Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 32
PdP 3 32.1
नारदउवाच- ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सुगंधंलोकविश्रुतम् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
nāradauvāca- tato gaccheta rājeṃdra sugaṃdhaṃlokaviśrutam | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā brahmaloke mahīyate
Nārada said: Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Sugandha, renowned in the world; with his self purified of all sin, he is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 3 32.2
रुद्रावर्तं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्स्वर्गलोके महीयते
rudrāvartaṃ tato gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa | tatra snātvā naro rājansvargaloke mahīyate
Then, O ruler of men, one who frequents holy places should go to Rudrāvarta; having bathed there, O king, a man is honoured in the world of heaven.
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PdP 3 32.3
गंगायाश्च नरश्रेष्ठ सरस्वत्याश्च संगमे । स्नातोऽश्वमेधमाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
gaṃgāyāśca naraśreṣṭha sarasvatyāśca saṃgame | snāto'śvamedhamāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
And, O best of men, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Sarasvatī, one who has bathed obtains (the fruit of) a horse-sacrifice and goes to the world of heaven.
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PdP 3 32.4
तत्र कर्णह्रदे स्नात्वा देवमभ्यर्च्य शंकरम् । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
tatra karṇahrade snātvā devamabhyarcya śaṃkaram | na durgatimavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
Having bathed there in the Karṇa pool and worshipped the god Śaṃkara, he does not meet an evil destiny and goes to the world of heaven.
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PdP 3 32.5
ततः कुब्जाम्रकं गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी यथाक्रमम् । गोसहस्रमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
tataḥ kubjāmrakaṃ gacchettīrthasevī yathākramam | gosahasramavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
Then one who frequents holy places should go, in due order, to Kubjāmraka; he obtains (the fruit of the gift of) a thousand cows and goes to the world of heaven.
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PdP 3 32.6
अरुंधतीवटं गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । सामुद्रकमुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
aruṃdhatīvaṭaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa | sāmudrakamupaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ
One who frequents holy places should go to the Arundhatī banyan, O ruler of men; a man who touches the Sāmudraka (water) and fasts for three nights
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PdP 3 32.7
गोसहस्रफलं विंद्यात्स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । ब्रह्मावर्त्तं ततो गच्छेद्ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः
gosahasraphalaṃ viṃdyātsvargalokaṃ ca gacchati | brahmāvarttaṃ tato gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ
obtains the fruit of a thousand cows and goes to the world of heaven. Then, chaste and composed, he should go to Brahmāvarta.
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PdP 3 32.8
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । यमुनाप्रभवं गच्छेत्समुपस्पृश्य यामुनम्
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati | yamunāprabhavaṃ gacchetsamupaspṛśya yāmunam
He obtains (the fruit of) a horse-sacrifice and goes to the world of heaven. He should go to the source of the Yamunā, having touched the Yamunā's water,
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PdP 3 32.9
अश्वमेधफलं लब्ध्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । दर्वीसंक्रमणं प्राप्य तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
aśvamedhaphalaṃ labdhvā brahmaloke mahīyate | darvīsaṃkramaṇaṃ prāpya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
and, having gained the fruit of a horse-sacrifice, he is honoured in the world of Brahmā. Reaching Darvīsaṃkramaṇa, a holy place renowned in the three worlds,
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PdP 3 32.10
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । सिंधोश्च प्रभवं गत्वा सिद्धगंधर्वसेवितम्
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati | siṃdhośca prabhavaṃ gatvā siddhagaṃdharvasevitam
he obtains (the fruit of) a horse-sacrifice and goes to the world of heaven. And having gone to the source of the Sindhu, frequented by Siddhas and Gandharvas,
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PdP 3 32.11
तत्रोष्य रजनीः पंच दद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम् । अथ देवीं समासाद्य नरः परमदुर्गमाम्
tatroṣya rajanīḥ paṃca dadyādbahusuvarṇakam | atha devīṃ samāsādya naraḥ paramadurgamām
having stayed there five nights, he should give much gold. Then a man, having approached the Goddess who is exceedingly hard to reach,
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PdP 3 32.12
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गच्छेच्चौशनसीं गतिम् । ऋषिकुल्यां समासाद्य वसिष्ठं चैव भारत
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gaccheccauśanasīṃ gatim | ṛṣikulyāṃ samāsādya vasiṣṭhaṃ caiva bhārata
(He) gains (the merit of) a horse sacrifice and would go to the Auśanasa state. Having reached Ṛṣikulyā and also Vasiṣṭha, O Bhārata —
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PdP 3 32.13
वसिष्ठं समतिक्रम्य सर्वे वर्णा द्विजातयः । ऋषिकुल्यां नरः स्नात्वा ऋषिलोकं प्रपद्यते
vasiṣṭhaṃ samatikramya sarve varṇā dvijātayaḥ | ṛṣikulyāṃ naraḥ snātvā ṛṣilokaṃ prapadyate
Passing beyond Vasiṣṭha, all the classes become twice-born; having bathed in Ṛṣikulyā a man attains the world of the seers.
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PdP 3 32.14
यदि तत्र वसेन्मासं शाकाहारो नराधिप । भृगुतुंगं समासाद्य वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्
yadi tatra vasenmāsaṃ śākāhāro narādhipa | bhṛgutuṃgaṃ samāsādya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet
If he dwells there a month living on vegetables, O lord of men, and (then) reaches Bhṛgutuṅga, he would obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 32.15
गत्वा वीरप्रमोक्षं च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । कार्तिकमाघयोश्चैव तीर्थमासाद्य दुर्लभम्
gatvā vīrapramokṣaṃ ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | kārtikamāghayoścaiva tīrthamāsādya durlabham
And having gone to Vīrapramokṣa he is released from all sins; and having reached, in Kārtika and Māgha, that hard-to-attain holy place,
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PdP 3 32.16
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति पुण्यकृत् । ततः संध्यां समासाद्य विद्यातीर्थमनुत्तमम्
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti puṇyakṛt | tataḥ saṃdhyāṃ samāsādya vidyātīrthamanuttamam
the doer of merit obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and the Atirātra (sacrifices). Then, having reached Sandhyā, the unsurpassed Vidyātīrtha,
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PdP 3 32.17
उपस्पृशेत्स विद्यानां सर्वासां पारगो भवेत् । महाश्रमे वसेद्रात्रिं सर्वपापप्रमोचने
upaspṛśetsa vidyānāṃ sarvāsāṃ pārago bhavet | mahāśrame vasedrātriṃ sarvapāpapramocane
should he touch (its water), he becomes one who has mastered all branches of knowledge. He should spend a night at Mahāśrama, which releases from all sins.
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PdP 3 32.18
एककालं निराहारो लोकान्संवसते शुभान् । षष्ठकालोपवासेन मासमुष्य महालये
ekakālaṃ nirāhāro lokānsaṃvasate śubhān | ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena māsamuṣya mahālaye
Eating at (only) one time (of day), he dwells in the auspicious worlds. By fasting until every sixth mealtime, having stayed a month at Mahālaya,
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PdP 3 32.19
तीर्णस्तारयते जंतून्दशपूर्वान्दशापरान् । दृष्ट्वा माहेश्वरं पुण्यं परं सुरनमस्कृतम्
tīrṇastārayate jaṃtūndaśapūrvāndaśāparān | dṛṣṭvā māheśvaraṃ puṇyaṃ paraṃ suranamaskṛtam
having crossed over himself, he carries across (his) kin, ten before and ten after. Having seen the holy, supreme Māheśvara, saluted by the gods,
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PdP 3 32.20
कृतार्थः सर्वकृत्येषु न शोचेन्मरणं क्वचित् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विंद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम्
kṛtārthaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu na śocenmaraṇaṃ kvacit | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṃdyādbahusuvarṇakam
his purpose accomplished in all his undertakings, he need never grieve at death; his self purified of all sins, he would obtain Bahusuvarṇaka.
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PdP 3 32.21
अथ वेतसिकां गच्छेत्पितामहनिषेविताम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गतिं च परमां व्रजेत्
atha vetasikāṃ gacchetpitāmahaniṣevitām | aśvamedhamavāpnoti gatiṃ ca paramāṃ vrajet
Then he should go to Vetasikā, frequented by the Grandfather; (there) he gains (the merit of) a horse sacrifice and would go to the highest state.
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PdP 3 32.22
अथ सुंदरिकां तीर्थं प्राप्य सिद्धनिषेविताम् । रूपस्य भागी भवति दृष्टमेतत्पुरातनैः
atha suṃdarikāṃ tīrthaṃ prāpya siddhaniṣevitām | rūpasya bhāgī bhavati dṛṣṭametatpurātanaiḥ
Then, reaching the holy place Sundarikā, frequented by the perfected ones, he comes to possess beauty — this was seen by the ancients.
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PdP 3 32.23
ततो ब्राह्मणिकां गत्वा ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः । पद्मवर्णेन यानेन ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते
tato brāhmaṇikāṃ gatvā brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ prapadyate
Then, having gone to Brāhmaṇikā, chaste and concentrated, he attains the world of Brahmā by a lotus-coloured vehicle.
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PdP 3 32.24
ततश्च नैमिषं गच्छेत्पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम् । तत्र नित्यं निवसति ब्रह्मा देवगणैः सह
tataśca naimiṣaṃ gacchetpuṇyaṃ dvijaniṣevitam | tatra nityaṃ nivasati brahmā devagaṇaiḥ saha
And then he should go to Naimiṣa, holy and frequented by the twice-born; there Brahmā dwells always together with the hosts of gods.
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PdP 3 32.25
नैमिषं प्रार्थयानस्य पापस्यार्द्धं प्रणश्यति । प्रविष्टमानस्तु नरः सर्वपापात्प्रमुच्यते
naimiṣaṃ prārthayānasya pāpasyārddhaṃ praṇaśyati | praviṣṭamānastu naraḥ sarvapāpātpramucyate
For one who merely intends (to go to) Naimiṣa, half of his sin perishes; but the man who has entered it is released from all sin.
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