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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षडुत्तरशतं पर्व
द्विरदौ महिषौ गावौ प्लवगौ द्वीपिनौ वृकौ । रुरूच तौ समुत्पन्नावन्योन्यं च हतस्तथा ॥२८॥ जले स्थले च भूयोऽपि वैरानुसरणोद्यतौ । भ्राम्यतः पापकर्माणौ म्रियमाणौ तथाविधम् ॥२६॥ परमं दुःखितः सोऽपि धनदत्तोऽध्वखेदितः । अन्यदाऽस्तङ्गते भानौ श्रमणाश्रममागमत् ॥३०॥ तत्र साधूनभाषिष्ट तृषितोऽप्युदकं मम । प्रयच्छत सुखिन्नस्य यूयं हि सुकृतप्रियाः ॥३१॥ तकश्रमणोऽवोचन मधुरं परिसान्त्वयन् । रात्रावप्यमृतं युक्तं न पातुं किं पुनर्जलम् ॥३२॥ चक्षुर्व्यापारनिमुक्त काले पापैकदारुणे । अदृष्टसूक्ष्मजन्त्वाढ्ये माशीर्वस 'विभास्करे ॥३३॥ आतुरेणाऽपि भोक्तव्य विकाले भद्र न स्वया । मापत व्यसनोदारसलिले भवसागरे ॥३॥ उपशान्तस्ततः पुण्यकथाभिः सोऽल्पशक्तिकः । अणुवतधरो जातो दयालिङ्गितमानसः ॥३५॥ कालधर्म च सम्प्राप्य सौधर्म सत्सुरोऽभवत् । मौलिकुण्डलकेयूरहारमुद्राङ्गदोउज्वलः ॥३६॥ पूर्वपुण्योदयात्तत्र सुरस्त्रीसुखलालितः। महाप्सरःपरिवारो मोदते वज्रपाणिवत् ॥३७॥ ततश्च्युतः समुत्पन्नः पुरश्रेष्ठमहापुरे । धारिण्यां श्रेष्टिनो मेरो नात् पद्मरुचिः सुतः ॥३८॥ तत्रैव च पुरे नाम्ना छत्रच्छायो नरेश्वरः । महिषीगुणमन्जूषा श्रीदत्ता तस्य भामिनी ॥३६॥ आगच्छन्नन्यदा गोष्ठं गत्वा तुरगपृष्ठतः । अपश्यद् भुवि पर्यस्तं भैरवो जीर्णकं वृषम् ॥४०॥
दोनों फिर लड़े और परस्पर एक दूसरेको मार कर शूकर अवस्थाको प्राप्त हुए ॥२७॥ तदनन्तर बे दोनों हाथी, भैसा, बैल, बानर, चीता, भेड़िया और कृष्ण मृग हुए तथा सभी पर्यायोंमें एक दूसरेको मार कर मरे ॥२८॥ पाप कार्यमें तत्पर रहने वाले वे दोनों जलमें, स्थलमें जहाँ भी उत्पन्न होते थे वहीं बैरका अनुसरण करनेमें तत्पर रहते थे और उसी प्रकार परस्पर एक दूसरे को मार कर मरते थे ॥२॥
अथानन्तर मार्गके खेदसे थका अत्यन्त दुःखी धनदत्त, एक दिन सूर्यास्त होजाने पर मुनियों के आश्रममें पहुँचा ॥३०॥ वह प्यासा था इसलिए उसने मुनियोंसे कहा कि मैं बहुत दुःखी होरहा हूँ अतः मुझे पानी दीजिए आप लोग पुण्य करना अच्छा समझते हैं ।।३१।। उनमेंसे एक मुनिने सान्त्वना देते हुए मधुर शब्द कहे कि रात्रिमें अमृत पीना भी उचित नहीं है फिर पानीकी तो बात ही क्या है ? ॥३२॥ हे वत्स ! जब नेत्र अपना व्यापार छोड़ देते हैं, जो पापकी प्रवृत्ति होने से अत्यन्त दारुण है, जो नहीं दिखनेवाले सूक्ष्म जन्तुओंसे सहित है, तथा जब सूर्यका अभाव हो जाता है ऐसे समय भोजन मत कर ॥३३॥ हे भद्र ! तुझे दुःखी होने पर भी असमयमें नहीं खाना चाहिए । तू दुःखरूपी गम्भीर पानीसे भरे हुए संसार-सागरमें मत पड़ ॥३२॥ तदनन्तर मुनिराजकी पुण्य कथासे वह शान्त हो गया, उसका चित्त दयासे आलिङ्गित हो उठा और इनके फलस्वरूप वह अणुव्रतका धारी हो गया। यतश्च वह अल्पशक्तिका धारक था इसलिए महाव्रती नहीं बन सका ॥३५॥ तदनन्तर आयुका अन्त आनेपर मरणको प्राप्त हो वह सौधर्य स्वर्गमें मुकुट, कुंडल, बाजूबन्द, हार, मुद्रा और अनन्तसे सुशोभित उत्तम देव हुआ ।।३६॥ वहाँ वह पूर्वपुण्योदयके कारण देवाङ्गनाओंके सुखसे लालित था, अप्सराओंक बड़े भारी परिवारसे सहित था तथा इन्द्रके समान आनन्दसे समय व्यतीत करता था ॥३७॥
तदनन्तर वहाँ से च्युत होकर महापुर नामक श्रेष्ठ नगरमें जैनधर्मके श्रद्धालु मेरु नामक सेठकी धारिणी नामक स्त्रीसे पद्मरुचि नामक पुत्र हुआ ॥३८॥ उसी नगरमें एक छत्रच्छाय नामका राजा रहता था। उसकी श्रीदत्ता नामकी स्त्री थी जो कि रानीके गुणोंकी मानो पिटारी ही थी ॥३६॥ किसी एक दिन पद्मरुचि घोड़े पर चढ़ा अपने गोकुलकी ओर आ रहा था, सो मार्गमें
१. विभावरे म० । २. तुद्यङ्गदो-ख०, ज०, क० । ३. मेरुपुत्रः = पद्मरुचिः ।

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## Chapter One Hundred and Six

Two [beings] were born as boars, then as buffaloes, cows, monkeys, leopards, wolves, and blackbucks. They killed each other in all these forms. ||28||

They were always eager to follow their hatred, whether in water or on land. They were always killing each other in this way, being engaged in evil deeds. ||29||

Then, Dhanadatta, exhausted from the journey and deeply distressed, reached the hermitage of the monks one day when the sun had set. ||30||

Thirsty, he said to the monks, "I am very distressed, please give me water. You are fond of doing good deeds." ||31||

One of the monks, comforting him with sweet words, said, "Even nectar is not proper to drink at night, let alone water." ||32||

"My dear, do not eat when the eyes cease their function, which is a time of great evil, filled with unseen, subtle beings, and when the sun is absent." ||33||

"O Blessed one, even when you are distressed, you should not eat at an inappropriate time. Do not fall into the ocean of the world, filled with the bitter water of suffering." ||34||

Then, calmed by the stories of the monks' virtues, he became a follower of the Anuvrata, his mind filled with compassion. He was not able to become a follower of the Mahavratas because he was of limited strength. ||35||

When his time came, he died and attained the heaven of Saudharma, adorned with a crown, earrings, bracelets, garlands, and a signet ring, a glorious god. ||36||

There, due to the merit of his past deeds, he was delighted by the pleasures of the celestial nymphs, surrounded by a large family of Apsaras, and enjoyed himself like Indra. ||37||

Then, he was born in the great city of Mahapur, as the son of a wealthy Jain merchant named Meru, and his mother was Dharini. ||38||

In the same city, there was a king named Chhatracchaya. His queen was named Shridatta, who was a treasure trove of queenly virtues. ||39||

One day, Padmaruchi was riding on horseback, returning to his Gokul, when he saw a worn-out bull lying on the ground. ||40||

**Notes:**

* **Anuvrata:** A set of lesser vows in Jainism.
* **Mahavratas:** The five great vows in Jainism.
* **Saudharma:** One of the higher heavens in Jain cosmology.
* **Apsaras:** Celestial nymphs in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
* **Indra:** The king of the gods in Hindu mythology.
* **Gokul:** A village in Hindu mythology, associated with the childhood of Krishna.