Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 55
Sourceविष्णुरुवाच- भावं विदित्वा सुरराट्च तस्याः प्रोवाच कामं पुरतः स्थितं सः । न चास्ति शक्या स्मर ते जयाय सत्यात्मकध्यान सुदंशिता सती १। धर्माख्य चापं स्वकरे गृहीत्वा ज्ञानाभिधानं वरमेव बाणम् । योद्धुं रणे संप्रति संस्थिता सती वीरो यथा दर्पितवीर्यभावः २। जिगीषयेयं पुरुषार्थमेव त्वमात्मनः कुरुषे पौरुषं तु । त्वामद्य जेतुं समरे समर्था यद्भाव्यमेवं तदिहैव चिंत्यम् ३। दग्धोसि पूर्वं त्वमिहैव शंभुना महात्मना तेन समं विरोधम् । कृत्वा फलं तस्य विकर्मणश्च जातोस्यनंगः स्मर सत्यमेव ४। यथा त्वया कर्म कृतं पुरा स्मर फलं तु प्राप्तं तु तथैव तीव्रम् । सुकुत्सितां योनिमवाप्स्यसि ध्रुवं साध्व्यानया सार्धमिहैव कथ्यसे ५। ये ज्ञानवंतः पुरुषा जगत्त्रये वैरं प्रकुर्वन्ति महात्मभिः समम् । भुंजन्ति ते दुष्कृतमेवतत्फलं दुःखान्वितं रूपविनाशनं च ६। व्याघुष्य आवां तु व्रजाव काम एनां परित्यज्य सतीं प्रयुज्य । सत्याः प्रसंगेन पुरा मया तु लब्धं फलं पापमयं त्वसह्यम् ७। त्वमेव जानासि चरित्रमेतच्छप्तोस्मि तेनापि च गौतमेन । जातश्च मेषवृषणः सदा ह्यहं भवान्गतो मां तु विहाय तत्र ८। तेजः प्रभावो ह्यतुलः सतीनां धाता समर्थः सहितुं न सूर्यः । सुकुत्सितं रूपमिदं तु रक्षेत्पुरानुसूया मुनिना हि शप्तम् ९। निरुध्य सूर्यं परिवेगवंतमुद्यंतमेवं प्रभया सुदीप्तम् । भर्तुश्च मृत्युं परिबाधमानं मांडव्यशापस्य च कौंडिनस्य १०। अत्रेः प्रिया सत्यपतिव्रता तया स्वपुत्रतां देवत्रयं हि नीतम् । न किं पुरा मन्मथ ते श्रुतं सदा संस्कारयुक्ताः प्रभवंति सत्यः ११। सावित्रीनाम्नी द्युमत्सेनपुत्री नीतं प्रियं सा पुनरानिनाय । यमादिहैवाश्वपतेः सुपुत्रं सती त्वमेवं परिसंश्रुतं च १२। अग्नेः शिखां कः परिसंस्पृशेद्वै तरेद्धिकः सागरमेव मूढः । गले तु बद्धासु शिलां भुजाभ्यां को वा सतीं वश्यति वीतरागाम् १३। उक्ते तु वाक्ये बहुनीतियुक्ते इंद्रेण कामस्य सुशिक्षणार्थम् । आकर्ण्य वाक्यं मकरध्वजस्तु उवाच देवेंद्रमथैनमेव १४। काम उवाच- तवातिदेशादहमागतो वै धैर्यं सुहृत्त्वं पुरुषार्थमेव । त्यक्त्वा तदर्थं परिभाषसे मां निःसत्वरूपं बहुभीतियुक्तम् १५। व्याबुद्धि यास्यामि यदा सुरेशस्याल्लोकमध्ये मम कीर्तिनाशः । ऊढिंकरोमानविहीन एव सर्वे वदिष्यंत्यनया जितं माम् १६। ये वै जिता देवगणाश्च दानवाः पूर्वं मुनींद्रास्तपसः प्रयुक्ताः । हास्यं करिष्यंति ममापि सद्यो नार्या जितो मन्मथ एष भीमः १७। तस्मात्प्रयास्यामि त्वयैव सार्धमस्या बलं मानमतः सुरेश । तेजश्च धैर्यं परिणाशयिष्ये कस्माद्भवानत्र बिभेति शक्र १८। संबोध्य चैवं स सुराधिनाथं चापं गृहीतं सशरं सुपुष्पम् । उवाच क्रीडां पुरतः स्थितां तां विधाय मायां भवती प्रयातु १९। वैश्यस्य भार्यां सुकलां सुपुण्यां सत्येस्थितां धर्मविदां गुणज्ञाम् । इतो हि गत्वा कुरु कार्यमुक्तं साहाय्यरूपं च प्रिये सखे शृणु २०। क्रीडां समाभाष्य ततो मनोभवस्त्वंते स्थितां प्रीतिमथाह्वयत्पुनः । कार्यं भवत्या ममकार्यमुत्तममे तां सुस्नेहैः परिभावयत्वम् २१। इंद्रं हि दृष्ट्वा सुकला यथा भवेत्स्नेहानुगा चारुविलोचनेयम् । तैस्तैः प्रभावैर्गुणवाक्ययुक्तैर्नयस्व वश्यं च प्रिये सखे शृणु २२। भो भोः सखे साधय गच्छ शीघ्रं मायामयं नंदनरूपयुक्तम् । पुष्पोपयुक्तं च फलप्रधानं घुष्टं रुतैः कोकिलषट्पदानाम् २३। आहूय वीरं मकरंदमेव रसायनं स्वादुगुणैरुपेतम् । सहानिलाद्यैर्निजकर्मयुक्तैः संप्रेषयित्वा पुनरेव कामम् २४। एवं समादिश्य महत्ससैन्यं त्रैलोक्यसंमोहकरं तु कामः । चक्रे प्रयाणं सुरराजसार्धं संमोहनायैव महासतीं ताम् २५।
viṣṇuruvāca- bhāvaṃ viditvā surarāṭca tasyāḥ provāca kāmaṃ purataḥ sthitaṃ saḥ | na cāsti śakyā smara te jayāya satyātmakadhyāna sudaṃśitā satī 1| dharmākhya cāpaṃ svakare gṛhītvā jñānābhidhānaṃ varameva bāṇam | yoddhuṃ raṇe saṃprati saṃsthitā satī vīro yathā darpitavīryabhāvaḥ 2| jigīṣayeyaṃ puruṣārthameva tvamātmanaḥ kuruṣe pauruṣaṃ tu | tvāmadya jetuṃ samare samarthā yadbhāvyamevaṃ tadihaiva ciṃtyam 3| dagdhosi pūrvaṃ tvamihaiva śaṃbhunā mahātmanā tena samaṃ virodham | kṛtvā phalaṃ tasya vikarmaṇaśca jātosyanaṃgaḥ smara satyameva 4| yathā tvayā karma kṛtaṃ purā smara phalaṃ tu prāptaṃ tu tathaiva tīvram | sukutsitāṃ yonimavāpsyasi dhruvaṃ sādhvyānayā sārdhamihaiva kathyase 5| ye jñānavaṃtaḥ puruṣā jagattraye vairaṃ prakurvanti mahātmabhiḥ samam | bhuṃjanti te duṣkṛtamevatatphalaṃ duḥkhānvitaṃ rūpavināśanaṃ ca 6| vyāghuṣya āvāṃ tu vrajāva kāma enāṃ parityajya satīṃ prayujya | satyāḥ prasaṃgena purā mayā tu labdhaṃ phalaṃ pāpamayaṃ tvasahyam 7| tvameva jānāsi caritrametacchaptosmi tenāpi ca gautamena | jātaśca meṣavṛṣaṇaḥ sadā hyahaṃ bhavāngato māṃ tu vihāya tatra 8| tejaḥ prabhāvo hyatulaḥ satīnāṃ dhātā samarthaḥ sahituṃ na sūryaḥ | sukutsitaṃ rūpamidaṃ tu rakṣetpurānusūyā muninā hi śaptam 9| nirudhya sūryaṃ parivegavaṃtamudyaṃtamevaṃ prabhayā sudīptam | bhartuśca mṛtyuṃ paribādhamānaṃ māṃḍavyaśāpasya ca kauṃḍinasya 10| atreḥ priyā satyapativratā tayā svaputratāṃ devatrayaṃ hi nītam | na kiṃ purā manmatha te śrutaṃ sadā saṃskārayuktāḥ prabhavaṃti satyaḥ 11| sāvitrīnāmnī dyumatsenaputrī nītaṃ priyaṃ sā punarānināya | yamādihaivāśvapateḥ suputraṃ satī tvamevaṃ parisaṃśrutaṃ ca 12| agneḥ śikhāṃ kaḥ parisaṃspṛśedvai tareddhikaḥ sāgarameva mūḍhaḥ | gale tu baddhāsu śilāṃ bhujābhyāṃ ko vā satīṃ vaśyati vītarāgām 13| ukte tu vākye bahunītiyukte iṃdreṇa kāmasya suśikṣaṇārtham | ākarṇya vākyaṃ makaradhvajastu uvāca deveṃdramathainameva 14| kāma uvāca- tavātideśādahamāgato vai dhairyaṃ suhṛttvaṃ puruṣārthameva | tyaktvā tadarthaṃ paribhāṣase māṃ niḥsatvarūpaṃ bahubhītiyuktam 15| vyābuddhi yāsyāmi yadā sureśasyāllokamadhye mama kīrtināśaḥ | ūḍhiṃkaromānavihīna eva sarve vadiṣyaṃtyanayā jitaṃ mām 16| ye vai jitā devagaṇāśca dānavāḥ pūrvaṃ munīṃdrāstapasaḥ prayuktāḥ | hāsyaṃ kariṣyaṃti mamāpi sadyo nāryā jito manmatha eṣa bhīmaḥ 17| tasmātprayāsyāmi tvayaiva sārdhamasyā balaṃ mānamataḥ sureśa | tejaśca dhairyaṃ pariṇāśayiṣye kasmādbhavānatra bibheti śakra 18| saṃbodhya caivaṃ sa surādhināthaṃ cāpaṃ gṛhītaṃ saśaraṃ supuṣpam | uvāca krīḍāṃ purataḥ sthitāṃ tāṃ vidhāya māyāṃ bhavatī prayātu 19| vaiśyasya bhāryāṃ sukalāṃ supuṇyāṃ satyesthitāṃ dharmavidāṃ guṇajñām | ito hi gatvā kuru kāryamuktaṃ sāhāyyarūpaṃ ca priye sakhe śṛṇu 20| krīḍāṃ samābhāṣya tato manobhavastvaṃte sthitāṃ prītimathāhvayatpunaḥ | kāryaṃ bhavatyā mamakāryamuttamame tāṃ susnehaiḥ paribhāvayatvam 21| iṃdraṃ hi dṛṣṭvā sukalā yathā bhavetsnehānugā cāruvilocaneyam | taistaiḥ prabhāvairguṇavākyayuktairnayasva vaśyaṃ ca priye sakhe śṛṇu 22| bho bhoḥ sakhe sādhaya gaccha śīghraṃ māyāmayaṃ naṃdanarūpayuktam | puṣpopayuktaṃ ca phalapradhānaṃ ghuṣṭaṃ rutaiḥ kokilaṣaṭpadānām 23| āhūya vīraṃ makaraṃdameva rasāyanaṃ svāduguṇairupetam | sahānilādyairnijakarmayuktaiḥ saṃpreṣayitvā punareva kāmam 24| evaṃ samādiśya mahatsasainyaṃ trailokyasaṃmohakaraṃ tu kāmaḥ | cakre prayāṇaṃ surarājasārdhaṃ saṃmohanāyaiva mahāsatīṃ tām 25|
English translation
Viṣṇu said :
1-3. Knowing her mind, the lord of gods said to Cupid standing before him: “O Cupid, she, who is well-equipped with the armour of meditation with truth as its soul, cannot be conquered by you. With a desire to conquer, and taking in her hand the bow called piety and an excellent arrow named knowledge, she has stood on the battlefield, like a hero proud of his valour, to fight (with you). (This is her) valour only. Now do (i.e. show) your valour. She is today capable of conquering you in the battle. What is going to happen should be thought just now.
4-5. Here only the glorious Śiva had formerly burnt you, who had opposed him. O Cupid, as a result of that evil (act of yours), you had become bodiless. (This is) just the truth. O Cupid, you had formerly obtained a horrible fruit in accordance with the deed you had performed. Certainly you will obtain a very contemptible birth (i.e. will be born in a very contemptible species). Here only you will be told (like this) along with this chaste lady.
6. Those wise men who, in the three worlds, entertain enmity with the magnanimous, have as its fruit, sin accompanied by misery and destroying their form.
7-14. O Cupid, having proclaimed ourselves to this chaste lady, and having urged her (to continue her pious acts), we shall go. Formerly due to my contact with a chaste lady I obtained a sinful, unbearable fruit. You know this account (that) I was cursed by that Gautama also. I became one having the scrotum of a ram for ever, and you went away, leaving me there. The power of the lustre of chaste women is matchless. (Even) the creator or the sun (also) is not able to bear it. The curse formerly pronounced by the sage (-husband) of Anasūyā would (continue to) preserve this contemptible form (of you). (The chaste lady) having stopped the forcible, rising sun, very bright with lustre, stopped the curse of Kauṇḍinya pronounced by Nāṇḍavya. Atri ’s wife was truthful and chaste. She made the three gods her sons. O Cupid, have you not formerly heard that chaste women are always purified by sacred rites. Sāvitrī was the daughter of Dyumatsena . She brought back here only the life of Satyavān , Aśvapati ’s good son, from Yama . Chastity of women is thus well known. Who would touch the flame of fire? Or, who, except a fool, would, tying stones round his neck, (try to) cross the ocean with his hands? Or who would (try to) subdue a chaste woman who is free from attachment?” When Indra thus spoke words of prudence for instructing Cupid well, he, Cupid, having heard (these) words said to the lord of gods.
Cupid said :
15-18. By your order I have come (here). Having given up patience, goodheartedness and manliness, you are telling me about her (something), which lacks energy and is full of great fear. When I shall entertain bad thoughts, O lord of gods, my fame in the world will perish. Subdued by her people will describe me, who bring about marriages to be without self-respect. The hosts of gods, demons, sages, and saints with austerity will instantly laugh at me (saying:) ‘This fearful Cupid is subdued by a woman.’ Therefore, O lord of gods, I shall go with you and shall destroy her power, self-respect, lustre and fortitude. O Indra, why are you (then) afraid here (i.e. in this matter)?
19-23. Having thus addressed the lord of gods, and having held his bow and flowery arrow, he said to Rati , standing before him: “Acting deceitfully you should go the vaiśya ’s wife Sukalā , who is meritorious, who remains in (i.e. practices) truth, who knows piety and appreciates virtues. O darling, going from here do the work, helpful (to my mission), as told (by me). (Please) obey (me).” Having thus spoken to Rati, he again called Rati, standing near. (He said:) “Do this excellent job for me; subdue her through great affection. (Act in such a way) that this beautiful woman would fall in love with Indra on seeing him. O friend, listen, by all means win her over with all miraculous powers; O friend, go quickly and effect an illusory grove, having the form of (i.e. resembling) Nandana -garden, full of flowers, abounding in fruits, and resounding with the cooings of the cuckoos and the hummings of the bees.”
24-25. Having called the brave Elixir of Life, the very gratifying Flower-juice, endowed with sweet virtues, and sent him according to his wish along with Wind etc. engaged in their own duties and ordering the great army, infatuating three worlds, Cupid went with the lord of gods, to that great chaste lady, to allure (her).
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25345, revision 335494 (2022-04-09T18:49:48Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364262.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.