Kriyāyogasāra-khaṇḍa · Chapter 5
Sourceव्यास उवाच- अस्ति तालध्वजा नाम नगरी त्रिदशोपमा । सर्वलोकेषु विख्याता प्रकीर्णा गुणिनां गणैः १। तत्रासीद्विक्रमो नामा राजा शुद्धकुलोद्भवः । धार्मिकः सत्यवादी च प्रजापालनतत्परः २। तस्य हारावती नाम वल्लभा भुवि दुर्ल्लभा । आसीत्स्वकीयवदनप्रभाजित शशिप्रभा ३। तस्य सैव प्रिया राज्ञः स्त्रीगणेऽपि च तिष्ठति । गङ्गेव सरितां भर्त्तुस्तिष्ठत्यपि सरिद्गणे ४। भूदेवदैवपरतः कालेन कियता द्विज । व्यजायत सुतस्तस्यां सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः ५। शास्त्रोक्तविधिना तस्य स राजा सर्वशास्त्रवित् । माधवेति ततो नाम चक्रवर्ती चकार ह ६। ततोऽसौ माधवो विप्रः कालेन कियता बली । सर्वविद्यासरित्पारंगतः सद्गुणसंगतः ७। अथासौ यौवराज्येन राज्ये नरपतिः सुतम् । सिक्तवांस्तं महीदेव सर्वदेवगणार्चकम् ८। एकस्मिन्दिवसे विप्र चतुरंगबलैर्वृतः । जगाम कौतुकेनासौ मृगयायै महद्वनम् ९। तत्र हत्वा बहूञ्जन्तून्मध्याह्ने समये ततः । कृतवान्नगरे गंतुमुद्यमं विपिनादसौ १०। नगरं स्वकमागच्छत्ससैन्यो माधवो मुदा । ददर्श युवतीमेकां सरसि स्नानतत्पराम् ११। स्नानार्हद्रव्यवसनैर्व्यक्तीकृतकलेवराम् । स्वकीयमुखसौन्दर्य्यजितपूर्णनिशाकराम् १२। सुवर्णकुण्डलद्वन्द्व विभ्राजद्गण्डमण्डलाम् । सुदीर्घकेशकैश्छन्न नितंबां चारुहासिनीम् १३। सुवर्णपद्मकलिकां चारून्नतपयोधराम् । मृगारिकृशमध्यां च वसंते कोकिलस्वराम् १४। यूनां मनोहरा राज्ये कन्दर्पेण महात्मना । आरोपिता पताकेव सुन्दरी सा व्यजायत १५। तादृशीं तां समालोक्य प्रान्तरे सङ्गवर्जिते । कः कामवशगो न स्यात्क्षितौ प्राणान्वहन्पुमान् १६। अथ विक्रमपुत्रोऽसौ तामालोक्य वराननाम् । कंदर्पबाणव्रणित हृदयश्चेति चिंतयन् १७। एतस्याः सदृशी कापि न दृष्टा क्षितिमण्डले । एतामिह समालिङ्ग्य सफलं जन्म चेष्यते १८। श्रेष्ठोऽस्मि सर्वलोकानां वयस्तेजोगुणैरहम् । यद्यपीन्द्रांगनेयं स्यान्नेतव्याद्य तथापि च १९। परस्त्रीहरणे यो वा दोषो भवति सांप्रतम् । को वा शक्नोति तद्वक्तुं यतो राजा पिता मम २०। इति संचिंत्य मनसा सुदृढं तेन कामिना । दूरे संस्थाप्य सैन्यानि ययौ सा स्नाति यत्र ह २१। ऐश्वर्यं च मदश्चैव कामश्चैव महीतले । त्रय एते विवेकस्य तेजो घ्नंति किमद्भुतम् २२। पितास्य दुरितध्वंसी धर्मरक्षाकरो नृणाम् । धिक्स्वयं कामदेवोऽसौ मोहयत्यखिलं जगत् २३। तमायातं समालोक्य वेगेन महता ततः । एकाकिनी सा रमते भृशं चिंताकुलाभवत् २४। एकाकिनीं समालोक्य कांतारस्थां सयौवनाम् । अयं धावति वेगेन तन्मे मनसि वर्तते २५। जल्पंति मुनयः सर्वे धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । न च ज्ञातव्यमत्रैव किमत्र च भविष्यति २६। सहायहीनं यत्स्थानं पुरो धावति शत्रवः । श्लाघ्यं पलायनं तत्र निवासः प्राणनाशकः २७। इत्यालोच्य वरारोहा सव्यकच्छे घटं ततः । कृत्वा पलायने भीत्या मनश्चक्रे सरोवरात् २८। ततः स माधवश्चापि जवेन महता द्विज । एवं तस्याः पुरो गत्वा प्रसारितकरः स्थितः २९। श्रीमाधव उवाच- वराङ्गने चारुदेहे सुयौवनबलान्मम । पलायसे मनो हृत्वा हतोस्म्यहमचेतनः ३०। किं नाम चंचलापांगि चार्वङ्गि तव कः पतिः । स्वर्गात्किं वा गतासि त्वं त्वत्तुल्या नास्ति भूतले ३१। सुन्दरि त्वमिह श्रेष्ठा सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । कथं वहसि पानीयं दासीव कमलानने ३२। पयोधरौ शातकुंभौ सदा वहसि वक्षसि । कक्षेण जलकुम्भं च कोमलाङ्गीदमद्भुतम् ३३। दिवाकरकरात्यंत संतप्ते पथि लोहिताः । पादांगुल्यंतरा भांति जपानां कलिका इव ३४। सुश्रोणि भज मां प्रीत्या त्यज कुंभं वरानने । तव दुःखावसानोऽभून्मम दर्शनमात्रतः ३५। श्रीमद्विक्रमभूभर्त्तुः पुत्रोऽहं माधवाह्वयः । सर्वभावैर्भविष्यामि वराङ्गस्तव सुन्दरि ३६। ममस्त्रीगणमध्येषु सुभगा त्वं भविष्यसि । सुपुष्पवल्ली मध्येषु द्विरेफस्येव मालती ३७। अथवा मम वाक्यं त्वं गर्वाल्लंघितुमिच्छसि । न त्यक्षामि तथापि त्वां यतोऽहं नृपतेः सुतः ३८। व्यास उवाच- तेनोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा पंथानं प्रविहाय सा । तस्थावधोमुखी विप्र प्राहेति च शनैः शनैः ३९। कदापि चेत्परस्यापि न शृणोति वचो मम । तथापि लज्जां संत्यज्य वक्ष्याम्येव भवाग्रतः ४०। तथा ह्यहं महावीर सुबाहुक्षत्त्रियप्रिया । नयामि देवपूजार्थं जलं चंद्रकला ह्यहम् ४१। यद्वचो भवता प्रोक्तं न च तत्त्वत्कुलोचितम् । त्वद्वंशप्रभवाः सर्वे परस्त्रीषुनपुंसकाः ४२। अहमेकाकिनी नारी वीराणां प्रभवो भवान् । बलादालिङ्ग्य मामत्र यशः किं ते भविष्यति ४३। परस्त्रियं समालिङ्ग्य क्षणमात्रसुखं भवेत् । इहापकीर्तिः शेषं च दुःखं कल्पशताधिकम् ४४। कर्मभूमिरियं शूर पुण्यमत्र विधीयताम् । परस्त्रीहरणे चित्तं कदाचिन्मां करिष्यसि ४५। लोभात्प्रवर्तते कामः कामात्पापं प्रवर्त्तते । पापान्मृत्युर्मृतेऽपि स्याद्दुस्तरे नरके स्थितिः ४६। सर्वेऽपि त्वद्गुणा व्यर्थं त्वज्जन्मापि च निष्फलम् । कामस्य वशतां गत्वा रंतुमिच्छेः परस्त्रियम् ४७। मांसमूत्रपूरीषास्थिनिर्मितं मे कलेवरम् । एतदेव समालोक्य स्मरस्य वशतां गतः ४८। भूपालवंशोत्पत्तित्वात्पौरेभ्यो न बिभेषि किम् । मस्तकोपरि गर्जंतं नेक्षसे समवर्त्तिनम् ४९। ग्रसंति बडिशं मत्स्यास्ते सर्वे ज्ञानवर्जिताः । ज्ञानीचेत्प्राप्य बडिशं भवान्कस्माद्ग्रसिष्यसि ५० 7.5.50। विवेकस्त्रिषु लोकेषु संपदां परमं पदम् । अविवेको हि लोकानामापदां परमं पदम् ५१। तयोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवः काममोहितः । उवाच जैमिने वाचं विनयावनतः पुनः ५२। तवोद्वीक्षणनाराच धाराजर्जरमानसम् । प्रिये मां त्राहि त्राहीति तवास्मि शरणं गतः ५३। तावत्प्रियतमा नारी यावत्तिष्ठति यौवने । मृणालकोषां नलिनीं हेमभृंगो न गच्छति ५४। प्रसीद हरिणीनेत्रे रक्ष मां सेवकं स्वकम् । त्वद्वाचं नीरसां श्रुत्वा भिनत्ति हृदयं मम ५५। चन्द्रकलोवाच- त्यज दुःखं महावीर शृणु मद्वचनं शुभम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि मनोदुःखं हंतुं यद्भवतः क्षमाम् ५६। समुद्रपारे विख्याता पुरंदरपुरोपमा । प्लक्षद्वीपेऽस्ति दीप्यंती विख्याता संज्ञया पुरी ५७। गुणाकराह्वयस्तत्र राजा श्रेष्ठो महायशाः । आस्ते सर्वगणैर्युक्तः प्रतापेऽग्निसमो बली ५८। सुशीला नाम तद्भार्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । सेवावशीकृतस्वामि हृदया सदया जनैः ५९। सुलोचनाख्या तत्कन्या वीरतत्कुक्षिसंभवा । सदूहरूपैरजयत्सकलान्सुन्दरीगणान् ६०। तस्या रूपं गुणौघं च वर्णितुं भुवि कः क्षमः । तद्रूपदर्शमालोक्यासृजदन्यां स्वयं विधिः ६१। अहमासं महावीर तस्या दासी नृपात्मजः । समागतास्मि दैवेन त्वद्देशं प्रति सुन्दरी ६२। तत्समा सुन्दरी नास्ति त्वत्समो नास्ति सुन्दरः । गृहाण तां विवाहेन स्वर्गभोगं यदीच्छसि ६३। जंबुकीं बलवान्सिंहो विहायांकगतामपि । हस्तिनीं न हि किं धत्ते यत्नतः प्रतिपत्तये ६४। उद्योगी पुरुषो लोके लभते परमां श्रियम् । उद्योगेन विना ब्रूहि किं कार्यं भुवि विद्यते ६५। व्यास उवाच- तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवो माधवार्चकः । दूरीकृत्य स्मरोद्भावं तामित्याह वराननाम् ६६। माधव उवाच- केन चिह्नेन तां कन्यां ज्ञास्यामि कमलानने । तन्मे कथय सुश्रोणि यदि ते मय्यनुग्रहः ६७। सिंधुपार प्रतीपाज्ञः कथं यास्यामि मानुषः । भविष्यति तया सार्द्धं कथं संदर्शनं मम ६८। चन्द्रकलोवाच- तस्यास्तु वामजघने तिलकं तिलसन्निभम् । अस्ति तद्दर्शनेनैव ज्ञास्यसि त्वं सुलोचनाम् ६९। उच्चैःश्रवससंज्ञस्य तुरगस्य महात्मनः । त्वन्मंदुरायां पुत्रोस्ति सर्वगामी हयोत्तमः ७०। तमश्वश्रेष्ठमारुह्य जवेन पवनोपमम् । गमिष्यसि समुद्रांतं सुखसाध्या महीयतः ७१। ततो भूपालपुत्रोऽसौ ससैन्यो गृहमागतः । सापि चन्द्रकला साध्वी सुप्रीता स्वगृहं गता ७२। विचिंत्य वचनं तस्या माधवोऽति त्वरान्वितः । चिंताकुलितचित्तोऽसौ सहसा मंदुरां ययौ ७३। तत्र बद्धाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वैक्रमिर्विक्रमान्वितः । तुरंगमानिति प्राह गुणयुक्तान्महाबलान् ७४। माधव उवाच- यूयं सर्वे महात्मानः सर्वलक्षणसंयुताः । समुद्रपारे मां नेतुं कः शक्नोति तुरङ्गमः ७५। अथ ते तुरगाः सर्वे श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं भिया । परस्परं क्षितिमुखास्तस्थुर्नो नेतुमुद्यताः ७६। अथैकस्तुरगस्तत्र समस्तलक्षणैर्युतः । माधवस्य पुरो गत्वा वाचमेतामुवाच ह ७७। अहं भवंतं नेष्यामि सिंधुपारं न संशयः । किं त्वाकर्णय दुःखानि मदीयानि नृपात्मज ७८। अन्यभुक्तावशिष्टं यत्तत्तृणं मम भक्षणम् । ग्रंथिकोटिप्रयुक्ताभीरज्जुभिर्मम बंधनम् ७९। स्वप्नेऽपि व्रीहयो वीर न दृष्टा बलिना मया । अन्येषामपि भोगानां का कथात्र नृपात्मज ८०। गौरवेण विना वीर न सतां विक्रमो भवेत् । जनिष्यति कथं वह्निर्विना काष्ठं घृतादिभिः ८१। अहमीदृगिमे सर्वे नानाभूषासमन्विताः । न तु सिंहसमाः श्वानः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः ८२। प्रदक्षिणाकारतया सशैलद्वीपसागराः । क्षणमात्रेण पृथिवीं शक्नोमि भूपते प्रभो ८३। माधव उवाच- क्षमस्व दोषं सकलं मत्पित्रा विहितं हय । अद्यप्रभृति मुख्योऽसि मंदुराभ्यंतरे मम ८४। परेण दत्तः संतापः सदा तिष्ठति नोत्तमे । सलिलं वह्निसंतप्तं क्षणाच्छीतलतां व्रजेत् ८५। स्वमाधुर्यैर्भवेदिक्षुः क्षणमपि हि तृप्तये । इत्युक्त्वा तं नमस्कृत्य तुरंगं नृपनंदनः ८६। ततः शुभे क्षणे तस्य पृष्ठमारुह्य वाजिनः । प्रचेष्टाख्येन भृत्येन विलंघ्य जलधिं ययौ ८७। पुरीं सर्वगुणैर्युक्तां पुरंदरपुरोपमाम् । जगाम माधवो भ्राजन्सौधावलिभिरुज्ज्वलाम् ८८। तत्रोपस्थां च युवतीं गंधिनीं माधवो द्विजः । दृष्ट्वास्मितमुखो वाक्यमुवाचेति च कोमलम् ८९। वृद्धे मातरहं पार्थो दिनमेकं तवालये । स्थातुमिच्छामि काऽज्ञाते धनवान्माधवाह्वयः ९०। आतिथेयी गंधिनी सा तमादायातिथिं ततः । हर्षित्वा स्वगृहं तत्र जगामात्यंतभक्तितः ९१। यथोक्तविधिना विप्र तया तस्यार्हणा कृता । माधवस्तां निशां निन्ये चिंताव्याकुलमानसः ९२। अथ प्रभाते विमले गन्धिन्याः पुरतो द्विज । माधवः सकलं कार्यं कथयामास भूसुरः ९३। देवी सुलोचनायाश्च तस्मिन्नेव दिने शुभे । गन्धादिवासनं कर्म रचयामास सा च तत् ९४। श्रुत्वाधिवासनं कर्म राजपुत्र्यास्ततो द्विज । शोकसागरकल्लोल निकरो माधवोऽभवत् ९५। यदर्थं राज्यवसतिर्मया त्यक्ता तदिच्छुना । यदर्थं बांधवास्त्यक्ता लंघितश्च महोदधिः ९६। अद्यैव तस्या दैवेन भविष्यत्यधिवासनम् । निष्फलाः सकला एव यावंतो विहिताः श्रमाः ९७। किंतु लोका न जल्पंति माध्व्या मुग्धो गतोऽखिलम् । कोऽपि भग्नोद्यमो न स्यात्प्रज्ञात्वा कार्यनिश्चयम् ९८। एतद्विचिंत्य मनसा माधवोऽसौ पुनः पुनः । मालापुष्पादिके कार्यं लिलेख प्रेमवर्णितम् ९९। कन्ये माधवनामाहं कुमारो धरणीपतेः । तालध्वजाधिराजस्य विक्रमस्य महात्मनः १०० 7.5.100। त्वच्चेटी तत्र काप्यस्ति कन्ये चन्द्रकलाह्वया । तया तवगुणग्रामः कथितो मे पुरा किल १०१। त्वद्गुणग्रामसंलग्नचित्तोऽहं निम्नसागरम् । विलङ्घ्य तुरगारूढः समायातः पुरीं तव १०२। अधुना मां वरत्वेन वृणु कन्ये सुलोचने । यतः संसारमध्येऽस्मिंस्तवास्मि शरणं गतः १०३। यथा गुणवतीं त्वां हि नान्यो जानाति तत्पुमान् १०४। सरोजिनीगुणं वेत्ति भृंग एव न दर्दुरः । शुभ्रस्य जलदस्यापि गगनैकस्य नोदयः १०५। तथापि न भजेदन्यं विना चन्द्रं कुमुद्वती । अथ तल्लिखनं वीरो मालाकारप्रिया करे १०६। स्वर्णांगुलीय सहितं ददौ स विनयो नृपः । पुष्पमालांतरे कृत्वा तं लेखं सांगुलीयकम् १०७। राजपुत्री समीपे सा गंधिनी तरसा ययौ । पुष्पमालां बलिं तस्यै दत्वा सा गंधिनी ततः १०८। तस्थौ बद्धाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा दूरं गत्वा भिया कियत् । ततः सा राजतनया लिखितं सांगुलीयकम् १०९। विलोक्य सकलं मूलात्पपाठात्यंतपण्डिता । सापि तत्पृष्ठपत्रे तु तद्योग्यमुत्तरं द्विज ११०। अलिखद्विस्मिता कन्या यद्यच्च सर्वमुच्यते । राजपुत्र महाबाहो त्वद्वाक्यमखिलं श्रुतम् १११। शृणु सत्तम वाक्यं मे यथोचितमिदं वचः । अद्याधिवासनं कर्म श्वो विवाहो मम ध्रुवम् ११२। पितुर्यत्संमतं कार्यं पृथिव्यांकोऽपि नत्यजेत् । कार्ये तु दुःखसाध्ये तु कार्यो नातिश्रमो जनैः ११३। कार्येसिद्धे श्रमो न स्यादसिद्धे श्रम एव हि । तथापि शृणु वक्ष्यामि येन प्राप्नोति मां भवान् ११४। यदर्थो भवता चैव समुद्रोपि च लंघितः । मया प्रदक्षणी कार्यो वरो विद्याधरो ह्ययम् ११५। तत्पुरोऽहं गमिष्यामि नानाभरणभूषिता । वामबाहूर्द्ध्वं कृत्वा च वीरः स्यान्मम संमुखः ११६। येन मां शक्यते नेतुं स मे भर्ता भविष्यति । सत्यं सत्यमिदं सत्यं पत्रेऽस्मिंल्लिखितं मया ११७। अन्यथा सुदृढं कार्यं लंघितुं न हि शक्यते । एतद्विलिख्य सा कन्या तस्या एव करे ददौ ११८। सापि तत्पत्रमादाय गता माधवसन्निधिम् । तया यल्लिखितं पत्रे तत्पठित्वा तु माधवः ११९। भूयोपि लिखितं विप्र लिलेखात्यंतकौतुकैः । त्वया यदुक्तं हे कन्ये धन्ये धन्यकुलोद्भवे १२०। तदेव मन्मतं सर्वं कोऽपि नास्त्यत्र संशयः । ततस्तु गंधिनी भूयो गत्वा तन्निकटे द्विज १२१। ददौ सुलोचनायै सा लिखनं सुन्दराक्षरम् । अथ तल्लिखनं ज्ञात्वा कुमारांगी कृतं द्विज १२२। बभूवात्यन्तसंहृष्टा विस्मिता च पुनः पुनः । तस्मिन्नसंशयं कार्यं यदासौ स्वीकृतं ददौ १२३। तदा किं स्वयमिन्द्रो वा यन्माया माधवः पुमान् । इहलोके परत्रास्ति स्नेहभूमिः पतिः सदा १२४। विना संदर्शनेनापि न वरत्वेदृतो मया । इति संचिन्त्य सा साध्वी निःश्वस्य च पुनः पुनः १२५। स्नानव्याजाद्गतावासं गन्धिन्याश्च सहालिभिः । हस्ते विधृत्य तां कन्यां गंधिनी सा पुरंध्रिका १२६। माधवं दर्शयामास शयानं मंचकोपरि । तं समालोक्य सा कन्या कंदर्पसदृशं ततः १२७। रोमांचितं समस्ताङ्गमुदात्तं पश्यति क्रमात् । तन्नेत्रयुगलं तस्मिन्यत्र यत्र निमज्जति १२८। कष्टदृष्ट्या च नान्यत्र तस्मान्नामात्र गच्छति । साक्षादयं वा कन्दर्पो देवकीनन्दनोऽपि वा १२९। शर्वो वा विषयाधीशः साक्षाद्वा पार्वतीपतिः । रूपैरेतैर्जगन्मध्ये मानुषो न हि जायते १३०। अनेन स्वामिना जन्मसफलं हरिणीदृशः । मद्भक्तिवशगो भूत्वा विधातात्यंतयत्नतः १३१। यदाहं कन्यका जाता तदैनं किं ससर्ज ह । अद्यप्रभृति नाथोऽयं स्वयं नास्त्यत्र संशयः १३२। इत्युक्त्वा सा मतिं चक्रे गंतुं निजगृहं प्रति । गन्धिन्युवाच- कन्ये युक्तिरियं भद्रे त्वयापि हृदि सेव्यताम् १३३। यथा सुमूर्तिः पुरुषो न तथा भाति निन्दया । उल्लासो गात्रभंगश्च मन्ददृष्टिश्च विस्मितम् १३४। सर्वाणि विष्णुचिह्नानि निद्रायां मृगलोचने । संदष्टौष्ठपुटाक्षेपात्प्रोक्तो नोत्तिष्ठति ध्रुवम् १३५। शनैः शनैः करं तस्य स्वकराभ्यामदर्शयत् । त्वां द्रष्टुं राजकन्यायाः संधृत्यागमनं शृणु १३६। श्रुत्वैतत्सोपि चोत्तस्थौ संभ्रमाक्रांतमानसः । विनयावनतो वाक्यं माधवश्चेत्युवाच ताम् १३७। माधव उवाच- कन्ये मज्जन्मसफलं श्रमश्च सफलो मम । त्वच्चारुवदनांभोजं साक्षादेव मयेक्षितम् १३८। सकलैर्यौवनैः कन्ये त्वं वरत्वेन मां वृणु । त्वद्योगोस्ति वरो नान्यो मां विना भुवि सुन्दरि १३९। सुलोचनोवाच- सुगते त्वं मम स्वामी भाग्येन महता भवेः । मया यद्वचनं प्रोक्तं तदेव सुदृढं खलु १४०। आज्ञां कुरु महाभाग गच्छामि निजमंदिरम् । माधव उवाच- तिष्ठेति यदि वा वच्मि कन्ये गर्वस्तदा भवेत् १४१। गच्छेति वचनं वक्तुं नायाति वदनान्मम । स्वयं विचार्य चार्वंगि यद्युक्तं तद्विधीयताम् १४२। सत्येहवचनं तस्मिन्भविष्यसि सुतत्परा । इत्युक्ता तेन सा कन्या हर्षिता स्वगृहं गता १४३। तत्रैव माधवस्तस्थौ वृतो बहुपरिच्छदैः । चारुविद्याधर एव स्थितो विद्याधरो वरः १४४। तत्रस्थाश्च जनाः सर्वे स्रक्चन्दनविभूषिताः । दिव्यांबरपरीधाना रेजुर्देवगणा इव १४५। क्वचिद्गीतं क्वचिन्नृत्यं क्वचित्कोलाहलध्वनिः । क्वचित्केन प्रदीपालिस्तत्पुरे समवर्तत १४६। हेषितैः सप्तिवृंदानां हस्तिनां चैव बृंहितैः । हर्षस्वनैश्च पत्रीणां पूरिताः ककुभो दश १४७। नानापताकानिवहैर्धवलैर्नृपसद्मभिः । समंताद्गगनं सर्वं व्याप्तं हि यत्र जैमिने १४८। केऽपि शङ्खान्समादध्मुर्ढक्काडिंडिमझर्झरान् । वादयांचक्रिरे केऽपि मधुकोहलकादिकम् १४९। ततो युवतयः सर्वाः सरोजकोरकस्तस्था । ललितानि सुगीतानि जगुश्चन्द्रनिभाननाः १५० 7.5.150। परस्परं यौवनतो घर्षणच्युतमालया । प्रस्वेदाम्बुगलद्गंधैर्बभौ कन्येव तत्र भूः १५१। गंभारीकाष्ठरचितं पीठमारुह्य सुन्दरी । ज्ञातिभिर्वेष्टिता याता वरं स्थानं सुलोचना १५२। अत्रांतरे विक्रमपुत्र एष शय्योपरिष्टात्किल लब्धनिद्रः । न वेद दैवेन विवाहकार्यं सुलोचनायाश्च सुलोचनायाः १५३। विधातृमायाशतमोहितानां कदापि न स्याद्भुवने सुखाय । ततः स्वसंकेतविधिं जनोऽयं विस्मृत्य निद्रामभजत्सुखेन १५४। वनं परित्यज्य कृशानुभीत्या जलं प्रविष्टा नलिनी सुखार्थम् । संदह्यते तत्र हिमानलेन यद्यस्य कर्म न तदन्यथा स्यात् १५५। वेदादिशास्त्रमखिलं प्रपठंतु लोकाः कुर्वंतु नामक्षितिपालसेवाम् । उग्रं तपः प्रतिदिवं प्रतिसाधयंतु न श्रीस्तथापि च भजत्यतिभाग्यहीनम् १५६। मस्तकोपरि तिष्ठंति दुःखानि च सुखानि च । अन्यकाले समायान्ति हठादन्यानि सत्तम १५७। निद्रावंतं समालोक्य माधवं दुःखभागिनम् । प्रचेष्टश्चिंतयामास जानन्संकेतमेतयोः १५८। धिगस्त्वमुं राजपुत्रं दैवमायाविमोहितः । विस्मृत्य निजसंकेतं निद्रां संप्राप्य सेवते १५९। असौ दुःखागता कन्या वरस्य निकटेऽधुना । किं भवेन्नयने तादृक्संकेतं याति निष्फलम् १६०। तिष्ठ त्वं वै पापकर्मन्निद्रां संसेव्य मस्तके । मया हयं समारुह्य नेतव्या सा वराङ्गना १६१। कन्यारत्नं च रत्नं च मुदा प्राप्नोति दुर्ल्लभम् । तदा किं सेवया कार्यं माधवस्यास्य दुर्मतेः १६२। धनार्थं क्रियते सेवा सर्वभावेन भूभुजाम् । तच्चेन्मुदा स्वयं प्राप्तं सेवादुःखेन किं तदा १६३। प्रचेष्ट इति संचिंत्य समारुह्य तुरंगमम् । सा राजकन्या यत्रास्ते ययौ तत्र नभः पथा १६४। वरं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्मरंती समयं स्वकम् । वामहस्तं समुद्धृत्य तस्थौ विद्याधराग्रतः १६५। हस्ते विधृत्य तां कन्यां प्रचेष्टोऽतिजवेन सः । पृष्ठे निवेशयामास सप्तेस्तस्य महाबलः १६६। तां राजपुत्रीमादाय पुरीं कांचीं सुशोभनाम् । तामथासौ समालोक्य प्रचेष्टोऽतित्वरान्वितः १६७। उवाच प्रवहन्पाणिं नष्टमानससाध्वसः । प्रचेष्ट उवाच- समुद्रांतरतीरस्थां कांचीं नाम पुरीमिमाम् १६८। पश्य सर्वत्र विख्यातां जनसर्वसुखप्रदाम् । अत्र माधववीरस्य तस्य विद्याधरस्य वा १६९। कस्यापि च भयं नास्ति पश्य चन्द्रनिभानने । मच्चित्तेंधनसंलग्नां कामानलशिखावलिम् १७०। कुचकुंभकरैः सिद्धं निर्वाणं देहि सुंदरि । त्वच्चारुमुखपद्मेऽस्मिन्मन्मुखभ्रमरोऽधुना १७१। इच्छेत्पातुं मधून्यत्र काऽज्ञाते तिष्ठति प्रिये । त्वच्चारुगात्रसंस्पर्शाच्छरैस्तुदति मां स्मरः १७२। त्राहि त्राहि प्रिये त्राहि तवास्मि शरणं गतः । इति ब्रुवंतं तं मूढमभिवीक्ष्य वरांगना १७३। शोकाग्नितप्तसर्वाङ्गी चिंतयामास चेतसा । अयं मूढो दुष्टचेष्टः प्रचेष्टो नाम वेधसा १७४। लिखितः किं ललाटे मे यन्मया हा हतास्म्यहम् । क्व माता क्व च मे तातः क्व च विद्याधरो वरः १७५। अनेनाहं समानीता धिगस्तु घटनां विधेः । अलं लोकाः प्रकुर्वंति गर्वं जगति सर्वदा १७६। वेत्ति च्छेतुं गर्ववृक्षं विधाता घटनासिना । तथापि विपदे धैर्यं निर्भयत्वं च तत्परम् १७७। उपायाश्चेति चत्वारः प्रशस्या दीर्घदर्शिभिः । इत्यालोक्य हृदा कन्या वचोभिः कोमलाक्षरैः १७८। प्रचेष्टं प्रत्युवाचासौ सर्वकार्यविचक्षणा । सुलोचनोवाच। दृढं कुरु मनो वीर कन्याहमविवाहिता १७९। मां समालिङ्ग्य मोहेन कथं यास्यसि दुर्मते । शास्त्रोक्तविधिना वीर विवाहेन गृहाण माम् १८०। तव सेवां करिष्यामि दासीवत्कोऽत्र संशयः । त्वं मे प्राणाश्च मित्रश्च भूषणं बांधवस्तथा १८१। अनन्यगतयो नार्यो भवान्नीतिमवैति किम् । विवाहयोग्यवस्तूनि विवाहार्थं समानय १८२। मत्पाणिग्रहणं शीघ्रं कुरु जाड्यंगृहीति च । अंतर्दृढं बहिः श्लक्ष्णं बदरीफलवद्वचः १८३। आकर्ण्य तस्या मूढोऽसौ परमां प्रीतिमाययौ । तुरंगमं च तां कन्यां संस्थाप्यैकत्र दुर्मतिः १८४। करकंकणमादाय तस्यास्तत्पुरमाययौ । ततः सा चिंतयामास विधिं नूनं प्रशस्यतम् १८५। यत आवां परित्यज्य मूढोऽसौ हर्षितो ययौ । किं कर्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं क्व स्थातव्यं मयाधुना १८६। अतिसंकटकार्येस्मिन्निस्तारो मे भवेत्कथम् । यदाहमत्र तिष्ठमि किं वदिष्यंति ते तदा १८७। पुण्यतीर्थं समासाद्य परत्र जन्मकाम्यया । पंचतां प्रतियास्यामि सापि श्रेयस्करी यतः १८८। मद्वियोगादयं मूढो न विद्याधर माधवौ । जीविष्यंति त्रयोप्येते क्षणमात्रमपि स्मरन् १८९। मयि स्थितायामेतेषां भवेज्जीवनरक्षणम् । मृतायामपि यास्यंति त्रयोऽप्येते तु पंचताम् १९०। मामुद्दिश्य यदा प्राणाः यक्ष्यंते तेऽत्र मे जनाः । भविष्यामि तदा नूनमहं तद्वधभागिनी १९१। इदानीं पुण्यतीर्थेषु यष्टव्यो भगवान्हरिः । तस्मिन्प्रसन्ने भद्रं मे सर्वमेव भविष्यति १९२। प्राणेषु च विनष्टेषु सर्वमेव विनश्यति । तेषु स्थितेषु सकलं स्तोकस्तोकेन सिध्यति १९३। निशावशिष्टा नलिनी हिमाकरे दूरीकृते चण्डकरेण भास्वता । सुगन्धपुष्पप्रकरोऽतिसुंदरी नाप्नोति किं भृंगवरस्य संगमम् १९४। हृदा विचिंत्येति वरांगना सा सप्तिं समारुह्य महाजवं तम् । तप्तुं तपः सागरविष्णुपत्न्योर्जगाम विज्ञोत्तमसंगमाय १९५। तस्मिन्क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये गङ्गासागरसंगमे । वसेद्राजा सुषेणाख्यः सोमवंशसमुद्भवः १९६। गंतुं तस्य सभां राज्ञश्चेतसा सा व्यचिंतयत् । मया युवत्या कर्तव्यं कथं भूपालदर्शनम् १९७। अधिवासनसूत्राणि सदूर्वाणि भुजे मम । कन्याहं तुरगारूढा युवती संगवर्जिता १९८। चारित्रं मामकं नूनं मनोविस्मयकारकम् । आत्मानं गोपयित्वाहं यास्यामि नृपतेः सभाम् १९९। इन्द्रजालप्रभावेण सा भूत्वा पुरुषाकृतिः । प्रविवेश सभां राज्ञः सुधर्मामिव जैमिने २०० 7.5.200। तं सपन्नमिवायांतं शक्तिहस्तं हयासनम् । स्वयं पप्रच्छ भूपालः कस्त्वं कुत इहागतः २०१। तस्यैतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सा कन्या पुरुषाकृतिः । प्रणम्योवाच राजानं सुहृदं सज्जनाश्रयम् २०२। देव वीरवरो नाम पुत्रोऽहं पृथिवीपतेः । वर्तनाय समायातस्त्वद्राज्यं प्रति संप्रति २०३। यद्यत्कार्यमसाध्यं स्यात्तदेव साधयाम्यहम् । मयि स्थिते न मद्भर्त्तुः कुत्रापि स्यात्पराजयः २०४। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे क्रियायोगसारे वीरवरप्रदर्शोनाम पंचमोऽध्यायः ५ ।
vyāsa uvāca- asti tāladhvajā nāma nagarī tridaśopamā | sarvalokeṣu vikhyātā prakīrṇā guṇināṃ gaṇaiḥ 1| tatrāsīdvikramo nāmā rājā śuddhakulodbhavaḥ | dhārmikaḥ satyavādī ca prajāpālanatatparaḥ 2| tasya hārāvatī nāma vallabhā bhuvi durllabhā | āsītsvakīyavadanaprabhājita śaśiprabhā 3| tasya saiva priyā rājñaḥ strīgaṇe'pi ca tiṣṭhati | gaṅgeva saritāṃ bharttustiṣṭhatyapi saridgaṇe 4| bhūdevadaivaparataḥ kālena kiyatā dvija | vyajāyata sutastasyāṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ 5| śāstroktavidhinā tasya sa rājā sarvaśāstravit | mādhaveti tato nāma cakravartī cakāra ha 6| tato'sau mādhavo vipraḥ kālena kiyatā balī | sarvavidyāsaritpāraṃgataḥ sadguṇasaṃgataḥ 7| athāsau yauvarājyena rājye narapatiḥ sutam | siktavāṃstaṃ mahīdeva sarvadevagaṇārcakam 8| ekasmindivase vipra caturaṃgabalairvṛtaḥ | jagāma kautukenāsau mṛgayāyai mahadvanam 9| tatra hatvā bahūñjantūnmadhyāhne samaye tataḥ | kṛtavānnagare gaṃtumudyamaṃ vipinādasau 10| nagaraṃ svakamāgacchatsasainyo mādhavo mudā | dadarśa yuvatīmekāṃ sarasi snānatatparām 11| snānārhadravyavasanairvyaktīkṛtakalevarām | svakīyamukhasaundaryyajitapūrṇaniśākarām 12| suvarṇakuṇḍaladvandva vibhrājadgaṇḍamaṇḍalām | sudīrghakeśakaiśchanna nitaṃbāṃ cāruhāsinīm 13| suvarṇapadmakalikāṃ cārūnnatapayodharām | mṛgārikṛśamadhyāṃ ca vasaṃte kokilasvarām 14| yūnāṃ manoharā rājye kandarpeṇa mahātmanā | āropitā patākeva sundarī sā vyajāyata 15| tādṛśīṃ tāṃ samālokya prāntare saṅgavarjite | kaḥ kāmavaśago na syātkṣitau prāṇānvahanpumān 16| atha vikramaputro'sau tāmālokya varānanām | kaṃdarpabāṇavraṇita hṛdayaśceti ciṃtayan 17| etasyāḥ sadṛśī kāpi na dṛṣṭā kṣitimaṇḍale | etāmiha samāliṅgya saphalaṃ janma ceṣyate 18| śreṣṭho'smi sarvalokānāṃ vayastejoguṇairaham | yadyapīndrāṃganeyaṃ syānnetavyādya tathāpi ca 19| parastrīharaṇe yo vā doṣo bhavati sāṃpratam | ko vā śaknoti tadvaktuṃ yato rājā pitā mama 20| iti saṃciṃtya manasā sudṛḍhaṃ tena kāminā | dūre saṃsthāpya sainyāni yayau sā snāti yatra ha 21| aiśvaryaṃ ca madaścaiva kāmaścaiva mahītale | traya ete vivekasya tejo ghnaṃti kimadbhutam 22| pitāsya duritadhvaṃsī dharmarakṣākaro nṛṇām | dhiksvayaṃ kāmadevo'sau mohayatyakhilaṃ jagat 23| tamāyātaṃ samālokya vegena mahatā tataḥ | ekākinī sā ramate bhṛśaṃ ciṃtākulābhavat 24| ekākinīṃ samālokya kāṃtārasthāṃ sayauvanām | ayaṃ dhāvati vegena tanme manasi vartate 25| jalpaṃti munayaḥ sarve dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ | na ca jñātavyamatraiva kimatra ca bhaviṣyati 26| sahāyahīnaṃ yatsthānaṃ puro dhāvati śatravaḥ | ślāghyaṃ palāyanaṃ tatra nivāsaḥ prāṇanāśakaḥ 27| ityālocya varārohā savyakacche ghaṭaṃ tataḥ | kṛtvā palāyane bhītyā manaścakre sarovarāt 28| tataḥ sa mādhavaścāpi javena mahatā dvija | evaṃ tasyāḥ puro gatvā prasāritakaraḥ sthitaḥ 29| śrīmādhava uvāca- varāṅgane cārudehe suyauvanabalānmama | palāyase mano hṛtvā hatosmyahamacetanaḥ 30| kiṃ nāma caṃcalāpāṃgi cārvaṅgi tava kaḥ patiḥ | svargātkiṃ vā gatāsi tvaṃ tvattulyā nāsti bhūtale 31| sundari tvamiha śreṣṭhā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | kathaṃ vahasi pānīyaṃ dāsīva kamalānane 32| payodharau śātakuṃbhau sadā vahasi vakṣasi | kakṣeṇa jalakumbhaṃ ca komalāṅgīdamadbhutam 33| divākarakarātyaṃta saṃtapte pathi lohitāḥ | pādāṃgulyaṃtarā bhāṃti japānāṃ kalikā iva 34| suśroṇi bhaja māṃ prītyā tyaja kuṃbhaṃ varānane | tava duḥkhāvasāno'bhūnmama darśanamātrataḥ 35| śrīmadvikramabhūbharttuḥ putro'haṃ mādhavāhvayaḥ | sarvabhāvairbhaviṣyāmi varāṅgastava sundari 36| mamastrīgaṇamadhyeṣu subhagā tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | supuṣpavallī madhyeṣu dvirephasyeva mālatī 37| athavā mama vākyaṃ tvaṃ garvāllaṃghitumicchasi | na tyakṣāmi tathāpi tvāṃ yato'haṃ nṛpateḥ sutaḥ 38| vyāsa uvāca- tenoktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā paṃthānaṃ pravihāya sā | tasthāvadhomukhī vipra prāheti ca śanaiḥ śanaiḥ 39| kadāpi cetparasyāpi na śṛṇoti vaco mama | tathāpi lajjāṃ saṃtyajya vakṣyāmyeva bhavāgrataḥ 40| tathā hyahaṃ mahāvīra subāhukṣattriyapriyā | nayāmi devapūjārthaṃ jalaṃ caṃdrakalā hyaham 41| yadvaco bhavatā proktaṃ na ca tattvatkulocitam | tvadvaṃśaprabhavāḥ sarve parastrīṣunapuṃsakāḥ 42| ahamekākinī nārī vīrāṇāṃ prabhavo bhavān | balādāliṅgya māmatra yaśaḥ kiṃ te bhaviṣyati 43| parastriyaṃ samāliṅgya kṣaṇamātrasukhaṃ bhavet | ihāpakīrtiḥ śeṣaṃ ca duḥkhaṃ kalpaśatādhikam 44| karmabhūmiriyaṃ śūra puṇyamatra vidhīyatām | parastrīharaṇe cittaṃ kadācinmāṃ kariṣyasi 45| lobhātpravartate kāmaḥ kāmātpāpaṃ pravarttate | pāpānmṛtyurmṛte'pi syāddustare narake sthitiḥ 46| sarve'pi tvadguṇā vyarthaṃ tvajjanmāpi ca niṣphalam | kāmasya vaśatāṃ gatvā raṃtumiccheḥ parastriyam 47| māṃsamūtrapūrīṣāsthinirmitaṃ me kalevaram | etadeva samālokya smarasya vaśatāṃ gataḥ 48| bhūpālavaṃśotpattitvātpaurebhyo na bibheṣi kim | mastakopari garjaṃtaṃ nekṣase samavarttinam 49| grasaṃti baḍiśaṃ matsyāste sarve jñānavarjitāḥ | jñānīcetprāpya baḍiśaṃ bhavānkasmādgrasiṣyasi 50 7.5.50| vivekastriṣu lokeṣu saṃpadāṃ paramaṃ padam | aviveko hi lokānāmāpadāṃ paramaṃ padam 51| tayoktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavaḥ kāmamohitaḥ | uvāca jaimine vācaṃ vinayāvanataḥ punaḥ 52| tavodvīkṣaṇanārāca dhārājarjaramānasam | priye māṃ trāhi trāhīti tavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ 53| tāvatpriyatamā nārī yāvattiṣṭhati yauvane | mṛṇālakoṣāṃ nalinīṃ hemabhṛṃgo na gacchati 54| prasīda hariṇīnetre rakṣa māṃ sevakaṃ svakam | tvadvācaṃ nīrasāṃ śrutvā bhinatti hṛdayaṃ mama 55| candrakalovāca- tyaja duḥkhaṃ mahāvīra śṛṇu madvacanaṃ śubham | pravakṣyāmi manoduḥkhaṃ haṃtuṃ yadbhavataḥ kṣamām 56| samudrapāre vikhyātā puraṃdarapuropamā | plakṣadvīpe'sti dīpyaṃtī vikhyātā saṃjñayā purī 57| guṇākarāhvayastatra rājā śreṣṭho mahāyaśāḥ | āste sarvagaṇairyuktaḥ pratāpe'gnisamo balī 58| suśīlā nāma tadbhāryā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | sevāvaśīkṛtasvāmi hṛdayā sadayā janaiḥ 59| sulocanākhyā tatkanyā vīratatkukṣisaṃbhavā | sadūharūpairajayatsakalānsundarīgaṇān 60| tasyā rūpaṃ guṇaughaṃ ca varṇituṃ bhuvi kaḥ kṣamaḥ | tadrūpadarśamālokyāsṛjadanyāṃ svayaṃ vidhiḥ 61| ahamāsaṃ mahāvīra tasyā dāsī nṛpātmajaḥ | samāgatāsmi daivena tvaddeśaṃ prati sundarī 62| tatsamā sundarī nāsti tvatsamo nāsti sundaraḥ | gṛhāṇa tāṃ vivāhena svargabhogaṃ yadīcchasi 63| jaṃbukīṃ balavānsiṃho vihāyāṃkagatāmapi | hastinīṃ na hi kiṃ dhatte yatnataḥ pratipattaye 64| udyogī puruṣo loke labhate paramāṃ śriyam | udyogena vinā brūhi kiṃ kāryaṃ bhuvi vidyate 65| vyāsa uvāca- tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavo mādhavārcakaḥ | dūrīkṛtya smarodbhāvaṃ tāmityāha varānanām 66| mādhava uvāca- kena cihnena tāṃ kanyāṃ jñāsyāmi kamalānane | tanme kathaya suśroṇi yadi te mayyanugrahaḥ 67| siṃdhupāra pratīpājñaḥ kathaṃ yāsyāmi mānuṣaḥ | bhaviṣyati tayā sārddhaṃ kathaṃ saṃdarśanaṃ mama 68| candrakalovāca- tasyāstu vāmajaghane tilakaṃ tilasannibham | asti taddarśanenaiva jñāsyasi tvaṃ sulocanām 69| uccaiḥśravasasaṃjñasya turagasya mahātmanaḥ | tvanmaṃdurāyāṃ putrosti sarvagāmī hayottamaḥ 70| tamaśvaśreṣṭhamāruhya javena pavanopamam | gamiṣyasi samudrāṃtaṃ sukhasādhyā mahīyataḥ 71| tato bhūpālaputro'sau sasainyo gṛhamāgataḥ | sāpi candrakalā sādhvī suprītā svagṛhaṃ gatā 72| viciṃtya vacanaṃ tasyā mādhavo'ti tvarānvitaḥ | ciṃtākulitacitto'sau sahasā maṃdurāṃ yayau 73| tatra baddhāñjalirbhūtvā vaikramirvikramānvitaḥ | turaṃgamāniti prāha guṇayuktānmahābalān 74| mādhava uvāca- yūyaṃ sarve mahātmānaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutāḥ | samudrapāre māṃ netuṃ kaḥ śaknoti turaṅgamaḥ 75| atha te turagāḥ sarve śrutvā tadvacanaṃ bhiyā | parasparaṃ kṣitimukhāstasthurno netumudyatāḥ 76| athaikasturagastatra samastalakṣaṇairyutaḥ | mādhavasya puro gatvā vācametāmuvāca ha 77| ahaṃ bhavaṃtaṃ neṣyāmi siṃdhupāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ | kiṃ tvākarṇaya duḥkhāni madīyāni nṛpātmaja 78| anyabhuktāvaśiṣṭaṃ yattattṛṇaṃ mama bhakṣaṇam | graṃthikoṭiprayuktābhīrajjubhirmama baṃdhanam 79| svapne'pi vrīhayo vīra na dṛṣṭā balinā mayā | anyeṣāmapi bhogānāṃ kā kathātra nṛpātmaja 80| gauraveṇa vinā vīra na satāṃ vikramo bhavet | janiṣyati kathaṃ vahnirvinā kāṣṭhaṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ 81| ahamīdṛgime sarve nānābhūṣāsamanvitāḥ | na tu siṃhasamāḥ śvānaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ 82| pradakṣiṇākāratayā saśailadvīpasāgarāḥ | kṣaṇamātreṇa pṛthivīṃ śaknomi bhūpate prabho 83| mādhava uvāca- kṣamasva doṣaṃ sakalaṃ matpitrā vihitaṃ haya | adyaprabhṛti mukhyo'si maṃdurābhyaṃtare mama 84| pareṇa dattaḥ saṃtāpaḥ sadā tiṣṭhati nottame | salilaṃ vahnisaṃtaptaṃ kṣaṇācchītalatāṃ vrajet 85| svamādhuryairbhavedikṣuḥ kṣaṇamapi hi tṛptaye | ityuktvā taṃ namaskṛtya turaṃgaṃ nṛpanaṃdanaḥ 86| tataḥ śubhe kṣaṇe tasya pṛṣṭhamāruhya vājinaḥ | praceṣṭākhyena bhṛtyena vilaṃghya jaladhiṃ yayau 87| purīṃ sarvaguṇairyuktāṃ puraṃdarapuropamām | jagāma mādhavo bhrājansaudhāvalibhirujjvalām 88| tatropasthāṃ ca yuvatīṃ gaṃdhinīṃ mādhavo dvijaḥ | dṛṣṭvāsmitamukho vākyamuvāceti ca komalam 89| vṛddhe mātarahaṃ pārtho dinamekaṃ tavālaye | sthātumicchāmi kā'jñāte dhanavānmādhavāhvayaḥ 90| ātitheyī gaṃdhinī sā tamādāyātithiṃ tataḥ | harṣitvā svagṛhaṃ tatra jagāmātyaṃtabhaktitaḥ 91| yathoktavidhinā vipra tayā tasyārhaṇā kṛtā | mādhavastāṃ niśāṃ ninye ciṃtāvyākulamānasaḥ 92| atha prabhāte vimale gandhinyāḥ purato dvija | mādhavaḥ sakalaṃ kāryaṃ kathayāmāsa bhūsuraḥ 93| devī sulocanāyāśca tasminneva dine śubhe | gandhādivāsanaṃ karma racayāmāsa sā ca tat 94| śrutvādhivāsanaṃ karma rājaputryāstato dvija | śokasāgarakallola nikaro mādhavo'bhavat 95| yadarthaṃ rājyavasatirmayā tyaktā tadicchunā | yadarthaṃ bāṃdhavāstyaktā laṃghitaśca mahodadhiḥ 96| adyaiva tasyā daivena bhaviṣyatyadhivāsanam | niṣphalāḥ sakalā eva yāvaṃto vihitāḥ śramāḥ 97| kiṃtu lokā na jalpaṃti mādhvyā mugdho gato'khilam | ko'pi bhagnodyamo na syātprajñātvā kāryaniścayam 98| etadviciṃtya manasā mādhavo'sau punaḥ punaḥ | mālāpuṣpādike kāryaṃ lilekha premavarṇitam 99| kanye mādhavanāmāhaṃ kumāro dharaṇīpateḥ | tāladhvajādhirājasya vikramasya mahātmanaḥ 100 7.5.100| tvacceṭī tatra kāpyasti kanye candrakalāhvayā | tayā tavaguṇagrāmaḥ kathito me purā kila 101| tvadguṇagrāmasaṃlagnacitto'haṃ nimnasāgaram | vilaṅghya turagārūḍhaḥ samāyātaḥ purīṃ tava 102| adhunā māṃ varatvena vṛṇu kanye sulocane | yataḥ saṃsāramadhye'smiṃstavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ 103| yathā guṇavatīṃ tvāṃ hi nānyo jānāti tatpumān 104| sarojinīguṇaṃ vetti bhṛṃga eva na darduraḥ | śubhrasya jaladasyāpi gaganaikasya nodayaḥ 105| tathāpi na bhajedanyaṃ vinā candraṃ kumudvatī | atha tallikhanaṃ vīro mālākārapriyā kare 106| svarṇāṃgulīya sahitaṃ dadau sa vinayo nṛpaḥ | puṣpamālāṃtare kṛtvā taṃ lekhaṃ sāṃgulīyakam 107| rājaputrī samīpe sā gaṃdhinī tarasā yayau | puṣpamālāṃ baliṃ tasyai datvā sā gaṃdhinī tataḥ 108| tasthau baddhāñjalirbhūtvā dūraṃ gatvā bhiyā kiyat | tataḥ sā rājatanayā likhitaṃ sāṃgulīyakam 109| vilokya sakalaṃ mūlātpapāṭhātyaṃtapaṇḍitā | sāpi tatpṛṣṭhapatre tu tadyogyamuttaraṃ dvija 110| alikhadvismitā kanyā yadyacca sarvamucyate | rājaputra mahābāho tvadvākyamakhilaṃ śrutam 111| śṛṇu sattama vākyaṃ me yathocitamidaṃ vacaḥ | adyādhivāsanaṃ karma śvo vivāho mama dhruvam 112| pituryatsaṃmataṃ kāryaṃ pṛthivyāṃko'pi natyajet | kārye tu duḥkhasādhye tu kāryo nātiśramo janaiḥ 113| kāryesiddhe śramo na syādasiddhe śrama eva hi | tathāpi śṛṇu vakṣyāmi yena prāpnoti māṃ bhavān 114| yadartho bhavatā caiva samudropi ca laṃghitaḥ | mayā pradakṣaṇī kāryo varo vidyādharo hyayam 115| tatpuro'haṃ gamiṣyāmi nānābharaṇabhūṣitā | vāmabāhūrddhvaṃ kṛtvā ca vīraḥ syānmama saṃmukhaḥ 116| yena māṃ śakyate netuṃ sa me bhartā bhaviṣyati | satyaṃ satyamidaṃ satyaṃ patre'smiṃllikhitaṃ mayā 117| anyathā sudṛḍhaṃ kāryaṃ laṃghituṃ na hi śakyate | etadvilikhya sā kanyā tasyā eva kare dadau 118| sāpi tatpatramādāya gatā mādhavasannidhim | tayā yallikhitaṃ patre tatpaṭhitvā tu mādhavaḥ 119| bhūyopi likhitaṃ vipra lilekhātyaṃtakautukaiḥ | tvayā yaduktaṃ he kanye dhanye dhanyakulodbhave 120| tadeva manmataṃ sarvaṃ ko'pi nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | tatastu gaṃdhinī bhūyo gatvā tannikaṭe dvija 121| dadau sulocanāyai sā likhanaṃ sundarākṣaram | atha tallikhanaṃ jñātvā kumārāṃgī kṛtaṃ dvija 122| babhūvātyantasaṃhṛṣṭā vismitā ca punaḥ punaḥ | tasminnasaṃśayaṃ kāryaṃ yadāsau svīkṛtaṃ dadau 123| tadā kiṃ svayamindro vā yanmāyā mādhavaḥ pumān | ihaloke paratrāsti snehabhūmiḥ patiḥ sadā 124| vinā saṃdarśanenāpi na varatvedṛto mayā | iti saṃcintya sā sādhvī niḥśvasya ca punaḥ punaḥ 125| snānavyājādgatāvāsaṃ gandhinyāśca sahālibhiḥ | haste vidhṛtya tāṃ kanyāṃ gaṃdhinī sā puraṃdhrikā 126| mādhavaṃ darśayāmāsa śayānaṃ maṃcakopari | taṃ samālokya sā kanyā kaṃdarpasadṛśaṃ tataḥ 127| romāṃcitaṃ samastāṅgamudāttaṃ paśyati kramāt | tannetrayugalaṃ tasminyatra yatra nimajjati 128| kaṣṭadṛṣṭyā ca nānyatra tasmānnāmātra gacchati | sākṣādayaṃ vā kandarpo devakīnandano'pi vā 129| śarvo vā viṣayādhīśaḥ sākṣādvā pārvatīpatiḥ | rūpairetairjaganmadhye mānuṣo na hi jāyate 130| anena svāminā janmasaphalaṃ hariṇīdṛśaḥ | madbhaktivaśago bhūtvā vidhātātyaṃtayatnataḥ 131| yadāhaṃ kanyakā jātā tadainaṃ kiṃ sasarja ha | adyaprabhṛti nātho'yaṃ svayaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ 132| ityuktvā sā matiṃ cakre gaṃtuṃ nijagṛhaṃ prati | gandhinyuvāca- kanye yuktiriyaṃ bhadre tvayāpi hṛdi sevyatām 133| yathā sumūrtiḥ puruṣo na tathā bhāti nindayā | ullāso gātrabhaṃgaśca mandadṛṣṭiśca vismitam 134| sarvāṇi viṣṇucihnāni nidrāyāṃ mṛgalocane | saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭākṣepātprokto nottiṣṭhati dhruvam 135| śanaiḥ śanaiḥ karaṃ tasya svakarābhyāmadarśayat | tvāṃ draṣṭuṃ rājakanyāyāḥ saṃdhṛtyāgamanaṃ śṛṇu 136| śrutvaitatsopi cottasthau saṃbhramākrāṃtamānasaḥ | vinayāvanato vākyaṃ mādhavaścetyuvāca tām 137| mādhava uvāca- kanye majjanmasaphalaṃ śramaśca saphalo mama | tvaccāruvadanāṃbhojaṃ sākṣādeva mayekṣitam 138| sakalairyauvanaiḥ kanye tvaṃ varatvena māṃ vṛṇu | tvadyogosti varo nānyo māṃ vinā bhuvi sundari 139| sulocanovāca- sugate tvaṃ mama svāmī bhāgyena mahatā bhaveḥ | mayā yadvacanaṃ proktaṃ tadeva sudṛḍhaṃ khalu 140| ājñāṃ kuru mahābhāga gacchāmi nijamaṃdiram | mādhava uvāca- tiṣṭheti yadi vā vacmi kanye garvastadā bhavet 141| gaccheti vacanaṃ vaktuṃ nāyāti vadanānmama | svayaṃ vicārya cārvaṃgi yadyuktaṃ tadvidhīyatām 142| satyehavacanaṃ tasminbhaviṣyasi sutatparā | ityuktā tena sā kanyā harṣitā svagṛhaṃ gatā 143| tatraiva mādhavastasthau vṛto bahuparicchadaiḥ | cāruvidyādhara eva sthito vidyādharo varaḥ 144| tatrasthāśca janāḥ sarve srakcandanavibhūṣitāḥ | divyāṃbaraparīdhānā rejurdevagaṇā iva 145| kvacidgītaṃ kvacinnṛtyaṃ kvacitkolāhaladhvaniḥ | kvacitkena pradīpālistatpure samavartata 146| heṣitaiḥ saptivṛṃdānāṃ hastināṃ caiva bṛṃhitaiḥ | harṣasvanaiśca patrīṇāṃ pūritāḥ kakubho daśa 147| nānāpatākānivahairdhavalairnṛpasadmabhiḥ | samaṃtādgaganaṃ sarvaṃ vyāptaṃ hi yatra jaimine 148| ke'pi śaṅkhānsamādadhmurḍhakkāḍiṃḍimajharjharān | vādayāṃcakrire ke'pi madhukohalakādikam 149| tato yuvatayaḥ sarvāḥ sarojakorakastasthā | lalitāni sugītāni jaguścandranibhānanāḥ 150 7.5.150| parasparaṃ yauvanato gharṣaṇacyutamālayā | prasvedāmbugaladgaṃdhairbabhau kanyeva tatra bhūḥ 151| gaṃbhārīkāṣṭharacitaṃ pīṭhamāruhya sundarī | jñātibhirveṣṭitā yātā varaṃ sthānaṃ sulocanā 152| atrāṃtare vikramaputra eṣa śayyopariṣṭātkila labdhanidraḥ | na veda daivena vivāhakāryaṃ sulocanāyāśca sulocanāyāḥ 153| vidhātṛmāyāśatamohitānāṃ kadāpi na syādbhuvane sukhāya | tataḥ svasaṃketavidhiṃ jano'yaṃ vismṛtya nidrāmabhajatsukhena 154| vanaṃ parityajya kṛśānubhītyā jalaṃ praviṣṭā nalinī sukhārtham | saṃdahyate tatra himānalena yadyasya karma na tadanyathā syāt 155| vedādiśāstramakhilaṃ prapaṭhaṃtu lokāḥ kurvaṃtu nāmakṣitipālasevām | ugraṃ tapaḥ pratidivaṃ pratisādhayaṃtu na śrīstathāpi ca bhajatyatibhāgyahīnam 156| mastakopari tiṣṭhaṃti duḥkhāni ca sukhāni ca | anyakāle samāyānti haṭhādanyāni sattama 157| nidrāvaṃtaṃ samālokya mādhavaṃ duḥkhabhāginam | praceṣṭaściṃtayāmāsa jānansaṃketametayoḥ 158| dhigastvamuṃ rājaputraṃ daivamāyāvimohitaḥ | vismṛtya nijasaṃketaṃ nidrāṃ saṃprāpya sevate 159| asau duḥkhāgatā kanyā varasya nikaṭe'dhunā | kiṃ bhavennayane tādṛksaṃketaṃ yāti niṣphalam 160| tiṣṭha tvaṃ vai pāpakarmannidrāṃ saṃsevya mastake | mayā hayaṃ samāruhya netavyā sā varāṅganā 161| kanyāratnaṃ ca ratnaṃ ca mudā prāpnoti durllabham | tadā kiṃ sevayā kāryaṃ mādhavasyāsya durmateḥ 162| dhanārthaṃ kriyate sevā sarvabhāvena bhūbhujām | taccenmudā svayaṃ prāptaṃ sevāduḥkhena kiṃ tadā 163| praceṣṭa iti saṃciṃtya samāruhya turaṃgamam | sā rājakanyā yatrāste yayau tatra nabhaḥ pathā 164| varaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya smaraṃtī samayaṃ svakam | vāmahastaṃ samuddhṛtya tasthau vidyādharāgrataḥ 165| haste vidhṛtya tāṃ kanyāṃ praceṣṭo'tijavena saḥ | pṛṣṭhe niveśayāmāsa saptestasya mahābalaḥ 166| tāṃ rājaputrīmādāya purīṃ kāṃcīṃ suśobhanām | tāmathāsau samālokya praceṣṭo'titvarānvitaḥ 167| uvāca pravahanpāṇiṃ naṣṭamānasasādhvasaḥ | praceṣṭa uvāca- samudrāṃtaratīrasthāṃ kāṃcīṃ nāma purīmimām 168| paśya sarvatra vikhyātāṃ janasarvasukhapradām | atra mādhavavīrasya tasya vidyādharasya vā 169| kasyāpi ca bhayaṃ nāsti paśya candranibhānane | maccitteṃdhanasaṃlagnāṃ kāmānalaśikhāvalim 170| kucakuṃbhakaraiḥ siddhaṃ nirvāṇaṃ dehi suṃdari | tvaccārumukhapadme'sminmanmukhabhramaro'dhunā 171| icchetpātuṃ madhūnyatra kā'jñāte tiṣṭhati priye | tvaccārugātrasaṃsparśāccharaistudati māṃ smaraḥ 172| trāhi trāhi priye trāhi tavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ | iti bruvaṃtaṃ taṃ mūḍhamabhivīkṣya varāṃganā 173| śokāgnitaptasarvāṅgī ciṃtayāmāsa cetasā | ayaṃ mūḍho duṣṭaceṣṭaḥ praceṣṭo nāma vedhasā 174| likhitaḥ kiṃ lalāṭe me yanmayā hā hatāsmyaham | kva mātā kva ca me tātaḥ kva ca vidyādharo varaḥ 175| anenāhaṃ samānītā dhigastu ghaṭanāṃ vidheḥ | alaṃ lokāḥ prakurvaṃti garvaṃ jagati sarvadā 176| vetti cchetuṃ garvavṛkṣaṃ vidhātā ghaṭanāsinā | tathāpi vipade dhairyaṃ nirbhayatvaṃ ca tatparam 177| upāyāśceti catvāraḥ praśasyā dīrghadarśibhiḥ | ityālokya hṛdā kanyā vacobhiḥ komalākṣaraiḥ 178| praceṣṭaṃ pratyuvācāsau sarvakāryavicakṣaṇā | sulocanovāca| dṛḍhaṃ kuru mano vīra kanyāhamavivāhitā 179| māṃ samāliṅgya mohena kathaṃ yāsyasi durmate | śāstroktavidhinā vīra vivāhena gṛhāṇa mām 180| tava sevāṃ kariṣyāmi dāsīvatko'tra saṃśayaḥ | tvaṃ me prāṇāśca mitraśca bhūṣaṇaṃ bāṃdhavastathā 181| ananyagatayo nāryo bhavānnītimavaiti kim | vivāhayogyavastūni vivāhārthaṃ samānaya 182| matpāṇigrahaṇaṃ śīghraṃ kuru jāḍyaṃgṛhīti ca | aṃtardṛḍhaṃ bahiḥ ślakṣṇaṃ badarīphalavadvacaḥ 183| ākarṇya tasyā mūḍho'sau paramāṃ prītimāyayau | turaṃgamaṃ ca tāṃ kanyāṃ saṃsthāpyaikatra durmatiḥ 184| karakaṃkaṇamādāya tasyāstatpuramāyayau | tataḥ sā ciṃtayāmāsa vidhiṃ nūnaṃ praśasyatam 185| yata āvāṃ parityajya mūḍho'sau harṣito yayau | kiṃ kartavyaṃ kva gaṃtavyaṃ kva sthātavyaṃ mayādhunā 186| atisaṃkaṭakāryesminnistāro me bhavetkatham | yadāhamatra tiṣṭhami kiṃ vadiṣyaṃti te tadā 187| puṇyatīrthaṃ samāsādya paratra janmakāmyayā | paṃcatāṃ pratiyāsyāmi sāpi śreyaskarī yataḥ 188| madviyogādayaṃ mūḍho na vidyādhara mādhavau | jīviṣyaṃti trayopyete kṣaṇamātramapi smaran 189| mayi sthitāyāmeteṣāṃ bhavejjīvanarakṣaṇam | mṛtāyāmapi yāsyaṃti trayo'pyete tu paṃcatām 190| māmuddiśya yadā prāṇāḥ yakṣyaṃte te'tra me janāḥ | bhaviṣyāmi tadā nūnamahaṃ tadvadhabhāginī 191| idānīṃ puṇyatīrtheṣu yaṣṭavyo bhagavānhariḥ | tasminprasanne bhadraṃ me sarvameva bhaviṣyati 192| prāṇeṣu ca vinaṣṭeṣu sarvameva vinaśyati | teṣu sthiteṣu sakalaṃ stokastokena sidhyati 193| niśāvaśiṣṭā nalinī himākare dūrīkṛte caṇḍakareṇa bhāsvatā | sugandhapuṣpaprakaro'tisuṃdarī nāpnoti kiṃ bhṛṃgavarasya saṃgamam 194| hṛdā viciṃtyeti varāṃganā sā saptiṃ samāruhya mahājavaṃ tam | taptuṃ tapaḥ sāgaraviṣṇupatnyorjagāma vijñottamasaṃgamāya 195| tasminkṣetravare puṇye gaṅgāsāgarasaṃgame | vasedrājā suṣeṇākhyaḥ somavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ 196| gaṃtuṃ tasya sabhāṃ rājñaścetasā sā vyaciṃtayat | mayā yuvatyā kartavyaṃ kathaṃ bhūpāladarśanam 197| adhivāsanasūtrāṇi sadūrvāṇi bhuje mama | kanyāhaṃ turagārūḍhā yuvatī saṃgavarjitā 198| cāritraṃ māmakaṃ nūnaṃ manovismayakārakam | ātmānaṃ gopayitvāhaṃ yāsyāmi nṛpateḥ sabhām 199| indrajālaprabhāveṇa sā bhūtvā puruṣākṛtiḥ | praviveśa sabhāṃ rājñaḥ sudharmāmiva jaimine 200 7.5.200| taṃ sapannamivāyāṃtaṃ śaktihastaṃ hayāsanam | svayaṃ papraccha bhūpālaḥ kastvaṃ kuta ihāgataḥ 201| tasyaitadvacanaṃ śrutvā sā kanyā puruṣākṛtiḥ | praṇamyovāca rājānaṃ suhṛdaṃ sajjanāśrayam 202| deva vīravaro nāma putro'haṃ pṛthivīpateḥ | vartanāya samāyātastvadrājyaṃ prati saṃprati 203| yadyatkāryamasādhyaṃ syāttadeva sādhayāmyaham | mayi sthite na madbharttuḥ kutrāpi syātparājayaḥ 204| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe kriyāyogasāre vīravarapradarśonāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ 5 |
English translation
Vyāsa said :
1-4. There was a city named Tāladhvaja . It resembled the city of gods. It was well-known in all the worlds and was crowded with the hosts of meritorious (persons). There was a king named Vikrama , born of a pure family. He was religious, truthful and devoted to the protection of his subjects. His wife named Hārāvatī was excellent in the world, who had vanquished the moon’s lustre by means of her face. In a host of his wives she alone was dear to him, as Gaṅgā is to the Ocean in the host of rivers.
5-8. O dvija , due to fate a son endowed with all good marks was born to her after sometime. The sovereign emperor who knew all holy texts, named him Mādhava according to the rite told in the holy texts. O brāhmaṇa , then that powerful Mādhava, endowed with virtues, crossed, after sometime, the river of all learning. O brāhmaṇa, the king consecrated his son, the worshipper of the host of al deities, as the heir-apparent.
9-10. O brāhmaṇa, one day he, through curiosity, went along with an army of four divisions to a great forest for hunting. Having killed many animals there, he at mid-day strove to go to the city from the forest.
11-16. Mādhava gladly came to his city with his army. He saw a young woman engaged in bathing in a lake. Her body was visible due to substances and garments fit for bathing. With the beauty of her face she had vanquished the moon. Her beautiful cheeks were shining by means of two golden ear-rings. Her hips were covered by her very long hair; she laughed charmingly. She was the bud of a golden lotus. Her breasts were charming and raised. Her waist was slender like that of a lion; her voice was sweet like that of a cuckoo in spring. The beautiful, charming one, was placed by Cupid as the banner in the kingdom of youths. Seeing her like that in the lonely forest, which man carrying his life (i.e. which living man) would not be influenced by the passion of love?
17-20. Then that son of Vikrama seeing that beautiful one like that, had his heart wounded by Cupid’s arrows, and thought: ‘I have not seen anyone else like this on the earth. I desire to make my life fruitful by embracing her here. Of all people I am the best due to my age, handsomeness and virtues. I shall today take her even though she is Indra ’s woman. Who can (publicly) speak about the fault due to kidnapping someone else’s wife, since my father is the king?’
21-23. Having thus firmly thought in his mind, the passionate one kept his army away and went to (the place) where she was bathing. There is no wonder that in the world the three, viz. wealth, arrogance and desire of carnal gratification destroy the power of discrimination. His father is the destroyer of sins and protector of righteousness of people. It ispity that the god of love himself deludes the entire world!
24-27. Seeing him coming with a great speed, she who was sporting (all) alone, became very much anxious. ‘I think that seeing me, the young one, alone in the forest, he speedily runs to me. All sages say: Righteousness when protected, protects (the people). What will happen here, cannot be known just now. Enemies run to the place where there is none to help (a person). In that case running away is commended. Staying there destroys life.’
28-29. That beautiful woman, thinking like this, and placing the pitcher on the left (side of her) waist, decided through fear to run away from the lake. Then that Mādhava also came in front of her with a great speed, O brāhmaṇa, and spreading out his hand, stood (before her).
Śrī Mādhava said :
30-35. O excellent lady, O you of a beautiful body, snatching away my heart by means of the power of your excellent youth, you are running away. I who have lost my sense, am tormented. O you of unsteady outer corners of your eyes, O you of a charming body, what is your name? Who is your husband? Have you come from heaven? (For) there is none else like you on the earth. O beautiful lady, O you whose face is like a lotus, you are the best (lady) here (i.e. on the earth). You are endowed with all (auspicious) marks. How do you, like a maid-servant, carry water? On your bosom you always carry golden breasts; and on your waist you carry the water-pitcher. This is wonderful, O you lady of a delicate body. The toes (turned) red on the path very much heated by the sun, at times appear like the buds of the japā (flowers). O you of large buttocks, resort to me with love; O you of a beautiful face, abandon the pitcher. Just on seeing me, your affliction has ended (i.e. would end).
36-38. I am the son, called Mādhava, of king Śrī Vikrama. With full attachment I, of an excellent body, will be yours, O beautiful lady. In the group of my wives you will be my favourite, as the jasmine is to a bee among creepers having good flowers. Or even if, through pride, you transgress my words, I shall not leave you, since I am the son of the king.
Vyiāa said :
39-42. Hearing the words uttered by him, she left the path, and remained with her face hung down. (Then), O brāhmaṇa, she very slowly said: “Even if you will never listen to the words of me, a stranger to you, yet giving up my sense of shame, I will speak to you. O great hero, I am the wife of a kṣatriya Subāhu . I, Candrakalā , am taking water for the worship of deities. The words which you uttered are not becoming to your family. All (men) born in your family are impotent for others’ wives.
43-46. I am a lonely woman. You are the majestic dignity of heroes. What glory will be yours by forcibly embracing me here? By embracing the wife of another there would be plea sure for a moment only. There will be infamy here (i.e. in this world); the rest (i.e. afterwards there) will be misery for more than a hundred kalpas . O brave one, this is the land of religious rites. Meritorious deeds should he done here. Do not put your mind into (i.e. do not think of) kidnapping the wife of another (man). Desire of sensual enjoyments results from greed. Sin results from desire of sensual enjoyments. Death comes from sin. And even after death there (results) residence in hell.
47-51. All your virtues are in vain. Your existence also is fruitles s, (since) you, being influenced by lust, long for another’s wife. My body is produced from flesh, urine, feces, bones. Even seeing this, are you influenced by Cupid, not afraid of your citizens, because you are born in a royal family? Do you not see Yama , the god of death, roaring over your head? The fish seize the fish-hook; (but) all of them are ignorant. How do you, even being a wise one, seize a fish-hook on reaching it? In the three worlds discrimination is the highest abode of riches. Indiscretion is the highest abode of miseries.”
52-55. O Jaimini , having heard the words spoken by her. Madhava who was deluded by passion of love, again stooping humbly, said: “O dear one, protect me whose mind is shattered by the volley of the arrows of your glances. Protect me. I am seeking your refuge. A woman is most dear as long as she is in youth. A golden bee does not go to a lotus-plant whose fibres have become bud-like (i.e. contracted). O you deer-eyed one, be pleased. Protect me, your own servant. On hearin g your insipid words, my heart breaks.”
Candrakalā said :
56-57. O great hero, give up your grief. Listen to my good words. I shall tell you about my mental agony which is capable of removing your grief. In the Plakṣa island, beyond the ocean, there is a well-known city named Vikhyātā, resembling Indra’s city.
58-59. There lives the king named Guṇākara , who is the best (king), very glorious, endowed with all virtues, and who, the strong one, resembles fire in valour. His wife, Suśīlā by name, was endowed with all (good) marks. By her service she had won over her husband’s heart; (and) she was kind to people.
60-65. O hero, her daughter, named Sulocanā , was born from her womb. By her beauty she conquered all hosts of beautiful ladies. Who on the earth is able to describe her beauty and the heap of her virtues? The creator created another (woman) on seeing her beauty. O great hero, O prince, I was her maidservant. I, a beautiful woman, have through (bad) back, come to your land. There is no (other) beautiful lady like her. There is no (other) handsome man like you. If you desire heavenly enjoyments, then accept her in marriage. Does a strong lion not fix (his mind) to secure, with effort, a female elephant, after having discarded a female fox even though she has come near him? In the world an industrious man obtains great wealth. Tell me which work is (accomplished) without effort, in the world.
Vyāsa said :
66. Having heard those words of her, Mādhava, Viṣṇu ’s worshipper, put away his passion of love and thus spoke to the beautiful woman:
Mādhava said :
67-68. O lotus-eyed one, by what mark shall I know the girl? Tell me that, O you of beautiful hips, if you favour me. How can I, an ignorant man, go to the other side of the ocean? How shall I have a meeting with her?
Candrakalā said :
69-71. On her left hip is a mark resembling a sesamum-seed. By just seeing that you will recognise the beautiful-eyed one. In your stable there is the son of the noble horse(of Indra) named Uccaiḥśravas . He is an excellent horse, going (i.e. able to go) every where. By mounting upon that best horse, having wind’s speed, you will speedily go to the (other) end of the ocean, since the earth is easy to subdue (i.e. to tread upon).
72-74. Then the king’s son, along with his army, came home. That chaste woman Candrakalā also being very pleased, went home. Thinking over her words, Mādhava, with his mind full of anxiety hastily and suddenly went to the stable. He, the son of Vikrama, endowed with valour, joined there the palms of his hands, and said to the very powerful horses endowed with good qualities:
Mādhava said :
75-77. All of you are noble and endowed with all (auspicious) marks. Which horse is able to take me beyond the ocean?
Then all those horses, on hearing his words, with one another turned their faces towards the ground through fear, and were not ready to take him. One horse, endowed with all (auspicious) marks, went in front of Mādhava, and spoke these words:
78-83. “I shall undoubtedly take you beyond the ocean. But, O prince, listen to my agonies: I eat what is left over after others have eaten. I am bound with cords having crores of knots. O hero, even in a dream, I, a strong one, have not seen grains of rice. Then, O prince, what can be said about other pleasures? O hero, the valour of the good would not be possible without respect (i.e. unless they are respected). How can fire be produced without wood (only) with ghee etc.? I am like this. All these are endowed with decorations. But dogs, (though they are) adorned with all ornaments, are not like lions. O king, O lord, in a moment only I can go round the earth with the mountains, islands and oceans.”
Mādhava said :
84-88. O horse, forgive all censures inflicted on you by my father. From today you are the chief (horse) in my stable. In (the mind of) the best man torment given by others does not always abide. Water, heated by fire, would be cool in a moment. Sugarcane causes satisfaction even for a moment due to its sweetness.
Having spoken thus, the prince saluted the horse. And then, at an auspicious moment, that brilliant Mādhava, along with his servant called Praceṣṭa, mounted on the back of the horse, and crossing the ocean, went to the city (of Vikhyātā) which was endowed with all excellences, was like the city of Indra, and bright due to the rows of great mansions.
89. Seeing there, a good lady, a female gardener, present nearby Mādhava, with a smiling face, uttered these soft words, O brāhmaṇa:
90-93. “O old lady, O mother, I am a traveller. O unknown one, I, a rich man, named Mādhava, desire to stay in your house for a day.” That woman, (a female gardener,) seller of perfumes, who was hospitable, took the guest, and he being delighted, very devoutly entered her house. O brāhmaṇa, she treated him with respect, according to the manner told (in holy texts). O brāhmaṇa, Mādhava, with his mind full of anxiety, passed that night. O brāhmaṇa, when the bright morning dawned, Mādhava told the (female gardener), seller of perfumes, his entire mission.
94-98. On that auspicious day only, the queen arranged for the rite of anointing Sulocanā with fragrant substances etc. (as a preliminary to her marriage). O brāhmaṇa, having heard about that rite of anointing the princess, Mādhava sank in the mass of the billows of the ocean of grief. ‘The rite of anointing her with perfumes etc., longing for whom I left my kingdom, I abandoned my relatives and crossed the great ocean, will take place today only. All the efforts I have made up to now are fruitless. But people will not say that he, fascinated by the sweet one, went over the entire (distance). He who well knows what ought to be done, would not have his exertion foiled.’
99-108. Repeatedly thinking like this in his mind, Mādhava wrote (and put) a love-letter into the garland, flowers, etc. (taken to Sulocanā by the female perfumer): “O maiden, I am the son, named Mādhava, of Vikrama, the magnanimous emperor of Tāladhvaja. O maiden, a female servant of you, Candrakalā by name, lives there. Formerly, the host of your virtues was narrated by her to me. With my heart attached to the host of your virtues, I, having mounted upon a horse, crossed the ocean and came to your city. O maiden Sulocanā, now choose me as your husband, since in this ocean of the mundane I seek your refuge, (and) since no other man knows you (to be) virtuous. A bee alone, and not a frog, knows the virtues of a lotus-plant. So also not one white cloud only appears in the sky (i.e. Many white clouds appear in the sky). But the lotus-plant chooses. none else but the moon.” Then the prince, handed over that letter, along with a golden ring, to the female gardener. Then the perfumer, putting that letter, along with the ring, into a garland of flowers, went quickly to the princess. Having presented that garland of flowers to her, she went a little distance away from her through fear, and stood there with the palms of her hands joined.
109-118a. The very clever princess then saw the letter along with the ring, and read it from the beginning. The princess who was amazed, also wrote, on the backside of the letter, its reply: “O prince, O you of large arms, I have read all the words that you wrote. O best one, read these my words fitting (to your letter). Today will take place the rite of anointing with fragrant substances etc. (preliminary to marriage); and my marriage will certainly take place tomorrow. Nobody in the world will disregard what is approved by one’s father. In case of (a piece of) work which is accomplished with difficulty people should not exert themselves too much. If the work succeeds then no exertion is (felt), but if it does not succeed, then there is exertion (i.e it is felt). Yet, listen to (the means) by which you will (be able to) secure me, for which you have even crossed the ocean. I have to go round this Vidyādhara (chosen as the) groom (for me). Adorned with many ornaments and with my left arm raised I shall go before (i.e. to) him. The hero, would stand facing me. He who is able to take me (away) will be my husband. This is the truth, the truth only, that I have written in the letter. Otherwise it is not possible to transgress the well-fixed rite.”
118b-119a. Writing this the maiden handed over (the letter) to her only. She too, taking that letter went to Mādhava.
119b-121. Mādhava, having read what she had written in the letter, again wrote (another letter) with great impatience, O brāhmaṇa: “O virtuous maiden born in a lucky family, all that you have said (in your letter) is just what I had (also) thought. There is no doubt about it.” Then, O brāhmaṇa, that female gardener again approached her.
122-125a. And she gave Sulocanā that note (i.e. the letter) of beautiful letters. Then perceiving that her letter was accepted by the prince, she was very much delighted, and was repeatedly amazed, O brāhmaṇa. ‘He will undoubtedly do it (i.e. accept me) as he has given his assent. Then is that man Mādhava Indra himself? A husband is always a receptacle of love in this world and the next. Even without seeing him he is respected by me as my husband.’
1255-132. Thinking like this, and sighing again and again, that chaste lady went with her friends to the perfumer’s house under the pretext of (taking) a bath. That respectable perfumer, seizing the maiden with her hand, showed her Mādhava sleeping on a bed. The maiden seeing him resembling Cupid horripilated, and observed his entire great body. The pair of her eyes, merged in (i.e. fixed on) whichever part of the body of him, did not move elsewhere, as it found it difficult to glance anywhere else. (She said:) “He is actually god of love or ( Kṛṣṇa ) Devakī ’s son, or actually Śarva , the lord of Pārvatī and the controller of all objects of senses. With such form a man is not born in the world. The life of a deer-eyed one with this one as her lord is fruitful. Did the creator, being influenced by my devotion, create him (as a man) with great effort, when I was born as a daughter? From today this one alone is my lord. There is no doubt about it.”
133a. Speaking like this, she decided to go home.
133b-135. The perfumer (the female gardener) said: “O maiden, O good one, you should also keep in mind this consideration. A man does not look as handsome during sleep [1] as he actually is. O you deer-eyed one, (even) in his sleep (i.e. while he is asleep) all the godly signs like joy, (characteristic) bend in the body, gentle eyes and a peculiar smile (are seen). Though addressed, he will not certainly get up (as is clear from) his lips being bitten (i.e. closed).”
136-137. She slowly touched [2] his hand with her hands (and said:) “Listen, the princess has courageously come (to see you).” Hearing that Mādhava too, with his mind overcome with confusion, got up and politely said these words to her:
Mādhava said :
138-139. O maiden, my existence is fruitful; my effort is fruitful, that I have actually seen your lotus-like face. O maiden, with all your youth, choose me as your husband. O beautiful one, in the world there is no other groom proper for you than me.
Sulocanā said :
140-14la. O fortunate one, due to my great luck you would be my lord. The words that I uttered are very reliable. O glorious one, order me. I shall go home.
Mādhava said :
14lb-143a. If I speak ‘wait’, O maiden, it would be arrogance (on my part). The word ‘go’ does not come from my mouth. Having thought for yourself, O beautiful-bodied one, do what is proper. Since the words are true, you will be very much devoted.
143b-151. Thus addressed by him, the maiden, being delighted, went home. Mādhava, surrounded by many attendants, stayed there only. The charming Vidyādhara just remained as the groom. All the men there, adorned with garlands and sandal, and wearing divine garments, shone. In that city at places there was singing, at places there was dancing, and at places there was a row of lamps (put) by someone. The ten quarters were filled with the neighing of the groups of horses, the trumpets of elephants and the delightful notes of birds. O Jaimini, the entire atmosphere was full of hosts of various banners and royal mansions. Some blew conches, some sounded large and (small) drums, so also the sweet(-sounding) musical instruments etc. Then all young ladies, with lotus-buds, and with faces resembling the moon, sang good, charming songs. The ground there appeared like a maiden, due to the garlands dropping down on account of mutual friction, and due to sandal flowing on account of perspiration.
152-155. The beautiful Sulocanā, surrounded by relatives, mounted upon a seat made of gambhāri-wood, and went to an excellent place. In the meanwhile Vikrama’s son (Mādhava), asleep on the bed, did not, due to (his ill-)luck, know about the marriage of Sulocanā, of beautiful eyes. Those that are deluded by hundreds of tricks of the creator, are not happy in the world. Therefore, this man (Mādhava) forgot his own agreement, and slept happily. A lotus-plant that leaves the forest through fear of fire and enters water, is burnt (i.e. bitten) there by frost-fire. Whatever is one’s fate cannot be changed.
156-158. Let people recite the entire holy texts like that of the Veda . Let them serve a king. Let them practise severe penance everyday. Yet prosperity does not go to the luckless. Pains and pleasures remain over (one’s) head. O best one, they come at the time of others (i.e. Pains come when pleasures are expected and vice versa). Praceṣṭa, seeing the unhappy Mādhava sleeping, and knowing the agreement between the two, thought:
159-163. ‘Fie upon this prince! Deluded by destiny’s trickery, he, forgetting his agreement, enjoys sleep. That maiden now near the groom (Vidyādhara) would have been unhappy. What would happen if she is taken (by him)? The agreement with her will be fruitless. O sinful one, keeping sleep over your head, remain (here only). Mounting upon the horse I would carry away that beautiful lady. With a great difficulty does one obtain a gem of a maiden and a jewel. Then what is the use of serving this wicked Mādhava? Kings are served (by men) with full devotion for money. If that itself has gladly come (to me), why should I have the trouble of (rendering) service?’
164-168a. Having thought like this, and having mounted upon the horse, Praceṣṭa went, along the aerial path, to the place where the princess was. Having gone round the bridegroom keeping him to her right, and remembering her agreement, she had stood before the Vidyādhara after raising her left hand (i.e. with her left hand raised). Having seized the maiden’s hand, the very powerful Praceṣṭa very quickly put her on the horse’s back. Taking the princess to the very beautiful city of Kāñcī , and seeing it, Praceṣṭa, with the fear in his mind gone away, and waving his hand, hurriedly said (to her):
Praceṣṭa said :
168b-174a. See this city named Kāñcī, which is near the seashore, which is well-known everywhere, and which gives happiness to all men. O you having a face like the moon, here there is no fear of either that hero Mādhava or the Vidyādhara. O beautiful lady, give extinction, accomplished by your pitcher-like breasts and your hands, to this row of flames of the fire of lust, sticking to the fuel (burning) in my heart. The bee of my mouth would now desire (i.e. now desires) to drink the honey in (i.e. from) the charming lotus of your mouth. O dear one, who waits for one about whom nothing is known? God of love strikes me with his arrows due to the conduct of your charming body. O dear one, protect me, protect me. I have sought your refuge.
The beautiful lady, with her entire body burnt with anger born of grief, seeing the fool, speaking like this thought in her mind:
174b-179a. ‘Is this fool, of wicked acts, named Praceṣṭa, written on my forehead (i.e. destined to be my husband)? Oh, I am doomed. Where are my mother, my father, and Vidyādhara—the groom? This one has brought me. Fie upon this doing of the creator! In the world people always fully entertain pride. (But) the creator knows (how) to cut the tree of pride with the axe of exertion. Yet the prudent have recommended four ways out of a calamity: courage, fearlessness coming after that (etc.).’ Mentally observing like this, the maiden, expert in all acts, spoke to Praceṣṭa with words of soft letters:
Sulocanā said :
179b-183a. O hero, make your mind steady. I am an unmarried girl. Having embraced me, O wicked-minded one, how will you go? O hero, accept me in marriage (performed) according to the manner laid down in the holy texts. I shall serve you as your maid. What doubt is there? You are my life, my friend, my ornament, and my kinsman. Do you not know that women have no other resort (than their husbands)? Bring objects fit for marriage for (our) marriage. Quickly accept my hand, O you lazy one.
183b-185. Having heard her words, tough within but soft without like a badari -fruit, the fool was very much delighted. The wicked-minded one, putting the maiden at a place on the horse, came to that city to fetch the marriage-string fastened round the wrist. Having thus recommended the rite to him, she thought:
186-194. ‘Since the fool, being delighted, and leaving me, has gone what should I do now? Where should I go now? Where should I stay now? How shall I protect myself from this great peril? If I stay here, what then will they (i.e. people) say? Going to a holy place, and with a desire for a birth in the other world, I shall meet death, since it will promote my happiness. Remembering me even for a moment, this fool, so also the Vidyādhara and Mādhava—the three—will not survive. If I live, their life will be preserved. If I die, all the three will die. When these men will cast their life for me, then I shall indeed be responsible for their death. Now at the holy places lord Viṣṇu should be worshipped. When he is pleased, all happiness will come to me. When life perishes, everything will perish. When it remains everything will be accomplished bit by bit. Does not a very beautiful lotus plant that has survived (during) the night, obtain the union with an excellent bee with a mass of fragrant flowers, when the sun with hot rays has put away the moon?’
195-196. O best among the wise, having thus thought in her heart, that beautiful lady mounted upon that very speedy horse, and went to practise penance at the meeting-place of the Ocean and Gaṅgā. In that excellent, auspicious holy place, the meeting place of Gaṅgā and the Ocean, lived a king, named Suṣeṇa , born in the family of Soma (the moon).
197-200. She thought in her mind to go to that king’s assembly: (She thought): ‘How should I, a young lady, see the king? Around my wrist are (tied) the marriage-threads along with dūrvā grass. I am a young maiden without any company, and mounted upon horse. Indeed my behaviour will cause wonder in one’s mind. Concealing myself (i.e. my true nature) I shall go to the king’s assembly.’ With magical power she became one of (i.e. turned herself into) the figure of a man. O Jaimini, she entered the king’s assembly, like that of the assembly of gods.
201. Seeing him (i.e. Sulocanā in a man’s garb), an affluent one, having a (missile called) śakti in his hand, seated upon a horse, coming (to him), the king himself asked him: “Who are you? Whence have you come?”
202-204. Having heard these words of him, that maiden in a man’s figure, saluted the friendly king, the refuge of the good people. “O lord, I am a king’s son, named Viravara . I have now come to your kingdom for my livelihood. I shall accomplish whatever mission is impossible to be accomplished. When I am there, my lord will be nowhere defeated.”
[1]: [1] : nindayā is obviously a misprint. It should be nidrayā . (Ed.)
[2]: [2] : adarśayat is perhaps a misprint for amarśayat . (Ed.)
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 45180, revision 336753 (2022-04-27T03:30:39Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365846.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.