Padmapuran Part 1

SR No.: 001822
Original Sutra Author: Dravishenacharya
Author: Pannalal Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 604
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 15 MB

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पद्मपुराणे
ततोऽन्यदपि संप्राप्तं सैन्यं त्रिदशगोचरम् । कनकासिगदाशक्तिचापमुद्गरसंकुलम् ॥२११॥ ततोऽन्तराल एवातिवीरो माल्यवतः सुतः । श्रीमालीति प्रतीतात्मा पुरोऽस्य समवस्थितः ॥ २१२ ॥ तेन ते क्षणमात्रेण सुराः सूर्यसमत्विषा । क नीता इति न ज्ञाता मुञ्चता शरसंहतीः ॥ २१३॥ दृष्ट्वा तमभ्यमित्रीणमनिवार्यरयं ततः । क्षोभयन्तं द्विषां सैन्यं महाग्राहमिवार्णवम् ॥ २१४॥ मत्तद्विपेन्द्र संघट्टघटितारातिमण्डलम् । करवालकरोदारमटमण्डलमध्यगम् ॥२१५॥
अमी समुत्थिता देवा निजं पालयितुं बलम् । महाक्रोधपरीताङ्गाः समुल्लासितहेतयः ॥ २१६ ॥ शिखिकेशरिदण्डोग्रकनकप्रवरादयः । छादयन्तो नभो दूरं प्रावृषेण्या इवाम्बुदाः ॥ २१७॥ स्वस्त्रीयाश्च सुरेन्द्रस्य मृगचिह्नादयोऽधिकम् । दीप्यमाना रणोद्भूततेजसा सुमहाबलाः ॥२१८॥ ततः श्रीमालिना तेषां शिरोभिः कमलैरिव । सशैवलैर्मही छन्ना छिन्नैश्चन्द्रार्ध सायकैः ॥२१९॥ अचिन्तयत्ततः शक्रो येनैते नरपुङ्गवाः । कुमाराः क्षयमानीताः सममेभिर्वरैः सुरैः ॥२२०॥ तस्यास्य को रणे स्थातुं पुरो वान्छेद्दिवौकसाम् । राक्षसस्य ['महातेजो दुरीक्ष्यस्यातिवीर्यवान् ॥२२१॥ तस्माद्स्य स्वयं युद्धश्रद्धाध्वंसं करोम्यहम् । अपरानमरान् यावन्नयते नैष पञ्चताम् ॥२२२॥ इति ध्यात्वा समाश्वास्य ] बलं स त्रासकम्पितम् । योद्धुं समुद्यतो यावस्त्रिदशानामधीश्वरः ॥ २२३॥ जिस प्रकार कामके बाणोंसे कुगुरुका हृदय खण्डित हो जाता है उसी प्रकार जिनसे अग्निकी देदीप्यमान शिखा निकल रही थी ऐसे प्रसन्नकीर्ति के बाणोंसे देवोंकी सेना खण्डित हो गयी ॥२१० ॥ तदनन्तर देवोंकी और दूसरी सेना सामने आयी । वह सेना कनक, तलवार, गदा, शक्ति, धनुष और मुद्गर आदि अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंसे युक्त थी || २११|| तत्पश्चात् माल्यवान्का पुत्र श्रीमाली जो अत्यन्त वीर और निःशंक हृदयवाला था देवोंकी सेनाके आगे खड़ा हो गया || २१२ || जिसकी सूर्य के समान कान्ति थी तथा जो निरन्तर बाणोंका समूह छोड़ रहा था ऐसे श्रीमालीने देवोंको क्षणमात्रमें कहाँ भेज दिया इसका पता नहीं चला ||२१३|| तदनन्तर जो शत्रुपक्षकी ओरसे सामने खड़ा था, जिसका वेग अनिवार्य था, जो शत्रुओंकी सेनाको इस तरह क्षोभयुक्त कर रहा था जिस प्रकार कि महाग्राह किसी समुद्रको क्षोभयुक्त करता है, जो अपना मदोन्मत्त हाथी शत्रुओंकी सेनापर हूल रहा था और जो तलवार हाथमें लिये उद्दण्ड योद्धाओंके बीचमें घूम रहा था ऐसे श्रीमालीको देखकर देव लोग अपनी सेनाकी रक्षा करनेके लिए उठे । उस समय उन सबके शरीर बहुत भारी क्रोधसे व्याप्त थे तथा उनके हाथोंमें अनेक शस्त्र चमक रहे थे || २१४२१६॥ शिखी, केशरी, दण्ड, उग्र, कनक, प्रवर आदि इन्द्रके योद्धाओंने आकाशको दूर तक ऐसा आच्छादित कर लिया जैसा कि वर्षाऋतुके मेघ आच्छादित कर लेते हैं ||२१७|| इनके सिवाय मृगचिह्न आदि इन्द्रके भानेज भी जो कि रणसे समुत्पन्न तेजके द्वारा अत्यधिक देदीप्यमान और महाबलवान थे, आकाशको दूर-दूर तक आच्छादित कर रहे थे || २१८|| तदनन्तर श्रीमालीने अपने अर्द्धचन्द्राकार बाणोंसे काटे हुए उनके सिरोंसे पृथिवीको इस प्रकार ढक दिया मानो शेवालसहित कमलोंसे ही ढक दिया हो ॥ २१९ ॥
अथानन्तर इन्द्रने विचार किया कि जिसने इन श्रेष्ठ देवोंके साथ-साथ इन नरश्रेष्ठ राजकुमारों का क्षय कर दिया है तथा अपने विशाल तेजसे जिसकी ओर आँख ऐसे इस राक्षसके आगे युद्धमें देवोंके बीच ऐसा कौन है जो सामने खड़ा सके ? इसलिए जब तक यह दूसरे देवोंको नहीं मारता है उसके पहले ही श्रद्धाका नाश कर देता हूँ ॥ २२० - २२२ ॥ ऐसा विचारकर देवोंका
उठाना भी कठिन है होनेकी भी इच्छा कर
मैं
स्वयं इसके युद्धकी स्वामी इन्द्र भयसे
२८४
१. त्विषः म । २. तमभ्रमित्रीणं म । ३. भागिनेयाः । ४. चित्रचन्दार्ध म । ५. शरैः ख. । ६.[] कोष्ठकान्तर्गतः पाठः क. पुस्तके नास्ति । ७. मृत्युम् ।

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In the Padma Purana,

**Verse 211:** Another army, fit for the gods, arrived, filled with gold, maces, weapons, bows, and maces.

**Verse 212:** Then, from within their ranks, stood the extremely valiant son of Malyavan, known as Sri Mali, with a resolute heart.

**Verse 213:** In a moment, he sent the gods, shining like the sun, to an unknown place, as he released a volley of arrows.

**Verse 214:** Seeing him, the enemy, unstoppable in his might, stirred up the army of his foes like a great wave,

**Verse 215:** a mass of maddened elephant kings, clashing with the enemy ranks, wielding swords, and moving amidst the chaos.

**Verse 216:** The gods, roused to defend their own strength, their bodies consumed by great anger, their weapons gleaming,

**Verse 217:** Shikhi, Kesari, Danda, Ugra, Kanaka, Pravara, and other warriors of Indra, covered the sky far and wide, like rain clouds.

**Verse 218:** And Indra's own sons, like Mriga-chinha and others, blazing with the brilliance of battle, immensely powerful, covered the sky far and wide.

**Verse 219:** Then, Sri Mali, with his crescent-shaped arrows, covered the earth with their severed heads, as if with lotuses and their stalks.

**Verse 220:** Indra pondered, "Who among these gods, or these valiant princes, can stand before this Rakshasa, whose brilliance is immense, whose power is overwhelming?

**Verse 221:** Therefore, I myself will destroy his faith in battle, before he destroys the other gods."

**Verse 222:** Thinking thus, he reassured his army, trembling with fear, as the lord of the gods prepared to fight.

**Verse 223:** Just as the heart of a wicked teacher is shattered by the arrows of Kama, so too was the army of the gods shattered by the arrows of Prasanna Kirti, whose blazing flames were like fire.

**Verse 210:** After that, the army of the gods and another army came face to face. That army was equipped with gold, swords, maces, weapons, bows, and maces.

**Verse 211:** After that, the son of Malyavan, Sri Mali, who was extremely valiant and had a fearless heart, stood in front of the army of the gods.

**Verse 212:** Where Sri Mali, whose radiance was like that of the sun, and who was constantly releasing a volley of arrows, sent the gods in a moment, no one knew.

**Verse 213:** Then, seeing Sri Mali, who stood before them, unstoppable in his might, who was stirring up the army of his foes like a great wave, who was charging his maddened elephant kings against the enemy ranks, and who was wielding a sword and moving amidst the chaos of the warriors, the gods rose to defend their own army. At that time, their bodies were consumed by great anger, and their weapons were gleaming.

**Verse 214-216:** Shikhi, Kesari, Danda, Ugra, Kanaka, Pravara, and other warriors of Indra covered the sky far and wide, like rain clouds.

**Verse 217:** Besides these, Indra's sons, like Mriga-chinha and others, who were blazing with the brilliance of battle, immensely powerful, were covering the sky far and wide.

**Verse 218:** Then, Sri Mali, with his crescent-shaped arrows, covered the earth with their severed heads, as if with lotuses and their stalks.

**Verse 219:** Then Indra thought, "Who among these gods, or these valiant princes, can stand before this Rakshasa, whose brilliance is immense, whose power is overwhelming? Therefore, I myself will destroy his faith in battle, before he destroys the other gods."

**Verse 220-222:** Thinking thus, he reassured his army, trembling with fear, as the lord of the gods prepared to fight.