Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 201
PdP 6 201.1
नारद उचाव- अथावरुह्य तौ वृक्षात्पितृपुत्रौ सुविस्मितौ । दृष्ट्वा हरिपदप्राप्तिमभूतां पापिनोरपि
nārada ucāva- athāvaruhya tau vṛkṣātpitṛputrau suvismitau | dṛṣṭvā haripadaprāptimabhūtāṃ pāpinorapi
Nārada said: Then the two, father and son, having climbed down from the tree, became greatly astonished, seeing that even two sinners had attained the abode of Hari.
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PdP 6 201.2
शिवशर्माथ विप्रेंद्रः श्रुत्वा तीर्थस्तुतिं तदा । गणोक्तां विष्णुशर्माणमुवाच सुतमात्मनः
śivaśarmātha vipreṃdraḥ śrutvā tīrthastutiṃ tadā | gaṇoktāṃ viṣṇuśarmāṇamuvāca sutamātmanaḥ
Then Śivaśarman, chief of brahmins, having heard the praise of the tīrtha spoken by the attendant, said to Viṣṇuśarman, his own son:
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PdP 6 201.3
शिवशर्मोवाच- यत्पदं न सुलभं द्विजन्मनां साधितेन तपसापि लीलया । प्रापतुः शबरदंष्ट्रिणौ च तत्तीर्थराजमहिमा विलोक्य ताम्
śivaśarmovāca- yatpadaṃ na sulabhaṃ dvijanmanāṃ sādhitena tapasāpi līlayā | prāpatuḥ śabaradaṃṣṭriṇau ca tattīrtharājamahimā vilokya tām
Śivaśarman said: That abode which is not easily won by the twice-born even by tapas duly accomplished—the Śabara and the fanged one (the lion) reached it as if in play; such is the greatness of that king of tīrthas—beholding it (thus)...
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PdP 6 201.4
जन्मनः प्रभृति तावदामृतेः पापिनावपि च यत्प्रभावतः । जग्मतुः सुत हरेः सरूपतामस्य तीर्थवृषभस्य का स्तुतिः
janmanaḥ prabhṛti tāvadāmṛteḥ pāpināvapi ca yatprabhāvataḥ | jagmatuḥ suta hareḥ sarūpatāmasya tīrthavṛṣabhasya kā stutiḥ
From birth right up to death the two were sinners, and yet by whose power, son, they attained sameness of form with Hari—what praise (is adequate) for this bull among tīrthas?
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PdP 6 201.5
शुद्धसत्वमपि रूपमैश्वरं क्वाम्बुजन्मजनिदेवदुर्ल्लभम् । तामसौ क्व मृगनाथभिल्लकौ किं तु तीर्थमिदमद्भुतक्रियम्
śuddhasatvamapi rūpamaiśvaraṃ kvāmbujanmajanidevadurllabham | tāmasau kva mṛganāthabhillakau kiṃ tu tīrthamidamadbhutakriyam
Where, on the one hand, is the Lord's form of pure sattva, hard to win even for the gods born of the lotus-born (Brahmā), and where these two creatures of darkness, the lord of beasts and the little Bhilla? But this tīrtha is of wondrous working.
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PdP 6 201.6
तात भो पतति वेधसः पदात्जंतुरंतमधिगम्य कर्मणाम् । अत्र देवगुरुनिर्मिते मृतिं प्राप्य माधवपदान्न विच्युतिः
tāta bho patati vedhasaḥ padātjaṃturaṃtamadhigamya karmaṇām | atra devagurunirmite mṛtiṃ prāpya mādhavapadānna vicyutiḥ
Dear son, a creature falls from Brahmā's abode once it has reached the end of its (accumulated) deeds; but having met death here, in (the place) built by the preceptor of the gods, there is no falling away from Mādhava's abode.
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PdP 6 201.7
नारद उवाच- एवं प्रत्यक्षमालोक्य माहात्म्यं स द्विजोत्तमः । तीर्थस्यास्य गुरो राजन्स्नातुं तत्र प्रचक्रमे
nārada uvāca- evaṃ pratyakṣamālokya māhātmyaṃ sa dvijottamaḥ | tīrthasyāsya guro rājansnātuṃ tatra pracakrame
Nārada said: Having thus seen with his own eyes the greatness of this tīrtha of the preceptor, O king, that best of twice-born set about bathing there.
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PdP 6 201.8
मुख दंत पदानां सः कृत्वा शुद्धिं च चेतसः । पंचकच्छः शिखाबंधोपग्रही माधवं स्मरन्
mukha daṃta padānāṃ saḥ kṛtvā śuddhiṃ ca cetasaḥ | paṃcakacchaḥ śikhābaṃdhopagrahī mādhavaṃ smaran
Having made the cleansing of mouth, teeth and feet, and of his mind, his garment tucked at five points, holding his tuft bound, remembering Mādhava,
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PdP 6 201.9
अश्वक्रांतेति श्लोकेन पाठेन तटमृत्तिकाम् । स्पृशंस्तयैव विदधत्तिलकं जलमाविशत्
aśvakrāṃteti ślokena pāṭhena taṭamṛttikām | spṛśaṃstayaiva vidadhattilakaṃ jalamāviśat
touching the clay of the bank with the recitation of the verse beginning "aśvakrānte," and making with that same (clay) the tilaka mark, he entered the water.
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PdP 6 201.10
तत्र प्रवाहाभिमुखो निमज्जन्पुनरुत्थितः । पुनर्मग्नो हरिं स्मृत्वा गंगां च जनपावनीम्
tatra pravāhābhimukho nimajjanpunarutthitaḥ | punarmagno hariṃ smṛtvā gaṃgāṃ ca janapāvanīm
There, facing the current, plunging in and rising up again, again submerged, remembering Hari and Gaṅgā, purifier of people,
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PdP 6 201.11
अयोध्याद्यापुरीः सप्त पुनरुत्थाय संस्मरन् । पुनर्ममज्ज सलिले गोविंदार्पितमानसः
ayodhyādyāpurīḥ sapta punarutthāya saṃsmaran | punarmamajja salile goviṃdārpitamānasaḥ
rising up again and calling to mind the seven cities beginning with Ayodhyā, he plunged again into the water, his mind consigned to Govinda.
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PdP 6 201.12
कृत्वा यथाविधिस्नानं धौतवस्त्रे च पर्यधात् । बहिरागत्य तिलकं चक्रे च द्विजसत्तमः
kṛtvā yathāvidhisnānaṃ dhautavastre ca paryadhāt | bahirāgatya tilakaṃ cakre ca dvijasattamaḥ
Having performed the bath according to the rule, he put on a washed garment, and coming out, that best of twice-born made the tilaka mark.
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PdP 6 201.13
करपादशिखासूत्रैर्दर्भांश्च विदधद्वशी । संध्यां चकार विधिवत्तर्पणं त्रिविधं तथा
karapādaśikhāsūtrairdarbhāṃśca vidadhadvaśī | saṃdhyāṃ cakāra vidhivattarpaṇaṃ trividhaṃ tathā
Self-controlled, placing darbha grasses on his hands, feet, tuft and (sacred) thread, he performed the twilight rite according to the rule, and likewise the threefold tarpaṇa.
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PdP 6 201.14
सूर्याय कुसुमैर्दत्त्वा स जलैरर्घमादृतः । शिरोबद्धांजलिपुटो नमश्चक्रे द्विजोत्तमः
sūryāya kusumairdattvā sa jalairarghamādṛtaḥ | śirobaddhāṃjalipuṭo namaścakre dvijottamaḥ
Having offered flowers to the Sun, and water as the arghya, reverently, that best of twice-born made his salutation with his joined palms held cupped upon his head.
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PdP 6 201.15
आवाहनादि नैवेद्यपर्यंतमथ विप्रराट् । जगत्पूज्यपदाब्जस्य विष्णोः पूजामचीकरत्
āvāhanādi naivedyaparyaṃtamatha viprarāṭ | jagatpūjyapadābjasya viṣṇoḥ pūjāmacīkarat
Then that chief of brahmins performed the worship of Viṣṇu, whose lotus-feet are worshipped by the world, from the invocation onward up to the food-offering.
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PdP 6 201.16
कृतक्रियः सूपविष्टः तादृशं सुतमात्मनः । जगाद संस्मरन्पूर्वजन्मकर्मणि कृत्स्नशः
kṛtakriyaḥ sūpaviṣṭaḥ tādṛśaṃ sutamātmanaḥ | jagāda saṃsmaranpūrvajanmakarmaṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ
Having done the (ritual) acts, seated comfortably, recalling in full the deeds of his former births, he spoke to that son of his (who was) of such a kind.
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PdP 6 201.17
शिवशर्मोवाच- विष्णुशर्मन्न ते मिथ्या वाक्यं तात यतः स्मृतिः । अत्र स्नानेन मे जाता पूर्वेषां जन्मकर्मणाम्
śivaśarmovāca- viṣṇuśarmanna te mithyā vākyaṃ tāta yataḥ smṛtiḥ | atra snānena me jātā pūrveṣāṃ janmakarmaṇām
Śivaśarman said: Viṣṇuśarman, your words are not false, my dear, since memory (has arisen); by bathing here there has arisen in me (recollection) of the births and deeds of former (lives).
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PdP 6 201.18
आकर्णय माहाभाग कथयामि तवाग्रतः । पुराहमन्वये जातो विशां धनिकधर्मिणाम्
ākarṇaya māhābhāga kathayāmi tavāgrataḥ | purāhamanvaye jāto viśāṃ dhanikadharmiṇām
Listen, greatly fortunate one; I shall tell (it) in your presence. Formerly I was born in a lineage of merchants who followed the law of the wealthy.
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PdP 6 201.19
पिता मे शरभो नाम्ना कान्यकुब्जे पुरेऽवसन् । वाणिज्येनार्जयन्वित्तं भूरिधर्मधनाश्रितः
pitā me śarabho nāmnā kānyakubje pure'vasan | vāṇijyenārjayanvittaṃ bhūridharmadhanāśritaḥ
My father was Śarabha by name; he dwelt in the city of Kānyakubja, earning wealth by trade, devoted to abundant merit and riches.
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PdP 6 201.20
व्यतीतस्तु महान्कालस्तस्य नाभवदात्मजः । जरागृहीतदेहस्य तच्चिंतातुरचेतसः
vyatītastu mahānkālastasya nābhavadātmajaḥ | jarāgṛhītadehasya tacciṃtāturacetasaḥ
But a long time passed and no son was born to him, whose body was seized by old age and whose mind was afflicted by that worry.
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PdP 6 201.21
अचिंतयदहोरात्रमिति वैश्यवरस्तदा । विना सुतेन मे व्यर्थं धनं भूर्यपि संचितम्
aciṃtayadahorātramiti vaiśyavarastadā | vinā sutena me vyarthaṃ dhanaṃ bhūryapi saṃcitam
Then that best of merchants thought thus, day and night: "Without a son my wealth, though much has been amassed, is useless."
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PdP 6 201.22
ऋते सुतमृणीलोके पितॄणां धनवानपि । सजलोऽपि विना वर्षं चातकानां यथा घनः
ṛte sutamṛṇīloke pitṝṇāṃ dhanavānapi | sajalo'pi vinā varṣaṃ cātakānāṃ yathā ghanaḥ
"Without a son a man in this world is a debtor to the ancestors, even if he is rich — like a cloud that holds water but gives no rain, for the cātaka birds."
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PdP 6 201.23
पुमान्जयति संतत्या विश्वं धर्मधुरीणया । शक्त्या त्रिविधया राजा विपक्षमिव दुर्जयम्
pumānjayati saṃtatyā viśvaṃ dharmadhurīṇayā | śaktyā trividhayā rājā vipakṣamiva durjayam
"A man conquers the world by offspring that bears the yoke of dharma, as a king (conquers) a hard-to-conquer adversary by his threefold power."
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PdP 6 201.24
प्रीणाति संततिः शुद्धा सुमनः पितृमानवान् । मित्रप्रत्यर्थ्यु यदासीनान्सूनृता वाग्यथेरिता
prīṇāti saṃtatiḥ śuddhā sumanaḥ pitṛmānavān | mitrapratyarthyu yadāsīnānsūnṛtā vāgyatheritā
"Pure offspring, well-disposed, gladdens the ancestors and men, as truthful speech, when uttered, (gladdens) friends and adversaries seated (there)."
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PdP 6 201.25
उदयस्थेन पुत्रेण वर्द्धते स्वयशः पितुः । निर्मलं द्विजराजेन नीरं तीरनिधेरिव
udayasthena putreṇa varddhate svayaśaḥ pituḥ | nirmalaṃ dvijarājena nīraṃ tīranidheriva
"By a son who is on the rise a father's own fame increases, as the spotless water of the ocean by the moon, the king of the twice-born."
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PdP 6 201.26
तस्माद्यतेत्सुतोत्पत्यै शरीरेण धनेन वा । तमृते हि द्वयं व्यर्थं जनानां तडिदायुषाम्
tasmādyatetsutotpatyai śarīreṇa dhanena vā | tamṛte hi dvayaṃ vyarthaṃ janānāṃ taḍidāyuṣām
"Therefore one should strive for the begetting of a son, with body or with wealth; for without him both are useless for men whose lifespan is (brief as) lightning."
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PdP 6 201.27
एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य गृहे मुनिवरस्तदा । देवलोऽतीद्रियज्ञानो वरं दातुं समाययौ
evaṃ ciṃtayatastasya gṛhe munivarastadā | devalo'tīdriyajñāno varaṃ dātuṃ samāyayau
While he was thinking thus, the best of sages, Devala, whose knowledge went beyond the senses, then came to his house to grant a boon.
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PdP 6 201.28
आगतं तं समालोक्य प्रत्युत्थायासनात्पिता । दत्त्वार्घमथ पाद्यं च ववंदे शिरसा मुनिम्
āgataṃ taṃ samālokya pratyutthāyāsanātpitā | dattvārghamatha pādyaṃ ca vavaṃde śirasā munim
Seeing him arrived, my father rose up from his seat, and having given the arghya and water for the feet, bowed with his head to the sage.
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PdP 6 201.29
उपवेश्यासने दत्ते स्वहस्तेन पिता मम । पप्रच्छ च मुनिश्रेष्ठं देवलं देवदर्शनम्
upaveśyāsane datte svahastena pitā mama | papraccha ca muniśreṣṭhaṃ devalaṃ devadarśanam
Having seated him with his own hand on the seat offered, my father asked the best of sages, Devala, who was godlike to behold:
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PdP 6 201.30
स्वागतं तु मुनिश्रेष्ठ शमस्ति भवतां कुले । तपः स्वाध्यायनियमा निष्प्रत्यूहा भवंति च
svāgataṃ tu muniśreṣṭha śamasti bhavatāṃ kule | tapaḥ svādhyāyaniyamā niṣpratyūhā bhavaṃti ca
"Welcome, best of sages! Is there peace in your family? And are your austerity, private recitation and observances free from obstruction?"
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PdP 6 201.31
काले चातिथयः कच्चिदायांति भवदाश्रमे । कच्चिदाश्रमवृक्षा वः फलंति मनसेप्सितम्
kāle cātithayaḥ kaccidāyāṃti bhavadāśrame | kaccidāśramavṛkṣā vaḥ phalaṃti manasepsitam
"And do guests come in season to your hermitage? Do the hermitage's trees bear for you the fruit desired in your mind?"
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PdP 6 201.32
व्याघ्रादयो न कुर्वंति कच्चिद्वैरं मृगादिभिः । त्वदीयाश्रममभ्येत्य भ्रातरो भ्रातृभिर्यथा
vyāghrādayo na kurvaṃti kaccidvairaṃ mṛgādibhiḥ | tvadīyāśramamabhyetya bhrātaro bhrātṛbhiryathā
"Do the tigers and the rest, I hope, bear no enmity with the deer and the rest, having come to your hermitage — like brothers with brothers?"
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PdP 6 201.33
तवाटनं भुवि मुदे गृहिणामन्यथा कथम् । तेषां गृहाधिमग्नानां दर्शनं क्व भवादृशः
tavāṭanaṃ bhuvi mude gṛhiṇāmanyathā katham | teṣāṃ gṛhādhimagnānāṃ darśanaṃ kva bhavādṛśaḥ
"Your roaming on earth is for the delight of householders; how else (could it be)? Where would there be, for those sunk in household (cares), the sight of one like you?"
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PdP 6 201.34
हरिपादरजोबुद्धेः कामं कामो न कुत्रचित् । मुने तव तथाप्याशु हेतुमागमने वद
haripādarajobuddheḥ kāmaṃ kāmo na kutracit | mune tava tathāpyāśu hetumāgamane vada
For one whose mind is (set) on the dust of Hari's feet there is indeed no desire for anything anywhere; nevertheless, O sage, tell (me) quickly the reason for your coming.
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PdP 6 201.35
शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्युक्तस्तेन स मुनिर्देवलो देवपूजितः । अब्रवीत्तन्मनोभावं ज्ञातुकामो विशांपतिम्
śivaśarmovāca- ityuktastena sa munirdevalo devapūjitaḥ | abravīttanmanobhāvaṃ jñātukāmo viśāṃpatim
Śivaśarman said: Addressed thus by him, that sage Devala, honoured by the gods, wishing to know the intention of his mind, spoke to the lord of the people.
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PdP 6 201.36
देवल उवाच- वैश्यवर्य त्वया भूरि धनं धर्मेण संचितम् । करोषि येन धर्मज्ञ नित्यनैमित्तिकी क्रियाः
devala uvāca- vaiśyavarya tvayā bhūri dhanaṃ dharmeṇa saṃcitam | karoṣi yena dharmajña nityanaimittikī kriyāḥ
Devala said: O best of merchants, much wealth has been gathered by you righteously, by which, O knower of dharma, you perform the regular and occasional rites.
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PdP 6 201.37
आदरं राजसदसि धनेन लभते नरः । सुभटः शत्रुसंग्रामे विक्रमेण यथा जयम्
ādaraṃ rājasadasi dhanena labhate naraḥ | subhaṭaḥ śatrusaṃgrāme vikrameṇa yathā jayam
By wealth a man obtains respect in the king's assembly, just as a good warrior (obtains) victory in battle with enemies by valour.
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PdP 6 201.38
गृहस्थस्तु धनं प्राप्य परां पुष्टिं व्रजत्यलम् । शरत्परिणतं सस्यमनड्वानिव विश्पते
gṛhasthastu dhanaṃ prāpya parāṃ puṣṭiṃ vrajatyalam | śaratpariṇataṃ sasyamanaḍvāniva viśpate
And a householder, having obtained wealth, goes fully to the highest thriving, as an ox does with grain ripened in autumn, O lord of the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.39
धनिनां न विमुंचंति बंधवोऽन्ये च ये जनाः । मधुमत्सुमनो युक्तं पादपं मधुपा इव
dhanināṃ na vimuṃcaṃti baṃdhavo'nye ca ye janāḥ | madhumatsumano yuktaṃ pādapaṃ madhupā iva
Kinsmen and whatever other people there are do not let go of the wealthy, as bees (do not let go of) a tree endowed with honey-filled blossoms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.40
धनाभावेन गृहिणां कृशत्वमुपजायते । सर्वतो ग्रीष्मसमये नभसां सरसामिव
dhanābhāvena gṛhiṇāṃ kṛśatvamupajāyate | sarvato grīṣmasamaye nabhasāṃ sarasāmiva
Through lack of wealth leanness arises in householders, as (it does) on all sides in lakes in the hot season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.41
तद्धनं वर्त्तते भूरि गृहे तव विशांपते । कुतः कृशत्वमंगानां गोप्यं चेन्न वदाद्य मे
taddhanaṃ varttate bhūri gṛhe tava viśāṃpate | kutaḥ kṛśatvamaṃgānāṃ gopyaṃ cenna vadādya me
But that wealth is present in abundance in your house, O lord of the people; whence then this leanness of your limbs? If it is not to be kept secret, tell me today.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.42
वैश्य उवाच- हितोपदेशविरता भवंतः पितरो यथा । गोपनीयं भवद्भ्यः किं मादृशैः पुत्रतां गतैः
vaiśya uvāca- hitopadeśaviratā bhavaṃtaḥ pitaro yathā | gopanīyaṃ bhavadbhyaḥ kiṃ mādṛśaiḥ putratāṃ gataiḥ
The merchant said: You are devoted to giving beneficial counsel, like fathers; what is to be hidden from you by such as me, who have become (your) sons?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.43
त्वत्प्रसादान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वतोऽस्ति शिवं मम । वार्द्धकेपि सुताभावो दुःखमेकमिदं मम
tvatprasādānmuniśreṣṭha sarvato'sti śivaṃ mama | vārddhakepi sutābhāvo duḥkhamekamidaṃ mama
By your grace, O best of sages, all is well with me in every way; (only) the absence of a son even in old age—this is my one sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.44
तस्मात्कृशत्वमंगानां विद्धि मे मुनिपुंगव । बिभेम्यहं पितृऋणाद्यतोऽधः पतनं नृणाम्
tasmātkṛśatvamaṃgānāṃ viddhi me munipuṃgava | bibhemyahaṃ pitṛṛṇādyato'dhaḥ patanaṃ nṛṇām
Therefore, O bull among sages, know this to be (the cause of) the leanness of my limbs: I am afraid of the debt to the ancestors, from which comes the falling downward of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.45
तमुपायं कुरु मुने येन स्यां सुतवानहम् । किंचित्कर्तुमशक्यं न भूतलेऽत्र भवादृशैः
tamupāyaṃ kuru mune yena syāṃ sutavānaham | kiṃcitkartumaśakyaṃ na bhūtale'tra bhavādṛśaiḥ
Bring about that means, O sage, by which I may become possessed of a son; there is nothing impossible to do here on earth for such as you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.46
शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य वैश्यवर्यस्य देवलः । मनः क्षणं स्थिरं कृत्वा दध्यौ मीलितलोचनः
śivaśarmovāca- ityākarṇya vacastasya vaiśyavaryasya devalaḥ | manaḥ kṣaṇaṃ sthiraṃ kṛtvā dadhyau mīlitalocanaḥ
Śivaśarman said: Having heard these words of that best of merchants, Devala, making his mind steady for a moment, meditated with his eyes closed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.47
संततेर्मत्पितुर्दृष्ट्वा प्रतिबंधस्य कारणम् । देवलोतींद्रियज्ञानी बभाषे कारयन्स्मृतिम्
saṃtatermatpiturdṛṣṭvā pratibaṃdhasya kāraṇam | devalotīṃdriyajñānī babhāṣe kārayansmṛtim
Having seen the cause of the obstruction of my father's offspring, Devala, whose knowledge went beyond the senses, spoke, calling (it) to memory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.48
देवल उवाच- एकदा तु पुरा वैश्य तवेयं धर्मचारिणी । यं चकार स्वचित्ते तं कथयामि मनोरथम्
devala uvāca- ekadā tu purā vaiśya taveyaṃ dharmacāriṇī | yaṃ cakāra svacitte taṃ kathayāmi manoratham
Devala said: Once, formerly, O merchant, this dharma-following (wife) of yours made a wish in her own heart; that wish I shall tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.49
गुर्विणी यद्यहं गौरि भवेऽहं शंभुवल्लभे । तदा त्वां तोषयिष्यामि षड्रसान्वितभोजनैः
gurviṇī yadyahaṃ gauri bhave'haṃ śaṃbhuvallabhe | tadā tvāṃ toṣayiṣyāmi ṣaḍrasānvitabhojanaiḥ
"If I become pregnant, O Gaurī, O beloved of Śambhu, then I shall satisfy you with foods furnished with the six flavours,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.50
धूपदीपकमालाभिस्तांबूलैर्नृत्यबाधकैः । तंत्रीमुखोद्गतैर्गीतैर्नानाविधविलेपनैः
dhūpadīpakamālābhistāṃbūlairnṛtyabādhakaiḥ | taṃtrīmukhodgatairgītairnānāvidhavilepanaiḥ
with incense, lamps and garlands, with betel, with dancers, with songs issuing from the mouths of lutes, and with unguents of various kinds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.51
एवं प्रतिश्रुत्य पुरः सखीनां दयिता तव । प्रतीक्षमाणा तं कालं तस्थौ तद्भक्तिसंयुता
