The Colloquy of the Seven Sages

Verse 1 (padma.1.19.1)

भीष्म उवाच। पुष्करस्य च नंदायाः श्रुतं माहात्म्यमुत्तमं। ऋषिकोटिर्यदायाता पुष्करे मुखदर्शनात्

bhīṣma uvāca puṣkarasya ca naṁdāyāḥ śrutaṁ māhātmyamuttamaṁ ṛṣikoṭiryadāyātā puṣkare mukhadarśanāt

Bhishma said: 'I have heard the supreme glory of Pushkara and Nanda, and how a crore of sages came to Pushkara for the sake of seeing their own faces,

Verse 2 (padma.1.19.2)

सर्वैः सुरूपता लब्धा सर्वमेतन्मया श्रुतं। यज्ञोपवीतैर्भक्तानि यानि तानि वदस्व मे

sarvaiḥ surūpatā labdhā sarvametanmayā śrutaṁ yajñopavītairbhaktāni yāni tāni vadasva me

and how all obtained beauty — all this I have heard. Now tell me of those rites performed with the sacred thread.

Verse 3 (padma.1.19.3)

कथं तीर्थविभागस्तु कृतस्तैस्सु महात्मभिः। आश्रमे यानि तीर्थानि कृतान्यपि महर्षिभिः

kathaṁ tīrthavibhāgastu kṛtastaissu mahātmabhiḥ āśrame yāni tīrthāni kṛtānyapi maharṣibhiḥ

How was the division of the sacred fords made by those great souls? What sacred fords were established by the great sages in that hermitage?

Verse 4 (padma.1.19.4)

पदन्यासः कृतः पूर्वं विष्णुना यज्ञपर्वते। नागैस्तत्र पंचतीर्थं कृतं तैस्तु महाविषैः

padanyāsaḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṁ viṣṇunā yajñaparvate nāgaistatra paṁcatīrthaṁ kṛtaṁ taistu mahāviṣaiḥ

The footprint was first set by Vishnu upon the sacrificial mountain. There the five sacred fords were made by the great venomous Nagas.

Verse 5 (padma.1.19.5)

पिंडप्रदानवापी च केन पूर्वं विनिर्मिता। उदङ्मुखी भूमिगता कथं गंगासरस्वती

piṁḍapradānavāpī ca kena pūrvaṁ vinirmitā udaṅmukhī bhūmigatā kathaṁ gaṁgāsarasvatī

By whom, of old, was the well for pinda-offering built? How did the northward-facing, earth-bound Ganga-Sarasvati come to be?

Verse 6 (padma.1.19.6)

ब्राह्मणैर्वेदविद्वद्भिः कथं यात्रा त्रिपुष्करे। कर्तव्या यत्फलं तस्या जायते तद्वदस्व मे

brāhmaṇairvedavidvadbhiḥ kathaṁ yātrā tripuṣkare kartavyā yatphalaṁ tasyā jāyate tadvadasva me

How should the pilgrimage to the three Pushkaras be performed by Brahmins learned in the Vedas — and what fruit results from it? Tell me that.'

Verse 7 (padma.1.19.7)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रश्नभारो महानेष भवता परिकल्पितः। तदेकाग्रमना भूत्वा शृणु तीर्थ महाफलं

pulastya uvāca praśnabhāro mahāneṣa bhavatā parikalpitaḥ tadekāgramanā bhūtvā śṛṇu tīrtha mahāphalaṁ

Pulastya said: 'This is a great burden of questions you have posed. Therefore, becoming focused in mind, hear of the great fruit of the sacred ford.

Verse 8 (padma.1.19.8)

यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतं। विद्यातपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते

yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṁyataṁ vidyātapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute

He whose hands, feet, and mind are well restrained, and who possesses learning, austerity, and fame — he obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.

Verse 9 (padma.1.19.9)

प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः संतुष्टो येनकेन चित्। अहंकारनिवृत्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते

pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṁtuṣṭo yenakena cit ahaṁkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute

He who has turned away from accepting gifts, who is content with whatever comes, and free of egotism — he obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.

Verse 10 (padma.1.19.10)

अक्रोधनश्च राजेंद्र सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः। आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते

akrodhanaśca rājeṁdra satyaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute

O Indra among kings, he who is free from anger, truthful, firm in his vows, and who regards all beings as equal to himself — he obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.

Verse 11 (padma.1.19.11)

ऋषीणां परमं गुह्यमिदं भरतसत्तम। पूर्वं यत्र महाराज सत्रे पैतामहे तथा

ṛṣīṇāṁ paramaṁ guhyamidaṁ bharatasattama pūrvaṁ yatra mahārāja satre paitāmahe tathā

O best of the Bharatas, this is the supreme secret of the sages. O great king, formerly, at that sacrificial session of the Grandsire,

Verse 12 (padma.1.19.12)

यतीनामुग्रतपसां येषां कोटिः समागता। मुखदर्शनमाश्रित्य स्थितास्ते ज्येष्ठपुष्करे

yatīnāmugratapasāṁ yeṣāṁ koṭiḥ samāgatā mukhadarśanamāśritya sthitāste jyeṣṭhapuṣkare

a crore of ascetics of severe austerity, having gathered, remained at Jyeshtha Pushkara, resorting to the Face-Seeing rite.

Verse 13 (padma.1.19.13)

सुरूपतां परां लब्ध्वा प्रीतास्ते मुनिसत्तमाः। हर्षेण महताविष्टा ब्रह्मदर्शनकांक्षिणः

surūpatāṁ parāṁ labdhvā prītāste munisattamāḥ harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭā brahmadarśanakāṁkṣiṇaḥ

Having obtained supreme beauty, those finest of sages, pleased, filled with great joy, began to long for the sight of Brahma.

Verse 14 (padma.1.19.14)

यज्ञोपवीतैस्ते भूमिं माप्य सर्वे चतुर्द्दिशं। कृत्वा तीर्थं विभागं च स्थिता भक्तिपरायणाः

yajñopavītaiste bhūmiṁ māpya sarve caturddiśaṁ kṛtvā tīrthaṁ vibhāgaṁ ca sthitā bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

Measuring out the ground in all four directions with their sacred threads, and having made the division of the sacred ford, they remained devoted in devotion.

Verse 15 (padma.1.19.15)

आसन्नश्च ततस्तेषां तदा तुष्टः पितामहः। कोटिं कृत्वा तदा तेषां मानं दृष्ट्वा मनीषिणां

āsannaśca tatasteṣāṁ tadā tuṣṭaḥ pitāmahaḥ koṭiṁ kṛtvā tadā teṣāṁ mānaṁ dṛṣṭvā manīṣiṇāṁ

Then, being near them, the Grandsire became pleased; having reckoned them a crore, seeing the honor due to those wise men,

Verse 16 (padma.1.19.16)

अद्यप्रभृति युष्माकं धर्मवृद्धिर्भविष्यति। इहागत्य नरो यो वै यदंगं प्रथमं जले

adyaprabhṛti yuṣmākaṁ dharmavṛddhirbhaviṣyati ihāgatya naro yo vai yadaṁgaṁ prathamaṁ jale

he said: 'From today your dharma shall increase. Whatever man comes here and, for the sake of beauty, first submerges any limb of his in the water,

Verse 17 (padma.1.19.17)

प्लावविष्यति रूपार्थं रूपिता तीर्थकारिता। भविष्यति न संदेहो योजनायतमंडले

plāvaviṣyati rūpārthaṁ rūpitā tīrthakāritā bhaviṣyati na saṁdeho yojanāyatamaṁḍale

shall obtain beauty; this effect of the sacred ford shall extend, without doubt, within a circle one yojana across.

Verse 18 (padma.1.19.18)

अर्धयोजनविस्तारं दीर्घं सार्धं हि योजनम्। एतत्प्रमाणं तीर्थस्य ऋषिकोटिप्रवर्त्तितम्

ardhayojanavistāraṁ dīrghaṁ sārdhaṁ hi yojanam etatpramāṇaṁ tīrthasya ṛṣikoṭipravarttitam

Half a yojana in width, and one and a half yojanas in length — this is the measure of the sacred ford, established by that crore of sages.

Verse 19 (padma.1.19.19)

गमनादेव राजेंद्र पुष्करस्य त्वरिंदम। राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलमाप्नोति मानवः

gamanādeva rājeṁdra puṣkarasya tvariṁdama rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṁ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ

O Indra among kings, O subduer of foes, merely by going to Pushkara a man obtains the fruit of the Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifices.

Verse 20 (padma.1.19.20)

सरस्वती महापुण्या प्रविष्टा ज्येष्ठपुष्करे। तत्रब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः

sarasvatī mahāpuṇyā praviṣṭā jyeṣṭhapuṣkare tatrabrahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ

The greatly holy Sarasvati entered Jyeshtha Pushkara. There Brahma and the other gods, sages, siddhas, and charanas

Verse 21 (padma.1.19.21)

अभिगच्छंति राजेंद्र चैत्रशुक्ल चतुर्दशीं। तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः

abhigacchaṁti rājeṁdra caitraśukla caturdaśīṁ tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ

gather, O Indra among kings, on the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra. There, one devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods should perform the ritual bath —

Verse 22 (padma.1.19.22)

गोमेधं च तदाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्। एवं तीर्थविभागस्तु कृतस्तैस्तु महर्षिभिः

gomedhaṁ ca tadāpnoti kulaṁ caiva samuddharet evaṁ tīrthavibhāgastu kṛtastaistu maharṣibhiḥ

he then obtains the fruit of a Gomedha sacrifice, and delivers his whole lineage. Thus was the division of the sacred ford made by the great sages —

Verse 23 (padma.1.19.23)

पितॄन्देवांश्च सन्तर्प्य विष्णुलोके महीयते। तत्र स्नात्वा भवेन्मर्त्यो विमलश्चन्द्रमा यथा

pitṝndevāṁśca santarpya viṣṇuloke mahīyate tatra snātvā bhavenmartyo vimalaścandramā yathā

having satisfied the ancestors and gods, a man is honored in Vishnu's world. Having bathed there, a mortal becomes spotless, like the moon,

Verse 24 (padma.1.19.24)

ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति गतिं च परमां व्रजेत्। नृलोके देवदेवस्य तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्

brahmalokamavāpnoti gatiṁ ca paramāṁ vrajet nṛloke devadevasya tīrthaṁ trailokyaviśrutam

attains Brahmaloka, and proceeds to the supreme goal. In the world of men, this sacred ford of the God of gods is renowned throughout the three worlds,

Verse 25 (padma.1.19.25)

पुष्करं नाम विख्यातं महापातकनाशनम्। दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महीपते

puṣkaraṁ nāma vikhyātaṁ mahāpātakanāśanam daśakoṭisahasrāṇi tīrthānāṁ vai mahīpate

known by the name Pushkara, the destroyer of the greatest sins. O lord of the earth, among ten crore thousand sacred fords,

Verse 26 (padma.1.19.26)

सान्निध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसन्ध्यं कुलनन्दन। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रास्साध्याश्च स मरुद्गणाः

sānnidhyaṁ puṣkare yeṣāṁ trisandhyaṁ kulanandana ādityā vasavo rudrāssādhyāśca sa marudgaṇāḥ

O joy of the lineage, where the presence of these hosts occurs at the three daily junctures — the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sadhyas, and the host of Maruts,

Verse 27 (padma.1.19.27)

गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नित्यं सन्निहिता विभोः। यत्र देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा दैत्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा

gandharvāpsarasaścaiva nityaṁ sannihitā vibhoḥ yatra devāstapastaptvā daityā brahmarṣayastathā

the Gandharvas and Apsaras too, are ever present near the Lord; where the gods performed austerities, and likewise the Daityas and Brahmarshis,

Verse 28 (padma.1.19.28)

दिव्य योगा महाराज पुण्येन महतान्विताः। मनसाप्यभिकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनस्विनः

divya yogā mahārāja puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ manasāpyabhikāmasya puṣkarāṇi manasvinaḥ

O great king, with divine yogic attainments, endowed with great merit — for the wise one who merely desires it in his mind, the Pushkaras

Verse 29 (padma.1.19.29)

पूयन्ते सर्वपापानि नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाराज नित्यमेव पितामहः

pūyante sarvapāpāni nākapṛṣṭhe sa modate tasmiṁstīrthe mahārāja nityameva pitāmahaḥ

purify all sins; he rejoices upon the surface of heaven. O great king, in that sacred ford, ever, the Grandsire

Verse 30 (padma.1.19.30)

उवास परमप्रीतो देवदानवसम्मतः। पुष्करेषु महाराज देवास्सर्षिपुरोगमाः

uvāsa paramaprīto devadānavasammataḥ puṣkareṣu mahārāja devāssarṣipurogamāḥ

dwelt, supremely pleased, honored by both gods and Danavas. O great king, at the Pushkaras, the gods, with the sages at their head,

Verse 31 (padma.1.19.31)

सिद्धिं च समनुप्राप्ताः पुण्येन महतान्विताः। तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः

siddhiṁ ca samanuprāptāḥ puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ tatrābhiṣekaṁ yaḥ kuryātpitṛdevārcane rataḥ

endowed with great merit, attained perfection there. Whoever, devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods, performs the ritual bath there,

Verse 32 (padma.1.19.32)

अश्वमेधाद्दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः। अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रं पुष्करारण्यमाश्रितः

aśvamedhāddaśaguṇaṁ pravadaṁti manīṣiṇaḥ apyekaṁ bhojayedvipraṁ puṣkarāraṇyamāśritaḥ

the wise say that he obtains tenfold the fruit of an Ashvamedha. If one, dwelling in the Pushkara forest, feeds even a single Brahmin,

Verse 33 (padma.1.19.33)

अन्नेन तेन संप्रीता कोटिर्भवति पूजिता। तेनासौ कर्मणा भीष्म प्रेत्य चेह च मोदते

annena tena saṁprītā koṭirbhavati pūjitā tenāsau karmaṇā bhīṣma pretya ceha ca modate

satisfied by that food, it is as though a crore of Brahmins have been worshipped. O Bhishma, by that deed he rejoices both in this world and the next.

Verse 34 (padma.1.19.34)

शाकैर्मूलैः फलैर्वापि येन वा वर्त्तयेत्स्वयम्। तद्वै दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय श्रद्धावाननसूयकः

śākairmūlaiḥ phalairvāpi yena vā varttayetsvayam tadvai dadyādbrāhmaṇāya śraddhāvānanasūyakaḥ

Whatever he himself lives on, be it greens, roots, or fruit, that very thing, with faith and free of envy, should be given to a Brahmin,

Verse 35 (padma.1.19.35)

तेनैव प्राप्नुयात्प्राज्ञो हयमेधफलं नरः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम

tenaiva prāpnuyātprājño hayamedhaphalaṁ naraḥ brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama

by that alone the wise man, whether Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra, O best of kings, obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.

Verse 36 (padma.1.19.36)

पैतामहं सरः पुण्यं पुष्करं नाम नामतः। वैखानसानां सिद्धानां मुनीनां पुण्यदं हि यत्

paitāmahaṁ saraḥ puṇyaṁ puṣkaraṁ nāma nāmataḥ vaikhānasānāṁ siddhānāṁ munīnāṁ puṇyadaṁ hi yat

The Grandsire's holy lake, known by the name Pushkara, is the giver of merit to the Vaikhanasa ascetics, the siddhas, and the sages;

Verse 37 (padma.1.19.37)

सरस्वती पुण्यतमा यस्माद्याता महार्णवम्। आदिदेवो महायोगी यत्रास्ते मधुसूदनः

sarasvatī puṇyatamā yasmādyātā mahārṇavam ādidevo mahāyogī yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ

the most holy Sarasvati, from whence she went to the great ocean; where the primal god, the great yogi Madhusudana, resides,

Verse 38 (padma.1.19.38)

ख्यात आदिवराहेति नाम्ना त्रिदशपूजितः। हीनवर्णाश्च ये वर्णास्तीर्थे पैतामहे गताः

khyāta ādivarāheti nāmnā tridaśapūjitaḥ hīnavarṇāśca ye varṇāstīrthe paitāmahe gatāḥ

renowned by the name Adi-Varaha, worshipped by the thirty gods — even those of low caste who have gone to this sacred ford of the Grandsire,

Verse 39 (padma.1.19.39)

न वियोनिं व्रजंत्येते स्नात्वा तीर्थे महात्मनः। कार्तिक्यां च विशेषेण योभिगच्छेत्तु पुष्करं

na viyoniṁ vrajaṁtyete snātvā tīrthe mahātmanaḥ kārtikyāṁ ca viśeṣeṇa yobhigacchettu puṣkaraṁ

having bathed at that great-souled one's sacred ford, they do not attain a lower birth. Especially on Kartiki day, whoever goes to Pushkara,

Verse 40 (padma.1.19.40)

फलं तत्राक्षयं तस्य भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम। सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृतांजलि

phalaṁ tatrākṣayaṁ tasya bhavatītyanuśuśruma sāyaṁprātaḥ smaredyastu puṣkarāṇi kṛtāṁjali

his fruit there becomes imperishable — so we have heard. Whoever, morning and evening, with joined hands, calls the Pushkaras to mind,

Verse 41 (padma.1.19.41)

उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थे तु कौरव। जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रियो वा पुरुषस्य वा

upaspṛṣṭaṁ bhavettena sarvatīrthe tu kaurava janmaprabhṛti yatpāpaṁ striyo vā puruṣasya vā

O Kaurava, by that he becomes as one who has touched all the sacred fords. Whatever sin, from birth onward, whether of a woman or of a man,

Verse 42 (padma.1.19.42)

पुष्करे स्नानमात्रेण सर्वमेतत्प्रणश्यति। यथासुराणां प्रवरः सर्वेषां तु पितामहः

puṣkare snānamātreṇa sarvametatpraṇaśyati yathāsurāṇāṁ pravaraḥ sarveṣāṁ tu pitāmahaḥ

all of it is destroyed merely by bathing at Pushkara. Just as the foremost among the asuras is like the grandfather of them all,

Verse 43 (padma.1.19.43)

तथैव पुष्करं तीर्थं तीर्थानामादिरुच्यते। त द्दृष्ट्वा दशवर्षाणि पुष्करे नियतः शुचिः

tathaiva puṣkaraṁ tīrthaṁ tīrthānāmādirucyate ta ddṛṣṭvā daśavarṣāṇi puṣkare niyataḥ śuciḥ

so too is the sacred ford of Pushkara called the foremost of all sacred fords. Having seen it, and remaining disciplined and pure at Pushkara for ten years,

Verse 44 (padma.1.19.44)

क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति। यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते

kratūnsarvānavāpnoti brahmalokaṁ sa gacchati yastu varṣaśataṁ pūrṇamagnihotramupāsate

a man obtains the fruit of all sacrifices, and he goes to Brahmaloka. And whoever, for a full hundred years, worships the sacred fire,

Verse 45 (padma.1.19.45)

कार्तिकीं वा वसेदेकां पुष्करे सममेव तु। पुष्करे दुष्करो होमः पुष्करे दुष्करं तपः

kārtikīṁ vā vasedekāṁ puṣkare samameva tu puṣkare duṣkaro homaḥ puṣkare duṣkaraṁ tapaḥ

or dwells at Pushkara even for a single Kartiki, obtains an equal fruit. At Pushkara, fire-offering is difficult to perform; at Pushkara, austerity is difficult;

Verse 46 (padma.1.19.46)

पुष्करे दुष्करं दानं वासश्चैव सुदुष्करः। ब्राह्मणो वेदविद्वांस्तु गत्वा वै ज्येष्ठपुष्करं

puṣkare duṣkaraṁ dānaṁ vāsaścaiva suduṣkaraḥ brāhmaṇo vedavidvāṁstu gatvā vai jyeṣṭhapuṣkaraṁ

at Pushkara, giving is difficult; and dwelling there is exceedingly difficult. A Brahmin learned in the Vedas, having gone to Jyeshtha Pushkara,

Verse 47 (padma.1.19.47)

स्नानाद्भवेन्मोक्षभागी श्राद्धेन पितृतारकः। नाममात्रोपि यो विप्रो गत्वा संध्यामुपासते

snānādbhavenmokṣabhāgī śrāddhena pitṛtārakaḥ nāmamātropi yo vipro gatvā saṁdhyāmupāsate

through bathing becomes a partaker of liberation, and through shraddha becomes the deliverer of his ancestors. Even a Brahmin in name only, who goes there and performs the twilight worship,

Verse 48 (padma.1.19.48)

वर्षाणि द्वादशैवेह तेन संध्या ह्युपासिता। भवेत्तु नात्र संदेहः पुरा प्रोक्तं स्वयंभुवा

varṣāṇi dvādaśaiveha tena saṁdhyā hyupāsitā bhavettu nātra saṁdehaḥ purā proktaṁ svayaṁbhuvā

shall thereby have performed, as it were, twelve years of twilight worship here — there is no doubt of this; it was declared of old by the Self-Existent one.

Verse 49 (padma.1.19.49)

सावित्री कथितो दोषः कुले तस्य न जायते। या पत्नी ददते भर्तुः संध्योपास्तिं करिष्यतः

sāvitrī kathito doṣaḥ kule tasya na jāyate yā patnī dadate bhartuḥ saṁdhyopāstiṁ kariṣyataḥ

The fault spoken of by Savitri does not arise in that family — the family of the wife who performs the twilight worship on behalf of her husband,

Verse 50 (padma.1.19.50)

करकेण तु ताम्रेण तोयं मुक्ता दिवं व्रजेत्। ब्रह्मलोकमनुप्राप्य तिष्ठति ब्रह्मणो दिनं

karakeṇa tu tāmreṇa toyaṁ muktā divaṁ vrajet brahmalokamanuprāpya tiṣṭhati brahmaṇo dinaṁ

offering water with a copper vessel — freed thus, she goes to heaven. Having attained Brahmaloka, she dwells there for a full day of Brahma.

Verse 51 (padma.1.19.51)

एकाकिना गतेनापि संध्या वंद्या यथाक्रमं। पौष्करेणाथ तोयेन भृंगारे निहितेन तु

ekākinā gatenāpi saṁdhyā vaṁdyā yathākramaṁ pauṣkareṇātha toyena bhṛṁgāre nihitena tu

Even having gone alone, the twilight worship should be performed in due order; with Pushkara water kept in a vessel,

Verse 52 (padma.1.19.52)

तेनापि द्वादशाब्दानि संध्योपास्ता न संशयः। भवेत्समीपगा पत्नी कुर्वतः पितृतर्पणं

tenāpi dvādaśābdāni saṁdhyopāstā na saṁśayaḥ bhavetsamīpagā patnī kurvataḥ pitṛtarpaṇaṁ

by that too, twelve years' worth of twilight worship is accomplished, without doubt. His wife, who remains near him and performs the ancestor-offering,

Verse 53 (padma.1.19.53)

दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय गायत्र्या राजसत्तम। पितॄणां परमा तृप्तिः क्रियते द्वादशाब्दिकी

dakṣiṇāṁ diśamāsthāya gāyatryā rājasattama pitṝṇāṁ paramā tṛptiḥ kriyate dvādaśābdikī

O best of kings, facing the southern direction, together with the Gayatri — the supreme satisfaction of the ancestors, equal to twelve years, is thereby achieved.

Verse 54 (padma.1.19.54)

युगसहस्रं पिण्डेन श्राद्धेनानन्त्यमश्नुते। एतदर्थं हि विद्वांसः कुर्वंते दारसंग्रहं

yugasahasraṁ piṇḍena śrāddhenānantyamaśnute etadarthaṁ hi vidvāṁsaḥ kurvaṁte dārasaṁgrahaṁ

By a single pinda-offering, endless fruit equal to a thousand ages of shraddha is obtained. It is for this very reason that the wise undertake marriage,

Verse 55 (padma.1.19.55)

तीर्थे गत्त्वा प्रदास्यामः पिंडान्वै श्राद्धपूर्वकं। तेषां पुत्रा धनं धान्यमविच्छिन्ना च संततिः

tīrthe gattvā pradāsyāmaḥ piṁḍānvai śrāddhapūrvakaṁ teṣāṁ putrā dhanaṁ dhānyamavicchinnā ca saṁtatiḥ

thinking, 'having gone to the sacred ford, we shall offer pinda-offerings with shraddha' — their sons, wealth, grain, and unbroken lineage,

Verse 56 (padma.1.19.56)

भवेद्वै नात्र संदेह एतदाह पितामहः। तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्

bhavedvai nātra saṁdeha etadāha pitāmahaḥ tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṁ labhet

shall surely result, without doubt — so said the Grandsire. Having satisfied the ancestors and gods, a man obtains the fruit of an Agnishtoma sacrifice.

Verse 57 (padma.1.19.57)

आश्रमानपि ते वच्मि शृणुष्वैकमना नृप। अगस्त्येन कृतश्चात्र आश्रमो देवसंमितः

āśramānapi te vacmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa agastyena kṛtaścātra āśramo devasaṁmitaḥ

Now I shall tell you also of the hermitages, O king — listen with a focused mind. Here, an hermitage equal to the gods was built by Agastya.

Verse 58 (padma.1.19.58)

सप्तर्षीणां पुरा चात्र आश्रमो देवसम्मतः। ब्रह्मर्षीणां तथा चात्र मनूनां परमस्तथा

saptarṣīṇāṁ purā cātra āśramo devasammataḥ brahmarṣīṇāṁ tathā cātra manūnāṁ paramastathā

Here too, of old, was the god-honored hermitage of the Seven Sages; and likewise here, that of the Brahmarshis, and the supreme hermitage of the Manus,

Verse 59 (padma.1.19.59)

नागानां च पुरी रम्या यज्ञपर्वतरोधसि। अगस्त्यस्य महाराज प्रभावममितात्मनः

nāgānāṁ ca purī ramyā yajñaparvatarodhasi agastyasya mahārāja prabhāvamamitātmanaḥ

and the delightful city of the Nagas, on the slope of the sacrificial mountain. O great king, the power of Agastya, that sage of boundless self,

Verse 60 (padma.1.19.60)

कथयामि समासेन शृणु त्वं सुसमाहितः। पूर्वं कृतयुगे भीष्म दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः

kathayāmi samāsena śṛṇu tvaṁ susamāhitaḥ pūrvaṁ kṛtayuge bhīṣma dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ

I shall tell in brief — listen attentively. O Bhishma, formerly in the Krita Yuga, Danavas maddened with battle —

Verse 61 (padma.1.19.61)

कालेया इति विख्याता गणाः परमदारुणाः। ते तु वृत्रं समाश्रित्य देवान्हंतुं समुद्यताः

kāleyā iti vikhyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ te tu vṛtraṁ samāśritya devānhaṁtuṁ samudyatāḥ

known by the name Kaleya, a most dreadful host — taking refuge with Vritra, they became prepared to slay the gods.

Verse 62 (padma.1.19.62)

ततो देवाः समुद्विग्ना ब्रह्माणमुपतस्थिरे। कृतांजलींस्तु तान्सर्वान्परमेष्ठीत्युवाच ह

tato devāḥ samudvignā brahmāṇamupatasthire kṛtāṁjalīṁstu tānsarvānparameṣṭhītyuvāca ha

Then the distressed gods approached Brahma for refuge. To all of them, with hands joined, the Supreme Lord said —

Verse 63 (padma.1.19.63)

विदितं मे सुराः सर्वं यद्वः कार्यं चिकीर्षितं। तमुपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा वृत्रं वधिष्यथ

viditaṁ me surāḥ sarvaṁ yadvaḥ kāryaṁ cikīrṣitaṁ tamupāyaṁ pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtraṁ vadhiṣyatha

'O gods, I know all that you wish to accomplish. I shall tell you the means by which you shall slay Vritra.

Verse 64 (padma.1.19.64)

दधीचिरिति विख्यातो महानृषिरुदारधीः। तं गत्वा सहितास्सर्वे वरं च प्रतियाचत

dadhīciriti vikhyāto mahānṛṣirudāradhīḥ taṁ gatvā sahitāssarve varaṁ ca pratiyācata

There is a great sage renowned as Dadhichi, of noble intellect. Go to him, all together, and ask him for a boon.

Verse 65 (padma.1.19.65)

स वो दास्यति धर्मात्मा सुप्रीतेनांतरात्मना। स वाच्यः सहितैः सर्वैर्भवद्भिर्जयकांक्षिभिः

sa vo dāsyati dharmātmā suprītenāṁtarātmanā sa vācyaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvairbhavadbhirjayakāṁkṣibhiḥ

That righteous soul will grant it to you with a truly pleased inner mind. He should be addressed by all of you together, desiring victory —

Verse 66 (padma.1.19.66)

स्वान्यस्थीनि प्रयच्छस्व त्रैलोक्यहितकांक्षया। स शरीरं समुत्सृज्य स्वान्यस्थीनि प्रदास्यति

svānyasthīni prayacchasva trailokyahitakāṁkṣayā sa śarīraṁ samutsṛjya svānyasthīni pradāsyati

"For the welfare of the three worlds, give us your own bones." He, giving up his body, shall give his own bones.

Verse 67 (padma.1.19.67)

तस्यास्थिभिर्महाघोरं वज्रं संक्रियतां दृढं। महच्छत्रुहनं दिव्यं तदस्त्रमशनिः स्मृतं

tasyāsthibhirmahāghoraṁ vajraṁ saṁkriyatāṁ dṛḍhaṁ mahacchatruhanaṁ divyaṁ tadastramaśaniḥ smṛtaṁ

With his bones let a most terrible and firm vajra be fashioned; this great, divine, enemy-slaying weapon is known by the name 'ashani.'

Verse 68 (padma.1.19.68)

तेन वज्रेण वै वृत्रं वधिष्यति शतक्रतुः। एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं तस्मात्सर्वं विधीयतां

tena vajreṇa vai vṛtraṁ vadhiṣyati śatakratuḥ etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṁ tasmātsarvaṁ vidhīyatāṁ

With that very vajra, Shatakratu shall slay Vritra. All this has been told to you — therefore let all of this be carried out.'

Verse 69 (padma.1.19.69)

एवमुक्तास्ततो देवा अनुज्ञाप्य पितामहं। शतक्रतुं पुरस्कृत्य दधीचेराश्रमं ययुः

evamuktāstato devā anujñāpya pitāmahaṁ śatakratuṁ puraskṛtya dadhīcerāśramaṁ yayuḥ

Thus addressed, the gods, having taken leave of the Grandsire, with Shatakratu at their head, went to Dadhichi's hermitage,

Verse 70 (padma.1.19.70)

सरस्वत्याः परे पारे नानाद्रुमलतावृतं। षट्पदोद्गीतनिनदैरुद्घुष्टं सामगैरिव

sarasvatyāḥ pare pāre nānādrumalatāvṛtaṁ ṣaṭpadodgītaninadairudghuṣṭaṁ sāmagairiva

which lay on the far bank of the Sarasvati, covered with various trees and creepers, resounding with the hum of bees like the chanting of Samavedin singers,

Verse 71 (padma.1.19.71)

पुंस्कोकिलरवोन्मिश्रं जीवं जीवकनादितम्। महिषैश्च वराहैश्च सृमरैश्चमरैरपि

puṁskokilaravonmiśraṁ jīvaṁ jīvakanāditam mahiṣaiśca varāhaiśca sṛmaraiścamarairapi

mingled with the calls of male cuckoos, echoing with the cry of the jivamjiva bird, thronged with buffaloes, boars, and both kinds of deer,

Verse 72 (padma.1.19.72)

तत्रतत्रानुचरितैः शार्दूलभयवर्जितैः। करेणुभिर्वारणैश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखैः

tatratatrānucaritaiḥ śārdūlabhayavarjitaiḥ kareṇubhirvāraṇaiśca prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaiḥ

which roamed here and there, free from fear of tigers; and thronged too with elephants and their mates, their temples streaming with musth,

Verse 73 (padma.1.19.73)

स्वरोद्गारैश्च क्रीडद्भिः समंतादनुनादितं। सिंहव्याघ्रैर्महानादं नदद्भिरनुनादितं

svarodgāraiśca krīḍadbhiḥ samaṁtādanunāditaṁ siṁhavyāghrairmahānādaṁ nadadbhiranunāditaṁ

playing and echoing all around with their calls; resounding with the great roars of lions and tigers,

Verse 74 (padma.1.19.74)

मयूरैश्चापि संलीनैर्गुहाकंदरवासिभिः। तेषु तेषु च कुंजेषु नादितं सुमनोरमं

mayūraiścāpi saṁlīnairguhākaṁdaravāsibhiḥ teṣu teṣu ca kuṁjeṣu nāditaṁ sumanoramaṁ

and also thronged with peacocks nestled, dwelling in caves and ravines — resounding delightfully in grove after grove,

Verse 75 (padma.1.19.75)

त्रिविष्टपसमप्रख्यं दधीच्याश्रममागमन्। तत्रापश्यन्दधीचिं तं दिवाकरसमप्रभम्

triviṣṭapasamaprakhyaṁ dadhīcyāśramamāgaman tatrāpaśyandadhīciṁ taṁ divākarasamaprabham

resembling heaven itself, they arrived at that hermitage. There they saw that Dadhichi, radiant as the sun.

Verse 76 (padma.1.19.76)

जाज्वल्यमानं वपुषा यथा लक्ष्म्या चतुर्भुजम्। तस्य पादौ सुरा राजन्नभिवंद्य प्रणम्य च। अयाचंत वरं सर्वे यथोक्तं परमेष्ठिना

jājvalyamānaṁ vapuṣā yathā lakṣmyā caturbhujam tasya pādau surā rājannabhivaṁdya praṇamya ca ayācaṁta varaṁ sarve yathoktaṁ parameṣṭhinā

blazing in form as if with Lakshmi's own splendor, four-armed. O king, the gods venerated his feet and bowed, and all asked for the boon, exactly as declared by the Supreme Lord.

Verse 77 (padma.1.19.77)

ततो दधीचिः परमप्रतीतः सुरोत्तमांस्तानिदमित्युवाच। करोमि यद्वो हितमद्य देवाः स्वं वापि देहं त्वहमुत्सृजामि

tato dadhīciḥ paramapratītaḥ surottamāṁstānidamityuvāca karomi yadvo hitamadya devāḥ svaṁ vāpi dehaṁ tvahamutsṛjāmi

Then Dadhichi, supremely pleased, said this to those finest of gods: 'O gods, whatever is good for you, I shall do it today — I shall even give up my own body.'

Verse 78 (padma.1.19.78)

तानेवमुक्त्वा द्विपदां वरिष्ठः प्राणांस्ततोऽसौ सहसोत्ससर्ज। सुरास्तदस्थीनि सवासवास्ते यथोपयोगं जगृहुः स्म तस्य

tānevamuktvā dvipadāṁ variṣṭhaḥ prāṇāṁstato'sau sahasotsasarja surāstadasthīni savāsavāste yathopayogaṁ jagṛhuḥ sma tasya

Having said this, that foremost of bipeds at once gave up his life-breaths. The gods, together with Vasava, took his bones as was fitting.

Verse 79 (padma.1.19.79)

प्रहृष्टरूपाश्च जयाय देवास्त्वष्टारमासाद्य तमर्थमूचुः। त्वष्टा तु तेषां वचनं निशम्य प्रहृष्टरूपः प्रयतः प्रयत्नात्

prahṛṣṭarūpāśca jayāya devāstvaṣṭāramāsādya tamarthamūcuḥ tvaṣṭā tu teṣāṁ vacanaṁ niśamya prahṛṣṭarūpaḥ prayataḥ prayatnāt

Delighted, the gods went to Tvashta for the sake of victory and told him their purpose. Tvashta, hearing their words, delighted, with full effort,

Verse 80 (padma.1.19.80)

चकार वज्रं भृशमुग्रवीर्यं कृत्वा च शस्त्रं तमुवाच हृष्टः। अनेन शस्त्रप्रवरेण देव भस्मीकुरुष्वाद्य सुरारिमुग्रं

cakāra vajraṁ bhṛśamugravīryaṁ kṛtvā ca śastraṁ tamuvāca hṛṣṭaḥ anena śastrapravareṇa deva bhasmīkuruṣvādya surārimugraṁ

made a vajra of tremendous, terrible power; and having made that weapon, delighted, said to them: 'O gods, with this finest of weapons, reduce the fierce enemy of the gods to ashes today.

Verse 81 (padma.1.19.81)

ततो हतारिः सगणः सुखं त्वं प्रशाधि कृत्स्नं त्रिदिवं दिविष्ठः। त्वष्ट्रा तथोक्तस्तु पुरंदरश्च वज्रं प्रहृष्टः प्रयतो ह्यगृह्णात्

tato hatāriḥ sagaṇaḥ sukhaṁ tvaṁ praśādhi kṛtsnaṁ tridivaṁ diviṣṭhaḥ tvaṣṭrā tathoktastu puraṁdaraśca vajraṁ prahṛṣṭaḥ prayato hyagṛhṇāt

Then, having slain your enemy, together with your host, rule the entire three worlds happily, dwelling in heaven.' Thus addressed by Tvashta, Purandara, delighted and composed, took the vajra.

Verse 82 (padma.1.19.82)

ततः स वज्रेणयुतो दैवतैरभिपूजितः। आससाद ततो वृत्रं स्थितमावृत्य रोदसी

tataḥ sa vajreṇayuto daivatairabhipūjitaḥ āsasāda tato vṛtraṁ sthitamāvṛtya rodasī

Then, equipped with the vajra, honored by the gods, he approached that Vritra, who stood covering the sky and the earth,

Verse 83 (padma.1.19.83)

कालकेयैर्महाकायैस्समंतादभिरक्षितं। समुद्यत प्रहरणैः सशृंगैरिव पर्वतैः

kālakeyairmahākāyaissamaṁtādabhirakṣitaṁ samudyata praharaṇaiḥ saśṛṁgairiva parvataiḥ

guarded on all sides by huge-bodied Kaleyas, weapons raised, like mountains with their peaks.

Verse 84 (padma.1.19.84)

ततो युद्धं समभवद्देवानां सह दानवैः। मुहूर्तं भरतश्रेष्ठ लोकत्रासकरं महत्

tato yuddhaṁ samabhavaddevānāṁ saha dānavaiḥ muhūrtaṁ bharataśreṣṭha lokatrāsakaraṁ mahat

Then a battle broke out between the gods and the Danavas — O best of the Bharatas, for a moment, a great, world-terrifying battle.

Verse 85 (padma.1.19.85)

उद्यतैः प्रतिसृष्टानां खड्गानां वीरबाहुभिः। आसीत्सुतुमुलः शब्दः शरीरैरभिपाटितैः

udyataiḥ pratisṛṣṭānāṁ khaḍgānāṁ vīrabāhubhiḥ āsītsutumulaḥ śabdaḥ śarīrairabhipāṭitaiḥ

From swords raised and hurled by heroic arms, a tremendous tumultuous sound arose, from bodies being cut apart,

Verse 86 (padma.1.19.86)

शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्चाप्यंतरिक्षान्महीतलं। तालैरिव महीपाल वृतं तैरेव दृश्यते

śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiścāpyaṁtarikṣānmahītalaṁ tālairiva mahīpāla vṛtaṁ taireva dṛśyate

and from heads falling from the sky to the earth's surface — O protector of the earth, the ground appeared as if covered with palm-fruits.

Verse 87 (padma.1.19.87)

ते हेमकवचा भूत्वा कालेयाः परिघायुधाः। त्रिदशानभ्यवर्तन्त दावदग्धा इव द्रुमाः

te hemakavacā bhūtvā kāleyāḥ parighāyudhāḥ tridaśānabhyavartanta dāvadagdhā iva drumāḥ

Those Kaleyas, clad in golden armor, armed with iron clubs, advanced against the thirty gods, like trees scorched by a forest fire.

Verse 88 (padma.1.19.88)

तेषां वेगवतां वेगं सहितानां प्रधावताम्। न शेकुः सहिताः सोढुं भग्नास्ते प्राद्रवन्भयात्

teṣāṁ vegavatāṁ vegaṁ sahitānāṁ pradhāvatām na śekuḥ sahitāḥ soḍhuṁ bhagnāste prādravanbhayāt

The gods, even together, could not withstand the onrush of those swift, charging Danavas; broken, they fled in fear.

Verse 89 (padma.1.19.89)

तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतो भीतान्सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः। वृत्रं च वर्द्धमानं तु कश्मलं महदाविशत्

tāndṛṣṭvā dravato bhītānsahasrākṣaḥ puraṁdaraḥ vṛtraṁ ca varddhamānaṁ tu kaśmalaṁ mahadāviśat

Seeing them fleeing in terror, thousand-eyed Purandara, and seeing Vritra growing ever greater, a great faintness overcame him.

Verse 90 (padma.1.19.90)

तं शक्रं कश्मलाविष्टं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुः सनातनः। स्वतेजो व्यदधाच्छक्रे बलमस्य विवर्धयन्

taṁ śakraṁ kaśmalāviṣṭaṁ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ svatejo vyadadhācchakre balamasya vivardhayan

Seeing Shakra thus overcome, the eternal Vishnu infused his own splendor into Shakra, increasing his strength.

Verse 91 (padma.1.19.91)

विष्णुनाप्यायितं शक्रं दृष्ट्वादे वगणास्तदा। सर्वे तेजस्समादध्युस्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः

viṣṇunāpyāyitaṁ śakraṁ dṛṣṭvāde vagaṇāstadā sarve tejassamādadhyustathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ

Seeing Shakra thus reinforced by Vishnu, then all the hosts of gods, and likewise the pure Brahmarshis, bestowed their own splendor upon him as well.

Verse 92 (padma.1.19.92)

स समाप्यायितः शक्रो विष्णुना दैवतैः सह। ऋषिभिश्च महाभागैर्बलवान्समपद्यत

sa samāpyāyitaḥ śakro viṣṇunā daivataiḥ saha ṛṣibhiśca mahābhāgairbalavānsamapadyata

Thus reinforced by Vishnu, together with the gods and the greatly blessed sages, Shakra became powerful.

Verse 93 (padma.1.19.93)

ज्ञात्वा बलस्थं त्रिदशाधिपं तं ननाद वृत्रस्सुमहानि नादम्। तस्य प्रणादेन धरा दिशश्च खं द्यौर्नगाश्चेति चचाल सर्वं

jñātvā balasthaṁ tridaśādhipaṁ taṁ nanāda vṛtrassumahāni nādam tasya praṇādena dharā diśaśca khaṁ dyaurnagāśceti cacāla sarvaṁ

Knowing that lord of the thirty gods to be powerful now, Vritra roared a tremendous roar; by that roaring, the earth, the directions, the sky, the heavens, and the mountains all shook.

Verse 94 (padma.1.19.94)

ततो महेंद्रः परमाभितप्तः श्रुत्वा रवं घोरतरं महांतम्। भयेन मग्नस्त्वरितं मुमोच वज्रं महान्तं खलु तस्य शीर्षे

tato maheṁdraḥ paramābhitaptaḥ śrutvā ravaṁ ghorataraṁ mahāṁtam bhayena magnastvaritaṁ mumoca vajraṁ mahāntaṁ khalu tasya śīrṣe

Then Mahendra, greatly tormented, hearing that most terrible and mighty roar, sunk in fear, swiftly hurled his great vajra straight at his head.

Verse 95 (padma.1.19.95)

स शक्रवज्राभिहतः पपात महास्वनः कांचनमाल्यधारी। यथा महाशैलवरः पुरस्तात्स मंदरो विष्णुकरात्प्रमुक्तः

sa śakravajrābhihataḥ papāta mahāsvanaḥ kāṁcanamālyadhārī yathā mahāśailavaraḥ purastātsa maṁdaro viṣṇukarātpramuktaḥ

Struck by Shakra's vajra, he, wearing his golden garland, fell with a great crash — like the finest of great mountains, Mandara, once fallen from Vishnu's hand.

Verse 96 (padma.1.19.96)

तस्मिन्हते दैत्यवरे भयार्तः शक्रः प्रदुद्राव सरः प्रवेष्टुं। वज्रं च मेने स्वकरात्प्रमुक्तं वृत्रं भयाच्चैव हतं न पश्यति

tasminhate daityavare bhayārtaḥ śakraḥ pradudrāva saraḥ praveṣṭuṁ vajraṁ ca mene svakarātpramuktaṁ vṛtraṁ bhayāccaiva hataṁ na paśyati

When that foremost Daitya was slain, Shakra, stricken with fear, ran to plunge into a lake; he thought the vajra had merely slipped from his own hand, and out of fear did not perceive that Vritra had been slain.

Verse 97 (padma.1.19.97)

सर्वे च देवा मुदिताः प्रहृष्टाः सहर्षयश्चैनमथो स्तुवंति। शेषांश्च दैत्यांस्त्वरितं समेत्य जघ्नुः सुरा वृत्रवधाभितप्तान्

sarve ca devā muditāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ saharṣayaścainamatho stuvaṁti śeṣāṁśca daityāṁstvaritaṁ sametya jaghnuḥ surā vṛtravadhābhitaptān

All the gods, delighted and overjoyed, together with the sages, praised him; and the gods, swiftly gathering, slew the remaining Daityas, who were tormented by Vritra's death.

Verse 98 (padma.1.19.98)

ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैस्तदानीं महासुरा वायुसमानवेगाः। समुद्रमेवाविविशुर्भयार्ताः प्रविश्य चैवोदधिमप्रमेयम्

te vadhyamānāstridaśaistadānīṁ mahāsurā vāyusamānavegāḥ samudramevāviviśurbhayārtāḥ praviśya caivodadhimaprameyam

Being slain then by the thirty gods, those great asuras, swift as the wind, terror-stricken, plunged into that very ocean, that immeasurable sea.

Verse 99 (padma.1.19.99)

झषाकुलं रत्नसमाकुलं च तदा स्म मंत्रं सहिताः प्रचक्रुः। तत्र स्म केचिन्मतिनिश्चयज्ञास्तांस्तानुपायान्परिचिंतयंतः

jhaṣākulaṁ ratnasamākulaṁ ca tadā sma maṁtraṁ sahitāḥ pracakruḥ tatra sma kecinmatiniścayajñāstāṁstānupāyānpariciṁtayaṁtaḥ

In that ocean, full of fish and teeming with jewels, they then held counsel together; some among them, of resolute judgment, began pondering various strategies.

Verse 100 (padma.1.19.100)

भयार्दिता देवनिकायतप्तास्त्रैलोक्यनाशाय मतिं प्रचक्रुः। तेषां तु तत्र क्षयकालयोगाद्घोरामतिश्चिंतयतां बभूव

bhayārditā devanikāyataptāstrailokyanāśāya matiṁ pracakruḥ teṣāṁ tu tatra kṣayakālayogādghorāmatiściṁtayatāṁ babhūva

Tormented by fear and scorched by the assault of the host of gods, they resolved upon the destruction of the three worlds. There, through the working of the time of their own doom, as they deliberated, a terrible resolve arose in them —

Verse 101 (padma.1.19.101)

ये संति विद्यातपसोपपन्नास्तेषां विनाशः प्रथमं च कार्यः। लोकाश्च सर्वे तपसा ध्रियंते तस्मात्त्वरध्वं तपसः क्षयाय

ye saṁti vidyātapasopapannāsteṣāṁ vināśaḥ prathamaṁ ca kāryaḥ lokāśca sarve tapasā dhriyaṁte tasmāttvaradhvaṁ tapasaḥ kṣayāya

'Those who possess learning and austerity, their destruction must be done first. All the worlds are sustained by austerity — therefore hasten to destroy austerity.'

Verse 102 (padma.1.19.102)

ये संति केचिद्धि वसुंधरायां तपस्विनो धर्मविदश्च तज्ज्ञाः। तेषां वधश्चक्रियतां हि क्षिप्रं तेषु प्रणष्टेषु जगद्विनष्टम्

ye saṁti keciddhi vasuṁdharāyāṁ tapasvino dharmavidaśca tajjñāḥ teṣāṁ vadhaścakriyatāṁ hi kṣipraṁ teṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu jagadvinaṣṭam

'Whatever ascetics, knowers and upholders of dharma there are upon the earth, their destruction should be carried out quickly — with them destroyed, the world will be destroyed.'

Verse 103 (padma.1.19.103)

एवं हि सर्वे गतबुद्धिभावा जगद्विनाशे परमप्रहृष्टाः। दुर्गंसमाश्रित्य महोर्मिमंतं रत्नाकरं वारुणमालयं स्म

evaṁ hi sarve gatabuddhibhāvā jagadvināśe paramaprahṛṣṭāḥ durgaṁsamāśritya mahormimaṁtaṁ ratnākaraṁ vāruṇamālayaṁ sma

Thus all of them, their minds fixed on this, supremely delighted at the destruction of the world, took refuge in a fortress — the great-waved treasury of gems, Varuna's own abode.

Verse 104 (padma.1.19.104)

समुद्रं ते समासाद्य वारुणं त्वंभसां निधिं। कालेयास्समपद्यंत त्रैलोक्यस्य विनाशने

samudraṁ te samāsādya vāruṇaṁ tvaṁbhasāṁ nidhiṁ kāleyāssamapadyaṁta trailokyasya vināśane

Having reached that ocean of Varuna, the reservoir of waters, the Kaleyas set about the destruction of the three worlds.

Verse 105 (padma.1.19.105)

ते रात्रौ समभिक्रुद्धा बभक्षुस्तांस्तदा मुनीन्। आश्रमेषु च ये संति पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च

te rātrau samabhikruddhā babhakṣustāṁstadā munīn āśrameṣu ca ye saṁti puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca

At night, filled with fury, they devoured those sages who dwelt in hermitages and in sacred sanctuaries.

Verse 106 (padma.1.19.106)

वसिष्ठस्याश्रमे विप्रा भक्षितास्तैर्दुरात्मभिः। अशीतिः शतमष्टौ च वने चान्ये तपस्विनः

vasiṣṭhasyāśrame viprā bhakṣitāstairdurātmabhiḥ aśītiḥ śatamaṣṭau ca vane cānye tapasvinaḥ

At Vasishtha's hermitage, one hundred and eighty-eight Brahmins were devoured by those evil-souled ones, and other ascetics in the forest as well.

Verse 107 (padma.1.19.107)

च्यवनस्याश्रमं गत्वा पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम्। फलमूलाशनानां हि मुनीनां भक्षितं शतं

cyavanasyāśramaṁ gatvā puṇyaṁ dvijaniṣevitam phalamūlāśanānāṁ hi munīnāṁ bhakṣitaṁ śataṁ

Having gone to Chyavana's hermitage, a holy place frequented by the twice-born, a hundred sages who lived on fruits and roots were devoured.

Verse 108 (padma.1.19.108)

एवं रात्रौ स्म कुर्वंतो विविशुश्चार्णवं दिवा। भरद्वाजाश्रमं गत्वा नियता ब्रह्मचारिणः

evaṁ rātrau sma kurvaṁto viviśuścārṇavaṁ divā bharadvājāśramaṁ gatvā niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ

Thus, doing this at night, they would enter the ocean by day. Having gone to Bharadvaja's hermitage, disciplined brahmacharins,

Verse 109 (padma.1.19.109)

वाताहारांबुभक्षाश्च विंशतिश्च निषूदिताः। एवं क्रमेण भक्षार्थं मुनीनां दानवास्तदा

vātāhārāṁbubhakṣāśca viṁśatiśca niṣūditāḥ evaṁ krameṇa bhakṣārthaṁ munīnāṁ dānavāstadā

who lived on air, water, and food — twenty of them were slain. Thus, in succession, for the purpose of devouring sages, the Danavas at that time

Verse 110 (padma.1.19.110)

निशायां पर्यधावंत शक्ता भुजबलाश्रयात्। कालेन महता ते वै जघ्नुर्मुनिगणान्बहून्

niśāyāṁ paryadhāvaṁta śaktā bhujabalāśrayāt kālena mahatā te vai jaghnurmunigaṇānbahūn

ran about at night, empowered by the strength of their arms. Over a long time they slew many groups of sages.

Verse 111 (padma.1.19.111)

न चैतानवबुध्यंत मनुजा मनुजाधिप। निस्वाध्यायवषट्कारं नष्टयज्ञोत्सवक्रियम्

na caitānavabudhyaṁta manujā manujādhipa nisvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṁ naṣṭayajñotsavakriyam

O lord of men, the people did not comprehend this. Devoid of Vedic recitation and the sacred exclamation, its sacrificial festival-rites destroyed,

Verse 112 (padma.1.19.112)

जगदासीन्निरुत्साहं कालेयभयपीडितं। एवं प्रक्षीयमाणास्ते मानवा मनुजेश्वर

jagadāsīnnirutsāhaṁ kāleyabhayapīḍitaṁ evaṁ prakṣīyamāṇāste mānavā manujeśvara

the world became dispirited, oppressed by fear of the Kaleyas. O lord of men, thus, as those people were being diminished,

Verse 113 (padma.1.19.113)

आत्मत्राणपरा भीताः प्राद्रवंस्तु दिशो दश। केचिद्गुहां प्रविविशुर्विकीर्णाश्चापरे द्विजाः

ātmatrāṇaparā bhītāḥ prādravaṁstu diśo daśa kecidguhāṁ praviviśurvikīrṇāścāpare dvijāḥ

intent only on self-preservation, fled in fear in the ten directions. Some entered caves, other twice-born ones scattered.

Verse 114 (padma.1.19.114)

अपरे च भयोद्विग्ना भयात्प्राणान्समत्यजन्। केचित्तत्र महेष्वासाः शूराः परमदर्पिताः

apare ca bhayodvignā bhayātprāṇānsamatyajan kecittatra maheṣvāsāḥ śūrāḥ paramadarpitāḥ

And others, agitated by fear, gave up their very lives out of terror. There, some, great archers, heroic, extremely proud,

Verse 115 (padma.1.19.115)

मार्गमाणाः परं यत्नंदानवानांप्रचक्रिरे। नचैताननुजग्मुस्ते समुद्रं समुपाश्रितान्

mārgamāṇāḥ paraṁ yatnaṁdānavānāṁpracakrire nacaitānanujagmuste samudraṁ samupāśritān

sought out the Danavas and made supreme efforts against them. But they could not track down those who had taken refuge in the ocean.

Verse 116 (padma.1.19.116)

शमं न जग्मुः परममाजग्मुः क्षयमेव च। जगत्प्रशमने जाते नष्टयज्ञोत्सवक्रिये

śamaṁ na jagmuḥ paramamājagmuḥ kṣayameva ca jagatpraśamane jāte naṣṭayajñotsavakriye

They found no peace, and met only destruction. When the world had fallen into a hush, its sacrificial festival-rites destroyed,

Verse 117 (padma.1.19.117)

आजग्मुः परमोद्विग्नास्त्रिदशा मनुजेश्वर। समेत्य समहेंद्रास्तु भयान्मंत्रं प्रचक्रिरे

ājagmuḥ paramodvignāstridaśā manujeśvara sametya samaheṁdrāstu bhayānmaṁtraṁ pracakrire

O lord of men, the thirty gods, greatly distressed, came there. Gathering together with Mahendra, out of fear they took counsel.

Verse 118 (padma.1.19.118)

नारायणं पुरस्कृत्य वैकुंठमपराजितम्। ततो देवास्समेतास्ते तदोचुर्मधुसूदनम्

nārāyaṇaṁ puraskṛtya vaikuṁṭhamaparājitam tato devāssametāste tadocurmadhusūdanam

Placing the unconquered Narayana of Vaikuntha at their head — then those gathered gods spoke thus to Madhusudana —

Verse 119 (padma.1.19.119)

त्वं नः स्रष्टा च गोप्ता च भर्ता च जगतः प्रभो। त्वया सृष्टं जगत्सर्वं यच्चेंगं यच्च नेङ्गति

tvaṁ naḥ sraṣṭā ca goptā ca bhartā ca jagataḥ prabho tvayā sṛṣṭaṁ jagatsarvaṁ yacceṁgaṁ yacca neṅgati

'O Lord, you are the creator, protector, and sustainer of us and of the world. By you was created this entire universe, whatever moves and whatever does not.

Verse 120 (padma.1.19.120)

त्वया भूमिः पुरा नष्टा समुद्रात्पुष्करेक्षण। वाराहं रूपमास्थाय जगदर्थे समुद्धृता

tvayā bhūmiḥ purā naṣṭā samudrātpuṣkarekṣaṇa vārāhaṁ rūpamāsthāya jagadarthe samuddhṛtā

O lotus-eyed one, when formerly the earth was lost in the ocean, you, assuming the form of a boar, raised it up for the good of the world.

Verse 121 (padma.1.19.121)

आदिदैत्यो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुः पुरा। नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा सूदितः पुरुषोत्तम

ādidaityo mahāvīryo hiraṇyakaśipuḥ purā nārasiṁhaṁ vapuḥ kṛtvā sūditaḥ puruṣottama

In ancient times, the great and mighty primal Daitya Hiranyakashipu, through the form of Man-Lion, was slain by you, O Purushottama.

Verse 122 (padma.1.19.122)

अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां बलिश्चापि महासुरः। वामनं वपुरास्थाय त्रैलोक्याद्भ्रंशितस्त्वया

avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ baliścāpi mahāsuraḥ vāmanaṁ vapurāsthāya trailokyādbhraṁśitastvayā

Bali, that great asura, unslayable by all beings, was also, through the form of a dwarf, cast down from the three worlds by you.

Verse 123 (padma.1.19.123)

असुरः सुमहेष्वासो जंभ इत्यभिविश्रुतः। यज्ञक्षोभकरः क्रूरस्त्वमरैर्विनिपातितः

asuraḥ sumaheṣvāso jaṁbha ityabhiviśrutaḥ yajñakṣobhakaraḥ krūrastvamarairvinipātitaḥ

The asura renowned by the name Jambha, a mighty archer, cruel, the disturber of sacrifices, was struck down by the immortals through you.

Verse 124 (padma.1.19.124)

एवमादीनि कर्माणि येषां संख्या न विद्यते। अस्माकं भयभीतानां त्वं गतिर्मधुसूदन

evamādīni karmāṇi yeṣāṁ saṁkhyā na vidyate asmākaṁ bhayabhītānāṁ tvaṁ gatirmadhusūdana

There are many such deeds as these, whose number cannot be counted — O Madhusudana, you are the refuge for all of us, afflicted with fear.

Verse 125 (padma.1.19.125)

तस्मात्त्वां देवदेवेश लोकार्थं ज्ञापयामहे। रक्ष लोकांश्च देवांश्च शक्रं च महतो भयात्

tasmāttvāṁ devadeveśa lokārthaṁ jñāpayāmahe rakṣa lokāṁśca devāṁśca śakraṁ ca mahato bhayāt

Therefore, O Lord of the gods of gods, we inform you for the sake of the worlds — protect the worlds, the gods, and Shakra from this great fear.'

Verse 126 (padma.1.19.126)

भवत्प्रसादाद्वर्तंते प्रजास्सर्वाश्चतुर्विधाः। स्वस्था भवंति मनुजा हव्यकव्यैर्दिवौकसः

bhavatprasādādvartaṁte prajāssarvāścaturvidhāḥ svasthā bhavaṁti manujā havyakavyairdivaukasaḥ

By your grace, all four kinds of creatures endure; men remain at ease, and the dwellers of heaven subsist upon the oblations of havya and kavya.

Verse 127 (padma.1.19.127)

लोका ह्येवं प्रवर्तंते अन्योन्यं च समाश्रिताः। त्वत्प्रभावान्निरुद्विग्नास्त्वयैव परिरक्षिताः

lokā hyevaṁ pravartaṁte anyonyaṁ ca samāśritāḥ tvatprabhāvānnirudvignāstvayaiva parirakṣitāḥ

Thus the worlds proceed, mutually dependent on one another; by your very power they remain free of anxiety, protected by you alone.

Verse 128 (padma.1.19.128)

इदं च समनुप्राप्तं लोकानां भयमुत्तम्। जानीमो न च केनैते वध्यंते ब्राह्मणा निशि

idaṁ ca samanuprāptaṁ lokānāṁ bhayamuttam jānīmo na ca kenaite vadhyaṁte brāhmaṇā niśi

And now this supreme terror has fallen upon the worlds. We do not even know by whom these Brahmins are being slain at night.

Verse 129 (padma.1.19.129)

ब्राह्मणेषु च क्षीणेषु पृथिवी क्षयमेष्यति। त्वत्प्रसादान्महाबाहो लोकास्सर्वे जगत्पते

brāhmaṇeṣu ca kṣīṇeṣu pṛthivī kṣayameṣyati tvatprasādānmahābāho lokāssarve jagatpate

With the Brahmins diminished, the earth will meet its ruin. O mighty-armed one, O lord of the world, by your grace all the worlds

Verse 130 (padma.1.19.130)

विनाशं नाधिगच्छेयुस्त्वया वै परिरक्षिताः। विष्णु उवाच। विदितं मे सुरास्सर्वं प्रजायाः क्षयकारणम्

vināśaṁ nādhigaccheyustvayā vai parirakṣitāḥ viṣṇu uvāca viditaṁ me surāssarvaṁ prajāyāḥ kṣayakāraṇam

shall not meet destruction, protected by you.' Vishnu said: 'O gods, the cause of the destruction of creatures is known to me.

Verse 131 (padma.1.19.131)

भवतां चापि वक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं विगतज्वराः। कालकेया इति ख्याता गणाः परमदारुणाः

bhavatāṁ cāpi vakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṁ vigatajvarāḥ kālakeyā iti khyātā gaṇāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ

I shall tell it to you as well — listen, free of your affliction. Known by the name Kaleya, those hosts, most dreadful,

Verse 132 (padma.1.19.132)

ते वृत्रं निहतं दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षेण धीमता। जीवितं परिरक्षन्तः प्रविष्टा वरुणालयम्

te vṛtraṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣeṇa dhīmatā jīvitaṁ parirakṣantaḥ praviṣṭā varuṇālayam

having seen Vritra slain by the wise Thousand-Eyed one, protecting their own lives, entered the abode of Varuna.

Verse 133 (padma.1.19.133)

ते प्रविश्योदधिं घोरं नानाग्राहसमाकुलम्। उत्सादनार्थं लोकस्य रात्रौ घ्नंति मुनीनिह

te praviśyodadhiṁ ghoraṁ nānāgrāhasamākulam utsādanārthaṁ lokasya rātrau ghnaṁti munīniha

Having entered that terrible ocean, teeming with various sea-creatures, for the destruction of the world, they are killing sages here at night.

Verse 134 (padma.1.19.134)

न तु शक्याः क्षयं नेतुं समुद्रांतर्हिता हि ते। समुद्रस्य क्षये बुद्धिर्भवद्भिः परिचिंत्यताम्

na tu śakyāḥ kṣayaṁ netuṁ samudrāṁtarhitā hi te samudrasya kṣaye buddhirbhavadbhiḥ pariciṁtyatām

But they cannot be brought to destruction, for they are hidden within the ocean. A means for the destruction of the ocean should be devised by all of you.'

Verse 135 (padma.1.19.135)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो देवा विष्णुना समुदाहृतम्। परमेष्ठिनमासाद्य अगस्त्यस्याश्रमं ययुः

etacchrutvā vaco devā viṣṇunā samudāhṛtam parameṣṭhinamāsādya agastyasyāśramaṁ yayuḥ

Having heard these words spoken by Vishnu, the gods, going to the Supreme Lord, then proceeded to Agastya's hermitage.

Verse 136 (padma.1.19.136)

तत्रापश्यन्महात्मानं वारुणं दीप्ततेजसम्। उपास्यमानमृषिभिर्द्देवैरिव पितामहम्

tatrāpaśyanmahātmānaṁ vāruṇaṁ dīptatejasam upāsyamānamṛṣibhirddevairiva pitāmaham

There they saw that great soul, dear to Varuna, blazing with splendor, worshipped by sages, as if he were the Grandsire attended by the gods.

Verse 137 (padma.1.19.137)

तेभिगम्य महात्मानं मैत्रावरुणिमुत्तमम्। अप्रमत्तं तपोराशिं कर्मभिः स्वैरनुष्ठितैः

tebhigamya mahātmānaṁ maitrāvaruṇimuttamam apramattaṁ taporāśiṁ karmabhiḥ svairanuṣṭhitaiḥ

Having approached that great soul, the excellent son of Mitra and Varuna, vigilant, the very mass of austerity, absorbed in his own performed rites,

Verse 138 (padma.1.19.138)

देवा ऊचुः। नहुषेणाभितप्तानां लोकानां त्वं गतिः पुरा। भ्रंशितश्च सुरैश्वर्याल्लोकार्थं लोककंटकः

devā ūcuḥ nahuṣeṇābhitaptānāṁ lokānāṁ tvaṁ gatiḥ purā bhraṁśitaśca suraiśvaryāllokārthaṁ lokakaṁṭakaḥ

the gods said: 'Formerly, when the worlds were tormented by Nahusha, you alone were their refuge. For the good of the world, that thorn of the world, Nahusha, was cast down from the sovereignty of the gods.

Verse 139 (padma.1.19.139)

क्रोधात्प्रवृद्धः स महान्भास्करस्य नगोत्तमः। वचस्तवानतिक्रामन्विन्ध्यः शैलो न वर्धते

krodhātpravṛddhaḥ sa mahānbhāskarasya nagottamaḥ vacastavānatikrāmanvindhyaḥ śailo na vardhate

That great, foremost of mountains, growing out of anger, the Vindhya mountain, transgressing your word to the sun, does not cease to grow.

Verse 140 (padma.1.19.140)

तमसाच्छादिते लोके मृत्युनाभ्यर्दिताः प्रजाः। त्वामेव नाथमागम्य निर्वृतिं परमां गताः

tamasācchādite loke mṛtyunābhyarditāḥ prajāḥ tvāmeva nāthamāgamya nirvṛtiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ

With the world covered in darkness, the people, afflicted by death, having come to you alone as their lord, attained supreme peace.

Verse 141 (padma.1.19.141)

अस्माकं भयभीतानां नित्यमेव भवान्गतिः। ततस्त्वद्य प्रयाचामस्त्वां वरं वरदो ह्यसि

asmākaṁ bhayabhītānāṁ nityameva bhavāngatiḥ tatastvadya prayācāmastvāṁ varaṁ varado hyasi

For us, ever afflicted with fear, you alone are our refuge. Therefore we now request a boon from you, for you are indeed the bestower of boons.'

Verse 142 (padma.1.19.142)

भीष्म उवाच। किमर्थं सहसा विंध्यः प्रवृद्धः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महामुने

bhīṣma uvāca kimarthaṁ sahasā viṁdhyaḥ pravṛddhaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ vistareṇa mahāmune

Bhishma said: 'For what reason did the Vindhya, overcome with anger, suddenly begin to grow? O great sage, I wish to hear this in detail.'

Verse 143 (padma.1.19.143)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। अद्रिराजं महाशैलं मेरुं कनकपर्वतम्। उदयेऽस्तमये भानुः प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत

pulastya uvāca adrirājaṁ mahāśailaṁ meruṁ kanakaparvatam udaye'stamaye bhānuḥ pradakṣiṇamavartata

Pulastya said: 'The sun, at rising and setting, used to circumambulate the king of mountains, the great peak, the golden mountain Meru.

Verse 144 (padma.1.19.144)

तं दृष्ट्वा तु तदा विंध्यः शैलः सूर्यमथाब्रवीत्। यथा हि मेरुर्भवता नित्यशः परिगम्यते

taṁ dṛṣṭvā tu tadā viṁdhyaḥ śailaḥ sūryamathābravīt yathā hi merurbhavatā nityaśaḥ parigamyate

Seeing this, the Vindhya mountain then said to the sun: 'Just as Meru is constantly circumambulated by you,

Verse 145 (padma.1.19.145)

प्रदक्षिणं च क्रियते मामेवं कुरु भास्कर। एवमुक्तस्ततः सूर्यः शैलेंद्रं प्रत्यभाषत

pradakṣiṇaṁ ca kriyate māmevaṁ kuru bhāskara evamuktastataḥ sūryaḥ śaileṁdraṁ pratyabhāṣata

and circumambulation is performed around him, do the same for me too, O sun.' Thus addressed, the sun replied to the lord of mountains —

Verse 146 (padma.1.19.146)

नाहमात्मेच्छया शैलं करोम्येनं प्रदक्षिणम्। एष मार्गः प्रदिष्टो मे येनेदं निर्मितं जगत्

nāhamātmecchayā śailaṁ karomyenaṁ pradakṣiṇam eṣa mārgaḥ pradiṣṭo me yenedaṁ nirmitaṁ jagat

'It is not by my own wish that I circumambulate this mountain. This is the path prescribed for me by the one who fashioned this universe.'

Verse 147 (padma.1.19.147)

एवमुक्तस्तदा क्रोधात्प्रवृद्धः सहसाचलः। सूर्याचंद्रमसोर्मार्गं रोद्धुमिच्छन्परंतप

evamuktastadā krodhātpravṛddhaḥ sahasācalaḥ sūryācaṁdramasormārgaṁ roddhumicchanparaṁtapa

Thus addressed, that mountain then, in anger, suddenly began to grow, O scorcher of foes, wishing to obstruct the path of the sun and moon.

Verse 148 (padma.1.19.148)

ततो हि देवाः सहितास्तु सर्वे सेंद्राः समागम्य महाद्रिराजम्। निवारयामासुरथोत्पतंतं न वै स तेषां वचनं चकार

tato hi devāḥ sahitāstu sarve seṁdrāḥ samāgamya mahādrirājam nivārayāmāsurathotpataṁtaṁ na vai sa teṣāṁ vacanaṁ cakāra

Then all the gods together, with Indra, gathered and came to restrain that rising king of mountains — but it did not heed their words.

Verse 149 (padma.1.19.149)

ततो हि जग्मुर्मुनिमाश्रमस्थं तपस्विनां धर्मवतां वरिष्ठम्। अगस्त्यमत्यद्भुतदीप्तवीर्यं तं चार्यमूचुः सहिताः सुरास्ते

tato hi jagmurmunimāśramasthaṁ tapasvināṁ dharmavatāṁ variṣṭham agastyamatyadbhutadīptavīryaṁ taṁ cāryamūcuḥ sahitāḥ surāste

Then they went to that sage dwelling in his hermitage, the foremost of ascetics devoted to dharma, Agastya, of most wondrous, blazing power; the gathered gods said to that noble one —

Verse 150 (padma.1.19.150)

देवा ऊचुः। सूर्याचंद्रमसोर्मार्गं नक्षत्राणां गतिं तथा। शैलराडावृणोत्येष विंध्यः क्रोधवशानुगः

devā ūcuḥ sūryācaṁdramasormārgaṁ nakṣatrāṇāṁ gatiṁ tathā śailarāḍāvṛṇotyeṣa viṁdhyaḥ krodhavaśānugaḥ

The gods said: 'This king of mountains, Vindhya, in the grip of anger, is obstructing the path of the sun and moon, and likewise the course of the constellations.'

Verse 151 (padma.1.19.151)

तं निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्यः कश्चिन्मुनीश्वर। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विप्रः सुराणां शैलमभ्यगात्

taṁ nivārayituṁ śakto nānyaḥ kaścinmunīśvara tacchrutvā vacanaṁ vipraḥ surāṇāṁ śailamabhyagāt

'O lord of sages, no one else is capable of restraining him.' Having heard this word of the gods, that Brahmin went to the mountain.

Verse 152 (padma.1.19.152)

सोभिगम्याब्रवीद्विंध्यं सादरं समुपस्थितम्। मार्गमिच्छाम्यहं दत्तं भवता पर्वतोत्तम

sobhigamyābravīdviṁdhyaṁ sādaraṁ samupasthitam mārgamicchāmyahaṁ dattaṁ bhavatā parvatottama

Approaching it, he said respectfully to the Vindhya, who stood ready: 'I desire the path that you have granted, O foremost of mountains.

Verse 153 (padma.1.19.153)

दक्षिणामभिगंतास्मि दिशं कार्येण केनचित्। यावदागमनं मे स्यात्तावत्त्वं प्रतिपालय

dakṣiṇāmabhigaṁtāsmi diśaṁ kāryeṇa kenacit yāvadāgamanaṁ me syāttāvattvaṁ pratipālaya

I am going toward the southern direction for a certain purpose. Until I return, please wait here.

Verse 154 (padma.1.19.154)

निवृत्ते मयि शैलेंद्र ततो वर्धस्व कामतः। पुलस्त्य उवाच। अद्यापि दक्षिणाद्देशाद्वारुणिर्न निवर्तते

nivṛtte mayi śaileṁdra tato vardhasva kāmataḥ pulastya uvāca adyāpi dakṣiṇāddeśādvāruṇirna nivartate

O king of mountains, once I have returned, then grow as much as you wish.' Pulastya said: Even to this day, the son of Varuna has not returned from that southern land.

Verse 155 (padma.1.19.155)

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा विन्ध्यो न वर्धते। अगस्त्यस्य प्रभावेण यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि

etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yathā vindhyo na vardhate agastyasya prabhāveṇa yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi

All this I have told you — how, through Agastya's power, the Vindhya does not grow — since you asked me about it.

Verse 156 (padma.1.19.156)

कालेयास्तु यथा राजन्सुरैः सर्वैर्निषूदिताः। अगस्त्यद्वारमासाद्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु

kāleyāstu yathā rājansuraiḥ sarvairniṣūditāḥ agastyadvāramāsādya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu

O king, now hear how the Kaleyas were slain by all the gods, having come to Agastya's door — this I now relate, listen.

Verse 157 (padma.1.19.157)

त्रिदशानां वचः श्रुत्वा मैत्रावरुणिरब्रवीत्। किमर्थं समुपायाता वरं मत्तः किमिच्छथ

tridaśānāṁ vacaḥ śrutvā maitrāvaruṇirabravīt kimarthaṁ samupāyātā varaṁ mattaḥ kimicchatha

Having heard the words of the thirty gods, the son of Mitra and Varuna said: 'For what reason have you come here? What boon do you desire from me?'

Verse 158 (padma.1.19.158)

एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन देवास्तं मुनिमब्रुवन्। इच्छाम एकं वरमद्भुतं वयं पिबार्णवं देवमुने महात्मन्

evamuktāstadā tena devāstaṁ munimabruvan icchāma ekaṁ varamadbhutaṁ vayaṁ pibārṇavaṁ devamune mahātman

Thus addressed by him, the gods said to that sage: 'O divine sage, O great soul, we desire one wondrous boon — that you drink the ocean.

Verse 159 (padma.1.19.159)

एवं त्वयेच्छेम कृते महर्षे महार्णवं पीयमानं समग्रम्। ततो विहन्याम च सानुबंधं कालेयसंज्ञं सुरविद्विषां बलम्

evaṁ tvayecchema kṛte maharṣe mahārṇavaṁ pīyamānaṁ samagram tato vihanyāma ca sānubaṁdhaṁ kāleyasaṁjñaṁ suravidviṣāṁ balam

If, O great sage, this great ocean is made to be drunk entirely by you in this way, then we shall destroy, along with their kin, the army of the enemies of the gods called the Kaleyas.'

Verse 160 (padma.1.19.160)

त्रिदशानां वचः श्रुत्वा तथेति मुनिरब्रवीत्। करिष्ये भवतां कामं लोकानां सुखकारकम्

tridaśānāṁ vacaḥ śrutvā tatheti munirabravīt kariṣye bhavatāṁ kāmaṁ lokānāṁ sukhakārakam

Having heard the words of the thirty gods, the sage said, 'So be it. I shall fulfill your wish, which brings happiness to the worlds.'

Verse 161 (padma.1.19.161)

एवमुक्त्वा ततोऽगच्छत्समुद्रं निधिमंभसाम्। तपःसिद्धैश्च मुनिभिः सार्धं देवैश्च सुव्रत

evamuktvā tato'gacchatsamudraṁ nidhimaṁbhasām tapaḥsiddhaiśca munibhiḥ sārdhaṁ devaiśca suvrata

Having said this, he then went to the ocean, the reservoir of waters, O one of noble vows, together with the sages perfected in austerity and with the gods.

Verse 162 (padma.1.19.162)

मनुष्योरगगंधर्वा यक्षाः किंपुरुषास्तथा। अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं द्रष्टुकामास्तदद्भुतम्

manuṣyoragagaṁdharvā yakṣāḥ kiṁpuruṣāstathā anujagmurmahātmānaṁ draṣṭukāmāstadadbhutam

Men, serpent-beings, Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Kimpurushas too followed that great soul, desiring to witness that wondrous event.

Verse 163 (padma.1.19.163)

ततोऽभ्यपश्यत्सहितः समुद्रं भीमनिःस्वनम्। नृत्यंतमिव चोर्मीभिर्वल्गंतमिव वायुना

tato'bhyapaśyatsahitaḥ samudraṁ bhīmaniḥsvanam nṛtyaṁtamiva cormībhirvalgaṁtamiva vāyunā

Then together they beheld that ocean of terrible roar, seeming to dance with its waves, seeming to leap about with the wind,

Verse 164 (padma.1.19.164)

हसंतमिव फेनौघैः स्खलंतं कंदरेषु च। नानाग्राहसमाकीर्णं नानाद्विजगणैर्युतम्

hasaṁtamiva phenaughaiḥ skhalaṁtaṁ kaṁdareṣu ca nānāgrāhasamākīrṇaṁ nānādvijagaṇairyutam

seeming to laugh with its masses of foam, stumbling as if in its own ravines, thronged with various sea-creatures, filled with various flocks of birds.

Verse 165 (padma.1.19.165)

अगस्त्यसहिता देवाः सगंधर्वमहोरगाः। ऋषयश्च महाभागाः समासेदुर्महोदधिम्

agastyasahitā devāḥ sagaṁdharvamahoragāḥ ṛṣayaśca mahābhāgāḥ samāsedurmahodadhim

The gods, together with Agastya, accompanied by Gandharvas and great serpents, and the greatly blessed sages, approached that great ocean.

Verse 166 (padma.1.19.166)

समुद्रं स समासाद्य वारुणिर्भगवानृषिः। उवाच सहितान्देवानृषींस्तांस्तु समागतान्

samudraṁ sa samāsādya vāruṇirbhagavānṛṣiḥ uvāca sahitāndevānṛṣīṁstāṁstu samāgatān

Having reached that ocean, that blessed sage, the son of Varuna, spoke to the gods and sages gathered there —

Verse 167 (padma.1.19.167)

पातुकामः समुद्रं च अगस्त्य ऋषिसत्तमः। एष लोकहितार्थाय पिबामि वरुणालयम्

pātukāmaḥ samudraṁ ca agastya ṛṣisattamaḥ eṣa lokahitārthāya pibāmi varuṇālayam

Wishing to drink the ocean, Agastya, that finest of sages, said: 'For the good of the worlds, I now drink this abode of Varuna.

Verse 168 (padma.1.19.168)

भवतां यदनुष्ठेयं तच्छीघ्रं संविधीयताम्। एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं मैत्रावरुणिरग्रतः

bhavatāṁ yadanuṣṭheyaṁ tacchīghraṁ saṁvidhīyatām etāvaduktvā vacanaṁ maitrāvaruṇiragrataḥ

Whatever you must do, do it quickly.' Having said just this much, the son of Mitra and Varuna, before them all,

Verse 169 (padma.1.19.169)

समुद्रमपिबत्क्रुद्धस्सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः। पीयमानं समुद्रं तु दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः

samudramapibatkruddhassarvalokasya paśyataḥ pīyamānaṁ samudraṁ tu dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ

in resolve, drank the ocean, as the whole world watched. Seeing the ocean being drunk up, the gods, together with Vasava,

Verse 170 (padma.1.19.170)

विस्मयं परमं जग्मुस्स्तुतिभिश्चाप्यपूजयन्। त्वं नस्त्राता विधाता च लोकानां लोकभावनः। त्वत्प्रसादात्समुत्सेधमुपगच्छेत्समं जगत्

vismayaṁ paramaṁ jagmusstutibhiścāpyapūjayan tvaṁ nastrātā vidhātā ca lokānāṁ lokabhāvanaḥ tvatprasādātsamutsedhamupagacchetsamaṁ jagat

were struck with the deepest wonder, and honored him with hymns of praise: 'You are our protector and the creator of the worlds, the sustainer of the worlds. By your grace may this world return to its proper elevation.'

Verse 171 (padma.1.19.171)

संपूज्यमानस्त्रिदशैर्महात्मा गंधर्वमुख्येषु नदत्सु चैव। दिव्यैश्च पुष्पैरवकीर्यमाणो महार्णवं निःसलिलं चकार

saṁpūjyamānastridaśairmahātmā gaṁdharvamukhyeṣu nadatsu caiva divyaiśca puṣpairavakīryamāṇo mahārṇavaṁ niḥsalilaṁ cakāra

Honored by the thirty gods, that great soul, amid the resounding voices of the foremost Gandharvas, showered with divine flowers, made that great ocean waterless.

Verse 172 (padma.1.19.172)

दृष्ट्वा कृतं निःसलिलं महार्णवं सुराः समस्ताः परमप्रहृष्टाः। प्रगृह्य दिव्यानि वरायुधानि तान्दानवान्जघ्नुरदीनसत्त्वाः

dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṁ niḥsalilaṁ mahārṇavaṁ surāḥ samastāḥ paramaprahṛṣṭāḥ pragṛhya divyāni varāyudhāni tāndānavānjaghnuradīnasattvāḥ

Seeing that great ocean made waterless, all the gods became supremely delighted, and, taking up their divine, excellent weapons, of fearless courage, began to slay those Danavas.

Verse 173 (padma.1.19.173)

ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैर्महात्मभिर्महाबलैर्वेगयुतैर्नदद्भिः। न सेहिरे वेगवतां महात्मनां वेगं तदा धारयितुं दिवौकसाम्

te vadhyamānāstridaśairmahātmabhirmahābalairvegayutairnadadbhiḥ na sehire vegavatāṁ mahātmanāṁ vegaṁ tadā dhārayituṁ divaukasām

Those, being slain by the mighty, swift, roaring, great-souled gods, could not withstand the onslaught of those powerful, swift dwellers of heaven.

Verse 174 (padma.1.19.174)

ते वध्यमानास्त्रिदशैर्दानवा भीमनिःस्वनाः। चक्रुः सुतुमुलं युद्धं मुहूर्त्तमिव भारत

te vadhyamānāstridaśairdānavā bhīmaniḥsvanāḥ cakruḥ sutumulaṁ yuddhaṁ muhūrttamiva bhārata

O descendant of Bharata, those Danavas of terrible roar, being slain by the gods, fought a most tumultuous battle for but a moment.

Verse 175 (padma.1.19.175)

ते पूर्वं तपसा दग्धा मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभिः। यतमानाः परं शक्त्या त्रिदशैर्विनिषूदिताः

te pūrvaṁ tapasā dagdhā munibhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ yatamānāḥ paraṁ śaktyā tridaśairviniṣūditāḥ

Those, having already been scorched by the austerity of the sages of purified soul, striving with all their might, were destroyed by the gods.

Verse 176 (padma.1.19.176)

ते हेमनिष्काभरणाः कुंडलांगदधारिणः। निहता बह्वशोभंत पुष्पिता इव किंशुकाः

te hemaniṣkābharaṇāḥ kuṁḍalāṁgadadhāriṇaḥ nihatā bahvaśobhaṁta puṣpitā iva kiṁśukāḥ

Adorned with golden ornaments, earrings, and armlets, they, slain, lay strewn, beautiful as blossoming Kimshuka trees.

Verse 177 (padma.1.19.177)

हतशिष्टास्ततः केचित्कालेयदनुजोत्तमाः। विदार्य वसुधां देवीं पातालतलमाश्रिताः

hataśiṣṭāstataḥ kecitkāleyadanujottamāḥ vidārya vasudhāṁ devīṁ pātālatalamāśritāḥ

Of the slain, some remaining foremost among the Kaleya sons of Danu, splitting open the goddess earth, took refuge in the netherworld.

Verse 178 (padma.1.19.178)

निहतान्दानवान्दृष्ट्वा त्रिदशा मुनिपुंगवम्। तुष्टुवुर्विविधैर्वाक्यैरिदं चैवाब्रुवन्वचः

nihatāndānavāndṛṣṭvā tridaśā munipuṁgavam tuṣṭuvurvividhairvākyairidaṁ caivābruvanvacaḥ

Seeing the Danavas slain, the thirty gods praised that bull among sages with various words, and spoke this —

Verse 179 (padma.1.19.179)

त्वत्प्रसादान्महाभाग लोकैः प्राप्तं महत्सुखम्। त्वत्तेजसा च निहताः कालेया भीमविक्रमाः

tvatprasādānmahābhāga lokaiḥ prāptaṁ mahatsukham tvattejasā ca nihatāḥ kāleyā bhīmavikramāḥ

'O greatly blessed one, by your grace the worlds have obtained great happiness. By your very splendor the Kaleyas, of terrible prowess, have been slain.

Verse 180 (padma.1.19.180)

पूरयस्व महाविप्र समुद्रं लोकभावनम्। यत्त्वया सलिलं पीतं तदस्मिन्पुनरुत्सृज

pūrayasva mahāvipra samudraṁ lokabhāvanam yattvayā salilaṁ pītaṁ tadasminpunarutsṛja

O great Brahmin, refill the ocean, the nourisher of the worlds. Release back into it the water that you have drunk.'

Verse 181 (padma.1.19.181)

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच भगवान्मुनिपुंगवः। जीर्णं तद्धि मया तोयमुपायोन्यः प्रचिंत्यताम्

evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca bhagavānmunipuṁgavaḥ jīrṇaṁ taddhi mayā toyamupāyonyaḥ praciṁtyatām

Thus addressed, that blessed bull among sages replied: 'That water has indeed been digested by me — some other means must be devised

Verse 182 (padma.1.19.182)

पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य भवद्भिर्यत्नमास्थितैः। एवं श्रुत्वा तु वचनं महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः

pūraṇārthaṁ samudrasya bhavadbhiryatnamāsthitaiḥ evaṁ śrutvā tu vacanaṁ maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ

for refilling the ocean, by you all, applying yourselves with effort.' Hearing these words of that pure-souled great sage,

Verse 183 (padma.1.19.183)

विस्मिताश्च विषण्णाश्च बभूवुः सहितास्सुराः। परस्परमनुज्ञाप्य प्रणम्य मुनिपुंगवम्

vismitāśca viṣaṇṇāśca babhūvuḥ sahitāssurāḥ parasparamanujñāpya praṇamya munipuṁgavam

the gods, together, became astonished and dejected. Taking leave of one another, and bowing to that finest of sages,

Verse 184 (padma.1.19.184)

प्रजाः सर्वा महाराज विप्रा जग्मुर्यथागतम्। त्रिदशा विष्णुना सार्द्धमनुजग्मुः पितामहम्

prajāḥ sarvā mahārāja viprā jagmuryathāgatam tridaśā viṣṇunā sārddhamanujagmuḥ pitāmaham

O great king, all the Brahmins went back as they had come. The thirty gods, together with Vishnu, followed the Grandsire,

Verse 185 (padma.1.19.185)

पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य मंत्रयंतः परस्परम्। ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्वे सागरस्य हि पूरणम्

pūraṇārthaṁ samudrasya maṁtrayaṁtaḥ parasparam ūcuḥ prāṁjalayaḥ sarve sāgarasya hi pūraṇam

deliberating among themselves about refilling the ocean. With joined hands, all of them spoke of refilling the ocean.

Verse 186 (padma.1.19.186)

तानुवाच समेतांस्तु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। गच्छध्वं विबुधास्सर्वे यथाकामं यथेप्सितम्

tānuvāca sametāṁstu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ gacchadhvaṁ vibudhāssarve yathākāmaṁ yathepsitam

Brahma, the grandfather of the worlds, said to those assembled gods: 'Go, all you wise ones, as you please, wherever you desire.

Verse 187 (padma.1.19.187)

महता कालयोगेन प्रकृतिं यास्यतेऽर्णवः। ज्ञातींस्तु कारणं कृत्वा महाराजो भगीरथः

mahatā kālayogena prakṛtiṁ yāsyate'rṇavaḥ jñātīṁstu kāraṇaṁ kṛtvā mahārājo bhagīrathaḥ

Through the great working of time, the ocean shall return to its natural state. Making his descendants the cause, the great king Bhagiratha

Verse 188 (padma.1.19.188)

गंगौघेन समुद्रं च पुनः संपूरयिष्यति। एवं ते ब्रह्मणा देवाः प्रेषिता ऋषिसत्तमाः

gaṁgaughena samudraṁ ca punaḥ saṁpūrayiṣyati evaṁ te brahmaṇā devāḥ preṣitā ṛṣisattamāḥ

shall, with the flood of the Ganga, refill the ocean once again.' Thus were those finest sage-gods sent off by Brahma.

Verse 189 (padma.1.19.189)

उवाच भगवांस्तुष्टस्त्वगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम्। देवकार्यं तु भवता दानवानां विनाशनम्

uvāca bhagavāṁstuṣṭastvagastyamṛṣisattamam devakāryaṁ tu bhavatā dānavānāṁ vināśanam

The blessed one, pleased, said to Agastya, the finest of sages: 'This task of the gods, the destruction of the Danavas, has been accomplished by you,

Verse 190 (padma.1.19.190)

यतस्संतारिता देवास्तेन तुष्टोस्मि वै मुने। अभिप्रेतो वरो यस्ते याचयस्व ददामि तम्

yatassaṁtāritā devāstena tuṣṭosmi vai mune abhipreto varo yaste yācayasva dadāmi tam

by which the gods were delivered — for this I am indeed pleased, O sage. Whatever boon you desire, ask, and I shall grant it.'

Verse 191 (padma.1.19.191)

एवमुक्तस्तदागस्त्यः प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्। इहस्थेन मया देव देवकार्यमिदं कृतम्

evamuktastadāgastyaḥ praṇipātapuraḥsaram ihasthena mayā deva devakāryamidaṁ kṛtam

Thus addressed, Agastya, with a bow, said: 'O god, staying right here, I have accomplished this task of the gods.

Verse 192 (padma.1.19.192)

सर्वाश्रमाणां प्रवरो भवत्वेष ममाश्रमः। त्वया चोक्तस्तु भगवन्भविता नात्र संशयः

sarvāśramāṇāṁ pravaro bhavatveṣa mamāśramaḥ tvayā coktastu bhagavanbhavitā nātra saṁśayaḥ

May this hermitage of mine become the foremost of all hermitages. O Lord, since you have spoken it, it shall surely be so — there is no doubt.'

Verse 193 (padma.1.19.193)

ब्रह्मोवाच। यात्रां तु पुष्करे कृत्वा इहागत्य नरास्तु ये। इह कुंडेषु ये स्नानं तर्पणं पितृदेवयोः

brahmovāca yātrāṁ tu puṣkare kṛtvā ihāgatya narāstu ye iha kuṁḍeṣu ye snānaṁ tarpaṇaṁ pitṛdevayoḥ

Brahma said: 'Whatever men, having made the pilgrimage to Pushkara, come here, and bathe here in these pools, and offer tarpana to the ancestors and gods,

Verse 194 (padma.1.19.194)

अर्चनं चैव देवेषु सर्वमक्षयकारकम्। अर्घ्यं चोच्चावचं गृह्य शष्कुलापूपकांस्ततः

arcanaṁ caiva deveṣu sarvamakṣayakārakam arghyaṁ coccāvacaṁ gṛhya śaṣkulāpūpakāṁstataḥ

and worship the gods — all of it shall bear imperishable fruit. Taking various offerings of arghya, and sesame cakes and sweet fried breads,

Verse 195 (padma.1.19.195)

दास्यंति द्विजमुख्येभ्यस्तेषां वासस्त्रिविष्टपे। श्राद्धेन पितरस्तृप्ता यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्

dāsyaṁti dvijamukhyebhyasteṣāṁ vāsastriviṣṭape śrāddhena pitarastṛptā yāvadābhūtasaṁplavam

and offer them to the finest Brahmins, their dwelling shall be in heaven. Through shraddha, the ancestors, satisfied, remain so until the great dissolution.

Verse 196 (padma.1.19.196)

कंदमूलफलैर्वापि तर्पयिष्यति यो मुनिम्। सप्तर्षिस्थानमासाद्य मोदते शास्वतीः समाः

kaṁdamūlaphalairvāpi tarpayiṣyati yo munim saptarṣisthānamāsādya modate śāsvatīḥ samāḥ

Whoever satisfies a sage even with tubers, roots, or fruits, having reached the abode of the Seven Sages, rejoices there for eternal years.

Verse 197 (padma.1.19.197)

यज्ञपर्वतमारूढो दृष्ट्वा गंगाविनिर्गमम्। उदङ्मुखी देवनदी निर्गता पुष्करं प्रति

yajñaparvatamārūḍho dṛṣṭvā gaṁgāvinirgamam udaṅmukhī devanadī nirgatā puṣkaraṁ prati

having climbed the sacrificial mountain and beheld the emergence of the Ganga — the northward-facing celestial river having emerged, flowing toward Pushkara —

Verse 198 (padma.1.19.198)

अत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः। अश्वमेधफलं तस्य भवत्येव न संशयः

atrābhiṣekaṁ yaḥ kuryātpitṛdevārcane rataḥ aśvamedhaphalaṁ tasya bhavatyeva na saṁśayaḥ

whoever, devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods, performs the ritual bath there, obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha without doubt.

Verse 199 (padma.1.19.199)

यस्त्वेकं भोजयेद्विप्रं कोटिर्भवति भोजिता। अक्षयं त्वन्नपानं च अत्र दत्तं मुनीश्वर

yastvekaṁ bhojayedvipraṁ koṭirbhavati bhojitā akṣayaṁ tvannapānaṁ ca atra dattaṁ munīśvara

Whoever feeds even a single Brahmin here — it is as if a crore have been fed. O lord of sages, food and drink given here is imperishable.

Verse 200 (padma.1.19.200)

यो यमिच्छति कामं तु सर्वं तस्य भविष्यति। न वियोनिं व्रजत्यत्र स्नातमात्रो नरो भुवि

yo yamicchati kāmaṁ tu sarvaṁ tasya bhaviṣyati na viyoniṁ vrajatyatra snātamātro naro bhuvi

Whatever desire anyone wishes for, all of it shall be granted to him. A man who merely bathes here in this world does not attain a lower birth.

Verse 201 (padma.1.19.201)

स्थानानां परमं स्थानं तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम्। मया दत्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ भविष्यति न संशयः

sthānānāṁ paramaṁ sthānaṁ tīrthānāṁ tīrthamuttamam mayā dattaṁ muniśreṣṭha bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ

'The supreme of places, the foremost of sacred fords — O finest of sages, this boon given by me shall come true, without doubt.

Verse 202 (padma.1.19.202)

जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा। अत्रैव स्नातमात्रस्य सर्वमेतत्प्रणश्यति

janmaprabhṛti yatpāpaṁ striyā vā puruṣasya vā atraiva snātamātrasya sarvametatpraṇaśyati

Whatever sin, from birth onward, of a woman or a man — all of it shall be destroyed for whoever merely bathes here.'

Verse 203 (padma.1.19.203)

एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। जगामामंत्र्य स मुनिमगस्त्यं मुनिसत्तमम्

evamuktvā tu bhagavānbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ jagāmāmaṁtrya sa munimagastyaṁ munisattamam

Having said this, Lord Brahma, the grandfather of the worlds, took leave of Agastya, that finest of sages, and departed.

Verse 204 (padma.1.19.204)

अगस्त्योपि स्थितस्तत्र आश्रमे स्वे परंतप। अगस्त्यस्याश्रमोत्पत्तिरेषा ते परिकीर्तिता

agastyopi sthitastatra āśrame sve paraṁtapa agastyasyāśramotpattireṣā te parikīrtitā

O scorcher of foes, Agastya too remained there in his own hermitage. This is the tale of the origin of Agastya's hermitage, related to you.

Verse 205 (padma.1.19.205)

सप्तर्षीणामाश्रमांश्च कीर्त्तयिष्ये कुरूद्वह। अत्रिश्चैव वसिष्ठोथ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः

saptarṣīṇāmāśramāṁśca kīrttayiṣye kurūdvaha atriścaiva vasiṣṭhotha pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ

Now, O scion of the Kurus, I shall relate the hermitages of the Seven Sages as well — Atri, Vasishtha, then Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,

Verse 206 (padma.1.19.206)

अंगिरा गौतमश्चैव सुमतिः सुमुखस्तथा। विश्वामित्रः स्थूलशिराः संवर्तश्च प्रतर्दनः

aṁgirā gautamaścaiva sumatiḥ sumukhastathā viśvāmitraḥ sthūlaśirāḥ saṁvartaśca pratardanaḥ

Angiras and Gautama too, Sumati and Sumukha likewise, Vishvamitra, Sthulashiras, Samvarta, and Pratardana,

Verse 207 (padma.1.19.207)

रैभ्यो बृहस्पतिश्चैव च्यवनः कश्यपो भृगुः। दुर्वासा जमदग्निश्च मार्कण्डेयोथ गालवः

raibhyo bṛhaspatiścaiva cyavanaḥ kaśyapo bhṛguḥ durvāsā jamadagniśca mārkaṇḍeyotha gālavaḥ

Raibhya, and Brihaspati too, Chyavana, Kashyapa, Bhrigu, Durvasa, and Jamadagni, then Markandeya, Galava,

Verse 208 (padma.1.19.208)

उशनाथ भरद्वाजो यवक्रीतस्तथा मुनिः। स्थूलाक्षः सकलाक्षश्च कण्वो मेधातिथिः कृतः

uśanātha bharadvājo yavakrītastathā muniḥ sthūlākṣaḥ sakalākṣaśca kaṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛtaḥ

Ushana, then Bharadvaja, and likewise the sage Yavakrita, Sthulaksha and Sakalaksha, Kanva, Medhatithi, Krita,

Verse 209 (padma.1.19.209)

नारदः पर्वतश्चैव स्वगंधी च्यवनो द्विजः। तृणाम्बु शबलो धौम्यः शतानंदो कृतव्रणः

nāradaḥ parvataścaiva svagaṁdhī cyavano dvijaḥ tṛṇāmbu śabalo dhaumyaḥ śatānaṁdo kṛtavraṇaḥ

Narada and Parvata too, the fragrant Chyavana the twice-born, Trinambu, Shabala, Dhaumya, Shatananda, Kritavrana,

Verse 210 (padma.1.19.210)

जमदग्निस्तथा रामो ह्यष्टकश्चैवमादयः। कृष्णद्वैपायनश्चैव पुत्रशिष्यैः समन्वितः

jamadagnistathā rāmo hyaṣṭakaścaivamādayaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaścaiva putraśiṣyaiḥ samanvitaḥ

Jamadagni, and Rama too, and Ashtaka and many others like them, and Krishna Dvaipayana too, accompanied by his sons and disciples —

Verse 211 (padma.1.19.211)

एते तु पुष्करं प्राप्य सप्तर्षीणामथाश्रमे। वेष्टिता नियमैश्चापि दयायुक्तास्तपस्विनः

ete tu puṣkaraṁ prāpya saptarṣīṇāmathāśrame veṣṭitā niyamaiścāpi dayāyuktāstapasvinaḥ

these, having reached Pushkara, at the hermitage of the Seven Sages, girt about with their vows and full of compassion, remained there as ascetics.

Verse 212 (padma.1.19.212)

आनृशंस्यं जयो धैर्यं तपः सत्यं क्षमार्जवम्। दया दानं जपश्चैव सर्वेषां तत्प्रतिष्ठितं

ānṛśaṁsyaṁ jayo dhairyaṁ tapaḥ satyaṁ kṣamārjavam dayā dānaṁ japaścaiva sarveṣāṁ tatpratiṣṭhitaṁ

Compassion, self-victory, steadfastness, austerity, truth, forbearance, uprightness, mercy, giving, and recitation — all this was established in them all.

Verse 213 (padma.1.19.213)

इह यत्क्रियते कर्म तत्परत्रोपभुज्यते। ज्ञात्वा तदित्त्थं मुनयः परमार्थपरायणाः

iha yatkriyate karma tatparatropabhujyate jñātvā tadittthaṁ munayaḥ paramārthaparāyaṇāḥ

'Whatever deed is performed here is experienced in the world beyond' — knowing this, those sages remained devoted to the highest truth.

Verse 214 (padma.1.19.214)

न तत्र नास्तिका यांति न स्तेना नाजितेंद्रियाः। न नृशंसा न पिशुना न कृतघ्ना न मानिनः

na tatra nāstikā yāṁti na stenā nājiteṁdriyāḥ na nṛśaṁsā na piśunā na kṛtaghnā na māninaḥ

No unbelievers go there, nor thieves, nor those uncontrolled in their senses; no cruel ones, no slanderers, no ingrates, no arrogant ones —

Verse 215 (padma.1.19.215)

सत्य तेजस्विनः शूरा दयावंतः क्षमापराः। यज्वानो यज्ञशीलाश्च निरीहा निरुपद्रवाः

satya tejasvinaḥ śūrā dayāvaṁtaḥ kṣamāparāḥ yajvāno yajñaśīlāśca nirīhā nirupadravāḥ

rather the truthful, the splendid, the heroic, the compassionate, those devoted to forgiveness, sacrificers, devoted to sacrifice, free of desire, free of trouble,

Verse 216 (padma.1.19.216)

निर्ममा निरहंकारास्तत्र गच्छंति पुष्करे। न रोगो न जरामृत्युर्भवितात्र महात्मनां

nirmamā nirahaṁkārāstatra gacchaṁti puṣkare na rogo na jarāmṛtyurbhavitātra mahātmanāṁ

free of possessiveness and free of ego — such people go there, to Pushkara. There, for great souls, there shall be no disease, no old age, no death.

Verse 217 (padma.1.19.217)

न तत्र मूढा विशंति पुरुषा विषयात्मकाः। कामलोभमदद्रोह क्रोधमोहैरुपद्रुताः

na tatra mūḍhā viśaṁti puruṣā viṣayātmakāḥ kāmalobhamadadroha krodhamohairupadrutāḥ

No deluded, sensuous men, afflicted by desire, greed, arrogance, hostility, anger, and delusion, enter there.

Verse 218 (padma.1.19.218)

तुल्य मानापमानाश्च निर्द्वंद्वास्संयतेंद्रियाः। ध्यानयोगपराश्चैव ते तु गच्छंति पुष्करं

tulya mānāpamānāśca nirdvaṁdvāssaṁyateṁdriyāḥ dhyānayogaparāścaiva te tu gacchaṁti puṣkaraṁ

Those equanimous toward honor and dishonor, free of the pairs of opposites, of controlled senses, devoted to meditation and yoga — these indeed go to Pushkara.

Verse 219 (padma.1.19.219)

आश्रमेषु यथोक्तेषु यथोक्तं वै द्विजातयः। ये वर्तंते यमं त्रातुं तेषां लोका महोदयाः

āśrameṣu yathokteṣu yathoktaṁ vai dvijātayaḥ ye vartaṁte yamaṁ trātuṁ teṣāṁ lokā mahodayāḥ

Those twice-born who conduct themselves, in the aforementioned hermitages, exactly as prescribed, so as to overcome even Yama — their worlds are of great glory.

Verse 220 (padma.1.19.220)

ये न हिंसंति भूतानि कर्मणा मनसा गिरा। अनृशंसतराः संतः सर्वदा च प्रियंवदाः

ye na hiṁsaṁti bhūtāni karmaṇā manasā girā anṛśaṁsatarāḥ saṁtaḥ sarvadā ca priyaṁvadāḥ

Those who harm no creatures in deed, thought, or word, exceedingly gentle, virtuous, and ever sweet of speech,

Verse 221 (padma.1.19.221)

अग्निहोत्ररता नित्यं नित्यं चातिथिपूजकाः। नित्यं स्वाध्यायवंतश्च नित्यं स्नानपरायणाः

agnihotraratā nityaṁ nityaṁ cātithipūjakāḥ nityaṁ svādhyāyavaṁtaśca nityaṁ snānaparāyaṇāḥ

ever devoted to the fire-oblation, ever worshippers of guests, ever devoted to Vedic recitation, ever intent upon bathing,

Verse 222 (padma.1.19.222)

मातृवत्स्वसृवच्चैव तथा दुहितृवच्च ह। परदारान्प्रपश्यंति सततं विगतस्पृहाः

mātṛvatsvasṛvaccaiva tathā duhitṛvacca ha paradārānprapaśyaṁti satataṁ vigataspṛhāḥ

who look upon others' wives just as their mother, sister, and daughter, ever free of desire,

Verse 223 (padma.1.19.223)

येधिक्षिप्ता न कुप्यंति न हिंसंति च हिंसिताः। समदुःखसुखाः संतो महात्मानो जितेंद्रियाः

yedhikṣiptā na kupyaṁti na hiṁsaṁti ca hiṁsitāḥ samaduḥkhasukhāḥ saṁto mahātmāno jiteṁdriyāḥ

who, insulted, do not become angry, and, harmed, do not retaliate, equanimous in sorrow and joy, great souls, of controlled senses —

Verse 224 (padma.1.19.224)

ते हि सर्वे प्रपश्यंति पुरा चेरुर्महीमिमां। समाधिना चिंतयंतो ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनं

te hi sarve prapaśyaṁti purā cerurmahīmimāṁ samādhinā ciṁtayaṁto brahmalokaṁ sanātanaṁ

all of these indeed foresee that world; long ago they wandered this earth, meditating with concentration upon the eternal Brahmaloka.

Verse 225 (padma.1.19.225)

अथाभवदनावृष्टिः कदाचिन्महती तदा। कृच्छ्रप्रायो ह्यभूत्तत्र सर्वलोकः क्षुधार्दितः

athābhavadanāvṛṣṭiḥ kadācinmahatī tadā kṛcchraprāyo hyabhūttatra sarvalokaḥ kṣudhārditaḥ

Then, once, a great drought occurred there. At that time the entire world, afflicted by hunger, fell into near-crisis.

Verse 226 (padma.1.19.226)

ततो निरन्ने लोकेस्मिंश्चात्मानं ते परीप्सवः। मृतं कुमारमादाय कृच्छ्रप्रायास्तदापचन्

tato niranne lokesmiṁścātmānaṁ te parīpsavaḥ mṛtaṁ kumāramādāya kṛcchraprāyāstadāpacan

Then, in that foodless world, desiring to sustain themselves, they, in dire distress, took up a dead child and began to cook it.

Verse 227 (padma.1.19.227)

अथ पर्यचरत्तत्र क्लिश्यमानान्हि तानृषीन्। दृष्ट्वा राजा विषादार्त्तः प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा

atha paryacarattatra kliśyamānānhi tānṛṣīn dṛṣṭvā rājā viṣādārttaḥ provācedaṁ vacastadā

Then, seeing those sages there being tormented, a king, struck with grief, spoke this word —

Verse 228 (padma.1.19.228)

राजोवाच। प्रतिग्रहो ब्राह्मणानां दृष्टा वृत्तिरनिंदिता। तस्मात्प्रतिग्रहान्मत्तो गृह्णीध्वं मुनिसत्तमाः

rājovāca pratigraho brāhmaṇānāṁ dṛṣṭā vṛttiraniṁditā tasmātpratigrahānmatto gṛhṇīdhvaṁ munisattamāḥ

The king said: 'Accepting gifts is regarded as a blameless livelihood for Brahmins; therefore, O finest of sages, accept gifts from me —

Verse 229 (padma.1.19.229)

वरान्ग्रामान्व्रीहियवान्रसान्रत्नानि कांचनं। गाश्च धेनूश्च तत्सर्वं मा मांसं पचत द्विजाः

varāngrāmānvrīhiyavānrasānratnāni kāṁcanaṁ gāśca dhenūśca tatsarvaṁ mā māṁsaṁ pacata dvijāḥ

excellent villages, rice and barley, delicacies, jewels, gold, cows and milk-cattle — take all of this; O twice-born, do not cook flesh.'

Verse 230 (padma.1.19.230)

ऋषय ऊचुः। राजन्प्रतिग्रहो घोरो मध्वास्वादो विषोपमः। तज्जानतां नः कस्मात्त्वं कुरुषे सम्प्रलोभनं

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ rājanpratigraho ghoro madhvāsvādo viṣopamaḥ tajjānatāṁ naḥ kasmāttvaṁ kuruṣe sampralobhanaṁ

The sages said: 'O king, accepting gifts is terrible, like a taste of honey that is actually poison. Knowing this, why do you tempt us so?

Verse 231 (padma.1.19.231)

दशसूना समश्चक्री दशचक्रिसमो ध्वजी। दशध्वजिसमा वेश्या दशवेश्यासमो नृपः

daśasūnā samaścakrī daśacakrisamo dhvajī daśadhvajisamā veśyā daśaveśyāsamo nṛpaḥ

A wheelwright is equal to ten slaughterhouses; a flag-bearer is equal to ten wheelwrights; a courtesan is equal to ten flag-bearers; and a king is equal to ten courtesans.

Verse 232 (padma.1.19.232)

दशसूना सहस्राणि यो वाहयति शौंडिकः। तेन तुल्यस्ततो राजा घोरस्तस्य प्रतिग्रहः

daśasūnā sahasrāṇi yo vāhayati śauṁḍikaḥ tena tulyastato rājā ghorastasya pratigrahaḥ

Whoever operates ten thousand slaughterhouses, that liquor-seller — the king is equal to him; therefore accepting gifts from him is terrible.

Verse 233 (padma.1.19.233)

यो राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णाति ब्राह्मणो लोभमोहितः। तामिस्रादिषु घोरेषु नरकेषु स पच्यते

yo rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇāti brāhmaṇo lobhamohitaḥ tāmisrādiṣu ghoreṣu narakeṣu sa pacyate

Whatever Brahmin, deluded by greed, accepts gifts from a king, he is cooked in the terrible hells beginning with Tamisra.

Verse 234 (padma.1.19.234)

तद्गच्छ कुशलं तेस्तु सह दानेन पार्थिव। अन्येषां दीयतामेतदित्युक्त्वा ते वनं ययुः

tadgaccha kuśalaṁ testu saha dānena pārthiva anyeṣāṁ dīyatāmetadityuktvā te vanaṁ yayuḥ

Therefore, O king, take your gift and go your way in peace; give it to someone else.' Having said this, they went into the forest.

Verse 235 (padma.1.19.235)

अथ राज्ञःसमादेशात्तत्र गत्वाथ मंत्रिणः। उदुंबराणि व्यकिरन्हेमगर्भाणि भूतले

atha rājñaḥsamādeśāttatra gatvātha maṁtriṇaḥ uduṁbarāṇi vyakiranhemagarbhāṇi bhūtale

Then, by the king's command, his ministers, going there, scattered fig-fruits filled with gold upon the ground.

Verse 236 (padma.1.19.236)

ततो ह्यन्नं विचिन्वंतो गृह्णंश्चोदुंबराण्यपि। गुरूणि हि विदित्वा तु न ग्राह्याण्यत्रिरब्रवीत्

tato hyannaṁ vicinvaṁto gṛhṇaṁścoduṁbarāṇyapi gurūṇi hi viditvā tu na grāhyāṇyatrirabravīt

Then, as they gathered food and also began picking up those fig-fruits, finding them heavy, Atri said these should not be taken —

Verse 237 (padma.1.19.237)

अत्रिरुवाच। नास्महे मूढविज्ञाना नास्महे मंदबुद्धयः। हैमानीमानि जानीमः प्रतिबुद्धाः स्म ज्ञानिनः

atriruvāca nāsmahe mūḍhavijñānā nāsmahe maṁdabuddhayaḥ haimānīmāni jānīmaḥ pratibuddhāḥ sma jñāninaḥ

Atri said: 'We are not confused in understanding, we are not dull of intellect. We know these are made of gold — we are awakened, knowing ones.

Verse 238 (padma.1.19.238)

इहैवेदं वसुप्रीत्यै प्रेत्य वैकुंठितोदयं। तस्मान्न ग्राह्यमेवैतत्सुखमानंत्यमिच्छता

ihaivedaṁ vasuprītyai pretya vaikuṁṭhitodayaṁ tasmānna grāhyamevaitatsukhamānaṁtyamicchatā

This serves wealth only in this world; in the world beyond, its result is only entanglement. Therefore one who desires true, unending happiness should not accept it at all.

Verse 239 (padma.1.19.239)

शतेनगुणितं निष्कं सहस्रेण समन्वितम्। यश्चान्यतः प्रतीच्छेत्स पापिष्टां लभते गतिम्

śatenaguṇitaṁ niṣkaṁ sahasreṇa samanvitam yaścānyataḥ pratīcchetsa pāpiṣṭāṁ labhate gatim

Whoever accepts a gold coin multiplied a hundredfold, or even a thousandfold, from another, attains the most sinful destination.

Verse 240 (padma.1.19.240)

यत्पृथिव्यां व्रीहियवं हिरण्यं पशवः स्त्रियः। नूनं नैकस्य पर्याप्तमिति मत्वा शमं व्रजेत्

yatpṛthivyāṁ vrīhiyavaṁ hiraṇyaṁ paśavaḥ striyaḥ nūnaṁ naikasya paryāptamiti matvā śamaṁ vrajet

Whatever rice, barley, gold, cattle, and women exist on this earth are surely not enough even for a single person — thinking thus, one should attain peace.'

Verse 241 (padma.1.19.241)

वसिष्ठ उवाच। तपसां संचयो यस्य द्रव्याणां यस्य संचयः। तपःसंचय एवेह विशिष्टो धनसंचयात्

vasiṣṭha uvāca tapasāṁ saṁcayo yasya dravyāṇāṁ yasya saṁcayaḥ tapaḥsaṁcaya eveha viśiṣṭo dhanasaṁcayāt

Vasishtha said: 'Whoever accumulates austerities, and whoever accumulates possessions — the accumulation of austerity is superior here to the accumulation of wealth.

Verse 242 (padma.1.19.242)

त्यजतः संचयान्सर्वान्यांति नाशमुपद्रवाः। नहि संचयवान्कश्चिद्दृश्यते निरुपद्रवः

tyajataḥ saṁcayānsarvānyāṁti nāśamupadravāḥ nahi saṁcayavānkaściddṛśyate nirupadravaḥ

For one who gives up all accumulations, calamities come to nothing; for no one who possesses accumulated wealth is ever seen free of calamity.

Verse 243 (padma.1.19.243)

यथायथा न गृह्णाति ब्राह्मणोऽसत्प्रतिग्रहम्। तथा तस्य हि संतोषाद्ब्राह्मं तेजो विवर्द्धते

yathāyathā na gṛhṇāti brāhmaṇo'satpratigraham tathā tasya hi saṁtoṣādbrāhmaṁ tejo vivarddhate

The more a Brahmin refrains from accepting improper gifts, the more, through that very contentment, his Brahminical splendor increases.

Verse 244 (padma.1.19.244)

अकिंचनत्वं राज्यं च तुलया समतोलयत्। अकिंचनत्वमधिकं राज्यादपि हितात्मनः

akiṁcanatvaṁ rājyaṁ ca tulayā samatolayat akiṁcanatvamadhikaṁ rājyādapi hitātmanaḥ

Weighing possessionlessness and kingship on a scale — possessionlessness outweighs even kingship, for one of benevolent soul.'

Verse 245 (padma.1.19.245)

कश्यप उवाच। अनर्थो ब्राह्मणस्यैष यस्त्वर्थनिचयो महान्

kaśyapa uvāca anartho brāhmaṇasyaiṣa yastvarthanicayo mahān

Kashyapa said: 'This indeed is harm to a Brahmin — the great accumulation of wealth.

Verse 246 (padma.1.19.246)

अर्थैश्वर्यविमूढो हि श्रेयसो भ्रश्यते द्विजः। अर्थसंपद्विमोहाय विमोहो नरकाय च

arthaiśvaryavimūḍho hi śreyaso bhraśyate dvijaḥ arthasaṁpadvimohāya vimoho narakāya ca

Deluded by wealth and power, the twice-born falls from his true good. Wealth's abundance leads to delusion, and delusion leads to hell.

Verse 247 (padma.1.19.247)

तस्मादर्थमनर्थाख्यं श्रेयोर्थी दूरतस्त्यजेत्। यस्य धर्मार्थमर्थेहा तस्यानीहा गरीयसी

tasmādarthamanarthākhyaṁ śreyorthī dūratastyajet yasya dharmārthamarthehā tasyānīhā garīyasī

Therefore one who desires the true good should abandon from afar that wealth called 'harm.' Even for one whose pursuit of wealth is for dharma's sake, non-pursuit is greater still.

Verse 248 (padma.1.19.248)

प्रक्षालनाद्धि पंकस्य दूरादस्पर्शनं वरं। योर्थेन साध्यते धर्मः क्षयिष्णुः स प्रकीर्तितः

prakṣālanāddhi paṁkasya dūrādasparśanaṁ varaṁ yorthena sādhyate dharmaḥ kṣayiṣṇuḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ

Rather than washing off mud, it is better not to touch it at all, from a distance. Dharma accomplished by means of wealth is declared to be perishable.

Verse 249 (padma.1.19.249)

यः परार्थे परित्यागः सोक्षयो मुक्तिलक्षणः। भरद्वाज उवाच। जीर्यंति जीर्यतः केशा दंता जीर्यंति जीर्यतः

yaḥ parārthe parityāgaḥ sokṣayo muktilakṣaṇaḥ bharadvāja uvāca jīryaṁti jīryataḥ keśā daṁtā jīryaṁti jīryataḥ

That renunciation which is made for the sake of others alone is imperishable, marked by liberation.' Bharadvaja said: 'As one grows old, the hair grows old; as one grows old, the teeth grow old,

Verse 250 (padma.1.19.250)

धनाशा जीविताशा च जीर्यतोऽपि न जीर्यति। चक्षुः श्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका निरुपद्रवा

dhanāśā jīvitāśā ca jīryato'pi na jīryati cakṣuḥ śrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā nirupadravā

but the craving for wealth and the craving for life, even as one grows old, never grow old. The eyes and ears grow old, but thirst alone remains untouched.

Verse 251 (padma.1.19.251)

सूच्या सूत्रं यथा वस्त्रे समानयति सूचकः। तद्वत्संसारसूत्रं हि तृष्णासूच्योपनीयते

sūcyā sūtraṁ yathā vastre samānayati sūcakaḥ tadvatsaṁsārasūtraṁ hi tṛṣṇāsūcyopanīyate

Just as a needle draws thread through cloth, so the thread of samsara is drawn along by the needle of craving.

Verse 252 (padma.1.19.252)

यथा शृंगं रुरोः काये वर्द्धमाने च वर्द्धते। अनंतपारा दुष्पूरा तृष्णा दुःखशतावहा

yathā śṛṁgaṁ ruroḥ kāye varddhamāne ca varddhate anaṁtapārā duṣpūrā tṛṣṇā duḥkhaśatāvahā

Just as an antler grows on a deer's body as the body itself grows, so craving, endless, boundless, hard to satisfy, brings a hundred sorrows,

Verse 253 (padma.1.19.253)

अधर्मबहुला चैव तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत्। गौतम उवाच। संतुष्टः को न शक्नोति फलैश्चाप्यतिवर्तितुम्

adharmabahulā caiva tasmāttāṁ parivarjayet gautama uvāca saṁtuṣṭaḥ ko na śaknoti phalaiścāpyativartitum

and is full of unrighteousness; therefore it should be wholly forsaken.' Gautama said: 'Who, being content, cannot overcome even with mere fruits?

Verse 254 (padma.1.19.254)

लुब्धइंद्रियलौल्येन संकटान्यवगाहते। सर्वत्र संपदस्तस्य संतुष्टं यस्य मानसं

lubdhaiṁdriyalaulyena saṁkaṭānyavagāhate sarvatra saṁpadastasya saṁtuṣṭaṁ yasya mānasaṁ

The greedy man, through the fickleness of his senses, plunges into difficulties. For one whose mind is content, prosperity is everywhere.

Verse 255 (padma.1.19.255)

उपानद्गूढपादस्य तस्य चर्मावृतेव भूः। संतोषामृततृप्तानां यत्सुखं शांतचेतसां

upānadgūḍhapādasya tasya carmāvṛteva bhūḥ saṁtoṣāmṛtatṛptānāṁ yatsukhaṁ śāṁtacetasāṁ

Just as for one whose feet are covered by sandals, it is as though the whole earth were covered with leather — the happiness that belongs to those satisfied with the nectar of contentment, minds at peace,

Verse 256 (padma.1.19.256)

कुतस्तद्धनलुब्धानामितश्चेतश्च धावताम्। असंतोषः परं दुःखं संतोषः परमं सुखम्

kutastaddhanalubdhānāmitaścetaśca dhāvatām asaṁtoṣaḥ paraṁ duḥkhaṁ saṁtoṣaḥ paramaṁ sukham

how could that ever come to those greedy for wealth, running here and there? Discontent is the greatest sorrow; contentment is the greatest happiness.

Verse 257 (padma.1.19.257)

सुखार्थी पुरुषस्तस्मात्संतुष्टः संततं भवेत्। विश्वामित्र उवाच। कामं कामयमानस्य यदि कामः समृद्ध्यति

sukhārthī puruṣastasmātsaṁtuṣṭaḥ saṁtataṁ bhavet viśvāmitra uvāca kāmaṁ kāmayamānasya yadi kāmaḥ samṛddhyati

Therefore a man who seeks happiness should always remain content.' Vishvamitra said: 'If the desire of one who desires is indeed fulfilled,

Verse 258 (padma.1.19.258)

अथैनमपरः कामो भूयो विध्यति बाणवत्। न जातुकामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति

athainamaparaḥ kāmo bhūyo vidhyati bāṇavat na jātukāmaḥ kāmānāmupabhogena śāmyati

then another desire again pierces him like an arrow. Desire is never pacified through the enjoyment of desires —

Verse 259 (padma.1.19.259)

हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते। कामानभिलषन्मोहान्न नरः सुखमेधते

haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva bhūya evābhivarddhate kāmānabhilaṣanmohānna naraḥ sukhamedhate

like fire fed with oblations, it grows all the more. A man who, out of delusion, covets sensual objects, never attains happiness.

Verse 260 (padma.1.19.260)

श्येनालयतरुच्छायां व्रजन्निव कपिंजलः। चतुस्सागरपर्यन्तां यो भुंक्ते पृथिवीमिमाम्

śyenālayatarucchāyāṁ vrajanniva kapiṁjalaḥ catussāgaraparyantāṁ yo bhuṁkte pṛthivīmimām

Like a partridge going toward the shade of the tree that is a hawk's abode, so is one who enjoys this earth stretching to the four oceans —

Verse 261 (padma.1.19.261)

तुल्याश्मकाञ्चनोयश्च सकृतार्थो न पार्थिवः। जमदग्निरुवाच। प्रतिग्रहसमर्थोपि नादत्ते यः प्रतिग्रहम्

tulyāśmakāñcanoyaśca sakṛtārtho na pārthivaḥ jamadagniruvāca pratigrahasamarthopi nādatte yaḥ pratigraham

the king to whom stone and gold are alike, he alone is truly fulfilled.' Jamadagni said: 'Whoever, though capable of accepting gifts, does not accept them,

Verse 262 (padma.1.19.262)

ये लोका दानशीलानां स तानाप्नोति शाश्वतान्। योर्थानिच्छेन्नृपाद्विप्रः शोचितव्यो महर्षिभिः

ye lokā dānaśīlānāṁ sa tānāpnoti śāśvatān yorthānicchennṛpādvipraḥ śocitavyo maharṣibhiḥ

he attains those eternal worlds belonging to the generous. The Brahmin who desires wealth from a king ought to be mourned by the great sages —

Verse 263 (padma.1.19.263)

न स पश्यति मूढात्मा नरके यातनाभयम्। प्रतिग्रहसमर्थोपि न प्रसज्येत्प्रतिग्रहे

na sa paśyati mūḍhātmā narake yātanābhayam pratigrahasamarthopi na prasajyetpratigrahe

that deluded soul does not foresee the terror of hell's torment. Even one capable of accepting gifts should not become attached to accepting them.

Verse 264 (padma.1.19.264)

प्रतिग्रहेण विप्राणां ब्राह्मं तेजः प्रशाम्यति। प्रतिग्रहसमर्थानां निवृत्तानां प्रतिग्रहात्

pratigraheṇa viprāṇāṁ brāhmaṁ tejaḥ praśāmyati pratigrahasamarthānāṁ nivṛttānāṁ pratigrahāt

By accepting gifts, the Brahminical splendor of Brahmins is extinguished. For those capable of accepting gifts, yet who refrain from doing so,

Verse 265 (padma.1.19.265)

य एव ददतां लोकास्त एवाप्रतिगृह्णताम्। अरुन्धत्युवाच। बिसतंतुर्यथानित्यमंभस्थस्सततं विशेत्

ya eva dadatāṁ lokāsta evāpratigṛhṇatām arundhatyuvāca bisataṁturyathānityamaṁbhasthassatataṁ viśet

the very worlds that belong to givers belong also to those who do not accept.' Arundhati said: 'Just as the lotus-fiber constantly enters the water,

Verse 266 (padma.1.19.266)

तृष्णा चैवमनाद्यंता तथा देहगता सदा। या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्या न जीर्यति जीर्यतः

tṛṣṇā caivamanādyaṁtā tathā dehagatā sadā yā dustyajā durmatibhiryā na jīryati jīryataḥ

so too craving, beginningless and endless, always dwells within the body — hard to abandon for those of poor judgment, and which does not age even as one ages.

Verse 267 (padma.1.19.267)

योसौ प्राणांतिको रोगस्तां तृष्णां त्यजतः सुखं। चांडाल उवाच। उग्रादितो भयाद्यस्माद्बिभ्यती मे महेश्वराः

yosau prāṇāṁtiko rogastāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ tyajataḥ sukhaṁ cāṁḍāla uvāca ugrādito bhayādyasmādbibhyatī me maheśvarāḥ

That craving is a fatal disease — happiness belongs only to one who abandons it.' The Chandala said: 'From that fierce fear before which even the great gods tremble,

Verse 268 (padma.1.19.268)

बलीयसो दुर्बलवत्तस्माच्चैव बिभेम्यहम्। पशुसख उवाच। यदाचरंति विद्वांसः सदा धर्मपरायणाः

balīyaso durbalavattasmāccaiva bibhemyaham paśusakha uvāca yadācaraṁti vidvāṁsaḥ sadā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ

from that same fear, like a weak man before the mighty, I too tremble.' Pashusakha, the animal's companion, said: 'Whatever the wise, ever devoted to dharma, practice,

Verse 269 (padma.1.19.269)

तदेव विदुषा कार्यमात्मनो हितमिच्छता। इत्युक्त्वा हेमगर्भाणि त्यक्त्वा तानि फलानि वै

tadeva viduṣā kāryamātmano hitamicchatā ityuktvā hemagarbhāṇi tyaktvā tāni phalāni vai

that alone should also be done by the wise man who desires his own good.' Having said this, abandoning those gold-filled fruits,

Verse 270 (padma.1.19.270)

ऋषयो जग्मुरन्यत्र सर्व एव दृढव्रताः। ततस्ते विचरंतो वै मध्यमं पुष्करं गताः

ṛṣayo jagmuranyatra sarva eva dṛḍhavratāḥ tataste vicaraṁto vai madhyamaṁ puṣkaraṁ gatāḥ

all the sages of firm vows went elsewhere. Then, wandering on, they arrived at the middle Pushkara,

Verse 271 (padma.1.19.271)

ददृशुः सहसा प्राप्तं परिव्राजं शुनःसखं। तेनेह सहितास्तत्र गत्वा किंचिद्वनांतरं

dadṛśuḥ sahasā prāptaṁ parivrājaṁ śunaḥsakhaṁ teneha sahitāstatra gatvā kiṁcidvanāṁtaraṁ

where they suddenly saw a wandering ascetic, accompanied by a dog. Together with him, having gone into some inner part of the forest,

Verse 272 (padma.1.19.272)

सरः परमपश्यंत वृतं पद्मैर्जलाशयम्। निविष्टाः सरसस्तीरे चिंतयंतो गतिं शुभाम्

saraḥ paramapaśyaṁta vṛtaṁ padmairjalāśayam niviṣṭāḥ sarasastīre ciṁtayaṁto gatiṁ śubhām

they saw a supreme lake, surrounded by lotuses. Seated on the bank of that lake, contemplating the auspicious path,

Verse 273 (padma.1.19.273)

शुनःसखो मुनीन्सर्वानुवाच क्षुधितांस्तदा। सर्वे वदंतु सहिताः कीदृशी क्षुत्प्रवेदना

śunaḥsakho munīnsarvānuvāca kṣudhitāṁstadā sarve vadaṁtu sahitāḥ kīdṛśī kṣutpravedanā

the dog's companion then said to all the sages, who were hungry: 'All of you, together, tell me — what is the pain of hunger like?'

Verse 274 (padma.1.19.274)

तमूचुः सहितास्ते तु परिव्राजं शुनःसखं। ऋषय ऊचुः। शक्तिखड्गगदाभिश्च चक्रतोमरसायकैः

tamūcuḥ sahitāste tu parivrājaṁ śunaḥsakhaṁ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ śaktikhaḍgagadābhiśca cakratomarasāyakaiḥ

They together said to that wandering ascetic, the dog's companion — the sages said: 'The pain caused by spear, sword, mace, discus, javelin, and arrow,

Verse 275 (padma.1.19.275)

बाधिते वेदना या तु क्षुधया सापि निर्जिता। श्वासकुष्ठक्षयाष्ठीली ज्वरापस्मार शूलकैः

bādhite vedanā yā tu kṣudhayā sāpi nirjitā śvāsakuṣṭhakṣayāṣṭhīlī jvarāpasmāra śūlakaiḥ

even that pain is overcome by hunger. By asthma, leprosy, consumption, kidney-stones, fever, epilepsy, and colic —

Verse 276 (padma.1.19.276)

व्याधिभिर्जनिता सापि क्षुधाया नाधिका भवेत्। हिरण्यांगदकेयूरमकुटोज्ज्वलकुंडलाः

vyādhibhirjanitā sāpi kṣudhāyā nādhikā bhavet hiraṇyāṁgadakeyūramakuṭojjvalakuṁḍalāḥ

Even that pain born of diseases would not exceed hunger. Those brilliant with golden armlets, bracelets, crowns, and gleaming earrings,

Verse 277 (padma.1.19.277)

क्षुधायां न विराजंते तत्र ये संस्थिता नराः। यथा भूमिगतं तोयं रविरश्मिर्विकर्षति

kṣudhāyāṁ na virājaṁte tatra ye saṁsthitā narāḥ yathā bhūmigataṁ toyaṁ raviraśmirvikarṣati

those men, when overtaken by hunger, no longer shine. Just as the sun's rays draw up water lying within the earth,

Verse 278 (padma.1.19.278)

तद्वच्छरीरजा नाड्यः शोष्यंते जठराग्निना। न शृणोति न चाघ्राति चक्षुषा नैव पश्यति

tadvaccharīrajā nāḍyaḥ śoṣyaṁte jaṭharāgninā na śṛṇoti na cāghrāti cakṣuṣā naiva paśyati

so too the body's veins are dried up by the fire of the stomach. He neither hears, nor smells, nor even sees with his eyes.

Verse 279 (padma.1.19.279)

दह्यते क्षीयते मूढः शुष्यते क्षुधयार्दितः। न पूर्वां दक्षिणां चापि पश्चिमां नोत्तरामपि

dahyate kṣīyate mūḍhaḥ śuṣyate kṣudhayārditaḥ na pūrvāṁ dakṣiṇāṁ cāpi paścimāṁ nottarāmapi

The one deluded and tormented by hunger burns, wastes away, and withers. He knows neither the east nor the south,

Verse 280 (padma.1.19.280)

न चाधो नैव चोर्द्ध्वं च क्षुधाविष्टो हि विंदति। मूकत्वं बधिरत्वं च जडत्वमथ पंगुता

na cādho naiva corddhvaṁ ca kṣudhāviṣṭo hi viṁdati mūkatvaṁ badhiratvaṁ ca jaḍatvamatha paṁgutā

nor west, nor north, nor below, nor above — one overtaken by hunger perceives nothing at all. Muteness, deafness, dullness, and lameness,

Verse 281 (padma.1.19.281)

भैरवत्वममर्यादं क्षुधायां संप्रवर्द्धते। जनकं जननीं पुत्रान्भार्यां दुहितरं तथा

bhairavatvamamaryādaṁ kṣudhāyāṁ saṁpravarddhate janakaṁ jananīṁ putrānbhāryāṁ duhitaraṁ tathā

and unbounded terribleness — all of these increase in hunger. Father, mother, sons, wife, and daughter too,

Verse 282 (padma.1.19.282)

भ्रातरं स्वजनं वापि त्यजति क्षुधयार्दितः। न पितॄन्पूजयेत्सम्यक्देवं चापि गुरुं तथा

bhrātaraṁ svajanaṁ vāpi tyajati kṣudhayārditaḥ na pitṝnpūjayetsamyakdevaṁ cāpi guruṁ tathā

and brother, or one's own kin too, the man tormented by hunger abandons. He honors neither the ancestors properly, nor a god, nor his guru,

Verse 283 (padma.1.19.283)

ऋषीनुपगतांश्चापि क्षुधाविष्टो न विंदति। एवमन्नविहीनस्य भवंत्येतानि देहिनां

ṛṣīnupagatāṁścāpi kṣudhāviṣṭo na viṁdati evamannavihīnasya bhavaṁtyetāni dehināṁ

and one overtaken by hunger does not even recognize sages who have come near. Thus, for creatures deprived of food, all these afflictions arise.

Verse 284 (padma.1.19.284)

तदेवं संप्रयच्छेत अन्नं श्रद्धासमन्वितः। ब्रह्मभूतस्ततः सोथ ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते

tadevaṁ saṁprayaccheta annaṁ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ brahmabhūtastataḥ sotha brahmaṇā saha modate

Therefore one should give food with faith. Having thus become one with Brahman, he then rejoices together with Brahman.

Verse 285 (padma.1.19.285)

सुसंस्कृतं च योप्यन्नं दद्यादहरहर्द्विजे। यः पठेदन्नदानं तु श्राद्धे चैव विशेषतः

susaṁskṛtaṁ ca yopyannaṁ dadyādaharahardvije yaḥ paṭhedannadānaṁ tu śrāddhe caiva viśeṣataḥ

And whoever gives well-prepared food to a twice-born, day after day, whoever recites the merit of the gift of food, especially in a shraddha,

Verse 286 (padma.1.19.286)

एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा अमावस्येंदुसंक्षये। भूतोपघातसंपूर्णे श्राद्धे श्रावयते सदा

ekāgramānaso bhūtvā amāvasyeṁdusaṁkṣaye bhūtopaghātasaṁpūrṇe śrāddhe śrāvayate sadā

with a focused mind, on the new moon day, in a shraddha filled with the satisfaction of beings, always causes this to be recited —

Verse 287 (padma.1.19.287)

पितरस्तस्य तुष्यंति यावज्जीवं न संशयः। देवद्विजसमीपस्थोन्नस्यदाता विमुच्यते

pitarastasya tuṣyaṁti yāvajjīvaṁ na saṁśayaḥ devadvijasamīpasthonnasyadātā vimucyate

his ancestors remain satisfied for as long as he lives, without doubt. One who stands near a god or a Brahmin and gives food is liberated —

Verse 288 (padma.1.19.288)

प्रबुद्धो वा प्रमत्तो वा प्रसंगादागतोपि वा। भक्त्या विरहितो वापि शृण्वन्पापाद्विमुच्यते

prabuddho vā pramatto vā prasaṁgādāgatopi vā bhaktyā virahito vāpi śṛṇvanpāpādvimucyate

whether awake or careless, whether having come merely by chance, or even devoid of devotion — merely by listening, he is freed from sin.

Verse 289 (padma.1.19.289)

दानेन संयुता विप्राः सुखिनो धर्मभागिनः। यमो दमो वै नियमः प्रोक्तस्तत्वार्थदर्शिभिः

dānena saṁyutā viprāḥ sukhino dharmabhāginaḥ yamo damo vai niyamaḥ proktastatvārthadarśibhiḥ

Brahmins endowed with generosity are happy and share in dharma. Restraint, self-control, and discipline — these have been declared by the sages who perceive the truth,

Verse 290 (padma.1.19.290)

ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण दमो धर्मः सनातनः। दमस्तेजो वर्द्धयति पवित्रो दम उत्तमः

brāhmaṇānāṁ viśeṣeṇa damo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ damastejo varddhayati pavitro dama uttamaḥ

and especially for Brahmins, self-control alone is the eternal dharma. Self-control increases splendor; self-control is pure and supreme.

Verse 291 (padma.1.19.291)

विपाप्मा चैव तेजस्वी पुरुषो दमतो भवेत्। ये केचिन्नियमा लोके ये च धर्माश्शुभान्वयाः

vipāpmā caiva tejasvī puruṣo damato bhavet ye kecinniyamā loke ye ca dharmāśśubhānvayāḥ

Through self-control, a man becomes free of sin and radiant. Whatever restraints exist in the world, and whatever dharmas of auspicious lineage there are,

Verse 292 (padma.1.19.292)

सर्वयज्ञफलं चापि दमस्तेभ्यो विशिष्यते। तपो यज्ञस्तथा दानं दमादेव प्रवर्तते

sarvayajñaphalaṁ cāpi damastebhyo viśiṣyate tapo yajñastathā dānaṁ damādeva pravartate

and the fruit of all sacrifices too — self-control surpasses all of these. Austerity, sacrifice, and giving all proceed from self-control alone.

Verse 293 (padma.1.19.293)

किमरण्येत्वदांतस्य दांतस्यापि किमाश्रमे। यत्रयत्र वसेद्दांतस्तदरण्यं महाश्रमः

kimaraṇyetvadāṁtasya dāṁtasyāpi kimāśrame yatrayatra vaseddāṁtastadaraṇyaṁ mahāśramaḥ

What use is the forest for one who is not self-controlled? And what use is even the hermitage for one who is self-controlled? Wherever the self-controlled one dwells, that itself is the forest, the great hermitage.

Verse 294 (padma.1.19.294)

शीलवृत्तसमेतस्य निगृहीतेंद्रियस्य च। आर्जवे वर्तमानस्य आश्रमैः किं प्रयोजनम्

śīlavṛttasametasya nigṛhīteṁdriyasya ca ārjave vartamānasya āśramaiḥ kiṁ prayojanam

For one endowed with good conduct and virtue, whose senses are controlled, established in uprightness — what need has he of hermitages?

Verse 295 (padma.1.19.295)

वनेपि दोषाः प्रभवंति रागिणां गृहेपि पंचेंद्रियनिग्रहस्तपः। अकुत्सिते कर्मणि यः प्रवर्तते निवृत्तरागस्य गृहं तपोवनम्

vanepi doṣāḥ prabhavaṁti rāgiṇāṁ gṛhepi paṁceṁdriyanigrahastapaḥ akutsite karmaṇi yaḥ pravartate nivṛttarāgasya gṛhaṁ tapovanam

Even in the forest, faults arise for those with passion; even at home, the restraint of the five senses is austerity. Whoever engages in blameless action — for one free of attachment, the home itself is a forest of austerity.

Verse 296 (padma.1.19.296)

सुकर्मधर्मार्जितजीवितानां सदा च संतुष्य गृहे रतानाम्। जितेंद्रियाणामतिथिप्रियाणां गृहेपि धर्मो नियमस्थितानाम्

sukarmadharmārjitajīvitānāṁ sadā ca saṁtuṣya gṛhe ratānām jiteṁdriyāṇāmatithipriyāṇāṁ gṛhepi dharmo niyamasthitānām

For those whose livelihood is earned through good deeds and dharma, ever content and devoted to their household, of controlled senses, fond of guests, established in discipline — for them dharma exists even in the home.

Verse 297 (padma.1.19.297)

न शब्दशास्त्रे निरतस्य मोक्षो न वर्णसंगे निरतस्य चैव। न भोजनाच्छादन तत्परस्य न लोकवृत्तग्रहणेरतस्य

na śabdaśāstre niratasya mokṣo na varṇasaṁge niratasya caiva na bhojanācchādana tatparasya na lokavṛttagrahaṇeratasya

There is no liberation for one absorbed in grammar-science, nor for one absorbed in caste-attachment; nor for one intent on food and clothing, nor for one engrossed in worldly ways.

Verse 298 (padma.1.19.298)

एकांतशीलस्य दृढव्रतस्य सर्वेन्द्रियप्रीतिनिवर्तकस्य। अध्यात्मयोगे गतमानसस्य मोक्षो ध्रुवं नित्यमहिंसकस्य

ekāṁtaśīlasya dṛḍhavratasya sarvendriyaprītinivartakasya adhyātmayoge gatamānasasya mokṣo dhruvaṁ nityamahiṁsakasya

For one of solitary conduct, of firm vows, withdrawn from the pleasures of all the senses, whose mind is fixed in the yoga of the inner self, ever non-violent — liberation is certain.

Verse 299 (padma.1.19.299)

सुखं च दांतः स्वपिति सुखेन प्रतिबुध्यते। समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मनो यस्य प्रबुध्यते

sukhaṁ ca dāṁtaḥ svapiti sukhena pratibudhyate samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mano yasya prabudhyate

The self-controlled one sleeps happily and wakes happily. He whose mind is equanimous toward all beings is the one who is truly awake.

Verse 300 (padma.1.19.300)

न रथेन सुखं याति न हयेन न दंतिना। यथात्मना विनीतेन सुखं याति महापथे

na rathena sukhaṁ yāti na hayena na daṁtinā yathātmanā vinītena sukhaṁ yāti mahāpathe

A man does not travel as happily by chariot, nor by horse, nor by elephant, as he travels the great path with a self that is truly disciplined.

Verse 301 (padma.1.19.301)

न तु कुर्याद्धरिः स्पृष्टः सर्पो वाप्यतिरोषितः। अरिर्वा नित्यसंक्रुद्धो यथात्मा दमवर्जितः

na tu kuryāddhariḥ spṛṣṭaḥ sarpo vāpyatiroṣitaḥ arirvā nityasaṁkruddho yathātmā damavarjitaḥ

A snake that has been touched, or an ever-furious enemy, would not do the harm that the self devoid of self-control does.

Verse 302 (padma.1.19.302)

न यमं यममित्याहुरात्मा वै यम उच्यते। आत्मा वै यमितो येन स यमस्तु विशिष्यते

na yamaṁ yamamityāhurātmā vai yama ucyate ātmā vai yamito yena sa yamastu viśiṣyate

They do not call Yama merely 'Yama'; the self itself is truly called Yama. He by whom the self has been restrained — he alone is distinguished as Yama.

Verse 303 (padma.1.19.303)

यमो यम इति प्रोक्तो वृथा तूद्विजते जनः। आत्मा वै यमितो येन यमस्तस्य करोति किम्

yamo yama iti prokto vṛthā tūdvijate janaḥ ātmā vai yamito yena yamastasya karoti kim

People needlessly tremble, saying 'Yama, Yama.' What can the god Yama do to him whose self has already been restrained?

Verse 304 (padma.1.19.304)

क्रव्यादेभ्यश्च भूतेभ्योऽदान्तेभ्यश्च सदा भयम्। तेषां विप्रतिषेधार्थं दंडः सृष्टः स्वयंभुवा

kravyādebhyaśca bhūtebhyo'dāntebhyaśca sadā bhayam teṣāṁ vipratiṣedhārthaṁ daṁḍaḥ sṛṣṭaḥ svayaṁbhuvā

There is always fear from flesh-eating creatures, and from unrestrained beings; to restrain them, the Self-Existent one created punishment.

Verse 305 (padma.1.19.305)

दंडो रक्षति भूतानि दंडः पालयते प्रजाः। निवारयति पापिष्ठान्दंडो दुर्जय एव वा

daṁḍo rakṣati bhūtāni daṁḍaḥ pālayate prajāḥ nivārayati pāpiṣṭhāndaṁḍo durjaya eva vā

Punishment protects beings; punishment nurtures the people; punishment restrains the sinful; punishment alone is hard to overcome.

Verse 306 (padma.1.19.306)

श्यामो युवा लोहिताक्षः सर्वभूतभयावहः। दंडः शास्ता मनुष्याणां यस्मिन्धर्मः प्रतिष्ठितः

śyāmo yuvā lohitākṣaḥ sarvabhūtabhayāvahaḥ daṁḍaḥ śāstā manuṣyāṇāṁ yasmindharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Dark-hued, youthful, red-eyed, the terror of all beings — punishment is the ruler of men, in whom dharma is established.

Verse 307 (padma.1.19.307)

अथाश्रमेषु सर्वेषु दम एवोत्तमं व्रतम्। तानि लिंगानि वक्ष्यामि यैर्दांत इति कीर्त्यते

athāśrameṣu sarveṣu dama evottamaṁ vratam tāni liṁgāni vakṣyāmi yairdāṁta iti kīrtyate

Now, among all the stages of life, self-restraint alone is the supreme vow. I shall tell you the marks by which one is called 'self-controlled.'

Verse 308 (padma.1.19.308)

अकार्पण्यमपारुष्यं संतोषः सुविधानता। अनसूया गुरोः पूजा दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्

akārpaṇyamapāruṣyaṁ saṁtoṣaḥ suvidhānatā anasūyā guroḥ pūjā dayā bhūteṣvapaiśunam

Freedom from meanness, freedom from harshness, contentment, proper conduct, freedom from envy, honoring the guru, compassion toward beings, and freedom from malice —

Verse 309 (padma.1.19.309)

षड्भिरेष दमः प्रोक्त ऋषिभिः शांतबुद्धिभिः। दयाधीनौ धर्ममोक्षौ तथा स्वर्गश्च पार्थिव

ṣaḍbhireṣa damaḥ prokta ṛṣibhiḥ śāṁtabuddhibhiḥ dayādhīnau dharmamokṣau tathā svargaśca pārthiva

by these six, self-restraint has been declared by sages of tranquil intellect. Dharma and liberation depend upon compassion, and heaven too, O king.

Verse 310 (padma.1.19.310)

अपमाने न कुप्येत संमाने न प्रहृष्यति। समदुःखसुखो धीरः स शांत इति कीर्त्यते

apamāne na kupyeta saṁmāne na prahṛṣyati samaduḥkhasukho dhīraḥ sa śāṁta iti kīrtyate

One should not be angered by insult, nor delighted by honor; the wise one, equanimous in sorrow and joy, is called 'tranquil.'

Verse 311 (padma.1.19.311)

शेते सुखं हि शांतस्तु सुखं हि प्रतिबुध्यते। श्रेयस्तरमतस्तिष्ठेदवमन्ता विनश्यति

śete sukhaṁ hi śāṁtastu sukhaṁ hi pratibudhyate śreyastaramatastiṣṭhedavamantā vinaśyati

The tranquil one alone sleeps happily and wakes happily. Therefore one should remain in the better state; the one who insults perishes himself.

Verse 312 (padma.1.19.312)

अपमानितस्तु न ध्यायेत्तस्य पापं कदाचन। स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य परधर्मं न दूषयेत्

apamānitastu na dhyāyettasya pāpaṁ kadācana svadharmamapi cāvekṣya paradharmaṁ na dūṣayet

Even when insulted, one should never wish sin upon that person. Even while observing one's own dharma, one should not condemn the dharma of another.

Verse 313 (padma.1.19.313)

आत्मानमपि जानीयात्परं दोषैस्तु नाक्षिपेत्। मंत्रैर्हीनं क्रियाभिर्वा जन्मनाप्यथवा पुनः

ātmānamapi jānīyātparaṁ doṣaistu nākṣipet maṁtrairhīnaṁ kriyābhirvā janmanāpyathavā punaḥ

One should know oneself as well, and not accuse another of faults — whether deficient in mantras, in rites, or even in birth.

Verse 314 (padma.1.19.314)

दमश्छादयते सर्वं हीनमंगं पटो यथा। अधीयते निरर्थन्ते नाभिजानंति ये दमम्

damaśchādayate sarvaṁ hīnamaṁgaṁ paṭo yathā adhīyate nirarthante nābhijānaṁti ye damam

Self-restraint covers over every deficiency, just as a garment covers a limb's flaw. Those who study to no purpose do not truly understand self-restraint.

Verse 315 (padma.1.19.315)

श्रुतस्य हि दमो मूलं दमो धर्मः सनातनः। यो ह्यात्मनस्तुलयते सुवर्णं तुलया दमम्

śrutasya hi damo mūlaṁ damo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ yo hyātmanastulayate suvarṇaṁ tulayā damam

Self-restraint is indeed the root of learning; self-restraint is the eternal dharma. He who weighs his own self-restraint on a scale, like gold,

Verse 316 (padma.1.19.316)

स तेन धृतिमान्ख्यातो न तु द्रव्येण मोहितः। व्रतानामपि सर्वेषां दम एव परायणम्

sa tena dhṛtimānkhyāto na tu dravyeṇa mohitaḥ vratānāmapi sarveṣāṁ dama eva parāyaṇam

he is known through it as steadfast, and is not deluded by wealth. Of all vows too, self-restraint alone is the highest.

Verse 317 (padma.1.19.317)

यद्यधीते षडंगानि वेदतत्त्वार्थविद्द्विजः। दमेन तु विहीनश्च पूज्यत्वं नेह गच्छति

yadyadhīte ṣaḍaṁgāni vedatattvārthaviddvijaḥ damena tu vihīnaśca pūjyatvaṁ neha gacchati

Even if a twice-born studies the six auxiliary sciences and knows the true meaning of the Vedas, yet if devoid of self-restraint, he does not attain reverence here.

Verse 318 (padma.1.19.318)

दमेनहीनं न पुनंति वेदा यद्यप्यधीताः सह षड्भिरंगैः। सांख्यं च योगश्च कुलं च जन्म तीर्थाभिषेकश्च निरर्थकानि

damenahīnaṁ na punaṁti vedā yadyapyadhītāḥ saha ṣaḍbhiraṁgaiḥ sāṁkhyaṁ ca yogaśca kulaṁ ca janma tīrthābhiṣekaśca nirarthakāni

Even the Vedas studied together with the six auxiliary sciences do not purify one devoid of self-restraint. Sankhya, Yoga, lineage, birth, and pilgrimage-bathing all become meaningless.

Verse 319 (padma.1.19.319)

अमृतस्येव तृप्येत अपमानस्य योगवित्। विषवच्च जुगुप्सेत संमानस्य सदा द्विजः

amṛtasyeva tṛpyeta apamānasya yogavit viṣavacca jugupseta saṁmānasya sadā dvijaḥ

The knower of yoga should regard insult as satisfying, like nectar, and should always be disgusted by honor, like poison, O twice-born.

Verse 320 (padma.1.19.320)

अपमानात्तपोवृद्धिः संमानाच्च तपःक्षयः। अर्चितः पूजितो विप्रो दुग्धा गौरिव गच्छति

apamānāttapovṛddhiḥ saṁmānācca tapaḥkṣayaḥ arcitaḥ pūjito vipro dugdhā gauriva gacchati

From insult, austerity increases; from honor, austerity diminishes. A Brahmin who is honored and worshipped declines like a milked cow —

Verse 321 (padma.1.19.321)

पुनराप्यायते धेनुः सतृणैः सलिलैर्यथा। एवं जपैश्च होमैश्च पुनराप्यायते द्विजः

punarāpyāyate dhenuḥ satṛṇaiḥ salilairyathā evaṁ japaiśca homaiśca punarāpyāyate dvijaḥ

just as a cow is replenished again with grass and water, so too the twice-born is replenished again through recitation and fire-offering.

Verse 322 (padma.1.19.322)

आक्रोशकसमो लोके सुहृदन्यो न विद्यते। यस्तु दुष्कृतमादाय सुकृतं स्वं प्रयच्छति

ākrośakasamo loke suhṛdanyo na vidyate yastu duṣkṛtamādāya sukṛtaṁ svaṁ prayacchati

There is no friend in the world equal to one who reviles you — who takes away your bad deeds and gives you his own good deeds in return.

Verse 323 (padma.1.19.323)

आक्रोशमानान्नाक्रोशेन्मन्युं स्वं विनिवर्तयेत्। सन्नियम्य तदात्मानममृतेनाभिषिंचति

ākrośamānānnākrośenmanyuṁ svaṁ vinivartayet sanniyamya tadātmānamamṛtenābhiṣiṁcati

One should not revile those who revile; one should restrain one's own anger. Thus, having composed himself, he anoints his very self with nectar, as it were.

Verse 324 (padma.1.19.324)

कपालं वृक्षमूलानि कुचेलमसहायता। अनपेक्षा ब्रह्मचर्यं नयन्ति परमां गतिम्

kapālaṁ vṛkṣamūlāni kucelamasahāyatā anapekṣā brahmacaryaṁ nayanti paramāṁ gatim

The begging-bowl, the roots of trees, worn-out clothing, having no companions, freedom from expectation, and celibacy — these lead to the supreme goal.

Verse 325 (padma.1.19.325)

कामक्रोधौ विनिर्जित्य किमरण्ये करिष्यति। अभ्यासेन तु वै शास्त्रं कुलं शीलेन धार्यते

kāmakrodhau vinirjitya kimaraṇye kariṣyati abhyāsena tu vai śāstraṁ kulaṁ śīlena dhāryate

Having conquered desire and anger, what more will one accomplish in the forest? Scripture is mastered through practice, and a family is sustained through good conduct.

Verse 326 (padma.1.19.326)

गुणैर्मन्त्रा विधार्यन्ते क्रोधस्सत्त्वेन धार्यते। यस्तु क्रोधं समुत्पन्नं संधारयति चात्मनः

guṇairmantrā vidhāryante krodhassattvena dhāryate yastu krodhaṁ samutpannaṁ saṁdhārayati cātmanaḥ

Mantras are sustained by their virtues; anger is restrained by fortitude. Whoever holds back the anger that has arisen within himself,

Verse 327 (padma.1.19.327)

अक्रोधेन जयेद्वीरः कस्तेन सदृशो भुवि। यस्तु क्रोधं समुत्पन्नं संतं संयम्य तिष्ठति

akrodhena jayedvīraḥ kastena sadṛśo bhuvi yastu krodhaṁ samutpannaṁ saṁtaṁ saṁyamya tiṣṭhati

the hero conquers through freedom from anger — who on this earth is his equal? Whoever, having restrained the anger that has arisen, remains composed,

Verse 328 (padma.1.19.328)

तं सत्सारतमम्मन्ये नास्मिन्सीदति यः पुमान्। एष पैतामहो गुह्यो ब्रह्मराशिस्सनातनः

taṁ satsāratamammanye nāsminsīdati yaḥ pumān eṣa paitāmaho guhyo brahmarāśissanātanaḥ

him I consider the very essence of the good; such a man never sinks. This is the Grandsire's secret teaching, the eternal treasury of Brahman,

Verse 329 (padma.1.19.329)

धर्मस्य नियमो यो हि मया ते कथितो भृशम्। अन्ये च यज्वनां लोका अन्ये चापि तपस्विनां

dharmasya niyamo yo hi mayā te kathito bhṛśam anye ca yajvanāṁ lokā anye cāpi tapasvināṁ

this is the discipline of dharma, which I have thoroughly related to you. There are other worlds for sacrificers, and other worlds too for ascetics,

Verse 330 (padma.1.19.330)

अन्ये दमवतां लोकास्ते वै परमपूजिताः। एकः क्षमावतां दोषो द्वितीयो नोपपद्यते

anye damavatāṁ lokāste vai paramapūjitāḥ ekaḥ kṣamāvatāṁ doṣo dvitīyo nopapadyate

and there are other worlds for the self-controlled — they are most highly honored. There is one fault in the forgiving, and no second is possible —

Verse 331 (padma.1.19.331)

यदिदं क्षमया युक्तमशक्तम्मन्यते जनः। न चैष दोषो मंतव्यः क्षमा प्रज्ञावतां बलम्

yadidaṁ kṣamayā yuktamaśaktammanyate janaḥ na caiṣa doṣo maṁtavyaḥ kṣamā prajñāvatāṁ balam

that people consider one endowed with forgiveness to be incapable. But this should not be reckoned a fault — forgiveness is the strength of the wise.

Verse 332 (padma.1.19.332)

प्रशमं योभिजानाति इष्टापूर्तं महीयते। यत्क्रोधयुक्तो जपति जुहोति च यदर्चति

praśamaṁ yobhijānāti iṣṭāpūrtaṁ mahīyate yatkrodhayukto japati juhoti ca yadarcati

Whoever understands tranquility is exalted through acts of piety and public benefit. Whatever a man, filled with anger, recites, offers in fire, or worships,

Verse 333 (padma.1.19.333)

सर्वं क्षरति तत्तस्य भिन्नकुंभादिवोदकम्। दमाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्

sarvaṁ kṣarati tattasya bhinnakuṁbhādivodakam damādhyāyamimaṁ puṇyaṁ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet

all of it drains away from him, like water from a cracked pot. Whoever rises at dawn and reads this holy chapter on self-restraint,

Verse 334 (padma.1.19.334)

स धर्मनावमारुह्य दुर्गाण्यति तरिष्यति। दमाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं सततं श्रावयेदिद्वजः

sa dharmanāvamāruhya durgāṇyati tariṣyati damādhyāyamimaṁ puṇyaṁ satataṁ śrāvayedidvajaḥ

he, boarding the boat of dharma, shall cross over difficulties. Whoever, a twice-born, constantly makes this holy chapter on self-restraint be heard,

Verse 335 (padma.1.19.335)

स ब्रह्मलोकमाप्नोति तस्मान्न च्यवते पुनः। श्रूयतां धर्मसर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैतत्प्रधार्यताम्

sa brahmalokamāpnoti tasmānna cyavate punaḥ śrūyatāṁ dharmasarvasvaṁ śrutvā caitatpradhāryatām

he attains Brahmaloka, and does not fall from it again. Now hear the very essence of dharma, and having heard it, hold it firmly —

Verse 336 (padma.1.19.336)

आत्मनः प्रतिकूलानि परेषां न समाचरेत्। मातृवत्परदारांश्च परद्रव्याणि लोष्ठवत्

ātmanaḥ pratikūlāni pareṣāṁ na samācaret mātṛvatparadārāṁśca paradravyāṇi loṣṭhavat

One should not do to others what is disagreeable to oneself. Regard others' wives as one's mother, and others' wealth as a mere clod of earth.

Verse 337 (padma.1.19.337)

आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि यः पश्यति स पश्यति। पचनं वैश्वदेवार्थे परार्थे यच्च जीवितम्

ātmavatsarvabhūtāni yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati pacanaṁ vaiśvadevārthe parārthe yacca jīvitam

Whoever sees all beings as equal to himself, he alone truly sees. Cooking for the sake of the Vaishvadeva offering, and living for the sake of others —

Verse 338 (padma.1.19.338)

एतद्भवेच्च सर्वस्वं धातूनामिव कांचनम्। सर्वभूतहितं राजन्नधीत्यामृतमश्नुते

etadbhavecca sarvasvaṁ dhātūnāmiva kāṁcanam sarvabhūtahitaṁ rājannadhītyāmṛtamaśnute

this is one's true wealth, just as gold is the essence of ores. O king, whoever is devoted to the good of all beings, having learned this, partakes of immortality.

Verse 339 (padma.1.19.339)

एवं वै धर्मसर्वस्वमुक्त्वा ते तु शुनःसखम्। तेनैव सहिताः सर्वे निविष्टास्सरसस्तटे

evaṁ vai dharmasarvasvamuktvā te tu śunaḥsakham tenaiva sahitāḥ sarve niviṣṭāssarasastaṭe

Having thus spoken this essence of dharma to the dog's companion, all of them, together with him, settled on the bank of that lake.

Verse 340 (padma.1.19.340)

सरोपश्यन्सुविस्तीर्णं पद्मोत्पलजलावृतम्। तत्रावतारं कृत्वा ते बिसानि च कलापशः

saropaśyansuvistīrṇaṁ padmotpalajalāvṛtam tatrāvatāraṁ kṛtvā te bisāni ca kalāpaśaḥ

Seeing that lake, vast, covered with lotuses and blue water-lilies, having descended into it, they gathered lotus-fibers in bundles,

Verse 341 (padma.1.19.341)

तीरे निक्षिप्य सरसश्चक्रुः पुण्यां जलक्रियाम्। अथोत्तीर्य जलात्तस्मात्ते समेत्य परस्परम्

tīre nikṣipya sarasaścakruḥ puṇyāṁ jalakriyām athottīrya jalāttasmātte sametya parasparam

and, having set them upon the bank of the lake, they performed their holy water-rites. Then, having come up out of the water, gathering together,

Verse 342 (padma.1.19.342)

बिसान्येतान्यपश्यंत इदं वचनमब्रुवन्। ऋषय ऊचुः। केन क्षुधाभितप्तानामस्माकं पापकर्मणाम्

bisānyetānyapaśyaṁta idaṁ vacanamabruvan ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kena kṣudhābhitaptānāmasmākaṁ pāpakarmaṇām

and, not finding those lotus-fibers, they spoke this word — the sages said: 'These lotus-fibers of ours, we who are afflicted by hunger and burdened with sin,

Verse 343 (padma.1.19.343)

नृशंसेनापनीतानि बिसान्याहारकांक्षिणा। ते शंकमानास्त्वन्योन्यं पर्यपृच्छन्द्विजोत्तमाः

nṛśaṁsenāpanītāni bisānyāhārakāṁkṣiṇā te śaṁkamānāstvanyonyaṁ paryapṛcchandvijottamāḥ

who cruel, food-craving person has taken away?' Suspecting one another, those finest twice-born questioned each other,

Verse 344 (padma.1.19.344)

चक्रुश्च निश्चयं सर्वे शपथं प्रति पार्थिव। कश्यप उवाच। सर्वत्र सर्वं हरतु न्यासलोपं करोतु च

cakruśca niścayaṁ sarve śapathaṁ prati pārthiva kaśyapa uvāca sarvatra sarvaṁ haratu nyāsalopaṁ karotu ca

and, O king, all of them together resolved upon this as an oath. Kashyap said: 'Let him steal everything everywhere, and betray every trust,

Verse 345 (padma.1.19.345)

कूटसाक्षित्वमभ्येतु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। दंभेन धर्मं चरतु राजानं चोपसेवताम्

kūṭasākṣitvamabhyetu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ daṁbhena dharmaṁ caratu rājānaṁ copasevatām

let him bear false witness — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let him practice dharma with hypocrisy, and let him serve a king,

Verse 346 (padma.1.19.346)

मधुमांसं समश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। अनृतं भाषतु सदा विषयांश्चोपसेवतु

madhumāṁsaṁ samaśnātu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ anṛtaṁ bhāṣatu sadā viṣayāṁścopasevatu

let him eat honey and meat — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let him always speak falsehood, and remain absorbed in sensual pleasures,

Verse 347 (padma.1.19.347)

ददातु कन्यां शुल्केन बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। वसिष्ठ उवाच। अनृतौ मैथुनं यातु दिवास्वप्नं निषेवतु

dadātu kanyāṁ śulkena bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ vasiṣṭha uvāca anṛtau maithunaṁ yātu divāsvapnaṁ niṣevatu

let him sell his own daughter for a bride-price — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' Vasishtha said: 'Let him engage in intercourse at forbidden times, sleep during the day,

Verse 348 (padma.1.19.348)

अन्योन्यातिथितामेतु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। एककूपे वसेद्ग्रामे ब्राह्मणो वृषलीपतिः

anyonyātithitāmetu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ ekakūpe vasedgrāme brāhmaṇo vṛṣalīpatiḥ

let him wander as a mutual guest, mooching from house to house — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let that Brahmin dwell in a single-well village as the husband of a low-caste woman,

Verse 349 (padma.1.19.349)

तस्य सालोक्यतां यातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। भरद्वाज उवाच। नृशंसस्सोऽस्तु सर्वेषु समृध्या चाप्यहंकृतः

tasya sālokyatāṁ yātu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ bharadvāja uvāca nṛśaṁsasso'stu sarveṣu samṛdhyā cāpyahaṁkṛtaḥ

let him share that fate — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' Bharadvaja said: 'Let him be cruel to all, and arrogant in prosperity too,

Verse 350 (padma.1.19.350)

मत्सरी पिशुनश्चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। प्रत्याक्रोशत्ववाक्रुष्टस्ताडयत्वन्यताडितः

matsarī piśunaścaiva bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ pratyākrośatvavākruṣṭastāḍayatvanyatāḍitaḥ

envious and malicious — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Reviled, let him revile back; struck, let him strike back in return —

Verse 351 (padma.1.19.351)

विक्रीणातु रसांश्चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। गौतम उवाच। अतिथिं त्वागतं प्राप्य पाकभेदं करोतु सः

vikrīṇātu rasāṁścaiva bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ gautama uvāca atithiṁ tvāgataṁ prāpya pākabhedaṁ karotu saḥ

'Let him sell even fine delicacies — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' Gautama said: 'Having received a guest who has come, let him show favoritism in his cooking,

Verse 352 (padma.1.19.352)

शूद्रान्नं च सदाश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। दत्वा दानं कीर्तयतु परभार्यासु तुष्यतु

śūdrānnaṁ ca sadāśnātu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ datvā dānaṁ kīrtayatu parabhāryāsu tuṣyatu

let him always eat the food of a Shudra — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Having given a gift, let him boast of it, and let him find contentment in others' wives,

Verse 353 (padma.1.19.353)

एकाकीमिष्टमश्नीयाद्बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। विश्वामित्र उवाच। नित्यकामपरः सोस्तु दिवसे चैव मैथुनी

ekākīmiṣṭamaśnīyādbisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ viśvāmitra uvāca nityakāmaparaḥ sostu divase caiva maithunī

let him eat delicious food alone — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' Vishvamitra said: 'Let him be ever absorbed in desire, and engage even in daytime intercourse,

Verse 354 (padma.1.19.354)

नित्यं तु पातकी चैव बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। परापवादं वदतु परदारांश्च सेवतु

nityaṁ tu pātakī caiva bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ parāpavādaṁ vadatu paradārāṁśca sevatu

let him remain ever a sinner — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let him speak ill of others, and consort with others' wives,

Verse 355 (padma.1.19.355)

परनिंदारतश्चास्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। मातरं पितरं चैव सोवमन्यतु दुर्मतिः

paraniṁdārataścāstu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ mātaraṁ pitaraṁ caiva sovamanyatu durmatiḥ

let him delight in slandering others — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let that evil-minded one dishonor his own mother and father,

Verse 356 (padma.1.19.356)

समातर्यन्यबुद्धिस्याद् बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। परपाकं सदाश्नातु परनारीं च सेवतु

samātaryanyabuddhisyād bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ parapākaṁ sadāśnātu paranārīṁ ca sevatu

let his mind turn against his own mother — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let him always eat food cooked by another, and consort with another's wife,

Verse 357 (padma.1.19.357)

वेदविक्रयकृच्चास्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। जमदग्निरुवाच। परस्य यातु प्रेष्यत्वं स तु जन्मनि जन्मनि

vedavikrayakṛccāstu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ jamadagniruvāca parasya yātu preṣyatvaṁ sa tu janmani janmani

let him become a seller of the Vedas — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' Jamadagni said: 'Let him go into another's servitude, birth after birth,

Verse 358 (padma.1.19.358)

सर्वधर्मक्रियाहीनो बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। शुनःसख उवाच। न्यायेन वेदानध्येतु गृहस्थोस्तु प्रियातिथिः

sarvadharmakriyāhīno bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ śunaḥsakha uvāca nyāyena vedānadhyetu gṛhasthostu priyātithiḥ

devoid of all rites of dharma — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' The dog's companion said: 'Let him study the Vedas rightly, become a householder, dear to guests,

Verse 359 (padma.1.19.359)

सत्यं वदतु वाजस्रं बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। अग्निं जुहोतु विधिवद्यज्ञं यजतु नित्यशः

satyaṁ vadatu vājasraṁ bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ agniṁ juhotu vidhivadyajñaṁ yajatu nityaśaḥ

let him always speak the truth — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers. Let him offer fire-oblations duly, and always perform sacrifice,

Verse 360 (padma.1.19.360)

ब्रह्मणस्सदनं यातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः। ऋषय ऊचुः। इष्टमेव द्विजातीनां यदिदं शपथीकृतं

brahmaṇassadanaṁ yātu bisastainyaṁ karoti yaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ iṣṭameva dvijātīnāṁ yadidaṁ śapathīkṛtaṁ

let him attain the abode of Brahma — whoever has stolen the lotus-fibers.' The sages said: 'O dog's companion, it is dear indeed to us twice-born ones that, regarding these lotus-fibers of ours,

Verse 361 (padma.1.19.361)

त्वया कृतं बिसस्तैन्यं सर्वेषां नः शुनःसख। शुनःसख उवाच। मया ह्यंतर्हितान्यासन्बिसानीमानि वो द्विजाः

tvayā kṛtaṁ bisastainyaṁ sarveṣāṁ naḥ śunaḥsakha śunaḥsakha uvāca mayā hyaṁtarhitānyāsanbisānīmāni vo dvijāḥ

which you have stolen, this oath has been sworn.' The dog's companion said: 'O twice-born ones, it was I myself who made these lotus-fibers of yours vanish,

Verse 362 (padma.1.19.362)

धर्मं च श्रोतुकामेन जानीध्वं मां च वासवम्। अलोभादक्षयालोका जिता वो मुनिसत्तमाः

dharmaṁ ca śrotukāmena jānīdhvaṁ māṁ ca vāsavam alobhādakṣayālokā jitā vo munisattamāḥ

wishing to hear your dharma — know me to be Vasava, Indra. O finest of sages, through your freedom from greed, you have won imperishable worlds.

Verse 363 (padma.1.19.363)

विमानमधितिष्ठध्वं गच्छामस्त्रिदशालयम्। ततो महर्षयस्ते तु विज्ञायाथ पुरंदरम्

vimānamadhitiṣṭhadhvaṁ gacchāmastridaśālayam tato maharṣayaste tu vijñāyātha puraṁdaram

Mount this celestial chariot; let us go to the abode of the gods.' Then those great sages, having recognized Purandara,

Verse 364 (padma.1.19.364)

ऊचुः पुरंदरं चेदं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः। इहागत्य नरो यस्तु मध्यमं पुष्करं विशेत्

ūcuḥ puraṁdaraṁ cedaṁ vākyaṁ vākyaviśāradāḥ ihāgatya naro yastu madhyamaṁ puṣkaraṁ viśet

being themselves skilled in speech, said this word to Purandara: 'Whatever man comes here and enters the middle Pushkara,

Verse 365 (padma.1.19.365)

त्रिरात्रोपोषितो भूत्वा लभेदावश्यकं फलम्। द्वादशवार्षिकीदीक्षा स्मृता यातु वनौकसां

trirātropoṣito bhūtvā labhedāvaśyakaṁ phalam dvādaśavārṣikīdīkṣā smṛtā yātu vanaukasāṁ

having fasted for three nights, obtains his desired fruit. The twelve-year initiation-vow remembered for forest-dwellers —

Verse 366 (padma.1.19.366)

तस्याः फलं समग्रं च लभेदिह न संशयः। नासौ दुर्गतिमाप्नोति स्वगणैः सह मोदते

tasyāḥ phalaṁ samagraṁ ca labhediha na saṁśayaḥ nāsau durgatimāpnoti svagaṇaiḥ saha modate

its complete fruit is obtained here, without doubt. He does not attain misfortune, and rejoices together with his own kin,

Verse 367 (padma.1.19.367)

विरिञ्चिस्थानमासाद्य तिष्ठेद्वै ब्रह्मणो दिनम्। पुलस्त्य उवाच। इंद्रेण सह संप्रीतास्तदा जग्मुस्त्रिविष्टपम्

viriñcisthānamāsādya tiṣṭhedvai brahmaṇo dinam pulastya uvāca iṁdreṇa saha saṁprītāstadā jagmustriviṣṭapam

and, having attained Virinchi's abode, remains there for a day of Brahma.' Pulastya said: Then, filled with joy together with Indra, they went to the triple heaven.

Verse 368 (padma.1.19.368)

एवं विलोभ्यमानास्ते लोभैर्बहुविधैरिह। नैव लोभं तथा चक्रुस्तेन जग्मुस्त्रिविष्टपम्

evaṁ vilobhyamānāste lobhairbahuvidhairiha naiva lobhaṁ tathā cakrustena jagmustriviṣṭapam

Thus, though tempted here by manifold forms of greed, they never succumbed to greed, and for that reason they went to the triple heaven.

Verse 369 (padma.1.19.369)

इदं यः शृणुयान्नित्यमृषीणां चरितं शुभम्। विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वर्गलोके महीयते

idaṁ yaḥ śṛṇuyānnityamṛṣīṇāṁ caritaṁ śubham vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ svargaloke mahīyate

Whoever constantly hears this auspicious conduct of the sages is freed from all sins and is honored in the world of heaven.