Padma Purana · Chapter 2.1

ॐ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-
śṛṇu sūta mahābhāga sarvatattvārthakovida /
saṃdehamāgataṃ vidvandāruṇaṃ buddhināśanam

kecitpaṭhaṃti prahlādaṃ purāṇeṣu dvijottamāḥ /
paṃcavarṣānvitenāpi keśavaḥ paritoṣitaḥ

devāsure kathaṃ prāpte hariṇā saha yudhyati /
nihato vāsudevena praviṣṭo vaiṣṇavīṃ tanum

sūta uvāca-
kaśyapena purā jñātaṃ kṛtaṃ vyāsena dhīmatā /
brahmaṇā kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ vyāsasyāgre svayaṃ prabhoḥ

tamevaṃ hi pravakṣyāmi bhavatāmagrato dvijāḥ /
saṃdehakāraṇaṃ jātaṃ chinnaṃ devena vedhasā

vyāsa uvācaḥ-
śṛṇu sūta mahābhāga brahmaṇā paribhāṣitam /
prahlādasya yathā janma purāṇepyanyathā śrutam

jātamātraḥ sarvasukhaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ mārgamāśritaḥ /
mahābhāgavataśreṣṭhaḥ prahlādo devapūjitaḥ

viṣṇunā saha yuddhāya saputraḥ saṃgaraṃgataḥ /
nihato vāsudevena praviṣṭo vaiṣṇavīṃ tanum

sṛṣṭibhāvaṃ śṛṇuṣva tvamasyaiva ca mahātmanaḥ /
saṃgaraṃ prāpya putrādyairviṣṇunā saha vīryavān

praviṣṭo vaiṣṇavaṃ tejaḥ saṃprāpya svena tejasā /
purākalpe mahābhāga yathā jātaḥ sa vīryavān

vṛttāṃtaṃ tasya vīrasya pravakṣyāmi samāsataḥ /
paścime sāgarasyāṃte dvārakā nāma vai purī

sarvaṛddhisamāyuktā sarvasiddhisamanvitā /
tasyāmāste sadā devo yogajño yogavittamaḥ

śivaśarmeti vikhyāto vedaśāstrārthakovidaḥ /
tasyāpi paṃcaputrāstu babhūvuḥ śāstrakovidāḥ

yajñaśarmā vedaśarmā dharmaśarmā tathaiva ca /
viṣṇuśarmā mahābhāgo nūnaṃ tatkarmakovidaḥ

paṃcamaḥ somaśarmeti pitṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ /
pitṛbhaktiṃ vinā caiva dharmamanyaṃ dvijottamāḥ

na vidaṃti mahātmānastadbhāvena tu bhāvitāḥ /
teṣāṃ tu bhaktiṃ saṃpaśyañchivaśarmā dvijottamaḥ

ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī niṣkarṣiṣye surottamān /
pitṛbhakteṣu yo bhāvo naiteṣāṃ manasi sthitaḥ

yathā jānāmyahaṃ cātha kariṣye buddhipūrvakam /
viṣṇoścaiva prasādātsa sarvasiddhirbabhūva ha

sadbhāvaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa aṃjanārthaṃ dvijottamāḥ /
upāyaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhastapasastejasaḥ kila

cakāra sopyupāyajño māyayā brahmavittamaḥ /
teṣāmagre tato vyājaṃ śivaśarmā vyadarśayat

mahatā jvararogeṇa mṛtā mātā vidarśitā /
taistu dṛṣṭā mṛtā mātā pitaraṃ vākyamabruvan

yayāvayaṃ mahābhāga garbhodare pravarddhitāḥ /
kalevaraṃ parityajya svayameva gatā kṣayam

apahāya gatā seyaṃ svarge tāta kimucyate /
śivaśarmoparibhavaṃ putraṃ bhaktiparāyaṇam

yajñaśarmāṇamāhūya ityuvāca dvijottamaḥ /
śivaśarmovāca-
anenāpi sutīkṣṇena śastreṇa niśitena vai

vicchidyāṃgāni sarvāṇi yatra tatra kṣipasva ha /
tatkṛtaṃ tena putreṇa yathādeśaḥ śrutaḥ pituḥ

samāyātaḥ punaḥ paścātpitaraṃ vākyamabravīt /
yathādiṣṭaṃ tvayā tāta tatsarvaṃ kṛtavānaham

samādiśa mamānyacca kāryakāraṇamadya ca /
tacca sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi durjayaṃ durlabhaṃ pitaḥ

tamājñāya mahābhāgaṃ pitṛbhaktaṃ sa ca dvijaḥ /
niścayaṃ paramaṃ jñātvā dvitīyasya viciṃtayan

vedaśarmāṇamāhūya gaccha tvaṃ mama śāsanāt /
striyā vinā na śaknomi sthātuṃ kaṃdarpamohitaḥ

māyayā darśitā nārī sarvasaubhāgyasaṃpadā /
enāmānaya vatsa tvaṃ mamārthe kṛtaniścayaḥ

evamuktastathā prāha kariṣye tava supriyam /
pitaraṃ taṃ namaskṛtya tāmuvāca gatastataḥ

tvāṃ devi yācate tātaḥ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ /
atastvaṃ jarayā yukte prasādasumukhī bhava

bhaja tvaṃ cārusarvāṃgi pitaraṃ mama suṃdari /
evamākarṇitaṃ tasya māyayā vedaśarmaṇaḥ

stryuvāca-
jarayā pīḍitasyāpi naivecchāmi kadācana /
saśleṣmamukharogasya vyādhigrastasya sāṃpratam

śithilasyāpi cārtasya tasya vṛddhasya saṃgamam /
bhavaṃtaṃ raṃtumicchāmi kariṣye tava supriyam

bhavaṃtaṃ rūpasaubhāgyairguṇaratnairalaṃkṛtam /
divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ divyarūpaṃ mahaujasam

kiṃ kariṣyasi tātena vṛddhena śṛṇu mānada /
mamāṃgabhogabhāvena sarvaṃ prāpsyasi durlabham

yadyattvamicchase vipra taddadāmi na saṃśayaḥ /
etadvākyaṃ mahacchrutvā apriyaṃ pāpasaṃkulam

vedaśarmovāca-
adharmayuktaṃ te vākyamayuktaṃ pāpamiśritam /
nedṛśaṃ māṃ vaderdevi pitṛbhaktimanāgasam

piturarthaṃ samāyātastvāmahaṃ prārthaye śubhe /
anyadevaṃ na vaktavyaṃ bhaja tvaṃ pitaraṃ mama

yadyattvamicchase devi trailokye sacarācaram /
tattaddadmi na saṃdeho devarājyādhikaṃ śubhe

stryuvāca-
evaṃ samartho dātuṃ me piturarthe yadā bhavān /
tadā me darśayādyaiva seṃdrāstvaṃ samaheśvarān

dātumevaṃ samarthosi durlabhaṃ sāṃprataṃ kila /
kiṃ te balaṃ mahābhāga darśayasva tvamātmanaḥ

vedaśarmovāca-
paśya paśya balaṃ devi prabhāvaṃ tapaso mama /
mayāhūtāḥ samāyātā iṃdrādyāḥ surasattamāḥ

vedaśarmāṇamūcuste kiṃ kurmo hi dvijottama /
yamevamicchase vipra taṃ dadāmo na saṃśayaḥ

vedaśarmovāca-
yadi devāḥ prasānnā me prasādasumukhā yadi /
dadaṃtu vimalāṃ bhaktiṃ pādayoḥ pitureva me

evamastu surāḥ sarve yathāyātāstathā gatāḥ /
tamuvāca tathā dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭaṃ te tapaso balam

devaistu nāsti me kāryaṃ yadi dātumihecchasi /
yanmāṃ nayasi gurvarthaṃ tatkuruṣva mama priyam

dehi tvaṃ svaṃ śiro vipra svahastena nikṛtya vai /
vedaśarmovāca-
dhanyohamadya saṃjāto muktaścaiva ṛṇatrayāt

svaśiro devi dāsyāmi gṛhyatāṃ gṛhyatāṃ śubhe /
śitena tīkṣṇadhāreṇa śastreṇa dvijasattamaḥ

nikṛtya svaṃ śiraścātha dattaṃ tasyai prahasya ca /
rudhireṇa plutaṃ sā ca parigṛhya gatā munim

stryuvāca-
tavārthe preṣitaṃ vipra putreṇa vedaśarmaṇā /
etacchiraḥ saṃgṛhāṇa nikṛttaṃ cātmanātmanaḥ

uttamāṃgaṃ pradattaṃ me pitṛbhaktena tena te /
tavārthe dvijaśārdūla māmevaṃ paribhuṃkṣva vai

tasya tairbhrātṛbhirdṛṣṭaṃ sāhasaṃ vedaśarmaṇaḥ /
vepitāṃgatvamāpannāste babhūvuḥ parasparam

mṛtā no dharmasādhvī sā mātā satyasamādhinā /
ayameva mahābhāgaḥ piturarthe mṛtaḥ śubhaḥ

dhanyoyaṃ dhanyatāṃ prāptaḥ piturarthe kṛtaṃ śubham /
evaṃ saṃbhāṣitaṃ taistu bhrātṛbhiḥ puṇyacāribhiḥ

samākarṇya dvijo vākyaṃ jñātvā bhaktiparāyaṇam /
nikṛttaṃ ca śirastena putreṇa vedaśarmaṇā

dharmaśarmāṇamāhātha śira etatpragṛhyatām

iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe śivaśarmacarite prathamo'dhyāyaḥ