Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 32
PdP 1 32.1
भीष्म उवाच। केन कर्मविपाकेन प्रेतत्वं जायते पुनः। केन वात्र प्रमुच्येत तन्मे ब्रूहि महामते
bhīṣma uvāca| kena karmavipākena pretatvaṃ jāyate punaḥ| kena vātra pramucyeta tanme brūhi mahāmate
Bhīṣma said: By the ripening of what deed does one become a preta again? And by what would one be released from that state? Tell me that, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.2
पुलस्त्य उवाच। अहं ते कथयिष्यामि सर्वमेतदशेषतः। यच्छ्रुत्वा न पुनर्मोहं यास्यते नृपसत्तम
pulastya uvāca| ahaṃ te kathayiṣyāmi sarvametadaśeṣataḥ| yacchrutvā na punarmohaṃ yāsyate nṛpasattama
Pulastya said: I shall tell you all this without remainder, hearing which you will not fall into confusion again, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.3
येन जायेत प्रेतत्वं येन चास्मात्प्रमुच्यते। प्राप्नोति नरकं घोरं दुस्तरं त्रिदशैरपि
yena jāyeta pretatvaṃ yena cāsmātpramucyate| prāpnoti narakaṃ ghoraṃ dustaraṃ tridaśairapi
(I shall tell you) by what one becomes a preta and by what one is released from it, (and how) one attains the dreadful hell, hard to cross even for the thirty gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.4
सतां संभाषणे चैव पुण्यतीर्थानुकीर्त्तने। मानवास्तु प्रमुच्यंत आपन्नाः प्रेतयोनिषु
satāṃ saṃbhāṣaṇe caiva puṇyatīrthānukīrttane| mānavāstu pramucyaṃta āpannāḥ pretayoniṣu
But by conversation with the good and by the recitation of holy places of pilgrimage, men who have fallen into preta-wombs are released.
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PdP 1 32.5
श्रूयते हि पुरा भीष्म ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः। पृथुस्सर्वत्र विख्यातः संतोषे च सदा स्थितः
śrūyate hi purā bhīṣma brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ| pṛthussarvatra vikhyātaḥ saṃtoṣe ca sadā sthitaḥ
For it is heard, Bhīṣma, that of old there was a brāhmaṇa of strict vows, Pṛthu, renowned everywhere, and always established in contentment,
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PdP 1 32.6
स्वाध्याययुक्तो गेहेषु नित्ययोगश्च योगवित्। जपयज्ञविधानेन युक्तं कालं क्षिपेच्च सः
svādhyāyayukto geheṣu nityayogaśca yogavit| japayajñavidhānena yuktaṃ kālaṃ kṣipecca saḥ
devoted to Vedic recitation in his home, constant in yoga and a knower of yoga; and he would spend his time engaged in the practice of muttered prayer as sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.7
युक्तः क्षमादयाभ्यां च क्षांत्यायुक्तश्च तत्त्ववित्। अहिंसाहितचित्तश्च मार्द्दवे च तथास्थितः
yuktaḥ kṣamādayābhyāṃ ca kṣāṃtyāyuktaśca tattvavit| ahiṃsāhitacittaśca mārddave ca tathāsthitaḥ
He was joined with forbearance and compassion, endowed with patience, a knower of the truth, his mind set on non-injury and on the welfare (of beings), and likewise established in gentleness;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.8
ब्रह्मचर्यसमायुक्तस्तपोयोगसमन्वितः। युक्तः स पितृकार्येषु युक्तो वैदिककर्मसु
brahmacaryasamāyuktastapoyogasamanvitaḥ| yuktaḥ sa pitṛkāryeṣu yukto vaidikakarmasu
joined with chastity, provided with austerity and yoga; he was diligent in the rites for the ancestors, diligent in the acts prescribed by the Veda;
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PdP 1 32.9
परलोकभयेयुक्तो युक्तस्सत्यवचः प्रति। युक्तो मधुरवाक्येषु युक्तश्चातिथिपूजने
paralokabhayeyukto yuktassatyavacaḥ prati| yukto madhuravākyeṣu yuktaścātithipūjane
attentive to the fear of the next world, attentive to truthful speech, given to sweet words, and given to the honouring of guests;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.10
इष्टापूर्तसमायुक्तो युक्तो द्वंद्वविवर्जने। स्वकर्मविधिसंयुक्तो युक्तः स्वाध्यायकर्मसु
iṣṭāpūrtasamāyukto yukto dvaṃdvavivarjane| svakarmavidhisaṃyukto yuktaḥ svādhyāyakarmasu
endowed with sacrifices and works of public merit, given to the avoidance of the pairs (of opposites), joined to the rules of his own duty, diligent in the acts of Vedic recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.11
एवं कर्माणि कुर्वंतस्संसारविजिगीषया। बहून्यब्दान्यतीतानि ब्राह्मणस्य गृहे सतः
evaṃ karmāṇi kurvaṃtassaṃsāravijigīṣayā| bahūnyabdānyatītāni brāhmaṇasya gṛhe sataḥ
Thus, while he performed his deeds out of the desire to conquer the round of rebirth, many years passed for the brāhmaṇa as he dwelt in his house.
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PdP 1 32.12
तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता तीर्थाभिगमनं प्रति। पुण्यैस्तीर्थजलैरेतत्क्लिन्नं कुर्यां कलेवरम्
tasya buddhiriyaṃ jātā tīrthābhigamanaṃ prati| puṇyaistīrthajalairetatklinnaṃ kuryāṃ kalevaram
This thought arose in him regarding a journey to the holy fords: "Let me make this body wet with the meritorious waters of the tīrthas."
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PdP 1 32.13
प्रयतः पुष्करे स्नात्वा भास्करस्योदयं प्रति। कृतजप्यनमस्कारोप्यद्ध्वानं प्रत्यपद्यत
prayataḥ puṣkare snātvā bhāskarasyodayaṃ prati| kṛtajapyanamaskāropyaddhvānaṃ pratyapadyata
Purified, having bathed at Puṣkara toward the rising of the sun, and having performed his muttered prayer and salutation, he set out upon the road.
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PdP 1 32.14
अग्रतः पंचपुरुषानपश्यत्सोति भीषणान्। वने कंटकवृक्षाढ्ये निर्जने पक्षिवर्जिते
agrataḥ paṃcapuruṣānapaśyatsoti bhīṣaṇān| vane kaṃṭakavṛkṣāḍhye nirjane pakṣivarjite
Ahead of him he saw five men, exceedingly terrifying, in a forest thick with thorn-trees, deserted and devoid of birds.
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PdP 1 32.15
तान्दृष्ट्वा विकृताकारान्सुघोरान्पापदर्शनान्। ईषत्संत्रस्तहृदयो व्यतिष्ठन्निश्चलाकृतिः
tāndṛṣṭvā vikṛtākārānsughorānpāpadarśanān| īṣatsaṃtrastahṛdayo vyatiṣṭhanniścalākṛtiḥ
Seeing them, misshapen in form, most horrible, evil to look upon, his heart somewhat frightened, he stood still with motionless body.
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PdP 1 32.16
अवलंब्य ततो धैर्य्यं भयमुत्सृज्य दूरतः। पप्रच्छ मधुराभाषी के यूयं विकृताः कुतः
avalaṃbya tato dhairyyaṃ bhayamutsṛjya dūrataḥ| papraccha madhurābhāṣī ke yūyaṃ vikṛtāḥ kutaḥ
Then, taking hold of his firmness and casting fear far off, he asked, speaking sweetly: "Who are you, deformed ones, and whence?
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PdP 1 32.17
किं वा चैव कृतं कर्म ये नप्राप्ताश्च वैकृतम्। कथमेवंविधाः सर्वे प्रस्थिताः कुत्र चाध्वनि
kiṃ vā caiva kṛtaṃ karma ye naprāptāśca vaikṛtam| kathamevaṃvidhāḥ sarve prasthitāḥ kutra cādhvani
And what deed was done (by you), who have come to this deformity? How is it that all of you, being of such a kind, have set out, and on what road?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.18
प्रेता ऊचुः। क्षुत्पिपासान्विता नित्यं महादुःखसमावृताः। हृतप्रज्ञा वयं सर्वे नष्टसञ्ज्ञाविचेतसः
pretā ūcuḥ| kṣutpipāsānvitā nityaṃ mahāduḥkhasamāvṛtāḥ| hṛtaprajñā vayaṃ sarve naṣṭasañjñāvicetasaḥ
The pretas said: Afflicted always with hunger and thirst, wholly enveloped in great suffering, we are all robbed of understanding, our awareness lost, our minds gone.
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PdP 1 32.19
न जानीमो दिशं चापि प्रदिशं चापि कां च न। नांतरिक्षं महीं चापि न जानीमो दिवं तथा
na jānīmo diśaṃ cāpi pradiśaṃ cāpi kāṃ ca na| nāṃtarikṣaṃ mahīṃ cāpi na jānīmo divaṃ tathā
We do not know any direction nor any intermediate direction; we do not know the mid-air nor the earth, nor likewise the sky.
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PdP 1 32.20
यदेतद्दुःखमाख्यातमेतदेव सुखं भवेत्। प्रभातमिदमाभाति भास्करोदयदर्शनात्
yadetadduḥkhamākhyātametadeva sukhaṃ bhavet| prabhātamidamābhāti bhāskarodayadarśanāt
This which has been declared to be our suffering — this very thing would be (our) happiness: this dawn shines forth, from the sight of the sun's rising.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.21
अहं पर्युषितो नाम सूचीमुखस्तथाऽपरः। शीघ्रगो रोहकश्चैव पंचमो लेखकस्तथा
ahaṃ paryuṣito nāma sūcīmukhastathā'paraḥ| śīghrago rohakaścaiva paṃcamo lekhakastathā
(One said:) I am named Paryuṣita ("Stale-food"), and another is Sūcīmukha ("Needle-mouth"); (then) Śīghraga ("Swift-goer") and Rohaka ("Climber"), and the fifth is Lekhaka ("Scratcher").
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PdP 1 32.22
ब्राह्मण उवाच। प्रेतानां कर्मजातानां नाम्ना वै संभवः कुतः। किं तत्कारणमुद्दिश्य यतो यूयं सनामकाः
brāhmaṇa uvāca| pretānāṃ karmajātānāṃ nāmnā vai saṃbhavaḥ kutaḥ| kiṃ tatkāraṇamuddiśya yato yūyaṃ sanāmakāḥ
The brāhmaṇa said: How do ghosts, who are born of their deeds, come to have names? With what cause in view is it that you have names?
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PdP 1 32.23
प्रेता ऊचुः। अहं स्वादु सदा भुंजे दद्यां पर्युषितं द्विजे। एतत्कारणमासाद्य नाम पर्युषितो मम
pretā ūcuḥ| ahaṃ svādu sadā bhuṃje dadyāṃ paryuṣitaṃ dvije| etatkāraṇamāsādya nāma paryuṣito mama
The ghosts said: I always ate tasty food (myself), but would give stale food to a brāhmaṇa; on account of this cause my name is Paryuṣita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.24
सूचिता बहवोऽनेन विप्राश्चान्नाद्यकांक्षिणः। एतत्कारणमुद्दिश्य सूचीमुखाभिधो मतः
sūcitā bahavo'nena viprāścānnādyakāṃkṣiṇaḥ| etatkāraṇamuddiśya sūcīmukhābhidho mataḥ
By this one many brāhmaṇas who desired food were pricked (with words); with this cause in view he is held to be called Sūcīmukha.
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PdP 1 32.25
शीघ्रं गतोऽस्मि विप्रेण याचितः क्षुधितेन च। एतत्कारणमुद्दिश्य शीघ्रगो द्विजसत्तम
śīghraṃ gato'smi vipreṇa yācitaḥ kṣudhitena ca| etatkāraṇamuddiśya śīghrago dvijasattama
When begged by a hungry brāhmaṇa, I went away quickly; with this cause in view (I am) Śīghraga, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 1 32.26
गृहोपरि सदा स्वादु भुंक्ते द्विजभयेन हि। उद्विग्नमानसस्तत्र तेनासौ रोहकः स्मृतः
gṛhopari sadā svādu bhuṃkte dvijabhayena hi| udvignamānasastatra tenāsau rohakaḥ smṛtaḥ
He always ate tasty food up on the roof of the house, out of fear of brāhmaṇas, with an agitated mind there; therefore he is remembered as Rohaka.
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PdP 1 32.27
मौने चापि स्थितो नित्यं याचितो विलिखन्महीम्। अस्माकमपि पापिष्ठो लेखको नाम नामतः
maune cāpi sthito nityaṃ yācito vilikhanmahīm| asmākamapi pāpiṣṭho lekhako nāma nāmataḥ
And he always kept silent when begged, scratching the ground (with his foot); the most sinful even among us, he is Lekhaka by name.
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PdP 1 32.28
कृच्छ्रेण लेखको याति रोहकस्तु अवाक्शिराः। शीघ्रगः पंगुतां प्राप्तः सूची सूचीमुखोऽभवत्
kṛcchreṇa lekhako yāti rohakastu avākśirāḥ| śīghragaḥ paṃgutāṃ prāptaḥ sūcī sūcīmukho'bhavat
Lekhaka moves with difficulty, and Rohaka is head-downwards; Śīghraga has come to lameness, and the needle-one became needle-mouthed.
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PdP 1 32.29
पर्युषितो लम्बग्रीवो लंबोदर उदाहृतः। बृहद्वृषणलंबोष्ठः पापादस्मादजायत
paryuṣito lambagrīvo laṃbodara udāhṛtaḥ| bṛhadvṛṣaṇalaṃboṣṭhaḥ pāpādasmādajāyata
Paryuṣita is called long-necked and pot-bellied; with huge testicles and hanging lips he was born, from this sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.30
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातमात्मवृत्तं सहेतुकम्। पृच्छस्व यदि ते श्रद्धा पृष्टाश्च कथयामहे
etatte sarvamākhyātamātmavṛttaṃ sahetukam| pṛcchasva yadi te śraddhā pṛṣṭāśca kathayāmahe
All this has been told to you—our own history with its causes; ask, if you have faith, and being asked we will tell.
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PdP 1 32.31
ब्राह्मण उवाच। ये जीवा भुवि तिष्ठंति सर्वेप्याहारमूलकाः। युष्माकमपि चाहारं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
brāhmaṇa uvāca| ye jīvā bhuvi tiṣṭhaṃti sarvepyāhāramūlakāḥ| yuṣmākamapi cāhāraṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
The brāhmaṇa said: The living beings that dwell on earth all have food as their basis; I wish to hear truly about your food too.
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PdP 1 32.32
प्रेता ऊचुः। शृणुष्वाहारमस्माकं सर्वसत्वविगर्हितम्। यच्छ्रुत्वा निंदसे विप्र भूयोभूयश्च नित्यशः
pretā ūcuḥ| śṛṇuṣvāhāramasmākaṃ sarvasatvavigarhitam| yacchrutvā niṃdase vipra bhūyobhūyaśca nityaśaḥ
The ghosts said: Hear of our food, which is despised by all creatures—hearing which, O brāhmaṇa, you will revile it again and again, constantly.
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PdP 1 32.33
श्लेष्ममूत्रपुरीषेण योषिदङ्गमलेन च। गृहाणि त्यक्तशौचानि प्रेता भुंजंति तत्र वै
śleṣmamūtrapurīṣeṇa yoṣidaṅgamalena ca| gṛhāṇi tyaktaśaucāni pretā bhuṃjaṃti tatra vai
Houses that have abandoned purity, (defiled) with phlegm, urine and excrement, and with the bodily filth of women—there indeed the ghosts eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.34
स्त्रीभिर्दग्धानि कीर्णानि प्रकीर्णोच्छिष्टकानि च। मलेनापि जुगुप्स्यानि प्रेता भुंजंति तत्र वै
strībhirdagdhāni kīrṇāni prakīrṇocchiṣṭakāni ca| malenāpi jugupsyāni pretā bhuṃjaṃti tatra vai
(Houses) burned by women, littered, with leftovers scattered about, loathsome with filth—there indeed the ghosts eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.35
चित्तलज्जाविहीनानि होमहीनानि यानि च। व्रतैश्चैव विहीनानि प्रेता भुंजंति तत्र वै
cittalajjāvihīnāni homahīnāni yāni ca| vrataiścaiva vihīnāni pretā bhuṃjaṃti tatra vai
Those (houses) devoid of conscience and shame, devoid of oblations, and devoid of observances—there indeed the ghosts eat.
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PdP 1 32.36
गुरवो नैव पूज्यंते स्त्रीजितानि गृहाणि च। क्रोधलोभगृहीतानि प्रेता भुंजंति तत्र वै
guravo naiva pūjyaṃte strījitāni gṛhāṇi ca| krodhalobhagṛhītāni pretā bhuṃjaṃti tatra vai
Houses where elders are not honoured, which are ruled by women, which are gripped by anger and greed—there indeed the ghosts eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.37
त्रपा मे जायते तात कथ्यमाने स्वभोजने। अस्मात्परतरं चान्यन्न वक्तुमपि शक्यते
trapā me jāyate tāta kathyamāne svabhojane| asmātparataraṃ cānyanna vaktumapi śakyate
Shame arises in me, dear sir, when my own food is being described; and anything worse than this cannot even be spoken.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.38
निवृत्तिं प्रेतभावस्य पृच्छामस्त्वां दृढव्रत। यथा न भवति प्रेतस्तन्मे वद तपोधन
nivṛttiṃ pretabhāvasya pṛcchāmastvāṃ dṛḍhavrata| yathā na bhavati pretastanme vada tapodhana
We ask you, O firm in vows, about the cessation of the ghost-condition: tell me, O rich in austerity, how one does not become a ghost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.39
ब्राह्मण उवाच। एकरात्र द्विरात्रादि कृच्छ्रचांद्रायणदिभिः। व्रतैरन्यैः कृतैर्नित्यं न प्रेतो जायते नरः
brāhmaṇa uvāca| ekarātra dvirātrādi kṛcchracāṃdrāyaṇadibhiḥ| vratairanyaiḥ kṛtairnityaṃ na preto jāyate naraḥ
The brāhmaṇa said: By the one-night and two-night (fasts) and so on, by the kṛcchra and cāndrāyaṇa and the rest, and by other observances constantly performed, a man does not become a ghost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.40
त्रीनग्नीन्पञ्च चैकं वा योऽहन्यहनि सेवते। स वै भूतदयापन्नो न प्रेतो जायते नरः
trīnagnīnpañca caikaṃ vā yo'hanyahani sevate| sa vai bhūtadayāpanno na preto jāyate naraḥ
He who day after day tends the three fires, or five, or one—he, being full of compassion for beings, does not become a ghost.
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PdP 1 32.41
तुल्यो मानेऽपमाने च तुल्यः कांचनलोष्टयोः। तुल्यः शत्रौ च मित्रे च न प्रेतो जायते नरः
tulyo māne'pamāne ca tulyaḥ kāṃcanaloṣṭayoḥ| tulyaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca na preto jāyate naraḥ
Equal in honour and dishonour, equal toward gold and toward a lump of clay, equal toward enemy and friend — such a man is not born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.42
देवताऽतिथिपूजासु गुरुपूजासु नित्यशः। रतो वै पितृपूजासु न प्रेतो जायते नरः
devatā'tithipūjāsu gurupūjāsu nityaśaḥ| rato vai pitṛpūjāsu na preto jāyate naraḥ
He who is constantly devoted to the worship of the gods and of guests, to the worship of teachers, and indeed to the worship of the fathers — such a man is not born as a preta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.43
शुक्लांगारकसंयुक्ता चतुर्थी जायते यदा। श्रद्धया श्राद्धकृत्तस्यां न प्रेतो जायते नरः
śuklāṃgārakasaṃyuktā caturthī jāyate yadā| śraddhayā śrāddhakṛttasyāṃ na preto jāyate naraḥ
When the fourth day of the bright fortnight falls conjoined with Tuesday (Mars), he who performs the śrāddha on it with faith — such a man is not born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.44
जितक्रोधविमर्शोयस्तृष्णासंगविवर्जितः। क्षमावान्दानशीलश्च न प्रेतो जायते नरः
jitakrodhavimarśoyastṛṣṇāsaṃgavivarjitaḥ| kṣamāvāndānaśīlaśca na preto jāyate naraḥ
He who has conquered anger and (harsh) censure, who is free of craving and attachment, who is patient and given to giving — such a man is not born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.45
गोब्राह्मणांश्च तीर्थानि पर्वतांश्च नदीस्तथा। देवांश्चैव तु यो वन्द्यान्न प्रेतो जायते नरः
gobrāhmaṇāṃśca tīrthāni parvatāṃśca nadīstathā| devāṃścaiva tu yo vandyānna preto jāyate naraḥ
And he who reveres what is worthy of reverence — cows and brahmins, holy fords, mountains and rivers, and the gods — such a man is not born as a preta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.46
प्रेता ऊचुः। श्रुताश्च विविधा धर्माः पृच्छामो दुःखिता मुने। येन वै जायते प्रेतस्तन्नो वद महामते
pretā ūcuḥ| śrutāśca vividhā dharmāḥ pṛcchāmo duḥkhitā mune| yena vai jāyate pretastanno vada mahāmate
The pretas said: We have heard the various duties; grieving, we ask, O sage: tell us that by which one is born a preta, O great-minded one.
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PdP 1 32.47
ब्राह्मण उवाच। शूद्रान्नेन तु भुक्तेन ब्राह्मणेन विशेषतः। म्रियते ह्युदरस्थेन स वै प्रेतो भवेन्नरः
brāhmaṇa uvāca| śūdrānnena tu bhuktena brāhmaṇena viśeṣataḥ| mriyate hyudarasthena sa vai preto bhavennaraḥ
The brahmin said: When a man dies with food received from a śūdra still in his belly — especially if he is a brahmin — that man indeed becomes a preta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.48
मातरं पितरं भ्रातॄन्भगिनीं सुतमेव च। अदृष्टदोषांस्त्यजति स प्रेतो जायते नरः
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhrātṝnbhaginīṃ sutameva ca| adṛṣṭadoṣāṃstyajati sa preto jāyate naraḥ
He who abandons mother, father, brothers, sister, and even his son, though no fault has been seen in them — such a man is born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.49
अयाज्ययाजनाच्चैव याज्यस्य च विवर्जनात्। रतो वै शूद्रसेवासु स प्रेतो जायते नरः
ayājyayājanāccaiva yājyasya ca vivarjanāt| rato vai śūdrasevāsu sa preto jāyate naraḥ
From officiating for one for whom one should not officiate, and from refusing one for whom one should officiate, and being devoted to serving śūdras — such a man is born as a preta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.50
न्यासापहर्ता मित्रध्रुक्शूद्रपाकरतः सदा। विस्रंभघाती कूटस्थः स प्रेतो जायते नरः1.32.
nyāsāpahartā mitradhrukśūdrapākarataḥ sadā| visraṃbhaghātī kūṭasthaḥ sa preto jāyate naraḥ1.32.
One who steals a deposit entrusted to him, who betrays a friend, who is always intent on food cooked by śūdras, who destroys another's trust, who is set on fraud — such a man is born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.51
ब्रह्महा गोघ्नकः स्तेनः सुरापो गुरुतल्पगः। भूमिकन्यापहर्त्ता च स प्रेतो जायते नरः
brahmahā goghnakaḥ stenaḥ surāpo gurutalpagaḥ| bhūmikanyāpaharttā ca sa preto jāyate naraḥ
A killer of a brahmin, a slayer of cows, a thief, a drinker of liquor, one who violates his teacher's bed, and one who seizes land or a maiden — such a man is born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.52
सामान्यां दक्षिणां लब्ध्वा एक एव निगूहति। नास्तिकीभावनिरतः स वै प्रेतोभिजायते
sāmānyāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ labdhvā eka eva nigūhati| nāstikībhāvanirataḥ sa vai pretobhijāyate
He who, having received a fee meant to be shared, conceals it for himself alone, and he who delights in an unbelieving disposition — he indeed is born as a preta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.53
एवं ब्रुवाणे विप्रेन्द्र आकाशे दुंदुभिस्वनः। पुष्पवृष्टिः पपातोर्व्यां देवैर्मुक्ता सहस्रशः
evaṃ bruvāṇe viprendra ākāśe duṃdubhisvanaḥ| puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papātorvyāṃ devairmuktā sahasraśaḥ
When (the brahmin) spoke thus, O best of brahmins, there was the sound of drums in the sky, and a rain of flowers loosed by the gods in thousands fell upon the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.54
प्रेतानां तु विमानानि आगतानि समंततः। अस्य विप्रस्य संभाषात्पुण्यसंकीर्तनेन च
pretānāṃ tu vimānāni āgatāni samaṃtataḥ| asya viprasya saṃbhāṣātpuṇyasaṃkīrtanena ca
And celestial chariots came from all sides for the pretas, through the conversation with this brahmin and through the recitation of what is meritorious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.55
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सतां संभाषणं कुरु। यदि ते श्रेयसा कार्यं गंगासुत अतंद्रितः
tasmātsarvaprayatnena satāṃ saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ kuru| yadi te śreyasā kāryaṃ gaṃgāsuta ataṃdritaḥ
Therefore, with every effort, converse with the good; if you have any concern with your own welfare, O son of Gaṅgā, be untiring.
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PdP 1 32.56
तिलकं सर्वधर्मस्य पञ्चप्रेतकथामिमाम्। पठेल्लक्षं योऽस्य कुले न प्रेतो जायते नरः
tilakaṃ sarvadharmasya pañcapretakathāmimām| paṭhellakṣaṃ yo'sya kule na preto jāyate naraḥ
Whoever recites a hundred thousand times this story of the five pretas, the mark of all dharma — in his family no man is born a preta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.57
शृणोति वाप्यभीक्ष्णं वा श्रद्धया परयान्वितः। भक्त्या समन्वितो वापि न प्रेतो जायते नरः
śṛṇoti vāpyabhīkṣṇaṃ vā śraddhayā parayānvitaḥ| bhaktyā samanvito vāpi na preto jāyate naraḥ
Or if one hears it repeatedly, filled with the highest faith, or if one is possessed of devotion — such a man is not born as a preta.
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PdP 1 32.58
भीष्म उवाच। अंतरिक्षे किमर्थं तु पुष्करं परिकीर्त्यते। मुनिभिर्धर्मशीलैश्च लभ्यते तत्कथं त्विह
bhīṣma uvāca| aṃtarikṣe kimarthaṃ tu puṣkaraṃ parikīrtyate| munibhirdharmaśīlaiśca labhyate tatkathaṃ tviha
Bhīṣma said: For what reason is Puṣkara said to be in the sky? And how was it obtained here by the sages of righteous conduct?
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PdP 1 32.59
येन तल्लभ्यते लब्धं लब्धं चैव फलप्रदम्। तन्मे सर्वं समाचक्ष्व कौतुकादेव पृच्छतः
yena tallabhyate labdhaṃ labdhaṃ caiva phalapradam| tanme sarvaṃ samācakṣva kautukādeva pṛcchataḥ
By what means it is obtained, and, once obtained, how the obtaining bears fruit — tell me all that, for I ask out of curiosity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.60
पुलस्त्य उवाच। ऋषिकोटिस्समायाता दक्षिणापथवासिनी। स्नानार्थं पुष्करे राजन्पुष्करं च वियद्गतम्
pulastya uvāca| ṛṣikoṭissamāyātā dakṣiṇāpathavāsinī| snānārthaṃ puṣkare rājanpuṣkaraṃ ca viyadgatam
Pulastya said: A crore of sages dwelling in the southern region came, O king, to bathe in Puṣkara — and Puṣkara had gone into the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.61
मत्वाते मुनयः सर्वे प्राणायामपरायणाः। ध्यायमानाः परं ब्रह्म स्थिता द्वादशवत्सरान्
matvāte munayaḥ sarve prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāḥ| dhyāyamānāḥ paraṃ brahma sthitā dvādaśavatsarān
Realizing (this), all those sages, devoted to breath-control, meditating on the supreme Brahman, remained (so) for twelve years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.62
ब्रह्मा महर्षयस्तत्र देवास्सेन्द्रास्समागताः। ऋषयोंतर्हिताः प्रोचुर्नियमांस्ते सुदुष्करान्
brahmā maharṣayastatra devāssendrāssamāgatāḥ| ṛṣayoṃtarhitāḥ procurniyamāṃste suduṣkarān
There Brahmā, the great sages, and the gods together with Indra assembled; unseen, they spoke to those seers (about) those very hard-to-perform observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.63
आकारणं पुष्करस्य मंत्रेण क्रियतां द्विजाः। आपोहिष्ठेति तिसृभिर्ऋग्भिः सांनिध्यमेष्यति
ākāraṇaṃ puṣkarasya maṃtreṇa kriyatāṃ dvijāḥ| āpohiṣṭheti tisṛbhirṛgbhiḥ sāṃnidhyameṣyati
"Let the summoning of Puṣkara be done by a mantra, O twice-born ones; by the three ṛc verses beginning 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' it will come into presence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.64
अघमर्षणजप्येन भवेद्वै फलदायकम्। विप्रैर्वाक्यावसाने तु सर्वैस्तैस्तु तथा कृतम्
aghamarṣaṇajapyena bhavedvai phaladāyakam| viprairvākyāvasāne tu sarvaistaistu tathā kṛtam
"By the recitation of the Aghamarṣaṇa (hymn) it will indeed become fruit-giving." And at the end of the speech it was done just so by all those brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.65
कृतेन पुण्यतां प्राप्ता ये निदेशाच्च ते द्विजाः। गर्हिता धर्मशास्त्रेषु ते विप्रा दक्षिणोत्तराः
kṛtena puṇyatāṃ prāptā ye nideśācca te dvijāḥ| garhitā dharmaśāstreṣu te viprā dakṣiṇottarāḥ
By that deed those twice-born ones attained holiness, and (those) who (acted) from the instruction; (but) censured in the dharma treatises are those brahmins of the south and the north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.66
ये चान्ये पार्वतीयाश्च श्राद्धेनार्हंति केतनम्। एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्वियत्येवं समास्थितम्
ye cānye pārvatīyāśca śrāddhenārhaṃti ketanam| etasmātkāraṇādrājanviyatyevaṃ samāsthitam
And the others, the mountain-dwellers, who deserve a memorial (only) by a śrāddha—for this reason, O king, (Puṣkara) remained thus in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.67
कार्तिक्यां पुष्करं स्नानात्पूततामभियच्छति। ब्रह्मणा सहितं राजन्सर्वेषां पुण्यदायकम्
kārtikyāṃ puṣkaraṃ snānātpūtatāmabhiyacchati| brahmaṇā sahitaṃ rājansarveṣāṃ puṇyadāyakam
On the full moon of Kārttika, Puṣkara bestows purity through bathing; joined with Brahmā, O king, it is the giver of merit to all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.68
तत्रागतास्तु ये वर्णाः सर्वे ते पुण्यभाजनाः। द्विजैस्तुल्या न संदेहो विना मंत्रेण ते नृप
tatrāgatāstu ye varṇāḥ sarve te puṇyabhājanāḥ| dvijaistulyā na saṃdeho vinā maṃtreṇa te nṛpa
And whatever classes have come there, all of them are vessels of merit; they are equal to the twice-born—there is no doubt—(only) without mantra, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.69
आग्नेयं तु यदा ऋक्षं कार्तिक्यां भवति क्वचित्। महती सा तिथिर्ज्ञेया स्नाने दाने तथोत्तमा
āgneyaṃ tu yadā ṛkṣaṃ kārtikyāṃ bhavati kvacit| mahatī sā tithirjñeyā snāne dāne tathottamā
When the fiery asterism (Kṛttikā) falls on the Kārttika full moon somewhere, that lunar day is to be known as great, and supreme for bathing and giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.70
यदा याम्यं तु भवति ऋक्षं तस्यां तिथौ क्वचित्। तिथिः सापि महापुण्या यतिभिः परिकीर्तिता
yadā yāmyaṃ tu bhavati ṛkṣaṃ tasyāṃ tithau kvacit| tithiḥ sāpi mahāpuṇyā yatibhiḥ parikīrtitā
When somewhere the asterism of Yama (Bharaṇī) occurs on that lunar day, that day too is proclaimed by the ascetics to be of great merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.71
प्राजापत्यं यदा ऋक्षं तिथौ तस्यां नराधिप। सा महाकार्तिकी प्रोक्ता देवानामपि दुर्लभा
prājāpatyaṃ yadā ṛkṣaṃ tithau tasyāṃ narādhipa| sā mahākārtikī proktā devānāmapi durlabhā
When the asterism of Prajāpati (Rohiṇī) falls on that day, O ruler of men, that is called the Great Kārttikī, hard to obtain even for the gods.
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PdP 1 32.72
यदा चार्के गुरौ सोमे वारेष्वेतेषु वै त्रिषु। त्रीण्येतानि च ऋक्षाणि स्वयं प्रोक्तानि ब्रह्मणा
yadā cārke gurau some vāreṣveteṣu vai triṣu| trīṇyetāni ca ṛkṣāṇi svayaṃ proktāni brahmaṇā
And when (it falls) on a Sunday, a Thursday, or a Monday—on these three days—these three asterisms were declared by Brahmā himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.73
अत्राश्वमेधिकं पुण्यं स्नातस्य भवति ध्रुवम्। दानमक्षयतां याति पितॄणां तर्पणं तथा
atrāśvamedhikaṃ puṇyaṃ snātasya bhavati dhruvam| dānamakṣayatāṃ yāti pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ tathā
Then the merit of a horse-sacrifice certainly accrues to one who has bathed; a gift becomes imperishable, and likewise the libation to the ancestors.
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PdP 1 32.74
विशाखासु यदा भानुः कृत्तिकासु च चंद्रमाः। स योगः पुष्करो नाम पुष्करेष्वतिदुर्लभः
viśākhāsu yadā bhānuḥ kṛttikāsu ca caṃdramāḥ| sa yogaḥ puṣkaro nāma puṣkareṣvatidurlabhaḥ
When the sun is in Viśākhā and the moon in Kṛttikā, that conjunction is called Puṣkara, extremely hard to obtain at the Puṣkaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.75
अंतरिक्षावतीर्णे तु तीर्थे पैतामहे शुभे। स्नानं येऽत्र करिष्यंति तेषां लोका महोदयाः
aṃtarikṣāvatīrṇe tu tīrthe paitāmahe śubhe| snānaṃ ye'tra kariṣyaṃti teṣāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ
Those who will bathe here in the auspicious tīrtha of the Grandfather that has descended from the sky—for them there are worlds of great prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.76
न स्पृहांतेन्यपुण्यस्य कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च। करिष्यंति महाराज सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम्
na spṛhāṃtenyapuṇyasya kṛtasyāpyakṛtasya ca| kariṣyaṃti mahārāja satyametadudāhṛtam
They will feel no longing for other merit, whether done or not done, O great king; this is declared as the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.77
तीर्थानां प्रवरं तीर्थं पृथिव्यामिह पठ्यते। नास्मात्परं पुण्यतीर्थं लोकेषु नृप पठ्यते
tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ tīrthaṃ pṛthivyāmiha paṭhyate| nāsmātparaṃ puṇyatīrthaṃ lokeṣu nṛpa paṭhyate
It is recited (as) the foremost tīrtha among tīrthas here on earth; no holy tīrtha higher than this is spoken of in the worlds, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.78
कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषेण पुण्या पापहरा शुभा। उदुंबरवनात्तस्मादागता च सरस्वती
kārtikyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa puṇyā pāpaharā śubhā| uduṃbaravanāttasmādāgatā ca sarasvatī
But especially on the Kārttika full moon it is meritorious, auspicious, remover of sin; and from that fig-tree grove Sarasvatī came.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.79
तया तत्पूरितं तीर्थं पुष्करं मुनिसेवितम्। दक्षिणे शिखरं भाति पर्वतस्याविदूरतः
tayā tatpūritaṃ tīrthaṃ puṣkaraṃ munisevitam| dakṣiṇe śikharaṃ bhāti parvatasyāvidūrataḥ
By her that tīrtha Puṣkara, frequented by sages, was filled; to the south, not far from the mountain, a peak shines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.80
नीलांजनचयप्रख्यं वर्णतो नीलशाद्वलम्। तया तच्छिखरं तस्य खस्थितं पुष्करं यथा
nīlāṃjanacayaprakhyaṃ varṇato nīlaśādvalam| tayā tacchikharaṃ tasya khasthitaṃ puṣkaraṃ yathā
Resembling a mass of dark collyrium, in color dark with green grass—by her (water) that peak of it (looks) like a Puṣkara set in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.81
प्रावृट्काले वियत्पूर्णं घनवृंदमिवोच्छ्रितम्। कदंबपुष्पगंधाढ्यं कुटजार्जुनभूषितम्
prāvṛṭkāle viyatpūrṇaṃ ghanavṛṃdamivocchritam| kadaṃbapuṣpagaṃdhāḍhyaṃ kuṭajārjunabhūṣitam
(It was) like a mass of thick clouds filling the sky in the rainy season, towering up; rich with the fragrance of kadamba blossoms, adorned with kuṭaja and arjuna trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.82
रथमार्गमिवारोढुं रवेस्तच्छिखरं स्थितम्। वृत्तैस्सपुलकैस्स्निग्धैः स्त्रीणामिव पयोधरैः
rathamārgamivāroḍhuṃ ravestacchikharaṃ sthitam| vṛttaissapulakaissnigdhaiḥ strīṇāmiva payodharaiḥ
That peak of his stood as though (offering) a chariot-road for the sun to climb; with round, glossy (fruits) covered with tiny bristles, like the breasts of women—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.83
श्रीफलैः शिखरं भाति समन्तात्सुमनोहरैः। गुंजद्भिः षट्पदकुलैः समंतादुपशोभितम्
śrīphalaiḥ śikharaṃ bhāti samantātsumanoharaiḥ| guṃjadbhiḥ ṣaṭpadakulaiḥ samaṃtādupaśobhitam
—with śrīphala (bilva) fruits, exceedingly lovely, the peak shines on every side; it is beautified all around by humming swarms of bees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.84
कोकिलारावरुचिरं शिखि केका रवाकुलम्। शृंगे मनोहरे तस्मिन्नुद्गतासु मनोरमा
kokilārāvaruciraṃ śikhi kekā ravākulam| śṛṃge manohare tasminnudgatāsu manoramā
Delightful with the calls of cuckoos, filled with the kekā-cries of peacocks; on that charming crest she arose, most pleasing (to behold).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.85
पुण्यापुण्यजलोपेता नदीयं ब्रह्मणस्सुता। वंशस्तंबात्सुविपुला प्रवृत्ता चोत्तरामुखी
puṇyāpuṇyajalopetā nadīyaṃ brahmaṇassutā| vaṃśastaṃbātsuvipulā pravṛttā cottarāmukhī
This river, the daughter of Brahmā, possessing water (that washes away) merit and demerit, very broad, issued forth from a clump of bamboo and flowed facing north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.86
गत्वा ततो नातिदूरात्पुनर्याति पराङ्मुखी। ततः प्रभृति सा देवी प्रसन्ना प्रकटास्थिता
gatvā tato nātidūrātpunaryāti parāṅmukhī| tataḥ prabhṛti sā devī prasannā prakaṭāsthitā
Having gone not far from there, she goes on again turning away (from that course); from that time on that goddess remained gracious and visible,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.87
अन्तर्धानं परित्यज्य प्राणिनामनुकम्पया। कनका सुप्रभा चैव नन्दा प्राची सरस्वती
antardhānaṃ parityajya prāṇināmanukampayā| kanakā suprabhā caiva nandā prācī sarasvatī
having given up her hiddenness, out of compassion for living beings. Kanakā, Suprabhā, Nandā, Prācī, Sarasvatī—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.88
पंचस्रोताः पुष्करेषु ब्रह्मणा परिभाषिता। तस्यास्तीरे सुरम्याणि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च
paṃcasrotāḥ puṣkareṣu brahmaṇā paribhāṣitā| tasyāstīre suramyāṇi tīrthānyāyatanāni ca
five streams at Puṣkara—so were they named by Brahmā. On her bank are most delightful tīrthas and shrines,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.89
संसेवितानि मुनिभिः सिद्धैश्चापि समंततः। तेषु सर्वेषु भविता धर्महेतुः सरस्वती
saṃsevitāni munibhiḥ siddhaiścāpi samaṃtataḥ| teṣu sarveṣu bhavitā dharmahetuḥ sarasvatī
resorted to on all sides by sages and also by siddhas; in all of these Sarasvatī will be a cause of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.90
हाटकक्षितिगौरीणां तत्तीर्थेषु महोदयम्। दानं दत्तं नरैः स्नातैर्जनयत्यक्षयं फलम्
hāṭakakṣitigaurīṇāṃ tattīrtheṣu mahodayam| dānaṃ dattaṃ naraiḥ snātairjanayatyakṣayaṃ phalam
At those tīrthas (the giving) of gold, land, and fair women brings great prosperity; a gift given by men who have bathed there produces imperishable fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.91
धान्यप्रदानं प्रवरं वदंति तिलप्रदानं च तथा मुनींद्राः । यैस्तेषु तीर्थेषु नरैः प्रदत्तं तद्धर्महेतु प्रवरं प्रदिष्टम्
dhānyapradānaṃ pravaraṃ vadaṃti tilapradānaṃ ca tathā munīṃdrāḥ | yaisteṣu tīrtheṣu naraiḥ pradattaṃ taddharmahetu pravaraṃ pradiṣṭam
The chief of sages say that the gift of grain is excellent, and likewise the gift of sesame; whatever is given by men at those tīrthas is declared the foremost means of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.92
प्रायोपवेशं प्रयतः प्रयत्नाद्यस्तेषु कुर्यात्प्रमदा पुमान्वा। तीर्थेपि संयोज्य मनोपि चेत्थं भुंक्ते फलं ब्रह्मगृहे यथेष्टम्
prāyopaveśaṃ prayataḥ prayatnādyasteṣu kuryātpramadā pumānvā| tīrthepi saṃyojya manopi cetthaṃ bhuṃkte phalaṃ brahmagṛhe yatheṣṭam
Whoever, self-restrained, should with effort undertake fasting unto death there, whether woman or man—and having thus fixed the mind too upon the tīrtha—enjoys fruit at will in Brahmā's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.93
तस्योपकंठे म्रियते हि यैस्तु कर्मक्षयात्स्थावरजंगमैश्च। ते चापि सर्वे सकलं प्रसह्य लभंति यज्ञस्य फलं दुरापम्
tasyopakaṃṭhe mriyate hi yaistu karmakṣayātsthāvarajaṃgamaiśca| te cāpi sarve sakalaṃ prasahya labhaṃti yajñasya phalaṃ durāpam
For those, both immobile and moving beings, who die in its vicinity through the exhaustion of their karma—all of them too, by force (of the place), obtain the whole hard-to-win fruit of a sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.94
ततस्तु सा धर्मफलारणी च जन्मादिदुःखार्दितचेतसां तु। सर्वात्मना चारुफला सरस्वती सेव्या प्रयत्नात्पुरुषैर्महानदी
tatastu sā dharmaphalāraṇī ca janmādiduḥkhārditacetasāṃ tu| sarvātmanā cāruphalā sarasvatī sevyā prayatnātpuruṣairmahānadī
Therefore she, the kindling-wood of the fruit of dharma for those whose minds are tormented by the sufferings of birth and the rest, wholly bestowing fair fruit—Sarasvatī, the great river, is to be attended upon with effort by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.95
तत्र ये सलिलं पूतं पिबंति सततं नराः। न ते मनुष्या देवास्ते जगत्यामिह संस्थिताः
tatra ye salilaṃ pūtaṃ pibaṃti satataṃ narāḥ| na te manuṣyā devāste jagatyāmiha saṃsthitāḥ
Those men who there drink the purified water constantly—they are not humans; they are gods established here on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.96
यज्ञैर्दानैस्तपोभिश्च यत्फलं प्राप्यते द्विजैः। तदत्र स्नानमात्रेण शूद्रैरपि स्वभावजैः
yajñairdānaistapobhiśca yatphalaṃ prāpyate dvijaiḥ| tadatra snānamātreṇa śūdrairapi svabhāvajaiḥ
Whatever fruit is obtained by twice-born men through sacrifices, gifts and austerities, that (is obtained) here by the mere act of bathing, even by śūdras just as they are by birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.97
दर्शनात्पुष्करस्यापि महापातकिनोपि ये। तेपि तत्पापनिर्मुक्ताः स्वर्गं यांति तनुक्षये
darśanātpuṣkarasyāpi mahāpātakinopi ye| tepi tatpāpanirmuktāḥ svargaṃ yāṃti tanukṣaye
Even those who are guilty of the great sins, merely by the sight of Puṣkara, are freed from that sin and go to heaven when the body perishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.98
तत्रोपवासी यज्ञस्य पुंडरीकस्य यत्फलम्। तत्प्राप्नोति नरः क्षिप्रमल्पायासेन पुष्करे
tatropavāsī yajñasya puṃḍarīkasya yatphalam| tatprāpnoti naraḥ kṣipramalpāyāsena puṣkare
A man fasting there quickly obtains, with little exertion at Puṣkara, that fruit which belongs to the puṇḍarīka sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.99
माघमासे तिलान्यस्तु प्रयच्छति च स द्द्विजे। यथाशक्ति च भक्त्या च स विष्णुभवने वसेत्
māghamāse tilānyastu prayacchati ca sa ddvije| yathāśakti ca bhaktyā ca sa viṣṇubhavane vaset
And he who in the month of Māgha presents sesame seeds to a brahmin, according to his ability and with devotion, shall dwell in the abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.100
तत्रोपवासं स्नानं च पंचगव्याशनं तथा। यः करोति नरः सोपि देहांते स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्1.32.
tatropavāsaṃ snānaṃ ca paṃcagavyāśanaṃ tathā| yaḥ karoti naraḥ sopi dehāṃte svargamāpnuyāt1.32.
The man who performs there fasting and bathing, and likewise the consuming of the five products of the cow—he too, at the end of his body, would attain heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.101
वसंति तत्समीपस्था येपि तस्करजातयः। तेपि तस्यानुभावेन स्वर्यांति च न संशयः
vasaṃti tatsamīpasthā yepi taskarajātayaḥ| tepi tasyānubhāvena svaryāṃti ca na saṃśayaḥ
Even those of thieving castes who dwell in its vicinity — they too, by its power, go to heaven; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.102
ये पुनः शूद्रवृत्तिस्थास्त्रिरात्रोपोषिता नराः। प्रयच्छंति द्विजेष्वर्थं ब्रह्मशक्तिसमन्विताः
ye punaḥ śūdravṛttisthāstrirātropoṣitā narāḥ| prayacchaṃti dvijeṣvarthaṃ brahmaśaktisamanvitāḥ
And those men who live by the occupation of śūdras, having fasted for three nights, who give wealth to twice-born ones, being endowed with the power of brahman —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.103
ते मृता यानमारूढाः पद्मासनचतुर्भुजाः। ब्रह्मणा सह सायुज्यं प्राप्नुवंत्यपुनर्भवम्
te mṛtā yānamārūḍhāḥ padmāsanacaturbhujāḥ| brahmaṇā saha sāyujyaṃ prāpnuvaṃtyapunarbhavam
they, when dead, mounted on a celestial car, lotus-seated and four-armed, attain union with Brahmā, from which there is no rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.104
गंगोद्भेदं यत्र गंगा संप्राप्ता सरितां वराम्। सरस्वतीं द्रष्टुकामा सांत्वार्थे प्रोद्गतांऽबरात्
gaṃgodbhedaṃ yatra gaṃgā saṃprāptā saritāṃ varām| sarasvatīṃ draṣṭukāmā sāṃtvārthe prodgatāṃ'barāt
(There is) Gaṅgodbheda, where Gaṅgā, wishing to see Sarasvatī, the best of rivers, came to her — (Sarasvatī) having risen up from the sky for the sake of consolation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.105
तत्र गत्वा पयःपूतं सुरसिद्धनिषेवितम्। सारस्वतं च विमलं विद्याधरगणार्चितम्
tatra gatvā payaḥpūtaṃ surasiddhaniṣevitam| sārasvataṃ ca vimalaṃ vidyādharagaṇārcitam
Having gone there, to the pure water of the Sārasvata (stream), purified in its water, frequented by gods and siddhas, honoured by the hosts of Vidyādharas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.106
पीतमेकांजलिमितं येनाप्तं तेन तत्परं। अवलोक्य दिशं पूर्वामाह गंगे सखि त्वया
pītamekāṃjalimitaṃ yenāptaṃ tena tatparaṃ| avalokya diśaṃ pūrvāmāha gaṃge sakhi tvayā
by whom even a single handful is drunk, by him that supreme (goal) is obtained. Looking toward the eastern quarter she said: "O friend Gaṅgā, by you..."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.107
एकाकिनी वियुक्तास्मि क्व यास्येहमबांधवा। तां विज्ञाय ततो गंगा रुदंतीं शोककर्शिताम्
ekākinī viyuktāsmi kva yāsyehamabāṃdhavā| tāṃ vijñāya tato gaṃgā rudaṃtīṃ śokakarśitām
"I am alone, separated; where shall I go, without kin?" Then Gaṅgā, learning of her, weeping and wasted with grief,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.108
पूर्वदेशात्समायाता द्रष्टुं तां दीनमानसाम्। दृष्ट्वा च तां महाभागां परिष्वज्य तु पीडिताम्
pūrvadeśātsamāyātā draṣṭuṃ tāṃ dīnamānasām| dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ mahābhāgāṃ pariṣvajya tu pīḍitām
came from the eastern region to see her, whose mind was wretched; and seeing that greatly blessed one, afflicted, she embraced her,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.109
नेत्रे प्रमृज्य चैतस्याः प्राह गंगा वचस्तदा। मा रोदीस्त्वं महाभागे दुःष्करं ते कृतं सखि
netre pramṛjya caitasyāḥ prāha gaṃgā vacastadā| mā rodīstvaṃ mahābhāge duḥṣkaraṃ te kṛtaṃ sakhi
and wiping her eyes, Gaṅgā then spoke these words: "Do not weep, greatly blessed one; a hard thing has been accomplished by you, friend.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.110
देवकार्यं यदन्येन कर्तुं शक्येत नैव हि। एतस्मात्ते महाभागे द्रष्टुं देवाः समागताः
devakāryaṃ yadanyena kartuṃ śakyeta naiva hi| etasmātte mahābhāge draṣṭuṃ devāḥ samāgatāḥ
"A task of the gods which could not be done by any other at all — for this, greatly blessed one, the gods have come together to see you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.111
एषां च क्रियतां पूजा वाङ्मनः काय कर्मणा। सरस्वती सुरेंद्राणां कृत्त्वा पूजा विधिक्रमम्
eṣāṃ ca kriyatāṃ pūjā vāṅmanaḥ kāya karmaṇā| sarasvatī sureṃdrāṇāṃ kṛttvā pūjā vidhikramam
"And let worship of them be performed by the act of speech, mind and body." Sarasvatī, having made worship of the lords of the gods in the prescribed order,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.112
क्रमेण ब्रह्मजा पश्चात्संगता तु सखीजनम्। ज्येष्ठमध्यमयोर्मध्ये संगमो लोकविश्रुतः
krameṇa brahmajā paścātsaṃgatā tu sakhījanam| jyeṣṭhamadhyamayormadhye saṃgamo lokaviśrutaḥ
the daughter of Brahmā then gradually joined her friend; between the eldest and the middle one the confluence is famed in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.113
पश्चान्मुखी ब्रह्मसुता जाह्नवी तु उदङ्मुखी। ततस्ते विबुधाः सर्वे पुष्करं ये समागताः
paścānmukhī brahmasutā jāhnavī tu udaṅmukhī| tataste vibudhāḥ sarve puṣkaraṃ ye samāgatāḥ
The daughter of Brahmā faces west, while Jāhnavī faces north. Then all those gods who had assembled at Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.114
विदित्वा दुष्करं कर्म तस्या स्तुतिमकारयन्। त्वं बुद्धिस्त्वं मतिर्लक्ष्मीस्त्वं विद्या त्वं गतिः परा
viditvā duṣkaraṃ karma tasyā stutimakārayan| tvaṃ buddhistvaṃ matirlakṣmīstvaṃ vidyā tvaṃ gatiḥ parā
knowing (her) hard-to-do deed, had a hymn of praise made to her: "You are intelligence, you are thought, you are Lakṣmī, you are learning, you are the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.115
त्वं श्रद्धा त्त्वं परा निष्ठा बुद्धिर्मेधा रतिः क्षमा। त्वं सिद्धिस्त्वं स्वधा स्वाहा त्वं पवित्रं मतं महत्
tvaṃ śraddhā ttvaṃ parā niṣṭhā buddhirmedhā ratiḥ kṣamā| tvaṃ siddhistvaṃ svadhā svāhā tvaṃ pavitraṃ mataṃ mahat
"You are faith, you are the highest steadfastness, intellect, insight, delight, patience; you are accomplishment, you are svadhā and svāhā, you are what is held pure and great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.116
संध्या रात्रिः प्रभा भूतिर्मेधा श्रद्धा सरस्वती। यज्ञ विद्या महाविद्या गुह्यविद्या च शोभना
saṃdhyā rātriḥ prabhā bhūtirmedhā śraddhā sarasvatī| yajña vidyā mahāvidyā guhyavidyā ca śobhanā
"(You are) twilight, night, radiance, prosperity, insight, faith, Sarasvatī, sacrifice, knowledge, the great knowledge, and the beautiful secret knowledge;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.117
आन्वीक्षिकी तु या वार्ता दंडनीतिश्च कथ्यते। नमोस्तु ते पुण्यजले नमः सागरगामिनि
ānvīkṣikī tu yā vārtā daṃḍanītiśca kathyate| namostu te puṇyajale namaḥ sāgaragāmini
"(you are) what is called logic, husbandry, and the science of governance. Homage be to you, O you of holy water; homage, O you who go to the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.118
नमस्ते पापनिर्मोके नमो देवि जगत्प्रिये। एवं स्तुता हि सा देवी दिव्या स्वार्थपरायणैः
namaste pāpanirmoke namo devi jagatpriye| evaṃ stutā hi sā devī divyā svārthaparāyaṇaiḥ
"Homage to you, releaser from sin; homage, O goddess dear to the world." Thus was that divine goddess praised by those intent on their own aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.119
एवं सा प्राङ्मुखी तत्र स्थिता देवी सरस्वती। सर्वतीर्थमयी देवी सर्वामरसमन्विता
evaṃ sā prāṅmukhī tatra sthitā devī sarasvatī| sarvatīrthamayī devī sarvāmarasamanvitā
Thus that goddess Sarasvatī stood there facing east, the goddess who consists of all sacred fords, attended by all the immortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.120
प्राची सेति बुधैर्ज्ञेया ब्रह्मणो वचनं तथा। तत्र शुद्धावटंनाम तीर्थं पैतामहं स्मृतम्
prācī seti budhairjñeyā brahmaṇo vacanaṃ tathā| tatra śuddhāvaṭaṃnāma tīrthaṃ paitāmahaṃ smṛtam
She is to be known by the wise as "Prācī" (the eastward one), and such too is the word of Brahmā. There a ford named Śuddhāvaṭa is remembered as belonging to the Grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.121
दर्शनेनापि वै तस्य महापातकिनोपि ये। भोगिभोगान्समश्नंति विशुद्धा ब्रह्मणोंतिके
darśanenāpi vai tasya mahāpātakinopi ye| bhogibhogānsamaśnaṃti viśuddhā brahmaṇoṃtike
Even by the mere sight of it, those who are guilty of great sins, being purified, enjoy the enjoyments of the enjoyers in the presence of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.122
प्रायोपवेशं ये तत्र प्रकुर्वंति नरोत्तमाः। ते मृता ब्रह्मयानेन दिवं यांत्यकुतोभयाः
prāyopaveśaṃ ye tatra prakurvaṃti narottamāḥ| te mṛtā brahmayānena divaṃ yāṃtyakutobhayāḥ
Those best of men who there undertake fasting unto death — when dead, they go by Brahmā's vehicle to heaven, free from all fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.123
तत्राल्पमपि यैर्दानं दत्तं ब्रह्मविदात्मनाम्। जन्मांतरशतं तेषां तैर्दत्तं भावितात्मनाम्
tatrālpamapi yairdānaṃ dattaṃ brahmavidātmanām| janmāṃtaraśataṃ teṣāṃ tairdattaṃ bhāvitātmanām
Whatever gift, even a small one, is given there by men to those whose selves are knowers of Brahman — for them a hundred births' worth has been given, (given) to those of purified selves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.124
खण्डस्फुटितसंस्कारं तत्र कुर्वन्ति ये नराः। ते ब्रह्मलोकमासाद्य मोदन्ते सुखिनस्सदा
khaṇḍasphuṭitasaṃskāraṃ tatra kurvanti ye narāḥ| te brahmalokamāsādya modante sukhinassadā
Those men who there carry out the repair of what is broken and cracked, having reached the world of Brahmā, rejoice, ever happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.125
योऽत्र पूजाजपोहोमः कृतो भवति देहिनाम्। अनन्तं तत्फलं सर्वं ब्रह्मभक्तिरतात्मनाम्
yo'tra pūjājapohomaḥ kṛto bhavati dehinām| anantaṃ tatphalaṃ sarvaṃ brahmabhaktiratātmanām
Whatever worship, muttered prayer, or oblation is performed there by embodied beings, all that fruit is endless for those whose selves delight in devotion to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.126
तत्र दीपप्रदानेन ज्ञानचक्षुरतींद्रियः। प्राप्नोति धूपदानेन स्थानं ब्रह्मनिषेवितम्
tatra dīpapradānena jñānacakṣuratīṃdriyaḥ| prāpnoti dhūpadānena sthānaṃ brahmaniṣevitam
There, by the gift of a lamp one becomes possessed of the eye of knowledge, beyond the senses; by the gift of incense one attains the abode frequented by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.127
अथ किं बहुनोक्तेन संगमे यत्प्रदीयते। तदनंतफलं प्रोक्तं जीवतो वा मृतस्य च
atha kiṃ bahunoktena saṃgame yatpradīyate| tadanaṃtaphalaṃ proktaṃ jīvato vā mṛtasya ca
But what is the use of saying much? Whatever is given at the confluence, that is declared to have endless fruit, whether for one living or for one dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.128
स्नानाज्जपात्तथा होमादनंतफलसाधकम्। रामेणागत्य वै तत्र पिंडं दशरथस्य च
snānājjapāttathā homādanaṃtaphalasādhakam| rāmeṇāgatya vai tatra piṃḍaṃ daśarathasya ca
By bathing, by muttering prayer, and by oblation it brings about endless fruit; and Rāma, having come there, (offered) the rice-ball for Daśaratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.129
दत्तं श्राद्धं तत्र तेन मार्कंडेयेन दर्शिते। तत्र वापी चतुःकोणा तत्र पिंडप्रदा नराः
dattaṃ śrāddhaṃ tatra tena mārkaṃḍeyena darśite| tatra vāpī catuḥkoṇā tatra piṃḍapradā narāḥ
The śrāddha was offered there by him, at the place pointed out by Mārkaṇḍeya; there is a four-cornered stepwell there, and the men who offer rice-balls there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.130
हंसयुक्तेन यानेन सर्वे यांति त्रिविष्टपम्। तस्यां वाप्यां तु वै ब्रह्मा पितृमेधं चकार ह
haṃsayuktena yānena sarve yāṃti triviṣṭapam| tasyāṃ vāpyāṃ tu vai brahmā pitṛmedhaṃ cakāra ha
they all go by a vehicle yoked with swans to the third heaven. And in that stepwell Brahmā performed the rite for the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.131
वसवः पितरो ज्ञेया रुद्राश्चैव पितामहाः
vasavaḥ pitaro jñeyā rudrāścaiva pitāmahāḥ
The Vasus are to be known as the fathers, and the Rudras as the grandfathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.132
आदित्याश्च ततस्तेषां विहिताः प्रपितामहाः। त्रिविधा अपि आहूय पुनरुक्ता विरिंचिना
ādityāśca tatasteṣāṃ vihitāḥ prapitāmahāḥ| trividhā api āhūya punaruktā viriṃcinā
And then the Ādityas are appointed as their great-grandfathers; having summoned all three kinds, Viriñci (Brahmā) spoke to them again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.133
भवद्भिः पिंडदानाद्यं ग्राह्यमत्र स्थितैस्सदा। यत्कृतं पितृकार्यं च तदनंतफलं भवेत्
bhavadbhiḥ piṃḍadānādyaṃ grāhyamatra sthitaissadā| yatkṛtaṃ pitṛkāryaṃ ca tadanaṃtaphalaṃ bhavet
"By you, abiding here always, the gift of rice-balls and the rest is to be received; and whatever rite for the fathers is performed (here) shall have endless fruit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.134
वृत्यर्थं पितरस्तेषां तुष्टाश्चैव पितामहाः। लभंते तर्पणात्तृप्तिं पिंडदानात्त्रिविष्टपम्
vṛtyarthaṃ pitarasteṣāṃ tuṣṭāścaiva pitāmahāḥ| labhaṃte tarpaṇāttṛptiṃ piṃḍadānāttriviṣṭapam
For the sake of sustenance the fathers, and the grandfathers too, are pleased with them; from the water-offering they obtain satisfaction, and from the gift of rice-balls the third heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.135
तस्मात्सर्वं परित्यज्य प्राचीने पिंडदो भवेत्। दत्वा पुत्रः प्रयत्नेन पितॄन्सर्वांश्च तर्पयेत्
tasmātsarvaṃ parityajya prācīne piṃḍado bhavet| datvā putraḥ prayatnena pitṝnsarvāṃśca tarpayet
Therefore, abandoning everything, one should be a giver of rice-balls at Prācīna; having given (them), a son should with effort satisfy all the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.136
प्राचीनेश्वरदेवस्य पुरोभूतं प्रतिष्ठितम्। आदितीर्थं तदित्युक्तं दर्शनादपि मुक्तिदम्
prācīneśvaradevasya purobhūtaṃ pratiṣṭhitam| āditīrthaṃ tadityuktaṃ darśanādapi muktidam
Established in front of the god Prācīneśvara is what is called the Āditīrtha, which grants liberation even by being seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.137
स्पृष्ट्वा तु सलिलं तत्र मुच्यते जन्मबंधनात्। अवगाहनाद्ब्रह्मणोऽसौ भवत्यनुचरः सदा
spṛṣṭvā tu salilaṃ tatra mucyate janmabaṃdhanāt| avagāhanādbrahmaṇo'sau bhavatyanucaraḥ sadā
By merely touching the water there one is freed from the bondage of birth; by immersing (in it) he becomes forever an attendant of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.138
आदितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा यः प्रदद्यात्समाधिना। अन्नमल्पमपि प्रायः प्रायशस्स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्
āditīrthe naraḥ snātvā yaḥ pradadyātsamādhinā| annamalpamapi prāyaḥ prāyaśassvargamāpnuyāt
A man who, having bathed at the Āditīrtha, gives with concentration food, even a little, would for the most part attain heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.139
यस्तत्र ब्रह्मभक्तानां नरः स्नात्वा ददेद्धनम्। कृसेरणापि हेम्ना च स स्वर्गे मोदते सुखी
yastatra brahmabhaktānāṃ naraḥ snātvā dadeddhanam| kṛseraṇāpi hemnā ca sa svarge modate sukhī
The man who, having bathed there, gives wealth to the devotees of Brahmā — even with a kṛseru root and with gold — he rejoices happily in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.140
प्राचीसरस्वती तत्र नरैः किं मृग्यते परम्। तस्यां स्नानात्फलं तृप्त्यै तपोयज्ञादिलक्षणम्
prācīsarasvatī tatra naraiḥ kiṃ mṛgyate param| tasyāṃ snānātphalaṃ tṛptyai tapoyajñādilakṣaṇam
The eastern Sarasvatī is there — what more should men seek? Bathing in her yields, for (the fathers') satisfaction, the fruit that is characterized by austerity, sacrifice, and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.141
ये पिबंति नराः पुण्यां प्राचीं देवीं सरस्वतीम्। न ते नराः सुरा ज्ञेया मार्कंडेयर्षिरब्रवीत्
ye pibaṃti narāḥ puṇyāṃ prācīṃ devīṃ sarasvatīm| na te narāḥ surā jñeyā mārkaṃḍeyarṣirabravīt
Those men who drink of the holy eastern goddess Sarasvatī — those men are to be known as gods, (so) the seer Mārkaṇḍeya said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.142
सरस्वती नदीं प्राप्य न स्नाने नियमः क्वचित्। भुक्ते वा न च वा भुक्ते दिवा वा यदि वा निशि
sarasvatī nadīṃ prāpya na snāne niyamaḥ kvacit| bhukte vā na ca vā bhukte divā vā yadi vā niśi
On reaching the river Sarasvatī there is nowhere any restriction as to bathing — whether one has eaten or has not eaten, whether by day or by night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.143
तत्तीर्थं सर्वत्तीर्थानां प्राचीनं प्रवरं स्मृतत्। पापघ्नं पुण्यजननं प्राणिनां परिकीर्तितम्
tattīrthaṃ sarvattīrthānāṃ prācīnaṃ pravaraṃ smṛtat| pāpaghnaṃ puṇyajananaṃ prāṇināṃ parikīrtitam
That eastern shrine is held to be the foremost of all shrines; it is proclaimed to be destroyer of sin and producer of merit for living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.144
ये पुनर्भावितात्मानस्तत्र स्नात्वा जनार्दनम्। पूजयन्ति यथाशक्ति ते प्रयांति त्रिविष्टपम्
ye punarbhāvitātmānastatra snātvā janārdanam| pūjayanti yathāśakti te prayāṃti triviṣṭapam
And those who, with composed minds, bathe there and worship Janārdana according to their ability go to the third heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.145
देवानां प्रवरो विष्णुस्तेन यत्र सरस्वती। सेविता तत्परं तीर्थं क्षितौ ब्रह्मसुतोऽब्रवीत्
devānāṃ pravaro viṣṇustena yatra sarasvatī| sevitā tatparaṃ tīrthaṃ kṣitau brahmasuto'bravīt
Viṣṇu is the foremost of the gods; where Sarasvatī was served by him, that is the highest shrine on earth, (so) the son of Brahmā said.
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PdP 1 32.146
ततस्तस्मान्महातीर्थं मन्यमाना महोदयम्। मंदाकिनीमुदीक्षंती स्थिता तत्र सरस्वती
tatastasmānmahātīrthaṃ manyamānā mahodayam| maṃdākinīmudīkṣaṃtī sthitā tatra sarasvatī
Then, considering it a great shrine of great fruit, Sarasvatī remained there, looking toward the Mandākinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.147
तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थानां परं स्वायंभुवोऽब्रवीत्। मंदाकिन्यासमं यत्र प्राप्य पुण्यसमागमम्
tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ paraṃ svāyaṃbhuvo'bravīt| maṃdākinyāsamaṃ yatra prāpya puṇyasamāgamam
That shrine the self-born one's (son) declared the highest of all shrines, where (Sarasvatī) obtained the holy meeting, the union with the Mandākinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 32.148
तत्रस्थाने स्थिता देवैः स्तुता देवी सरस्वती। मत्वा चैकाकिनीं तां तु दीनास्यां दीनमानसां
tatrasthāne sthitā devaiḥ stutā devī sarasvatī| matvā caikākinīṃ tāṃ tu dīnāsyāṃ dīnamānasāṃ
Standing in that place, the goddess Sarasvatī was praised by the gods; and, thinking her alone, with downcast face and downcast mind,
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PdP 1 32.149
सखीं तदाऽसृजद्ब्रह्मा रूपिणीं विमलेक्षणाम्। हरिणीं हरिरप्याशु जज्ञे कमललोचनाम्
sakhīṃ tadā'sṛjadbrahmā rūpiṇīṃ vimalekṣaṇām| hariṇīṃ harirapyāśu jajñe kamalalocanām
Brahmā then created for her a friend, beautiful of form, with clear eyes; and Hari too at once brought forth Hariṇī, the lotus-eyed.
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PdP 1 32.150
वज्रिणीमपि देवेशो वज्रपाणिर्विसृष्टवान्। सुकुरंगरुचिं देवो नीलकंठो वृषध्वजः1.32.
vajriṇīmapi deveśo vajrapāṇirvisṛṣṭavān| sukuraṃgaruciṃ devo nīlakaṃṭho vṛṣadhvajaḥ1.32.
The lord of gods, the thunderbolt-bearer, also sent forth Vajriṇī; and the god Nīlakaṇṭha whose banner is the bull (created one) lovely as a fine gazelle.
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PdP 1 32.151
सखीं संजनयामास सरस्वत्यास्त्रिलोचनः। विलोक्यमाना सा राजन्सखीभिः सुरसुंदरी
sakhīṃ saṃjanayāmāsa sarasvatyāstrilocanaḥ| vilokyamānā sā rājansakhībhiḥ surasuṃdarī
The three-eyed one produced a friend for Sarasvatī; and she, O king, that beauty among the gods, being gazed upon by her friends,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.152
प्रहृष्टा यातुमारब्धा देवादेशान्महानदी। ततः सखीभिः सार्द्धं सा प्राचीनागंतुमुद्यता
prahṛṣṭā yātumārabdhā devādeśānmahānadī| tataḥ sakhībhiḥ sārddhaṃ sā prācīnāgaṃtumudyatā
delighted, the great river began to go at the gods' command; then together with her friends she set out to go eastward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.153
सरस्वती समस्तानां तासां श्रेष्ठतमा स्मृता। प्राचीसरस्वतीतोयं ये पिबंति मृगा भुवि
sarasvatī samastānāṃ tāsāṃ śreṣṭhatamā smṛtā| prācīsarasvatītoyaṃ ye pibaṃti mṛgā bhuvi
Sarasvatī is held to be the very best of all of them. The beasts on earth that drink the water of the eastern Sarasvatī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.154
तेपि स्वर्गं गमिष्यंति यज्ञैर्द्विजवरा यथा। चिंतामणिरिवात्रैषा प्राची ज्ञेया सरस्वती
tepi svargaṃ gamiṣyaṃti yajñairdvijavarā yathā| ciṃtāmaṇirivātraiṣā prācī jñeyā sarasvatī
they too will go to heaven, as do the best of brahmins by sacrifices. Here this eastern Sarasvatī is to be known as like a wish-granting gem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.155
तथा कामफलस्येयं हेतुभूता महानदी। दक्षिणां दिशमालोक्य पुनः पश्चान्मुखी गता
tathā kāmaphalasyeyaṃ hetubhūtā mahānadī| dakṣiṇāṃ diśamālokya punaḥ paścānmukhī gatā
So too this great river became the cause of the fruit of (all) desire. Having looked toward the southern direction, she went again facing west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 32.156
उक्ता तया तथा गंगा दिशं प्राचीं व्रजस्व ह। विस्मर्तव्या न चाहं ते व्रज देवि यथागतम्
uktā tayā tathā gaṃgā diśaṃ prācīṃ vrajasva ha| vismartavyā na cāhaṃ te vraja devi yathāgatam
She was thus addressed by her (Gaṅgā): "Go, indeed, to the eastern quarter; and I am not to be forgotten by you — go, goddess, as you came."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain