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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नवोत्तरशतं पर्व
वीरसेननृपः सोऽयं विज्ञाय विहृतां प्रियाम् । उन्मत्तत्वं परिप्राप्तो रतिं कापि न विन्दते ॥ १४७ ॥ मण्डवस्याभवच्छिष्यस्तापसोऽसौ जलप्रियः । मूढं विस्मापयंल्लोकं तपः पञ्चाभिकं श्रितः ॥ १४८ ॥ अन्यदा मधुराजेन्द्रो धर्मासनमुपागतः । करोति मन्त्रिभिः सार्द्धं व्यवहारविचारणम् ॥१४३॥ भूपालाचारसम्पन्नं सत्यं सम्मदसङ्गतम् । प्रविष्टोऽन्तःपुरं धीरस्तपनेऽस्ताभिलाषुके ॥ १५० ॥ खिना तं प्राह चन्द्राभा किमित्यद्य चिरायितम् । वयं क्षुदर्दिता नाथ दुःखं वेलामिमां स्थिताः ॥ १५१ ॥ सोऽवोचद्व्यवहारोऽयमरालः पारदारिकः । छेतु ं न शक्यते यस्मात्तस्मादद्य चिरायितम् ॥ १५२ ॥ विहस्योवाच चन्द्राभा को दोषोऽम्य प्रियारतौ । परभार्यां प्रिया यस्य तं पूजय यथेप्सितम् ॥ १५३ ॥ तस्थास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रुद्धो मधुविभुजंगौ । ये पारदारिका दुष्टा निग्राह्यास्ते न संशयः ॥ १५४ ॥ दण्ड्याः पञ्चकदण्डेन निर्वास्याः पुरुषाधमाः । स्पृशन्तोऽप्यबलामन्यां भाषयन्तोऽपि दुर्मताः ।। १५५ ।। सम्मूढाः परदारेषु ये पापादनिवर्त्तिनः । अधः प्रपतनं येषां ते पूज्याः कथमीदृशाः ॥ १५६ ॥ देवी पुनरुवाचेदं सहसा कमलेक्षणा । अहो धर्मपरो जातु भवान् भूपालनोद्यतः ॥ १५७ ॥ महान् यथेष दोषोऽस्ति परदारे पिणां नृणाम् । एतं निग्रहमुर्वीश न करोषि किमात्मनः ||१५८॥ प्रथमस्तु भवानेव परदाराभिगामिनाम् । कोऽन्येषां क्रियते दोषो यथा राजा तथा प्रजाः ॥ १५६ ॥ स्वयमेव नृपो यत्र नृशंसः पारदारिकः । तत्र किं व्यवहारेण कारणं स्वस्थतां व्रज ॥ १६० ॥
इधर राजा वीरसेनको जब पता चला कि हमारी प्रिया हरी गई है तो वह पागल हो गया और किसी भी स्थानमें रतिको प्राप्त नहीं हुआ अर्थात् उसे कहीं भी अच्छा नहीं लगा - || १४७|| अन्त में मूर्ख मनुष्योंको आनन्द देनेवाला राजा वीरसेन किसी मण्डवनामक तापसका . शिष्य हो गया और मूर्ख मनुष्योंको आश्चर्य में डालता हुआ पश्चाग्नितप तपने लगा ॥१४८ ||
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किसी एक दिन राजा मधु धर्मासनपर बैठकर मन्त्रियोंके साथ राज्यकार्यका विचार कर रहा था । सो ठीक ही है क्योंकि राजाओंके आचारसे सम्पन्न सत्य ही हर्षदायक होता है । उस दिन राज्यकार्य में व्यस्त रहने के कारण धीरवीर राजा अन्तःपुरमें तब पहुँचा जब कि सूर्य अस्त होनेके सन्मुख था || १४६ - १५० ॥ खेदखिन्न चन्द्राभाने राजासे कहा कि नाथ! आज इतनी देर क्यों की? हमलोग भूख से अबतक पीडित रहे ।। १५१ ।। राजाने कहा कि यतश्च यह परस्त्री सम्बन्धी व्यवहार ( मुकद्दमा ) टेढ़ा व्यवहार था अतः बीचमें नहीं छोड़ा जा सकता था इसीलिए आज देर हुई है || १५२ || तब चन्द्राभाने हँसकर कहा कि परस्त्री से प्रेम करनेमें दोष
क्या है ? जिसे परस्त्री प्यारी है उसकी तो इच्छानुसार पूजा करनी चाहिए ॥१५३॥ उसके उक्त वचन सुन राजा मधुने क्रुद्ध होकर कहा कि जो दुष्ट परस्त्री लम्पट हैं वे अवश्य ही दण्ड देने के योग्य हैं इसमें संशय नहीं है ।। १५४ || जो परस्त्रीका स्पर्श करते हैं अथवा उससे वार्तालाप करते हैं ऐसे दुष्ट नीच पुरुष भी पाँच प्रकारके दण्डसे दण्डित करने योग्य हैं तथा देशसे निकालने के योग्य हैं फिर जो पासे निवृत्त नहीं होनेवाले परस्त्रियों में अत्यन्त मोहित हैं अर्थात् परस्त्रीका सेवन करते हैं उनका तो अधःपात--नरक जाना निश्चित ही है ऐसे लोग पूजा करने योग्य कैसे हो सकते हैं ? ॥ १५५ - १५६ ॥ तदनन्तर कमललोचना देवी चन्द्राभाने बीचमें ही बात काटते हुए कहा कि अहो ! आप बड़े धर्मात्मा हैं ? तथा पृथिवीका पालन करनेमें उद्यत हैं ॥ १५७॥ यदि परदाराभिलाषी मनुष्योंका यह बड़ा भारी दोष माना जाता है तो हे राजन् ! अपने आपके लिए भी आप यह दण्ड क्यों नहीं देते ? || १५८ || परस्त्रीगामियों में प्रथम तो आप ही हैं फिर दूसरोंको दोष क्यों दिया जाता है क्योंकि यह बात सर्वत्र प्रसिद्ध है कि जैसा राजा होता है वैसी प्रजा होती है ॥ १५६॥ जहाँ राजा स्वयं क्रूर एवं परस्त्रीगामी है वहाँ व्यवहार-अभियोग
१. वक्रः ।

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## The One Hundred and Ninth Chapter

This King Vira Sena, knowing that his beloved had been abducted, became mad and did not find any pleasure anywhere. || 147 ||

He became a disciple of a sage named Mandava, who was fond of water. He embraced the five-fold fire penance, astonishing the foolish people. || 148 ||

One day, King Madhu went to the Dharma-asana and discussed matters of state with his ministers. || 149 ||

The valiant king, endowed with the virtues of a king, entered the inner palace when the sun was about to set, as truth is always auspicious. || 150 ||

Chandrabha, distressed, said to him, "My lord, why have you been away for so long? We have been suffering from hunger all this time." || 151 ||

He replied, "This case concerning another man's wife is a tricky one, and it cannot be left unfinished. That is why I have been away for so long." || 152 ||

Chandrabha laughed and said, "What is wrong with loving another man's wife? If someone finds another man's wife dear, then he should be worshipped according to his desire." || 153 ||

Hearing these words, King Madhu, enraged, said, "Those wicked men who are lustful for another man's wife are certainly deserving of punishment, there is no doubt about it." || 154 ||

"Those who touch another man's wife or speak to her, such wicked, low-born men are worthy of punishment with five kinds of punishments and should be banished from the country. And those who are not deterred from their evil ways and are deeply infatuated with another man's wife, that is, those who indulge in another man's wife, are surely destined for hell. How can such people be worthy of worship?" || 155-156 ||

Then, the lotus-eyed queen Chandrabha, interrupting, said, "Oh, you are a great devotee of Dharma and are dedicated to the welfare of the earth." || 157 ||

"If this is considered a great sin for men who desire another man's wife, then, O King, why don't you punish yourself for this?" || 158 ||

"You are the first among those who go after another man's wife. Why are others blamed? For it is well known that as the king is, so are the people." || 159 ||

"Where the king himself is cruel and lustful for another man's wife, what is the point of legal proceedings? Let the kingdom be free from such things." || 160 ||

Here, when King Vira Sena learned that his beloved had been abducted, he went mad and did not find any pleasure anywhere. || 147 ||

Finally, to give joy to the foolish people, King Vira Sena became a disciple of a sage named Mandava, and, astonishing the foolish people, he began to perform the five-fold fire penance. || 148 ||

One day, King Madhu was sitting on the Dharma-asana, discussing matters of state with his ministers. It is right, for truth, endowed with the virtues of kings, is auspicious. Because he was busy with state affairs that day, the valiant king reached the inner palace when the sun was about to set. || 149-150 ||