Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 6
PdP 7 6.1
राजोवाच- तिष्ठात्रैव महाबाहो मम राज्ये सुशोभने । कर्तव्या ते मया वृत्तिः संशयो नात्र विद्यते
rājovāca- tiṣṭhātraiva mahābāho mama rājye suśobhane | kartavyā te mayā vṛttiḥ saṃśayo nātra vidyate
The king said: "Stay right here, mighty-armed one, in my fair kingdom; a maintenance shall be provided to you by me — there is no doubt of it."
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PdP 7 6.2
ततो वीरवरस्तस्य सन्निधौ धरणीपतेः । उवास सततं विप्र तत्सेवा गतमानसः
tato vīravarastasya sannidhau dharaṇīpateḥ | uvāsa satataṃ vipra tatsevā gatamānasaḥ
Then Vīravara dwelt constantly in the presence of that lord of the earth, O brahmin, his mind given over to serving him.
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PdP 7 6.3
अथैकदा तस्य पुरे जैमिने सकलाः प्रजाः । भीमनादो नाम खड्गः क्षोभयामास संततम्
athaikadā tasya pure jaimine sakalāḥ prajāḥ | bhīmanādo nāma khaḍgaḥ kṣobhayāmāsa saṃtatam
Then one day, O Jaimini, a rhinoceros named Bhīmanāda kept harassing all the subjects in his city.
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PdP 7 6.4
तद्वधाय ततो राजा प्रेषयामास तं रुषा । ततोऽसौ गंडकं हंतु ययौ वीरवरो जनैः
tadvadhāya tato rājā preṣayāmāsa taṃ ruṣā | tato'sau gaṃḍakaṃ haṃtu yayau vīravaro janaiḥ
Then the king in anger sent him to kill it; so Vīravara went with men to slay the rhinoceros.
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PdP 7 6.5
ददर्श पर्वताकारं सुप्तं तं धरणीतले । दंष्ट्राकरालवदनं खड्गिनं तं सशक्तिधृक्
dadarśa parvatākāraṃ suptaṃ taṃ dharaṇītale | daṃṣṭrākarālavadanaṃ khaḍginaṃ taṃ saśaktidhṛk
He, bearing his spear, saw that rhinoceros, mountain-shaped, asleep on the ground, its mouth gaping with tusks.
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PdP 7 6.6
नभसि भ्रामयन्सप्तिं स च वीरवरो रुषा । खड्गिनं तमिति प्राह मेघगंभीरया गिरा
nabhasi bhrāmayansaptiṃ sa ca vīravaro ruṣā | khaḍginaṃ tamiti prāha meghagaṃbhīrayā girā
And that best of heroes, whirling (his weapon) aloft in the sky in fury, spoke thus to that sword-bearer in a voice deep as thunder:
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PdP 7 6.7
उपार्जितास्त्वया ये ये दुरात्मन्पापपादपाः । बभूवुः फलिनस्ते ते ऋतुं प्राप्य यथा द्रुमाः
upārjitāstvayā ye ye durātmanpāpapādapāḥ | babhūvuḥ phalinaste te ṛtuṃ prāpya yathā drumāḥ
"Whatever sinful trees you have accumulated, O evil-souled one, they have all borne fruit, like trees that have reached their season.
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PdP 7 6.8
खादिताः प्राणिनो ये ये राज्येऽस्मिन्पापिना त्वया । यमालये समस्तैस्तैर्दर्शनं ते भविष्यति
khāditāḥ prāṇino ye ye rājye'sminpāpinā tvayā | yamālaye samastaistairdarśanaṃ te bhaviṣyati
Whatever living beings you, a sinner, have devoured in this kingdom — you will meet with all of them in the abode of Yama.
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PdP 7 6.9
मुंच निद्रामरे दुष्ट मां पश्यान्तकरं निजम् । अनया निद्रया किन्ते महानिद्र भविष्यति
muṃca nidrāmare duṣṭa māṃ paśyāntakaraṃ nijam | anayā nidrayā kinte mahānidra bhaviṣyati
Let go of sleep, you wicked wretch; look at me, your own destroyer. What will this sleep of yours avail you, O you of the great sleep?
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PdP 7 6.10
ततः सोऽपि समुत्तस्थौ क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । धूलिधूसरसर्वाङ्गस्त्यक्तनिद्रो महाबलः
tataḥ so'pi samuttasthau krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ | dhūlidhūsarasarvāṅgastyaktanidro mahābalaḥ
Then he too rose up, his eyes red with anger, all his limbs grey with dust, his sleep abandoned, that mighty one.
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PdP 7 6.11
भीमनाद उवाच- गर्वं मा कुरु दुर्बुद्धे तवायुः शेषतां गतम् । तत्संदर्शनमात्रेण प्राप्तः कोनु विमुच्यते
bhīmanāda uvāca- garvaṃ mā kuru durbuddhe tavāyuḥ śeṣatāṃ gatam | tatsaṃdarśanamātreṇa prāptaḥ konu vimucyate
Bhīmanāda said: Do not be proud, dull-witted one; your lifespan has come to its remnant. Who indeed, once he has come into that one's very sight, is released?
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PdP 7 6.12
ज्वलदग्निशिखाश्रेणीं प्रविशेच्छलभो यथा । मत्कोपानलराशौ त्वं तथैव निपतिष्यसि
jvaladagniśikhāśreṇīṃ praviśecchalabho yathā | matkopānalarāśau tvaṃ tathaiva nipatiṣyasi
As a locust would enter into a row of blazing flames of fire, just so will you fall into the mass of the fire of my wrath.
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PdP 7 6.13
इति ब्रुवंतं तं द्रष्टुं शक्त्या निशितया तया । स जज्वाल महाकोपात्कृत्वा हुंकारनिःस्वनम्
iti bruvaṃtaṃ taṃ draṣṭuṃ śaktyā niśitayā tayā | sa jajvāla mahākopātkṛtvā huṃkāraniḥsvanam
As he was saying this, (the other,) to look upon him, with that sharpened spear — he blazed up out of great anger, uttering the sound of a roar.
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PdP 7 6.14
स पपात महीपृष्ठे गतायुर्गंडकस्ततः । चालयन्पृथिवीं सर्वां स्वनितौघ परिप्लुतः
sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe gatāyurgaṃḍakastataḥ | cālayanpṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ svanitaugha pariplutaḥ
Then that Gaṇḍaka, his life gone, fell upon the surface of the earth, shaking the whole earth, overwhelmed by a flood of noise.
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PdP 7 6.15
खड्गिनं पतितं दृष्ट्वा गङ्गाब्धिरोधसि द्विज । समीपं तस्य भूपस्य स गंतुमुपचक्रमे
khaḍginaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṅgābdhirodhasi dvija | samīpaṃ tasya bhūpasya sa gaṃtumupacakrame
Seeing the sword-bearer fallen on the bank of the Gaṅgā-sea, O twice-born, he set out to go to the presence of that king.
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PdP 7 6.16
स गच्छन्पथिविप्रर्षे ददर्शैकं महाशयम् । जाज्वल्यमानं तेजोभिर्द्वितीयमिव भास्करम्
sa gacchanpathiviprarṣe dadarśaikaṃ mahāśayam | jājvalyamānaṃ tejobhirdvitīyamiva bhāskaram
As he went on the road, O sage among brahmins, he saw a certain great-souled one, blazing with radiance, like a second sun.
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PdP 7 6.17
विष्णुदूतगणैर्युक्तं तुलसीमाल्यभूषितम् । दिव्याम्बरधरं दिव्यं रथारूढं स्मिताननम्
viṣṇudūtagaṇairyuktaṃ tulasīmālyabhūṣitam | divyāmbaradharaṃ divyaṃ rathārūḍhaṃ smitānanam
(He was) attended by hosts of Viṣṇu's messengers, adorned with a garland of tulasī, wearing divine garments, divine, mounted on a chariot, with a smiling face.
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PdP 7 6.18
पप्रच्छेति ततो भक्त्या स च वीरवरश्च तम् । कस्त्वं कुत इहायातः क्व गच्छसि वदस्व नः
papraccheti tato bhaktyā sa ca vīravaraśca tam | kastvaṃ kuta ihāyātaḥ kva gacchasi vadasva naḥ
Then that best of heroes asked him thus with devotion: "Who are you? From where have you come here? Where are you going? Tell us."
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PdP 7 6.19
पुरुष उवाच- कन्येविधृतपुंवेशे मद्वृत्तांतं निशामय । कथयामि समासेन श्रोतुमिच्छसि चेन्मुदा
puruṣa uvāca- kanyevidhṛtapuṃveśe madvṛttāṃtaṃ niśāmaya | kathayāmi samāsena śrotumicchasi cenmudā
The man said: O maiden in the assumed guise of a man, hear the account of me; I shall tell it in brief, if you wish to hear it gladly.
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PdP 7 6.20
अहमासं पुरा राजा चौरवंशवनानलः । धर्मबुद्धिरिति ख्यातः सर्वधर्मपरायणः
ahamāsaṃ purā rājā cauravaṃśavanānalaḥ | dharmabuddhiriti khyātaḥ sarvadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
I was formerly a king, a forest-fire to the race of thieves, known as Dharmabuddhi, devoted to all the duties.
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PdP 7 6.21
मया यज्ञाः कृताः सर्वे दानानि सकलानि च । चतुर्वर्षसहस्राणि पालिता च वसुन्धरा
mayā yajñāḥ kṛtāḥ sarve dānāni sakalāni ca | caturvarṣasahasrāṇi pālitā ca vasundharā
By me all sacrifices were performed and all gifts (given), and the earth was protected for four thousand years.
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PdP 7 6.22
पाखण्डजनवाक्येन मया भूमिर्द्विजन्मनः । लंघिता कोपमासाद्य दोषिता न हि कुत्रचित्
pākhaṇḍajanavākyena mayā bhūmirdvijanmanaḥ | laṃghitā kopamāsādya doṣitā na hi kutracit
At the word of heretics I, having fallen into anger, encroached upon the land of a brahmin; but it was in no way damaged.
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PdP 7 6.23
मया तेनापराधेन स्वयमेव विधिस्ततः । जहार तत्क्षणादेव सर्वां राजश्रियं रुषा
mayā tenāparādhena svayameva vidhistataḥ | jahāra tatkṣaṇādeva sarvāṃ rājaśriyaṃ ruṣā
Because of that offence of mine, then, Fate itself in anger took away all my royal fortune that very instant.
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PdP 7 6.24
अथाहं गतसंपत्तिः शोकाग्निदग्धमानसः । कियिद्भिर्दिवसैः साध्वि यमराजवशं गतः
athāhaṃ gatasaṃpattiḥ śokāgnidagdhamānasaḥ | kiyidbhirdivasaiḥ sādhvi yamarājavaśaṃ gataḥ
Then I, my wealth gone, my mind burnt by the fire of grief, in a few days, O virtuous lady, passed into the power of King Yama.
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PdP 7 6.25
मां दृष्ट्वा चित्रगुप्तेन तत्कर्मप्रकटीकृतम् । उक्तश्च भास्करिर्देवश्चारुहासगतिः प्रभुः
māṃ dṛṣṭvā citraguptena tatkarmaprakaṭīkṛtam | uktaśca bhāskarirdevaścāruhāsagatiḥ prabhuḥ
On seeing me, Citragupta made that deed of mine manifest, and the lord, the son of the Sun, whose gait/manner is a gracious smile, was addressed (thus):
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PdP 7 6.26
धर्मबुद्धिरयं राजा कृतपुण्यक्रियः सदा । अस्त्यस्य दुरितं किञ्चित्तन्निशामय वच्म्यहम्
dharmabuddhirayaṃ rājā kṛtapuṇyakriyaḥ sadā | astyasya duritaṃ kiñcittanniśāmaya vacmyaham
"This king Dharmabuddhi has always performed meritorious acts; (yet) there is some sin of his — hear it, I shall tell (it)."
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PdP 7 6.27
पाखण्डैर्बोधितोऽयं तु जहार द्विजशासनम् । तेनैव कर्मणा स्थानं नरके चास्यदुत्तरे
pākhaṇḍairbodhito'yaṃ tu jahāra dvijaśāsanam | tenaiva karmaṇā sthānaṃ narake cāsyaduttare
"But he, instructed by heretics, took away the (royal) grant of a brahmin; by that very deed his place is in hell, hard to pass beyond."
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PdP 7 6.28
वृत्तिच्छेदः सूर्यपुत्र यस्य येन विधीयते । स तस्य वधमाप्नोति शास्त्रेषु इति निश्चितम्
vṛtticchedaḥ sūryaputra yasya yena vidhīyate | sa tasya vadhamāpnoti śāstreṣu iti niścitam
"O son of the Sun, by whomever the livelihood of anyone is cut off, he incurs (the guilt of) that man's killing — this is settled in the scriptures."
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PdP 7 6.29
तस्मादयं पापकर्मा ब्रह्महा पृथिवीपतिः । एतस्य निरये स्थानं कल्पकोटिशतावधि
tasmādayaṃ pāpakarmā brahmahā pṛthivīpatiḥ | etasya niraye sthānaṃ kalpakoṭiśatāvadhi
"Therefore this lord of the earth is an evildoer, a slayer of a brahmin; his place is in hell for as long as a hundred crore of kalpas."
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PdP 7 6.30
आत्मदत्तां हरेद्यस्तु परदत्तां च मेदिनीम् । स कोटिकुलसंयुक्तः प्रयाति नरकं विभो
ātmadattāṃ haredyastu paradattāṃ ca medinīm | sa koṭikulasaṃyuktaḥ prayāti narakaṃ vibho
"But whoever seizes land given by himself or given by another, he goes to hell along with a crore (of generations) of his family, O mighty one."
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PdP 7 6.31
यो हरेच्च महीं तावद्देवस्य ब्राह्मणस्य च । न तस्य निष्कृतिर्दृष्टा कल्पकोटिशतावधि
yo harecca mahīṃ tāvaddevasya brāhmaṇasya ca | na tasya niṣkṛtirdṛṣṭā kalpakoṭiśatāvadhi
"And whoever likewise seizes the land of a god or of a brahmin — no expiation is found for him for a hundred crore of kalpas."
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PdP 7 6.32
परदत्तां क्षितिं यस्तु रक्षितुर्यस्तु रक्षति । स कोटिगुणमाप्नोति पुण्यं दातृगुणादपि
paradattāṃ kṣitiṃ yastu rakṣituryastu rakṣati | sa koṭiguṇamāpnoti puṇyaṃ dātṛguṇādapi
"But whoever protects land given by another (protects it) for its protector, he obtains merit a crore times greater even than the merit of the giver."
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PdP 7 6.33
ततोऽहं शमनादेशाद्भुक्त्वा वै पूतिमृत्तिकाम् । कल्पयोनौ प्राणिहिंसा सर्वदैव मया कृता
tato'haṃ śamanādeśādbhuktvā vai pūtimṛttikām | kalpayonau prāṇihiṃsā sarvadaiva mayā kṛtā
"Then, by Yama's command, having indeed eaten putrid earth, (and) born in a (rhinoceros) womb for a kalpa, harm to living creatures was done by me at all times."
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PdP 7 6.34
गावश्च ब्राह्मणाश्चैव तथैवान्येऽपि जीविनः । मया दुष्टेन निहताः कोटिकोटिसहस्रशः
gāvaśca brāhmaṇāścaiva tathaivānye'pi jīvinaḥ | mayā duṣṭena nihatāḥ koṭikoṭisahasraśaḥ
Cows and brahmins, and likewise other living beings too, were slain by me, the wicked one, by crores upon crores of thousands.
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PdP 7 6.35
कालेन प्रेरिता साध्वि मां सर्वक्षयिताश्रयम् । खड्गयोनिं समुत्पन्नं भवती प्रजघान ह
kālena preritā sādhvi māṃ sarvakṣayitāśrayam | khaḍgayoniṃ samutpannaṃ bhavatī prajaghāna ha
"Impelled by Time, O virtuous lady, you slew me, who was the seat of all destruction, born in the womb of a rhinoceros."
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PdP 7 6.36
गङ्गाब्धिसङ्गमं तीर्थं दुर्ल्लभं दैवतैरपि । स्थलेऽपि मृत्युमासाद्य यत्रेयं मम सद्गतिः
gaṅgābdhisaṅgamaṃ tīrthaṃ durllabhaṃ daivatairapi | sthale'pi mṛtyumāsādya yatreyaṃ mama sadgatiḥ
"The confluence of the Ganges and the ocean is a holy place hard to obtain even for the gods, where, having met death even on (its) dry ground, this good destiny is mine."
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PdP 7 6.37
गच्छ सुश्रोणि भद्रं ते भविष्यति न संशयः । अचिरेणैव पतिना दर्शनं ते भविष्यति
gaccha suśroṇi bhadraṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | acireṇaiva patinā darśanaṃ te bhaviṣyati
"Go, fair-hipped one; it will be well with you, there is no doubt; before long you will have sight of your husband."
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PdP 7 6.38
व्यास उवाच- तस्यैतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सा कन्या परमाद्भुतम् । ववंदे चरणौ तस्य धर्मबुद्धिर्महीपतिः
vyāsa uvāca- tasyaitadvacanaṃ śrutvā sā kanyā paramādbhutam | vavaṃde caraṇau tasya dharmabuddhirmahīpatiḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard this most wondrous speech of his, that maiden bowed to the feet of him, king Dharmabuddhi.
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PdP 7 6.39
ततो रथं समारुह्य स राजा त्रिदिवं ययौ । सोऽपि वीरवरो विप्र जगाम नृपतेः सभाम्
tato rathaṃ samāruhya sa rājā tridivaṃ yayau | so'pi vīravaro vipra jagāma nṛpateḥ sabhām
Then, mounting a chariot, that king went to heaven; and that Vīravara too, O brahmin, went to the assembly of the king.
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PdP 7 6.40
राजा च तं मृतं श्रुत्वा खड्गिनं भीमविक्रमम् । तस्यै ददौ विवाहेन जयंतीं निजकन्यकाम्
rājā ca taṃ mṛtaṃ śrutvā khaḍginaṃ bhīmavikramam | tasyai dadau vivāhena jayaṃtīṃ nijakanyakām
And the king, hearing that the rhinoceros of terrible prowess was dead, gave to her in marriage his own daughter Jayantī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.41
जयंतीं तां समादाय सा कन्या पुरुषाकृतिः । तपस्तप्तुं मनश्चक्रे गङ्गासागरसङ्गमे
jayaṃtīṃ tāṃ samādāya sā kanyā puruṣākṛtiḥ | tapastaptuṃ manaścakre gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgame
Taking that Jayantī (with her), that maiden in the guise of a man made up her mind to practise austerities at the confluence of the Ganges and the sea.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.42
गङ्गाब्धिसंगमे स्नात्वा प्रभाते द्विजसत्तम । गीतैर्वाद्यैश्च नृत्यैश्च यजेन्नारायणं प्रभुम्
gaṅgābdhisaṃgame snātvā prabhāte dvijasattama | gītairvādyaiśca nṛtyaiśca yajennārāyaṇaṃ prabhum
Having bathed at the confluence of the Ganges and the ocean at dawn, O best of brahmins, one should worship the lord Nārāyaṇa with songs, with instrumental music and with dances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.43
निरामिषं हविष्यं च फलाहारं द्विजोत्तम । कदाचिदुपवासं सा कुरुते च वराङ्गना
nirāmiṣaṃ haviṣyaṃ ca phalāhāraṃ dvijottama | kadācidupavāsaṃ sā kurute ca varāṅganā
Meatless sacrificial food and a diet of fruits, O best of brahmins; and sometimes that lovely woman keeps a fast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.44
एकाकिनीं समालोक्य कोऽग्रहीदत्र भूतले । मां नीचमिति मत्वासौ समारुह्य च वाजिनम्
ekākinīṃ samālokya ko'grahīdatra bhūtale | māṃ nīcamiti matvāsau samāruhya ca vājinam
"Seeing (me) alone, who on this earth would have laid hold of (me)? Thinking me low-born, he mounted his horse..."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.45
भूय एव निजं राज्यं साजगाम वराङ्गना । माधवस्य वियोगेन तस्य विद्याधरस्य वा
bhūya eva nijaṃ rājyaṃ sājagāma varāṅganā | mādhavasya viyogena tasya vidyādharasya vā
That lovely woman came once more to her own kingdom, whether through separation from Mādhava or from that Vidyādhara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.46
मृता सा राजतनया यतोऽन्यं न भजत्यपि । तस्यां मृतायां भृत्योऽसौ निर्जगाम यदृच्छया
mṛtā sā rājatanayā yato'nyaṃ na bhajatyapi | tasyāṃ mṛtāyāṃ bhṛtyo'sau nirjagāma yadṛcchayā
"That princess is dead, since she will not take another (husband)." When she had died, that servant went out (of the palace) at random.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.47
विलप्य बहुधा तत्र प्रचेष्टोऽत्यंत शोकभाक् । जगाम मरणार्थाय गङ्गासागरसङ्गमम्
vilapya bahudhā tatra praceṣṭo'tyaṃta śokabhāk | jagāma maraṇārthāya gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgamam
Having lamented there in many ways, Praceṣṭa, sunk in extreme grief, went to the meeting-place of the Ganges and the ocean in order to die.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.48
गङ्गाब्धिसङ्गमे स्नात्वा तुलसीमृद्विभूषितः । कृताञ्जलिरिति प्राह प्रचेष्टो भीष्ममातरम्
gaṅgābdhisaṅgame snātvā tulasīmṛdvibhūṣitaḥ | kṛtāñjaliriti prāha praceṣṭo bhīṣmamātaram
Having bathed at the confluence of the Ganges and the sea, adorned with tulasī and (sacred) clay, Praceṣṭa, with hands folded, spoke thus to the mother of Bhīṣma (Gaṅgā):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.49
पवित्रे त्वज्जले मातस्त्यजाम्यत्र कलेवरम् । सुलोचना मे कांतास्याद्यथातत्त्वं करिष्यसि
pavitre tvajjale mātastyajāmyatra kalevaram | sulocanā me kāṃtāsyādyathātattvaṃ kariṣyasi
"In your pure water, mother, here I abandon my body. Sulocanā shall be my beloved — you will bring this about in accordance with truth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.50
भूयोभूयो ब्रुवंतं तमिति तस्याश्च किंकराः । बध्वा पाशेन तं निन्युर्निरुक्तां तत्सभां प्रति ५० 7.6.
bhūyobhūyo bruvaṃtaṃ tamiti tasyāśca kiṃkarāḥ | badhvā pāśena taṃ ninyurniruktāṃ tatsabhāṃ prati 50 7.6.
As he was saying this over and over, her servants bound him with a noose and led him to that assembly (already) described.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.51
तप्ता वीरवरादेशात्किंकरास्ते सुदारुणाः । कारायां स्थापयामासुः प्रचेष्टमनुविह्वलम्
taptā vīravarādeśātkiṃkarāste sudāruṇāḥ | kārāyāṃ sthāpayāmāsuḥ praceṣṭamanuvihvalam
Inflamed by Vīravara's command, those exceedingly cruel servants put the utterly distraught Praceṣṭa into prison.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.52
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दृष्ट्वा तत्कार्यमद्भुतम् । हाहाकारो महानासीत्तद्राज्ये द्विजसत्तम
etasminneva kāle tu dṛṣṭvā tatkāryamadbhutam | hāhākāro mahānāsīttadrājye dvijasattama
At that very time, seeing that astonishing occurrence, there arose a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" in that kingdom, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.53
एतच्छ्रुत्वाद्भुतं कर्म स च राजा गुणाकरः । आयातोऽत्यंत संतप्तो वदतीति द्विजोत्तम
etacchrutvādbhutaṃ karma sa ca rājā guṇākaraḥ | āyāto'tyaṃta saṃtapto vadatīti dvijottama
Hearing of this astonishing deed, that king Guṇākara too came, extremely stricken, and spoke thus, O best of the twice-born:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.54
निषंगिणश्च रथिनश्चर्मिणः खड्गिनस्तथा । धानुष्काश्च कौंतकाश्च कोटिकोटिसहस्रशः
niṣaṃgiṇaśca rathinaścarmiṇaḥ khaḍginastathā | dhānuṣkāśca kauṃtakāśca koṭikoṭisahasraśaḥ
Quiver-bearers and chariot-fighters, shield-bearers and likewise swordsmen, archers and lance-bearers, by thousands upon tens of millions —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.55
स्थाने स्थाने पुरे तस्मिन्राजा वै शोकविह्वलः । नियोजयामास तदा रक्षायै द्विजसत्तम
sthāne sthāne pure tasminrājā vai śokavihvalaḥ | niyojayāmāsa tadā rakṣāyai dvijasattama
at place after place in that city the king, overwhelmed with grief, then stationed (them) for protection, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.56
तेनाज्ञप्तास्ततः सर्वे योद्धारोऽमितविक्रमाः । सत्वराः पतिरक्षासु तस्थुस्तस्मिन्पुरे रुषा
tenājñaptāstataḥ sarve yoddhāro'mitavikramāḥ | satvarāḥ patirakṣāsu tasthustasminpure ruṣā
Then, commanded by him, all those warriors of boundless valour stood in that city in haste and in fury at the guarding of their lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.57
गीतानि गायकैः सर्वैर्नृत्यानि नर्तकैस्तथा । वाद्यानि वादकैश्चैव तत्र त्यक्तानि साध्वसैः
gītāni gāyakaiḥ sarvairnṛtyāni nartakaistathā | vādyāni vādakaiścaiva tatra tyaktāni sādhvasaiḥ
Songs by all the singers, dances by the dancers, and instrumental music by the players were abandoned there by (people) full of alarm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.58
ततः स राजा विप्रर्षे समाहूय स्वमंत्रिणः । किमेतदिति पप्रच्छ शोकोपहतमानसः
tataḥ sa rājā viprarṣe samāhūya svamaṃtriṇaḥ | kimetaditi papraccha śokopahatamānasaḥ
Then that king, O seer among brahmins, having summoned his ministers, asked, "What is this?", his mind struck down by grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.59
मंत्रिण ऊचुः- देवाद्भुतमिदं कर्म न दृष्टं न श्रुतं क्वचित् । एतावतां नृणां मध्ये पश्यतां क्व जगाम सा
maṃtriṇa ūcuḥ- devādbhutamidaṃ karma na dṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ kvacit | etāvatāṃ nṛṇāṃ madhye paśyatāṃ kva jagāma sā
The ministers said: O lord, this astonishing thing has never been seen or heard of anywhere. In the midst of so many men, and while they watched, where did she go?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.60
कोऽपि जल्पति सा लक्ष्मीः शापेनागत्य भूतले । त्वदीयं सौधमेतर्हि स्वयमंतरधीयत
ko'pi jalpati sā lakṣmīḥ śāpenāgatya bhūtale | tvadīyaṃ saudhametarhi svayamaṃtaradhīyata
Someone says: she is Lakṣmī, who came to earth by a curse; now she has of her own accord vanished from your palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.61
मायामयी सा रमणी मायया त्वद्गृहे स्थिता । मायां स्वकीयां दर्शित्वा गतेत्यन्ये वदंति वै
māyāmayī sā ramaṇī māyayā tvadgṛhe sthitā | māyāṃ svakīyāṃ darśitvā gatetyanye vadaṃti vai
Others indeed say: that woman was made of illusion, and by illusion she stayed in your house; having displayed her own illusion, she has gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.62
केचिद्वदंति रमणी सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । आगमिष्यति भूयोऽपि भगाङ्गो मघवा यतः
kecidvadaṃti ramaṇī sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | āgamiṣyati bhūyo'pi bhagāṅgo maghavā yataḥ
Some say: the woman endowed with every (auspicious) mark will come again, since Maghavan (Indra) is the one marked with vulvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.63
तन्मुखंचन्द्रवन्मत्वा विचिंत्यात्मानमात्मना । केचिद्वदंति चन्द्रेण नीता सुप्रतिपत्तये
tanmukhaṃcandravanmatvā viciṃtyātmānamātmanā | kecidvadaṃti candreṇa nītā supratipattaye
Some say: the moon, taking her face to be like the moon, and reflecting on himself by himself, carried her off so as to secure (a match) for himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.64
वदंति केऽपि सा कन्या सद्गुणा दीर्घवासना । भ्रान्त्या चन्द्रमसा ग्रस्ता पूर्णचंद्रनिभानना
vadaṃti ke'pi sā kanyā sadguṇā dīrghavāsanā | bhrāntyā candramasā grastā pūrṇacaṃdranibhānanā
Some say: that maiden, of good qualities and lasting fragrance, her face like the full moon, was swallowed by the moon by mistake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.65
दिग्गजैर्नलिनी भ्रान्त्या प्रफुल्लकमलानना । विषदण्डप्रहस्ता च नीरजा कलिकाकुचा
diggajairnalinī bhrāntyā praphullakamalānanā | viṣadaṇḍaprahastā ca nīrajā kalikākucā
(Or) by the elephants of the quarters, mistaking her for a lotus-pool — she whose face was a full-blown lotus, whose arms were poison-stalks(?), and whose breasts were lotus-buds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.66
केचिद्वदंति सृष्ट्वा सा स्रष्टुमन्यां स्त्रियं नृपं । तद्रूपादर्शनालोक्ये नीता रूपगुणास्थिता
kecidvadaṃti sṛṣṭvā sā sraṣṭumanyāṃ striyaṃ nṛpaṃ | tadrūpādarśanālokye nītā rūpaguṇāsthitā
Some say, O king, that (the Creator), having made her, in order to fashion another woman, carried her off to behold that form as a mirror-image — she who is the very seat of beauty's qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.67
केचिद्वदंति भूपाल त्वया सर्वदिशो जिताः । रूपैर्दैवांगना जेतुं गता सा त्रिदिवं प्रति
kecidvadaṃti bhūpāla tvayā sarvadiśo jitāḥ | rūpairdaivāṃganā jetuṃ gatā sā tridivaṃ prati
Some say: O protector of the earth, all the directions have been conquered by you; (so) she has gone up to the third heaven to conquer the gods' women with her beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.68
अथ ते मंत्रिणोऽन्योन्यमालोक्येति मुखश्रियः । स्तब्धा इवाभवन्सर्वे निरुत्साहाः ससाध्वसाः
atha te maṃtriṇo'nyonyamālokyeti mukhaśriyaḥ | stabdhā ivābhavansarve nirutsāhāḥ sasādhvasāḥ
Then those ministers, looking at one another's faces at these (words), all became as if paralysed, without spirit, and full of dread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.69
भूपः सुलोचने पुत्रि क्व गतासि विहाय माम् । इत्युक्त्वा स महीपालः पृथिव्यां मूर्च्छितोऽपतत्
bhūpaḥ sulocane putri kva gatāsi vihāya mām | ityuktvā sa mahīpālaḥ pṛthivyāṃ mūrcchito'patat
The king (said): "Sulocanā, my daughter, where have you gone, abandoning me?" — having said this, that protector of the earth fell fainting to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.70
राजानं पतितं दृष्ट्वा शोकेन महता ततः । जज्ञे हाहारवस्तस्मिन्नगरे द्विजसत्तम
rājānaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śokena mahatā tataḥ | jajñe hāhāravastasminnagare dvijasattama
Seeing the king fallen, then, from the great grief, a cry of "alas, alas" arose in that city, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.71
तत्क्रंदनध्वनिं विप्र प्रतिश्रुत्वा च जायते । उत्प्रेक्षते तत्र लोके क्रंदंति ककुभो दश
tatkraṃdanadhvaniṃ vipra pratiśrutvā ca jāyate | utprekṣate tatra loke kraṃdaṃti kakubho daśa
O brahmin, the sound of that wailing arises as an echo too; there one perceives, among the people, that the ten directions are wailing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 6.72
धूलिधूसरतां गंतुं नृपतिं मुक्तकेशकम् । विधृत्य मंत्रिणः सर्वे तरसा सौधमाययुः
dhūlidhūsaratāṃ gaṃtuṃ nṛpatiṃ muktakeśakam | vidhṛtya maṃtriṇaḥ sarve tarasā saudhamāyayuḥ
Holding back the king, whose hair was loose, from going to greyness with dust (i.e. from rolling in the dust), all the ministers swiftly came to the palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.73
अथ विद्याधरस्तत्र श्रीविक्रमदेवजः । तस्याः पीठं समालिङ्ग्य रुरोद करुणस्वनैः
atha vidyādharastatra śrīvikramadevajaḥ | tasyāḥ pīṭhaṃ samāliṅgya ruroda karuṇasvanaiḥ
Then the Vidyādhara there, the son of Śrī Vikramadeva, embracing her seat, wept with piteous cries.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.74
हा प्रिये चंचलापाङ्गि सुवर्णकुसुमप्रभे । शोकाब्धौ पातयित्वा मां क्व गतासि वरानने
hā priye caṃcalāpāṅgi suvarṇakusumaprabhe | śokābdhau pātayitvā māṃ kva gatāsi varānane
"Alas, beloved, you with the restless outer corners of the eyes, with the radiance of a golden flower — having cast me into an ocean of grief, where have you gone, O fair-faced one?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.75
मम किं दूषणं दृष्टं त्वया निर्दोषया प्रिये । न ददासि कथं भद्रे दर्शनं कमलानने
mama kiṃ dūṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tvayā nirdoṣayā priye | na dadāsi kathaṃ bhadre darśanaṃ kamalānane
"What fault of mine did you see, you who are without fault, my beloved? Why do you not grant me sight (of you), O gracious one, lotus-faced?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.76
न जीविष्याम्यंहं भद्रे क्षणमात्रं त्वया विना । अतो मे दर्शनं दत्वा क्रियतां प्राणरक्षणम्
na jīviṣyāmyaṃhaṃ bhadre kṣaṇamātraṃ tvayā vinā | ato me darśanaṃ datvā kriyatāṃ prāṇarakṣaṇam
"I shall not live even for a mere moment without you, O gracious one; therefore, giving me sight (of you), let my life be saved."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.77
किं धनैः किं जनैः किं मे मित्रैः किं वा धनैर्गृहैः । नाप्नोमि यदि भद्रे त्वां प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसीम्
kiṃ dhanaiḥ kiṃ janaiḥ kiṃ me mitraiḥ kiṃ vā dhanairgṛhaiḥ | nāpnomi yadi bhadre tvāṃ prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasīm
"What are riches to me, what are people, what are friends, or what are wealth and houses, if I do not obtain you, O gracious one, who are dearer to me even than life?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.78
एतच्चान्यच्च विप्रर्षे स कृत्वा करुणं महत् । शोकान्मृत्युं विनिश्चिंत्य ययौ गङ्गाब्धिसङ्गमम्
etaccānyacca viprarṣe sa kṛtvā karuṇaṃ mahat | śokānmṛtyuṃ viniściṃtya yayau gaṅgābdhisaṅgamam
Having made this and much other great lamentation, O sage among brahmins, he resolved on death out of grief and went to the meeting-place of the Gaṅgā and the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 6.79
तत्र गङ्गाम्भसि स्नात्वा समुद्रजलमिश्रिते । निवेद्य भास्करायार्घं गंगां नत्वाह मातरम्
tatra gaṅgāmbhasi snātvā samudrajalamiśrite | nivedya bhāskarāyārghaṃ gaṃgāṃ natvāha mātaram
There, having bathed in the water of the Gaṅgā mingled with the sea's water, and having offered the arghya to the sun, he bowed to the Gaṅgā and addressed her as mother:
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PdP 7 6.80
गंङ्गे देवि जगन्मातस्त्वज्जले विमले तनुम् । त्यजामि तां यथा भूयः प्राप्नोमि तत्करिष्यसि
gaṃṅge devi jaganmātastvajjale vimale tanum | tyajāmi tāṃ yathā bhūyaḥ prāpnomi tatkariṣyasi
"O Gaṅgā, goddess, mother of the world, in your pure water I abandon this body; you will act so that I obtain her again."
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PdP 7 6.81
इति ब्रुवंतं तं विप्र तत्किंकरवरास्ततः । विधिं विनिन्युः सदृशं क्रुद्धा वीरवरस्य च
iti bruvaṃtaṃ taṃ vipra tatkiṃkaravarāstataḥ | vidhiṃ vininyuḥ sadṛśaṃ kruddhā vīravarasya ca
As he was speaking thus, O brahmin, the chief servants there, angered, reported the matter, as was fitting, to Vīravara.
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PdP 7 6.82
ततो वीरवरः प्राह कस्त्वं भोः कुत आगतः । कथमत्र तनुत्यागं कुरुषे तद्वदस्व मे
tato vīravaraḥ prāha kastvaṃ bhoḥ kuta āgataḥ | kathamatra tanutyāgaṃ kuruṣe tadvadasva me
Then Vīravara said: "Who are you, sir? From where have you come? Why do you make an abandoning of the body here? Tell me that."
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PdP 7 6.83
तद्वाक्यमेतदाकर्ण्य ततो विद्याधरोऽखिलाम् । तां कथां कथयामास शृण्वतां विस्मयप्रदाम्
tadvākyametadākarṇya tato vidyādharo'khilām | tāṃ kathāṃ kathayāmāsa śṛṇvatāṃ vismayapradām
Hearing this speech of his, the Vidyādhara then related that whole story, astonishing to those who heard it.
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PdP 7 6.84
अथ त्वं मूर्खलोकानां प्रवरोसि न संशयः । गान्धर्वी राक्षसी वापि पन्नगी वापि किन्नरी
atha tvaṃ mūrkhalokānāṃ pravarosi na saṃśayaḥ | gāndharvī rākṣasī vāpi pannagī vāpi kinnarī
(Vīravara said:) "Then you are without doubt the foremost among fools. (She was) either a Gandharva woman, or a Rākṣasī, or a serpent-woman, or a Kinnarī.
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PdP 7 6.85
शापागतेव सा कन्या तस्मादन्तर्हिता स्वयम् । सा देवरूपिणी कन्या देवानां निलयं गता
śāpāgateva sā kanyā tasmādantarhitā svayam | sā devarūpiṇī kanyā devānāṃ nilayaṃ gatā
That maiden vanished from there of her own accord, as though she had come (there) by a curse; that maiden of divine form has gone to the dwelling of the gods.
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PdP 7 6.86
कथं तया समं भूयो दर्शनं ते भविष्यति । चकोरपेयं पीयूषं गगने रोहिणीपतेः
kathaṃ tayā samaṃ bhūyo darśanaṃ te bhaviṣyati | cakorapeyaṃ pīyūṣaṃ gagane rohiṇīpateḥ
How will you again have a sight of her? The nectar in the sky, belonging to the lord of Rohiṇī (the moon), is drinkable (only) by the cakora bird.
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PdP 7 6.87
किं शक्नुवंति तं पापा वायसा बलिनोऽपि च । यदप्राप्यं न तत्प्राप्यं प्राप्यं यत्तच्च लभ्यते
kiṃ śaknuvaṃti taṃ pāpā vāyasā balino'pi ca | yadaprāpyaṃ na tatprāpyaṃ prāpyaṃ yattacca labhyate
What can wicked crows do about it, even though they are strong? What is unattainable is not attained; what is attainable, that is obtained.
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PdP 7 6.88
जानंति तज्जनं कश्चिन्मोहं प्रति न गच्छति । केनापि दीयते कन्या कन्या केनापि गृह्यते
jānaṃti tajjanaṃ kaścinmohaṃ prati na gacchati | kenāpi dīyate kanyā kanyā kenāpi gṛhyate
People know that; no one falls into delusion (over it). By someone a girl is given away, and by someone a girl is taken.
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PdP 7 6.89
पूर्वजन्मनि या कन्या तां कन्यां लभते पतिः । पुत्रप्रयोजना भार्या पुत्राः पिण्डप्रयोजनाः
pūrvajanmani yā kanyā tāṃ kanyāṃ labhate patiḥ | putraprayojanā bhāryā putrāḥ piṇḍaprayojanāḥ
The girl who was (his) in a former birth — that girl a husband obtains. A wife has a son for her purpose, and sons have the piṇḍa-offering for their purpose.
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PdP 7 6.90
कुर्वंति दारग्रहणमतएव मनीषिणः । यथेह दीयते नार्या तथा नारी समश्नुते
kurvaṃti dāragrahaṇamataeva manīṣiṇaḥ | yatheha dīyate nāryā tathā nārī samaśnute
Just for this reason the wise take a wife. As a woman is given here, so does a woman obtain (her lot).
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PdP 7 6.91
क्रंदन्रजन्यामप्येष भृङ्गः कुमुदिनीं सहेत् । सद्रूपोऽपि पतिः स्त्रीणां संतोषाय भवेन्नहि
kraṃdanrajanyāmapyeṣa bhṛṅgaḥ kumudinīṃ sahet | sadrūpo'pi patiḥ strīṇāṃ saṃtoṣāya bhavennahi
Even while crying out in the night, this bee would put up with the night-lotus; (but) a husband, even one of fine form, does not make for the contentment of women.
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PdP 7 6.92
रवौ स्थितेऽपि पद्मिन्या मधूनि भ्रमरः पिबेत् । नारीषु सततं चित्तं विष्णुभक्तिष्वनादरः
ravau sthite'pi padminyā madhūni bhramaraḥ pibet | nārīṣu satataṃ cittaṃ viṣṇubhaktiṣvanādaraḥ
Even when the sun has risen, the bee would drink the honeys of the day-lotus: (so too) the mind is constantly on women, and there is disregard for acts of devotion to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 7 6.93
शोकैः कैश्चित्तनुत्यागस्तिस्रः पुंसां विडंबनाः । दाराः पुत्रास्तथा भ्राता देशाश्च बांधवास्तथा
śokaiḥ kaiścittanutyāgastisraḥ puṃsāṃ viḍaṃbanāḥ | dārāḥ putrāstathā bhrātā deśāśca bāṃdhavāstathā
Giving up the body out of certain griefs — three are the mockeries of men: wife, sons, and brother; and lands too, and kinsmen.
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PdP 7 6.94
पुनर्लभ्या इमे सर्वे पुनर्लभ्या न चासवः । न मुक्तो विषयो धर्मो न च कर्म कृतं त्वया
punarlabhyā ime sarve punarlabhyā na cāsavaḥ | na mukto viṣayo dharmo na ca karma kṛtaṃ tvayā
All these can be got again, but the breaths cannot be got again. You have not renounced the objects of sense, nor dharma, nor has (any meritorious) act been done by you.
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PdP 7 6.95
वर्तमाने गते मूढ भविष्यं जन्म दुर्ल्लभम् । मम माता मम पिता भार्या भ्राता धनं मम
vartamāne gate mūḍha bhaviṣyaṃ janma durllabham | mama mātā mama pitā bhāryā bhrātā dhanaṃ mama
While the present is passing away, O fool, a future birth is hard to come by. 'My mother, my father, wife, brother, my wealth' —
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PdP 7 6.96
निष्फलं याति वै जन्म नृणां ममतया तया । एवं प्रबोधितः सम्यक्तेन धीरवरेण सः
niṣphalaṃ yāti vai janma nṛṇāṃ mamatayā tayā | evaṃ prabodhitaḥ samyaktena dhīravareṇa saḥ
— by that sense of 'mine' the birth of men goes fruitless. Thus rightly awakened by that best of steadfast men, he,
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PdP 7 6.97
दौर्मनस्यं परित्यज्य तस्थौ तत्रैव जैमिने । ततस्तु गन्धिनी प्रीत्या हसंती स्वगृहं गता
daurmanasyaṃ parityajya tasthau tatraiva jaimine | tatastu gandhinī prītyā hasaṃtī svagṛhaṃ gatā
having given up his dejection, stayed on in that very place, O Jaimini. Then Gandhinī, laughing with pleasure, went to her own house.
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PdP 7 6.98
गत्वा च माधवं मंचे स्वपंतं सा ददर्श ह । गन्धिन्युवाच- उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ दुर्बुद्धे भ्रमस्ते विफलोऽभवत्
gatvā ca mādhavaṃ maṃce svapaṃtaṃ sā dadarśa ha | gandhinyuvāca- uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha durbuddhe bhramaste viphalo'bhavat
And having gone, she saw Mādhava sleeping on the couch. Gandhinī said: Get up, get up, dull-witted one! Your roaming about has come to nothing.
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PdP 7 6.99
विवाहकाले सा कन्या बभूवांतर्हिता स्वयम् । एवं तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा समुत्तस्थौ स माधवः
vivāhakāle sā kanyā babhūvāṃtarhitā svayam | evaṃ tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā samuttasthau sa mādhavaḥ
At the time of the wedding that girl vanished of her own accord. Hearing her words thus, that Mādhava rose up,
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PdP 7 6.100
विललापाकुलः शोकैर्महद्भिः क्ष्मातले लुठन् । कन्याया दूषणं नास्ति नास्ति विद्याधरस्य वा १०० 7.6.
vilalāpākulaḥ śokairmahadbhiḥ kṣmātale luṭhan | kanyāyā dūṣaṇaṃ nāsti nāsti vidyādharasya vā 100 7.6.
and, overcome with great griefs, lamented, rolling on the ground: "There is no fault of the girl, nor any of the Vidyādhara."
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