Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 19
PdP 3 19.1
नारद उवाच- भार्गवेशं ततो गच्छेद्भक्त्या यत्र च विष्णुना । हुंकारितास्तु देवेन दानवाः प्रलयं गताः
nārada uvāca- bhārgaveśaṃ tato gacchedbhaktyā yatra ca viṣṇunā | huṃkāritāstu devena dānavāḥ pralayaṃ gatāḥ
Nārada said: Then one should go with devotion to Bhārgaveśa, where the demons, at the god Viṣṇu's roar of "huṃ," came to destruction.
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PdP 3 19.2
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । शुक्लतीर्थस्य चोत्पत्तिं शृणु त्वं पांडुनंदन
tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | śuklatīrthasya cotpattiṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ pāṃḍunaṃdana
Having bathed there, O best of kings, one is freed from all sins. Now hear the origin of Śuklatīrtha, O son of Pāṇḍu.
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PdP 3 19.3
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये नानाधातुविचित्रिते । तरुणादित्यसंकाशे तप्तकांचनसंनिभे
himavacchikhare ramye nānādhātuvicitrite | taruṇādityasaṃkāśe taptakāṃcanasaṃnibhe
On a lovely peak of the Himālaya, variegated with many ores, resembling the young sun, like molten gold,
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PdP 3 19.4
वज्रस्फटिकसोपाने चित्रपट्टशिलातले । जांबूनदमये दिव्ये नाना पद्मोपशोभिते
vajrasphaṭikasopāne citrapaṭṭaśilātale | jāṃbūnadamaye divye nānā padmopaśobhite
with stairs of diamond and crystal, with floors of variously patterned slabs, made of Jāmbūnada gold, divine, adorned with many lotuses—
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PdP 3 19.5
तत्रासीनं महादेवं सर्वज्ञं प्रभुमव्ययम् । लोकानुग्राहकं शांतं गणवृंदैः समावृतम्
tatrāsīnaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvajñaṃ prabhumavyayam | lokānugrāhakaṃ śāṃtaṃ gaṇavṛṃdaiḥ samāvṛtam
there (Mārkaṇḍa saw) Mahādeva seated, the all-knowing, imperishable lord, the favourer of the worlds, tranquil, surrounded by throngs of his attendants,
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PdP 3 19.6
स्कंदनंदिमहाकालैर्वीरभद्र गणादिभिः । उमया सहितं देवं मार्कंडः परिपृच्छति
skaṃdanaṃdimahākālairvīrabhadra gaṇādibhiḥ | umayā sahitaṃ devaṃ mārkaṃḍaḥ paripṛcchati
Mārkaṇḍa questions the god, (seated) with Umā, (surrounded) by Skanda, Nandi, Mahākāla, Vīrabhadra, the Gaṇas and the rest.
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PdP 3 19.7
देवदेव महादेव इन्द्र कामादि संस्तुत । संसारभवभीतोहं सुखोपायं ब्रवीहि मे
devadeva mahādeva indra kāmādi saṃstuta | saṃsārabhavabhītohaṃ sukhopāyaṃ bravīhi me
"God of gods, Mahādeva, praised by Indra, Kāma and the others — I am afraid of worldly existence; tell me the means to happiness."
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PdP 3 19.8
भगवन्भूतभव्येश सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं तद्वदस्व महेश्वर
bhagavanbhūtabhavyeśa sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tadvadasva maheśvara
"O Lord, master of what has been and what is to come, tell me that highest of holy fords, the destroyer of all sins, O Maheśvara."
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PdP 3 19.9
ईश्वर उवाच- शृणुविप्र महाभाग सर्वशास्त्रविशारद । स्नानादि कुरु गच्छ त्वं ऋषिसंघैस्समावृतः
īśvara uvāca- śṛṇuvipra mahābhāga sarvaśāstraviśārada | snānādi kuru gaccha tvaṃ ṛṣisaṃghaissamāvṛtaḥ
Īśvara said: Listen, brahmin, greatly fortunate one, versed in all the scriptures: perform your bathing and the rest, and go, surrounded by the throngs of sages.
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PdP 3 19.10
मन्वत्रि याज्ञवल्क्याश्च काश्यपश्चैव अंगिराः । यमापस्तंब संवर्ताः कात्यायनबृहस्पती
manvatri yājñavalkyāśca kāśyapaścaiva aṃgirāḥ | yamāpastaṃba saṃvartāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī
Manu, Atri, and Yājñavalkya, and Kāśyapa, and Aṅgiras, Yama, Āpastamba, the Saṃvartas, Kātyāyana and Bṛhaspati,
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PdP 3 19.11
नारदो गौतमश्चैव पृच्छंति धर्मकांक्षिणः । गंगाकनखले पुण्या प्रयागं पुष्करं गया
nārado gautamaścaiva pṛcchaṃti dharmakāṃkṣiṇaḥ | gaṃgākanakhale puṇyā prayāgaṃ puṣkaraṃ gayā
Nārada and Gautama too — desiring dharma, they ask: the Gaṅgā at Kanakhala is holy, Prayāga, Puṣkara, Gayā,
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PdP 3 19.12
कुरुक्षेत्रं तु पुण्यं च राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे । दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ शुक्लतीर्थं महाफलम्
kurukṣetraṃ tu puṇyaṃ ca rāhugraste divākare | divā vā yadi vā rātrau śuklatīrthaṃ mahāphalam
and Kurukṣetra is holy when the sun is seized by Rāhu; but Śuklatīrtha, whether by day or by night, (yields) great fruit.
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PdP 3 19.13
दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्चैव स्नानाद्ध्यानात्तपोर्जनात् । होमाच्चैवोपवासाच्च शुक्लतीर्थफलं महत्
darśanātsparśanāccaiva snānāddhyānāttaporjanāt | homāccaivopavāsācca śuklatīrthaphalaṃ mahat
From seeing, from touching, from bathing, from meditating, from the generating of ascetic heat, from oblation and from fasting, the fruit of Śuklatīrtha is great.
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PdP 3 19.14
शुक्लतीर्थं महापुण्यं नद्यां तु संव्यवस्थितम् । चाणिक्योनाम राजर्षिः सिद्धिं तत्र समागतः
śuklatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ nadyāṃ tu saṃvyavasthitam | cāṇikyonāma rājarṣiḥ siddhiṃ tatra samāgataḥ
Śuklatīrtha, greatly holy, is situated on the river; a royal sage named Cāṇikya attained perfection there.
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PdP 3 19.15
एतत्क्षेत्रं समुत्पन्नं योजनावृत्तिसंस्थितम् । शुक्लतीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
etatkṣetraṃ samutpannaṃ yojanāvṛttisaṃsthitam | śuklatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
This sacred field arose extending in a circuit of a yojana — Śuklatīrtha, greatly holy, the destroyer of all sins.
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PdP 3 19.16
पादपाग्रेण दृष्टेन ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । अहमत्र ऋषिश्रेष्ठ तिष्ठामि ह्युमया सह
pādapāgreṇa dṛṣṭena brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati | ahamatra ṛṣiśreṣṭha tiṣṭhāmi hyumayā saha
By the mere sight of a treetop (there) one dispels the killing of a brahmin; and there, best of sages, I abide together with Umā.
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PdP 3 19.17
वैशाखे विमले मासि कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशी । कैलासाच्चापि निर्गत्य तत्र संनिहितो ह्यहम्
vaiśākhe vimale māsi kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī | kailāsāccāpi nirgatya tatra saṃnihito hyaham
In the bright month of Vaiśākha, on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, having gone forth from Kailāsa I am present there.
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PdP 3 19.18
देवकिन्नरगंधर्वाः सिद्धविद्याधरास्तथा । गणाश्चाप्सरसो नागाः सर्वे देवाः समागताः
devakinnaragaṃdharvāḥ siddhavidyādharāstathā | gaṇāścāpsaraso nāgāḥ sarve devāḥ samāgatāḥ
Gods, kinnaras and gandharvas, siddhas and vidyādharas likewise, the gaṇas, apsarases, nāgas — all the gods have gathered.
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PdP 3 19.19
गगनस्थास्तु तिष्ठंति विमानैः सर्वकामकैः । शुक्लतीर्थे तु राजेंद्र आगता धर्मकांक्षिणः
gaganasthāstu tiṣṭhaṃti vimānaiḥ sarvakāmakaiḥ | śuklatīrthe tu rājeṃdra āgatā dharmakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
Standing in the sky they remain with celestial cars that grant every wish; and to Śuklatīrtha, O lord of kings, they have come desiring dharma.
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PdP 3 19.20
रजकेन यथा वस्त्रं शुक्लं भवति वारिणा । आजन्मसंचितं पापं शुक्लतीर्थे व्यपोहति
rajakena yathā vastraṃ śuklaṃ bhavati vāriṇā | ājanmasaṃcitaṃ pāpaṃ śuklatīrthe vyapohati
Just as a garment becomes white by a washerman with water, so at Śuklatīrtha one washes away the sin accumulated since birth.
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PdP 3 19.21
स्नानं दानं महापुण्यं मार्कंड ऋषिसत्तम । शुक्लतीर्थात्परं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति
snānaṃ dānaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ mārkaṃḍa ṛṣisattama | śuklatīrthātparaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
Bathing and giving (there) are greatly meritorious, Mārkaṇḍa, best of sages; a ford higher than Śuklatīrtha has not been and will not be.
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PdP 3 19.22
पूर्वे वयसि कर्माणि कृत्वा पापानि मानवः । अहोरात्रोपवासेन शुक्लतीर्थे व्यपोहति
pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni mānavaḥ | ahorātropavāsena śuklatīrthe vyapohati
A man who in an earlier age of life has done sinful deeds washes them away at Śuklatīrtha by fasting for a day and a night.
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PdP 3 19.23
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञैर्दानेन वा पुनः । देवदानेन या पुष्टिर्न सा क्रतुशतैरपि
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñairdānena vā punaḥ | devadānena yā puṣṭirna sā kratuśatairapi
The thriving that comes from giving to the god — that (comes) not by austerity, by chastity, by sacrifices or again by giving, nor even by a hundred rites.
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PdP 3 19.24
कार्तिकस्य च मासस्य कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशी । घृतेन स्नापयेद्देवमुपोष्य परमेश्वरम्
kārtikasya ca māsasya kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī | ghṛtena snāpayeddevamupoṣya parameśvaram
And on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight of the month of Kārttika, having fasted, one should bathe the god, the Supreme Lord, with ghee.
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PdP 3 19.25
एकविंशत्कुलोपेतो न च्यवेच्चैश्वरात्पदात् । शुक्लतीर्थं परं तीर्थमृषिसिद्धनिषेवितम्
ekaviṃśatkulopeto na cyaveccaiśvarātpadāt | śuklatīrthaṃ paraṃ tīrthamṛṣisiddhaniṣevitam
Together with twenty-one generations of his family he would not fall from the station of Īśvara. Śuklatīrtha is the highest ford, frequented by sages and siddhas.
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PdP 3 19.26
तत्र स्नात्वा ततो राजन्पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते । स्नात्वा वै शुक्लतीर्थेपि अर्चयेद्वृषभध्वजम्
tatra snātvā tato rājanpunarjanma na vidyate | snātvā vai śuklatīrthepi arcayedvṛṣabhadhvajam
Having bathed there, O king, there is no rebirth thereafter. Having bathed at Śuklatīrtha too, one should worship him whose banner is the bull.
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PdP 3 19.27
जागरं कारयेत्तत्र नृत्यगीतादिमंगलैः । प्रभाते शुक्लतीर्थे तु स्नानं वै देवतार्चनम्
jāgaraṃ kārayettatra nṛtyagītādimaṃgalaiḥ | prabhāte śuklatīrthe tu snānaṃ vai devatārcanam
One should hold a night-vigil there with auspicious rites of dance, song and the rest; and at dawn, at Śuklatīrtha, bathing and worship of the deity.
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PdP 3 19.28
आचार्यं भोजयेत्पश्चाच्छिवव्रतपरः शुचिः । भोजनं च यथाशक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यं न कारयेत्
ācāryaṃ bhojayetpaścācchivavrataparaḥ śuciḥ | bhojanaṃ ca yathāśaktyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kārayet
Afterwards, pure and devoted to the Śiva-vow, he should feed the teacher; and the feeding (should be) according to his means — he should not be stingy with his wealth.
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PdP 3 19.29
प्रदक्षिणं ततः कृत्वा शनैर्देवांतिकं व्रजेत् । एवं वै कुरुते यस्तु तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śanairdevāṃtikaṃ vrajet | evaṃ vai kurute yastu tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
Then, having made a circumambulation, he should go slowly into the god's presence. Hear the fruit of merit of the one who acts thus.
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PdP 3 19.30
दिव्ययानसमारूढस्तूयमानोऽप्सरोगणैः । शिवतुल्यबलोपेतस्तिष्ठत्याभूतसंप्लवम्
divyayānasamārūḍhastūyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ | śivatulyabalopetastiṣṭhatyābhūtasaṃplavam
Mounted on a heavenly vehicle, praised by throngs of apsarases, endowed with strength equal to Śiva's, he abides until the dissolution of beings.
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PdP 3 19.31
शुक्लतीर्थे तु या नारी ददाति कनकं शुभम् । घृतेन स्नापयेद्देवं कुमारं चाभिपूजयेत्
śuklatīrthe tu yā nārī dadāti kanakaṃ śubham | ghṛtena snāpayeddevaṃ kumāraṃ cābhipūjayet
And the woman who at Śuklatīrtha gives fine gold, and bathes the god with ghee, and worships Kumāra —
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PdP 3 19.32
एवं या कुरुते भक्त्या तस्याः पुण्यफलं शृणु । मोदते देवलोकस्था यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
evaṃ yā kurute bhaktyā tasyāḥ puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu | modate devalokasthā yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa
hear the fruit of merit of her who does this with devotion: dwelling in the world of the gods she rejoices for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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PdP 3 19.33
अयने वा चतुर्दश्यां संक्रांतौ विषुवे तथा । स्नात्वा तु सोपवासः स निर्जितात्मा समाहितः
ayane vā caturdaśyāṃ saṃkrāṃtau viṣuve tathā | snātvā tu sopavāsaḥ sa nirjitātmā samāhitaḥ
Or at a solstice, on the fourteenth day, at a solar transit, or likewise at an equinox, having bathed and keeping a fast, self-controlled and concentrated,
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PdP 3 19.34
दानं दद्याद्यथाशक्त्या प्रीयेतां हरिशंकरौ । शुक्लतीर्थप्रभावेण सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम्
dānaṃ dadyādyathāśaktyā prīyetāṃ hariśaṃkarau | śuklatīrthaprabhāveṇa sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam
he should give a gift according to his means — may Hari and Śaṃkara be pleased. By the power of Śuklatīrtha everything becomes imperishable.
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PdP 3 19.35
अनाथं दुर्गतं विप्रं नाथवंतमथापि वा । उद्वाहयति यस्तीर्थे तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
anāthaṃ durgataṃ vipraṃ nāthavaṃtamathāpi vā | udvāhayati yastīrthe tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
He who at the tīrtha gives in marriage a brahmin who is without protector and in distress, or even one who has a protector — hear the fruit of his merit.
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PdP 3 19.36
यावत्तद्रोमसंख्या तु तत्प्रसूतिकुलेषु च । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि शिवलोके महीयते
yāvattadromasaṃkhyā tu tatprasūtikuleṣu ca | tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi śivaloke mahīyate
As many as are the number of his hairs, and (of those) in the families born of him, for that many thousands of years he is honoured in Śiva's world.
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