Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 11
PdP 3 11.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच- अनेन तव धर्मज्ञ प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । सत्येन च महाभाग तुष्टोस्मि तव सर्वशः
vasiṣṭha uvāca- anena tava dharmajña praśrayeṇa damena ca | satyena ca mahābhāga tuṣṭosmi tava sarvaśaḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: By this humility of yours, knower of dharma, and by your self-restraint and by your truthfulness, greatly fortunate one, I am pleased with you in every way.
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PdP 3 11.2
यस्येदृशस्ते धर्मोयं पितरस्तारितास्त्वया । तेन पश्यसि मां पुत्र याज्यश्चासि ममानघ
yasyedṛśaste dharmoyaṃ pitarastāritāstvayā | tena paśyasi māṃ putra yājyaścāsi mamānagha
Since such is this dharma of yours, the ancestors have been carried across by you; therefore you see me, son, and you are one for whom I may perform sacrifice, sinless one.
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PdP 3 11.3
प्रीतिर्मे वर्द्धते तेऽद्य ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । यद्वक्ष्यसि नरश्रेष्ठ तस्य दातास्मि तेनघ
prītirme varddhate te'dya brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te | yadvakṣyasi naraśreṣṭha tasya dātāsmi tenagha
My affection for you grows today; say what I should do for you. Whatever you say, best of men, I shall give it to you, sinless one.
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PdP 3 11.4
दिलीप उवाच-। वेदवेदांगतत्त्वज्ञ सर्वलोकाभिपूजित । कृतमित्येव मन्ये हि यदहं दृष्टवान्प्रभुम्
dilīpa uvāca-| vedavedāṃgatattvajña sarvalokābhipūjita | kṛtamityeva manye hi yadahaṃ dṛṣṭavānprabhum
Dilīpa said: You who know the truth of the Vedas and the auxiliary sciences, honoured by all the worlds — I consider it as good as done, that I have seen my lord.
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PdP 3 11.5
यदि त्वहमनुग्राह्यस्तव धर्म्मभृतां वर । प्रक्ष्यामि हृत्स्थं संदेहं तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि
yadi tvahamanugrāhyastava dharmmabhṛtāṃ vara | prakṣyāmi hṛtsthaṃ saṃdehaṃ tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi
But if I am one to be favoured by you, O best of the upholders of dharma, I shall ask the doubt that lies in my heart; that you ought to tell me.
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PdP 3 11.6
अस्ति मे भगवन्कश्चित्तीर्थे यो धर्मसंशयः । तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि पृथक्संकीर्तनं त्वया
asti me bhagavankaścittīrthe yo dharmasaṃśayaḥ | tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi pṛthaksaṃkīrtanaṃ tvayā
There is a certain doubt of mine, O lord, concerning dharma in the matter of sacred fords; that I wish to hear, recounted item by item by you.
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PdP 3 11.7
प्रदक्षिणां यः पृथिवीं करोति द्विजसत्तम । किं फलं तस्य विप्रर्षे तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन
pradakṣiṇāṃ yaḥ pṛthivīṃ karoti dvijasattama | kiṃ phalaṃ tasya viprarṣe tanme brūhi tapodhana
He who makes a circuit of the earth, keeping it to his right, O best of the twice-born — what fruit is his, O seer among brahmins? Tell me that, O you rich in austerity.
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PdP 3 11.8
वसिष्ठ उवाच-। कथयिष्यामि तदहमृषीणां मत्परायणम् । तदेकाग्रमनास्तात शृणु तीर्थेषु यत्फलम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca-| kathayiṣyāmi tadahamṛṣīṇāṃ matparāyaṇam | tadekāgramanāstāta śṛṇu tīrtheṣu yatphalam
Vasiṣṭha said: I shall tell you that (teaching) of the seers, which has me as its expounder; listen to it with single-pointed mind, dear one — what fruit there is in the sacred fords.
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PdP 3 11.9
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतम् । विद्या तपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṃyatam | vidyā tapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
He whose hands and feet and mind are well restrained, and (who has) learning, austerity and good repute — he obtains the fruit of the sacred fords.
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PdP 3 11.10
प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः संतुष्टो नियतः शुचिः । अहंकारनिवृत्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo niyataḥ śuciḥ | ahaṃkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
Turned away from accepting gifts, content, self-controlled, pure, and free from egotism — he obtains the fruit of the sacred fords.
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PdP 3 11.11
अकल्किको निराहारोऽलब्धाहारो जितेंद्रियः । विमुक्तः सर्वदोषैर्यः स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
akalkiko nirāhāro'labdhāhāro jiteṃdriyaḥ | vimuktaḥ sarvadoṣairyaḥ sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
Without deceit, taking no food, (or) eating only what is not sought after, his senses conquered, released from all faults — he obtains the fruit of the sacred fords.
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PdP 3 11.12
अक्रोधनश्च राजेंद्र सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
akrodhanaśca rājeṃdra satyaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
Free from anger, O lord of kings, truthful in conduct, firm in his vows, and regarding (all) beings as like himself — he obtains the fruit of the sacred fords.
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PdP 3 11.13
ऋषिभिः क्रतवः प्रोक्ता देवेष्वपि यथाक्रमम् । फलं चैव यथातत्त्वं प्रेत्य चेह च सर्वशः
ṛṣibhiḥ kratavaḥ proktā deveṣvapi yathākramam | phalaṃ caiva yathātattvaṃ pretya ceha ca sarvaśaḥ
The sacrifices have been declared by the seers, in due order, also with regard to the gods, and likewise their fruit as it truly is, in the hereafter and here, in every way.
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PdP 3 11.14
न ते शक्या दरिद्रेण यज्ञाः प्राप्तुं महीपते । बहूपकरणा यज्ञा नानासंभारविस्तराः
na te śakyā daridreṇa yajñāḥ prāptuṃ mahīpate | bahūpakaraṇā yajñā nānāsaṃbhāravistarāḥ
Those sacrifices cannot be attained by a poor man, O lord of the earth; sacrifices require many implements and an extensive array of various materials.
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PdP 3 11.15
प्राप्यंते पार्थिवैरेते समृद्धैर्वा नरैः क्वचित् । न निर्धनैर्नरगणैरेकात्मभिरसाधनैः
prāpyaṃte pārthivairete samṛddhairvā naraiḥ kvacit | na nirdhanairnaragaṇairekātmabhirasādhanaiḥ
These are attained by kings, or sometimes by prosperous men — not by moneyless crowds of people, solitary and without resources.
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PdP 3 11.16
यो दरिद्रैरपि विधिः शक्यः प्राप्तुं जनेश्वर । तुल्यो यज्ञफलैः पुण्यैस्तं निबोध महीपते
yo daridrairapi vidhiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ janeśvara | tulyo yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyaistaṃ nibodha mahīpate
The observance which even the poor are able to attain, O lord of men, and which is equal in merit to the fruits of sacrifices — learn that, O lord of the earth.
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PdP 3 11.17
ऋषीणां परमं गुह्यमिदं धर्म्मभृतां वर । तीर्थाभिगमनं पुण्यं यज्ञैरपि विशिष्यते
ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ guhyamidaṃ dharmmabhṛtāṃ vara | tīrthābhigamanaṃ puṇyaṃ yajñairapi viśiṣyate
This is the highest secret of the seers, O best of the upholders of dharma: the meritorious visiting of sacred fords surpasses even sacrifices.
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PdP 3 11.18
अनुपोष्य त्रिरात्राणि तीर्थाभिगमनेन च । अदत्वा कांचनं गाश्च दरिद्रो नाम जायते
anupoṣya trirātrāṇi tīrthābhigamanena ca | adatvā kāṃcanaṃ gāśca daridro nāma jāyate
Without fasting for three nights and without going to the sacred fords, and without giving gold and cows, one is born poor indeed.
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PdP 3 11.19
अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा विपुलदक्षिणैः । न तत्फलमवाप्नोति तीर्थाभिगमनेन यत्
agniṣṭomādibhiryajñairiṣṭvā vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ | na tatphalamavāpnoti tīrthābhigamanena yat
Having sacrificed with the Agniṣṭoma and other sacrifices with abundant priestly fees, one does not obtain that fruit which (comes) from visiting the sacred fords.
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PdP 3 11.20
नृलोके देवलोकस्य तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । पुष्करं तीर्थमासाद्य देवदेवसमो भवेत्
nṛloke devalokasya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | puṣkaraṃ tīrthamāsādya devadevasamo bhavet
In the world of men there is a sacred ford belonging to the world of the gods, famed throughout the three worlds; having reached the ford Puṣkara, one becomes equal to the god of gods.
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PdP 3 11.21
दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महीपते । सान्निध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसंध्यं सूर्यवंशज
daśakoṭisahasrāṇi tīrthānāṃ vai mahīpate | sānnidhyaṃ puṣkare yeṣāṃ trisaṃdhyaṃ sūryavaṃśaja
Ten thousand crores of sacred fords, O lord of the earth, have their presence in Puṣkara at the three junctures of the day, O scion of the solar line.
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PdP 3 11.22
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा साध्याश्च समरुद्गणाः । गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव तत्र सन्निहिताः प्रभो
ādityā vasavo rudrā sādhyāśca samarudgaṇāḥ | gaṃdharvāpsarasaścaiva tatra sannihitāḥ prabho
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, and the Sādhyas together with the hosts of Maruts, and the Gandharvas and Apsarases too, are present there, O lord.
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PdP 3 11.23
यत्र देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा दैत्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा । दिव्ययोगा महाराज पुण्येन महता द्विजाः
yatra devāstapastaptvā daityā brahmarṣayastathā | divyayogā mahārāja puṇyena mahatā dvijāḥ
Where the gods, having practised austerity, and the Daityas and the brahmin-seers likewise, attained divine union, O great king, through great merit — (and) the twice-born (too).
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PdP 3 11.24
मनसाप्यभिकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनीषिणः । पूयंते सर्वपापानि नाकपृष्ठे च पूज्यते
manasāpyabhikāmasya puṣkarāṇi manīṣiṇaḥ | pūyaṃte sarvapāpāni nākapṛṣṭhe ca pūjyate
For the wise man who longs for Puṣkara even in thought, all sins are purified, and he is honoured on the vault of heaven.
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PdP 3 11.25
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाभाग नित्यमेव पितामहः । उवास परमप्रीतो देवदानवसंमतः
asmiṃstīrthe mahābhāga nityameva pitāmahaḥ | uvāsa paramaprīto devadānavasaṃmataḥ
In this holy place, O greatly fortunate one, the Grandfather (Brahmā) dwelt continually, exceedingly pleased, honoured by gods and demons alike.
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PdP 3 11.26
पुष्करेषु महाभाग देवाः सर्षिपुरोगमाः । सिद्धिं परमिकां प्राप्ताः पुण्येन महतान्विताः
puṣkareṣu mahābhāga devāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ | siddhiṃ paramikāṃ prāptāḥ puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ
At Puṣkara, O greatly fortunate one, the gods, with the sages at their head, attained the highest perfection, endowed with great merit.
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PdP 3 11.27
तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः । अश्वमेधाद्दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः
tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātpitṛdevārcane rataḥ | aśvamedhāddaśaguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ
Whoever performs the bath there, devoted to the worship of the fathers and the gods — (that) the wise declare to be ten times (the merit) of a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 11.28
अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रं पुष्करारण्यमाश्रितः । तेनैति पूजिताँल्लोकान्ब्रह्मणः सदने स्थितान्
apyekaṃ bhojayedvipraṃ puṣkarāraṇyamāśritaḥ | tenaiti pūjitā~llokānbrahmaṇaḥ sadane sthitān
If, having resorted to the Puṣkara forest, he feeds even a single brahmin, by that he goes, honoured, to the worlds that abide in Brahmā's dwelling.
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PdP 3 11.29
सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृतांजलि । उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थेषु पार्थिव
sāyaṃprātaḥ smaredyastu puṣkarāṇi kṛtāṃjali | upaspṛṣṭaṃ bhavettena sarvatīrtheṣu pārthiva
But he who, with hands joined, calls Puṣkara to mind at evening and at dawn — by that he has touched (the waters) in all holy places, O king.
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PdP 3 11.30
जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रियो वा पुरुषस्य वा । पुष्करे गतमात्रस्य सर्वमेव प्रणश्यति
janmaprabhṛti yatpāpaṃ striyo vā puruṣasya vā | puṣkare gatamātrasya sarvameva praṇaśyati
Whatever sin a woman or a man has (committed) from birth onward, for one who has merely gone to Puṣkara it all utterly perishes.
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PdP 3 11.31
यथा सुराणां सर्वेषामादिस्तु मधुसूदनः । तथैव पुष्करो राजन्तीर्थानामादिरुच्यते
yathā surāṇāṃ sarveṣāmādistu madhusūdanaḥ | tathaiva puṣkaro rājantīrthānāmādirucyate
Just as Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu) is the first of all the gods, even so, O king, Puṣkara is called the first of holy places.
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PdP 3 11.32
उष्ट्वा द्वादशवर्षाणि पुष्करे नियतः शुचिः । क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति
uṣṭvā dvādaśavarṣāṇi puṣkare niyataḥ śuciḥ | kratūnsarvānavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati
Having dwelt twelve years at Puṣkara, restrained and pure, he obtains all the sacrifices and goes to the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 3 11.33
यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपाश्नुते । कार्तिकीं वा वसेदेकां पुष्करे सममेव तत्
yastu varṣaśataṃ pūrṇamagnihotramupāśnute | kārtikīṃ vā vasedekāṃ puṣkare samameva tat
He who tends the Agnihotra fire for a full hundred years, or dwells one Kārttika (month) at Puṣkara — that is equal.
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PdP 3 11.34
दुष्करं पुष्करे गंतुं दुष्करं पुष्करे तपः । दुष्करं पुष्करे दानं वस्तुं चैव सुदुष्करम्
duṣkaraṃ puṣkare gaṃtuṃ duṣkaraṃ puṣkare tapaḥ | duṣkaraṃ puṣkare dānaṃ vastuṃ caiva suduṣkaram
Hard it is to go to Puṣkara, hard is austerity at Puṣkara, hard is giving at Puṣkara, and to dwell (there) is very hard indeed.
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PdP 3 11.35
त्रीणि शृंगाणि शुभ्राणि त्रीणि प्रस्रवणानि च । पुष्कराण्यादि तीर्थानि न विद्मस्तत्र कारणम्
trīṇi śṛṃgāṇi śubhrāṇi trīṇi prasravaṇāni ca | puṣkarāṇyādi tīrthāni na vidmastatra kāraṇam
Three bright peaks and three springs — the Puṣkaras are the foremost holy places; we do not know the reason for that.
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PdP 3 11.36
उष्ट्वा द्वादशवर्षाणि नियतो नियताशनः । स मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो सर्वक्रतुफलं लभेत्
uṣṭvā dvādaśavarṣāṇi niyato niyatāśanaḥ | sa muktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo sarvakratuphalaṃ labhet
Having dwelt (there) twelve years, restrained and restrained in food, he is freed from all sins and would gain the fruit of all sacrifices.
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