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Chapter 22

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व्यास उवाच- प्रश्नमेकं महाभाग करिष्ये सांप्रतं वद । त्वयैव पूर्वमुक्तं हि सुव्रतं च प्रतीश्वरम् १। पूर्वाभ्यासेन संध्यायन्नारायणमनामयम् । कस्यां ज्ञात्यां समुत्पन्नः सुव्रतः पूर्वजन्मनि २। तन्मे त्वं सांप्रतं ब्रूहि कथमाराधितो हरिः । अनेनापि स देवेश कोयं पुण्यसमाविलः ३। ब्रह्मोवाच- वैदिशे नगरे पुण्ये सर्वऋद्धिसमाकुले । तत्र राजा महातेजा ऋतध्वजसुतो बली ४। तस्यात्मजो महाप्राज्ञो रुक्मभूषणविश्रुतः । संध्यावली तस्य भार्या धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी ५। तस्यां पुत्रं समुत्पाद्य स आत्मसदृशं ततः । तस्य धर्मांगदं नाम चकार नृपनंदनः ६। सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नः पितृभक्तिपरायणः । रुक्मांगदस्य तनयो योयं भगवतां वरः ७। पितुः सौख्याय येनापि मोहिन्यै तु शिरो ददे । वैष्णवेन च धर्मेण पितृभक्त्या तु तस्य हि ८। सुप्रसन्नो हृषीकेशः सकायो वैष्णवं पदम् । नीतस्तु सर्वधर्मज्ञो वैष्णवः सात्वतां वरः ९। धर्मांगदो महाप्राज्ञः प्रज्ञाज्ञानविशारदः । तत्रस्थो वै महाप्राज्ञो धर्मोसौ धर्मभूषणः १०। दिव्यान्मनोनुगान्भोगान्मोदमानः प्रभुंजति । पूर्णे युगसहस्रांते धर्मो वै धर्मभूषणः ११। तस्मात्पदात्परिभ्रष्टो विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः । सुव्रतो नाम मेधावी सुमनानंदवर्द्धनः १२। सोमशर्मस्य तनयः श्रेष्ठो भगवतां वरः । तपश्चचार मेधावी विष्णुध्यानपरोभवत् १३। कामक्रोधादिकान्दोषान्परित्यज्य द्विजोत्तमः । संयम्यचैन्द्रियं वर्गं तपस्तेपे निरंतरम् १४। वैडूर्यपर्वतश्रेष्ठे सिद्धेश्वरस्य सन्निधौ । एकीकृत्य मनश्चायं संयोज्य विष्णुना सह १५। एवं वर्षशतं स्थित्वा ध्यानेनास्य महात्मनः । सुप्रसन्नो जगन्नाथः शंखचक्रगदाधरः १६। तस्मै वरं ददावन्यं सलक्ष्म्या सह केशवः । भोभोः सुव्रत धर्मात्मन्बुध्यस्व विबुधांवर १७। वरं वरय भद्रं ते कृष्णोऽहं ते समागतः । एवमाकर्ण्य मेधावी विष्णोर्वाक्यमनुत्तमम् १८। हर्षेण महताविष्टो दृष्ट्वा देवं जनार्दनम् । बद्धांजलिपुटो भूत्वा प्रणाममकरोत्तदा १९। सुव्रत उवाच- संसारसागरमतीव महासुदुःखजालोर्मिभिर्विविधमोहचयैस्तरंगैः । संपूर्णमस्ति निजदोषगुणैस्तु प्राप्तस्तस्मात्समुद्धर जनार्दनमाशुदीनम् २०। कर्मांबुदे महति गर्जतिवर्षतीव विद्युल्लतोल्लसतिपातकसंचयैर्मे । मोहांधकारपटलैर्मम नास्ति दृष्टिर्दीनस्य तस्य मधुसूदन देहि हस्तम् २१। संसारकाननघनं बहुदुःखवृक्षैः संसेव्यमानमपि मोहमयैश्च सिंहैः । संदीप्तमस्ति करुणाबहुवह्नितेजः संतप्यमानमनिशं परिपाहि कृष्ण २२। संसारवृक्षमतिजीर्णमपीह उच्चं मायासुकंदकरुणा बहुदुःखशाखम् । जायादिसंगच्छदनं फलितं मुरारे तत्राधिरूढपतितं भगवन्हि रक्ष २३। दुःखानलैर्विविधमोहमयैः सुधूमैः शोकैर्वियोगमरणांतिक सन्निभैश्च । दग्धोस्मि कृष्ण सततं मम देहि मोक्षं ज्ञानांबुदैः समभिषिंच सदैव मां त्वम् २४। घोरांधकारपटले महतीव गर्ते संसारनाम्निपतितं सततं हि कृष्ण । त्वं सत्कृपो मम हि दीनभयातुरस्य तस्माद्विरज्यशरणं तव आगतोस्मि २५। त्वामेव ये नियतमानसभावयुक्ता ध्यायंति ज्ञानमनसा पदवीं लभंते । नत्वैव पादयुगलं च महासुपुण्यं यद्देवकिन्नरगणाः परिचिंतयंति २६। नान्यं वदामि न भजामि न चिंतयामि त्वत्पादपद्मयुगलं सततं नमामि । कामं त्वमेव मम पूरय मेद्य कृष्ण दूरेण यातु मम पातकसंचयस्ते २७। दासोस्मि देव तव किंकरजन्मजन्म त्वत्पादपद्मयुगलं सततं स्मरामि २८। यदि कृष्ण प्रसन्नोसि देहि मे सुवरं प्रभो । मन्मातापितरौ कृष्ण सकायौ मंदिरे नय २९। आत्मनश्च महादेव मयासह न संशयः । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- एवं ते परमं कार्यं भविष्यति न संशयः ३०। तस्य तुष्टो हृषीकेशो भक्त्या तस्य प्रतोषितः । प्रयातौ वैष्णवं लोकं दाहप्रलयवर्जितौ ३१। सुव्रतेन समं तौ द्वौ सुमना सोमशर्मकौ । यावत्कल्पद्वयं प्राप्तं तावत्स सुव्रतो द्विजः ३२। बुभुजे बुभुजे दिव्याँल्लोकांश्चैव महामते । देवकार्यार्थमत्रैव काश्यपस्य गृहं पुनः ३३। अवतीर्णो महाप्राज्ञो वचनात्तस्य चक्रिणः । ऐंद्रं पदं हि यो भुंक्ते विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः ३४। वसुदत्तेति विख्यातः सर्वदेवैर्नमस्कृतः । ऐंद्रं पदं हि यो भुंक्ते सांप्रतं वासवो दिवि ३५। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं सृष्टिसंबंधकारणम् । अन्यदेवं प्रवक्ष्यामि यदेव परिपृच्छसि ३६। व्यास उवाच- धर्माङ्गदो महाप्राज्ञो रुक्माङ्गदसुतो बली । आद्ये कृतयुगे जातः सृष्टिकाले स वासवः ३७। तत्कथं देवदेवेश अन्यो धर्माङ्गदो भुवि । अन्यो रुक्मांङ्गदो राजा किं चायं त्रिदशाधिपः ३८। एतन्मे संशयं जातं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति । ब्रह्मोवाच- हंत ते कथयिष्यामि सर्वसंदेहनाशनम् ३९। देवस्य लीलासृष्ट्यर्थे वर्तते द्विजसत्तम । यथा वाराश्च पक्षाश्च मासाश्च ऋतवो यथा ४०। संवत्सराश्च मनवस्तथा यांति युगाः पुनः । पश्चात्कल्पः समायाति व्रजाम्येवं जनार्दनम् ४१। अहमेव महाप्राज्ञ मयि यांति चराचराः । पुनः सृजति योगात्मा पूर्ववद्विश्वमेव हि ४२। पुनरहं पुनर्वेदाः पुनस्ते देवता द्विजाः । तथा भूपाश्च ते सर्वे स्वचरित्रसमाविलाः ४३। प्रभवंति महाभाग विद्वांस्तत्र न मुह्यति । पूर्वकल्पे महाभागो यथा रुक्मांगदो नृपः ४४। तथा धर्मांगदश्चायं संजातः ख्यातिमान्द्विजः । रामादयो महाप्राज्ञा ययातिर्नहुषस्तथा ४५। मन्वादयो महात्मानः प्रभवंति लयंति च । ऐंद्रं पदं प्रभुंजंति राजानो धर्मतत्पराः ४६। यथा धर्मांगदो वीरः प्रभुंजति महत्पदम् । एवं वेदाश्च देवाश्च पुराणाः स्मृतिपूर्वकाः ४७। एतत्तु सर्वमाख्यातं तवाग्रे द्विजसत्तम । चरितं सुव्रतस्याथ पुण्यं सुगतिदायकम् ४८। अव्यक्तं तु महाभाग प्रब्रवीमि तवाग्रतः ४९। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायां भूमिखंडे ऐंद्रे सुव्रतोपाख्यानंनाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः २२। ।

vyāsa uvāca- praśnamekaṃ mahābhāga kariṣye sāṃprataṃ vada | tvayaiva pūrvamuktaṃ hi suvrataṃ ca pratīśvaram 1| pūrvābhyāsena saṃdhyāyannārāyaṇamanāmayam | kasyāṃ jñātyāṃ samutpannaḥ suvrataḥ pūrvajanmani 2| tanme tvaṃ sāṃprataṃ brūhi kathamārādhito hariḥ | anenāpi sa deveśa koyaṃ puṇyasamāvilaḥ 3| brahmovāca- vaidiśe nagare puṇye sarvaṛddhisamākule | tatra rājā mahātejā ṛtadhvajasuto balī 4| tasyātmajo mahāprājño rukmabhūṣaṇaviśrutaḥ | saṃdhyāvalī tasya bhāryā dharmapatnī yaśasvinī 5| tasyāṃ putraṃ samutpādya sa ātmasadṛśaṃ tataḥ | tasya dharmāṃgadaṃ nāma cakāra nṛpanaṃdanaḥ 6| sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaḥ pitṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | rukmāṃgadasya tanayo yoyaṃ bhagavatāṃ varaḥ 7| pituḥ saukhyāya yenāpi mohinyai tu śiro dade | vaiṣṇavena ca dharmeṇa pitṛbhaktyā tu tasya hi 8| suprasanno hṛṣīkeśaḥ sakāyo vaiṣṇavaṃ padam | nītastu sarvadharmajño vaiṣṇavaḥ sātvatāṃ varaḥ 9| dharmāṃgado mahāprājñaḥ prajñājñānaviśāradaḥ | tatrastho vai mahāprājño dharmosau dharmabhūṣaṇaḥ 10| divyānmanonugānbhogānmodamānaḥ prabhuṃjati | pūrṇe yugasahasrāṃte dharmo vai dharmabhūṣaṇaḥ 11| tasmātpadātparibhraṣṭo viṣṇoścaiva prasādataḥ | suvrato nāma medhāvī sumanānaṃdavarddhanaḥ 12| somaśarmasya tanayaḥ śreṣṭho bhagavatāṃ varaḥ | tapaścacāra medhāvī viṣṇudhyānaparobhavat 13| kāmakrodhādikāndoṣānparityajya dvijottamaḥ | saṃyamyacaindriyaṃ vargaṃ tapastepe niraṃtaram 14| vaiḍūryaparvataśreṣṭhe siddheśvarasya sannidhau | ekīkṛtya manaścāyaṃ saṃyojya viṣṇunā saha 15| evaṃ varṣaśataṃ sthitvā dhyānenāsya mahātmanaḥ | suprasanno jagannāthaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ 16| tasmai varaṃ dadāvanyaṃ salakṣmyā saha keśavaḥ | bhobhoḥ suvrata dharmātmanbudhyasva vibudhāṃvara 17| varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te kṛṣṇo'haṃ te samāgataḥ | evamākarṇya medhāvī viṣṇorvākyamanuttamam 18| harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo dṛṣṭvā devaṃ janārdanam | baddhāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā praṇāmamakarottadā 19| suvrata uvāca- saṃsārasāgaramatīva mahāsuduḥkhajālormibhirvividhamohacayaistaraṃgaiḥ | saṃpūrṇamasti nijadoṣaguṇaistu prāptastasmātsamuddhara janārdanamāśudīnam 20| karmāṃbude mahati garjativarṣatīva vidyullatollasatipātakasaṃcayairme | mohāṃdhakārapaṭalairmama nāsti dṛṣṭirdīnasya tasya madhusūdana dehi hastam 21| saṃsārakānanaghanaṃ bahuduḥkhavṛkṣaiḥ saṃsevyamānamapi mohamayaiśca siṃhaiḥ | saṃdīptamasti karuṇābahuvahnitejaḥ saṃtapyamānamaniśaṃ paripāhi kṛṣṇa 22| saṃsāravṛkṣamatijīrṇamapīha uccaṃ māyāsukaṃdakaruṇā bahuduḥkhaśākham | jāyādisaṃgacchadanaṃ phalitaṃ murāre tatrādhirūḍhapatitaṃ bhagavanhi rakṣa 23| duḥkhānalairvividhamohamayaiḥ sudhūmaiḥ śokairviyogamaraṇāṃtika sannibhaiśca | dagdhosmi kṛṣṇa satataṃ mama dehi mokṣaṃ jñānāṃbudaiḥ samabhiṣiṃca sadaiva māṃ tvam 24| ghorāṃdhakārapaṭale mahatīva garte saṃsāranāmnipatitaṃ satataṃ hi kṛṣṇa | tvaṃ satkṛpo mama hi dīnabhayāturasya tasmādvirajyaśaraṇaṃ tava āgatosmi 25| tvāmeva ye niyatamānasabhāvayuktā dhyāyaṃti jñānamanasā padavīṃ labhaṃte | natvaiva pādayugalaṃ ca mahāsupuṇyaṃ yaddevakinnaragaṇāḥ pariciṃtayaṃti 26| nānyaṃ vadāmi na bhajāmi na ciṃtayāmi tvatpādapadmayugalaṃ satataṃ namāmi | kāmaṃ tvameva mama pūraya medya kṛṣṇa dūreṇa yātu mama pātakasaṃcayaste 27| dāsosmi deva tava kiṃkarajanmajanma tvatpādapadmayugalaṃ satataṃ smarāmi 28| yadi kṛṣṇa prasannosi dehi me suvaraṃ prabho | manmātāpitarau kṛṣṇa sakāyau maṃdire naya 29| ātmanaśca mahādeva mayāsaha na saṃśayaḥ | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- evaṃ te paramaṃ kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ 30| tasya tuṣṭo hṛṣīkeśo bhaktyā tasya pratoṣitaḥ | prayātau vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ dāhapralayavarjitau 31| suvratena samaṃ tau dvau sumanā somaśarmakau | yāvatkalpadvayaṃ prāptaṃ tāvatsa suvrato dvijaḥ 32| bubhuje bubhuje divyā~llokāṃścaiva mahāmate | devakāryārthamatraiva kāśyapasya gṛhaṃ punaḥ 33| avatīrṇo mahāprājño vacanāttasya cakriṇaḥ | aiṃdraṃ padaṃ hi yo bhuṃkte viṣṇoścaiva prasādataḥ 34| vasudatteti vikhyātaḥ sarvadevairnamaskṛtaḥ | aiṃdraṃ padaṃ hi yo bhuṃkte sāṃprataṃ vāsavo divi 35| etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃbaṃdhakāraṇam | anyadevaṃ pravakṣyāmi yadeva paripṛcchasi 36| vyāsa uvāca- dharmāṅgado mahāprājño rukmāṅgadasuto balī | ādye kṛtayuge jātaḥ sṛṣṭikāle sa vāsavaḥ 37| tatkathaṃ devadeveśa anyo dharmāṅgado bhuvi | anyo rukmāṃṅgado rājā kiṃ cāyaṃ tridaśādhipaḥ 38| etanme saṃśayaṃ jātaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati | brahmovāca- haṃta te kathayiṣyāmi sarvasaṃdehanāśanam 39| devasya līlāsṛṣṭyarthe vartate dvijasattama | yathā vārāśca pakṣāśca māsāśca ṛtavo yathā 40| saṃvatsarāśca manavastathā yāṃti yugāḥ punaḥ | paścātkalpaḥ samāyāti vrajāmyevaṃ janārdanam 41| ahameva mahāprājña mayi yāṃti carācarāḥ | punaḥ sṛjati yogātmā pūrvavadviśvameva hi 42| punarahaṃ punarvedāḥ punaste devatā dvijāḥ | tathā bhūpāśca te sarve svacaritrasamāvilāḥ 43| prabhavaṃti mahābhāga vidvāṃstatra na muhyati | pūrvakalpe mahābhāgo yathā rukmāṃgado nṛpaḥ 44| tathā dharmāṃgadaścāyaṃ saṃjātaḥ khyātimāndvijaḥ | rāmādayo mahāprājñā yayātirnahuṣastathā 45| manvādayo mahātmānaḥ prabhavaṃti layaṃti ca | aiṃdraṃ padaṃ prabhuṃjaṃti rājāno dharmatatparāḥ 46| yathā dharmāṃgado vīraḥ prabhuṃjati mahatpadam | evaṃ vedāśca devāśca purāṇāḥ smṛtipūrvakāḥ 47| etattu sarvamākhyātaṃ tavāgre dvijasattama | caritaṃ suvratasyātha puṇyaṃ sugatidāyakam 48| avyaktaṃ tu mahābhāga prabravīmi tavāgrataḥ 49| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ bhūmikhaṃḍe aiṃdre suvratopākhyānaṃnāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 22| |

English translation

Vyāsa said :

1-3. O noble one, I shall put one question to you. Now speak (i.e. answer) it; you yourself had formerly said that Suvrata meditated upon lord Nārāyaṇa Anāmaya, due to former practice. In which caste was Suvrata born in his former birth? Now tell that to me (and also) how Hari was propitiated by him. O lord of gods, who is he that is full of merit?

Brahmā said :

4-13. In the auspicious city (called) Vaidiśa , full of all prosperity, (lived) a very lustrous, powerful king, the son of Ṛtadhavaja. His very intelligent son was well-known as Rukmabhūṣaṇa. His loyal wife was the glorious Sandhyāvatī. The king's son (i.e. Rukmabhūṣaṇa) having produced a son on her like himself, named him Dharmāṅgada . This (Dharmāṅgada), the most fortunate son of Rukmāṅgada , was endowed with all auspicious marks and was intensely devoted to his father; and he, for the happiness of his father, even gave his own head to Mohinī . Hṛṣīkeśa (i.e. Viṣṇu ) was pleased by his Viṣṇuite way of life and devotion to his father; and took him physically to Viṣṇu’s position. He, who knew all codes of conduct, who was a devotee of Viṣṇu, who was best of the Sātvatas , he—Dharmāṅgada, who was very wise, who was well-versed in judgement and knowledge, who was an ornament of piety, living there only gladly enjoyed all divine pleasures according to his desire. When a full thousand yugas were over, he who was piety (himself) and an ornament of piety, dropped from that position, and due to the favour of Viṣṇu, was born as the eldest and most fortunate and intelligent son of Somaśarman , increasing the delight of Sumanā , and named Suvrata. The intelligent one practised penance and was intent upon meditation on Viṣṇu.

14-18a. The best brāhmaṇa , having abandoned blemishes like desire and anger, having controlled the group of senses, continuously practised penance by concentrating his mind and uniting it with Viṣṇu, near Siddheśvara on the best mountain Vaidūrya . The lord of the world, holding a conch, a disc and a mace was well-pleased with the meditation of the noble one, who thus had remained in it for a hundred years. That Keśava , with Lakṣmī , granted him another boon: “O you pious Suvrata, O you best among the wise sages, well-being to you; choose a boon, I am Kṛṣṇa that have come to you.”

18b-19. Having heard these excellent words of Viṣṇu, the intelligent one was full of great joy, and seeing god Janārdana (i.e. Viṣṇu), he joining the palms ofhis hands, saluted him.

Suvrata said :

20. The ocean of mundane existence is full of the waves of very great (i.e. poignant) griefs, and of the ripples of the heaps. of follies. Through my vices and virtues I have reached it. O Janārdana, from it quickly take up me who am helpless.

21-28. When the great cloud of my deeds is thundering, it is. raining, lightning is flashing; due to the heaps of my sins and coverings of the darkness of delusion, I do not have (i.e. I have lost my) sight. (So) O Madhusūdana , give your hand to me, who am helpless. This dense forest of the worldly existence is resorted to by (i.e. has) many trees of great grief, and by many lions of the form of follies. It is blazing with the lustre of the great fire of compassion. O Kṛṣṇa, protect me who am constantly being burnt. The tree of the worldly existence is extremely old and also high. It has the bulbous root of illusion and many branches of pity and many afflictions; it has the leaves of union with one’s. wife etc. It has borne fruit. O lord Murāri , protect me who climbed it and fell from it. O Kṛṣṇa, I am constantly burnt by the fires of griefs, with profuse (columns of) smoke in the form of various delusions, and with distresses like separation resembling death. Give me salvation. Always sprinkle me with water of knowledge, me—who have fallen in the great ditch covered with fearful darkness and called Saṃsāra (i.e. the worldly existence). O Kṛṣṇa, you show a great favour to me who am distressed and suffering from fear. Being disgusted with it, I have sought your refuge. Those, who with controlled minds and full of devotion. meditate upon you with their minds (full of) knowledge, obtain the (highest) position; since saluting the very auspicious pair of your feet the groups of Kinnaras and gods think of you (only). I do not talk to anyone else, I do not worship anyone else, I do. not think about anyone else. I (just) continuously salute the pair of your lotus-like feet. O Kṛṣṇa, today satisfy my desire. Let the heap of my sins go far away. I am your slave, I am your servant in existence after existence. I constantly remember the pair of your lotus-like feet.

29-30a. If, O Kṛṣṇa, you are pleased, then grant me a good boon: O great god, with me take (also) my parents physically to. your abode. There should be no hesitation about it.

Śrīkṛṣṇa said :

30b. There is no doubt that this great affair of you will take place.

31-35. Hṛṣīkeśa was pleased with him and was very much delighted by his devotion. Free from tormentation and destruction the two viz. Sumanā and Somaśarman, went, along with Suvrata to Viṣṇu’s heaven. O you very intelligent one, till a couple of yugas came (i.e. was over) the brāhmaṇa Suvrata enjoyed repeatedly divine worlds. And by the words (i.e. order) of that disc-holder (i.e. Viṣṇu) the very intelligent one again came down to (i.e. was born in) the house of Kaśyapa for the mission of gods; and enjoys Indra ’s position due to Viṣṇu’s favour. Well-known as Vasudatta , and saluted by all gods, he enjoys the position of Indra at present.

36. Thus I have told you the entire cause of the propriety of creation. I shall (even), tell (i.e. explain to) you anything else that you ask.

Vyāsa said :

37. The powerful and very intelligent Dharmāṅgada, the son of Rukmāṅgada, was Indra at the time of creation in the first Kṛtayuga .

38-39a. Then, O lord of gods, how is it that there is another Dharmāṅgada on the earth, and also another king (named) Rukmāṅgada, and how is it that this one is also the lord of gods (i.e. Indra)? This doubt has arisen (in my mind); please explain (i.e. remove) it.

Brahmā said :

39b-40a. Oh, I shall tell you that which will remove your doubt. O best brāhmaṇa, the sport of the god is for the creation.

40b-42. As days, fortnights, months, seasons, years and Manus pass (i.e. come and go) in the same way the yugas again and again pass. Then arrives the Kalpa ; then, O very intelligent one, I myself go to Janārdana (i.e. Viṣṇu) and the mobile and the immobile go to (i.e. merge into) me. (Then) he, whose nature is contemplation, again creates the universe as before.

43-44a. Again, I, the Vedas , the deities and brāhmaṇas , as well as all kings with their dispositions are born, O noble one. A wise man is not confused by this.

44b-47. As in the former Kalpa the magnanimous king Rukmāṅgada was born, in the same way this well-known brāhmaṇa Dharmāṅgada is born (now). The very intelligent ones like Rāma , Yayāti [1] , Nahuṣa , [2] and also the magnanimous Manu and others are born and die. Kings devoted to piety enjoy the position of Indra, as the hero Dharmāṅgada is now enjoying (that) great position. In the same way Vedas, gods, Purāṇas , preceded by Smṛtis (come and go)

48-49. O best brāhmaṇa, I have thus narrated to you Suvrata’s entire account which is meritorious and which leads to good position. O noble one, I shall explain to you the invisible (one).

[1]: [1] : Yayāti—Name of a celebrated king of the lunar race. He was the son o Nahuṣa. He married Śukra’s daughter Devayānī, who was cursed by Kaca that she would marry a Kṣatriya. Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of the king of Asuras was told by her father to be Devayāni’s servant as a sort of recompense for her formerly having slapped and thus insulted Devayānī. Yayāti fell in love with Śarmiṣṭhā and secretly married her. Devayānī came to know about the marriage, and complained to her father of the conduct of Yayāti. Śukra cursed him that he would be prematurely old. Yayāti propitiated him and obtained from him permission to transfer his infirmity to anyone who would accept it. His youngest son Pūru agreed to take it. Yayāti enjoyed youth for a thousand years. With a strenuous effort he renounced his sensual life and restoring youth to Pūru, and appointing him as his successor, he left for a forest to lead a pious and meditating life.

[2]: [2] : Nahuṣa—He was Āyus’ son, Purūravas’ grandson, and Yayāti’s father. He was a very wise and powerful king. For some time, he deputed Indra at latter’s request. He made the Seven Sages to carry him in a palanquin to Indrāṇī’s house, whose love, he thought, he would win. On his way, he insulted the Sages by ordering them to move on ( sarpa , sarpa ). One of the Sages cursed him to be a sarpa (serpent). He fell down on the earth and remained as a serpent, till he was freed by Yudhiṣṭhira from that condition.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 37665, revision 333803 (2022-03-17T01:52:48Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364229.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.