यदा जीवंति मे बालाश्चत्वारो वंशधारकाः । भवत्यस्य सुवीरस्य कोलस्यापि महात्मनः
‘As long as my four young sons, the continuers of the line, live, the glory of this noble and heroic boar will remain.’
केनोपायेन पुत्रान्वै रक्षायुक्तान्करोम्यहम् । इति चिंतापरा भूत्वा दृष्ट्वा पर्वतसंकटम्
‘By what means can I ensure the safety of my sons?’ Thus absorbed in thought, she looked for a difficult mountain path.
तत्र मार्गं सुविस्तीर्णं निष्कासाय प्रयास्यते । तया सुनिश्चितं कृत्वा पुत्रान्प्रति विचिंतितम्
There she found a broad way for escape; having resolved firmly, she considered her sons.
तानुवाच महाराज पुत्रान्प्रति सुमोहितान् । यावत्तिष्ठाम्यहं पुत्रास्तावद्गच्छत शीघ्रगाः
She spoke to her sons, who were deeply bewildered: ‘As long as I remain, my sons, you must go swiftly from here.’
तेषां मध्ये सुतो ज्येष्ठः कथं यास्यामि मातरम् । संत्यज्य जीवलोभाच्च धिङ्मे मातः सुजीवितम्
How can I, the eldest son among them, go to my mother, abandoning her out of desire for life? Shame on me, mother, for living well thus.
पितृवैरं करिष्यामि साधयिष्ये रणे रिपून् । गृहीत्वा त्वं कनीयसोभ्रातॄन्स्त्रीन्दुर्गकंदरम्
I will avenge my father and defeat the enemies in battle; you, taking the younger brothers, the women, and the fortress, go to the mountain cave.
पितरं मातरं त्यक्त्वा यो याति हि स पापधीः । नरकं च प्रयात्येव कृमिकोटिसमाकुलम्
He who abandons his father and mother and departs is of sinful mind, and surely goes to hell, filled with countless worms.
तमुवाच सुदुःखार्ता त्वां त्यक्त्वाहं कथं सुत । संयास्यामि महापापा त्रयो गच्छंतु मे सुताः
Greatly distressed, she said to him: 'How can I, a great sinner, go on, having abandoned you, my son? Let my three sons go.'
कनीयसस्त्रयस्त्वेव गता गिरिवनांतरम् । तौ जग्मतू रणभुवं तेषामेव सुपश्यताम्
The three younger ones went to the depths of the forest and mountains; those two went to the battlefield, as all watched.
तेजसा सुबलेनापि गर्जंतौ च पुनःपुनः । अथ ते लुब्धकाः शूराः संप्राप्ता वातरंहसः
Radiant and strong, they roared again and again; then those fierce hunters, swift as the wind, arrived.
पथा तेनापि दुर्गेण त्रयस्ते प्रेषिता नृप । तिष्ठतः स्म पथं रुद्ध्वा द्वावेतौ जननीसुतौ
By that difficult path, O king, those three were sent ahead; but these two, mother and son, stood blocking the way.
लुब्धकाश्च ततः प्राप्ताः खड्गबाणधनुर्धराः । प्रजघ्नुस्तोमरैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चक्रैश्च मुशलैस्ततः
Then the hunters arrived, armed with swords, arrows, and bows; they struck with sharp spears, discs, and clubs.
मातरं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तनयो युध्यते स तैः । दंष्ट्रया निहताः केचित्केचित्तुंडेन घातिताः
Placing his mother behind him, the son fought with them; some were slain by his tusks, others struck down by his snout.
संजघान खुराग्रैश्च शूराश्च पतिता रणे । युयुधे शूकरः संख्ये दृष्टो राज्ञा महात्मना
He struck with the tips of his hooves, and the warriors fell in battle; the boar fought in the conflict, seen by the great-souled king.
पितुः सकाशाच्छूरोयमिति ज्ञात्वा ससम्मुखः । बाणपाणिर्महातेजा मनुसूनुः प्रतापवान्
Knowing him to be a hero from his father's line, the king's son, radiant and valiant, stood before him, arrow in hand.
निशितेनापि बाणेन अर्द्धचंद्रानुकारिणा । राज्ञा हतः पपातोर्व्यां विद्धोरस्को महात्मना
Struck by the king with a sharp arrow shaped like a half-moon, the great-souled one fell to the ground, his chest pierced.
ममार सहसा भूमौ पपात स हि शूकरः । पुत्रमोहं परं प्राप्ता तस्योपरि गता स्वयम्
He suddenly died and fell to the earth; she, overcome with deep maternal grief, went to him herself.
तया च निहताः शूरास्तुंडघातैर्महीतले । निपेतुर्लुब्धकाः शूराः कतिनष्टा मृता नृप
By her blows with her snout, the warriors were slain on the ground; many fierce hunters fell and perished, O king.
द्रावयंती महत्सैन्यं दंष्ट्रया सूकरी ततः । यथा कृत्या समुद्भूता महाभयविधायिका
Then the sow, with her tusks, drove away the great army, like a terrible sorceress arisen to cause great fear.
तमुवाच ततो राज्ञी देवराजसुतोपमम् । अनया निहतं राजन्महत्सैन्यं तवैव हि
Then the queen said to him, who was like the son of the lord of gods: 'By her, O king, your great army has been destroyed.'
कस्मादुपेक्षसे कांत तन्मे त्वं कारणं वद । तामुवाच महाराजो नाहं हन्मि इमां स्त्रियम्
Why do you neglect her, beloved? Tell me your reason for this. The great king replied to her: 'I will not kill this woman.'
महादोषं प्रिये दृष्टं स्त्रीवधे दैवतैः किल । तस्मान्न घातयेन्नारीं प्रेषयेहं न कंचन
Beloved, the gods have declared the slaying of a woman to be a great sin; therefore, I will not kill a woman, nor send anyone to do so.
अस्या वधनिमित्तार्थे पापाद्बिभेमि सुंदरि । एवमुक्त्वा तदा राजा विरराम महीपतिः
For the sake of killing her, O beautiful one, I fear sin. Having spoken thus, the king then fell silent.
लुब्धको झार्झरो नाम ददृशे स तु सूकरीम् । कुर्वंतीं कदनं तेषां दुःसहां सुभटैरपि
A hunter named Jhārjhara saw that sow, fiercely attacking them in a way unbearable even for mighty warriors.
आविव्याध सुवेगेन बाणेन निशितेन हि । संलग्नेन तु बाणेन शोणितेन परिप्लुता
With great speed, he pierced her with a sharp arrow; the arrow stuck fast, and she was drenched in blood.
शोभमाना त्वरां प्राप्ता वीरश्रिया समाकुला । तुंडेनापि हतः संख्ये झार्झरः स तया पुनः
Shining, seized by haste, and filled with heroic splendor, she struck Jhārjhara in battle with her tusk.
पतमानेन तेनापि झार्झरेण तदा हता । खड्गेन निशितेनापि पपात विदलीकृता
As he fell, Jhārjhara struck her down with his sharp sword, and she collapsed, her body split open.
श्वसमाना रणेनापि मूर्च्छनाभि परिप्लुता । दुःखेन महताविष्टा जीवमाना महीतले
Breathing heavily from the battle, overwhelmed by faintness and great pain, she lay alive upon the earth.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने सुकलाचरित्रे पंचचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-fifth chapter, called the Story of Sukalā, in the Vena narrative of the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः सुकलोवाच- श्वसंतीं शूकरीं दृष्ट्वा पतितां पुत्रवत्सलाम् । सुदेवावकृपयाविष्टा गत्वा तां दुःखितां प्रति
Chapter forty-six. Sukalā said: Seeing the sow, who loved her offspring, fallen and gasping, Sudevā, filled with compassion, approached her in her sorrow.