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Chapter 45

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पंचचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः सुकलोवाच- अथ ते लुब्धकाः सर्वे शूकरीं प्रति जग्मिरे । शूराश्च दारुणाः प्राप्ताः पाशहस्ताश्च भीषणाः १। चतुरश्च ततो डिंभान्कृत्वा स्थित्वा च शूकरी । कुटुंबेन समं कांतं हतं दृष्ट्वा महाहवे २। भर्तुर्मे चिंतितं प्राप्तमृषिदेवैश्च पूजितः । गतः स्वर्गं महात्मासौ वीर्येणानेन कर्मणा ३। अनेनापि पथा यास्ये स्वर्गं भर्त्ता स तिष्ठति । तया सुनिश्चितं कृत्वा पुत्रान्प्रतिविचिंतितम् ४। यदा जीवंति मे बालाश्चत्वारो वंशधारकाः । भवत्यस्य सुवीरस्य कोलस्यापि महात्मनः ५। केनोपायेन पुत्रान्वै रक्षायुक्तान्करोम्यहम् । इति चिंतापरा भूत्वा दृष्ट्वा पर्वतसंकटम् ६। तत्र मार्गं सुविस्तीर्णं निष्कासाय प्रयास्यते । तया सुनिश्चितं कृत्वा पुत्रान्प्रति विचिंतितम् ७। तानुवाच महाराज पुत्रान्प्रति सुमोहितान् । यावत्तिष्ठाम्यहं पुत्रास्तावद्गच्छत शीघ्रगाः ८। तेषां मध्ये सुतो ज्येष्ठः कथं यास्यामि मातरम् । संत्यज्य जीवलोभाच्च धिङ्मे मातः सुजीवितम् ९। पितृवैरं करिष्यामि साधयिष्ये रणे रिपून् । गृहीत्वा त्वं कनीयसोभ्रातॄन्स्त्रीन्दुर्गकंदरम् १०। पितरं मातरं त्यक्त्वा यो याति हि स पापधीः । नरकं च प्रयात्येव कृमिकोटिसमाकुलम् ११। तमुवाच सुदुःखार्ता त्वां त्यक्त्वाहं कथं सुत । संयास्यामि महापापा त्रयो गच्छंतु मे सुताः १२। कनीयसस्त्रयस्त्वेव गता गिरिवनांतरम् । तौ जग्मतू रणभुवं तेषामेव सुपश्यताम् १३। तेजसा सुबलेनापि गर्जंतौ च पुनःपुनः । अथ ते लुब्धकाः शूराः संप्राप्ता वातरंहसः १४। पथा तेनापि दुर्गेण त्रयस्ते प्रेषिता नृप । तिष्ठतः स्म पथं रुद्ध्वा द्वावेतौ जननीसुतौ १५। लुब्धकाश्च ततः प्राप्ताः खड्गबाणधनुर्धराः । प्रजघ्नुस्तोमरैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चक्रैश्च मुशलैस्ततः १६। मातरं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तनयो युध्यते स तैः । दंष्ट्रया निहताः केचित्केचित्तुंडेन घातिताः १७। संजघान खुराग्रैश्च शूराश्च पतिता रणे । युयुधे शूकरः संख्ये दृष्टो राज्ञा महात्मना १८। पितुः सकाशाच्छूरोयमिति ज्ञात्वा ससम्मुखः । बाणपाणिर्महातेजा मनुसूनुः प्रतापवान् १९। निशितेनापि बाणेन अर्द्धचंद्रानुकारिणा । राज्ञा हतः पपातोर्व्यां विद्धोरस्को महात्मना २०। ममार सहसा भूमौ पपात स हि शूकरः । पुत्रमोहं परं प्राप्ता तस्योपरि गता स्वयम् २१। तया च निहताः शूरास्तुंडघातैर्महीतले । निपेतुर्लुब्धकाः शूराः कतिनष्टा मृता नृप २२। द्रावयंती महत्सैन्यं दंष्ट्रया सूकरी ततः । यथा कृत्या समुद्भूता महाभयविधायिका २३। तमुवाच ततो राज्ञी देवराजसुतोपमम् । अनया निहतं राजन्महत्सैन्यं तवैव हि २४। कस्मादुपेक्षसे कांत तन्मे त्वं कारणं वद । तामुवाच महाराजो नाहं हन्मि इमां स्त्रियम् २५। महादोषं प्रिये दृष्टं स्त्रीवधे दैवतैः किल । तस्मान्न घातयेन्नारीं प्रेषयेहं न कंचन २६। अस्या वधनिमित्तार्थे पापाद्बिभेमि सुंदरि । एवमुक्त्वा तदा राजा विरराम महीपतिः २७। लुब्धको झार्झरो नाम ददृशे स तु सूकरीम् । कुर्वंतीं कदनं तेषां दुःसहां सुभटैरपि २८। आविव्याध सुवेगेन बाणेन निशितेन हि । संलग्नेन तु बाणेन शोणितेन परिप्लुता २९। शोभमाना त्वरां प्राप्ता वीरश्रिया समाकुला । तुंडेनापि हतः संख्ये झार्झरः स तया पुनः ३०। पतमानेन तेनापि झार्झरेण तदा हता । खड्गेन निशितेनापि पपात विदलीकृता ३१। श्वसमाना रणेनापि मूर्च्छनाभि परिप्लुता । दुःखेन महताविष्टा जीवमाना महीतले ३२। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने सुकलाचरित्रे पंचचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ४५।

paṃcacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ sukalovāca- atha te lubdhakāḥ sarve śūkarīṃ prati jagmire | śūrāśca dāruṇāḥ prāptāḥ pāśahastāśca bhīṣaṇāḥ 1| caturaśca tato ḍiṃbhānkṛtvā sthitvā ca śūkarī | kuṭuṃbena samaṃ kāṃtaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāhave 2| bharturme ciṃtitaṃ prāptamṛṣidevaiśca pūjitaḥ | gataḥ svargaṃ mahātmāsau vīryeṇānena karmaṇā 3| anenāpi pathā yāsye svargaṃ bharttā sa tiṣṭhati | tayā suniścitaṃ kṛtvā putrānprativiciṃtitam 4| yadā jīvaṃti me bālāścatvāro vaṃśadhārakāḥ | bhavatyasya suvīrasya kolasyāpi mahātmanaḥ 5| kenopāyena putrānvai rakṣāyuktānkaromyaham | iti ciṃtāparā bhūtvā dṛṣṭvā parvatasaṃkaṭam 6| tatra mārgaṃ suvistīrṇaṃ niṣkāsāya prayāsyate | tayā suniścitaṃ kṛtvā putrānprati viciṃtitam 7| tānuvāca mahārāja putrānprati sumohitān | yāvattiṣṭhāmyahaṃ putrāstāvadgacchata śīghragāḥ 8| teṣāṃ madhye suto jyeṣṭhaḥ kathaṃ yāsyāmi mātaram | saṃtyajya jīvalobhācca dhiṅme mātaḥ sujīvitam 9| pitṛvairaṃ kariṣyāmi sādhayiṣye raṇe ripūn | gṛhītvā tvaṃ kanīyasobhrātṝnstrīndurgakaṃdaram 10| pitaraṃ mātaraṃ tyaktvā yo yāti hi sa pāpadhīḥ | narakaṃ ca prayātyeva kṛmikoṭisamākulam 11| tamuvāca suduḥkhārtā tvāṃ tyaktvāhaṃ kathaṃ suta | saṃyāsyāmi mahāpāpā trayo gacchaṃtu me sutāḥ 12| kanīyasastrayastveva gatā girivanāṃtaram | tau jagmatū raṇabhuvaṃ teṣāmeva supaśyatām 13| tejasā subalenāpi garjaṃtau ca punaḥpunaḥ | atha te lubdhakāḥ śūrāḥ saṃprāptā vātaraṃhasaḥ 14| pathā tenāpi durgeṇa trayaste preṣitā nṛpa | tiṣṭhataḥ sma pathaṃ ruddhvā dvāvetau jananīsutau 15| lubdhakāśca tataḥ prāptāḥ khaḍgabāṇadhanurdharāḥ | prajaghnustomaraistīkṣṇaiścakraiśca muśalaistataḥ 16| mātaraṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā tanayo yudhyate sa taiḥ | daṃṣṭrayā nihatāḥ kecitkecittuṃḍena ghātitāḥ 17| saṃjaghāna khurāgraiśca śūrāśca patitā raṇe | yuyudhe śūkaraḥ saṃkhye dṛṣṭo rājñā mahātmanā 18| pituḥ sakāśācchūroyamiti jñātvā sasammukhaḥ | bāṇapāṇirmahātejā manusūnuḥ pratāpavān 19| niśitenāpi bāṇena arddhacaṃdrānukāriṇā | rājñā hataḥ papātorvyāṃ viddhorasko mahātmanā 20| mamāra sahasā bhūmau papāta sa hi śūkaraḥ | putramohaṃ paraṃ prāptā tasyopari gatā svayam 21| tayā ca nihatāḥ śūrāstuṃḍaghātairmahītale | nipeturlubdhakāḥ śūrāḥ katinaṣṭā mṛtā nṛpa 22| drāvayaṃtī mahatsainyaṃ daṃṣṭrayā sūkarī tataḥ | yathā kṛtyā samudbhūtā mahābhayavidhāyikā 23| tamuvāca tato rājñī devarājasutopamam | anayā nihataṃ rājanmahatsainyaṃ tavaiva hi 24| kasmādupekṣase kāṃta tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ vada | tāmuvāca mahārājo nāhaṃ hanmi imāṃ striyam 25| mahādoṣaṃ priye dṛṣṭaṃ strīvadhe daivataiḥ kila | tasmānna ghātayennārīṃ preṣayehaṃ na kaṃcana 26| asyā vadhanimittārthe pāpādbibhemi suṃdari | evamuktvā tadā rājā virarāma mahīpatiḥ 27| lubdhako jhārjharo nāma dadṛśe sa tu sūkarīm | kurvaṃtīṃ kadanaṃ teṣāṃ duḥsahāṃ subhaṭairapi 28| āvivyādha suvegena bāṇena niśitena hi | saṃlagnena tu bāṇena śoṇitena pariplutā 29| śobhamānā tvarāṃ prāptā vīraśriyā samākulā | tuṃḍenāpi hataḥ saṃkhye jhārjharaḥ sa tayā punaḥ 30| patamānena tenāpi jhārjhareṇa tadā hatā | khaḍgena niśitenāpi papāta vidalīkṛtā 31| śvasamānā raṇenāpi mūrcchanābhi pariplutā | duḥkhena mahatāviṣṭā jīvamānā mahītale 32| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne sukalācaritre paṃcacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 45|

English translation

Sukalā said :

1. Then all the hunters with nooses in their hands went to the female hog. Also the brave, fearful, terrible (dogs) came (to her).

2-8. Seeing her dear (husband) killed along with the family in the great war, the female hog took her four children (i.e. young ones) and remained (there). (She thought:) ‘My husband got what he had thought (i.e. desired). He is honoured by sages and gods. The noble one has gone to heaven by means of (having performed) this act. I too shall go along the same path to heaven. The lord (i.e. my husband) waits (there for me).’ Having well determined (like this) she thought about her sons: ‘When my four sons, sustaining (i.e. continuing) our race live here, the noble, very brave hog also will have (the best position in heaven). By what means shall I protect my sons?’ Thus being engrossed in thinking, and seeing the narrow passage on the mountain, she tried to find out an extensive (i.e. wide) path to go out. Having made up her mind about her sons, O great king, she said to those sons who were very much confused: “O sons, as long as I am (alive), go (away) quickly.”

9-11. Out of them the eldest son (said): “How shall I with a strong desire to save my life go away abandoning my mother? How pitiable is my mother’s good life? I shall retaliate my father’s enmity. I shall overpower (my) enemies in the battle. He, who takes the three younger brothers to a mountain-cave by abandoning the father and the mother, is of a sinful mind. He goes only to hell crowded with crores of worms.”

12-15. She, very much afflicted, said to him: “O son, how shall I, the great sinner, go by abandoning you (here)? (i.e. I shall be a great sinner if I abandon you here.) Let my three (younger) sons (only) go away (from here).” (Then) the three younger sons only went into the interior of the forest. When they were just witnessing, the two (i.e. the mother and the eldest son) again and again, roaring due to their lustre and great strength, went to the battlefield.

16-18. Then the hunters, having the speed of wind, came (there). O king, the three (younger sons) were sent (by her) along the difficult path; and the two—the mother and the (eldest) son, remained there by blocking the path. Then the hunters, holding swords, arrows and bows came there and struck (them) with javelins, sharp discs and pestles. Keeping his mother at the back, the son fought with them. He struck some with his fang; he hit some with his mouth. He also struck with the tips of his hoofs. The brave ones fell in the battle. The hog fought in the battle. The noble king saw him.

19-23. Knowing that he was brave like his father, the very lustrous, brave son of Manu , with arrows in his hand went in front of him. Struck by the noble ( Ikṣvāku ) king with a sharp crescent-shaped arrow, and with his chest pierced, he fell on the ground (i.e. the hog fell dead on the ground). She became very insensible due to (the death of) her son; she herself went towards him. O king, some brave hunters, hit by her with the strokes of her mouth, fell on the ground, and some fled (away) and some died. Then the female hog causing to flee. (that) great army with her fang, appeared as (if) a female destructive deity, causing great fear, had sprung up.

24-27a. Then the queen said to him who resembled the son of the lord of gods: “O king, she has killed your large army. Tell me the reason why you are ignoring her, O dear one. To her the great king said: “I shall not kill this female (hog). O dear one, the deities have indeed seen a great sin in killing a female. Therefore one should not kill a woman. Nor shall I send anyone (to kill her). O beautiful one, I am afraid of committing a sin by killing her.”

27b-31. Speaking thus, the king, the lord of the earth, ceased (to speak). A hunter by name Jhārjhara saw that female hog, creating a havoc amidst them, and irresistible even to excellent warriors. He pierced her with a very speedy and sharp arrow. She, with the arrow stuck into her (body), and covered with blood, endowed with the majesty of valour and looking charming, was hurrying. She again struck that Jhārjhara even with her mouth. Struck with a sharp sword by that Jhārjhara who was falling, she was rent asunder. Panting (heavily) due to (exertion of) the fight, she fainted, and (though) alive on the ground, she was overpowered with great grief.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 20391, revision 335471 (2022-04-08T23:59:19Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364252.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.