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Chapter 46

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शेष उवाच। आगतं वीक्ष्य श्रीरामं शत्रुघ्नः प्रणतार्तिहम् । भ्रातरं सकलाद्दुःखान्मुक्तोऽभूद्द्विजसत्तम १। हनूमान्वीक्ष्य विभ्रांतो रामस्य चरणौ मुदा । ववंदे भक्तरक्षार्थमागतं निजगाद च २। स्वामिंस्तवैतद्युक्तं तु स्वभक्तपरिपालनम् । यत्संग्रामे जितं सर्वं पाशबद्धममोचयः ३। वयं त्विदानीं धन्या वै यद्द्रक्ष्यामो भवत्पदे । जेष्यामोऽरीन्क्षणादेव त्वत्कृपातो रघूद्वह ४। शेष उवाच। स्थाणुस्तदागतं रामं योगिनां ध्यानगोचरम् । पतित्वा पादयोर्विप्र जगाद प्रणताभयम् ५। एकस्त्वं पुरुषः साक्षात्प्रकृतेः पर ईर्यसे । यः स्वांशकलया विश्वं सृजस्यवसि हंसि च ६। अरूपस्त्वमशेषस्य जगतः कारणं परम् । एक एव त्रिधारूपं गृह्णासि कुहकान्वितः ७। सृष्टौ विधातृरूपेण पालने स्वयमास च । प्रलये जगतः साक्षादहं शर्वाख्यतां गतः ८। तव यत्परमेशस्य हयमेधक्रतुक्रिया । ब्रह्महत्यापनोदाय तद्विडंबनमद्भुतम् ९। यत्पादशौचममलं गंगाख्यं शिरसोंऽतरा । वहामि पापशांत्यर्थं तस्य ते पातकं कुतः १०। मया बह्वपकाराय कृतं कर्म तव स्फुटम् । क्षम्यतां तत्कृपालो हि भवतो व्यवधायकम् ११। किं करोमि मया सत्यपालनार्थमिदं कृतम् । जानन्प्रभावं भवतो भक्तरक्षार्थमागतः १२। असौ पुरा उज्जयिन्यां महाकालनिकेतने । स्नात्वा शिप्राख्य सरिति तपस्तेपे महाद्भुतम् १३। ततः प्रसन्नो जातोऽहं जगाद भूमिपं प्रति । याचस्वेति महाराज स वव्रे राज्यमद्भुतम् १४। मया प्रोक्तं देवपुरे तव राज्यं भविष्यति । यावद्रामहयः पुर्यामागमिष्यति याज्ञिकः १५। तावत्प्रभृत्यहं स्थास्ये तव रक्षार्थमुद्यतः । एतद्दत्तवरो राम किं करोमि स्वसत्यतः १६। घृणितोऽस्म्यधुना राज्ञा सपुत्रपशुबांधवः । हयं समर्प्यते पादसेवां राजा विधास्यति १७। शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य महेशस्य रघूत्तमः । उवाच धीरया वाचा कृपया पूर्णलोचनः १८। राम उवाच। देवानामयमेवास्ति धर्मो भक्तस्य पालनम् । त्वया साधुकृतं कर्म यद्भक्तो रक्षितोऽधुना १९। ममासि हृदये शर्व भवतो हृदये त्वहम् । आवयोरंतरं नास्ति मूढाः पश्यंति दुर्धियः २०। ये भेदं विदधत्यद्धा आवयोरेकरूपयोः । कुंभीपाकेषु पच्यंते नराः कल्पसहस्रकम् २१। ये त्वद्भक्तास्त एवासन्मद्भक्ता धर्मसंयुताः । मद्भक्ता अपि भूयस्या भक्त्या तव नतिंकराः २२। शेष उवाच। इत्थं भाषितमाकर्ण्य शर्वो वीरमणिं नृपम् । मूर्च्छितं जीवयामास करस्पर्शादिना प्रभुः २३। अन्यानपि सुतानस्य मूर्च्छिताञ्छरपीडितान् । जीवयामास स मृडः समर्थः प्रभुरीश्वरः २४। सज्जं विधाय तं भूपं श्रीरामपदयोर्नतिम् । कारयामास भूतेशः पुत्रपौत्रैः परीवृतम् २५। धन्यो राजा वीरमणिर्यो ददर्श रघूत्तमम् । योगिभिर्योगनिष्ठाभिर्दुष्प्रापमयुतायुतैः २६। ते नत्वा रघुनाथं तं कृतार्थी कृतविग्रहाः । ब्रह्मादिभिः पूज्यतमा अभूवन्द्विजसत्तम २७। शत्रुघ्न हनुमद्भ्यां च पुष्कलादिभिरुद्भटैः । परिष्टुताय रामाय ददौ राजा हयोत्तमम् २८। राज्येन सहितं सर्वं सपुत्रपशुबांधवम् । शर्वेण प्रेरितः प्रादाद्भूपो वीरमणिस्तदा २९। ततो रामो नुतः सर्वैर्वैरिभिर्निजसेवकैः । शत्रुघ्नादिभिरत्यंतमुत्सुकैश्च विशेषतः ३०। रथे मणिमये तिष्ठन्बभूव स तिरोहितः । अंतर्हिते रामभद्रे सर्वे प्रापुः सुविस्मयम् ३१। मा जानीहि मनुष्यं तं रामं लोकैकवंदितम् । जले स्थले च सर्वत्र वर्तते संस्थितः सदा ३२। ततो वीरा अलं हृष्टा अन्योन्यं परिरेभिरे । तूर्यमंगलवादित्रैः सुमहानुत्सवोऽभवत् ३३। ततो मुक्तो हयः सर्वैर्वीरैः शस्त्रास्त्रकोविदैः । सर्वैरनुगतः प्रीतैर्विस्मयेन समन्वितैः ३४। शर्वः सत्यप्रतिज्ञश्च तमनुज्ञाप्य सेवकम् । श्रीरामं शरणं प्रोच्य याहि लोकैकदुर्ल्लभम् ३५। स्वयमंतर्हितस्तत्र प्रलयोत्पत्तिकारकः । कैलासमगमच्छर्वः सेवकैः परिशोभितः ३६। भूपो वीरमणिर्ध्यायञ्छ्रीरामचरणोदजम् । शत्रुघ्नेन ययौ साकं बलिना बलसंयुतः ३७। एतद्रामस्य चरितं ये शृण्वंति नरोत्तमाः । तेषां संसारजं दुःखं न भविष्यति कर्हिचित् ३८। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे शेषवात्स्यायनसंवादे रामाश्वमेधे हयप्रस्थानंनाम षट्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ४६ ।

śeṣa uvāca| āgataṃ vīkṣya śrīrāmaṃ śatrughnaḥ praṇatārtiham | bhrātaraṃ sakalādduḥkhānmukto'bhūddvijasattama 1| hanūmānvīkṣya vibhrāṃto rāmasya caraṇau mudā | vavaṃde bhaktarakṣārthamāgataṃ nijagāda ca 2| svāmiṃstavaitadyuktaṃ tu svabhaktaparipālanam | yatsaṃgrāme jitaṃ sarvaṃ pāśabaddhamamocayaḥ 3| vayaṃ tvidānīṃ dhanyā vai yaddrakṣyāmo bhavatpade | jeṣyāmo'rīnkṣaṇādeva tvatkṛpāto raghūdvaha 4| śeṣa uvāca| sthāṇustadāgataṃ rāmaṃ yogināṃ dhyānagocaram | patitvā pādayorvipra jagāda praṇatābhayam 5| ekastvaṃ puruṣaḥ sākṣātprakṛteḥ para īryase | yaḥ svāṃśakalayā viśvaṃ sṛjasyavasi haṃsi ca 6| arūpastvamaśeṣasya jagataḥ kāraṇaṃ param | eka eva tridhārūpaṃ gṛhṇāsi kuhakānvitaḥ 7| sṛṣṭau vidhātṛrūpeṇa pālane svayamāsa ca | pralaye jagataḥ sākṣādahaṃ śarvākhyatāṃ gataḥ 8| tava yatparameśasya hayamedhakratukriyā | brahmahatyāpanodāya tadviḍaṃbanamadbhutam 9| yatpādaśaucamamalaṃ gaṃgākhyaṃ śirasoṃ'tarā | vahāmi pāpaśāṃtyarthaṃ tasya te pātakaṃ kutaḥ 10| mayā bahvapakārāya kṛtaṃ karma tava sphuṭam | kṣamyatāṃ tatkṛpālo hi bhavato vyavadhāyakam 11| kiṃ karomi mayā satyapālanārthamidaṃ kṛtam | jānanprabhāvaṃ bhavato bhaktarakṣārthamāgataḥ 12| asau purā ujjayinyāṃ mahākālaniketane | snātvā śiprākhya sariti tapastepe mahādbhutam 13| tataḥ prasanno jāto'haṃ jagāda bhūmipaṃ prati | yācasveti mahārāja sa vavre rājyamadbhutam 14| mayā proktaṃ devapure tava rājyaṃ bhaviṣyati | yāvadrāmahayaḥ puryāmāgamiṣyati yājñikaḥ 15| tāvatprabhṛtyahaṃ sthāsye tava rakṣārthamudyataḥ | etaddattavaro rāma kiṃ karomi svasatyataḥ 16| ghṛṇito'smyadhunā rājñā saputrapaśubāṃdhavaḥ | hayaṃ samarpyate pādasevāṃ rājā vidhāsyati 17| śeṣa uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya maheśasya raghūttamaḥ | uvāca dhīrayā vācā kṛpayā pūrṇalocanaḥ 18| rāma uvāca| devānāmayamevāsti dharmo bhaktasya pālanam | tvayā sādhukṛtaṃ karma yadbhakto rakṣito'dhunā 19| mamāsi hṛdaye śarva bhavato hṛdaye tvaham | āvayoraṃtaraṃ nāsti mūḍhāḥ paśyaṃti durdhiyaḥ 20| ye bhedaṃ vidadhatyaddhā āvayorekarūpayoḥ | kuṃbhīpākeṣu pacyaṃte narāḥ kalpasahasrakam 21| ye tvadbhaktāsta evāsanmadbhaktā dharmasaṃyutāḥ | madbhaktā api bhūyasyā bhaktyā tava natiṃkarāḥ 22| śeṣa uvāca| itthaṃ bhāṣitamākarṇya śarvo vīramaṇiṃ nṛpam | mūrcchitaṃ jīvayāmāsa karasparśādinā prabhuḥ 23| anyānapi sutānasya mūrcchitāñcharapīḍitān | jīvayāmāsa sa mṛḍaḥ samarthaḥ prabhurīśvaraḥ 24| sajjaṃ vidhāya taṃ bhūpaṃ śrīrāmapadayornatim | kārayāmāsa bhūteśaḥ putrapautraiḥ parīvṛtam 25| dhanyo rājā vīramaṇiryo dadarśa raghūttamam | yogibhiryoganiṣṭhābhirduṣprāpamayutāyutaiḥ 26| te natvā raghunāthaṃ taṃ kṛtārthī kṛtavigrahāḥ | brahmādibhiḥ pūjyatamā abhūvandvijasattama 27| śatrughna hanumadbhyāṃ ca puṣkalādibhirudbhaṭaiḥ | pariṣṭutāya rāmāya dadau rājā hayottamam 28| rājyena sahitaṃ sarvaṃ saputrapaśubāṃdhavam | śarveṇa preritaḥ prādādbhūpo vīramaṇistadā 29| tato rāmo nutaḥ sarvairvairibhirnijasevakaiḥ | śatrughnādibhiratyaṃtamutsukaiśca viśeṣataḥ 30| rathe maṇimaye tiṣṭhanbabhūva sa tirohitaḥ | aṃtarhite rāmabhadre sarve prāpuḥ suvismayam 31| mā jānīhi manuṣyaṃ taṃ rāmaṃ lokaikavaṃditam | jale sthale ca sarvatra vartate saṃsthitaḥ sadā 32| tato vīrā alaṃ hṛṣṭā anyonyaṃ parirebhire | tūryamaṃgalavāditraiḥ sumahānutsavo'bhavat 33| tato mukto hayaḥ sarvairvīraiḥ śastrāstrakovidaiḥ | sarvairanugataḥ prītairvismayena samanvitaiḥ 34| śarvaḥ satyapratijñaśca tamanujñāpya sevakam | śrīrāmaṃ śaraṇaṃ procya yāhi lokaikadurllabham 35| svayamaṃtarhitastatra pralayotpattikārakaḥ | kailāsamagamaccharvaḥ sevakaiḥ pariśobhitaḥ 36| bhūpo vīramaṇirdhyāyañchrīrāmacaraṇodajam | śatrughnena yayau sākaṃ balinā balasaṃyutaḥ 37| etadrāmasya caritaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti narottamāḥ | teṣāṃ saṃsārajaṃ duḥkhaṃ na bhaviṣyati karhicit 38| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṃḍe śeṣavātsyāyanasaṃvāde rāmāśvamedhe hayaprasthānaṃnāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ 46 |

English translation

Śeṣa said :

1-4. Seeing his brother Śrī Rāma destroying the affliction of him who had saluted him to have come (there) Śatrughna became free from all unhappiness, O best brāhmaṇa . The confused Hanūmat seeing with joy Rāma ’s feet saluted him who had come (there) for the protection of his devotees and said: “O lord, it is (but) proper for you to protect your devotees, since you freed everyone vanquished and tied with a noose in the battle. O you descendant of Raghu , we are now blessed that we shall see your feet. In a moment only we shall conquer the enemies by your grace.”

Śeṣa said :

5-17. O brāhmaṇa, seeing Rāma who was within the scope of (i.e. known by) meditation of the meditating saints, who gave fearlessness to those who saluted him, who had come there, Śiva fell at his feet, and said: “You are the only Puruṣa (i.e. the Supreme Being) actually rising above Prakṛti (i.e. Nature). With a portion of you, you create and destroy the universe. You who are formless, are the highest cause of the entire world. Endowed with Māyā you who are only one, take up three forms: At the time of creation (you exist) in the form of Brahmā , In protecting (the world) you are full of your lustre; and at the time of the final destruction of the world (you are) I known as Śarva (i.e. Śiva). O highest lord, your act of performing the horse-sacrifice for removing (the sin of) the murder of a brāhmaṇa, is (but) a wonderful mockery. Wherefrom can sin (come to) you, the spotless water from whose feet called Gaṅgā I carry inside (i.e. on) my head to pacify my sins? Certainly I did the act to hurt you much. O you kind one, forgive (me) about it which obstructs you. What do (i.e. can) I do? I did this for maintaining truthfulness. Knowing your prowess I came (here) for the protection of my devotee. This (king Vīramaṇi ) formerly bathed in the river called Śiprā and practised wonderful penance in the temple of Mahākāla at Ujjayinī . Then, I who was pleased, said to the king: ‘O great King, ask for(your desired object).’ He chose a wonderful kingdom. I said to him: ‘Your kingdom (i.e. rule) will be in Devapura . I shall diligently dwell for your protection in your city till Rāma’s sacrificial horse comes (to your city)’. O Rāma, I who granted such a boon, am really your servant. I am now pitied (by you). The king will give back (i.e. restore) the horse along with his sons and beasts; and he will offer service to (your) feet.”

Śeṣa said :

18. Hearing these words of Maheśa (i.e. Śiva), the best of Raghus (i.e. Rāma) with his eyes full of pity spoke with a grave voice:

Rāma said :

19-22. It is but the duty of the gods to protect their devotees. You have done an auspicious deed, since you have now protected your devotee. O Śiva, you are in my heart (and) I am in your heart. There is no distinction between us. (Only) the wicked-minded fools see (the distinction, i.e. they look upon us to be different). Those men who make distinction between us who are indeed of the same nature arc roasted for a thousand kalpas in (the hell called) Kumbhīpāka . Those who are your pious devotees were (i.e. are) my devotees only; and my devotees also salute you with great devotion.

Śeṣa said :

23-36. The lord (i.e. Rāma) having heard these words of Śiva revived the unconscious king Vīramaṇi by touching him etc. The able lord and god along with Śiva, also revived other unconscious sons of king Vīramaṇi, who were afflicted with arrows. Making the king ready, the lord of the beings (i.e. Śiva), made him, surrounded by his sons and grandsons, salute Rāma’s feet. Blessed was king Vīramaṇi who saw the best Raghu, difficult to be secured by meditating saints devoted to deep and abstract meditation even after myriads (of years). O best brāhmaṇa, having saluted Raghunātha (and thus) having their bodies rendered blessed, they became most venerable even to Brahmā etc. The king (Vīramaṇi) gave (back) the best horse to Rāma who was praised by Śatrughna, Hanūmat and (other) great warriors like Puṣkala . The king Vīramaṇi urged on by Śiva then gave (Rāma) everything along with his kingdom and with sons, beasts and kinsmen. Then Rāma was praised by all his enemies and servants, and especially by Śatrughna and others, who were very much eager. Seated in a jewelled chariot he then disappeared. When Rāma disappeared, all were amazed. Do not look upon that Rāma who alone is saluted by the world, as a human being. Being in water or on the land he is always present everywhere. At that time the heroes were thoroughly delighted and embraced one another. A great festivity with (the sound of) musical instruments and auspicious instrumental music, took place. Then all the heroes who were pleased and amazed, and who were proficient in (the use of) all weapons and missiles, followed the horse that was released. Having directed that servant (viz. Vīramaṇi), telling him to seek the refuge of Śrī Rāma, the only one difficult to be obtained in the world, Śiva, of a truthful vow, and the author of the deluge and creation, disappeared there. Adorned with (i.e. accompanied by) his servants, Śiva went to Kailāsa .

37-38. King Vīramaṇi meditating upon the lotus-like feet of Śrī Rāma and accompanied by his army, went along with the mighty Śatrughna. For those excellent men who listen to this story of Rāma, there is never the misery due to the mundane existence.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43940, revision 336117 (2022-04-18T20:33:43Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365357.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.