The Slaying of Vihunda

Verse 1 (padma.2.121.1)

कामोदोवाच । न विदुर्देवताः सर्वा यस्यांतं रूपमेव च । यस्मिल्लीँनस्तु सर्वोयं स चैकात्मा प्रकथ्यते

kāmodovāca na vidurdevatāḥ sarvā yasyāṁtaṁ rūpameva ca yasmillī~nastu sarvoyaṁ sa caikātmā prakathyate

Kamoda said: He whose true form and its very extent none of the gods know — he in whom all of this dissolves — he alone is called the one Self.

Verse 2 (padma.2.121.2)

यस्या मायाप्रपंचस्तु संसारः शृणु नारद । कस्मात्प्रयाति संसारं मम स्वामी जगत्पतिः

yasyā māyāprapaṁcastu saṁsāraḥ śṛṇu nārada kasmātprayāti saṁsāraṁ mama svāmī jagatpatiḥ

Whose expanding illusion this world of transmigration is — listen, Narada. Why should my Lord, Master of the universe, undergo this very transmigration?

Verse 3 (padma.2.121.3)

पापैश्चापि सुपुण्यैश्च नरोबद्धस्तु कर्मभिः । संसारं सरते विप्र हरिः कस्माद्व्रजेद्वद

pāpaiścāpi supuṇyaiśca narobaddhastu karmabhiḥ saṁsāraṁ sarate vipra hariḥ kasmādvrajedvada

It is man, bound by deeds both sinful and virtuous, who wanders through samsara, brahmin — why should Hari go there? Tell me.

Verse 4 (padma.2.121.4)

नारद उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्कृतं तेन चक्रिणा । भृगोरग्रे प्रतिज्ञातं यज्ञरक्षां करोम्यहम्

nārada uvāca śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yatkṛtaṁ tena cakriṇā bhṛgoragre pratijñātaṁ yajñarakṣāṁ karomyaham

Narada said: Listen, goddess, I shall tell you what was done by that wielder of the discus. Before Bhrigu he had made this vow: 'I shall protect this sacrifice.'

Verse 5 (padma.2.121.5)

इंद्रस्य वचनात्सद्यो गतोऽसौ दानवैः सह । योद्धुं विहाय गोविंदो भृगोश्चैव मखोत्तमम्

iṁdrasya vacanātsadyo gato'sau dānavaiḥ saha yoddhuṁ vihāya goviṁdo bhṛgoścaiva makhottamam

At Indra's word, Govinda went at once, abandoning Bhrigu's excellent sacrifice, to fight together against the demons.

Verse 6 (padma.2.121.6)

मखं त्यक्त्वा गते देवे पश्चात्तैर्दानवोत्तमैः । आगत्य ध्वंसितः सर्वः स यज्ञः पापचेतनैः

makhaṁ tyaktvā gate deve paścāttairdānavottamaiḥ āgatya dhvaṁsitaḥ sarvaḥ sa yajñaḥ pāpacetanaiḥ

When the god had abandoned the sacrifice and departed, those foremost demons afterward came there and, sinful-minded, destroyed that entire sacrifice.

Verse 7 (padma.2.121.7)

हरिं क्रुद्धः स योगींद्रः शशाप भृगुरेव तम् । दशजन्मानि भुंक्ष्व त्वं मच्छापकलुषीकृतः

hariṁ kruddhaḥ sa yogīṁdraḥ śaśāpa bhṛgureva tam daśajanmāni bhuṁkṣva tvaṁ macchāpakaluṣīkṛtaḥ

Enraged, that lord of yogis, Bhrigu, himself cursed Hari: 'Defiled by my curse, undergo ten births.'

Verse 8 (padma.2.121.8)

कर्मणः स्वस्य संभोगं संभोक्ष्यति जनार्दनः । तन्निमित्तं त्वया देवि दुःस्वप्नः परिवीक्षितः

karmaṇaḥ svasya saṁbhogaṁ saṁbhokṣyati janārdanaḥ tannimittaṁ tvayā devi duḥsvapnaḥ parivīkṣitaḥ

'Janardana shall undergo the very fruit of his own deed.' For that very reason, goddess, did you behold that ill-omened dream.

Verse 9 (padma.2.121.9)

इत्युक्त्वा तां गतो विप्रो ब्रह्मलोकं स नारदः । कृष्णस्यापि सुदुःखेन दुःखिता साभवत्तदा

ityuktvā tāṁ gato vipro brahmalokaṁ sa nāradaḥ kṛṣṇasyāpi suduḥkhena duḥkhitā sābhavattadā

Having spoken thus, that brahmin Narada went to Brahmaloka. That young woman then became sorrowful, grieving for Krishna's own sorrow.

Verse 10 (padma.2.121.10)

रुरोद करुणं बाला हाहेति वदती मुहुः । गङ्गातीरोपविष्टा सा जलांते शृणु नन्दन

ruroda karuṇaṁ bālā hāheti vadatī muhuḥ gaṅgātīropaviṣṭā sā jalāṁte śṛṇu nandana

She wept piteously, crying 'Alas, alas!' again and again. My child, hear this — seated on the bank of the Ganga, near the water, she —

Verse 11 (padma.2.121.11)

सुनेत्राभ्यां तथाश्रूणि दुःखेनापि प्रमुंचति । तान्यश्रूणि प्रमुक्तानि गंगातोये पतंत्यपि

sunetrābhyāṁ tathāśrūṇi duḥkhenāpi pramuṁcati tānyaśrūṇi pramuktāni gaṁgātoye pataṁtyapi

— began to shed tears from her lovely eyes, out of that grief. Those tears, once shed, fell into the waters of the Ganga,

Verse 12 (padma.2.121.12)

जले चैव निमज्जंति तस्याश्चाप्यश्रुबिंदवः । संभवंति पुनस्तात पद्मरूपाणि तानि च

jale caiva nimajjaṁti tasyāścāpyaśrubiṁdavaḥ saṁbhavaṁti punastāta padmarūpāṇi tāni ca

and those very drops of her tears would sink into the water. Then, my child, they would turn into the very form of lotuses,

Verse 13 (padma.2.121.13)

गंगातोये प्रफुल्लानि वाहितानि प्रयांति वै । ददृशे दानवश्रेष्ठो विष्णुमायाप्रमोहितः

gaṁgātoye praphullāni vāhitāni prayāṁti vai dadṛśe dānavaśreṣṭho viṣṇumāyāpramohitaḥ

blossoming in the Ganga's waters and floating along with its current. That foremost of demons, deluded by Vishnu's own illusion, beheld them.

Verse 14 (padma.2.121.14)

दुःखजानि न जानाति मुनिना कथितान्यपि । हर्षेण महताविष्टः परिजग्राह सोऽसुरः

duḥkhajāni na jānāti muninā kathitānyapi harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ parijagrāha so'suraḥ

He did not know they were born of sorrow, even though the sage had already told him of them. Filled with the greatest joy, that demon gathered them up.

Verse 15 (padma.2.121.15)

पद्मैस्तु पुष्पितैः सोपि पूजयेद्गिरिजाप्रियम् । सप्तकोटिभिर्दैत्येंद्रो विष्णुमायाप्रमोहितः

padmaistu puṣpitaiḥ sopi pūjayedgirijāpriyam saptakoṭibhirdaityeṁdro viṣṇumāyāpramohitaḥ

With those blossomed lotuses he began to worship Girija's beloved (Shiva) — that lord of demons, deluded by Vishnu's illusion, with a full seven crores of flowers.

Verse 16 (padma.2.121.16)

अथ क्रुद्धा जगद्धात्री शंकरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । पश्यैतस्य विकर्म त्वं दानवस्य महामते

atha kruddhā jagaddhātrī śaṁkaraṁ vākyamabravīt paśyaitasya vikarma tvaṁ dānavasya mahāmate

Then, enraged, the World-Mother spoke this word to Shankara: 'Behold this demon's very misdeed, O great-minded one.'

Verse 17 (padma.2.121.17)

शोकोत्पन्नानि पद्मानि गंगातोयगतानि वै । अयमेष प्रगृह्णाति कामाकुलितचेतनः

śokotpannāni padmāni gaṁgātoyagatāni vai ayameṣa pragṛhṇāti kāmākulitacetanaḥ

'These lotuses, born of sorrow, flowing in the waters of the Ganga — this very one gathers them up, his mind consumed with desire.'

Verse 18 (padma.2.121.18)

पूजयेच्चापि दुष्टात्मा शोकसंतापकारकैः । दुःखजैः शोकजैः पुष्पैस्तैः सुश्रेयः कथं भवेत्

pūjayeccāpi duṣṭātmā śokasaṁtāpakārakaiḥ duḥkhajaiḥ śokajaiḥ puṣpaistaiḥ suśreyaḥ kathaṁ bhavet

'And that wicked-souled one worships with just these flowers, born of grief, born of sorrow, that bring only torment — how could any true good come of that?'

Verse 19 (padma.2.121.19)

यादृशेनापि भावेन मामेव परिपूजयेत् । तादृशेनापि भावेन अस्य सिद्धिर्भविष्यति

yādṛśenāpi bhāvena māmeva paripūjayet tādṛśenāpi bhāvena asya siddhirbhaviṣyati

'With whatever spirit a man truly worships me, in that very spirit shall his accomplishment come to be.'

Verse 20 (padma.2.121.20)

सत्यध्यानविहीनोयं कामोदा न्यस्तमानसः । संजातः पापचारित्रो जहि देवि स्वतेजसा

satyadhyānavihīnoyaṁ kāmodā nyastamānasaḥ saṁjātaḥ pāpacāritro jahi devi svatejasā

'This one, devoid of true meditation, O Kamoda, his mind fixed elsewhere, has become a man of sinful conduct — slay him, goddess, with your own splendor.'

Verse 21 (padma.2.121.21)

एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं शंभोश्चैव महात्मनः । अस्यैव संक्षयं शंभो करिष्ये तव शासनात्

evamākarṇya tadvākyaṁ śaṁbhoścaiva mahātmanaḥ asyaiva saṁkṣayaṁ śaṁbho kariṣye tava śāsanāt

Hearing this word of the great-souled Shambhu, (the goddess said): 'By your very command, Shambhu, I shall bring about his utter destruction.'

Verse 22 (padma.2.121.22)

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवी तस्यापि वधकांक्षया । वर्त्तते हि विहुंडस्य वधोपायं व्यचिंतयत्

evamuktvā tato devī tasyāpi vadhakāṁkṣayā varttate hi vihuṁḍasya vadhopāyaṁ vyaciṁtayat

Having said this, that goddess, longing for his death, began to ponder upon the means of Vihunda's slaying.

Verse 23 (padma.2.121.23)

कृत्वा मायामयं रूपं ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः । पूजयेच्छंकरं नाथं सुपुष्पैः पारिजातजैः

kṛtvā māyāmayaṁ rūpaṁ brāhmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ pūjayecchaṁkaraṁ nāthaṁ supuṣpaiḥ pārijātajaiḥ

Assuming the illusory form of a great-souled brahmin — one who would worship Lord Shankara with the fine flowers of the Parijata tree,

Verse 24 (padma.2.121.24)

समेत्य दानवः पापो दिव्यां पूजां विनाशयेत् । कामाकुलः सुदुःखार्तस्तद्गतो भावतत्परः

sametya dānavaḥ pāpo divyāṁ pūjāṁ vināśayet kāmākulaḥ suduḥkhārtastadgato bhāvatatparaḥ

— (she resolved that) this sinful demon, coming there, would destroy that divine worship. Consumed with desire, afflicted with sorrow, intent upon that very purpose, he went there,

Verse 25 (padma.2.121.25)

विष्णोश्चैव महामायां पूर्वदृष्टां स दानवः । सस्मार दानवः पापः कामबाणैः प्रपीडितः

viṣṇoścaiva mahāmāyāṁ pūrvadṛṣṭāṁ sa dānavaḥ sasmāra dānavaḥ pāpaḥ kāmabāṇaiḥ prapīḍitaḥ

and that demon remembered the great illusion of Vishnu that he had seen before — that sinful demon, tormented by the arrows of desire.

Verse 26 (padma.2.121.26)

तस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण कंदर्पेण बलीयसा । विरहाकुलदुःखार्तो रोदते हि मुहुर्मुहुः

tasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa kaṁdarpeṇa balīyasā virahākuladuḥkhārto rodate hi muhurmuhuḥ

By the mere memory of her, overpowered by the mighty god of love, tormented by the sorrow of separation, he began to weep again and again.

Verse 27 (padma.2.121.27)

कालाकृष्टः स दुष्टात्मा शोकजातानि तानि सः । परिगृह्य समायातः पूजनार्थी महेश्वरम्

kālākṛṣṭaḥ sa duṣṭātmā śokajātāni tāni saḥ parigṛhya samāyātaḥ pūjanārthī maheśvaram

Drawn on by fate, that wicked-souled one, gathering up those flowers born of sorrow, came there, desiring to worship the great Lord.

Verse 28 (padma.2.121.28)

देव्या कृतां हि पूजां च सुपुष्पैः पारिजातजैः । तां निर्णाश्य सुलोभेन शोकजैः परिपूजयेत्

devyā kṛtāṁ hi pūjāṁ ca supuṣpaiḥ pārijātajaiḥ tāṁ nirṇāśya sulobhena śokajaiḥ paripūjayet

Destroying that worship which the goddess had performed with the fine flowers of the Parijata, out of his own greed he began to worship instead with those sorrow-born flowers.

Verse 29 (padma.2.121.29)

नेत्राभ्यां तस्य दुष्टस्य बिंदवस्तेऽश्रुसंभवाः । अविरलास्ततो वत्स पतंति लिंगमस्तके

netrābhyāṁ tasya duṣṭasya biṁdavaste'śrusaṁbhavāḥ aviralāstato vatsa pataṁti liṁgamastake

From that wicked one's own eyes too, drops born of tears — my child — began to fall unceasingly upon the very head of the linga.

Verse 30 (padma.2.121.30)

देवी ब्राह्मणरूपेण तमुवाच महामते । को भवान्पूजयेद्देवं शोकाकुलमनाः सदा

devī brāhmaṇarūpeṇa tamuvāca mahāmate ko bhavānpūjayeddevaṁ śokākulamanāḥ sadā

The goddess, in the form of a brahmin, said to him: 'Great-minded one, who are you, that would worship the god with a mind ever consumed by grief?'

Verse 31 (padma.2.121.31)

पतंत्यश्रूणि देवस्य मस्तके शोकजानि ते । अपवित्राणि मे ब्रूहि एतमर्थं ममाग्रतः

pataṁtyaśrūṇi devasya mastake śokajāni te apavitrāṇi me brūhi etamarthaṁ mamāgrataḥ

'Tears born of sorrow, impure, fall upon the very head of the god — tell me the reason for all of this, here before me.'

Verse 32 (padma.2.121.32)

विहुंड उवाच । पूर्वं दृष्टा मया नारी सर्वसौभाग्यसंपदा । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना कामस्यायतनं महत्

vihuṁḍa uvāca pūrvaṁ dṛṣṭā mayā nārī sarvasaubhāgyasaṁpadā sarvalakṣaṇasaṁpannā kāmasyāyatanaṁ mahat

Vihunda said: 'Before, I saw a woman, possessed of every fortune, endowed with every auspicious mark, a great abode of desire itself.'

Verse 33 (padma.2.121.33)

तस्या मोहेन संदग्धः कामेनाकुलतां गतः । तया प्रोक्तं हि संभोगे देहि मे दायमुत्तमम्

tasyā mohena saṁdagdhaḥ kāmenākulatāṁ gataḥ tayā proktaṁ hi saṁbhoge dehi me dāyamuttamam

'Consumed with the delusion of her, I fell into the grip of desire. It was she who told me: for union with me, give me my finest due —'

Verse 34 (padma.2.121.34)

कामोदसंभवैः पुष्पैः पूजयस्व महेश्वरम् । तेषां पुष्पकृतां मालां मम कंठे परिक्षिप

kāmodasaṁbhavaiḥ puṣpaiḥ pūjayasva maheśvaram teṣāṁ puṣpakṛtāṁ mālāṁ mama kaṁṭhe parikṣipa

'— worship the great Lord with flowers born of Kamoda. Take a garland fashioned of those very flowers and place it about my neck.'

Verse 35 (padma.2.121.35)

कोटिभिः सप्तसंख्यातैः पूजयस्व महेश्वरम् । तदर्थं पूजयाम्येव ईश्वरं फलदायकम्

koṭibhiḥ saptasaṁkhyātaiḥ pūjayasva maheśvaram tadarthaṁ pūjayāmyeva īśvaraṁ phaladāyakam

'Worship the great Lord with a full seven crores of them.' It is for this very purpose that I worship this Ishvara, giver of my fruit —

Verse 36 (padma.2.121.36)

कामोदसंभवैः पुष्पैर्दुर्लभैर्देवदानवैः । श्रीदेव्युवाच । क्व ते भावः क्व ते ध्यानं क्व ते ज्ञानं दुरात्मनः

kāmodasaṁbhavaiḥ puṣpairdurlabhairdevadānavaiḥ śrīdevyuvāca kva te bhāvaḥ kva te dhyānaṁ kva te jñānaṁ durātmanaḥ

— with flowers born of Kamoda, hard to obtain even for gods and demons.' Shri Devi said: 'Wicked one, where is your true devotion, where your meditation, where your understanding?'

Verse 37 (padma.2.121.37)

ईश्वरस्यापि संबंधो नास्ति किंचित्त्वयैव हि । कामोदाया वरं रूपं कीदृशं वद सांप्रतम्

īśvarasyāpi saṁbaṁdho nāsti kiṁcittvayaiva hi kāmodāyā varaṁ rūpaṁ kīdṛśaṁ vada sāṁpratam

'You have not the slightest true connection with the Lord at all. Now tell me — what manner of fine form does this Kamoda have?'

Verse 38 (padma.2.121.38)

क्व लब्धानि सुपुष्पाणि तस्या हास्योद्भवानि च । विहुंड उवाच । भावं ध्यानं न जानामि न दृष्टा सा मया कदा

kva labdhāni supuṣpāṇi tasyā hāsyodbhavāni ca vihuṁḍa uvāca bhāvaṁ dhyānaṁ na jānāmi na dṛṣṭā sā mayā kadā

'Where did you obtain these fine flowers, born of her very laughter?' Vihunda said: 'I know nothing of true devotion or meditation; nor have I ever even seen her.'

Verse 39 (padma.2.121.39)

गंगातोयगतान्येव परिगृह्णामि नित्यशः । तैरहं पूजयाम्येकं शंकरं प्रवदाम्यहम्

gaṁgātoyagatānyeva parigṛhṇāmi nityaśaḥ tairahaṁ pūjayāmyekaṁ śaṁkaraṁ pravadāmyaham

'I only gather those that come floating in the waters of the Ganga, always. With those alone I worship Shankara, this alone is what I tell you.'

Verse 40 (padma.2.121.40)

ममाग्रे कथितं विप्र शुक्रेणापि महात्मना । वचनात्तस्य देवेशमर्चयामि दिनदिने

mamāgre kathitaṁ vipra śukreṇāpi mahātmanā vacanāttasya deveśamarcayāmi dinadine

'This, brahmin, was told to me before by the great-souled Shukra himself. At his very word I worship the God of gods, day after day.'

Verse 41 (padma.2.121.41)

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यच्च पृष्टोस्मि सांप्रतम् । श्रीदेव्युवाच । कामोदारोदनाज्जातैः पुष्पैस्तैर्दुःखसंभवैः

etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yacca pṛṣṭosmi sāṁpratam śrīdevyuvāca kāmodārodanājjātaiḥ puṣpaistairduḥkhasaṁbhavaiḥ

'This is all that I have told you, whatever you have now asked me.' Shri Devi said: 'With those very flowers, born of Kamoda's weeping, born of sorrow —'

Verse 42 (padma.2.121.42)

लिंगमर्चयसे दुष्ट प्रभाते नित्यमेव च । यादृशेनापि भावेन पुष्पैश्च यादृशैस्त्वया

liṁgamarcayase duṣṭa prabhāte nityameva ca yādṛśenāpi bhāvena puṣpaiśca yādṛśaistvayā

'— you, wicked one, worship the linga each and every dawn. With whatever spirit, and with whatever flowers, by you —'

Verse 43 (padma.2.121.43)

अर्चितो देवदेवेशस्तादृशं फलमाप्नुहि । दिव्यपूजां विनाश्यैवं शोकपुष्पैः प्रपूजसि

arcito devadeveśastādṛśaṁ phalamāpnuhi divyapūjāṁ vināśyaivaṁ śokapuṣpaiḥ prapūjasi

'— the God of gods has been worshipped, just such a fruit shall you now obtain. Destroying my divine worship, you have worshipped instead with the flowers of sorrow.'

Verse 44 (padma.2.121.44)

असौ दोषस्तवैवाद्य समुत्पन्नः सुदारुणः । तस्माद्दण्डं प्रदास्यामि भुंक्ष्व स्वकर्मजं फलम्

asau doṣastavaivādya samutpannaḥ sudāruṇaḥ tasmāddaṇḍaṁ pradāsyāmi bhuṁkṣva svakarmajaṁ phalam

'This most terrible fault has today arisen through you alone. Therefore I shall mete out punishment upon you — enjoy the fruit born of your own deed.'

Verse 45 (padma.2.121.45)

तस्या वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य कालकृष्टो बभाष ताम् । रे रे दुष्ट दुराचार मम कर्मप्रदूषक

tasyā vākyaṁ samākarṇya kālakṛṣṭo babhāṣa tām re re duṣṭa durācāra mama karmapradūṣaka

Hearing her word, that one, drawn on by fate, said to her: 'You there — wicked one, of evil conduct, defiler of my rightful deed!'

Verse 46 (padma.2.121.46)

हन्मि त्वामिह खड्गेन अनेनापि न संशयः । इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणं तं स निशितं खड्गमाददे

hanmi tvāmiha khaḍgena anenāpi na saṁśayaḥ ityuktvā brāhmaṇaṁ taṁ sa niśitaṁ khaḍgamādade

'I shall slay you here with this very sword, without doubt.' Having said this to that brahmin, he raised his sharpened sword.

Verse 47 (padma.2.121.47)

हंतुकामः स दुष्टात्मा अभ्यधावत दानवः । सा देवी विप्ररूपेण संक्रुद्धा परमेश्वरी

haṁtukāmaḥ sa duṣṭātmā abhyadhāvata dānavaḥ sā devī viprarūpeṇa saṁkruddhā parameśvarī

That wicked-souled demon charged forward, intent on killing. That goddess, still in the form of a brahmin, grew greatly enraged, the Supreme Goddess herself —

Verse 48 (padma.2.121.48)

हन्मि त्वामिह खड्गेन अनेनापि न संशयः । स्वस्थानमागतं दृष्ट्वा हुंकारं विससर्ज ह । तेन हुंकारनादेन पतितो दानवाधमः

hanmi tvāmiha khaḍgena anenāpi na saṁśayaḥ svasthānamāgataṁ dṛṣṭvā huṁkāraṁ visasarja ha tena huṁkāranādena patito dānavādhamaḥ

— 'I shall slay you here with this very sword, without doubt' — seeing him rush upon her true form, she let forth a great roar of 'Hum!' By that very roar, that vilest of demons fell,

Verse 49 (padma.2.121.49)

निश्चेष्टः कामरूपेण वज्राहत इवाचलः । पतिते दानवे तस्मिन्सर्वलोकविनाशके

niśceṣṭaḥ kāmarūpeṇa vajrāhata ivācalaḥ patite dānave tasminsarvalokavināśake

motionless, still in that very form consumed by desire, like a mountain struck down by a thunderbolt. With that demon fallen, that destroyer of all the worlds —

Verse 50 (padma.2.121.50)

लोकाः स्वास्थ्यं गताः सर्वे दुःखतापविवर्जिताः । एतस्मात्कारणाद्वत्स सा स्त्री वै परिदेवति

lokāḥ svāsthyaṁ gatāḥ sarve duḥkhatāpavivarjitāḥ etasmātkāraṇādvatsa sā strī vai paridevati

— all the worlds regained their peace, freed from every sorrow and torment. My child, it is for this very reason that woman laments —

Verse 51 (padma.2.121.51)

गंगातीरे वरारोहा दुःखव्याकुलमानसा । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम्

gaṁgātīre varārohā duḥkhavyākulamānasā etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yattvayā paripṛcchitam

— on the bank of the Ganga, that fine woman, her mind distraught with grief. This is all that I have related to you, whatever you had asked me.

Verse 52 (padma.2.121.52)

विष्णुरुवाच । एवमुक्त्वा सुपुत्रं तं कुंजलो अंडजेश्वरः । विरराम महाप्राज्ञः किञ्चिन्नोवाच भूपते

viṣṇuruvāca evamuktvā suputraṁ taṁ kuṁjalo aṁḍajeśvaraḥ virarāma mahāprājñaḥ kiñcinnovāca bhūpate

Vishnu said: Having thus spoken to his fine son, Kunjala, that lord among birds, that greatly wise one, fell silent, and, O king (Vena), said nothing more.