Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 214
PdP 6 214.1
नारद उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य पितुर्वाक्यं स जगाम त्वरान्वितः । पुण्यं मधुवनं राजन्गयाशतगुणाधिकम्
nārada uvāca- ityākarṇya piturvākyaṃ sa jagāma tvarānvitaḥ | puṇyaṃ madhuvanaṃ rājangayāśataguṇādhikam
Nārada said: Having heard his father's words, he went in haste, O king, to holy Madhuvana, which surpasses Gayā a hundredfold.
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PdP 6 214.2
तत्तीर्थवासिनो विप्रान्सायमामंत्र्य मंत्रवित् । काले पुनः समाहूय बभाषे स्वागतं वचः
tattīrthavāsino viprānsāyamāmaṃtrya maṃtravit | kāle punaḥ samāhūya babhāṣe svāgataṃ vacaḥ
That knower of mantras invited in the evening the brahmins dwelling at that holy ford, and calling them again at the (proper) time, spoke words of welcome.
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PdP 6 214.3
ततः प्रक्षाल्य तत्पादौ गंधाद्यैरभिपूज्य च । पादार्घ्यमददात्प्रीत्या समेन स्वयमाचमत्
tataḥ prakṣālya tatpādau gaṃdhādyairabhipūjya ca | pādārghyamadadātprītyā samena svayamācamat
Then, having washed their feet and honoured them with fragrances and the rest, he lovingly gave the foot-water offering, and himself sipped water along with (them).
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PdP 6 214.4
ततस्तान्ब्राह्मणान्नीत्वा श्राद्धदेशे न्यवेशयत् । कुशांबु तुलसीपुष्प गंधाक्षत तिलैः सह
tatastānbrāhmaṇānnītvā śrāddhadeśe nyaveśayat | kuśāṃbu tulasīpuṣpa gaṃdhākṣata tilaiḥ saha
Then, having led those brahmins, he seated them at the place of the śrāddha, together with kuśa grass, water, tulasī, flowers, fragrance, unbroken rice and sesame.
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PdP 6 214.5
पूरयित्वा कर्मपात्रं पुंडरीकाक्षमस्मरत् । देवताभ्य इति श्लोकं त्रिःकृत्वा सोऽपठद्द्विजः
pūrayitvā karmapātraṃ puṃḍarīkākṣamasmarat | devatābhya iti ślokaṃ triḥkṛtvā so'paṭhaddvijaḥ
Having filled the ritual vessel, he called to mind the Lotus-eyed One; that twice-born recited three times the verse beginning 'devatābhyaḥ'.
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PdP 6 214.6
सतिलं शोधितकुशैर्विदधे बंधनं ततः । अग्निष्वात्तेति मंत्रेण पूर्वादीनां दिशां क्रमात्
satilaṃ śodhitakuśairvidadhe baṃdhanaṃ tataḥ | agniṣvātteti maṃtreṇa pūrvādīnāṃ diśāṃ kramāt
Then with sesame he made the binding (of the kuśa) with purified kuśa grass, with the mantra 'agniṣvāttāḥ', in order of the directions beginning with the east.
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PdP 6 214.7
रक्षोभूतेति मंत्रेण नीवीबंधं व्यधाच्च सः । ततः प्रतिज्ञामाधाय ददौ द्विजकुशासनम्
rakṣobhūteti maṃtreṇa nīvībaṃdhaṃ vyadhācca saḥ | tataḥ pratijñāmādhāya dadau dvijakuśāsanam
And with the mantra 'rakṣobhūta' he made the tying of the waist-knot; then, having made the formal declaration (of intent), he gave the kuśa seat to the brahmin.
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PdP 6 214.8
पितॄन्समाह्वयामास स तदा ब्राह्मणोत्तमः । दत्त्वा ततस्तु हस्तार्घ्यं पात्रं न्युब्जीचकार वै
pitṝnsamāhvayāmāsa sa tadā brāhmaṇottamaḥ | dattvā tatastu hastārghyaṃ pātraṃ nyubjīcakāra vai
Then that best of brahmins summoned the fathers, and having given the hand-water offering, he turned the vessel upside down.
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PdP 6 214.9
कृत्वा गंधादिदानं च पुनः सव्येन चाचमत् । सव्यापसव्येन तदा दत्वा पात्राणि स द्विजः
kṛtvā gaṃdhādidānaṃ ca punaḥ savyena cācamat | savyāpasavyena tadā datvā pātrāṇi sa dvijaḥ
And having made the offering of fragrance and the rest, he sipped water again with the right (hand); then that twice-born, having given the vessels rightwise and leftwise,
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PdP 6 214.10
तैर्ब्राह्मणैरनुज्ञातश्चक्रेऽग्नौकरणं ततः । आज्यादिहविषा राजंस्तान्यमत्राण्यपूरयत्
tairbrāhmaṇairanujñātaścakre'gnaukaraṇaṃ tataḥ | ājyādihaviṣā rājaṃstānyamatrāṇyapūrayat
Permitted by those brahmins, he then performed the offering into the fire; and with oblations of clarified butter and the rest, O king, he filled those vessels.
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PdP 6 214.11
अनुत्तानोत्तानपाणिः कुर्वन्पात्रावलंबनम् । पपाठ पाठितो विप्रैः पृथ्वी त्वेति द्विजन्मनाम्
anuttānottānapāṇiḥ kurvanpātrāvalaṃbanam | papāṭha pāṭhito vipraiḥ pṛthvī tveti dvijanmanām
With his hand turned down and turned up, holding the vessels, he recited, as prompted by the brahmins, the (verse beginning) "Thou art the earth" of the twice-born.
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PdP 6 214.12
असंस्कृतप्रणीतानामिति मंत्रेण स द्विजः । दर्भेषु दक्षिणाग्रेषु ददौ च विकिरासनम्
asaṃskṛtapraṇītānāmiti maṃtreṇa sa dvijaḥ | darbheṣu dakṣiṇāgreṣu dadau ca vikirāsanam
With the mantra beginning "of those not consecrated and not brought forward," that twice-born one gave the scattered-grain offering and a seat upon darbha grass whose tips pointed south.
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PdP 6 214.13
अग्निदग्धेति मंत्रेण घृतमिश्रान्नमक्षिपत् । जलेन सह राजेंद्र विष्टरे कुशकल्पिते
agnidagdheti maṃtreṇa ghṛtamiśrānnamakṣipat | jalena saha rājeṃdra viṣṭare kuśakalpite
With the mantra beginning "burnt by fire" he threw down food mixed with ghee, together with water, O chief of kings, upon the seat prepared of kuśa grass.
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PdP 6 214.14
सव्येन पुनराचम्य ददौ चुलकजीवनम् । तृप्ताः स्थेति च संपृच्छ्यातृप्तास्म प्रतिभाषिताः
savyena punarācamya dadau culakajīvanam | tṛptāḥ stheti ca saṃpṛcchyātṛptāsma pratibhāṣitāḥ
Having rinsed his mouth again with (the water on) his left, he offered a handful of water for their sustenance; and when he asked "Are you satisfied?" they replied, "We are satisfied."
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PdP 6 214.15
शेषान्नभोजने तेषां जग्राहाज्ञां द्विजन्मनाम् । पिंडार्थं वेदिकां कृत्वा वितस्तिप्रमितां द्विजः
śeṣānnabhojane teṣāṃ jagrāhājñāṃ dvijanmanām | piṃḍārthaṃ vedikāṃ kṛtvā vitastipramitāṃ dvijaḥ
He took the permission of those twice-born ones for the eating of the remaining food; and for the rice-balls the twice-born one made an altar measuring a span.
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PdP 6 214.16
रेखां चकार दर्भेण दक्षिणाभिमुखीं नृप । ये रूपाणीति मंत्रेण दधेऽग्निदिशि चोल्मुकम्
rekhāṃ cakāra darbheṇa dakṣiṇābhimukhīṃ nṛpa | ye rūpāṇīti maṃtreṇa dadhe'gnidiśi colmukam
He drew a line with darbha grass facing southward, O king, and with the mantra beginning "they who (are) the forms" he placed a firebrand in the direction of fire (the southeast).
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PdP 6 214.17
पूर्वजन्मनि या माता पिता यश्च महीपते । तयोश्च पितरौ यौ हि यौ च राजन् पितामहौ
pūrvajanmani yā mātā pitā yaśca mahīpate | tayośca pitarau yau hi yau ca rājan pitāmahau
She who was (his) mother in the former birth, and he who was (his) father, O lord of the earth, and the two parents of those two, and the two grandfathers, O king,
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PdP 6 214.18
यः प्रमातामहश्चापि पितरौ राजसत्तम । पित्रादीन्षट्सपत्नीकांस्तानुद्दिश्य यथाविधि
yaḥ pramātāmahaścāpi pitarau rājasattama | pitrādīnṣaṭsapatnīkāṃstānuddiśya yathāvidhi
and he who was the great-grandfather, and the (two) parents, O best of kings — designating these six, the father and the rest, together with their wives, according to rule,
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PdP 6 214.19
कुशासनानि दत्त्वा वै ददौ पिंडान्षडैव हि । गंधादिभिश्च संपूज्य मध्यपिंडविसर्जनम्
kuśāsanāni dattvā vai dadau piṃḍānṣaḍaiva hi | gaṃdhādibhiśca saṃpūjya madhyapiṃḍavisarjanam
having given them seats of kuśa, he offered just six rice-balls; and having honoured them with fragrances and the rest, (he performed) the dismissal of the middle ball.
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PdP 6 214.20
कृत्वाघ्राय च वामांसे पिंडपात्रं न्यवेशयेत् । जलपात्रं तदादाय वाजेवाजे पठन्निति
kṛtvāghrāya ca vāmāṃse piṃḍapātraṃ nyaveśayet | jalapātraṃ tadādāya vājevāje paṭhanniti
Having done (that) and smelled it, he should set the ball-vessel down on his left shoulder; then, taking up the water-vessel, reciting "at every contest...",
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PdP 6 214.21
पाद्यार्घं च पुनर्दत्त्वा दक्षिणाद्यैरतूतुषत् । आद्वारं ताननुव्रज्य तेभ्यो लब्ध्वानुशासनम्
pādyārghaṃ ca punardattvā dakṣiṇādyairatūtuṣat | ādvāraṃ tānanuvrajya tebhyo labdhvānuśāsanam
and giving again water for the feet and the guest-offering, he gratified (them) with fees and other gifts; having followed them as far as the door and received their instruction,
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PdP 6 214.22
बुभुजे च स्वयं राजन्बांधवैः सह स द्विजः । एवं समाप्य राजेंद्र श्राद्धं स द्विजसत्तमः
bubhuje ca svayaṃ rājanbāṃdhavaiḥ saha sa dvijaḥ | evaṃ samāpya rājeṃdra śrāddhaṃ sa dvijasattamaḥ
that twice-born one himself ate, O king, together with his kinsmen. Thus, O chief of kings, that best of the twice-born completed the śrāddha
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PdP 6 214.23
पूर्वसबंधिनां तत्र तीर्थे मधुवने शुभे । यदा चचाल शांतात्मा पितुराश्रमकं प्रति
pūrvasabaṃdhināṃ tatra tīrthe madhuvane śubhe | yadā cacāla śāṃtātmā piturāśramakaṃ prati
for his former relations, there at the holy ford in the auspicious Madhuvana; and when, his mind at peace, he set out toward his father's hermitage,
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PdP 6 214.24
तदा संमिलिता मार्गे सर्वे ते श्राद्धभोजिनः । विमानषट्कमारूढा दिव्याभरणभूषिताः । दिव्यांबरधरा राजन्नित्यूचुस्तं द्विजोत्तमम्
tadā saṃmilitā mārge sarve te śrāddhabhojinaḥ | vimānaṣaṭkamārūḍhā divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | divyāṃbaradharā rājannityūcustaṃ dvijottamam
then all those eaters of the śrāddha met (him) on the road, mounted upon six celestial cars, adorned with divine ornaments and wearing divine garments, O king, and spoke thus to that best of the twice-born:
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PdP 6 214.25
पितर ऊचुः - भो वत्स विप्रशार्दूल वृणीष्व वरमुत्तमम् । तीर्थेऽत्र कुर्वता श्राद्धं भवता तारिता वयम्
pitara ūcuḥ - bho vatsa vipraśārdūla vṛṇīṣva varamuttamam | tīrthe'tra kurvatā śrāddhaṃ bhavatā tāritā vayam
The fathers said: O child, tiger among brahmins, choose an excellent boon. By you, performing the śrāddha at this ford, we have been carried across.
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PdP 6 214.26
वयं गणत्वमापन्नाः श्रीपतेस्त्वत्प्रसादतः । प्रार्थयस्व महाबुद्धे यदिष्टं तव चेतसि
vayaṃ gaṇatvamāpannāḥ śrīpatestvatprasādataḥ | prārthayasva mahābuddhe yadiṣṭaṃ tava cetasi
By your grace we have attained the state of being among the attendants of the Lord of Śrī. Ask, O greatly wise one, whatever is desired in your heart.
