Matsya Purana — Chapter 70
MtP 70.1
वर्णाश्रमाणां प्रभवः पुराणेषु मया श्रुतः सदाचारस्य भगवन् धर्मशास्त्रविनिश्चयः पण्यस्त्रीणां सदाचारं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
varṇāśramāṇāṃ prabhavaḥ purāṇeṣu mayā śrutaḥ sadācārasya bhagavan dharmaśāstraviniścayaḥ paṇyastrīṇāṃ sadācāraṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
The origin of the classes and the stages of life I have heard in the Purāṇas, O blessed one, and the settled conclusion of the dharma-treatises concerning right conduct; (now) I wish to hear, as it truly is, the right conduct of courtesans.
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MtP 70.2
तस्मिन्नेव युगे ब्रह्मन् सहस्राणि तु षोडश वासुदेवस्य नारीणां भविष्यन्त्यम्बुजोद्भव
tasminneva yuge brahman sahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa vāsudevasya nārīṇāṃ bhaviṣyantyambujodbhava
In that very age, O brahman, there will be sixteen thousand women of Vāsudeva, O lotus-born one.
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MtP 70.3
ताभिर्वसन्तसमये कोकिलालिकुलाकुले पुष्पिते पवनोत्फुल्लकह्लारसरसस्तटे
tābhirvasantasamaye kokilālikulākule puṣpite pavanotphullakahlārasarasastaṭe
By them, in the spring season, on the bank of a lake thronged with cuckoos and swarms of bees, in flower, its white lotuses opened by the wind—
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MtP 70.4
निर्भरापानगोष्ठीषु प्रसक्ताभिरलंकृतः कुरङ्गनयनः श्रीमान् मालतीकृतशेखरः
nirbharāpānagoṣṭhīṣu prasaktābhiralaṃkṛtaḥ kuraṅganayanaḥ śrīmān mālatīkṛtaśekharaḥ
—by them absorbed in unrestrained drinking-parties, he was attended: the deer-eyed, glorious one, wearing a crest made of jasmine,
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MtP 70.5
गच्छन्समीपमार्गेण साम्बः परपुरंजयः साक्षात्कन्दर्पो रूपेण सर्वाभरणभूषितः
gacchansamīpamārgeṇa sāmbaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ sākṣātkandarpo rūpeṇa sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
Sāmba, conqueror of enemy cities, passing along a road nearby, Kandarpa himself in beauty, decked with every ornament—
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MtP 70.6
अनङ्गशरतप्ताभिः साभिलाषमवेक्षितः प्रवृद्धो मन्मथस्तासां भविष्यति यदात्मनि
anaṅgaśarataptābhiḥ sābhilāṣamavekṣitaḥ pravṛddho manmathastāsāṃ bhaviṣyati yadātmani
—was gazed upon with longing by them, scorched by the arrows of the bodiless one (Kāma); and when love has grown strong within them,
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MtP 70.7
तदावेक्ष्य जगन्नाथः सर्वतो ज्ञानचक्षुषा शापं वक्ष्यति ताः सर्वा वो हरिष्यन्ति दस्यवः मत्परोक्षं यतः कामलौल्यादीदृग्विधं कृतम्
tadāvekṣya jagannāthaḥ sarvato jñānacakṣuṣā śāpaṃ vakṣyati tāḥ sarvā vo hariṣyanti dasyavaḥ matparokṣaṃ yataḥ kāmalaulyādīdṛgvidhaṃ kṛtam
then, observing that on all sides with the eye of knowledge, the Lord of the world will pronounce a curse: "Robbers shall carry off all of you, since behind my back such a thing was done out of wantonness of desire."
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MtP 70.8
ततः प्रसादितो देव इदं वक्ष्यति शार्ङ्गभृत् ताभिः शापाभितप्ताभिर् भगवान् भूतभावनः
tataḥ prasādito deva idaṃ vakṣyati śārṅgabhṛt tābhiḥ śāpābhitaptābhir bhagavān bhūtabhāvanaḥ
Then the god, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, the blessed one, the source of beings, being propitiated by them, tormented by the curse, will say this:
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MtP 70.9
उत्तारभूतं दासत्वं समुद्राद्ब्राह्मणप्रियः उपदेक्ष्यत्यनन्तात्मा भाविकल्याणकारकम्
uttārabhūtaṃ dāsatvaṃ samudrādbrāhmaṇapriyaḥ upadekṣyatyanantātmā bhāvikalyāṇakārakam
He of infinite self, dear to brahmins, will teach (them) that servitude, which is a means of crossing over from the ocean, brings about future welfare.
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MtP 70.10
भवतीनाम् ऋषिर्दाल्भ्यो यद्व्रतं कथयिष्यति तदैवोत्तारणायालं दासत्वे ऽपि भविष्यति इत्युक्त्वा ताः परिष्वज्य गतो द्वारवतीश्वरः
bhavatīnām ṛṣirdālbhyo yadvrataṃ kathayiṣyati tadaivottāraṇāyālaṃ dāsatve 'pi bhaviṣyati ityuktvā tāḥ pariṣvajya gato dvāravatīśvaraḥ
"The vow that the sage Dālbhya will declare to you—that alone will suffice for your deliverance even while in servitude." Having said this and embraced them, the lord of Dvāravatī departed.
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MtP 70.11
ततः कालेन महता भारावतरणे कृते निवृत्ते मौसले तद्वत् केशवे दिवमागते
tataḥ kālena mahatā bhārāvataraṇe kṛte nivṛtte mausale tadvat keśave divamāgate
Then, after a long time, when the (earth's) burden had been removed, when the destruction by clubs was over, and Keśava likewise had gone to heaven,
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MtP 70.12
शून्ये यदुकुले सर्वैश् चौरैरपि जिते ऽर्जुने हृतासु कृष्णपत्नीषु दासभोग्यासु चाम्बुधौ
śūnye yadukule sarvaiś caurairapi jite 'rjune hṛtāsu kṛṣṇapatnīṣu dāsabhogyāsu cāmbudhau
when the Yadu clan was wholly empty, when even Arjuna was defeated by thieves, when Kṛṣṇa's wives were carried off to be enjoyed by slaves, (there) by the ocean—
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MtP 70.13
तिष्ठन्तीषु च दौर्गत्यसंतप्तासु चतुर्मुख आगमिष्यति योगात्मा दाल्भ्यो नाम महातपाः
tiṣṭhantīṣu ca daurgatyasaṃtaptāsu caturmukha āgamiṣyati yogātmā dālbhyo nāma mahātapāḥ
—and while they remained tormented by their wretched state, O four-faced one, there will come one whose self is yoga, a great ascetic named Dālbhya.
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MtP 70.14
तास्तमर्घ्येण सम्पूज्य प्रणिपत्य पुनः पुनः लालप्यमाना बहुशो बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः
tāstamarghyeṇa sampūjya praṇipatya punaḥ punaḥ lālapyamānā bahuśo bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ
They, honouring him with the guest-offering, bowing down again and again, lamenting much, their eyes clouded with tears,
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MtP 70.15
स्मरन्त्यो विपुलान्भोगान् दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपनान् भर्तारं जगतामीशम् अनन्तमपराजितम्
smarantyo vipulānbhogān divyamālyānulepanān bhartāraṃ jagatāmīśam anantamaparājitam
remembering their ample enjoyments, their divine garlands and ointments, and their husband, the lord of the worlds, the endless, the unconquered—
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MtP 70.16
दिव्यभावां तां च पुरीं नानारत्नगृहाणि च द्वारकावासिनः सर्वान् देवरूपान्कुमारकान् प्रश्नमेवं करिष्यन्ति मुनेरभिमुखं स्थिताः
divyabhāvāṃ tāṃ ca purīṃ nānāratnagṛhāṇi ca dvārakāvāsinaḥ sarvān devarūpānkumārakān praśnamevaṃ kariṣyanti munerabhimukhaṃ sthitāḥ
The inhabitants of Dvārakā, standing before the sage, will put this question about that city of divine nature, and its houses of many jewels, and all the boys of godlike form.
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MtP 70.17
दस्युभिर्भगवान्सर्वाः परिभुक्ता वयं बलात् स्वधर्माच्च्यवने ऽस्माकम् अस्मिन्नः शरणं भव
dasyubhirbhagavānsarvāḥ paribhuktā vayaṃ balāt svadharmāccyavane 'smākam asminnaḥ śaraṇaṃ bhava
"Lord, we have all been enjoyed by force by robbers; in this fall of ours from our own dharma, be our refuge."
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MtP 70.18
आदिष्टो ऽसि पुरा ब्रह्मन् केशवेन च धीमता कस्मादीशेन संयोगं प्राप्य वेश्यात्वमागताः
ādiṣṭo 'si purā brahman keśavena ca dhīmatā kasmādīśena saṃyogaṃ prāpya veśyātvamāgatāḥ
"Brahman, you were formerly instructed by the wise Keśava: why is it that, having obtained union with the Lord, we have come to the condition of harlots?"
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MtP 70.19
वेश्यानामपि यो धर्मस् तं नो ब्रूहि तपोधन कथयिष्यत्यतस्तासां स दाल्भ्यश्चैकितायनः
veśyānāmapi yo dharmas taṃ no brūhi tapodhana kathayiṣyatyatastāsāṃ sa dālbhyaścaikitāyanaḥ
"And tell us what the dharma of harlots is, you whose wealth is austerity." Thereupon that Dālbhya Caikitāyana will declare it to them.
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MtP 70.20
जलक्रीडाविहारेषु पुरा सरसि मानसे भवतीनां च सर्वासां नारदो ऽभ्याशमागतः
jalakrīḍāvihāreṣu purā sarasi mānase bhavatīnāṃ ca sarvāsāṃ nārado 'bhyāśamāgataḥ
"Long ago, when you all were at your water-sports and pastimes in Lake Mānasa, Nārada came near.
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MtP 70.21
हुताशनसुताः सर्वा भवन्त्यो ऽप्सरसः पुरा अप्रणम्यावलेपेन परिपृष्टः स योगवित् कथं नारायणो ऽस्माकं भर्ता स्याद् इत्युपादिश
hutāśanasutāḥ sarvā bhavantyo 'psarasaḥ purā apraṇamyāvalepena paripṛṣṭaḥ sa yogavit kathaṃ nārāyaṇo 'smākaṃ bhartā syād ityupādiśa
You all were formerly apsarases, daughters of Hutāśana (Fire). Without bowing, out of arrogance, that knower of yoga was questioned (by you): 'Instruct us how Nārāyaṇa might become our husband.'
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MtP 70.22
तस्माद्वरप्रदानं वः शापश्चायमभूत्पुरा शय्याद्वयप्रदानेन मधुमाधवमासयोः
tasmādvarapradānaṃ vaḥ śāpaścāyamabhūtpurā śayyādvayapradānena madhumādhavamāsayoḥ
From that came the granting of a boon to you and also this curse of long ago: by the gift of two beds in the months of Madhu and Mādhava,
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MtP 70.23
सुवर्णोपस्करोत्सर्गाद् द्वादश्यां शुक्लपक्षतः भर्ता नारायणो नूनं भविष्यत्यन्यजन्मनि
suvarṇopaskarotsargād dvādaśyāṃ śuklapakṣataḥ bhartā nārāyaṇo nūnaṃ bhaviṣyatyanyajanmani
and by the bestowal of golden furnishings on the twelfth of the bright fortnight, Nārāyaṇa will surely be (your) husband in another birth.
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MtP 70.24
यदकृत्वा प्रणामं मे रूपसौभाग्यमत्सरात् परिपृष्टो ऽस्मि तेनाशु वियोगो वो भविष्यति चौरैरपहृताः सर्वा वेश्यात्वं समवाप्स्यथ
yadakṛtvā praṇāmaṃ me rūpasaubhāgyamatsarāt paripṛṣṭo 'smi tenāśu viyogo vo bhaviṣyati caurairapahṛtāḥ sarvā veśyātvaṃ samavāpsyatha
'Because you questioned me without making obeisance to me, out of pride in your beauty and good fortune, therefore separation will swiftly be yours: carried off by thieves, you shall all attain the state of harlots.'
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MtP 70.25
एवं नारदशापेन केशवस्य च धीमतः वेश्यात्वमागताः सर्वा भवन्त्यः काममोहिताः इदानीमपि यद्वक्ष्ये तच्छृणुध्वं वराङ्गनाः
evaṃ nāradaśāpena keśavasya ca dhīmataḥ veśyātvamāgatāḥ sarvā bhavantyaḥ kāmamohitāḥ idānīmapi yadvakṣye tacchṛṇudhvaṃ varāṅganāḥ
Thus by the curse of Nārada and of the wise Keśava you have all come to the state of harlots, deluded by desire. Hear now too, fair-limbed ones, what I shall say.
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MtP 70.26
पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे हतेषु शतशः सुरैः दानवासुरदैत्येषु राक्षसेषु ततस्ततः
purā devāsure yuddhe hateṣu śataśaḥ suraiḥ dānavāsuradaityeṣu rākṣaseṣu tatastataḥ
Formerly, in the war of the gods and the asuras, when the Dānavas, Asuras, Daityas and Rākṣasas were slain by hundreds by the gods here and there,
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MtP 70.27
तेषां व्रातसहस्राणि शतान्यपि च योषिताम् परिणीतानि यानि स्युर् बलाद्भुक्तानि यानि वै तानि सर्वाणि देवेशः प्रोवाच वदतां वरः
teṣāṃ vrātasahasrāṇi śatānyapi ca yoṣitām pariṇītāni yāni syur balādbhuktāni yāni vai tāni sarvāṇi deveśaḥ provāca vadatāṃ varaḥ
of those (slain) there were thousands and even hundreds of throngs of women, some who had been wedded and some who had been enjoyed by force; concerning all of these the lord of the gods, best of speakers, declared:
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MtP 70.28
वेश्याधर्मेण वर्तध्वम् अधुना नृपमन्दिरे भक्तिमत्यो वरारोहास् तथा देवकुलेषु च
veśyādharmeṇa vartadhvam adhunā nṛpamandire bhaktimatyo varārohās tathā devakuleṣu ca
"Live now by the dharma of harlots in the palace of the king and likewise in the temples of the gods, being devoted, you of fair hips.
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MtP 70.29
राजानः स्वामिनस्तुल्याः सुता वापि च तत्समाः भविष्यति च सौभाग्यं सर्वासामपि शक्तितः
rājānaḥ svāminastulyāḥ sutā vāpi ca tatsamāḥ bhaviṣyati ca saubhāgyaṃ sarvāsāmapi śaktitaḥ
Kings are equal to husbands, and their sons too are the same as they; and good fortune will come to you all according to your capacity.
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MtP 70.30
यः कश्चिच्छुल्कमादाय गृहमेष्यति वः सदा निधनेनोपचार्यो वः स तदान्यत्र दाम्भिकात्
yaḥ kaścicchulkamādāya gṛhameṣyati vaḥ sadā nidhanenopacāryo vaḥ sa tadānyatra dāmbhikāt
Whoever, having paid the fee, comes to your house, is always to be waited upon by you to the utmost — otherwise (i.e. in another case) than the hypocrite.
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MtP 70.31
देवतानां पितॄणां च पुण्याहे समुपस्थिते गोभूहिरण्यधान्यानि प्रदेयानि स्वशक्तितः ब्राह्मणानां वरारोहाः कार्याणि वचनानि च
devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca puṇyāhe samupasthite gobhūhiraṇyadhānyāni pradeyāni svaśaktitaḥ brāhmaṇānāṃ varārohāḥ kāryāṇi vacanāni ca
When a holy day of the gods and of the ancestors has come, cows, land, gold and grain are to be given according to your own capacity, and the words of brahmins are to be carried out, you fair-hipped ones.
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MtP 70.32
यच्चाप्यन्यद्व्रतं सम्यग् उपदेक्ष्याम्यहं ततः अविचारेण सर्वाभिर् अनुष्ठेयं च तत्पुनः
yaccāpyanyadvrataṃ samyag upadekṣyāmyahaṃ tataḥ avicāreṇa sarvābhir anuṣṭheyaṃ ca tatpunaḥ
And whatever other vow I shall properly teach thereafter, that too must be performed by you all without questioning.
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MtP 70.33
संसारोत्तारणायालम् एतद्वेदविदो विदुः यदा सूर्यदिने हस्तः पुष्यो याथ पुनर्वसुः
saṃsārottāraṇāyālam etadvedavido viduḥ yadā sūryadine hastaḥ puṣyo yātha punarvasuḥ
This suffices for crossing over from saṃsāra — so those who know the Veda know. When on a Sunday there falls Hasta, Puṣya, or Punarvasu,
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MtP 70.34
भवेत्सर्वौषधीस्नानं सम्यङ्नारी समाचरेत् तदा पञ्चशरस्यापि संनिधातृत्वमेष्यति अर्चयेत्पुण्डरीकाक्षम् अनङ्गस्यानुकीर्तनैः
bhavetsarvauṣadhīsnānaṃ samyaṅnārī samācaret tadā pañcaśarasyāpi saṃnidhātṛtvameṣyati arcayetpuṇḍarīkākṣam anaṅgasyānukīrtanaiḥ
there is the bath with all herbs; if a woman performs it properly, then she will attain the presence of the Five-arrowed one (Kāma) also. She should worship the lotus-eyed one with recitations of the names of Anaṅga.
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MtP 70.35
कामाय पादौ सम्पूज्य जङ्घे वै मोहकारिणे मेढ्रं कन्दर्पनिधये कीटं प्रीतिमते नमः
kāmāya pādau sampūjya jaṅghe vai mohakāriṇe meḍhraṃ kandarpanidhaye kīṭaṃ prītimate namaḥ
Having worshipped the feet with "to Kāma," the shanks "to the causer of delusion," the member "to the treasury of Kandarpa," the pubic hair — "homage to the loving one."
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MtP 70.36
नाभिं सौख्यसमुद्राय वामाय च तथोदरम् हृदयं हृदयेशाय स्तनावाह्लादकारिणे
nābhiṃ saukhyasamudrāya vāmāya ca tathodaram hṛdayaṃ hṛdayeśāya stanāvāhlādakāriṇe
(Worshipping) the navel with "to the ocean of happiness," and likewise the belly with "to the lovely one," the heart with "to the lord of the heart," the two breasts with "to the giver of delight";
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MtP 70.37
उत्कण्ठायेति वैकुण्ठम् आस्यमानन्दकारिणे वामाङ्गं पुष्पचापाय पुष्पबाणाय दक्षिणम्
utkaṇṭhāyeti vaikuṇṭham āsyamānandakāriṇe vāmāṅgaṃ puṣpacāpāya puṣpabāṇāya dakṣiṇam
the throat with "to Longing," the face with "to the giver of bliss," the left side of the body with "to him whose bow is of flowers," the right with "to him whose arrows are flowers";
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MtP 70.38
मानसायेति वै मौलिं विलोलायेति मूर्धजम् सर्वात्मने च सर्वाङ्गं देवदेवस्य पूजयेत्
mānasāyeti vai mauliṃ vilolāyeti mūrdhajam sarvātmane ca sarvāṅgaṃ devadevasya pūjayet
the crown with "to the one of the mind," the hair with "to the restless one," and the whole body with "to the self of all" — thus one should worship the god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.39
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय पाशाङ्कुशधराय च गदिने पीतवस्त्राय शङ्खचक्रधराय च
namaḥ śivāya śāntāya pāśāṅkuśadharāya ca gadine pītavastrāya śaṅkhacakradharāya ca
"Homage to Śiva, to the peaceful one, to the bearer of the noose and goad, to the bearer of the mace, to the one clad in yellow, to the holder of the conch and discus,
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MtP 70.40
नमो नारायणायेति कामदेवात्मने नमः सर्वशान्त्यै नमः प्रीत्यै नमो रत्यै नम श्रियै
