Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 168
PdP 6 168.1
महादेव उवाच। ततोगच्छेन्महादेवि वार्त्रघ्न्या गिरिकन्यया । शक्रश्चैव तया साध्व्या संगमं यत्र लब्धवान्
mahādeva uvāca| tatogacchenmahādevi vārtraghnyā girikanyayā | śakraścaiva tayā sādhvyā saṃgamaṃ yatra labdhavān
Mahādeva said: Then, great goddess, one should go to (the place) where Śakra obtained the confluence with the Vārtraghnī, the mountain's daughter, that virtuous woman.
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PdP 6 168.2
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति नरा नियतमानसाः । दशानामश्वमेधानां यत्फलं स्नानकृल्लभेत्
tatra snānaṃ prakurvaṃti narā niyatamānasāḥ | daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ yatphalaṃ snānakṛllabhet
Men with disciplined minds perform bathing there; the fruit that (belongs) to ten horse-sacrifices, the bather would obtain.
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PdP 6 168.3
तत्र यः कुरुते श्राद्धं पिंडान्वै तिलचूर्णजान् । पुनाति पुरुषो वंशान्सप्तसप्तपरावरान्
tatra yaḥ kurute śrāddhaṃ piṃḍānvai tilacūrṇajān | punāti puruṣo vaṃśānsaptasaptaparāvarān
Whoever performs a śrāddha there with balls made of ground sesame, that man purifies his lines of descent, seven and seven, later and earlier.
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PdP 6 168.4
संपूज्य विधिवत्स्नात्वा संगमे गणनायकम् । न विघ्नैरभिभूयेत लक्ष्म्या नैव विहीयते
saṃpūjya vidhivatsnātvā saṃgame gaṇanāyakam | na vighnairabhibhūyeta lakṣmyā naiva vihīyate
Having bathed and duly worshipped Gaṇanāyaka at the confluence, one would not be overcome by obstacles, nor is one deprived of prosperity.
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PdP 6 168.5
पार्वत्युवाच। कस्मिन्कार्यसमारंभे समायातः पुरंदरः । स्वर्गलोकादिमं लोकमेतदाख्यातुमर्हसि
pārvatyuvāca| kasminkāryasamāraṃbhe samāyātaḥ puraṃdaraḥ | svargalokādimaṃ lokametadākhyātumarhasi
Pārvatī said: On the undertaking of what task did Puraṃdara come from the world of heaven to this world? You ought to tell this.
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PdP 6 168.6
वार्त्रघ्नी च नदी केन निरुक्तेन निगद्यते । पुरंदरपुरं देव ब्रह्मघोषनिनादितम् । संभावयति योऽजस्रं मम तत्संगमं वद
vārtraghnī ca nadī kena niruktena nigadyate | puraṃdarapuraṃ deva brahmaghoṣanināditam | saṃbhāvayati yo'jasraṃ mama tatsaṃgamaṃ vada
And by what derivation is the river called Vārtraghnī? Tell me, O god, of that confluence which the city of Puraṃdara, resounding with the sound of the Veda, honours unceasingly.
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PdP 6 168.7
महादेव उवाच। अस्मिंश्चैव तु भूर्लोके प्रश्नोऽयं समभूत्पुरा । युधिष्ठिरेति विख्यातो राजा वै धार्मिको महान्
mahādeva uvāca| asmiṃścaiva tu bhūrloke praśno'yaṃ samabhūtpurā | yudhiṣṭhireti vikhyāto rājā vai dhārmiko mahān
Mahādeva said: In this very earth-world this question arose long ago; there was a great and righteous king renowned as Yudhiṣṭhira.
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PdP 6 168.8
पृष्टवान्स तु भीष्माय धर्मिणे ज्ञानरूपिणे । तेनोक्तं यत्तु तद्देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः
pṛṣṭavānsa tu bhīṣmāya dharmiṇe jñānarūpiṇe | tenoktaṃ yattu taddevi pravakṣyāmi tavāgrataḥ
He asked Bhīṣma, the righteous one, the very form of knowledge; and what was said by him, that, goddess, I shall declare before you.
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PdP 6 168.9
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च । वृत्रवासवयोर्युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca | vṛtravāsavayoryuddhamabhavallomaharṣaṇam
For ten thousand years and ten hundred years there was a hair-raising battle between Vṛtra and Vāsava.
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PdP 6 168.10
ततः पराजितः शक्रः कृत्वा वृत्रेण संविधम् । अद्रोहे स रणं त्यक्त्वा जगाम शरणं मम
tataḥ parājitaḥ śakraḥ kṛtvā vṛtreṇa saṃvidham | adrohe sa raṇaṃ tyaktvā jagāma śaraṇaṃ mama
Then Śakra, defeated, having made an agreement with Vṛtra as to non-hostility, abandoned the battle and went to me for refuge.
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PdP 6 168.11
वार्त्रघ्न्या संगमे पुण्ये तोषयामास शंकरम् । अथांतरिक्षेऽहं देवि दर्शनं दत्तवांस्तदा
vārtraghnyā saṃgame puṇye toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram | athāṃtarikṣe'haṃ devi darśanaṃ dattavāṃstadā
At the holy confluence of the Vārtraghnī he propitiated Śaṃkara; then, goddess, I gave him a vision (of myself) in the sky.
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PdP 6 168.12
ममगात्रात्तु यद्भस्म पतितं काश्यपी तटे । भस्मगात्रेति तत्पुण्यं लिंगं देवि विनिर्मितम्
mamagātrāttu yadbhasma patitaṃ kāśyapī taṭe | bhasmagātreti tatpuṇyaṃ liṃgaṃ devi vinirmitam
And the ash that fell from my body onto the bank of the Kāśyapī — from that, goddess, that holy liṅga called Bhasmagātra was fashioned.
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PdP 6 168.13
भूतेश्वरं भस्मगात्रं ब्रह्मणा संप्रतिष्ठितम् । तस्य वै दर्शनादेव ब्रह्महत्या लयं व्रजेत्
bhūteśvaraṃ bhasmagātraṃ brahmaṇā saṃpratiṣṭhitam | tasya vai darśanādeva brahmahatyā layaṃ vrajet
Bhūteśvara Bhasmagātra was installed by Brahmā; merely by seeing it the murder of a brahmin comes to dissolution.
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PdP 6 168.14
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः श्राद्धं कृत्वा युगादिषु । तदहं सुप्रसन्नोऽभूदिन्द्राय सुमहात्मने
mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā yugādiṣu | tadahaṃ suprasanno'bhūdindrāya sumahātmane
One is freed from all sins by performing a śrāddha at the beginnings of the yugas. Then I became well pleased with the great-souled Indra.
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PdP 6 168.15
यद्यत्त्वं वांछसे देव तत्सर्वं हि ददामि ते । अनेन वज्रयोगेन शीघ्रं वृत्रं हनिष्यसि
yadyattvaṃ vāṃchase deva tatsarvaṃ hi dadāmi te | anena vajrayogena śīghraṃ vṛtraṃ haniṣyasi
"Whatever you wish, god, all that indeed I give you; by this application of the thunderbolt you will swiftly slay Vṛtra."
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PdP 6 168.16
शक्र उवाच। भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन दितिजं च दुरासदम् । वज्रेण निहनिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते सुरोत्तम
śakra uvāca| bhagavaṃstvatprasādena ditijaṃ ca durāsadam | vajreṇa nihaniṣyāmi paśyataste surottama
Śakra said: Lord, by your grace I shall strike down with the thunderbolt the hard-to-assail son of Diti, while you look on, best of gods.
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PdP 6 168.17
एवमुक्त्वा तदा इंद्रो गतवांश्चासुरं प्रति । तदा दुंदुभयो नेदुर्देवसैन्ये विशेषतः
evamuktvā tadā iṃdro gatavāṃścāsuraṃ prati | tadā duṃdubhayo nedurdevasainye viśeṣataḥ
Having spoken thus, Indra then went against the asura; then the drums sounded, especially in the army of the gods.
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PdP 6 168.18
मृदंग डिंडिमाश्चैव भेरी तूर्याण्यनेकशः । असुराणां च सर्वेषां वृत्तिलोभो महानभूत
mṛdaṃga ḍiṃḍimāścaiva bherī tūryāṇyanekaśaḥ | asurāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ vṛttilobho mahānabhūta
Mṛdaṅgas and ḍiṇḍimas, kettledrums and trumpets in great number (resounded); and among all the asuras there arose a great craving for (their) livelihood.
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PdP 6 168.19
बलवान्मघवा चैव क्षणेन समजायत् । तमाविष्टं ततो ज्ञात्वा ऋषयः पन्नगास्तथा
balavānmaghavā caiva kṣaṇena samajāyat | tamāviṣṭaṃ tato jñātvā ṛṣayaḥ pannagāstathā
And Maghavan (Indra) in an instant became mighty. Then, knowing him to be possessed (by that power), the sages and likewise the serpents —
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PdP 6 168.20
स्तुवंति शक्रमीशानं स्तुत्या जयजयेति च । गच्छतस्तस्य शक्रस्य युद्धकामस्य सन्निधौ । ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानस्य रूपमासीत्सुदुर्भरम्
stuvaṃti śakramīśānaṃ stutyā jayajayeti ca | gacchatastasya śakrasya yuddhakāmasya sannidhau | ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānasya rūpamāsītsudurbharam
— they praise Śakra the lord with a hymn, (crying) "Victory, victory!" And as that Śakra, eager for battle, went along, being praised close by by the sages, his form was very hard to bear.
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PdP 6 168.21
महादेव उवाच। वृत्रस्यसहसा देवि तदा संग्राममूर्द्धनि । अभवन्यानि लिंगानि शरीरे तानि मे शृणु
mahādeva uvāca| vṛtrasyasahasā devi tadā saṃgrāmamūrddhani | abhavanyāni liṃgāni śarīre tāni me śṛṇu
Mahādeva said: O Goddess, at that time, suddenly, at the front of the battle, the signs that appeared on Vṛtra's body — hear them from me.
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PdP 6 168.22
ज्वलतास्योभवद्धोरो वैवर्ण्यमभवत्परम् । गात्रकंपश्च सुमहान्श्वासः सोष्मा व्यजायत्
jvalatāsyobhavaddhoro vaivarṇyamabhavatparam | gātrakaṃpaśca sumahānśvāsaḥ soṣmā vyajāyat
His face became blazing and dreadful; an extreme discoloration came over him; and there was a very great trembling of the limbs; his breath became hot.
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PdP 6 168.23
रोमहर्षश्च तीव्रोऽभूच्छ्वासश्चैव महानभूत् । निष्पपात महाघोरा उल्काः पार्श्वं प्रपेदिरे
romaharṣaśca tīvro'bhūcchvāsaścaiva mahānabhūt | niṣpapāta mahāghorā ulkāḥ pārśvaṃ prapedire
And a sharp bristling of the hair occurred, and his panting became great; most dreadful meteors fell and came down at his side.
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PdP 6 168.24
गृध्रा वटाः श्येन कंका वचो मुंचन्सुदारुणाः । वृत्रस्योपरि ते सर्वे चक्रवत्परिबभ्रमुः
gṛdhrā vaṭāḥ śyena kaṃkā vaco muṃcansudāruṇāḥ | vṛtrasyopari te sarve cakravatparibabhramuḥ
Vultures, vaṭas, hawks and herons, uttering most terrible cries — all of them circled round and round above Vṛtra like a wheel.
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PdP 6 168.25
ततः स गजमास्थाय इंद्रस्तत्र समागतः । वज्रोद्यतकरस्तत्र शक्रस्तं दैत्यमासदत्
tataḥ sa gajamāsthāya iṃdrastatra samāgataḥ | vajrodyatakarastatra śakrastaṃ daityamāsadat
Then Indra, mounting his elephant, arrived there; with the thunderbolt raised in his hand, Śakra there attacked that Daitya.
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PdP 6 168.26
अमानुषमथो नादं स मुमोच सुरेश्वरः । वृत्रासुरस्य यततः शक्रो वज्रमपातयत्
amānuṣamatho nādaṃ sa mumoca sureśvaraḥ | vṛtrāsurasya yatataḥ śakro vajramapātayat
Then that lord of the gods let loose an unhuman roar; upon the struggling Vṛtra the asura Śakra brought down the thunderbolt.
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PdP 6 168.27
स वज्रः सुमहातेजाः कालाग्निसदृशो महान् । समुद्रस्य तटे वृत्रं शक्रो दैत्यमपातयत्
sa vajraḥ sumahātejāḥ kālāgnisadṛśo mahān | samudrasya taṭe vṛtraṃ śakro daityamapātayat
That thunderbolt, of very great blaze, mighty, like the fire of world's end — with it Śakra felled the Daitya Vṛtra on the shore of the ocean.
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PdP 6 168.28
ततो नादः समभवत्पुनरेव समंततः । वृत्रं विनिहतं दृष्ट्वा सर्वदेवभयंकरम्
tato nādaḥ samabhavatpunareva samaṃtataḥ | vṛtraṃ vinihataṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvadevabhayaṃkaram
Then once again a roar arose on every side, when they saw Vṛtra, the terror of all the gods, struck down.
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PdP 6 168.29
पुष्पवृष्टिस्तु महती इंद्र मूर्ध्नि पपात ह । वृत्रं हत्वा स भगवान्दानवेशं भयंकरम्
puṣpavṛṣṭistu mahatī iṃdra mūrdhni papāta ha | vṛtraṃ hatvā sa bhagavāndānaveśaṃ bhayaṃkaram
And a great rain of flowers fell upon Indra's head. Having slain Vṛtra, the terrifying lord of the Dānavas, that blessed one,
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PdP 6 168.30
स्तूयमानोऽमरैः सार्द्धं देवदानीं तमाविशत् । अथ वृत्रशरीरात्तु निर्गतं तेज उत्तमम्
stūyamāno'maraiḥ sārddhaṃ devadānīṃ tamāviśat | atha vṛtraśarīrāttu nirgataṃ teja uttamam
being praised, entered together with the immortals into the gods' dwelling. Then from Vṛtra's body a supreme energy came forth:
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PdP 6 168.31
ब्रह्महत्यामहाघोरा रौद्र लोकभयंकरी । करालवदना सा च विकृता कृष्णपिंगला
brahmahatyāmahāghorā raudra lokabhayaṃkarī | karālavadanā sā ca vikṛtā kṛṣṇapiṃgalā
Brahmicide (brahmahatyā), most horrible, fierce, terrifying to the world, with a gaping mouth, misshapen, black and tawny,
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PdP 6 168.32
कपालमालिनी चैव सुकृशा नगनंदिनि । रुधिराक्ता च पापिष्ठा मीनगंधातिभीषणा
kapālamālinī caiva sukṛśā naganaṃdini | rudhirāktā ca pāpiṣṭhā mīnagaṃdhātibhīṣaṇā
garlanded with skulls, very gaunt, O daughter of the mountain, smeared with blood, utterly wicked, reeking of fish, exceedingly frightful.
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PdP 6 168.33
सानिष्क्रम्य महादेवि तादृग्रूपा भयावहा । इंद्रमन्वेषयामास तदा वै सुरसत्तमे
sāniṣkramya mahādevi tādṛgrūpā bhayāvahā | iṃdramanveṣayāmāsa tadā vai surasattame
She, O great Goddess, having come forth in such a form, bringing terror, then searched for Indra, the best of the gods.
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PdP 6 168.34
निर्धावती ततः सा तु दृष्ट्वा शक्रं महौजसम् । कंठे जग्राह देवेंद्रं सुलग्ना साभवत्तदा
nirdhāvatī tataḥ sā tu dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ mahaujasam | kaṃṭhe jagrāha deveṃdraṃ sulagnā sābhavattadā
Then she, rushing forth, seeing Śakra of great vigour, seized the lord of the gods by the neck, and clung fast (to him).
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PdP 6 168.35
स च तस्मिन्समुद्भ्रांतो ब्रह्महत्याकृते भये । निलिल्य बिसमध्येऽसौ स्थितो वर्षगणान्बहून्
sa ca tasminsamudbhrāṃto brahmahatyākṛte bhaye | nililya bisamadhye'sau sthito varṣagaṇānbahūn
And he, utterly bewildered in that fear brought on by brahmicide, hid inside a lotus stalk and remained there for many years.
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PdP 6 168.36
तया गृहीतो भो देवि निश्चेष्टः समपद्यत । तस्या व्यपोहने शक्रः प्रयत्नं च चकार ह
tayā gṛhīto bho devi niśceṣṭaḥ samapadyata | tasyā vyapohane śakraḥ prayatnaṃ ca cakāra ha
Seized by her, O Goddess, he became motionless; and Śakra made an effort to drive her off.
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PdP 6 168.37
न शक्तोऽभून्महादेवि ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहितुम् । तया गृहीतमात्रस्तु देवेंद्रो निष्ठरूपधृक्
na śakto'bhūnmahādevi brahmahatyāṃ vyapohitum | tayā gṛhītamātrastu deveṃdro niṣṭharūpadhṛk
He was not able, O great Goddess, to remove the brahmicide; the moment he was seized by her, the lord of the gods took on a wretched form.
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PdP 6 168.38
पितामहमुपागम्य शिरसा प्रत्यपूजयत् । ज्ञात्वा गृहीतं शक्रं तु द्विजप्रवरहत्यया
pitāmahamupāgamya śirasā pratyapūjayat | jñātvā gṛhītaṃ śakraṃ tu dvijapravarahatyayā
Approaching the Grandfather, he did homage (to him) with his head (bowed); and (Brahmā), knowing that Śakra had been seized by the slaying of the foremost of twice-born,
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PdP 6 168.39
ब्रह्मा संचिंतयामास तदा वै सुरसत्तमे । सा चिंत्यमाना ब्रह्माणमुपगम्याब्रवीद्वचः
brahmā saṃciṃtayāmāsa tadā vai surasattame | sā ciṃtyamānā brahmāṇamupagamyābravīdvacaḥ
— then, O best of the gods, Brahmā fell to thinking. She (the Brahmin-slaying), while being thus thought upon, came to Brahmā and spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.40
प्राप्तास्मि भगवन्देव त्वत्सकाशं हि मानद । यत्कर्त्तव्यं मया देव तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
prāptāsmi bhagavandeva tvatsakāśaṃ hi mānada | yatkarttavyaṃ mayā deva tadbhavānvaktumarhati
"I have come into your presence, O lord, O god, O giver of honour; what is to be done by me, O god — that you should tell (me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.41
तामुवाच महाभागे ब्रह्महत्यां पितामहः । स्वरेण मधुरेणाथ संक्षेपेण यथातथम्
tāmuvāca mahābhāge brahmahatyāṃ pitāmahaḥ | svareṇa madhureṇātha saṃkṣepeṇa yathātatham
To her, the Brahmin-slaying, the Grandfather said — O greatly fortunate one — in a sweet voice, briefly and exactly as it was:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.42
मुच्यतां देवराजोऽयं मत्प्रियं कुरु भामिनि । ब्रूहि किं ते करोम्यद्य कामं त्वं किमिहेच्छसि
mucyatāṃ devarājo'yaṃ matpriyaṃ kuru bhāmini | brūhi kiṃ te karomyadya kāmaṃ tvaṃ kimihecchasi
"Let this king of the gods be released; do what pleases me, O lady. Say what I may do for you today: what desire of yours do you wish (fulfilled) here?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.43
हत्योवाच। शक्रादपगमिष्यामि वचनात्ते नरोत्तम । देवदेव नमस्तेस्तु निवासं च ददस्व मे
hatyovāca| śakrādapagamiṣyāmi vacanātte narottama | devadeva namastestu nivāsaṃ ca dadasva me
The Slaying said: "At your word I shall go away from Śakra, O best of men. God of gods, homage be to you; and grant me a dwelling place."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.44
महादेव उवाच। तथेति तां प्रतिज्ञाय हत्यां चापि पितामहः । उपायमथ शक्रस्य ब्रह्महत्यापनोदने
mahādeva uvāca| tatheti tāṃ pratijñāya hatyāṃ cāpi pitāmahaḥ | upāyamatha śakrasya brahmahatyāpanodane
Mahādeva said: The Grandfather, having promised her, the Slaying, "So be it," (considered) then the means for the removal of Śakra's Brahmin-slaying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.45
ततो वह्निं समाहूय ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत् । शक्रहत्या चतुर्थांशं जातवेदो गृहाण भो
tato vahniṃ samāhūya brahmā vacanamabravīt | śakrahatyā caturthāṃśaṃ jātavedo gṛhāṇa bho
Then Brahmā summoned Fire and spoke these words: "Take, O Jātavedas, a fourth part of Śakra's slaying, sir."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.46
अग्निरुवाच। मम मोक्षस्य को हेतुर्ब्रह्महत्याकृते प्रभो । एतदिच्छामि विज्ञातुं तत्त्वतो लोकपूजित
agniruvāca| mama mokṣasya ko heturbrahmahatyākṛte prabho | etadicchāmi vijñātuṃ tattvato lokapūjita
Agni said: "What will be the cause of my release, once the Brahmin-slaying has been done (to me), O lord? This I wish to know truly, O you who are honoured by the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.47
ब्रह्मोवाच। यस्त्वां ज्वलंतमासाद्य न होष्यति नरः क्वचित् । बीजौषधितिलानग्रे फलमूलसमित्कुशान्
brahmovāca| yastvāṃ jvalaṃtamāsādya na hoṣyati naraḥ kvacit | bījauṣadhitilānagre phalamūlasamitkuśān
Brahmā said: "Whatever man, coming to you as you blaze, will not offer at all in oblation seeds, herbs, sesame first (of all), and fruits, roots, firewood and kuśa grass —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.48
तदैव त्यक्षति त्वां च तत्रैव च निवत्स्यति । ब्रह्महत्या हव्यवाह व्येतु ते मनसो ज्वरः
tadaiva tyakṣati tvāṃ ca tatraiva ca nivatsyati | brahmahatyā havyavāha vyetu te manaso jvaraḥ
at that very moment (the slaying) will leave you and will dwell right there. O carrier of oblations, let the fever of your mind depart."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.49
ततः स परिजग्राह तद्वचो हव्यकव्यभुक् । पितामहश्च भगवान्तथा तदलभत्प्रियम्
tataḥ sa parijagrāha tadvaco havyakavyabhuk | pitāmahaśca bhagavāntathā tadalabhatpriyam
Then he who consumes the offerings to gods and to the dead accepted that speech, and the lord Grandfather thereby obtained what he wished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.50
ततो वृक्षौषधितृणान्याहूय स पितामहः । इममर्थं महाभागे वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे 6.168.
tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇānyāhūya sa pitāmahaḥ | imamarthaṃ mahābhāge vaktuṃ samupacakrame 6.168.
Then the Grandfather summoned the trees, the herbs and the grasses, and, O greatly fortunate one, began to speak this matter (to them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.51
ततो वृक्षौषधितृणैस्तथैवोक्तं यथातथम् । व्यथितान्यग्निवद्देवि ब्रह्माणं वाक्यमब्रुवन्
tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇaistathaivoktaṃ yathātatham | vyathitānyagnivaddevi brahmāṇaṃ vākyamabruvan
Then it was said to the trees, herbs and grasses in just the same way, exactly as before; and they, distressed like Fire, O goddess, spoke these words to Brahmā:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.52
अस्माकं ब्रह्महत्यायाः कथयंतः पितामह । स्वभाव निहिता तस्मान्न पुनर्हंतुमर्हसि
asmākaṃ brahmahatyāyāḥ kathayaṃtaḥ pitāmaha | svabhāva nihitā tasmānna punarhaṃtumarhasi
"O Grandfather, as you speak to us of the Brahmin-slaying — (this) has been imposed (on us) by nature; therefore you ought not to strike (us) again."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 168.53
वयमग्निं तथा शीतं वर्षं च पवनेरितम् । सहामः सततं देव तथा छेदनभेदनम्
vayamagniṃ tathā śītaṃ varṣaṃ ca pavaneritam | sahāmaḥ satataṃ deva tathā chedanabhedanam
"We constantly endure fire, and cold, and rain driven by the wind, O god, and likewise cutting and splitting."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.54
ब्रह्मोवाच। अकारणं नरो यस्तु युष्मच्छेदनभेदनम् । करिष्यति महामोहात्तमेषानु प्रयास्यति
brahmovāca| akāraṇaṃ naro yastu yuṣmacchedanabhedanam | kariṣyati mahāmohāttameṣānu prayāsyati
Brahmā said: "But whatever man, out of great delusion, shall do the cutting and splitting of you without cause — (the slaying) will pass over to him."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.55
महादेव उवाच। ततो महौषधितृणैरोमित्युक्तं महात्मभिः । ब्रह्माणमपि संपूज्य जग्मुश्चाथ यथागतम्
mahādeva uvāca| tato mahauṣadhitṛṇairomityuktaṃ mahātmabhiḥ | brahmāṇamapi saṃpūjya jagmuścātha yathāgatam
Mahādeva said: Then "Om" was said by the great herbs and grasses, those great-souled ones; and having duly honoured Brahmā, they went as they had come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.56
आहूयाप्सरसो देवस्ततो लोकपितामहः । वाचा मधुरया प्राह सांत्वयन्निव सत्तमे
āhūyāpsaraso devastato lokapitāmahaḥ | vācā madhurayā prāha sāṃtvayanniva sattame
Then the god, the Grandfather of the worlds, summoned the apsarases and spoke in a sweet voice, as though consoling (them), O best one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.57
इयं वृत्रादनुप्राप्ता ब्रह्महत्या वराङ्गनाः । चतुर्थमस्या भागं च मयोक्तं संप्रतीच्छथ
iyaṃ vṛtrādanuprāptā brahmahatyā varāṅganāḥ | caturthamasyā bhāgaṃ ca mayoktaṃ saṃpratīcchatha
"This Brahmin-slaying has come (to us) from Vṛtra, O fair-limbed ones; accept now a fourth part of her, as I have said."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.58
अप्सरा ऊचुः । ग्रहणे कृतबुद्धीनां देवेश तव शासनात् । संमोक्षसमयोऽस्माकं चिंतनीयः पितामह
apsarā ūcuḥ | grahaṇe kṛtabuddhīnāṃ deveśa tava śāsanāt | saṃmokṣasamayo'smākaṃ ciṃtanīyaḥ pitāmaha
The apsarases said: Lord of the gods, since by your command we have made up our minds to take (this) upon us, you should consider, O grandfather, the time of our release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.59
पितामह उवाच। रजस्वलासु नारीषु यो वै मैथुनमाचरेत् । तमेषा यास्यति क्षिप्रं व्येतु वो मनसो ज्वरः
pitāmaha uvāca| rajasvalāsu nārīṣu yo vai maithunamācaret | tameṣā yāsyati kṣipraṃ vyetu vo manaso jvaraḥ
The grandfather said: Whoever has intercourse with women in their menstrual period — to him she will quickly pass. Let the fever of your minds depart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.60
महादेव उवाच। तथेति हृष्टमनसः प्रत्युक्ता ह्यप्सरोगणाः । स्वानि स्थानानि संप्राप्य रेमिरे शैलजे तदा
mahādeva uvāca| tatheti hṛṣṭamanasaḥ pratyuktā hyapsarogaṇāḥ | svāni sthānāni saṃprāpya remire śailaje tadā
Mahādeva said: Answered thus, the hosts of apsarases, glad in mind, said "So be it," and then, having reached their own abodes, they took their pleasure, O daughter of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.61
ततश्च लोककृद्देवः पुनरेव पितामहः । आपः संचिंतयामास ततस्ताश्च समागमन्
tataśca lokakṛddevaḥ punareva pitāmahaḥ | āpaḥ saṃciṃtayāmāsa tatastāśca samāgaman
And then the god who made the worlds, the grandfather, once again called the Waters to mind, and thereupon they too came together (before him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.62
ताश्च सर्वाः समागम्य ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् । इदमूचुर्वचो देवि प्रणिपत्य पितामहम्
tāśca sarvāḥ samāgamya brahmāṇamamitaujasam | idamūcurvaco devi praṇipatya pitāmaham
And all of them, having assembled, bowed down to Brahmā of measureless might, the grandfather, and spoke this word, O goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.63
इमाः स्म देव संप्राप्तास्त्वत्सकाशमरिंदम। शासनात्तव देवेश समाज्ञापय तत्प्रभो
imāḥ sma deva saṃprāptāstvatsakāśamariṃdama| śāsanāttava deveśa samājñāpaya tatprabho
Here we are, god, come into your presence, O subduer of foes; by your command, lord of the gods — give us your order in this, O master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.64
ब्रह्मोवाच। इयं वृत्रादनुप्राप्ता पुरुहूतं भयानका । ब्रह्महत्या चतुर्थांशं यूयमस्याः प्रतीच्छथ
brahmovāca| iyaṃ vṛtrādanuprāptā puruhūtaṃ bhayānakā | brahmahatyā caturthāṃśaṃ yūyamasyāḥ pratīcchatha
Brahmā said: This fearful brahmin-slaying has come from Vṛtra upon the much-invoked (Indra); do you accept a fourth part of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.65
आप ऊचुः। एवं भवतु लोकेश यत्त्वं वदसि नः प्रभोः । मोक्षस्य समयं नस्त्वं संचिंतयितुमर्हसि
āpa ūcuḥ| evaṃ bhavatu lokeśa yattvaṃ vadasi naḥ prabhoḥ | mokṣasya samayaṃ nastvaṃ saṃciṃtayitumarhasi
The Waters said: So be it, lord of the worlds, as you tell us, O master; but you ought to consider for us the time of (our) release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.66
त्वं हि देवेंद्र सर्वस्य जगतः परमा गतिः । कोऽन्येभ्यो हि प्रसादोऽपि यः कृच्छ्रान्नः समुद्धरेत्
tvaṃ hi deveṃdra sarvasya jagataḥ paramā gatiḥ | ko'nyebhyo hi prasādo'pi yaḥ kṛcchrānnaḥ samuddharet
For you, lord of the gods, are the highest resort of the whole world. What favour could come from others, that might lift us out of distress?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.67
ब्रह्मोवाच। अल्पमेव मतिं कृत्वा यो नरो बुद्धिमोहितः
brahmovāca| alpameva matiṃ kṛtvā yo naro buddhimohitaḥ
Brahmā said: Whatever man, deluded in his understanding, having made his thought but small,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.68
श्लेष्ममूत्रपुरीषाणि युष्मासु प्रतिमोक्षति । तमेव यास्यति क्षिप्रं तत्रैव च निवत्स्यति । ततो वै भविता मोक्ष इति सत्यं ब्रवीमि वः
śleṣmamūtrapurīṣāṇi yuṣmāsu pratimokṣati | tameva yāsyati kṣipraṃ tatraiva ca nivatsyati | tato vai bhavitā mokṣa iti satyaṃ bravīmi vaḥ
discharges phlegm, urine and excrement into you — to him she will quickly go, and there she will dwell; from that indeed your release will come: this I tell you truly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.69
महादेव उवाच। ततो विमुच्य देवेंद्रं ब्रह्महत्या सुरेश्वरि । गतातिहृष्टो देवेशो ह्यभवद्देवशासनात्
mahādeva uvāca| tato vimucya deveṃdraṃ brahmahatyā sureśvari | gatātihṛṣṭo deveśo hyabhavaddevaśāsanāt
Mahādeva said: Then the brahmin-slaying released the lord of the gods, O queen of the gods, and departed; and the lord of the gods became exceedingly glad through the god's ordinance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.70
एवं शक्रेण संप्राप्ता ब्रह्महत्या पुरा युगे । अस्मिंस्तीर्थे तपस्तप्त्वा शुद्धात्मा त्रिदिवं ययौ
evaṃ śakreṇa saṃprāptā brahmahatyā purā yuge | asmiṃstīrthe tapastaptvā śuddhātmā tridivaṃ yayau
Thus was brahmin-slaying incurred by Śakra formerly in that age; having performed austerity at this holy ford, purified in soul he went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 168.71
अश्वमेधं ततः कृत्वा विपाप्मा समपद्यत । इति साभ्रमती तीर्थे वार्त्रघ्नीयं नगात्मजे
aśvamedhaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vipāpmā samapadyata | iti sābhramatī tīrthe vārtraghnīyaṃ nagātmaje
Then, having performed a horse-sacrifice, he became free of sin. Such is the Vārtraghnī (ford) on the Sābhramatī river, O daughter of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition