Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 196
PdP 6 196.1
सूत उवाच- अथ वैष्णवचित्तेषु दृष्ट्वा भक्तिमलौकिकीम् । निजलोकं परित्यज्य भुवमभ्यगमद्धरिः
sūta uvāca- atha vaiṣṇavacitteṣu dṛṣṭvā bhaktimalaukikīm | nijalokaṃ parityajya bhuvamabhyagamaddhariḥ
Sūta said: Then, seeing the unworldly devotion in the hearts of the Vaiṣṇavas, Hari abandoned his own realm and came to the earth,
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PdP 6 196.2
वनमाली घनश्यामः पीतवासाः किरीटधृक् । कांचीकलापपर्यस्तो लसन्मकरकुंडलः
vanamālī ghanaśyāmaḥ pītavāsāḥ kirīṭadhṛk | kāṃcīkalāpaparyasto lasanmakarakuṃḍalaḥ
wearing a forest garland, dark as a cloud, clothed in yellow, bearing a crown, girt about with a girdle-cluster, with gleaming makara earrings,
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PdP 6 196.3
त्रिभंगललितश्चारु कौस्तुभेन विराजितः । कोटिमन्मथ लावण्यो हरिचंदन चर्चितः
tribhaṃgalalitaścāru kaustubhena virājitaḥ | koṭimanmatha lāvaṇyo haricaṃdana carcitaḥ
charming with the triple bend (of his posture), beautifully resplendent with the Kaustubha jewel, having the loveliness of ten million Kāmas, smeared with yellow sandal-paste,
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PdP 6 196.4
परमानंद चिन्मूर्तिर्मधुरो मुरलीधरः । आविवेश स्वभक्तानां हृदयान्यमलानि च
paramānaṃda cinmūrtirmadhuro muralīdharaḥ | āviveśa svabhaktānāṃ hṛdayānyamalāni ca
The embodiment of supreme bliss and consciousness, sweet, the holder of the flute, entered the spotless hearts of his own devotees.
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PdP 6 196.5
वैकुंठवासिनो ये च वैष्णवाः शांतमानसाः । गूढरूपाः समायाताः श्रवणाय हरेः कथाः
vaikuṃṭhavāsino ye ca vaiṣṇavāḥ śāṃtamānasāḥ | gūḍharūpāḥ samāyātāḥ śravaṇāya hareḥ kathāḥ
And those Vaiṣṇavas dwelling in Vaikuṇṭha, of tranquil minds, came in hidden forms to hear the tales of Hari.
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PdP 6 196.6
तदा जयजयेत्युच्चैः शब्दोऽभूत्कंबुशब्दयुक् । येनामंगलमत्युग्रं कलिजं प्रलयं गतम्
tadā jayajayetyuccaiḥ śabdo'bhūtkaṃbuśabdayuk | yenāmaṃgalamatyugraṃ kalijaṃ pralayaṃ gatam
Then there arose a loud cry of "Victory, victory!" joined with the sound of conches, by which the most terrible inauspiciousness born of the Kali age went to destruction.
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PdP 6 196.7
तत्रस्थानां जनानां च दृष्ट्वा गेहात्मविस्मृतिम् । नारदोऽध्यात्मतत्वज्ञः कुमारान्प्रत्युवाच ह
tatrasthānāṃ janānāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā gehātmavismṛtim | nārado'dhyātmatatvajñaḥ kumārānpratyuvāca ha
And seeing that the people standing there had forgotten their homes and their own selves, Nārada, knower of the truth of the inner Self, spoke in reply to the Kumāras:
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PdP 6 196.8
नारद उवाच- अलौकिकोऽयं महिमा मुनीश्वराः सप्ताहजन्योद्य विलोकितो मया
nārada uvāca- alaukiko'yaṃ mahimā munīśvarāḥ saptāhajanyodya vilokito mayā
Nārada said: O lords among sages, this greatness, produced by the seven-day (recitation), which I have beheld today, is not of this world.
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PdP 6 196.9
मूढाः शठा ये पशुपक्षिणोऽपि तेपि प्रयांत्येव गतिं पराख्यात् । अतो नृलोकेन तु शास्त्रमन्यच्चित्तस्य शुध्यै विहितं पवित्रम्
mūḍhāḥ śaṭhā ye paśupakṣiṇo'pi tepi prayāṃtyeva gatiṃ parākhyāt | ato nṛlokena tu śāstramanyaccittasya śudhyai vihitaṃ pavitram
Even the dull, the deceitful, and even beasts and birds — they too go to that goal called the supreme; therefore for the world of men another scripture, a purifying one, has been ordained for the cleansing of the mind.
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PdP 6 196.10
अघौघविध्वंसि कृतार्थतावहं कलौ युगे दोषनिधौ कुमाराः । के केन शुध्यंति वदंतु मह्यं सप्ताहयज्ञेन कथामयेन
aghaughavidhvaṃsi kṛtārthatāvahaṃ kalau yuge doṣanidhau kumārāḥ | ke kena śudhyaṃti vadaṃtu mahyaṃ saptāhayajñena kathāmayena
O Kumāras, in the Kali age, that storehouse of faults, who are purified, and by what — by the seven-day sacrifice consisting of the story, which destroys the flood of sins and brings fulfilment? Tell me.
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PdP 6 196.11
कृपालुभिर्लोकहितोभवद्भिः प्रकाशितं कोऽपि नवीनमार्गः । कुमारा ऊचुः। ये मानवाः पापकृतः सुदुष्टाः सदा दुराचाररताः समत्सराः
kṛpālubhirlokahitobhavadbhiḥ prakāśitaṃ ko'pi navīnamārgaḥ | kumārā ūcuḥ| ye mānavāḥ pāpakṛtaḥ suduṣṭāḥ sadā durācāraratāḥ samatsarāḥ
By you, compassionate ones, intent on the world's welfare, some new path has been revealed. The Kumāras said: Those men who are doers of sin, exceedingly wicked, always devoted to evil conduct, full of envy —
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PdP 6 196.12
क्रोधाग्निदग्धाः कुटिलाश्च कामिनः सप्ताहयज्ञेन हरिं व्रजंति ते
krodhāgnidagdhāḥ kuṭilāśca kāminaḥ saptāhayajñena hariṃ vrajaṃti te
— burnt by the fire of anger, crooked, and lustful: by the seven-day sacrifice they go to Hari.
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PdP 6 196.13
सत्येन हीनाः पितृमातृदूषकास्तृष्णाकुलाश्चाश्रमवर्णबाह्याः । ये दांभिका जीवविहिंसकाश्च सप्ताहयज्ञेन हरिं व्रजंति ते
satyena hīnāḥ pitṛmātṛdūṣakāstṛṣṇākulāścāśramavarṇabāhyāḥ | ye dāṃbhikā jīvavihiṃsakāśca saptāhayajñena hariṃ vrajaṃti te
Those who are devoid of truth, who abuse father and mother, who are afflicted with craving, who stand outside the (rules of) life-stages and classes, who are hypocrites and killers of living beings: by the seven-day sacrifice they go to Hari.
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PdP 6 196.14
पंचोग्रपापाश्च्छलकारिणश्च क्रूराः पिशाचा इव निर्दयाश्च । ब्रह्मस्वपुष्टा व्यभिचारिणश्च सप्ताहयज्ञेन हरिं व्रजंति ते
paṃcograpāpāścchalakāriṇaśca krūrāḥ piśācā iva nirdayāśca | brahmasvapuṣṭā vyabhicāriṇaśca saptāhayajñena hariṃ vrajaṃti te
Those guilty of the five grievous sins, practisers of deceit, cruel, pitiless like demons, fattened on the property of brahmins, and adulterous: by the seven-day sacrifice they go to Hari.
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PdP 6 196.15
कायेन वाचा मनसापि पातकं नित्यं प्रकुर्वंति शठा हठेन ये । नीचाः कृतघ्ना मलिना दुराशयाः सप्ताहयज्ञेन हरिं व्रजंति ते
kāyena vācā manasāpi pātakaṃ nityaṃ prakurvaṃti śaṭhā haṭhena ye | nīcāḥ kṛtaghnā malinā durāśayāḥ saptāhayajñena hariṃ vrajaṃti te
Those deceitful ones who constantly and forcibly commit sin with body, speech, and even mind, the low, the ungrateful, the filthy, the evil-intentioned: by the seven-day sacrifice they go to Hari.
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PdP 6 196.16
सूत उवाच- अथैवं तुष्टचित्तेऽथ नारदे देवपूजिते । प्रसन्नास्ते कुमाराश्च पुनरूचुश्च नारदम्
sūta uvāca- athaivaṃ tuṣṭacitte'tha nārade devapūjite | prasannāste kumārāśca punarūcuśca nāradam
Sūta said: Then, when Nārada, honoured by the gods, was thus satisfied in mind, those Kumāras, well pleased, spoke again to Nārada.
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PdP 6 196.17
कुमारा ऊचुः । अत्र ते कीर्तयिष्याम इतिहासं पुरातनम् । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण पापहानिः प्रजायते
kumārā ūcuḥ | atra te kīrtayiṣyāma itihāsaṃ purātanam | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa pāpahāniḥ prajāyate
The Kumāras said: On this matter we shall recount to you an ancient tale, by the mere hearing of which the destruction of sin comes about.
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PdP 6 196.18
तुंगभद्रा तटे पूर्वं पत्तने कोहलाभिधे । वर्णाश्रमाचारयुते धनधान्यसमाकुले
tuṃgabhadrā taṭe pūrvaṃ pattane kohalābhidhe | varṇāśramācārayute dhanadhānyasamākule
Formerly, on the bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā, in a town named Kohala, provided with the observances of class and life-stage, and abounding in wealth and grain —
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PdP 6 196.19
आत्मदेव इति ख्यातस्तत्रासीद्दिवजसत्तमः । वेदविद्याविधिप्राज्ञो नित्यकर्मपरायणः
ātmadeva iti khyātastatrāsīddivajasattamaḥ | vedavidyāvidhiprājño nityakarmaparāyaṇaḥ
— there lived a most excellent brahmin known as Ātmadeva, learned in the Vedas, in knowledge and in ritual injunction, devoted to the daily rites.
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PdP 6 196.20
तत्प्रिया धुंधुली नाम नित्यं स्वीयहिते रता । स्ववाक्यस्थापनाचापि सुंदरी सुकुलोद्भवा
tatpriyā dhuṃdhulī nāma nityaṃ svīyahite ratā | svavākyasthāpanācāpi suṃdarī sukulodbhavā
His wife was named Dhundhulī, always intent on her own interest, and, because she stood by her own word, (self-willed); she was beautiful and born of a good family.
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PdP 6 196.21
पूर्वकर्मविपाकेन प्रायशो बहुजल्पिनी । शूरा च गृहकृत्येषु क्रूरा च कलहप्रिया
pūrvakarmavipākena prāyaśo bahujalpinī | śūrā ca gṛhakṛtyeṣu krūrā ca kalahapriyā
By the ripening of former deeds she was for the most part very talkative, bold in household affairs, and harsh and fond of quarrels.
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PdP 6 196.22
एवं निवसतोस्तत्र दंपत्योर्निरपत्ययोः । व्यतिक्रांतं वयश्चापि पंचाशद्वर्षसंमितम्
evaṃ nivasatostatra daṃpatyornirapatyayoḥ | vyatikrāṃtaṃ vayaścāpi paṃcāśadvarṣasaṃmitam
As the childless couple dwelt there in this way, their age too passed by, amounting to fifty years.
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PdP 6 196.23
अथ तौ दुःखितौ जातौ निरपत्यौ गृहेस्थितौ । संतानोत्पत्तये ताभ्यां दत्तं चापि धनादिकम्
atha tau duḥkhitau jātau nirapatyau gṛhesthitau | saṃtānotpattaye tābhyāṃ dattaṃ cāpi dhanādikam
Then the two, childless, remaining at home, became sorrowful; and for the begetting of offspring wealth and other things were given by them (in charity).
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PdP 6 196.24
गोभूहिरण्यवासांसि दत्तान्यपि बहूनि च । न पुत्रो नापि दुहिता जायते पूर्वकर्मणा
gobhūhiraṇyavāsāṃsi dattānyapi bahūni ca | na putro nāpi duhitā jāyate pūrvakarmaṇā
Though cows, land, gold and garments were given, and many other things besides, yet because of former karma neither a son nor a daughter was born.
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PdP 6 196.25
स चैकदा तु निर्विण्ण आत्मदेवो द्विजोत्तमः । गृहं त्यक्त्वा गतोऽरण्यमानपत्येन दुःखितः
sa caikadā tu nirviṇṇa ātmadevo dvijottamaḥ | gṛhaṃ tyaktvā gato'raṇyamānapatyena duḥkhitaḥ
And one day that best of brahmins, Ātmadeva, grew weary, and, grieved at his childlessness, left his home and went to the forest.
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PdP 6 196.26
यत्र तत्र भ्रमन्भ्रांतो दुःखाकुलितमानसः । क्षुत्क्षामस्तृट्परीतश्च दैवात्प्राप्तो जलाशयम्
yatra tatra bhramanbhrāṃto duḥkhākulitamānasaḥ | kṣutkṣāmastṛṭparītaśca daivātprāpto jalāśayam
Wandering here and there, bewildered, his mind troubled with sorrow, wasted with hunger and beset by thirst, by chance he came upon a pool of water.
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PdP 6 196.27
जलं पीत्वा ततस्तस्मिंस्तडागे स द्विजोत्तमः । वृक्षच्छायां समाश्रित्य निषण्णस्तत्र नारद
jalaṃ pītvā tatastasmiṃstaḍāge sa dvijottamaḥ | vṛkṣacchāyāṃ samāśritya niṣaṇṇastatra nārada
Then, having drunk water from that pond, that best of brahmins took shelter in the shade of a tree and sat down there, O Nārada.
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PdP 6 196.28
अथ तत्र तदैवागात्कश्चित्सिद्धो भ्रमन्महीम् । जलं पीत्वा तडागे तु सोऽपि तत्रैव चागतः
atha tatra tadaivāgātkaścitsiddho bhramanmahīm | jalaṃ pītvā taḍāge tu so'pi tatraiva cāgataḥ
Now just then a certain siddha, wandering over the earth, came there; and having drunk water at the pond, he too came to that very spot.
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PdP 6 196.29
तं दृष्ट्वा न्यासिनं शांतमात्मदेव उदारधीः । सत्कृत्योत्थाय तत्पादौ जग्राह स्वगुरोरिव
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nyāsinaṃ śāṃtamātmadeva udāradhīḥ | satkṛtyotthāya tatpādau jagrāha svaguroriva
Seeing him, a renunciant and tranquil, Ātmadeva of noble mind honoured him, rose up, and clasped his feet as if (they were) his own teacher's.
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PdP 6 196.30
उपविष्टौ ततस्तौ द्वौ कृतप्रश्नौ परस्परम् । सुस्निग्धमानसौ भूत्वा गुरुशिष्याविवाश्रमे
upaviṣṭau tatastau dvau kṛtapraśnau parasparam | susnigdhamānasau bhūtvā guruśiṣyāvivāśrame
Then the two of them sat down and questioned each other, their hearts becoming very affectionate, like teacher and pupil in a hermitage.
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PdP 6 196.31
अथ तं स यतिर्दृष्ट्वा श्वसंतं दुःखितांतरम् । पप्रच्छ करुणासिंधुरात्मदेवं पुरः स्थितम्
atha taṃ sa yatirdṛṣṭvā śvasaṃtaṃ duḥkhitāṃtaram | papraccha karuṇāsiṃdhurātmadevaṃ puraḥ sthitam
Then that ascetic, an ocean of compassion, seeing him sighing and inwardly grieved, asked Ātmadeva who stood before him.
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PdP 6 196.32
सिद्ध उवाच-। का ते चिंता द्विजश्रेष्ठ दुःखाय हृदि वर्तते । तां समाचक्ष्व धर्मज्ञ परितापप्रदायिनीम्
siddha uvāca-| kā te ciṃtā dvijaśreṣṭha duḥkhāya hṛdi vartate | tāṃ samācakṣva dharmajña paritāpapradāyinīm
The siddha said: What is the worry, best of brahmins, that abides in your heart to your grief? Tell it out, knower of dharma — that (worry) which causes you torment.
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PdP 6 196.33
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य सिद्धस्य सुमहात्मनः । आत्मदेव उवाचाथ स्वस्य दुःखस्य कारणम्
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya siddhasya sumahātmanaḥ | ātmadeva uvācātha svasya duḥkhasya kāraṇam
Having heard that speech of that siddha, the very great soul, Ātmadeva then told the cause of his own sorrow.
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PdP 6 196.34
आत्मदेव उवाच-। किं ब्रवीमि मुने दुःखं संचितं पूर्वकर्मणा । मदीयाः पूर्वजास्तोयं कवोष्णमुपभुंजते
ātmadeva uvāca-| kiṃ bravīmi mune duḥkhaṃ saṃcitaṃ pūrvakarmaṇā | madīyāḥ pūrvajāstoyaṃ kavoṣṇamupabhuṃjate
Ātmadeva said: What shall I say, O sage, of the sorrow heaped up by former karma? My ancestors partake of lukewarm water.
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PdP 6 196.35
मद्दत्तं नैव गृह्णंति पितरो देवता बलिम् । तेन दुःखेन निर्विण्णः प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिहागतः
maddattaṃ naiva gṛhṇaṃti pitaro devatā balim | tena duḥkhena nirviṇṇaḥ prāṇāṃstyaktumihāgataḥ
The fathers do not accept what I give, nor the gods the offering. Wearied by that sorrow, I have come here to give up my life-breaths.
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PdP 6 196.36
धिग्जीवितं प्रजाहीनं गृहं चैव धनं कुलम् । पाल्यते या मया धेनुः साऽपि वंध्यात्वमेति ह
dhigjīvitaṃ prajāhīnaṃ gṛhaṃ caiva dhanaṃ kulam | pālyate yā mayā dhenuḥ sā'pi vaṃdhyātvameti ha
A curse on a life without offspring, and on house, wealth and family! Even the cow that is tended by me becomes barren.
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PdP 6 196.37
यो मयारोपितो वृक्षः सोपि वंध्यत्वमागतः । निर्भाग्यस्यानपत्यस्य किमतो जीवितेन मे
yo mayāropito vṛkṣaḥ sopi vaṃdhyatvamāgataḥ | nirbhāgyasyānapatyasya kimato jīvitena me
The tree that was planted by me — that too has become fruitless. What use, then, is life to me, luckless and childless?
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PdP 6 196.38
कुमारा ऊचुः। इत्युक्त्वा स रुरोदोच्चैस्तत्पुरो दुःखपीडितः । यदा तदा यतेश्चित्ते करुणाभूद्गरीयसी
kumārā ūcuḥ| ityuktvā sa rurodoccaistatpuro duḥkhapīḍitaḥ | yadā tadā yateścitte karuṇābhūdgarīyasī
The Kumāras said: Having spoken thus, tormented by grief, he wept aloud before him; and then a very great compassion arose in the ascetic's mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.39
ललाटाक्षरमालां च दृष्ट्वा ज्ञात्वा स योगवान् । आत्मदेवं द्विजं प्राज्ञः पुनरूचे सविस्तरम्
lalāṭākṣaramālāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā jñātvā sa yogavān | ātmadevaṃ dvijaṃ prājñaḥ punarūce savistaram
And that wise possessor of yoga, having looked at and read the row of letters on his forehead, spoke again at length to the brahmin Ātmadeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.40
सिद्ध उवाच। शृणु विप्र मया तेऽद्य प्रारब्धमवलोकितम् । सप्तजन्मावधि प्राप्तिः पुत्रस्य न च दृश्यते
siddha uvāca| śṛṇu vipra mayā te'dya prārabdhamavalokitam | saptajanmāvadhi prāptiḥ putrasya na ca dṛśyate
The siddha said: Listen, brahmin: today I have looked upon your prārabdha (destiny). For seven births to come no obtaining of a son is seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.41
मुंचाग्रहं प्रजाहेतोर्बलिष्ठा कर्मणो गतिः । विवेकं तु समासाद्य सुखी भव महामते
muṃcāgrahaṃ prajāhetorbaliṣṭhā karmaṇo gatiḥ | vivekaṃ tu samāsādya sukhī bhava mahāmate
Give up your insistence on offspring; the course of karma is mightier. Attaining discernment, be happy, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.42
एवमुक्तं समाकर्ण्य सिद्धस्य द्विजसत्तमः। प्रजाशाबद्धचित्तस्तु सिद्धं प्राहातिदुःखितः
evamuktaṃ samākarṇya siddhasya dvijasattamaḥ| prajāśābaddhacittastu siddhaṃ prāhātiduḥkhitaḥ
Hearing this thus spoken by the siddha, that best of brahmins, his mind bound by the hope of offspring, said to the siddha, in extreme grief:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.43
विप्र उवाच-। विवेकेन भवेत्किं मे पुत्रं देहि बलादपि । नो चेत्त्यजाम्यहं प्राणांस्त्वदग्रे शोकमूर्च्छितः
vipra uvāca-| vivekena bhavetkiṃ me putraṃ dehi balādapi | no cettyajāmyahaṃ prāṇāṃstvadagre śokamūrcchitaḥ
The brahmin said: What good would discernment be to me? Give me a son, even by force. If not, I shall give up my life-breaths before you, fainting with grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.44
इति विप्राग्रहं दृष्ट्वा प्राब्रवीत्स तपोधनः । संततेः सगरो दुःखमवापांगः प्रजापतिः
iti viprāgrahaṃ dṛṣṭvā prābravītsa tapodhanaḥ | saṃtateḥ sagaro duḥkhamavāpāṃgaḥ prajāpatiḥ
Seeing the brahmin's insistence, that man rich in austerity spoke: "Sagara (obtained) sorrow from progeny, (and so did) Aṅga the Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 196.45
चित्रकेतुर्गतः कष्टं विधिलेखविमार्ज्जनात् । अतस्त्वमपि धर्मज्ञ यदि पुत्रं लभेरपि
citraketurgataḥ kaṣṭaṃ vidhilekhavimārjjanāt | atastvamapi dharmajña yadi putraṃ labherapi
Citraketu came to grief through the erasing of the writ of fate. Therefore you too, knower of dharma, even if you should obtain a son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.46
सुतेन न सुखीभूयाः दैवं हि बलवत्तरम् । इत्युक्त्वा द्विजवर्याय स सिद्धः साधुसंमतः
sutena na sukhībhūyāḥ daivaṃ hi balavattaram | ityuktvā dvijavaryāya sa siddhaḥ sādhusaṃmataḥ
you will not be made happy by that son; for destiny is the stronger. Having said this to the best of brahmins, that adept, honoured by the good,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.47
ददावेकं फलं तस्मै प्राग्रहेण सुतार्थिने । इदं फलं मया तुभ्यं दत्तं पुत्राप्तये द्विज
dadāvekaṃ phalaṃ tasmai prāgraheṇa sutārthine | idaṃ phalaṃ mayā tubhyaṃ dattaṃ putrāptaye dvija
gave one fruit to him who was insistently seeking a son: "This fruit is given by me to you, brahmin, for the obtaining of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.48
भार्यायै देहि पुत्रस्ते भविष्यति न संशयः । सत्यं शौचं दया दानमेकभक्तं तु भोजनम्
bhāryāyai dehi putraste bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayā dānamekabhaktaṃ tu bhojanam
Give it to your wife; you will have a son, no doubt. But truth, purity, compassion, giving, and eating a single meal a day—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.49
वर्षावधि स्त्रिया कार्यं तेन शुद्धो भवेत्सुतः । एवमुक्त्वा ययौ योगी विप्रः स्वगृहमागतः
varṣāvadhi striyā kāryaṃ tena śuddho bhavetsutaḥ | evamuktvā yayau yogī vipraḥ svagṛhamāgataḥ
the woman must observe (these) for a year; by that the son will become pure." Having spoken thus the yogin departed, and the brahmin came to his own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.50
दत्त्वा पत्न्यै फलं तत्तु सिद्धोक्तमवदच्च ह । अथ सा धुंधुली क्रूरा स्ववाक्यस्थापनोत्सुका 6.196.
dattvā patnyai phalaṃ tattu siddhoktamavadacca ha | atha sā dhuṃdhulī krūrā svavākyasthāpanotsukā 6.196.
Having given that fruit to his wife, he told her what the adept had said. Then that cruel Dhundhulī, eager to hold to her own resolve,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.51
स्वसख्यै प्राह तत्सर्वं पत्योक्तं सिद्धभाषितम् । यद्यहं भक्षये चेदं फलं सिद्धेन चार्पितम्
svasakhyai prāha tatsarvaṃ patyoktaṃ siddhabhāṣitam | yadyahaṃ bhakṣaye cedaṃ phalaṃ siddhena cārpitam
told her woman friend all of it, what her husband said and what the adept had spoken: "If I should eat this fruit that was bestowed by the adept,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.52
गर्भो मम भवेत्तर्हि कथं चाहं सहाम्यहम् । स्वल्पं भक्ष्यमशक्तिश्च गमने गृहकर्मणि
garbho mama bhavettarhi kathaṃ cāhaṃ sahāmyaham | svalpaṃ bhakṣyamaśaktiśca gamane gṛhakarmaṇi
then I would become pregnant; and how am I to endure it? Little food to eat, and no strength for walking or for housework.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.53
तिर्यक्चेदागतो गर्भो तदा मे मरणं भवेत् । प्रसूतौ दारुणं दुःखं सुकुमारी कथं सहे । मंदयां मयि सर्वस्वं ननांदा संहरेत्सदा
tiryakcedāgato garbho tadā me maraṇaṃ bhavet | prasūtau dāruṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukumārī kathaṃ sahe | maṃdayāṃ mayi sarvasvaṃ nanāṃdā saṃharetsadā
If the foetus comes crosswise, then my death would follow. In delivery there is dreadful pain—how am I, so delicate, to bear it? And if I am left feeble, my husband's sister would carry off all the property for good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.54
चिंता मे समनुप्राप्ता किं करोमि शुचिस्मिते । सा तद्वचनमाकर्ण्य स्नेहभंगभयाद्दिवज
ciṃtā me samanuprāptā kiṃ karomi śucismite | sā tadvacanamākarṇya snehabhaṃgabhayāddivaja
Worry has come upon me; what am I to do, O bright-smiling one?" She, hearing that speech, out of fear of breaking their friendship, O brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.55
एवमेवेति तां प्राह प्रीत्या प्रहसितानना । एवं कुतर्कयोगेन तत्फलं नैव भक्षितम्
evameveti tāṃ prāha prītyā prahasitānanā | evaṃ kutarkayogena tatphalaṃ naiva bhakṣitam
said to her, "Just so," her face laughing with affection. Thus by the use of false reasoning that fruit was not eaten at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.56
पत्या पृष्टे फलं भुक्तं भुक्तं चेति तयेरितम् । एकदा भगिनी तस्याः स्वेच्छया तद्गृहं गता
patyā pṛṣṭe phalaṃ bhuktaṃ bhuktaṃ ceti tayeritam | ekadā bhaginī tasyāḥ svecchayā tadgṛhaṃ gatā
When her husband asked, she declared, "The fruit is eaten, it is eaten." One day her sister went of her own accord to that house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.57
तदग्रे कथितं सर्वं चिंतेयं महती हि मे । किं करोमि सगर्भोऽहं त्वं प्रब्रूहि यथातथम्
tadagre kathitaṃ sarvaṃ ciṃteyaṃ mahatī hi me | kiṃ karomi sagarbho'haṃ tvaṃ prabrūhi yathātatham
Before her the whole matter was told: "This worry of mine is indeed great. What am I to do? I am (taken to be) pregnant. Tell me how it truly stands."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.58
साब्रवीन्मम गर्भोस्ति तुभ्यं दास्ये प्रसूतितः । तावत्कालं सगर्भेव गुप्ता तिष्ठ गृहे सुखम्
sābravīnmama garbhosti tubhyaṃ dāsye prasūtitaḥ | tāvatkālaṃ sagarbheva guptā tiṣṭha gṛhe sukham
She said: "I am with child; I will give it to you once it is born. For that length of time stay hidden at home in comfort, as though pregnant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.59
तं बालं पोषयिष्यामि त्वद्गृहे चैव नित्यदा । फलं धेनोः प्रयच्छाद्य परीक्षार्थं शुभानने
taṃ bālaṃ poṣayiṣyāmi tvadgṛhe caiva nityadā | phalaṃ dhenoḥ prayacchādya parīkṣārthaṃ śubhānane
I will nurse that child continually, and indeed in your house. Give the fruit today to a cow, to test it, O fair-faced one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.60
इत्युक्त्वा सा ययौ गेहमात्मनो हृष्टमानसा । धुंधुल्यापि यथोद्दिष्टं तद्भगिन्या तथा कृतम्
ityuktvā sā yayau gehamātmano hṛṣṭamānasā | dhuṃdhulyāpi yathoddiṣṭaṃ tadbhaginyā tathā kṛtam
Having said this she went to her own house, glad at heart. And Dhundhulī too did just as that sister of hers had directed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.61
अथ प्रसूय सा बालं धुंधुल्यै चार्पयद्द्रुतम् । तया च कथितं भर्त्रे प्रसूतः सुखमर्भकः
atha prasūya sā bālaṃ dhuṃdhulyai cārpayaddrutam | tayā ca kathitaṃ bhartre prasūtaḥ sukhamarbhakaḥ
Then, having given birth, she at once handed the boy over to Dhundhulī. And by her it was told to her husband, "A child has been born easily."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.62
लोकस्य सुखमुत्पन्नमात्मदेव प्रजोदयात् । दत्त्वा दानं द्विजाग्रेभ्यो जातकर्म चकार च
lokasya sukhamutpannamātmadeva prajodayāt | dattvā dānaṃ dvijāgrebhyo jātakarma cakāra ca
Joy arose for the people; and Ātmadeva, at the appearance of offspring, having given gifts to the foremost brahmins, performed the birth-rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.63
गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषो गृहे तस्यातिमङ्गलम् । बभूव हर्षमापन्न आत्मदेवो महामतिः
gītavāditranirghoṣo gṛhe tasyātimaṅgalam | babhūva harṣamāpanna ātmadevo mahāmatiḥ
In his house there was the sound of song and instruments, exceedingly auspicious; and Ātmadeva of great mind was filled with delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.64
अथ सा प्राह भर्त्तारं दुग्धं मेस्तनयोर्नहि । पालयिष्ये कथं बालं सद्यः सूतं प्रभोऽधुना
atha sā prāha bharttāraṃ dugdhaṃ mestanayornahi | pālayiṣye kathaṃ bālaṃ sadyaḥ sūtaṃ prabho'dhunā
Then she said to her husband: "There is no milk in my breasts. How shall I nurse a boy just now born, my lord?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.65
मत्स्वसुश्च प्रसूताया मृतो बालः पुराभवत् । तामानीय गृहे रक्षसार्भकं पोषयिष्यति
matsvasuśca prasūtāyā mṛto bālaḥ purābhavat | tāmānīya gṛhe rakṣasārbhakaṃ poṣayiṣyati
"And the child of my sister, who had given birth, died some time ago. Bringing her here, keep her in the house — she will nourish the infant."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.66
इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्या धुंधुल्या द्विजसत्तमः । तथैव कृतवान्भ्रांतरात्मदेवो मुदान्वितः
iti śrutvā vacastasyā dhuṃdhulyā dvijasattamaḥ | tathaiva kṛtavānbhrāṃtarātmadevo mudānvitaḥ
Hearing this speech of hers, of Dhundhulī, the best of the twice-born, Ātmadeva, deluded, did just so, filled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.67
धुंधुकारीति नामास्य कृतं मात्रा यथार्थतः । स्तन्येन पोषमाप्नोति नित्यं मातृष्वसुः सुतः
dhuṃdhukārīti nāmāsya kṛtaṃ mātrā yathārthataḥ | stanyena poṣamāpnoti nityaṃ mātṛṣvasuḥ sutaḥ
The mother gave him the name "Dhundhukārī," fittingly; and the son constantly got his nourishment by the breast-milk of his mother's sister.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.68
त्रिमासे निर्गते चाथ सा धेनुः सुषुवेऽर्भकम् । सर्वांगसुंदरं दिव्यं निर्मलं कनकप्रभम्
trimāse nirgate cātha sā dhenuḥ suṣuve'rbhakam | sarvāṃgasuṃdaraṃ divyaṃ nirmalaṃ kanakaprabham
And then, when three months had passed, that cow brought forth a boy, beautiful in every limb, divine, spotless, with the radiance of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.69
दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नस्तं विप्रः संस्कारान्स्वयमादधे । तं दिदृक्षव आयाता जनाः सर्वेऽतिविस्मिताः
dṛṣṭvā prasannastaṃ vipraḥ saṃskārānsvayamādadhe | taṃ didṛkṣava āyātā janāḥ sarve'tivismitāḥ
Seeing him, the brahmin, delighted, himself performed the (purificatory) rites for him; and all the people came, wishing to see him, greatly amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.70
आत्मदेवस्य विप्रस्य महाभाग्योदयेन च । धेन्वा बालः प्रसूतश्च देवरूपोऽतिकौतुकम्
ātmadevasya viprasya mahābhāgyodayena ca | dhenvā bālaḥ prasūtaśca devarūpo'tikautukam
And by the rising of the great good fortune of the brahmin Ātmadeva, a boy of divine form was brought forth by a cow — a great marvel!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.71
न ज्ञातं तद्रहस्यं तु केनापि विधियोगतः । गोकर्णः तं सुतं दृष्ट्वा गोकर्णेत्येवचाभ्यधात्
na jñātaṃ tadrahasyaṃ tu kenāpi vidhiyogataḥ | gokarṇaḥ taṃ sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā gokarṇetyevacābhyadhāt
But that secret was not known by anyone, by the working of fate. Seeing that son('s) ears (like a cow's), he called him "Gokarṇa" — thus Gokarṇa (was named).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 196.72
कियत्कालेन संप्राप्तौ तारुण्यं तावुभावपि । गोकर्णः पंडितो ज्ञानी धुंधुकारी महाखलः
kiyatkālena saṃprāptau tāruṇyaṃ tāvubhāvapi | gokarṇaḥ paṃḍito jñānī dhuṃdhukārī mahākhalaḥ
After some time both of them attained youth: Gokarṇa a learned man and a knower (of truth), Dhundhukārī a great scoundrel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.73
स्नानशौचक्रियाहीनो भक्ष्याभक्षी क्रुधाप्लुतः । चौरः सर्वजनद्वेषी दुष्टचांडालसंगतः
snānaśaucakriyāhīno bhakṣyābhakṣī krudhāplutaḥ | cauraḥ sarvajanadveṣī duṣṭacāṃḍālasaṃgataḥ
Devoid of bathing and cleanliness practices, eating what should not be eaten, flooded with anger, a thief, a hater of all people, keeping company with wicked outcastes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.74
क्रीडतो ह्यर्भकान्धृत्वा बलात्कूपे निपातयेत् । एवं वेश्याप्रसंगेनानयद्द्रव्यं क्षयं पितुः
krīḍato hyarbhakāndhṛtvā balātkūpe nipātayet | evaṃ veśyāprasaṃgenānayaddravyaṃ kṣayaṃ pituḥ
he would seize children at their play and hurl them by force into a well. Thus, through his consorting with harlots, he brought his father's wealth to ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.75
पिता कृपणवत्तस्य शुचा निःस्वो रुरोद ह । अनपत्यः सुखी नित्यं कुपुत्रो दुःखदायकः
pitā kṛpaṇavattasya śucā niḥsvo ruroda ha | anapatyaḥ sukhī nityaṃ kuputro duḥkhadāyakaḥ
His father, destitute, wept with grief like a miser: "One without offspring is always happy; a bad son is a giver of sorrow."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 196.76
सिद्धेनोक्तं वचः सत्यमनुभूतं मयाधुना । क्व गच्छामि क्व तिष्ठामि को मे दुःखं निवारयेत्
siddhenoktaṃ vacaḥ satyamanubhūtaṃ mayādhunā | kva gacchāmi kva tiṣṭhāmi ko me duḥkhaṃ nivārayet
"The word spoken by the siddha (was) true — it has now been experienced by me. Where shall I go? Where shall I stay? Who will ward off my sorrow?"
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PdP 6 196.77
प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्ये जले वह्नौ भृगोर्वापि पते ह्यहम् । इत्येवं चिंतयानं तमधोमुखमुपागतः
prāṇāṃstyakṣye jale vahnau bhṛgorvāpi pate hyaham | ityevaṃ ciṃtayānaṃ tamadhomukhamupāgataḥ
"I shall give up my life in water or in fire, or I shall throw myself from a cliff." As he was brooding thus with his face downcast, (Gokarṇa) came up to him.
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PdP 6 196.78
गोकर्णो जनकं ज्ञानी बोधयामास तत्वतः । गोकर्ण उवाच- असारस्तात संसार दुःखमोहप्रदो नृणाम्
gokarṇo janakaṃ jñānī bodhayāmāsa tatvataḥ | gokarṇa uvāca- asārastāta saṃsāra duḥkhamohaprado nṛṇām
Gokarṇa, the knower (of truth), instructed his father according to the truth. Gokarṇa said: "Worthless, father, is the round of existence, which gives men sorrow and delusion.
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PdP 6 196.79
कः सुत किं धनं कस्य का जाया कः पतिः पितः । मोहेन बद्धो दीनात्मा लोकः क्लिश्यति नान्यथा
kaḥ suta kiṃ dhanaṃ kasya kā jāyā kaḥ patiḥ pitaḥ | mohena baddho dīnātmā lokaḥ kliśyati nānyathā
Who is a son, what is wealth, whose (is it), who is a wife, who a husband, father? Bound by delusion, the wretched world suffers — not otherwise.
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PdP 6 196.80
न चेंद्रस्य सुखं किंचिन्न सुखं चक्रवर्तिनः । विरक्तस्य सुखं तात मुनेरेकांतशीलिनः
na ceṃdrasya sukhaṃ kiṃcinna sukhaṃ cakravartinaḥ | viraktasya sukhaṃ tāta munerekāṃtaśīlinaḥ
There is no happiness at all for Indra, nor happiness for a universal emperor; happiness, father, belongs to the dispassionate sage who lives in solitude.
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PdP 6 196.81
मुंचाज्ञानं प्रजारूपं मोहं नरककारणम् । निर्द्वंद्वो निरभीमानो व्रज त्यक्त्वाखिलं वनम्
muṃcājñānaṃ prajārūpaṃ mohaṃ narakakāraṇam | nirdvaṃdvo nirabhīmāno vraja tyaktvākhilaṃ vanam
Let go of the ignorance that takes the form of offspring, the delusion that causes hell; free of the pairs (of opposites), free of self-conceit, abandon everything and go to the forest."
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PdP 6 196.82
ततस्तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य गोकर्णं स द्विजोऽब्रवीत् । द्विज उवाच- यत्कर्त्तव्यं वने साधो तन्ममाचक्ष्व विस्तरात्
tatastadvākyamākarṇya gokarṇaṃ sa dvijo'bravīt | dvija uvāca- yatkarttavyaṃ vane sādho tanmamācakṣva vistarāt
Then, hearing that speech, the brahmin said to Gokarṇa — the brahmin said: "Tell me at length, O good man, what is to be done in the forest.
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PdP 6 196.83
मोहपाशनिबद्धं हि शठं कृपणमानसम् । संसारगर्ते पतितं मामुद्धर दयानिधे
mohapāśanibaddhaṃ hi śaṭhaṃ kṛpaṇamānasam | saṃsāragarte patitaṃ māmuddhara dayānidhe
Bound fast by the noose of delusion, deceitful, of miserly mind, fallen into the pit of worldly existence — lift me up, O treasury of compassion!"
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PdP 6 196.84
पितुरित्थं वचः श्रुत्वा गोकर्णो ज्ञानपंडितः । उवाच दीनं निर्विण्णं पितरं हृष्टमानसः
pituritthaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā gokarṇo jñānapaṃḍitaḥ | uvāca dīnaṃ nirviṇṇaṃ pitaraṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ
Having heard his father's words thus, Gokarṇa, learned in knowledge, with a glad mind spoke to his wretched, world-weary father:
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PdP 6 196.85
गोकर्ण उवाच- मांसास्थिरक्तनिकरे स्वशरीरकेऽस्मिन्स्वत्वं त्यजाशु ममतां वनिता सुतादौ । पश्यानिशं जगदिदं क्षणभंगनिष्ठं ज्ञानी विरागरसिको भव भक्तिनिष्ठः
gokarṇa uvāca- māṃsāsthiraktanikare svaśarīrake'sminsvatvaṃ tyajāśu mamatāṃ vanitā sutādau | paśyāniśaṃ jagadidaṃ kṣaṇabhaṃganiṣṭhaṃ jñānī virāgarasiko bhava bhaktiniṣṭhaḥ
Gokarṇa said: In this your own body, a heap of flesh, bone and blood, quickly give up the sense of "mine"; give up attachment to wife, son and the rest. See constantly that this world is bound to break in a moment; become a knower, a relisher of dispassion, established in devotion.
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PdP 6 196.86
धर्मं भजस्व सततं त्यज लोकधर्मान्संसेव्य साधुपुरुषान्जहि कामतृष्णाम् । अन्यस्य दोषगुण चिंतनमाशु मुक्त्वा विष्णोः कथारसमथो नितरां पिब त्वम्
dharmaṃ bhajasva satataṃ tyaja lokadharmānsaṃsevya sādhupuruṣānjahi kāmatṛṣṇām | anyasya doṣaguṇa ciṃtanamāśu muktvā viṣṇoḥ kathārasamatho nitarāṃ piba tvam
Practise dharma constantly, abandon worldly observances; having served good men, destroy the thirst of desire. Quickly leaving off dwelling on the faults and merits of others, drink then abundantly the nectar of the stories of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 196.87
कुमारा उचुः- एवं सुतोक्तविदितानुभवो निरीहस्त्यक्त्वा गृहं स्थिरमतिर्गतषष्टिवर्षः । नित्यं हरिप्रियजनानुगतो महात्मा दुष्प्रापमाप च पदं स हरेर्वनस्थः
kumārā ucuḥ- evaṃ sutoktaviditānubhavo nirīhastyaktvā gṛhaṃ sthiramatirgataṣaṣṭivarṣaḥ | nityaṃ haripriyajanānugato mahātmā duṣprāpamāpa ca padaṃ sa harervanasthaḥ
The Kumāras said: Thus, having gained the experience made known by his son's words, free of craving, he abandoned the household; firm of mind, sixty years old, always following the people dear to Hari, that great soul, dwelling in the forest, attained the state of Hari that is hard to reach.
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PdP 6 196.196
माहात्म्ये षण्णवत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
māhātmye ṣaṇṇavatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
The one hundred ninety-sixth chapter in the Māhātmya.
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