evaṃ pratiśrutya puraḥ sakhīnāṃ dayitā tava | pratīkṣamāṇā taṃ kālaṃ tasthau tadbhaktisaṃyutā
Having promised thus before her women friends, your beloved remained waiting for that time, filled with devotion to her (the Goddess).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.52
तस्मिन्नेवाभवद्गर्भो मासेऽस्या योषितस्तव । ऊचुरेनां ततः सख्यः सर्वाः सस्नेहचेतसः
tasminnevābhavadgarbho māse'syā yoṣitastava | ūcurenāṃ tataḥ sakhyaḥ sarvāḥ sasnehacetasaḥ
In that very month a pregnancy came about for this wife of yours; then all her friends, their hearts full of affection, said to her:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.53
यस्त्वया वांछितो गर्भो गौर्या संप्रतिपादितः । अतः प्रतिश्रुतं देव्याः पूजनं सुभगे कुरु
yastvayā vāṃchito garbho gauryā saṃpratipāditaḥ | ataḥ pratiśrutaṃ devyāḥ pūjanaṃ subhage kuru
"The pregnancy that was desired by you has been fully granted by Gaurī; therefore, O fortunate one, perform the worship of the Goddess that was promised."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.54
नोचेद्विकाराद्भवति विघ्नं तु तदनुष्ठितात् । तोषिता रोषिताश्चात्र देव्यो हि वरशापदाः
nocedvikārādbhavati vighnaṃ tu tadanuṣṭhitāt | toṣitā roṣitāścātra devyo hi varaśāpadāḥ
Otherwise, from a fault (in the rite) an obstacle arises out of that very performance; for the goddesses here, when pleased or when angered, grant boons or curses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.55
सखीभिरिति ते भार्या कथितेयं मुदान्विता । त्वामुवाच महाभागा विनयेन पतिव्रता
sakhībhiriti te bhāryā kathiteyaṃ mudānvitā | tvāmuvāca mahābhāgā vinayena pativratā
Thus your wife, being told this by her friends, was filled with joy, and, greatly fortunate and devoted to her husband, she spoke to you with humility:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.56
नाथ पूजयितुं गौरीं वांछाम्यखिलकामदाम् । यत्प्रसादादहं याता वांछितार्थवती प्रभो
nātha pūjayituṃ gaurīṃ vāṃchāmyakhilakāmadām | yatprasādādahaṃ yātā vāṃchitārthavatī prabho
"Husband, I wish to worship Gaurī, who grants every desire, by whose favour, O lord, I have come to have the object I longed for."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.57
वैश्यवर्य त्वमेवैतच्छ्रुत्वास्या वचनं शुभम् । अमन्यत गर्भवतीमेनां निजगृहेश्वरीम्
vaiśyavarya tvamevaitacchrutvāsyā vacanaṃ śubham | amanyata garbhavatīmenāṃ nijagṛheśvarīm
Best of merchants, you yourself, hearing this auspicious speech of hers, regarded her, pregnant, as the mistress of your own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.58
परमोत्सवया मोदमानः सद्यो भवानपि । भृत्यानाज्ञापयामास पूजावस्तूपपादने
paramotsavayā modamānaḥ sadyo bhavānapi | bhṛtyānājñāpayāmāsa pūjāvastūpapādane
And you too, rejoicing with the greatest festivity, at once commanded the servants to procure the articles for the worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.59
तैरानाय्य समस्तानि वस्तूनि भवता ततः । अस्यै दत्तानि मध्वन्न द्राक्षा गंधादिकान्यपि
tairānāyya samastāni vastūni bhavatā tataḥ | asyai dattāni madhvanna drākṣā gaṃdhādikānyapi
Then, when all the articles had been fetched by them, they were given to her by you: honey, food, grapes, and perfumes and the rest as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.60
ततो निजसखीः सर्वा आहूयेदमिदं जगौ । सख्यः समस्ताः सामग्री समानीतांबिकार्चने
tato nijasakhīḥ sarvā āhūyedamidaṃ jagau | sakhyaḥ samastāḥ sāmagrī samānītāṃbikārcane
Then, calling all her own friends, she said this and that: "Friends, all the materials for the worship of Ambikā have been brought together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.61
नीत्वा पूजोपकरणं यूयं यातांबिकालयम् । संतोषयत तां देवीं पूजया विधिदृष्टया
nītvā pūjopakaraṇaṃ yūyaṃ yātāṃbikālayam | saṃtoṣayata tāṃ devīṃ pūjayā vidhidṛṣṭayā
Taking the implements of worship, you go to Ambikā's temple; gratify that goddess with worship as prescribed by the rules.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.62
गुर्विणीति कुलेऽस्माकं न निर्याति गृहाद्बहिः । अतोऽहं नागमिष्यामि यूयं यात तदर्चने
gurviṇīti kule'smākaṃ na niryāti gṛhādbahiḥ | ato'haṃ nāgamiṣyāmi yūyaṃ yāta tadarcane
In our family a pregnant woman does not go out of the house; therefore I shall not come — you go to worship her."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.63
इत्याज्ञप्तास्तु ताः सख्यो नीत्वोपकरणं ययुः । अंबिकालयमुन्मत्तभ्रमद्भ्रमरकेतनम्
ityājñaptāstu tāḥ sakhyo nītvopakaraṇaṃ yayuḥ | aṃbikālayamunmattabhramadbhramaraketanam
Thus instructed, those friends took the implements and went to Ambikā's temple, marked by frenzied, circling bees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.64
कोकिलाकुलसंकेलि सहकारकुलाकुलम् । हंससारसचक्राह्वमंडितं स्वच्छसारसम्
kokilākulasaṃkeli sahakārakulākulam | haṃsasārasacakrāhvamaṃḍitaṃ svacchasārasam
where flocks of cuckoos play together, thronged with clusters of mango trees, adorned with geese, cranes and cakravāka birds, with clear lotus-ponds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.65
महादेवगुणालापि शुकसारिसमावृतम् । हारपूरालतासेके तत्परो मा सखीधरम्
mahādevaguṇālāpi śukasārisamāvṛtam | hārapūrālatāseke tatparo mā sakhīdharam
