Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 200
PdP 6 200.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच- नैतच्चित्रं सुराधीश मुनयो ज्ञानवत्तराः । मदीयां पदवीं भक्तिं गुर्वीं कुर्वंति सत्कृताम्
śrībhagavānuvāca- naitaccitraṃ surādhīśa munayo jñānavattarāḥ | madīyāṃ padavīṃ bhaktiṃ gurvīṃ kurvaṃti satkṛtām
The Blessed Lord said: This is no wonder, lord of the gods: sages of greater knowledge make devotion to me — my own path — weighty and honoured.
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PdP 6 200.2
एते ज्ञानोपदेष्टारस्त्रिलोकतलवासिनाम् । प्रवर्तयंत्यमी नष्टं वेदमार्गं यतः सदा
ete jñānopadeṣṭārastrilokatalavāsinām | pravartayaṃtyamī naṣṭaṃ vedamārgaṃ yataḥ sadā
These are the instructors in knowledge of those who dwell on the floor of the three worlds; for they always set going again the Vedic path when it has been lost.
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PdP 6 200.3
भक्त्या भवानपि स्वर्गभोगासक्तोऽपि मां यतः । प्रपन्नोऽसि किमाश्चर्यं यतस्तव गुरुर्गुरुः
bhaktyā bhavānapi svargabhogāsakto'pi māṃ yataḥ | prapanno'si kimāścaryaṃ yatastava gururguruḥ
You too, though attached to the enjoyments of heaven, have taken refuge in me through devotion — and what wonder, since your teacher is the teacher (of all)?
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PdP 6 200.4
यजस्व सुरशार्दूल मखैर्मां बहुदक्षिणैः । निष्क्रामस्त्वं समीपस्थं तूर्णं प्राप्स्यसि मत्पदम्
yajasva suraśārdūla makhairmāṃ bahudakṣiṇaiḥ | niṣkrāmastvaṃ samīpasthaṃ tūrṇaṃ prāpsyasi matpadam
Sacrifice to me, tiger among gods, with sacrifices of abundant gifts; departing (hence), you will quickly attain my abode, which stands near.
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PdP 6 200.5
प्रतियागं प्रयच्छ त्वं रत्नप्रस्थान्यनेकशः । आख्ययास्थानमेतत्ते इंद्रप्रस्थं भविष्यति
pratiyāgaṃ prayaccha tvaṃ ratnaprasthānyanekaśaḥ | ākhyayāsthānametatte iṃdraprasthaṃ bhaviṣyati
For each sacrifice bestow many plateaus of jewels; by that name this place of yours will become Indraprastha.
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PdP 6 200.6
विधे त्वमत्र रचय प्रयागं तीर्थपुंगवम् । सरस्वतीं समानीय गंगां च जनपाविनीम्
vidhe tvamatra racaya prayāgaṃ tīrthapuṃgavam | sarasvatīṃ samānīya gaṃgāṃ ca janapāvinīm
O Vidhi (Brahmā), fashion here Prayāga, the bull among holy places, bringing together Sarasvatī and Gaṅgā, purifier of people.
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PdP 6 200.7
काशीं च शिवकांचीं च त्वमत्र स्थापयेश्वर । गोकर्णं च समं गौर्या निवासं कुरु सर्वदा
kāśīṃ ca śivakāṃcīṃ ca tvamatra sthāpayeśvara | gokarṇaṃ ca samaṃ gauryā nivāsaṃ kuru sarvadā
And Kāśī and Śiva-kāñcī do you establish here, O Lord; and Gokarṇa — make (here) your dwelling always, together with Gaurī.
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PdP 6 200.8
भो भो ब्रह्मसुता यूयं ज्ञानविज्ञानकोविदाः । निजयोगबलेनात्र कुरुध्वं तीर्थसप्तकम्
bho bho brahmasutā yūyaṃ jñānavijñānakovidāḥ | nijayogabalenātra kurudhvaṃ tīrthasaptakam
Ho, sons of Brahmā, you who are expert in knowledge and discernment: by your own yogic power make here the set of seven holy places.
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PdP 6 200.9
निगमोद्बोधकं तीर्थं त्वं गुरो प्रतिपादय । विनाध्ययनमप्यत्र स्नानाद्बोधोस्तु छंदसाम्
nigamodbodhakaṃ tīrthaṃ tvaṃ guro pratipādaya | vinādhyayanamapyatra snānādbodhostu chaṃdasām
O Guru, establish here a holy place that awakens the Vedas; let there be, even without study, an awareness of the metres here from bathing.
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PdP 6 200.10
स्मृतिश्च जायतां पूर्वजन्मनस्तु परात्मनोः । अहमारोपयाम्यत्र द्वारकां सुमनोहराम्
smṛtiśca jāyatāṃ pūrvajanmanastu parātmanoḥ | ahamāropayāmyatra dvārakāṃ sumanoharām
And let memory of the former birth arise, of oneself and of another; here I shall set up the most delightful Dvārakā,
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PdP 6 200.11
समुद्रेणसमं यत्र गोमत्यासंगमोऽभवत् । कोशलां च करोम्यत्र मध्वरण्यं च वासव
samudreṇasamaṃ yatra gomatyāsaṃgamo'bhavat | kośalāṃ ca karomyatra madhvaraṇyaṃ ca vāsava
where the confluence of the Gomatī with the ocean took place; and here, O Vāsava, I make Kośalā and the Madhu forest,
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PdP 6 200.12
ययोरवतरिष्यामि वपुर्भ्यां रामकृष्णयोः । बदर्याश्रममप्यत्र नरनारायणास्पदम्
yayoravatariṣyāmi vapurbhyāṃ rāmakṛṣṇayoḥ | badaryāśramamapyatra naranārāyaṇāspadam
in which two I shall descend in the bodies of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa; and here too Badaryāśrama, the seat of Nara and Nārāyaṇa,
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PdP 6 200.13
विदधामि सदा यत्र वसामि सुरनायक । हरिद्वारं पुष्करं च तीर्थद्वयमनुत्तमम्
vidadhāmi sadā yatra vasāmi suranāyaka | haridvāraṃ puṣkaraṃ ca tīrthadvayamanuttamam
(That) I establish here, where I always dwell, O lord of the gods; and the two most excellent holy places, Haridvāra and Puṣkara —
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PdP 6 200.14
तदपि स्थापयाम्यत्र तवैव हितकाम्यया । नैमिषेयानि तीर्थानि यानि कालंजरे गिरौ
tadapi sthāpayāmyatra tavaiva hitakāmyayā | naimiṣeyāni tīrthāni yāni kālaṃjare girau
that too I set up here, out of desire for your welfare alone; and the holy places of Naimiṣa, and those on Mount Kālañjara,
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PdP 6 200.15
सरस्वतीतटे यानि स्थापयाम्यहमत्र वै । नारद उवाच- शिवे शिवतरं वाक्यं हरेः श्रुत्वा कृतं च तत्
sarasvatītaṭe yāni sthāpayāmyahamatra vai | nārada uvāca- śive śivataraṃ vākyaṃ hareḥ śrutvā kṛtaṃ ca tat
