाः कृतशस्त्रास्त्र दैत्यान्प्रति समुत्सुकाः
evaṃ dadhīcapatnī sā patinā svargamāsthitā | te devāḥ kṛtaśastrāstra daityānprati samutsukāḥ
Thus Dadhīca's wife took her place (in heaven) together with her husband. Those gods, their weapons and missiles now made (from his bones), were eager (to march) against the daityas.
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PdP 6 155.37
आजग्मुश्चेंद्रमुख्याश्च महाबलपराक्रमाः । कामधेनुः प्रसुस्राव ययौ यत्र द्विजः क्षयम्
ājagmuśceṃdramukhyāśca mahābalaparākramāḥ | kāmadhenuḥ prasusrāva yayau yatra dvijaḥ kṣayam
And they came, with Indra and the chief (gods) foremost, of great strength and prowess. The wish-cow streamed forth (milk) where the brahmin had met his end.
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PdP 6 155.38
मुनेः प्रभावतो दुग्धं लिंगरूपं व्यजायत । दुग्धेश्वरमिति ख्यातं देवि साभ्रमती तटे
muneḥ prabhāvato dugdhaṃ liṃgarūpaṃ vyajāyata | dugdheśvaramiti khyātaṃ devi sābhramatī taṭe
By the sage's power the milk took on the form of a liṅga, known as Dugdheśvara, O goddess, on the bank of the Sābhramatī.
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PdP 6 155.39
तदा प्रभृति तीर्थं हि तन्नाम्ना प्रथितं भुवि । अतुलं यस्य माहात्म्यं श्रवणात्पातकापहम्
tadā prabhṛti tīrthaṃ hi tannāmnā prathitaṃ bhuvi | atulaṃ yasya māhātmyaṃ śravaṇātpātakāpaham
From that time on the sacred ford has been renowned on earth by that name, whose greatness is unequalled and removes sin merely by being heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 155.40
ये शृण्वंति नरा भक्त्या दुग्धेश्वरसमुद्भवम् । तेऽपि पापविनिर्मुक्ता यांति रुद्रपदं महत्
ye śṛṇvaṃti narā bhaktyā dugdheśvarasamudbhavam | te'pi pāpavinirmuktā yāṃti rudrapadaṃ mahat
Those men who with devotion hear of the origin of Dugdheśvara, they too, freed from sin, go to the great abode of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition