Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 27
PdP 3 27.1
नारद उवाच-। ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ कन्यातीर्थमनुत्तमम् । कन्यातीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
nārada uvāca-| tato gaccheta dharmajña kanyātīrthamanuttamam | kanyātīrthe naraḥ snātvā agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
Nārada said: Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the unsurpassed Kanyātīrtha; having bathed at Kanyātīrtha, a man obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma.
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PdP 3 27.2
ततो गच्छेन्नरव्याघ्र ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम् । तत्र वर्णावरः स्नात्वा ब्राह्मण्यं लभते नरः
tato gacchennaravyāghra brahmaṇaḥ sthānamuttamam | tatra varṇāvaraḥ snātvā brāhmaṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ
Then, O tiger among men, one should go to the excellent abode of Brahmā; having bathed there, a man of low class attains brahminhood.
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PdP 3 27.3
ब्राह्मणस्तु विशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् । ततो गच्छेन्नरव्याघ्र सोमतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
brāhmaṇastu viśuddhātmā gaccheta paramāṃ gatim | tato gacchennaravyāghra somatīrthamanuttamam
But a brahmin, purified in soul, would attain the highest goal. Then, O tiger among men, one should go to the unsurpassed Somatīrtha.
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PdP 3 27.4
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्सोमलोकमवाप्नुयात् । सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ततो गच्छेन्नराधिप
tatra snātvā naro rājansomalokamavāpnuyāt | saptasārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ tato gacchennarādhipa
Having bathed there, O king, a man would reach the world of Soma. Then, O ruler of men, one should go to the tīrtha Saptasārasvata,
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PdP 3 27.5
यत्र मंकणकः सिद्धो ब्रह्मर्षिर्लोकविश्रुतः । पुरा मंकणको राजन्कुशाग्रेणेति विश्रुतम्
yatra maṃkaṇakaḥ siddho brahmarṣirlokaviśrutaḥ | purā maṃkaṇako rājankuśāgreṇeti viśrutam
where Maṅkaṇaka, the brahmin-seer renowned in the world, became perfected. Long ago, O king, Maṅkaṇaka — so it is famed — by the tip of a kuśa blade
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PdP 3 27.6
क्षतः किल करे राजन्तस्य शाकरसोऽस्रवत् । स वै शाकरसं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टो महातपाः
kṣataḥ kila kare rājantasya śākaraso'sravat | sa vai śākarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭo mahātapāḥ
was wounded in the hand, O king, and vegetable sap flowed from him; and that great ascetic, seeing the vegetable sap, was filled with joy
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PdP 3 27.7
ननर्त किल विप्रर्षिर्विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । ततस्तस्मिन्प्रनृत्ते वै स्थावरं जंगमं च यत्
nanarta kila viprarṣirvismayotphullalocanaḥ | tatastasminpranṛtte vai sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ ca yat
and the brahmin-seer danced, his eyes wide with wonder. Then, when he began to dance, whatever is unmoving and moving
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PdP 3 27.8
प्रनृत्तमुभयं वीर तेजसा तस्य मोहितम् । ब्रह्मादिभिस्ततो देवैर्ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः
pranṛttamubhayaṃ vīra tejasā tasya mohitam | brahmādibhistato devairṛṣibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ
— both — began to dance, O hero, bewildered by his fiery power. Then by the gods headed by Brahmā and by the seers rich in austerity
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PdP 3 27.9
विज्ञप्तो वै ऋषेरर्थे महादेवो नराधिप । नायं नृत्येद्यथा देव तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि
vijñapto vai ṛṣerarthe mahādevo narādhipa | nāyaṃ nṛtyedyathā deva tathā tvaṃ kartumarhasi
Mahādeva was informed, O ruler of men, on account of the seer: "O god, you ought to act so that he does not dance."
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PdP 3 27.10
ततो देवो मुनिं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टेन चेतसा । नृत्यंतमब्रवीच्चैनं स्थिराणां हितकाम्यया
tato devo muniṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭena cetasā | nṛtyaṃtamabravīccainaṃ sthirāṇāṃ hitakāmyayā
Then the god, seeing the sage dancing with a mind filled with joy, spoke to him, desiring the welfare of unmoving things:
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PdP 3 27.11
अहो महर्षे धर्मज्ञ किमर्थं नृत्यते भवान् । हर्षस्थानं किमर्थं वा तवाद्य मुनिपुंगव
aho maharṣe dharmajña kimarthaṃ nṛtyate bhavān | harṣasthānaṃ kimarthaṃ vā tavādya munipuṃgava
"Ah, great seer, knower of dharma, for what reason do you dance? And what occasion for joy have you today, O bull among sages?"
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PdP 3 27.12
ऋषिरुवाच-। तपस्विनो धर्म्मपथस्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम । किं न पश्यसि मे ब्रह्मन्क्षताच्छाकरसं सृतम्
ṛṣiruvāca-| tapasvino dharmmapathasthitasya dvijasattama | kiṃ na paśyasi me brahmankṣatācchākarasaṃ sṛtam
The seer said: "Best of the twice-born, do you not see, O brahmin, that from the wound of me, an ascetic standing on the path of dharma, vegetable sap has flowed?
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PdP 3 27.13
यं दृष्ट्वा संप्रनृत्तोऽहं हर्षेण महता वृतः । तं प्रहस्याब्रवीद्देव ऋषिं रागेण मोहितम्
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃpranṛtto'haṃ harṣeṇa mahatā vṛtaḥ | taṃ prahasyābravīddeva ṛṣiṃ rāgeṇa mohitam
Seeing which I have fallen to dancing, seized by great joy." The god, laughing, said to that seer bewildered by passion:
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PdP 3 27.14
अहं तु विस्मयं विप्र न गच्छामीह पश्य माम् । एवमुक्त्वा नरश्रेष्ठ महादेवेन वै तदा
ahaṃ tu vismayaṃ vipra na gacchāmīha paśya mām | evamuktvā naraśreṣṭha mahādevena vai tadā
"But I, brahmin, feel no wonder at this — look at me!" Having thus spoken, O best of men, by Mahādeva then
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PdP 3 27.15
अंगुल्यग्रेण राजेंद्र स्वांगुष्ठस्ताडितोऽनघ । तस्य भस्मक्षताद्राजन्निःसृतं हिमसंनिभम्
aṃgulyagreṇa rājeṃdra svāṃguṣṭhastāḍito'nagha | tasya bhasmakṣatādrājanniḥsṛtaṃ himasaṃnibham
With the tip of his finger, O lord of kings, his own thumb was struck, O blameless one; and from that gash of his, O king, there came forth (something) like snow.
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PdP 3 27.16
यं दृष्ट्वा व्रीडितो राजन्स मुनिः पादयोर्गतः । नान्यं देवादहं मन्ये रुद्रात्परतरं महत्
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā vrīḍito rājansa muniḥ pādayorgataḥ | nānyaṃ devādahaṃ manye rudrātparataraṃ mahat
Seeing which, O king, that sage was ashamed and fell at (his) feet: "I know no other god greater and higher than Rudra."
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PdP 3 27.17
सुरासुरस्य जगतो गतिस्त्वमसि शूलधृक् । त्वया सृष्टमिदं विश्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
surāsurasya jagato gatistvamasi śūladhṛk | tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ viśvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
You are the goal of the world of gods and demons, O bearer of the trident; by you this whole universe, the three worlds with all that moves and does not move, was created.
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PdP 3 27.18
त्वामेव भगवन्सर्वे प्रविशंति युगक्षये । देवैरपि न शक्यस्त्वं परिज्ञातुं कुतो मया
tvāmeva bhagavansarve praviśaṃti yugakṣaye | devairapi na śakyastvaṃ parijñātuṃ kuto mayā
Into you alone, O Lord, do all enter at the destruction of the age; you cannot be fully known even by the gods — how then by me?
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PdP 3 27.19
त्वयि सर्वेश दृश्यंते सुराः शक्रादयोऽनघ । सर्वस्त्वमसि लोकानां कर्ता कारयितान्वहम्
tvayi sarveśa dṛśyaṃte surāḥ śakrādayo'nagha | sarvastvamasi lokānāṃ kartā kārayitānvaham
In you, O Lord of all, O blameless one, are seen the gods, Śakra and the rest; you are all (things), the maker and the causer of the worlds each day.
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PdP 3 27.20
त्वत्प्रसादात्सुराः सर्वे मोदंतीहाकुतोभयाः । एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं स ऋषिः प्रणतोऽब्रवीत्
tvatprasādātsurāḥ sarve modaṃtīhākutobhayāḥ | evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ sa ṛṣiḥ praṇato'bravīt
By your grace all the gods rejoice here, fearing nothing from any quarter. Having thus praised Mahādeva, that sage, bowing low, said:
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PdP 3 27.21
त्वत्प्रसादान्महादेव तपो मे न क्षरेत वै । ततो देवः प्रहृष्टात्मा ब्रह्मर्षिमिदमब्रवीत्
tvatprasādānmahādeva tapo me na kṣareta vai | tato devaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā brahmarṣimidamabravīt
"By your grace, O Mahādeva, let my austerity not waste away." Then the god, with delighted heart, said this to the brahmin sage:
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PdP 3 27.22
तपस्ते वर्द्धतां विप्र मत्प्रसादात्सहस्रधा । आश्रमे चेह वत्स्यामि त्वया सार्द्धं महामुने
tapaste varddhatāṃ vipra matprasādātsahasradhā | āśrame ceha vatsyāmi tvayā sārddhaṃ mahāmune
"Let your austerity increase a thousandfold, O brahmin, by my grace; and I shall dwell here in the hermitage together with you, O great sage.
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PdP 3 27.23
सप्तसारस्वते स्नात्वा अर्चयिष्यंति ये तु माम् । न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचिदिह लोके परत्र वा
saptasārasvate snātvā arcayiṣyaṃti ye tu mām | na teṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiṃcidiha loke paratra vā
Those who bathe in the Saptasārasvata and worship me — for them nothing is hard to obtain, in this world or the next.
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PdP 3 27.24
गच्छेत्सारस्वतं चापि लोकं नास्त्यत्र संशयः । एवमुक्त्वा महादेवस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत
gacchetsārasvataṃ cāpi lokaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | evamuktvā mahādevastatraivāṃtaradhīyata
And he would go to the Sārasvata world; there is no doubt in this." Having spoken thus, Mahādeva vanished right there.
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PdP 3 27.25
ततस्त्वौशनसं गच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः
tatastvauśanasaṃ gacchettriṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ
Then one should go to the Auśanasa (tīrtha), renowned in the three worlds, where the gods with Brahmā at their head, and the seers rich in austerity (dwell).
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PdP 3 27.26
कार्तिकेयश्च भगवांस्त्रिसंध्यां किल भारत । सान्निध्यमकरोत्तत्र भार्गवप्रियकाम्यया
kārtikeyaśca bhagavāṃstrisaṃdhyāṃ kila bhārata | sānnidhyamakarottatra bhārgavapriyakāmyayā
And the lord Kārtikeya, at the three junctures of the day, O Bhārata, made his presence there out of a wish to please Bhārgava.
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PdP 3 27.27
कपालमोचनं तीर्थं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tatra snātvā naravyāghra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
(There is) the tīrtha Kapālamocana, destroyer of all sins; bathing there, O tiger among men, one is freed from all sins.
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PdP 3 27.28
अग्नितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नात्वा च भरतर्षभ । अग्निलोकमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्
agnitīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnātvā ca bharatarṣabha | agnilokamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet
Then one should go to Agnitīrtha, and having bathed, O bull of the Bharatas, one attains the world of Agni and also delivers one's family.
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PdP 3 27.29
विश्वामित्रस्य तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज ब्राह्मण्यमभिजायते
viśvāmitrasya tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snātvā mahārāja brāhmaṇyamabhijāyate
In that same place is the tīrtha of Viśvāmitra, O best of the Bharatas; bathing there, O great king, one is born to brahminhood.
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PdP 3 27.30
ब्रह्मयोनिं समासाद्य शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते
brahmayoniṃ samāsādya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | tatra snātvā naravyāghra brahmalokaṃ prapadyate
Having reached Brahmayoni, pure and with restrained mind, and having bathed there, O tiger among men, one goes to the world of Brahmā,
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PdP 3 27.31
पुनात्या सप्तमं चैव कुलं नास्त्यत्र संशयः । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
punātyā saptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
and he purifies his family to the seventh (generation); there is no doubt in this. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to a tīrtha famed in the three worlds,
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PdP 3 27.32
पृथूदकमिति ख्यातं कार्तिकेयस्य व्नृप । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः
pṛthūdakamiti khyātaṃ kārtikeyasya vnṛpa | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
known as Pṛthūdaka, (the tīrtha) of Kārtikeya, O king. There one should perform one's ablution, being devoted to the worship of the ancestors and the gods.
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PdP 3 27.33
अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा । यत्किंचिदशुभं कर्म कृतं मानुषबुद्धिना
ajñānājjñānato vāpi striyā vā puruṣeṇa vā | yatkiṃcidaśubhaṃ karma kṛtaṃ mānuṣabuddhinā
Whatever unwholesome deed has been done, from ignorance or knowingly, by a woman or by a man, with a merely human understanding —
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PdP 3 27.34
तत्सर्वं नश्यते तत्र स्नातमात्रस्य भारत । अश्वमेधफलं चापि लभते स्वर्गमेव च
tatsarvaṃ naśyate tatra snātamātrasya bhārata | aśvamedhaphalaṃ cāpi labhate svargameva ca
all that perishes there for one who has merely bathed, O Bhārata; and he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice, and heaven as well.
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PdP 3 27.35
पुण्यमाहुः कुरुक्षेत्रं कुरुक्षेत्रात्सरस्वतीम् । सरस्वत्याश्च तीर्थानि तीर्थेभ्यश्च पृथूदकम्
puṇyamāhuḥ kurukṣetraṃ kurukṣetrātsarasvatīm | sarasvatyāśca tīrthāni tīrthebhyaśca pṛthūdakam
(They) call Kurukṣetra holy; holier than Kurukṣetra is the Sarasvatī; holier than the Sarasvatī are its fords, and holier than the fords is Pṛthūdaka.
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PdP 3 27.36
उत्तमे सर्वतीर्थानां यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम् । पृथूदके जप्यपरो नैव संसरणं लभेत्
uttame sarvatīrthānāṃ yastyajedātmanastanum | pṛthūdake japyaparo naiva saṃsaraṇaṃ labhet
Whoever, at the highest of all fords, gives up his own body at Pṛthūdaka, devoted to recitation, would never attain rebirth (again).
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PdP 3 27.37
गीतं सनत्कुमारेण व्यासेन च महात्मना । वेदे च नियतं राजन्नभिगच्छेत्पृथूदकम्
gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa vyāsena ca mahātmanā | vede ca niyataṃ rājannabhigacchetpṛthūdakam
(So) it was sung by Sanatkumāra and by the great-souled Vyāsa, and it is fixed in the Veda, O king — one should go to Pṛthūdaka.
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PdP 3 27.38
पृथूदकात्पुण्यतमं नान्यत्तीर्थं नरोत्तम । एतन्मेध्यं पवित्रं च पावनं च न संशयः
pṛthūdakātpuṇyatamaṃ nānyattīrthaṃ narottama | etanmedhyaṃ pavitraṃ ca pāvanaṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ
There is no other ford holier than Pṛthūdaka, O best of men; this is pure and sanctifying and purifying — there is no doubt.
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PdP 3 27.39
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यांति अपि पापकृतो जनाः । पृथूदके नरश्रेष्ठमाहुरेवं मनीषिणः
tatra snātvā divaṃ yāṃti api pāpakṛto janāḥ | pṛthūdake naraśreṣṭhamāhurevaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
Having bathed there, even people who have done evil go to heaven; thus the wise speak of Pṛthūdaka as best among men('s resorts), O best of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 27.40
मधुस्रवं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
madhusravaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snātvā naro rājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet
And in that very place is the ford Madhusrava, O best of the Bharatas; having bathed there a man obtains, O king, the fruit of a thousand cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.41
ततो गच्छेन्नरश्रेष्ठ तीर्थं देव्या यथाक्रमम् । सरस्वत्यारुणायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम्
tato gacchennaraśreṣṭha tīrthaṃ devyā yathākramam | sarasvatyāruṇāyāśca saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam
Then, O best of men, one should go in due order to the ford of the Goddess, (and to) the confluence of the Sarasvatī and the Aruṇā, famed in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.42
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया । अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं चैव समश्नुते
trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā mucyate brahmahatyayā | agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ caiva samaśnute
Having fasted for three nights and bathed (there), one is freed from the killing of a brahmin, and he also gains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra (sacrifices).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.43
पुनात्यासप्तमं चैव कुलं नास्त्यत्र संशयः । अवकीर्णं च तत्रैव तीर्थं कुरुकुलोद्वह
punātyāsaptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | avakīrṇaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ kurukulodvaha
And he purifies his family to the seventh (generation) — there is no doubt of it. And in that same place is the ford Avakīrṇa, O upholder of the Kuru line.
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PdP 3 27.44
विप्राणामनुकंपार्थं दर्भिणा निर्मितं पुरा । व्रतोपनयनाभ्यां चाप्युपवासेन वा द्विजः
viprāṇāmanukaṃpārthaṃ darbhiṇā nirmitaṃ purā | vratopanayanābhyāṃ cāpyupavāsena vā dvijaḥ
It was made long ago by Darbhin out of compassion for brahmins. By observance and initiation, or even by fasting, a twice-born (man),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.45
क्रियामंत्रैश्च संयुक्तो ब्राह्मणः स्यान्न संशयः । क्रियामंत्रविहीनोऽपि तत्र स्नात्वा नरर्षभ
kriyāmaṃtraiśca saṃyukto brāhmaṇaḥ syānna saṃśayaḥ | kriyāmaṃtravihīno'pi tatra snātvā nararṣabha
joined with the rites and the mantras, becomes a brahmin — there is no doubt. Even one lacking rites and mantras, having bathed there, O bull among men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.46
चीर्णव्रतो भवेद्विप्रो दृष्टमेतत्पुरातनम् । समुद्राश्चापि चत्वारः समानीताश्च दर्भिणा
cīrṇavrato bhavedvipro dṛṣṭametatpurātanam | samudrāścāpi catvāraḥ samānītāśca darbhiṇā
becomes a brahmin who has fulfilled the observances; this has been seen of old. And the four oceans too were brought together by Darbhin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.47
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् । फलानि गोसहस्राणां चतुर्णां विंदते च सः
tatra snātvā naravyāghra na durgatimavāpnuyāt | phalāni gosahasrāṇāṃ caturṇāṃ viṃdate ca saḥ
Having bathed there, O tiger among men, one would not come to an evil state; and he obtains the fruits of four thousands of cows.
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PdP 3 27.48
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं शतसहस्रकम् । साहस्रकं च तत्रैव द्वे तीर्थे लोकविश्रुते
tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ śatasahasrakam | sāhasrakaṃ ca tatraiva dve tīrthe lokaviśrute
Then one should go, O lord of kings, to the ford Śatasahasraka; and in that same place is Sāhasraka — two fords famed in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.49
उभयोर्हि नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । दानं वाप्युपवासो वा सहस्रगुणितो भवेत्
ubhayorhi naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | dānaṃ vāpyupavāso vā sahasraguṇito bhavet
For a man who has bathed in both would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows; and a gift or a fast (there) becomes multiplied a thousandfold.
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PdP 3 27.50
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र रेणुकातीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra reṇukātīrthamuttamam | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
Then one should go, O lord of kings, to the excellent ford Reṇukā; there one should perform ablution, devoted to the worship of the ancestors and the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.51
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । विमोचन उपस्पृश्य जितमन्युर्जितेंद्रियः
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet | vimocana upaspṛśya jitamanyurjiteṃdriyaḥ
With his self cleansed of all sins, he would obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma. Having touched (the water) at Vimocana, with anger conquered and senses conquered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.52
प्रतिग्रहकृतैः पापैः सर्वैः संपरिमुच्यते । ततः पंचवटं गत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः
pratigrahakṛtaiḥ pāpaiḥ sarvaiḥ saṃparimucyate | tataḥ paṃcavaṭaṃ gatvā brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ
one is wholly freed from all the sins incurred by accepting gifts. Then, having gone to Pañcavaṭa, chaste and with senses conquered,
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PdP 3 27.53
पुण्येन महता युक्तः स्वर्गलोके महीयते । यत्र योगीश्वरः स्थाणुः स्वयमेव वृषध्वजः
puṇyena mahatā yuktaḥ svargaloke mahīyate | yatra yogīśvaraḥ sthāṇuḥ svayameva vṛṣadhvajaḥ
endowed with great merit, he is honored in the world of heaven — (there) where the lord of yogins, Sthāṇu himself, the bull-bannered one (dwells).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.54
तमर्चयित्वा देवेशं गमनादेव सिध्यति । तैजसं वारुणं तीर्थं दीप्यते स्वेन तेजसा
tamarcayitvā deveśaṃ gamanādeva sidhyati | taijasaṃ vāruṇaṃ tīrthaṃ dīpyate svena tejasā
Having worshipped him, the lord of gods, one attains success by the very going (there). The fiery ford of Varuṇa blazes with its own radiance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.55
यत्र ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः । सैनापत्ये च देवानामभिषिक्तो गुहस्तदा
yatra brahmādibhirdevairṛṣibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ | saināpatye ca devānāmabhiṣikto guhastadā
(It is the place) where, by the gods beginning with Brahmā and by the seers rich in austerity, Guha was then consecrated to the generalship of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.56
तैजसस्य तु पूर्वेण कुरुतीर्थं कुरूद्वह । कुरुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः
taijasasya tu pūrveṇa kurutīrthaṃ kurūdvaha | kurutīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ
To the east of Taijasa is Kurutīrtha, O scion of Kuru. A man who bathes at Kurutīrtha, chaste and with his senses subdued,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.57
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं प्रपद्यते । स्वर्गद्वारं ततो गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ prapadyate | svargadvāraṃ tato gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ
his self purified of all sins, attains the world of Rudra. From there, self-restrained and eating measured food, let him go to Svargadvāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.58
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति । ततो गच्छेदनरकं तीर्थसेवी नराधिप
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati | tato gacchedanarakaṃ tīrthasevī narādhipa
(There) he gains (the fruit of) the Agniṣṭoma and goes to the world of Brahmā. From there, O lord of men, let the frequenter of holy places go to Anaraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.59
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् । तत्र ब्रह्मा स्वयं नित्यं देवैस्सह महीयते
tatra snātvā naro rājanna durgatimavāpnuyāt | tatra brahmā svayaṃ nityaṃ devaissaha mahīyate
Bathing there, O king, a man would not come to a bad destiny. There Brahmā himself is always honoured together with the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.60
अध्यास्ते पुरुषव्याघ्र नारायणपरागमैः । सान्निध्यं चैव राजेंद्र रुद्रवेद्यां कुरुद्वह
adhyāste puruṣavyāghra nārāyaṇaparāgamaiḥ | sānnidhyaṃ caiva rājeṃdra rudravedyāṃ kurudvaha
(and) he dwells (there), O tiger among men, with those who come devoted to Nārāyaṇa; and (there is) his presence, O lord of kings, at Rudravedī, O scion of Kuru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 27.61
अभिगम्य तु तां देवीं न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् । तत्रैव च महाराज विश्वेश्वरमुमापतिम्
abhigamya tu tāṃ devīṃ na durgatimavāpnuyāt | tatraiva ca mahārāja viśveśvaramumāpatim
Having approached that goddess, one would not come to a bad destiny; and there itself, O great king, (having approached) Viśveśvara, the husband of Umā,
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PdP 3 27.62
अभिगम्य महादेवं मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः । नारायणं चाभिगम्य पद्मनाभमरिंदम
abhigamya mahādevaṃ mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ | nārāyaṇaṃ cābhigamya padmanābhamariṃdama
having approached Mahādeva, one is freed from all faults; and having approached Nārāyaṇa, the lotus-naveled one, O subduer of foes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.63
शोभमानो महाराज विष्णुलोकं प्रपद्यते । तीर्थेषु सर्वदेवानां स्नातमात्रो नराधिप
śobhamāno mahārāja viṣṇulokaṃ prapadyate | tīrtheṣu sarvadevānāṃ snātamātro narādhipa
shining, O great king, one attains the world of Viṣṇu. At the holy fords of all the gods, merely by bathing, O lord of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.64
सर्वदुःखपरित्यक्तो द्योतते शिववत्सदा । ततस्त्वस्थिपुरं गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप
sarvaduḥkhaparityakto dyotate śivavatsadā | tatastvasthipuraṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa
freed from all sorrow, one shines forever like Śiva. Then let the frequenter of holy places go to Asthipura, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.65
पावनं तीर्थमासाद्य तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलमाप्नोति भारत
pāvanaṃ tīrthamāsādya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalamāpnoti bhārata
Having reached the purifying ford, let him satisfy the ancestors and the gods (with offerings); he obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, O Bhārata.
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PdP 3 27.66
गंगाह्रदश्च तत्रैव कूपश्च भरतर्षभ । तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां तस्मिन्कूपे महीयते
gaṃgāhradaśca tatraiva kūpaśca bharatarṣabha | tisraḥ koṭyastu tīrthānāṃ tasminkūpe mahīyate
And there itself is the Gaṅgā pool and a well, O bull of the Bharatas; three crores of holy fords are honoured in that well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.67
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्ब्रह्मलोके प्रपद्यते । आपगायां नरः स्नात्वा अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम्
tatra snātvā naro rājanbrahmaloke prapadyate | āpagāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā arcayitvā maheśvaram
Bathing there, O king, a man attains the world of Brahmā. A man who bathes in the Āpagā and worships Maheśvara
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PdP 3 27.68
गतिं परामवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् । ततः स्थाणुवटं गछेत्त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुतम्
gatiṃ parāmavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet | tataḥ sthāṇuvaṭaṃ gachettriṣulokeṣu viśrutam
attains the highest goal and would also raise up his family. Then let him go to Sthāṇuvaṭa, renowned in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.69
तत्र स्नात्वा स्थितो रात्रिं रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयात् । बदरीणां वनं गच्छेद्वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं ततः
tatra snātvā sthito rātriṃ rudralokamavāpnuyāt | badarīṇāṃ vanaṃ gacchedvasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ tataḥ
Bathing there and staying a night, he would attain the world of Rudra. Then let him go to the forest of jujube trees, the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.70
बदरी भक्ष्यते यत्र त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । सम्यग्द्वादशवर्षाणि बदरीं भक्षयेत्तु यः
badarī bhakṣyate yatra trirātropoṣito naraḥ | samyagdvādaśavarṣāṇi badarīṃ bhakṣayettu yaḥ
where a man, having fasted three nights, eats a jujube. And he who properly eats a jujube for twelve years
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.71
त्रिरात्रोपोषितश्चैव भवेत्तुल्यो नराधिप । इंद्रमार्गं समासाद्य तीर्थसेवी नराधिप
trirātropoṣitaścaiva bhavettulyo narādhipa | iṃdramārgaṃ samāsādya tīrthasevī narādhipa
and he who has fasted three nights become equal, O lord of men. Having reached Indramārga, the frequenter of holy places, O lord of men,
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PdP 3 27.72
अहोरात्रोपवासेन स्वर्गलोके महीयते । एकरात्रं समासाद्य एकरात्रोषितो नरः
ahorātropavāsena svargaloke mahīyate | ekarātraṃ samāsādya ekarātroṣito naraḥ
by fasting a day and a night is honoured in the world of heaven. Having reached Ekarātra, a man who stays there one night,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.73
नियतः सत्यवादी च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । तथा गछेच्च राजेंद्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
niyataḥ satyavādī ca brahmaloke mahīyate | tathā gachecca rājeṃdra tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
self-restrained and speaking truth, is honoured in the world of Brahmā. Likewise let him go, O lord of kings, to the ford renowned in the three worlds
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PdP 3 27.74
आदित्यस्याश्रमो यत्र तेजोराशेर्महात्मनः । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा विभावसुम्
ādityasyāśramo yatra tejorāśermahātmanaḥ | tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayitvā vibhāvasum
where is the hermitage of the Sun, the great one, the mass of radiance. A man who bathes at that ford and worships the shining one (Fire/Sun)
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PdP 3 27.75
आदित्यलोकं व्रजति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् । सोमतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा तीर्थसेवी कुरूद्वह
ādityalokaṃ vrajati kulaṃ caiva samuddharet | somatīrthe naraḥ snātvā tīrthasevī kurūdvaha
(He) goes to the world of the Sun and also delivers his family. A man who bathes at the Soma tīrtha, frequenting the tīrthas, O scion of Kuru,
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PdP 3 27.76
सोमलोकमवाप्नोति नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः । ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ दधीचस्य नराधिप
somalokamavāpnoti naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | tato gaccheta dharmajña dadhīcasya narādhipa
attains the world of the Moon — there is no doubt in this. Then, O knower of dharma, O lord of men, one should go to (the tīrtha) of Dadhīca.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.77
तीर्थं पुण्यतमं राजन्पावनं लोकविश्रुतम् । यत्र सारस्वतो यातः सिद्धिं स तपसोनिधिः
tīrthaṃ puṇyatamaṃ rājanpāvanaṃ lokaviśrutam | yatra sārasvato yātaḥ siddhiṃ sa tapasonidhiḥ
(It is) a most holy tīrtha, O king, purifying and famed in the world, where Sārasvata, that treasury of austerity, attained perfection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.78
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत् । सारस्वतीं मतिं चैव लभते नात्र संशयः
tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet | sārasvatīṃ matiṃ caiva labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Bathing at that tīrtha, a man would gain the fruit of the vājapeya (sacrifice), and he also gains the mind of Sarasvatī (i.e. eloquence) — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.79
ततः कन्याश्रमं गत्वा नियतो ब्रह्मचर्यया । त्रिरात्रमुषितो राजन्नुपवासपरायणः
tataḥ kanyāśramaṃ gatvā niyato brahmacaryayā | trirātramuṣito rājannupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ
Then, having gone to Kanyāśrama, restrained by chastity, having stayed three nights, O king, devoted to fasting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.80
लभेत्कन्याशतं दिव्यं बह्मलोकं च गच्छति । ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थं संनिहितीमपि
labhetkanyāśataṃ divyaṃ bahmalokaṃ ca gacchati | tato gaccheta dharmajña tīrthaṃ saṃnihitīmapi
he would obtain a hundred divine maidens and goes to the world of Brahmā. Then, O knower of dharma, one should go also to the tīrtha Sannihitī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.81
यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । मासि मासि समेष्यंति पुण्येन महतान्विताः
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | māsi māsi sameṣyaṃti puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ
where the gods with Brahmā at their head and the sages rich in austerity assemble month after month, endowed with great merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.82
सन्निहित्यामुपस्पृश्य राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे । अश्वमेधशतं तेन इष्टं भवति शाश्वतम्
sannihityāmupaspṛśya rāhugraste divākare | aśvamedhaśataṃ tena iṣṭaṃ bhavati śāśvatam
Having touched (the waters) at Sannihitī when the sun is seized by Rāhu (in eclipse), by that one has performed a hundred horse-sacrifices, everlastingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.83
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि अंतरिक्षचराणि च । उदपानाश्च विप्राश्च पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni aṃtarikṣacarāṇi ca | udapānāśca viprāśca puṇyānyāyatanāni ca
Whatever tīrthas there are on earth and those that move in the sky, and the wells and the brahmins and the holy shrines —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.84
निःसंशयममावास्यां समेष्यंति नराधिप । मासिमासि नरव्याघ्र सन्निहित्यां जनेश्वर
niḥsaṃśayamamāvāsyāṃ sameṣyaṃti narādhipa | māsimāsi naravyāghra sannihityāṃ janeśvara
they will assuredly assemble on the new-moon day, O lord of men, month after month, O tiger among men, at Sannihitī, O ruler of people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.85
तीर्थसन्नयनादेव सन्निहिती भुवि विश्रुता । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च स्वर्गलोके महीयते
tīrthasannayanādeva sannihitī bhuvi viśrutā | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca svargaloke mahīyate
Precisely from the coming together of the tīrthas she is famed on earth as Sannihitī. Bathing there and drinking (the water), one is honoured in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.86
अमावास्यां तथा चैव राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे । यः श्राद्धं कुरुते मर्त्यस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
amāvāsyāṃ tathā caiva rāhugraste divākare | yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute martyastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
And on the new-moon day, likewise when the sun is seized by Rāhu, the mortal who performs the śrāddha there — hear the fruit of his merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.87
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य सम्यगिष्टस्य यत्फलम् । स्नात एव तदाप्नोति श्राद्धं कृत्वा च मानवः
aśvamedhasahasrasya samyagiṣṭasya yatphalam | snāta eva tadāpnoti śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā ca mānavaḥ
Whatever fruit belongs to a thousand horse-sacrifices properly performed, that a man obtains merely by bathing and by performing the śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.88
यत्किंचिद्दुष्कृतं कर्म्म स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा । स्नातमात्रस्य तत्सर्वं नश्यते नात्र संशयः
yatkiṃcidduṣkṛtaṃ karmma striyā vā puruṣasya vā | snātamātrasya tatsarvaṃ naśyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whatever evil deed there is, of a woman or of a man, all of it is destroyed for one who has merely bathed — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.89
पद्मवर्णेन यानेन ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति । अभिवाद्य ततो नाम्ना द्वारपालं मचक्रुकम्
padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati | abhivādya tato nāmnā dvārapālaṃ macakrukam
He goes to the world of Brahmā in a lotus-coloured vehicle, having then saluted by name the gatekeeper Macakruka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.90
गंगाह्रदश्च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम । तत्र स्नायीत धर्मज्ञ ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः
gaṃgāhradaśca tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama | tatra snāyīta dharmajña brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
And in that very place is the tīrtha Gaṅgāhrada, O best of the Bharatas. There one should bathe, O knower of dharma, chaste and concentrated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.91
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं विंदति मानवः । पृथिव्यां नैमिषं पुण्यमंतरिक्षे च पुष्करम्
rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ viṃdati mānavaḥ | pṛthivyāṃ naimiṣaṃ puṇyamaṃtarikṣe ca puṣkaram
(Thereby) a man obtains the fruit of both the rājasūya and the aśvamedha. On earth Naimiṣa is holy, and in the mid-region Puṣkara;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.92
त्रयाणामपि लोकानां कुरुक्षेत्रं विशिष्यते । पांसवोऽपि कुरुक्षेत्रे वायुनाति समीरिताः
trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ kurukṣetraṃ viśiṣyate | pāṃsavo'pi kurukṣetre vāyunāti samīritāḥ
but of all three worlds Kurukṣetra is the most excellent. Even the dust-particles at Kurukṣetra, when stirred up by the wind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.93
अपि दुष्कृतकर्म्माणं नयंति परमां गतिम् । दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्यामुत्तरेण सरस्वतीम्
api duṣkṛtakarmmāṇaṃ nayaṃti paramāṃ gatim | dakṣiṇena sarasvatyāmuttareṇa sarasvatīm
lead even a doer of evil deeds to the highest goal. South of the Sarasvatī, north of the Sarasvatī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 27.94
ये वसंति कुरुक्षेत्रे ते वसंति त्रिविष्टपे । कुरुक्षेत्रं गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रे वसाम्यहम्
ye vasaṃti kurukṣetre te vasaṃti triviṣṭape | kurukṣetraṃ gamiṣyāmi kurukṣetre vasāmyaham
those who dwell in Kurukṣetra dwell in heaven. "I shall go to Kurukṣetra; I dwell in Kurukṣetra" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.95
अप्येकां वाचमुत्मृज्य स्वर्गलोके महीयते । ब्रह्मवेद्यां कुरुक्षेत्रं पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम्
apyekāṃ vācamutmṛjya svargaloke mahīyate | brahmavedyāṃ kurukṣetraṃ puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam
Even having uttered but a single word (there), one is exalted in the world of heaven. Kurukṣetra is Brahmā's sacrificial ground, holy, frequented by brahmin seers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 27.96
तस्मिन्वसंति ये राजन्न ते शोच्याः कथंचन । तरंडकारंडकयोर्यदंतरं रामह्रदानां च मचक्रुकस्य च । एतत्कुरुक्षेत्र समंतपंचकं पितामहस्योत्तर वेदिरुच्यते
tasminvasaṃti ye rājanna te śocyāḥ kathaṃcana | taraṃḍakāraṃḍakayoryadaṃtaraṃ rāmahradānāṃ ca macakrukasya ca | etatkurukṣetra samaṃtapaṃcakaṃ pitāmahasyottara vedirucyate
Those who dwell there, O king, are in no way to be pitied. What lies between Tarantuka and Arantuka, and between the Rāma-pools and Macakruka—this Kurukṣetra, Samantapañcaka, is called the northern altar of the Grandfather (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition