Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 51
Sourceब्राह्मण्युवाच- गते तस्मिन्दुराचारे गोभिले पापचेतसि । पद्मावती रुरोदाथ दुःखेन महतान्विता १। तस्यास्तु रुदितं श्रुत्वा सख्यः सर्वा द्विजोत्तम । पप्रच्छुस्तां राजकन्यां ताः सर्वाश्च वराननाः २। कस्माद्रोदिषि भद्रं ते कथयस्व हि चेष्टितम् । क्व गतोऽसौ महाराजो माथुराधिपतिस्तव ३। येन त्वं हि समाहूता प्रियेत्युक्त्वा वदस्व नः । ता उवाच सुदुःखेन रोदमाना पुनः पुनः ४। तया आवेदितं सर्वं यज्जातं दोषसंभवम् । ताभिर्नीता पितुर्गेहं वेपमाना सुदुःखिता ५। मातुः समक्षं तस्यास्तु आचचक्षुस्तदा स्त्रियः । समाकर्ण्य ततो देवी गता सा भर्तृमंदिरम् ६। भर्तारं श्रावयामास सुतावृत्तांतमेव हि । समाकर्ण्य ततो राजा महादुःखी अजायत ७। यानाच्छादनकं दत्वा परिवारसमन्विताम् । मथुरां प्रेषयामास गता सा प्रियमंदिरम् ८। सुतादोषं समाच्छाद्य पितामाता द्विजोत्तम । उग्रसेनस्तु धर्मात्मा पद्मावतीं समागताम् ९। स दृष्ट्वा मुमुदे चाशु उवाचेदं वचः पुनः । त्वया विना न शक्तोस्मि जीवितुं हि वरानने १०। बहुप्रभासि मे प्रीता गुणशीलैस्तु सर्वदा । भक्त्या सत्येन ते कांते पतिदैवत्यकैर्गुणैः ११। समाभाष्य प्रियां भार्यां पद्मावतीं नरेश्वरः । तया सार्धं स वै रेमे उग्रसेनो नृपोत्तमः १२। ववृधे दारुणो गर्भः सर्वलोकभयप्रदः । पद्मावती विजानाति तस्य गर्भस्य कारणम् १३। स्वोदरे वर्द्धमानस्य चिंतयंती दिवानिशम् । अनेन किमु जातेन लोकनाशकरेण वै १४। अनेनापि न मे कार्यं दुष्टपुत्रेण सांप्रतम् । औषधीं पृच्छते सा तु गर्भपातस्य सर्वतः १५। नारी महौषधीं सा हि विंदंती च दिने दिने । गर्भस्य पातनायैव उपाया बहुशः कृताः १६। ववृधे दारुणो गर्भः सर्वलोकभयंकरः । तामुवाच ततो गर्भः पद्मावतीं च मातरम् १७। कस्मात्त्वं व्यथसे मातरौषधीभिर्दिनेदिने । पुण्येन वर्द्धते चायुः पापेनाल्पं तु जीवितम् १८। आत्मकर्मविपाकेन जीवंति च म्रियंति च । आमगर्भाः प्रयांत्यन्ये अपक्वास्तु महीतले १९। जातमात्रा म्रियंतेऽन्ये कति ते यौवनान्विताः । बाला वृद्धाश्च तरुणा आयुषोवशतां गताः २०। सर्वे कर्मविपाकेन जीवंति च म्रियंति च । ओषध्यो मंत्रदेवाश्च निमित्ताः स्युर्न संशयः २१। मामेव हि न जानासि भवती यादृशो ह्यहम् । दृष्टः श्रुतस्त्वया पूर्वं कालनेमिर्महाबलः २२। दानवानां महावीर्यस्त्रैलोक्यस्य भयप्रदः । देवासुरे महायुद्धे हतोहं विष्णुना पुरा २३। साधयितुं च तद्वैरमागतोऽस्मि तवोदरम् । साहसं च श्रमं मातर्मा कुरुष्व दिन दिने २४। एवमुक्त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ मातरं विरराम सः । मातोद्यमं परित्यज्य महादुःखादभूत्तदा २५। दशाब्दाश्च गता यावत्तावद्वृद्धिमवाप्तवान् । पश्चाज्जज्ञे महातेजाः कंसोभूत्स महाबलः २६। येन संत्रासिता लोकास्त्रैलोक्यस्य निवासिनः । यो हतो वासुदेवेन गतो मोक्षं न संशयः २७। एवं श्रुतं मया कांत भविष्यं तु भविष्यति । पुराणेष्वेव सर्वेषु निश्चितं कथितं तव २८। पितृगेहेस्थिता कन्या नाशमेवं प्रयाति सा । गृहावासाय मे कांत कन्या मोहं न कारयेत् २९। इमां दुष्टां महापापां परित्यज्य स्थिरो भव । प्राप्तव्यं तु महापापं दुःखं दारुणमेव च ३०। लोके श्रेयःकरं कांत तद्भुंक्ष्व त्वं मया सह । शूकर्युवाच- एतद्वाक्यं सुमंत्रं तु श्रुत्वा स हि द्विजोत्तमः ३१। त्यागे मतिं चकारासौ समाहूता ह्यहं तदा । सकलं वस्त्रशृंगारं मम दत्तं शुभे शृणु ३२। तवैव दुर्नयैर्विप्रः शिवशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । गतो वै मतिमान्दुष्टे कुलदुष्टप्रचारिणि ३३। यत्र ते तिष्ठते भर्ता तत्र गच्छ न संशयः । तव यद्रोचते स्थानं यथादिष्टं तथा कुरु ३४। एवमुक्त्वा महाभागे पितृमातृकुटुंबकैः । परित्यक्ता गता शीघ्रं निर्लज्जाहं वरानने ३५। न लभाम्यहमेवापि वासस्थानं सुखं शुभे । भर्त्सयंति च मां लोकाः पुंश्चलीयं समागता ३६। अटमाना गता देशात्कुलमानेन वर्जिता । देशे गुर्जरके पुण्ये सौराष्ट्रे शिवमंदिरे ३७। वनस्थलेति विख्यातं नगरं वृद्धिसंकुलम् । अतीव पीडिता देवि क्षुधयाहं तदा शृणु ३८। कर्परं हि करे गृह्य भिक्षार्थमुपचक्रमे । गृहिणां द्वारदेशेषु प्रविशामि सुदुःखिता ३९। मम रूपं विपश्यंति लोकाः कुत्संति भामिनि । न ददंते च मे भिक्षां पापा चेयं समागता ४०। एवं दुःखसमाहारा दारिद्र्यपरिपीडिता । अटंत्या च मया दृष्टं गृहमेकमनुत्तमम् ४१। तुंगप्राकारसंवेष्टं वेदशालासमन्वितम् । वेदध्वनिसमाकीर्णं बहुविप्रसमाकुलम् ४२। धनधान्यसमाकीर्णं दासीदासैरलंकृतम् । प्रविवेश गृहं रम्यं लक्ष्मीमुदितमेव तत् ४३। तद्गृहं सर्वतोभद्रं तस्यैव शिवशर्मणः । भिक्षां देहीत्युवाचाथ सुदेवा दुःखपीडिता ४४। शिवशर्माथ शुश्राव भिक्षाशब्दं द्विजोत्तमः । मंगलां नाम वै भार्यां लक्ष्मीरूपां वराननाम् ४५। तां हसन्प्राह धर्मात्मा शिवशर्मा महामतिः । इयं हि दुर्बला प्राप्ता भिक्षार्थं द्वारमागता ४६। समाहूय प्रिये चैनां देहि त्वं भोजनं शुभे । कृपया परयाविष्टा ज्ञात्वा मां तु समागताम् ४७। प्रोवाच मंगला कांतं दास्यामि प्रिय भोजनम् । एवमुक्त्वा च भर्तारं मंगला मंगलान्विता ४८। पुनर्मां भोजयामास मिष्टान्नेन सुदुर्बलाम् । मामुवाच स धर्मात्मा शिवशर्मा महामुनिः ४९। का त्वमत्र समायाता कस्य वा भ्रमसे जगत् । केन कार्येण सर्वत्र कथयस्व ममाग्रतः ५०। एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं भर्तुश्चैव महात्मनः । स्वरेण लक्षितः कांतो मया वै पापया तदा ५१। व्रीडयाधोमुखीजाता दृष्टो भर्ता यदा मया । मंगला चारुसर्वांगी भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत् ५२। का चेयं हि समाचक्ष्व त्वां दृष्ट्वा हि विलज्जति । कथयस्व प्रसादेन का च एषा भविष्यति ५३। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने सुकलाचरित्रे एकपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ५१।
brāhmaṇyuvāca- gate tasmindurācāre gobhile pāpacetasi | padmāvatī rurodātha duḥkhena mahatānvitā 1| tasyāstu ruditaṃ śrutvā sakhyaḥ sarvā dvijottama | papracchustāṃ rājakanyāṃ tāḥ sarvāśca varānanāḥ 2| kasmādrodiṣi bhadraṃ te kathayasva hi ceṣṭitam | kva gato'sau mahārājo māthurādhipatistava 3| yena tvaṃ hi samāhūtā priyetyuktvā vadasva naḥ | tā uvāca suduḥkhena rodamānā punaḥ punaḥ 4| tayā āveditaṃ sarvaṃ yajjātaṃ doṣasaṃbhavam | tābhirnītā piturgehaṃ vepamānā suduḥkhitā 5| mātuḥ samakṣaṃ tasyāstu ācacakṣustadā striyaḥ | samākarṇya tato devī gatā sā bhartṛmaṃdiram 6| bhartāraṃ śrāvayāmāsa sutāvṛttāṃtameva hi | samākarṇya tato rājā mahāduḥkhī ajāyata 7| yānācchādanakaṃ datvā parivārasamanvitām | mathurāṃ preṣayāmāsa gatā sā priyamaṃdiram 8| sutādoṣaṃ samācchādya pitāmātā dvijottama | ugrasenastu dharmātmā padmāvatīṃ samāgatām 9| sa dṛṣṭvā mumude cāśu uvācedaṃ vacaḥ punaḥ | tvayā vinā na śaktosmi jīvituṃ hi varānane 10| bahuprabhāsi me prītā guṇaśīlaistu sarvadā | bhaktyā satyena te kāṃte patidaivatyakairguṇaiḥ 11| samābhāṣya priyāṃ bhāryāṃ padmāvatīṃ nareśvaraḥ | tayā sārdhaṃ sa vai reme ugraseno nṛpottamaḥ 12| vavṛdhe dāruṇo garbhaḥ sarvalokabhayapradaḥ | padmāvatī vijānāti tasya garbhasya kāraṇam 13| svodare varddhamānasya ciṃtayaṃtī divāniśam | anena kimu jātena lokanāśakareṇa vai 14| anenāpi na me kāryaṃ duṣṭaputreṇa sāṃpratam | auṣadhīṃ pṛcchate sā tu garbhapātasya sarvataḥ 15| nārī mahauṣadhīṃ sā hi viṃdaṃtī ca dine dine | garbhasya pātanāyaiva upāyā bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ 16| vavṛdhe dāruṇo garbhaḥ sarvalokabhayaṃkaraḥ | tāmuvāca tato garbhaḥ padmāvatīṃ ca mātaram 17| kasmāttvaṃ vyathase mātarauṣadhībhirdinedine | puṇyena varddhate cāyuḥ pāpenālpaṃ tu jīvitam 18| ātmakarmavipākena jīvaṃti ca mriyaṃti ca | āmagarbhāḥ prayāṃtyanye apakvāstu mahītale 19| jātamātrā mriyaṃte'nye kati te yauvanānvitāḥ | bālā vṛddhāśca taruṇā āyuṣovaśatāṃ gatāḥ 20| sarve karmavipākena jīvaṃti ca mriyaṃti ca | oṣadhyo maṃtradevāśca nimittāḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ 21| māmeva hi na jānāsi bhavatī yādṛśo hyaham | dṛṣṭaḥ śrutastvayā pūrvaṃ kālanemirmahābalaḥ 22| dānavānāṃ mahāvīryastrailokyasya bhayapradaḥ | devāsure mahāyuddhe hatohaṃ viṣṇunā purā 23| sādhayituṃ ca tadvairamāgato'smi tavodaram | sāhasaṃ ca śramaṃ mātarmā kuruṣva dina dine 24| evamuktvā dvijaśreṣṭha mātaraṃ virarāma saḥ | mātodyamaṃ parityajya mahāduḥkhādabhūttadā 25| daśābdāśca gatā yāvattāvadvṛddhimavāptavān | paścājjajñe mahātejāḥ kaṃsobhūtsa mahābalaḥ 26| yena saṃtrāsitā lokāstrailokyasya nivāsinaḥ | yo hato vāsudevena gato mokṣaṃ na saṃśayaḥ 27| evaṃ śrutaṃ mayā kāṃta bhaviṣyaṃ tu bhaviṣyati | purāṇeṣveva sarveṣu niścitaṃ kathitaṃ tava 28| pitṛgehesthitā kanyā nāśamevaṃ prayāti sā | gṛhāvāsāya me kāṃta kanyā mohaṃ na kārayet 29| imāṃ duṣṭāṃ mahāpāpāṃ parityajya sthiro bhava | prāptavyaṃ tu mahāpāpaṃ duḥkhaṃ dāruṇameva ca 30| loke śreyaḥkaraṃ kāṃta tadbhuṃkṣva tvaṃ mayā saha | śūkaryuvāca- etadvākyaṃ sumaṃtraṃ tu śrutvā sa hi dvijottamaḥ 31| tyāge matiṃ cakārāsau samāhūtā hyahaṃ tadā | sakalaṃ vastraśṛṃgāraṃ mama dattaṃ śubhe śṛṇu 32| tavaiva durnayairvipraḥ śivaśarmā dvijottamaḥ | gato vai matimānduṣṭe kuladuṣṭapracāriṇi 33| yatra te tiṣṭhate bhartā tatra gaccha na saṃśayaḥ | tava yadrocate sthānaṃ yathādiṣṭaṃ tathā kuru 34| evamuktvā mahābhāge pitṛmātṛkuṭuṃbakaiḥ | parityaktā gatā śīghraṃ nirlajjāhaṃ varānane 35| na labhāmyahamevāpi vāsasthānaṃ sukhaṃ śubhe | bhartsayaṃti ca māṃ lokāḥ puṃścalīyaṃ samāgatā 36| aṭamānā gatā deśātkulamānena varjitā | deśe gurjarake puṇye saurāṣṭre śivamaṃdire 37| vanasthaleti vikhyātaṃ nagaraṃ vṛddhisaṃkulam | atīva pīḍitā devi kṣudhayāhaṃ tadā śṛṇu 38| karparaṃ hi kare gṛhya bhikṣārthamupacakrame | gṛhiṇāṃ dvāradeśeṣu praviśāmi suduḥkhitā 39| mama rūpaṃ vipaśyaṃti lokāḥ kutsaṃti bhāmini | na dadaṃte ca me bhikṣāṃ pāpā ceyaṃ samāgatā 40| evaṃ duḥkhasamāhārā dāridryaparipīḍitā | aṭaṃtyā ca mayā dṛṣṭaṃ gṛhamekamanuttamam 41| tuṃgaprākārasaṃveṣṭaṃ vedaśālāsamanvitam | vedadhvanisamākīrṇaṃ bahuviprasamākulam 42| dhanadhānyasamākīrṇaṃ dāsīdāsairalaṃkṛtam | praviveśa gṛhaṃ ramyaṃ lakṣmīmuditameva tat 43| tadgṛhaṃ sarvatobhadraṃ tasyaiva śivaśarmaṇaḥ | bhikṣāṃ dehītyuvācātha sudevā duḥkhapīḍitā 44| śivaśarmātha śuśrāva bhikṣāśabdaṃ dvijottamaḥ | maṃgalāṃ nāma vai bhāryāṃ lakṣmīrūpāṃ varānanām 45| tāṃ hasanprāha dharmātmā śivaśarmā mahāmatiḥ | iyaṃ hi durbalā prāptā bhikṣārthaṃ dvāramāgatā 46| samāhūya priye caināṃ dehi tvaṃ bhojanaṃ śubhe | kṛpayā parayāviṣṭā jñātvā māṃ tu samāgatām 47| provāca maṃgalā kāṃtaṃ dāsyāmi priya bhojanam | evamuktvā ca bhartāraṃ maṃgalā maṃgalānvitā 48| punarmāṃ bhojayāmāsa miṣṭānnena sudurbalām | māmuvāca sa dharmātmā śivaśarmā mahāmuniḥ 49| kā tvamatra samāyātā kasya vā bhramase jagat | kena kāryeṇa sarvatra kathayasva mamāgrataḥ 50| evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ bhartuścaiva mahātmanaḥ | svareṇa lakṣitaḥ kāṃto mayā vai pāpayā tadā 51| vrīḍayādhomukhījātā dṛṣṭo bhartā yadā mayā | maṃgalā cārusarvāṃgī bhartāramidamabravīt 52| kā ceyaṃ hi samācakṣva tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā hi vilajjati | kathayasva prasādena kā ca eṣā bhaviṣyati 53| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne sukalācaritre ekapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ 51|
English translation
The wife of the brāhmaṇa said :
1-2. When that wicked-hearted Gobhila of a bad conduct had left, Padmāvatī , being full of great grief, wept. O best brāhmaṇa , hearing her weeping, all her beautiful friends asked the princess.
3-4. (They said:) “Well-being to you, why are you weeping? Tell us your story (i.e. what you did). Tell us where the great king, your (husband) the lord of Māthura , who had invited you by addressing you (as) ‘O dear one’ is”. Weeping again, again she spoke with grief.
5-6. She told (them) everything that had taken place through error. They took her who was weeping and was extremely afflicted to her father’s house. Then the damsels told (the account) in the presence of (i.e. to) her mother. Hearing that the queen (i.e. her mother) went to her husband’s mansion.
7-10a. She told the account of her daughter to her husband. Hearing it, the king was extremely grieved. Giving her a vehicle, clothes etc. he sent her, along with attendants, to Mathurā . She went to the mansion of her dear (husband). The father and the mother concealed the blemish of their daughter, O best brāhmaṇa; but the righteous-minded Ugrasena , seeing Padmāvatī who had arrived, was glad, and again quickly said these words to her:
10b-11. “O you beautiful lady, I cannot live without you. You are very lustrous; O dear one, you are always dear to me due to your virtues, character, devotion, truth and qualities like devotion to your husband.”
12. Ugrasena, the lord ofmen, the best king, speaking (like this) to dear wife Padmāvatī, enjoyed in her company.
13-16. The fierce foetus, causing fear to all the worlds, grew. Padmāvatī knew the cause of that foetus. Night and day she thought about it growing in her womb: ‘What is the use of this one, destroyer of the worlds, being born? Now I have nothing to do with this wicked son.’ Everywhere she enquired about a herb that would cause abortion. The lady, secured (i.e. tried to secure) a great (i.e. effective) herb for abortion. Everyday she adopted many remedies for abortion.
17-21. The foetus, fearful to all the worlds, grew. Then the foetus said to his mother, Padmāvatī: “O mother, why do you trouble yourself by (using) the herbs everyday? (The span of) life increases due to religious merit, and life becomes short due to sin. (Beings) live or die according to the ripening of their deeds. Painful foetuses depart, while others, that are immature (i.e. not properly developed) die as soon as they are born on the earth. Some others are endowed with youth. All children, old men, young men, being under the sway of vital power, die and (i.e. or) live according to the ripening of their deeds. There is no doubt that medicinal herbs, formulae and deities are only a means.
22-24. You do not know me—what kind of (foetus) I am. Formerly you have seen and heard about the very powerful (demon) Kālanemi , who is a very mighty (demon) among the demons, causing fear to the three worlds. In the great war between gods and demons I was formerly killed by Viṣṇu . To finish enmity with (i.e. to take revenge on him, I have come to your womb. O mother, do not act rashly and do not exert yourself everyday.”
25-31 a. O best brāhmaṇa, speaking thus to his mother, he ceased (speaking). His mother then gave up her exertion, (but) became very much afflicted. When ten years had passed, he grew. Then he became very lustrous, and that Kaṃsa became very powerful, who harrassed the people, the residents of the three worlds; and who, killed by Vāsudeva , went to (i.e. obtained) salvation. There is no doubt about it. Thus O dear one, I have heard like this. Whatever will happen, will happen. I have told you what has been determined in all the Purāṇas . The daughter, who lives in her father’s house, perishes. O dear one, a daughter should not have longing for staying in her father’s house. Abandoning this wicked one, a great sinner, be composed. Great sin and terrible grief would be obtained (by us if we keep her here). O dear one, enjoy with me, that leads to felicity in the world.
The female hog said :
31b-41a. That best brāhmaṇa, hearing these words containing good advice, decided to forsake (his daughter). He then called me. He gave me everything like garments and decorations (and said to me). “O good one, listen. Due to your bad conduct, that best, intelligent brāhmaṇa went (away). O you wicked one, O you of a bad couduct in the family, go there where your husband is. There is no doubt about this (i.e. this cannot be otherwise); (or go to) the place which you like. Do as you are advised.” O you glorious one, after my father had said like this, I, a shameless woman, abandoned by my father, mother and (other) members of the family, quickly went away, O you beautiful lady. O you good lady, I did (i.e. could) not secure a comfortable abode. People reproached me saying, ‘(Oh) this unchaste lady has arrived.’ Void of the pride of my family, and wandering (here and there), I went from (my father’s) country, to a holy Śiva -temple in Saurāṣṭra in the Gurjara-country. It was a city full of prosperity and known as Vanasthala. Listen, O queen, at that time I was very much oppressed by hunger. Taking a potsherd in my hand I started begging. Being extremely afflicted I entered the gates of householders. People saw my form and reproached it. They did not give me alms, (saying) ‘this wicked one has come (here)’. I thus obtained proper food with difficulty, and was entirely oppressed with poverty.
41 b-43. While wandering, I saw an excellent house, surrounded by a high rampart, with a chamber for (the recitation) of the Vedas , which was crowded with many brāhmaṇas ; it was full of wealth and grains, and was adorned with male and female servants. I entered that beautiful house, affluent with glory.
44. That house which was auspicious all round was the house of that Śivaśarman only. Sudevā , afflicted with grief, said: “(Please) give (me) alms.”
45-47. The best brāhmaṇa, Śivaśarman, heard the words: “Give (me) alms”. That righteous-minded, very intelligent Śivaśarman, smiled and said to his beautiful wife Maṅgalā by name, who was of the nature of Lakṣmī : “O dear one, this enfeebled one has come to (our) door for alms. O auspicious and dear one, being full of great pity, call her and give her food. She has come to me after having recognised me.”
48-50. Maṅgalā said to her dear husband: “I shall give her food dear to (i.e. liked by) her.” Speaking like this to her husband Maṅgalā, endowed with auspiciousness, again fed me, the weak one, with sweet food. That righteous-minded, great sage Śivaśarman said to me: “Who are you that have come here? To whom do you belong? On what mission do you roam everywhere over the earth. Tell me.”
51-53. Having thus heard the words of my glorious husband, I, the sinner, recognised him by his voice. When I saw my husband, I hung down my face through shame. Maṅgalā, beautiful in all limbs, said to (our) husband: “Tell me who she is, (since) on seeing you she is ashamed. Please favour me and tell me who she might be.”
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 37458, revision 335490 (2022-04-09T18:43:45Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364258.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.