namo nārāyaṇāyeti kāmadevātmane namaḥ sarvaśāntyai namaḥ prītyai namo ratyai nama śriyai
homage to Nārāyaṇa" — thus; homage to him whose self is Kāmadeva; homage to Sarvaśānti, homage to Prīti, homage to Rati, homage to Śrī,
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MtP 70.41
नमः पुष्ट्यै नमस्तुष्ट्यै नमः सर्वार्थसम्पदे एवं सम्पूज्य देवेशम् अनङ्गात्मकमीश्वरम् गन्धैर्मौल्यैस्तथा धूपैर् नैवेद्येन च कामिनी
namaḥ puṣṭyai namastuṣṭyai namaḥ sarvārthasampade evaṃ sampūjya deveśam anaṅgātmakamīśvaram gandhairmaulyaistathā dhūpair naivedyena ca kāminī
homage to Puṣṭi, homage to Tuṣṭi, homage to the wealth of all objects. Having thus worshipped the lord of gods, the sovereign whose nature is the bodiless one, with perfumes, garlands, incense and food-offering, the loving woman —
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MtP 70.42
तत आहूय धर्मज्ञं ब्रह्माणं वेदपारगम् अव्यङ्गावयवं पूज्य गन्धपुष्पार्चनादिभिः
tata āhūya dharmajñaṃ brahmāṇaṃ vedapāragam avyaṅgāvayavaṃ pūjya gandhapuṣpārcanādibhiḥ
then, having summoned a brahmin who knows dharma, who has gone to the far shore of the Veda, whose limbs are without defect, and having honoured (him) with perfume, flowers, worship and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.43
शालेयतण्डुलप्रस्थं घृतपात्रेण संयुतम् तस्मै विप्राय सा दद्यान् माधवः प्रीयतामिति
śāleyataṇḍulaprasthaṃ ghṛtapātreṇa saṃyutam tasmai viprāya sā dadyān mādhavaḥ prīyatāmiti
she should give to that brahmin a prastha measure of śāli rice together with a vessel of ghee, (saying) "May Mādhava be pleased."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.44
यथेष्टाहारयुक्तं वै तमेव द्विजसत्तमम् रत्यर्थं कामदेवो ऽयम् इति चित्ते ऽवधार्य तम्
yatheṣṭāhārayuktaṃ vai tameva dvijasattamam ratyarthaṃ kāmadevo 'yam iti citte 'vadhārya tam
(Having served) that same best of twice-born with food as he desires, fixing in her mind "this is Kāmadeva" for the sake of love-making, (she should attend to) him;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.45
यद्यदिच्छति विप्रेन्द्रस् तत्तत्कुर्याद्विलासिनी सर्वभावेन चात्मानम् अर्पयेत्स्मितभाषिणी
yadyadicchati viprendras tattatkuryādvilāsinī sarvabhāvena cātmānam arpayetsmitabhāṣiṇī
whatever the chief of brahmins wishes, that the graceful woman should do, and, speaking with a smile, she should offer herself with her whole being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.46
एवमादित्यवारेण सर्वमेतत्समाचरेत् तण्डुलप्रस्थदानं च यावन्मासास्त्रयोदश
evamādityavāreṇa sarvametatsamācaret taṇḍulaprasthadānaṃ ca yāvanmāsāstrayodaśa
Thus on a Sunday she should perform all this, and the gift of a prastha of rice, for thirteen months.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.47
ततस्त्रयोदशे मासि सम्प्राप्ते तस्य भामिनी विप्रस्योपस्करैर्युक्तां शय्यां दद्याद्विलक्षणाम्
tatastrayodaśe māsi samprāpte tasya bhāminī viprasyopaskarairyuktāṃ śayyāṃ dadyādvilakṣaṇām
Then, when the thirteenth month has come, the woman should give to that brahmin an extraordinary bed furnished with its accessories,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.48
सोपधानकविश्रामां सास्तरावरणां शुभाम् प्रदीपोपानहच्छत्त्रपादुकासनसंयुताम्
sopadhānakaviśrāmāṃ sāstarāvaraṇāṃ śubhām pradīpopānahacchattrapādukāsanasaṃyutām
a fine one, with a pillow for resting, with a spread and a coverlet, together with a lamp, shoes, an umbrella, sandals and a seat.
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MtP 70.49
सपत्नीकमलंकृत्य हेमसूत्राङ्गुलीयकैः सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैः सकटकैर् धूपमाल्यानुलेपनैः
sapatnīkamalaṃkṛtya hemasūtrāṅgulīyakaiḥ sūkṣmavastraiḥ sakaṭakair dhūpamālyānulepanaiḥ
Having adorned (him) together with his wife with gold chains and finger-rings, with fine garments, with bracelets, with incense, garlands and unguents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.50
कामदेवं सपत्नीकं गुडकुम्भोपरि स्थितम् ताम्रपात्रासनगतं हैमनेत्रपटावृतम्
kāmadevaṃ sapatnīkaṃ guḍakumbhopari sthitam tāmrapātrāsanagataṃ haimanetrapaṭāvṛtam
(she should give) Kāmadeva together with his wife, standing upon a jar of molasses, set on a copper plate as a seat, covered with a golden cloth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.51
सकांस्यभाजनोपेतम् इक्षुदण्डसमन्वितम् दद्यादेतेन मन्त्रेण तथैकां गां पयस्विनीम्
sakāṃsyabhājanopetam ikṣudaṇḍasamanvitam dadyādetena mantreṇa tathaikāṃ gāṃ payasvinīm
provided with a bronze vessel and accompanied by a sugarcane stalk — she should give (this) with the following mantra, and likewise one milk-giving cow:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.52
यथान्तरं न पश्यामि कामकेशवयोः सदा तथैव सर्वकामाप्तिर् अस्तु विष्णो सदा मम
yathāntaraṃ na paśyāmi kāmakeśavayoḥ sadā tathaiva sarvakāmāptir astu viṣṇo sadā mama
"As I see no difference ever between Kāma and Keśava, so may there always be for me, O Viṣṇu, the attainment of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.53
यथा न कमला देहात् प्रयाति तव केशव तथा ममापि देवेश शरीरे स्वे कुरु प्रभो
yathā na kamalā dehāt prayāti tava keśava tathā mamāpi deveśa śarīre sve kuru prabho
As Kamalā does not depart from your body, O Keśava, so, O lord of gods, O master, make (me) in your own body too."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.54
तथा च काञ्चनं देवं प्रतिगृह्णन्द्विजोत्तमः क इदं कस्मा अदादिति वैदिकं मन्त्रमीरयेत्
tathā ca kāñcanaṃ devaṃ pratigṛhṇandvijottamaḥ ka idaṃ kasmā adāditi vaidikaṃ mantramīrayet
And likewise the best of the twice-born, while receiving the golden god, should utter the Vedic mantra "Who gave this to whom?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.55
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य विसर्ज्य द्विजपुंगवम् शय्यासनादिकं सर्वं ब्राह्मणस्य गृहं नयेत्
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya visarjya dvijapuṃgavam śayyāsanādikaṃ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇasya gṛhaṃ nayet
Then, having circumambulated and dismissed the bull among the twice-born, she should have the bed, the seat and all the rest brought to the brahmin's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 70.56
ततः प्रभृति यो विप्रो रत्यर्थं गृहमागतः स मान्यः सूर्यवारे च स मन्तव्यो भवेत्तदा
tataḥ prabhṛti yo vipro ratyarthaṃ gṛhamāgataḥ sa mānyaḥ sūryavāre ca sa mantavyo bhavettadā
From that time onward, whatever brahmin comes to the house for the sake of love-making, he is to be honoured; and on a Sunday he should then be regarded (as such).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 70.57
एवं त्रयोदशं यावन् मासमेवं द्विजोत्तमान् तर्पयेत यथाकामं प्रोषिते ऽन्यं समाचरेत्
evaṃ trayodaśaṃ yāvan māsamevaṃ dvijottamān tarpayeta yathākāmaṃ proṣite 'nyaṃ samācaret
In this way, up to the thirteenth month, she should gratify the best of brahmins thus as she pleases; if (the one chosen) is away from home, she should proceed with another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 70.58
तदनुज्ञया रूपवान्यो यावदभ्यागतो भवेत् आत्मनो ऽपि यथाविघ्नं गर्भभूतिकरं प्रियम्
tadanujñayā rūpavānyo yāvadabhyāgato bhavet ātmano 'pi yathāvighnaṃ garbhabhūtikaraṃ priyam
With his permission, whoever comes as a handsome guest, (that is) agreeable and productive of conception and welfare, as far as it is without obstacle even for herself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 70.59
दैवं वा मानुषं वा स्याद् अनुरागेण वा ततः साचारानष्टपञ्चाशद् यथाशक्त्या समाचरेत्
daivaṃ vā mānuṣaṃ vā syād anurāgeṇa vā tataḥ sācārānaṣṭapañcāśad yathāśaktyā samācaret
Whether it be divine or human, or (done) out of affection—thereafter she should carry out the fifty-eight observances according to her ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 70.60
एतद्धि कथितं सम्यग् भवतीनां विशेषतः अधर्मो ऽयं ततो न स्याद् वेश्यानामिह सर्वदा
etaddhi kathitaṃ samyag bhavatīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ adharmo 'yaṃ tato na syād veśyānāmiha sarvadā
For this has been rightly told with special reference to you ladies; therefore this is not unrighteousness for courtesans here at any time.
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MtP 70.61
पुरुहूतेन यत्प्रोक्तं दानवीषु पुरा मया तदिदं साम्प्रतं सर्वं भवतीष्वपि युज्यते
puruhūtena yatproktaṃ dānavīṣu purā mayā tadidaṃ sāmprataṃ sarvaṃ bhavatīṣvapi yujyate
What was formerly spoken by me, Puruhūta (Indra), among the Dānava women—all that now applies to you ladies as well.
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MtP 70.62
सर्वपापप्रशमनम् अनन्तफलदायकम् कल्याणीनां च कथितं तत्कुरुध्वं वराननाः
sarvapāpapraśamanam anantaphaladāyakam kalyāṇīnāṃ ca kathitaṃ tatkurudhvaṃ varānanāḥ
It destroys all sins and bestows endless fruit, and it has been told for auspicious women: do that, O fair-faced ones!
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MtP 70.63
करोति याशेषमखण्डमेतत् कल्याणिनी माधवलोकसंस्था सा पूजिता देवगणैर् अशेषैर् आनन्दकृत्स्थानम् उपैति विष्णोः
karoti yāśeṣamakhaṇḍametat kalyāṇinī mādhavalokasaṃsthā sā pūjitā devagaṇair aśeṣair ānandakṛtsthānam upaiti viṣṇoḥ
That auspicious woman who performs this entire (rite) unbroken, established in Mādhava's world, worshipped by all the hosts of gods, attains Viṣṇu's abode, the maker of bliss.
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MtP 70.64
तपोधनः सो ऽप्यभिधाय चैवं तदा च तासां व्रतमङ्गनानाम् स्वस्थानमेष्यत्यनु ताः समस्तं व्रतं करिष्यन्ति च देवयानैः
tapodhanaḥ so 'pyabhidhāya caivaṃ tadā ca tāsāṃ vratamaṅganānām svasthānameṣyatyanu tāḥ samastaṃ vrataṃ kariṣyanti ca devayānaiḥ
And he too, rich in austerity, having thus declared the vow of those women at that time, will go to his own place; and they will all perform the vow, (travelling) by celestial vehicles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain