Hanuman's Vision and the Rite of Shiva-Linga Worship: Gautama's Atonement Through the Purana

Verse 1 (padma.5.114.1)

राम उवाच- क एष दृश्यते व्योम्नि सर्वाभरणभूषितः । विमानस्थो महादीप्त मध्याह्नार्क इवापरः

rāma uvāca- ka eṣa dṛśyate vyomni sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ vimānastho mahādīpta madhyāhnārka ivāparaḥ

Rama said: Who is this seen in the sky, adorned with every ornament, seated in a celestial car, greatly radiant, like a second midday sun?

Verse 2 (padma.5.114.2)

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः सर्वमर्त्यानां तस्यांके चारुहासिनी । अपरा श्रीरिव ब्रह्मंस्तथा पंचसुयोषितः

duṣprekṣyaḥ sarvamartyānāṁ tasyāṁke cāruhāsinī aparā śrīriva brahmaṁstathā paṁcasuyoṣitaḥ

One whom all mortals find hard to gaze upon; in his lap, a sweetly smiling woman, O Brahmin, as if a second Lakshmi, and five other beautiful women too—

Verse 3 (padma.5.114.3)

गायंति मधुरां गीतिं सुभ्रूभंगनिरीक्षणैः । मंदस्मितैः करतलशब्दास्फोटिकया तथा

gāyaṁti madhurāṁ gītiṁ subhrūbhaṁganirīkṣaṇaiḥ maṁdasmitaiḥ karatalaśabdāsphoṭikayā tathā

—sing sweet songs, with the play of lovely brows and glances, with gentle smiles, and with the clapping sound of their hands—

Verse 4 (padma.5.114.4)

क्वचिद्गलकृतैर्गीतैरन्योन्य करताडनैः । अन्योन्य मुखमालोक्य प्रलोभैर्गीतपूर्वकैः

kvacidgalakṛtairgītairanyonya karatāḍanaiḥ anyonya mukhamālokya pralobhairgītapūrvakaiḥ

—here with throat-born songs, there clapping each other's hands, looking into one another's faces, singing enticingly—

Verse 5 (padma.5.114.5)

क्रीडन्नास्ते महायोगी पद्मकिंजल्कसन्निभः । एवं चरितपुण्येन केन वा तद्वदस्व मे

krīḍannāste mahāyogī padmakiṁjalkasannibhaḥ evaṁ caritapuṇyena kena vā tadvadasva me

That great yogi, radiant as lotus-filaments, sits at play. By what meritorious conduct has this come to be? Tell me this.

Verse 6 (padma.5.114.6)

शंभुरुवाच- एष विप्रः पुरा राम सर्वसंपत्समन्वितः । नानाविधसुखोपेतो भार्य्यापोषणतत्परः

śaṁbhuruvāca- eṣa vipraḥ purā rāma sarvasaṁpatsamanvitaḥ nānāvidhasukhopeto bhāryyāpoṣaṇatatparaḥ

Shambhu said: O Rama, this was formerly a Brahmin endowed with every wealth, possessed of manifold pleasures, intent solely on providing for his wife—

Verse 7 (padma.5.114.7)

अपुत्रो दानहीनश्च देवतार्चनवर्जितः । पंचयज्ञविहीनश्च स्वाध्यायपरिवर्जितः

aputro dānahīnaśca devatārcanavarjitaḥ paṁcayajñavihīnaśca svādhyāyaparivarjitaḥ

—without children, without giving, devoid of worship of the gods, devoid of the five sacrifices, devoid of daily recitation—

Verse 8 (padma.5.114.8)

प्रातर्म्मध्याह्नसायाह्नभोजनप्रवणोऽशुचिः । कदाचिदगमद्गेहं गौतमस्य महात्मनः

prātarmmadhyāhnasāyāhnabhojanapravaṇo'śuciḥ kadācidagamadgehaṁ gautamasya mahātmanaḥ

—devoted to eating in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, impure — once he went to the house of the great soul Gautama—

Verse 9 (padma.5.114.9)

त्र्यंबकस्य गिरौ पुण्ये नानामुनिगणाश्रिते । तत्रापि शोभितगृहं स्फटिकस्तंभकल्पितम्

tryaṁbakasya girau puṇye nānāmunigaṇāśrite tatrāpi śobhitagṛhaṁ sphaṭikastaṁbhakalpitam

—on the sacred mountain of Tryambaka, the abode of many groups of sages. There too was a beautified house, made with crystal pillars—

Verse 10 (padma.5.114.10)

अगुरुद्रवकस्तूरीचंद्र कुंकुमचर्चिता । भित्तिर्यस्य च संतानकुसुमामोदसौष्ठवम्

agurudravakastūrīcaṁdra kuṁkumacarcitā bhittiryasya ca saṁtānakusumāmodasauṣṭhavam

—its walls smeared with agaru-oil, musk, sandal, and saffron, its beauty enhanced by the fragrance of santanaka flowers—

Verse 11 (padma.5.114.11)

कस्तूरिका पुष्परस समुत्सेचितभूतलम् । सूक्ष्म सुश्वेतविविधवितानपरिशोभितम्

kastūrikā puṣparasa samutsecitabhūtalam sūkṣma suśvetavividhavitānapariśobhitam

—its floor sprinkled with musk and flower-nectar; adorned with fine, most white, various canopies—

Verse 12 (padma.5.114.12)

अंगणं शोभित महाकदलीपूगशोभितम् । समीपसरसीजात मंजुकूजन्मधुव्रतम्

aṁgaṇaṁ śobhita mahākadalīpūgaśobhitam samīpasarasījāta maṁjukūjanmadhuvratam

—its courtyard beautified with tall plantain and betel-nut trees; near a lake filled with sweetly humming bees—

Verse 13 (padma.5.114.13)

पाटीरतरुसंभूत गंधपूरितदिङ्मुखम् । शिक्षागीतकृताल्हाद गीतपूरितदिङ्मुखम्

pāṭīratarusaṁbhūta gaṁdhapūritadiṅmukham śikṣāgītakṛtālhāda gītapūritadiṅmukham

—its directions filled with fragrance from sandalwood trees; its directions filled with song, delighting through trained music—

Verse 14 (padma.5.114.14)

निदाघजनिताताप नाशयंत्रविनिर्मितम् । कदलीदलसंच्छादि पावकाकल्पितच्छदम्

nidāghajanitātāpa nāśayaṁtravinirmitam kadalīdalasaṁcchādi pāvakākalpitacchadam

—furnished with devices that destroyed the heat of summer; roofed with plantain leaves, its covering fire-resistant—

Verse 15 (padma.5.114.15)

पाटीरतरुसुस्निग्ध सांद्र द्वारकपाटकम् । सौगंधिकमहामोदि कल्पितांतर भित्तिकम्

pāṭīratarususnigdha sāṁdra dvārakapāṭakam saugaṁdhikamahāmodi kalpitāṁtara bhittikam

—having thick, glossy doors made of sandalwood; its inner walls fashioned with great fragrant scent—

Verse 16 (padma.5.114.16)

ईशानभागसुभग रतिकल्पित वेदिकम् । हाटिकाकल्पितपदं विचित्रवेदिकायुतम्

īśānabhāgasubhaga ratikalpita vedikam hāṭikākalpitapadaṁ vicitravedikāyutam

—with a lovely altar in the north-east, fashioned for love's delight; a gold-adorned place, furnished with wondrous altars—

Verse 17 (padma.5.114.17)

सुस्निग्धनि बिडच्छायं वटमूलोपकल्पितम् । प्रसूनकदलीखंड सरोभिः प्रांतशोभितम्

susnigdhani biḍacchāyaṁ vaṭamūlopakalpitam prasūnakadalīkhaṁḍa sarobhiḥ prāṁtaśobhitam

—a dense spot made in the root of a shady banyan tree, sweet with its shade; its borders beautified with flower and plantain groves and lakes—

Verse 18 (padma.5.114.18)

महावटाग्रसंलग्न तुषारितपयोधरम् । नाकोपवनसंपन्न विचित्राराम शोभितम्

mahāvaṭāgrasaṁlagna tuṣāritapayodharam nākopavanasaṁpanna vicitrārāma śobhitam

—joined to the top of the great banyan, touched by dewy clouds; beautified with wondrous gardens like the groves of heaven—

Verse 19 (padma.5.114.19)

वापीकूपतडागाद्यमनेकवनशोभितम् । मंदं मंदं ववौ वायुर्यत्र गेहे सुखप्रदः

vāpīkūpataḍāgādyamanekavanaśobhitam maṁdaṁ maṁdaṁ vavau vāyuryatra gehe sukhapradaḥ

—beautified with wells, ponds, tanks, and many groves; where a gentle, delightful breeze ever blew—

Verse 20 (padma.5.114.20)

वादिन्यश्चारुसर्वांग्यो वाद्यानि स्मरसंपदः । वीणां वेणुं त्रिवेणुं च वादयंति वरांगनाः

vādinyaścārusarvāṁgyo vādyāni smarasaṁpadaḥ vīṇāṁ veṇuṁ triveṇuṁ ca vādayaṁti varāṁganāḥ

—lovely instrument-players, instruments as rich as Kama's own wealth; excellent women playing the vina, flute, and triple-flute—

Verse 21 (padma.5.114.21)

तौर्य्यत्रिककृतो नार्य्यश्चतुर्दिक्षु तथोर्द्ध्वतः । सुवर्णादिकपात्रेषु वटका भस्मनः शुभाः

tauryyatrikakṛto nāryyaścaturdikṣu tathorddhvataḥ suvarṇādikapātreṣu vaṭakā bhasmanaḥ śubhāḥ

—women performing song, dance, and music in all four directions and above; in vessels of gold and the like, auspicious pellets of ash—

Verse 22 (padma.5.114.22)

वासिताः सर्वगंधैश्च सुधूपैरपि धूपिताः । कुशग्रथितसंघाश्च अक्षमालाश्च कोटिशः

vāsitāḥ sarvagaṁdhaiśca sudhūpairapi dhūpitāḥ kuśagrathitasaṁghāśca akṣamālāśca koṭiśaḥ

—scented with all fragrances and perfumed with excellent incense; garlands strung of kusha grass, and crores of rosaries—

Verse 23 (padma.5.114.23)

कृष्णाजिनसहस्राणि बहिः प्रांते स्थितानि च । एतादृशे गृहवरे देववंद्यो मुनीश्वरः

kṛṣṇājinasahasrāṇi bahiḥ prāṁte sthitāni ca etādṛśe gṛhavare devavaṁdyo munīśvaraḥ

—outside, at the edge, lay thousands of black antelope skins. In such an excellent house, that sage revered by the gods—

Verse 24 (padma.5.114.24)

कर्पूरादींश्च संस्थाप्य चतुर्दिक्षु मुनीश्वरः । पाटीरपीठे कर्पूरसिंहासनमकल्पयत्

karpūrādīṁśca saṁsthāpya caturdikṣu munīśvaraḥ pāṭīrapīṭhe karpūrasiṁhāsanamakalpayat

—having placed camphor and the like in the four directions, that lord of sages fashioned a camphor throne upon a sandalwood pedestal—

Verse 25 (padma.5.114.25)

सूक्ष्मं श्वेतं च सुस्रिग्धमावृत्तं घनसारकैः । सुगंधवासितजलैः स्नाप्य क्षीरेण शंकरम्

sūkṣmaṁ śvetaṁ ca susrigdhamāvṛttaṁ ghanasārakaiḥ sugaṁdhavāsitajalaiḥ snāpya kṣīreṇa śaṁkaram

—fine, white, glossy, wrapped with camphor. Having bathed Shankara with fragrant water and with milk—

Verse 26 (padma.5.114.26)

अन्यैश्च वैदिकैर्मंत्रैः स्नापयित्वा सदाशिवम् । दारुचंद्रोपपीठे तु वस्त्रपीठं निधाय च । पात्रिकामग्रतः स्थाप्य स्थापयित्वा दलेष्वमून्

anyaiśca vaidikairmaṁtraiḥ snāpayitvā sadāśivam dārucaṁdropapīṭhe tu vastrapīṭhaṁ nidhāya ca pātrikāmagrataḥ sthāpya sthāpayitvā daleṣvamūn

—and having bathed Sadashiva with other Vedic mantras too, and having placed a cloth-seat upon a pedestal of wood and moonstone, and set the eight-petaled leaf-plate (pattrika) before it, he placed these offerings upon its petals—

Verse 27 (padma.5.114.27)

एकस्मिन्नक्षताः पात्रे अन्यस्मिन्सतिलाक्षताः । पंचगंधकमेकस्मिन्नन्यस्मिन्नष्टगंधकम्

ekasminnakṣatāḥ pātre anyasminsatilākṣatāḥ paṁcagaṁdhakamekasminnanyasminnaṣṭagaṁdhakam

—in one vessel unbroken rice, in another rice mixed with sesame; in one the five fragrances, in another the eight fragrances—

Verse 28 (padma.5.114.28)

काश्मीरं मृगनाभिं तु कर्पूरं चंदनं तथा । पात्रेष्वन्येषु विन्यस्य पूजास्थाने प्रकल्प्य च

kāśmīraṁ mṛganābhiṁ tu karpūraṁ caṁdanaṁ tathā pātreṣvanyeṣu vinyasya pūjāsthāne prakalpya ca

—saffron, musk, camphor, and sandal too, placed in other vessels — having thus arranged the place of worship—

Verse 29 (padma.5.114.29)

नानावरणमार्गेण पूजा तत्र विधीयते । लिंगमध्ये स्थितो देवः पंचवक्त्रः सदाशिवः

nānāvaraṇamārgeṇa pūjā tatra vidhīyate liṁgamadhye sthito devaḥ paṁcavaktraḥ sadāśivaḥ

—worship is performed there by the method of manifold coverings (avaranas). The god, five-faced Sadashiva, resides in the midst of the linga—

Verse 30 (padma.5.114.30)

तस्य प्रावरणं लिंगं शक्तिस्तस्य विधीयते । शक्तेरावरणं विष्णुर्विष्णोरावरणं विधिः

tasya prāvaraṇaṁ liṁgaṁ śaktistasya vidhīyate śakterāvaraṇaṁ viṣṇurviṣṇorāvaraṇaṁ vidhiḥ

—his covering is the linga itself; the Shakti is ordained as its own covering; Vishnu is the covering of Shakti, and Brahma is the covering of Vishnu—

Verse 31 (padma.5.114.31)

ब्रह्मप्रावरणं चंद्रस्तस्य सूर्यस्ततः श्रुतिः । दिग्देवतासु तद्गुप्तिस्तासामावरणं दिशः

brahmaprāvaraṇaṁ caṁdrastasya sūryastataḥ śrutiḥ digdevatāsu tadguptistāsāmāvaraṇaṁ diśaḥ

—the moon is the covering of Brahma, the sun of the moon, and the Veda of the sun; that is concealed within the deities of the directions, and the directions themselves are their covering—

Verse 32 (padma.5.114.32)

दिशामावरणं शंभुस्तस्य चावरणं गुणाः । दशप्रावरणं ह्येतच्छिवलिंगार्चनं शुभम्

diśāmāvaraṇaṁ śaṁbhustasya cāvaraṇaṁ guṇāḥ daśaprāvaraṇaṁ hyetacchivaliṁgārcanaṁ śubham

—Shambhu is the covering of the directions, and the three gunas are his covering. This, indeed, is the tenfold-covering worship of the Shiva-linga, and it is auspicious.

Verse 33 (padma.5.114.33)

केषांचिन्मतमेतत्स्यादथ प्रावरणांतरम् । विद्यावरणमाख्यातं तदुमावरणं स्मृतम्

keṣāṁcinmatametatsyādatha prāvaraṇāṁtaram vidyāvaraṇamākhyātaṁ tadumāvaraṇaṁ smṛtam

—this is the view held by some; there is, moreover, another system of coverings. Vidya is declared to be the covering, and Uma is remembered as its covering—

Verse 34 (padma.5.114.34)

विष्णुरावरणं तस्या विष्णोश्चावरणं विधिः । ब्रह्मप्रावरणंचंद्रस्तस्य भानुरथावृतिः

viṣṇurāvaraṇaṁ tasyā viṣṇoścāvaraṇaṁ vidhiḥ brahmaprāvaraṇaṁcaṁdrastasya bhānurathāvṛtiḥ

—Vishnu is her covering, and Brahma is the covering of Vishnu; the moon is the covering of Brahma, and the sun, in turn, is its covering—

Verse 35 (padma.5.114.35)

भानोरावरणं चेश इति षोढावृतिः स्मृता । विधिं विना समाख्यातं पंचावरणमुत्तमम्

bhānorāvaraṇaṁ ceśa iti ṣoḍhāvṛtiḥ smṛtā vidhiṁ vinā samākhyātaṁ paṁcāvaraṇamuttamam

—and Isha is the covering of the sun — thus is remembered the sixfold covering. Without Brahma, the excellent fivefold covering is likewise declared—

Verse 36 (padma.5.114.36)

शशांकविष्णुशक्तीनामेतदावरणत्रयम् । अंबिकावरणं प्रोक्तमेकावरणमुत्तमम्

śaśāṁkaviṣṇuśaktīnāmetadāvaraṇatrayam aṁbikāvaraṇaṁ proktamekāvaraṇamuttamam

—this is the threefold covering of the moon, Vishnu, and Shakti. The covering of Ambika alone is spoken of as the excellent single covering—

Verse 37 (padma.5.114.37)

अथवा लोकपालाः स्युरावृतिः सोमपूजने । अनावरणमथवा पूजनं शस्यते शिवे

athavā lokapālāḥ syurāvṛtiḥ somapūjane anāvaraṇamathavā pūjanaṁ śasyate śive

—or else the world-guardians may serve as the covering, in the worship of Shiva-with-Uma; or, alternatively, worship of Shiva without any covering at all is praised.

Verse 38 (padma.5.114.38)

पत्रिकाष्टदलेष्वेव स्थितद्रव्यैर्यजेच्छिवम् । पत्रिकालक्षणं वक्ष्ये सर्वकर्मोपयोगितम्

patrikāṣṭadaleṣveva sthitadravyairyajecchivam patrikālakṣaṇaṁ vakṣye sarvakarmopayogitam

One should worship Shiva with the substances placed upon the eight petals of the leaf-plate alone. I shall now describe the form of the pattrika, useful for every rite—

Verse 39 (padma.5.114.39)

स्वर्णेन राजतेनाथ ताम्रेणाथ प्रकल्पितम् । मुक्ताशुक्तिनिभं कुर्यात्पत्रिकाष्टदलं शुभम्

svarṇena rājatenātha tāmreṇātha prakalpitam muktāśuktinibhaṁ kuryātpatrikāṣṭadalaṁ śubham

—fashioned of gold, or of silver, or of copper, one should make the auspicious eight-petaled pattrika resembling a pearl-oyster shell—

Verse 40 (padma.5.114.40)

पद्मपत्रसमानाष्टकोणाकारं प्रकल्पयेत् । पलमात्रं ततः शस्तं निर्वृतं विस्तृतं पदम्

padmapatrasamānāṣṭakoṇākāraṁ prakalpayet palamātraṁ tataḥ śastaṁ nirvṛtaṁ vistṛtaṁ padam

—one should shape it in an eight-angled form resembling a lotus leaf; a measure of one pala's weight is prescribed, its base broad and unobstructed—

Verse 41 (padma.5.114.41)

अस्थूलमध्यमुपरि पद्माकृतिदलाष्टकम् । अथवा शक्तिमार्गेण पंचपत्रं प्रकल्पयेत्

asthūlamadhyamupari padmākṛtidalāṣṭakam athavā śaktimārgeṇa paṁcapatraṁ prakalpayet

—with a middle neither too thick, and above it eight lotus-shaped petals; or, by the method of the Shakti tradition, one should fashion five petals—

Verse 42 (padma.5.114.42)

त्रिपत्रमथवा कुर्याच्छक्तिभावे मतेन च । यथा स्याच्छोभनं पात्रं तथा कुर्य्याद्विचक्षणः

tripatramathavā kuryācchaktibhāve matena ca yathā syācchobhanaṁ pātraṁ tathā kuryyādvicakṣaṇaḥ

—or one may make three petals, according to the doctrine of the Shakta view; the discerning man should fashion it however the vessel would come out most beautiful.

Verse 43 (padma.5.114.43)

शक्त्यांतरितरुद्राक्षैः कल्पिताष्टशतैः शुभा । मालोपवीतं त्रिंशत्या अष्टकेन प्रकल्पितम्

śaktyāṁtaritarudrākṣaiḥ kalpitāṣṭaśataiḥ śubhā mālopavītaṁ triṁśatyā aṣṭakena prakalpitam

—with rudraksha beads interspersed with beads for Shakti, an auspicious garland of one hundred and eight is fashioned; a sacred thread is fashioned of thirty-eight beads—

Verse 44 (padma.5.114.44)

प्रगंडयोरथैकैकं बद्धा तु द्वे प्रकोष्ठयोः । शिरस्येका धृता तेन कंठे च परमर्षिणा

pragaṁḍayorathaikaikaṁ baddhā tu dve prakoṣṭhayoḥ śirasyekā dhṛtā tena kaṁṭhe ca paramarṣiṇā

—one each is bound upon the two upper arms, and two upon the two wrists; one is worn upon the head, and by the great sage, one upon the throat as well—

Verse 45 (padma.5.114.45)

रुद्राक्षैः स्फटिकै रत्नैः कल्पिता ह्यक्षमालिका । व्याघ्रचर्मासनं कृत्वा पद्मासनगतो मुनिः

rudrākṣaiḥ sphaṭikai ratnaiḥ kalpitā hyakṣamālikā vyāghracarmāsanaṁ kṛtvā padmāsanagato muniḥ

—the rosary is fashioned of rudraksha beads, crystal, or gems. Having made a tiger-skin seat, the sage, seated in lotus posture—

Verse 46 (padma.5.114.46)

आवाहनासनं चार्घ्यं पाद्यं वाचमनीयकम् । निर्वर्त्य गंगासलिलैः स्नापयामास शंकरम्

āvāhanāsanaṁ cārghyaṁ pādyaṁ vācamanīyakam nirvartya gaṁgāsalilaiḥ snāpayāmāsa śaṁkaram

—having performed the invocation, the offering of a seat, the guest-water, the foot-water, and the sipping-water, bathed Shankara with the waters of the Ganga—

Verse 47 (padma.5.114.47)

अष्टगंधकसंयुक्तैः पुष्पैर्बकुलपाटलैः । स्वर्णभांडस्थितैर्वस्त्रशोधितैर्वासितैर्दृढम्

aṣṭagaṁdhakasaṁyuktaiḥ puṣpairbakulapāṭalaiḥ svarṇabhāṁḍasthitairvastraśodhitairvāsitairdṛḍham

—with waters joined with the eight fragrances, and with bakula and patala flowers, held in a golden vessel, purified through cloth, firmly scented—

Verse 48 (padma.5.114.48)

द्वारे ताम्रकटाहश्च प्रबंधद्रोणिना शुभम् । गोशृंगेण विषाणेन गवयस्य तथा क्वचित्

dvāre tāmrakaṭāhaśca prabaṁdhadroṇinā śubham gośṛṁgeṇa viṣāṇena gavayasya tathā kvacit

—at the doorway, an auspicious copper cauldron with an attached trough; and sometimes, likewise, with a cow's horn, or the horn of a gavaya (wild ox)—

Verse 49 (padma.5.114.49)

दक्षिणावर्तशंखेन रत्नपात्रैरथापि वा । स्वर्णैर्वा राजतैर्वापि ताम्रैः कांस्यैरथापि वा

dakṣiṇāvartaśaṁkhena ratnapātrairathāpi vā svarṇairvā rājatairvāpi tāmraiḥ kāṁsyairathāpi vā

—or with a right-spiralled conch, or with jeweled vessels, or with those of gold, or of silver, or of copper, or of bell-metal too—

Verse 50 (padma.5.114.50)

स्वर्णैश्च सूक्ष्मकलशैः स्नापयामास चेच्छया । अथवा मृण्मयैः कुर्य्यात्पद्मपत्रैरथापि वा

svarṇaiśca sūkṣmakalaśaiḥ snāpayāmāsa cecchayā athavā mṛṇmayaiḥ kuryyātpadmapatrairathāpi vā

—and, at will, he bathed him with fine golden vessels; or one may do so with earthen ones, or with lotus-leaves as well—

Verse 51 (padma.5.114.51)

पालाशैश्चूतजंब्वाद्यैः पात्रैः संस्नापयेद्विभुम् । स्नानानामथ सर्वेषां धारास्नानं विशिष्यते

pālāśaiścūtajaṁbvādyaiḥ pātraiḥ saṁsnāpayedvibhum snānānāmatha sarveṣāṁ dhārāsnānaṁ viśiṣyate

—or one should bathe the Lord with vessels of palasha, mango, jambu, and the like leaves. Among all these forms of bathing, the stream-bath is especially excellent—

Verse 52 (padma.5.114.52)

नमस्तेत्यादिमंत्रेण शतरुद्रियसंज्ञिना । शं चेत्याद्यनुवाकेन शांतिरूपेण चेश्वरम्

namastetyādimaṁtreṇa śatarudriyasaṁjñinā śaṁ cetyādyanuvākena śāṁtirūpeṇa ceśvaram

—with the mantra beginning 'Namaste,' known as the Shatarudriya, and with the anuvaka beginning 'Sham cha,' in his form of peace, the Lord—

Verse 53 (padma.5.114.53)

आवृत्य च यथाशक्ति पश्चाद्गंधादि विन्यसेत् । ततश्च शोभनैः पुष्पैः पत्रैर्बिल्वैः समर्चयेत्

āvṛtya ca yathāśakti paścādgaṁdhādi vinyaset tataśca śobhanaiḥ puṣpaiḥ patrairbilvaiḥ samarcayet

—having thus been bathed according to one's ability, one should thereafter offer fragrance and the rest; and then worship him fully with beautiful flowers, leaves, and bilva—

Verse 54 (padma.5.114.54)

तुलसीमारुवदलैः कल्हारैश्च महोत्पलैः । नीलोत्पलैरुत्पलैश्च शेषैश्च करवीरकैः

tulasīmāruvadalaiḥ kalhāraiśca mahotpalaiḥ nīlotpalairutpalaiśca śeṣaiśca karavīrakaiḥ

—with tulasi and marjoram leaves, with kalhara and great lotuses, with blue lotuses and other lotuses, and with the remaining oleander flowers—

Verse 55 (padma.5.114.55)

कर्णिकारैः सितांभोजैरपराजितया तथा । तिलाक्षतैरक्षतैश्च श्रीपत्रैस्तिलमिश्रकैः

karṇikāraiḥ sitāṁbhojairaparājitayā tathā tilākṣatairakṣataiśca śrīpatraistilamiśrakaiḥ

—with karnikara flowers and white lotuses, and with aparajita too; with sesame-mixed unbroken rice, with unbroken rice, and with bilva-leaves mixed with sesame—

Verse 56 (padma.5.114.56)

एवं महेशमीशानं पूजयामास गौतमः । कर्पूरागरुकस्तूरी सर्ज्जागरुकचंदनैः

evaṁ maheśamīśānaṁ pūjayāmāsa gautamaḥ karpūrāgarukastūrī sarjjāgarukacaṁdanaiḥ

—thus did Gautama worship Mahesha, the Lord; with camphor, agaru, musk, resin, agaru, and sandal—

Verse 57 (padma.5.114.57)

अन्यैश्च धूपयामास षोडशाथ प्रदीपिकाः । कर्पूरवर्त्तिसंयुक्ता दीपयंत्रोपरिस्थिताः

anyaiśca dhūpayāmāsa ṣoḍaśātha pradīpikāḥ karpūravarttisaṁyuktā dīpayaṁtroparisthitāḥ

—and with other substances too, he offered incense; then sixteen lamps, fitted with camphor-wicks, placed upon lamp-stands—

Verse 58 (padma.5.114.58)

निवेदितं महेशाय अथ नैवेद्यमुत्तमम् । सुपक्वशालिपिष्टान्नं भक्ष्यं लेह्यं च चोष्यकम्

niveditaṁ maheśāya atha naivedyamuttamam supakvaśālipiṣṭānnaṁ bhakṣyaṁ lehyaṁ ca coṣyakam

—were offered to Mahesha; and then an excellent naivedya — well-cooked, ground rice-food, edibles to chew, to lick, and to suck—

Verse 59 (padma.5.114.59)

मधुरादिसमोपेतं पंचभक्ष्यसमन्वितम् । अनेकपक्वशाकाढ्यमनेक पक्वमिश्रितम्

madhurādisamopetaṁ paṁcabhakṣyasamanvitam anekapakvaśākāḍhyamaneka pakvamiśritam

—joined with sweets and the rest, furnished with the five kinds of edibles, rich with many cooked vegetables, mixed with many cooked dishes—

Verse 60 (padma.5.114.60)

पानं विंशतिसंयुक्तं द्राक्षारंभाफलान्वितम् । सूपाष्टकादिसंयुक्तं युक्तं मूलफलादिना

pānaṁ viṁśatisaṁyuktaṁ drākṣāraṁbhāphalānvitam sūpāṣṭakādisaṁyuktaṁ yuktaṁ mūlaphalādinā

—twenty kinds of drink, accompanied by grapes and plantain fruit, joined with eight kinds of soup and the rest, furnished with roots, fruits, and more—

Verse 61 (padma.5.114.61)

यथासंभवसंयुक्तैरन्यैरप्युपकल्पितम् । अग्रपुष्पसमोपेतं नैवेद्यं प्रददौ मुनिः

yathāsaṁbhavasaṁyuktairanyairapyupakalpitam agrapuṣpasamopetaṁ naivedyaṁ pradadau muniḥ

—arranged also with whatever else was available; the sage offered this naivedya, joined with a fine flower on top.

Verse 62 (padma.5.114.62)

सौवर्णपात्रिका न्यस्तनीराजनसहस्रकम् । सोपहाराय देवाय दत्वा चैव नमस्य च

sauvarṇapātrikā nyastanīrājanasahasrakam sopahārāya devāya datvā caiva namasya ca

A thousand-flamed lamp-offering, set in a golden dish, was given to the god along with the other offerings; and, having bowed—

Verse 63 (padma.5.114.63)

पूगखंडानथो घृष्टान्पत्राणि क्षालितानि च । अपृष्ठाग्राणि सुश्वेतच्छदयावृतिकानि च

pūgakhaṁḍānatho ghṛṣṭānpatrāṇi kṣālitāni ca apṛṣṭhāgrāṇi suśvetacchadayāvṛtikāni ca

—[he offered] ground pieces of areca nut, and washed leaves, their backs and tips trimmed, wrapped in most white coverings—

Verse 64 (padma.5.114.64)

घनसारकचूर्णं च न्यस्तपत्रत्रयं शुभम् । सौवर्णपात्रविन्यस्तमिदं तांबूलमीश्वरे

ghanasārakacūrṇaṁ ca nyastapatratrayaṁ śubham sauvarṇapātravinyastamidaṁ tāṁbūlamīśvare

—and camphor powder, set within three auspicious leaves; this betel, placed in a golden vessel, was offered to the Lord.

Verse 65 (padma.5.114.65)

अथ प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा नमस्काराननंतरम् । अष्टयोषास्ततः प्राप्तास्तंत्रीवेण्वादिधारिकाः

atha pradakṣiṇaṁ kṛtvā namaskārānanaṁtaram aṣṭayoṣāstataḥ prāptāstaṁtrīveṇvādidhārikāḥ

Then, having performed circumambulation, and afterward prostrations, eight maidens then arrived, bearing the vina, flute, and the like—

Verse 66 (padma.5.114.66)

विचित्रवाद्यवादिन्यः संप्राप्ता मुनिसन्निधिम् । क्षुद्रतालयुगं गृह्य स्वयं गातुं प्रचक्रमे

vicitravādyavādinyaḥ saṁprāptā munisannidhim kṣudratālayugaṁ gṛhya svayaṁ gātuṁ pracakrame

—players of wondrous instruments, they came into the sage's presence; taking up a pair of small cymbals, he himself began to sing.

Verse 67 (padma.5.114.67)

गौतमे गातुमुद्युक्ते तानं कुर्युरथांगनाः । मंदं मंदं च वाद्यानि वादयंति तथापराः

gautame gātumudyukte tānaṁ kuryurathāṁganāḥ maṁdaṁ maṁdaṁ ca vādyāni vādayaṁti tathāparāḥ

As Gautama set about singing, the women then set the melody; and others, ever so softly, played the instruments in accompaniment.

Verse 68 (padma.5.114.68)

मधुरं गायति मुनौ स्वरामूर्तिभृतस्तथा । प्रानृत्यंत महेशाग्रे तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्

madhuraṁ gāyati munau svarāmūrtibhṛtastathā prānṛtyaṁta maheśāgre tadadbhutamivābhavat

As the sage sang sweetly, those embodying the very form of melody danced before Mahesha; it seemed a wondrous thing indeed.

Verse 69 (padma.5.114.69)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तो भगवान्नारदो मुनिः । तमागतं गौतमोपि संपूज्य प्रणिपत्य च

etasminnaṁtare prāpto bhagavānnārado muniḥ tamāgataṁ gautamopi saṁpūjya praṇipatya ca

Meanwhile, the blessed sage Narada arrived; and Gautama too, having duly honored and prostrated before him as he came—

Verse 70 (padma.5.114.70)

आहचैनंकृतार्थोस्मिनचकश्चिन्मयासमः । तवागमनकृत्यं किं कुत आगमनं तथा

āhacainaṁkṛtārthosminacakaścinmayāsamaḥ tavāgamanakṛtyaṁ kiṁ kuta āgamanaṁ tathā

—said to him: "I am now fulfilled, for none is equal to me. What is the purpose of your coming, and from where have you come?"

Verse 71 (padma.5.114.71)

श्रीनारद उवाच- पातालादागतोस्मीह भुक्त्वा वै बाणमंदिरे । आयास्यंति महात्मानो बाणशुक्रादयो गृहम्

śrīnārada uvāca- pātālādāgatosmīha bhuktvā vai bāṇamaṁdire āyāsyaṁti mahātmāno bāṇaśukrādayo gṛham

Shri Narada said: "I have come here from Patala, having dined in Bana's palace. The great souls — Bana, Shukra, and the rest — are about to come to this house."

Verse 72 (padma.5.114.72)

अथ क्षणादभ्यगाच्च बाणः परपुरंजयः । विंशत्यक्षौहिणीयुक्तो गजमारुह्य सोसुरः

atha kṣaṇādabhyagācca bāṇaḥ parapuraṁjayaḥ viṁśatyakṣauhiṇīyukto gajamāruhya sosuraḥ

Then, in a moment, Bana, conqueror of enemy cities, arrived; that Asura, mounted upon an elephant, accompanied by twenty akshauhinis of troops—

Verse 73 (padma.5.114.73)

अपरं हि गजं शुक्रः प्रह्लादो रथमुत्तमम् । वृषपर्वा रथवरं बलिस्तुरगमुत्तमम्

aparaṁ hi gajaṁ śukraḥ prahlādo rathamuttamam vṛṣaparvā rathavaraṁ balisturagamuttamam

—Shukra upon another elephant, Prahlada upon an excellent chariot, Vrishaparva upon a fine chariot, and Bali upon a splendid horse—

Verse 74 (padma.5.114.74)

आगतानथ तान्सर्वानाज्ञाय स तु गौतमः । सशिष्यो निर्जगामाथ ह्यादायार्घ्यादिकं त्वरा

āgatānatha tānsarvānājñāya sa tu gautamaḥ saśiṣyo nirjagāmātha hyādāyārghyādikaṁ tvarā

Learning that all of them had arrived, Gautama, together with his disciples, went out quickly, taking the guest-offerings and the rest.

Verse 75 (padma.5.114.75)

गौतमं चापि ते वीक्ष्यावरुह्य च गजादिकात् । नमश्चक्रुरथो दैत्यास्तं नमस्कृत्य भार्गवम्

gautamaṁ cāpi te vīkṣyāvaruhya ca gajādikāt namaścakruratho daityāstaṁ namaskṛtya bhārgavam

And they, seeing Gautama, dismounted from their elephants and the rest; the Daityas bowed to him, and, having bowed to him, and to Bhargava too—

Verse 76 (padma.5.114.76)

आलिंग्य राक्षसान्सर्वान्पूजयित्वा यथाविधि । सेनायाः सन्निवेशं च चकार मुनिपुंगवः

āliṁgya rākṣasānsarvānpūjayitvā yathāvidhi senāyāḥ sanniveśaṁ ca cakāra munipuṁgavaḥ

—embracing all the demons, and honoring them duly, that foremost of sages arranged the encampment of the army.

Verse 77 (padma.5.114.77)

पादौ प्रक्षाल्य शुक्रस्य जलं मूर्ध्नि धृतं तथा । विचित्रफलसंयुक्तं दत्तवानर्हणं मुनिः

pādau prakṣālya śukrasya jalaṁ mūrdhni dhṛtaṁ tathā vicitraphalasaṁyuktaṁ dattavānarhaṇaṁ muniḥ

Having washed Shukra's feet, and placed the water upon his own head, the sage gave him a guest-offering joined with wondrous fruits.

Verse 78 (padma.5.114.78)

वापीतडागसरसी स्नानपूर्वकृत क्रियाः । संगमे वर्तमाने तु गौतमस्याश्रमे शुभे

vāpītaḍāgasarasī snānapūrvakṛta kriyāḥ saṁgame vartamāne tu gautamasyāśrame śubhe

Their rites of bathing performed beforehand at the wells, tanks, and lakes, in that auspicious meeting held at Gautama's hermitage—

Verse 79 (padma.5.114.79)

तद्गेहं तु प्रविश्याथ राक्षसास्सपुरोहिताः । देवपूजाप्रपत्तिं च चक्रुः सर्वे द्विजालये

tadgehaṁ tu praviśyātha rākṣasāssapurohitāḥ devapūjāprapattiṁ ca cakruḥ sarve dvijālaye

—then, entering that house, the demons, together with their priests, all performed the offering of worship to the god, in the Brahmin's dwelling.

Verse 80 (padma.5.114.80)

सद्यः प्रकल्पितायां च वेद्यां शुक्रोऽयजच्छिवम् । तस्यैव वामभागे तु प्रह्लादोयजदच्युतम्

sadyaḥ prakalpitāyāṁ ca vedyāṁ śukro'yajacchivam tasyaiva vāmabhāge tu prahlādoyajadacyutam

Upon an altar freshly prepared, Shukra worshipped Shiva; and on his very left side, Prahlada worshipped Achyuta—

Verse 81 (padma.5.114.81)

सोमं च बलिरप्येवमन्ये चासुरपुंगवाः । अथ बाणोऽयजद्देवमेकमेव त्रियंबकम्

somaṁ ca balirapyevamanye cāsurapuṁgavāḥ atha bāṇo'yajaddevamekameva triyaṁbakam

—and Bali likewise worshipped Soma, and the other foremost Asuras did the same, each their own deity. Then Bana worshipped Tryambaka alone.

Verse 82 (padma.5.114.82)

शुक्रोपि भगवन्तन्तमुमानाथमपूजयत् । गौतमोप्यथ मध्याह्ने पूजयामास शंकरम्

śukropi bhagavantantamumānāthamapūjayat gautamopyatha madhyāhne pūjayāmāsa śaṁkaram

Shukra too worshipped the blessed Lord of Uma; and Gautama, at midday, then worshipped Shankara.

Verse 83 (padma.5.114.83)

सर्वे शुक्लांबरधरा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः । सितेन भस्मना कृत्वा सर्वस्थाने त्रिपुंड्रकम्

sarve śuklāṁbaradharā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāḥ sitena bhasmanā kṛtvā sarvasthāne tripuṁḍrakam

All of them, clad in white garments, their bodies smeared with ash, having made the triple stripe with white ash upon every proper place—

Verse 84 (padma.5.114.84)

नत्वा तु भार्गवं सर्वे भूतशुद्धिं प्रचक्रमुः । हृत्पद्ममध्ये सुषिरं तत्रैव भूतपंचकम्

natvā tu bhārgavaṁ sarve bhūtaśuddhiṁ pracakramuḥ hṛtpadmamadhye suṣiraṁ tatraiva bhūtapaṁcakam

—having bowed to Bhargava, all of them began the purification of the elements. In the hollow at the center of the heart-lotus, there itself, the five elements—

Verse 85 (padma.5.114.85)

तेषां मध्ये महाकाशमाकाशे निर्मलानलम् । तन्मध्ये च महेशानं ध्यायेद्दीप्तिमयं शुभम्

teṣāṁ madhye mahākāśamākāśe nirmalānalam tanmadhye ca maheśānaṁ dhyāyeddīptimayaṁ śubham

—in the midst of these, the great ether; within that ether, a stainless flame; and in the midst of that, one should meditate upon the great Lord, auspicious and full of radiance.

Verse 86 (padma.5.114.86)

अज्ञानसंयुतं भूतं शमलं सर्वसंगतम् । तद्देहमाकाशदीपे प्रदहेज्ज्ञानवह्निना

ajñānasaṁyutaṁ bhūtaṁ śamalaṁ sarvasaṁgatam taddehamākāśadīpe pradahejjñānavahninā

That being, joined with ignorance, defiled, entangled with everything worldly — one should burn that body, in the ether-like lamp, with the fire of knowledge—

Verse 87 (padma.5.114.87)

आकाशस्यावृतं चाहं दग्ध्वाऽऽकाशमथो दहेत् । दग्ध्वाकाशमयो वायुमग्निभूतं तदा दहेत्

ākāśasyāvṛtaṁ cāhaṁ dagdhvā''kāśamatho dahet dagdhvākāśamayo vāyumagnibhūtaṁ tadā dahet

—having burned that which envelops the ether, saying 'I am that,' one should then burn the ether itself; having burned the ether, one should then burn the element of air with fire—

Verse 88 (padma.5.114.88)

अब्भूतं च ततो दग्ध्वा पृथिवीभूतमेव च । तदाश्रितान्गुणान्दग्ध्वा ततो देहं प्रदाहयेत्

abbhūtaṁ ca tato dagdhvā pṛthivībhūtameva ca tadāśritānguṇāndagdhvā tato dehaṁ pradāhayet

—and then, having burned the element of water, and the element of earth as well, and having burned the qualities resting upon them, one should then burn the gross body itself.

Verse 89 (padma.5.114.89)

एवं दहित्वा भूतानि देही तज्ज्ञानवह्निना । शिखामध्यस्थितं विष्णुमानंदरसनिर्भरम्

evaṁ dahitvā bhūtāni dehī tajjñānavahninā śikhāmadhyasthitaṁ viṣṇumānaṁdarasanirbharam

Having thus burned the elements by that fire of knowledge, the embodied self should meditate upon Vishnu, situated in the midst of the crown-flame, brimming full with the essence of bliss—

Verse 90 (padma.5.114.90)

निष्पन्नचंद्रकिरणसंकाशकिरणं शिवम् । शिवांगोत्पन्नकिरणैरमृतद्रवसंयुतैः

niṣpannacaṁdrakiraṇasaṁkāśakiraṇaṁ śivam śivāṁgotpannakiraṇairamṛtadravasaṁyutaiḥ

—Shiva, whose rays resemble the rays of the full moon; with rays sprung from Shiva's own limbs, joined with the flowing liquid of nectar—

Verse 91 (padma.5.114.91)

सुशीतला ततो ज्वाला प्रशांता चन्द्ररश्मिवत् । प्रसारितसुधारुग्भिः सांद्रीभूतश्च संप्लवः

suśītalā tato jvālā praśāṁtā candraraśmivat prasāritasudhārugbhiḥ sāṁdrībhūtaśca saṁplavaḥ

—that flame, thereafter most cool and tranquil, like the moon's own rays; through the spreading radiance of nectar, a dense flood forms—

Verse 92 (padma.5.114.92)

क्रमेण प्लावितं भूतग्रामं संचिंतयेत्परम्

krameṇa plāvitaṁ bhūtagrāmaṁ saṁciṁtayetparam

—and one should meditate, in due order, upon that supreme flood as inundating the whole assemblage of created beings.

Verse 93 (padma.5.114.93)

इत्थं कृत्वा भूतशुद्धिं क्रियार्हो मर्त्यः शुद्धो जायते एव शुद्धः । पूजां कर्तुं जाप्यकर्म्मापि पश्चाद्देवध्याने ब्रह्महत्यादि हानिः

itthaṁ kṛtvā bhūtaśuddhiṁ kriyārho martyaḥ śuddho jāyate eva śuddhaḥ pūjāṁ kartuṁ jāpyakarmmāpi paścāddevadhyāne brahmahatyādi hāniḥ

Having thus performed the purification of the elements, the man fit for the rite becomes pure — utterly pure indeed. Thereafter, through worship, recitation, and meditation upon the god, even the sin of the killing of a Brahmin and the like is destroyed.

Verse 94 (padma.5.114.94)

एवं ध्यात्वा चंद्रदीप्तिप्रकाशं ध्यानेनारोप्याशु लिंगे शिवस्य । सदाशिवं दीपमध्ये विचिंत्य पंचाक्षरेणार्चनमव्ययं तु

evaṁ dhyātvā caṁdradīptiprakāśaṁ dhyānenāropyāśu liṁge śivasya sadāśivaṁ dīpamadhye viciṁtya paṁcākṣareṇārcanamavyayaṁ tu

Having thus meditated, and swiftly, by meditation, having installed that moonlight-like radiance upon the linga of Shiva, and having contemplated Sadashiva in the midst of that lamp, one should then perform imperishable worship with the five-syllabled mantra.

Verse 95 (padma.5.114.95)

आवाहनादीनुपचारांस्तथापि कृत्वा स्नानं पूर्ववच्छंकरस्य । उदुंबरं राजतं स्वर्णपीठं वस्त्रादिछन्नं सर्वमेवेह पीठम्

āvāhanādīnupacārāṁstathāpi kṛtvā snānaṁ pūrvavacchaṁkarasya uduṁbaraṁ rājataṁ svarṇapīṭhaṁ vastrādichannaṁ sarvameveha pīṭham

Having thus likewise performed the invocation and the other offerings, and the bathing of Shankara as before — the pedestal, whether of fig-wood, silver, or gold, all of it covered with cloth and the like—

Verse 96 (padma.5.114.96)

अंते कृत्वा बुद्बुदानां च वृष्टिं पीठे पीठे नागमेकं पुरस्तात् । कुर्यात्पीठे चोर्ध्वके नागयुग्मं देवाभ्याशे दक्षिणे वामतश्च

aṁte kṛtvā budbudānāṁ ca vṛṣṭiṁ pīṭhe pīṭhe nāgamekaṁ purastāt kuryātpīṭhe cordhvake nāgayugmaṁ devābhyāśe dakṣiṇe vāmataśca

—having at last made a shower like bubbles, one serpent placed before each pedestal; upon the upper pedestal, a pair of serpents should be placed, on the right and left, near the god—

Verse 97 (padma.5.114.97)

जपापुष्पं नागमध्ये निधाय मध्ये वस्त्रं द्वादश प्रातिगुण्ये । सुश्वेतेन तस्य मध्ये महेशं लिंगाकारं पीठयुक्तं प्रपूज्यम्

japāpuṣpaṁ nāgamadhye nidhāya madhye vastraṁ dvādaśa prātiguṇye suśvetena tasya madhye maheśaṁ liṁgākāraṁ pīṭhayuktaṁ prapūjyam

—placing a hibiscus flower between the serpents, and in the middle a twelve-fold folded cloth; in its most white center, Mahesha, in linga-form, joined with the pedestal, is to be duly worshipped.

Verse 98 (padma.5.114.98)

एवं कृत्वा बाणमुख्या दितीशा दत्त्वा दत्त्वा पंचगंधाष्टगंधम् । पुष्पैः पत्रैः श्री तिलैरक्षतैश्च तिलोन्मिश्रैः केवलैश्च प्रपूज्य

evaṁ kṛtvā bāṇamukhyā ditīśā dattvā dattvā paṁcagaṁdhāṣṭagaṁdham puṣpaiḥ patraiḥ śrī tilairakṣataiśca tilonmiśraiḥ kevalaiśca prapūjya

Having thus done, Bana and the other foremost lords of the Daityas, offering the five and eight fragrances again and again, and worshipping fully with flowers, leaves, bilva, sesame-mixed rice, unbroken rice, and plain rice—

Verse 99 (padma.5.114.99)

धूपं दत्त्वा विधिवत्संप्रयुक्तं दीपं दत्त्वा चोक्तमेवोपहारम् । पूजाशेषं ते समाप्याथ सर्वे गीतं नृत्यं तत्रतत्रापि चक्रुः

dhūpaṁ dattvā vidhivatsaṁprayuktaṁ dīpaṁ dattvā coktamevopahāram pūjāśeṣaṁ te samāpyātha sarve gītaṁ nṛtyaṁ tatratatrāpi cakruḥ

—and, having duly offered incense, and offered a lamp, and given the other declared offerings, all of them, having completed the remainder of the worship, performed song and dance there and everywhere about.

Verse 100 (padma.5.114.100)

अथास्मिन्नंतरे गौतमस्यप्राप्तः शिष्यः शंकरात्मेति नाम्ना

athāsminnaṁtare gautamasyaprāptaḥ śiṣyaḥ śaṁkarātmeti nāmnā

Then, meanwhile, there arrived a disciple of Gautama's, named Shankaratma—

Verse 101 (padma.5.114.101)

उन्मत्तवेशो दिग्वासा अनेकावृतिमाश्रितः । क्वचिद्द्विजातिप्रवरः क्वचिच्चंडालसन्निभः

unmattaveśo digvāsā anekāvṛtimāśritaḥ kvaciddvijātipravaraḥ kvaciccaṁḍālasannibhaḥ

Of a mad appearance, naked, taking on many disguises — sometimes like a foremost twice-born, sometimes like a chandala—

Verse 102 (padma.5.114.102)

क्वचिच्छूद्र समो योगी तापसः क्वचिदप्युत । गर्जत्युत्पतते चैव नृत्यति स्तौति गायति

kvacicchūdra samo yogī tāpasaḥ kvacidapyuta garjatyutpatate caiva nṛtyati stauti gāyati

—sometimes a yogi resembling a shudra, sometimes even an ascetic. He would roar, leap up, dance, praise, and sing—

Verse 103 (padma.5.114.103)

रोदिति शृणुते व्यक्तं पतत्युत्तिष्ठति क्वचित् । शिवज्ञानैकसंपन्नः परमानंदनिर्भरः

roditi śṛṇute vyaktaṁ patatyuttiṣṭhati kvacit śivajñānaikasaṁpannaḥ paramānaṁdanirbharaḥ

—weep, listen intently, fall down, and sometimes rise. Endowed solely with the knowledge of Shiva, brimming full with supreme bliss—

Verse 104 (padma.5.114.104)

संप्राप्तो भोज्यवेलायां गौतमस्यांतिकं ययौ । बुभुजे गुरुणा साकं क्वचिदुच्छिष्टमेव च

saṁprāpto bhojyavelāyāṁ gautamasyāṁtikaṁ yayau bubhuje guruṇā sākaṁ kvaciducchiṣṭameva ca

—he arrived at mealtime and went near Gautama. He ate together with his guru, and sometimes ate only leftovers—

Verse 105 (padma.5.114.105)

क्वचिल्लेहति तत्पात्रं तूष्णीमेवाभ्यगात्क्वचित् । हस्तं गृहीत्वैव गुरोः स्वयमेवाभुनक्क्वचित्

kvacillehati tatpātraṁ tūṣṇīmevābhyagātkvacit hastaṁ gṛhītvaiva guroḥ svayamevābhunakkvacit

—sometimes he licked his plate, sometimes he went away in silence; sometimes, taking hold of the guru's very hand, he would feed himself with it—

Verse 106 (padma.5.114.106)

क्वचिद्गृहांतरे मूत्रं क्वचित्कर्दमलेपनम् । सर्वदा तं गुरुर्दृष्ट्वा करमालंब्य मंदिरम्

kvacidgṛhāṁtare mūtraṁ kvacitkardamalepanam sarvadā taṁ gururdṛṣṭvā karamālaṁbya maṁdiram

—sometimes he urinated within the house, sometimes he smeared himself with mud. Ever seeing him thus, the guru, taking hold of his hand, into the house—

Verse 107 (padma.5.114.107)

प्रवेश्य स्वीयपीठे तमुपवेश्याभ्यभोजयत् । स्वयं तदस्य पात्रेण बुभुजे गौतमो मुनिः

praveśya svīyapīṭhe tamupaveśyābhyabhojayat svayaṁ tadasya pātreṇa bubhuje gautamo muniḥ

—would lead him, seat him upon his own seat, and feed him. Gautama the sage himself would eat from that very vessel of his.

Verse 108 (padma.5.114.108)

तस्य चित्तं परिज्ञातुं कदाचिदथ सुंदरी । अहल्या शिष्यमाहूय भुंक्ष्वेत्युक्त्वाथ सा शुभा

tasya cittaṁ parijñātuṁ kadācidatha suṁdarī ahalyā śiṣyamāhūya bhuṁkṣvetyuktvātha sā śubhā

Once, to test his true mind, the lovely Ahalya called the disciple, and, saying, "Eat," that auspicious woman—

Verse 109 (padma.5.114.109)

सौवर्णे भाजने चान्नं निधाय चषकांतरे । पानादिकमथो दत्वा एकस्मिन्पावकं पुनः

sauvarṇe bhājane cānnaṁ nidhāya caṣakāṁtare pānādikamatho datvā ekasminpāvakaṁ punaḥ

—having placed food in a golden vessel, and, in another cup, given drink and the like, and then, in one more vessel, fire—

Verse 110 (padma.5.114.110)

निधायांगारनिचयं कंटकानां चयं परे । निधाय भुंक्ष्व भुंक्ष्वेति स चापि बुभुजे मुनिः

nidhāyāṁgāranicayaṁ kaṁṭakānāṁ cayaṁ pare nidhāya bhuṁkṣva bhuṁkṣveti sa cāpi bubhuje muniḥ

—a heap of embers, and, in yet another, a heap of thorns, said, "Eat, eat!" — and that sage began to eat them too.

Verse 111 (padma.5.114.111)

यथा पपौ हि पानीयं तथा वह्निमपि द्विजः । कंटकानपि भुक्त्वा स यथापूर्वमतिष्ठत

yathā papau hi pānīyaṁ tathā vahnimapi dvijaḥ kaṁṭakānapi bhuktvā sa yathāpūrvamatiṣṭhata

As he had drunk the water, so too did that Brahmin drink the very fire. Having eaten the thorns as well, he stood there just as before.

Verse 112 (padma.5.114.112)

पुरा हि मुनिकन्याभिराहूतो भोजनाय च । दिनेदिने तत्प्रदत्तं लोष्ठमंबु च गोमयम्

purā hi munikanyābhirāhūto bhojanāya ca dinedine tatpradattaṁ loṣṭhamaṁbu ca gomayam

Once before, too, he had been called to a meal by the sages' daughters, and, day after day, they had given him a clod of earth, water, and cow-dung—

Verse 113 (padma.5.114.113)

कर्दमं काष्ठदंडं च भुक्त्वा प्रीत्याथ हर्षितः । एतादृशो मुनिरसौ चंडालसदृशाकृतिः

kardamaṁ kāṣṭhadaṁḍaṁ ca bhuktvā prītyātha harṣitaḥ etādṛśo munirasau caṁḍālasadṛśākṛtiḥ

—and mud and a wooden rod too, which he ate with love, becoming glad. Such was that sage, of a chandala-like form—

Verse 114 (padma.5.114.114)

सुजीर्णोपानहौ हस्ते गृहीत्वा तु तथा करे । अंत्यजोचितभाषाभिर्वृषपर्वाणमभ्यगात्

sujīrṇopānahau haste gṛhītvā tu tathā kare aṁtyajocitabhāṣābhirvṛṣaparvāṇamabhyagāt

—taking a pair of well-worn sandals in his hand, and speaking in the manner fit for the outcaste, he went up to Vrishaparva.

Verse 115 (padma.5.114.115)

वृषपर्वेशयोर्मध्ये दिग्वासाः समतिष्ठत । वृषपर्वा तमज्ञात्वा पीडयित्वा शिरोऽच्छिनत्

vṛṣaparveśayormadhye digvāsāḥ samatiṣṭhata vṛṣaparvā tamajñātvā pīḍayitvā śiro'cchinat

Naked, he stood between Vrishaparva and the Lord. Vrishaparva, not recognizing him, tormented him and cut off his head.

Verse 116 (padma.5.114.116)

हते तस्मिन्द्विजश्रेष्ठे जगदेतच्चराचरम् । अतीव कलुषमभवत्तत्रस्था मुनयस्तथा

hate tasmindvijaśreṣṭhe jagadetaccarācaram atīva kaluṣamabhavattatrasthā munayastathā

When that foremost of Brahmins was slain, this entire moving and unmoving world became exceedingly polluted, and so too the sages present there—

Verse 117 (padma.5.114.117)

गौतमस्य महाशोकः संजातः सुमहात्मनः । निर्ययौ चक्षुषोर्वारि शोकं संदर्शयन्निव

gautamasya mahāśokaḥ saṁjātaḥ sumahātmanaḥ niryayau cakṣuṣorvāri śokaṁ saṁdarśayanniva

—a great grief arose in the great soul Gautama; water flowed from his eyes, as though displaying his sorrow.

Verse 118 (padma.5.114.118)

गौतमः सर्वदैत्यानां संनिधौ वाक्यमुक्तवान् । किमनेन कृतं पापं येन च्छिन्नमिदं शिरः

gautamaḥ sarvadaityānāṁ saṁnidhau vākyamuktavān kimanena kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ yena cchinnamidaṁ śiraḥ

Gautama, in the presence of all the Daityas, spoke this word: "What sin had he committed, that this head has been severed?"

Verse 119 (padma.5.114.119)

मम प्राणाधिकस्येह सर्वदा शिवयोगिनः । ममापि मरणं सत्यं शिष्यरूपी यतो गुरुः

mama prāṇādhikasyeha sarvadā śivayoginaḥ mamāpi maraṇaṁ satyaṁ śiṣyarūpī yato guruḥ

"He, dearer to me than my own life, ever a Shiva-yogi — my own death too is now certain, for the disciple is truly the guru's own self."

Verse 120 (padma.5.114.120)

शैवानां धर्मयुक्तानां सर्वदा शिववर्तिनाम् । मरणं यत्र दृष्टं स्यात्तत्र नो मरणं ध्रुवम्

śaivānāṁ dharmayuktānāṁ sarvadā śivavartinām maraṇaṁ yatra dṛṣṭaṁ syāttatra no maraṇaṁ dhruvam

"Wherever the death of a Shaiva devoted to dharma, ever walking the path of Shiva, is witnessed, there our own death too is certain."

Verse 121 (padma.5.114.121)

शुक्र उवाच- एनं संजीवयिष्यामि मम गोत्रं शिवप्रियम् । किमसौ म्रियते ब्रह्मन्पश्य मे तपसो बलम्

śukra uvāca- enaṁ saṁjīvayiṣyāmi mama gotraṁ śivapriyam kimasau mriyate brahmanpaśya me tapaso balam

Shukra said: "I shall bring him back to life; my own lineage is dear to Shiva. Shall he then simply die, O Brahmin? Behold the power of my austerity!"

Verse 122 (padma.5.114.122)

इति वादिनि विप्रेंद्रे गौतमोऽपि ममार ह । तस्मिन्मृतेऽथ शुक्रोऽपि प्राणांस्तत्याज योगतः

iti vādini vipreṁdre gautamo'pi mamāra ha tasminmṛte'tha śukro'pi prāṇāṁstatyāja yogataḥ

As that foremost Brahmin was still speaking thus, Gautama himself died. And when he had died, Shukra too gave up his own life-breath through yoga—

Verse 123 (padma.5.114.123)

तस्यापि हतमाज्ञाय प्रह्लादा द्दानवेश्वराः । सर्वे मृताः क्षणेनैव तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्

tasyāpi hatamājñāya prahlādā ddānaveśvarāḥ sarve mṛtāḥ kṣaṇenaiva tadadbhutamivābhavat

—and, learning that he too had perished, Prahlada and the other lords of the Danavas all died in that very instant; it seemed a wondrous thing indeed.

Verse 124 (padma.5.114.124)

मृतमासीदथ बलं तस्य बाणस्य धीमतः । अहल्या शोकसंतप्ता रुरोदोच्चैः पुनः पुनः

mṛtamāsīdatha balaṁ tasya bāṇasya dhīmataḥ ahalyā śokasaṁtaptā rurodoccaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ

The army of the wise Bana lay dead as well. Ahalya, consumed with grief, wept aloud again and again.

Verse 125 (padma.5.114.125)

गौतमेन महेशस्य पूजया पूजितो विभुः । वीरभद्रो महायोगी सर्वं दृष्ट्वा चुकोप ह

gautamena maheśasya pūjayā pūjito vibhuḥ vīrabhadro mahāyogī sarvaṁ dṛṣṭvā cukopa ha

The mighty Virabhadra, that great yogi, who had been honored by Gautama through the worship of Mahesha, seeing all this, grew wrathful.

Verse 126 (padma.5.114.126)

अहो कष्टमहोकष्टं माहेशा बहवो मृताः । शिवं विज्ञापयिष्यामि तेनोक्तं करवाण्यहम्

aho kaṣṭamahokaṣṭaṁ māheśā bahavo mṛtāḥ śivaṁ vijñāpayiṣyāmi tenoktaṁ karavāṇyaham

"Ah, calamity, ah, great calamity! So many devotees of Mahesha have died. I shall report this to Shiva, and do whatever he bids me."

Verse 127 (padma.5.114.127)

इति निश्चित्य गतवान्मंदराचलमव्ययम् । नमस्कृत्वा विरूपाक्षमिदं सर्वमथोक्तवान्

iti niścitya gatavānmaṁdarācalamavyayam namaskṛtvā virūpākṣamidaṁ sarvamathoktavān

Resolving thus, he went to imperishable Mount Mandara; and, bowing to the wide-eyed Lord, he related this whole matter to him.

Verse 128 (padma.5.114.128)

ब्रह्म हरी स्थितौ तत्र दृष्ट्वा प्राह शिवो वचः । मद्भक्तैः साहसं कर्म कृतं दृष्ट्वा वरप्रदः

brahma harī sthitau tatra dṛṣṭvā prāha śivo vacaḥ madbhaktaiḥ sāhasaṁ karma kṛtaṁ dṛṣṭvā varapradaḥ

Seeing Brahma and Hari present there, Shiva, the giver of boons, having heard of this rash deed done by his own devotees, spoke this word—

Verse 129 (padma.5.114.129)

गत्वा पश्यामहे विष्णो युवामप्यागमिष्यथ । अथेशो वृषमारुह्य वायुना धूतचामरः

gatvā paśyāmahe viṣṇo yuvāmapyāgamiṣyatha atheśo vṛṣamāruhya vāyunā dhūtacāmaraḥ

"Let us go and see for ourselves, O Vishnu; you two shall come as well." Then the Lord mounted his bull, whisks fluttering in the wind—

Verse 130 (padma.5.114.130)

नंदिकेन सुवेषेण धृते छत्रेति शोभने । सुश्वेतहेमदंडे च नान्ययोगे धृते विभोः

naṁdikena suveṣeṇa dhṛte chatreti śobhane suśvetahemadaṁḍe ca nānyayoge dhṛte vibhoḥ

—a beautiful umbrella held by the well-adorned Nandi, its handle of pure white gold, held over the Lord in the proper manner—

Verse 131 (padma.5.114.131)

महेशानुमतिं लब्ध्वा हरिर्नागांतके स्थितः । आरक्तनीलछत्राभ्यां शुशुभे लक्ष्यकौस्तुभः

maheśānumatiṁ labdhvā harirnāgāṁtake sthitaḥ āraktanīlachatrābhyāṁ śuśubhe lakṣyakaustubhaḥ

—having obtained Mahesha's leave, Hari mounted upon Garuda, foe of serpents; he shone forth beautifully, marked with the Kaustubha jewel, beneath a pair of reddish-blue umbrellas.

Verse 132 (padma.5.114.132)

शिवानुमत्या ब्रह्मापि हंसारूढोऽभवत्तदा । इंद्रगोपप्रभाकारच्छत्राभ्यां शुशुभे विधिः

śivānumatyā brahmāpi haṁsārūḍho'bhavattadā iṁdragopaprabhākāracchatrābhyāṁ śuśubhe vidhiḥ

With Shiva's leave, Brahma too then mounted his swan; the Creator shone beautifully beneath umbrellas radiant as the crimson indragopa insect.

Verse 133 (padma.5.114.133)

इंद्रादिसर्वदेवाश्च स्वस्ववाहनसंयुताः । अथ ते निर्ययुः सर्वे नानावाद्यानुमोदिताः

iṁdrādisarvadevāśca svasvavāhanasaṁyutāḥ atha te niryayuḥ sarve nānāvādyānumoditāḥ

And Indra and all the other gods too, each joined with his own vehicle — then all of them set forth, accompanied by manifold musical instruments.

Verse 134 (padma.5.114.134)

कोटिकोटिगणाकीर्णा गौतमस्याश्रमं गताः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाना दृष्ट्वा तत्परमाद्भुतम्

koṭikoṭigaṇākīrṇā gautamasyāśramaṁ gatāḥ brahmaviṣṇumaheśānā dṛṣṭvā tatparamādbhutam

Thronged with hosts numbering crores upon crores, they arrived at Gautama's hermitage. Seeing Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesha, that great wonder came to pass—

Verse 135 (padma.5.114.135)

स्वभक्तं जीवयामास वामकोणनिरीक्षणात् । शंकरो गौतमं प्राह तुष्टोऽहं ते वरं वृणु

svabhaktaṁ jīvayāmāsa vāmakoṇanirīkṣaṇāt śaṁkaro gautamaṁ prāha tuṣṭo'haṁ te varaṁ vṛṇu

—he brought his own devotee back to life merely by a glance from the corner of his eye. Shankara said to Gautama: "I am pleased with you; choose a boon."

Verse 136 (padma.5.114.136)

गौतम उवाच- यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । त्वल्लिंगार्चनसामर्थ्यं नित्यमस्तु महेश्वर

gautama uvāca- yadi prasanno deveśa yadi deyo varo mama tvalliṁgārcanasāmarthyaṁ nityamastu maheśvara

Gautama said: "If you are pleased, O Lord of gods, and if a boon is to be given to me, then, O Maheshvara, may the capacity to worship your linga be mine forever."

Verse 137 (padma.5.114.137)

वृतमेतन्मया देव शृणुष्वैतत्त्रिलोचन । मम शिष्यो महाभागो हेयाहेयादिवर्जितः

vṛtametanmayā deva śṛṇuṣvaitattrilocana mama śiṣyo mahābhāgo heyāheyādivarjitaḥ

"This is what I have chosen, O god; hear this too, O three-eyed one. My disciple, greatly fortunate, is free from all notions of what is to be shunned or accepted—"

Verse 138 (padma.5.114.138)

प्रेक्षणीयं ममत्वेन न च पश्यति चक्षुषा । न च घ्राणेन घ्रातव्यं न दातव्यं न चेतरत्

prekṣaṇīyaṁ mamatvena na ca paśyati cakṣuṣā na ca ghrāṇena ghrātavyaṁ na dātavyaṁ na cetarat

"—he does not see with his eyes, out of attachment, what is fit to be seen; nor does he smell with his nose what is fit to be smelled, nor give what is fit to be given, nor anything else of that kind—"

Verse 139 (padma.5.114.139)

इति बुद्घ्वा तथा कुर्वन्स हि योगी महायशाः । उन्मत्तविकृताकारः शंकरात्मेति कीर्तितः

iti budghvā tathā kurvansa hi yogī mahāyaśāḥ unmattavikṛtākāraḥ śaṁkarātmeti kīrtitaḥ

"—knowing this, and acting accordingly, that greatly renowned yogi, of a mad and distorted form, is celebrated as 'Shankaratma.'"

Verse 140 (padma.5.114.140)

न कश्चित्तं प्रतिद्विष्यान्न च तं हिंसयेदिति । एतन्मे दीयतां देव एतेषाममृतिस्तथा

na kaścittaṁ pratidviṣyānna ca taṁ hiṁsayediti etanme dīyatāṁ deva eteṣāmamṛtistathā

"—let no one bear him hatred, nor do him violence. Grant me this, O god, and likewise deathlessness for these others too."

Verse 141 (padma.5.114.141)

श्रीभगवानुवाच-। आकल्पमेते जीवंतु ततो मुक्तिं भजंतु च । त्वया कृतमिदं वेश्म विस्तृतं विकृतं शुभम्

śrībhagavānuvāca- ākalpamete jīvaṁtu tato muktiṁ bhajaṁtu ca tvayā kṛtamidaṁ veśma vistṛtaṁ vikṛtaṁ śubham

The blessed Lord said: "Let these live until the end of the aeon, and thereafter attain liberation. This dwelling, fashioned by you, vast, wondrous, and auspicious—"

Verse 142 (padma.5.114.142)

तिष्ठामः क्षणमात्रं तु ततो यास्याम मंदिरम् । गौतम उवाच- अयोग्यं प्रार्थयामीश ह्यर्थी दोषं न पश्यति

tiṣṭhāmaḥ kṣaṇamātraṁ tu tato yāsyāma maṁdiram gautama uvāca- ayogyaṁ prārthayāmīśa hyarthī doṣaṁ na paśyati

"—here we shall stay but a moment, and then go on to our own dwelling." Gautama said: "I ask what is unfitting, O Lord, but one who is in need sees no fault in asking—"

Verse 143 (padma.5.114.143)

ब्रह्माद्यलभ्यं देवेश दीयतां यदि रोचते । अथेशो विष्णुमालोक्य गृहीत्वा तु करं हरेः

brahmādyalabhyaṁ deveśa dīyatāṁ yadi rocate atheśo viṣṇumālokya gṛhītvā tu karaṁ hareḥ

"—grant me, O Lord of gods, that which even Brahma cannot obtain, if it should please you." Then the Lord, glancing at Vishnu, and taking Hari's very hand—

Verse 144 (padma.5.114.144)

प्रहसन्नंबुजाभाक्षमित्युवाच सदाशिवः । म्लानोदरोसि गोविंद देयं ते भोजनं किमु

prahasannaṁbujābhākṣamityuvāca sadāśivaḥ mlānodarosi goviṁda deyaṁ te bhojanaṁ kimu

—Sadashiva, laughing, said to the lotus-eyed one: "Your belly looks famished, O Govinda; what food, then, shall be given to you?"

Verse 145 (padma.5.114.145)

स्वयं प्रविश्य यदि वा स्वयं भुंक्ष्व स्वगेहवत् । गच्छ वा पार्वतीगेहं या कुक्षिं पूरयिष्यति

svayaṁ praviśya yadi vā svayaṁ bhuṁkṣva svagehavat gaccha vā pārvatīgehaṁ yā kukṣiṁ pūrayiṣyati

"Either enter yourself and eat as you would in your own house, or go to Parvati's house, and she shall fill your belly."

Verse 146 (padma.5.114.146)

इत्युक्त्वा तत्करालंबी एकांतमगमद्विभुः । आदिश्य नंदिनं देवो द्वाराध्यक्षं यथोक्तवत्

ityuktvā tatkarālaṁbī ekāṁtamagamadvibhuḥ ādiśya naṁdinaṁ devo dvārādhyakṣaṁ yathoktavat

Saying this, the mighty Lord, holding his hand, went off to a private place, having instructed Nandin, appointed as gatekeeper according to his word—

Verse 147 (padma.5.114.147)

गौतमं समुवाचायमुत्तरं विष्णुभाषणम् । सदाशिव उवाच- संपादयान्नं सर्वेषां भोक्तुकामा वयं मुने

gautamaṁ samuvācāyamuttaraṁ viṣṇubhāṣaṇam sadāśiva uvāca- saṁpādayānnaṁ sarveṣāṁ bhoktukāmā vayaṁ mune

—and Nandin conveyed to Gautama this reply, namely Vishnu's own words: Sadashiva had said, "Prepare food for everyone, O sage, for we wish to eat."

Verse 148 (padma.5.114.148)

इत्युक्त्वैकांतमगमद्वासुदेवेन शंकरः । मृदुशय्यां समारुह्य शयितौ देवतोत्तमौ

ityuktvaikāṁtamagamadvāsudevena śaṁkaraḥ mṛduśayyāṁ samāruhya śayitau devatottamau

Having said this, Shankara went off to a secluded place together with Vasudeva; and those two most excellent gods, mounting a soft couch, lay down.

Verse 149 (padma.5.114.149)

अन्योन्यं भाषणं कृत्त्वा प्रोत्तस्थतुरुभावपि । गत्वा तटाकं गंभीरं स्नास्यंतौ देवसत्तमौ

anyonyaṁ bhāṣaṇaṁ kṛttvā prottasthaturubhāvapi gatvā taṭākaṁ gaṁbhīraṁ snāsyaṁtau devasattamau

Having conversed with one another, both then rose up; and those two best of gods went to a deep tank, intending to bathe.

Verse 150 (padma.5.114.150)

करांबुपानमन्योन्यं पृथक्कृत्वोभयत्र च । मुनयो राक्षसाश्चैव जलक्रीडां प्रचक्रिरे

karāṁbupānamanyonyaṁ pṛthakkṛtvobhayatra ca munayo rākṣasāścaiva jalakrīḍāṁ pracakrire

Sipping water from their own cupped hands, each apart on either side, the sages and the demons alike then began a water-sport.

Verse 151 (padma.5.114.151)

अथ विष्णुर्महेशश्च जलपातानि शीघ्रतः । चक्रतुः शंकरः पद्मकिंजल्कांजलिना हरेः

atha viṣṇurmaheśaśca jalapātāni śīghrataḥ cakratuḥ śaṁkaraḥ padmakiṁjalkāṁjalinā hareḥ

Then Vishnu and Mahesha too swiftly began hurling water at one another; Shankara flung a handful of lotus-filaments at Hari—

Verse 152 (padma.5.114.152)

अवाकिरन्मुखे तस्य पद्मोत्फुल्लविलोचने । नेत्रे केशरसंपातान्न्यमीलयत केशवः

avākiranmukhe tasya padmotphullavilocane netre keśarasaṁpātānnyamīlayata keśavaḥ

—scattering it upon his face, upon those eyes like full-blown lotuses; and Keshava closed his eyes at the shower of filaments.

Verse 153 (padma.5.114.153)

अत्रांतरे हरेः स्कंधमारुरोह महेश्वरः । हर्युत्तमांगं बाहुभ्यां गृहीत्वा संन्यमज्जयत्

atrāṁtare hareḥ skaṁdhamāruroha maheśvaraḥ haryuttamāṁgaṁ bāhubhyāṁ gṛhītvā saṁnyamajjayat

Meanwhile Maheshvara climbed upon Hari's shoulders; and, seizing Hari's head with both hands, plunged him under the water.

Verse 154 (padma.5.114.154)

उन्मज्जयित्वा च पुनः पुनश्चापि पुनः पुनः । पीडितः स हरिः सूक्ष्मं पातयामास शंकरम्

unmajjayitvā ca punaḥ punaścāpi punaḥ punaḥ pīḍitaḥ sa hariḥ sūkṣmaṁ pātayāmāsa śaṁkaram

Making him surface and then plunging him again and again — Hari, thus tormented, subtly in turn threw down Shankara—

Verse 155 (padma.5.114.155)

अथ पादौ गृहीत्वा तु आचकर्ष च भ्रामयत् । अताडयद्धरेर्वक्षः पातयामास चाच्युतम्

atha pādau gṛhītvā tu ācakarṣa ca bhrāmayat atāḍayaddharervakṣaḥ pātayāmāsa cācyutam

—and, seizing his feet, dragged him and whirled him about; he struck Hari's chest, and threw down Achyuta in turn.

Verse 156 (padma.5.114.156)

अथोत्थितो हरिस्तोयमादायंजलिना ततः । अवाकिरदथो शंभुमथ विष्णुमथो हरः

athotthito haristoyamādāyaṁjalinā tataḥ avākiradatho śaṁbhumatha viṣṇumatho haraḥ

Then Hari, having risen, took up water in his cupped hands and splashed it upon Shambhu; and Hara likewise splashed Vishnu.

Verse 157 (padma.5.114.157)

जलक्रीडैवमभवदथ चर्षिगणांतरे । जलक्रीडासंभ्रमेण विस्रस्तजटबंधनाः

jalakrīḍaivamabhavadatha carṣigaṇāṁtare jalakrīḍāsaṁbhrameṇa visrastajaṭabaṁdhanāḥ

Thus did the water-sport go on, in the midst of the hosts of sages too; in the tumult of the water-sport, their matted locks came loose and unbound—

Verse 158 (padma.5.114.158)

अथ संभ्रमतस्तेषामन्योन्यजटबंधनम् । इतरेतरबद्धासु जटासु च मुनीश्वराः

atha saṁbhramatasteṣāmanyonyajaṭabaṁdhanam itaretarabaddhāsu jaṭāsu ca munīśvarāḥ

—and in their haste, the matted locks of one became entangled with another; and, their locks bound one to the other, those lords of sages—

Verse 159 (padma.5.114.159)

शक्तिमंतोऽशक्तिमतः आकर्षंति च सव्यथम् । पातयंतोन्यतश्चापि क्रोशतो रुदतस्तथा

śaktimaṁto'śaktimataḥ ākarṣaṁti ca savyatham pātayaṁtonyataścāpi krośato rudatastathā

—the stronger dragged the weaker about painfully, throwing them down here and there, while they cried out and wept.

Verse 160 (padma.5.114.160)

एवं प्रवृत्ते तुमुले संभूते तोयकर्म्मणि । आकाशे नारदो हृष्टो ननर्त च ननाद च

evaṁ pravṛtte tumule saṁbhūte toyakarmmaṇi ākāśe nārado hṛṣṭo nanarta ca nanāda ca

As this tumultuous water-sport went on thus, Narada, delighted, danced in the sky and cried aloud—

Verse 161 (padma.5.114.161)

विपंचीं नादयन्वाद्यं ललितां गीतिमुज्जगौ । सुगीत्या ललितायास्तु अगायत विधा दश

vipaṁcīṁ nādayanvādyaṁ lalitāṁ gītimujjagau sugītyā lalitāyāstu agāyata vidhā daśa

—sounding his lute, he raised a lovely song; and, with that lovely melody, he sang it in ten different modes.

Verse 162 (padma.5.114.162)

शुश्राव गीतं मधुरं शंकरो लोकभावनः । स्वयं गातुं हि ललितं मंदं मंदं प्रचक्रमे

śuśrāva gītaṁ madhuraṁ śaṁkaro lokabhāvanaḥ svayaṁ gātuṁ hi lalitaṁ maṁdaṁ maṁdaṁ pracakrame

Shankara, the source of all worlds, heard that sweet song; and he himself began, softly and gently, to sing that lovely melody.

Verse 163 (padma.5.114.163)

स्वयं गायति देवेशे मिश्रा मंगलकैशिकी । नारदे नृत्यमाने तु गायति स्वरभेदिनि

svayaṁ gāyati deveśe miśrā maṁgalakaiśikī nārade nṛtyamāne tu gāyati svarabhedini

As the Lord of gods himself sang, there arose the mingled, auspicious Kaishiki mode; and as Narada danced, he sang in shifting tones—

Verse 164 (padma.5.114.164)

स्वरं ध्रुवं समादाय सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् । स्वधारामृतसंयुक्तं गानेनैवमथो जयत्

svaraṁ dhruvaṁ samādāya sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyutam svadhārāmṛtasaṁyuktaṁ gānenaivamatho jayat

—taking up the fixed note, endowed with every proper mark, joined with the flowing nectar of his own melody; thus, by his very singing, he prevailed over all.

Verse 165 (padma.5.114.165)

वासुदेवो मर्दलं च कराभ्यामिदमाहनत् । अवगाहंश्चतुर्वक्त्रस्तुंबुरुर्मुखरो बभौ

vāsudevo mardalaṁ ca karābhyāmidamāhanat avagāhaṁścaturvaktrastuṁbururmukharo babhau

Vasudeva, with both hands, beat upon the mridanga drum; and four-faced Brahma, plunging into the tank, along with the loud-voiced Tumburu, shone forth.

Verse 166 (padma.5.114.166)

तानका गौतमाद्यास्तु तूष्णीं गातुं च वायुतः । गायके मधुरं गीतं हनूमति कपीश्वरे

tānakā gautamādyāstu tūṣṇīṁ gātuṁ ca vāyutaḥ gāyake madhuraṁ gītaṁ hanūmati kapīśvare

Gautama and the others fell silent in their own rhythms, overpowered even by the wind's own force; for when Hanuman, that lord of monkeys, sang his sweet song—

Verse 167 (padma.5.114.167)

म्लानमम्लानमभवत्कृशाः पुष्टास्तदाऽभवन् । स्वां स्वां गीतिमतः सर्वे तिरस्कृत्यैव मूर्च्छिताः

mlānamamlānamabhavatkṛśāḥ puṣṭāstadā'bhavan svāṁ svāṁ gītimataḥ sarve tiraskṛtyaiva mūrcchitāḥ

—the withered became unwithered, and the emaciated grew full-bodied; abandoning their own several songs, all fell into a swoon of wonder.

Verse 168 (padma.5.114.168)

तूष्णीं सर्वे समभवन्देवर्षिगणदानवाः । एकः स हनुमान्गाता श्रोतारः सर्व एव ते

tūṣṇīṁ sarve samabhavandevarṣigaṇadānavāḥ ekaḥ sa hanumāngātā śrotāraḥ sarva eva te

All the gods, sages, and Danavas fell silent; Hanuman alone remained the singer, and all the rest became but listeners.

Verse 169 (padma.5.114.169)

मध्याह्नकालवितते भोजनावसरे सति । दुकूलयुगमाधत्त शृण्वन्गीतिं महेश्वरः

madhyāhnakālavitate bhojanāvasare sati dukūlayugamādhatta śṛṇvangītiṁ maheśvaraḥ

When, at midday, the time for the meal had come, Maheshvara, listening to the song, put on a pair of fine silken garments—

Verse 170 (padma.5.114.170)

पीतवस्त्रद्वयं विष्णुरारक्तं चतुराननः । स्वस्वार्हाण्यथ सर्वेऽपि कृत्यं कृत्वापि कालिकम्

pītavastradvayaṁ viṣṇurāraktaṁ caturānanaḥ svasvārhāṇyatha sarve'pi kṛtyaṁ kṛtvāpi kālikam

—Vishnu put on two yellow garments, and four-faced Brahma a red one; and all of them, having performed their own fitting daily rites—

Verse 171 (padma.5.114.171)

स्वं स्वं वाहनमारुह्य निर्गताः सर्वदेवताः । गानप्रियो महेशस्तु जगाद प्लवगेश्वरम्

svaṁ svaṁ vāhanamāruhya nirgatāḥ sarvadevatāḥ gānapriyo maheśastu jagāda plavageśvaram

—mounted each his own vehicle, and all the gods set forth. Mahesha, fond of song, then said to the lord of monkeys—

Verse 172 (padma.5.114.172)

प्लवगत्वं मयाज्ञप्तो निःशंकं वृषमारुह । मम चाभिमुखो भूत्वा गायस्वाशेषगायनम्

plavagatvaṁ mayājñapto niḥśaṁkaṁ vṛṣamāruha mama cābhimukho bhūtvā gāyasvāśeṣagāyanam

"I command you, in your monkey form, to mount my bull without hesitation; facing me, sing your whole song."

Verse 173 (padma.5.114.173)

अथाह कपिशार्दूलो भगवंतं महेश्वरम् । वृषभारोहसामर्थ्यं तव नान्यस्य विद्यते

athāha kapiśārdūlo bhagavaṁtaṁ maheśvaram vṛṣabhārohasāmarthyaṁ tava nānyasya vidyate

Then that tiger among monkeys said to the blessed Maheshvara: "The capacity to mount your very bull belongs to no one but you."

Verse 174 (padma.5.114.174)

तव वाहनमारुह्य पातकी स्यामहं विभो । मामेवारुह देवेश विहंगः शिववाहनः

tava vāhanamāruhya pātakī syāmahaṁ vibho māmevāruha deveśa vihaṁgaḥ śivavāhanaḥ

"Mounting your own vehicle, I would become a sinner, O mighty one. Mount upon me instead, O Lord of gods; I am a bird, and shall become Shiva's own vehicle—"

Verse 175 (padma.5.114.175)

तव चाभिमुखं गानं करिष्यामि विलोकय । अथेश्वरो हनूमंतमारुरोह वृषं यथा

tava cābhimukhaṁ gānaṁ kariṣyāmi vilokaya atheśvaro hanūmaṁtamāruroha vṛṣaṁ yathā

"—and I shall sing facing you; behold." Then the Lord mounted upon Hanuman, as upon his own bull.

Verse 176 (padma.5.114.176)

आरूढे शंकरे देवे हनूमान्कंधराशिरः । छित्त्वा त्वचं परावृत्य मुखं गायति पूर्ववत्

ārūḍhe śaṁkare deve hanūmānkaṁdharāśiraḥ chittvā tvacaṁ parāvṛtya mukhaṁ gāyati pūrvavat

When the god Shankara had mounted, Hanuman, cutting the very skin of his own shoulder and head, turning it back, sang from his mouth just as before.

Verse 177 (padma.5.114.177)

शृण्वन्गीतिसुधां शंभुर्गौतमस्य गृहं गतः । सर्वे चाप्यागतास्तत्र देवर्षिगणदानवाः

śṛṇvangītisudhāṁ śaṁbhurgautamasya gṛhaṁ gataḥ sarve cāpyāgatāstatra devarṣigaṇadānavāḥ

Hearing that nectar of song, Shambhu went to Gautama's house; and there too all the gods, sages, and Danavas arrived.

Verse 178 (padma.5.114.178)

पूजिता गौतमेनाथ भोजनावसरे सति । यच्छुष्कदारुसंभूतं गृहोपकरणादिकम्

pūjitā gautamenātha bhojanāvasare sati yacchuṣkadārusaṁbhūtaṁ gṛhopakaraṇādikam

Honored by Gautama at the time of the meal — whatever household implements were made of dry wood—

Verse 179 (padma.5.114.179)

प्ररूढमभवत्सर्वं गायमाने हनूमति । तस्मिन्गाने समस्तानां चित्रदृष्टिरतिष्ठत

prarūḍhamabhavatsarvaṁ gāyamāne hanūmati tasmingāne samastānāṁ citradṛṣṭiratiṣṭhata

—all of them sprouted green while Hanuman was singing. In that song, everyone's gaze became fixed in wonder—

Verse 180 (padma.5.114.180)

द्विबाहुरीशस्य पदाभिवंदनः समस्तगात्राभरणोपपन्नः । प्रसन्नमूर्तिस्तरुणः सुमध्ये विन्यस्तमूर्द्धांजलिभिः सुरैः स्तुतः

dvibāhurīśasya padābhivaṁdanaḥ samastagātrābharaṇopapannaḥ prasannamūrtistaruṇaḥ sumadhye vinyastamūrddhāṁjalibhiḥ suraiḥ stutaḥ

—two-armed, bowing at the Lord's feet, adorned with ornaments on every limb; of a serene form, youthful, of lovely waist, praised by the gods with hands joined above their heads—

Verse 181 (padma.5.114.181)

शिरः कराभ्यां परिगृह्य शंकरो हनूमतः पूर्वमुखं चकार । पद्मासनासीन हनूमतांजलौ निधाय पादं त्वपरं मुखे च

śiraḥ karābhyāṁ parigṛhya śaṁkaro hanūmataḥ pūrvamukhaṁ cakāra padmāsanāsīna hanūmatāṁjalau nidhāya pādaṁ tvaparaṁ mukhe ca

Shankara, taking Hanuman's head in both hands, made him face east; and, with Hanuman seated in lotus posture, he placed one foot in his lap, and the other at his mouth—

Verse 182 (padma.5.114.182)

पादांगुलीभ्यामथ नासिकां विभुः स्नेहेन जग्राह च मंदमंदम् । स्कंधे मुखे त्वंसतले च कंठे वक्षःस्थले च स्तनमध्यमे हृदि

pādāṁgulībhyāmatha nāsikāṁ vibhuḥ snehena jagrāha ca maṁdamaṁdam skaṁdhe mukhe tvaṁsatale ca kaṁṭhe vakṣaḥsthale ca stanamadhyame hṛdi

—and then, with his toes, the Lord gently, lovingly touched his nose; upon his shoulder, his face, the top of his shoulder, his throat, his chest, the middle of his breast, his heart—

Verse 183 (padma.5.114.183)

ततश्च कुक्षावथ नाभिमंडले ततो द्वितीयं निदधाति चांजलौ । शिरो गृहीत्वावनमय्य शंकरः पस्पर्श पृष्ठं चिबुकेन सध्वनि

tataśca kukṣāvatha nābhimaṁḍale tato dvitīyaṁ nidadhāti cāṁjalau śiro gṛhītvāvanamayya śaṁkaraḥ pasparśa pṛṣṭhaṁ cibukena sadhvani

—then upon his belly, then upon his navel-circle, and then he placed the second foot too in his lap; Shankara, taking his head and bending it down, touched his back with his chin, making a sound.

Verse 184 (padma.5.114.184)

हारं च मुक्तापरिकल्पितं शिवो हनूमतः कंठगतं चकार ह । अथ विष्णुर्महेशानमिदं वचनमुक्तवान्

hāraṁ ca muktāparikalpitaṁ śivo hanūmataḥ kaṁṭhagataṁ cakāra ha atha viṣṇurmaheśānamidaṁ vacanamuktavān

Shiva placed a garland strung of pearls around Hanuman's neck. Then Vishnu spoke this word to Maheshvara.

Verse 185 (padma.5.114.185)

हनूमता समो नास्ति कृत्स्नब्रह्मांडमंडले । श्रुति देवाद्यगम्यं हि पदं तव किलस्थितम्

hanūmatā samo nāsti kṛtsnabrahmāṁḍamaṁḍale śruti devādyagamyaṁ hi padaṁ tava kilasthitam

"There is no one equal to Hanuman in the entire circle of the cosmic egg; a state truly unattainable even by the Vedas and gods is his, indeed."

Verse 186 (padma.5.114.186)

सर्वोपनिषदव्यक्तं त्वत्पदं कपि सर्वयुक् । यमादिसाधनैर्योगैर्न क्षणं ते पदं स्थितम्

sarvopaniṣadavyaktaṁ tvatpadaṁ kapi sarvayuk yamādisādhanairyogairna kṣaṇaṁ te padaṁ sthitam

"Your state, revealed in all the Upanishads, O monkey, is all-encompassing; not even through the disciplines of Yama and the rest, and through yoga, is your state ever attained, even for an instant."

Verse 187 (padma.5.114.187)

महायोगिहृदंभोजे बलं स्वच्छं हनूमति । वर्षकोटिसहस्रेषु तपः कृत्वा तु दुष्करम्

mahāyogihṛdaṁbhoje balaṁ svacchaṁ hanūmati varṣakoṭisahasreṣu tapaḥ kṛtvā tu duṣkaram

"That pure strength which dwells in the heart-lotus of great yogis dwells in Hanuman; even performing hard austerity for thousands of crores of years—"

Verse 188 (padma.5.114.188)

त्वद्रूपं नाभिजानाति कुतः पादं मुनीश्वराः । अहो भाग्यं विचित्रं हि चपलो वा नरो मृगः

tvadrūpaṁ nābhijānāti kutaḥ pādaṁ munīśvarāḥ aho bhāgyaṁ vicitraṁ hi capalo vā naro mṛgaḥ

"—the foremost sages do not know your true form, let alone your very feet. Ah, what a wondrous fortune! Whether a fickle man or a beast—"

Verse 189 (padma.5.114.189)

धत्ते पादयुगं चांगे योगिहृद्यपि न क्षमम् । मया वर्षसहस्रं तु सहस्राब्दं तथान्वहम्

dhatte pādayugaṁ cāṁge yogihṛdyapi na kṣamam mayā varṣasahasraṁ tu sahasrābdaṁ tathānvaham

"—he bears your two feet upon his very body, something not possible even in the hearts of yogis. I, for a thousand years, and then day after day for a thousand years more—"

Verse 190 (padma.5.114.190)

भक्त्या संपूजितोऽपीश पादो नो दर्शितस्त्वया । लोके वादो हि सुमहाञ्छुंभुर्नारायणप्रियः

bhaktyā saṁpūjito'pīśa pādo no darśitastvayā loke vādo hi sumahāñchuṁbhurnārāyaṇapriyaḥ

"—though worshipping you with devotion, O Lord, you have never shown me your feet. It is a very great matter of renown in the world that Shambhu is dear to Narayana—"

Verse 191 (padma.5.114.191)

हरिः प्रियस्तथा शंभोर्न तादृग्भाग्यमस्ति मे । सदाशिव उवाच- न त्वया सदृशो मह्यं प्रियोस्ति भगवन्हरे

hariḥ priyastathā śaṁbhorna tādṛgbhāgyamasti me sadāśiva uvāca- na tvayā sadṛśo mahyaṁ priyosti bhagavanhare

"—and that Hari is likewise dear to Shambhu; but I have no such fortune." Sadashiva said: "O blessed Hari, no one is as dear to me as you—"

Verse 192 (padma.5.114.192)

पार्वती वा त्वया तुल्या न चान्यो विद्यते मम । अथ देवाय महते गौतमः प्रणिपत्य च

pārvatī vā tvayā tulyā na cānyo vidyate mama atha devāya mahate gautamaḥ praṇipatya ca

"—save Parvati, no one is equal to you in my regard." Then Gautama, bowing to that great god—

Verse 193 (padma.5.114.193)

व्यज्ञापयदमेयात्मन्देवैहि करुणानिधे । मध्याह्नोऽयं व्यतिक्रांतो भुक्तिवेलाऽखिलस्य च

vyajñāpayadameyātmandevaihi karuṇānidhe madhyāhno'yaṁ vyatikrāṁto bhuktivelā'khilasya ca

—reported this to those gods of measureless self, oceans of compassion: "This midday has passed; this is the time for everyone's meal."

Verse 194 (padma.5.114.194)

अथाचम्य महादेवो विष्णुना सहितो विभुः । प्रविश्य गौतमगृहं भोजनायोपचक्रमे

athācamya mahādevo viṣṇunā sahito vibhuḥ praviśya gautamagṛhaṁ bhojanāyopacakrame

Then, having sipped water, that mighty Mahadeva, together with Vishnu, entering Gautama's house, proceeded to eat.

Verse 195 (padma.5.114.195)

रत्नांगुलीयैरथ नूपुराभ्यां दुकूलबंधेन तडित्सु कांच्या । हारैरनेकैरथ कंठनिष्क यज्ञोपवीतोत्तरवाससी च

ratnāṁgulīyairatha nūpurābhyāṁ dukūlabaṁdhena taḍitsu kāṁcyā hārairanekairatha kaṁṭhaniṣka yajñopavītottaravāsasī ca

With jeweled rings, with anklets, with silken garments bound by a girdle bright as lightning, with many necklaces, with a throat-ornament, with sacred thread and outer garment—

Verse 196 (padma.5.114.196)

विलंबिचंचन्मणिकुंडलेन सुपुष्पिधम्मिल्लवरेण देवः । पंचांगगंधस्य विलेपनेन बाह्वंगदैः कंकणकांगुलीयकैः

vilaṁbicaṁcanmaṇikuṁḍalena supuṣpidhammillavareṇa devaḥ paṁcāṁgagaṁdhasya vilepanena bāhvaṁgadaiḥ kaṁkaṇakāṁgulīyakaiḥ

—with dangling, gleaming jeweled earrings, with an excellent flower-adorned coiffure — that god, with fragrant unguent smeared on five parts of the body, with armlets, bracelets, and rings on his arms—

Verse 197 (padma.5.114.197)

इत्थं विभूषितः शिवो निविष्टउत्तमासने स्वसंमुखं हरिं तथा न्यवेशयद्वरासने । अन्योन्यसंमुखौ स्थितौ हरीशौ देवसत्तमौ सुवर्णभाजनान्यथो ददौ स चापि गौतमः

itthaṁ vibhūṣitaḥ śivo niviṣṭauttamāsane svasaṁmukhaṁ hariṁ tathā nyaveśayadvarāsane anyonyasaṁmukhau sthitau harīśau devasattamau suvarṇabhājanānyatho dadau sa cāpi gautamaḥ

—thus adorned, Shiva sat upon an excellent seat, and seated Hari before him upon an excellent seat as well. To those two excellent gods, seated facing each other, Gautama gave golden vessels.

Verse 198 (padma.5.114.198)

त्रिंशत्प्रभेदभक्ष्यकं सुपायसं चतुर्विधं सुपक्वपाकजातकं शतद्वयं प्रकल्पितम् । अपक्वपक्वमिश्रकं शतत्रयं प्रकल्पितं शतंशतं तथा सुकंदशाककं तथा मुनिः

triṁśatprabhedabhakṣyakaṁ supāyasaṁ caturvidhaṁ supakvapākajātakaṁ śatadvayaṁ prakalpitam apakvapakvamiśrakaṁ śatatrayaṁ prakalpitaṁ śataṁśataṁ tathā sukaṁdaśākakaṁ tathā muniḥ

Thirty kinds of edibles, four kinds of excellent rice-pudding, two hundred kinds of well-cooked prepared dishes, three hundred kinds of dishes mixed raw and cooked, and a hundred kinds each of fine roots and vegetables — that sage—

Verse 199 (padma.5.114.199)

शाकादि सर्पिषान्वितं ददौ च पंचविंशतिं सुशर्करादिकं तथा सुचूनदाडिमादिकम् । मोचाफलं तु गोस्तनीं सुखर्जुनागरंगकं जंबूफलं प्रियालुकं विकंकतं फलं तथा

śākādi sarpiṣānvitaṁ dadau ca paṁcaviṁśatiṁ suśarkarādikaṁ tathā sucūnadāḍimādikam mocāphalaṁ tu gostanīṁ sukharjunāgaraṁgakaṁ jaṁbūphalaṁ priyālukaṁ vikaṁkataṁ phalaṁ tathā

—gave twenty-five kinds of vegetables with ghee, and sugar and the like, and cut pomegranates and the like too; plantains, gular fruits, sweet jujubes and oranges, jamun berries, priyala fruits, and thorny fruits as well.

Verse 200 (padma.5.114.200)

एवमादीनि चान्यानि द्रव्याण्यर्प्य यथाविधि । दत्वा चापोशनं विप्रो भुंजध्वमिति चाब्रवीत्

evamādīni cānyāni dravyāṇyarpya yathāvidhi datvā cāpośanaṁ vipro bhuṁjadhvamiti cābravīt

Having thus duly offered many other things as well, and having given water for sipping, the Brahmin said: "Please eat."

Verse 201 (padma.5.114.201)

भुंजानेषु च सर्वेषु व्यजनं सूक्ष्मवस्त्रजम् । गौतमः स्वयमादाय शिवविष्णू अवीजयत्

bhuṁjāneṣu ca sarveṣu vyajanaṁ sūkṣmavastrajam gautamaḥ svayamādāya śivaviṣṇū avījayat

While everyone was eating, Gautama himself, taking a fan of fine cloth, fanned Shiva and Vishnu.

Verse 202 (padma.5.114.202)

परिहासमथोकर्तुमियेष परमेश्वरः । पश्य विष्णो हनूमंतं कथं भुंक्ते स वानरः

parihāsamathokartumiyeṣa parameśvaraḥ paśya viṣṇo hanūmaṁtaṁ kathaṁ bhuṁkte sa vānaraḥ

The Supreme Lord wished to make a jest: "Look, O Vishnu, how this monkey eats."

Verse 203 (padma.5.114.203)

वानरं पश्यति हरौ मंडकं विष्णुभाजने । चिक्षेप मुनिसंघेषु पश्यत्स्वपि महेश्वरः

vānaraṁ paśyati harau maṁḍakaṁ viṣṇubhājane cikṣepa munisaṁgheṣu paśyatsvapi maheśvaraḥ

Seeing a monkey-shaped sweet in Vishnu's plate, Maheshvara threw it among the assembly of sages, even as they watched—

Verse 204 (padma.5.114.204)

हनूमते दत्तवांश्च स्वोच्छिष्टं पायसादिकम् । त्वदुच्छिष्टमभोज्यं तु तवैव वचनाद्विभो

hanūmate dattavāṁśca svocchiṣṭaṁ pāyasādikam tvaducchiṣṭamabhojyaṁ tu tavaiva vacanādvibho

—and gave Hanuman his own leftover rice-pudding and the like. [Hanuman said:] "Your leftovers are not to be eaten, O mighty one, by your own word—"

Verse 205 (padma.5.114.205)

अनर्हं मम नैवेद्यं पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तथा । मह्यं निवेद्य सकलं कूप एव विनिक्षिपेत्

anarhaṁ mama naivedyaṁ patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ tathā mahyaṁ nivedya sakalaṁ kūpa eva vinikṣipet

"—unworthy for me is your naivedya, your leaf, flower, and fruit too; whatever is offered to me, please cast it into a well instead—"

Verse 206 (padma.5.114.206)

अभुक्ते त्वद्वचो नूनं भुक्ते चापि कृपा तव । सदाशिव उवाच- बाणलिंगे स्वयंभूते चंद्रकांते ह्यवस्थिते

abhukte tvadvaco nūnaṁ bhukte cāpi kṛpā tava sadāśiva uvāca- bāṇaliṁge svayaṁbhūte caṁdrakāṁte hyavasthite

"—if I do not eat it, your word stands true; and if I do eat it, it shall be counted as your own grace." Sadashiva said: "The Bana-linga, self-manifest, established in moonstone—"

Verse 207 (padma.5.114.207)

चांद्रायणसमं ज्ञेयं शंभोर्नैवेद्यभक्षणम् । भुक्तिवेलेयमधुना तद्वैरस्यं कथांतरात्

cāṁdrāyaṇasamaṁ jñeyaṁ śaṁbhornaivedyabhakṣaṇam bhuktiveleyamadhunā tadvairasyaṁ kathāṁtarāt

"—eating Shambhu's naivedya from it should be known as equal to the Chandrayana vow. This is now the time for eating; the digression of our story has interrupted it—"

Verse 208 (padma.5.114.208)

भुक्त्वा तु कथयिष्यामि निर्विशंकं विभुंक्ष्व तत् । अथासौ जलसंस्कारं कृतवान्गौतमो मुनिः

bhuktvā tu kathayiṣyāmi nirviśaṁkaṁ vibhuṁkṣva tat athāsau jalasaṁskāraṁ kṛtavāngautamo muniḥ

"—having eaten, I shall tell you more; eat it now without hesitation." Then the sage Gautama performed the purification of water—

Verse 209 (padma.5.114.209)

आरक्तसुस्निग्धसुसूक्ष्म गात्राननेकधा धौत सुशोषितांगान् । तडागतोयैः कृतवीजघर्षितैर्विशोधितैस्तैः करकानपूरयत्

āraktasusnigdhasusūkṣma gātrānanekadhā dhauta suśoṣitāṁgān taḍāgatoyaiḥ kṛtavījagharṣitairviśodhitaistaiḥ karakānapūrayat

—with attendants of reddish, most glossy, delicate bodies, washed and dried in various ways, they filled pitchers with tank-water, stirred with fans and purified—

Verse 210 (padma.5.114.210)

नद्याः सैकतवेदिकां नवतरां संच्छाद्य सूक्ष्मांबरैः शुद्धैः श्वेततरैरथोपरिघटांस्तोयेन पूर्णान्क्षिपेत् । क्षिप्त्वा नालकजातिमास्तपुटकं कंकोलकस्तूरिकाचूर्णं चन्दनचंद्ररश्मिविशदां मालां पुटां तं क्षिपेत्

nadyāḥ saikatavedikāṁ navatarāṁ saṁcchādya sūkṣmāṁbaraiḥ śuddhaiḥ śvetatarairathoparighaṭāṁstoyena pūrṇānkṣipet kṣiptvā nālakajātimāstapuṭakaṁ kaṁkolakastūrikācūrṇaṁ candanacaṁdraraśmiviśadāṁ mālāṁ puṭāṁ taṁ kṣipet

Having covered a fresh sandy platform by the river with fine, pure, most white cloths, water-filled pitchers were placed upon it; into that vessel were cast a handful of nala-saffron, powder of cankola and musk, and sandal, and a garland bright as moonbeams—

Verse 211 (padma.5.114.211)

यामस्यापि पुनश्च वारिवसनेनाशोध्य कुंभे क्षिपेच्चंद्र ग्रंथिमथो निधाय बकुलं क्षिप्त्वा तथा पाटलाम्

yāmasyāpi punaśca vārivasanenāśodhya kuṁbhe kṣipeccaṁdra graṁthimatho nidhāya bakulaṁ kṣiptvā tathā pāṭalām

—after one watch, purified again with water-and-cloth, it was placed in the pitcher; a knot of moon-jasmine was placed there, and bakula and patala blossoms were cast in as well.

Verse 212 (padma.5.114.212)

शेफालीस्तबकमथो जलं च तत्र विन्यस्य प्रथमत एव तोयशुद्धिम् । कृत्वाथो मृदुतरसूक्ष्मवस्त्रखंडेनावेष्टेत्सृणिकमुखं च सूक्ष्मचंद्रम्

śephālīstabakamatho jalaṁ ca tatra vinyasya prathamata eva toyaśuddhim kṛtvātho mṛdutarasūkṣmavastrakhaṁḍenāveṣṭetsṛṇikamukhaṁ ca sūkṣmacaṁdram

Having placed shephali clusters there too, in water, and having first purified the water, they wrapped the vessel's mouth and its fine, moon-like spout in a very soft, fine strip of cloth.

Verse 213 (padma.5.114.213)

अनातपप्रदेशे तु निधाय करकानथ । मंदवातसमोपेते सूक्ष्मव्यजनवीजिते

anātapapradeśe tu nidhāya karakānatha maṁdavātasamopete sūkṣmavyajanavījite

Placing those water-pitchers in a shaded, sunless spot, in a place with a gentle breeze, fanning them with a fine fan—

Verse 214 (padma.5.114.214)

अथ उर्वीशसलिलैः सिंचयेत्सृणिकामपि । संस्कृत्वा स्वायतास्तत्र नरा नार्योथ वा नृप

atha urvīśasalilaiḥ siṁcayetsṛṇikāmapi saṁskṛtvā svāyatāstatra narā nāryotha vā nṛpa

—the earthly well-water was sprinkled upon that spout too. O king, having prepared it thus, in their proper place there, men or women—

Verse 215 (padma.5.114.215)

तत्कन्या वा क्षालितांगा धौतवस्त्राश्च वा सह । मधुपिंगलनिर्य्यासमसांद्रमगुरुद्रवम्

tatkanyā vā kṣālitāṁgā dhautavastrāśca vā saha madhupiṁgalaniryyāsamasāṁdramagurudravam

—or their daughters, their limbs washed, wearing washed garments together — with a sweet, yellowish, thin liquid resin of agaru—

Verse 216 (padma.5.114.216)

बाहुमूले च कंठे च विलिप्य सांद्रमेव च । मस्तके जाप्यकं न्यस्य पंचगंधविलेपनम्

bāhumūle ca kaṁṭhe ca vilipya sāṁdrameva ca mastake jāpyakaṁ nyasya paṁcagaṁdhavilepanam

—having applied a thick coating to the underarms and neck, and placed a hibiscus flower upon the head, and applied the panchagandha unguent—

Verse 217 (padma.5.114.217)

पुष्पनद्धसुकेशास्तु ताः शुभास्याः सुनिर्मलाः । एवमेवोचितानार्य आत्तकुंकुमविग्रहाः

puṣpanaddhasukeśāstu tāḥ śubhāsyāḥ sunirmalāḥ evamevocitānārya āttakuṁkumavigrahāḥ

—those women, their hair braided with flowers, their faces auspicious, most spotless, likewise fitting, their bodies adorned with saffron—

Verse 218 (padma.5.114.218)

युवत्यश्चारुसर्वांग्यो नितरां भूषणैरपि । एतादृग्वनिताभिर्वानरैर्वादापयेज्जलम्

yuvatyaścārusarvāṁgyo nitarāṁ bhūṣaṇairapi etādṛgvanitābhirvānarairvādāpayejjalam

—young women, beautiful in every limb, especially adorned with ornaments — by such women, and by monkeys too, the water was served.

Verse 219 (padma.5.114.219)

तेऽपि प्रदानसमये सूक्ष्मवस्त्राल्पवेष्टनम् । अथवा मकरे न्यस्य करकं तत्र पश्य हि

te'pi pradānasamaye sūkṣmavastrālpaveṣṭanam athavā makare nyasya karakaṁ tatra paśya hi

They too, at the time of giving, wrapped it a little in fine cloth as they gave it; or, having placed it in a makara-shaped vessel, behold that pitcher there—

Verse 220 (padma.5.114.220)

दोरिकान्यस्तमुन्मुच्य ततस्तोयं प्रदापयेत् । एवं सत्कारयामास गौतमो भगवान्मुनिः

dorikānyastamunmucya tatastoyaṁ pradāpayet evaṁ satkārayāmāsa gautamo bhagavānmuniḥ

—untying the cord that bound it, water was then given. Thus did the blessed sage Gautama render this honor.

Verse 221 (padma.5.114.221)

महेशादिषु सर्वेषु भुक्तवत्सु महात्मसु । प्रक्षालितांघ्रिहस्तेषु गंधोद्वर्तितपाणिषु

maheśādiṣu sarveṣu bhuktavatsu mahātmasu prakṣālitāṁghrihasteṣu gaṁdhodvartitapāṇiṣu

When Mahesha and all the other great souls had eaten, their feet and hands washed, fragrance applied to their hands—

Verse 222 (padma.5.114.222)

तदासनसमासीने देवदेवे महेश्वरे । अथ नीचसमासीना देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा

tadāsanasamāsīne devadeve maheśvare atha nīcasamāsīnā devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā

—the God of gods, Maheshvara, sat upon his seat, and the gods and the hosts of sages sat below him.

Verse 223 (padma.5.114.223)

मणिपात्रेषु संवेष्ट्य पूगखंडान्सुधूपितान् । अकोणवर्तुलान्स्थूलानसूक्ष्मानकृशानपि

maṇipātreṣu saṁveṣṭya pūgakhaṁḍānsudhūpitān akoṇavartulānsthūlānasūkṣmānakṛśānapi

In jeweled vessels, wrapped, fragrant betel-nut pieces, neither angular nor round, neither thick nor thin—

Verse 224 (padma.5.114.224)

श्वेतपत्राणि संशोध्य क्षिप्त्वा कर्पूरखंडकम् । चूर्णं च शंकरायाथ निवेदयति गौतमे

śvetapatrāṇi saṁśodhya kṣiptvā karpūrakhaṁḍakam cūrṇaṁ ca śaṁkarāyātha nivedayati gautame

—having purified white leaves, and put in a piece of camphor, Gautama, with the powder, offered it to Shankara.

Verse 225 (padma.5.114.225)

गृहाण देव तांबूलमित्युक्तवचने मुनौ । कपे गृहाण तांबूलं प्रयच्छ मम खंडकान्

gṛhāṇa deva tāṁbūlamityuktavacane munau kape gṛhāṇa tāṁbūlaṁ prayaccha mama khaṁḍakān

"O god, accept the betel," thus said, the sage then said: "O monkey, take the betel, and give me the betel-nut pieces too."

Verse 226 (padma.5.114.226)

उवाच वानरो नास्ति मम शुद्धिर्महेश्वर । अनेकफलभुक्तत्वाद्वानरस्तु शुचिः कथम्

uvāca vānaro nāsti mama śuddhirmaheśvara anekaphalabhuktatvādvānarastu śuciḥ katham

The monkey said: "O Maheshvara, I have no purity at all. Having eaten so many fruits, how could a monkey be pure?"

Verse 227 (padma.5.114.227)

सदाशिव उवाच-। मद्वाक्यादखिलं शुद्ध्येन्मद्वाक्यादमृतं विषम् । मद्वाक्यादखिला वेदा मद्वाक्याद्देवतादयः

sadāśiva uvāca- madvākyādakhilaṁ śuddhyenmadvākyādamṛtaṁ viṣam madvākyādakhilā vedā madvākyāddevatādayaḥ

Sadashiva said: "By my word alone all is purified; by my word alone poison becomes nectar; by my word alone all the Vedas exist; by my word alone the gods and the rest exist—"

Verse 228 (padma.5.114.228)

मद्वाक्याद्धर्मविज्ञानं मद्वाक्यान्मोक्ष उच्यते । पुराणान्यागमाश्चैव स्मृतयो मम वाक्यतः

madvākyāddharmavijñānaṁ madvākyānmokṣa ucyate purāṇānyāgamāścaiva smṛtayo mama vākyataḥ

"—by my word alone comes the knowledge of dharma; by my word alone is liberation spoken of; the Puranas and Agamas too, and the Smritis, are through my word alone."

Verse 229 (padma.5.114.229)

अतो गृहाण तांबूलं मम दद्याः सुखंडकान् । हरिर्वामकरेणादात्तांबूलं पूगखंडकम्

ato gṛhāṇa tāṁbūlaṁ mama dadyāḥ sukhaṁḍakān harirvāmakareṇādāttāṁbūlaṁ pūgakhaṁḍakam

"Therefore, take the betel, and give me good pieces too." Hari took the betel and betel-nut pieces with his left hand—

Verse 230 (padma.5.114.230)

ततः पत्राणि संगृह्य ततः खंडान्समर्पयत् । कर्पूरमग्रतो दत्तं गृहीत्वाऽभक्षयच्छिवः

tataḥ patrāṇi saṁgṛhya tataḥ khaṁḍānsamarpayat karpūramagrato dattaṁ gṛhītvā'bhakṣayacchivaḥ

—then, taking leaves, offered pieces with them. Camphor was given first, and Shiva took it and ate it.

Verse 231 (padma.5.114.231)

देवे तु कृततांबूले पार्वती मंदराचलात् । जया विजययोर्हस्तं गृहीत्वाऽऽयान्मुनेर्गृहम्

deve tu kṛtatāṁbūle pārvatī maṁdarācalāt jayā vijayayorhastaṁ gṛhītvā''yānmunergṛham

When the god had taken the betel, Parvati, from Mount Mandara — taking the hands of Jaya and Vijaya, came to the sage's house.

Verse 232 (padma.5.114.232)

देवपादौ ततो नत्वा विनम्रवदनाऽऽभवत् । उन्नमय्य मुखं तस्या इदमाह त्रिलोचनः

devapādau tato natvā vinamravadanā''bhavat unnamayya mukhaṁ tasyā idamāha trilocanaḥ

Having bowed at the god's feet, she became humble-faced. Raising up her face, the three-eyed one said this.

Verse 233 (padma.5.114.233)

त्वदर्थं देवदेवेशि अपराधः कृतो मया । यत्त्वां विहाय भुक्तं हि तथान्यच्छृणु सुंदरि

tvadarthaṁ devadeveśi aparādhaḥ kṛto mayā yattvāṁ vihāya bhuktaṁ hi tathānyacchṛṇu suṁdari

"O Empress of the God of gods, an offense has been committed by me against you — that I ate my meal, leaving you aside; and hear yet more, O beauty."

Verse 234 (padma.5.114.234)

अथ स्वमंदिरे स्थाप्य देवदेवविवर्जिते । सर्वबंधविमुक्ते च महदेनो मया कृतम्

atha svamaṁdire sthāpya devadevavivarjite sarvabaṁdhavimukte ca mahadeno mayā kṛtam

"In my own house, devoid of the God of gods [i.e., of your presence], and freed of all restraint, I have committed a great sin."

Verse 235 (padma.5.114.235)

क्षंतुमर्हसि देवेशि त्यक्तकोपा विलोकय । न बभाषैवमुक्त्वा सा अरुंधत्या हि निर्ययौ

kṣaṁtumarhasi deveśi tyaktakopā vilokaya na babhāṣaivamuktvā sā aruṁdhatyā hi niryayau

"You are fit to forgive, O empress of gods; set aside your anger and look at me." Saying nothing in reply, she departed with Arundhati alone.

Verse 236 (padma.5.114.236)

निर्गच्छंतीं मुनिर्ज्ञात्वा दंडवत्प्रणनाम च । तदारभ्य महेशाय दंडप्रणति संस्तुतिम्

nirgacchaṁtīṁ munirjñātvā daṁḍavatpraṇanāma ca tadārabhya maheśāya daṁḍapraṇati saṁstutim

Seeing her leaving, the sage prostrated like a rod. From that time onward, the rod-prostration hymn to Mahesha—

Verse 237 (padma.5.114.237)

कुर्यादुवाच च शिवा गौतम त्वं किमिच्छसि । गौतम उवाच- कृतकृत्योस्मि देवेशि यदि देयो वरो मम

kuryāduvāca ca śivā gautama tvaṁ kimicchasi gautama uvāca- kṛtakṛtyosmi deveśi yadi deyo varo mama

—should be performed, thus [it was established]. Shiva said: "O Gautama, what do you desire?" Gautama said: "O empress of gods, I am fulfilled; if a boon is to be given to me—"

Verse 238 (padma.5.114.238)

मन्मंदिरे महाभागे भोक्तुमर्हसि सांप्रतम् । देव्युवाच- भोक्ष्यामि तव गेहेहं शंकरानुमता मुने

manmaṁdire mahābhāge bhoktumarhasi sāṁpratam devyuvāca- bhokṣyāmi tava gehehaṁ śaṁkarānumatā mune

"—be so kind, O greatly fortunate one, as now to eat in my house." The goddess said: "O sage, with Shankara's permission, I shall eat in your house."

Verse 239 (padma.5.114.239)

गत्वेशं गौतमो विप्रो लब्धानुज्ञः पुनर्गतः । भोजयामास गिरिजां देवीं चारुंधतीं तथा

gatveśaṁ gautamo vipro labdhānujñaḥ punargataḥ bhojayāmāsa girijāṁ devīṁ cāruṁdhatīṁ tathā

Having gone to Shiva, and obtained his permission, the Brahmin Gautama returned again. He fed the goddess Girija, and Arundhati too.

Verse 240 (padma.5.114.240)

भुक्त्वाथ पार्वती सर्वं गंधपुष्पसभूषणा । सहानुचरकन्याभिः सहस्राभिर्हरं ययौ

bhuktvātha pārvatī sarvaṁ gaṁdhapuṣpasabhūṣaṇā sahānucarakanyābhiḥ sahasrābhirharaṁ yayau

Having eaten, Parvati, adorned with fragrance, flowers, and ornaments, together with thousands of her attendant maidens, went to Hara.

Verse 241 (padma.5.114.241)

अथाह शंकरो देवीं गच्छ गौतममंदिरम् । संध्योपास्तिमहं कृत्वा आगच्छामि पुनर्गृहम्

athāha śaṁkaro devīṁ gaccha gautamamaṁdiram saṁdhyopāstimahaṁ kṛtvā āgacchāmi punargṛham

Then Shankara said to the goddess: "Go to Gautama's house; I shall perform my evening worship and then come home again."

Verse 242 (padma.5.114.242)

इत्युक्ता प्रययौ देवी गौतमस्यैव मंदिरम् । संध्यावंदनकामाश्च सर्वएव विनिर्गताः

ityuktā prayayau devī gautamasyaiva maṁdiram saṁdhyāvaṁdanakāmāśca sarvaeva vinirgatāḥ

Thus told, the goddess went to Gautama's own temple; desiring to perform their evening worship, everyone set out from there.

Verse 243 (padma.5.114.243)

कृतसंध्यास्तटाके तु महेशाद्यास्तु कृत्स्नशः । अथोत्तरमुखः शंभुर्न्यासं कृत्वा जजाप ह

kṛtasaṁdhyāstaṭāke tu maheśādyāstu kṛtsnaśaḥ athottaramukhaḥ śaṁbhurnyāsaṁ kṛtvā jajāpa ha

Having performed the evening worship at the tank, Mahesha and all the others — then Shambhu, facing north, performed the ritual placement (nyasa) and recited his mantra.

Verse 244 (padma.5.114.244)

अथविष्णुर्महातेजा महेशमिदमब्रवीत् । सर्वैर्नमस्यते यस्तु सर्वैरेव समर्च्यते

athaviṣṇurmahātejā maheśamidamabravīt sarvairnamasyate yastu sarvaireva samarcyate

Then the greatly splendid Vishnu said this to Mahesha: "He whom all revere, whom all indeed worship—"

Verse 245 (padma.5.114.245)

हूयते सर्वयज्ञेषु स भवान्किं जपिष्यति । रचितांजलयः सर्वे त्वामेवैकमुपासते

hūyate sarvayajñeṣu sa bhavānkiṁ japiṣyati racitāṁjalayaḥ sarve tvāmevaikamupāsate

"—who receives oblation in every sacrifice — whom will you yourself recite for? All, with joined palms, worship you alone—"

Verse 246 (padma.5.114.246)

स भवान्देवदेवेश कस्मै वा रचितांजलि । नमस्कारादि पुण्यानां फलदस्त्वं महेश्वर

sa bhavāndevadeveśa kasmai vā racitāṁjali namaskārādi puṇyānāṁ phaladastvaṁ maheśvara

"—O God of gods, to whom do you yourself join your palms? O Maheshvara, you yourself are the giver of the fruit of prostration and other merits—"

Verse 247 (padma.5.114.247)

तव कः फलदो वंद्यः को वा त्वत्तोधिको वद । शंकर उवाच- ध्याये न किंचिद्गोविंद न नमस्येह किंचन

tava kaḥ phalado vaṁdyaḥ ko vā tvattodhiko vada śaṁkara uvāca- dhyāye na kiṁcidgoviṁda na namasyeha kiṁcana

"—who is your own giver of fruit, worthy of your veneration, or who is greater than you — tell me this." Shankara said: "I meditate upon no one; I bow to no one here—"

Verse 248 (padma.5.114.248)

नोपास्ये कंचन हरे न जपिष्येह किंचन । किंतु नास्तिकजंतूनां प्रवृत्त्यर्थमिदं मया

nopāsye kaṁcana hare na japiṣyeha kiṁcana kiṁtu nāstikajaṁtūnāṁ pravṛttyarthamidaṁ mayā

"—O Hari, I worship no one, I recite no one's name here. But for the sake of turning unbelieving creatures toward dharma, this I have done—"

Verse 249 (padma.5.114.249)

दर्शनीयं हरे ते स्युरन्यथा पापकारिणः । तस्माल्लोकोपकारार्थमिदं सर्वं कृतं मया

darśanīyaṁ hare te syuranyathā pāpakāriṇaḥ tasmāllokopakārārthamidaṁ sarvaṁ kṛtaṁ mayā

"—so that, O Hari, they might become fit to behold you; otherwise they would remain sinners. Therefore, for the benefit of the world, all this has been done by me."

Verse 250 (padma.5.114.250)

ओमित्युक्त्वा हरिरथ तं नत्वा समतिष्ठत । अथ ते गौतमगृहं प्राप्ता देवगणर्षयः

omityuktvā hariratha taṁ natvā samatiṣṭhata atha te gautamagṛhaṁ prāptā devagaṇarṣayaḥ

Saying "Om," Hari bowed to him and took his place. Then the hosts of gods and sages arrived at Gautama's house.

Verse 251 (padma.5.114.251)

सर्वे पूजामथो चक्रुर्देवदेवे पिनाकिने । देवो हनूमता सार्द्धं गायन्नास्ते रघूत्तम

sarve pūjāmatho cakrurdevadeve pinākine devo hanūmatā sārddhaṁ gāyannāste raghūttama

All of them worshipped the God of gods, the bow-bearer. O best of the Raghus, the god sat singing together with Hanuman—

Verse 252 (padma.5.114.252)

पञ्चाक्षरीं महाविद्यां सर्व एव तदा जपन् । हनूमत्करमालंब्य देव्यभ्याशं गतो हरः

pañcākṣarīṁ mahāvidyāṁ sarva eva tadā japan hanūmatkaramālaṁbya devyabhyāśaṁ gato haraḥ

—all reciting the great five-syllable mantra at that time. Taking Hanuman's hand, Hara went near the goddess.

Verse 253 (padma.5.114.253)

एकशय्यासमासीनौ तावुभौ देवदंपती । गायन्नास्ते स हनुमांस्तुंबुरुर्नारदस्तथा

ekaśayyāsamāsīnau tāvubhau devadaṁpatī gāyannāste sa hanumāṁstuṁbururnāradastathā

Seated together upon one bed, that divine couple — Hanuman sat singing, and Tumburu and Narada too.

Verse 254 (padma.5.114.254)

नानाविधिविलासांश्च चकार परमेश्वरः । आहूय पार्वतीमीश इदं वाक्यमुवाच ह

nānāvidhivilāsāṁśca cakāra parameśvaraḥ āhūya pārvatīmīśa idaṁ vākyamuvāca ha

The Supreme Lord performed manifold acts of romantic play. Calling Parvati, the Lord spoke this word.

Verse 255 (padma.5.114.255)

श्रीसदाशिव उवाच- रचयिष्यामि धम्मिल्लमेहि मत्पुरतः शुभे । देव्याह न च युक्तं तद्भर्त्राशुश्रूषणं स्त्रियः

śrīsadāśiva uvāca- racayiṣyāmi dhammillamehi matpurataḥ śubhe devyāha na ca yuktaṁ tadbhartrāśuśrūṣaṇaṁ striyaḥ

Shri Sadashiva said: "Come before me, O auspicious one; I shall arrange your braid." The goddess said: "That is not fitting; serving one's husband is the duty of a wife—"

Verse 256 (padma.5.114.256)

केशप्रसाधनकृतावनर्थांतरमापतेत् । केशप्रसाधने देव तत्वं सर्वं न चेप्सितम्

keśaprasādhanakṛtāvanarthāṁtaramāpatet keśaprasādhane deva tatvaṁ sarvaṁ na cepsitam

"—being occupied with hair-dressing, some other mishap might befall us. O god, in dressing hair, the whole desire for reality is not fitting—"

Verse 257 (padma.5.114.257)

अथ बंधे कृते पश्चादंसप्रांतप्रमार्जनम् । तनोश्चरमसंलग्न केशपुष्पादिमार्जनम्

atha baṁdhe kṛte paścādaṁsaprāṁtapramārjanam tanoścaramasaṁlagna keśapuṣpādimārjanam

"—and, after binding, the wiping of the edge of the shoulder; the wiping of hair, flowers, and the like clinging to the extremities of the body—"

Verse 258 (padma.5.114.258)

एतस्मिन्वर्तमाने तु महात्मानो यदागमन् । तदा किमुत्तरं वाच्यं तव देवादिवंदिनः

etasminvartamāne tu mahātmāno yadāgaman tadā kimuttaraṁ vācyaṁ tava devādivaṁdinaḥ

"—meanwhile, if great souls should arrive, what answer would then be given, O Lord revered by gods and all?"

Verse 259 (padma.5.114.259)

नायांति चेदथ विभो भीतिर्नाशमुपेष्यति । एवं हि भाषमाणां तां करेणाकृष्य शंकरः

nāyāṁti cedatha vibho bhītirnāśamupeṣyati evaṁ hi bhāṣamāṇāṁ tāṁ kareṇākṛṣya śaṁkaraḥ

"—and even if they do not come, O mighty one, our fear would still be dispelled." While she was speaking thus, Shankara, drawing her by the hand—

Verse 260 (padma.5.114.260)

स्वोर्वोस्तां स्थापयित्वैव विस्रस्य कचबंधनम् । विभज्य च कराभ्यां स प्रससार नखैरपि

svorvostāṁ sthāpayitvaiva visrasya kacabaṁdhanam vibhajya ca karābhyāṁ sa prasasāra nakhairapi

—seated her upon his thighs, loosened her braid, parted it with both hands, and untangled it even with his nails—

Verse 261 (padma.5.114.261)

विष्णुदत्तां पारिजातस्रजं कचगतामपि । कृत्वा धम्मिल्लमकरोदथ मालां करागताम्

viṣṇudattāṁ pārijātasrajaṁ kacagatāmapi kṛtvā dhammillamakarodatha mālāṁ karāgatām

—and, taking the parijata garland given by Vishnu, and placing it upon her braid too, fashioned the coiffure; the garland that came into his hand—

Verse 262 (padma.5.114.262)

मल्लिकास्रजमादाय बबंध कचबंधने । कल्पप्रसूनमालां च ब्रह्मदत्तां महेश्वरः

mallikāsrajamādāya babaṁdha kacabaṁdhane kalpaprasūnamālāṁ ca brahmadattāṁ maheśvaraḥ

—taking a jasmine garland, he bound it into the braid; and the garland of celestial flowers given by Brahma too—

Verse 263 (padma.5.114.263)

पार्वतीवसने गूढगंधाढ्ये च समादधात् । अथांसपृष्ठसंलग्नमार्जनं कृतवान्विभुः

pārvatīvasane gūḍhagaṁdhāḍhye ca samādadhāt athāṁsapṛṣṭhasaṁlagnamārjanaṁ kṛtavānvibhuḥ

—he placed, with its hidden fragrance, within Parvati's garment. Then the Lord wiped her shoulder and back.

Verse 264 (padma.5.114.264)

श्लथनीवेरधो देव्या वस्त्रवेष्टेरधोगतः । देवः किमिदमित्युक्त्वा नीवीबंधं चकार ह

ślathanīveradho devyā vastraveṣṭeradhogataḥ devaḥ kimidamityuktvā nīvībaṁdhaṁ cakāra ha

The goddess's girdle had loosened, slipping below the fold of her garment. The god said, "What is this?" — and tied her girdle for her.

Verse 265 (padma.5.114.265)

नासाभूषणमेतत्ते पश्यामि स मदात्ततः । इत्युक्त्वा स्वयमादाय विच्छायं मौक्तिकं सती

nāsābhūṣaṇametatte paśyāmi sa madāttataḥ ityuktvā svayamādāya vicchāyaṁ mauktikaṁ satī

"I cannot find this nose-ornament of yours, out of my own intoxication." Saying this, that faithful goddess herself took a lusterless pearl—

Verse 266 (padma.5.114.266)

हरिद्रायाः समायोगे मुक्ताफलमदीप्तिमत् । इदं हि ध्रियतां मुक्ताफलं मम तव प्रियम्

haridrāyāḥ samāyoge muktāphalamadīptimat idaṁ hi dhriyatāṁ muktāphalaṁ mama tava priyam

—that pearl, dulled from contact with turmeric — [and he said,] "Wear this pearl; it is dear to you."

Verse 267 (padma.5.114.267)

पार्वत्युवाच- अहो त्वन्मंदिरं शंभो सर्ववस्तुसमृद्धिमत् । पूर्वमेव मया सर्वं वस्तुज्ञातं विभूषणैः

pārvatyuvāca- aho tvanmaṁdiraṁ śaṁbho sarvavastusamṛddhimat pūrvameva mayā sarvaṁ vastujñātaṁ vibhūṣaṇaiḥ

Parvati said: "O Shambhu, ah, your temple is rich with every kind of prosperity! Already, from these ornaments, I have learned of all your possessions—"

Verse 268 (padma.5.114.268)

अहो द्रविणसंपत्तिर्भूषणैरवगम्यते । शिरोविभूषितं देव ब्रह्मशीर्षस्य मालया

aho draviṇasaṁpattirbhūṣaṇairavagamyate śirovibhūṣitaṁ deva brahmaśīrṣasya mālayā

"—ah, wealth indeed becomes known through one's ornaments! O god, your head is adorned with a garland of Brahma's very skull—"

Verse 269 (padma.5.114.269)

नरकस्य तथा माला वक्षःस्थलविभूषणम् । शेषश्च वासुकिश्चैव सविषौ तव कंकणे

narakasya tathā mālā vakṣaḥsthalavibhūṣaṇam śeṣaśca vāsukiścaiva saviṣau tava kaṁkaṇe

"—and a garland made of the demon Naraka too is your chest's ornament; Shesha and Vasuki, both venomous serpents, are the bracelets on your two arms—"

Verse 270 (padma.5.114.270)

दिशोंऽबरे जटा केशा भसितं चांगरागकम् । महोक्षो वाहनं गोत्रं कुलं चाज्ञातमेव च

diśoṁ'bare jaṭā keśā bhasitaṁ cāṁgarāgakam mahokṣo vāhanaṁ gotraṁ kulaṁ cājñātameva ca

"—the directions themselves are your garment, matted locks your only hair-style, ash your only unguent; a great bull your vehicle, your gotra and lineage unknown—"

Verse 271 (padma.5.114.271)

ज्ञायेते पितरौ नैव विरूपाक्षं तथा वपुः । एवं वदंतीं गिरिजां विष्णुः प्राहाति कोपनः

jñāyete pitarau naiva virūpākṣaṁ tathā vapuḥ evaṁ vadaṁtīṁ girijāṁ viṣṇuḥ prāhāti kopanaḥ

"—no father or mother of yours is known, and your very form is misshapen too." As Girija spoke thus, Vishnu, greatly angered, said—

Verse 272 (padma.5.114.272)

किमर्थं निंदसे देवि देवदेवं जगत्पतिम् । त्यक्ष्ये प्राणान्प्रियान्भद्रे तव नूनमसंयमम्

kimarthaṁ niṁdase devi devadevaṁ jagatpatim tyakṣye prāṇānpriyānbhadre tava nūnamasaṁyamam

—"O goddess, why do you revile the God of gods, the Lord of the world? O gracious one, I shall give up my own dear life, if this is your lack of restraint—"

Verse 273 (padma.5.114.273)

यत्रेशनिंदनं भद्रे तत्र नो मरणं व्रतम् । इत्युक्त्वाथ नखाभ्यां हि हरिश्छेत्तुं शिरोगतः

yatreśaniṁdanaṁ bhadre tatra no maraṇaṁ vratam ityuktvātha nakhābhyāṁ hi hariśchettuṁ śirogataḥ

—"where the Lord is reviled, death there is my very vow." Saying this, Hari, with his nails, prepared to sever her head.

Verse 274 (padma.5.114.274)

महेशस्तु करं गृह्य प्राह मा साहसं कृथाः । पार्वतीवचनं सर्वं प्रियं मम तवाप्रियम्

maheśastu karaṁ gṛhya prāha mā sāhasaṁ kṛthāḥ pārvatīvacanaṁ sarvaṁ priyaṁ mama tavāpriyam

Mahesha, seizing his hand, said: "Do not act rashly. All of Parvati's words are dear to me, [even if] unpleasant to you—"

Verse 275 (padma.5.114.275)

ममाप्रियं हृषीकेश कर्तुं यत्किंचिदिष्यते । ओमित्युक्त्वाथ भगवांस्तूष्णींभूतोऽभवद्धरिः

mamāpriyaṁ hṛṣīkeśa kartuṁ yatkiṁcidiṣyate omityuktvātha bhagavāṁstūṣṇīṁbhūto'bhavaddhariḥ

"—that which is unpleasant to me, O Hrishikesha, should not even be desired to be done." Saying "Om," the blessed Hari fell silent.

Verse 276 (padma.5.114.276)

हनुमानथ देवाय व्यज्ञापयदिदं वचः । अर्थयामि विनिष्कामं मम पूजाव्रतं तथा

hanumānatha devāya vyajñāpayadidaṁ vacaḥ arthayāmi viniṣkāmaṁ mama pūjāvrataṁ tathā

Then Hanuman submitted this word to the god: "I wish for the completion of my worship-vow, free of desire—"

Verse 277 (padma.5.114.277)

पूजार्थमप्यहं गच्छे ममानुज्ञातुमर्हसि । शंकर उवाच- कस्य पूजा क्व वा पूजा किं पुष्पं किं दलं वद

pūjārthamapyahaṁ gacche mamānujñātumarhasi śaṁkara uvāca- kasya pūjā kva vā pūjā kiṁ puṣpaṁ kiṁ dalaṁ vada

"—I wish to go for worship too; you are fit to grant me leave." Shankara said: "Whose worship, where the worship, what flower, what leaf — tell me—"

Verse 278 (padma.5.114.278)

को गुरुः कश्च मंत्रस्ते कीदृशं पूजनं तथा । एवं वदति देवेशे हनूमानतिकंपितः

ko guruḥ kaśca maṁtraste kīdṛśaṁ pūjanaṁ tathā evaṁ vadati deveśe hanūmānatikaṁpitaḥ

"—who is your guru, what is your mantra, and what manner of worship is it?" When the Lord of gods spoke thus, Hanuman trembled greatly—

Verse 279 (padma.5.114.279)

वेपमानसमस्तांगः स्तोतुमेव प्रचक्रमे । हनूमानुवाच- नमो देवाय महते शंकरायामितात्मने

vepamānasamastāṁgaḥ stotumeva pracakrame hanūmānuvāca- namo devāya mahate śaṁkarāyāmitātmane

—his whole body trembling, he began to offer praise. Hanuman said: "Homage to the God of gods, Shankara, of measureless self—"

Verse 280 (padma.5.114.280)

योगिने योगधात्रे च योगिनां गुरवे नमः । योगिगम्याय देवाय ज्ञानिनां पतये नमः

yogine yogadhātre ca yogināṁ gurave namaḥ yogigamyāya devāya jñānināṁ pataye namaḥ

"—homage to the giver of yoga, guru of yogis; homage to the god attainable by yogis, the lord of the wise—"

Verse 281 (padma.5.114.281)

वेदानां पतये तुभ्यं देवानां पतये नमः । ध्यानायध्यनगम्याय धातॄणां गुरवे नमः

vedānāṁ pataye tubhyaṁ devānāṁ pataye namaḥ dhyānāyadhyanagamyāya dhātṝṇāṁ gurave namaḥ

"—homage to the lord of the Vedas, the lord of the gods; homage to the god attainable and unattainable through meditation, guru of the creators—"

Verse 282 (padma.5.114.282)

शिष्टायशिष्टगम्याय भूम्यादि पतये नमः । नमस्तेत्यादिना वेदवाक्यानां निधये नमः

śiṣṭāyaśiṣṭagamyāya bhūmyādi pataye namaḥ namastetyādinā vedavākyānāṁ nidhaye namaḥ

"—homage to him attainable by both the cultured and uncultured, lord of the earth and the rest; homage to the treasury of Vedic words like 'namaste'—"

Verse 283 (padma.5.114.283)

आतनुष्वेतिवाक्यैश्च प्रतिपाद्याय ते नमः । अष्टमूर्ते नमस्तुभ्यं पशूनांपतये नमः

ātanuṣvetivākyaiśca pratipādyāya te namaḥ aṣṭamūrte namastubhyaṁ paśūnāṁpataye namaḥ

"—homage to you, established by verses like 'atanushva'; homage to the eight-formed one, homage to the lord of all beings—"

Verse 284 (padma.5.114.284)

त्र्यंबकाय त्रिनेत्राय सोमसूर्याग्निलोचन । सुभृंगराजधत्तूरद्रोणपुष्पप्रियाय ते

tryaṁbakāya trinetrāya somasūryāgnilocana subhṛṁgarājadhattūradroṇapuṣpapriyāya te

"—to the three-eyed Tryambaka, whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire; to you, dear to fine bhringaraja, dhatura, and drona flowers—"

Verse 285 (padma.5.114.285)

बृहतीपूगपुंनाग चंपकादिप्रियाय च । नमस्तेस्तु नमस्तेस्तु भूय एव नमोनमः

bṛhatīpūgapuṁnāga caṁpakādipriyāya ca namastestu namastestu bhūya eva namonamaḥ

"—dear to the great betel-nut, punnaga, champaka, and the like — homage to you; homage, homage to you again and again."

Verse 286 (padma.5.114.286)

शिवो हरिमथ प्राह मा भैषीर्वद मेऽखिलम् । हनुमानुवाच- शिवलिगार्चनं कार्यं भस्मोद्धूलितदेहिना

śivo harimatha prāha mā bhaiṣīrvada me'khilam hanumānuvāca- śivaligārcanaṁ kāryaṁ bhasmoddhūlitadehinā

Shiva then said to Hari: "Do not fear; tell me everything." Hanuman said: "Worship of the Shiva-linga should be done by one whose body is smeared with ash—"

Verse 287 (padma.5.114.287)

दिवासंपादितैस्तोयैः पुष्पाद्यैरपि तादृशैः । देव विज्ञापयिष्यामि शिवपूजाविधिं शुभम्

divāsaṁpāditaistoyaiḥ puṣpādyairapi tādṛśaiḥ deva vijñāpayiṣyāmi śivapūjāvidhiṁ śubham

"—with water and flowers gathered by day as well. O god, I shall declare the auspicious procedure of Shiva-worship—"

Verse 288 (padma.5.114.288)

सायंकाले तु संप्राप्ते अशिरः स्नानमाचरेत् । क्षालितं वसनं शुष्कं धृत्वाचम्य द्विरग्रधीः

sāyaṁkāle tu saṁprāpte aśiraḥ snānamācaret kṣālitaṁ vasanaṁ śuṣkaṁ dhṛtvācamya dviragradhīḥ

"—when evening arrives, one should perform a headless bath (bathing the body without wetting the head); having worn washed, dry garments, sipped water, with mind purified twice—"

Verse 289 (padma.5.114.289)

अथ भस्म समादाय आग्नेयं स्नानमाचरेत् । प्रणवेन समामंत्र्याप्यष्टवारमथापि वा

atha bhasma samādāya āgneyaṁ snānamācaret praṇavena samāmaṁtryāpyaṣṭavāramathāpi vā

"—one should then take ash and perform the fire-bath, consecrated with the syllable Om, even eight times—"

Verse 290 (padma.5.114.290)

पंचाक्षरेण मंत्रेण नाम्ना वा येनकेनचित् । सप्ताभिमंत्रितं भस्म दर्भपाणिः समाहरेत्

paṁcākṣareṇa maṁtreṇa nāmnā vā yenakenacit saptābhimaṁtritaṁ bhasma darbhapāṇiḥ samāharet

"—with the five-syllable mantra, or with any name whatsoever; one should take up ash, seven times consecrated, with kusha grass in hand—"

Verse 291 (padma.5.114.291)

ईशानः सर्वविद्यानामुक्त्वा शिरसि पातयेत् । तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे मुखे भस्म प्रसेचयेत्

īśānaḥ sarvavidyānāmuktvā śirasi pātayet tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mukhe bhasma prasecayet

"—saying 'Ishanah sarva-vidyanam,' one should place it upon the head; saying 'Tatpurushaya vidmahe,' one should sprinkle ash upon the face—"

Verse 292 (padma.5.114.292)

अघोरेभ्योऽथ घोरेभ्यो भस्म वक्षसि निक्षिपेत् । वामदेवाय नम इति गुह्यस्थाने विनिक्षिपेत्

aghorebhyo'tha ghorebhyo bhasma vakṣasi nikṣipet vāmadevāya nama iti guhyasthāne vinikṣipet

"—saying 'Aghorebhyo atha ghorebhyah,' one should place ash upon the chest; saying 'Vamadevaya namah,' one should sprinkle it upon the private part—"

Verse 293 (padma.5.114.293)

सद्योजातं प्रपद्यामि निक्षिपेदथ पादयोः । उद्धूलयेत्समस्तांगे प्रणवेन विचक्षणः

sadyojātaṁ prapadyāmi nikṣipedatha pādayoḥ uddhūlayetsamastāṁge praṇavena vicakṣaṇaḥ

"—saying 'Sadyojatam prapadyami,' one should sprinkle it upon the feet; the discerning man should apply ash upon all his limbs with the syllable Om."

Verse 294 (padma.5.114.294)

त्रैवर्णिकानामुदितः स्नानादिविधिरुत्तमः । शूद्रादीनां प्रवक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं गुरुणा तथा

traivarṇikānāmuditaḥ snānādividhiruttamaḥ śūdrādīnāṁ pravakṣyāmi yaduktaṁ guruṇā tathā

"For the three [upper] varnas, this bathing procedure is declared excellent; for shudras and the rest, I shall tell what has been taught by the guru."

Verse 295 (padma.5.114.295)

शिवेति पदमुच्चार्य भस्मसंमंत्रयेत्सुधीः । सप्तवारमथादाय शिवायेति शिरः क्षिपेत्

śiveti padamuccārya bhasmasaṁmaṁtrayetsudhīḥ saptavāramathādāya śivāyeti śiraḥ kṣipet

"—uttering the word 'Shiva,' the wise man should consecrate the ash; taking it seven times, saying 'Shivaya,' he should place it upon the head—"

Verse 298 (padma.5.114.298)

शंकराय मुखे प्रोक्तं सर्वज्ञाय हृदि क्षिपेत् । स्थाणवे नम इत्युक्त्वा गुह्ये चापि स्वयंभुवे

śaṁkarāya mukhe proktaṁ sarvajñāya hṛdi kṣipet sthāṇave nama ityuktvā guhye cāpi svayaṁbhuve

"—'Shankaraya' is said for the face, 'Sarvajnaya' should be placed on the heart; saying 'Sthanave namah' at the private part, and likewise for the self-manifest one—"

Verse 297 (padma.5.114.297)

उच्चार्य पादयोः क्षिप्त्वा भस्मशुद्धमतः परम् । नमः शिवायेत्युच्चार्य सर्वांगोद्धूलनं स्मृतम्

uccārya pādayoḥ kṣiptvā bhasmaśuddhamataḥ param namaḥ śivāyetyuccārya sarvāṁgoddhūlanaṁ smṛtam

"—uttering it, sprinkling it upon the feet, then, with pure ash, saying 'Namah Shivaya,' applying it upon all the limbs is what has been declared."

Verse 298 (padma.5.114.298b)

प्रक्षाल्य हस्तावाचम्य दर्भपाणिः समाहितः । दर्भाभावे सुवर्णं स्यात्तदभावे गवालकः

prakṣālya hastāvācamya darbhapāṇiḥ samāhitaḥ darbhābhāve suvarṇaṁ syāttadabhāve gavālakaḥ

"—having washed the hands and sipped water, holding kusha grass in hand, one should become composed; in the absence of kusha, gold; in its absence, a cow's tail-hair—"

Verse 299 (padma.5.114.299)

तदभावे तु दूर्वाः स्युस्तदभावे तु राजतम् । संध्योपास्तिं जपं देव्याः कृत्वा देवगृहं व्रजेत्

tadabhāve tu dūrvāḥ syustadabhāve tu rājatam saṁdhyopāstiṁ japaṁ devyāḥ kṛtvā devagṛhaṁ vrajet

"—in its absence, durva grass should be used; in its absence, silver. Having performed the evening worship and recitation to the Goddess, one should go to the temple—"

Verse 300 (padma.5.114.300)

देववेदिमथो वापि कल्पितं स्थंडिलं तु वा । मृण्मयं कल्पितं शुद्धं पद्मादिरचनायुतम्

devavedimatho vāpi kalpitaṁ sthaṁḍilaṁ tu vā mṛṇmayaṁ kalpitaṁ śuddhaṁ padmādiracanāyutam

"—upon the divine altar, or a prepared altar, or one made of pure clay, adorned with designs such as the lotus—"

Verse 301 (padma.5.114.301)

चातुर्वर्णक रंगैश्च श्वेतेनैकेन वा पुनः । विचित्राणि च पद्मानि स्वस्तिकादि तथैव च

cāturvarṇaka raṁgaiśca śvetenaikena vā punaḥ vicitrāṇi ca padmāni svastikādi tathaiva ca

"—with the colors of the four varnas, or with a single white color too; wondrous lotuses, and svastikas and the like as well—"

Verse 302 (padma.5.114.302)

उत्पलादि गदा शंख त्रिशूलं डमरुं तथा । सरोक्तपंचप्रासादं शिवलिंगमथैव च

utpalādi gadā śaṁkha triśūlaṁ ḍamaruṁ tathā saroktapaṁcaprāsādaṁ śivaliṁgamathaiva ca

"—blue lotuses and the like, a mace, conch, trident, drum too; five temples marked with lotuses, and the Shiva-linga too—"

Verse 303 (padma.5.114.303)

सर्वकामफलं वृक्षं कुलकं कोलकं तथा । षट्कोणंचत्रिकोणंचनवकोणमथापिवा

sarvakāmaphalaṁ vṛkṣaṁ kulakaṁ kolakaṁ tathā ṣaṭkoṇaṁcatrikoṇaṁcanavakoṇamathāpivā

"—a tree bestowing the fruit of all desires, a kulaka and kolaka too; a hexagon, triangle, nonagon, or—"

Verse 304 (padma.5.114.304)

कोणद्वादशकांदोलां पादुकाव्यजनानि च । चामरच्छत्रयुगलं विष्णुब्रह्मादिकं तथा

koṇadvādaśakāṁdolāṁ pādukāvyajanāni ca cāmaracchatrayugalaṁ viṣṇubrahmādikaṁ tathā

"—a twelve-angled figure, a swing, sandals and fans too; a pair of yak-tail whisks and umbrellas, and figures of Vishnu, Brahma, and the rest too—"

Verse 305 (padma.5.114.305)

चूर्णैर्विरचयेद्वेद्यां धीमान्देवालयेऽपि वा । यत्रापि देवपूजा स्यात्तत्रैवं कल्पयेद्बुधः

cūrṇairviracayedvedyāṁ dhīmāndevālaye'pi vā yatrāpi devapūjā syāttatraivaṁ kalpayedbudhaḥ

"—the wise man should design these on the altar with powder, or in a temple as well; wherever worship of the god is to be performed, the wise man should thus prepare it—"

Verse 306 (padma.5.114.306)

स्वहस्तरचितं मुख्यं क्रीतं चैव तु मध्यमम् । याचितं तु कनिष्ठं स्याद्बलात्कारमथाधमम्

svahastaracitaṁ mukhyaṁ krītaṁ caiva tu madhyamam yācitaṁ tu kaniṣṭhaṁ syādbalātkāramathādhamam

"—that fashioned by one's own hand is best, purchased is middling; begged is inferior, and taken by force is the lowest."

Verse 307 (padma.5.114.307)

अर्हेषु यत्त्वनर्हेषु बलात्कारात्तु निष्फलम् । रक्तशालि जपा स्थाण कलमासित रक्तकैः

arheṣu yattvanarheṣu balātkārāttu niṣphalam raktaśāli japā sthāṇa kalamāsita raktakaiḥ

"—that which is fitting, taken by force from someone unfitting, is fruitless. Red rice, hibiscus, Sthanu, dark boiled rice—"

Verse 308 (padma.5.114.308)

तंदुलैर्व्रीहिमात्रोत्थैः कर्णैश्चैव यथाक्रमम् । उत्तमैर्मध्यमैश्चैव कथितैरधमैस्तथा

taṁdulairvrīhimātrotthaiḥ karṇaiścaiva yathākramam uttamairmadhyamaiścaiva kathitairadhamaistathā

"—red rice and grain grown to the measure of vrihi, in order, are declared to be excellent, middling, and inferior."

Verse 309 (padma.5.114.309)

पद्मादिस्थापनैरेव तत्सम्यग्यागमाचरेत् । प्रागुत्तरमुखो वापि यदि वा प्राङ्मुखो भवेत्

padmādisthāpanaireva tatsamyagyāgamācaret prāguttaramukho vāpi yadi vā prāṅmukho bhavet

"—one should perform the proper worship through the installation of the lotus and the rest; facing east-north, or facing east—"

Verse 310 (padma.5.114.310)

आसनं च प्रवक्ष्यामि यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् । कौशं चार्म्मं चैलतुल्यं दारवं ताडपत्रकम्

āsanaṁ ca pravakṣyāmi yathādṛṣṭaṁ yathāśrutam kauśaṁ cārmmaṁ cailatulyaṁ dāravaṁ tāḍapatrakam

"—I shall tell the procedure of the seat, as seen and heard — kusha grass, hide, cloth-equivalent, wood, palm-leaf—"

Verse 311 (padma.5.114.311)

कांबलं कांचनं चैव राजतं ताम्रमेव च । गोकरीषार्कजैर्वापि आसनं परिकल्पयेत्

kāṁbalaṁ kāṁcanaṁ caiva rājataṁ tāmrameva ca gokarīṣārkajairvāpi āsanaṁ parikalpayet

"—wool, gold, silver, and copper too; a seat may also be made of cow-dung or of arka wood."

Verse 312 (padma.5.114.312)

वैयाघ्रं रौरवं चैव हारिणं मार्गमेव च । चार्मं चतुर्विधं ज्ञेयमथ बंधुकमेव च

vaiyāghraṁ rauravaṁ caiva hāriṇaṁ mārgameva ca cārmaṁ caturvidhaṁ jñeyamatha baṁdhukameva ca

"—tiger-skin, deer-skin, or ruru-deer skin too; four kinds of hide-seat should be known, and one of bandhuka wood too—"

Verse 313 (padma.5.114.313)

यथासंभवमेतेषु ह्यासनं परिकल्पयेत् । कृतपद्मासनो वापि स्वास्तिकासन एव च

yathāsaṁbhavameteṣu hyāsanaṁ parikalpayet kṛtapadmāsano vāpi svāstikāsana eva ca

"—according to what is possible, a seat should be made from among these; seated in lotus posture, or in the auspicious (svastika) posture too—"

Verse 314 (padma.5.114.314)

दर्भभस्मसमासीनः प्राणानायम्य वाग्यतः । तावत्स देवतारूपो ध्यानं चान्तः समाचरेत्

darbhabhasmasamāsīnaḥ prāṇānāyamya vāgyataḥ tāvatsa devatārūpo dhyānaṁ cāntaḥ samācaret

"—seated upon kusha grass and ash, controlling the breath, remaining silent; until then, becoming of the very form of the deity, one should meditate within—"

Verse 315 (padma.5.114.315)

शिखांते द्वादशांगुल्ये स्थितं सूक्ष्मतनुं शिवम् । अंतश्चरंतं भूतेषु गुहायां विश्वमूर्तिषु

śikhāṁte dvādaśāṁgulye sthitaṁ sūkṣmatanuṁ śivam aṁtaścaraṁtaṁ bhūteṣu guhāyāṁ viśvamūrtiṣu

"—at the end of the crown-lock, twelve fingers' distance away, that subtle-bodied Shiva — moving within all beings, in the cave of the heart, present in the forms of the whole universe—"

Verse 316 (padma.5.114.316)

सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तमणिमादि गुणान्वितम् । ध्यात्वा तं धारयेच्चित्ते तद्व्याप्त्या पूरयेत्तनूम्

sarvābharaṇasaṁyuktamaṇimādi guṇānvitam dhyātvā taṁ dhārayeccitte tadvyāptyā pūrayettanūm

—adorned with every ornament, endowed with the powers beginning with Anima; having meditated upon him thus, one should hold him in the mind, and, through his pervasion, fill the body—

Verse 317 (padma.5.114.317)

तया दीप्त्या शरीरस्थं पापं नाशमुपागतम् । स्वर्णं पारदसंपर्काद्रक्तं श्वेतं यथा भवेत्

tayā dīptyā śarīrasthaṁ pāpaṁ nāśamupāgatam svarṇaṁ pāradasaṁparkādraktaṁ śvetaṁ yathā bhavet

—by that radiance, the sin dwelling in the body is destroyed, just as gold, through contact with mercury, becomes red and then white—

Verse 318 (padma.5.114.318)

तद्द्वादशदलावृत्तमष्टपंचत्रिरेव वा । परिकल्प्यासनं शुद्धं तत्र लिंगं निधाय च

taddvādaśadalāvṛttamaṣṭapaṁcatrireva vā parikalpyāsanaṁ śuddhaṁ tatra liṁgaṁ nidhāya ca

—so is the body purified. Having fashioned a pure seat encircled with twelve petals, or eight, or five, or three, and having placed the linga there—

Verse 319 (padma.5.114.319)

गुहास्थितं महेशानं लिंगे संचिंतयेत्तथा । शोधिते कलशे तोयं शोधितं गंधवासितम्

guhāsthitaṁ maheśānaṁ liṁge saṁciṁtayettathā śodhite kalaśe toyaṁ śodhitaṁ gaṁdhavāsitam

—one should likewise meditate upon great Isha, dwelling in the cave of the heart, as present in the linga. In a purified vessel, purified water, scented with fragrance—

Verse 320 (padma.5.114.320)

सुगंधपुष्पं निक्षिप्य प्रणवेनाभिमंत्रितम् । प्राणायामश्च प्रणवः शूद्रेषु न विधीयते

sugaṁdhapuṣpaṁ nikṣipya praṇavenābhimaṁtritam prāṇāyāmaśca praṇavaḥ śūdreṣu na vidhīyate

—having cast in a fragrant flower, consecrated with the syllable Om — but breath-control and the syllable Om are not prescribed for shudras—

Verse 321 (padma.5.114.321)

प्राणायामपदे ध्यानं शिवेत्योङ्कारमंत्रणम् । गंधपुष्पाक्षतादीनि पूजाद्रव्याणि यानि च

prāṇāyāmapade dhyānaṁ śivetyoṅkāramaṁtraṇam gaṁdhapuṣpākṣatādīni pūjādravyāṇi yāni ca

—in place of breath-control, meditation suffices; in place of Om, the recitation of the word 'Shiva.' Whatever articles of worship there are — fragrance, flowers, unbroken rice, and the rest—

Verse 322 (padma.5.114.322)

तानि स्थाप्य समीपे तु ततः संकल्पयिष्यते । शिवपूजां करिष्यामि शिवतुष्ट्यर्थमेव च

tāni sthāpya samīpe tu tataḥ saṁkalpayiṣyate śivapūjāṁ kariṣyāmi śivatuṣṭyarthameva ca

—having placed these nearby, one should then make the resolve: "I shall perform the worship of Shiva, for the sake of Shiva's own pleasure alone."

Verse 323 (padma.5.114.323)

इति संकल्पयित्वा तु तत आवाहनादिकम् । कृत्वा तु स्नानपर्यंतं ततः स्नानं प्रकल्पयेत्

iti saṁkalpayitvā tu tata āvāhanādikam kṛtvā tu snānaparyaṁtaṁ tataḥ snānaṁ prakalpayet

Having thus resolved, one should then perform the invocation and the rest, up to the bathing, and thereafter arrange the bathing itself.

Verse 324 (padma.5.114.324)

नमस्तेत्यादिमंत्रेण शतरुद्रियविधानतः । अविच्छिन्ना तु या धारा मुक्तिधारेति कीर्तिता

namastetyādimaṁtreṇa śatarudriyavidhānataḥ avicchinnā tu yā dhārā muktidhāreti kīrtitā

With the mantra beginning 'Namaste,' by the rule of the Shatarudriya — that unbroken stream of water is celebrated as the 'stream of liberation'—

Verse 325 (padma.5.114.325)

तया यः स्नापयेन्मासं जपन्रुद्रमुपांशु वा । एकवारं त्रिवारं च पंच सप्त नवापि वा

tayā yaḥ snāpayenmāsaṁ japanrudramupāṁśu vā ekavāraṁ trivāraṁ ca paṁca sapta navāpi vā

—whoever bathes the Lord with it for a month, reciting the Rudra-hymn either aloud or silently, once, or three times, or five, seven, or nine times—

Verse 326 (padma.5.114.326)

एकादशमथो वारमथैकादशचान्वितम् । मुक्तिस्नानमिदं ज्ञेयं मासं मोक्षप्रदायकम्

ekādaśamatho vāramathaikādaśacānvitam muktisnānamidaṁ jñeyaṁ māsaṁ mokṣapradāyakam

—or eleven times, or joined with an additional eleven — this is to be known as the liberation-bath; performed for a month, it bestows liberation.

Verse 327 (padma.5.114.327)

शैवया विद्यया स्नानं केवलं प्रणवेन च । मृण्मयैर्नालिकेरस्य शकलैश्चोर्मिभिस्तथा

śaivayā vidyayā snānaṁ kevalaṁ praṇavena ca mṛṇmayairnālikerasya śakalaiścormibhistathā

One may also bathe him with the Shaiva vidya-mantra alone, or with the syllable Om alone; or with earthen vessels, or with pieces of coconut shell, or with waves of water—

Verse 328 (padma.5.114.328)

कांस्येन मुक्ता भुक्त्या च पुष्पादिक सरेणवा । स्नापयेद्देवदेवेशं यथासंभवमीरितैः

kāṁsyena muktā bhuktyā ca puṣpādika sareṇavā snāpayeddevadeveśaṁ yathāsaṁbhavamīritaiḥ

—with bell-metal, with pearl, with fruit, and with flowers and their pollen — one should bathe the Lord of gods with whatever of these declared means is available.

Verse 329 (padma.5.114.329)

शृंगस्य च विधिं वक्ष्ये स्नानयोग्यं यथा भवेत् । पूर्वमंतस्तु संशोध्य बहिरंतस्तु शोधयेत्

śṛṁgasya ca vidhiṁ vakṣye snānayogyaṁ yathā bhavet pūrvamaṁtastu saṁśodhya bahiraṁtastu śodhayet

I shall now describe the method of the bathing-horn, fit for bathing. Having first purified it within, one should then purify it both within and without—

Verse 330 (padma.5.114.330)

सुस्निग्धं लघुकृत्वाथ नागं छिंद्यात्कथंचन । नीचैकदेशविन्यस्तद्वारद्रोण्या सुवृत्तयोः

susnigdhaṁ laghukṛtvātha nāgaṁ chiṁdyātkathaṁcana nīcaikadeśavinyastadvāradroṇyā suvṛttayoḥ

—having made it smooth and light, one should somehow cut a serpent-shaped spout, set low at one place, with a well-rounded trough at its mouth—

Verse 331 (padma.5.114.331)

कुशानुयुतया स्नानं देवाय परिकल्पयेत् । एवं गवयशृंगस्य जलमूर्तिरथोच्यते

kuśānuyutayā snānaṁ devāya parikalpayet evaṁ gavayaśṛṁgasya jalamūrtirathocyate

—joined with kusha grass, one should arrange this bath for the god. Thus is described the water-vessel made from the horn of the wild ox.

Verse 332 (padma.5.114.332)

द्वारे निषिद्धलोहार्द्धं संधिद्वारा समन्विते । योगवक्त्रं नागदंडं नागाकारं प्रकल्पयेत्

dvāre niṣiddhalohārddhaṁ saṁdhidvārā samanvite yogavaktraṁ nāgadaṁḍaṁ nāgākāraṁ prakalpayet

At the mouth, half of a forbidden metal, joined by a fitted opening; one should fashion a serpent-headed spout, serpent-shaped in its stem—

Verse 333 (padma.5.114.333)

फलस्थाने तु चषकं दंडेन समरंध्रकम् । तत्रैव पातयेत्तोयमूर्द्ध्वयंत्रघटे स्थितम्

phalasthāne tu caṣakaṁ daṁḍena samaraṁdhrakam tatraiva pātayettoyamūrddhvayaṁtraghaṭe sthitam

—and, in place of a fruit-shaped end, a cup, its hole level with the stem. Into that very place one should let fall the water held in the upper vessel—

Verse 334 (padma.5.114.334)

पातयेदथ चान्येन वामेनैव करेण वा । मुक्तिधाराकृता तेन पवित्रं पापनाशनम्

pātayedatha cānyena vāmenaiva kareṇa vā muktidhārākṛtā tena pavitraṁ pāpanāśanam

—or one may let it fall with the other hand, the left one. By that means the stream of liberation is made, pure and destructive of sin.

Verse 335 (padma.5.114.335)

एवं संस्थाप्य देवेशं पंचगव्यैस्तथैव च । पंचामृतैरथ स्नाप्य मधुरत्रितयेन च

evaṁ saṁsthāpya deveśaṁ paṁcagavyaistathaiva ca paṁcāmṛtairatha snāpya madhuratritayena ca

Having thus installed the Lord of gods, and bathed him likewise with the five products of the cow, and then with the five nectars, and with the three sweet things—

Verse 336 (padma.5.114.336)

विभूष्य भूषकैर्देवं पुनः स्नाप्य महेश्वरम् । शीतोपचारं कृत्वाथ तत आचमनादिकम्

vibhūṣya bhūṣakairdevaṁ punaḥ snāpya maheśvaram śītopacāraṁ kṛtvātha tata ācamanādikam

—having adorned the god with his ornaments, one should bathe Maheshvara once more, perform the cooling rite, and thereafter the sipping of water and the rest—

Verse 337 (padma.5.114.337)

वस्त्रं तथोपवीतं च पंचगंधकमेव च । कर्पूरमरुवं चापि पाटीरमथ वा भवेत्

vastraṁ tathopavītaṁ ca paṁcagaṁdhakameva ca karpūramaruvaṁ cāpi pāṭīramatha vā bhavet

—offering the garment, and the sacred thread, and the five fragrances; camphor, marjoram, or sandal too—

Verse 338 (padma.5.114.338)

उभयं मिश्रितं वापि शिवलिंगं प्रपूजयेत् । कृत्स्नपीठं गंधपूर्णं यद्वा विभवसारतः

ubhayaṁ miśritaṁ vāpi śivaliṁgaṁ prapūjayet kṛtsnapīṭhaṁ gaṁdhapūrṇaṁ yadvā vibhavasārataḥ

—or a mixture of both, one should fully worship the Shiva-linga; the whole pedestal filled with fragrance, or according to one's own means—

Verse 339 (padma.5.114.339)

तूष्णीमथोपचारं वा कालियं पुष्पमर्पयेत् । श्रीपत्रमरुचित्याजं यथाशक्त्याखिलं यथा

tūṣṇīmathopacāraṁ vā kāliyaṁ puṣpamarpayet śrīpatramarucityājaṁ yathāśaktyākhilaṁ yathā

—silently, or with the proper offering, one should present the kaliya flower; bilva-leaves, whatever is proper, and, as far as one's ability allows, all the rest—

Verse 340 (padma.5.114.340)

अनेकद्रव्यधूपं च गुग्गुलं केवलं तथा । कपिलाघृतसंयुक्तं सर्वधूपाय शस्यते

anekadravyadhūpaṁ ca guggulaṁ kevalaṁ tathā kapilāghṛtasaṁyuktaṁ sarvadhūpāya śasyate

—incense of many substances, or plain guggulu alone; joined with the ghee of a tawny cow, it is praised as excellent for every incense-offering.

Verse 341 (padma.5.114.341)

धूपं दत्वा यथाशक्ति कपिलाघृतदीपकान् । अथवाप्याज्यमात्रेण दीपान्दत्वोपहारकम्

dhūpaṁ datvā yathāśakti kapilāghṛtadīpakān athavāpyājyamātreṇa dīpāndatvopahārakam

Having offered incense according to one's ability, one should offer lamps fed with the ghee of a tawny cow, or, with ghee alone, offer lamps as a gift—

Verse 342 (padma.5.114.342)

यथाशक्त्युपपन्नं च दत्वा पुष्पसमन्वितम् । मुखशुद्धिं ततो दत्वा दत्वा तांबूलमादरात्

yathāśaktyupapannaṁ ca datvā puṣpasamanvitam mukhaśuddhiṁ tato datvā datvā tāṁbūlamādarāt

—and, as one's ability allows, having offered food joined with flowers, and then given the purification of the mouth, and given betel with reverence—

Verse 343 (padma.5.114.343)

प्रदक्षिणनमस्कारौ पूजैवं हि समाप्यते । गीतांगपंचकं पश्चात्तानि विज्ञापयामि ते

pradakṣiṇanamaskārau pūjaivaṁ hi samāpyate gītāṁgapaṁcakaṁ paścāttāni vijñāpayāmi te

—circumambulation and prostration follow; thus indeed is the worship completed. Thereafter come the five limbs of song; these I shall now declare to you.

Verse 344 (padma.5.114.344)

गीतं वाद्यं पुराणं च नृत्यं हासोक्तिरेव च । नीराजनं च पुष्पाणामंजलिश्चाखिलार्पणम्

gītaṁ vādyaṁ purāṇaṁ ca nṛtyaṁ hāsoktireva ca nīrājanaṁ ca puṣpāṇāmaṁjaliścākhilārpaṇam

Song, instrumental music, the Purana-recitation, dance, and joyful speech — these five; then the waving of lamps, and a handful of flowers, offering of everything—

Verse 345 (padma.5.114.345)

क्षमा चोद्वासनं चैव कीर्तितं चोपचारकम् । भूषणं च तथा छत्रं चामरं व्यजनं तथा

kṣamā codvāsanaṁ caiva kīrtitaṁ copacārakam bhūṣaṇaṁ ca tathā chatraṁ cāmaraṁ vyajanaṁ tathā

—the prayer for forgiveness, and the leave-taking of the deity — these too are declared as offerings; and further offerings are adornment, an umbrella, a whisk, a fan—

Verse 346 (padma.5.114.346)

शिवोपवीतं कैङ्कर्यं षडीशानोपचारकम् । द्वात्रिंशदुपचारैस्तु यः समाराधयेच्छिवम्

śivopavītaṁ kaiṅkaryaṁ ṣaḍīśānopacārakam dvātriṁśadupacāraistu yaḥ samārādhayecchivam

—the sacred thread of Shiva, and service — these six are Ishana's own special offerings. Whoever worships Shiva fully with these thirty-two offerings—

Verse 347 (padma.5.114.347)

एकेनाह्ना समस्तानां पापानां नाशनं ध्रुवम् । द्वात्रिंशदुपचारं स्यात्पूजनं तूत्तमोत्तमम्

ekenāhnā samastānāṁ pāpānāṁ nāśanaṁ dhruvam dvātriṁśadupacāraṁ syātpūjanaṁ tūttamottamam

—in a single day destroys all his sins without doubt; this thirty-two-fold offering is thus the very best of worship.

Verse 348 (padma.5.114.348)

सदाशिव उवाच- एवमेतत्कपिश्रेष्ठ तव पूजां वदाम्यहम् । मत्पादयुगलं पूज्य सर्वपूजाकरो भव

sadāśiva uvāca- evametatkapiśreṣṭha tava pūjāṁ vadāmyaham matpādayugalaṁ pūjya sarvapūjākaro bhava

Sadashiva said: "Thus have I told you, O best of monkeys, your own worship. Worship my two feet, and become the doer of all worship."

Verse 349 (padma.5.114.349)

आराध्येत्थं यथालिंगे तन्ममाराधनं कुरु । हनूमानुवाच- गुरुणा लिंगपूजैव नियता कल्पिता मम

ārādhyetthaṁ yathāliṁge tanmamārādhanaṁ kuru hanūmānuvāca- guruṇā liṁgapūjaiva niyatā kalpitā mama

"Just as I am worshipped in the linga, so perform that same worship of me." Hanuman said: "My guru has ordained for me the fixed rule of linga-worship alone—"

Verse 350 (padma.5.114.350)

तां करोमि पुरा देव पश्चात्त्वत्पादपूजनम् । इत्युक्त्वैव नमस्येशं शिवलिगार्चनेऽभवत्

tāṁ karomi purā deva paścāttvatpādapūjanam ityuktvaiva namasyeśaṁ śivaligārcane'bhavat

"—I shall perform that first, O god, and only after it, the worship of your feet." Saying this, and bowing to the Lord, he set about the worship of the Shiva-linga.

Verse 351 (padma.5.114.351)

सरस्तीरमथो गत्वा कृत्वा सैकतवेदिकाम् । तालपत्रैर्विरचितमासनं परिकल्पयेत्

sarastīramatho gatvā kṛtvā saikatavedikām tālapatrairviracitamāsanaṁ parikalpayet

Going to the bank of a lake, and making a sandy altar there, he fashioned a seat woven of palm-leaves.

Verse 352 (padma.5.114.352)

प्रक्षाल्य पादहस्तौ तु समाचम्य समाहितः । भस्मस्नानमथो चक्रे पुनराचम्य वाग्यतः

prakṣālya pādahastau tu samācamya samāhitaḥ bhasmasnānamatho cakre punarācamya vāgyataḥ

Having washed his feet and hands, and sipped water, composed in mind, he performed the ash-bath, and, having sipped water once more, fell silent.

Verse 353 (padma.5.114.353)

देववेद्यामथो चक्रे पद्मानि सुमनोहरम् । अनंतरं तालपत्रं पद्मासनगतः कपिः

devavedyāmatho cakre padmāni sumanoharam anaṁtaraṁ tālapatraṁ padmāsanagataḥ kapiḥ

He then fashioned a most lovely altar for the god, with lotus-designs; and thereupon, the monkey, seated upon the palm-leaf seat in lotus posture—

Verse 354 (padma.5.114.354)

प्राणानायम्य सन्यासं शुक्लध्यानसमन्वितः । प्रणम्य गुरुमीशानं जपन्नासीदतः परम्

prāṇānāyamya sanyāsaṁ śukladhyānasamanvitaḥ praṇamya gurumīśānaṁ japannāsīdataḥ param

—controlling his breath, in a state of renunciation, joined with pure meditation, and, having bowed to his guru, the Lord, sat there reciting his mantra.

Verse 355 (padma.5.114.355)

अथ देवार्चनं कर्तुं यत्नमास्थितवानपि । पलाशपत्रपुटकद्वयानीत जलं शुचि

atha devārcanaṁ kartuṁ yatnamāsthitavānapi palāśapatrapuṭakadvayānīta jalaṁ śuci

Then, applying himself with effort to perform the worship of the god, he brought pure water in two cup-shaped palasha leaves—

Verse 356 (padma.5.114.356)

शिरःकमंडलुगतं निधायाग्निं त्रिमंत्रितम् । आवाहनादि कृत्वाथ स्नानपर्यन्तमेव च

śiraḥkamaṁḍalugataṁ nidhāyāgniṁ trimaṁtritam āvāhanādi kṛtvātha snānaparyantameva ca

—and, placing it as if in a water-pot upon his head, and the fire consecrated thrice, he performed the invocation and the rest, up to the very bathing.

Verse 357 (padma.5.114.357)

अथ स्नापयितुं देवमादाय करसंपुटे । कृत्वा निरीक्षणं देवं पीठं नो दृष्टवान्कपिः

atha snāpayituṁ devamādāya karasaṁpuṭe kṛtvā nirīkṣaṇaṁ devaṁ pīṭhaṁ no dṛṣṭavānkapiḥ

Then, taking up the linga in his cupped hands, in order to bathe the god, and looking closely at it, the monkey did not see any pedestal for the god.

Verse 358 (padma.5.114.358)

लिंगमात्रं करगतं दृष्ट्वा भीतिसमन्वितः । इदमाह महायोगी किं वा पापं मया कृतम्

liṁgamātraṁ karagataṁ dṛṣṭvā bhītisamanvitaḥ idamāha mahāyogī kiṁ vā pāpaṁ mayā kṛtam

Seeing only the bare linga in his hand, filled with fear, that great yogi said this: "What sin, then, have I committed—"

Verse 359 (padma.5.114.359)

यदेतत्पीठरहितं शिवलिंगं करस्थितम् । ममाद्य मरणं सिद्धं पीठं चेन्नागमिष्यति

yadetatpīṭharahitaṁ śivaliṁgaṁ karasthitam mamādya maraṇaṁ siddhaṁ pīṭhaṁ cennāgamiṣyati

"—that this Shiva-linga, without its pedestal, now rests in my very hand? My own death is certain today, if the pedestal does not come—"

Verse 360 (padma.5.114.360)

अथ रुद्रं जपिष्यामि तदायाति महेश्वरः । इति निश्चित्य मनसा जजाप शतरुद्रियम्

atha rudraṁ japiṣyāmi tadāyāti maheśvaraḥ iti niścitya manasā jajāpa śatarudriyam

"—I shall then recite the Rudra-hymn; by it Maheshvara shall come." Resolving thus in his mind, he recited the Shatarudriya.

Verse 361 (padma.5.114.361)

अथापि न समायातो महेशोऽथ कपीश्वरः । रुद्रं न्यपातयद्भूम्यां वीरभद्रः समागतः

athāpi na samāyāto maheśo'tha kapīśvaraḥ rudraṁ nyapātayadbhūmyāṁ vīrabhadraḥ samāgataḥ

Yet still Mahesha did not come; and the lord of monkeys then cast the Rudra-recitation to the ground. Then Virabhadra arrived—

Verse 362 (padma.5.114.362)

किमर्थं रुद्यते भक्त रुदिहेतुं वदस्व मे । हनूमानुवाच- पीठहीनमिदं लिंगं पश्य मे पापसंचयम्

kimarthaṁ rudyate bhakta rudihetuṁ vadasva me hanūmānuvāca- pīṭhahīnamidaṁ liṁgaṁ paśya me pāpasaṁcayam

—and said: "Why do you weep, devotee? Tell me the cause of your weeping." Hanuman said: "See — this linga is without its pedestal; behold the store of my sin!"

Verse 363 (padma.5.114.363)

वीरभद्र उवाच- यदि नायाति पीठं ते लिंगे मा साहसं कृथाः । दाहयिष्याम्यहं लोकं यदि नायाति पीठकम्

vīrabhadra uvāca- yadi nāyāti pīṭhaṁ te liṁge mā sāhasaṁ kṛthāḥ dāhayiṣyāmyahaṁ lokaṁ yadi nāyāti pīṭhakam

Virabhadra said: "If the pedestal does not come to your linga, do not act rashly; I shall burn the world, if the pedestal does not appear."

Verse 364 (padma.5.114.364)

पश्य दर्शय मे लिंगं पीठं यद्यागतं न वा । अथ दृष्ट्वा वीरभद्रो लिंगं पीठमनागतम्

paśya darśaya me liṁgaṁ pīṭhaṁ yadyāgataṁ na vā atha dṛṣṭvā vīrabhadro liṁgaṁ pīṭhamanāgatam

"Show me the linga — let me see whether the pedestal has come or not." Then Virabhadra, seeing that the linga's pedestal had not come—

Verse 365 (padma.5.114.365)

दग्धुकामोऽखिलाँल्लोकान्वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान् । अनलं भुवि चिक्षेप क्षणाद्दग्धा मही तदा

dagdhukāmo'khilā~llokānvīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān analaṁ bhuvi cikṣepa kṣaṇāddagdhā mahī tadā

—that mighty Virabhadra, desiring to burn all the worlds, cast fire upon the earth; and in an instant the earth was burnt.

Verse 366 (padma.5.114.366)

अथ सप्ततलान्दग्ध्वा पुनरूर्द्ध्वमवर्तत । पंचोर्द्ध्वलोकानदहज्जनलोकनिवासिनः

atha saptatalāndagdhvā punarūrddhvamavartata paṁcorddhvalokānadahajjanalokanivāsinaḥ

Having then burnt the seven nether worlds, he turned once more upward, and burnt the five upper worlds, along with the dwellers of Janaloka.

Verse 367 (padma.5.114.367)

ललाटनेत्रसंभूतं नखेनादाय चानलम् । जंबीरफलसंकाशं कृत्वा करतले विभुः

lalāṭanetrasaṁbhūtaṁ nakhenādāya cānalam jaṁbīraphalasaṁkāśaṁ kṛtvā karatale vibhuḥ

Taking up, with his very nail, the fire born of his forehead-eye, and shaping it like a lemon-fruit in the palm of his hand, that mighty one—

Verse 368 (padma.5.114.368)

यदि नायाति पीठं ते दग्धा लोका न संशयः । अनायातमथो दृष्ट्वा वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान्

yadi nāyāti pīṭhaṁ te dagdhā lokā na saṁśayaḥ anāyātamatho dṛṣṭvā vīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān

—said: "If the pedestal does not come to you, the worlds are burnt, without doubt." And seeing that it had still not come, that mighty Virabhadra—

Verse 369 (padma.5.114.369)

सनकादयो महात्मानो ज्ञात्वा योगेन चागमन् । गौतमस्याश्रमवरं समागम्य महेश्वरम्

sanakādayo mahātmāno jñātvā yogena cāgaman gautamasyāśramavaraṁ samāgamya maheśvaram

—was about to act further, when the great souls Sanaka and the rest, learning of this through yoga, came there; arriving at Gautama's excellent hermitage, seeking great Isha—

Verse 370 (padma.5.114.370)

न दृष्टवंतो देवादिं विद्यमानमपि द्विजाः । अस्तुवन्नथ च स्तोत्रैः सर्ववेदसमुद्भवैः

na dṛṣṭavaṁto devādiṁ vidyamānamapi dvijāḥ astuvannatha ca stotraiḥ sarvavedasamudbhavaiḥ

—those Brahmins, though he was present, could not see the foremost of gods; and so they praised him with hymns sprung from all the Vedas—

Verse 371 (padma.5.114.371)

ॐनमो देवदेवाय तस्मै शुद्धप्रभाचिंत्यरूपाय तस्मै । नमः सुराणामधीशाय तस्मै नमो वेदगुह्याय शुद्धाय तस्मै

oṁnamo devadevāya tasmai śuddhaprabhāciṁtyarūpāya tasmai namaḥ surāṇāmadhīśāya tasmai namo vedaguhyāya śuddhāya tasmai

Om, homage to the God of gods; homage to him of pure radiance, of inconceivable form; homage to him, the ruler of the gods; homage to him, secret of the Vedas, the pure one—

Verse 372 (padma.5.114.372)

नमः शिवायादिदेवाय तस्मै नमो व्यालयज्ञोपवीताय तस्मै । नमः सुरानंदसंदोह वर्षत्रयी बिंदुविश्वंभराय तस्मै

namaḥ śivāyādidevāya tasmai namo vyālayajñopavītāya tasmai namaḥ surānaṁdasaṁdoha varṣatrayī biṁduviśvaṁbharāya tasmai

—homage to Shiva, the primeval god; homage to him whose sacred thread is a serpent; homage to him who, as the single drop, showers down the mass of bliss of the gods, sustainer of the universe—

Verse 373 (padma.5.114.373)

पृथिव्यथो वायुराकाशमापः पुनः शशी वह्निसूर्य्यौ तथात्मा । यस्याष्टैता मूर्तयः शंकरस्य तस्मै नमो ज्ञानगम्याय शश्वत्

pṛthivyatho vāyurākāśamāpaḥ punaḥ śaśī vahnisūryyau tathātmā yasyāṣṭaitā mūrtayaḥ śaṁkarasya tasmai namo jñānagamyāya śaśvat

—earth, air, ether, water, again the moon, fire and sun, and the self — these are the eight forms of Shankara; homage to him, ever attainable through knowledge alone.

Verse 374 (padma.5.114.374)

एतां स्तुतिमथाकर्ण्य भगनेत्रप्रदः शिवः । विष्णुमाह च गच्छ त्वं समानय च तान्द्विजान्

etāṁ stutimathākarṇya bhaganetrapradaḥ śivaḥ viṣṇumāha ca gaccha tvaṁ samānaya ca tāndvijān

Having heard this hymn, Shiva, giver of the eye to Bhaga, said to Vishnu: "Go, and bring those Brahmins here."

Verse 375 (padma.5.114.375)

आनीतास्तेन हरिणा देवाय प्रणतास्तु ते । तानाह शंकरो वाक्यं किमर्थं यूयमागताः

ānītāstena hariṇā devāya praṇatāstu te tānāha śaṁkaro vākyaṁ kimarthaṁ yūyamāgatāḥ

Brought there by Hari, they bowed before the god; and Shankara spoke this word to them: "Why have you all come?"

Verse 376 (padma.5.114.376)

मुनय ऊचुः - देव द्वादशलोकानां दृश्यंते भस्मराशयः । स्थितमेकं वनमिदं पश्य त्वं लोकसंक्षयम्

munaya ūcuḥ - deva dvādaśalokānāṁ dṛśyaṁte bhasmarāśayaḥ sthitamekaṁ vanamidaṁ paśya tvaṁ lokasaṁkṣayam

The sages said: "O god, the twelve worlds are now seen as mere heaps of ash; only this one grove remains standing — behold the destruction of the worlds!"

Verse 377 (padma.5.114.377)

सदाशिव उवाच- ऊर्द्ध्वस्थपंचलोकानां दाहे संदेह एव नः । कथमंगारवृष्टिश्च कथं नो वा महाध्वनिः

sadāśiva uvāca- ūrddhvasthapaṁcalokānāṁ dāhe saṁdeha eva naḥ kathamaṁgāravṛṣṭiśca kathaṁ no vā mahādhvaniḥ

Sadashiva said: "We are in doubt as to the burning of the five upper worlds — how could there be a rain of embers, and why did we hear no great sound?"

Verse 378 (padma.5.114.378)

मुनय ऊचुः - भीतिरस्माकमधुना वर्तते वीरभद्रतः । स एवांगारवृष्टिं च पिपासुरिव तामपात्

munaya ūcuḥ - bhītirasmākamadhunā vartate vīrabhadrataḥ sa evāṁgāravṛṣṭiṁ ca pipāsuriva tāmapāt

The sages said: "We are now filled with fear of Virabhadra himself; it is he who caused that rain of embers, drinking it in as though thirsting for it."

Verse 379 (padma.5.114.379)

देवोथ वीरमाहूय किं वीरेत्यब्रवीद्भवः । वीरो हनूमतो लिंगपीठाभावादिदं कृतम्

devotha vīramāhūya kiṁ vīretyabravīdbhavaḥ vīro hanūmato liṁgapīṭhābhāvādidaṁ kṛtam

Then the god, calling Virabhadra, said: "What is this, O Vira?" Virabhadra replied: "This was done because of the absence of a pedestal for Hanuman's linga—"

Verse 380 (padma.5.114.380)

कपेश्चित्तं परिज्ञातुं मया कृतमिदं बृहत् । कृपानिधिरथो देवो यथापूर्वमकल्पयत्

kapeścittaṁ parijñātuṁ mayā kṛtamidaṁ bṛhat kṛpānidhiratho devo yathāpūrvamakalpayat

"—this great deed was done by me only to test the monkey's own mind." Then the god, that ocean of compassion, restored everything just as it had been before.

Verse 381 (padma.5.114.381)

दग्धानप्यखिलाँल्लोकान्पूर्वतः शोभनान्विभुः । कल्पयामास विश्वात्मा वीरभद्रमथाब्रवीत्

dagdhānapyakhilā~llokānpūrvataḥ śobhanānvibhuḥ kalpayāmāsa viśvātmā vīrabhadramathābravīt

That mighty one, the Self of the universe, restored even all the burnt worlds to their former beauty; and then he spoke to Virabhadra.

Verse 382 (padma.5.114.382)

आलिंग्याघ्राय शिरसि तांबूलं दत्तवान्हरः । अथासौ हनुमानीश पूजनं कृतवानथ

āliṁgyāghrāya śirasi tāṁbūlaṁ dattavānharaḥ athāsau hanumānīśa pūjanaṁ kṛtavānatha

Embracing him, and smelling his head in blessing, Hara gave him betel. Then Hanuman performed the worship of the Lord—

Verse 383 (padma.5.114.383)

एकं वनचरं तत्र गंधर्वं सविपंचिकम् । इदमाह महावीणा मम वै दीयतामिति

ekaṁ vanacaraṁ tatra gaṁdharvaṁ savipaṁcikam idamāha mahāvīṇā mama vai dīyatāmiti

—there, a certain forest-dwelling Gandharva, together with his lute, was present. Hanuman said this to him: "Let your great vina be given to me."

Verse 384 (padma.5.114.384)

गंधर्वो न मया त्याज्या वीणा प्राणसमा मम । ममापि प्राणसदृशी वीणेत्याह कपीश्वरः

gaṁdharvo na mayā tyājyā vīṇā prāṇasamā mama mamāpi prāṇasadṛśī vīṇetyāha kapīśvaraḥ

The Gandharva said: "My vina is not to be given up by me; it is equal to my very life." "To me too my own vina is equal to my life," said the lord of monkeys—

Verse 385 (padma.5.114.385)

अथ मुष्टिनिपातेन गंधर्वे पतिते कपिः । आदाय वीणां महतीं स्वरतंतुसमन्विताम्

atha muṣṭinipātena gaṁdharve patite kapiḥ ādāya vīṇāṁ mahatīṁ svarataṁtusamanvitām

—and, with a blow of his fist, felled the Gandharva; and the monkey took up that great vina, strung with its melodious cords—

Verse 386 (padma.5.114.386)

अलाबुसंयुतां कृत्वा राजवृक्षफलाकृतिम् । तस्योरसि विनिक्षिप्य गायन्नागाच्छिवांतिकम्

alābusaṁyutāṁ kṛtvā rājavṛkṣaphalākṛtim tasyorasi vinikṣipya gāyannāgācchivāṁtikam

—fashioning it with a gourd shaped like the fruit of the rajavriksha tree, and pressing it to his chest, he came singing into Shiva's presence.

Verse 387 (padma.5.114.387)

बृहतीकुसुमैः शुद्धैर्देवपादावपूजयत् । तस्मै वरमथ प्रादादाकल्पं जीवितं पुनः

bṛhatīkusumaiḥ śuddhairdevapādāvapūjayat tasmai varamatha prādādākalpaṁ jīvitaṁ punaḥ

With pure brihati flowers he worshipped the god's two feet; and to him the fallen Gandharva the Lord then gave a boon — life restored until the end of the aeon—

Verse 388 (padma.5.114.388)

समुद्रलंघने शक्तिं वरं प्रादादथापरम्

samudralaṁghane śaktiṁ varaṁ prādādathāparam

—and gave him another boon besides: the power to leap across the ocean.

Verse 389 (padma.5.114.389)

समस्तभूषासुविभूषितांगः स्वदीप्तिमंदीकृतदेवदीप्तिः । प्रसन्नमूर्तिस्तरुणः शिवाङ्गकः संभावयामास समस्तदेवान्

samastabhūṣāsuvibhūṣitāṁgaḥ svadīptimaṁdīkṛtadevadīptiḥ prasannamūrtistaruṇaḥ śivāṅgakaḥ saṁbhāvayāmāsa samastadevān

His body beautifully adorned with every ornament, his own radiance dimming even the gods' own splendor, of a serene form, youthful, his body marked with Shiva's own emblems, he then honored all the gods.

Verse 390 (padma.5.114.390)

पीतमुद्गमनीयं च समादाय महेश्वरः । पीतवस्त्रमिदं देव त्वं गृहाण हरे शुभम्

pītamudgamanīyaṁ ca samādāya maheśvaraḥ pītavastramidaṁ deva tvaṁ gṛhāṇa hare śubham

Maheshvara, taking a fine yellow garment, said: "O Hari, take this auspicious yellow garment."

Verse 391 (padma.5.114.391)

ब्रह्मणे रक्तवसनं सर्वेषां वसुदस्तथा । देवर्षिदानवादीनां दत्तवान्वसुयुग्मकम्

brahmaṇe raktavasanaṁ sarveṣāṁ vasudastathā devarṣidānavādīnāṁ dattavānvasuyugmakam

To Brahma he gave a red garment; and, as the giver of wealth to all, he gave a pair of garments to the gods, sages, Danavas, and the rest.

Verse 392 (padma.5.114.392)

रामोपि चैतदाकर्ण्य शंभवे युग्ममर्पयत् । सुसूक्ष्मं बहुमूल्यं च स्वर्णभूषणमेव च

rāmopi caitadākarṇya śaṁbhave yugmamarpayat susūkṣmaṁ bahumūlyaṁ ca svarṇabhūṣaṇameva ca

And Rama too, hearing of this, offered a pair of garments to Shambhu — most fine, most costly — and golden ornaments as well.

Verse 393 (padma.5.114.393)

अथ भुक्त्वा सुखासीनः सामात्यः सपुरोहितः । नानामुनिगणैर्भूपैर्वानरैर्गौतमी तटे

atha bhuktvā sukhāsīnaḥ sāmātyaḥ sapurohitaḥ nānāmunigaṇairbhūpairvānarairgautamī taṭe

Then, having eaten, and seated comfortably, together with his ministers and his priest, and with many groups of sages, kings, and monkeys, on the bank of the Godavari—

Verse 394 (padma.5.114.394)

शंभुं पुराणतत्त्वज्ञं राघवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । त्वमेव सर्वं जानीषे सर्वधर्मगुहाशयम्

śaṁbhuṁ purāṇatattvajñaṁ rāghavo vākyamabravīt tvameva sarvaṁ jānīṣe sarvadharmaguhāśayam

—Raghava spoke this word to Shambhu, knower of the truth of all the Puranas: "You alone know everything, the innermost secret of all dharma—"

Verse 395 (padma.5.114.395)

कस्मिन्कस्मिन्युगे ब्रह्मन्किंविशिष्टं वदस्व मे । शंभुरुवाच- ध्यानमेव कृते श्रेष्ठं त्रेतायां यज्ञ एव च

kasminkasminyuge brahmankiṁviśiṣṭaṁ vadasva me śaṁbhuruvāca- dhyānameva kṛte śreṣṭhaṁ tretāyāṁ yajña eva ca

"—tell me, O Brahmin, what is especially enjoined in each successive age." Shambhu said: "In the Krita age, meditation alone is best; in the Treta, sacrifice alone—"

Verse 396 (padma.5.114.396)

द्वापरे चार्चनं तिष्ये दानं च हरिकीर्तनम् । सर्वं च शस्तं सर्वत्र ध्यानं न च कलौ युगे

dvāpare cārcanaṁ tiṣye dānaṁ ca harikīrtanam sarvaṁ ca śastaṁ sarvatra dhyānaṁ na ca kalau yuge

"—in the Dvapara, worship; in the Kali age, giving, and the chanting of Hari's name. All of these are praised, everywhere; but meditation is not fit for the Kali age—"

Verse 397 (padma.5.114.397)

नराणां मुग्धचित्तत्वात्कृच्छ्रस्थानां विशांपते । न धर्मे नियताबुद्धिर्न वेदे नैव च स्मृतौ

narāṇāṁ mugdhacittatvātkṛcchrasthānāṁ viśāṁpate na dharme niyatābuddhirna vede naiva ca smṛtau

"—because of the confused minds of men, O lord of the people, beset by hardship; their intellect is not fixed upon dharma, nor upon the Veda, nor upon the Smritis—"

Verse 398 (padma.5.114.398)

न क्रतौ न स्वधाकारे पुराणानां च न श्रुतौ । न यज्ञेन च तीर्थेषु न च शुश्रूषणे सताम्

na kratau na svadhākāre purāṇānāṁ ca na śrutau na yajñena ca tīrtheṣu na ca śuśrūṣaṇe satām

"—nor upon sacrifice, nor upon the offering to the ancestors, nor upon the hearing of the Puranas; nor through sacrifice, at the sacred fords, nor in the service of the virtuous—"

Verse 399 (padma.5.114.399)

नेज्यायां देवतानां च न स्वजातीयकर्म्मणि । न देवस्मरणेनापि न च क्वापि वृषे नृप

nejyāyāṁ devatānāṁ ca na svajātīyakarmmaṇi na devasmaraṇenāpi na ca kvāpi vṛṣe nṛpa

"—nor in the worship of the gods, nor in the duties proper to their own class; not even through remembrance of the god, nor anywhere at all in virtuous conduct, O king—"

Verse 400 (padma.5.114.400)

अतश्च दीर्घकालानां पुण्यानामक्षमा नराः । दानं तु स्वल्पकालत्वात्कर्तुं शक्नोति मानवः

ataśca dīrghakālānāṁ puṇyānāmakṣamā narāḥ dānaṁ tu svalpakālatvātkartuṁ śaknoti mānavaḥ

"—and therefore men are unable to perform meritorious acts that demand a long time; but giving, since it takes so little time, a man is able to perform."

Verse 401 (padma.5.114.401)

अतश्च कलिदुष्टानां प्रायश्चितं न विद्यते । केषांचित्पापनाशः स्यात्प्रायश्चित्तैस्तु नान्यथा

ataśca kaliduṣṭānāṁ prāyaścitaṁ na vidyate keṣāṁcitpāpanāśaḥ syātprāyaścittaistu nānyathā

"—and therefore, for those corrupted by the Kali age, there is properly no atonement; for some, the destruction of sin may come through penances, but not otherwise—"

Verse 402 (padma.5.114.402)

ब्रह्मज्ञानी गयाश्राद्धी काशीगंता श्रुतौ रतः । पुराणज्ञावमाश्चैते श्रोता तस्य च राघव

brahmajñānī gayāśrāddhī kāśīgaṁtā śrutau rataḥ purāṇajñāvamāścaite śrotā tasya ca rāghava

"—the knower of Brahman, the performer of the shraddha at Gaya, the pilgrim to Kashi, the one devoted to Vedic hearing, the knower of the Puranas, and even the lowliest listener of it — O Raghava—"

Verse 403 (padma.5.114.403)

युगानामनुसारेण तथार्थस्य विवेचनात् । स्व पर प्रत्ययोत्पादात्परब्रह्मप्रकाशनात्

yugānāmanusāreṇa tathārthasya vivecanāt sva para pratyayotpādātparabrahmaprakāśanāt

"—by accordance with the ages, by discernment of true meaning, by producing conviction in oneself and others, by revealing the supreme Brahman—"

Verse 404 (padma.5.114.404)

पुराणवक्ता सर्वस्माद्ब्राह्मणस्तु विशिष्यते । तेनापि च कृतं पापं न सज्येत्किमुतान्यतः

purāṇavaktā sarvasmādbrāhmaṇastu viśiṣyate tenāpi ca kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ na sajyetkimutānyataḥ

"—the reciter of the Purana is distinguished above every other Brahmin; even sin committed by him does not cling to him — how much less to anyone else!"

Verse 405 (padma.5.114.405)

अन्येषामपि केषांचित्पुराणं पापनाशनम् । यः पुराणेषु विश्वासी वक्तारं मन्यते गुरुम्

anyeṣāmapi keṣāṁcitpurāṇaṁ pāpanāśanam yaḥ purāṇeṣu viśvāsī vaktāraṁ manyate gurum

"For certain others too, the Purana is the destroyer of sin. Whoever has faith in the Puranas, and regards their reciter as his own guru—"

Verse 406 (padma.5.114.406)

ब्रह्मविद्याप्रदातारं विशेषं ज्ञातिबंधुतः । तस्य पापानि सर्वाणि विलयं यान्त्यसंशयम्

brahmavidyāpradātāraṁ viśeṣaṁ jñātibaṁdhutaḥ tasya pāpāni sarvāṇi vilayaṁ yāntyasaṁśayam

"—as the giver of the knowledge of Brahman, dearer even than his own kinsmen — all his sins are dissolved without doubt."

Verse 407 (padma.5.114.407)

अथ श्रीशैलगमनं पूजकस्य महेशितुः । अतः कलौ मनुष्याणां पुराणं पापनाशनम्

atha śrīśailagamanaṁ pūjakasya maheśituḥ ataḥ kalau manuṣyāṇāṁ purāṇaṁ pāpanāśanam

"Also, the pilgrimage to Shrishaila is for the worshipper of great Isha. Thus, for men in the Kali age, the Purana is the destroyer of sin."

Verse 408 (padma.5.114.408)

पुरा कलियुगे राम वृत्तं संकीर्तये शृणु । आसीत्तु गौतमो नाम ब्राह्मणो वेदवर्जितः

purā kaliyuge rāma vṛttaṁ saṁkīrtaye śṛṇu āsīttu gautamo nāma brāhmaṇo vedavarjitaḥ

Once, O Rama, in the Kali age, an event occurred; I shall relate it — listen. There was a Brahmin named Gautama, devoid of the Vedas—

Verse 409 (padma.5.114.409)

तस्य पुष्टिः पशुश्चास्तां भ्रातरौ वेदवर्जितौ । ताभ्यां सह कृषिं चक्रे तत्र वृद्धिमवाप च

tasya puṣṭiḥ paśuścāstāṁ bhrātarau vedavarjitau tābhyāṁ saha kṛṣiṁ cakre tatra vṛddhimavāpa ca

—he had cattle for his sustenance, and two brothers, likewise devoid of the Vedas; together with them he took up farming, and prospered greatly by it.

Verse 410 (padma.5.114.410)

धनधान्यादिकं किंचिद्राजानं दत्तवानथ । उवाच वचनं किंचिदधिकारं निरूपय

dhanadhānyādikaṁ kiṁcidrājānaṁ dattavānatha uvāca vacanaṁ kiṁcidadhikāraṁ nirūpaya

He gave some of his wealth and grain to the king, and said this word to him: "Grant me some official post—"

Verse 411 (padma.5.114.411)

अर्थं न गमयिष्यामि तौ शक्तौ भ्रातरौ मम । राजोवाच- ब्राह्मणस्याधिकारो हि वैदिके धर्मकर्मणि

arthaṁ na gamayiṣyāmi tau śaktau bhrātarau mama rājovāca- brāhmaṇasyādhikāro hi vaidike dharmakarmaṇi

"—I shall not let it go to waste; my two brothers are capable." The king said: "A Brahmin's proper office is in Vedic religious duty—"

Verse 412 (padma.5.114.412)

तदन्यत्र नियुक्तस्य ब्राह्मण्यं विप्रणश्यति । गौतम उवाच- युगेष्वन्येषु धर्मोयं कलिधर्मो न तादृशः

tadanyatra niyuktasya brāhmaṇyaṁ vipraṇaśyati gautama uvāca- yugeṣvanyeṣu dharmoyaṁ kalidharmo na tādṛśaḥ

"—one appointed elsewhere loses his very Brahminhood." Gautama said: "That dharma applies to the other ages; the dharma of the Kali age is not the same—"

Verse 413 (padma.5.114.413)

भूपति त्वं हि भूपाल नृपाणां धर्म उच्यते । ब्राह्मणश्च परिक्षीणस्तं कुर्वन्नैव दुष्यति

bhūpati tvaṁ hi bhūpāla nṛpāṇāṁ dharma ucyate brāhmaṇaśca parikṣīṇastaṁ kurvannaiva duṣyati

"—for you, O king, kingship is called the proper dharma of kings alone; but a Brahmin fallen upon hard times does not become tainted by doing it too."

Verse 414 (padma.5.114.414)

शूद्राणां तु कृषिर्द्धर्मो नापद्यप्यग्रजन्मनः । तस्मात्क्षत्त्रेण वर्तिष्ये ग्रामान्मम समादिश

śūdrāṇāṁ tu kṛṣirddharmo nāpadyapyagrajanmanaḥ tasmātkṣattreṇa vartiṣye grāmānmama samādiśa

"Farming is the dharma of shudras, not even in adversity of the twice-born. Therefore let me live by the kshatriya's means; grant me some villages."

Verse 415 (padma.5.114.415)

अन्यत्र चात्र क्षत्त्रेण वर्तनं मम रोचते । अन्यन्न तु तथेत्युक्तो ददौ ग्रामान्द्विजन्मनः

anyatra cātra kṣattreṇa vartanaṁ mama rocate anyanna tu tathetyukto dadau grāmāndvijanmanaḥ

"—elsewhere, or here, a kshatriya's livelihood would please me; nothing else." Thus told, the king agreed, and gave villages to the twice-born.

Verse 416 (padma.5.114.416)

ग्रामाधिकारदुष्टस्य वर्तनं त्वन्यथाभवत् । अभक्षि मांसं चापायि सुरा चाभाषि दुर्वचः

grāmādhikāraduṣṭasya vartanaṁ tvanyathābhavat abhakṣi māṁsaṁ cāpāyi surā cābhāṣi durvacaḥ

But the conduct of him, now corrupted by authority over the villages, became quite otherwise: he ate meat, and drank liquor, and spoke foul words—

Verse 417 (padma.5.114.417)

परयोषा तथा गामि परस्वं प्रत्यहारि च । अक्रीडि द्यूतमसकृत्कलंजं चादि दुर्भुजा

parayoṣā tathā gāmi parasvaṁ pratyahāri ca akrīḍi dyūtamasakṛtkalaṁjaṁ cādi durbhujā

—and he went to another's wife, and seized another's wealth, and gambled again and again, and ate forbidden foods with his impure hands—

Verse 418 (padma.5.114.418)

नापूजि जगतामीशः शिवो वा विष्णुरेव वा । एवं कालेन दुर्वृत्तं राजा वाक्यमभाषत

nāpūji jagatāmīśaḥ śivo vā viṣṇureva vā evaṁ kālena durvṛttaṁ rājā vākyamabhāṣata

—and he worshipped neither Shiva, the Lord of the worlds, nor Vishnu at all. Thus, in time, the king spoke this word to that man of wicked conduct—

Verse 419 (padma.5.114.419)

विप्र विप्रत्वमुत्सृज्य शूद्रत्वं प्राप्तवानसि । तस्मान्नियोगधर्मेण भवंतं भ्रंशयामि च

vipra vipratvamutsṛjya śūdratvaṁ prāptavānasi tasmānniyogadharmeṇa bhavaṁtaṁ bhraṁśayāmi ca

"O Brahmin, having abandoned your very Brahminhood, you have attained the state of a shudra. Therefore, by the rule of proper appointment, I now depose you—"

Verse 420 (padma.5.114.420)

मास्तु विप्रत्वमद्यैव शूद्रतैव वरं मम । तदृते यदि विप्रास्ते न भोक्ष्यंति वरं मम

māstu vipratvamadyaiva śūdrataiva varaṁ mama tadṛte yadi viprāste na bhokṣyaṁti varaṁ mama

Gautama said: "Let my Brahminhood go this very day; the state of a shudra is better for me. Without this, if those other Brahmins would not partake of my hospitality, that too would be better for me—"

Verse 421 (padma.5.114.421)

न हि सर्वमिदं त्यक्तुं शक्तोहं पृथिवीपते । शंभुरुवाच- एवं वदति दुर्विप्रे राजा तूष्णीमतिष्ठत

na hi sarvamidaṁ tyaktuṁ śaktohaṁ pṛthivīpate śaṁbhuruvāca- evaṁ vadati durvipre rājā tūṣṇīmatiṣṭhata

"—I am simply unable to give all this up, O lord of the earth." Shambhu said: As that wicked Brahmin spoke thus, the king remained silent.

Verse 422 (padma.5.114.422)

स तु वै शूद्रतुल्यश्च बुभुजेन्नं सहामिषम् । कदाचिदथ दुर्वृत्तः प्रतोलीमंडपस्थितः

sa tu vai śūdratulyaśca bubhujennaṁ sahāmiṣam kadācidatha durvṛttaḥ pratolīmaṁḍapasthitaḥ

And he, now equal to a shudra, ate his food together with meat. Once, that man of wicked conduct, standing in a pavilion on the highway—

Verse 423 (padma.5.114.423)

द्विजेन पठ्यमानं तु पद्यं तु श्रुतवानिदम् । हृदये पद्यमेतत्तु द्विजेरितमतिष्ठत

dvijena paṭhyamānaṁ tu padyaṁ tu śrutavānidam hṛdaye padyametattu dvijeritamatiṣṭhata

—heard this very verse, being recited by a Brahmin; and that verse, uttered by the Brahmin, lodged itself in his heart—

Verse 424 (padma.5.114.424)

परात्परतरं यांति नारायणपरायणाः । न ते तत्र गमिष्यंति ये द्विषंति महेश्वरम्

parātparataraṁ yāṁti nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ na te tatra gamiṣyaṁti ye dviṣaṁti maheśvaram

"Those devoted solely to Narayana go to that which is higher than the highest; but those who hate great Isha shall never go there."

Verse 425 (padma.5.114.425)

व्याख्यानमपि च श्रुत्वा पौराणिकमभाषत । कीदृङ्नारायणः प्रोक्तः कीदृशोपि महेश्वरः

vyākhyānamapi ca śrutvā paurāṇikamabhāṣata kīdṛṅnārāyaṇaḥ proktaḥ kīdṛśopi maheśvaraḥ

Having also heard its explanation, he spoke to the reciter of the Purana: "What is meant by 'Narayana,' and what by 'Maheshvara'?"

Verse 426 (padma.5.114.426)

किं परं त्वयनं प्रोक्तं द्वेषः कीदृगुदाहृतः । किं तत्परमिति ख्यातं ततः परतरं च किम्

kiṁ paraṁ tvayanaṁ proktaṁ dveṣaḥ kīdṛgudāhṛtaḥ kiṁ tatparamiti khyātaṁ tataḥ parataraṁ ca kim

"What is called 'the supreme abode'? What is meant by 'hatred'? What is renowned as 'the supreme,' and what is higher than that?"

Verse 427 (padma.5.114.427)

पौराणिक उवाच- परं तद्ब्रह्मणः स्थानं सुखव्यक्तैकलक्षणम् । ततः परतरं विष्णोर्द्धाम तद्ब्रह्मणोधिकम्

paurāṇika uvāca- paraṁ tadbrahmaṇaḥ sthānaṁ sukhavyaktaikalakṣaṇam tataḥ parataraṁ viṣṇorddhāma tadbrahmaṇodhikam

The reciter of the Purana said: "The supreme is the abode of Brahman, marked solely by manifest bliss; higher than that is the abode of Vishnu, surpassing that of Brahman—"

Verse 428 (padma.5.114.428)

अविनाशितया तत्तु कीर्तितं परमं पदम् । तन्मध्ये पुरुषो विष्णुस्तदंग परमं विभुः

avināśitayā tattu kīrtitaṁ paramaṁ padam tanmadhye puruṣo viṣṇustadaṁga paramaṁ vibhuḥ

"—by its very indestructibility that is celebrated as the supreme state. In the midst of it is the Person, Vishnu; that mighty one is the supreme member of it—"

Verse 429 (padma.5.114.429)

आपो हि नरजन्मत्वान्नाराः प्रोक्ता मनीषिभिः । नाराश्चास्यायनं यस्मात्तेन नारायणः स्मृतः

āpo hi narajanmatvānnārāḥ proktā manīṣibhiḥ nārāścāsyāyanaṁ yasmāttena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ

"—the waters, since they are born from the primeval man, are called 'nara' by the wise; and since the waters are his abode, he is remembered as 'Narayana.'"

Verse 430 (padma.5.114.430)

तत्परं वर्तनं येषां ते प्रोक्तास्तत्परायणाः । महदादीनि तत्वानि यानि तेषां य ईश्वरः

tatparaṁ vartanaṁ yeṣāṁ te proktāstatparāyaṇāḥ mahadādīni tatvāni yāni teṣāṁ ya īśvaraḥ

"Those whose conduct is devoted to that are called his devotees. Of the principles beginning with Mahat, he who is their own Lord—"

Verse 431 (padma.5.114.431)

सूर्याग्निशशिनेत्रोऽसौ महेशः स्यादुमापतिः । द्वेषो हि वैरं विज्ञेयमीश्वरे परमात्मनि

sūryāgniśaśinetro'sau maheśaḥ syādumāpatiḥ dveṣo hi vairaṁ vijñeyamīśvare paramātmani

"—he, whose eyes are the sun, fire, and moon, is great Isha, the lord of Uma. 'Hatred' is to be understood as enmity toward the Lord, the Supreme Self—"

Verse 432 (padma.5.114.432)

शंभुरुवाच- एवं पुराणभट्टेन समीरितमिदं वचः । चिंतयन्पुनरप्याह मादृशस्य कथं गतिः

śaṁbhuruvāca- evaṁ purāṇabhaṭṭena samīritamidaṁ vacaḥ ciṁtayanpunarapyāha mādṛśasya kathaṁ gatiḥ

Shambhu said: Thus was this word declared by the master of the Purana. And Gautama, reflecting, said again: "How, then, is there any path for one such as I?"

Verse 433 (padma.5.114.433)

पौराणिकोऽथ तं प्राह शृणु वक्ष्यामि ते गतिम् । कुरु सर्वेण यत्नेन प्रायश्चित्तं यथाविधि

paurāṇiko'tha taṁ prāha śṛṇu vakṣyāmi te gatim kuru sarveṇa yatnena prāyaścittaṁ yathāvidhi

The reciter of the Purana then said to him: "Listen, I shall tell you the path. Perform, with all effort, atonement according to rule—"

Verse 434 (padma.5.114.434)

धर्मं चर यथाशक्ति यथाकालं यथाविधि । विमुक्तपापः पश्चात्त्वमुत्तमां गतिमेष्यसि

dharmaṁ cara yathāśakti yathākālaṁ yathāvidhi vimuktapāpaḥ paścāttvamuttamāṁ gatimeṣyasi

"—practice dharma according to your ability, according to the season, according to rule; freed from sin thereafter, you shall attain the highest path."

Verse 435 (padma.5.114.435)

पुराणमथवा नित्यं शृणुष्वावहितश्च सन् । निराशो वा महेशानं पूजयस्व पिनाकिनम्

purāṇamathavā nityaṁ śṛṇuṣvāvahitaśca san nirāśo vā maheśānaṁ pūjayasva pinākinam

"Or else, listen ever attentively to the Purana; or, free of all worldly desire, worship great Isha, the bow-bearer—"

Verse 436 (padma.5.114.436)

देवं वा पुंडरीकाक्षं केशवं क्लेशनाशनम् । संन्यासमथवा नित्यं ब्रह्मज्ञानपरो भव

devaṁ vā puṁḍarīkākṣaṁ keśavaṁ kleśanāśanam saṁnyāsamathavā nityaṁ brahmajñānaparo bhava

"—or the lotus-eyed god Keshava, destroyer of affliction; or take up renunciation, and become ever devoted to the knowledge of Brahman—"

Verse 437 (padma.5.114.437)

अथवा गच्छ काशीशं मुक्तौ वा मृतिमाप्नुहि । गयां वा गच्छ तत्र त्वं श्राद्धं कर्तुं प्रयत्नतः

athavā gaccha kāśīśaṁ muktau vā mṛtimāpnuhi gayāṁ vā gaccha tatra tvaṁ śrāddhaṁ kartuṁ prayatnataḥ

"—or go to the Lord of Kashi, and attain death there, for the sake of liberation; or go to Gaya, and there, with great effort, perform the shraddha—"

Verse 438 (padma.5.114.438)

अथवा सर्ववेदानां सारं पातकनाशनम् । रुद्रं रुद्रप्रियकरं जप प्रत्यहमादरात्

athavā sarvavedānāṁ sāraṁ pātakanāśanam rudraṁ rudrapriyakaraṁ japa pratyahamādarāt

"—or recite daily, with reverence, the Rudra-hymn, the essence of all the Vedas, destroyer of sin, dear to Rudra himself—"

Verse 439 (padma.5.114.439)

श्रीशैलमथवा गच्छ केदारमथवेच्छया । अथवा प्रतिवर्षे तु माघस्नानं प्रवर्तय

śrīśailamathavā gaccha kedāramathavecchayā athavā prativarṣe tu māghasnānaṁ pravartaya

"—or go to Shrishaila, or, if you wish, to Kedara; or take up, year after year, the bathing-vow of Magha—"

Verse 440 (padma.5.114.440)

किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन धर्मभक्तः सदा भव । नैवं नरकवासस्ते भविता तु द्विजाधम

kimatra bahunoktena dharmabhaktaḥ sadā bhava naivaṁ narakavāsaste bhavitā tu dvijādhama

"—what more need be said of this? Be ever devoted to dharma; then dwelling in hell shall never be yours, O lowest of Brahmins."

Verse 441 (padma.5.114.441)

गौतम उवाच- श्रुत्वा सर्वं करिष्यामि पुराणं भवतो मुखात् । शास्त्रं विश्वासहेतुं च वर्जं चापि वदस्व मे

gautama uvāca- śrutvā sarvaṁ kariṣyāmi purāṇaṁ bhavato mukhāt śāstraṁ viśvāsahetuṁ ca varjaṁ cāpi vadasva me

Gautama said: "Having heard it, I shall do all of this — the Purana from your very mouth, the scripture that produces faith; and tell me too what is to be shunned."

Verse 442 (padma.5.114.442)

पौराणिक उवाच- वर्ज्यं मांसं सुराऽन्यस्त्री भोगो द्यूतं विकत्थनम् । पारुष्यमनृतं माया देवदेवविनिंदनम्

paurāṇika uvāca- varjyaṁ māṁsaṁ surā'nyastrī bhogo dyūtaṁ vikatthanam pāruṣyamanṛtaṁ māyā devadevaviniṁdanam

The reciter of the Purana said: "To be shunned are meat, liquor, another's wife, illicit pleasure, gambling, boasting; harshness, falsehood, deceit, and reviling the God of gods—"

Verse 443 (padma.5.114.443)

गुरूणां सुरवृद्धानां पुराणस्मृतिभाषिणाम् । निंदनं श्वेतवृंताकं कृतकालाबुवर्तनम्

gurūṇāṁ suravṛddhānāṁ purāṇasmṛtibhāṣiṇām niṁdanaṁ śvetavṛṁtākaṁ kṛtakālābuvartanam

"—reviling one's gurus, the elders devoted to the gods, and reciters of the Puranas and Smritis; white brinjal, and food prepared from over-aged gourds—"

Verse 444 (padma.5.114.444)

बीजपूरं कुसुंभं च लोहितं शृंगमेव च । अररुं नालिकेरं च कूष्मांडकं तथैव च

bījapūraṁ kusuṁbhaṁ ca lohitaṁ śṛṁgameva ca araruṁ nālikeraṁ ca kūṣmāṁḍakaṁ tathaiva ca

"—citron, safflower, red substances, horn-vessels; araru, coconut, and pumpkin likewise—"

Verse 445 (padma.5.114.445)

कोविदारफलं तैलपक्वं मानवजं पयः । वार्ध्रीणस खरी दुग्धं सूतिका क्षीरमाविकम्

kovidāraphalaṁ tailapakvaṁ mānavajaṁ payaḥ vārdhrīṇasa kharī dugdhaṁ sūtikā kṣīramāvikam

"—the fruit of the kovidara tree, food cooked in oil, milk born from a woman; the milk of the female camel, of the she-ass, of a newly-delivered cow, and of a sheep—"

Verse 446 (padma.5.114.446)

औष्ट्रमेकशफक्षीरं मार्गमाजं नृसंभवम् । विवत्सासंधिनीक्षीरं लवणं चैव योगि यत्

auṣṭramekaśaphakṣīraṁ mārgamājaṁ nṛsaṁbhavam vivatsāsaṁdhinīkṣīraṁ lavaṇaṁ caiva yogi yat

"—the milk of the camel and of single-hoofed animals, of a wild goat, and any milk of human origin; the milk of a cow without a calf, or one recently in heat; and impure salt—"

Verse 447 (padma.5.114.447)

नालिकेररसं कांस्ये ताम्रे मधु च सीसके । काचे तक्रं करंभांश्च घृताक्तान्नैव कारयेत्

nālikerarasaṁ kāṁsye tāmre madhu ca sīsake kāce takraṁ karaṁbhāṁśca ghṛtāktānnaiva kārayet

"—coconut-water in bell-metal, honey in copper and lead vessels; buttermilk in glass, and curd-mixtures; one should never take ghee-soaked food from such vessels—"

Verse 448 (padma.5.114.448)

होमं तु मृण्मये पात्रे पुरोडाशं तु राजते । न सेवेत परं लोके शुभार्थी तु विचक्षणः

homaṁ tu mṛṇmaye pātre puroḍāśaṁ tu rājate na seveta paraṁ loke śubhārthī tu vicakṣaṇaḥ

"—nor should the discerning man, desiring welfare, ever perform fire-oblation in an earthen vessel, or offer the sacrificial cake in a silver one, in this world."

Verse 449 (padma.5.114.449)

पात्रांतश्चूर्णलेपोऽपि तत्र भक्षणमेव च । क्रमुकस्य तथा भक्षश्चूर्णपत्रस्य चैव हि

pātrāṁtaścūrṇalepo'pi tatra bhakṣaṇameva ca kramukasya tathā bhakṣaścūrṇapatrasya caiva hi

"—nor a coating of powder inside a vessel, nor eating from it; nor the eating of areca-nut, nor betel-leaf with powder—"

Verse 450 (padma.5.114.450)

क्रमुकस्यापि पक्वस्य भक्षणं क्रमियोगिनः । पायसे लवणं चैव केवलं च करार्पितम्

kramukasyāpi pakvasya bhakṣaṇaṁ kramiyoginaḥ pāyase lavaṇaṁ caiva kevalaṁ ca karārpitam

"—nor the eating even of ripe, worm-infested areca-nut; nor salt in rice-pudding, nor food offered by hand alone, without a vessel—"

Verse 451 (padma.5.114.451)

सिंधुसौराष्ट्रकांबोजमागधेषु च सिंहले । न दोषाय भवेत्तत्र क्षीरं च लवणान्वितम्

siṁdhusaurāṣṭrakāṁbojamāgadheṣu ca siṁhale na doṣāya bhavettatra kṣīraṁ ca lavaṇānvitam

"—though in Sindhu, Saurashtra, Kamboja, Magadha, and Simhala, milk joined with salt there is no fault—"

Verse 452 (padma.5.114.452)

क्षीराणि च समस्तानि लवणानि च योगतः । देशेष्वन्येषु दोषाय पाने चैवेह संशयः

kṣīrāṇi ca samastāni lavaṇāni ca yogataḥ deśeṣvanyeṣu doṣāya pāne caiveha saṁśayaḥ

"—and all milks, and salts, are permissible there by local custom; in other lands, in drinking them, there is here indeed doubt as to fault."

Verse 453 (padma.5.114.453)

किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन सद्भिर्निंद्यं विवर्जयेत् । शंभुरुवाच- एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः

kimatra bahunoktena sadbhirniṁdyaṁ vivarjayet śaṁbhuruvāca- evaṁ tasya vacaḥ śrutvā brāhmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ

"—what more need be said of this? Whatever the virtuous condemn should be shunned." Shambhu said: Having heard this word of that great-souled Brahmin—

Verse 454 (padma.5.114.454)

स्वमेव भवनं गत्वा चिंतयामास दुःखितः । रात्रौ मृत्युर्दिवा चेति न जानाति महानपि

svameva bhavanaṁ gatvā ciṁtayāmāsa duḥkhitaḥ rātrau mṛtyurdivā ceti na jānāti mahānapi

—Gautama, going to his own house, sorrowfully reflected: "Whether death comes by night or by day, even a great man does not know—"

Verse 455 (padma.5.114.455)

परलोके सुखं दुःखमिह भोगविनोदनम् । क्रिमिकीटमनुष्याद्यैः सुख दुःखैः पृथक्पृथक्

paraloke sukhaṁ duḥkhamiha bhogavinodanam krimikīṭamanuṣyādyaiḥ sukha duḥkhaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak

"—in the world beyond, there is joy and sorrow; here, there is only the diversion of enjoyment. Worms, insects, men, and the rest, each has its own separate joys and sorrows—"

Verse 456 (padma.5.114.456)

प्रतिजीवंतु हेतूनां भेदोऽपि सुविनिश्चयः । एकस्यापि हि जीवस्य नास्ति चैकविधा स्थितिः

pratijīvaṁtu hetūnāṁ bhedo'pi suviniścayaḥ ekasyāpi hi jīvasya nāsti caikavidhā sthitiḥ

"—each according to its own life, and the difference of their causes too is well established; for even a single soul, there is no single, unchanging state—"

Verse 457 (padma.5.114.457)

जन्मकाले महाऽज्ञानं शैशवेत्यल्पबोधनम् । स्खलत्पदेल्पविज्ञानं बाल्ये चाल्पं तथैव च

janmakāle mahā'jñānaṁ śaiśavetyalpabodhanam skhalatpadelpavijñānaṁ bālye cālpaṁ tathaiva ca

"—at the time of birth, there is great ignorance; in infancy, but little understanding; when the steps still falter, but little knowledge; and in boyhood too, but little more—"

Verse 458 (padma.5.114.458)

कौमारे क्रीडनरतिर्यौवने विषयोषितम् । यौवने विनिवृत्ते तु द्रव्यसंपादनेषणा

kaumāre krīḍanaratiryauvane viṣayoṣitam yauvane vinivṛtte tu dravyasaṁpādaneṣaṇā

"—in youth, delight in play; in young manhood, absorption in sense-pleasures; and when young manhood has passed, the desire for accumulating wealth—"

Verse 459 (padma.5.114.459)

वार्द्धके भोगलिप्सा च न भोक्तुं क्षमतेपि च । दूषिका श्लेष्मलालाभिर्वलीपलितकंपनैः

vārddhake bhogalipsā ca na bhoktuṁ kṣamatepi ca dūṣikā śleṣmalālābhirvalīpalitakaṁpanaiḥ

"—in old age, the craving for enjoyment, even though no longer able to enjoy it; with eye-discharge, phlegm, and drooling saliva, with wrinkles, grey hair, and trembling—"

Verse 460 (padma.5.114.460)

श्वासकासानिलाक्षिप्तैर्हृषीकैर्विकलैर्युतः । किंचिद्धर्तुं न शक्नोति न च जानाति किंचन

śvāsakāsānilākṣiptairhṛṣīkairvikalairyutaḥ kiṁciddhartuṁ na śaknoti na ca jānāti kiṁcana

"—afflicted with breathlessness, coughing, and wind-disorders, his senses grown feeble and disordered, he can hold onto nothing, and knows nothing at all—"

Verse 461 (padma.5.114.461)

तिष्ठंतीषु परस्त्रीषु गुह्यस्थानं प्रदर्शयेत् । कोशकंडूयनपरः क्रूरो जीवितलक्षणैः

tiṣṭhaṁtīṣu parastrīṣu guhyasthānaṁ pradarśayet kośakaṁḍūyanaparaḥ krūro jīvitalakṣaṇaiḥ

"—in the presence of other women he may even expose his own private part; ever scratching at his own body, wretched with the very marks of a dying life—"

Verse 462 (padma.5.114.462)

कंडूयते स्फिचौ वस्त्रमुद्धृत्य च विचालयन् । भुंजानः श्लेष्मणा ग्रासं ग्रसितुं न च शक्नुयात्

kaṁḍūyate sphicau vastramuddhṛtya ca vicālayan bhuṁjānaḥ śleṣmaṇā grāsaṁ grasituṁ na ca śaknuyāt

"—he scratches his own body, lifting and shifting his clothes; while eating, choked with phlegm, he cannot even swallow his own morsel—"

Verse 463 (padma.5.114.463)

यदा कासस्तदा जज्ञे पायुवायुश्च शब्दवान् । निःसृतिश्च मलस्यापि श्लेष्मनिर्गम एव च

yadā kāsastadā jajñe pāyuvāyuśca śabdavān niḥsṛtiśca malasyāpi śleṣmanirgama eva ca

"—when he coughs, wind escapes from him with a sound; and even his very excrement, and phlegm, escape uncontrolled—"

Verse 464 (padma.5.114.464)

स्नुषादिभर्त्सनं बाल तालहास्यनिदर्शनम् । गुरुनिर्गमनादीनि संचिंत्य च पुनः पुनः

snuṣādibhartsanaṁ bāla tālahāsyanidarśanam gurunirgamanādīni saṁciṁtya ca punaḥ punaḥ

"—he suffers the scorn of his own daughter-in-law and the rest, the mockery of children clapping and laughing at him; reflecting again and again on such things as his own guru's departure—"

Verse 465 (padma.5.114.465)

आहूतो भोजनाद्यर्थं भोज्यान्नादि विनिंदयन् । चिरमुष्णं च निर्भर्त्स्य पुनश्चिंतामवाप सः

āhūto bhojanādyarthaṁ bhojyānnādi viniṁdayan ciramuṣṇaṁ ca nirbhartsya punaściṁtāmavāpa saḥ

"—when called to eat, he complains of the food and the rest offered him, and, having long railed against its being too hot, falls once more into worry—"

Verse 466 (padma.5.114.466)

अतिदुष्कृतिकर्म्माहं कथं भोक्ष्ये कथं स्वपे । कथं तिष्ठे कथं गच्छे परलोकः कथं भवेत्

atiduṣkṛtikarmmāhaṁ kathaṁ bhokṣye kathaṁ svape kathaṁ tiṣṭhe kathaṁ gacche paralokaḥ kathaṁ bhavet

"—thinking: I, a doer of such great wrong, how shall I eat, how shall I sleep, how shall I stand, how shall I walk, what shall become of me in the world beyond?—"

Verse 467 (padma.5.114.467)

इति चिंताकुलो नित्यं न नमत्यपरान्वितः । द्विजस्य सदनं गत्वा पुराणज्ञस्य राघव

iti ciṁtākulo nityaṁ na namatyaparānvitaḥ dvijasya sadanaṁ gatvā purāṇajñasya rāghava

—thus, ever troubled by such anxiety, and yet, joined with pride, bowing to no one else, he went, O Raghava, to the house of that Brahmin, the knower of the Purana—

Verse 468 (padma.5.114.468)

लज्जावाक्कृतवक्त्रश्च किंकरोमीत्यभाषत । न किंचिदप्युवाचासौ द्विजः पौराणिकस्तदा

lajjāvākkṛtavaktraśca kiṁkaromītyabhāṣata na kiṁcidapyuvācāsau dvijaḥ paurāṇikastadā

—and, his face downcast with shame, said, "What am I to do?" But that Brahmin, the reciter of the Purana, said nothing at all in reply—

Verse 469 (padma.5.114.469)

पापोयमिति विज्ञाय शिष्येण निरगामयत् । गौतमोपि विनिर्गम्य द्वार्येव च बहिः स्थितः

pāpoyamiti vijñāya śiṣyeṇa niragāmayat gautamopi vinirgamya dvāryeva ca bahiḥ sthitaḥ

—knowing him to be a sinner, and had him sent away by his own disciple. And Gautama too, going out, stood there just outside the door—

Verse 470 (padma.5.114.470)

भुव्यासीनं तु विज्ञाय पुराणार्थविचारकम् । कथं कथमपि प्राप्य पीठं दत्तं च नाभजत्

bhuvyāsīnaṁ tu vijñāya purāṇārthavicārakam kathaṁ kathamapi prāpya pīṭhaṁ dattaṁ ca nābhajat

—and, learning that the expounder of the Purana's meaning was seated on the bare ground, having somehow obtained a seat, he did not take it for himself, though it was offered to him—

Verse 471 (padma.5.114.471)

निषण्णो भूतले राम पुराणज्ञमभाषत । प्रायश्चित्तं करिष्यामि तदत्रैव विधीयताम्

niṣaṇṇo bhūtale rāma purāṇajñamabhāṣata prāyaścittaṁ kariṣyāmi tadatraiva vidhīyatām

—but, O Rama, sitting himself upon the bare ground, said to the knower of the Purana: "I shall perform atonement; let it be prescribed to me here and now."

Verse 472 (padma.5.114.472)

ब्राह्मण उवाच- पापानि कीर्तयस्व त्वं सर्वथैव कृतानि तु । स चापि नाऽकृतं किंचिन्मया पापमितीरयन्

brāhmaṇa uvāca- pāpāni kīrtayasva tvaṁ sarvathaiva kṛtāni tu sa cāpi nā'kṛtaṁ kiṁcinmayā pāpamitīrayan

The Brahmin said: "Recount to me every single sin you have committed." And he too said: "There is no sin whatsoever that I have not committed—"

Verse 473 (padma.5.114.473)

रुदन्पपात भूम्यां च कथं तातेति पीडितः । ब्राह्मणस्तमथ प्राह प्रायश्चित्तं न विद्यते

rudanpapāta bhūmyāṁ ca kathaṁ tāteti pīḍitaḥ brāhmaṇastamatha prāha prāyaścittaṁ na vidyate

—and, saying this, fell weeping to the ground, crying, "What now, father?" in his distress. The Brahmin then said to him: "There exists, properly, no atonement—"

Verse 474 (padma.5.114.474)

महापापं त्रिरावृत्ते पुनश्च यदि चेत्कृतम् । गौतम उवाच- पौराणिक महाभाग प्राप्यापि त्वामहं कथम्

mahāpāpaṁ trirāvṛtte punaśca yadi cetkṛtam gautama uvāca- paurāṇika mahābhāga prāpyāpi tvāmahaṁ katham

"—for a great sin committed thrice over, and then again." Gautama said: "O greatly fortunate expounder of the Purana, having found even you, how—"

Verse 475 (padma.5.114.475)

पापयुक्तो द्विजश्रेष्ठ संगतिर्विफला भवेत् । पौराणिक उवाच- शास्त्रं प्रमाणं सर्वेषां प्रायश्चित्तविनिर्णये

pāpayukto dvijaśreṣṭha saṁgatirviphalā bhavet paurāṇika uvāca- śāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ sarveṣāṁ prāyaścittavinirṇaye

"—could this meeting with you, O best of Brahmins, prove fruitless for one so laden with sin?" The reciter of the Purana said: "Scripture is the authority for all in the determination of atonement—"

Verse 476 (padma.5.114.476)

तद्विना यो हि तं ब्रूयात्प्रायाश्चित्तं न तद्भवेत् । सकृत्कृते सकृत्प्रोक्तं द्वितीये द्विगुणं भवेत्

tadvinā yo hi taṁ brūyātprāyāścittaṁ na tadbhavet sakṛtkṛte sakṛtproktaṁ dvitīye dviguṇaṁ bhavet

"—without it, whoever should prescribe atonement, that would be no true atonement. For a sin done once, a single atonement is prescribed; for a second offense, it becomes twofold—"

Verse 477 (padma.5.114.477)

तृतीये त्रिगुणं प्रोक्तं चतुर्थे नास्ति निष्कृतिः । त्वया कृतं तु बहुधा चतुर्विधमपीच्छया

tṛtīye triguṇaṁ proktaṁ caturthe nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ tvayā kṛtaṁ tu bahudhā caturvidhamapīcchayā

"—for a third, threefold is prescribed; for a fourth, there is no absolution at all. But you have committed it in many ways, even the fourth kind, and that by your own will—"

Verse 480 (padma.5.114.480)

कथं वक्तुमहं शक्तः प्रायश्चित्तं भवादृशे । गौतमोऽपि पुनः प्राह क्व गंतव्यं मयेति च । उपवासत्रयं कृत्वा शिवरात्रिमविंदत

kathaṁ vaktumahaṁ śaktaḥ prāyaścittaṁ bhavādṛśe gautamo'pi punaḥ prāha kva gaṁtavyaṁ mayeti ca upavāsatrayaṁ kṛtvā śivarātrimaviṁdata

"—how, then, am I able to prescribe atonement for one such as you?" Gautama then said again: "Where, then, must I go?" Having kept a three-day fast, he came upon Shivaratri—

Verse 481 (padma.5.114.481)

चतुर्थमुपवासं च चकारातीव दुःखितः । पारणं चाप्यमायां स कृतवान्फलवल्कलैः

caturthamupavāsaṁ ca cakārātīva duḥkhitaḥ pāraṇaṁ cāpyamāyāṁ sa kṛtavānphalavalkalaiḥ

—and, in great distress, kept a fourth fast as well; and he broke his fast, without any deceit, with only fruits and bark.

Verse 482 (padma.5.114.482)

अथ प्रदक्षिणं चक्रे श्रीशैलस्य च स द्विजः । गतवान्मंदिरं पश्चाच्चिंतयातिकृशः श्वसन्

atha pradakṣiṇaṁ cakre śrīśailasya ca sa dvijaḥ gatavānmaṁdiraṁ paścācciṁtayātikṛśaḥ śvasan

Then that Brahmin performed circumambulation of Shrishaila, and afterward went to the temple, sighing, greatly wasted with worry—

Verse 483 (padma.5.114.483)

कथं पापनिवृत्तिर्मे तूष्णींभूतस्य सेत्स्यति । अनंतमविचार्यं किं पापं च सुमहत्तरम्

kathaṁ pāpanivṛttirme tūṣṇīṁbhūtasya setsyati anaṁtamavicāryaṁ kiṁ pāpaṁ ca sumahattaram

—thinking: "How shall the cessation of my sin be accomplished, if I remain silent? Is my sin, then, endless, beyond consideration, and greater still than the greatest—"

Verse 484 (padma.5.114.484)

श्रुत्वा न कोपि मे ब्रूयात्प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयताम् । किंतु कस्मिन्पुराणे तु श्रुते ज्ञातं भविष्यति

śrutvā na kopi me brūyātprāyaścittaṁ vidhīyatām kiṁtu kasminpurāṇe tu śrute jñātaṁ bhaviṣyati

"—that, having heard of it, no one at all would prescribe atonement for me? But by which Purana, once heard, might this become known to me?"

Verse 485 (padma.5.114.485)

इति कृत्वा मतिं सोथ पुराणज्ञमभाषत । पुराणमेकं मे तात व्याख्यातु भगवानिति

iti kṛtvā matiṁ sotha purāṇajñamabhāṣata purāṇamekaṁ me tāta vyākhyātu bhagavāniti

Having resolved thus in his mind, he then said to the knower of the Purana: "Father, may the blessed one expound to me a single Purana."

Verse 486 (padma.5.114.486)

जातकर्मादिसंस्कारान्कारयस्व ममाशु वै । द्विजो भूत्वा शृणोम्यद्य प्रायश्चित्तं करोम्यतः

jātakarmādisaṁskārānkārayasva mamāśu vai dvijo bhūtvā śṛṇomyadya prāyaścittaṁ karomyataḥ

"Perform for me, quickly, the birth-rite and the other purificatory rites; having become a twice-born once more, I shall listen this very day, and thereby perform my atonement."

Verse 487 (padma.5.114.487)

विधायकं पुराणं मे भविष्यति च कीर्तितम् । अतः शक्यं करिष्यामि पुराणार्थं विनिश्चयन्

vidhāyakaṁ purāṇaṁ me bhaviṣyati ca kīrtitam ataḥ śakyaṁ kariṣyāmi purāṇārthaṁ viniścayan

"That declared Purana shall then become my very rule; and thus, resolving upon the Purana's meaning, I shall do what is possible for me."

Verse 488 (padma.5.114.488)

पौराणिक उवाच- यथावत्कीर्तयिष्यामि पुराणं पापनाशनम् । यथाज्ञानं यथाशक्ति यथाशुद्धं यथाविधि

paurāṇika uvāca- yathāvatkīrtayiṣyāmi purāṇaṁ pāpanāśanam yathājñānaṁ yathāśakti yathāśuddhaṁ yathāvidhi

The reciter of the Purana said: "I shall duly recite for you the Purana, the destroyer of sin, according to my knowledge, according to my ability, according to purity, according to rule—"

Verse 489 (padma.5.114.489)

किं वांच्छसि पुराणं तु कीर्तयिष्ये तदेव तु । गौतम उवाच- सर्वं रुचि पुराणं मे वक्तव्यं किं हितं वद

kiṁ vāṁcchasi purāṇaṁ tu kīrtayiṣye tadeva tu gautama uvāca- sarvaṁ ruci purāṇaṁ me vaktavyaṁ kiṁ hitaṁ vada

"—which Purana do you desire? That very one I shall recite." Gautama said: "Every Purana pleases me; tell me which is truly beneficial for me to hear—"

Verse 490 (padma.5.114.490)

श्रुते यस्मिन्भिदा नैव जायते तु हरीशयोः । पौराणिक उवाच- कौर्मोक्तं यत्पुराणं तद्देवयोरभिदाभिधम्

śrute yasminbhidā naiva jāyate tu harīśayoḥ paurāṇika uvāca- kaurmoktaṁ yatpurāṇaṁ taddevayorabhidābhidham

"—one in the hearing of which no difference at all arises between Hari and Isha." The reciter of the Purana said: "That Purana declared by the Kurma proclaims the non-difference of the two gods—"

Verse 491 (padma.5.114.491)

शृणोति यस्तत्प्रथमं तस्य पापं विनश्यति । तस्य वक्ता तु यो विप्रस्तस्य विघ्नांतरं भवेत्

śṛṇoti yastatprathamaṁ tasya pāpaṁ vinaśyati tasya vaktā tu yo viprastasya vighnāṁtaraṁ bhavet

"—whoever first hears it, his sin is destroyed; but for that Brahmin who is its reciter, there arises an obstacle of another kind—"

Verse 492 (padma.5.114.492)

श्रोतव्यं मन्यते पापो यदि भार्या विनश्यति । किंचैकं दुष्करं वक्ष्ये श्रोतुर्वक्तुरनिंदकम्

śrotavyaṁ manyate pāpo yadi bhāryā vinaśyati kiṁcaikaṁ duṣkaraṁ vakṣye śroturvakturaniṁdakam

"—the sinner deems it fit to be heard only if his own wife should perish. I shall tell you one difficult thing more, blameless to both hearer and speaker—"

Verse 493 (padma.5.114.493)

व्याख्यातरि यदि प्रीतिर्द्धर्मादेव प्रकाशिनी । आचारदर्शने पुण्ये कर्ममोक्षादिदर्शके

vyākhyātari yadi prītirddharmādeva prakāśinī ācāradarśane puṇye karmamokṣādidarśake

"—if there is love for the expounder, arising from dharma itself and manifest through it; in the sight of virtuous conduct, which reveals action, liberation, and the rest—"

Verse 494 (padma.5.114.494)

तदा तुष्टो महेशः स्याद्विष्णुरिष्टफलप्रदः । पितरस्तारितास्तेन यांति ते परमां गतिम्

tadā tuṣṭo maheśaḥ syādviṣṇuriṣṭaphalapradaḥ pitarastāritāstena yāṁti te paramāṁ gatim

"—then great Isha becomes pleased, and Vishnu grants the desired fruit; by this, one's ancestors too are delivered, and they attain the supreme state."