Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 218
PdP 6 218.1
नारद उवाच- भूयः शृणु महाभाग माहात्म्यं परमाद्भुतम् । अत्रस्थितस्य तीर्थस्य पुष्करस्य शिवप्रदम्
nārada uvāca- bhūyaḥ śṛṇu mahābhāga māhātmyaṃ paramādbhutam | atrasthitasya tīrthasya puṣkarasya śivapradam
Nārada said: Hear further, greatly fortunate one, the utterly marvellous greatness, bestowing welfare, of the Puṣkara tīrtha situated here.
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PdP 6 218.2
प्रसादात्तस्य तीर्थस्य विष्णुः सर्वसुरेश्वरः । प्रसन्नं पुंडरीकस्य मासमेकं गृहे वसेत् । अत्र मुक्तिं तदनुजो लेभे पापरतोऽपि हि
prasādāttasya tīrthasya viṣṇuḥ sarvasureśvaraḥ | prasannaṃ puṃḍarīkasya māsamekaṃ gṛhe vaset | atra muktiṃ tadanujo lebhe pāparato'pi hi
By the grace of that tīrtha, Viṣṇu, the lord of all gods, being pleased, dwelt for one month in the house of Puṇḍarīka; and here his younger brother, though devoted to sin, obtained liberation.
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PdP 6 218.3
शिबिरुवाच- कः पुंडरीको धर्मात्मा कृतं तेन च कर्म्म किम् । येन प्रसन्नो भगवांस्तद्गृहे मासमावसत्
śibiruvāca- kaḥ puṃḍarīko dharmātmā kṛtaṃ tena ca karmma kim | yena prasanno bhagavāṃstadgṛhe māsamāvasat
Śibi said: Who was this righteous Puṇḍarīka, and what deed was done by him, by which the Lord, being pleased, dwelt a month in his house?
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PdP 6 218.4
कथं तदनुजः प्राप पापात्मा श्रीहरेः पदम् । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रसादेन सर्वमाख्याहि मे मुने
kathaṃ tadanujaḥ prāpa pāpātmā śrīhareḥ padam | tīrthasyāsya prasādena sarvamākhyāhi me mune
How did his younger brother, a sinful soul, attain the abode of Śrī Hari? By the grace of this tīrtha — tell me all of it, O sage.
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PdP 6 218.5
शृण्वतोऽस्य न संतोषो माहात्म्यं मम जायते
śṛṇvato'sya na saṃtoṣo māhātmyaṃ mama jāyate
As I listen to its greatness, no satisfaction arises in me.
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PdP 6 218.6
नारद उवाच- विदर्भनगरे राजन्मालवाख्ये महायशाः । ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मविच्छांतो विद्वान्विष्णुपरायणः
nārada uvāca- vidarbhanagare rājanmālavākhye mahāyaśāḥ | brāhmaṇo brahmavicchāṃto vidvānviṣṇuparāyaṇaḥ
Nārada said: In the city of Vidarbha, O king, there was one of great fame named Mālava, a brahmin, a knower of brahman, tranquil, learned, wholly devoted to Viṣṇu,
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PdP 6 218.7
देवर्षिपितृभूतानां मानुषाणां च पोषकः । विषयेषु न संसक्तो लोभमोहादिवर्जितः
devarṣipitṛbhūtānāṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ ca poṣakaḥ | viṣayeṣu na saṃsakto lobhamohādivarjitaḥ
a supporter of the gods, sages, ancestors, spirits, and men, not attached to sense-objects, free of greed, delusion and the rest.
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PdP 6 218.8
स एकदा महाभाग सिंहं प्राप्ते बृहस्पतौ । गोदावरीं महापुण्यां स्नातुं प्रतिजगाम ह
sa ekadā mahābhāga siṃhaṃ prāpte bṛhaspatau | godāvarīṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ snātuṃ pratijagāma ha
Once, greatly fortunate one, when Jupiter had entered Leo, he set out to bathe in the greatly holy Godāvarī.
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PdP 6 218.9
दातुं तत्र सुवर्णस्य गृहान्निन्ये पलायुतम् । गच्छन्पथि स धर्मात्मा मनसैतदचिंतयत्
dātuṃ tatra suvarṇasya gṛhānninye palāyutam | gacchanpathi sa dharmātmā manasaitadaciṃtayat
In order to make a gift there, he brought ten thousand palas of gold from his house. As he went along the road, that righteous man thought this in his mind:
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PdP 6 218.10
मालव उवाच- गृहाद्दानार्थमानीतं मया हेमपलायुतम् । यस्मै कस्मै न दातव्यं दातव्यं पूज्य साधवे
mālava uvāca- gṛhāddānārthamānītaṃ mayā hemapalāyutam | yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṃ dātavyaṃ pūjya sādhave
Mālava said: I have brought from home ten thousand palas of gold for the sake of a gift; it is not to be given to just anyone — it must be given, O venerable one, to a good man.
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PdP 6 218.11
निष्किंचनाय विप्राय पात्रायानुपकारिणे । पूज्याय देशे काले च दत्तमक्षयतां व्रजेत्
niṣkiṃcanāya viprāya pātrāyānupakāriṇe | pūjyāya deśe kāle ca dattamakṣayatāṃ vrajet
What is given to a brahmin who possesses nothing, who is a worthy recipient, who does no favours in return, who is worthy of honour, (and given) in the (right) place and at the (right) time, becomes imperishable.
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PdP 6 218.12
उञ्छवृत्त्या समानीतं दत्त्वा दुर्वाससे मुनिः । शिलोंच्छवृत्तिर्धर्मात्मा स्वं त्यक्त्वा गात्परं पदम्
uñchavṛttyā samānītaṃ dattvā durvāsase muniḥ | śiloṃcchavṛttirdharmātmā svaṃ tyaktvā gātparaṃ padam
Having given to Durvāsas what he had gathered by living on scraps, the sage — righteous, living on gleanings and scraps — abandoned his own (body?) and went to the highest state.
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PdP 6 218.13
दानवेंद्रो बली राजा पात्रं विज्ञाय वामनम् । विपक्षायाप्यदात्तस्मै त्रिलोकीं स्वभुजार्जिताम्
dānaveṃdro balī rājā pātraṃ vijñāya vāmanam | vipakṣāyāpyadāttasmai trilokīṃ svabhujārjitām
The lord of the Dānavas, king Bali, recognizing that Vāmana was a worthy recipient, gave him the three worlds won by his own arms, even though he was of the opposing side.
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PdP 6 218.14
तस्मात्पात्राय दातव्यं धनं धर्म्माजितं मया । गोविंदतुष्टये सम्यक्वांच्छनीयं न तत्फलम्
tasmātpātrāya dātavyaṃ dhanaṃ dharmmājitaṃ mayā | goviṃdatuṣṭaye samyakvāṃcchanīyaṃ na tatphalam
Therefore the wealth earned by me righteously should be given to a worthy recipient, for the satisfaction of Govinda; the fruit of it should not be desired at all.
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PdP 6 218.15
पुंडरीकस्तु धर्मात्मा भागिनेयो गजाह्वयात् । आयास्यति मयाहूतः सर्वपात्रशिरोमणिः
puṃḍarīkastu dharmātmā bhāgineyo gajāhvayāt | āyāsyati mayāhūtaḥ sarvapātraśiromaṇiḥ
And Puṇḍarīka, the righteous one, my sister's son, the crest-jewel among all worthy recipients, will come from Hastināpura, having been summoned by me.
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PdP 6 218.16
आनीतस्य धनस्यार्द्धं तस्मै पात्राय सूनवे । स्वसुर्द्दास्यामि शेषं तु श्रोत्रियेभ्यो यथाविधि
ānītasya dhanasyārddhaṃ tasmai pātrāya sūnave | svasurddāsyāmi śeṣaṃ tu śrotriyebhyo yathāvidhi
Half of the wealth I have brought I shall give to him, my sister's son, the worthy recipient; the remainder to Vedic scholars according to rule.
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PdP 6 218.17
नारद उवाच- एवं विचिंत्य धर्मात्मा मालवं स द्विजोत्तमः । कतिचिद्वासरैः प्राप्तः पुण्यां गोदावरीं नृप
nārada uvāca- evaṃ viciṃtya dharmātmā mālavaṃ sa dvijottamaḥ | katicidvāsaraiḥ prāptaḥ puṇyāṃ godāvarīṃ nṛpa
Nārada said: Having thought thus, that righteous best of twice-born ones, the Mālava, reached the holy Godāvarī in a few days, O king.
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PdP 6 218.18
मिलितस्तस्य धर्मात्मा पुंडरीकः स्वसुः सुतः । तस्य वै पूर्वमायातो मालवस्य महीपते
militastasya dharmātmā puṃḍarīkaḥ svasuḥ sutaḥ | tasya vai pūrvamāyāto mālavasya mahīpate
The righteous Puṇḍarīka, his sister's son, met him; indeed he had arrived there before that Mālava, O lord of the earth.
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PdP 6 218.19
स तत्र विधिना स्नात्वा सिंहसंक्रमवासरे । पुंडरीकाय वित्तार्द्धं ददौ मे प्रीयतां हरिः
sa tatra vidhinā snātvā siṃhasaṃkramavāsare | puṃḍarīkāya vittārddhaṃ dadau me prīyatāṃ hariḥ
There, having bathed according to rule on the day of the sun's passage into Leo, he gave half his wealth to Puṇḍarīka (saying,) "May Hari be pleased with me."
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PdP 6 218.20
पुंडरीकोऽपि धर्मात्मा स्नात्वा गोदावरीजले । स्ववित्तस्य चतुर्थांशं श्रोत्रियेभ्यो ददौ मुदा
puṃḍarīko'pi dharmātmā snātvā godāvarījale | svavittasya caturthāṃśaṃ śrotriyebhyo dadau mudā
Puṇḍarīka too, the righteous one, having bathed in the water of the Godāvarī, gladly gave a fourth part of his own wealth to Vedic scholars.
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PdP 6 218.21
स तत्र विधिवत्स्नात्त्वा दत्वा दानं च शक्तितः । गच्छंतं स्वगृहान्राजन्नित्युवाच स्वसुः सुतम्
sa tatra vidhivatsnāttvā datvā dānaṃ ca śaktitaḥ | gacchaṃtaṃ svagṛhānrājannityuvāca svasuḥ sutam
Having bathed there according to rule and given gifts to the extent of his ability, he spoke thus, O king, to his sister's son as he was leaving for his own home.
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PdP 6 218.22
मालव उवाच- गुरून्प्रति नमस्कारो वाच्यो आशीर्लघून्प्रति । यथावयोर्हि संयोगः क्षणिकोऽयं बभूव ह
mālava uvāca- gurūnprati namaskāro vācyo āśīrlaghūnprati | yathāvayorhi saṃyogaḥ kṣaṇiko'yaṃ babhūva ha
Mālava said: To elders a salutation should be spoken, to juniors a blessing. For just as this meeting of us two has been momentary —
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PdP 6 218.23
एवं हि सर्वजंतूनां पुत्रदारादिभिः सह । तस्मात्क्षणिकसंयोगात्संसाराद्यः सुधीर्नरः
evaṃ hi sarvajaṃtūnāṃ putradārādibhiḥ saha | tasmātkṣaṇikasaṃyogātsaṃsārādyaḥ sudhīrnaraḥ
— so indeed it is for all creatures with their sons, wives and the rest. Therefore the wise man who, because of this momentary character of union, (would grow disgusted) with the round of rebirth —
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PdP 6 218.24
विरज्येत कृपापात्रं स हरे स्याद्विनिश्चितम् । कृपातः श्रीहरेः प्राणी सत्संगमरतो भवेत्
virajyeta kṛpāpātraṃ sa hare syādviniścitam | kṛpātaḥ śrīhareḥ prāṇī satsaṃgamarato bhavet
— would become detached: he is certainly a fit object of Hari's compassion. Through the compassion of the glorious Hari a living being comes to delight in the company of the good.
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PdP 6 218.25
तस्तस्य हरेर्लीलाश्रवणेच्छा हि जायते । श्रुत्वा च कीर्तिता सद्भिर्हरिलीला अपि स्वयम्
tastasya harerlīlāśravaṇecchā hi jāyate | śrutvā ca kīrtitā sadbhirharilīlā api svayam
Then there arises in him the wish to hear of Hari's play; and having heard Hari's play celebrated by the good, he himself too
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PdP 6 218.26
सुस्पृहं कीर्त्तयत्येव ततः स्मरति केवलम् । ततस्तस्य भवेत्प्रेमगोविंदपदसेवने
suspṛhaṃ kīrttayatyeva tataḥ smarati kevalam | tatastasya bhavetpremagoviṃdapadasevane
celebrates it with keen longing, and thereafter simply remembers it. Then love arises in him for the service of Govinda's feet.
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PdP 6 218.27
नरस्ततस्तरत्याशु पोतेनेव महार्णवम् । एतदर्थं हि साधूनां ज्ञानिनां कर्मणां तथा । यत्नो भवति धर्मात्मन्नपि त्वं यत्नवान्भव
narastatastaratyāśu poteneva mahārṇavam | etadarthaṃ hi sādhūnāṃ jñānināṃ karmaṇāṃ tathā | yatno bhavati dharmātmannapi tvaṃ yatnavānbhava
Then a man crosses over quickly, as if by a boat across the great ocean. It is for this purpose indeed that the effort of the good, of the knowers, and of the ritualists exists, O righteous one; so you too be one who makes the effort.
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PdP 6 218.28
नारद उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा स वैदर्भः सुतं कथमपि स्वसुः । विसृज्याश्रुमुखो वाष्पपर्याकुलदृशं ययौ
nārada uvāca- evamuktvā sa vaidarbhaḥ sutaṃ kathamapi svasuḥ | visṛjyāśrumukho vāṣpaparyākuladṛśaṃ yayau
Nārada said: Having spoken thus, that man of Vidarbha, taking leave of his sister's son somehow, went away with tears on his face, (leaving the youth) with eyes clouded by tears.
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PdP 6 218.29
पुंडरीकोऽपि धर्मात्मा चचाल स्वगृहं प्रति । कतिभिर्वासरै राजन्नागतोऽत्र शुभास्पदे
puṃḍarīko'pi dharmātmā cacāla svagṛhaṃ prati | katibhirvāsarai rājannāgato'tra śubhāspade
Puṇḍarīka too, the righteous one, set out for his own home, and in a few days, O king, he arrived here at this auspicious place.
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PdP 6 218.30
भरताख्यं कनीयांसं भ्रातरं पतितं भुवि । श्वसंतं क्षतनिर्गच्छद्रुधिराक्तमवैक्षत
bharatākhyaṃ kanīyāṃsaṃ bhrātaraṃ patitaṃ bhuvi | śvasaṃtaṃ kṣatanirgacchadrudhirāktamavaikṣata
He saw his younger brother named Bharata fallen on the ground, gasping, smeared with blood flowing out from his wounds.
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PdP 6 218.31
पप्रच्छ च रुदन्नुर्च्च्भ्रातः केनेदृशीं दशाम् । गमितोसि किमर्थं वा गृहादिह समागतः
papraccha ca rudannurccbhrātaḥ kenedṛśīṃ daśām | gamitosi kimarthaṃ vā gṛhādiha samāgataḥ
And weeping he asked loudly: "Brother, by whom have you been brought to such a state? And for what purpose did you come here from home?"
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PdP 6 218.32
इति पृच्छति राजेंद्र पुंडरीके सपीडया । महत्या भरतः सद्यः पीडितोसूनमुंचत
iti pṛcchati rājeṃdra puṃḍarīke sapīḍayā | mahatyā bharataḥ sadyaḥ pīḍitosūnamuṃcata
While Puṇḍarīka was asking thus, O lord of kings, with great anguish, Bharata, afflicted, at once gave up his breath.
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PdP 6 218.33
अवातरत्तदा यानमेकं सगणमद्भुतम् । आकाशात्पश्यतां भूप जनानां तद्गुरोरपि
avātarattadā yānamekaṃ sagaṇamadbhutam | ākāśātpaśyatāṃ bhūpa janānāṃ tadgurorapi
Then a single wondrous chariot descended, with its retinue, from the sky, while the people and his teacher too looked on, O king.
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PdP 6 218.34
तदारुह्य स दिव्यांगो भरतः पापकार्यपि । उवाच वचनं ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरं विनमन्निदम्
tadāruhya sa divyāṃgo bharataḥ pāpakāryapi | uvāca vacanaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātaraṃ vinamannidam
Mounting it, Bharata, now of divine body although a doer of evil, bowing, spoke this word to his elder brother.
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PdP 6 218.35
भरतोवाच- पुंडरीक महाबुद्धे तीर्थस्यास्य प्रसादतः । पुष्करस्य मया प्राप्ता पापिनापि दिवि स्थितिः
bharatovāca- puṃḍarīka mahābuddhe tīrthasyāsya prasādataḥ | puṣkarasya mayā prāptā pāpināpi divi sthitiḥ
Bharata said: "Puṇḍarīka of great wisdom, by the grace of this holy place, Puṣkara, a station in heaven has been obtained by me, sinner though I am.
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PdP 6 218.36
मदीयं दारुणं कर्म भ्रातर्जानासि यद्यपि । तथापि कथयाम्यद्य किंचिदज्ञातमस्ति ते
madīyaṃ dāruṇaṃ karma bhrātarjānāsi yadyapi | tathāpi kathayāmyadya kiṃcidajñātamasti te
"Although, brother, you know my cruel deeds, still I shall tell you today: there is something not known to you.
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PdP 6 218.37
यथा मया प्रभावत्या वेश्यया रमितं सह । तद्गृहं व्ययितं भूरि धनं च मदिराकृते
yathā mayā prabhāvatyā veśyayā ramitaṃ saha | tadgṛhaṃ vyayitaṃ bhūri dhanaṃ ca madirākṛte
"How I took pleasure with the courtesan Prabhāvatī, and how much wealth was spent in her house and on liquor;
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PdP 6 218.38
द्यूतेन हारितं यच्च चौरकर्मसमार्जितम् । शिवरात्र्यां मया शंभुनिर्माल्यं यच्च भक्षितम्
dyūtena hāritaṃ yacca caurakarmasamārjitam | śivarātryāṃ mayā śaṃbhunirmālyaṃ yacca bhakṣitam
"and what was lost at dice, which had been gathered by acts of theft, and how on Śiva's night I ate what had been offered to Śambhu—
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PdP 6 218.39
यत्कृते भवता विप्रो जेबुको नाम दूषितः । एतन्मया कृतं कर्म्म विदितं पुंडरीक ते
yatkṛte bhavatā vipro jebuko nāma dūṣitaḥ | etanmayā kṛtaṃ karmma viditaṃ puṃḍarīka te
"and for whose sake the brahmin named Jebuka was defiled by you: this deed done by me is known to you, Puṇḍarīka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 218.40
गोदावरीं गते भ्रातस्त्वयि यत्कृतवानहं । न तत्ते विदितं कर्म कथयामि तदप्यहो
godāvarīṃ gate bhrātastvayi yatkṛtavānahaṃ | na tatte viditaṃ karma kathayāmi tadapyaho
"But what I did, brother, when you had gone to the Godāvarī—that deed of mine is not known to you; ah, that too I shall tell.
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PdP 6 218.41
चलितेत्वय्यतिक्रांतोयदापक्षस्तदाह्यहम् । श्रुतवानिति लोकेभ्यो वचनं हरिदुःसहम्
calitetvayyatikrāṃtoyadāpakṣastadāhyaham | śrutavāniti lokebhyo vacanaṃ hariduḥsaham
"When you had set out and the fortnight had passed, then I heard from people this word, hard for me to bear:
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PdP 6 218.42
पुंडरीको धनं दातुमाहूतो मातुलेन हि । निजसोदरमाहत्य पुंडरीकं तदा हृतम्
puṃḍarīko dhanaṃ dātumāhūto mātulena hi | nijasodaramāhatya puṃḍarīkaṃ tadā hṛtam
"'Puṇḍarīka has been summoned by his maternal uncle to be given wealth.' Then, striking down my own brother, Puṇḍarīka, (I thought) it would be seized:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 218.43
गृहीष्यामि धनं भूरि मालवेन समर्पितम् । महता वसुना तेन तोषयामि प्रभावतीम्
gṛhīṣyāmi dhanaṃ bhūri mālavena samarpitam | mahatā vasunā tena toṣayāmi prabhāvatīm
"'I shall take the abundant wealth handed over by the Mālava (uncle); with that great treasure I shall gratify Prabhāvatī;
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PdP 6 218.44
दुरोदरेण क्रीडामि स्वेच्छया तद्विदैः सह । इत्यालोच्य त्वदध्वानं निरुध्याहमिह स्थितः
durodareṇa krīḍāmi svecchayā tadvidaiḥ saha | ityālocya tvadadhvānaṃ nirudhyāhamiha sthitaḥ
"'I shall gamble at dice as I please with those skilled in it.' Having thought thus, I blocked your road and stationed myself here,
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PdP 6 218.45
हत्वा त्वां च धनं भूरि गृहीतुं च महामते । अतिक्रांते धने भ्रातः कुतश्चित्सार्थमागतः
hatvā tvāṃ ca dhanaṃ bhūri gṛhītuṃ ca mahāmate | atikrāṃte dhane bhrātaḥ kutaścitsārthamāgataḥ
"to kill you and to take the abundant wealth, O greatly wise one. But when the wealth had passed by, brother, a caravan came from somewhere.
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PdP 6 218.46
वणिजामत्र सुप्तोऽहं रात्रौ तत्र महामते । अथ कश्चिन्निशीथे तु तस्करो वणिजां धनम्
vaṇijāmatra supto'haṃ rātrau tatra mahāmate | atha kaścinniśīthe tu taskaro vaṇijāṃ dhanam
"There I slept among the merchants at night, O greatly wise one. Then at midnight some thief (came) for the merchants' wealth—
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PdP 6 218.47
हर्तुं तत्र समाविष्टः सार्थे जनसमाकुले । नीत्वा यदा धनं किंचित्स चौरस्तु पलायितः । तमन्वधावन्सहसा क्रोशंत इव सेवकाः
hartuṃ tatra samāviṣṭaḥ sārthe janasamākule | nītvā yadā dhanaṃ kiṃcitsa caurastu palāyitaḥ | tamanvadhāvansahasā krośaṃta iva sevakāḥ
"he entered there to steal it, in the caravan crowded with people. When that thief fled, having carried off some wealth, the servants at once ran after him, crying out as it were:
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PdP 6 218.48
सेवका ऊचुः । गृह्यतां गृह्यतामेष चौरोऽयं याति सत्वरम् । मध्याद्बहूनामस्माकमपहृत्य धनं बहु
sevakā ūcuḥ | gṛhyatāṃ gṛhyatāmeṣa cauro'yaṃ yāti satvaram | madhyādbahūnāmasmākamapahṛtya dhanaṃ bahu
The servants said: "Seize him, seize him! This thief is going off quickly, having carried away much wealth from the midst of us many."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 218.49
भरत उवाच- इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां पुरतस्तु तमन्वहम् । अधावं सहसा भ्रातस्तद्गृहीतुं जिहीर्षया
bharata uvāca- ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ puratastu tamanvaham | adhāvaṃ sahasā bhrātastadgṛhītuṃ jihīrṣayā
Bharata said: "Hearing that speech of theirs, I ran ahead after him, swiftly, brother, wishing to seize that (wealth) for myself.
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PdP 6 218.50
ततस्ते वणिजां भृत्या ज्ञात्वा मां तस्य रक्षकम् । प्रजहुस्तरसा सर्वे सखड्गं खड्गपाणयः
tataste vaṇijāṃ bhṛtyā jñātvā māṃ tasya rakṣakam | prajahustarasā sarve sakhaḍgaṃ khaḍgapāṇayaḥ
Then those servants of the merchants, knowing me to be his protector, all swiftly fell upon me, sword and all, with swords in their hands.
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PdP 6 218.51
तेषु कश्चिद्द्विजश्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणोऽहमिति ब्रुवन् । खड्गेन शितधारेण मया पापीयसा हतः
teṣu kaściddvijaśreṣṭho brāhmaṇo'hamiti bruvan | khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa mayā pāpīyasā hataḥ
Among them a certain eminent twice-born, saying "I am a brahmin," was slain by me, the wicked one, with a sharp-edged sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 218.52
वणिजां सेवकैस्तैस्तु खड्गधारैरहं हतः । गतास्ते वणिजः प्रातर्निजगंतव्यनीवृतम्
vaṇijāṃ sevakaistaistu khaḍgadhārairahaṃ hataḥ | gatāste vaṇijaḥ prātarnijagaṃtavyanīvṛtam
But I was killed by those servants of the merchants with the edges of their swords; and in the morning those merchants departed for the country to which they were bound.
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PdP 6 218.53
ततो भवानिह प्राप्तः श्वसंतं मां ददर्श ह । चलद्रुधिरलिप्तांगं पीडामोहविचेतनम्
tato bhavāniha prāptaḥ śvasaṃtaṃ māṃ dadarśa ha | caladrudhiraliptāṃgaṃ pīḍāmohavicetanam
Then you arrived here and saw me gasping, my limbs smeared with flowing blood, insensible from pain and swooning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 218.54
इत्येतत्कथितं भ्रातर्यदर्थमहमागतः । अपमृत्युं यथा प्राप्तस्तच्चापि कथितं मया
ityetatkathitaṃ bhrātaryadarthamahamāgataḥ | apamṛtyuṃ yathā prāptastaccāpi kathitaṃ mayā
Thus, brother, this has been told — the purpose for which I came; and how I met with an untimely death, that too has been told by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition