पुनरायाति तं तत्र पितरं मातरं पुनः । सक्रोधो वर्तते नित्यं कुत्सते च दिनेदिने
He returns there again to his father and mother; he is always angry and reproaches them day by day.
एवं संवर्तते नित्यं वैरकर्मणि संपदा । पितरं ताडयित्वा च मातरं च ततः पुनः
Thus he always behaves in the manner of enmity; having struck his father and mother, then again—
प्रयात्येवं स दुष्टात्मा पूर्ववैरानुभावतः । अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि यथालभ्यं भवेत्प्रियम्
Thus that wicked-souled one departs, due to the influence of former enmity; now, therefore, I shall explain how affection may be obtained.
जातमात्रं प्रियं कुर्याद्बाल्ये क्रीडनताडनैः । वयः प्राप्य प्रियं कुर्यान्मातृपित्रोरनंतरम्
One should show affection to the newborn; in childhood, through play and gentle striking; upon reaching youth, one should show affection to mother and father thereafter.
भक्त्या संतोषयेन्नित्यं तावुभौ परितोषयेत् । स्नेहेन वचसा चैव प्रियसंभाषणेन च
One should always satisfy both of them with devotion, with affection, with words, and with pleasant speech.
मृतौ गुरू समाज्ञाय स्नेहेन रुदते पुनः । श्राद्धकर्माणि सर्वाणि पिंडदानादिकां क्रियाम्
Upon their death, having learned from the elders, one should weep with affection, and perform all the śrāddha rites and the acts such as offering of balls of rice.
करोत्येवसुदुःखार्तस्तेभ्यो यात्रां प्रयच्छति । ऋणत्रयान्वितः स्नेहान्मोचयेद्यस्तु निश्चितः
He, afflicted with great sorrow, indeed performs them and sends them on their journey; he who, with affection, certainly frees them from the threefold debt.
यस्माल्लभ्यं भवेत्कांत प्रयच्छति न संशयः । पुत्रो भूत्वा महाप्राज्ञ अनेनविधिना किल
Because of this, what is to be obtained is given without doubt; having become a son, O wise one, truly by this method.
उदासीनं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रे प्रिय सांप्रतम् । उदासीनेन भावेन सदैव परिवर्तते
Now, beloved, I shall tell you about the indifferent one before you; he always behaves with an attitude of indifference.
ददाति नैव गृह्णाति न च कुप्यति तुष्यति । नो वा प्रयाति संत्यज्य उदासीनो द्विजोत्तम
He neither gives nor receives, nor does he become angry or pleased; nor does he depart, abandoning; such is the indifferent one, O best of twice-born.
भृत्याश्चापि समाख्याताः पशवस्तुरगास्तथा । गजा महिष्यो दास्यश्च ऋणसंबंधिनस्त्वमी
Servants also are described, as well as cattle, horses, elephants, buffaloes, female slaves, and those bound by debt—these indeed.
गृहीतमाययैकेन आवाभ्यां तु न कस्य हि । न्यासमेवं न कस्यापि कृतं वै पूर्वजन्मनि
Whatever has been taken by one, not by both of us, truly belongs to no one; in this way, no deposit was made by anyone in a former birth.
राधयामि न कस्यापि क्षणं कांत शृणुष्व हि । न वैरमस्ति केनापि पूर्वजन्मनि वै कृतम्
I do not favor anyone, not even for a moment, beloved, listen; nor is there any enmity with anyone, done in a former birth.
आबाल्येन तु विप्रेंद्र न च त्यक्तो मया पतिः । एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ त्यज चिंतामनर्थिकीम्
From childhood, O best of Brahmins, I have not abandoned my husband; knowing thus, be at peace, abandon unnecessary anxiety.
हृतं नैव च कस्यापि नैव दत्तं त्वया पुनः । कथं ते धनमायाति विस्मयं व्रज मा विभो
Nothing has been stolen by anyone, nor has anything been given by you again; how does wealth come to you? Be amazed, O lord, not distressed.
प्राप्तमेव हि यत्रैव रक्षितुश्च न तिष्ठति । एवं ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ त्यज चिंतामनर्थिकीम्
Whatever is obtained, is obtained only where the protector does not remain; knowing thus, be at peace, abandon unnecessary anxiety.
कस्य पुत्राः प्रिया भार्या कस्य स्वजनबांधवाः । कः कस्य नास्ति संसारे न संबंधो द्विजोत्तम
Whose sons, whose beloved wife, whose own kin and relatives? Who belongs to whom in this world? There is no true connection, O best of twice-born.
मायामोहेन संमूढा मानवाः पापचेतनाः । इदं गृहमयं पुत्र इयं भार्या ममैव हि
Deluded by the illusion of Māyā, people with sinful minds think: 'This house is mine, this son is mine, this wife is mine.'
अनृतं दृश्यते कांत संसारस्य हि बंधनम्
What is seen as attachment in worldly existence is false, O lovely one; it is the bondage of the world.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे वैशाखमासमाहात्म्ये अष्टाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-eighth chapter in the section on the greatness of the month of Vaiśākha, in the Pātāla Khanda 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 learned brāhmaṇa Devaśarman, best of twice-born, again spoke to his dear wife, who was wise in knowledge.
सत्यमुक्तं त्वया भद्रे सर्वसंदेहनाशनम् । तथा हि वंशमिच्छंति साधवः सत्यपंडिताः
You have spoken the truth, O gentle one, destroying all doubts. Indeed, the virtuous and wise desire lineage.
यथा पुत्रस्य चिंता मे न धनस्य तथा प्रिये । येनकेनाप्युपायेन पुत्रमुत्पादयाम्यहम्
Just as my concern is for a son, not for wealth, O beloved; by whatever means, I will produce a son.
सुमनोवाच- पुत्रेण लोकाञ्जयति पुत्रस्तारयते कुलम् । सुपुत्रेण महाभाग पितामाता प्रजीवतः
Sumanā said: With a son, one conquers the worlds; a son uplifts the family. Through a worthy son, O fortunate one, parents live on.
एकः पुत्रो वरः कांत बहुभिर्निर्गुणैस्तु किम् । एकस्तारयते वंशमन्ये संतापकारकाः
One son is better, O lovely one; what use are many who lack virtue? One uplifts the lineage, others bring only sorrow.
पूर्वमेव मया प्रोक्तमन्ये संबंधभागिनः । पुण्येन प्राप्यते पुत्रः पुण्येन प्राप्यते कुलम्
I have already said, others are merely relatives. A son is obtained by merit, a family is obtained by merit.
सुगर्भः प्राप्यते पुण्यैर्दुर्मृत्युः पातकैस्तथा । सुखानां निचयं कांत सत्यमेव वदाम्यहम्
A good womb is gained by virtue, a bad death by sin. The abundance of happiness, O lovely one, I speak truly.
ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन तपसा नित्यवर्तनैः । दानेन नियमैश्चापि क्षमा शौचेन वल्लभ
Through celibacy, truthfulness, austerity, constant practice, charity, and discipline, as well as patience and purity, O beloved,
अहिंसया च शक्त्या वाऽस्तेयेनापि प्रवर्तते । एतैर्दशभिरंगैश्च धर्ममेवं प्रसूयते
Through nonviolence, strength, and abstaining from theft, one acts; by these ten qualities, dharma is thus produced.
संपूर्णो जायते धर्म अंगैर्गर्भो यथोदरे । धर्मं सृजति धर्मात्मा त्रिविधेनैव कर्मणा
When dharma is complete with its qualities, it is born as a fetus in the womb; the righteous soul creates dharma by threefold action.