प्राक्तनं बंधनं कर्म कोन्यथा कर्तुमर्हति । सुशीघ्रमपि धावंतं विधानमनुधावति
Who can alter the bondage of previous action? Even one who runs swiftly is pursued by destiny.
शेते सह शयानेन पुरा कर्म यथाकृतम् । उपतिष्ठति तिष्ठंतं गच्छंतमनुगच्छति
One lies with the companion as previously done by action; it approaches the one standing, and follows the one going.
करोति कुर्वतः कर्मच्छायेवानु विधीयते । यथा छायातपौ नित्यं सुसंबद्धौ परस्परम्
Action is performed by the doer, and its shadow follows accordingly; just as shadow and sunlight are always closely bound together.
तद्वत्कर्म च कर्ता च सुसंबद्धौ परस्परम् । ग्रहा रोगा विषाः सर्पाः शाकिन्यो राक्षसास्तथा
In the same way, action and the agent are closely bound together; planets, diseases, poisons, serpents, witches, and demons likewise.
पीडयंति नरं पश्चात्पीडितं पूर्वकर्मणा । येन यत्रोपभोक्तव्यं सुखं वा दुःखमेव वा
They afflict a person afterwards, afflicted by previous actions; wherever happiness or suffering is to be experienced by him.
स तत्र बद्ध्वा रज्ज्वा वै बलाद्दैवेन नीयते । दैवः प्रभुर्हि भूतानां सुखदुःखोपपादने
He is bound there with a rope and led forcibly by fate; for fate is indeed the master of beings in the bestowal of happiness and suffering.
अन्यथा चिंत्यते कर्म जाग्रता स्वपतापि वा । अन्यथा स तथा प्राज्ञ दैव एवं जिघांसति
Action is considered differently, whether awake or asleep; but the wise know that fate alone acts thus.
शस्त्राग्नि विष दुर्गेभ्यो रक्षितव्यं च रक्षति । अरक्षितं भवेत्सत्यं तदेवं दैवरक्षितम्
That which is protected from weapons, fire, poison, and fortresses, is indeed protected; what is unprotected becomes true, thus it is protected by fate.
दैवेन नाशितं यत्तु तस्य रक्षा न दृश्यते । यथा पृथिव्यां बीजानि उप्तानि च धनानि च
That which is destroyed by fate finds no protection; just as seeds and wealth sown in the earth.
तथैवात्मनि कर्माणि तिष्ठंति प्रभवंति च । तैलक्षयाद्यथा दीपो निर्वाणमधिगच्छति
In the same way, actions remain and arise in the self; just as a lamp is extinguished when its oil is exhausted.
कर्मक्षयात्तथा जंतुः शरीरान्नाशमृच्छति । कर्मक्षयात्तथा मृत्युस्तत्त्वविद्भिरुदाहृतः
When actions are exhausted, the creature attains destruction of the body; thus, death is declared by those who know the truth, as arising from the exhaustion of actions.
विविधाः प्राणिनस्तस्य मृत्यो रोगाश्च हेतवः । तथा मम विपाकोयं पूर्वं कृतस्य नान्यथा
Various living beings and diseases are causes of death; likewise, this result of mine is from what was done before, it cannot be otherwise.
संप्राप्तो नात्र संदेहः स्त्रीरूपोऽयं न संशयः । क्व मे गेहं समायाता नाटका नटनर्तकाः
It has come, there is no doubt; this is a woman, there is no uncertainty; where is my home, where have actors and dancers arrived?
तेषां संगप्रसंगेन जरा देहं समाश्रिता । सर्वं कर्मकृतं मन्ये यन्मे संभावितं ध्रुवम्
Through association with them, old age has taken hold of the body; I consider all that has happened to me as surely caused by action.
तस्मात्कर्मप्रधानं च उपायाश्च निरर्थकाः । पुरा वै देवराजेन मदर्थे दूतसत्तमः
Therefore, action is foremost, and other means are useless; formerly, by the king of the gods, the best messenger was sent for my sake.
प्रेषितो मातलिर्नाम न कृतं तस्य तद्वचः । तस्य कर्मविपाकोऽयं दृश्यते सांप्रतं मम
A messenger named Mātali was sent, but his words were not heeded; the result of his action is now seen in my case.
इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा दुःखेन महतान्वितः । यद्यस्याहि वचः प्रीत्या न करोमि हि सर्वथा
Thus, absorbed in thought and afflicted with great sorrow; if I do not do what this serpent says, out of affection, in every way.
सत्यधर्मावुभावेतौ यास्यतस्तौ न संशयः । सदृशं च समायातं यद्दृष्टं मम कर्मणा
Both truth and righteousness will depart, there is no doubt; and what has come to me is appropriate, as seen by my actions.
भविष्यति न संदेहो दैवो हि दुरतिक्रमः । एवं चिंतापरो भूत्वा ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः
It will happen, there is no doubt; fate is indeed difficult to overcome; thus, absorbed in thought, Yayāti, lord of the earth,
कृष्णं क्लेशापहं देवं जगाम शरणं हरिम् । ध्यात्वा नत्वा ततः स्तुत्वा मनसा मधुसूदनम्
Went to Krishna, the remover of distress, seeking refuge in Hari; meditating, bowing, and then praising Madhusudana with his mind.
त्राहि मां शरणं प्राप्तस्त्वामहं कमलाप्रिय
Protect me! I have taken refuge in you, O beloved of Lakshmi.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरित्रे एकाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-first chapter in the story of Yayati, describing the holy place of Mother and Father, within the Bhumi Khanda of the glorious Padma Purana.
सुकर्मोवाच- एवं चिंतयते यावद्राजा परमधार्मिकः । तावत्प्रोवाच सा देवी रतिपुत्री वरानना
Sukarma said: While the supremely righteous king was thus reflecting, at that moment the goddess, daughter of Rati and beautiful-faced, spoke.
किमु चिंतयसे राजंस्त्वमिहैव महामते । प्रायेणापि स्त्रियः सर्वाश्चपलाः स्युर्न संशयः
"What are you thinking, O king, so wise? Indeed, it is generally true that all women are fickle—there is no doubt of this."
नाहं चापल्यभावेन त्वामेवं प्रविचालये । नाहं हि कारयाम्यद्य भवत्पार्श्वं नृपोत्तम
"But I do not disturb you out of fickleness; nor do I, O best of kings, compel you today to remain at my side."
अन्यस्त्रियो यथा लोके चपलत्वाद्वदंति च । अकार्यं राजराजेंद्र लोभान्मोहाच्च लंपटाः
"Other women in the world, due to their fickle nature, speak and act improperly, O king of kings, driven by greed and delusion."
लोकानां दर्शनायैव जाता श्रद्धा ममोरसि । देवानां दर्शनं पुण्यं दुर्लभं हि सुमानुषैः
"Faith has arisen in my heart only for the sake of seeing the worlds; the vision of the gods is holy and indeed rare for good people."
तेषां च दर्शनं राजन्कारयामि वदस्व मे । दोषं पापकरं यत्तु मत्संगादिह चेद्भवेत्
"If, O king, by my association here any fault or sinful act should arise, tell me, for I will arrange for you to see them."
एवं चिंतयसे दुःखं यथान्यः प्राकृतो जनः । महाभयाद्यथाभीतो मोहगर्ते गतो यथा
"You are grieving in this way, O king, like an ordinary person, as one terrified by great fear, as one fallen into the pit of delusion."
त्यज चिंतां महाराज न गंतव्यं त्वया दिवि । येन ते जायते दुःखं तन्न कार्यं मया कदा
"Abandon your worry, O great king; you must not go to heaven. Whatever causes you sorrow, I will never do."