Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 13
PdP 3 13.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- वसिष्ठेन दिलीपाय कथितं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । नर्मदेति च विख्यातं पापपर्वतदारणम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- vasiṣṭhena dilīpāya kathitaṃ tīrthamuttamam | narmadeti ca vikhyātaṃ pāpaparvatadāraṇam
Yudhiṣṭhira said: By Vasiṣṭha the highest sacred ford was told to Dilīpa, known as Narmadā, the splitter of the mountain of sin.
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PdP 3 13.2
भूयश्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि तन्मे कथय नारद । नर्मदायाश्च माहात्म्यं वसिष्ठोक्तं द्विजोत्तम
bhūyaśca śrotumicchāmi tanme kathaya nārada | narmadāyāśca māhātmyaṃ vasiṣṭhoktaṃ dvijottama
And I wish to hear more; tell me that, Nārada — the greatness of the Narmadā as spoken by Vasiṣṭha, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 3 13.3
कथमेषा महापुण्या नदी सर्वत्र विश्रुता । नर्मदानाम विख्याता तन्मम ब्रूहिनारद
kathameṣā mahāpuṇyā nadī sarvatra viśrutā | narmadānāma vikhyātā tanmama brūhinārada
How is this greatly meritorious river, famed everywhere, known by the name Narmadā? Tell me that, Nārada.
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PdP 3 13.4
नारद उवाच-। नर्मदा सरितां श्रेष्ठा सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी । तारयेत्सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च
nārada uvāca-| narmadā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | tārayetsarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca
Nārada said: The Narmadā is the best of rivers, the destroyer of all sins; she would carry across all beings, the immobile and the moving.
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PdP 3 13.5
नर्मदायास्तु माहात्म्यं वसिष्ठोक्तं मया श्रुतम् । तदेतद्धि महाराज सर्वं हि कथयामि ते
narmadāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vasiṣṭhoktaṃ mayā śrutam | tadetaddhi mahārāja sarvaṃ hi kathayāmi te
The greatness of the Narmadā as spoken by Vasiṣṭha was heard by me; that very thing, great king, I shall relate to you in full.
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PdP 3 13.6
पुण्या कनखले गङ्गा कुरुक्षेत्रे सरस्वती । ग्रामे वा यदि वारण्ये पुण्या सर्वत्र नर्म्मदा
puṇyā kanakhale gaṅgā kurukṣetre sarasvatī | grāme vā yadi vāraṇye puṇyā sarvatra narmmadā
The Gaṅgā is holy at Kanakhala, the Sarasvatī at Kurukṣetra; but whether in a village or in the forest, the Narmadā is holy everywhere.
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PdP 3 13.7
त्रिभिः सारस्वतं तोयं सप्ताहेन तु यामुनम् । सद्यः पुनाति गांगेयं दर्शनादेव नार्मदम्
tribhiḥ sārasvataṃ toyaṃ saptāhena tu yāmunam | sadyaḥ punāti gāṃgeyaṃ darśanādeva nārmadam
The water of the Sarasvatī purifies in three (days), that of the Yamunā in a week, that of the Gaṅgā at once, but that of the Narmadā by the mere sight (of it).
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PdP 3 13.8
कलिंग देशे पश्चार्द्धे पर्वतेऽमरकंटके । पुण्या च त्रिषु लोकेषु रमणीया मनोरमा
kaliṃga deśe paścārddhe parvate'marakaṃṭake | puṇyā ca triṣu lokeṣu ramaṇīyā manoramā
In the Kaliṅga country, in the western part, on the mountain Amarakaṇṭaka, (she is) holy in the three worlds, delightful, charming.
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PdP 3 13.9
सदेवासुरगंधर्वा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । तपस्तप्त्वा महाराज सिद्धिं च परमां गताः
sadevāsuragaṃdharvā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | tapastaptvā mahārāja siddhiṃ ca paramāṃ gatāḥ
Along with gods, asuras and gandharvas, and the seers whose wealth is asceticism, having performed austerity there, great king, attained the highest perfection.
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PdP 3 13.10
तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज नियमस्थो जितेंद्रियः । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां कुलानां तारयेच्छतम्
tatra snātvā mahārāja niyamastho jiteṃdriyaḥ | upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ kulānāṃ tārayecchatam
Having bathed there, great king, abiding in the observances, with senses conquered, having fasted for a single night, (one) would carry across a hundred of (his) lines.
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PdP 3 13.11
जनेश्वरे नरः स्नात्वा पिंडं दत्वा यथाविधि । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यंति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
janeśvare naraḥ snātvā piṃḍaṃ datvā yathāvidhi | pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
When a man bathes at Janeśvara and offers the piṇḍa according to rule, his ancestors are satisfied until the dissolution of beings.
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PdP 3 13.12
पर्वतस्य समंतात्तु रुद्रकोटिः प्रतिष्ठिता । स्नानं यः कुरुते तत्र गंधमाल्यानुलेपनम्
parvatasya samaṃtāttu rudrakoṭiḥ pratiṣṭhitā | snānaṃ yaḥ kurute tatra gaṃdhamālyānulepanam
All around the mountain a crore of Rudras is established; whoever performs bathing there, with perfume, garlands and unguents —
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PdP 3 13.13
प्रीता तस्य भवेत्सर्वा रुद्रकोटिर्न संशयः । पर्वते पश्चिमस्यांते स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः
prītā tasya bhavetsarvā rudrakoṭirna saṃśayaḥ | parvate paścimasyāṃte svayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ
the whole crore of Rudras becomes pleased with him, (there is) no doubt. On the mountain, at the western end, (dwells) the god Maheśvara himself.
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PdP 3 13.14
तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः । पितृकार्यं तु कुर्वीत विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
tatra snātvā śucirbhūtvā brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ | pitṛkāryaṃ tu kurvīta vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
Having bathed there, having become pure, chaste, with senses conquered, let (one) perform the rite for the ancestors with the act as prescribed by rule.
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PdP 3 13.15
तिलोदकेन तत्रैव तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । आसप्तमं कुलं तस्य स्वर्गे तिष्ठति पांडव
tilodakena tatraiva tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ tasya svarge tiṣṭhati pāṃḍava
Right there let (one) satisfy the ancestral deities with water and sesame; his line up to the seventh (generation) abides in heaven, O Pāṇḍava.
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PdP 3 13.16
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते । अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णो दिव्यस्त्रीपरिवारितः
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate | apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇo divyastrīparivāritaḥ
For sixty thousand years he is honored in the world of heaven, thronged with hosts of apsarases, surrounded by celestial women.
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PdP 3 13.17
दिव्यगंधानुलिप्तश्च दिव्यालंकारभूषितः । ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो जायते विपुले कुले
divyagaṃdhānuliptaśca divyālaṃkārabhūṣitaḥ | tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo jāyate vipule kule
And anointed with divine perfumes, adorned with divine ornaments; then, having fallen from heaven, he is born in a great family.
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PdP 3 13.18
धनवान्दानशीलश्च धार्मिकश्चैव जायते । पुनः स्मरति तत्तीर्थं गमनं तत्र कुर्वते
dhanavāndānaśīlaśca dhārmikaścaiva jāyate | punaḥ smarati tattīrthaṃ gamanaṃ tatra kurvate
And he is born wealthy, given to giving, and righteous; again he remembers that sacred ford, and they make the journey there.
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PdP 3 13.19
तारयित्वा कुलशतं रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति । योजनानां शतं साग्रं श्रूयते सरिदुत्तमा
tārayitvā kulaśataṃ rudralokaṃ sa gacchati | yojanānāṃ śataṃ sāgraṃ śrūyate sariduttamā
Having brought a hundred generations of his family across, he goes to the world of Rudra. The best of rivers is heard to be a full hundred yojanas (long),
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PdP 3 13.20
विस्तारेण तु राजेन्द्र योजनद्वयमंतरम् । षष्टितीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिकोट्यस्तथैव च
vistāreṇa tu rājendra yojanadvayamaṃtaram | ṣaṣṭitīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathaiva ca
but in breadth, O best of kings, an extent of two yojanas. Sixty thousand sacred fords, and likewise sixty crores (of them),
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PdP 3 13.21
पर्वतस्य समंतात्तु तिष्ठंत्यमरकंटके । ब्रह्मचारी शुचिर्भूत्वा जितक्रोधो जितेंद्रियः
parvatasya samaṃtāttu tiṣṭhaṃtyamarakaṃṭake | brahmacārī śucirbhūtvā jitakrodho jiteṃdriyaḥ
stand all around the mountain at Amarakaṇṭaka. Having become chaste and pure, with anger conquered and senses conquered,
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PdP 3 13.22
सर्वहिंसानिवृत्तश्च सर्वभूतहिते रतः । एवं सर्वसमाचारः क्षेत्रपालान्परिव्रजेत्
sarvahiṃsānivṛttaśca sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | evaṃ sarvasamācāraḥ kṣetrapālānparivrajet
desisting from all injury, devoted to the welfare of all beings — thus, with all (this) conduct, one should go about (visiting) the guardians of the field.
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PdP 3 13.23
तस्य पुण्यफलं राजन्शृणुष्वावहितो हि मे । शतं वर्षसहस्राणां स्वर्गे मोदेत पांडव
tasya puṇyaphalaṃ rājanśṛṇuṣvāvahito hi me | śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ svarge modeta pāṃḍava
Hear from me attentively, O king, the fruit of his merit: he would rejoice in heaven for a hundred thousand years, O Pāṇḍava,
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PdP 3 13.24
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णे दिव्यस्त्रीपरिचारिते । दिव्यगंधानुलिप्तश्च दिव्यालंकारभूषितः
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇe divyastrīparicārite | divyagaṃdhānuliptaśca divyālaṃkārabhūṣitaḥ
in (a heaven) thronged with hosts of apsarases, attended by celestial women; and anointed with divine perfumes, adorned with divine ornaments,
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PdP 3 13.25
क्रीडते देवलोके तु दैवतैः सह मोदते । ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो राजा भवति वीर्यवान्
krīḍate devaloke tu daivataiḥ saha modate | tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo rājā bhavati vīryavān
he plays in the world of the gods and takes his pleasure together with the deities; then, fallen from heaven, he becomes a valiant king.
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