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Chapter 20

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हरिरुवाच- तपसानेन पुण्येन सत्येनानेन ते द्विज । स्तोत्रेण पावनेनापि तुष्टोस्मि व्रियतां वरः १। वरं दद्मि महाभाग यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । यंयमिच्छसि कामं त्वं तंतं ते पूरयाम्यहम् २। सोमशर्मोवाच- प्रथमं देहि मे कृष्ण वरमेकं सुवाञ्छितम् । सुप्रसन्नेन मनसा यद्यस्ति सुदया मम ३। जन्मजन्मांतरं प्राप्य तव भक्तिं करोम्यहम् । दर्शयस्व परं स्थानमचलं मोक्षदायकम् ४। स्ववंशतारकं पुत्रं दिव्यलक्षणसंयुतम् । विष्णुभक्तिपरं नित्यं मम वंशप्रधारकम् ५। सर्वज्ञं सर्वदं दांतं तपस्तेजः समन्वितम् । देवब्राह्मणलोकानां पालकं पूजकं सदा ६। देवमित्रं पुण्यभावं दातारं ज्ञानपंडितम् । देहि मे ईदृशं पुत्रं दारिद्रं हर केशव ७। भवत्वेवं न संदेहो वरमेनं वृणोम्यहम् । हरिरुवाच- एवमस्तु द्विजश्रेष्ठ भविष्यति न संशयः ८। मत्प्रसादात्सुपुत्रस्तु तव वंश प्रतारकः । भोक्ष्यसि त्वं वरान्भोगान्दिव्यांश्च मानुषानिह ९। समालोक्य परं सौख्यं पुत्रसंभवजं शुभम् । यावज्जीवसि विप्र त्वं तावद्दुःखं न पश्यसि १०। दाता भोक्ता गुणग्राही भविष्यसि न संशयः । सुतीर्थे मरणं चापि यास्यसि त्वं परां गतिम् ११। एवं वरं हरिर्दत्त्वा सप्रियाय द्विजाय सः । अंतर्धानं गतो देवः स्वप्नवत्परिदृश्यते १२। तदा सुमनया युक्तः सोमशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । सुतीर्थे पावने तस्मिन्रेवातीरे सुपुण्यदे १३। अमरकंटके विप्रो दानं पुण्यं करोति सः । गते बहुतरे काले तस्य वै सोमशर्मणः १४। कपिलारेवयोः संगे स्नानं कृत्वा स निर्गतः । दृष्टवान्पुरतो विप्रः श्वेतमेकं हि कुंजरम् १५। सुप्रभं सुंदरं दिव्यं सुमदं चारुलक्षणम् । नानाभरणशोभांगं बहुलक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् १६। सिंदूरैः कुंकुमैस्तस्य कुंभस्थले विराजिते । कर्णनीलोत्पलयुतं पताकादंडसंयुतम् १७। नागोपरिस्थितो दिव्यः पुरुषो दृढसुप्रभः । दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नः सर्वाभरणभूषितः १८। दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरो दिव्यगंधानुलेपनः । सुसौम्यं सोमवत्पूर्णच्छत्रचामरसंयुतम् १९। नागारूढं प्रयांतं तं पुनः पश्यति सत्तमः । सिद्धचारणगंधर्वैः स्तूयमानं सुमंगलम् २०। सगजं सुंदरं दृष्ट्वा पुरुषं दिव्यलक्षणम् । व्यतर्कयत्सोमशर्मा विस्मयाविष्टमानसः २१। कोऽयं प्रयाति दिव्यांगः पंथानं प्राप्य सुव्रतः । एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य यावद्गृहं समाप्तवान् २२। प्रविशंतं गृहद्वारं देवरूपं मनोहरम् । हर्षेण महताविष्टः सोमशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः २३। स्वगृहं प्रति धर्मात्मा त्वरमाणः प्रयाति च । गृहद्वारं गतो यावत्तावत्तं तु न पश्यति २४। पतितान्येव पुष्पाणि सौहृद्यानि महामतिः । दिव्यानि वासयुक्तानि प्रांगणे द्विजसत्तमः २५। चंदनैः कुंकुमैः पुण्यैः सुगंधैस्तु विलेपितम् । स्वकीयं प्रांगणे दृष्ट्वा दूर्वाक्षतसमन्वितम् २६। स एवं विस्मयाविष्टश्चिंतयानः पुनः पुनः । ददर्श सुमनां प्राज्ञो दिव्यमंगलसंपदम् २७। सोमशर्मोवाच- केन दत्तानि दिव्यानि एतान्याभरणानि च । शृंगारंरूपसौभाग्यं वस्त्रालंकारभूषणम् २८। तन्मे त्वं कारणं भद्रे कथयस्वाविशंकिता । एवं संभाष्यतां भार्यां विरराम द्विजोत्तमः २९। सुमनोवाच- शृणु कांत समायातः कश्चिद्देववरोत्तमः । श्वेतनागसमारूढो दिव्याभरणभूषितः ३०। दिव्यगंधानुलिप्तांगो दिव्याश्चर्यसमन्वितः । न जाने को हि देवोसौ विप्रगंधर्वसेवितः ३१। स्तूयमानः समायातो देवगंधर्वचारणैः । योषितः पुण्यरूपाढ्या रूपशृंगारसंयुताः ३२। सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्याः सर्वाः पूर्णमनोरथाः । ताभिः सह समक्षं मे पुरुषेण महात्मना ३३। चतुष्कं पूरितं रत्नैः सर्वशोभासमन्वितम् । तत्राहमासने पुण्ये स्थापिता ब्राह्मणैः किल ३४। वस्त्रालंकारभूषां मे ददुस्ते सर्व एव हि । वेदमंगलगीतैस्तु शास्त्रगीतैश्च पुण्यदैः ३५। अभिषिक्तास्मि तैः सर्वैरंतर्धानं पुनर्गताः । मामेवं परितः सर्वे पुनरूचुर्द्विजोत्तम ३६। तव गेहं वयं सर्वे वसिष्यामः सदैव हि । शुचिर्भव सुकल्याणि भर्त्रा सार्द्धं सदैव हि ३७। एवमुक्त्वा गताः सर्वे एवं दृष्टं मयैव हि । तया यत्कथितं वृत्तं समाकर्ण्य महामतिः ३८। पुनश्चिंतां प्रपन्नोऽसौ किमिदं देवनिर्मितम् । विचिन्तयित्वाथ तदा सोमशर्मा महामतिः ३९। ब्रह्मकर्मणि संयुक्तः साधर्म्यं धर्ममुत्तमम् । तस्माद्गर्भं महाभागा दधार व्रतशालिनी ४०। तेन गर्भेण सा देवी अधिकं शुशुभे तदा । संदीप्तपुत्रसंयुक्त तेजोज्वालासमन्विता ४१। सा हि जज्ञे च तपसा तनयं देवसन्निभम् । अंतरिक्षे ततो नेदुर्देवदुंदुभयस्तदा ४२। शंखान्दध्मुर्महादेवा गंधर्वा ललितं जगुः । अप्सरसस्तथा सर्वा ननृतुस्तास्तदा किल ४३। अथ ब्रह्मासुरैः सार्द्धं समायातो द्विजोत्तमः । चकार नाम तस्यैव सुव्रतेति समाहितः ४४। नाम कृत्वा ततो देवा जग्मुः सर्वे महौजसः । गतेषु तेषु देवेषु सोमशर्मासु तस्य च ४५। जातकर्मादिकं कर्म चकार द्विजसत्तमः । जाते पुत्रे महाभागे सुव्रते देवनिर्मिते ४६। तस्य गेहे महालक्ष्मीर्धनधान्यसमाकुला । गजाश्वमहिषी गावः कांचनं रत्नमेव च ४७। यथा कुबेरभवनं शुशुभे धनसंचयैः । तत्सोमशर्मणो गेहं तथैव परिराजते ४८। ध्यानपुण्यादिकं कर्म चका रद्विजसत्तमः । तीर्थयात्रां गतो विप्रो नानापुण्यसमाकुलः ४९। अन्यानि यानि पुण्यानि दानानि द्विजसत्तमः । चकार तत्र मेधावी ज्ञानपुण्य समन्वितः ५०। एवं साधयते धर्मं पालयेच्च पुनःपुनः । पुत्रस्य जातकर्मादि कर्माणि द्विजसत्तमः ५१। विवाहं कारयामास हर्षेण महता किल । पुत्रस्य पुत्राः संजाताः सगुणा लक्षणान्विताः ५२। सत्यधर्मतपोपेता दानधर्मरताः सदा । स तेषां पुण्यकर्माणि सोमशर्मा चकार ह ५३। पौत्राणां तु महाभागस्तेषां सुखेन मोदते । सर्वं सौख्यं च संभुज्य जरारोगविवर्जितः ५४। पंचविंशाब्दिको यद्वत्तद्वत्कायं तु तस्य हि । सूर्यतेजः प्रतीकाशः सोमशर्मा महामतिः ५५। सा चापि शुशुभे देवी सुमना पुण्यमंगलैः । पुत्रपौत्रैर्महाभागा दानव्रतैश्च संयमैः ५६। अतिभाति विशालाक्षी पुण्यैः पतिव्रतादिभिः । तारुण्येन समायुक्ता यथा षोडशवार्षिकी ५७। मोदमानौ महात्मानौ दंपती चारुमंगलौ । हर्षेण च समायुक्तौ पुण्यात्मानौ महोदयौ ५८। एवं तयोस्तु वृत्तांतं पुण्याचारसमन्वितम् । सुव्रतस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतचर्यां द्विजोत्तमाः ५९। यथा तेन समाराध्य नारायणमनामयम् ६०। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायां भूमिखंडे एन्द्रे सुमनोपाख्याने सुव्रतोत्पत्तिर्नाम विंशोऽध्यायः २०। ।

hariruvāca- tapasānena puṇyena satyenānena te dvija | stotreṇa pāvanenāpi tuṣṭosmi vriyatāṃ varaḥ 1| varaṃ dadmi mahābhāga yatte manasi vartate | yaṃyamicchasi kāmaṃ tvaṃ taṃtaṃ te pūrayāmyaham 2| somaśarmovāca- prathamaṃ dehi me kṛṣṇa varamekaṃ suvāñchitam | suprasannena manasā yadyasti sudayā mama 3| janmajanmāṃtaraṃ prāpya tava bhaktiṃ karomyaham | darśayasva paraṃ sthānamacalaṃ mokṣadāyakam 4| svavaṃśatārakaṃ putraṃ divyalakṣaṇasaṃyutam | viṣṇubhaktiparaṃ nityaṃ mama vaṃśapradhārakam 5| sarvajñaṃ sarvadaṃ dāṃtaṃ tapastejaḥ samanvitam | devabrāhmaṇalokānāṃ pālakaṃ pūjakaṃ sadā 6| devamitraṃ puṇyabhāvaṃ dātāraṃ jñānapaṃḍitam | dehi me īdṛśaṃ putraṃ dāridraṃ hara keśava 7| bhavatvevaṃ na saṃdeho varamenaṃ vṛṇomyaham | hariruvāca- evamastu dvijaśreṣṭha bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ 8| matprasādātsuputrastu tava vaṃśa pratārakaḥ | bhokṣyasi tvaṃ varānbhogāndivyāṃśca mānuṣāniha 9| samālokya paraṃ saukhyaṃ putrasaṃbhavajaṃ śubham | yāvajjīvasi vipra tvaṃ tāvadduḥkhaṃ na paśyasi 10| dātā bhoktā guṇagrāhī bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ | sutīrthe maraṇaṃ cāpi yāsyasi tvaṃ parāṃ gatim 11| evaṃ varaṃ harirdattvā sapriyāya dvijāya saḥ | aṃtardhānaṃ gato devaḥ svapnavatparidṛśyate 12| tadā sumanayā yuktaḥ somaśarmā dvijottamaḥ | sutīrthe pāvane tasminrevātīre supuṇyade 13| amarakaṃṭake vipro dānaṃ puṇyaṃ karoti saḥ | gate bahutare kāle tasya vai somaśarmaṇaḥ 14| kapilārevayoḥ saṃge snānaṃ kṛtvā sa nirgataḥ | dṛṣṭavānpurato vipraḥ śvetamekaṃ hi kuṃjaram 15| suprabhaṃ suṃdaraṃ divyaṃ sumadaṃ cārulakṣaṇam | nānābharaṇaśobhāṃgaṃ bahulakṣmyā samanvitam 16| siṃdūraiḥ kuṃkumaistasya kuṃbhasthale virājite | karṇanīlotpalayutaṃ patākādaṃḍasaṃyutam 17| nāgoparisthito divyaḥ puruṣo dṛḍhasuprabhaḥ | divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ 18| divyamālyāṃbaradharo divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ | susaumyaṃ somavatpūrṇacchatracāmarasaṃyutam 19| nāgārūḍhaṃ prayāṃtaṃ taṃ punaḥ paśyati sattamaḥ | siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānaṃ sumaṃgalam 20| sagajaṃ suṃdaraṃ dṛṣṭvā puruṣaṃ divyalakṣaṇam | vyatarkayatsomaśarmā vismayāviṣṭamānasaḥ 21| ko'yaṃ prayāti divyāṃgaḥ paṃthānaṃ prāpya suvrataḥ | evaṃ ciṃtayatastasya yāvadgṛhaṃ samāptavān 22| praviśaṃtaṃ gṛhadvāraṃ devarūpaṃ manoharam | harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ somaśarmā dvijottamaḥ 23| svagṛhaṃ prati dharmātmā tvaramāṇaḥ prayāti ca | gṛhadvāraṃ gato yāvattāvattaṃ tu na paśyati 24| patitānyeva puṣpāṇi sauhṛdyāni mahāmatiḥ | divyāni vāsayuktāni prāṃgaṇe dvijasattamaḥ 25| caṃdanaiḥ kuṃkumaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sugaṃdhaistu vilepitam | svakīyaṃ prāṃgaṇe dṛṣṭvā dūrvākṣatasamanvitam 26| sa evaṃ vismayāviṣṭaściṃtayānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ | dadarśa sumanāṃ prājño divyamaṃgalasaṃpadam 27| somaśarmovāca- kena dattāni divyāni etānyābharaṇāni ca | śṛṃgāraṃrūpasaubhāgyaṃ vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇam 28| tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ bhadre kathayasvāviśaṃkitā | evaṃ saṃbhāṣyatāṃ bhāryāṃ virarāma dvijottamaḥ 29| sumanovāca- śṛṇu kāṃta samāyātaḥ kaściddevavarottamaḥ | śvetanāgasamārūḍho divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ 30| divyagaṃdhānuliptāṃgo divyāścaryasamanvitaḥ | na jāne ko hi devosau vipragaṃdharvasevitaḥ 31| stūyamānaḥ samāyāto devagaṃdharvacāraṇaiḥ | yoṣitaḥ puṇyarūpāḍhyā rūpaśṛṃgārasaṃyutāḥ 32| sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyāḥ sarvāḥ pūrṇamanorathāḥ | tābhiḥ saha samakṣaṃ me puruṣeṇa mahātmanā 33| catuṣkaṃ pūritaṃ ratnaiḥ sarvaśobhāsamanvitam | tatrāhamāsane puṇye sthāpitā brāhmaṇaiḥ kila 34| vastrālaṃkārabhūṣāṃ me daduste sarva eva hi | vedamaṃgalagītaistu śāstragītaiśca puṇyadaiḥ 35| abhiṣiktāsmi taiḥ sarvairaṃtardhānaṃ punargatāḥ | māmevaṃ paritaḥ sarve punarūcurdvijottama 36| tava gehaṃ vayaṃ sarve vasiṣyāmaḥ sadaiva hi | śucirbhava sukalyāṇi bhartrā sārddhaṃ sadaiva hi 37| evamuktvā gatāḥ sarve evaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ mayaiva hi | tayā yatkathitaṃ vṛttaṃ samākarṇya mahāmatiḥ 38| punaściṃtāṃ prapanno'sau kimidaṃ devanirmitam | vicintayitvātha tadā somaśarmā mahāmatiḥ 39| brahmakarmaṇi saṃyuktaḥ sādharmyaṃ dharmamuttamam | tasmādgarbhaṃ mahābhāgā dadhāra vrataśālinī 40| tena garbheṇa sā devī adhikaṃ śuśubhe tadā | saṃdīptaputrasaṃyukta tejojvālāsamanvitā 41| sā hi jajñe ca tapasā tanayaṃ devasannibham | aṃtarikṣe tato nedurdevaduṃdubhayastadā 42| śaṃkhāndadhmurmahādevā gaṃdharvā lalitaṃ jaguḥ | apsarasastathā sarvā nanṛtustāstadā kila 43| atha brahmāsuraiḥ sārddhaṃ samāyāto dvijottamaḥ | cakāra nāma tasyaiva suvrateti samāhitaḥ 44| nāma kṛtvā tato devā jagmuḥ sarve mahaujasaḥ | gateṣu teṣu deveṣu somaśarmāsu tasya ca 45| jātakarmādikaṃ karma cakāra dvijasattamaḥ | jāte putre mahābhāge suvrate devanirmite 46| tasya gehe mahālakṣmīrdhanadhānyasamākulā | gajāśvamahiṣī gāvaḥ kāṃcanaṃ ratnameva ca 47| yathā kuberabhavanaṃ śuśubhe dhanasaṃcayaiḥ | tatsomaśarmaṇo gehaṃ tathaiva parirājate 48| dhyānapuṇyādikaṃ karma cakā radvijasattamaḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ gato vipro nānāpuṇyasamākulaḥ 49| anyāni yāni puṇyāni dānāni dvijasattamaḥ | cakāra tatra medhāvī jñānapuṇya samanvitaḥ 50| evaṃ sādhayate dharmaṃ pālayecca punaḥpunaḥ | putrasya jātakarmādi karmāṇi dvijasattamaḥ 51| vivāhaṃ kārayāmāsa harṣeṇa mahatā kila | putrasya putrāḥ saṃjātāḥ saguṇā lakṣaṇānvitāḥ 52| satyadharmatapopetā dānadharmaratāḥ sadā | sa teṣāṃ puṇyakarmāṇi somaśarmā cakāra ha 53| pautrāṇāṃ tu mahābhāgasteṣāṃ sukhena modate | sarvaṃ saukhyaṃ ca saṃbhujya jarārogavivarjitaḥ 54| paṃcaviṃśābdiko yadvattadvatkāyaṃ tu tasya hi | sūryatejaḥ pratīkāśaḥ somaśarmā mahāmatiḥ 55| sā cāpi śuśubhe devī sumanā puṇyamaṃgalaiḥ | putrapautrairmahābhāgā dānavrataiśca saṃyamaiḥ 56| atibhāti viśālākṣī puṇyaiḥ pativratādibhiḥ | tāruṇyena samāyuktā yathā ṣoḍaśavārṣikī 57| modamānau mahātmānau daṃpatī cārumaṃgalau | harṣeṇa ca samāyuktau puṇyātmānau mahodayau 58| evaṃ tayostu vṛttāṃtaṃ puṇyācārasamanvitam | suvratasya pravakṣyāmi vratacaryāṃ dvijottamāḥ 59| yathā tena samārādhya nārāyaṇamanāmayam 60| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ bhūmikhaṃḍe endre sumanopākhyāne suvratotpattirnāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 20| |

English translation

Hari said :

1-2. O brāhmaṇa , I am pleased by this meritorious penance of yours, and also by your truthfulness; and I am also pleased by the holy hymn of praise. Choose a boon. O you illustrious one, I shall grant you the boon that you have (i.e. cherish) in your mind. I shall fulfil (i.e. satisfy) whatever desire you entertain.

Somaśarman said :

3. O Kṛṣṇa (i.e. Viṣṇu ), first, with a pleased mind, grant me a boon much desired by me, if you have good (i.e. great) pity for me.

4. Getting birth after birth (i.e. in every existence) I shall be devoted to you. Show me the highest, stable place, giving (me) salvation.

5-Sa. O Keśava , (give me) a son, who will emancipate his family, who will be endowed with divine characteristics, who will be always intensely devoted to Viṣṇu, who will sustain (i.e. continue) my family, who will know everything and grant everything, who will be endowed with the lustre of penance, who will always protect and honour gods, brāhmaṇas and (other) people, who will be pious, who will be a donor and will be mature in intellect due to knowledge. Give me such a son, (and) remove my poverty. May it be so certainly (lit. there is no doubt). I choose this boon.

Hari said :

8b-11. O best brāhmaṇa, may it be so. Undoubtedly it will take place. By my favour, may you have a good son, who would emancipate your family. You will enjoy divine and human boons here (i.e. in this world). Perceiving great, virtuous happiness due to your son, you will, O brāhmaṇa, not see (i.e. experience) unhappiness as long as you live. You wil be a donor, an enjoyer and will appreciate merits. There is no doubt about this. You will meet with death at a sacred place (and) will obtain the highest position.

12. Thus having granted a boon to that brāhmaṇa dear to him, the lord vanished. He was seen as (though seen) in a dream.

13-21. Then that best brāhmaṇa Somaśarman , (accompanied) with (his wife) Sumanā , gave auspicious gifts at the great and purifying sacred place Amarakaṇṭaka , on the auspicious bank of Revā , giving merit. When a very long time of that Somaśarman passed (i.e. when he thus passed a long time), he bathed at the confluence of Kapilā and Revā and set out. In front of him the brāhmaṇa saw a white elephant, which was very bright, beautiful, divine, of a profuse ichor, and of charming (i.e. auspicious) marks, with his body looking beautiful on account of many ornaments, and endowed with great grace. Both his temples shone with red lead and saffron. (He saw the elephant) whose ears were having blue lotuses on them, and which was having a banner and a staff. On the elephant was seated a divine, very bright man, who was endowed with divine marks, and who was adorned with all ornaments, who had put on divine flowers and who was besmeared with divine sandal. The best (brāhmaṇa, Samaśarman) saw him to be very pleasing like the moon, and endowed with an umbrella and chowries, and going, after having mounted the elephant (i.e. being carried by the elephant). (He saw the man) who was very auspiciously being praised by Siddhas , bards and Gandharvas . Seeing that beautiful, excellent elephant and the man with divine characteristics, Somaśarman, with his mind full of amazement, reflected:

22-27. “Who is this, of a divine body and a good vow, going after having reached (i.e. along) the path?’ When, thinking like this, Somaśarman came to his house, (he saw) the divine charming form entering (through) the door of his house. Full of great joy, the religious-minded, best brāhmaṇa, Somaśarman, quickly went to his house; but when he went upto the door ofhis house he did not see him, (but instead) the very intelligent one (saw) charming divine, fragrant flowers fallen in the courtyard (of his house). Seeing this courtyard besmeared with auspicious, fragrant sandal and saffron, and with dūrvā grass and sacred rice grains, he, thus amazed, and reflecting repeatedly, saw Sumanā with divine and auspicious excellence.

Somaśarmana said :

28. Who gave (you) these divine ornaments, (this) fortune in the form an excellent dress, and decoration (in the form) of garments and ornaments?

29. O good one, then, without any apprehension tell me the reason.

Thus speaking to his wife, the best brāhmaṇa ceased (speaking).

Sumanā said :

30-31. O my husband, listen. Someone best among the gods, mounted upon a white elephant, adorned with divine ornaments, with his body smeared with divine sandal, endowed with divine wonders, had come. I do not know which deity he was (who was) served by brāhmaṇas and Gandharvas.

32-38a. He, who was being praised by gods, Gandharvas and bards, had come. With him were ladies who were endowed with auspicious forms, with beauty and excellent dresses, with charm due to all ornaments, and all with their desires satisfied. In front of them the illustrious man filled our quadrangle with gems and is (therefore) endowed with all charm. Then I was placed on an auspicious seat by brāhmaṇas. All of them gave me garments, ornaments and decorations. They all consecrated me with auspicious Vedic hymns and meritorious songs from the sacred texts, and they again disappeared. O best brāhmaṇa, all of them (being) around me, again said: “We shall always dwell in your house. O you auspicious one, always remain undefiled along with your husband.” Speaking thus, they all left. Thus only (i.e. this much only is what) I saw.

38b-45a. The very intelligent one, having heard the account told by her, again reflected: ‘What is this brought about by the lord?’ Thus thinking the very wise Somaśarman engaged himself in the religious duties of a brāhmaṇa. That illustrious Sumanā observing a vow became pregnant from him. That respectable lady then looked more beautiful due to that embryo. She was endowed with the flame of lustre as she was having that bright son (in her womb). She, due to (the efficacy of) her penance, gave birth to a son resembling a god. At that time divine drums resounded in the sky. Great gods blew conches, Gandharvas sang charming songs; and indeed all the celestial nymphs danced at that time. Then the calm, best brāhmaṇa, Brahmā , having come there with gods, named him (i.e. the boy) Suvrata . Having named him, all the gods of great prowess left.

45b-57. When the gods had left, the best brāhmaṇa Somaśarman performed rites like the birth-rite (of the boy). When the illustrious son Suvrata, brought into existence by gods, was born, there was great prosperity in his house mixed with (i.e. full of) wealth and grains; and also (there were) elephants, buffaloes and cows, gold and jewels. The house of that Somaśarman shone as the house of Kubera shone with heaps of wealth. The best brāhmaṇa performed rites like meditation (and other) auspicious deeds. The brāhmaṇa, full of many merits went on a pilgrimage. The intelligent one, endowed with knowledge and merit, gave there auspicious gifts. With great joy he celebrated the marriage of the son. The son’s sons, virtuous and endowed with good signs, were born. They were endowed with truthfulness, righteousness and penance. Somaśarman performed all auspicious rites of (i.e. about) them; and the illustrious one was happy with their grandsons. He enjoyed all pleasures and was without (i.e. free from) old age and diseases. His body was as (if) he was twenty-five years old. That very wise Somaśarman was lustrous like the sun. That noble, respectable lady Sumanā also shone with pious and auspicious (things), with sons and grandsons, and with vows and restraints. With auspicious vows like (being very loyal to) the husband, the large-eyed one shone excellently. She was (so much) endowed with youth that she was as it were sixteen year old.

58-60. The magnanimous, righteous, very prosperous, charming and auspicious couple was delighted and full of joy. O best brāhmaṇas, thus was their behaviour full of auspicious practices. I shall now tell you the observance of the vows by Suvrata (and) how he (obtained bliss) by having propitiated Nārāyaṇa Anāmaya (i.e. Viṣṇu).

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 37663, revision 334918 (2022-04-07T22:54:01Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364227.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.