Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 17
PdP 3 17.1
नारद उवाच- उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले तीर्थं योजनविस्तृतम् । पत्रेश्वरेति विख्यातं सर्वपापहरं परम्
nārada uvāca- uttare narmadākūle tīrthaṃ yojanavistṛtam | patreśvareti vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ param
Nārada said: On the northern bank of the Narmadā there is a tīrtha, a yojana in extent, known as Patreśvara, supreme, remover of all sins.
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PdP 3 17.2
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्दैवतैः सह मोदते । पंचवर्षसहस्राणि क्रीडते कामरूपधृक्
tatra snātvā naro rājandaivataiḥ saha modate | paṃcavarṣasahasrāṇi krīḍate kāmarūpadhṛk
Having bathed there, O king, a man rejoices together with the gods; for five thousand years he plays, taking whatever form he wishes.
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PdP 3 17.3
गर्जनं तु ततो गच्छेद्यत्र मेघ उपस्थितः । इंद्रजिन्नाम संप्राप्तं तस्य तीर्थप्रभावतः
garjanaṃ tu tato gacchedyatra megha upasthitaḥ | iṃdrajinnāma saṃprāptaṃ tasya tīrthaprabhāvataḥ
Then let him go to Garjana, where a cloud took its stand; (one) named Indrajit attained (heaven) there through the power of that tīrtha.
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PdP 3 17.4
मेघरावं ततो गच्छेद्यत्र मेघाभिगर्जितम् । मेघनादो गणस्तत्र वरसंपन्नतां गतः
megharāvaṃ tato gacchedyatra meghābhigarjitam | meghanādo gaṇastatra varasaṃpannatāṃ gataḥ
Then let him go to Megharāva, where there was the thundering of clouds; there the attendant Meghanāda attained the state of being endowed with a boon.
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PdP 3 17.5
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र ब्रह्मावर्तमिति स्मृतम् । तत्र संनिहितो ब्रह्मा नित्यमेव युधिष्ठिर
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra brahmāvartamiti smṛtam | tatra saṃnihito brahmā nityameva yudhiṣṭhira
Then, lord of kings, let him go to what is known as Brahmāvarta; there Brahmā is ever present, Yudhiṣṭhira.
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PdP 3 17.6
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । ततोंऽगारेश्वरे तीर्थे नियतो नियमाशनः
tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra brahmaloke mahīyate | tatoṃ'gāreśvare tīrthe niyato niyamāśanaḥ
Having bathed there, lord of kings, one is honoured in the world of Brahmā. Then at the tīrtha Aṅgāreśvara, restrained and eating by rule,
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PdP 3 17.7
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र कपिलातीर्थमुत्तमम्
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ sa gacchati | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra kapilātīrthamuttamam
with his self purified of all sins, he goes to the world of Rudra. Then, lord of kings, let him go to the excellent Kapilā tīrtha.
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PdP 3 17.8
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोप्रदानफलं लभेत् । कांचीतीर्थं ततो गच्छेद्देवर्षिगणसेवितम्
tatra snātvā naro rājangopradānaphalaṃ labhet | kāṃcītīrthaṃ tato gaccheddevarṣigaṇasevitam
Having bathed there, O king, a man would obtain the fruit of the gift of a cow. Then let him go to the Kāñcī tīrtha, frequented by the hosts of gods and seers.
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PdP 3 17.9
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोलोकं समवाप्नुयात् । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेंद्र कुंडलेश्वरमुत्तमम्
tatra snātvā naro rājangolokaṃ samavāpnuyāt | tato gacchettu rājeṃdra kuṃḍaleśvaramuttamam
Having bathed there, O king, a man would attain the world of cows (Goloka). Then, lord of kings, let him go to the excellent Kuṇḍaleśvara.
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PdP 3 17.10
तत्र संनिहितो रुद्रस्तिष्ठते उमया सह । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र अवध्यस्त्रिदशैरपि
tatra saṃnihito rudrastiṣṭhate umayā saha | tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra avadhyastridaśairapi
There Rudra is present, dwelling together with Umā; and having bathed there, O lord of kings, (a man) cannot be slain even by the thirty (gods).
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PdP 3 17.11
पिप्पलेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र गत्वा तु राजेंद्र रुद्रलोके महीयते
pippaleśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tatra gatvā tu rājeṃdra rudraloke mahīyate
Then one should go to Pippaleśvara, the destroyer of all sins; having gone there, O lord of kings, (a man) is honoured in Rudra's world.
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PdP 3 17.12
ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेंद्र विमलं विमलेश्वरम् । तत्र देवशिखा रम्या ईश्वरेण निपातिता
tato gacchettu rājeṃdra vimalaṃ vimaleśvaram | tatra devaśikhā ramyā īśvareṇa nipātitā
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the pure (place) Vimaleśvara; there the lovely crest of the god was cast down by the Lord.
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PdP 3 17.13
तत्र प्राणान्परित्यज्य रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयाम् । ततः पुष्करिणीं गच्छेत्तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत्
tatra prāṇānparityajya rudralokamavāpnuyām | tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ gacchettatra snānaṃ samācaret
Giving up one's life-breaths there, I would attain Rudra's world. Then one should go to Puṣkariṇī and perform bathing there.
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PdP 3 17.14
स्नानमात्रे नरस्तत्र इंद्रस्यार्द्धासनं लभेत् । नर्मदा सरितां श्रेष्ठा रुद्रदेहाद्विनिःसृता
snānamātre narastatra iṃdrasyārddhāsanaṃ labhet | narmadā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā rudradehādviniḥsṛtā
Merely by bathing there a man obtains half of Indra's seat. Narmadā, best of rivers, issued forth from Rudra's body,
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PdP 3 17.15
तारयेत्सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च । सर्वदेवातिदेवेन ईश्वरेण महात्मना
tārayetsarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca | sarvadevātidevena īśvareṇa mahātmanā
(and) she rescues all beings, the immobile and the moving; by the great-souled Lord, the god beyond all gods,
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PdP 3 17.16
कथिता ऋषिसंघेभ्यो ह्यस्माकं च विशेषतः । मुनिभिः संस्तुता ह्येषा नर्मदा प्रवरा नदी
kathitā ṛṣisaṃghebhyo hyasmākaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | munibhiḥ saṃstutā hyeṣā narmadā pravarā nadī
she has been told of to the assemblies of seers, and to us especially; praised by the sages is she, Narmadā, the foremost river,
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PdP 3 17.17
रुद्रदेहाद्विनिष्क्रांता लोकानां हितकाम्यया । सर्वपापहरा नित्यं सर्वप्राणिनमस्कृता
rudradehādviniṣkrāṃtā lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | sarvapāpaharā nityaṃ sarvaprāṇinamaskṛtā
gone forth from Rudra's body out of desire for the welfare of the worlds, ever removing all sin, saluted by all living beings,
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PdP 3 17.18
संस्तुता देवगंधर्वैरप्सरोभिस्तथैव च । नमः पुण्यजले आद्ये नमः सागरगामिनि
saṃstutā devagaṃdharvairapsarobhistathaiva ca | namaḥ puṇyajale ādye namaḥ sāgaragāmini
praised by gods and gandharvas and likewise by apsarases. "Homage, O primordial one of holy waters, homage, O you who go to the ocean!
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PdP 3 17.19
नमोस्तु ते ऋषिगणैः शंकरदेहनिःसृते । नमोस्तु ते धर्मवृते वरानने नमोस्तु ते देवगणैकवंदिते
namostu te ṛṣigaṇaiḥ śaṃkaradehaniḥsṛte | namostu te dharmavṛte varānane namostu te devagaṇaikavaṃdite
Homage to you from the hosts of seers, O you who flowed forth from Śaṃkara's body! Homage to you, O you encompassed by dharma, O fair-faced one; homage to you, praised as the one by the hosts of gods!
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PdP 3 17.20
नमोस्तु ते सर्वपवित्रपावने नमोस्तु ते सर्वजगत्सुपूजिते । यश्चेदं पठते स्तोत्रं नित्यं शुद्धेन मानवः
namostu te sarvapavitrapāvane namostu te sarvajagatsupūjite | yaścedaṃ paṭhate stotraṃ nityaṃ śuddhena mānavaḥ
Homage to you, purifier of all that is pure; homage to you, well worshipped by the whole world!" And the man who recites this hymn constantly with a pure (mind)—
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PdP 3 17.21
ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्त्रियो विजयी भवेत् । वैश्यस्तु लभते लाभं शूद्रश्चैव शुभां गतिम्
brāhmaṇo vedamāpnoti kṣattriyo vijayī bhavet | vaiśyastu labhate lābhaṃ śūdraścaiva śubhāṃ gatim
a brahmin gains the Veda, a kṣatriya becomes victorious, a vaiśya obtains gain, and a śūdra a good destiny.
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PdP 3 17.22
अन्नार्थी लभते ह्यन्नं स्मरणादेव नित्यशः । नर्मदां सेव्यते नित्यं स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः । तेन पुण्या नदी ज्ञेया ब्रह्महत्यापहारिणी
annārthī labhate hyannaṃ smaraṇādeva nityaśaḥ | narmadāṃ sevyate nityaṃ svayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ | tena puṇyā nadī jñeyā brahmahatyāpahāriṇī
One who seeks food obtains food, merely by remembering (her), always. The god Maheśvara himself constantly frequents the Narmadā; therefore the river is to be known as holy, and as removing (even) the killing of a brahmin.
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