and those on the bank of the Sarasvatī — these I establish here indeed. Nārada said: O Śivā, having heard this most auspicious speech of Hari, and that being done,
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PdP 6 200.16
दृष्ट्वा तदुक्तमपि ते चक्रुर्ब्रह्मशिवादयः । सर्वतीर्थमयेऽमुष्मिन्स्थाने स त्रिदशाधिपः
dṛṣṭvā taduktamapi te cakrurbrahmaśivādayaḥ | sarvatīrthamaye'muṣminsthāne sa tridaśādhipaḥ
and having seen (it), Brahmā, Śiva and the rest also did what he had said. In that place, made of all the holy places, that lord of the thirty (gods)
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PdP 6 200.17
स्वर्णयूपैर्बहुमखैरीजे भूयो रमापतिम् । रत्नप्रस्थानि विप्रेभ्यः कृष्णस्य पुरतो ददौ
svarṇayūpairbahumakhairīje bhūyo ramāpatim | ratnaprasthāni viprebhyaḥ kṛṣṇasya purato dadau
worshipped the husband of Ramā again with many sacrifices having golden sacrificial posts; and in Kṛṣṇa's presence he gave measures of jewels to the brahmins,
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PdP 6 200.18
नारायणः समस्तात्मा ममायमिति तुष्यतु । इंद्रप्रस्थमिदं तीर्थं ततःप्रभृति कथ्यते
nārāyaṇaḥ samastātmā mamāyamiti tuṣyatu | iṃdraprasthamidaṃ tīrthaṃ tataḥprabhṛti kathyate
(thinking) 'May this Nārāyaṇa, the self of all, be pleased with me.' From then on this holy place is called Indraprastha,
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PdP 6 200.19
सर्वतीर्थमये यत्र मृतो भूयो न जायते । इंद्रदत्तानि ते लब्ध्वा रत्नप्रस्थानि भूसुराः
sarvatīrthamaye yatra mṛto bhūyo na jāyate | iṃdradattāni te labdhvā ratnaprasthāni bhūsurāḥ
where, (it being) made of all the holy places, one who dies is not born again. Those brahmins, having received the measures of jewels given by Indra,
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PdP 6 200.20
तस्मै ददुरवितथामाशिषं तत्र संसदि । इंद्राय तव गोविंदो दानेनानेन तुष्यतु
tasmai daduravitathāmāśiṣaṃ tatra saṃsadi | iṃdrāya tava goviṃdo dānenānena tuṣyatu
gave him an unfailing blessing there in the assembly: 'May Govinda be pleased with you, O Indra, by this gift of yours;
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PdP 6 200.21
तावकी भक्तिरप्यस्मिन्भूयादव्यभिचारिणी । कर्मभूमाविह विभो पुरा यज्ञशतं कृतम्
tāvakī bhaktirapyasminbhūyādavyabhicāriṇī | karmabhūmāviha vibho purā yajñaśataṃ kṛtam
and may your devotion to him be unswerving. Here in this land of action, O mighty one, a hundred sacrifices were performed by you formerly;
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PdP 6 200.22
तेन पुण्येन लब्धं ते सकामेन सुरास्पदम् । अधुना पूजितो विष्णुर्निःकामेन त्वया मखैः
tena puṇyena labdhaṃ te sakāmena surāspadam | adhunā pūjito viṣṇurniḥkāmena tvayā makhaiḥ
by that merit the abode of the gods was obtained by you, who had desire (for reward). Now Viṣṇu has been worshipped by you with sacrifices without desire (for reward).
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PdP 6 200.23
स्वपदाद्विच्युतो भूमौ भविष्यति द्विजाग्रणीः । तत्रापि निजधर्मेण विष्णुमाराधयन्भवान्
svapadādvicyuto bhūmau bhaviṣyati dvijāgraṇīḥ | tatrāpi nijadharmeṇa viṣṇumārādhayanbhavān
Fallen from your own station, you will become a foremost of twice-born on earth; and there too, worshipping Viṣṇu by your own duty, you
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PdP 6 200.24
स्मरिष्यति निजं कर्म कृतमत्र मखादिकम् । तत्स्मृतेगृर्हमुत्सृज्य भवान्तीर्थानि पर्यटन्
smariṣyati nijaṃ karma kṛtamatra makhādikam | tatsmṛtegṛrhamutsṛjya bhavāntīrthāni paryaṭan
will remember your own action, the sacrifices and the rest performed here. On remembering that, you, abandoning home and wandering to the holy places,
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PdP 6 200.25
जनकेन समं शक्र तीर्थेऽस्मिन्संप्रपत्स्यते । चतुर्थाश्रममादाय त्यक्षत्यत्र कलेवरम्
janakena samaṃ śakra tīrthe'sminsaṃprapatsyate | caturthāśramamādāya tyakṣatyatra kalevaram
will arrive at this holy place together with your father, O Śakra; and taking up the fourth stage of life, you will lay down your body here.
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PdP 6 200.26
ततो विमानमारुह्य गणा नीतं रविप्रभम् । भवान्दिव्यांगवान्भूत्वा प्राप्स्यति श्रीहरेः पदम्
tato vimānamāruhya gaṇā nītaṃ raviprabham | bhavāndivyāṃgavānbhūtvā prāpsyati śrīhareḥ padam
Then, mounting an aerial car with the brilliance of the sun brought by the attendants, you, having become one with a divine body, will attain the abode of glorious Hari.
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PdP 6 200.27
नारद उवाच- एवमाकर्ण्य विप्राणामाशिषं त्रिदशाधिपः । भविष्यपिशुनां चोक्तिं शिवे मुदमगात्तराम्
nārada uvāca- evamākarṇya viprāṇāmāśiṣaṃ tridaśādhipaḥ | bhaviṣyapiśunāṃ coktiṃ śive mudamagāttarām
Nārada said: Hearing thus the blessing of the brahmins, and their speech that told of the future, the lord of the thirty (gods), O Śivā, became exceedingly glad.
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PdP 6 200.28
समाप्य विधिवद्यज्ञान्नात्र सौवर्णयष्टिकान् । माधवप्रमुखान्देवान्पूजितान्स व्यसर्जयत्
samāpya vidhivadyajñānnātra sauvarṇayaṣṭikān | mādhavapramukhāndevānpūjitānsa vyasarjayat
Having completed here according to rule the sacrifices with their golden posts, he dismissed the gods headed by Mādhava, (all of them) worshipped.
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PdP 6 200.29
ऋत्विजो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रानभ्यर्च्य च धनादिभिः । बृहस्पतिं पुरस्कृत्य ययौ शक्रस्त्रिविष्टपम्
ṛtvijo brahmaṇaḥ putrānabhyarcya ca dhanādibhiḥ | bṛhaspatiṃ puraskṛtya yayau śakrastriviṣṭapam
And having honoured the officiating priests, the sons of Brahmā, with wealth and other (gifts), Śakra, placing Bṛhaspati in front, went to the third heaven.
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PdP 6 200.30
तत्र राज्यं विधायेंद्रो हरिभक्तियुतः शिवे । अवातरद्भुवि क्षीणपुण्ये हास्तिनपत्तने
tatra rājyaṃ vidhāyeṃdro haribhaktiyutaḥ śive | avātaradbhuvi kṣīṇapuṇye hāstinapattane
Having ruled his kingdom there, Indra, endowed with devotion to Hari, O Śivā, when his merit was exhausted descended to earth in the city of Hāstina.
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PdP 6 200.31
शिवशर्मा द्विजः कश्चिद्वेदवेदांगपारगः । तस्य भार्या गुणवती नाम्नान्वर्थवती भृशम्
śivaśarmā dvijaḥ kaścidvedavedāṃgapāragaḥ | tasya bhāryā guṇavatī nāmnānvarthavatī bhṛśam
There was a certain brahmin, Śivaśarman, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas; his wife was Guṇavatī, well answering to her name.
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PdP 6 200.32
तस्यां जातः सुवेलायामिंद्रः श्रीपतिसेवकः । ज्योतिर्विदः समाहूता लग्नं दृष्ट्वा बभाषिरे
tasyāṃ jātaḥ suvelāyāmiṃdraḥ śrīpatisevakaḥ | jyotirvidaḥ samāhūtā lagnaṃ dṛṣṭvā babhāṣire
Of her, at an auspicious hour, Indra was born, a servant of Śrī's husband. The astrologers, being summoned, looked at the natal hour and spoke.
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PdP 6 200.33
ज्योतिर्विद ऊचुः- शिवशर्मन्नयं बालः तव भावी हरिप्रियः । उद्धरिष्यति ते वंशं ब्रूमः सत्यं न वै मृषा
jyotirvida ūcuḥ- śivaśarmannayaṃ bālaḥ tava bhāvī haripriyaḥ | uddhariṣyati te vaṃśaṃ brūmaḥ satyaṃ na vai mṛṣā
The astrologers said: Śivaśarman, this boy of yours will become dear to Hari; he will raise up your lineage — we speak the truth, not falsehood.
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PdP 6 200.34
त्रयोदशाब्ददेहो यः सांगं वेदचतुष्टयम् । अधीतज्ञानसंपन्नो विवाहं तु करिष्यति
trayodaśābdadeho yaḥ sāṃgaṃ vedacatuṣṭayam | adhītajñānasaṃpanno vivāhaṃ tu kariṣyati
When his body is thirteen years old, having studied the four Vedas together with their auxiliary sciences and become endowed with knowledge, he will marry.
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PdP 6 200.35
पुनरुत्पाद्य सत्पुत्रं वानप्रस्थो भविष्यति । तीर्थेषु पर्यटन्धीरः संन्यासं धारयिष्यति
punarutpādya satputraṃ vānaprastho bhaviṣyati | tīrtheṣu paryaṭandhīraḥ saṃnyāsaṃ dhārayiṣyati
Then, having begotten a good son, he will become a forest-dweller; wandering among the sacred fords, steadfast, he will take up renunciation.
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PdP 6 200.36
इंद्रस्य खांडववने यमुनास्ति सरिद्वरा । तत्तीरेस्ति हरिप्रस्थं मरणं तत्र यास्यति
iṃdrasya khāṃḍavavane yamunāsti saridvarā | tattīresti hariprasthaṃ maraṇaṃ tatra yāsyati
In Indra's Khāṇḍava forest there is the Yamunā, best of rivers; on its bank is Hariprastha — there he will meet his death.
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PdP 6 200.37
नारद उवाच- गणकोदितमाकर्ण्य शिवशर्मा शिवं वचः । चकार विष्णुशर्माणं नाम्ना निजसुतं तदा
nārada uvāca- gaṇakoditamākarṇya śivaśarmā śivaṃ vacaḥ | cakāra viṣṇuśarmāṇaṃ nāmnā nijasutaṃ tadā
Nārada said: Having heard the auspicious words spoken by the astrologers, Śivaśarman then made his own son Viṣṇuśarman by name.
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PdP 6 200.38
तान्विसृज्य च वित्तेन चिंतयामास बुद्धिमान् । धन्योऽहं यस्य मे पुत्रो विष्णुभक्तो भविष्यति
tānvisṛjya ca vittena ciṃtayāmāsa buddhimān | dhanyo'haṃ yasya me putro viṣṇubhakto bhaviṣyati
And having dismissed them with wealth, the wise man reflected: "Fortunate am I, whose son will be a devotee of Viṣṇu."
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PdP 6 200.39
साधयिष्यति पुत्रोऽयमाश्रमांश्चतुरो मम । मरिष्यति च सत्तीर्थे मदन्यः कोऽस्ति भाग्यवान्
sādhayiṣyati putro'yamāśramāṃścaturo mama | mariṣyati ca sattīrthe madanyaḥ ko'sti bhāgyavān
"This son of mine will accomplish the four stages of life, and he will die at a good sacred ford — who else is as blessed as I?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.40
एवं विचिंत्य मनसा जातकर्माद्यकारयत् । शिशोर्द्विजातिप्रवरैः शिवशर्मा शुभेऽहनि
evaṃ viciṃtya manasā jātakarmādyakārayat | śiśordvijātipravaraiḥ śivaśarmā śubhe'hani
Having thus reflected in his mind, Śivaśarman had the birth rites and the rest performed for the child by the foremost of the twice-born on an auspicious day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.41
अथ सप्तस्वतीतेषु वर्षेषु द्विजसत्तमः । सुतोपनयनं चक्रे चैत्रमास्यष्टमेऽब्दके
atha saptasvatīteṣu varṣeṣu dvijasattamaḥ | sutopanayanaṃ cakre caitramāsyaṣṭame'bdake
Then, when seven years had passed, in the eighth year, in the month of Caitra, that best of brahmins performed his son's initiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.42
आद्वादशाब्दादध्याप्य वेदानन्वगतः सुतम् । शिवशर्मा शिवे राजन्युयोज सह भार्यया
ādvādaśābdādadhyāpya vedānanvagataḥ sutam | śivaśarmā śive rājanyuyoja saha bhāryayā
Having had his son taught the Vedas until his twelfth year, and being himself compliant, Śivaśarman, O king, joined him with a wife on an auspicious (day).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.43
विष्णुशर्मा स्वभार्यायां पुत्रमुत्पाद्य बुद्धिमान् । चकार तीर्थयात्रायां मनो निर्विषयं स्वकम्
viṣṇuśarmā svabhāryāyāṃ putramutpādya buddhimān | cakāra tīrthayātrāyāṃ mano nirviṣayaṃ svakam
The wise Viṣṇuśarman, having begotten a son on his own wife, turned his mind, free of sense-objects, to pilgrimage to the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.44
अभ्येत्य पितरं प्राह नत्वा तच्चरणद्वयम् । विष्णुशर्मा महाप्राज्ञो मुनिवाक्यमनुस्मरन्
abhyetya pitaraṃ prāha natvā taccaraṇadvayam | viṣṇuśarmā mahāprājño munivākyamanusmaran
Approaching his father and bowing to his two feet, the greatly wise Viṣṇuśarman spoke, recalling the sages' words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.45
विष्णुशर्मोवाच - अनुजानीहि मां तात विष्णुमाराधयाम्यहम् । तृतीयाश्रममासाद्य सत्संगतिविधायकम्
viṣṇuśarmovāca - anujānīhi māṃ tāta viṣṇumārādhayāmyaham | tṛtīyāśramamāsādya satsaṃgatividhāyakam
Viṣṇuśarman said: Give me leave, father; I will worship Viṣṇu, having entered the third stage of life, which brings about association with the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.46
दारागारधनापत्यसुहृदः क्षणभंगुराः । बुद्बुदा इव तोयेषु सुधीस्तेषु न सज्जते
dārāgāradhanāpatyasuhṛdaḥ kṣaṇabhaṃgurāḥ | budbudā iva toyeṣu sudhīsteṣu na sajjate
Wife, house, wealth, offspring, friends are perishable in a moment, like bubbles on water; a wise man does not cling to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.47
स्वाध्यायेन च संतत्या मया तीर्णमृणद्वयम् । तीर्थेषु कामरहितो यष्टुमिच्छामि केशवम्
svādhyāyena ca saṃtatyā mayā tīrṇamṛṇadvayam | tīrtheṣu kāmarahito yaṣṭumicchāmi keśavam
By Vedic study and by offspring I have discharged the two debts; free of desire, I wish to worship Keśava at the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.48
सन्यस्तगुणरागोऽहं पश्चात्तीर्थोत्तमे क्वचित् । स्थातुमिच्छाम्यहं तावद्यावत्प्रारब्धमस्ति मे
sanyastaguṇarāgo'haṃ paścāttīrthottame kvacit | sthātumicchāmyahaṃ tāvadyāvatprārabdhamasti me
Having laid aside attachment to the qualities, afterwards I wish to remain somewhere at the best of sacred fords, for as long as my accumulated karma lasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.49
इत्युक्तस्तेन पुत्रेण स पिता बुद्धिमत्तरः । स्मृत्वा ज्योतिर्विदां वाक्यमाह संसारनिस्पृहः
ityuktastena putreṇa sa pitā buddhimattaraḥ | smṛtvā jyotirvidāṃ vākyamāha saṃsāranispṛhaḥ
Thus addressed by his son, that father, wiser still, recalling the astrologers' words, spoke, indifferent to worldly life:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.50
शिवशर्मोवाच- चतुर्थाश्रमकालोऽयं ममापि निरहंकृतेः । विषयान्विषवत्त्यक्त्वा सेविष्ये केशवामृतम् 6.200.
śivaśarmovāca- caturthāśramakālo'yaṃ mamāpi nirahaṃkṛteḥ | viṣayānviṣavattyaktvā seviṣye keśavāmṛtam 6.200.
Śivaśarman said: This is the time for the fourth stage of life for me too, who am free of egoism; abandoning the objects of sense as though poison, I shall partake of the nectar that is Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.51
गृहे मम मनः पुत्र रमते नाद्य वार्द्धके । आनीतस्य वनाद्बद्ध्वा गजस्येव नृपालये
gṛhe mama manaḥ putra ramate nādya vārddhake | ānītasya vanādbaddhvā gajasyeva nṛpālaye
My mind, son, no longer delights today in the house, in old age, as (does not) that of an elephant brought from the forest and tied up in a king's palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.52
तवानुजं सुशर्मायं कुटुंबं धारयिष्यति । आवाभ्यामुज्झितं विद्याश्रीकुलाभ्यां यथा नरम्
tavānujaṃ suśarmāyaṃ kuṭuṃbaṃ dhārayiṣyati | āvābhyāmujjhitaṃ vidyāśrīkulābhyāṃ yathā naram
This Suśarman, your younger brother, will maintain the household abandoned by the two of us — as learning, prosperity, and family (maintain) a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.53
प्रव्रजंतं तु मामेव तव माता पतिव्रता । अनुयास्यति मार्तंडं यथा कांतिर्दिनात्यये
pravrajaṃtaṃ tu māmeva tava mātā pativratā | anuyāsyati mārtaṃḍaṃ yathā kāṃtirdinātyaye
But your mother, devoted to her husband, will follow me as I go forth as a wanderer, as the radiance follows the sun at the close of day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.54
तस्मादावामविज्ञातो तया तात तवांबया । गच्छावश्चिंतयंतौ श्रीहरेः पादसरोरुहम्
tasmādāvāmavijñāto tayā tāta tavāṃbayā | gacchāvaściṃtayaṃtau śrīhareḥ pādasaroruham
Therefore, dear son, let the two of us go without her knowing—your mother—meditating on the lotus-feet of Śrī Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.55
नारद उवाच- इत्यालोच्य मुमुक्षू तौ निशीथे तमसावृते । सुप्तं कुटुंबमुत्सृज्य गृहान्निर्याय जग्मतुः
nārada uvāca- ityālocya mumukṣū tau niśīthe tamasāvṛte | suptaṃ kuṭuṃbamutsṛjya gṛhānniryāya jagmatuḥ
Nārada said: Having reflected thus, the two, desirous of release, at midnight, when (all) was wrapped in darkness, left the sleeping household and went out from the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.56
सहैव पर्यटंतौ तौ सुतीर्थे निरहंकृती । शिवेऽत्रशिवदे तीर्थे शक्रप्रस्थे समीयतुः
sahaiva paryaṭaṃtau tau sutīrthe nirahaṃkṛtī | śive'traśivade tīrthe śakraprasthe samīyatuḥ
Wandering about together, free of egotism, the two came to a good tīrtha—here to the auspicious tīrtha that bestows auspiciousness, at Śakraprastha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.57
अत्रागतः स्वविहितान्पूर्वजन्मनि यूपकान् । विष्णुशर्मा शमालोक्य सस्मार हरिसंगमम्
atrāgataḥ svavihitānpūrvajanmani yūpakān | viṣṇuśarmā śamālokya sasmāra harisaṃgamam
Having come here, Viṣṇuśarman, calmly beholding the sacrificial posts he himself had set up in a former birth, remembered his meeting with Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.58
ऊचे च पितरं धीमान्शक्र आसमहं पुरा । मयात्र विहिता यज्ञा माधवप्रीणनेच्छया
ūce ca pitaraṃ dhīmānśakra āsamahaṃ purā | mayātra vihitā yajñā mādhavaprīṇanecchayā
And the wise one said to his father: "Formerly I was Indra; sacrifices were performed here by me out of a desire to please Mādhava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.59
अत्रैव मे प्रसन्नोऽभूत्केशवो भक्तवत्सलः । संतोषिता मणिप्रस्थैः द्विजाः सप्तर्षयश्च मे
atraiva me prasanno'bhūtkeśavo bhaktavatsalaḥ | saṃtoṣitā maṇiprasthaiḥ dvijāḥ saptarṣayaśca me
"Here itself Keśava, who cherishes his devotees, became pleased with me; and the brahmins and the seven sages were gratified by me with heaps of jewels."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.60
तैरेव वैष्णवी भक्तिर्दत्ता मोक्षोभवेऽत्र च । विष्ण्वादिभिः समस्तैस्तु तीर्थान्यत्र कृतानि वै
taireva vaiṣṇavī bhaktirdattā mokṣobhave'tra ca | viṣṇvādibhiḥ samastaistu tīrthānyatra kṛtāni vai
"By those very (sages) devotion to Viṣṇu was granted, and liberation (came to be) here; and by Viṣṇu and all the others tīrthas were indeed made here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.61
सर्वतीर्थमयं तीर्थमिन्द्रप्रस्थमिदं कृतम् । अत्रैव मे मृतिश्चोक्ता तैरेव मुनिपुंगवैः
sarvatīrthamayaṃ tīrthamindraprasthamidaṃ kṛtam | atraiva me mṛtiścoktā taireva munipuṃgavaiḥ
"This Indraprastha was made a tīrtha comprising all tīrthas; and my death here was foretold by those very bulls among sages."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.62
ततो हरिपदप्राप्तिरेतत्सर्वं स्मराम्यहम् । इमे गंगासरस्वत्यौ निजलोकाद्विरिंचिना
tato haripadaprāptiretatsarvaṃ smarāmyaham | ime gaṃgāsarasvatyau nijalokādviriṃcinā
"And thereafter the attainment of Hari's state—all this I remember. These two, Gaṅgā and Sarasvatī, by Brahmā from his own world..."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.63
समानीते ययोर्योगे प्रयागोऽयं निगद्यते । एषा काशी शिवपुरी प्रयागात्पूर्वदेशके
samānīte yayoryoge prayāgo'yaṃ nigadyate | eṣā kāśī śivapurī prayāgātpūrvadeśake
"...were brought together, and at their junction this is called Prayāga. This is Kāśī, Śiva's city, in the region east of Prayāga,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.64
द्विपंचाशद्धनुर्मात्रे मृतो यस्यां न जायते । काश्याः पश्चिमके भागे धनुषामेकविंशतिः
dvipaṃcāśaddhanurmātre mṛto yasyāṃ na jāyate | kāśyāḥ paścimake bhāge dhanuṣāmekaviṃśatiḥ
"of the extent of fifty-two bow-lengths, in which one who dies is not born (again). In the western part of Kāśī, at (a distance of) twenty-one bows,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.65
शिवकांची शिवेनैषा स्थापिता मृतमुक्तिदा । गोकर्णाख्यमिदं क्षेत्रं शंभोः परमवल्लभम्
śivakāṃcī śivenaiṣā sthāpitā mṛtamuktidā | gokarṇākhyamidaṃ kṣetraṃ śaṃbhoḥ paramavallabham
"this Śivakāñcī was established by Śiva, granting liberation to those who die (there). This field called Gokarṇa, supremely dear to Śambhu,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.66
धनुर्द्वयप्रमाणे तु भूमिभागे व्यवस्थितम् । इयं द्वारवती पुण्या तीर्थराजस्य पश्चिमे
dhanurdvayapramāṇe tu bhūmibhāge vyavasthitam | iyaṃ dvāravatī puṇyā tīrtharājasya paścime
"is situated on a stretch of ground of the measure of two bows. This holy Dvāravatī (lies) to the west of the king of tīrthas,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.67
धनुषां सप्ततिर्यत्र मृतो भावी चतुर्भुजः । अतोऽसौ पूर्वदिग्भागे कोशलाजनवत्सला
dhanuṣāṃ saptatiryatra mṛto bhāvī caturbhujaḥ | ato'sau pūrvadigbhāge kośalājanavatsalā
"(at a distance of) seventy bows, where one who dies becomes four-armed. To the east of this is she who is fond of the people of Kosala (Ayodhyā),"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.68
अष्टादशधनुर्मात्रे दृश्यते पुण्यदर्शना । एतन्मधुवनं तात स्थापितं विष्णुना स्वयम्
aṣṭādaśadhanurmātre dṛśyate puṇyadarśanā | etanmadhuvanaṃ tāta sthāpitaṃ viṣṇunā svayam
"seen over eighteen bow-lengths, holy to behold. This Madhuvana, dear son, was established by Viṣṇu himself,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.69
कोशला पश्चिमे भागे दशचापप्रमाणतः । अत उत्तरतस्तात नरनारायणास्पदम्
kośalā paścime bhāge daśacāpapramāṇataḥ | ata uttaratastāta naranārāyaṇāspadam
"in the western part of Kosalā, at the measure of ten bows. To the north of this, dear son, is the abode of Nara and Nārāyaṇa;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.70
एतदेकादशधनुर्भूमिदेशे च तिष्ठति । एतत्तीर्थं हरिद्वारमतो दक्षिणतः स्थितम्
etadekādaśadhanurbhūmideśe ca tiṣṭhati | etattīrthaṃ haridvāramato dakṣiṇataḥ sthitam
"this stands on a stretch of ground of eleven bows. This tīrtha, Haridvāra, is situated to the south of it,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.71
त्रिंशद्धनुर्महीदेशे दृश्यते देवदुर्ल्लभम् । एतत्तु पुष्करं नाम तीर्थं तीर्थशिरोमणिम्
triṃśaddhanurmahīdeśe dṛśyate devadurllabham | etattu puṣkaraṃ nāma tīrthaṃ tīrthaśiromaṇim
"seen over a stretch of land of thirty bows, hard for the gods to obtain. And this tīrtha named Puṣkara, the crest-jewel of tīrthas,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.72
द्वादशेष्वासमात्रे भूभागे भो तात तिष्ठति । प्रयागादिक गव्यूतिः सप्तर्षीणां महात्मनाम्
dvādaśeṣvāsamātre bhūbhāge bho tāta tiṣṭhati | prayāgādika gavyūtiḥ saptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām
"stands, O dear son, on a stretch of ground of the measure of twelve bows. Beginning from Prayāga, a gavyūti (belongs to) the great-souled seven sages."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.73
पूर्वस्यां दिशि तीर्थानि सप्ततत्तीर्थसप्तकम् । तीर्थसप्तककाशोस्तु संति तीर्थान्यनेकशः
pūrvasyāṃ diśi tīrthāni saptatattīrthasaptakam | tīrthasaptakakāśostu saṃti tīrthānyanekaśaḥ
In the eastern quarter are the sacred fords, that set of seven fords; and of the set of seven fords (and Kāśī?) there are many fords besides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.74
पदेपदे येषु मृतो जायते स चतुर्भुजः । प्रयागादेकगव्यूतिमात्रे पश्चिमभूतले
padepade yeṣu mṛto jāyate sa caturbhujaḥ | prayāgādekagavyūtimātre paścimabhūtale
He who dies among them, at whatever step, is born four-armed. At the distance of a single gavyūti west of Prayāga, on the ground,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.75
निगमोद्बोधकं नाम तीर्थं गुरुकृतं पुरा । तीर्थसप्तकनिगमोद्बोधयोरंतरं महत्
nigamodbodhakaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ gurukṛtaṃ purā | tīrthasaptakanigamodbodhayoraṃtaraṃ mahat
there is a ford named Nigamodbodhaka, made long ago by the guru (Bṛhaspati?). Great is the distance between the seven fords and Nigamodbodha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.76
इंद्रप्रस्थमिदं क्षेत्रं स्थापितं दैवतैः पुरा । पूर्वपश्चिमयोस्तात एकयोजनविस्तृतम्
iṃdraprasthamidaṃ kṣetraṃ sthāpitaṃ daivataiḥ purā | pūrvapaścimayostāta ekayojanavistṛtam
This sacred region Indraprastha was established of old by the gods; it extends, father, one yojana from east to west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.77
कालिंद्यावदक्षिणेवयावद्योजनानांवचतुष्टयम् । इंद्रप्रस्थस्यमर्यादा कथितैषा महर्षिभिः
kāliṃdyāvadakṣiṇevayāvadyojanānāṃvacatuṣṭayam | iṃdraprasthasyamaryādā kathitaiṣā maharṣibhiḥ
Southward as far as the Kālindī (Yamunā), and as far as four yojanas — this has been declared by the great seers to be the boundary of Indraprastha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.78
देवत्रय्यां च योह्यत्र त्यजत्यंगं भवत्यजः । नारद उवाच- पुत्रस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा शिवशर्मा शिवे द्विजः
devatrayyāṃ ca yohyatra tyajatyaṃgaṃ bhavatyajaḥ | nārada uvāca- putrasyaitadvacaḥ śrutvā śivaśarmā śive dvijaḥ
And whoever here gives up his body in the triad of the gods becomes unborn (freed from rebirth). Nārada said: Hearing this speech of his son, Śivaśarman the brahmin, O Śiva(?),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.79
प्रत्याहलसंदिहानस्तं स्वपुत्रं सत्यवादिनम् । शिवशर्मोवाच- कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वं पुरासीः सुरेश्वरः
pratyāhalasaṃdihānastaṃ svaputraṃ satyavādinam | śivaśarmovāca- kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvaṃ purāsīḥ sureśvaraḥ
replied, doubting that son of his who spoke the truth. Śivaśarman said: How am I to know this — that you were formerly the lord of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.80
त्वमत्र कृतवान्यज्ञान्मणिभिस्तोषिता द्विजाः । त्वदुक्तज्ञानवान्पुत्र यथाऽहं स्यां तथा कुरु
tvamatra kṛtavānyajñānmaṇibhistoṣitā dvijāḥ | tvaduktajñānavānputra yathā'haṃ syāṃ tathā kuru
that you performed sacrifices here, that brahmins were gratified with jewels? Son, act so that I may come to have the knowledge you have spoken of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.81
इंद्रप्रस्थस्य मर्यादा कुत एषा त्वया श्रुता । यतः प्रभृति ते जाता मतिस्त्वं नात्यजो गृहम्
iṃdraprasthasya maryādā kuta eṣā tvayā śrutā | yataḥ prabhṛti te jātā matistvaṃ nātyajo gṛham
From what source have you heard this boundary of Indraprastha? Since the time this mind arose in you, you have not left the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.82
मत्त एव त्वयाधीतं सांगं वेदचतुष्टयम् । पूर्वजन्मकृते कृत्ये ज्ञानमासीत्कुतस्तव
matta eva tvayādhītaṃ sāṃgaṃ vedacatuṣṭayam | pūrvajanmakṛte kṛtye jñānamāsītkutastava
It was from me alone that you studied the four Vedas together with their ancillary branches. From what source came your knowledge of the deed done in a former birth?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.83
विष्णुशर्मोवाच - ऋषिभिर्मे वरो दत्तः पूर्वजन्मस्मृतिप्रदः । तेभ्य एवास्य तीर्थस्य श्रुता ह्येषा स्मृतिर्मया
viṣṇuśarmovāca - ṛṣibhirme varo dattaḥ pūrvajanmasmṛtipradaḥ | tebhya evāsya tīrthasya śrutā hyeṣā smṛtirmayā
Viṣṇuśarman said: A boon was granted me by the seers, bestowing recollection of former births. From them alone was this tradition of this ford heard by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.84
निगमोद्बोधके तीर्थे स्नानमत्र पितः कुरु । दुर्लभं प्राप्स्यसे ज्ञानं पूर्वजन्मस्मृतिप्रदम्
nigamodbodhake tīrthe snānamatra pitaḥ kuru | durlabhaṃ prāpsyase jñānaṃ pūrvajanmasmṛtipradam
Bathe here, father, in the ford Nigamodbodhaka; you will obtain that hard-won knowledge which bestows recollection of a former birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.85
ममापि पूर्वजनुषः प्रवृत्तिं त्वं स्मरिष्यसि । एतत्तीर्थजलस्पर्शात्तात सत्यं वदामि ते
mamāpi pūrvajanuṣaḥ pravṛttiṃ tvaṃ smariṣyasi | etattīrthajalasparśāttāta satyaṃ vadāmi te
You will remember too the course of my own former birth, by the touch of this ford's water; father, I speak the truth to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.86
नारद उवाच- शिवशर्मणि विप्रेंद्रे श्रुत्वैतत्स्नातुमुद्यते । निगमोद्बोधके तीर्थे स्मृतये पूर्वजन्मनः
nārada uvāca- śivaśarmaṇi vipreṃdre śrutvaitatsnātumudyate | nigamodbodhake tīrthe smṛtaye pūrvajanmanaḥ
Nārada said: When Śivaśarman, best of brahmins, having heard this, was making ready to bathe in the ford Nigamodbodhaka for the recollection of his former birth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.87
सिंहेनानुगतः कश्चिद्भिल्लो धावन्समागतः । अतित्रासपरीतांगो निःश्वसन्श्रमविह्वलः
siṃhenānugataḥ kaścidbhillo dhāvansamāgataḥ | atitrāsaparītāṃgo niḥśvasanśramavihvalaḥ
a certain Bhilla, pursued by a lion, came running up, his limbs seized with extreme terror, panting, overcome with exhaustion:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.88
हिंसात्मको वर्त्मघाती वणिजां लुंठकः सदा । कृष्णांगः पिंगकेशश्च खर्वो मार्जारलोचनः
hiṃsātmako vartmaghātī vaṇijāṃ luṃṭhakaḥ sadā | kṛṣṇāṃgaḥ piṃgakeśaśca kharvo mārjāralocanaḥ
of violent nature, a highwayman, always a plunderer of merchants, black-limbed, tawny-haired, short, cat-eyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.89
कुंतहस्तो भीममूर्ति देही पाप्मेव भूयते । सतः पश्चात्कियद्दूरे सिंहमालोक्य तावुभौ
kuṃtahasto bhīmamūrti dehī pāpmeva bhūyate | sataḥ paścātkiyaddūre siṃhamālokya tāvubhau
spear in hand, of fearsome form, sin itself made embodied. Seeing the lion some distance behind him, the two of them,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.90
पितृपुत्रौ समीपस्थे द्रुममारुह्य तस्थतुः । वदंताविति हा कृष्ण मोचयातोऽपमृत्युतः
pitṛputrau samīpasthe drumamāruhya tasthatuḥ | vadaṃtāviti hā kṛṣṇa mocayāto'pamṛtyutaḥ
father and son, climbed a tree standing nearby and remained there, saying: "Alas, Kṛṣṇa! Deliver us both from untimely death!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.91
स किरातस्तु राजेंद्र गृहीतुं वेगवत्तरम् । वीक्ष्य सिंहं द्रुमं भीतः समारोढुं प्रचक्रमे
sa kirātastu rājeṃdra gṛhītuṃ vegavattaram | vīkṣya siṃhaṃ drumaṃ bhītaḥ samāroḍhuṃ pracakrame
But that Kirāta, O lord of kings, seeing the lion coming on faster to seize him, in fear set about climbing the tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.92
आरोहणं प्रकुर्वंतं सिंहो जग्राह वेगवान् । पादयोरथ भूपृष्ठे पातयित्वा रुरोह तम्
ārohaṇaṃ prakurvaṃtaṃ siṃho jagrāha vegavān | pādayoratha bhūpṛṣṭhe pātayitvā ruroha tam
As he was climbing, the swift lion seized him; throwing him down on the ground by the feet, it mounted upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.93
अधःस्थितो किरातोऽपि कुंतेनोदरमस्य वै । ददार रुधिरौघाक्त निसृतांत्रकदंबकम्
adhaḥsthito kirāto'pi kuṃtenodaramasya vai | dadāra rudhiraughākta nisṛtāṃtrakadaṃbakam
And the Kirāta, pinned underneath, tore open its belly with his spear, so that the mass of entrails came out drenched in a flood of blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.94
जातव्यथो विधायाथ नादं परमदारुणम् । सिंहः पिपेष भिल्लस्य शिरः सद्यो ममार च
jātavyatho vidhāyātha nādaṃ paramadāruṇam | siṃhaḥ pipeṣa bhillasya śiraḥ sadyo mamāra ca
Then the lion, in agony, uttered an utterly dreadful roar and crushed the Bhil's head; and it died at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.95
तयोः पंचत्वमापन्ने भूतसंघेऽत्र भूपते । विमानद्वयमुत्तीर्णं गणाभ्यां सह सत्पदात्
tayoḥ paṃcatvamāpanne bhūtasaṃghe'tra bhūpate | vimānadvayamuttīrṇaṃ gaṇābhyāṃ saha satpadāt
When those two had met their death, O king of the earth, at that gathering of beings a pair of celestial chariots descended from the highest abode, together with two attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.96
नवीनघनवर्णाभ्यां स्फटिकोपलनिर्मितम् । चारुकुंडलकर्णाभ्यां मणिप्रकरमंडितम्
navīnaghanavarṇābhyāṃ sphaṭikopalanirmitam | cārukuṃḍalakarṇābhyāṃ maṇiprakaramaṃḍitam
(Borne) by the two, whose colour was that of a fresh raincloud, (each chariot was) made of crystal stone; they had lovely earrings at their ears, and (the chariot) was adorned with a mass of gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.97
शंखचक्रगदापद्महस्ताभ्यां चारुचित्रभृत् । दधद्भ्यां पीतवस्त्राणि हेमभित्तिविभूषितम्
śaṃkhacakragadāpadmahastābhyāṃ cārucitrabhṛt | dadhadbhyāṃ pītavastrāṇi hemabhittivibhūṣitam
With hands (holding) conch, discus, mace and lotus—(the chariot) bore lovely paintings; and as they wore yellow garments, (it) was adorned with golden walls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.98
प्रफुल्लांबुजनेत्राभ्यां पद्मरागगवाक्षभृत् । धीरनिह्रादमंजीरपद्भ्यां रणितकिंकिणी
praphullāṃbujanetrābhyāṃ padmarāgagavākṣabhṛt | dhīranihrādamaṃjīrapadbhyāṃ raṇitakiṃkiṇī
With eyes like full-blown lotuses—(the chariot) bore ruby lattice-windows; with feet whose anklets sounded a deep ringing—(it) had tinkling little bells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.99
प्रकोष्ठेवलयश्रेणीं बिभ्रद्भ्यां चारुवेदिकम् । मुक्ताहारैर्मनोहारि वक्षोभ्यां सवितानवत्
prakoṣṭhevalayaśreṇīṃ bibhradbhyāṃ cāruvedikam | muktāhārairmanohāri vakṣobhyāṃ savitānavat
With (arms) bearing a row of bangles on the forearm—(the chariot) had a lovely platform; with breasts charming through their pearl necklaces—(it) was as if fitted with a canopy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.100
कुटिलालकवक्त्राभ्यां मुन्नतध्वजिराजितम् । भ्रूयुगाक्षिप्तपंचेषु धनुर्भ्यामुच्चतोरणम् 6.200.
kuṭilālakavaktrābhyāṃ munnatadhvajirājitam | bhrūyugākṣiptapaṃceṣu dhanurbhyāmuccatoraṇam 6.200.
With faces framed by curling locks—(the chariot) shone with uplifted banners; with the pair of brows like bows that shoot the five arrows (of love)—(it) had a lofty archway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.101
नासालज्जितकीराभ्यां निर्व्यूहशतशोभितम् । नवविद्रुमसच्छायतलाभ्यां दर्पणामलम्
nāsālajjitakīrābhyāṃ nirvyūhaśataśobhitam | navavidrumasacchāyatalābhyāṃ darpaṇāmalam
With noses that put parrots to shame—(the chariot) was resplendent with a hundred turrets; with palms having the sheen of fresh coral—(it) was spotless as a mirror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.102
दिव्यांगौ भिल्लपंचास्यौ त्यक्त्वांगं प्राकृतं स्थितौ । पुरैव प्राणनिर्याणे तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
divyāṃgau bhillapaṃcāsyau tyaktvāṃgaṃ prākṛtaṃ sthitau | puraiva prāṇaniryāṇe tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
The Bhil and the lion, having abandoned their ordinary bodies, stood there with divine bodies—already at the going out of their breath, through the power of this tīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.103
तयोः समीपमानीय विमानौ तौ हरेर्गणौ । ऊचतुस्तावथारूपवेषाकृतिधरौ ततः
tayoḥ samīpamānīya vimānau tau harergaṇau | ūcatustāvathārūpaveṣākṛtidharau tataḥ
Having brought the two chariots near them, those two attendants of Hari then spoke to the pair, who now bore (Hari's) form, dress and shape.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.104
भो किरात नरश्रेष्ठ भो पंचास्य मृगाधिप । आवां जानीतमायातौ वैकुंठात् श्रीहरेर्गणौ
bho kirāta naraśreṣṭha bho paṃcāsya mṛgādhipa | āvāṃ jānītamāyātau vaikuṃṭhāt śrīharergaṇau
"Ho, Kirāta, best of men! Ho, lion, lord of beasts! Know us two: we have come from Vaikuṇṭha, attendants of blessed Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.105
नेष्यामस्तत्पदं सत्यं युवां तत्र न चोर्मयः । स्वंस्वं विमानमारुह्य गम्यतामाशु मा चिरम्
neṣyāmastatpadaṃ satyaṃ yuvāṃ tatra na cormayaḥ | svaṃsvaṃ vimānamāruhya gamyatāmāśu mā ciram
We shall lead you to that abode—truly, there are no troubles there. Each mount your own chariot and go at once; do not delay."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.106
स्वंस्वं विमानमारूढौ तौ किरातमृगाधिपौ । ऊचतुर्विस्मयाविष्टौ लक्ष्मीपतिगणौ प्रति
svaṃsvaṃ vimānamārūḍhau tau kirātamṛgādhipau | ūcaturvismayāviṣṭau lakṣmīpatigaṇau prati
Having each mounted his own chariot, the Kirāta and the lord of beasts, filled with amazement, spoke to the two attendants of Lakṣmī's husband:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.107
भोभो त्रिदशशार्दूलौ श्रूयतां वाक्यमावयोः । युवयोर्दर्शनाज्जातं ज्ञानं तौ पारमार्थिकम्
bhobho tridaśaśārdūlau śrūyatāṃ vākyamāvayoḥ | yuvayordarśanājjātaṃ jñānaṃ tau pāramārthikam
"Ho, you two tigers among the gods, let our words be heard: from seeing you two, knowledge of the highest truth has arisen (in us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.108
अत्र जन्मनि नावाभ्यां कृतं सुकृतमल्पकम् । स्मृतिर्नो जायते पूर्वकर्मणां वां प्रसादतः
atra janmani nāvābhyāṃ kṛtaṃ sukṛtamalpakam | smṛtirno jāyate pūrvakarmaṇāṃ vāṃ prasādataḥ
In this birth we two have done not even a little merit; yet by your favour recollection of our former deeds arises in us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.109
मांसाहारौ प्राणिहिंसारतौ क्रूरांतरेंद्रियौ । पापाचारकुले जातौ दर्शनेन भयप्रदौ
māṃsāhārau prāṇihiṃsāratau krūrāṃtareṃdriyau | pāpācārakule jātau darśanena bhayapradau
Eaters of flesh, delighting in the killing of living beings, cruel in heart and senses, born in a family of sinful conduct, striking fear by our very appearance—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.110
आवामेतादृशे लोके ह्यभूतामिति पापिनौ । केन पुण्येन युवयोर्जातं दर्शनमावयोः
āvāmetādṛśe loke hyabhūtāmiti pāpinau | kena puṇyena yuvayorjātaṃ darśanamāvayoḥ
such were we two sinners in this world. By what merit has this sight of you two come to us?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.111
सारूप्यं च कुतः पुण्याद्यायावः श्रीहरेः पदम् । गणावूचतुः । तीर्थेत्र मरणान्नूनं सुराचार्यकृते पुरा
sārūpyaṃ ca kutaḥ puṇyādyāyāvaḥ śrīhareḥ padam | gaṇāvūcatuḥ | tīrthetra maraṇānnūnaṃ surācāryakṛte purā
And from what merit (comes) this likeness of form, (so that) we may go to the abode of blessed Hari?" The two attendants said: "Surely from dying at this tīrtha, made long ago by the preceptor of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 200.112
युवयोर्दर्शनं जातं नौ च सारूप्यमद्भुतम् । लक्ष्मीपतिपदपाप्तिर्भविष्यति च वां चिरम्
yuvayordarśanaṃ jātaṃ nau ca sārūpyamadbhutam | lakṣmīpatipadapāptirbhaviṣyati ca vāṃ ciram
the sight of us two has come to you, and this wondrous likeness of form with us; and attainment of the abode of Lakṣmī's husband will be yours for long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.113
तावत्पापानि गर्जंति ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि वै । जातं न दर्शनं यावत्तीर्थस्यास्य बृहस्पतेः
tāvatpāpāni garjaṃti brahmahatyādikāni vai | jātaṃ na darśanaṃ yāvattīrthasyāsya bṛhaspateḥ
Just so long do the sins—the slaying of a brahmin and the rest—roar out, as long as the sight of this tīrtha of Bṛhaspati has not been obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.114
यथा तमांसि नश्यंति भास्करस्योदयादिह । तथा पापानि निगमोद्बोधकस्याविलोकनात्
yathā tamāṃsi naśyaṃti bhāskarasyodayādiha | tathā pāpāni nigamodbodhakasyāvilokanāt
As the darknesses here perish at the sun's rising, so do sins (perish) from beholding the Awakener of the Vedas (Bṛhaspati).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.115
इंद्रप्रस्थाख्यमेतद्वै क्षेत्रमिंद्रस्य पावनम् । तेनात्र पूजितो विष्णुः क्रतुभिर्बहुदक्षिणैः
iṃdraprasthākhyametadvai kṣetramiṃdrasya pāvanam | tenātra pūjito viṣṇuḥ kratubhirbahudakṣiṇaiḥ
This purifying field of Indra is indeed called Indraprastha; by him Viṣṇu was worshipped here with sacrifices attended by many gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.116
तुष्टेन विष्णुना तस्मै वरो दत्तो निशम्यताम् । भो शक्र तावके क्षेत्रे सर्वतीर्थमये जनाः
tuṣṭena viṣṇunā tasmai varo datto niśamyatām | bho śakra tāvake kṣetre sarvatīrthamaye janāḥ
By the pleased Viṣṇu a boon was given to him—let it be heard: "Ho, Śakra! In your field, which consists of all tīrthas, those people
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.117
तनुं त्यक्षंति ये ते वै मत्तुल्या हिंसका अपि
tanuṃ tyakṣaṃti ye te vai mattulyā hiṃsakā api
who shall lay down their bodies—they are equal to me, even if they be killers of living beings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.118
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा तौ गणःश्रेष्ठौ नीत्वा तौ जग्मतुः पदम् । हरेर्यत्रगतोभूयो विश्वाब्धौ न निमज्जति
nārada uvāca- ityuktvā tau gaṇaḥśreṣṭhau nītvā tau jagmatuḥ padam | hareryatragatobhūyo viśvābdhau na nimajjati
Nārada said: Having spoken thus, those two foremost attendants, taking the two (others), went to the abode of Hari, having gone where one does not again sink in the ocean of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 200.200
माहात्म्ये भिल्लसिंहवैकुंठारोहणं नाम द्विशततमोऽध्यायः
māhātmye bhillasiṃhavaikuṃṭhārohaṇaṃ nāma dviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
In the Māhātmya, the two-hundredth chapter, called "The Ascent to Vaikuṇṭha of the Bhilla and the Lion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition