स्वबलेनापि तस्यैव कंपिता नाडिका क्षणम् । कामकंडूर्भवेद्राजन्सर्वेषां प्राणिनां किल
Even by its own power, for a moment, that channel trembles; O King, the itch of desire arises in all living beings.
नरस्य स्फुटते लिगं नार्या योनिश्च भूपते । स्त्रीनरौ च प्रमत्तौ तौ गच्छतः संगमं ततः
The man's organ swells, and the woman's yoni as well, O ruler; both, intoxicated, proceed to union.
कायेन कायं संघृष्य मैथुनेन हि जायते । क्षणमात्रं सुखं तत्र पुनः कंडूश्च तादृशी
By rubbing body against body, intercourse occurs; for a brief moment there is pleasure, then again comes such an itch.
सर्वत्र दृश्यते वीर भाव एवंविधः किल । विरसः परिपाकोऽयं विषयस्य न संशयः
Everywhere, O hero, this kind of state is seen; the ultimate outcome of sense enjoyment is tastelessness, without doubt.
धर्म एव पुनः श्रेयान्विधिना समनुष्ठितः । धैर्यमालंब्य च ततो धर्ममेव समाचर
Righteousness alone is superior when performed according to prescribed rules; therefore, relying on courage, practice only dharma.
श्वास एष चपलः क्षणमध्ये यो गतागत शतानि विधत्ते । जीवितं तनुभृतां तदधीनं कः समाचरति धर्मविलंबम्
This breath is restless, in a moment it comes and goes hundreds of times; the life of embodied beings depends on it—who would delay in practicing dharma?
दशमीमपि यातस्य चेतो नाद्यापि भूपते । विषयेभ्यो निषिद्धेभ्यो हाहा न विरमेच्चलम्
Even after reaching the tenth decade, O King, the mind does not cease from forbidden pleasures—alas, it remains fickle.
न जातुकामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति । हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते
Desire is never satisfied by enjoyment; like fire fed by clarified butter, it only grows ever more.
पुंश्चल्यापहृतं चित्तं कश्चान्यो मोचितुं क्षमः । आत्मारामेश्वरमृते भगवंतं च माधवम्
When the mind is stolen by a wanton woman, who else is able to free it, except the Lord who delights in the Self, and blessed Madhava?
तस्मात्सर्वं निष्फलत्वं प्रयातं कामकश्मलात् । वयस्तेऽप्यधुना भूप समाचर हितं निजम्
Therefore, all is rendered fruitless by the impurity of desire; O King, now practice your own welfare.
वदाम्यहं तव नृपहितं सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम् । पुरोहितो यतस्तेऽहं सदसत्कर्मभागपि
I declare to you, O King, the highest and most excellent benefit; as your priest, I share in both good and bad deeds.
एकतः सर्वपुण्यानि पापनाशाय पापिनाम् । एकतो माधवे मासो माधवस्यप्रियः सदा
On one side are all merits, for destroying the sins of the sinful; on the other, the month of Madhava, which is always dear to Madhava.
ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वंगनागमः । महांति पातकान्येव कीर्तितानि मुनीश्वरैः
Killing a Brahmin, drinking liquor, theft, and approaching the wife of a teacher—these are the great sins declared by the sages.
तत्र यन्मनसा काये व्रतेनापि कृतं नरैः । नाशयेन्माधवो मासः सर्वं पापतमो महत्
Whatever is done by men in mind, body, or even by vow, the month of Madhava destroys all great and terrible sins.
दिवाकर इव ध्वांतं नाशयेन्नृपसर्वशः । तथा श्री माधवोमासस्तमाचर विधानतः
Just as the sun destroys darkness, O King, so too does the month of Shri Madhava; therefore, observe it according to the prescribed rules.
आजन्मनोऽपि विहितानि महांति राजन्घोराणि तानि दुरितानि विहाय मर्त्याः । वैशाखमासविहिताचरणप्रभाव पुण्येन ते हरिपुरं मुदिता लभंते
Even the great and dreadful misdeeds committed from birth, O King, are abandoned by mortals; by the power of observing the month of Vaishakha, with its merit, they joyfully attain the city of Hari.
यद्येकमपि वैशाखमाचरंति विधानतः । भावतः पापिनोऽप्यंते प्रयांति हरिमंदिरम्
If even one person observes Vaishakha according to the rules, then, even if sinful by disposition, at the end they reach the abode of Hari.
तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र मासेऽस्मिन्माधवेधुना । प्रातःस्नात्वा विधानेन समर्चय मधुद्विषम्
Therefore, O King, in this month of Madhava, after bathing in the morning according to the rules, worship the enemy of Madhu.
तंडुलस्य यथा चर्म यथा ताम्रस्य कालिमा । नश्यंति क्रियया वीर पुरुषस्य तथा मलः
Just as the husk from rice and the tarnish from copper are removed by action, O hero, so too are the impurities of a person destroyed by effort.
जीवस्य तंडुलस्येव सहजोऽपि मलो महान् । नश्यत्येव न संदेहस्तस्मात्कर्मोदितं कुरु
The great innate impurity of a living being, like that of rice, is certainly destroyed—there is no doubt—therefore, perform actions as prescribed.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे वैशाखमाहात्म्ये नवनवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the ninety-ninth chapter in the section on the glory of Vaiśākha in the Pātāla-khaṇḍa of the illustrious Padma Purāṇa.
श्रीराजोवाच- क्षीरोदजलतुल्याभिः शीतलामलदृष्टिभिः । तथ्याभिश्च विचित्राभिस्त्वया गीर्भिः प्रबोधितः
The king said: By your words, cool and pure as the water of the milk ocean, true and wondrous in their variety, I have been awakened.
असागरोत्थं पीयूषमद्रव्यं व्यसनौषधम् । त्वयाहं पायितः सौम्य भवरोगनिवारणम्
You have made me drink the nectar, not born from the ocean, a medicine for suffering, O gentle one, which removes the disease of worldly existence.
हर्षप्रदो नृणां पापहानिकृज्जीवनौषधम् । जरामृत्युहरो विप्र सद्भिः किल समागमः
Association with the virtuous, O brāhmaṇa, is said by the wise to bring joy to people, destroy sin, grant the medicine of life, and remove old age and death.
यानि यानि दुरापानि वांछितानि महीतले । प्राप्यंते तानि तान्येव साधूनामेव संगमात्
Whatever rare and desired things exist on earth, all these are attained by the association of the virtuous.
यः स्नातः पापहरया साधुसंगम गंगया । किं तस्य दानैः किं तीर्थैः किं तपोभिः किमध्वरैः
He who has bathed in the Ganges of association with the virtuous, which removes sin—what need has he for gifts, for sacred fords, for austerities, or for sacrifices?
निमज्ज्योन्मज्जतान्नॄणां भवाब्धौ परमायनम् । संतो धर्मविदः शांता नौर्दृढे वाप्सुमज्जताम्
For those who sink and rise in the ocean of existence, the supreme refuge is the peaceful, dharma-knowing saints, like a sturdy boat for those drowning in the waters.
यो मे भावःपुरा ह्यासीत्कामैकसुखलालसः । दर्शनाद्वचनात्तेऽद्य विपरीतोऽभवद्विभो
The disposition I once had, delighting only in the pleasures of desire, O lord, has now, through your sight and words, become entirely changed.
एकजन्मसुखस्यार्थे सहस्राणि विलोपयेत् । प्राज्ञो जन्मसहस्राणि संचिनोत्येकजन्मना
For the sake of happiness in a single birth, a wise person would give up thousands of lives; and by a single birth, he accumulates merit for thousands of lives.
हाहा कामरसास्वाद सुखलालसचेतसा । मया मूढेन न कृतं किंचिदात्महितं द्विज
Alas! Absorbed in the taste of desire and longing for pleasure, I, foolish as I am, have done nothing for my own true benefit, O twice-born.