Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 28
PdP 1 28.1
भीष्म उवाच। पादपानां विधिं ब्रह्मन्यथावद्विस्तराद्वद। विधिना येन कर्त्तव्यं पादपारोपणं बुधैः
bhīṣma uvāca| pādapānāṃ vidhiṃ brahmanyathāvadvistarādvada| vidhinā yena karttavyaṃ pādapāropaṇaṃ budhaiḥ
Bhīṣma said: Tell me duly and at length, O brahmin, the rule concerning trees—by what procedure the planting of trees is to be done by the wise,
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PdP 1 28.2
ये च लोकाः स्मृता येषां तानिदानीं वदस्व मे। पुलस्त्य उवाच। पादपानां विधिं वक्ष्ये तथैवोद्यानभूमिषु
ye ca lokāḥ smṛtā yeṣāṃ tānidānīṃ vadasva me| pulastya uvāca| pādapānāṃ vidhiṃ vakṣye tathaivodyānabhūmiṣu
and which worlds are declared (to be) theirs: tell me these now. Pulastya said: I shall declare the rule for trees, and likewise for garden-grounds.
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PdP 1 28.3
तटाकविधिवत्सर्वं समाप्य जगतीश्वर। ऋत्विङ्मंडपसंभारमाचार्यं चापि तद्विधं
taṭākavidhivatsarvaṃ samāpya jagatīśvara| ṛtviṅmaṃḍapasaṃbhāramācāryaṃ cāpi tadvidhaṃ
Having completed everything as in the rule for a tank, O lord of the earth—the officiating priests, the pavilion, the equipment, and the teacher too, in that same way—
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PdP 1 28.4
पूजयेद्ब्राह्मणांस्तद्वद्धेमवस्त्रानुलेपनैः। सर्वौषध्युदकैः सिक्तान्दध्यक्षतविभूषितान्
pūjayedbrāhmaṇāṃstadvaddhemavastrānulepanaiḥ| sarvauṣadhyudakaiḥ siktāndadhyakṣatavibhūṣitān
he should honour the brahmins likewise with gold, garments and unguents, (and the trees,) sprinkled with water containing all the herbs and adorned with curds and unbroken rice-grains.
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PdP 1 28.5
वृक्षान्माल्यैरलंकृत्य वासोभिरभिवेष्टयेत्। सूच्या सौवर्णया कार्यं सर्वेषां कर्णवेधनं
vṛkṣānmālyairalaṃkṛtya vāsobhirabhiveṣṭayet| sūcyā sauvarṇayā kāryaṃ sarveṣāṃ karṇavedhanaṃ
Having decorated the trees with garlands, he should wrap them round with cloths; the ear-piercing of them all is to be done with a golden needle.
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PdP 1 28.6
अंजनं चापि दातव्यं तद्वद्धेमशलाकया। फलानि सप्त चाष्टौ वा कालधौतानि कारयेत्
aṃjanaṃ cāpi dātavyaṃ tadvaddhemaśalākayā| phalāni sapta cāṣṭau vā kāladhautāni kārayet
And collyrium is to be applied likewise with a golden rod; and he should have seven or eight fruits made of gold.
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PdP 1 28.7
प्रत्येकं सर्ववृक्षाणां वेद्यांतान्यधिवासयेत्। धूपोत्र गुग्गुलुः श्रेष्ठस्ताम्रपात्रेष्वधिष्ठितान्
pratyekaṃ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ vedyāṃtānyadhivāsayet| dhūpotra gugguluḥ śreṣṭhastāmrapātreṣvadhiṣṭhitān
For each one of all the trees he should perform the adhivāsa (preparatory consecration) at the edges of the altar; here guggulu is the best incense, (the offerings being) set in copper vessels.
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PdP 1 28.8
सप्तधान्यस्थितान्कृत्वा वस्त्रगंधानुलेपनैः। कुंभान्सर्वेषु वृक्षेषु स्थापयित्वावनीश्वर
saptadhānyasthitānkṛtvā vastragaṃdhānulepanaiḥ| kuṃbhānsarveṣu vṛkṣeṣu sthāpayitvāvanīśvara
Having set them upon the seven grains, with garments and smearings of fragrant paste, having placed jars at all the trees, O lord of the earth—
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PdP 1 28.9
पूजयित्वा दिनांते च कृत्वा बलिनिवेदनम्। यथावल्लोकपालानामिंद्रादीनां विधानतः
pūjayitvā dināṃte ca kṛtvā balinivedanam| yathāvallokapālānāmiṃdrādīnāṃ vidhānataḥ
—and having worshipped, and at the day's end having made the offering of bali properly, according to the prescription, to the world-guardians, Indra and the rest.
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PdP 1 28.10
वनस्पतेरधिवास एवं कार्यो द्विजातिभिः। ततः शुक्लांबरधरान्सौवर्णकृतमेखलान्
vanaspateradhivāsa evaṃ kāryo dvijātibhiḥ| tataḥ śuklāṃbaradharānsauvarṇakṛtamekhalān
Thus the adhivāsa of the tree should be done by the twice-born. Then (the jars), draped in white cloth and girded with bands made of gold—
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PdP 1 28.11
सकांस्यदोहां सौवर्णशृंगाभ्यामतिशालिनीं। पयस्विनीं वृक्षमध्यादुत्सृजेद्गामुदङ्मुखीम्
sakāṃsyadohāṃ sauvarṇaśṛṃgābhyāmatiśālinīṃ| payasvinīṃ vṛkṣamadhyādutsṛjedgāmudaṅmukhīm
A cow with a bronze milking-pail, most splendid with its two golden horns, rich in milk—he should release her, facing north, from the midst of the trees.
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PdP 1 28.12
ततोभिषेकमंत्रेण वाद्यमंगलगीतकैः। ऋग्यजुःसाममंत्रैश्च वारुणैरभितस्तदा
tatobhiṣekamaṃtreṇa vādyamaṃgalagītakaiḥ| ṛgyajuḥsāmamaṃtraiśca vāruṇairabhitastadā
Then, with the consecration mantra, with instrumental music and auspicious songs, and with mantras of the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman, and with Varuṇa-verses all around at that time—
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PdP 1 28.13
तैरेव कुंभैः स्नपनं कुर्युर्ब्राह्मणपुंगवाः। स्नातः शुक्लांबरधरो यजमानोभिपूजयेत्
taireva kuṃbhaiḥ snapanaṃ kuryurbrāhmaṇapuṃgavāḥ| snātaḥ śuklāṃbaradharo yajamānobhipūjayet
—with those very jars the foremost of brahmins should perform the bathing. Bathed and wearing white garments, the sacrificer should honour
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PdP 1 28.14
गोभिर्विभवतः सर्वानृत्विजः ससमाहितान्। हेमसूत्रैः सकटकैरंगुलीयैः पवित्रकैः
gobhirvibhavataḥ sarvānṛtvijaḥ sasamāhitān| hemasūtraiḥ sakaṭakairaṃgulīyaiḥ pavitrakaiḥ
all the officiating priests, who are collected in mind, with cows according to his wealth, with golden cords, with bracelets, with rings, with pavitraka rings,
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PdP 1 28.15
वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च तथोपस्करपादुकैः। क्षीराभिषेचनं कुर्याद्यावद्दिनचतुष्टयम्
vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca tathopaskarapādukaiḥ| kṣīrābhiṣecanaṃ kuryādyāvaddinacatuṣṭayam
with garments and with bedding, and likewise with household goods and sandals. He should perform the milk-bathing for as long as four days.
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PdP 1 28.16
होमश्च सर्पिषा कार्यो यवैः कृष्णतिलैरपि। पलाशसमिधः शस्ताश्चतुर्थेऽह्नि तथोत्सवः
homaśca sarpiṣā kāryo yavaiḥ kṛṣṇatilairapi| palāśasamidhaḥ śastāścaturthe'hni tathotsavaḥ
And the fire-offering is to be made with clarified butter, with barley and also with black sesame; palāśa firewood is commended; and on the fourth day, the festival.
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PdP 1 28.17
दक्षिणा च पुनस्तद्वद्देया तत्रापि शक्तितः। यद्यदिष्टतमं किचित्तत्तद्दद्यादमत्सरी
dakṣiṇā ca punastadvaddeyā tatrāpi śaktitaḥ| yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ kicittattaddadyādamatsarī
And again the priestly fee is likewise to be given there too, according to capacity; whatever is most cherished, that he should give, free from grudging.
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PdP 1 28.18
आचार्ये द्विगुणं दत्त्वा प्रणिपत्य क्षमापयेत्। अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्याद्वृक्षोत्सवं बुधः
ācārye dviguṇaṃ dattvā praṇipatya kṣamāpayet| anena vidhinā yastu kuryādvṛkṣotsavaṃ budhaḥ
Having given twice as much to the teacher, he should bow down and beg his pardon. And the wise man who performs the tree-festival by this rule
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PdP 1 28.19
सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति पदं चानन्तमश्नुते। यश्चैवमपि राजेन्द्र वृक्षं संस्थापयेद्बुधः
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti padaṃ cānantamaśnute| yaścaivamapi rājendra vṛkṣaṃ saṃsthāpayedbudhaḥ
obtains all his desires and attains the endless station. And the wise man who, O best of kings, thus sets up a tree—
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PdP 1 28.20
सोपि स्वर्गे वसेद्राजन्यावदिंद्रायुतत्रयम्। भूतान्भव्यांश्च मनुजांस्तारयेद्रोमसंमितान्
sopi svarge vasedrājanyāvadiṃdrāyutatrayam| bhūtānbhavyāṃśca manujāṃstārayedromasaṃmitān
he too dwells in heaven, O king, for as long as three myriads of Indras (endure), and he ferries across men, past and future, equal in number to his hairs.
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PdP 1 28.21
परमां सिद्धिमाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभाम्। य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः
paramāṃ siddhimāpnoti punarāvṛttidurlabhām| ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayedvāpi mānavaḥ
He attains the supreme perfection, hard to reach, from which there is no returning. The man who constantly hears this, or causes it to be heard—
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PdP 1 28.22
सोपि संपूज्यते देवैर्ब्रह्मलोके महीयते। अपुत्रस्य च पुत्रित्वं पादपा एव कुर्वते
sopi saṃpūjyate devairbrahmaloke mahīyate| aputrasya ca putritvaṃ pādapā eva kurvate
he too is worshipped by the gods and is magnified in the world of Brahmā. And trees themselves confer the state of having a son upon the sonless.
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PdP 1 28.23
तीर्थेषु पिंडदानादीन्रोपकाणां ददंति ते। यत्नेनापि च राजेंद्र अश्वत्थारोपणं कुरु
tīrtheṣu piṃḍadānādīnropakāṇāṃ dadaṃti te| yatnenāpi ca rājeṃdra aśvatthāropaṇaṃ kuru
They give the offering of piṇḍas and the rest at the sacred fords to those who plant them. And even with effort, O best of kings, plant the aśvattha.
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PdP 1 28.24
स ते पुत्रसहस्रस्य कृत्यमेकः करिष्यति। धनी चाश्वत्थवृक्षेण अशोकः शोकनाशनः
sa te putrasahasrasya kṛtyamekaḥ kariṣyati| dhanī cāśvatthavṛkṣeṇa aśokaḥ śokanāśanaḥ
That one alone will do for you the work of a thousand sons. And by the aśvattha tree one becomes wealthy; the aśoka destroys sorrow.
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PdP 1 28.25
प्लक्षो यज्ञप्रदः प्रोक्तः क्षीरी चायुःप्रदः स्मृतः। जंबुकी कन्यकादात्री भार्यादा दाडिमी तथा
plakṣo yajñapradaḥ proktaḥ kṣīrī cāyuḥpradaḥ smṛtaḥ| jaṃbukī kanyakādātrī bhāryādā dāḍimī tathā
The plakṣa is said to bestow sacrifice, and the kṣīrī is held to bestow long life; the jambukī gives a daughter, and likewise the pomegranate gives a wife.
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PdP 1 28.26
अश्वत्थो रोगनाशाय पलाशो ब्रह्मदस्तथा। प्रेतत्वं जायते पुंसो रोपयेद्यो विभीतकम्
aśvattho roganāśāya palāśo brahmadastathā| pretatvaṃ jāyate puṃso ropayedyo vibhītakam
The aśvattha is for the destruction of disease, and the palāśa bestows brahman; but the state of a ghost befalls the man who plants the vibhītaka.
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PdP 1 28.27
अंकोले कुलवृद्धिस्तु खादिरेणाप्यरोगिता। निंबप्ररोहकाणां तु नित्यं तुष्येद्दिवाकरः
aṃkole kulavṛddhistu khādireṇāpyarogitā| niṃbaprarohakāṇāṃ tu nityaṃ tuṣyeddivākaraḥ
By the aṅkola (tree there comes) increase of the family, by the khadira freedom from disease; and with the sprouting shoots of the nīm the Sun is ever pleased.
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PdP 1 28.28
श्रीवृक्षे शंकरो देवः पाटलायां तु पार्वती। शिंशपायामप्सरसः कुंदे गंधर्वसत्तमाः
śrīvṛkṣe śaṃkaro devaḥ pāṭalāyāṃ tu pārvatī| śiṃśapāyāmapsarasaḥ kuṃde gaṃdharvasattamāḥ
In the śrīvṛkṣa (dwells) the god Śaṅkara, but in the pāṭalā Pārvatī; in the śiṃśapā the apsarases, in the kunda the foremost of gandharvas.
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PdP 1 28.29
तिंतिडीके दासवर्गा वंजुले दस्यवस्तथा। पुण्यप्रदः श्रीप्रदश्च चंदनः पनसस्तथा
tiṃtiḍīke dāsavargā vaṃjule dasyavastathā| puṇyapradaḥ śrīpradaśca caṃdanaḥ panasastathā
In the tamarind (dwell) the classes of servants, and in the vañjula robbers; and the sandalwood and the jackfruit are givers of merit and of prosperity.
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PdP 1 28.30
सौभाग्यदश्चंपकश्च करीरः पारदारिकः। अपत्यनाशकस्तालो बकुलः कुलवर्द्धनः
saubhāgyadaścaṃpakaśca karīraḥ pāradārikaḥ| apatyanāśakastālo bakulaḥ kulavarddhanaḥ
The campaka is a giver of good fortune, the karīra makes (one) an adulterer; the palm destroys offspring, the bakula increases the family.
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PdP 1 28.31
बहुभार्या नारिकेला द्राक्षा सर्वांगसुंदरी। रतिप्रदा तथा कोली केतकी शत्रुनाशिनी
bahubhāryā nārikelā drākṣā sarvāṃgasuṃdarī| ratipradā tathā kolī ketakī śatrunāśinī
The coconut (gives) many wives, the grapevine (a wife) lovely in every limb; likewise the kolī gives sexual pleasure, and the ketakī destroys enemies.
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PdP 1 28.32
एवमादि नगाश्चान्ये ये नोक्तास्तेपि दायकाः। प्रतिष्ठां ते गमिष्यंति यैस्तु वृक्षाः प्ररोपिताः
evamādi nagāścānye ye noktāstepi dāyakāḥ| pratiṣṭhāṃ te gamiṣyaṃti yaistu vṛkṣāḥ praropitāḥ
And other trees beginning with these, which have not been mentioned — they too are givers; those by whom trees have been planted will attain a firm standing.
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