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Chapter 36

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Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 36

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सुनीथोवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया भद्रे एवमेतत्करोम्यहम् । अनया विद्यया विप्रं मोहयिष्यामि नान्यथा १। साहाय्यं देहि मे पुण्यं येन गच्छामि सांप्रतम् । एवमुक्ता तया रंभा तामुवाच मनस्विनीम् २। कीदृग्ददामि साहाय्यं तत्त्वं कथय भामिनि । दूतत्वं गच्छ मे भद्रे एतं प्रति सुसांप्रतम् ३। एवमुक्तं तया तां तु रंभां प्रति सुलोचनाम् । एवमेव प्रतिज्ञातं रंभया देवयोषिता ४। करिष्ये तव साहाय्यमादेशो मम दीयताम् । सद्भावेन विशालाक्षी रूपयौवनशालिनी ५। मायया दिव्यरूपा सा संबभूव वरानना । रूपेणाप्रतिमालोके मोहयंती जगत्त्रयम् ६। मेरोश्चैव महापुण्ये शिखरे चारुकंदरे । नानाधातुसमाकीर्णे नानारत्नोपशोभिते ७। देववृक्षैः समाकीर्णे बहुपुष्पोपशोभिते । देववृंदसमाकीर्णे गंधर्वाप्सरसेविते ८। मनोहरे सुरम्ये च शीतच्छायासमाकुले । चंदनानामशोकानां तरूणां चारुहासिनी ९। दोलायां सा समारूढा सर्वशृङ्गारशोभिता । कौशेयेन सुनीलेन राजमाना वरानना १०। बंधूकपुष्पवर्णेन कंचुकेन द्विजोत्तम । सर्वांगसुंदरी बाला वीणातालकराविला ११। गायमाना वरं गीतं सुस्वरं विश्वमोहनम् । ताभिः परिवृता बाला सखीभिः सुमनोहरा १२। अंगस्तु कंदरे पुण्ये एकांते ध्यानमास्थितः । कामक्रोधविहीनस्तु ध्यायमानो जनार्दनम् १३। स श्रुत्वा सुस्वरं गीतं मधुरं सुमनोहरम् । तालमानक्रियोपेतं सर्वसत्वविकर्षणम् १४। ध्यानाच्चचाल तेजस्वी मायागीतेन मोहितः । समुत्थायासनात्तूर्णं वीक्षमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः १५। जगाम तत्र वेगेन मायाचलितमानसः । दोलासंस्थां विलोक्यैव वीणादंडकराविलाम् १६। हसमानां सुगायंतीं पूर्णचंद्रनिभाननाम् । मोहितस्तेन गीतेन रूपेणापि महायशाः १७। तस्या लावण्यभावेन मन्मथस्य शराहतः । आकुलव्याकुलज्ञान ऋषिपुत्रो द्विजोत्तमः १८। प्रलपत्यतिमोहेन जृंभते च पुनः पुनः । स्वेदः कंपोथ संतापस्तस्याजायत तत्क्षणात् १९। मुह्यन्निव महामोहैर्ग्लानश्चलितमानसः । वेपमानस्ततस्त्वंगो दूयमानः समागतः २०। तामालोक्य विशालाक्षीं मृत्युकन्यां यशस्विनीम् । अथोवाच महात्मा स सुनीथां चारुहासिनीम् २१। का त्वं कस्य वरारोहे सखीभिः परिवारिता । केन कार्येण संप्राप्ता केन त्वं प्रेषिता वनम् २२। तवांगं सुंदरं सर्वमत्र भाति महावने । समाचक्ष्व ममाद्यैव प्रसादसुमुखी भव २३। मायामोहेन संमुग्धस्तस्याः कर्म न विंदति । मार्गणैर्मन्मथस्यापि परिविद्धो महामुनिः २४। एवंविधं महद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य महामतेः । नोवाच किंचित्सा विप्रं समालोक्य सखीमुखम् २५। रंभां च प्रेरयामास सुनीथा संज्ञया सखीम् । समुवाच ततो रंभा सादरं तं द्विजं प्रति २६। इयं कन्या महाभागा मृत्योश्चापि महात्मनः । सुनीथाख्या प्रसिद्धेयं सर्वलक्षणसंपदा २७। पतिमन्विच्छती बाला धर्मवंतं तपोनिधिम् । शांतं दांतं महाप्राज्ञं वेदविद्याविशारदम् २८। एवंविधं महद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य महामुनिः । तामुवाच ततस्त्वंगो रंभामप्सरसां वराम् २९। मया चाराधितो विष्णुः सर्वविश्वमयो हरिः । तेन दत्तो वरो मह्यं पुत्राख्यः सर्वसिद्धिदः ३०। तन्निमित्तमहं भद्रे सुतार्थं नित्यमेव च । कस्यचित्पुण्यवीर्यस्य कन्यामेकां प्रचिंतये ३१। सदैवाहं न पश्यामि सुभार्यां सत्यमीदृशीम् । इयं धर्मस्य वै कन्या धर्माचारा वरानना ३२। मामेवं हि भजत्वेषा यदि कान्तमिहेच्छति । यं यमिच्छेदियं बाला तं ददामि न संशयः ३३। अदेयं देयमित्याह अस्याः संगमकारणात् । एकमेवं त्वया देयं श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तम ३४। रंभोवाच- विप्रेंद्र त्वं शृणुष्वेह प्रतिज्ञां वच्मि सांप्रतम् । एषा नैव त्वया त्याज्या धर्मपत्नी तवैव हि ३५। अस्या दोषो गुणो नैव ग्राह्य एव त्वया कदा । इत्यर्थे प्रत्ययं विप्र प्रत्यक्षं परिदर्शय ३६। स्वहस्तं देहि विप्रेंद्र सत्यप्रत्ययकारकम् । एवमस्तु मया दत्तो ह्यस्या हस्तो न संशयः ३७। सूत उवाच- एवं संबधिकं कृत्वा सत्यप्रत्ययकारकम् । गांधर्वेण विवाहेन सुनीथामुपयेमिवान् ३८। तस्मै दत्वा सुनीथां तां रंभा हृष्टेन चेतसा । सा तां चामंत्रयित्वा वै गता गेहं स्वकं पुनः ३९। प्रहृष्टचेतसः सख्यः स्वस्थानं परिजग्मिरे । गतासु तासु सर्वासु सखीषु द्विजसत्तमः ४०। रेमे त्वंगस्तया सार्धं प्रियया भार्यया सह । तस्यामुत्पाद्य तनयं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् ४१। चकार नाम तस्यैव वेनाख्यं तनयस्य हि । ववृधे स महातेजाः सुनीथातनयस्तदा ४२। वेदशास्त्रमधीत्यैव धनुर्वेदं गुणान्वितम् । सर्वासामपि मेधावी विद्यानां पारमेयिवान् ४३। अंगस्य तनयो वेनः शिष्टाचारेण वर्तते । स वेनो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः क्षत्त्राचारपरोऽभवत् ४४। दिवि चेंद्रो यथा भाति सर्वतेजःसमन्वितः । भात्येवं तु महाप्राज्ञः स्वबलेन पराक्रमैः ४५। चाक्षुषस्यांतरे प्राप्ते वैवस्वतसमागते । प्रजापालं विना लोके प्रजाः सीदंति सर्वदा ४६। ऋषयो धर्मतत्त्वज्ञाः प्रजाहेतोस्तपोधनाः । व्यचिंतयन्महीपालं धर्मज्ञं सत्यपंडितम् ४७। तं वेनमेव ददृशुः संपन्नं लक्षणैर्युतम् । प्राजापत्ये पदे पुण्ये अभ्यषिंचन्द्विजोत्तमाः ४८। अभिषिक्ते महाभागे त्वंगपुत्रे तदा नृपे । ते प्रजापतयः सर्वे जग्मुश्चैव तपोवनम् ४९। गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु वेनो राज्यमकारयत् । सूत उवाच- सा सुनीथा सुतं दृष्ट्वा सर्वराज्यप्रसाधकम् ५०। विशंकते प्रभावेण शापात्तस्य महात्मनः । मम पुत्रो महाभागो धर्मत्राता भविष्यति ५१। इत्येवं चिंतयेन्नित्यं पूर्वपापाद्विशंकिता । धर्मांगानि सुपुण्यानि सुताग्रे परिदर्शयेत् ५२। सत्यभावादि कान्पुण्यान्गुणान्सा वै प्रकाशयेत् । इत्युवाच सुतं सा हि अहं धर्मसुता सुत ५३। पिता ते धर्मतत्त्वज्ञस्तस्माद्धर्मं समाचर । इत्येवं बोधयेन्नित्यं पुत्रं वेनं तदा सती ५४। मातापित्रोस्तयोर्वाक्यं प्रजायुक्तं प्रपालयेत् । एवं वेनः प्रजापालः संजातःक्षितिमंडले ५५। सुखेन जीवते लोकःप्रजाधर्मेणरंजिताः । एवं राज्यप्रभावं तु वेनस्यापि महात्मनः ५६। धर्मभावाः प्रवर्तंते तस्मिञ्छासति पार्थिवे ५७। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने षट्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः ३६

sunīthovāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā bhadre evametatkaromyaham | anayā vidyayā vipraṃ mohayiṣyāmi nānyathā 1| sāhāyyaṃ dehi me puṇyaṃ yena gacchāmi sāṃpratam | evamuktā tayā raṃbhā tāmuvāca manasvinīm 2| kīdṛgdadāmi sāhāyyaṃ tattvaṃ kathaya bhāmini | dūtatvaṃ gaccha me bhadre etaṃ prati susāṃpratam 3| evamuktaṃ tayā tāṃ tu raṃbhāṃ prati sulocanām | evameva pratijñātaṃ raṃbhayā devayoṣitā 4| kariṣye tava sāhāyyamādeśo mama dīyatām | sadbhāvena viśālākṣī rūpayauvanaśālinī 5| māyayā divyarūpā sā saṃbabhūva varānanā | rūpeṇāpratimāloke mohayaṃtī jagattrayam 6| meroścaiva mahāpuṇye śikhare cārukaṃdare | nānādhātusamākīrṇe nānāratnopaśobhite 7| devavṛkṣaiḥ samākīrṇe bahupuṣpopaśobhite | devavṛṃdasamākīrṇe gaṃdharvāpsarasevite 8| manohare suramye ca śītacchāyāsamākule | caṃdanānāmaśokānāṃ tarūṇāṃ cāruhāsinī 9| dolāyāṃ sā samārūḍhā sarvaśṛṅgāraśobhitā | kauśeyena sunīlena rājamānā varānanā 10| baṃdhūkapuṣpavarṇena kaṃcukena dvijottama | sarvāṃgasuṃdarī bālā vīṇātālakarāvilā 11| gāyamānā varaṃ gītaṃ susvaraṃ viśvamohanam | tābhiḥ parivṛtā bālā sakhībhiḥ sumanoharā 12| aṃgastu kaṃdare puṇye ekāṃte dhyānamāsthitaḥ | kāmakrodhavihīnastu dhyāyamāno janārdanam 13| sa śrutvā susvaraṃ gītaṃ madhuraṃ sumanoharam | tālamānakriyopetaṃ sarvasatvavikarṣaṇam 14| dhyānāccacāla tejasvī māyāgītena mohitaḥ | samutthāyāsanāttūrṇaṃ vīkṣamāṇo muhurmuhuḥ 15| jagāma tatra vegena māyācalitamānasaḥ | dolāsaṃsthāṃ vilokyaiva vīṇādaṃḍakarāvilām 16| hasamānāṃ sugāyaṃtīṃ pūrṇacaṃdranibhānanām | mohitastena gītena rūpeṇāpi mahāyaśāḥ 17| tasyā lāvaṇyabhāvena manmathasya śarāhataḥ | ākulavyākulajñāna ṛṣiputro dvijottamaḥ 18| pralapatyatimohena jṛṃbhate ca punaḥ punaḥ | svedaḥ kaṃpotha saṃtāpastasyājāyata tatkṣaṇāt 19| muhyanniva mahāmohairglānaścalitamānasaḥ | vepamānastatastvaṃgo dūyamānaḥ samāgataḥ 20| tāmālokya viśālākṣīṃ mṛtyukanyāṃ yaśasvinīm | athovāca mahātmā sa sunīthāṃ cāruhāsinīm 21| kā tvaṃ kasya varārohe sakhībhiḥ parivāritā | kena kāryeṇa saṃprāptā kena tvaṃ preṣitā vanam 22| tavāṃgaṃ suṃdaraṃ sarvamatra bhāti mahāvane | samācakṣva mamādyaiva prasādasumukhī bhava 23| māyāmohena saṃmugdhastasyāḥ karma na viṃdati | mārgaṇairmanmathasyāpi parividdho mahāmuniḥ 24| evaṃvidhaṃ mahadvākyaṃ samākarṇya mahāmateḥ | novāca kiṃcitsā vipraṃ samālokya sakhīmukham 25| raṃbhāṃ ca prerayāmāsa sunīthā saṃjñayā sakhīm | samuvāca tato raṃbhā sādaraṃ taṃ dvijaṃ prati 26| iyaṃ kanyā mahābhāgā mṛtyoścāpi mahātmanaḥ | sunīthākhyā prasiddheyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpadā 27| patimanvicchatī bālā dharmavaṃtaṃ taponidhim | śāṃtaṃ dāṃtaṃ mahāprājñaṃ vedavidyāviśāradam 28| evaṃvidhaṃ mahadvākyaṃ samākarṇya mahāmuniḥ | tāmuvāca tatastvaṃgo raṃbhāmapsarasāṃ varām 29| mayā cārādhito viṣṇuḥ sarvaviśvamayo hariḥ | tena datto varo mahyaṃ putrākhyaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ 30| tannimittamahaṃ bhadre sutārthaṃ nityameva ca | kasyacitpuṇyavīryasya kanyāmekāṃ praciṃtaye 31| sadaivāhaṃ na paśyāmi subhāryāṃ satyamīdṛśīm | iyaṃ dharmasya vai kanyā dharmācārā varānanā 32| māmevaṃ hi bhajatveṣā yadi kāntamihecchati | yaṃ yamicchediyaṃ bālā taṃ dadāmi na saṃśayaḥ 33| adeyaṃ deyamityāha asyāḥ saṃgamakāraṇāt | ekamevaṃ tvayā deyaṃ śrūyatāṃ dvijasattama 34| raṃbhovāca- vipreṃdra tvaṃ śṛṇuṣveha pratijñāṃ vacmi sāṃpratam | eṣā naiva tvayā tyājyā dharmapatnī tavaiva hi 35| asyā doṣo guṇo naiva grāhya eva tvayā kadā | ityarthe pratyayaṃ vipra pratyakṣaṃ paridarśaya 36| svahastaṃ dehi vipreṃdra satyapratyayakārakam | evamastu mayā datto hyasyā hasto na saṃśayaḥ 37| sūta uvāca- evaṃ saṃbadhikaṃ kṛtvā satyapratyayakārakam | gāṃdharveṇa vivāhena sunīthāmupayemivān 38| tasmai datvā sunīthāṃ tāṃ raṃbhā hṛṣṭena cetasā | sā tāṃ cāmaṃtrayitvā vai gatā gehaṃ svakaṃ punaḥ 39| prahṛṣṭacetasaḥ sakhyaḥ svasthānaṃ parijagmire | gatāsu tāsu sarvāsu sakhīṣu dvijasattamaḥ 40| reme tvaṃgastayā sārdhaṃ priyayā bhāryayā saha | tasyāmutpādya tanayaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam 41| cakāra nāma tasyaiva venākhyaṃ tanayasya hi | vavṛdhe sa mahātejāḥ sunīthātanayastadā 42| vedaśāstramadhītyaiva dhanurvedaṃ guṇānvitam | sarvāsāmapi medhāvī vidyānāṃ pārameyivān 43| aṃgasya tanayo venaḥ śiṣṭācāreṇa vartate | sa veno brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ kṣattrācāraparo'bhavat 44| divi ceṃdro yathā bhāti sarvatejaḥsamanvitaḥ | bhātyevaṃ tu mahāprājñaḥ svabalena parākramaiḥ 45| cākṣuṣasyāṃtare prāpte vaivasvatasamāgate | prajāpālaṃ vinā loke prajāḥ sīdaṃti sarvadā 46| ṛṣayo dharmatattvajñāḥ prajāhetostapodhanāḥ | vyaciṃtayanmahīpālaṃ dharmajñaṃ satyapaṃḍitam 47| taṃ venameva dadṛśuḥ saṃpannaṃ lakṣaṇairyutam | prājāpatye pade puṇye abhyaṣiṃcandvijottamāḥ 48| abhiṣikte mahābhāge tvaṃgaputre tadā nṛpe | te prajāpatayaḥ sarve jagmuścaiva tapovanam 49| gateṣu teṣu sarveṣu veno rājyamakārayat | sūta uvāca- sā sunīthā sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvarājyaprasādhakam 50| viśaṃkate prabhāveṇa śāpāttasya mahātmanaḥ | mama putro mahābhāgo dharmatrātā bhaviṣyati 51| ityevaṃ ciṃtayennityaṃ pūrvapāpādviśaṃkitā | dharmāṃgāni supuṇyāni sutāgre paridarśayet 52| satyabhāvādi kānpuṇyānguṇānsā vai prakāśayet | ityuvāca sutaṃ sā hi ahaṃ dharmasutā suta 53| pitā te dharmatattvajñastasmāddharmaṃ samācara | ityevaṃ bodhayennityaṃ putraṃ venaṃ tadā satī 54| mātāpitrostayorvākyaṃ prajāyuktaṃ prapālayet | evaṃ venaḥ prajāpālaḥ saṃjātaḥkṣitimaṃḍale 55| sukhena jīvate lokaḥprajādharmeṇaraṃjitāḥ | evaṃ rājyaprabhāvaṃ tu venasyāpi mahātmanaḥ 56| dharmabhāvāḥ pravartaṃte tasmiñchāsati pārthive 57| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne ṣaṭtriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 36

English translation

Sunīthā said :

I-2a. O good lady, you have spoken the truth; I shall do like this. I shall allure the brāhmaṇa with this incantation, and not in any other way. Give me help so that I shall go to the meritorious one.

2b. Ramhbā, who was thus addressed by her, said to the high-minded one (i.e. Sunīthā ):

3-5a. “O you beautiful young lady, tell me what kind of help I can give (you).” (Sunīthā said:) “O good lady, now go to him as my messenger.” Thus she spoke to that Rambhā of charming eyes. That celestial nymph Rambhā promised (her) like this only: “I shall help you; give me instructions.”

5b-13. Due to (her) good temperament, the beautiful lady, of large eyes and possessing beauty and youth, became of (i.e. took up) a divine form through a device. She was matchless in beauty in the world, and allured the three worlds. The charmingly smiling Rambhā, lovely in an all-elegant dress, was seated upon a swing on a very auspicious peak of Meru , which had lovely caves, which was covered with many minerals, which was adorned with various gems, which was covered with divine trees, which looked lovely due to abundant flowers, which was covered (i.e. crowded) with hosts of gods, which was resorted to by Gandharvas and celestial nymphs, which was attractive, very charming, and full of the shadows of the sandal and the aśoka trees. The beautiful lady looked lovely with the dark-blue silken garment, and with a bodice, having the colour of a bandhūka -flower, O best brāhmaṇa. The young lady, with all her limbs beautiful, had her hands engaged in (playing upon) the lute, (properly) beating the time, aṇḍ was singing an excellent, very melodious song, alluring the universe. The very beautiful young woman was surrounded by her friends; and Aṅga had resorted to meditation in an auspicious secluded cave. He, free from desire and anger, meditated upon Janārdana .

14-15a. The bright one (i.e. Aṅga), hearing that very melodious, sweet and very charming song, accompanied by beating time and (proper) measure, and attractive to all beings, swerved from his meditation, as he was fascinated by that enchanting song.

15b-17. With his mind swerving due to that fascination, looking repeatedly (at her) quickly got up from his seat, speedily went there; the very glorious one, seeing her seated on a swing, and with her hand full of the neck of the lute, laughing, singing well and with her face resembling the moon, was allured by the song and (her) beauty.

18-19. The best brāhmaṇa, the son of a sage, was struck with Cupid’s arrows (i.e. was overpowered by passion) due to her beauty, and with his mind perturbed and disturbed, talked through infatuation, and recoiled repeatedly. That moment only he perspired, shivered and was distressed.

20. Then Ariga , as it were being allured by great fascination, languid, and with his mind unsteady, trembling and being afflicted, came (there).

21. Seeing that Sunīthā, Mṛtyu ’s daughter, of large eyes, glorious and smiling charmingly, the noble one said to her:

22. “O you beautiful lady, who are you? To whom do you belong? Surrounded by (your) friends, for what mission have you come (here)? Who has sent you to the forest?

23. In (this) large forest, your beautiful body is shining everywhere. Tell me (all about it) today only; be gracious to me.”

24. The great sage, pierced with the arrows of Cupid, and infatuated by her fascinating device, did not grasp her actions.

25. Hearing these great (i.e. significant) words of that very intelligent one, she (just) looked at the face of her friend, and did not say anything to that brāhmaṇa.

26. Sunīthā, with a sign, set on her friend, Rambhā. Then Rambhā respectfully said to the brāhmaṇa:

27. “This noble one is the daughter of the glorious Mṛtyu, known as Sunīthā, and adorned with the wealth of all (good) marks.

28. The young girl is looking for a groom, who is a treasure of penance, who is tranquil and restrained, who is very intelligent and well-versed in Vedic lore.”

29-34. Having heard these very significant words, the great sage said to that Rambhā, the best among the celestial nymphs: “I have propitiated Viṣṇu , Hari , of the form of all gods. He has given me a boon (granting) a son, and giving all prosperity. For that, O good lady, and for having a son, I am everyday thinking of the daughter of someone of an auspicious power. And for ever I am really not finding a good bride. Let this daughter, of Mṛtyu, whose conduct is righteous, and who is beautiful take me (as her groom) here, if she desires a husband. There is no doubt that I shall give whatever this young girl asks for. For having union with her I say that I (shall) give (even) what cannot be given.” (Rambhā said:) “O best brāhmaṇa, listen, what one thing you should just give.”

Rambhā said :

35-37. O best brahmaṇa , listen to the pledge which I (shall) tell now. She is never to be abandoned by you. She is your lawful wife. You have never to assume either a blemish or a merit of her; (and) for this, O best brahmaṇa, show (us) actually (some) convincing proof. O best brahmaṇa, give her your hand giving a convincing proof.

(He said): “Let it be so. I have given my hand to her. There should be no doubt about it.”

38-45. Thus establishing a relation showing a convincing proof, he married Sunīthā by means of the Gāndharva (type of) marriage. Having given that Sunīthā (in marriage) Rambhā, with her mind delighted, took leave of her, and went to her own abode. The friends, with their minds very much delighted, went to their own abodes. When all the friends had (thus) left, Aṅga sported with his dear wife. Having generated on her a son possessing all (auspicious) marks, he named the son ‘ Vena ’. Then that son of Sunīthā (viz. Vena), of a great lustre, grew. The intelligent one, having studied the branches of the Veda , along with archery, mastered all the lores. Vena, the son of Aṅga, abided by good manners. That Vena, the best among the brāhmaṇas , took to the behaviour of kṣatriyas . As Indra , endowed with all lustre, shines in heaven, the very intelligent one shone with his own might and valour.

46-50a. When following the period of Cākṣuṣa [1] Manu that of Vaivasvata arrived, the beings were sinking in the world without a protector of the beings (i.e. without a king). The sages, having penance as their wealth, and knowing the essence of righteousness, thought of a king knowing righteousness and well-versed in truth. They just saw Vena, prosperous and endowed with (auspicious) marks. The best brāhmaṇas consecrated him in the position of the lord of created beings. When that noble king (Vena), the son of Aṅga, was consecrated, all the lords of created beings went to a penance-grove. When they had left, Vena ruled over the kingdom.

Sūta said :

50b-57. That Sunīthā, seeing her son looking well after the entire kingdom, thought: ‘Due to the prowess and the curse of that noble one, my glorious son will be the protector of righteousness.’ Thinking like this, she was everyday afraid of her former sins. She would present (i.e. she presented) before her son the very meritorious essential requisites of Dharma . She would throw (i.e. she threw) light on such virtues as truthfulness etc. She said to her son like this: “O son, I am the daughter of Dharma; (and) your father knows the essence of piety; therefore, practise piety.” Thus that good lady would always advise her son, Vena. He would obey (i.e. obeyed) the words, proper for (i.e. leading to the well-being of) his subjects. Thus on the globe Vena had become a king. The people lived happily. The subjects were pleased. Thus was the greatness of the kingdom of noble Vena. When the king was ruling, the ways of Dharma prevailed.

[1]: [1] : Cākṣuṣa is the sixth Manu and Vaivasvata is the seventh. Manvantara is a period or age of a Manu. This period comprises 4,320,000 human years or /l4th day of Brahmā, the fourteen Manvantaras making up one whole day.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 37678, revision 362547 (2022-12-01T00:00:01Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364243.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.