Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 47
PdP 6 47.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- वासुदेव नमस्तुभ्यं कथयस्व ममाग्रतः । चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु किं नामैकादशी भवेत्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- vāsudeva namastubhyaṃ kathayasva mamāgrataḥ | caitrasya śuklapakṣe tu kiṃ nāmaikādaśī bhavet
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Vāsudeva, homage to you; tell me, in my presence: in the bright fortnight of Caitra, what is the name of the eleventh day?
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PdP 6 47.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- शृणुष्वैकमना राजन्कथां पुण्यां पुरातनीम् । वसिष्ठो यामकथयत्प्राग्दिलीपाय पृच्छते
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- śṛṇuṣvaikamanā rājankathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīm | vasiṣṭho yāmakathayatprāgdilīpāya pṛcchate
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen with a single mind, O king, to a holy ancient tale, which Vasiṣṭha formerly told to Dilīpa when he asked.
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PdP 6 47.3
दिलीप उवाच- भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व प्रसादतः । चैत्रमासि सिते पक्षे किंनामैकादशी भवेत्
dilīpa uvāca- bhagavañchrotumicchāmi kathayasva prasādataḥ | caitramāsi site pakṣe kiṃnāmaikādaśī bhavet
Dilīpa said: Lord, I wish to hear; tell me out of your favour: in the month of Caitra, in the bright fortnight, what is the name of the eleventh day?
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PdP 6 47.4
वसिष्ठ उवाच- साधु पृष्टं त्वया राजन्कथयामि तवाग्रतः । चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु कामदा नाम नामतः
vasiṣṭha uvāca- sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā rājankathayāmi tavāgrataḥ | caitrasya śuklapakṣe tu kāmadā nāma nāmataḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Well have you asked, O king; I shall tell you. In the bright fortnight of Caitra, (the eleventh) is called Kāmadā by name.
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PdP 6 47.5
एकादशी पुण्यतमा पापेंधनदवानलः । शृणु राजन्कथामेतां पापघ्नीं पुण्यदायिनीम्
ekādaśī puṇyatamā pāpeṃdhanadavānalaḥ | śṛṇu rājankathāmetāṃ pāpaghnīṃ puṇyadāyinīm
(That) eleventh day is most holy, a forest-fire to the fuel that is sin. Listen, O king, to this tale which destroys sin and bestows merit.
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PdP 6 47.6
पुरा नागपुरे रम्ये हेमरत्नविभूषिते । पुंडरीकमुखा नागा निवसंति महोत्कटाः
purā nāgapure ramye hemaratnavibhūṣite | puṃḍarīkamukhā nāgā nivasaṃti mahotkaṭāḥ
Formerly, in the lovely city of the Nāgas, adorned with gold and jewels, there dwelt nāgas with lotus-like faces, exceedingly fierce.
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PdP 6 47.7
तस्मिन्पुरे पुंडरीको राजा राज्यं चकार सः । गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैश्चैव अप्सरोभिश्च सेव्यते
tasminpure puṃḍarīko rājā rājyaṃ cakāra saḥ | gandharvaiḥ kinnaraiścaiva apsarobhiśca sevyate
In that city king Puṇḍarīka exercised his rule; he was attended by gandharvas, kinnaras and apsarases.
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PdP 6 47.8
वराप्सरास्तु ललिता गंधर्वो ललितस्तथा । उभौ रागेण संरक्तौ दंपती कामपीडितौ
varāpsarāstu lalitā gaṃdharvo lalitastathā | ubhau rāgeṇa saṃraktau daṃpatī kāmapīḍitau
There was a fine apsaras, Lalitā, and likewise a gandharva, Lalita; the two, husband and wife, were inflamed with passion and afflicted by desire.
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PdP 6 47.9
रेमाते स्वगृहे रम्ये धनधान्ययुते तदा । ललितायाश्च हृदये पतिर्वसति सर्वदा
remāte svagṛhe ramye dhanadhānyayute tadā | lalitāyāśca hṛdaye patirvasati sarvadā
They took pleasure then in their own lovely house, filled with wealth and grain; and in Lalitā's heart her husband dwelt always,
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PdP 6 47.10
हृदये तस्य ललिता नित्यं वसति भामिनी । एकदा पुंडरीकोऽथ क्रीडते सदसि स्थितः
hṛdaye tasya lalitā nityaṃ vasati bhāminī | ekadā puṃḍarīko'tha krīḍate sadasi sthitaḥ
and in his heart the fair Lalitā dwelt constantly. Once, then, Puṇḍarīka was amusing himself, seated in his assembly.
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PdP 6 47.11
गीतं गानं प्रकुरुते ललितो दयितां विना । पदबंधस्खलज्जिह्वो बभूव ललितां स्मरन्
gītaṃ gānaṃ prakurute lalito dayitāṃ vinā | padabaṃdhaskhalajjihvo babhūva lalitāṃ smaran
Lalita performed a song, without his beloved; remembering Lalitā, his tongue faltered in the arrangement of the words.
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PdP 6 47.12
मनोभावं विदित्वास्य कर्कटो नागसत्तमः । पदबंधच्युतिं तस्य पुंडरीके न्यवेदयत्
manobhāvaṃ viditvāsya karkaṭo nāgasattamaḥ | padabaṃdhacyutiṃ tasya puṃḍarīke nyavedayat
Knowing the state of his mind, Karkaṭa, best of nāgas, reported to Puṇḍarīka his lapse in the wording (of the song).
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PdP 6 47.13
श्रुत्वा कर्कोटकवचः पुंडरीको भुजंगराट् । क्रोधसंरक्तनयनो बभूवातिभयंकरः
śrutvā karkoṭakavacaḥ puṃḍarīko bhujaṃgarāṭ | krodhasaṃraktanayano babhūvātibhayaṃkaraḥ
Hearing Karkoṭaka's words, Puṇḍarīka, king of serpents, his eyes reddened with anger, became exceedingly terrifying.
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PdP 6 47.14
शशाप ललितं तत्र गायंतं मदनातुरम् । राक्षसो भव दुर्बुद्धे क्रव्यादः पुरुषादकः
śaśāpa lalitaṃ tatra gāyaṃtaṃ madanāturam | rākṣaso bhava durbuddhe kravyādaḥ puruṣādakaḥ
There he cursed Lalita, who was singing while sick with love: "Become a rākṣasa, evil-minded one, a flesh-eater, a devourer of men,
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PdP 6 47.15
यतः पत्नीवशोपेतो गायमानो ममाग्रतः । वचनात्तस्य राजेंद्र रक्षोरूपो बभूव सः
yataḥ patnīvaśopeto gāyamāno mamāgrataḥ | vacanāttasya rājeṃdra rakṣorūpo babhūva saḥ
since, subject to your wife, you were singing before me!" By his word, O lord of kings, he took on the form of a rākṣasa.
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PdP 6 47.16
रौद्राननो विरूपाक्षो दृष्टमात्रो भयंकरः । बाहूयोजनविस्तीर्णौ मुखं कंदरसन्निभम्
raudrānano virūpākṣo dṛṣṭamātro bhayaṃkaraḥ | bāhūyojanavistīrṇau mukhaṃ kaṃdarasannibham
(He had) a fierce face and misshapen eyes, terrifying at the mere sight (of him); his two arms were a league broad, his mouth like a cavern.
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PdP 6 47.17
चंद्रसूर्यनिभे नेत्रे ग्रीवापर्वतसंनिभा । नासारंध्रे तु विवरे अधरौ योजनायतौ
caṃdrasūryanibhe netre grīvāparvatasaṃnibhā | nāsāraṃdhre tu vivare adharau yojanāyatau
His two eyes were like the moon and the sun, his neck like a mountain; his nostrils were (gaping) hollows, his two lips a league long.
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PdP 6 47.18
शरीरं तस्य राजेंद्र उत्थितं योजनाष्टकम् । ईदृशो राक्षसो भूत्वा भुंजानः कर्मणः फलम्
śarīraṃ tasya rājeṃdra utthitaṃ yojanāṣṭakam | īdṛśo rākṣaso bhūtvā bhuṃjānaḥ karmaṇaḥ phalam
His body, O best of kings, rose up eight leagues. Having become such a demon, he was consuming the fruit of his deed.
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PdP 6 47.19
ललिता तु तथालोक्य स्वपतिं विकृताकृतिम् । चिंतयामास मनसा दुःखेन महतार्दिता
lalitā tu tathālokya svapatiṃ vikṛtākṛtim | ciṃtayāmāsa manasā duḥkhena mahatārditā
But Lalitā, seeing her own husband thus of distorted form, brooded in her mind, afflicted with great grief.
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PdP 6 47.20
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि पतिः शापेन पीडितः । इति संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य मनसा शर्म नालभत्
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi patiḥ śāpena pīḍitaḥ | iti saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya manasā śarma nālabhat
"What shall I do? Where shall I go? My husband is tormented by a curse." Recalling this again and again, she found no comfort in her mind.
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PdP 6 47.21
चचार पतिना सार्द्धं ललिता गहने वने । बभ्राम विपिने दुर्गे कामरूपी स राक्षसः
cacāra patinā sārddhaṃ lalitā gahane vane | babhrāma vipine durge kāmarūpī sa rākṣasaḥ
Lalitā moved about together with her husband in the deep forest; that demon, able to take any form at will, roamed in the impassable woodland.
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PdP 6 47.22
निर्घृणः पापनिरतो विरूपः पुरुषादकः । न सुखं लभते रात्रौ न दिवा पापपीडितः
nirghṛṇaḥ pāpanirato virūpaḥ puruṣādakaḥ | na sukhaṃ labhate rātrau na divā pāpapīḍitaḥ
Pitiless, devoted to evil, deformed, a devourer of men, he obtained no ease by night nor by day, tormented by his sin.
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PdP 6 47.23
ललिता दुःखितातीव पतिं दृष्ट्वा तथाविधम् । बभ्राम तेन सार्द्धं सा रुदती गहने वने
lalitā duḥkhitātīva patiṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāvidham | babhrāma tena sārddhaṃ sā rudatī gahane vane
Lalitā, exceedingly grieved at seeing her husband in such a state, roamed with him, weeping, in the deep forest.
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PdP 6 47.24
दृष्ट्वाश्रमपदं रम्यं मुनिं संशांतविग्रहम् । शीघ्रं जगाम ललिता नमस्कृत्याग्रतः स्थिता
dṛṣṭvāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ muniṃ saṃśāṃtavigraham | śīghraṃ jagāma lalitā namaskṛtyāgrataḥ sthitā
Seeing a lovely hermitage-site and a sage of wholly tranquil frame, Lalitā went there quickly, and having bowed, stood before (him).
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PdP 6 47.25
तां दृष्ट्वा स मुनिः प्राह दुःखितां हि दयापरः । का त्वं कस्मादिहायाता सत्यं वद ममाग्रतः
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa muniḥ prāha duḥkhitāṃ hi dayāparaḥ | kā tvaṃ kasmādihāyātā satyaṃ vada mamāgrataḥ
Seeing her grieving, that sage, intent on compassion, said: "Who are you? Why have you come here? Speak the truth before me."
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PdP 6 47.26
ललितोवाच- वीरधन्वेति गंधर्वः सुता तस्य महात्मनः । ललितां नाम मां विद्धि पत्यर्थमिह चागताम्
lalitovāca- vīradhanveti gaṃdharvaḥ sutā tasya mahātmanaḥ | lalitāṃ nāma māṃ viddhi patyarthamiha cāgatām
Lalitā said: "There is a Gandharva named Vīradhanvan; know me as the daughter of that great-souled one, Lalitā by name, come here for my husband's sake.
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PdP 6 47.27
भर्ता मे पापदोषेण राक्षसोऽभून्महामुने । रौद्ररूपो दुराचारस्तं दृष्ट्वा नास्ति मे सुखम्
bhartā me pāpadoṣeṇa rākṣaso'bhūnmahāmune | raudrarūpo durācārastaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāsti me sukham
"My husband, through the fault of a sin, became a demon, O great sage—of fierce form and evil conduct; seeing him, I have no happiness.
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PdP 6 47.28
सांप्रतं शाधि मां ब्रह्मन्यत्कृत्यं तद्वद प्रभो । कुरुष्व तद् व्रतं भद्रे विधिपूर्वं मयोदितम्
sāṃprataṃ śādhi māṃ brahmanyatkṛtyaṃ tadvada prabho | kuruṣva tad vrataṃ bhadre vidhipūrvaṃ mayoditam
"Now instruct me, brahmin; tell me what is to be done, O lord." "Perform that vow, good lady, as declared by me, according to the prescribed rule."
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PdP 6 47.29
ऋषिरुवाच- चैत्रमासस्य रंभोरु शुक्लपक्षोऽस्ति सांप्रतम् । कामदैकादशीनाम पापघ्नी ललिते परा
ṛṣiruvāca- caitramāsasya raṃbhoru śuklapakṣo'sti sāṃpratam | kāmadaikādaśīnāma pāpaghnī lalite parā
The seer said: "O you with thighs like plantain-stems, the bright fortnight of the month of Caitra is now at hand; the eleventh (day) called Kāmadā, destroyer of sin, is supreme, O Lalitā.
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PdP 6 47.30
कुरुष्व तद्व्रतं भद्रे विधिपूर्वं मयोदितम् । अस्य व्रतस्य यत्पुण्यं तत्स्वभर्त्रे प्रदीयताम्
kuruṣva tadvrataṃ bhadre vidhipūrvaṃ mayoditam | asya vratasya yatpuṇyaṃ tatsvabhartre pradīyatām
"Perform that vow, good lady, as declared by me, according to the prescribed rule; and whatever merit belongs to this vow, let that be given over to your own husband.
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PdP 6 47.31
दत्ते पुण्येक्षणात्तस्य शापदोषः प्रयास्यति । इति श्रुत्वा मुनेर्वाक्यं ललिता हर्षिताभवत्
datte puṇyekṣaṇāttasya śāpadoṣaḥ prayāsyati | iti śrutvā munervākyaṃ lalitā harṣitābhavat
"When it is given, through the regard for (that) merit his curse-defect will depart." Hearing the sage's words thus, Lalitā became joyful.
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PdP 6 47.32
उपोष्यैकादशीं राजन्द्वादशीदिवसे तथा । विप्रस्यैव समीपे तद्वासुदेवस्य चाग्रतः
upoṣyaikādaśīṃ rājandvādaśīdivase tathā | viprasyaiva samīpe tadvāsudevasya cāgrataḥ
Having fasted on the eleventh, O king, then on the day of the twelfth, in the very presence of that brahmin and before Vāsudeva,
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PdP 6 47.33
वाक्यमुवाच ललिता स्वपत्युस्तारणाय वै । मया तु तद्व्रतं चीर्णं कामदाया उपोषणम्
vākyamuvāca lalitā svapatyustāraṇāya vai | mayā tu tadvrataṃ cīrṇaṃ kāmadāyā upoṣaṇam
Lalitā spoke a declaration for the deliverance of her own husband: "By me this vow has been carried out, the fast of the Kāmadā (eleventh).
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PdP 6 47.34
तस्य पुण्यप्रभावेन गच्छत्वस्य पिशाचता । ललितावचनादेव वर्त्तमानोऽपि तत्क्षणे
tasya puṇyaprabhāvena gacchatvasya piśācatā | lalitāvacanādeva varttamāno'pi tatkṣaṇe
"By the power of its merit, let his demon-nature depart." By Lalitā's word alone, though he was (then) present, at that very moment—
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PdP 6 47.35
गतपापः स ललितो दिव्यदेहो बभूव ह । राक्षसत्वं गतं तस्य प्राप्ता गंधर्वता पुनः
gatapāpaḥ sa lalito divyadeho babhūva ha | rākṣasatvaṃ gataṃ tasya prāptā gaṃdharvatā punaḥ
—that Lalita, his sin gone, became one of divine body; his demon-state departed and Gandharva-hood was regained.
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PdP 6 47.36
हेमरत्नसमाकीर्णो रेमे ललितया सह । विमानवरमारूढौ पूर्वरूपाधिकौ च तौ
hemaratnasamākīrṇo reme lalitayā saha | vimānavaramārūḍhau pūrvarūpādhikau ca tau
Covered with gold and jewels, he took his pleasure together with Lalitā; and the two, mounted upon an excellent celestial car, were surpassing in beauty their former forms.
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PdP 6 47.37
दंपती अत्यशोभेतां कामदायाः प्रभावतः । इति ज्ञात्वा नृपश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यैषा प्रयत्नतः
daṃpatī atyaśobhetāṃ kāmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ | iti jñātvā nṛpaśreṣṭha kartavyaiṣā prayatnataḥ
The couple shone exceedingly, through the power of the Kāmadā (ekādaśī). Knowing this, O best of kings, this (observance) should be performed with diligence.
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PdP 6 47.38
लोकानां तु हितार्थाय तवाग्रे कथिता मया । ब्रह्महत्यादि पापघ्नी पिशाचत्वविनाशनी
lokānāṃ tu hitārthāya tavāgre kathitā mayā | brahmahatyādi pāpaghnī piśācatvavināśanī
For the welfare of the worlds it has been told by me in your presence—(this observance) which destroys sins such as the killing of a brahmin and puts an end to the condition of a piśāca.
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PdP 6 47.39
नातः परतरा काचित्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
nātaḥ paratarā kācittrailokye sacarācare | paṭhanācchravaṇādrājanvājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
There is nothing higher than this in the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings; by reciting it and by hearing it, O king, one would obtain the fruit of the vājapeya sacrifice.
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