Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 215
PdP 6 215.1
सौभरिरुवाच- युधिष्ठिरेदमाकर्ण्य नारदस्य वचः शुभम् । शिबिरौशीनरो राजा विनीतस्तमुवाच ह
saubhariruvāca- yudhiṣṭhiredamākarṇya nāradasya vacaḥ śubham | śibirauśīnaro rājā vinītastamuvāca ha
Saubhari said: O Yudhiṣṭhira, having heard this auspicious speech of Nārada, king Śibi, son of Uśīnara, humbly said to him:
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PdP 6 215.2
शिबिरुवाच- मुने मया तु माहात्म्यं श्रुतं मधुवनस्य वै । त्वन्मुखात्किंतु संदेहो ह्येकोस्ति मम मानसे
śibiruvāca- mune mayā tu māhātmyaṃ śrutaṃ madhuvanasya vai | tvanmukhātkiṃtu saṃdeho hyekosti mama mānase
Śibi said: O sage, I have indeed heard the greatness of Madhuvana from your mouth; but one doubt remains in my mind.
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PdP 6 215.3
येन धर्मात्मना सर्वे तारिता निजबांधवाः । जन्मद्वयकृता ह्यासीत्स कथं स्वैरिणीसुतः
yena dharmātmanā sarve tāritā nijabāṃdhavāḥ | janmadvayakṛtā hyāsītsa kathaṃ svairiṇīsutaḥ
That righteous one by whom all his own kinsmen were carried across — done in two births — how was he the son of a wanton woman?
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PdP 6 215.4
एतदाचक्ष्व भगवन्सर्वस्वं वेत्सि तत्त्वतः । अतीतं वर्त्तमानं च भविष्यमपि नारद
etadācakṣva bhagavansarvasvaṃ vetsi tattvataḥ | atītaṃ varttamānaṃ ca bhaviṣyamapi nārada
Tell this, O revered one; you know everything as it truly is — the past, the present, and also the future, O Nārada.
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PdP 6 215.5
नारद उवाच- एकदा मुनयः सर्वे हरिद्वारे समागताः । दशम्यां ज्येष्ठशुक्लस्य युक्तायां सर्वपर्वभिः
nārada uvāca- ekadā munayaḥ sarve haridvāre samāgatāḥ | daśamyāṃ jyeṣṭhaśuklasya yuktāyāṃ sarvaparvabhiḥ
Nārada said: Once all the sages came together at Haridvāra, on the tenth day of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha, joined with all the (auspicious) conjunctions.
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PdP 6 215.6
तत्र ते विधिवत्स्नात्वा कृत्वा च स्वक्रियां शुभाम् । हिमाचलस्य पृष्ठे तु स्वस्थचित्ता उपाविशन्
tatra te vidhivatsnātvā kṛtvā ca svakriyāṃ śubhām | himācalasya pṛṣṭhe tu svasthacittā upāviśan
There, having bathed according to rule and performed their own auspicious rites, they sat down on the slope of the Himālaya with tranquil minds.
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PdP 6 215.7
तारात्मजो बुधस्तत्र मुनिसंगे समागतः । र्सौदर्यभरसंयुक्तः स्मरो मूर्त्त इवापरः
tārātmajo budhastatra munisaṃge samāgataḥ | rsaudaryabharasaṃyuktaḥ smaro mūrtta ivāparaḥ
Budha, the son of Tārā, came there into the company of the sages, endowed with a wealth of beauty, like a second Kāma made manifest.
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PdP 6 215.8
तं समागतमालोक्य समुत्तस्थुर्मुनीश्वराः । तेनाभिवंदिता मूर्ध्ना पुनस्ते समुपाविशन्
taṃ samāgatamālokya samuttasthurmunīśvarāḥ | tenābhivaṃditā mūrdhnā punaste samupāviśan
Seeing him arrived, the lords of sages rose up; being saluted by him with his head (bowed), they sat down again.
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PdP 6 215.9
बुधस्यादरमालोक्य विहितं मुनिपुंगवैः । मुनिपुत्रः स पप्रच्छ पितरं स्वमिति प्रभो
budhasyādaramālokya vihitaṃ munipuṃgavaiḥ | muniputraḥ sa papraccha pitaraṃ svamiti prabho
Seeing the honour shown to Budha by the foremost of sages, a sage's son asked his own father thus, O lord.
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PdP 6 215.10
मुनिपुत्र उवाच- कोऽयं तात समायातः सौंदर्येणापरः स्मरः । व्यासादिभिर्मुनिवरैर्भृशं तस्यादरः कृतः
muniputra uvāca- ko'yaṃ tāta samāyātaḥ sauṃdaryeṇāparaḥ smaraḥ | vyāsādibhirmunivarairbhṛśaṃ tasyādaraḥ kṛtaḥ
The sage's son said: Who is this, father, who has come, a second Kāma in beauty, to whom great honour has been paid by Vyāsa and the other best of sages?
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PdP 6 215.11
नारद उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य स धर्मात्मा स्वस्य पुत्रस्य भाषितम् । बभाषे मुनिशार्दूलः पुत्रं निर्बंधसंयुतम्
nārada uvāca- ityākarṇya sa dharmātmā svasya putrasya bhāṣitam | babhāṣe muniśārdūlaḥ putraṃ nirbaṃdhasaṃyutam
Nārada said: Hearing thus the words of his own son, that righteous one, a tiger among sages, spoke to his insistent son.
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PdP 6 215.12
पितोवाच- बृहस्पतेः सुरगुरोः सुतस्तारोदरोदोद्भवः । बुद्धिमान्बुधनामायं शशिवंशकरः परः
pitovāca- bṛhaspateḥ suraguroḥ sutastārodarododbhavaḥ | buddhimānbudhanāmāyaṃ śaśivaṃśakaraḥ paraḥ
The father said: He is the son of Bṛhaspati, the gods' preceptor, arisen from the womb of Tārā; this wise one named Budha is the supreme continuer of the lunar line.
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PdP 6 215.13
पुत्र उवाच- किं त्वया कथितं तात निःसंबंधपरं वचः । बृहस्पतेः सुतो यस्तु स कथं शशिवंशकृत्
putra uvāca- kiṃ tvayā kathitaṃ tāta niḥsaṃbaṃdhaparaṃ vacaḥ | bṛhaspateḥ suto yastu sa kathaṃ śaśivaṃśakṛt
The son said: What is this you have said, father — a statement quite devoid of connection? He who is the son of Bṛhaspati, how is he the maker of the lunar line?
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PdP 6 215.14
जज्ञे न सूयया तात विधुरत्रेर्मुनीश्वरात् । तस्यवंशस्य कर्त्तायं कथं सुरगुरोः सुतः
jajñe na sūyayā tāta vidhuratrermunīśvarāt | tasyavaṃśasya karttāyaṃ kathaṃ suraguroḥ sutaḥ
The moon was born, father, of Sūyā (Anasūyā) from Atri, the lord of sages. How is this maker of his lineage the son of the gods' preceptor?
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PdP 6 215.15
एष मे मानसे तात संशयो वर्तते महान् । तमपाकुरु विप्रेंद्र संदिहानस्य मे शिशोः
eṣa me mānase tāta saṃśayo vartate mahān | tamapākuru vipreṃdra saṃdihānasya me śiśoḥ
This great doubt exists in my mind, father; remove it, O best of brahmins, for me, your doubting child.
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PdP 6 215.16
पितोवाच- पुरा बृहस्पतेर्भार्या तारानाम यशस्विनी । चंद्रेणापहृता तात बलाद्बलवता तदा
pitovāca- purā bṛhaspaterbhāryā tārānāma yaśasvinī | caṃdreṇāpahṛtā tāta balādbalavatā tadā
The father said: Formerly the wife of Bṛhaspati, the illustrious one named Tārā, was then carried off by the Moon by force, father — by that powerful one.
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PdP 6 215.17
अपहृत्य तदा नीता स्वगृहं विधिना गुरोः । भार्या सा तु तया सार्द्धं रमितं तेन वै चिरम्
apahṛtya tadā nītā svagṛhaṃ vidhinā guroḥ | bhāryā sā tu tayā sārddhaṃ ramitaṃ tena vai ciram
Having carried her off, the preceptor's wife was then brought by the Moon to his own house, and with her he took his pleasure for a long time.
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PdP 6 215.18
तस्मागर्भोऽभवत्तात कालेन कियता तदा । ततो बृहस्पतिर्भार्या निजां तां समयाचत
tasmāgarbho'bhavattāta kālena kiyatā tadā | tato bṛhaspatirbhāryā nijāṃ tāṃ samayācata
From that, father, a pregnancy came about after some time. Then Bṛhaspati asked for that wife of his own.
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PdP 6 215.19
चंद्रमापि मदाविष्टो न ददौ बलदर्पितः । ततो बृहस्पतिस्तात देवैः शक्रादिभिः सह
caṃdramāpi madāviṣṭo na dadau baladarpitaḥ | tato bṛhaspatistāta devaiḥ śakrādibhiḥ saha
The Moon too, possessed by arrogance and proud of his strength, did not give (her up). Then, dear one, Bṛhaspati, together with the gods headed by Śakra,
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PdP 6 215.20
सन्नद्धो योद्धुमारेभे समं बलवदिंदुना । सहायार्थं विधोः शुक्रः समं दितिजदानवैः
sannaddho yoddhumārebhe samaṃ balavadiṃdunā | sahāyārthaṃ vidhoḥ śukraḥ samaṃ ditijadānavaiḥ
armed himself and began to fight with the mighty Moon; and to help the Moon, Śukra, together with the sons of Diti and the Dānavas,
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PdP 6 215.21
समागतस्तदा तात तस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे । ततस्तारानिमित्तं वै युद्धं प्रावर्त्ततोल्बणम्
samāgatastadā tāta tasminraṇasamudyame | tatastārānimittaṃ vai yuddhaṃ prāvarttatolbaṇam
came then, dear one, to that mounting of battle. Then, on account of Tārā, a terrible war broke out,
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PdP 6 215.22
करिष्यते सर्वजनैः प्रधानं तारकामयम् । तस्मिन्युद्धे महाभीमे हता देवाश्च दानवाः
kariṣyate sarvajanaiḥ pradhānaṃ tārakāmayam | tasminyuddhe mahābhīme hatā devāśca dānavāḥ
which will be called by all people chiefly "the Tārakāmaya (war)." In that most fearful battle both gods and Dānavas were slain,
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PdP 6 215.23
न कस्यचिज्जयस्तात बभूव न पराजयः । ततः समागतो ब्रह्मा संनिवार्योल्बणं रणम्
na kasyacijjayastāta babhūva na parājayaḥ | tataḥ samāgato brahmā saṃnivāryolbaṇaṃ raṇam
and there was, dear one, neither victory nor defeat for anyone. Then Brahmā came, and having stopped the fierce battle,
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PdP 6 215.24
ददौ बृहस्पतेस्तारां बोधयित्वा निशापतिम् । बृहस्पतिस्तु तां वीक्ष्य तारां गर्भवतीं तदा । क्रुद्धो विरिंचेः प्रत्यक्षं समाजे देवदैत्ययोः
dadau bṛhaspatestārāṃ bodhayitvā niśāpatim | bṛhaspatistu tāṃ vīkṣya tārāṃ garbhavatīṃ tadā | kruddho viriṃceḥ pratyakṣaṃ samāje devadaityayoḥ
he admonished the lord of night and gave Tārā to Bṛhaspati. But Bṛhaspati, seeing that Tārā was then with child, grew angry, and before Viriñci (Brahmā), in the assembly of gods and demons, (said):
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PdP 6 215.25
बृहस्पतिरुवाच- शृणुष्व मामकं वाक्यं तारे तरललोचने । कस्यायं ध्रियते गर्भो भवतेंदोर्ममाथवा
bṛhaspatiruvāca- śṛṇuṣva māmakaṃ vākyaṃ tāre taralalocane | kasyāyaṃ dhriyate garbho bhavateṃdormamāthavā
Bṛhaspati said: Hear my word, Tārā of tremulous eyes: whose is this embryo that is carried—yours by the Moon, or mine?
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PdP 6 215.26
पितोवाच- एवं मुहुर्मुहुः पृष्टा सा च लज्जावती शुभा । यदा न कथयामास किंचित्तात तदग्रतः
pitovāca- evaṃ muhurmuhuḥ pṛṣṭā sā ca lajjāvatī śubhā | yadā na kathayāmāsa kiṃcittāta tadagrataḥ
The father said: Thus questioned again and again, she, modest and fair, when she said nothing at all before him, dear one—
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PdP 6 215.27
तदायं पश्यतां तेषां देवानां च सुरद्विषाम् । उत्पन्नस्तामुवाचेदं जननीं च रुषान्वितः
tadāyaṃ paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ devānāṃ ca suradviṣām | utpannastāmuvācedaṃ jananīṃ ca ruṣānvitaḥ
then this one, while those gods and the enemies of the gods looked on, was born, and filled with anger said this to his mother:
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PdP 6 215.28
बुध उवाच- कस्मान्न कथ्यते दुष्टे मदीयो जनकस्त्वया । लज्जां विहाय संपश्य शापस्य मम वैभवम्
budha uvāca- kasmānna kathyate duṣṭe madīyo janakastvayā | lajjāṃ vihāya saṃpaśya śāpasya mama vaibhavam
Budha said: Why, wicked woman, is my father not named by you? Abandon shame and behold the power of my curse!
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PdP 6 215.29
पितोवाच-। इत्युक्त्वा जलमादाय यदा शप्तुं समुद्यतः । तदा सा मंदमाहेदं पिता तव सुधाकरः
pitovāca-| ityuktvā jalamādāya yadā śaptuṃ samudyataḥ | tadā sā maṃdamāhedaṃ pitā tava sudhākaraḥ
The father said: Having said this, when he took water and was set upon cursing, then she said this softly: "Your father is the Moon, the maker of nectar."
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PdP 6 215.30
इत्युक्ते च तया साध्व्या चंद्र स्वःतनयं बुधम् । अमुं गृहीत्वा सानंदं जगाम निजमंदिरम्
ityukte ca tayā sādhvyā caṃdra svaḥtanayaṃ budham | amuṃ gṛhītvā sānaṃdaṃ jagāma nijamaṃdiram
And when this had been said by that virtuous woman, the Moon, taking this Budha, his own son, went joyfully to his own dwelling.
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PdP 6 215.31
बृहस्पतिस्तु तां तारां गृहीत्वा स्वगृहं ययौ । ब्रह्मा देवाश्च दैत्याश्च तेपि स्वं स्वं गृहं ययुः
bṛhaspatistu tāṃ tārāṃ gṛhītvā svagṛhaṃ yayau | brahmā devāśca daityāśca tepi svaṃ svaṃ gṛhaṃ yayuḥ
But Bṛhaspati took that Tārā and went to his own house; and Brahmā and the gods and the Daityas, they too went each to his own home.
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PdP 6 215.32
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यस्त्वं मां परिपृष्टवान् । बृहस्पतिस्त्रियां जातो यथायं चंद्रवंशकृत्
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yastvaṃ māṃ paripṛṣṭavān | bṛhaspatistriyāṃ jāto yathāyaṃ caṃdravaṃśakṛt
All this that you asked me has been told to you: how this founder of the lunar line was born of Bṛhaspati's wife.
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PdP 6 215.33
नारद उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य पितुर्वाक्यं जहासोच्चैर्मुनेः सुतः । उवाच च स्वपितरं कुंडोऽयं स्वैरिणीसुतः
nārada uvāca- ityākarṇya piturvākyaṃ jahāsoccairmuneḥ sutaḥ | uvāca ca svapitaraṃ kuṃḍo'yaṃ svairiṇīsutaḥ
Nārada said: Hearing his father's words thus, the sage's son laughed loudly and said to his own father: "This one is a kuṇḍa, the son of a wanton woman."
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PdP 6 215.34
उवाच च पिता पुत्रं हा पुत्रेदं न भण्यताम् । सर्वसत्वांतरज्ञोऽयं शप्स्यते त्वां त्वदुक्तवित्
uvāca ca pitā putraṃ hā putredaṃ na bhaṇyatām | sarvasatvāṃtarajño'yaṃ śapsyate tvāṃ tvaduktavit
And the father said to his son: "Alas, son, this must not be said! He knows the inmost being of all creatures; knowing what you have said, he will curse you."
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PdP 6 215.35
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्ते तेन मुनिना चांद्रिर्ज्ञात्वा तदीरितम् । सर्वेषां शृण्वतां प्राह मुनीनामिति भूपते
nārada uvāca- ityukte tena muninā cāṃdrirjñātvā tadīritam | sarveṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ prāha munīnāmiti bhūpate
Nārada said: When that sage had spoken thus, the son of the Moon, knowing what he had said, spoke thus while all the sages listened, O king.
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PdP 6 215.36
बुध उवाच- शृण्वंतु मुनिशार्दूला भवंतो मम भाषितम् । यदि साध्वथवा साधु विचारयत मा चिरम्
budha uvāca- śṛṇvaṃtu muniśārdūlā bhavaṃto mama bhāṣitam | yadi sādhvathavā sādhu vicārayata mā ciram
Budha said: Let your honours, tigers among sages, hear my speech; whether it is good or not good, consider it without delay.
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PdP 6 215.37
भवतां तत्वबुद्धीनां दर्शनार्थमिहागतः । कृतवान्कस्यचिन्नाहमपराधं मनागपि
bhavatāṃ tatvabuddhīnāṃ darśanārthamihāgataḥ | kṛtavānkasyacinnāhamaparādhaṃ manāgapi
I came here to see you, whose understanding is of the truth; I have not done even the slightest offence to anyone.
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PdP 6 215.38
असूयया किमर्थं मामवजानंति दुर्मदाः । स्वजन्मसफलत्वाय भवद्दर्शनलालसः
asūyayā kimarthaṃ māmavajānaṃti durmadāḥ | svajanmasaphalatvāya bhavaddarśanalālasaḥ
Why do these ill-intoxicated ones despise me out of envy? Longing for the sight of you, so that my birth might bear fruit—
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PdP 6 215.39
स्वभाव एव दुष्टानां साधूनपि निरेनसः । उद्वेजयंति यत्क्वापि मिष्टवाचः पिका इव
svabhāva eva duṣṭānāṃ sādhūnapi nirenasaḥ | udvejayaṃti yatkvāpi miṣṭavācaḥ pikā iva
It is the very nature of the wicked that they torment even good men who are free of sin—anywhere at all—(men) whose speech is sweet like cuckoos'.
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PdP 6 215.40
दुःस्वभावं न मुंचंति दुष्टाः सत्संगमादपि । गंगाबुसंगमेनापि क्षारतामिव नीरधिः
duḥsvabhāvaṃ na muṃcaṃti duṣṭāḥ satsaṃgamādapi | gaṃgābusaṃgamenāpi kṣāratāmiva nīradhiḥ
The wicked do not give up their evil nature even by association with the good, just as the ocean does not give up its saltiness even by union with the Ganges' water.
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PdP 6 215.41
अहो व्याधस्य दुष्टत्वं मुनिवृत्तीन्यतो मृगान् । वने मृगचरान्हंति निजगानविदोऽपि सः
aho vyādhasya duṣṭatvaṃ munivṛttīnyato mṛgān | vane mṛgacarānhaṃti nijagānavido'pi saḥ
Ah, the wickedness of the hunter! He kills in the forest deer that live by the ways of sages, deer that roam (there), though he knows they are his own kin(?).
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PdP 6 215.42
मत्स्यैः किमपराद्धं हि धीवराणां दुरात्मनाम् । यज्जले चरतस्तीर्थे घ्नंति तत्प्रकृतिर्हि सा
matsyaiḥ kimaparāddhaṃ hi dhīvarāṇāṃ durātmanām | yajjale caratastīrthe ghnaṃti tatprakṛtirhi sā
For what wrong have the fish done to the evil-souled fishermen, that they kill them as they swim in the water at a holy bathing place? That indeed is their nature.
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PdP 6 215.43
साधवोऽपि न मुंचंति स्वभावं दुष्टसंगताः । वृता विषाग्नियुक्सर्पैः श्रीखंडा इव शीतताम्
sādhavo'pi na muṃcaṃti svabhāvaṃ duṣṭasaṃgatāḥ | vṛtā viṣāgniyuksarpaiḥ śrīkhaṃḍā iva śītatām
The good too do not abandon their nature when in the company of the wicked, just as sandalwood trees do not abandon coolness though encircled by snakes charged with poison-fire.
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PdP 6 215.44
परोदयेपि नृत्यंति किं स्वपक्षस्य साधवः । यथोन्मना मुनिवरा वारिवाहस्य बर्हिणः
parodayepi nṛtyaṃti kiṃ svapakṣasya sādhavaḥ | yathonmanā munivarā vārivāhasya barhiṇaḥ
The good rejoice even at another's rise—what then of one of their own side?—as best of sages, exhilarated, (rejoice), like peacocks at a rain-cloud.
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PdP 6 215.45
धारयंति परार्थे हि निजांगमपि साधवः । पितृदेवमनुष्याणामर्थे मत्पितृवत्कलाः
dhārayaṃti parārthe hi nijāṃgamapi sādhavaḥ | pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇāmarthe matpitṛvatkalāḥ
For the good bear even their own body for another's sake—capable, like my father, (of acting) for the sake of the fathers, gods, and men.
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PdP 6 215.46
निजोदयस्तु साधूनां स्वच्छस्यानंदहेतवः । यथा कुमुदपुष्पाणां मत्पितुः शीतलत्विषः
nijodayastu sādhūnāṃ svacchasyānaṃdahetavaḥ | yathā kumudapuṣpāṇāṃ matpituḥ śītalatviṣaḥ
But the rise of the good, who are pure, is a cause of joy—as the cool-rayed (rising) of my father is for kumuda flowers.
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PdP 6 215.47
नारद उवाच- इत्युदीर्य वचः क्रोधाद्बुधस्तं मुनिबालकम् । शशापेति त्वमप्याशु कुंडो भव महीतले
nārada uvāca- ityudīrya vacaḥ krodhādbudhastaṃ munibālakam | śaśāpeti tvamapyāśu kuṃḍo bhava mahītale
Nārada said: Having uttered these words, Budha in anger cursed that sage's boy thus: "You too shall at once become a pool on the earth's surface."
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PdP 6 215.48
एवमाकर्ण्य तं शापं पिता बुधविसर्जितम् । स्वपुत्रं पातयामास तदंघ्र्योः क्षम्यतामिति
evamākarṇya taṃ śāpaṃ pitā budhavisarjitam | svaputraṃ pātayāmāsa tadaṃghryoḥ kṣamyatāmiti
Hearing that curse thus hurled by Budha, the father made his own son fall at his feet, saying "Let it be forgiven."
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PdP 6 215.49
उवाच च न जानाति बालोऽयं तव वैभवम् । नोचितं क्रोधकरणमस्मिन्बाले भवादृशैः
uvāca ca na jānāti bālo'yaṃ tava vaibhavam | nocitaṃ krodhakaraṇamasminbāle bhavādṛśaiḥ
And he said: This boy does not know your greatness; it is not fitting for such as you to show anger toward this child.
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PdP 6 215.50
कुतश्चित्कारणात्साधोः क्रुद्धस्य प्रकृतिक्षमा । हुताशनप्रतप्तस्य शीतत्वमिव चांबुनः
kutaścitkāraṇātsādhoḥ kruddhasya prakṛtikṣamā | hutāśanaprataptasya śītatvamiva cāṃbunaḥ
When a good man is angered for some reason, forbearance is (still) his nature, as coldness is of water heated by fire.
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PdP 6 215.51
अतः क्षमां विधायाशु विधेह्यस्मिन्ननुग्रहम् । बाले विवेकरहिते क्षमासारा हि साधवः
ataḥ kṣamāṃ vidhāyāśu vidhehyasminnanugraham | bāle vivekarahite kṣamāsārā hi sādhavaḥ
Therefore, showing forbearance, at once grant your favour to him, a child devoid of discernment; for good men have forbearance as their essence.
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PdP 6 215.52
नारद उवाच- इत्युक्तस्तेन मुनिना शीतांशुतनयस्तदा । क्रोधं तत्याज शांतात्मा चक्रे तस्मिन्ननुग्रहम्
nārada uvāca- ityuktastena muninā śītāṃśutanayastadā | krodhaṃ tatyāja śāṃtātmā cakre tasminnanugraham
Nārada said: Addressed thus by that sage, the son of the cool-rayed (moon), his mind calmed, then abandoned his anger and granted him his favour.
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PdP 6 215.53
बुध उवाच- अयं तव मुने बालः कुंडत्वं प्राप्य भूतले । दत्तयज्ञोपवीतः सँल्लप्स्यसे हि निजास्पदम्
budha uvāca- ayaṃ tava mune bālaḥ kuṃḍatvaṃ prāpya bhūtale | dattayajñopavītaḥ sa~llapsyase hi nijāspadam
Budha said: This boy of yours, O sage, having attained the condition of a pond on the earth, once the sacred thread has been given (to him), will indeed regain his own station.
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PdP 6 215.54
एवं स मुनिपुत्रो वै बुधशापान्नृपोत्तम । कुंडत्वं प्राप्तवान्भूमौ पितरो येन तारिताः
evaṃ sa muniputro vai budhaśāpānnṛpottama | kuṃḍatvaṃ prāptavānbhūmau pitaro yena tāritāḥ
Thus that sage's son, O best of kings, through Budha's curse attained the condition of a pond on the earth, by which the ancestors were carried across.
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PdP 6 215.55
इदं पवित्रं माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा मधुवनस्य वै । समस्तमश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
idaṃ pavitraṃ māhātmyaṃ śrutvā madhuvanasya vai | samastamaśvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
Having heard this holy account of the greatness of Madhuvana, a man obtains the entire fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 6 215.56
ये नरा धारयंत्यस्य माहात्म्यस्यार्थमुत्तमम् । हृदये यत्र तत्तेषां विषयैर्नाभिभूयते
ye narā dhārayaṃtyasya māhātmyasyārthamuttamam | hṛdaye yatra tatteṣāṃ viṣayairnābhibhūyate
Those men who hold the excellent meaning of this greatness-account in their heart—there they are not overcome by sense-objects.
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PdP 6 215.57
ये पठिष्यंति माहात्म्यं श्रोष्यंति च महाधियः । देहांते विष्णुसालोक्यं गमिष्यंति न संशयः
ye paṭhiṣyaṃti māhātmyaṃ śroṣyaṃti ca mahādhiyaḥ | dehāṃte viṣṇusālokyaṃ gamiṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
Those of great understanding who will recite and will hear this greatness-account will, at the body's end, go to the world of Viṣṇu—there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 215.58
इदमनिशपवित्रं तुभ्यमावर्णितं मे मधुवनसुचरित्रं श्रीपतेः प्रीतिकारि । कलिकलुषकलापच्छेदने दक्षमक्षोत्पथगमननिरासे कारणं पुण्यमूर्तौ
idamaniśapavitraṃ tubhyamāvarṇitaṃ me madhuvanasucaritraṃ śrīpateḥ prītikāri | kalikaluṣakalāpacchedane dakṣamakṣotpathagamananirāse kāraṇaṃ puṇyamūrtau
This ever-purifying, fine account of Madhuvana, which brings delight to the Lord of Śrī, has been described by me to you—competent to cut off the mass of Kali's defilement, a cause of the removal of the senses' straying onto wrong paths, (residing) in that holy embodiment (of merit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain