Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 230
PdP 6 230.1
पार्वत्युवाच- भगवन्यत्रदेवेशो राक्षसान्मधुसूदनः । जघान केन रूपेण यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
pārvatyuvāca- bhagavanyatradeveśo rākṣasānmadhusūdanaḥ | jaghāna kena rūpeṇa yathāvadvaktumarhasi
Pārvatī said: Lord, in what form did the lord of gods, the slayer of Madhu, slay the rākṣasas there? Please tell it as it was.
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PdP 6 230.2
वैभवं च स्थवीयस्य मत्स्यकूर्म्मादिरूपकम् । विस्तरेण समाख्याहि मम प्रीत्या महेश्वर
vaibhavaṃ ca sthavīyasya matsyakūrmmādirūpakam | vistareṇa samākhyāhi mama prītyā maheśvara
And the glory (vaibhava) of the gross (form), consisting of the forms of the Fish, the Tortoise and the rest—relate it to me in full, out of affection, O Maheśvara.
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PdP 6 230.3
महादेव उवाच- शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि वैभवं स्वस्थमानसा । मत्स्यकूर्म्मादि यद्रूपमवतारात्मकं हरेः
mahādeva uvāca- śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi vaibhavaṃ svasthamānasā | matsyakūrmmādi yadrūpamavatārātmakaṃ hareḥ
Mahādeva said: Listen, goddess, I shall declare the glory, with your mind composed—the Fish, Tortoise and other forms of Hari that constitute his descents.
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PdP 6 230.4
दीपादुत्पाद्यते दीपो यथावत्तद्भविष्यति । परावस्थापरेशस्य सव्यूहा विभवादयः
dīpādutpādyate dīpo yathāvattadbhaviṣyati | parāvasthāpareśasya savyūhā vibhavādayaḥ
A lamp is produced from a lamp: just so it will be. From the supreme state of the supreme Lord (proceed) the vyūhas, the vibhava forms, and the rest.
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PdP 6 230.5
उक्ता देवावतारास्तु विविधाकारकाः शुभाः । अर्च्चावतारा देवस्य वैभवाः परमात्मनः
uktā devāvatārāstu vividhākārakāḥ śubhāḥ | arccāvatārā devasya vaibhavāḥ paramātmanaḥ
The divine descents, of various forms and auspicious, have been spoken of; (also) the arcā-descents of the God, the vaibhava (forms) of the Supreme Self.
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PdP 6 230.6
प्राजापत्येन वै ब्रह्मा स सम्राट्परमोत्सवः । भृगुं मरीचिमत्रिं च दक्षं कर्द्दममेव च
prājāpatyena vai brahmā sa samrāṭparamotsavaḥ | bhṛguṃ marīcimatriṃ ca dakṣaṃ karddamameva ca
By way of the office of Prajāpati, Brahmā himself, that sovereign of supreme festivity, (produced) Bhṛgu, Marīci, Atri, Dakṣa and Kardama,
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PdP 6 230.7
पुलस्त्यं पुलहं चैव गिरिशं च तथा क्रतुम् । नवप्रजानां पतय इमे प्रोक्ता यथाक्रमम्
pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ caiva giriśaṃ ca tathā kratum | navaprajānāṃ pataya ime proktā yathākramam
and Pulastya, Pulaha, Giriśa, and likewise Kratu: these are declared, in order, to be the nine lords of creatures.
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PdP 6 230.8
मरीचिर्भगवांस्तत्र जनयामास कश्यपम् । कश्यपस्याभवञ्जायाश्चतस्रः शुभदर्शने
marīcirbhagavāṃstatra janayāmāsa kaśyapam | kaśyapasyābhavañjāyāścatasraḥ śubhadarśane
There the lord Marīci begot Kaśyapa; and Kaśyapa had four wives, O you of fair appearance.
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PdP 6 230.9
अदितिश्च दितिश्चैव कद्रुश्च विनता तथा । अदितिर्जनयामास देवांस्तु शुभदर्शनान्
aditiśca ditiścaiva kadruśca vinatā tathā | aditirjanayāmāsa devāṃstu śubhadarśanān
(They were) Aditi and Diti, and Kadru and Vinatā as well. Aditi gave birth to the gods, who were fair to look upon.
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PdP 6 230.10
दितिश्च राक्षसान्पुत्रांस्तामसान्सुमहासुरान् । शंबूकस्तु हयग्रीवो हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः
ditiśca rākṣasānputrāṃstāmasānsumahāsurān | śaṃbūkastu hayagrīvo hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ
And Diti (gave birth) to sons who were rākṣasas, dark (tāmasa), very great asuras: Śaṃbūka, Hayagrīva, the mighty Hiraṇyākṣa,
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PdP 6 230.11
हिरण्यकशिपुर्जंभो मयाद्याः सुमहातपाः । मकरस्तु महावीर्यो ब्रह्मलोकमुपागतः
hiraṇyakaśipurjaṃbho mayādyāḥ sumahātapāḥ | makarastu mahāvīryo brahmalokamupāgataḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu, Jaṃbha, Maya and the rest, of very great austerity. And Makara, of great might, came to the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 6 230.12
ब्रह्माणं मोहयित्वाऽसौ वेदाञ्जग्राह वीर्यवान् । ग्रसित्वा च श्रुतिं सोऽथ प्रविवेश महार्णवम्
brahmāṇaṃ mohayitvā'sau vedāñjagrāha vīryavān | grasitvā ca śrutiṃ so'tha praviveśa mahārṇavam
Having bewildered Brahmā, that valiant one seized the Vedas; and having swallowed the sacred revelation, he then entered the great ocean.
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PdP 6 230.13
ततः सर्वं जगच्छून्यमभवद्धर्मसंकरः । नाधीतं न वषट्कारं वर्णाश्रमविवर्जितम्
tataḥ sarvaṃ jagacchūnyamabhavaddharmasaṃkaraḥ | nādhītaṃ na vaṣaṭkāraṃ varṇāśramavivarjitam
Thereupon the whole world became empty; there was a confounding of dharma. There was no recitation, no utterance of vaṣaṭ; (the world) was bereft of classes and stages of life.
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PdP 6 230.14
ततः प्रजापतिर्देवः सर्वदेवगणैर्वृतः । गत्वा दुग्धांबुधिं देवं तुष्टाव शरणं गतः
tataḥ prajāpatirdevaḥ sarvadevagaṇairvṛtaḥ | gatvā dugdhāṃbudhiṃ devaṃ tuṣṭāva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Then the god Prajāpati, surrounded by all the hosts of gods, went to the ocean of milk and, having taken refuge, praised the god.
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PdP 6 230.15
ब्रह्मोवाच- प्रसीद देव मे नाथ नागपर्यंकसंस्थित । सर्वेश सर्वदेवात्मन्सर्ववेदमयाच्युत
brahmovāca- prasīda deva me nātha nāgaparyaṃkasaṃsthita | sarveśa sarvadevātmansarvavedamayācyuta
Brahmā said: Be gracious to me, O god, O lord, you who rest upon the serpent-couch, O lord of all, O self of all the gods, O you who consist of all the Vedas, O Acyuta!
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PdP 6 230.16
आद्यं जगद्भुवो बीजं मध्ये त्वं सर्वतोऽधिकः । अंते च पशुनाथस्त्वं स्वेच्छया तस्तमेव च
ādyaṃ jagadbhuvo bījaṃ madhye tvaṃ sarvato'dhikaḥ | aṃte ca paśunāthastvaṃ svecchayā tastameva ca
(You are) the first, the seed of the world's ground; in the middle you are higher than everything; and at the end you are the lord of creatures (paśunātha), and by your own will (you are) that very (state) too.
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PdP 6 230.17
त्वमेव धत्से चिद्रूपं जगत्सर्वं सनातनम् । त्वमव्यक्तो हि भूतादिः प्रधानपुरुषोऽव्ययः
tvameva dhatse cidrūpaṃ jagatsarvaṃ sanātanam | tvamavyakto hi bhūtādiḥ pradhānapuruṣo'vyayaḥ
You alone bear the whole eternal world, whose form is consciousness; for you are the unmanifest, the origin of beings, the imperishable Puruṣa (together with) Pradhāna.
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PdP 6 230.18
त्वमादिमध्यांतवपुर्जगतः परमेश्वरः । त्वमेव सर्वलोकानामाश्रयः पुरुषोत्तमः
tvamādimadhyāṃtavapurjagataḥ parameśvaraḥ | tvameva sarvalokānāmāśrayaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
You have the beginning, middle and end for your body; you are the supreme lord of the world; you alone are the support of all the worlds, the highest Puruṣa.
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PdP 6 230.19
भूतादिस्त्वं महद्भूतं भूतसंघस्य कारणम् । त्वमेव कारणमाश्रित्य रमते धाम आत्मवान्
bhūtādistvaṃ mahadbhūtaṃ bhūtasaṃghasya kāraṇam | tvameva kāraṇamāśritya ramate dhāma ātmavān
You are the origin of the elements, the great being, the cause of the whole aggregate of beings; resting upon you alone as the cause, the possessor of self takes delight (in his) abode.
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PdP 6 230.20
त्वमादिभूतश्चांतस्त्वं त्वं वायुः सर्व्वगो महान् । त्वमादिस्त्वमनादिश्च त्वमग्निस्तेजसां निधिः
tvamādibhūtaścāṃtastvaṃ tvaṃ vāyuḥ sarvvago mahān | tvamādistvamanādiśca tvamagnistejasāṃ nidhiḥ
You are the primal element, and you are the end; you are the wind, all-pervading and great; you are the beginning and you are without beginning; you are fire, the treasury of radiances.
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PdP 6 230.21
त्वमापः सर्व्वजगतां जीवनं परमेश्वरः । त्वं भूमिर्जगदाधारो भूधरस्त्वं महामते
tvamāpaḥ sarvvajagatāṃ jīvanaṃ parameśvaraḥ | tvaṃ bhūmirjagadādhāro bhūdharastvaṃ mahāmate
You are the waters, the life of all the worlds, the supreme lord; you are the earth, the support of the world; you are the upholder of the earth, O you of great mind.
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PdP 6 230.22
सरितं सागरस्त्वं वै सर्व्वस्यादिस्त्वमेव च । देवर्षिः सर्वभूतानि त्वमेव पुरुषोत्तम
saritaṃ sāgarastvaṃ vai sarvvasyādistvameva ca | devarṣiḥ sarvabhūtāni tvameva puruṣottama
You indeed are the ocean of the rivers, and you alone are the origin of everything; you alone are the divine seer and all beings, O highest Puruṣa.
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PdP 6 230.23
त्वयैव प्रेरिता लोकाश्चेष्टंते साध्वसाधुषु । दैत्येनोपद्रुता वेदाः प्रविष्टा महदर्णवम्
tvayaiva preritā lokāśceṣṭaṃte sādhvasādhuṣu | daityenopadrutā vedāḥ praviṣṭā mahadarṇavam
Impelled by you alone, the worlds move among good and evil (courses). The Vedas, oppressed by the daitya, have entered the great ocean.
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PdP 6 230.24
वेदाधारमिदं सर्व्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् । वेदाश्चैव हि सर्व्वेषां धर्माणां परितः स्थितिः
vedādhāramidaṃ sarvvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam | vedāścaiva hi sarvveṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ paritaḥ sthitiḥ
This whole world, moving and unmoving, has the Vedas for its support; and the Vedas are on every side the foundation of all dharmas.
