Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 220

PdP 6 220.1

नारद उवाच- शिवस्यतीर्थराजस्य प्रयागस्य तवाग्रतः । महिमानं महापुण्यं श्रद्धया वर्णयामि ते

nārada uvāca- śivasyatīrtharājasya prayāgasya tavāgrataḥ | mahimānaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ śraddhayā varṇayāmi te

Nārada said: I shall describe to you with faith, before you, the greatness, of great merit, of auspicious Prayāga, the king of sacred fords.

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PdP 6 220.2

विश्वावसुर्महीपाल गंधर्वो लोकविश्रुतः । एकदा स गतो गातुं सुमेरौ ब्रह्मणः सभाम्

viśvāvasurmahīpāla gaṃdharvo lokaviśrutaḥ | ekadā sa gato gātuṃ sumerau brahmaṇaḥ sabhām

Viśvāvasu, O protector of the earth, a gandharva renowned in the worlds — once he went to sing in Brahmā's assembly on Sumeru.

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PdP 6 220.3

तत्र सर्वैः सुरश्रेष्ठमुपविष्टं सुविष्टरे । जुष्टं सुरगणैर्भूप विश्वावसुरवैक्षत

tatra sarvaiḥ suraśreṣṭhamupaviṣṭaṃ suviṣṭare | juṣṭaṃ suragaṇairbhūpa viśvāvasuravaikṣata

There Viśvāvasu beheld the best of the gods seated on a fine seat, attended by all the hosts of gods, O king.

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PdP 6 220.4

ब्रह्मासनसमीपे तु वरासनगतं नृप । द्वितीयमिव लोकेशमिंद्रप्रस्थं स एक्षत

brahmāsanasamīpe tu varāsanagataṃ nṛpa | dvitīyamiva lokeśamiṃdraprasthaṃ sa ekṣata

But near Brahmā's seat, O king, he saw Indraprastha seated on an excellent throne, like a second lord of the worlds.

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PdP 6 220.5

सुरराजतीर्थराजौ ब्रह्मेंद्रप्रस्थयोर्नृप । चामरोद्धूननं मूर्ध्नि कुर्वंतौ स ददर्श ह

surarājatīrtharājau brahmeṃdraprasthayornṛpa | cāmaroddhūnanaṃ mūrdhni kurvaṃtau sa dadarśa ha

He saw, O king, the king of the gods and the king of sacred fords fanning with a whisk over the heads of Brahmā and Indraprastha.

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PdP 6 220.6

अन्यानि देवतीर्थानि तयोर्दूरे महीपते । स्थितानि तेन दृष्टानि बद्धांजलिपुटानि तु

anyāni devatīrthāni tayordūre mahīpate | sthitāni tena dṛṣṭāni baddhāṃjalipuṭāni tu

And the other sacred fords of the gods, O lord of the earth, standing at a distance from those two, were seen by him with their hands folded in salutation.

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PdP 6 220.7

तयोरग्रे जगौ राजन्गांधर्वं रागमुत्तमम् । तीर्थैः सममगात्सत्यलोकं देवान्विसृज्य हि

tayoragre jagau rājangāṃdharvaṃ rāgamuttamam | tīrthaiḥ samamagātsatyalokaṃ devānvisṛjya hi

Before those two, O king, he sang a gandharva song, an excellent melody; then, taking leave of the gods, he went to Satyaloka together with the sacred fords.

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PdP 6 220.8

अथ विश्वावसुर्द्धीमान्दृष्ट्वा तीर्थस्य वैभवम् । इंद्रप्रस्थस्य राजेंद्र हाहामेतदुवाच ह

atha viśvāvasurddhīmāndṛṣṭvā tīrthasya vaibhavam | iṃdraprasthasya rājeṃdra hāhāmetaduvāca ha

Then wise Viśvāvasu, having seen the majesty of the sacred ford Indraprastha, O lord of kings, uttered this cry of "Aha! Aha!"

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PdP 6 220.9

विश्वावसुरुवाच- भोभो गंधर्वशार्दूल तीर्थमेतन्महाद्भुतम् । इंद्रप्रस्थाख्यमेतस्मिन्संसारे तीर्थराशिषु

viśvāvasuruvāca- bhobho gaṃdharvaśārdūla tīrthametanmahādbhutam | iṃdraprasthākhyametasminsaṃsāre tīrtharāśiṣu

Viśvāvasu said: Ho, ho, tiger among gandharvas! This sacred ford is greatly marvellous, this one called Indraprastha, among the multitudes of sacred fords in this world.

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PdP 6 220.10

चराचरगुरुर्ब्रह्मा सुरवंद्य पदांबुजः । तस्यासनसमीपस्थं यदतिष्ठ समासनम्

carācaragururbrahmā suravaṃdya padāṃbujaḥ | tasyāsanasamīpasthaṃ yadatiṣṭha samāsanam

Brahmā, the teacher of all that moves and does not move, whose lotus feet are saluted by the gods — that (Indraprastha) occupied a seat equal (to his), placed close to his seat!

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PdP 6 220.11

तीर्थराजोऽपि पृष्ठस्थश्चामरं यस्य मस्तके । अधुना भृत्यवज्जातस्तीर्थेष्वन्येषु का कथा

tīrtharājo'pi pṛṣṭhasthaścāmaraṃ yasya mastake | adhunā bhṛtyavajjātastīrtheṣvanyeṣu kā kathā

And even the king of sacred fords stood behind him, (holding) the whisk over his head; now he has become like a servant — what then to say of the other sacred fords?

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PdP 6 220.12

पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि त्रिवर्गफलदानि तु । इंद्रप्रस्थमिदं तीर्थं चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम्

pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni trivargaphaladāni tu | iṃdraprasthamidaṃ tīrthaṃ caturvargaphalapradam

The sacred fords on earth give the fruit of the three aims (of life), but this sacred ford Indraprastha bestows the fruit of the four aims.

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PdP 6 220.13

अत्र स्थितानि तीर्थानि तादृशानि गुणैर्ध्रुवः । शेषेनापि न शक्यंते स्तोतुं तेषां महागुणाः

atra sthitāni tīrthāni tādṛśāni guṇairdhruvaḥ | śeṣenāpi na śakyaṃte stotuṃ teṣāṃ mahāguṇāḥ

The sacred fords that stand here are of such a kind in their virtues — surely, even by Śeṣa their great virtues cannot be praised.

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PdP 6 220.14

नारद उवाच-। एवं विश्वावसुर्धीमान्दृष्ट्वेंद्रप्रस्थवैभवम् । गत्वा तस्य गृहं राजन्पावनं सर्वकामदम्

nārada uvāca-| evaṃ viśvāvasurdhīmāndṛṣṭveṃdraprasthavaibhavam | gatvā tasya gṛhaṃ rājanpāvanaṃ sarvakāmadam

Nārada said: Thus wise Viśvāvasu, having seen the majesty of Indraprastha, went to its dwelling, O king — purifying and granting all desires.

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PdP 6 220.15

यथा देवेषु सर्वेषु शक्रः श्रेष्ठः शचीपतिः । तस्माद्ब्रह्मा च तीर्थेषु प्रयागोऽयं तथा वरः

yathā deveṣu sarveṣu śakraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śacīpatiḥ | tasmādbrahmā ca tīrtheṣu prayāgo'yaṃ tathā varaḥ

As among all the gods Śakra, the husband of Śacī, is the best, and higher than he is Brahmā, so among the sacred fords this Prayāga is the best.

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PdP 6 220.16

तस्मादपि महाराज शक्रप्रस्थमिदं वरम् । अस्यांतरगतो योऽयं प्रयागो नृप दृश्यते

tasmādapi mahārāja śakraprasthamidaṃ varam | asyāṃtaragato yo'yaṃ prayāgo nṛpa dṛśyate

And higher even than that, great king, is this Śakraprastha; and this Prayāga which is seen, O king, lies within it.

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PdP 6 220.17

कथयाम्यत्र यद्वृत्तं मोहिन्याः पण्ययोषितः । नर्मदासरितस्तीरे पुरी माहिष्मती नृप

kathayāmyatra yadvṛttaṃ mohinyāḥ paṇyayoṣitaḥ | narmadāsaritastīre purī māhiṣmatī nṛpa

I shall tell what happened here to Mohinī, a courtesan. On the bank of the river Narmadā, O king, (there is) the city Māhiṣmatī.

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PdP 6 220.18

मोहिनीनाम तत्रासीद्वेश्या बहुधनान्विता । रूपयौवनसंपन्ना निष्णाता नृत्यगीतयोः

mohinīnāma tatrāsīdveśyā bahudhanānvitā | rūpayauvanasaṃpannā niṣṇātā nṛtyagītayoḥ

There was there a courtesan named Mohinī, possessed of much wealth, endowed with beauty and youth, skilled in dance and song.

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PdP 6 220.19

तया बहूनि पापानि कृतानि धनलुब्धया । ब्रह्महत्याः कृताः सप्त दास्यश्च बहवो हताः

tayā bahūni pāpāni kṛtāni dhanalubdhayā | brahmahatyāḥ kṛtāḥ sapta dāsyaśca bahavo hatāḥ

Many sins were committed by her out of greed for wealth: seven brahmin-murders were committed, and many female servants were killed.

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PdP 6 220.20

तासां च पातिता गर्भाः बहुशः पापया तया । एवं तया सुतारुण्यं गमितं पापकर्मभिः

tāsāṃ ca pātitā garbhāḥ bahuśaḥ pāpayā tayā | evaṃ tayā sutāruṇyaṃ gamitaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ

And their unborn children were aborted many times by that sinful woman; thus her youth was spent by her in sinful deeds.

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PdP 6 220.21

ततो जरा कियत्काले तद्देहे समपद्यत । जराग्रस्तशरीरा सा निवृत्तविषयस्पृहा

tato jarā kiyatkāle taddehe samapadyata | jarāgrastaśarīrā sā nivṛttaviṣayaspṛhā

Then after some time old age came upon her body; her body seized by old age, her longing for sense-objects ceased.

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PdP 6 220.22

न चक्रे मानसं यूनां ते च तां पतिभूपते । पापार्जितं धनं स्वीयं न विश्वसिति कस्यचित्

na cakre mānasaṃ yūnāṃ te ca tāṃ patibhūpate | pāpārjitaṃ dhanaṃ svīyaṃ na viśvasiti kasyacit

She no longer set her mind on young men, and they too (no longer set theirs) on her, O lord of the earth; her own wealth acquired by sin she did not entrust to anyone.

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PdP 6 220.23

न दत्ते न स्वयं भुंक्ते न निक्षिपति वै क्वचित् । एकदा सा निशीथे तु विबुध्येति विचिंतयत्

na datte na svayaṃ bhuṃkte na nikṣipati vai kvacit | ekadā sā niśīthe tu vibudhyeti viciṃtayat

She did not give (it), nor enjoy it herself, nor deposit it anywhere. Once, at midnight, waking up, she reflected thus:

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PdP 6 220.24

मृतायां मयि कस्येदं धनं पापैरुपार्जितम् । तं नयिष्यति मां घोरं नरकं भृशदारुणम्

mṛtāyāṃ mayi kasyedaṃ dhanaṃ pāpairupārjitam | taṃ nayiṣyati māṃ ghoraṃ narakaṃ bhṛśadāruṇam

"When I am dead, whose will this wealth be, gathered by sinful means? It will lead me to that dreadful hell, exceedingly cruel."

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PdP 6 220.25

दास्यस्तासां च भर्त्तारस्तद्भोक्ष्यंति धनं मम । मयैव सद्गतिस्तस्य कथं न क्रियतेऽधुना

dāsyastāsāṃ ca bharttārastadbhokṣyaṃti dhanaṃ mama | mayaiva sadgatistasya kathaṃ na kriyate'dhunā

"The maidservants and their husbands will enjoy that wealth of mine; why should a good end not be made of it by me myself, now?"

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PdP 6 220.26

एवं विचिंत्य सा धर्मे विधाय मतिमुत्तमाम् । चकारारामसरसि वापीकूपसुरालयान्

evaṃ viciṃtya sā dharme vidhāya matimuttamām | cakārārāmasarasi vāpīkūpasurālayān

Having reflected thus, she set her mind excellently upon dharma and had made gardens, lakes, step-wells, wells and temples of the gods.

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PdP 6 220.27

अभितः पुरमाधत्ते प्रपाः पथिकहेतवे । निदाघे च महाराज तेभ्योऽन्नं प्रददौ च सा

abhitaḥ puramādhatte prapāḥ pathikahetave | nidāghe ca mahārāja tebhyo'nnaṃ pradadau ca sā

On all sides of the city she established water-stalls for the sake of travellers; and in the hot season, great king, she gave them food as well.

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PdP 6 220.28

धर्मशालां गृहाभ्याशे निवासाय विदेशिनाम् । विदधे सा पुनस्तेभ्यो ददावाहारमुत्तमम्

dharmaśālāṃ gṛhābhyāśe nivāsāya videśinām | vidadhe sā punastebhyo dadāvāhāramuttamam

She provided a dharma-hall near her house for the lodging of those from other lands, and again gave them excellent food.

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PdP 6 220.29

एवं प्रवर्त्तमाना हि धर्मे सा भूपमोहिनी । ज्वरातुराभवत्काले क्वचिच्चेति विचिंतयत्

evaṃ pravarttamānā hi dharme sā bhūpamohinī | jvarāturābhavatkāle kvacicceti viciṃtayat

Thus conducting herself in dharma, that Mohinī, O king, became afflicted with fever at one time, and thought thus:

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PdP 6 220.30

धर्मार्थे हि मया वित्तं व्ययितं भूरि यद्यपि । तथापि स्वर्णरूप्यादि प्रचुरं वर्त्तते परम्

dharmārthe hi mayā vittaṃ vyayitaṃ bhūri yadyapi | tathāpi svarṇarūpyādi pracuraṃ varttate param

"Although much wealth has been spent by me for the sake of dharma, still gold, silver and the rest remain in great abundance."

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PdP 6 220.31

श्रोत्रियेभ्यो ददाम्येतज्ज्ञानेनेति व्यचिंतयत् । विचिंत्येति समाहूता मोहिन्या नगरद्विजाः

śrotriyebhyo dadāmyetajjñāneneti vyaciṃtayat | viciṃtyeti samāhūtā mohinyā nagaradvijāḥ

"With knowledge (of this) I shall give this to śrotriya brahmins" — so she thought; and having thought thus, the brahmins of the city were summoned by Mohinī.

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PdP 6 220.32

नागतास्ते महीपाल ज्ञात्वा घोरं प्रतिग्रहम् । यदा तदा द्विभागं च चक्रे तत्तु धनं स्वकम्

nāgatāste mahīpāla jñātvā ghoraṃ pratigraham | yadā tadā dvibhāgaṃ ca cakre tattu dhanaṃ svakam

They did not come, O protector of the earth, knowing the acceptance of gifts to be a terrible thing. Since (they did not), she then made that wealth of hers into two portions.

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PdP 6 220.33

एको भागस्तु दासीनां दत्तोन्यश्च विदेशिनाम् । स्वयं तु निर्द्धना राजन्नभवत्सा तु मोहिनी

eko bhāgastu dāsīnāṃ dattonyaśca videśinām | svayaṃ tu nirddhanā rājannabhavatsā tu mohinī

One portion was given to the maidservants and the other to those from other lands; but she herself, O king, that Mohinī, became without wealth.

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PdP 6 220.34

तथा समागतं मृत्युं विज्ञायांतिकमंतिके । मुक्त्वा दास्यो धनं नीत्वा यथेष्टगतयोऽभवत्

tathā samāgataṃ mṛtyuṃ vijñāyāṃtikamaṃtike | muktvā dāsyo dhanaṃ nītvā yatheṣṭagatayo'bhavat

Knowing that death had come upon her so, very near at hand, the maidservants let her go, took the wealth, and went off wherever they pleased.

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PdP 6 220.35

इति मत्वा यदा ह्येषा ज्वरमुक्ता भविष्यति । तदानीं यद्धनं दत्तं नूनमादास्यते हि तत्

iti matvā yadā hyeṣā jvaramuktā bhaviṣyati | tadānīṃ yaddhanaṃ dattaṃ nūnamādāsyate hi tat

Thinking, "When she becomes free of the fever, then she will surely take back that wealth which was given."

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PdP 6 220.36

अथ सा लंघनान्यष्टादशकृत्वा महीपते । निजायुषस्तु शेषेण ज्वरमुक्ता तदाभवत्

atha sā laṃghanānyaṣṭādaśakṛtvā mahīpate | nijāyuṣastu śeṣeṇa jvaramuktā tadābhavat

Then, O lord of the earth, having undergone eighteen fasts, by the remainder of her own allotted lifespan she then became free of the fever.

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PdP 6 220.37

एका जरद्गवानाम सखी तस्या महीपते । सा तामुपचचाराशु पथ्यादिभिरतंद्रिता

ekā jaradgavānāma sakhī tasyā mahīpate | sā tāmupacacārāśu pathyādibhirataṃdritā

She had one friend named Jaradgavā, O lord of the earth; unwearied, that woman quickly tended her with suitable diet and the rest.

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PdP 6 220.38

कियद्भिर्वासरैः सा तु पूर्णाहारा व्यजायत । तस्या जरद्गवायास्तु गृहे भुक्तं स्म लज्जया

kiyadbhirvāsaraiḥ sā tu pūrṇāhārā vyajāyata | tasyā jaradgavāyāstu gṛhe bhuktaṃ sma lajjayā

Within a few days she came to take full food; but in the house of that Jaradgavā she ate in shame.

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PdP 6 220.39

मया स्थितं सुखेनात्र दुःखमद्य समागतम् । दारिद्र्यान्न मया स्थेयं सचिंत्येति गतान्यतः

mayā sthitaṃ sukhenātra duḥkhamadya samāgatam | dāridryānna mayā stheyaṃ saciṃtyeti gatānyataḥ

"I have stayed here in comfort; today misery has come. Because of poverty I must not stay" — thinking thus, she went elsewhere.

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PdP 6 220.40

गच्छती सा वने राजन्मोहिनी पुरतस्करैः । इति मत्वा विनिहता गृहीत्वा यात्यसौ धनम्

gacchatī sā vane rājanmohinī purataskaraiḥ | iti matvā vinihatā gṛhītvā yātyasau dhanam

As she went, O king, that Mohinī was struck down in the forest by the thieves of the city, thinking, "She is going off, having taken the wealth."

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PdP 6 220.41

धनमप्राप्य तैस्तस्याः सकाशात्पुरतस्करैः । श्वसती सा परित्यक्ता तस्मिन्नेव वने नृप

dhanamaprāpya taistasyāḥ sakāśātpurataskaraiḥ | śvasatī sā parityaktā tasminneva vane nṛpa

Not getting wealth from her, she was abandoned by those city thieves, still breathing, in that very forest, O king.

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PdP 6 220.42

अथ वैखानसः कश्चित्प्रयागस्यास्य वै जलम् । बिभ्रत्कमंडलौ राजन्नत्रारण्ये समाययौ

atha vaikhānasaḥ kaścitprayāgasyāsya vai jalam | bibhratkamaṃḍalau rājannatrāraṇye samāyayau

Now a certain forest-dwelling ascetic, carrying in his water-pot the water of this Prayāga, O king, came there into that wilderness.

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PdP 6 220.43

अथ तां पतितां वीक्ष्य शस्त्रविक्षतविग्रहाम् । याचमानामिदं राजन् जीवनं हस्तसंज्ञया

atha tāṃ patitāṃ vīkṣya śastravikṣatavigrahām | yācamānāmidaṃ rājan jīvanaṃ hastasaṃjñayā

Then, seeing her fallen, her body torn by weapons, begging by a sign of the hand for this life, O king —

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PdP 6 220.44

वैखानस उवाच- का त्वं केन शितैः शस्त्रैः सक्षतीकृतविग्रहा । एकाकिनी किमर्थं वा निर्जनारण्यमागता

vaikhānasa uvāca- kā tvaṃ kena śitaiḥ śastraiḥ sakṣatīkṛtavigrahā | ekākinī kimarthaṃ vā nirjanāraṇyamāgatā

Vaikhānasa said: Who are you? By whom has your body been gashed with sharp weapons? And for what purpose have you come alone into a forest empty of people?

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PdP 6 220.45

इंद्रप्रस्थगतस्येदं प्रयागस्य जले शुभे । भाग्योदयेन केनापि प्रापितं प्रियकाम्यया

iṃdraprasthagatasyedaṃ prayāgasya jale śubhe | bhāgyodayena kenāpi prāpitaṃ priyakāmyayā

This (water) belongs to the Prayāga that lies at Indraprastha, in (its) auspicious water; by some rising of good fortune it has been brought (here) out of desire for what is dear.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 6 220.46

इत्युक्ता तेन सा वक्तुमक्षमा व्याददे मुखम् । पातुं तद्वारिमहिषी भवेयमिति वांछया

ityuktā tena sā vaktumakṣamā vyādade mukham | pātuṃ tadvārimahiṣī bhaveyamiti vāṃchayā

Addressed thus by him, she, unable to speak, opened her mouth to drink that water, with the wish, "May I become a chief queen."

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PdP 6 220.47

अथैतस्य प्रयागस्य पातितेंबुनि तन्मुखे । तत्याज जीवितं सा तु मोहिनीगणिका नृप

athaitasya prayāgasya pātiteṃbuni tanmukhe | tatyāja jīvitaṃ sā tu mohinīgaṇikā nṛpa

Then, when the water of this Prayāga had been poured into her mouth, she—the courtesan Mohinī—gave up her life, O king.

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PdP 6 220.48

प्राणप्रयाणकाले तु महिषीत्वं च वांच्छयत् । अतः सा महिषी जाता द्राविडे वीरवर्मणः

prāṇaprayāṇakāle tu mahiṣītvaṃ ca vāṃcchayat | ataḥ sā mahiṣī jātā drāviḍe vīravarmaṇaḥ

But at the time of the departure of her breaths she had wished for the state of being a chief queen; therefore she was born as the chief queen of Vīravarman in the Drāviḍa (country).

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PdP 6 220.49

संभूय केरलाधीश गृहे तीर्थांबुपानतः । कुलशीलधनैश्वर्यसंयुक्तस्य महीपते

saṃbhūya keralādhīśa gṛhe tīrthāṃbupānataḥ | kulaśīladhanaiśvaryasaṃyuktasya mahīpate

Having come into being, O lord of Kerala, in the house of one endowed with lineage, character, wealth and lordship—by reason of the drinking of the tīrtha's water, O ruler of the earth.

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PdP 6 220.50

हेमगौरं ततः सांगं बभार कमलेक्षणा । अतस्तस्य पिता नाम हेमांगीति चकार ह

hemagauraṃ tataḥ sāṃgaṃ babhāra kamalekṣaṇā | atastasya pitā nāma hemāṃgīti cakāra ha

Then the lotus-eyed one bore a body, with all its limbs, golden-fair; therefore her father made her name to be "Hemāṅgī."

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PdP 6 220.51

एकदा सा तु हेमांगी हेमाभरणभूषिता । कलायाः स्ववयस्याया मंत्रिपुत्र्या गृहं ययौ

ekadā sā tu hemāṃgī hemābharaṇabhūṣitā | kalāyāḥ svavayasyāyā maṃtriputryā gṛhaṃ yayau

Once that Hemāṅgī, adorned with golden ornaments, went to the house of her own companion Kalā, the minister's daughter.

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PdP 6 220.52

तत्र यावकतैलेन स्नापिता भोजिता च सा । विविधान्नैस्तदा राजन्निविष्टा वरविष्टरे

tatra yāvakatailena snāpitā bhojitā ca sā | vividhānnaistadā rājanniviṣṭā varaviṣṭare

There she was bathed with lac-dye oil and fed with various foods, and then, O king, was seated on an excellent seat.

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PdP 6 220.53

पुष्पोद्ग्रथित धमिल्ला क्षामक्षौमविभूषिता । कलां प्रोवाच दधती मुखे तांबूलवीटिकाम्

puṣpodgrathita dhamillā kṣāmakṣaumavibhūṣitā | kalāṃ provāca dadhatī mukhe tāṃbūlavīṭikām

Her braid entwined with flowers, adorned with fine thin linen, holding a betel-roll in her mouth, she spoke to Kalā.

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PdP 6 220.54

हेमांग्युवाच - कले कलय मे वाक्यं कोकिलाकलभाषिणि । गृहे यदद्भुतं वस्तु तव मामभिदर्शय

hemāṃgyuvāca - kale kalaya me vākyaṃ kokilākalabhāṣiṇi | gṛhe yadadbhutaṃ vastu tava māmabhidarśaya

Hemāṅgī said: Kalā, mark my words, you who speak with the cuckoo's sweet voice: whatever wondrous thing is in your house, show it to me.

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