Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 188
Source[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCsq-35P6Yc यूट्यूब उपरि हिन्दी रूपान्तरणम्]ईश्वर उवाच- अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि भवानि भवमुक्तये । गीताचतुर्दशाध्यायमवधारय सुस्मिते १। मेदिन्यां यत्किलस्थूलमस्ति काश्मीरमंडलम् । राजधानी सरस्वत्या आस्ते चैव मनोहरा २। यामधिष्ठाय वाग्देवी ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयच्छति । हंसमारुह्यमानापि सावित्रीप्रहतैरपि ३। सरस्वतीपदांभोज सेवामाश्रित्य कुंकुमैः । यत्र गौरवयंत्याशा हंसपक्षपुटोद्भवैः ४। निरंतरं तया चैव नृणां संस्कृतभाषिणाम् । सुपर्वाणमयी भाषा निमेषेणोपलभ्यते ५। प्रातर्गृहांगणोद्भूतै र्यत्रकुंकुमपांसुलैः । सर्वतोरुणितच्छाय शशांकरविमंडलम् ६। तत्रासीत्तेजसां राशिः शौर्यवर्मा नरेश्वरः । उद्यदुज्ज्वलबाणौघ खंडितारातिमंडलः ७। अभूच्च सिंहलद्वीपे राजा सिंहपराक्रमः । नाम्ना विक्रमवेतालः कलानामपि शेवधिः ८। उभौ परस्परं मैत्रीं वर्द्धयांचक्रतुः क्रमात् । तत्तद्देशसमुत्पन्नैरपूर्वैः प्रचुरोत्करैः ९। एकदा प्रहितं प्रेम्णा प्रभूतं शौर्यवर्मणा । राजा विक्रमवेतालो[http://puranastudy.byethost14.com/pur_index27/vetaala.htm वेताल-विक्रमोपरि टिप्पणी] विलोक्य शुनकीद्वयम् १०। मत्तमातंगतुरग मणिभूषणचामरम् । प्रेषयामास मित्राय प्रभूतं शौर्यवर्मणे ११। एकदा शिबिकारूढश्चारु चामरवीजितः । सुवर्णशृंखलारूढं वाद्यडिंडिमडंबरम् १२। शुनीयुगलमादाय मृगया कौतुकोत्सुकः । राजा जगाम बाह्यालीं समं राजकुमारकैः १३। पणबंधविधानेन समुपेतं शशामिषम् । तत्र राजकुमाराणां महान्कोलाहलोऽभवत् १४। ततः समानवयसा केनचिद्राजसूनुना । बहुमूल्यं पणं कृत्वा राजाचिक्रीडकौतुकी १५। ततोवतार्य दोलाया विरुदावलिगर्विताम् । धावतः शशकस्योच्चैः पृष्ठे मुंचन्नृपं शुनीम् १६। मुमोच राजपुत्रोऽपि प्रेमपात्रं महाभुजः । विरराम शुनीमुच्चैः संकीर्त्य विरुदावलीम् १७। अलक्ष्यमाणवेगेऽस्मिन्शुनीयुगलकेभृशम् । धावत्युत्थितमेवासीत्पश्यतां सर्वभूभृताम् १८। पपात गर्ते महति शशकोऽतिश्रमादसौ । पतितोऽपि शुनी वश्यो नाभवच्छशशावकः १९। ततः शनैः समुत्थाय धावन्नाक्रम्यरोषतः । जगृहे राजशुन्याऽसौ शशकः फेनमुद्वमन् २०। ततः कथंचिदुप्लुत्य गच्छन्विस्खलयञ्छशः । राजपुत्रशुनक्यासौ गृहीतः कंधरातटे २१। जितमस्माभिरत्यर्थमिति संजल्पतां नृणाम् । कोलाहले शंकिताया शुन्या निर्गतवान्मुखात् २२। ततो दंष्ट्राव्रणश्रेणी क्षरद्रुधिरधारकः । क्वापि र्ममरभूभागे निलीयस्थितवाञ्छशः २३। जिघ्रंत्या राजशुन्याऽसौ भूभागं धनरोषया । दृष्टमात्रः परित्रस्तो हस्तमात्रं ततोऽगमत् २४। यत्र कर्पूरकदली क्रोडव्याघ्रदरीतलः । चोली कपोलफलकान्चुबन्वाति समीरणः२५। उद्भिन्न केतकीकोशरजोमुकुलितेक्षणः । विस्रब्धाहरणा यत्रच्छायां तां परितन्वतः २६। नारिकेलफलैर्यत्र स्वयं निपतितैरधः । अपि चूतफलैस्तृप्ताः पक्वैः शाखामृगा अपि २७। अपि केसरिणो यत्र खेलंति कलभैः समम् । फणिनः केकिबर्हेषु निर्विशंकं विशंति च २८। यत्राश्रमांतरे विप्रो [http://puranastudy.byethost14.com/pur%20index26/vatsa.htm वत्सोपरि टिप्पणी]वत्सनामा जितेंद्रियः । शांतश्चतुर्दशाध्यायं जपन्नास्ते निरंतरम् २९। तत्र तच्छिष्यपादाब्ज प्रक्षालनजलैः कृते । कर्दमे न्यपतद्गत्वा जीवशेषो मुहुः श्वसन् ३०। ततः कर्दमसंस्पर्शमात्रनिस्तीर्ण संसृतिः । दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य निर्ययौ शशको दिवम् ३१। ततः शुन्यपि लिप्तांगीस्तोकैः कर्दमबिंदुभिः । क्षुत्पिपासार्तिरहिता शुनीरूपं विहाय सा ३२। ततो दिव्यांगनारम्यं गंधर्वैरुपशोभितम् । दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य शुन्यपि त्रिदिवं ययौ ३३। ततो जहास मेधावी शिष्यो नाम्ना स्वकंधरः । विचार्य विस्मितः पूर्वजन्मवैरस्य कारणम् ३४। राजापि पर्यपृच्छत्तं विस्मयस्मेरलोचनः । प्रणम्य परया भक्त्या विनयैकपयोनिधिः ३५। कथां कथय मे विप्र हीनयोनि निषेवितौ । अज्ञौयौ जग्मतुः स्वर्गे शुनी शशकशावकौ ३६। शिष्य उवाच। वत्सनामा द्विजन्मास्ते वनेऽमुष्मिन्जितेंद्रियः । चतुर्दशं तु ह्यध्यायं गीतानां सर्वदा जपन् ३७। शिष्योऽहं तस्य भूपाल ब्रह्मविद्याविशारदः । चतुर्दश तु अध्यायं जपामि प्रत्यहं नृप ३८। मदीयचरणांभोजप्रक्षालनजले लुठन् । शशस्त्रिदिवमापन्नः शुनक्या सह भूपते ३९। राजोवाच। हेतुना केन कथय हसितं च द्विजोत्तम । अतः किमपि साकूतं मन्यमानेन सादरम् ४०। शिष्य उवाच। महाराष्ट्रेति नगरं नाम्ना प्रत्युदकं महत् । तत्रासीद्ब्राह्मणो नाम्ना [https://vedastudy.yolasite.com/kedaara-keshava.php केशवोपरि पौराणिकसंदर्भाः], [https://vedastudy.yolasite.com/keshava.php केशवोपरि टिप्पणी]केशवः कितवाग्रणीः ४१। विलोभनाभवत्तस्य जाया स्वैरविहारिणी । तेन सा हन्यते क्रोधाद्वैरं संचिंत्य जन्मनः ४२। ततः स्त्रीवधपापेन शशको जायते द्विजः । किल्बिषाच्छुनकी सापि जाता वंचनजन्मनः ४३। पूर्वेण जन्मनाभ्यस्तं वैरं विस्मरतो नहि । आसेदिवद्भ्यां बहुधा योन्यंतरमपि क्वचित् ४४। इत्याकलय्य सकलं भूपालः श्रद्धयान्वितः । गीतामभ्यस्य सकलामवाप परमां गतिम् ४५। इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामुत्तरखंडे गीतामाहात्म्ये अष्टाशीत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः १८८।
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English translation
[ Note : this page corresponds to chapter 188 of the Book 6 (Uttarakhaṇḍa) of the translation of The Padmapurāṇa ]
The lord said :
1-9. O Bhavānī , for freedom from the worldly existence, I shall hereafter narrate (the importance of) the fourteenth chapter of the Gītā . O you of a pleasing smile, listen to it. On the earth there is a large region of Kāśmīra ; it is the charming capital of goddess Sarasvatī . After staying there the goddess of speech goes to Brahmā ’s world after mounting her swan. There the quarter attains importance after serving Sarasvatī’s lotuslike feet with saffron sent by Sāvitrī and rising from the folds of the wings of the swan. Due to having no interruption the language of gods is in a moment got by men who speak Sanskrit . In the morning the orbs of the moon and of the sun have a tawny tinge due to saffron rising from the courtyard of the house. There was king Śauryavarman, a heap of lustre, who had cut off the circle of his enemies with volleys of bright arrows that were ready. In Siṃhaladvīpa there was a king, brave like a lion, named Vikramavetāla, also a treasure of arts. Gradually they increased the friendship of each other by means of heaps (of) excellent (presents) produced in their respective countries.
10-17. Once, king Vikramavetāla saw a perfect pair of bitches sent with love by Śauryavarman. He sent to his friend Śauryavarman intoxicated excellent elephants, horses, jewelled ornaments and chowries. Once, the king, eager for hunting having got into a palanquin, being fanned by charming chowries, taking the pair of the bitches tied with golden chain, and with a collection of musical instruments and small drums went with the princes to a forest. A hare was taken as a prey for the wager. There was a great noise made by the princes. Then the king laying a high-priced wager with a prince of his age sported with eagerness. Then the king, having taken down the bitch from the palanquin, set her after the hare, running fast. The prince, of great arms, also released his object of love. Having loudly repeated the panegyric or laudatory poem he stopped the bitch.
18-28. While all the kings were witnessing, the pair of the bitches was running with a speed that could not be perceived and was jumping. Due to great exertion the hare fell into a great ditch. Though fallen the hare could not be overpowered by the bitch. Then the hare, slowly getting up, vomitting foam, was angrily overpowered and seized by the king’s bitch. Then the hare who somehow jumped and was going, tumbled and was seized at the neck by the king’s bitch. In the din of the people, talking ‘We have won’ the hare got out of the mouth of the bitch that was frightened. Then the hare, having blood (on his body) that was dropping and that was caused by the line of the wounds (made) by the teeth (of the bitch), hid in a place rustling (with leaves etc.) and remained (there). He who, being just seen by the king’s bitch, smelling that part of the land with great anger, was frightened, and went (from there to a distance) of just a cubit, to a place where the wind coming from the camphor and plantain trees and the bottom of the tiger’s caves and kissing the cheeks of the Cola -ladies, blew. There the deer, with their eyes partially closed due to the pollen from the cups of the ketakī flowers that had opened up, confidently resorted to the shade. There the monkeys also, satisfied with the ripe mangoes, fell down along with the coconuts. There even lions played with the young elephants; serpents entered fearlessly into the peacocks’ tails.
29-36. There in a hermitage a brāhmaṇa named Vatsa , who had curbed his senses and was tranquil, lived, constantly muttering the fourteenth chapter. (The hare) going here, with his life just sustained and repeatedly panting, fell into the mud caused by the water (poured) by his disciple while washing his lotus-like feet. The hare, having crossed the mundane existence just due to the contact with that mud, got into a divine aeroplane and went to heaven. Then that bitch also, with her body besmeared with a few drops of mud and free from hunger and thirst, abandoned her canine form, got into a celestial aeroplane charming with divine ladies and adorned with gandharvas , went to heaven. Then his intelligent disciple named Svakandhara, amazed after thinking about the cause of the enmity in the former existence, laughed. The king, an ocean of modesty alone, with his eyes smiling, also saluted him with great devotion and asked him, “O brāhmaṇa, tell me the story, how the two ignorant ones, the bitch and the young hare, that had resorted to a mean stock, went to heaven.”
The disciple said :
37-39. In this forest there is a brāhmaṇa named Vatsa, with his senses curbed. He always mutters the fourteenth chapter. O king, I am his disciple, proficient in every (branch of) knowledge. Everyday I mutter the fourteenth chapter, O king. O king, the hare along with the bitch, rolling in the water (used) for washing my feet, went to heaven.
The king said :
40. O best brāhmaṇa, with what intention did you, thinking carefully that it has some meaning, laugh?
The disciple said :
41-45. There was a great city named Pratyudaka in Mahārāṣṭra . There was a brāhmaṇa named Keśava , a leader of gamblers. His wife was Vilobhanā, a wanton woman. He through anger, and remembering the enmity of the (former) birth, killed her. Then due to the sin of the murder of a woman, the brāhmaṇa was born as a hare, and she due to her birth (full) of deceit, was born as a bitch. They, taking different births, never forgot the enmity practised in the former birth, and each other also.
The king, full of faith, having understood all this, studied the entire Gītā, and got the highest position.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 14816, revision 333916 (2022-03-19T12:45:32Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-bhagavad-gita-mahatmya/d/doc365770.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.