Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 46
Sourceषट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः सुकलोवाच- श्वसंतीं शूकरीं दृष्ट्वा पतितां पुत्रवत्सलाम् । सुदेवावकृपयाविष्टा गत्वा तां दुःखितां प्रति १। अभिषिच्य मुखं तस्याः शीतलेनोदकेन च । पुनः सर्वांगमेवापि दुःखितां रणशालिनीम् २। पुण्येन शीततोयेन सा उवाचाभिषिंचतीम् । उवाच मानुषीं वाचं सुस्वरं नृपतिप्रियाम् ३। सुखं भवतु ते देवि अभिषिक्ता त्वया यदि । संपर्काद्दर्शनात्तेद्य गतो मे पापसंचयः ४। तदाकर्ण्य महद्वाक्यमद्भुताकारसंयुतम् । चित्रमेतन्मया दृष्टं कृतं तेऽनामयं वचः ५। पशुजातिमतीचेयं सौष्ठवं भाषते स्फुटम् । स्वरव्यंजनसंपन्नं संस्कृतमुत्तमं मम ६। हर्षेण विस्मयेनापि कृत्वा साहसमुत्तमम् । तत्रस्था सा महाभागा तं पतिं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ७। पश्य राजन्नपूर्वेयं संस्कृतं भाषते महत् । पशुयोनिगता चेयं यथा वै मानुषो वदेत् ८। तदाकर्ण्य ततो राजा सर्वज्ञानवतां वरः । अद्भुतमद्भुताकारं यन्न दृष्टं श्रुतं मया ९। तामुवाच ततो राजा सुदेवां सुप्रियां तदा । पृच्छ चैनां शुभां कांते का चेयं तु भविष्यति १०। श्रुत्वा तु नृपतेर्वाक्यं सा पप्रच्छ च सूकरीम् । का भविष्यसि त्वं भद्रे चित्रं ते दृश्यते बहु ११। पशुयोनिगता त्वं वै भाषसे मानुषं वचः । सौष्ठवं ज्ञानसंपन्नं वद मे पूर्वचेष्टितम् १२। भर्तुश्चापि महाराज भटस्यास्य महात्मनः । कोयं धर्मो महावीर्यो गतः स्वर्गं पराक्रमैः १३। आत्मनश्च स्वभर्तुश्च सर्वं पूर्वानुगं वद । एवमुक्त्वा महाभागा विरराम नृपप्रिया १४। शूकर्युवाच- यदि पृच्छसि मां भद्रे ममास्य च महात्मनः । तत्सर्वं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि चरितं पूर्वचेष्टितम् १५। अयमेष महाप्राज्ञो गंधर्वो गीतपंडितः । रंगविद्याधरो नाम सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदः १६। मेरुं गिरिवरश्रेष्ठं चारुकंदरनिर्झरम् । तमाश्रित्य महातेजाः पुलस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः १७। तपश्चचार तेजस्वी निर्व्यलीकेन चेतसा । विद्याधरस्तत्र गतः स्वेच्छया स महाप्रभो १८। तमाश्रित्य गिरिश्रेष्ठं गीतमभ्यसते तदा । स्वरतालसमोपेतं सुस्वरं चारुहासिनि १९। गीतं श्रुत्वा मुनिस्तस्य ध्यानाच्चलितमानसः । गायंतं तमुवाचेदं गीतविद्याधरं प्रति २०। भवद्गीतेन दिव्येन देवा मुह्यंति नान्यथा । सुस्वरेण सुपुण्येन तालमानेन पंडित २१। लययुक्तेन भावेन मूर्च्छना सहितेन च । मे मनश्चलितं ध्यानाद्गीतेनानेन सुव्रत २२। इदं स्थानं परित्यज्य अन्यस्थानं व्रजस्व तत् । गीतविद्याधर उवाच- आत्मज्ञानसमं गीतमन्यस्थानं व्रजामि किम् २३। दुःखं ददे न कस्यापि सुखदो नृषु सर्वदा । गीतेनानेन दिव्येन सर्वास्तुष्यंति देवताः २४। शंभुश्चापि समानीतो गीतध्वनिरतो द्विज । गीतं सर्वरसं प्रोक्तं गीतमानंददायकम् २५। शृंगाराद्यारसाः सर्वे गीतेनापि प्रतिष्ठिताः । शोभामायांति गीतेन वेदाश्चत्वार उत्तमाः २६। गीतेन देवताः सर्वास्तोषमायांति नान्यथा । तदेवं निन्दसे गीतं मामेवं परिचालयेः २७। अन्यायोऽयं महाभाग तवैव इह दृश्यते । पुलस्त्य उवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वयाद्यैव गीतार्थं बहुपुण्यदम् २८। शृणु त्वं मामकं वाक्यं मानं त्यज महामते । नाहं गीतं प्रकुत्सामि गीतं वंदामि नान्यथा २९। विद्याश्चतुर्दशैवैता एकीभावेन भावदाः । प्राणिनां सिद्धिमायांति मनसा निश्चलेन च ३०। तपश्च तद्वन्मंत्राश्च सुसिद्ध्यंत्येकचिंतया । हृषीकाणां महावर्गश्चपलो मम संमतः ३१। विषयेष्वेव सर्वेषु नयत्यात्मानमुच्चकैः । चालयित्वा मनस्तस्माद्ध्यानादेव न संशयः ३२। यत्र शब्दं न रूपं च युवती नैव तिष्ठति । मुनयस्तत्र गच्छंति तपःसिद्ध्यर्थमेव हि ३३। अयं गीतः पवित्रस्ते बहुसौख्यप्रदायकः । न पश्येम वयं वीर तिष्ठामो वनसंस्थिताः ३४। अन्यत्स्थानं प्रयाहि त्वं नोवा वयं व्रजामहे । गीतविधाधर उवाच- इंद्रियाणां बलं वर्गं जितं येन महात्मना ३५। स जयी कथ्यते योगी स च वीरः ससाधकः । शब्दं श्रुत्वाथ वा दृष्ट्वा रूपमेवं महामते ३६। चलते नैव यो ध्यानात्स धीरस्तपसाधकः । भवांस्तु तेजसा हीन इंद्रियैर्विजितो यतः ३७। स्वर्गेपि नास्ति सामर्थ्यं मम गीतस्य धर्षणे । वर्जयंति वनं सर्वे हीनवीर्या न संशयः ३८। अयं साधारणो विप्र वनदेशो न संशयः । देवानां सर्वजीवानां यथा मम तथा तव ३९। कथं गच्छाम्यहं त्यक्त्वा वनमेवमनुत्तमम् । यूयं गच्छंतु तिष्ठंतु यद्भव्यं तत्तु नान्यथा ४०। एवमाभाष्य तं विप्रं गीतविद्याधरस्तदा । समाकर्ण्य ततस्तेन मुनिना तस्य उत्तरम् ४१। चिंतयामास मेधावी किं कृत्वा सुकृतं भवेत् । क्षमां कृत्वा जगामाथ अन्यत्स्थानं द्विजोत्तमः ४२। तपश्चचार धर्मात्मा योगासनगतः सदा । कामं क्रोधं परित्यज्य मोहं लोभं तथैव च ४३। सर्वेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य मनसा सममेव च । एवं स्थितस्तदा योगी पुलस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः ४४। सुकलोवाच- गते तस्मिन्महाभागे पुलस्त्ये मुनिपुंगवे । कालादिष्टेन तेनापि गीतविद्याधरेण च ४५। चिंतितं सुचिरं कालं न दृष्टोयं भयान्मम । क्व गतस्तिष्ठते वापि कुरुते किं कथं च सः ४६। ज्ञात्वा पद्मात्मजसुतमेकांतवनशालिनम् । गतो वराहरूपेण तस्याश्रममनुत्तमम् ४७। आसनस्थं महात्मानं तेजोज्वालासमाविलम् । दृष्ट्वा चकार वै क्षोभं तस्य विप्रस्य भामिनि ४८। धर्षयेन्नियतं विप्रं तुंडाग्रेण कुचेष्टया । पशुं ज्ञात्वा महाराज क्षमते तस्य दुष्कृतम् ४९। मूत्रयेत्पुरतः कृत्वा विष्ठां च कुरुते ततः । नृत्यते क्रीडते तत्र पतति प्रोच्चलेत्पुनः ५०। पशुं ज्ञात्वा परित्यक्तो मुनिना तेन भूपते । एकदा तु तथायाते तेन रूपेण वै पुनः ५१। अट्टाट्टहासेन पुनर्हास्यमेवं कृतं तदा । रोदनं च कृतं तत्र गीतं गायति सुस्वरम् ५२। तथा तमागतं विप्रो गीतविद्याधरं नृप । चेष्टितं तस्य वै दृष्ट्वा घोणिरेष भवेन्नहि ५३। ज्ञात्वा तस्य तु वृत्तांतं मामेवं परिचालयेत् । पशुं ज्ञात्वा मया त्यक्तो दुष्ट एष सुनिर्घृणः ५४। एवं ज्ञात्वा महात्मानं गंधर्वाधममेव हि । चुकोप मुनिशार्दूलस्तं शशाप महामतिः ५५। यस्माच्छूकररूपेण मामेवं परिचालयेः । तस्माद्व्रज महापाप पापयोनिं तु शौकरीम् ५६। शप्तस्तेनापि विप्रेण गतो देवं पुरंदरम् । तमुवाच महात्मानं कंपमानो वरानने ५७। शृणु वाक्यं सहस्राक्ष तव कार्यं कृतं मया । तप एव हि कुर्वन्सन्दारुणं मुनिपुंगवः ५८। तस्मात्तपःप्रभावात्तु चालितः क्षोभितो मया । शप्तस्तेनास्मि विप्रेण देवरूपं प्रणाशितम् ५९। पशुयोनिं गतं शक्र मामेवं परिरक्षय । ज्ञात्वा तस्य स वृत्तांतं गीतविद्याधरस्य च ६०। तेन सार्धंगतश्चेंद्रस्तं मुनिं पर्यभाषत । दीयतामनुग्रहो नाथ सिद्धिज्ञोसि द्विजोत्तम ६१। क्षम्यतां मुनिवर्यास्मिन्क्रियतां शापमोक्षणम् । इति संप्रार्थितो विप्रो महेंद्रेणाह हृष्टधीः ६२। पुलस्त्य उवाच- वचनात्तव देवेश क्षंतव्यं च मयापि हि । भविष्यति महाराज मनुपुत्रो महाबलः ६३। इक्ष्वाकुर्नाम धर्मात्मा सर्वधर्मानुपालकः । तस्य हस्ताद्यदा मृत्युरस्यैव च भविष्यति ६४। तदैष वै स्वकं देहं प्राप्स्यते नात्र संशयः । एतत्ते सर्ववृत्तांतं शूकरस्य निवेदितम् ६५। आत्मनश्च प्रवक्ष्यामि पत्या सार्धं शृणुष्व हि । मया च पातकं घोरं कृतं यत्पापया पुरा ६६। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने सुकलाचरित्रे। षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ४६।
ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ sukalovāca- śvasaṃtīṃ śūkarīṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ putravatsalām | sudevāvakṛpayāviṣṭā gatvā tāṃ duḥkhitāṃ prati 1| abhiṣicya mukhaṃ tasyāḥ śītalenodakena ca | punaḥ sarvāṃgamevāpi duḥkhitāṃ raṇaśālinīm 2| puṇyena śītatoyena sā uvācābhiṣiṃcatīm | uvāca mānuṣīṃ vācaṃ susvaraṃ nṛpatipriyām 3| sukhaṃ bhavatu te devi abhiṣiktā tvayā yadi | saṃparkāddarśanāttedya gato me pāpasaṃcayaḥ 4| tadākarṇya mahadvākyamadbhutākārasaṃyutam | citrametanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ te'nāmayaṃ vacaḥ 5| paśujātimatīceyaṃ sauṣṭhavaṃ bhāṣate sphuṭam | svaravyaṃjanasaṃpannaṃ saṃskṛtamuttamaṃ mama 6| harṣeṇa vismayenāpi kṛtvā sāhasamuttamam | tatrasthā sā mahābhāgā taṃ patiṃ vākyamabravīt 7| paśya rājannapūrveyaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ bhāṣate mahat | paśuyonigatā ceyaṃ yathā vai mānuṣo vadet 8| tadākarṇya tato rājā sarvajñānavatāṃ varaḥ | adbhutamadbhutākāraṃ yanna dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ mayā 9| tāmuvāca tato rājā sudevāṃ supriyāṃ tadā | pṛccha caināṃ śubhāṃ kāṃte kā ceyaṃ tu bhaviṣyati 10| śrutvā tu nṛpatervākyaṃ sā papraccha ca sūkarīm | kā bhaviṣyasi tvaṃ bhadre citraṃ te dṛśyate bahu 11| paśuyonigatā tvaṃ vai bhāṣase mānuṣaṃ vacaḥ | sauṣṭhavaṃ jñānasaṃpannaṃ vada me pūrvaceṣṭitam 12| bhartuścāpi mahārāja bhaṭasyāsya mahātmanaḥ | koyaṃ dharmo mahāvīryo gataḥ svargaṃ parākramaiḥ 13| ātmanaśca svabhartuśca sarvaṃ pūrvānugaṃ vada | evamuktvā mahābhāgā virarāma nṛpapriyā 14| śūkaryuvāca- yadi pṛcchasi māṃ bhadre mamāsya ca mahātmanaḥ | tatsarvaṃ te pravakṣyāmi caritaṃ pūrvaceṣṭitam 15| ayameṣa mahāprājño gaṃdharvo gītapaṃḍitaḥ | raṃgavidyādharo nāma sarvaśāstrārthakovidaḥ 16| meruṃ girivaraśreṣṭhaṃ cārukaṃdaranirjharam | tamāśritya mahātejāḥ pulastyo munisattamaḥ 17| tapaścacāra tejasvī nirvyalīkena cetasā | vidyādharastatra gataḥ svecchayā sa mahāprabho 18| tamāśritya giriśreṣṭhaṃ gītamabhyasate tadā | svaratālasamopetaṃ susvaraṃ cāruhāsini 19| gītaṃ śrutvā munistasya dhyānāccalitamānasaḥ | gāyaṃtaṃ tamuvācedaṃ gītavidyādharaṃ prati 20| bhavadgītena divyena devā muhyaṃti nānyathā | susvareṇa supuṇyena tālamānena paṃḍita 21| layayuktena bhāvena mūrcchanā sahitena ca | me manaścalitaṃ dhyānādgītenānena suvrata 22| idaṃ sthānaṃ parityajya anyasthānaṃ vrajasva tat | gītavidyādhara uvāca- ātmajñānasamaṃ gītamanyasthānaṃ vrajāmi kim 23| duḥkhaṃ dade na kasyāpi sukhado nṛṣu sarvadā | gītenānena divyena sarvāstuṣyaṃti devatāḥ 24| śaṃbhuścāpi samānīto gītadhvanirato dvija | gītaṃ sarvarasaṃ proktaṃ gītamānaṃdadāyakam 25| śṛṃgārādyārasāḥ sarve gītenāpi pratiṣṭhitāḥ | śobhāmāyāṃti gītena vedāścatvāra uttamāḥ 26| gītena devatāḥ sarvāstoṣamāyāṃti nānyathā | tadevaṃ nindase gītaṃ māmevaṃ paricālayeḥ 27| anyāyo'yaṃ mahābhāga tavaiva iha dṛśyate | pulastya uvāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayādyaiva gītārthaṃ bahupuṇyadam 28| śṛṇu tvaṃ māmakaṃ vākyaṃ mānaṃ tyaja mahāmate | nāhaṃ gītaṃ prakutsāmi gītaṃ vaṃdāmi nānyathā 29| vidyāścaturdaśaivaitā ekībhāvena bhāvadāḥ | prāṇināṃ siddhimāyāṃti manasā niścalena ca 30| tapaśca tadvanmaṃtrāśca susiddhyaṃtyekaciṃtayā | hṛṣīkāṇāṃ mahāvargaścapalo mama saṃmataḥ 31| viṣayeṣveva sarveṣu nayatyātmānamuccakaiḥ | cālayitvā manastasmāddhyānādeva na saṃśayaḥ 32| yatra śabdaṃ na rūpaṃ ca yuvatī naiva tiṣṭhati | munayastatra gacchaṃti tapaḥsiddhyarthameva hi 33| ayaṃ gītaḥ pavitraste bahusaukhyapradāyakaḥ | na paśyema vayaṃ vīra tiṣṭhāmo vanasaṃsthitāḥ 34| anyatsthānaṃ prayāhi tvaṃ novā vayaṃ vrajāmahe | gītavidhādhara uvāca- iṃdriyāṇāṃ balaṃ vargaṃ jitaṃ yena mahātmanā 35| sa jayī kathyate yogī sa ca vīraḥ sasādhakaḥ | śabdaṃ śrutvātha vā dṛṣṭvā rūpamevaṃ mahāmate 36| calate naiva yo dhyānātsa dhīrastapasādhakaḥ | bhavāṃstu tejasā hīna iṃdriyairvijito yataḥ 37| svargepi nāsti sāmarthyaṃ mama gītasya dharṣaṇe | varjayaṃti vanaṃ sarve hīnavīryā na saṃśayaḥ 38| ayaṃ sādhāraṇo vipra vanadeśo na saṃśayaḥ | devānāṃ sarvajīvānāṃ yathā mama tathā tava 39| kathaṃ gacchāmyahaṃ tyaktvā vanamevamanuttamam | yūyaṃ gacchaṃtu tiṣṭhaṃtu yadbhavyaṃ tattu nānyathā 40| evamābhāṣya taṃ vipraṃ gītavidyādharastadā | samākarṇya tatastena muninā tasya uttaram 41| ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī kiṃ kṛtvā sukṛtaṃ bhavet | kṣamāṃ kṛtvā jagāmātha anyatsthānaṃ dvijottamaḥ 42| tapaścacāra dharmātmā yogāsanagataḥ sadā | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parityajya mohaṃ lobhaṃ tathaiva ca 43| sarvendriyāṇi saṃyamya manasā samameva ca | evaṃ sthitastadā yogī pulastyo munisattamaḥ 44| sukalovāca- gate tasminmahābhāge pulastye munipuṃgave | kālādiṣṭena tenāpi gītavidyādhareṇa ca 45| ciṃtitaṃ suciraṃ kālaṃ na dṛṣṭoyaṃ bhayānmama | kva gatastiṣṭhate vāpi kurute kiṃ kathaṃ ca saḥ 46| jñātvā padmātmajasutamekāṃtavanaśālinam | gato varāharūpeṇa tasyāśramamanuttamam 47| āsanasthaṃ mahātmānaṃ tejojvālāsamāvilam | dṛṣṭvā cakāra vai kṣobhaṃ tasya viprasya bhāmini 48| dharṣayenniyataṃ vipraṃ tuṃḍāgreṇa kuceṣṭayā | paśuṃ jñātvā mahārāja kṣamate tasya duṣkṛtam 49| mūtrayetpurataḥ kṛtvā viṣṭhāṃ ca kurute tataḥ | nṛtyate krīḍate tatra patati proccaletpunaḥ 50| paśuṃ jñātvā parityakto muninā tena bhūpate | ekadā tu tathāyāte tena rūpeṇa vai punaḥ 51| aṭṭāṭṭahāsena punarhāsyamevaṃ kṛtaṃ tadā | rodanaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tatra gītaṃ gāyati susvaram 52| tathā tamāgataṃ vipro gītavidyādharaṃ nṛpa | ceṣṭitaṃ tasya vai dṛṣṭvā ghoṇireṣa bhavennahi 53| jñātvā tasya tu vṛttāṃtaṃ māmevaṃ paricālayet | paśuṃ jñātvā mayā tyakto duṣṭa eṣa sunirghṛṇaḥ 54| evaṃ jñātvā mahātmānaṃ gaṃdharvādhamameva hi | cukopa muniśārdūlastaṃ śaśāpa mahāmatiḥ 55| yasmācchūkararūpeṇa māmevaṃ paricālayeḥ | tasmādvraja mahāpāpa pāpayoniṃ tu śaukarīm 56| śaptastenāpi vipreṇa gato devaṃ puraṃdaram | tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ kaṃpamāno varānane 57| śṛṇu vākyaṃ sahasrākṣa tava kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā | tapa eva hi kurvansandāruṇaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ 58| tasmāttapaḥprabhāvāttu cālitaḥ kṣobhito mayā | śaptastenāsmi vipreṇa devarūpaṃ praṇāśitam 59| paśuyoniṃ gataṃ śakra māmevaṃ parirakṣaya | jñātvā tasya sa vṛttāṃtaṃ gītavidyādharasya ca 60| tena sārdhaṃgataśceṃdrastaṃ muniṃ paryabhāṣata | dīyatāmanugraho nātha siddhijñosi dvijottama 61| kṣamyatāṃ munivaryāsminkriyatāṃ śāpamokṣaṇam | iti saṃprārthito vipro maheṃdreṇāha hṛṣṭadhīḥ 62| pulastya uvāca- vacanāttava deveśa kṣaṃtavyaṃ ca mayāpi hi | bhaviṣyati mahārāja manuputro mahābalaḥ 63| ikṣvākurnāma dharmātmā sarvadharmānupālakaḥ | tasya hastādyadā mṛtyurasyaiva ca bhaviṣyati 64| tadaiṣa vai svakaṃ dehaṃ prāpsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | etatte sarvavṛttāṃtaṃ śūkarasya niveditam 65| ātmanaśca pravakṣyāmi patyā sārdhaṃ śṛṇuṣva hi | mayā ca pātakaṃ ghoraṃ kṛtaṃ yatpāpayā purā 66| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne sukalācaritre| ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 46|
English translation
Sukalā said :
1-3a. Seeing the female hog, who loved her sons, panting and fallen (on the ground), Sudevā , who was full of pity, went to her, who was afflicted, and having (first) sprinkled cold water over her face, she then sprinkled holy water over the entire body (who was) afflicted and resplendent with fighting. She (i.e. the female hog) spoke to her who was sprinkling.
3b-4. She spoke to the beloved (wife) of the king in a melodious human voice: “O respectable lady, may you be happy. When you sprinkled (holy water) over me, the heap of my sins left (me) by your contact and by my seeing you.”
5-7. Hearing these great (i.e. significant) words (uttered) with a wonderful expression on her face (the queen said:) “I see a wonder, that you uttered words (like a human being). This one is born in the species of an animal, and clearly and elegantly speaks excellent Sanskrit with vowels and consonants (distinctly spoken) to me. She has done an excellent bold act with joy and (causing) amazement.” Then the magnanimous (queen) who was there, said (these) words to her husband:
8. “O king, see, this extraordinary one who, though belonging to a species of beasts, speaks great (i.e. excellent) Sanskrit, as a human being would speak.”
9. Hearing that, the king, best of all the learned ones (said): “This (her speech) is wonderful and the expression on her face is (also) wonderful, which I have neither seen nor heard before.”
1 0. Then the king spoke to that Sudevā, who was very dear to him: “O dear one, ask the auspicious one as to who she might be.”
11-14. Hearing (these) words of the king, she (i.e. the queen) asked the female hog: “O good one, who are you? It is a great wonder that though born in a species of beasts you speak human language which is elegant and full of knowledge. Tell me your former acts. (Tell me) also about the noble warrior, your husband. What is the very valorous act that he did, due to which he has gone to heaven? Tell us all about you and your husband’s former life.” Saying so, the magnanimous beloved (wife) of the king ceased speaking.
The female hog said :
15-23a. O good lady, if you are asking about the life and former deeds of me and this noble one, I shall tell all that to you. This highly intelligent one is a Gandharva , skilled in singing. His name is Raṅgavidyādhara , and he is well-versed in all branches of knowledge. Pulastya , the very lustrous best sage, possessing brilliance, having resorted to the best mountain Meru having beautiful caves and streams, practised penance with a truthful mind. The Vidyādhara went there by his own will, O great lord. Resorting to that great mountain, he practised singing, which was accompanied by tunes and beating time, O you of a charming smile. Hearing his song, the mind of the sage was distracted from meditation. He said to that Gītavidyādhaa (or Raṅgavidyādhara), who was singing (there): “O learned one, by your very sweet, divine, holy song sung to beating time and measure, even gods are allured. This is not otherwise (i.e. it is quite true). O you of a good vow, due to your song, having (observed) the time in music, a sentiment and modulation, my mind has gone away (from) meditation. Therefore, leaving this place, (please) go to another spot.”
Gītavidyādhara said :
23b-28a. Music is like spiritual knowledge; (then) why should I go to another place? I have never caused any unhappiness to anyone. I have always given happiness to people. All deities are pleased by means of this singing. O brāhmaṇa , even Śiva , delighted with the sound of a song, is brought (over here). Singing is said to be full of all emotions. Singing gives joy. All sentiments like that of love set up by singing, appear charming. The four excellent Vedas are elegant because of singing. All the deities are delighted because of singing, and not by anything else. You are censuring just that singing only, and are sending me away like this. O noble one, in this (in doing so) your injustice (i.e. injustice done by you) is noticed.
Pulastya said :
28b-35a. Today you have spoken the truth only. The meaning of a song gives much religious merit. O you very intelligent one, listen to my words; give up your pride. I am not condemning singing. I am honouring singing. It is not otherwise (i.e. I am not condemning it). The lores are fourteen [1] ; together they bring about feelings. They bring success to beings through steady mind (i.e. if their minds are steady). By thinking about one (object only) penance and sacred hymns are highly successful. The great group of the organs of sense is, in my opinion, fickle. There is no doubt that leading the mind away from meditation, (i.e. even after the mind is taken away from meditation), it (again) very much takes the self to objects of sense. For this reason only, sages go to that place for the accomplishment of penance where there is no sound, no (beautiful) form or no young woman. This your singing is holy and gives great pleasure. We (i.e. I) would not look helplessly on it (since we are unable to prevent it), so, O hero, we (i.e. I) cannot remain in (this) forest. You (please) go to another place, or we (i.e. I)shall go.
Gītavidyādhara said :
35b-40. The noble one by whom is conquered the powerful group of the organs of sense is called a victor, a yogī , a brave one, a sādhaka (one engaged in penance, spiritual practice). O you very intelligent one, he, who is not distracted from his meditation on hearing a sound or seeing a form, is a courageous (person) who accomplishes penance. Since you are void of lustre and conquered (i.e. overpowered) by organs of sense, you will not have the power to affront my singing even in heaven. All void of valour leave the forest. There is no doubt about it. O brāhmaṇa, this region of the forest is common to gods and all beings, it is as much mine as it is yours. There is no doubt about it. How (should) I go abandoning this excellent forest? You may go (or) you may stay. Whatever is to happen will not be otherwise.
41-44. After having heard these words of Gītavidyādhara , the intelligent sage thought: ‘Doing what would merit accrue (to me).’ Having forgiven him, the best brāhmaṇa went to another place. Always taking a posture suited to profound and abstract meditation, the righteous-minded (sage) practised penance, after giving up desire and anger, and also infatuation and greed. Thus Pulastya, the best meditating sage then remained like this, controlling all organs of sense along with his mind.
Sukalā said :
45-52. When that noble, best sage Pulastya left, that Gītavidyādhara also, ordained by destiny, thought: ‘Due to my fear (i.e. fear caused by me) he is not to be seen for a long time. Where has he gone? Where does he live? What does he do and how does he do (it)?’ Knowing that that son of Brahmā (i.e. Pulastya) was adorning (i.e. living in) a secluded (spot) in the forest, he (i.e. Gītavidyādhara), in the form of a hog, went to his excellent hermitage. O beautiful lady, having seen the eminent brāhmaṇa seated upon a seat, and obscured by lustrous flames, he disturbed him. With a wicked act he would certainly attack (i.e. he attacked) the brāhmaṇa with the tip of his mouth. O great king, he (i.e. Pulastya) knowing him to be a beast, pardoned him for his wicked act. He urinated before him, dropped his excrement before him, danced and sported before him, fell and again rose in front of him. O king, knowing him to be a beast, the sage let him go. When, once, he, again went (there) in the same form, he laughed a loud laughter. He also wept there and sang melodiously.
53-54. O king, having (once) seen Gītavidyādhara like that, and having seen his acts, the meditating saint (thought) : ‘This might not be a hog.’ He knew (i.e. recalled) his account: ‘(He) had disturbed me, but I had let him go taking him to be a beast. He is wicked and very cruel.’
55. The highly intelligent, best sage, realising that glorious one to be the meanest Gandharva, got angry and cursed him:
56. “Since, in the form of a hog you are disturbing me like this, therefore, O you great sinner, go to (i.e. be born in) the sinful species of a hog.”
57-62. (Thus) cursed by that brāhmaṇa he went to god Indra ; and O you beautiful lady, he, trembling, said to the glorious (god): “O thousand-eyed one, listen to my words. I have carried out your mission. That best sage, who was practising a severe penance, has been disturbed and agitated by me (rendering non-efficacious his penance). I have been cursed by that brāhmaṇa. My divine form is destroyed. O Śakra , protect me who am thus reduced to the existence of a beast.” Knowing the account of that Gītavidyādhara, Indra went with him and said to the sage: “O you the best one of those born of a divine power, you who know divine faculties, grant favour, O lord. O best sage, pardon this (hog) and free him from your curse.” Thus requested by Indra, the brāhmaṇa, with his mind pleased said:
Pulastya said :
63-65a. O lord of gods, on your word I should pardon (him). O great king, a very powerful son of Manu will be (born). (His name will be) Ikṣvāku ; he will be righteous-minded, and a protector of all religions. When this (hog) will meet his death at his (i.e. Ikṣvāku’s) hands, he will get (back) his own body. There is no doubt about this.
The female hog said :
65b. I have told you all this account of the hog. Now I shall also tell my (own account). With your husband, listen to it. (I shall) also (tell you about) the terrible sin I had committed formerly (i.e. in my former existence).
[1]: [1] : Vidyāḥ caturdaśa—The fourteen lores are: Four Vedas, six Aṅgas, Dharma, Mīmāṃsā, Tarka or Nyāya and the Purāṇas.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 20392, revision 335472 (2022-04-09T00:00:59Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364253.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.