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Chapter 96

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पृथुरुवाच- यत्त्वया कथितं ब्रह्मन्व्रतमूर्जस्य विस्तरात् । तत्र या तुलसीमूले विष्णोः पूजा त्वयोदिता १। तेनाहं प्रष्टुमिच्छामि माहात्म्यं तुलसीभवम् । कथं सातिप्रिया विष्णोर्देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः २। कथमेषा समुत्पन्ना कस्मिंस्थाने च नारद । एतद्ब्रूहि समासेन सर्वज्ञोऽसि मतो हि मे ३। नारदउवाच- पुरा रुद्रेण दैत्येंद्रे सिंधुसूनौ निपातिते । प्रणम्य शिरसा रुद्रं देवा ब्रह्मादयोऽब्रुवन् । शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं तुलसीभवम् ४। सेतिहासं पुरावृत्तं तत्सर्वं कथयामि ते । पुरा शक्रः शिवं द्रष्टुमगात्कैलासपर्वतम् । सर्वदेवैः परिवृतस्त्वप्सरोगणसेवितः ५। यावद्गतः शिवगृहं तावत्तत्राशु दृष्टवान् । पुरुषं भीमकर्माणं दंष्ट्रानयनभीषणम् ६। स पृष्टस्तेन कस्त्वं भो क्व गतो जगदीश्वरः । एवं पुनः पुनः पृष्टः स यदा नोचिवान्नृप ७। ततः क्रुद्धो वज्रपाणिस्तन्निर्भर्त्स्य वचोऽब्रवीत् । रे मया पृच्छमानोऽपि नोत्तरं दत्तवानसि ८। अतस्त्वां हन्मि वज्रेण कस्ते त्रातास्ति दुर्मते । इत्युदीर्य ततो वज्री वज्रेण चाहनद्दृढम् ९। तेनास्य कंठे नीलत्वमगाद्वज्रं च भस्मतां । ततो रुद्र प्रजज्वाल तेजसा प्रदहन्निव १०। दृष्ट्वा बृहस्पतिस्तूर्णं कृतांजलिपुटोऽभवत् । इंद्रश्चदंडवद्भूमौ कृत्वा स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे ११। बृहस्पतिरुवाच- नमो देवाधिदेवाय त्र्यंबकाय कपर्दिने । त्रिपुरघ्नाय शर्वाय नमोंधकनिषूदिने १२। विरूपायातिरूपाय बहुरूपाय शंभवे । यज्ञविध्वंसकर्त्रे च यज्ञानां फलदायिने १३। कालांतकाय कालाय कालभोगधराय च । नमो ब्रह्मशिरोहंत्रे ब्राह्मणाय नमो नमः १४। नारद उवाच- एवं स्तुतस्तदा शंभुः द्विजर्षभं जगाद ह । संहरन्नयनज्वालं त्रिलोकीदहनक्षमाम् १५। वरं वरय भो ब्रह्मन्प्रीतः स्तुत्यानया तव । इंद्रस्यजीवदानेन जीवति त्वं प्रथां व्रज १६। बृहस्पतिरुवाच- यदि तुष्टोऽसि देव त्वं याहींद्रं शरणागतम् । अग्निरेष शमं यातु भालनेत्रसमुद्भवः १७। ईश्वर उवाच- पुनः प्रवेशमायाति भालनेत्रे कथं त्वयम् । एनं त्यक्ष्याम्यहं दूरे यथेंद्रं नैव पीडयेत् १८। नारद उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा तं करे धृत्वा प्राक्षिपल्लवणांभसि । सोऽपतत्सिंधुगंगायाः सागरस्य च संगमे १९। तदा स बालरूपत्वमगात्तत्र रुरोद च । रुदतस्तस्य शब्देन प्राकंपद्धरणी मुहुः २०। स्वर्गश्च सत्यलोकश्च तत्स्वनाद्बधिरीकृतौ । श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ययौ तत्र किमेतदिति विस्मितः २१। तावत्समुद्रस्योत्संगे तं बालं स ददर्श ह । दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणमायांतं समुद्रोऽपि कृतांजलि २२। प्रणम्य शिरसा बालं तस्योत्संगे न्यवेशयेत् । ततो ब्रह्माब्रवीद्वाक्यं कस्यायं शिशुरद्भुतः २३। निशम्येति वचो धातुर्वाक्यं तु सागरोऽब्रवीत् । ब्रह्मा उवाच- सरित्पते कुतो लब्धो बालो ह्येष महाबलः २४। यस्य नादेन संत्रस्ता देवासुरमहोरगाः । समुद्र उवाच- भो ब्रह्मन्सिधुगंगायां जातोऽयं मम पुत्रकः २५। जातकर्मादि संस्कारान्कुरुष्वास्य जगद्गुरो । नारद उवाच- इत्थं वदति पाथोधौ स बालः सागरात्मजः २६। ब्रह्माणमग्रहीत्कूर्चे विधुन्वंतं मुहुर्मुहुः । धुन्वतस्तस्य कूर्चं तु नेत्राभ्यामागमज्जलम् । कथंचिन्मुक्तकूर्चोऽथ ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच सागरम् २७। ब्रह्मोवाच- नेत्राभ्यां विधृतं यस्मादनेनैतज्जलं मम । तस्माज्जलंधर इति ख्यातो नाम्ना भवत्यसौ २८। अधुनैवैष तरुणः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः । अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां विना रुद्रं भविष्यति २९। याति यत्र समुद्भूतस्तत्रेदानीं गमिष्यति ३०। नारद उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा शुक्रमाहूय राज्ये तं चाभ्यषेचयत् । आमंत्र्य सरितां नाथं ब्रह्मांतर्द्धानमन्वगात् ३१। अथ तद्दर्शनोत्फुल्लनयनः सागरस्तदा । कालनेमिसुतां वृंदां तद्भार्यार्थमयाचत ३२। ते कालनेमिप्रमुखास्ततोऽसुरास्तस्मै सुतां तां प्रददुः प्रहर्षिताः । स चापि तान्प्राप्यसुहृद्वरान्वशी शशास गां शुक्रसहायवान्बली ३३। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामुत्तरखंडे कार्तिकमाहात्म्ये श्रीकृष्णसत्यभामासंवादे जालंधरोत्पत्तिवर्णनंनाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः ९६।

pṛthuruvāca- yattvayā kathitaṃ brahmanvratamūrjasya vistarāt | tatra yā tulasīmūle viṣṇoḥ pūjā tvayoditā 1| tenāhaṃ praṣṭumicchāmi māhātmyaṃ tulasībhavam | kathaṃ sātipriyā viṣṇordevadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ 2| kathameṣā samutpannā kasmiṃsthāne ca nārada | etadbrūhi samāsena sarvajño'si mato hi me 3| nāradauvāca- purā rudreṇa daityeṃdre siṃdhusūnau nipātite | praṇamya śirasā rudraṃ devā brahmādayo'bruvan | śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ tulasībhavam 4| setihāsaṃ purāvṛttaṃ tatsarvaṃ kathayāmi te | purā śakraḥ śivaṃ draṣṭumagātkailāsaparvatam | sarvadevaiḥ parivṛtastvapsarogaṇasevitaḥ 5| yāvadgataḥ śivagṛhaṃ tāvattatrāśu dṛṣṭavān | puruṣaṃ bhīmakarmāṇaṃ daṃṣṭrānayanabhīṣaṇam 6| sa pṛṣṭastena kastvaṃ bho kva gato jagadīśvaraḥ | evaṃ punaḥ punaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sa yadā nocivānnṛpa 7| tataḥ kruddho vajrapāṇistannirbhartsya vaco'bravīt | re mayā pṛcchamāno'pi nottaraṃ dattavānasi 8| atastvāṃ hanmi vajreṇa kaste trātāsti durmate | ityudīrya tato vajrī vajreṇa cāhanaddṛḍham 9| tenāsya kaṃṭhe nīlatvamagādvajraṃ ca bhasmatāṃ | tato rudra prajajvāla tejasā pradahanniva 10| dṛṣṭvā bṛhaspatistūrṇaṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭo'bhavat | iṃdraścadaṃḍavadbhūmau kṛtvā stotuṃ pracakrame 11| bṛhaspatiruvāca- namo devādhidevāya tryaṃbakāya kapardine | tripuraghnāya śarvāya namoṃdhakaniṣūdine 12| virūpāyātirūpāya bahurūpāya śaṃbhave | yajñavidhvaṃsakartre ca yajñānāṃ phaladāyine 13| kālāṃtakāya kālāya kālabhogadharāya ca | namo brahmaśirohaṃtre brāhmaṇāya namo namaḥ 14| nārada uvāca- evaṃ stutastadā śaṃbhuḥ dvijarṣabhaṃ jagāda ha | saṃharannayanajvālaṃ trilokīdahanakṣamām 15| varaṃ varaya bho brahmanprītaḥ stutyānayā tava | iṃdrasyajīvadānena jīvati tvaṃ prathāṃ vraja 16| bṛhaspatiruvāca- yadi tuṣṭo'si deva tvaṃ yāhīṃdraṃ śaraṇāgatam | agnireṣa śamaṃ yātu bhālanetrasamudbhavaḥ 17| īśvara uvāca- punaḥ praveśamāyāti bhālanetre kathaṃ tvayam | enaṃ tyakṣyāmyahaṃ dūre yatheṃdraṃ naiva pīḍayet 18| nārada uvāca- ityuktvā taṃ kare dhṛtvā prākṣipallavaṇāṃbhasi | so'patatsiṃdhugaṃgāyāḥ sāgarasya ca saṃgame 19| tadā sa bālarūpatvamagāttatra ruroda ca | rudatastasya śabdena prākaṃpaddharaṇī muhuḥ 20| svargaśca satyalokaśca tatsvanādbadhirīkṛtau | śrutvā brahmā yayau tatra kimetaditi vismitaḥ 21| tāvatsamudrasyotsaṃge taṃ bālaṃ sa dadarśa ha | dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇamāyāṃtaṃ samudro'pi kṛtāṃjali 22| praṇamya śirasā bālaṃ tasyotsaṃge nyaveśayet | tato brahmābravīdvākyaṃ kasyāyaṃ śiśuradbhutaḥ 23| niśamyeti vaco dhāturvākyaṃ tu sāgaro'bravīt | brahmā uvāca- saritpate kuto labdho bālo hyeṣa mahābalaḥ 24| yasya nādena saṃtrastā devāsuramahoragāḥ | samudra uvāca- bho brahmansidhugaṃgāyāṃ jāto'yaṃ mama putrakaḥ 25| jātakarmādi saṃskārānkuruṣvāsya jagadguro | nārada uvāca- itthaṃ vadati pāthodhau sa bālaḥ sāgarātmajaḥ 26| brahmāṇamagrahītkūrce vidhunvaṃtaṃ muhurmuhuḥ | dhunvatastasya kūrcaṃ tu netrābhyāmāgamajjalam | kathaṃcinmuktakūrco'tha brahmā provāca sāgaram 27| brahmovāca- netrābhyāṃ vidhṛtaṃ yasmādanenaitajjalaṃ mama | tasmājjalaṃdhara iti khyāto nāmnā bhavatyasau 28| adhunaivaiṣa taruṇaḥ sarvaśastrāstrapāragaḥ | avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vinā rudraṃ bhaviṣyati 29| yāti yatra samudbhūtastatredānīṃ gamiṣyati 30| nārada uvāca- ityuktvā śukramāhūya rājye taṃ cābhyaṣecayat | āmaṃtrya saritāṃ nāthaṃ brahmāṃtarddhānamanvagāt 31| atha taddarśanotphullanayanaḥ sāgarastadā | kālanemisutāṃ vṛṃdāṃ tadbhāryārthamayācata 32| te kālanemipramukhāstato'surāstasmai sutāṃ tāṃ pradaduḥ praharṣitāḥ | sa cāpi tānprāpyasuhṛdvarānvaśī śaśāsa gāṃ śukrasahāyavānbalī 33| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe kārtikamāhātmye śrīkṛṣṇasatyabhāmāsaṃvāde jālaṃdharotpattivarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṇṇavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 96|

English translation

Pṛthu said :

1-3. O brāhmaṇa , (after listening to) the vow of Kārtika that you told in detail, and the worship of Viṣṇu at the Tulasī root that you told, I desire to ask about the greatness of Tulasī. How is she so very dear to the god of gods, Viṣṇu, Śārṅgin ? How and at what place has she sprung up, O Nārada ? (Please) tell this in brief. I look upon you as omniscient.

Nārada said :

4-11. Formerly when Rudra hurled down the Ocean’s son, the lord of demons, gods like Brahmā bowed to Rudra with their heads (bent). O king, listen. I shall tell you the greatness of Tulasī. I shall tell you all the old account with its history. Formerly, Indra surrounded by all deities and waited upon by celestial nymphs, went to Kailāsa mountain, to see Śiva . When he went to Śiva’s house, he quickly saw there a man of fearful deeds and fierce due to his fangs and eyes. He asked him: “O, who are you? Where has the lord of the world gone?” When asked repeatedly like this, he did not speak. O king, Indra got angry, reproached him, and said (these) words, “O, though asked by me you have not given a reply. Therefore, I shall kill you with the thunderbolt. O you wicked one, who is your protector here?” Speaking like this, then Indra struck him hard with his thunderbolt. Due to that (stroke) his throat became dark blue and the thunderbolt was reduced to ash. Then Rudra blazed, as it were burning with lustre. Seeing (this), Bṛahaspati quickly joined the palms of his hands. And Indra prostrating like a staff on the ground started praising (him).

Bṛhaspati said :

12-14. Obeisance to Devādhideva (i.e. god of gods), to Tryambaka (i.e. having three eyes), to Kapardin (i.e. having braided and matted hair), to Tripuraghna (i.e. the destroyer of Tripura ), to Śarva ; salutation to the killer of Andhaka . Salutation to Virūpa (i.e. the deformed one), to Atirūpa (i.e. having a superior form), to Bahurūpa (i.e. the multi-formed one), to Śambhu , to the destroyer, and the giver of the fruit of the sacrifices. (Salutation) to the destroyer of Death, to Kāla (i.e. Death), to him, having a deadly snake; salutation to him who destroyed Brahmā’s head; repeated salutations to the brāhmaṇa.

Nārada said :

15-16. Thus praised, Śiva, withdrawing the flame capable of burning the three worlds, said to the best brāhmaṇa (i.e. Bṛhaspati ): “O brāhmaṇa, ask for a boon. I am pleased with this praise of (i.e. done by) you. Be famous as (i.e. by the name) ‘ Jīva ’ as you gave back (i.e. saved) Indra’s life.”

Bṛhaspati said :

17. If, O god, you are pleased, (then) go to Indra who has sought your refuge. May this fire, risen from the (third) eye on your forhead [forehead?] be quelled.

The lord said :

18. How can this (fire) enter the eye on the forehead? I shall cast it (far) away so that it would not trouble Indra.

Nārada said :

19-24a. Saying so, and holding it in his hand, he threw it into the salt Ocean. It fell at the confluence of the river Gaṅgā and the Ocean. Then it got a child’s form and wept. Due to the sound of its weeping the earth repeatedly trembled. Heaven and Satyaloka became deafened due to that sound. Hearing it, and being very much wonderstruck, Brahmā went there (saying): ‘What is this?’ Just then he saw the child on the lap of the Ocean. Seeing Brahmā coming, the Ocean too, joined the palms of his hands, and bowing to him with his head (bent) put the boy on his lap. Then Brahmā said (these) words: “Whose wonderful child is this?” Hearing (these) words of Brahmā, the Ocean said (these) words.

Brahmā said :

24b-25a. O you lord of the rivers, wherefrom did you get this very strong boy, by whose sound gods, demons and great serpents are frightened?

The Ocean said :

25b-27. O Brahman , this is my boy born on the river Gaṅgā. O lord of the world, perform for him the ceremonies (performed) at the birth of a child etc.

Ocean’s son seized Brahmā’s beard, and repeatedly shook it. From the eyes of him whose beard was (thus being) shaken, tears came (out). Somehow getting his beard freed, Brahmā said to the Ocean.

Brahmā said :

28-30. Since he held these tears from my eyes, therefore, he will be famous by the name ‘ Jalandhara ’. Now only he will be a youth, master of all weapons and sacred books and will not be killed by any being except Rudra; and he will go where a born one goes.

Nārada said :

31-33. Speaking like this and calling Śukra he consecrated him on the throne. Taking leave of the lord of rivers, Brahmā vanished (from there). Then, the Ocean, with his eyes blooming with joy on seeing him, solicited Kālanemi ’s daughter Vṛndā for (being) his wife. Those demons, led by Kālanemi, were glad and gave that daughter to him (i.e. to Jalandhara). He, the mighty and powerful one, aided by Śukra, getting them as best friends, ruled over the earth.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 14068, revision 336527 (2022-04-23T23:34:23Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365675.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.