Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 23
PdP 3 23.1
नारद उवाच- एवं बहुतिथे काले लोमशो मुनिसत्तमः । आगतश्च महाभागस्तत्र यादृच्छिको मुनि
nārada uvāca- evaṃ bahutithe kāle lomaśo munisattamaḥ | āgataśca mahābhāgastatra yādṛcchiko muni
Nārada said: Thus, after a long time, Lomaśa, the best of sages, the greatly blessed one, came there, a sage wandering as he pleased.
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PdP 3 23.2
तं दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणं सर्वे पिशाचाः क्षुत्समाकुलाः । धावंतो ह्यत्तुकामास्ते मिलित्वा यूथवर्तिनः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇaṃ sarve piśācāḥ kṣutsamākulāḥ | dhāvaṃto hyattukāmāste militvā yūthavartinaḥ
Seeing that brahmin, all the demons, tormented by hunger, ran up, wishing to eat him, having joined together and moving as a pack.
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PdP 3 23.3
दह्यमानास्तु तीव्रेण तेजसा लोमशस्य तु । असमर्थाः पुरः स्थातुं ते सर्वे दूरतः स्थिताः
dahyamānāstu tīvreṇa tejasā lomaśasya tu | asamarthāḥ puraḥ sthātuṃ te sarve dūrataḥ sthitāḥ
But being scorched by Lomaśa's fierce splendour, unable to stand before him, they all stood at a distance.
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PdP 3 23.4
तत्र पूर्वकर्मबलात्पिशाचः सह वै द्विजः । समीक्ष्य लोमशं राजन्साष्टांगं प्रणिपत्य च
tatra pūrvakarmabalātpiśācaḥ saha vai dvijaḥ | samīkṣya lomaśaṃ rājansāṣṭāṃgaṃ praṇipatya ca
There, by the force of his former deeds, the demon who had been a brahmin, on seeing Lomaśa, O king, and prostrating himself with the eight limbs,
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PdP 3 23.5
उवाच सूनृतां वाचं बद्ध्वा शिरसि चांजलिम् । महाभाग्योदये विप्र साधूनां संगतिर्भवेत्
uvāca sūnṛtāṃ vācaṃ baddhvā śirasi cāṃjalim | mahābhāgyodaye vipra sādhūnāṃ saṃgatirbhavet
spoke true and gracious words, joining his palms above his head: "When great good fortune arises, O brahmin, there comes company with the good.
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PdP 3 23.6
गंगादिपुण्यतीर्थेषु यो नरः स्नाति सर्वथा । यः करोति सतां संगं तयोः सत्संगमो वरः
gaṃgādipuṇyatīrtheṣu yo naraḥ snāti sarvathā | yaḥ karoti satāṃ saṃgaṃ tayoḥ satsaṃgamo varaḥ
Of a man who bathes in every way in holy fords such as the Ganges, and one who keeps company with the good, of the two, the meeting with the good is the better.
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PdP 3 23.7
गुरूणां संगमो विप्र दृष्टादृष्टफलो भुवि । स्वर्गदो रोगहारी च किं तमोपहरो मतः
gurūṇāṃ saṃgamo vipra dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalo bhuvi | svargado rogahārī ca kiṃ tamopaharo mataḥ
Meeting with teachers, O brahmin, has both seen and unseen fruit on earth; it gives heaven and takes away disease—how much more is it held to remove darkness?
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PdP 3 23.8
इत्युक्त्वा कथयामास पूर्ववृत्तांतमद्भुतम् । इमा गंधर्वकन्यास्ता मुने सोऽहं द्विजात्मजः
ityuktvā kathayāmāsa pūrvavṛttāṃtamadbhutam | imā gaṃdharvakanyāstā mune so'haṃ dvijātmajaḥ
Having spoken thus, he related the wondrous past events: "These, O sage, are those gandharva maidens, and I am that son of a brahmin."
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PdP 3 23.9
सर्वे पिशाचरूपेण मिथः शापविमोहिताः । दीनाननास्सुतिष्ठामस्तवाग्रे मुनिसत्तम
sarve piśācarūpeṇa mithaḥ śāpavimohitāḥ | dīnānanāssutiṣṭhāmastavāgre munisattama
"All of us, in the form of piśācas, are deluded by a mutual curse; with wretched faces we stand before you, O best of sages."
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PdP 3 23.10
त्वद्दर्शनेन बालानां निस्तारो नो भविष्यति । सूर्योदये तमस्तोमः किं नु लीयेत पुष्करे
tvaddarśanena bālānāṃ nistāro no bhaviṣyati | sūryodaye tamastomaḥ kiṃ nu līyeta puṣkare
"By the sight of you there will be deliverance for us children. When the sun rises, would not the mass of darkness dissolve in a lotus-pond?"
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PdP 3 23.11
श्रुत्वैतल्लोमशो वाक्यं कृपार्द्रीकृतमानसः । प्रत्युवाच महातेजा दुःखितं तं मुनेः सुतम्
śrutvaitallomaśo vākyaṃ kṛpārdrīkṛtamānasaḥ | pratyuvāca mahātejā duḥkhitaṃ taṃ muneḥ sutam
Hearing this speech, Lomaśa, his mind made tender with compassion, that greatly radiant one, replied to the grieving son of the sage.
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PdP 3 23.12
मत्प्रसादाच्च सर्वेषां स्मृतिः सपदि जायताम् । धर्मे च वर्ततां येन मिथः शापो लयं व्रजेत्
matprasādācca sarveṣāṃ smṛtiḥ sapadi jāyatām | dharme ca vartatāṃ yena mithaḥ śāpo layaṃ vrajet
"By my favour let memory arise at once for all of you; and let (each) abide in dharma, whereby the mutual curse may come to dissolution."
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PdP 3 23.13
पिशाच उवाच- महर्षे कथ्यतां धर्मो मुच्येम येन किल्बिषात् । नायं कालो विलंबस्य शापाग्निर्दारुणो यतः
piśāca uvāca- maharṣe kathyatāṃ dharmo mucyema yena kilbiṣāt | nāyaṃ kālo vilaṃbasya śāpāgnirdāruṇo yataḥ
The piśāca said: "Great sage, let the dharma be told by which we may be freed from the sin. This is no time for delay, since the fire of the curse is terrible."
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PdP 3 23.14
लोमश उवाच- मया सार्द्धं प्रकुर्वंतु रेवास्नानं विधानतः । शापान्मोक्ष्यति वो रेवा नान्यथा निष्कृतिर्भवेत्
lomaśa uvāca- mayā sārddhaṃ prakurvaṃtu revāsnānaṃ vidhānataḥ | śāpānmokṣyati vo revā nānyathā niṣkṛtirbhavet
Lomaśa said: "Let them perform, together with me, the bath in the Revā according to rule. The Revā will release you from the curse; otherwise there would be no expiation."
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PdP 3 23.15
शृणुष्वावहितो विप्र पापनाशो ध्रुवं नृणाम् । रेवास्नानेन जायेत इति मे निश्चिता मतिः
śṛṇuṣvāvahito vipra pāpanāśo dhruvaṃ nṛṇām | revāsnānena jāyeta iti me niścitā matiḥ
"Listen attentively, O brahmin: the destruction of men's sins comes about surely through bathing in the Revā—such is my settled conviction."
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PdP 3 23.16
सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं वर्तमानं च पातकम् । रेवास्नानं दहेत्सर्वं तूलराशिमिवानलः
saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vartamānaṃ ca pātakam | revāsnānaṃ dahetsarvaṃ tūlarāśimivānalaḥ
"Sin committed in seven births and present wrongdoing—bathing in the Revā burns it all, as fire (burns) a heap of cotton."
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PdP 3 23.17
प्रायाश्चित्तं न पश्यंति यस्मिन्पापे पिशाचक । तत्सर्वं नर्मदातोये स्नानमात्रेण नश्यति
prāyāścittaṃ na paśyaṃti yasminpāpe piśācaka | tatsarvaṃ narmadātoye snānamātreṇa naśyati
"That sin for which they see no expiation, O piśāca—all of it perishes by merely bathing in the water of the Narmadā."
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PdP 3 23.18
ज्ञानकृन्नर्म्मदास्नानमतो मोक्षफला हि सा । हिमवत्पुण्यतीर्थानि सर्वपापहराणि वै
jñānakṛnnarmmadāsnānamato mokṣaphalā hi sā | himavatpuṇyatīrthāni sarvapāpaharāṇi vai
"Bathing in the Narmadā produces knowledge, and therefore it has liberation as its fruit. The holy tīrthas of the Himālaya do indeed remove all sins."
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PdP 3 23.19
इंद्रलोकप्रदं हीदं निर्मितं ब्रह्मवादिभिः । सर्वकामफला रेवा मोक्षदा परिकीर्तिता
iṃdralokapradaṃ hīdaṃ nirmitaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ | sarvakāmaphalā revā mokṣadā parikīrtitā
"For this, fashioned by the expounders of the Veda, grants the world of Indra; the Revā is proclaimed as yielding the fruit of all desires and as giving liberation."
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PdP 3 23.20
पापघ्नी पापहारिणी सर्वकामफलप्रदा । विष्णुलोकदआप्लावो नार्मदः पापनाशनः
pāpaghnī pāpahāriṇī sarvakāmaphalapradā | viṣṇulokadaāplāvo nārmadaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ
"She slays sin, she carries sin away, she bestows the fruit of every wish; the plunge into the Narmadā gives the world of Viṣṇu and destroys sin."
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PdP 3 23.21
यामुनः सूर्यलोकाय भवेदाप्लाव उत्तमः । सारस्वतोघविध्वंसी ब्रह्मलोकफलप्रदः
yāmunaḥ sūryalokāya bhavedāplāva uttamaḥ | sārasvatoghavidhvaṃsī brahmalokaphalapradaḥ
"A plunge in the Yamunā would be excellent for (attaining) the world of the sun; the Sārasvata (plunge) destroys sin and yields the fruit of the world of Brahmā."
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PdP 3 23.22
विशालफलदा प्रोक्ता विशाला हि पिशाचक । पापेंधनदवाग्निस्तु गर्भहेतुक्रियापहः
viśālaphaladā proktā viśālā hi piśācaka | pāpeṃdhanadavāgnistu garbhahetukriyāpahaḥ
"Viśālā is declared to give ample fruit, O piśāca; it is a forest-fire to the fuel of sin, and removes the acts that cause (rebirth in) the womb."
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PdP 3 23.23
विष्णुलोकाय मोक्षाय नार्मदः परिकीर्तितः । सरयूगंडकीसिंधुश्चंद्रभागा च कौशिकी
viṣṇulokāya mokṣāya nārmadaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | sarayūgaṃḍakīsiṃdhuścaṃdrabhāgā ca kauśikī
"The Narmadā (plunge) is proclaimed to be for the world of Viṣṇu, for liberation. Sarayū, Gaṇḍakī, Sindhu, Candrabhāgā, and Kauśikī,"
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PdP 3 23.24
तापी गोदावरी भीमा पयोष्णी कृष्णवेणिका । कावेरी तुंगभद्रा च अन्याश्चापि समुद्रगाः
tāpī godāvarī bhīmā payoṣṇī kṛṣṇaveṇikā | kāverī tuṃgabhadrā ca anyāścāpi samudragāḥ
"Tāpī, Godāvarī, Bhīmā, Payoṣṇī, Kṛṣṇaveṇikā, Kāverī and Tuṅgabhadrā, and others too that flow to the sea—"
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PdP 3 23.25
तासु रेवा परा प्रोक्ता विष्णुलोकप्रदायिनी । रेवा तु प्राप्यते पुण्यैः पूर्वजन्मकृतैर्द्विज । अपुनर्भवदं तत्र मज्जनं मुनिपुत्रक
tāsu revā parā proktā viṣṇulokapradāyinī | revā tu prāpyate puṇyaiḥ pūrvajanmakṛtairdvija | apunarbhavadaṃ tatra majjanaṃ muniputraka
"Among these the Revā is said to be the highest, bestowing the world of Viṣṇu. But the Revā is obtained through merits made in a former birth, O brahmin; immersion there gives freedom from rebirth, O son of a sage."
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PdP 3 23.26
गायंति देवाः सततं दिविष्ठा रेवा कदा दृष्टिगता हि नो भवेत् । स्नाता नरा यत्र न गर्भवेदनां पश्यंति तिष्ठंति च विष्णुसन्निधौ
gāyaṃti devāḥ satataṃ diviṣṭhā revā kadā dṛṣṭigatā hi no bhavet | snātā narā yatra na garbhavedanāṃ paśyaṃti tiṣṭhaṃti ca viṣṇusannidhau
"The gods dwelling in heaven sing continually: 'When indeed will the Revā come within our sight?' Men who have bathed there do not experience the pain of the womb, and they abide in the presence of Viṣṇu."
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PdP 3 23.27
मज्जंति ये प्रत्यहमत्र मानवा रेवासुतो ये बहुपापकंचुकाः । मज्जंति ते नो निरयेषु धर्म्मतः स्वर्गे तु ते चारुचरंति देववत्
majjaṃti ye pratyahamatra mānavā revāsuto ye bahupāpakaṃcukāḥ | majjaṃti te no nirayeṣu dharmmataḥ svarge tu te cārucaraṃti devavat
"Those men who plunge here every day in the good water of the Revā, though sheathed in many sins—they do not, by the law, sink in the hells; rather they roam beautifully in heaven like gods."
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PdP 3 23.28
तीव्रैर्व्रतैर्दानतपोभिरध्वरैः सार्धं विधात्रा तुलया धृता पुरा । रेवापिशाचाशु तयोर्द्वयोरभूद्रेवा वरा तत्र च मोक्षसाधिका
tīvrairvratairdānatapobhiradhvaraiḥ sārdhaṃ vidhātrā tulayā dhṛtā purā | revāpiśācāśu tayordvayorabhūdrevā varā tatra ca mokṣasādhikā
Formerly the Creator weighed (Revā) in a balance together with severe vows, gifts, austerities and sacrifices; of those two Revā at once proved the greater, and she there is the one that accomplishes liberation.
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PdP 3 23.29
नारद उवाच- एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य लोमशस्य पिशाचकाः । तेन सार्द्धं ययुः शीघ्रं रेवामज्जनहेतवे
nārada uvāca- etacchrutvā vacastasya lomaśasya piśācakāḥ | tena sārddhaṃ yayuḥ śīghraṃ revāmajjanahetave
Nārada said: Having heard that speech of Lomaśa, the little piśācas went quickly along with him for the sake of bathing in the Revā.
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PdP 3 23.30
ततो दैवात्समुत्पन्नो रेवारोधसि मारुतः । तेषां प्रवाहस्पृष्टानां गात्रे जलकणप्रदः
tato daivātsamutpanno revārodhasi mārutaḥ | teṣāṃ pravāhaspṛṣṭānāṃ gātre jalakaṇapradaḥ
Then by fate a wind arose on the bank of the Revā, which, touched by the current, sprinkled drops of water on the bodies of those (piśācas).
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PdP 3 23.31
रेवाजलकणस्पर्शात्पैशाच्यात्ते विमोचिताः । तत्क्षणाद्दिव्यवपुषः प्रशशंसुश्च नर्मदाम्
revājalakaṇasparśātpaiśācyātte vimocitāḥ | tatkṣaṇāddivyavapuṣaḥ praśaśaṃsuśca narmadām
By the touch of the Revā's water-drops they were released from their piśāca condition; in that very instant, having divine bodies, they praised the Narmadā.
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PdP 3 23.32
ततो लोमशवाक्येन ताश्च गंधर्वकन्यकाः । परिणीताः सुखं तेन विप्रेण नर्मदातटे
tato lomaśavākyena tāśca gaṃdharvakanyakāḥ | pariṇītāḥ sukhaṃ tena vipreṇa narmadātaṭe
Then, at Lomaśa's word, those gandharva maidens were happily married by that brahmin on the bank of the Narmadā.
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PdP 3 23.33
उवास सुचिरं कालं स्नानपानावगाहनैः । अर्चित्वा नर्मदामत्र विष्णुलोकं गताश्च ते
uvāsa suciraṃ kālaṃ snānapānāvagāhanaiḥ | arcitvā narmadāmatra viṣṇulokaṃ gatāśca te
He dwelt (there) a very long time with bathings, drinkings and immersions; and having worshipped the Narmadā there, they went to Viṣṇu's world.
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PdP 3 23.34
एवं ते कथितो राजन्नर्मदागुणसंश्रयः । इतिहासो महापुण्यः श्रवणात्पापनाशनः
evaṃ te kathito rājannarmadāguṇasaṃśrayaḥ | itihāso mahāpuṇyaḥ śravaṇātpāpanāśanaḥ
Thus, O king, has been told to you the account resting on the Narmadā's virtues — a legend of great merit, destroying sins by the hearing of it.
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