Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 93
NarP 1 93.1
ब्रह्मोवाच शृणु पुत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि पुराणं पद्मसंज्ञकम् । महत्पुण्यप्रदं नॄणां शृण्वतां पठतां मुदा
brahmovāca śṛṇu putra pravakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ padmasaṃjñakam / mahatpuṇyapradaṃ nṝṇāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ mudā
Brahmā said: Listen, son, I shall set forth the Purāṇa named Padma, which bestows great merit on men who gladly hear and recite it.
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NarP 1 93.2
यथा चञ्चेन्द्रियः सर्वः शरीरीति निगद्यते । तथेदं पञ्चभिः खण्डैरुदितं पापनाशनम्
yathā cañcendriyaḥ sarvaḥ śarīrīti nigadyate / tathedaṃ pañcabhiḥ khaṇḍairuditaṃ pāpanāśanam
Just as everyone who has the five senses is called "embodied," so this (Purāṇa), destroyer of sin, has been declared in five sections.
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NarP 1 93.3
पुलस्त्येन तु भीष्माय सृष्ट्यादिक्रमतो द्विज । नानाख्यानेतिहासाद्यैर्यत्रोक्तो धर्मविस्तरः
pulastyena tu bhīṣmāya sṛṣṭyādikramato dvija / nānākhyānetihāsādyairyatrokto dharmavistaraḥ
(It was told) by Pulastya to Bhīṣma in the order beginning with the creation, O twice-born, wherein the full extent of dharma was set forth with various tales, legends and the like.
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NarP 1 93.4
पुष्करस्य च माहात्म्यं विस्तरेण प्रकीर्तितम् । ब्रह्मयज्ञविधानं च वेदपाठादिलक्षणम्
puṣkarasya ca māhātmyaṃ vistareṇa prakīrtitam / brahmayajñavidhānaṃ ca vedapāṭhādilakṣaṇam
And the greatness of Puṣkara is proclaimed at length, and the rules of the brahma-sacrifice, characterized by Veda-recitation and so forth.
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NarP 1 93.5
दानानां कीर्तनं यत्र व्रतानां च पृथक्पृथक् । विवाहः शैलजायाश्चतारकाख्यानकं महत्
dānānāṃ kīrtanaṃ yatra vratānāṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak / vivāhaḥ śailajāyāścatārakākhyānakaṃ mahat
Wherein there is the recounting of gifts and of vows, each separately; the marriage of the mountain's daughter (Pārvatī), and the great tale of Tāraka.
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NarP 1 93.6
माहात्म्यं च गवादीनां कीर्तितं सर्वपुण्यदम् । कालकेयादिदैत्यानां वधो यत्र पृथक्पृथक्
māhātmyaṃ ca gavādīnāṃ kīrtitaṃ sarvapuṇyadam / kālakeyādidaityānāṃ vadho yatra pṛthakpṛthak
And the greatness of cows and the rest is proclaimed, which bestows every merit; wherein (is told) the slaying of the demons Kālakeya and others, each separately.
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NarP 1 93.7
ग्रहाणामर्चनं दानं यत्र प्रोक्तं द्विजोत्तम । तत्सृष्टिखण्डमुद्दिष्टं व्यासेन सुमहात्मना
grahāṇāmarcanaṃ dānaṃ yatra proktaṃ dvijottama / tatsṛṣṭikhaṇḍamuddiṣṭaṃ vyāsena sumahātmanā
Wherein the worship of the planets and the gifts (to them) are set forth, O best of the twice-born — that is declared to be the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa by the great-souled Vyāsa.
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NarP 1 93.8
पितृमात्रादिपूज्यत्वे शिवशर्मकथा पुरा । सुव्रतस्य कथा पश्चाद्वृत्रस्य च वधस्तथा
pitṛmātrādipūjyatve śivaśarmakathā purā / suvratasya kathā paścādvṛtrasya ca vadhastathā
On the honoring of father, mother and the rest, the story of Śivaśarman first; afterwards the story of Suvrata, and likewise the slaying of Vṛtra.
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NarP 1 93.9
पृथोर्वैनस्य चाख्यानं सुनूथायाः कथा तथा । सुकलाख्यानकं चैव धर्माख्यानं ततः परम्
pṛthorvainasya cākhyānaṃ sunūthāyāḥ kathā tathā / sukalākhyānakaṃ caiva dharmākhyānaṃ tataḥ param
And the tale of Pṛthu son of Vena, likewise the story of Sunūthā, and the tale of Sukalā, and after that the tale of Dharma.
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NarP 1 93.10
पितृशुश्रूषणाख्यानं नहुषस्य कथा ततः । ययातिचरितं चैव गुरुतीर्थनिरूपणम्
pitṛśuśrūṣaṇākhyānaṃ nahuṣasya kathā tataḥ / yayāticaritaṃ caiva gurutīrthanirūpaṇam
The tale of the service of one's father, then the story of Nahuṣa, and the deeds of Yayāti, and the exposition of the Guru-tīrtha.
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NarP 1 93.11
राज्ञा जैमिनिसंवादो बह्वाश्चर्य्यकथायुतः । कथा ह्यशोकसुंदर्याहुण्डदैत्यवधान्विता
rājñā jaiminisaṃvādo bahvāścaryyakathāyutaḥ / kathā hyaśokasuṃdaryāhuṇḍadaityavadhānvitā
The king's conversation with Jaimini, filled with many wondrous stories; and the story of Aśokasundarī together with the slaying of the demon Huṇḍa.
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NarP 1 93.12
कामोदाख्यानकं तत्र विहुण्डवधसंयुतम् । कुञ्जलस्य च संवादश्च्यवनेन महात्मना
kāmodākhyānakaṃ tatra vihuṇḍavadhasaṃyutam / kuñjalasya ca saṃvādaścyavanena mahātmanā
There the tale of Kāmodā together with the slaying of Vihuṇḍa; and the conversation of Kuñjala with the great-souled Cyavana.
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NarP 1 93.13
सिद्धाख्यानं ततः प्रोक्तं खण्डस्यास्य फलोहनम् । सूतशौनकसंवादं भूमिखण्डमिदं स्मृतम्
siddhākhyānaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ khaṇḍasyāsya phalohanam / sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaṃ bhūmikhaṇḍamidaṃ smṛtam
Then the tale of the Siddha is told, (and) the yielding of fruit of this section; this conversation of Sūta and Śaunaka is known as the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa.
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NarP 1 93.14
ब्रह्माण्डोत्पत्तिरुदिता यत्रर्षिभिश्च सौतिना । सभूमिलोकसंस्थानं तीर्थाख्यानं ततः परम्
brahmāṇḍotpattiruditā yatrarṣibhiśca sautinā / sabhūmilokasaṃsthānaṃ tīrthākhyānaṃ tataḥ param
Wherein the origin of the cosmic egg is told by the seers and by the son of the Sūta, and the arrangement of the worlds together with the earth, and after that the tale of the sacred fords.
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NarP 1 93.15
नर्मदोत्पत्तिकथनं तत्तीर्थानां कथाः पृथक् । कुरुक्षेत्रादितीर्थानां कथा पुण्या प्रकीर्तिता
narmadotpattikathanaṃ tattīrthānāṃ kathāḥ pṛthak / kurukṣetrāditīrthānāṃ kathā puṇyā prakīrtitā
The telling of the origin of the Narmadā, the stories of its fords separately, and the holy account of Kurukṣetra and the other fords is proclaimed.
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NarP 1 93.16
कालिन्दीपुण्यकथनं काशीमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् । गयायाश्चैव माहात्म्यं प्रयागस्य च पुण्यकम्
kālindīpuṇyakathanaṃ kāśīmāhātmyavarṇanam / gayāyāścaiva māhātmyaṃ prayāgasya ca puṇyakam
The telling of the holiness of the Kālindī (Yamunā), the description of the greatness of Kāśī, and the greatness of Gayā, and the sanctity of Prayāga.
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NarP 1 93.17
वर्णाश्रमानुरोधेन कर्मयोगनिरूपणम् । व्यासजमिनिसंवादः पुण्यकर्मकथान्वितः
varṇāśramānurodhena karmayoganirūpaṇam / vyāsajaminisaṃvādaḥ puṇyakarmakathānvitaḥ
The exposition of the discipline of action in accordance with class and stage of life; the conversation of Vyāsa and Jaimini, joined with accounts of meritorious deeds.
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NarP 1 93.18
समुद्रमथनाख्यानं व्रताख्यानं ततः परम् । ऊर्ज्जपञ्चाहमाहाम्यं स्तोत्रं सर्वापराधनुत्
samudramathanākhyānaṃ vratākhyānaṃ tataḥ param / ūrjjapañcāhamāhāmyaṃ stotraṃ sarvāparādhanut
The tale of the churning of the ocean, and after that the account of vows; the greatness of the five days of (the month) Ūrja, and a hymn that dispels all transgressions.
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NarP 1 93.19
एतत्स्वर्गाभिधं विप्र सर्वपातकनाशनम् । रामाश्वमेधं प्रथमं रामराज्याभिषेचनम्
etatsvargābhidhaṃ vipra sarvapātakanāśanam / rāmāśvamedhaṃ prathamaṃ rāmarājyābhiṣecanam
This, O brahmin, is named the Svarga (section), destroying all sins; (then) the horse-sacrifice of Rāma, and first the royal consecration of Rāma.
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NarP 1 93.20
अगस्त्याद्यागमश्चैव पौलस्त्यान्वयकीर्त्तनम् । अश्वमेधोपदेशश्च हयचर्या ततः परम्
agastyādyāgamaścaiva paulastyānvayakīrttanam / aśvamedhopadeśaśca hayacaryā tataḥ param
And the coming of Agastya and others, the recital of the lineage of Pulastya, the instruction on the horse-sacrifice, and after that the wandering of the horse.
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NarP 1 93.21
नानाराजकथाः पुण्या जगन्नाथानुवर्णनम् । वृन्दावनस्य माहात्म्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
nānārājakathāḥ puṇyā jagannāthānuvarṇanam / vṛndāvanasya māhātmyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
The holy stories of various kings, the description of Jagannātha, and the greatness of Vṛndāvana, which destroys all sin.
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NarP 1 93.22
नित्यलीलानुकथनं यत्र कृष्णावतारिणः । माधवस्नानमाहात्म्यं स्नानदानार्चने फलम्
nityalīlānukathanaṃ yatra kṛṣṇāvatāriṇaḥ / mādhavasnānamāhātmyaṃ snānadānārcane phalam
(There too is) the recounting of the eternal play of Kṛṣṇa who descended (as an incarnation), the greatness of bathing at Mādhava (Madhuvana?), and the fruit of bathing, giving, and worship.
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NarP 1 93.23
धरावराहसंवादो यमब्रह्मणयोः कथा । संवादो राजदूतानां कृष्णस्तोत्रनिरूपणम्
dharāvarāhasaṃvādo yamabrahmaṇayoḥ kathā / saṃvādo rājadūtānāṃ kṛṣṇastotranirūpaṇam
The dialogue of the Earth and the Boar, the tale of Yama and Brahmā, the conversation of the king's messengers, and the setting forth of a hymn to Kṛṣṇa.
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NarP 1 93.24
शिवशंभुसमायोगी दधीचाख्यानकं ततः । भस्ममाहात्म्यमतुलं शिवमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
śivaśaṃbhusamāyogī dadhīcākhyānakaṃ tataḥ / bhasmamāhātmyamatulaṃ śivamāhātmyamuttamam
The union of Śiva and Śambhu, then the story of Dadhīca (Dadhīci), the incomparable greatness of ashes, and the excellent greatness of Śiva.
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NarP 1 93.25
देवरातसुताख्यानं पुराणज्ञप्रशंसनम् । गौतमाख्यानकं चैव शिवगीता ततः स्मृता
devarātasutākhyānaṃ purāṇajñapraśaṃsanam / gautamākhyānakaṃ caiva śivagītā tataḥ smṛtā
The story of Devarāta's son, the praise of one who knows the Purāṇas, the story of Gautama, and thereafter the Śivagītā is recorded.
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NarP 1 93.26
कल्पान्तरे रानकथा भारद्वाजाश्रमस्थिता । पातालखण्डमेतद्धि शृण्वतां पठतां सदा
kalpāntare rānakathā bhāradvājāśramasthitā / pātālakhaṇḍametaddhi śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ sadā
The tale of the king(?) in another kalpa, set in Bhāradvāja's hermitage — this indeed is the Pātāla section, for those who ever hear and recite it,
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NarP 1 93.27
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदम् । पर्वताख्यानकं पूर्वं गौर्थै प्रोक्तं शिवेन वै
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam / parvatākhyānakaṃ pūrvaṃ gaurthai proktaṃ śivena vai
quelling all sins and granting the fruit of every wish. The story of the mountain was formerly told by Śiva to Gaurī.
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NarP 1 93.28
जालन्धरकथा पश्चाच्छ्रीशैलाद्यनुकीर्तनम् । सगरस्य कथा पुण्या ततः परमुदीरितम्
jālandharakathā paścācchrīśailādyanukīrtanam / sagarasya kathā puṇyā tataḥ paramudīritam
Afterwards the tale of Jālandhara, the recital of Śrīśaila and the rest, the meritorious tale of Sagara, and then what is declared beyond that:
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NarP 1 93.29
गङ्गाप्रयागकाशीनां गयायाश्चाधिपुण्यकम् । अन्नादि दानमाहात्म्यं तन्महाद्वादशीव्रतम्
gaṅgāprayāgakāśīnāṃ gayāyāścādhipuṇyakam / annādi dānamāhātmyaṃ tanmahādvādaśīvratam
the surpassing merit of the Gaṅgā, Prayāga, Kāśī and Gayā, the greatness of the giving of food and the like, and that great Dvādaśī observance;
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NarP 1 93.30
चतुर्विंशैकादशीनां माहात्म्यं पृथगीरितम् । विष्णुधर्मसमाख्यानं विष्णुनामसहस्रकम्
caturviṃśaikādaśīnāṃ māhātmyaṃ pṛthagīritam / viṣṇudharmasamākhyānaṃ viṣṇunāmasahasrakam
the greatness of the twenty-four Ekādaśīs told separately, the full account of Viṣṇu's dharma, and the thousand names of Viṣṇu;
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NarP 1 93.31
कार्तिकव्रतमाहात्म्यं माघस्नानफलं ततः । जम्बृद्वीपस्य तीर्थानां माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम्
kārtikavratamāhātmyaṃ māghasnānaphalaṃ tataḥ / jambṛdvīpasya tīrthānāṃ māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam
the greatness of the Kārtika observance, then the fruit of bathing in Māgha, and the sin-destroying greatness of the holy places of Jambūdvīpa;
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NarP 1 93.32
साभ्रमत्याश्च माहात्म्यं नृसिंहोत्पत्तिवर्णनम् । देवशर्मादिकाख्यानं गीतामाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
sābhramatyāśca māhātmyaṃ nṛsiṃhotpattivarṇanam / devaśarmādikākhyānaṃ gītāmāhātmyavarṇanam
and the greatness of the Sābhramatī (river), the description of the birth of Nṛsiṃha, the story of Devaśarman and the others, the description of the greatness of the Gītā;
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NarP 1 93.33
भक्त्याख्यानं च माहात्म्यं श्रीमद्भागवतस्य ह । इन्द्रप्रस्थस्य माहात्म्यं बहुतीर्थकथान्वितम्
bhaktyākhyānaṃ ca māhātmyaṃ śrīmadbhāgavatasya ha / indraprasthasya māhātmyaṃ bahutīrthakathānvitam
the account of devotion, and the greatness of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata; the greatness of Indraprastha, together with tales of many holy places;
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NarP 1 93.34
मन्त्ररत्नाभिधानं च त्रिपाद्भूत्यनुवर्णनम् । अवतारकथाः पुण्या मत्स्यादीनामतः परम्
mantraratnābhidhānaṃ ca tripādbhūtyanuvarṇanam / avatārakathāḥ puṇyā matsyādīnāmataḥ param
and the naming of the jewel-mantra, the description of the threefold prosperity(?), and beyond that the meritorious tales of the incarnations, of the Fish and the rest;
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NarP 1 93.35
रामनामशतं दिव्यं तन्माहात्म्यं च वाडव । परीक्षणं च भृगुणा श्रीविष्णोर्वैभवस्य च
rāmanāmaśataṃ divyaṃ tanmāhātmyaṃ ca vāḍava / parīkṣaṇaṃ ca bhṛguṇā śrīviṣṇorvaibhavasya ca
the divine hundred names of Rāma and their greatness, O brahmin, and Bhṛgu's testing of the majesty of Śrī Viṣṇu.
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NarP 1 93.36
इत्येतदुत्तरं खण्डं पञ्चमं सर्वपुण्यदम् । पञ्चखण्डयुतं पाद्मं यः शृणोति नरोत्तमः
ityetaduttaraṃ khaṇḍaṃ pañcamaṃ sarvapuṇyadam / pañcakhaṇḍayutaṃ pādmaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti narottamaḥ
Thus this Uttara section, the fifth, giving all merit. That best of men who hears the Padma (Purāṇa) with its five sections,
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NarP 1 93.37
स लभेद्वैष्णवं धाम भुक्त्वा भोगानिहेप्सितान् । एतद्वै पञ्चपञ्चाशत्सहस्रं पद्मसंज्ञकम्
sa labhedvaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma bhuktvā bhogānihepsitān / etadvai pañcapañcāśatsahasraṃ padmasaṃjñakam
he obtains the abode of Viṣṇu, after enjoying here the pleasures he desired. This work named Padma is indeed fifty-five thousand (verses).
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NarP 1 93.38
पुराणं लेखयित्वा वै ज्येष्ठ्यां स्वर्णाब्जसंयुतम् । यः प्रदद्यात्सुसत्कृत्य पुराणज्ञाय मानद
purāṇaṃ lekhayitvā vai jyeṣṭhyāṃ svarṇābjasaṃyutam / yaḥ pradadyātsusatkṛtya purāṇajñāya mānada
Having had the Purāṇa written out, and on the full moon of Jyeṣṭha, together with a golden lotus, whoever gives it with due honour to one who knows the Purāṇas, O bestower of honour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition