Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 181
PdP 6 181.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच। अथ ते वर्णयिष्यामि सप्तमाध्यायगौरवम् । यदाकर्ण्य सुधापूर पूर्तिर्भवति कर्णयोः
śrībhagavānuvāca| atha te varṇayiṣyāmi saptamādhyāyagauravam | yadākarṇya sudhāpūra pūrtirbhavati karṇayoḥ
The blessed Lord said: "Now I shall describe to you the weight of the seventh chapter, on hearing which the ears become filled as with a flood of nectar."
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PdP 6 181.2
अस्ति पाटलिपुत्राख्यं दुर्गमुत्तुङ्गगोपुरम् । तत्राभूद्ब्राह्मणो नाम शंकुकर्णो दयार्णवः
asti pāṭaliputrākhyaṃ durgamuttuṅgagopuram | tatrābhūdbrāhmaṇo nāma śaṃkukarṇo dayārṇavaḥ
There is a fortress called Pāṭaliputra, with lofty gate-towers. There lived a brahmin named Śaṅkukarṇa, an ocean of compassion.
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PdP 6 181.3
वैश्यवृत्तिं समासाद्य धनमर्जितवान्बहु । पितॄन्न तर्पयामास पूजयामास नो सुरान्
vaiśyavṛttiṃ samāsādya dhanamarjitavānbahu | pitṝnna tarpayāmāsa pūjayāmāsa no surān
Taking up the livelihood of a vaiśya, he earned much wealth; he did not satisfy the ancestors (with offerings), nor did he worship the gods.
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PdP 6 181.4
पार्थिवान्भोजयांश्चक्रे धनार्जनपरायणः । तुरीयपाणिग्रहणं मंगलार्थं गृहांतरे
pārthivānbhojayāṃścakre dhanārjanaparāyaṇaḥ | turīyapāṇigrahaṇaṃ maṃgalārthaṃ gṛhāṃtare
Intent on the acquisition of wealth, he had kings fed; (and arranged) a fourth marriage for the sake of auspiciousness within the house.
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PdP 6 181.5
तनुजैर्बंधुभिः सार्धं संप्रतस्थे कदाचन । रजन्यां धर्मकल्पायां निद्रालोस्तस्य दोस्तले
tanujairbaṃdhubhiḥ sārdhaṃ saṃpratasthe kadācana | rajanyāṃ dharmakalpāyāṃ nidrālostasya dostale
Once he set out together with his sons and kinsmen. On a night appointed by fate, as he slept, upon his arm—
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PdP 6 181.6
दशति स्म समागत्य दंदशूकः कुतश्चन । स दष्टमात्रोऽसाध्यात्मा मणिमंत्रौषधादिभिः
daśati sma samāgatya daṃdaśūkaḥ kutaścana | sa daṣṭamātro'sādhyātmā maṇimaṃtrauṣadhādibhiḥ
—a snake came from somewhere and bit (him). The moment he was bitten his life was beyond saving by gems, spells, herbs and the like.
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PdP 6 181.7
क्षणैः कतिपयैरेव गतासुरभवत्ततः । पिचुमंददलैर्नालैरवगुंठितविग्रहम्
kṣaṇaiḥ katipayaireva gatāsurabhavattataḥ | picumaṃdadalairnālairavaguṃṭhitavigraham
Within a very few moments he became lifeless; then his body was wrapped up with neem leaves and stalks.
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PdP 6 181.8
तमारोप्य तरुस्कंधे सूनवो गृहमाययुः । ततः कालेन बहुना ततो जातः सरीसृपः
tamāropya taruskaṃdhe sūnavo gṛhamāyayuḥ | tataḥ kālena bahunā tato jātaḥ sarīsṛpaḥ
Placing him on the trunk of a tree, the sons went home. Then, after a long time, he was born from that (state) as a crawling creature (a snake).
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PdP 6 181.9
तद्वासनानिबद्धात्मा जन्मपूर्वमनुस्मरन् । वंचयित्वा सुतानेतान्पूरयामि गृहाद्बहिः
tadvāsanānibaddhātmā janmapūrvamanusmaran | vaṃcayitvā sutānetānpūrayāmi gṛhādbahiḥ
His mind bound by that lingering desire, remembering his former birth (he thought): "Deceiving these sons, I shall fill (the place) outside the house—
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PdP 6 181.10
आत्मनः कोटिसंख्याकं यत्रास्ते स्थापितं वसु । ततो नारायणबलिश्रद्धया परयान्विताः
ātmanaḥ koṭisaṃkhyākaṃ yatrāste sthāpitaṃ vasu | tato nārāyaṇabaliśraddhayā parayānvitāḥ
—where my own wealth, a crore in amount, lies deposited." Thereupon, filled with the highest faith in the Nārāyaṇa-bali offering,
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PdP 6 181.11
कृतवंतः परे तस्य सूनवो हि द्विजन्मनः । एकदा स्वप्नमागत्य पीडितः सर्पजन्मना
kṛtavaṃtaḥ pare tasya sūnavo hi dvijanmanaḥ | ekadā svapnamāgatya pīḍitaḥ sarpajanmanā
the other sons of that twice-born performed it. Once, coming (to them) in a dream, tormented by his snake-birth,
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PdP 6 181.12
अभाषयन्मनोवृत्तं पुत्राणामग्रतः पिता । ततस्ते प्रातरुत्थाय परं विस्मयमोहिताः
abhāṣayanmanovṛttaṃ putrāṇāmagrataḥ pitā | tataste prātarutthāya paraṃ vismayamohitāḥ
the father spoke out what was in his mind before his sons. Then they, rising at dawn, utterly bewildered with wonder,
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PdP 6 181.13
इतरेतरमाख्याय पर्यंतस्ते निरंकुशाः । एकस्तत्र पितृस्नेहादुद्धर्तुमपि वांछति
itaretaramākhyāya paryaṃtaste niraṃkuśāḥ | ekastatra pitṛsnehāduddhartumapi vāṃchati
having told it to one another, (were) in the end unrestrained: one of them, out of love for the father, wishes even to dig (the wealth) up;
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PdP 6 181.14
अन्यो द्रविणलोभेन निहंतुं सर्पमीहते । इतरस्तु पितृस्नेहरसमोहितमानसः
anyo draviṇalobhena nihaṃtuṃ sarpamīhate | itarastu pitṛsneharasamohitamānasaḥ
Another, out of greed for wealth, sought to kill the serpent; but a third, his mind bewildered by the flavour of affection for his father,
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PdP 6 181.15
किंवा अहिमयो न स्याच्छोचन्रोदिति केवलम् । मध्यमस्तु ततः पुत्रो वंचयित्वा सहोदरौ
kiṃvā ahimayo na syācchocanroditi kevalam | madhyamastu tataḥ putro vaṃcayitvā sahodarau
(thought) "Or perhaps he may not be a snake at all"—and, grieving, merely wept. But then the middle son, deceiving his brothers,
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PdP 6 181.16
केनापि छद्मनोत्थाय जगाम निजमालयम् । ततः शनैः समाहूय गृहिणीं गुणशालिनीम्
kenāpi chadmanotthāya jagāma nijamālayam | tataḥ śanaiḥ samāhūya gṛhiṇīṃ guṇaśālinīm
got up on some pretext and went to his own house; then, quietly calling his wife, who was endowed with good qualities,
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PdP 6 181.17
कुद्दालहस्तो निरगाद्यत्रास्ते पन्नगः पिता । तेनाविदितवित्तेन चिह्नैर्निश्चित्य तत्वतः
kuddālahasto niragādyatrāste pannagaḥ pitā | tenāviditavittena cihnairniścitya tatvataḥ
spade in hand he set out for where his father the serpent was; and having determined for certain by the marks (of the place), (thinking) that (his brothers) did not know of the treasure,
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PdP 6 181.18
स्थानमागत्य तं हंतुं वल्मीकं लोभबुद्धितः । भार्ययोत्सार्य ते मृत्स्ना स्वयं तेन च खन्यते
sthānamāgatya taṃ haṃtuṃ valmīkaṃ lobhabuddhitaḥ | bhāryayotsārya te mṛtsnā svayaṃ tena ca khanyate
he came to the spot to kill him; with a mind bent on greed, the earth of the ant-hill was carried off by his wife and dug up by himself,
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PdP 6 181.19
निखन्यमानादत्युग्रो वल्मीकादहिरुत्थितः । ततो गरलगंडूषैर्निर्गतैरतिदुःसहैः
nikhanyamānādatyugro valmīkādahirutthitaḥ | tato garalagaṃḍūṣairnirgatairatiduḥsahaiḥ
and from the ant-hill being dug up there rose a most terrible snake; then, with gulps of venom issuing forth, utterly unbearable,
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PdP 6 181.20
गिरः स कथयांचक्रे फणी फूत्कारमारुतैः
giraḥ sa kathayāṃcakre phaṇī phūtkāramārutaiḥ
that hooded serpent uttered words with the winds of his hissing.
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PdP 6 181.21
अहिरुवाच। कस्त्वं किमर्थमायातः कथं वा खन्यते बिलम् । केन वा प्रहितो मूढ तदाख्याहि ममाग्रतः
ahiruvāca| kastvaṃ kimarthamāyātaḥ kathaṃ vā khanyate bilam | kena vā prahito mūḍha tadākhyāhi mamāgrataḥ
The snake said: Who are you, for what purpose have you come, and why is the hole being dug? Or by whom were you sent, fool? Tell me that in my presence.
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PdP 6 181.22
पुत्र उवाच। पुत्रस्तेऽहं शिवो नाम हेमग्रहणकौतुकी । आगतो रात्रलब्धस्य स्वप्नस्य तु सुविस्मितः
putra uvāca| putraste'haṃ śivo nāma hemagrahaṇakautukī | āgato rātralabdhasya svapnasya tu suvismitaḥ
The son said: I am your son, Śiva by name, eager to take the gold; I have come, greatly astonished at a dream I had in the night.
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PdP 6 181.23
शिव उवाच। इत्थमाकर्ण्य पुत्रस्य गिरं लोकविगर्हिताम् । वक्तुमारभत स्पष्टं हसन्नुच्चैः फणी तदा
śiva uvāca| itthamākarṇya putrasya giraṃ lokavigarhitām | vaktumārabhata spaṣṭaṃ hasannuccaiḥ phaṇī tadā
Śiva said: Hearing thus the son's speech, censured by the world, the hooded serpent then began to speak plainly, laughing loudly.
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PdP 6 181.24
सर्प उवाच। यदि पुत्रोऽसि मे तूर्णं मामुन्मोचय बंधनात् । निक्षेपार्थाय संजातं पन्नगं पूर्वजन्मनः
sarpa uvāca| yadi putro'si me tūrṇaṃ māmunmocaya baṃdhanāt | nikṣepārthāya saṃjātaṃ pannagaṃ pūrvajanmanaḥ
The serpent said: If you are my son, quickly release me from bondage—(me who), for the sake of a buried hoard, have become a snake because of a former birth.
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PdP 6 181.25
पुत्र उवाच। पितः कथं ते मुक्तिः स्यादित्याचक्ष्व ममाग्रतः । परित्यक्त्वाखिलं लोकमागतोस्मि यथा निशि
putra uvāca| pitaḥ kathaṃ te muktiḥ syādityācakṣva mamāgrataḥ | parityaktvākhilaṃ lokamāgatosmi yathā niśi
The son said: Father, tell me here how your release may come about. I have come, abandoning all people, just as (I did) in the night.
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PdP 6 181.26
पितोवाच। न तीर्थानि न दानानि न तपांसि न चाध्वराः । मामुन्मोचयितुं पुत्र प्रभवंति च सर्वथा
pitovāca| na tīrthāni na dānāni na tapāṃsi na cādhvarāḥ | māmunmocayituṃ putra prabhavaṃti ca sarvathā
The father said: Neither pilgrimage places, nor gifts, nor austerities, nor sacrifices are able in any way to release me, my son,
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PdP 6 181.27
गीतानां सप्तमाध्यायमंतरेण सुधामयम् । जंतोर्जरामृत्युदुःखनिराकरणकारणम्
gītānāṃ saptamādhyāyamaṃtareṇa sudhāmayam | jaṃtorjarāmṛtyuduḥkhanirākaraṇakāraṇam
except for the seventh chapter of the Gītā, which is made of nectar, the means of removing a creature's old age, death and sorrow.
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PdP 6 181.28
सप्तमाध्यायिनं विप्रं मदीये श्राद्धवासरे । भोजय श्रद्धया पुत्र तेन मुक्तिर्न संशयः
saptamādhyāyinaṃ vipraṃ madīye śrāddhavāsare | bhojaya śraddhayā putra tena muktirna saṃśayaḥ
On my śrāddha day, my son, feed with faith a brahmin who knows the seventh chapter; by that comes release—there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 181.29
अन्यानपि द्विजान्वत्स वेदविद्याविशारदान् । संभोजय यथाशक्ति परमश्रद्धयान्वितः
anyānapi dvijānvatsa vedavidyāviśāradān | saṃbhojaya yathāśakti paramaśraddhayānvitaḥ
Other twice-born too, my child, who are skilled in the Vedic learning—feed them according to your ability, filled with the highest faith.
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PdP 6 181.30
इत्याकर्ण्य पितुर्वाक्यमुरगत्वमुपेयुषः । ते सर्वे सूनवो कुर्वन्यथादिष्टं ततोऽधिकम्
ityākarṇya piturvākyamuragatvamupeyuṣaḥ | te sarve sūnavo kurvanyathādiṣṭaṃ tato'dhikam
Hearing thus the words of their father, who had come to the state of a serpent, all those sons did as instructed, and more than that.
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PdP 6 181.31
शंकुकर्णस्ततः श्रीमानुत्सृज्य तनुमौरगीम् । कृत्वा विभागं पुत्राणां दिव्यंदेहमुपाददे
śaṃkukarṇastataḥ śrīmānutsṛjya tanumauragīm | kṛtvā vibhāgaṃ putrāṇāṃ divyaṃdehamupādade
Then the illustrious Śaṅkukarṇa, casting off his serpent body, having made a division (of property) for his sons, took on a divine body.
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PdP 6 181.32
विभज्य दत्तं पित्राय द्रव्यं तत्कोटिसंख्यया । तेन ते सूनवः सर्वे मुमुदुः साधुवृतयः
vibhajya dattaṃ pitrāya dravyaṃ tatkoṭisaṃkhyayā | tena te sūnavaḥ sarve mumuduḥ sādhuvṛtayaḥ
Having divided the wealth given by the father, to the number of ten million; by that all those sons of good conduct rejoiced.
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PdP 6 181.33
वापीकूपसरोयज्ञदेवप्रासादहेतवे । अन्नशालां ततः कुर्वन्पुत्रास्ते धर्मबुद्धयः
vāpīkūpasaroyajñadevaprāsādahetave | annaśālāṃ tataḥ kurvanputrāste dharmabuddhayaḥ
Then those sons, their minds set on dharma, made a food-hall for the sake of tanks, wells, ponds, sacrifices and temples of the gods.
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PdP 6 181.34
सप्तमाध्याय जपतो मुक्तिभाजोभवंस्ततः । षष्ठमिष्टतमं ज्ञात्वा निर्वाणार्पितदृष्टयः
saptamādhyāya japato muktibhājobhavaṃstataḥ | ṣaṣṭhamiṣṭatamaṃ jñātvā nirvāṇārpitadṛṣṭayaḥ
Thereafter those who recite the seventh chapter became partakers of liberation; and knowing the sixth to be most desirable, (they became) those whose gaze was set upon final release.
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