The Glory of Ekadashi, Continued

Verse 1 (padma.7.23.1)

व्यास उवाच- पूर्वं कोचरशोनाम राजाऽभूत्क्षितिमंडले । शांतः परमधर्मज्ञो राजनीतिविदांवरः

vyāsa uvāca- pūrvaṁ kocaraśonāma rājā'bhūtkṣitimaṁḍale śāṁtaḥ paramadharmajño rājanītividāṁvaraḥ

Vyasa said: In former times there lived, upon this earth, a king named Kocharasha — peaceful, deeply versed in dharma, foremost among those skilled in statecraft.

Verse 2 (padma.7.23.2)

सत्यवादी जितक्रोधो जितवैरि समुच्चयः । नारायणार्चनपरो हरिसेवा रतः परः

satyavādī jitakrodho jitavairi samuccayaḥ nārāyaṇārcanaparo harisevā rataḥ paraḥ

He was truthful, master of his anger, victor over every enemy, devoted to the worship of Narayana, and given wholly to the service of Hari.

Verse 3 (padma.7.23.3)

सुप्रज्ञा नाम महिषी तस्यासीत्प्रियवादिनी । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना पतिसेवापरायणा

suprajñā nāma mahiṣī tasyāsītpriyavādinī sarvalakṣaṇasaṁpannā patisevāparāyaṇā

His queen was named Suprajna, sweet of speech, endowed with every auspicious mark, devoted to serving her husband.

Verse 4 (padma.7.23.4)

एकादशीव्रतरता सर्वप्राणिहितैषिणी । जातिस्मरा महाभागा सुशीला वरवर्णिनी

ekādaśīvrataratā sarvaprāṇihitaiṣiṇī jātismarā mahābhāgā suśīlā varavarṇinī

She was devoted to the Ekadashi fast, wishing well for all beings, one who remembered her former birth, most fortunate, of gentle nature and lovely form.

Verse 5 (padma.7.23.5)

स राजा दशमीं कृत्वा सदारः परमार्थवित् । एकादशीं निशीथिन्यां जागरं कर्तुमुद्यतः

sa rājā daśamīṁ kṛtvā sadāraḥ paramārthavit ekādaśīṁ niśīthinyāṁ jāgaraṁ kartumudyataḥ

That king, knower of the highest truth, together with his queen, observed the tenth-day fast, and prepared to keep vigil through the night of Ekadashi.

Verse 6 (padma.7.23.6)

तत्रांतरे द्विजः कश्चिच्छौरिर्नाम महीपतेः । आजगाम महातेजास्तस्य जागरमण्डपम्

tatrāṁtare dvijaḥ kaścicchaurirnāma mahīpateḥ ājagāma mahātejāstasya jāgaramaṇḍapam

Meanwhile, some most radiant brahmin named Shauri arrived at that king's vigil-pavilion.

Verse 7 (padma.7.23.7)

तमायांतं स भूपालो नारायणपरायणः । पाद्याद्यैः पूजयामास सदारोऽत्यंतहर्षितः

tamāyāṁtaṁ sa bhūpālo nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ pādyādyaiḥ pūjayāmāsa sadāro'tyaṁtaharṣitaḥ

That king, devoted to Narayana, together with his queen, greatly delighted, honored that arriving brahmin with foot-water and the rest.

Verse 8 (padma.7.23.8)

तेषां मध्ये सूपविष्ठः स विप्रोऽखिलतत्ववित् । विष्णुपूजापरांस्तत्र ददर्श व्रतिनो बहून्

teṣāṁ madhye sūpaviṣṭhaḥ sa vipro'khilatatvavit viṣṇupūjāparāṁstatra dadarśa vratino bahūn

That brahmin, knower of every truth, seated himself among them, and there beheld many fast-keepers engaged in the worship of Vishnu.

Verse 9 (padma.7.23.9)

पूजयंति हरिं केचिन्नानापुष्पैर्मनोरमैः । गंधैर्धूपैस्तथादीपैरुपहारैरनुत्तमैः

pūjayaṁti hariṁ kecinnānāpuṣpairmanoramaiḥ gaṁdhairdhūpaistathādīpairupahārairanuttamaiḥ

Some were worshipping Hari with various lovely flowers, with fragrance, incense, lamps, and excellent gifts.

Verse 10 (padma.7.23.10)

गङ्गामृद्भूषिताकेचित्तुलसीपत्रमालया । अलंकृता हरेरग्रे नृत्यंति व्रतिनो मुदा

gaṅgāmṛdbhūṣitākecittulasīpatramālayā alaṁkṛtā hareragre nṛtyaṁti vratino mudā

Some, adorned with clay from the Ganga, decked with garlands of tulasi leaves, danced joyfully before Hari.

Verse 11 (padma.7.23.11)

केचिद्गायंति गीतानि ललितानि हरेः पुनः । करतालं समादाय व्रतिनो भगवत्प्रियाः

kecidgāyaṁti gītāni lalitāni hareḥ punaḥ karatālaṁ samādāya vratino bhagavatpriyāḥ

Some fast-keepers, dear to the Blessed Lord, taking up cymbals, sang the sweet songs of Hari.

Verse 12 (padma.7.23.12)

स्तवैरनुत्तमैः केचिन्नारायणमनामयम् । स्तुवंति जगतामीशं दिव्यार्थैः कोमलाक्षरैः

stavairanuttamaiḥ kecinnārāyaṇamanāmayam stuvaṁti jagatāmīśaṁ divyārthaiḥ komalākṣaraiḥ

Some, with excellent hymns, with divine meanings and gentle words, praised the unblemished Narayana, Lord of the universe.

Verse 13 (padma.7.23.13)

श्वेतचामरवातेन शीतलेन जगत्पतेः । वीजयंति हरेः प्रीतिं केचिच्च महतीं तथा

śvetacāmaravātena śītalena jagatpateḥ vījayaṁti hareḥ prītiṁ kecicca mahatīṁ tathā

Some fanned the Lord of the world with the cool breeze of white yak-tail whisks, bringing great delight to Hari.

Verse 14 (padma.7.23.14)

केचिद्वीणादिकं वाद्यं ललितं शुचिमंगलम् । वादयंतो महात्मानः केचिद्गायंति केशवम्

kecidvīṇādikaṁ vādyaṁ lalitaṁ śucimaṁgalam vādayaṁto mahātmānaḥ kecidgāyaṁti keśavam

Some great souls played delightful, pure, and auspicious instruments such as the vina, and some sang the praises of Keshava.

Verse 15 (padma.7.23.15)

स राजा राजमहिषी द्वावप्यत्यंतहर्षितौ । गायतां ललितं गीतं नृत्यतां नृत्यमुत्तमम्

sa rājā rājamahiṣī dvāvapyatyaṁtaharṣitau gāyatāṁ lalitaṁ gītaṁ nṛtyatāṁ nṛtyamuttamam

That king and queen, both filled with the greatest joy, joined those singing sweet songs and dancing excellent dances.

Verse 16 (padma.7.23.16)

तौ दंपती महात्मानौ नृत्यगीतादिकारिणौ । वाचा मधुरया प्राह स शौरिर्ब्राह्मणोत्तमः

tau daṁpatī mahātmānau nṛtyagītādikāriṇau vācā madhurayā prāha sa śaurirbrāhmaṇottamaḥ

That excellent brahmin Shauri, in sweet speech, addressed that great-souled royal couple, engaged in dance and song.

Verse 17 (padma.7.23.17)

शौरिरुवाच- धन्योऽसि त्वं महीपाल धन्या च महिषी तव । चरित्रं युवयोरेतन्मङ्गलं भुविदुर्ल्लभम्

śauriruvāca- dhanyo'si tvaṁ mahīpāla dhanyā ca mahiṣī tava caritraṁ yuvayoretanmaṅgalaṁ bhuvidurllabham

Shauri said: O king, you are blessed, and your queen too is blessed; this auspicious conduct of you both is rare indeed upon this earth.

Verse 18 (padma.7.23.18)

त्वां वक्ष्यामि यतः कश्चिन्न दृष्टो वैष्णवोत्तमः । त्वया भूमिभुजा पृथ्वी धन्येयं नात्र संशयः

tvāṁ vakṣyāmi yataḥ kaścinna dṛṣṭo vaiṣṇavottamaḥ tvayā bhūmibhujā pṛthvī dhanyeyaṁ nātra saṁśayaḥ

I say this to you, for I have never seen so excellent a Vaishnava as you; O king, by you this earth has become blessed, of this there is no doubt.

Verse 19 (padma.7.23.19)

एकादशीव्रतमिदं पवित्रं भगवत्प्रियम् । सदारः कुरुषे भूप तस्मात्त्वं वैष्णवाग्रणीः

ekādaśīvratamidaṁ pavitraṁ bhagavatpriyam sadāraḥ kuruṣe bhūpa tasmāttvaṁ vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ

O king, you, together with your queen, observe this sacred Ekadashi fast, dear to the Blessed Lord — therefore you are foremost among Vaishnavas.

Verse 20 (padma.7.23.20)

सप्तद्वीपैकनाथश्च सदारस्त्वं नृपोत्तम । नारायणाग्रतः प्रीत्या यतो नृत्यसि गायसि

saptadvīpaikanāthaśca sadārastvaṁ nṛpottama nārāyaṇāgrataḥ prītyā yato nṛtyasi gāyasi

Best of kings, sole lord of the seven continents, yet you and your queen alike dance and sing before Narayana with such love.

Verse 21 (padma.7.23.21)

चरित्रं युवयोरेतद्दंपत्योर्दृष्टमद्भुतम् । कस्माद्बुद्धिरियं जाता युवयोरतिनिर्मला

caritraṁ yuvayoretaddaṁpatyordṛṣṭamadbhutam kasmādbuddhiriyaṁ jātā yuvayoratinirmalā

Seeing this conduct of you both, husband and wife, seems wondrous to me — from where has this exceedingly pure understanding arisen in you both?

Verse 22 (padma.7.23.22)

व्यास उवाच- तस्येदं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य शौरिनाम्नो द्विजन्मनः । ईषद्धास्यमुखीप्राह सुप्राज्ञा तमथो द्विजम्

vyāsa uvāca- tasyedaṁ vākyamākarṇya śaurināmno dvijanmanaḥ īṣaddhāsyamukhīprāha suprājñā tamatho dvijam

Vyasa said: Hearing these words of that brahmin named Shauri, Suprajna, her face slightly smiling, spoke thus to that brahmin.

Verse 23 (padma.7.23.23)

सुप्राज्ञोवाच- एकादशीप्रभावेन पूर्वमावां द्विजोत्तम । अतिपातकिनौ मुक्तौ सूर्यजेन महात्मना

suprājñovāca- ekādaśīprabhāvena pūrvamāvāṁ dvijottama atipātakinau muktau sūryajena mahātmanā

Suprajna said: Best of brahmins, in a former time we two were exceedingly sinful, yet, by the power of Ekadashi, we were released by the great-souled son of the Sun.

Verse 24 (padma.7.23.24)

जातिस्मृतिप्रभावेण दिव्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । कुर्वः संप्रति विप्रेन्द्र परमस्थानकाङ्क्षया

jātismṛtiprabhāveṇa divyamekādaśīvratam kurvaḥ saṁprati viprendra paramasthānakāṅkṣayā

By the power of remembering our former birth, foremost of brahmins, we now observe this divine Ekadashi fast, longing for the supreme abode.

Verse 25 (padma.7.23.25)

शौरिरुवाच- यदि नूनं वरारोहे पूर्वां जातिं त्वमात्मनः । वेत्सि मे ब्रूहि तां श्रोतुं जायते कौतुकं हृदि

śauriruvāca- yadi nūnaṁ varārohe pūrvāṁ jātiṁ tvamātmanaḥ vetsi me brūhi tāṁ śrotuṁ jāyate kautukaṁ hṛdi

Shauri said: O lovely one, if you truly know your own former birth, tell it to me — a great curiosity has arisen in my heart to hear it.

Verse 26 (padma.7.23.26)

पूर्वं स्थिता का भवती पतिर्वा कः स्थितस्तव । कथं भास्करिणा त्यक्तौ युवां पातकिनावपि

pūrvaṁ sthitā kā bhavatī patirvā kaḥ sthitastava kathaṁ bhāskariṇā tyaktau yuvāṁ pātakināvapi

Who were you in a former time, and who was your husband then? How, though sinners, did the son of the Sun release you both?

Verse 27 (padma.7.23.27)

सुप्राज्ञोवाच- अप्रकाश्यमिदं वाक्यं यद्यपि द्विजसत्तम । स्थितास्मि वारमुख्याऽहं रतिशास्त्रविशारदा

suprājñovāca- aprakāśyamidaṁ vākyaṁ yadyapi dvijasattama sthitāsmi vāramukhyā'haṁ ratiśāstraviśāradā

Suprajna said: Best of brahmins, although this matter is not fit to be revealed, still I shall tell it — I was a leading courtesan, skilled in the art of love.

Verse 28 (padma.7.23.28)

तस्मिञ्जन्मनि पापानि घोराणि सुबहूनि च । मया कृतानि विप्रेन्द्र नरकक्लेशदानि वै

tasmiñjanmani pāpāni ghorāṇi subahūni ca mayā kṛtāni viprendra narakakleśadāni vai

In that birth, foremost of brahmins, I committed many terrible sins, sins that bring the torment of hell.

Verse 29 (padma.7.23.29)

अयं नित्योदयो नाम शूद्र स्वाःचारवर्जितः । परदारहरः क्रूरः परद्रव्यापहारकः

ayaṁ nityodayo nāma śūdra svāḥcāravarjitaḥ paradāraharaḥ krūraḥ paradravyāpahārakaḥ

This man, my present husband, then, was a shudra named Nityodaya, devoid of even his own proper conduct, an abductor of others' wives, cruel, a seizer of others' wealth.

Verse 30 (padma.7.23.30)

सुरापो मित्रहंता च भ्रूणहा परहिंसकः । अत्यहंकारयुक्तश्च धर्मनिंदाकरः सदा

surāpo mitrahaṁtā ca bhrūṇahā parahiṁsakaḥ atyahaṁkārayuktaśca dharmaniṁdākaraḥ sadā

He was a drinker of wine, a killer of friends, a destroyer of embryos, one who harmed others, exceedingly proud, and ever a reviler of dharma.

Verse 31 (padma.7.23.31)

एकदा ज्ञातिभिः सर्वैः परित्यक्तो हि सद्व्रतैः । आजगाम ममागारं वेश्याविभ्रमलोलुपः

ekadā jñātibhiḥ sarvaiḥ parityakto hi sadvrataiḥ ājagāma mamāgāraṁ veśyāvibhramalolupaḥ

Once, abandoned by all his virtuous kinsmen, greedy for the charms of a courtesan, he came to my house.

Verse 32 (padma.7.23.32)

युवानं सुंदरं दृष्ट्वा तमेनं द्विजसत्तम । मयापि प्रीतिमासाद्य संतुष्टः सुरतैरपि

yuvānaṁ suṁdaraṁ dṛṣṭvā tamenaṁ dvijasattama mayāpi prītimāsādya saṁtuṣṭaḥ suratairapi

Best of brahmins, seeing that handsome young man, affection arose in me as well, and he too found satisfaction in our union.

Verse 33 (padma.7.23.33)

ततोऽनुभूय सुरतं मया सह तपोधन । अयमाह च मां प्रेम्णा विनयावनतो वचः

tato'nubhūya surataṁ mayā saha tapodhana ayamāha ca māṁ premṇā vinayāvanato vacaḥ

O ascetic, then, having experienced union with me, he humbly bowed and spoke these words to me with love.

Verse 34 (padma.7.23.34)

अहं सुरतशास्त्रज्ञः परित्यक्तः स्वबंधुभिः । यदि त्वं मन्यसे तस्मिंस्तिष्ठाम्यत्र त्वया सह

ahaṁ surataśāstrajñaḥ parityaktaḥ svabaṁdhubhiḥ yadi tvaṁ manyase tasmiṁstiṣṭhāmyatra tvayā saha

"I am skilled in the art of love, and have been abandoned by my own kinsmen; if you approve, let me remain here with you."

Verse 35 (padma.7.23.35)

विनयावनतं वाक्यमिदं शुश्राव तद्दिवज । दंपतीभावमासाद्य सहानेन स्थितास्म्यहम्

vinayāvanataṁ vākyamidaṁ śuśrāva taddivaja daṁpatībhāvamāsādya sahānena sthitāsmyaham

Brahmin, hearing this humble request of his, I began to live with him as his wife.

Verse 36 (padma.7.23.36)

कदाचिद्दिवजशार्दूल एकादश्यां तिथौ हरेः । महद्भिः पीडिताहं च देहदेहावघातकैः

kadāciddivajaśārdūla ekādaśyāṁ tithau hareḥ mahadbhiḥ pīḍitāhaṁ ca dehadehāvaghātakaiḥ

Tiger among brahmins, once, on the Ekadashi day of Hari, I was afflicted by great ailments, harmful to the body.

Verse 37 (padma.7.23.37)

तस्मिन्नेव द्विजश्रेष्ठ ज्वरजर्जरदेहया । न पीतमुदकं नान्नं भुक्तं च परया भिया

tasminneva dvijaśreṣṭha jvarajarjaradehayā na pītamudakaṁ nānnaṁ bhuktaṁ ca parayā bhiyā

Best of brahmins, my body weak with fever, on that very day, out of great fear, I neither drank water nor ate food.

Verse 38 (padma.7.23.38)

ममस्नेहोदयोऽयं च तस्मिन्नेव दिने हरेः । तत्याजान्नं च तोयं च विषण्ण इव जन्मना

mamasnehodayo'yaṁ ca tasminneva dine hareḥ tatyājānnaṁ ca toyaṁ ca viṣaṇṇa iva janmanā

And this Nityodaya, out of affection for me, on that very day of Hari, as if grieving from birth itself, also gave up both food and water.

Verse 39 (padma.7.23.39)

अथ रात्रौ द्विजश्रेष्ठ दीपं प्रज्वाल्य सर्पिषा । मया कृतं जागरणं ज्वरापहतचेतसा

atha rātrau dvijaśreṣṭha dīpaṁ prajvālya sarpiṣā mayā kṛtaṁ jāgaraṇaṁ jvarāpahatacetasā

Best of brahmins, then at night, lighting a lamp of ghee, I, my mind disturbed by fever, also kept a vigil.

Verse 40 (padma.7.23.40)

नारायण हरेकृष्ण रक्ष मामिति जल्पता । मुहुर्मुहुरनेनापि कृतं जागरणं निशि

nārāyaṇa harekṛṣṇa rakṣa māmiti jalpatā muhurmuhuranenāpi kṛtaṁ jāgaraṇaṁ niśi

"O Narayana, O Hari, O Krishna, protect me!" — thus repeating again and again, he too kept vigil through the night.

Verse 41 (padma.7.23.41)

उपवासप्रभावेण केशवोच्चारणेन च । आवयोः सकलं पापं विनष्टमभवद्दिवज

upavāsaprabhāveṇa keśavoccāraṇena ca āvayoḥ sakalaṁ pāpaṁ vinaṣṭamabhavaddivaja

Brahmin, by the power of the fast, and by the utterance of Keshava's name, every sin of both of us was destroyed.

Verse 42 (padma.7.23.42)

ततः प्रभाते विमले भगवत्युदिते रवौ । ज्वरार्दिताहं पंचत्वं गता ब्राह्मणसत्तम

tataḥ prabhāte vimale bhagavatyudite ravau jvarārditāhaṁ paṁcatvaṁ gatā brāhmaṇasattama

Then, at clear dawn, as the Blessed Sun rose, best of brahmins, I, afflicted by fever, met my death.

Verse 43 (padma.7.23.43)

संप्राप्तपंचतां दृष्ट्वा मामयं च ततः शुचिः । सहत्या मरणं भेजे निंदितः सकलैर्जनैः

saṁprāptapaṁcatāṁ dṛṣṭvā māmayaṁ ca tataḥ śuciḥ sahatyā maraṇaṁ bheje niṁditaḥ sakalairjanaiḥ

Seeing me dead, he too, now purified, chose to die alongside me, though condemned by all the people for it.

Verse 44 (padma.7.23.44)

सूर्य्यजस्य ततः प्रेष्यैर्ज्वलदग्निनिभेक्षणैः । बद्ध्वा दृढेन पाशेन नीतौ दुर्गमवर्त्मना

sūryyajasya tataḥ preṣyairjvaladagninibhekṣaṇaiḥ baddhvā dṛḍhena pāśena nītau durgamavartmanā

Then the servants of the son of the Sun, their eyes like blazing fire, bound us both with a firm noose and led us away by a treacherous path.

Verse 45 (padma.7.23.45)

शुभकर्मा शुभं वापि चित्रगुप्तो यमाज्ञया । सर्वं विचारयामास मूलात्स तु विचक्षणः

śubhakarmā śubhaṁ vāpi citragupto yamājñayā sarvaṁ vicārayāmāsa mūlātsa tu vicakṣaṇaḥ

Skillful Chitragupta, at Yama's command, examined all our deeds, both good and evil, from the very root.

Verse 46 (padma.7.23.46)

चित्रगुप्त उवाच- यद्यप्येतौ महाबाहो महापातकिनां वरौ । तथापि पातकैर्मुक्तौ ह्येकादश्यामुपोषणात्

citragupta uvāca- yadyapyetau mahābāho mahāpātakināṁ varau tathāpi pātakairmuktau hyekādaśyāmupoṣaṇāt

Chitragupta said: Mighty-armed one, although these two are foremost among great sinners, still, by fasting on the Ekadashi day, they have already been freed from their sins.

Verse 47 (padma.7.23.47)

अनिच्छयापि यः कुर्यात्पुण्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । सोऽपि गच्छेत्परंस्थानं सर्वपापविवर्जितः

anicchayāpi yaḥ kuryātpuṇyamekādaśīvratam so'pi gacchetparaṁsthānaṁ sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ

Whoever performs the meritorious Ekadashi fast, even unintentionally, he too, freed from every sin, goes to the supreme abode.

Verse 48 (padma.7.23.48)

इत्युक्तश्चित्रगुप्तेन धर्मराजो महायशाः । आसनात्सहसोत्थाय ववंदे ताममुंच सः

ityuktaścitraguptena dharmarājo mahāyaśāḥ āsanātsahasotthāya vavaṁde tāmamuṁca saḥ

Thus told by Chitragupta, the great and famous Dharmaraja rose at once from his seat, bowed to us, and undid our bonds.

Verse 49 (padma.7.23.49)

सुगंधैश्चंदनैर्दिव्यैर्धूपैः पुष्पैश्च मृत्युना । सुवर्णाभरणैरेव मंडितौ पापवर्जितौ

sugaṁdhaiścaṁdanairdivyairdhūpaiḥ puṣpaiśca mṛtyunā suvarṇābharaṇaireva maṁḍitau pāpavarjitau

By Death, we two, our sins now gone, were adorned with fragrant divine sandal paste, incense, flowers, and golden ornaments.

Verse 50 (padma.7.23.50)

फलैर्नानाविधैस्तत्र मधुरैरमृतोपमैः । भास्करिः कारयामास प्रीत्या भोजनमावयोः

phalairnānāvidhaistatra madhurairamṛtopamaiḥ bhāskariḥ kārayāmāsa prītyā bhojanamāvayoḥ

There the son of the Sun, with affection, fed us both various kinds of sweet fruits, comparable to nectar.

Verse 51 (padma.7.23.51)

अथ स्तुत्वा स्तवैर्दिव्यैः स्वयमावां यमः प्रभुः । समारोप्य रथे दिव्ये प्रोवाचेति कृताञ्जलि

atha stutvā stavairdivyaiḥ svayamāvāṁ yamaḥ prabhuḥ samāropya rathe divye provāceti kṛtāñjali

Then, praising us with divine hymns, Lord Yama himself mounted us upon a divine chariot and, joining his palms, spoke thus.

Verse 52 (padma.7.23.52)

यम उवाच- युवां पुण्यवतां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वपापविवर्जितौ । यत्रास्ते भगवान्विष्णुर्गंच्छेतां तत्र संप्रति

yama uvāca- yuvāṁ puṇyavatāṁ śreṣṭhau sarvapāpavivarjitau yatrāste bhagavānviṣṇurgaṁcchetāṁ tatra saṁprati

Yama said: You two, freed from every sin, are foremost among the virtuous; now go to that place where the Blessed Lord Vishnu dwells.

Verse 53 (padma.7.23.53)

इत्युक्तौ धर्मराजेन विनयावनतेन वै । अथैतदुक्तमावाभ्यां नत्वा तत्पादपङ्कजे

ityuktau dharmarājena vinayāvanatena vai athaitaduktamāvābhyāṁ natvā tatpādapaṅkaje

Thus told by Dharmaraja, humbly bowing, we two bowed at his lotus feet and spoke this.

Verse 54 (padma.7.23.54)

गंतव्यं नान्यथा देव तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । किंत्वस्ति नरकं द्रष्टुं त्वद्गृहस्थं स्पृहावयोः

gaṁtavyaṁ nānyathā deva tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam kiṁtvasti narakaṁ draṣṭuṁ tvadgṛhasthaṁ spṛhāvayoḥ

"Lord, to that supreme abode of Vishnu we must indeed go, there is no other way; but we have a wish to see the hell that lies within your own domain."

Verse 55 (padma.7.23.55)

यमाज्ञया ततो विप्र रथमारुह्य शोभनम् । दुष्प्रेक्ष्या निरया दृष्टा आवाभ्यां तत्र विस्तराः

yamājñayā tato vipra rathamāruhya śobhanam duṣprekṣyā nirayā dṛṣṭā āvābhyāṁ tatra vistarāḥ

Brahmin, then, by Yama's permission, mounting a beautiful chariot, we two beheld there the vast hells, terrible to behold.

Verse 56 (padma.7.23.56)

ब्राह्मण उवाच- तत्रावस्था पापवतां या या दृष्टाः पतिव्रते । विस्तरेण समाख्यातुं तास्ताः सर्वास्त्वमर्हसि

brāhmaṇa uvāca- tatrāvasthā pāpavatāṁ yā yā dṛṣṭāḥ pativrate vistareṇa samākhyātuṁ tāstāḥ sarvāstvamarhasi

The brahmin said: O faithful wife, whatever conditions of sinners you saw there — be pleased to describe every one of them in full.

Verse 57 (padma.7.23.57)

पुण्यात्मानः पथा येन व्रजन्ति यममंदिरम् । पापात्मानश्च सुश्रोणि तन्मे कथय विस्तरात्

puṇyātmānaḥ pathā yena vrajanti yamamaṁdiram pāpātmānaśca suśroṇi tanme kathaya vistarāt

By what path the virtuous travel to Yama's abode, and by what path the sinful — O lovely one, tell me this in full detail.

Verse 58 (padma.7.23.58)

पुण्यात्मा कीदृशं पश्येत्तत्र वैवस्वतं प्रभुम् । पुण्यात्मनां पापिनां च पंथानं सुखदुःखदम्

puṇyātmā kīdṛśaṁ paśyettatra vaivasvataṁ prabhum puṇyātmanāṁ pāpināṁ ca paṁthānaṁ sukhaduḥkhadam

How does a virtuous soul there see Lord Vaivasvata? And how is the happy path of the virtuous, and the sorrowful path of sinners?

Verse 59 (padma.7.23.59)

सुप्राज्ञोवाच- आदौ ब्रवीमि पंथानं नृणां पुण्यवतामहम् । शृणुष्व द्विजशार्दूल शृण्वतां प्रीतिवर्द्धनम्

suprājñovāca- ādau bravīmi paṁthānaṁ nṛṇāṁ puṇyavatāmaham śṛṇuṣva dvijaśārdūla śṛṇvatāṁ prītivarddhanam

Suprajna said: First I shall tell the path of virtuous men; tiger among brahmins, listen — it increases the joy of those who hear it.

Verse 60 (padma.7.23.60)

प्रस्तरैर्विस्तरैर्बद्धो दिव्यवस्त्रैः समावृतः । भाति पुण्यवतां पंथाः सर्वोपद्रववर्जितः

prastarairvistarairbaddho divyavastraiḥ samāvṛtaḥ bhāti puṇyavatāṁ paṁthāḥ sarvopadravavarjitaḥ

Paved with wide, laid stones, covered over with divine cloths, free from every trouble — such is the shining path of the virtuous.

Verse 61 (padma.7.23.61)

क्वचिद्गंधर्वकन्याभिर्गीयते गानमद्भुतम् । क्वचिन्मञ्जुशरीराभिरप्सरोभिश्च नृत्यते

kvacidgaṁdharvakanyābhirgīyate gānamadbhutam kvacinmañjuśarīrābhirapsarobhiśca nṛtyate

In one place, wondrous songs are sung by gandharva maidens; in another, lovely-bodied apsaras dance.

Verse 62 (padma.7.23.62)

क्वचिद्वीणाक्वणं नाना वाद्यं चक्रुर्मनोरमम् । क्वचित्कुसुमवृष्टिश्च क्वचिद्वायुश्च शीतलः

kvacidvīṇākvaṇaṁ nānā vādyaṁ cakrurmanoramam kvacitkusumavṛṣṭiśca kvacidvāyuśca śītalaḥ

In one place, the vina and various delightful instruments are played; in another, flowers rain down; elsewhere a cool breeze blows.

Verse 63 (padma.7.23.63)

क्वचित्प्रपा शीततोया क्वचिच्च भुक्तिशालिकाः । क्वचिद्देवाश्च गंधर्वाः पठंति स्तवमुत्तमम्

kvacitprapā śītatoyā kvacicca bhuktiśālikāḥ kvaciddevāśca gaṁdharvāḥ paṭhaṁti stavamuttamam

In one place there are wayside water-stations of cool water, in another food-halls; elsewhere gods and gandharvas recite excellent hymns.

Verse 64 (padma.7.23.64)

क्वचित्क्वचिद्दीर्घिकाश्च फुल्लपद्माः सुशोभनाः । सुच्छायाः पादपाः क्वापि पुष्पिता वंजुलादयः

kvacitkvaciddīrghikāśca phullapadmāḥ suśobhanāḥ succhāyāḥ pādapāḥ kvāpi puṣpitā vaṁjulādayaḥ

Here and there are lakes, beautifully adorned with blooming lotuses; here and there, trees of lovely shade, flowering ashoka and the like.

Verse 65 (padma.7.23.65)

ततस्तु सुखसम्पन्नाः पथि गच्छंति मानवाः । पुण्यात्मानो द्विजश्रेष्ठ सुखमृत्युमवाप्य च

tatastu sukhasampannāḥ pathi gacchaṁti mānavāḥ puṇyātmāno dvijaśreṣṭha sukhamṛtyumavāpya ca

Then, best of brahmins, having obtained a peaceful death, virtuous people, filled with happiness, journey along that path.

Verse 66 (padma.7.23.66)

केचित्तुरंगमारूढा नानालंकारभूषिताः । उद्दण्डधवलच्छत्रैर्गच्छंत्यावृत्य मस्तकम्

kecitturaṁgamārūḍhā nānālaṁkārabhūṣitāḥ uddaṇḍadhavalacchatrairgacchaṁtyāvṛtya mastakam

Some ride on horses, adorned with various ornaments, their heads covered with tall white parasols held aloft.

Verse 67 (padma.7.23.67)

केचिद्यांति गजारूढा रथारूढाश्च केचन । यानारूढा जनाः केचित्सुखेन यममंदिरम्

kecidyāṁti gajārūḍhā rathārūḍhāśca kecana yānārūḍhā janāḥ kecitsukhena yamamaṁdiram

Some go mounted on elephants, some mounted on chariots, some mounted on other vehicles, going happily to Yama's abode.

Verse 68 (padma.7.23.68)

केचिद्देवाङ्गना हस्त न्यस्तचामरवायुभिः । गच्छंति वीजिता मर्त्याः स्तूयमानाः सुरर्षिभिः

keciddevāṅganā hasta nyastacāmaravāyubhiḥ gacchaṁti vījitā martyāḥ stūyamānāḥ surarṣibhiḥ

Some mortals, fanned by the breeze of yak-tail whisks held in the hands of celestial women, go on, praised by the divine sages.

Verse 69 (padma.7.23.69)

केचिद्दिव्यायुधधराः स्रक्चन्दनविभूषिताः । भुंजंतो यांति तांबूलं पुण्यात्मानो यमालयम्

keciddivyāyudhadharāḥ srakcandanavibhūṣitāḥ bhuṁjaṁto yāṁti tāṁbūlaṁ puṇyātmāno yamālayam

Some virtuous souls, bearing divine weapons, adorned with garlands and sandal paste, go to Yama's abode while enjoying betel-leaf.

Verse 70 (padma.7.23.70)

निजगात्रत्विषा केचिज्ज्वालयंतो दिशो दश । व्रजंति शमनागारं जलग्रहनिवासिनः

nijagātratviṣā kecijjvālayaṁto diśo daśa vrajaṁti śamanāgāraṁ jalagrahanivāsinaḥ

Some, illuminating the ten directions with the very luster of their bodies, those who dwelt beside waters giving to travelers, journey to Yama's abode.

Verse 71 (padma.7.23.71)

केचिच्च पायसं दिव्यं भुंजतो यांति सत्तम । सुभक्षणं प्रकुर्वंतः पथि यांतः सुखेन च

kecicca pāyasaṁ divyaṁ bhuṁjato yāṁti sattama subhakṣaṇaṁ prakurvaṁtaḥ pathi yāṁtaḥ sukhena ca

Good sir, some, partaking of divine rice-pudding, go along the path in happiness, enjoying excellent food.

Verse 72 (padma.7.23.72)

केचिद्दुग्धं पिबंतश्च केचिदिक्षुरसं तथा । केचित्तक्रं पिबंतश्च गच्छंति यममंदिरम्

keciddugdhaṁ pibaṁtaśca kecidikṣurasaṁ tathā kecittakraṁ pibaṁtaśca gacchaṁti yamamaṁdiram

Some, drinking milk, some drinking sugarcane juice, some drinking buttermilk, journey on to Yama's abode.

Verse 73 (padma.7.23.73)

केचिद्दधीनि भक्षंतः केचिन्नानाफलानि च । केचिन्मधुपिबंतश्च पुण्यवंतो व्रजंति वै

keciddadhīni bhakṣaṁtaḥ kecinnānāphalāni ca kecinmadhupibaṁtaśca puṇyavaṁto vrajaṁti vai

Some eating curd, some eating various fruits, some drinking honey — thus do the virtuous journey along.

Verse 74 (padma.7.23.74)

तानागतांस्ततो दृष्ट्वा बहून्धर्मपरायणान् । भास्करीं प्रीतिमासाद्य स्वयं नारायणो भवेत्

tānāgatāṁstato dṛṣṭvā bahūndharmaparāyaṇān bhāskarīṁ prītimāsādya svayaṁ nārāyaṇo bhavet

Beholding those many dharma-devoted people arriving, the son of the Sun, filled with delight, himself takes on the very form of Narayana.

Verse 75 (padma.7.23.75)

चतुर्बाहुः श्यामवर्णः प्रफुल्लकमलेक्षणः । शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधारी गरुडवाहनः

caturbāhuḥ śyāmavarṇaḥ praphullakamalekṣaṇaḥ śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadhārī garuḍavāhanaḥ

He becomes four-armed, dark of hue, with eyes like blooming lotuses, bearing conch, discus, mace, and lotus, mounted upon Garuda.

Verse 76 (padma.7.23.76)

स्वर्णयज्ञोपवीती च स्मरचारुमहाननः । किरीटी कुण्डली चैव वनमालाविभूषितः

svarṇayajñopavītī ca smaracārumahānanaḥ kirīṭī kuṇḍalī caiva vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ

Wearing a golden sacred thread, his broad face lovely as the god of love, adorned with a crown and earrings, decked with a garland of forest flowers.

Verse 77 (padma.7.23.77)

चित्रगुप्तो महाप्राज्ञश्चंडाद्या यमकिंकराः । सर्वे नारायणाकारा बभूवुर्मधुरोक्तयः

citragupto mahāprājñaścaṁḍādyā yamakiṁkarāḥ sarve nārāyaṇākārā babhūvurmadhuroktayaḥ

The most wise Chitragupta, and Chanda and the other servants of Yama — all take on the form of Narayana, speaking sweet words.

Verse 78 (padma.7.23.78)

ततः स्वयं धर्मराजस्तान्सर्वान्मनुजोत्तमान् । परमां प्रीतिमासाद्य मित्रवच्चार्चयेद्द्विज

tataḥ svayaṁ dharmarājastānsarvānmanujottamān paramāṁ prītimāsādya mitravaccārcayeddvija

Brahmin, then Dharmaraja himself, with the greatest delight, honors all those excellent men as though they were his own friends.

Verse 79 (padma.7.23.79)

दिव्यरत्नैः फलैश्चैव तेषां पुण्यवतां नृणाम् । भोजनं कारयित्वा तु तानुवाचाथ भास्करिः

divyaratnaiḥ phalaiścaiva teṣāṁ puṇyavatāṁ nṛṇām bhojanaṁ kārayitvā tu tānuvācātha bhāskariḥ

Having fed those virtuous men with divine gems and fruits, the son of the Sun then spoke to them.

Verse 80 (padma.7.23.80)

यम उवाच- यूयं सर्वे महात्मानो नरकक्लेशभीरवः । निजकर्मप्रभावेण गम्यतां परमं पदम्

yama uvāca- yūyaṁ sarve mahātmāno narakakleśabhīravaḥ nijakarmaprabhāveṇa gamyatāṁ paramaṁ padam

Yama said: All of you are great souls, free from the torment of hell; by the power of your own deeds, go now to the supreme abode.

Verse 81 (padma.7.23.81)

संसारे जन्म संप्राप्य पुण्यं यः कुरुते नरः । स मे पिता स मे भ्राता स मे बंधुसमः सुहृत्

saṁsāre janma saṁprāpya puṇyaṁ yaḥ kurute naraḥ sa me pitā sa me bhrātā sa me baṁdhusamaḥ suhṛt

Whatever man, having obtained birth in this world, performs meritorious deeds — he is my father, he is my brother, he is a friend like my own kinsman.

Verse 82 (padma.7.23.82)

इत्युक्ता धर्मराजेन ते सर्वे द्विजसत्तम । दिव्यं रथं समारुह्य नारायणपुरं गताः

ityuktā dharmarājena te sarve dvijasattama divyaṁ rathaṁ samāruhya nārāyaṇapuraṁ gatāḥ

Best of brahmins, thus told by Dharmaraja, all of them, mounting a divine chariot, went to Narayana's own city.

Verse 83 (padma.7.23.83)

पुण्यात्मनां गतिः प्रोक्ता समासेन द्विजोत्तम । पापात्मनां शृणु गतिं विस्तरेण वदाम्यहम्

puṇyātmanāṁ gatiḥ proktā samāsena dvijottama pāpātmanāṁ śṛṇu gatiṁ vistareṇa vadāmyaham

Best of brahmins, the fate of the virtuous has been told in brief; now hear the fate of the sinful — I shall tell it in full.

Verse 84 (padma.7.23.84)

षडशीतिसहस्राणि योजनानि दुरात्मनाम् । प्रोक्तो मार्गस्य विस्तारः सर्वदुःखान्वितः स च

ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi yojanāni durātmanām prokto mārgasya vistāraḥ sarvaduḥkhānvitaḥ sa ca

The path of the wicked is said to extend eighty-six thousand yojanas, and it is filled with every kind of suffering.

Verse 85 (padma.7.23.85)

कुत्रचिद्वह्निवृष्टिश्च कुत्रचिच्चाश्मवर्षणम् । क्वचित्क्वचिद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ संतप्तं तप्तवालुकम्

kutracidvahnivṛṣṭiśca kutraciccāśmavarṣaṇam kvacitkvaciddvijaśreṣṭha saṁtaptaṁ taptavālukam

In one place there rains fire, in another there rains stones; best of brahmins, here and there lies scorching, heated sand.

Verse 86 (padma.7.23.86)

क्वचित्क्वचित्तीक्ष्णशिलाः क्वचित्तप्तशिलास्तथा । क्वचित्क्वचिच्छस्त्रवृष्टिः क्वचिदंगारवर्षणम्

kvacitkvacittīkṣṇaśilāḥ kvacittaptaśilāstathā kvacitkvacicchastravṛṣṭiḥ kvacidaṁgāravarṣaṇam

Here and there are sharp rocks, and heated rocks as well; here and there rains weapons, elsewhere rains burning coals.

Verse 87 (padma.7.23.87)

क्वचिदग्निरिवातीव संतप्ता वांति मारुताः । गंभीरांधकराः क्वापि तृणावर्तमुखा द्विज

kvacidagnirivātīva saṁtaptā vāṁti mārutāḥ gaṁbhīrāṁdhakarāḥ kvāpi tṛṇāvartamukhā dvija

In one place winds blow, scorching hot as fire itself; brahmin, elsewhere are deep, dark places, mouth-like whirlwinds.

Verse 88 (padma.7.23.88)

क्वचित्कंटकवृष्टिश्च नाराचमयकंटकैः । पाषाणश्रेणयः क्वापि दुःखरोहाः सपन्नगाः

kvacitkaṁṭakavṛṣṭiśca nārācamayakaṁṭakaiḥ pāṣāṇaśreṇayaḥ kvāpi duḥkharohāḥ sapannagāḥ

In one place rain the thorns like arrows; elsewhere lie rows of rocks, hard to climb, and infested with serpents.

Verse 89 (padma.7.23.89)

गच्छंति पापिनस्तत्र शुष्ककंठोष्ठतालुकाः । एवं बहुविधक्लेशे छायाजलविवर्जिते

gacchaṁti pāpinastatra śuṣkakaṁṭhoṣṭhatālukāḥ evaṁ bahuvidhakleśe chāyājalavivarjite

There sinners walk, their throats, lips, and palates all parched. Thus, filled with many kinds of torment, devoid of shade or water —

Verse 90 (padma.7.23.90)

तस्मिन्मार्गे द्विजश्रेष्ठ पापिनो यांति दुःखिताः । नाम्ना विमुक्तकेशाश्च प्रेताकारा भयंकराः

tasminmārge dvijaśreṣṭha pāpino yāṁti duḥkhitāḥ nāmnā vimuktakeśāśca pretākārā bhayaṁkarāḥ

— best of brahmins, along that path sinners walk in sorrow, their hair disheveled, their forms terrifying, like ghosts.

Verse 91 (padma.7.23.91)

रुधिरौघप्लुताः केचित्केचित्कर्दमभूषिताः । केचित्केचिच्च कृष्णांगाः पथि गच्छंति पापिनः

rudhiraughaplutāḥ kecitkecitkardamabhūṣitāḥ kecitkecicca kṛṣṇāṁgāḥ pathi gacchaṁti pāpinaḥ

Some, drenched in streams of blood, some smeared with mud, some with blackened limbs — sinners walk along that path.

Verse 92 (padma.7.23.92)

क्रंदंतो व्यथया केचित्स्रवद्बाष्पाकुले क्षणाः । शोचंतः स्वानि कर्माणि केचिद्गच्छंति पापिनः

kraṁdaṁto vyathayā kecitsravadbāṣpākule kṣaṇāḥ śocaṁtaḥ svāni karmāṇi kecidgacchaṁti pāpinaḥ

Some, weeping in agony, tears streaming, moment by moment, lamenting their own deeds, sinners walk along.

Verse 93 (padma.7.23.93)

कस्यचिच्चर्मपाशस्य बंधनं पापिनां गले । कंकाले कस्यचिद्बद्धाः कस्यचिच्च पदद्वये

kasyaciccarmapāśasya baṁdhanaṁ pāpināṁ gale kaṁkāle kasyacidbaddhāḥ kasyacicca padadvaye

Around some sinner's neck is bound a leather noose, around some their very skeleton is bound, around some their two feet.

Verse 94 (padma.7.23.94)

गले सूचीसमुत्कीर्णे पाशं दत्वा दृढं रुषा । आकृष्यंते यमप्रेष्याः केषांचिच्च कृतैनसाम्

gale sūcīsamutkīrṇe pāśaṁ datvā dṛḍhaṁ ruṣā ākṛṣyaṁte yamapreṣyāḥ keṣāṁcicca kṛtainasām

Around the needle-pierced necks of some sinners, angrily thrusting a firm noose, Yama's servants drag them along.

Verse 95 (padma.7.23.95)

वर्त्मस्थान्गुरुपाषाणान्वहंतः कर्णरन्ध्रकैः । अयोभारांश्च शीर्षाग्रैर्व्रजंति पथि पापिनः

vartmasthāngurupāṣāṇānvahaṁtaḥ karṇarandhrakaiḥ ayobhārāṁśca śīrṣāgrairvrajaṁti pathi pāpinaḥ

Carrying heavy stones lying on the path through the holes bored in their ears, carrying loads of iron balanced on the very tips of their heads, sinners journey along.

Verse 96 (padma.7.23.96)

कांश्चिद्भुजेषु पाशेषु नयंति यमकिंकराः । ग्रीवासु पापिनः केचित्करप्रहरणैर्दृढैः

kāṁścidbhujeṣu pāśeṣu nayaṁti yamakiṁkarāḥ grīvāsu pāpinaḥ kecitkarapraharaṇairdṛḍhaiḥ

Yama's servants drag some by nooses tied to their arms, and drag some sinners by the neck, striking them with firm blows of their hands.

Verse 97 (padma.7.23.97)

क्षिप्तक्षिप्ता यमप्रेष्या नयंति यमकिंकराः । यांत्यधः शिरसः केचिदूर्ध्वपादास्तथापरे

kṣiptakṣiptā yamapreṣyā nayaṁti yamakiṁkarāḥ yāṁtyadhaḥ śirasaḥ kecidūrdhvapādāstathāpare

Yama's servants throw them again and again and drag them along; some walk with their heads down, others with their feet upward.

Verse 98 (padma.7.23.98)

गच्छंति बाहुभिः केचिदेकपादाश्च केचन । इत्येवं विकृताकारा आर्तरावविरावणाः

gacchaṁti bāhubhiḥ kecidekapādāśca kecana ityevaṁ vikṛtākārā ārtarāvavirāvaṇāḥ

Some walk on their arms, some on a single leg alone — thus, in distorted forms, crying out in anguish —

Verse 99 (padma.7.23.99)

यमदूतैस्ताड्यमानाः पापिनो यांति तत्पथे । तेष्वागतेषु सर्वेषु पापात्मा सुरुषा यमः

yamadūtaistāḍyamānāḥ pāpino yāṁti tatpathe teṣvāgateṣu sarveṣu pāpātmā suruṣā yamaḥ

— beaten by Yama's messengers, sinners travel that path. When all those sinful souls have arrived, Yama, filled with fury —

Verse 100 (padma.7.23.100)

दिव्यां मूर्तिं परित्यज्य बभूवात्यंतभैरवः । त्रिंशद्योजनदीर्घांगो वापीसदृशलोचनः

divyāṁ mūrtiṁ parityajya babhūvātyaṁtabhairavaḥ triṁśadyojanadīrghāṁgo vāpīsadṛśalocanaḥ

— abandons his divine form and becomes utterly terrifying — his limbs thirty yojanas long, his eyes as vast as reservoirs.

Verse 101 (padma.7.23.101)

धूम्रवर्णो महातेजाः प्रलंबो घर्घरध्वनिः । सुदीर्घदशनश्रेणिः शूर्पोपम नखावलिः

dhūmravarṇo mahātejāḥ pralaṁbo ghargharadhvaniḥ sudīrghadaśanaśreṇiḥ śūrpopama nakhāvaliḥ

He is smoke-colored, of great fierce splendor, immense in form, his voice a rumbling roar, his teeth a long jagged row, his nails as broad as winnowing-fans.

Verse 102 (padma.7.23.102)

प्रचण्डमहिषारूढः संदष्टदशनच्छदः । दंडहस्तश्चर्मपाशो भ्रुकुटी कुटिलाननः

pracaṇḍamahiṣārūḍhaḥ saṁdaṣṭadaśanacchadaḥ daṁḍahastaścarmapāśo bhrukuṭī kuṭilānanaḥ

Mounted upon a fierce buffalo, biting his own lips with his teeth, a rod and a leather noose in his hands, his brows furrowed, his face contorted.

Verse 103 (padma.7.23.103)

चित्रगुप्तो महामायः क्रोधारुणितलोचनः । अट्टाट्टहासं कुर्वाणः समवर्ती विराजते

citragupto mahāmāyaḥ krodhāruṇitalocanaḥ aṭṭāṭṭahāsaṁ kurvāṇaḥ samavartī virājate

The greatly illusive Chitragupta, his eyes reddened with rage, letting out peal after peal of laughter — thus does Yama, the Impartial One, appear.

Verse 104 (padma.7.23.104)

चंडाद्याः किंकराः सर्वे पाशमुद्गरपाणयः । बभूवुर्भैरवाः क्रुद्धा गर्जंतो जलदा इव

caṁḍādyāḥ kiṁkarāḥ sarve pāśamudgarapāṇayaḥ babhūvurbhairavāḥ kruddhā garjaṁto jaladā iva

Chanda and all the other servants, nooses and clubs in hand, grew terrifying, roaring in fury like storm clouds.

Verse 105 (padma.7.23.105)

जहि जह्याशु पापिष्ठान्भिन्धि च्छिंदय विंधय । समंतादेव धावंतो वल्गंति यमकिंकराः

jahi jahyāśu pāpiṣṭhānbhindhi cchiṁdaya viṁdhaya samaṁtādeva dhāvaṁto valgaṁti yamakiṁkarāḥ

"Kill, kill! Slay these vile sinners at once! Pierce, cut, stab!" — thus, running from every side, Yama's servants leaped about.

Verse 106 (padma.7.23.106)

तानाह पततः सर्वान्पापिनो धर्मराट्प्रभुः । तर्जयेत्कालदंडेन त्यजन्हुंकारनिःस्वनम्

tānāha patataḥ sarvānpāpino dharmarāṭprabhuḥ tarjayetkāladaṁḍena tyajanhuṁkāraniḥsvanam

Lord Dharmaraja spoke to all those sinners as they fell before him, letting out a roaring "Hum!", threatening them with the rod of Time.

Verse 107 (padma.7.23.107)

यम उवाच- रेरे पापा दुराचारा युष्माभिरविवेकिभिः । अहो कृतानि पापानि आत्मपीडाकराण्यपि

yama uvāca- rere pāpā durācārā yuṣmābhiravivekibhiḥ aho kṛtāni pāpāni ātmapīḍākarāṇyapi

Yama said: "Ho, wicked, evil-conducted ones! In your lack of discernment, ah, you have committed sins that torment your own selves.

Verse 108 (padma.7.23.108)

मस्तकोपरि तिष्ठंतं नेक्षध्वं समवर्तिनम् । ज्ञात्वापि मां जीवितेशं युष्माभिः पातकं कृतम्

mastakopari tiṣṭhaṁtaṁ nekṣadhvaṁ samavartinam jñātvāpi māṁ jīviteśaṁ yuṣmābhiḥ pātakaṁ kṛtam

"You never saw the Impartial One standing right above your own heads; even knowing me to be the Lord of Life, you still committed sin.

Verse 109 (padma.7.23.109)

पुण्यात्मनामहं बंधुरहं पापात्मनां रिपुः । इति कुत्रापि युष्माभिर्न श्रुतं श्रवणैः स्वकैः

puṇyātmanāmahaṁ baṁdhurahaṁ pāpātmanāṁ ripuḥ iti kutrāpi yuṣmābhirna śrutaṁ śravaṇaiḥ svakaiḥ

"'I am kin to the virtuous, and enemy to the sinful' — this too you never once heard with your own ears.

Verse 110 (padma.7.23.110)

निरया दुःसहाः संति नानादुःखसमन्विताः । पापिनो भुंजते तांश्च युष्माभिर्नेति विश्रुतम्

nirayā duḥsahāḥ saṁti nānāduḥkhasamanvitāḥ pāpino bhuṁjate tāṁśca yuṣmābhirneti viśrutam

"The hells are unbearable, filled with every manner of suffering, and sinners endure them — this too you never heard.

Verse 111 (padma.7.23.111)

मत्वा मिथ्यैव युष्माभिश्चर्चा मम दुराशयाः । अद्य सैव स्वकैर्नेत्रैर्दृश्यतां कृतपातकाः

matvā mithyaiva yuṣmābhiścarcā mama durāśayāḥ adya saiva svakairnetrairdṛśyatāṁ kṛtapātakāḥ

"Wicked-minded ones, considering all talk of me a mere falsehood — now see it today with your own eyes, you who have sinned.

Verse 112 (padma.7.23.112)

वित्तांध्येन वचो मत्ता यूयं सर्वे सदैव हि । चक्रिरे पापजालानि युष्माभिः सततं यथा

vittāṁdhyena vaco mattā yūyaṁ sarve sadaiva hi cakrire pāpajālāni yuṣmābhiḥ satataṁ yathā

"Blinded and intoxicated by wealth, all of you continually wove your web of sin —

Verse 113 (padma.7.23.113)

तथा पापफलं दुष्टा भुंजतां क्रंदनेन किम् । सुप्राज्ञोवाच- इत्युक्त्वा भास्करिर्देवश्चित्रगुप्तमुवाच ह

tathā pāpaphalaṁ duṣṭā bhuṁjatāṁ kraṁdanena kim suprājñovāca- ityuktvā bhāskarirdevaścitraguptamuvāca ha

"— so now, wicked ones, endure the fruit of that sin; what use is your weeping?" Suprajna said: Having said this, the divine son of the Sun spoke to Chitragupta.

Verse 114 (padma.7.23.114)

एतेषां पापकर्माणि महाभाग विचारय । धर्मराजवचः श्रुत्वा चित्रगुप्तो महत्तदा

eteṣāṁ pāpakarmāṇi mahābhāga vicāraya dharmarājavacaḥ śrutvā citragupto mahattadā

"Most fortunate one, examine the sinful deeds of these people." Hearing Dharmaraja's words, the great Chitragupta then —

Verse 115 (padma.7.23.115)

तेषां यावंति पापानि तावंति प्राह चोदितः । ततस्ते पापिनः सर्वे क्रंदंति द्विजसत्तम

teṣāṁ yāvaṁti pāpāni tāvaṁti prāha coditaḥ tataste pāpinaḥ sarve kraṁdaṁti dvijasattama

— thus commanded, declared exactly as many sins as they had committed. Best of brahmins, then all those sinners began to weep.

Verse 116 (padma.7.23.116)

इत्यूचुः शमनं भीताश्चर्मपाशे नियंत्रिताः । पापिन ऊचुः अस्माभिर्यानि पापानि कृतानि भास्करात्मज

ityūcuḥ śamanaṁ bhītāścarmapāśe niyaṁtritāḥ pāpina ūcuḥ asmābhiryāni pāpāni kṛtāni bhāskarātmaja

Bound in leather nooses, terrified, they spoke thus to Yama. The sinners said: O son of the Sun, whatever sins we have committed —

Verse 117 (padma.7.23.117)

के स्थिताः साक्षिणस्तत्र के वा यूयं निवेदिताः । अशुभं वा शुभं वापि यतोऽस्माभिः कृतं पुरा

ke sthitāḥ sākṣiṇastatra ke vā yūyaṁ niveditāḥ aśubhaṁ vā śubhaṁ vāpi yato'smābhiḥ kṛtaṁ purā

— who were the witnesses present there, and who told you what good and evil we did in the past?

Verse 118 (padma.7.23.118)

तथा च दृष्टं केनात्र पुरोऽस्माकं निगद्यताम् । ततः प्रहस्य भगवान्कोपेन महता द्विज

tathā ca dṛṣṭaṁ kenātra puro'smākaṁ nigadyatām tataḥ prahasya bhagavānkopena mahatā dvija

And also tell us who saw it, right before our own eyes. Brahmin, then the Blessed Lord, smiling, with great anger —

Verse 119 (padma.7.23.119)

आहूय साक्षिणः सर्वानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । यम उवाच- यूयं सर्वे यथावृत्तं संनिधौ साक्षिणस्तथा

āhūya sākṣiṇaḥ sarvānidaṁ vacanamabravīt yama uvāca- yūyaṁ sarve yathāvṛttaṁ saṁnidhau sākṣiṇastathā

— summoned all the witnesses and spoke these words. Yama said: All of you, present here, be witnesses to exactly what took place.

Verse 120 (padma.7.23.120)

आकाशं पृथिवीं चैव जलं च तिथयस्तथा । दिनं रात्रिरुभे संध्ये धर्मश्चैते तु साक्षिणः

ākāśaṁ pṛthivīṁ caiva jalaṁ ca tithayastathā dinaṁ rātrirubhe saṁdhye dharmaścaite tu sākṣiṇaḥ

Sky, earth, water, the lunar days, day, night, both twilights, and dharma itself — all these are the witnesses.

Verse 121 (padma.7.23.121)

तेषां पापात्मनामूचुः सर्वं कर्मशुभाशुभम् । यस्य यस्य च वेलायां कर्म यद्यदिकारितम्

teṣāṁ pāpātmanāmūcuḥ sarvaṁ karmaśubhāśubham yasya yasya ca velāyāṁ karma yadyadikāritam

They then declared all the good and evil deeds of those sinners — whatever deed had been done, at whatever moment —

Verse 122 (padma.7.23.122)

स स साक्षी तस्य तस्य जगाद यमसन्निधौ । तच्छ्रुत्वा पापिनः सर्वे साध्वसा कृष्टमानसाः

sa sa sākṣī tasya tasya jagāda yamasannidhau tacchrutvā pāpinaḥ sarve sādhvasā kṛṣṭamānasāḥ

— that very witness declared that very deed, in Yama's presence. Hearing this, all those sinners, their minds seized with terror —

Verse 123 (padma.7.23.123)

सकंपहृदयास्तस्थुर्मेघं दृष्ट्वा मृगा इव । ततस्तु दंतावलिभिः कुर्वन्कडकडध्वनिम्

sakaṁpahṛdayāstasthurmeghaṁ dṛṣṭvā mṛgā iva tatastu daṁtāvalibhiḥ kurvankaḍakaḍadhvanim

— stood there, hearts trembling, like deer at the sight of a storm cloud. Then, chattering their rows of teeth in fear —

Verse 124 (padma.7.23.124)

धर्मराट्कालदंडेन ताञ्जघान पृथक्पृथक् । ताडिता धर्मराजेन ते सर्वे कृतपातकाः

dharmarāṭkāladaṁḍena tāñjaghāna pṛthakpṛthak tāḍitā dharmarājena te sarve kṛtapātakāḥ

— Dharmaraja struck each of them, one by one, with the rod of Time. Beaten thus by Dharmaraja, all those sinners —

Verse 125 (padma.7.23.125)

क्रंदंति निजकर्माणि शोचंतः प्राप्तसाध्वसाः । ततस्तान्पापिनः सर्वान्दूताश्चंडादयो रुषा

kraṁdaṁti nijakarmāṇi śocaṁtaḥ prāptasādhvasāḥ tatastānpāpinaḥ sarvāndūtāścaṁḍādayo ruṣā

— filled with terror, wept, lamenting their own deeds. Then Chanda and the other messengers, in anger, took all those sinners —

Verse 126 (padma.7.23.126)

नरकेषु यमादेशाद्रौरवादिषु चिक्षिपुः । तपने चिक्षिपुः कांश्चिदवीचौ कृतपातकान्

narakeṣu yamādeśādrauravādiṣu cikṣipuḥ tapane cikṣipuḥ kāṁścidavīcau kṛtapātakān

— and, by Yama's command, hurled them into the hells beginning with Raurava. Some of those sinners they cast into Tapana, some into Avichi.

Verse 127 (padma.7.23.127)

संघाते कालसूत्रे च महारौरवके तथा । संतप्ते वालुकाकुंडे कुंभीपाके तथापरान्

saṁghāte kālasūtre ca mahārauravake tathā saṁtapte vālukākuṁḍe kuṁbhīpāke tathāparān

Some into Sanghata, some into Kalasutra, some into Maharaurava, some into a pit of scorching sand, and others into Kumbhipaka.

Verse 128 (padma.7.23.128)

निरुच्छ्वासे महाघोरे चिक्षिपुश्च प्रमर्द्दने । असिपत्रवने घोरे नानाभक्षेषु पापिनः

nirucchvāse mahāghore cikṣipuśca pramarddane asipatravane ghore nānābhakṣeṣu pāpinaḥ

Some they cast into the most terrible Nirucchvasa, some into Pramardana, some sinners into the terrible forest of sword-leaves, and various places of being devoured.

Verse 129 (padma.7.23.129)

वैतरण्यां तथा केऽपि चिक्षिपुर्यमकिंकराः । घोरे विष्ठाह्रदे कांश्चित्तुषांगारास्थिकंटकैः

vaitaraṇyāṁ tathā ke'pi cikṣipuryamakiṁkarāḥ ghore viṣṭhāhrade kāṁścittuṣāṁgārāsthikaṁṭakaiḥ

Yama's servants cast some into the river Vaitarani, some into the terrible lake of excrement, filled with husks, embers, bones, and thorns —

Verse 130 (padma.7.23.130)

पूर्णे नितांतसंतप्ते चिक्षिपुर्यमकिंकराः । पुरीषलेपने चैव पुरीषभोजने तथा

pūrṇe nitāṁtasaṁtapte cikṣipuryamakiṁkarāḥ purīṣalepane caiva purīṣabhojane tathā

— into that most scorching lake, Yama's servants hurled them. Some were made to smear themselves with filth, some to eat filth.

Verse 131 (padma.7.23.131)

स्वमांसभोजने चैव स्थापिता यमकिंकरैः । श्लेष्माणं भुंजते केचित्केचिद्वीर्यं च भुंजते

svamāṁsabhojane caiva sthāpitā yamakiṁkaraiḥ śleṣmāṇaṁ bhuṁjate kecitkecidvīryaṁ ca bhuṁjate

Yama's servants set some to eating their own flesh; some are made to eat phlegm, some to eat semen.

Verse 132 (padma.7.23.132)

पिबंति केचिन्मूत्राणि केचिद्रक्तानि पापिनः । केषांचिद्वदनेष्वेव जलौकाः पन्नगोपमाः

pibaṁti kecinmūtrāṇi kecidraktāni pāpinaḥ keṣāṁcidvadaneṣveva jalaukāḥ pannagopamāḥ

Some sinners drink urine, some drink blood; in the mouths of some, leeches like serpents —

Verse 133 (padma.7.23.133)

पूर्यंते पन्नगाश्चैव यमदूतैर्भयंकरैः । उत्पाद्यंतेऽतिसंतप्तैर्जिह्वाश्च द्विजसत्तम

pūryaṁte pannagāścaiva yamadūtairbhayaṁkaraiḥ utpādyaṁte'tisaṁtaptairjihvāśca dvijasattama

— and actual serpents too, are stuffed by the terrifying messengers of Yama; best of brahmins, with instruments heated red-hot, their tongues are torn out.

Verse 134 (padma.7.23.134)

केषांचित्कर्णरंध्रेषु मुखेषु च कृतैनसाम् । तप्ततैलानि पूर्यंते निर्द्दयैर्यमकिंकरैः

keṣāṁcitkarṇaraṁdhreṣu mukheṣu ca kṛtainasām taptatailāni pūryaṁte nirddayairyamakiṁkaraiḥ

Into the ear-holes and mouths of some sinners, merciless servants of Yama pour boiling oil.

Verse 135 (padma.7.23.135)

केषांचित्खङ्गधाराभिर्बाहुं च चरणं तथा । कर्णादिनासिकाश्चैव च्छिंदंति च दुरात्मनाम्

keṣāṁcitkhaṅgadhārābhirbāhuṁ ca caraṇaṁ tathā karṇādināsikāścaiva cchiṁdaṁti ca durātmanām

With the sharp edges of swords, the arms, feet, ears, and nose of some wicked souls are cut off.

Verse 136 (padma.7.23.136)

शयनं कुर्वते केचिज्ज्वलदंगारसंचये । केचिन्नाराचतुल्येषु शयनं कंटकेषु च

śayanaṁ kurvate kecijjvaladaṁgārasaṁcaye kecinnārācatulyeṣu śayanaṁ kaṁṭakeṣu ca

Some are made to lie upon heaps of burning embers, some to lie upon thorns sharp as arrows.

Verse 137 (padma.7.23.137)

कर्दमेषु च तप्तेषु कांश्चिच्छमनकिंकराः । पातयंति द्विजश्रेष्ठ केशेष्वाकृष्य पापिनः

kardameṣu ca tapteṣu kāṁścicchamanakiṁkarāḥ pātayaṁti dvijaśreṣṭha keśeṣvākṛṣya pāpinaḥ

Best of brahmins, Yama's servants drag some sinners by the hair and hurl them into scorching mud.

Verse 138 (padma.7.23.138)

वमनेषु च केषांचिन्नखसंधिषु पापिनाम् । तप्तसूचीसहस्राणि प्रक्षिपंति मुहुर्मुहुः

vamaneṣu ca keṣāṁcinnakhasaṁdhiṣu pāpinām taptasūcīsahasrāṇi prakṣipaṁti muhurmuhuḥ

Some are cast into their own vomit; into the joints of the nails of some sinners, thousands of red-hot needles are thrust again and again.

Verse 139 (padma.7.23.139)

संतप्तलोहशूलाग्रे कांश्चिदारोपयंति वै । क्रंदंति कंटकैस्तीक्ष्णैः केषांचिन्मस्तकानि वै

saṁtaptalohaśūlāgre kāṁścidāropayaṁti vai kraṁdaṁti kaṁṭakaistīkṣṇaiḥ keṣāṁcinmastakāni vai

Some are impaled upon the point of a red-hot iron spike; the heads of some are pierced with sharp thorns, and they cry out.

Verse 140 (padma.7.23.140)

गृहीत्वा हस्तपादेषु शाल्मलिद्रुमकंटकैः । निष्कुषंति रुषा कांश्चिदार्त्तरावविराविणः

gṛhītvā hastapādeṣu śālmalidrumakaṁṭakaiḥ niṣkuṣaṁti ruṣā kāṁścidārttarāvavirāviṇaḥ

Grabbing some by the hands and feet, they are torn with the thorns of the shalmali tree in fury, and they scream in agony.

Verse 141 (padma.7.23.141)

बद्ध्वा गलेषु पाषाणं कांश्चिच्छमनकिंकराः । रक्तगर्ते पयोगर्ते पातयंति पुनः पुनः

baddhvā galeṣu pāṣāṇaṁ kāṁścicchamanakiṁkarāḥ raktagarte payogarte pātayaṁti punaḥ punaḥ

Binding a stone around the necks of some, Yama's servants throw them again and again into pits of blood and pits of pus.

Verse 142 (padma.7.23.142)

याम्यैर्दूतैरुद्गिरंति शिरांसि पापिनां नृणाम् । चूर्णयंत्युपलैर्याम्या मुहुर्मुहुरतिक्रुधा

yāmyairdūtairudgiraṁti śirāṁsi pāpināṁ nṛṇām cūrṇayaṁtyupalairyāmyā muhurmuhuratikrudhā

Yama's messengers crush the heads of sinful men to pieces, grinding them with stones again and again, in the greatest fury.

Verse 143 (padma.7.23.143)

वक्षोमध्येषु केषांचिल्लोहकीलकसंचयान् । आरोपयंति लोकानां क्रंदतां दुरितात्मनाम्

vakṣomadhyeṣu keṣāṁcillohakīlakasaṁcayān āropayaṁti lokānāṁ kraṁdatāṁ duritātmanām

Into the chests of some sinful people they hammer heaps of iron nails, while those people scream out.

Verse 144 (padma.7.23.144)

चक्षूंषि बडिशैः केषामुत्पाट्यंते कृतैनसाम् । केषांचिन्नासिका एव पूर्य्यंते वृश्चिकैर्द्विज

cakṣūṁṣi baḍiśaiḥ keṣāmutpāṭyaṁte kṛtainasām keṣāṁcinnāsikā eva pūryyaṁte vṛścikairdvija

The eyes of some sinners are torn out with fish-hooks; brahmin, the very nostrils of some are filled with scorpions.

Verse 145 (padma.7.23.145)

केषांचिद्वृक्षशाखायां बद्ध्वा पादांश्च पाशकैः । ज्वालयंति तले वह्निं सधूमं यमकिंकराः

keṣāṁcidvṛkṣaśākhāyāṁ baddhvā pādāṁśca pāśakaiḥ jvālayaṁti tale vahniṁ sadhūmaṁ yamakiṁkarāḥ

Yama's servants bind the feet of some to a tree branch with ropes, and beneath them kindle a smoking fire.

Verse 146 (padma.7.23.146)

धूमपानं प्रकुर्वन्ति ते तत्र कृतकिल्विषाः । अधोमुखा ऊर्ध्वपादास्तस्थुराचन्द्र तारकम्

dhūmapānaṁ prakurvanti te tatra kṛtakilviṣāḥ adhomukhā ūrdhvapādāstasthurācandra tārakam

There those sinners are made to inhale that smoke; heads downward, feet upward, they remain suspended for as long as the moon and stars endure.

Verse 147 (padma.7.23.147)

मुसलैर्मुद्गरैः केचित्ताड्यमानाः पुनः पुनः । याम्यैर्दूतैरुद्गिरन्ति शोणितानि व्यथाकुलाः

musalairmudgaraiḥ kecittāḍyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ yāmyairdūtairudgiranti śoṇitāni vyathākulāḥ

Some are beaten again and again with pestles and clubs by Yama's messengers, and, tormented, vomit forth blood.

Verse 148 (padma.7.23.148)

अन्धकारमये गेहे पूतिगन्धवति द्विज । दंशैश्च मशकैश्चैव केचित्सीदंति पापिनः

andhakāramaye gehe pūtigandhavati dvija daṁśaiśca maśakaiścaiva kecitsīdaṁti pāpinaḥ

Brahmin, in a house filled with darkness and putrid stench, some sinners suffer, tormented by biting flies and mosquitoes.

Verse 149 (padma.7.23.149)

भस्मानि भुञ्जते केचित्कृमीन्केचिच्च भुञ्जते । केचिद्दुर्गन्धमांसानि केचिच्च पूतिमृत्तिकाम्

bhasmāni bhuñjate kecitkṛmīnkecicca bhuñjate keciddurgandhamāṁsāni kecicca pūtimṛttikām

Some eat ashes, some eat worms, some eat foul-smelling flesh, some eat putrid earth.

Verse 150 (padma.7.23.150)

श्वभिर्व्याघ्रैः शृगालैश्च वज्रदन्तनखैस्तथा । ऋक्षैः केचिद्भक्ष्यमाणाः क्रंदन्ति रुधिराप्लुताः

śvabhirvyāghraiḥ śṛgālaiśca vajradantanakhaistathā ṛkṣaiḥ kecidbhakṣyamāṇāḥ kraṁdanti rudhirāplutāḥ

Devoured by dogs, tigers, jackals, and bears with teeth and claws hard as thunderbolts, some sinners, drenched in blood, cry out.

Verse 151 (padma.7.23.151)

नितांतोग्रविषैः सर्पैर्भक्ष्यमाणास्तथापरे । अन्ये महिषशृंगाग्रनिर्भिन्नवक्षसो द्विज

nitāṁtograviṣaiḥ sarpairbhakṣyamāṇāstathāpare anye mahiṣaśṛṁgāgranirbhinnavakṣaso dvija

Others are devoured by exceedingly fierce venomous serpents; brahmin, still others have their chests pierced through by the tips of buffalo horns.

Verse 152 (padma.7.23.152)

पतन्ति मूर्च्छिताः पृथ्वीं सिंचंतो रुधिरैर्महीम् । यमदूतधनुर्मुक्तैर्घोरैराशीविषोपमैः

patanti mūrcchitāḥ pṛthvīṁ siṁcaṁto rudhirairmahīm yamadūtadhanurmuktairghorairāśīviṣopamaiḥ

Struck by terrible arrows, like venomous serpents, loosed from the bows of Yama's messengers, they fall unconscious, drenching the earth with their blood.

Verse 153 (padma.7.23.153)

जर्जराखिलदेहाश्च लुठंत्यन्ये महीतले । तप्तायः पिण्डनिलयं तप्तपाषाणमेव च

jarjarākhiladehāśca luṭhaṁtyanye mahītale taptāyaḥ piṇḍanilayaṁ taptapāṣāṇameva ca

Others, their whole bodies shattered, writhe upon the ground; in a place filled with molten lumps of iron and heated rocks —

Verse 154 (padma.7.23.154)

दंशशस्त्रेण केषांचित्कुष्णंति वदनेषु च । नासारन्ध्रेषु केषांचिद्यमदूता मुखेषु च

daṁśaśastreṇa keṣāṁcitkuṣṇaṁti vadaneṣu ca nāsārandhreṣu keṣāṁcidyamadūtā mukheṣu ca

— into the mouths of some, wounds are inflicted with sting-like weapons; into the nostril-holes and mouths of some, Yama's messengers —

Verse 155 (padma.7.23.155)

श्वासानिलनिरोधार्थं नासारन्ध्रं वयंति वै । केषांचित्तीक्ष्णधाराभिर्यमशाक्तिभिरुद्धतैः

śvāsānilanirodhārthaṁ nāsārandhraṁ vayaṁti vai keṣāṁcittīkṣṇadhārābhiryamaśāktibhiruddhataiḥ

— weave shut the nostrils, to stop the very breath. The bodies of some, with the sharp-edged, fierce spears of Yama —

Verse 156 (padma.7.23.156)

उत्पाट्यंतेंगचर्माणि यमदूतैर्महाबलैः । कांश्चिद्गृहीत्वा केशेषु निपात्य पृथिवीतले

utpāṭyaṁteṁgacarmāṇi yamadūtairmahābalaiḥ kāṁścidgṛhītvā keśeṣu nipātya pṛthivītale

— mighty Yama's messengers flay the very skin from their limbs; grabbing some by the hair and dashing them to the ground —

Verse 157 (padma.7.23.157)

कीलैः पादादिभिर्घातैस्ताडयंति सदैव हि । केचित्क्षारांबुधाराभिः संतप्ताः कृतपातकाः

kīlaiḥ pādādibhirghātaistāḍayaṁti sadaiva hi kecitkṣārāṁbudhārābhiḥ saṁtaptāḥ kṛtapātakāḥ

— they always continue to strike them with nails and blows of the feet. Some sinners, scorched by streams of caustic, briny water —

Verse 158 (padma.7.23.158)

क्षारांबुपानं कुर्वंति क्रंदंतो बहुधा द्विज । पित्तपानं महाभाग केचित्कुर्वन्ति पापिनः

kṣārāṁbupānaṁ kurvaṁti kraṁdaṁto bahudhā dvija pittapānaṁ mahābhāga kecitkurvanti pāpinaḥ

— are forced to drink that briny water, crying out in many ways, brahmin. Most fortunate one, some sinners are made to drink bile.

Verse 159 (padma.7.23.159)

स्नुहीक्षीराणि केचिच्च पिबंति पापिनां वराः । केषांचित्स्वपतां भूमौ वक्षःसु यमकिंकरैः

snuhīkṣīrāṇi kecicca pibaṁti pāpināṁ varāḥ keṣāṁcitsvapatāṁ bhūmau vakṣaḥsu yamakiṁkaraiḥ

Some among the sinners drink the milky sap of the snuhi cactus. On the chest of some, as they lie upon the ground, Yama's servants —

Verse 160 (padma.7.23.160)

दीयंते गुरुपाषाणाः संतप्ताः पर्वतोपमाः । काष्ठखंडद्वयं दत्वा ग्रीवायां च गले तथा

dīyaṁte gurupāṣāṇāḥ saṁtaptāḥ parvatopamāḥ kāṣṭhakhaṁḍadvayaṁ datvā grīvāyāṁ ca gale tathā

— place heated stones, heavy as mountains. Around the neck and throat of some, fastening two pieces of wood —

Verse 161 (padma.7.23.161)

उदग्रमुखं बध्नन्ति केषांचिद्दृढपाशकैः । आरोप्य वृक्षशाखायां कांश्चिद्भूमौ क्षिपंति च

udagramukhaṁ badhnanti keṣāṁciddṛḍhapāśakaiḥ āropya vṛkṣaśākhāyāṁ kāṁścidbhūmau kṣipaṁti ca

— some are bound, faces held upward, with firm cords; some are hoisted onto a tree branch, some are hurled to the ground.

Verse 162 (padma.7.23.162)

उत्थापयंति भूमौ च प्रक्षिपंति पुनः पुनः । एवं ते पापिनः सर्वे क्षुधितास्तृषितास्तथा

utthāpayaṁti bhūmau ca prakṣipaṁti punaḥ punaḥ evaṁ te pāpinaḥ sarve kṣudhitāstṛṣitāstathā

Lifting them from the ground, they hurl them down again and again. Thus all those sinners, hungry and thirsty —

Verse 163 (padma.7.23.163)

त्राहि त्राहीति जल्पंतो रुदंति यातनागृहे । युगकल्पांतपर्यंतं भुक्त्वा निरययातनाम्

trāhi trāhīti jalpaṁto rudaṁti yātanāgṛhe yugakalpāṁtaparyaṁtaṁ bhuktvā nirayayātanām

— cry out "Save me, save me!" and weep in that house of torment. Enduring the torment of hell until the very end of ages and cosmic cycles —

Verse 164 (padma.7.23.164)

नातिभुक्त्वा पापशेषे जायंते पापयोनिषु । पापयोनौ समुत्पन्ना भवंति व्याधिपीडिताः

nātibhuktvā pāpaśeṣe jāyaṁte pāpayoniṣu pāpayonau samutpannā bhavaṁti vyādhipīḍitāḥ

— without fully exhausting the remainder of their sin, they are born again into sinful wombs; born into such wombs, they become afflicted with disease.

Verse 165 (padma.7.23.165)

हीनांगा अधिकांगाश्च दुःखिनः पापसेवकाः । अपुत्रा अतिमूर्खाश्च परहिंसापरायणाः

hīnāṁgā adhikāṁgāśca duḥkhinaḥ pāpasevakāḥ aputrā atimūrkhāśca parahiṁsāparāyaṇāḥ

They are born deformed or malformed, sorrowful, given over to sin, childless, exceedingly foolish, and bent on harming others.

Verse 166 (padma.7.23.166)

अल्पायुषोऽल्पमतयः कुभार्यापतयस्तथा । नित्यं पापानि कर्माणि कर्मणा मनसा गिरा

alpāyuṣo'lpamatayaḥ kubhāryāpatayastathā nityaṁ pāpāni karmāṇi karmaṇā manasā girā

They are short-lived, of little intelligence, burdened with wicked wives, and constantly commit sinful acts in deed, mind, and speech.

Verse 167 (padma.7.23.167)

पुनः पापप्रभावेन निरयं यांति पूर्ववत् । तस्मात्पापं न कर्तव्यं कदाचिदपि सत्तमैः

punaḥ pāpaprabhāvena nirayaṁ yāṁti pūrvavat tasmātpāpaṁ na kartavyaṁ kadācidapi sattamaiḥ

Then, by the power of that sin, they go to hell once more, just as before; therefore the virtuous should never, ever commit sin.

Verse 168 (padma.7.23.168)

नराणां कृतपापानां नरकान्नास्ति निष्कृतिः । संक्षेपात्पापिनां दुःखं निरुक्तं द्विजसत्तम

narāṇāṁ kṛtapāpānāṁ narakānnāsti niṣkṛtiḥ saṁkṣepātpāpināṁ duḥkhaṁ niruktaṁ dvijasattama

For men who have committed sin, there is no release from hell. Best of brahmins, the suffering of sinners has thus been described in brief.

Verse 169 (padma.7.23.169)

सम्यग्वक्तुं कः क्षमोस्ति वर्षायुतशतैरपि । दुर्गतीनां ततो दृष्ट्वा मनुजानां कृतैनसाम्

samyagvaktuṁ kaḥ kṣamosti varṣāyutaśatairapi durgatīnāṁ tato dṛṣṭvā manujānāṁ kṛtainasām

Who is capable of describing it fully, even over hundreds of thousands of years? Having thus seen the wretched fate of sinful men —

Verse 170 (padma.7.23.170)

आवां विमानमारुह्य नारायणपुरं गतौ । कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि भुक्त्वा भोगान्हरेर्गृहे

āvāṁ vimānamāruhya nārāyaṇapuraṁ gatau kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi bhuktvā bhogānharergṛhe

— we two, mounting a heavenly chariot, went to Narayana's own city. Having enjoyed pleasures in Hari's abode for thousands of millions of cosmic ages —

Verse 171 (padma.7.23.171)

जातौ वै राजवंशेऽस्मिन्विशुद्धे द्विजसत्तम । अत्र भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगान्सर्वसंपत्समन्वितान्

jātau vai rājavaṁśe'sminviśuddhe dvijasattama atra bhuktvākhilānbhogānsarvasaṁpatsamanvitān

— best of brahmins, we were born into this very pure royal lineage. Here, having enjoyed every pleasure, endowed with every fortune —

Verse 172 (padma.7.23.172)

सुखमृत्युं समासाद्य गंतव्यं परमं पदम् । एकादशीव्रतसमं व्रतं नास्ति जगत्त्रये

sukhamṛtyuṁ samāsādya gaṁtavyaṁ paramaṁ padam ekādaśīvratasamaṁ vrataṁ nāsti jagattraye

— we shall obtain a peaceful death and go to the supreme abode. In all three worlds there is no vow equal to the Ekadashi fast.

Verse 173 (padma.7.23.173)

अनिच्छयापि यत्कृत्वा गतिरेवंविधाऽवयोः । एकादशीव्रतं ये तु भक्तिभावेन कुर्वते

anicchayāpi yatkṛtvā gatirevaṁvidhā'vayoḥ ekādaśīvrataṁ ye tu bhaktibhāvena kurvate

Even performing it unintentionally, such was the fate that came to us both — whoever, then, observes the Ekadashi fast with true devotion —

Verse 174 (padma.7.23.174)

न जाने किं भवेत्तेषां वासुदेवानुकम्पया । इति ते कथितं सर्वं पृष्टं ब्राह्मणसत्तम

na jāne kiṁ bhavetteṣāṁ vāsudevānukampayā iti te kathitaṁ sarvaṁ pṛṣṭaṁ brāhmaṇasattama

— I do not know what they might attain, by the grace of Vasudeva. Thus, best of brahmins, all that you asked has been told.

Verse 175 (padma.7.23.175)

विष्णोर्दिवसमाहात्म्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमर्हसि । व्यास उवाच- तस्यैतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स विप्रः परमार्थवित्

viṣṇordivasamāhātmyaṁ kimanyacchrotumarhasi vyāsa uvāca- tasyaitadvacanaṁ śrutvā sa vipraḥ paramārthavit

What more do you wish to hear about the glory of Vishnu's day? Vyasa said: Hearing these words of hers, that brahmin, knower of the highest truth —

Verse 176 (padma.7.23.176)

एकादशीव्रते चित्तं चकार सुदृढं निजम् । स राजा राजमहिषी चिरं भुक्त्वा वसुंधराम्

ekādaśīvrate cittaṁ cakāra sudṛḍhaṁ nijam sa rājā rājamahiṣī ciraṁ bhuktvā vasuṁdharām

— made his own mind exceedingly firm in the Ekadashi fast. That king and queen, having long enjoyed the earth —

Verse 177 (padma.7.23.177)

अंते विष्णुपुरं गत्वा प्राप्तवंतौ परं पदम् । व्रतराजस्य माहात्म्यं ये शृण्वंति पठंति च

aṁte viṣṇupuraṁ gatvā prāptavaṁtau paraṁ padam vratarājasya māhātmyaṁ ye śṛṇvaṁti paṭhaṁti ca

— at last went to Vishnu's own city and attained the supreme state. Whoever hears and reads this glory of the king of vows —

Verse 178 (padma.7.23.178)

पापजालैर्विनिर्मुक्ता लभंते हरिसन्निधौ

pāpajālairvinirmuktā labhaṁte harisannidhau

— freed from the web of sin, attain the very presence of Hari.