Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 24
PdP 3 24.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच-। अथान्यानि तु तीर्थानि वसिष्ठोक्तानि मे वद । श्रुत्वा यानि च पापानि विलयं यांति नारद
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca-| athānyāni tu tīrthāni vasiṣṭhoktāni me vada | śrutvā yāni ca pāpāni vilayaṃ yāṃti nārada
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Now tell me the other sacred fords spoken of by Vasiṣṭha, on hearing which sins go to dissolution, O Nārada.
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PdP 3 24.2
नारद उवाच-। शृणुष्वात्र हि तीर्थानि वसिष्ठोक्तानि पार्थिव । दक्षिणं सिंधुमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः
nārada uvāca-| śṛṇuṣvātra hi tīrthāni vasiṣṭhoktāni pārthiva | dakṣiṇaṃ siṃdhumāsādya brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ
Nārada said: Hear here, O king, the fords spoken of by Vasiṣṭha. Reaching the southern Sindhu, chaste and with senses subdued,
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PdP 3 24.3
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति विमानं चाधिरोहति । चर्मण्वतीं समासाद्य नियतो नियताशनः
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti vimānaṃ cādhirohati | carmaṇvatīṃ samāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ
(a man) obtains (the fruit of) the Agniṣṭoma and mounts a celestial car. Reaching the Carmaṇvatī, restrained and of restrained diet,
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PdP 3 24.4
रंतिदेवाभ्यनुज्ञातो अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ हिमवत्सुतमर्बुदम्
raṃtidevābhyanujñāto agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet | tato gaccheta dharmajña himavatsutamarbudam
and permitted by Raṃtideva, he would gain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma. Then, O knower of dharma, he should go to Arbuda, the son of Himavat.
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PdP 3 24.5
पृथिव्या यत्र वै छिद्रं पूर्वमासीद्युधिष्ठिर । तत्राश्रमो वसिष्ठस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतं
pṛthivyā yatra vai chidraṃ pūrvamāsīdyudhiṣṭhira | tatrāśramo vasiṣṭhasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaṃ
Where formerly there was a hole in the earth, O Yudhiṣṭhira, there is the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha, renowned in the three worlds.
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PdP 3 24.6
तत्रोष्य रजनीमेकां गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । पिंगातीर्थमुपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मचारी नराधिप
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | piṃgātīrthamupaspṛśya brahmacārī narādhipa
Dwelling there one night he would gain the fruit of a thousand cows. Touching the water of the Piṅgā ford, living chastely, O lord of men,
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PdP 3 24.7
कपिलानां नरव्याघ्र शतस्य फलमाप्नुयात् । ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ प्रभासं लोकविश्रुतम्
kapilānāṃ naravyāghra śatasya phalamāpnuyāt | tato gaccheta dharmajña prabhāsaṃ lokaviśrutam
he would obtain, O tiger among men, the fruit of a hundred tawny cows. Then, O knower of dharma, he should go to Prabhāsa, renowned in the world,
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PdP 3 24.8
यत्र सन्निहितो नित्यं स्वयमेव हुताशनः । देवतानां मुखं वीर अनलोऽनिलसारथिः
yatra sannihito nityaṃ svayameva hutāśanaḥ | devatānāṃ mukhaṃ vīra analo'nilasārathiḥ
where the eater of oblations himself is always present — the mouth of the gods, O hero, the fire whose charioteer is the wind.
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PdP 3 24.9
तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नात्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
tasmiṃstīrthavare snātvā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
Having bathed in that best of fords, pure and with a controlled mind, a man obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and the Atirātra.
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PdP 3 24.10
ततो गत्वा सरस्वत्याः सागरस्य च संगमम् । गोसहस्रफलं प्राप्य स्वर्गलोके महीयते
tato gatvā sarasvatyāḥ sāgarasya ca saṃgamam | gosahasraphalaṃ prāpya svargaloke mahīyate
Then, having gone to the confluence of the Sarasvatī and the ocean, having gained the fruit of a thousand cows, he is honoured in the world of heaven,
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PdP 3 24.11
दीप्यमानोऽग्निवन्नित्यं प्रभया भरतर्षभ । तीर्थे सलिलराजस्य स्नात्वा प्रयतमानसः
dīpyamāno'gnivannityaṃ prabhayā bharatarṣabha | tīrthe salilarājasya snātvā prayatamānasaḥ
blazing always like fire with radiance, O bull of the Bharatas. Having bathed with a controlled mind in the ford of the lord of waters,
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PdP 3 24.12
त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तत्र तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । विराजति यथा सोमो वाजिमेधं च विंदति
trirātramuṣitastatra tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | virājati yathā somo vājimedhaṃ ca viṃdati
having stayed there three nights, he should satisfy the ancestors and the gods; he shines as the moon does, and obtains (the fruit of) a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 24.13
वरदानं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं भरतसत्तम । विष्णोर्दुर्वाससा यत्र वरो दत्तो युधिष्ठिर
varadānaṃ tato gacchettīrthaṃ bharatasattama | viṣṇordurvāsasā yatra varo datto yudhiṣṭhira
Then he should go to the ford Varadāna, O best of the Bharatas, where a boon was given to Viṣṇu by Durvāsas, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
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PdP 3 24.14
वरदाने नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ततो द्वारवतीं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः
varadāne naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | tato dvāravatīṃ gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ
A man who bathes at Varadāna obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. Then, restrained and eating sparingly, he should go to Dvāravatī.
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PdP 3 24.15
पिंडारके नरः स्नात्वा लभेद्बहुसुवर्णकम्
piṃḍārake naraḥ snātvā labhedbahusuvarṇakam
A man who bathes at Piṇḍāraka obtains much gold.
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PdP 3 24.16
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाराज पद्मलक्षणलक्षिताः । अद्यापि मुद्रा दृश्यंते तदद्भुतमरिंदम
tasmiṃstīrthe mahārāja padmalakṣaṇalakṣitāḥ | adyāpi mudrā dṛśyaṃte tadadbhutamariṃdama
At that sacred ford, great king, coins marked with the lotus sign are seen even today — that is a marvel, O subduer of foes.
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PdP 3 24.17
त्रिशूलांकानि पद्मानि दृश्यंते कुरुनंदन । महादेवस्य सान्निध्यं तत्रैव भरतर्षभ
triśūlāṃkāni padmāni dṛśyaṃte kurunaṃdana | mahādevasya sānnidhyaṃ tatraiva bharatarṣabha
Lotuses bearing the trident-mark are seen (there), O delight of the Kurus; the presence of Mahādeva is right there, O bull of the Bharatas.
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PdP 3 24.18
सागरस्य च सिंधोश्च संगमं प्राप्य भारत । तीर्थे सलिलराजस्य स्नात्वा प्रयतमानसः
sāgarasya ca siṃdhośca saṃgamaṃ prāpya bhārata | tīrthe salilarājasya snātvā prayatamānasaḥ
And reaching the confluence of the ocean and the Sindhu, O Bhārata, having bathed with purified mind in the ford of the king of waters,
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PdP 3 24.19
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानृषींश्च भरतर्षभ । प्राप्नोति वारुणं लोकं दीप्यमानः स्वतेजसा
tarpayitvā pitṝndevānṛṣīṃśca bharatarṣabha | prāpnoti vāruṇaṃ lokaṃ dīpyamānaḥ svatejasā
and having satisfied the fathers, the gods, and the seers, O bull of the Bharatas, he attains the world of Varuṇa, blazing with his own splendour.
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PdP 3 24.20
शंकुकर्णेश्वरं देवमर्चयित्वा युधिष्ठिर । अश्वमेधं दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः
śaṃkukarṇeśvaraṃ devamarcayitvā yudhiṣṭhira | aśvamedhaṃ daśaguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ
Having worshipped the god Śaṅkukarṇeśvara, Yudhiṣṭhira, the wise declare (the reward to be) tenfold a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 24.21
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गच्छेत भरतर्षभ । तीर्थं कुरुवरश्रेष्ठ त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya gaccheta bharatarṣabha | tīrthaṃ kuruvaraśreṣṭha triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
Having circled it to the right, he should go, O bull of the Bharatas, to the ford renowned in the three worlds, O best of the excellent Kurus,
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PdP 3 24.22
तिमीति नाम्ना विख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । यत्र शक्रादयो देवा उपासंते महेश्वरम्
timīti nāmnā vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam | yatra śakrādayo devā upāsaṃte maheśvaram
known by the name Timi, which releases from all sins, where the gods, Śakra and the rest, wait upon Maheśvara.
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PdP 3 24.23
तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च रुद्रं देवगणैर्वृतम् । जन्मप्रभृति पापानि कृतानि नुदते नरः
tatra snātvārcayitvā ca rudraṃ devagaṇairvṛtam | janmaprabhṛti pāpāni kṛtāni nudate naraḥ
Having bathed there and worshipped Rudra, surrounded by the hosts of gods, a man drives away the sins committed from his birth onward.
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PdP 3 24.24
तिमिरत्र नरश्रेष्ठ सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ हयमेधमवाप्नुयात्
timiratra naraśreṣṭha sarvadevairabhiṣṭutaḥ | tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha hayamedhamavāpnuyāt
Timi is here, O best of men, praised by all the gods; having bathed there, O best of men, one would obtain a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 24.25
जित्वा तत्र महाप्राज्ञ विष्णुना दितिनंदनम् । पुरा शौचं कृतं राजन्हत्वा दैवतकंटकान्
jitvā tatra mahāprājña viṣṇunā ditinaṃdanam | purā śaucaṃ kṛtaṃ rājanhatvā daivatakaṃṭakān
Having conquered the son of Diti there, O greatly wise one, purification was performed of old by Viṣṇu, O king, when he had slain those thorns of the gods.
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PdP 3 24.26
thumb|400px|वसुधारा, स्वयम्भु ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ वसुधारामभिष्टुताम् । गमनादेव तस्यां हि हयमेधमवाप्नुयात्
thumb|400px|vasudhārā, svayambhu tato gaccheta dharmajña vasudhārāmabhiṣṭutām | gamanādeva tasyāṃ hi hayamedhamavāpnuyāt
[image caption: Vasudhārā, Svayambhu] Then, O knower of dharma, he should go to the lauded Vasudhārā; merely by going there one would obtain a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 24.27
स्नात्वा कुरुवरश्रेष्ठ प्रयतात्मा तु मानवः । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवान्विष्णुलोके महीयते
snātvā kuruvaraśreṣṭha prayatātmā tu mānavaḥ | tarpayitvā pitṝndevānviṣṇuloke mahīyate
Having bathed (there), O best of the excellent Kurus, a man of purified self, having satisfied the fathers and the gods, is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 3 24.28
तीर्थं चापि परं तत्र वसूनां भरतर्षभ । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च वसूनां संमतो भवेत्
tīrthaṃ cāpi paraṃ tatra vasūnāṃ bharatarṣabha | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca vasūnāṃ saṃmato bhavet
And there too is the supreme ford of the Vasus, O bull of the Bharatas; having bathed there and drunk (the water), one becomes esteemed by the Vasus.
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PdP 3 24.29
सिंधुतममिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ लभेद्बहुसुवर्णकम्
siṃdhutamamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha labhedbahusuvarṇakam
(There is a ford) known as Sindhutama, destroyer of all sins; having bathed there, O best of men, one would obtain much gold.
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PdP 3 24.30
ब्रह्मतुंगं समासाद्य शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति सुकृती विरजा नरः
brahmatuṃgaṃ samāsādya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | brahmalokamavāpnoti sukṛtī virajā naraḥ
Reaching Brahmatuṅga, pure and with purified mind, a man of good deeds, freed of taint, attains the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 3 24.31
कुमारिकाणां शक्रस्य तीर्थं सिद्धनिषेवितम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ शक्रलोकमवाप्नुयात्
kumārikāṇāṃ śakrasya tīrthaṃ siddhaniṣevitam | tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha śakralokamavāpnuyāt
The ford of Śakra of the maidens is frequented by the perfected ones; having bathed there, O best of men, one would attain the world of Śakra.
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PdP 3 24.32
रेणुकायाश्च तत्रैव तीर्थं देवनिषेवितम् । स्नात्वा तत्र भवेद्विप्रो विमलश्चंद्रमा इव
reṇukāyāśca tatraiva tīrthaṃ devaniṣevitam | snātvā tatra bhavedvipro vimalaścaṃdramā iva
And right there is Reṇukā's ford, frequented by the gods; having bathed there a brahmin would become spotless like the moon.
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PdP 3 24.33
अथ पंचनदं गत्वा नियतो नियताशनः । पंचयज्ञानवाप्नोति क्रमशो ये तु कीर्तिताः
atha paṃcanadaṃ gatvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | paṃcayajñānavāpnoti kramaśo ye tu kīrtitāḥ
Then, having gone to Pañcanada, restrained and eating sparingly, one obtains the five sacrifices which have been proclaimed in order.
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PdP 3 24.34
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ भीमायाः स्थानमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा न योन्यां वै नरो भरतसत्तम
tato gaccheta dharmajña bhīmāyāḥ sthānamuttamam | tatra snātvā na yonyāṃ vai naro bharatasattama
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the excellent seat of Bhīmā; having bathed there, a man does not (come) into a womb (again), O best of the Bharatas.
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PdP 3 24.35
देव्याः पुत्रो भवेद्राजन्तत्र कुंडलविग्रहः । गवां शतसहस्रस्य फलं चैवाप्नुयान्महत्
devyāḥ putro bhavedrājantatra kuṃḍalavigrahaḥ | gavāṃ śatasahasrasya phalaṃ caivāpnuyānmahat
There, O king, he becomes a son of the Goddess, wearing the form of one adorned with earrings, and he obtains the great fruit of (the gift of) a hundred thousand cows.
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PdP 3 24.36
गिरिकुंजं समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । पितामहं नमस्कृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
girikuṃjaṃ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | pitāmahaṃ namaskṛtya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Having reached Girikuñja, renowned in the three worlds, and having bowed to the Grandfather (Brahmā), he obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
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PdP 3 24.37
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ विमलं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । अद्यापि यत्र दृश्यंते मत्स्याः सौवर्णराजताः
tato gaccheta dharmajña vimalaṃ tīrthamuttamam | adyāpi yatra dṛśyaṃte matsyāḥ sauvarṇarājatāḥ
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to Vimala, the excellent sacred ford, where even today fish of gold and silver are seen.
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PdP 3 24.38
तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत्परमिकां गतिम्
tatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha vājapeyamavāpnuyāt | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā gacchetparamikāṃ gatim
Having bathed there, O best of men, he would obtain the Vājapeya (sacrifice's fruit); with his self purified of all sin, he would go to the highest state.
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