Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 39
PdP 3 39.1
नारद उवाच- अथ संध्यां समासाद्य स विद्यांतीर्थमुत्तमम् । उपस्पृश्य नरो विद्वान्भवेन्नास्त्यत्र संशयः
nārada uvāca- atha saṃdhyāṃ samāsādya sa vidyāṃtīrthamuttamam | upaspṛśya naro vidvānbhavennāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
Nārada said: Then, having reached Sandhyā, that excellent tīrtha of knowledge, a man, touching its water, would become learned; there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 3 39.2
रामस्य च प्रसादेन तीर्थराजं कृतं पुरा । तल्लौहित्यं समासाद्य विंद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम्
rāmasya ca prasādena tīrtharājaṃ kṛtaṃ purā | tallauhityaṃ samāsādya viṃdyādbahusuvarṇakam
And by Rāma's favour it was made the king of sacred fords long ago; on reaching that Lauhitya (ford) one would obtain much gold.
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PdP 3 39.3
करतोयां समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति शक्रलोकं च गच्छति
karatoyāṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti śakralokaṃ ca gacchati
Reaching the Karatoyā, a man who has fasted for three nights obtains (the fruit of) a horse sacrifice and goes to the world of Śakra.
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PdP 3 39.4
गंगायास्त्वथ राजेंद्र सागरस्य च संगमे । अश्वमेधं दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषणः
gaṃgāyāstvatha rājeṃdra sāgarasya ca saṃgame | aśvamedhaṃ daśaguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣaṇaḥ
And then, O lord of kings, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean, the wise declare (the fruit to be) ten times a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 39.5
गंगायास्तु परं द्वीपं प्राप्य यः स्नाति भारत । त्रिरात्रोपोषितो राजन्सर्वकाममवाप्नुयात्
gaṃgāyāstu paraṃ dvīpaṃ prāpya yaḥ snāti bhārata | trirātropoṣito rājansarvakāmamavāpnuyāt
But he who reaches the further island of the Gaṅgā and bathes there, O Bhārata, having fasted three nights, O king, would obtain every desire.
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PdP 3 39.6
ततो वैतरणीं गत्वा नदीं पापप्रमोचनीम् । विरजं तीर्थमासाद्य विराजति यथा शशी
tato vaitaraṇīṃ gatvā nadīṃ pāpapramocanīm | virajaṃ tīrthamāsādya virājati yathā śaśī
Then, going to the Vaitaraṇī, the river that releases from sin, and reaching the ford Viraja, he shines like the moon.
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PdP 3 39.7
प्रभावे च कुलं पूत्वा सर्वपापं व्यपोहति । गोसहस्रफलं लब्ध्वा पुनाति स्वकुलं नरः
prabhāve ca kulaṃ pūtvā sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati | gosahasraphalaṃ labdhvā punāti svakulaṃ naraḥ
And at (its) source, having purified his family, he casts off all sin; obtaining the fruit of a thousand cows, the man purifies his own lineage.
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PdP 3 39.8
शोणस्य ज्योतिरथ्याश्च संगमे निवसञ्छुचिः । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
śoṇasya jyotirathyāśca saṃgame nivasañchuciḥ | tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
Dwelling pure at the confluence of the Śoṇa and the Jyotirathyā, and having satisfied the ancestors and the gods, one would gain the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma.
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PdP 3 39.9
शोणस्य नर्मदायाश्च प्रभवे कुरुपुंगव । वंशगुल्ममुपस्पृश्य वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्
śoṇasya narmadāyāśca prabhave kurupuṃgava | vaṃśagulmamupaspṛśya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet
At the source of the Śoṇa and the Narmadā, O bull of the Kurus, having touched (the water at) Vaṃśagulma, one would gain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 39.10
ऋषभं तीर्थमासाद्य कोशलायां नराधिप । वाजिमेधमवाप्नोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
ṛṣabhaṃ tīrthamāsādya kośalāyāṃ narādhipa | vājimedhamavāpnoti trirātropoṣito naraḥ
Reaching the ford Ṛṣabha in Kośalā, O ruler of men, a man who has fasted three nights obtains a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 39.11
कोशलायां समासाद्य कालतीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । वृषभैकादशगुणं लभते नात्र संशयः
kośalāyāṃ samāsādya kālatīrthamupaspṛśet | vṛṣabhaikādaśaguṇaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Coming to Kośalā, one should touch (the water of) the Kālatīrtha; he gains eleven times (the fruit of) the Vṛṣabha (ford) — there is no doubt of this.
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PdP 3 39.12
पुष्पवत्यामुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । गोसहस्रफलं विंद्यात्कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्
puṣpavatyāmupaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ viṃdyātkulaṃ caiva samuddharet
Having touched (the water) in the Puṣpavatī, a man who has fasted three nights would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows and would also rescue his family.
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PdP 3 39.13
ततो बदारिकातीर्थे स्नात्वा प्रयतमानसः । दीर्घायुष्यमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
tato badārikātīrthe snātvā prayatamānasaḥ | dīrghāyuṣyamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
Then, having bathed with restrained mind at the Badarikā ford, one obtains long life and goes to the world of heaven.
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PdP 3 39.14
ततो महेंद्रमासाद्य जामदग्न्यनिषेवितम् । रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्
tato maheṃdramāsādya jāmadagnyaniṣevitam | rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet
Then, reaching Mahendra, frequented by the son of Jamadagni, a man who bathes at the Rāma ford would gain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 3 39.15
मतंगस्य तु केदारं तत्रैव भरतर्षभ । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
mataṃgasya tu kedāraṃ tatraiva bharatarṣabha | tatra snātvā naro rājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet
And Mataṅga's Kedāra is in that very place, O bull of the Bharatas; bathing there, O king, a man would gain the fruit of a thousand cows.
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PdP 3 39.16
श्रीपर्वतं समासाद्य नदीतीरमुपस्पृशेत् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति परां सिद्धिं च गच्छति
śrīparvataṃ samāsādya nadītīramupaspṛśet | aśvamedhamavāpnoti parāṃ siddhiṃ ca gacchati
Reaching Śrīparvata, one should touch (the water at) the river's bank; he obtains a horse sacrifice and attains the highest perfection.
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PdP 3 39.17
श्रीपर्वते महादेवो देव्या सह महाद्युतिः । न्यवसत्परमप्रीतो ब्रह्मा च त्रिदशैर्वृतः
śrīparvate mahādevo devyā saha mahādyutiḥ | nyavasatparamaprīto brahmā ca tridaśairvṛtaḥ
On Śrīparvata the greatly radiant Mahādeva dwelt together with the Goddess, exceedingly pleased, and Brahmā too, surrounded by the thirty (gods).
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PdP 3 39.18
तत्र देवह्रदे स्नात्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति परां सिद्धिं च गच्छति
tatra devahrade snātvā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti parāṃ siddhiṃ ca gacchati
Bathing there in the gods' pool, pure and of restrained mind, one obtains a horse sacrifice and attains the highest perfection.
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PdP 3 39.19
ऋषभं पर्वतं गत्वा भांडेषु सुरपूजितम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते
ṛṣabhaṃ parvataṃ gatvā bhāṃḍeṣu surapūjitam | vājapeyamavāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate
Going to Mount Ṛṣabha among the Bhāṇḍas, honoured by the gods, one obtains a Vājapeya and rejoices on the ridge of heaven.
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PdP 3 39.20
ततो गच्छेत कावेरीं वृतामृप्सरसां गणैः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
tato gaccheta kāverīṃ vṛtāmṛpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | tatra snātvā naro rājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Then one should go to the Kāverī, encircled by throngs of apsarases; bathing there, O king, a man would gain the fruit of a thousand cows.
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PdP 3 39.21
तत्र तीर्थे समुद्रस्य कन्यातीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । तत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेंद्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
tatra tīrthe samudrasya kanyātīrthamupaspṛśet | tatropaspṛśya rājeṃdra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
There at the ford of the ocean one should touch (the water of) the Kanyātīrtha; touching (it) there, O lord of kings, one is released from all sins.
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PdP 3 39.22
अथ गोकमर्णमासाद्य त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुतम् । समुद्रमध्ये राजेंद्र सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्
atha gokamarṇamāsādya triṣulokeṣu viśrutam | samudramadhye rājeṃdra sarvalokanamaskṛtam
Then, having reached Gokarṇa, renowned in the three worlds, (which lies) in the midst of the ocean, O lord of kings, and is saluted by all the worlds —
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PdP 3 39.23
यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा मुनयश्च तपोधनाः । भूतयक्षाः पिशाचाश्च किन्नराः समहोरगाः
yatra brahmādayo devā munayaśca tapodhanāḥ | bhūtayakṣāḥ piśācāśca kinnarāḥ samahoragāḥ
Where Brahmā and the other gods, and sages rich in ascetic power, ghosts and yakṣas, piśācas, kinnaras, together with the great serpents —
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PdP 3 39.24
सिद्धचारणगंधर्वा मानुषाः पन्नगास्तथा । सरितः सागराः शैला उपासंते उमापतिम्
siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvā mānuṣāḥ pannagāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailā upāsaṃte umāpatim
Siddhas, cāraṇas and gandharvas, humans and likewise serpents, the rivers, the oceans and the mountains attend upon Umā's lord.
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PdP 3 39.25
तत्रेशानं समभ्यर्च्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । दशाश्वमेधमाप्नोति गाणपत्यं च विंदति
tatreśānaṃ samabhyarcya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | daśāśvamedhamāpnoti gāṇapatyaṃ ca viṃdati
There, having duly worshipped Īśāna and fasted for three nights, a man obtains (the fruit of) ten horse-sacrifices, and attains the state of being one of Gaṇa's company (Śiva's attendants).
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PdP 3 39.26
उपोष्य द्वादशरात्रं कृतार्थो जायते नरः । तस्मिन्नेव तु गायत्र्याः स्थानं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
upoṣya dvādaśarātraṃ kṛtārtho jāyate naraḥ | tasminneva tu gāyatryāḥ sthānaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 39.27
त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । निदर्शनं च प्रत्यक्षं ब्राह्मणानां नराधिप
trirātramuṣitastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | nidarśanaṃ ca pratyakṣaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ narādhipa
Having stayed there three nights, one would gain the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows; and the proof (of this) is directly evident among the brahmins, O lord of men.
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PdP 3 39.28
गायत्रीं पठते यस्तु योनिसंकरजो द्विजः । गाथा वा गीतिका वाणी तस्य संपद्यते नृप
gāyatrīṃ paṭhate yastu yonisaṃkarajo dvijaḥ | gāthā vā gītikā vāṇī tasya saṃpadyate nṛpa
But when a twice-born man born of a mixture of wombs recites the Gāyatrī, his utterance turns into a gāthā or a little song, O king.
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PdP 3 39.29
अब्राह्मणस्य पठतः सावित्री तूपनश्यति । संवर्तस्य तु विप्रर्षे वापीमासाद्य दुर्ल्लभाम्
abrāhmaṇasya paṭhataḥ sāvitrī tūpanaśyati | saṃvartasya tu viprarṣe vāpīmāsādya durllabhām
But when a non-brāhmaṇa recites it, the Sāvitrī (verse) is destroyed. And, O brahmin-seer, having reached the hard-to-reach tank of Saṃvarta,
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PdP 3 39.30
रूपस्य भागी भवति सुभगश्चाभिजायते । ततो वेणां समासाद्य तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः
rūpasya bhāgī bhavati subhagaścābhijāyate | tato veṇāṃ samāsādya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ
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PdP 3 39.31
मयूरहंससंयुक्तं विमानं लभते नरः । ततो गोदावरीं प्राप्य नित्यसिद्धनिषेविताम्
mayūrahaṃsasaṃyuktaṃ vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | tato godāvarīṃ prāpya nityasiddhaniṣevitām
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 39.32
गवामयमवाप्नोति वायुलोकं च गच्छति । वेणायाः संगमे स्नात्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
gavāmayamavāpnoti vāyulokaṃ ca gacchati | veṇāyāḥ saṃgame snātvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
(He) obtains (the fruit of) the gavāmayana (sacrifice) and goes to the world of Vāyu; having bathed at the confluence of the Veṇā, he would obtain the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice.
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PdP 3 39.33
वरदासंगमं स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ब्रह्मस्थूणां समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
varadāsaṃgamaṃ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | brahmasthūṇāṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ
Having bathed at the confluence of the Varadā, one obtains the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows. Reaching Brahmasthūṇā, a man who has fasted for three nights —
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PdP 3 39.34
गोसहस्रफलं विंद्यात्स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । कुब्जावनं समासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः
gosahasraphalaṃ viṃdyātsvargalokaṃ ca gacchati | kubjāvanaṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
(He) obtains the fruit of a thousand cows and goes to the world of heaven. Having reached Kubjāvana, chaste and concentrated (in mind),
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PdP 3 39.35
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ततो देवह्रदे स्नात्वा कृष्णवेणा जलोद्भवे
trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | tato devahrade snātvā kṛṣṇaveṇā jalodbhave
Having fasted for three nights and bathed, he would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. Then, having bathed in Devahrada, which arises from the waters of the Kṛṣṇaveṇā —
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PdP 3 39.36
ज्योतिर्मात्र ह्रदे चैव तथा कन्याश्रमे नृप । यत्र क्रतुशतैरिष्ट्वा देवराजो दिवं गतः
jyotirmātra hrade caiva tathā kanyāśrame nṛpa | yatra kratuśatairiṣṭvā devarājo divaṃ gataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 39.37
अग्निष्टोमशतं विंद्याद्गमनादेव तत्र तु । सर्वदेवह्रदे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
agniṣṭomaśataṃ viṃdyādgamanādeva tatra tu | sarvadevahrade snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
Merely by going there one would gain (the merit of) a hundred Agniṣṭoma sacrifices; and having bathed in the Sarvadeva pool, one would obtain the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows.
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PdP 3 39.38
जातिमात्र ह्रदे स्नात्वा भवेज्जातिस्मरो नरः । शरभंगाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः
jātimātra hrade snātvā bhavejjātismaro naraḥ | śarabhaṃgāśramaṃ gatvā śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 3 39.39
पितृदेवार्चनरतो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । दंडकारण्यमासाद्य महाराज उपस्पृशेत् नाम नवत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
pitṛdevārcanarato gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | daṃḍakāraṇyamāsādya mahārāja upaspṛśet nāma navatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
(A man) devoted to the worship of the ancestors and the gods obtains the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows. Having reached the Daṇḍaka forest, O great king, he should perform an ablution (there). — Thus the thirty-ninth chapter.
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PdP 3 39.40
शरभंगाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति पुनाति स्वकुलं नरः
śarabhaṃgāśramaṃ gatvā śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ | na durgatimavāpnoti punāti svakulaṃ naraḥ
Having gone to the hermitage of Śarabhaṅga and (that) of the great-souled Śuka, a man does not come to an evil destiny, and he purifies his own family.
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PdP 3 39.41
ततः सूर्यारकं गच्छेज्जमदग्निनिषेवितम् । रामतीर्थं नरः स्नात्वा विंद्याद्बहुसुवर्णकम्
tataḥ sūryārakaṃ gacchejjamadagniniṣevitam | rāmatīrthaṃ naraḥ snātvā viṃdyādbahusuvarṇakam
Then one should go to Sūryāraka, frequented by Jamadagni; a man, having bathed at the Rāma-tīrtha, would obtain much gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 39.42
सप्तगोदावरीं स्नात्वा नियतो नियताशनः । महापुण्यमवाप्नोति देवलोकं च गच्छति
saptagodāvarīṃ snātvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | mahāpuṇyamavāpnoti devalokaṃ ca gacchati
Having bathed at the Seven Godāvarīs, restrained and restrained in eating, (a man) obtains great merit and goes to the world of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.43
ततो देवपथं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः । देवसत्रस्य यत्पुण्यं तदवाप्नोति मानवः
tato devapathaṃ gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ | devasatrasya yatpuṇyaṃ tadavāpnoti mānavaḥ
Then he should go to Devapatha, restrained and restrained in eating; whatever merit belongs to a sacrificial session of the gods, that a man obtains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.44
तुंगकारण्यमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः । वेदानध्यापयत्तत्र मुनीन्सारस्वतः पुरा
tuṃgakāraṇyamāsādya brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ | vedānadhyāpayattatra munīnsārasvataḥ purā
Having reached the Tuṅgaka forest, chaste and with senses conquered — there Sārasvata formerly taught the Vedas to the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.45
तत्र वेदान्प्रणष्टांस्तु मुनेरांगिरसः सुतः । उपविष्टो महर्षीणामुत्तरीयेषु भारत
tatra vedānpraṇaṣṭāṃstu munerāṃgirasaḥ sutaḥ | upaviṣṭo maharṣīṇāmuttarīyeṣu bhārata
There, when the Vedas had been lost, the son of the sage Aṅgiras, seated upon the upper garments of the great sages, O Bhārata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.46
ॐकारेण यथान्यायं सम्यगुच्चारितेन ह । येन यत्पूर्वमभ्यस्तं तस्य तत्समुपस्थितम्
oṃkāreṇa yathānyāyaṃ samyaguccāritena ha | yena yatpūrvamabhyastaṃ tasya tatsamupasthitam
by the syllable Oṃ duly and correctly pronounced — whatever each had previously learned, that came back to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.47
ऋषयस्तत्र देवाश्च वरुणोऽग्निप्रजापतिः । हरिर्नारायणो देवो महादेवस्तथैव च
ṛṣayastatra devāśca varuṇo'gniprajāpatiḥ | harirnārāyaṇo devo mahādevastathaiva ca
There the seers and the gods, Varuṇa, Agni, Prajāpati, the god Hari Nārāyaṇa, and likewise Mahādeva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.48
पितामहश्च भगवान्देवैस्सह महाद्युतिः । भृगुं नियोजयामास याजनार्थे महाद्युतिम्
pitāmahaśca bhagavāndevaissaha mahādyutiḥ | bhṛguṃ niyojayāmāsa yājanārthe mahādyutim
and the blessed Grandfather of great splendour together with the gods, appointed Bhṛgu of great splendour for the office of officiating at the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.49
ततः स चक्रे भगवानृषीणां विधिवत्तदा । सर्वेषां पुनराधानं देवदृष्टेन कर्मणा
tataḥ sa cakre bhagavānṛṣīṇāṃ vidhivattadā | sarveṣāṃ punarādhānaṃ devadṛṣṭena karmaṇā
Then the blessed one performed, according to rule, the re-establishing of the (sacred) fires for all the seers, by the rite revealed by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.50
आज्यभागेन वै तत्र तर्पितास्तु यथाविधि । देवास्त्रिभुवनं याता ऋषयश्च यथासुखम्
ājyabhāgena vai tatra tarpitāstu yathāvidhi | devāstribhuvanaṃ yātā ṛṣayaśca yathāsukham
Gratified there duly with a share of clarified butter, the gods went to the three worlds and the seers went as they pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.51
तदरण्यं प्रविष्टस्य तुंगकं राजसत्तम । पापं विनश्यते सद्यः स्त्रिया वै पुरुषस्य वा
tadaraṇyaṃ praviṣṭasya tuṃgakaṃ rājasattama | pāpaṃ vinaśyate sadyaḥ striyā vai puruṣasya vā
For one who has entered that Tuṅgaka forest, O best of kings, the sin at once perishes, whether of a woman or of a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.52
तत्र मासं वसेद्धीरो नियतो नियताशनः । ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजेद्राजन्पुनीते च कुलं पुनः
tatra māsaṃ vaseddhīro niyato niyatāśanaḥ | brahmalokaṃ vrajedrājanpunīte ca kulaṃ punaḥ
Let the steadfast one dwell there a month, restrained and restrained in eating; he would go to the world of Brahmā, O king, and purify his family besides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.53
मेधावनं समासाद्य पितृदेवांश्च तर्पयेत् । अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति स्मृतिं मेधां च विंदति
medhāvanaṃ samāsādya pitṛdevāṃśca tarpayet | agniṣṭomamavāpnoti smṛtiṃ medhāṃ ca viṃdati
Having reached Medhāvana, he should gratify the fathers and the gods; he obtains (the fruit of) the Agniṣṭoma and gains memory and intelligence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.54
तत्र कालंजरं गत्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । आत्मानं साधयेत्तत्र गिरौ कालंजरे नृप
tatra kālaṃjaraṃ gatvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | ātmānaṃ sādhayettatra girau kālaṃjare nṛpa
Going thence to Kālañjara, he would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows; if he perfects himself there on the mountain Kālañjara, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.55
स्वर्गलोके महीयेत नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः । ततो गिरिवरश्रेष्ठे चित्रकूटे विशांपते
svargaloke mahīyeta naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | tato girivaraśreṣṭhe citrakūṭe viśāṃpate
the man would be honoured in the world of heaven — there is no doubt here. Then, on the best of great mountains, Citrakūṭa, O lord of peoples,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.56
मंदाकिनीं समासाद्य नदीं पापविमोचनीम् । अत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणः पितृदेवार्चने रतः
maṃdākinīṃ samāsādya nadīṃ pāpavimocanīm | atrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
having reached the river Mandākinī, which releases from sin, one who performs his ablution here and is devoted to the worship of the fathers and the gods
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.57
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गतिं च परमां व्रजेत् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र गुहस्थानमनुत्तमम्
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gatiṃ ca paramāṃ vrajet | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra guhasthānamanuttamam
obtains (the fruit of) a horse sacrifice and would go to the highest course. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the unsurpassed abode of Guha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.58
यत्र देवो महासेनो नित्यं सन्निहितो नृप । पुमांस्तत्र नरःश्रेष्ठ गमनादेव सिध्यति
yatra devo mahāseno nityaṃ sannihito nṛpa | pumāṃstatra naraḥśreṣṭha gamanādeva sidhyati
where the god Mahāsena is always present, O king; there, O best of men, a man succeeds merely by going.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.59
कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य यशःस्थानं व्रजेन्नरः
koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya yaśaḥsthānaṃ vrajennaraḥ
Having bathed at Koṭitīrtha a man would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows; having circumambulated it to the right, the man should go to Yaśaḥsthāna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.60
अभिगम्य महादेवं विराजति यथा शशी । तत्र कूपो महाराज विश्रुतो भरतर्षभ
abhigamya mahādevaṃ virājati yathā śaśī | tatra kūpo mahārāja viśruto bharatarṣabha
Having approached Mahādeva, he shines like the moon. There is a well there, O great king, renowned, O bull of the Bharatas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.61
समुद्रा यत्र चत्वारो निवसंति युधिष्ठिर । ततोपस्पृश्य राजेंद्र कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्
samudrā yatra catvāro nivasaṃti yudhiṣṭhira | tatopaspṛśya rājeṃdra kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam
where the four oceans dwell, Yudhiṣṭhira. Having touched the water there, O lord of kings, and having made circumambulation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.62
नियतात्मा नरः पूतो गच्छेत परमां गतिम् । ततो गच्छेत्कुरुश्रेष्ठ शृंगवेरपुरं महत्
niyatātmā naraḥ pūto gaccheta paramāṃ gatim | tato gacchetkuruśreṣṭha śṛṃgaverapuraṃ mahat
A man of restrained self, purified, would go to the highest goal. From there, best of the Kurus, he should go to the great city of Śṛṅgaverapura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.63
यत्र तीर्णो महाप्राज्ञो रामो दाशरथिः पुरा । गंगायां तु नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः
yatra tīrṇo mahāprājño rāmo dāśarathiḥ purā | gaṃgāyāṃ tu naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ
Where formerly the greatly wise Rāma, son of Daśaratha, crossed over; and a man who bathes in the Gaṅgā, chaste and with senses conquered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.64
विधूतपाप्मा भवति वाजपेयं च विंदति । ततो मुंजवटं गछेत्स्थानं देवस्य धीमतः
vidhūtapāpmā bhavati vājapeyaṃ ca viṃdati | tato muṃjavaṭaṃ gachetsthānaṃ devasya dhīmataḥ
becomes one whose evil is shaken off, and obtains (the fruit of) the Vājapeya. Then he should go to Muñjavaṭa, the abode of the wise god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.65
अभिगम्य महादेवमभ्यर्च्य च नराधिप । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्
abhigamya mahādevamabhyarcya ca narādhipa | pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt
Having approached and worshipped Mahādeva, O lord of men, and having circled him to the right, he would attain the state of a Gaṇapati (attendant of Śiva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.66
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र प्रयागमृषिसंस्तुतम् । यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra prayāgamṛṣisaṃstutam | yatra brahmādayo devā diśaśca sadigīśvarāḥ
Then, O best of kings, he should go to Prayāga, praised by the sages, where the gods headed by Brahmā, and the directions with the lords of the directions,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.67
लोकपालाश्च सिद्धाश्च निरताः पितरस्तथा । सनत्कुमारप्रमुखास्तथैव च महर्षयः
lokapālāśca siddhāśca niratāḥ pitarastathā | sanatkumārapramukhāstathaiva ca maharṣayaḥ
and the world-guardians and the Siddhas, and the devoted ancestors likewise, and the great sages headed by Sanatkumāra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.68
तथा नागाः सुपर्णाश्च सिद्धाः शुक्रधरास्तथा । सरितः सागराश्चैव गंधर्वाप्सरसस्तथा
tathā nāgāḥ suparṇāśca siddhāḥ śukradharāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāścaiva gaṃdharvāpsarasastathā
and likewise the Nāgas and Suparṇas, the Siddhas and the bearers of Śukra(?), the rivers and the oceans, and the Gandharvas and Apsarases,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 39.69
हरिश्च भगवानास्ते प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः । तत्र त्रीण्यपि कुंडानि तयोर्मध्येन जाह्नवी
hariśca bhagavānāste prajāpatipuraskṛtaḥ | tatra trīṇyapi kuṃḍāni tayormadhyena jāhnavī
and the blessed Hari abide, with Prajāpati at their head. There are three basins there, and between the two flows the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.70
प्रयागात्समतिक्रांता सर्वतीर्थपुरस्कृता । तपनस्य सुता तत्र त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता
prayāgātsamatikrāṃtā sarvatīrthapuraskṛtā | tapanasya sutā tatra triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
Having passed beyond Prayāga, honoured by all the sacred fords, there (flows) the daughter of the Sun (Yamunā), renowned in the three worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.71
यमुनागंगया सार्द्धं संगता लोकभाविनी । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये पृथिव्या जघनं स्मृतम्
yamunāgaṃgayā sārddhaṃ saṃgatā lokabhāvinī | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye pṛthivyā jaghanaṃ smṛtam
the Yamunā, joined together with the Gaṅgā, bringing the worlds into being. Between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā is held to be the loins of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.72
प्रयागं जघनस्यांतमुपस्थमृषयो विदुः । प्रयागं सुप्रतिष्ठानं कंबलाश्वतरावुभौ
prayāgaṃ jaghanasyāṃtamupasthamṛṣayo viduḥ | prayāgaṃ supratiṣṭhānaṃ kaṃbalāśvatarāvubhau
The sages know Prayāga as the end of the loins, the pubic region. Prayāga, Supratiṣṭhāna, and both Kambala and Aśvatara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.73
तीर्थं भोगवती चैव वेदी प्रोक्ता प्रजापतेः । तत्र वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च मूर्त्तिमंतो युधिष्ठिर
tīrthaṃ bhogavatī caiva vedī proktā prajāpateḥ | tatra vedāśca yajñāśca mūrttimaṃto yudhiṣṭhira
and the ford Bhogavatī — these are declared the altar of Prajāpati. There, Yudhiṣṭhira, the Vedas and the sacrifices, embodied,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.74
प्रजापतिमुपासंत ऋषयश्च महानघाः । यजंते क्रतुभिर्देवांस्तथा चक्रधरा नृप
prajāpatimupāsaṃta ṛṣayaśca mahānaghāḥ | yajaṃte kratubhirdevāṃstathā cakradharā nṛpa
and the sinless great sages, wait upon Prajāpati; and there the wielders of the discus worship the gods with sacrifices, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.75
ततः पुण्यतमं नास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत । प्रयागं सर्वतीर्थेभ्यः प्रभावेणाधिकं प्रभो
tataḥ puṇyatamaṃ nāsti triṣu lokeṣu bhārata | prayāgaṃ sarvatīrthebhyaḥ prabhāveṇādhikaṃ prabho
There is nothing more holy than that in the three worlds, Bhārata; Prayāga surpasses all sacred fords in power, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.76
श्रवणात्तस्य तीर्थस्य नामसंकीर्तनादपि । मूर्धका नमनाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
śravaṇāttasya tīrthasya nāmasaṃkīrtanādapi | mūrdhakā namanādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
By hearing of that ford, and even by uttering its name, or by bowing the head (to it), one is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.77
तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्संगमे संशितव्रतः । पुण्यं सुमहदाप्नोति राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः
tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātsaṃgame saṃśitavrataḥ | puṇyaṃ sumahadāpnoti rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ
He who, of strict vows, performs his ablution there at the confluence obtains the very great merit of the Rājasūya and the Aśvamedha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.78
एषा यजनभूमिर्हि देवानामपि तत्कथा । दत्तं तत्र स्वल्पमपि महद्भवति भारत
eṣā yajanabhūmirhi devānāmapi tatkathā | dattaṃ tatra svalpamapi mahadbhavati bhārata
For this is the sacrificial ground even of the gods — such is the account of it. Whatever is given there, even a little, becomes great, Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.79
न देववचनात्तात न लोकवचनादपि । मतिरुत्क्रमणीया ते प्रयागमरणं प्रति
na devavacanāttāta na lokavacanādapi | matirutkramaṇīyā te prayāgamaraṇaṃ prati
Neither by the word of a god, my son, nor even by the word of men should your resolve concerning dying at Prayāga be set aside.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.80
दशतीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिकोट्यस्तथापराः । येषां सान्निध्यमत्रैव कीर्त्तितं कुरुनंदन
daśatīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathāparāḥ | yeṣāṃ sānnidhyamatraiva kīrttitaṃ kurunaṃdana
Ten thousand sacred fords and sixty crores more — their presence is proclaimed to be right here, O joy of the Kurus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.81
चतुर्विद्ये च यत्पुण्यं सत्यवादिषु चैव यत् । स्नातएवतदाप्नोतिगंगायामुनसंगमे
caturvidye ca yatpuṇyaṃ satyavādiṣu caiva yat | snātaevatadāpnotigaṃgāyāmunasaṃgame
Whatever merit lies in the four branches of knowledge, and whatever lies in those who speak the truth — merely by bathing at the confluence of Gaṅgā and Yamunā one obtains that.
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PdP 3 39.82
ततो भोगवती नाम वासुकेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्सोऽश्वमेधमवाप्नुयात्
tato bhogavatī nāma vāsukestīrthamuttamam | tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātso'śvamedhamavāpnuyāt
Then (there is) the excellent bathing-place of Vāsuki named Bhogavatī; whoever performs his ablution there would obtain (the merit of) a horse-sacrifice.
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PdP 3 39.83
तत्र हंसप्रपतनं तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । दशाश्वमेधिकं चैव गंगायां कुरुनंदन
tatra haṃsaprapatanaṃ tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | daśāśvamedhikaṃ caiva gaṃgāyāṃ kurunaṃdana
There (is) Haṃsaprapatana, a bathing-place famed in the three worlds, and (bathing) in the Gaṅgā (there is) worth ten horse-sacrifices, O delight of the Kurus.
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PdP 3 39.84
कुरुक्षेत्रसमा गंगा यत्र तत्रावगाहिता । विशेषो वै कनखले प्रयागं परमं महत्
kurukṣetrasamā gaṃgā yatra tatrāvagāhitā | viśeṣo vai kanakhale prayāgaṃ paramaṃ mahat
The Gaṅgā, bathed in wherever (one may bathe), is equal to Kurukṣetra; but there is a special distinction at Kanakhala, (and) Prayāga is supremely great.
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PdP 3 39.85
यद्यकार्यशतं कृत्वा कृतं गंगावसेवनम् । सर्वं तत्तस्य गंगापो दहत्यग्निरिवेंधनम्
yadyakāryaśataṃ kṛtvā kṛtaṃ gaṃgāvasevanam | sarvaṃ tattasya gaṃgāpo dahatyagniriveṃdhanam
If, after committing a hundred misdeeds, one has performed attendance upon the Gaṅgā, the water of the Gaṅgā burns up all of that for him, as fire (burns) fuel.
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PdP 3 39.86
सर्वं दहति गंगापस्तूलराशिमिवानलः । सर्वं कृतयुगे पुण्यं त्रेतायां पुष्करं स्मृतम्
sarvaṃ dahati gaṃgāpastūlarāśimivānalaḥ | sarvaṃ kṛtayuge puṇyaṃ tretāyāṃ puṣkaraṃ smṛtam
The water of the Gaṅgā burns up everything, as fire (burns) a heap of cotton. All merit (was) in the Kṛta age; in the Tretā, Puṣkara is held (to be the place of merit).
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PdP 3 39.87
द्वापरे तु कुरुक्षेत्रं गंगा कलियुगे स्मृता । पुष्करे तु तपस्तप्येद्दानं दद्यान्महालये
dvāpare tu kurukṣetraṃ gaṃgā kaliyuge smṛtā | puṣkare tu tapastapyeddānaṃ dadyānmahālaye
But in the Dvāpara (it is) Kurukṣetra, and in the Kali age the Gaṅgā is held (to be so). At Puṣkara one should practise austerity; at Mahālaya one should give a gift.
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PdP 3 39.88
मलये त्वग्निमारोहेद्भृगुतुंगे त्वनाशनम् । पुष्करे तु कुरुक्षेत्रे गंगापो मध्यगेषु च
malaye tvagnimārohedbhṛgutuṃge tvanāśanam | puṣkare tu kurukṣetre gaṃgāpo madhyageṣu ca
At Malaya one should mount the fire; at Bhṛgutuṅga, fasting (unto death); but at Puṣkara, at Kurukṣetra, and in the waters of the Gaṅgā among the midlands—
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PdP 3 39.89
सद्यस्तारयते जंतुः सप्तसप्तावरांस्तथा । पुनाति कीर्त्तिता पापं दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं प्रयच्छति
sadyastārayate jaṃtuḥ saptasaptāvarāṃstathā | punāti kīrttitā pāpaṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ prayacchati
—straightway a creature carries across (himself and) likewise seven (ancestors) and seven descendants. Proclaimed, she purifies sin; seen, she bestows merit.
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PdP 3 39.90
अवगाढा च पीत्वा च पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम् । यावदस्थि मनुष्यस्य गंगायाः स्पृशते जलम्
avagāḍhā ca pītvā ca punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam | yāvadasthi manuṣyasya gaṃgāyāḥ spṛśate jalam
And when she has been entered and drunk, she purifies the family up to the seventh (generation). For as long as a man's bone touches the water of the Gaṅgā,
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PdP 3 39.91
तावत्स पुरुषो राजन्स्वर्गलोके महीयते । यथा पुण्यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
tāvatsa puruṣo rājansvargaloke mahīyate | yathā puṇyāni tīrthāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca
for that long, O king, that man is honoured in the world of heaven. Just as (there are) meritorious bathing-places and meritorious sanctuaries—
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PdP 3 39.92
उपास्य पुण्यं लब्ध्वा च भवति परलोकभाक् । न गंगा सदृशं तीर्थं न देवः केशवात्परः
upāsya puṇyaṃ labdhvā ca bhavati paralokabhāk | na gaṃgā sadṛśaṃ tīrthaṃ na devaḥ keśavātparaḥ
—having attended (upon them) and gained merit, one becomes a partaker of the other world. There is no bathing-place like the Gaṅgā, no god higher than Keśava,
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PdP 3 39.93
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः परं नास्ति एवमाह पितामहः । यत्र गंगा महाराज स देशस्तत्र योजनम्
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ paraṃ nāsti evamāha pitāmahaḥ | yatra gaṃgā mahārāja sa deśastatra yojanam
(and) nothing higher than brahmins—so said the Grandfather. Where the Gaṅgā is, great king, that region (extends) for a yojana there,
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PdP 3 39.94
सिद्धक्षेत्रं च विज्ञेयं गंगातीरसमाश्रितम् । इदं सत्यं द्विजातीनां साधूनां मानसेषु च
siddhakṣetraṃ ca vijñeyaṃ gaṃgātīrasamāśritam | idaṃ satyaṃ dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnāṃ mānaseṣu ca
and it is to be known as a field of perfection, resting upon the bank of the Gaṅgā. This is truth for the twice-born and (dwells) in the minds of the good.
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PdP 3 39.95
मुक्तिं चैव जपेत्कर्णे शिष्टस्यानुगतस्य च । इदं धर्म्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सुखम्
muktiṃ caiva japetkarṇe śiṣṭasyānugatasya ca | idaṃ dharmyamidaṃ medhyamidaṃ svargyamidaṃ sukham
And one should murmur release into the ear of one who is well-bred and devoted. This is righteous, this is pure, this leads to heaven, this is happiness;
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PdP 3 39.96
इदं पुण्यतमं रम्यं पावनं धर्ममुत्तमम् । महीशीर्षमिदं गुह्यं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्
idaṃ puṇyatamaṃ ramyaṃ pāvanaṃ dharmamuttamam | mahīśīrṣamidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam
this is most meritorious, delightful, purifying, the highest dharma; this is the earth's crown, secret, releasing from all sin.
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PdP 3 39.97
अधीत्य द्विजमध्ये च निर्मलत्वमवाप्नुयात् । श्रीमत्स्वर्ग्यं महापुण्यं सपत्नशमनं शिवम्
adhītya dvijamadhye ca nirmalatvamavāpnuyāt | śrīmatsvargyaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sapatnaśamanaṃ śivam
And having recited (it) in the midst of the twice-born, one would attain stainlessness. Glorious, heaven-giving, greatly meritorious, subduing rivals, auspicious,
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PdP 3 39.98
मेधाजननमग्र्यं वै तीर्थवंशानुकीर्त्तनम् । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो धनमाप्नुयात्
medhājananamagryaṃ vai tīrthavaṃśānukīrttanam | aputro labhate putramadhano dhanamāpnuyāt
foremost and generative of intelligence is this recitation of the succession of bathing-places. One without a son obtains a son; one without wealth would obtain wealth;
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PdP 3 39.99
महीं विजयते राजा वैश्यो धनमवाप्नुयात् । शूद्रो यातीप्सितान्कामान्ब्राह्मणः पारगः पठन्
mahīṃ vijayate rājā vaiśyo dhanamavāpnuyāt | śūdro yātīpsitānkāmānbrāhmaṇaḥ pāragaḥ paṭhan
a king conquers the earth; a vaiśya would obtain wealth; a śūdra attains his desired wishes; a brahmin, reciting (it), goes to the far shore.
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PdP 3 39.100
यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं तीर्थपुण्यं सदा शुचि । जातिस्मरत्वमाप्नोति नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते
yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ tīrthapuṇyaṃ sadā śuci | jātismaratvamāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate
And whoever, ever pure, should constantly hear this merit of the bathing-places, attains the recollection of (former) births and rejoices on the vault of heaven.
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PdP 3 39.101
गम्यान्यपि च तीर्थानि कीर्तितान्यगमान्यपि । मनसाप्यभिगच्छेत सर्वतीर्थमनीषया
gamyānyapi ca tīrthāni kīrtitānyagamānyapi | manasāpyabhigaccheta sarvatīrthamanīṣayā
The bathing-places that have been proclaimed, both the accessible and the inaccessible, one should approach even with the mind, with the intent (that is directed) toward all bathing-places.
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PdP 3 39.102
एतानि वसुभिः साध्यैरादित्यैर्मरुदश्विभिः । ऋषिभिर्देवकल्पैश्च कृतानि सुकृतैषिभिः
etāni vasubhiḥ sādhyairādityairmarudaśvibhiḥ | ṛṣibhirdevakalpaiśca kṛtāni sukṛtaiṣibhiḥ
These (holy fords) were made by the Vasus, the Sādhyas, the Ādityas, the Maruts and the Aśvins, and by the seers who are like gods, seekers of merit.
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PdP 3 39.103
एवं त्वमपि कौरव्य विधिनानेन सुव्रत । व्रज तीर्थानि नियतः पुण्यं पुण्येन वर्द्धते
evaṃ tvamapi kauravya vidhinānena suvrata | vraja tīrthāni niyataḥ puṇyaṃ puṇyena varddhate
So you too, O Kaurava, O man of good vows, go to the holy fords by this rule, self-restrained; merit increases by merit.
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PdP 3 39.104
भावितैः करणैः पूर्वमास्तिक्याछ्रुतिदर्शनात् । प्राप्यंते तानि तीर्थानि सद्भिः शिष्टानुदर्शिभिः
bhāvitaiḥ karaṇaiḥ pūrvamāstikyāchrutidarśanāt | prāpyaṃte tāni tīrthāni sadbhiḥ śiṣṭānudarśibhiḥ
Those fords are attained by good men who follow the example of the cultivated, whose organs (of sense) have first been made fit, through faith (that comes) from seeing scripture.
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PdP 3 39.105
नाकृतो नाकृतात्मा च नाशुचिर्न च तस्करः । स्नाति तीर्थेषु कौरव्य न च वक्रमतिर्नरः
nākṛto nākṛtātmā ca nāśucirna ca taskaraḥ | snāti tīrtheṣu kauravya na ca vakramatirnaraḥ
One who is unprepared, whose self is undisciplined, who is impure, or who is a thief, does not bathe at the fords, O Kaurava, nor does a man of crooked mind.
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PdP 3 39.106
त्वया तु सम्यग्वृत्तेन नित्यं धर्मार्थदर्शिना । पितरस्तर्पितास्तात सर्वे च प्रपितामहाः । पितामहपुरोगाश्च देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा
tvayā tu samyagvṛttena nityaṃ dharmārthadarśinā | pitarastarpitāstāta sarve ca prapitāmahāḥ | pitāmahapurogāśca devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā
But by you, of right conduct, ever looking to dharma and its purpose, the fathers have been satisfied, dear son, and all the great-grandfathers, and the gods with the Grandfather at their head, together with the hosts of seers.
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PdP 3 39.107
वसिष्ठ उवाच- त्वं च धर्मेण धर्मज्ञ नित्यमेवाभितोषिताः । दिलीपकीर्तिं महतीं प्राप्स्यसे भुवि शाश्वतीम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca- tvaṃ ca dharmeṇa dharmajña nityamevābhitoṣitāḥ | dilīpakīrtiṃ mahatīṃ prāpsyase bhuvi śāśvatīm
Vasiṣṭha said: And you, knower of dharma, (by whom) they have ever been fully pleased through dharma, will win great and lasting fame like Dilīpa's on earth.
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PdP 3 39.108
नारद उवाच- एवमुक्त्वाभ्यनुज्ञाप्य वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः । प्रीतः प्रीतेनमनसा तत्रैवांतरधीयत
nārada uvāca- evamuktvābhyanujñāpya vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ | prītaḥ prītenamanasā tatraivāṃtaradhīyata
Nārada said: Having spoken thus and taken leave, the venerable seer Vasiṣṭha, pleased, with a pleased mind, vanished on that very spot.
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PdP 3 39.109
दिलीपः कुरुशार्दूल शास्त्रतत्त्वार्थदर्शनात् । वसिष्ठवचनाच्चैव पृथिवीमनुचक्रमे
dilīpaḥ kuruśārdūla śāstratattvārthadarśanāt | vasiṣṭhavacanāccaiva pṛthivīmanucakrame
Dilīpa, O tiger of the Kurus, from seeing the true meaning of the scriptures and by Vasiṣṭha's word, traversed the earth.
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PdP 3 39.110
एवमेषा महाभाग प्रतिष्ठाने प्रतिष्ठिता । तीर्थयात्रा महापुण्या सर्वपापप्रमोचनी
evameṣā mahābhāga pratiṣṭhāne pratiṣṭhitā | tīrthayātrā mahāpuṇyā sarvapāpapramocanī
Thus, greatly fortunate one, this pilgrimage to the fords, of great merit, releasing from all sins, was established at Pratiṣṭhāna.
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PdP 3 39.111
अनेन विधिना यस्तु पृथिवीं पर्यटिष्यति । अश्वमेधशतं साग्रं फलं प्रेत्यैष भोक्ष्यते
anena vidhinā yastu pṛthivīṃ paryaṭiṣyati | aśvamedhaśataṃ sāgraṃ phalaṃ pretyaiṣa bhokṣyate
And he who will wander over the earth by this rule shall, after death, enjoy the fruit of a full hundred horse-sacrifices.
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PdP 3 39.112
ततश्चाष्टगुणं पार्थ प्राप्स्यसे धर्ममुत्तमम् । दिलीपः पार्थ नृपतिर्यथापूर्वमवाप्तवान्
tataścāṣṭaguṇaṃ pārtha prāpsyase dharmamuttamam | dilīpaḥ pārtha nṛpatiryathāpūrvamavāptavān
And beyond that, Pārtha, you will win the highest dharma eightfold—as king Dilīpa, Pārtha, obtained it formerly.
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PdP 3 39.113
नेता च त्वमृषीन्यस्मात्तस्मात्तेष्टगुणं फलम् । रक्षोगणविकीर्णानि तीर्थान्येतानि भारत
netā ca tvamṛṣīnyasmāttasmātteṣṭaguṇaṃ phalam | rakṣogaṇavikīrṇāni tīrthānyetāni bhārata
And since you are the leader of the seers, therefore your fruit is eightfold. These fords are overrun by hosts of demons, O Bhārata.
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PdP 3 39.114
न गतिर्विद्यतेऽन्यस्य त्वामृते कुरुनंदन । इदं देवर्षिचरितं सर्वतीर्थानुसंश्रितम्
na gatirvidyate'nyasya tvāmṛte kurunaṃdana | idaṃ devarṣicaritaṃ sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam
There is no access for anyone else apart from you, O delight of the Kurus. This account of the deeds of gods and seers, connected with all the fords—
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PdP 3 39.115
यः पठेत्कल्यमुत्थाय सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ऋषिमुख्याः सदा यत्र वाल्मीकिस्त्वथ कश्यपः
yaḥ paṭhetkalyamutthāya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | ṛṣimukhyāḥ sadā yatra vālmīkistvatha kaśyapaḥ
—whoever rises at dawn and recites it is freed from all sins. (Those) where the foremost of seers always are: Vālmīki and Kaśyapa,
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PdP 3 39.116
आत्रेयस्त्वथ कौंडिन्यो विश्वामित्रोऽथ गौतमः । असितो देवलश्चैव मार्कंडेयोऽथ गालवः
ātreyastvatha kauṃḍinyo viśvāmitro'tha gautamaḥ | asito devalaścaiva mārkaṃḍeyo'tha gālavaḥ
Ātreya and Kauṇḍinya, Viśvāmitra and Gautama, Asita and Devala, Mārkaṇḍeya and Gālava,
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PdP 3 39.117
भरद्वाजस्य शिष्यश्च मुनिरुद्दालकस्तथा । शौनकः सह पुत्रेण व्यासश्च तपतां वरः
bharadvājasya śiṣyaśca muniruddālakastathā | śaunakaḥ saha putreṇa vyāsaśca tapatāṃ varaḥ
and the pupil of Bharadvāja, and the sage Uddālaka, Śaunaka with his son, and Vyāsa, best of ascetics,
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PdP 3 39.118
दुर्वासाश्च मुनिश्रेष्ठो जाबालिश्च महातपाः । एते ऋषिवराः सर्वे त्वत्प्रतीक्ष्यास्तपोधनाः
durvāsāśca muniśreṣṭho jābāliśca mahātapāḥ | ete ṛṣivarāḥ sarve tvatpratīkṣyāstapodhanāḥ
and Durvāsas, best of sages, and Jābāli of great austerity—all these excellent seers, rich in penance, are waiting for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.119
एभिः सह महाभाग तीर्थान्येतान्यनुव्रज । प्राप्स्यसे महतीं कीर्तिं यथा राजा महाभिषः
ebhiḥ saha mahābhāga tīrthānyetānyanuvraja | prāpsyase mahatīṃ kīrtiṃ yathā rājā mahābhiṣaḥ
Together with these, greatly fortunate one, journey to these fords; you will win great fame, as did king Mahābhiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.120
यथा ययातिर्धर्मात्मा यथा राजा पुरूरवाः । तथा त्वं कुरुशार्दूल स्वेन धर्मेण शोभसे
yathā yayātirdharmātmā yathā rājā purūravāḥ | tathā tvaṃ kuruśārdūla svena dharmeṇa śobhase
As Yayāti, whose self was dharma, as king Purūravas, so you, tiger of the Kurus, shine by your own dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.121
यथा भगीरथो राजा यथा रामश्च विश्रुतः । यथा वै वृत्रहा सर्वान्सपत्नानदहत् पुरा
yathā bhagīratho rājā yathā rāmaśca viśrutaḥ | yathā vai vṛtrahā sarvānsapatnānadahat purā
As king Bhagīratha, as the renowned Rāma, and as the slayer of Vṛtra long ago burned up all his rivals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.122
त्रैलोक्यं पालयामास देवराट्विगतज्वरः । तथा शत्रुक्षयं कृत्वा त्वं प्रजाः पालयिष्यसि
trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa devarāṭvigatajvaraḥ | tathā śatrukṣayaṃ kṛtvā tvaṃ prajāḥ pālayiṣyasi
(As) the king of the gods, freed from distress, protected the three worlds — so you too, having destroyed your enemies, shall protect your subjects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.123
स्वधर्मेणार्जितामुर्वीं प्राप्य राजीवलोचन । ख्यातिं यास्यसि वीर्येण कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनो यथा
svadharmeṇārjitāmurvīṃ prāpya rājīvalocana | khyātiṃ yāsyasi vīryeṇa kārttavīryārjuno yathā
Having obtained the earth won by your own dharma, O lotus-eyed one, you will attain fame by your valour, like Kārtavīrya Arjuna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.124
सूत उवाच- एवमाभाष्य राजानं नारदो भगवानृषिः । अनुज्ञाप्य महाराजं तत्रैवांतरधीयत
sūta uvāca- evamābhāṣya rājānaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ | anujñāpya mahārājaṃ tatraivāṃtaradhīyata
Sūta said: Having spoken thus to the king, the blessed seer Nārada, taking leave of the great king, vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.125
युधिष्ठिरोऽपि धर्मात्मा ऋषिभिः सह सुव्रतः । जगामाखिलतीर्थानि सादरः पृथिवीपतिः
yudhiṣṭhiro'pi dharmātmā ṛṣibhiḥ saha suvrataḥ | jagāmākhilatīrthāni sādaraḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
And Yudhiṣṭhira too, righteous of soul, firm in his vows, lord of the earth, went reverently with the seers to all the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.126
मयोक्तामृषयः सर्वे तीर्थयात्राश्रयां कथाम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि स मुक्तः सर्वपातकैः
mayoktāmṛṣayaḥ sarve tīrthayātrāśrayāṃ kathām | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sa muktaḥ sarvapātakaiḥ
O seers, whoever reads or hears the account resting on the pilgrimage to the fords, as told by me, is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 39.127
मयोक्तमखिलं तत्त्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छथ । ऋषीणां पुण्यकीर्तीनां नावक्तव्यं ममास्ति वै
mayoktamakhilaṃ tattvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchatha | ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakīrtīnāṃ nāvaktavyaṃ mamāsti vai
The whole truth has been told by me; what further do you wish to hear? To the seers of holy fame there is indeed nothing I may not tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition