Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 23
PdP 7 23.1
व्यास उवाच- पूर्वं कोचरशोनाम राजाऽभूत्क्षितिमंडले । शांतः परमधर्मज्ञो राजनीतिविदांवरः
vyāsa uvāca- pūrvaṃ kocaraśonāma rājā'bhūtkṣitimaṃḍale | śāṃtaḥ paramadharmajño rājanītividāṃvaraḥ
Vyāsa said: Formerly there was on the circle of the earth a king named Kocaraśa, tranquil, knowing the highest dharma, foremost among those versed in statecraft.
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PdP 7 23.2
सत्यवादी जितक्रोधो जितवैरि समुच्चयः । नारायणार्चनपरो हरिसेवा रतः परः
satyavādī jitakrodho jitavairi samuccayaḥ | nārāyaṇārcanaparo harisevā rataḥ paraḥ
He spoke the truth, had conquered anger, had subdued the whole host of his enemies, was devoted to the worship of Nārāyaṇa, supremely delighting in the service of Hari.
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PdP 7 23.3
सुप्रज्ञा नाम महिषी तस्यासीत्प्रियवादिनी । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना पतिसेवापरायणा
suprajñā nāma mahiṣī tasyāsītpriyavādinī | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā patisevāparāyaṇā
He had a chief queen named Suprajñā, sweet of speech, endowed with all auspicious marks, wholly devoted to serving her husband,
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PdP 7 23.4
एकादशीव्रतरता सर्वप्राणिहितैषिणी । जातिस्मरा महाभागा सुशीला वरवर्णिनी
ekādaśīvrataratā sarvaprāṇihitaiṣiṇī | jātismarā mahābhāgā suśīlā varavarṇinī
devoted to the Ekādaśī vow, wishing the welfare of all living beings, remembering her former births, greatly blessed, of good character and of excellent complexion.
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PdP 7 23.5
स राजा दशमीं कृत्वा सदारः परमार्थवित् । एकादशीं निशीथिन्यां जागरं कर्तुमुद्यतः
sa rājā daśamīṃ kṛtvā sadāraḥ paramārthavit | ekādaśīṃ niśīthinyāṃ jāgaraṃ kartumudyataḥ
That king, knower of the highest good, having observed the tenth (day) together with his wife, undertook to keep the vigil on the night of the eleventh.
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PdP 7 23.6
तत्रांतरे द्विजः कश्चिच्छौरिर्नाम महीपतेः । आजगाम महातेजास्तस्य जागरमण्डपम्
tatrāṃtare dvijaḥ kaścicchaurirnāma mahīpateḥ | ājagāma mahātejāstasya jāgaramaṇḍapam
Meanwhile a certain brahmin named Śauri, of great splendour, came to that king's vigil-pavilion.
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PdP 7 23.7
तमायांतं स भूपालो नारायणपरायणः । पाद्याद्यैः पूजयामास सदारोऽत्यंतहर्षितः
tamāyāṃtaṃ sa bhūpālo nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ | pādyādyaiḥ pūjayāmāsa sadāro'tyaṃtaharṣitaḥ
As he arrived, that ruler of the earth, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa, along with his wife and exceedingly delighted, honoured him with water for the feet and the rest.
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PdP 7 23.8
तेषां मध्ये सूपविष्ठः स विप्रोऽखिलतत्ववित् । विष्णुपूजापरांस्तत्र ददर्श व्रतिनो बहून्
teṣāṃ madhye sūpaviṣṭhaḥ sa vipro'khilatatvavit | viṣṇupūjāparāṃstatra dadarśa vratino bahūn
Seated well in the midst of them, that brahmin who knew all the truths saw there many keepers of the vow intent on the worship of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 7 23.9
पूजयंति हरिं केचिन्नानापुष्पैर्मनोरमैः । गंधैर्धूपैस्तथादीपैरुपहारैरनुत्तमैः
pūjayaṃti hariṃ kecinnānāpuṣpairmanoramaiḥ | gaṃdhairdhūpaistathādīpairupahārairanuttamaiḥ
Some worship Hari with various delightful flowers, with fragrances, with incense, and with lamps, and with the finest offerings.
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PdP 7 23.10
गङ्गामृद्भूषिताकेचित्तुलसीपत्रमालया । अलंकृता हरेरग्रे नृत्यंति व्रतिनो मुदा
gaṅgāmṛdbhūṣitākecittulasīpatramālayā | alaṃkṛtā hareragre nṛtyaṃti vratino mudā
Some, adorned with Ganges clay and with garlands of tulasī leaves, decked out, dance joyfully before Hari — the keepers of the vow.
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PdP 7 23.11
केचिद्गायंति गीतानि ललितानि हरेः पुनः । करतालं समादाय व्रतिनो भगवत्प्रियाः
kecidgāyaṃti gītāni lalitāni hareḥ punaḥ | karatālaṃ samādāya vratino bhagavatpriyāḥ
Some of the vow-keepers, dear to the Lord, taking up hand-cymbals, again and again sing lovely songs of Hari.
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PdP 7 23.12
स्तवैरनुत्तमैः केचिन्नारायणमनामयम् । स्तुवंति जगतामीशं दिव्यार्थैः कोमलाक्षरैः
stavairanuttamaiḥ kecinnārāyaṇamanāmayam | stuvaṃti jagatāmīśaṃ divyārthaiḥ komalākṣaraiḥ
Some praise the unailing Nārāyaṇa, the lord of the worlds, with the finest hymns, of divine import and soft syllables.
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PdP 7 23.13
श्वेतचामरवातेन शीतलेन जगत्पतेः । वीजयंति हरेः प्रीतिं केचिच्च महतीं तथा
śvetacāmaravātena śītalena jagatpateḥ | vījayaṃti hareḥ prītiṃ kecicca mahatīṃ tathā
And some, with the cool breeze of a white yak-tail fan, fan the Lord of the world, and thus (give) Hari great pleasure.
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PdP 7 23.14
केचिद्वीणादिकं वाद्यं ललितं शुचिमंगलम् । वादयंतो महात्मानः केचिद्गायंति केशवम्
kecidvīṇādikaṃ vādyaṃ lalitaṃ śucimaṃgalam | vādayaṃto mahātmānaḥ kecidgāyaṃti keśavam
Some great-souled ones, playing lovely, pure, auspicious music on the vīṇā and other instruments, and some, sing of Keśava.
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PdP 7 23.15
स राजा राजमहिषी द्वावप्यत्यंतहर्षितौ । गायतां ललितं गीतं नृत्यतां नृत्यमुत्तमम्
sa rājā rājamahiṣī dvāvapyatyaṃtaharṣitau | gāyatāṃ lalitaṃ gītaṃ nṛtyatāṃ nṛtyamuttamam
That king and the royal queen, both exceedingly delighted, sang a lovely song and danced an excellent dance.
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PdP 7 23.16
तौ दंपती महात्मानौ नृत्यगीतादिकारिणौ । वाचा मधुरया प्राह स शौरिर्ब्राह्मणोत्तमः
tau daṃpatī mahātmānau nṛtyagītādikāriṇau | vācā madhurayā prāha sa śaurirbrāhmaṇottamaḥ
To those two great-souled spouses, engaged in dancing, singing and the rest, that Śauri, best of brahmins, spoke with sweet speech.
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PdP 7 23.17
शौरिरुवाच- धन्योऽसि त्वं महीपाल धन्या च महिषी तव । चरित्रं युवयोरेतन्मङ्गलं भुविदुर्ल्लभम्
śauriruvāca- dhanyo'si tvaṃ mahīpāla dhanyā ca mahiṣī tava | caritraṃ yuvayoretanmaṅgalaṃ bhuvidurllabham
Śauri said: Blessed are you, O ruler of the earth, and blessed is your queen; this conduct of you two is auspicious and hard to find on earth.
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PdP 7 23.18
त्वां वक्ष्यामि यतः कश्चिन्न दृष्टो वैष्णवोत्तमः । त्वया भूमिभुजा पृथ्वी धन्येयं नात्र संशयः
tvāṃ vakṣyāmi yataḥ kaścinna dṛṣṭo vaiṣṇavottamaḥ | tvayā bhūmibhujā pṛthvī dhanyeyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
I will tell you, since no other such excellent Vaiṣṇava has been seen (by me): this earth is blessed by you as its ruler — there is no doubt of that.
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PdP 7 23.19
एकादशीव्रतमिदं पवित्रं भगवत्प्रियम् । सदारः कुरुषे भूप तस्मात्त्वं वैष्णवाग्रणीः
ekādaśīvratamidaṃ pavitraṃ bhagavatpriyam | sadāraḥ kuruṣe bhūpa tasmāttvaṃ vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ
This holy Ekādaśī vow, dear to the Lord, you keep together with your wife, O king; therefore you are the foremost of Vaiṣṇavas.
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PdP 7 23.20
सप्तद्वीपैकनाथश्च सदारस्त्वं नृपोत्तम । नारायणाग्रतः प्रीत्या यतो नृत्यसि गायसि
saptadvīpaikanāthaśca sadārastvaṃ nṛpottama | nārāyaṇāgrataḥ prītyā yato nṛtyasi gāyasi
And you, best of kings, are sole lord of the seven continents, yet together with your wife you dance and sing with delight before Nārāyaṇa.
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PdP 7 23.21
चरित्रं युवयोरेतद्दंपत्योर्दृष्टमद्भुतम् । कस्माद्बुद्धिरियं जाता युवयोरतिनिर्मला
caritraṃ yuvayoretaddaṃpatyordṛṣṭamadbhutam | kasmādbuddhiriyaṃ jātā yuvayoratinirmalā
This conduct of you two, of the married pair, that I have seen is wonderful. How did this exceedingly pure resolve arise in you both?
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PdP 7 23.22
व्यास उवाच- तस्येदं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शौरिनाम्नो द्विजन्मनः । ईषद्धास्यमुखीप्राह सुप्राज्ञा तमथो द्विजम्
vyāsa uvāca- tasyedaṃ vākyamākarṇya śaurināmno dvijanmanaḥ | īṣaddhāsyamukhīprāha suprājñā tamatho dvijam
Vyāsa said: Having heard this speech of the twice-born named Śauri, Suprājñā, with a slightly smiling face, then said to that brahmin:
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PdP 7 23.23
सुप्राज्ञोवाच- एकादशीप्रभावेन पूर्वमावां द्विजोत्तम । अतिपातकिनौ मुक्तौ सूर्यजेन महात्मना
suprājñovāca- ekādaśīprabhāvena pūrvamāvāṃ dvijottama | atipātakinau muktau sūryajena mahātmanā
Suprājñā said: By the power of the eleventh-day (observance), O best of the twice-born, we two, formerly great sinners, were released by the great-souled son of the Sun.
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PdP 7 23.24
जातिस्मृतिप्रभावेण दिव्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । कुर्वः संप्रति विप्रेन्द्र परमस्थानकाङ्क्षया
jātismṛtiprabhāveṇa divyamekādaśīvratam | kurvaḥ saṃprati viprendra paramasthānakāṅkṣayā
By the power of the memory of (our former) birth, O chief of brahmins, we two now perform the divine eleventh-day vow, out of longing for the highest station.
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PdP 7 23.25
शौरिरुवाच- यदि नूनं वरारोहे पूर्वां जातिं त्वमात्मनः । वेत्सि मे ब्रूहि तां श्रोतुं जायते कौतुकं हृदि
śauriruvāca- yadi nūnaṃ varārohe pūrvāṃ jātiṃ tvamātmanaḥ | vetsi me brūhi tāṃ śrotuṃ jāyate kautukaṃ hṛdi
Śauri said: If indeed, O fair-hipped one, you know your own former birth, tell it to me; a curiosity to hear it arises in my heart.
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PdP 7 23.26
पूर्वं स्थिता का भवती पतिर्वा कः स्थितस्तव । कथं भास्करिणा त्यक्तौ युवां पातकिनावपि
pūrvaṃ sthitā kā bhavatī patirvā kaḥ sthitastava | kathaṃ bhāskariṇā tyaktau yuvāṃ pātakināvapi
Who were you formerly, and who was your husband then? How were you two, though sinners, let go by the son of the Sun?
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PdP 7 23.27
सुप्राज्ञोवाच- अप्रकाश्यमिदं वाक्यं यद्यपि द्विजसत्तम । स्थितास्मि वारमुख्याऽहं रतिशास्त्रविशारदा
suprājñovāca- aprakāśyamidaṃ vākyaṃ yadyapi dvijasattama | sthitāsmi vāramukhyā'haṃ ratiśāstraviśāradā
Suprājñā said: Although this matter is not to be disclosed, O best of the twice-born, I was a chief courtesan, skilled in the science of love.
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PdP 7 23.28
तस्मिञ्जन्मनि पापानि घोराणि सुबहूनि च । मया कृतानि विप्रेन्द्र नरकक्लेशदानि वै
tasmiñjanmani pāpāni ghorāṇi subahūni ca | mayā kṛtāni viprendra narakakleśadāni vai
In that birth, O chief of brahmins, sins terrible and very many were done by me, sins that bring the torments of hell.
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PdP 7 23.29
अयं नित्योदयो नाम शूद्र स्वाःचारवर्जितः । परदारहरः क्रूरः परद्रव्यापहारकः
ayaṃ nityodayo nāma śūdra svāḥcāravarjitaḥ | paradāraharaḥ krūraḥ paradravyāpahārakaḥ
This (man) named Nityodaya was a śūdra devoid of proper conduct, a seizer of others' wives, cruel, a stealer of others' property,
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PdP 7 23.30
सुरापो मित्रहंता च भ्रूणहा परहिंसकः । अत्यहंकारयुक्तश्च धर्मनिंदाकरः सदा
surāpo mitrahaṃtā ca bhrūṇahā parahiṃsakaḥ | atyahaṃkārayuktaśca dharmaniṃdākaraḥ sadā
a drinker of liquor, a killer of friends, a slayer of embryos, an injurer of others, filled with excessive pride, and always a reviler of dharma.
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PdP 7 23.31
एकदा ज्ञातिभिः सर्वैः परित्यक्तो हि सद्व्रतैः । आजगाम ममागारं वेश्याविभ्रमलोलुपः
ekadā jñātibhiḥ sarvaiḥ parityakto hi sadvrataiḥ | ājagāma mamāgāraṃ veśyāvibhramalolupaḥ
Once, abandoned by all his kinsmen who kept good vows, he came to my house, greedy for the charms of a courtesan.
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PdP 7 23.32
युवानं सुंदरं दृष्ट्वा तमेनं द्विजसत्तम । मयापि प्रीतिमासाद्य संतुष्टः सुरतैरपि
yuvānaṃ suṃdaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tamenaṃ dvijasattama | mayāpi prītimāsādya saṃtuṣṭaḥ suratairapi
Seeing him a handsome youth, O best of the twice-born, I too took delight (in him), and he was satisfied by our lovemaking.
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PdP 7 23.33
ततोऽनुभूय सुरतं मया सह तपोधन । अयमाह च मां प्रेम्णा विनयावनतो वचः
tato'nubhūya surataṃ mayā saha tapodhana | ayamāha ca māṃ premṇā vinayāvanato vacaḥ
Then, having enjoyed lovemaking with me, O rich in austerity, he bowed low in humility and spoke these words to me with affection:
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PdP 7 23.34
अहं सुरतशास्त्रज्ञः परित्यक्तः स्वबंधुभिः । यदि त्वं मन्यसे तस्मिंस्तिष्ठाम्यत्र त्वया सह
ahaṃ surataśāstrajñaḥ parityaktaḥ svabaṃdhubhiḥ | yadi tvaṃ manyase tasmiṃstiṣṭhāmyatra tvayā saha
"I know the science of lovemaking, and I have been abandoned by my own kinsmen. If you agree to it, I will stay here with you."
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PdP 7 23.35
विनयावनतं वाक्यमिदं शुश्राव तद्दिवज । दंपतीभावमासाद्य सहानेन स्थितास्म्यहम्
vinayāvanataṃ vākyamidaṃ śuśrāva taddivaja | daṃpatībhāvamāsādya sahānena sthitāsmyaham
This speech, uttered in humble submission, was heard, O twice-born one; and having entered the state of husband and wife, I lived together with him.
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PdP 7 23.36
कदाचिद्दिवजशार्दूल एकादश्यां तिथौ हरेः । महद्भिः पीडिताहं च देहदेहावघातकैः
kadāciddivajaśārdūla ekādaśyāṃ tithau hareḥ | mahadbhiḥ pīḍitāhaṃ ca dehadehāvaghātakaiḥ
Once, O tiger among the twice-born, on Hari's eleventh-day date, I was afflicted by great (fevers) that shattered the body utterly.
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PdP 7 23.37
तस्मिन्नेव द्विजश्रेष्ठ ज्वरजर्जरदेहया । न पीतमुदकं नान्नं भुक्तं च परया भिया
tasminneva dvijaśreṣṭha jvarajarjaradehayā | na pītamudakaṃ nānnaṃ bhuktaṃ ca parayā bhiyā
On that very (day), O best of the twice-born, with my body worn out by fever, no water was drunk and no food eaten by me, out of very great fear.
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PdP 7 23.38
ममस्नेहोदयोऽयं च तस्मिन्नेव दिने हरेः । तत्याजान्नं च तोयं च विषण्ण इव जन्मना
mamasnehodayo'yaṃ ca tasminneva dine hareḥ | tatyājānnaṃ ca toyaṃ ca viṣaṇṇa iva janmanā
And this Udaya, the object of my affection, on that very day of Hari gave up food and water too, being as it were dejected by birth.
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PdP 7 23.39
अथ रात्रौ द्विजश्रेष्ठ दीपं प्रज्वाल्य सर्पिषा । मया कृतं जागरणं ज्वरापहतचेतसा
atha rātrau dvijaśreṣṭha dīpaṃ prajvālya sarpiṣā | mayā kṛtaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ jvarāpahatacetasā
Then at night, O best of the twice-born, having lit a lamp with ghee, I kept the vigil, though my mind was stricken by fever.
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PdP 7 23.40
नारायण हरेकृष्ण रक्ष मामिति जल्पता । मुहुर्मुहुरनेनापि कृतं जागरणं निशि
nārāyaṇa harekṛṣṇa rakṣa māmiti jalpatā | muhurmuhuranenāpi kṛtaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ niśi
And he too, again and again muttering "Nārāyaṇa! Hare Kṛṣṇa! Protect me!", kept the vigil through the night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.41
उपवासप्रभावेण केशवोच्चारणेन च । आवयोः सकलं पापं विनष्टमभवद्दिवज
upavāsaprabhāveṇa keśavoccāraṇena ca | āvayoḥ sakalaṃ pāpaṃ vinaṣṭamabhavaddivaja
By the power of the fast and by the uttering of Keśava's name, all the sin of us two was destroyed, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.42
ततः प्रभाते विमले भगवत्युदिते रवौ । ज्वरार्दिताहं पंचत्वं गता ब्राह्मणसत्तम
tataḥ prabhāte vimale bhagavatyudite ravau | jvarārditāhaṃ paṃcatvaṃ gatā brāhmaṇasattama
Then, when the morning was clear and the divine sun had risen, I, afflicted by the fever, died, O best of brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.43
संप्राप्तपंचतां दृष्ट्वा मामयं च ततः शुचिः । सहत्या मरणं भेजे निंदितः सकलैर्जनैः
saṃprāptapaṃcatāṃ dṛṣṭvā māmayaṃ ca tataḥ śuciḥ | sahatyā maraṇaṃ bheje niṃditaḥ sakalairjanaiḥ
And then, seeing me dead, he—being pure—slew himself and met his death, censured by all people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.44
सूर्य्यजस्य ततः प्रेष्यैर्ज्वलदग्निनिभेक्षणैः । बद्ध्वा दृढेन पाशेन नीतौ दुर्गमवर्त्मना
sūryyajasya tataḥ preṣyairjvaladagninibhekṣaṇaiḥ | baddhvā dṛḍhena pāśena nītau durgamavartmanā
Then the two of us, bound with a strong noose by the servants of the sun's son (Yama), whose eyes were like blazing fire, were led along a hard-to-travel road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.45
शुभकर्मा शुभं वापि चित्रगुप्तो यमाज्ञया । सर्वं विचारयामास मूलात्स तु विचक्षणः
śubhakarmā śubhaṃ vāpi citragupto yamājñayā | sarvaṃ vicārayāmāsa mūlātsa tu vicakṣaṇaḥ
Then Citragupta, discerning as he is, by Yama's command examined everything from its root—whether the deed was good or bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.46
चित्रगुप्त उवाच- यद्यप्येतौ महाबाहो महापातकिनां वरौ । तथापि पातकैर्मुक्तौ ह्येकादश्यामुपोषणात्
citragupta uvāca- yadyapyetau mahābāho mahāpātakināṃ varau | tathāpi pātakairmuktau hyekādaśyāmupoṣaṇāt
Citragupta said: Although these two, O mighty-armed one, are the foremost among great sinners, still they are freed from their sins by fasting on the eleventh day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.47
अनिच्छयापि यः कुर्यात्पुण्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । सोऽपि गच्छेत्परंस्थानं सर्वपापविवर्जितः
anicchayāpi yaḥ kuryātpuṇyamekādaśīvratam | so'pi gacchetparaṃsthānaṃ sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
Even one who performs the meritorious eleventh-day observance unwillingly would go to the highest abode, rid of all sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.48
इत्युक्तश्चित्रगुप्तेन धर्मराजो महायशाः । आसनात्सहसोत्थाय ववंदे ताममुंच सः
ityuktaścitraguptena dharmarājo mahāyaśāḥ | āsanātsahasotthāya vavaṃde tāmamuṃca saḥ
Thus addressed by Citragupta, the greatly renowned King of Dharma rose at once from his seat and paid homage to her and to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.49
सुगंधैश्चंदनैर्दिव्यैर्धूपैः पुष्पैश्च मृत्युना । सुवर्णाभरणैरेव मंडितौ पापवर्जितौ
sugaṃdhaiścaṃdanairdivyairdhūpaiḥ puṣpaiśca mṛtyunā | suvarṇābharaṇaireva maṃḍitau pāpavarjitau
By Death himself the two of us, freed of sin, were adorned with fragrant sandal pastes, divine incense, flowers, and with golden ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.50
फलैर्नानाविधैस्तत्र मधुरैरमृतोपमैः । भास्करिः कारयामास प्रीत्या भोजनमावयोः ५० 7.23.
phalairnānāvidhaistatra madhurairamṛtopamaiḥ | bhāskariḥ kārayāmāsa prītyā bhojanamāvayoḥ 50 7.23.
There, with fruits of many kinds, sweet and like nectar, the son of the Sun affectionately had a meal prepared for us two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.51
अथ स्तुत्वा स्तवैर्दिव्यैः स्वयमावां यमः प्रभुः । समारोप्य रथे दिव्ये प्रोवाचेति कृताञ्जलि
atha stutvā stavairdivyaiḥ svayamāvāṃ yamaḥ prabhuḥ | samāropya rathe divye provāceti kṛtāñjali
Then Yama the lord himself, having praised us with divine hymns and set us upon a divine chariot, spoke thus with palms joined:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.52
यम उवाच- युवां पुण्यवतां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वपापविवर्जितौ । यत्रास्ते भगवान्विष्णुर्गंच्छेतां तत्र संप्रति
yama uvāca- yuvāṃ puṇyavatāṃ śreṣṭhau sarvapāpavivarjitau | yatrāste bhagavānviṣṇurgaṃcchetāṃ tatra saṃprati
Yama said: You two are the best of the meritorious, freed from all sin; go now to where the Lord Viṣṇu dwells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.53
इत्युक्तौ धर्मराजेन विनयावनतेन वै । अथैतदुक्तमावाभ्यां नत्वा तत्पादपङ्कजे
ityuktau dharmarājena vinayāvanatena vai | athaitaduktamāvābhyāṃ natvā tatpādapaṅkaje
Thus addressed by the King of Dharma, bowed down in humility, we two then, bowing at his lotus feet, said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.54
गंतव्यं नान्यथा देव तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । किंत्वस्ति नरकं द्रष्टुं त्वद्गृहस्थं स्पृहावयोः
gaṃtavyaṃ nānyathā deva tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam | kiṃtvasti narakaṃ draṣṭuṃ tvadgṛhasthaṃ spṛhāvayoḥ
"We must go, O god—it cannot be otherwise—to that highest abode of Viṣṇu; but we two have a wish to see the hell that is in your house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.55
यमाज्ञया ततो विप्र रथमारुह्य शोभनम् । दुष्प्रेक्ष्या निरया दृष्टा आवाभ्यां तत्र विस्तराः
yamājñayā tato vipra rathamāruhya śobhanam | duṣprekṣyā nirayā dṛṣṭā āvābhyāṃ tatra vistarāḥ
Then, O brāhmaṇa, by Yama's command we mounted the beautiful chariot, and there the hells, hard to look upon, were seen by us two in detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.56
ब्राह्मण उवाच- तत्रावस्था पापवतां या या दृष्टाः पतिव्रते । विस्तरेण समाख्यातुं तास्ताः सर्वास्त्वमर्हसि
brāhmaṇa uvāca- tatrāvasthā pāpavatāṃ yā yā dṛṣṭāḥ pativrate | vistareṇa samākhyātuṃ tāstāḥ sarvāstvamarhasi
The brāhmaṇa said: Whatever conditions of the sinful were seen there, O faithful wife, you ought to relate them all in detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.57
पुण्यात्मानः पथा येन व्रजन्ति यममंदिरम् । पापात्मानश्च सुश्रोणि तन्मे कथय विस्तरात्
puṇyātmānaḥ pathā yena vrajanti yamamaṃdiram | pāpātmānaśca suśroṇi tanme kathaya vistarāt
By what road the meritorious souls go to Yama's mansion, and (by what road) the sinful souls—tell me that at length, fair-hipped one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.58
पुण्यात्मा कीदृशं पश्येत्तत्र वैवस्वतं प्रभुम् । पुण्यात्मनां पापिनां च पंथानं सुखदुःखदम्
puṇyātmā kīdṛśaṃ paśyettatra vaivasvataṃ prabhum | puṇyātmanāṃ pāpināṃ ca paṃthānaṃ sukhaduḥkhadam
How does a meritorious soul see the lord Vaivasvata there? And (tell me) the road of the meritorious and of the sinful, that gives pleasure and pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.59
सुप्राज्ञोवाच- आदौ ब्रवीमि पंथानं नृणां पुण्यवतामहम् । शृणुष्व द्विजशार्दूल शृण्वतां प्रीतिवर्द्धनम्
suprājñovāca- ādau bravīmi paṃthānaṃ nṛṇāṃ puṇyavatāmaham | śṛṇuṣva dvijaśārdūla śṛṇvatāṃ prītivarddhanam
Suprājñā said: First I shall tell of the road of meritorious men; listen, O tiger among the twice-born—it increases the delight of those who hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.60
प्रस्तरैर्विस्तरैर्बद्धो दिव्यवस्त्रैः समावृतः । भाति पुण्यवतां पंथाः सर्वोपद्रववर्जितः
prastarairvistarairbaddho divyavastraiḥ samāvṛtaḥ | bhāti puṇyavatāṃ paṃthāḥ sarvopadravavarjitaḥ
Laid out with paving-stones over a wide expanse, canopied over with heavenly cloths, the path of the meritorious shines, free of every affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.61
क्वचिद्गंधर्वकन्याभिर्गीयते गानमद्भुतम् । क्वचिन्मञ्जुशरीराभिरप्सरोभिश्च नृत्यते
kvacidgaṃdharvakanyābhirgīyate gānamadbhutam | kvacinmañjuśarīrābhirapsarobhiśca nṛtyate
In one place wondrous song is sung by the daughters of the gandharvas; in another the apsarases with lovely bodies dance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.62
क्वचिद्वीणाक्वणं नाना वाद्यं चक्रुर्मनोरमम् । क्वचित्कुसुमवृष्टिश्च क्वचिद्वायुश्च शीतलः
kvacidvīṇākvaṇaṃ nānā vādyaṃ cakrurmanoramam | kvacitkusumavṛṣṭiśca kvacidvāyuśca śītalaḥ
In one place they made the twanging of the vīṇā and various delightful music; in one place there is a rain of flowers, and in another a cool breeze.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.63
क्वचित्प्रपा शीततोया क्वचिच्च भुक्तिशालिकाः । क्वचिद्देवाश्च गंधर्वाः पठंति स्तवमुत्तमम्
kvacitprapā śītatoyā kvacicca bhuktiśālikāḥ | kvaciddevāśca gaṃdharvāḥ paṭhaṃti stavamuttamam
In one place a water-booth with cool water, in another halls for eating; in one place gods and gandharvas recite the highest hymn of praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.64
क्वचित्क्वचिद्दीर्घिकाश्च फुल्लपद्माः सुशोभनाः । सुच्छायाः पादपाः क्वापि पुष्पिता वंजुलादयः
kvacitkvaciddīrghikāśca phullapadmāḥ suśobhanāḥ | succhāyāḥ pādapāḥ kvāpi puṣpitā vaṃjulādayaḥ
Here and there are long pools, most beautiful, with lotuses in bloom; and somewhere trees of good shade, the vaṃjula and the rest, in flower.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.65
ततस्तु सुखसम्पन्नाः पथि गच्छंति मानवाः । पुण्यात्मानो द्विजश्रेष्ठ सुखमृत्युमवाप्य च
tatastu sukhasampannāḥ pathi gacchaṃti mānavāḥ | puṇyātmāno dvijaśreṣṭha sukhamṛtyumavāpya ca
Then men endowed with happiness go along that path, O best of the twice-born — souls of merit, having obtained an easy death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.66
केचित्तुरंगमारूढा नानालंकारभूषिताः । उद्दण्डधवलच्छत्रैर्गच्छंत्यावृत्य मस्तकम्
kecitturaṃgamārūḍhā nānālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ | uddaṇḍadhavalacchatrairgacchaṃtyāvṛtya mastakam
Some, mounted on horses, adorned with various ornaments, go along with their heads covered by white parasols on upraised staffs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.67
केचिद्यांति गजारूढा रथारूढाश्च केचन । यानारूढा जनाः केचित्सुखेन यममंदिरम्
kecidyāṃti gajārūḍhā rathārūḍhāśca kecana | yānārūḍhā janāḥ kecitsukhena yamamaṃdiram
Some go mounted on elephants, and some mounted on chariots; some people, mounted on palanquins, (go) in comfort to Yama's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.68
केचिद्देवाङ्गना हस्त न्यस्तचामरवायुभिः । गच्छंति वीजिता मर्त्याः स्तूयमानाः सुरर्षिभिः
keciddevāṅganā hasta nyastacāmaravāyubhiḥ | gacchaṃti vījitā martyāḥ stūyamānāḥ surarṣibhiḥ
Some mortals go fanned by the breezes of the yak-tail whisks held in the hands of the women of the gods, praised by the gods and sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.69
केचिद्दिव्यायुधधराः स्रक्चन्दनविभूषिताः । भुंजंतो यांति तांबूलं पुण्यात्मानो यमालयम्
keciddivyāyudhadharāḥ srakcandanavibhūṣitāḥ | bhuṃjaṃto yāṃti tāṃbūlaṃ puṇyātmāno yamālayam
Some, bearing heavenly weapons, adorned with garlands and sandal-paste, go chewing betel — souls of merit — to Yama's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.70
निजगात्रत्विषा केचिज्ज्वालयंतो दिशो दश । व्रजंति शमनागारं जलग्रहनिवासिनः
nijagātratviṣā kecijjvālayaṃto diśo daśa | vrajaṃti śamanāgāraṃ jalagrahanivāsinaḥ
Some, setting the ten directions ablaze with the radiance of their own bodies, proceed to the house of the Restrainer — those who provided dwellings with drinking-water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 23.71
केचिच्च पायसं दिव्यं भुंजतो यांति सत्तम । सुभक्षणं प्रकुर्वंतः पथि यांतः सुखेन च
kecicca pāyasaṃ divyaṃ bhuṃjato yāṃti sattama | subhakṣaṇaṃ prakurvaṃtaḥ pathi yāṃtaḥ sukhena ca
And some go eating heavenly milk-rice, O most excellent one, making a good meal as they travel comfortably along the path.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.72
केचिद्दुग्धं पिबंतश्च केचिदिक्षुरसं तथा । केचित्तक्रं पिबंतश्च गच्छंति यममंदिरम्
keciddugdhaṃ pibaṃtaśca kecidikṣurasaṃ tathā | kecittakraṃ pibaṃtaśca gacchaṃti yamamaṃdiram
Some drinking milk, some likewise sugarcane juice, and some drinking buttermilk, go to Yama's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.73
केचिद्दधीनि भक्षंतः केचिन्नानाफलानि च । केचिन्मधुपिबंतश्च पुण्यवंतो व्रजंति वै
keciddadhīni bhakṣaṃtaḥ kecinnānāphalāni ca | kecinmadhupibaṃtaśca puṇyavaṃto vrajaṃti vai
Some eating curds, some various fruits, and some drinking honey — the meritorious indeed proceed (thus).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.74
तानागतांस्ततो दृष्ट्वा बहून्धर्मपरायणान् । भास्करीं प्रीतिमासाद्य स्वयं नारायणो भवेत्
tānāgatāṃstato dṛṣṭvā bahūndharmaparāyaṇān | bhāskarīṃ prītimāsādya svayaṃ nārāyaṇo bhavet
Then, seeing them arrived, many and devoted to dharma, the son of the Sun, attaining the highest delight, would himself become Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.75
चतुर्बाहुः श्यामवर्णः प्रफुल्लकमलेक्षणः । शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधारी गरुडवाहनः
caturbāhuḥ śyāmavarṇaḥ praphullakamalekṣaṇaḥ | śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadhārī garuḍavāhanaḥ
Four-armed, dark of hue, with eyes like full-blown lotuses, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, riding on Garuḍa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.76
स्वर्णयज्ञोपवीती च स्मरचारुमहाननः । किरीटी कुण्डली चैव वनमालाविभूषितः
svarṇayajñopavītī ca smaracārumahānanaḥ | kirīṭī kuṇḍalī caiva vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ
wearing a golden sacred thread, his great face lovely as Kāma's, wearing a diadem and earrings, adorned with a forest-garland.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.77
चित्रगुप्तो महाप्राज्ञश्चंडाद्या यमकिंकराः । सर्वे नारायणाकारा बभूवुर्मधुरोक्तयः
citragupto mahāprājñaścaṃḍādyā yamakiṃkarāḥ | sarve nārāyaṇākārā babhūvurmadhuroktayaḥ
Citragupta of great wisdom, and Caṇḍa and the other servants of Yama — all took on the form of Nārāyaṇa and became sweet of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.78
ततः स्वयं धर्मराजस्तान्सर्वान्मनुजोत्तमान् । परमां प्रीतिमासाद्य मित्रवच्चार्चयेद्द्विज
tataḥ svayaṃ dharmarājastānsarvānmanujottamān | paramāṃ prītimāsādya mitravaccārcayeddvija
Then the King of Dharma himself, attaining the utmost delight, would honour all those best of men as a friend would, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.79
दिव्यरत्नैः फलैश्चैव तेषां पुण्यवतां नृणाम् । भोजनं कारयित्वा तु तानुवाचाथ भास्करिः
divyaratnaiḥ phalaiścaiva teṣāṃ puṇyavatāṃ nṛṇām | bhojanaṃ kārayitvā tu tānuvācātha bhāskariḥ
And having had a meal of heavenly gems and fruits provided for those meritorious men, the son of the Sun then spoke to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.80
यम उवाच- यूयं सर्वे महात्मानो नरकक्लेशभीरवः । निजकर्मप्रभावेण गम्यतां परमं पदम्
yama uvāca- yūyaṃ sarve mahātmāno narakakleśabhīravaḥ | nijakarmaprabhāveṇa gamyatāṃ paramaṃ padam
Yama said: All of you are great-souled ones who feared the torments of hell; by the power of your own deeds, go to the highest state.
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PdP 7 23.81
संसारे जन्म संप्राप्य पुण्यं यः कुरुते नरः । स मे पिता स मे भ्राता स मे बंधुसमः सुहृत्
saṃsāre janma saṃprāpya puṇyaṃ yaḥ kurute naraḥ | sa me pitā sa me bhrātā sa me baṃdhusamaḥ suhṛt
The man who, having obtained birth in this world, does what is meritorious — he is my father, he is my brother, he is like a kinsman and friend to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.82
इत्युक्ता धर्मराजेन ते सर्वे द्विजसत्तम । दिव्यं रथं समारुह्य नारायणपुरं गताः
ityuktā dharmarājena te sarve dvijasattama | divyaṃ rathaṃ samāruhya nārāyaṇapuraṃ gatāḥ
Thus addressed by the King of Dharma, all of them, O best of the twice-born, mounted a divine chariot and went to Nārāyaṇa's city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.83
पुण्यात्मनां गतिः प्रोक्ता समासेन द्विजोत्तम । पापात्मनां शृणु गतिं विस्तरेण वदाम्यहम्
puṇyātmanāṃ gatiḥ proktā samāsena dvijottama | pāpātmanāṃ śṛṇu gatiṃ vistareṇa vadāmyaham
The course of the meritorious has been told in brief, O best of the twice-born; hear now the course of the evil-souled — I shall tell it at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.84
षडशीतिसहस्राणि योजनानि दुरात्मनाम् । प्रोक्तो मार्गस्य विस्तारः सर्वदुःखान्वितः स च
ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi yojanāni durātmanām | prokto mārgasya vistāraḥ sarvaduḥkhānvitaḥ sa ca
For the evil-souled, the extent of the road is said to be eighty-six thousand yojanas, and it is attended with every kind of suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.85
कुत्रचिद्वह्निवृष्टिश्च कुत्रचिच्चाश्मवर्षणम् । क्वचित्क्वचिद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ संतप्तं तप्तवालुकम्
kutracidvahnivṛṣṭiśca kutraciccāśmavarṣaṇam | kvacitkvaciddvijaśreṣṭha saṃtaptaṃ taptavālukam
In one place a rain of fire, in another a shower of stones; and here and there, O best of the twice-born, scorching hot sand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.86
क्वचित्क्वचित्तीक्ष्णशिलाः क्वचित्तप्तशिलास्तथा । क्वचित्क्वचिच्छस्त्रवृष्टिः क्वचिदंगारवर्षणम्
kvacitkvacittīkṣṇaśilāḥ kvacittaptaśilāstathā | kvacitkvacicchastravṛṣṭiḥ kvacidaṃgāravarṣaṇam
Here and there sharp rocks, and in places heated rocks; here and there a rain of blades, in places a shower of live coals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.87
क्वचिदग्निरिवातीव संतप्ता वांति मारुताः । गंभीरांधकराः क्वापि तृणावर्तमुखा द्विज
kvacidagnirivātīva saṃtaptā vāṃti mārutāḥ | gaṃbhīrāṃdhakarāḥ kvāpi tṛṇāvartamukhā dvija
In some places winds blow exceedingly hot, like fire; in some places there is deep darkness, with whirlwinds of grass at the entrance, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 23.88
क्वचित्कंटकवृष्टिश्च नाराचमयकंटकैः । पाषाणश्रेणयः क्वापि दुःखरोहाः सपन्नगाः
kvacitkaṃṭakavṛṣṭiśca nārācamayakaṃṭakaiḥ | pāṣāṇaśreṇayaḥ kvāpi duḥkharohāḥ sapannagāḥ
In places a rain of thorns, with thorns made of iron arrows; in places rows of boulders, hard to climb, infested with snakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.89
गच्छंति पापिनस्तत्र शुष्ककंठोष्ठतालुकाः । एवं बहुविधक्लेशे छायाजलविवर्जिते
gacchaṃti pāpinastatra śuṣkakaṃṭhoṣṭhatālukāḥ | evaṃ bahuvidhakleśe chāyājalavivarjite
There the sinners go, their throats, lips and palates parched; thus, on (a road) of manifold torment, devoid of shade and water —
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PdP 7 23.90
तस्मिन्मार्गे द्विजश्रेष्ठ पापिनो यांति दुःखिताः । नाम्ना विमुक्तकेशाश्च प्रेताकारा भयंकराः
tasminmārge dvijaśreṣṭha pāpino yāṃti duḥkhitāḥ | nāmnā vimuktakeśāśca pretākārā bhayaṃkarāḥ
— on that road, O best of the twice-born, the sinners go in misery, called 'the loose-haired ones', ghost-shaped and terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.91
रुधिरौघप्लुताः केचित्केचित्कर्दमभूषिताः । केचित्केचिच्च कृष्णांगाः पथि गच्छंति पापिनः
rudhiraughaplutāḥ kecitkecitkardamabhūṣitāḥ | kecitkecicca kṛṣṇāṃgāḥ pathi gacchaṃti pāpinaḥ
Some are drenched in streams of blood, some smeared with mud, and some have blackened limbs — thus the sinners go along the path.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.92
क्रंदंतो व्यथया केचित्स्रवद्बाष्पाकुले क्षणाः । शोचंतः स्वानि कर्माणि केचिद्गच्छंति पापिनः
kraṃdaṃto vyathayā kecitsravadbāṣpākule kṣaṇāḥ | śocaṃtaḥ svāni karmāṇi kecidgacchaṃti pāpinaḥ
Some cry out from pain, their eyes brimming with flowing tears; some sinners go along lamenting their own deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.93
कस्यचिच्चर्मपाशस्य बंधनं पापिनां गले । कंकाले कस्यचिद्बद्धाः कस्यचिच्च पदद्वये
kasyaciccarmapāśasya baṃdhanaṃ pāpināṃ gale | kaṃkāle kasyacidbaddhāḥ kasyacicca padadvaye
On the neck of some of the sinners there is the binding of a leather noose; some are bound at the skeleton (frame of the body), and some at the two feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 23.94
गले सूचीसमुत्कीर्णे पाशं दत्वा दृढं रुषा । आकृष्यंते यमप्रेष्याः केषांचिच्च कृतैनसाम्
gale sūcīsamutkīrṇe pāśaṃ datvā dṛḍhaṃ ruṣā | ākṛṣyaṃte yamapreṣyāḥ keṣāṃcicca kṛtainasām
Fastening a noose tightly in rage upon the neck pierced with needles, Yama's messengers drag along some of those who have committed sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.95
वर्त्मस्थान्गुरुपाषाणान्वहंतः कर्णरन्ध्रकैः । अयोभारांश्च शीर्षाग्रैर्व्रजंति पथि पापिनः
vartmasthāngurupāṣāṇānvahaṃtaḥ karṇarandhrakaiḥ | ayobhārāṃśca śīrṣāgrairvrajaṃti pathi pāpinaḥ
Carrying heavy stones set on the road by the holes of their ears, and loads of iron on the tops of their heads, the sinners walk along the path.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.96
कांश्चिद्भुजेषु पाशेषु नयंति यमकिंकराः । ग्रीवासु पापिनः केचित्करप्रहरणैर्दृढैः
kāṃścidbhujeṣu pāśeṣu nayaṃti yamakiṃkarāḥ | grīvāsu pāpinaḥ kecitkarapraharaṇairdṛḍhaiḥ
Some Yama's servants lead by nooses on the arms; some sinners (are led) by the necks, with hard blows of the hand —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.97
क्षिप्तक्षिप्ता यमप्रेष्या नयंति यमकिंकराः । यांत्यधः शिरसः केचिदूर्ध्वपादास्तथापरे
kṣiptakṣiptā yamapreṣyā nayaṃti yamakiṃkarāḥ | yāṃtyadhaḥ śirasaḥ kecidūrdhvapādāstathāpare
— flung again and again, Yama's messengers, his servants, lead (them) on; some go head downwards, and others feet upwards.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.98
गच्छंति बाहुभिः केचिदेकपादाश्च केचन । इत्येवं विकृताकारा आर्तरावविरावणाः
gacchaṃti bāhubhiḥ kecidekapādāśca kecana | ityevaṃ vikṛtākārā ārtarāvavirāvaṇāḥ
Some go on their arms and some on one foot; thus, with deformed shapes, shrieking cries of distress,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.99
यमदूतैस्ताड्यमानाः पापिनो यांति तत्पथे । तेष्वागतेषु सर्वेषु पापात्मा सुरुषा यमः
yamadūtaistāḍyamānāḥ pāpino yāṃti tatpathe | teṣvāgateṣu sarveṣu pāpātmā suruṣā yamaḥ
the sinners, beaten by Yama's messengers, go along that road. When all of them have arrived, Yama, greatly enraged at the evil-souled,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 23.100
दिव्यां मूर्तिं परित्यज्य बभूवात्यंतभैरवः । त्रिंशद्योजनदीर्घांगो वापीसदृशलोचनः १०० 7.23.
divyāṃ mūrtiṃ parityajya babhūvātyaṃtabhairavaḥ | triṃśadyojanadīrghāṃgo vāpīsadṛśalocanaḥ 100 7.23.
Abandoning his divine form, he became utterly terrifying: his body thirty yojanas long, his eyes like ponds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.101
धूम्रवर्णो महातेजाः प्रलंबो घर्घरध्वनिः । सुदीर्घदशनश्रेणिः शूर्पोपम नखावलिः
dhūmravarṇo mahātejāḥ pralaṃbo ghargharadhvaniḥ | sudīrghadaśanaśreṇiḥ śūrpopama nakhāvaliḥ
Smoke-coloured, of great fiery power, with a hanging (belly?), with a gurgling roar, with a row of very long teeth, with a line of nails like winnowing baskets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.102
प्रचण्डमहिषारूढः संदष्टदशनच्छदः । दंडहस्तश्चर्मपाशो भ्रुकुटी कुटिलाननः
pracaṇḍamahiṣārūḍhaḥ saṃdaṣṭadaśanacchadaḥ | daṃḍahastaścarmapāśo bhrukuṭī kuṭilānanaḥ
Mounted on a furious buffalo, biting his lips, rod in hand, (holding) a leather noose, his face contorted with a frown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.103
चित्रगुप्तो महामायः क्रोधारुणितलोचनः । अट्टाट्टहासं कुर्वाणः समवर्ती विराजते
citragupto mahāmāyaḥ krodhāruṇitalocanaḥ | aṭṭāṭṭahāsaṃ kurvāṇaḥ samavartī virājate
Citragupta, of great illusion, his eyes reddened with anger, roaring out a loud, mocking laugh — thus the Impartial One (Yama) shines forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.104
चंडाद्याः किंकराः सर्वे पाशमुद्गरपाणयः । बभूवुर्भैरवाः क्रुद्धा गर्जंतो जलदा इव
caṃḍādyāḥ kiṃkarāḥ sarve pāśamudgarapāṇayaḥ | babhūvurbhairavāḥ kruddhā garjaṃto jaladā iva
All the servants headed by Caṇḍa, with nooses and mallets in their hands, became terrifying and enraged, thundering like rain-clouds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.105
जहि जह्याशु पापिष्ठान्भिन्धि च्छिंदय विंधय । समंतादेव धावंतो वल्गंति यमकिंकराः
jahi jahyāśu pāpiṣṭhānbhindhi cchiṃdaya viṃdhaya | samaṃtādeva dhāvaṃto valgaṃti yamakiṃkarāḥ
"Strike! Strike the worst sinners at once! Split them, cut them, pierce them!" — so Yama's servants run about on every side and leap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.106
तानाह पततः सर्वान्पापिनो धर्मराट्प्रभुः । तर्जयेत्कालदंडेन त्यजन्हुंकारनिःस्वनम्
tānāha patataḥ sarvānpāpino dharmarāṭprabhuḥ | tarjayetkāladaṃḍena tyajanhuṃkāraniḥsvanam
To all those sinners as they fell, the lord, the king of dharma, spoke; he would threaten (them) with the rod of Time, uttering the sound of "huṃ".
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.107
यम उवाच- रेरे पापा दुराचारा युष्माभिरविवेकिभिः । अहो कृतानि पापानि आत्मपीडाकराण्यपि
yama uvāca- rere pāpā durācārā yuṣmābhiravivekibhiḥ | aho kṛtāni pāpāni ātmapīḍākarāṇyapi
Yama said: Hey there, sinners, evil in conduct! By you, devoid of discernment — alas! — sins were committed, even ones that bring torment upon yourselves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.108
मस्तकोपरि तिष्ठंतं नेक्षध्वं समवर्तिनम् । ज्ञात्वापि मां जीवितेशं युष्माभिः पातकं कृतम्
mastakopari tiṣṭhaṃtaṃ nekṣadhvaṃ samavartinam | jñātvāpi māṃ jīviteśaṃ yuṣmābhiḥ pātakaṃ kṛtam
You did not look upon the Impartial One standing above your heads; though you knew me to be the lord of life, sin was committed by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.109
पुण्यात्मनामहं बंधुरहं पापात्मनां रिपुः । इति कुत्रापि युष्माभिर्न श्रुतं श्रवणैः स्वकैः
puṇyātmanāmahaṃ baṃdhurahaṃ pāpātmanāṃ ripuḥ | iti kutrāpi yuṣmābhirna śrutaṃ śravaṇaiḥ svakaiḥ
"I am the kinsman of the righteous, I am the enemy of the sinful" — was this never heard anywhere by you with your own ears?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.110
निरया दुःसहाः संति नानादुःखसमन्विताः । पापिनो भुंजते तांश्च युष्माभिर्नेति विश्रुतम्
nirayā duḥsahāḥ saṃti nānāduḥkhasamanvitāḥ | pāpino bhuṃjate tāṃśca yuṣmābhirneti viśrutam
There are hells hard to endure, filled with manifold sufferings, and sinners undergo them — was this not heard of by you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.111
मत्वा मिथ्यैव युष्माभिश्चर्चा मम दुराशयाः । अद्य सैव स्वकैर्नेत्रैर्दृश्यतां कृतपातकाः
matvā mithyaiva yuṣmābhiścarcā mama durāśayāḥ | adya saiva svakairnetrairdṛśyatāṃ kṛtapātakāḥ
Thinking the talk about me to be false, you evil-minded ones (acted so); today let that very (talk) be seen with your own eyes, you doers of sin!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.112
वित्तांध्येन वचो मत्ता यूयं सर्वे सदैव हि । चक्रिरे पापजालानि युष्माभिः सततं यथा
vittāṃdhyena vaco mattā yūyaṃ sarve sadaiva hi | cakrire pāpajālāni yuṣmābhiḥ satataṃ yathā
Through blindness caused by wealth you were all always intoxicated indeed; just as nets of sin were continually made by you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 23.113
तथा पापफलं दुष्टा भुंजतां क्रंदनेन किम् । सुप्राज्ञोवाच- इत्युक्त्वा भास्करिर्देवश्चित्रगुप्तमुवाच ह
tathā pāpaphalaṃ duṣṭā bhuṃjatāṃ kraṃdanena kim | suprājñovāca- ityuktvā bhāskarirdevaścitraguptamuvāca ha
so let the wicked ones now consume the fruit of sin — what use is wailing? Suprājña said: Having spoken thus, the divine son of the Sun spoke to Citragupta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.114
एतेषां पापकर्माणि महाभाग विचारय । धर्मराजवचः श्रुत्वा चित्रगुप्तो महत्तदा
eteṣāṃ pāpakarmāṇi mahābhāga vicāraya | dharmarājavacaḥ śrutvā citragupto mahattadā
"Examine the sinful deeds of these, O greatly fortunate one." Hearing the words of the king of dharma, Citragupta then, the great one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.115
तेषां यावंति पापानि तावंति प्राह चोदितः । ततस्ते पापिनः सर्वे क्रंदंति द्विजसत्तम
teṣāṃ yāvaṃti pāpāni tāvaṃti prāha coditaḥ | tataste pāpinaḥ sarve kraṃdaṃti dvijasattama
being urged, declared however many sins were theirs; thereupon all those sinners wail, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 23.116
इत्यूचुः शमनं भीताश्चर्मपाशे नियंत्रिताः । पापिन ऊचुः अस्माभिर्यानि पापानि कृतानि भास्करात्मज
ityūcuḥ śamanaṃ bhītāścarmapāśe niyaṃtritāḥ | pāpina ūcuḥ asmābhiryāni pāpāni kṛtāni bhāskarātmaja
Thus, terrified, bound in the leather noose, they spoke to Yama. The sinners said: As for the sins we committed, O son of the Sun,
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PdP 7 23.117
के स्थिताः साक्षिणस्तत्र के वा यूयं निवेदिताः । अशुभं वा शुभं वापि यतोऽस्माभिः कृतं पुरा
ke sthitāḥ sākṣiṇastatra ke vā yūyaṃ niveditāḥ | aśubhaṃ vā śubhaṃ vāpi yato'smābhiḥ kṛtaṃ purā
who were the witnesses standing there, or by whom were you informed? — since whatever bad or good was done by us formerly,
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PdP 7 23.118
तथा च दृष्टं केनात्र पुरोऽस्माकं निगद्यताम् । ततः प्रहस्य भगवान्कोपेन महता द्विज
tathā ca dṛṣṭaṃ kenātra puro'smākaṃ nigadyatām | tataḥ prahasya bhagavānkopena mahatā dvija
and likewise, by whom here was it seen? Let it be told before us. Then, laughing, the Lord, with great anger, O twice-born,
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PdP 7 23.119
आहूय साक्षिणः सर्वानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । यम उवाच- यूयं सर्वे यथावृत्तं संनिधौ साक्षिणस्तथा
āhūya sākṣiṇaḥ sarvānidaṃ vacanamabravīt | yama uvāca- yūyaṃ sarve yathāvṛttaṃ saṃnidhau sākṣiṇastathā
having summoned all the witnesses, spoke this speech. Yama said: All of you (tell) what happened, as witnesses, in (their) presence.
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PdP 7 23.120
आकाशं पृथिवीं चैव जलं च तिथयस्तथा । दिनं रात्रिरुभे संध्ये धर्मश्चैते तु साक्षिणः
ākāśaṃ pṛthivīṃ caiva jalaṃ ca tithayastathā | dinaṃ rātrirubhe saṃdhye dharmaścaite tu sākṣiṇaḥ
The sky, the earth, and water, and likewise the lunar days, day, night, the two twilights, and Dharma — these are the witnesses.
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PdP 7 23.121
तेषां पापात्मनामूचुः सर्वं कर्मशुभाशुभम् । यस्य यस्य च वेलायां कर्म यद्यदिकारितम्
teṣāṃ pāpātmanāmūcuḥ sarvaṃ karmaśubhāśubham | yasya yasya ca velāyāṃ karma yadyadikāritam
They declared all the deeds, good and bad, of those evil-souled ones: at whatever hour whatever deed had been done,
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PdP 7 23.122
स स साक्षी तस्य तस्य जगाद यमसन्निधौ । तच्छ्रुत्वा पापिनः सर्वे साध्वसा कृष्टमानसाः
sa sa sākṣī tasya tasya jagāda yamasannidhau | tacchrutvā pāpinaḥ sarve sādhvasā kṛṣṭamānasāḥ
that very witness of that very (deed) spoke it out in Yama's presence. Hearing that, all the sinners, terrified, their minds dragged (away),
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PdP 7 23.123
सकंपहृदयास्तस्थुर्मेघं दृष्ट्वा मृगा इव । ततस्तु दंतावलिभिः कुर्वन्कडकडध्वनिम्
sakaṃpahṛdayāstasthurmeghaṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛgā iva | tatastu daṃtāvalibhiḥ kurvankaḍakaḍadhvanim
stood with trembling hearts, like deer that have seen a (storm) cloud. Then, making a chattering sound with their rows of teeth —
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PdP 7 23.124
धर्मराट्कालदंडेन ताञ्जघान पृथक्पृथक् । ताडिता धर्मराजेन ते सर्वे कृतपातकाः
dharmarāṭkāladaṃḍena tāñjaghāna pṛthakpṛthak | tāḍitā dharmarājena te sarve kṛtapātakāḥ
the King of Dharma struck them one by one with the rod of Time. Beaten by the King of Dharma, all those who had committed sins
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PdP 7 23.125
क्रंदंति निजकर्माणि शोचंतः प्राप्तसाध्वसाः । ततस्तान्पापिनः सर्वान्दूताश्चंडादयो रुषा
kraṃdaṃti nijakarmāṇi śocaṃtaḥ prāptasādhvasāḥ | tatastānpāpinaḥ sarvāndūtāścaṃḍādayo ruṣā
cry out, grieving over their own deeds, overcome by terror. Then the messengers, Caṇḍa and the rest, in fury (took) all those sinners
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PdP 7 23.126
नरकेषु यमादेशाद्रौरवादिषु चिक्षिपुः । तपने चिक्षिपुः कांश्चिदवीचौ कृतपातकान्
narakeṣu yamādeśādrauravādiṣu cikṣipuḥ | tapane cikṣipuḥ kāṃścidavīcau kṛtapātakān
and, at Yama's command, threw (them) into the hells, Raurava and the others. Some who had committed sins they threw into Tapana, (some) into Avīci,
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PdP 7 23.127
संघाते कालसूत्रे च महारौरवके तथा । संतप्ते वालुकाकुंडे कुंभीपाके तथापरान्
saṃghāte kālasūtre ca mahārauravake tathā | saṃtapte vālukākuṃḍe kuṃbhīpāke tathāparān
others into Saṃghāta and Kālasūtra and likewise Mahāraurava, into a pit of scorching sand, and into Kumbhīpāka,
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PdP 7 23.128
निरुच्छ्वासे महाघोरे चिक्षिपुश्च प्रमर्द्दने । असिपत्रवने घोरे नानाभक्षेषु पापिनः
nirucchvāse mahāghore cikṣipuśca pramarddane | asipatravane ghore nānābhakṣeṣu pāpinaḥ
and they threw the sinners into the greatly dreadful Nirucchvāsa and into Pramardana, into the terrible forest of sword-leaves, and into the various (hells of foul) foods.
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PdP 7 23.129
वैतरण्यां तथा केऽपि चिक्षिपुर्यमकिंकराः । घोरे विष्ठाह्रदे कांश्चित्तुषांगारास्थिकंटकैः
vaitaraṇyāṃ tathā ke'pi cikṣipuryamakiṃkarāḥ | ghore viṣṭhāhrade kāṃścittuṣāṃgārāsthikaṃṭakaiḥ
And some Yama's servants threw into the Vaitaraṇī; some into a terrible lake of excrement, (and some into a pit) with husks, embers, bones and thorns —
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PdP 7 23.130
पूर्णे नितांतसंतप्ते चिक्षिपुर्यमकिंकराः । पुरीषलेपने चैव पुरीषभोजने तथा
pūrṇe nitāṃtasaṃtapte cikṣipuryamakiṃkarāḥ | purīṣalepane caiva purīṣabhojane tathā
Yama's servants threw (them) into (a pit) filled (with these) and utterly scorching; and likewise into the smearing with feces and the eating of feces,
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PdP 7 23.131
स्वमांसभोजने चैव स्थापिता यमकिंकरैः । श्लेष्माणं भुंजते केचित्केचिद्वीर्यं च भुंजते
svamāṃsabhojane caiva sthāpitā yamakiṃkaraiḥ | śleṣmāṇaṃ bhuṃjate kecitkecidvīryaṃ ca bhuṃjate
and into the eating of their own flesh, they were set by Yama's servants. Some eat phlegm, and some eat semen,
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PdP 7 23.132
पिबंति केचिन्मूत्राणि केचिद्रक्तानि पापिनः । केषांचिद्वदनेष्वेव जलौकाः पन्नगोपमाः
pibaṃti kecinmūtrāṇi kecidraktāni pāpinaḥ | keṣāṃcidvadaneṣveva jalaukāḥ pannagopamāḥ
some sinners drink urine, some blood. And into the very mouths of some, leeches resembling snakes
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PdP 7 23.133
पूर्यंते पन्नगाश्चैव यमदूतैर्भयंकरैः । उत्पाद्यंतेऽतिसंतप्तैर्जिह्वाश्च द्विजसत्तम
pūryaṃte pannagāścaiva yamadūtairbhayaṃkaraiḥ | utpādyaṃte'tisaṃtaptairjihvāśca dvijasattama
and serpents are stuffed by the terrifying messengers of Yama; and their tongues are drawn out with exceedingly heated (tongs), O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 7 23.134
केषांचित्कर्णरंध्रेषु मुखेषु च कृतैनसाम् । तप्ततैलानि पूर्यंते निर्द्दयैर्यमकिंकरैः
keṣāṃcitkarṇaraṃdhreṣu mukheṣu ca kṛtainasām | taptatailāni pūryaṃte nirddayairyamakiṃkaraiḥ
Into the ear-holes and mouths of some who had done wrong, boiling oils are poured by the pitiless servants of Yama.
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PdP 7 23.135
केषांचित्खङ्गधाराभिर्बाहुं च चरणं तथा । कर्णादिनासिकाश्चैव च्छिंदंति च दुरात्मनाम्
keṣāṃcitkhaṅgadhārābhirbāhuṃ ca caraṇaṃ tathā | karṇādināsikāścaiva cchiṃdaṃti ca durātmanām
And of some evil-souled ones they cut off, with sword-blades, an arm and likewise a foot, and the ears and nose and the rest.
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PdP 7 23.136
शयनं कुर्वते केचिज्ज्वलदंगारसंचये । केचिन्नाराचतुल्येषु शयनं कंटकेषु च
śayanaṃ kurvate kecijjvaladaṃgārasaṃcaye | kecinnārācatulyeṣu śayanaṃ kaṃṭakeṣu ca
Some are made to lie down on a heap of blazing coals; some (are made) to lie on thorns like iron arrows,
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PdP 7 23.137
कर्दमेषु च तप्तेषु कांश्चिच्छमनकिंकराः । पातयंति द्विजश्रेष्ठ केशेष्वाकृष्य पापिनः
kardameṣu ca tapteṣu kāṃścicchamanakiṃkarāḥ | pātayaṃti dvijaśreṣṭha keśeṣvākṛṣya pāpinaḥ
and some sinners the servants of Yama, dragging them by the hair, cast down into scorching mire, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 7 23.138
वमनेषु च केषांचिन्नखसंधिषु पापिनाम् । तप्तसूचीसहस्राणि प्रक्षिपंति मुहुर्मुहुः
vamaneṣu ca keṣāṃcinnakhasaṃdhiṣu pāpinām | taptasūcīsahasrāṇi prakṣipaṃti muhurmuhuḥ
And into the vomit and into the nail-joints of some sinners they thrust thousands of red-hot needles again and again.
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PdP 7 23.139
संतप्तलोहशूलाग्रे कांश्चिदारोपयंति वै । क्रंदंति कंटकैस्तीक्ष्णैः केषांचिन्मस्तकानि वै
saṃtaptalohaśūlāgre kāṃścidāropayaṃti vai | kraṃdaṃti kaṃṭakaistīkṣṇaiḥ keṣāṃcinmastakāni vai
Some indeed they impale on the point of a red-hot iron stake; (some) cry out as, with sharp thorns, the heads of some (are pierced).
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PdP 7 23.140
गृहीत्वा हस्तपादेषु शाल्मलिद्रुमकंटकैः । निष्कुषंति रुषा कांश्चिदार्त्तरावविराविणः
gṛhītvā hastapādeṣu śālmalidrumakaṃṭakaiḥ | niṣkuṣaṃti ruṣā kāṃścidārttarāvavirāviṇaḥ
Seizing (them) by their hands and feet, in fury they tear at some with the thorns of the śālmali tree, while (those) shriek cries of anguish.
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PdP 7 23.141
बद्ध्वा गलेषु पाषाणं कांश्चिच्छमनकिंकराः । रक्तगर्ते पयोगर्ते पातयंति पुनः पुनः
baddhvā galeṣu pāṣāṇaṃ kāṃścicchamanakiṃkarāḥ | raktagarte payogarte pātayaṃti punaḥ punaḥ
Binding a stone to the necks of some, Yama's servants hurl (them) again and again into a pit of blood, into a pit of pus.
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PdP 7 23.142
याम्यैर्दूतैरुद्गिरंति शिरांसि पापिनां नृणाम् । चूर्णयंत्युपलैर्याम्या मुहुर्मुहुरतिक्रुधा
yāmyairdūtairudgiraṃti śirāṃsi pāpināṃ nṛṇām | cūrṇayaṃtyupalairyāmyā muhurmuhuratikrudhā
By Yama's messengers the heads of sinful men are made to spew (blood); again and again, in extreme wrath, Yama's men crush (them) with stones.
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PdP 7 23.143
वक्षोमध्येषु केषांचिल्लोहकीलकसंचयान् । आरोपयंति लोकानां क्रंदतां दुरितात्मनाम्
vakṣomadhyeṣu keṣāṃcillohakīlakasaṃcayān | āropayaṃti lokānāṃ kraṃdatāṃ duritātmanām
Into the middle of the chests of some they drive heaps of iron spikes—of people of evil soul, who are screaming.
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PdP 7 23.144
चक्षूंषि बडिशैः केषामुत्पाट्यंते कृतैनसाम् । केषांचिन्नासिका एव पूर्य्यंते वृश्चिकैर्द्विज
cakṣūṃṣi baḍiśaiḥ keṣāmutpāṭyaṃte kṛtainasām | keṣāṃcinnāsikā eva pūryyaṃte vṛścikairdvija
The eyes of some who have committed sins are torn out with hooks; and the very nostrils of some are stuffed with scorpions, O twice-born.
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PdP 7 23.145
केषांचिद्वृक्षशाखायां बद्ध्वा पादांश्च पाशकैः । ज्वालयंति तले वह्निं सधूमं यमकिंकराः
keṣāṃcidvṛkṣaśākhāyāṃ baddhvā pādāṃśca pāśakaiḥ | jvālayaṃti tale vahniṃ sadhūmaṃ yamakiṃkarāḥ
Having bound the feet of some to the branch of a tree with nooses, Yama's servants kindle a smoky fire beneath (them).
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PdP 7 23.146
धूमपानं प्रकुर्वन्ति ते तत्र कृतकिल्विषाः । अधोमुखा ऊर्ध्वपादास्तस्थुराचन्द्र तारकम्
dhūmapānaṃ prakurvanti te tatra kṛtakilviṣāḥ | adhomukhā ūrdhvapādāstasthurācandra tārakam
There those who have done wrong drink in the smoke, head downward and feet upward, and they have stood (so) as long as the moon and stars (endure).
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PdP 7 23.147
मुसलैर्मुद्गरैः केचित्ताड्यमानाः पुनः पुनः । याम्यैर्दूतैरुद्गिरन्ति शोणितानि व्यथाकुलाः
musalairmudgaraiḥ kecittāḍyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ | yāmyairdūtairudgiranti śoṇitāni vyathākulāḥ
Some, being beaten again and again with pestles and mallets by Yama's messengers, vomit up blood, overcome with pain.
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PdP 7 23.148
अन्धकारमये गेहे पूतिगन्धवति द्विज । दंशैश्च मशकैश्चैव केचित्सीदंति पापिनः
andhakāramaye gehe pūtigandhavati dvija | daṃśaiśca maśakaiścaiva kecitsīdaṃti pāpinaḥ
In a house full of darkness and of foul stench, O twice-born, some sinners languish among gadflies and mosquitoes.
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PdP 7 23.149
भस्मानि भुञ्जते केचित्कृमीन्केचिच्च भुञ्जते । केचिद्दुर्गन्धमांसानि केचिच्च पूतिमृत्तिकाम्
bhasmāni bhuñjate kecitkṛmīnkecicca bhuñjate | keciddurgandhamāṃsāni kecicca pūtimṛttikām
Some eat ashes, and some eat worms; some (eat) foul-smelling flesh, and some rotten earth.
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PdP 7 23.150
श्वभिर्व्याघ्रैः शृगालैश्च वज्रदन्तनखैस्तथा । ऋक्षैः केचिद्भक्ष्यमाणाः क्रंदन्ति रुधिराप्लुताः १५० 7.23.
śvabhirvyāghraiḥ śṛgālaiśca vajradantanakhaistathā | ṛkṣaiḥ kecidbhakṣyamāṇāḥ kraṃdanti rudhirāplutāḥ 150 7.23.
By dogs, tigers and jackals with teeth and claws hard as adamant, and by bears, some, being devoured, shriek, drenched in blood.
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PdP 7 23.151
नितांतोग्रविषैः सर्पैर्भक्ष्यमाणास्तथापरे । अन्ये महिषशृंगाग्रनिर्भिन्नवक्षसो द्विज
nitāṃtograviṣaiḥ sarpairbhakṣyamāṇāstathāpare | anye mahiṣaśṛṃgāgranirbhinnavakṣaso dvija
Others are devoured by snakes of utterly fierce venom; others, O twice-born, have their chests split open by the tips of buffalo horns,
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PdP 7 23.152
पतन्ति मूर्च्छिताः पृथ्वीं सिंचंतो रुधिरैर्महीम् । यमदूतधनुर्मुक्तैर्घोरैराशीविषोपमैः
patanti mūrcchitāḥ pṛthvīṃ siṃcaṃto rudhirairmahīm | yamadūtadhanurmuktairghorairāśīviṣopamaiḥ
(and) they fall to the ground unconscious, drenching the earth with their blood; (struck) by the dreadful, viper-like (arrows) loosed from the bows of Yama's messengers,
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PdP 7 23.153
जर्जराखिलदेहाश्च लुठंत्यन्ये महीतले । तप्तायः पिण्डनिलयं तप्तपाषाणमेव च
jarjarākhiladehāśca luṭhaṃtyanye mahītale | taptāyaḥ piṇḍanilayaṃ taptapāṣāṇameva ca
others, their whole bodies broken, roll upon the surface of the earth—(and there is) a dwelling of heated iron lumps and heated stone as well,
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PdP 7 23.154
दंशशस्त्रेण केषांचित्कुष्णंति वदनेषु च । नासारन्ध्रेषु केषांचिद्यमदूता मुखेषु च
daṃśaśastreṇa keṣāṃcitkuṣṇaṃti vadaneṣu ca | nāsārandhreṣu keṣāṃcidyamadūtā mukheṣu ca
And with a biting instrument (the servants) tear at the mouths of some; Yama's messengers (do so) at the nostrils of some, and at their mouths,
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PdP 7 23.155
श्वासानिलनिरोधार्थं नासारन्ध्रं वयंति वै । केषांचित्तीक्ष्णधाराभिर्यमशाक्तिभिरुद्धतैः
śvāsānilanirodhārthaṃ nāsārandhraṃ vayaṃti vai | keṣāṃcittīkṣṇadhārābhiryamaśāktibhiruddhataiḥ
and, in order to block the breath-wind, they sew up the nostril. For some, with the sharp-edged spears of Yama, raised on high,
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PdP 7 23.156
उत्पाट्यंतेंगचर्माणि यमदूतैर्महाबलैः । कांश्चिद्गृहीत्वा केशेषु निपात्य पृथिवीतले
utpāṭyaṃteṃgacarmāṇi yamadūtairmahābalaiḥ | kāṃścidgṛhītvā keśeṣu nipātya pṛthivītale
the skins of the limbs are torn off by Yama's mighty messengers. And having seized some by the hair and flung (them) down on the ground,
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PdP 7 23.157
कीलैः पादादिभिर्घातैस्ताडयंति सदैव हि । केचित्क्षारांबुधाराभिः संतप्ताः कृतपातकाः
kīlaiḥ pādādibhirghātaistāḍayaṃti sadaiva hi | kecitkṣārāṃbudhārābhiḥ saṃtaptāḥ kṛtapātakāḥ
they strike (them) constantly with spikes and with blows of the feet and the like. Some who have committed sins, scorched by streams of caustic water,
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PdP 7 23.158
क्षारांबुपानं कुर्वंति क्रंदंतो बहुधा द्विज । पित्तपानं महाभाग केचित्कुर्वन्ति पापिनः
kṣārāṃbupānaṃ kurvaṃti kraṃdaṃto bahudhā dvija | pittapānaṃ mahābhāga kecitkurvanti pāpinaḥ
drink the caustic water, wailing in many ways, O twice-born. Some sinners drink bile, O greatly fortunate one,
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PdP 7 23.159
स्नुहीक्षीराणि केचिच्च पिबंति पापिनां वराः । केषांचित्स्वपतां भूमौ वक्षःसु यमकिंकरैः
snuhīkṣīrāṇi kecicca pibaṃti pāpināṃ varāḥ | keṣāṃcitsvapatāṃ bhūmau vakṣaḥsu yamakiṃkaraiḥ
and some, the foremost of sinners, drink the milky sap of the snuhī plant. On the chests of some who lie on the ground, by Yama's servants
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PdP 7 23.160
दीयंते गुरुपाषाणाः संतप्ताः पर्वतोपमाः । काष्ठखंडद्वयं दत्वा ग्रीवायां च गले तथा
dīyaṃte gurupāṣāṇāḥ saṃtaptāḥ parvatopamāḥ | kāṣṭhakhaṃḍadvayaṃ datvā grīvāyāṃ ca gale tathā
heavy stones, heated red and huge as mountains, are placed (on their chests); and setting a pair of wooden blocks on the neck and likewise on the throat,
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PdP 7 23.161
उदग्रमुखं बध्नन्ति केषांचिद्दृढपाशकैः । आरोप्य वृक्षशाखायां कांश्चिद्भूमौ क्षिपंति च
udagramukhaṃ badhnanti keṣāṃciddṛḍhapāśakaiḥ | āropya vṛkṣaśākhāyāṃ kāṃścidbhūmau kṣipaṃti ca
Some they bind with strong nooses, face turned upward; and having hoisted some onto a tree branch, they hurl (them) to the ground.
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PdP 7 23.162
उत्थापयंति भूमौ च प्रक्षिपंति पुनः पुनः । एवं ते पापिनः सर्वे क्षुधितास्तृषितास्तथा
utthāpayaṃti bhūmau ca prakṣipaṃti punaḥ punaḥ | evaṃ te pāpinaḥ sarve kṣudhitāstṛṣitāstathā
They raise (them) up and hurl (them) down onto the ground again and again; thus all those sinners, hungry and likewise thirsty,
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PdP 7 23.163
त्राहि त्राहीति जल्पंतो रुदंति यातनागृहे । युगकल्पांतपर्यंतं भुक्त्वा निरययातनाम्
trāhi trāhīti jalpaṃto rudaṃti yātanāgṛhe | yugakalpāṃtaparyaṃtaṃ bhuktvā nirayayātanām
Crying out "Save (us), save (us)!" they weep in the house of torment, having undergone hellish torture until the end of the age-cycle (yuga-kalpa).
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PdP 7 23.164
नातिभुक्त्वा पापशेषे जायंते पापयोनिषु । पापयोनौ समुत्पन्ना भवंति व्याधिपीडिताः
nātibhuktvā pāpaśeṣe jāyaṃte pāpayoniṣu | pāpayonau samutpannā bhavaṃti vyādhipīḍitāḥ
Not having exhausted (it) fully, with a remnant of sin (remaining), they are born in evil wombs; born in an evil womb, they become afflicted with disease.
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PdP 7 23.165
हीनांगा अधिकांगाश्च दुःखिनः पापसेवकाः । अपुत्रा अतिमूर्खाश्च परहिंसापरायणाः
hīnāṃgā adhikāṃgāśca duḥkhinaḥ pāpasevakāḥ | aputrā atimūrkhāśca parahiṃsāparāyaṇāḥ
They are deficient in limbs or have limbs in excess, wretched, servants of sin, without sons and utterly stupid, and devoted to harming others.
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PdP 7 23.166
अल्पायुषोऽल्पमतयः कुभार्यापतयस्तथा । नित्यं पापानि कर्माणि कर्मणा मनसा गिरा
alpāyuṣo'lpamatayaḥ kubhāryāpatayastathā | nityaṃ pāpāni karmāṇi karmaṇā manasā girā
(They are) short-lived, of little intelligence, and likewise (have) bad wives (or bad husbands); constantly (they do) sinful deeds by act, by mind, and by speech.
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PdP 7 23.167
पुनः पापप्रभावेन निरयं यांति पूर्ववत् । तस्मात्पापं न कर्तव्यं कदाचिदपि सत्तमैः
punaḥ pāpaprabhāvena nirayaṃ yāṃti pūrvavat | tasmātpāpaṃ na kartavyaṃ kadācidapi sattamaiḥ
Again, by the power of (their) sin they go to hell as before; therefore sin should never be committed by the good.
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PdP 7 23.168
नराणां कृतपापानां नरकान्नास्ति निष्कृतिः । संक्षेपात्पापिनां दुःखं निरुक्तं द्विजसत्तम
narāṇāṃ kṛtapāpānāṃ narakānnāsti niṣkṛtiḥ | saṃkṣepātpāpināṃ duḥkhaṃ niruktaṃ dvijasattama
For men who have committed sins there is no release from hell. In brief, the suffering of sinners has been explained, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 7 23.169
सम्यग्वक्तुं कः क्षमोस्ति वर्षायुतशतैरपि । दुर्गतीनां ततो दृष्ट्वा मनुजानां कृतैनसाम्
samyagvaktuṃ kaḥ kṣamosti varṣāyutaśatairapi | durgatīnāṃ tato dṛṣṭvā manujānāṃ kṛtainasām
Who is capable of telling (it) fully, even in a hundred times ten thousand years? Then, having seen the wretched states of the men who had done wrong,
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PdP 7 23.170
आवां विमानमारुह्य नारायणपुरं गतौ । कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि भुक्त्वा भोगान्हरेर्गृहे
āvāṃ vimānamāruhya nārāyaṇapuraṃ gatau | kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi bhuktvā bhogānharergṛhe
We two, having mounted a celestial car, went to the city of Nārāyaṇa; and having enjoyed pleasures in Hari's house for a thousand crores of kalpas,
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PdP 7 23.171
जातौ वै राजवंशेऽस्मिन्विशुद्धे द्विजसत्तम । अत्र भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगान्सर्वसंपत्समन्वितान्
jātau vai rājavaṃśe'sminviśuddhe dvijasattama | atra bhuktvākhilānbhogānsarvasaṃpatsamanvitān
(We two) were indeed born in this royal lineage, a pure one, O best of the twice-born; and here, having enjoyed all pleasures, attended by every kind of prosperity,
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PdP 7 23.172
सुखमृत्युं समासाद्य गंतव्यं परमं पदम् । एकादशीव्रतसमं व्रतं नास्ति जगत्त्रये
sukhamṛtyuṃ samāsādya gaṃtavyaṃ paramaṃ padam | ekādaśīvratasamaṃ vrataṃ nāsti jagattraye
Having attained a happy death, (we) shall go to the highest state; there is no observance in the three worlds equal to the vow of the eleventh day.
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PdP 7 23.173
अनिच्छयापि यत्कृत्वा गतिरेवंविधाऽवयोः । एकादशीव्रतं ये तु भक्तिभावेन कुर्वते
anicchayāpi yatkṛtvā gatirevaṃvidhā'vayoḥ | ekādaśīvrataṃ ye tu bhaktibhāvena kurvate
Having performed it even unwillingly, such was the destiny of us two; but as for those who perform the Ekādaśī vow with a feeling of devotion —
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PdP 7 23.174
न जाने किं भवेत्तेषां वासुदेवानुकम्पया । इति ते कथितं सर्वं पृष्टं ब्राह्मणसत्तम
na jāne kiṃ bhavetteṣāṃ vāsudevānukampayā | iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ pṛṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇasattama
I do not know what may come to them, through Vāsudeva's compassion. Thus all that you asked has been told to you, O best of brahmins,
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PdP 7 23.175
विष्णोर्दिवसमाहात्म्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमर्हसि । व्यास उवाच- तस्यैतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स विप्रः परमार्थवित्
viṣṇordivasamāhātmyaṃ kimanyacchrotumarhasi | vyāsa uvāca- tasyaitadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa vipraḥ paramārthavit
(This is) the greatness of Viṣṇu's day; what else are you fit to hear? Vyāsa said: Having heard this speech of his, that brahmin, knower of the highest truth,
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PdP 7 23.176
एकादशीव्रते चित्तं चकार सुदृढं निजम् । स राजा राजमहिषी चिरं भुक्त्वा वसुंधराम्
ekādaśīvrate cittaṃ cakāra sudṛḍhaṃ nijam | sa rājā rājamahiṣī ciraṃ bhuktvā vasuṃdharām
He made his own mind very firm in the vow of the eleventh day. That king, together with the queen, having long enjoyed the earth,
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PdP 7 23.177
अंते विष्णुपुरं गत्वा प्राप्तवंतौ परं पदम् । व्रतराजस्य माहात्म्यं ये शृण्वंति पठंति च
aṃte viṣṇupuraṃ gatvā prāptavaṃtau paraṃ padam | vratarājasya māhātmyaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti paṭhaṃti ca
In the end, having gone to Viṣṇu's city, the two attained the supreme state. Those who hear and recite the greatness of this king of vows —
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PdP 7 23.178
पापजालैर्विनिर्मुक्ता लभंते हरिसन्निधौ
pāpajālairvinirmuktā labhaṃte harisannidhau
— they, freed from the snares of sins, attain (a place) in the presence of Hari.
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