Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 20
PdP 1 20.1
भीष्म उवाच। अत्याश्चर्यवती रम्या कथेयं पापनाशिनी। विस्तरेण च मे ब्रूहि याथातथ्येन पृच्छतः
bhīṣma uvāca| atyāścaryavatī ramyā katheyaṃ pāpanāśinī| vistareṇa ca me brūhi yāthātathyena pṛcchataḥ
Bhīṣma said: Most wonderful is this delightful tale, destroyer of sin. Tell it to me at length and exactly as it is, since I ask.
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PdP 1 20.2
माहात्म्यं मध्यमस्यापि ऋषिभिः परिकीर्तितम्। फलं चान्नस्य कथितं माहात्म्यं च दमस्य तु
māhātmyaṃ madhyamasyāpi ṛṣibhiḥ parikīrtitam| phalaṃ cānnasya kathitaṃ māhātmyaṃ ca damasya tu
The greatness of the middle (Puṣkara) too has been proclaimed by the sages, and the fruit of food has been told, and the greatness of self-restraint.
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PdP 1 20.3
विष्णुना च पदन्यासः कृतो यत्र महामुने। कनीयसस्तथोत्पत्तिर्यथाभूता वदस्व मे
viṣṇunā ca padanyāsaḥ kṛto yatra mahāmune| kanīyasastathotpattiryathābhūtā vadasva me
And (tell me) where the footstep was set down by Viṣṇu, O great sage, and likewise the origin of the smaller (Puṣkara)—tell me how it came to be.
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PdP 1 20.4
पुलस्त्य उवाच। पुरा रथंतरे कल्पे राजासीत्पुष्पवाहनः। नाम्ना लोकेषु विख्यातस्तेजसा सूर्यसन्निभः
pulastya uvāca| purā rathaṃtare kalpe rājāsītpuṣpavāhanaḥ| nāmnā lokeṣu vikhyātastejasā sūryasannibhaḥ
Pulastya said: Formerly, in the Rathaṃtara kalpa, there was a king Puṣpavāhana, renowned by name in the worlds, in splendour like the sun.
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PdP 1 20.5
तपसा तस्य तुष्टेन चतुर्वक्त्रेण भारत। कमलं कांचनं दत्तं यथाकामगमं नृप
tapasā tasya tuṣṭena caturvaktreṇa bhārata| kamalaṃ kāṃcanaṃ dattaṃ yathākāmagamaṃ nṛpa
By the Four-faced One, pleased with his austerity, O Bhārata, a golden lotus was given (to him), one that went wherever he wished, O king,
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PdP 1 20.6
सप्तद्वीपानि लोकं च यथेष्टं विचरत्सदा। कल्पादौ तु समं द्वीपं तस्य पुष्करवासिना
saptadvīpāni lokaṃ ca yatheṣṭaṃ vicaratsadā| kalpādau tu samaṃ dvīpaṃ tasya puṣkaravāsinā
(with which) he ranged always at will over the seven continents and the world. And at the beginning of the kalpa that continent, together with him who dwelt upon the lotus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.7
लोकेन पूजितं तस्मात्पुष्करद्वीपमुच्यते। तदेव ब्रह्मणा दत्तं यानमस्य ततोंबुजम् वत्सरं त्वेकभक्ताशी सभक्ष्यजलकुंभदः। शिवलोके वसेत्कल्पं प्राप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
lokena pūjitaṃ tasmātpuṣkaradvīpamucyate| tadeva brahmaṇā dattaṃ yānamasya tatoṃbujam vatsaraṃ tvekabhaktāśī sabhakṣyajalakuṃbhadaḥ| śivaloke vasetkalpaṃ prāptivratamidaṃ smṛtam
was honoured by the world; therefore it is called Puṣkaradvīpa. That very lotus, given by Brahmā, was thereafter his vehicle. / Eating a single meal (a day) for a year, and giving food and a water-jar, one would dwell for a kalpa in Śiva's world: this is known as the "attainment" vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.8
पुष्पवाहन इत्याहुस्तस्मात्तं देवदानवाः। नौपम्यमस्तीह जगत्त्रयेपि ब्रह्मांबुजस्थस्य च तस्य राज्ञः नक्ताशी त्वष्टमीषु स्याद्वत्सरांते तु धेनुदः। पौरंदरं पुरं याति सुगतिव्रतमुच्यते
puṣpavāhana ityāhustasmāttaṃ devadānavāḥ| naupamyamastīha jagattrayepi brahmāṃbujasthasya ca tasya rājñaḥ naktāśī tvaṣṭamīṣu syādvatsarāṃte tu dhenudaḥ| pauraṃdaraṃ puraṃ yāti sugativratamucyate
Therefore the gods and demons call him Puṣpavāhana. There is no comparison to be found here, even in the three worlds, for that king seated on Brahmā's lotus. / Eating only at night on the eighth days, and giving a milch-cow at the year's end, one goes to the city of Puraṃdara: this is called the "good passage" vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.9
तपोनुभावादथ तस्य राज्ञी नारी सहस्रैरभिवंद्यमाना। नाम्ना च लावण्यवती बभूव या पार्वतीवेष्टतमा भवस्य
taponubhāvādatha tasya rājñī nārī sahasrairabhivaṃdyamānā| nāmnā ca lāvaṇyavatī babhūva yā pārvatīveṣṭatamā bhavasya
Then, by the power of his austerity, his queen — revered by thousands of women — came to be, Lāvaṇyavatī by name, who was as dearest (to him) as Pārvatī is to Bhava.
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PdP 1 20.10
तस्यात्मजानामयुतं बभूव धर्मात्मनामग्र्यधनुर्धराणाम्। तदात्मजांस्तानभिवीक्ष्य राजा मुहुर्मुहुर्विस्मयमाससाद
tasyātmajānāmayutaṃ babhūva dharmātmanāmagryadhanurdharāṇām| tadātmajāṃstānabhivīkṣya rājā muhurmuhurvismayamāsasāda
He had ten thousand sons, righteous of soul and foremost among bearers of the bow; looking upon those sons of his, the king fell into amazement again and again.
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PdP 1 20.11
सोभ्यागतं पूज्य मुनिप्रवीरं प्रचेतसं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे। कस्माद्विभूतिरचलामरमर्त्यपूजा जाता कथं कमलजा सदृशी सुराज्ञी
sobhyāgataṃ pūjya munipravīraṃ pracetasaṃ vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe| kasmādvibhūtiracalāmaramartyapūjā jātā kathaṃ kamalajā sadṛśī surājñī
Having honoured the foremost of sages, Pracetas, who had come to him, he spoke these words: "From what (cause) has (this) prosperity (arisen), and this worship by mountains(?), immortals and mortals; how has (my) good queen come to be the equal of the lotus-born (Lakṣmī)?"
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PdP 1 20.12
भार्या मयाल्पतपसा परितोषितेन दत्तं ममांबुजगृहं च मुनींद्र धात्रा। यस्मिन्प्रविष्टमपि कोटिशतं नृपाणां सामात्यकुंजररथौघजनावृतानां
bhāryā mayālpatapasā paritoṣitena dattaṃ mamāṃbujagṛhaṃ ca munīṃdra dhātrā| yasminpraviṣṭamapi koṭiśataṃ nṛpāṇāṃ sāmātyakuṃjararathaughajanāvṛtānāṃ
"(This) wife (was given) to me by the Creator when he was satisfied by my slight austerity, and to me was given a lotus-house, O lord of sages, into which even a hundred crore of kings, surrounded by their ministers, elephants, streams of chariots and people, having entered —"
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PdP 1 20.13
नालक्ष्यते क्वगतमम्बरगामिभिश्च तारागणेंदुरविरश्मिभिरप्यगम्यम्। तस्मात्किमन्यजननीजठरोद्भवेन धर्मादिकं कृतमशेषजनातिगं यत्
nālakṣyate kvagatamambaragāmibhiśca tārāgaṇeṃduraviraśmibhirapyagamyam| tasmātkimanyajananījaṭharodbhavena dharmādikaṃ kṛtamaśeṣajanātigaṃ yat
"— it is not seen where they have gone; and it is unreachable even by the sky-travelling rays of the host of stars, the moon and the sun. So what else — what dharma and the rest surpassing all people — was done by me, who was born from the womb of a mother like anyone else?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.14
सर्वैर्मयाथ तनयैरथ वानयापि सद्भार्यया तदखिलं कथय प्रचेतः। सोप्यभ्यधादथ भवांतरितं निरीक्ष्य पृथ्वीपते शृणु तदद्भुतहेतुवृत्तम्
sarvairmayātha tanayairatha vānayāpi sadbhāryayā tadakhilaṃ kathaya pracetaḥ| sopyabhyadhādatha bhavāṃtaritaṃ nirīkṣya pṛthvīpate śṛṇu tadadbhutahetuvṛttam
"Tell all of it, O Pracetas — (what was done) by me together with all (my) sons, or else by this good wife." And he too spoke, having looked into (his) past existence: "Lord of the earth, hear that wondrous account of the cause."
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PdP 1 20.15
जन्माभवत्तव तु लुब्धकुलेपि घोरं जातस्त्वमप्यनुदिनं किल पापकारी। वपुरप्यभूत्तव पुनः पुरुषांगसंधिदुर्गंधिसत्त्वकुनखाभरणं समंतात्
janmābhavattava tu lubdhakulepi ghoraṃ jātastvamapyanudinaṃ kila pāpakārī| vapurapyabhūttava punaḥ puruṣāṃgasaṃdhidurgaṃdhisattvakunakhābharaṇaṃ samaṃtāt
"Your birth was a dreadful one, even in a hunter's family, and you too were, indeed, a doer of evil day after day; and your body, moreover, was all over adorned with foul-smelling creatures at the joints of its limbs and with ugly nails."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.16
न च ते सुहृन्न सुतबंधुजनो न तादृक्नैवस्वसा न जननी च तदाभिशस्ता। अतिसंमता परमभीष्टतमाभिमुखी जाता मही शतवयोषिदियं सुरूपा
na ca te suhṛnna sutabaṃdhujano na tādṛknaivasvasā na jananī ca tadābhiśastā| atisaṃmatā paramabhīṣṭatamābhimukhī jātā mahī śatavayoṣidiyaṃ surūpā
"And you had no friend, no son or kinsfolk of that kind, no sister, and no mother — she was at that time accursed. (Yet) this earth(?), a beautiful woman of a hundred years(?), became exceedingly agreeable and turned toward (you) as the most desired of all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.17
अभूदनावृष्टिरतीव रौद्रा कदाचनाहारनिमित्तमस्यां। क्षुत्पीडितेन भवता तु यदा न किंचिदासादितं वन्यफलादि भक्ष्यं
abhūdanāvṛṣṭiratīva raudrā kadācanāhāranimittamasyāṃ| kṣutpīḍitena bhavatā tu yadā na kiṃcidāsāditaṃ vanyaphalādi bhakṣyaṃ
"Once there was an exceedingly terrible drought in that (land), affecting food; and when you, tormented by hunger, obtained nothing edible, no wild fruit or the like —"
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PdP 1 20.18
अथाभिदृष्टं महदंबुजाढ्यं सरोवरं पंकपरीतरोधः। पद्मान्यथादाय ततो बहूनि गतः पुरं वैदिश नामधेयं
athābhidṛṣṭaṃ mahadaṃbujāḍhyaṃ sarovaraṃ paṃkaparītarodhaḥ| padmānyathādāya tato bahūni gataḥ puraṃ vaidiśa nāmadheyaṃ
"— then a great lake rich in lotuses was seen, its banks encircled with mud; and taking many lotuses from it you went to the city named Vaidiśa."
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PdP 1 20.19
तन्मूल्यलाभाय पुरं समस्तं भ्रांतं त्वयाशेषमहस्तदासीत्। क्रेता न कश्चित्कमलेषु जातः क्लांतः परं क्षुत्परिपीडितश्च
tanmūlyalābhāya puraṃ samastaṃ bhrāṃtaṃ tvayāśeṣamahastadāsīt| kretā na kaścitkamaleṣu jātaḥ klāṃtaḥ paraṃ kṣutparipīḍitaśca
"To get a price for them you wandered the whole city; that whole day passed thus. No buyer appeared for the lotuses, and you were exhausted and utterly tormented by hunger."
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PdP 1 20.20
उपविष्टस्त्वमेकस्मिन्सभार्यो भवनांगणे। ततो रात्रौ भवांस्तत्र अश्रौषीन्मंगलध्वनिं
upaviṣṭastvamekasminsabhāryo bhavanāṃgaṇe| tato rātrau bhavāṃstatra aśrauṣīnmaṃgaladhvaniṃ
"You, with your wife, sat down in the courtyard of a certain house; then at night you heard there a sound of festive auspiciousness."
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PdP 1 20.21
सभार्यस्तत्र गतवान्यत्रासौ मंगलध्वनिः। तत्र मंडलमध्यस्था विष्णोरर्चाविलोकिता
sabhāryastatra gatavānyatrāsau maṃgaladhvaniḥ| tatra maṃḍalamadhyasthā viṣṇorarcāvilokitā
"With your wife you went there, where that auspicious sound was; there an image of Viṣṇu, set in the middle of a maṇḍala, was seen."
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PdP 1 20.22
वेश्यानंगवती नाम बिभ्रती द्वादशीव्रतं। समाप्य माघमासस्य द्वादश्यां लवणाचलं
veśyānaṃgavatī nāma bibhratī dvādaśīvrataṃ| samāpya māghamāsasya dvādaśyāṃ lavaṇācalaṃ
"A courtesan named Anaṅgavatī, who was keeping the dvādaśī vow, on completing it on the twelfth of the month of Māgha, (offered) a mountain of salt —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.23
न्यवेदयत्तु गुरवे शय्यां चोपस्करान्विताम्। अलंकृत्य हृषीकेशं सौवर्णं सममादरात्
nyavedayattu gurave śayyāṃ copaskarānvitām| alaṃkṛtya hṛṣīkeśaṃ sauvarṇaṃ samamādarāt
"— she presented (it) to her teacher, and a bed together with its furnishings, having reverently adorned at the same time a golden (image of) Hṛṣīkeśa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.24
सा तु दृष्टा ततस्ताभ्यामिदं च परिचिंतितं। किमेभिः कमलैः कार्यं वरं विष्णुरलंकृतः
sā tu dṛṣṭā tatastābhyāmidaṃ ca pariciṃtitaṃ| kimebhiḥ kamalaiḥ kāryaṃ varaṃ viṣṇuralaṃkṛtaḥ
"She was then seen by those two, and this was thought (by them): 'What is to be done with these lotuses? Better that Viṣṇu be adorned (with them).'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.25
इति भक्तिस्तदा जाता दंपत्योस्तु नरेश्वर। तत्प्रसंगात्समभ्यर्च्य केशवं लवणाचलं
iti bhaktistadā jātā daṃpatyostu nareśvara| tatprasaṃgātsamabhyarcya keśavaṃ lavaṇācalaṃ
"Thus devotion arose then in the couple, O lord of men; and on that occasion, having duly worshipped Keśava, the mountain of salt —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.26
शय्या च पुष्पप्रकरैः पूजिताभूच्च सर्वशः। अथानंगवती तुष्टा तयोर्धान्यशतत्रयम्
śayyā ca puṣpaprakaraiḥ pūjitābhūcca sarvaśaḥ| athānaṃgavatī tuṣṭā tayordhānyaśatatrayam
"— and the bed too were worshipped on every side with heaps of flowers. Then Anaṅgavatī, being pleased, three hundred (measures) of grain for those two —"
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PdP 1 20.27
दीयतामादिदेशाथ कलधौतपलत्रयं। न गृहीतं ततस्ताभ्यां महासत्वावलंबनात्
dīyatāmādideśātha kaladhautapalatrayaṃ| na gṛhītaṃ tatastābhyāṃ mahāsatvāvalaṃbanāt
"— she ordered to be given, and three palas of silver; but it was not accepted by those two, since they relied on their great fortitude."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.28
अनंगवत्या च पुनस्तयोरन्नं चतुर्विधं। आनीय व्याहृतं चान्नं भुज्यतामिति भूपते
anaṃgavatyā ca punastayorannaṃ caturvidhaṃ| ānīya vyāhṛtaṃ cānnaṃ bhujyatāmiti bhūpate
"And again by Anaṅgavatī food of four kinds was brought for those two, and the word was spoken: 'Let the food be eaten,' O lord of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.29
ताभ्यां च तदपि त्यक्तं भोक्ष्यावः श्वो वरानने। प्रसंगादुपवासो नौ तवाद्यास्तु शुभावहः
tābhyāṃ ca tadapi tyaktaṃ bhokṣyāvaḥ śvo varānane| prasaṃgādupavāso nau tavādyāstu śubhāvahaḥ
And by those two that too was refused: "We shall eat tomorrow, fair-faced one; by (this) occasion let a fast be ours today, may it bring us good fortune."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.30
जन्मप्रभृति पापिष्ठावावां देवि दृढव्रते। त्वत्प्रसंगाद्भवद्गेहे धर्मलेशोस्तु नाविह
janmaprabhṛti pāpiṣṭhāvāvāṃ devi dṛḍhavrate| tvatprasaṃgādbhavadgehe dharmaleśostu nāviha
"From birth onward we two have been utter sinners, O goddess of firm vows; through association with you, in your house, let there be here for us at least a fragment of dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.31
इति जागरणं ताभ्यां तत्प्रसंगादनुष्ठितं। प्रभाते च तया दत्ता शय्या सलवणाचला
iti jāgaraṇaṃ tābhyāṃ tatprasaṃgādanuṣṭhitaṃ| prabhāte ca tayā dattā śayyā salavaṇācalā
Thus by those two a night-vigil was performed, by association with that (occasion); and in the morning she gave a bed together with a mountain of salt,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.32
ग्रामश्च गुरवे भक्त्या विप्रेभ्यो द्वादशैव तु। वस्त्रालंकारसंयुक्ता गावश्च कनकान्विताः
grāmaśca gurave bhaktyā viprebhyo dvādaśaiva tu| vastrālaṃkārasaṃyuktā gāvaśca kanakānvitāḥ
and a village to the teacher with devotion, and to brahmins twelve (villages), and cows furnished with garments and ornaments and accompanied by gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.33
भोजनं च सुहृन्मित्रदीनांधकृपणैः सह। तच्च लुब्धकदांपत्यं पूजयित्वा विसर्जितम्
bhojanaṃ ca suhṛnmitradīnāṃdhakṛpaṇaiḥ saha| tacca lubdhakadāṃpatyaṃ pūjayitvā visarjitam
and a meal along with well-wishers, friends, the poor, the blind and the wretched; and that hunter couple, having been honoured, was sent away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.34
स भवान्लुब्धको जातः सपत्नीको नृपेश्वरः। पुष्करप्रकरात्तस्मात्केशवस्य तु पूजनात्
sa bhavānlubdhako jātaḥ sapatnīko nṛpeśvaraḥ| puṣkaraprakarāttasmātkeśavasya tu pūjanāt
That hunter, with his wife, has become you, O lord of kings, from that heap of lotuses (offered), and from the worship of Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.35
विनष्टाशेषपापस्य तव पुष्करमंदिरं। तस्य सत्यस्य माहात्म्यादलोभतपसा नृप
vinaṣṭāśeṣapāpasya tava puṣkaramaṃdiraṃ| tasya satyasya māhātmyādalobhatapasā nṛpa
For you, whose every sin was destroyed, (there is) the abode of Puṣkara; by the greatness of that truth (and) by the austerity of freedom from greed, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.36
प्रादात्कामगमं यानं लोकनाथश्चतुर्मुखः। संतुष्टस्तव राजेंद्र पुष्करं त्वं समाश्रय
prādātkāmagamaṃ yānaṃ lokanāthaścaturmukhaḥ| saṃtuṣṭastava rājeṃdra puṣkaraṃ tvaṃ samāśraya
the four-faced lord of the worlds, the world's protector, gave (you) a vehicle that goes at will; being pleased, O foremost of kings, take refuge in Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.37
कल्पं सत्वं समासाद्य विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतं। कुरु राजेंद्र निर्वाणमवश्यं समवाप्स्यसि
kalpaṃ satvaṃ samāsādya vibhūtidvādaśīvrataṃ| kuru rājeṃdra nirvāṇamavaśyaṃ samavāpsyasi
Having attained (this) for an aeon, perform the Vibhūti-dvādaśī vow, O foremost of kings; you will certainly attain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.38
एतदुक्त्वा तु स मुनिस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत। राजा यथोक्तं च पुनरकरोत्पुष्पवाहनः
etaduktvā tu sa munistatraivāṃtaradhīyata| rājā yathoktaṃ ca punarakarotpuṣpavāhanaḥ
Having said this, that sage vanished right there; and the king, whose vehicle was a flower, again did as had been told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.39
इदमाचरतो राजन्नखंडव्रतता भवेत्। यथाकथंचित्कालेन द्वादशद्वादशीर्नृप
idamācarato rājannakhaṃḍavratatā bhavet| yathākathaṃcitkālena dvādaśadvādaśīrnṛpa
For one who practises this, O king, there comes to be an unbroken observance of the vow; somehow or other, in (due) time, the twelve twelfth-days, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.40
कर्तव्या शक्तितो देव विप्रेभ्यो दक्षिणा नृप। ज्येष्ठे गावः प्रदातव्या मध्यमे भूमिरुत्तमा
kartavyā śaktito deva viprebhyo dakṣiṇā nṛpa| jyeṣṭhe gāvaḥ pradātavyā madhyame bhūmiruttamā
and the gift to the brahmins is to be made according to ability, O god, O king. In the first (period) cows are to be given, in the middle one excellent land,
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PdP 1 20.41
कनिष्ठे कांचनं देयमित्येषा दक्षिणा स्मृता। प्रथमं ब्रह्मदैवत्यं द्वितीयं वैष्णवं तथा
kaniṣṭhe kāṃcanaṃ deyamityeṣā dakṣiṇā smṛtā| prathamaṃ brahmadaivatyaṃ dvitīyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tathā
in the least, gold is to be given—this is declared to be the gift. The first has Brahmā as its deity, the second likewise Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.42
तृतीयं रुद्रदैवत्यं त्रयो देवास्त्रिषु स्थिताः। इति कलुषविदारणं जनानां पठति च यस्तु शृणोति चापि भक्त्या
tṛtīyaṃ rudradaivatyaṃ trayo devāstriṣu sthitāḥ| iti kaluṣavidāraṇaṃ janānāṃ paṭhati ca yastu śṛṇoti cāpi bhaktyā
the third has Rudra as its deity; the three gods abide in the three. Thus, whoever recites this render of men's sins, and whoever also hears it with devotion
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PdP 1 20.43
मतिमपि च स याति देवलोके वसति च रोमसमानि वत्सराणि। अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतं
matimapi ca sa yāti devaloke vasati ca romasamāni vatsarāṇi| athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi vratānāmuttamaṃ vrataṃ
and (whoever holds) his mind (on it), he goes to the world of the gods and dwells there for as many years as (he has) hairs (on his body). Now next I shall proclaim the best of vows,
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PdP 1 20.44
कथितं तेन रुद्रेण महापातकनाशनम्। नक्तमब्दं चरित्वा तु गवासार्धं कुटुंबिने
kathitaṃ tena rudreṇa mahāpātakanāśanam| naktamabdaṃ caritvā tu gavāsārdhaṃ kuṭuṃbine
declared by that Rudra, the destroyer of the great sins: having practised the night-meal for a year, (one should give) half of a cow to a householder,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.45
हैमं चक्रं त्रिशूलं च दद्याद्विप्राय वाससी। एवं यः कुरुते पुण्यं शिवलोके स मोदते
haimaṃ cakraṃ triśūlaṃ ca dadyādviprāya vāsasī| evaṃ yaḥ kurute puṇyaṃ śivaloke sa modate
and he should give to a brahmin a golden discus and trident and a pair of garments. He who thus performs the meritorious act rejoices in the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.46
एतदेव व्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम्। यस्वेकभक्तेन क्षिपेद्धेनुं वृषसमन्विताम्
etadeva vrataṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam| yasvekabhaktena kṣipeddhenuṃ vṛṣasamanvitām
This very thing is the vow named the destroyer of the great sins. And whoever, eating one meal a day, should offer a milch-cow together with a bull,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.47
धेनुं तिलमयीं दद्यात्स पदं याति शांकरम्। एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम भयशोकविनाशनम्
dhenuṃ tilamayīṃ dadyātsa padaṃ yāti śāṃkaram| etadrudravrataṃ nāma bhayaśokavināśanam
and should give a cow made of sesame, he goes to the state of Śaṅkara. This is the vow named Rudra's, the destroyer of fear and grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.48
यश्च नीलोत्पलं हैमं शर्करापात्रसंयुतम्। एकांतरितनक्ताशी समांते वृषसंयुतम्
yaśca nīlotpalaṃ haimaṃ śarkarāpātrasaṃyutam| ekāṃtaritanaktāśī samāṃte vṛṣasaṃyutam
And whoever, eating the night-meal on alternate days, (gives) a golden blue lotus together with a vessel of sugar, and at the year's end (a cow) together with a bull,
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PdP 1 20.49
वैष्णवं स पदं याति नीलव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। आषाढादिचतुर्मासमभ्यंगं वर्जयेन्नरः
vaiṣṇavaṃ sa padaṃ yāti nīlavratamidaṃ smṛtam| āṣāḍhādicaturmāsamabhyaṃgaṃ varjayennaraḥ
He goes to the state of Viṣṇu; this is known as the Blue-Lotus Vow (nīlavrata). For the four months beginning with Āṣāḍha a man should abstain from anointing (his body with oil).
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PdP 1 20.50
भोजनोपस्करं दद्यात्स याति भवनं हरेः। जनप्रीतिकरं नॄणां प्रीतिव्रतमिहोच्यते ५० 1.20.
bhojanopaskaraṃ dadyātsa yāti bhavanaṃ hareḥ| janaprītikaraṃ nṝṇāṃ prītivratamihocyate 50 1.20.
He should give food along with utensils; he goes to the abode of Hari. This, which produces the affection of people for men, is here called the Vow of Affection (prītivrata). (50)
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PdP 1 20.51
वर्जयित्वा मधौ यस्तु दधिक्षीरघृतैक्षवम्। दद्याद्वस्त्राणि सूक्ष्माणि रसपात्रेण संयुतम्
varjayitvā madhau yastu dadhikṣīraghṛtaikṣavam| dadyādvastrāṇi sūkṣmāṇi rasapātreṇa saṃyutam
But he who, in the month of Madhu (Caitra), avoiding curds, milk, ghee and sugarcane products, gives fine garments together with a vessel of juice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.52
संपूज्य विप्रमिथुनं गौरी मे प्रीयतामिति। एतद्गौरीव्रतं नाम भवानीलोकदायकम्
saṃpūjya vipramithunaṃ gaurī me prīyatāmiti| etadgaurīvrataṃ nāma bhavānīlokadāyakam
having worshipped a brahmin couple with (the words) "May Gaurī be pleased with me" — this is the vow named after Gaurī, which grants the world of Bhavānī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.53
पुष्यादौ यस्त्रयोदश्यां कृत्वा नक्तमथो पुनः। अशोकं कांचनं दद्यादिक्षुयुक्तं दशांगुलम्
puṣyādau yastrayodaśyāṃ kṛtvā naktamatho punaḥ| aśokaṃ kāṃcanaṃ dadyādikṣuyuktaṃ daśāṃgulam
He who, on the thirteenth beginning with (the month of) Puṣya, having eaten the night-meal, and then again gives a golden aśoka (tree image) ten fingers (high), together with sugarcane,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.54
विप्राय वस्त्रसंयुक्तं प्रद्युम्नः प्रीयतामिति। कल्पं विष्णुपुरे स्थित्वा विशोकस्स्यात्पुनर्नृप
viprāya vastrasaṃyuktaṃ pradyumnaḥ prīyatāmiti| kalpaṃ viṣṇupure sthitvā viśokassyātpunarnṛpa
(giving it) to a brahmin together with a garment, (saying) "May Pradyumna be pleased" — having dwelt for an aeon in the city of Viṣṇu, he becomes free of sorrow again, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.55
एतत्कामव्रतं नाम सदा शोकविनाशनम्। आषाढादि व्रते यस्तु वर्जयेद्यः फलाशनम्
etatkāmavrataṃ nāma sadā śokavināśanam| āṣāḍhādi vrate yastu varjayedyaḥ phalāśanam
This is the vow named after Kāma, ever destroying sorrow. But he who, in the observance beginning with Āṣāḍha, abstains from the eating of fruit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.56
चातुर्मास्ये निवृत्ते तु घटं सर्पिर्गुडान्वितम्। कार्तिक्यां तत्पुनर्हैमं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
cāturmāsye nivṛtte tu ghaṭaṃ sarpirguḍānvitam| kārtikyāṃ tatpunarhaimaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
and when the four-month period has passed, should present to a brahmin, on the full moon of Kārttika, a pot filled with ghee and molasses, and further one made of gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.57
स रुद्रलोकमाप्नोति शिवव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। वर्जयेद्यस्तु पुष्पाणि हेमंते शिशिरावृते
sa rudralokamāpnoti śivavratamidaṃ smṛtam| varjayedyastu puṣpāṇi hemaṃte śiśirāvṛte
he attains the world of Rudra; this is known as the Vow of Śiva. But he who abstains from flowers in the cold season, when it is wrapped in frost,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.58
पुष्पत्रयं च फाल्गुन्यां कृत्वा शक्त्या च कांचनम्। दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायां प्रीयेतां शिवकेशवौ
puṣpatrayaṃ ca phālgunyāṃ kṛtvā śaktyā ca kāṃcanam| dadyāddvikālavelāyāṃ prīyetāṃ śivakeśavau
and on the full moon of Phālguna, having made three flowers of gold according to his means, should give (them) at the time of the two junctures (of day) — (saying) "May Śiva and Keśava both be pleased" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.59
दत्वा परं पदं याति सौम्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। फाल्गुनादि तृतीयायां लवणं यस्तु वर्जयेत्
datvā paraṃ padaṃ yāti saumyavratamidaṃ smṛtam| phālgunādi tṛtīyāyāṃ lavaṇaṃ yastu varjayet
having given (them) he goes to the highest state; this is known as the Gentle Vow (saumyavrata). He who, on the third day (of the fortnight) beginning with Phālguna, abstains from salt,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.60
समांते शयनं दद्याद्गृहं चोपस्करान्वितम्। संपूज्य विप्रमिथुनं भवानी प्रीयतामिति
samāṃte śayanaṃ dadyādgṛhaṃ copaskarānvitam| saṃpūjya vipramithunaṃ bhavānī prīyatāmiti
at the end of the year should give a bed and a house furnished with utensils, having worshipped a brahmin couple (with the words) "May Bhavānī be pleased" —
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PdP 1 20.61
गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं सौभाग्यव्रतमुच्यते। संध्यामौनं नरः कृत्वा समांते घृतकुंभकम्
gaurīloke vasetkalpaṃ saubhāgyavratamucyate| saṃdhyāmaunaṃ naraḥ kṛtvā samāṃte ghṛtakuṃbhakam
he dwells for an aeon in the world of Gaurī; it is called the Vow of Good Fortune (saubhāgyavrata). A man, having kept silence at the twilights, at the end of the year (should present) a jar of ghee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.62
वस्त्रयुग्मं तिलान्घंटां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्। लोकं सारस्वतं याति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
vastrayugmaṃ tilānghaṃṭāṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet| lokaṃ sārasvataṃ yāti punarāvṛttidurlabham
a pair of garments, sesame seeds and a bell — (these) he should present to a brahmin; he goes to the world of Sārasvata, from which return is hard to come by.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.63
एतत्सारस्वतं नाम रूपविद्याप्रदायकम्। लक्ष्मीमभ्यर्च्य पंचम्यामुपवासी भवेन्नरः
etatsārasvataṃ nāma rūpavidyāpradāyakam| lakṣmīmabhyarcya paṃcamyāmupavāsī bhavennaraḥ
This is (the vow) named Sārasvata, which bestows beauty and learning. Having worshipped Lakṣmī on the fifth day, a man should keep the fast;
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PdP 1 20.64
समांते हेमकमलं दद्याद्धेनुसमन्वितम्। स वै विष्णुपदं याति लक्ष्मीः स्याज्जन्मजन्मनि
samāṃte hemakamalaṃ dadyāddhenusamanvitam| sa vai viṣṇupadaṃ yāti lakṣmīḥ syājjanmajanmani
at the end of the year he should give a golden lotus together with a milk-cow; he indeed goes to the state of Viṣṇu, and Lakṣmī will be (his) in birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.65
एतल्लक्ष्मीव्रतं नाम दुःखशोकविनाशनम्। कृत्वोपलेपनं शंभोरग्रतः केशवस्य च
etallakṣmīvrataṃ nāma duḥkhaśokavināśanam| kṛtvopalepanaṃ śaṃbhoragrataḥ keśavasya ca
This is the vow named after Lakṣmī, which destroys pain and sorrow. Having done the smearing (of the ground) before Śambhu and before Keśava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.66
यावदब्दं पुनर्देया धेनुर्जलघटस्तथा। जन्मायुतं स राजा स्यात्ततः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्
yāvadabdaṃ punardeyā dhenurjalaghaṭastathā| janmāyutaṃ sa rājā syāttataḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet
for a whole year a milk-cow and likewise a water-jar are to be given again (and again); he becomes a king for ten thousand births, and then goes to the city of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.67
एतदायुर्व्रतं नाम सर्वकामप्रदायकम्। अश्वत्थं भास्करं गंगां प्रणम्यैकाग्रमानसः
etadāyurvrataṃ nāma sarvakāmapradāyakam| aśvatthaṃ bhāskaraṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamyaikāgramānasaḥ
This is the vow named after long life (āyurvrata), which bestows all desires. Having bowed with single-pointed mind to the aśvattha tree, to the sun, and to the Gaṅgā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.68
एकभक्तं नरः कुर्यादब्दमेकं विमत्सरः। व्रतांते विप्रमिथुनं पूज्यं धेनुत्रयान्वितम्
ekabhaktaṃ naraḥ kuryādabdamekaṃ vimatsaraḥ| vratāṃte vipramithunaṃ pūjyaṃ dhenutrayānvitam
a man, free of envy, should take one meal a day for one year; at the end of the vow a brahmin couple is to be honoured, together with three milk-cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.69
वृक्षं हिरण्मयं दद्यात्सोश्वमेधफलं लभेत्। एतत्कीर्तिव्रतं नाम भूतिकीर्तिफलप्रदम्
vṛkṣaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ dadyātsośvamedhaphalaṃ labhet| etatkīrtivrataṃ nāma bhūtikīrtiphalapradam
He should give a golden tree; he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. This is the vow called the kīrti-vow, bestowing the fruit of prosperity and fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.70
घृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा शंभोर्वा केशवस्य वा। अक्षताभिः सपुष्पाभिः कृत्वा गोमयमंडलम्
ghṛtena snapanaṃ kṛtvā śaṃbhorvā keśavasya vā| akṣatābhiḥ sapuṣpābhiḥ kṛtvā gomayamaṃḍalam
Having performed the bathing of Śambhu or of Keśava with ghee, and having made a cow-dung circle with unbroken rice-grains along with flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.71
समांते हेमकमलं तिलधेनुसमन्वितम्। शूलमष्टांगुलं दद्याच्छिवलोके महीयते
samāṃte hemakamalaṃ tiladhenusamanvitam| śūlamaṣṭāṃgulaṃ dadyācchivaloke mahīyate
at the end of the year (he should give) a golden lotus together with a sesame-cow; he should give a trident eight fingers (long): he is honoured in Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.72
सामगायनकं चैव सामव्रतमिहोच्यते। नवम्यामेकभक्तं तु कृत्वा कन्याश्च शक्तितः
sāmagāyanakaṃ caiva sāmavratamihocyate| navamyāmekabhaktaṃ tu kṛtvā kanyāśca śaktitaḥ
And the singing of the Sāman: this is here called the sāma-vow. Having taken but one meal on the ninth day, and (having invited) maidens according to one's ability,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.73
भोजयित्वा समं दद्याद्धेमकंचुकवाससी। हैमं सिंहं च विप्रा यदद्याच्छिवपदं व्रजेत्
bhojayitvā samaṃ dadyāddhemakaṃcukavāsasī| haimaṃ siṃhaṃ ca viprā yadadyācchivapadaṃ vrajet
having fed them, he should give equally a golden bodice and a garment; and whoever should give a golden lion to brahmins would go to Śiva's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.74
जन्मार्बुदं सुरूपः स्याच्छत्रुभिश्चापराजितः। एतद्वीरव्रतं नाम नराणां च सुखप्रदम्
janmārbudaṃ surūpaḥ syācchatrubhiścāparājitaḥ| etadvīravrataṃ nāma narāṇāṃ ca sukhapradam
For a hundred million births he would be handsome and unvanquished by enemies. This is named the hero-vow, and it bestows happiness on men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.75
चैत्रादि चतुरोमासाञ्जलं दद्याद्दयान्वितः। व्रतांते मणिकं दद्यादन्नं वस्त्रसमन्वितम्
caitrādi caturomāsāñjalaṃ dadyāddayānvitaḥ| vratāṃte maṇikaṃ dadyādannaṃ vastrasamanvitam
For four months beginning with Caitra, filled with compassion, he should give water; at the end of the vow he should give a water-jar and food together with clothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.76
तिलपात्रं हिरण्यं च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते। कल्पांते भूतिजननमानंदव्रतमुच्यते
tilapātraṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca brahmaloke mahīyate| kalpāṃte bhūtijananamānaṃdavratamucyate
and a vessel of sesame, and gold: he is honoured in Brahmā's world. At the end of the kalpa (he obtains) the birth of prosperity; (this) is called the ānanda-vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.77
पंचामृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा संवत्सरं विभोः। वत्सरांते पुनर्दद्याद्धेनुं पंचामृतान्वितां
paṃcāmṛtena snapanaṃ kṛtvā saṃvatsaraṃ vibhoḥ| vatsarāṃte punardadyāddhenuṃ paṃcāmṛtānvitāṃ
Having performed the bathing of the Lord with the five nectars for a year, at the year's end he should again give a cow together with the five nectars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.78
विप्राय दद्याच्छंखं च सपदं याति शांकरम्। राजा भवति कल्पांते धृतिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
viprāya dadyācchaṃkhaṃ ca sapadaṃ yāti śāṃkaram| rājā bhavati kalpāṃte dhṛtivratamidaṃ smṛtam
and he should give a conch to a brahmin; he goes at once to Śaṅkara's abode. At the end of the kalpa he becomes a king. This is recorded as the dhṛti-vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.79
वर्जयित्वा पुमान्मांसं व्रतांते गोप्रदो भवेत्। तद्वद्धेममृगं दद्यात्सोश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
varjayitvā pumānmāṃsaṃ vratāṃte goprado bhavet| tadvaddhemamṛgaṃ dadyātsośvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
A man, having abstained from meat, should at the vow's end be a giver of a cow; likewise he should give a golden deer, and he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.80
अहिंसाव्रतमित्युक्तं कल्पांते भूपतिर्भवेत्। कल्यमुत्थाय वै स्नानं कृत्वा दांपत्यमर्चयेत्
ahiṃsāvratamityuktaṃ kalpāṃte bhūpatirbhavet| kalyamutthāya vai snānaṃ kṛtvā dāṃpatyamarcayet
This is called the vow of non-injury; at the kalpa's end he becomes a lord of the earth. Rising at daybreak and bathing, he should worship a married couple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.81
भोजयित्वा यथाशक्ति माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः। सूर्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सूर्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
bhojayitvā yathāśakti mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ| sūryaloke vasetkalpaṃ sūryavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Having fed (them) according to his means, with garlands, garments and ornaments, he would dwell for a kalpa in the sun's world. This is recorded as the sun-vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.82
आषाढादि चतुर्मासं प्रातःस्नायी भवेन्नरः। विप्राय भोजनं दत्वा कार्तिक्यां गोप्रदो भवेत्
āṣāḍhādi caturmāsaṃ prātaḥsnāyī bhavennaraḥ| viprāya bhojanaṃ datvā kārtikyāṃ goprado bhavet
For four months beginning with Āṣāḍha a man should bathe at dawn; having given food to a brahmin, on the full-moon of Kārttika he should be a giver of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.83
स वैष्णवपदं याति विष्णुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। अयनादयनं यावद्वर्जयेत्पुष्पसर्पिषी
sa vaiṣṇavapadaṃ yāti viṣṇuvratamidaṃ smṛtam| ayanādayanaṃ yāvadvarjayetpuṣpasarpiṣī
He goes to Viṣṇu's abode; this is recorded as the viṣṇu-vow. From one solstice to the next he should abstain from flowers and clarified butter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.84
तदंते पुष्पमन्नानि घृतधेन्वा सहैव तु। दत्वा शिवपदं याति विप्राय घृतपायसम्
tadaṃte puṣpamannāni ghṛtadhenvā sahaiva tu| datvā śivapadaṃ yāti viprāya ghṛtapāyasam
At the end of that, having given flowers and foods along with a ghee-cow, and milk-rice with ghee to a brahmin, he goes to Śiva's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.85
एतच्छीलव्रतं नाम शीलारोग्यफलप्रदम्। यावत्समं भवेद्यस्तु पंचदश्यां पयोव्रतः
etacchīlavrataṃ nāma śīlārogyaphalapradam| yāvatsamaṃ bhavedyastu paṃcadaśyāṃ payovrataḥ
This is named the śīla-vow, bestowing the fruit of good conduct and health. And whoever, for a full year, keeps the milk-vow on the fifteenth day —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.86
समांते श्राद्धकृद्दद्याद्गाश्च पंच पयस्विनीः। वासांसि च पिशंगानि जलकुंभयुतानि च
samāṃte śrāddhakṛddadyādgāśca paṃca payasvinīḥ| vāsāṃsi ca piśaṃgāni jalakuṃbhayutāni ca
at the year's end, performing a śrāddha, he should give five milch cows, and tawny garments together with water-pots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.87
स याति वैष्णवं लोकं पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम्
sa yāti vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tārayecchatam
He goes to Viṣṇu's world and would carry across a hundred of his forefathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.88
कल्पांते राजराजेंद्र पितृव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। संध्यादीप प्रदो यस्तु घृतैस्तैलं विवर्जयेत्
kalpāṃte rājarājeṃdra pitṛvratamidaṃ smṛtam| saṃdhyādīpa prado yastu ghṛtaistailaṃ vivarjayet
At the kalpa's end, O king of kings — this is recorded as the pitṛ-vow. And he who is a giver of a twilight lamp with ghee, avoiding oil —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.89
समांते दीपकं दद्याच्चक्रं शूलं च कांचनम्। वस्त्रयुग्मं च विप्राय स तेजस्वी भवेन्नरः
samāṃte dīpakaṃ dadyāccakraṃ śūlaṃ ca kāṃcanam| vastrayugmaṃ ca viprāya sa tejasvī bhavennaraḥ
At the completion (of the observance) he should give a lamp, and a discus and a trident made of gold, and a pair of garments to a brahmin; that man becomes full of splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.90
रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति दीप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। कार्तिकादि तृतीयायां प्राश्य गोमूत्र यावकम्
rudralokamavāpnoti dīptivratamidaṃ smṛtam| kārtikādi tṛtīyāyāṃ prāśya gomūtra yāvakam
(He) attains the world of Rudra; this is called the Dīpti-vrata (vow of radiance). Beginning in Kārttika, on the third (lunar day), having consumed cow's urine and barley-gruel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.91
नक्तं चरेदब्दमेकमब्दान्ते गोप्रदो भवेत्। गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं ततो राजा भवेदिह
naktaṃ caredabdamekamabdānte goprado bhavet| gaurīloke vasetkalpaṃ tato rājā bhavediha
he should eat at night (only) for one year; at the year's end he should give a cow. He dwells in Gaurī's world for a kalpa, and thereafter becomes a king here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.92
एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम सदा कल्याणकारकम्। वर्जयेच्चतुरो मासान्यस्तु गन्धानुलेपनम्
etadrudravrataṃ nāma sadā kalyāṇakārakam| varjayeccaturo māsānyastu gandhānulepanam
This is named the Rudra-vrata, always productive of welfare. He who avoids for four months the anointing with perfumes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.93
शुक्तिगन्धाक्षतान्दद्याद्विप्राय सितवाससी। वारुणं पदमाप्नोति दृढव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
śuktigandhākṣatāndadyādviprāya sitavāsasī| vāruṇaṃ padamāpnoti dṛḍhavratamidaṃ smṛtam
should give to a brahmin a conch(-shell), perfumes and unhusked grains, and two white garments; he obtains the station of Varuṇa. This is called the Dṛḍha-vrata (firm vow).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.94
वैशाखे पुष्पलवणं वर्जयेदथ गोप्रदः। भूत्वा विष्णुपदे कल्पं स्थित्वा राजा भवेदिह
vaiśākhe puṣpalavaṇaṃ varjayedatha gopradaḥ| bhūtvā viṣṇupade kalpaṃ sthitvā rājā bhavediha
In Vaiśākha he should avoid flowers and salt, and then give a cow; having become (thus), having remained in Viṣṇu's abode for a kalpa, he becomes a king here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.95
एतच्छान्तिव्रतं नाम कीर्तिकामफलप्रदम्। ब्रह्माण्डं काञ्चनं कृत्वा तिलराशि समन्वितम्
etacchāntivrataṃ nāma kīrtikāmaphalapradam| brahmāṇḍaṃ kāñcanaṃ kṛtvā tilarāśi samanvitam
This is named the Śānti-vrata, granting the fruit of fame and (fulfilled) desire. Having made a golden Brahma-egg (cosmic egg), together with a heap of sesame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.96
घृतेनान्यप्रदो भूत्वा वह्निं संतर्प्य सद्विजम्। संपूज्य विप्रदांपत्यं माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः
ghṛtenānyaprado bhūtvā vahniṃ saṃtarpya sadvijam| saṃpūjya vipradāṃpatyaṃ mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ
having become a giver of ghee and other (gifts), having gratified the fire and a good brahmin, having honoured a brahmin couple with garlands, garments and ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.97
शक्तितस्त्रिपलादूर्ध्वं विश्वात्मा प्रीयतामिति। पुण्येऽह्नि दद्यादपरे ब्रह्म यात्यपुनर्भवम्
śaktitastripalādūrdhvaṃ viśvātmā prīyatāmiti| puṇye'hni dadyādapare brahma yātyapunarbhavam
according to ability, above three palas (in weight), (saying) "May the Soul of All be pleased" — others should give (it) on a holy day; (such a one) goes to Brahman, whence there is no rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.98
एतद्ब्रह्मव्रतं नाम निर्वाणफलदं नृणाम्। यश्चोभयमुखीं दद्यात्प्रभूतसकलान्विताम्
etadbrahmavrataṃ nāma nirvāṇaphaladaṃ nṛṇām| yaścobhayamukhīṃ dadyātprabhūtasakalānvitām
This is named the Brahma-vrata, bestowing on men the fruit of liberation. And he who gives a cow that has calved twice (?), provided with abundant complete (accessories),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.99
दिनं पयोव्रतं तिष्ठेत्स याति परमं पदम्। एतद्वै सुव्रतं नाम पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
dinaṃ payovrataṃ tiṣṭhetsa yāti paramaṃ padam| etadvai suvrataṃ nāma punarāvṛttidurlabham
and remains for a day on the milk-vow, he goes to the highest station. This indeed is named the Suvrata, from which return (to rebirth) is hard (to come by).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.100
त्र्यहं पयोव्रतः स्थित्वा काञ्चनं कल्पपादपम्। पलादूर्ध्वं यथाशक्ति तण्डुलप्रस्थसंयुतम्१०० 1.20.
tryahaṃ payovrataḥ sthitvā kāñcanaṃ kalpapādapam| palādūrdhvaṃ yathāśakti taṇḍulaprasthasaṃyutam100 1.20.
Having remained on the milk-vow for three days, (having made) a golden wish-fulfilling tree, above a pala (in weight) according to ability, together with a prastha of rice grains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.101
दत्त्वा ब्रह्मपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। मासोपवासी यो दद्याद्धेनुं विप्राय शोभनाम्
dattvā brahmapadaṃ yāti bhīmavratamidaṃ smṛtam| māsopavāsī yo dadyāddhenuṃ viprāya śobhanām
having given (it) he goes to the station of Brahman; this is called the Bhīma-vrata. He who, fasting for a month, gives a fine milch-cow to a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.102
स वैष्णवपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। दद्याद्विंशत्पलादूर्ध्वं महीं कृत्वा तु काञ्चनीम्
sa vaiṣṇavapadaṃ yāti bhīmavratamidaṃ smṛtam| dadyādviṃśatpalādūrdhvaṃ mahīṃ kṛtvā tu kāñcanīm
he goes to Viṣṇu's station; this is called the Bhīma-vrata. He should give (an image of) the earth made of gold, above twenty palas (in weight),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.103
दिनं पयोव्रतस्तिष्ठेद्रुद्रलोके महीयते। धनप्रदमिदं प्रोक्तं सप्तकल्पशतानुगम्
dinaṃ payovratastiṣṭhedrudraloke mahīyate| dhanapradamidaṃ proktaṃ saptakalpaśatānugam
and remain for a day on the milk-vow; he is honoured in the world of Rudra. This is declared to be the bestower of wealth, lasting for seven hundred kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.104
माघेमास्यथ चैत्रे वा गुडधेनुप्रदो भवेत्। गुडव्रतं तृतीयायां गौरीलोके महीयते
māghemāsyatha caitre vā guḍadhenuprado bhavet| guḍavrataṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ gaurīloke mahīyate
In the month of Māgha, or else in Caitra, he should become a giver of a cow (made) of molasses; (by) the molasses-vow on the third (lunar day) he is honoured in Gaurī's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.105
महाव्रतमिदं नाम परमानन्दकारकम्। पक्षोपवासी यो दद्याद्विप्राय कपिलाद्वयम्
mahāvratamidaṃ nāma paramānandakārakam| pakṣopavāsī yo dadyādviprāya kapilādvayam
This is named the Mahā-vrata, producing supreme bliss. He who, fasting for a fortnight, gives two tawny cows to a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.106
स ब्रह्मलोकमाप्नोति देवासुरसुपूजितः। कल्पान्ते सर्वराजा स्यात्प्रभाव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
sa brahmalokamāpnoti devāsurasupūjitaḥ| kalpānte sarvarājā syātprabhāvratamidaṃ smṛtam
he attains the world of Brahmā, well honoured by gods and demons; at the end of the kalpa he becomes king of all. This is called the Prabhā-vrata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.109
इंधनं यो ददेद्विप्रे वर्षादींश्चतुरस्त्वृतून्। घृतधेनुप्रदोंते च स परं ब्रह्म गच्छति
iṃdhanaṃ yo dadedvipre varṣādīṃścaturastvṛtūn| ghṛtadhenupradoṃte ca sa paraṃ brahma gacchati
He who gives firewood to a brahmin through the four seasons beginning with the rains, and at the end gives a cow (made) of ghee, goes to the supreme Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.110
वैश्वानरव्रतं नाम सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। एकादश्यां तु नक्ताशी यश्चक्रं विनिवेदयेत्
vaiśvānaravrataṃ nāma sarvapāpapraṇāśanam| ekādaśyāṃ tu naktāśī yaścakraṃ vinivedayet
It is named the Vaiśvānara-vrata, destroying all sins. But he who, eating (only) at night on the eleventh (lunar day), presents a discus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.111
कृत्वा समांते सौवर्णं विष्णोः पदमवाप्नुयात्। एतत्कृष्णव्रतं नाम कल्पांते राज्यलाभकृत्
kṛtvā samāṃte sauvarṇaṃ viṣṇoḥ padamavāpnuyāt| etatkṛṣṇavrataṃ nāma kalpāṃte rājyalābhakṛt
Having made a golden (wheel) and (offered it) at the end of the year, he would attain the station of Viṣṇu. This is called the Kṛṣṇa vow, which brings the gaining of a kingdom at the end of the kalpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 20.112
पायसाशी समांते तु दद्याद्विप्राय गोयुगम्। लक्ष्मीलोके वसेत्कल्पमेतद्देवीव्रतं स्मृतं
pāyasāśī samāṃte tu dadyādviprāya goyugam| lakṣmīloke vasetkalpametaddevīvrataṃ smṛtaṃ
Eating milk-rice, at the completion (of the observance) he should give a pair of cows to a brahmin; he dwells in the world of Lakṣmī for a kalpa — this is known as the Devī vow.
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PdP 1 20.113
सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति भानुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
sūryalokamavāpnoti bhānuvratamidaṃ smṛtam
He attains the world of the Sun; this is known as the Bhānu (Sun) vow.
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PdP 1 20.114
चतुर्थ्यां नक्तभुग्दद्याद्धेमंते गोयुगं तथा। एतद्वैनायकं नाम शिवलोकफलप्रदम्
caturthyāṃ naktabhugdadyāddhemaṃte goyugaṃ tathā| etadvaināyakaṃ nāma śivalokaphalapradam
On the fourth (day), eating only at night, he should likewise give a pair of cows in the cold season; this is called the Vaināyaka (vow), bestowing as its fruit the world of Śiva.
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PdP 1 20.115
महाफलानि यस्त्यक्त्वा चातुर्मास्ये द्विजातये। हैमानि कार्तिकेदद्याद्धोमान्ते गोयुगं तथा
mahāphalāni yastyaktvā cāturmāsye dvijātaye| haimāni kārtikedadyāddhomānte goyugaṃ tathā
He who, having given up the great fruits during the four months (of the rains), gives golden ones to a twice-born in Kārttika, and likewise a pair of cows at the end of the oblation —
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PdP 1 20.116
एतत्सौरव्रतं नाम सूर्यलोकफलप्रदम्। द्वादशाद्वादशीर्यस्तु समाप्योपोषणे नृप
etatsauravrataṃ nāma sūryalokaphalapradam| dvādaśādvādaśīryastu samāpyopoṣaṇe nṛpa
— this is called the Saura vow, bestowing as its fruit the world of the Sun. And he who, O king, completes twelve twelfth-days in fasting,
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PdP 1 20.117
गोवस्त्रकांचनैर्विप्रान्पूजयेच्छक्तितो नरः। परं पदमवाप्नोति विष्णुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
govastrakāṃcanairviprānpūjayecchaktito naraḥ| paraṃ padamavāpnoti viṣṇuvratamidaṃ smṛtam
and the man who honours brahmins with cows, garments and gold according to his ability, attains the highest station; this is known as the Viṣṇu vow.
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PdP 1 20.118
चतुर्दश्यां तु नक्ताशी समान्ते गोयुगप्रदः। शैवं पदमवाप्नोति त्रैयंबकमिदं स्मृतम्
caturdaśyāṃ tu naktāśī samānte goyugapradaḥ| śaivaṃ padamavāpnoti traiyaṃbakamidaṃ smṛtam
But he who eats only at night on the fourteenth, and gives a pair of cows at the completion (of the observance), attains the station of Śiva; this is known as the Tryambaka vow.
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PdP 1 20.119
सप्तरात्रोषितो दद्याद्घृतकुंभं द्विजातये। वरव्रतमिदं प्राहुर्ब्रह्मलोकफलप्रदम्
saptarātroṣito dadyādghṛtakuṃbhaṃ dvijātaye| varavratamidaṃ prāhurbrahmalokaphalapradam
Having fasted for seven nights, he should give a pot of ghee to a twice-born; this they call the Vara vow, bestowing as its fruit the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 1 20.120
असौ काशीं समासाद्य धेनुं दत्ते पयस्विनीम्। शक्रलोके वसेत्कल्पमिदं मंत्रव्रतं स्मृतम्
asau kāśīṃ samāsādya dhenuṃ datte payasvinīm| śakraloke vasetkalpamidaṃ maṃtravrataṃ smṛtam
He who, having reached Kāśī, gives a milk-giving cow, dwells in Indra's world for a kalpa; this is known as the Mantra vow.
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PdP 1 20.121
मुखवासं परित्यज्य समांते गोप्रदो भवेत्। वारुणं लोकमाप्नोति वारुणव्रतमुच्यते
mukhavāsaṃ parityajya samāṃte goprado bhavet| vāruṇaṃ lokamāpnoti vāruṇavratamucyate
Giving up mouth-perfume (betel and the like), he should be a giver of a cow at the completion (of the observance); he attains the world of Varuṇa — it is called the Vāruṇa vow.
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PdP 1 20.122
चांद्रायणं च यः कुर्याद्धैमं चंद्रं निवेदयेत्। चंद्रव्रतमिदं प्रोक्तं चंद्रलोकफलप्रदम्
cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ ca yaḥ kuryāddhaimaṃ caṃdraṃ nivedayet| caṃdravratamidaṃ proktaṃ caṃdralokaphalapradam
And he who performs the cāndrāyaṇa fast and presents a golden moon — this is declared the Candra vow, bestowing as its fruit the world of the moon.
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PdP 1 20.123
ज्येष्ठे पंचतपा योंते हेमधेनुप्रदो दिवम्। यात्यष्टमीचतुर्दश्यो रुद्रव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
jyeṣṭhe paṃcatapā yoṃte hemadhenuprado divam| yātyaṣṭamīcaturdaśyo rudravratamidaṃ smṛtam
He who in Jyeṣṭha practises the five fires, and at the end gives a golden cow, goes to heaven on the eighth and fourteenth (days); this is known as the Rudra vow.
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PdP 1 20.124
सकृद्विधानकं कुर्यात्तृतीयायां शिवालये।
sakṛdvidhānakaṃ kuryāttṛtīyāyāṃ śivālaye|
He should perform the prescribed rite once, on the third (day), in a temple of Śiva.
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PdP 1 20.125
माघे निश्यार्द्रवासाः स्यात्सप्तम्यां गोप्रदो भवेत्। दिविकल्पं वसित्वेह राजा स्यात्पवनव्रतम्
māghe niśyārdravāsāḥ syātsaptamyāṃ goprado bhavet| divikalpaṃ vasitveha rājā syātpavanavratam
In Māgha he should stay by night in wet clothes, and on the seventh be a giver of a cow; having dwelt in heaven for a kalpa, he becomes a king here — that is the Pavana vow.
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PdP 1 20.126
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात्फाल्गुन्यां भवनं शुभम्। आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
trirātropoṣito dadyātphālgunyāṃ bhavanaṃ śubham| ādityalokamāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Having fasted for three nights, he should give an auspicious house in the month of Phālguna; he attains the world of the Sun — this is known as the Dhāma vow.
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PdP 1 20.127
त्रिसंध्यं पूज्य दांपत्यमुपवासी विभूषणैः। ददन्मोक्षमवाप्नोति मोक्षव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
trisaṃdhyaṃ pūjya dāṃpatyamupavāsī vibhūṣaṇaiḥ| dadanmokṣamavāpnoti mokṣavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Fasting, and worshipping a married couple at the three junctures of the day with ornaments, giving (these) he attains liberation; this is known as the Mokṣa vow.
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PdP 1 20.128
दत्त्वासितद्वितीयायामिंदौ लवणभाजनम्।
dattvāsitadvitīyāyāmiṃdau lavaṇabhājanam|
Having given, on the dark second (day), a vessel of salt to the moon,
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PdP 1 20.129
कांस्यं सवस्त्रं राजेन्द्र दक्षिणासहितं तथा।
kāṃsyaṃ savastraṃ rājendra dakṣiṇāsahitaṃ tathā|
(and) a bronze (vessel) together with a garment, O best of kings, and likewise with a priestly fee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.130
कल्पांते राजराजस्स्यात्सोमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्।
kalpāṃte rājarājassyātsomavratamidaṃ smṛtam|
at the end of the kalpa he becomes a king of kings; this is known as the Soma vow.
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PdP 1 20.131
वैश्वानरपदं याति शिखिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। हैमं पलद्वयादूर्द्ध्वं रथमश्वयुगान्वितम्
vaiśvānarapadaṃ yāti śikhivratamidaṃ smṛtam| haimaṃ paladvayādūrddhvaṃ rathamaśvayugānvitam
(He) goes to the station of Vaiśvānara (Fire); this is known as the śikhi-vow. A golden chariot, of more than two palas (in weight), furnished with a pair of horses —
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PdP 1 20.132
दद्यात्कृतोपवासः स दिवि कल्पशतं वसेत्। तदंते राजराजस्स्यादश्वव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
dadyātkṛtopavāsaḥ sa divi kalpaśataṃ vaset| tadaṃte rājarājassyādaśvavratamidaṃ smṛtam
— (this) let him give, having kept the fast; he will dwell in heaven a hundred kalpas. At the end of that he becomes a king of kings. This is known as the horse-vow.
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PdP 1 20.133
तद्वद्धेमरथं दद्यात्करिभ्यां संयुतं पुनः। सत्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सहस्रमपि भूमिपः
tadvaddhemarathaṃ dadyātkaribhyāṃ saṃyutaṃ punaḥ| satyaloke vasetkalpaṃ sahasramapi bhūmipaḥ
In the same way let him give a golden chariot, again, together with two elephants; the lord of earth would dwell in Satyaloka for a thousand kalpas as well.
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PdP 1 20.134
भवेदिहागतो भूम्यां करिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्।
bhavedihāgato bhūmyāṃ karivratamidaṃ smṛtam|
(Then) he would be born here on earth. This is known as the elephant-vow.
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PdP 1 20.135
दीपं च कांचनं दद्याद्ब्रह्माण्डाधिपतिर्भवेत्। एतद्विश्वव्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम्
dīpaṃ ca kāṃcanaṃ dadyādbrahmāṇḍādhipatirbhavet| etadviśvavrataṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam
And let him give a golden lamp; he becomes lord of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa). This is (the vow) called the universe-vow, destroyer of the great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.136
कन्यादानं तु कार्तिक्यां पुष्करे यः करिष्यति। एकविंशद्गुणोपेतो ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्यति
kanyādānaṃ tu kārtikyāṃ puṣkare yaḥ kariṣyati| ekaviṃśadguṇopeto brahmalokaṃ gamiṣyati
But whoever will make the gift of a maiden at Puṣkara on the full-moon of Kārttika, endowed with twenty-one virtues, will go to Brahmā's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.137
कन्यादानात्परं दानं नैव चास्त्यधिकं क्वचित्। पुष्करे तु विशेषेण कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः
kanyādānātparaṃ dānaṃ naiva cāstyadhikaṃ kvacit| puṣkare tu viśeṣeṇa kārtikyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ
There is no gift higher than the gift of a maiden, nor any greater anywhere — and especially at Puṣkara, and most especially on the full-moon of Kārttika.
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PdP 1 20.138
विप्राय विधिवद्देयं तेषां लोकोक्षयो भवेत्। तिलपिष्टमयं कृत्वा गजं रत्नसमन्वितम्
viprāya vidhivaddeyaṃ teṣāṃ lokokṣayo bhavet| tilapiṣṭamayaṃ kṛtvā gajaṃ ratnasamanvitam
It should be given to a brahmin according to the rule; their world becomes imperishable. Having made an elephant out of sesame paste, endowed with jewels —
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PdP 1 20.139
विप्राय ये प्रयच्छंति जलमध्ये स्थिता नराः। तेषां चैवाक्षयो लोको भविता भूतसंप्लवम्
viprāya ye prayacchaṃti jalamadhye sthitā narāḥ| teṣāṃ caivākṣayo loko bhavitā bhūtasaṃplavam
— those men who, standing in the midst of water, present (it) to a brahmin: for them the world will be imperishable until the dissolution of beings.
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PdP 1 20.140
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि व्रतषष्ठिमनुत्तमाम्। मन्वंतरशतं सोपि गंधर्वाधिपतिर्भवेत्
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi vrataṣaṣṭhimanuttamām| manvaṃtaraśataṃ sopi gaṃdharvādhipatirbhavet
He who recites, or even hears, this most excellent set of sixty vows, he too becomes lord of the Gandharvas for a hundred manvantaras.
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PdP 1 20.141
षष्ठिव्रतं भारत पुण्यमेतत्तवोदितं विश्वजनीनमद्य। श्रोतुं यदीच्छा तवराजराज शृणु द्विजातेः करणीयमेतत्
ṣaṣṭhivrataṃ bhārata puṇyametattavoditaṃ viśvajanīnamadya| śrotuṃ yadīcchā tavarājarāja śṛṇu dvijāteḥ karaṇīyametat
This meritorious sixty-fold vow, O Bhārata, has now been declared to you, (a thing) for the good of all the world; if you have a wish to hear, O king of kings, hear this that is to be done by the twice-born.
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PdP 1 20.142
नैर्मल्यं भावशुद्धिश्चविनास्नानं न विद्यते। तस्मान्मनोविशुद्ध्यर्थं स्नानमादौ विधीयते
nairmalyaṃ bhāvaśuddhiścavināsnānaṃ na vidyate| tasmānmanoviśuddhyarthaṃ snānamādau vidhīyate
There is no cleanness nor purity of disposition without bathing; therefore bathing is prescribed at the outset for the purification of the mind.
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PdP 1 20.143
अनुद्धृतैरुद्धृतैर्वा जलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्। तीर्थं प्रकल्पयेद्विद्वान्मूलमंत्रेण मंत्रवित्
anuddhṛtairuddhṛtairvā jalaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret| tīrthaṃ prakalpayedvidvānmūlamaṃtreṇa maṃtravit
He should perform the bath with waters not drawn up or drawn up (from the source); the learned man who knows the mantras should constitute (the water) a sacred ford with the root-mantra.
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PdP 1 20.144
नमो नारायणायेति मूलमंत्र उदाहृतः। सदर्भपाणिर्विधिना आचांतः प्रयतः शुचिः
namo nārāyaṇāyeti mūlamaṃtra udāhṛtaḥ| sadarbhapāṇirvidhinā ācāṃtaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ
"Homage to Nārāyaṇa" — this is declared to be the root-mantra. With darbha grass in his hand, having rinsed his mouth according to the rule, restrained and pure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.145
चतुर्हस्तसमायुक्तं चतुरश्रं समंततः। प्रकल्प्यावाहयेद्गंगामेभिर्मंत्रैर्विचक्षणः
caturhastasamāyuktaṃ caturaśraṃ samaṃtataḥ| prakalpyāvāhayedgaṃgāmebhirmaṃtrairvicakṣaṇaḥ
(having marked out a space) measuring four cubits, four-cornered on all sides, the discerning man should, having so prepared it, invoke the Gangā with these mantras:
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PdP 1 20.146
विष्णोः पादप्रसूतासि वैष्णवी विष्णुदेवता। त्राहि नस्त्वेनसस्तस्मादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्
viṣṇoḥ pādaprasūtāsi vaiṣṇavī viṣṇudevatā| trāhi nastvenasastasmādājanmamaraṇāṃtikāt
"You are born from Viṣṇu's foot, you belong to Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu is your deity; save us from that sin (which lasts) from birth up to the end in death."
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PdP 1 20.147
तिस्रः कोट्योर्धकोटी च तीर्थानां वायुरब्रवीत्। दिवि भुव्यंतरिक्षे च तानि ते संति जाह्नवि
tisraḥ koṭyordhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt| divi bhuvyaṃtarikṣe ca tāni te saṃti jāhnavi
"Three and a half crores of sacred fords, Vāyu has said — in heaven, on earth, and in the intermediate space: those are yours, O Jāhnavī."
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PdP 1 20.148
नंदिनीत्येव ते नाम देवेषु नलिनीति च। दक्षा पृथ्वी च सुभगा विश्वकाया शिवासिता
naṃdinītyeva te nāma deveṣu nalinīti ca| dakṣā pṛthvī ca subhagā viśvakāyā śivāsitā
"Your very name among the gods is Nandinī, and also Nalinī, Dakṣā, Pṛthvī, Subhagā, Viśvakāyā, Śivā, Sitā,
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PdP 1 20.149
विद्याधरी सुप्रसन्ना तथा लोकप्रसादिनी। क्षेमा च जाह्नवी चैव शांता शांतिप्रदायिनी
vidyādharī suprasannā tathā lokaprasādinī| kṣemā ca jāhnavī caiva śāṃtā śāṃtipradāyinī
Vidyādharī, Suprasannā, and likewise Lokaprasādinī, Kṣemā, and Jāhnavī, Śāntā, Śāntipradāyinī."
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PdP 1 20.150
एतानि पुण्यनामानि स्नानकाले प्रकीर्त्तयेत्। भवेत्सन्निहिता तत्र गंगा त्रिपथगामिनी१५० 1.20.
etāni puṇyanāmāni snānakāle prakīrttayet| bhavetsannihitā tatra gaṃgā tripathagāminī150 1.20.
These holy names one should proclaim at the time of bathing; then the Gangā, who flows by three paths, becomes present there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 20.151
सप्तवाराभिजप्तेन करसंपुटयोजितम्। मूर्ध्नि कुर्याज्जलं भूयस्त्रिचतुःपंचसप्तधा
saptavārābhijaptena karasaṃpuṭayojitam| mūrdhni kuryājjalaṃ bhūyastricatuḥpaṃcasaptadhā
With (water) held in the cupped hollow of the hands, over which (the mantra) has been muttered seven times, he should again pour water on his head three, four, five, or seven times.
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PdP 1 20.152
स्नानं कुर्यान्मृदातद्वदामंत्र्य तु विधानतः। अश्वक्रांते रथक्रांते विष्णुक्रांते वसुंधरे
snānaṃ kuryānmṛdātadvadāmaṃtrya tu vidhānataḥ| aśvakrāṃte rathakrāṃte viṣṇukrāṃte vasuṃdhare
In the same way he should bathe with earth, invoking (it) according to the rule: "O you trodden by horses, trodden by chariots, trodden by Viṣṇu, O Earth—"
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PdP 1 20.153
मृत्तिके हर मे पापं यन्मया दुष्कृतं कृतम्। उद्धृतासि वराहेण कृष्णेन शतबाहुना
mṛttike hara me pāpaṃ yanmayā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam| uddhṛtāsi varāheṇa kṛṣṇena śatabāhunā
"O clay, take away my sin, whatever evil deed has been done by me. You were lifted up by the Boar, by Kṛṣṇa of a hundred arms."
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PdP 1 20.154
नमस्ते सर्वलोकानां प्रभवोरणि सुव्रते। एवं स्नात्वा ततः पश्चादाचम्य तु विधानतः
namaste sarvalokānāṃ prabhavoraṇi suvrate| evaṃ snātvā tataḥ paścādācamya tu vidhānataḥ
"Homage to you, O source of all the worlds, O araṇi (fire-kindling wood), O you of firm vows." Having thus bathed, and afterwards sipped water according to the rule,
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PdP 1 20.155
उत्थाय वाससी शुभ्रे शुद्धे तु परिधाय वै। ततस्तु तर्पणं कुर्यात्त्रैलोक्याप्यायनाय वै
utthāya vāsasī śubhre śuddhe tu paridhāya vai| tatastu tarpaṇaṃ kuryāttrailokyāpyāyanāya vai
having risen and put on two bright, clean garments, he should then make the water-offering for the refreshment of the three worlds.
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PdP 1 20.156
ब्रह्माणं तर्पयेत्पूर्वं विष्णुं रुद्रं प्रजापतीन्। देवायक्षास्तथा नागा गंधर्वाप्सरसां गणाः
brahmāṇaṃ tarpayetpūrvaṃ viṣṇuṃ rudraṃ prajāpatīn| devāyakṣāstathā nāgā gaṃdharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
First he should refresh Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and the Lords of Creatures: (saying) "the gods, the yakṣas, and likewise the nāgas, the hosts of gandharvas and apsarases,
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PdP 1 20.157
क्रूरास्सर्पाः सुपर्णाश्च तरवो जंभकादयः। विद्याधरा जलधरास्तथैवाकाशगामिनः
krūrāssarpāḥ suparṇāśca taravo jaṃbhakādayaḥ| vidyādharā jaladharāstathaivākāśagāminaḥ
the cruel serpents and the suparṇas, the trees, the jambhakas and the rest, the vidyādharas, the cloud-bearers, and likewise those that move in the sky,
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PdP 1 20.158
निराधाराश्च ये जीवा पापधर्मरताश्च ये। तेषामाप्यायनायैतद्दीयते सलिलं मया
nirādhārāśca ye jīvā pāpadharmaratāśca ye| teṣāmāpyāyanāyaitaddīyate salilaṃ mayā
and those living beings that are without support, and those given to sinful ways—for their refreshment this water is given by me."
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PdP 1 20.159
कृतोपवीतो देवेभ्यो निवीती च भवेत्ततः। मनुष्यांस्तर्पयेद्भक्त्या ऋषिपुत्रानृषींस्तथा
kṛtopavīto devebhyo nivītī ca bhavettataḥ| manuṣyāṃstarpayedbhaktyā ṛṣiputrānṛṣīṃstathā
With the sacred thread worn (over the left shoulder) for the gods, he should then wear it around the neck (nivīta); he should refresh with devotion men, and the sons of the sages, and the sages:
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PdP 1 20.160
सनकश्च सनंदश्च तृतीयश्च सनातनः। कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव वोढुः पंचशिखस्तथा
sanakaśca sanaṃdaśca tṛtīyaśca sanātanaḥ| kapilaścāsuriścaiva voḍhuḥ paṃcaśikhastathā
Sanaka and Sananda and the third, Sanātana, and Kapila and Āsuri, Voḍhu and likewise Pañcaśikha—
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PdP 1 20.161
सर्वे ते तृप्तिमायांतु मद्दत्तेनांबुना सदा। मरीचिमत्र्यंगिरसौ पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम्
sarve te tṛptimāyāṃtu maddattenāṃbunā sadā| marīcimatryaṃgirasau pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum
"may all these ever attain satisfaction by the water given by me"; (then) Marīci, Atri and Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,
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PdP 1 20.162
प्रचेतसं वसिष्ठं च भृगुं नारदमेव च। देवब्रह्मऋषीन्सर्वांस्तर्पयेत्साक्षतोदकैः
pracetasaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca bhṛguṃ nāradameva ca| devabrahmaṛṣīnsarvāṃstarpayetsākṣatodakaiḥ
Pracetas and Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu and Nārada too—all the divine sages and brahman-sages he should refresh with water mixed with unbroken grains.
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PdP 1 20.163
अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा सव्यं जानु च भूतले। अग्निष्वात्तांस्तथा सौम्यान्हविष्मंतस्तथोष्मपान्
apasavyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā savyaṃ jānu ca bhūtale| agniṣvāttāṃstathā saumyānhaviṣmaṃtastathoṣmapān
Then, having placed (the sacred thread) over the right shoulder and the left knee on the ground, (he should refresh) the Agniṣvāttas, the Saumyas, the Haviṣmats and the Ūṣmapas,
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PdP 1 20.164
सुकालिनो बर्हिषदस्तथा चैवाज्यपान्पुनः। संतर्पयेत्पितॄन्भक्त्या सतिलोदकचंदनैः
sukālino barhiṣadastathā caivājyapānpunaḥ| saṃtarpayetpitṝnbhaktyā satilodakacaṃdanaiḥ
the Sukālins, the Barhiṣads, and again the Ājyapas: he should fully refresh the ancestors with devotion, with water mixed with sesame and sandal.
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PdP 1 20.165
सदर्भपाणिर्विधिना पितॄंन्स्वांस्तर्पयेतत्तः। पित्रादीन्नामगोत्रेण तथा मातामहानपि
sadarbhapāṇirvidhinā pitṝṃnsvāṃstarpayetattaḥ| pitrādīnnāmagotreṇa tathā mātāmahānapi
With darbha grass in his hand he should then refresh his own ancestors according to the rule—his father and the rest by name and lineage, and likewise his maternal grandfathers.
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PdP 1 20.166
संतर्प्य विधिवद्भक्त्या इमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत्। यो बांधवा बांधवा ये येन्यजन्मनि बांधवाः
saṃtarpya vidhivadbhaktyā imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet| yo bāṃdhavā bāṃdhavā ye yenyajanmani bāṃdhavāḥ
Having refreshed (them) duly and with devotion, he should utter this mantra: "Whoever are my kinsmen, and those who were kinsmen in another birth,
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PdP 1 20.167
ते तृप्तिमखिलायां तु येप्यस्मत्तोयकांक्षिणः। आचम्य विधिना सम्यगालिखेत्पद्ममग्रतः
te tṛptimakhilāyāṃ tu yepyasmattoyakāṃkṣiṇaḥ| ācamya vidhinā samyagālikhetpadmamagrataḥ
may they all attain satisfaction, and those too who desire water from us." Having sipped water properly according to the rule, he should draw a lotus in front (of himself).
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PdP 1 20.168
साक्षताद्भिस्सपुष्पाभिः सतिलारुणचंदनैः। अर्घ्यं दद्यात्प्रयत्नेन सूर्यनामानुकीर्तनैः
sākṣatādbhissapuṣpābhiḥ satilāruṇacaṃdanaiḥ| arghyaṃ dadyātprayatnena sūryanāmānukīrtanaiḥ
With water containing unbroken grains and flowers, with sesame and red sandal, he should carefully offer the arghya while reciting the names of the Sun:
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PdP 1 20.169
नमस्ते विश्वरूपाय नमस्ते विष्णुरूपिणे। सर्वदेवनमस्तेस्तु प्रसीद मम भास्कर
namaste viśvarūpāya namaste viṣṇurūpiṇe| sarvadevanamastestu prasīda mama bhāskara
"Homage to you whose form is the universe, homage to you who have the form of Viṣṇu; homage to you who are all the gods—be gracious to me, O Bhāskara.
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PdP 1 20.170
दिवाकर नमस्तेस्तु प्रभाकर नमोस्तु ते। एवं सूर्यं नमस्कृत्य त्रिः कृत्वा च प्रदक्षिणम्
divākara namastestu prabhākara namostu te| evaṃ sūryaṃ namaskṛtya triḥ kṛtvā ca pradakṣiṇam
Homage to you, Divākara (day-maker); homage to you, Prabhākara (light-maker)." Having thus saluted the Sun and circumambulated three times,
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PdP 1 20.171
द्विजं गां कांचनं चैव दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा गृहं व्रजेत्। स्वगेहस्थां ततः पुण्यां प्रतिमां चापि पूजयेत्
dvijaṃ gāṃ kāṃcanaṃ caiva dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā gṛhaṃ vrajet| svagehasthāṃ tataḥ puṇyāṃ pratimāṃ cāpi pūjayet
Having seen and touched a brahmin, a cow, and gold, let him go to his house; then let him also worship the holy image that stands in his own home.
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PdP 1 20.172
भोजनं च ततः पश्चाद्द्विजपूर्वं च कारयेत्। अनेन विधिना सर्वॠषयः सिद्धिमागताः
bhojanaṃ ca tataḥ paścāddvijapūrvaṃ ca kārayet| anena vidhinā sarvaṝṣayaḥ siddhimāgatāḥ
And afterwards let him have the meal served, with the brahmins first. By this rule all the seers have attained perfection.
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