Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 16
PdP 6 16.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच। कथं जालंधरो गौरीं हररूपधरो मुने । दृष्ट्वा चकार किं तत्र तन्मे कथय विस्तरात्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca| kathaṃ jālaṃdharo gaurīṃ hararūpadharo mune | dṛṣṭvā cakāra kiṃ tatra tanme kathaya vistarāt
Yudhiṣṭhira said: How did Jālandhara, wearing the form of Hara, on seeing Gaurī — what did he do there, O sage? Tell me that in detail.
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PdP 6 16.2
नारद उवाच- यदा मायाशिवस्तत्र प्रार्थयद्गिरिजां प्रति । ततः सा चुक्षुभे राजन्किंचिन्नोवाच तं प्रति
nārada uvāca- yadā māyāśivastatra prārthayadgirijāṃ prati | tataḥ sā cukṣubhe rājankiṃcinnovāca taṃ prati
Nārada said: When the illusory Śiva there made his request to Girijā, then she was shaken, O king, and said nothing to him.
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PdP 6 16.3
अनातुरस्य देवस्य प्राप्तस्य तपसा मया । न युक्तमिति निश्चित्य पार्वती नाह तं नृप
anāturasya devasya prāptasya tapasā mayā | na yuktamiti niścitya pārvatī nāha taṃ nṛpa
Deciding, "This is not fitting for the god, who is free of such affliction and who was won by me through austerity," Pārvatī did not speak to him, O king.
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PdP 6 16.4
सा न तत्र प्रतीकारं दृष्ट्वा तस्य च पश्यतः । निर्गता तत उत्थाय ददर्शाकाशवाहिनीम्
sā na tatra pratīkāraṃ dṛṣṭvā tasya ca paśyataḥ | nirgatā tata utthāya dadarśākāśavāhinīm
Seeing no remedy there, she rose up, while he looked on, and went out from that place; and she beheld the river that flows in the sky.
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PdP 6 16.5
गंगां वासोचितां मत्वा भवानी तपसे ययौ । पुरापि तपसा लब्धो मयेशः सांप्रतं तथा
gaṃgāṃ vāsocitāṃ matvā bhavānī tapase yayau | purāpi tapasā labdho mayeśaḥ sāṃprataṃ tathā
Thinking the Ganges a fit dwelling, Bhavānī went to perform austerity: "Formerly too the Lord was won by me through austerity, and so now as well."
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PdP 6 16.6
इत्यव्रजच्चिंतयती सखीभिः सहिता ततः । पुरः क्षीरनिभां राजन्पार्वती गगनात्परम्
ityavrajacciṃtayatī sakhībhiḥ sahitā tataḥ | puraḥ kṣīranibhāṃ rājanpārvatī gaganātparam
Thus pondering she went on, accompanied by her friends; and then, O king, Pārvatī (saw) before her, milk-white, (coming) from beyond the sky —
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PdP 6 16.7
मंदाकिनीं ददर्शाथ पतंतीं मानसोत्तरे । हारमालामिवायांतीं विविक्तां गगनस्रजः
maṃdākinīṃ dadarśātha pataṃtīṃ mānasottare | hāramālāmivāyāṃtīṃ viviktāṃ gaganasrajaḥ
— she then beheld the Mandākinī falling upon (Mount) Mānasottara, coming down like a string of pearls, set apart, from the garland of the sky.
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PdP 6 16.8
मंदाकिन्याः पयःपूरो ह्याकृष्टः स्वर्गतो यथा । श्रुतीनां पूरधारेव ब्रह्मणो वदनच्युता
maṃdākinyāḥ payaḥpūro hyākṛṣṭaḥ svargato yathā | śrutīnāṃ pūradhāreva brahmaṇo vadanacyutā
The flood of the Mandākinī's water, drawn down as it were from heaven, was like the streaming flood of the Vedas fallen from Brahmā's mouth.
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PdP 6 16.9
दृष्ट्वा मुमोद तां गंगां स्नात्वा चालिसमन्विता । संपूज्य स्वतनुं पश्चान्निविष्टा स्वर्णदीतटे
dṛṣṭvā mumoda tāṃ gaṃgāṃ snātvā cālisamanvitā | saṃpūjya svatanuṃ paścānniviṣṭā svarṇadītaṭe
Seeing that Gaṅgā she rejoiced, and having bathed together with her companions and worshipped, she afterwards sat down, her body (purified), on the bank of the heavenly river.
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PdP 6 16.10
परस्परमथालोक्य गौरी प्राह सखीं जयाम् । त्वं गच्छ मद्वपुः कृत्वा तत्समीपं सखी त्वरा
parasparamathālokya gaurī prāha sakhīṃ jayām | tvaṃ gaccha madvapuḥ kṛtvā tatsamīpaṃ sakhī tvarā
Then, looking at one another, Gaurī said to her friend Jayā: "You go, taking on my form, quickly to his presence, friend.
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PdP 6 16.11
जानीहि तत्वं किं शंभुर्यदि वान्यो भविष्यति । यद्यसौ त्वां समालिंग्य कुरुते चुंबनादिकम्
jānīhi tatvaṃ kiṃ śaṃbhuryadi vānyo bhaviṣyati | yadyasau tvāṃ samāliṃgya kurute cuṃbanādikam
Find out the truth, whether it is Śambhu or whether it will be another. If he embraces you and does kissing and the like,
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PdP 6 16.12
तदा मायां समास्थाय जानीह्यसुरमागतम् । यदि चेत्त्वां प्रतिब्रूयान्मन्निमित्तं शुभाशुभम्
tadā māyāṃ samāsthāya jānīhyasuramāgatam | yadi cettvāṃ pratibrūyānmannimittaṃ śubhāśubham
then, having resorted to (your) magic power, know him to be an asura come (here). But if he should speak to you of good and ill on my account,
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PdP 6 16.13
असंशयं पिनाकी स्यादत्रागत्य ब्रवीहि माम् । इत्यादिष्टा जया देव्या गता गंगाधरांतिकम्
asaṃśayaṃ pinākī syādatrāgatya bravīhi mām | ityādiṣṭā jayā devyā gatā gaṃgādharāṃtikam
then without doubt he is the Pināka-bearer; come here and tell me." So instructed by the Goddess, Jayā went into the presence of the Gaṅgā-bearer.
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PdP 6 16.14
तामायांतीं स दृष्ट्वा च भृशं मन्मथपीडितः । चकारालिंगनं तस्या गौरीरूपेण भावयन्
tāmāyāṃtīṃ sa dṛṣṭvā ca bhṛśaṃ manmathapīḍitaḥ | cakārāliṃganaṃ tasyā gaurīrūpeṇa bhāvayan
And seeing her coming, he, sorely tormented by the god of love, embraced her, imagining her to be in Gaurī's form.
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PdP 6 16.15
ततो जालंधरः सद्यो वीर्यं स्वं प्रमुमोचह । अल्पेंद्रियश्च संजातो वेगतः कुरुनंदन
tato jālaṃdharaḥ sadyo vīryaṃ svaṃ pramumocaha | alpeṃdriyaśca saṃjāto vegataḥ kurunaṃdana
Thereupon Jālandhara at once released his seed, and became weak in his senses from the rush (of passion), O delight of the Kurus.
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PdP 6 16.16
तया सप्रोदितो दैत्य न त्वं रुद्रो भविष्यसि । अल्पवीर्योऽधमाचारो नाहं गौरी हि तत्सखी
tayā saprodito daitya na tvaṃ rudro bhaviṣyasi | alpavīryo'dhamācāro nāhaṃ gaurī hi tatsakhī
She reproached him: "Demon, you cannot be Rudra — you of little vigour and base conduct! I am not Gaurī; I am her friend."
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PdP 6 16.17
इत्युक्त्वा निजमास्थाय रूपं सा प्राह तं पुनः । अनेन बत पापेन हतस्त्वं हि पिनाकिना
ityuktvā nijamāsthāya rūpaṃ sā prāha taṃ punaḥ | anena bata pāpena hatastvaṃ hi pinākinā
Having said this, she assumed her own form and spoke to him again: "Alas, wretch, you are indeed as good as slain by the Pināka-bearer."
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PdP 6 16.18
इति ज्ञात्वा च सा प्राप्ता तत्र गत्वाब्रवीदुमाम् । देवि जालंधरो ह्येष न शंभुस्तव वल्लभः
iti jñātvā ca sā prāptā tatra gatvābravīdumām | devi jālaṃdharo hyeṣa na śaṃbhustava vallabhaḥ
And having learned this, she returned; going there she said to Umā: "Goddess, this is Jālandhara, not Śambhu your beloved."
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PdP 6 16.19
ततो भयार्ता हरवल्लभाभूद्द्रुतं विवेशाथ सरोजमध्ये । सख्यो भ्रमर्यः कमलेषु जाता भयेन जालंधरजेन राजन्
tato bhayārtā haravallabhābhūddrutaṃ viveśātha sarojamadhye | sakhyo bhramaryaḥ kamaleṣu jātā bhayena jālaṃdharajena rājan
Then Hara's beloved, stricken with fear, quickly entered into the midst of a lotus; and her companions became bees among the lotuses, out of the fear born of Jālandhara, O king.
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PdP 6 16.20
अत्रांतरे वनगतामदृष्ट्वा तां नृपांगनाम् । भीतास्तु रक्षकास्तस्याः सत्वरं रणमाययुः
atrāṃtare vanagatāmadṛṣṭvā tāṃ nṛpāṃganām | bhītāstu rakṣakāstasyāḥ satvaraṃ raṇamāyayuḥ
Meanwhile, not seeing that royal lady who had gone into the forest, her guards took fright and swiftly came to the battle.
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PdP 6 16.21
ततः शुंभेन ते पृष्टास्तं नत्वोचुः ससाध्वसाः । आत्मनः परिहारार्थो विष्णुमित्यसुरेश्वरम्
tataḥ śuṃbhena te pṛṣṭāstaṃ natvocuḥ sasādhvasāḥ | ātmanaḥ parihārārtho viṣṇumityasureśvaram
Then, questioned by Śumbha, they bowed to him and said in alarm, to save themselves, that it was Viṣṇu, (speaking thus) to the lord of the asuras.
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PdP 6 16.22
श्रुत्वा वृंदां हृतां त्रस्तो रुद्रात्त्यक्त्वाथ संगरम् । शुंभेन प्रेषितौ चंडमुंडौ जालंधरं प्रति
śrutvā vṛṃdāṃ hṛtāṃ trasto rudrāttyaktvātha saṃgaram | śuṃbhena preṣitau caṃḍamuṃḍau jālaṃdharaṃ prati
Hearing that Vṛndā had been carried off, terrified of Rudra, he then abandoned the battle; and Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa were sent by Śumbha to Jālandhara.
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PdP 6 16.23
मानसोत्तरमागत्य दानवौ वेगवत्तरौ । हररूपधरं दैत्यं ऊचतुर्विटपान्तरे
mānasottaramāgatya dānavau vegavattarau | hararūpadharaṃ daityaṃ ūcaturviṭapāntare
Coming with great speed to Mānasottara, the two dānavas spoke to the demon who wore Hara's form, there among the trees:
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PdP 6 16.24
किं तया नृपशार्दूल विदेशगतया श्रिया । अरयो यां न पश्यंति बंधुभिर्या न भुज्यते
kiṃ tayā nṛpaśārdūla videśagatayā śriyā | arayo yāṃ na paśyaṃti baṃdhubhiryā na bhujyate
"O tiger among kings, what is the use of that fortune which has gone abroad, which enemies do not see and which is not enjoyed by kinsmen?
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PdP 6 16.25
जितः शुंभो हतं सैन्यं देव रुद्रेण ते रणे । एह्येहि कुरु संग्रामं न त्वं प्राप्नोषि पार्वतीम्
jitaḥ śuṃbho hataṃ sainyaṃ deva rudreṇa te raṇe | ehyehi kuru saṃgrāmaṃ na tvaṃ prāpnoṣi pārvatīm
Śumbha is defeated, your army slain by Rudra in battle, lord. Come, come, make war! You will not obtain Pārvatī (otherwise)."
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PdP 6 16.26
पंचाननस्य महिषीं कथं प्राप्नोति जंबुकः । अंधकारः कथं राजन्प्राप्नोति सवितुः प्रभाम्
paṃcānanasya mahiṣīṃ kathaṃ prāpnoti jaṃbukaḥ | aṃdhakāraḥ kathaṃ rājanprāpnoti savituḥ prabhām
How should a jackal win the queen of the lion? How, O king, should darkness attain the sun's radiance?
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PdP 6 16.27
तव जालंधरात्पीठाद्धृता राज्ञी मुरारिणा । इति संश्रूयते वार्ता तस्मात्त्वं कुरु संगरम्
tava jālaṃdharātpīṭhāddhṛtā rājñī murāriṇā | iti saṃśrūyate vārtā tasmāttvaṃ kuru saṃgaram
Your queen has been carried off by Murāri (Viṣṇu) from the seat of Jālandhara — such is the report that is heard; therefore make war.
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PdP 6 16.28
रणे शर्वं विजित्याशु भव सर्वेश्वरेश्वरः । अथवा शिवनाराचैः खंडितो यासि तत्पदम्
raṇe śarvaṃ vijityāśu bhava sarveśvareśvaraḥ | athavā śivanārācaiḥ khaṃḍito yāsi tatpadam
Conquer Śarva (Śiva) swiftly in battle and become the lord of all lords; or else, cut to pieces by Śiva's arrows, you will go to his abode.
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PdP 6 16.29
इति जालंधरः श्रुत्वा भाषितं चंडमुंडयोः । निःससार गिरेस्तस्मात्सक्रोधं रक्तलोचनः
iti jālaṃdharaḥ śrutvā bhāṣitaṃ caṃḍamuṃḍayoḥ | niḥsasāra girestasmātsakrodhaṃ raktalocanaḥ
Hearing this speech of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, Jālandhara went out from that mountain, full of anger, his eyes red.
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PdP 6 16.30
चंडमुंडौ समाश्वास्य त्यक्त्वा रूपं हरस्य च । गच्छञ्जालंधरो मार्गे दुर्वारणमुवाच ह
caṃḍamuṃḍau samāśvāsya tyaktvā rūpaṃ harasya ca | gacchañjālaṃdharo mārge durvāraṇamuvāca ha
Having reassured Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa and abandoning the form of Hara, Jālandhara, going along the road, said to Durvāraṇa:
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PdP 6 16.31
पश्य दुर्वारणेदानीं तत्र यद्विष्णुना कृतम् । मायामाश्रित्य सा राज्ञी वृंदा नीतात्मनः पदम्
paśya durvāraṇedānīṃ tatra yadviṣṇunā kṛtam | māyāmāśritya sā rājñī vṛṃdā nītātmanaḥ padam
"Look now, Durvāraṇa, at what has been done there by Viṣṇu: resorting to trickery, he has led that queen Vṛndā to his own abode."
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PdP 6 16.32
गृहे स्थितस्य जामातुर्विश्वसेन्नैव बुद्धिमान् । नूनं तस्मै प्रदत्वा च कन्यकां विसृजेद्बुधः
gṛhe sthitasya jāmāturviśvasennaiva buddhimān | nūnaṃ tasmai pradatvā ca kanyakāṃ visṛjedbudhaḥ
A wise man should never trust a son-in-law who dwells in his house; surely, having given him the girl, the prudent man should send him away.
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PdP 6 16.33
जामातरं गृहे नैव स्थापयेत्सर्वथा नरः । धनदारादिकं सर्वं स गृह्णाति शनैः शनैः
jāmātaraṃ gṛhe naiva sthāpayetsarvathā naraḥ | dhanadārādikaṃ sarvaṃ sa gṛhṇāti śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
A man should by no means keep a son-in-law in his house; little by little he takes everything — wealth, wife, and the rest.
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PdP 6 16.34
दुर्वारण उवाच- राजन्यत्क्रियते कर्म तत्तथैव तु भुज्यते । त्वं हर्तुमागतो गौरीं हरिणा ते हृता वधूः । तस्य स्पष्टं वचः श्रुत्वा क्षणं मौनी व्यचिंतयत्
durvāraṇa uvāca- rājanyatkriyate karma tattathaiva tu bhujyate | tvaṃ hartumāgato gaurīṃ hariṇā te hṛtā vadhūḥ | tasya spaṣṭaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā kṣaṇaṃ maunī vyaciṃtayat
Durvāraṇa said: O king, whatever deed is done, just so is it experienced (in return). You came to carry off Gaurī; by Hari your wife was carried off. Hearing his plain words, (Jālandhara) was silent for a moment and reflected.
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PdP 6 16.35
जालंधर उवाच- किं प्रयामि हरं जेतुमथवा हरिमुल्बणम् । कार्यद्वये समुत्पन्ने यत्परं तत्प्रकथ्यताम्
jālaṃdhara uvāca- kiṃ prayāmi haraṃ jetumathavā harimulbaṇam | kāryadvaye samutpanne yatparaṃ tatprakathyatām
Jālandhara said: Shall I go to conquer Hara, or rather the fierce Hari? Since two tasks have arisen, let it be told which is the better.
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PdP 6 16.36
दुर्वारण उवाच- यदि यासि हरिं जेतुं हरः पृष्ठे हनिष्यति । हनिष्यंति रणे शूरा यातुं रुद्रो न दास्यति
durvāraṇa uvāca- yadi yāsi hariṃ jetuṃ haraḥ pṛṣṭhe haniṣyati | haniṣyaṃti raṇe śūrā yātuṃ rudro na dāsyati
Durvāraṇa said: If you go to conquer Hari, Hara will strike you from behind; the warriors will slay (you) in battle — Rudra will not let (you) go.
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PdP 6 16.37
तस्मात्पशुपतिं जित्वा कृत्वा त्वं वश्यमात्मनः । पश्चात्प्रयाहि गोविंदं यदि जानासि तत्पदम्
tasmātpaśupatiṃ jitvā kṛtvā tvaṃ vaśyamātmanaḥ | paścātprayāhi goviṃdaṃ yadi jānāsi tatpadam
Therefore, having conquered Paśupati and made him subject to yourself, afterwards go against Govinda, if you know his abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 16.38
अधुना सत्वरं वीर याहि दैत्यान्महाबलान् । रणं कुरु महाघोरं यथा स्वर्गे सुपच्यते
adhunā satvaraṃ vīra yāhi daityānmahābalān | raṇaṃ kuru mahāghoraṃ yathā svarge supacyate
Now, O hero, go quickly to the mighty Daityas and wage a most terrible battle, so that it is well cooked (i.e. matters ripen) in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 16.39
देशकालोचितं श्रुत्वा दुर्वारणवचस्तदा । ययौ जालंधरो योद्धुं सह रुद्रेण योगिना
deśakālocitaṃ śrutvā durvāraṇavacastadā | yayau jālaṃdharo yoddhuṃ saha rudreṇa yoginā
Then, having heard Durvāraṇa's words, suited to the place and time, Jālandhara went to fight with Rudra the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition