Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 62
PdP 1 62.1
द्विषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 1.62 द्विजाऊचुः- मज्जनादखिलं पापं क्षयं यांति सुनिश्चितम्। महापातकमन्यच्च तदादेशं वदस्व नः
dviṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ 1.62 dvijāūcuḥ- majjanādakhilaṃ pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāṃti suniścitam| mahāpātakamanyacca tadādeśaṃ vadasva naḥ
Chapter sixty-two. 1.62. The brahmins said: "By bathing, all sin comes to destruction, quite certainly. Tell us the injunction concerning the great sin and the other (sins)."
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PdP 1 62.2
पापात्पूतोऽक्षयं नाकमश्नुते दिवि शक्रवत्। सुरयोनेर्न हानिः स्यादुपदेशं वदस्व नः
pāpātpūto'kṣayaṃ nākamaśnute divi śakravat| surayonerna hāniḥ syādupadeśaṃ vadasva naḥ
Purified of sin, he attains the imperishable heaven, (dwelling) in the sky like Śakra; there would be no loss of divine birth — tell us the instruction.
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PdP 1 62.3
अत्र भोग्यं परं सर्वं मृते स्वर्गे सुरोत्तमः। कलिपापहतानां च स्वर्गसोपानमुच्यते
atra bhogyaṃ paraṃ sarvaṃ mṛte svarge surottamaḥ| kalipāpahatānāṃ ca svargasopānamucyate
Here everything is supremely enjoyable; when one has died, in heaven, O best of gods — and for those struck down by the sins of the Kali (age) it is called the stairway to heaven.
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PdP 1 62.4
व्यास उवाच- गतिं चिंतयतां विप्रास्तूर्णं सामान्यजन्मनाम्। स्त्रीपुंसामीक्षणाद्यस्माद्गंगा पापं व्यपोहति
vyāsa uvāca- gatiṃ ciṃtayatāṃ viprāstūrṇaṃ sāmānyajanmanām| strīpuṃsāmīkṣaṇādyasmādgaṃgā pāpaṃ vyapohati
Vyāsa said: O brahmins, (I shall tell) quickly the destiny of those of ordinary birth who reflect (on it), since Gaṅgā removes the sin of women and men by the mere sight (of her).
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PdP 1 62.5
गंगेति स्मरणादेव क्षयं याति च पातकम्। कीर्तनादतिपापानि दर्शनाद्गुरुकल्मषम्
gaṃgeti smaraṇādeva kṣayaṃ yāti ca pātakam| kīrtanādatipāpāni darśanādgurukalmaṣam
Merely from remembering, (saying) "Gaṅgā," sin goes to destruction; from proclaiming (her name), grave sins; from seeing (her), heavy defilement.
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PdP 1 62.6
स्नानात्पानाच्च जाह्नव्यां पितॄणां तर्पणात्तथा। महापातकवृंदानि क्षयं यांति दिनेदिने
snānātpānācca jāhnavyāṃ pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇāttathā| mahāpātakavṛṃdāni kṣayaṃ yāṃti dinedine
From bathing and from drinking in the Jāhnavī, and likewise from offering water to the fathers, masses of great sins go to destruction day by day.
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PdP 1 62.7
अग्निना दह्यते तूलं तृणं शुष्कं क्षणाद्यथा। तथा गंगाजलस्पर्शात्पुंसां पापं दहेत्क्षणात्
agninā dahyate tūlaṃ tṛṇaṃ śuṣkaṃ kṣaṇādyathā| tathā gaṃgājalasparśātpuṃsāṃ pāpaṃ dahetkṣaṇāt
As cotton and dry grass are burned by fire in an instant, so from the touch of Gaṅgā's water the sin of men would burn in an instant.
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PdP 1 62.8
संप्राप्नोत्यक्षयं स्वर्गं गंगास्नानेन केशवम्। यशो राज्यं लभेत्पुण्यें स्वर्गमंते परां गतिम्
saṃprāpnotyakṣayaṃ svargaṃ gaṃgāsnānena keśavam| yaśo rājyaṃ labhetpuṇyeṃ svargamaṃte parāṃ gatim
By bathing in the Gaṅgā one fully attains the imperishable heaven, (and) Keśava; one would obtain fame, kingship, merit, heaven, and at the end the highest goal.
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PdP 1 62.9
पितॄनुद्दिश्य गंगायां यस्तु पिंडं प्रयच्छति। विधिना वाक्यपूर्वेण तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
pitṝnuddiśya gaṃgāyāṃ yastu piṃḍaṃ prayacchati| vidhinā vākyapūrveṇa tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
But he who, directing it toward the fathers, offers a piṇḍa at the Gaṅgā according to the rule, preceded by the (proper) formula — hear the fruit of his merit.
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PdP 1 62.10
अन्नैकेन तु साहस्रं वर्षं पूज्यः सुरालये। तिलेन द्विगुणं विद्धि तथा मेध्यफलेन च
annaikena tu sāhasraṃ varṣaṃ pūjyaḥ surālaye| tilena dviguṇaṃ viddhi tathā medhyaphalena ca
By a single (piṇḍa of) food he is honored for a thousand years in the abode of the gods; know it to be doubled with sesame, and likewise with pure (sacrificial) fruit.
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PdP 1 62.11
गव्येन विधिना विप्राः स्वर्गस्यांतो न विद्यते। एवं पिंडप्रदानेन नित्यं क्रतुशतं भवेत्
gavyena vidhinā viprāḥ svargasyāṃto na vidyate| evaṃ piṃḍapradānena nityaṃ kratuśataṃ bhavet
With cow-products (offered) according to the rule, O brahmins, there is no end to his heaven; thus by the giving of a piṇḍa there would perpetually be a hundred sacrifices (of merit).
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PdP 1 62.12
पितरो निरयस्था ये धन्यास्ते मर्त्यवासिनः। धनपुत्रयुतारोग्यं सुखसंमानपूजिताः
pitaro nirayasthā ye dhanyāste martyavāsinaḥ| dhanaputrayutārogyaṃ sukhasaṃmānapūjitāḥ
Those fathers who are situated in hell become fortunate dwellers among mortals, provided with wealth and sons and health, honored with comfort and esteem.
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PdP 1 62.13
रसातलगता ये च ये च कीटा महीतले। स्थावरे पक्षिसंघादौ ते मर्त्या धनिनो नृपाः
rasātalagatā ye ca ye ca kīṭā mahītale| sthāvare pakṣisaṃghādau te martyā dhanino nṛpāḥ
And those gone to Rasātala, and those who are worms on the earth's surface, in immobile beings, in flocks of birds and the like — they (become) mortals, wealthy men, kings.
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PdP 1 62.14
तत्तत्पुत्रैश्च पौत्रैश्च गोत्रैर्दौहित्रकैस्तथा। जामातृभागिनेयैश्च सुहृन्मित्रैः प्रियाप्रियैः
tattatputraiśca pautraiśca gotrairdauhitrakaistathā| jāmātṛbhāgineyaiśca suhṛnmitraiḥ priyāpriyaiḥ
By their respective sons and grandsons, by clansmen and by daughters' sons, and by sons-in-law and sisters' sons, by well-wishers and friends, dear and not dear —
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PdP 1 62.15
प्रदीयते जलं पिंडं यथोपकरणान्वितम्। गंगातोयेषु तीरेषु तेषां स्वर्गोऽक्षयो भवेत्
pradīyate jalaṃ piṃḍaṃ yathopakaraṇānvitam| gaṃgātoyeṣu tīreṣu teṣāṃ svargo'kṣayo bhavet
— (when) water and a piṇḍa are given, furnished with the appropriate implements, in the waters of the Gaṅgā (or) on her banks, their heaven becomes imperishable.
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PdP 1 62.16
पिंडादूर्ध्वं स्थिता ये च पितरो मातृगोत्रजाः। भवंति सुखिनः सर्वे मर्त्याश्शतसहस्रशः
piṃḍādūrdhvaṃ sthitā ye ca pitaro mātṛgotrajāḥ| bhavaṃti sukhinaḥ sarve martyāśśatasahasraśaḥ
And those fathers, born of the mother's lineage, who stand above (the reach of) the piṇḍa — all of them, mortals by the hundreds of thousands, become happy.
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PdP 1 62.17
स्वर्गे तस्य स्थिताः सत्वा अधःस्था मध्यवासिनः। नित्यं वांञ्छंति सद्गंगां गच्छंतु सुरनिम्नगाम्
svarge tasya sthitāḥ satvā adhaḥsthā madhyavāsinaḥ| nityaṃ vāṃñchaṃti sadgaṃgāṃ gacchaṃtu suranimnagām
The beings established in his heaven, those dwelling below and those dwelling in the middle, constantly wish: "May (one of ours) go to the true Gaṅgā, the river of the gods."
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PdP 1 62.18
एको गच्छति गंगां यः पूयंते तस्य पूरुषाः। एतदेव महापुण्यं तरते तारयत्यपि
eko gacchati gaṃgāṃ yaḥ pūyaṃte tasya pūruṣāḥ| etadeva mahāpuṇyaṃ tarate tārayatyapi
He who goes to the Gaṅgā alone — his forebears are purified; this alone is great merit: he crosses over and he carries others across too.
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PdP 1 62.19
गंगा कृत्स्नगुणं वक्तुं न शक्तश्चतुराननः। अतः किंचिद्वदाम्यत्र भागीरथ्या द्विजा गुणम्
gaṃgā kṛtsnaguṇaṃ vaktuṃ na śaktaścaturānanaḥ| ataḥ kiṃcidvadāmyatra bhāgīrathyā dvijā guṇam
The Four-faced one is not able to state the entire virtue of the Gaṅgā; therefore, O twice-born, I shall tell here some (part) of the virtue of Bhāgīrathī.
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PdP 1 62.20
मुनयः सिद्धगंधर्वा ये चान्ये सुरसत्तमाः। गंगातीरे तपस्तप्त्वा स्वर्गलोकेऽच्युताभवन्
munayaḥ siddhagaṃdharvā ye cānye surasattamāḥ| gaṃgātīre tapastaptvā svargaloke'cyutābhavan
Sages, siddhas, gandharvas, and the others, the best of the gods, having performed austerity on the bank of the Gaṅgā, became imperishable in the world of heaven.
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PdP 1 62.21
दिव्येन वपुषा सर्वे कामगेन रथेन च। अद्यापि न निवर्तंते रत्नपूर्णक्षयेषु वै
divyena vapuṣā sarve kāmagena rathena ca| adyāpi na nivartaṃte ratnapūrṇakṣayeṣu vai
All of them, with a divine body and with a chariot that goes at will, even today do not return, (dwelling) indeed in abodes filled with jewels.
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PdP 1 62.22
प्रासादा यत्र सौवर्णास्सर्वलोकोर्ध्वगाश्शिवाः। इष्टद्रव्यैः सुसंपूर्णाः स्त्रियो यत्र मनोरमाः
prāsādā yatra sauvarṇāssarvalokordhvagāśśivāḥ| iṣṭadravyaiḥ susaṃpūrṇāḥ striyo yatra manoramāḥ
Where the palaces are golden, rising above all worlds, auspicious, well filled with every desirable thing, and where the women are delightful,
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PdP 1 62.23
पारिजातः समाः पुष्पवृक्षाः कल्पद्रुमोपमाः। गंगातीरे तपस्तप्त्वा तत्रैश्वर्यं लभंति हि
pārijātaḥ samāḥ puṣpavṛkṣāḥ kalpadrumopamāḥ| gaṃgātīre tapastaptvā tatraiśvaryaṃ labhaṃti hi
(where) the flowering trees are equal to the pārijāta, like the wish-granting trees — having performed austerities on the bank of the Ganges, (men) do indeed obtain that lordship there.
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PdP 1 62.24
तपोभिर्बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्व्रतैर्नानाविधैस्तथा। पुरुदानैर्गतिर्या च गंगां संसेवतां च सा
tapobhirbahubhiryajñairvratairnānāvidhaistathā| purudānairgatiryā ca gaṃgāṃ saṃsevatāṃ ca sā
Whatever goal (is won) by many austerities, by sacrifices, by vows of various kinds, and by abundant gifts — that same (goal belongs) to those who attend upon the Ganges.
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PdP 1 62.25
जारजं पतितं दुष्टमंत्यजं गुरुघातिनम्। सर्वद्रोहेण संयुक्तं सर्वपातकसंयुतम्
jārajaṃ patitaṃ duṣṭamaṃtyajaṃ gurughātinam| sarvadroheṇa saṃyuktaṃ sarvapātakasaṃyutam
(A man) born of adultery, fallen, wicked, of the lowest caste, a slayer of his teacher, given over to injuring all beings, joined to every mortal sin —
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PdP 1 62.26
त्यजंति पितरं पुत्राः प्रियं पत्न्यः सुहृद्गणाः। अन्ये च बांधवाः सर्वे गंगा तु न परित्यजेत्
tyajaṃti pitaraṃ putrāḥ priyaṃ patnyaḥ suhṛdgaṇāḥ| anye ca bāṃdhavāḥ sarve gaṃgā tu na parityajet
sons abandon such a father, wives their beloved, the throngs of friends (abandon him), and all his other kinsmen too; but the Ganges would not forsake (him).
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PdP 1 62.27
यथा माता स्वयं जन्ममलशौचं च कारयेत्। क्रोडीकृत्य तथा तेषां गंगा प्रक्षालयेन्मलम्
yathā mātā svayaṃ janmamalaśaucaṃ ca kārayet| kroḍīkṛtya tathā teṣāṃ gaṃgā prakṣālayenmalam
Just as a mother herself performs the cleansing of the impurity of birth, so the Ganges, taking them into her lap, washes away their impurity.
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PdP 1 62.28
भवंति ते सुविख्याता भोग्यालंकारपूजिताः। दर्शने क्रियते गंगा सकृद्भक्त्या नरैस्तु यैः
bhavaṃti te suvikhyātā bhogyālaṃkārapūjitāḥ| darśane kriyate gaṃgā sakṛdbhaktyā naraistu yaiḥ
Those men by whom the Ganges is beheld even once with devotion become widely renowned, honoured with enjoyments and ornaments.
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PdP 1 62.29
तेषां कुलानां लक्षं तु भवात्तारयते शिवा। स्मृतार्ति हर्त्री यैर्ध्याता संस्तुता साधुमोदिता
teṣāṃ kulānāṃ lakṣaṃ tu bhavāttārayate śivā| smṛtārti hartrī yairdhyātā saṃstutā sādhumoditā
The auspicious one carries a hundred thousand of their families across out of (this) existence — she who removes affliction when remembered, by whom (those men) have meditated on her, praised her, and been well gladdened.
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PdP 1 62.30
गंगा तारयते नॄणामुभौ वंशौ भवार्णवात्। संक्रांतिषु व्यतीपाते ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्ययोः
gaṃgā tārayate nṝṇāmubhau vaṃśau bhavārṇavāt| saṃkrāṃtiṣu vyatīpāte grahaṇe caṃdrasūryayoḥ
The Ganges carries both lineages of men across the ocean of existence. At the solstitial and equinoctial transits, at a vyatīpāta, at an eclipse of the moon or the sun,
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PdP 1 62.31
पुण्ये स्नात्वा तु गंगायां कुलकोटिं समुद्धरेत्। शुक्लपक्षे दिवामर्त्या गंगायामुत्तरायणे
puṇye snātvā tu gaṃgāyāṃ kulakoṭiṃ samuddharet| śuklapakṣe divāmartyā gaṃgāyāmuttarāyaṇe
having bathed in the Ganges on a holy (occasion), one may rescue a crore of one's family. Mortals who, in the bright fortnight, by day, during the sun's northward course, in the Ganges,
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PdP 1 62.32
धन्या देहं विमुंचंति हृदिस्थे च जनार्दने। अनेन विधिना यस्तु भागीरथ्या जले शुभे
dhanyā dehaṃ vimuṃcaṃti hṛdisthe ca janārdane| anena vidhinā yastu bhāgīrathyā jale śubhe
being blessed, give up the body while Janārdana is (fixed) in their heart — and whoever, by this rule, in the auspicious water of the Bhāgīrathī,
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PdP 1 62.33
प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा व्रजेत्स्वर्गं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम्। यो गंगानुगतो नित्यं सर्वदेवानुगो हि सः
prāṇāṃstyaktvā vrajetsvargaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitam| yo gaṃgānugato nityaṃ sarvadevānugo hi saḥ
gives up his breath, goes to heaven, free of returning. He who constantly follows the Ganges is indeed a follower of all the gods,
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PdP 1 62.34
सर्वदेवमयो विष्णुर्गंगा विष्णुमयी यतः। गंगायां पिंडदानेन पितॄणां वै तिलोदकैः
sarvadevamayo viṣṇurgaṃgā viṣṇumayī yataḥ| gaṃgāyāṃ piṃḍadānena pitṝṇāṃ vai tilodakaiḥ
since Viṣṇu comprises all the gods and the Ganges is made of Viṣṇu. By the giving of rice-balls with sesame and water in the Ganges for the ancestors,
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PdP 1 62.35
नरकस्था दिवं यांति स्वर्गस्था मोक्षमाप्नुयुः। परदारपरद्रव्य बाधा द्रोहपरस्य च
narakasthā divaṃ yāṃti svargasthā mokṣamāpnuyuḥ| paradāraparadravya bādhā drohaparasya ca
those who are in hell go to heaven, and those in heaven attain liberation. And for one bent on others' wives, others' property, harming and treachery,
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PdP 1 62.36
गतिर्मनुष्यमात्रस्य गंगैव परमा गतिः। वेदशास्त्रविहीनस्य गुरुनिंदापरस्य च
gatirmanuṣyamātrasya gaṃgaiva paramā gatiḥ| vedaśāstravihīnasya guruniṃdāparasya ca
the goal of any man whatsoever — the Ganges alone is the highest goal. And for one devoid of Veda and scripture, for one bent on reviling his teacher,
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PdP 1 62.37
समयाचारहीनस्य नास्ति गंगासमा गतिः। किं यज्ञैर्बहुवित्ताढ्यैः किं तपोभिः सुदुष्करैः
samayācārahīnasya nāsti gaṃgāsamā gatiḥ| kiṃ yajñairbahuvittāḍhyaiḥ kiṃ tapobhiḥ suduṣkaraiḥ
for one lacking the conduct prescribed by convention, there is no goal equal to the Ganges. What use are sacrifices abounding in great wealth? What use austerities most hard to perform?
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PdP 1 62.38
स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदा गंगा सुखसौभाग्यपूजिता। नियमैः परमैर्नित्यं किं योगैश्चित्तरोधकैः
svargamokṣapradā gaṃgā sukhasaubhāgyapūjitā| niyamaiḥ paramairnityaṃ kiṃ yogaiścittarodhakaiḥ
The Ganges bestows heaven and liberation, and is honoured (as giver) of happiness and good fortune. What use the constant supreme restraints, what use the yogas that check the mind?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.39
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा गंगा सुखमोक्षाग्रतः स्थिता। अनेकजन्मसंघात पापं पुंसां विनश्यति
bhuktimuktipradā gaṃgā sukhamokṣāgrataḥ sthitā| anekajanmasaṃghāta pāpaṃ puṃsāṃ vinaśyati
The Ganges bestows enjoyment and liberation and stands foremost in happiness and release; the sin of men, heaped up over many births, is destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.40
स्नानमात्रेण गंगायां सद्यः स्यात्पुण्यभाङ्नरः। प्रभासे गोसहस्रस्य राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे
snānamātreṇa gaṃgāyāṃ sadyaḥ syātpuṇyabhāṅnaraḥ| prabhāse gosahasrasya rāhugraste divākare
Merely by bathing in the Ganges a man at once becomes a partaker of merit. The fruit which one obtains in the gift of a thousand cows at Prabhāsa when the sun is seized by Rāhu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.41
लभते यत्फलं दाने गंगास्नानाद्दिनेदिने। दृष्ट्वा तु हरते पापं स्पृष्ट्वा तु लभते दिवम्
labhate yatphalaṃ dāne gaṃgāsnānāddinedine| dṛṣṭvā tu harate pāpaṃ spṛṣṭvā tu labhate divam
that fruit (one obtains) from bathing in the Ganges day after day. Merely by seeing (her) one destroys sin, by touching (her) one gains heaven.
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PdP 1 62.42
प्रसंगादपि सा गंगा मोक्षदा त्ववगाहिता। सर्वेन्द्रियाणां चापल्यं वासनाशक्तिसंभवम्
prasaṃgādapi sā gaṃgā mokṣadā tvavagāhitā| sarvendriyāṇāṃ cāpalyaṃ vāsanāśaktisaṃbhavam
Even (if entered) casually, that Gaṅgā, when bathed in, is a giver of liberation. The fickleness of all the senses, which arises from the power of latent impressions,
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PdP 1 62.43
निर्घृणत्वं ततो गंगा दर्शनात्प्रविनश्यति। परद्रव्याभिकांक्षित्वं परदाराभिलाषिता
nirghṛṇatvaṃ tato gaṃgā darśanātpravinaśyati| paradravyābhikāṃkṣitvaṃ paradārābhilāṣitā
and pitilessness — (all this) is utterly destroyed by the sight of Gaṅgā. Craving for another's property, longing for another's wife,
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PdP 1 62.44
परधर्मे रुचिश्चैव दर्शनादेव नश्यति। यदृच्छालाभ संतोषस्स्वधर्मेषु प्रवर्तते
paradharme ruciścaiva darśanādeva naśyati| yadṛcchālābha saṃtoṣassvadharmeṣu pravartate
and delight in another's duty — (all this) perishes by the mere sight (of her); contentment with what is got by chance (arises), and one engages in one's own duties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.45
सर्वभूतसमत्वं च गङ्गायां मज्जनाद्भवेत्। यस्तु गंगां समाश्रित्य सुखं तिष्ठति मानवः
sarvabhūtasamatvaṃ ca gaṅgāyāṃ majjanādbhavet| yastu gaṃgāṃ samāśritya sukhaṃ tiṣṭhati mānavaḥ
And equality toward all beings comes about from immersion in Gaṅgā. And the man who, having resorted to Gaṅgā, dwells there happily —
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PdP 1 62.46
जीवन्मुक्तस्स एवेह सर्वेषामुत्तमोत्तमः। गंगां संश्रित्य यस्तिष्ठेत्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते
jīvanmuktassa eveha sarveṣāmuttamottamaḥ| gaṃgāṃ saṃśritya yastiṣṭhettasya kāryaṃ na vidyate
he alone is liberated while living, here the highest of the high. Whoever should dwell having taken refuge with Gaṅgā, for him no (further) duty exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.47
कृतकृत्यस्स वै मुक्तो जीवन्मुक्तश्च मानवः। यज्ञो दानं तपो जप्यं श्राद्धं च सुरपूजनम्
kṛtakṛtyassa vai mukto jīvanmuktaśca mānavaḥ| yajño dānaṃ tapo japyaṃ śrāddhaṃ ca surapūjanam
He has indeed accomplished all that is to be done, he is released, a man liberated while living. Sacrifice, gift, austerity, recitation, śrāddha and worship of the gods —
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PdP 1 62.48
गंगायां तु कृतं नित्यं कोटिकोटि गुणं भवेत्। अन्यस्थाने कृतं पापं गंगातीरे विनश्यति
gaṃgāyāṃ tu kṛtaṃ nityaṃ koṭikoṭi guṇaṃ bhavet| anyasthāne kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ gaṃgātīre vinaśyati
but performed at Gaṅgā daily, it becomes a hundred-million-times-hundred-million-fold. Sin committed in another place is destroyed at Gaṅgā's bank;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.49
गंगातीरे कृतं पापं गंगास्नानेन नश्यति। आत्मनो जन्मनक्षत्रे जाह्नवीसंगते दिने
gaṃgātīre kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ gaṃgāsnānena naśyati| ātmano janmanakṣatre jāhnavīsaṃgate dine
sin committed at Gaṅgā's bank is destroyed by bathing in Gaṅgā. On (the day of) one's own birth-asterism, on a day when it is joined with Jāhnavī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.50
नरः स्नात्वा तु गंगायां स्वकुलं च समुद्धरेत्। आदरेण यथा स्तौति धनवंतं सदा नरः५० 1.62.
naraḥ snātvā tu gaṃgāyāṃ svakulaṃ ca samuddharet| ādareṇa yathā stauti dhanavaṃtaṃ sadā naraḥ50 1.62.
a man, having bathed in Gaṅgā, would rescue his own family. Just as a man always praises a wealthy man with deference,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.51
सकृद्गंगां तथा स्तुत्वा भवेत्स्वर्गस्य भाजनम्। अश्रद्धयापि गंगायां योसौ नामानुकीर्तनं
sakṛdgaṃgāṃ tathā stutvā bhavetsvargasya bhājanam| aśraddhayāpi gaṃgāyāṃ yosau nāmānukīrtanaṃ
so, having praised Gaṅgā but once, he becomes a vessel fit for heaven. Whoever, even without faith, (performs) at Gaṅgā the repeated proclaiming of the name
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PdP 1 62.52
करोति पुण्यवाहिन्यास्स वै स्वर्गस्य भाजनम्। क्षितौ भावयतो मर्त्यान्नागांस्तारयतेप्यधः
karoti puṇyavāhinyāssa vai svargasya bhājanam| kṣitau bhāvayato martyānnāgāṃstārayatepyadhaḥ
of the merit-bearing river — he indeed becomes a vessel fit for heaven. On earth she brings mortals into being (or: purifies them), and below she ferries across the nāgas too;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.53
दिवि तारयते देवान्गंगा त्रिपथगा स्मृता। ज्ञानतोज्ञानतो वापि कामतोऽकामतोपि वा
divi tārayate devāngaṃgā tripathagā smṛtā| jñānatojñānato vāpi kāmato'kāmatopi vā
in heaven she ferries across the gods — Gaṅgā is known as she who goes by three paths. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, whether willingly or unwillingly,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.54
गंगायां च मृतो मर्त्यः स्वर्गं मोक्षं च विंदति। या गतिर्योगयुक्तस्य सत्वस्थस्य मनीषिणः
gaṃgāyāṃ ca mṛto martyaḥ svargaṃ mokṣaṃ ca viṃdati| yā gatiryogayuktasya satvasthasya manīṣiṇaḥ
a mortal who dies at Gaṅgā obtains heaven and liberation. Whatever goal belongs to a wise man joined to yoga and established in sattva,
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PdP 1 62.55
सा गतिस्त्यजतः प्राणान्गंगायां तु शरीरिणः। चांद्रायणसहस्राणि यश्चरेत्कायशोधनम्
sā gatistyajataḥ prāṇāngaṃgāyāṃ tu śarīriṇaḥ| cāṃdrāyaṇasahasrāṇi yaścaretkāyaśodhanam
that same goal belongs to an embodied being who gives up his breaths at Gaṅgā. He who should perform thousands of cāndrāyaṇa (fasts) as purification of the body,
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PdP 1 62.56
पानं कुर्याद्यथेच्छं च गंगांभः स विशिष्यते। तावत्प्रभावस्तीर्थानां देवानां तु विशेषतः
pānaṃ kuryādyathecchaṃ ca gaṃgāṃbhaḥ sa viśiṣyate| tāvatprabhāvastīrthānāṃ devānāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ
and he who should drink Gaṅgā's water as he pleases — the latter is the more excellent. Such is the power of the sacred fords, and especially of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.57
तावत्प्रभावो वेदानां यावन्नाप्नोति जाह्नवीम्। तिस्रः कोट्योर्धकोटी च तीर्थानां वायुरब्रवीत्
tāvatprabhāvo vedānāṃ yāvannāpnoti jāhnavīm| tisraḥ koṭyordhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt
such the power of the Vedas — only so long as it does not reach Jāhnavī. Three and a half crores of sacred fords, Vāyu said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.58
दिविभुव्यन्तरिक्षे च तानि ते सन्ति जाह्नवि। विष्णुपादाब्जसंभूते गंगे त्रिपथगामिनि
divibhuvyantarikṣe ca tāni te santi jāhnavi| viṣṇupādābjasaṃbhūte gaṃge tripathagāmini
in heaven, on earth and in the mid-region, those are yours, O Jāhnavī. O you sprung from the lotus-foot of Viṣṇu, O Gaṅgā who goes by three paths,
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PdP 1 62.59
धर्मद्रवेति विख्याते पापं मे हर जाह्नवि। विष्णुपादप्रसूतासि वैष्णवी विष्णुपूजिता
dharmadraveti vikhyāte pāpaṃ me hara jāhnavi| viṣṇupādaprasūtāsi vaiṣṇavī viṣṇupūjitā
O you renowned as "the fluid of dharma," take away my sin, O Jāhnavī. You are born from Viṣṇu's foot, you are Vaiṣṇavī, worshipped by Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.60
त्राहि मामेनसस्तस्मादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्। श्रद्धया धर्मसंपूर्णे श्रीमता रजसा च ते
trāhi māmenasastasmādājanmamaraṇāṃtikāt| śraddhayā dharmasaṃpūrṇe śrīmatā rajasā ca te
Save me from that sin, (which reaches) from birth to the end in death. O you filled with dharma through faith, with your glorious dust,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.61
अमृतेन महादेवि भागीरथि पुनीहि मां। त्रिभिः श्लोकवरैरेभिर्यः स्नायाज्जाह्नवी जले
amṛtena mahādevi bhāgīrathi punīhi māṃ| tribhiḥ ślokavarairebhiryaḥ snāyājjāhnavī jale
and with your nectar, O great goddess Bhāgīrathī, purify me. Whoever should bathe in Jāhnavī's water with these three excellent verses
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PdP 1 62.62
जन्मकोटिकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः। मूलमंत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि जाह्नव्या हरभाषितम्
janmakoṭikṛtātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ| mūlamaṃtraṃ pravakṣyāmi jāhnavyā harabhāṣitam
(Such a one) is freed from the sin committed in ten million births — there is no doubt of it. (Now) I shall declare the root-mantra of the Jāhnavī, spoken by Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.63
सकृज्जपान्नरः पूतो विष्णुदेहे प्रतिष्ठति। मंत्रश्चायं- ॐनमो गंगायै विश्वरूपिण्यै नारायण्यै नमोनमः
sakṛjjapānnaraḥ pūto viṣṇudehe pratiṣṭhati| maṃtraścāyaṃ- oṃnamo gaṃgāyai viśvarūpiṇyai nārāyaṇyai namonamaḥ
By reciting (it) even once a man becomes pure and is established in the body of Viṣṇu. And this is the mantra: Oṃ, homage to Gaṅgā, to her whose form is the universe, to Nārāyaṇī, homage, homage.
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PdP 1 62.64
जाह्नवीतीरसंभूतां मृदं मूर्ध्ना बिभर्ति यः। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो गंगास्नानं विना नरः
jāhnavītīrasaṃbhūtāṃ mṛdaṃ mūrdhnā bibharti yaḥ| sarvapāpavinirmukto gaṃgāsnānaṃ vinā naraḥ
He who bears upon his head clay taken from the bank of the Jāhnavī — that man is wholly freed from all sins, even without a bath in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.65
गंगाजलोर्मिनिर्धूत पवनं स्पृशते यदि। स पूतः कल्मषाद्घोरात्स्वर्गं चाक्षयमश्नुते
gaṃgājalorminirdhūta pavanaṃ spṛśate yadi| sa pūtaḥ kalmaṣādghorātsvargaṃ cākṣayamaśnute
If he touches the wind stirred up by the waves of the Gaṅgā's water, he is purified of dreadful defilement and attains imperishable heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.66
यावदस्थि मनुष्यस्य गंगातोये प्रतिष्ठति। तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते
yāvadasthi manuṣyasya gaṃgātoye pratiṣṭhati| tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate
As long as a man's bone remains in the water of the Gaṅgā, for that many thousands of years is he honoured in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.67
पित्रोर्बंधुजनानां च अनाथानां गुरोरपि। गंगायामस्थिपातेन नरः स्वर्गान्न हीयते
pitrorbaṃdhujanānāṃ ca anāthānāṃ gurorapi| gaṃgāyāmasthipātena naraḥ svargānna hīyate
By the casting of the bones of his parents, of his kinsfolk, of the destitute, and of his teacher too into the Gaṅgā, a man does not fall from heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.68
गंगां प्रतिवहेद्यस्तु पितॄणामस्थिखंडकम्। पदेपदेश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
gaṃgāṃ prativahedyastu pitṝṇāmasthikhaṃḍakam| padepadeśvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
And whoever carries to the Gaṅgā a fragment of his forefathers' bones — at every step that man obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.69
धन्या जानपदा ये च पशवः पक्षिकीटकाः। स्थावरा जंगमाश्चान्ये गंगातीरसमाश्रिताः
dhanyā jānapadā ye ca paśavaḥ pakṣikīṭakāḥ| sthāvarā jaṃgamāścānye gaṃgātīrasamāśritāḥ
Blessed are the country folk, and the beasts, the birds and insects, and other beings, immobile and moving, that dwell by the bank of the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.70
क्रोशांतर मृता ये च जाह्नव्या द्विजसत्तमाः। मानवा देवतास्संति इतरे मानवा भुवि
krośāṃtara mṛtā ye ca jāhnavyā dvijasattamāḥ| mānavā devatāssaṃti itare mānavā bhuvi
And those men who have died within a krośa of the Jāhnavī, O best of the twice-born, they are gods; the other men (remain merely) men on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.71
गंगास्नानाय संगच्छन्पथि संम्रियते यदि। स च स्वर्गमवाप्नोति गंगास्नानफलं लभेत्
gaṃgāsnānāya saṃgacchanpathi saṃmriyate yadi| sa ca svargamavāpnoti gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet
If, while going to bathe in the Gaṅgā, one dies upon the road, he too attains heaven and would gain the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.72
गंगाजले प्रयास्यंति ते जीवाः पथि ये मृताः। कीटाः पंतंगाश्शलभाः पादाघातेन गच्छतां
gaṃgājale prayāsyaṃti te jīvāḥ pathi ye mṛtāḥ| kīṭāḥ paṃtaṃgāśśalabhāḥ pādāghātena gacchatāṃ
Those creatures that die on the way will go into the water of the Gaṅgā — the insects, moths and locusts (killed) by the tread of those who go (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.73
ये वदंति समुद्देशं गंगां प्रति जनं द्विजाः। ते च यांति परं पुण्यं गंगास्नानफलं नराः
ye vadaṃti samuddeśaṃ gaṃgāṃ prati janaṃ dvijāḥ| te ca yāṃti paraṃ puṇyaṃ gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ narāḥ
And those men, O twice-born, who point out (the way) to people toward the Gaṅgā, they too attain the highest merit, the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.74
जाह्नवीं ये च निंदंति पाषण्डैर्हतचेतसः। ते यांति नरकं घोरं पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
jāhnavīṃ ye ca niṃdaṃti pāṣaṇḍairhatacetasaḥ| te yāṃti narakaṃ ghoraṃ punarāvṛttidurlabham
And those whose minds are ruined by heretics, who revile the Jāhnavī, go to a terrible hell from which return is hard to get.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.75
दुस्थोवापि स्मरन्नित्यं गंगेति परिकीर्तयन्। पठन्स्वर्गमवाप्नोति किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः
dusthovāpi smarannityaṃ gaṃgeti parikīrtayan| paṭhansvargamavāpnoti kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ
Even a man in wretched straits, if he constantly remembers and proclaims 'Gaṅgā', and recites (her praise), attains heaven — what need of much other talk?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.76
गंगागंगेति यो ब्रूयाद्योजनानां शतैरपि। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
gaṃgāgaṃgeti yo brūyādyojanānāṃ śatairapi| mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
Whoever should utter 'Gaṅgā, Gaṅgā', even from hundreds of yojanas away, is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.77
अंधाश्च पंगवस्ते च वृथाभव समुद्भवाः। गर्भपाताद्विपद्यंते ये गंगां न गता नराः
aṃdhāśca paṃgavaste ca vṛthābhava samudbhavāḥ| garbhapātādvipadyaṃte ye gaṃgāṃ na gatā narāḥ
Blind and lame are they, and born to no purpose; they perish by miscarriage — those men who have not gone to the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.78
न कीर्तयंति ये गंगां जडतुल्या नराधमाः। परान्नोपदिशंति स्म वातूलाश्चित्तविभ्रमाः
na kīrtayaṃti ye gaṃgāṃ jaḍatulyā narādhamāḥ| parānnopadiśaṃti sma vātūlāścittavibhramāḥ
Those basest of men who do not proclaim the Gaṅgā are like inert things; they do not instruct others, being crazed and deranged in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.79
न पठंति जना ये च तेषां शास्त्रं विनिष्फलम्। गंगापुण्यफलं विप्राः कुधियः पतिताधमाः
na paṭhaṃti janā ye ca teṣāṃ śāstraṃ viniṣphalam| gaṃgāpuṇyaphalaṃ viprāḥ kudhiyaḥ patitādhamāḥ
And those people who do not recite (it) — for them scripture is quite fruitless — (who do not recite) the meritorious fruit of the Gaṅgā, O brahmins: they are of evil mind, fallen and base.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.80
पाठयंति जना ये च श्रद्धया निपठंति च। गच्छंति ते दिवं धीरास्तारयंति पितॄन्गुरून्
pāṭhayaṃti janā ye ca śraddhayā nipaṭhaṃti ca| gacchaṃti te divaṃ dhīrāstārayaṃti pitṝngurūn
And those people who have (it) recited and who themselves recite it with faith — those steadfast ones go to heaven and carry across their fathers and elders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.81
पाथेयकं गच्छतां यो वसु शक्त्या प्रयच्छति। भागीरथ्या लभेत्स्नानं यः परान्नेन गच्छति
pātheyakaṃ gacchatāṃ yo vasu śaktyā prayacchati| bhāgīrathyā labhetsnānaṃ yaḥ parānnena gacchati
He who according to his means gives wealth as travel-provision to those who are going (there) gains the bathing in the Bhāgīrathī, (as does) he who travels on the food of others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.82
कर्तुः स्नानफलं विद्याद्द्विगुणं प्रेरकस्य च। इच्छयानिच्छया चापि प्रेरणेनान्यसेवया
kartuḥ snānaphalaṃ vidyāddviguṇaṃ prerakasya ca| icchayānicchayā cāpi preraṇenānyasevayā
One should know that the fruit of the bath belongs to the one who performs it, and double to the one who prompts (it) — whether willingly or unwillingly, by prompting or by serving another,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.83
जाह्नवीं यो गतः पुण्यां स गच्छेन्निर्जरालयम्। द्विजा ऊचुः- गंगायाः कीर्तनं व्यास श्रुतं त्वत्तो विनिर्मलम्
jāhnavīṃ yo gataḥ puṇyāṃ sa gacchennirjarālayam| dvijā ūcuḥ- gaṃgāyāḥ kīrtanaṃ vyāsa śrutaṃ tvatto vinirmalam
whoever has gone to the holy Jāhnavī, he goes to the abode of the immortals. The brahmins said: O Vyāsa, the wholly spotless praise of Gaṅgā has been heard from you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.84
गंगा कस्मात्किमाकारा कुतः सा ह्यतिपावनी। व्यास उवाच- शृणुध्वं कथयाम्यद्य कथां पुण्यां पुरातनीं
gaṃgā kasmātkimākārā kutaḥ sā hyatipāvanī| vyāsa uvāca- śṛṇudhvaṃ kathayāmyadya kathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīṃ
Whence is Gaṅgā, of what form, from where is she so exceedingly purifying? Vyāsa said: Listen — today I shall tell a holy, ancient tale,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.85
यां श्रुत्वा मोक्षमार्गं च प्राप्नोति नरसत्तमः। ब्रह्मलोकं पुरा गत्वा नारदो मुनिपुंगवः
yāṃ śrutvā mokṣamārgaṃ ca prāpnoti narasattamaḥ| brahmalokaṃ purā gatvā nārado munipuṃgavaḥ
on hearing which the best of men attains the path of release. Formerly Nārada, the bull among sages, having gone to Brahmā's world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.86
नत्वा विधिं च पप्रच्छ पूतं त्रैलोक्यपावनम्। किं सृष्टं च त्वया तात संमतं शंभुकृष्णयोः
natvā vidhiṃ ca papraccha pūtaṃ trailokyapāvanam| kiṃ sṛṣṭaṃ ca tvayā tāta saṃmataṃ śaṃbhukṛṣṇayoḥ
and having bowed to the Ordainer, asked the pure one, purifier of the three worlds: What has been created by you, father, with the approval of Śambhu and Kṛṣṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.87
सर्वलोकहितार्थाय भुवःस्थाने समीहितम्। देवी वा देवता का वा सर्वासामुत्तमोत्तमा
sarvalokahitārthāya bhuvaḥsthāne samīhitam| devī vā devatā kā vā sarvāsāmuttamottamā
desired for the benefit of all the worlds, in the place that is the earth? And which goddess or deity is the highest of the high among them all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.88
यां समासाद्य देवाश्च दैत्यमानुषपन्नगाः। अंडजाः स्वेदजा वृक्षा ये चान्य उद्भिज्जादयः
yāṃ samāsādya devāśca daityamānuṣapannagāḥ| aṃḍajāḥ svedajā vṛkṣā ye cānya udbhijjādayaḥ
having reached whom the gods and the daityas, men and serpents, the egg-born, the sweat-born, the trees, and whatever others there are, the sprout-born and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.89
सर्वे यांति शिवं ब्रह्मन्समग्रं विभवं ध्रुवम्। ब्रह्मोवाच- सृजता च पुरा प्रोक्ता माया प्रकृतिरूपिणी
sarve yāṃti śivaṃ brahmansamagraṃ vibhavaṃ dhruvam| brahmovāca- sṛjatā ca purā proktā māyā prakṛtirūpiṇī
all attain, O Brahmā, welfare, and complete, lasting sovereignty? Brahmā said: Long ago, as I was creating, Māyā in the form of Prakṛti was addressed (by me):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.90
आद्या भव स्वलोकानां त्वत्तो भवं सृजाम्यहम्। एतच्छ्रुत्वा परा सा च सप्तधा चाभवत्तदा
ādyā bhava svalokānāṃ tvatto bhavaṃ sṛjāmyaham| etacchrutvā parā sā ca saptadhā cābhavattadā
"Be the first of your own worlds; from you I create existence." Hearing this, she, the supreme one, then became sevenfold:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.91
गायत्रीवाक्च स्वर्लक्ष्मीस्सर्वसस्य वसुप्रदा। ज्ञानविद्या उमादेवी शक्तिबीजा तपस्विनी
gāyatrīvākca svarlakṣmīssarvasasya vasupradā| jñānavidyā umādevī śaktibījā tapasvinī
Gāyatrī and Vāk, and Svarlakṣmī, the giver of the wealth of all grain; Jñānavidyā, the goddess Umā, Śaktibījā the ascetic,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.92
वर्णिका धर्मद्रवा च एतास्सप्त प्रकीर्तिताः। गायत्रीप्रभवा वेदा वेदात्सर्वं स्थितं जगत्
varṇikā dharmadravā ca etāssapta prakīrtitāḥ| gāyatrīprabhavā vedā vedātsarvaṃ sthitaṃ jagat
Varṇikā and Dharmadravā — these seven are declared. From Gāyatrī arose the Vedas; upon the Veda this whole world rests.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.93
स्वस्ति स्वाहा स्वधा दीक्षा एता गायत्रिजा स्मृताः। उच्चारयेत्सदा यज्ञे गायत्रीं मातृकादिभिः
svasti svāhā svadhā dīkṣā etā gāyatrijā smṛtāḥ| uccārayetsadā yajñe gāyatrīṃ mātṛkādibhiḥ
Svasti, svāhā, svadhā, dīkṣā — these are held to be born of Gāyatrī. At a sacrifice one should always pronounce the Gāyatrī together with the mātṛkās and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.94
क्रतौ देवाः स्वधां प्राप्य भवेयुरजरामराः। ततस्सुधारसं देवा मुमुचुर्धरणीतले
kratau devāḥ svadhāṃ prāpya bhaveyurajarāmarāḥ| tatassudhārasaṃ devā mumucurdharaṇītale
In the rite the gods, obtaining svadhā, would become free of age and death. Then the gods released the nectar-juice upon the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.95
अथ सस्यवती पृथ्वी ओषधीनां परा शुभा। फलमूलैरसैर्भक्ष्यैर्जनाः सुस्थतराभवन्
atha sasyavatī pṛthvī oṣadhīnāṃ parā śubhā| phalamūlairasairbhakṣyairjanāḥ susthatarābhavan
Then the earth became rich in grain, supremely auspicious with herbs; with fruits, roots, juices and foods people became far better off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.96
भारती सर्वलोकानां चानने मानसे स्थिता। तथैव सर्वशास्त्रेषु धर्मोद्देशं करोति सा
bhāratī sarvalokānāṃ cānane mānase sthitā| tathaiva sarvaśāstreṣu dharmoddeśaṃ karoti sā
Bhāratī abides in the mouth and in the mind of all people; and likewise, in all the treatises, it is she who makes the teaching of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.97
विज्ञानं कलहं शोकं मोहामोहं शिवाशिवम्। तया विना जगत्सर्वं यात्यतत्त्वमिति स्मृतम्
vijñānaṃ kalahaṃ śokaṃ mohāmohaṃ śivāśivam| tayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ yātyatattvamiti smṛtam
Discernment, quarrel, sorrow, delusion and freedom from delusion, good and ill — without her the whole world goes to unreality: so it is held.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.98
कमलासंभवश्चैव वस्त्रभूषणसंचयः। सुखं राज्यं त्रिलोके तु ततः सा हरिवल्लभा
kamalāsaṃbhavaścaiva vastrabhūṣaṇasaṃcayaḥ| sukhaṃ rājyaṃ triloke tu tataḥ sā harivallabhā
And from Kamalā come clothing and the mass of ornaments, pleasure, and kingship in the three worlds; therefore she is Hari's beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.99
उमया हेतुना शंभोर्ज्ञानं लोकेषु संततम्। ज्ञानमाता च सा ज्ञेया शंभोरर्धाङ्गवासिनी
umayā hetunā śaṃbhorjñānaṃ lokeṣu saṃtatam| jñānamātā ca sā jñeyā śaṃbhorardhāṅgavāsinī
By reason of Umā, Śambhu's knowledge is continuous in the worlds; and she is to be known as the mother of knowledge, dwelling as half of Śambhu's body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.101
वर्णिकाशक्तिरत्युग्रा सर्वलोकप्रमोहिनी। सर्वलोकेषु लोकानां स्थितिसंहारकारिणी१०० 1.62.100 देव्या च निहतौ पूर्वमसुरौ मधुकैटभौ। रुरुश्चापि हतो घोरः सर्वलोकपरिश्रुतः
varṇikāśaktiratyugrā sarvalokapramohinī| sarvalokeṣu lokānāṃ sthitisaṃhārakāriṇī100 1.62.100 devyā ca nihatau pūrvamasurau madhukaiṭabhau| ruruścāpi hato ghoraḥ sarvalokapariśrutaḥ
The power of Varṇikā is exceedingly fierce, bewildering all the worlds, working in all the worlds the maintenance and the destruction of the worlds. By the Goddess were slain of old the two asuras Madhu and Kaiṭabha; and the dreadful Ruru too, renowned in all the worlds, was killed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.102
सर्वदेवैकजेतारं सा जघ्ने महिषासुरम्। निहता लीलया देव्या येऽसुरा दैत्यपुंगवाः
sarvadevaikajetāraṃ sā jaghne mahiṣāsuram| nihatā līlayā devyā ye'surā daityapuṃgavāḥ
She slew Mahiṣāsura, the sole conqueror of all the gods; and slain in sport by the Goddess were those asuras, the bulls among daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.103
एवं बलानि दैत्यानां निहत्य सर्वदा तया। पालितं मोदितं चैव कृत्स्नमेतज्जगत्त्रयम्
evaṃ balāni daityānāṃ nihatya sarvadā tayā| pālitaṃ moditaṃ caiva kṛtsnametajjagattrayam
Thus, having slain the armies of the daityas, by her at all times this whole triple world was protected and gladdened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.104
धर्मद्रवस्वरूपा च सर्वधर्मप्रतिष्ठिता। महतीं तां समालोक्य मया कमंडलौ धृता
dharmadravasvarūpā ca sarvadharmapratiṣṭhitā| mahatīṃ tāṃ samālokya mayā kamaṃḍalau dhṛtā
And she, whose nature is the fluid of dharma, established in all dharma — beholding her greatness, I held her in my water-pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.105
विष्णुपादाब्जसम्भूता शंभुना शिरसा धृता। अस्माभिश्च त्रिभिर्युक्ता ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरैः
viṣṇupādābjasambhūtā śaṃbhunā śirasā dhṛtā| asmābhiśca tribhiryuktā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaraiḥ
Arisen from the lotus-feet of Viṣṇu, borne on the head by Śambhu, and joined with the three of us — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.106
धर्मद्रवा परिख्याता जलरूपा कमंडलौ। बलियज्ञेषु संभूता विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
dharmadravā parikhyātā jalarūpā kamaṃḍalau| baliyajñeṣu saṃbhūtā viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
She is renowned as dharmadravā (the fluid of dharma), having the form of water in the water-pot; she came into being at Bali's sacrifices through Viṣṇu, the mighty lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.107
छद्मना छलितः पूर्वं बलिर्बलवतां वरः। ततः पादद्वयेनैव क्रांतं सर्वं महीतलम्
chadmanā chalitaḥ pūrvaṃ balirbalavatāṃ varaḥ| tataḥ pādadvayenaiva krāṃtaṃ sarvaṃ mahītalam
Formerly Bali, the best of the strong, was deceived by a ruse; then with just two steps the whole surface of the earth was traversed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.108
नभः पादश्च ब्रह्माण्डं भित्वा मम पुरः स्थितः। मया संपूजितः पादः कमण्डलुजलेन वै
nabhaḥ pādaśca brahmāṇḍaṃ bhitvā mama puraḥ sthitaḥ| mayā saṃpūjitaḥ pādaḥ kamaṇḍalujalena vai
And (his) foot (filled) the sky, and breaking through the cosmic egg it stood before me; that foot was worshipped by me with the water of my water-pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.109
प्रक्षाल्यैवार्चितात्पादाद्धेमकूटेऽपतज्जलम्। तत्कूटाच्छंकरं प्राप्य भ्रमते सा जटास्थिता
prakṣālyaivārcitātpādāddhemakūṭe'patajjalam| tatkūṭācchaṃkaraṃ prāpya bhramate sā jaṭāsthitā
Having washed it, from that worshipped foot the water fell upon Hemakūṭa; from that peak, reaching Śaṃkara, she wanders, resting in his matted hair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.110
ततो भगीरथेनैव समाराध्य शिवं भुवि। आनीयाराधितो नित्यं तपसा गजपुंगवः
tato bhagīrathenaiva samārādhya śivaṃ bhuvi| ānīyārādhito nityaṃ tapasā gajapuṃgavaḥ
Then by Bhagīratha himself, having propitiated Śiva on earth, (she was) brought down; and the bull among elephants was constantly propitiated by austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 62.111
तेन भित्वा नगं वीर्यात्त्रिभिर्दंतैः कृतं बिलम्। ततस्त्रिबिलगा यस्मात्त्रिस्रोता लोकविश्रुता
tena bhitvā nagaṃ vīryāttribhirdaṃtaiḥ kṛtaṃ bilam| tatastribilagā yasmāttrisrotā lokaviśrutā
By him the mountain was split by his strength, and a cavity was made with his three tusks; hence, going through three cavities, she is famed in the world as Trisrotā (three-streamed).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.112
हरिब्रह्महरयोगात्पूता लोकस्य पावनी। समासाद्य च तां देवीं सर्वधर्मफलं लभेत्
haribrahmaharayogātpūtā lokasya pāvanī| samāsādya ca tāṃ devīṃ sarvadharmaphalaṃ labhet
Purified by union with Hari, Brahmā and Hara, she is the purifier of the world; and reaching that goddess one obtains the fruit of all dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.113
पाठयज्ञपरैः सर्वैर्मंत्र होम सुरार्चनैः। सा गतिर्न भवेज्जंतोर्गंगा संसेवया च या
pāṭhayajñaparaiḥ sarvairmaṃtra homa surārcanaiḥ| sā gatirna bhavejjaṃtorgaṃgā saṃsevayā ca yā
That goal which comes to a creature by devoted service to the Gaṅgā does not come by all recitation and sacrifice, by mantras, oblations and worship of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.114
धर्मस्य साधनोपायो ह्यतः परो न विद्यते। त्रैलोक्यपुण्यसंयोगात्तस्मात्तां व्रज नारद
dharmasya sādhanopāyo hyataḥ paro na vidyate| trailokyapuṇyasaṃyogāttasmāttāṃ vraja nārada
There is indeed no higher means of accomplishing dharma than this; therefore, since it is joined with the merit of the three worlds, go to her, Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.115
गंगातोयास्थिसंयोगात्सुतास्ते सगरस्य च। स्वर्गताः पितृभिश्चैव स्वपूर्वापरजैः सह
gaṃgātoyāsthisaṃyogātsutāste sagarasya ca| svargatāḥ pitṛbhiścaiva svapūrvāparajaiḥ saha
By the contact of their bones with the water of the Gaṅgā, the sons of Sagara went to heaven together with their forefathers and with those born before and after them.
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PdP 1 62.116
ततो ब्रह्ममुखाच्छ्रुत्वा नारदो मुनिपुंगवः। गंगाद्वारे तपः कृत्वा ब्रह्मणा सदृशोभवत्
tato brahmamukhācchrutvā nārado munipuṃgavaḥ| gaṃgādvāre tapaḥ kṛtvā brahmaṇā sadṛśobhavat
Then, having heard (this) from Brahmā's mouth, Nārada, the bull among sages, performed austerity at Gaṅgādvāra and became equal to Brahmā.
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PdP 1 62.117
सर्वत्र सुलभा गंगा त्रिषुस्थानेषु दुर्लभा। गंगाद्वारे प्रयागे च गंगासागरसंगमे
sarvatra sulabhā gaṃgā triṣusthāneṣu durlabhā| gaṃgādvāre prayāge ca gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame
Everywhere the Gaṅgā is easy to reach, (but) in three places she is hard to reach: at Gaṅgādvāra, at Prayāga, and at the confluence of the Gaṅgā with the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.118
त्रिरात्रेणैकरात्रेण नरो याति परां गतिम्। तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सद्यो मुक्तिं विचिंतयेत्
trirātreṇaikarātreṇa naro yāti parāṃ gatim| tasmātsarvaprayatnena sadyo muktiṃ viciṃtayet
By three nights, (or even) by one night, a man goes to the supreme goal; therefore with every effort one should meditate on immediate liberation.
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PdP 1 62.119
ततो गच्छत धर्मज्ञाः शिवां भागीरथीमिह। अचिरेणैव कालेन स्वर्गं मोक्षं प्रगच्छथ
tato gacchata dharmajñāḥ śivāṃ bhāgīrathīmiha| acireṇaiva kālena svargaṃ mokṣaṃ pragacchatha
Therefore go, you who know dharma, to the auspicious Bhāgīrathī here; in no long time you will reach heaven and liberation.
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PdP 1 62.120
विशेषात्कलिकाले च गंगा मोक्षप्रदा नृणां। कृच्छ्राच्च क्षीणसत्वानामनंतः पुण्यसंभवः
viśeṣātkalikāle ca gaṃgā mokṣapradā nṛṇāṃ| kṛcchrācca kṣīṇasatvānāmanaṃtaḥ puṇyasaṃbhavaḥ
And especially in the Kali age the Gaṅgā grants liberation to men; and for those of diminished strength, (even) with difficulty, there arises endless merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.121
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणा हृष्टाः श्रुत्वा व्यासाद्गिरं शुभाम्। गंगायां तु तपस्तप्त्वा मोक्षमार्गं ययुस्तदा
tataste brāhmaṇā hṛṣṭāḥ śrutvā vyāsādgiraṃ śubhām| gaṃgāyāṃ tu tapastaptvā mokṣamārgaṃ yayustadā
Then those brāhmaṇas, delighted at hearing the auspicious speech from Vyāsa, performed austerity at the Gaṅgā and then went the path of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.122
य इदं शृणुयान्मर्त्यः पुण्याख्यानमनुत्तमम्। सर्वं तरति दुःखौघ गंगास्नानफलं लभेत्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānmartyaḥ puṇyākhyānamanuttamam| sarvaṃ tarati duḥkhaugha gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet
The mortal who hears this most excellent holy narrative crosses the whole flood of sorrow and obtains the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 62.123
सकृदुच्चारिते चैव सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्। दानं जप्यं तथा ध्यानं स्तोत्रं मंत्रं सुरार्चनम्
sakṛduccārite caiva sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet| dānaṃ japyaṃ tathā dhyānaṃ stotraṃ maṃtraṃ surārcanam
And when it has been uttered but once, one would obtain the fruit of all sacrifices. Gift-giving, muttered recitation, and likewise meditation, hymn, mantra, worship of the gods —
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PdP 1 62.124
तत्रैव कारयेद्यस्तु स चानंतफलं लभेत्। तस्मात्तत्रैव कर्त्तव्यं जपहोमादिकं नरैः
tatraiva kārayedyastu sa cānaṃtaphalaṃ labhet| tasmāttatraiva karttavyaṃ japahomādikaṃ naraiḥ
— whoever has (these) performed in that very place, he obtains endless fruit; therefore in that very place recitation, oblation and the rest should be done by men.
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PdP 1 62.125
अनंतं च फलं प्रोक्तं जन्मजन्मसु लभ्यते
anaṃtaṃ ca phalaṃ proktaṃ janmajanmasu labhyate
And endless fruit is declared (for it); it is obtained in birth after birth.
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