Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 176
PdP 6 176.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच । आदिमस्यैवमाख्यानमुदीरितमनुत्तमम् । शृणु माहात्म्यमन्येषामध्यायानामपींदिरे
śrībhagavānuvāca | ādimasyaivamākhyānamudīritamanuttamam | śṛṇu māhātmyamanyeṣāmadhyāyānāmapīṃdire
The Blessed Lord said: Thus the unsurpassed narrative of the first (chapter) has been told; hear now, O Indirā, the greatness of the other chapters as well.
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PdP 6 176.2
दक्षिणस्यां दिशि श्रीमानासीदाम्नायवादिनाम् । पुरे पुरंदराह्वाने देवशर्मेति विश्रुतः
dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi śrīmānāsīdāmnāyavādinām | pure puraṃdarāhvāne devaśarmeti viśrutaḥ
In the southern region, in a city named Purandara, there was an illustrious man among the reciters of sacred tradition, well known as Devaśarman.
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PdP 6 176.3
अर्चितातिथिराम्नातो वेदशास्त्रविशारदः । आहर्ता क्रतुसंघानां तापसानां प्रियः सदा
arcitātithirāmnāto vedaśāstraviśāradaḥ | āhartā kratusaṃghānāṃ tāpasānāṃ priyaḥ sadā
He was celebrated as one who honoured guests, skilled in the Vedas and the treatises, a performer of many sacrifices, always dear to the ascetics.
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PdP 6 176.4
देवान्संतर्पयामास हव्यैर्हुतवहं चिरम् । न चोपलेभे धर्मात्मा शांतिमेकांतिकीं ततः
devānsaṃtarpayāmāsa havyairhutavahaṃ ciram | na copalebhe dharmātmā śāṃtimekāṃtikīṃ tataḥ
For a long time he gratified the gods with oblations and (fed) the fire-bearer; yet that righteous-souled one did not thereby obtain final peace.
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PdP 6 176.5
निःश्रेयसं स जिज्ञासुस्तापसाननुवासरम् । सिषेवे सत्यसंकल्पाननल्पैरेव कल्पकैः
niḥśreyasaṃ sa jijñāsustāpasānanuvāsaram | siṣeve satyasaṃkalpānanalpaireva kalpakaiḥ
Desiring to know the highest good, day after day he served ascetics whose resolves came true, with no small (variety of) attentions.
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PdP 6 176.6
एवमाचरतस्तस्य काले महति गच्छति । मुक्तकर्मा ततः कश्चित्प्रादुरासीत्पुरा भुवि
evamācaratastasya kāle mahati gacchati | muktakarmā tataḥ kaścitprādurāsītpurā bhuvi
As he conducted himself thus, and a great length of time was passing, then a certain man freed from (the bondage of) action appeared of old upon the earth.
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PdP 6 176.7
अनुभूतनिराकांक्षी नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनः । शांतचेताः परं ब्रह्म ध्यायन्नानंदनिर्भरः
anubhūtanirākāṃkṣī nāsāgranyastalocanaḥ | śāṃtacetāḥ paraṃ brahma dhyāyannānaṃdanirbharaḥ
He had experienced (all) and was without longing, his eyes fixed on the tip of his nose, his mind at peace, meditating on the supreme Brahman, filled full with bliss.
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PdP 6 176.8
पादौ तस्योपसंगृह्य प्रणतेनांतरात्मना । चकार विधिवत्तस्मै विद्वानतिथिसत्क्रियाम्
pādau tasyopasaṃgṛhya praṇatenāṃtarātmanā | cakāra vidhivattasmai vidvānatithisatkriyām
Clasping his feet with an inwardly bowed spirit, that learned man performed for him, according to rule, the rites of hospitality due to a guest.
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PdP 6 176.9
तं च शुद्धेन भावेन परितुष्टं तपस्विनम् । प्रणतः परिपप्रच्छ निर्वाणस्थितिमात्मनः
taṃ ca śuddhena bhāvena parituṣṭaṃ tapasvinam | praṇataḥ paripapraccha nirvāṇasthitimātmanaḥ
And when that ascetic was fully pleased by his pure disposition, he bowed and asked him about the state of extinction (liberation) for himself.
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PdP 6 176.10
स तस्मै कथयामास पुरेऽसौ पुरनामनि । मित्रवंतमजापालमुपदेष्टारमात्मवित्
sa tasmai kathayāmāsa pure'sau puranāmani | mitravaṃtamajāpālamupadeṣṭāramātmavit
That knower of the Self told him: in the city named Pura (there dwells) Mitravanta, a goatherd, as (your) instructor.
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PdP 6 176.11
स चाभिवंद्य तत्पादावेत्यसौ पुरमूर्जितम् । तस्योत्तरदिशोभागे ददर्श विपुलं वनम्
sa cābhivaṃdya tatpādāvetyasau puramūrjitam | tasyottaradiśobhāge dadarśa vipulaṃ vanam
And he, having saluted his feet, went to that mighty city, and in the region to its north he saw a vast forest,
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PdP 6 176.12
मारुतांदोलितानेक कुसुमामोदसुंदरम् । उन्मत्तभ्रमरोद्गीत नादापूरितदिङ्मुखम्
mārutāṃdolitāneka kusumāmodasuṃdaram | unmattabhramarodgīta nādāpūritadiṅmukham
lovely with the fragrance of many blossoms swayed by the wind, the quarters filled with the humming sung out by intoxicated bees,
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PdP 6 176.13
तस्मिन्वने सरित्तीरे निषीदंतं शिलातले । मित्रवंतं ददर्शाथ सानंदस्तिमितेक्षणम्
tasminvane sarittīre niṣīdaṃtaṃ śilātale | mitravaṃtaṃ dadarśātha sānaṃdastimitekṣaṇam
and then, in that forest on a river-bank, seated on a slab of rock, he saw Mitravanta, his eyes motionless with bliss —
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PdP 6 176.14
अपि स्वाभाविकं वैरं हित्वान्योन्यं विरोधिभिः । सत्वैरावृतमुद्याने मंदस्यंदनभास्वति
api svābhāvikaṃ vairaṃ hitvānyonyaṃ virodhibhiḥ | satvairāvṛtamudyāne maṃdasyaṃdanabhāsvati
(and saw him) encircled, in that pleasure-grove bright with its slow-flowing stream, by creatures mutually hostile which had abandoned even their innate enmity,
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PdP 6 176.15
शांतेषु मृगयूथेषु दशानंदमनोज्ञया । कृपानुविद्धया भूमिं निषिंचंतमिवामृतम्
śāṃteṣu mṛgayūtheṣu daśānaṃdamanojñayā | kṛpānuviddhayā bhūmiṃ niṣiṃcaṃtamivāmṛtam
— while the herds of deer were at peace, (he saw him) as though drenching the earth with nectar by his gaze, charming with joy and threaded through with compassion.
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PdP 6 176.16
उपेत्य विनयेनामुमुन्मनाः प्रीतमानसः । किंचिदानम्रशिरसा तेनापि स तु सत्कृतः
upetya vinayenāmumunmanāḥ prītamānasaḥ | kiṃcidānamraśirasā tenāpi sa tu satkṛtaḥ
Approaching him deferentially, in high spirits and with a delighted mind, his head somewhat bowed — and he too was honoured by that one.
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PdP 6 176.17
उपतस्थे ततो विद्वान्मित्रवंतमनन्यधीः ।
upatasthe tato vidvānmitravaṃtamananyadhīḥ |
Then the learned man, his thoughts on nothing else, waited upon Mitravān.
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PdP 6 176.18
देवशर्मोवाच। आत्मानं वेत्तुमिच्छामि तदमुष्मिन्मनोरथे । लब्धसिद्धिमुपायं मामुपदेष्टुं त्वमर्हसि
devaśarmovāca| ātmānaṃ vettumicchāmi tadamuṣminmanorathe | labdhasiddhimupāyaṃ māmupadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi
Devaśarman said: I wish to know the Self; therefore you ought to instruct me in a means that has attained success with respect to that desire.
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PdP 6 176.19
श्रीभगवानुवाच। परामृश्य क्षणं सोऽपि मित्रवानिदमब्रवीत् । मित्रवानुवाच। विद्वन्विद्धि पुरावृत्तमुच्यमानमिदं मया
śrībhagavānuvāca| parāmṛśya kṣaṇaṃ so'pi mitravānidamabravīt | mitravānuvāca| vidvanviddhi purāvṛttamucyamānamidaṃ mayā
The Blessed Lord said: He too, Mitravān, having reflected for a moment, said this. Mitravān said: Learned one, know this event of long ago, which is being told by me.
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PdP 6 176.20
अस्ति गोदावरीतीरे प्रतिष्ठानाभिधं पुरम् । तत्र दुर्दमनामासीदन्वये च मनीषिणाम्
asti godāvarītīre pratiṣṭhānābhidhaṃ puram | tatra durdamanāmāsīdanvaye ca manīṣiṇām
On the bank of the Godāvarī there is a city called Pratiṣṭhāna; there, in a lineage of wise men, there was one named Durdama.
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PdP 6 176.21
तत्रास्ति विक्रमो नाम सेव्यमानो महीपतिः । दानानि प्रत्यहं गृह्णन्वर्त्तते उदरंभरः
tatrāsti vikramo nāma sevyamāno mahīpatiḥ | dānāni pratyahaṃ gṛhṇanvarttate udaraṃbharaḥ
There is a king there named Vikrama, who is waited upon; he goes on accepting gifts day after day, a filler of his belly.
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PdP 6 176.22
कालेन कालपाशेन बद्धानीतो यमालयम् । निरयेषु समग्रेषु यातना अनुभूय च
kālena kālapāśena baddhānīto yamālayam | nirayeṣu samagreṣu yātanā anubhūya ca
In time, bound by the noose of Death, he was led to Yama's abode, and having undergone the torments in all the hells,
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PdP 6 176.23
कस्मिंश्चित्स कुले जातो दुर्वृत्तानां द्विजन्मनाम् । भवांतरानुवर्तिन्या विद्यया स पुरस्कृतः
kasmiṃścitsa kule jāto durvṛttānāṃ dvijanmanām | bhavāṃtarānuvartinyā vidyayā sa puraskṛtaḥ
he was born in a certain family of ill-conducted brahmins; he was distinguished by the learning that carried over from his former existence.
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PdP 6 176.24
उपयेमे दुराधर्षां कन्यकामधमे कुले । कालेन सा वयो हित्वा शैशवं यौवनं ययौ
upayeme durādharṣāṃ kanyakāmadhame kule | kālena sā vayo hitvā śaiśavaṃ yauvanaṃ yayau
He married a girl of unassailable (temper) in a low family; in time she left off childhood and came to youth.
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PdP 6 176.25
पीनस्तनी च सुश्रोणी मदविह्वललोचना । पतिं न सेहे दुर्वृत्तं चकमे स्वपतीन्परान्
pīnastanī ca suśroṇī madavihvalalocanā | patiṃ na sehe durvṛttaṃ cakame svapatīnparān
Full-breasted, fair-hipped, her eyes swimming with intoxication, she could not bear her ill-conducted husband, and desired other men as her lovers.
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PdP 6 176.26
वृत्तिमाहर्तुकामस्मिन्निर्गता सा पुराद्बहिः । संगता कामुकेनासौ चिरं चांडालजन्मना
vṛttimāhartukāmasminnirgatā sā purādbahiḥ | saṃgatā kāmukenāsau ciraṃ cāṃḍālajanmanā
Wishing to fetch a living for him, she went out beyond the city, and there she consorted for a long time with a lover of Caṇḍāla birth.
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PdP 6 176.27
दधे गर्भमसौ तस्मात्सा च कन्योपपद्यते । सैव भार्यापि तस्यासीत्पूर्वपापप्रसंगतः
dadhe garbhamasau tasmātsā ca kanyopapadyate | saiva bhāryāpi tasyāsītpūrvapāpaprasaṃgataḥ
She conceived a child by him, and a girl was born; and that same (girl) became his wife too, through the working of former sin.
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PdP 6 176.28
सैव वृद्धा ततः काले डाकिनी समजायत । कुसंगात्कुमतिर्जाता दुष्टनारीप्रसंगतः
saiva vṛddhā tataḥ kāle ḍākinī samajāyata | kusaṃgātkumatirjātā duṣṭanārīprasaṃgataḥ
She herself, grown old, in time became a ḍākinī; from bad company she turned evil-minded, through association with wicked women.
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PdP 6 176.29
चखाद व्याधितं व्याधमसृगास्वादलालसा । भ्रमंती विपिने घोरे जनैर्दृष्ट्वा बहिष्कृता
cakhāda vyādhitaṃ vyādhamasṛgāsvādalālasā | bhramaṃtī vipine ghore janairdṛṣṭvā bahiṣkṛtā
Greedy for the taste of blood, she devoured a hunter who was sick; roaming in the dreadful forest, she was seen by people and cast out.
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PdP 6 176.30
परेतलोकमासाद्य व्याधौ व्याघ्रोऽभ्यवर्त्तत । नरकान्दारुणान्भुक्त्वा जीवहिंसा प्रभावतः
paretalokamāsādya vyādhau vyāghro'bhyavarttata | narakāndāruṇānbhuktvā jīvahiṃsā prabhāvataḥ
The hunter, having reached the world of the dead, turned into a tiger, after undergoing terrible hells by the force of (his) killing of living beings.
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PdP 6 176.31
सापि कालेन दुष्टात्मा मृत्युवेगमुपागता । निरयानेत्य दुर्द्धर्षानजाजायत मद्गृहे
sāpi kālena duṣṭātmā mṛtyuvegamupāgatā | nirayānetya durddharṣānajājāyata madgṛhe
And she too, evil-souled, in time came under the rush of death; having gone through unassailable hells, she was born as a she-goat in my house.
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PdP 6 176.32
तामन्या अप्यहं विद्वन्पालयन्काननांतरे । अपश्यन्द्वीपिनं घोरं जिघांसंतमिवाखिलम्
tāmanyā apyahaṃ vidvanpālayankānanāṃtare | apaśyandvīpinaṃ ghoraṃ jighāṃsaṃtamivākhilam
While I was tending her along with other (goats) in the forest, O learned one, I saw a dreadful leopard, as if intent on killing everything.
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PdP 6 176.33
समालोक्य तमायांतं भयेन प्रपलायितम् । अजायूथं परित्यज्य मया मरणभीरुणा
samālokya tamāyāṃtaṃ bhayena prapalāyitam | ajāyūthaṃ parityajya mayā maraṇabhīruṇā
Seeing him coming, I, afraid of death, fled in fear, abandoning the herd of goats.
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PdP 6 176.34
उपदुद्राव स द्वीपी पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन् । अजा तु तत्समीपेऽगात्सत्वरं सरिदंतिके
upadudrāva sa dvīpī pūrvavairamanusmaran | ajā tu tatsamīpe'gātsatvaraṃ saridaṃtike
That leopard rushed upon (her), remembering the former enmity; but the goat went near him, quickly, to the vicinity of the river.
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PdP 6 176.35
तत्र सा भयमुत्सृज्य हित्वा वैरमनर्गला । अवतस्थे स च द्वीपी तूष्णीमासीदमत्सरः
tatra sā bhayamutsṛjya hitvā vairamanargalā | avatasthe sa ca dvīpī tūṣṇīmāsīdamatsaraḥ
There she, unrestrained, let go her fear and abandoned enmity, and stood still; and that leopard too remained silent, without malice.
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PdP 6 176.36
तं तथाविधमालोक्य सा वक्तुमुपचक्रमे । द्वीपिन्नभीप्सितं भुंक्ष्व मांसमुद्धृत्य सादरः
taṃ tathāvidhamālokya sā vaktumupacakrame | dvīpinnabhīpsitaṃ bhuṃkṣva māṃsamuddhṛtya sādaraḥ
Seeing him in that state, she began to speak: "Leopard, eat the flesh you desire, tearing it off respectfully.
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PdP 6 176.37
नेयं भवति ते बुद्धिः कथं वैरमतिं त्यजः । इत्याकर्ण्य तदा वाक्यं प्राह द्वीपी विमत्सरः
neyaṃ bhavati te buddhiḥ kathaṃ vairamatiṃ tyajaḥ | ityākarṇya tadā vākyaṃ prāha dvīpī vimatsaraḥ
This is not your (usual) mind—how have you given up the thought of enmity?" Hearing that speech, the leopard, free of malice, then spoke.
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PdP 6 176.38
स्थानेऽस्मिन्मे गतो द्वेषः क्षुत्पिपासा च निर्ययौ । न प्रार्थयामि तेन त्वां समीपे समुपस्थिताम्
sthāne'sminme gato dveṣaḥ kṣutpipāsā ca niryayau | na prārthayāmi tena tvāṃ samīpe samupasthitām
"In this place my hatred has gone, and hunger and thirst have departed; therefore I do not crave you, though you stand close by.
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PdP 6 176.39
सैवमुक्ता पुनः प्राह जाताहं निर्भया कथम् । किमत्र कारणं वेत्सि यदि मे वक्तुमर्हसि
saivamuktā punaḥ prāha jātāhaṃ nirbhayā katham | kimatra kāraṇaṃ vetsi yadi me vaktumarhasi
She, thus addressed, spoke again: "How have I become fearless? If you know the cause of this, you should tell me."
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PdP 6 176.40
एवमुक्तः पुनर्द्वीपी तामाहाजां न वेद्म्यहम् । पुरोगतमिमं प्रष्टुं महांतमिति निर्गतौ
evamuktaḥ punardvīpī tāmāhājāṃ na vedmyaham | purogatamimaṃ praṣṭuṃ mahāṃtamiti nirgatau
Thus addressed, the leopard said again to the goat: "I do not know. Let us ask this great one who has gone ahead"—and so the two set out.
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PdP 6 176.41
ताभ्यामुभाभ्यामागत्य पृष्टोऽहं बहुविस्मयः । अहं च सहितस्ताभ्यामपृच्छं वानरेश्वरम्
tābhyāmubhābhyāmāgatya pṛṣṭo'haṃ bahuvismayaḥ | ahaṃ ca sahitastābhyāmapṛcchaṃ vānareśvaram
The two of them came and asked me, and I was greatly amazed; and I, together with them, asked the lord of the monkeys.
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PdP 6 176.42
मया पृष्टः स विप्रेदमब्रवीत्सादरं कपिः । शृणु वक्ष्याम्यजापाल वृत्तमत्र पुरातनम्
mayā pṛṣṭaḥ sa vipredamabravītsādaraṃ kapiḥ | śṛṇu vakṣyāmyajāpāla vṛttamatra purātanam
Asked by me, that monkey said this respectfully, O brahmin: "Listen, goatherd, I shall tell you what happened here long ago.
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PdP 6 176.43
इदमायतनं पश्य पुरोवनगतं महत् । अत्र त्र्यंबकलिंगं हि द्रुहिणेन प्रतिष्ठितम्
idamāyatanaṃ paśya purovanagataṃ mahat | atra tryaṃbakaliṃgaṃ hi druhiṇena pratiṣṭhitam
Look at this great sanctuary set in the forest ahead: here indeed a liṅga of the Three-eyed One was established by Brahmā.
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PdP 6 176.44
सुकर्मानाम मेधावी पर्युपास्ते तपश्चरन् । वनपुष्पाण्यपाहृत्य सुरपूज्यं पुरोभवम्
sukarmānāma medhāvī paryupāste tapaścaran | vanapuṣpāṇyapāhṛtya surapūjyaṃ purobhavam
A wise man named Sukarman attends upon (the liṅga), practising austerity, having gathered forest flowers (for) the one worthy of the gods' worship who stands before (him).
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PdP 6 176.45
संस्नाप्य सरिदंभोभिः केवलं कर्मणा वसन् । काले महति तस्यागादतिथिः कश्चिदंतिकम्
saṃsnāpya saridaṃbhobhiḥ kevalaṃ karmaṇā vasan | kāle mahati tasyāgādatithiḥ kaścidaṃtikam
Having bathed (it) with the river's waters, dwelling by ritual action alone, after a long time some guest came into his presence.
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PdP 6 176.46
उपाहृत्य फलाहारं स तस्मै पर्यकल्पयत् । तेनातिथ्येन संप्रीतः सुकर्माणमभाषत
upāhṛtya phalāhāraṃ sa tasmai paryakalpayat | tenātithyena saṃprītaḥ sukarmāṇamabhāṣata
Having fetched a meal of fruits, he arranged it for him; well pleased with that hospitality, (the guest) spoke to Sukarman.
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PdP 6 176.47
किमिदं कर्मणो मूलं फलं भुक्त्वा तु तिष्ठसि । गतानुगतया वृत्त्या किं वा केवलमीहसे
kimidaṃ karmaṇo mūlaṃ phalaṃ bhuktvā tu tiṣṭhasi | gatānugatayā vṛttyā kiṃ vā kevalamīhase
"What is this fruit that is the root of (your) rite, that you remain here, eating fruit? Or do you merely strive with a practice followed as it was handed down?"
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PdP 6 176.48
स एवमुक्तः प्रायेण प्रीतेनात्मविदा तदा । प्रत्युवाच वचः स्पष्टमात्मनो हितमुत्तमम्
sa evamuktaḥ prāyeṇa prītenātmavidā tadā | pratyuvāca vacaḥ spaṣṭamātmano hitamuttamam
Thus addressed by the knower of the Self, who was for the most part pleased, he then replied with a plain speech, excellent and beneficial to himself.
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PdP 6 176.49
विद्वन्न वेद्मि तत्वेन फलमेतस्य कर्मणः । बुभुत्सया परः शंभुः सेव्यते केवलं यया
vidvanna vedmi tatvena phalametasya karmaṇaḥ | bubhutsayā paraḥ śaṃbhuḥ sevyate kevalaṃ yayā
"Learned one, I do not truly know the fruit of this rite; out of a desire to know, the supreme Śambhu is served—by that alone."
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PdP 6 176.50
फलमेतस्य सेवायाः परिपाकं कपर्दिनः । यन्मांसमनुगृह्णासि संस्पृश्यात्ममनोरथम् 6.176.
phalametasya sevāyāḥ paripākaṃ kapardinaḥ | yanmāṃsamanugṛhṇāsi saṃspṛśyātmamanoratham 6.176.
"This is the fruit of that service, the ripening of (devotion to) the tuft-haired one: that you favour me, touching my heart's wish."
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PdP 6 176.51
तस्यैवं सूनृतं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा प्रीतस्तपोधनः । द्वितीयमालिलेखाऽसौ गीताध्यायं शिलातले
tasyaivaṃ sūnṛtaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā prītastapodhanaḥ | dvitīyamālilekhā'sau gītādhyāyaṃ śilātale
Hearing his truthful words thus, the one rich in austerity was pleased, and he inscribed the second chapter of the Gītā upon a slab of rock.
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PdP 6 176.52
आदिदेशाशु तं विप्रं पठनाभ्यसनाय च । फलिष्यत्यात्मनः स्वैरं परितस्ते मनोरथः
ādideśāśu taṃ vipraṃ paṭhanābhyasanāya ca | phaliṣyatyātmanaḥ svairaṃ paritaste manorathaḥ
And he at once instructed that brahmin to recite and repeat (it): "Your heart's wish will bear fruit fully of its own accord."
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PdP 6 176.53
इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे धीमान्पुरतस्तस्य पश्यतः । विस्मितस्तस्य चादेशात्सोऽन्वतिष्ठदनारतम्
ityuktvāṃtardadhe dhīmānpuratastasya paśyataḥ | vismitastasya cādeśātso'nvatiṣṭhadanāratam
Having said this, the wise one vanished before him as he looked on; and, astonished, he carried out his instruction without ceasing.
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PdP 6 176.54
ततः कालेन महता भावितात्मा प्रसन्नधीः । यत्रयत्र चचारासौ शांतं तत्तत्तपोवनम्
tataḥ kālena mahatā bhāvitātmā prasannadhīḥ | yatrayatra cacārāsau śāṃtaṃ tattattapovanam
Then, after a long time, with his self matured and his mind serene, wherever he wandered, that place became a peaceful grove of austerity.
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PdP 6 176.55
न द्वंद्वबाधा नैव क्षुत्पिपासा न च वा भयम् । तपसा तस्य जानीहि द्वितीयाध्यायजापिनः
na dvaṃdvabādhā naiva kṣutpipāsā na ca vā bhayam | tapasā tasya jānīhi dvitīyādhyāyajāpinaḥ
Know that, through the austerity of him who recites the second chapter, there is no affliction from the pairs (of opposites), no hunger or thirst, nor any fear.
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PdP 6 176.56
मित्रवानुवाच। एवमुक्तश्च तेनाऽहं ख्यापयित्वा परां कथाम् । अनुज्ञातप्रसंनेन च्छागीव्याघ्रयुतोगमम्
mitravānuvāca| evamuktaśca tenā'haṃ khyāpayitvā parāṃ kathām | anujñātaprasaṃnena cchāgīvyāghrayutogamam
Mitravān said: Thus addressed by him, and having made known that supreme story, permitted by him who was pleased, I went off together with the she-goat and the tiger.
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PdP 6 176.57
गत्वा शिलातले पश्यमध्यायं लिखितं पठेत् । तस्यैवावर्त्तनादाप्तं तपसः पारमुत्तमम्
gatvā śilātale paśyamadhyāyaṃ likhitaṃ paṭhet | tasyaivāvarttanādāptaṃ tapasaḥ pāramuttamam
Having gone (there), one should look upon the chapter written on the rock-slab and recite it; by repeating just that, the highest limit of austerity is attained.
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PdP 6 176.58
तेन त्वमपि कल्याण नित्यमाहर्तुमर्हसि । अध्यायं तेन ते मुक्तिरदूरस्था भविष्यति
tena tvamapi kalyāṇa nityamāhartumarhasi | adhyāyaṃ tena te muktiradūrasthā bhaviṣyati
Therefore you too, good sir, ought to take up the chapter daily; by that, liberation will not stand far from you.
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PdP 6 176.59
देवशर्मा समादिष्टस्तेन मित्रवता स्वयम् । अभ्यर्च्य प्रणतो भूत्वा पुरंदरपुरं ययौ
devaśarmā samādiṣṭastena mitravatā svayam | abhyarcya praṇato bhūtvā puraṃdarapuraṃ yayau
Devaśarman, thus instructed by Mitravān himself, having worshipped him and bowed down, went to the city of Puraṃdara.
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PdP 6 176.60
तत्रात्मविदमासाद्य देवतायतने क्वचित् । वृत्तमेतन्निवेद्यादावध्यायमपठत्ततः
tatrātmavidamāsādya devatāyatane kvacit | vṛttametannivedyādāvadhyāyamapaṭhattataḥ
There, coming upon a knower of the Self in some temple, he first reported this occurrence and then recited the chapter.
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PdP 6 176.61
शिक्षितस्तेन पूतात्मा पठन्नध्यायमादरात् । द्वितीयमाससादोच्चैर्निरवद्यं परं पदम्
śikṣitastena pūtātmā paṭhannadhyāyamādarāt | dvitīyamāsasādoccairniravadyaṃ paraṃ padam
Taught by him, his self purified, reciting the second chapter with reverence, he attained on high the faultless supreme state.
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PdP 6 176.62
द्वितीयस्येदमाख्यानं कथितं शृणु सांप्रतम् । तृतीयस्याथ वक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यमपि चेंदिरे
dvitīyasyedamākhyānaṃ kathitaṃ śṛṇu sāṃpratam | tṛtīyasyātha vakṣyāmi māhātmyamapi ceṃdire
This story of the second (chapter) has been told; hear now, Indirā—next I shall tell the greatness of the third as well.
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PdP 6 176.176
माहात्म्ये सतीश्वरसंवादे षट्सप्तत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
māhātmye satīśvarasaṃvāde ṣaṭsaptatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
In the Māhātmya, in the dialogue of Satī and Īśvara, the one hundred seventy-sixth chapter.
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