एकाकी निर्ममः शांतो वीतरागो विमत्सरः । गीतानां पंचमाध्यायमावर्त्तयति सर्वदा
Alone, without attachment, peaceful, free from passion and envy, he always recited the fifth chapter of the Gita.
तेन पुण्येन पूतात्मा बुद्ध्वा ब्रह्म सनातनम् । पापीयानपि यं श्रुत्वा तनुमुत्सृष्टवानसौ
By that merit, his soul purified, realizing the eternal Brahman, even one more sinful, hearing him, gave up the body.
निर्मलीकृतदेहस्य गीताभिर्भावितात्मनः । तत्कपालजलं प्राप्य युवां यातौ पवित्रताम्
Having attained the water from that skull, purified by the Gita and sanctified in body and mind, you both became pure.
तद्गच्छतं युवां लोकान्मनोरथपथिस्थितान् । गीतानां पंचमाध्यायमाहात्म्येन पवित्रितौ
Therefore, go to those worlds that lie along the path of your desires, purified by the glory of the fifth chapter of the Gita.
एवं तौ बोधितौ तेन मुदितौ समवर्तिना । व्योमयानं समारुह्य जग्मतुर्वैष्णवं पदम्
Thus instructed by him, both, rejoicing, ascended the celestial vehicle and went to the abode of Vishnu.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे गीतामाहात्म्ये एकोनाशीत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and seventy-ninth chapter, in the section on the Glory of the Gita, of the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the great Padma Purāṇa, comprising fifty-five thousand verses.
ईश्वर उवाच- अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि भवानि भवमुक्तये । गीताचतुर्दशाध्यायमवधारय सुस्मिते
Īśvara said: Now, O Bhavānī, I shall further declare for liberation from worldly existence; attend carefully, O smiling one, to the fourteenth chapter of the Gita.
मेदिन्यां यत्किलस्थूलमस्ति काश्मीरमंडलम् । राजधानी सरस्वत्या आस्ते चैव मनोहरा
On earth, whatever is most excellent is the region of Kashmir, and its capital, Sarasvatī, is indeed enchanting.
यामधिष्ठाय वाग्देवी ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयच्छति । हंसमारुह्यमानापि सावित्रीप्रहतैरपि
There, presiding, the goddess of speech grants the world of Brahma, even when mounted on a swan, even when invoked by Sāvitrī hymns.
सरस्वतीपदांभोज सेवामाश्रित्य कुंकुमैः । यत्र गौरवयंत्याशा हंसपक्षपुटोद्भवैः
Resorting to the service of Sarasvatī's lotus feet, with saffron, where the directions are honored by the pollen arising from the wings of swans.
निरंतरं तया चैव नृणां संस्कृतभाषिणाम् । सुपर्वाणमयी भाषा निमेषेणोपलभ्यते
By her, the language of those who speak Sanskrit is instantly and continuously understood, as if it were a festival day.
प्रातर्गृहांगणोद्भूतै र्यत्रकुंकुमपांसुलैः । सर्वतोरुणितच्छाय शशांकरविमंडलम्
In the morning, with vermilion dust rising from the courtyards of houses, the moon's disk appeared everywhere tinged with a reddish hue.
तत्रासीत्तेजसां राशिः शौर्यवर्मा नरेश्वरः । उद्यदुज्ज्वलबाणौघ खंडितारातिमंडलः
There was a king named Shauryavarma, a mass of brilliance, who shattered the hosts of his enemies with a rising flood of shining arrows.
अभूच्च सिंहलद्वीपे राजा सिंहपराक्रमः । नाम्ना विक्रमवेतालः कलानामपि शेवधिः
On the island of Simhala, there was a king named Simhaparakrama, called Vikramavetala, a treasury even of the arts.
उभौ परस्परं मैत्रीं वर्द्धयांचक्रतुः क्रमात् । तत्तद्देशसमुत्पन्नैरपूर्वैः प्रचुरोत्करैः
Gradually, the two increased their friendship with each other, through many rare and excellent gifts produced in their respective lands.
एकदा प्रहितं प्रेम्णा प्रभूतं शौर्यवर्मणा । राजा विक्रमवेतालो विलोक्य शुनकीद्वयम्
Once, out of affection, Shauryavarma sent a great gift, which King Vikramavetala saw—two hunting dogs.
मत्तमातंगतुरग मणिभूषणचामरम् । प्रेषयामास मित्राय प्रभूतं शौर्यवर्मणे
He sent to his friend Shauryavarma an abundance of intoxicated elephants and horses, adorned with jewels and fans.
एकदा शिबिकारूढश्चारु चामरवीजितः । सुवर्णशृंखलारूढं वाद्यडिंडिमडंबरम्
Once, mounted on a palanquin, fanned with charming whisks, with golden chains and accompanied by the sound of drums and kettledrums—
शुनीयुगलमादाय मृगया कौतुकोत्सुकः । राजा जगाम बाह्यालीं समं राजकुमारकैः
The king, eager for the sport of hunting, took a pair of dogs and went to the outer garden together with the royal princes.
पणबंधविधानेन समुपेतं शशामिषम् । तत्र राजकुमाराणां महान्कोलाहलोऽभवत्
There, with a wager set according to the rules, a hare was released, and a great commotion arose among the royal princes.
ततः समानवयसा केनचिद्राजसूनुना । बहुमूल्यं पणं कृत्वा राजाचिक्रीडकौतुकी
Then, with a prince of equal age, the king, desiring amusement, made a large wager.
ततोवतार्य दोलाया विरुदावलिगर्विताम् । धावतः शशकस्योच्चैः पृष्ठे मुंचन्नृपं शुनीम्
Then, dismounting from the palanquin, proud of the garland of victory, the king released the dog loudly at the running hare's back.
मुमोच राजपुत्रोऽपि प्रेमपात्रं महाभुजः । विरराम शुनीमुच्चैः संकीर्त्य विरुदावलीम्
The royal prince, mighty-armed and dear to all, also released his dog, loudly proclaiming a garland of victory, and ceased.
अलक्ष्यमाणवेगेऽस्मिन्शुनीयुगलकेभृशम् । धावत्युत्थितमेवासीत्पश्यतां सर्वभूभृताम्
While all the kings watched, the pair of dogs, their speed imperceptible, suddenly began to run with great force.
पपात गर्ते महति शशकोऽतिश्रमादसौ । पतितोऽपि शुनी वश्यो नाभवच्छशशावकः
The hare, exhausted, fell into a great pit; but even though it had fallen, the dog did not seize the young hare.
ततः शनैः समुत्थाय धावन्नाक्रम्यरोषतः । जगृहे राजशुन्याऽसौ शशकः फेनमुद्वमन्
Then, rising slowly, the hare ran off, but out of anger, the royal dog seized the foaming hare.
ततः कथंचिदुप्लुत्य गच्छन्विस्खलयञ्छशः । राजपुत्रशुनक्यासौ गृहीतः कंधरातटे
Then, as the hare leapt away, stumbling as it went, it was caught at the nape of the neck by the royal prince's dog.
जितमस्माभिरत्यर्थमिति संजल्पतां नृणाम् । कोलाहले शंकिताया शुन्या निर्गतवान्मुखात्
Amid the commotion of those exclaiming, 'We have certainly won!', the dog, alarmed, let go of the hare from its mouth.
ततो दंष्ट्राव्रणश्रेणी क्षरद्रुधिरधारकः । क्वापि र्ममरभूभागे निलीयस्थितवाञ्छशः
Then, with rows of wounds from fangs, streams of blood flowing, the hare hid somewhere in a part of the earth, remaining concealed.
जिघ्रंत्या राजशुन्याऽसौ भूभागं धनरोषया । दृष्टमात्रः परित्रस्तो हस्तमात्रं ततोऽगमत्
That one, with a royal emptiness, sniffed the ground in anger for wealth; upon being seen, terrified, it moved just a hand’s length away.