Padmapuran Part 3

SR No.: 001824
Original Sutra Author: Dravishenacharya
Author: Pannalal Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 2004
Total Pages: 492
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 13 MB

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पञ्चाशीतितमं पर्व
तो मृदुमतिस्तस्मात् पुण्यराशिपरिक्षये । मायावशेषकर्माक्तो जम्बूद्वीपं समागतः ॥ १५० ॥ उत्तुङ्गशिखरो नाम्ना निकुञ्ज इति भूधरः । अटव्यां तस्य शलक्यां गहनायां विशेषतः ॥ १५१ ॥ अयं जीमूतसंघातसंकाशो वारणोऽभवत् । क्षुब्धार्णवसमस्वानो गतिनिर्जितमारुतः ॥ १५२ ॥ अत्यन्तभैरवाकारः कोपकालेऽभिमानवान् । शशाङ्काकृतिसद्वंष्ट्रो दन्तिराजगुणान्वितः ॥ १५३ ॥ विजयादिमहानागगोत्रजः परमद्युतिः । द्विषभैरावत्तस्येव स्वच्छन्दकृतविग्रहः ॥ १५४॥ सिंहव्याघ्रमहावृक्षगण्डशैलविनाशकृत् । भासतां मानुषास्तावद्दुर्ब्रहः खेचरैरपि ॥ १५५॥ समस्तश्वापदासं कुर्वन्न। मोदमात्रतः । रमते गिरिकुन्जेषु नानापह्नवहारिषु ॥ १५६ ॥ अक्षोभ्ये विमले नानाकुसुमैरुपशोभिते । मानसे सरसि क्रीडां कुरुतेऽनुचरान्वितः ॥ १५७॥ विलासं सेवते सारं कैलासे सुलभेक्षिते । मन्दाकिन्याः मनोज्ञेषु हृदेषु च परः सुखी ॥ १५८ ॥ अन्येषु च नगारण्प्रदेशेष्वतिहारिषु । भजते क्रीडनं कान्तं बान्धवानां महोदयः ॥ १५३ ॥ अनुवृत्तिप्रसक्तानां करेणूनां स भूरिभिः । सहस्रैः सङ्गतः सौख्यं भजते यूथपोचितम् ॥ १६०॥ इतस्ततश्च विचरन् द्विरदौघसमावृतः । शोभते पक्षिसङ्घातैर्विनतानन्दनो यथा ॥ १६१ ॥ घनाघनघनस्वानो दाननिर्भर पर्वतः । लङ्केन्द्रेणेचितः सोऽयमासीद्वारणसत्तमः ॥ १६२॥ विद्यापराक्रमोग्रेण तेनायं साधितोऽभवत् । त्रिलोककण्टकाभिख्यां प्रापितश्चारुलक्षणः ॥ १६३॥
युक्त तथा सुखरूपी सागर में निमग्न रहनेवाले वे दोनों देव अपने पुण्योदय से अनेक सागरपर्यन्त उस स्वर्ग में क्रीड़ा करते रहे ॥ १४६ ॥
१४७
तदनन्तर मृदुमतिका जीव, पुण्यराशिके क्षीण होने पर वहाँसे च्युत हो मायाचार के दोषसे दूषित होनेके कारण जम्बूद्वीपमें आया ॥ १५० ॥ जम्बूद्वीपमें ऊँचे-ऊँचे शिखरों से सहित निकुञ्ज नामका एक पर्वत है उस पर अत्यन्त सघन शल्लकी नामक वन है ॥ १५१ ॥ उसी वनमें यह मेघ-समूह के समान हाथी हुआ है । इसका शब्द क्षोभको प्राप्त हुए समुद्रके समान है, इसने अपनी गति से वायुको जीत लिया है, क्रोधके समय इसका आकार अत्यन्त भयंकर हो जाता है, यह महा अभिमानी है, इसकी दाँढ़ें चन्द्रमाके समान उज्ज्वल हैं। यह गजराजके गुणोंसे सहित है, विजय आदि महागजराजोंके वंशमें उत्पन्न हुआ है, परम दीप्तिको धारण करनेवाला है, मानो ऐरावत हाथीसे द्वेष ही रखता है, स्वेच्छानुसार युद्ध करनेवाला है, सिंह व्याघ्र बड़े-बड़े वृक्ष तथा छोड़ी मोटी अनेक गोल चट्टानोंका विनाश करने वाला है, मनुष्योंकी बात जाने दो विद्याधरोंके द्वारा भी इसका पकड़ा जाना सरल नहीं है, यह अपनी गन्धमात्रसे समस्त वन्य पशुओं को भय उत्पन्न करता है तथा नाना प्रकार के पल्लवोंसे युक्त पहाड़ी निकुञ्जों में क्रीड़ा करता रहता है । ||१५२-१५६॥ जिसे कोई क्षोभित नहीं कर सकता तथा जो नाना प्रकार के फूलोंसे सुशोभित है ऐसे मानस सरोवर में यह अपने अनुयायियों के साथ क्रीड़ा करता है || १५७|| यह अनायास
में आये हुए कैलास पर्वत पर तथा गङ्गा नदीके मनोहर हृदोंमें अत्यन्त सुखी होता हुआ श्रेष्ठ शोभाको प्राप्त होता है || १५ || अपने बन्धुजनोंके महाभ्युदयको बढ़ानेवाला यह हाथी इनके सिवाय अत्यन्त मनोहर पहाड़ी वन प्रदेशोंमें सुन्दर कोड़ा करता है || १५६ ॥ अनुकूल आचरण करने में तत्पर रहनेवाली हजारों हथिनियों के साथ मिलकर यह यूथपतिके योग्य सुख का उपभोग करता है ॥ १६० ॥ हाथियों के समूहसे घिरा हुआ यह हाथी जब यहाँ-वहाँ विचरण करता है तब पक्षियोंके समूह से आवृत गरुड़के समान सुशोभित होता है ॥१६१ ॥
जिसकी गर्जना मेघगर्जनाके समान सघन है तथा जो दानरूप झरनोंके निकलनेके लिए मानो पर्वत ही है ऐसा यह उत्तम गजराज लंकाके धनी रावणके द्वारा देखा गया अर्थात् रावणने इसे देखा ॥१६२॥ तथा विद्या और पराक्रमसे उग्र रावणने इसे वशीभूत किया एवं सुन्दर-सुन्दर

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## The Fifty-Fifth Chapter

Then, that gentle soul, due to the depletion of his store of merit, fell from there and, tainted by the residue of Maya, came to Jambudvipa. || 150 ||

In Jambudvipa, there is a mountain named Nikunj, adorned with lofty peaks, and on it, a dense forest called Shallki. || 151 ||

In that forest, this elephant, resembling a gathering of clouds, came to be. His roar was like the churning of the ocean, and he had conquered the wind with his speed. || 152 ||

His form was terrifying in anger, and he was immensely proud. His tusks were as bright as the moon, and he possessed all the qualities of a king of elephants. || 153 ||

He was born in the lineage of great elephants like Vijay, and he was radiant. He seemed to harbor animosity towards Airavata, and he fought at will. || 154 ||

He destroyed lions, tigers, large trees, and even mountains. Even the celestial beings found it difficult to capture him. || 155 ||

He filled all the wild animals with fear with his mere scent, and he delighted in playing in the mountain groves adorned with various leaves. || 156 ||

He played in the Manas lake, which was unshakable, pure, and adorned with various flowers, along with his followers. || 157 ||

He enjoyed his leisure in the easily accessible Kailasa mountain and in the beautiful hearts of the Mandakini river. He was supremely happy. || 158 ||

This great elephant, who enhanced the prosperity of his kin, also enjoyed playing in the beautiful mountain forests, apart from these places. || 159 ||

He enjoyed the company of thousands of female elephants, who were eager to please him, and he experienced the happiness befitting a leader of the herd. || 160 ||

Surrounded by a multitude of elephants, he roamed here and there, looking as magnificent as Garuda adorned with a flock of birds. || 161 ||

This supreme elephant, whose roar was as deep as the thunder of clouds, and who was like a mountain for the emergence of streams of charity, was seen by Ravana, the king of Lanka. || 162 ||

Ravana, who was fierce in knowledge and prowess, subdued him and made him beautiful with auspicious marks. || 163 ||

Thus, those two gods, who were endowed with happiness and form, continued to play in that heaven, reaching many oceans with their merit. || 146 ||

And then, that gentle soul, due to the depletion of his store of merit, fell from there and, tainted by the residue of Maya, came to Jambudvipa. || 150 ||