इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरित्रे द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-second chapter in the story of Yayāti, in the description of the holy places of mother and father, in the Vena narrative, in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
सुकर्मोवाच- समाहूय प्रजाः सर्वा द्वीपानां वसुधाधिपः । हर्षेण महताविष्ट इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Sukarma said: Summoning all the people, the lord of the earth of the islands, filled with great joy, spoke these words:
इंद्रलोकं ब्रह्मलोकं रुद्रलोकमतः परम् । वैष्णवं सर्वपापघ्नं प्राणिनां गतिदायकम्
Indra's world, Brahmā's world, Rudra's world beyond that, and the Viṣṇu world, which destroys all sins and grants the goal to living beings—
व्रजाम्यहं न संदेहो ह्यनया सह सत्तमाः । ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः सशूद्रा श्च प्रजा मम
I am going there, there is no doubt, together with her, O best ones; Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and also Śūdras are my subjects.
सुखेनापि सकुटुंबैः स्थातव्यं तु महीतले । पूरुरेष महाभागो भवतां पालकस्त्विह
You should live happily on earth with your families; this noble Puru will be your protector here.
स्थापितोस्ति मया लोका राजा धीरः सदंडकः । एवमुक्तास्तु ताः सर्वाः प्रजा राजानमब्रुवन्
I have established him as ruler of the worlds, a wise king, always just; thus addressed, all the people spoke to the king.
श्रूयते सर्ववेदेषु पुराणेषु नृपोत्तम । धर्म एवं यतो लोके न दृष्टः केन वै पुरा
It is heard in all the Vedas and Purāṇas, O best of kings, that such dharma has never before been seen in the world by anyone.
दृष्टोस्माभिरसौ धर्मो दशांगः सत्यवल्लभः । सोमवंशसमुत्पन्नो नहुषस्य महागृहे
We have witnessed this dharma, tenfold and beloved of truth, born from the Soma lineage, in the great house of Nahuṣa.
हस्तपादमुखैर्युक्तः सर्वाचारप्रचारकः । ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपन्नः पुण्यानां च महानिधिः
Endowed with hands, feet, and mouth, spreading all conduct and practice, possessing knowledge and wisdom, a great treasury of merits.
गुणानां हि महाराज आकरः सत्यपंडितः । कुर्वंति च महाधर्मं सत्यवंतो महौजसः
Indeed, O great king, he is a mine of virtues, wise in truth; those devoted to truth and of great energy perform the highest dharma.
तं धर्मं दृष्टवंतः स्म भवंतं कामरूपिणम् । भवंतं कामकर्तारमीदृशं सत्यवादिनम्
Having seen that dharma, we have seen you, who take any form at will, who act as you desire, and who speak truth in this way.
कर्मणा त्रिविधेनापि वयं त्यक्तुं न शक्नुमः । यत्र त्वं तत्र गच्छामः सुसुखं पुण्यमेव च
By any of the three kinds of action, we are unable to abandon you; wherever you go, we go, enjoying happiness and merit.
नरकेपि भवान्यत्र वयं तत्र न संशयः । किं दारैर्धनभोगैश्च किं जीवैर्जीवितेन च
Even if you are in hell, we will be there too, without doubt; what use are wives, wealth, pleasures, or life itself?
त्वां विनासुमहाराज तेन नास्त्यत्र कारणम् । त्वयैव सह राजेंद्र वयं यास्याम नान्यथा
Without you, O great king, there is no reason for any of these; only with you, O king, shall we go, not otherwise.
एवं श्रुत्वा वचस्तासां प्रजानां पृथिवीपतिः । हर्षेण महताविष्टः प्रजावाक्यमुवाच ह
Hearing these words of the people, the lord of the earth was filled with great joy and spoke to them.
आगच्छंतु मया सार्द्धं सर्वे लोकाः सुपुण्यकाः । नृपो रथं समारुह्य तया वै कामकन्यया
Let all the worlds of great merit come with me; the king mounted the chariot with that wish-fulfilling maiden.
रथेन हंसवर्णेन चंद्रबिंबानुकारिणा । चामरैर्व्यजनैश्चापि वीज्यमानो गतव्यथः
On a chariot colored like a swan, resembling the disc of the moon, fanned by camaras and fans, free from sorrow.
केतुना तेन पुण्येन शुभ्रेणापि महीयसा । शोभमानो यथा देवो देवराजः पुरंदरः
Adorned with that pure, meritorious banner, shining like the god Indra, king of the gods.
ऋषिभिः स्तूयमानस्तु बंदिभिश्चारणैस्तथा । प्रजाभिः स्तूयमानश्च ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः
Praised by sages and by bards and celestial singers, and praised by the people, Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa.
प्रजाः सर्वास्ततो यानैः समायाता नरेश्वरम् । गजैरश्वै रथैश्चान्यैः प्रस्थिताश्च दिवं प्रति
All the people then came to the king in vehicles—elephants, horses, chariots, and others—setting out toward heaven.
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चान्ये पृथग्जनाः । सर्वे च वैष्णवा लोका विष्णुध्यानपरायणाः
Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and other distinct peoples; all the worlds devoted to Viṣṇu, absorbed in meditation on Viṣṇu.
तेषां तु केतवः शुक्ला हेमदंडैरलंकृताः । शंखचक्रांकिताः सर्वे सदंडाः सपताकिनः
Their banners were white, adorned with golden staffs, all marked with conch and discus, all bearing staffs and flags.
प्रजावृंदेषु भासंते पताका मारुतेरिताः । दिव्यमालाधरास्सर्वे शोभितास्तुलसीदलैः
Among the crowds of people, the flags shone, stirred by the wind; all wore divine garlands, adorned with tulasī leaves.
दिव्यचंदनदिग्धांगा दिव्यगंधानुलेपनाः । दिव्यवस्त्रकृता शोभा दिव्याभरणभूषिताः
Their bodies smeared with divine sandalwood, anointed with heavenly fragrances, radiant in divine garments, adorned with divine ornaments.
सर्वे लोकाः सुरूपास्ते राजानमुपजग्मिरे । प्रजाशतसहस्राणि लक्षकोटिशतानि च
All the worlds, beautiful in form, approached the king; hundreds of thousands of subjects, and hundreds of lakhs and crores as well.
अर्वखर्वसहस्राणि ते जनाः प्रतिजग्मिरे । ते तु राज्ञा समं सर्वे वैष्णवाः पुण्यकारिणः
Thousands upon thousands of people followed; all those virtuous Vaishnavas accompanied the king.
विष्णुध्यानपराः सर्वे जपदानपरायणाः । सुकर्मोवाच- एवं ते प्रस्थिताः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः
All were devoted to meditation on Vishnu, steadfast in recitation and giving; Sukarma spoke: Thus, all departed, filled with great joy.
पूरुं पुत्रं महाराज स्वराज्ये परिषिच्य तम् । ऐंद्रं लोकं जगामाथ ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः
Having installed his son Puru, O great king, in sovereign rule, Yayati, lord of the earth, then went to the realm of Indra.
तेजसा तस्य पुण्येन धर्मेण तपसा तदा । ते जनाः प्रस्थिताः सर्वे वैष्णवं लोकमुत्तमम्
By his brilliance, virtue, righteousness, and austerity, all those people set forth to the supreme Vaishnava world.
ततो देवाः सगंधर्वाः किन्नराश्चारणास्तथा । सहिता देवराजेन आगताः संमुखं तदा
Then the gods, together with Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Charanas, accompanied by the king of the gods, arrived before him.