Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 248
PdP 6 248.1
रुद्र उवाच- अथ कृष्णस्तु रामेण रुक्मिण्या दारुकेण च । दिव्यं स्यंदनमारुह्य ययौ तूर्णं स्वमालयम्
rudra uvāca- atha kṛṣṇastu rāmeṇa rukmiṇyā dārukeṇa ca | divyaṃ syaṃdanamāruhya yayau tūrṇaṃ svamālayam
Rudra said: Then Kṛṣṇa, with Rāma, with Rukmiṇī and with Dāruka, mounting the divine chariot, went swiftly to his own dwelling.
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PdP 6 248.2
ततः प्रविश्य नगरीं द्वारकां देवकीसुतः । शुभेह्रि शुभलग्ने वै वेदोक्तविधिना हरिः
tataḥ praviśya nagarīṃ dvārakāṃ devakīsutaḥ | śubhehri śubhalagne vai vedoktavidhinā hariḥ
Then the son of Devakī, Hari, having entered the city Dvārakā, on an auspicious day and at an auspicious hour, by the rule declared in the Vedas,
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PdP 6 248.3
उपयेमे नृपसुतां रुक्मिणीं रुक्मभूषिताम् । तस्मिन्नुद्वाहसमये देवदुंदुभयो दिवि
upayeme nṛpasutāṃ rukmiṇīṃ rukmabhūṣitām | tasminnudvāhasamaye devaduṃdubhayo divi
married the king's daughter Rukmiṇī, adorned with gold. At that wedding time, in heaven the gods' drums
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PdP 6 248.4
विनेदुः पुष्पवर्षाणि ववृषुः सुरसत्तमाः । वसुदेवोग्रसेनौ च तथाक्रूरो यदूत्तमः
vineduḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vavṛṣuḥ surasattamāḥ | vasudevograsenau ca tathākrūro yadūttamaḥ
sounded, and the best of the gods rained down showers of flowers. Vasudeva and Ugrasena, and likewise Akrūra, best of the Yadus,
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PdP 6 248.5
बलभद्रो महातेजा ये चान्ये यदुपुंगवाः । चक्रुः कृष्णस्य रुक्मिण्या विवाहं सुसुखं यथा
balabhadro mahātejā ye cānye yadupuṃgavāḥ | cakruḥ kṛṣṇasya rukmiṇyā vivāhaṃ susukhaṃ yathā
Balabhadra of great splendour, and the other bulls of the Yadus, performed the marriage of Kṛṣṇa with Rukmiṇī with all delight.
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PdP 6 248.6
नंदगोपोथ गोपालैर्गोपवृंदैः समागतः । स्वलंकृताभिर्योषाभिर्यशोदा च समागता
naṃdagopotha gopālairgopavṛṃdaiḥ samāgataḥ | svalaṃkṛtābhiryoṣābhiryaśodā ca samāgatā
And Nanda the cowherd came together with the cowherds and the herds of gopas, and Yaśodā came with well-adorned women;
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PdP 6 248.7
वसुदेवस्त्रियः सर्वा देवकीप्रमुखास्तथा । रेवती रोहिणी देवी याश्चान्याः पुरयोषितः
vasudevastriyaḥ sarvā devakīpramukhāstathā | revatī rohiṇī devī yāścānyāḥ purayoṣitaḥ
all the wives of Vasudeva, headed by Devakī, and Revatī, the lady Rohiṇī, and the other women of the city —
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PdP 6 248.8
सर्वाण्युद्वाहकर्माणि चक्रुर्हर्षसमन्विताः । सुराणामर्चनं प्रीत्या कर्त्तव्यं तत्र देवकी
sarvāṇyudvāhakarmāṇi cakrurharṣasamanvitāḥ | surāṇāmarcanaṃ prītyā karttavyaṃ tatra devakī
filled with joy, they performed all the wedding rites; the worship of the gods that was to be done there with affection, Devakī
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PdP 6 248.9
वृद्धाभिर्नृपयोषिद्भिश्चकार विधिना तदा । सर्वमौद्वाहिकं कर्म उत्सवं हि द्विजोत्तमैः
vṛddhābhirnṛpayoṣidbhiścakāra vidhinā tadā | sarvamaudvāhikaṃ karma utsavaṃ hi dvijottamaiḥ
performed then according to rule together with the elder royal women; and all the wedding rite and the festival (was done) with the best of the twice-born.
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PdP 6 248.10
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास वस्त्रैराभरणैः शुभैः । उग्रसेनादयस्तत्र राजानश्च सुपूजिताः
brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa vastrairābharaṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ | ugrasenādayastatra rājānaśca supūjitāḥ
He fed the brahmins (and honoured them) with garments and fine ornaments; and there Ugrasena and the other kings were well honoured,
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PdP 6 248.11
नंदगोपादयो गोपा यशोदाद्याश्च योषितः । बहुभिः स्वर्णरत्नाद्यैर्वासोभिः सविभूषणैः
naṃdagopādayo gopā yaśodādyāśca yoṣitaḥ | bahubhiḥ svarṇaratnādyairvāsobhiḥ savibhūṣaṇaiḥ
and the cowherds headed by Nanda, and the women headed by Yaśodā, with much gold, jewels and the like, with garments together with ornaments —
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PdP 6 248.12
पूजिताः संप्रहृष्टास्ते तद्विवाहमहोत्सवे । तौ दंपती समाश्लिष्य प्रणतौ जातवेदसम्
pūjitāḥ saṃprahṛṣṭāste tadvivāhamahotsave | tau daṃpatī samāśliṣya praṇatau jātavedasam
honoured, they were greatly delighted at that great wedding festival; and the two spouses, embracing each other, bowed to the fire-god.
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PdP 6 248.13
वेदविद्भिर्विप्रमुख्यैराशीर्भिरभिनंदितौ । तस्यां विवाहवेद्यां तु शुशुभाते वधूवरौ
vedavidbhirvipramukhyairāśīrbhirabhinaṃditau | tasyāṃ vivāhavedyāṃ tu śuśubhāte vadhūvarau
Greeted with blessings by the foremost brahmins who knew the Vedas, the bride and bridegroom shone upon that wedding altar.
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PdP 6 248.14
ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽथ वृद्धेभ्यो राजन्यः सह भार्य्यया । ववंदे देवकीपुत्रो ज्येष्ठस्य भ्रातुरेव च
brāhmaṇebhyo'tha vṛddhebhyo rājanyaḥ saha bhāryyayā | vavaṃde devakīputro jyeṣṭhasya bhrātureva ca
Then the son of Devakī, the prince, together with his wife, made obeisance to the brahmins and the elders, and also to his elder brother.
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PdP 6 248.15
एवमौद्वाहिकं सर्वं निर्वर्त्य मधुसूदनः । व्यसर्जयन्नृपान्सर्वान्ये च तत्र समागताः
evamaudvāhikaṃ sarvaṃ nirvartya madhusūdanaḥ | vyasarjayannṛpānsarvānye ca tatra samāgatāḥ
Having thus completed all the marriage rites, Madhusūdana dismissed all the kings and the others who had assembled there.
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PdP 6 248.16
प्रस्थिता हरिणा तत्र पूजिता नृपपुंगवाः । ब्राह्मणाः सुमहात्मानो निर्ययुः स्वकमालयम्
prasthitā hariṇā tatra pūjitā nṛpapuṃgavāḥ | brāhmaṇāḥ sumahātmāno niryayuḥ svakamālayam
Honored there by Hari, the bulls among kings set out, and the great-souled brahmins went forth, each to his own dwelling.
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PdP 6 248.17
रुक्मिण्या सह धर्मात्मा देवकीनंदनोऽव्ययः । उवास सुसुखेनैव दिव्यहर्म्यतले शुभे
rukmiṇyā saha dharmātmā devakīnaṃdano'vyayaḥ | uvāsa susukhenaiva divyaharmyatale śubhe
Together with Rukmiṇī the righteous, imperishable son of Devakī dwelt most happily on the terrace of a lovely celestial mansion.
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PdP 6 248.18
तया वै रमयामास नारायण इव श्रिया । संस्तूयमानो मुनिभिर्दिवि देवगणैरपि
tayā vai ramayāmāsa nārāyaṇa iva śriyā | saṃstūyamāno munibhirdivi devagaṇairapi
With her he took his pleasure, as Nārāyaṇa with Śrī, being praised by sages and by the hosts of gods in heaven too.
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PdP 6 248.19
अहन्यहनि हृष्टात्मा सुखेनैव जनार्दनः । अथोवास सुशोभायां द्वारवत्यां सनातनः
ahanyahani hṛṣṭātmā sukhenaiva janārdanaḥ | athovāsa suśobhāyāṃ dvāravatyāṃ sanātanaḥ
Day after day, glad of heart and at ease, Janārdana the eternal then dwelt in beautiful Dvāravatī.
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