संतोष एव परमं पुण्यं सौख्यादिकारणम् । असंतोषः परं पापमित्याह भगवान्हरिः
Contentment alone is the highest virtue and the cause of happiness; discontent is the greatest sin—so declares the blessed Hari.
लोभः पापस्य बीजोऽयं मोहो मूलं च तस्य वै । असत्यं तस्य हि स्कंधो महाशाखा सुविस्तरात्
Greed is the seed of sin, and delusion is its root; falsehood is its trunk, and it spreads vast, great branches.
मदकौटिल्य पत्राणि कुबुद्ध्या पुष्पितः सदा । अनृतं तस्य सौगंध्यमज्ञानं फलमेव च
Intoxication and crookedness are its leaves, always blossoming with evil intent; falsehood is its fragrance, and ignorance is indeed its fruit.
कुड्यं पाषंडचौराश्च क्रूराः कूटाश्च पापिनः । पक्षिणो मोहवृक्षस्य महाशाखासमाश्रिताः
Heretics, thieves, the cruel, and the deceitful are the wicked birds that take shelter in the great branches of the tree of delusion.
अज्ञानं सुफलं तस्य रसो धर्मं फलस्य हि । भावोदकेन संवृद्धिस्तस्य श्रद्धा क्रतु प्रिया
Its well-ripened fruit is ignorance, and the sap of its fruit is unrighteousness; nourished by the water of disposition, its cherished ritual is faith.
अधर्मेषु रसस्तस्य उत्क्लेदैर्मधुरायते । तादृशैश्च फलैश्चैवसफलो लोभपादपः
Its sap is found in unrighteous acts, sweetened by excessive indulgence; and with such fruits, the tree of greed is fruitless.
तस्यच्छायां समाश्रित्य यो नरः परिवर्तते । फलानि तस्य सोऽश्नाति स्वपक्वानि दिनेदिने
Whoever takes refuge in its shade and moves about there, day by day eats the fruits that have ripened on it.
फलानां च रसेनापि अधर्मेण तु पोषितः । स संपुष्टो भवेन्मर्त्यः पतनाय प्रयच्छति
Even by the taste of its fruits, nourished by unrighteousness, a mortal who is thus fattened is led to downfall.
तस्माच्चिंतां परिश्रित्य स्वामि लोभं न कारयेत् । धनपुत्रकलत्राणां चिंतामेतां न कारयेत्
Therefore, having abandoned worry, one should not give rise to greed, O master; one should not foster such anxiety for wealth, children, or spouse.
यो हि विद्वान्नचेत्कांत मूर्खाणां पथमेव हि । मृषा चिंतयते नित्यं दिवारात्रौ विमोहितः
Indeed, the wise man, if he constantly worries like the foolish, is ever deluded, thinking falsely day and night.
शुभार्थं च प्रविंदामि कथं पुत्रानहं लभे । एवं चिंतयते नित्यं दिवारात्रौ विमोहितः
He thinks day and night, deluded, 'How shall I obtain good fortune? How shall I gain sons?'
क्षणमेकं प्रपश्येत्स चिंतामध्ये महत्सुखम् । पुनश्चैतन्यमायाति महादुःखेन पीड्यते
In the midst of worry, he perceives great happiness for a moment; but then, regaining awareness, he is afflicted by great sorrow.
चिंतामोहौ परित्यज्य अनुवर्तस्व तं द्विज । संसारे नास्ति संबंधः केन सार्धं महामते
Abandoning worry and delusion, follow that path, O twice-born; in this world, there is no true connection with anyone, O wise one.
मित्राश्च बांधवाः पुत्राः पितामाता सुतास्तथा । स्वसंबंधा भवंत्येते कलत्रादि तथैव च
Friends, relatives, sons, father, mother, and likewise daughters—these are one's own relations, as are wife and others.
देवशर्मोवाच-। संबंधः कीदृशो भद्रे तन्मे विस्तरतो वद । येन जायंति ते सर्वे धनपुत्रादि बांधवाः
Devaśarman said: 'O blessed one, what kind of relation is this? Tell me in detail, by which all these—wealth, sons, and relatives—arise.'
सुमनोवाच-। भर्तः पंचविधाः पुत्रा जायंते तान्वदाम्यहम् । न्यासापहारकं चैकमृणसंबंधिनं परम्
Sumana said: 'Lord, five kinds of sons are born; I shall tell you of them: one who steals a trust, one bound by debt—these are foremost.'
रिपुं लभ्यमुदासीनमिति कांत भवंति ते । लक्षणानि प्रवक्ष्यामि तेषामीश पृथक्पृथक्
'An enemy, one who is neutral, and so, beloved, these are the types. I shall describe their characteristics to you, O lord, each separately.'
पुत्रा मित्राः प्रिया भार्या पिता माता च बांधवाः । स्वेनस्वेन हि जायंते संबंधेन महीतले
Sons, friends, beloved wife, father, mother, and relatives—all are born on earth through their own distinct connections.
न्यासापहारभावेन यस्य येन हृतं भुवि । न्यासस्वामी भवेत्पुत्रो गुणवान्रूपवान्भुवि
When something entrusted is taken away by someone on earth, the owner of the deposit becomes the son, endowed with virtue and beauty, in this world.
येन ह्यपहृतं न्यासं तस्य गेहे न संशयः । न्यासापहारणं दुःखं स दत्त्वा दारुणं गतः
There is no doubt that the one who took the deposit will experience suffering in the house of the owner; having committed the theft of the deposit, he departs after enduring severe pain.
न्यासस्वामी सुपुत्रोऽभून्न्यासापहारकस्य च । गुणवान्रूपवांश्चैव सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः
The owner of the deposit becomes a good son, and the thief of the deposit is born as his son, endowed with virtues, beauty, and all auspicious marks.
भक्तिं च दर्शयेत्तस्य पुत्रो भूत्वा दिनेदिने । प्रियवाङ्मधुरोवाग्मी बहुस्नेहं विदर्शयेत्
Becoming his son, he shows devotion to him day by day, speaking sweet and pleasant words, and displaying great affection.
स्वीयं द्रव्यं समुद्ग्राह्य प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य चातुलाम् । यथा तेन प्रदत्तं तन्न्यासापहरणात्परम्
Having taken back his own wealth and producing great joy, just as it was given by him, this surpasses even the act of stealing the deposit.
दुःखमेवं महाभाग दारुणं प्राणनाशनम् । तादृशं तस्य सो दद्यात्पुत्रो भूत्वा महागुणः
O greatly fortunate one, such suffering is harsh and life-destroying; thus, as his son, he gives that kind of pain, though possessing great qualities.
अल्पायुषस्तथा भूत्वा मरणं चोपगच्छति । दुःखं दत्वा प्रयात्येवं प्रहृत्यैवं पुनःपुनः
Becoming short-lived, he meets with death; having given pain, he departs in this way, being struck again and again.
यदाह पुत्रपुत्रेति प्रलापं हि करोति यः । तदा हास्यं करोत्येष कस्तु पुत्रो हि कस्य च
When someone laments, saying 'my son, my son,' at that time he becomes an object of ridicule—who is truly a son, and whose son is anyone?
अनेनापहृतं न्यासं मदीयं पापचारिणा । द्रव्यापहारणेनापि मम प्राणागताः किल
By this sinner, my entrusted wealth was taken away; by the theft of my property, truly, my very life was taken.
दुःखेन महता चैव असह्येन च वै पुरा । तदा दुःखं मया दत्वाद्रव्यमुद्ग्राह्यमुत्तमम्
In the past, with great and unbearable suffering, I gave that pain and took back my excellent wealth.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे वैशाखमाहात्म्ये सप्ताशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-seventh chapter in the section on the glory of Vaiśākha in the Pātāla-khaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
एकोननवतितमोऽध्यायः 5.89 नारद उवाच- एवं संबोधितो विप्रो देवशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । पुनः प्राह प्रियां भार्यां सहितां ज्ञानवादिनीम्
Chapter eighty-nine. Nārada said: Thus addressed, the excellent brāhmaṇa Devaśarman again spoke to his dear wife, who was wise and knowledgeable.