Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 38

PdP 3 38.1

नारद उवाच- वाराणस्याश्च माहात्म्यं तस्यां तीर्थानि च प्रभो । कथितानि समासेन तीर्थान्यन्यानि संशृणु

nārada uvāca- vārāṇasyāśca māhātmyaṃ tasyāṃ tīrthāni ca prabho | kathitāni samāsena tīrthānyanyāni saṃśṛṇu

Nārada said: The greatness of Vārāṇasī, and the tīrthas in it, O lord, have been told in brief; now hear of other tīrthas.

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PdP 3 38.2

ततो गयां समासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गमनादेव भारत

tato gayāṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti gamanādeva bhārata

Then, having reached Gayā, one who is chaste and composed obtains (the merit of) a horse-sacrifice merely by going (there), O Bhārata.

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PdP 3 38.3

यत्राक्षय्यवटो नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । पितॄणां तत्र वै दत्तमक्षयं भवति प्रभो

yatrākṣayyavaṭo nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ | pitṝṇāṃ tatra vai dattamakṣayaṃ bhavati prabho

There is the (banyan) named Akṣayyavaṭa, famed in the three worlds; what is given there to the ancestors becomes imperishable, O lord.

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PdP 3 38.4

महानद्यामुपस्पृश्य तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । अक्षयान्प्राप्नुयाल्लोकान्कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्

mahānadyāmupaspṛśya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | akṣayānprāpnuyāllokānkulaṃ caiva samuddharet

Having touched (the water) in the Mahānadī, one should offer libations to the ancestors and the gods; one would attain imperishable worlds and would deliver one's family too.

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PdP 3 38.5

ततो ब्रह्मसरो गच्छेद्ब्रह्मारण्योपसेवितम् । पुंडरीकमवाप्नोति प्रभातमिव शर्वरी

tato brahmasaro gacchedbrahmāraṇyopasevitam | puṃḍarīkamavāpnoti prabhātamiva śarvarī

Then one should go to the Brahmā lake, frequented by the Brahmā forest; one obtains (the merit of) the Puṇḍarīka (sacrifice), as night obtains the dawn.

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PdP 3 38.6

सरसि ब्रह्मणा तत्र यूपश्रेष्ठः समुच्छ्रितः । यूपं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्

sarasi brahmaṇā tatra yūpaśreṣṭhaḥ samucchritaḥ | yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet

There in the lake the best of sacrificial posts was raised up by Brahmā; having circumambulated the post keeping it to the right, one would gain the fruit of the Vājapeya.

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PdP 3 38.7

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र धेनुकं लोकविश्रुतम् । एकारात्रोषितो राजन्प्रयच्छेत्तिलधेनुकाम्

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra dhenukaṃ lokaviśrutam | ekārātroṣito rājanprayacchettiladhenukām

Then one should go, O lord of kings, to Dhenuka, famed in the world; having stayed one night, O king, one should give away a cow made of sesame.

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PdP 3 38.8

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सोमलोकं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम् । तत्र चिह्नं महाराज अद्यापि हि न संशयः

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ vrajeddhruvam | tatra cihnaṃ mahārāja adyāpi hi na saṃśayaḥ

With his self purified of all sins, he would surely go to the world of Soma; and there is a mark there, great king, even today — there is no doubt.

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PdP 3 38.9

कपिला सहवत्सा वै पर्वते विचरत्युतः । सवत्सायाः पदान्यस्या दृश्यंतेऽद्यापि भारत

kapilā sahavatsā vai parvate vicaratyutaḥ | savatsāyāḥ padānyasyā dṛśyaṃte'dyāpi bhārata

A tawny cow together with her calf indeed roams on the mountain; the footprints of her with her calf are seen even today, O Bhārata.

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PdP 3 38.10

तेषूपस्पृश्य राजेंद्र पदेषु नृपसत्तम । यत्किंचिदशुभं पापं तत्प्रणश्यति भारत

teṣūpaspṛśya rājeṃdra padeṣu nṛpasattama | yatkiṃcidaśubhaṃ pāpaṃ tatpraṇaśyati bhārata

Having touched (the water) at those footprints, O lord of kings, best of rulers, whatever inauspicious sin there is, that perishes, O Bhārata.

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PdP 3 38.11

ततो गृध्रवटं गच्छेत्स्थानं देवस्य शूलिनः । स्नायात्तु भस्मना तत्र संगम्य वृषभध्वजम्

tato gṛdhravaṭaṃ gacchetsthānaṃ devasya śūlinaḥ | snāyāttu bhasmanā tatra saṃgamya vṛṣabhadhvajam

Then one should go to Gṛdhravaṭa, the abode of the trident-bearing god; there one should bathe with ashes, having approached the bull-bannered one.

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PdP 3 38.12

ब्राह्मणेन भवेच्चीर्णं व्रतं द्वादशवार्षिकम् । इतरेषां तु वर्णानां सर्वपापं प्रणश्यति

brāhmaṇena bhaveccīrṇaṃ vrataṃ dvādaśavārṣikam | itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ sarvapāpaṃ praṇaśyati

For a brahmin, the twelve-year vow would (thereby) have been fulfilled; but for the other classes, all sin perishes.

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PdP 3 38.13

गच्छेत तत उद्यंतं पर्वतं गीतनादितम् । सावित्रं तु पदं तत्र दृश्यते भरतर्षभ

gaccheta tata udyaṃtaṃ parvataṃ gītanāditam | sāvitraṃ tu padaṃ tatra dṛśyate bharatarṣabha

Then one should go to the Udyanta mountain, resounding with song; and there the Sāvitra footprint is seen, O bull of the Bharatas.

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PdP 3 38.14

तत्र संध्यामुपासीत ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः । उपास्ताहि भवेत्संध्या तेन द्वादशवार्षिकी

tatra saṃdhyāmupāsīta brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ | upāstāhi bhavetsaṃdhyā tena dvādaśavārṣikī

There a brahmin of strict vows should worship at the twilight juncture; for by that the twilight worship would become a twelve-year one.

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PdP 3 38.15

योनिद्वारं च तत्रैव विश्रुतं भरतर्षभ । तत्राभिगम्य मुच्येत पुरुषो योनिसंकटात्

yonidvāraṃ ca tatraiva viśrutaṃ bharatarṣabha | tatrābhigamya mucyeta puruṣo yonisaṃkaṭāt

And there too is the famed Yoni-dvāra (Womb-gate), O bull of the Bharatas; going there a man is freed from the straits of the womb (rebirth).

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PdP 3 38.16

शुक्लकृष्णावुभौ पक्षौ गयायां यो वसेन्नरः । पुनात्यासप्तमं राजन्कुलं नास्त्यत्र संशयः

śuklakṛṣṇāvubhau pakṣau gayāyāṃ yo vasennaraḥ | punātyāsaptamaṃ rājankulaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

The man who dwells at Gayā through both fortnights, bright and dark, purifies his family to the seventh (generation), O king; there is no doubt of this.

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PdP 3 38.17

एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्यप्येको गयां व्रजेत् । यजेत वाश्वमेधेन नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत्

eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyapyeko gayāṃ vrajet | yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet

Many sons should be desired, so that even one may go to Gayā, or sacrifice with a horse sacrifice, or release a dark bull.

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PdP 3 38.18

ततः फल्गुं व्रजेद्राजंस्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति सिद्धिं च परमां व्रजेत्

tataḥ phalguṃ vrajedrājaṃstīrthasevī narādhipa | aśvamedhamavāpnoti siddhiṃ ca paramāṃ vrajet

Then, O king, lord of men, the frequenter of holy fords should go to the Phalgu; he obtains (the merit of) a horse sacrifice and attains the highest perfection.

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PdP 3 38.19

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र धर्मपृष्ठं समाहितः । यत्र धर्मो महाराज नित्यमास्ते युधिष्ठिर

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra dharmapṛṣṭhaṃ samāhitaḥ | yatra dharmo mahārāja nityamāste yudhiṣṭhira

Then, O lord of kings, he should go, composed, to Dharmapṛṣṭha, where Dharma abides forever, O great king Yudhiṣṭhira.

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PdP 3 38.20

धर्म्मं तत्राभिसंगम्य वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र ब्रह्मणस्तीर्थमुत्तमम्

dharmmaṃ tatrābhisaṃgamya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra brahmaṇastīrthamuttamam

Approaching Dharma there, he would gain the fruit of a horse sacrifice; then, O lord of kings, he should go to the excellent tīrtha of Brahmā.

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PdP 3 38.21

तत्राभिगम्य ब्रह्माणमर्चयेन्नियतव्रतः । राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति भारत

tatrābhigamya brahmāṇamarcayenniyatavrataḥ | rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti bhārata

Going there, of strict vows, he should worship Brahmā; he obtains the fruit of both the Rājasūya and the Aśvamedha, O Bhārata.

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PdP 3 38.22

ततो राजगृहं गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप । उपस्पृश्य ततस्तत्र कक्षीवानिव मोदते

tato rājagṛhaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa | upaspṛśya tatastatra kakṣīvāniva modate

Then the frequenter of tīrthas should go to Rājagṛha, O lord of men; having sipped water there, he rejoices like Kakṣīvat.

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PdP 3 38.23

यक्षिण्या नैत्यकं तत्र प्रागग्निपुरुषः शुचिः । यक्षिण्यास्तु प्रसादेन मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

yakṣiṇyā naityakaṃ tatra prāgagnipuruṣaḥ śuciḥ | yakṣiṇyāstu prasādena mucyate brahmahatyayā

There, pure, (he should partake of) the daily offering of the Yakṣiṇī, being a man of the fire placed eastward; and by the grace of the Yakṣiṇī he is freed from the killing of a brahmin.

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PdP 3 38.24

मणिनागं ततो गच्छेद्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । नैत्यकं भुंजते यस्तु मणिनागस्य मानवः

maṇināgaṃ tato gacchedgosahasraphalaṃ labhet | naityakaṃ bhuṃjate yastu maṇināgasya mānavaḥ

Then he should go to Maṇināga; he obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. And the man who eats the daily food-offering of Maṇināga —

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PdP 3 38.25

दष्टस्याशीविषेणास्य न विषं क्रमते नृप । तत्रोष्य रजनीमेकां सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

daṣṭasyāśīviṣeṇāsya na viṣaṃ kramate nṛpa | tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

— if he is bitten by a venomous snake, the poison does not spread in him, O king; staying there a single night he is released from all sins.

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PdP 3 38.26

ततो गच्छेत ब्रह्मर्षेर्गौतमस्य वनं नृप । अहल्याया ह्रदे स्नात्वा व्रजेत परमां गतिम्

tato gaccheta brahmarṣergautamasya vanaṃ nṛpa | ahalyāyā hrade snātvā vrajeta paramāṃ gatim

Then, O king, he should go to the forest of the brahmin sage Gautama; bathing in Ahalyā's pool he would go to the highest goal.

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PdP 3 38.27

अभिगम्य श्रियं राजन्विंदते श्रियमुत्तमाम् । तत्रोदपानो धर्म्मज्ञ त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः

abhigamya śriyaṃ rājanviṃdate śriyamuttamām | tatrodapāno dharmmajña triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

Approaching Śrī (there), O king, he obtains the highest prosperity. There is a well, O knower of dharma, famed in the three worlds.

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PdP 3 38.28

तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत वाजिमेधमवाप्नुयात् । जनकस्य तु राजर्षेः कूपस्त्रिदशपूजितः

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta vājimedhamavāpnuyāt | janakasya tu rājarṣeḥ kūpastridaśapūjitaḥ

There he should perform the (bathing) ablution; he would obtain (the fruit of) a horse sacrifice. And the well of the royal sage Janaka is honoured by the thirty (gods).

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PdP 3 38.29

तत्राभिषेकं कृत्वा च विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् । ततोऽविनाशनं गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā ca viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt | tato'vināśanaṃ gacchetsarvapāpapramocanam

Having performed the ablution there, he would attain Viṣṇu's world. Then he should go to Avināśana, which releases from all sins.

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PdP 3 38.30

वाजिमेधमवाप्नोति सोमलोकं च गच्छति । गंडकीं च समासाद्य सर्वतीर्थजलोद्भवाम्

vājimedhamavāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati | gaṃḍakīṃ ca samāsādya sarvatīrthajalodbhavām

He obtains (the fruit of) a horse sacrifice and goes to the world of Soma. And reaching the Gaṇḍakī, which arises from the waters of all tīrthas,

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PdP 3 38.31

वाजपेयमवाप्नोति सूर्यलोकं च गच्छति । ततो ध्रुवस्य धर्मज्ञ समाविश्य तपोवनम्

vājapeyamavāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati | tato dhruvasya dharmajña samāviśya tapovanam

he obtains (the fruit of) a Vājapeya and goes to the world of the sun. Then, O knower of dharma, having entered Dhruva's ascetic grove,

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PdP 3 38.32

गुह्यकेषु महाभाग मोदते नात्र संशयः । कर्मदां तु समासाद्य नदीं सिद्धनिषेविताम्

guhyakeṣu mahābhāga modate nātra saṃśayaḥ | karmadāṃ tu samāsādya nadīṃ siddhaniṣevitām

he rejoices among the Guhyakas, O greatly fortunate one; there is no doubt in this. And reaching the river Karmadā, frequented by the Siddhas,

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PdP 3 38.33

पुंडरीकमवाप्नोति सोमलोकं च गच्छति । ततो विशालामासाद्य नदीं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताम्

puṃḍarīkamavāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati | tato viśālāmāsādya nadīṃ trailokyaviśrutām

he obtains (the fruit of) the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice and goes to the world of Soma. Then, reaching the river Viśālā, renowned in the three worlds,

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PdP 3 38.34

अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । अथ माहेश्वरीं धारां समासाद्य नराधिप

agniṣṭomamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati | atha māheśvarīṃ dhārāṃ samāsādya narādhipa

he obtains (the fruit of) an Agniṣṭoma and goes to the world of heaven. Then, reaching the Māheśvarī stream, O lord of men,

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PdP 3 38.35

अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् । दिवौकसां पुष्करिणीं समासाद्य नरः शुचिः

aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet | divaukasāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ samāsādya naraḥ śuciḥ

(He) obtains the horse-sacrifice and rescues his family as well. Having reached the Lotus-pool of the sky-dwellers, a man who is pure

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PdP 3 38.36

न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति वाजपेयं च विंदति । अथ माहेशपदं गच्छेद्ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः

na durgatimavāpnoti vājapeyaṃ ca viṃdati | atha māheśapadaṃ gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ

does not come to an evil destiny, and he gains the vājapeya. Then, as a celibate student, composed, he should go to the station of Maheśa.

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PdP 3 38.37

माहेश्वरपदे स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् । तत्र कोटिस्तु तीर्थानां विश्रुता भरतर्षभ

māheśvarapade snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet | tatra koṭistu tīrthānāṃ viśrutā bharatarṣabha

Having bathed at Māheśvarapada, one would obtain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. There a crore of sacred fords is renowned, O bull of the Bharatas.

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PdP 3 38.38

कूर्मरूपेण राजेंद्र असुरेण दुरात्मना । ह्रियमाणा हृता राजन्विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना

kūrmarūpeṇa rājeṃdra asureṇa durātmanā | hriyamāṇā hṛtā rājanviṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

Being carried off, O lord of kings, by the evil-souled asura in the form of a tortoise, she was (re)taken, O king, by Viṣṇu, the mighty lord.

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PdP 3 38.39

तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत तीर्थकोट्यां नराधिप । पुंडरीकमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta tīrthakoṭyāṃ narādhipa | puṃḍarīkamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati

There one should perform the bathing rite, at the Crore-of-Fords, O lord of men; (he) obtains the puṇḍarīka (sacrifice) and goes to Viṣṇu's world.

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PdP 3 38.40

ततो गच्छेन्नरश्रेष्ठ स्थानं नारायणस्य च । सदा सन्निहितो यत्र हरिर्वसति भारत

tato gacchennaraśreṣṭha sthānaṃ nārāyaṇasya ca | sadā sannihito yatra harirvasati bhārata

Then, O best of men, one should go to the abode of Nārāyaṇa, where Hari, ever present, dwells, O Bhārata,

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PdP 3 38.41

यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । आदित्यावसवोरुद्रा जनार्दनमुपासते

yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | ādityāvasavorudrā janārdanamupāsate

where the gods with Brahmā at their head, and the seers rich in ascetic power, the Ādityas, the Vasus and the Rudras, attend upon Janārdana —

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PdP 3 38.42

शालग्राम इति ख्यातो विष्णोरद्भुतकर्मणः । अभिगम्य त्रिलोकेशं वरदं विष्णुमच्युतम्

śālagrāma iti khyāto viṣṇoradbhutakarmaṇaḥ | abhigamya trilokeśaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇumacyutam

(the place) known as Śālagrāma, of Viṣṇu whose deeds are marvellous. Having approached the lord of the three worlds, the boon-giving, unfallen Viṣṇu,

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PdP 3 38.43

अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति । तत्रोदपानो धर्मज्ञ सर्वपापप्रमोचनः

aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati | tatrodapāno dharmajña sarvapāpapramocanaḥ

(one) obtains the horse-sacrifice and goes to Viṣṇu's world. There is a well there, O knower of dharma, which releases from all sins.

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PdP 3 38.44

समुद्रास्तत्रचत्वारः कूपे सन्निहिताः सदा । तत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेंद्र न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्

samudrāstatracatvāraḥ kūpe sannihitāḥ sadā | tatropaspṛśya rājeṃdra na durgatimavāpnuyāt

The four oceans are ever present there in the well. Having touched (that water) there, O lord of kings, one would not come to an evil destiny.

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PdP 3 38.45

अभिगम्य महादेवं वरदं विष्णुमव्ययम् । विराजते यथा सोम ऋणैर्मुक्तो युधिष्ठिर

abhigamya mahādevaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam | virājate yathā soma ṛṇairmukto yudhiṣṭhira

Having approached the great god, the boon-giving, imperishable Viṣṇu, one shines like the moon freed from its debts, O Yudhiṣṭhira.

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PdP 3 38.46

जातिस्मरं उपस्पृश्य शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । जातिस्मरत्वं प्राप्नोति स्नात्वा तत्र न संशयः

jātismaraṃ upaspṛśya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti snātvā tatra na saṃśayaḥ

Touching (the water of) Jātismara, pure and with a restrained mind, one attains the power of remembering (former) births by bathing there — there is no doubt.

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PdP 3 38.47

वटेश्वरपुरं गत्वा अर्चयित्वा च केशवम् । ईप्सिताँल्लभते लोकानुपवासान्न संशयः

vaṭeśvarapuraṃ gatvā arcayitvā ca keśavam | īpsitā~llabhate lokānupavāsānna saṃśayaḥ

Having gone to the city of Vaṭeśvara and worshipped Keśava, by fasting one obtains the worlds one desires — there is no doubt.

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PdP 3 38.48

ततस्तु वामनं गत्वा सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । अभिवाद्य हरिं देवं न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्

tatastu vāmanaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | abhivādya hariṃ devaṃ na durgatimavāpnuyāt

Then, having gone to Vāmana, the destroyer of all sins, and having saluted the god Hari, one would not come to an evil destiny.

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PdP 3 38.49

भरतस्याश्रमं गत्वा सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । कौशिकीं तत्र सेवेत महापातकनाशिनीम्

bharatasyāśramaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanam | kauśikīṃ tatra seveta mahāpātakanāśinīm

Having gone to Bharata's hermitage, which releases from all sins, one should there resort to the Kauśikī, destroyer of the great sins;

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PdP 3 38.50

राजसूयस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोतिमानवः । ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ चंपकारण्यमुत्तमम्

rājasūyasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnotimānavaḥ | tato gaccheta dharmajña caṃpakāraṇyamuttamam

the man obtains the fruit of the rājasūya sacrifice. Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the excellent Campaka forest.

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PdP 3 38.51

तत्रोष्य रजनीमेकां गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । अथ गोविंदमासाद्य तीर्थं परमसम्मतम्

tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | atha goviṃdamāsādya tīrthaṃ paramasammatam

Dwelling there one night, one would obtain the fruit of (the gift of) a thousand cows. Then, reaching Govinda, a ford most highly esteemed,

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PdP 3 38.52

उपोष्य रजनीमेकामग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । तत्र विश्वेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा देव्या सह महाद्युतिम्

upoṣya rajanīmekāmagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet | tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā devyā saha mahādyutim

fasting for one night, one would obtain the fruit of the agniṣṭoma. Having there beheld Viśveśvara of great splendour, together with the Goddess,

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PdP 3 38.53

मित्रावरुणयोर्लोकान्प्राप्नुयाद्भरतर्षभ । त्रिरात्रोपोषितस्तत्र अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्

mitrāvaruṇayorlokānprāpnuyādbharatarṣabha | trirātropoṣitastatra agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet

one would attain the worlds of Mitra and Varuṇa, O bull of the Bharatas. Fasting there for three nights, one obtains the fruit of the agniṣṭoma.

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PdP 3 38.54

कन्यावसथमासाद्य नियतो नियताशनः (आवसथ्य)। मनोः प्रजापतेर्लोकानाप्नोति भरतर्षभ

kanyāvasathamāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ (āvasathya)| manoḥ prajāpaterlokānāpnoti bharatarṣabha

Reaching Kanyāvasatha, restrained and restrained in food, one attains the worlds of Manu Prajāpati, O bull of the Bharatas.

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PdP 3 38.55

कन्यायां ये प्रयच्छंति दानमण्वपि भारत । तदक्षयमिति प्राहुरृषयः संशितव्रताः

kanyāyāṃ ye prayacchaṃti dānamaṇvapi bhārata | tadakṣayamiti prāhurṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ

Those who bestow a gift, even a tiny one, at Kanyā, O Bhārata—that, the sages of firm vows declare, is imperishable.

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PdP 3 38.56

निष्ठावासं समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति

niṣṭhāvāsaṃ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati

Having reached Niṣṭhāvāsa, renowned in the three worlds, (a man) gains (the merit of) a horse sacrifice and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.

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PdP 3 38.57

ये तु दानं प्रयच्छंति निष्ठायाः संगमे नराः । ते यांति नरशार्दूल ब्रह्मलोकमनामयम्

ye tu dānaṃ prayacchaṃti niṣṭhāyāḥ saṃgame narāḥ | te yāṃti naraśārdūla brahmalokamanāmayam

But those men who bestow a gift at the confluence of the Niṣṭhā—they go, O tiger among men, to the disease-free world of Brahmā.

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PdP 3 38.58

तत्राश्रमो वसिष्ठस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणो वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात्

tatrāśramo vasiṣṭhasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo vājapeyamavāpnuyāt

There is the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha, renowned in the three worlds; one who performs his ablution there would obtain (the merit of) the Vājapeya.

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PdP 3 38.59

देवकूटं समासाद्य देवर्षिगणसेवितम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्

devakūṭaṃ samāsādya devarṣigaṇasevitam | aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet

Having reached Devakūṭa, frequented by the hosts of gods and seers, (a man) gains (the merit of) a horse sacrifice and would also raise up his family.

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PdP 3 38.60

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र कौशिकस्य मुनेर्ह्रदम् । तत्र सिद्धिं परां प्राप विश्वामित्रोऽथ कौशिकः

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra kauśikasya munerhradam | tatra siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpa viśvāmitro'tha kauśikaḥ

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the pool of the sage Kauśika; there Viśvāmitra the Kauśika attained the highest perfection.

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PdP 3 38.61

यत्र मासं वसेद्धीरः कौशिक्यां भरतर्षभ । अश्वमेधस्य यत्पुण्यं तन्मासेनाधिगच्छति

yatra māsaṃ vaseddhīraḥ kauśikyāṃ bharatarṣabha | aśvamedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ tanmāsenādhigacchati

Where the steadfast man should dwell a month on the Kauśikī, O bull of the Bharatas, whatever merit belongs to a horse sacrifice, that he attains in a month.

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PdP 3 38.62

सर्वतीर्थवरं चैव यो वसेत महाह्रदम् । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति विंद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम्

sarvatīrthavaraṃ caiva yo vaseta mahāhradam | na durgatimavāpnoti viṃdyādbahusuvarṇakam

And he who would dwell at the Great Pool, best of all tīrthas, does not come to an evil destiny, and would find much gold.

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PdP 3 38.63

कुमारमभिगम्याथ वीराश्रमनिवासिनम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति शक्रलोकं स गच्छति

kumāramabhigamyātha vīrāśramanivāsinam | aśvamedhamavāpnoti śakralokaṃ sa gacchati

Then, having approached Kumāra, who dwells at Vīrāśrama, (a man) gains (the merit of) a horse sacrifice and goes to the world of Śakra.

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PdP 3 38.64

नंदिन्यां च समासाद्य कूपं त्रिदशसेवितम् । नरमेधस्य यत्पुण्यं तत्प्राप्नोति कुरूद्वह

naṃdinyāṃ ca samāsādya kūpaṃ tridaśasevitam | naramedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ tatprāpnoti kurūdvaha

And having reached, on the Nandinī, the well frequented by the thirty (gods), whatever merit belongs to a human sacrifice, that he obtains, O scion of Kuru.

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PdP 3 38.65

कालिकासंगमे स्नात्वा कौशिक्यारुणयोर्यतः । त्रिरात्रोपोषितो विद्वान्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

kālikāsaṃgame snātvā kauśikyāruṇayoryataḥ | trirātropoṣito vidvānsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Having bathed, restrained, at the Kālikā confluence, where the Kauśikī and the Aruṇā (meet), the learned man who has fasted for three nights is released from all sins.

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PdP 3 38.66

उर्वशीतीर्थमासाद्य तथा सोमाश्रमं बुधः । कुंभकर्णाश्रमे स्नात्वा पूज्यते भुवि मानवः

urvaśītīrthamāsādya tathā somāśramaṃ budhaḥ | kuṃbhakarṇāśrame snātvā pūjyate bhuvi mānavaḥ

Having reached the Urvaśī tīrtha and likewise Somāśrama, the wise man, having bathed at Kumbhakarṇa's hermitage, is honoured on earth.

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PdP 3 38.67

तथा कोकामुखे स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः । जातिस्मरत्वं प्राप्नोति दृष्टमेतत्पुरातनैः

tathā kokāmukhe snātvā brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti dṛṣṭametatpurātanaiḥ

So too, having bathed at Kokāmukha, a chaste and concentrated man obtains the recollection of (former) births; this was seen by the ancients.

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PdP 3 38.68

सकृन्नदीं समासाद्य कृतार्थो भवति द्विजः । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति

sakṛnnadīṃ samāsādya kṛtārtho bhavati dvijaḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā svargalokaṃ ca gacchati

Having reached the river Sakṛt, the twice-born becomes one whose purpose is accomplished; with his self purified of all sins, he goes to the world of heaven.

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PdP 3 38.69

ऋषभद्वीपमासाद्य सेव्य क्रौंचनिषूदनम् । सरस्वत्यामुपस्पृश्य विमानस्थो विराजते

ṛṣabhadvīpamāsādya sevya krauṃcaniṣūdanam | sarasvatyāmupaspṛśya vimānastho virājate

Having reached Ṛṣabhadvīpa and served the slayer of Krauñca, and touched the water in the Sarasvatī, he shines seated in a celestial car.

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PdP 3 38.70

औद्यानकं महाराज तीर्थं मुनिनिषेवितम् । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

audyānakaṃ mahārāja tīrthaṃ muniniṣevitam | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

(There is) the tīrtha Audyānaka, O great king, frequented by sages; one should perform one's ablution there, (and) is released from all sins.

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PdP 3 38.71

ब्रह्मतीर्थं समासाद्य पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः

brahmatīrthaṃ samāsādya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam | vājapeyamavāpnoti naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

Having reached the holy Brahmatīrtha, frequented by brahmin seers, a man gains (the merit of) the Vājapeya; there is no doubt in this.

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PdP 3 38.72

ततश्चंपां समासाद्य भागीरथ्यां कृतोदकः । दंडार्पणं समासाद्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्

tataścaṃpāṃ samāsādya bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | daṃḍārpaṇaṃ samāsādya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Then, having reached Campā and made the water offering in the Bhāgīrathī, and having reached Daṇḍārpaṇa, one would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows.

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PdP 3 38.73

लाविढिकां ततो गच्छेत्पुण्यां पुण्यनिषेविताम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति विमानस्थश्च पूज्यते

lāviḍhikāṃ tato gacchetpuṇyāṃ puṇyaniṣevitām | vājapeyamavāpnoti vimānasthaśca pūjyate

Then one should go to holy Lāviḍhikā, frequented by the holy; (there) one gains (the merit of) the Vājapeya and is honoured, seated in a celestial car.

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