Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 39
PdP 2 39.1
ऋषय ऊचुः- कथं वेनो गतः स्वर्गं पापं त्यक्त्वा प्रदूरतः । तन्नो विस्तरतोऽत्रापि वद सत्यवतां वर
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- kathaṃ veno gataḥ svargaṃ pāpaṃ tyaktvā pradūrataḥ | tanno vistarato'trāpi vada satyavatāṃ vara
The seers said: How did Vena go to heaven, having cast off sin far away? Tell us that here too in detail, O best of the truthful.
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PdP 2 39.2
सूतउवाच- ऋषीणां पुण्यसंसर्गात्संवादाच्च द्विजोत्तम । कायस्य मथनात्पापो बहिस्तस्य विनिर्गतः
sūtauvāca- ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyasaṃsargātsaṃvādācca dvijottama | kāyasya mathanātpāpo bahistasya vinirgataḥ
Sūta said: From the meritorious contact with the seers and from (their) converse, O best of the twice-born, and from the churning of his body, the sin went forth out of him.
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PdP 2 39.3
पश्चाद्वेनः स पुण्यात्मा ज्ञानं लेभे च शाश्वतम् । रेवाया दक्षिणे कूले तपश्चचार स द्विजाः
paścādvenaḥ sa puṇyātmā jñānaṃ lebhe ca śāśvatam | revāyā dakṣiṇe kūle tapaścacāra sa dvijāḥ
Afterwards that Vena, become of meritorious soul, obtained everlasting knowledge; on the southern bank of the Revā he practised austerity, O brahmins,
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PdP 2 39.4
तृणबिन्दोर्ऋषेश्चैव आश्रमे पापनाशने । वर्षाणां तु शतं साग्रं कामक्रोधविवर्जितः
tṛṇabindorṛṣeścaiva āśrame pāpanāśane | varṣāṇāṃ tu śataṃ sāgraṃ kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ
in the sin-destroying hermitage of the seer Tṛṇabindu, for a full hundred years, free from desire and anger.
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PdP 2 39.5
तस्योग्रतपसादेवः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । प्रसन्नोभून्महाभागा निष्पापस्य नृपस्य वै
tasyogratapasādevaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | prasannobhūnmahābhāgā niṣpāpasya nṛpasya vai
Through his fierce austerity the god who bears the conch, discus and mace became gracious, O greatly blessed ones, toward that king now free of sin.
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PdP 2 39.6
उवाच च प्रसन्नोऽस्मि व्रियतां वरउत्तमः । वेन उवाच- यदि देव प्रसन्नोऽसि देहि मे वरमुत्तमम्
uvāca ca prasanno'smi vriyatāṃ varauttamaḥ | vena uvāca- yadi deva prasanno'si dehi me varamuttamam
And he said: I am pleased; let the highest boon be chosen. Vena said: If, O god, you are pleased, give me the highest boon.
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PdP 2 39.7
अनेनापि शरीरेण गंतुमिच्छामि त्वत्पदम् । पित्रा सार्धं महाभाग मात्रा चैव सुरेश्वर । तवैव तेजसा देव तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
anenāpi śarīreṇa gaṃtumicchāmi tvatpadam | pitrā sārdhaṃ mahābhāga mātrā caiva sureśvara | tavaiva tejasā deva tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
With this very body I wish to go to your abode, together with my father, O greatly blessed one, and with my mother too, O lord of the gods — by your own power, O god, (to go) to that supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 39.8
श्रीवासुदेव उवाच- क्वगतोऽसौ महामोहो येन त्वं मोहितो नृप । लोभेन मोहयुक्तेन तमोमार्गे निपातितः
śrīvāsudeva uvāca- kvagato'sau mahāmoho yena tvaṃ mohito nṛpa | lobhena mohayuktena tamomārge nipātitaḥ
Śrī Vāsudeva said: Where has that great delusion gone by which you were deluded, O king, when by greed joined with delusion you were cast down onto the path of darkness?
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PdP 2 39.9
वेन उवाच- यन्मे पूर्वकृतं पापं तेनाहं मोहितो विभो । अतो मामुद्धरास्मात्त्वं पापाच्चैव सुदारुणात्
vena uvāca- yanme pūrvakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tenāhaṃ mohito vibho | ato māmuddharāsmāttvaṃ pāpāccaiva sudāruṇāt
Vena said: By that sin which was formerly done by me I was deluded, O mighty one; therefore lift me up out of this, out of that most terrible sin.
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PdP 2 39.10
प्रजप्तव्यमथो पठ्यं तद्वदानुग्रहाद्विभो । भगवानुवाच- साधु भूप महाभाग पापं ते नाशमागतम्
prajaptavyamatho paṭhyaṃ tadvadānugrahādvibho | bhagavānuvāca- sādhu bhūpa mahābhāga pāpaṃ te nāśamāgatam
And what is to be muttered and what recited — tell that out of favour, O lord. The Lord said: Well (said), O king, greatly blessed one; your sin has come to destruction.
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PdP 2 39.11
शुद्धोसि तपसा च त्वं ततः पुण्यं वदाम्यहम् । पुरा वै ब्रह्मणा तात पृष्टोहं भवता यथा
śuddhosi tapasā ca tvaṃ tataḥ puṇyaṃ vadāmyaham | purā vai brahmaṇā tāta pṛṣṭohaṃ bhavatā yathā
And you are purified by austerity; therefore I shall speak of what is meritorious. Formerly indeed, dear one, I was asked by Brahmā just as (I am) by you.
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PdP 2 39.12
तस्मै यदुदितं वत्स तत्ते सर्वं वदाम्यहम् । एकदा ब्रह्मणा ध्यानस्थितेन नाभिपंकजे
tasmai yaduditaṃ vatsa tatte sarvaṃ vadāmyaham | ekadā brahmaṇā dhyānasthitena nābhipaṃkaje
What was spoken to him, child, all that I shall tell you. Once, when Brahmā was seated in meditation on the lotus of (my) navel,
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PdP 2 39.13
प्रादुरास तदा तस्य वरदानाय सुव्रत । तेन पृष्टं महत्पुण्यं स्तोत्रं पापप्रणाशनम्
prādurāsa tadā tasya varadānāya suvrata | tena pṛṣṭaṃ mahatpuṇyaṃ stotraṃ pāpapraṇāśanam
then (I) became manifest to him in order to grant a boon, O you of good vows. By him was asked (for) the greatly meritorious hymn that destroys sin,
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PdP 2 39.14
वासुदेवाभिधानं च सुगतिप्रदमिच्छता । स्तोत्राणां परमं तस्मै वासुदेवाभिधं महत्
vāsudevābhidhānaṃ ca sugatipradamicchatā | stotrāṇāṃ paramaṃ tasmai vāsudevābhidhaṃ mahat
— and (the hymn) called "Vāsudeva," by one who desired the bestowal of a good destiny; to him (I imparted) that great "Vāsudeva" hymn, highest of hymns,
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PdP 2 39.15
सर्वसौख्यप्रदं नॄणां पठतां जपतां सदा । उपादिशं महाभाग विष्णुप्रीतिकरं परम्
sarvasaukhyapradaṃ nṝṇāṃ paṭhatāṃ japatāṃ sadā | upādiśaṃ mahābhāga viṣṇuprītikaraṃ param
granting all happiness to men who recite and murmur (it) always — this I taught, O greatly fortunate one, the supreme (hymn) that produces Viṣṇu's favour.
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PdP 2 39.16
विष्णुरुवाच- एतत्सर्वं जगद्व्याप्तं मया त्वव्यक्तमूर्तिना । अतो मां मुनयः प्राहुर्विष्णुं विष्णुपरायणाः
viṣṇuruvāca- etatsarvaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ mayā tvavyaktamūrtinā | ato māṃ munayaḥ prāhurviṣṇuṃ viṣṇuparāyaṇāḥ
Viṣṇu said: This whole world is pervaded by me, whose form is unmanifest; therefore the sages who are devoted to Viṣṇu call me Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 39.17
वसंति यत्र भूतानि वसत्येषु च यो विभुः । स वासुदेवो विज्ञेयो विद्वद्भिरहमादरात्
vasaṃti yatra bhūtāni vasatyeṣu ca yo vibhuḥ | sa vāsudevo vijñeyo vidvadbhirahamādarāt
Since beings dwell in (him), and since the pervading Lord dwells in these (beings), I am to be known reverently by the learned as that Vāsudeva.
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PdP 2 39.18
संकर्षति प्रजाश्चांते ह्यव्यक्ताय यतो विभुः । ततः संकर्षणो नाम्ना विज्ञेयः शरणागतैः
saṃkarṣati prajāścāṃte hyavyaktāya yato vibhuḥ | tataḥ saṃkarṣaṇo nāmnā vijñeyaḥ śaraṇāgataiḥ
And since the pervading Lord draws the creatures together at the end into the unmanifest, therefore he is to be known by name as Saṃkarṣaṇa by those who have come for refuge.
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PdP 2 39.19
इंगिते कामरूपोहं बहु स्यामिति काम्यया । प्रद्युम्नोहं बुधैस्तस्माद्विज्ञेयोस्मि सुतार्थिभिः
iṃgite kāmarūpohaṃ bahu syāmiti kāmyayā | pradyumnohaṃ budhaistasmādvijñeyosmi sutārthibhiḥ
In the impulse (of creation) I am of the form of desire, with the wish "may I become many"; therefore I am Pradyumna, to be known by the wise who long for sons.
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PdP 2 39.20
अत्र लोके विना चेशौ सर्वेशौ हरकेशवौ । निरुद्धोहं योगबलान्न केनातोनिरुद्धवत्
atra loke vinā ceśau sarveśau harakeśavau | niruddhohaṃ yogabalānna kenātoniruddhavat
Here in the world, apart from the two lords, the lords of all, Hara and Keśava, I am unobstructed by the power of yoga; hence, being obstructed by no one, I am like Aniruddha.
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PdP 2 39.21
विश्वाख्योहं प्रतिजगज्ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुतः । अहमित्यभिमानी च जाग्रच्चिंतासमाकुलः
viśvākhyohaṃ pratijagajjñānavijñānasaṃyutaḥ | ahamityabhimānī ca jāgracciṃtāsamākulaḥ
I am the one called Viśva, joined with knowledge and discernment with respect to each world, thinking "I," and beset with the cares of the waking state.
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PdP 2 39.22
तैजसोहं जगच्चेष्टामयश्चेंद्रियरूपवान् । ज्ञानकर्मसमुद्रिक्तः स्वप्नावस्थां गतो ह्यहम्
taijasohaṃ jagacceṣṭāmayaśceṃdriyarūpavān | jñānakarmasamudriktaḥ svapnāvasthāṃ gato hyaham
I am the Taijasa, consisting of the world's activity, having the form of the senses, abounding in knowledge and action, and gone to the state of dream.
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PdP 2 39.23
प्राज्ञोहमधिदैवात्मा विश्वाधिष्ठानगोचरः । सुषुप्तावास्थितो लोकादुदासीनो विकल्पितः
prājñohamadhidaivātmā viśvādhiṣṭhānagocaraḥ | suṣuptāvāsthito lokādudāsīno vikalpitaḥ
I am the Prājña, the self as the presiding deity, whose range is the substratum of the universe, abiding in deep sleep, indifferent to the world, (yet) conceived (as distinct).
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PdP 2 39.24
तुरीयोऽहं निर्विकारी गुणावस्थाविवर्जितः । निर्लिप्तः साक्षिवद्विश्व प्रतिबिंबित विग्रहः
turīyo'haṃ nirvikārī guṇāvasthāvivarjitaḥ | nirliptaḥ sākṣivadviśva pratibiṃbita vigrahaḥ
I am the fourth (turīya), free of change, devoid of the guṇas and of (the three) states, unattached, like a witness, my form reflected in the universe.
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PdP 2 39.25
चिदाभासश्चिदानंदश्चिन्मयश्चित्स्वरूपवान् । नित्योक्षरो ब्रह्मरूपो ब्रह्मन्नेवमवेहि माम्
cidābhāsaścidānaṃdaścinmayaścitsvarūpavān | nityokṣaro brahmarūpo brahmannevamavehi mām
Appearance of consciousness, consciousness-and-bliss, made of consciousness, having consciousness as (my) own nature, eternal, imperishable, of the nature of brahman — O brahmin, know me thus.
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PdP 2 39.26
भगवानुवाच- इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे विष्णुः स्वरूपं ब्रह्मणे पुरा । सोपि ज्ञात्वा जगद्व्याप्तिं कृतात्मा समभूत्क्षणात्
bhagavānuvāca- ityuktvāṃtardadhe viṣṇuḥ svarūpaṃ brahmaṇe purā | sopi jñātvā jagadvyāptiṃ kṛtātmā samabhūtkṣaṇāt
The Lord said: Having spoken thus of his own nature to Brahmā long ago, Viṣṇu vanished; and he too, knowing the (Lord's) pervasion of the world, became in an instant one whose self was perfected.
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PdP 2 39.27
राजंस्त्वमपि शुद्धात्मा पृथोर्जन्मन एव च । तथाप्याराधय विभुं स्तोत्रेणानेन सुव्रत
rājaṃstvamapi śuddhātmā pṛthorjanmana eva ca | tathāpyārādhaya vibhuṃ stotreṇānena suvrata
O king, you too are of pure self, and that from your very birth from Pṛthu; nevertheless, worship the pervading Lord with this hymn, O you of good vows.
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PdP 2 39.28
तुष्टो विष्णुस्तमभ्याह वरं वरय मानद । वेन उवाच- सुगतिं देहि मे विष्णो दुष्कृतात्तारयस्व माम्
tuṣṭo viṣṇustamabhyāha varaṃ varaya mānada | vena uvāca- sugatiṃ dehi me viṣṇo duṣkṛtāttārayasva mām
Viṣṇu, pleased, said to him: Choose a boon, O bestower of honour. Vena said: Grant me a good destiny, O Viṣṇu; carry me across from my evil deeds.
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PdP 2 39.29
शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नोस्मि कारणं वद सद्गतेः । विष्णुरुवाच- पूर्वमेव महाभाग त्वंगेनापि महात्मना
śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapannosmi kāraṇaṃ vada sadgateḥ | viṣṇuruvāca- pūrvameva mahābhāga tvaṃgenāpi mahātmanā
I have come to you for refuge; tell (me) the means to the good goal. Viṣṇu said: Already before, O greatly fortunate one, by Aṅga too, the great-souled one,
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PdP 2 39.30
अहमाराधितस्तेन तस्मै दत्तो वरो मया । प्रयास्यसि महाभाग वैष्णवं लोकमुत्तमम्
ahamārādhitastena tasmai datto varo mayā | prayāsyasi mahābhāga vaiṣṇavaṃ lokamuttamam
I was worshipped, and by me a boon was given to him: "You shall go, O greatly fortunate one, to the highest world of Viṣṇu,
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PdP 2 39.31
कर्मणा स्वेन विप्रेंद्र पुण्येन नृपनंदन । आत्मार्थे त्वं महाभाग वरमेव प्रयाचय
karmaṇā svena vipreṃdra puṇyena nṛpanaṃdana | ātmārthe tvaṃ mahābhāga varameva prayācaya
by your own meritorious deed, O best of brahmins, O son of a king." O greatly fortunate one, ask now for a boon for your own sake.
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PdP 2 39.32
शृणु वेन महाभाग वृत्तांतं पूर्वसंभवम् । तव मात्रे पुरा दत्तः शापः क्रुद्धेन भूपते
śṛṇu vena mahābhāga vṛttāṃtaṃ pūrvasaṃbhavam | tava mātre purā dattaḥ śāpaḥ kruddhena bhūpate
Hear, Vena, greatly fortunate one, the story of what happened before: long ago a curse was pronounced upon your mother by an angry (sage), O lord of the earth,
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PdP 2 39.33
सुशंखेन सुनीथायै बाल्ये पूर्वं महात्मना । ततस्त्वंगे वरो दत्तो मयैव विदितात्मना
suśaṃkhena sunīthāyai bālye pūrvaṃ mahātmanā | tatastvaṃge varo datto mayaiva viditātmanā
by the great-souled Suśaṅkha upon Sunīthā, formerly, in her childhood. Then a boon was given to Aṅga by me myself, who know the self,
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PdP 2 39.34
त्वां समुद्धर्त्तुकामेन सुपुत्रस्ते भविष्यति । एवमुक्त्वा तु पितरं तवाहं गुणवत्सल
tvāṃ samuddharttukāmena suputraste bhaviṣyati | evamuktvā tu pitaraṃ tavāhaṃ guṇavatsala
"By (me), who wish to deliver you, a good son shall be yours." Having spoken thus to your father, O you who are fond of virtue, I—
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PdP 2 39.35
भवदंगात्समुद्भूतः करिष्ये लोकपालनम् । दिवींद्रो हि यथा भाति तथाहं भूतले स्थितः
bhavadaṃgātsamudbhūtaḥ kariṣye lokapālanam | divīṃdro hi yathā bhāti tathāhaṃ bhūtale sthitaḥ
—born from your body, shall carry out the protection of the world. For as Indra shines in heaven, so do I, established on the earth.
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PdP 2 39.36
आत्मा वै जायते पुत्र इति सत्यवती श्रुतिः । अतस्त्वं सुगतिं वत्स लभिष्यसि वरान्मम
ātmā vai jāyate putra iti satyavatī śrutiḥ | atastvaṃ sugatiṃ vatsa labhiṣyasi varānmama
"The self itself is born as a son"—this scriptural saying is true. Therefore, my child, you shall obtain a good destiny by my boon.
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PdP 2 39.37
गत्यर्थमात्मनो राजन्दानमेकं समाचर । यस्त्वां पातकरूपोऽहं सुनीथायाः परंतप
gatyarthamātmano rājandānamekaṃ samācara | yastvāṃ pātakarūpo'haṃ sunīthāyāḥ paraṃtapa
For the sake of your own (good) course, O king, perform one act of giving. I, who (came) to you in the form of sin from Sunīthā, O scorcher of foes,
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PdP 2 39.38
अब्रुवन्नग्नरूपेण कर्तुं त्वां तु विधर्मगम् । अन्यथा तु सुशंखस्य वाक्यमेवान्यथा भवेत्
abruvannagnarūpeṇa kartuṃ tvāṃ tu vidharmagam | anyathā tu suśaṃkhasya vākyamevānyathā bhavet
without speaking, in a naked form, in order to make you go against dharma—otherwise Suśaṅkha's very word would turn out otherwise (i.e. false).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.39
अतो विधिर्निषेधश्च ह्यहमेव नृपोत्तम । कर्मानुरूपफलदो बुद्ध्यतीतो गुणाग्रहः
ato vidhirniṣedhaśca hyahameva nṛpottama | karmānurūpaphalado buddhyatīto guṇāgrahaḥ
Therefore I alone am both the injunction and the prohibition, O best of kings—I who bestow fruit according to action, who am beyond thought and untouched by the qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.40
दानमेव परं श्रेष्ठं दानं सर्वप्रभावकम् । तस्माद्दानं ददस्व त्वं दानात्पुण्यं प्रवर्तते
dānameva paraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dānaṃ sarvaprabhāvakam | tasmāddānaṃ dadasva tvaṃ dānātpuṇyaṃ pravartate
Giving alone is supreme and best; giving is what makes everything effective. Therefore give a gift; from giving merit arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.41
दानेन नश्यते पापं तस्माद्दानं ददस्व हि । अश्वमेधादिभिर्यज्ञैर्यजस्व नृपसत्तम
dānena naśyate pāpaṃ tasmāddānaṃ dadasva hi | aśvamedhādibhiryajñairyajasva nṛpasattama
By giving sin is destroyed; therefore give a gift indeed. Sacrifice with sacrifices such as the horse-sacrifice, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.42
भूमिदानादिकं दानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददस्व वै । सुदानात्प्राप्यते भोगः सुदानात्प्राप्यते यशः
bhūmidānādikaṃ dānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo dadasva vai | sudānātprāpyate bhogaḥ sudānātprāpyate yaśaḥ
Give gifts of land and the like to the brahmins. By good giving enjoyment is obtained; by good giving glory is obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.43
सुदानाज्जायते कीर्तिः सुदानात्प्राप्यते सुखम् । दानेन स्वर्गमाप्नोति फलं तत्र भुनक्ति च
sudānājjāyate kīrtiḥ sudānātprāpyate sukham | dānena svargamāpnoti phalaṃ tatra bhunakti ca
From good giving fame is born; from good giving happiness is obtained. By giving one attains heaven, and there one enjoys the fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.44
दत्तस्यापि सुदानस्य श्रद्धायुक्तस्य सत्तम । काले प्राप्ते व्रजेत्तीर्थं पुण्यस्यापि फलं त्विदम्
dattasyāpi sudānasya śraddhāyuktasya sattama | kāle prāpte vrajettīrthaṃ puṇyasyāpi phalaṃ tvidam
Even of a good gift that has been given with faith, O best one, when the time comes one should go to a holy place; this is the fruit even of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.45
पात्रभूताय विप्राय श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । यो ददाति महादानं मयि भावं निवेश्य च
pātrabhūtāya viprāya śraddhāpūtena cetasā | yo dadāti mahādānaṃ mayi bhāvaṃ niveśya ca
Whoever, with a mind purified by faith, gives a great gift to a brahmin who is a worthy recipient, fixing his thought on me—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.46
तस्याहं सकलं दद्मि मनसा यंयमिच्छति । वेन उवाच- कालं दानस्य मे ब्रूहि कीदृक्कालस्य लक्षणम्
tasyāhaṃ sakalaṃ dadmi manasā yaṃyamicchati | vena uvāca- kālaṃ dānasya me brūhi kīdṛkkālasya lakṣaṇam
—to him I give everything, whatever he wishes in his mind. Vena said: Tell me the (right) time for giving—what is the mark of such a time?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.47
तीर्थस्यापि च यद्रूपं पात्रस्यापि सुलक्षणम् । दानस्यापि जगन्नाथ विधिं विस्तरतो वद
tīrthasyāpi ca yadrūpaṃ pātrasyāpi sulakṣaṇam | dānasyāpi jagannātha vidhiṃ vistarato vada
And what the nature of a holy place is, and the good marks of a (worthy) recipient, and the rule of giving too, O Lord of the world, tell me at length,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.48
प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा दया मे यदि वर्त्तते । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। दानकालं प्रवक्ष्यामि नित्यं नैमित्तिकं नृप
prasādasumukho bhūtvā dayā me yadi varttate | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca-| dānakālaṃ pravakṣyāmi nityaṃ naimittikaṃ nṛpa
becoming gracious of countenance, if you have compassion for me. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: I shall declare the time of giving—the regular, the occasional, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.49
काम्यं चान्यं महाराज चतुर्थप्रापकं पुनः । सूर्योदयस्य वेलायां पापं नश्यति सर्वतः
kāmyaṃ cānyaṃ mahārāja caturthaprāpakaṃ punaḥ | sūryodayasya velāyāṃ pāpaṃ naśyati sarvataḥ
and the other kind, the optional, O great king, and further the fourth, the bestower (of the goal). At the hour of sunrise sin is destroyed altogether.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.50
अंधकाराधिका घोरा नराणां नाशकारकाः । दिवि सूर्यो ममांशोऽयं तेजसां कल्पितो निधिः
aṃdhakārādhikā ghorā narāṇāṃ nāśakārakāḥ | divi sūryo mamāṃśo'yaṃ tejasāṃ kalpito nidhiḥ
(Sins are) worse than darkness, terrible, causing men's ruin. In the sky this sun is a portion of me, ordained as the treasury of radiances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.51
तस्यैव तेजसा दग्धा भस्मतां यांति किल्बिषाः । उदयंतं ममांशं यो दृष्ट्वा दत्ते तु वार्यपि
tasyaiva tejasā dagdhā bhasmatāṃ yāṃti kilbiṣāḥ | udayaṃtaṃ mamāṃśaṃ yo dṛṣṭvā datte tu vāryapi
Burnt by that very radiance, sins go to the state of ashes. He who, having seen this portion of me rising, gives even water—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.52
तस्य किं कथ्यते भूप नित्यं पुण्यविवर्द्धनम् । संप्राप्तायां सुवेलायां तस्यां पुण्यकरो नरः
tasya kiṃ kathyate bhūpa nityaṃ puṇyavivarddhanam | saṃprāptāyāṃ suvelāyāṃ tasyāṃ puṇyakaro naraḥ
—what can be said of him, O king! It is a constant increase of merit. When that good hour has arrived, the man who performs meritorious acts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.53
स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य पितॄन्देवान्दानदाता भवेत्पुनः । यथाशक्तिप्रभावेन श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
snātvābhyarcya pitṝndevāndānadātā bhavetpunaḥ | yathāśaktiprabhāvena śraddhāpūtena cetasā
having bathed and worshipped the fathers and the gods, should then become a giver of gifts, according to the measure of his ability, with a mind purified by faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.54
अन्नं पयः फलं पुष्पं वस्त्रं तांबूलभूषणम् । हेमरत्नादिकं चैव तस्य पुण्यमनंतकम्
annaṃ payaḥ phalaṃ puṣpaṃ vastraṃ tāṃbūlabhūṣaṇam | hemaratnādikaṃ caiva tasya puṇyamanaṃtakam
Food, milk, fruit, flowers, cloth, betel and ornaments, and also gold, jewels and the like — his merit is endless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.55
मध्याह्ने तु ततो राजन्नपराह्णे तथैव च । मामुद्दिश्य च यो दद्यात्तस्य पुण्यमनंतकम्
madhyāhne tu tato rājannaparāhṇe tathaiva ca | māmuddiśya ca yo dadyāttasya puṇyamanaṃtakam
And then, O king, at midday and likewise in the afternoon, whoever gives (anything) with reference to me — his merit is endless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.56
खाद्यपानादिकं मिष्ट लेपनं गंधकुंकुमम् । कर्पूरादिकमेवापि वस्त्रालंकारसंयुतम्
khādyapānādikaṃ miṣṭa lepanaṃ gaṃdhakuṃkumam | karpūrādikamevāpi vastrālaṃkārasaṃyutam
Sweet foods and drinks and the like, unguent, perfume, saffron, and camphor and such, together with garments and ornaments —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.57
अविच्छिन्नं ददात्येवं भोगसौख्यप्रदायकम् । नित्यकालो मया ख्यातो दानपूजार्थिनां शुभः
avicchinnaṃ dadātyevaṃ bhogasaukhyapradāyakam | nityakālo mayā khyāto dānapūjārthināṃ śubhaḥ
whoever gives thus without interruption, (that gift) bestows enjoyment and happiness. The regular time (for giving) has been declared by me, auspicious for those who seek to give gifts and to worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.58
अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि नैमित्तिकमनुत्तमम् । त्रिकालेष्वपि दातव्यं दानमेव न संशयः
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi naimittikamanuttamam | trikāleṣvapi dātavyaṃ dānameva na saṃśayaḥ
Now next I shall fully declare the occasional (gift), the most excellent. At all three times of day a gift is indeed to be given — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.59
शून्यं दिनं न कर्तव्यमात्मनो हितमिच्छता । यस्मिन्काले प्रदत्तं हि किंचिद्दानं नराधिप
śūnyaṃ dinaṃ na kartavyamātmano hitamicchatā | yasminkāle pradattaṃ hi kiṃciddānaṃ narādhipa
No day should be made empty by one who desires his own welfare; for at whatever time some gift is given, O lord of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.60
तत्प्रभावान्महाप्राज्ञो बहुसामर्थ्यसंयुतः । धनाढ्यो गुणवान्प्राज्ञः पंडितोऽपि विचक्षणः
tatprabhāvānmahāprājño bahusāmarthyasaṃyutaḥ | dhanāḍhyo guṇavānprājñaḥ paṃḍito'pi vicakṣaṇaḥ
by the power of that he becomes greatly wise, endowed with much capability, rich in wealth, virtuous, intelligent, learned and discerning too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.61
पक्षं मासं दिनं यावन्न दत्तं वै यदाशनम् । तमेव वारयाम्येव भक्ष्याच्चैव नरोत्तमम्
pakṣaṃ māsaṃ dinaṃ yāvanna dattaṃ vai yadāśanam | tameva vārayāmyeva bhakṣyāccaiva narottamam
For a fortnight, a month, or a day, whatever food has not been given — that very man, O best of men, I hold back from eating.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.62
स्वमलं भक्षितं चैव अदत्वा दानमुत्तमम् । उत्पादयाम्यहं रोगं सर्वभोगनिवारणम्
svamalaṃ bhakṣitaṃ caiva adatvā dānamuttamam | utpādayāmyahaṃ rogaṃ sarvabhoganivāraṇam
And what is eaten (by him) is his own filth, since he has not given the highest gift; I produce in him a disease that shuts off all enjoyments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.63
तेषां कायेष्वसंतुष्टो बहुपीडाप्रदायकम् । मंदानलेन संयुक्तं ज्वरसंतापकारकम्
teṣāṃ kāyeṣvasaṃtuṣṭo bahupīḍāpradāyakam | maṃdānalena saṃyuktaṃ jvarasaṃtāpakārakam
Being displeased, in their bodies (it becomes) a giver of much pain, joined with a weak digestive fire, causing the burning of fever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.64
त्रिकालेषु न दत्तं यैर्ब्राह्मणेषु सुरेषु च । स्वयमश्नाति मिष्टं तु तेन पापं महत्कृतम्
trikāleṣu na dattaṃ yairbrāhmaṇeṣu sureṣu ca | svayamaśnāti miṣṭaṃ tu tena pāpaṃ mahatkṛtam
Those by whom nothing has been given at the three times to brahmins and to the gods, and who eats sweet food himself — by that a great sin is committed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.65
प्रायश्चित्तेन रौद्रेण तमेवं परिशोधयेत् । उपवासैर्महाराज कायशोषकरादिकैः
prāyaścittena raudreṇa tamevaṃ pariśodhayet | upavāsairmahārāja kāyaśoṣakarādikaiḥ
By a harsh penance one should thus purify him, by fasts, O great king, and by such things as dry up the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.66
चर्मकारो यथा चर्म कुंडस्थोपरि निर्घृणः । शोधयेच्च कषायैश्च तच्चर्मस्फोटयेद्यथा
carmakāro yathā carma kuṃḍasthopari nirghṛṇaḥ | śodhayecca kaṣāyaiśca taccarmasphoṭayedyathā
Just as a tanner, pitiless, (works) a hide over a vat, and cleans it with astringent decoctions and beats that hide out —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.67
तथाहं पापकर्तारं शोधयामि न संशयः । औषधीनां सुयोगाच्च कषायैः कटुकैर्ध्रुवम्
tathāhaṃ pāpakartāraṃ śodhayāmi na saṃśayaḥ | auṣadhīnāṃ suyogācca kaṣāyaiḥ kaṭukairdhruvam
so do I purify the doer of sin — there is no doubt — surely by a proper application of herbs, by bitter astringent decoctions,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.68
उष्णोदकैश्च संतापैर्वैद्यरूपेण नान्यथा । अन्ये भुंजन्ति तस्योग्र भोगान्पुण्यान्मनोनुगान्
uṣṇodakaiśca saṃtāpairvaidyarūpeṇa nānyathā | anye bhuṃjanti tasyogra bhogānpuṇyānmanonugān
by hot waters and by burning heats, in the form of a physician, and not otherwise. Others, fierce (one), enjoy his enjoyments, born of merit and answering to the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.69
किं करोति समर्थश्च न दत्तं दानमुत्तमम् । महता पापरूपेण तमेवं परितापये
kiṃ karoti samarthaśca na dattaṃ dānamuttamam | mahatā pāparūpeṇa tamevaṃ paritāpaye
What does he accomplish, though able, when the highest gift has not been given? With a great form of sin I thus torment him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.70
नित्यकालस्य यद्दानमात्मार्थं पापिभिर्यथा । न दत्तं राजराजेंद्र श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
nityakālasya yaddānamātmārthaṃ pāpibhiryathā | na dattaṃ rājarājeṃdra śraddhāpūtena cetasā
Whatever gift of the regular occasion is (given) for one's own sake — as it is not given by sinners, O king of kings, with a mind purified by faith —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.71
तथा ताञ्जारयाम्येतानुपायैर्दारुणैः किल । वासुदेव उवाच- नैमित्तिकं तथा कालं पुण्यं चैव तवाग्रतः
tathā tāñjārayāmyetānupāyairdāruṇaiḥ kila | vāsudeva uvāca- naimittikaṃ tathā kālaṃ puṇyaṃ caiva tavāgrataḥ
so I cause these to waste away by terrible means indeed. Vāsudeva said: The occasional (gift), likewise the meritorious time, before you
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.72
प्रवक्ष्यामि नरश्रेष्ठ सुबुद्ध्या शृणु तत्परः । अमावास्या महाराज पौर्णमासी तथैव च
pravakṣyāmi naraśreṣṭha subuddhyā śṛṇu tatparaḥ | amāvāsyā mahārāja paurṇamāsī tathaiva ca
I shall declare, O best of men; listen with a good mind, intent upon it. The new-moon day, O great king, and likewise the full-moon day,
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PdP 2 39.73
यदा भवति संक्रांतिर्व्यतीपातो नरेश्वर । वैधृतिश्च यदा प्रोक्ता यदा एकादशी भवेत्
yadā bhavati saṃkrāṃtirvyatīpāto nareśvara | vaidhṛtiśca yadā proktā yadā ekādaśī bhavet
when there occurs a solstitial/zodiacal transition, or a Vyatīpāta, O lord of men, and when the (conjunction) called Vaidhṛti (occurs), and when it is the eleventh day —
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PdP 2 39.74
महामाघी तथाषाढी वैशाखी कार्तिकी तथा । अमासोमसमायोगे मन्वादिषु युगादिषु
mahāmāghī tathāṣāḍhī vaiśākhī kārtikī tathā | amāsomasamāyoge manvādiṣu yugādiṣu
The great Māghī (full moon of Māgha), likewise the Āṣāḍhī, the Vaiśākhī and the Kārtikī, (and) at the conjunction of the new moon with Monday, at the beginnings of the Manu-eras and at the beginnings of the yugas —
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PdP 2 39.75
गजच्छाया तथा प्रोक्ता पितृक्षया तथैव च । एते नैमित्तिकाः ख्यातास्तवाग्रे नृपसत्तम
gajacchāyā tathā proktā pitṛkṣayā tathaiva ca | ete naimittikāḥ khyātāstavāgre nṛpasattama
and the "elephant-shadow" (gajacchāyā) is likewise declared, and just so the death-day of the fathers: these, O best of kings, are proclaimed before you as the occasional (naimittika) ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.76
एतेषु दीयते दानं तस्य दानस्य यत्फलम् । तत्फलं तु प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां नृपसत्तम
eteṣu dīyate dānaṃ tasya dānasya yatphalam | tatphalaṃ tu pravakṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ nṛpasattama
On these (occasions) a gift is given; whatever is the fruit of that gift, that fruit I shall declare — let it be heard, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.77
मामुद्दिश्य नरो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छति । तस्याहं निर्विकल्पेन प्रयच्छामि न संशयः
māmuddiśya naro bhaktyā brāhmaṇāya prayacchati | tasyāhaṃ nirvikalpena prayacchāmi na saṃśayaḥ
When a man, with devotion, makes a gift to a brahmin with reference to me, to him I give without hesitation — there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.78
गृहं सौख्यं महाराज स्वर्गमोक्षादिकं बहु । काम्यं कालं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानस्य फलदायकम्
gṛhaṃ saukhyaṃ mahārāja svargamokṣādikaṃ bahu | kāmyaṃ kālaṃ pravakṣyāmi dānasya phaladāyakam
A house, comfort, O great king, and much (else), such as heaven and liberation. (Now) I shall declare the optional (kāmya) time, which bestows the fruit of a gift.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.79
व्रतानामेव सर्वेषां देवादीनां तथैव च । दानस्य पुण्यकालं तु संप्रोक्तं द्विजसत्तमैः
vratānāmeva sarveṣāṃ devādīnāṃ tathaiva ca | dānasya puṇyakālaṃ tu saṃproktaṃ dvijasattamaiḥ
For all vows indeed, and likewise for the gods and the rest, and for gift-giving, the meritorious time has been fully declared by the best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.80
आभ्युदयिकमेवापि कालं वक्ष्यामि ते नृप । मखानामेव सर्वेषां वैवाहिकमनुत्तमम्
ābhyudayikamevāpi kālaṃ vakṣyāmi te nṛpa | makhānāmeva sarveṣāṃ vaivāhikamanuttamam
And I shall also tell you, O king, the festive (ābhyudayika) time: of all sacrificial rites, the wedding one is the most excellent,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.81
पुत्रस्य जातमात्रस्य चौलमौंज्यादिकं तथा । प्रासादध्वजदेवानां प्रतिष्ठादिककर्मणि
putrasya jātamātrasya caulamauṃjyādikaṃ tathā | prāsādadhvajadevānāṃ pratiṣṭhādikakarmaṇi
(and the rites) for a son just born, and the tonsure, the girding with the muñja-cord and so on, and in the rites of consecration and the like of temples, banners and images (of gods),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.82
वापीकूपतडागानां गृहवास्तुमयं नृप । तदाभ्युदयिकं प्रोक्तं मातॄणां यत्र पूजनम्
vāpīkūpataḍāgānāṃ gṛhavāstumayaṃ nṛpa | tadābhyudayikaṃ proktaṃ mātṝṇāṃ yatra pūjanam
(and) of step-wells, wells and tanks, and that which concerns house and building-site, O king: that is called festive (ābhyudayika), wherein there is worship of the Mothers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.83
तस्मिन्काले ददेद्दानं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् । आभ्युदयिक एवायं कालः प्रोक्तो नृपोत्तम
tasminkāle dadeddānaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam | ābhyudayika evāyaṃ kālaḥ prokto nṛpottama
At that time one should give a gift which bestows every attainment. This time, O best of kings, is declared to be precisely the festive one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.84
अन्यच्चैव प्रवक्ष्यामि पापपीडानिवारणम् । मृत्युकाले च संप्राप्ते क्षयं ज्ञात्वा नरोत्तम
anyaccaiva pravakṣyāmi pāpapīḍānivāraṇam | mṛtyukāle ca saṃprāpte kṣayaṃ jñātvā narottama
And I shall declare another (time), which wards off the affliction of sin: when the time of death has arrived, and one knows that the end (has come), O best of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.85
तत्र दानं प्रदातव्यं यममार्गसुखप्रदम् । नित्यनैमित्तिकाः कालाः काम्याभ्युदयिकास्तथा
tatra dānaṃ pradātavyaṃ yamamārgasukhapradam | nityanaimittikāḥ kālāḥ kāmyābhyudayikāstathā
then a gift is to be given, one that grants ease on Yama's road. The regular (nitya) and occasional (naimittika) times, and likewise the optional and the festive,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.86
अंत्यःकालो महाराज समाख्यातस्तवाग्रतः । एते कालाः समाख्याताः स्वकर्मफलदायकाः
aṃtyaḥkālo mahārāja samākhyātastavāgrataḥ | ete kālāḥ samākhyātāḥ svakarmaphaladāyakāḥ
and the final time, O great king, have been fully set forth before you. These times have been declared as bestowing the fruit of one's own deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.87
तीर्थस्य लक्षणं राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः । सुतीर्थानामियं गंगा भाति पुण्या सरस्वती
tīrthasya lakṣaṇaṃ rājanpravakṣyāmi tavāgrataḥ | sutīrthānāmiyaṃ gaṃgā bhāti puṇyā sarasvatī
I shall declare before you, O king, the characteristics of a tīrtha: among good tīrthas this Gaṅgā shines, (and) the holy Sarasvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.88
रेवा च यमुना तापी तथा चर्मण्वती नदी । सरयूर्घर्घरा वेणा सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
revā ca yamunā tāpī tathā carmaṇvatī nadī | sarayūrghargharā veṇā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī
and the Revā, the Yamunā, the Tāpī, and likewise the river Carmaṇvatī, the Sarayū, the Ghargharā, the Veṇā, destroyer of all sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.89
कावेरी कपिला चान्या विशाला विश्वतारणी । गोदावरी समाख्याता तुंगभद्रा नरोत्तम
kāverī kapilā cānyā viśālā viśvatāraṇī | godāvarī samākhyātā tuṃgabhadrā narottama
the Kāverī, the Kapilā, and another, the Viśālā, which carries all across, the Godāvarī, and the Tuṅgabhadrā are named, O best of men;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.90
पापानां भीतिदा नित्यं भीमरथ्या प्रपठ्यते । देविका कृष्णगंगा च अन्याः सरिद्वरोत्तमाः
pāpānāṃ bhītidā nityaṃ bhīmarathyā prapaṭhyate | devikā kṛṣṇagaṃgā ca anyāḥ saridvarottamāḥ
the Bhīmarathyā, ever a giver of fear to sins, is recited, and the Devikā and the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā, and other most excellent of rivers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.91
एतासां पुण्यकालेषु संति तीर्थान्यनेकशः । ग्रामे वा यदि वारण्ये नद्यः सर्वत्र पावनाः
etāsāṃ puṇyakāleṣu saṃti tīrthānyanekaśaḥ | grāme vā yadi vāraṇye nadyaḥ sarvatra pāvanāḥ
At the holy times of these there are tīrthas in many places; whether in a village or in the forest, rivers are purifying everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.92
तत्र तत्र प्रकर्तव्याः स्नानदानादिकाः क्रियाः । यदा न ज्ञायते नाम तासां तीर्थस्य सत्तमाः
tatra tatra prakartavyāḥ snānadānādikāḥ kriyāḥ | yadā na jñāyate nāma tāsāṃ tīrthasya sattamāḥ
In each such place the acts of bathing, giving and the rest are to be performed. When the name of those (rivers), of the tīrtha, is not known, O best ones,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.93
नामोच्चारं प्रकुर्वीत विष्णुतीर्थमिदं नृप । तीर्थस्य देवता तद्वदहमेव न संशयः
nāmoccāraṃ prakurvīta viṣṇutīrthamidaṃ nṛpa | tīrthasya devatā tadvadahameva na saṃśayaḥ
one should pronounce the name (thus): "This is Viṣṇu's tīrtha," O king. For the deity of a tīrtha is likewise none other than myself — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.94
मामेवमुच्चरेद्यो वै तीर्थे देवेषु साधकः । तस्य पुण्यफलं जातं मन्नाम्ना नृपनंदन
māmevamuccaredyo vai tīrthe deveṣu sādhakaḥ | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ jātaṃ mannāmnā nṛpanaṃdana
Whoever, as a practitioner, thus utters (the name of) me at a sacred ford or among the gods — for him merit and its fruit arise through my name, O delight of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.95
अज्ञातानां सुतीर्थानां देवानां नृपसत्तम । स्नाने दाने महाराज मन्नाम हि समुच्चरेत्
ajñātānāṃ sutīrthānāṃ devānāṃ nṛpasattama | snāne dāne mahārāja mannāma hi samuccaret
In the case of good sacred fords and of gods that are unknown (to one), O best of kings, in bathing and in giving, O great king, one should indeed utter my name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.96
तीर्थानामेव राजेंद्र धात्रा धात्र्य इमाः कृताः । सिंधवः सर्वपुण्यानां सर्वस्थाः क्षितिमंडले
tīrthānāmeva rājeṃdra dhātrā dhātrya imāḥ kṛtāḥ | siṃdhavaḥ sarvapuṇyānāṃ sarvasthāḥ kṣitimaṃḍale
O lord of kings, it is for the sake of sacred fords that these rivers were made upon the earth by the Creator — streams of all merits, present everywhere on the circle of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.97
यत्रतत्र प्रकर्त्तव्यं स्नानदानादिकं नृप । अक्षयं फलमाप्नोति सुतीर्थानां प्रसादतः
yatratatra prakarttavyaṃ snānadānādikaṃ nṛpa | akṣayaṃ phalamāpnoti sutīrthānāṃ prasādataḥ
Anywhere at all, O king, bathing, giving and the rest should be performed; one obtains imperishable fruit by the grace of the good sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.98
तीर्थरूपा महापुण्याः सागरा सप्त एव च । मानसाद्यास्तथा राजन्सरस्यश्च प्रकीर्तिताः
tīrtharūpā mahāpuṇyāḥ sāgarā sapta eva ca | mānasādyāstathā rājansarasyaśca prakīrtitāḥ
The seven oceans have the form of sacred fords and are greatly meritorious; so too, O king, the lakes beginning with Mānasa are proclaimed (to be such).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.99
निर्झराः पल्वलाः प्रोक्तास्तीर्थरूपा न संशयः । स्वल्पा नद्यो महाराज तासु तीर्थं प्रतिष्ठितम्
nirjharāḥ palvalāḥ proktāstīrtharūpā na saṃśayaḥ | svalpā nadyo mahārāja tāsu tīrthaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
Waterfalls and pools are declared to have the form of sacred fords — there is no doubt; and small rivers, O great king: in them a sacred ford is established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.100
खातेष्वेवं च सर्वेषु वर्जयित्वा च कूपकम् । पर्वतास्तीर्थरूपाश्च मेर्वाद्याश्च महीतले
khāteṣvevaṃ ca sarveṣu varjayitvā ca kūpakam | parvatāstīrtharūpāśca mervādyāśca mahītale
So too in all excavated (reservoirs), excepting a mere well; and the mountains upon the earth, beginning with Meru, have the form of sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.101
यज्ञभूमिश्च यज्ञश्च अग्निहोत्रे यथा स्थितः । श्राद्धभूमिस्तथा शुद्धा देवशाला तथा पुनः
yajñabhūmiśca yajñaśca agnihotre yathā sthitaḥ | śrāddhabhūmistathā śuddhā devaśālā tathā punaḥ
And the sacrificial ground and the sacrifice, as it stands in the agnihotra; likewise the pure ground of the śrāddha, and again a temple of the gods;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.102
होमशाला तथा प्रोक्ता वेदाध्ययनवेश्म च । गृहेषु पुण्यसंयुक्तं गोस्थानं वरमुत्तमम्
homaśālā tathā proktā vedādhyayanaveśma ca | gṛheṣu puṇyasaṃyuktaṃ gosthānaṃ varamuttamam
likewise the oblation-hall is declared (to be such), and the house for Vedic study; and among dwellings, the cow-stall joined with merit is the best and highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.103
सोमपायी भवेद्यत्र तीर्थं तत्र प्रतिष्ठितम् । आरामो यत्र वै पुण्यो अश्वत्थो यत्र तिष्ठति
somapāyī bhavedyatra tīrthaṃ tatra pratiṣṭhitam | ārāmo yatra vai puṇyo aśvattho yatra tiṣṭhati
Where there is a drinker of soma, there a sacred ford is established; where there is a holy garden, where an aśvattha tree stands;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.104
ब्रह्मवृक्षो भवेद्यत्र वटवृक्षस्तथैव च । अन्ये च वन्यसंस्थाने तत्र तीर्थं प्रतिष्ठितम्
brahmavṛkṣo bhavedyatra vaṭavṛkṣastathaiva ca | anye ca vanyasaṃsthāne tatra tīrthaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
where there is a brahma tree, and likewise a banyan tree, and others in a woodland setting — there a sacred ford is established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.105
एते तीर्थाः समाख्याताः पितामाता तथैव च । पुराणं पठ्यते यत्र गुरुर्यत्र स्वयं स्थितः
ete tīrthāḥ samākhyātāḥ pitāmātā tathaiva ca | purāṇaṃ paṭhyate yatra gururyatra svayaṃ sthitaḥ
These have been declared to be sacred fords, and likewise father and mother; and where a Purāṇa is recited, where the teacher himself abides;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.106
सुभार्या तिष्ठते यत्र तत्र तीर्थं न संशयः । सुपुत्रस्तिष्ठते यत्र तत्र तीर्थं न संशयः
subhāryā tiṣṭhate yatra tatra tīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | suputrastiṣṭhate yatra tatra tīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
where a good wife dwells, there is a sacred ford, no doubt; where a good son dwells, there is a sacred ford, no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.107
एते तीर्थाः समाख्याता राजवेश्म तथैव च । वेन उवाच- पात्रस्य लक्षणं ब्रूहि यस्मै देयं सुरोत्तम
ete tīrthāḥ samākhyātā rājaveśma tathaiva ca | vena uvāca- pātrasya lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi yasmai deyaṃ surottama
These have been declared to be sacred fords, and likewise the king's palace. Vena said: Tell (me) the marks of a worthy recipient, to whom (a gift) is to be given, O best of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.108
प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा कृपया मम माधव । वासुदेव उवाच- शृणु राजन्महाप्राज्ञ पात्रस्यापि सुलक्षणम्
prasādasumukho bhūtvā kṛpayā mama mādhava | vāsudeva uvāca- śṛṇu rājanmahāprājña pātrasyāpi sulakṣaṇam
becoming gracious-faced out of compassion for me, O Mādhava. Vāsudeva said: Hear, O king of great wisdom, the good marks of a worthy recipient too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.109
यस्मै देयं सुदानं च श्रद्धापूतैर्महात्मभिः । ब्राह्मणं सुकुलोपेतं वेदाध्ययनतत्परम्
yasmai deyaṃ sudānaṃ ca śraddhāpūtairmahātmabhiḥ | brāhmaṇaṃ sukulopetaṃ vedādhyayanatatparam
to whom a good gift is to be given by great-souled men purified by faith: a brahmin endowed with good lineage, devoted to the study of the Vedas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.110
शांतं दांतं तपोयुक्तं शुक्लमेव विशेषतः । प्रज्ञावंतं ज्ञानवंतं देवपूजनतत्परम्
śāṃtaṃ dāṃtaṃ tapoyuktaṃ śuklameva viśeṣataḥ | prajñāvaṃtaṃ jñānavaṃtaṃ devapūjanatatparam
calm, self-controlled, given to austerity, and especially pure-white, possessed of intelligence, possessed of knowledge, devoted to the worship of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.111
सत्यवंतं महापुण्यं वैष्णवं ज्ञानपंडितम् । धर्मज्ञं मुक्तलौल्यं च पाखंडैस्तु विवर्जितम्
satyavaṃtaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ jñānapaṃḍitam | dharmajñaṃ muktalaulyaṃ ca pākhaṃḍaistu vivarjitam
truthful, greatly meritorious, a Vaiṣṇava, learned in knowledge, knowing dharma, free of greed, and devoid of heretical practices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.112
एवं पात्रं समाख्यातमन्यदेवं वदाम्यहम् । एवमेतैर्गुणैर्युक्तं स्वसृपुत्रं नरोत्तमम्
evaṃ pātraṃ samākhyātamanyadevaṃ vadāmyaham | evametairguṇairyuktaṃ svasṛputraṃ narottamam
Thus the worthy recipient has been described; I shall now speak of another such: one endowed with just these qualities, one's sister's son, best of men —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.113
एतं पात्रं विजानीहि दुहितुस्तनयं ततः । जामातरं महाराज भावैरेतैश्च संयुतम्
etaṃ pātraṃ vijānīhi duhitustanayaṃ tataḥ | jāmātaraṃ mahārāja bhāvairetaiśca saṃyutam
know him to be a worthy recipient; then the daughter's son, and the son-in-law, O great king, when joined with these dispositions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.114
गुरुं च दीक्षितं चैव पात्रभूतं नरोत्तम । एतान्येव सुपात्राणि दानयोग्यानि सत्तम
guruṃ ca dīkṣitaṃ caiva pātrabhūtaṃ narottama | etānyeva supātrāṇi dānayogyāni sattama
And the teacher, and one consecrated (for a sacrifice), who has become a worthy recipient, O best of men — just these are the good recipients, fit for gifts, O most excellent one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.115
वेदाचारसमोपेतस्तृप्तिं नैव च गच्छति । वर्जयेत्किल तं विप्रं तथा काणं सुधूर्तकम्
vedācārasamopetastṛptiṃ naiva ca gacchati | varjayetkila taṃ vipraṃ tathā kāṇaṃ sudhūrtakam
(A brahmin) who, though endowed with Vedic conduct, never comes to satisfaction — one should indeed avoid that brahmin, and likewise the one-eyed man and the great cheat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.116
अतिकृष्णं महाराज कपिलं परिवर्जयेत् । कर्कटाक्षं सुनीलं च श्यावदन्तं विवर्जयेत्
atikṛṣṇaṃ mahārāja kapilaṃ parivarjayet | karkaṭākṣaṃ sunīlaṃ ca śyāvadantaṃ vivarjayet
One should avoid the very black man, O great king, and the tawny-brown one; one should shun the crab-eyed, the very dark-blue, and the one with brownish teeth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.117
नीलदंतं तथा राजन्पीतदंतं तथैव च । गोघ्नं सुकृष्णदंतं च बर्बरं चातिपांशुलम्
nīladaṃtaṃ tathā rājanpītadaṃtaṃ tathaiva ca | goghnaṃ sukṛṣṇadaṃtaṃ ca barbaraṃ cātipāṃśulam
Likewise the one with blue teeth, O king, and the one with yellow teeth as well; the cow-killer, the one with very black teeth, the barbarian, and the exceedingly dust-covered one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.118
हीनांगमधिकांगं च कुष्ठिनं कुनखं तथा । दुश्चर्माणं महाराज खल्वाटं परिवर्जयेत्
hīnāṃgamadhikāṃgaṃ ca kuṣṭhinaṃ kunakhaṃ tathā | duścarmāṇaṃ mahārāja khalvāṭaṃ parivarjayet
One deficient in a limb and one with an extra limb, the leper and the one with bad nails, the one with diseased skin, O great king, and the bald man one should avoid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.119
अन्यायेषु रता यस्य जाया विप्रस्य कस्य च । तस्मै दानं न दातव्यं यदि ब्रह्मसमो भवेत्
anyāyeṣu ratā yasya jāyā viprasya kasya ca | tasmai dānaṃ na dātavyaṃ yadi brahmasamo bhavet
Whatever brahmin's wife is given to improper conduct — to him a gift should not be given, even if he be equal to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.120
स्त्रीजिताय न दातव्यं शाखारंडे महामते । व्याधिताय न दातव्यं मृतभोजिषु भूपते
strījitāya na dātavyaṃ śākhāraṃḍe mahāmate | vyādhitāya na dātavyaṃ mṛtabhojiṣu bhūpate
Nothing should be given to one ruled by his wife, nor to a rogue of (only one) Vedic branch, O greatly wise one; nothing should be given to a diseased man, nor among those who eat funeral food, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.121
चोराय च न दातव्यं स यद्यत्रिसमो भवेत् । अतृप्ताय न दातव्यं शावं तु परिवर्जयेत्
corāya ca na dātavyaṃ sa yadyatrisamo bhavet | atṛptāya na dātavyaṃ śāvaṃ tu parivarjayet
And to a thief nothing should be given, even if he be the equal of Atri; nothing should be given to the insatiable, and one should avoid a corpse-like (impure) man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 39.122
अतिस्तब्धाय नो देयं शठाय च विशेषतः । वेदशास्त्रसमायुक्तः सदाचारेण वर्जितः
atistabdhāya no deyaṃ śaṭhāya ca viśeṣataḥ | vedaśāstrasamāyuktaḥ sadācāreṇa varjitaḥ
Nothing is to be given to the exceedingly arrogant, and especially not to the deceitful one. One who is furnished with the Vedas and śāstras but lacking in good conduct—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.123
श्राद्धे दाने च राजेंद्र नैव युक्तः कदा भवेत् । अथ दानं प्रवक्ष्यामि सफलं पुण्यदायकम्
śrāddhe dāne ca rājeṃdra naiva yuktaḥ kadā bhavet | atha dānaṃ pravakṣyāmi saphalaṃ puṇyadāyakam
—he is never at any time fit in a śrāddha or in a gift, O lord of kings. Now I shall declare the giving that is fruitful and bestows merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.124
कालतीर्थसुपात्राणां श्रद्धा योगात्प्रजायते । नास्ति श्रद्धासमं पुण्यं नास्ति श्रद्धासमं सुखम्
kālatīrthasupātrāṇāṃ śraddhā yogātprajāyate | nāsti śraddhāsamaṃ puṇyaṃ nāsti śraddhāsamaṃ sukham
Faith arises from the conjunction of (right) time, holy place, and worthy recipients. There is no merit equal to faith; there is no happiness equal to faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.125
नास्ति श्रद्धासमं तीर्थं संसारे प्राणिनां नृप । श्रद्धाभावेन संयुक्तो मामेवं परिसंस्मरेत्
nāsti śraddhāsamaṃ tīrthaṃ saṃsāre prāṇināṃ nṛpa | śraddhābhāvena saṃyukto māmevaṃ parisaṃsmaret
There is no holy ford equal to faith for living beings in the round of existence, O king. Endowed with the disposition of faith, one should thus keep me in remembrance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.126
पात्रहस्ते प्रदातव्यं स्वल्पमेव नृपोत्तम । एवंविधस्य दानस्य विधियुक्तस्य यत्फलम्
pātrahaste pradātavyaṃ svalpameva nṛpottama | evaṃvidhasya dānasya vidhiyuktasya yatphalam
Even a very little should be given into the hand of a worthy recipient, O best of kings. Whatever fruit belongs to such a gift, made according to the rule—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 39.127
अनंतं तदवाप्नोति मत्प्रसादात्सुखी भवेत्
anaṃtaṃ tadavāpnoti matprasādātsukhī bhavet
—that he obtains endlessly, and by my grace he becomes happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition