Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 11
PdP 1 11.1
भीष्म उवाच। कस्मिन्वासरभागे तु श्राद्धी श्राद्धं समाचरेत्। तीर्थेषु केषु वै श्राद्धं कृतं बहुफलं द्विज
bhīṣma uvāca| kasminvāsarabhāge tu śrāddhī śrāddhaṃ samācaret| tīrtheṣu keṣu vai śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ bahuphalaṃ dvija
Bhīṣma said: At what part of the day should the performer of the śrāddha carry out the śrāddha? And at which sacred fords, O twice-born, does a śrāddha performed bear much fruit?
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PdP 1 11.2
पुलस्त्य उवाच। तीर्थं तु पुष्करं नाम यत्तु श्रेष्ठतमं स्मृतम्। सर्वेषां द्विजमुख्यानां मनोरथमिव स्थितम्
pulastya uvāca| tīrthaṃ tu puṣkaraṃ nāma yattu śreṣṭhatamaṃ smṛtam| sarveṣāṃ dvijamukhyānāṃ manorathamiva sthitam
Pulastya said: There is the sacred ford named Puṣkara, which is held to be the very best, standing as it were as the (fulfilled) wish of all the foremost of the twice-born.
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PdP 1 11.3
तत्र दत्तं हुतं जप्तमनन्तं भवति ध्रुवम्। पितॄणां वल्लभं नित्यमृषीणां परमं मतम्
tatra dattaṃ hutaṃ japtamanantaṃ bhavati dhruvam| pitṝṇāṃ vallabhaṃ nityamṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ matam
There what is given, offered in fire, and muttered becomes endless and enduring; (that place is) ever dear to the fathers and held supreme by the seers.
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PdP 1 11.4
नंदाथ ललिता तद्वत्तीर्थं मायापुरी शुभा। तथा मित्रपदं राजंस्ततः केदारमुत्तमम्
naṃdātha lalitā tadvattīrthaṃ māyāpurī śubhā| tathā mitrapadaṃ rājaṃstataḥ kedāramuttamam
Then Nandā, and likewise Lalitā, the ford Māyāpurī the auspicious; so too Mitrapada, O king, and after that the excellent Kedāra.
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PdP 1 11.5
गंगासागरमित्याहुः सर्वतीर्थमयं शुभम्। तीर्थं ब्रह्मसरस्तद्वच्छतद्रुसलिलं शुभम्
gaṃgāsāgaramityāhuḥ sarvatīrthamayaṃ śubham| tīrthaṃ brahmasarastadvacchatadrusalilaṃ śubham
They call it Gaṅgāsāgara, the auspicious (place) that contains all fords; likewise the ford Brahmasaras, and the auspicious water of the Śatadru.
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PdP 1 11.6
तीर्थं तु नैमिषं नाम सर्वतीर्थफलप्रदम्। गंगोद्भेदस्तु गोमत्यां यत्रोद्भूतः सनातनः
tīrthaṃ tu naimiṣaṃ nāma sarvatīrthaphalapradam| gaṃgodbhedastu gomatyāṃ yatrodbhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
And there is the ford named Naimiṣa, which grants the fruit of all fords; and Gaṅgodbheda on the Gomatī, where the eternal one arose.
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PdP 1 11.7
तथा यज्ञवराहस्तु देवदेवश्च शूलधृक्। यत्र तत्कांचनं दानमष्टादशभुजो हरः
tathā yajñavarāhastu devadevaśca śūladhṛk| yatra tatkāṃcanaṃ dānamaṣṭādaśabhujo haraḥ
So too the Sacrificial Boar and the god of gods, the bearer of the trident; where that golden gift (was made), and Hara with eighteen arms.
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PdP 1 11.8
नेमिस्तु धर्मचक्रस्य शीर्णा यत्राभवत्पुरा। तदेतन्नैमिशारण्यं सर्वतीर्थनिषेवितम्
nemistu dharmacakrasya śīrṇā yatrābhavatpurā| tadetannaimiśāraṇyaṃ sarvatīrthaniṣevitam
Where formerly the rim of the wheel of dharma was shattered — that is this Naimiśa forest, frequented by all the fords.
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PdP 1 11.9
देवदेवस्य तत्रापि वराहस्य च दर्शनम्। यः प्रयाति स पूतात्मा नारायणपुरं व्रजेत्
devadevasya tatrāpi varāhasya ca darśanam| yaḥ prayāti sa pūtātmā nārāyaṇapuraṃ vrajet
There too is the sight of the god of gods and of the Boar; he who goes (there), his self purified, would proceed to the city of Nārāyaṇa.
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PdP 1 11.10
कोकामुखं परं तीर्थमिन्द्रमार्गोपि लक्ष्यते। अथापि पितृतीर्थं तु ब्रह्मणोव्यक्तजन्मनः
kokāmukhaṃ paraṃ tīrthamindramārgopi lakṣyate| athāpi pitṛtīrthaṃ tu brahmaṇovyaktajanmanaḥ
Kokāmukha is a supreme ford, and Indramārga too is seen (there); and further, the ford of the fathers belonging to Brahmā, whose birth is unmanifest.
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PdP 1 11.11
पुष्करारण्यसंस्थोसौ यत्र देवः पितामहः। विरिंचिदर्शनं श्रेष्ठमपवर्गफलप्रदम्
puṣkarāraṇyasaṃsthosau yatra devaḥ pitāmahaḥ| viriṃcidarśanaṃ śreṣṭhamapavargaphalapradam
That (ford) is situated in the Puṣkara forest, where the god Grandfather (dwells); the sight of Viriñci is the best, granting liberation as its fruit.
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PdP 1 11.12
कृतं नाम महापुण्यं सर्वपापनिषूदनम्। यत्राद्यो नारसिंहस्तु स्वयमेव जनार्दनः
kṛtaṃ nāma mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpaniṣūdanam| yatrādyo nārasiṃhastu svayameva janārdanaḥ
(There is one) named Kṛta, of great merit, destroying all sins, where (dwells) the primal Man-Lion, Janārdana himself.
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PdP 1 11.13
तीर्थमिक्षुमतीनाम पितॄणां च शुभावहा। तुष्यन्ति पितरो नित्यं गंगायमुनसंगमे
tīrthamikṣumatīnāma pitṝṇāṃ ca śubhāvahā| tuṣyanti pitaro nityaṃ gaṃgāyamunasaṃgame
The ford named Ikṣumatī, which brings good to the fathers; and the fathers are ever pleased at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā.
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PdP 1 11.14
कुरुक्षेत्रं महापुण्यं यत्र मार्गोपि लक्ष्यते। अद्यापि पितृतीर्थं तु सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
kurukṣetraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ yatra mārgopi lakṣyate| adyāpi pitṛtīrthaṃ tu sarvakāmaphalapradam
Kurukṣetra, of great merit, where even the road (to it) is marked out; and to this day the ford of the fathers there grants the fruit of all desires.
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PdP 1 11.15
नीलकण्ठमिति ख्यातं पितृतीर्थं नराधिप। तथा भद्रसरः पुण्यं सरो मानसमेव च
nīlakaṇṭhamiti khyātaṃ pitṛtīrthaṃ narādhipa| tathā bhadrasaraḥ puṇyaṃ saro mānasameva ca
(There is) the ford of the fathers known as Nīlakaṇṭha, O ruler of men; likewise the holy Bhadra lake, and the Mānasa lake itself.
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PdP 1 11.16
मंदाकिनी तथाऽच्छोदा विपाशा च सरस्वती। सर्वमित्रपदं तद्वद्वैद्यनाथं महाफलम्
maṃdākinī tathā'cchodā vipāśā ca sarasvatī| sarvamitrapadaṃ tadvadvaidyanāthaṃ mahāphalam
Mandākinī, and Acchodā, and Vipāśā, and Sarasvatī; Sarvamitrapada likewise, and Vaidyanātha of great fruit.
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PdP 1 11.17
क्षिप्रा नदी तथा पुण्या तथा कालञ्जरं शुभम्। तीर्थोद्भेदं हरोद्भेदं गर्भभेदं महालयम्
kṣiprā nadī tathā puṇyā tathā kālañjaraṃ śubham| tīrthodbhedaṃ harodbhedaṃ garbhabhedaṃ mahālayam
The river Kṣiprā, likewise holy, and likewise the auspicious Kālañjara; Tīrthodbheda, Harodbheda, Garbhabheda, Mahālaya.
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PdP 1 11.18
भद्रेश्वरं विष्णुपदं नर्मदा द्वारमेव च। गयापिंडप्रदानेन समान्याहुर्महर्षयः
bhadreśvaraṃ viṣṇupadaṃ narmadā dvārameva ca| gayāpiṃḍapradānena samānyāhurmaharṣayaḥ
Bhadreśvara, Viṣṇupada, the Narmadā, and Dvāra itself: the great seers call these equal to the offering of a piṇḍa at Gayā.
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PdP 1 11.19
एतानि पितृतीर्थानि सर्वपापहराणि च। स्मरणादपि लोकानां किमु श्राद्धप्रदायिनाम्
etāni pitṛtīrthāni sarvapāpaharāṇi ca| smaraṇādapi lokānāṃ kimu śrāddhapradāyinām
These are the fathers' fords, and they remove all sins — even by being remembered by people, how much more (so) for those who offer śrāddha there.
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PdP 1 11.20
ॐकारं पितृतीर्थं तु कावेरीकपिलोदकम्। संभेदश्चण्डवेगायां तथैवामरकंटकम्
oṃkāraṃ pitṛtīrthaṃ tu kāverīkapilodakam| saṃbhedaścaṇḍavegāyāṃ tathaivāmarakaṃṭakam
Oṃkāra is a ford of the fathers, and the Kāverī-Kapilā waters, the confluence at Caṇḍavegā, and likewise Amarakaṇṭaka.
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PdP 1 11.21
कुरुक्षेत्राच्चद्विगुणं तस्मिन्स्नानादिकं भवेत्। शुक्लतीर्थं तु विख्यातं तीर्थं सोमेश्वरं परम्
kurukṣetrāccadviguṇaṃ tasminsnānādikaṃ bhavet| śuklatīrthaṃ tu vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ someśvaraṃ param
Bathing and the rest there yields twice (the fruit) of Kurukṣetra; and the famed Śukla ford, and the supreme ford Someśvara,
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PdP 1 11.22
सर्वव्याधिहरंपुण्यंफलंकोटिगुणाधिकम्। श्राद्धेदानेतथाहोमेस्वाध्यायेचापिसन्निधौ
sarvavyādhiharaṃpuṇyaṃphalaṃkoṭiguṇādhikam| śrāddhedānetathāhomesvādhyāyecāpisannidhau
(is) removing of all disease, meritorious, its fruit ten million times greater — in a śrāddha, in a gift, likewise in an oblation, and also in Vedic recitation (done) in its presence.
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PdP 1 11.23
कायावारोहणं नाम देवदेवस्य शूलिनः। अवतारं रोचमानं ब्राह्मणावसथे शुभे
kāyāvārohaṇaṃ nāma devadevasya śūlinaḥ| avatāraṃ rocamānaṃ brāhmaṇāvasathe śubhe
(There is) the place named Kāyāvarohaṇa, the shining descent (incarnation) of the god of gods, the trident-bearer, in an auspicious brahmin dwelling —
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PdP 1 11.24
जातं तत्सुमहापुण्यं तथा चर्मण्वती नदी। शूलतापी पयोष्णी च पयोष्णीसंगमस्तथा
jātaṃ tatsumahāpuṇyaṃ tathā carmaṇvatī nadī| śūlatāpī payoṣṇī ca payoṣṇīsaṃgamastathā
that birth of his was of very great merit; likewise the river Carmaṇvatī, the Śūlatāpī, the Payoṣṇī, and the confluence of the Payoṣṇī,
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PdP 1 11.25
महौषधी चारणा च नागतीर्थप्रवर्त्तिनी। महावेणा नदी पुण्या महाशालस्तथैव च
mahauṣadhī cāraṇā ca nāgatīrthapravarttinī| mahāveṇā nadī puṇyā mahāśālastathaiva ca
and Mahauṣadhī and Cāraṇā and Nāgatīrthapravartinī, the meritorious river Mahāveṇā, and likewise Mahāśāla,
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PdP 1 11.26
गोमती वरुणा तद्वत्तीर्थं हौताशनं परम्। भैरवं भृगुतुंगं च गौरीतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
gomatī varuṇā tadvattīrthaṃ hautāśanaṃ param| bhairavaṃ bhṛgutuṃgaṃ ca gaurītīrthamanuttamam
the Gomatī, the Varuṇā likewise, the supreme Hautāśana ford, Bhairava and Bhṛgutuṅga, and the unsurpassed Gaurī ford,
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PdP 1 11.27
तीर्थं वैनायकं नाम वस्त्रेश्वरमनुत्तमम्। तथा पापहरं नाम पुण्या वेत्रवती नदी
tīrthaṃ vaināyakaṃ nāma vastreśvaramanuttamam| tathā pāpaharaṃ nāma puṇyā vetravatī nadī
the ford named Vaināyaka, the unsurpassed Vastreśvara, likewise the one named Pāpahara, and the meritorious river Vetravatī,
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PdP 1 11.28
महारुद्रं महालिंगं दशार्णा च महानदी। शतरुद्रा शताह्वा च तथा पितृपदं पुरम्
mahārudraṃ mahāliṃgaṃ daśārṇā ca mahānadī| śatarudrā śatāhvā ca tathā pitṛpadaṃ puram
Mahārudra, Mahāliṅga, and the great river Daśārṇā, the Śatarudrā and the Śatāhvā, and likewise the city Pitṛpada,
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PdP 1 11.29
अंगारवाहिका तद्वन्नदौ द्वौ शोणघर्घरौ। कालिका च नदी पुण्या पितरा च नदी शुभा
aṃgāravāhikā tadvannadau dvau śoṇaghargharau| kālikā ca nadī puṇyā pitarā ca nadī śubhā
the Aṅgāravāhikā likewise, the two rivers Śoṇa and Ghargharā, the meritorious river Kālikā, and the auspicious river Pitarā.
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PdP 1 11.30
एतानि पितृतीर्थानि शस्यंते स्नानदानयोः। श्राद्धमेतेषु यद्दत्तं तदनंतफलं स्मृतम्
etāni pitṛtīrthāni śasyaṃte snānadānayoḥ| śrāddhameteṣu yaddattaṃ tadanaṃtaphalaṃ smṛtam
These fords of the fathers are commended for bathing and for giving; whatever śrāddha is offered at them is declared to have endless fruit.
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PdP 1 11.31
शतावटा नदी ज्वाला शरद्वी च नदी तथा। द्वारका कृष्णतीर्थं च तथा ह्युदक्सरस्वती
śatāvaṭā nadī jvālā śaradvī ca nadī tathā| dvārakā kṛṣṇatīrthaṃ ca tathā hyudaksarasvatī
The river Śatāvaṭā, the Jvālā, and likewise the river Śaradvī, Dvārakā and the Kṛṣṇa ford, and also the northern Sarasvatī,
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PdP 1 11.32
नदी मालवती नाम तथा च गिरिकर्णिका। धूतपापं तथा तीर्थं समुद्रे दक्षिणे तथा
nadī mālavatī nāma tathā ca girikarṇikā| dhūtapāpaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ samudre dakṣiṇe tathā
the river named Mālavatī, and likewise Girikarṇikā, and the ford Dhūtapāpa, and likewise (that) in the southern ocean,
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PdP 1 11.33
गोकर्णो गजकर्णश्च तथा चक्रनदी शुभा। श्रीशैलं शाकतीर्थं च नारसिंहमतः परम्
gokarṇo gajakarṇaśca tathā cakranadī śubhā| śrīśailaṃ śākatīrthaṃ ca nārasiṃhamataḥ param
Gokarṇa and Gajakarṇa, and the auspicious river Cakrā, Śrīśaila and the Śāka ford, and beyond this Nārasiṃha,
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PdP 1 11.34
महेंद्रं च तथा पुण्या पुण्या चापि महानदी। एतेष्वपि सदा श्राद्धमनंतफलदं स्मृतम्
maheṃdraṃ ca tathā puṇyā puṇyā cāpi mahānadī| eteṣvapi sadā śrāddhamanaṃtaphaladaṃ smṛtam
and Mahendra, and likewise the meritorious, and the meritorious great river as well: at these too a śrāddha is always declared to give endless fruit.
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PdP 1 11.35
दर्शनादपि पुण्यानि सद्यः पापहराणि वै। तुंगभद्रा नदी पुण्या तथा चक्ररथीति च
darśanādapi puṇyāni sadyaḥ pāpaharāṇi vai| tuṃgabhadrā nadī puṇyā tathā cakrarathīti ca
(These are) meritorious even by being seen, and they at once remove sins; the meritorious river Tuṅgabhadrā, and likewise the one called Cakrarathī,
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PdP 1 11.36
भीमेश्वरं कृष्णवेणा कावेरी चांजना नदी। नदी गोदावरी पुण्या त्रिसंध्या पूर्णमुत्तमम्
bhīmeśvaraṃ kṛṣṇaveṇā kāverī cāṃjanā nadī| nadī godāvarī puṇyā trisaṃdhyā pūrṇamuttamam
Bhīmeśvara, the Kṛṣṇaveṇā, the Kāverī and the river Añjanā, the meritorious river Godāvarī, the Trisandhyā, and the excellent Pūrṇa,
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PdP 1 11.37
तीर्थं त्रैयंबकं नाम सर्वतीर्थनमस्कृतम्। यत्रास्ते भगवान्भीमः स्वयमेव त्रिलोचनः
tīrthaṃ traiyaṃbakaṃ nāma sarvatīrthanamaskṛtam| yatrāste bhagavānbhīmaḥ svayameva trilocanaḥ
the ford named Tryambaka, saluted by all fords, where the lord Bhīma, the three-eyed one himself, dwells.
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PdP 1 11.38
श्राद्धमेतेषु सर्वेषु दत्तं कोटिगुणं भवेत्। स्मरणादपि पापानि व्रजंति शतधा नृप
śrāddhameteṣu sarveṣu dattaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet| smaraṇādapi pāpāni vrajaṃti śatadhā nṛpa
A śrāddha offered at all these becomes ten million times (in fruit); and even by remembering (them), O king, sins go off a hundredfold (i.e. are shattered into a hundred pieces).
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PdP 1 11.39
श्रीपर्णा च नदी पुण्या व्यासतीर्थमनुत्तमम्। तथा मत्स्यनदी कारा शिवधारा तथैव च
śrīparṇā ca nadī puṇyā vyāsatīrthamanuttamam| tathā matsyanadī kārā śivadhārā tathaiva ca
And the holy river Śrīparṇā, and Vyāsatīrtha, the most excellent; likewise the Matsya river, Kārā, and Śivadhārā as well.
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PdP 1 11.40
भवतीर्थं च विख्यातं पुण्यतीर्थं च शाश्वतम्। पुण्यं रामेश्वरं तद्वद्वेणापुरमलंपुरम्
bhavatīrthaṃ ca vikhyātaṃ puṇyatīrthaṃ ca śāśvatam| puṇyaṃ rāmeśvaraṃ tadvadveṇāpuramalaṃpuram
And the renowned Bhavatīrtha, and the everlasting Puṇyatīrtha; likewise holy Rāmeśvara, Veṇāpura, and Alaṃpura.
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PdP 1 11.41
अंगारकं च विख्यातमात्मदर्शमलंबुषम्। वत्सव्रातेश्वरं तद्वत्तथागोकामुखं परम्
aṃgārakaṃ ca vikhyātamātmadarśamalaṃbuṣam| vatsavrāteśvaraṃ tadvattathāgokāmukhaṃ param
And the renowned Aṅgāraka, Ātmadarśa, Alaṃbuṣa; likewise Vatsavrāteśvara, and further Gokāmukha.
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PdP 1 11.42
गोवर्द्धनं हरिश्चंद्रं पुरश्चन्द्रं पृथूदकम्। सहस्राक्षं हिरण्याक्षं तथा च कदलीनदी
govarddhanaṃ hariścaṃdraṃ puraścandraṃ pṛthūdakam| sahasrākṣaṃ hiraṇyākṣaṃ tathā ca kadalīnadī
Govardhana, Hariścandra, Puraścandra, Pṛthūdaka, Sahasrākṣa, Hiraṇyākṣa, and likewise the Kadalī river.
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PdP 1 11.43
नामधेयानि च तथा तथा सौमित्रिसंगतम्। इंद्रनीलं महानादं तथा च प्रियमेलकम्
nāmadheyāni ca tathā tathā saumitrisaṃgatam| iṃdranīlaṃ mahānādaṃ tathā ca priyamelakam
And likewise (the places called) Nāmadheyāni, and Saumitrisaṅgama; Indranīla, Mahānāda, and likewise Priyamelaka.
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PdP 1 11.44
एतान्यपि सदा श्राद्धे प्रशस्तान्यधिकानि च। एतेषु सर्वदेवानां सांनिध्यं पठ्यते यतः
etānyapi sadā śrāddhe praśastānyadhikāni ca| eteṣu sarvadevānāṃ sāṃnidhyaṃ paṭhyate yataḥ
These too are always commended for the śrāddha, and even more so, since in them the presence of all the gods is declared.
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PdP 1 11.45
दानमेतेषु सर्वेषु भवेत्कोटिशताधिकम्। बाहुदा च नदी पुण्या तथा सिद्धवटं शुभम्
dānameteṣu sarveṣu bhavetkoṭiśatādhikam| bāhudā ca nadī puṇyā tathā siddhavaṭaṃ śubham
A gift at all of these becomes more than a hundred crores (in merit). And the holy river Bāhudā, and likewise the auspicious Siddhavaṭa.
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PdP 1 11.46
तीर्थं पाशुपतं चैव नदी पर्यटिका तथा। श्राद्धमेतेषु सर्वेषु दत्तं कोटिशतोत्तरम्
tīrthaṃ pāśupataṃ caiva nadī paryaṭikā tathā| śrāddhameteṣu sarveṣu dattaṃ koṭiśatottaram
And the Pāśupata tīrtha, and likewise the river Paryaṭikā: a śrāddha given at all of these exceeds a hundred crores.
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PdP 1 11.47
तथैव पंचतीर्थं च यत्र गोदावरी नदी। युता लिंगसहस्रेण सव्येतर जलावहा
tathaiva paṃcatīrthaṃ ca yatra godāvarī nadī| yutā liṃgasahasreṇa savyetara jalāvahā
And likewise Pañcatīrtha, where the river Godāvarī, joined with a thousand liṅgas, carries its water toward the left (i.e. flows leftward).
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PdP 1 11.48
जामदग्न्यस्य तत्तीर्थं मोदायतनमुत्तमम्। प्रतीकस्य भयात्सिद्धा यत्र गोदावरी नदी
jāmadagnyasya tattīrthaṃ modāyatanamuttamam| pratīkasya bhayātsiddhā yatra godāvarī nadī
That tīrtha of the son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma), and Modāyatana, the most excellent, where the river Godāvarī became established out of fear of Pratīka.
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PdP 1 11.49
तीर्थं तद्धव्यकव्यानामप्सरोगणसंयुतम्। श्राद्धाग्नि दानकार्यं च तत्र कोटिशताधिकम्
tīrthaṃ taddhavyakavyānāmapsarogaṇasaṃyutam| śrāddhāgni dānakāryaṃ ca tatra koṭiśatādhikam
That is a tīrtha for offerings to the gods and the ancestors, attended by throngs of apsarases; and the performance of śrāddha, fire-rite and giving there is more than a hundred crores (in merit).
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PdP 1 11.50
तथा सहस्रलिंगं च राघवेश्वरमुत्तमम्। सेन्द्रकाला नदी पुण्या तत्र शक्रो गतः पुरा५० 1.11.
tathā sahasraliṃgaṃ ca rāghaveśvaramuttamam| sendrakālā nadī puṇyā tatra śakro gataḥ purā50 1.11.
Likewise Sahasraliṅga, and Rāghaveśvara, the most excellent; the holy river Sendrakālā, to which Śakra went long ago.
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PdP 1 11.51
निहत्य नमुचिं मित्रं तपसा स्वर्गमाप्तवान्। तत्र दत्तं नरैः श्राद्धमनंतफलदं भवेत्
nihatya namuciṃ mitraṃ tapasā svargamāptavān| tatra dattaṃ naraiḥ śrāddhamanaṃtaphaladaṃ bhavet
Having slain Namuci, his friend, he obtained heaven by austerity; a śrāddha given there by men yields endless fruit.
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PdP 1 11.52
पुष्करं नाम वै तीर्थं शालग्रामं तथैव च। शोणपातश्च विख्यातो यत्र वैश्वानराशयः
puṣkaraṃ nāma vai tīrthaṃ śālagrāmaṃ tathaiva ca| śoṇapātaśca vikhyāto yatra vaiśvānarāśayaḥ
And the tīrtha named Puṣkara, and likewise Śālagrāma; and the renowned Śoṇapāta, where the resting-places of Vaiśvānara (fire) are.
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PdP 1 11.53
तीर्थं सारस्वतं चैव स्वामितीर्थं तथैव च। मलंदरा नदी पुण्या कौशिकी चंद्रका तथा
tīrthaṃ sārasvataṃ caiva svāmitīrthaṃ tathaiva ca| malaṃdarā nadī puṇyā kauśikī caṃdrakā tathā
And the Sārasvata tīrtha, and likewise Svāmitīrtha; the holy river Malandarā, and Kauśikī, and Candrakā.
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PdP 1 11.54
विदर्भा चाथ वेगा च पयोष्णी प्राङ्मुखा परा। कावेरी चोत्तरांगा च तथा जालंधरो गिरिः
vidarbhā cātha vegā ca payoṣṇī prāṅmukhā parā| kāverī cottarāṃgā ca tathā jālaṃdharo giriḥ
And Vidarbhā, then Vegā, and the Payoṣṇī, and another one flowing eastward; and the Kāverī, and Uttarāṅgā, and likewise the mountain Jālandhara.
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PdP 1 11.55
एतेषु श्राद्धतीर्थेषु श्राद्धमानंत्यमश्नुते। लोहदंडं तथा तीर्थं चित्रकूटस्तथैव च
eteṣu śrāddhatīrtheṣu śrāddhamānaṃtyamaśnute| lohadaṃḍaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ citrakūṭastathaiva ca
At these śrāddha-tīrthas a śrāddha attains endlessness. Likewise the tīrtha Lohadaṇḍa, and Citrakūṭa as well.
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PdP 1 11.56
दिव्यं सर्वत्र गंगायास्तथा नद्यास्तटं शुभम्। कुब्जाम्रकं तथा तीर्थमुर्वशीपुलिनं तथा
divyaṃ sarvatra gaṃgāyāstathā nadyāstaṭaṃ śubham| kubjāmrakaṃ tathā tīrthamurvaśīpulinaṃ tathā
Everywhere the bank of the Gaṅgā, and likewise (that) of the river, is divine and auspicious; likewise the tīrtha Kubjāmraka, and likewise Urvaśīpulina.
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PdP 1 11.57
संसारमोचनं तीर्थं तथैव ऋणमोचनम्। एतेषु पितृतीर्थेषु श्राद्धमानंत्यमश्नुते
saṃsāramocanaṃ tīrthaṃ tathaiva ṛṇamocanam| eteṣu pitṛtīrtheṣu śrāddhamānaṃtyamaśnute
The tīrtha Saṃsāramocana, and likewise Ṛṇamocana: at these tīrthas of the ancestors a śrāddha attains endlessness.
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PdP 1 11.58
अट्टहासं तथा तीर्थं गौतमेश्वरमेव च। तथा वसिष्ठतीर्थं च भारतं च ततः परम्
aṭṭahāsaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ gautameśvarameva ca| tathā vasiṣṭhatīrthaṃ ca bhārataṃ ca tataḥ param
Likewise the tīrtha Aṭṭahāsa, and Gautameśvara too; and likewise Vasiṣṭhatīrtha, and Bhārata after that.
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PdP 1 11.59
ब्रह्मावर्तं कुशावर्तं हंसतीर्थं तथैव च। पिंडारकं च विख्यातं शंखोद्धारं तथैव च
brahmāvartaṃ kuśāvartaṃ haṃsatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca| piṃḍārakaṃ ca vikhyātaṃ śaṃkhoddhāraṃ tathaiva ca
Brahmāvarta, Kuśāvarta, and likewise Haṃsatīrtha, and the renowned Piṇḍāraka, and likewise Śaṅkhoddhāra,
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PdP 1 11.60
भांडेश्वरं बिल्वकं च नीलपर्वतमेव च। तथा च बदरीतीर्थं सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम्
bhāṃḍeśvaraṃ bilvakaṃ ca nīlaparvatameva ca| tathā ca badarītīrthaṃ sarvatīrtheśvareśvaram
Bhāṇḍeśvara and Bilvaka, and Nīlaparvata, and likewise Badarītīrtha, the lord of the lords of all tīrthas,
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PdP 1 11.61
वसुधाराह्वयं तीर्थं रामतीर्थं तथैव च। जयंती विजया चैव शुक्लतीर्थं तथैव च
vasudhārāhvayaṃ tīrthaṃ rāmatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca| jayaṃtī vijayā caiva śuklatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca
the tīrtha called Vasudhārā, and likewise Rāmatīrtha, and Jayantī and Vijayā, and likewise Śuklatīrtha:
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PdP 1 11.62
एषु श्राद्धप्रदातारः प्रयांति परमं पदम्। तीर्थं मातृगृहं नाम करवीरपुरं तथा
eṣu śrāddhapradātāraḥ prayāṃti paramaṃ padam| tīrthaṃ mātṛgṛhaṃ nāma karavīrapuraṃ tathā
those who offer the śrāddha at these go to the highest state. (Also) the tīrtha named Mātṛgṛha, and Karavīrapura,
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PdP 1 11.63
सप्तगोदावरीनाम सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम्। तत्र श्राद्धं प्रदातव्यमनंतफलमीप्सुभिः
saptagodāvarīnāma sarvatīrtheśvareśvaram| tatra śrāddhaṃ pradātavyamanaṃtaphalamīpsubhiḥ
and (the place) named Saptagodāvarī, the lord of the lords of all tīrthas: there the śrāddha should be offered by those desiring endless fruit.
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PdP 1 11.64
कीकटेषु गया पुण्या पुण्यं राजगृहं वनम्। च्यवनस्याश्रमं पुण्यं नदी पुण्या पुनःपुना
kīkaṭeṣu gayā puṇyā puṇyaṃ rājagṛhaṃ vanam| cyavanasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ nadī puṇyā punaḥpunā
Among the Kīkaṭas, Gayā is holy, holy is the Rājagṛha forest; holy is Cyavana's hermitage, holy is the river Punaḥpunā,
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PdP 1 11.65
विषयाराधनं पुण्यं नदी या तु पुनःपुना। यत्र गाथा विचरति ब्रह्मणा परिकीर्तिता
viṣayārādhanaṃ puṇyaṃ nadī yā tu punaḥpunā| yatra gāthā vicarati brahmaṇā parikīrtitā
holy is Viṣayārādhana, and the river which is Punaḥpunā, where circulates the verse proclaimed by Brahmā:
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PdP 1 11.66
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोपि गयां व्रजेत्। यजेत वाश्वमेधेन नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत्
eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyekopi gayāṃ vrajet| yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet
"Many sons are to be desired, in the hope that even one may go to Gayā, or sacrifice with a horse-sacrifice, or release a dark-blue bull."
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PdP 1 11.67
एषा गाथा विचरति तीर्थेष्वायतनेषु च। सर्वे मनुष्या राजेंद्र कीर्त्तयंतः समागताः
eṣā gāthā vicarati tīrtheṣvāyataneṣu ca| sarve manuṣyā rājeṃdra kīrttayaṃtaḥ samāgatāḥ
This verse circulates at the tīrthas and the sanctuaries; all men, O lord of kings, gathered together, recite it:
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PdP 1 11.68
किमस्माकं कुले कश्चिद्गयां यास्यति यः सुतः। प्रीणयिष्यति तान्गत्वा सप्तपूर्वांस्तथापरान्
kimasmākaṃ kule kaścidgayāṃ yāsyati yaḥ sutaḥ| prīṇayiṣyati tāngatvā saptapūrvāṃstathāparān
"Is there anyone in our family, some son, who will go to Gayā? Having gone, he will gratify those seven forefathers and likewise those who come after."
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PdP 1 11.69
मातामहानामप्येवं श्रुतिरेषा चिरंतनी। गंगायामस्थिनिचयं गत्वा क्षेप्स्यति यः सुतः
mātāmahānāmapyevaṃ śrutireṣā ciraṃtanī| gaṃgāyāmasthinicayaṃ gatvā kṣepsyati yaḥ sutaḥ
For the maternal grandfathers too there is this ancient tradition: "(Is there) a son who will go and cast the heap of bones into the Gaṅgā,
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PdP 1 11.70
तिलैः सप्ताष्टभिर्वापि दास्यते च जलांजलिम्। अरण्यत्रितये वापि पिंडदानं करिष्यति
tilaiḥ saptāṣṭabhirvāpi dāsyate ca jalāṃjalim| araṇyatritaye vāpi piṃḍadānaṃ kariṣyati
and who will offer a handful of water with seven or eight sesame seeds, and who will make the piṇḍa-offering in the triad of forests?"
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PdP 1 11.71
प्रथमं पुष्करारण्ये नैमिषे तदनंतरं। धर्मारण्यं पुनः प्राप्य श्राद्धं भक्त्या प्रदास्यति
prathamaṃ puṣkarāraṇye naimiṣe tadanaṃtaraṃ| dharmāraṇyaṃ punaḥ prāpya śrāddhaṃ bhaktyā pradāsyati
First in the Puṣkara forest, thereafter at Naimiṣa, then, reaching Dharmāraṇya, he will offer the śrāddha with devotion.
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PdP 1 11.72
गयायां धर्मपृष्ठे वा सरसि ब्रह्मणस्तथा। गयाशीर्षवटे चैव पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम्
gayāyāṃ dharmapṛṣṭhe vā sarasi brahmaṇastathā| gayāśīrṣavaṭe caiva pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam
At Gayā, or on Dharmapṛṣṭha, or at Brahmā's lake, and at the banyan of Gayāśīrṣa, what is given to the ancestors is imperishable.
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PdP 1 11.73
व्रजन्कृत्वा निवापं यस्त्वध्वानं परिसर्पति। नरकस्थान्पितॄन्सोपि स्वर्गं नयति सत्वरं
vrajankṛtvā nivāpaṃ yastvadhvānaṃ parisarpati| narakasthānpitṝnsopi svargaṃ nayati satvaraṃ
He who, while travelling, makes the funeral offering and moves along the road—he too swiftly leads his ancestors who are in hell to heaven.
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PdP 1 11.74
कुले तस्य न राजेंद्र प्रेतो भवति कश्चन। प्रेतत्वं मोक्षभावं च पिंडदानाच्च गच्छति
kule tasya na rājeṃdra preto bhavati kaścana| pretatvaṃ mokṣabhāvaṃ ca piṃḍadānācca gacchati
In his family, O lord of kings, no one becomes a ghost; and ghost-hood goes to the state of release through the piṇḍa-offering.
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PdP 1 11.75
एको मुनिस्ताम्रकराग्रहस्तो ह्याम्रेषु मूले सलिलं ददाति। आम्राश्च सिक्ताः पितरश्च तृप्ता एका क्रिया द्व्यर्थकरी प्रसिद्धा
eko munistāmrakarāgrahasto hyāmreṣu mūle salilaṃ dadāti| āmrāśca siktāḥ pitaraśca tṛptā ekā kriyā dvyarthakarī prasiddhā
A single sage, with a copper (vessel) held in his hand, pours water at the root among the mango trees; and the mangoes are watered and the ancestors are satisfied—one act is well known to accomplish two purposes.
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PdP 1 11.76
गयायां पिण्डदानस्य नान्यद्दानं विशिष्यते। एकेन पिंडदानेन तृप्तास्ते मोक्षगामिनः
gayāyāṃ piṇḍadānasya nānyaddānaṃ viśiṣyate| ekena piṃḍadānena tṛptāste mokṣagāminaḥ
At Gayā no other gift surpasses the piṇḍa-offering; by a single piṇḍa-offering they are satisfied and go to release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.77
धान्यप्रदानं प्रवरं वदंति वसुप्रदानं च तथामुनींद्राः। गया सुतीर्थेषु नरैः प्रदत्तं तद्धर्महेतुं प्रवरं वदंति
dhānyapradānaṃ pravaraṃ vadaṃti vasupradānaṃ ca tathāmunīṃdrāḥ| gayā sutīrtheṣu naraiḥ pradattaṃ taddharmahetuṃ pravaraṃ vadaṃti
The lords of sages call the gift of grain excellent, and likewise the gift of wealth; but what is given by men at the good tīrthas of Gayā—that they call foremost, a cause of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 11.78
सर्वात्मना सुरुचिना महाचल महानदी। ये तु पश्यंति तां गत्वा मानसे दक्षिणोत्तरे
sarvātmanā surucinā mahācala mahānadī| ye tu paśyaṃti tāṃ gatvā mānase dakṣiṇottare
With one's whole being, with pure delight—the great mountain, the great river—those who go and behold her at the Mānasa (lake), southern and northern,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 11.79
प्रणम्य द्विजमुख्येभ्यः प्राप्तं तैर्जन्मनः फलं। यद्यदिच्छति वै मर्त्यस्तत्तदाप्नोत्यसंशयम्
praṇamya dvijamukhyebhyaḥ prāptaṃ tairjanmanaḥ phalaṃ| yadyadicchati vai martyastattadāpnotyasaṃśayam
Having bowed to the foremost twice-born, by them the fruit of birth is obtained; whatever a mortal wishes, that very thing he obtains, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 11.80
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तस्तीर्थानां सग्रहो मया। वागीशोपि न शक्नोति विस्तरात्किमु मानुषः
eṣa tūddeśataḥ proktastīrthānāṃ sagraho mayā| vāgīśopi na śaknoti vistarātkimu mānuṣaḥ
But this collection of the sacred fords has been told by me only summarily; even the Lord of Speech is not able (to tell it) in full — how much less a man?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.81
सत्यं तीर्थं दया तीर्थं तीर्थमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः। वर्णाश्रमाणां गेहेपि तीर्थं शम उदाहृतम्
satyaṃ tīrthaṃ dayā tīrthaṃ tīrthamindriyanigrahaḥ| varṇāśramāṇāṃ gehepi tīrthaṃ śama udāhṛtam
Truth is a sacred ford, compassion is a sacred ford, restraint of the senses is a sacred ford; for the (men of the) classes and stages of life, even at home, calmness is declared to be a sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.82
येषु तीर्थेषु यच्छ्राद्धं तत्कोटिगुणमिष्यते। गयायां यत्तु वै श्राद्धं तच्छ्राद्धमपवर्गदम्
yeṣu tīrtheṣu yacchrāddhaṃ tatkoṭiguṇamiṣyate| gayāyāṃ yattu vai śrāddhaṃ tacchrāddhamapavargadam
Whatever ancestral offering (is made) at those fords is held to be ten-million-fold (in merit); but the offering made at Gayā — that offering grants release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.83
यस्मात्तस्मात्प्रयत्नेन तीर्थे श्राद्धं विधीयते। प्रातःकालो मुहूर्तांस्त्रीन्संगवस्तावदेव तु
yasmāttasmātprayatnena tīrthe śrāddhaṃ vidhīyate| prātaḥkālo muhūrtāṃstrīnsaṃgavastāvadeva tu
For that reason the ancestral rite is prescribed to be done at a sacred ford with effort. The morning time is three muhūrtas, and the saṅgava (forenoon) just so much.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.84
मध्याह्नस्त्रिमुहूर्तः स्यादपराह्णस्ततः परम्। सायाह्नस्त्रिमुहूर्तः स्याच्छ्राद्धं तत्र न कारयेत्
madhyāhnastrimuhūrtaḥ syādaparāhṇastataḥ param| sāyāhnastrimuhūrtaḥ syācchrāddhaṃ tatra na kārayet
Midday would be of three muhūrtas, and after that the afternoon; evening would be of three muhūrtas — one should not have the ancestral rite performed then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.85
राक्षसी नाम सा वेला गर्हिता सर्वकर्मसु। अह्नो मुहूर्ता व्याख्याता दशपंच च सर्वदा
rākṣasī nāma sā velā garhitā sarvakarmasu| ahno muhūrtā vyākhyātā daśapaṃca ca sarvadā
That period is called 'demonic', censured in all rites. The muhūrtas of the day are always declared to be fifteen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.86
तत्राष्टमो मुहूर्तो यः स कालः कुतपः स्मृतः। मध्याह्नात्सर्वदा यस्मान्मंदी भवति भास्करः
tatrāṣṭamo muhūrto yaḥ sa kālaḥ kutapaḥ smṛtaḥ| madhyāhnātsarvadā yasmānmaṃdī bhavati bhāskaraḥ
Among them, the eighth muhūrta — that time is known as kutapa, since from midday onward the sun always becomes mild.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.87
तस्मादनंतफलदस्तत्रारंभो विशिष्यते। खड्गपात्रं च कुतपस्तथा नैपालकंबलम्
tasmādanaṃtaphaladastatrāraṃbho viśiṣyate| khaḍgapātraṃ ca kutapastathā naipālakaṃbalam
Therefore beginning (the rite) at that time is preferred, as giving endless fruit. And (these are kutapas:) the rhinoceros-horn vessel, the kutapa (blanket), and likewise the Nepalese woollen blanket,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.88
रुक्मं दर्भास्तिला गावो दौहित्रश्चाष्टमः स्मृतः। पापं कुत्सितमित्याहुस्तस्य तत्तापकारिणः
rukmaṃ darbhāstilā gāvo dauhitraścāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ| pāpaṃ kutsitamityāhustasya tattāpakāriṇaḥ
gold, darbha grass, sesame seeds, cows, and the daughter's son is reckoned the eighth. They say 'pāpa' means 'kutsita' (contemptible), and these are destroyers of its (the sin's) heat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 11.89
अष्टावेते यतस्तस्मात्कुतपा इति विश्रुताः। ऊर्ध्वं मुहुर्त्तात्कुतपान्महूर्त्तं च चतुष्टयम्
aṣṭāvete yatastasmātkutapā iti viśrutāḥ| ūrdhvaṃ muhurttātkutapānmahūrttaṃ ca catuṣṭayam
Since these are eight, they are therefore renowned as 'kutapas'. Beyond the kutapa muhūrta there is also a set of four muhūrtas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.90
मुहूर्त्तपंचकं चैव स्वधावाचनमिष्यते। विष्णुदेहसमुद्भूताः कुशाः कृष्णतिलास्तथा
muhūrttapaṃcakaṃ caiva svadhāvācanamiṣyate| viṣṇudehasamudbhūtāḥ kuśāḥ kṛṣṇatilāstathā
and indeed a set of five muhūrtas is held (proper) for the utterance of 'svadhā'. Kuśa grasses and black sesame seeds arose from Viṣṇu's body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.91
श्राद्धस्य लक्षणं कालमिति प्राहुर्मनीषिणः। तिलोदकांजलिर्देयो जलांते तीर्थवासिभिः
śrāddhasya lakṣaṇaṃ kālamiti prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ| tilodakāṃjalirdeyo jalāṃte tīrthavāsibhiḥ
The wise have declared this to be the mark and the (proper) time of the ancestral rite. A handful of water with sesame is to be given by those dwelling at a sacred ford, at the water's edge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.92
सदर्भहस्तेनैकेन गृहे श्राद्धं गमिष्यति। पुण्यं पवित्रमायुष्यं सर्वपापविनाशनम्
sadarbhahastenaikena gṛhe śrāddhaṃ gamiṣyati| puṇyaṃ pavitramāyuṣyaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam
With a single hand holding darbha grass the ancestral rite will go to (reach) the house; it is meritorious, purifying, life-giving, destroying all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 11.93
ब्रह्मणा चैव कथितं तीर्थश्राद्धानुकीर्तनम्। शृणोति यः पठेद्वापि श्रीमान्संजायते नरः
brahmaṇā caiva kathitaṃ tīrthaśrāddhānukīrtanam| śṛṇoti yaḥ paṭhedvāpi śrīmānsaṃjāyate naraḥ
And this recital of the ancestral rites at sacred fords was told by Brahmā; the man who hears it or recites it becomes prosperous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.94
श्राद्धकाले च वक्तव्यं तथा तीर्थनिवासिभिः। सर्वपापोपशांन्त्यर्थमलक्ष्मीनाशनं मतं
śrāddhakāle ca vaktavyaṃ tathā tīrthanivāsibhiḥ| sarvapāpopaśāṃntyarthamalakṣmīnāśanaṃ mataṃ
And it should be recited at the time of the ancestral rite, likewise by those dwelling at the fords, for the sake of the quelling of all sins; it is held to destroy misfortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 11.95
इदं पवित्रं यशसो निधानमिदं महापातकनाशनं च। ब्रह्मार्करुद्रैरभिपूजितं च श्राद्धस्य माहात्म्यमुशंति तज्ज्ञाः
idaṃ pavitraṃ yaśaso nidhānamidaṃ mahāpātakanāśanaṃ ca| brahmārkarudrairabhipūjitaṃ ca śrāddhasya māhātmyamuśaṃti tajjñāḥ
This is purifying, this is a treasury of renown, and this destroys the great sins, and it is honoured by Brahmā, the Sun, and Rudra: those who know it call it the greatness of the ancestral rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition