Madhava and Sulochana, and the Maiden's Disguise as Viravara

Verse 1 (padma.7.5.1)

व्यास उवाच- अस्ति तालध्वजा नाम नगरी त्रिदशोपमा । सर्वलोकेषु विख्याता प्रकीर्णा गुणिनां गणैः

vyāsa uvāca- asti tāladhvajā nāma nagarī tridaśopamā sarvalokeṣu vikhyātā prakīrṇā guṇināṁ gaṇaiḥ

Vyasa said: there is a city named Taladhvaja, resembling the world of the gods, famed throughout every world, and filled with throngs of virtuous men.

Verse 2 (padma.7.5.2)

तत्रासीद्विक्रमो नामा राजा शुद्धकुलोद्भवः । धार्मिकः सत्यवादी च प्रजापालनतत्परः

tatrāsīdvikramo nāmā rājā śuddhakulodbhavaḥ dhārmikaḥ satyavādī ca prajāpālanatatparaḥ

There reigned a king named Vikrama, born of a pure lineage, righteous, truthful, and devoted to the protection of his subjects.

Verse 3 (padma.7.5.3)

तस्य हारावती नाम वल्लभा भुवि दुर्ल्लभा । आसीत्स्वकीयवदनप्रभाजित शशिप्रभा

tasya hārāvatī nāma vallabhā bhuvi durllabhā āsītsvakīyavadanaprabhājita śaśiprabhā

His beloved queen was named Haravati, one such as is hard to find on earth, whose face's radiance surpassed even the moon's own light.

Verse 4 (padma.7.5.4)

तस्य सैव प्रिया राज्ञः स्त्रीगणेऽपि च तिष्ठति । गङ्गेव सरितां भर्त्तुस्तिष्ठत्यपि सरिद्गणे

tasya saiva priyā rājñaḥ strīgaṇe'pi ca tiṣṭhati gaṅgeva saritāṁ bharttustiṣṭhatyapi saridgaṇe

That beloved of the king stood among the company of women just as the Ganga stands among the company of rivers, beloved of her lord, the sea.

Verse 5 (padma.7.5.5)

भूदेवदैवपरतः कालेन कियता द्विज । व्यजायत सुतस्तस्यां सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः

bhūdevadaivaparataḥ kālena kiyatā dvija vyajāyata sutastasyāṁ sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyutaḥ

O brahmin, after some time, by the grace of brahmins and gods, a son was born to her, endowed with every auspicious mark.

Verse 6 (padma.7.5.6)

शास्त्रोक्तविधिना तस्य स राजा सर्वशास्त्रवित् । माधवेति ततो नाम चक्रवर्ती चकार ह

śāstroktavidhinā tasya sa rājā sarvaśāstravit mādhaveti tato nāma cakravartī cakāra ha

By the rite prescribed in the scriptures, that king, learned in every scripture, gave him the name Madhava.

Verse 7 (padma.7.5.7)

ततोऽसौ माधवो विप्रः कालेन कियता बली । सर्वविद्यासरित्पारंगतः सद्गुणसंगतः

tato'sau mādhavo vipraḥ kālena kiyatā balī sarvavidyāsaritpāraṁgataḥ sadguṇasaṁgataḥ

Then that Madhava, as time went on, became mighty, master of the entire ocean of learning, and endowed with fine qualities.

Verse 8 (padma.7.5.8)

अथासौ यौवराज्येन राज्ये नरपतिः सुतम् । सिक्तवांस्तं महीदेव सर्वदेवगणार्चकम्

athāsau yauvarājyena rājye narapatiḥ sutam siktavāṁstaṁ mahīdeva sarvadevagaṇārcakam

Then that king consecrated that son, O lord of the earth — a son devoted to the worship of every god — as heir apparent to the throne.

Verse 9 (padma.7.5.9)

एकस्मिन्दिवसे विप्र चतुरंगबलैर्वृतः । जगाम कौतुकेनासौ मृगयायै महद्वनम्

ekasmindivase vipra caturaṁgabalairvṛtaḥ jagāma kautukenāsau mṛgayāyai mahadvanam

One day, O brahmin, surrounded by his four-fold army, he went with curiosity to a great forest for the hunt.

Verse 10 (padma.7.5.10)

तत्र हत्वा बहूञ्जन्तून्मध्याह्ने समये ततः । कृतवान्नगरे गंतुमुद्यमं विपिनादसौ

tatra hatvā bahūñjantūnmadhyāhne samaye tataḥ kṛtavānnagare gaṁtumudyamaṁ vipinādasau

There, at midday, having slain many creatures, he made ready to return from the forest toward the city.

Verse 11 (padma.7.5.11)

नगरं स्वकमागच्छत्ससैन्यो माधवो मुदा । ददर्श युवतीमेकां सरसि स्नानतत्पराम्

nagaraṁ svakamāgacchatsasainyo mādhavo mudā dadarśa yuvatīmekāṁ sarasi snānatatparām

As Madhava, with delight, came toward his own city together with his army, he saw a young woman intent on bathing in a lake,

Verse 12 (padma.7.5.12)

स्नानार्हद्रव्यवसनैर्व्यक्तीकृतकलेवराम् । स्वकीयमुखसौन्दर्य्यजितपूर्णनिशाकराम्

snānārhadravyavasanairvyaktīkṛtakalevarām svakīyamukhasaundaryyajitapūrṇaniśākarām

her body adorned with garments and unguents fit for bathing, the beauty of her face outshining even the full moon.

Verse 13 (padma.7.5.13)

सुवर्णकुण्डलद्वन्द्व विभ्राजद्गण्डमण्डलाम् । सुदीर्घकेशकैश्छन्न नितंबां चारुहासिनीम्

suvarṇakuṇḍaladvandva vibhrājadgaṇḍamaṇḍalām sudīrghakeśakaiśchanna nitaṁbāṁ cāruhāsinīm

The two circles of her cheeks shone with a pair of golden earrings, her exceedingly long hair covered her hips, and her laughter was sweet.

Verse 14 (padma.7.5.14)

सुवर्णपद्मकलिकां चारून्नतपयोधराम् । मृगारिकृशमध्यां च वसंते कोकिलस्वराम्

suvarṇapadmakalikāṁ cārūnnatapayodharām mṛgārikṛśamadhyāṁ ca vasaṁte kokilasvarām

Her lovely, high breasts were like golden lotus buds, her waist slender as a deer's, and her voice like a cuckoo's in spring.

Verse 15 (padma.7.5.15)

यूनां मनोहरा राज्ये कन्दर्पेण महात्मना । आरोपिता पताकेव सुन्दरी सा व्यजायत

yūnāṁ manoharā rājye kandarpeṇa mahātmanā āropitā patākeva sundarī sā vyajāyata

That beauty seemed born as though a very victory-banner, raised by the great god of love, over the kingdom of the young.

Verse 16 (padma.7.5.16)

तादृशीं तां समालोक्य प्रान्तरे सङ्गवर्जिते । कः कामवशगो न स्यात्क्षितौ प्राणान्वहन्पुमान्

tādṛśīṁ tāṁ samālokya prāntare saṅgavarjite kaḥ kāmavaśago na syātkṣitau prāṇānvahanpumān

Seeing such a woman in that lonely wilderness, what man on this earth, drawing breath, would not fall under the sway of desire?

Verse 17 (padma.7.5.17)

अथ विक्रमपुत्रोऽसौ तामालोक्य वराननाम् । कंदर्पबाणव्रणित हृदयश्चेति चिंतयन्

atha vikramaputro'sau tāmālokya varānanām kaṁdarpabāṇavraṇita hṛdayaśceti ciṁtayan

Then that son of Vikrama, Madhava, seeing that lovely-faced woman, his heart wounded by the arrow of the god of love, began to think,

Verse 18 (padma.7.5.18)

एतस्याः सदृशी कापि न दृष्टा क्षितिमण्डले । एतामिह समालिङ्ग्य सफलं जन्म चेष्यते

etasyāḥ sadṛśī kāpi na dṛṣṭā kṣitimaṇḍale etāmiha samāliṅgya saphalaṁ janma ceṣyate

"None like her has ever been seen upon this circle of the earth. Embracing her here, I shall count my birth fulfilled."

Verse 19 (padma.7.5.19)

श्रेष्ठोऽस्मि सर्वलोकानां वयस्तेजोगुणैरहम् । यद्यपीन्द्रांगनेयं स्यान्नेतव्याद्य तथापि च

śreṣṭho'smi sarvalokānāṁ vayastejoguṇairaham yadyapīndrāṁganeyaṁ syānnetavyādya tathāpi ca

I am, in years, in radiance, and in virtues, the very best of all people; even were she Indra's own queen, still I shall carry her off this day.

Verse 20 (padma.7.5.20)

परस्त्रीहरणे यो वा दोषो भवति सांप्रतम् । को वा शक्नोति तद्वक्तुं यतो राजा पिता मम

parastrīharaṇe yo vā doṣo bhavati sāṁpratam ko vā śaknoti tadvaktuṁ yato rājā pitā mama

And who indeed can speak of any fault in abducting another man's wife, seeing that the king is my own father?"

Verse 21 (padma.7.5.21)

इति संचिंत्य मनसा सुदृढं तेन कामिना । दूरे संस्थाप्य सैन्यानि ययौ सा स्नाति यत्र ह

iti saṁciṁtya manasā sudṛḍhaṁ tena kāminā dūre saṁsthāpya sainyāni yayau sā snāti yatra ha

Having thought this firmly in his mind, that lust-driven man, stationing his forces at a distance, went to the place where she was bathing.

Verse 22 (padma.7.5.22)

ऐश्वर्यं च मदश्चैव कामश्चैव महीतले । त्रय एते विवेकस्य तेजो घ्नंति किमद्भुतम्

aiśvaryaṁ ca madaścaiva kāmaścaiva mahītale traya ete vivekasya tejo ghnaṁti kimadbhutam

Power, arrogance, and desire — these three alone, upon this earth, destroy the very light of discernment; what wonder is there in this?

Verse 23 (padma.7.5.23)

पितास्य दुरितध्वंसी धर्मरक्षाकरो नृणाम् । धिक्स्वयं कामदेवोऽसौ मोहयत्यखिलं जगत्

pitāsya duritadhvaṁsī dharmarakṣākaro nṛṇām dhiksvayaṁ kāmadevo'sau mohayatyakhilaṁ jagat

His father was a destroyer of sins and protector of men's dharma; yet shame upon this god of love, who bewilders the entire universe!

Verse 24 (padma.7.5.24)

तमायातं समालोक्य वेगेन महता ततः । एकाकिनी सा रमते भृशं चिंताकुलाभवत्

tamāyātaṁ samālokya vegena mahatā tataḥ ekākinī sā ramate bhṛśaṁ ciṁtākulābhavat

Seeing him coming with great swiftness, that woman, sporting there alone, grew exceedingly anxious.

Verse 25 (padma.7.5.25)

एकाकिनीं समालोक्य कांतारस्थां सयौवनाम् । अयं धावति वेगेन तन्मे मनसि वर्तते

ekākinīṁ samālokya kāṁtārasthāṁ sayauvanām ayaṁ dhāvati vegena tanme manasi vartate

"Seeing me alone in my youth, in this forest, he runs toward me with such speed" — thus it remained fixed in her mind.

Verse 26 (padma.7.5.26)

जल्पंति मुनयः सर्वे धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । न च ज्ञातव्यमत्रैव किमत्र च भविष्यति

jalpaṁti munayaḥ sarve dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ na ca jñātavyamatraiva kimatra ca bhaviṣyati

All the sages say: dharma alone, when protected, protects in turn. Nor can it be known what will happen here next.

Verse 27 (padma.7.5.27)

सहायहीनं यत्स्थानं पुरो धावति शत्रवः । श्लाघ्यं पलायनं तत्र निवासः प्राणनाशकः

sahāyahīnaṁ yatsthānaṁ puro dhāvati śatravaḥ ślāghyaṁ palāyanaṁ tatra nivāsaḥ prāṇanāśakaḥ

Where, in a place bereft of helpers, an enemy comes rushing straight on, there flight alone is praiseworthy; to remain there is to court destruction of life.

Verse 28 (padma.7.5.28)

इत्यालोच्य वरारोहा सव्यकच्छे घटं ततः । कृत्वा पलायने भीत्या मनश्चक्रे सरोवरात्

ityālocya varārohā savyakacche ghaṭaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā palāyane bhītyā manaścakre sarovarāt

Thinking thus, that beauty, pressing a water-jar under her left arm, resolved in fear to flee from the lake.

Verse 29 (padma.7.5.29)

ततः स माधवश्चापि जवेन महता द्विज । एवं तस्याः पुरो गत्वा प्रसारितकरः स्थितः

tataḥ sa mādhavaścāpi javena mahatā dvija evaṁ tasyāḥ puro gatvā prasāritakaraḥ sthitaḥ

O brahmin, then that Madhava too, with great speed, came before her and stood there with his hand outstretched.

Verse 30 (padma.7.5.30)

श्रीमाधव उवाच- वराङ्गने चारुदेहे सुयौवनबलान्मम । पलायसे मनो हृत्वा हतोस्म्यहमचेतनः

śrīmādhava uvāca- varāṅgane cārudehe suyauvanabalānmama palāyase mano hṛtvā hatosmyahamacetanaḥ

Sri Madhava said: O lovely one, O beautiful of form! Robbing me of my heart by the force of your full youth, you flee away; I have become as one senseless.

Verse 31 (padma.7.5.31)

किं नाम चंचलापांगि चार्वङ्गि तव कः पतिः । स्वर्गात्किं वा गतासि त्वं त्वत्तुल्या नास्ति भूतले

kiṁ nāma caṁcalāpāṁgi cārvaṅgi tava kaḥ patiḥ svargātkiṁ vā gatāsi tvaṁ tvattulyā nāsti bhūtale

O restless-eyed one, O lovely of form, what is your name, who is your husband? Have you come down from heaven? None on this earth is your equal.

Verse 32 (padma.7.5.32)

सुन्दरि त्वमिह श्रेष्ठा सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । कथं वहसि पानीयं दासीव कमलानने

sundari tvamiha śreṣṭhā sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyutā kathaṁ vahasi pānīyaṁ dāsīva kamalānane

O beautiful one, you are supreme here, endowed with every auspicious mark. O lotus-faced one, why do you carry water like a servant girl?

Verse 33 (padma.7.5.33)

पयोधरौ शातकुंभौ सदा वहसि वक्षसि । कक्षेण जलकुम्भं च कोमलाङ्गीदमद्भुतम्

payodharau śātakuṁbhau sadā vahasi vakṣasi kakṣeṇa jalakumbhaṁ ca komalāṅgīdamadbhutam

Your two breasts, golden as jars, forever adorn your bosom; and yet a water-pot under your arm — this, O tender-limbed one, is a very wonder.

Verse 34 (padma.7.5.34)

दिवाकरकरात्यंत संतप्ते पथि लोहिताः । पादांगुल्यंतरा भांति जपानां कलिका इव

divākarakarātyaṁta saṁtapte pathi lohitāḥ pādāṁgulyaṁtarā bhāṁti japānāṁ kalikā iva

Upon the path burning fierce beneath the sun's rays, the redness between your toes gleams like the buds of the hibiscus flower.

Verse 35 (padma.7.5.35)

सुश्रोणि भज मां प्रीत्या त्यज कुंभं वरानने । तव दुःखावसानोऽभून्मम दर्शनमात्रतः

suśroṇi bhaja māṁ prītyā tyaja kuṁbhaṁ varānane tava duḥkhāvasāno'bhūnmama darśanamātrataḥ

O fair-hipped one, unite with me lovingly, O beautiful-faced one; set down this jar. Your sorrow has already ended by the mere sight of me.

Verse 36 (padma.7.5.36)

श्रीमद्विक्रमभूभर्त्तुः पुत्रोऽहं माधवाह्वयः । सर्वभावैर्भविष्यामि वराङ्गस्तव सुन्दरि

śrīmadvikramabhūbharttuḥ putro'haṁ mādhavāhvayaḥ sarvabhāvairbhaviṣyāmi varāṅgastava sundari

I am the son of the glorious king Vikrama, known by the name Madhava; O beauty, I shall in every way become your excellent husband.

Verse 37 (padma.7.5.37)

ममस्त्रीगणमध्येषु सुभगा त्वं भविष्यसि । सुपुष्पवल्ली मध्येषु द्विरेफस्येव मालती

mamastrīgaṇamadhyeṣu subhagā tvaṁ bhaviṣyasi supuṣpavallī madhyeṣu dvirephasyeva mālatī

Among the company of my women you shall be the most fortunate, as the malati flower is to the bee amid a garland of fine blossoms.

Verse 38 (padma.7.5.38)

अथवा मम वाक्यं त्वं गर्वाल्लंघितुमिच्छसि । न त्यक्षामि तथापि त्वां यतोऽहं नृपतेः सुतः

athavā mama vākyaṁ tvaṁ garvāllaṁghitumicchasi na tyakṣāmi tathāpi tvāṁ yato'haṁ nṛpateḥ sutaḥ

Or if, out of pride, you wish to defy my word, still I shall not release you, for I am the king's own son.

Verse 39 (padma.7.5.39)

व्यास उवाच- तेनोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा पंथानं प्रविहाय सा । तस्थावधोमुखी विप्र प्राहेति च शनैः शनैः

vyāsa uvāca- tenoktaṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā paṁthānaṁ pravihāya sā tasthāvadhomukhī vipra prāheti ca śanaiḥ śanaiḥ

Vyasa said: hearing his words, she left the path, O brahmin, and stood there with her face bowed down; then, softly, little by little, she began to speak.

Verse 40 (padma.7.5.40)

कदापि चेत्परस्यापि न शृणोति वचो मम । तथापि लज्जां संत्यज्य वक्ष्याम्येव भवाग्रतः

kadāpi cetparasyāpi na śṛṇoti vaco mama tathāpi lajjāṁ saṁtyajya vakṣyāmyeva bhavāgrataḥ

"Even should someone refuse ever to hear my words, still, setting shame aside, I shall speak before you.

Verse 41 (padma.7.5.41)

तथा ह्यहं महावीर सुबाहुक्षत्त्रियप्रिया । नयामि देवपूजार्थं जलं चंद्रकला ह्यहम्

tathā hyahaṁ mahāvīra subāhukṣattriyapriyā nayāmi devapūjārthaṁ jalaṁ caṁdrakalā hyaham

O great hero, I am the beloved of a kshatriya named Subahu; I carry water for the worship of the gods — I am named Chandrakala.

Verse 42 (padma.7.5.42)

यद्वचो भवता प्रोक्तं न च तत्त्वत्कुलोचितम् । त्वद्वंशप्रभवाः सर्वे परस्त्रीषुनपुंसकाः

yadvaco bhavatā proktaṁ na ca tattvatkulocitam tvadvaṁśaprabhavāḥ sarve parastrīṣunapuṁsakāḥ

The words you have spoken are not fit for your own lineage; all those born in your line should be as though impotent toward other men's wives.

Verse 43 (padma.7.5.43)

अहमेकाकिनी नारी वीराणां प्रभवो भवान् । बलादालिङ्ग्य मामत्र यशः किं ते भविष्यति

ahamekākinī nārī vīrāṇāṁ prabhavo bhavān balādāliṅgya māmatra yaśaḥ kiṁ te bhaviṣyati

I am a lone woman, and you the very foremost of heroes; embracing me here by force — what glory shall come to you from that?

Verse 44 (padma.7.5.44)

परस्त्रियं समालिङ्ग्य क्षणमात्रसुखं भवेत् । इहापकीर्तिः शेषं च दुःखं कल्पशताधिकम्

parastriyaṁ samāliṅgya kṣaṇamātrasukhaṁ bhavet ihāpakīrtiḥ śeṣaṁ ca duḥkhaṁ kalpaśatādhikam

In embracing another man's wife, a moment's pleasure comes; but in this world what remains is infamy, and suffering beyond a hundred kalpas.

Verse 45 (padma.7.5.45)

कर्मभूमिरियं शूर पुण्यमत्र विधीयताम् । परस्त्रीहरणे चित्तं कदाचिन्मां करिष्यसि

karmabhūmiriyaṁ śūra puṇyamatra vidhīyatām parastrīharaṇe cittaṁ kadācinmāṁ kariṣyasi

O hero, this is a land of action; here merit alone should be practiced. Never fix your mind upon the abduction of another man's wife.

Verse 46 (padma.7.5.46)

लोभात्प्रवर्तते कामः कामात्पापं प्रवर्त्तते । पापान्मृत्युर्मृतेऽपि स्याद्दुस्तरे नरके स्थितिः

lobhātpravartate kāmaḥ kāmātpāpaṁ pravarttate pāpānmṛtyurmṛte'pi syāddustare narake sthitiḥ

From greed desire arises, from desire sin arises, from sin comes death, and after death a dwelling in a hell hard to escape.

Verse 47 (padma.7.5.47)

सर्वेऽपि त्वद्गुणा व्यर्थं त्वज्जन्मापि च निष्फलम् । कामस्य वशतां गत्वा रंतुमिच्छेः परस्त्रियम्

sarve'pi tvadguṇā vyarthaṁ tvajjanmāpi ca niṣphalam kāmasya vaśatāṁ gatvā raṁtumiccheḥ parastriyam

All your virtues then become vain, your very birth fruitless, if, falling under the sway of desire, you wish to enjoy another man's wife.

Verse 48 (padma.7.5.48)

मांसमूत्रपूरीषास्थिनिर्मितं मे कलेवरम् । एतदेव समालोक्य स्मरस्य वशतां गतः

māṁsamūtrapūrīṣāsthinirmitaṁ me kalevaram etadeva samālokya smarasya vaśatāṁ gataḥ

This body of mine is made of flesh, urine, excrement, and bone; and it is this alone, seen, that has brought you under the sway of the god of love.

Verse 49 (padma.7.5.49)

भूपालवंशोत्पत्तित्वात्पौरेभ्यो न बिभेषि किम् । मस्तकोपरि गर्जंतं नेक्षसे समवर्त्तिनम्

bhūpālavaṁśotpattitvātpaurebhyo na bibheṣi kim mastakopari garjaṁtaṁ nekṣase samavarttinam

Do you, though born in a royal line, not fear even your own townspeople? Do you not see, roaring above your very head, Time itself, impartial toward all?

Verse 50 (padma.7.5.50)

ग्रसंति बडिशं मत्स्यास्ते सर्वे ज्ञानवर्जिताः । ज्ञानीचेत्प्राप्य बडिशं भवान्कस्माद्ग्रसिष्यसि

grasaṁti baḍiśaṁ matsyāste sarve jñānavarjitāḥ jñānīcetprāpya baḍiśaṁ bhavānkasmādgrasiṣyasi

The fish that swallow the hook are all devoid of knowledge. If you are truly wise, why, even finding the hook before you, would you swallow it?

Verse 51 (padma.7.5.51)

विवेकस्त्रिषु लोकेषु संपदां परमं पदम् । अविवेको हि लोकानामापदां परमं पदम्

vivekastriṣu lokeṣu saṁpadāṁ paramaṁ padam aviveko hi lokānāmāpadāṁ paramaṁ padam

Discernment is, in all three worlds, the supreme seat of prosperity; and lack of discernment alone is, for all people, the supreme seat of calamity."

Verse 52 (padma.7.5.52)

तयोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवः काममोहितः । उवाच जैमिने वाचं विनयावनतः पुनः

tayoktaṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā mādhavaḥ kāmamohitaḥ uvāca jaimine vācaṁ vinayāvanataḥ punaḥ

Hearing these words of hers, Madhava, bewildered by desire, bowing humbly, spoke to her again.

Verse 53 (padma.7.5.53)

तवोद्वीक्षणनाराच धाराजर्जरमानसम् । प्रिये मां त्राहि त्राहीति तवास्मि शरणं गतः

tavodvīkṣaṇanārāca dhārājarjaramānasam priye māṁ trāhi trāhīti tavāsmi śaraṇaṁ gataḥ

O beloved, by the stream of arrows of your very glance my mind has been shattered; save me, save me — I have come to take refuge in you.

Verse 54 (padma.7.5.54)

तावत्प्रियतमा नारी यावत्तिष्ठति यौवने । मृणालकोषां नलिनीं हेमभृंगो न गच्छति

tāvatpriyatamā nārī yāvattiṣṭhati yauvane mṛṇālakoṣāṁ nalinīṁ hemabhṛṁgo na gacchati

So long as the beloved woman remains in her youth, the golden bee does not depart from the lotus's inner store of pollen.

Verse 55 (padma.7.5.55)

प्रसीद हरिणीनेत्रे रक्ष मां सेवकं स्वकम् । त्वद्वाचं नीरसां श्रुत्वा भिनत्ति हृदयं मम

prasīda hariṇīnetre rakṣa māṁ sevakaṁ svakam tvadvācaṁ nīrasāṁ śrutvā bhinatti hṛdayaṁ mama

O doe-eyed one, be gracious, protect your own servant; hearing your bitter words my heart is torn asunder.

Verse 56 (padma.7.5.56)

चन्द्रकलोवाच- त्यज दुःखं महावीर शृणु मद्वचनं शुभम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि मनोदुःखं हंतुं यद्भवतः क्षमाम्

candrakalovāca- tyaja duḥkhaṁ mahāvīra śṛṇu madvacanaṁ śubham pravakṣyāmi manoduḥkhaṁ haṁtuṁ yadbhavataḥ kṣamām

Chandrakala said: O great hero, abandon your sorrow, hear my auspicious word; I shall tell you something to end this grief of your mind.

Verse 57 (padma.7.5.57)

समुद्रपारे विख्याता पुरंदरपुरोपमा । प्लक्षद्वीपेऽस्ति दीप्यंती विख्याता संज्ञया पुरी

samudrapāre vikhyātā puraṁdarapuropamā plakṣadvīpe'sti dīpyaṁtī vikhyātā saṁjñayā purī

Beyond the ocean, in Plakshadvipa, there is a city renowned like Indra's own capital, resplendent with its own light.

Verse 58 (padma.7.5.58)

गुणाकराह्वयस्तत्र राजा श्रेष्ठो महायशाः । आस्ते सर्वगणैर्युक्तः प्रतापेऽग्निसमो बली

guṇākarāhvayastatra rājā śreṣṭho mahāyaśāḥ āste sarvagaṇairyuktaḥ pratāpe'gnisamo balī

There reigns a king named Gunakara, excellent and highly renowned, endowed with every virtue, mighty in majesty as fire itself.

Verse 59 (padma.7.5.59)

सुशीला नाम तद्भार्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । सेवावशीकृतस्वामि हृदया सदया जनैः

suśīlā nāma tadbhāryā sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyutā sevāvaśīkṛtasvāmi hṛdayā sadayā janaiḥ

His wife is named Sushila, endowed with every auspicious mark, her heart bound in service to her husband, compassionate toward all.

Verse 60 (padma.7.5.60)

सुलोचनाख्या तत्कन्या वीरतत्कुक्षिसंभवा । सदूहरूपैरजयत्सकलान्सुन्दरीगणान्

sulocanākhyā tatkanyā vīratatkukṣisaṁbhavā sadūharūpairajayatsakalānsundarīgaṇān

Their daughter is named Sulochana, born of that hero's queen; by her lovely form she has conquered every gathering of beauties.

Verse 61 (padma.7.5.61)

तस्या रूपं गुणौघं च वर्णितुं भुवि कः क्षमः । तद्रूपदर्शमालोक्यासृजदन्यां स्वयं विधिः

tasyā rūpaṁ guṇaughaṁ ca varṇituṁ bhuvi kaḥ kṣamaḥ tadrūpadarśamālokyāsṛjadanyāṁ svayaṁ vidhiḥ

Who on this earth is able to describe her beauty and her wealth of virtues? To behold her form, it seems, the Creator fashioned an entirely new creation of his own.

Verse 62 (padma.7.5.62)

अहमासं महावीर तस्या दासी नृपात्मजः । समागतास्मि दैवेन त्वद्देशं प्रति सुन्दरी

ahamāsaṁ mahāvīra tasyā dāsī nṛpātmajaḥ samāgatāsmi daivena tvaddeśaṁ prati sundarī

O great hero, I am her handmaid, O prince; by fate I have come here to your own land, O beautiful one.

Verse 63 (padma.7.5.63)

तत्समा सुन्दरी नास्ति त्वत्समो नास्ति सुन्दरः । गृहाण तां विवाहेन स्वर्गभोगं यदीच्छसि

tatsamā sundarī nāsti tvatsamo nāsti sundaraḥ gṛhāṇa tāṁ vivāhena svargabhogaṁ yadīcchasi

There is no beauty equal to her, no handsome one equal to you; if you desire the joy of heaven, take her in marriage.

Verse 64 (padma.7.5.64)

जंबुकीं बलवान्सिंहो विहायांकगतामपि । हस्तिनीं न हि किं धत्ते यत्नतः प्रतिपत्तये

jaṁbukīṁ balavānsiṁho vihāyāṁkagatāmapi hastinīṁ na hi kiṁ dhatte yatnataḥ pratipattaye

Does not the mighty lion, leaving aside the jackal-female, take hold with effort of the elephant-female that comes within his reach?

Verse 65 (padma.7.5.65)

उद्योगी पुरुषो लोके लभते परमां श्रियम् । उद्योगेन विना ब्रूहि किं कार्यं भुवि विद्यते

udyogī puruṣo loke labhate paramāṁ śriyam udyogena vinā brūhi kiṁ kāryaṁ bhuvi vidyate

In this world the man of enterprise alone attains supreme fortune; tell me, what deed on earth is ever accomplished without effort?"

Verse 66 (padma.7.5.66)

व्यास उवाच- तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवो माधवार्चकः । दूरीकृत्य स्मरोद्भावं तामित्याह वराननाम्

vyāsa uvāca- tasyāstadvacanaṁ śrutvā mādhavo mādhavārcakaḥ dūrīkṛtya smarodbhāvaṁ tāmityāha varānanām

Vyasa said: hearing her words, that Madhava, worshipper of Madhava, setting aside his lovelorn state, spoke thus to that lovely-faced one.

Verse 67 (padma.7.5.67)

माधव उवाच- केन चिह्नेन तां कन्यां ज्ञास्यामि कमलानने । तन्मे कथय सुश्रोणि यदि ते मय्यनुग्रहः

mādhava uvāca- kena cihnena tāṁ kanyāṁ jñāsyāmi kamalānane tanme kathaya suśroṇi yadi te mayyanugrahaḥ

Madhava said: O lotus-faced one, by what mark shall I know that maiden? Tell me this, O fair one, if you have grace for me.

Verse 68 (padma.7.5.68)

सिंधुपार प्रतीपाज्ञः कथं यास्यामि मानुषः । भविष्यति तया सार्द्धं कथं संदर्शनं मम

siṁdhupāra pratīpājñaḥ kathaṁ yāsyāmi mānuṣaḥ bhaviṣyati tayā sārddhaṁ kathaṁ saṁdarśanaṁ mama

Going against my own authority, crossing beyond the sea, how shall I, a mere mortal, go there? How shall I ever behold her?

Verse 69 (padma.7.5.69)

चन्द्रकलोवाच- तस्यास्तु वामजघने तिलकं तिलसन्निभम् । अस्ति तद्दर्शनेनैव ज्ञास्यसि त्वं सुलोचनाम्

candrakalovāca- tasyāstu vāmajaghane tilakaṁ tilasannibham asti taddarśanenaiva jñāsyasi tvaṁ sulocanām

Chandrakala said: upon her left thigh there is a mark like a sesame seed; by the sight of that very mark you shall know Sulochana.

Verse 70 (padma.7.5.70)

उच्चैःश्रवससंज्ञस्य तुरगस्य महात्मनः । त्वन्मंदुरायां पुत्रोस्ति सर्वगामी हयोत्तमः

uccaiḥśravasasaṁjñasya turagasya mahātmanaḥ tvanmaṁdurāyāṁ putrosti sarvagāmī hayottamaḥ

A son of the great steed named Uccaihshravas is in your own stable, capable of going everywhere, the finest of horses.

Verse 71 (padma.7.5.71)

तमश्वश्रेष्ठमारुह्य जवेन पवनोपमम् । गमिष्यसि समुद्रांतं सुखसाध्या महीयतः

tamaśvaśreṣṭhamāruhya javena pavanopamam gamiṣyasi samudrāṁtaṁ sukhasādhyā mahīyataḥ

Mounting that finest of horses, swift as the wind, you shall with ease cross the earth and reach the ocean's very edge.

Verse 72 (padma.7.5.72)

ततो भूपालपुत्रोऽसौ ससैन्यो गृहमागतः । सापि चन्द्रकला साध्वी सुप्रीता स्वगृहं गता

tato bhūpālaputro'sau sasainyo gṛhamāgataḥ sāpi candrakalā sādhvī suprītā svagṛhaṁ gatā

Then that prince returned home together with his army. That virtuous Chandrakala too, well pleased, departed for her own home.

Verse 73 (padma.7.5.73)

विचिंत्य वचनं तस्या माधवोऽति त्वरान्वितः । चिंताकुलितचित्तोऽसौ सहसा मंदुरां ययौ

viciṁtya vacanaṁ tasyā mādhavo'ti tvarānvitaḥ ciṁtākulitacitto'sau sahasā maṁdurāṁ yayau

Pondering her words, Madhava, filled with great haste, his mind troubled with anxious thought, went at once to the stable.

Verse 74 (padma.7.5.74)

तत्र बद्धाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वैक्रमिर्विक्रमान्वितः । तुरंगमानिति प्राह गुणयुक्तान्महाबलान्

tatra baddhāñjalirbhūtvā vaikramirvikramānvitaḥ turaṁgamāniti prāha guṇayuktānmahābalān

There, with joined palms, that valorous son of Vikrama spoke thus to those horses, endowed with every virtue and of great strength.

Verse 75 (padma.7.5.75)

माधव उवाच- यूयं सर्वे महात्मानः सर्वलक्षणसंयुताः । समुद्रपारे मां नेतुं कः शक्नोति तुरङ्गमः

mādhava uvāca- yūyaṁ sarve mahātmānaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyutāḥ samudrapāre māṁ netuṁ kaḥ śaknoti turaṅgamaḥ

Madhava said: you are all great souls, endowed with every auspicious mark; which horse is able to carry me beyond the sea?

Verse 76 (padma.7.5.76)

अथ ते तुरगाः सर्वे श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं भिया । परस्परं क्षितिमुखास्तस्थुर्नो नेतुमुद्यताः

atha te turagāḥ sarve śrutvā tadvacanaṁ bhiyā parasparaṁ kṣitimukhāstasthurno netumudyatāḥ

Then all those horses, hearing his words, out of fear turned their faces down toward the ground, and stood there, unwilling to volunteer.

Verse 77 (padma.7.5.77)

अथैकस्तुरगस्तत्र समस्तलक्षणैर्युतः । माधवस्य पुरो गत्वा वाचमेतामुवाच ह

athaikasturagastatra samastalakṣaṇairyutaḥ mādhavasya puro gatvā vācametāmuvāca ha

Then there, one horse endowed with every auspicious mark, coming before Madhava, spoke these words.

Verse 78 (padma.7.5.78)

अहं भवंतं नेष्यामि सिंधुपारं न संशयः । किं त्वाकर्णय दुःखानि मदीयानि नृपात्मज

ahaṁ bhavaṁtaṁ neṣyāmi siṁdhupāraṁ na saṁśayaḥ kiṁ tvākarṇaya duḥkhāni madīyāni nṛpātmaja

I shall carry you across the sea, without doubt; but hear my own sorrows, O prince.

Verse 79 (padma.7.5.79)

अन्यभुक्तावशिष्टं यत्तत्तृणं मम भक्षणम् । ग्रंथिकोटिप्रयुक्ताभीरज्जुभिर्मम बंधनम्

anyabhuktāvaśiṣṭaṁ yattattṛṇaṁ mama bhakṣaṇam graṁthikoṭiprayuktābhīrajjubhirmama baṁdhanam

The straw left over after others have eaten is my own food; I am bound with ropes tied with tens of millions of knots.

Verse 80 (padma.7.5.80)

स्वप्नेऽपि व्रीहयो वीर न दृष्टा बलिना मया । अन्येषामपि भोगानां का कथात्र नृपात्मज

svapne'pi vrīhayo vīra na dṛṣṭā balinā mayā anyeṣāmapi bhogānāṁ kā kathātra nṛpātmaja

O hero, not even in dream have I, mighty as I am, seen a grain of rice; of other enjoyments, O prince, what is there here even to speak?

Verse 81 (padma.7.5.81)

गौरवेण विना वीर न सतां विक्रमो भवेत् । जनिष्यति कथं वह्निर्विना काष्ठं घृतादिभिः

gauraveṇa vinā vīra na satāṁ vikramo bhavet janiṣyati kathaṁ vahnirvinā kāṣṭhaṁ ghṛtādibhiḥ

O hero, without honor the valor of good men never comes forth; how, without wood and clarified butter, can fire be kindled?

Verse 82 (padma.7.5.82)

अहमीदृगिमे सर्वे नानाभूषासमन्विताः । न तु सिंहसमाः श्वानः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः

ahamīdṛgime sarve nānābhūṣāsamanvitāḥ na tu siṁhasamāḥ śvānaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ

I remain in such a state while all these other horses are decked with manifold ornaments; but dogs, however decked with every ornament, do not become like the lion.

Verse 83 (padma.7.5.83)

प्रदक्षिणाकारतया सशैलद्वीपसागराः । क्षणमात्रेण पृथिवीं शक्नोमि भूपते प्रभो

pradakṣiṇākāratayā saśailadvīpasāgarāḥ kṣaṇamātreṇa pṛthivīṁ śaknomi bhūpate prabho

O king, O lord, by the very manner of my circling gait I am able to encircle this earth, with its mountains, continents, and oceans, in a single instant.

Verse 84 (padma.7.5.84)

माधव उवाच- क्षमस्व दोषं सकलं मत्पित्रा विहितं हय । अद्यप्रभृति मुख्योऽसि मंदुराभ्यंतरे मम

mādhava uvāca- kṣamasva doṣaṁ sakalaṁ matpitrā vihitaṁ haya adyaprabhṛti mukhyo'si maṁdurābhyaṁtare mama

Madhava said: forgive, O horse, every fault my father has committed against you; from this day you are the foremost in my stable.

Verse 85 (padma.7.5.85)

परेण दत्तः संतापः सदा तिष्ठति नोत्तमे । सलिलं वह्निसंतप्तं क्षणाच्छीतलतां व्रजेत्

pareṇa dattaḥ saṁtāpaḥ sadā tiṣṭhati nottame salilaṁ vahnisaṁtaptaṁ kṣaṇācchītalatāṁ vrajet

The pain given by another never lingers forever in a good man; even water heated by fire returns to coolness in but a moment.

Verse 86 (padma.7.5.86)

स्वमाधुर्यैर्भवेदिक्षुः क्षणमपि हि तृप्तये । इत्युक्त्वा तं नमस्कृत्य तुरंगं नृपनंदनः

svamādhuryairbhavedikṣuḥ kṣaṇamapi hi tṛptaye ityuktvā taṁ namaskṛtya turaṁgaṁ nṛpanaṁdanaḥ

The sugarcane, by its own sweetness, becomes a source of satisfaction in but an instant — having said this, the prince bowed to that horse.

Verse 87 (padma.7.5.87)

ततः शुभे क्षणे तस्य पृष्ठमारुह्य वाजिनः । प्रचेष्टाख्येन भृत्येन विलंघ्य जलधिं ययौ

tataḥ śubhe kṣaṇe tasya pṛṣṭhamāruhya vājinaḥ praceṣṭākhyena bhṛtyena vilaṁghya jaladhiṁ yayau

Then, at an auspicious moment, mounting the back of that steed, together with a servant named Pracesta, he journeyed, crossing the ocean.

Verse 88 (padma.7.5.88)

पुरीं सर्वगुणैर्युक्तां पुरंदरपुरोपमाम् । जगाम माधवो भ्राजन्सौधावलिभिरुज्ज्वलाम्

purīṁ sarvaguṇairyuktāṁ puraṁdarapuropamām jagāma mādhavo bhrājansaudhāvalibhirujjvalām

Radiant, Madhava arrived at that city, endowed with every virtue, resembling Indra's own capital, resplendent with rows of lofty palaces.

Verse 89 (padma.7.5.89)

तत्रोपस्थां च युवतीं गंधिनीं माधवो द्विजः । दृष्ट्वास्मितमुखो वाक्यमुवाचेति च कोमलम्

tatropasthāṁ ca yuvatīṁ gaṁdhinīṁ mādhavo dvijaḥ dṛṣṭvāsmitamukho vākyamuvāceti ca komalam

There, seeing a young woman named Gandhini standing before him, the brahmin Madhava, his face smiling, spoke these gentle words.

Verse 90 (padma.7.5.90)

वृद्धे मातरहं पार्थो दिनमेकं तवालये । स्थातुमिच्छामि काऽज्ञाते धनवान्माधवाह्वयः

vṛddhe mātarahaṁ pārtho dinamekaṁ tavālaye sthātumicchāmi kā'jñāte dhanavānmādhavāhvayaḥ

O aged mother, I am a traveler and wish to stay one day in your home. Who might that be? — a wealthy man named Madhava.

Verse 91 (padma.7.5.91)

आतिथेयी गंधिनी सा तमादायातिथिं ततः । हर्षित्वा स्वगृहं तत्र जगामात्यंतभक्तितः

ātitheyī gaṁdhinī sā tamādāyātithiṁ tataḥ harṣitvā svagṛhaṁ tatra jagāmātyaṁtabhaktitaḥ

That Gandhini, given to the honoring of guests, taking him as her guest, led him with joy and the utmost devotion to her own home.

Verse 92 (padma.7.5.92)

यथोक्तविधिना विप्र तया तस्यार्हणा कृता । माधवस्तां निशां निन्ये चिंताव्याकुलमानसः

yathoktavidhinā vipra tayā tasyārhaṇā kṛtā mādhavastāṁ niśāṁ ninye ciṁtāvyākulamānasaḥ

O brahmin, by the rite prescribed in the scripture she honored him. Madhava spent that night with his mind troubled by anxiety.

Verse 93 (padma.7.5.93)

अथ प्रभाते विमले गन्धिन्याः पुरतो द्विज । माधवः सकलं कार्यं कथयामास भूसुरः

atha prabhāte vimale gandhinyāḥ purato dvija mādhavaḥ sakalaṁ kāryaṁ kathayāmāsa bhūsuraḥ

Then, in the clear light of dawn, O brahmin, before Gandhini, that Madhava, in brahmin guise, told her his whole purpose.

Verse 94 (padma.7.5.94)

देवी सुलोचनायाश्च तस्मिन्नेव दिने शुभे । गन्धादिवासनं कर्म रचयामास सा च तत्

devī sulocanāyāśca tasminneva dine śubhe gandhādivāsanaṁ karma racayāmāsa sā ca tat

On that very same auspicious day the pre-nuptial rite of the goddess Sulochana was to take place — the anointing with sandal and fragrant unguents was being prepared.

Verse 95 (padma.7.5.95)

श्रुत्वाधिवासनं कर्म राजपुत्र्यास्ततो द्विज । शोकसागरकल्लोल निकरो माधवोऽभवत्

śrutvādhivāsanaṁ karma rājaputryāstato dvija śokasāgarakallola nikaro mādhavo'bhavat

O brahmin, hearing of this pre-nuptial rite of the princess, Madhava sank amid the waves of an ocean of grief.

Verse 96 (padma.7.5.96)

यदर्थं राज्यवसतिर्मया त्यक्ता तदिच्छुना । यदर्थं बांधवास्त्यक्ता लंघितश्च महोदधिः

yadarthaṁ rājyavasatirmayā tyaktā tadicchunā yadarthaṁ bāṁdhavāstyaktā laṁghitaśca mahodadhiḥ

For whose sake I abandoned kingdom and home, at whose desire I forsook my own kinsmen and crossed the great ocean,

Verse 97 (padma.7.5.97)

अद्यैव तस्या दैवेन भविष्यत्यधिवासनम् । निष्फलाः सकला एव यावंतो विहिताः श्रमाः

adyaiva tasyā daivena bhaviṣyatyadhivāsanam niṣphalāḥ sakalā eva yāvaṁto vihitāḥ śramāḥ

her own pre-nuptial rite, by chance, takes place this very day. All the labors I undertook have come entirely to nothing.

Verse 98 (padma.7.5.98)

किंतु लोका न जल्पंति माध्व्या मुग्धो गतोऽखिलम् । कोऽपि भग्नोद्यमो न स्यात्प्रज्ञात्वा कार्यनिश्चयम्

kiṁtu lokā na jalpaṁti mādhvyā mugdho gato'khilam ko'pi bhagnodyamo na syātprajñātvā kāryaniścayam

Yet let no one say Madhava, wholly deluded, abandoned everything; whoever proceeds knowing the true measure of the task, his effort never comes to nothing.

Verse 99 (padma.7.5.99)

एतद्विचिंत्य मनसा माधवोऽसौ पुनः पुनः । मालापुष्पादिके कार्यं लिलेख प्रेमवर्णितम्

etadviciṁtya manasā mādhavo'sau punaḥ punaḥ mālāpuṣpādike kāryaṁ lilekha premavarṇitam

Thinking this again and again in his mind, Madhava composed a letter, filled with words of love, to be sent with a garland of flowers.

Verse 100 (padma.7.5.100)

कन्ये माधवनामाहं कुमारो धरणीपतेः । तालध्वजाधिराजस्य विक्रमस्य महात्मनः

kanye mādhavanāmāhaṁ kumāro dharaṇīpateḥ tāladhvajādhirājasya vikramasya mahātmanaḥ

"O maiden, I am named Madhava, prince and son of the great king Vikrama, sovereign of Taladhvaja.

Verse 101 (padma.7.5.101)

त्वच्चेटी तत्र काप्यस्ति कन्ये चन्द्रकलाह्वया । तया तवगुणग्रामः कथितो मे पुरा किल

tvacceṭī tatra kāpyasti kanye candrakalāhvayā tayā tavaguṇagrāmaḥ kathito me purā kila

A handmaid of yours, named Chandrakala, is there; it was she who first told me of the wealth of your own virtues.

Verse 102 (padma.7.5.102)

त्वद्गुणग्रामसंलग्नचित्तोऽहं निम्नसागरम् । विलङ्घ्य तुरगारूढः समायातः पुरीं तव

tvadguṇagrāmasaṁlagnacitto'haṁ nimnasāgaram vilaṅghya turagārūḍhaḥ samāyātaḥ purīṁ tava

My heart fixed on the wealth of your virtues, crossing the deep ocean, mounted upon a horse, I have come to your very city.

Verse 103 (padma.7.5.103)

अधुना मां वरत्वेन वृणु कन्ये सुलोचने । यतः संसारमध्येऽस्मिंस्तवास्मि शरणं गतः

adhunā māṁ varatvena vṛṇu kanye sulocane yataḥ saṁsāramadhye'smiṁstavāsmi śaraṇaṁ gataḥ

Now, O maiden Sulochana, accept me as your husband, for amid this world I have come to take refuge in you alone.

Verse 104 (padma.7.5.104)

यथा गुणवतीं त्वां हि नान्यो जानाति तत्पुमान्

yathā guṇavatīṁ tvāṁ hi nānyo jānāti tatpumān

As you truly are, endowed with virtue, no other man knows you.

Verse 105 (padma.7.5.105)

सरोजिनीगुणं वेत्ति भृंग एव न दर्दुरः । शुभ्रस्य जलदस्यापि गगनैकस्य नोदयः

sarojinīguṇaṁ vetti bhṛṁga eva na darduraḥ śubhrasya jaladasyāpi gaganaikasya nodayaḥ

The bee alone knows the lotus's true virtue, not the frog; the rising of the pure cloud too belongs to the sky alone.

Verse 106 (padma.7.5.106)

तथापि न भजेदन्यं विना चन्द्रं कुमुद्वती । अथ तल्लिखनं वीरो मालाकारप्रिया करे

tathāpi na bhajedanyaṁ vinā candraṁ kumudvatī atha tallikhanaṁ vīro mālākārapriyā kare

Yet the night-lotus desires none other but the moon." — having written thus, that hero placed into the hand of the garland-maker's wife,

Verse 107 (padma.7.5.107)

स्वर्णांगुलीय सहितं ददौ स विनयो नृपः । पुष्पमालांतरे कृत्वा तं लेखं सांगुलीयकम्

svarṇāṁgulīya sahitaṁ dadau sa vinayo nṛpaḥ puṣpamālāṁtare kṛtvā taṁ lekhaṁ sāṁgulīyakam

along with a golden ring, that letter, given with all humility. Placing the letter, together with the ring, within a garland of flowers,

Verse 108 (padma.7.5.108)

राजपुत्री समीपे सा गंधिनी तरसा ययौ । पुष्पमालां बलिं तस्यै दत्वा सा गंधिनी ततः

rājaputrī samīpe sā gaṁdhinī tarasā yayau puṣpamālāṁ baliṁ tasyai datvā sā gaṁdhinī tataḥ

that Gandhini went swiftly to the princess. Presenting the garland of flowers as an offering, that Gandhini then,

Verse 109 (padma.7.5.109)

तस्थौ बद्धाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा दूरं गत्वा भिया कियत् । ततः सा राजतनया लिखितं सांगुलीयकम्

tasthau baddhāñjalirbhūtvā dūraṁ gatvā bhiyā kiyat tataḥ sā rājatanayā likhitaṁ sāṁgulīyakam

with joined palms, withdrew somewhat, standing at a distance out of apprehension. Then that princess, seeing the entire letter

Verse 110 (padma.7.5.110)

विलोक्य सकलं मूलात्पपाठात्यंतपण्डिता । सापि तत्पृष्ठपत्रे तु तद्योग्यमुत्तरं द्विज

vilokya sakalaṁ mūlātpapāṭhātyaṁtapaṇḍitā sāpi tatpṛṣṭhapatre tu tadyogyamuttaraṁ dvija

along with the ring, being most learned, read it fully from the beginning. She too, on the reverse of that letter, wrote a fitting reply,

Verse 111 (padma.7.5.111)

अलिखद्विस्मिता कन्या यद्यच्च सर्वमुच्यते । राजपुत्र महाबाहो त्वद्वाक्यमखिलं श्रुतम्

alikhadvismitā kanyā yadyacca sarvamucyate rājaputra mahābāho tvadvākyamakhilaṁ śrutam

O brahmin, that maiden, astonished, wrote all that is now told — O mighty-armed prince, your entire message has been heard.

Verse 112 (padma.7.5.112)

शृणु सत्तम वाक्यं मे यथोचितमिदं वचः । अद्याधिवासनं कर्म श्वो विवाहो मम ध्रुवम्

śṛṇu sattama vākyaṁ me yathocitamidaṁ vacaḥ adyādhivāsanaṁ karma śvo vivāho mama dhruvam

O best one, hear my own word, spoken as is fitting — this very day is my pre-nuptial rite, and tomorrow, without fail, is my wedding.

Verse 113 (padma.7.5.113)

पितुर्यत्संमतं कार्यं पृथिव्यांकोऽपि नत्यजेत् । कार्ये तु दुःखसाध्ये तु कार्यो नातिश्रमो जनैः

pituryatsaṁmataṁ kāryaṁ pṛthivyāṁko'pi natyajet kārye tu duḥkhasādhye tu kāryo nātiśramo janaiḥ

A task approved by one's father, none on this earth may abandon; yet in a task hard to accomplish, people should not exert themselves beyond measure.

Verse 114 (padma.7.5.114)

कार्येसिद्धे श्रमो न स्यादसिद्धे श्रम एव हि । तथापि शृणु वक्ष्यामि येन प्राप्नोति मां भवान्

kāryesiddhe śramo na syādasiddhe śrama eva hi tathāpi śṛṇu vakṣyāmi yena prāpnoti māṁ bhavān

When the task succeeds, the labor is no longer felt as labor; when it fails, it remains mere labor. Still, hear what I now say, by which you may attain me.

Verse 115 (padma.7.5.115)

यदर्थो भवता चैव समुद्रोपि च लंघितः । मया प्रदक्षणी कार्यो वरो विद्याधरो ह्ययम्

yadartho bhavatā caiva samudropi ca laṁghitaḥ mayā pradakṣaṇī kāryo varo vidyādharo hyayam

That for which you have crossed even the ocean is this — I must circle round in homage a suitor, one who is a Vidyadhara.

Verse 116 (padma.7.5.116)

तत्पुरोऽहं गमिष्यामि नानाभरणभूषिता । वामबाहूर्द्ध्वं कृत्वा च वीरः स्यान्मम संमुखः

tatpuro'haṁ gamiṣyāmi nānābharaṇabhūṣitā vāmabāhūrddhvaṁ kṛtvā ca vīraḥ syānmama saṁmukhaḥ

I myself shall go before him, adorned with manifold ornaments; raising his left arm aloft, that hero shall stand facing me.

Verse 117 (padma.7.5.117)

येन मां शक्यते नेतुं स मे भर्ता भविष्यति । सत्यं सत्यमिदं सत्यं पत्रेऽस्मिंल्लिखितं मया

yena māṁ śakyate netuṁ sa me bhartā bhaviṣyati satyaṁ satyamidaṁ satyaṁ patre'smiṁllikhitaṁ mayā

Whoever is then able to carry me away shall become my husband. This is true, true, this is true — this I have written in this very letter.

Verse 118 (padma.7.5.118)

अन्यथा सुदृढं कार्यं लंघितुं न हि शक्यते । एतद्विलिख्य सा कन्या तस्या एव करे ददौ

anyathā sudṛḍhaṁ kāryaṁ laṁghituṁ na hi śakyate etadvilikhya sā kanyā tasyā eva kare dadau

Otherwise this firmly settled matter cannot be transgressed — having written this, that maiden placed the letter into her hand.

Verse 119 (padma.7.5.119)

सापि तत्पत्रमादाय गता माधवसन्निधिम् । तया यल्लिखितं पत्रे तत्पठित्वा तु माधवः

sāpi tatpatramādāya gatā mādhavasannidhim tayā yallikhitaṁ patre tatpaṭhitvā tu mādhavaḥ

She too, taking that letter, went to Madhava. Reading what had been written in that letter, Madhava,

Verse 120 (padma.7.5.120)

भूयोपि लिखितं विप्र लिलेखात्यंतकौतुकैः । त्वया यदुक्तं हे कन्ये धन्ये धन्यकुलोद्भवे

bhūyopi likhitaṁ vipra lilekhātyaṁtakautukaiḥ tvayā yaduktaṁ he kanye dhanye dhanyakulodbhave

O brahmin, with great eagerness wrote once more: "O maiden, O blessed one, O one born in a blessed lineage! What you have said,

Verse 121 (padma.7.5.121)

तदेव मन्मतं सर्वं कोऽपि नास्त्यत्र संशयः । ततस्तु गंधिनी भूयो गत्वा तन्निकटे द्विज

tadeva manmataṁ sarvaṁ ko'pi nāstyatra saṁśayaḥ tatastu gaṁdhinī bhūyo gatvā tannikaṭe dvija

that same is my own resolve as well — there is no doubt in this." Then that Gandhini, going again to her side, O brahmin,

Verse 122 (padma.7.5.122)

ददौ सुलोचनायै सा लिखनं सुन्दराक्षरम् । अथ तल्लिखनं ज्ञात्वा कुमारांगी कृतं द्विज

dadau sulocanāyai sā likhanaṁ sundarākṣaram atha tallikhanaṁ jñātvā kumārāṁgī kṛtaṁ dvija

gave Sulochana that letter, written in fine, beautiful characters. O brahmin, learning what was written in that letter, that princess,

Verse 123 (padma.7.5.123)

बभूवात्यन्तसंहृष्टा विस्मिता च पुनः पुनः । तस्मिन्नसंशयं कार्यं यदासौ स्वीकृतं ददौ

babhūvātyantasaṁhṛṣṭā vismitā ca punaḥ punaḥ tasminnasaṁśayaṁ kāryaṁ yadāsau svīkṛtaṁ dadau

was filled with great delight and astonished again and again. Seeing that the matter she had proposed and sent word of would surely come to pass,

Verse 124 (padma.7.5.124)

तदा किं स्वयमिन्द्रो वा यन्माया माधवः पुमान् । इहलोके परत्रास्ति स्नेहभूमिः पतिः सदा

tadā kiṁ svayamindro vā yanmāyā mādhavaḥ pumān ihaloke paratrāsti snehabhūmiḥ patiḥ sadā

"Is he Indra himself, or is this some illusion — this Madhava?" — in this world and the next, a husband alone is ever the ground of true affection.

Verse 125 (padma.7.5.125)

विना संदर्शनेनापि न वरत्वेदृतो मया । इति संचिन्त्य सा साध्वी निःश्वस्य च पुनः पुनः

vinā saṁdarśanenāpi na varatvedṛto mayā iti saṁcintya sā sādhvī niḥśvasya ca punaḥ punaḥ

"Even without ever having seen him, I have chosen him as my husband" — thinking thus, that virtuous woman, sighing again and again,

Verse 126 (padma.7.5.126)

स्नानव्याजाद्गतावासं गन्धिन्याश्च सहालिभिः । हस्ते विधृत्य तां कन्यां गंधिनी सा पुरंध्रिका

snānavyājādgatāvāsaṁ gandhinyāśca sahālibhiḥ haste vidhṛtya tāṁ kanyāṁ gaṁdhinī sā puraṁdhrikā

went, under the pretext of bathing, together with her companions, to Gandhini's dwelling. Taking that maiden's hand, that elder woman Gandhini

Verse 127 (padma.7.5.127)

माधवं दर्शयामास शयानं मंचकोपरि । तं समालोक्य सा कन्या कंदर्पसदृशं ततः

mādhavaṁ darśayāmāsa śayānaṁ maṁcakopari taṁ samālokya sā kanyā kaṁdarpasadṛśaṁ tataḥ

led her to show her Madhava, who lay reclining upon the couch. Seeing that man, the very image of the god of love, that maiden,

Verse 128 (padma.7.5.128)

रोमांचितं समस्ताङ्गमुदात्तं पश्यति क्रमात् । तन्नेत्रयुगलं तस्मिन्यत्र यत्र निमज्जति

romāṁcitaṁ samastāṅgamudāttaṁ paśyati kramāt tannetrayugalaṁ tasminyatra yatra nimajjati

felt a thrill run through her every limb, and gazed upon him, by degrees, with a rapt eye. Wherever her two eyes fell,

Verse 129 (padma.7.5.129)

कष्टदृष्ट्या च नान्यत्र तस्मान्नामात्र गच्छति । साक्षादयं वा कन्दर्पो देवकीनन्दनोऽपि वा

kaṣṭadṛṣṭyā ca nānyatra tasmānnāmātra gacchati sākṣādayaṁ vā kandarpo devakīnandano'pi vā

it grew hard to draw them away; they would go nowhere else — "Is he the very god of love in person, or Devaki's own son,

Verse 130 (padma.7.5.130)

शर्वो वा विषयाधीशः साक्षाद्वा पार्वतीपतिः । रूपैरेतैर्जगन्मध्ये मानुषो न हि जायते

śarvo vā viṣayādhīśaḥ sākṣādvā pārvatīpatiḥ rūpairetairjaganmadhye mānuṣo na hi jāyate

or Sharva, or the lord of Vishaya, or the very consort of Parvati — with such a form, no mortal is ever born in this world.

Verse 131 (padma.7.5.131)

अनेन स्वामिना जन्मसफलं हरिणीदृशः । मद्भक्तिवशगो भूत्वा विधातात्यंतयत्नतः

anena svāminā janmasaphalaṁ hariṇīdṛśaḥ madbhaktivaśago bhūtvā vidhātātyaṁtayatnataḥ

Because of this lord, O deer-eyed one, my birth is fulfilled — falling under the sway of my own devotion, the Creator fashioned him with the greatest care.

Verse 132 (padma.7.5.132)

यदाहं कन्यका जाता तदैनं किं ससर्ज ह । अद्यप्रभृति नाथोऽयं स्वयं नास्त्यत्र संशयः

yadāhaṁ kanyakā jātā tadainaṁ kiṁ sasarja ha adyaprabhṛti nātho'yaṁ svayaṁ nāstyatra saṁśayaḥ

The very moment I was born a maiden, did he not fashion this one too? From this day he is my lord — of this there is no doubt."

Verse 133 (padma.7.5.133)

इत्युक्त्वा सा मतिं चक्रे गंतुं निजगृहं प्रति । गन्धिन्युवाच- कन्ये युक्तिरियं भद्रे त्वयापि हृदि सेव्यताम्

ityuktvā sā matiṁ cakre gaṁtuṁ nijagṛhaṁ prati gandhinyuvāca- kanye yuktiriyaṁ bhadre tvayāpi hṛdi sevyatām

Having said this, she resolved to return to her own home. Gandhini said: O maiden, O gentle one, take this counsel too into your own heart.

Verse 134 (padma.7.5.134)

यथा सुमूर्तिः पुरुषो न तथा भाति निन्दया । उल्लासो गात्रभंगश्च मन्ददृष्टिश्च विस्मितम्

yathā sumūrtiḥ puruṣo na tathā bhāti nindayā ullāso gātrabhaṁgaśca mandadṛṣṭiśca vismitam

A well-formed man is not diminished in this way by mere criticism; delight, the turn of a limb, a soft glance, and wonder —

Verse 135 (padma.7.5.135)

सर्वाणि विष्णुचिह्नानि निद्रायां मृगलोचने । संदष्टौष्ठपुटाक्षेपात्प्रोक्तो नोत्तिष्ठति ध्रुवम्

sarvāṇi viṣṇucihnāni nidrāyāṁ mṛgalocane saṁdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭākṣepātprokto nottiṣṭhati dhruvam

O doe-eyed one, all these, in sleep, are the very marks of Vishnu. Even when called, with lips pressed and eyes fluttering, he surely will not rise.

Verse 136 (padma.7.5.136)

शनैः शनैः करं तस्य स्वकराभ्यामदर्शयत् । त्वां द्रष्टुं राजकन्यायाः संधृत्यागमनं शृणु

śanaiḥ śanaiḥ karaṁ tasya svakarābhyāmadarśayat tvāṁ draṣṭuṁ rājakanyāyāḥ saṁdhṛtyāgamanaṁ śṛṇu

Little by little, with her own hands, she pointed to his own hand — hear that the princess has come here for the purpose of seeing you.

Verse 137 (padma.7.5.137)

श्रुत्वैतत्सोपि चोत्तस्थौ संभ्रमाक्रांतमानसः । विनयावनतो वाक्यं माधवश्चेत्युवाच ताम्

śrutvaitatsopi cottasthau saṁbhramākrāṁtamānasaḥ vinayāvanato vākyaṁ mādhavaścetyuvāca tām

Hearing this, he too rose up, his mind filled with delight; bowing humbly, Madhava spoke these words to her.

Verse 138 (padma.7.5.138)

माधव उवाच- कन्ये मज्जन्मसफलं श्रमश्च सफलो मम । त्वच्चारुवदनांभोजं साक्षादेव मयेक्षितम्

mādhava uvāca- kanye majjanmasaphalaṁ śramaśca saphalo mama tvaccāruvadanāṁbhojaṁ sākṣādeva mayekṣitam

Madhava said: O maiden, my birth is fulfilled, my labor too is fulfilled; I have beheld with my own eyes your lovely lotus face.

Verse 139 (padma.7.5.139)

सकलैर्यौवनैः कन्ये त्वं वरत्वेन मां वृणु । त्वद्योगोस्ति वरो नान्यो मां विना भुवि सुन्दरि

sakalairyauvanaiḥ kanye tvaṁ varatvena māṁ vṛṇu tvadyogosti varo nānyo māṁ vinā bhuvi sundari

O maiden, in the fullness of your youth, choose me as your husband; O beauty, upon this earth there is, for union with you, no fitting suitor besides myself.

Verse 140 (padma.7.5.140)

सुलोचनोवाच- सुगते त्वं मम स्वामी भाग्येन महता भवेः । मया यद्वचनं प्रोक्तं तदेव सुदृढं खलु

sulocanovāca- sugate tvaṁ mama svāmī bhāgyena mahatā bhaveḥ mayā yadvacanaṁ proktaṁ tadeva sudṛḍhaṁ khalu

Sulochana said: by great good fortune you shall become my lord; what word I spoke before shall stand firm and unaltered.

Verse 141 (padma.7.5.141)

आज्ञां कुरु महाभाग गच्छामि निजमंदिरम् । माधव उवाच- तिष्ठेति यदि वा वच्मि कन्ये गर्वस्तदा भवेत्

ājñāṁ kuru mahābhāga gacchāmi nijamaṁdiram mādhava uvāca- tiṣṭheti yadi vā vacmi kanye garvastadā bhavet

O great one, give me leave — I go to my own home. Madhava said: If I say "stay," O maiden, that would seem like arrogance on my part;

Verse 142 (padma.7.5.142)

गच्छेति वचनं वक्तुं नायाति वदनान्मम । स्वयं विचार्य चार्वंगि यद्युक्तं तद्विधीयताम्

gaccheti vacanaṁ vaktuṁ nāyāti vadanānmama svayaṁ vicārya cārvaṁgi yadyuktaṁ tadvidhīyatām

yet the word "go" too does not come from my own mouth. O lovely one, decide for yourself; do whatever is fitting.

Verse 143 (padma.7.5.143)

सत्येहवचनं तस्मिन्भविष्यसि सुतत्परा । इत्युक्ता तेन सा कन्या हर्षिता स्वगृहं गता

satyehavacanaṁ tasminbhaviṣyasi sutatparā ityuktā tena sā kanyā harṣitā svagṛhaṁ gatā

"If there be truth in these words, you shall remain devoted to me." So spoken by him, that maiden, well pleased, went to her own home.

Verse 144 (padma.7.5.144)

तत्रैव माधवस्तस्थौ वृतो बहुपरिच्छदैः । चारुविद्याधर एव स्थितो विद्याधरो वरः

tatraiva mādhavastasthau vṛto bahuparicchadaiḥ cāruvidyādhara eva sthito vidyādharo varaḥ

Madhava remained there, surrounded by many retainers; that finest of Vidyadharas himself dwelt there, resembling a lovely Vidyadhara.

Verse 145 (padma.7.5.145)

तत्रस्थाश्च जनाः सर्वे स्रक्चन्दनविभूषिताः । दिव्यांबरपरीधाना रेजुर्देवगणा इव

tatrasthāśca janāḥ sarve srakcandanavibhūṣitāḥ divyāṁbaraparīdhānā rejurdevagaṇā iva

All the people present there, adorned with garlands and sandal-paste, clad in celestial garments, shone forth like the very host of gods.

Verse 146 (padma.7.5.146)

क्वचिद्गीतं क्वचिन्नृत्यं क्वचित्कोलाहलध्वनिः । क्वचित्केन प्रदीपालिस्तत्पुरे समवर्तत

kvacidgītaṁ kvacinnṛtyaṁ kvacitkolāhaladhvaniḥ kvacitkena pradīpālistatpure samavartata

Somewhere song, somewhere dance, somewhere the clamor of voices, somewhere a row of lamps — all this was taking place at once in that city.

Verse 147 (padma.7.5.147)

हेषितैः सप्तिवृंदानां हस्तिनां चैव बृंहितैः । हर्षस्वनैश्च पत्रीणां पूरिताः ककुभो दश

heṣitaiḥ saptivṛṁdānāṁ hastināṁ caiva bṛṁhitaiḥ harṣasvanaiśca patrīṇāṁ pūritāḥ kakubho daśa

With the neighing of horses and the trumpeting of elephants, and with the joyous cries of birds, all ten directions were filled.

Verse 148 (padma.7.5.148)

नानापताकानिवहैर्धवलैर्नृपसद्मभिः । समंताद्गगनं सर्वं व्याप्तं हि यत्र जैमिने

nānāpatākānivahairdhavalairnṛpasadmabhiḥ samaṁtādgaganaṁ sarvaṁ vyāptaṁ hi yatra jaimine

O Jaimini, there, where the entire sky all around had become filled with clusters of manifold banners and white royal mansions,

Verse 149 (padma.7.5.149)

केऽपि शङ्खान्समादध्मुर्ढक्काडिंडिमझर्झरान् । वादयांचक्रिरे केऽपि मधुकोहलकादिकम्

ke'pi śaṅkhānsamādadhmurḍhakkāḍiṁḍimajharjharān vādayāṁcakrire ke'pi madhukohalakādikam

some were blowing conches, sounding drums, kettledrums, and cymbals; some were playing sweet and rousing instruments.

Verse 150 (padma.7.5.150)

ततो युवतयः सर्वाः सरोजकोरकस्तस्था । ललितानि सुगीतानि जगुश्चन्द्रनिभाननाः

tato yuvatayaḥ sarvāḥ sarojakorakastasthā lalitāni sugītāni jaguścandranibhānanāḥ

Then all those young women, like lotus buds, their faces moonlike, sang songs of sweetness and beauty.

Verse 151 (padma.7.5.151)

परस्परं यौवनतो घर्षणच्युतमालया । प्रस्वेदाम्बुगलद्गंधैर्बभौ कन्येव तत्र भूः

parasparaṁ yauvanato gharṣaṇacyutamālayā prasvedāmbugaladgaṁdhairbabhau kanyeva tatra bhūḥ

With the fragrance of sweat, fallen from the rubbing together of garlands amid youthful ardor, the very earth there seemed adorned like a bride.

Verse 152 (padma.7.5.152)

गंभारीकाष्ठरचितं पीठमारुह्य सुन्दरी । ज्ञातिभिर्वेष्टिता याता वरं स्थानं सुलोचना

gaṁbhārīkāṣṭharacitaṁ pīṭhamāruhya sundarī jñātibhirveṣṭitā yātā varaṁ sthānaṁ sulocanā

Mounting a palanquin fashioned from gambhari wood, that beauty, surrounded by her kinsfolk, set out toward the place of the bridegroom.

Verse 153 (padma.7.5.153)

अत्रांतरे विक्रमपुत्र एष शय्योपरिष्टात्किल लब्धनिद्रः । न वेद दैवेन विवाहकार्यं सुलोचनायाश्च सुलोचनायाः

atrāṁtare vikramaputra eṣa śayyopariṣṭātkila labdhanidraḥ na veda daivena vivāhakāryaṁ sulocanāyāśca sulocanāyāḥ

Meanwhile that son of Vikrama had fallen asleep upon his couch, sunk deep in slumber; by fate's own working he knew nothing of Sulochana's approaching wedding.

Verse 154 (padma.7.5.154)

विधातृमायाशतमोहितानां कदापि न स्याद्भुवने सुखाय । ततः स्वसंकेतविधिं जनोऽयं विस्मृत्य निद्रामभजत्सुखेन

vidhātṛmāyāśatamohitānāṁ kadāpi na syādbhuvane sukhāya tataḥ svasaṁketavidhiṁ jano'yaṁ vismṛtya nidrāmabhajatsukhena

Those bewildered by the Creator's hundreds of illusions never find happiness in this world. Then that man, forgetting the very plan he had arranged, sank happily into sleep.

Verse 155 (padma.7.5.155)

वनं परित्यज्य कृशानुभीत्या जलं प्रविष्टा नलिनी सुखार्थम् । संदह्यते तत्र हिमानलेन यद्यस्य कर्म न तदन्यथा स्यात्

vanaṁ parityajya kṛśānubhītyā jalaṁ praviṣṭā nalinī sukhārtham saṁdahyate tatra himānalena yadyasya karma na tadanyathā syāt

Fleeing the forest out of fear of fire, the lotus-plant enters the water for the sake of safety, yet there too it is burned by the frost's own fire — whatever a being's own destiny is, it cannot be otherwise.

Verse 156 (padma.7.5.156)

वेदादिशास्त्रमखिलं प्रपठंतु लोकाः कुर्वंतु नामक्षितिपालसेवाम् । उग्रं तपः प्रतिदिवं प्रतिसाधयंतु न श्रीस्तथापि च भजत्यतिभाग्यहीनम्

vedādiśāstramakhilaṁ prapaṭhaṁtu lokāḥ kurvaṁtu nāmakṣitipālasevām ugraṁ tapaḥ pratidivaṁ pratisādhayaṁtu na śrīstathāpi ca bhajatyatibhāgyahīnam

Let people study every scripture from the Vedas, let them serve kings even in name only, let them daily perform fierce austerity — still fortune does not favor the utterly luckless.

Verse 157 (padma.7.5.157)

मस्तकोपरि तिष्ठंति दुःखानि च सुखानि च । अन्यकाले समायान्ति हठादन्यानि सत्तम

mastakopari tiṣṭhaṁti duḥkhāni ca sukhāni ca anyakāle samāyānti haṭhādanyāni sattama

O best one, sorrow and joy alike hover above one's head; at one time one comes, and by force, at another time, another comes.

Verse 158 (padma.7.5.158)

निद्रावंतं समालोक्य माधवं दुःखभागिनम् । प्रचेष्टश्चिंतयामास जानन्संकेतमेतयोः

nidrāvaṁtaṁ samālokya mādhavaṁ duḥkhabhāginam praceṣṭaściṁtayāmāsa jānansaṁketametayoḥ

Seeing Madhava asleep and now falling into misfortune, Pracesta, who knew the secret plan between them, began to think.

Verse 159 (padma.7.5.159)

धिगस्त्वमुं राजपुत्रं दैवमायाविमोहितः । विस्मृत्य निजसंकेतं निद्रां संप्राप्य सेवते

dhigastvamuṁ rājaputraṁ daivamāyāvimohitaḥ vismṛtya nijasaṁketaṁ nidrāṁ saṁprāpya sevate

Shame upon this prince, who, bewildered by fate's own illusion, has forgotten his own plan and given himself over to sleep.

Verse 160 (padma.7.5.160)

असौ दुःखागता कन्या वरस्य निकटेऽधुना । किं भवेन्नयने तादृक्संकेतं याति निष्फलम्

asau duḥkhāgatā kanyā varasya nikaṭe'dhunā kiṁ bhavennayane tādṛksaṁketaṁ yāti niṣphalam

This jewel of a maiden has come here, in sorrow, close to her chosen groom; could it be that this whole plan should come to nothing, right before our very eyes?

Verse 161 (padma.7.5.161)

तिष्ठ त्वं वै पापकर्मन्निद्रां संसेव्य मस्तके । मया हयं समारुह्य नेतव्या सा वराङ्गना

tiṣṭha tvaṁ vai pāpakarmannidrāṁ saṁsevya mastake mayā hayaṁ samāruhya netavyā sā varāṅganā

O sinful one, remain lying here, your head given over to sleep; I myself, mounting the horse, shall bring that beauty here.

Verse 162 (padma.7.5.162)

कन्यारत्नं च रत्नं च मुदा प्राप्नोति दुर्ल्लभम् । तदा किं सेवया कार्यं माधवस्यास्य दुर्मतेः

kanyāratnaṁ ca ratnaṁ ca mudā prāpnoti durllabham tadā kiṁ sevayā kāryaṁ mādhavasyāsya durmateḥ

Whoever attains, with delight, both a jewel of a maiden and other jewels besides — what need is there then of service to this foolish Madhava?

Verse 163 (padma.7.5.163)

धनार्थं क्रियते सेवा सर्वभावेन भूभुजाम् । तच्चेन्मुदा स्वयं प्राप्तं सेवादुःखेन किं तदा

dhanārthaṁ kriyate sevā sarvabhāvena bhūbhujām taccenmudā svayaṁ prāptaṁ sevāduḥkhena kiṁ tadā

It is for wealth alone that kings are served with one's whole being; if it comes of its own accord, with delight, what use is there in the pain of service?

Verse 164 (padma.7.5.164)

प्रचेष्ट इति संचिंत्य समारुह्य तुरंगमम् । सा राजकन्या यत्रास्ते ययौ तत्र नभः पथा

praceṣṭa iti saṁciṁtya samāruhya turaṁgamam sā rājakanyā yatrāste yayau tatra nabhaḥ pathā

Thinking thus, Pracesta, mounting the horse, went by the pathway of the sky to where that princess was.

Verse 165 (padma.7.5.165)

वरं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्मरंती समयं स्वकम् । वामहस्तं समुद्धृत्य तस्थौ विद्याधराग्रतः

varaṁ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya smaraṁtī samayaṁ svakam vāmahastaṁ samuddhṛtya tasthau vidyādharāgrataḥ

Circling round in homage to her chosen groom, remembering the very plan agreed upon, she raised her left hand aloft and stood facing that Vidyadhara.

Verse 166 (padma.7.5.166)

हस्ते विधृत्य तां कन्यां प्रचेष्टोऽतिजवेन सः । पृष्ठे निवेशयामास सप्तेस्तस्य महाबलः

haste vidhṛtya tāṁ kanyāṁ praceṣṭo'tijavena saḥ pṛṣṭhe niveśayāmāsa saptestasya mahābalaḥ

Taking that maiden by the hand, that Pracesta, with great swiftness, seated her upon the back of that mighty horse.

Verse 167 (padma.7.5.167)

तां राजपुत्रीमादाय पुरीं कांचीं सुशोभनाम् । तामथासौ समालोक्य प्रचेष्टोऽतित्वरान्वितः

tāṁ rājaputrīmādāya purīṁ kāṁcīṁ suśobhanām tāmathāsau samālokya praceṣṭo'titvarānvitaḥ

Taking that princess, he set out toward the beautiful city of Kanchi. Then, beholding her, that Pracesta, filled with great eagerness,

Verse 168 (padma.7.5.168)

उवाच प्रवहन्पाणिं नष्टमानससाध्वसः । प्रचेष्ट उवाच- समुद्रांतरतीरस्थां कांचीं नाम पुरीमिमाम्

uvāca pravahanpāṇiṁ naṣṭamānasasādhvasaḥ praceṣṭa uvāca- samudrāṁtaratīrasthāṁ kāṁcīṁ nāma purīmimām

extending his hand, his fear cast aside, spoke these words. Pracesta said: this city, standing on the shore of the ocean, named Kanchi,

Verse 169 (padma.7.5.169)

पश्य सर्वत्र विख्यातां जनसर्वसुखप्रदाम् । अत्र माधववीरस्य तस्य विद्याधरस्य वा

paśya sarvatra vikhyātāṁ janasarvasukhapradām atra mādhavavīrasya tasya vidyādharasya vā

behold — famed everywhere, giver of happiness to all people. Here neither that hero Madhava, nor that Vidyadhara,

Verse 170 (padma.7.5.170)

कस्यापि च भयं नास्ति पश्य चन्द्रनिभानने । मच्चित्तेंधनसंलग्नां कामानलशिखावलिम्

kasyāpi ca bhayaṁ nāsti paśya candranibhānane maccitteṁdhanasaṁlagnāṁ kāmānalaśikhāvalim

nor anyone else, holds any power to frighten — behold, O moon-faced one. This chain of flames, the fire of desire, fed on the fuel of my own mind,

Verse 171 (padma.7.5.171)

कुचकुंभकरैः सिद्धं निर्वाणं देहि सुंदरि । त्वच्चारुमुखपद्मेऽस्मिन्मन्मुखभ्रमरोऽधुना

kucakuṁbhakaraiḥ siddhaṁ nirvāṇaṁ dehi suṁdari tvaccārumukhapadme'sminmanmukhabhramaro'dhunā

grant it the coolness perfected by the hands of your own breasts, O beauty. Upon your lovely lotus face, this bee that is my own mouth

Verse 172 (padma.7.5.172)

इच्छेत्पातुं मधून्यत्र काऽज्ञाते तिष्ठति प्रिये । त्वच्चारुगात्रसंस्पर्शाच्छरैस्तुदति मां स्मरः

icchetpātuṁ madhūnyatra kā'jñāte tiṣṭhati priye tvaccārugātrasaṁsparśāccharaistudati māṁ smaraḥ

now longs to drink its nectar — how long, O unwitting one, will you remain thus, beloved? By the mere thought of touching your lovely limbs, the god of love pierces me with his arrows.

Verse 173 (padma.7.5.173)

त्राहि त्राहि प्रिये त्राहि तवास्मि शरणं गतः । इति ब्रुवंतं तं मूढमभिवीक्ष्य वरांगना

trāhi trāhi priye trāhi tavāsmi śaraṇaṁ gataḥ iti bruvaṁtaṁ taṁ mūḍhamabhivīkṣya varāṁganā

Save me, save me, O beloved, save me — I have come to take refuge in you. — seeing that fool speaking thus, that beauty,

Verse 174 (padma.7.5.174)

शोकाग्नितप्तसर्वाङ्गी चिंतयामास चेतसा । अयं मूढो दुष्टचेष्टः प्रचेष्टो नाम वेधसा

śokāgnitaptasarvāṅgī ciṁtayāmāsa cetasā ayaṁ mūḍho duṣṭaceṣṭaḥ praceṣṭo nāma vedhasā

her every limb burning with the fire of grief, began to think in her heart — this fool, of wicked conduct, named Pracesta,

Verse 175 (padma.7.5.175)

लिखितः किं ललाटे मे यन्मया हा हतास्म्यहम् । क्व माता क्व च मे तातः क्व च विद्याधरो वरः

likhitaḥ kiṁ lalāṭe me yanmayā hā hatāsmyaham kva mātā kva ca me tātaḥ kva ca vidyādharo varaḥ

was it truly this that fate had written upon my brow, that I should today be so utterly undone? Where is my mother, where my father, and where that Vidyadhara husband of mine?

Verse 176 (padma.7.5.176)

अनेनाहं समानीता धिगस्तु घटनां विधेः । अलं लोकाः प्रकुर्वंति गर्वं जगति सर्वदा

anenāhaṁ samānītā dhigastu ghaṭanāṁ vidheḥ alaṁ lokāḥ prakurvaṁti garvaṁ jagati sarvadā

By this very man I have been brought here — shame upon this contrivance of fate! In vain do people ever take pride in this world;

Verse 177 (padma.7.5.177)

वेत्ति च्छेतुं गर्ववृक्षं विधाता घटनासिना । तथापि विपदे धैर्यं निर्भयत्वं च तत्परम्

vetti cchetuṁ garvavṛkṣaṁ vidhātā ghaṭanāsinā tathāpi vipade dhairyaṁ nirbhayatvaṁ ca tatparam

fate alone knows how to cut down the very tree of pride with the sword of its own contrivance. Yet in calamity, patience, fearlessness,

Verse 178 (padma.7.5.178)

उपायाश्चेति चत्वारः प्रशस्या दीर्घदर्शिभिः । इत्यालोक्य हृदा कन्या वचोभिः कोमलाक्षरैः

upāyāśceti catvāraḥ praśasyā dīrghadarśibhiḥ ityālokya hṛdā kanyā vacobhiḥ komalākṣaraiḥ

and resourceful means — these four are praised by those of far-reaching vision. Having thought this in her heart, that maiden, with gentle words,

Verse 179 (padma.7.5.179)

प्रचेष्टं प्रत्युवाचासौ सर्वकार्यविचक्षणा । सुलोचनोवाच। दृढं कुरु मनो वीर कन्याहमविवाहिता

praceṣṭaṁ pratyuvācāsau sarvakāryavicakṣaṇā sulocanovāca dṛḍhaṁ kuru mano vīra kanyāhamavivāhitā

she being skilled in every matter, replied to Pracesta. Sulochana said: O hero, steady your own mind; I am an unmarried maiden.

Verse 180 (padma.7.5.180)

मां समालिङ्ग्य मोहेन कथं यास्यसि दुर्मते । शास्त्रोक्तविधिना वीर विवाहेन गृहाण माम्

māṁ samāliṅgya mohena kathaṁ yāsyasi durmate śāstroktavidhinā vīra vivāhena gṛhāṇa mām

Embracing me out of mere infatuation, O foolish one, where would you go? O hero, by the rite prescribed in scripture, through proper marriage take me for your own.

Verse 181 (padma.7.5.181)

तव सेवां करिष्यामि दासीवत्कोऽत्र संशयः । त्वं मे प्राणाश्च मित्रश्च भूषणं बांधवस्तथा

tava sevāṁ kariṣyāmi dāsīvatko'tra saṁśayaḥ tvaṁ me prāṇāśca mitraśca bhūṣaṇaṁ bāṁdhavastathā

I shall serve you as a handmaid, without doubt; you alone shall be my life, my friend, my ornament, and my kinsman.

Verse 182 (padma.7.5.182)

अनन्यगतयो नार्यो भवान्नीतिमवैति किम् । विवाहयोग्यवस्तूनि विवाहार्थं समानय

ananyagatayo nāryo bhavānnītimavaiti kim vivāhayogyavastūni vivāhārthaṁ samānaya

Women have no other refuge; do you not know propriety? Bring here the things fitting for a wedding,

Verse 183 (padma.7.5.183)

मत्पाणिग्रहणं शीघ्रं कुरु जाड्यंगृहीति च । अंतर्दृढं बहिः श्लक्ष्णं बदरीफलवद्वचः

matpāṇigrahaṇaṁ śīghraṁ kuru jāḍyaṁgṛhīti ca aṁtardṛḍhaṁ bahiḥ ślakṣṇaṁ badarīphalavadvacaḥ

and swiftly take my hand in marriage — set aside this foolishness. — such words, firm within and honeyed without, like the fruit of the jujube tree.

Verse 184 (padma.7.5.184)

आकर्ण्य तस्या मूढोऽसौ परमां प्रीतिमाययौ । तुरंगमं च तां कन्यां संस्थाप्यैकत्र दुर्मतिः

ākarṇya tasyā mūḍho'sau paramāṁ prītimāyayau turaṁgamaṁ ca tāṁ kanyāṁ saṁsthāpyaikatra durmatiḥ

Hearing her words, that fool was overcome with the greatest delight; and that ill-minded man, leaving the horse and that maiden together in one place,

Verse 185 (padma.7.5.185)

करकंकणमादाय तस्यास्तत्पुरमाययौ । ततः सा चिंतयामास विधिं नूनं प्रशस्यतम्

karakaṁkaṇamādāya tasyāstatpuramāyayau tataḥ sā ciṁtayāmāsa vidhiṁ nūnaṁ praśasyatam

taking a bracelet, went off toward that city. Then she began to think — surely this ordinance of fate is worthy of praise,

Verse 186 (padma.7.5.186)

यत आवां परित्यज्य मूढोऽसौ हर्षितो ययौ । किं कर्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं क्व स्थातव्यं मयाधुना

yata āvāṁ parityajya mūḍho'sau harṣito yayau kiṁ kartavyaṁ kva gaṁtavyaṁ kva sthātavyaṁ mayādhunā

since, leaving us both, that fool went off in his delight. What should I do now, where should I go, where should I remain?

Verse 187 (padma.7.5.187)

अतिसंकटकार्येस्मिन्निस्तारो मे भवेत्कथम् । यदाहमत्र तिष्ठमि किं वदिष्यंति ते तदा

atisaṁkaṭakāryesminnistāro me bhavetkatham yadāhamatra tiṣṭhami kiṁ vadiṣyaṁti te tadā

In this most difficult situation, how shall my deliverance come? If I remain here, what then will those people say of me?

Verse 188 (padma.7.5.188)

पुण्यतीर्थं समासाद्य परत्र जन्मकाम्यया । पंचतां प्रतियास्यामि सापि श्रेयस्करी यतः

puṇyatīrthaṁ samāsādya paratra janmakāmyayā paṁcatāṁ pratiyāsyāmi sāpi śreyaskarī yataḥ

Reaching some sacred ford, with hope for a next birth, I shall cast off this body; that alone shall be my true good,

Verse 189 (padma.7.5.189)

मद्वियोगादयं मूढो न विद्याधर माधवौ । जीविष्यंति त्रयोप्येते क्षणमात्रमपि स्मरन्

madviyogādayaṁ mūḍho na vidyādhara mādhavau jīviṣyaṁti trayopyete kṣaṇamātramapi smaran

for at separation from me neither this fool, nor the Vidyadhara, nor Madhava — none of these three shall live, remembering me even for a moment.

Verse 190 (padma.7.5.190)

मयि स्थितायामेतेषां भवेज्जीवनरक्षणम् । मृतायामपि यास्यंति त्रयोऽप्येते तु पंचताम्

mayi sthitāyāmeteṣāṁ bhavejjīvanarakṣaṇam mṛtāyāmapi yāsyaṁti trayo'pyete tu paṁcatām

Only while I live can the lives of these be preserved; should I die, all three of these too shall meet their death.

Verse 191 (padma.7.5.191)

मामुद्दिश्य यदा प्राणाः यक्ष्यंते तेऽत्र मे जनाः । भविष्यामि तदा नूनमहं तद्वधभागिनी

māmuddiśya yadā prāṇāḥ yakṣyaṁte te'tra me janāḥ bhaviṣyāmi tadā nūnamahaṁ tadvadhabhāginī

When these, my own people, cast off their lives here on my account, then surely I shall become a partaker in their very death.

Verse 192 (padma.7.5.192)

इदानीं पुण्यतीर्थेषु यष्टव्यो भगवान्हरिः । तस्मिन्प्रसन्ने भद्रं मे सर्वमेव भविष्यति

idānīṁ puṇyatīrtheṣu yaṣṭavyo bhagavānhariḥ tasminprasanne bhadraṁ me sarvameva bhaviṣyati

Now, at sacred fords, the Lord Hari should be worshipped; when he is pleased, all shall be well for me.

Verse 193 (padma.7.5.193)

प्राणेषु च विनष्टेषु सर्वमेव विनश्यति । तेषु स्थितेषु सकलं स्तोकस्तोकेन सिध्यति

prāṇeṣu ca vinaṣṭeṣu sarvameva vinaśyati teṣu sthiteṣu sakalaṁ stokastokena sidhyati

When life is lost, everything is lost; when it remains steady, little by little, everything comes to fulfillment.

Verse 194 (padma.7.5.194)

निशावशिष्टा नलिनी हिमाकरे दूरीकृते चण्डकरेण भास्वता । सुगन्धपुष्पप्रकरोऽतिसुंदरी नाप्नोति किं भृंगवरस्य संगमम्

niśāvaśiṣṭā nalinī himākare dūrīkṛte caṇḍakareṇa bhāsvatā sugandhapuṣpaprakaro'tisuṁdarī nāpnoti kiṁ bhṛṁgavarasya saṁgamam

The lotus that remains at the last watch of night, when the moon is driven far off by the fierce sun, still, rich in fragrant blossom and most beautiful, does she not find union with the finest of bees?

Verse 195 (padma.7.5.195)

हृदा विचिंत्येति वरांगना सा सप्तिं समारुह्य महाजवं तम् । तप्तुं तपः सागरविष्णुपत्न्योर्जगाम विज्ञोत्तमसंगमाय

hṛdā viciṁtyeti varāṁganā sā saptiṁ samāruhya mahājavaṁ tam taptuṁ tapaḥ sāgaraviṣṇupatnyorjagāma vijñottamasaṁgamāya

Having pondered all this in her heart, that beauty, mounting that most swift horse, set out, in order to perform austerity toward the ocean and the wife of Vishnu (Lakshmi), toward a confluence blessed with the supreme wise.

Verse 196 (padma.7.5.196)

तस्मिन्क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये गङ्गासागरसंगमे । वसेद्राजा सुषेणाख्यः सोमवंशसमुद्भवः

tasminkṣetravare puṇye gaṅgāsāgarasaṁgame vasedrājā suṣeṇākhyaḥ somavaṁśasamudbhavaḥ

In that sacred and excellent tract, at the confluence of the Ganga and the sea, there dwells a king named Sushena, born of the lunar dynasty.

Verse 197 (padma.7.5.197)

गंतुं तस्य सभां राज्ञश्चेतसा सा व्यचिंतयत् । मया युवत्या कर्तव्यं कथं भूपालदर्शनम्

gaṁtuṁ tasya sabhāṁ rājñaścetasā sā vyaciṁtayat mayā yuvatyā kartavyaṁ kathaṁ bhūpāladarśanam

As she went toward that king's assembly, she began to think in her mind — how would it be fitting for a young woman like myself to be seen by the king?

Verse 198 (padma.7.5.198)

अधिवासनसूत्राणि सदूर्वाणि भुजे मम । कन्याहं तुरगारूढा युवती संगवर्जिता

adhivāsanasūtrāṇi sadūrvāṇi bhuje mama kanyāhaṁ turagārūḍhā yuvatī saṁgavarjitā

The dūrvā-grass thread of my own pre-nuptial rite still binds my arm; I am a maiden, mounted on a horse, young, alone, without any companion.

Verse 199 (padma.7.5.199)

चारित्रं मामकं नूनं मनोविस्मयकारकम् । आत्मानं गोपयित्वाहं यास्यामि नृपतेः सभाम्

cāritraṁ māmakaṁ nūnaṁ manovismayakārakam ātmānaṁ gopayitvāhaṁ yāsyāmi nṛpateḥ sabhām

My own conduct will surely be one to fill the mind with astonishment — therefore, concealing my true self, I shall go into the king's assembly.

Verse 200 (padma.7.5.200)

इन्द्रजालप्रभावेण सा भूत्वा पुरुषाकृतिः । प्रविवेश सभां राज्ञः सुधर्मामिव जैमिने

indrajālaprabhāveṇa sā bhūtvā puruṣākṛtiḥ praviveśa sabhāṁ rājñaḥ sudharmāmiva jaimine

By the power of illusion, O Jaimini, taking on the form of a man, she entered that king's assembly, as though entering Indra's own assembly hall, Sudharma.

Verse 201 (padma.7.5.201)

तं सपन्नमिवायांतं शक्तिहस्तं हयासनम् । स्वयं पप्रच्छ भूपालः कस्त्वं कुत इहागतः

taṁ sapannamivāyāṁtaṁ śaktihastaṁ hayāsanam svayaṁ papraccha bhūpālaḥ kastvaṁ kuta ihāgataḥ

Seeing this figure arrive, spear in hand, mounted upon a horse, as though an enemy come, the king himself asked — who are you, and whence have you come here?

Verse 202 (padma.7.5.202)

तस्यैतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सा कन्या पुरुषाकृतिः । प्रणम्योवाच राजानं सुहृदं सज्जनाश्रयम्

tasyaitadvacanaṁ śrutvā sā kanyā puruṣākṛtiḥ praṇamyovāca rājānaṁ suhṛdaṁ sajjanāśrayam

Hearing his words, that maiden, in the guise of a man, bowing to the king — refuge of the good, a well-wishing king — began to speak.

Verse 203 (padma.7.5.203)

देव वीरवरो नाम पुत्रोऽहं पृथिवीपतेः । वर्तनाय समायातस्त्वद्राज्यं प्रति संप्रति

deva vīravaro nāma putro'haṁ pṛthivīpateḥ vartanāya samāyātastvadrājyaṁ prati saṁprati

O lord, I am the son of a king named Viravara; I have come now into your kingdom for the sake of livelihood.

Verse 204 (padma.7.5.204)

यद्यत्कार्यमसाध्यं स्यात्तदेव साधयाम्यहम् । मयि स्थिते न मद्भर्त्तुः कुत्रापि स्यात्पराजयः

yadyatkāryamasādhyaṁ syāttadeva sādhayāmyaham mayi sthite na madbharttuḥ kutrāpi syātparājayaḥ

Whatever task is impossible, that alone I accomplish; while I remain, my lord shall meet defeat nowhere.