Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 197
PdP 6 197.1
कुमारा ऊचुः। पितर्येवं वनं प्राप्ते पश्चादागत्य नारद । जननीं तर्जयामास धुंधुकारी महाखलः
kumārā ūcuḥ| pitaryevaṃ vanaṃ prāpte paścādāgatya nārada | jananīṃ tarjayāmāsa dhuṃdhukārī mahākhalaḥ
The Kumāras said: When the father had thus gone to the forest, Nārada, coming back afterwards, Dhundhukārī, the great villain, threatened his mother.
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PdP 6 197.2
क्व वित्तं तिष्ठति ब्रूहि मातरं प्रति नारद । सर्वथा त्वां हनिष्यामि न चेद्ब्रूया निधानकम्
kva vittaṃ tiṣṭhati brūhi mātaraṃ prati nārada | sarvathā tvāṃ haniṣyāmi na cedbrūyā nidhānakam
"Say where the wealth is kept!" — thus (he spoke) to his mother, Nārada. "By all means I shall kill you if you do not tell of the hoard."
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PdP 6 197.3
सा तस्य वचनात्त्रस्ता रात्रौ दुःखितमानसा । निपत्य कूपे तु मृता लोकैर्ज्ञात्वा बहिः कृता
sā tasya vacanāttrastā rātrau duḥkhitamānasā | nipatya kūpe tu mṛtā lokairjñātvā bahiḥ kṛtā
Terrified by his words, grieved in mind, at night she fell into a well and died; people, learning of it, took (the body) out.
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PdP 6 197.4
गोकर्णस्तां तु निर्हृत्य द्विजैस्तज्ज्ञातिबांधवैः । तीर्थयात्रां ययौ प्राज्ञः समदुःखसुखो मुने
gokarṇastāṃ tu nirhṛtya dvijaistajjñātibāṃdhavaiḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ yayau prājñaḥ samaduḥkhasukho mune
But Gokarṇa, having had her carried out (for the funeral) by brahmins and by her kinsmen and relatives, the wise one, equal in sorrow and joy, went on pilgrimage to the holy places, O sage.
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PdP 6 197.5
धुंधुकारी गृहे तिष्ठन्स्वके पण्यवधूवृतः । अत्युग्रकर्माचारेण तत्पोषणविमूढधीः
dhuṃdhukārī gṛhe tiṣṭhansvake paṇyavadhūvṛtaḥ | atyugrakarmācāreṇa tatpoṣaṇavimūḍhadhīḥ
Dhundhukārī, staying in his own house, surrounded by women for hire, (lived) by extremely cruel deeds and conduct, his mind deluded into maintaining them.
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PdP 6 197.6
भूषणान्यभिलिप्स्यंत्यस्तमूचुर्वारयोषितः । भोभो प्रिय वयं सर्वांस्त्वयानाथेन संगताः
bhūṣaṇānyabhilipsyaṃtyastamūcurvārayoṣitaḥ | bhobho priya vayaṃ sarvāṃstvayānāthena saṃgatāḥ
The harlots, longing for ornaments, said to him: "Oh, oh, dear one, we have all joined with you who are without a protector.
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PdP 6 197.7
स्थिता नैवात्र कोप्यन्यो धनदोभ्येति मानद । तस्मात्सूक्ष्माणि वस्त्राणि भूषणानि द्युमंति च
sthitā naivātra kopyanyo dhanadobhyeti mānada | tasmātsūkṣmāṇi vastrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni dyumaṃti ca
No one else at all stays here, no giver of wealth comes near, O bestower of honour. Therefore fine garments and shining ornaments —
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PdP 6 197.8
देहि नोचेद्व्रजिष्यामस्त्वत्सकाशान्नरांतरम् । इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तासां चिंतयित्वा क्षणं स च
dehi nocedvrajiṣyāmastvatsakāśānnarāṃtaram | iti śrutvā vacastāsāṃ ciṃtayitvā kṣaṇaṃ sa ca
— give (them); if not, we shall go from your presence to another man." Having heard these words of theirs, and having thought for a moment, he
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PdP 6 197.9
निर्गतः स्वगृहाद्रात्रौ कामांधो मृत्युमस्मरन् । मुषित्वा कस्यचिद्गेहाद्वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च
nirgataḥ svagṛhādrātrau kāmāṃdho mṛtyumasmaran | muṣitvā kasyacidgehādvastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca
went out from his own house at night, blind with lust, not remembering death; and having stolen garments and ornaments from someone's house,
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PdP 6 197.10
ददौ ताभ्यो मुदायुक्तः प्रीत्यै तासां स नारद । तानि दृष्ट्वा ह्यमूल्यानि वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च
dadau tābhyo mudāyuktaḥ prītyai tāsāṃ sa nārada | tāni dṛṣṭvā hyamūlyāni vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca
he gave them to them, filled with joy, for their pleasure, O Nārada. Seeing those priceless garments and ornaments,
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PdP 6 197.11
ताः स्त्रियश्चिंतयामासुश्चौर्येणैतानि चामुना । आहृतानीति निश्चित्य परस्परममंत्रयन्
tāḥ striyaściṃtayāmāsuścauryeṇaitāni cāmunā | āhṛtānīti niścitya parasparamamaṃtrayan
those women reflected, and concluding "these have been fetched by him through theft," they took counsel with one another:
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PdP 6 197.12
चौर्यं करोत्यसौ नित्यमेनं राजा गृहीष्यति । वित्तं हृत्वा पुनश्चैव मारयिष्यति निश्चितम्
cauryaṃ karotyasau nityamenaṃ rājā gṛhīṣyati | vittaṃ hṛtvā punaścaiva mārayiṣyati niścitam
"He commits theft continually; the king will seize him, and having taken the wealth will surely have him killed as well.
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PdP 6 197.13
अतो रहसि चास्माभिर्हत्वामुं चौर्यकारिणम् । वित्तं च बहु संगृह्य किमन्यत्र न गम्यते
ato rahasi cāsmābhirhatvāmuṃ cauryakāriṇam | vittaṃ ca bahu saṃgṛhya kimanyatra na gamyate
Therefore, why should we not kill this thief in secret and, having gathered much wealth, go elsewhere?"
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PdP 6 197.14
इति ताः क्रूरहृदयाः सुप्तं कंठग्रहं तदा । पाशैः सुतीक्ष्णैर्बद्ध्वा च व्यापादयितुमुद्यताः
iti tāḥ krūrahṛdayāḥ suptaṃ kaṃṭhagrahaṃ tadā | pāśaiḥ sutīkṣṇairbaddhvā ca vyāpādayitumudyatāḥ
So those cruel-hearted women, while he slept, seizing his throat and binding him with very sharp cords, set about killing him.
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PdP 6 197.15
यदा च न मृतश्चासौ भृशं कंठग्रहेण वै । तदांगाराणि बहुशो मुखे चास्य विचिक्षिपुः
yadā ca na mṛtaścāsau bhṛśaṃ kaṃṭhagraheṇa vai | tadāṃgārāṇi bahuśo mukhe cāsya vicikṣipuḥ
And when he did not die even from the hard throttling of his throat, then they flung burning coals again and again into his mouth.
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PdP 6 197.16
अग्निज्वालातिदुःखेन व्याकुलो निधनं गतः । तद्देहं चिक्षिपुर्गर्ते प्रायः साहसिकाः स्त्रियः
agnijvālātiduḥkhena vyākulo nidhanaṃ gataḥ | taddehaṃ cikṣipurgarte prāyaḥ sāhasikāḥ striyaḥ
Overwhelmed by the terrible pain of the fire's flames, he went to his death; and those women, reckless as women mostly are, flung his body into a pit.
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PdP 6 197.17
न ज्ञातं तच्चरित्रं तु केनापि मुनिसत्तम । लोकैः पृष्टा वदंति स्म दूरे यातः पतिर्हि नः
na jñātaṃ taccaritraṃ tu kenāpi munisattama | lokaiḥ pṛṣṭā vadaṃti sma dūre yātaḥ patirhi naḥ
But that deed of theirs was known to no one, O best of sages; when questioned by people they would say, "Our husband has gone far away."
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PdP 6 197.18
आगमिष्यति दीर्घेण कालेन धनकर्षितः । अतः स्त्रीणां न विश्वासः कर्त्तव्यो विदुषां वरैः
āgamiṣyati dīrgheṇa kālena dhanakarṣitaḥ | ataḥ strīṇāṃ na viśvāsaḥ karttavyo viduṣāṃ varaiḥ
"He will come back after a long time, drawn on by wealth." Therefore no trust should be placed in women by the best of the wise.
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PdP 6 197.19
विश्वस्तं सर्वथा घ्नंति प्रार्थयंत्यो नवं नवम् । सुधामयं वचो यासां कामिनां रसवर्द्धनम्
viśvastaṃ sarvathā ghnaṃti prārthayaṃtyo navaṃ navam | sudhāmayaṃ vaco yāsāṃ kāmināṃ rasavarddhanam
Seeking one new (man) after another, they kill outright the man who trusts them — women whose speech is full of nectar, heightening the pleasure of their lovers.
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PdP 6 197.20
हृदयं क्षुरधाराभं प्रियः को नाम योषिताम् । अथ ता बहुलं वित्तं गृहीत्वा वारयोषितः
hṛdayaṃ kṣuradhārābhaṃ priyaḥ ko nāma yoṣitām | atha tā bahulaṃ vittaṃ gṛhītvā vārayoṣitaḥ
The heart of women is like the edge of a razor; who indeed is dear (to them)? Then those courtesans, taking a great deal of the wealth,
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PdP 6 197.21
ग्रामांतरं ययुः शीघ्रं भयाद्राज्ञोऽतिविह्वलाः । धुंधुकारी बभूवाथ महाप्रेतः कुकर्मकृत्
grāmāṃtaraṃ yayuḥ śīghraṃ bhayādrājño'tivihvalāḥ | dhuṃdhukārī babhūvātha mahāpretaḥ kukarmakṛt
went off quickly to another village, utterly agitated out of fear of the king. And Dhundhukārin, the doer of evil deeds, became a great preta,
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PdP 6 197.22
वात्यारूपधरो नित्यं धावन्दुर्मृत्युतो दिशः । शीतातपपरिक्लिष्टो निराहारः पिपासितः
vātyārūpadharo nityaṃ dhāvandurmṛtyuto diśaḥ | śītātapaparikliṣṭo nirāhāraḥ pipāsitaḥ
taking the form of a whirlwind, forever running through the directions because of his evil death, tormented by cold and heat, without food, thirsty.
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PdP 6 197.23
न च लेभे सुखं क्वापि हाहेति प्रवदन्मुहुः। कियत्कालांतरे त्वेनं मृतं चैवावबुध्य च
na ca lebhe sukhaṃ kvāpi hāheti pravadanmuhuḥ| kiyatkālāṃtare tvenaṃ mṛtaṃ caivāvabudhya ca
And he found no ease anywhere, crying out "alas, alas" again and again. But after some time, having learned that he was dead,
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PdP 6 197.24
गोकर्णस्तीर्थयात्रायां गयाश्राद्धमथाकरोत् । समाप्य तीर्थयात्रां तु स्वंपुरं समुपेयिवान
gokarṇastīrthayātrāyāṃ gayāśrāddhamathākarot | samāpya tīrthayātrāṃ tu svaṃpuraṃ samupeyivāna
Gokarṇa, on his pilgrimage to the holy places, then performed the śrāddha at Gayā; and having completed the pilgrimage he came back to his own town.
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PdP 6 197.25
सभाजितः सपौरैस्तु प्रीत्या स्वजनबांधंवैः । उवास स्वगृहे चैव दिनानि कतिचिद्दिवजः
sabhājitaḥ sapauraistu prītyā svajanabāṃdhaṃvaiḥ | uvāsa svagṛhe caiva dināni katiciddivajaḥ
Honoured affectionately by the townsfolk together with his own people and kinsmen, the twice-born one dwelt in his own house for some days.
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PdP 6 197.26
रात्रौ प्रसुप्तं गोकर्णं ज्ञात्वा वेश्मांगणे स तु । धुंधुकारी महादुष्टो रौद्रं रूपं व्यदर्शयत्
rātrau prasuptaṃ gokarṇaṃ jñātvā veśmāṃgaṇe sa tu | dhuṃdhukārī mahāduṣṭo raudraṃ rūpaṃ vyadarśayat
Knowing that Gokarṇa was asleep at night in the courtyard of the house, that Dhundhukārin, the greatly wicked one, displayed a terrifying form.
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PdP 6 197.27
क्षणं नागः क्षणं चोष्ट्रः क्षणं स महिषोऽभवत् । क्षणमग्निः क्षणं सर्पः क्षणेन पुरुषोऽभवत्
kṣaṇaṃ nāgaḥ kṣaṇaṃ coṣṭraḥ kṣaṇaṃ sa mahiṣo'bhavat | kṣaṇamagniḥ kṣaṇaṃ sarpaḥ kṣaṇena puruṣo'bhavat
For a moment an elephant, for a moment a camel, for a moment he became a buffalo; for a moment fire, for a moment a snake, and in a moment he became a man.
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PdP 6 197.28
वैपरीत्यमिदं दृष्ट्वा गोकर्णो धैर्यसंयुतः । चिंतयामास मेधावी किमेतदिति विस्मितः
vaiparītyamidaṃ dṛṣṭvā gokarṇo dhairyasaṃyutaḥ | ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī kimetaditi vismitaḥ
Seeing this succession of contrary shapes, the steadfast and intelligent Gokarṇa reflected, wondering, "What is this?"
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PdP 6 197.29
अयं दुर्गतिमापन्नः कोप्यस्ति पुरुषाधमः । इति निश्चित्य मनसा तमुवाच दयान्वितः
ayaṃ durgatimāpannaḥ kopyasti puruṣādhamaḥ | iti niścitya manasā tamuvāca dayānvitaḥ
"This is some lowest of men who has fallen into an evil state." Having settled this in his mind, filled with compassion he said to him:
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PdP 6 197.30
गोकर्ण उवाच- कस्त्वमुग्रतरो रात्रौ भीषयन्मामुपागतः । प्रेतो चाथ पिशाचो वा कुतः प्राप्तो दशामिमाम्
gokarṇa uvāca- kastvamugrataro rātrau bhīṣayanmāmupāgataḥ | preto cātha piśāco vā kutaḥ prāpto daśāmimām
Gokarṇa said: Who are you, so fierce, who have come by night to frighten me? Are you a preta, or else a piśāca? How did you reach this condition?
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PdP 6 197.31
तद्ब्रूहि त्वं महाभाग किं कार्यं ते मयाधुना । घोररूपो यतो रात्रौ मत्समीपमुपागतः
tadbrūhi tvaṃ mahābhāga kiṃ kāryaṃ te mayādhunā | ghorarūpo yato rātrau matsamīpamupāgataḥ
So tell (me), greatly fortunate one, what is to be done for you by me now, since in a dreadful form you have come near me by night.
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PdP 6 197.32
इति श्रुत्वा वचो भ्रातुर्धुंधुकारी महाखलः । प्रेतभावमनुप्राप्तो रुरोद भृशमातुरः
iti śrutvā vaco bhrāturdhuṃdhukārī mahākhalaḥ | pretabhāvamanuprāpto ruroda bhṛśamāturaḥ
Having heard these words of his brother, Dhundhukārin, the great scoundrel who had come to the state of a preta, wept, exceedingly afflicted.
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PdP 6 197.33
वक्तुं नैव क्षमो वाचा प्रेतत्वेन विमोहितः । संज्ञया निर्दिदेशाथ जलं पातुं पिपासितः
vaktuṃ naiva kṣamo vācā pretatvena vimohitaḥ | saṃjñayā nirdideśātha jalaṃ pātuṃ pipāsitaḥ
He was not able to speak with a voice at all, being bewildered by his preta-condition; so, being thirsty, he indicated by a sign that he wished to drink water.
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PdP 6 197.34
अथासौ सुमहाभागो गोकर्णः साधुसंमतः । स्वकांजलौ जलं कृत्वा प्राक्षिपत्तमुदीरयन्
athāsau sumahābhāgo gokarṇaḥ sādhusaṃmataḥ | svakāṃjalau jalaṃ kṛtvā prākṣipattamudīrayan
Then that most fortunate Gokarṇa, esteemed by the good, took water in his own cupped hands and threw it (upon him), pronouncing (a formula) over him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.35
तत्क्षिप्तं तज्जलं भ्रात्रा गोकर्णेन महात्मना । उपस्थितं च तृप्त्यर्थं प्रेतस्य धुंधुकारिणः
tatkṣiptaṃ tajjalaṃ bhrātrā gokarṇena mahātmanā | upasthitaṃ ca tṛptyarthaṃ pretasya dhuṃdhukāriṇaḥ
That water thrown by his brother, the great-souled Gokarṇa, came to serve for the satisfaction of the preta Dhundhukārin.
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PdP 6 197.36
अथोवाचागतज्ञानः प्रदत्तेनांबुनामुना । पुण्यात्मनात्मनो भ्रात्रा गोकर्णेन च नारद
athovācāgatajñānaḥ pradattenāṃbunāmunā | puṇyātmanātmano bhrātrā gokarṇena ca nārada
Then, having gained awareness through that water offered by his own brother Gokarṇa, the meritorious soul, (the ghost) spoke, O Nārada.
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PdP 6 197.37
प्रेत उवाच- अहं भ्राता त्वदीयोऽस्मि धुंधुकारीति नामतः । आत्मनः कर्मदोषेण प्रेतत्वं समुपागतः
preta uvāca- ahaṃ bhrātā tvadīyo'smi dhuṃdhukārīti nāmataḥ | ātmanaḥ karmadoṣeṇa pretatvaṃ samupāgataḥ
The ghost said: I am your brother, Dhundhukārī by name; by the fault of my own deeds I have come to the state of a ghost.
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PdP 6 197.38
मम माता मृता दुःखाद्बहुशस्तर्जिता मया । द्रव्यहेतोस्ततः पश्चाद्वारस्त्रीपोषणोत्सुकः
mama mātā mṛtā duḥkhādbahuśastarjitā mayā | dravyahetostataḥ paścādvārastrīpoṣaṇotsukaḥ
My mother died of grief, having been threatened many times by me for the sake of money; and afterwards I became eager to maintain harlots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.39
निषिद्धं कृतवान्कर्म चौर्यादिधनलोभतः । एकदा प्रार्थितस्ताभिर्भूषणान्यंबराण्यहम्
niṣiddhaṃ kṛtavānkarma cauryādidhanalobhataḥ | ekadā prārthitastābhirbhūṣaṇānyaṃbarāṇyaham
I did forbidden deeds—theft and the like—out of greed for wealth. Once I was asked by those (women) for ornaments and garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.40
धनिकस्य गृहाद्रात्रौ मुषित्वा तान्युपानयम् । ततस्ता धनलोभेन पाशैर्बद्ध्वा गले बलात्
dhanikasya gṛhādrātrau muṣitvā tānyupānayam | tatastā dhanalobhena pāśairbaddhvā gale balāt
Having stolen them at night from a rich man's house, I brought them (to them). Then those (women), out of greed for money, forcibly bound my neck with nooses
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.41
मां तु व्यापादयामासुर्वह्निक्षेपेण मानद । गृहीत्वा मद्धनं भूरि ताः सर्वा भूपतेर्भयात्
māṃ tu vyāpādayāmāsurvahnikṣepeṇa mānada | gṛhītvā maddhanaṃ bhūri tāḥ sarvā bhūpaterbhayāt
and killed me by throwing me into fire, O giver of honour. Taking my abundant wealth, all of them, out of fear of the king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.42
पलायिताः पुरादस्मात्स्वार्थोन्मूलित सौहृदाः । अतः प्रेतत्वमापन्नो भ्रातरद्य त्वयांबुना
palāyitāḥ purādasmātsvārthonmūlita sauhṛdāḥ | ataḥ pretatvamāpanno bhrātaradya tvayāṃbunā
fled from this city, their friendship uprooted by self-interest. Hence I came to the state of a ghost; but today, brother, sprinkled by you with water
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.43
सिक्तः संज्ञामहं प्राप्तः पुण्येनातिकृपालुना । वाताहारेण जीवामि दैवादिष्टफलोदयः
siktaḥ saṃjñāmahaṃ prāptaḥ puṇyenātikṛpālunā | vātāhāreṇa jīvāmi daivādiṣṭaphalodayaḥ
—by (that) merit, exceedingly compassionate—I have regained consciousness. I live on air as food, my fruits arising as fate ordains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.44
अपश्यं त्वामहं सुप्तं भ्रातरं स्वगृहांगणे । ततस्त्वामनभिज्ञं मां धर्षणाय कृतोद्यमः
apaśyaṃ tvāmahaṃ suptaṃ bhrātaraṃ svagṛhāṃgaṇe | tatastvāmanabhijñaṃ māṃ dharṣaṇāya kṛtodyamaḥ
I saw you, my brother, asleep in the courtyard of your own house; then, not recognising you, I made an effort to assault (you),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.45
अभवं सहसा साधो ज्ञातश्चाहं त्वयाधुना । दीनबंधो दयासिंधो भ्रातर्मामाशु मोचय
abhavaṃ sahasā sādho jñātaścāhaṃ tvayādhunā | dīnabaṃdho dayāsiṃdho bhrātarmāmāśu mocaya
I acted rashly, O good man; and now I have been recognised by you. O friend of the wretched, ocean of compassion, brother, quickly release me
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.46
प्रेतभावादमुष्मात्त्वं कृतार्थोऽसि न संशयः । इति श्रुत्वा वचो भ्रातुर्गोकर्णो ज्ञानवान्सुधीः
pretabhāvādamuṣmāttvaṃ kṛtārtho'si na saṃśayaḥ | iti śrutvā vaco bhrāturgokarṇo jñānavānsudhīḥ
from this state of being a ghost; you have accomplished your purpose, there is no doubt. Having heard this speech of his brother, Gokarṇa, wise and possessed of knowledge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.47
भ्रातरं प्राह खिन्नात्मा दुःखितं धुंधुकारिणम् । गोकर्ण उवाच- तुभ्यं दत्तो मया पिंडो गयायां त्वामहं भृतम्
bhrātaraṃ prāha khinnātmā duḥkhitaṃ dhuṃdhukāriṇam | gokarṇa uvāca- tubhyaṃ datto mayā piṃḍo gayāyāṃ tvāmahaṃ bhṛtam
grieved at heart, spoke to his suffering brother Dhundhukārī. Gokarṇa said: A piṇḍa was given by me for you; I maintained you at Gayā—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.48
श्रुत्वा लोकमुखाद्भ्रातस्त्वं कथं प्रेततां गतः । गयापिंडप्रदानेन दुर्गतोऽपि शुभां गतिम्
śrutvā lokamukhādbhrātastvaṃ kathaṃ pretatāṃ gataḥ | gayāpiṃḍapradānena durgato'pi śubhāṃ gatim
having heard from the mouth of people (of your death). How, brother, have you come to the state of a ghost? By the giving of a piṇḍa at Gayā even one who has gone to a bad state (obtains) a good destination—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.49
प्राप्नोति नात्र संदेहस्त्वं कथं न दिवं गतः । भ्रातुरित्थंवचः श्रुत्वा गोकर्णस्य महात्मनः
prāpnoti nātra saṃdehastvaṃ kathaṃ na divaṃ gataḥ | bhrāturitthaṃvacaḥ śrutvā gokarṇasya mahātmanaḥ
he obtains (it); there is no doubt in this. How have you not gone to heaven? Having heard such speech of his brother, the great-souled Gokarṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.50
धुंधुकारी दुःखितात्मा प्रोवाच पुरतः स्थितः । गयाश्राद्धशतेनापि न मे मुक्तिर्भविष्यति 6.197.
dhuṃdhukārī duḥkhitātmā provāca purataḥ sthitaḥ | gayāśrāddhaśatenāpi na me muktirbhaviṣyati 6.197.
Dhundhukārī, sorrowful in heart, standing before him, said: Even by a hundred śrāddhas at Gayā there will be no release for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.51
उपायोऽन्यश्चिंतनीयो ममोद्धाराय वै त्वया । इति तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य गोकर्णो विस्मयं गतः
upāyo'nyaściṃtanīyo mamoddhārāya vai tvayā | iti tadvākyamākarṇya gokarṇo vismayaṃ gataḥ
Another means indeed must be thought out by you for my deliverance. Hearing that speech of his, Gokarṇa was astonished,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.52
प्राह श्राद्धैर्न मुक्तिश्चेत्तर्ह्यसाध्या गतिस्तव । इदानीं त्वं निजस्थानमातिष्ठ प्रेत निर्भयः
prāha śrāddhairna muktiścettarhyasādhyā gatistava | idānīṃ tvaṃ nijasthānamātiṣṭha preta nirbhayaḥ
and said: If there is no release by śrāddhas, then your course is unattainable. For now, ghost, take up your own place, free from fear;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.53
विचार्याहं करिष्यामि मुक्त्युपायं परं तव । इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य धुंधुकारी ततो गतः
vicāryāhaṃ kariṣyāmi muktyupāyaṃ paraṃ tava | iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya dhuṃdhukārī tato gataḥ
after deliberating I shall carry out a supreme means of release for you. Hearing this speech, Dhundhukārī then went
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.54
निजं स्थानं श्मशानस्थं कलिद्रुममतः परम् । शेषां रात्रिं स गोकर्णश्चिंतयन्नेव नारद
nijaṃ sthānaṃ śmaśānasthaṃ kalidrumamataḥ param | śeṣāṃ rātriṃ sa gokarṇaściṃtayanneva nārada
thereafter to his own place, the kali tree standing in the cremation ground. And that Gokarṇa, O Nārada, spent the rest of the night just pondering
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.55
तस्य मुक्तिं स्थितस्तत्र तदुपायं न चाध्यगात् । प्रातस्ततः स गोकर्णः स्वज्ञाति कुलबांधवान्
tasya muktiṃ sthitastatra tadupāyaṃ na cādhyagāt | prātastataḥ sa gokarṇaḥ svajñāti kulabāṃdhavān
his release; staying there he did not discover the means for it. Then in the morning that Gokarṇa (told) his own kinsmen, family and relatives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.56
धर्मशास्त्रविदोविप्रान्रात्रिवृत्तं न्यवेदयत् । ते विचार्य च तद्वृत्तं शास्त्रेषु बहुशो द्विजाः
dharmaśāstravidoviprānrātrivṛttaṃ nyavedayat | te vicārya ca tadvṛttaṃ śāstreṣu bahuśo dvijāḥ
He reported the night's happening to brahmins learned in the dharmaśāstras; and those twice-born, having examined that happening again and again in the scriptures —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.57
यदा न ज्ञातवंतस्तद्वृत्तं सूर्यं तदा स्तुवन् । द्विजा ऊचुः- नमस्ते भास्करादित्य तमोहंतर्गभस्तिमन्
yadā na jñātavaṃtastadvṛttaṃ sūryaṃ tadā stuvan | dvijā ūcuḥ- namaste bhāskarāditya tamohaṃtargabhastiman
when they did not come to understand that happening, then they praised the Sun. The twice-born said: Homage to you, Bhāskara Āditya, destroyer of darkness, possessor of rays!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.58
लोकसाक्षिन्जगद्धाम सुरासुरनमस्कृत । द्वादशात्मन्हरिहय भास्वन्लोकप्रबोधक
lokasākṣinjagaddhāma surāsuranamaskṛta | dvādaśātmanharihaya bhāsvanlokaprabodhaka
O witness of the world, abode of the universe, saluted by gods and asuras, you of twelve forms, tawny-horsed one, shining one, awakener of the worlds!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.59
त्वं गतिः सर्वलोकानां सततं धर्मशीलिनाम् । त्वं ब्रह्मा त्वं हरिः शूली सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशकृत्
tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvalokānāṃ satataṃ dharmaśīlinām | tvaṃ brahmā tvaṃ hariḥ śūlī sṛṣṭisthitivināśakṛt
You are the (final) resort of all the worlds, of those constantly devoted to dharma; you are Brahmā, you are Hari, you are the trident-bearer, the doer of creation, maintenance and destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.60
त्वामृते नास्ति लोकेस्मिञ्छरणं प्राणिनां विभो । शर्वस्त्वं क्षितिरूपोऽसि भवोऽसि जलरूपधृक्
tvāmṛte nāsti lokesmiñcharaṇaṃ prāṇināṃ vibho | śarvastvaṃ kṣitirūpo'si bhavo'si jalarūpadhṛk
Apart from you there is no refuge for living beings in this world, O mighty one. You are Śarva, having the form of earth; you are Bhava, bearing the form of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.61
त्वमग्निरुपो रूद्रोसि वायुरस्युग्ररूपधृक् । भीमोस्याकाशदेहस्त्वं यज्वा पशुपतिः स्वयम्
tvamagnirupo rūdrosi vāyurasyugrarūpadhṛk | bhīmosyākāśadehastvaṃ yajvā paśupatiḥ svayam
You are Rudra in the form of fire; you are Vāyu, bearing the form of Ugra; you are Bhīma, having the sky for your body; you are the sacrificer, Paśupati himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.62
महादेवः सोममूर्तिरीशानः सूर्य एव हि । तवाष्टौमूर्त्तयो दिव्या इज्यंते वेदवादिभिः
mahādevaḥ somamūrtirīśānaḥ sūrya eva hi | tavāṣṭaumūrttayo divyā ijyaṃte vedavādibhiḥ
Mahādeva, whose form is the moon, Īśāna, and indeed Sūrya: these eight divine forms of yours are worshipped by the speakers of the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.63
सर्वकामसमृद्ध्यर्थं व्याप्तलोकत्रयस्य च । मत्स्यस्त्वं वेदधृक् चासि कूर्मश्चाद्रिधरो वरः
sarvakāmasamṛddhyarthaṃ vyāptalokatrayasya ca | matsyastvaṃ vedadhṛk cāsi kūrmaścādridharo varaḥ
for the sake of the fulfilment of all desires, and of him who has pervaded the three worlds. You are the Fish, and the bearer of the Vedas; and the Tortoise, the excellent bearer of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.64
धराधरो वराहोसि लोकधृक्त्वं त्रिविक्रमः । ब्रह्मध्रुग्घ्नो भार्गवस्त्वं लोकध्रुक्ग्घ्नोसि राघवः
dharādharo varāhosi lokadhṛktvaṃ trivikramaḥ | brahmadhrugghno bhārgavastvaṃ lokadhrukgghnosi rāghavaḥ
You are the Boar, the supporter of the earth; you are Trivikrama, the upholder of the worlds; you are Bhārgava, slayer of the injurer of brahmins; you are Rāghava, slayer of the injurer of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.65
भूभारहंता कृष्णोसि बुद्धोस्यसुरमोहकृत् । कल्क्यसि म्लेच्छहंता त्वं धर्मग्लानौ युगेयुगे
bhūbhārahaṃtā kṛṣṇosi buddhosyasuramohakṛt | kalkyasi mlecchahaṃtā tvaṃ dharmaglānau yugeyuge
You are Kṛṣṇa, remover of the earth's burden; you are the Buddha, who deludes the asuras; you are Kalki, the slayer of the mlecchas — in age after age, when dharma languishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.66
देवासुरमनुष्याणां पशुपक्ष्यंबुचारिणाम् । नानाविधानं जीवानां त्वं स्रष्टा ब्रह्मरूपधृक्
devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ paśupakṣyaṃbucāriṇām | nānāvidhānaṃ jīvānāṃ tvaṃ sraṣṭā brahmarūpadhṛk
Of gods, asuras and men, of beasts, birds and water-dwellers, of living beings of many kinds, you are the creator, bearing the form of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.67
इंद्रोसि धर्मराजोसि वरुणस्त्वं धनेश्वरः । लोकपालस्वरूपेण वर्त्तसे गोगणेश्वर
iṃdrosi dharmarājosi varuṇastvaṃ dhaneśvaraḥ | lokapālasvarūpeṇa varttase gogaṇeśvara
You are Indra, you are the king of dharma (Yama), you are Varuṇa, you are the lord of wealth; in the form of the guardians of the quarters you abide, O lord of the host of rays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.68
त्रयीमूर्त्तिस्त्रिकालेज्यस्त्रिधामा त्रिगुणात्मकः । त्वमेव पूज्यसे लोकैस्त्रिधा भिन्नो दिवाकरः
trayīmūrttistrikālejyastridhāmā triguṇātmakaḥ | tvameva pūjyase lokaistridhā bhinno divākaraḥ
Embodiment of the triple Veda, to be worshipped at the three times, having three abodes, consisting of the three guṇas — it is you alone, the day-maker, who are worshipped by the worlds as divided threefold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.69
पद्मप्रबोधनकरस्त्वमेवासि जगत्पते । इत्युदीर्य द्विजश्रेष्ठा यावत्तस्थुर्मुनीश्वर
padmaprabodhanakarastvamevāsi jagatpate | ityudīrya dvijaśreṣṭhā yāvattasthurmunīśvara
You alone are the awakener of the lotuses, O lord of the world. Having spoken thus, the best of brahmins stood there a while, O lord of sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.70
तावदाकाशगः प्राह स्फुटं तेषां तु शृण्वताम् । श्रीसूर्य उवाच- श्रूयतांभोद्विजश्रेष्ठा यदर्थं वर्णितोस्म्यहम्
tāvadākāśagaḥ prāha sphuṭaṃ teṣāṃ tu śṛṇvatām | śrīsūrya uvāca- śrūyatāṃbhodvijaśreṣṭhā yadarthaṃ varṇitosmyaham
and meanwhile one moving in the sky spoke clearly, while they listened. Śrī Sūrya said: Hear, O best of brahmins, the purpose for which I have been described
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.71
भवद्भिर्धुंधुलीसूनोर्महापातकशांतये । आत्मदेवस्य पुण्येन गोकर्णो रौहिणो ह्ययम्
bhavadbhirdhuṃdhulīsūnormahāpātakaśāṃtaye | ātmadevasya puṇyena gokarṇo rauhiṇo hyayam
by you — for the quieting of the great sin of Dhundhulī's son. By the merit of Ātmadeva, this Gokarṇa, born of Rohiṇī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.72
श्रीभागवतसप्ताहस्तस्योद्धर्ता भविष्यति । यद्भवद्भिः कृतं स्तोत्रं मम वैभववर्णनम्
śrībhāgavatasaptāhastasyoddhartā bhaviṣyati | yadbhavadbhiḥ kṛtaṃ stotraṃ mama vaibhavavarṇanam
will be his rescuer through a seven-day recitation of the holy Bhāgavata. And the hymn that has been made by you, the telling of my majesty —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.73
तेन स्तुत्वा नरोविप्रा देवयानं लभिष्यति । पुत्रार्थी च धनार्थी च धर्मार्थी मोक्षकामुकः
tena stutvā naroviprā devayānaṃ labhiṣyati | putrārthī ca dhanārthī ca dharmārthī mokṣakāmukaḥ
praising with it, a man will attain the path of the gods, O brahmins; and one who seeks a son, one who seeks wealth, one who seeks dharma, one who longs for liberation
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.74
वांछा चिंतामणिस्तोत्रं पठित्वात्यंतमाप्नुयात् । इत्युक्त्वा भास्करो देवो विरराम दिविस्थितः
vāṃchā ciṃtāmaṇistotraṃ paṭhitvātyaṃtamāpnuyāt | ityuktvā bhāskaro devo virarāma divisthitaḥ
would fully attain (his aim) by reciting this hymn, a wish-fulfilling gem. Having said this, the god Bhāskara, standing in the sky, fell silent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.75
ते द्विजाः साध्विति प्रोचुर्गोकर्णं हृष्टमानसाः । ततः समाजे विप्राणां तुंगभद्रा तटे शुभे
te dvijāḥ sādhviti procurgokarṇaṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | tataḥ samāje viprāṇāṃ tuṃgabhadrā taṭe śubhe
Those twice-born, with delighted minds, said "Well done!" to Gokarṇa. Then, in an assembly of brahmins on the auspicious bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.76
कौतुकं सुमहद्द्रष्टुं तत्रागान्नागरीप्रजा । गोकर्णो ज्ञाततत्वार्थो वक्ताध्यासनमास्थितः
kautukaṃ sumahaddraṣṭuṃ tatrāgānnāgarīprajā | gokarṇo jñātatatvārtho vaktādhyāsanamāsthitaḥ
The townsfolk came there to see the very great marvel; Gokarṇa, who knew the truth of things, took his seat as the speaker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.77
नारायणादिकान्नत्वा सप्ताहं समवर्त्तयन् । श्रीहरेस्तु वचः शास्त्रं तीर्थपादाब्जसंभवम्
nārāyaṇādikānnatvā saptāhaṃ samavarttayan | śrīharestu vacaḥ śāstraṃ tīrthapādābjasaṃbhavam
Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa and the others, they carried out the seven-day (recitation) of the scripture that is the word of Śrī Hari, sprung from the lotus feet of the holy one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.78
यदि सत्यं तदाप्नोतु धुंधुलीतनयो गतिम् । इति संकल्प्य मनसा श्रीमद्भागवताभिधम्
yadi satyaṃ tadāpnotu dhuṃdhulītanayo gatim | iti saṃkalpya manasā śrīmadbhāgavatābhidham
"If it be true, then let Dhundhulī's son attain (a good) destination" — thus resolving in his mind, (he began) the (work) named the Glorious Bhāgavata,
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PdP 6 197.79
जन्माद्यस्य यतश्चेति धीमह्यंतमुपावदत् । तत्र प्रेतं समागत्य स्थानं पश्यन्नितस्ततः
janmādyasya yataśceti dhīmahyaṃtamupāvadat | tatra pretaṃ samāgatya sthānaṃ paśyannitastataḥ
and he recited it out to the end from "from whom (arises) the origin etc. of this (world)" and "we meditate." The ghost, having arrived there, looking about the place this way and that,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.80
सप्तग्रंथियुतं वंशं प्रविष्टो वातरूपधृक् । शृण्वत्सु वैष्णवाग्र्येषु ब्राह्मणेष्वथ नारद
saptagraṃthiyutaṃ vaṃśaṃ praviṣṭo vātarūpadhṛk | śṛṇvatsu vaiṣṇavāgryeṣu brāhmaṇeṣvatha nārada
entered, taking the form of wind, a bamboo furnished with seven joints. And then, Nārada, while the foremost Vaiṣṇava brahmins were listening,
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PdP 6 197.81
शुश्राव धुंधुलीपुत्रो ग्रंथिछिद्रस्थितोऽन्वहम् । यदा कथाविरामोऽभूत्प्रथमेऽहनि नारद
śuśrāva dhuṃdhulīputro graṃthichidrasthito'nvaham | yadā kathāvirāmo'bhūtprathame'hani nārada
Dhundhulī's son, stationed in a hole of a joint, listened day by day. When, on the first day, there came a pause in the recitation, Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.82
तदैकाकी चकग्रंथिः पुस्फोटात्यद्भुतं ह्यभूत्। द्वितीयादिष्वहःस्वेवमेकैकग्रंथिभेदनम्
tadaikākī cakagraṃthiḥ pusphoṭātyadbhutaṃ hyabhūt| dvitīyādiṣvahaḥsvevamekaikagraṃthibhedanam
then a single joint burst, and it was most wondrous indeed. On the second day and the rest, likewise, the splitting of one knot each
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.83
बभूव सप्तमे भिन्ने स सद्यः प्रेततां जहौ । दिव्यरूपधरो भूत्वा तुलसीदाममंडितः
babhūva saptame bhinne sa sadyaḥ pretatāṃ jahau | divyarūpadharo bhūtvā tulasīdāmamaṃḍitaḥ
took place; when the seventh was split he at once abandoned his ghost-condition, and, becoming one who bore a divine form, adorned with a garland of tulasī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.84
पीतवासा घनश्यामः प्रबभौ भूषणान्वितः । गोकर्णं भ्रातरं नत्वा प्रोवाचाखिल तत्वदृक्
pītavāsā ghanaśyāmaḥ prababhau bhūṣaṇānvitaḥ | gokarṇaṃ bhrātaraṃ natvā provācākhila tatvadṛk
clothed in yellow, dark as a cloud, he shone forth furnished with ornaments; bowing to his brother Gokarṇa, he spoke, seeing the whole truth:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.85
त्वयाऽहं मोचितो बंधो कृपया प्रेतकश्मलात् । धन्या भागवतीवार्ता प्रेतत्वोन्मूलिनी श्रुता
tvayā'haṃ mocito baṃdho kṛpayā pretakaśmalāt | dhanyā bhāgavatīvārtā pretatvonmūlinī śrutā
"By you, brother, I have been released, through (your) compassion, from the foulness of ghosthood. Blessed is the Bhāgavata tale, which, when heard, uproots the state of being a ghost;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.86
सप्ताहोपि तथा धन्यो विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदः । यत्प्रभावाद्विमुक्तोऽहं प्रेतभावाद्भृशातुरः
saptāhopi tathā dhanyo viṣṇulokagatipradaḥ | yatprabhāvādvimukto'haṃ pretabhāvādbhṛśāturaḥ
and blessed likewise is the seven-day (recitation), which grants passage to Viṣṇu's world, by whose power I, sorely afflicted, have been freed from the ghost-state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.87
आर्द्रं शुष्कं लघुस्थूलं वाङ्मनः कर्मभिः कृतम् । पातकं भस्मसात्कुर्यात्सप्ताहोऽग्निरिवेंधनम्
ārdraṃ śuṣkaṃ laghusthūlaṃ vāṅmanaḥ karmabhiḥ kṛtam | pātakaṃ bhasmasātkuryātsaptāho'gniriveṃdhanam
Wet or dry, slight or gross, done by speech, mind, or deeds — the seven-day (recitation) would reduce sin to ashes, as fire does fuel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.88
अस्मिन्वै भारते वर्षे देवानामप्यभीप्सिते । शृण्वतां भगवच्छास्त्रं गतिरत्युत्तमा भवेत्
asminvai bhārate varṣe devānāmapyabhīpsite | śṛṇvatāṃ bhagavacchāstraṃ gatiratyuttamā bhavet
Indeed, in this land of Bhārata, desired even by the gods, for those who hear the scripture of the Lord there would come about a most excellent destination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.89
स्नाय्वस्थि मज्जा मांसासृक्संघातं देहमुच्यते । शुचि भागवतास्वादादशुचित्वन्यथा मतम्
snāyvasthi majjā māṃsāsṛksaṃghātaṃ dehamucyate | śuci bhāgavatāsvādādaśucitvanyathā matam
The body is said to be an aggregate of sinew, bone, marrow, flesh and blood; it is pure through the tasting of the Bhāgavata, otherwise impurity is held (to be its state).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.90
कर्मकश्मलसंदुष्टो देहो नरकभाजनम् । अतो दोषनिवृत्यर्थमेतदेव हि साधनम्
karmakaśmalasaṃduṣṭo deho narakabhājanam | ato doṣanivṛtyarthametadeva hi sādhanam
The body, thoroughly defiled by the foulness of (its) deeds, is a vessel for hell; therefore, for the removal of that fault, just this is the means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.91
बुद्बुदा इव तोयेषु मशका इव जंतुषु । जायंते मरणायैव भगवच्छास्त्रवर्जिताः
budbudā iva toyeṣu maśakā iva jaṃtuṣu | jāyaṃte maraṇāyaiva bhagavacchāstravarjitāḥ
Like bubbles in waters, like mosquitoes among creatures, those bereft of the Lord's scripture are born only to die.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.92
भिद्यते हृदयग्रंथिश्छिद्यंते सर्वसंशयाः । क्षीयंते चास्य कर्माणि श्रुते भागवते द्विजाः
bhidyate hṛdayagraṃthiśchidyaṃte sarvasaṃśayāḥ | kṣīyaṃte cāsya karmāṇi śrute bhāgavate dvijāḥ
The knot of the heart is broken, all doubts are cut through, and one's (accumulated) deeds waste away, O brahmins, when the Bhāgavata is heard."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.93
एवं ब्रुवति वै तस्मिन्विमानवरमागतम् । वैकुंठात्तदधिष्ठाय गतोऽसौ विष्णुमंदिरम्
evaṃ bruvati vai tasminvimānavaramāgatam | vaikuṃṭhāttadadhiṣṭhāya gato'sau viṣṇumaṃdiram
While he was speaking thus, an excellent celestial car came from Vaikuṇṭha; mounting it, he went to Viṣṇu's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.94
विष्णुलोकं गतेतस्मिन्सर्वे विस्मितमानसाः । बभूवुश्चापि पप्रच्छुर्गोकर्णं ते द्विजोत्तमाः
viṣṇulokaṃ gatetasminsarve vismitamānasāḥ | babhūvuścāpi papracchurgokarṇaṃ te dvijottamāḥ
When he had gone to Viṣṇu's world, all became amazed in mind, and those best of brahmins questioned Gokarṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.95
द्विजा ऊचुः । श्रुतं भागवतं सर्वैरस्माभिरिह संगतैः । किं कारणं महाभाग त्वद्भ्रातैको गतो हरिम्
dvijā ūcuḥ | śrutaṃ bhāgavataṃ sarvairasmābhiriha saṃgataiḥ | kiṃ kāraṇaṃ mahābhāga tvadbhrātaiko gato harim
The brahmins said: "The Bhāgavata was heard by all of us assembled here; what is the reason, greatly fortunate one, that your brother alone has gone to Hari?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.96
गोकर्ण उवाच- श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि कारणं भातृसद्गतौ । यच्छ्रुत्वा यूयमेवापि गोलोकं च गमिष्यथ
gokarṇa uvāca- śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi kāraṇaṃ bhātṛsadgatau | yacchrutvā yūyamevāpi golokaṃ ca gamiṣyatha
Gokarṇa said: Listen, I shall tell the reason for my brother's going to the good state, hearing which you too will go to Goloka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.97
सप्ताहश्रवणं कार्यमुपवासपरायणैः । कृष्णैकतानमतिभिर्गोलोक गतिदायकम्
saptāhaśravaṇaṃ kāryamupavāsaparāyaṇaiḥ | kṛṣṇaikatānamatibhirgoloka gatidāyakam
The seven-day hearing is to be performed by those devoted to fasting, with minds fixed on Kṛṣṇa alone; it grants the attainment of Goloka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.98
पुनः शुणुध्वं सप्ताहं श्रीमद्भागवतं द्विजाः । एकाग्रचित्ताः सततं कृष्णप्रेमामृतप्रदम्
punaḥ śuṇudhvaṃ saptāhaṃ śrīmadbhāgavataṃ dvijāḥ | ekāgracittāḥ satataṃ kṛṣṇapremāmṛtapradam
Hear again, O brahmins, for seven days the glorious Bhāgavata, with single-pointed minds constantly — it bestows the nectar of love for Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.99
इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य गोकर्णस्य द्विजोत्तमाः । पुनः श्रोतुं भागवतं सप्ताहं समुपावसन्
iti śrutvā vacastasya gokarṇasya dvijottamāḥ | punaḥ śrotuṃ bhāgavataṃ saptāhaṃ samupāvasan
Having heard that speech of Gokarṇa, the best of the twice-born fasted for the seven days in order to hear the Bhāgavata again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.100
कृष्णैकतानमतयो नियमेन च नारद । पुनस्ते शुश्रुवुः सर्वे श्रीमद्भागवतं द्विजाः 6.197.
kṛṣṇaikatānamatayo niyamena ca nārada | punaste śuśruvuḥ sarve śrīmadbhāgavataṃ dvijāḥ 6.197.
With minds fixed on Kṛṣṇa alone and with due observance, O Nārada, all those brahmins heard the glorious Bhāgavata again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.101
कथावसाने भगवान्कृष्णः कमललोचनः । आविरासीन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ शंखचक्रगदाब्जधृक्
kathāvasāne bhagavānkṛṣṇaḥ kamalalocanaḥ | āvirāsīnmuniśreṣṭha śaṃkhacakragadābjadhṛk
At the end of the recitation, the lotus-eyed Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared, O best of sages, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.102
किरीटकुंडलधरो वनमाली विभूषितः । पीतवासा घनश्यामः कटकांगदभूषितः
kirīṭakuṃḍaladharo vanamālī vibhūṣitaḥ | pītavāsā ghanaśyāmaḥ kaṭakāṃgadabhūṣitaḥ
Wearing a crown and earrings, garlanded with forest flowers, adorned, clothed in yellow, dark as a rain-cloud, ornamented with bracelets and armlets,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.103
तं दृष्ट्वा ते द्विजाः सर्वे विष्वक्सेनादिभिर्युतम् । पार्षदप्रवरैर्हृष्टाः प्रणेमुर्भुवि संगताः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā te dvijāḥ sarve viṣvaksenādibhiryutam | pārṣadapravarairhṛṣṭāḥ praṇemurbhuvi saṃgatāḥ
Seeing him, accompanied by Viṣvaksena and the other foremost attendants, all those brahmins, delighted, came together and bowed down to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.104
जयशब्दो नमः शब्दस्तदासीत्सर्वतो मुने । अथ शंखध्वनिं चक्रे हरिः संहर्षयन्द्विजान्
jayaśabdo namaḥ śabdastadāsītsarvato mune | atha śaṃkhadhvaniṃ cakre hariḥ saṃharṣayandvijān
Then there was on all sides the cry of "Victory!" and of "Homage!", O sage; and then Hari sounded his conch, gladdening the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.105
तदानेके विमानास्तु वैकुंठात्समुपागताः । द्विजानां पश्यतां तत्र पार्षदप्रवरैर्युताः
tadāneke vimānāstu vaikuṃṭhātsamupāgatāḥ | dvijānāṃ paśyatāṃ tatra pārṣadapravarairyutāḥ
Then many aerial cars came from Vaikuṇṭha, accompanied by the foremost attendants, while the brahmins looked on there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.106
गोकर्णं तु समालिंग्य ददौ सारूप्यमात्मनः । श्रोतॄनन्यान्घनश्यामान्पीतकौशेयवाससः
gokarṇaṃ tu samāliṃgya dadau sārūpyamātmanaḥ | śrotṝnanyānghanaśyāmānpītakauśeyavāsasaḥ
And embracing Gokarṇa, he gave him a form like his own; and the other hearers he made dark as a cloud, clad in yellow silk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.107
किरीटिनः कुंडलिनो हारिणो वनमालिनः । चकार तत्क्षणात्तत्र महदाश्चर्यमप्यभूत्
kirīṭinaḥ kuṃḍalino hāriṇo vanamālinaḥ | cakāra tatkṣaṇāttatra mahadāścaryamapyabhūt
crowned, wearing earrings, necklaces and forest garlands — that very moment; and a great wonder occurred there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.108
तस्मिन्ग्रामे स्थिता ये तु आचांडालजना मुने । समारुह्य विमानांस्तान्ययुः कृष्णाज्ञया दिवम्
tasmingrāme sthitā ye tu ācāṃḍālajanā mune | samāruhya vimānāṃstānyayuḥ kṛṣṇājñayā divam
And those people who lived in that village, down to the Caṇḍālas, O sage, mounted those aerial cars and went to heaven by Kṛṣṇa's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.109
गोकर्णसहितः कृष्णो गोपगोपीजनप्रियः । गोलोकं समनुप्राप्तः सर्वलोकोपरिस्थितम् । यत्र वृंदावनं रम्यं शतशृंगसमावृतम्
gokarṇasahitaḥ kṛṣṇo gopagopījanapriyaḥ | golokaṃ samanuprāptaḥ sarvalokoparisthitam | yatra vṛṃdāvanaṃ ramyaṃ śataśṛṃgasamāvṛtam
Kṛṣṇa, dear to the cowherd men and women, together with Gokarṇa, reached Goloka, which stands above all worlds, where the lovely Vṛndāvana is encircled by a hundred peaks;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 197.110
तद्बाह्ये परितोवृतं विजययाह्यत्यद्भुतं राजतेऽरण्यं यत्र तु मंडपानि सुबहून्यच्छोदवाप्यो ह्रदाः ।। गावः कामदुघाः सुरद्रुमततिच्छायाश्रिता गोपकैः क्रीडातत्परमानसैः परिवृतो नंदात्मजः क्रीडति
tadbāhye paritovṛtaṃ vijayayāhyatyadbhutaṃ rājate'raṇyaṃ yatra tu maṃḍapāni subahūnyacchodavāpyo hradāḥ || gāvaḥ kāmadughāḥ suradrumataticchāyāśritā gopakaiḥ krīḍātatparamānasaiḥ parivṛto naṃdātmajaḥ krīḍati
outside it, surrounding it on all sides, there shines a most wondrous forest, surpassingly splendid, where there are very many pavilions, and pools and lakes of clear water; wish-yielding cows resting in the shade of the rows of divine trees; and there Nanda's son plays, surrounded by cowherd boys whose minds are intent on play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.111
मध्ये त्वस्य सुकाननस्य रचितो वृंदावनेशेच्छया रम्यं रत्नसमूहभर्मखचितं प्राकारमुद्भासयन् । न्यग्रोधः सुमहांस्ततः प्रतिदिशं गोपीजनाध्यासितं वत्सालंकृतमद्भुताकृति महच्छ्रीगोकुलं राजते
madhye tvasya sukānanasya racito vṛṃdāvaneśecchayā ramyaṃ ratnasamūhabharmakhacitaṃ prākāramudbhāsayan | nyagrodhaḥ sumahāṃstataḥ pratidiśaṃ gopījanādhyāsitaṃ vatsālaṃkṛtamadbhutākṛti mahacchrīgokulaṃ rājate
And in the middle of this fair grove, fashioned by the will of the Lord of Vṛndāvana, illumining a lovely rampart inlaid with masses of gems and gold, there stands a very great banyan tree; and beyond it, in every direction, shines the great and glorious Gokula, inhabited by the cowherd women, adorned with calves, of wondrous form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.112
तन्मध्ये भवनं हरेरधिकृतं प्रोद्भासते भास्वरं यस्मिन्नंदगृहेश्वरी समुदितास्ते राधया राधिताः । यद्भाग्यं महदप्युमापतिमुखैश्चिंत्यं सदाभ्यंतरैस्तत्सूनोर्मधुराकृतेरधिचकास्त्यंडौघभास्यांशुभिः
tanmadhye bhavanaṃ hareradhikṛtaṃ prodbhāsate bhāsvaraṃ yasminnaṃdagṛheśvarī samuditāste rādhayā rādhitāḥ | yadbhāgyaṃ mahadapyumāpatimukhaiściṃtyaṃ sadābhyaṃtaraistatsūnormadhurākṛteradhicakāstyaṃḍaughabhāsyāṃśubhiḥ
In the midst of that shines forth the radiant dwelling appointed for Hari, in which the mistress of Nanda's house sits in joy, worshipped along with Rādhā; whose great good fortune is ever to be meditated upon even by Umā's husband and the rest — (the fortune) of being among the intimates of her sweet-formed son, who shines forth with rays that illumine the whole host of world-eggs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.113
वातांबुपर्णाशनदेहशोषणैस्तपोभिरुग्रैर्जपयज्ञकर्मभिः । असाध्यमप्यायसधेनुसंभवो लोकं न गाहाख्यमखप्रवर्त्तनात्
vātāṃbuparṇāśanadehaśoṣaṇaistapobhirugrairjapayajñakarmabhiḥ | asādhyamapyāyasadhenusaṃbhavo lokaṃ na gāhākhyamakhapravarttanāt
Even by fierce austerities that wither the body — living on air, water and leaves — and by acts of muttered prayer and sacrifice, (that) world is unattainable; one born of an iron cow does not plunge into (it) by performing sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 197.114
इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छृणुयादपि।। । सोऽपि गोलोकमभ्येति किं श्रीभागवतं पुनः
itihāsamimaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādapi|| | so'pi golokamabhyeti kiṃ śrībhāgavataṃ punaḥ
Whoever recites or even hears this holy narrative, he too goes to Goloka — how much more (one who hears) the glorious Bhāgavata!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition