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Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 89

Chapter 89

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Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 89

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विष्णुरुवाच- कुंजलस्तु सुतं वाक्यं समुज्ज्वलमथाब्रवीत् । भवान्कथय भोः पुत्र किमपूर्वं तु दृष्टवान् १। तन्मे कथय सुप्रीतः श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि सांप्रतम् । एवमादिश्य तं पुत्रं विरराम स कुंजलः २। पितरं प्रत्युवाचाथ विनयावनतस्सुतः । समुज्ज्वल उवाच- हिमवंतं नगश्रेष्ठं देववृंदसमन्वितम् ३। आहारार्थं प्रगच्छामि भवतश्चात्मनः पितः । पश्यामि कौतुकं तत्र न दृष्टं न श्रुतं पुरा ४। प्रदेशमृषिगणाकीर्णमप्सरोभिः प्रशोभितम् । बहुकौतुकशोभाढ्यं मंगल्यं मंगलैर्युतम् ५। बहुपुण्यफलोपेतैर्वनैर्नानाविधैस्ततः । अनेककौतुकभरैर्मनसः परिमोहनम् ६। तत्र दृष्टं मया तात अपूर्वं मानसांतिके । बहुहंसैः समाकीर्णो हंस एकः समागतः ७। एवं कृष्णा महाभाग अन्ये तत्र समागताः । सितेतरैश्चंचुपादैरन्यतः शुक्लविग्रहाः ८। तादृशास्ते च नीला वै अन्ये शुभ्रा महामते । चतस्रस्तत्र वै नार्यो रौद्राकारा विभीषणाः ९। दंष्ट्राकरालसंक्रूरा ऊर्ध्वकेश्यो भयानकाः । पश्चात्तास्तु समायातास्तस्मिन्सरसि मानसे १०। कृष्णा हंसास्तु संस्नाता मानसे तात मत्पुरः । विभ्रांताः परितश्चान्ये न स्नातास्तत्र मानसे ११। जहसुस्ताः स्त्रियस्तात हास्यैरट्टाट्टदारुणैः । तस्मात्सराद्विनिष्क्रांतो हंस एको महातनुः १२। पश्चात्त्रयो विनिष्क्रांतास्तैश्चाहं समुपेक्षितः । याता आकाशमार्गेण विवदंतः परस्परम् १३। तास्तु स्त्रियो महाभीमाः समंतात्परिबभ्रमुः । विंध्यस्य शिखरे पुण्ये वृक्षच्छायासुपक्षिणः १४। निषण्णास्तत्र ते सर्वे दग्धा दुःखैः सुदारुणैः । तेषां सुवीक्षमाणानां भिल्ल एकः समागतः १५। मृगान्स पीडयित्वा तु बाणपाणिर्धनुर्द्धरः । शिलातलं समाश्रित्य निषसाद सुखेन वै १६। पश्चाद्भिल्ली समायाता अन्नमादाय सोदकम् । स्वं प्रियं वीक्षते राज्ञा मुदितैर्लक्षणैर्युतम् १७। अन्यादृशं समावीक्ष्य स्वकांतं तेजसावृतम् । दिव्यतेजः समाक्रांतं यथा सूर्यं दिविस्थितम् १८। नरमन्यं परिज्ञाय तं परित्यज्य सा ययौ । व्याध उवाच- एह्येहि त्वं प्रिये चात्र कस्मान्मां त्वं न पश्यसि १९। क्षुधया पीड्यमानोहं त्वामहं चावलोकये । तस्य वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य शीघ्रं व्याधी समागता २०। भर्तुः पार्श्वं समासाद्य विस्मिता साभवत्तदा । कोयं तेजः समाचारो देवोयं मां समाह्वयेत् २१। तमुवाच ततो व्याधी भर्तारं दीप्ततेजसम् । अत्र किं ते कृतं वीर भवान्को दिव्यलक्षणः २२। सूत उवाच- एवमाभाषितो व्याध्या व्याधः प्रियामभाषत । अहं ते वल्लभः कांते भवती च मम प्रिया २३। कस्मात्त्वं मां न जानासि कथं शंका प्रवर्तते । क्षुधया पीड्यमानेन पयश्चान्नं प्रतीक्ष्यते २४। व्याध्युवाच- बर्बरः कृष्णवर्णश्च रक्ताक्षः कृष्णकंचुकः । ईदृशश्चास्ति मे भर्ता सर्वसत्वभयंकरः २५। भवान्को दिव्यदेहस्तु प्रियेत्युक्त्वा समाह्वयेत् । एष मे संशयो जातो वद सत्यं ममाग्रतः २६। कुलं नाम स्वकं ग्रामं क्रीडां लिगं सुतं सुताम् । समाचष्ट प्रियाग्रे तु तस्याः प्रत्यय हेतवे २७। प्रत्युवाच स्वभर्तारं सा व्याधी हृष्टमानसा । कस्मात्ते ईदृशः कायः श्वेतकंचुकधारकः २८। कथं जातः समाचक्ष्व ममाश्चर्यं प्रवर्तते । एवं संपृच्छमानस्तु भार्यया मृगघातकः २९। सूत उवाच- प्रत्युवाच ततः श्रुत्वा तां प्रियां प्रश्रयान्विताम् । नर्मदा उत्तरे कूले संगमश्चास्ति सुव्रते ३०। आतपेनाकुलो जीवो मम जातोति सुप्रिये । अस्मिन्वै संगमे कांते श्रमश्रांतो हि सत्वरः ३१। गतः स्नात्वा जलं पीत्वा पश्चाच्चाहं समागतः । तदाप्रभृति मे काय ईदृशस्तेजसावृतः ३२। संजातो वस्त्रसंयुक्तः कंचुकः शुभ्रतां गतः । पूर्वोक्तलिंगसंस्थानैः कुलैः स्थानेन वै तथा ३३। स्वप्रियं लक्षयित्वा तु ज्ञात्वा पुण्यस्य संभवम् । प्रत्युवाचाथ भर्तारं संगमं मम दर्शय ३४। तव पश्चात्प्रदास्यामि भोजनं पानसंयुतम् । इत्युक्तः प्रियया व्याधः सत्वरेण जगाम ह ३५। संगमो दर्शितस्तेन ततोग्रे पापनाशनः । समुड्डीना महाभाग पक्षिणो लघुविक्रमाः ३६। तया सार्द्धं ययुः सर्वे रेवासंगममुत्तमम् । तेषां तु वीक्षमाणानां पक्षिणां मम पश्यतः ३७। तया हि स्नापितो भर्ता पुनः स्नाता हि सा स्वयम् । दिव्यदेहधरौ चोभौ दिव्यकांतिसमन्वितौ ३८। संजातौ पक्षिणां श्रेष्ठ दिव्यवस्त्रानुलेपनौ । दिव्यमालांबरधरौ दिव्यगंधानुलेपनौ ३९। वैष्णवं यानमासाद्य मुनिगंधर्वपूजितौ । गतौ तौ वैष्णवं लोकं वैष्णवैः परिपूजितौ ४०। स्तूयमानौ महात्मानौ दंपती दृष्टवानहम् । व्रजंतौ स्वर्गमार्गेण कूजंते पक्षिणस्तथा ४१। तीर्थराजं परं दृष्ट्वा हर्षव्यक्ताक्षरैस्तदा । चत्वारः कृष्णहंसास्ते संगमे पापनाशने ४२। स्नात्वा वै भावशुद्धास्ते प्राप्ता उज्ज्वलतां पुनः । स्नात्वा पीत्वा जलं ते तु पुनर्बहिर्विनिर्गताः ४३। तावत्यस्ताः स्त्रियः कृष्णा मृतास्तत्स्नानमात्रतः । क्रंदमाना विचेष्टंत्यो हाहाकार विकंपिताः ४४। यमलोकं गतास्तास्तु तात दृष्टा मया तदा । उड्डीनास्तु ततो हंसाः स्वस्थानं प्रतिजग्मिरे ४५। एवं तात मया दृष्टं प्रत्यक्षं कथितं तव । कृष्णपक्षा महाकाया धार्तराष्ट्रास्तु ताः स्त्रियः ४६। कथयस्व प्रसादेन के भविष्यंति वै पितः । निर्गतान्मानसान्मध्याद्धार्तराष्ट्रान्वदस्व मे ४७। के भविष्यंति ते तात कथय त्वं तु सांप्रतम् । कस्मात्सुकृष्णतां प्राप्ता हंसाः शुद्धाश्च ते पुनः ४८। संजातास्तत्क्षणात्तात कस्मान्मृतास्तु ताः स्त्रियः । एवं मे संशयस्तात संजातो दारुणो हृदि ४९। छेत्तुमर्हसि अद्यैव भवाञ्ज्ञानविचक्षणः । प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा प्रणतस्य सदैव मे ५०। एवं संभाष्य पितरं विरराम समुज्ज्वलः । ततः प्रवक्तुमारेभे स शुकः कुंजलाभिधः ५१। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थवर्णने च्यवनचरित्रे एकोननवतितमोऽध्यायः ८९।

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tejaḥ samācāro devoyaṃ māṃ samāhvayet 21| tamuvāca tato vyādhī bhartāraṃ dīptatejasam | atra kiṃ te kṛtaṃ vīra bhavānko divyalakṣaṇaḥ 22| sūta uvāca- evamābhāṣito vyādhyā vyādhaḥ priyāmabhāṣata | ahaṃ te vallabhaḥ kāṃte bhavatī ca mama priyā 23| kasmāttvaṃ māṃ na jānāsi kathaṃ śaṃkā pravartate | kṣudhayā pīḍyamānena payaścānnaṃ pratīkṣyate 24| vyādhyuvāca- barbaraḥ kṛṣṇavarṇaśca raktākṣaḥ kṛṣṇakaṃcukaḥ | īdṛśaścāsti me bhartā sarvasatvabhayaṃkaraḥ 25| bhavānko divyadehastu priyetyuktvā samāhvayet | eṣa me saṃśayo jāto vada satyaṃ mamāgrataḥ 26| kulaṃ nāma svakaṃ grāmaṃ krīḍāṃ ligaṃ sutaṃ sutām | samācaṣṭa priyāgre tu tasyāḥ pratyaya hetave 27| pratyuvāca svabhartāraṃ sā vyādhī hṛṣṭamānasā | kasmātte īdṛśaḥ kāyaḥ śvetakaṃcukadhārakaḥ 28| kathaṃ jātaḥ samācakṣva mamāścaryaṃ pravartate | evaṃ saṃpṛcchamānastu bhāryayā mṛgaghātakaḥ 29| sūta uvāca- pratyuvāca tataḥ śrutvā tāṃ priyāṃ praśrayānvitām | narmadā uttare kūle saṃgamaścāsti suvrate 30| ātapenākulo jīvo mama jātoti supriye | asminvai saṃgame kāṃte śramaśrāṃto hi satvaraḥ 31| gataḥ snātvā jalaṃ pītvā paścāccāhaṃ samāgataḥ | tadāprabhṛti me kāya īdṛśastejasāvṛtaḥ 32| saṃjāto vastrasaṃyuktaḥ kaṃcukaḥ śubhratāṃ gataḥ | pūrvoktaliṃgasaṃsthānaiḥ kulaiḥ sthānena vai tathā 33| svapriyaṃ lakṣayitvā tu jñātvā puṇyasya saṃbhavam | pratyuvācātha bhartāraṃ saṃgamaṃ mama darśaya 34| tava paścātpradāsyāmi bhojanaṃ pānasaṃyutam | ityuktaḥ priyayā vyādhaḥ satvareṇa jagāma ha 35| saṃgamo darśitastena tatogre pāpanāśanaḥ | samuḍḍīnā mahābhāga pakṣiṇo laghuvikramāḥ 36| tayā sārddhaṃ yayuḥ sarve revāsaṃgamamuttamam | teṣāṃ tu vīkṣamāṇānāṃ pakṣiṇāṃ mama paśyataḥ 37| tayā hi snāpito bhartā punaḥ snātā hi sā svayam | divyadehadharau cobhau divyakāṃtisamanvitau 38| saṃjātau pakṣiṇāṃ śreṣṭha divyavastrānulepanau | divyamālāṃbaradharau divyagaṃdhānulepanau 39| vaiṣṇavaṃ yānamāsādya munigaṃdharvapūjitau | gatau tau vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ vaiṣṇavaiḥ paripūjitau 40| stūyamānau mahātmānau daṃpatī dṛṣṭavānaham | vrajaṃtau svargamārgeṇa kūjaṃte pakṣiṇastathā 41| tīrtharājaṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣavyaktākṣaraistadā | catvāraḥ kṛṣṇahaṃsāste saṃgame pāpanāśane 42| snātvā vai bhāvaśuddhāste prāptā ujjvalatāṃ punaḥ | snātvā pītvā jalaṃ te tu punarbahirvinirgatāḥ 43| tāvatyastāḥ striyaḥ kṛṣṇā mṛtāstatsnānamātrataḥ | kraṃdamānā viceṣṭaṃtyo hāhākāra vikaṃpitāḥ 44| yamalokaṃ gatāstāstu tāta dṛṣṭā mayā tadā | uḍḍīnāstu tato haṃsāḥ svasthānaṃ pratijagmire 45| evaṃ tāta mayā dṛṣṭaṃ pratyakṣaṃ kathitaṃ tava | kṛṣṇapakṣā mahākāyā dhārtarāṣṭrāstu tāḥ striyaḥ 46| kathayasva prasādena ke bhaviṣyaṃti vai pitaḥ | nirgatānmānasānmadhyāddhārtarāṣṭrānvadasva me 47| ke bhaviṣyaṃti te tāta kathaya tvaṃ tu sāṃpratam | kasmātsukṛṣṇatāṃ prāptā haṃsāḥ śuddhāśca te punaḥ 48| saṃjātāstatkṣaṇāttāta kasmānmṛtāstu tāḥ striyaḥ | evaṃ me saṃśayastāta saṃjāto dāruṇo hṛdi 49| chettumarhasi adyaiva bhavāñjñānavicakṣaṇaḥ | prasādasumukho bhūtvā praṇatasya sadaiva me 50| evaṃ saṃbhāṣya pitaraṃ virarāma samujjvalaḥ | tataḥ pravaktumārebhe sa śukaḥ kuṃjalābhidhaḥ 51| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthavarṇane cyavanacaritre ekonanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 89|

English translation

Viṣṇu said :

1-3a. Then Kuñjala said (these) words to his very bright son: “O son, tell me what you saw earlier. Tell me that. I am now very much pleased to listen to it.” Thus ordering his son, that Kuñjala ceased speaking. The son, bending with modesty replied to the father:

Samujjvala said :

3b-14. O father, for your and my food, I go to Himālaya , the best mountain, attended by hosts of gods. I saw a wonder there, not seen or heard of before. (I saw) a region crowded with groups of sages, adorned with celestial nymphs, rich in many beautiful things creating curiosity, auspicious, and endowed with auspicious things, attracting the mind with many curious things, full of many auspicious fruits. There, near the Mānasa (lake), O father, I saw a wonderful thing. A swan accompanied by many swans came there. In the same way, O glorious one, other black swans with white beaks and feet (also) came there. At other places their bodies were white (i.e. other parts of their bodies were white). They were black like that, and, O you very intelligent one, others were white. There were four females of formidable figures and fearful, fierce and cruel due to their fangs, with their hair erect and causing fear. Later they also came there to that Mānasa lake. O father, in front of me the black swans bathed in the Mānasa (lake). Others roamed around; they did not bathe there in the Mānasa (lake). Later the females also came there to that Mānasa (lake). O father, the women laughed loudly and fiercely. From that lake a swan of a huge body came out. Then three went out; they neglected the swan. Discussing wiṃ each other, they went along the aerial path. Those very fearful women wandered on all sides.

15-19a. All the birds, affiicted with great agonies, sat in the shades of trees on the auspicious peak of Vindhya . When they were well (i.e. minutely) watching there came a bhilla , holding a bow and with an arrow in his hand, after having harassed beasts. Resorting to a slab, he sat there happily. Then the female bhilla (the wife of that bhilla) came there carrying (i.e. with) food and water. She saw her husband endowed with superior marks of kings. Knowing (i.e. taking) her husband covered with lustre, full of divine lustre, like the sun remaining in the sky, to be someone else, she left him and went (i.e. started going).

The hunter said :

I9b-22. O darling, come, come on, why do you not look at me? I, who am being tormented by hunger, am waiting for you.

Hearing his words, the female hunter came (there) quickly. Reaching the vicinity of her husband, she wondered: ‘Who this lustrous god may be that is calling me?’ Then the female hunter said to her husband of a blazing lustre: “O hero, what have you to do here? Who are you, having divine marks?’

Sūta said :

23. The hunter, thus addressed by the female hunter said to his wife: “O dear one, I am your husband, and you are my wife.

24. How do you not recognise me? Why is there a doubt (in your mind)? One who is oppressed by hunger expects water and food.”

The female hunter said :

25-29. My husband is a barbarian, of a dark complexion and has put on a black dress. Such is my husband who causes fear to all beings. Who are you of a divine body, who would call (i.e. who addressed) me ‘O dear one’? This is my doubt; tell me the truth.

For convincing his wife he told her (about) his family, his (native) village, his sports, his distinguishing mark, his son, his daughter. That female hunter, with her heart pleased said to her husband: “Due to what has your body become like this? Why have you put on a white dress? Tell me (about it). I am wondering.” Hearing these words, the hunter, who was thus asked by his wife, full of respect (for him), replied to her:

Sūta said :

30-35a. “O you of a good vow, there is a confluence on the northern bank of Narmadā . O you very dear one, I, who was fatigued, quickly went to this (place of) confluence. I bathed (there), drank water, and have (now) come (here). Since then my body is covered with lustre like this. I became (fully) clad, and my garment turned white.” By the marks, figure, family, place she recognised her husband, and having realised the possibility of religious merit, she then said to him: “Show me the (place of) confluence (first). I shall afterwards give you food with drink.”

38b-42a. Thus addressed by his wife, the hunter quickly went (there); he subsequently showed her the confluence, the destroyer of sins. “O noble one, the birds of quick steps flew, and with her went to that excellent confluence of Revā . While birds and I were watching, she gave a bath to her husband, and she herself took a bath. Both turned (to be persons) possessing divine bodies and endowed with divine beauty, clad in divine garments, and (smeared) with (divine) unguents, having divine garlands, and smeared with divine sandal, O best of birds. Having got into Viṣṇu ’s vehicle, the two, worshipped, by sages and Gandharvas , and honoured by Viṣṇu’s devotees, went to Viṣṇu’s heaven. I saw the noble couple being praised, and going along the heavenly path. Seeing the excellent best holy place, the birds also warbled with clear notes due to joy.

42b-50. The four black swans, having bathed at the confluence destroying sins, and with their hearts purified, again became bright. Having bathed and drunk water they again went out. All those black females died just due to that bath. O father, crying and moving, trembling with grief they went to Yama ’s world. I saw them then. Then the swans flew and went to their abode. O father, I actually saw this, and told it to you. O father, please tell me what those females with black sides and huge bodies will be (turned into). Tell me about the geese with black legs and bills, who went out of the Mānasa (lake). Tell it to me, O father, what they will be (i.e. turn into). How again, had the (white) swans become black? How did they become white again (just) at that moment only? O father, why did those females die? Such a doubt has arisen in my mind. Being favourable to me, you, who are clear-sighted, please remove, today only, the doubt of me who am always humble.”

51. Speaking thus to his father, Samujjvala (or Ujjvala ) ceased speaking. Then that parrot, named Kuñjala, started speaking.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43131, revision 335551 (2022-04-11T00:06:31Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365181.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.