मातृदोषं प्रकाशेत स्त्रीजातः परिकथ्यते । अत्र यज्ञाश्च तीर्थाश्च अत्र देवा महौजसः
He reveals the fault of his mother; he is spoken of as born of women; here are sacrifices and holy places, here are gods of great power.
पश्यंति कौतुकं कांते मुनयः सिद्धचारणाः । त्रैलोक्यं वर्तते तत्र यत्र वीरप्रकाशनम्
Sages, siddhas, and charanas witness the spectacle, beloved; the three worlds exist there where the glory of heroes is revealed.
समराद्भग्नं प्रपश्यंति सर्वे त्रैलोक्यवासिनः । शपंति निर्घृणं पापं प्रहसन्ति पुनःपुनः
All the inhabitants of the three worlds see the one broken in battle; they curse the cruel sinner and laugh again and again.
दुर्गतिं दर्शयेत्तस्य धर्मराजो न संशयः । सम्मुखः समरे युद्धे स्वशिरः शोणितं पिबेत्
The Lord of Dharma shows him a miserable fate, without doubt; facing battle, he must drink his own blood from his head.
अश्वमेधफलं भुंक्ते इंद्रलोकं प्रगच्छति । यदा जयति संग्रामे शत्रूञ्छूरो वरानने
He enjoys the fruit of the horse sacrifice and goes to the world of Indra when, O beautiful one, he conquers enemies in battle.
तदा प्रभुंजते लक्ष्मीं नानाभोगान्न संशयः । यदा तत्र त्यजेत्प्राणान्सम्मुखः सन्निराश्रयः
Then he enjoys wealth and various pleasures, without doubt; when, there, he gives up his life facing the enemy, without refuge.
स गच्छेत्परमं स्थानं देवकन्यां प्रभुंजते । एवं धर्मं विजानामि कथं भग्नो व्रजाम्यहम्
He attains the highest place and enjoys a divine maiden; thus I know the law—how can I, broken, depart?
अनेन समरे युद्धं करिष्ये नात्र संशयः । मनोः पुत्रेण धीरेण राज्ञा इक्ष्वाकुणा सह
With this, I will fight in battle, there is no doubt; with the wise son of Manu, together with King Ikshvaku.
डिंभान्गृहीत्वा याहि त्वं सुखं जीव वरानने । तस्य श्रुत्वा वचः प्राह बद्धाहं तव बंधनैः
Take the children and go, live happily, O beautiful one; hearing his words, she replied, 'I am bound by your ties.'
स्नेहमानरसाख्यैश्च रतिक्रीडनकैः प्रिय । पुरतस्ते सुतैः सार्द्धं प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यामि मानद
By bonds of affection, pride, and the play of love, dear one, together with the children before you, I will give up my life, O giver of honor.
एवमेतौ सुसंभाष्य परस्परहितैषिणौ । युद्धाय निश्चितौ भूत्वा समालोकयतो रिपून्
Thus, having spoken well to each other, both seeking each other's welfare, they resolved upon battle and gazed at their enemies.
कोशलाधिपतिं वीरं तमिक्ष्वाकुं महामतिम्
The heroic lord of Kosala, that Ikshvaku of great wisdom.
यथैव मेघः परिगर्जते दिवि प्रावृट्सुकालेषु तडित्प्रकाशैः । तथैव संगर्जति कांतया समं समाह्वयेद्राजवरं खुराग्रैः
Just as a cloud roars in the sky during the rainy season with flashes of lightning, so he roared together with his beloved, challenging the noble king with the tips of his hooves.
तं गर्जमानं ददृशे महात्मा वाराहमेकं पुरुषार्थयुक्तम् । ससार अश्वस्य जवेनयुक्तः ससम्मुखं तस्य नृवीरधीरः
The great-souled one saw him roaring, a single boar endowed with purpose; the courageous king, mounted on a swift horse, rushed to face him.
चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः सुकलोवाच- स्वसैन्यं दुर्धरं दृष्ट्वा निर्जितं दुर्धरेण तम् । चुकोप भूपतिः क्रूरं दुःसहं शूकरं प्रति
Chapter forty-four. Sukala spoke: Seeing his own army, difficult to subdue, defeated by Durdhara, the king grew angry at the fierce, intolerable boar.
धनुरादाय वेगेन बाणं कालानलोपमम् । तस्याभिमुखमेवासौ हयेनाभिससार सः
Taking up his bow with speed, and an arrow like the fire of death, he rushed toward him on his horse.
स यदा नृपतिं हयपृष्ठगतं वरपौरुषयुक्तममित्रहणम् । परिपश्यति शूकरयूथपतिः प्रगतोभिमुखं रणभूमितले
When the lord of boars sees the king, mounted on his horse, endowed with excellent strength and the destroyer of enemies, advancing towards him on the battlefield,
निशितेन शरेण हतो हि यदा नृपतेर्हयपादतले प्रगतः । तमिहैव विलंघ्य च वेगमनाः प्रखरेण जवेन च कोलवरः
Then, struck by a sharp arrow, as he falls beneath the king’s horse, the mighty boar, intent on speed, leaps up with great swiftness and force.
व्यथितस्तुरगः सकिरिःकिटिना न हि याति क्षितौ स हि विद्धगतिः । तुरगः पतितो भुवि तुंडहतो लघुस्यंदनमेव गतो नृपतिः
The horse, wounded by the boar’s tusk, is distressed and cannot move on the ground, its movement impaired; struck down, the horse falls to the earth, and the king quickly mounts a light chariot.
स हि गर्जति शूकरजातिरवैरथसंस्थितकोशल येन जवैः । गदया निहतः किल भूपतिना रणमध्यगतः स हि यूथपतिः
Then the boar, chief of his herd, standing in the midst of battle, roars fiercely; but he is struck down by the king with a mace, right in the center of the fight.
परित्यज्य तनुं च स्वकां हि तदा गत एव हरेर्गृहमेव वरम्
At that moment, abandoning his body, he went straight to the blessed abode of Hari.
कृत्वा हि युद्धं समरे हितेन राज्ञा समं शूकरराजराजः । पपात भूमौ च हतो यदा तु ववर्षिरे देववराः सुपुष्पैः
Having fought valiantly in battle with the king, when the king of boars was slain and fell to the ground, the best of the gods showered him with splendid flowers.
तस्योर्ध्वगः पुष्पचयः सुजातः संतानकानामिव सौरभश्च । सकुंकुमैश्चंदनवृष्टिमेव कुर्वंति देवाः परितुष्यमाणाः
A beautiful heap of flowers rose above him, fragrant like the celestial wish-fulfilling trees, as the delighted gods poured down a rain of saffron and sandalwood.
विमृश्यमानः स हि तेन राज्ञा चतुर्भुजः सोपि बभूव राजन् । दिव्यांबरोभूषणदिव्यरूपः स्वतेजसा भाति दिवाकरो यथा
Touched by the king, he became four-armed, O King, shining with divine garments and ornaments, radiant in his own splendor like the sun.
दिव्येन यानेन दिवं गतो यदा सुपूज्यमानः सुरराजदेवैः । गंधर्वराजः स बभूव भूयः पूर्वं स्वकं कायमिहैव हित्वा
Ascending to heaven in a celestial chariot, honored by the gods and the king of the gods, he became again the king of the Gandharvas, having left his former body here.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने सुकलाचरित्रे। चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-fourth chapter in the virtuous tale of Sukalā, in the story of Vena, in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
पंचचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः सुकलोवाच- अथ ते लुब्धकाः सर्वे शूकरीं प्रति जग्मिरे । शूराश्च दारुणाः प्राप्ताः पाशहस्ताश्च भीषणाः
Chapter Forty-Five. Sukalā said: Then all those hunters went after the boar’s mate; fierce and terrible warriors arrived, holding nooses in their hands.
चतुरश्च ततो डिंभान्कृत्वा स्थित्वा च शूकरी । कुटुंबेन समं कांतं हतं दृष्ट्वा महाहवे
Then, having placed her four young ones and standing with her family, the boar’s mate saw her beloved, slain in the great battle.
भर्तुर्मे चिंतितं प्राप्तमृषिदेवैश्च पूजितः । गतः स्वर्गं महात्मासौ वीर्येणानेन कर्मणा
She thought, ‘My husband, honored by sages and gods, has attained heaven through his valor and deeds.’
अनेनापि पथा यास्ये स्वर्गं भर्त्ता स तिष्ठति । तया सुनिश्चितं कृत्वा पुत्रान्प्रतिविचिंतितम्
‘By this same path I too shall go to heaven, where my husband now dwells.’ Having resolved thus, she considered her sons.