Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 77
PdP 1 77.1
वैशंपायन उवाच- प्रभवत्ययमाकाशे नित्यं द्विजवर प्रभो। कोऽयं को वा प्रभावोस्य कुत्र जातो घृणीश्वरः
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca- prabhavatyayamākāśe nityaṃ dvijavara prabho| ko'yaṃ ko vā prabhāvosya kutra jāto ghṛṇīśvaraḥ
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: This one shines forth constantly in the sky, O best of twice-born, O lord. Who is he, or what is his power, and where was this lord of rays born?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.2
किं करोति हि कार्यं वै यतो रश्मिमयो भृशम्। देवैर्मुनिवरैस्सिद्धैश्चारणैर्दैत्यराक्षसैः
kiṃ karoti hi kāryaṃ vai yato raśmimayo bhṛśam| devairmunivaraissiddhaiścāraṇairdaityarākṣasaiḥ
What task does he indeed perform, by reason of which he is so intensely made of rays, (and is) by gods, by the best of sages, by siddhas, by cāraṇas, by daityas and rākṣasas —
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PdP 1 77.3
निखिलैर्मानुषैः पूज्यः सदैव ब्राह्मणादिभिः। व्यास उवाच-। परमं ब्रह्मणस्तेजो ब्रह्मदेहाद्विनिस्सृतम्
nikhilairmānuṣaiḥ pūjyaḥ sadaiva brāhmaṇādibhiḥ| vyāsa uvāca-| paramaṃ brahmaṇastejo brahmadehādvinissṛtam
— and by all human beings, ever to be worshipped, beginning with the brahmins? Vyāsa said: (He is) the supreme radiance of Brahman, issued forth from the body of Brahmā.
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PdP 1 77.4
साक्षाद्ब्रह्ममयं विद्धि धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्। मयूखैर्निर्मलैः कूटमतिचंडं सुदुःसहम्
sākṣādbrahmamayaṃ viddhi dharmakāmārthamokṣadam| mayūkhairnirmalaiḥ kūṭamaticaṃḍaṃ suduḥsaham
Know (him) as directly made of Brahman, giver of dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation; (he was) a mass exceedingly fierce with spotless rays, very hard to endure.
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PdP 1 77.5
दृष्ट्वा प्रदुद्रुवुर्लोकाः करैश्चंडैः प्रपीडिताः। ततश्च सागराः सर्वे वरनद्यो नदादयः
dṛṣṭvā pradudruvurlokāḥ karaiścaṃḍaiḥ prapīḍitāḥ| tataśca sāgarāḥ sarve varanadyo nadādayaḥ
Seeing (him), the worlds ran away, sorely afflicted by his fierce rays. And thereupon all the oceans, the great rivers, the streams and the rest
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PdP 1 77.6
शुष्यंति जंतवस्तत्र म्रियंते चातुरा जनाः। अथ शक्रादयो देवा ब्रह्माणं समुपागताः
śuṣyaṃti jaṃtavastatra mriyaṃte cāturā janāḥ| atha śakrādayo devā brahmāṇaṃ samupāgatāḥ
dry up; the creatures there and the afflicted people die. Then the gods, Śakra and the others, came to Brahmā.
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PdP 1 77.7
इममर्थं तदा प्रोचुर्देवांश्च विधिरब्रवीत्। आदिर्ब्रह्मतनोर्देवाः सत्त्वगो जनकः प्रभुः
imamarthaṃ tadā procurdevāṃśca vidhirabravīt| ādirbrahmatanordevāḥ sattvago janakaḥ prabhuḥ
They then declared this matter, and the Ordainer (Brahmā) spoke to the gods: O gods, the first (born) of Brahmā's body, endowed with sattva, is the progenitor, the lord;
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PdP 1 77.8
अयं रजोमयः साक्षात्सुधांशुस्तनुमध्यगः। एताभ्यां पालिता लोकास्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचराः
ayaṃ rajomayaḥ sākṣātsudhāṃśustanumadhyagaḥ| etābhyāṃ pālitā lokāstrailokye sacarācarāḥ
this one is made of rajas; and directly (from him is) the moon, who dwells in the middle of the body. By these two the worlds in the three realms, with their moving and unmoving beings, are protected —
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PdP 1 77.9
दिव्योपपादका देवा ये वात्रैव जरायुजाः। अंडजाः स्वेदजाश्चैव ये वात्रैवोद्भिज्जादयः
divyopapādakā devā ye vātraiva jarāyujāḥ| aṃḍajāḥ svedajāścaiva ye vātraivodbhijjādayaḥ
the gods who are divinely spontaneously born, and those born from the womb here, and those born from eggs and from sweat, and those here that sprout from the soil, and the rest.
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PdP 1 77.10
सूर्यस्यास्य प्रभावं तु वक्तुमेव न शक्नुमः। अनेन रक्षिता लोका जनिताः पालिता ध्रुवम्
sūryasyāsya prabhāvaṃ tu vaktumeva na śaknumaḥ| anena rakṣitā lokā janitāḥ pālitā dhruvam
But we are simply unable to tell the power of this Sun. By him the worlds are guarded, generated, and surely maintained.
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PdP 1 77.11
अस्यैव सदृशो नास्ति सर्वेषां परिरक्षणात्। यं च दृष्ट्वाप्युषःकाले पापराशिः प्रलीयते
asyaiva sadṛśo nāsti sarveṣāṃ parirakṣaṇāt| yaṃ ca dṛṣṭvāpyuṣaḥkāle pāparāśiḥ pralīyate
There is none equal to him, because he protects all. And he, on merely being seen at dawn, (causes) the heap of sins to dissolve.
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PdP 1 77.12
तमाराध्य जना मोक्षं साधयंति द्विजातयः। संध्योपासनकाले तु विप्रा ब्रह्मविदः किल
tamārādhya janā mokṣaṃ sādhayaṃti dvijātayaḥ| saṃdhyopāsanakāle tu viprā brahmavidaḥ kila
Having worshipped him, people, the twice-born, accomplish liberation. And at the time of the twilight-worship the brahmins who know Brahman, indeed,
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PdP 1 77.13
उद्बाहवो भवंत्येव ते च देवप्रपूजिताः। अस्यैव मंडलस्थां च देवीं संध्यास्वरूपिणीं
udbāhavo bhavaṃtyeva te ca devaprapūjitāḥ| asyaiva maṃḍalasthāṃ ca devīṃ saṃdhyāsvarūpiṇīṃ
They become raisers of their arms (in worship), and they are honoured by the god. And the goddess who stands within his very orb, having the form of Sandhyā —
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PdP 1 77.14
समुपास्य द्विजास्सर्वे लभंते स्वर्गमोक्षकौ। धरायां पतितोच्छिष्टाः पूतास्ते चास्य रश्मिभिः
samupāsya dvijāssarve labhaṃte svargamokṣakau| dharāyāṃ patitocchiṣṭāḥ pūtāste cāsya raśmibhiḥ
— having worshipped (her), all the twice-born obtain both heaven and liberation. Leavings that have fallen on the ground are purified by his rays.
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PdP 1 77.15
संध्योपासनमात्रेण कल्मषात्पूततां व्रजेत्। दृष्ट्वा चांडालकं गोघ्नं पतितं कुष्ठसंगतम्
saṃdhyopāsanamātreṇa kalmaṣātpūtatāṃ vrajet| dṛṣṭvā cāṃḍālakaṃ goghnaṃ patitaṃ kuṣṭhasaṃgatam
By the mere performance of the twilight worship one attains purity from sin. Having seen a caṇḍāla, a cow-killer, an outcast, one afflicted with leprosy,
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PdP 1 77.16
महापातकसंकीर्णमुपपातकसंवृतम्। पश्यंति ये नरास्सूरं ते पूता गुरुकिल्बिषात्
mahāpātakasaṃkīrṇamupapātakasaṃvṛtam| paśyaṃti ye narāssūraṃ te pūtā gurukilbiṣāt
one riddled with the great sins, one covered over with the lesser sins — those men who (then) look upon the sun are purified of the grave offence.
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PdP 1 77.17
अस्योपासनमात्रेण सर्वरोगात्प्रमुच्यते। नांधत्वं न च दारिद्र्यं दुःखं न च शोच्यताम्
asyopāsanamātreṇa sarvarogātpramucyate| nāṃdhatvaṃ na ca dāridryaṃ duḥkhaṃ na ca śocyatām
By the mere worship of him one is released from every disease; there is no blindness, no poverty, no suffering, and no state to be lamented.
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PdP 1 77.18
लभते च इहामुत्र समुपास्य विरोचनम्। अदृष्टा नैव लोकैश्च देवा हरिहरादयः
labhate ca ihāmutra samupāsya virocanam| adṛṣṭā naiva lokaiśca devā hariharādayaḥ
And by worshipping the Shining One one gains (this) here and hereafter. The gods Hari, Hara and the rest are simply not seen by the worlds;
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PdP 1 77.19
ध्यानरूपप्रगम्यास्ते दृष्टो देवो ह्ययं स्मृतः। देवा ऊचुः। अस्तु प्रसादनाराध्यश्चास्तूपासनपूजनम्
dhyānarūpapragamyāste dṛṣṭo devo hyayaṃ smṛtaḥ| devā ūcuḥ| astu prasādanārādhyaścāstūpāsanapūjanam
they are to be approached (only) through the form of meditation, whereas this god is held to be actually seen. The gods said: Let him be one to be propitiated by worship, and let there be attendance and offering to him;
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PdP 1 77.20
अस्यैव दर्शनं ब्रह्मन्प्रलयानलसंमितम्। सर्वे नरादयस्सत्वा मृतावस्थां गता भुवि
asyaiva darśanaṃ brahmanpralayānalasaṃmitam| sarve narādayassatvā mṛtāvasthāṃ gatā bhuvi
but the very sight of him, O Brahman, is equal to the fire of dissolution; all creatures, men and the rest, have come to the condition of death on the earth.
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PdP 1 77.21
अस्य तेजःप्रभावेण प्रणष्टास्सागरादयः। न समर्था वयं सोढुं कथमन्ये पृथग्जनाः
asya tejaḥprabhāveṇa praṇaṣṭāssāgarādayaḥ| na samarthā vayaṃ soḍhuṃ kathamanye pṛthagjanāḥ
By the power of his blazing heat the oceans and the rest have perished. We are not able to endure it — how then other ordinary people?
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PdP 1 77.22
तस्मात्तवप्रसादाच्च पूजयामो यथा रविम्। यजंति च नरा भक्त्या तदुपायो विधीयताम्
tasmāttavaprasādācca pūjayāmo yathā ravim| yajaṃti ca narā bhaktyā tadupāyo vidhīyatām
Therefore, by your grace, may we worship the sun as is fitting, and may men too sacrifice (to him) with devotion: let the means for that be laid down.
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PdP 1 77.23
देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा गतो ब्रह्मखगेश्वरम्। गत्वा स्तोतुं समारेभे सर्वलोकहिताय वै
devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā gato brahmakhageśvaram| gatvā stotuṃ samārebhe sarvalokahitāya vai
Having heard the speech of the gods, Brahmā went to the lord of the sky-goer (the sun); and having gone, he began to praise (him) for the welfare of all the worlds.
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PdP 1 77.24
देवत्वं सर्वलोकस्य चक्षुर्भूतो निरामयः। ब्रह्मरूपधरः साक्षाद्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः प्रलयानलः
devatvaṃ sarvalokasya cakṣurbhūto nirāmayaḥ| brahmarūpadharaḥ sākṣādduṣprekṣyaḥ pralayānalaḥ
You are the godhead of all the world, become its eye, free from disease, bearing the form of brahman, directly (present), hard to look upon, the fire of dissolution.
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PdP 1 77.25
सर्वदेवस्थितस्त्वं हि सदा वायुसखस्तनौ। अन्नादिपाचनं त्वत्तो जीवनं च भवेद्ध्रुवम्
sarvadevasthitastvaṃ hi sadā vāyusakhastanau| annādipācanaṃ tvatto jīvanaṃ ca bhaveddhruvam
You indeed abide in all the gods, ever the companion of the wind in the body; from you comes the cooking of food and the rest, and life is assured.
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PdP 1 77.26
उत्पत्तिप्रलयौ देव त्वमेको भुवनेश्वरः। त्वदृते सर्वलोकानां दिनैकं नास्ति जीवनम्
utpattipralayau deva tvameko bhuvaneśvaraḥ| tvadṛte sarvalokānāṃ dinaikaṃ nāsti jīvanam
Origination and dissolution, O god — you alone are the lord of the world; apart from you there is not a single day's life for all the worlds.
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PdP 1 77.27
प्रभुस्त्वं सर्वलोकानां त्राता गोप्ता पिता प्रसूः। चराचराणां सर्वेषां त्वत्प्रसादाद्धृतं जगत्
prabhustvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ trātā goptā pitā prasūḥ| carācarāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvatprasādāddhṛtaṃ jagat
You are the master of all the worlds, the rescuer, the guardian, the father, the mother; by your grace the world of all things moving and unmoving is upheld.
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PdP 1 77.28
देवेषु त्वत्समो नास्ति भगवंस्त्वखिलेषु च। सर्वत्र तेऽस्ति सद्भावस्त्वयैव धारितं जगत्
deveṣu tvatsamo nāsti bhagavaṃstvakhileṣu ca| sarvatra te'sti sadbhāvastvayaiva dhāritaṃ jagat
Among the gods there is none equal to you, O Lord, nor among all (beings); everywhere there is your true presence; by you alone is the world sustained.
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PdP 1 77.29
रूपगंधादिकारी त्वं रसानां स्वादुता त्वया। एवं विश्वेश्वरः सूरो निखिलस्थितिकारकः
rūpagaṃdhādikārī tvaṃ rasānāṃ svādutā tvayā| evaṃ viśveśvaraḥ sūro nikhilasthitikārakaḥ
You are the maker of form, scent and the rest; through you is the sweetness of flavours. Thus the sun is the lord of the universe, the maker of the continuance of all.
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PdP 1 77.30
तीर्थानां पुण्यक्षेत्राणां मखानां जगतः प्रभो। त्वमेकः प्रयतो हेतुस्सर्वसाक्षी गुणाकरः
tīrthānāṃ puṇyakṣetrāṇāṃ makhānāṃ jagataḥ prabho| tvamekaḥ prayato hetussarvasākṣī guṇākaraḥ
Of the sacred fords, of the holy fields, of the sacrifices, of the world, O Lord, you alone are the pure cause, the witness of all, the mine of good qualities.
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PdP 1 77.31
सर्वज्ञः सर्वकर्ता च हर्ता पाता सदोत्सुकः। ध्वांतपंकामयघ्नश्च दारिद्र्यदुःखनाशनः
sarvajñaḥ sarvakartā ca hartā pātā sadotsukaḥ| dhvāṃtapaṃkāmayaghnaśca dāridryaduḥkhanāśanaḥ
Knower of all, doer of all, remover, protector, ever intent; slayer of darkness, mire and disease, destroyer of poverty and sorrow;
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PdP 1 77.32
प्रेत्येह च परो बंधुः सर्वज्ञः सर्वलोचनः। त्वदृते सर्वलोकानामुपकारी न विद्यते
pretyeha ca paro baṃdhuḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvalocanaḥ| tvadṛte sarvalokānāmupakārī na vidyate
in the hereafter and here the supreme kinsman, knower of all, the eye of all; apart from you there exists no benefactor of all the worlds.
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PdP 1 77.33
आदित्य उवाच-। पितामह महाप्राज्ञ विश्वेंद्र विश्वभावक। ब्रूहि शीघ्रं परं यत्ते करिष्यामि मतं विधे
āditya uvāca-| pitāmaha mahāprājña viśveṃdra viśvabhāvaka| brūhi śīghraṃ paraṃ yatte kariṣyāmi mataṃ vidhe
The Sun said: O Grandfather, greatly wise one, lord of the universe, maker of the universe, tell me quickly what is best for you; I shall do as you intend, O Ordainer.
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PdP 1 77.34
ब्रह्मोवाच-। मयूखस्त्वतिचंडश्च लोकानामतिदुःसहः। यथैव मृदुतामेति तथा कुरु सुरेश्वर
brahmovāca-| mayūkhastvaticaṃḍaśca lokānāmatiduḥsahaḥ| yathaiva mṛdutāmeti tathā kuru sureśvara
Brahmā said: Your rays are too fierce, too hard for the worlds to bear; act so that they come to mildness, O lord of the gods.
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PdP 1 77.35
आदित्य उवाच-। किरणाः कोटिकोटिर्मे लोकनाशकराः पराः। न चाभीष्टकरा लोके प्रयोगाच्छिन्धि तान्प्रभो
āditya uvāca-| kiraṇāḥ koṭikoṭirme lokanāśakarāḥ parāḥ| na cābhīṣṭakarā loke prayogācchindhi tānprabho
The Sun said: My rays are ten million times ten million, extremely destructive to the worlds, and they do not do what is desired in the world; by some device cut them off, O lord.
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PdP 1 77.36
ततो विरिंचिना तूर्णं रविवाक्यवशाद्ध्रुवं। आहूय विश्वकर्माणं कृत्वा वज्रमयीं भ्रमि
tato viriṃcinā tūrṇaṃ ravivākyavaśāddhruvaṃ| āhūya viśvakarmāṇaṃ kṛtvā vajramayīṃ bhrami
Then by Brahmā, at once, at the sun's word, assuredly, Viśvakarman was summoned, and a whirling (wheel) made of adamant was fashioned.
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PdP 1 77.37
चिच्छेद च रवेर्भानून्प्रलयानलसन्निभान्। तैरेव रचितं तत्र विष्णोश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम्
ciccheda ca raverbhānūnpralayānalasannibhān| taireva racitaṃ tatra viṣṇoścakraṃ sudarśanam
And he cut off the sun's rays, which were like the fire of dissolution; and from those very (rays) there was fashioned Viṣṇu's discus Sudarśana,
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PdP 1 77.38
अमोघं यमदंडं च शूलं पशुपतेस्तथा। कालस्य च परः खड्गश्शक्तिर्गुरुप्रमोदिनी
amoghaṃ yamadaṃḍaṃ ca śūlaṃ paśupatestathā| kālasya ca paraḥ khaḍgaśśaktirgurupramodinī
and the unfailing rod of Yama, and the trident of Paśupati, and the supreme sword of Kāla, and the spear that greatly delights,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.39
चंडिकायाः परं शस्त्रं विचित्रं शूलकं तथा। चक्रे ब्रह्माज्ञया शीघ्रं तेनैव विश्वकर्मणा
caṃḍikāyāḥ paraṃ śastraṃ vicitraṃ śūlakaṃ tathā| cakre brahmājñayā śīghraṃ tenaiva viśvakarmaṇā
and Caṇḍikā's supreme weapon, and likewise the wondrous little trident: (all these) that same Viśvakarman made quickly at Brahmā's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.40
सहस्रकिरणं शिष्टमन्यच्चैव प्रशातितम्। अजनोपायभावेन पुनश्च कश्यपान्मुने
sahasrakiraṇaṃ śiṣṭamanyaccaiva praśātitam| ajanopāyabhāvena punaśca kaśyapānmune
A thousand rays were left, and the rest was cut away; and by way of a device for (his) birth, (he was born) again from Kaśyapa, O sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.41
अदितेर्गर्भसंजात आदित्य इति वै स्मृतः। अयं चरति विश्वांते मेरुशृंगं भ्रमत्यपि
aditergarbhasaṃjāta āditya iti vai smṛtaḥ| ayaṃ carati viśvāṃte meruśṛṃgaṃ bhramatyapi
born from the womb of Aditi, and he is indeed known as Āditya. He moves at the end of the universe, and he also circles the peak of Meru,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.42
सदोर्ध्वं दिनरात्रं च धरण्या लक्षयोजने। ग्रहाश्चंद्रादयस्तत्र चरंति विधिनोदिताः
sadordhvaṃ dinarātraṃ ca dharaṇyā lakṣayojane| grahāścaṃdrādayastatra caraṃti vidhinoditāḥ
always above, (making) day and night, a hundred thousand yojanas from the earth; there the planets, the moon and the rest, move as impelled by the Ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.43
सूरः संचरते मासान्द्वादशद्वादशात्मकः। संक्रमादस्य संक्रांतिः सर्वैरेव प्रतीयते
sūraḥ saṃcarate māsāndvādaśadvādaśātmakaḥ| saṃkramādasya saṃkrāṃtiḥ sarvaireva pratīyate
The sun travels through the months, being twelvefold in his twelve (forms); from his passage (from sign to sign) his saṃkrānti is recognized by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.44
तासु यद्वा फलं ब्रूमो लोकानां निखिलं मुने। धनुर्मिथुनमीनेषु कन्यायां षडशीतयः
tāsu yadvā phalaṃ brūmo lokānāṃ nikhilaṃ mune| dhanurmithunamīneṣu kanyāyāṃ ṣaḍaśītayaḥ
Of these (transits) we declare the whole fruit for the worlds, O sage: in Sagittarius, Gemini and Pisces, and in Virgo, are the ṣaḍaśīti (transits);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.45
वृषवृश्चिककुंभेषु सिंहे विष्णुपदी स्मृता। तर्पणं चाक्षयं विद्धि दानं देवार्चनं तथा
vṛṣavṛścikakuṃbheṣu siṃhe viṣṇupadī smṛtā| tarpaṇaṃ cākṣayaṃ viddhi dānaṃ devārcanaṃ tathā
in Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius, and in Leo, it is known as Viṣṇupadī. Know that libation, gift and worship of the gods (then made) are imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.46
षडशीतिसहस्राणि षडशीतौ फलं भवेत्। विष्णुपद्यां तु लक्षं तु अयने कोटिकोटकं
ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi ṣaḍaśītau phalaṃ bhavet| viṣṇupadyāṃ tu lakṣaṃ tu ayane koṭikoṭakaṃ
On the ṣaḍaśīti the fruit is eighty-six thousandfold; on the Viṣṇupadī a hundred thousandfold; at the solstice a crore of crores.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.47
विष्णुपद्यां तु यद्दानमक्षयं परिकीर्तितं। दातुर्वदामि सान्निध्यं सदा जन्मनिजन्मनि
viṣṇupadyāṃ tu yaddānamakṣayaṃ parikīrtitaṃ| dāturvadāmi sānnidhyaṃ sadā janmanijanmani
As for the gift declared imperishable on the Viṣṇupadī, I shall tell of the giver's (attaining) nearness (to the god) always, birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.48
शीते तूलपटीदानान्न दुःखं जायते तनौ। तुलादाने तल्पदाने द्वयोरेवाक्षयं फलं
śīte tūlapaṭīdānānna duḥkhaṃ jāyate tanau| tulādāne talpadāne dvayorevākṣayaṃ phalaṃ
By the gift of a cotton cloth in the cold, no suffering arises in the body; in the gift of a balance-weight (of gold) and in the gift of a bed, in both alike the fruit is imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.49
सर्वोपकरणां शय्यां यो ददाति विमत्सरः। वर्णमुख्याय विप्राय स राजपदवीं लभेत्
sarvopakaraṇāṃ śayyāṃ yo dadāti vimatsaraḥ| varṇamukhyāya viprāya sa rājapadavīṃ labhet
He who without envy gives a bed with all its furnishings to a brahmin foremost in his class attains the rank of a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.51
तथैवाग्निं जलं दत्वा नदीतीरे पथिप्रगे। दत्वा च तैलतांबूलमूर्व्या अधिपतिर्भवेत्५० 1.77.50 सत्यभावाद्द्विजं नत्वा धनी चाक्षयतां व्रजेत्। माघे मास्यसिते पक्षे पंचदश्यामहर्मुखे
tathaivāgniṃ jalaṃ datvā nadītīre pathiprage| datvā ca tailatāṃbūlamūrvyā adhipatirbhavet50 1.77.50 satyabhāvāddvijaṃ natvā dhanī cākṣayatāṃ vrajet| māghe māsyasite pakṣe paṃcadaśyāmaharmukhe
So too, having given fire and water on a river bank or on a road at dawn, and having given oil and betel, one becomes lord of the earth. (1.77.50) And having bowed to a brahmin with truthful intent, one becomes wealthy and goes to imperishability. In the month of Māgha, in the dark fortnight, on the fifteenth day, at daybreak,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.52
पितॄंस्तिलजलैरेव तर्पयित्वाक्षयो दिवि। सुलक्षणां च गां दत्वा हेमशृंगां मणिप्रभाम्
pitṝṃstilajalaireva tarpayitvākṣayo divi| sulakṣaṇāṃ ca gāṃ datvā hemaśṛṃgāṃ maṇiprabhām
having gratified the ancestors with sesame and water alone, one is imperishable in heaven; and having given a cow of good marks, with gilded horns, radiant with gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.53
रौप्यखुरप्रदेशां च तथा कांस्यसुदोहनाम्। एतां दत्वा द्विजाग्र्याय सार्वभौमो भवेन्नृपः
raupyakhurapradeśāṃ ca tathā kāṃsyasudohanām| etāṃ datvā dvijāgryāya sārvabhaumo bhavennṛpaḥ
with silver-covered hooves and with a fine bronze milking-pail — having given her to a foremost brahmin, a king becomes a universal sovereign.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.54
दत्वान्नाभरणं राजा मंडलेशो धनीश्वरः। तिलधेनुं तु यो दद्यात्सर्वोपस्करणान्विताम्
datvānnābharaṇaṃ rājā maṃḍaleśo dhanīśvaraḥ| tiladhenuṃ tu yo dadyātsarvopaskaraṇānvitām
Having given food and ornaments, a king becomes a lord of a province, a master of riches. And whoever gives a sesame-cow furnished with all its accessories —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.55
सप्तजन्मार्जितात्पापान्मुक्तो नाकेऽक्षयो भवेत्। भोज्यान्नं ब्राह्मणे दत्वा अक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते
saptajanmārjitātpāpānmukto nāke'kṣayo bhavet| bhojyānnaṃ brāhmaṇe datvā akṣayaṃ svargamaśnute
— he is freed from the sin amassed in seven births and becomes imperishable in heaven. Having given edible food to a brahmin, he enjoys imperishable heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.56
धान्यं वस्त्रं तथा भृत्यं गृहपीठादिकं च यत्। यो ददाति द्विजाग्र्याय तं च लक्ष्मीर्न मुंचति
dhānyaṃ vastraṃ tathā bhṛtyaṃ gṛhapīṭhādikaṃ ca yat| yo dadāti dvijāgryāya taṃ ca lakṣmīrna muṃcati
Grain, cloth, and likewise a servant, and whatever house, seat and the like — he who gives (these) to a foremost brahmin, him Lakṣmī does not abandon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.57
यत्किंचिद्दीयते दानं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु। अक्षयं परलोकेषु युगाद्यासु तथैव च
yatkiṃciddīyate dānaṃ svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu| akṣayaṃ paralokeṣu yugādyāsu tathaiva ca
Whatever gift is given, whether little or much, (becomes) imperishable in the other worlds, and likewise at the beginnings of ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.58
यद्वा देवार्चनं स्तोत्रं धर्माख्यानप्रतिश्रवः। पुनाति सर्वपापेभ्यो दिवि पूज्यो भवत्यसौ
yadvā devārcanaṃ stotraṃ dharmākhyānapratiśravaḥ| punāti sarvapāpebhyo divi pūjyo bhavatyasau
Or else worship of the gods, a hymn of praise, the hearing of the recitation of dharma — (this) purifies (him) from all sins, and he becomes one to be honoured in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.59
तृतीया माघमासस्य सिता मन्वंतरा स्मृता। तस्यां यद्दीयते दानं सर्वमक्षयमुच्यते
tṛtīyā māghamāsasya sitā manvaṃtarā smṛtā| tasyāṃ yaddīyate dānaṃ sarvamakṣayamucyate
The third (lunar day) of the bright fortnight of the month of Māgha is remembered as a manvantara (day). Whatever gift is given on it is all called imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.60
धनं भोग्यं तथा राज्यं नाकं कल्पांतरस्थितम्। तस्माद्दानं सतां पूजा प्रेत्यानंतफलप्रदा
dhanaṃ bhogyaṃ tathā rājyaṃ nākaṃ kalpāṃtarasthitam| tasmāddānaṃ satāṃ pūjā pretyānaṃtaphalapradā
Wealth, enjoyment, and likewise kingship, and heaven lasting to the end of the kalpa — therefore giving, and the honouring of the good, bestow endless fruit after death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.61
मन्वंतरा तु माघे स्यात्सप्तमी या शितीतरा। तिथिः पुण्यतमा प्रोक्ता पुराणैरभिरक्षिता
manvaṃtarā tu māghe syātsaptamī yā śitītarā| tithiḥ puṇyatamā proktā purāṇairabhirakṣitā
But in Māgha the seventh that is not bright (i.e. of the dark fortnight) is a manvantara (day); that lunar day is declared most holy, guarded by the Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.62
माघमासे सिते पक्षे सप्तमी कोटिभास्करा। तामुपोष्य नरः पुण्यां मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
māghamāse site pakṣe saptamī koṭibhāskarā| tāmupoṣya naraḥ puṇyāṃ mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
In the month of Māgha, in the bright fortnight, the seventh has the brilliance of ten million suns; by fasting on that holy (day) a man is released — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.63
सूर्यग्रहणतुल्या हि शुक्ला माघस्य सप्तमी। अरुणोदयवेलायां तस्यां स्नानं महाफलम्
sūryagrahaṇatulyā hi śuklā māghasya saptamī| aruṇodayavelāyāṃ tasyāṃ snānaṃ mahāphalam
For the bright seventh of Māgha is equal to a solar eclipse; bathing on it at the hour of dawn has great fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.64
यच्च तत्र कृतं पापं मया सप्तसु जन्मसु। तन्मे रोगं च शोकं च भास्करी हंतु सप्तमी
yacca tatra kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ mayā saptasu janmasu| tanme rogaṃ ca śokaṃ ca bhāskarī haṃtu saptamī
"And whatever sin was done there by me in seven births — let the seventh, the Sun's own day, destroy that, and my disease and my grief."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.65
जननी सर्वभूतानां सप्तमी सप्तसप्तिके। सप्तम्यामुदिते देवि नमस्ते रविमंडले
jananī sarvabhūtānāṃ saptamī saptasaptike| saptamyāmudite devi namaste ravimaṃḍale
"Mother of all beings, seventh, O you of the seven sevens! When the seventh has risen, O goddess, homage to you in the orb of the sun!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.66
अर्कपत्रं यवाः पुष्पं सुगंधं बदरीफलम्। तत्पत्रे ताम्रपात्रे वा युक्तमानीय तण्डुलम्
arkapatraṃ yavāḥ puṣpaṃ sugaṃdhaṃ badarīphalam| tatpatre tāmrapātre vā yuktamānīya taṇḍulam
An arka leaf, barley, a flower, a fragrant substance, a jujube fruit; having brought, on that leaf or in a copper vessel, a fitting (measure of) rice —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.67
यज्ञसूत्रं ससिंदूरं दत्वा चार्घं सुशोभनम्। सर्वपापं क्षयं याति सप्तजन्मकृतं च यत्
yajñasūtraṃ sasiṃdūraṃ datvā cārghaṃ suśobhanam| sarvapāpaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti saptajanmakṛtaṃ ca yat
— and having given a sacrificial thread together with vermilion, and a very fine arghya offering, all his sin goes to destruction, even what was done in seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.68
नरकैः पीड्यते तावद्रोगैः पापैश्च दुःखदैः। हविष्यं भोजयेदन्नं शुद्धमातपतंडुलैः
narakaiḥ pīḍyate tāvadrogaiḥ pāpaiśca duḥkhadaiḥ| haviṣyaṃ bhojayedannaṃ śuddhamātapataṃḍulaiḥ
(Otherwise) he is afflicted so long by hells, by diseases and by sorrow-giving sins. One should feed (him) sacrificial food, pure, made with sun-dried rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.69
वर्जयेच्च शिलाघृष्टं शृंगबेरं तु शाककम्। कोरदूषकपत्रं च रंभाच्छागीघृतं तथा
varjayecca śilāghṛṣṭaṃ śṛṃgaberaṃ tu śākakam| koradūṣakapatraṃ ca raṃbhācchāgīghṛtaṃ tathā
And one should avoid what has been ground on a stone, ginger, and pot-herbs, and the leaf of kodrava grain, and plantain, and goat's ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.70
केशकीटादिकं वर्ज्यमुष्णोदस्नानमेव च। अल्पबीजादिकं सर्वं व्रते सूरस्य वर्जयेत्
keśakīṭādikaṃ varjyamuṣṇodasnānameva ca| alpabījādikaṃ sarvaṃ vrate sūrasya varjayet
Hair, insects and the like are to be shunned, and bathing in hot water as well; in the vow of the Sun one should avoid everything with small seeds and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.71
अन्यच्च नाचरेत्तत्र धर्मचिंतां विना व्रती। सौरव्रतं महापुण्यं पुराणैरभिनंदितम्
anyacca nācarettatra dharmaciṃtāṃ vinā vratī| sauravrataṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ purāṇairabhinaṃditam
And the vow-keeper should do nothing else there apart from meditation on dharma. The Solar vow is greatly meritorious, applauded by the Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.72
वर्षकोटिसहस्राणि वर्षकोटिशतानि च। आदित्यस्य समं भोग्यं लभते दिवि शाश्वतम्
varṣakoṭisahasrāṇi varṣakoṭiśatāni ca| ādityasya samaṃ bhogyaṃ labhate divi śāśvatam
For thousands of crores of years and hundreds of crores of years he obtains, in heaven, enjoyment equal to the Sun's, everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.73
एवं स्वर्गक्षयादेव राजा भूमौ महाधनी। मर्त्यलोके पुराभ्यासात्करोति भास्करव्रतम्
evaṃ svargakṣayādeva rājā bhūmau mahādhanī| martyaloke purābhyāsātkaroti bhāskaravratam
Thus, just when (his stay in) heaven is exhausted, (he becomes) a very rich king on earth, and in the world of mortals, from his former practice, he performs the vow of the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.74
तथा स्वयं सुखं भोग्यं लभते दिवि शाश्वतम्। आरोग्यं संपदं जन्मी भास्करस्य प्रसादतः
tathā svayaṃ sukhaṃ bhogyaṃ labhate divi śāśvatam| ārogyaṃ saṃpadaṃ janmī bhāskarasya prasādataḥ
So too he himself obtains everlasting enjoyable pleasure in heaven; by the grace of the Sun the born (person) obtains health and prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.75
रविवारे भवेद्या च सप्तमी माघशुक्लके। महाजयेति विख्याता अन्यत्र विजया स्मृता
ravivāre bhavedyā ca saptamī māghaśuklake| mahājayeti vikhyātā anyatra vijayā smṛtā
And the seventh (day) of the bright fortnight of Māgha which falls on a Sunday is famed as Mahājayā ("the great victorious"); elsewhere (in other months) it is called Vijayā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.76
विजया कोटिलक्षं स्यादनंतं स्यान्महाजया। तत्रैकेन व्रतेनैव मुच्यते जन्मबंधनात्
vijayā koṭilakṣaṃ syādanaṃtaṃ syānmahājayā| tatraikena vratenaiva mucyate janmabaṃdhanāt
Vijayā would be (worth) a hundred million; Mahājayā would be endless. In that (Mahājayā), by a single observance one is freed from the bondage of birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.77
अश्वरत्नं सुवर्णं च रक्तवस्त्रं च धान्यकम्। ददाति भास्कर प्रीत्या स्वर्ग मर्त्यपतिः क्रमात्
aśvaratnaṃ suvarṇaṃ ca raktavastraṃ ca dhānyakam| dadāti bhāskara prītyā svarga martyapatiḥ kramāt
A jewel of a horse, gold, a red garment, and grain: (the giver of these), by the favour of the Sun, becomes lord of heaven and lord of mortals in turn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.78
एषां भेदं प्रवक्ष्यमि शृणु विप्र यथार्थवत्। उत्तमाभरणैर्युक्तं सद्वाहं यो ददाति ह
eṣāṃ bhedaṃ pravakṣyami śṛṇu vipra yathārthavat| uttamābharaṇairyuktaṃ sadvāhaṃ yo dadāti ha
I shall declare the distinctions among these; listen, brahmin, according to the truth. Whoever here gives a good mount furnished with the finest ornaments—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.79
समुद्रैस्सप्तभिर्जुष्टां भूमिमेत्यारिवर्जिताम्। लभेद्भवांतरे मर्त्यमेकेनैकाधिपो भवेत्
samudraissaptabhirjuṣṭāṃ bhūmimetyārivarjitām| labhedbhavāṃtare martyamekenaikādhipo bhavet
—he attains a land bounded by the seven seas and free of enemies; in another birth he would obtain the mortal (world), and by one (such gift) he becomes sole sovereign.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.80
अश्वहीनं च पत्रांगं वृषभैर्वाप्यलंकृतम्। हेममाषं द्विमाषं वा दक्षिणा विहिता बुधैः
aśvahīnaṃ ca patrāṃgaṃ vṛṣabhairvāpyalaṃkṛtam| hemamāṣaṃ dvimāṣaṃ vā dakṣiṇā vihitā budhaiḥ
And (for) one lacking a horse, a leaf-limbed (image of a horse), or (a car) adorned with bulls—a māṣa of gold, or two māṣas, is prescribed by the wise as the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.81
रत्नभांडं महार्थं च हैमैरेव कृतं च यत्। स्वर्णं वा केवलं दत्वा त्रिविष्टपधनेश्वरः
ratnabhāṃḍaṃ mahārthaṃ ca haimaireva kṛtaṃ ca yat| svarṇaṃ vā kevalaṃ datvā triviṣṭapadhaneśvaraḥ
And a jewelled vessel of great worth, and whatever is made of gold, or gold alone—having given (these), he becomes lord of the wealth of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.82
रक्तवस्त्रं च धान्यं च शक्तितो यः प्रयच्छति। स्वर्गोर्व्योरीशतामेति न तं लक्ष्मीर्विमुंचति
raktavastraṃ ca dhānyaṃ ca śaktito yaḥ prayacchati| svargorvyorīśatāmeti na taṃ lakṣmīrvimuṃcati
Whoever offers a red garment and grain according to his ability attains lordship over heaven and earth, and Lakṣmī does not leave him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.83
अरोगी सुप्रसन्नात्मा दस्युजेता प्रतापवान्। यावत्प्रभासते भानुस्तावत्पूज्यतमो हि सः
arogī suprasannātmā dasyujetā pratāpavān| yāvatprabhāsate bhānustāvatpūjyatamo hi saḥ
Free of disease, of a very serene mind, a conqueror of robbers, full of majesty—as long as the sun shines, so long is he most worthy of honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.84
माघादौ द्वादशींमायां सप्तमीं कारयेत्स तु। इहाभीष्टफलं भुक्त्वा सुरैश्चैव प्रपूज्यते
māghādau dvādaśīṃmāyāṃ saptamīṃ kārayetsa tu| ihābhīṣṭaphalaṃ bhuktvā suraiścaiva prapūjyate
Beginning with Māgha, for twelve (months) he should have the seventh (day) observed; having enjoyed the desired fruit here, he is also worshipped by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.85
अर्काङ्गसप्तमी व्रतं कृत्वा च विधिवद्बुधः। पापात्पूत इहाभीष्टं संप्राप्य मुक्तिमाप्नुयात्
arkāṅgasaptamī vrataṃ kṛtvā ca vidhivadbudhaḥ| pāpātpūta ihābhīṣṭaṃ saṃprāpya muktimāpnuyāt
And the wise man, having performed the Arkāṅga-saptamī observance according to rule, purified of sin and having obtained his desire here, would attain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.86
लक्षणं च प्रवक्ष्यामि मासि मासि च यो विधिः। व्रतस्यास्य प्रसादाच्च सुराणामर्चितो दिवि
lakṣaṇaṃ ca pravakṣyāmi māsi māsi ca yo vidhiḥ| vratasyāsya prasādācca surāṇāmarcito divi
And I shall declare the characteristics, and what the procedure is month by month; and by the grace of this observance (one is) honoured among the gods in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.87
शुक्लपक्षे रविदिने प्रवृत्ते चोत्तरायणे। पुंनामधेयनक्षत्रे गृह्णीयात्सप्तमीव्रतम्
śuklapakṣe ravidine pravṛtte cottarāyaṇe| puṃnāmadheyanakṣatre gṛhṇīyātsaptamīvratam
In the bright fortnight, on a Sunday, when the northward course (of the sun) has begun, under a lunar mansion bearing a masculine name, one should undertake the seventh-day observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.88
हस्तो मैत्रं तथा पुष्यः श्रवो मृग पुनर्वसु। पुंनामधेय नक्षत्राण्येतान्याहुर्मनीषिणः
hasto maitraṃ tathā puṣyaḥ śravo mṛga punarvasu| puṃnāmadheya nakṣatrāṇyetānyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
Hasta, Maitra (Anurādhā), Puṣya, Śravaṇa, Mṛgaśiras, Punarvasu—these the wise call the lunar mansions with masculine names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.89
पंचम्यामेकभक्तं तु षष्ठ्यां नक्तं प्रकीर्तितम्। सप्तम्यामुपवासं च अष्टम्यां पारणं भवेत्
paṃcamyāmekabhaktaṃ tu ṣaṣṭhyāṃ naktaṃ prakīrtitam| saptamyāmupavāsaṃ ca aṣṭamyāṃ pāraṇaṃ bhavet
On the fifth, one meal (a day); on the sixth, the nakta meal is prescribed; on the seventh, fasting; and on the eighth there is the breaking of the fast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.90
अर्काग्रं शुचिगोमयं सुमरिचं तोयं फलं चाश्नुते । मूलं नक्तमुपोषणं च विधिवत्कृत्वैकभक्तं तथा। क्षीरं वाप्यशनं घृताक्तमिति च प्रोक्ताः क्रमेणामुना। कृत्वा वासरसप्तमीं दिनकृतः प्राप्नोत्यभीष्टं फलं
arkāgraṃ śucigomayaṃ sumaricaṃ toyaṃ phalaṃ cāśnute | mūlaṃ naktamupoṣaṇaṃ ca vidhivatkṛtvaikabhaktaṃ tathā| kṣīraṃ vāpyaśanaṃ ghṛtāktamiti ca proktāḥ krameṇāmunā| kṛtvā vāsarasaptamīṃ dinakṛtaḥ prāpnotyabhīṣṭaṃ phalaṃ
He consumes the tip of the arka plant, pure cow-dung, good pepper, water, and fruit; and a root, the nakta meal, and fasting, and likewise a single meal performed according to rule; or milk, or food smeared with ghee—thus (these) have been declared in this order. Having performed the Sunday seventh in this way, one obtains the desired fruit of the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.91
अर्काग्रं ग्रामात्पूर्वोत्तरदिग्गतार्कविटपस्य शाखाग्रस्थितं। विशिष्टं सूक्ष्मपत्रद्वयं सतोयं दन्तैरस्पृष्टं पातव्यं। शुचिगोमयं भूमावपतितं मद्याङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां पलमात्रं दन्तैरस्पृष्टं सतोयं पातव्यम्। सुमरिचमव्रणमपुरातनं स्थूलमवशुष्कमेकं दन्तैरस्पृष्टं सतोयं पातव्यम्। तोयं ब्रह्मपित्रङ्गुलीमूलप्रसरं पातव्यम्फलं खर्जूरनारिकेलानामन्यतमं दंतैरस्पृष्टं पातव्यं घृताक्तमिति चाहारं मयूरडिंभपरिमाणं। घृतमपि तत्परिमाणम्
arkāgraṃ grāmātpūrvottaradiggatārkaviṭapasya śākhāgrasthitaṃ| viśiṣṭaṃ sūkṣmapatradvayaṃ satoyaṃ dantairaspṛṣṭaṃ pātavyaṃ| śucigomayaṃ bhūmāvapatitaṃ madyāṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ palamātraṃ dantairaspṛṣṭaṃ satoyaṃ pātavyam| sumaricamavraṇamapurātanaṃ sthūlamavaśuṣkamekaṃ dantairaspṛṣṭaṃ satoyaṃ pātavyam| toyaṃ brahmapitraṅgulīmūlaprasaraṃ pātavyamphalaṃ kharjūranārikelānāmanyatamaṃ daṃtairaspṛṣṭaṃ pātavyaṃ ghṛtāktamiti cāhāraṃ mayūraḍiṃbhaparimāṇaṃ| ghṛtamapi tatparimāṇam
"The tip of the arka": situated at the tip of a branch of an arka shrub growing to the north-east of the village—a choice pair of small leaves, together with water, is to be swallowed without being touched by the teeth. "Pure cow-dung": fallen on the ground, (taken) with the middle finger and thumb, a pala in measure, is to be swallowed with water, untouched by the teeth. "Good pepper": unblemished, not old, large, not dried up, a single one, untouched by the teeth, is to be swallowed with water. "Water": as much as flows over the base of the fore-finger, is to be drunk. "Fruit": one of dates or coconuts, untouched by the teeth, is to be swallowed. And "smeared with ghee": food of the measure of a peacock's egg; and the ghee also of that measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 1 77.92
आत्मनो द्विगुणां छायां यदा कुर्वीत भास्करः। तदा नक्तं विजानीयान्न नक्तं निशिभोजनं
ātmano dviguṇāṃ chāyāṃ yadā kurvīta bhāskaraḥ| tadā naktaṃ vijānīyānna naktaṃ niśibhojanaṃ
When the sun makes a shadow twice (the length of) one's own (body), then one should know it to be nakta; nakta is not eating at night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.93
प्रथमं पूजयेद्देवं फलपुष्पादिमंत्रकैः। अन्नदानं ततः कुर्याद्विध्युक्तपरिमाणकं
prathamaṃ pūjayeddevaṃ phalapuṣpādimaṃtrakaiḥ| annadānaṃ tataḥ kuryādvidhyuktaparimāṇakaṃ
First one should worship the god with fruits, flowers and the rest, along with the mantras; then one should make the gift of food, in the measure stated in the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.94
ततो ध्यानम्-। सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णं सर्वाभरणभूषितं। द्विभुजं रक्तवर्णं च रक्तपंकजधृत्करं
tato dhyānam-| sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpūrṇaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaṃ| dvibhujaṃ raktavarṇaṃ ca raktapaṃkajadhṛtkaraṃ
Then the meditation: (He should meditate on the god as) complete with all auspicious marks, adorned with every ornament, two-armed, red in colour, holding a red lotus in his hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.95
तेजोबिंबं बहुजलमध्यस्थं सपरिच्छदं। पद्मासनगतं देवं रक्तगंधानुलेपनं
tejobiṃbaṃ bahujalamadhyasthaṃ saparicchadaṃ| padmāsanagataṃ devaṃ raktagaṃdhānulepanaṃ
an orb of radiance, standing in the midst of abundant waters, with his retinue, the god seated on a lotus seat, anointed with red perfume —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.96
आदित्यं चिंतयेद्देवं पूजाकाले विशेषतः। अथ मंत्रश्चायं-। भास्कराय विद्महे सहस्ररश्मये धीमहि तन्नः सूर्यः प्रचोदयात्
ādityaṃ ciṃtayeddevaṃ pūjākāle viśeṣataḥ| atha maṃtraścāyaṃ-| bhāskarāya vidmahe sahasraraśmaye dhīmahi tannaḥ sūryaḥ pracodayāt
one should think upon the god Āditya, especially at the time of worship. Now this is the mantra: "To the maker of light may we know, on him of a thousand rays may we meditate; may that Sūrya impel us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.97
जप्य एष परः प्रोक्तःसप्तम्यां विजयावहः। करवीरैः करंजैश्च रक्तकुंकुमसन्निभैः
japya eṣa paraḥ proktaḥsaptamyāṃ vijayāvahaḥ| karavīraiḥ karaṃjaiśca raktakuṃkumasannibhaiḥ
This supreme (mantra) is declared to be muttered on the seventh, bringing victory; with karavīra and karañja flowers resembling red saffron,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.98
पश्चाच्च पारणा कार्या तथाष्टम्यां विशेषतः। अष्टम्यामेव कर्तव्यं नवम्यां नैव पारणं
paścācca pāraṇā kāryā tathāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ| aṣṭamyāmeva kartavyaṃ navamyāṃ naiva pāraṇaṃ
and afterwards the breaking of the fast is to be done, especially so on the eighth; it is to be done on the eighth alone — on the ninth there is no breaking of the fast at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.99
व्रते फलं न चाप्नोति नवम्यां पारणे कृते। पारणं त्वपराह्णे तु कटुतिक्ताम्लवर्जितं
vrate phalaṃ na cāpnoti navamyāṃ pāraṇe kṛte| pāraṇaṃ tvaparāhṇe tu kaṭutiktāmlavarjitaṃ
And (the observer) does not obtain the fruit of the vow if the fast is broken on the ninth. The breaking of the fast is in the afternoon, avoiding pungent, bitter, and sour (foods).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.101
तंडुलं शोधयेद्यत्नात्तृणबीजादिकं त्यजेत्। मुद्ग माष तिलादीनि घृतं च परिवर्जयेत्१०० 1.77.100 ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या शक्तः क्षीरादिहव्यकैः। यथाशक्त्यन्नपानैश्च व्यंजनैश्च निरामिषैः
taṃḍulaṃ śodhayedyatnāttṛṇabījādikaṃ tyajet| mudga māṣa tilādīni ghṛtaṃ ca parivarjayet100 1.77.100 brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā śaktaḥ kṣīrādihavyakaiḥ| yathāśaktyannapānaiśca vyaṃjanaiśca nirāmiṣaiḥ
He should carefully clean the rice, discarding grass, seeds and the like; and he should avoid mung beans, black gram, sesame and such, and clarified butter. (100) He should feed brahmins with devotion, if able with milk and other offering-foods, and according to his means with food and drink and with meatless side-dishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.102
विप्राय दक्षिणां दद्याद्विभज्य चानुरूपतः। इमामनंतफलदां यः कुर्यात्सप्तमीं नरः
viprāya dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādvibhajya cānurūpataḥ| imāmanaṃtaphaladāṃ yaḥ kuryātsaptamīṃ naraḥ
He should give a fee to the brahmin, apportioning it suitably. The man who observes this seventh, which gives endless fruit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.103
सर्वपापप्रशमनीं धनपुत्रविवर्धनीम्। मासि मासि द्विजश्रेष्ठ व्रतं कृत्वार्कतुष्टये
sarvapāpapraśamanīṃ dhanaputravivardhanīm| māsi māsi dvijaśreṣṭha vrataṃ kṛtvārkatuṣṭaye
which quells all sins and increases wealth and sons — O best of the twice-born, having performed the vow month after month for the pleasing of the Sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.104
यः कुर्यात्पारणं भक्त्या सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति। कल्पकोटिं वसेत्स्वर्गे ततो याति परां गतिं
yaḥ kuryātpāraṇaṃ bhaktyā sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati| kalpakoṭiṃ vasetsvarge tato yāti parāṃ gatiṃ
whoever breaks the fast with devotion goes to the world of the Sun; he dwells in heaven for a crore of kalpas, and then goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 1 77.105
इदमेव परं गुह्यं भाषितं शंभुना पुरा। श्रवणात्सततं तस्य व्रतस्य परिपालनात्। श्रावयेद्वापि लोकस्य फलं तुल्यं प्रकीर्तितं
idameva paraṃ guhyaṃ bhāṣitaṃ śaṃbhunā purā| śravaṇātsatataṃ tasya vratasya paripālanāt| śrāvayedvāpi lokasya phalaṃ tulyaṃ prakīrtitaṃ
This very thing, the supreme secret, was spoken by Śambhu of old. From constantly hearing it, from keeping that vow, or if one causes people to hear it, the fruit is declared to be equal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition