Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 2
Sourceसूत उवाच- तदादाय महात्माऽसौ निर्जगाम त्वरान्वितः । पितृभक्त्या तपोभिश्च सत्यार्जवबलेन सः १। धर्ममाकृष्टवांश्चैव धर्मशर्मा ततस्तदा । समाकृष्टस्तु वै धर्मस्तपसा तस्य धीमतः २। धर्मशर्माणमायातं इदं वचनमब्रवीत् । कस्मात्त्वया समाहूतो धर्मशर्मन्समागतः ३। तन्मे कथय कार्यं त्वं तत्करोमि न संशयः । धर्मशर्मोवाच- यद्यस्ति गुरुशुश्रूषा यदि निष्ठाऽचलं तपः ४। तेन सत्येन मे धर्म वेदशर्मा स जीवतु । धर्म उवाच- दमशौचेन सत्येन तपसा तव सुव्रत ५। पितृभक्त्या तव भ्राता वेदशर्मा महाभुजः । पुनरेव महात्मासौ जीवनं च लभिष्यति ६। तपसानेन तुष्टोस्मि पितृभक्त्या महामते । वरं वरय भद्रं ते दुर्लभं धर्मवित्तमैः ७। एवमाकर्णितं तेन सुवाक्यं धर्मशर्मणा । वैवस्वतं महात्मानं समुवाच महायशाः ८। देहि मे त्वचलां भक्तिं पितुः पादार्हणे पुनः । धर्मे रतिं तथा मोक्षं सुप्रसन्नो यदा मम ९। तमुवाच ततो धर्मो मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यति । एवमुक्ते महावाक्ये वेदशर्मा तदोत्थितः १०। प्रसुप्तवन्महाप्राज्ञो धर्मशर्माणमब्रवीत् । क्व सा देवी गता भ्रातः क्व स तातो भवेदिति ११। समासेन समाख्यातं यथा पित्रा नियोजितः । समाज्ञाय ततो हृष्टो धर्मशर्मा तमब्रवीत् १२। ममाद्यैव महाभाग शिरसा जीवितेन च । संमुखी भव वै भ्रातः कोन्यो मे त्वादृशो भुवि १३। भ्रातरं चैवमाभाष्य उत्सुकः पितरं प्रति । गमनाय मतिं चक्रे भ्रात्रा च धर्मशर्मणा १४। द्वावेतौ तु गतौ तत्र पितरं हृष्टमानसौ । द्वाभ्यां तत्र समास्थाय शिवशर्माणमुत्तमम् १५। धर्मशर्मा तदोवाच पितरं दीप्तिसंयुतम् । ममाद्यैव महाभाग तपसा जीवितेन च १६। वेदशर्मा समानीतस्तं पुत्रं प्रगृहाण भोः । शिवशर्मा ततो हृष्टो भक्तिं विज्ञाय तस्य च १७। न किंचिदब्रवीत्तं तु पुनश्चिंतामुपेयिवान् । पुरतो विनयेनापि वर्तमानं महामतिम् १८। विष्णुशर्माणमाभाषीद्वत्स मे वचनं कुरु । इंद्रलोकं व्रजस्वाद्य तस्मादानय चामृतम् १९। अनया कान्तया सार्द्धं स्थातुमिच्छामि सांप्रतम् । सागराद्यत्समुत्पन्नममृतं व्याधिनाशनम् २०। साधुनेच्छति मामेषा यथैनां तु लभाम्यहम् । तथा कुरुष्व शीघ्रं त्वमन्यथान्यं प्रयास्यति २१। वृद्धं ज्ञात्वावमन्येत इयं बाला सुरूपिणी । अद्य देव्यानया सार्द्धं प्रियया भुवनत्रये २२। निर्दोषो व्याधिनिर्मुक्तो यथा तात भवाम्यहम् । तथा कुरुष्व मे वत्स मद्भक्तोसि यदा भुवि २३। एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं पितुस्तस्य महात्मनः । विष्णुशर्मा तदोवाच पितरं दीप्ततेजसम् २४। सर्वमेतत्करिष्यामि भवतः सुखमुत्तमम् । एवमाभाष्य धर्मात्मा विष्णुशर्मा महामतिः २५। पितरं तं नमस्कृत्य पुनः कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् । बलेन महता सोपि तपसा नियमेन च २६। अंतरिक्षगतश्चासीद्गच्छमानस्य धीमतः । स महावायुवेगेन ऐंद्रं संप्रतिगच्छति २७। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे शिवशर्मचरिते द्वितीयोऽध्यायः २।
sūta uvāca- tadādāya mahātmā'sau nirjagāma tvarānvitaḥ | pitṛbhaktyā tapobhiśca satyārjavabalena saḥ 1| dharmamākṛṣṭavāṃścaiva dharmaśarmā tatastadā | samākṛṣṭastu vai dharmastapasā tasya dhīmataḥ 2| dharmaśarmāṇamāyātaṃ idaṃ vacanamabravīt | kasmāttvayā samāhūto dharmaśarmansamāgataḥ 3| tanme kathaya kāryaṃ tvaṃ tatkaromi na saṃśayaḥ | dharmaśarmovāca- yadyasti guruśuśrūṣā yadi niṣṭhā'calaṃ tapaḥ 4| tena satyena me dharma vedaśarmā sa jīvatu | dharma uvāca- damaśaucena satyena tapasā tava suvrata 5| pitṛbhaktyā tava bhrātā vedaśarmā mahābhujaḥ | punareva mahātmāsau jīvanaṃ ca labhiṣyati 6| tapasānena tuṣṭosmi pitṛbhaktyā mahāmate | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te durlabhaṃ dharmavittamaiḥ 7| evamākarṇitaṃ tena suvākyaṃ dharmaśarmaṇā | vaivasvataṃ mahātmānaṃ samuvāca mahāyaśāḥ 8| dehi me tvacalāṃ bhaktiṃ pituḥ pādārhaṇe punaḥ | dharme ratiṃ tathā mokṣaṃ suprasanno yadā mama 9| tamuvāca tato dharmo matprasādādbhaviṣyati | evamukte mahāvākye vedaśarmā tadotthitaḥ 10| prasuptavanmahāprājño dharmaśarmāṇamabravīt | kva sā devī gatā bhrātaḥ kva sa tāto bhavediti 11| samāsena samākhyātaṃ yathā pitrā niyojitaḥ | samājñāya tato hṛṣṭo dharmaśarmā tamabravīt 12| mamādyaiva mahābhāga śirasā jīvitena ca | saṃmukhī bhava vai bhrātaḥ konyo me tvādṛśo bhuvi 13| bhrātaraṃ caivamābhāṣya utsukaḥ pitaraṃ prati | gamanāya matiṃ cakre bhrātrā ca dharmaśarmaṇā 14| dvāvetau tu gatau tatra pitaraṃ hṛṣṭamānasau | dvābhyāṃ tatra samāsthāya śivaśarmāṇamuttamam 15| dharmaśarmā tadovāca pitaraṃ dīptisaṃyutam | mamādyaiva mahābhāga tapasā jīvitena ca 16| vedaśarmā samānītastaṃ putraṃ pragṛhāṇa bhoḥ | śivaśarmā tato hṛṣṭo bhaktiṃ vijñāya tasya ca 17| na kiṃcidabravīttaṃ tu punaściṃtāmupeyivān | purato vinayenāpi vartamānaṃ mahāmatim 18| viṣṇuśarmāṇamābhāṣīdvatsa me vacanaṃ kuru | iṃdralokaṃ vrajasvādya tasmādānaya cāmṛtam 19| anayā kāntayā sārddhaṃ sthātumicchāmi sāṃpratam | sāgarādyatsamutpannamamṛtaṃ vyādhināśanam 20| sādhunecchati māmeṣā yathaināṃ tu labhāmyaham | tathā kuruṣva śīghraṃ tvamanyathānyaṃ prayāsyati 21| vṛddhaṃ jñātvāvamanyeta iyaṃ bālā surūpiṇī | adya devyānayā sārddhaṃ priyayā bhuvanatraye 22| nirdoṣo vyādhinirmukto yathā tāta bhavāmyaham | tathā kuruṣva me vatsa madbhaktosi yadā bhuvi 23| evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ pitustasya mahātmanaḥ | viṣṇuśarmā tadovāca pitaraṃ dīptatejasam 24| sarvametatkariṣyāmi bhavataḥ sukhamuttamam | evamābhāṣya dharmātmā viṣṇuśarmā mahāmatiḥ 25| pitaraṃ taṃ namaskṛtya punaḥ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam | balena mahatā sopi tapasā niyamena ca 26| aṃtarikṣagataścāsīdgacchamānasya dhīmataḥ | sa mahāvāyuvegena aiṃdraṃ saṃpratigacchati 27| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe śivaśarmacarite dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ 2|
English translation
Sūta said :
1-2a. Then taking it the virtuous one quickly left. By his devotion for his father, his austerities, and the power of his truthfulness and straightforwardness, Dharmaśarman attracted Dharma (i.e. Yama ).
2b-3a. Attracted by the penance of that intelligent (Dharmaśarman), Dharma, who had come (there), said these words to Dharmaśarman:
3b-4a. “O Dharmaśarman, why did you invite me? I have
come. Then tell me about your work. I (shall) do it. There is no doubt about it.”
Dharmaśarman said :
4b-5a. If I have (properly) served the elders, if I have devotion and steady penance, then, O Dharma, let Vedaśarman be alive, due to that (and) due to my truthfulness.
Dharma said :
5b-6. O you of a good vow, as a result of your purity with restraint, truthfulness and penance, and due to your devotion to your father, your great-souled brother Vedaśarman, of mighty arms, will again obtain (i.e. come to) life.
7. O you highly intelligent one, I am pleased with this your penance and devotion to your father. Well-being to you; ask for a boon difficult to be obtained by those who know righteousness.
8. That Dharmaśarman thus heard those good words. He, of a great glory, said to the magnanimous Vaivasvata (i.e. Dharma or Yama):
9. “Give me steady devotion to the worship of my father’s feet, and also liking for piousness and salvation, if you are well-pleased with me.”
10a. Then Dharma said: “This will take place by my favour.”
10b-11a. When these very significant words were uttered, the very wise Vedaśarman got up, as if he had slept; he said to Dharmaśarman:
11b. “O brother, where has that respectable woman gone? Where would be the father?”
12. He told in brief how the father had appointed him. Knowing that, Dharmaśarman, who was delighted, said to him:
13. “O glorious one, O brother, be favourable to me today only with (my having restored your) head and life. Who else is there like you to me on the earth?”
14. Saying so to his brother he was eager to go to his father. He (i.e Vedaśarman) decided to go, with his brother Dharmaśarman, to their father.
15-17a. Both, delighted in their minds went to their father there (i.e. to the place where he was). Both stood close together. Then Dharmaśarman spoke to his father, the excellent and lustrous Śivaśarman : “O glorious one, due to my penance and life Vedaśarman has been brought (back). (Please) take him—your son.”
17b-18a. Then Śivaśarman, knowing his devotion, was delighted; (but) he did not say anything to him, and thought.
l8b-23. He (then) spoke to the very intelligent Viṣṇuśarman, who politely remained before him: “Child, do as I say. Today go to Indra ’s heaven and fetch nectar from there—the nectar that came up from the ocean and that destroys diseases. Now I desire to stay with this wife (ofme). With good (intention) she desires me. Do that quickly so that I obtain her; otherwise she may go to other (man). Knowing me to be old this young beautiful woman might think lightly of me. O son, if you are devoted to me, do that by which I shall, in the company of this one dear to me, be faultless and free from disease.”
24-25a. Hearing these words of his magnanimous father, Viṣṇuśarman then said to his father of a blazing lustre: “I shall do all this that pleases you most.”
25b-27. Speaking thus, that pious, very intelligent Viṣṇuśarman saluted his father and went round him keeping him to his right, and due to great power, penance and restraint, went into the intermediate region between heaven and earth. When the intelligent one was (thus) going, he went to Indra with the speed of a violent wind.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 37653, revision 362537 (2022-11-30T23:45:49Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364209.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.