resounding with talk of Mahādeva's virtues, thronged with parrots and mynahs, ... intent upon the watering of the creepers with garland-water(?) ... bearing the friends(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.66
उमापतेरुमापादन्यासपूतमहीतलम् । स्फटिकोपलसंबद्ध जलाधारसुरद्रुमम्
umāpaterumāpādanyāsapūtamahītalam | sphaṭikopalasaṃbaddha jalādhārasuradrumam
whose ground was purified by the placing of Umā's feet, (the temple) of Umā's lord, with divine trees and water-basins built of crystal stone,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.67
पार्वतीपतिसंनाट्य गायद्गंधर्वनादितम् । मन्दानिलमनाग्धूत चूतचंपककोरकम्
pārvatīpatisaṃnāṭya gāyadgaṃdharvanāditam | mandānilamanāgdhūta cūtacaṃpakakorakam
resounding with gandharvas singing and dancing in the presence of Pārvatī's lord, with mango and campaka buds slightly stirred by the gentle breeze,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.68
नृत्यन्मयूरनिर्ह्राद प्रतिनादिलतागृहम् । तल्लीलाचलविद्योतमानं रत्नलसत्प्रभम्
nṛtyanmayūranirhrāda pratinādilatāgṛham | tallīlācalavidyotamānaṃ ratnalasatprabham
with bowers of creepers that echo the cries of the dancing peacocks, shining forth with that play-mountain (of theirs), gleaming with the radiance of jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.69
तत्र गत्वा गिरिसुतां प्रणेमुस्ताः सभर्तृकाः । प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य ततो भक्त्या तां च बभाषिरे
tatra gatvā girisutāṃ praṇemustāḥ sabhartṛkāḥ | pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tato bhaktyā tāṃ ca babhāṣire
Going there, they, together with their husbands, bowed to the mountain's daughter, and then, circumambulating her, they spoke to her with devotion:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.70
जगदंबे नमतुभ्यं शन्नो देहि शिवप्रिये । त्वत्पूजार्थे समानीतो बलिरेष प्रगृह्यताम्
jagadaṃbe namatubhyaṃ śanno dehi śivapriye | tvatpūjārthe samānīto balireṣa pragṛhyatām
"Mother of the world, homage to you; grant us welfare, O beloved of Śiva. This offering has been brought for your worship — let it be accepted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.71
वैश्यस्तु शरभो नाम्ना तस्यास्ति ललितांगना । तयाभिलषितो गर्भस्तत्प्राप्तौ तव पूजनम्
vaiśyastu śarabho nāmnā tasyāsti lalitāṃganā | tayābhilaṣito garbhastatprāptau tava pūjanam
There is a merchant, Śarabha by name; he has a charming wife. A child was desired by her, and (she vowed) worship of you upon obtaining it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.72
त्वत्प्रसादादभूत्तस्याः स गर्भः शंभुवल्लभे । त्वत्पूजनाय प्रहितो बलिरस्माभिरेषकः
tvatprasādādabhūttasyāḥ sa garbhaḥ śaṃbhuvallabhe | tvatpūjanāya prahito balirasmābhireṣakaḥ
By your favour that pregnancy came to her, O beloved of Śambhu; this offering has been sent by us for your worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.73
तस्याः कुले गर्भवती न निरेति बहिर्गृहात् । अतः सा नागता देवि प्रसीदैन गृहाण वै
tasyāḥ kule garbhavatī na nireti bahirgṛhāt | ataḥ sā nāgatā devi prasīdaina gṛhāṇa vai
In her family a pregnant woman does not go out of the house; therefore she has not come, O goddess. Be gracious, and do accept this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.74
इत्युक्त्वा तां तदा वैश्य त्वत्स्त्रीसख्यस्तु तं बलिम् । समर्पयित्वा विधिवदानर्चुश्चंदनादिभिः
ityuktvā tāṃ tadā vaiśya tvatstrīsakhyastu taṃ balim | samarpayitvā vidhivadānarcuścaṃdanādibhiḥ
Having said this to her then, O Vaiśya, your wife's friends, having presented that offering according to rule, worshipped (the goddess) with sandal paste and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.75
प्रतिवाक्यमलब्ध्वा ता गौर्या प्रत्याययुर्गृहम् । निजसख्यै समाचख्युर्विषण्णां तां शिवप्रियाम्
prativākyamalabdhvā tā gauryā pratyāyayurgṛham | nijasakhyai samācakhyurviṣaṇṇāṃ tāṃ śivapriyām
Getting no reply from Gaurī, they returned home; they reported to their own friend that the beloved of Śiva was displeased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.76
तासामाकर्ण्य वचनमिति वैश्य तवाबला । उन्मनाश्चिंतयामास कुतो गौरीनपि प्रिये
tāsāmākarṇya vacanamiti vaiśya tavābalā | unmanāściṃtayāmāsa kuto gaurīnapi priye
Hearing their words thus, O Vaiśya, your wife, distressed in mind, wondered: why is Gaurī not pleased(?), my dear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.77
सा जानाति यथा भक्तिस्तत्पूजाया कृता मया । तादृशीनां किमज्ञातं बाह्यं चाभ्यंतरं नृणाम्
sā jānāti yathā bhaktistatpūjāyā kṛtā mayā | tādṛśīnāṃ kimajñātaṃ bāhyaṃ cābhyaṃtaraṃ nṛṇām
She knows with what devotion her worship was performed by me; for such as she, what is unknown, whether outward or inward, of human beings?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.78
न गताहं यतस्तत्र तज्जानात्यपि कारणम् । मया दत्तेन बलिना कुतः सा न तुतोष वै
na gatāhaṃ yatastatra tajjānātyapi kāraṇam | mayā dattena balinā kutaḥ sā na tutoṣa vai
Since I did not go there, she knows that reason too; why then was she not pleased with the offering given by me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.79
नाहमन्यत्प्रजानामि तदतोषे हि कारणम् । ऋते मदगतेस्तत्र नूनं रम्ये तदालये
nāhamanyatprajānāmi tadatoṣe hi kāraṇam | ṛte madagatestatra nūnaṃ ramye tadālaye
I know no other cause for her displeasure than my not going there, to that lovely abode of hers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.80
यदतीतं न तच्छक्यमन्यथाकर्तुमद्य वै । गर्भान्मुक्ता गमिष्यामि तत्पूजायै तदालये
yadatītaṃ na tacchakyamanyathākartumadya vai | garbhānmuktā gamiṣyāmi tatpūjāyai tadālaye
What is past cannot now be made otherwise; when freed from the pregnancy I shall go to her temple for her worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.81
नमस्तस्यै महादेव भार्यायै सा करोतु शम् । इत्युक्त्वा दधती गर्भं तस्थौ वैश्य तवांगना
namastasyai mahādeva bhāryāyai sā karotu śam | ityuktvā dadhatī garbhaṃ tasthau vaiśya tavāṃganā
Homage to her, the wife of Mahādeva; may she grant well-being. Having said this, your wife, O Vaiśya, remained bearing the fetus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.82
शिवशर्मोवाच- विष्णुशर्मन्निदं पूर्ववृत्तमाज्ञाय मत्पिता । पप्रच्छ मुनिशार्दूलं देवलं ज्ञानवत्तरम्
śivaśarmovāca- viṣṇuśarmannidaṃ pūrvavṛttamājñāya matpitā | papraccha muniśārdūlaṃ devalaṃ jñānavattaram
Śivaśarman said: Viṣṇuśarman, having learned of this former occurrence, my father questioned Devala, the tiger among sages, exceedingly wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.83
वैश्य उवाच- मुने यथा प्रतिश्रुता पूजा ते स्नुषया तया । तथैवाकारि पार्वत्या विषादे कारणं वद
vaiśya uvāca- mune yathā pratiśrutā pūjā te snuṣayā tayā | tathaivākāri pārvatyā viṣāde kāraṇaṃ vada
The Vaiśya said: O sage, just as the worship was promised by that daughter-in-law, just so it was performed for Pārvatī; tell (me) the reason for (her) displeasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.84
यतोऽसौ न गता तत्र तज्जानाति शिवास्वतः । सखीभ्यश्चोक्तमस्यास्तद्विषण्णा सा कुतोभवत्
yato'sau na gatā tatra tajjānāti śivāsvataḥ | sakhībhyaścoktamasyāstadviṣaṇṇā sā kutobhavat
Since she herself did not go there, Śivā knows that of her own accord; and it was told her by the friends — so why did she become displeased?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.85
देवल उवाच-। वैश्यवर्य शृणुष्वेदं कारणं कथयामि ते । यतस्तस्या विषादोऽभूत्पार्वत्या गर्भनाशकः
devala uvāca-| vaiśyavarya śṛṇuṣvedaṃ kāraṇaṃ kathayāmi te | yatastasyā viṣādo'bhūtpārvatyā garbhanāśakaḥ
Devala said: Best of Vaiśyas, hear this; I shall tell you the reason why Pārvatī's displeasure arose, which destroyed the fetus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.86
निवृत्तासु सखीष्वस्याः संपूज्य स्कंदमातरम् । विजया पार्वतीं प्राह कौतूहलसमन्विता
nivṛttāsu sakhīṣvasyāḥ saṃpūjya skaṃdamātaram | vijayā pārvatīṃ prāha kautūhalasamanvitā
When her friends had gone back, after worshipping the mother of Skanda, Vijayā, filled with curiosity, spoke to Pārvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.87
विजयोवाच- गिरिजे श्रद्धया तुभ्यं दत्तोमूभिरयं बलि । मानुषीभिः कुतः प्रीता नाभवस्त्वं वरानने
vijayovāca- girije śraddhayā tubhyaṃ dattomūbhirayaṃ bali | mānuṣībhiḥ kutaḥ prītā nābhavastvaṃ varānane
Vijayā said: O daughter of the mountain, this offering was given you with faith by those human women; why were you not pleased, O fair-faced one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.88
धूपदीपकनैवेद्यैः पूजिता तोषहेतवे । प्रत्युताकारणं देवि त्वं विषादं कुतो गता
dhūpadīpakanaivedyaiḥ pūjitā toṣahetave | pratyutākāraṇaṃ devi tvaṃ viṣādaṃ kuto gatā
You were worshipped with incense, lamps and food-offerings in order to please (you); yet on the contrary, O goddess, why did you fall into displeasure without cause?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.89
देवल उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य वचः सख्या देवी देववरार्चिता । अब्रवीद्विजयां वैश्य विषादे कारणं सखीम्
devala uvāca- ityākarṇya vacaḥ sakhyā devī devavarārcitā | abravīdvijayāṃ vaiśya viṣāde kāraṇaṃ sakhīm
Devala said: Hearing this speech of her friend, the goddess, worshipped by the best of the gods, told her friend Vijayā, O Vaiśya, the reason for (her) displeasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.90
पार्वत्युवाच- विजये सखि जानामि वैश्यभार्या गृहाद्बहिः । निर्गंतुमक्षमां गर्भधारणास्वविवेकतः
pārvatyuvāca- vijaye sakhi jānāmi vaiśyabhāryā gṛhādbahiḥ | nirgaṃtumakṣamāṃ garbhadhāraṇāsvavivekataḥ
Pārvatī said: Vijayā, friend, I know that the Vaiśya's wife was unable to go out of the house, because of bearing the fetus, by her own judgment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.91
समागतास्तु तत्सख्यो मत्पूजायै तदीरिताः । मादृशो न च गृह्णंति परहस्तकृतं बलिम्
samāgatāstu tatsakhyo matpūjāyai tadīritāḥ | mādṛśo na ca gṛhṇaṃti parahastakṛtaṃ balim
Her friends did come for my worship, being sent by her; but ones like me do not accept an offering made by another's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.92
तत्पतिश्चेत्समायास्यदभविष्यत्तदा शिवम् । तस्यास्तु मदवज्ञातो गर्भपातो भविष्यति
tatpatiścetsamāyāsyadabhaviṣyattadā śivam | tasyāstu madavajñāto garbhapāto bhaviṣyati
If her husband had come, then it would have been well; but for her, because of (her) slighting me, a miscarriage will occur.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.93
यद्व्रतं पूजनं यच्च कर्तुं न क्षमतेंगना । तत्कारयति नाथेन न भंगः स्यात्तयोःसखि
yadvrataṃ pūjanaṃ yacca kartuṃ na kṣamateṃganā | tatkārayati nāthena na bhaṃgaḥ syāttayoḥsakhi
Whatever vow and whatever worship a woman is unable to perform, that she has performed by her husband; then, friend, there is no breach for the two of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.94
अथवा विप्रमुख्येन पृष्ट्वा पतिमनन्यधीः । यतः स्वयमनागत्य तत्कृतं मे तयार्चनम्
athavā vipramukhyena pṛṣṭvā patimananyadhīḥ | yataḥ svayamanāgatya tatkṛtaṃ me tayārcanam
Or else, having asked her husband through a leading brahmin, with mind fixed on nothing else (she may have it done); for she did not come herself — that worship of mine was performed by her,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.95
न कारितं च भर्त्रातो भविता दोहदोऽफलः । यद्युभौ तौ समागत्य दंपती श्रद्धया पुनः
na kāritaṃ ca bhartrāto bhavitā dohado'phalaḥ | yadyubhau tau samāgatya daṃpatī śraddhayā punaḥ
and it was not had done by the husband; therefore the pregnancy-longing will be fruitless. If the two of them, husband and wife, come together again with faith
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.96
मां पूजयिष्यतः पुत्रो भविष्यति तदा तयोः । देवल उवाच- सशापो न त्वया वैश्य न चैव तव भार्यया
māṃ pūjayiṣyataḥ putro bhaviṣyati tadā tayoḥ | devala uvāca- saśāpo na tvayā vaiśya na caiva tava bhāryayā
and will worship me, then a son will be theirs. Devala said: The curse was not heard by you, Vaiśya, nor by your wife,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.97
श्रुतः सखीभिरस्या नो प्रसादश्च तयार्पितः । तयोरज्ञानतो वैश्य युवयोर्नाभवत्सुतः
śrutaḥ sakhībhirasyā no prasādaśca tayārpitaḥ | tayorajñānato vaiśya yuvayornābhavatsutaḥ
(the curse) uttered by her companions, nor was the favour offered by her (received). Through the ignorance of those two, Vaiśya, no son came to be for you both —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.98
अजानतो प्रतिविधिं परत्रात्र सुखप्रदम् । एतत्ते कथितं वैश्य संतानाभावकारणम्
ajānato pratividhiṃ paratrātra sukhapradam | etatte kathitaṃ vaiśya saṃtānābhāvakāraṇam
since (you) did not know the remedy that bestows happiness here and in the other world. This has been told to you, Vaiśya: the cause of the absence of offspring,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.99
वसिष्ठेन यथापूर्वं दिलीपस्य महीपतेः । तच्छ्रुत्वा स यथा राजा नंदिनीं समतोषयत्
vasiṣṭhena yathāpūrvaṃ dilīpasya mahīpateḥ | tacchrutvā sa yathā rājā naṃdinīṃ samatoṣayat
as (it was told) formerly by Vasiṣṭha to Dilīpa, lord of the earth; and as that king, having heard it, gratified Nandinī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.100
सस्त्रीकस्त्वं तथा वैश्य गौरिं तोषय कामदाम् । सा यथाराधिता राज्ञे दिलीपाय ददौ सुतम्
sastrīkastvaṃ tathā vaiśya gauriṃ toṣaya kāmadām | sā yathārādhitā rājñe dilīpāya dadau sutam
so do you too, Vaiśya, together with your wife, gratify Gaurī, the giver of what is desired. As she, when propitiated, gave a son to King Dilīpa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.101
आराधय तथा गौरीं त्वं सा तुभ्यं च दास्यति । वैश्य उवाच- दिलीप इति भूपः कः का च सा नंदिनी मुने
ārādhaya tathā gaurīṃ tvaṃ sā tubhyaṃ ca dāsyati | vaiśya uvāca- dilīpa iti bhūpaḥ kaḥ kā ca sā naṃdinī mune
so do you propitiate Gaurī, and she will grant (a son) to you as well. The Vaiśya said: Who was this king called Dilīpa, and who was that Nandinī, O sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.102
यामाराध्यसुतंलेभेसभूयोभूपसत्तमः । महेशादिसुरान्मुक्त्वा त्रिवर्णफलदायिनः
yāmārādhyasutaṃlebhesabhūyobhūpasattamaḥ | maheśādisurānmuktvā trivarṇaphaladāyinaḥ
by propitiating whom that best of kings obtained a son? Leaving aside Maheśa and the other gods, who grant the fruits of the three (?) classes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 201.103
आराधिता कुतः सैव सुतार्थं तेन भूभुजा । एतत्सर्वं समाख्याहि मुने यत्पृष्टवानहम् । श्रुत्वा ततो गिरिसुतां सेविष्ये सह भार्यया
ārādhitā kutaḥ saiva sutārthaṃ tena bhūbhujā | etatsarvaṃ samākhyāhi mune yatpṛṣṭavānaham | śrutvā tato girisutāṃ seviṣye saha bhāryayā
why was she alone propitiated by that king for the sake of a son? Tell me all this, O sage, which I have asked; then, having heard it, I shall serve the daughter of the mountain together with my wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.104
शिवशर्मोवाच- गदितमिति निशम्य विष्णुशर्मन्विनययुतेन विशा मदीय पित्रा । मुनिरिति गदितुं दिलीपवृत्तं जगति पवित्रतरं विचक्रमे सः
śivaśarmovāca- gaditamiti niśamya viṣṇuśarmanvinayayutena viśā madīya pitrā | muniriti gadituṃ dilīpavṛttaṃ jagati pavitrataraṃ vicakrame saḥ
Śivaśarman said: Having heard this spoken thus, O Viṣṇuśarman, by my father, the merchant, who was full of humility, that sage set about telling the story of Dilīpa, which is most purifying in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 201.201
माहात्म्ये एकाधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
māhātmye ekādhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
The two hundred and first chapter in the Māhātmya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition