Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 204
PdP 6 204.1
शिवशर्मोवाच- विष्णुशर्मंस्ततो वैश्यः शरभः सह भार्यया । नीत्वा पूजोपकरणं ययौ श्रीचंडिकालयम्
śivaśarmovāca- viṣṇuśarmaṃstato vaiśyaḥ śarabhaḥ saha bhāryayā | nītvā pūjopakaraṇaṃ yayau śrīcaṃḍikālayam
Śivaśarman said: O Viṣṇuśarman, then the vaiśya Śarabha, together with his wife, taking the implements of worship, went to the temple of Śrī Caṇḍikā.
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PdP 6 204.2
तत्र तौविधिवत्स्नात्वा सुमनो धूपदीपकैः । आनर्चतुर्भक्तियुक्तौ चंडिकां पुत्रकाम्यया
tatra tauvidhivatsnātvā sumano dhūpadīpakaiḥ | ānarcaturbhaktiyuktau caṃḍikāṃ putrakāmyayā
There the two of them, having bathed according to rule, of glad mind, filled with devotion, worshipped Caṇḍikā with incense and lamps, out of desire for a son.
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PdP 6 204.3
श्रद्धया पूजिता ताभ्यां दिनैः सप्तभिरंबिका । उवाच वाचा प्रत्यक्षं भूत्वा विशदमानसा
śraddhayā pūjitā tābhyāṃ dinaiḥ saptabhiraṃbikā | uvāca vācā pratyakṣaṃ bhūtvā viśadamānasā
Worshipped by the two of them with faith, Ambikā, after seven days, became visible (to them) and, with a clear mind, spoke in words.
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PdP 6 204.4
पार्वत्युवाच- भो भो वैश्य प्रसन्नास्मि भक्त्या सुदृढया तव । ददामि पुत्रं ते साधो यदर्थे यत्नवानसि
pārvatyuvāca- bho bho vaiśya prasannāsmi bhaktyā sudṛḍhayā tava | dadāmi putraṃ te sādho yadarthe yatnavānasi
Pārvatī said: Ho, ho, merchant! I am pleased with your very firm devotion. I grant you a son, good man—that for which you have been striving.
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PdP 6 204.5
गच्छ त्वं मा विलंबस्व वनमैद्रं च खांडवम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यमिंद्रप्रस्थाख्यमुत्तमम्
gaccha tvaṃ mā vilaṃbasva vanamaidraṃ ca khāṃḍavam | tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyamiṃdraprasthākhyamuttamam
Go, do not delay: (to) Indra's forest, the Khāṇḍava. There is a most excellent, greatly meritorious sacred place there called Indraprastha.
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PdP 6 204.6
निगमोद्बोधकं तत्र तीर्थं निखिलकामदम् । बृहस्पतिकृतं तत्र स्नाहि त्वं सुतवांछया
nigamodbodhakaṃ tatra tīrthaṃ nikhilakāmadam | bṛhaspatikṛtaṃ tatra snāhi tvaṃ sutavāṃchayā
There is a sacred bathing place there that awakens the Vedas and grants all desires, made by Bṛhaspati; bathe there with your longing for a son.
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PdP 6 204.7
भविष्यति सुतस्तात तव स्नानेन तत्र हि । तत्र स्नात्वा मयाप्यंग लब्धः स्कंदः सुरारिहा
bhaviṣyati sutastāta tava snānena tatra hi | tatra snātvā mayāpyaṃga labdhaḥ skaṃdaḥ surārihā
A son will come to be for you, my dear, indeed by bathing there; for having bathed there, even I, dear one, obtained Skanda, the slayer of the gods' foes.
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PdP 6 204.8
शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य वचो देव्याः पिता मम सहस्त्रिया । अत्राजगाम सत्तीर्थे सस्नौ च सुतवांछया
śivaśarmovāca- ityākarṇya vaco devyāḥ pitā mama sahastriyā | atrājagāma sattīrthe sasnau ca sutavāṃchayā
Śivaśarman said: Having heard this speech of the Goddess, my father, together with his wife, came here and bathed in the good sacred place with the longing for a son.
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PdP 6 204.9
उपस्करवतीर्धेनूर्द्विजेभ्यः प्रददौ शतम् । देवान्पितॄंश्च संतर्प्य यथाविध्यत्र बुद्धिमान्
upaskaravatīrdhenūrdvijebhyaḥ pradadau śatam | devānpitṝṃśca saṃtarpya yathāvidhyatra buddhimān
He gave a hundred milch cows, with their equipment, to the brahmins; and the wise man, here, gratified the gods and the ancestors according to rule.
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PdP 6 204.10
सप्तरात्रमुषित्वा तु दंपती यतमानसौ । जग्मतुः स्वगृहानिष्टलाभोत्फुल्लमुखांबुजौ
saptarātramuṣitvā tu daṃpatī yatamānasau | jagmatuḥ svagṛhāniṣṭalābhotphullamukhāṃbujau
And having stayed seven nights, the couple, their minds controlled, went to their own home, their lotus-faces blossoming at the gaining of what they wished.
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PdP 6 204.11
तस्मिन्नेवाभवद्गर्भो मासि मातुर्ममान्वहम् । व्यतीते नवमे मासि जातोऽहं दशमे शुभे
tasminnevābhavadgarbho māsi māturmamānvaham | vyatīte navame māsi jāto'haṃ daśame śubhe
In that very month a conception took place in my mother, (growing) day by day; and when the ninth month had passed, I was born in the auspicious tenth.
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PdP 6 204.12
विष्णुशर्मन्यदुक्तं ते पुरावृत्तमिदं मया । दशाब्दद्वयमेवैतच्छ्रुतं सर्वं पितुर्मुखात्
viṣṇuśarmanyaduktaṃ te purāvṛttamidaṃ mayā | daśābdadvayamevaitacchrutaṃ sarvaṃ piturmukhāt
Viṣṇuśarman, what I have told you here is a past event; all this I heard from my father's mouth when I was just twice ten years old.
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PdP 6 204.13
एकदा क्षममालोक्य गृहकर्मणि मां पिता । गृहं मामर्पयामास विश्वाद्वैराग्यमाप्नुवन्
ekadā kṣamamālokya gṛhakarmaṇi māṃ pitā | gṛhaṃ māmarpayāmāsa viśvādvairāgyamāpnuvan
Once, seeing that I was capable in household work, my father handed the house over to me, gaining detachment from everything.
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PdP 6 204.14
मां चोवाच स धर्मात्मा गोविंदासक्तमानसः । विनिंदन्विषयासक्तिं विष्णुभक्तिं स्तुवन्मुहुः
māṃ covāca sa dharmātmā goviṃdāsaktamānasaḥ | viniṃdanviṣayāsaktiṃ viṣṇubhaktiṃ stuvanmuhuḥ
And that righteous man, his mind attached to Govinda, spoke to me, condemning attachment to sense-objects and praising devotion to Viṣṇu again and again.
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PdP 6 204.15
पितोवाच- सुमते वार्द्धकं प्राप्तं पलिताश्चिकुरा मम । गोविंदचरणांभोजं सेविष्ये साधुसेवितम्
pitovāca- sumate vārddhakaṃ prāptaṃ palitāścikurā mama | goviṃdacaraṇāṃbhojaṃ seviṣye sādhusevitam
The father said: Good-minded one, old age has come; my hairs are grey. I shall serve Govinda's lotus feet, served by the good.
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PdP 6 204.16
तत्सैवया भवेत्स्वच्छं मनो यस्य च सुस्थिरम् । स पुमानात्मसंतुष्टो न किंचिदभिवांछति
tatsaivayā bhavetsvacchaṃ mano yasya ca susthiram | sa pumānātmasaṃtuṣṭo na kiṃcidabhivāṃchati
By that service the mind of him (who serves) becomes clear and well settled; that man, content in himself, desires nothing at all.
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PdP 6 204.17
निष्कामः सुखदुःखाभ्यां भुंजन्सुकृतदुष्कृते ।
niṣkāmaḥ sukhaduḥkhābhyāṃ bhuṃjansukṛtaduṣkṛte |
Free of desire, he consumes his good and bad deeds through pleasure and pain.
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PdP 6 204.18
तां वद्द्रव्यं गुणसुखं यावत्प्राप्तं न चित्सुखम् । तत्प्राप्तौ तद्भवेत्तुच्छं सुधाया इव तक्रकम्
tāṃ vaddravyaṃ guṇasukhaṃ yāvatprāptaṃ na citsukham | tatprāptau tadbhavettucchaṃ sudhāyā iva takrakam
Wealth and the pleasure of the qualities last only so long as the bliss of consciousness has not been attained; when that is attained, it becomes worthless, like buttermilk beside nectar.
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PdP 6 204.19
हरेर्मायाबलवतीयं मोहयति देहिनम् । हितानि तं न जानाति स यथा मदिरामदः
harermāyābalavatīyaṃ mohayati dehinam | hitāni taṃ na jānāti sa yathā madirāmadaḥ
This powerful māyā of Hari deludes the embodied being; he does not know what is good for him, just as one drunk on liquor does not.
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PdP 6 204.20
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च विद्ययाविद्यया च सः । करोति स्वेच्छया काले बाललीलो हि स प्रभुः
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca vidyayāvidyayā ca saḥ | karoti svecchayā kāle bālalīlo hi sa prabhuḥ
He brings about engagement (in action) and withdrawal (from it), by knowledge and by ignorance, at his own will, in due time; for that Lord's play is like a child's.
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PdP 6 204.21
वेदोदितं यदा कर्म क्रियते फलमिच्छता । प्रवृत्तिं सा परा तात तेषामर्पणमीश्वरे
vedoditaṃ yadā karma kriyate phalamicchatā | pravṛttiṃ sā parā tāta teṣāmarpaṇamīśvare
When the action enjoined by the Veda is performed by one desiring its fruit, that is engagement; higher (than that), my dear, is the offering of those (fruits) to the Lord.
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PdP 6 204.22
यथा निर्दग्धाबीजानि न प्ररोहंति यत्नतः । यथा कर्माणि विश्वेशे निःकामेनार्पितानि तु
yathā nirdagdhābījāni na prarohaṃti yatnataḥ | yathā karmāṇi viśveśe niḥkāmenārpitāni tu
Just as seeds that have been burnt up do not sprout, however much one tries, so too (are) the works that are offered to the Lord of All without desire (for their fruit).
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PdP 6 204.23
कर्मणां च लयो मोक्षः सुखदुःखप्रदायिनाम् । तदुत्पत्तिस्तु बंधः स्यादित्यसौ शास्त्रनिर्णयः
karmaṇāṃ ca layo mokṣaḥ sukhaduḥkhapradāyinām | tadutpattistu baṃdhaḥ syādityasau śāstranirṇayaḥ
The dissolution of actions, which bring pleasure and pain, is liberation; but their arising would be bondage — such is this settled conclusion of the scriptures.
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PdP 6 204.24
अतोऽहं कर्मवेदोक्तं कुर्वन्नाभिलषन्फलम् । पर्यटिष्यामि तीर्थेषु हृदि भक्ति दधद्धरेः
ato'haṃ karmavedoktaṃ kurvannābhilaṣanphalam | paryaṭiṣyāmi tīrtheṣu hṛdi bhakti dadhaddhareḥ
Therefore, performing the work enjoined in the Veda (of works) while not craving its fruit, I shall wander among the holy fords, holding devotion to Hari in my heart.
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PdP 6 204.25
एवं प्रारब्धकर्माणि भुंजन्नान्यान्यतर्जयन्। हनिष्यामि जगद्रोगं पीत्वा सत्संगमौषधम्
evaṃ prārabdhakarmāṇi bhuṃjannānyānyatarjayan| haniṣyāmi jagadrogaṃ pītvā satsaṃgamauṣadham
Thus, undergoing the karmas already set in motion, and not menacing others, I shall destroy the disease that is worldly existence by drinking the medicine of the company of the good.
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PdP 6 204.26
शिवशर्मोवाच- एवमाकर्ण्य वचनं तस्याहं पितुरात्मनः । अवदं विष्णुशर्मस्त्वं तन्निशामय तत्वतः
śivaśarmovāca- evamākarṇya vacanaṃ tasyāhaṃ piturātmanaḥ | avadaṃ viṣṇuśarmastvaṃ tanniśāmaya tatvataḥ
Śivaśarman said: Having heard in this way the words of my own father, I spoke — you are Viṣṇuśarman; hear that as it truly is.
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PdP 6 204.27
वैश्यपुत्र उवाच- अयं जनो दुराराध्यः कथयिष्यति नो यशः । दुष्टकुटुंबादुद्विज्य निःसृत्य गत इत्ययम्
vaiśyaputra uvāca- ayaṃ jano durārādhyaḥ kathayiṣyati no yaśaḥ | duṣṭakuṭuṃbādudvijya niḥsṛtya gata ityayam
The vaiśya's son said: These people are hard to satisfy; they will not speak well of us. (They will say,) "This man, recoiling from his wicked family, walked out and left."
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PdP 6 204.28
इयं विष्णुपदी तात भुवनत्रयपावनी । स्मृता हरत्यघं दूरात्कस्मादेनां विमुंचसि
iyaṃ viṣṇupadī tāta bhuvanatrayapāvanī | smṛtā haratyaghaṃ dūrātkasmādenāṃ vimuṃcasi
This (river) sprung from Viṣṇu's foot, my dear, purifies the three worlds; even when remembered from afar she takes away sin — why do you let her go?
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PdP 6 204.29
पापकारी जनस्तात म्रियते मगधे तु यः । सोप्यस्तपापो गंगायां स्वर्याति त्यजमाशुभम्
pāpakārī janastāta mriyate magadhe tu yaḥ | sopyastapāpo gaṃgāyāṃ svaryāti tyajamāśubham
A sinful man, dear one, who dies in Magadha — even he, his sin set (like the sun), goes to heaven by (dying at) the Gangā, casting off what is inauspicious.
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PdP 6 204.30
पुत्राः षष्टिसहस्राणि सगरस्य महात्मनः । कपिलक्रोधनिर्दग्धा गतायत्स्पर्शनाद्दिवम्
putrāḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi sagarasya mahātmanaḥ | kapilakrodhanirdagdhā gatāyatsparśanāddivam
The sixty thousand sons of the great-souled Sagara, burnt up by Kapila's wrath, went to heaven by the touch of her (the Ganges).
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PdP 6 204.31
तामिमां त्रिदिवश्रेणीं मुक्तेरपि विधायिनीम् । मुमुक्षुसेवितां तात मुक्त्वा मान्यत्र गम्यताम्
tāmimāṃ tridivaśreṇīṃ mukterapi vidhāyinīm | mumukṣusevitāṃ tāta muktvā mānyatra gamyatām
This (river), the stairway to heaven, which grants even liberation, resorted to by those who seek release — abandoning her, my dear, let no one go elsewhere.
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PdP 6 204.32
मावजानीहि सामीप्ये गंगा त्रिदशमानिताम् । यदिच्छसि महाभाग सेवितैषा प्रदास्यति
māvajānīhi sāmīpye gaṃgā tridaśamānitām | yadicchasi mahābhāga sevitaiṣā pradāsyati
Do not despise the Gaṅgā, honored by the gods, because she is close at hand. Whatever you wish, O greatly fortunate one, she will grant it if she is served.
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PdP 6 204.33
तिर्यंचोऽपि विना ज्ञानाज्जले चेत्स्युर्गतासवः । भवेयुस्तर्हि ते ब्रह्म सा कथं त्यज्यते त्वया
tiryaṃco'pi vinā jñānājjale cetsyurgatāsavaḥ | bhaveyustarhi te brahma sā kathaṃ tyajyate tvayā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 204.34
शिवशर्मोवाच- निशम्यैतद्वचस्तातस्ततो मम ऋतप्रियः । उवास सदने सर्वविषयेभ्यः पराङ्मुखः
śivaśarmovāca- niśamyaitadvacastātastato mama ṛtapriyaḥ | uvāsa sadane sarvaviṣayebhyaḥ parāṅmukhaḥ
Śivaśarman said: Having heard these words, my father, who loved the truth, then dwelt at home, turned away from all objects of sense.
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PdP 6 204.35
त्रिषु कालेषुं गगायां प्रत्यहं स्नानमाचरन् । पुराणं स्याद्गृहे यत्र तत्र याति स नित्यशः
triṣu kāleṣuṃ gagāyāṃ pratyahaṃ snānamācaran | purāṇaṃ syādgṛhe yatra tatra yāti sa nityaśaḥ
Performing his bath in the Gangā every day at the three times (of day), wherever in a house there was a Purāṇa (recitation), there he would go, regularly.
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PdP 6 204.36
एकदाकर्णयन्धीरो यमुनातीर्थगौरवम् । तत्र शुश्राव माहात्म्यमस्यतीर्थस्य पुत्र सः
ekadākarṇayandhīro yamunātīrthagauravam | tatra śuśrāva māhātmyamasyatīrthasya putra saḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 204.37
अविमुक्त हरिद्वार प्रयागेभ्यश्च पुष्करात् । अयोध्याद्वारिका कांची मथुराभ्यस्तथान्यतः
avimukta haridvāra prayāgebhyaśca puṣkarāt | ayodhyādvārikā kāṃcī mathurābhyastathānyataḥ
(More) than Avimukta, Haridvāra, Prayāga, and than Puṣkara, than Ayodhyā, Dvārakā, Kāñcī, and Mathurā, and likewise than elsewhere—
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PdP 6 204.38
सर्वतीर्थमयस्यास्य पुण्यं शतगुणाधिकम् । कथितं तेन विदुषा सुतेनाकर्ण्यमत्पिता
sarvatīrthamayasyāsya puṇyaṃ śataguṇādhikam | kathitaṃ tena viduṣā sutenākarṇyamatpitā
The merit of this (place), which comprises all the sacred fords, is a hundred times greater (than theirs). So it was told by that learned son; and my father, having heard (it),
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PdP 6 204.39
त्यक्त्वा गृहमगादत्र तीर्थे सर्वैरलक्षितः । आवामिव महाभागो गोविंदपदसेवकः
tyaktvā gṛhamagādatra tīrthe sarvairalakṣitaḥ | āvāmiva mahābhāgo goviṃdapadasevakaḥ
Abandoning his home, unnoticed by everyone, he came here to this holy place — that greatly fortunate man, a servant of Govinda's feet, just like the two of us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.40
अत्रागत्य महाभागो मत्पिता मोक्षवांछया । निगमोद्बोधके तीर्थे त्रिकालं स्नानमाचरन्
atrāgatya mahābhāgo matpitā mokṣavāṃchayā | nigamodbodhake tīrthe trikālaṃ snānamācaran
Having come here, my greatly blessed father, out of a desire for liberation, performing his bath three times a day at the Nigamodbodhaka tīrtha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.41
उवास कतिचिन्मासानत्र तीर्थोत्तमे हि सः
uvāsa katicinmāsānatra tīrthottame hi saḥ
He dwelt here for some months at this best of sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.42
कुर्वन्निजक्रियां धीमान्निस्पृहोप्यजवेश्मनि । एकदा सहसा तस्य ज्वरोऽभूदतिदारुणः
kurvannijakriyāṃ dhīmānnispṛhopyajaveśmani | ekadā sahasā tasya jvaro'bhūdatidāruṇaḥ
Performing his own rites, wise and free of longing though he was, in his hut — one day suddenly a most terrible fever came upon him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.43
महत्या पीडया तस्य मुमोह गतचेतनः । मुहूर्तं स पिता मुह्यं तदवस्थो व्यतिष्ठित
mahatyā pīḍayā tasya mumoha gatacetanaḥ | muhūrtaṃ sa pitā muhyaṃ tadavastho vyatiṣṭhita
From the great pain of it he swooned, his consciousness gone; for a while my father, in that condition, remained senseless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.44
पश्चात्समागतप्राणो विचिंत्य यदिदं तदा । अहो मे कष्टमापन्नं दूरे पुत्रः स धार्मिकः
paścātsamāgataprāṇo viciṃtya yadidaṃ tadā | aho me kaṣṭamāpannaṃ dūre putraḥ sa dhārmikaḥ
Afterwards, his breath having returned, he then thought this: "Alas, hardship has befallen me; that righteous son of mine is far away —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.45
यो मां ज्वरवितप्तांगमाश्वासयति बुद्धिमान् । अगम्यागमनं पापं कृतं यन्मे सुदारुणम्
yo māṃ jvaravitaptāṃgamāśvāsayati buddhimān | agamyāgamanaṃ pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ yanme sudāruṇam
— he, the intelligent one, who would comfort me, my limbs scorched by fever. And the sin I committed, going to a woman not to be approached, was most terrible;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.46
प्रायश्चित्तं न तस्यापि कृतं कामे गतिर्भवेत् । आगमिष्यति पुत्रो मे तस्मै दास्यामि वस्विति
prāyaścittaṃ na tasyāpi kṛtaṃ kāme gatirbhavet | āgamiṣyati putro me tasmai dāsyāmi vasviti
no expiation for that has been performed either — what recourse would there be for (me who acted) in lust? My son will come; to him I shall give the wealth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.47
यन्मया गोपितं गेहे न दृष्टं च तदप्यहम् । शिवशर्मोवाच- इति चिंतयतस्तस्य पान्थो वर्षेण पीडितः
yanmayā gopitaṃ gehe na dṛṣṭaṃ ca tadapyaham | śivaśarmovāca- iti ciṃtayatastasya pāntho varṣeṇa pīḍitaḥ
— that which was hidden by me in the house and which I too have not (again) seen." Śivaśarman said: While he was thinking thus, a traveller, afflicted by the rain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.48
शीतार्तः कंपितवपुरुटजं प्राविशत्तदा । स तं संविष्टमालोक्य भूयो गत्वा तदंतिके
śītārtaḥ kaṃpitavapuruṭajaṃ prāviśattadā | sa taṃ saṃviṣṭamālokya bhūyo gatvā tadaṃtike
tormented by cold, his body shivering, then entered the hut. Seeing him lying there, he went closer to him again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.49
मुनिरेष इति ज्ञात्वा ववंदे शिरसाध्वगः । ऊचे च कस्मात्सुप्तोसि मुने संध्या समागता
munireṣa iti jñātvā vavaṃde śirasādhvagaḥ | ūce ca kasmātsuptosi mune saṃdhyā samāgatā
and knowing "this is a sage," the wayfarer bowed with his head and said: "Why are you asleep, sage? Twilight has come;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.50
रविरस्तं प्रयात्येष न सुप्तेः काल एष ते । इत्युक्तमात्रे वचसि पथिकेन पिता मम
ravirastaṃ prayātyeṣa na supteḥ kāla eṣa te | ityuktamātre vacasi pathikena pitā mama
the sun here is going to its setting; this is no time for you to sleep." No sooner had this word been spoken by the traveller, my father,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.51
शरभो ज्वरतप्तांगस्तमाह कथमप्यहो । शरभ उवाच- श्रूयतां वचनं पांथ यद्वदामि पुरस्तव
śarabho jvarataptāṃgastamāha kathamapyaho | śarabha uvāca- śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ pāṃtha yadvadāmi purastava
Śarabha, his limbs burning with fever, said to him with great difficulty: Śarabha said: Hear, traveller, the words I speak before you;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.52
श्रुत्वा मद्भाग्ययातेन त्वया साधो विधीयताम् । वैश्योऽहं शरभो नाम्ना कान्यकुब्जे गृहं मम
śrutvā madbhāgyayātena tvayā sādho vidhīyatām | vaiśyo'haṃ śarabho nāmnā kānyakubje gṛhaṃ mama
and having heard them, good man — you who have come by my good fortune — let it be done. I am a vaiśya, Śarabha by name; my house is in Kānyakubja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.53
अत्रागतो निषिद्धोपि जायामित्रसुतैरहम् । अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा सूनुमुखेरितम्
atrāgato niṣiddhopi jāyāmitrasutairaham | asya tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā sūnumukheritam
I came here, though forbidden by my wife, friends and sons, having heard the greatness of this holy place as told by my son's mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.54
मासास्तु कतिचित्साधो व्यतीता मयि चागते । दिनत्रयमतिक्रांतं ज्वरितस्य ममाधुना
māsāstu katicitsādho vyatītā mayi cāgate | dinatrayamatikrāṃtaṃ jvaritasya mamādhunā
Some months, good man, have passed since I came; and now three days have gone by for me while fevered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.55
प्राणा मे विगता आसन्नद्यभूयः समागताः । कियानप्यायुषः शेषः साधो मे खलु तिष्ठति
prāṇā me vigatā āsannadyabhūyaḥ samāgatāḥ | kiyānapyāyuṣaḥ śeṣaḥ sādho me khalu tiṣṭhati
My life-breaths had departed; today they have come back again. Surely some remainder of my lifespan still stands for me, good man,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.56
शमनस्य गृहं दृष्ट्वा यदहं पुनरागतः । भाग्योदयेन केनापि ममात्र त्वं समागतः
śamanasya gṛhaṃ dṛṣṭvā yadahaṃ punarāgataḥ | bhāgyodayena kenāpi mamātra tvaṃ samāgataḥ
since, having seen the house of Yama, I have come back again. By some rise of good fortune you have come here to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.57
नय मां मद्गृहं मित्र द्रव्यं बहु ददामि ते । दास्याम्यपि गृहं गत्वा कृपां कुरु कृपानिधे
naya māṃ madgṛhaṃ mitra dravyaṃ bahu dadāmi te | dāsyāmyapi gṛhaṃ gatvā kṛpāṃ kuru kṛpānidhe
Take me to my house, friend; I will give you much wealth. And when I have reached home I shall give (more) — show mercy, treasury of mercy!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.58
इह भूभाग उत्खाय गृह्यतां मामकं धनम् । शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य स दुर्बुद्धिर्ग्राम्यो विषयलंपटः
iha bhūbhāga utkhāya gṛhyatāṃ māmakaṃ dhanam | śivaśarmovāca- ityākarṇya sa durbuddhirgrāmyo viṣayalaṃpaṭaḥ
Dig here in this spot of ground and take my wealth. Śivaśarman said: Hearing this, that evil-minded rustic, greedy for objects of sense,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.59
उवाच धनलुब्धस्तं त्वदुक्तं साधयाम्यहम् । इत्युक्त्वा धनमुत्खाय तस्माद्भूभागतस्तदा
uvāca dhanalubdhastaṃ tvaduktaṃ sādhayāmyaham | ityuktvā dhanamutkhāya tasmādbhūbhāgatastadā
coveting the money, said to him, "I will accomplish what you say." Having said so, he dug the wealth out of that spot of ground then,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.60
अग्रतः स्थापयामास शरभस्याह चाध्वगः । अध्वग उवाच- धनमेतद्विशांनाथ तव भूभागतो मया
agrataḥ sthāpayāmāsa śarabhasyāha cādhvagaḥ | adhvaga uvāca- dhanametadviśāṃnātha tava bhūbhāgato mayā
and set it before Śarabha; and the traveller said: The traveller said: This wealth, lord of merchants, has been taken out by me from your piece of ground —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.61
निष्कासितं प्रयच्छाशु शिबिकानयनाय मे । यामारोप्य ज्वरार्तं त्वां नयामि तव केतनम्
niṣkāsitaṃ prayacchāśu śibikānayanāya me | yāmāropya jvarārtaṃ tvāṃ nayāmi tava ketanam
give it to me at once for the fetching of a litter, in which, having set you who are afflicted with fever, I will carry you to your dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.62
शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्युक्तस्तेन स तदा ददौ स्वर्णपलत्रयम् । सोपि नीत्वा पितुर्द्रव्यं ययौ लवणपत्तनम्
śivaśarmovāca- ityuktastena sa tadā dadau svarṇapalatrayam | sopi nītvā piturdravyaṃ yayau lavaṇapattanam
Śivaśarman said: Thus addressed by him, he then gave three palas of gold; and he too, having taken the father's money, went to Lavaṇapattana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.63
उषित्वा रात्रिमेकां तु शिबिकां सपरिच्छदाम् । सवाहामानयत्पुत्र दत्त्वा स्वर्णपलद्वयम्
uṣitvā rātrimekāṃ tu śibikāṃ saparicchadām | savāhāmānayatputra dattvā svarṇapaladvayam
Having stayed there one night, he brought back a palanquin complete with its trappings and with bearers, O son, having paid two palas of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.64
पलं द्वयं गृहीतं तत्तेनैवाधर्मबुद्धिना । आरोप्य शिबिकां तं तु शरभं वैश्यसत्तमम्
palaṃ dvayaṃ gṛhītaṃ tattenaivādharmabuddhinā | āropya śibikāṃ taṃ tu śarabhaṃ vaiśyasattamam
That (remaining) one pala was kept by that very man of unrighteous mind; and having placed upon the palanquin that Śarabha, the best of vaiśyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.65
पांथः स चलितो वाहांस्त्वरयन्कान्यकुब्जकम् । अस्य तीर्थवरस्याथ कमंडलुजलं धृतम्
pāṃthaḥ sa calito vāhāṃstvarayankānyakubjakam | asya tīrthavarasyātha kamaṃḍalujalaṃ dhṛtam
that traveller set out for Kānyakubja, urging on the bearers; and the water of this excellent tīrtha was carried in a water-pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.66
पाययन्नल्पमल्पं तं तृषार्तं सोध्वगो ययौ । अथ ते सरसस्तीरे उत्तीर्णा भोक्तुमध्वनि
pāyayannalpamalpaṃ taṃ tṛṣārtaṃ sodhvago yayau | atha te sarasastīre uttīrṇā bhoktumadhvani
Giving him, tormented by thirst, little by little to drink, the wayfarer went on. Then they came down on the shore of a lake to eat on the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.67
स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा पुनस्तस्मात्स्थानाच्चेलुस्त्वरान्विताः । कियंति भूमिमुल्लंघ्य तृषार्तांस्ते कमंडलोः
snātvā bhuktvā punastasmātsthānāccelustvarānvitāḥ | kiyaṃti bhūmimullaṃghya tṛṣārtāṃste kamaṃḍaloḥ
Having bathed and eaten, they set off again from that place in haste; having covered some ground, being tormented by thirst, they, from the water-pot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.68
जलं पीत्वा तृषार्तं तं शरभं चाप्यपाययत् । अथ कश्चिन्महाभीमो विकटो नाम राक्षसः
jalaṃ pītvā tṛṣārtaṃ taṃ śarabhaṃ cāpyapāyayat | atha kaścinmahābhīmo vikaṭo nāma rākṣasaḥ
drank water, and he gave (some) to drink also to that Śarabha, who was tormented by thirst. Then a certain hugely terrifying rākṣasa named Vikaṭa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.69
विचरन्निर्जनेऽरण्ये गच्छतस्तानवैक्षत । तान्दृष्ट्वा स क्षुधाक्रांतो वेगवान्विवृताननः
vicarannirjane'raṇye gacchatastānavaikṣata | tāndṛṣṭvā sa kṣudhākrāṃto vegavānvivṛtānanaḥ
roaming in the uninhabited forest, caught sight of them as they went. Seeing them, he, gripped by hunger, swift, his mouth gaping open,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.70
अभिदुद्राव चरणाघातेनाकंपयन्महीम् । आगत्य तरसा पार्श्वे तान्वाहान्पथिकं च तम्
abhidudrāva caraṇāghātenākaṃpayanmahīm | āgatya tarasā pārśve tānvāhānpathikaṃ ca tam
charged (at them), making the earth quake with the pounding of his feet; and having come swiftly to their side, (he took) those bearers and that traveller
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.71
सकोशेषु समादाय भ्रामयामास खेचरः । गतासून्भ्रामणेनैव भूतले तानपोथयत्
sakośeṣu samādāya bhrāmayāmāsa khecaraḥ | gatāsūnbhrāmaṇenaiva bhūtale tānapothayat
together with their bundles, and the sky-goer whirled them around; and when by that very whirling their breath was gone, he dashed them upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.72
चखाद पिशितं तेषां पपौ कोशाच्च शोणितम् । कुत्र यास्यति रोगार्तो नरोऽयं पुरतो मम
cakhāda piśitaṃ teṣāṃ papau kośācca śoṇitam | kutra yāsyati rogārto naro'yaṃ purato mama
He devoured their flesh and drank the blood from the sheath (of the body): "Where will this man, afflicted by disease, go, here in front of me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.73
एनं तु भक्षयिष्यामि पश्चादंबु पिबाम्यहम् । इति कृत्वा मतिर्वारितीर्थस्यास्य कमंडलोः
enaṃ tu bhakṣayiṣyāmi paścādaṃbu pibāmyaham | iti kṛtvā matirvāritīrthasyāsya kamaṃḍaloḥ
I shall eat him too, but afterwards I shall drink water." Having made up his mind thus, (he took) the water of this tīrtha from the water-pot
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.74
मुखे चिक्षेप स तदा रजनीचरपुंगवः । क्षिप्तमात्रे जले तस्य पूर्वजन्मभवा स्मृतिः
mukhe cikṣepa sa tadā rajanīcarapuṃgavaḥ | kṣiptamātre jale tasya pūrvajanmabhavā smṛtiḥ
and threw it into his mouth then, that bull among night-roamers; and the instant the water was thrown, memory arising from his former birth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.75
जाता स तु वधात्तस्य शरभस्य न्यवर्तत । पूर्वजन्मकृतं पापं तदपि स्मृतिमागमत्
jātā sa tu vadhāttasya śarabhasya nyavartata | pūrvajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tadapi smṛtimāgamat
came to him, and he turned back from the killing of that Śarabha. The sin committed in a former birth—that too came into his memory,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.76
येन राक्षसभावस्तु भूतो विप्रोद्भवादपि । स्मृत्वा पापमुपेत्याशु समीपे शरभस्य तु । उवाच ज्ञानमापन्नो राक्षसः पितरं मम
yena rākṣasabhāvastu bhūto viprodbhavādapi | smṛtvā pāpamupetyāśu samīpe śarabhasya tu | uvāca jñānamāpanno rākṣasaḥ pitaraṃ mama
by which he had become a rākṣasa in nature, though born from a brahmin. Remembering the sin and coming quickly to Śarabha's side, the rākṣasa, having attained knowledge, spoke to my father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.77
राक्षस उवाच- भो भो मनुष्यशार्दूल कस्त्वं के च जना अमी । भक्षिता ये मया घोर रूपेणाधमरक्षसा
rākṣasa uvāca- bho bho manuṣyaśārdūla kastvaṃ ke ca janā amī | bhakṣitā ye mayā ghora rūpeṇādhamarakṣasā
The rākṣasa said: Ho there, tiger among men, who are you, and who are these people who have been eaten by me, of dreadful form, a lowly rākṣasa?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.78
कस्य तीर्थवरस्येदं जलं यस्य प्रभावतः । पापिनोऽपि स्मृतिर्जाता पूर्वजन्मभवा मम
kasya tīrthavarasyedaṃ jalaṃ yasya prabhāvataḥ | pāpino'pi smṛtirjātā pūrvajanmabhavā mama
Of which excellent tīrtha is this water, by whose power memory of my former birth has arisen even in me, a sinner?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.79
वैश्य उवाच- वैश्योऽहं राक्षसश्रेष्ठ कान्यकुब्जे गृहं मम । तीर्थानि पर्यटन्निंद्रप्रस्थेऽहं समुपागतः
vaiśya uvāca- vaiśyo'haṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭha kānyakubje gṛhaṃ mama | tīrthāni paryaṭanniṃdraprasthe'haṃ samupāgataḥ
The vaiśya said: I am a vaiśya, best of rākṣasas; my home is in Kānyakubja. Wandering about the tīrthas, I came to Indraprastha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.80
तत्राहमभवं दुःखी ज्वरेण विधियोगतः । ततो मे बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना गंतुं गृहमसत्पथ । तत्र कश्चित्समायातः पांथो वर्षेण पीडितः
tatrāhamabhavaṃ duḥkhī jvareṇa vidhiyogataḥ | tato me buddhirutpannā gaṃtuṃ gṛhamasatpatha | tatra kaścitsamāyātaḥ pāṃtho varṣeṇa pīḍitaḥ
There I became miserable with fever, by the working of fate. Then the thought arose in me to go home, O you of evil ways; and there a certain traveller arrived, distressed by the rain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.81
प्रार्थितः स मयानीय शिबिकां मां गृहं नय । स चायं शिबिकां पांथः समुपानीय सत्वरः
prārthitaḥ sa mayānīya śibikāṃ māṃ gṛhaṃ naya | sa cāyaṃ śibikāṃ pāṃthaḥ samupānīya satvaraḥ
He was entreated by me: "Bring a palanquin and convey me home." And this traveller, having quickly brought the palanquin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.82
मामारोप्य च तां धीरश्चलितो मद्गृहं प्रति । स पांथस्ते च शिबिकावाहाः संप्रति भक्षिताः
māmāropya ca tāṃ dhīraścalito madgṛhaṃ prati | sa pāṃthaste ca śibikāvāhāḥ saṃprati bhakṣitāḥ
"And having set me upon it, the steady one moved off toward my house; that traveller and those palanquin-bearers have now been devoured."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.83
त्वया जलमिदं यस्य तीर्थस्यापि च तच्छृणु । इंद्रस्य खांडववने यमुनास्ति सरिद्वरा
tvayā jalamidaṃ yasya tīrthasyāpi ca tacchṛṇu | iṃdrasya khāṃḍavavane yamunāsti saridvarā
"And hear also of which sacred ford this water was that you (used): in Indra's Khāṇḍava forest there is the Yamunā, best of rivers."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.84
तत्तीरेऽस्ति हरिप्रस्थं तीर्थं तीर्थोत्तमोत्तमम् । सुराचार्यस्य तत्रास्ति तीर्थं सर्वार्थसाधकम्
tattīre'sti hariprasthaṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthottamottamam | surācāryasya tatrāsti tīrthaṃ sarvārthasādhakam
"On its bank is Hariprastha, a ford, the highest of the highest of fords; there is (also) the ford of the preceptor of the gods, which accomplishes every purpose."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.85
निगमोद्बोधकं जाता स्मृतिस्ते यज्जलाशनात् । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽहंमिह त्वया
nigamodbodhakaṃ jātā smṛtiste yajjalāśanāt | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'haṃmiha tvayā
"(That water is) an awakener of the Vedas; your memory arose from drinking that water. All this has been told to you, what I was asked here by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.86
पृच्छामि त्वामहं किंचित्तद्वदाशु निशाचर । पूर्वजन्मकृतं कर्म स्मरसि त्वमिहाधुना । वद किं ते कृतं पापं येन जातोऽसि राक्षसः
pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṃ kiṃcittadvadāśu niśācara | pūrvajanmakṛtaṃ karma smarasi tvamihādhunā | vada kiṃ te kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yena jāto'si rākṣasaḥ
(The Vaiśya said:) "I ask you something; tell it quickly, night-roamer. Do you here and now remember the deed done in a former birth? Say, what sin was done by you, by which you have become a rākṣasa?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.87
राक्षस उवाच- पुराहमभवं विप्रः पुण्ये वेदविदां कुले । दुराचारो ह्यधर्मात्मा शृणु सर्वं वदामि ते
rākṣasa uvāca- purāhamabhavaṃ vipraḥ puṇye vedavidāṃ kule | durācāro hyadharmātmā śṛṇu sarvaṃ vadāmi te
The rākṣasa said: "Formerly I was a brahmin, in a holy family of knowers of the Veda, (yet) of evil conduct and unrighteous of soul. Listen, I shall tell you everything."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.88
क्रीडता हि मया नित्यं द्यूतेन सह तद्विदैः । हारितं द्रविणं भूरि स्वकीयं पितुरेव च
krīḍatā hi mayā nityaṃ dyūtena saha tadvidaiḥ | hāritaṃ draviṇaṃ bhūri svakīyaṃ pitureva ca
"By me, constantly playing at dice with those skilled in it, much wealth was gambled away, both my own and my father's."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.89
पित्रा निवेद्य भूपाय मामकं कर्म तज्जनैः । पुरान्निःसारितो निःस्वो गतोऽहं ग्राममंतिके
pitrā nivedya bhūpāya māmakaṃ karma tajjanaiḥ | purānniḥsārito niḥsvo gato'haṃ grāmamaṃtike
"My father reported my conduct to the king, and by his men I was expelled from the city; destitute, I went to a village nearby."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.90
तत्रासीन्मे सखा नाम देवको ब्राह्मणोत्तमः । तेनाऽहं रक्षितो गेहे कुर्वता चिरमादरम्
tatrāsīnme sakhā nāma devako brāhmaṇottamaḥ | tenā'haṃ rakṣito gehe kurvatā ciramādaram
"There I had a friend named Devaka, an excellent brahmin; by him I was sheltered in his house, he showing me regard for a long time."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.91
वस्तुं तत्र सुखेनाहं तद्भार्यां रूपशालिनीम् । कामातुरोऽहमभजं बलान्मित्रे गते क्वचित्
vastuṃ tatra sukhenāhaṃ tadbhāryāṃ rūpaśālinīm | kāmāturo'hamabhajaṃ balānmitre gate kvacit
"While I was living there comfortably, when my friend had gone off somewhere, I, sick with lust, forcibly enjoyed his beautiful wife against her will."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.92
सा मृता तत्क्षणात्साध्वी भक्षयित्वा महाविषम् । तां दृष्ट्वा तमसायुक्ते निशीथेऽहं पलायितः
sā mṛtā tatkṣaṇātsādhvī bhakṣayitvā mahāviṣam | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tamasāyukte niśīthe'haṃ palāyitaḥ
"That virtuous woman died that very moment, having swallowed a strong poison. Seeing her, I fled at midnight, in the yoked darkness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.93
पलायमानस्तरसा धृतोऽहं राजकिंकरैः । चौरोऽयमिति खङ्गेन चिच्छिदुस्ते शिरो मम
palāyamānastarasā dhṛto'haṃ rājakiṃkaraiḥ | cauro'yamiti khaṅgena cicchiduste śiro mama
"As I fled, I was quickly seized by the king's servants; saying 'this is a thief,' they cut off my head with a sword."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.94
मृतं मां यातनादेहमावेश्य यमकिंकराः । रौरवे निरयघोरे चिक्षिपुर्यमशासनात्
mṛtaṃ māṃ yātanādehamāveśya yamakiṃkarāḥ | raurave nirayaghore cikṣipuryamaśāsanāt
"When I was dead, Yama's servants, having lodged me in a body for torment, flung me, by Yama's command, into the dreadful hell Raurava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.95
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि तत्राऽहं तीव्रयातनाम् । भुक्त्वा तेनैव पापेन राक्षसत्वमुपागतः
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi tatrā'haṃ tīvrayātanām | bhuktvā tenaiva pāpena rākṣasatvamupāgataḥ
"For sixty thousand years I underwent fierce torment there, and by that same sin I came to the state of a rākṣasa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.96
शतवर्षाण्यतीतानि राक्षसत्वे विशांपते । वदामि तमुपायं मे येनास्मान्मुक्तिमाप्नुयाम्
śatavarṣāṇyatītāni rākṣasatve viśāṃpate | vadāmi tamupāyaṃ me yenāsmānmuktimāpnuyām
"A hundred years have passed in the state of a rākṣasa, O lord of peoples. Tell me that means by which I might obtain release from this."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.97
पुण्यं तदर्पिते साधो वदामि शृणु सादरम् । येन तीर्थवरस्येदं जलं मम मुखे गतम्
puṇyaṃ tadarpite sādho vadāmi śṛṇu sādaram | yena tīrthavarasyedaṃ jalaṃ mama mukhe gatam
"When that merit has been assigned (to me), O good man — I shall tell, listen attentively — by which this water of the best of fords has come into my mouth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.98
तत्रैव जन्मनि मया कृत्वा हरिदिने व्रतम् । संसर्गान्नेच्छया वैश्य रात्रौ जागरणं कृतम्
tatraiva janmani mayā kṛtvā haridine vratam | saṃsargānnecchayā vaiśya rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtam
"In that very birth I performed a vow on Hari's day, and by (others') company, not by my own wish, O Vaiśya, I kept the night vigil."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.99
द्वादश्यामथ संस्नात्वा भोक्तुंमपि समुद्यते । मद्गृहे कश्चिदायातो वैष्णवो विष्णुरूपधृक्
dvādaśyāmatha saṃsnātvā bhoktuṃmapi samudyate | madgṛhe kaścidāyāto vaiṣṇavo viṣṇurūpadhṛk
"Then on the twelfth, having bathed and being about to eat, a certain Vaiṣṇava, bearing the form of Viṣṇu, came to my house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.100
कुपितोऽहं तमालोक्य दुर्वचो वदमग्रतः । क्व गच्छसि दुराचार दांभिकस्त्रीजनांतरे
kupito'haṃ tamālokya durvaco vadamagrataḥ | kva gacchasi durācāra dāṃbhikastrījanāṃtare
"Angered at the sight of him, I spoke a harsh speech to his face: 'Where are you going, evil-doer, hypocrite, in among the womenfolk?'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.101
इत्युक्तं स मया धीरस्तुल्यो मानापमानयोः । तूष्णीमेव निकेतान्मे निर्गत्य चलितो यदा
ityuktaṃ sa mayā dhīrastulyo mānāpamānayoḥ | tūṣṇīmeva niketānme nirgatya calito yadā
"Addressed thus by me, he, steadfast, the same in honour and dishonour, went out silently from my dwelling; and when he had set off—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.102
तदाभिमुखमायांती पत्नी मम पतिव्रता । पतित्वा पादयोस्तस्य तं साधुं गृहमानयत्
tadābhimukhamāyāṃtī patnī mama pativratā | patitvā pādayostasya taṃ sādhuṃ gṛhamānayat
Then my wife, devoted to her husband, coming toward (him), fell at his feet and brought that good man into the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.103
मयापमानितस्यापि न क्रोधोऽभून्महात्मनः । तयादृतस्याप्यानंदो यतः सोरि सुहृत्समः
mayāpamānitasyāpi na krodho'bhūnmahātmanaḥ | tayādṛtasyāpyānaṃdo yataḥ sori suhṛtsamaḥ
Though he had been insulted by me, that great soul felt no anger, nor any delight though he was honoured by her, since for him foe and friend were alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.104
तमर्चयित्वा विधिवद्विष्टरे चोपवेश्य सा । भोज्यं भोजय जीवेश जयताद्भुवनत्रयम्
tamarcayitvā vidhivadviṣṭare copaveśya sā | bhojyaṃ bhojaya jīveśa jayatādbhuvanatrayam
Having worshipped him according to rule and seated him on a seat, she (said): "Feed (him) the food, lord of my life; may the three worlds prosper!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.105
इत्युक्तोऽहं तया साध्व्या न्यगदं तं महाशयम् । म्लानवक्त्रः प्रसन्नास्यमुत्तिष्ठ शमय क्षुधाम्
ityukto'haṃ tayā sādhvyā nyagadaṃ taṃ mahāśayam | mlānavaktraḥ prasannāsyamuttiṣṭha śamaya kṣudhām
Thus addressed by that virtuous woman, I, my face downcast, said to that noble-minded one whose face was serene: "Rise, appease your hunger."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.106
इत्युक्त्वा तस्य चरणौ नोदितस्तनुमध्यमा । प्राक्षालयं पुनस्तं तु निवेश्यासनमुत्तमम्
ityuktvā tasya caraṇau noditastanumadhyamā | prākṣālayaṃ punastaṃ tu niveśyāsanamuttamam
Having said this, urged on by the slender-waisted one, I washed his feet, and again seated him on an excellent seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.107
अददां पात्रमन्नेन पूर्णं तस्मै विवेकिने । जलं च तत्करे साध्व्या प्रेरितोऽहं तया मुहुः
adadāṃ pātramannena pūrṇaṃ tasmai vivekine | jalaṃ ca tatkare sādhvyā prerito'haṃ tayā muhuḥ
I gave that discerning one a bowl filled with food, and water into his hand—I, urged again and again by that virtuous woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.108
उपभुज्य स धर्मात्मा स्वैरं विगतविक्रियः । हरेराम हरेकृष्ण जपन्निति जगाम ह
upabhujya sa dharmātmā svairaṃ vigatavikriyaḥ | harerāma harekṛṣṇa japanniti jagāma ha
Having eaten his fill at ease, that righteous one, free of any agitation, went away murmuring thus: "Hare Rāma, Hare Kṛṣṇa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.109
कृतं पुण्यमिदं वैश्य नोदितेन मया स्त्रिया । पूर्वजन्मनि येनेदं प्रापितं तीर्थवारि मे
kṛtaṃ puṇyamidaṃ vaiśya noditena mayā striyā | pūrvajanmani yenedaṃ prāpitaṃ tīrthavāri me
"This meritorious act, O vaiśya, was done by me in a former birth at my wife's urging, by which this water of the sacred ford has been brought to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.110
शिवशर्मोवाच- विष्णुशर्मन्निदं वाक्यमुक्त्वा तिष्ठति राक्षसे । पथिकः स च ते वाहाः प्राहुः खे दिव्यदेहिनः
śivaśarmovāca- viṣṇuśarmannidaṃ vākyamuktvā tiṣṭhati rākṣase | pathikaḥ sa ca te vāhāḥ prāhuḥ khe divyadehinaḥ
Śivaśarman said: O Viṣṇuśarman, while the demon stood there having spoken these words, that traveller and his draught-animals, now with divine bodies, spoke from the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.111
पथिकवाहा ऊचुः भो भो विशांपते साधो प्राप्ता अप्यपमृत्युताम् । त्वत्प्रसादादिदं वारि पीत्वा देवत्वमागताः
pathikavāhā ūcuḥ bho bho viśāṃpate sādho prāptā apyapamṛtyutām | tvatprasādādidaṃ vāri pītvā devatvamāgatāḥ
The traveller's draught-animals said: Ho, ho, lord of men, good sir! Though we had met an untimely death, by your favour, having drunk this water, we have attained godhood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.112
त्वत्संगे धनलोभेन विट्पते चलिता यतः । विगता न धनाकांक्षा मरणावसरेप्यतः
tvatsaṃge dhanalobhena viṭpate calitā yataḥ | vigatā na dhanākāṃkṣā maraṇāvasarepyataḥ
Because we set out in your company out of greed for wealth, O lord of merchants, therefore even at the hour of death the craving for wealth did not leave (us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.113
तीर्थराजजलस्यास्य तिष्ठतो जठरे हि नः । मरणे ह्यनुभावात्तु मैत्री प्राप्ता धनेशितुः
tīrtharājajalasyāsya tiṣṭhato jaṭhare hi naḥ | maraṇe hyanubhāvāttu maitrī prāptā dhaneśituḥ
But because this water of the king of sacred fords was present in our bellies at death, by its power friendship with the Lord of Wealth was obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.114
नमामस्त्वां वयं यामो धनेश नगरीं प्रभो । विमानैस्तद्गणानीतैर्नानामणिविभूषितैः
namāmastvāṃ vayaṃ yāmo dhaneśa nagarīṃ prabho | vimānaistadgaṇānītairnānāmaṇivibhūṣitaiḥ
We bow to you; we go, O lord, to the city of the Lord of Wealth, by flying chariots brought by his attendants and adorned with all manner of jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.115
प्रयाहि मा विलंबस्व तीर्थे निगमबोधके । त्वमनेनसमं साधो तारयैनमपि द्रुतम्
prayāhi mā vilaṃbasva tīrthe nigamabodhake | tvamanenasamaṃ sādho tārayainamapi drutam
Go forth, do not delay, to the ford Nigamabodhaka; you, O good sir, together with him—ferry him too across quickly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.116
शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्युक्त्वा ते गतास्तात दिश्युदीच्यां समंततः । विमानकिंकिणीनादैर्नादयंतोऽथ रोदसी
śivaśarmovāca- ityuktvā te gatāstāta diśyudīcyāṃ samaṃtataḥ | vimānakiṃkiṇīnādairnādayaṃto'tha rodasī
Śivaśarman said: Having said this, they went away, dear child, into the northern quarter on every side, making heaven and earth resound with the jingling of their chariot-bells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 204.117
अथ वैश्यो मम पिता तमाह रजनीचरम् । शरभ उवाच- उत्तिष्ठ नय मामाशु तीर्थे निगमबोधके
atha vaiśyo mama pitā tamāha rajanīcaram | śarabha uvāca- uttiṣṭha naya māmāśu tīrthe nigamabodhake
Then the vaiśya, my father, said to that night-roamer: Śarabha said: Rise, take me quickly to the ford Nigamabodhaka.
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PdP 6 204.118
ज्वरार्त्तेन मया पद्भ्यां तत्र गंतुं न शक्यते । यो मां नयति तत्तीर्थं त्वदन्यो नास्ति कश्चन
jvarārttena mayā padbhyāṃ tatra gaṃtuṃ na śakyate | yo māṃ nayati tattīrthaṃ tvadanyo nāsti kaścana
Afflicted with fever, I am unable to go there on foot; there is no one other than you who will take me to that ford.
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PdP 6 204.119
शिवशर्मोवाच- तथेति तमथाश्वास्य वैश्यं स रजनीचरः । स्कंधमारोप्य वेगेन तत्तीर्थं पावनं ययौ
śivaśarmovāca- tatheti tamathāśvāsya vaiśyaṃ sa rajanīcaraḥ | skaṃdhamāropya vegena tattīrthaṃ pāvanaṃ yayau
Śivaśarman said: Saying "so be it," that night-roamer then reassured the vaiśya, set him on his shoulder, and went swiftly to that purifying ford.
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PdP 6 204.120
ऊषतुस्तावुभौ तत्र विश्पतिः स च राक्षसः । कुर्वंतौ स्नानमात्रं तु सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमे
ūṣatustāvubhau tatra viśpatiḥ sa ca rākṣasaḥ | kurvaṃtau snānamātraṃ tu sarvatīrthottamottame
The two of them dwelt there, that lord of merchants and the demon, doing nothing but bathing in that best of the best of all fords.
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PdP 6 204.121
अथाऽहं पितुराकर्ण्य महतीं गुरुवेदनाम् । तं प्रति प्रेरितो मात्रा चलितो निजसद्मतः
athā'haṃ piturākarṇya mahatīṃ guruvedanām | taṃ prati prerito mātrā calito nijasadmataḥ
Then I, having heard of my father's great and grievous suffering, urged by my mother, set out from my own house toward him.
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PdP 6 204.122
अत्रागत्य मया दृष्टः स महाज्वरपीडितः । मूर्ध्ना च वंदितस्तेन दत्ताशीर्मेऽभ्यभाषि च
atrāgatya mayā dṛṣṭaḥ sa mahājvarapīḍitaḥ | mūrdhnā ca vaṃditastena dattāśīrme'bhyabhāṣi ca
Having come here, I saw him tormented by a great fever; and (he) was saluted (by me) with my head, and by him a blessing was given to me and (he) spoke.
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PdP 6 204.123
शरभ उवाच- किमर्थमिह भो तात दूरमार्गे समागतः । दिनानि कतिचित्तिष्ठन्कुर्वन्नत्र निजक्रियाम्
śarabha uvāca- kimarthamiha bho tāta dūramārge samāgataḥ | dināni katicittiṣṭhankurvannatra nijakriyām
Śarabha said: For what purpose, dear son, have you come here by a long road? Stay some days, performing your own rites here.
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PdP 6 204.124
विकटो नाम मे मित्रः राक्षसः समुपैति वै । उत्तिष्ठ वपुषामुष्य दंडवत्पत पादयोः
vikaṭo nāma me mitraḥ rākṣasaḥ samupaiti vai | uttiṣṭha vapuṣāmuṣya daṃḍavatpata pādayoḥ
A rākṣasa named Vikaṭa, a friend of mine, is indeed coming near; rise and fall with your body at his feet like a rod.
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PdP 6 204.125
न भेतव्यं त्वयामुष्मात्त्यक्तहिंसादि कर्मणः । अधुना तीर्थमासाद्य सन्निधौ मम तिष्ठति
na bhetavyaṃ tvayāmuṣmāttyaktahiṃsādi karmaṇaḥ | adhunā tīrthamāsādya sannidhau mama tiṣṭhati
You need not fear him, for he has given up killing and such deeds; now, having reached the tīrtha, he stays near me.
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PdP 6 204.126
शिवशर्मोवाच- इत्युक्तोऽहं तदा पित्रा शरभेण महात्मना । उत्थाय पतितस्तस्य पादयोर्दंडवद्भुवि
śivaśarmovāca- ityukto'haṃ tadā pitrā śarabheṇa mahātmanā | utthāya patitastasya pādayordaṃḍavadbhuvi
Śivaśarman said: Thus addressed then by my father, the great-souled Śarabha, I rose and fell like a rod on the ground at his feet.
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PdP 6 204.127
दोर्भ्यामुत्थाप्य मां सोऽथ गाढमालिंग्य राक्षसः । स्वागतं मित्रपुत्रेति जगादाशिषमीरयन्
dorbhyāmutthāpya māṃ so'tha gāḍhamāliṃgya rākṣasaḥ | svāgataṃ mitraputreti jagādāśiṣamīrayan
Then that rākṣasa, lifting me up with both arms and embracing me closely, said "Welcome, son of my friend," uttering a blessing.
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PdP 6 204.128
राक्षस उवाच- भाग्यवानसि भो तात यत्त्वमत्र समागतः । पितुर्धर्मात्मनः श्रुत्वा ज्वरपीडां सुदारुणाम्
rākṣasa uvāca- bhāgyavānasi bho tāta yattvamatra samāgataḥ | piturdharmātmanaḥ śrutvā jvarapīḍāṃ sudāruṇām
The rākṣasa said: You are fortunate, dear sir, in that you have come here, having heard of the terrible fever-affliction of your righteous father.
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PdP 6 204.129
पितुराण्यमाप्नोषि तीर्थे कृत्वा तिलोदकम् । स्नात्वा कुरु क्रियां स्वीयाः पूर्वजन्मस्मरिष्यसि
piturāṇyamāpnoṣi tīrthe kṛtvā tilodakam | snātvā kuru kriyāṃ svīyāḥ pūrvajanmasmariṣyasi
You obtain freedom from debt to your father, having made an offering of sesame and water at the tīrtha; having bathed, perform the rite; you will remember your own former births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.130
शिवशर्मोवाच- एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन स्नातुं तीर्थे वरांभसि । प्रविष्टोऽहं स्मरंस्तात पूर्वजन्मशुभाशुभम्
śivaśarmovāca- evamuktastadā tena snātuṃ tīrthe varāṃbhasi | praviṣṭo'haṃ smaraṃstāta pūrvajanmaśubhāśubham
Śivaśarman said: Thus addressed by him, I then entered the excellent water of the tīrtha to bathe, recalling, dear sir, the good and bad of my former birth.
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PdP 6 204.131
स्नात्वा विधिवदत्रैव पितुरंतिकमागतः । अपृच्छं रक्षसो वृत्तं कुतोऽयं धर्मधीरिति
snātvā vidhivadatraiva pituraṃtikamāgataḥ | apṛcchaṃ rakṣaso vṛttaṃ kuto'yaṃ dharmadhīriti
Having bathed here according to rule, I came to my father's side and asked about the rākṣasa's history: from where does he have this mind set on dharma?
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PdP 6 204.132
पित्रोक्तं रक्षसो वृत्तं वाहानां पथिकस्य च । श्रुत्वाऽहं तीर्थराजस्य स्तुतिमस्य चकार वै
pitroktaṃ rakṣaso vṛttaṃ vāhānāṃ pathikasya ca | śrutvā'haṃ tīrtharājasya stutimasya cakāra vai
Having heard from my father the story of the rākṣasa, and of the draught animals and of the traveller, I made a hymn of praise to this king of tīrthas.
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PdP 6 204.133
पिता मे रोगनिर्मुक्तो भविष्यति यदा तदा । यास्यामि गृहमित्यत्र दशोषितमहानि मे
pitā me roganirmukto bhaviṣyati yadā tadā | yāsyāmi gṛhamityatra daśoṣitamahāni me
"When my father becomes free of his disease, then I shall go home" — thus ten days were spent by me here.
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PdP 6 204.134
दशाहाभ्यंतरे तात तातस्य मरणं मम । अभूदर्धजले ह्यस्य तीर्थराजस्य पश्यतः
daśāhābhyaṃtare tāta tātasya maraṇaṃ mama | abhūdardhajale hyasya tīrtharājasya paśyataḥ
Within ten days, dear sir, the death of my father took place, in the mid-water of this king of tīrthas, before my eyes.
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PdP 6 204.135
अथो गरुडमारुह्य वक्षसो धारयन्श्रियम् । आजगाम स्वयं विष्णुर्नवीन घनविग्रहः
atho garuḍamāruhya vakṣaso dhārayanśriyam | ājagāma svayaṃ viṣṇurnavīna ghanavigrahaḥ
Then Viṣṇu himself came, mounted on Garuḍa, bearing Śrī on his chest, his body like a fresh cloud.
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PdP 6 204.136
पीतवासा चतुर्बाहुः पंकजारुणलोचनः । ब्रह्मेंद्रादिभिरादिव्यैः सनाथैरंधकारिणा
pītavāsā caturbāhuḥ paṃkajāruṇalocanaḥ | brahmeṃdrādibhirādivyaiḥ sanāthairaṃdhakāriṇā
Clad in yellow, four-armed, with eyes red as a lotus, together with Brahmā, Indra and the other gods, accompanied by the slayer of Andhaka.
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PdP 6 204.137
सेव्यमानो गुणग्रामान्गायद्भिः किन्नरैः सह । हाहाहूहूप्रभृतिभिः स्तूयमानश्च सर्वतः
sevyamāno guṇagrāmāngāyadbhiḥ kinnaraiḥ saha | hāhāhūhūprabhṛtibhiḥ stūyamānaśca sarvataḥ
being attended, along with kinnaras singing the multitude of his qualities, and being praised on all sides by Hāhā, Hūhū and the rest.
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PdP 6 204.138
दत्त्वा स्वकीय सारूप्यमारोप्य गरुडं तदा । पितरं मम ब्रह्माद्यैर्वृतो वैकुंठमारुहत्
dattvā svakīya sārūpyamāropya garuḍaṃ tadā | pitaraṃ mama brahmādyairvṛto vaikuṃṭhamāruhat
Then, having given (him) his own form and set him on Garuḍa, surrounded by Brahmā and the others, he ascended to Vaikuṇṭha with my father.
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PdP 6 204.139
पितुः सारूप्यमालोक्य विष्णोरहमचिंतयम् । इति चित्ते तदालोक्य जाततत्वोदये तदा
pituḥ sārūpyamālokya viṣṇorahamaciṃtayam | iti citte tadālokya jātatatvodaye tadā
Seeing my father's likeness to Viṣṇu, I reflected thus; seeing that then in my mind, when the dawning of the truth had arisen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 204.140
न हि वर्णयितुं शक्यो ह्यस्य तीर्थशिरोमणेः । महिमा यज्जलार्द्धे स्यान्मृतो जंतुश्चतुर्भुजः
na hi varṇayituṃ śakyo hyasya tīrthaśiromaṇeḥ | mahimā yajjalārddhe syānmṛto jaṃtuścaturbhujaḥ
Indeed the greatness of this crest-jewel of tīrthas cannot be described, since a creature that dies in the midst of its water becomes four-armed.
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PdP 6 204.141
न मया सर्वथा त्याज्यं तीर्थराजमिदं ननु । अंजसा दृढमाहात्म्यं धनरोगादितृष्ण्या
na mayā sarvathā tyājyaṃ tīrtharājamidaṃ nanu | aṃjasā dṛḍhamāhātmyaṃ dhanarogāditṛṣṇyā
By no means should this king of tīrthas be abandoned by me, whose greatness is straightaway firmly (established), out of thirst for wealth, health and the like.
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PdP 6 204.142
पितुरत्रोटजे तावत्स्थातव्यं हि मया मम । यावत्तु कर्मणां भुक्तः प्रारब्धानां महीतले
pituratroṭaje tāvatsthātavyaṃ hi mayā mama | yāvattu karmaṇāṃ bhuktaḥ prārabdhānāṃ mahītale
"I must stay here in my father's hut for just so long as the karmas already set in motion are worked through on earth."
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PdP 6 204.143
एवं विचिंतयित्वा च पितुः कृत्वा तु सत्क्रियाम् । रक्षसा तेन सहितः स्थितोऽहं मोक्षवांछया
evaṃ viciṃtayitvā ca pituḥ kṛtvā tu satkriyām | rakṣasā tena sahitaḥ sthito'haṃ mokṣavāṃchayā
Having reflected thus, and having performed the funeral rites for my father, I remained there together with that rākṣasa, in the desire for liberation.
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