Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 92

NarP 1 92.1

सूत उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा नारदस्तु कुमारस्य वचो मुदा । पुनरप्याह सुप्रीतो जिज्ञासुः श्रेय उत्तमम्

sūta uvāca etacchrutvā nāradastu kumārasya vaco mudā / punarapyāha suprīto jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam

Sūta said: Having heard this speech of Kumāra with delight, Nārada, well pleased, spoke again, wishing to know the highest good.

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NarP 1 92.2

नारद उवाच साधु साधु महाभाग सर्वलोकोपकारकम् । महातन्त्रं त्वया प्रोक्तं सर्वतन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमम्

nārada uvāca sādhu sādhu mahābhāga sarvalokopakārakam / mahātantraṃ tvayā proktaṃ sarvatantrottamottamam

Nārada said: Excellent, excellent, O greatly fortunate one! You have declared the great tantra, which benefits all the world, the very best of all tantras.

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NarP 1 92.3

अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि पुराणाख्यानमुत्तमम् । यस्मिन्यस्मिन्पुराणे तु यद्यदाख्यानकं मुने । तत्सर्वं मे समाचक्ष्व सर्वज्ञस्त्वं यतो मतः

adhunā śrotumicchāmi purāṇākhyānamuttamam / yasminyasminpurāṇe tu yadyadākhyānakaṃ mune / tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva sarvajñastvaṃ yato mataḥ

Now I wish to hear the excellent narration of the Purāṇas. In whichever Purāṇa whatever narrative occurs, O sage, tell me all of that, since you are held to be all-knowing.

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NarP 1 92.4

सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विप्रा नारदस्य शुभावहम् । पुराणाख्यानसंप्रश्नं कुमारः प्रत्युवाच ह

sūta uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viprā nāradasya śubhāvaham / purāṇākhyānasaṃpraśnaṃ kumāraḥ pratyuvāca ha

Sūta said: Having heard that auspicious speech of Nārada, O brahmins, that full inquiry about the narrations of the Purāṇas, Kumāra replied.

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NarP 1 92.5

सनत्कुमार उवाच पाराणाख्यानकं विप्र नानाकल्पसमुद्भवम् । नानाकथासमायुक्तमद्भुतं बहुविस्तरम्

sanatkumāra uvāca pārāṇākhyānakaṃ vipra nānākalpasamudbhavam / nānākathāsamāyuktamadbhutaṃ bahuvistaram

Sanatkumāra said: The narration of the Purāṇas, O brahmin, arises out of many aeons, is joined with many tales, is wondrous and of great extent.

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NarP 1 92.6

ऋषिः सनातनश्चायं यथा वेद तथापरः । न वेद तस्मात्पृच्छ त्वं बहुकल्पविदां वरम्

ṛṣiḥ sanātanaścāyaṃ yathā veda tathāparaḥ / na veda tasmātpṛccha tvaṃ bahukalpavidāṃ varam

This sage Sanātana knows it as it is; another does not know it. Therefore ask him, the best of those who know many aeons.

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NarP 1 92.7

श्रुत्वेत्थं नारदो वाक्यं कुमारस्य महात्मनः । प्रणम्य विनयोपेतः सनातनमथाब्रवीत्

śrutvetthaṃ nārado vākyaṃ kumārasya mahātmanaḥ / praṇamya vinayopetaḥ sanātanamathābravīt

Having heard thus the words of the great-souled Kumāra, Nārada bowed and, full of humility, then spoke to Sanātana.

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NarP 1 92.10

नारद उवाच ब्रह्मन्पुराणविच्छ्रेष्ठ ज्ञानविज्ञानतत्पर । पुराणानां विभागं मे साकल्ये नानुकीर्तय ॥ नर्प्_१,९२।८ ॥ यस्मिञ् श्रुते श्रुतं सर्वं ज्ञातं कृते कृतम् ॥ नर्प्_१,९२।९ ॥ वर्णाश्रमाचारधर्मं साक्षात्कारमुपैष्यति । कियन्ति च पुराणानि कियत्संख्यानि मानतः

nārada uvāca brahmanpurāṇavicchreṣṭha jñānavijñānatatpara / purāṇānāṃ vibhāgaṃ me sākalye nānukīrtaya // narp_1,92.8 // yasmiñ śrute śrutaṃ sarvaṃ jñātaṃ kṛte kṛtam // narp_1,92.9 // varṇāśramācāradharmaṃ sākṣātkāramupaiṣyati / kiyanti ca purāṇāni kiyatsaṃkhyāni mānataḥ

Nārada said: O Brahman, best of those who know the Purāṇas, devoted to knowledge and discernment, will you not recount to me in full the division of the Purāṇas — (92.8) that which, when heard, means all has been heard, and when done, means all has been known and done (92.9) — (and) the duties and observances of the classes and stages of life, (so that this) may come to direct realization? And how many are the Purāṇas, and of how many (verses) each by measure?

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NarP 1 92.11

किङ्किमाख्यानयुक्तानि तद्वदस्व मम प्रभो । चातुर्वर्ण्याश्रया नानाव्रतादीनां कथास्तथा

kiṅkimākhyānayuktāni tadvadasva mama prabho / cāturvarṇyāśrayā nānāvratādīnāṃ kathāstathā

With what narratives is each furnished? Tell me that, my lord; and likewise the stories of the various vows and the rest that rest upon the four classes.

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NarP 1 92.12

सृष्टिक्रमेण वंशानां कथाः सम्यक्प्रकाशय । त्वत्तो ऽधिको न चान्यो ऽस्ति पुराणाख्यानवित्प्रभो

sṛṣṭikrameṇa vaṃśānāṃ kathāḥ samyakprakāśaya / tvatto 'dhiko na cānyo 'sti purāṇākhyānavitprabho

Reveal fully the accounts of the lineages in the order of creation. There is no other greater than you, O lord who knows the Purāṇas and their narratives.

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NarP 1 92.13

तस्मादाख्याहि मह्यं त्वं सर्वसन्देहभञ्जनम् । सूत उवाच ततः सनातनो विप्राः श्रुत्वा नारदभाषितम्

tasmādākhyāhi mahyaṃ tvaṃ sarvasandehabhañjanam / sūta uvāca tataḥ sanātano viprāḥ śrutvā nāradabhāṣitam

Therefore tell me that which shatters all doubt. The Sūta said: Then, O brāhmans, Sanātana, having heard Nārada's words,

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NarP 1 92.14

नारायणं क्षणं ध्यात्वा प्रोवाचाथ विदां वरः । सनातन उवाच साधु साधु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकोपकारिका

nārāyaṇaṃ kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā provācātha vidāṃ varaḥ / sanātana uvāca sādhu sādhu muniśreṣṭha sarvalokopakārikā

and having meditated on Nārāyaṇa for a moment, that best of knowers then spoke. Sanātana said: Well asked, well asked, O best of sages! (Your question) brings benefit to all the worlds,

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NarP 1 92.15

पुराणाख्यानविज्ञाने यज्जाता नेष्ठिकी मतिः । तुभ्यं समभिधास्यामि यत्प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा

purāṇākhyānavijñāne yajjātā neṣṭhikī matiḥ / tubhyaṃ samabhidhāsyāmi yatproktaṃ brahmaṇā purā

since a settled conviction has arisen (in you) concerning the understanding of the Purāṇas and their narratives. I shall declare to you what was spoken of old by Brahmā

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NarP 1 92.16

मरीच्यादिऋषिभ्यस्तु पुत्रस्नेहावृतात्मना । एकदा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो मरीचिर्नाम विश्रुतः

marīcyādiṛṣibhyastu putrasnehāvṛtātmanā / ekadā brahmaṇaḥ putro marīcirnāma viśrutaḥ

to Marīci and the other seers, his mind filled with love for his sons. Once, Brahmā's son, the renowned one named Marīci,

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NarP 1 92.17

स्वाध्यायश्रुतसंपन्नो वेदवेदागपारगः । उपसृत्य स्वपितरं ब्रह्मणं लोकभावनम्

svādhyāyaśrutasaṃpanno vedavedāgapāragaḥ / upasṛtya svapitaraṃ brahmaṇaṃ lokabhāvanam

endowed with private recitation and sacred learning, gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, approached his own father Brahmā, the creator of the worlds,

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NarP 1 92.18

प्रणम्य भक्त्या पप्रच्छ इदमेव मुनिश्वर । पुराणाख्यानममलं यत्त्वं पृच्छसि मानद

praṇamya bhaktyā papraccha idameva muniśvara / purāṇākhyānamamalaṃ yattvaṃ pṛcchasi mānada

bowed with devotion, and asked this very thing, O lord of sages — the spotless (matter of) the Purāṇas and their narratives, which you are asking, O giver of honour.

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NarP 1 92.19

मरीचिरुवाच भगवन्देवदेवेश लोकानां प्रभवाप्यय । सर्वज्ञ सर्वकल्याण सर्वाध्यक्ष नमो ऽस्तु ते

marīciruvāca bhagavandevadeveśa lokānāṃ prabhavāpyaya / sarvajña sarvakalyāṇa sarvādhyakṣa namo 'stu te

Marīci said: O Blessed One, lord of the gods of gods, origin and dissolution of the worlds, all-knowing, all-auspicious, overseer of all — homage be to you!

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NarP 1 92.20

पुराणबीजमाख्यहि मह्यं शुश्रूषवे पितः । लक्षणं च प्रमाणं च प्रमाणं चं वक्तारं पृच्छकं तथा

purāṇabījamākhyahi mahyaṃ śuśrūṣave pitaḥ / lakṣaṇaṃ ca pramāṇaṃ ca pramāṇaṃ caṃ vaktāraṃ pṛcchakaṃ tathā

Tell me, who wish to hear, O father, the seed of the Purāṇa; and its defining marks, and its extent, and the speaker, and likewise the questioner.

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NarP 1 92.21

ब्रह्मोवाच शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि पुराणानां समुच्चयम् । यस्मिञ्ज्ञाते भवेज्ज्ञातं वाङ्मयं सचराचरम्

brahmovāca śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi purāṇānāṃ samuccayam / yasmiñjñāte bhavejjñātaṃ vāṅmayaṃ sacarācaram

Brahmā said: Listen, my child, I shall declare the compendium of the Purāṇas, upon knowing which all that is made of speech, with all that moves and does not move, becomes known.

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NarP 1 92.22

पुराणमेकमेवासीत्सर्वकल्पेषु मानद । चतुर्वर्गस्य बीजं च शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्

purāṇamekamevāsītsarvakalpeṣu mānada / caturvargasya bījaṃ ca śatakoṭipravistaram

There was but one Purāṇa in all the aeons, O giver of honour, the seed of the four aims (of life), extending to a hundred crore (verses).

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NarP 1 92.23

प्रवृत्तिः सर्वशास्त्राणां पुराणादभवत्ततः । कालेनाग्रहणं दृष्ट्वा पुरामस्य महामतिः

pravṛttiḥ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ purāṇādabhavattataḥ / kālenāgrahaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā purāmasya mahāmatiḥ

From that Purāṇa arose thereafter the currency of all the treatises. Seeing that in the course of time it could not be grasped, the greatly wise one—

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NarP 1 92.24

हरिर्व्यासस्वरूपेण जायते च युगे युगे । चतुर्लक्षप्रमाणेन द्वापरे द्वापरे सदा

harirvyāsasvarūpeṇa jāyate ca yuge yuge / caturlakṣapramāṇena dvāpare dvāpare sadā

Hari is born age after age in the form of Vyāsa, always in each Dvāpara, with an extent of four hundred thousand (verses);

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NarP 1 92.25

तदष्टादशधा कृत्वा भूर्लोके निर्द्दिशत्यपि । अद्यापि देवलोके तु शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्

tadaṣṭādaśadhā kṛtvā bhūrloke nirddiśatyapi / adyāpi devaloke tu śatakoṭipravistaram

and making it eighteenfold he sets it forth in the earthly world. Even today, in the world of the gods, it extends to a hundred crore—

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NarP 1 92.26

अस्त्येव तस्य सारस्तु चतुर्लक्षेण वर्ण्यते । ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च वायवीयं तथैव च

astyeva tasya sārastu caturlakṣeṇa varṇyate / brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca vāyavīyaṃ tathaiva ca

it indeed exists (there); but its essence is set forth in four hundred thousand (verses): the Brāhma, the Pādma, the Vaiṣṇava, and likewise the Vāyavīya,

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NarP 1 92.27

भागवतं नारदीयं मार्कण्डेयं च कीर्तितम् । आग्नेयं च भविष्यं च ब्रह्मवैवर्त्तलिङ्गके

bhāgavataṃ nāradīyaṃ mārkaṇḍeyaṃ ca kīrtitam / āgneyaṃ ca bhaviṣyaṃ ca brahmavaivarttaliṅgake

the Bhāgavata, the Nāradīya, and the Mārkaṇḍeya are proclaimed, the Āgneya and the Bhaviṣya, the Brahmavaivarta and the Liṅga,

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NarP 1 92.28

वाराहं च तथा स्कान्दं वामनं कूर्मसंज्ञकम् । मात्स्यं च गारुडं तद्वद्ब्रह्माण्डाख्यमिति त्रिषट्

vārāhaṃ ca tathā skāndaṃ vāmanaṃ kūrmasaṃjñakam / mātsyaṃ ca gāruḍaṃ tadvadbrahmāṇḍākhyamiti triṣaṭ

the Vārāha and likewise the Skānda, the Vāmana, the one named Kūrma, the Mātsya and the Gāruḍa, and likewise the one called Brahmāṇḍa — thus three sixes (eighteen).

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NarP 1 92.29

एकं कथानकं सूत्रं वक्तुः श्रोतुः समाह्वयम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन निशामय समाहितः

ekaṃ kathānakaṃ sūtraṃ vaktuḥ śrotuḥ samāhvayam / pravakṣyāmi samāsena niśāmaya samāhitaḥ

One story, its thread, (and) the designation of the speaker and the hearer — I shall declare (it) in brief; listen with concentrated attention.

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NarP 1 92.30

ब्रह्मं पुराणं तत्रादौ सर्वलोकहिताय वै । व्यासेन वेदविदुषा समाख्यातं महात्मना

brahmaṃ purāṇaṃ tatrādau sarvalokahitāya vai / vyāsena vedaviduṣā samākhyātaṃ mahātmanā

There, first, the Brahma Purāṇa, indeed for the welfare of all the world, was fully recounted by the great-souled Vyāsa, the knower of the Vedas.

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NarP 1 92.31

तद्वै सर्वपुराणाग्र्यं धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम् । नानाख्यानेतिहासाढ्यं दशसाहस्रमुच्यते

tadvai sarvapurāṇāgryaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam / nānākhyānetihāsāḍhyaṃ daśasāhasramucyate

That (Purāṇa), foremost of all Purāṇas, granting dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation, rich in various tales and legends, is said to consist of ten thousand (verses).

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NarP 1 92.32

देवानां च सुराणां च यत्रोत्पत्तिः प्रकीर्तिता । प्रजापतीनां च तथा दक्षादीनां मुनीश्वर

devānāṃ ca surāṇāṃ ca yatrotpattiḥ prakīrtitā / prajāpatīnāṃ ca tathā dakṣādīnāṃ munīśvara

In it the origin of the gods and of the suras is proclaimed, and likewise of the Prajāpatis, Dakṣa and the rest, O lord of sages.

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NarP 1 92.33

ततो लोकेश्वरस्यात्र सूर्यस्य परमात्मनः । वंशानुकीर्तनं पुण्यं महापातकनाशनम्

tato lokeśvarasyātra sūryasya paramātmanaḥ / vaṃśānukīrtanaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam

Then, herein, (comes) the meritorious recital of the lineage of the lord of the world, the Sun, the supreme Self — (a recital) that destroys great sins.

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NarP 1 92.34

यत्रावतारः कथितः परमानन्दरूपिणः । श्रीमतो रामचन्द्रस्य चतुर्व्यूहावतारिणः

yatrāvatāraḥ kathitaḥ paramānandarūpiṇaḥ / śrīmato rāmacandrasya caturvyūhāvatāriṇaḥ

Wherein is told the descent (avatāra) of him whose form is supreme bliss, the glorious Rāmacandra, who descends as the fourfold vyūha.

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NarP 1 92.35

ततश्च सोमवंशस्यं कीर्तनं यत्र वर्णितम् । कृष्णस्य जगदीशस्य चरितं कल्मषापहम्

tataśca somavaṃśasyaṃ kīrtanaṃ yatra varṇitam / kṛṣṇasya jagadīśasya caritaṃ kalmaṣāpaham

And then wherein the recital of the lunar dynasty is described, (and) the deeds of Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the world, which take away impurity.

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NarP 1 92.36

द्वीपानां चैव सर्वेषां वर्षाणां चाप्यशेषतः । वर्णनं यत्र पातालस्वर्गाणां च प्रदृश्यते

dvīpānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ varṣāṇāṃ cāpyaśeṣataḥ / varṇanaṃ yatra pātālasvargāṇāṃ ca pradṛśyate

Wherein appears the description of all the continents and of the regions too, completely, and of the netherworlds and heavens.

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NarP 1 92.37

नरकाणां समाख्यानं सूर्यस्तुतिकथानकम् । पार्वत्याश्च तथा जन्म विवाहश्च निगद्यते

narakāṇāṃ samākhyānaṃ sūryastutikathānakam / pārvatyāśca tathā janma vivāhaśca nigadyate

The account of the hells, the tale of the hymn of praise to the Sun, and likewise the birth of Pārvatī and her marriage are related.

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NarP 1 92.38

दक्षाख्यानं ततः प्रोक्तमेकाम्रक्षेत्रवर्णनम् । पूर्वभागो ऽयमुदितः पुराणस्यास्य नारद

dakṣākhyānaṃ tataḥ proktamekāmrakṣetravarṇanam / pūrvabhāgo 'yamuditaḥ purāṇasyāsya nārada

Then the story of Dakṣa is told, (and) the description of the Ekāmra sacred field. This, O Nārada, has been declared to be the first part of this Purāṇa.

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NarP 1 92.39

अस्योत्तरे विभागे तु पुरुषोत्तमवर्णनम् । विस्तरेण समाख्यातं तीर्थयात्राविधानतः

asyottare vibhāge tu puruṣottamavarṇanam / vistareṇa samākhyātaṃ tīrthayātrāvidhānataḥ

But in its latter section the description of Puruṣottama is recounted at length, in accordance with the rules for pilgrimage to holy places.

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NarP 1 92.40

अत्रैव कृष्णचरितं विस्तरात्समुदीरितम् । वर्णनं यमलोकस्य पितृश्राद्धविधिस्तथा

atraiva kṛṣṇacaritaṃ vistarātsamudīritam / varṇanaṃ yamalokasya pitṛśrāddhavidhistathā

Here itself the deeds of Kṛṣṇa are set forth at length, (and) the description of Yama's world, and likewise the rules for the śrāddha offering to the ancestors.

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NarP 1 92.41

वर्णाश्रमाणां धर्माश्च कीर्तिता यत्र विस्तरात् । विष्णुधर्मयुगाख्यानं प्रलयस्य च वर्णनम्

varṇāśramāṇāṃ dharmāśca kīrtitā yatra vistarāt / viṣṇudharmayugākhyānaṃ pralayasya ca varṇanam

And wherein the duties of the classes and the stages of life are proclaimed at length, (and) the account of Viṣṇu's dharma and of the ages, and the description of the dissolution.

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NarP 1 92.42

योगानां च समाख्यानं सांख्यानां चापि वर्णनम् । ब्रह्मवादसमुद्देशः पुराणस्य प्रशंसनम्

yogānāṃ ca samākhyānaṃ sāṃkhyānāṃ cāpi varṇanam / brahmavādasamuddeśaḥ purāṇasya praśaṃsanam

And the exposition of the yogas and also the description of the Sāṃkhya (doctrines), the setting forth of the doctrine of Brahman, (and) the praise of the Purāṇa.

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NarP 1 92.43

एतद्ब्रह्मपुराणं तु भागद्वयसमन्वितम् । वर्णितं सर्वपापघ्नं सर्वसौख्यप्रदायकम्

etadbrahmapurāṇaṃ tu bhāgadvayasamanvitam / varṇitaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ sarvasaukhyapradāyakam

This Brahma Purāṇa, then, consisting of two parts, has been described (as) destroying all sin and bestowing every happiness.

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NarP 1 92.44

सूतशौनकसंवादं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । लिखित्वेतत्पुराणं यो वैशाख्यां हेमसंयुतम्

sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam / likhitvetatpurāṇaṃ yo vaiśākhyāṃ hemasaṃyutam

(It is) the dialogue of Sūta and Śaunaka, bestowing enjoyment and liberation. Whoever, having written out this Purāṇa, on the full moon of Vaiśākha, (gives it) together with gold,

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NarP 1 92.45

जलधेनुयुतं चापि भक्त्या दद्याद्द्विजातये । पौराणिकाय संपूज्य वस्त्रभोज्यविभूषणैः

jaladhenuyutaṃ cāpi bhaktyā dadyāddvijātaye / paurāṇikāya saṃpūjya vastrabhojyavibhūṣaṇaiḥ

and together with a water-cow, should give it with devotion to a twice-born man, to a reciter of Purāṇas, having honoured him with garments, food and ornaments —

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NarP 1 92.46

स वसेद्ब्रह्मणो लोके यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि ब्राह्मानुक्रमणीं द्विज

sa vasedbrahmaṇo loke yāvaccandrārkatārakam / yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi brāhmānukramaṇīṃ dvija

he shall dwell in Brahmā's world as long as moon, sun and stars (endure). And whoever should recite or even hear this table of contents of the Brahma (Purāṇa), O twice-born one,

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NarP 1 92.47

सो ऽपि सर्वपुराणस्य श्रोतुर्वक्तुः फलं लभेत् । शृणोति यः पुराणं तु ब्रह्मं सर्वं जितेन्द्रियः

so 'pi sarvapurāṇasya śroturvaktuḥ phalaṃ labhet / śṛṇoti yaḥ purāṇaṃ tu brahmaṃ sarvaṃ jitendriyaḥ

he too shall obtain the fruit of the hearer and the reciter of the whole Purāṇa. And he who, with his senses subdued, hears the whole Brahma Purāṇa,

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NarP 1 92.48

हविष्याशी च नियमात्स लभेद्ब्रह्मणः पदम् । किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन यद्यदिच्छति मानवः । तत्सर्वं लभते वत्स पुराणस्यास्य कीर्तनात्

haviṣyāśī ca niyamātsa labhedbrahmaṇaḥ padam / kimatra bahunoktena yadyadicchati mānavaḥ / tatsarvaṃ labhate vatsa purāṇasyāsya kīrtanāt

eating (only) sacrificial food and under vows, he shall attain the state of Brahmā. What need of much speaking here? Whatever a man desires, all that he obtains, my child, from the recital of this Purāṇa.

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