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PdP 6 230.25
वेदेषु सर्वदेवानां नित्यतृप्तिर्भविष्यति । तस्माद्वेदान्समानेतुं त्वमेवार्हसि केशव
vedeṣu sarvadevānāṃ nityatṛptirbhaviṣyati | tasmādvedānsamānetuṃ tvamevārhasi keśava
In (the rites of) the Vedas there will be the constant satisfaction of all the gods; therefore it is you alone who must bring the Vedas back, O Keśava.
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PdP 6 230.26
श्रीमहादेव उवाच- एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो ब्रह्मणा परमेश्वरः । मत्स्यरूपं समास्थाय प्रविवेश महोदधिम्
śrīmahādeva uvāca- evamukto hṛṣīkeśo brahmaṇā parameśvaraḥ | matsyarūpaṃ samāsthāya praviveśa mahodadhim
Śrī Mahādeva said: Thus addressed by Brahmā, Hṛṣīkeśa, the supreme lord, assumed the form of a fish and entered the great sea.
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PdP 6 230.27
तं दैत्यं सुमहाघोरं माकरंरूपमास्थितः । तुण्डाग्रेण विदार्याथ जघानामरपूजितं
taṃ daityaṃ sumahāghoraṃ mākaraṃrūpamāsthitaḥ | tuṇḍāgreṇa vidāryātha jaghānāmarapūjitaṃ
Then, tearing open with the tip of his snout that exceedingly terrible daitya who had taken on the form of a makara, he—honoured by the immortals—slew (him).
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PdP 6 230.28
तं हत्वा सर्ववेदांश्च साङ्गोपाङ्गसमन्वितान् । गृहीत्वा प्रददौ तस्मै ब्रह्मणे स महाद्युतिः
taṃ hatvā sarvavedāṃśca sāṅgopāṅgasamanvitān | gṛhītvā pradadau tasmai brahmaṇe sa mahādyutiḥ
Having slain him, and having taken all the Vedas together with their limbs and sub-limbs, he of great splendour gave them to that Brahmā.
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PdP 6 230.29
अन्योन्यमिश्रिता वेदा ग्रसितास्तेन रक्षसा । व्यक्ता भगवता तेन व्यासरूपेण धीमता
anyonyamiśritā vedā grasitāstena rakṣasā | vyaktā bhagavatā tena vyāsarūpeṇa dhīmatā
The Vedas, mixed up with one another, had been swallowed by that demon; they were made manifest (again) by the Lord, wise, in the form of Vyāsa.
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PdP 6 230.30
पृथग्भूता समं वेदा व्यासेनैव महात्मना । एवं मत्स्यावतारेण रक्षिताः सर्व्वदेवताः
pṛthagbhūtā samaṃ vedā vyāsenaiva mahātmanā | evaṃ matsyāvatāreṇa rakṣitāḥ sarvvadevatāḥ
The Vedas were set apart, each separately, by that same great-souled Vyāsa. Thus, by the fish-incarnation, all the gods were protected.
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PdP 6 230.31
श्रुतिप्रदानेन जगत्त्रयं तदा कृत्वा निरातंकमहो रमाधवः । संस्तूयमानः सुरसिद्धसंघैरंतर्दधे योगिभिरर्च्चितांघ्रिः । वासुदेवो हि भवगान्सर्वदेवमयो हरिः
śrutipradānena jagattrayaṃ tadā kṛtvā nirātaṃkamaho ramādhavaḥ | saṃstūyamānaḥ surasiddhasaṃghairaṃtardadhe yogibhirarccitāṃghriḥ | vāsudevo hi bhavagānsarvadevamayo hariḥ
Then, having made the three worlds free from terror by the gift of the scriptures—ah!—the husband of Ramā, praised by the hosts of gods and siddhas, his feet worshipped by yogins, vanished; for Vāsudeva, the Lord Hari, comprises all the gods.
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