Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 69
PdP 2 69.1
मातलिरुवाच- अथ धर्माः शिवेनोक्ताः शिवधर्मागमोत्तमाः । ज्ञेया बहुविधास्ते च कर्मयोगप्रभेदतः
mātaliruvāca- atha dharmāḥ śivenoktāḥ śivadharmāgamottamāḥ | jñeyā bahuvidhāste ca karmayogaprabhedataḥ
Mātali said: Now the dharmas declared by Śiva, the highest of the scriptures of Śiva-dharma — they are to be known as of many kinds, according to the divisions of ritual action and yoga.
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PdP 2 69.2
हिंसादिदोषनिर्मुक्ताः क्लेशायासविवर्जिताः । सर्वभूतहिताः शुद्धाः सूक्ष्मायासा महत्फलाः
hiṃsādidoṣanirmuktāḥ kleśāyāsavivarjitāḥ | sarvabhūtahitāḥ śuddhāḥ sūkṣmāyāsā mahatphalāḥ
Free from the faults of violence and the rest, devoid of affliction and toil, beneficial to all beings, pure, of slight exertion and great fruit,
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PdP 2 69.3
अनंतशाखाकलिताः शिवमूलैकसंश्रिताः । ज्ञानध्यानसुपुष्पाढ्याः शिवधर्माः सनातनाः
anaṃtaśākhākalitāḥ śivamūlaikasaṃśritāḥ | jñānadhyānasupuṣpāḍhyāḥ śivadharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
furnished with endless branches, resting on the single root that is Śiva, rich in the fair flowers of knowledge and meditation — such are the eternal dharmas of Śiva.
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PdP 2 69.4
धारयंति शिवं यस्माद्धार्यते शिवभाषितैः । शिवधर्माः स्मृतास्तस्मात्संसारार्णवतारकाः
dhārayaṃti śivaṃ yasmāddhāryate śivabhāṣitaiḥ | śivadharmāḥ smṛtāstasmātsaṃsārārṇavatārakāḥ
Because they uphold Śiva, and because (Śiva) is upheld by the utterances of Śiva, they are therefore called Śiva-dharmas, ferrying (one) across the ocean of transmigration.
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PdP 2 69.5
तथाऽहि सा क्षमा सत्यं ह्रीः श्रद्धेन्द्रियसंयमः । दानमिज्यातपोदानं दशकं धर्मसाधनम्
tathā'hi sā kṣamā satyaṃ hrīḥ śraddhendriyasaṃyamaḥ | dānamijyātapodānaṃ daśakaṃ dharmasādhanam
For so it is: patience, truth, modesty, faith, restraint of the senses, giving, sacrifice, austerity, and giving — this set of ten is the means of dharma.
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PdP 2 69.6
अथ व्यस्तैः समस्तैर्वा शिवधर्मैरनुष्ठितैः । शिवैकरस्य संप्राप्तैर्गतिरेकैव कल्पिता
atha vyastaiḥ samastairvā śivadharmairanuṣṭhitaiḥ | śivaikarasya saṃprāptairgatirekaiva kalpitā
Now, whether the Śiva-observances be performed singly or all together, for one whose sole (aim) is Śiva, once they have been attained, one and the same goal alone is ordained.
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PdP 2 69.7
यथा भूः सर्वभूतानां स्थानं साधारणं स्मृतम् । तत्तथा शिवभक्तानां तुल्यं शिवपुरंस्मृतम्
yathā bhūḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sthānaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ smṛtam | tattathā śivabhaktānāṃ tulyaṃ śivapuraṃsmṛtam
Just as the earth is held to be the common place of all beings, so likewise the city of Śiva is held to be the same (common place) for Śiva's devotees.
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PdP 2 69.8
यथेह सर्वभूतानां भोगाः सातिशयाः स्मृताः । नानापुण्यविशेषेण भोगाः शिवपुरे तथा
yatheha sarvabhūtānāṃ bhogāḥ sātiśayāḥ smṛtāḥ | nānāpuṇyaviśeṣeṇa bhogāḥ śivapure tathā
Just as here the enjoyments of all beings are held to be of differing degrees, so too in the city of Śiva the enjoyments (differ) according to the various particular merits.
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PdP 2 69.9
शुभाशुभफलं चापि भुज्यते सर्वदेहिभिः । शिवधर्मस्य चैकस्य फलं तत्रोपभुज्यते
śubhāśubhaphalaṃ cāpi bhujyate sarvadehibhiḥ | śivadharmasya caikasya phalaṃ tatropabhujyate
And the fruit, good and bad, is experienced by all embodied beings; but there the fruit of the single Śiva-observance is what is enjoyed.
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PdP 2 69.10
यस्य यादृग्भवेत्पुण्यं श्रद्धापात्रविशेषतः । भोगाः शिवपुरे तस्य ज्ञेयाः सातिशयाः शुभाः
yasya yādṛgbhavetpuṇyaṃ śraddhāpātraviśeṣataḥ | bhogāḥ śivapure tasya jñeyāḥ sātiśayāḥ śubhāḥ
Whatever kind of merit a man has, according to the particular (degree of his) faith and the (worthiness of the) recipient, his enjoyments in the city of Śiva are to be known as good and of that (corresponding) degree.
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PdP 2 69.11
स्थानप्राप्तिः परं तुल्या भोगाः शांतिमयाः स्थिताः । कुर्यात्पुण्यं महत्तस्मान्महाभोगजिगीषया
sthānaprāptiḥ paraṃ tulyā bhogāḥ śāṃtimayāḥ sthitāḥ | kuryātpuṇyaṃ mahattasmānmahābhogajigīṣayā
The attainment of the place is entirely equal (for all); the enjoyments there consist of peace. Therefore let one perform great merit, out of the wish to win great enjoyment.
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PdP 2 69.12
सर्वातिशयमेवैकं भावितं च सुरोत्तमैः । आत्मभोगाधिपत्यं स्याच्छिवः सर्वजगत्पतिः
sarvātiśayamevaikaṃ bhāvitaṃ ca surottamaiḥ | ātmabhogādhipatyaṃ syācchivaḥ sarvajagatpatiḥ
The one (being) alone who surpasses all, and who is meditated upon by the foremost of the gods — (from him) there would come lordship over one's own enjoyments: Śiva, the lord of all the world.
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PdP 2 69.13
केचित्तत्रैव मुच्यंते ज्ञानयोगरता नराः । आवर्तंते पुनश्चान्ये संसारे भोगतत्पराः
kecittatraiva mucyaṃte jñānayogaratā narāḥ | āvartaṃte punaścānye saṃsāre bhogatatparāḥ
Some men, devoted to knowledge and yoga, are liberated right there; but others, intent on enjoyment, return again into the round of rebirth.
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PdP 2 69.14
तस्माद्विमुक्तिमिच्छंस्तु भोगासक्तिं च वर्जयेत् । विरक्तः शांतचित्तात्मा शिवज्ञानमवाप्नुयात्
tasmādvimuktimicchaṃstu bhogāsaktiṃ ca varjayet | viraktaḥ śāṃtacittātmā śivajñānamavāpnuyāt
Therefore one who desires liberation should avoid attachment to enjoyments; dispassionate, with mind and self at peace, he would attain the knowledge of Śiva.
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PdP 2 69.15
ये चापीशान्यहृदया यजंतीशं प्रसंगतः । तेषामपि ददातीशः स्थानं भावानुरूपतः
ye cāpīśānyahṛdayā yajaṃtīśaṃ prasaṃgataḥ | teṣāmapi dadātīśaḥ sthānaṃ bhāvānurūpataḥ
And those too whose hearts are set on another than the Lord, (yet) who worship the Lord incidentally — to them also the Lord grants a station in accordance with their disposition.
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PdP 2 69.16
तत्रार्चयंति ये रुद्रं सकृदुच्छिन्नकल्मषाः । तेषां पिशाचलोकेषु भोगानीशः प्रयच्छति
tatrārcayaṃti ye rudraṃ sakṛducchinnakalmaṣāḥ | teṣāṃ piśācalokeṣu bhogānīśaḥ prayacchati
Those who there worship Rudra even once, their stains cut away, to them the Lord grants enjoyments in the worlds of the piśācas.
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PdP 2 69.17
संतप्ता दुःखभारेण म्रियंते सर्वदेहिनः । अन्नदः पुण्यदः प्रोक्तः प्राणदश्चापि सर्वदः
saṃtaptā duḥkhabhāreṇa mriyaṃte sarvadehinaḥ | annadaḥ puṇyadaḥ proktaḥ prāṇadaścāpi sarvadaḥ
All embodied beings, scorched by the burden of suffering, die. The giver of food is called a giver of merit, and also a giver of life, a giver of everything.
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PdP 2 69.18
तस्मादन्नप्रदानेन सर्वदानफलं लभेत् । त्रैलोक्ये यानि रत्नानि भोगस्त्रीवाहनानि च
tasmādannapradānena sarvadānaphalaṃ labhet | trailokye yāni ratnāni bhogastrīvāhanāni ca
Therefore by the gift of food one would obtain the fruit of all gifts. Whatever jewels there are in the three worlds, and enjoyments, women and vehicles —
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PdP 2 69.19
अन्नदानप्रदः सर्वमिहामुत्र फलं लभेत् । यस्यान्नपानपुष्टांगः कुरुते पुण्यसंचयम्
annadānapradaḥ sarvamihāmutra phalaṃ labhet | yasyānnapānapuṣṭāṃgaḥ kurute puṇyasaṃcayam
the giver of the gift of food would obtain all that as fruit, here and in the next world. He whose limbs, nourished by (another's) food and drink, makes an accumulation of merit —
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PdP 2 69.20
अन्नप्रदातुस्तस्यार्धं कर्तुश्चार्धं न संशयः । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां देहः परमसाधनम्
annapradātustasyārdhaṃ kartuścārdhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ dehaḥ paramasādhanam
half of that belongs to the giver of the food and half to the doer: there is no doubt of it. The body is the highest means to dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation;
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PdP 2 69.21
स्थितिस्तस्यान्नपानाभ्यामतस्तत्सर्वसाधनम् । अन्नं प्रजापतिः साक्षादन्नं विष्णुः शिवः स्वयम्
sthitistasyānnapānābhyāmatastatsarvasādhanam | annaṃ prajāpatiḥ sākṣādannaṃ viṣṇuḥ śivaḥ svayam
its subsistence is by food and drink, hence that is the means to everything. Food is Prajāpati in visible form, food is Viṣṇu, is Śiva himself.
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PdP 2 69.22
तस्मादन्नसमं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति । त्रयाणामपि लोकानामुदकं जीवनं स्मृतम्
tasmādannasamaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati | trayāṇāmapi lokānāmudakaṃ jīvanaṃ smṛtam
Therefore a gift equal to food has never been and never will be. Water is held to be the life of all three worlds.
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PdP 2 69.23
पवित्रमुदकं दिव्यं शुद्धं सर्वरसायनम् । अन्नपानाश्व गो वस्त्र शय्या सूत्रासनानि च
pavitramudakaṃ divyaṃ śuddhaṃ sarvarasāyanam | annapānāśva go vastra śayyā sūtrāsanāni ca
Water is purifying, divine, clean, the elixir of all. Food, drink, horse, cow, clothing, bedding, thread and seats —
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PdP 2 69.24
प्रेतलोके प्रशस्तानि दानान्यष्टौ विशेषतः । एवं दानविशेषेण धर्मराजपुरं नरः
pretaloke praśastāni dānānyaṣṭau viśeṣataḥ | evaṃ dānaviśeṣeṇa dharmarājapuraṃ naraḥ
these eight gifts are especially commended in the world of the departed. Thus by the excellence of his giving a man (goes to) the city of the King of Dharma —
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PdP 2 69.25
यस्माद्याति सुखेनैव तस्माद्धर्मं समाचरेत् । ये पुनः क्रूरकर्माणः पापादानविवर्जिताः
yasmādyāti sukhenaiva tasmāddharmaṃ samācaret | ye punaḥ krūrakarmāṇaḥ pāpādānavivarjitāḥ
since he goes (there) easily, therefore let him practise dharma. But those of cruel deeds, devoid of (any) giving because of their sin,
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PdP 2 69.26
भुंजते दारुणं दुःखं नरके नृपनंदन । तथा सुखं प्रभुंजंति दानकर्तार एव तु
bhuṃjate dāruṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ narake nṛpanaṃdana | tathā sukhaṃ prabhuṃjaṃti dānakartāra eva tu
(they) suffer terrible pain in hell, O delight of kings; and just so it is only the givers of gifts who enjoy happiness.
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PdP 2 69.27
तेषां तु संभवेत्सौख्यं कर्मयोगरतात्मनाम् । अप्रमेयगुणैर्दिव्यैर्विमानैः सर्वकामकैः
teṣāṃ tu saṃbhavetsaukhyaṃ karmayogaratātmanām | aprameyaguṇairdivyairvimānaiḥ sarvakāmakaiḥ
But happiness comes to those whose selves delight in the discipline of (right) action — with divine, immeasurably excellent chariots that grant every desire,
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PdP 2 69.28
असंख्यैस्तत्पुरं व्याप्तं प्राणिनामुपकारकैः । सहस्रसोमदिव्यं वा सूर्यतेजः समप्रभम्
asaṃkhyaistatpuraṃ vyāptaṃ prāṇināmupakārakaiḥ | sahasrasomadivyaṃ vā sūryatejaḥ samaprabham
with countless (such chariots) that city is filled, (chariots) that do service to living beings; it is divine as a thousand moons, or of a radiance equal to the sun's brilliance.
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PdP 2 69.29
रुद्रलोकमिति प्रोक्तमशेषगुणसंयुतम् । सर्वेषां शिवभक्तानां तत्पुरं परिकीर्तितम्
rudralokamiti proktamaśeṣaguṇasaṃyutam | sarveṣāṃ śivabhaktānāṃ tatpuraṃ parikīrtitam
That is called the world of Rudra, endowed with every excellence; that city is proclaimed (to be) for all devotees of Śiva,
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PdP 2 69.30
रुद्रक्षेत्रे मृतानां च जंगमस्थावरात्मनाम् । अप्येकदिवसं भक्त्या यः पूजयति शंकरम्
rudrakṣetre mṛtānāṃ ca jaṃgamasthāvarātmanām | apyekadivasaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ pūjayati śaṃkaram
and for those who die in Rudra's sacred field, whether moving or stationary beings. Whoever worships Śaṅkara with devotion even for a single day —
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PdP 2 69.31
सोपि याति शिवस्थानं किं पुनर्बहुशोर्चयन् । वैष्णवा विष्णुभक्ताश्च विष्णुध्यानपरायणाः
sopi yāti śivasthānaṃ kiṃ punarbahuśorcayan | vaiṣṇavā viṣṇubhaktāśca viṣṇudhyānaparāyaṇāḥ
he too goes to Śiva's abode; how much more one who worships (him) many times over. Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Viṣṇu, intent upon meditation on Viṣṇu —
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PdP 2 69.32
तेपि गच्छंति वैकुंठे समीपं देवचक्रिणः । ब्रह्मवादी च धर्मात्मा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयाति सः
tepi gacchaṃti vaikuṃṭhe samīpaṃ devacakriṇaḥ | brahmavādī ca dharmātmā brahmalokaṃ prayāti saḥ
they too go in Vaikuṇṭha into the presence of the god who bears the discus. And he who expounds Brahman and whose nature is righteousness goes to the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 2 69.33
पुण्यकर्ता सुपुण्येन पुण्यलोकं प्रयाति च । तस्मादीशे सदा भक्तिं भावयेदात्मनात्मनि
puṇyakartā supuṇyena puṇyalokaṃ prayāti ca | tasmādīśe sadā bhaktiṃ bhāvayedātmanātmani
And the doer of meritorious acts goes by his abundant merit to the world of merit. Therefore one should always cultivate devotion to the Lord, in oneself by oneself,
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PdP 2 69.34
हरौ वापि महाराज युक्तात्मा ज्ञानवान्स्वयम् । तस्मात्सर्वविचारेण भावदोषविचारतः
harau vāpi mahārāja yuktātmā jñānavānsvayam | tasmātsarvavicāreṇa bhāvadoṣavicārataḥ
or else to Hari, great king — being self-controlled and himself possessed of knowledge. Therefore, by full reflection, by examining the faults of one's disposition —
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PdP 2 69.35
एवं विष्णुप्रभावेण विशिष्टेनापि कर्मणा । नरः स्थानमवाप्येतदेशभावानुरूपतः
evaṃ viṣṇuprabhāveṇa viśiṣṭenāpi karmaṇā | naraḥ sthānamavāpyetadeśabhāvānurūpataḥ
thus by Viṣṇu's power, and also by distinguished action, a man attains this station, according to his particular disposition.
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PdP 2 69.36
इत्येतदपरं प्रोक्तं श्रीमच्छिवपुरं महत् । देहिनां कर्मनिष्ठानां पुनरावर्त्तकं स्मृतम्
ityetadaparaṃ proktaṃ śrīmacchivapuraṃ mahat | dehināṃ karmaniṣṭhānāṃ punarāvarttakaṃ smṛtam
Thus this other (place) has been declared, the great and glorious city of Śiva; for embodied beings devoted to (ritual) action it is held to be a place of return (to rebirth).
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PdP 2 69.37
ऊर्ध्वं शिवपुराज्ज्ञेयं वैष्णवं लोकमुत्तमम् । वैष्णवा मानवा यांति विष्णुध्यानपरायणाः
ūrdhvaṃ śivapurājjñeyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ lokamuttamam | vaiṣṇavā mānavā yāṃti viṣṇudhyānaparāyaṇāḥ
Above the city of Śiva is to be known the highest world, that of Viṣṇu; Vaiṣṇava men, intent on meditation on Viṣṇu, go there.
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PdP 2 69.38
ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मलोकं तु सदाचारा नरोत्तमाः । प्रयांति यज्विनः सर्वे पुरीं तां तत्त्वकोविदाः
brāhmaṇā brahmalokaṃ tu sadācārā narottamāḥ | prayāṃti yajvinaḥ sarve purīṃ tāṃ tattvakovidāḥ
But brāhmaṇas, best of men, of good conduct, go to the world of Brahmā; all sacrificers, knowers of the truth, go to that city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 69.39
ऐंद्रं लोकं तथा यांति क्षत्रिया युद्धशालिनः । अन्ये च पुण्यकर्त्तारः पुण्यलोकान्प्रयांति ते
aiṃdraṃ lokaṃ tathā yāṃti kṣatriyā yuddhaśālinaḥ | anye ca puṇyakarttāraḥ puṇyalokānprayāṃti te
Likewise kṣatriyas who excel in battle go to Indra's world; and other doers of meritorious deeds go to the worlds of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition