Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 27
PdP 1 27.1
भीष्म उवाच। तटाकारामकूपेषु वापीषु नलिनीषु च। विधिं वदस्व मे ब्रह्मन्देवतायतनेषु च
bhīṣma uvāca| taṭākārāmakūpeṣu vāpīṣu nalinīṣu ca| vidhiṃ vadasva me brahmandevatāyataneṣu ca
Bhīṣma said: Tell me, O brahmin, the rule concerning ponds, gardens, wells, step-wells and lotus-pools, and also concerning temples of the gods.
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PdP 1 27.2
के तत्र ऋत्विजो विप्रा वेदी वा कीदृशी भवेत्। दक्षिणाबलयः कालः स्थानमाचार्य एव च
ke tatra ṛtvijo viprā vedī vā kīdṛśī bhavet| dakṣiṇābalayaḥ kālaḥ sthānamācārya eva ca
Who are the officiating priests, the brahmins, there? And what kind should the altar be? (What of) the gifts, the offerings, the time, the place, and the teacher too?
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PdP 1 27.3
द्रव्याणि कानि शस्तानि सर्वमाचक्ष्व सुव्रत। पुलस्त्य उवाच। शृणु राजन्महाबाहो तटाकादिषु यो विधिः
dravyāṇi kāni śastāni sarvamācakṣva suvrata| pulastya uvāca| śṛṇu rājanmahābāho taṭākādiṣu yo vidhiḥ
Which materials are commended? Declare it all, O you of good vows. Pulastya said: Hear, O king of mighty arms, what the rule is concerning ponds and the rest.
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PdP 1 27.4
पुराणेष्वितिहासोयं पठ्यते राजसत्तम। प्राप्य पक्षं शुभं शुक्लं संप्राप्ते चोत्तरायणे
purāṇeṣvitihāsoyaṃ paṭhyate rājasattama| prāpya pakṣaṃ śubhaṃ śuklaṃ saṃprāpte cottarāyaṇe
This account is recited in the Purāṇas, O best of kings. Having obtained the auspicious bright fortnight, and when the northern course (of the sun) has arrived,
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PdP 1 27.5
पुण्येह्नि विप्रैः कथिते कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम्। अशुभैर्वर्जिते देशे तटाकस्य समीपतः
puṇyehni vipraiḥ kathite kṛtvā brāhmaṇavācanam| aśubhairvarjite deśe taṭākasya samīpataḥ
on an auspicious day named by the brahmins, having had the brahmins' recitation performed, in a place free of inauspicious things, near the pond,
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PdP 1 27.6
चतुर्हस्तां समां वेदीं चतुरश्रां चतुर्मुखीम्। तथा षोडशहस्तः स्यान्मंडपश्च चतुर्मुखः
caturhastāṃ samāṃ vedīṃ caturaśrāṃ caturmukhīm| tathā ṣoḍaśahastaḥ syānmaṃḍapaśca caturmukhaḥ
(one should make) a level altar four cubits (across), four-cornered and with four faces; likewise the pavilion should be sixteen cubits and four-faced.
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PdP 1 27.7
वेद्यास्तु परितो गर्तारत्निमात्रास्त्रिमेखलाः। नव सप्ताथ वा पंच ऋजुवक्त्रा नृपात्मज
vedyāstu parito gartāratnimātrāstrimekhalāḥ| nava saptātha vā paṃca ṛjuvaktrā nṛpātmaja
But around the altar the pits should be a cubit (in measure), with three girdles (ledges), nine, or seven, or five (in number), with straight mouths, O son of the king.
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PdP 1 27.8
वितस्तिमात्रा योनिः स्यात्षट्सप्तांगुलि विस्तृता। गर्ताश्च हस्तमात्राः स्युस्त्रिपर्वोच्छ्रितमेखलाः
vitastimātrā yoniḥ syātṣaṭsaptāṃguli vistṛtā| gartāśca hastamātrāḥ syustriparvocchritamekhalāḥ
The yoni (opening) should be a span in measure, six or seven fingers in breadth; and the pits should be a hasta in measure, their girdles raised three joints (high).
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PdP 1 27.9
सर्वतस्तु सवर्णाः स्युः पताकाध्वजसंयुताः। अश्वत्थोदुंबरप्लक्षवटशाखाकृतानि तु
sarvatastu savarṇāḥ syuḥ patākādhvajasaṃyutāḥ| aśvatthoduṃbaraplakṣavaṭaśākhākṛtāni tu
On all sides they should be of like colour, furnished with pennants and banners; and (the gateways are) made of branches of the aśvattha, udumbara, plakṣa and vaṭa.
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PdP 1 27.10
मंडपस्य प्रतिदिशं द्वाराण्येतानि कारयेत्। शुभास्तत्राष्टहोतारो द्वारपालास्तथाष्ट वै
maṃḍapasya pratidiśaṃ dvārāṇyetāni kārayet| śubhāstatrāṣṭahotāro dvārapālāstathāṣṭa vai
He should have these doorways made on each side of the pavilion; there (should be) eight auspicious hotṛs, and likewise eight doorkeepers.
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PdP 1 27.11
अष्टौ तु जापकाः कार्या ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णान्मंत्रज्ञान्विजितेंद्रियान्
aṣṭau tu jāpakāḥ kāryā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ| sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpūrṇānmaṃtrajñānvijiteṃdriyān
And eight reciters should be appointed, brahmins who have mastered the Vedas, complete in all (good) marks, knowers of the mantras, with senses subdued —
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PdP 1 27.12
कुलशीलसमायुक्तान्स्थापयेद्वै द्विजोत्तमान्। प्रतिगर्तेषु कलशा यज्ञोपकरणानि च
kulaśīlasamāyuktānsthāpayedvai dvijottamān| pratigarteṣu kalaśā yajñopakaraṇāni ca
endowed with (good) family and conduct: such best of twice-born ones he should install. At each pit (there should be) pots and the implements of the sacrifice,
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PdP 1 27.13
व्यजने चासनं शुभ्रं ताम्रपात्रं सुविस्तरम्। ततस्त्वनेकवर्णास्युर्बलयः प्रतिदैवतम्
vyajane cāsanaṃ śubhraṃ tāmrapātraṃ suvistaram| tatastvanekavarṇāsyurbalayaḥ pratidaivatam
and two fans, a white seat, a broad copper vessel; then there should be offerings of many colours, one for each deity.
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PdP 1 27.14
आचार्यः प्रक्षिपेद्भूमावनुमंत्र्य विचक्षणः। अरत्निमात्रो यूपः स्यात्क्षीरवृक्षविनिर्मितः
ācāryaḥ prakṣipedbhūmāvanumaṃtrya vicakṣaṇaḥ| aratnimātro yūpaḥ syātkṣīravṛkṣavinirmitaḥ
The discerning teacher should cast (them) on the ground after consecrating (them) with mantras. The sacrificial post should be a cubit in measure, made of a milk-tree,
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PdP 1 27.15
यजमानप्रमाणो वा संस्थाप्यो भूतिमिच्छता। हेमालंकारिणः कार्याः पंचविंशति ऋत्विजः
yajamānapramāṇo vā saṃsthāpyo bhūtimicchatā| hemālaṃkāriṇaḥ kāryāḥ paṃcaviṃśati ṛtvijaḥ
or of the height of the sacrificer; it is to be set up by one who desires prosperity. The twenty-five officiating priests are to be adorned with gold:
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PdP 1 27.16
कुंडलानि च हैमानि केयूरकटकानि च। तथांगुलिपवित्राणि वासांसि विविधानि च
kuṃḍalāni ca haimāni keyūrakaṭakāni ca| tathāṃgulipavitrāṇi vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
golden earrings, and armlets and bracelets, and likewise finger-rings (pavitras), and garments of various kinds —
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PdP 1 27.17
दद्यात्समानि सर्वेषामाचार्ये द्विगुणं स्मृतम्। दद्याच्छय(प)नसंयुक्तमात्मनश्चापि यत्प्रियम्
dadyātsamāni sarveṣāmācārye dviguṇaṃ smṛtam| dadyācchaya(pa)nasaṃyuktamātmanaścāpi yatpriyam
he should give equal (portions) to all; for the teacher a double (share) is prescribed. He should give (what goes) together with a bed, and whatever is dear to himself.
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PdP 1 27.18
सौवर्णौ कूर्ममकरौ राजतौ मत्स्यडुण्डुभौ। ताम्रौ कुंभीरमंडूका वायसः शिंशुमारकः
sauvarṇau kūrmamakarau rājatau matsyaḍuṇḍubhau| tāmrau kuṃbhīramaṃḍūkā vāyasaḥ śiṃśumārakaḥ
A tortoise and a makara of gold, a fish and a water-snake of silver, a crocodile and frogs of copper, a crow, and a porpoise.
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PdP 1 27.19
एवमासाद्य तत्सर्वमादावेव विशांपते। शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरः शुक्लंगंधानुलेपनः
evamāsādya tatsarvamādāveva viśāṃpate| śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ śuklaṃgaṃdhānulepanaḥ
Having procured all that at the very beginning, O lord of peoples, wearing white garlands and garments, anointed with white perfume,
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PdP 1 27.20
सर्वौषध्युदकैः सर्वैः स्नापितो वेदपारगैः। यजमानः सपत्नीकः पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितः
sarvauṣadhyudakaiḥ sarvaiḥ snāpito vedapāragaiḥ| yajamānaḥ sapatnīkaḥ putrapautrasamanvitaḥ
bathed by those who have mastered the Vedas with waters (containing) all the herbs, the sacrificer, together with his wife, accompanied by sons and grandsons,
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PdP 1 27.21
पश्चिमद्वारमासाद्य प्रविशेद्यागमंडपम्। ततो मंगलशब्देन भेरीणां निःस्वनेन च
paścimadvāramāsādya praviśedyāgamaṃḍapam| tato maṃgalaśabdena bherīṇāṃ niḥsvanena ca
having reached the western door, should enter the sacrificial pavilion; then, with auspicious sound and with the din of drums,
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PdP 1 27.22
रजसा मंडलं कुर्यात्पंचवर्णेन तत्त्ववित्। षोडशारं ततश्चक्रं पद्मगर्भं चतुर्मुखम्
rajasā maṃḍalaṃ kuryātpaṃcavarṇena tattvavit| ṣoḍaśāraṃ tataścakraṃ padmagarbhaṃ caturmukham
the knower of the truth should make a maṇḍala with powder of five colours: then a wheel with sixteen spokes, with a lotus at its centre, with four faces,
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PdP 1 27.23
चतुरश्रं तु परितो वृत्तं मध्ये सुशोभनम्। वेद्याश्चोपरितः कृत्वा ग्रहान्लोकपतींस्ततः
caturaśraṃ tu parito vṛttaṃ madhye suśobhanam| vedyāścoparitaḥ kṛtvā grahānlokapatīṃstataḥ
square all around, circular and very beautiful in the middle. And having made (it) above the altar, then the planets and the lords of the worlds
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PdP 1 27.24
संन्यसेन्मंत्रतः सर्वान्प्रतिदिक्षु विचक्षणः। कलशं स्थापयेन्मध्ये वारुणं मंत्रमाश्रितम्
saṃnyasenmaṃtrataḥ sarvānpratidikṣu vicakṣaṇaḥ| kalaśaṃ sthāpayenmadhye vāruṇaṃ maṃtramāśritam
the discerning one should set down, all of them, according to mantra, in each direction; in the middle he should place a pot, relying on the mantra of Varuṇa.
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PdP 1 27.25
ब्रह्माणं च शिवं विष्णुं तत्रैव स्थापयेद्बुधः। विनायकं च विन्यस्य कमलामंबिकां तथा
brahmāṇaṃ ca śivaṃ viṣṇuṃ tatraiva sthāpayedbudhaḥ| vināyakaṃ ca vinyasya kamalāmaṃbikāṃ tathā
And the wise one should install Brahmā, Śiva and Viṣṇu there itself; and having set down Vināyaka, and Kamalā and Ambikā likewise,
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PdP 1 27.26
शांत्यर्थं सर्वलोकानां भूतग्रामं न्यसेत्ततः। पुष्पभक्ष्यफलैर्युक्तमेवं कृत्वाधिवासनम्
śāṃtyarthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ nyasettataḥ| puṣpabhakṣyaphalairyuktamevaṃ kṛtvādhivāsanam
then, for the sake of the peace of all the worlds, he should set down the host of spirits. Having thus performed the consecration (adhivāsana), furnished with flowers, foods and fruits,
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PdP 1 27.27
कुंभांश्च रत्नगर्भांस्तान्वासोभिः परिवेष्टयेत्। पुष्पगंधैरलंकृत्य द्वारपालान्समंततः
kuṃbhāṃśca ratnagarbhāṃstānvāsobhiḥ pariveṣṭayet| puṣpagaṃdhairalaṃkṛtya dvārapālānsamaṃtataḥ
And he should wrap those jars, whose interiors hold jewels, round about with cloths; having adorned them with flowers and fragrances, (he should station) doorkeepers on all sides.
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PdP 1 27.28
यजद्ध्वमिति तान्ब्रूयादाचार्यमभिपूजयेत्। बह्वृचौ पूर्वतः स्थाप्यौ दक्षिणेन यजुर्विदौ
yajaddhvamiti tānbrūyādācāryamabhipūjayet| bahvṛcau pūrvataḥ sthāpyau dakṣiṇena yajurvidau
He should say to them, "Sacrifice!" and should honour the officiating teacher. Two knowers of the Ṛgveda are to be stationed on the east, two knowers of the Yajurveda on the south.
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PdP 1 27.29
सामगौ पश्चिमे स्थाप्यावुत्तरेण अथर्वणौ। उदङ्मुखो दक्षिणतो यजमान उपाविशेत्
sāmagau paścime sthāpyāvuttareṇa atharvaṇau| udaṅmukho dakṣiṇato yajamāna upāviśet
Two Sāma-singers are to be stationed on the west, two Atharvan-priests on the north; the sacrificer should sit down on the south, facing north.
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PdP 1 27.30
यजध्वमिति तान्ब्रूयाद्याजकान्पुनरेव तान्। उत्कृष्टमंत्रजाप्येन तिष्ठध्वमिति जापकान्
yajadhvamiti tānbrūyādyājakānpunareva tān| utkṛṣṭamaṃtrajāpyena tiṣṭhadhvamiti jāpakān
He should say to them, "Sacrifice!"—to those sacrificing priests, again and again; and to the reciters, "Stand fast in the muttering of the highest mantra."
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PdP 1 27.31
एवमादिश्य तान्सर्वान्संधुक्ष्याग्निं समंत्रवित्। जुहुयादाहुतीर्मंत्रैराज्यं च समिधस्तथा
evamādiśya tānsarvānsaṃdhukṣyāgniṃ samaṃtravit| juhuyādāhutīrmaṃtrairājyaṃ ca samidhastathā
Having thus instructed them all, the one who knows the mantras should kindle the fire and offer oblations with mantras, and ghee and firewood as well.
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PdP 1 27.32
ऋत्विग्भिश्चैव होतव्यं वारुणैरेव सर्वतः। ग्रहेभ्यो विधिवद्धुत्वा तथेंद्रायेश्वराय च
ṛtvigbhiścaiva hotavyaṃ vāruṇaireva sarvataḥ| grahebhyo vidhivaddhutvā tatheṃdrāyeśvarāya ca
And by the officiating priests offering is to be made with the Varuṇa (verses) on every side; having offered to the planets according to rule, and likewise to Indra and to Īśvara,
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PdP 1 27.33
मरुद्भ्यो लोकपालेभ्यो विधिवद्विश्वकर्मणे। शान्तिसूक्तं च रौद्रं च पावमानं च मंगलम्
marudbhyo lokapālebhyo vidhivadviśvakarmaṇe| śāntisūktaṃ ca raudraṃ ca pāvamānaṃ ca maṃgalam
to the Maruts, to the guardians of the world-quarters, according to rule to Viśvakarman; and the Śānti hymn, the Rudra hymn, the Pāvamāna, and the auspicious (hymn)—
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PdP 1 27.34
जपेच्च पौरुषं सूक्तं पूर्वतो बह्वृचः पृथक्। शाक्रं रौद्रं च सौम्यं च कौश्मांडं जातवेदसम्
japecca pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ pūrvato bahvṛcaḥ pṛthak| śākraṃ raudraṃ ca saumyaṃ ca kauśmāṃḍaṃ jātavedasam
and the Puruṣa hymn the Ṛgvedins on the east should mutter separately; the hymn to Indra, the one to Rudra, the one to Soma, the Kūṣmāṇḍa, the one to Jātavedas,
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PdP 1 27.35
सौरं सूक्तं जपेयुस्ते दक्षिणेन यजुर्विदः। वैराजं पौरुषं सूक्तं सौपर्णं रुद्रसंहितम्
sauraṃ sūktaṃ japeyuste dakṣiṇena yajurvidaḥ| vairājaṃ pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ sauparṇaṃ rudrasaṃhitam
and the hymn to the Sun—these the knowers of the Yajurveda on the south should mutter; the Vairāja, the Puruṣa hymn, the Sauparṇa, that joined with Rudra,
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PdP 1 27.36
शैशवं पंचनिधनं गायत्रं ज्येष्ठसाम च। वामदेव्यं बृहत्साम रौरवं च रथंतरम्
śaiśavaṃ paṃcanidhanaṃ gāyatraṃ jyeṣṭhasāma ca| vāmadevyaṃ bṛhatsāma rauravaṃ ca rathaṃtaram
the Śaiśava, the Pañcanidhana, the Gāyatra and the Jyeṣṭha chant, the Vāmadevya, the Bṛhat chant, the Raurava and the Rathantara,
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PdP 1 27.37
गवां व्रतं विकीर्णं च रक्षोघ्नं च यमं तथा। गायेयुः सामगा राजन्पश्चिमद्वारमाश्रिताः
gavāṃ vrataṃ vikīrṇaṃ ca rakṣoghnaṃ ca yamaṃ tathā| gāyeyuḥ sāmagā rājanpaścimadvāramāśritāḥ
the Vow of the Cows, the Vikīrṇa, the demon-slaying (chant) and likewise the Yama (chant)—these the Sāma-singers should sing, O king, stationed at the western door.
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PdP 1 27.38
आथर्वणाश्चोत्तरतः शांतिकं पौष्टिकं तथा। जपेयुर्मनसा देवमाश्रिता वरुणं प्रभुम्
ātharvaṇāścottarataḥ śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ tathā| japeyurmanasā devamāśritā varuṇaṃ prabhum
And the Atharvans on the north should mutter in the mind the peace-bringing and the strength-giving (formulas), taking refuge in the god Varuṇa, the lord.
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PdP 1 27.39
पूर्वे द्युरभितो रात्रावेवं कृत्वाधिवासनम्। गजाश्वरथवल्मीक संगमाद्व्रजगोकुलात्
pūrve dyurabhito rātrāvevaṃ kṛtvādhivāsanam| gajāśvarathavalmīka saṃgamādvrajagokulāt
On the previous day and in the night, having performed the preparatory installation thus, (he should take) earth from an elephant('s ground), a horse('s ground), a chariot-track, an anthill, a river-confluence, a cattle-pen and a cow-herd's station—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 27.40
मृदमादाय कुंभेषु प्रक्षिपेदोषधीस्तथा। रोचनां च ससिद्धार्थां गंधान्गुग्गुलुमेव च
mṛdamādāya kuṃbheṣu prakṣipedoṣadhīstathā| rocanāṃ ca sasiddhārthāṃ gaṃdhānguggulumeva ca
having taken the earth, he should throw it into the jars, and likewise herbs, and yellow pigment together with white mustard, fragrances, and guggulu resin.
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PdP 1 27.41
स्नापनं तस्य कर्त्तव्यं पंचगव्यसमन्वितं। पूर्वं कर्तुर्महामंत्रैरेवं कृत्वा विधानतः
snāpanaṃ tasya karttavyaṃ paṃcagavyasamanvitaṃ| pūrvaṃ karturmahāmaṃtrairevaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ
His bathing is to be performed, together with the five products of the cow; first that of the performer, with the great mantras—having done thus according to the prescription,
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PdP 1 27.42
अतिवाह्य क्षपामेवं विधियुक्तेन कर्मणा। ततः प्रभाते विमले संजाते तु शतं गवां
ativāhya kṣapāmevaṃ vidhiyuktena karmaṇā| tataḥ prabhāte vimale saṃjāte tu śataṃ gavāṃ
having passed the night thus with the rite as enjoined, then when a clear dawn has come, a hundred cows
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PdP 1 27.43
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदातव्यमष्टषष्ट्यथवा पुनः। पंचाशद्वाथ षट्त्रिंशत्पंचविंशति वा पुनः
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradātavyamaṣṭaṣaṣṭyathavā punaḥ| paṃcāśadvātha ṣaṭtriṃśatpaṃcaviṃśati vā punaḥ
are to be given to the brahmins—or else sixty-eight, or fifty, or thirty-six, or again twenty-five.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 27.44
ततश्चावसरप्राप्ते शुद्धे लग्ने सुशोभने। वेदशब्दैः सगंधर्वैर्वाद्यैश्च विविधैः पुनः
tataścāvasaraprāpte śuddhe lagne suśobhane| vedaśabdaiḥ sagaṃdharvairvādyaiśca vividhaiḥ punaḥ
Then, when the occasion has come, at a pure and very auspicious astrological moment, with the sounds of the Veda, with singers, and again with various instruments,
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PdP 1 27.45
कनकालंकृतां कृत्वा जले गामवतारयेत्। सामगाय च सा देया ब्राह्मणाय विशांपते
kanakālaṃkṛtāṃ kṛtvā jale gāmavatārayet| sāmagāya ca sā deyā brāhmaṇāya viśāṃpate
having adorned her with gold, he should lead a cow down into the water; and she is to be given to a Sāma-singing brahmin, O lord of peoples.
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PdP 1 27.46
पात्रीमादाय सौवर्णी पंचरत्नसमन्विताम्। ततो निक्षिप्य मकरान्मत्स्यादींश्चैव सर्वशः
pātrīmādāya sauvarṇī paṃcaratnasamanvitām| tato nikṣipya makarānmatsyādīṃścaiva sarvaśaḥ
Taking a golden vessel furnished with the five jewels, then having put into it crocodiles and fishes and the rest, all of them,
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PdP 1 27.47
धृतां चतुर्भिर्विप्रैश्च वेदवेदांगपारगैः। महानदीजलोपेतां दध्यक्षतविभूषिताम्
dhṛtāṃ caturbhirvipraiśca vedavedāṃgapāragaiḥ| mahānadījalopetāṃ dadhyakṣatavibhūṣitām
(the dish) held by four brahmins who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, filled with water from a great river, adorned with curds and unbroken rice-grains—
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PdP 1 27.48
उत्तराभिमुखां न्युब्जां जलमध्ये तु कारयेत्। आथर्वणेन सुस्नातां पुनर्मायां तथैव च
uttarābhimukhāṃ nyubjāṃ jalamadhye tu kārayet| ātharvaṇena susnātāṃ punarmāyāṃ tathaiva ca
—he should set it face-down, turned toward the north, in the midst of the water, well bathed with the Atharvan (mantra) and again with the Māyā (mantra) likewise.
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PdP 1 27.49
आपोहिष्ठेति मंत्रेण क्षिप्त्वागत्य च मंडपं। पूजयित्वा सदस्यान्वै बलिं दद्यात्समंततः
āpohiṣṭheti maṃtreṇa kṣiptvāgatya ca maṃḍapaṃ| pūjayitvā sadasyānvai baliṃ dadyātsamaṃtataḥ
Having cast (it in) with the mantra 'āpo hi ṣṭhā', and having come to the pavilion and honoured those in the assembly, he should offer the bali on all sides.
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PdP 1 27.50
पुनर्दिनानि होतव्यं चत्वारि राजसत्तम। चतुर्थीकर्म कर्त्तव्यं देयं तत्रापि शक्तितः1.27.
punardināni hotavyaṃ catvāri rājasattama| caturthīkarma karttavyaṃ deyaṃ tatrāpi śaktitaḥ1.27.
Again, offerings are to be made into the fire for four days, O best of kings; the fourth-day rite is to be performed, and there too gifts are to be given according to one's means.
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PdP 1 27.51
कृत्वा तु यज्ञपात्राणि यज्ञोपकरणानि च। ऋत्विग्भ्यस्तु समं दद्यान्मंडपं विभजेत्पुनः
kṛtvā tu yajñapātrāṇi yajñopakaraṇāni ca| ṛtvigbhyastu samaṃ dadyānmaṃḍapaṃ vibhajetpunaḥ
And having had the sacrificial vessels and the sacrificial implements made, he should give them equally to the officiating priests, and should again distribute the pavilion.
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PdP 1 27.52
हेमपात्रीं च शय्यां च विप्राय च निवेदयेत्। ततः सहस्रं विप्राणामथवाऽष्टशतं तथा
hemapātrīṃ ca śayyāṃ ca viprāya ca nivedayet| tataḥ sahasraṃ viprāṇāmathavā'ṣṭaśataṃ tathā
And he should present a golden dish and a bed to a brahmin; then a thousand brahmins, or else eight hundred,
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PdP 1 27.53
भोजनीयं यथाशक्ति पंचाशद्वाथ विंशतिः। एवमेष पुराणेषु तटाकविधिरुच्यते
bhojanīyaṃ yathāśakti paṃcāśadvātha viṃśatiḥ| evameṣa purāṇeṣu taṭākavidhirucyate
—or fifty, or twenty—are to be fed according to one's means. Thus this rule for a tank is declared in the Purāṇas.
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PdP 1 27.54
कूपवापीषु सर्वासु तथा पुष्करिणीषु च। एष एव विधिर्दृष्टः प्रतिष्ठासु तथैव च
kūpavāpīṣu sarvāsu tathā puṣkariṇīṣu ca| eṣa eva vidhirdṛṣṭaḥ pratiṣṭhāsu tathaiva ca
For all wells and step-wells, and likewise for lotus-ponds, this very rule is prescribed, and so too for consecrations.
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PdP 1 27.55
मंत्रतस्तु विशेषः स्यात्प्रासादोद्यानभूमिषु। अयं त्वशक्तावर्धेन विधिर्दृष्टः स्वयंभुवा
maṃtratastu viśeṣaḥ syātprāsādodyānabhūmiṣu| ayaṃ tvaśaktāvardhena vidhirdṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃbhuvā
But in the case of temples and garden-grounds there is a difference in respect of the mantras. This procedure, however, was laid down by the Self-existent (Brahmā) as half (of it) when one lacks the means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 27.56
स्वल्पेष्वेकाग्निवत्कार्यो वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितैः। प्रावृट्काले स्थितं तोयमग्निष्टोमसमं स्मृतम्
svalpeṣvekāgnivatkāryo vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaiḥ| prāvṛṭkāle sthitaṃ toyamagniṣṭomasamaṃ smṛtam
In small (undertakings) it should be done as in the single-fire rite, by those who avoid miserliness with their wealth. Water that stands (in a tank) in the rainy season is held to be equal to an Agniṣṭoma.
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PdP 1 27.57
शरत्कालस्थितं यत्स्यात्तदुक्तफलदायकम्। वाजपेयातिरात्राभ्यां हेमंते शिशिरे स्थितम्
śaratkālasthitaṃ yatsyāttaduktaphaladāyakam| vājapeyātirātrābhyāṃ hemaṃte śiśire sthitam
Whatever stands there in the autumn season yields the fruit already stated; what stands in the cold season and the dewy season (yields the fruit) of the Vājapeya and the Atirātra.
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PdP 1 27.58
अश्वमेधसमं प्राहुर्वसंतसमये स्थितम्। ग्रीष्मेपि यत्स्थितं तोयं राजसूयाद्विशिष्यते
aśvamedhasamaṃ prāhurvasaṃtasamaye sthitam| grīṣmepi yatsthitaṃ toyaṃ rājasūyādviśiṣyate
What stands in the spring season they call equal to an Aśvamedha; and water that stands even in the hot season is superior to a Rājasūya.
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PdP 1 27.59
एतान्महाराज विशेषधर्मान्करोति चोर्व्यामतिशुद्धबुद्धिः। स याति ब्रह्मालयमेव शुद्धः कल्पाननेकान्दिवि मोदते च
etānmahārāja viśeṣadharmānkaroti corvyāmatiśuddhabuddhiḥ| sa yāti brahmālayameva śuddhaḥ kalpānanekāndivi modate ca
O great king, one of exceedingly pure mind who performs these special duties on earth—he, purified, goes to Brahmā's abode itself and rejoices in heaven for many kalpas.
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PdP 1 27.60
अनेकलोकान्विचरन्स्वरादीन्भुक्त्वा परार्धद्वयमङ्गनाभिः। सहैव विष्णोः परमं पदं यत्प्राप्नोति तद्योगबलेन भूयः
anekalokānvicaransvarādīnbhuktvā parārdhadvayamaṅganābhiḥ| sahaiva viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padaṃ yatprāpnoti tadyogabalena bhūyaḥ
Roaming through many worlds, heaven and the rest, and having enjoyed two half-parārdhas with women, he then further attains, by the power of yoga, that which is the supreme station of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain