Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 23

PdP 1 23.1

भीष्म उवाच वैष्णवा ये तु वै धर्मा यान्रुद्रः प्रोक्तवानिह तान्मे कथय विप्रेंद्र कीदृशास्ते फलं तु किम्

bhīṣma uvāca vaiṣṇavā ye tu vai dharmā yānrudraḥ proktavāniha tānme kathaya vipreṃdra kīdṛśāste phalaṃ tu kim

Bhīṣma said: Those Vaiṣṇava duties which Rudra declared here — tell me of them, best of brahmins: of what sort are they, and what is their fruit?

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PdP 1 23.2

पुलस्त्य उवाच पुरा रथन्तरे कल्पे परिपृष्टो महात्मना मन्दरस्थो महादेवः पिनाकी ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्

pulastya uvāca purā rathantare kalpe paripṛṣṭo mahātmanā mandarastho mahādevaḥ pinākī brahmaṇā svayam

Pulastya said: Formerly, in the Rathantara kalpa, Mahādeva, the bearer of the Pināka, who dwelt on Mandara, was questioned by the great-souled Brahmā himself.

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PdP 1 23.4

कथमारोग्यमैश्वर्यमनंतममरेश्वर अल्पेन तपसा देव भवेन्मोक्षः सदा नृणां ३। किं तज्ज्ञानं महादेव त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज अल्पकेनापि तपसा महाफलमिहोच्यते

kathamārogyamaiśvaryamanaṃtamamareśvara alpena tapasā deva bhavenmokṣaḥ sadā nṛṇāṃ 3| kiṃ tajjñānaṃ mahādeva tvatprasādādadhokṣaja alpakenāpi tapasā mahāphalamihocyate

"How, O lord of the immortals, may health and endless sovereignty, and liberation, ever come to men by little austerity, O god? What is that knowledge, O Mahādeva, by your grace, O Adhokṣaja, whereby even with slight austerity a great fruit is said (to be won) here?"

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PdP 1 23.5

इति पृष्टस्स विश्वात्मा ब्रह्मणा लोकभावनः उमापतिरुवाचेदं मनसः प्रीतिकारकम्

iti pṛṣṭassa viśvātmā brahmaṇā lokabhāvanaḥ umāpatiruvācedaṃ manasaḥ prītikārakam

Thus questioned by Brahmā, he, the Self of all, the sustainer of the worlds, the husband of Umā, said this, which gave delight to the mind.

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PdP 1 23.6

ईश्वर उवाच अस्माद्रथंतरात्कल्पाद्भूयो विञ्शतिमो यदा वाराहो भविता कल्पस्तदा मन्वन्तरे शुभे

īśvara uvāca asmādrathaṃtarātkalpādbhūyo viñśatimo yadā vārāho bhavitā kalpastadā manvantare śubhe

Īśvara said: When, twenty (kalpas) further on from this Rathantara kalpa, the Vārāha kalpa shall come to be, then, in the auspicious manvantara —

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PdP 1 23.7

वैवस्वताख्ये सम्प्राप्ते सप्तमे सप्तलोकधृक् द्वापराख्यंयुगं तस्मिन्सप्तविंशतिमं यदा

vaivasvatākhye samprāpte saptame saptalokadhṛk dvāparākhyaṃyugaṃ tasminsaptaviṃśatimaṃ yadā

when the seventh (manvantara), named Vaivasvata, has arrived — (he who is) the upholder of the seven worlds — and when in it the twenty-seventh age, called Dvāpara, (has come) —

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PdP 1 23.8

तस्यां ते तु महातेजा वासुदेवो जनार्दनः भारावतरणार्थाय त्रिधा विष्णुर्भविष्यति

tasyāṃ te tu mahātejā vāsudevo janārdanaḥ bhārāvataraṇārthāya tridhā viṣṇurbhaviṣyati

In that (age) the greatly resplendent Vāsudeva Janārdana, Viṣṇu, will become threefold, for the sake of removing the (earth's) burden.

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PdP 1 23.10

द्वैपायन ऋषिस्तत्र रौहिणेयोथ केशवः कंसारिः केशिमथनः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः९ पुरीं द्वारवतीं नाम साम्प्रतं या कुशस्थली दिव्यानुभावसंयुक्तामधिवासाय शार्ङ्गिणः

dvaipāyana ṛṣistatra rauhiṇeyotha keśavaḥ kaṃsāriḥ keśimathanaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ9 purīṃ dvāravatīṃ nāma sāmprataṃ yā kuśasthalī divyānubhāvasaṃyuktāmadhivāsāya śārṅgiṇaḥ

There (he will be) the seer Dvaipāyana, then the son of Rohiṇī, then Keśava — the foe of Kaṃsa, the crusher of Keśin, Keśava the destroyer of distress. The city named Dvāravatī, which at present is Kuśasthalī, endowed with divine majesty, for the dwelling of the bearer of the horn bow —

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PdP 1 23.11

त्वष्टा तदाज्ञया ब्रह्मन्करिष्यति जगत्पतेः तस्यां कदाचिदासीनः सभायां सोऽमितद्युतिः

tvaṣṭā tadājñayā brahmankariṣyati jagatpateḥ tasyāṃ kadācidāsīnaḥ sabhāyāṃ so'mitadyutiḥ

Tvaṣṭā, O Brahmā, will make it by the command of that lord of the world. Once, seated there in the assembly, he of measureless splendour,

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PdP 1 23.12

भार्याभिर्वृष्णिविद्वद्भिभूरिभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः कुरुभिर्देवगन्धर्वैरन्वितः कैटभार्दनः

bhāryābhirvṛṣṇividvadbhibhūribhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ kurubhirdevagandharvairanvitaḥ kaiṭabhārdanaḥ

attended by (his) wives, by many learned Vṛṣṇis liberal in gifts, by Kurus, by gods and gandharvas — he, the crusher of Kaiṭabha,

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PdP 1 23.13

प्रवृत्तासु पुराणासु धर्मसम्बन्धधिनीषु च कथासु भीमसेनेन परिपृष्टः प्रतापवान्

pravṛttāsu purāṇāsu dharmasambandhadhinīṣu ca kathāsu bhīmasenena paripṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān

while ancient tales bearing on dharma were going forward, the majestic one was questioned by Bhīmasena.

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PdP 1 23.14

त्वया पृष्टस्य धर्मस्य वक्ष्यत्यस्य च भेददृक् भविता स तदा ब्रह्मन्कर्ता चैव वृकोदरः

tvayā pṛṣṭasya dharmasya vakṣyatyasya ca bhedadṛk bhavitā sa tadā brahmankartā caiva vṛkodaraḥ

He will then, O Brahmā, discerning its divisions, declare that dharma which you have asked about; and Vṛkodara will be the performer of it.

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PdP 1 23.15

प्रवर्तकोऽस्य धर्मस्य पाण्डुसूनुर्महाबलः यस्य तीक्ष्णो वृको नाम जठरे हव्यवाहनः

pravartako'sya dharmasya pāṇḍusūnurmahābalaḥ yasya tīkṣṇo vṛko nāma jaṭhare havyavāhanaḥ

The one who sets this dharma in motion is the mighty son of Pāṇḍu, in whose belly there is a sharp fire named vṛka (wolf);

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PdP 1 23.16

सम्भाष्यते स धर्मात्मा तेन चासौ वृकोदरः अतीव स्वादशीलश्च नागायुत बलो महान्

sambhāṣyate sa dharmātmā tena cāsau vṛkodaraḥ atīva svādaśīlaśca nāgāyuta balo mahān

by that (fire) that righteous one is called Vṛkodara; he is exceedingly fond of tasty food, and great, with the strength of ten thousand elephants.

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PdP 1 23.17

धार्मिकस्याप्यशक्तस्य तीव्राग्नित्वादुपोषणे इदं व्रतमशेषाणां व्रतानामधिकं यतः

dhārmikasyāpyaśaktasya tīvrāgnitvādupoṣaṇe idaṃ vratamaśeṣāṇāṃ vratānāmadhikaṃ yataḥ

Since this observance is greater than all observances for one who, though righteous, is unable to fast because of his fierce (digestive) fire,

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PdP 1 23.18

कथयिष्यति विश्वात्मा वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः अशेषयज्ञफलदमशेषाघविनाशनम्

kathayiṣyati viśvātmā vāsudevo jagadguruḥ aśeṣayajñaphaladamaśeṣāghavināśanam

Vāsudeva, the Self of all, the teacher of the world, will declare it — it gives the fruit of all sacrifices and destroys all sin,

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PdP 1 23.19

अशेषदुष्टशमनमशेषसुरपूजितम् पवित्राणां पवित्रं यन्मगलानां च मङ्गलम् भविष्यं च भविष्याणां पुराणानां पुरातनम्

aśeṣaduṣṭaśamanamaśeṣasurapūjitam pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ yanmagalānāṃ ca maṅgalam bhaviṣyaṃ ca bhaviṣyāṇāṃ purāṇānāṃ purātanam

it quells all evil, it is honoured by all the gods; it is the pure among pure things and the auspicious among auspicious things, the future among things to come and the oldest among ancient things.

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PdP 1 23.20

वासुदेव उवाच यद्यष्टमी चतुर्द्दश्योर्द्वादशीषु च भारत अन्येष्वपि दिनर्क्षेषु नशक्तस्त्वमुपोषितुम्

vāsudeva uvāca yadyaṣṭamī caturddaśyordvādaśīṣu ca bhārata anyeṣvapi dinarkṣeṣu naśaktastvamupoṣitum

Vāsudeva said: If, O Bhārata, on the eighth, fourteenth and twelfth days, and on other days and lunar asterisms too, you are unable to fast,

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PdP 1 23.21

ततस्त्वग्र्यामिमां भीम तिथिं पापप्रणाशिनीम् उपोष्य विधिनानेन गच्छ विष्णोः परं पदं

tatastvagryāmimāṃ bhīma tithiṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm upoṣya vidhinānena gaccha viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padaṃ

then, Bhīma, having fasted on this foremost tithi, which destroys sin, according to this rule, go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.

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PdP 1 23.22

माघमासस्य दशमी यदा शुक्ला भवेत्तदा घृतेनाभ्यंजनं कृत्वा तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्

māghamāsasya daśamī yadā śuklā bhavettadā ghṛtenābhyaṃjanaṃ kṛtvā tilaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret

When the tenth day of the month of Māgha is in the bright fortnight, then, having made an anointing with ghee, one should bathe with sesame.

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PdP 1 23.23

तथैव विष्णुमभ्यर्चेन्नमो नारायणाय च कृष्णाय पादौ संपूज्य शिरःकृष्णात्मनेति च

tathaiva viṣṇumabhyarcennamo nārāyaṇāya ca kṛṣṇāya pādau saṃpūjya śiraḥkṛṣṇātmaneti ca

Likewise one should worship Viṣṇu (saying) "Homage to Nārāyaṇa," honouring the feet with "to Kṛṣṇa" and the head with "to Kṛṣṇātman,"

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PdP 1 23.24

वैकुण्ठायेति वैकुण्ठमुरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे शङ्खिने गदिने चैव चक्रिणे वरदाय वै

vaikuṇṭhāyeti vaikuṇṭhamuraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe śaṅkhine gadine caiva cakriṇe varadāya vai

With "To Vaikuṇṭha" (one should worship) the chest (of the image); "to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa," "to the holder of the conch," "to the holder of the mace," and "to the holder of the discus," "to the giver of boons."

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PdP 1 23.25

सर्वं नारायणन्त्वेवं सम्पूज्यावाहनक्रमात् दामोदरायेत्युदरं कटिं पञ्चजनाय वै

sarvaṃ nārāyaṇantvevaṃ sampūjyāvāhanakramāt dāmodarāyetyudaraṃ kaṭiṃ pañcajanāya vai

Having thus worshipped the whole of Nārāyaṇa in the order of invocation: with "To Dāmodara" the belly, and with "To Pañcajana" the hip.

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PdP 1 23.26

ऊरूसौभाग्यनाथाय जानुनी भूतधारिणे नमो नीलाय वै जङ्घे पादौ विश्वभुजे पुनः

ūrūsaubhāgyanāthāya jānunī bhūtadhāriṇe namo nīlāya vai jaṅghe pādau viśvabhuje punaḥ

The thighs with "To the lord of good fortune," the knees with "To the supporter of beings," the shanks with "Homage to the Dark One," and again the feet with "To him who enjoys (or: whose arms are) the universe."

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PdP 1 23.27

नमो देव्यै नमः शांत्यै नमो लक्ष्म्यै नमः श्रियै नमस्तुष्ट्यै नमः पुष्ट्यै धृत्यै व्युष्ट्यै नमो नमः

namo devyai namaḥ śāṃtyai namo lakṣmyai namaḥ śriyai namastuṣṭyai namaḥ puṣṭyai dhṛtyai vyuṣṭyai namo namaḥ

Homage to the Goddess, homage to Śānti, homage to Lakṣmī, homage to Śrī; homage to Tuṣṭi, homage to Puṣṭi, homage, homage to Dhṛti and Vyuṣṭi.

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PdP 1 23.28

नमो विहङ्गनाथाय वायुवेगाय पक्षिणे विषप्रमथनायेति गरुडं चाभिपूजयेत्

namo vihaṅganāthāya vāyuvegāya pakṣiṇe viṣapramathanāyeti garuḍaṃ cābhipūjayet

With "Homage to the lord of birds, to him swift as the wind, to the winged one, to the crusher of poison," one should worship Garuḍa.

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PdP 1 23.29

एवं सम्पूज्य गोविन्दमुमापतिविनायकौ गन्धैर्माल्यैस्तथा धूपैर्भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैरपि

evaṃ sampūjya govindamumāpativināyakau gandhairmālyaistathā dhūpairbhakṣyairnānāvidhairapi

Having thus worshipped Govinda, and the husband of Umā and Vināyaka, with perfumes, garlands, and likewise with incense and with foods of many kinds—

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PdP 1 23.30

गव्येन पयसा सिक्तां कृसरामथ पायसम् सर्पिषा सह भुक्त्वा तु गत्वा स्थानांतरं पुनः

gavyena payasā siktāṃ kṛsarāmatha pāyasam sarpiṣā saha bhuktvā tu gatvā sthānāṃtaraṃ punaḥ

having eaten kṛsarā moistened with cow's milk, or else pāyasa, together with ghee, and having then gone to another place—

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PdP 1 23.31

नैयग्रोधं दन्तकाष्ठमथवा खादिरं बुधः गृहीत्वा धावयेद्दन्तानाचान्तः प्रागुदङ्मुखः

naiyagrodhaṃ dantakāṣṭhamathavā khādiraṃ budhaḥ gṛhītvā dhāvayeddantānācāntaḥ prāgudaṅmukhaḥ

The wise man, taking a tooth-stick of banyan or else of khadira wood, should clean his teeth; then, having rinsed his mouth, facing east or north,

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PdP 1 23.32

ब्रूयात्सायन्तनीं कृत्वा सन्ध्यामस्तमिते रवौ नमो नारायणायेति त्वामहं शरणं गतः

brūyātsāyantanīṃ kṛtvā sandhyāmastamite ravau namo nārāyaṇāyeti tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

when the sun has set, having performed the evening twilight-worship he should say: "Homage to Nārāyaṇa; I have come to you for refuge."

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PdP 1 23.33

एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य च केशवम् तां रात्रिं सकलां स्थित्वा शेषपर्यंकशायिनम्

ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ samabhyarcya ca keśavam tāṃ rātriṃ sakalāṃ sthitvā śeṣaparyaṃkaśāyinam

"Fasting on the eleventh, and having duly worshipped Keśava, remaining awake that whole night (before) him who lies on the couch of Śeṣa,

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PdP 1 23.34

सर्पिषा विश्वदहनं हुत्वा ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवैः सहैव पुण्डरीकाक्षं द्वादश्यां क्षीरभोजनम्

sarpiṣā viśvadahanaṃ hutvā brāhmaṇapuṅgavaiḥ sahaiva puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ dvādaśyāṃ kṣīrabhojanam

having offered ghee into the all-consuming fire, together with the best of brahmins I shall on the twelfth make a meal of milk for the lotus-eyed one,

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PdP 1 23.35

करिष्यामि यथात्मानं निर्विघ्नेनास्तु तच्च मे एवमुक्त्वा स्वपेद्भूमावितिहासकथां पुनः

kariṣyāmi yathātmānaṃ nirvighnenāstu tacca me evamuktvā svapedbhūmāvitihāsakathāṃ punaḥ

as best I can; and may that be for me without obstacle." Having spoken thus, he should sleep on the ground, and again (listen to) a story from the Itihāsas.

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PdP 1 23.36

श्रुत्वा प्रभाते सञ्जाते नदीं गत्वा विशाम्पते स्नानं कृत्वा मुदा तद्वत्पाषण्डानभिवर्जयेत्

śrutvā prabhāte sañjāte nadīṃ gatvā viśāmpate snānaṃ kṛtvā mudā tadvatpāṣaṇḍānabhivarjayet

Having heard (it), when morning has come, going to a river, O lord of peoples, and joyfully bathing, he should likewise avoid heretics.

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PdP 1 23.37

उपास्य सन्ध्यां विधिवत्कृत्वा च पितृतर्पणम् प्रणम्य च हृषीकेशं शेषपर्यङ्कशायिनम्

upāsya sandhyāṃ vidhivatkṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam praṇamya ca hṛṣīkeśaṃ śeṣaparyaṅkaśāyinam

Having duly performed the twilight worship and made the libation to the ancestors, and having bowed to Hṛṣīkeśa who lies on the couch of Śeṣa,

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PdP 1 23.38

गृहस्य पुरतो भक्त्या मण्डपं कारयेद्बुधः चतुर्हस्तां शुभां कुर्याद्वेदीमरिनिषूदन

gṛhasya purato bhaktyā maṇḍapaṃ kārayedbudhaḥ caturhastāṃ śubhāṃ kuryādvedīmariniṣūdana

the wise man should devoutly have a pavilion made in front of his house; he should make an auspicious altar four cubits (square), O slayer of foes.

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PdP 1 23.39

चतुर्हस्तप्रमाणं तु विन्यसेत्तत्र तोरणम् मध्ये च कलशं तत्र माषमात्रेण सञ्युतम्

caturhastapramāṇaṃ tu vinyasettatra toraṇam madhye ca kalaśaṃ tatra māṣamātreṇa sañyutam

And he should set up there an archway of four cubits' measure, and in the middle a water-jar there, provided with (a hole) of the size of a bean,

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PdP 1 23.40

छिद्रेण जलसम्पूर्णमधः कृष्णाजिने स्थितः तस्य धारां च शिरसा धारयेत्सकलां निशाम्

chidreṇa jalasampūrṇamadhaḥ kṛṣṇājine sthitaḥ tasya dhārāṃ ca śirasā dhārayetsakalāṃ niśām

filled with water, with a hole (in it); standing below on a black antelope skin, he should hold its stream on his head the whole night.

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PdP 1 23.41

धाराभिर्भूरिभिर्भूरि फलं वेदविदो विदुः यस्मात्तस्मात्कुरुश्रेष्ठ कारयेत्प्रयतो द्विजः

dhārābhirbhūribhirbhūri phalaṃ vedavido viduḥ yasmāttasmātkuruśreṣṭha kārayetprayato dvijaḥ

Since those who know the Veda hold that with many streams the fruit is great, therefore, O best of the Kurus, the twice-born man should have it done with care.

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PdP 1 23.42

दक्षिणे चार्धचन्द्रं तु पश्चिमे वर्तुलं तथा अश्वत्थपत्राकारं च उत्तरेण तु कारयेत्

dakṣiṇe cārdhacandraṃ tu paścime vartulaṃ tathā aśvatthapatrākāraṃ ca uttareṇa tu kārayet

On the south (he should make) a half-moon shape, on the west a circular one, and on the north he should make one in the shape of an aśvattha leaf.

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PdP 1 23.43

मध्ये तु पद्माकारं च कारयेद्वैष्णवो द्विजः पूर्वतो वेदिकां स्थो न स्थो न याम्ये च कल्पयेत्

madhye tu padmākāraṃ ca kārayedvaiṣṇavo dvijaḥ pūrvato vedikāṃ stho na stho na yāmye ca kalpayet

And in the middle the Vaiṣṇava twice-born should make a lotus shape; on the east (he should make) an altar-platform ... and he should not arrange (one) on the south.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 23.44

पानीयधारां शिरसि धारयेद्विष्णुतत्परः द्वितीया वेदी देवस्य तत्र पद्मं सकर्णिकम्

pānīyadhārāṃ śirasi dhārayedviṣṇutatparaḥ dvitīyā vedī devasya tatra padmaṃ sakarṇikam

Intent on Viṣṇu, (he) should hold a stream of water upon the head. The second altar is the god's; there (should be) a lotus with a pericarp.

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PdP 1 23.46

तस्य मध्ये स्थितं देवं कुर्याद्वै पुरुषोत्तमम् हस्तमात्रं च तत्कुण्डं कृत्वा तत्र त्रिमेखलम्४५ योनिवक्त्रं ततस्तस्मिन्ब्राह्मणैर्यवसर्पिषी तिलाञ्श्च विष्णुदेवत्यैर्मंत्रैरेवानले हुनेत्

tasya madhye sthitaṃ devaṃ kuryādvai puruṣottamam hastamātraṃ ca tatkuṇḍaṃ kṛtvā tatra trimekhalam45 yonivaktraṃ tatastasminbrāhmaṇairyavasarpiṣī tilāñśca viṣṇudevatyairmaṃtrairevānale hunet

In the middle of that he should set the god Puruṣottama. And having made that fire-pit a cubit in measure, with three girdling ridges and a womb-shaped mouth, then in it he should have the brahmins offer barley and ghee, and sesame seeds, into the fire with mantras addressed to Viṣṇu as deity.

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PdP 1 23.47

कृत्वा तु वैष्णवं सम्यग्यागं तत्र प्रकल्पयेत् आज्यधारा मध्यमे तु कुंडे दद्यात्तु यत्नतः

kṛtvā tu vaiṣṇavaṃ samyagyāgaṃ tatra prakalpayet ājyadhārā madhyame tu kuṃḍe dadyāttu yatnataḥ

Having duly performed the Vaiṣṇava rite, he should arrange (things) there; and in the middle fire-pit he should carefully offer a stream of clarified butter.

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PdP 1 23.48

क्षीरधारां देवदेवे वारिधारात्मनोपरि निष्पावार्धप्रमाणां वै धारामाज्यस्य पातयेत्

kṣīradhārāṃ devadeve vāridhārātmanopari niṣpāvārdhapramāṇāṃ vai dhārāmājyasya pātayet

(He should pour) a stream of milk upon the god of gods, along with a stream of water; he should let fall a stream of ghee of the measure of half a niṣpāva (bean).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 23.49

स्वेच्छया क्षीरजलयोरविच्छिन्नां च शर्वरीं जलकुम्भान्महावीर्य स्थापयित्वा त्रयोदश

svecchayā kṣīrajalayoravicchinnāṃ ca śarvarīṃ jalakumbhānmahāvīrya sthāpayitvā trayodaśa

At will, (keeping) the (streams) of milk and water unbroken through the night, O one of great vigour, having set up thirteen water-jars —

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PdP 1 23.50

भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैर्युक्तान्सितवस्त्रैरलङ्कृतान् प्रतानौदुम्बरैः पात्रैः पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितैः

bhakṣyairnānāvidhairyuktānsitavastrairalaṅkṛtān pratānaudumbaraiḥ pātraiḥ pañcaratnasamanvitaiḥ

— (jars) furnished with various foods, adorned with white cloths, spread over with vessels of udumbara wood, and provided with the five jewels;

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PdP 1 23.51

चतुर्भिर्बह्वृचैर्होमः कार्यस्तत्र उदङ्मुखैः रुद्रजाप्यश्चतुर्भिश्च यजुर्वेदपरायणैः

caturbhirbahvṛcairhomaḥ kāryastatra udaṅmukhaiḥ rudrajāpyaścaturbhiśca yajurvedaparāyaṇaiḥ

there the fire-offering should be made by four Ṛgvedins facing north, and the recitation of the Rudra (hymn) by four who are devoted to the Yajurveda;

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PdP 1 23.52

वैष्णवानि च सामानि चतुर्भिः सामवेदिभिः एवं द्वादश वै विप्रान्वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः

vaiṣṇavāni ca sāmāni caturbhiḥ sāmavedibhiḥ evaṃ dvādaśa vai viprānvastramālyānulepanaiḥ

and the Vaiṣṇava sāmans by four knowers of the Sāmaveda. Thus twelve brahmins (he should honour) with garments, garlands and unguents;

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PdP 1 23.53

पूजयेदङ्गुलीयैश्च कटकैर्हेमसूत्रकैः वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः

pūjayedaṅgulīyaiśca kaṭakairhemasūtrakaiḥ vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ

he should honour (them) with rings, bracelets and golden threads, with clothes and with bedding, free of stinginess about wealth.

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PdP 1 23.54

एवं क्षपातिवाह्या वै गीतमङ्गलनिःस्वनैः उपाध्यायस्य च पुनर्द्विगुणं सर्वमेव तु

evaṃ kṣapātivāhyā vai gītamaṅgalaniḥsvanaiḥ upādhyāyasya ca punardviguṇaṃ sarvameva tu

Thus the night is to be passed with songs and auspicious sounds; and for the teacher, again, everything is to be doubled.

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PdP 1 23.55

ततः प्रभाते विमले समुत्थाय त्रयोदश गावो देयाः कुरुश्रेष्ठ सौवर्णशृङ्गसंवृताः

tataḥ prabhāte vimale samutthāya trayodaśa gāvo deyāḥ kuruśreṣṭha sauvarṇaśṛṅgasaṃvṛtāḥ

Then, having risen at clear dawn, thirteen cows are to be given, O best of the Kurus, their horns encased in gold —

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PdP 1 23.56

पयस्विन्यः शीलवत्यः कांस्यदोहसमन्विताः रौप्यखुराः सवत्साश्च चन्दनेनाभिभूषिताः

payasvinyaḥ śīlavatyaḥ kāṃsyadohasamanvitāḥ raupyakhurāḥ savatsāśca candanenābhibhūṣitāḥ

— milk-giving, of good disposition, provided with bronze milking-pails, with silver(-covered) hooves, with their calves, and adorned with sandal paste.

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PdP 1 23.57

तास्तु तेषां ततो दत्वा भक्ष्यभोज्येन तर्पितान् कृत्वा वै ब्राह्मणान्सर्वान्छत्रैर्नानाविधैस्तथा

tāstu teṣāṃ tato datvā bhakṣyabhojyena tarpitān kṛtvā vai brāhmaṇānsarvānchatrairnānāvidhaistathā

Then, having given those (cows) to them, having gratified all the brahmins with food and drink, and likewise (having honoured them) with various parasols,

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PdP 1 23.58

भुक्त्वा चाक्षारलवणमात्मना च विसर्जयेत् अनुगम्य पदान्यष्टौ पुत्रभार्यासमन्वितः

bhuktvā cākṣāralavaṇamātmanā ca visarjayet anugamya padānyaṣṭau putrabhāryāsamanvitaḥ

and having himself eaten food without salt, he should dismiss (them), following them eight steps together with his sons and wife,

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PdP 1 23.59

प्रीयतामत्र देवेशः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः एवं गुर्वाज्ञया कुम्भान्गाश्चैव शयनानि च

prīyatāmatra deveśaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ evaṃ gurvājñayā kumbhāngāścaiva śayanāni ca

(saying) "May the lord of gods, Keśava, destroyer of affliction, be pleased herewith." Thus, by the teacher's command, the jars, the cows, and the beds,

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PdP 1 23.60

वासांसि चैव सर्वेषां गृहाणि प्रापयेद्बुधः अभावे बहुशय्यानामेकामपि सुसंस्कृताम्

vāsāṃsi caiva sarveṣāṃ gṛhāṇi prāpayedbudhaḥ abhāve bahuśayyānāmekāmapi susaṃskṛtām

and the garments too — the wise man should have (them) conveyed to the houses of all (of them). In the absence of many beds, even a single well-appointed one,

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PdP 1 23.61

शय्यां दद्याद्गृही भीम सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम् इतिहासपुराणानि वाचयित्वा तु वाहयेत्

śayyāṃ dadyādgṛhī bhīma sarvopaskarasaṃyutām itihāsapurāṇāni vācayitvā tu vāhayet

a bed furnished with all its appurtenances, the householder should give, O Bhīma; and having had the epics and the Purāṇas recited, he should pass

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PdP 1 23.62

तद्दिनं कुरुशार्दूल य इच्छेद्विपुलां श्रियम् तस्मात्त्वं सत्त्वमालंब्य भीमसेन विमत्सरः

taddinaṃ kuruśārdūla ya icchedvipulāṃ śriyam tasmāttvaṃ sattvamālaṃbya bhīmasena vimatsaraḥ

that day, O tiger of the Kurus, (he) who desires abundant prosperity. Therefore you, Bhīmasena, resorting to resolve, free of envy,

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PdP 1 23.63

कुरु व्रतमिदं सम्यक्स्नेहाद्गुह्यं मयोदितम् त्वया कृतमिदं वीर त्वन्नाम्ना च भविष्यति

kuru vratamidaṃ samyaksnehādguhyaṃ mayoditam tvayā kṛtamidaṃ vīra tvannāmnā ca bhaviṣyati

perform this observance properly, which out of affection I have declared to you though secret. Since it is performed by you, hero, it will (be known) by your name.

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PdP 1 23.64

सा भीमद्वादशी ह्येषा सर्वपापहरा शुभा या तु कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा कल्पेषु पठ्यते

sā bhīmadvādaśī hyeṣā sarvapāpaharā śubhā yā tu kalyāṇinī nāma purā kalpeṣu paṭhyate

This indeed is the Bhīmadvādaśī, auspicious, remover of all sins — that which formerly in the kalpas is recited under the name Kalyāṇinī.

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PdP 1 23.65

त्वं चादिकर्ता भव सौकरेस्मिन्कल्पे महावीर वरप्रधान यस्याः स्मृतेः कीर्तनतोप्यशेषं पापं प्रणष्टं त्रिदशाधिपस्य

tvaṃ cādikartā bhava saukaresminkalpe mahāvīra varapradhāna yasyāḥ smṛteḥ kīrtanatopyaśeṣaṃ pāpaṃ praṇaṣṭaṃ tridaśādhipasya

And you, O great hero, foremost of boon-givers, be the first to perform (it) in this Boar-kalpa — (the twelfth) by the mere remembrance and proclaiming of which the whole sin of the lord of the thirty (gods) was destroyed.

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PdP 1 23.66

दृष्ट्वा च तामप्सरसामभीष्टां वेश्याकृतामन्यभवान्तरेषु। आभीरकन्या हि कुतूहलेन सैवोर्वशी सम्प्रति नाकपृष्ठे

dṛṣṭvā ca tāmapsarasāmabhīṣṭāṃ veśyākṛtāmanyabhavāntareṣu| ābhīrakanyā hi kutūhalena saivorvaśī samprati nākapṛṣṭhe

And having seen her, the darling of the apsarases, who had been made a courtesan in other existences — indeed a cowherd girl, out of curiosity — that same Urvaśī is now on the vault of heaven.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 23.67

जाताऽथ सा वैश्यकुलोद्भवापि पुलोमकन्या पुरुहूतपत्नी।। तत्रापि तस्याः परिचारिकेयं मम प्रिया सम्प्रति सत्यभामा

jātā'tha sā vaiśyakulodbhavāpi pulomakanyā puruhūtapatnī|| tatrāpi tasyāḥ paricārikeyaṃ mama priyā samprati satyabhāmā

Then she, though sprung from a vaiśya family, was born as Puloman's daughter, the wife of Puruhūta (Indra); and there too this attendant of hers is my beloved, now Satyabhāmā.

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PdP 1 23.68

कृतं पुरा मंगलमेतदेव द्विजात्मजा वेदवती बभूव

kṛtaṃ purā maṃgalametadeva dvijātmajā vedavatī babhūva

This very auspicious (rite) having been performed of old, she became Vedavatī, the daughter of a brahmin.

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PdP 1 23.69

अस्यां च कल्याणतिथौ विवस्वान्सहस्रधारेण सहस्ररश्मिः स्नातः पुरा मण्डलमेत्य तद्वत्तेजोमयं खेटपतिर्बभूव

asyāṃ ca kalyāṇatithau vivasvānsahasradhāreṇa sahasraraśmiḥ snātaḥ purā maṇḍalametya tadvattejomayaṃ kheṭapatirbabhūva

And on this auspicious lunar day Vivasvat, the thousand-rayed, was of old bathed with a thousand streams, and having reached his orb he likewise became, made of radiance, the lord of the planets.

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PdP 1 23.70

इदमेवकृतं महेंद्रमुख्यैर्बहुभिर्देवसुरारिकोटिभिश्च फलमस्येह न शक्यते हि वक्तुं यदि जिह्वायुतकोटयो मुखे स्युः कलिकलुषविदारिणीमनन्तामपि कथयिष्यति यादवेंद्रसूनुः अथ नरकगतान्पितॄनथैषा ह्यलमुद्धर्तुमिहैव यः करोति

idamevakṛtaṃ maheṃdramukhyairbahubhirdevasurārikoṭibhiśca phalamasyeha na śakyate hi vaktuṃ yadi jihvāyutakoṭayo mukhe syuḥ kalikaluṣavidāriṇīmanantāmapi kathayiṣyati yādaveṃdrasūnuḥ atha narakagatānpitṝnathaiṣā hyalamuddhartumihaiva yaḥ karoti

This very same (rite) was performed by Mahendra and the other chiefs and by many crores of gods, asuras and their foes; its fruit here cannot be told, even if there were ten thousand crores of tongues in one's mouth. The son of the Yādava lord will declare it endless and rending the filth of the Kali age; and further, whoever performs it here is able, even here, to lift up the fathers who have gone to hell.

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PdP 1 23.71

इदमनघशृणोति वक्ति भक्त्या परिपठतीह परोपकारहेतोः इह पंकजनाभभक्तिमान्भवेदथ शक्रस्य सपूज्यतामुपैति

idamanaghaśṛṇoti vakti bhaktyā paripaṭhatīha paropakārahetoḥ iha paṃkajanābhabhaktimānbhavedatha śakrasya sapūjyatāmupaiti

Whoever, O sinless one, hears this, speaks it with devotion, or recites it here for the benefit of others, becomes here a devotee of the lotus-naveled one, and then attains to being worshipped along with Śakra.

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PdP 1 23.72

कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा विसर्गे या द्वादशी माघसितेभिपूज्या सा पाण्डुपुत्रेण कृता भविष्यत्यंनतपुण्यानघभीमपूर्वा

kalyāṇinī nāma purā visarge yā dvādaśī māghasitebhipūjyā sā pāṇḍuputreṇa kṛtā bhaviṣyatyaṃnatapuṇyānaghabhīmapūrvā

That twelfth which of old, at the emission (of creation), bore the name Kalyāṇinī, to be worshipped in the bright half of Māgha — that same one, once performed by the son of Pāṇḍu, will come to be called 'Bhīma', bowed to, meritorious and sinless.

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PdP 1 23.73

ब्रह्मोवाच वर्णाश्रमाणां प्रभवः पुराणेषु मया श्रुतः सदाचारश्च भगवान्धर्मशास्त्रांगविस्तरैः

brahmovāca varṇāśramāṇāṃ prabhavaḥ purāṇeṣu mayā śrutaḥ sadācāraśca bhagavāndharmaśāstrāṃgavistaraiḥ

(Brahmā:) I wish to hear truly the practice of women who live by sale (courtesans). The Lord said: In that very city, O Brahman, there will be sixteen thousand women of Vāsudeva, O lotus-born one. (74) With them, in the spring season, in a flowering grove thronged with cuckoos and swarms of bees, on the bank of a pool of open water-lilies, unrestrainedly, adorned, together with his esteemed wives, Kṛṣṇa the soul of all, bearer of the Yadu line, doe-eyed, glorious, with a crest of mālatī flowers, will take his pleasure. (75-77) Sāmba, the son of Jāmbavatī, passing along a road nearby, in the very form of Kandarpa, adorned with every ornament, was gazed at with longing by them, who were scorched by the arrows of Anaṅga; and when love awakened in their hearts, (78-79) the Lord of the world, all-knowing, self-luminous, perceiving that with the eye of meditation, will say: "Robbers shall carry you off," (80) since this tender thought was not conceived out of his sight. Then the god, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, being propitiated, will say this: (81) to them, scorched by the curse, the Lord, the fashioner of beings, the rescuer of the fishermen who dwell in the north, dear to brahmins, the infinite-souled, will teach the future welfare-producing (rite): the vow which the sage Dālbhya will declare to you. (82-83) Having said this, the Lord left them and went into invisibility. Then, after a long time, when the burden (of the earth) had been removed, (84) when the affair of the clubs had ended and Keśava likewise had gone to heaven, when the Yadu clan was empty and even Arjuna was defeated by robbers, (85) when the wives of Kṛṣṇa, a hundred million of them, had been carried off to be enjoyed by fishermen, and were living tormented by misery, O four-faced one, (86) there will come the yoga-souled one named Dālbhya, of great austerity. Having honoured him with the arghya offering and bowing again and again, (87) lamenting much, their eyes clouded with tears, remembering the manifold enjoyments, the divine garlands and unguents, (88) their husband the Lord of the worlds, endless and unconquered, and the city of divine majesty and its houses of many jewels, (89) and all the dwellers of Dvārakā, the boys of godlike form — standing before the sage they will ask this question: (90) "O Lord, we have all been forcibly enjoyed by robbers; our own dharma has fallen away from us; in this you are our refuge. (91) You were of old instructed, O brahman, by wise Keśava: how is it that, having obtained union with the Lord, we have come to harlotry? (92) Tell us the dharma that belongs even to harlots, O you whose wealth is austerity." I shall relate what Dālbhya Caikitāyana said to them. (93) Dālbhya said: Of old, when you were sporting in the water in Lake Mānasa, filled with pride, Nārada came near you. (94) You were all formerly apsarases, daughters of the Fire-eater; without bowing, out of arrogance, that knower of yoga was questioned (by you): (95) "Instruct us how Nārāyaṇa may become our husband." From that came both the granting of a boon and this curse of old: (96) "By the gift of two beds in the months of Madhu and Mādhava, with a lapful of golden utensils, on the twelfth of the bright fortnight, Nārāyaṇa will certainly be your husband in another birth. But since, without making obeisance to me, out of envy of (my) beauty and good fortune, (97-98) I was thus questioned by you, separation shall soon be yours; all of you, carried off by thieves, shall come to harlotry." (99) Thus by Nārada's curse and by the curse of Keśava you have all come to harlotry, deluded by desire. (100) Now hear also what I shall say, O fair-limbed ones. Of old, in the war of gods and asuras, when the gods had slain by hundreds (101) the dānavas, asuras, daityas and rākṣasas here and there, their wives, in hundreds and in thousands of thousands — (102) those that had been wedded and those that had been enjoyed by force — to all of them the lord of gods, best of speakers, said: (103) "Live now by the dharma of courtesans, in the king's palace and in the temples of the gods, being devoted, O fair-hipped ones. (104) From the king and from a master you will obtain your livelihood, and good fortune will be yours, for all of you, according to capacity. (105) Whoever brings the fee and comes to your house is always to be served without guile, with affectionate and unfeigned feelings. (106) When a holy day of the gods and of the fathers comes round, cows, land, gold and grain are to be given according to ability. (107) And the vow which I shall teach, perform that in every respect; the knowers of the Veda know it suffices for crossing beyond saṃsāra. (108) When on a Sunday there falls Hasta, or Puṣya, or Punarvasu, the woman should duly perform the bath with all the herbs; (109) then Hari, whose self is the five-arrowed one, will draw near. She should worship the lotus-eyed one with the appellations of Anaṅga: (110) worshipping the feet with 'to Kāma', the shanks 'to the maker of infatuation', the member 'to the treasury of Kandarpa', the hips 'homage to the loving one', (111) the navel 'to the ocean of delight', the belly likewise 'to Vāmana', the heart 'to the lord of hearts', the breasts 'to the gladdener', (112) the throat with 'to Longing', the face 'to the maker of joy', the left shoulder 'to the flower-bowed one', the right 'to the flower-arrowed one', (113) the garland with 'to the mind-born', the hair with 'to the tremulous one', and likewise the head of the god of gods 'to the Self of all' — so should she worship. (114) 'Homage to Śiva, to the tranquil one, to the bearer of noose and goad, to him with the mace, clad in yellow, bearing conch and discus, (115) homage to Nārāyaṇa, homage to him whose self is Kāmadeva; homage to Śānti, homage to Prīti, homage to Rati, homage to Śrī, (116) homage to Puṣṭi, homage to Tuṣṭi, homage to the wealth of all aims.' Having thus worshipped Govinda, the Lord whose self is Anaṅga, (117) with perfumes and garlands, with incense and food-offering, the lady should then summon a brahmin who knows dharma and has gone to the end of the Vedas, (118) unmaimed, and having honoured him with perfume, flowers, worship and the rest, (119) she should give to that brahmin a prastha of śāli rice together with a vessel of ghee, saying 'may Mādhava be pleased'; and this most excellent twice-born, fed with food as he pleases, (120) she should hold in her mind as 'this is Kāmadeva, for the sake of love'; whatever the chief of brahmins desires, that the amorous woman should do, (121) and, speaking with a smile, she should offer herself with her whole being. Thus on a Sunday should she perform all this.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 23.122

पण्यस्त्रीणां समाचारं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्वतः ईश्वर उवाच तस्मिन्नेव पुरे ब्रह्मन्सहस्राणि तु षोडश७४ वासुदेवस्य नारीणां भविष्यंत्यंबुजोद्भव ताभिर्वसंतसमये कोकिलालिकुलाकुले७५ पुष्पितोपवने फुल्लकल्हारसरसस्तटे निर्भरं सहपत्नीभिः प्रशस्ताभिरलंकृतः७६ रमयिष्यति विश्वात्मा कृष्णो यदुकुलोद्वहः कुरंगनयनः श्रीमान्मालतीकृतशेखरः७७ गच्छन्समीपमार्गेण सांबो जांबवतीसुतः साक्षात्कंदर्परूपेण सर्वाभरणभूषितः७८ अनंगशरतप्ताभिः साभिलाषमवेक्षितः प्रबुद्धो मन्मथस्तासां भविष्यति यदात्मनि७९ तदवेक्ष्य जगन्नाथस्सर्वज्ञो ध्यानचक्षुषा स्वयंप्रभुर्वक्ष्यति ता वो हरिष्यंति दस्यवः८० अपरोक्षं यतस्त्वेवं स्निग्धमेतद्विचिंतितम् ततः प्रसादितो देव इदं वक्ष्यति शार्ङ्गभृत्८१ ताभिः शापाभितप्ताभिर्भगवान्भूतभावनः उत्तराश्रितदाशानामुद्धर्ता ब्राह्मणप्रियः८२ उपदेक्ष्यत्यनंतात्मा भावि कल्याणकारकम् भवतीनामृषिर्दाल्भ्यो यद्व्रतं कथयिष्यति८३ इत्युक्त्वा ताः परित्यज्य गतोन्तर्धानमीश्वरः ततः कालेन महता भारावतरणे कृते८४ निवृत्ते मौसले तद्वत्केशवे दिवमागते शून्ये यदुकुले सर्वे चोरैरपि जितेर्जुने८५ हृतासु कृष्णपत्नीषु दाशभोग्यासु चार्बुदे तिष्ठंतीषु च दौर्गत्यसंतप्तासु चतुर्मुख८६ आगमिष्यति योगात्मा दाल्भ्योनाम महातपाः तास्तमर्घ्येण संपूज्य प्रणिपत्य पुनःपुनः८७ लालप्यमाना बहुशो वाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः स्मरंत्यो विविधान्भोगान्दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपनान्८८ भर्त्तारं जगतामीशमनंतमपराजितम् दिव्यानुभावां च पुरींनानारत्नगृहाणि च८९ द्वारकावासिनः सर्वान्देवरूपान्कुमारकान् प्रश्नमेतं करिष्यंति मुनेरभिमुखंस्थिताः९० दस्युमिर्भगवन्सर्वाः परिभुक्ता वयं बलात् स्वधर्मश्च्यावितोस्माकमस्मिन्नः शरणं भवान्९१ आदिष्टोसि पुरा ब्रह्मन्केशवेन च धीमता कस्मादीशेन संयोगं प्राप्य वेश्यात्वमागताः९२ वेश्यानामपि यो धर्मस्तं नो ब्रूहि तपोधन कथयिष्ये वदत्तासां यद्दाल्भ्यश्चैकितायनः९३ दाल्भ्य उवाच जलक्रीडाविहारेषु पुरा सरसि मानसे भवतीनां सगर्वाणां नारदोभ्याशमागतः९४ हुताशनसुताः सर्वा भवत्योप्सरसः पुरा अप्रणम्यावलेपेन परिपृष्टः स योगवित्९५ कथं नारायणोस्माकं भर्त्ता स्यादित्युपादिश तस्माद्वरप्रदानं च शापश्चायमभूत्पुरा९६ शय्याद्वयप्रदानेन मधुमाधवमासयोः सुवर्णोपस्करोत्संगं द्वादश्यां शुक्लपक्षतः९७ भर्ता नारायणो नूनं भविष्यत्यन्यजन्मनि यदकृत्वा प्रणामं मे रूपसौभाग्यमत्सरात्९८ परिपृष्टोस्मि तेनाशु वियोगो वो भविष्यति चोरैरपहृताः सर्वा वेश्यात्वं समवाप्स्यथ९९ एवं नारदशापेन केशवस्य च शापतः वेश्यात्वमागताः सर्वा भवत्यः काममोहिताः1.23.१०० इदानीमपि यद्वक्ष्ये तच्छ्रणुध्वं वरांगनाः पुरा दैवासुरे युद्धे हतेषु शतशः सुरैः१०१ दानवासुरदैत्येषु राक्षसेषु ततस्ततः तेषां दारसहस्राणि शतशोथ सहस्रशः१०२ परिणीतानि यानि स्युर्बलाद्भुक्तानि यानि वै तानि सर्वाणि देवेशः प्रोवाच वदतां वरः१०३ वेश्याधर्मेण वर्तध्वमधुना नृपमंदिरे भक्तिमत्यो वरारोहास्तथा देवकुलेषु च१०४ राजतः स्वामिनश्चापि जीविकां च प्रलप्स्यथ भविष्यति च सौभाग्यं सर्वासामपि शक्तितः१०५ यः कश्चिच्छुल्कमादाय गृहमेष्यति वः सदा निश्छद्मनैवोपचर्यः प्रीतिभावैरदांभिकैः१०६ देवतानां पितॄणां च पुण्येह्नि समुपस्थिते गोभूहिरण्यधान्यानि प्रदेयानि च शक्तितः१०७ यद्व्रतं चोपदेक्ष्यामि तत्कुरुध्वं च सर्वशः संसारोत्तारणायालमेतद्वेदविदो विदुः१०८ यदा सूर्यदिने हस्तः पुष्यो वाथ पुनर्वसुः भवेत्सर्वौषधिस्नानं सम्यक्नारी समाचरेत्१०९ तदा पंचशरात्मा तु हरिस्सन्निधिमेष्यति अर्चयेत्पुंडरीकाक्षमनंगस्यानुकीर्तनैः११० कामाय पादौ संपूज्य जंघे वै मोहकारिणे मेढ्रं कंदर्पनिधये कटिं प्रीतिमते नमः१११ नाभिं सौख्यसमुद्राय वामनाय तथोदरम् हृदयं हृदयेशाय स्तनावाह्लादकारिणे११२ उत्कंठायेति वै कंठमास्यमानंदकारिणे वामांसं पुष्पचापाय पुष्पबाणाय दक्षिणम्११३ मानसायेति वै मालि विलोलायेति मूर्द्धजम् सर्वात्मने शिरस्तद्वद्देवदेवस्य पूजयेत्११४ नमः शिवाय शांताय पाशांकुशधराय च गदिने पीतवस्त्राय शंखचक्रधराय च११५ नमो नारायणायेति कामदेवात्मने नमः नमः शांत्यै नमः प्रीत्यै नमारेत्यै नमः श्रियै११६ नमः पुष्ट्यै नमस्तुष्ट्यै नमः सर्वार्थसंपदे एवं संपूज्य गोविंदमनंगात्मकमीश्वरम्११७ गंधमाल्यैस्तथा धूपैर्नैवेद्येन च भामिनी तत आहूय धर्मज्ञं ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्११८ अव्यंगमथ संपूज्य गंधपुष्पार्चनादिभिः शालेयतंडुलप्रस्थं घृतपात्रेण संयुतम्११९ तस्मै विप्राय वै दद्यान्माधवः प्रीयतामिति यथेष्टाहारसंभुक्तमेनं द्विजमनुत्तमम्१२० रत्यर्थं कामदेवोयमिति चित्ते च धारयेत् यद्यदिच्छति विप्रेंद्रस्तत्तत्कुर्याद्विलासिनी१२१ सर्वभावेन चात्मानमर्पयेत्स्मितभाषिणी एवमादित्यवारेण सर्वमेतत्समाचरेत्

paṇyastrīṇāṃ samācāraṃ śrotumicchāmi tatvataḥ īśvara uvāca tasminneva pure brahmansahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa74 vāsudevasya nārīṇāṃ bhaviṣyaṃtyaṃbujodbhava tābhirvasaṃtasamaye kokilālikulākule75 puṣpitopavane phullakalhārasarasastaṭe nirbharaṃ sahapatnībhiḥ praśastābhiralaṃkṛtaḥ76 ramayiṣyati viśvātmā kṛṣṇo yadukulodvahaḥ kuraṃganayanaḥ śrīmānmālatīkṛtaśekharaḥ77 gacchansamīpamārgeṇa sāṃbo jāṃbavatīsutaḥ sākṣātkaṃdarparūpeṇa sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ78 anaṃgaśarataptābhiḥ sābhilāṣamavekṣitaḥ prabuddho manmathastāsāṃ bhaviṣyati yadātmani79 tadavekṣya jagannāthassarvajño dhyānacakṣuṣā svayaṃprabhurvakṣyati tā vo hariṣyaṃti dasyavaḥ80 aparokṣaṃ yatastvevaṃ snigdhametadviciṃtitam tataḥ prasādito deva idaṃ vakṣyati śārṅgabhṛt81 tābhiḥ śāpābhitaptābhirbhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ uttarāśritadāśānāmuddhartā brāhmaṇapriyaḥ82 upadekṣyatyanaṃtātmā bhāvi kalyāṇakārakam bhavatīnāmṛṣirdālbhyo yadvrataṃ kathayiṣyati83 ityuktvā tāḥ parityajya gatontardhānamīśvaraḥ tataḥ kālena mahatā bhārāvataraṇe kṛte84 nivṛtte mausale tadvatkeśave divamāgate śūnye yadukule sarve corairapi jiterjune85 hṛtāsu kṛṣṇapatnīṣu dāśabhogyāsu cārbude tiṣṭhaṃtīṣu ca daurgatyasaṃtaptāsu caturmukha86 āgamiṣyati yogātmā dālbhyonāma mahātapāḥ tāstamarghyeṇa saṃpūjya praṇipatya punaḥpunaḥ87 lālapyamānā bahuśo vāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ smaraṃtyo vividhānbhogāndivyamālyānulepanān88 bharttāraṃ jagatāmīśamanaṃtamaparājitam divyānubhāvāṃ ca purīṃnānāratnagṛhāṇi ca89 dvārakāvāsinaḥ sarvāndevarūpānkumārakān praśnametaṃ kariṣyaṃti munerabhimukhaṃsthitāḥ90 dasyumirbhagavansarvāḥ paribhuktā vayaṃ balāt svadharmaścyāvitosmākamasminnaḥ śaraṇaṃ bhavān91 ādiṣṭosi purā brahmankeśavena ca dhīmatā kasmādīśena saṃyogaṃ prāpya veśyātvamāgatāḥ92 veśyānāmapi yo dharmastaṃ no brūhi tapodhana kathayiṣye vadattāsāṃ yaddālbhyaścaikitāyanaḥ93 dālbhya uvāca jalakrīḍāvihāreṣu purā sarasi mānase bhavatīnāṃ sagarvāṇāṃ nāradobhyāśamāgataḥ94 hutāśanasutāḥ sarvā bhavatyopsarasaḥ purā apraṇamyāvalepena paripṛṣṭaḥ sa yogavit95 kathaṃ nārāyaṇosmākaṃ bharttā syādityupādiśa tasmādvarapradānaṃ ca śāpaścāyamabhūtpurā96 śayyādvayapradānena madhumādhavamāsayoḥ suvarṇopaskarotsaṃgaṃ dvādaśyāṃ śuklapakṣataḥ97 bhartā nārāyaṇo nūnaṃ bhaviṣyatyanyajanmani yadakṛtvā praṇāmaṃ me rūpasaubhāgyamatsarāt98 paripṛṣṭosmi tenāśu viyogo vo bhaviṣyati corairapahṛtāḥ sarvā veśyātvaṃ samavāpsyatha99 evaṃ nāradaśāpena keśavasya ca śāpataḥ veśyātvamāgatāḥ sarvā bhavatyaḥ kāmamohitāḥ1.23.100 idānīmapi yadvakṣye tacchraṇudhvaṃ varāṃganāḥ purā daivāsure yuddhe hateṣu śataśaḥ suraiḥ101 dānavāsuradaityeṣu rākṣaseṣu tatastataḥ teṣāṃ dārasahasrāṇi śataśotha sahasraśaḥ102 pariṇītāni yāni syurbalādbhuktāni yāni vai tāni sarvāṇi deveśaḥ provāca vadatāṃ varaḥ103 veśyādharmeṇa vartadhvamadhunā nṛpamaṃdire bhaktimatyo varārohāstathā devakuleṣu ca104 rājataḥ svāminaścāpi jīvikāṃ ca pralapsyatha bhaviṣyati ca saubhāgyaṃ sarvāsāmapi śaktitaḥ105 yaḥ kaścicchulkamādāya gṛhameṣyati vaḥ sadā niśchadmanaivopacaryaḥ prītibhāvairadāṃbhikaiḥ106 devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca puṇyehni samupasthite gobhūhiraṇyadhānyāni pradeyāni ca śaktitaḥ107 yadvrataṃ copadekṣyāmi tatkurudhvaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ saṃsārottāraṇāyālametadvedavido viduḥ108 yadā sūryadine hastaḥ puṣyo vātha punarvasuḥ bhavetsarvauṣadhisnānaṃ samyaknārī samācaret109 tadā paṃcaśarātmā tu harissannidhimeṣyati arcayetpuṃḍarīkākṣamanaṃgasyānukīrtanaiḥ110 kāmāya pādau saṃpūjya jaṃghe vai mohakāriṇe meḍhraṃ kaṃdarpanidhaye kaṭiṃ prītimate namaḥ111 nābhiṃ saukhyasamudrāya vāmanāya tathodaram hṛdayaṃ hṛdayeśāya stanāvāhlādakāriṇe112 utkaṃṭhāyeti vai kaṃṭhamāsyamānaṃdakāriṇe vāmāṃsaṃ puṣpacāpāya puṣpabāṇāya dakṣiṇam113 mānasāyeti vai māli vilolāyeti mūrddhajam sarvātmane śirastadvaddevadevasya pūjayet114 namaḥ śivāya śāṃtāya pāśāṃkuśadharāya ca gadine pītavastrāya śaṃkhacakradharāya ca115 namo nārāyaṇāyeti kāmadevātmane namaḥ namaḥ śāṃtyai namaḥ prītyai namāretyai namaḥ śriyai116 namaḥ puṣṭyai namastuṣṭyai namaḥ sarvārthasaṃpade evaṃ saṃpūjya goviṃdamanaṃgātmakamīśvaram117 gaṃdhamālyaistathā dhūpairnaivedyena ca bhāminī tata āhūya dharmajñaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam118 avyaṃgamatha saṃpūjya gaṃdhapuṣpārcanādibhiḥ śāleyataṃḍulaprasthaṃ ghṛtapātreṇa saṃyutam119 tasmai viprāya vai dadyānmādhavaḥ prīyatāmiti yatheṣṭāhārasaṃbhuktamenaṃ dvijamanuttamam120 ratyarthaṃ kāmadevoyamiti citte ca dhārayet yadyadicchati vipreṃdrastattatkuryādvilāsinī121 sarvabhāvena cātmānamarpayetsmitabhāṣiṇī evamādityavāreṇa sarvametatsamācaret

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 23.123

तंडुलप्रस्थदानं च यावन्मासास्त्रयोदश ततस्त्रयोदशे मासि संप्राप्ते चास्य भामिनी

taṃḍulaprasthadānaṃ ca yāvanmāsāstrayodaśa tatastrayodaśe māsi saṃprāpte cāsya bhāminī

And the gift of a prastha of rice (is to be made) for thirteen months; then, when the thirteenth month has arrived, the lady (should give) to him

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 23.124

विप्रस्योपस्करैर्युक्तां शय्यां दद्याद्विचक्षणा सोपधानां सविन्यासां स्वास्तरावरणां शुभाम्

viprasyopaskarairyuktāṃ śayyāṃ dadyādvicakṣaṇā sopadhānāṃ savinyāsāṃ svāstarāvaraṇāṃ śubhām

— the discerning woman should give the brahmin a bed furnished with its accessories, with a pillow, properly arranged, with good spread and coverlet, an auspicious one,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 23.126

दीपिकोपानहच्छत्र पादुकासनसंयुताम् सपत्नीकमलंकृत्य हेमसूत्रांगुलीयकैः१२५ सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैः सकटकैर्धूपमाल्यानुलेपनैः कामदेवं सपत्नीकं गुडकुम्भोपरिस्थितम्

dīpikopānahacchatra pādukāsanasaṃyutām sapatnīkamalaṃkṛtya hemasūtrāṃgulīyakaiḥ125 sūkṣmavastraiḥ sakaṭakairdhūpamālyānulepanaiḥ kāmadevaṃ sapatnīkaṃ guḍakumbhoparisthitam

provided with a lamp, shoes, a parasol, sandals and a seat; and having adorned (the god) together with his wife with gold thread and finger-rings, with fine garments, with bracelets, with incense, garlands and unguents — Kāmadeva together with his wife, set upon a jar of jaggery,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 23.128

ताम्रपात्रासनगतं हेमनेत्रपटावृतम् सुकांस्यभाजनोपेतमिक्षुदंडसमन्वितम्१२७ दद्यादनेन मन्त्रेण तथैकां गां पयस्विनीम् यथांतरं न पश्यामि कामकेशवयोः सदा

tāmrapātrāsanagataṃ hemanetrapaṭāvṛtam sukāṃsyabhājanopetamikṣudaṃḍasamanvitam127 dadyādanena mantreṇa tathaikāṃ gāṃ payasvinīm yathāṃtaraṃ na paśyāmi kāmakeśavayoḥ sadā

placed on a seat of copper plate, wrapped in a cloth with golden border, provided with a fine bronze vessel and accompanied by sugarcane stalks — she should give (it) with this mantra, and likewise one milk-cow: "As I never see any difference between Kāma and Keśava,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 23.129

तथैव सर्वकामाप्तिरस्तु विप्र सदा मम तथा च कांचनं देवं प्रतिगृह्य द्विजोत्तमः

tathaiva sarvakāmāptirastu vipra sadā mama tathā ca kāṃcanaṃ devaṃ pratigṛhya dvijottamaḥ

so may there always be for me the attainment of all my desires, O brahmin." And the best of the twice-born, having accepted the golden god,

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PdP 1 23.130

कोदात्कामोदादिति वैदिकं मंत्रमुदीरयेत् ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य विसृज्य द्विजपुंगवम्

kodātkāmodāditi vaidikaṃ maṃtramudīrayet tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya visṛjya dvijapuṃgavam

should recite the Vedic mantra "ko 'dāt, kāmo 'dāt" ("Who gave? Kāma gave"). Then, having circumambulated him and dismissed the bull among brahmins,

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PdP 1 23.131

शय्यासनादिकं सर्वं ब्राह्मणस्य गृहं नयेत् ततः प्रभृति योऽन्योपि रत्यर्थं गेहमागतः

śayyāsanādikaṃ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇasya gṛhaṃ nayet tataḥ prabhṛti yo'nyopi ratyarthaṃ gehamāgataḥ

she should have the bed, seat and all the rest conveyed to the brahmin's house. From then on, whoever else too comes to her house for the sake of love,

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PdP 1 23.132

सम्मान्य सूर्यवारेण स संपूज्यो भवेत्सदा एवं त्रयोदशं यावन्मासमेकं द्विजोत्तमम्

sammānya sūryavāreṇa sa saṃpūjyo bhavetsadā evaṃ trayodaśaṃ yāvanmāsamekaṃ dvijottamam

he is to be honoured, and always to be worshipped on a Sunday. Thus, for a full month, up to the thirteenth, (she should honour) the best of the twice-born,

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PdP 1 23.133

तर्पयित्वा यथाकामं प्रेषयेच्चैव मंदिरम् तदनुज्ञया रूपवंतं यावदस्यागमो भवेत्

tarpayitvā yathākāmaṃ preṣayeccaiva maṃdiram tadanujñayā rūpavaṃtaṃ yāvadasyāgamo bhavet

and having satisfied (him) as he wishes, she should send him to his house; and with his permission (she may attend) a handsome man, until his (the brahmin's) coming.

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PdP 1 23.134

आत्मनोपि यदा विघ्नं गर्भसूतकराजकम् दैवं वा मानुषं वा स्यादुपरागेण वा ततः

ātmanopi yadā vighnaṃ garbhasūtakarājakam daivaṃ vā mānuṣaṃ vā syāduparāgeṇa vā tataḥ

When even for herself there is an impediment — pregnancy, the impurity of childbirth, menstruation — whether divine or human, or (an impediment) due to an eclipse, then...

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PdP 1 23.135

सावारा नष्टपंचाशद्यथाशक्ति समर्पयेत् एतद्धि कथितं सम्यग्भवतीनां विशेषतः

sāvārā naṣṭapaṃcāśadyathāśakti samarpayet etaddhi kathitaṃ samyagbhavatīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ

(?) ... let her present fifty ... according to her ability. For this has been rightly declared, especially for you (ladies).

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PdP 1 23.136

स्वधर्मोयं यतो भाव्यो वेश्यानामिह सर्वदा शय्यया त्यज्यते देव न कदाचिद्यथा भवान्

svadharmoyaṃ yato bhāvyo veśyānāmiha sarvadā śayyayā tyajyate deva na kadācidyathā bhavān

For this is the proper duty to be observed by courtesans here always: 'O god, may (I) never be parted from the bed, just as you never are.'

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PdP 1 23.137

शय्या ममाप्यशून्येयं तथास्तु मधुसूदन गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषं देवदेवस्य कारयेत्

śayyā mamāpyaśūnyeyaṃ tathāstu madhusūdana gītavāditranirghoṣaṃ devadevasya kārayet

May this bed of mine too not be empty; so may it be, O Madhusūdana. One should have the sound of song and instruments made for the God of gods.

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PdP 1 23.138

एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं वेश्याधर्ममशेषतः पुरुहूतेन यत्प्रोक्तं दानवीषु पुरा मया

etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ veśyādharmamaśeṣataḥ puruhūtena yatproktaṃ dānavīṣu purā mayā

All this has been told to you completely — the duty of courtesans — which was formerly declared by me, invoked by many, among the Dānava women.

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PdP 1 23.139

तदिदं सांप्रतं सर्वं भवतीष्वपि युज्यते सर्वपापप्रशमनमनंतफलदायकम्

tadidaṃ sāṃprataṃ sarvaṃ bhavatīṣvapi yujyate sarvapāpapraśamanamanaṃtaphaladāyakam

And all this now applies to you as well; it quells all sins and bestows endless fruit.

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PdP 1 23.140

कल्याणिनीनां कथितं तदेतद्दुश्चरं व्रतम् करोति याऽशेषमुदग्रमेतत्कल्याणिनी माधवलोकसंस्था

kalyāṇinīnāṃ kathitaṃ tadetadduścaraṃ vratam karoti yā'śeṣamudagrametatkalyāṇinī mādhavalokasaṃsthā

This hard-to-perform vow has been told for auspicious women; the auspicious woman who performs this in full, and with high resolve, comes to abide in Mādhava's world.

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PdP 1 23.141

सा पूजिता देवगणैरशेषैरानंदकृत्स्थानमुपैति विष्णोः तपोधनः सोप्यभिधाय चैतदनंगदानव्रतमंगनानाम्

sā pūjitā devagaṇairaśeṣairānaṃdakṛtsthānamupaiti viṣṇoḥ tapodhanaḥ sopyabhidhāya caitadanaṃgadānavratamaṃganānām

Honoured by the whole host of gods, she attains the joy-giving abode of Viṣṇu. And he too, rich in austerity, having declared this Anaṅga-dāna vow of women, (said:)

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PdP 1 23.142

स्वस्थानमेष्यंति समस्तमित्थं व्रतं करिष्यंति च देवयोने

svasthānameṣyaṃti samastamitthaṃ vrataṃ kariṣyaṃti ca devayone

"They will all go to their own abode who thus perform the vow, O you of divine birth."

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