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PdP 6 214.27
मुनिपुत्र उवाच- के यूयं कुत आयाता गणत्वं हि कुतो गताः । उपकारं विना कस्माद्वरं यन्मे प्रयच्छत
muniputra uvāca- ke yūyaṃ kuta āyātā gaṇatvaṃ hi kuto gatāḥ | upakāraṃ vinā kasmādvaraṃ yanme prayacchata
The sage's son said: Who are you? Whence have you come? And how have you attained the state of attendants? Why do you grant me a boon without (my having done you) any service?
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PdP 6 214.28
नारद उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्यवचस्तस्य पूर्वजन्मसुतस्य वै । पिता प्रोवाच यो दुःखाद्भक्षयित्वा विषं मृतः
nārada uvāca- ityākarṇyavacastasya pūrvajanmasutasya vai | pitā provāca yo duḥkhādbhakṣayitvā viṣaṃ mṛtaḥ
Nārada said: Having heard that speech of his, the son of his former birth, the father — he who out of grief had died after eating poison — spoke.
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PdP 6 214.29
पितोवाच - अहं तव पिता विप्र पूर्वजन्मनि भूसुरः । भार्यया व्यभिचारिण्या मात्रा ते पीडिता भृशम्
pitovāca - ahaṃ tava pitā vipra pūrvajanmani bhūsuraḥ | bhāryayā vyabhicāriṇyā mātrā te pīḍitā bhṛśam
The father said: I was your father, O brahmin, a brahmin in your former birth. I was grievously tormented by my unfaithful wife, your mother.
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PdP 6 214.30
अतीवदुःखमापन्नो भक्षयित्वा विषं निशि । अपमृत्युं गतस्तस्मादभवं रजनीचरः
atīvaduḥkhamāpanno bhakṣayitvā viṣaṃ niśi | apamṛtyuṃ gatastasmādabhavaṃ rajanīcaraḥ
Fallen into extreme misery, having eaten poison in the night, I met an untimely death, and therefore I became a night-wanderer (rākṣasa).
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PdP 6 214.31
एवं मन्वतरं तात शतं पंचदशाधिकम् । वर्षाणां च व्यतीतं तद्राक्षसत्वं गते मयि
evaṃ manvataraṃ tāta śataṃ paṃcadaśādhikam | varṣāṇāṃ ca vyatītaṃ tadrākṣasatvaṃ gate mayi
Thus, my son, a manvantara and one hundred and fifteen years have passed since I went to the state of a rākṣasa.
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PdP 6 214.32
इदानीं षोडशाब्दे तु त्वया श्राद्धे कृतेऽत्र वै । पुण्ये मधुवने तीर्थे देवत्वं प्राप्तवानहम्
idānīṃ ṣoḍaśābde tu tvayā śrāddhe kṛte'tra vai | puṇye madhuvane tīrthe devatvaṃ prāptavānaham
Now, in the sixteenth year, when the śrāddha was performed by you here, at the holy tīrtha in the Madhu forest, I have attained godhood.
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PdP 6 214.33
एतद्विमानमायांतं स्वर्गादिंद्रप्रणोदितम् । सगणं साप्सरोवृंदं ममारोहणहेतवे
etadvimānamāyāṃtaṃ svargādiṃdrapraṇoditam | sagaṇaṃ sāpsarovṛṃdaṃ mamārohaṇahetave
This aerial car, coming from heaven, sent by Indra, with its attendants and its throng of apsarases, is for me to mount.
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PdP 6 214.34
अत्र तुभ्यं वरं दातुं सगणः साप्सरोगणः । विमानवरमारुह्य गच्छन्स्वर्गेऽहमागमम्
atra tubhyaṃ varaṃ dātuṃ sagaṇaḥ sāpsarogaṇaḥ | vimānavaramāruhya gacchansvarge'hamāgamam
Having mounted the excellent aerial car, going (to heaven), I came here, with my attendants and the troop of apsarases, to grant you a boon.
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PdP 6 214.35
वरं वरय भद्रं ते न विलंबसहा वयम् । ऐरावतगजारूढः सुरेशो मामवेक्षते
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te na vilaṃbasahā vayam | airāvatagajārūḍhaḥ sureśo māmavekṣate
Choose a boon, blessings on you; we cannot bear delay. The lord of the gods, mounted on the elephant Airāvata, is watching for me.
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PdP 6 214.36
नारद उवाच। इत्युक्त्वा निजवृत्तांतं दत्त्वा च निजसूनवे । तत्प्रार्थितां हरेर्भक्तिं जगाम स दिवं नृप
nārada uvāca| ityuktvā nijavṛttāṃtaṃ dattvā ca nijasūnave | tatprārthitāṃ harerbhaktiṃ jagāma sa divaṃ nṛpa
Nārada said: Having thus told his own story, and having given to his own son the devotion to Hari that he asked for, he went to heaven, O king.
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PdP 6 214.37
अथ प्रोवाच तन्माता पूर्वजन्मसुतं च तम् । मातोवाच-। त्वत्प्रसादादहं जाता देवी मुक्ता च पापतः
atha provāca tanmātā pūrvajanmasutaṃ ca tam | mātovāca-| tvatprasādādahaṃ jātā devī muktā ca pāpataḥ
Then his mother too spoke to him, her son of the former birth. The mother said: By your grace I have become a goddess and am freed from sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.38
प्राप्तं शच्याः सखीत्वं मे पापयापि द्विजोत्तम । त्वयात्र विहिते श्राद्धे तीर्थे विश्रांतिसंज्ञके
prāptaṃ śacyāḥ sakhītvaṃ me pāpayāpi dvijottama | tvayātra vihite śrāddhe tīrthe viśrāṃtisaṃjñake
Sinful though I was, I have obtained the friendship of Śacī, O best of the twice-born, since the śrāddha was performed by you here, at the tīrtha named Viśrānti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.39
प्रार्थयस्व महाभाग निजचित्तसमीहितम् । ददामि ते यतोऽस्माकं देवीनां न वचो मृषा
prārthayasva mahābhāga nijacittasamīhitam | dadāmi te yato'smākaṃ devīnāṃ na vaco mṛṣā
Ask, greatly fortunate one, for what your own heart desires; I shall give it to you, since the word of us goddesses is not false.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.40
येन पापेन जाताहं गोधा च पितृकानने । नरके चिरमास्थाय तत्त्वं वेत्सि द्विजोत्तम
yena pāpena jātāhaṃ godhā ca pitṛkānane | narake ciramāsthāya tattvaṃ vetsi dvijottama
By what sin I was born an iguana in the forest of the ancestors, and dwelt long in hell — that truth you know, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.41
अनुजानीहि मां पुत्र पुलोमतनया दिवि । मामपेक्षितमाकाशे वृता देवांगनागणैः
anujānīhi māṃ putra pulomatanayā divi | māmapekṣitamākāśe vṛtā devāṃganāgaṇaiḥ
"Grant me leave, son: Puloman's daughter (waits) in heaven; hosts of celestial women, surrounded by whom, await me in the sky."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.42
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा सापि तन्माता निष्कामाय स्वसूनवे । ययौ त्रिविष्टपं राजन्शिरसा तेन वंदिता
nārada uvāca- ityuktvā sāpi tanmātā niṣkāmāya svasūnave | yayau triviṣṭapaṃ rājanśirasā tena vaṃditā
Nārada said: Having spoken thus, his mother too, honoured by him with a bow of the head, went to heaven, O king, leaving her own son to (his) desirelessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.43
ततः पितामहस्तस्य स्वपौत्रं तं द्विजोत्तमम् । उवाच वचनं भूयः हरेर्बिभ्रत्स्वरूपताम्
tataḥ pitāmahastasya svapautraṃ taṃ dvijottamam | uvāca vacanaṃ bhūyaḥ harerbibhratsvarūpatām
Then his grandfather spoke words again to that grandson of his, best of twice-born, who was bearing the very form of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.44
पितामह उवाच- वत्सवत्स चिरंजीव लभस्व निजवांच्छितम् । त्वत्प्रसादाद्वयं तीर्णा दुस्तराद्भवसागरात्
pitāmaha uvāca- vatsavatsa ciraṃjīva labhasva nijavāṃcchitam | tvatprasādādvayaṃ tīrṇā dustarādbhavasāgarāt
The grandfather said: Child, dear child, may you live long; obtain what you yourself desire. By your grace we two have crossed over the ocean of existence, hard to cross.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.45
पितामहोऽहं ते वत्स तवेयं च पितामही । मृतं मानुगता साध्वी सालोक्यमचिरं गता
pitāmaho'haṃ te vatsa taveyaṃ ca pitāmahī | mṛtaṃ mānugatā sādhvī sālokyamaciraṃ gatā
I am your grandfather, child, and this is your grandmother, the virtuous woman who followed me when I died and soon attained (with me) residence in the same world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.46
अद्य त्वयात्र विश्रांतौ विहिते श्राद्धकर्मणि । आवयोस्तु हरेर्लोके लब्धा तस्य स्वरूपता
adya tvayātra viśrāṃtau vihite śrāddhakarmaṇi | āvayostu harerloke labdhā tasya svarūpatā
Today, when the śrāddha rite was performed by you here at Viśrānti, the very form of him was obtained by the two of us in Hari's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.47
नारद उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा तया सार्द्धं स्वस्त्रिया भूपसत्तम । ब्रह्मलोकमतिक्रम्य वैकुंठं स ययौ द्विजः
nārada uvāca- evamuktvā tayā sārddhaṃ svastriyā bhūpasattama | brahmalokamatikramya vaikuṃṭhaṃ sa yayau dvijaḥ
Nārada said: Having spoken thus, O best of kings, that twice-born, together with his own wife, passed beyond Brahmā's world and went to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.48
अथ प्रोवाच राजेंद्र वचस्तत्प्रपितामहः । यत्ते तत्कथयाम्यद्य शृणुष्वैकमना द्विज
atha provāca rājeṃdra vacastatprapitāmahaḥ | yatte tatkathayāmyadya śṛṇuṣvaikamanā dvija
Then, O lord of kings, his great-grandfather spoke words; what that was I shall now tell you—listen with a single mind, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.49
प्रपितामह उवाच- भोभो वत्स महाभाग तवाहं प्रपितामहः । भ्रूणहत्याफलेनाहं शौकरीं योनिमाप्तवान्
prapitāmaha uvāca- bhobho vatsa mahābhāga tavāhaṃ prapitāmahaḥ | bhrūṇahatyāphalenāhaṃ śaukarīṃ yonimāptavān
The great-grandfather said: Ho, child, greatly fortunate one, I am your great-grandfather. Through the fruit of killing an embryo I obtained the womb of a sow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.50
ततो विनिर्गतस्तात श्वाभवं पापपीडितः । ततः स्थावरतां प्राप्तो विंध्ये पर्वतसत्तमे
tato vinirgatastāta śvābhavaṃ pāpapīḍitaḥ | tataḥ sthāvaratāṃ prāpto viṃdhye parvatasattame
Then, my child, having come out of that (boar birth), afflicted by sin, I became a dog; and thereafter I attained the state of an immobile (plant) on Vindhya, best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.51
तत्रापि चिरकालेन स्थितं स्थावरतां दधत् । हस्तिना केनचित्तात मूलादुत्पाटितो बलात्
tatrāpi cirakālena sthitaṃ sthāvaratāṃ dadhat | hastinā kenacittāta mūlādutpāṭito balāt
There too I remained a long time, bearing the immobile (plant) condition, until, my child, I was forcibly torn up from the root by some elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.52
तस्मिन्नेव ततः काले त्वया श्राद्धमकारि वै । अस्मिंस्तीर्थोत्तमे तात मुक्तोऽहं स्थावरात्ततः
tasminneva tataḥ kāle tvayā śrāddhamakāri vai | asmiṃstīrthottame tāta mukto'haṃ sthāvarāttataḥ
At just that time a śrāddha was performed by you, my child, at this most excellent tīrtha, and thereby I was released from the immobile condition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.53
प्राप्तोऽयं यक्षराजस्य नगर्य्यां वास उत्तमः । देह्यनुज्ञां द्विजश्रेष्ठ यामि तां त्वत्प्रसादतः
prāpto'yaṃ yakṣarājasya nagaryyāṃ vāsa uttamaḥ | dehyanujñāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha yāmi tāṃ tvatprasādataḥ
This excellent dwelling in the city of the lord of yakṣas has (now) been obtained (by me). Give (me) leave, best of the twice-born; by your grace I go there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.54
त्वां दिदृक्षुरिहायातो दृष्टस्त्वं पुण्यदर्शनः । तीर्थं च सर्वतीर्थेषु श्रेष्ठं मधुवनं मया
tvāṃ didṛkṣurihāyāto dṛṣṭastvaṃ puṇyadarśanaḥ | tīrthaṃ ca sarvatīrtheṣu śreṣṭhaṃ madhuvanaṃ mayā
I came here wishing to see you, and I have seen you, whose sight is meritorious; and I have (seen) Madhuvana, the tīrtha best among all tīrthas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.55
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्तस्तेन राजेंद्र मुनिपुत्रः स धर्मवित् । पप्रच्छ शिरसा नम्य तं निजं प्रपितामहम्
nārada uvāca- ityuktastena rājeṃdra muniputraḥ sa dharmavit | papraccha śirasā namya taṃ nijaṃ prapitāmaham
Nārada said: Addressed thus by him, O lord of kings, that son of the sage, knower of dharma, bowing with his head, questioned his own great-grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.56
ऋषिरुवाच- ब्राह्मणानां कुले तात जातोऽसि त्वं गरीयसि । कथं विहितवान्पापं भ्रूणहत्याभिधं गुरो
ṛṣiruvāca- brāhmaṇānāṃ kule tāta jāto'si tvaṃ garīyasi | kathaṃ vihitavānpāpaṃ bhrūṇahatyābhidhaṃ guro
The sage said: My dear, you were born in the lofty family of brahmins; how then, teacher, did you commit the sin called the killing of an embryo?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.57
येन निंद्यां समापन्नो भवान्योनिपरं पराम् । समाचक्ष्व महाभाग यदि तत्स्मृतिरस्ति ते
yena niṃdyāṃ samāpanno bhavānyoniparaṃ parām | samācakṣva mahābhāga yadi tatsmṛtirasti te
By which you fell into a blameworthy womb, one lower and lower (than the last). Tell (me), greatly fortunate one, if you have memory of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.58
प्रपितामह उवाच- पुराहं द्विजशार्दूल ब्राह्मणस्येव जन्मनि । मंत्रयंत्रविधानेन कृतवान्वृत्तिमात्मनः
prapitāmaha uvāca- purāhaṃ dvijaśārdūla brāhmaṇasyeva janmani | maṃtrayaṃtravidhānena kṛtavānvṛttimātmanaḥ
The great-grandfather said: Formerly, tiger among the twice-born, in a birth as a brahmin, I made my living by the practice of mantras and yantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.59
धनलोभेन नारीणां गर्भार्थमहमौषधम् । दत्तवांश्चैव नाशाय दैवोपहतचेतनः
dhanalobhena nārīṇāṃ garbhārthamahamauṣadham | dattavāṃścaiva nāśāya daivopahatacetanaḥ
Out of greed for wealth, my mind struck down by fate, I gave women a drug for the sake of the embryo — indeed for its destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.60
लोभो हि धनहीनानां जनानां ज्ञानमाहरेत् । शुचिकाले दिनाधीशः कुल्यानामिव जीवनम्
lobho hi dhanahīnānāṃ janānāṃ jñānamāharet | śucikāle dinādhīśaḥ kulyānāmiva jīvanam
For greed carries off the knowledge of people who lack wealth, as the lord of day (the sun) in the hot season (carries off) the water of streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.61
ज्ञाने नष्टे जनस्तात पापमाचरते ध्रुवम् । पापान्नरकमाप्नोति ततो याति कुयोनिताम्
jñāne naṣṭe janastāta pāpamācarate dhruvam | pāpānnarakamāpnoti tato yāti kuyonitām
When knowledge is destroyed, my child, a person surely commits sin; through sin he reaches hell, and thence he goes to an evil birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.62
काचिदेका तदा नारी गुर्विणी मामपृच्छत । किं जनिष्याम्यहं विप्र पुत्रं वेत्यथ वा स्त्रियम्
kācidekā tadā nārī gurviṇī māmapṛcchata | kiṃ janiṣyāmyahaṃ vipra putraṃ vetyatha vā striyam
Then a certain woman, pregnant, asked me: 'What shall I bring forth, brahmin — a son, or else a girl?'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.63
तदाहमुक्तवांस्तां वै तव कन्या भविष्यति । पुत्रोत्पत्तिकृते तुभ्यं प्रदास्यामि महौषधम्
tadāhamuktavāṃstāṃ vai tava kanyā bhaviṣyati | putrotpattikṛte tubhyaṃ pradāsyāmi mahauṣadham
Then I said to her: 'You will have a daughter. For the production of a son I will give you a potent drug.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.64
इत्युक्ता च मया नारी दुर्बुद्धिस्त्रीशिरोमणिः । जग्राह मम पादौ तु दत्तं हेमपलं च मे
ityuktā ca mayā nārī durbuddhistrīśiromaṇiḥ | jagrāha mama pādau tu dattaṃ hemapalaṃ ca me
And the woman, thus addressed by me — that crest-jewel of foolish women — seized my feet, and a pala of gold was given to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.65
इत्युवाच च सा मह्यं षट्कन्याजनिता मया । सप्तमीयं त्वया चोक्ता जीविष्ये स्या न जन्मनि
ityuvāca ca sā mahyaṃ ṣaṭkanyājanitā mayā | saptamīyaṃ tvayā coktā jīviṣye syā na janmani
And she said to me: 'Six daughters have been borne by me; this seventh, as you have said, (will be a girl) — I shall not survive her birth.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.66
तथा कुरु महाबुद्धे यथाहं वै न कन्यकाम् । जनयिष्यामि विप्रान्यां निजप्राणविनाशिनीम्
tathā kuru mahābuddhe yathāhaṃ vai na kanyakām | janayiṣyāmi viprānyāṃ nijaprāṇavināśinīm
'Act, O greatly wise one, in such a way that I shall not bring forth another girl, brahmin, one who would destroy my own life.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.67
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्यास्तामहं पुनरुक्तवान् । प्रसूतिकाले दास्यामि पुत्रोत्पाद्यहमौषधम्
ityākarṇya vacastasyāstāmahaṃ punaruktavān | prasūtikāle dāsyāmi putrotpādyahamauṣadham
Hearing that speech of hers, I said to her again: 'At the time of delivery I will give the drug that produces a son.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.68
तथेति सा वचो मह्यं प्रतिश्रुत्य गता गृहम् । अपेक्षमाणा तं कालं तस्थौ वाक्यप्रतीतिकृत्
tatheti sā vaco mahyaṃ pratiśrutya gatā gṛham | apekṣamāṇā taṃ kālaṃ tasthau vākyapratītikṛt
Agreeing 'So be it' to my word, she went home, and, awaiting that time, she remained trusting in (my) promise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.69
तस्यां गतायां भो तात चिंतया भवमातुरः । इत्यहं द्विजशार्दूल तच्छृणुष्व वदामि ते
tasyāṃ gatāyāṃ bho tāta ciṃtayā bhavamāturaḥ | ityahaṃ dvijaśārdūla tacchṛṇuṣva vadāmi te
When she had gone, O my child, I became afflicted with worry — thus (it was) with me, tiger among the twice-born; hear that, I will tell you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.70
पुत्रोत्पत्तिप्रतीतेयं मह्यं दत्तवती पलम् । सुवर्णस्य न जानामि किमस्याः संभविष्यति
putrotpattipratīteyaṃ mahyaṃ dattavatī palam | suvarṇasya na jānāmi kimasyāḥ saṃbhaviṣyati
“Trusting that a son would be born, she gave me a pala of gold; I do not know what will become of her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.71
किमत्र करणीयं मे कथमेतत्सुवर्णकम् । पलप्रमाणं तिष्ठेद्वै दरिद्रस्य गृहे मम
kimatra karaṇīyaṃ me kathametatsuvarṇakam | palapramāṇaṃ tiṣṭhedvai daridrasya gṛhe mama
What should I do in this matter? How could this gold, a pala in measure, remain in my house, poor as I am?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.72
एवं विमृश्य तद्दास्यास्तस्यै हस्तेन दापितम् । गर्भपातकरं तात मया दारुणमौषधम्
evaṃ vimṛśya taddāsyāstasyai hastena dāpitam | garbhapātakaraṃ tāta mayā dāruṇamauṣadham
Having thought this over, my dear, I had a terrible drug that causes abortion given to her by the hand of her maidservant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.73
तेनौषधेन तस्यास्तु गर्भस्रावेऽभवत्तदा । मासे तृतीये न ज्ञातं चिह्नं पुरुषकन्ययोः
tenauṣadhena tasyāstu garbhasrāve'bhavattadā | māse tṛtīye na jñātaṃ cihnaṃ puruṣakanyayoḥ
By that drug a miscarriage then occurred for her; in the third month the mark distinguishing male from female was not (yet) discernible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.74
तदा सा मद्गृहं प्राप्ता विषण्णा गर्भस्रावतः । अथार्थयत्सुवर्णं तन्निराशा पुत्रजन्मनि
tadā sā madgṛhaṃ prāptā viṣaṇṇā garbhasrāvataḥ | athārthayatsuvarṇaṃ tannirāśā putrajanmani
Then she came to my house, dejected by the miscarriage; and having lost hope of a son's birth, she demanded that gold (back).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.75
तदाहमिष्टकाचूर्णं भस्मना च समन्वितम् । हरिद्राचूर्णसंयुक्तं सांबु तस्यै अदर्शयम्
tadāhamiṣṭakācūrṇaṃ bhasmanā ca samanvitam | haridrācūrṇasaṃyuktaṃ sāṃbu tasyai adarśayam
Then I showed her brick-dust mixed with ashes, combined with turmeric powder, together with water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.76
एतच्चूर्णं कृतं मातस्त्वत्पुत्रोत्पत्तये मया । त्वद्दानाद्द्विगुणं द्रव्यं लग्नमेतस्य साधने
etaccūrṇaṃ kṛtaṃ mātastvatputrotpattaye mayā | tvaddānāddviguṇaṃ dravyaṃ lagnametasya sādhane
(saying:) “Mother, this powder was made by me for the birth of your son; twice the substance of your gift has gone into preparing it.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.77
इत्युक्त्वा सा मया तात त्यक्त्वा चूर्णं गृहं ययौ । मामुक्त्वेति गृहीष्यामि काले त्वत्तो द्विजोत्तम
ityuktvā sā mayā tāta tyaktvā cūrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ yayau | māmuktveti gṛhīṣyāmi kāle tvatto dvijottama
Having been told this by me, my dear, she left the powder and went home, saying to me, “I shall take it from you in due time, best of brahmins.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.78
एवं मया कृता तात भ्रूणहत्यातिदारुणा । ययातिकुत्सिते योनित्रितये भ्रमितं मया
evaṃ mayā kṛtā tāta bhrūṇahatyātidāruṇā | yayātikutsite yonitritaye bhramitaṃ mayā
Thus, my dear, was the most dreadful killing of an embryo done by me, by which I wandered through three utterly contemptible births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.79
त्वत्प्रसादादहं मुक्तः सांप्रतं स्थावरत्वतः । देह्यनुज्ञां मुनिश्रेष्ठ याम्यहं ह्यलकां शुभाम्
tvatprasādādahaṃ muktaḥ sāṃprataṃ sthāvaratvataḥ | dehyanujñāṃ muniśreṣṭha yāmyahaṃ hyalakāṃ śubhām
By your grace I am now released from the condition of a plant; give me leave, best of sages, for I am going to lovely Alakā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.80
नारद उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा तु राजेंद्र तस्य तु प्रपितामहः । तेनाभिवंदितो मूर्ध्ना प्रययौ दिशमुत्तराम्
nārada uvāca- evamuktvā tu rājeṃdra tasya tu prapitāmahaḥ | tenābhivaṃdito mūrdhnā prayayau diśamuttarām
Nārada said: Having spoken thus, O lord of kings, his great-grandfather, saluted by him with (a bow of) the head, went off toward the northern direction,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.81
विमानेन विचित्रेण किंकिणीजालमालिना । नृत्यद्गंधर्वजुष्टेन मणिप्राकारशोभिना
vimānena vicitreṇa kiṃkiṇījālamālinā | nṛtyadgaṃdharvajuṣṭena maṇiprākāraśobhinā
in a many-hued celestial car garlanded with networks of little bells, frequented by dancing gandharvas, resplendent with a rampart of jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.82
अथ तस्य महाराज विप्रस्य प्रपितामही । उवाच स्वप्रपौत्रं तं विमानवरमास्थिता
atha tasya mahārāja viprasya prapitāmahī | uvāca svaprapautraṃ taṃ vimānavaramāsthitā
Then, great king, that brahmin's great-grandmother, seated in an excellent celestial car, spoke to that great-grandson of hers:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.83
प्रपितामह्युवाच । नान्यत्र कुत्र गंतासि पुण्येनानेन सुव्रत । विना पद्मापतेः पादपद्मचिह्नितमंदिरम्
prapitāmahyuvāca | nānyatra kutra gaṃtāsi puṇyenānena suvrata | vinā padmāpateḥ pādapadmacihnitamaṃdiram
The great-grandmother said: Where else would you go with this merit, O man of good vows, except to the palace marked with the lotus feet of the Lord of Padmā?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.84
अयं मम पतिः पापो मुने त्वत्प्रपितामहः । वारितोऽपि मया पापमाचचार सुदुष्टधीः
ayaṃ mama patiḥ pāpo mune tvatprapitāmahaḥ | vārito'pi mayā pāpamācacāra suduṣṭadhīḥ
This sinful man, O sage, my husband, your great-grandfather — though I restrained him, being of a thoroughly wicked mind he committed sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.85
सोऽपि त्वयातिपापात्मा तारितो दुःखसागरात् । शक्यते केन वै कर्तुं तावकं गुणवर्णनम्
so'pi tvayātipāpātmā tārito duḥkhasāgarāt | śakyate kena vai kartuṃ tāvakaṃ guṇavarṇanam
Even he, whose soul was so very sinful, has been carried across the ocean of suffering by you. By whom indeed could a telling of your virtues be accomplished?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.86
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा सापि राजेंद्र पतिलोकं जगाम ह । अलकायां चिरं पत्या तेनैव मुमुदे सह
nārada uvāca- ityuktvā sāpi rājeṃdra patilokaṃ jagāma ha | alakāyāṃ ciraṃ patyā tenaiva mumude saha
Nārada said: Having said this, O lord of kings, she too went to her husband's world; in Alakā she long rejoiced together with that very husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.87
अथ ते मुनिपुत्रस्य सर्वे मातामहादयः । सपत्नीकाः समारुह्य विमानेषु ययुर्दिवम्
atha te muniputrasya sarve mātāmahādayaḥ | sapatnīkāḥ samāruhya vimāneṣu yayurdivam
Then all the maternal grandfathers and the rest of that sage's son, together with their wives, mounted celestial cars and went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.88
सोऽपि द्विजवरस्तस्मात्तीर्थात्स्वपितुराश्रमम् । गत्वा तं सर्ववृत्तांतं स्वपित्रे समवर्णयत्
so'pi dvijavarastasmāttīrthātsvapiturāśramam | gatvā taṃ sarvavṛttāṃtaṃ svapitre samavarṇayat
And that best of brahmins, going from that sacred ford to his own father's hermitage, recounted that whole course of events to his father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.89
सोऽपि तत्र गतः सार्द्धं कुटुंबेन वने मधोः । चकार पर्णशालां वै विश्रांतेस्तु समीपतः
so'pi tatra gataḥ sārddhaṃ kuṭuṃbena vane madhoḥ | cakāra parṇaśālāṃ vai viśrāṃtestu samīpataḥ
He too went there with his family, and in the forest of Madhu he built a leaf-hut near (the ford) Viśrānti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.90
तत्र विश्रांततीर्थं तु त्रिकालं स्नानमाचरन् । नाकरोद्विष्णुलोकेऽपि स्पृहां स मुनिसत्तमः
tatra viśrāṃtatīrthaṃ tu trikālaṃ snānamācaran | nākarodviṣṇuloke'pi spṛhāṃ sa munisattamaḥ
There, performing his bath at the Viśrānta sacred ford at the three times (of day), that best of sages felt no longing even for Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.91
एकदा जलमध्ये स स्नानं कुर्वन्मुनिर्नृप । आचकांक्षे च भवता कदा मे हरिदर्शनम्
ekadā jalamadhye sa snānaṃ kurvanmunirnṛpa | ācakāṃkṣe ca bhavatā kadā me haridarśanam
Once, O king, while that sage was bathing in the midst of the water, he yearned: "When shall I have the sight of Hari?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.92
एवं कामयमानस्य मुनिवर्यस्य भूपते । आजगाम त्वरायुक्तो पक्षिराजासनो हरिः
evaṃ kāmayamānasya munivaryasya bhūpate | ājagāma tvarāyukto pakṣirājāsano hariḥ
While that best of sages was thus desiring, O lord of the earth, Hari came in haste, seated upon the king of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.93
लक्ष्म्या वक्षःस्थया सार्द्धं चतुर्बाहुधरो हरिः । नवीनघनवर्णांगो विद्युद्वर्णांबरावृतः
lakṣmyā vakṣaḥsthayā sārddhaṃ caturbāhudharo hariḥ | navīnaghanavarṇāṃgo vidyudvarṇāṃbarāvṛtaḥ
Hari, bearing four arms, together with Lakṣmī who rests on his chest, his body the colour of a fresh cloud, clad in a garment the colour of lightning,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.94
कौस्तुभोद्भासि सद्वक्षाः शंखचक्रगदाब्जभृत् । वनमालालसत्कंठो मकराकृतिकुंडलः
kaustubhodbhāsi sadvakṣāḥ śaṃkhacakragadābjabhṛt | vanamālālasatkaṃṭho makarākṛtikuṃḍalaḥ
his fair chest shining with the Kaustubha (jewel), bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, his neck glowing with a forest-garland, wearing earrings shaped like sea-monsters,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.95
फुल्लांबुजपलाशाक्षः स्वलकालं कृताननः । विद्रुमाकारकरजोरुणहस्तांघ्रिसत्तलः
phullāṃbujapalāśākṣaḥ svalakālaṃ kṛtānanaḥ | vidrumākārakarajoruṇahastāṃghrisattalaḥ
his eyes (like) the petals of an opened lotus, his face made (lovely) with beautiful curls, his nails shaped like coral, the fine palms of his hands and soles of his feet ruddy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.96
उवाच तं द्विजश्रेष्ठं दंतभासा विभासयन् । शरन्निशापतिस्तोम तिरस्कारकृतादिशः
uvāca taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ daṃtabhāsā vibhāsayan | śaranniśāpatistoma tiraskārakṛtādiśaḥ
illumining (all) with the radiance of his teeth, which made the quarters (of the sky) hold in contempt a host of autumn full moons, he spoke to that best of the twice-born:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 214.97
श्रीभगवानुवाच- भोभो द्विजवरैतन्मे तीर्थं मधुवनं शुभम् । विश्रांतसंज्ञकं स्नानात्सर्वकामोपपादकम्
śrībhagavānuvāca- bhobho dvijavaraitanme tīrthaṃ madhuvanaṃ śubham | viśrāṃtasaṃjñakaṃ snānātsarvakāmopapādakam
The Blessed Lord said: Ho, ho, best of the twice-born! This auspicious sacred ford of mine, Madhuvana, named Viśrānta, brings about all desires through bathing (in it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.98
अत्र त्वया स्नानकाले वांछितं मम दर्शनम् । तुभ्यं हि तन्मया दत्तं ब्रह्मादिसुरदुर्लभम्
atra tvayā snānakāle vāṃchitaṃ mama darśanam | tubhyaṃ hi tanmayā dattaṃ brahmādisuradurlabham
Here, at the time of your bathing, the sight of me was desired (by you); that has been granted to you by me—(a sight) hard for Brahmā and the other gods to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.99
त्यज देहमिमं विप्र मानुषं दिव्यमाप्नुहि । आयाहि मद्गृहं सार्द्धं मयारुह्य खगेश्वरम्
tyaja dehamimaṃ vipra mānuṣaṃ divyamāpnuhi | āyāhi madgṛhaṃ sārddhaṃ mayāruhya khageśvaram
Abandon this human body, brahmin, and obtain a divine one; mount the lord of birds along with me and come to my abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.100
नारद उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्यवचस्तस्य श्रीपतेः स मुनीश्वरः । तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा जल एव विशांपते
nārada uvāca- ityākarṇyavacastasya śrīpateḥ sa munīśvaraḥ | tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā jala eva viśāṃpate
Nārada said: Having heard that speech of the Lord of Śrī, that best of sages, bowing down while still in the water, praised him, O lord of peoples.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.101
मुनिरुवाच- श्रीपते श्रीमदंभोज संमर्दितपदांबुजम् । भवतो भवतापघ्नं वंदे त्रिदशवंदितम्
muniruvāca- śrīpate śrīmadaṃbhoja saṃmarditapadāṃbujam | bhavato bhavatāpaghnaṃ vaṃde tridaśavaṃditam
The sage said: O Lord of Śrī, I revere your lotus-foot, which is pressed by Śrī's splendid lotus (hands), which destroys the torment of existence, and which is revered by the thirty (gods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.102
त्वदीय मायया नाथ मोहिता येऽत्र जंतवः । तेषां कदाचिन्निस्तारो न कृपामंतरेण ते
tvadīya māyayā nātha mohitā ye'tra jaṃtavaḥ | teṣāṃ kadācinnistāro na kṛpāmaṃtareṇa te
Those creatures here who are deluded by your māyā, O Lord—for them there is never any deliverance apart from your grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.103
सत्तीर्थसेवनादीश तथा सज्जनसंगमात् । पुसां भक्तिस्तु येषां वै जायते कृपया तव
sattīrthasevanādīśa tathā sajjanasaṃgamāt | pusāṃ bhaktistu yeṣāṃ vai jāyate kṛpayā tava
O Hari, he who, having heard the proclamation of your qualities uttered by many good men, himself proclaims it—the destroyer of all sin—he does not fall into the cavity of a mother's womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.104
साधुभिर्बहुभिरीरितं हरे यो निशम्य गुणकीर्त्तनं तव । कीर्तयत्यखिलपापनाशनं मातृगर्भकुहरे स नो पतेत्
sādhubhirbahubhirīritaṃ hare yo niśamya guṇakīrttanaṃ tava | kīrtayatyakhilapāpanāśanaṃ mātṛgarbhakuhare sa no patet
O Lord of Śrī, the mind of your devotee, though by fate fallen into a great wilderness and covered over with dust, does not lose its purity, like a jewel of the highest kind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.105
श्रीपते तव जनस्य मानसं दैवतस्तु पतितं महारणे । गुंठितं च रजसा जहाति नो निर्मलत्वमिव रत्नमुत्तमम्
śrīpate tava janasya mānasaṃ daivatastu patitaṃ mahāraṇe | guṃṭhitaṃ ca rajasā jahāti no nirmalatvamiva ratnamuttamam
The man who falls prostrate like a staff at your lotus feet, with the hair of his body bristling—he leads his lineage to that station of yours which is his own desire, (a station) desired by all yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.106
यः पुमान्पतति ते पदांबुजे दंडवत्पुलकमंगके दधत् । सोन्वयं नयति तावकं पदं स्वं च वांछितमशेषयोगिभिः
yaḥ pumānpatati te padāṃbuje daṃḍavatpulakamaṃgake dadhat | sonvayaṃ nayati tāvakaṃ padaṃ svaṃ ca vāṃchitamaśeṣayogibhiḥ
The living being, deluded by your māyā, O all-pervading one, wanders on the paths of the world; (yet) by the corners of your eyes, caressing with grace, he crosses the ocean of the world in that very instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.107
जीव एव तव मायया विभो मोहितो भ्रमति विश्ववर्त्मसु । त्वत्कृपाललितलोचनांचलैस्तत्क्षणं तरति विश्ववारिधिम्
jīva eva tava māyayā vibho mohito bhramati viśvavartmasu | tvatkṛpālalitalocanāṃcalaistatkṣaṇaṃ tarati viśvavāridhim
Nārada said: Having praised Govinda thus, that best of sages fell prostrate like a staff at his feet, uttering "Victory!" again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.108
नारद उवाच- इति संस्तुत्य गोविंदं दंडवत्तस्य पादयोः । पपात स मुनिश्रेष्ठो जयेति मुहुरीरयन्
nārada uvāca- iti saṃstutya goviṃdaṃ daṃḍavattasya pādayoḥ | papāta sa muniśreṣṭho jayeti muhurīrayan
The Lord of Śrī quickly raised up with his arms that best of sages, who had fallen prostrate on the ground, and set him upon Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.109
श्रीपतिस्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठं दंडवत्पतितं भुवि । उत्थाप्य बाहुभिस्तूर्णं सुपर्णे समरोपयत्
śrīpatistaṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ daṃḍavatpatitaṃ bhuvi | utthāpya bāhubhistūrṇaṃ suparṇe samaropayat
And the Self of all went to Vaikuṇṭha with his family. Thus has this been told, O king, of the glory of Madhuvana, O auspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.110
तत्कुटुंबं च विश्वात्मा वैकुंठं च जगाम ह । इत्येतत्कथितं राजन्शिवे मधुवनस्य वै
tatkuṭuṃbaṃ ca viśvātmā vaikuṃṭhaṃ ca jagāma ha | ityetatkathitaṃ rājanśive madhuvanasya vai
And the Soul of the All went to Vaikuṇṭha together with that family. Thus this has been told, O king — (the greatness) of holy Madhuvana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 214.111
महात्म्यं सर्वपापघ्नं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि । य इदं शृणुयान्मर्त्यः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
mahātmyaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi | ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānmartyaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
— its greatness, which destroys all sins. What else do you wish to hear? The mortal who hears this is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition