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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त्रयोविंशतितमं पर्व गते राजन्यमात्येन 'लेप्यं दाशरथं वपुः । कारितं मुख्यवपुषो मिन्नं चेतनयैकया ॥४१॥ लाक्षादिरसयोगेन रुधिरं तत्र निर्मितम् । मार्दवं च कृतं तादृग्यादृक्सत्यासुधारिणः ॥४२॥ वरासननिविष्टं तं वेश्मनः सप्तमे तले । युक्तं पुरैव सर्वेण परिवर्गेण बिम्बकम् ॥४३॥ स मन्त्री लेप्यकारश्च कृत्रिमं जैज्ञतु पम् । भ्रान्तिर्हि जायते तत्र पश्यतोरुभयोरपि ॥४४॥ अयमेव च वृत्तान्तो जनकस्यापि कल्पितः । उपर्युपरि हि प्रायश्चलन्ति विदुषां धियः ।।४५॥ मद्यां तौ क्षितिपो नष्टौ भुवनस्थितिकोविदौ । आपकाले यथेन्द्वौं समये जलदायिनाम् ॥१६॥ यौ पुरा वरनारीमिर्महाप्रासादवर्तिनौ । उदारभोगसंपन्नौ सेवितो मगधाधिप ॥४७॥ इतराविव तौ कौचिदसहायौ नरोत्तमौ । चरणाभ्यां महीं कष्टं भ्रमन्तौ 'धिग्भवस्थितिम् ॥४८॥ इति निश्चित्य जन्तुभ्यो यो ददात्यभयं नरः । किं न तेन भवेद्दत्तं साधूनां धुरि तिष्ठता ॥४९॥ इष्टौ तौ तत्र तत्रेति चरवर्गेण वेदितौ । अनुजेन दशास्यस्य प्रेषिता वधका भृशम् ॥५०॥ ते शस्त्रपाणयः क्रूरा दृष्ट्यगोचरविग्रहाः । दिवा नक्तं च नगरी भ्रमन्ति चलचक्षुषः ॥५१॥ प्रासादं हीनसत्त्वास्ते प्रवेष्टं न सहा यदा । चिरायन्ते तदायासीत् स्वयमेव विभीषणः ॥५२॥
अन्विष्य गीतशब्देन प्रविश्य गतविभ्रमः । ददर्शान्तःपुरान्तस्थं व्यक्तं दशरथं विभीः ॥५३॥ सो ठीक ही है क्योंकि वह मन्त्री राजाका अच्छी तरह परीक्षा किया हुआ था ॥४०॥ राजाके चले जानेपर मन्त्रीने राजा दशरथके शरीरका एक पुतला बनवाया। वह पुतला मूल शरीरसे इतना मिलता-जुलता था कि केवल एक चेतनाको अपेक्षा हो भिन्न जान पड़ता था ॥४१।। उसके भीतर लाख आदिका रस भराकर रुधिरकी रचना की गयी थी तथा सचमुचके प्राणीके शरीरमें जैसी कोमलता होती है वैसी ही कोमलता उस पुतले में रची गयी थी ॥४२॥ राजाका वह पुतला पहलेके समान ही समस्त परिकरके साथ महलके सातवें खण्डमें उत्तम आसनपर विराजमान किया गया था ॥४३।। वह मन्त्री तथा पुतलाको बनानेवाला चित्रकार ये दोनों ही राजाको कृत्रिम राजा समझते थे और बाकी सब लोग उसे सचमुचका हो राजा समझते थे। यही नहीं उन दोनोंको भी देखते हुए जब कभी भ्रान्ति उत्पन्न हो जाती थी ॥४४॥
उधर यही हाल राजा जनकका भी किया गया सो ठीक ही है क्योंकि विद्वानोंकी बुद्धियां प्रायः ऊपर-ऊपर ही चलती हैं अर्थात् एक-से-एक बढ़कर होती हैं ॥४५॥ जिस प्रकार वर्षाऋतुके समय चन्द्रमा और सूर्य छिपे-छिपे रहते हैं उसी प्रकार संसारकी स्थितिके जानकार दोनों राजा भी आपत्तिके समय पृथिवीपर छिपे-छिपे रहने लगे ॥४६॥ गौतमस्वामी राजा श्रेणिकसे कहते हैं कि हे मगधाधिपते ! जो राजा पहले बडे-बडे महलोंमें रहते थे, उदार भोगसे सम्पन्न थे। उत्तमोत्तम स्त्रियां जिनकी सेवा करती थीं वे ही राजा अन्य मनुष्योंके समान असहाय हो पृथिवीपर पैरोंसे पैदल भटकते फिरते थे, सो इस संसारकी दशाको धिक्कार हो ॥४७-४८॥ ऐसा निश्चय कर जो प्राणियोंके लिए अभयदान देता है, सत्पुरुषोंके अग्रभागमें स्थित रहनेवाले उस पुरुषने क्या नहीं दिया ? अर्थात् सब कुछ दिया ।।४९।। गुप्तचरोंके समूहने जहां-जहाँ उनका सद्भाव जाना वहाँ-वहाँ विभीषणने उन्हें स्वयं देखा तथा बहुत-से वधक भेजे ॥५०॥ जिनके हाथोंमें शस्त्र विद्यमान थे, जो स्वभावसे क्रूर थे, जिनके शरीर नेत्रोंसे दिखाई नहीं देते थे तथा जिनके नेत्र अत्यन्त चंचल थे, ऐसे वधक रात-दिन नगरीमें घूमने लगे ॥५१॥ हीन शक्तिके धारक वे वधक राजमहलमें प्रवेश करनेके लिए समर्थ नहीं हो सके इसलिए जब उन्हें अपने कार्यमें विलम्ब हुआ तब विभीषण स्वयं ही आया ॥५२॥ संगीतके शब्दसे उसने दशरथका पता लगा लिया, जिससे १. लेख्यं म.। २. तावद्यावत्पत्यासुधारिणः म.। ३. स्रजतु म.। ४. धिक्तवस्थितिम् म.। ५. दृष्ट्वा गोचनविग्रहा म.।

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The twenty-third chapter
The minister, having examined the king well, had a dummy made of Dasaratha. The dummy was so similar to the original that only by its lack of consciousness could it be distinguished. [41]
The dummy was filled with a mixture of lac and other substances to simulate blood, and it was made as soft as the body of a real being. [42]
The dummy was seated on a fine throne in the seventh storey of the palace, surrounded by all the usual paraphernalia. [43]
The minister and the artist who made the dummy both thought it was a real king, and everyone else thought so too. Sometimes, even they were deceived. [44]
The same thing was done to Janaka. The minds of the wise are often superficial, one surpassing the other. [45]
Just as the moon and the sun hide themselves during the rainy season, so too did these two kings, who knew the state of the world, hide themselves during times of trouble. [46]
Gautama Swami said to King Shrenika, "O king of Magadha! Those kings who once lived in great palaces, who were rich in material possessions, and who were served by the most beautiful women, are now, like ordinary men, helpless and wandering the earth on foot. Alas, the state of this world!" [47-48]
Having decided this, what did that man, who gave protection to all beings, not give to those who stood at the head of the virtuous? [49]
Vibhishana, having learned of their whereabouts from his spies, sent many assassins to kill them. [50]
These assassins, armed with weapons, were cruel by nature, their bodies were invisible to the eye, and their eyes were very restless. They roamed the city day and night. [51]
These assassins, being weak, were unable to enter the palace. When they were delayed in their task, Vibhishana came himself. [52]
He followed the sound of music and, having entered the palace, found Dasaratha in the inner apartments. [53]
This is correct because the minister had thoroughly examined the king. [40]
When the king left, the minister had a dummy made of King Dasaratha's body. The dummy was so similar to the original body that only by its lack of consciousness could it be distinguished. [41]
A mixture of lac and other substances was used to create blood inside the dummy, and it was made as soft as the body of a real being. [42]
The dummy of the king was seated on a fine throne in the seventh storey of the palace, surrounded by all the usual paraphernalia, just as before. [43]
The minister and the artist who made the dummy both thought it was a real king, and everyone else thought so too. Sometimes, even they were deceived. [44]
The same thing was done to King Janaka. The minds of the wise are often superficial, one surpassing the other. [45]
Just as the moon and the sun hide themselves during the rainy season, so too did these two kings, who knew the state of the world, hide themselves during times of trouble. [46]
Gautama Swami said to King Shrenika, "O king of Magadha! Those kings who once lived in great palaces, who were rich in material possessions, and who were served by the most beautiful women, are now, like ordinary men, helpless and wandering the earth on foot. Alas, the state of this world!" [47-48]
Having decided this, what did that man, who gave protection to all beings, not give to those who stood at the head of the virtuous? [49]
Vibhishana, having learned of their whereabouts from his spies, sent many assassins to kill them. [50]
These assassins, armed with weapons, were cruel by nature, their bodies were invisible to the eye, and their eyes were very restless. They roamed the city day and night. [51]
These assassins, being weak, were unable to enter the palace. When they were delayed in their task, Vibhishana came himself. [52]
He followed the sound of music and, having entered the palace, found Dasaratha in the inner apartments. [53]