Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 247
PdP 6 247.1
रुद्र उवाच- हत्वाथ यवनं तत्र मुचुकुंदेन धीमता । दत्त्वा तस्मै वरं मुक्तिं निष्क्रांतो यदुनंदनः
rudra uvāca- hatvātha yavanaṃ tatra mucukuṃdena dhīmatā | dattvā tasmai varaṃ muktiṃ niṣkrāṃto yadunaṃdanaḥ
Rudra said: Then, when the Yavana had been slain there by the wise Mucukunda, and having granted him liberation as a boon, the delight of the Yadus departed.
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PdP 6 247.2
हतं च यवनं श्रुत्वा जरासंधः सुदुर्मतिः । ययुधे रामकृष्णाभ्यां स्वबलेन समावृतः
hataṃ ca yavanaṃ śrutvā jarāsaṃdhaḥ sudurmatiḥ | yayudhe rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ svabalena samāvṛtaḥ
And hearing that the Yavana had been slain, the very evil-minded Jarāsandha fought with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by his own army.
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PdP 6 247.3
कृष्णेन निहतं सैन्यं सर्वं तस्य दुरात्मनः । स पपात महीपृष्ठे मूर्च्छितो मगधाधिपः
kṛṣṇena nihataṃ sainyaṃ sarvaṃ tasya durātmanaḥ | sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe mūrcchito magadhādhipaḥ
By Kṛṣṇa the entire army of that evil-souled one was destroyed; and the lord of Magadha fell to the ground, unconscious.
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PdP 6 247.4
चिरेण लब्ध्वा संज्ञां तु विह्वलांगो भयातुरः । न शशाक रणे योद्धुं रामेण मगधेश्वरः
cireṇa labdhvā saṃjñāṃ tu vihvalāṃgo bhayāturaḥ | na śaśāka raṇe yoddhuṃ rāmeṇa magadheśvaraḥ
Regaining consciousness only after a long while, his limbs trembling, stricken with fear, the lord of Magadha was unable to fight in battle with Rāma.
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PdP 6 247.5
विमुखः प्राद्रवत्तूर्णं हतशेषबलानुगः । अजेयाविति तौ मत्वा रामकृष्णौ महाबलौ
vimukhaḥ prādravattūrṇaṃ hataśeṣabalānugaḥ | ajeyāviti tau matvā rāmakṛṣṇau mahābalau
Turning away, he fled swiftly, followed by the remnant of his army that had not been slain; and thinking those two, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa of great strength, to be unconquerable,
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PdP 6 247.6
तयोर्विरोधं त्यक्त्वाथ नगरीं स्वां विवेश ह । अथ तौ वसुदेवस्य तनयौ सह सेनया
tayorvirodhaṃ tyaktvātha nagarīṃ svāṃ viveśa ha | atha tau vasudevasya tanayau saha senayā
he then gave up enmity with the two and entered his own city. Then those two sons of Vasudeva, together with their army,
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PdP 6 247.7
मथुरां त्यज्य नगरीं प्रविष्टौ द्वारिकां पुरीम् । इंद्रेण प्रेषितो वायुः सभां तत्र दिवौकसाम्
mathurāṃ tyajya nagarīṃ praviṣṭau dvārikāṃ purīm | iṃdreṇa preṣito vāyuḥ sabhāṃ tatra divaukasām
leaving the city of Mathurā, entered the city of Dvārikā. Vāyu, sent by Indra, (brought) the assembly hall of the dwellers in heaven there,
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PdP 6 247.8
कृष्णाय प्रददौ प्रीत्या निर्मितां विश्वकर्मणा । वज्रवैडूर्यरचितां बह्वासनविचित्रिताम्
kṛṣṇāya pradadau prītyā nirmitāṃ viśvakarmaṇā | vajravaiḍūryaracitāṃ bahvāsanavicitritām
and gave it with affection to Kṛṣṇa — (the hall) fashioned by Viśvakarman, made of diamond and beryl, variegated with many seats,
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PdP 6 247.9
नानारत्नमयैर्दिव्यैः स्वर्णच्छत्रैर्विराजिताम् । तां प्राप्य रम्यां तु सभामुग्रसेनादयो नृपाः
nānāratnamayairdivyaiḥ svarṇacchatrairvirājitām | tāṃ prāpya ramyāṃ tu sabhāmugrasenādayo nṛpāḥ
resplendent with divine golden parasols made of manifold jewels. Having obtained that delightful assembly hall, the kings, Ugrasena and the rest,
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PdP 6 247.10
मोदंते नैगमैः सार्द्धं दिवि देवगणा इव । इक्ष्वाकुवंशसंभूतो रैवतो नाम पार्थिवः
modaṃte naigamaiḥ sārddhaṃ divi devagaṇā iva | ikṣvākuvaṃśasaṃbhūto raivato nāma pārthivaḥ
rejoice together with the townsmen, like the hosts of gods in heaven. A king named Raivata, born in the lineage of Ikṣvāku,
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PdP 6 247.11
कन्यां दुहितरं स्वस्य सर्वलक्षणसंयुताम् । रामाय प्रददौ प्रीत्या रेवती नाम नामतः
kanyāṃ duhitaraṃ svasya sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutām | rāmāya pradadau prītyā revatī nāma nāmataḥ
gave with affection to Rāma his own maiden daughter, endowed with all auspicious marks, Revatī by name.
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PdP 6 247.12
उपयेमे विधानेन स रामस्तां च रेवतीम् । रमयामास च तया शच्या इव सुरेश्वरः
upayeme vidhānena sa rāmastāṃ ca revatīm | ramayāmāsa ca tayā śacyā iva sureśvaraḥ
That Rāma married her, Revatī, according to the prescribed rites, and took pleasure with her as the lord of the gods with Śacī.
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PdP 6 247.13
विदर्भराजो धर्मात्मा भीष्मको नाम धार्मिकः । बभूवुस्तस्य पुत्रास्तु रुक्मप्रभृतयः शुभाः
vidarbharājo dharmātmā bhīṣmako nāma dhārmikaḥ | babhūvustasya putrāstu rukmaprabhṛtayaḥ śubhāḥ
There was a righteous king of Vidarbha, dutiful, named Bhīṣmaka; his sons were Rukmin and the others, excellent ones.
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PdP 6 247.14
तेषामवरजा कन्या रुक्मिणी वरवर्णिनी । कमलांशेन संभूता सर्वलक्षणसंयुता
teṣāmavarajā kanyā rukmiṇī varavarṇinī | kamalāṃśena saṃbhūtā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā
Their younger sister was the maiden Rukmiṇī, of lovely complexion, born from a portion of Kamalā (Lakṣmī), endowed with all auspicious marks.
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PdP 6 247.15
राघवत्वेभवत्सीता रुक्मिणी कृष्णजन्मनि । अन्येष्वेवावतारेषु विष्णोरेषा सहायिनी
rāghavatvebhavatsītā rukmiṇī kṛṣṇajanmani | anyeṣvevāvatāreṣu viṣṇoreṣā sahāyinī
In the state of being Rāghava she was Sītā; (she was) Rukmiṇī in Kṛṣṇa's birth; and in the other incarnations too she is Viṣṇu's helper.
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PdP 6 247.16
हिरण्यक हिरण्याक्षौ संभूतौ द्वापरे पुनः । शिशुपालो दंतवक्त्र इति नाम समन्वितौ
hiraṇyaka hiraṇyākṣau saṃbhūtau dvāpare punaḥ | śiśupālo daṃtavaktra iti nāma samanvitau
Hiraṇyaka and Hiraṇyākṣa were born again in the Dvāpara (age), bearing the names Śiśupāla and Dantavaktra.
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PdP 6 247.17
चैद्यान्वये समुद्भूतौ महाबलपराक्रमौ । रुक्मिणी शिशुपालाय दातुमैच्छत्तदात्मजः
caidyānvaye samudbhūtau mahābalaparākramau | rukmiṇī śiśupālāya dātumaicchattadātmajaḥ
The two were born in the lineage of Cedi, of great strength and valour; (the king) wished to give Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla, (as did) his son.
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PdP 6 247.18
तं नेच्छती पतिं सा तु शिशुपालं शुभानना । बाल्यात्प्रभृति वै विष्णुमनुरक्ता दृढव्रता
taṃ necchatī patiṃ sā tu śiśupālaṃ śubhānanā | bālyātprabhṛti vai viṣṇumanuraktā dṛḍhavratā
But she of the lovely face did not want that Śiśupāla as husband; from childhood on she was devoted to Viṣṇu, firm in her vow.
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PdP 6 247.19
उद्दिश्य कृष्णं भर्त्तारं सुराणामर्चनं सदा । चकार रुक्मिणी कन्या दानानि विविधानि च
uddiśya kṛṣṇaṃ bharttāraṃ surāṇāmarcanaṃ sadā | cakāra rukmiṇī kanyā dānāni vividhāni ca
Designating Kṛṣṇa as her husband, the maiden Rukmiṇī constantly performed worship of the gods and gifts of many kinds.
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PdP 6 247.20
व्रतचर्यापराभूत्वा ध्यायंती पुरुषोत्तमम् । आत्मेशं स्वस्य भर्तारमुवास पितृमंदिरे
vratacaryāparābhūtvā dhyāyaṃtī puruṣottamam | ātmeśaṃ svasya bhartāramuvāsa pitṛmaṃdire
Being intent on the practice of vows, meditating on the Supreme Person, the lord of her self, her own husband, she dwelt in her father's house.
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PdP 6 247.21
कर्त्तुं तां शिशुपालाय विवाहं पार्थिवोत्तमः । चकार यत्नं पुत्रेण रुक्मिणा सविधीमता
karttuṃ tāṃ śiśupālāya vivāhaṃ pārthivottamaḥ | cakāra yatnaṃ putreṇa rukmiṇā savidhīmatā
To bring about her marriage to Śiśupāla, the best of kings made an effort together with his son Rukmin, who was learned in the rules.
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PdP 6 247.22
पुरोहितसुतं विप्रं प्रेषयामास रुक्मिणी । उद्दिश्य कृष्णं भर्त्तारं स तूर्णं द्वारकां ययौ
purohitasutaṃ vipraṃ preṣayāmāsa rukmiṇī | uddiśya kṛṣṇaṃ bharttāraṃ sa tūrṇaṃ dvārakāṃ yayau
Rukmiṇī sent the brahmin, the son of the family priest, designating Kṛṣṇa as her husband; and he went swiftly to Dvārakā.
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PdP 6 247.23
समेत्य कृष्णं रामं च ताभ्यां विधिवदर्चितः । एकांते सर्वमाचष्ट रुक्मिणीभाषितं तयोः
sametya kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ ca tābhyāṃ vidhivadarcitaḥ | ekāṃte sarvamācaṣṭa rukmiṇībhāṣitaṃ tayoḥ
Having met Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, and been duly honoured by the two, he related in private to those two all that Rukmiṇī had said.
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PdP 6 247.24
तच्छ्रुत्वा रामकृष्णौ तु तेन विप्रेण धीमता । सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रसंपूर्णं रथमाकाशगं प्रभुः
tacchrutvā rāmakṛṣṇau tu tena vipreṇa dhīmatā | sarvaśastrāstrasaṃpūrṇaṃ rathamākāśagaṃ prabhuḥ
Having heard that from that wise brahmin, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa—the Lord (mounted) the sky-going chariot filled with every weapon and missile,
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PdP 6 247.25
आरुह्य सूतमुख्येन दारुकेण महात्मना । विदर्भनगरीं तूर्णं जग्मतुः पुरुषोत्तमौ
āruhya sūtamukhyena dārukeṇa mahātmanā | vidarbhanagarīṃ tūrṇaṃ jagmatuḥ puruṣottamau
having mounted (it), with the great-souled Dāruka, chief of charioteers, the two Supreme Persons went swiftly to the city of Vidarbha.
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PdP 6 247.26
राजानः सर्वराष्ट्रेभ्यो विवाहं द्रष्टुमागताः । जरासंधमुखाः सर्वे शिशुपालस्य धीमतः
rājānaḥ sarvarāṣṭrebhyo vivāhaṃ draṣṭumāgatāḥ | jarāsaṃdhamukhāḥ sarve śiśupālasya dhīmataḥ
Kings from all realms came to see the wedding of the wise Śiśupāla, all of them headed by Jarāsandha.
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PdP 6 247.27
तस्मिन्नुद्वाहसमये रुक्मिणी रुक्मभूषणा । दुर्गां निःसृतार्चयितुं सखीभिर्नगराद्बहिः
tasminnudvāhasamaye rukmiṇī rukmabhūṣaṇā | durgāṃ niḥsṛtārcayituṃ sakhībhirnagarādbahiḥ
At that time of the wedding, Rukmiṇī, adorned with gold, went out from the city with her friends to worship Durgā.
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PdP 6 247.28
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु संप्राप्तो देवकीसुतः । रथस्थां तां च जग्राह बलवान्मधुसूदनः
etasminneva kāle tu saṃprāpto devakīsutaḥ | rathasthāṃ tāṃ ca jagrāha balavānmadhusūdanaḥ
At just this time the son of Devakī arrived, and the mighty slayer of Madhu seized her as she stood on (her) chariot.
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PdP 6 247.29
सहसा रथमारोप्य ययौ तूर्णं स्वमालयम् । ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टा जरासंधमुखा नृपाः
sahasā rathamāropya yayau tūrṇaṃ svamālayam | tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭā jarāsaṃdhamukhā nṛpāḥ
Having suddenly set (her) on the chariot, he went swiftly to his own dwelling. Then the kings headed by Jarāsandha, filled with anger,
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PdP 6 247.30
रुक्मिणा राजपुत्रेण युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः । अनुयाता हरिं क्रुद्धाश्चतुरंगबलान्विताः
rukmiṇā rājaputreṇa yuddhāya samupasthitāḥ | anuyātā hariṃ kruddhāścaturaṃgabalānvitāḥ
stood ready for battle along with prince Rukmin, and enraged, accompanied by their fourfold army, followed after Hari.
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PdP 6 247.31
बलभद्रो महाबाहुरवरुह्य रथोत्तमात् । लांगलं मुशलं गृह्य निजघान क्षणादरीन्
balabhadro mahābāhuravaruhya rathottamāt | lāṃgalaṃ muśalaṃ gṛhya nijaghāna kṣaṇādarīn
Balabhadra of mighty arms, descending from his excellent chariot, took up plough and pestle and slew the enemies in an instant.
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PdP 6 247.32
रथानश्वान्महानागांस्तथा पादचरानपि । लांगलमुशलाम्यां वै निजघान बलाद्रणे
rathānaśvānmahānāgāṃstathā pādacarānapi | lāṃgalamuśalāmyāṃ vai nijaghāna balādraṇe
Chariots, horses, great elephants, and foot-soldiers too—these he forcibly slew in battle with plough and pestle.
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PdP 6 247.33
तस्य लांगलपातेन चूर्णिता रथपंक्तयः । नागाश्च पतिता भूमौ वज्रेणेव महीधराः
tasya lāṃgalapātena cūrṇitā rathapaṃktayaḥ | nāgāśca patitā bhūmau vajreṇeva mahīdharāḥ
By the fall of his plough the ranks of chariots were pulverized, and elephants fell to the ground like mountains struck by the thunderbolt.
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PdP 6 247.34
निर्भिन्नमस्तकाः सर्वे वमंतो रुधिरं बहु । क्षणेनैव हतं सैन्यं बलरामेण वै तदा
nirbhinnamastakāḥ sarve vamaṃto rudhiraṃ bahu | kṣaṇenaiva hataṃ sainyaṃ balarāmeṇa vai tadā
All with their heads split open, vomiting much blood—in an instant indeed the army was slain by Balarāma then.
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PdP 6 247.35
साश्वं सनागं सरथं सपदातिं महारणे । समंतात्समरे तत्र सुस्रुवुः शोणितापगाः
sāśvaṃ sanāgaṃ sarathaṃ sapadātiṃ mahāraṇe | samaṃtātsamare tatra susruvuḥ śoṇitāpagāḥ
With horses, with elephants, with chariots, with foot-soldiers (slain) in the great battle — there in the fight rivers of blood flowed on every side.
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PdP 6 247.36
प्रभग्नाः पार्थिवाः सर्वे दुद्रुवुर्भयपीडिताः । कृष्णेन कदनं चक्रे रुक्मी क्रोधवशाद्बली
prabhagnāḥ pārthivāḥ sarve dudruvurbhayapīḍitāḥ | kṛṣṇena kadanaṃ cakre rukmī krodhavaśādbalī
All the kings, broken, fled, oppressed by fear; Kṛṣṇa wrought carnage, and the mighty Rukmī, overcome by anger,
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PdP 6 247.37
धनुरुद्यम्य बाणौघैस्ताडयामास शार्ङ्गिणम् । ततः प्रहस्य गोविंदः शार्ङ्गमादाय लीलया
dhanurudyamya bāṇaughaistāḍayāmāsa śārṅgiṇam | tataḥ prahasya goviṃdaḥ śārṅgamādāya līlayā
raising his bow, struck the wielder of the Śārṅga bow with floods of arrows. Then Govinda, laughing, took up the Śārṅga in play,
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PdP 6 247.38
जघानैकेनबाणेन रथाश्वांस्तस्य सारथिम् । रथंध्वजं पताकां च चिच्छेद धरणीधरः
jaghānaikenabāṇena rathāśvāṃstasya sārathim | rathaṃdhvajaṃ patākāṃ ca ciccheda dharaṇīdharaḥ
and with a single arrow slew his chariot-horses and his charioteer; and the upholder of the earth cut off the chariot's standard and its banner.
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PdP 6 247.39
विरथः खङ्गमादाय धरण्यां स उपस्थितः । कृष्णस्तु खङ्गं चिच्छेद बाणेनैकेन वीर्यवान्
virathaḥ khaṅgamādāya dharaṇyāṃ sa upasthitaḥ | kṛṣṇastu khaṅgaṃ ciccheda bāṇenaikena vīryavān
Deprived of his chariot, he took up a sword and stood upon the ground; but valorous Kṛṣṇa cut the sword apart with a single arrow.
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PdP 6 247.40
ततः स मुष्टिमुद्यम्य कृष्णं वक्षस्यताडयत् । तं जग्राह रणे वीरं निबध्य निबिडं हरिः
tataḥ sa muṣṭimudyamya kṛṣṇaṃ vakṣasyatāḍayat | taṃ jagrāha raṇe vīraṃ nibadhya nibiḍaṃ hariḥ
Then he, raising his fist, struck Kṛṣṇa on the chest; Hari seized that hero in the battle and bound him tight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 247.41
तीक्ष्णं क्षुरप्रमादाय प्रहसन्मधुसूदनः । शिरसो मुंडनं कृत्वा मुमोच च जनार्दनः
tīkṣṇaṃ kṣurapramādāya prahasanmadhusūdanaḥ | śiraso muṃḍanaṃ kṛtvā mumoca ca janārdanaḥ
Taking a sharp razor, the slayer of Madhu, laughing, shaved his head and then let him go — Janārdana (did so).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 247.42
स तु शोकसमाविष्टो निःश्वसन्नुरगो यथा । आविवेश पुरं स्वीयं स तु तत्रैव चावसत्
sa tu śokasamāviṣṭo niḥśvasannurago yathā | āviveśa puraṃ svīyaṃ sa tu tatraiva cāvasat
But he, filled with grief, hissing like a snake, entered his own city, and there he dwelt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition