Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 56
PdP 1 56.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच- पुरा शर्वः स्त्रियो दृष्ट्वा युवती रूपशालिनीः। गंधर्वकिन्नराणां च मनुष्याणां च सर्वतः
śrībhagavānuvāca- purā śarvaḥ striyo dṛṣṭvā yuvatī rūpaśālinīḥ| gaṃdharvakinnarāṇāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ ca sarvataḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Formerly Śarva (Śiva), seeing women who were young and endowed with beauty—of the gandharvas and kinnaras and of men, from all quarters—
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PdP 1 56.2
मंत्रेण ताः समाकृष्य त्वतिदूरे विहायसि। तपोव्याजपरो देवस्तासु संगतमानसः
maṃtreṇa tāḥ samākṛṣya tvatidūre vihāyasi| tapovyājaparo devastāsu saṃgatamānasaḥ
drew them to himself by a spell, far away in the sky; the god, intent under the pretext of ascetic practice, had his mind joined to them.
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PdP 1 56.3
अतिरम्यां कुटीं कृत्वा ताभिः सह महेश्वरः। क्रीडां चकार सहसा मनोभव पराभवः
atiramyāṃ kuṭīṃ kṛtvā tābhiḥ saha maheśvaraḥ| krīḍāṃ cakāra sahasā manobhava parābhavaḥ
Having made a most delightful hut, Maheśvara at once made sport with them, overcome by the mind-born one (Kāma).
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PdP 1 56.4
एतस्मिन्नंतरे गौर्याश्चित्तमुद्भ्रांततां गतम्। अपश्यद्ध्यानयोगेन क्रीडंतं जगदीश्वरम्
etasminnaṃtare gauryāścittamudbhrāṃtatāṃ gatam| apaśyaddhyānayogena krīḍaṃtaṃ jagadīśvaram
Meanwhile Gaurī's mind became agitated; by the practice of meditation she saw the Lord of the world at his sport.
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PdP 1 56.5
स्त्रीभिरंतर्गतं ज्ञात्वा रोषस्य वशगाभवत्। ततः क्षेमंकरी रूपा भूत्वा च प्रविवेश सा
strībhiraṃtargataṃ jñātvā roṣasya vaśagābhavat| tataḥ kṣemaṃkarī rūpā bhūtvā ca praviveśa sā
Knowing that (he) was absorbed among women, she fell under the sway of rage; then, having taken the form of Kṣemaṃkarī, she entered (there).
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PdP 1 56.6
व्योमैकांतेतिदूरे च कामदेव समप्रभम्। वामातिमध्यगं शुभ्रं पुरुषं पुरुषोत्तमम्
vyomaikāṃtetidūre ca kāmadeva samaprabham| vāmātimadhyagaṃ śubhraṃ puruṣaṃ puruṣottamam
In a solitary spot of the sky, very far off, (she saw) one equal in radiance to Kāmadeva, radiant white, standing in the very midst of the women, a man, the highest of men —
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PdP 1 56.7
स्त्रीभिः सह समालिग्य प्रक्रीडंतं मुहुर्मुहुः। चुंबंतं निर्भरं देवं हरं रागप्रपीडितम्
strībhiḥ saha samāligya prakrīḍaṃtaṃ muhurmuhuḥ| cuṃbaṃtaṃ nirbharaṃ devaṃ haraṃ rāgaprapīḍitam
— embracing (them) together with the women, playing again and again, kissing without restraint, the god Hara, tormented by passion.
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PdP 1 56.8
वृत्तं क्षेमंकरी दृष्ट्वा निपपाताग्रतस्तदा। तासां केशेषु चाकृष्य चकार चरणाहतिम्
vṛttaṃ kṣemaṃkarī dṛṣṭvā nipapātāgratastadā| tāsāṃ keśeṣu cākṛṣya cakāra caraṇāhatim
Seeing what was going on, Kṣemaṃkarī then flung herself down before (them), and dragging them by the hair, delivered kicks.
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PdP 1 56.9
त्रपया पीडितश्शर्वः पराङ्मुखमवस्थितः। केशेष्वाकृष्य रोषात्ताः पातयामास भूतले
trapayā pīḍitaśśarvaḥ parāṅmukhamavasthitaḥ| keśeṣvākṛṣya roṣāttāḥ pātayāmāsa bhūtale
Śarva, stricken with shame, stood with his face turned away; (she,) dragging them by the hair in fury, threw them down on the ground.
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PdP 1 56.10
स्त्रियः सर्वाधरां प्राप्य सहसा विकृताननाः। उमाशापप्रदग्धांगा म्लेच्छानां वशमागताः
striyaḥ sarvādharāṃ prāpya sahasā vikṛtānanāḥ| umāśāpapradagdhāṃgā mlecchānāṃ vaśamāgatāḥ
The women, reduced at once to the lowest of all conditions, their faces deformed, their limbs burnt up by Umā's curse, fell into the power of the mlecchas.
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PdP 1 56.11
ताश्चांडालस्त्रियः ख्याता अधवा धवसंयुताः। अद्याप्युमाकृतं शापं सर्वास्ताश्च समश्नुयुः
tāścāṃḍālastriyaḥ khyātā adhavā dhavasaṃyutāḥ| adyāpyumākṛtaṃ śāpaṃ sarvāstāśca samaśnuyuḥ
They became known as caṇḍāla women, some without husbands, some with husbands; and even today all of them undergo the curse laid down by Umā.
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PdP 1 56.12
अथोमा शतधा रूपं कृत्वेशं संगता तदा। एवं प्रभावं जानीहि कामस्य सततं द्विज
athomā śatadhā rūpaṃ kṛtveśaṃ saṃgatā tadā| evaṃ prabhāvaṃ jānīhi kāmasya satataṃ dvija
Then Umā, making her form a hundredfold, united with Īśa at that time. Know the power of Kāma to be ever thus, O twice-born.
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PdP 1 56.13
ततश्चिरात्तया सार्द्धं गतः कैलासमंदिरं। अतः क्षेमंकरीं दृष्ट्वा येभिनंदंति मानवाः
tataścirāttayā sārddhaṃ gataḥ kailāsamaṃdiraṃ| ataḥ kṣemaṃkarīṃ dṛṣṭvā yebhinaṃdaṃti mānavāḥ
Then after a long time he went with her to the mansion on Kailāsa. Hence, those men who, having seen Kṣemaṃkarī, greet her with joy —
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PdP 1 56.14
तेषां वित्तर्द्धि विभवा भवंतीह परत्र च। कुंकुमारक्तसर्वांगि कुंदेन्दुधवलानने
teṣāṃ vittarddhi vibhavā bhavaṃtīha paratra ca| kuṃkumāraktasarvāṃgi kuṃdendudhavalānane
— for them there come increase of wealth and prosperity, here and in the world beyond. O you whose whole body is reddened with saffron, whose face is white as jasmine and the moon,
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PdP 1 56.15
सर्वमंगलदे देवि क्षेमंकरि नमोस्तु ते। योगिनीसाम्यं तेनैव संमुखा विमुखापि वा
sarvamaṃgalade devi kṣemaṃkari namostu te| yoginīsāmyaṃ tenaiva saṃmukhā vimukhāpi vā
O goddess who bestows every blessing, Kṣemaṃkarī, homage be to you! — by that alone (comes) equality with the yoginīs, whether she is facing (one) or turned away.
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PdP 1 56.16
दृष्ट्वा तां नाभिवंदेद्यस्तस्य युद्धे पराजयः। राजगृहेषु विद्यायां नमस्काराज्जयो भवेत्
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ nābhivaṃdedyastasya yuddhe parājayaḥ| rājagṛheṣu vidyāyāṃ namaskārājjayo bhavet
Whoever sees her and does not salute her — his is defeat in battle; from a salutation there is victory in the houses of kings and in learning.
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PdP 1 56.17
एवं कामस्य माहात्म्यं भवो मोहवशं गतः। अयं देवासुराणां च क्षमया प्रभुतां गतः
evaṃ kāmasya māhātmyaṃ bhavo mohavaśaṃ gataḥ| ayaṃ devāsurāṇāṃ ca kṣamayā prabhutāṃ gataḥ
Such is the greatness of Kāma, that Bhava fell under the sway of infatuation. And he attained lordship over gods and asuras through forbearance.
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PdP 1 56.18
अस्यैव सदृशो लोके न भूतो न भविष्यति। रामामङ्कस्थितां रम्यां क्षमातल्पगतेन च
asyaiva sadṛśo loke na bhūto na bhaviṣyati| rāmāmaṅkasthitāṃ ramyāṃ kṣamātalpagatena ca
There has not been, nor will there be, in the world one like him. And the lovely woman seated in his lap, by him who had taken the earth for his couch,
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PdP 1 56.19
त्यक्त्वैव साधिता लोकास्सुरासुरसुदुर्लभाः। एवं वैष्णवमुख्यश्च सुरासुरगणार्चितः
tyaktvaiva sādhitā lokāssurāsurasudurlabhāḥ| evaṃ vaiṣṇavamukhyaśca surāsuragaṇārcitaḥ
— having abandoned (her), the worlds so hard for gods and asuras to reach were won. Thus he, chief among the Vaiṣṇavas, honoured by the hosts of gods and asuras,
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PdP 1 56.20
यो नो ददाति भुक्त्यग्र्यं शेषं च स्वयमश्नुते। एवमभ्यासधैर्येण दीर्घकाले सुखंगते
yo no dadāti bhuktyagryaṃ śeṣaṃ ca svayamaśnute| evamabhyāsadhairyeṇa dīrghakāle sukhaṃgate
who gives us the first and best of the food and himself eats what is left over. Thus, with steadfastness in this practice, when a long time had passed happily,
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PdP 1 56.21
प्राक्संगमात्स्वभार्यां च दृष्ट्वा मां प्रददौ मुदा। द्वादशाब्दं प्रसंकल्प्य प्राग्भोगो मयि वेशितः
prāksaṃgamātsvabhāryāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā māṃ pradadau mudā| dvādaśābdaṃ prasaṃkalpya prāgbhogo mayi veśitaḥ
before union with his own wife, on seeing me, he gladly gave her (to me); having resolved upon twelve years, the first enjoyment was made over to me.
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PdP 1 56.22
तेन तस्य गृहे नित्यं तिष्ठामि गृहरक्षणात्। तथा धात्रीफलस्यापि सदा स्वर समीहते
tena tasya gṛhe nityaṃ tiṣṭhāmi gṛharakṣaṇāt| tathā dhātrīphalasyāpi sadā svara samīhate
Therefore I dwell always in his house, guarding the house; and likewise he always desires ... of the emblic fruit as well.
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PdP 1 56.23
तस्मादुक्तो मयान्येषां वैष्णवानां च वैष्णवः। पुरा ये विप्र मे भक्तास्सुरा मत्पथगामिनः
tasmādukto mayānyeṣāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca vaiṣṇavaḥ| purā ye vipra me bhaktāssurā matpathagāminaḥ
Therefore he was called by me the Vaiṣṇava of (all) other Vaiṣṇavas. Formerly, O brahmin, those gods who were my devotees, walking on my path —
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PdP 1 56.24
तैरेव न कृतं यच्च तदनेन कृतं परम्। तस्माद्वैष्णवसर्वस्वं नाम रम्यं मया कृतम्
taireva na kṛtaṃ yacca tadanena kṛtaṃ param| tasmādvaiṣṇavasarvasvaṃ nāma ramyaṃ mayā kṛtam
— what was not done even by them, that greater thing was done by him; therefore the lovely name 'Sum of All Vaiṣṇavas' was made for him by me.
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PdP 1 56.25
अस्य वेश्मनि तिष्ठामि मुहूर्तं न चलाम्यहम्। अतो ये चैवमद्भक्तास्तेष्वहं सुलभो द्विज
asya veśmani tiṣṭhāmi muhūrtaṃ na calāmyaham| ato ye caivamadbhaktāsteṣvahaṃ sulabho dvija
I dwell in his house; not for a moment do I stir from it. Therefore, O twice-born, to those who are thus devoted to me I am easily obtained.
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PdP 1 56.26
अस्माकं पदवीं तेभ्यो ह्यद्य दद्मि स्वकारणम्। आवयोर्विप्रसौजन्यं स्वप्नभोज्यादिकं समम्
asmākaṃ padavīṃ tebhyo hyadya dadmi svakāraṇam| āvayorviprasaujanyaṃ svapnabhojyādikaṃ samam
To them I today grant our own station, for that very reason. Between the two of us, brahmin, there is (mutual) good will — sleeping, eating and the rest are shared alike.
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PdP 1 56.27
सायुज्यं च सखित्वं च पश्य भूदेवनांतरम्। ततो मूकादयः सर्वे स्वागता हरिमीश्वरम्
sāyujyaṃ ca sakhitvaṃ ca paśya bhūdevanāṃtaram| tato mūkādayaḥ sarve svāgatā harimīśvaram
Union (with me) and companionship — see, O god-on-earth (brahmin), (that here) there is no difference. Then all of them, the mute man and the rest, went well-received to Hari the Lord.
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PdP 1 56.28
गंतुकामा दिवं पुण्यास्सदाराः सपरिच्छदाः। ये च तेषां गृहाभ्याशेप्यात्मनो गृहगोधिकाः
gaṃtukāmā divaṃ puṇyāssadārāḥ saparicchadāḥ| ye ca teṣāṃ gṛhābhyāśepyātmano gṛhagodhikāḥ
Desiring to go to heaven, meritorious, together with their wives and their belongings; and those too who were in the neighbourhood of their houses, and the house-lizards of their own (dwellings),
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PdP 1 56.29
नाना कीटादयो ये च तेषामनुययुः सुराः। व्यास उवाच- एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः
nānā kīṭādayo ye ca teṣāmanuyayuḥ surāḥ| vyāsa uvāca- etasminnaṃtare devāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ
and the various insects and other (creatures) belonging to them — these the gods took along. Vyāsa said: At that very moment the gods, the Siddhas and the supreme sages
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PdP 1 56.30
प्रचक्रुः पुष्पवर्षाणि साधुसाध्वित्यनादयन्। देवदुंदुभयो नेदुर्विमानेषु वनेषु च
pracakruḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi sādhusādhvityanādayan| devaduṃdubhayo nedurvimāneṣu vaneṣu ca
made showers of flowers fall and cried out "Well done, well done!" The gods' drums resounded in the celestial cars and in the forests.
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PdP 1 56.31
समारुह्य रथं स्वं स्वं हरिवीथीपुरं ययुः। तदद्भुतं समालोक्य विप्रोऽवोचज्जनार्दनम्
samāruhya rathaṃ svaṃ svaṃ harivīthīpuraṃ yayuḥ| tadadbhutaṃ samālokya vipro'vocajjanārdanam
Each mounting his own chariot, they went to the city of Hari's street. Seeing that marvel, the brahmin said to Janārdana:
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PdP 1 56.32
उपदेशं च देवेश ब्रूहि मे मधुसूदन। श्रीभगवानुवाच- गच्छ स्वपितरौ तात शोकविक्लवमानसौ
upadeśaṃ ca deveśa brūhi me madhusūdana| śrībhagavānuvāca- gaccha svapitarau tāta śokaviklavamānasau
"And give me your instruction, O lord of the gods, O slayer of Madhu." The blessed Lord said: Go, my dear, to your own father and mother, whose minds are stricken with grief;
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PdP 1 56.33
समाराध्य प्रयत्नेन मद्गृहं प्राप्स्यसेऽचिरात्। पितृमातृसमा देवा न तिष्ठंति सुरालये
samārādhya prayatnena madgṛhaṃ prāpsyase'cirāt| pitṛmātṛsamā devā na tiṣṭhaṃti surālaye
having diligently served them well, you will reach my abode before long. Gods equal to father and mother do not dwell in the gods' abode;
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PdP 1 56.34
याभ्यां सुगर्हितं देहं शिशुत्वे पालितं सदा। अज्ञानदोषसहितं प्रपुष्टं चापि वर्धितम्
yābhyāṃ sugarhitaṃ dehaṃ śiśutve pālitaṃ sadā| ajñānadoṣasahitaṃ prapuṣṭaṃ cāpi vardhitam
by the two of whom this much-despised body was always cared for in childhood, and, beset with the faults of ignorance, was nourished and made to grow —
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PdP 1 56.35
याभ्यां तयोस्समं नास्ति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। ततो देवगणास्सर्वे पंचभिस्तैर्मुदान्विताः
yābhyāṃ tayossamaṃ nāsti trailokye sacarācare| tato devagaṇāssarve paṃcabhistairmudānvitāḥ
there is nothing in the three worlds, with all that moves and does not move, equal to those two. Then all the hosts of gods, filled with joy along with those five,
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PdP 1 56.36
माधवं संस्तुवंतश्च गतास्ते हरिमंदिरम्। खचितां च पुरीं रम्यां विश्वकर्मविनिर्मिताम्
mādhavaṃ saṃstuvaṃtaśca gatāste harimaṃdiram| khacitāṃ ca purīṃ ramyāṃ viśvakarmavinirmitām
praising Mādhava, went to Hari's mansion — and (they saw) the lovely city, inlaid (with gems), fashioned by Viśvakarman,
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PdP 1 56.37
रत्नाढ्यामिष्टसंपूर्णां कल्पवृक्षादिभिर्युताम्। शातकुम्भमयैर्गेहैस्सर्वरत्नैस्सकर्बुराम्
ratnāḍhyāmiṣṭasaṃpūrṇāṃ kalpavṛkṣādibhiryutām| śātakumbhamayairgehaissarvaratnaissakarburām
rich in jewels, full of everything desired, furnished with wish-granting trees and the rest, dappled with houses made of gold and with all manner of gems,
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PdP 1 56.38
वज्रवैडूर्यसोपानां स्वर्णदीतोयसंयुताम्। गीतवाद्यादिसंपूर्णां सर्वदुर्गसमाकुलाम्
vajravaiḍūryasopānāṃ svarṇadītoyasaṃyutām| gītavādyādisaṃpūrṇāṃ sarvadurgasamākulām
with staircases of diamond and beryl, provided with the water of the heavenly river, filled with song and instrumental music and the rest, thronged with every kind of fortification,
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PdP 1 56.39
कोकिलालापबहुलां सिद्धगंधर्वसेविताम्। रूपाढ्यैः सुजनैः पूर्णां प्रयांतीमिव खे पुरीम्
kokilālāpabahulāṃ siddhagaṃdharvasevitām| rūpāḍhyaiḥ sujanaiḥ pūrṇāṃ prayāṃtīmiva khe purīm
abounding in the calls of cuckoos, frequented by Siddhas and Gandharvas, filled with beautiful good people — the city, as though moving through the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 56.40
ततः स्थित्वाऽच्युताः सर्वे सर्वलोकोर्ध्वतो भृशम्। द्विजोपि पितरौ गत्वा समाराध्य प्रयत्नतः
tataḥ sthitvā'cyutāḥ sarve sarvalokordhvato bhṛśam| dvijopi pitarau gatvā samārādhya prayatnataḥ
Then all of them, unfailing, remained far above all the worlds. The brahmin too, having gone to his parents and diligently served them well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 56.41
अचिरेणैव कालेन सकुटुंबो हरिं ययौ। पंचाख्यानमिदं पुण्यं मया ते समुदाहृतम्
acireṇaiva kālena sakuṭuṃbo hariṃ yayau| paṃcākhyānamidaṃ puṇyaṃ mayā te samudāhṛtam
in no long time went with his family to Hari. This holy tale of the five has been fully recounted by me to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 56.42
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि तस्य नास्तीह दुर्गतिः। ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्न लिप्येत कदाचन
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi tasya nāstīha durgatiḥ| brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairna lipyeta kadācana
Whoever recites it or even hears it has no evil course here; he would never be stained by the sins of brahmin-murder and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 56.43
गवां कोटिप्रदानेन यत्फलं लभते नरः। तत्फलं समवाप्नोति पंचाख्यानावगाहनात्
gavāṃ koṭipradānena yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ| tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti paṃcākhyānāvagāhanāt
The fruit that a man obtains by the gift of ten million cows, that fruit he gains by immersing himself in this tale of the five.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 56.44
स्नानेन पुष्करे नित्यं भागीरथ्यां च सर्वदा। यत्फलं तदवाप्नोति सकृच्छ्रवणगोचरात्
snānena puṣkare nityaṃ bhāgīrathyāṃ ca sarvadā| yatphalaṃ tadavāpnoti sakṛcchravaṇagocarāt
The fruit (obtained) by constant bathing at Puṣkara and always in the Bhāgīrathī — that he gains from its coming once within his hearing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 56.45
दुःस्वप्नं नाशयेत्क्षिप्रं तथारोग्यं प्रयच्छति। लक्ष्म्यारोग्यकरं चैव तस्माच्छ्रोतव्यमेव हि
duḥsvapnaṃ nāśayetkṣipraṃ tathārogyaṃ prayacchati| lakṣmyārogyakaraṃ caiva tasmācchrotavyameva hi
It swiftly destroys bad dreams and likewise grants health; and it produces prosperity and well-being — therefore it should indeed be listened to.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition