Padma Purana · Chapter 2.103
'kuñjala uvāca-
aśokasundarī jātā sarvayoṣidvarā tadā/
reme sunandane puṇye sarvakāmaguṇānvite
surūpābhiḥ sukanyābhirdevānāṃ cāruhāsinī /
sarvānbhogānprabhuñjānā gītanṛtyavicakṣaṇā
vipracitteḥ suto huṇḍo raudrastīvraśca sarvadā /
svecchācāro mahākāmī nandanaṃ praviveśa ha
aśokasundarīṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvālaṅkārasaṃyutām /
tasyāstu darśanāddaityo viddhaḥ kāmasya mārgaṇaiḥ
tāmuvāca mahākāyaḥ kā tvaṃ kasyāsi vā śubhe /
kasmāttvaṃ kāraṇāccātra āgatāsi vanottamam
'aśokasundaryuvāca-
śivasyāpi supuṇyasya sutāhaṃ śṛṇu sāmpratam /
svasāhaṃ kārtikeyasya jananī gotrajāpi me
bālabhāvena samprāptā līlayā nandanaṃ vanam /
bhavānkohi kimarthaṃ tu māmevaṃ paripṛcchati
huṇḍa uvāca-
vipracitteḥ sutaścāhaṃ guṇalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ/
huṇḍeti nāmnā vikhyāto balavīryamadoddhataḥ
daityānāmapyahaṃ śreṣṭho matsamo nāsti rākṣasaḥ /
deveṣu martyalokeṣu tapasā yaśasā kule
anyeṣu nāgalokeṣu dhanabhogairvarānane /
darśanātte viśālākṣi hataḥ kandarpamārgaṇaiḥ
śaraṇaṃ te hyahaṃ prāptaḥ prasādasumukhī bhava /
bhava svavallabhā bhāryā mama prāṇasamā priyā
aśokasundaryuvāca-
śrūyatāmabhidhāsyāmi sarvasaṃbaṃdhakāraṇam/
bhavitavyā sujātasya loke strī puruṣasya hi
bhavitavyastathā bhartā striyā yaḥ sadṛśo guṇaiḥ /
saṃsāre lokamārgoyaṃ śṛṇu huṇḍa yathāvidhi
astyeva kāraṇaṃ cātra yathā tena bhavāmyaham /
subhāryā daityarājendra śṛṇuṣva yatamānasaḥ
vṛkṣarājādahaṃ jātā yadā kāle mahāmate /
śambhorbhāvaṃ susaṅgṛhya pārvatyā kalpitā hyaham
devasyānumate devyā sṛṣṭo bhartā mamaiva hi /
somavaṃśe mahāprājñaḥ sa dharmātmā bhaviṣyati
jiṣṇurjiṣṇusamo vīrye tejasā pāvakopamaḥ/
sarvajñaḥ satyasandhaśca tyāge vaiśravaṇopamaḥ
yajvā dānapatiḥ sopi rūpeṇa manmathopamaḥ /
nahuṣonāma dharmātmā guṇaśīla mahānidhiḥ
devyā devena me dattaḥkhyātobhartābhaviṣyati /
tasmātsarvaguṇopetaṃ putramāpsyāmi sundaram
indropendra samaṃ loke yayātiṃ janavallabham/
lapsyāmyahaṃ raṇe dhīraṃ tasmācchambhoḥ prasādataḥ
ahaṃ pativratā vīra parabhāryā viśeṣataḥ/
atastvaṃ sarvathā huṇḍa tyaja bhrāntimitovraja
prahasyaiva vaco brūte aśokasundarīṃ prati/
'huṇḍa uvāca-
naiva yuktaṃ tvayā proktaṃ devyā devena caiva hi
nahuṣonāma dharmātmā somavaṃśe bhaviṣyati/
bhavatī vayasā śreṣṭhā kaniṣṭho na sa yujyate
kaniṣṭhā strī praśastā tu puruṣo na praśasyate /
kadā sa puruṣo bhadre tava bhartā bhaviṣyati
tāruṇyaṃ yauvanaṃ cāpi nāśamevaṃ prayāsyati/
yauvanasya balenāpi rūpavatyaḥ sadā striyaḥ
puruṣāṇāṃ vallabhatvaṃ prayānti varavarṇini /
tāruṇyaṃ hi mahāmūlaṃ yuvatīnāṃ varānane
tasyā dhāreṇa bhuṃjaṃti bhogānkāmānmanonugān /
kadā sobhyeṣyate bhadre āyoḥ putraḥ śṛṇuṣva me
yauvanaṃ vartate'dyaiva vṛthā caiva bhaviṣyati/
garbhatvaṃ ca śiśutvaṃ ca kaumāraṃ ca niśāmaya
kadāsau yauvanopetastava yogyo bhaviṣyati /
yauvanasya prabhāvena pibasva madhumādhavīm
mayā saha viśālākṣi ramasva tvaṃ sukhena vai/
huṇḍasya vacanaṃ śrutvā śivasya tanayā punaḥ
uvāca dānavendraṃ taṃ sādhvasena samanvitā/
aṣṭāviñśatike prāpte dvāparākhye yuge tadā
śeṣāvatāro dharmātmā vasudevasuto balaḥ/
revatasya sutāṃ divyāṃ bhāryāṃ sa ca kariṣyati
sāpi jātā mahābhāga kṛtākhye hi yugottame /
yugatrayapramāṇena sā hi jyeṣṭhā balādapi
balasya sā priyā jātā revatī prāṇasammitā/
bhaviṣyadvāpare prāpta iha sā tu bhaviṣyati
māyāvatī purā jātā gandharvatanayā varā /
apahṛtya niyamyaiva śambaro dānavottamaḥ
tasyā bhartā samākhyāto mādhavasya suto balī/
pradyumno nāma vīreśo yādaveśvaranandanaḥ
tasminyuge bhaviṣyeta bhāvyaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ purātanaiḥ/
vyāsādibhirmahābhāgairjñānavadbhirmahātmabhiḥ
evaṃ hi dṛśyate daitya vākyaṃ devyā tadoditam/
māṃ prati hi jagaddhātryā putryā himavatastadā
tvaṃ tu lobhena kāmena lubdho vadasi duṣkṛtam /
kilbiṣeṇa samājuṣṭaṃ vedaśāstravivarjitam
yadyasyadiṣṭamevāsti śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ dṛḍham /
pūrvakarmānusāreṇa tattasya parijāyate
devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca vadane yatsubhāṣitam/
niḥsaredyadi satyaṃ tadanyathā naiva jāyate
madbhāgyādevamājñātaṃ nahuṣasyāpi tasya ca/
samāyogaṃ vicāryaivaṃ devyā proktaṃ śivena ca
evaṃ jñātvā śamaṃ gaccha tyaja bhrāntiṃ manaḥsthitām/
naiva śakto bhavāndaitya me manaścālituṃ dhruvam
pativratā dṛḍhā citte sa ko me cālituṃ kṣamaḥ/
mahāśāpena dhakṣyāmi ito gaccha mahāsura
evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ huṇḍo vai dānavo balī /
manasā cintayāmāsa kathaṃ bhāryā bhavediyam
vicintya huṇḍo māyāvī antardhānaṃ samāgataḥ /
tato niṣkramya vegena tasmātsthānādvihāya tām/
anyasmindivase prāpte māyāṃ kṛtvā tamomayīm
divyaṃ māyāmayaṃ rūpaṃ kṛtvā nāryāstu dānavaḥ /
māyayā kanyakā rūpo babhūva mama nandana
sā kanyāpi varārohā māyārūpāgamattataḥ/
hāsyalīlā samāyuktā yatrāste bhavanandinī
uvāca vākyaṃ snigdheva aśokasundarīṃ prati /
kāsi kasyāsi subhage tiṣṭhasi tvaṃ tapovane
kimarthaṃ kriyate bāle kāmaśoṣaṇakaṃ tapaḥ/
tanmamācakṣva subhage kinnimittaṃ suduṣkaram
tanniśamya śubhaṃ vākyaṃ dānavenāpi bhāṣitam /
māyārūpeṇa channena sābhilāṣeṇa satvaram
ātmasṛṣṭi suvṛttāntaṃ pravṛttaṃ tu yathā purā /
tapasaḥ kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ samācaṣṭa suduḥkhitā
upaplavaṃ tu tasyāpi dānavasya durātmanaḥ/
māyārūpaṃ na jānāti sauhṛdātkathitaṃ tayā
"huṇḍa uvāca-
pativratāsi he devi sādhuvrataparāyaṇā/
sādhuśīlasamācārā sādhucārā mahāsatī
ahaṃ pativratā bhadre pativrataparāyaṇā/
tapaścarāmi subhage bharturarthe mahāsatī
mama bhartā hatastena huṃḍenāpi durātmanā/
tasya nāśāya vai ghoraṃ tapasyāmi mahattapaḥ
ehi me svāśrame puṇye gaṃgātīre vasāmyaham/
anyairmanoharairvākyairuktā pratyayakārakaiḥ
huṃḍena sakhibhāvena mohitā śivanaṃdinī/
samākṛṣṭā suvegena mahāmohena mohitā
ānītātmagṛhaṃ divyamanaupamyaṃ suśobhanam/
merostu śikhare putra vaiḍūryākhyaṃ purottamam
asti sarvaguṇopetaṃ kāṃcanākhyaṃ mahāśivam/
tuṃgaprāsādasaṃbādhaiḥ kalaśairdaṃḍacāmaraiḥ
nānavṛkṣasamopetairvanairnīlairghanopamaiḥ/
vāpīkūpataḍāgaiśca nadībhistu jalāśayaiḥ
śobhamānaṃ mahāratnaiḥ prākārairhemasaṃyataiḥ/
sarvakāmasamṛddhārthaṃ sampūrṇaṃ dānavasya hi
dadṛśe sā puraṃ ramyamaśokasundarī tadā/
kasya devasya saṃsthānaṃ kathayasva sakhe mama
sovāca dānavendrasya dṛṣṭapūrvasya vai tvayā/
tasya sthānaṃ mahābhāge so'haṃ dānavapuṅgavaḥ
mayā tvaṃ tu samānītā māyayā varavarṇini /
tāmābhāṣya gṛhaṃ nītā śātakaumbhaṃ suśobhanam
nānāveśmaiḥ samājuṣṭaṃ kailāsaśikharopamam/
niveśya suṃdarīṃ tatra dolāyāṃ kāmapīḍitaḥ
punaḥ svarūpī daityendraḥ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ/
karasampuṭamābadhya uvāca vacanaṃ tadā
yaṃ yaṃ tvaṃ vāñchase bhadre taṃ taṃ dadmi na saṃśayaḥ/
bhaja māṃ tvaṃ viśālākṣibhajantaṃ kāmapīḍitam
'śrīdevyuvāca-
naiva cālayituṃ śakto bhavānmāṃ dānaveśvaraḥ/
manasāpi na vai dhāryaṃ mama mohaṃ samāgatam
bhavādṛśairmahāpāpairdevairvā dānavādhamaiḥ/
duṣprāpyāhaṃ na saṃdeho mā vadasva punaḥ punaḥ
skandānujā sā tapasābhiyuktā jājvalyamānā mahatā ruṣā ca/
saṃhartukāmā pari dānavaṃ taṃ kālasya jihveva yathā sphurantī
punaruvāca sā devī tamevaṃ dānavādhamam /
ugraṃ karma kṛtaṃ pāpa cātmanāśanahetave
ātmavañśasya nāśāya svajanasyāsya vai tvayā/
dīptā svagṛhamānītā suśikhā kṛṣṇavartmanaḥ
yathā'śubhaḥ kūṭapakṣī sarvaśokaiḥ samudgataḥ/
gṛhaṃ tu viśate yasya tasya nāśaṃ prayacchati
svajanasya ca sarvasya sadhanasya kulasya ca/
sa dvijo nāśamiccheta viśatyeva yadā gṛham
tathā tehaṃ gṛhaṃ prāptā tava nāśaṃ samīhatī /
putrāṇāṃ dhanadhānyasya tava vaṃśasya sāmpratam
jīvaṃ kulaṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ putrapautrādikaṃ tava/
sarvaṃ te nāśayitvāhaṃ yāsyāmi ca na saṃśayaḥ
yathā tvayāhamānītā carantī paramaṃ tapaḥ /
patikāmā pravāñcchantī nahuṣaṃ cāyunandanam
tathā tvāṃ mama bhartā ca nāśayiṣyati dānava /
mannimittaupāyo'yaṃ dṛṣṭo devena vai purā
satyeyaṃ laukikī gāthā yāṃ gāyanti vido janāḥ/
pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate loke na vindanti kubuddhayaḥ
yena yatra prabhoktavyaṃ yasmādduḥkhasukhādikam/
sa eva bhuṃjate tatra tasmādeva na saṃśayaḥ
karmaṇosya phalaṃ bhuṅkṣva svakīyasya mahītale/
yāsyase nirayasthānaṃ paradārābhimarśanāt
sutīkṣṇaṃ hi sudhāraṃ tu sukhaḍgaṃ ca vighaṭṭati/
aṅgulyagreṇa kopāya tathā māṃ viddhi sāmpratam
siṃhasya sammukhaṃ gatvā kruddhasya garjitasya ca/
ko lunāti mukhātkeśānsāhasākārasaṃyutaḥ
satyācārāṃ damopetāṃ niyatāṃ tapasi sthitām/
nidhanaṃ cecchate yo vai sa vai māṃ bhoktumicchati
samaṇiṃ kṛṣṇasarpasya jīvamānasya sāmpratam /
gṛhītumicchate so hi yathā kālena preṣitaḥ
bhavāṃstu preṣito mūḍha kālena kālamohitaḥ /
tadā te īdṛśī jātā kumatiḥ kiṃ napaśyasi
ṛte tu āyuputreṇa samālokayate hi kaḥ/
anyo hi nidhanaṃ yāti mamarūpāvalokanāt
evamābhāṣayitvā taṃ gaṅgātīraṃ gatā satī /
saśokā duḥkhasaṃvignā niyatāni yamānvitā
pūrvamācaritaṃ ghoraṃ patikāmanayā tapaḥ/
tava nāśārthamicchaṃtī cariṣye dāruṇaṃ punaḥ
yadā tvāṃ nihataṃ duṣṭaṃ nahuṣeṇa mahātmanā/
niiiiiśitairvajrasaṅkāśairbāṇairāśīviṣopamaiḥ
raṇe nipatitaṃ pāpa muktakeśaṃ salohitam /
gatāsuṃ ca prapaśyāmi tadā yāsyāmyahaṃ patim
evaṃ suniyamaṃ kṛtvā gaṃgātīramanuttamam/
saṃsthitā huṃḍanāśāya niścalā śivanaṃdinī
vahneryathādīptimatī śikhojjvalā tejobhiyuktā pradahetsulokān/
krodhena dīptā vibudheśaputrī gaṅgātaṭe duścaramācarattapaḥ
"kuñjala uvāca-
evamuktā mahābhāga śivasya tanayā gatā /
gaṅgāṃbhasi tataḥ snātvā svapure kāñcanāhvaye
tapaścacāra tanvaṅgī huṇḍasya vadhahetave /
aśokasundarī bālā satyena ca samanvitā
huṇḍopi duḥkhitobhūtaḥ śāpadagdhena cetasā/
ciṃtayāmāsa santapta atīva vacanānalaiḥ
samāhūya amātyaṃ taṃ kampanākhyamathābravīt /
samācaṣṭa sa vṛttāntaṃ tasyāḥ śāpodbhavaṃ mahat
śaptosmyaśokasuṃdaryā śivasyāpi sukanyayā/
nahuṣasyāpi me bharttustvaṃ tu hastānmariṣyasi
naiva jātastvasau garbha āyorbhāryā ca gurviṇī/
yathā satyādvyalīkastu tasyāḥ śāpastathā kuru
kampana uvāca-
apahṛtya priyāṃ tasya āyoścāpi samānaya /
anenāpi prakāreṇa tava śatrurna jāyate
no vā prapātayasva tvaṃ garbhaṃ tasyāḥ prabhīṣaṇaiḥ /
anenāpi prakāreṇa tava śatrurna jāyate
janmakālaṃ pratīkṣasva nahuṣasya durātmanaḥ /
apahṛtya samānīya jahi tvaṃ pāpacetanam
evaṃ samaṃtrya tenāpi kaṃpanena sa dānavaḥ /
abhūtsa udyamopeto nahuṣasya praṇāśane
'viṣṇuruvāca-
elaputro mahābhāga āyurnāma kṣitīśvaraḥ/
sārvabhaumaḥ sa dharmātmā satyavrataparāyaṇaḥ
indropendrasamo rājā tapasā yaśasā balaiḥ/
dānayajñaiḥ supuṇyaiśca satyena niyamena ca
ekacchatreṇa vai rājyaṃ cakre bhūpatisattamaḥ/
pṛthivyāṃ sarvadharmajñaḥ somavaṃśasya bhūṣaṇam
putraṃ na viṃdate rājā tena duḥkhī vyajāyata/
ciṃtayāmāsa dharmātmā kathaṃ me jāyate sutaḥ
iti cintāṃ samāpede āyuśca pṛthivīpatiḥ/
putrārthaṃ paramaṃ yatnamakarotsusamāhitaḥ
atriputro mahātmā vai dattātreyo mahāmuniḥ/
krīḍamānaḥ striyā sārddhaṃ madirāruṇalocanaḥ
vāruṇyā matta dharmātmā strīvṛndaiśca samāvṛtaḥ/
aṅke yuvatimādhāya sarvayoṣidvarāṃ śubhām
gāyate nṛtyate vipraḥ surāṃ ca pibate bhṛśam/
vinā yajñopavītena mahāyogīśvarottamaḥ
puṣpamālābhirdivyābhirmuktāhāraparicchadaiḥ /
caṃdanāgurudigdhāṃgo rājamāno munīśvaraḥ
tasyāśramaṃ nṛpo gatvā taṃ dṛṣṭvā dvijasattamam /
praṇāmamakaronmūrdhnā daṇḍavatsusamāhitaḥ
atriputraḥ sa dharmātmā samālokya nṛpottamam/
āgataṃ purato bhaktyā atha dhyānaṃ samāsthitaḥ
evaṃ varṣaśataṃ prāptaṃ tasya bhūpasya sattama/
niścalaṃ śāntimāpannaṃ mānasaṃ bhaktitatparam
samāhūya uvācedaṃ kimarthaṃ kliśyase nṛpa/
brahmācāreṇa hīnosmi brahmatvaṃ nāsti me kadā
surāmāṃsapralubdho'smi striyāsaktaḥ sadaiva hi /
varadāne na me śaktiranyaṃ śuśrūṣa brāhmaṇam
"āyuruvāca-
bhavādṛśo mahābhāga nāsti brāhmaṇasattamaḥ/
sarvakāmapradātā vai trailokye parameśvaraḥ
atrivaṃśe mahābhāga goviṃdaḥ parameśvaraḥ/
brāhmaṇasya svarūpeṇa bhavānvai garuḍadhvajaḥ
namo'stu devadeveśa namo'stu parameśvara/
tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaḥ śaraṇāgatavatsala
uddharasva hṛṣīkeśa māyāṃ kṛtvā pratiṣṭhasi /
viśvasthānāṃ prajānāṃ tu vidvāṃsaṃviśvanāyakam
jānāmyahaṃ jagannāthaṃ bhavantaṃ madhusūdanam/
māmeva rakṣa govinda viśvarūpa namostu te
"kuñjala uvāca-
gate bahutithe kāle dattātreyo nṛpottamam/
uvāca mattarūpeṇa kuruṣva vacanaṃ mama
kapāle me surāṃ dehi pācitaṃ māṃsabhojanam/
evamākarṇya tadvākyaṃ sa cāyuḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
utsukastu kapālena surāmāhṛtya vegavān/
palaṃ supācitaṃ caiva cchittvā hastena satvaram
nṛpendraḥ pradadau cāpi dattātreyāya sattama/
atha prasannacetāḥ sa saṃjāto munipuṅgavaḥ
dṛṣṭvā bhaktiṃ prabhāvaṃ ca guruśuśrūṣaṇaṃ param/
samuvāca nṛpendraṃ tamāyuṃ praṇatamānasam
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te durlabhaṃ bhuvi bhūpate/
sarvameva pradāsyāmi yaṃyamicchasi sāmpratam
"rājovāca-
bhavāndātā varaṃ satyaṃ kṛpayā munisattama/
putraṃ dehi guṇopetaṃ sarvajñaṃ guṇasaṃyutam
devavīryaṃ sutejaṃ ca ajeyaṃ devadānavaiḥ/
kṣatriyai rākṣasairghorairdānavaiḥ kinnaraistathā
devabrāhmaṇasambhaktaḥ prajāpālo viśeṣataḥ/
yajvā dānapatiḥ śūraḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ
dātā bhoktā mahātmā ca vedaśāstreṣu paṇḍitaḥ/
dhanurvedeṣu nipuṇaḥ śāstreṣu ca parāyaṇaḥ
anāhatamatirdhīraḥ saṃgrāmeṣvaparājitaḥ/
evaṃ guṇaḥ surūpaśca yasmādvañśaḥ prasūyate
dehi putraṃ mahābhāga mamavaṃśapradhārakam/
yadi cāpi varo deyastvayā me kṛpayā vibho
"dattātreya uvāca-
evamastu mahābhāga tava putro bhaviṣyati/
gṛhe vaṃśakaraḥ puṇyaḥ sarvajīvadayākaraḥ
ebhirguṇaistu saṃyukto vaiṣṇavāṃśena saṃyutaḥ /
rājā ca sārvabhaumaśca indratulyo nareśvaraḥ
evaṃ khalu varaṃ datvā dadau phalamanuttamam/
bhūpamāha mahāyogī subhāryāyai pradīyatām
evamuktvā visṛjyaiva tamāyuṃ praṇataṃ puraḥ/
āśīrbhirabhinandyaiva antarddhānamadhīyata
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṇḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre tryadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
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