Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 48
PdP 1 48.1
ब्रह्मोवाच-। अतः परं तु विप्रर्षे चांडालपतितो द्विजः। प्रलप्य च बहून्शोकान्जगाम कश्यपं मुनिम्
brahmovāca-| ataḥ paraṃ tu viprarṣe cāṃḍālapatito dvijaḥ| pralapya ca bahūnśokānjagāma kaśyapaṃ munim
Brahmā said: After this, O sage among brahmins, the fallen twice-born, (now) a caṇḍāla, having lamented many laments, went to the sage Kaśyapa.
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PdP 1 48.2
गत्वोवाच मुनिश्रेष्ठ वदास्माकं हितं वचः। यथा पापाद्विमुच्येहं मुनिश्रेष्ठ तथा कुरु
gatvovāca muniśreṣṭha vadāsmākaṃ hitaṃ vacaḥ| yathā pāpādvimucyehaṃ muniśreṣṭha tathā kuru
Having gone (there) he said: "O best of sages, speak a word for our welfare; act, O best of sages, in such a way that I may be freed from sin."
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PdP 1 48.3
तमुवाच महातेजा ईषद्धास्यः समंततः। कश्यप उवाच-। संदर्शनाच्च म्लेच्छानामुपशांतोसि वै स्वयम्
tamuvāca mahātejā īṣaddhāsyaḥ samaṃtataḥ| kaśyapa uvāca-| saṃdarśanācca mlecchānāmupaśāṃtosi vai svayam
To him the greatly splendid one, smiling slightly all around, said — Kaśyapa said: "By the very sight of the mlecchas you have of yourself become calmed (i.e. subdued)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.4
गायत्र्याश्च जपैर्होमैर्व्रतैश्चांद्रायणदिभिः। स्मर नित्यं हरेः पादमुपोष्य हरिवासरम्
gāyatryāśca japairhomairvrataiścāṃdrāyaṇadibhiḥ| smara nityaṃ hareḥ pādamupoṣya harivāsaram
"By recitations of the Gāyatrī, by oblations, by vows such as the cāndrāyaṇa, remember always the foot of Hari, fasting on Hari's day (ekādaśī)."
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PdP 1 48.5
अहर्निशं हरेर्ध्यानं प्रणामं कुरु तं प्रभुम्। तीर्थस्नानेन मंत्रेण पंकस्यांतं गमिष्यसि
aharniśaṃ harerdhyānaṃ praṇāmaṃ kuru taṃ prabhum| tīrthasnānena maṃtreṇa paṃkasyāṃtaṃ gamiṣyasi
"Day and night make meditation on Hari and obeisance to that Lord; by bathing at holy fords and by mantra you will reach the end of the mire."
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PdP 1 48.6
ततः पापक्षयादेव ब्राह्मणत्वं च लप्स्यसे। व्रतैर्वृषाधिकैर्मोक्षं नाशयन्कल्मषं द्विज
tataḥ pāpakṣayādeva brāhmaṇatvaṃ ca lapsyase| vratairvṛṣādhikairmokṣaṃ nāśayankalmaṣaṃ dvija
"Then, by the very destruction of sin, you will also obtain brahminhood; (you will obtain) release by vows exceeding (in merit), destroying your defilement, O twice-born."
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PdP 1 48.7
मुनेस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कृतकृत्योऽभवत्तदा। पुण्यं स विविधं कृत्वापुनर्ब्रह्मत्वमाप्तवान्
munestasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṛtakṛtyo'bhavattadā| puṇyaṃ sa vividhaṃ kṛtvāpunarbrahmatvamāptavān
Having heard the words of that sage, he then became one whose task was accomplished; and having performed manifold meritorious acts he again attained brahminhood.
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PdP 1 48.8
ततस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रंस्वर्लोकं चिरमभ्यगात्। सद्वृत्तस्याखिलं पापं क्षयं याति दिने दिने
tatastaptvā tapastīvraṃsvarlokaṃ ciramabhyagāt| sadvṛttasyākhilaṃ pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti dine dine
Then, having practised fierce austerity, he went for a long time to heaven. Of one of good conduct the whole of sin goes to destruction day by day.
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PdP 1 48.9
असद्वृत्तस्य पुण्यं हि क्षयं यात्यंजनोपमम्। अनाचाराद्धतो विप्र आचारात्सुरतां व्रजेत्
asadvṛttasya puṇyaṃ hi kṣayaṃ yātyaṃjanopamam| anācārāddhato vipra ācārātsuratāṃ vrajet
But of one of bad conduct merit goes to destruction, like collyrium (worn away). Struck down by non-observance, O brahmin, one goes by (right) observance to godhood.
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PdP 1 48.10
ततः कंठगतैः प्राणैराचारं कुरुते द्विजः। कर्मणा मनसांगेन सदाचारं सदा कुरु
tataḥ kaṃṭhagataiḥ prāṇairācāraṃ kurute dvijaḥ| karmaṇā manasāṃgena sadācāraṃ sadā kuru
Therefore, (even) with the breaths at the throat, the twice-born practises right conduct; by act, by mind, and by body always practise good conduct.
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PdP 1 48.11
कश्यपस्योपदेशेन स विनीतोऽभवद्द्विजः। आचारं तु पुनः कृत्वा तपस्तप्तत्वा दिवं गतः
kaśyapasyopadeśena sa vinīto'bhavaddvijaḥ| ācāraṃ tu punaḥ kṛtvā tapastaptatvā divaṃ gataḥ
By Kaśyapa's instruction that twice-born became disciplined; and having again practised right conduct and performed austerity he went to heaven.
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PdP 1 48.12
अनाचारी हतो विप्रः स्वर्गलोकेषु गर्हितः। आचारं तु पुनः कृत्वा सुरलोके महीयते
anācārī hato vipraḥ svargalokeṣu garhitaḥ| ācāraṃ tu punaḥ kṛtvā suraloke mahīyate
A brahmin who does not observe right conduct is ruined and censured in the heavenly worlds; but having again practised right conduct he is honoured in the world of the gods.
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PdP 1 48.13
नारद उवाच-। प्राप्नुवंति गतिं लोकाः पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्। द्विजानां पीडनं कृत्वा गतिं गच्छति कां प्रभो
nārada uvāca-| prāpnuvaṃti gatiṃ lokāḥ pūjayitvā dvijottamān| dvijānāṃ pīḍanaṃ kṛtvā gatiṃ gacchati kāṃ prabho
Nārada said: People attain a (good) destiny by honouring the best of the twice-born; but having done injury to brahmins, to what destiny does one go, O Lord?
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PdP 1 48.14
ब्रह्मोवाच-। क्षुधा संतप्तदेहानां ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्। नार्चयेच्छक्तितो भक्त्या स याति नरकं नरः
brahmovāca-| kṣudhā saṃtaptadehānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām| nārcayecchaktito bhaktyā sa yāti narakaṃ naraḥ
Brahmā said: If a man does not honour, according to his ability and with devotion, great-souled brahmins whose bodies are tormented by hunger, that man goes to hell.
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PdP 1 48.15
परुषेण क्रोशयित्वा क्रोधाद्यस्तु विसर्जयेत्। स याति नरकं घोरं महारौरवकृच्छ्रकम्
paruṣeṇa krośayitvā krodhādyastu visarjayet| sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ mahārauravakṛcchrakam
And whoever, having shouted harshly, dismisses (a brahmin) out of anger, he goes to a dreadful hell, the torment of the Mahāraurava.
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PdP 1 48.16
सन्निवृत्तस्ततः कीटाद्यन्त्यजातिषु जायते। ततो रोगी दरिद्रस्तु क्षुधया परिपीडितः
sannivṛttastataḥ kīṭādyantyajātiṣu jāyate| tato rogī daridrastu kṣudhayā paripīḍitaḥ
Returned from there, he is born among worms and the like and in the lowest castes; then he is diseased and poor, tormented by hunger.
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PdP 1 48.17
नावमन्येत्ततो विप्रं क्षुधया गृहमागतम्। न ददामीति यो ब्रूयाद्देवाग्निब्राह्मणेषु सः
nāvamanyettato vipraṃ kṣudhayā gṛhamāgatam| na dadāmīti yo brūyāddevāgnibrāhmaṇeṣu saḥ
Therefore one should not slight a brahmin who has come to the house through hunger. He who says "I will not give" with regard to the gods, the fire, and brahmins —
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PdP 1 48.18
तिर्यग्योनिशतं गत्वा चांडाल्यमुपगच्छति। पादमुद्यम्य यो विप्रं हंति गां पितरौ गुरुम्
tiryagyoniśataṃ gatvā cāṃḍālyamupagacchati| pādamudyamya yo vipraṃ haṃti gāṃ pitarau gurum
— having passed through a hundred animal births, he comes to the state of a caṇḍāla. He who raises his foot and strikes a brahmin, a cow, his parents, or his teacher —
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PdP 1 48.19
रौरवे नियतो वासस्तस्य नास्तीह निष्कृतिः। यदि पुण्याद्भवेज्जन्म स एव पंगुतां व्रजेत्
raurave niyato vāsastasya nāstīha niṣkṛtiḥ| yadi puṇyādbhavejjanma sa eva paṃgutāṃ vrajet
— his dwelling is fixed in the Raurava hell; for him there is no expiation here. If through (some) merit a birth should come about, that very one would become lame,
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PdP 1 48.20
अतिदीनो विषादी च दुःखशोकाभिपीडितः। एवं जन्मत्रयं प्राप्य भवेत्तस्य च निष्कृतिः
atidīno viṣādī ca duḥkhaśokābhipīḍitaḥ| evaṃ janmatrayaṃ prāpya bhavettasya ca niṣkṛtiḥ
exceedingly wretched, despondent, and afflicted by pain and grief. Having thus undergone three births, there would be expiation for him.
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PdP 1 48.21
मुष्टिचपेटकीलैश्च हन्याद्विप्रं तु यः पुमान्। तापने रौरवे घोरे कल्पांतं सोपि तिष्ठति
muṣṭicapeṭakīlaiśca hanyādvipraṃ tu yaḥ pumān| tāpane raurave ghore kalpāṃtaṃ sopi tiṣṭhati
And whatever man strikes a brahmin with fists, slaps, or clubs, he too remains until the end of the aeon in the dreadful Raurava and in Tāpana.
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PdP 1 48.22
अथ जन्म समासाद्य कुक्कुरः क्रूरचंडकः। अंत्यजातिषु जातोपि दरिद्रः कुक्षिशूलवान्
atha janma samāsādya kukkuraḥ krūracaṃḍakaḥ| aṃtyajātiṣu jātopi daridraḥ kukṣiśūlavān
Then, coming to birth (again), he becomes a fierce, savage dog; and even when born among the lowest castes, he is poor and afflicted with pain in the belly.
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PdP 1 48.23
पादमुद्यच्छते वा यस्तस्य पादे शिलीपदः। खंजो वा मंदजंघो वा खण्डपादो भवेन्नरः
pādamudyacchate vā yastasya pāde śilīpadaḥ| khaṃjo vā maṃdajaṃgho vā khaṇḍapādo bhavennaraḥ
Or whoever raises his foot (against a brahmin), on his foot comes elephantiasis; the man becomes lame, or slow-legged, or with a maimed foot.
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PdP 1 48.24
पक्षवातेन चांगानि प्रकंपंते सदैव हि। मातरं पितरं विप्रं स्नातकं च तपस्विनम्
pakṣavātena cāṃgāni prakaṃpaṃte sadaiva hi| mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vipraṃ snātakaṃ ca tapasvinam
And his limbs tremble constantly with palsy. (Whoever kills) mother, father, a brahmin, a snātaka, or an ascetic—
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PdP 1 48.25
हत्वा गुरुगणं क्रोधात्कुंभीपाके चिरं भवेत्। उषित्वा चैव जायेत कीटजातिषु तत्परम्
hatvā gurugaṇaṃ krodhātkuṃbhīpāke ciraṃ bhavet| uṣitvā caiva jāyeta kīṭajātiṣu tatparam
having killed the company of elders out of anger, he remains long in Kumbhīpāka; and having dwelt (there), he is thereafter born among the classes of insects.
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PdP 1 48.26
विरुद्धं परुषं वाक्यं यो वदेद्धि द्विजातिषु। अष्टौ कुष्ठाः प्रजायंते तस्य देहे दृढं सुत
viruddhaṃ paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ yo vadeddhi dvijātiṣu| aṣṭau kuṣṭhāḥ prajāyaṃte tasya dehe dṛḍhaṃ suta
Whoever speaks a hostile, harsh word to twice-born men—eight forms of leprosy arise firmly on his body, my son.
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PdP 1 48.27
विचर्चिकाथ दद्रूश्च मंडलः शुक्ति सिध्मकौ। कालकुष्ठस्तथा शुक्लस्तरुणश्चातिदारुणः
vicarcikātha dadrūśca maṃḍalaḥ śukti sidhmakau| kālakuṣṭhastathā śuklastaruṇaścātidāruṇaḥ
Vicarcikā, then dadru, maṇḍala, śukti and sidhmaka, kāla-kuṣṭha, and śukla, and taruṇa, which is exceedingly terrible.
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PdP 1 48.28
ततो भिषक्प्रयोगे च पापात्पुण्यं पलायते। अपुण्याज्जलरेखेव तेनैव निधनं व्रजेत्
tato bhiṣakprayoge ca pāpātpuṇyaṃ palāyate| apuṇyājjalarekheva tenaiva nidhanaṃ vrajet
Then, when a physician applies (remedies), merit flees away because of the sin; through lack of merit, like a line drawn on water, by that very (disease) he goes to his death.
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PdP 1 48.29
एषां मध्ये महाकुष्ठास्त्रय एव प्रकीर्तिताः। कालकुष्ठस्तथा शुक्लस्तरुणश्चातिदारुणः
eṣāṃ madhye mahākuṣṭhāstraya eva prakīrtitāḥ| kālakuṣṭhastathā śuklastaruṇaścātidāruṇaḥ
Among these, three are declared to be the great leprosies: kāla-kuṣṭha, and śukla, and taruṇa, which is exceedingly terrible.
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PdP 1 48.30
महापातकभावानां ज्ञानात्संसर्गतोपि वा। अतिपातकिनामेव त्रयो देहे भवंति वै
mahāpātakabhāvānāṃ jñānātsaṃsargatopi vā| atipātakināmeva trayo dehe bhavaṃti vai
(These arise) for those who have the states of the great sins, whether knowingly or by contact; and indeed those three appear on the body of the very worst sinners alone.
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PdP 1 48.31
संसर्गात्सहसंबंधाद्रोगः संचरते नृणाम्। दूरात्परित्यजेद्धीरः स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानं समाचरेत्
saṃsargātsahasaṃbaṃdhādrogaḥ saṃcarate nṛṇām| dūrātparityajeddhīraḥ spṛṣṭvā snānaṃ samācaret
By contact, by close association, the disease passes to (other) men; the wise man should avoid (such a one) from afar, and if he has touched him should perform a bath.
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PdP 1 48.32
पतितं कुष्ठसंयुक्तं चांडालं च गवाशिनम्। श्वानं रजस्वलां भिल्लं स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानं समाचरेत्
patitaṃ kuṣṭhasaṃyuktaṃ cāṃḍālaṃ ca gavāśinam| śvānaṃ rajasvalāṃ bhillaṃ spṛṣṭvā snānaṃ samācaret
Having touched an outcaste, one afflicted with leprosy, a Cāṇḍāla, a cow-eater, a dog, a menstruating woman, or a Bhilla, one should perform a bath.
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PdP 1 48.33
दुरितस्यानुरूपेण देहे कुष्ठा व्यवस्थिताः। इहलोके परत्रैवाप्यत्र नास्ति तु संशयः
duritasyānurūpeṇa dehe kuṣṭhā vyavasthitāḥ| ihaloke paratraivāpyatra nāsti tu saṃśayaḥ
In proportion to the misdeed the leprosies are established in the body, both in this world and in the next; here there is no doubt about it.
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PdP 1 48.34
न्यायेनोपार्जितां वृत्तिं ब्रह्मस्वं हरते तु यः। अक्षयं नरकं प्राप्य पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
nyāyenopārjitāṃ vṛttiṃ brahmasvaṃ harate tu yaḥ| akṣayaṃ narakaṃ prāpya punarjanma na vidyate
But whoever seizes a livelihood justly earned, the property of a brahmin, he reaches unending hell and there is no rebirth for him.
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PdP 1 48.35
पिशुनो यस्तु विप्राणां रंध्रान्वेषणतत्परः। तं दृष्ट्वाप्यथवा स्पृष्ट्वा सचेलो जलमाविशेत्
piśuno yastu viprāṇāṃ raṃdhrānveṣaṇatatparaḥ| taṃ dṛṣṭvāpyathavā spṛṣṭvā sacelo jalamāviśet
But whoever is a slanderer, intent on seeking out the faults of brahmins—even having seen him, or having touched him, one should enter the water with one's clothes on.
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PdP 1 48.36
ब्रह्मस्वं प्रणयाद्भुक्तं दहत्यासप्तमं कुलम्। विक्रमेण तु भुंजानो दशपूर्वान्दशापरान्
brahmasvaṃ praṇayādbhuktaṃ dahatyāsaptamaṃ kulam| vikrameṇa tu bhuṃjāno daśapūrvāndaśāparān
Brahmin property enjoyed through (a brahmin's) affection burns the family down to the seventh (generation); but one who enjoys it by force (burns) ten generations before and ten after.
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PdP 1 48.37
न विषं विषमित्याहुर्ब्रह्मस्वं विषमुच्यते। विषमेकाकिनं हंति ब्रह्मस्वं पुत्रपौत्रकम्
na viṣaṃ viṣamityāhurbrahmasvaṃ viṣamucyate| viṣamekākinaṃ haṃti brahmasvaṃ putrapautrakam
They say that poison is not (really) poison: brahmin property is called poison; poison kills a single man, brahmin property (kills) sons and grandsons.
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PdP 1 48.38
मोहाच्च मातरं गत्वा ब्राह्मणीं च गुरोस्त्रियम्। पतित्वा रौरवे घोरे पुनरुत्पत्तिदुर्लभः
mohācca mātaraṃ gatvā brāhmaṇīṃ ca gurostriyam| patitvā raurave ghore punarutpattidurlabhaḥ
And having out of delusion gone in to his mother, or to a brahmin's wife, or to his teacher's wife, he falls into the dreadful Raurava, and rebirth is hard for him to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.39
पतंति पितरस्तस्य कुंभीपाकेथ तापने। अवीचिकालसूत्रे च महारौरवरौरवे
pataṃti pitarastasya kuṃbhīpāketha tāpane| avīcikālasūtre ca mahārauravaraurave
His forefathers fall into Kumbhīpāka and into Tāpana, and into Avīci, Kālasūtra, Mahāraurava and Raurava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.40
कदाचिदपि वा तेषां निष्कृतिं नानुमेनिरे। प्राणं हत्वा द्विजातीनां स्वयं यात्यपुनर्भवम्
kadācidapi vā teṣāṃ niṣkṛtiṃ nānumenire| prāṇaṃ hatvā dvijātīnāṃ svayaṃ yātyapunarbhavam
Nor have (the authorities) ever conceded any expiation for them. Having destroyed the life of twice-born men, he himself goes to a state of no return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.41
पतंति पुरुषास्तस्य रौरवे च सहस्रशः। नारद उवाच-। सर्वेषामेव विप्राणां वधे च पातकं समम्
pataṃti puruṣāstasya raurave ca sahasraśaḥ| nārada uvāca-| sarveṣāmeva viprāṇāṃ vadhe ca pātakaṃ samam
Men fall in thousands into the Raurava (hell) on account of that. Nārada said: In the slaying of all brahmins alike, is the sin the same,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.42
विषमं वा कुतस्तिष्ठेत्तत्त्वतो वक्तुमर्हसि। ब्रह्मोवाच-। हत्वा विप्रं ध्रुवं पुत्र पातकं यदुदाहृतम्
viṣamaṃ vā kutastiṣṭhettattvato vaktumarhasi| brahmovāca-| hatvā vipraṃ dhruvaṃ putra pātakaṃ yadudāhṛtam
or is it unequal? On what does it depend? You ought to tell (me) as it truly is. Brahmā said: Having killed a brahmin, the sin that has been declared, my son, (comes to him) surely;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.43
लभते ब्रह्महा घोरं वक्तव्यं चापरं शृणु। लक्षकोटिसहस्राणां ब्राह्मणानां वधं भजेत्
labhate brahmahā ghoraṃ vaktavyaṃ cāparaṃ śṛṇu| lakṣakoṭisahasrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ vadhaṃ bhajet
the brahmin-slayer incurs (that) dreadful (sin). And hear what else is to be said: he incurs (the guilt of) the slaying of a hundred thousand crore thousands of brahmins
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.44
वेदशास्त्रयुतं हत्वा श्रोत्रियं विजितेंद्रियम्। विप्रं च वैष्णवं हत्वा तस्माद्दशगुणोत्तरम्
vedaśāstrayutaṃ hatvā śrotriyaṃ vijiteṃdriyam| vipraṃ ca vaiṣṇavaṃ hatvā tasmāddaśaguṇottaram
who kills one versed in the Vedas and the scriptures, a śrotriya with senses subdued; and having killed a brahmin who is a Vaiṣṇava, (the sin is) ten times greater than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.45
स्ववंशान्पातयित्वा तु पुनर्जन्म न विंदते। त्रिवेदं स्नातकं हत्वा वधस्यांतं न विन्दते
svavaṃśānpātayitvā tu punarjanma na viṃdate| trivedaṃ snātakaṃ hatvā vadhasyāṃtaṃ na vindate
Having caused his own lineage to fall, he does not attain rebirth (again). Having killed a snātaka versed in the three Vedas, he finds no end of the slaying (i.e. of its consequence).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.46
श्रोत्रियं च सदाचारं तीर्थमंत्रप्रपूतकम्। ईदृशं ब्राह्मणं हन्तुः पापस्यांतो न विद्यते
śrotriyaṃ ca sadācāraṃ tīrthamaṃtraprapūtakam| īdṛśaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ hantuḥ pāpasyāṃto na vidyate
For one who kills such a brahmin—a śrotriya, of good conduct, purified by sacred fords and mantras—there is no end to his sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.47
अपकारं समुद्दिश्य द्विजः प्राणान्परित्यजेत्। दृश्यते येन चान्येन ब्रह्महा स भवेन्नरः
apakāraṃ samuddiśya dvijaḥ prāṇānparityajet| dṛśyate yena cānyena brahmahā sa bhavennaraḥ
If a brahmin, pointing to an injury (done to him), gives up his life, the man by whom—by whatever other (act)—(that injury) is seen (to be done), he becomes a brahmin-slayer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.48
वचोभिः परुषैर्वृत्तैः पीडितस्ताडितो द्विजः। यमुद्दिश्य त्यजेत्प्राणांस्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातिनम्
vacobhiḥ paruṣairvṛttaiḥ pīḍitastāḍito dvijaḥ| yamuddiśya tyajetprāṇāṃstamāhurbrahmaghātinam
A brahmin, oppressed and beaten with harsh words and (harsh) deeds, gives up his life pointing at someone: him they call a brahmin-killer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.49
ऋषयो मुनयो देवाः सर्वे ब्रह्मविदस्तथा। देशानां पार्थिवानां च स च वध्यो भवेदिह
ṛṣayo munayo devāḥ sarve brahmavidastathā| deśānāṃ pārthivānāṃ ca sa ca vadhyo bhavediha
The seers, the sages, the gods, and all knowers of brahman, and (the lords) of lands and of kings—by these he becomes liable to be killed here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.50
अतो ब्रह्मवधं प्राप्य पितृभिः सह पच्यते। प्रायोपवेशकं विप्रं बुधः संमानयेद्ध्रुवम्५० 1.48.
ato brahmavadhaṃ prāpya pitṛbhiḥ saha pacyate| prāyopaveśakaṃ vipraṃ budhaḥ saṃmānayeddhruvam50 1.48.
Therefore, incurring the guilt of brahmin-slaying, he is cooked (in hell) together with his ancestors. A wise man should surely honour a brahmin who has sat down to fast unto death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.51
दोषैश्चापि विनिर्मुक्तमुद्दिश्य प्राणमुत्सृजेत्। स प्रलिप्तो वधैर्घोरैर्न तु यं परिकीर्तयेत्
doṣaiścāpi vinirmuktamuddiśya prāṇamutsṛjet| sa pralipto vadhairghorairna tu yaṃ parikīrtayet
But if (a brahmin), pointing at one who is free of faults, gives up his life, he (the brahmin) is smeared with dreadful slayings, and not the one whom he names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.52
आत्मघातं द्रुमारोहं कोटरै रूपजीविनं। यः कुर्यादात्मनोघातं स्ववंशे ब्रह्महा भवेत्
ātmaghātaṃ drumārohaṃ koṭarai rūpajīvinaṃ| yaḥ kuryādātmanoghātaṃ svavaṃśe brahmahā bhavet
Self-slaughter, climbing a tree, (dying) in hollows, one who lives by (selling) his beauty—whoever commits self-slaughter becomes a brahmin-slayer within his own lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.53
भ्रूणं च घातयेद्यस्तु शिशुं वा आतुरं गुरुम्। ब्रह्महा स्वयमेव स्यान्न तु यं परिकीर्तयेत्
bhrūṇaṃ ca ghātayedyastu śiśuṃ vā āturaṃ gurum| brahmahā svayameva syānna tu yaṃ parikīrtayet
And whoever kills an embryo, or a child, or a sick man, or a teacher, becomes himself a brahmin-slayer, and not the one whom he names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.54
मारयेच्च सगोत्रं वा ब्राह्मणं ब्राह्मणाधमः। तस्यैव तद्भवेत्पापं न तु यं परिकीर्त्तयेत्
mārayecca sagotraṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ brāhmaṇādhamaḥ| tasyaiva tadbhavetpāpaṃ na tu yaṃ parikīrttayet
And if a base brahmin kills a brahmin of his own gotra, the sin becomes his alone, and not that of the one whom he names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.55
पीडयित्वा द्विजं शूद्रः स्वकार्यं चापि साधयेत्। तत्रापापे च शूद्रस्य पातकं नान्यथा भवेत्
pīḍayitvā dvijaṃ śūdraḥ svakāryaṃ cāpi sādhayet| tatrāpāpe ca śūdrasya pātakaṃ nānyathā bhavet
If a śūdra, having oppressed a brahmin, accomplishes his own purpose thereby, in that case, when (the brahmin) is without fault, the sin is the śūdra's; it cannot be otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.56
तात्कालिक वधं हत्वा हंतारमाततायिनं। न च हंता च तत्पापैर्लिप्यते द्विजसत्तम
tātkālika vadhaṃ hatvā haṃtāramātatāyinaṃ| na ca haṃtā ca tatpāpairlipyate dvijasattama
Having killed on the spot an assailant who is a killer, the slayer is not smeared with that sin, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.57
आततायिनमायांतमपि वेदांतगं रणे। जिघांसंतं जिघांसेच्च न तेन ब्रह्महा भवेत्
ātatāyinamāyāṃtamapi vedāṃtagaṃ raṇe| jighāṃsaṃtaṃ jighāṃsecca na tena brahmahā bhavet
Even one who has reached the end of the Veda, if he comes on as an assailant in battle, seeking to kill—him one may seek to kill, and by that one does not become a brahmin-slayer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.58
अग्निदो गरदश्चैव धनहारी च सुप्तघः। क्षेत्रदारापहारी च षडेते ह्याततायिनः
agnido garadaścaiva dhanahārī ca suptaghaḥ| kṣetradārāpahārī ca ṣaḍete hyātatāyinaḥ
An incendiary, a poisoner, a stealer of wealth, one who kills a sleeping man, and one who carries off field or wife—these six are indeed assailants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.59
खलो राजवधोद्योगी पितॄणां च वधे रतः। अनुयायी नृपो राज्ञश्चत्वारश्चाततायिनः
khalo rājavadhodyogī pitṝṇāṃ ca vadhe rataḥ| anuyāyī nṛpo rājñaścatvāraścātatāyinaḥ
A rogue, one bent on killing the king, one intent on the slaying of (one's) forefathers, and a king who is a follower of (another) king—these four are (also) assailants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.60
तत्क्षणान्न मृतं विप्रं पुनर्हंतुं न युज्यते। पुर्नहत्वा वधं घोरं ज्ञानात्प्राप्नोति निश्चितं
tatkṣaṇānna mṛtaṃ vipraṃ punarhaṃtuṃ na yujyate| purnahatvā vadhaṃ ghoraṃ jñānātprāpnoti niścitaṃ
A brahmin not dead at that moment ought not to be struck again; for by striking again he certainly incurs the dreadful (guilt of) slaying, knowingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.61
लोके विप्रसमो नास्ति पूजनीयो जगद्गुरुः। हत्वा तं यद्भवेत्पापं तत्परं च न विद्यते
loke viprasamo nāsti pūjanīyo jagadguruḥ| hatvā taṃ yadbhavetpāpaṃ tatparaṃ ca na vidyate
In the world there is none equal to a brahmin, the honourable teacher of the world; the sin that arises from killing him — none greater than that exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.62
देववत्पूजनीयोसौ देवासुरगणैर्नरैः। ब्राह्मणस्य समो नास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु निश्चितं
devavatpūjanīyosau devāsuragaṇairnaraiḥ| brāhmaṇasya samo nāsti triṣu lokeṣu niścitaṃ
He is to be honoured like a god by the hosts of gods and demons and by men; there is certainly none equal to a brahmin in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.63
नारद उवाच-। कां वृत्तिं समुपाश्रित्य जीवितव्यं द्विजेन हि। अपानेन सुरश्रेष्ठ तत्वतो वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca-| kāṃ vṛttiṃ samupāśritya jīvitavyaṃ dvijena hi| apānena suraśreṣṭha tatvato vaktumarhasi
Nārada said: Relying on what livelihood should a twice-born live, without decline, O best of gods? You should tell (this) as it truly is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.64
ब्रह्मोवाच-। अयाचिता च या भिक्षा प्रशस्ता सा प्रकीर्तिता। उञ्छवृत्तिस्ततो भद्रा सुभद्रा सर्ववृत्तिषु
brahmovāca-| ayācitā ca yā bhikṣā praśastā sā prakīrtitā| uñchavṛttistato bhadrā subhadrā sarvavṛttiṣu
Brahmā said: The almsfood that is unasked-for is declared to be commended; better than that is the uñcha livelihood (gleaning), the best among all livelihoods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.65
यामाश्रित्य मुनिश्रेष्ठा गच्छंति ब्रह्मणः पदम्। दक्षिणा यज्ञशेषाणां ग्राह्या यज्ञगतेन हि
yāmāśritya muniśreṣṭhā gacchaṃti brahmaṇaḥ padam| dakṣiṇā yajñaśeṣāṇāṃ grāhyā yajñagatena hi
relying on which the best of sages go to the station of Brahman. The sacrificial fee is to be taken from the remnants of a sacrifice by one who has gone to (i.e., officiated at) the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.66
पाठनं याजनं कृत्वा ग्रहीतव्यं धनं द्विजैः। पाठयित्वा पठित्वा च कृत्वा स्वस्त्ययनं शुभं
pāṭhanaṃ yājanaṃ kṛtvā grahītavyaṃ dhanaṃ dvijaiḥ| pāṭhayitvā paṭhitvā ca kṛtvā svastyayanaṃ śubhaṃ
By having taught and by having performed sacrifice for (others), wealth is to be accepted by twice-borns — by teaching and by reciting and by performing the auspicious rite of blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.67
ब्राह्मणानामिदं जीव्यं शिष्टा वृत्तिः प्रतिग्रहः। शास्त्रोपजीविनो धन्या धन्या वृक्षोपजीविनः
brāhmaṇānāmidaṃ jīvyaṃ śiṣṭā vṛttiḥ pratigrahaḥ| śāstropajīvino dhanyā dhanyā vṛkṣopajīvinaḥ
This is the means of living for brahmins; the remaining livelihood is the acceptance of gifts. Fortunate are those who live by the śāstras; fortunate are those who live by trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.68
धन्या वृक्षलताजीव्या वाटीसस्योपजीविनः। अन्न जंतु वधे पापं तस्य दोषोपशांतये
dhanyā vṛkṣalatājīvyā vāṭīsasyopajīvinaḥ| anna jaṃtu vadhe pāpaṃ tasya doṣopaśāṃtaye
Fortunate are those who live by trees and creepers, and those who live by garden-crops. In (producing) food there is sin in the killing of creatures; for the quieting of that fault,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.69
नवधान्यानि शस्तानि विप्रेभ्यः संप्रदापयेत्। न चेत्प्राणिवधे ह्यत्र क्षीयंते चायुषो ध्रुवं
navadhānyāni śastāni viprebhyaḥ saṃpradāpayet| na cetprāṇivadhe hyatra kṣīyaṃte cāyuṣo dhruvaṃ
one should have the nine grains, which are commended, given to brahmins; if not, then here, through the killing of living beings, (years) of life are surely diminished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.70
तस्माद्दद्यात्सुबहूनि पितृदेवद्विजातिषु। अभावात्क्षत्त्रियावृत्तिर्ब्राह्मणैरूपजीव्यते
tasmāddadyātsubahūni pitṛdevadvijātiṣu| abhāvātkṣattriyāvṛttirbrāhmaṇairūpajīvyate
Therefore one should give very much to the fathers, the gods, and the twice-born. In (their) absence (of livelihood), the kṣatriya's occupation is lived by by brahmins:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.71
न्याययुद्धेषु योद्धव्यं चरेद्वीरव्रतं शुभम्। स तया च द्विजो वृत्या यद्धनं लभते नृपात्
nyāyayuddheṣu yoddhavyaṃ caredvīravrataṃ śubham| sa tayā ca dvijo vṛtyā yaddhanaṃ labhate nṛpāt
one should fight in righteous battles and practise the auspicious vow of a hero; and whatever wealth a twice-born obtains from the king by that livelihood
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.72
पितृयज्ञादिदानेषु मेध्यं तद्धनमुच्यते। समभ्यसेद्धनुर्विद्यां वेदयुक्तां सदानघः
pitṛyajñādidāneṣu medhyaṃ taddhanamucyate| samabhyaseddhanurvidyāṃ vedayuktāṃ sadānaghaḥ
is called wealth fit (for use) in gifts at the ancestral sacrifice and the rest. The sinless one should always practise the science of the bow together with the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.73
शक्तिकुंतगदाखड्ग परिघाणां समंततः। अश्वारोहं गजारोहमैंद्रजालममानकं
śaktikuṃtagadākhaḍga parighāṇāṃ samaṃtataḥ| aśvārohaṃ gajārohamaiṃdrajālamamānakaṃ
(and the use) of the spear, lance, mace, sword and iron bar on all sides, riding on horses, riding on elephants, magical illusion, and the drum(?),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.74
रथभूमिगतं युद्धं युक्तं सर्वत्र कारयेत्। द्विज देव ध्रुवाणां च स्त्रीणां वृत्तं तपस्विनाम्
rathabhūmigataṃ yuddhaṃ yuktaṃ sarvatra kārayet| dvija deva dhruvāṇāṃ ca strīṇāṃ vṛttaṃ tapasvinām
and fighting from a chariot and on the ground — he should have (all this) properly practised everywhere. And (as for) the conduct concerning twice-borns, gods, the steadfast, women, ascetics,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.75
साधु साध्वी गुरूणां च नृपाणां रक्षणाद्ध्रुवम्। यत्पुण्यं लभ्यते शूरैः कथं तद्ब्रह्मवादिभिः
sādhu sādhvī gurūṇāṃ ca nṛpāṇāṃ rakṣaṇāddhruvam| yatpuṇyaṃ labhyate śūraiḥ kathaṃ tadbrahmavādibhiḥ
good men, virtuous women, elders, and kings — the merit that is certainly obtained by heroes from protecting (them), how (much more) is that (obtained) by expounders of brahman?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.76
सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा सोक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते। सम्मुखे न्याययुद्धे च पतंति ब्राह्मणा रणे
sarvapāpakṣayaṃ kṛtvā sokṣayaṃ svargamaśnute| sammukhe nyāyayuddhe ca pataṃti brāhmaṇā raṇe
Having brought about the destruction of all sins, he attains imperishable heaven. And when brahmins fall in battle, face to face, in a righteous fight,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.77
ते व्रजंति परं स्थानं न गम्यं ब्रह्मवादिनां। धर्मयुद्धस्य यद्वृत्तं शृणु पुण्यं यथार्थतः
te vrajaṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ na gamyaṃ brahmavādināṃ| dharmayuddhasya yadvṛttaṃ śṛṇu puṇyaṃ yathārthataḥ
they go to the supreme station, not to be reached (even) by the expounders of brahman. Hear, as it truly is, the meritorious practice of righteous war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.78
संमुखेन प्रयुध्यंते न च गच्छंति कातरं। न भग्नं पृष्ठतो घ्नंति निःशस्त्रं प्रपलायितम्
saṃmukhena prayudhyaṃte na ca gacchaṃti kātaraṃ| na bhagnaṃ pṛṣṭhato ghnaṃti niḥśastraṃ prapalāyitam
They fight face to face and do not turn coward; they do not strike a broken (foe) from behind, nor one without a weapon, nor one who has fled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.79
अयुध्यमानं भीरुं च पतितं गतकल्मषं। असच्छूद्रं स्तुतिप्रीतमाहवे शरणागतम्
ayudhyamānaṃ bhīruṃ ca patitaṃ gatakalmaṣaṃ| asacchūdraṃ stutiprītamāhave śaraṇāgatam
One not fighting, a timid man, one fallen, one whose sin is gone, a low śūdra, one pleased by praise(?), one who has come for refuge in battle —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.80
हत्वा च नरकं यांति दुर्वृत्ता जयकांक्षिणः। एषा च क्षत्त्रिया वृत्तिः सदाचारैस्तु गीयते
hatvā ca narakaṃ yāṃti durvṛttā jayakāṃkṣiṇaḥ| eṣā ca kṣattriyā vṛttiḥ sadācāraistu gīyate
having killed (such), the ill-conducted, desirous of victory, go to hell. And this is the kṣatriya's way of life, as it is sung by those of good conduct,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.81
यामाश्रित्य दिवं यांति सर्वक्षत्रियकुंजराः। धर्मयुद्धे शुभो मृत्युः संमुखे क्षत्त्रियस्य च
yāmāśritya divaṃ yāṃti sarvakṣatriyakuṃjarāḥ| dharmayuddhe śubho mṛtyuḥ saṃmukhe kṣattriyasya ca
Relying on which all the bull-elephants among Kshatriyas go to heaven; and for a Kshatriya death facing (the foe) in a righteous battle is auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.82
अत्र पूतो भवेत्सोपि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। स तिष्ठेत्स्वर्गलोके च प्रासादे रत्नभूषिते
atra pūto bhavetsopi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate| sa tiṣṭhetsvargaloke ca prāsāde ratnabhūṣite
In this he becomes purified, and he is released from all sins; and he dwells in the world of heaven, in a palace adorned with jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.83
जांबूनदमयस्तंभे रत्नभूषितभूतले। इष्टद्रव्यैः सुसंपूर्णे दिव्यवस्त्रोपशोभिते
jāṃbūnadamayastaṃbhe ratnabhūṣitabhūtale| iṣṭadravyaiḥ susaṃpūrṇe divyavastropaśobhite
(a palace) with pillars made of gold, its floor adorned with gems, well filled with desirable things, resplendent with divine garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.84
पुरतः कल्पवृक्षाश्च तिष्ठंति सर्वदायिनः। वापीकूपतटाकाद्यैरुद्यानैरुपशोभिते
purataḥ kalpavṛkṣāśca tiṣṭhaṃti sarvadāyinaḥ| vāpīkūpataṭākādyairudyānairupaśobhite
And in front stand wish-fulfilling trees that give everything—(the palace) made beautiful with gardens having tanks, wells, ponds and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.85
यौवनाढ्याश्च सेवंते तं देवपुरकन्यकाः। तस्याग्रतो मुदा नित्यं नृत्यंत्यप्सरसां गणाः
yauvanāḍhyāśca sevaṃte taṃ devapurakanyakāḥ| tasyāgrato mudā nityaṃ nṛtyaṃtyapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
And maidens of the city of the gods, rich in youth, attend him; in front of him troops of apsarases dance always with delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.86
गीतं गायंति गंधर्वा देवाश्च स्तुतिपाठकाः। एवं क्रमेण कल्पांते सार्वभौमो भवेन्नृपः
gītaṃ gāyaṃti gaṃdharvā devāśca stutipāṭhakāḥ| evaṃ krameṇa kalpāṃte sārvabhaumo bhavennṛpaḥ
Gandharvas sing song, and the gods are reciters of his praise. Thus in due course, at the end of the kalpa, he becomes a king ruling the whole earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.87
सर्वभोगैककर्ता च नीरुङ्मन्मथविग्रहः। तस्य पत्न्यः प्ररूपाढ्याः सदैव यौवनान्विताः
sarvabhogaikakartā ca nīruṅmanmathavigrahaḥ| tasya patnyaḥ prarūpāḍhyāḥ sadaiva yauvanānvitāḥ
and the sole enjoyer of all pleasures, free of disease, with a body like Kāma's; his wives are rich in surpassing beauty and forever endowed with youth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.88
धर्मशीलाः सुताः शुभ्राः समृद्धाः पितृसंमताः। एवं क्रमेण भुंजंति सप्तजन्मसु क्षत्रियाः
dharmaśīlāḥ sutāḥ śubhrāḥ samṛddhāḥ pitṛsaṃmatāḥ| evaṃ krameṇa bhuṃjaṃti saptajanmasu kṣatriyāḥ
his sons are of righteous conduct, bright, prosperous, and agreeable to their father. Thus in due order the Kshatriyas enjoy (this) through seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.89
अन्यायेन तु योद्धारस्तिष्ठंति नरके चिरम्। एवं च क्षत्रिया वृत्तिर्ब्राह्मणैरुपजीव्यते
anyāyena tu yoddhārastiṣṭhaṃti narake ciram| evaṃ ca kṣatriyā vṛttirbrāhmaṇairupajīvyate
But those who fight unjustly remain in hell for a long time. And thus the Kshatriya's mode of life is lived upon by Brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.90
वैश्यैः शूद्रैस्तथान्यैश्च अंत्यजैर्म्लेच्छजातिभिः। ये च योधाः प्रयुध्यंते न्याययुद्धेन सर्वदा
vaiśyaiḥ śūdraistathānyaiśca aṃtyajairmlecchajātibhiḥ| ye ca yodhāḥ prayudhyaṃte nyāyayuddhena sarvadā
by Vaishyas, by Shudras, and likewise by others, by the lowest-born and by the Mleccha castes; and those fighters who always fight with a just battle—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.91
तेपि यांति परं स्थानं सर्वे वर्णा द्विजातयः। न शूरो यो द्विजो भीरुरस्त्रशस्त्रविवर्जितः
tepi yāṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ sarve varṇā dvijātayaḥ| na śūro yo dvijo bhīrurastraśastravivarjitaḥ
they too go to the highest place, all the classes (becoming) twice-born. He is not a hero, that twice-born who is a coward, devoid of missiles and weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.92
विपत्तौ वैश्यवृतिं च कारयेद्द्विजसत्तमः। वैश्यवृत्तिं वणिग्भावं कृषिं चैव तथापरैः
vipattau vaiśyavṛtiṃ ca kārayeddvijasattamaḥ| vaiśyavṛttiṃ vaṇigbhāvaṃ kṛṣiṃ caiva tathāparaiḥ
And in distress the best of the twice-born may have the Vaishya's livelihood carried on: the Vaishya's livelihood, that is, being a trader, and likewise agriculture, through others—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.94
कारयेत्कृषिवाणिज्यं विप्रकर्म न च त्यजेत्। वणिग्भावान्मृषात्युक्तौ दुर्गतिं प्राप्नुयाद्द्विजः। आर्द्रद्रव्यं परित्यज्य ब्राह्मणो लभते शिवम्। समुत्पाद्य ततो वृत्तिं दद्याद्विप्राय सर्वशः
kārayetkṛṣivāṇijyaṃ viprakarma na ca tyajet| vaṇigbhāvānmṛṣātyuktau durgatiṃ prāpnuyāddvijaḥ| ārdradravyaṃ parityajya brāhmaṇo labhate śivam| samutpādya tato vṛttiṃ dadyādviprāya sarvaśaḥ
he may have farming and trade carried on, but he should not abandon the Brahmin's duty. If, out of being a trader, he speaks a falsehood, the twice-born would reach an evil state. Giving up moist goods, a Brahmin obtains welfare. Having generated a livelihood thereby, he should give to a Brahmin in every way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.95
पितृयज्ञे तथा चाग्नौ जुहुयाद्विधिवद्द्विजः। तुलेऽसत्यं न कर्त्तव्यं तुलाधर्मप्रतिष्ठिता
pitṛyajñe tathā cāgnau juhuyādvidhivaddvijaḥ| tule'satyaṃ na karttavyaṃ tulādharmapratiṣṭhitā
At the offering to the ancestors and likewise into the fire the twice-born should offer oblation according to rule. Untruth must not be committed at the scales, (for) the scale is established in dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.96
छलभावं तुले कृत्वा नरकं प्रतिपद्यते। अतुलं चापि यद्द्रव्यं तत्र मिथ्या परित्यजेत्
chalabhāvaṃ tule kṛtvā narakaṃ pratipadyate| atulaṃ cāpi yaddravyaṃ tatra mithyā parityajet
Having practised deceit at the scales, one attains hell; and whatever goods are not weighed, in that (case) he should give up falsehood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.97
एवं मिथ्या न कर्त्तव्या मृषा पापप्रसूतिका। नास्ति सत्यात्परोधर्मो नानृतात्पातकं परम्
evaṃ mithyā na karttavyā mṛṣā pāpaprasūtikā| nāsti satyātparodharmo nānṛtātpātakaṃ param
Thus falsehood must not be practised; a lie is the breeder of sin. There is no dharma higher than truth, and no sin greater than untruth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.98
अतः सर्वेषु कार्येषु सत्यमेव विशिष्यते। अश्वमेधसहस्रं तु सत्यं च तुलया धृतम्
ataḥ sarveṣu kāryeṣu satyameva viśiṣyate| aśvamedhasahasraṃ tu satyaṃ ca tulayā dhṛtam
Therefore in all undertakings truth alone is superior. A thousand horse-sacrifices and truth were held in the balance:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.99
अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते। यो वदेत्सर्वकार्येषु सत्यं मिथ्या परित्यजेत्
aśvamedhasahasrāddhi satyameva viśiṣyate| yo vadetsarvakāryeṣu satyaṃ mithyā parityajet
truth alone indeed is superior to a thousand horse-sacrifices. He who in all matters would speak the truth and give up falsehood,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.100
स निस्तरति दुर्गाणि स्वर्गमक्षयमश्नुते। वाणिज्यं कारयेद्विप्रो मिथ्याऽवश्यं परित्यजेत्१०० 1.48.
sa nistarati durgāṇi svargamakṣayamaśnute| vāṇijyaṃ kārayedvipro mithyā'vaśyaṃ parityajet100 1.48.
he crosses over difficulties and enjoys imperishable heaven. A Brahmin may carry on trade, (but) he must certainly give up falsehood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.101
वृद्धिं च निक्षिपेत्तीर्थे स्वयं शेषं तु भोजयेत्। देहक्लेशात्तत्सहस्रगुणं भवति सर्वदा
vṛddhiṃ ca nikṣipettīrthe svayaṃ śeṣaṃ tu bhojayet| dehakleśāttatsahasraguṇaṃ bhavati sarvadā
And he should deposit the profit at a sacred place, and himself consume the remainder; from bodily hardship that becomes a thousandfold at all times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.102
अर्थार्जनविधौ मर्त्या विशंति विषमे जले। कांतारमटवीं चैव श्वापदैः सेवितां तथा
arthārjanavidhau martyā viśaṃti viṣame jale| kāṃtāramaṭavīṃ caiva śvāpadaiḥ sevitāṃ tathā
In the pursuit of gaining wealth mortals plunge into treacherous waters, and into wilderness and forest haunted by beasts of prey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.103
गिरिं गिरिगुहां दुर्गां म्लेच्छानां शस्त्रपातिनाम्। गृहं प्रतिभयं स्थानं धनलोभात्समंततः
giriṃ giriguhāṃ durgāṃ mlecchānāṃ śastrapātinām| gṛhaṃ pratibhayaṃ sthānaṃ dhanalobhātsamaṃtataḥ
(They enter) a mountain, a mountain cave, a stronghold, the house of barbarians who strike with weapons, a place of terror on every side — out of greed for money.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.104
सुतदारान्परित्यज्य दूरं गच्छंति लोभिनः। स्कंधे भारं वहंत्यन्ये तर्यां चक्रे निपातनैः
sutadārānparityajya dūraṃ gacchaṃti lobhinaḥ| skaṃdhe bhāraṃ vahaṃtyanye taryāṃ cakre nipātanaiḥ
Abandoning sons and wives, the greedy travel far; others carry a load on the shoulder, (or) by hurling (it) upon a ferry-boat or a cart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.105
क्षेपणीभिर्महादुःखैस्सदा प्राणव्ययेन च। अर्थस्य संचयः पुत्र प्राणात्प्रियतरो महान्
kṣepaṇībhirmahāduḥkhaissadā prāṇavyayena ca| arthasya saṃcayaḥ putra prāṇātpriyataro mahān
With hurlings (of loads), with great hardships, and always at the cost of life — the heaping up of wealth, my son, is (to men) dearer and greater than life itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.106
एभिर्न्यायार्जितं वित्तं वणिग्भावेन यत्नतः। पितृदेवद्विजातिभ्यो दत्तं चाक्षयमश्नुते
ebhirnyāyārjitaṃ vittaṃ vaṇigbhāvena yatnataḥ| pitṛdevadvijātibhyo dattaṃ cākṣayamaśnute
Wealth earned by these (means) lawfully, with effort, in the manner of a merchant, and given to ancestors, gods and brahmins, obtains an imperishable (reward).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.107
एतौ दोषौ महांतौ च वाणिज्ये लाभकर्मणि। लोभानामपरित्यागो मृषा ग्राह्यश्च विक्रयः
etau doṣau mahāṃtau ca vāṇijye lābhakarmaṇi| lobhānāmaparityāgo mṛṣā grāhyaśca vikrayaḥ
And these two are great faults in trade, in the business of profit: the not giving up of greeds, and selling what is to be taken falsely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.108
एतौ दोषो परित्यज्य कुर्यादर्थार्जनं बुधः। अक्षयं लभते दानाद्वणिग्दोषैर्न लिप्यते
etau doṣo parityajya kuryādarthārjanaṃ budhaḥ| akṣayaṃ labhate dānādvaṇigdoṣairna lipyate
Abandoning these two faults, let the wise man carry on the earning of wealth; he gains the imperishable through giving and is not stained by the merchant's faults.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.109
पुण्यकर्मरतो विप्रः कृषिं हि परिकारयेत्। वाहयेद्दिवसस्यार्धं बलीवर्दचतुष्टयम्
puṇyakarmarato vipraḥ kṛṣiṃ hi parikārayet| vāhayeddivasasyārdhaṃ balīvardacatuṣṭayam
A brahmin devoted to meritorious action may indeed have agriculture carried on; he should work a team of four oxen for half a day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.110
अभावात्त्रितयं चैव अविश्रामं न कारयेत्। चारयेच्च तृणेऽच्छिन्नै चोरव्याघ्रविवर्जिते
abhāvāttritayaṃ caiva aviśrāmaṃ na kārayet| cārayecca tṛṇe'cchinnai coravyāghravivarjite
And if (four are) unavailable, then three; he should not make (them work) without rest; and he should let (them) graze on uncut grass, in a place free of thieves and tigers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.111
दद्याद्घासं यथेष्टं च नित्यमातर्पयेत्स्वयम्। गोष्ठं च कारयेत्तस्य किंचिद्विघ्नविवर्जितम्
dadyādghāsaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ ca nityamātarpayetsvayam| goṣṭhaṃ ca kārayettasya kiṃcidvighnavivarjitam
He should give fodder as much as they wish, and himself always satisfy (them); and he should have a cowpen made for them, free of any obstruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.112
सदा गोमयमूत्राभ्यां विघसैश्च विवर्जितम्। न मलं निक्षिपेद्गोष्ठे सर्वदेवनिकेतने
sadā gomayamūtrābhyāṃ vighasaiśca vivarjitam| na malaṃ nikṣipedgoṣṭhe sarvadevaniketane
(Keeping it) always free of cow-dung, urine and leftovers, he should not throw filth in the cowpen, which is the abode of all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.113
आत्मनः शयनीयस्य सदृशं कारयेद्बुधः। समं निर्वापयेद्यत्नाच्छीतवातरजस्तथा
ātmanaḥ śayanīyasya sadṛśaṃ kārayedbudhaḥ| samaṃ nirvāpayedyatnācchītavātarajastathā
The wise man should have (their bedding) made like his own bed; he should carefully keep off cold, wind and dust alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.114
प्राणस्य सदृशं पश्येद्गां च सामान्यविग्रहम्। अस्य देहे सुखंदुःखं तथा तस्यैव कल्पते
prāṇasya sadṛśaṃ paśyedgāṃ ca sāmānyavigraham| asya dehe sukhaṃduḥkhaṃ tathā tasyaiva kalpate
He should regard the cow as equal to his own breath, of a body like his own; for what is pleasure and pain in his body is just so for that (creature) too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.115
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कृषिकर्माणि कारयेत्। स च गोवाहनैर्दोषैर्न लिप्येत धनी भवेत्
anena vidhinā yastu kṛṣikarmāṇi kārayet| sa ca govāhanairdoṣairna lipyeta dhanī bhavet
He who has the works of agriculture done by this rule is not stained by the faults of driving cattle, and becomes wealthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.116
दुर्बलं पीडयेद्यस्तु तथैव गदसंयुतम्। अतिबालातिवृद्धं च स गोहत्यां समालभेत्
durbalaṃ pīḍayedyastu tathaiva gadasaṃyutam| atibālātivṛddhaṃ ca sa gohatyāṃ samālabhet
But he who oppresses a weak (ox), or likewise one afflicted by disease, or one too young or too old, incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.117
विषमं वाहयेद्यस्तु दुर्बलं सबलं तथा। स गोहत्यासमं पापं प्राप्नोतीह न संशयः
viṣamaṃ vāhayedyastu durbalaṃ sabalaṃ tathā| sa gohatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ prāpnotīha na saṃśayaḥ
He who yokes unevenly, a weak one together with a strong one, obtains here a sin equal to cow-killing — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.118
यो वाहयेद्विना सस्यं खादंतं गां निवारयेत्। मोहात्तृणं जलं वापि स गोहत्यासमं लभेत्
yo vāhayedvinā sasyaṃ khādaṃtaṃ gāṃ nivārayet| mohāttṛṇaṃ jalaṃ vāpi sa gohatyāsamaṃ labhet
He who drives (an ox) without (giving it) grain, and out of folly keeps a cow away from grass or water while it is eating, incurs (a sin) equal to cow-killing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.119
संक्रांत्यां पौर्णमास्यां चामावास्यायां तथैव च। हलस्य वाहनात्पापं गवामयुतहत्यया
saṃkrāṃtyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ cāmāvāsyāyāṃ tathaiva ca| halasya vāhanātpāpaṃ gavāmayutahatyayā
On the day of the sun's transit, on the full moon, and likewise on the new moon, the sin from driving the plough is (as great) as by the killing of ten thousand cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.120
अमूषु पूजयेद्यस्तु सितैश्चित्रादिभिर्नरः। कज्जलैः कुसुमैस्तैलैः सोक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते
amūṣu pūjayedyastu sitaiścitrādibhirnaraḥ| kajjalaiḥ kusumaistailaiḥ sokṣayaṃ svargamaśnute
But the man who on those (days) honours (the oxen) with white and variegated things, with lampblack, flowers and oils, attains imperishable heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.121
घासमुष्टिं परगवे यो ददाति सदाह्निकम्। सर्वपापक्षयस्यस्य स्वर्गं चाक्षयमश्नुते
ghāsamuṣṭiṃ paragave yo dadāti sadāhnikam| sarvapāpakṣayasyasya svargaṃ cākṣayamaśnute
He who gives a handful of fodder to another's cow daily — for him there is destruction of all sins, and he attains imperishable heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.122
यथा विप्रस्तथा गौश्च द्वयोः पूजाफलं समम्। विचारे ब्राह्मणो मुख्यो नृणां गावः पशौ तथा
yathā viprastathā gauśca dvayoḥ pūjāphalaṃ samam| vicāre brāhmaṇo mukhyo nṛṇāṃ gāvaḥ paśau tathā
As is the brahmin, so too is the cow; the fruit of worshipping the two is the same. On examination, the brahmin is foremost among men, and cows likewise among cattle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.123
नारद उवाच-। विप्रो ब्रह्ममुखे जातः कथितो मे त्वयानघ। कथं गोभिः समो नाथ विस्मयो मे विधे ध्रुवम्
nārada uvāca-| vipro brahmamukhe jātaḥ kathito me tvayānagha| kathaṃ gobhiḥ samo nātha vismayo me vidhe dhruvam
Nārada said: The brahmin was born from Brahmā's mouth — so you have told me, O sinless one. How then, O lord, is he equal to cows? My astonishment is certain, O ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.124
ब्रह्मोवाच-। शृणु चात्र यथातथ्यं ब्राह्मणानां गवां यथा। एकपिंडक्रियैक्यं तु पुरुषैर्निर्मितं पुरा
brahmovāca-| śṛṇu cātra yathātathyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ gavāṃ yathā| ekapiṃḍakriyaikyaṃ tu puruṣairnirmitaṃ purā
Brahmā said: Hear here, then, the truth of the matter as to brahmins and as to cows: the oneness of their being of a single lump and of a single function was fashioned by (the primal) persons long ago.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.125
पुरा ब्रह्ममुखोद्भूतं कूटं तेजोमयं महत्। चतुर्भागप्रजातं तद्वेदोग्निर्गौर्द्विजस्तथा
purā brahmamukhodbhūtaṃ kūṭaṃ tejomayaṃ mahat| caturbhāgaprajātaṃ tadvedognirgaurdvijastathā
Formerly there arose from Brahmā's mouth a great mass made of light; it was brought forth in four parts — the Veda, fire, the cow, and the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.126
प्राक्तेजः संभवो वेदो वह्निरेव तथैव च। परतो गौस्तथा विप्रो जातश्चैव पृथक्पृथक्
prāktejaḥ saṃbhavo vedo vahnireva tathaiva ca| parato gaustathā vipro jātaścaiva pṛthakpṛthak
First from the light came into being the Veda and likewise fire itself; after that the cow and the brahmin, each born separately.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.127
तत्र सृष्टा मया चादौ वेदाश्चत्वार एकशः। स्थित्यर्थं सर्वलोकानां भुवनानां समंततः
tatra sṛṣṭā mayā cādau vedāścatvāra ekaśaḥ| sthityarthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ bhuvanānāṃ samaṃtataḥ
Thereupon the four Vedas were created by me at the beginning, one by one, for the sake of the stability of all the worlds and of the spheres all around.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.128
अग्निर्हव्यानि भुंजीत देवहेतोस्तथा द्विजः। आज्यं गोप्रभवं विद्धि तस्मादेते प्रसूतकाः
agnirhavyāni bhuṃjīta devahetostathā dvijaḥ| ājyaṃ goprabhavaṃ viddhi tasmādete prasūtakāḥ
Fire would consume the oblations, and so too the twice-born, for the gods' sake; know that the clarified butter comes from the cow — therefore these are the producers (of the sacrifice).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.129
न संति यदि लोकेषु चत्वारोमी महत्तराः। तदाखिलं च भुवनं नष्टं स्थावरजंगमम्
na saṃti yadi lokeṣu catvāromī mahattarāḥ| tadākhilaṃ ca bhuvanaṃ naṣṭaṃ sthāvarajaṃgamam
If these four greater ones do not exist in the worlds, then the whole world, moving and unmoving, is lost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.130
एभिर्धृताः सदा लोकाः प्रतिष्ठंति स्वभावतः। स्वभावो ब्रह्मरूपोसावेते ब्रह्ममयाः स्मृताः
ebhirdhṛtāḥ sadā lokāḥ pratiṣṭhaṃti svabhāvataḥ| svabhāvo brahmarūposāvete brahmamayāḥ smṛtāḥ
Upheld by these, the worlds always stand firm by their own nature; that own nature has the form of Brahman — hence these are held to consist of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.131
तस्माद्गौः पूजनीयोसौ विप्र देवासुरैरपि। उदारः सर्वकार्येषु जातस्तथ्यो गुणाकरः
tasmādgauḥ pūjanīyosau vipra devāsurairapi| udāraḥ sarvakāryeṣu jātastathyo guṇākaraḥ
Therefore this cow is to be worshipped, O brahmin, even by gods and asuras; she is bountiful in all undertakings, truly born, a mine of good qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.132
सर्वदेवमयः साक्षात्सर्वसत्वानुकंपकः। अस्य कार्यं मया सृष्टं पुरैव पोषणं प्रति
sarvadevamayaḥ sākṣātsarvasatvānukaṃpakaḥ| asya kāryaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ puraiva poṣaṇaṃ prati
Consisting of all the gods in visible form, compassionate to all creatures — her task was appointed by me long ago, namely nourishing (the world).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.133
अतएव मया दत्तं वरं चातिसुशोभनम्। एकजन्मनि ते मोक्षस्तवास्त्विति विनिश्चितम्
ataeva mayā dattaṃ varaṃ cātisuśobhanam| ekajanmani te mokṣastavāstviti viniścitam
For that very reason a most excellent boon was given by her by me: "Let your liberation be in a single birth" — thus it was settled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.134
अत्रैव ये मृता गावस्त्वागच्छंति ममालयम्। पापस्य कणमात्रं तु तेषां देहेन तिष्ठति
atraiva ye mṛtā gāvastvāgacchaṃti mamālayam| pāpasya kaṇamātraṃ tu teṣāṃ dehena tiṣṭhati
The cows that die right here come to my abode; only a particle of sin remains with their body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.135
देवी गौर्धेनुका देवाश्चादिदेवी त्रिशक्तिका। प्रसादाद्यस्य यज्ञानां प्रभवो हि विनिश्चितः
devī gaurdhenukā devāścādidevī triśaktikā| prasādādyasya yajñānāṃ prabhavo hi viniścitaḥ
The goddess cow is the milch-cow, (she is) the gods, and the primal goddess of threefold power, by whose favour the arising of sacrifices is assuredly brought about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.136
गवां सर्वपवित्राणि पुनंति सकलं जगत्। मूत्रं गोर्गोमयं क्षीरं दधिसर्पिस्तथैव च
gavāṃ sarvapavitrāṇi punaṃti sakalaṃ jagat| mūtraṃ gorgomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhisarpistathaiva ca
All the purifying things of cows cleanse the entire world: the cow's urine, dung, milk, curd, and likewise ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.137
अमीषां भक्षणे पापं न तिष्ठति कलेवरे। तस्माद्घृतं दधि क्षीरं नित्यं खादंति धार्मिकाः
amīṣāṃ bhakṣaṇe pāpaṃ na tiṣṭhati kalevare| tasmādghṛtaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ nityaṃ khādaṃti dhārmikāḥ
When these are eaten, sin does not remain in the body; therefore the righteous constantly consume ghee, curd, and milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.138
विशिष्टं सर्वद्रव्येषु गव्यमिष्टं परं शुभम्। यस्यास्ये भोजनं नास्ति तस्य मूर्तिस्तु पूतिका
viśiṣṭaṃ sarvadravyeṣu gavyamiṣṭaṃ paraṃ śubham| yasyāsye bhojanaṃ nāsti tasya mūrtistu pūtikā
Among all substances what comes from the cow is distinguished, desirable, supremely auspicious; he in whose mouth there is no such food — his body is foul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.139
अन्नाद्यं पंचरात्रेण सप्तरात्रेण वै पयः। दधि विंशतिरात्रेण घृतं स्यान्मासमेककम्
annādyaṃ paṃcarātreṇa saptarātreṇa vai payaḥ| dadhi viṃśatirātreṇa ghṛtaṃ syānmāsamekakam
Food (is fit to be eaten) after five nights, milk after seven nights, curd after twenty nights, and ghee would be (fit) for one month.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.140
अगव्यैर्यस्तु भुंक्ते वै मासमेकं निरंतरम्। भोजने तस्य मर्त्यस्य प्रेताः खादंति चैव हि
agavyairyastu bhuṃkte vai māsamekaṃ niraṃtaram| bhojane tasya martyasya pretāḥ khādaṃti caiva hi
But he who eats for one whole month continuously without cow-products — ghosts indeed eat in that mortal's food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.141
परमान्नं परं शुद्धं स्विन्नं चातपतण्डुलैः। भुक्त्वा तु यत्कृतं पुण्यं कोटिकोटिगुणं भवेत्
paramānnaṃ paraṃ śuddhaṃ svinnaṃ cātapataṇḍulaiḥ| bhuktvā tu yatkṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ koṭikoṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
Paramānna (milk-rice), supremely pure, cooked with sun-dried rice grains — having eaten it, whatever merit one performs becomes multiplied ten million times ten million.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.142
अन्यच्चापि च यद्द्रव्यं हविष्यं शास्त्रनिर्मितम्। तद्भुक्तवा यत्कृतं कर्म सर्वं लक्षगुणं भवेत्
anyaccāpi ca yaddravyaṃ haviṣyaṃ śāstranirmitam| tadbhuktavā yatkṛtaṃ karma sarvaṃ lakṣaguṇaṃ bhavet
And whatever other substance is fit for oblation, prescribed by the scriptures — having eaten that, whatever rite one performs becomes wholly a hundred-thousandfold (in merit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.143
निरामिषं च यत्किंचित्तस्माद्यद्यत्फलं लभेत्। तस्माद्गौः सर्वकार्येषु शस्त एको युगेयुगे
nirāmiṣaṃ ca yatkiṃcittasmādyadyatphalaṃ labhet| tasmādgauḥ sarvakāryeṣu śasta eko yugeyuge
And whatever is free of flesh — whatever fruit one obtains from that — therefore in all undertakings the cow alone is commended, age after age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.144
सर्वदा सर्वकामेषु धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदः। नारद उवाच-। केषु किं वा प्रयोगेण परं पुण्यं प्रकीर्तितं
sarvadā sarvakāmeṣu dharmakāmārthamokṣadaḥ| nārada uvāca-| keṣu kiṃ vā prayogeṇa paraṃ puṇyaṃ prakīrtitaṃ
Always, in all desires, (she is) the giver of dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation. Nārada said: In what cases, or by what procedure, is the highest merit declared?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.145
वद तत्सर्वलोकेश यथा जानामि तत्वतः। ब्रह्मोवाच। सकृत्प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा गोधनं चाभिवंदयेत्
vada tatsarvalokeśa yathā jānāmi tatvataḥ| brahmovāca| sakṛtpradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā godhanaṃ cābhivaṃdayet
Tell that, O lord of all worlds, so that I may know it as it truly is. Brahmā said: Having circumambulated once, one should also salute the herd of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.146
सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तः स्वर्गं चाक्षयमश्नुते। सुराचार्यो यथा वंद्यः पूज्योसौ माधवो यथा
sarvapāpairvinirmuktaḥ svargaṃ cākṣayamaśnute| surācāryo yathā vaṃdyaḥ pūjyosau mādhavo yathā
Freed from all sins, he attains an imperishable heaven. As the teacher of the gods is to be saluted, as Mādhava is to be worshipped (so is the cow).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.147
सप्तप्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा चैश्वर्यात्पाकशासनः। कल्य उत्थाय गोमध्ये पात्रं गृह्य सहोदकम्
saptapradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā caiśvaryātpākaśāsanaḥ| kalya utthāya gomadhye pātraṃ gṛhya sahodakam
And by making seven circumambulations (one becomes) through lordship the chastiser of Pāka (Indra). Rising at dawn, taking a vessel filled with water, in the midst of the cows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.148
निषिंचेद्यो गवां शृंगं मस्तकेनैव तज्जलम्। प्रतीच्छेत निराहारस्तस्य पुण्यं निबोधत
niṣiṃcedyo gavāṃ śṛṃgaṃ mastakenaiva tajjalam| pratīccheta nirāhārastasya puṇyaṃ nibodhata
(he) who should pour it upon the horn of the cows and receive that water on his own head, fasting — hear his merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.149
श्रूयंते यानि तीर्थानि त्रिषु लोकेषु नारद। सिद्धचारणयुक्तानि सेवितानि महर्षिभिः
śrūyaṃte yāni tīrthāni triṣu lokeṣu nārada| siddhacāraṇayuktāni sevitāni maharṣibhiḥ
Whatever holy fords are heard of in the three worlds, O Nārada, thronged with siddhas and cāraṇas, frequented by the great seers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.150
अभिषेकस्समस्तेषां गवां शृंगोदकस्य च। प्रातरुत्थाय यो मर्त्यः स्पृशेद्गां च घृतं मधु१५० 1.48.
abhiṣekassamasteṣāṃ gavāṃ śṛṃgodakasya ca| prātarutthāya yo martyaḥ spṛśedgāṃ ca ghṛtaṃ madhu150 1.48.
the bathing in all of them (is equalled) by the water from the cows' horns. The mortal who, rising at dawn, touches a cow and ghee and honey,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.151
सर्षपांश्च प्रियंगूंश्च कल्मषात्प्रतिमुच्यते। घृतक्षीरप्रदा गावो घृतयोन्यो घृतोद्भवाः
sarṣapāṃśca priyaṃgūṃśca kalmaṣātpratimucyate| ghṛtakṣīrapradā gāvo ghṛtayonyo ghṛtodbhavāḥ
and mustard seeds and priyaṅgu grains, is released from stain. The cows are givers of ghee and milk, wombs of ghee, born of ghee;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.152
घृतनद्यो घृतावर्तास्ता मे संतु सदा गृहे। घृतं मे सर्वगात्रेषु घृतं मे मनसि स्थितम्
ghṛtanadyo ghṛtāvartāstā me saṃtu sadā gṛhe| ghṛtaṃ me sarvagātreṣu ghṛtaṃ me manasi sthitam
they are rivers of ghee, whirlpools of ghee — may they always be in my house. May ghee be in all my limbs, may ghee abide in my mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.153
गावो ममाग्रतो नित्यं गावः पृष्ठत एव च। गावश्च सर्वगात्रेषु गवांमध्ये वसाम्यहम्
gāvo mamāgrato nityaṃ gāvaḥ pṛṣṭhata eva ca| gāvaśca sarvagātreṣu gavāṃmadhye vasāmyaham
May cows be ever before me, cows too behind me, and cows in all my limbs; I dwell in the midst of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.154
इत्याचम्य जपेन्मंत्रं सायंप्रातरिदं शुचिः। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य स्वर्लोके पूजितो भवेत्
ityācamya japenmaṃtraṃ sāyaṃprātaridaṃ śuciḥ| sarvapāpakṣayastasya svarloke pūjito bhavet
Having thus sipped water, pure, he should mutter this formula evening and morning; his sins are destroyed and he becomes honoured in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.155
यथा गौश्च तथा विप्रो यथाविप्रस्तथा हरिः। हरिर्यथा तथा गंगा एतेन ह्यवृषाः स्मृताः
yathā gauśca tathā vipro yathāviprastathā hariḥ| hariryathā tathā gaṃgā etena hyavṛṣāḥ smṛtāḥ
As is the cow, so is the brahmin; as is the brahmin, so is Hari; as is Hari, so is the Gaṅgā — by this they are held to be without bulls(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.156
गावो बंधुर्मनुष्याणां मनुष्या बांधवा गवाम्। गौश्च यस्मिन्गृहे नास्ति तद्बंधुरहितं गृहम्
gāvo baṃdhurmanuṣyāṇāṃ manuṣyā bāṃdhavā gavām| gauśca yasmingṛhe nāsti tadbaṃdhurahitaṃ gṛham
Cows are the kin of men, and men are the kinsmen of cows. And the house in which there is no cow — that house is kinless and unblest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.157
गोमुखे चाश्रिता वेदाः सषडंगपदक्रमाः। शृंगयोश्च स्थितौ नित्यं सहैव हरिकेशवौ
gomukhe cāśritā vedāḥ saṣaḍaṃgapadakramāḥ| śṛṃgayośca sthitau nityaṃ sahaiva harikeśavau
In the cow's mouth abide the Vedas with their six auxiliaries and the pada and krama recitations; and in the two horns Hari and Keśava ever stand together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.158
उदरेऽवस्थितः स्कंदः शीर्षे ब्रह्मा स्थितः सदा। वृषद्ध्वजो ललाटे च शृंगाग्र इंद्र एव च
udare'vasthitaḥ skaṃdaḥ śīrṣe brahmā sthitaḥ sadā| vṛṣaddhvajo lalāṭe ca śṛṃgāgra iṃdra eva ca
In the belly is stationed Skanda; in the head Brahmā ever abides; and on the forehead is he whose banner is the bull, and on the horn-tips Indra himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.159
कर्णयोरश्विनौ देवौ चक्षुषोश्शशिभास्करौ। दंतेषु गरुडो देवो जिह्वायां च सरस्वती
karṇayoraśvinau devau cakṣuṣośśaśibhāskarau| daṃteṣu garuḍo devo jihvāyāṃ ca sarasvatī
In the two ears are the Aśvin gods, in the eyes the moon and the sun; in the teeth the god Garuḍa, and on the tongue Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.160
अपाने सर्वतीर्थानि प्रस्रावे चैव जाह्नवी। ऋषयो रोमकूपेषु मुखतः पृष्ठतो यमः
apāne sarvatīrthāni prasrāve caiva jāhnavī| ṛṣayo romakūpeṣu mukhataḥ pṛṣṭhato yamaḥ
In the anus are all the sacred fords, and in the urine the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā); the seers are in the pores of the hair, in front (is Yama's?)... behind is Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.161
धनदो वरुणश्चैव दक्षिणं पार्श्वमाश्रितौ। वामपार्श्वे स्थिता यक्षास्तेजस्वंतो महाबलाः
dhanado varuṇaścaiva dakṣiṇaṃ pārśvamāśritau| vāmapārśve sthitā yakṣāstejasvaṃto mahābalāḥ
The giver of wealth (Kubera) and Varuṇa are lodged in the right flank; on the left flank stand the yakṣas, radiant and of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.162
मुखमध्ये च गंधर्वा नासाग्रे पन्नगास्तथा। खुराणां पश्चिमे पार्श्वेऽप्सरसश्च समाश्रिताः
mukhamadhye ca gaṃdharvā nāsāgre pannagāstathā| khurāṇāṃ paścime pārśve'psarasaśca samāśritāḥ
In the middle of the mouth (dwell) the Gandharvas, and at the tip of the nose the serpents; on the hinder side of the hooves the apsarases have taken their place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.163
गोमये वसते लक्ष्मीर्गोमूत्रे सर्वमंगला। पादाग्रे खेचरा वेद्या हंभाशब्दे प्रजापतिः
gomaye vasate lakṣmīrgomūtre sarvamaṃgalā| pādāgre khecarā vedyā haṃbhāśabde prajāpatiḥ
In the cow-dung dwells Lakṣmī, in the cow's urine Sarvamaṅgalā (the All-auspicious goddess); at the tips of the feet the sky-goers are to be known, in the lowing sound Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.164
चत्वारः सागराः पूर्णा धेनूनां च स्तनेषु वै। गां च स्पृशति यो नित्यं स्नातो भवति नित्यशः
catvāraḥ sāgarāḥ pūrṇā dhenūnāṃ ca staneṣu vai| gāṃ ca spṛśati yo nityaṃ snāto bhavati nityaśaḥ
And the four oceans, full, (abide) in the udders of the cows; and he who touches a cow daily becomes bathed always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.165
अतो मर्त्यः प्रपुष्टैस्तु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। गवां रजः खुरोद्धूतं शिरसा यस्तु धारयेत्
ato martyaḥ prapuṣṭaistu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate| gavāṃ rajaḥ khuroddhūtaṃ śirasā yastu dhārayet
Therefore a mortal, by (touching) the well-fed (cows), is released from all sins; and he who bears on his head the dust of cows stirred up by their hooves —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.166
स च तीर्थजले स्नातः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। नारद उवाच-। गवां च दशवर्णानां कस्य दाने च किंफलम्
sa ca tīrthajale snātaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate| nārada uvāca-| gavāṃ ca daśavarṇānāṃ kasya dāne ca kiṃphalam
— he too, (as if) bathed in the water of a sacred ford, is released from all sins. Nārada said: And in the gift of which of the cows of the ten colours is there what fruit?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.167
ब्रूहि तत्त्वं गुरुश्रेष्ठ परमेष्ठिन्प्रियं यदि। ब्रह्मोवाच-। श्वेतां गां ब्राह्मणे दत्वा मानवश्चेश्वरो भवेत्
brūhi tattvaṃ guruśreṣṭha parameṣṭhinpriyaṃ yadi| brahmovāca-| śvetāṃ gāṃ brāhmaṇe datvā mānavaśceśvaro bhavet
Tell (me) the truth, best of teachers, O Parameṣṭhin, if (I am) dear (to you). Brahmā said: Having given a white cow to a brahmin, a man becomes a lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.168
प्रासादे वसते नित्यं भोगी च सुखमेधते। धूम्रा तु स्वर्गकांतार संसारे पापमोक्षिणी
prāsāde vasate nityaṃ bhogī ca sukhamedhate| dhūmrā tu svargakāṃtāra saṃsāre pāpamokṣiṇī
He dwells always in a palace and, as an enjoyer, thrives in comfort; but the smoke-coloured one (is) a heavenly grove(?), releasing from sin in the round of rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.169
अक्षयं कपिलादानं कृष्णां दत्वा न सीदति। पांडुरा दुर्लभा लोके गौरी च कुलनंदिनी
akṣayaṃ kapilādānaṃ kṛṣṇāṃ datvā na sīdati| pāṃḍurā durlabhā loke gaurī ca kulanaṃdinī
The gift of a tawny (kapilā) cow is imperishable; by giving a black one one does not sink. The pale one is hard to get in the world, and the fair one gladdens the family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.170
रक्ताक्षी रूपकामस्य धनकामस्य नीलिका। एकां च कपिलां दत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
raktākṣī rūpakāmasya dhanakāmasya nīlikā| ekāṃ ca kapilāṃ datvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
The red-eyed one (is) for him who desires beauty, the dark-blue one for him who desires wealth; and by giving a single tawny cow one is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.171
यत्तु बाल्यकृतं पापं यौवने वार्धके कृतम्। वाचाकृतं कर्मकृतं मनसा यत्प्रचिंतितं
yattu bālyakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yauvane vārdhake kṛtam| vācākṛtaṃ karmakṛtaṃ manasā yatpraciṃtitaṃ
Whatever sin has been done in childhood, done in youth or in old age, done by speech, done by act, or thought out in the mind;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.172
अगम्यागमनं चैव मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्। मानकूटं तुलाकूटं कन्यानृतं गवानृतम्
agamyāgamanaṃ caiva mitradrohe ca pātakam| mānakūṭaṃ tulākūṭaṃ kanyānṛtaṃ gavānṛtam
and intercourse with a forbidden woman, and the crime in the betrayal of a friend, false measure, false weighing, falsehood concerning a girl, falsehood concerning a cow —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.173
सर्वं च नाशयेत्क्षिप्रं कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति। दशयोजनविस्तीर्णा महापारा महानदी
sarvaṃ ca nāśayetkṣipraṃ kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati| daśayojanavistīrṇā mahāpārā mahānadī
all this he who bestows a tawny cow quickly destroys. A great river, ten yojanas broad, with far-off banks...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.174
नारा च जलकांतारे प्रसृते चोदकार्णवे। यावद्वत्सस्य द्वौ पादौ मुखं यावन्न जायते
nārā ca jalakāṃtāre prasṛte codakārṇave| yāvadvatsasya dvau pādau mukhaṃ yāvanna jāyate
...and the waters(?) in the wilderness of water, in the spread-out ocean of water; as long as the calf's two feet and head have not come forth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.175
तावद्गौः पृथिवी ज्ञेया यावद्गर्भं न मुंचति। सुवर्णशृंगीं वस्त्राढ्यां सर्वालंकारभूषिताम्
tāvadgauḥ pṛthivī jñeyā yāvadgarbhaṃ na muṃcati| suvarṇaśṛṃgīṃ vastrāḍhyāṃ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitām
so long is the cow to be known as the earth, as long as she does not release her fetus. (A cow) with golden horns, richly clothed, adorned with every ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.176
ताम्रपृष्ठीं रौप्यखुरां तथा कांस्योपदोहनाम्। शोभितां गंधपुष्पैश्च सर्वालंकारभूषितां
tāmrapṛṣṭhīṃ raupyakhurāṃ tathā kāṃsyopadohanām| śobhitāṃ gaṃdhapuṣpaiśca sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitāṃ
with a copper covering on her back, with silver hooves, and with a bronze milking-pail, made beautiful with perfumes and flowers, adorned with every ornament —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.177
ईदृशीं कपिलां दद्याद्द्विजातौ वेदपारगे। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य विष्णुलोकेऽच्युतो भवेत्
īdṛśīṃ kapilāṃ dadyāddvijātau vedapārage| sarvapāpakṣayastasya viṣṇuloke'cyuto bhavet
such a tawny cow one should give to a twice-born who has mastered the Veda: his sins are all destroyed, and he becomes unfalling in the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.178
तस्यां तु दुह्यमानायां भूमौ पतंति बिंदवः। आरामादि विजायंते बहुपुष्पफलोत्तमाः
tasyāṃ tu duhyamānāyāṃ bhūmau pataṃti biṃdavaḥ| ārāmādi vijāyaṃte bahupuṣpaphalottamāḥ
And where, as she is being milked, the drops fall on the ground, gardens and the like spring up, excellent with many flowers and fruits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.179
यत्र कामफला वृक्षा नद्यः पायसकर्दमाः। प्रासादाश्चापि सौवर्णास्तत्र गच्छंति गोप्रदाः
yatra kāmaphalā vṛkṣā nadyaḥ pāyasakardamāḥ| prāsādāścāpi sauvarṇāstatra gacchaṃti gopradāḥ
Where the trees bear fruit at will, the rivers have mud of milk-rice, and the palaces are of gold — there go the givers of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.180
दशधेनूश्च यो दद्यादेकं चैव धुरंधरं। समानं तु फलं प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मणा समुदाहृतम्
daśadhenūśca yo dadyādekaṃ caiva dhuraṃdharaṃ| samānaṃ tu phalaṃ proktaṃ brahmaṇā samudāhṛtam
And he who gives ten milch cows and (he who gives) one burden-bearing (bull) — an equal fruit is declared, as stated by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.181
एकं च दशभिर्दद्यात्सहस्राणां शतं फलम्। तस्यानुसारतो वेद्यं फलं नारद यत्नतः
ekaṃ ca daśabhirdadyātsahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ phalam| tasyānusārato vedyaṃ phalaṃ nārada yatnataḥ
And if one gives one (bull) along with ten (cows), the fruit is a hundred thousand-fold; accordingly the fruit is to be known with care, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.182
पितॄनुद्दिश्य यः पुत्रो वृषं च मोक्षयेद्भुवि। पितरो विष्णुलोकेषु महीयंते यथेप्सितम्
pitṝnuddiśya yaḥ putro vṛṣaṃ ca mokṣayedbhuvi| pitaro viṣṇulokeṣu mahīyaṃte yathepsitam
The son who, with intent toward the forefathers, sets a bull free on earth — his forefathers are honored in the worlds of Viṣṇu as they desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.183
चतस्रो वत्सतर्यश्च एकस्यैव वृषस्य च। मोक्ष्यंते सर्वतः पुत्र विधिरेष सनातनः
catasro vatsataryaśca ekasyaiva vṛṣasya ca| mokṣyaṃte sarvataḥ putra vidhireṣa sanātanaḥ
And four heifers along with a single bull are to be released together, my son; this is the eternal rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.184
यावंति चैव रोमाणि तस्य तासां च सर्वशः। तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गं भुजंति मानवाः
yāvaṃti caiva romāṇi tasya tāsāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ| tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaṃ bhujaṃti mānavāḥ
As many hairs as there are on him and on those (heifers) altogether, for that many thousands of years do men enjoy heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.185
लांगूलेन वृषो यच्च जलं चोत्क्षिपति ध्रुवं। तत्तोयं तु सहस्राब्दं पितॄणाममृतं भवेत्
lāṃgūlena vṛṣo yacca jalaṃ cotkṣipati dhruvaṃ| tattoyaṃ tu sahasrābdaṃ pitṝṇāmamṛtaṃ bhavet
And whatever water the bull throws up with its tail — that water surely becomes nectar for the forefathers for a thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.186
खुरेण कर्षयेद्भूमिं ततो लोष्ठं च कर्दमः। पितृभ्यश्च स्वधा तत्र लक्षकोटिगुणं भवेत्
khureṇa karṣayedbhūmiṃ tato loṣṭhaṃ ca kardamaḥ| pitṛbhyaśca svadhā tatra lakṣakoṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
If (the bull) should furrow the ground with its hoof, then (there is) a clod and mud; and the food-offering to the forefathers there becomes multiplied a hundred thousand and ten million times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.187
विद्यमाने च जनके यदि माता विनश्यति। चंदनेनांकिता धेनुस्तस्याः स्वर्गाय दीयते
vidyamāne ca janake yadi mātā vinaśyati| caṃdanenāṃkitā dhenustasyāḥ svargāya dīyate
If, while the father is still living, the mother dies, a cow marked with sandal paste is given for her (attainment of) heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.188
दाता चैव पितॄणां च ऋणं चैव प्रमुंचति। अक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं पूजितो मघवा यथा
dātā caiva pitṝṇāṃ ca ṛṇaṃ caiva pramuṃcati| akṣayaṃ labhate svargaṃ pūjito maghavā yathā
And the giver is released from the debt owed to the forefathers; he obtains imperishable heaven, honored like Maghavan (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.189
सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्ता तरुणा गौः पयस्विनी। समाप्रसूतिका भद्रा सा च गौः पृथिवी स्मृता
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktā taruṇā gauḥ payasvinī| samāprasūtikā bhadrā sā ca gauḥ pṛthivī smṛtā
A cow endowed with all (auspicious) marks, young, rich in milk, that has calved within the year, auspicious — that cow is declared (equal to) the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.190
तस्य दानेन मंत्रस्य पृथ्वीदानसमं फलं। शतक्रतुसमो मर्त्यः कुलमुद्धरते शतं
tasya dānena maṃtrasya pṛthvīdānasamaṃ phalaṃ| śatakratusamo martyaḥ kulamuddharate śataṃ
By the gift of her, with the mantra, the fruit is equal to the gift of the earth; the mortal becomes equal to the Hundred-Sacrificer (Indra) and rescues a hundred generations of his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.191
गवां च हरणं कृत्वा मृते गोरथवत्सके। क्रिमिपूर्णे स कूपे च तिष्ठेदाभूतसंप्लवं
gavāṃ ca haraṇaṃ kṛtvā mṛte gorathavatsake| krimipūrṇe sa kūpe ca tiṣṭhedābhūtasaṃplavaṃ
Having carried off cows, when the cow, the cart-ox, and the calf have died, he dwells in a well full of worms until the dissolution of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.192
गवां चैव वधं कृत्वा पितृभिः सह पच्यते। रौरवे नरके घोरे तावत्कालं प्रतिक्रिया
gavāṃ caiva vadhaṃ kṛtvā pitṛbhiḥ saha pacyate| raurave narake ghore tāvatkālaṃ pratikriyā
And having killed cows, he is cooked along with his forefathers in the dreadful Raurava hell; for just that long is the retribution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.193
गोप्रचारप्रभग्नश्च षंडवाहनबंधनः। अक्षयं नरकं प्रायान्पुनर्जन्मनि जन्मनि
gopracāraprabhagnaśca ṣaṃḍavāhanabaṃdhanaḥ| akṣayaṃ narakaṃ prāyānpunarjanmani janmani
And one who destroys the cows' pasture, and who binds a bull to a cart as a draught-animal, goes to unending hell, birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 48.194
सकृच्च श्रावयेद्यस्तु कथां पुण्यतमामिमां। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य देवैश्च सह मोदते
sakṛcca śrāvayedyastu kathāṃ puṇyatamāmimāṃ| sarvapāpakṣayastasya devaiśca saha modate
And whoever causes this most holy tale to be heard even once — for him there is destruction of all sins, and he rejoices together with the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 48.195
य इदं शृणुयाद्वापि परं पुण्यतमं महत्। सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते तत्क्षणेन हि
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādvāpi paraṃ puṇyatamaṃ mahat| saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyate tatkṣaṇena hi
And whoever hears this supreme, most holy, great (account) is freed that very instant from the sin committed in seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition