Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 95
PdP 2 95.1
सुबाहुरुवाच- स्वर्गस्य मे गुणान्ब्रूहि सांप्रतं द्विजसत्तम । एतत्सर्वं द्विजश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि स्वभाविकम्
subāhuruvāca- svargasya me guṇānbrūhi sāṃprataṃ dvijasattama | etatsarvaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi svabhāvikam
Subāhu said: Tell me now, O best of the twice-born, the qualities of heaven; all this, O best of the twice-born, I shall do as is natural (to me).
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PdP 2 95.2
जैमिनिरुवाच- नंदनादीनि रम्याणि दिव्यानि विविधानि च । तत्रोद्यानानि पुण्यानि सर्वकामयुतानि च
jaiminiruvāca- naṃdanādīni ramyāṇi divyāni vividhāni ca | tatrodyānāni puṇyāni sarvakāmayutāni ca
Jaimini said: There are Nandana and the rest, delightful, divine, and of many kinds; there are holy gardens there, endowed with everything one could desire.
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PdP 2 95.3
सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः शोभनानि समंततः । विमानानि सुदिव्यानि सेवितान्यप्सरोगणैः
sarvakāmaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhanāni samaṃtataḥ | vimānāni sudivyāni sevitānyapsarogaṇaiḥ
(They are) beautiful on all sides with trees (bearing) fruits of every desire; (there are) most divine celestial cars, frequented by throngs of apsarases,
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PdP 2 95.4
सर्वत्रैव विचित्राणि कामगानि वशानि च । तरुणादित्यवर्णानि मुक्ताजालांतराणि च
sarvatraiva vicitrāṇi kāmagāni vaśāni ca | taruṇādityavarṇāni muktājālāṃtarāṇi ca
everywhere variegated, going where one wishes and obedient (to one's will), of the colour of the young sun, with networks of pearls inside them,
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PdP 2 95.5
चंद्रमंडलशुभ्राणि हेमशय्यासनानि च । सर्वकामसमृद्धाश्च सर्वदुःखविवर्जिताः
caṃdramaṃḍalaśubhrāṇi hemaśayyāsanāni ca | sarvakāmasamṛddhāśca sarvaduḥkhavivarjitāḥ
white as the disc of the moon, with golden couches and seats; and (their occupants are) abounding in all desires and free from all sorrow.
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PdP 2 95.6
नराः सुकृतिनस्तेषु विचरंति यथा भुवि । न तत्र नास्तिका यांति न स्तेना नाजितेंद्रियाः
narāḥ sukṛtinasteṣu vicaraṃti yathā bhuvi | na tatra nāstikā yāṃti na stenā nājiteṃdriyāḥ
Men of good deeds roam about in them as (they did) on earth. Unbelievers do not go there, nor thieves, nor those whose senses are unsubdued,
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PdP 2 95.7
न नृशंसा न पिशुना न कृतघ्ना न मानिनः । सत्यास्तपःस्थिताः शूरा दयावंतः क्षमापराः
na nṛśaṃsā na piśunā na kṛtaghnā na māninaḥ | satyāstapaḥsthitāḥ śūrā dayāvaṃtaḥ kṣamāparāḥ
not the cruel, not slanderers, not the ungrateful, not the arrogant. (But) the truthful, those established in austerity, the brave, the compassionate, those devoted to patience,
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PdP 2 95.8
यज्वानो दानशीलाश्च तत्र गच्छंति ते नराः । न रोगो न जरामृत्युर्न शोको न हिमातपौ
yajvāno dānaśīlāśca tatra gacchaṃti te narāḥ | na rogo na jarāmṛtyurna śoko na himātapau
the performers of sacrifice and those given to giving — those men go there. There is no disease, no old age or death, no grief, no cold or heat.
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PdP 2 95.9
न तत्र क्षुत्पिपासा च कस्य ग्लानिर्न विद्यते । एते चान्ये च बहवो गुणाः स्वर्गस्य भूपते
na tatra kṣutpipāsā ca kasya glānirna vidyate | ete cānye ca bahavo guṇāḥ svargasya bhūpate
There there is no hunger or thirst, and no one's weariness is found. These and many other qualities of heaven there are, O lord of the earth.
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PdP 2 95.10
दोषास्तत्रैव ये संति ताञ्छृणुष्व च सांप्रतम् । शुभस्य कर्मणः कृत्स्नं फलं तत्रैव भुज्यते
doṣāstatraiva ye saṃti tāñchṛṇuṣva ca sāṃpratam | śubhasya karmaṇaḥ kṛtsnaṃ phalaṃ tatraiva bhujyate
Hear now also the faults that are there. The entire fruit of good action is enjoyed just there,
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PdP 2 95.11
न चात्र क्रियते भूयः सोऽत्र दोषो महान्स्मृतः । असंतोषश्च भवति दृष्ट्वा दीप्तां परां श्रियम्
na cātra kriyate bhūyaḥ so'tra doṣo mahānsmṛtaḥ | asaṃtoṣaśca bhavati dṛṣṭvā dīptāṃ parāṃ śriyam
and there no further (action) is done — that is held to be the great fault there. And discontent arises upon seeing another's blazing splendour,
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PdP 2 95.12
सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानां सहसा पतनं तथा । इह यत्क्रियते कर्म फलं तत्रैव भुज्यते
sukhavyāptamanaskānāṃ sahasā patanaṃ tathā | iha yatkriyate karma phalaṃ tatraiva bhujyate
and likewise the sudden fall of those whose minds are filled with pleasure. The action that is done here — its fruit is enjoyed there.
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PdP 2 95.13
कर्मभूमिरियं राजन्फलभूमिरसौ स्मृता । सुबाहुरुवाच- महांतस्तु इमे दोषास्त्वया स्वर्गस्य कीर्तिताः
karmabhūmiriyaṃ rājanphalabhūmirasau smṛtā | subāhuruvāca- mahāṃtastu ime doṣāstvayā svargasya kīrtitāḥ
This, O king, is the land of action; that (heaven) is held to be the land of fruit. Subāhu said: Great indeed are these faults of heaven that have been declared by you.
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PdP 2 95.14
निर्दोषाः शाश्वता येन्ये तांस्त्वं लोकान्वद द्विज । जैमिनिरुवाच- आब्रह्मसदनादेव दोषाः संति च वै नृप
nirdoṣāḥ śāśvatā yenye tāṃstvaṃ lokānvada dvija | jaiminiruvāca- ābrahmasadanādeva doṣāḥ saṃti ca vai nṛpa
"Tell me, twice-born one, of those other worlds that are faultless and everlasting." Jaimini said: "Faults exist right up to the seat of Brahmā, O king."
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PdP 2 95.15
अतएव हि नेच्छंति स्वर्गप्राप्तिं मनीषिणः । आब्रह्मसदनादूर्ध्वं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
ataeva hi necchaṃti svargaprāptiṃ manīṣiṇaḥ | ābrahmasadanādūrdhvaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
For this very reason the wise do not desire the attainment of heaven. Above the seat of Brahmā is that supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 95.16
शुभं सनातनं ज्योतिः परंब्रह्मेति तद्विदुः । न तत्र मूढा गच्छंति पुरुषा विषयात्मकाः
śubhaṃ sanātanaṃ jyotiḥ paraṃbrahmeti tadviduḥ | na tatra mūḍhā gacchaṃti puruṣā viṣayātmakāḥ
They know it as the auspicious, eternal light, the supreme Brahman. Deluded men, given over to the objects of sense, do not go there.
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PdP 2 95.17
दंभमोहभयद्रोह क्रोधलोभैरभिद्रुताः । निर्ममा निरहंकारा निर्द्वंद्वास्संयतेंद्रियाः
daṃbhamohabhayadroha krodhalobhairabhidrutāḥ | nirmamā nirahaṃkārā nirdvaṃdvāssaṃyateṃdriyāḥ
(Nor those) assailed by hypocrisy, delusion, fear, malice, anger and greed; (but) those free of possessiveness, free of egoism, beyond the pairs of opposites, with senses restrained,
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PdP 2 95.18
ध्यानयोगरताश्चैव तत्र गच्छंति साधवः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि
dhyānayogaratāścaiva tatra gacchaṃti sādhavaḥ | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi
and devoted to meditation and yoga — such good men go there. All this that you ask me has (now) been told to you.
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PdP 2 95.19
एवं स्वर्गगुणं श्रुत्वा सुबाहुः पृथिवीपतिः । तमुवाच महात्मानं जैमिनिं वदतांवरम्
evaṃ svargaguṇaṃ śrutvā subāhuḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ jaiminiṃ vadatāṃvaram
Having thus heard of the quality of heaven, Subāhu, lord of the earth, said to that great soul Jaimini, best of speakers:
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PdP 2 95.20
सुबाहुरुवाच- नाहं स्वर्गं गमिष्यामि न चैवेच्छाम्यहं मुने । यस्माच्च पतनं प्रोक्तं तत्कर्म न करोम्यहम्
subāhuruvāca- nāhaṃ svargaṃ gamiṣyāmi na caivecchāmyahaṃ mune | yasmācca patanaṃ proktaṃ tatkarma na karomyaham
Subāhu said: "I shall not go to heaven, nor do I even desire it, O sage; and that act from which a fall is declared (to follow), that act I shall not do.
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PdP 2 95.21
दानमेकं महाभाग नाहं दास्येकदाध्रुवम् । दानाच्च फललोभाच्च तस्मात्पतति वै नरः
dānamekaṃ mahābhāga nāhaṃ dāsyekadādhruvam | dānācca phalalobhācca tasmātpatati vai naraḥ
Gift alone, O greatly fortunate one — I shall not give it even once as something impermanent (in fruit); for it is from giving and from greed for its fruit that a man falls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 95.22
इत्येवमुक्त्वा धर्मात्मा सुबाहुः पृथिवीपतिः । ध्यानयोगेन देवेशं यजिष्ये कमलाप्रियम्
ityevamuktvā dharmātmā subāhuḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | dhyānayogena deveśaṃ yajiṣye kamalāpriyam
Having spoken thus, the righteous Subāhu, lord of the earth (said): "By the yoga of meditation I shall worship the lord of gods, the beloved of Kamalā.
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PdP 2 95.23
दाहप्रलयसंवर्जं विष्णुलोकं व्रजाम्यहम् । जैमिनिरुवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया भूप सर्वश्रेयः समाकुलम्
dāhapralayasaṃvarjaṃ viṣṇulokaṃ vrajāmyaham | jaiminiruvāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā bhūpa sarvaśreyaḥ samākulam
I shall go to the world of Viṣṇu, which is exempt from the burning and the dissolution." Jaimini said: "Truly have you spoken, O king; it is filled with all that is best.
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PdP 2 95.24
राजानो धर्मशीलाश्च महायज्ञैर्यजंति ते । सर्वदानानि दीयंते यज्ञेषु नृपनंदन
rājāno dharmaśīlāśca mahāyajñairyajaṃti te | sarvadānāni dīyaṃte yajñeṣu nṛpanaṃdana
Kings of righteous conduct sacrifice with great sacrifices; and in sacrifices all gifts are given, O delight of kings.
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PdP 2 95.25
आदावन्नं तु यज्ञेषु वस्त्रं तांबूलमेव च । कांचनं भूमिदानं च गोदानं प्रददंति च
ādāvannaṃ tu yajñeṣu vastraṃ tāṃbūlameva ca | kāṃcanaṃ bhūmidānaṃ ca godānaṃ pradadaṃti ca
At the outset, in the sacrifices, they bestow food, and clothing, and betel too, and gold, and the gift of land, and the gift of cows.
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PdP 2 95.26
सुयज्ञैर्वैष्णवं लोकं ते प्रयांति नरोत्तमाः । दानेन तृप्तिमायांति संतुष्टाः संति भूमिपाः
suyajñairvaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ te prayāṃti narottamāḥ | dānena tṛptimāyāṃti saṃtuṣṭāḥ saṃti bhūmipāḥ
By good sacrifices those best of men go to the world of Viṣṇu; by giving they attain satisfaction, and the rulers of the earth become content.
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PdP 2 95.27
तपस्विनो महात्मानो नित्यमेवं यजंति ते । सुभिक्षां याचयित्वा तु स्वस्थानं तु समागताः
tapasvino mahātmāno nityamevaṃ yajaṃti te | subhikṣāṃ yācayitvā tu svasthānaṃ tu samāgatāḥ
Ascetics, great souls, sacrifice constantly in this way; having begged for good alms, they return to their own place.
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PdP 2 95.28
भिक्षार्थं तस्य भागानि प्रकुर्वंति च भूपते । ब्राह्मणाय विभागैकं गोग्रासं तु महामते
bhikṣārthaṃ tasya bhāgāni prakurvaṃti ca bhūpate | brāhmaṇāya vibhāgaikaṃ gogrāsaṃ tu mahāmate
And they make portions of that (food) obtained by begging, O lord of the earth: one portion for a brahmin, and a mouthful for the cow, O great-minded one,
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PdP 2 95.29
सुपार्श्ववर्तिनां चैकं प्रयच्छंति तपोधनाः । तस्यान्नस्य प्रदानेन फलं भुंजंति मानवाः
supārśvavartināṃ caikaṃ prayacchaṃti tapodhanāḥ | tasyānnasya pradānena phalaṃ bhuṃjaṃti mānavāḥ
and one the ascetics, rich in austerity, give to those standing close at hand; by the giving of that food men enjoy the fruit (of it).
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PdP 2 95.30
क्षुधातृषाविहीनास्ते विष्णुलोकं व्रजंति वै । तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र देहि न्यायार्जितं धनम्
kṣudhātṛṣāvihīnāste viṣṇulokaṃ vrajaṃti vai | tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra dehi nyāyārjitaṃ dhanam
Free of hunger and thirst, they go indeed to the world of Viṣṇu. Therefore you too, O best of kings, give wealth that has been earned justly.
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PdP 2 95.31
दानाज्ज्ञानं ततः प्राप्य ज्ञानात्सिद्धिं प्रयास्यति । य इदं शृणुयान्मर्त्यः पुण्याख्यानमनुत्तमम्
dānājjñānaṃ tataḥ prāpya jñānātsiddhiṃ prayāsyati | ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānmartyaḥ puṇyākhyānamanuttamam
From giving one gains knowledge, and then from knowledge one will attain perfection. The mortal who hears this most excellent holy narrative —
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PdP 2 95.32
तस्य सर्वार्थसिद्धिः स्यात्पापं सर्वं विलीयते । विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं सगच्छति
tasya sarvārthasiddhiḥ syātpāpaṃ sarvaṃ vilīyate | vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sagacchati
for him there will be the accomplishment of every aim, and all his sin dissolves; freed from all sins, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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