Padmapuran-Gujarati (English transliteration). Parva 7 - Ravanno janma ane vidya sadhnadhino nirdesh.

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60chhaThThun parvapadmapurAN
tyAg karatAn khed thato nathI. koI puNyanA prabhAvathI rAjyalakShmI pAmI, devonA sukh
bhogavI, pachhI vairAgya pAmI paramapadane prApta thAy chhe. mokShanun avinAshI sukh
upakaraNAdi sAmagrIne AdhIn nathI, nirantar AtmAdhIn chhe. te mahAsukh antarahit chhe.
evun sukh koN na Ichchhe? rAjA pratibalane gaganAnand nAmano putra thayo, tene khecharAnand
ane tene girinand A pramANe vAnaravanshIonA vanshamAn anek rAjA thayA, je rAjya tajI,
vairAgya pAmI svarga athavA mokSha pAmyA. A vanshanA samasta rAjAonAn nAm ane
parAkram koN kahI shake? jenun jevun lakShaN hoy te tevun ja kahevAy, sevA kare te sevak
kahevAy, dhanuShya dhAraN kare te dhanurdhar kahevAy, paranI pIDA TALe te sharaNAgat pratipAl
hoIne kShatriy kahevAy, brahmacharya pALe te brAhmaN kahevAy. je rAjA rAjya tyajI muni
thAy te muni kahevAy, shram eTale tap kare te shramaN kahevAy. A vAt pragaT ja chhe ke
lAThI rAkhe te lAThIdhArI kahevAy. tem A vidyAdharo chhatra ane dhajAo par vAnaronAn
chihna rAkhatA hatA tethI vAnaravanshI kahevAyA. bhagavAn shrI vAsupUjyanA samayamAn rAjA
amaraprabh thayA temaNe vAnaronAn chihna mukuT, chhatra, dhajAo upar banAvyAn tyArathI temanA
kuLamAn A rIt chAlatI AvI. A pramANe sankShepamAn vAnaravanshIonI utpattinI kathA kahI.
tyArapachhI A kuLamAn mahodadhi nAmanA rAjA thayA. temane vidyutaprakAsh nAmanI
rANI hatI, je pativratA strIonA guNonun nidhAn hatI. teNe potAnA vinay angathI
patinun man prasanna karyun hatun. rAjAne senkaDo rANIo hatI temAn A rANI shirobhAgya
hatI. te mahAsaubhAgyavatI, rUpavatI, gnAnavatI hatI. te rAjAne mahAparAkramI ekaso ATh
putra thayA, temane rAjya ApI rAjA mahAsukh bhogavatA hatA. muni suvratanAth
bhagavAnanA samayamAn vAnaravanshIomAn A rAjA mahodadhi thayA. lankAnA vidyutakesh ane
A mahodadhi vachche param prIti thaI. e banne sakaL jIvonA atyant pyArA hatA ane
ApasamAn ekachitta hatA. sharIr judAn hatAn tethI shun thayun? te vidyutakesh muni thayA e
vRuttAnt sAmbhaLIne mahodadhi paN vairAgI thayA. A kathA sAmbhaLIne rAjA shreNike gautam
svAmIne pUchhayun ke he svAmI! rAjA vidyutakesh shA kAraNathI virakta thayA? tyAre
gautamasvAmIe uttar Apyo ke ek divas vidyutakesh pramad nAmanA udyAnamAn krIDA karavA
gayA hatA. te udyAnamAn krIDAnA nivAs ati sundar hatA. nirmaL jaLathI bharelAn sarovaro
hatAn, temAn kamaLo khIlI rahyAn hatAn ane sarovaramAn nAv pharI rahI hatI. vanamAn ThekaThekANe
hInchakA hatA. sundar vRukSho, sundar velo ane krIDA karavAnA suvarNanA parvato hatA tenA
ratnanAn pagathiyAn hatAn, manogna vRukSho phaLaphUlothI manDit ane pallavothI DolatI latA ati
shobhatI hatI. latAo e vRukShone vInTaLAI rahI hatI evA vanamAn rAjA vidyutakesh
rANIo sAthe krIDA karatA hatA. rANIo paN manane haranArI, puShpAdi chUnTavAmAn nipuN,
jenA pallav samAn komaL sugandhI hasta ane mukhanI sugandhathI bhamarAo temanI
AjubAju pharatA

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padmapurAN chhaThThun parva 61
hatA. krIDA samaye rANI shrIchandrAnA stan ek vAnare nakhathI khaNyA eTale rANI
khedakhinna thaI gaI. stanamAnthI lohI vahI nIkaL‌yun. rAjAe rANIne AshvAsan ApI
agnAnabhAvathI vAnarane bANathI vIndhI nAkhyo. te vAnar ghAyal thaIne ek gaganachAraN
RuddhivALA mahAmuninI pAse jaIne paDayo. te dayALu munirAje vAnarane dhrujato joIne
dayAbhAvathI pAnch namaskAramantra sambhaLAvyA. te vAnar marIne udadhikumAr jAtino
bhavanavAsI dev thayo. ahIn vanamAn vAnaranA maraN pachhI rAjAnA mANaso anya vAnarone
mArI rahyA hatA te vidyutakumAre avadhignAnathI jANIne vAnarone mAr khAtA joIne
mAyamayI vAnaronI senA banAvI. e vAnaro vikarAL dADhavALA, vikarAL mukhavALA,
vikarAL bhramaravALA ane sindUr jevA lAl mukhavALA banIne bhayankar garjanA karatA
AvyA. keTalAke hAthamAn parvat upADayA hatA, keTalAke mULamAnthI ukhADIne vRukSho lIdhAn hatAn,
keTalAk hAthathI dharatI upar prahAr karatA, keTalAk AkAshamAn UchhaLatA thakA, krodhathI
jemanAn ang raudra banyAn hatAn. temaNe AvIne rAjAne gherI lIdho ane rAjAne kahevA
lAgyA ke are, durAchArI, yAd rAkh, tArun mot Avyun chhe, tun vAnarone mArIne have kone
sharaNe javAno? tyAre vidyutakesh DarI gayo ane jANI lIdhun ke A vAnaronun baL nathI
paN devanI mAyA chhe. tyAre sharIranI AshA chhoDIne, mahAmiShTa vANIthI vinati karavA
lAgyo ke “mahArAj! AgnA karo, Ap koN chho? jemanAn mahAdedIpyamAn prachanD
sharIr chhe
e vAnaronI shakti nathI, Ap dev chho.” rAjAne ati vinayavAn joIne mahodadhikumAr
bolyA “he rAjA! vAnar pashu jAti chhe, temanA svabhAv ja ati chanchaL chhe, emane ten
strInA aparAdhathI haNyA chhe. hun sAdhunA prasAdathI dev thayo chhun, mArI vibhUti ten joI
chhe.” rAjA A sAmbhaLIne dhrUjavA lAgyo, tenA hRudayamAn bhay utpanna thayo, bhayathI rUmvADAn
khaDAn thaI gayA. tyAre mahodadhikumAre kahyun “tun Dar nahIn’. tyAre rAjAe kahyun ke ‘Ap je
AgnA karo te pramANe hun karIsh.’ pachhI dev ene gurunI pAse laI gayo. te dev ane
rAjA e banne muninI pradakShiNA daI, namaskAr karIne pAse beThA. deve munine kahyun ke ‘hun
vAnar hato ane ApanA prasAdathI dev thayo chhun.’ tyAre rAjA vidyutakeshe munine pUchhayun ke
mArun shun kartavya chhe? mArun kalyAN kevI rIte thAy? te vakhate chAr gnAnanA dhArak te
tapodhan munie kahyun ke amArA guru pAse ja chhe temanI samIpe chAlo. anAdikALano e
ja niyam chhe ke guruonI samIpe jaIne dharma sAmbhaLavo. AchArya hovA chhatAn je temanI
pAse na jAy ane shiShya ja dharmano upadesh ApavA lAge to te shiShya nathI, kumArgI chhe,
AchArabhraShTa chhe. Am tapodhane kahyun tyAre dev ane vidyAdhar manamAn vichAravA lAgyA ke
AvA mahApuruSh chhe te paN gurunI AgnA vinA upadesh ApatA nathI. aho! tapanun
mAhAtmya atyant moTun chhe. muninI AgnAthI te dev ane vidyAdhar muninI sAthe temanA
guru pAse gayA. tyAn jaI traN pradikShaNA karI, gurunI bahu pAse paN nahi ane bahu dUr
paN nahi evI rIte beThAn. mahAmuninI mUrti joI dev ane vidyAdhar Ashcharya pAmyA.
mahAmuninI mUrti tapanA samUhathI

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6rchhaThThun parva padmapurAN
utpanna thayel dIptithI dedIpyamAn hatI. temane joIne netrakamaL khUlI gayA.
mahAvinayavAn thaIne dev ane vidyAdhare temane dharmanun svarUp pUchhayun.
je muninun man prANIonA hitamAn sAvadhAn chhe ane sansAranA kAraNarUp
rAgAdinA prasangathI dUr chhe evA munirAje jem medh gambhIr dhvanithI garje ane varase tem
mahAgambhIr dhvanithI jagatanA kalyAN nimitte param dharmarUp amRut varasAvyun. jyAre muni
gnAnanun vyAkhyAn karavA lAgyA tyAre meghagarjanA jevo avAj sAmbhaLIne latAonA
mAnDavAmAn beThelA mayUro nRitya karavA lAgyA. muni kahevA lAgyA-aho dev vidyAdharo! tame
man daIne sAmbhaLo. traN lokane Anand ApanAr shrI jinarAje dharmanun je svarUp kahyun chhe
te hun tamane kahun chhun. keTalAk jIvo nIchabuddhi hoy chhe, vichArarahit jaDachitta chhe te adharmane
ja dharma mAnIne seve chhe. je mArgane jANatA nathI te ghaNA kALe paN manavAnchhit sthAn par
pahonchatA nathI. mandamati, mithyAdraShTi, viShayabhilAShI jIvo hinsAthI UpajelA adharmane dharma
jANI seve chhe. te narak nigodanAn dukh bhogave chhe. je agnAnI jUThAn draShTAntothI bharelA
mahApApanA punj evA mithyA granthonA arthane dharma jANI prANIghAt kare chhe te anant
sansAramAn bhramaN kare chhe. je adharmanI charchA karIne nakAmo bakavAs kare chhe, te lAkaDIthI
AkAsh upar prahAr kare chhe. jo kadAchit mithyAdraShTione kAyakaleshAdi tap hoy ane
shabdagnAn paN hoy to paN muktinun kAraN nathI. samyagdarshan vinA je jANapaNun hoy chhe
te gnAn nathI ane je AcharaN hoy chhe te kuchAritra chhe. mithyAdraShTione je vrat tap chhe
te poShaN barAbar chhe. ane gnAnI puruShone je tap chhe te sUryamaNi samAn chhe. dharmanun mUL
jIvadayA chhe ane dayAnun mUL komaL pariNAm chhe. te komaL pariNAm duShTone kevI rIte
hoy? parigrahadhArI puruShone ArambhathI hinsA avashya thAy chhe. mATe dayAnA nimitte
parigrah Arambh tyajavo joIe. satya vachan dharma chhe. parantu je satyathI parajIvane pIDA
thAy te satya nathI, jUTh ja chhe. chorIno tyAg karavo, paranArI chhoDavI, parigrahanun
parimAN karavun, santoShavrat dhAraN karavun. IndriyanA viShayo TALavA, kaShAyo kShIN karavA,
dev-guru-dharmano vinay karavo, nirantar gnAnano upayog rAkhavo, A samyagdraShTi shrAvakanAn
vrato tamane kahyAn. have gRuhatyAgI muniono dharma sAmbhaLo. sarva Arambhano parityAg,
dashalakShaNadharmanun dhAraN, samyagdarshanayukta mahAgnAn vairAgyarUp yatino mArga chhe. mahAmuni
panch mahAvratarUp hAthInA skandh upar beThA chhe, traN guptirUp draDh bakhtar pahere chhe ane
pAnch samitirUp pyAdAothI sahit chhe, nAnA prakAranA taparUp tIkShNa shastrothI manDit chhe,
chittane Anand ApanAr chhe, AvA digambar munirAj kALarUp verIne jIte chhe. te kALarUp
verI moharUp masta hAthI upar beTho chhe ane kaShAyarUp sAmantothI manDit chhe. yatino dharma
paramanirvANanun kAraN chhe, mahAmangaLarUp chhe, uttam puruSho vaDe sevavA yogya chhe. shrAvakano
dharma to sAkShAt svarganun kAraN chhe ane paramparAe mokShanun kAraN chhe. svargamAn devonA
samUhamAn rahIne manavAnchhit indriyonAn sukh bhogave chhe ane muninA

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padmapurANchhaThThun parva 63
dharmathI karma kApIne mokShanun atIndriy sukh pAme chhe. atIndriy sukh sarva bAdhArahit
anupam chhe, jeno ant nathI. shrAvakanA vratathI svarge jai tyAnthI chyavI manuShya thaI,
munirAjanAn vrat dhAraN karI paramapadane pAme chhe ane mithyAdraShTi jIv kadAch tap vaDe
svargamAn jAy to tyAnthI chyavIne ekendriyAdik yonimAn AvIne anant sansAr bhramaN kare
chhe. jain ja param dharma chhe ane jain ja param tap chhe, jain ja utkRuShTa mat chhe. jinarAjanAn
vachan ja sAr chhe. jinashAsananA mArgathI je jIv mokSha meLavavAno udyam kare chhe tene jo
bhav dhAraN karavA paDe to dev, vidyAdhar, rAjAnA bhav to ichchhA vinA sahaj ja prApta
thAy chhe, jem khetI karanArAno prayatna dhAnya utpanna karavAno hoy chhe, ghAs, kaDab,
parAL ityAdi to sahaj ja thAy chhe, jem koI puruSh nagaramAn jato hoy tene mArgamAn
vRukShAdikano sAth khed dUr kare chhe tevI ja rIte shivapurImAn javAno udyam karanAr
munirAjane indrAdi pad shubhopayoganA kAraNe maLe chhe paN muninun man temAn nathI,
shuddhopayoganA prabhAvathI siddha thavAno prayatna temane chhe. shrAvak ane jainonA dharmathI je
viparIt mArga chhe tene adharma jANavo. tenAthI A jIv kugatimAn nAnA prakAranAn dukh
bhogave chhe. tiryanch yonimAn mAraN, tADan, chhedan, bhedan, shIt, uShNa, taras ityAdi nAnA
prakAranAn dukho bhogave chhe ane sadA andhakArathI bharelA narakamAn atyant uShNa, shIt,
mahAvikarAL pavan, jyAn agninA kaN varase chhe, jAtajAtanA bhayankar shabda thAy chhe, jyAn
nArakIone ghANImAn pIle chhe, karavatothI chIre chhe, jyAn bhayankar shAlmalI vRukShonAn pAndaDAn
chakra, khaDga, kuhADA samAn chhe tenAthI nArakInA sharIranA khanD khanD thaI jAy chhe, tyAn
tAmbu, sIsun ogALIne madyapAn karanAr pApIone pIvarAve chhe ane mAnsabhakShIone tenun
ja mAns kApI kApIne tenA mukhamAn mUke chhe ane loDhAnA tapelA goLA sANasIthI temanun
moDhun pahoLun karIne baLajorIthI moDhAmAn mUke chhe, parastrIono samAgam karanAr pApIone
tapelI loDhAnI pUtaLIo sAthe bhiDAve chhe. tyAn mAyAmayI sinh, vAgh, shiyAL ityAdi
anek prakAre bAdhA kare chhe ane mAyAmayI duShTa pakShIo tIkShNa chAnchathI Thole chhe. nArakI
jIvo sAgaronA AyuShya sudhI nAnA prakAranA dukh, trAs, mAr bhogave chhe. te mArathI
maratA nathI, AyuShya pUrNa thAy tyAre ja mare chhe, paraspar anek bAdhA kare chhe, tyAn
mAyAmayI mAkhIo ane mAyAmayI kRumi potAnA soy jevA tIkShNa mukhathI temane chaTakA
bhare chhe. A badhA mAyAmayI hoy chhe, bIjAn pashu, pakShI ke vikalatray tyAn hotAn nathI,
nArakI jIv ja chhe tathA pAnch prakAranA sthAvar sarvatra chhe. mahAmuni dev ane vidyAdharane
kahe chhe ke narakamAn je dukh jIv bhogave chhe tenun kathan karavA koN samartha chhe? tame banne
kugatimAn ghaNun bhamyA chho. muninAn AvAn vachan sAmbhaLI e bannee potAnA pUrvabhav
pUchhayA. tyAre sanyam ja jemanI shobhA chhe evA munirAje kahyun ke tame dhyAn daine
sAmbhaLo. A dukhamay sansAramAn tame mohathI utpanna thai, paraspar dveSh dhAraN karIne
ApasamAn maraN, mAraN karatA anek kuyoniomAn bhamyA chho. karmayogathI manuShyabhav
maL‌yo temAn ek to kAshI

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64chhaThThun parvapadmapurAN
nAmanA deshamAn pAradhI thayo ane bIjo shrAvastI nAmanI nagarImAn rAjAno suyashodatta
nAmano mantrI thayo. te gRuhatyAg karIne muni thayA, mahAtap sahit pRithvI upar vihAr
karatA. ek divas te kAshImAn jIvajanturahit vananA pavitra sthAnamAn birAjyA hatA,
anek shrAvak-shrAvikAo temanA darshan karavA AvyAn hatAn, tyAn te pApI pAradhIe munine
joIne tIkShNa vachanarUp shastrathI munine vIndhavAnun sharU karyun. teNe vichAr karyo ke A
nirlajja, mArgabhraShTa, snAnarahit, malin, shikAramAn pravartatA evA ane mahA amangaLarUp
thayo chhe. AvAn vachano pAradhIe kahyAn tyAre munine dhyAnanun vighna karanAr sankaleshabhAv
Upajyo. temaNe manamAn vichAryun ke hun muni thayel chhun, mAre kalesharUp bhAv karavA jevA
nathI. krodh to evo thAy chhe ke ek muShTiprahArathI A pApI pAradhInA chUrechUrA karI
nAkhun. have tapashcharaNanA prabhAvathI te munine AThamA svargamAn javA yogya je puNya bandhAyun
hatun te krodhanA kAraNe kShIN thaIne, marIne te jyotiShI dev thayA. tyAnthI chyavIne tun
vidyutakesh vidyAdhar thayo ane te pAradhI sansAramAn khUb bhramaN karIne lankAnA pramad
nAmanA udyAnamAn vAnar thayo ane ten ene strInA kAraNe bANathI mAryo te ghaNun ayogya
kArya karyun chhe. pashuono aparAdh rAjAe gaNavo yogya nathI. te vAnar navakAr mantranA
prabhAvathI udadhikumAr dev thayo chhe. Am jANIne he vidyAdharo! tame verano tyAg karo,
kAraN ke A sansAravanamAn tamArun bhramaN thaI rahyun chhe. jo tame siddhonun sukh chAhatA ho
to rAgadveSh na karo. siddhonA sukhanun varNan manuShya ke devathI thaI shakatun nathI. temane
anant apAr sukh hoy chhe. jo tamane mokShanI abhilAShA hoy ane tame sadAchArayukta
ho to shrI muni suvratanAth tIrthankaranun sharaN lyo. paramabhakti sahit indrAdik dev paN
temane namaskAr kare chhe. indra, ahamIndra, lokapAl sarva temanA dAsAnudAs chhe. te
trilokInAth chhe, temanun sharaN laI tame paramakalyAN pAmasho. te bhagavAn ‘ishvar’ eTale
samartha chhe, sarva arthathI pUrNa chhe, kRutakRutya chhe. A muninAn vachanarUp kiraNothI vidyutakesh
vidyAdharanun man kamaL peThe khIlI UThayun. te sukesh nAmanA potAnA putrane rAjya ApIne
muninA shiShya thayA. te mahAdhIr samyak darshanagnAnachAritranun ArAdhan karI uttam dev thayA.
kinhakupuranA svAmI rAjA mahodadhi vidyAdhar, vAnaravanshIonA adhipati chandrakAntamaNinA
mahelamAn birAjatA hatA, amRutarUp sundar charchAthI indra samAn sukh bhogavatA hatA. tyAn
ek vidyAdhar shvet vastra paherIne tyAn Avyo ane namaskAr karIne kahevA lAgyo ke he
prabho! rAjA vidyutakesh muni thaI svarge sidhAvyA. A samAchAr sAmbhaLIne rAjA mahodadhi
paN bhogabhAvathI virakta thaI jinadIkShAnI ichchhA karI bolyA ke hun paN tapovanamAn
jaIsh. A vachan sAmbhaLI rAjAnA mANaso mahelamAn vilAp karavA lAgyA. vilApathI
mahel gUnjI UThayo. yuvarAje AvI rAjAne vinantI karI ke, rAjA vidyutakesh ane ApaNo
ek vyavahAr chhe. rAjAe bALak putra sukeshane rAjya Apyun chhe te ApanA bharose Apyun
chhe mATe sukeshanA rAjyanI draDhatA Ape rAkhavI joIe. jevo Apano putra evo ja
temano. mATe thoDA divas Ap vairAgya

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padmapurANchhaThThun parva 6p
dhAraN na karo, Ap navayuvAn chho, indra samAn bhog dvArA A niShkanTak rAjya
bhogavo. A pramANe yuvarAje vinantI karI ane ashruvarShA karI, to paN rAjAnA manamAn
shithilatA na AvI. tyAre mahAnItinA gnAtA mantrIe paN ati dIn thaine ghaNI vinantI
karI ke he nAth! ame anAth chhIe. jem vel vRukShanA AdhAre TakI rahe chhe tem ame
ApanAn charaNonA AdhAre chhIe. tamArA manamAn amArun man chonTI rahyun chhe mATe amane
chhoDIne javun yogya nathI. A pramANe ghaNI vinantI karI to paN rAjAe mAnyun nahi. tyAre
rANIe ghaNI vinantI karI, charaNomAn ALoTI paDI ane bahu Ansu sAryAn. rANI guNonA
samUharUp hatI, rAjAnI pyArI hatI, to paN rAjAe nIras bhAve tene joI. rANI kahetI
hatI ke he nAth! ame ApanA guNothI ghaNA divasothI bandhAyelA chhIe, Ap amArA
mATe laDAI laDayA ane mahAlakShmI samAn premathI rAkhI, have e snehapAsh toDIne kyAn
jAv chho? rANInI AvI anek kAkalUdI paN rAjAe chittamAn lIdhI nahi. rAjAnA moTA
moTA sAmantoe vinantI karI ke he dev! A navayauvanamAn rAjya chhoDI kyAn jAv chho?
badhA pratye sneh shA mATe toDayo? ityAdi snehanAn anek vachano kahyAn, parantu rAjAe
koinun sAmbhaL‌yun nahi. snehapAsh chhedI, sarvaparigrahano tyAg karI, pratichandra putrane rAjya
ApI, pote potAnA sharIrathI paN udAs thaI, digambarI dIkShA dhAraN karI. pUrNabuddhimAn,
mahAdhIravIr, pRithvI upar chandramA samAn ujjavaL kIrtivALA rAjA dhyAnarUp gaj upar
savAr thaI taparUpI tIkShNa shastrathI karmashatrune kApI siddhapadane pAmyA. pratichandra paN
keTalAk divas rAjya karI potAnA putra kinhakandhane rAjya ApI ane nAnA putra andhrakarUDhane
yuvarAjapad ApI pote digambar thaI shukla dhyAnanA prabhAvathI siddhasthAnane pAmyA.
rAjA kinhakangha ane andhrakarUDh banne bhAI chandrasUrya samAn bIjAonA tejane
dabAvIne pRithvI upar prakAshavA lAgyA. te vakhate vijyArdha parvatanI dakShiN shreNImAn
sthanUpur nAmanun devanagar samAn nagar hatun. tyAnno rAjA ashaniveg mahAprarAkramI banne
shreNIno svAmI hato. tenI kIrti shatruonun mAn haratI. teno putra mahArUpavAn vijayasinh
hato. AdityapuranA vidyAdhar rAjA vidyAmandir ane rANI vegavatInI putrI shrImAlAnA
vivAh nimitte je svayamvar manDap rachAyo hato ane anek vidyAdharo jyAn AvyA hatA
tyAn vijayasinh padhAryA. shrImAlAnI kAntithI AkAshamAn prakAsh thaI rahyo chhe, saphaL
vidyAdhar rAjAo sinhAsan upar beThA chhe. moTA moTA rAjAonA kumvaro thoDA thoDA
samUhamAn UbhA chhe. badhAnI draShTi nIlakamaLanI pankti samAn shrImAlA upar paDI chhe. kevI
chhe shrImAlA? jene koinA pratye rAgadveSh nathI, madhyastha pariNAm chhe. madanathI tapta
chittavALA te vidyAdhar kumAro anek prakAranI vikArI cheShTAo karavA lAgyA. keTalAk
mAthAno mugaT sthir hovA chhatAn sundar hAth vaDe vyavasthit karavA lAgyA. keTalAkanAn khanjar
khullAn hovA hatAn hAthanA AgaLanA bhAgathI halAvavA lAgyA. keTalAk kaTAkShadraShTithI jovA
lAgyA. keTalAkanI pAse mANaso chAmar ane pankhA DhoLatA hatA to paN mahAsundar

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rUmAlathI potAnA mukh upar parasevo lUchhavA lAgyA, havA khAvA lAgyA. keTalAk DAbA
pag upar jamaNo pag mUkavA lAgyA. e rAjaputro rUpALA, navayuvAn ane kAmakaLAmAn
nipuN hatA. temanI draShTi kanyA taraph hatI ane paganA angUThAthI sinhAsan upar klakhI rahyA hatA. keTalAk mahAmaNio jaDit kandorA keD upar majabUt rIte bAndhelA
hovA hatAn tene sambhALIne draDh karatA hatA, chanchaL netravALA keTalAk pAse beThelAo sAthe
kelikathA karatA hatA, keTalAk potAnA sundar vAnkaDiyA vAL oLatA hatA. keTalAk jenA
upar bhamarA gunjArav karatA hatA tevA kamaLanAn phUl jamaNA hAthathI halAvatA hatA ane
puShparasanI raj phelAvatA hatA, ityAdi anek cheShTA svayamvaramanDapamAn rAjaputro karatA
hatA. svayamvaramanDapamAn vINA, vAnsaLI, mRudang, nagArA Adi anek vAjintro vAgatAn hatAn,
anek mangalAcharaN thaI rahyAn hatAn, anek bhATachAraNo satpuruShonAn anek shubh charitro
varNavI rahyA hatA. svayamvaramanDapamAn sumangalA nAmanI dAsI ek hAthamAn sonAnI lAkaDI
ane bIjA hAthamAn netaranI soTI rAkhIne kanyAne hAth joDI teno atyant vinay karatI
hatI. kanyA nAnA prakAranA maNibhUShaNothI sAkShAt kalpavel samAn lAgatI hatI. dAsI
sauno parichay karAvatAn kahevA lAgI, he rAjaputrI! A mArtanDakunDal nAmanA kumvar
nabhastilakanA rAjA chandrakunDal ane rANI vimaLAnA putra chhe, potAnI kAntithI sUryane
paN jIte chhe. ati ramaNIk ane guNonun AbhUShaN chhe, e shastrashAstravidyAmAn nipuN
chhe, enI sAthe ramavAnI ichchhA hoy to ene varo. tyAre e kanyA ene joine yauvan
k kUtarelun jANIne AgaL chAlI. tyAre dhAv bolI, he kanyA! A ratnapuranA rAjA
vidyAng ane rANI lakShmIno vidyAsamudraghAt nAmano putra chhe, te anek vidyAdharono
adhipati chhe, enun nAm sAmbhaLatAn pavanathI pIpaLAnun pAn dhrUje tem shatruo dhrUje chhe.
mahAmanohar hArathI yukta tenA sundar vakShasthaLamAn lakShmIno nivAs chhe, tArI ichchhA hoy
to ene var. tyAre ene paN saraL draShTithI joI AgaL chAlI. tyAre kanyAnA
abhiprAyane jANanArI dhAv bolI, he sute! A indra samAn rAjA vajrashIlano kumvar
khecharabhAnu vajrapanjar nagarano adhipati chhe enI banne bhujAomAn rAjyalakShmI chanchaL
hovA chhaten nishchaLapaNe rahelI chhe. ene jotAn bIjA vidyAdharo AgiyA samAn lAge chhe
ane e sUrya jevo jaNAy chhe. ek to mAnathI enun mAthun Unchun chhe ja ane ratnonA
mugaTathI atyant shobhe chhe. tArI ichchhA hoy to enA gaLAmAn mALA nAkh. tyAre e
kanyA kaumudinI samAn khecharabhAnune joIne sankochAIne AgaL chAlI. tyAre dhAv
bolI, he kumArI! A rAjA chandrAnan chandrapuranA svAmI rAjA chitrAngad ane rANI
padmashrIno putra chhe enun vakShasthaL chandanathI charchit atyant sundar chhe te kailAsano taT
chandrakiraNothI shobhe tem shobhe chhe, jemAn kiraNonAn mojAn UchhaLe chhe evA motIno hAr
tenI chhAtI upar shobhe chhe. jem kailAs parvat UchhaLatAn jharaNAothI shobhe chhe tem
AnA nAmanA akSharothI verIonun paN man param Anand pAme chhe ane dukhanA tApathI
mukta thAy chhe. dhAv shrImAlAne kahe chhe, he saumyadarshane! jenun

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padmapurANchhaThThun parva 67
darshan sukhakArak chhe evI tun, jo tAru man AnAmAn prasanna hoy to jem rAtri chandramAthI
sanyukta thaI prakAsh Ape chhe tem AnA sangamathI AhlAdane prApta thA. AnAmAn paN enun
man prIti na pAmyun. jem chandramA netrone AnandakArI chhe to paN kamaLanI enA pratye
prasannatA thatI nathI. pachhI dhAv bolI, ‘he kanye! mandarakunj nagaranA svAmI rAjA
merukAnta ane rANI shrIrambhAno putra purandar pRithvI upar indra ja janmyo chhe. teno avAj
megh samAn chhe ane yuddhamAn shatruo enI draShTi paN sahI shakatA nathI to enA bANanA
ghA koN sahan karI shake? dev paN enI sAthe yuddha karavAne samartha nathI to manuShyonI shI
vAt karavI? enun shir ati unnat chhe tethI tun pag upar mALA mUk. Am kahyun to paN
enA manamAn na Avyun, kem ke chittanI pravRutti vichitra hoy chhe. pachhI dhAve kahyun, he putrI!
nAkArdha nAmanA nagaranA rakShak rAjA manojav ane rANI veginIno putra mahAbal sabhAmAn
sarovaramAn kamaL khIle tem khIlI rahyo chhe, enA guN ghaNA chhe, e evo baLavAn chhe ke
jo te potAnI bhramar vakra kare chhe tyAn ja pRithvImanDaL tene vash thaI jAy chhe, te
vidyAbaLathI AkAshamAn nagar vasAve chhe ane sarva grahanakShatrAdine pRithvI upar dekhADe chhe. te
chAhe to ek navo lok vasAvI shake chhe, ichchhA kare to sUryane chandramA samAn shItaL kare
chhe, parvatanA chUrA karI shake chhe, pavanane rokI le chhe, jaLanI jagAe sthaL karI de, sthaLamAn
jaL kare, ityAdi tenA vidyAbaLanun varNan karyun to paN Anun man tenA pratye anurAgI na
thayun. tyArapachhI dhAve bIjA paN anek vidyAdharo batAvyA, temane kanyAe lakShamAn lIdhA
nahi ane temane oLangIne AgaL chAlI. jem chandranA kiraNo parvatane oLangI jAy te
parvat shyAm thaI jAy tem je vidyAdharone oLangIne A AgaL chAlI, temanAn mukh
shyAm thaI gayA. badhA vidyAdharone ullandhIne AnI draShTi kihakandhakumAr taraph gaI ane
tenA kanThamAn varamALA AropI tyAre vijayasinh vidyAdharanI krodhabharelI najar kihakandh ane
andhrak e bey bhAIo upar paDI. vidyAbaLathI garvit vijayasinhe kihakandh ane andhrakane
kahyun ke A vidyAdharonA samAjamAn tame vAnaro shA mATe AvyA? tamArun darshan kurUp chhe,
tame kShudra chho, vinayarahit chho, A jagAe phaLothI namI gayelAn vRukShovALun koI sundar van
nathI tem ja parvatonI sundar guphA ke jharaNAvALI rachanA nathI, jyAn vAnaro krIDA karatA
hoy. he lAl mukhavALA vAnaro! tamane ahIn koNe bolAvyA chhe? je nIch dUt tamane
bolAvavA Avyo hashe, tene padabhraShTa karIsh, mArA nokarone kahIsh ke Amane ahInthI kADhI
mUko. e nakAmA ja vidyAdhar kahevarAve chhe.
A shabdo sAmbhaLIne jemanA dhvaj par vAnaranun chihna chhe evA kihakandh ane andhrak
nAmanA banne bhAI khUb gusse thayA, jem hAthI upar sinh gusse thAy chhe tem. temanI
senAnA samasta sainiko paN potAnA svAmInI nindA sAmbhaLIne anyant kupit thayA.
keTalAk sAmanto potAnA jamaNA hAth par DAbI bhujAno sparsha karI avAj karavA lAgyA,
keTalAkanAn netro krodhanA AveshathI lAl thaI gayA jANe ke pralayakALanA ulkApAt ja na
hoy! keTalAke pRithvImAn draDhamUL

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68chhaThThun parvapadmapurAN
thayelAn vRukSho ukhADI nAkhyAn je vRukSho phaL, phUlathI lachelAn hatAn. keTalAke thAmbhalA ukhADI
nAkhyA ane keTalAk sAmantonA sharIr uparanA agAu paDelA ghA paN krodhane kAraNe phATI
gayA, temAnthI lohInI dhArA nIkaLavA lAgI, jANe ke utpAtano megh ja varasI rahyo hoy.
keTalAk garjanA karavA lAgyA te kAraNe dashe dishAo shabdathI bharAI gaI. keTalAk yoddhA
mAthAnA vAL uchhALavA lAgyA, jANe rAtri ja paDI gaI hoy! AvI apUrva cheShTAothI
vAnaravanshI vidyAdharonI senA anya vidyAdharone mAravA taiyAr thaI gaI. hAthI sAthe hAthI,
ghoDA sAthe ghoDA ane rath sAthe rath yuddha karavA lAgyA. banne senAo vachche mahAyuddha thayun,
AkAshamAn devo kautukathI jovA lAgyA. A yuddhanI vAt sAmbhaLIne rAkShasavanshI vidyAdharono
adhipati lankAno svAmI rAjA sukesh vAnaravanshIonI sahAy karavA Avyo. rAjA sukesh
kihakandh ane andhrakano param mitra hato. jem bharat chakravartInA samayamAn rAjA akampananI
putrI sulochanAnA nimitte arkakIrti ane jayakumAranun yuddha thayun hatun tevun A yuddha thayun. A
strI ja yuddhanun mUL kAraN chhe. vijayasinh ane rAkShasavanshI, vAnaravanshIo vachche mahAyuddha
chAlatun hatun tyAre kihakandh kanyAne laI chAlyo gayo ane tenA nAnA bhAI andhrake
khaDgathI vijayasinhanun mastak kApI nAkhyun. vijayasinh vinA tenI badhI senA veraNachheraN
thaI gaI, jem ek AtmA vinA sarva indriyo vikharAI jAy chhe tem. tyAre
vijayasinhanA pitA ashaniveg potAnA putranun maraN thayun tem sAmbhaLIne shokathI mUrchchhit
thaI gayA. jenI chhAtI potAnI strIonA AnsuthI bhInjAI gaI chhe evo te ghaNA lAmbA
samay pachhI mUrchhAmAnthI jAgyo ane putranA verathI shatruo upar bhayankar AkramaN karyun.
loko tenun AkramaN joI na shakyA. jANe ke pralayakALanA utpAtanA sUrye tenun rUp dhAraN
karyun hatun. teNe sarva vidyAdharone sAthe laI kihakumpurane ghero ghAlyo. potAnA nagarane
gherAyelun joIne banne bhAIo vAnar ankit dhvaj laI sukesh sAthe ashaniveg sAthe yuddha
karavA nIkaL‌yA. tyAn paraspar bhayankar yuddha thayun. gadA, shakti, bAN, pAsh, kuhADA, khaDga
Adi shastrothI mahAn yuddha thayun. temAn putranA vadhathI UpajelI krodhAgninI jvALAthI
prajvalit ashaniveg andhrakanI sAme Avyo. tyAre moTAbhAI kihakandhe vichAryun ke mAro
bhAI andhrak to hajI navayuvAn chhe ane A pApI ashaniveg mahAbaLavAn chhe mATe hun
bhAIne madad karun. tyAn kihakandh Avyo ane ashanivegano putra vidyudvAhan kihakandhanI sAme
Avyo. kihakandh ane vidyudvAhan vachche bhayankar yuddha thayun te vakhate ashanivege andhrakane
mArI nAkhyo. andhrak pRithvI upar paDI gayo. jem prabhAtano chandra kAnti rahit thaI jAy
tem andhrakanun sharIr kAntirahit thaI gayun. A taraph kihakandhe vidyudvAhananI chhAtI upar
shilA phenkI tethI te mUrchhit thaIne paDayo, thoDI vAre sachet thaI teNe te ja shilA kihakandh
upar phenkI. kihakandh mUrchhA khAIne chakkar khAvA lAgyo. lankAnA svAmIe tene sachet karyo
ane kihakandhane kihakumpar laI AvyA. kihakandhe Ankho ughADIne joyun to bhAI nahoto. eTale
pAse rahelAone pUchhavA lAgyo ke mAro bhAI kyAn chhe? loko nIchun joI gayA. rAjyamAn

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andhrakanA mRutyuno vilAp thavA lAvyo. A vilAp sAmbhaLIne kihakandh paN vilAp karavA
lAgyo. shokarUp agnithI tapelA chittavALo te ghaNA lAmbA samay sudhI bhAInA guNonun
chintvan karato te shokasamudramAn DUbI gayo. hAy bhAI! mArA jIvatAn tun maraN pAmyo,
mAro jamaNo hAth bhAngI gayo. pahelAn hun tane ek kShaN na joto to paN atyant vyAkuL
thato. have hun tArA vinA kevI rIte prAN TakAvIsh? athavA mArun chitta vajranun chhe, kem ke
tArA mRutyunA samAchAr sAmbhaLavA chhatAn paN te sharIrane chhoDatun nathI. he bhAI! tArun te
malakatun mukh ane nAnI ummaramAn mahAn vIranI cheShTAo sambhArI sambhArIne mane atyant
dukh thAy chhe. A pramANe mahAvilApathI bhAIno sneh sambhArI kihakandh khedakhinna thayo.
tyAre lankAnA dhaNI sukeshe ane moTA moTA puruShoe kihakandhane ghaNun samajAvyo ke dhIr
puruShe AvI rank cheShTA karavI yogya nathI. kShatriyanun vIrakuL chhe te mahAsAhasarUp chhe ane
A shokane panDitoe mahApishAch kahyo chhe. karmanA udayathI bhAIno viyog thayo chhe, A
shok nirarthak chhe. jo shok karavAthI gayelAnun pharIthI Agaman thatun hoy to shok karIe.
A shok sharIranun shoShaN kare chhe ane pApano bandh kare chhe. te mahAmohanun mUL chhe tethI A
verI shokane tyajIne, prasanna thaI kartavyamAn buddhine joD. A ashaniveg vidyAdhar ati
prabaL shatru chhe, to ApaNo pIchho chhoDashe nahi, ApaNA nAshano upAy te vichArI rahyo
chhe mATe have je kartavya hoy teno vichAr karo. verI baLavAn hoy tyAre gupta sthAnamAn
samay vitAvavo, jethI shatruthI apamAn na thAy. pachhI keTalAk samay pachhI verInun baL
ghaTe tyAre verIne dabAvavo. vaibhav sadA ek sthAnamAn raheto nathI. mATe ApaNI
pAtALalankA je mahAn AshrayasthAn chhe tyAn thoDo vakhat raho. ApaNA kuLamAn je vaDIlo
chhe te e sthAnanI ghaNI prashansA kare chhe. jene jotAn svargalokamAn paN man lAge nahi evun
e sthAn chhe mATe UTho, te sthAn verIothI agamya chhe. A pramANe rAjA sukeshIe rAjA
kihakandhane ghaNo samajAvyo to paN teNe shok chhoDayo nahi eTale rANI shrImALAne batAvI.
tene jotAn teno shok maTayo. pachhI rAjA sukeshI ane kihakandh samasta parivAr sahit
pAtALalankA chAlyA gayA. ashanivegano putra vidyudvAhan temanI pAchhaL paDayo. potAnA
bhAI vijayasinhano verathI atyant kupit thayelA teNe shatruono samUL nAsh karavA
prayatna karyo. tyAre nItishAstranA jANakAroe tene samajAvyo. jemanI shuddha buddhi chhe evA
temaNe kahyun ke kShatriy bhAge to temanI pAchhaL na paDavun. rAjA ashanivege paN
vidyudvAhanane kahyun ke andhrake tArA bhAIne haNyo to men andhrakane raNamAn mAryo mATe he putra!
A haTh chhoDI de. dukhI pratye dayA ja rAkhavI. je kAyare potAnI pITh batAvI te jIvatA
ja marelo chhe. teno pIchho shun karavo? A pramANe ashanivege vidyudvAhanane samajAvyo.
eTalAmAn rAkShasavanshI ane vAnaravanshI pAtALalankA pahonchI gayA. kevun chhe te nagar?
ratnonA prakAshathI shobhI rahyun chhe. tyAn harSha ane shok dharatAn banne nirbhayapaNe rahyA. ek
divase ashaniveg sharadaRutumAn vAdaLAone bhegA thatAn ane vilay pAmatAn joIne
viShayothI virakta thayA. manamAn

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vichAryun ke ‘A rAjasampadA kShaNabhangur chhe, manuShyajanma ati durlabh chhe tethI hun munivrat
dhAraN karIne AtmakalyAN karun.’ Am vichArIne sahastrAri nAmanA putrane rAjya
ApIne pote vidyudvAhan sAthe muni thayA ane lankAmAn pahelAn ashanivege nirdhAt nAmanA
vidyAdharane mUkyo hato te have sahastrArinI AgnA pramAN karIne lankAmAn vahIvaT karato.
ek vakhate nirdhAt digvijay mATe nIkaL‌yo. teNe AkhAy rAkShasadvIpamAn rAkShasono sanchAr
na joyo, badhA bhAgI gayA hatA tethI nirdhAt nirbhay thaIne lankAmAn rahevA lAgyo. ek
divas rAjA kihakandh rANI shrImAlA sahit sumeru parvat parathI darshan karIne Avato hato
tyAre mArgamAn dakShiN samudranA taT par devakuru bhogabhUmi samAn pRithvI upar karanataT
nAmanun van joyun. joIne te prasanna thayA ane rANI shrImAlAne kahevA lAgyA he devI!
tame A ramaNIy van juo, ahIn vRukSha phUlothI sanyukta chhe, nirmaL nadI vahe chhe ane
vAdaLAnA AkAr jevo dharaNImAlA nAmano parvat shobhe chhe, parvatanAn shikharo UnchA chhe
ane kundapuShpa samAn ujjavaL jaLanAn jharaNAn vahe chhe, jANe ke parvat hasI rahyo chhe ane
puShpanI sugandhathI pUrNa, pavanathI hAlatAn vRukSho jANe ke ApaNane joIne ApaNo vinay
karI rahyA chhe, vRukSho phaLonA bhArathI namelAn chhe te jANe ApaNane namaskAr ja karI rahyAn
chhe. jem chAlyA jatA puruShane strI potAnA guNothI mohit karI AgaL na javA de tem
A van ane parvatanI shobhA ApaNane mohit karI nAkhe chhe-AgaL javA detA nathI
ane hun paN A parvatane oLangI AgaL nahi jaI shakun, ahIn ja nagar vasAvIsh. ahIn
bhUmigocharI loko AvatA nathI. pAtALalankAnI jagyA UnDI chhe ane tyAn mArun man
khedakhinna thayun chhe, have ahIn rahevAthI man prasanna thashe. A pramANe rANI shrImAlAne kahIne
pote pahAD uparathI UtaryA. tyAn pahAD upar svarga samAn nagar vasAvyun. nagaranun nAm
kihakandhapur rAkhyun. tyAn teNe sarva kuTumbasahit nivAs karyo. rAjA kihakandh samyagdarshan
sanyukta chhe, bhagavAnanI pUjAmAn sAvadhAn chhe. tene rANI shrImAlAnA yogathI sUryaraj ane
rakSharaj nAmanA be putra ane sUryakamalA nAmanI putrI thaI. sUryakamalAnI shobhAthI sarva
vidyAdharo mohit thayA.
meghapuranA rAjA meru ane rANI madhAnA putra mRugAridamane kihakandhanI putrI
sUryakamaLAne joI ane temAn evo Asakta thayo ke tene rAtadivas chen paDatun nahi. tethI
tenA kuTumbIjanoe tenA mATe sUryakamaLAnI yAchanA karI. rAjA kihakandhe rANI shrImAlA
sAthe mantraNA karIne potAnI putrI sUryakamaLA mRugAridaman sAthe paraNAvI. te paraNIne jato
hato tyAn mArgamAn karNa parvat upar teNe karNakunDal nAmanun nagar vasAvyun.
have pAtALalankAmAn rAjA sukeshane indrANI nAmanI rANIthI mAlI, sumAlI ane
mAlyAvAn nAmanA traN putro thayA. te gnAnI, guNavAn hatA. potAnI krIDAothI
mAtApitAnun man haratA. dev samAn jemanI krIDA hatI. te traN putro mahAbaLavAn ane
sarva vidyAone siddha karI chUkayA hatA. ek divas mAtApitAe temane kahyun ke tame
kihakandhapur taraph krIDA karavA

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padmapurANchhaThThun parva 71
jAv to dakShiN samudra taraph jasho nahi. tyAre temaNe namaskAr karIne mAtApitAne kAraN
pUchhayun. pitAjIe kahyun ke he putro! e vAt kahevA jevI nathI. paN putroe bahu haTh karI
tyAre pitAjIe kahyun ke lankApurI ApaNA kuLakramathI chAlI Ave chhe, bIjA tIrthankar
bhagavAn shrI ajitanAth svAmInA samayathI mAnDIne ApaNun A khanDamAn rAjya chhe.
agAu ashaniveg ane ApaNI vachche yuddha thayelun ane paraspar ghaNA maryA hatA ane
lankA ApaNI pAsethI chAlI gaI hatI. ashanivege nirdhAt nAmanA vidyAdharane tyAn
sthApyo hato, te mahAbaLavAn ane krUr chhe, teNe deshedeshamAn guptacharo rAkhyA chhe ane
ApaNAn chhidro shodhe chhe. pitAnA dukhanI A vAt sAmbhaLIne mAlIe nisAso nAkhyo,
AnkhamAnthI Asun nIkaLI AvyAn, krodhathI jenun chitta bharAI gayun chhe evo potAnI
bhujAonun baL joIne pitAne kahevA lAgyo ke he pitA, ATalA divaso sudhI A vAt
amane kem na karI? tame snehathI amane chhetaryA. je shaktishALI hovA chhatAn kAm karyA
vinA nirarthak bakavAs kare chhe te lokamAn laghutA pAme chhe mATe have amane nirdhAt upar
chaDAI karavAnI AgnA Apo. amArI A pratignA chhe ke lankA lIdhA pachhI ja ame bIjun
kAm karIshun. mAtApitAe temane dhIravIr jANIne snehadraShTithI AgnA ApI. pachhI e
pAtAlalankAmAnthI evI rIte nIkaL‌yA ke jANe pAtAlalokamAnthI bhavanavAsI dev nIkaLI
rahyA hoy. te verI upar atyant utsAhathI chAlyA. traNe bhAI shastrakaLAmAn mahApravIN chhe.
samasta rAkShasonI senA temanI sAthe chAlI. temaNe trikUTAchal parvat joyo ane jANI
lIdhun ke lankA AnI nIche vase chhe. mArgamAn nirdhAtanA kuTumbIo je daitya kahevAtA evA
vidyAdharo maL‌yA. te mAlI sAthe yuddha karIne ghaNA kharA maraN pAmyA, keTalAk pagamAn paDay
A, keTalAk sthaL chhoDIne bhAgI gayA, keTalAk shatrunA lashkaramAn sharaNe AvyA. pRithvI upar
emano yash khUb phelAyo. temanA AgamananI khabar maLatAn nirdhAt lankAnI bahAr
nIkaL‌yo. te yuddhamAn mahAshUravIr chhe. tenA chhatranI chhAyAthI sUrya AchchhAdit thayo chhe. banne
senAo vachche mahAn yuddha thayun. mAyAmayI hAthI, ghoDA, vimAn, rath vaDe paraspar yuddha
thayun. hAthIno mad jharavAthI AkAsh jaLarUp thaI gayun. hAthInA kAnarUpI vInjhaNAthI nakhAtA
pavanathI AkAsh pavanarUp thaI gayun, shatruonAn parasparanAn shastronAn prahArathI pragaTelA
agnithI jANe ke AkAsh agnirUp ja thaI gayun. nirdhAtane A pramANe ghaNo vakhat yuddha
chAlyun tyAre mAlIe vichAryun ke nabaLAne mAravAthI sho lAbh? Am vichArIne te nirdhAt
sAme Avyo ane garjanA karI ke kyAn chhe e pApI nirdhAt? pratham to teNe nirdhAtane
vichArIne te nirdhAtane joIne tIkShNa bANo vaDe rathamAnthI nIche pachhADayo. te Ubho thayo
ane ghor yuddha karyun eTale mAlIe khaDga vaDe nirdhAtane mArI nAkhyo. tene marelo jANIne
tenA vanshanA mANaso bhAgIne vijyArdha taraph potapotAnA sthAnake gayA ane keTalAk
kAyar banIne mAlInA ja sharaNe AvyA. mAlI Adi traNe bhAIoe lankAmAn pravesh karyo.
temaNe mAtApitA Adi samasta parivArane lankAmAn bolAvI lIdho. hemapuranA rAjA megh
vidyAdharanI rANI bhogavatInI putrI chandramatI mAlIne

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paraNI. pratikUT nagaranA rAjA prItikAntanI rANI prItimatInI putrI prIti sumAlIne
paraNI ane kanakakAnt nagaranA rAjA kanakanI rANI kanakashrInI putrI kanakAvalI
mAlyavAnane paraNI. emane pahelAnI keTalIk rANIo hatI. temAn A mukhya rANI thaI.
temane darekane hajAr hajArathI paN keTalIk adhik rANIo thaI. mAlIe potAnA
parAkramathI vijyArdhanI banne shreNI vash karI lIdhI. sarva vidyAdharo emanI AgnA
AshIrvAdanI peThe mAthe chaDAvavA lAgyA. keTalAk divaso pachhI emanA pitA rAjA sukesh
mAlIne rAjya ApIne mahAmuni thayA ane rAjA kihakandh potAnA putra sUryarajane rAjya
ApIne vairAgI thayA. e banne param mitra rAjA sukesh ane kihakandh samasta indriyanA
sukhone tyAgIne, anek bhavanAn pApane haranAr jinadharma pAmIne siddha sthAnanA nivAsI
thayA. he shreNik! A pramANe anek rAjA pratham rAjyAvasthAmAn anek vilAs karI pachhI
rAjyano tyAg karI, AtmadhyAnanA yogathI samasta pApone bhasma karI, avinAshI dhAm
pAmyA. Am jANIne he rAjA! mohano nAsh karI, shAnt dashAne prApta thAo.
A pramANe shrI raviSheNAchArya virachit mahApadmapurAN sanskRit granthanI sva. pt.. shrI
daulatarAmajIkRut bhAShAvachanikAnA gujarAtI anuvAdamAn vAnaravanshIonun nirUpaN karanAr
chhaThThun parva pUrNa thayun.
* * *
saptam parva
(rAvaNano janma ane vidyA sAdhanAdino nirdesh)
have rathanUpur nagaramAn rAjA sahastrAr rAjya karato. tenI rUp ane guNomAn
atyant sundar rANI mAnasundarI garbhavatI thaI hatI. tenun sharIr ati kRush thayun hatun,
tenA badhAn AbhUShaNo DhIlAn thaI gayA
hatA. tenA patie atyant AdarathI tene
pUchhayun ke he priy! tArA ang shA kAraNe kShIN thayA chhe, tArI shI abhilAShA chhe?
tArI je abhilAShA hoy te hun hamaNAn ja pUrI karIsh. he devI! tun mane prANathI paN
adhik pyArI chhe. rAjAe Am kahyun tyAre rANIe vinayapUrvak tenA patine vinanti
karI ke he dev! je divasathI bALak mArA garbhamAn Avyun chhe te divasathI mane evI
IchchhA thAy chhe ke hun indra jevI sampadA bhogavun. ApanA anugrahathI men lAj chhoDIne
Apane mAro manorath jaNAvyo chhe, kem ke strIne lajjA pradhAn chhe tethI te mananI
vAt kahetI nathI. rAjA sahastrAr je vidyAbaLathI pUrNa hato teNe kShaN mAtramAn tenA
manorath pUrNa karyAn tethI A rANI atyant Anand pAmI, tenI sarva abhilAShA pUrNa
thaI, teNe mahAn pratAp ane kAnti dhAraN karyA. sUrya uparathI pasAr thAy te paN
tenun tej sahI shake nahI. nav mahinA pUrA thayA tyAre tene putra janmyo. te samasta
bAndhavone param sampadAnun kAraN hato. rAjA sahastrAre harShit thaI putrajanmano mahAn
utsav karyo, anek vAjintronA avAjathI dashe

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padmapurANsaptam parva 73
dishA shabdarUp thaI gaI, anek strI nRitya karavA lAgI. rAjAe yAchakajanone ichchhit
dAn Apyun evo vichAr na karyo ke A devun ane A na devun, badhun ja Apyun. hAthIo
garjanA karatAn UnchI sUnDh karIne nRitya karavA lAgyA. rAjA sahastrAre putranun nAm indra
pADayun. je divase indrano janma thayo te divase sarva shatruonAn gharamAn anek utpAt thayA,
apashukan thayA ane bhAIo tathA mitronAn gharamAn mahAkalyAN karanAr shubh shukan thayAn.
indrakumvaranI bAlakriDA taruN puruShonI shaktine jItanArI, sundar karma karanArI, verIono
garva chhedanArI hatI. anukrame kumvar yuvAn banyA. kevA chhe kumvar? jeNe potAnA tejathI
sUryanA tejane jItI lIdhun hatun, potAnI kAntithI chandrane jItI lIdho hato, sthiratAthI
parvatane jItI lIdho hato, jenI chhAtI pahoLI hatI, skandh diggajanA kumbhasthaL samAn
hatA, bhujA ati draDh ane sundar hatI, jenI banne jAndh dashe dishAne dAbe tevI hatI.
vijyArdha parvat uparanA sarva vidyAdharo tenA sevak hatA, sarva tenI AgnAnusAr vartatA.
A mahAvidyAdhare potAne tyAn sarva rachanA indra jevI karI. potAno mahel indranA mahel
jevo banAvyo, aDatALIs hajAr lagna karyAn, paTarANInun nAm shachI rAkhyun. tene tyAn
chhavIs hajAr naTo nRitya karatA, sadA indra jevo ThAThamATh raheto. indra jevA anek
hAthIghoDA ane chandramA samAn ujjavaL, UnchA AkAshanA AngaNamAn gaman karanAr,
koIthI rokI na shakAy tevo mahAbaLavAn ATh dAntothI shobhato gajarAj, jenI atyant
sundar goL sUnDh dashe dishAmAn vyApatI hoy tevo ja hAthI, tenun nAm airAvat rAkhyun.
chaturanikAyanA dev sthApyA ane param shaktiyukta chAr lokapAl sthApyA. temanA nAm
som, varUN, kuber ane yam. tenI sabhAnAn traN nAm sudharmA, vajra ane Ayudh hatA.
traN sabhA ane urvashI, menakA rambhA ityAdi hajAro nRuttikAone apsarAnun nAm Apyun.
senApatinun nAm hiraNyakeshI ane ATh vasu sthApyA. potAnA lokone sAmAnik,
trAyastrinshatAdi dash prakAranI devasangnA ApI. gAyakonA nAm nArad, tumburu, vishchAvasu
ApyA. mantrInun nAm bRuhaspati. e pramANe sarva rIti indra samAn sthApI. A rAjA indra
samAn sarva vidyAdharono svAmI puNyanA udayathI indranI sampadAno dhArak thayo. te vakhate
lankAmAn rAjA mAlI rAjya karato hato te mahAmAnI jem pahelA sarva vidyAdharo upar sattA
chalAvato hato tevI ja rIte have paN karato, indrano bhay rAkhato nahi. vijyArdhanA sarva
bhAg upar potAnI AgnA chalAvato, sarva vidyAdhar rAjAonAn rAjyamAn mahAratna, hAthI,
ghoDA, manohar kanyA, manohar vastrAbharaN banne shreNIomAn je sArarUp vastu hoy te
magAvI leto, ThekaThekANe tenA sandeshavAhako pharatA rahetA. potAnA bhAIonA vargathI
mahAgarviShTha banI pRithvI upar ekamAtra potAne ja baLavAn samajato.
have indranA baLathI vidyAdharo mAlInI AgnAno bhang karavA lAgyA. jyAre A
samAchAr mAlIe sAmbhaL‌yA tyAre potAnA sarva bhAIo, putra, kuTumbIjano samasta
rAkShasavanshI ane kihakandhanA putrAdi samasta vAnaravanshIone sAthe laI vijyArdha parvatanA
vidyAdharo upar chaDAI

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74saptam parvapadmapurAN
karI, keTalAk vidyAdharo ati UnchA vimAno par chaDayA. keTalAk chAlatA mahel samAn
sonAnA ratho upar beThA, keTalAk kALI ghaTA jevA hAthIo upar chaDayA. keTalAk man
samAn shIghragAmI ghoDA upar beThA, keTalAk sinh-shArdUl upar chaDayA, keTalAk chittA upar
chaDayA, keTalAk baLad upar chaDayA, keTalAk UnTo upar, keTalAk khachchar upar, keTalAk
pADA upar, keTalAk hans upar, keTalAk shiyAL upar em anek mAyAmayI vAhano upar
chaDayA. AkAshanun AngaNun DhAnkI detA, mahAdedIpyamAn sharIravALA mAlInI sAthe chaDayAn.
pratham prayANamAn ja apashukan thayA tyAre mAlIno nAno bhAI sumAlI kahevA lAgyo. he
dev! ahIn ja mukAm karo, AgaL na jAv athavA lankA pAchhA chAlo, Aj ghaNA
apashukan thayAn chhe. sUkA vRukShanI DALI upar ek pag sankochIne kAgaDo beTho chhe, chittamAn
atyant AkuLatA thavAthI te vAramvAr pAnkh halAve chhe, sUkA karagaThiyA chAnchamAn laIne sUrya
taraph jue chhe ane kaThor shabda bole chhe. te ApaNane javAnI manA kare chhe. jamaNI taraph
raudra mukhavALI shiyALaNI romAnch karatI bhayankar avAj kare chhe, sUryanA bimbanI vachamAn
praveshelI jaLavAdaLImAnthI rudhir jharatun dekhAy chhe ane mastakarahit dhaD najar paDe chhe, mahA
bhayankar vajrapAt thAy chhe, jenAthI sarva parvato dhrujI UThayA chhe ane AkAshamAn jenA vAL
vikharAI gayA chhe evI mAyAmayI strI najare paDe chhe, gadheDA AkAsh taraph Unchun mukh
karIne kharInA AgalA bhAgathI dharatIne khodatA thakA kaThor avAj kare chhe. ityAdi
apashukan thAy chhe. tyAre rAjA mAlIe sumAlIne hasIne kahyun aho vIr! verIne
jItavAno vichAr karIne upar chaDelA mahApuruSh dhIraj dharatA pAchhA kevI rIte vaLe? je
shUravIre dAntathI adhar karaDayA chhe, bhramar vAnkI karI chhe, mukh vikarAL banAvyun chhe, AnkhathI
je verIne DarAve chhe, tIkShNa bANathI sahit chhe, je mad jharatA hAthI par chaDhayA chhe athavA
ashva par chaDhayA chhe, mahAvIrarasarUp temane devo paN AshcharyadraShTithI joI rahyA chhe, jyAn
yuddha vAjintro vAgI rahyA chhe, evA sAmanto kevI rIte pAchhA phare? men A janmamAn anek
lIlAvilAs karyo chhe, sumeru parvatanI guphA, nandanavan Adi manohar vanamAn devAnganA
samAn anek rANI sahit nAnA prakAranI krIDA karI chhe, AkAshane aDe evAn
shikharovALAn ratnamayI chaityAlayo banAvarAvyAn chhe, vidhipUrvak bhAv sahit jinendradevanI
pUjA karI chhe, arthI janone temaNe je mAgyun te Apyun chhe evA kimichchhik dAn ApyA chhe.
A manuShya lokamAn dev samAn bhog bhogavyA chhe ane potAnA yashathI pRithvI upar vansh
utpanna karyo chhe mATe A janmamAn to amArI badhI bAbatomAn ichchhA pUrNa thaI chhe. have jo
mahAsangrAmamAn prAN tajIe to e shUravIranI rIti ja chhe. parantu shun ame lokone moDhe
evun bolAvIe ke mAlI kAyar thaIne pAchho pharI gayo athavA tyAn ja mukAm karyo?
lokonA AvA nindanA shabdo dhIravIr kevI rIte sAmbhaLe? dhIravIronun chitta kShatrIyavratamAn
sAvadhAn hoy chhe. A pramANe bhAIne kahIne pote senA sahit vaitAD parvat par kShaNamAtramAn
gayA ane badhA vidyAdharo upar AgnApatra mokalyA. keTalAk vidyAdharoe temanI

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padmapurANsaptam parva 7p
AgnA na mAnI temanA nagar, gAm ujjaD karI nAkhyA. udyAnanAn vRukSho ukhADI nAkhyAn,
jem kamaLavanane unmatta hAthI ukhADI nAkhe tem. Am rAkShas jAtinA vidyAdharo khUb
gusse thayA tyAre prajAjano mAlInA sainyathI DarIne dhrujatA dhrujatA rathanapur nagaramAn rAjA
sahastrAranA sharaNe AvyA. teo charaNamAn namaskAr karIne dIn vachan kahevA lAgyA ke he
prabho! sukeshano putra rAkShasakulI rAjA mAlI samasta vidyAdharo par AgnA chalAve chhe,
AkhAy vijyArdha upar amane pIDe chhe, Ap amArun rakShaN karo. tyAre sahastrAre AgnA karI ke
he vidyAdharo! mArA putra indranA sharaNe jaI tene vinantI karo, te tamArun rakShaN karavAne samartha chhe.
jem indra svargalokanun rakShaN kare chhe tem A indra samasta vidyAdharono rakShak chhe.
pachhI badhA vidyAdharo indra pAse gayA, tene hAth joDI, namaskAr karI sarva vRuttAnta
kahyA. tyAre indra mAlI upar gusse thaI, garvathI hasatA hasatA sarva lokone kahevA lAgyA.
kevo chhe indra? jeNe pAse paDelA vajra taraph joyun chhe, jenAn netra lAl thaI gayA chhe. teNe
kahyun ke hun lokapAl chhun, lokonI rakShA karun, je lokanA kanTak hoy tene pakaDIne mArun ane
te pote ja laDavA Avyo chhe to enA jevun bIjun rUDun shun? pachhI raNanAn nagArAn
vagADavAmAn AvyA. tenA avAjathI matta hAthIo gajabandhanane ukhADavA lAgyA. samasta
vidyAdharo yuddhano sAj sajIne indra pAse AvyA. bakhtar paherIne, hAthamAn anek prakAranAn
Ayudh laIne, param harShit thatA keTalAk ghoDA upar chaDayA tathA hAthI, UnT, sinh, vAgh,
shiyAL, mRug, hans, bakarA, baLad, gheTAn vagere mAyAmayI anek vAhano par besIne
AvyA, keTalAk vimAnamAn beThA, keTalAk mor upar beThA, keTalAk khachchar par chaDIne
AvyA. indre je lokapAl sthApyA hatA te potapotAnA vargasahit anek prakAranAn
hathiyAro sAthe AvyA. temanI bhramar vAnkI hatI ane mukh bhayAnak hatAn. airAvat hAthI
upar indra chaDayA, bakhtar paheryun shir par chhatra dharelun hatun, te rathanUpuramAnthI bahAr
nIkaL‌yA. senAnA vidyAdharo je dev kahevarAvatA te devo ane lankAnA rAkShaso vachche mahAyuddha thayun.
he shreNik! A devo ane rAkShaso badhA vidyAdhar manuShyo chhe, nami vinaminA
vanshanA chhe. temanI vachche evun yuddha thayun ke kAyarothI te dekhyun na jAy. hAthI sAthe hAthI,
ghoDA sAthe ghoDA, pyAdAn sAthe pyAdAn laDayA. kUhADA, mudgal, chakra, khaDga, gophaN, mushaL,
gadA, pAsh ItyAdi anek AyudhothI yuddha thayun. devonI senAe keTalAk rAkShasonun baL
ghaTADayun tyAre vAnaravanshI rAjA sUryaraj ane rakSharaj je rAkShasavanshIonA param mitra hatA
temaNe rAkShasonI senAne dabAyelI joIne yuddhamAn jhampalAvyun. temanA yuddhathI samasta indranI
senAnA devajAtinA vidyAdharo pAchhA haThayA. emanun baL meLavIne lankAnA rAkShasakulI
vidyAdharo mahAyuddha karavA lAgyA. astronA samUhathI AkAshamAn andhakAr phelAvI dIdho.
rAkShas ane vAnaravanshIo dvArA devonun baL harAyelun joIne indra pote yuddha karavAne teyAr
thayo. samasta rAkShasavanshI ane vAnaravanshI

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megharUp banIne IndrarUp parvat upar garjanA karatAn, shastronI varShA karavA lAgyA. paN
mahAn yoddho Indra jarA paN khed na pAmyo. teNe potAne koInun paN bAN lAgavA na
dIdhun, badhAnAn bAN kApI nAkhyAn ane potAnAn bANothI vAnar ane rAkShasone dabAvyA. te
vakhate rAjA mAlIe lankAnI senAne IndranA baLathI vyAkuL banelI joIne Indra sAthe
yuddha karavA mATe pote taiyArI karI. rAjA mAlIe krodhathI UpajelA tejathI samasta
AkAshamAn udyot phelAvI dIdho. Indra ane mAlI vachche mahAn yuddha thayun. mAlInA kapALamAn
Indre bAN mAryun, paN mAlIe te bANanI vedanA gaNakAryA vinA IndranA kapALamAn
shaktino prahAr karyo. IndranA kapALamAnthI lohI TapakavA lAgyun. mAlI UchhaLIne Indra par
dhasI Avyo ane Indre atyant krodhathI sUryanA bimb samAn chakrathI mAlInun mastak kApI
nAkhyun. mAlI bhUmi par paDayo tyAre sumAlI mAlIne marelo joIne ane Indrane mahA
baLavAn jANIne samasta parivAr sahit nAsavA lAgyo. sumAlIne bhAInA maraNanun
atyant dukh thayun. jyAre A rAkShasavanshI ane vAnaravanshI bhAgavA lAgyA tyAre Indra
temanI pAchhaL paDayo tyAre svAmInI bhaktimAn tatpar evA som nAmanA lokapAle
Indrane vinantI karI ke he prabho! jyAre mArA jevo sevak shatrune mAravAmAn samartha chhe to
pachhI Ap enI pAchhaL shA mATe jAv chho? mane AgnA Apo. hun shatrune nirmUL karIsh.
Indre tene AgnA karI ane e AgnA pramAN gaNIne te pAchhaL paDayo, shatru upar teNe
bAN varasAvyAn. te bANothI vAnar ane rAkShasanI senA vIndhAI gaI. jem meghanI
dhArAthI gAyonun dhaN vyAkuL thaI jAy, tem temanI senA vyAkuL banI gaI. potAnI
senAne vyAkuL banelI joIne sumAlIno nAno bhAI mAlyavAn garjanA karato som taraph
dhasyo ane somanI chhAtImAn bhiNDipAl nAmanun hathiyAr mAryun tethI te mUrchchhit thaI gayo.
jyAn sudhI te mUrchchhit rahyo tyAn sudhImAn rAkShasavanshI ane vAnaravanshI vidyAdharo
pAtAlalankAmAn pahonchI gayA. jANe ke temane navo janma maL‌yo, sinhanA mukhamAnthI nIkaL‌yA
hoy tevun lAgyun. jyAre som jAgrat thayo tyAre teNe sarva dishA shatruthI rahit dekhI.
lokoe jeno yash gAyo evo te prasanna thaIne IndranI pAse gayo. Indra vijay pAmIne
airAvat hAthI par chaDayo. lokapAlothI shobhato, shir par chhatra dhAraN karelo, chAmar jenA
par DhoLAtA hatA ane jenI AgaL apsarAo nRitya karatI hatI evo te atyant
utsAhathI mahAvibhUti sahit rathanUpuramAn praveshyo. rathanUpur ratnamayI vastronI dhajAothI
shobhe chhe, ThekaThekANe toraNo bAndhavAmAn AvyAn chhe. jyAn phUlonA DhagalA thaI rahyA chhe, anek
prakAranI sugandhathI devalok samAn lAge chhe, sundar strIo jharUkhAmAn besIne IndranI shobhA
joI rahI chhe. IndrarAj mahelamAn AvyA, vinayapUrvak mAtApitAne page lAgyA tyAre
mAtApitAe mAthe hAth mUkIne tathA gAtrasparsha karIne AshISh ApI. Indra verIne jItIne
ati Anand pAmyo. teNe prajApAlanamAn tatpar rahI, Indra samAn bhog bhogavyA.
vijyArdha parvat svarga samAn ane A rAjA Indra sarva lokamAn prasiddha thayA.

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padmapurANsaptam parva 77
gautam svAmI rAjA shreNikane kahe chhe ke he shreNik! have lokapAlanI utpattinI
vAt sAmbhaLo. A lokapAl svargalokamAnthI chyavIne vidyAdhar thayA chhe. rAjA makaradhvajanI
rANI aditino putra som nAmano lokapAl jyotipur nagaramAn indre sthApyo chhe, te pUrva
dishAno lokapAl chhe. rAjA megharathanI rANI varuNAnA putra varuNane indre meghapur nagaramAn
pashchim dishAnA lokapAl tarIke sthApyo chhe. tenI pAse pAsh nAmanun Ayudh chhe, jenun nAm
sAmbhaLatAn shatruo atyant Dare chhe. rAjA kihakandh sUryanI rANI kanakAvalIno pUtra kuber
mahAvibhUtivAn chhe. indre tene kAnchanapuramAn sthApyo ane uttar dishAno lokapAl banAvyo.
rAjA bAlAgni vidyAdharanI rANI shrIprabhAnA atyant tejasvI putra yamane indre kihakumpuramAn
sthApyo ane dakShiN dishAno lokapAl sthApyo. asur nAmanA nagaranA nivAsI
vidyAdharone asur gaNyA ane yakShakIrti nAmanA nagaranA vidyAdharone yakSha TharAvyA. kinnar
nagaranA kinnar, gandharvanagaranA gandharva ityAdi vidyAdharone devasangnA ApavAmAn AvI.
indranI prajA dev jevI krIDA kare chhe. A rAjA indra manuShyayonimAn lakShmIno vistAr
pAmI, lokonI prashansA meLavI potAne indra ja mAnavA lAgyo ane bIjo koI svargalok
chhe, indra chhe, dev chhe e badhI vAt bhUlI gayo. teNe potAne ja indra mAnyo,
vijyArdhagirine svarga mAnyun, potAnA sthApelAne lokapAl mAnyA ane vidyAdharone dev
mAnyA. A pramANe te garviShTha banyo ke mArAthI adhik pRithvI upar bIjun koi nathI, hun ja
sarvanun rakShaN karun chhun. e banne shreNIono adhipati banIne evo garva karavA lAgyo ke
hun ja indra chhun.
have kautukamangal nagarano rAjA vyomabindu pRithvI upar prasiddha hato. tenI rANI
mandavatIne be putrI thaI. moTI kaushikI ane nAnI kekasI. kaushikI rAjA vishravane paraNAvI
te yagnapur nagarano svAmI hato. tene vaishravaN nAme putra thayo. tenAn lakShaNo shubh hatA
ane netra kamaL sarakhAn. indre tene bolAvIne khUb sanmAn Apyun ane lankAnun thANun
sompyun. tene kahyun ke mAre pahelAn chAr lokapAl chhe tevo ja tun mahAbaLavAn chho. vaishravaNe
tene vinantI karI he prabhu! Ap je AgnA karasho te pramANe hun karIsh. Am kahI Indrane
praNAm karIne te lankAmAn chAlyo. IndranI AgnA pramAN karIne te lankAnA thANe rahyo. tene
rAkShasonI bIk nahotI. tenI AgnA vidyAdharo potAnA mAthe chaDAvatA.
pAtAlalankAmAn sumAlIne ratnashravA nAmano putra thayo. te mahAshUravIr, dAtA,
jagatano pyAro, udArachitta, mitronA upakAr nimitte jIvanAro ane sevakonA upakAr
nimitte tenun prabhutva hatun, panDitonA bhalA mATe tenun pravINapaNun, bhAIonA upakAr
nimitte tenI lakShmI, daridrIonA upakAr nimitte tenun aishvarya, sAdhuonI sevA nimitte
tenun sharIr ane jIvonA kalyAN mATe tenAn vachano hatAn. jenun man sukRutanun smaraN karatun,
dharmArthe te jIvato, teno svabhAv shUravIrano hato, pitA samAn te sarve jIvo pratye dayALu
hato, parastrI tene mAtA samAn hatI, paradravya

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78saptam parvapadmapurAN
tRuN samAn, bIjAnun sharIr potAnA sharIr samAn hatun. te guNavAn hato. guNavAnonI
gaNatarI karavAmAn Ave to teno nambar pratham Ave. doShavAnonI gaNatarI karavAmAn Ave
to temAn tenun nAm Ave nahi. tenun sharIr adbhut paramANuothI banyun hatun, enAmAn
jevI shobhA hatI tevI bIje ThekANe durlabh hatI. vAtachItamAn jANe ke amRutanun ja sInchan
karatA. yAchakone mahAn dAn karatA. dharma, artha, kAmamAn buddhimAn, dharmapriy, nirantar dharmano
ja yatna karatA, janmAntarathI dharma laIne AvyA hatA. yash temanun AbhUShaN ane guN
temanun kuTumb hatun. te dhIr vIraverIono bhay tyAgIne vidyA sAdhan mATe puShpak nAmanA
vanamAn gayA. te van bhUt, pishAchAdikanA shabdathI atibhayankar hatun. A tyAn vidyA sAdhe
chhe. rAjA vyomabindue potAnI putrI kekasIne enI sevA karavA mATe enI pAse mokalI.
te sevA karatI, hAth joDatI, temanI AgnAnI abhilAShA rAkhatI. keTalAk divaso pachhI
ratnashravAno niyam pUro thayo, siddhone namaskAr karI teNe maun chhoDayun. teNe kekasIne
ekalI joI. kekasInAn netra saraL hatAn, tenun mukhakamaL lAl ane nIlakamaL samAn
sundar hatun, kundapuShpa samAn dantAvalI hatI, puShponI mALA jevI komaL sundar bhujAo
hatI. komaL, manohar adhar mUngA (lAl ratna) samAn hatA, molashrInAn puShponI sugandh
samAn teno nishvAs hato, teno rang champAnI kaLI samAn hato. jANe ke lakShmI
ratnashravAnA rUpane vash thaIne kamaLone nivAs chhoDI sevA karavA AvI chhe. tenA netra
charaNo taraph chhe, lajjAthI tenun sharIr namelun chhe, potAnA rUp ane lAvaNyathI kUmpaLonI
shobhAne oLangI jatI, shvAsanI sugandhathI jenA mukh upar bhamarA gunjArav karI rahyA chhe,
tenun sharIr ati sukumAr chhe, yauvananI sharUAt chhe, jANe ke tenI atisukumAratAnA
bhayathI yauvan paN tene sparshatAn shankA kare chhe. samasta strIonun rUp ekaThun karIne jenI
adbhut sundaratA banAvavAmAn AvI hoy ke sAkShAt vidyA ja sharIr dhAraN karIne
ratnashravAnA tapathI vash thaIne mahAkAntinI dhArak AvI hoy tevI lAge chhe. tyAre jeno
svabhAv ja dayALu chhe evA ratnashravAe kekasIne pUchhayun ke tun konI putrI chhe? shA mATe
ToLAmAnthI vikhUTI paDelI mRugalI samAn ekalI vanamAn rahe chhe? tArun nAm shun chhe? teNe
atyant mAdhuryatAthI javAb Apyo ke he dev! rAjA vyomabindunI rANI nandavatInI kekasI
nAmanI hun putrI chhun. ApanI sevA karavA mATe pitAjIe mane mokalI chhe. te ja vakhate
ratnashravAne mAnastambhinI nAmanI vidyA siddha thaI. te vidyAnA prabhAvathI te ja vanamAn
puShpAntak nAmanun nagar vasAvyun ane kekasIne vidhipUrvak paraNyo. te ja nagaramAn rahIne
manavAnchhit bhog bhogavavA lAgyo. priyA ane priyatam vachche adbhut prIti hatI. teo
ek kShaN mATe paN ApasamAn viyog sahan karI shakatA nahi. A kekasI ratnashravAnA
chittanun bandhan thatI gaI. banne atyant rUpALA, navayuvAn, dhanavAn ane dharmanA
prabhAvathI temane koI paN vastunI kamI nahotI. A pativratA rANI patinI chhAyA samAn
anugAminI thatI.
ek samaye A rANI ratnanA mahelamAn sundar sej par sUtI hatI. sej kShIrasamudranA

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padmapurANsaptam parva 79
tarang samAn ujjavaL vastrathI AchchhAdit, sugandhamanDit hatI, ratnono prakAsh phelAI
rahyo hato, rANInA sharIranI sugandhathI bhamarA gunjArav karatA hatA, rANI manamohak
potAnA patinA guNonun chintavan ane putranA janmanI vAnchhanA karatI paDI hatI. teNe
rAtrinA pAchhalA pahore AshcharyakArak shubh svapno joyAn prabhAte anek vAjA vAgyAn,
shankhadhvani thayo, chAraNo biradAvalI gAvA lAgyA. rANI pathArImAnthI UThI, prAtakarmathI
nivRutta thaI, mangaL AbhUShaN paherI, sakhIo sahit pati pAse AvI. rANIne joIne
rAjA UbhA thayA ane khUb Adar Apyo. banne ek sinhAsan upar beThA. rANIe hAth
joDI rAjAne vinantI karI he ke nAth! Aje rAtrinA chothA pahore men traN shubh svapna
joyAn. ek mahAbaLavAn sinh garjanA karato anek gajendronA kumbhasthaL vidArato, atyant
tej dhAraN karato AkAshamAnthI pRithvI upar AvIne mArA mukhamAn thaIne kukShimAn dAkhal
thayo. bIjun sUrya potAnAn kiraNothI andhakAr dUr karato mArI godamAn AvIne beTho. trIjun
akhanD chhe manDal jenun evA chandra kumudone praphullit karato ane andhakArane dUr karato men
mArI sAme joyo. men dekhel A adbhut svapnonun phaL shun chhe? tame badhun jANo chho.
strIone patinI AgnA pramAN hoy chhe. A vAt sAmbhaLI rAjAe svapnanun phaL batAvyun.
rAjA aShTAng nimittanA jANanAr, jinamArgamAn pravIN chhe. he priye! tane traN putra thashe.
temanI kIrti traN jagatamAn phelAshe. mahAparAkramI, kuLanI vRuddhi karanArA, pUrvopArjit
puNyathI dev samAn mahAn sampatinAn bhoktA, potAnI dIpti ane kIrtithI sUryachandrane
jItanArA, samudrathI adhik gambhIr, parvatathI adhik sthir, svarganA daivI sukh bhogavIne
manuShyadeh dhAraN karashe. devothI paN ajit, manavAnchhit dAn denAr, kalpavRukSha samAn ane
chakravartI samAn RuddhidhArak, potAnA rUpathI sundar strIonA man haranAr, anek shubh
lakShaNothI manDit, uttung vakShasthaLavALA, jenun nAm sAmbhaLatAn ja mahAbaLavAn verI bhay
pAme evA traNamAn pratham putra AThamA prativAsudev thashe. traNe bhAI mahAsAhasI,
shatruonA mukharUp kamaLono sankoch dUr karavAne chandra samAn evA yoddhA thashe ke yuddhanun
nAm sAmbhaLatAn ja temane harShathI romAnch thashe, moTobhAI k kbhayankar thashe. je vastunI
haTh pakaDashe tene chhoDashe nahi. tene indra paN samajAvI nahi shake. patinun Avun vachan
sAmbhaLIne rANI param harSha pAmI, vinayathI svAmIne kahevA lAgI. he nAth! ApaNe banne
jinamArgarUp amRutano svAd lenArA, komaL chittavALA chhIe to ApaNo putra krur karma
karanAr kem thAy? ApaNA putro to jinavachanamAn tatpar, komaL pariNAmavALA thavA
joIe. amRutanI vel upar viShanAn puShpa kem Uge? tyAre rAjAe kahyun ke he sundar
mukhavALI! tun mArI vAt sAmbhaL. A jIv potapotAnAn karma pramANe sharIr dhAraN kare chhe
tethI karma ja mUL kAraN chhe, ApaNe mUL kAraN nathI, ApaNe nimitta kAraN chhIe. tAro
moTo putra jinadharmI to thashe paN k kkrur pariNAmI thashe ane tenA banne nAnA
bhAIo mahAdhIr, jinamArgamAn pravIN, guNagrAmathI pUrNa, bhalI cheShTA karanAr, shIlanA
sAgar thashe. sansArabhramaNano jemane bhay chhe, dharmamAn