Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 47
PdP 3 47.1
मार्कंडेय उवाच- शृणु राजन्प्रयागस्य माहात्म्यं पुनरेव तु । नैमिषं पुष्करं चैव गोतीर्थं सिंधुसागरम्
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca- śṛṇu rājanprayāgasya māhātmyaṃ punareva tu | naimiṣaṃ puṣkaraṃ caiva gotīrthaṃ siṃdhusāgaram
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Listen once again, O king, to the greatness of Prayāga: Naimiṣa, Puṣkara, Gotīrtha, the Indus-ocean,
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PdP 3 47.2
कुरुक्षेत्रं गया चैव गंगासागरमेव च । एते चान्ये च बहवो ये च पुण्याः शिलोच्चयाः
kurukṣetraṃ gayā caiva gaṃgāsāgarameva ca | ete cānye ca bahavo ye ca puṇyāḥ śiloccayāḥ
Kurukṣetra and Gayā, and the Gaṅgā-ocean (confluence), and these and many others, and the holy mountains —
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PdP 3 47.3
दशतीर्थसहस्राणि त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथापरे । प्रयागे संस्थिता नित्यमेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः
daśatīrthasahasrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāpare | prayāge saṃsthitā nityamevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
ten thousand holy places, and thirty crores of others besides, abide always at Prayāga: so the wise say.
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PdP 3 47.4
त्रीणि चाप्यग्निकुंडानि येषां मध्ये तु जाह्नवी । प्रयागादभिनिष्क्रांता सर्वतीर्थपुरस्कृता
trīṇi cāpyagnikuṃḍāni yeṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī | prayāgādabhiniṣkrāṃtā sarvatīrthapuraskṛtā
And there are three fire-pits, in the midst of which is the Jāhnavī, which has issued forth from Prayāga, honoured by all holy places.
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PdP 3 47.5
तपनस्य सुता देवी त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता । गंगायमुनया सार्धं संस्थिता लोकभाविनी
tapanasya sutā devī triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā | gaṃgāyamunayā sārdhaṃ saṃsthitā lokabhāvinī
The goddess, daughter of the sun (Yamunā), renowned in the three worlds, abides together with the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, bringing the worlds into being.
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PdP 3 47.6
गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये पृथिव्या जघनं स्मृतम् । प्रयागं राजशार्दूल कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम्
gaṃgāyamunayormadhye pṛthivyā jaghanaṃ smṛtam | prayāgaṃ rājaśārdūla kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm
Between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā is held to be the loins of the earth; (other places) are not worth a sixteenth part of Prayāga, O tiger among kings.
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PdP 3 47.7
तिस्रः कोट्योऽर्द्धकोटी च तीर्थानां वायुरब्रवीत् । दिव्यं भुव्यंतरिक्षे च तत्सर्वं जाह्नवि स्मृता
tisraḥ koṭyo'rddhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt | divyaṃ bhuvyaṃtarikṣe ca tatsarvaṃ jāhnavi smṛtā
Three and a half crores of holy places, said Vāyu — divine, on earth and in the mid-air — all that is held (to be present) in the Jāhnavī.
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PdP 3 47.8
प्रयागं समधिष्ठानं कंबलाश्वतरावुभौ । भोगवत्यथ या चैव वेदिरेषा प्रजापतेः
prayāgaṃ samadhiṣṭhānaṃ kaṃbalāśvatarāvubhau | bhogavatyatha yā caiva vedireṣā prajāpateḥ
Prayāga is the seat, (as are) both Kambala and Aśvatara, and Bhogavatī too; this is the altar of Prajāpati.
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PdP 3 47.9
तत्र देवाश्च यज्ञाश्च मूर्तिमंतो युधिष्ठिर । पूजयंति प्रयागं ते ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः
tatra devāśca yajñāśca mūrtimaṃto yudhiṣṭhira | pūjayaṃti prayāgaṃ te ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ
There the gods and the sacrifices in embodied form, O Yudhiṣṭhira, worship Prayāga, and the seers rich in austerity (do so too).
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PdP 3 47.10
यजंते क्रतुभिर्देवांस्तथा बहुधना नृपाः । ततः पुण्यतमो नास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत
yajaṃte kratubhirdevāṃstathā bahudhanā nṛpāḥ | tataḥ puṇyatamo nāsti triṣu lokeṣu bhārata
They worship the gods with sacrifices, and likewise kings of great wealth (do so). There is nothing more holy than that in the three worlds, Bhārata.
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PdP 3 47.11
प्रभावात्सर्वतीर्थेभ्यः प्रभवत्यधिकं विभो । दशतीर्थसहस्राणि तिस्रः कोट्यस्तथापरे
prabhāvātsarvatīrthebhyaḥ prabhavatyadhikaṃ vibho | daśatīrthasahasrāṇi tisraḥ koṭyastathāpare
In power it surpasses all sacred fords, O mighty one: ten thousand fords, and three crores more besides.
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PdP 3 47.12
यत्र गंगा महाभागा स देशस्तत्तपोवनम् । सिद्धक्षेत्रं तु तज्ज्ञेयं गंगातीरसमाश्रितम्
yatra gaṃgā mahābhāgā sa deśastattapovanam | siddhakṣetraṃ tu tajjñeyaṃ gaṃgātīrasamāśritam
Where the greatly blessed Gaṅgā is, that region is a grove of ascetic practice; and that place resting on the bank of the Gaṅgā is to be known as a field of perfection.
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PdP 3 47.13
इति सत्यं द्विजातीनां साधूनामात्मजस्य वा । सुहृदां च जपेत्कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य वा
iti satyaṃ dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnāmātmajasya vā | suhṛdāṃ ca japetkarṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya vā
This truth one should whisper in the ear of twice-born men, of good men, or of one's own son, and of friends, or of a disciple who is obedient.
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PdP 3 47.14
इदं धन्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सेव्यमिदं शुभम् । इदं पुण्यमिदं रम्यं पावनं धर्ममुत्तमम्
idaṃ dhanyamidaṃ svargyamidaṃ sevyamidaṃ śubham | idaṃ puṇyamidaṃ ramyaṃ pāvanaṃ dharmamuttamam
This is blessed, this leads to heaven, this is to be resorted to, this is auspicious; this is meritorious, this is delightful, purifying, the highest law.
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PdP 3 47.15
महर्षीणामिदं गुह्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । अधीत्य च द्विजो ध्यायन्निर्मलत्वमवाप्नुयात्
maharṣīṇāmidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | adhītya ca dvijo dhyāyannirmalatvamavāpnuyāt
This is the secret of the great seers, the destroyer of all sins; and a twice-born who has studied it and meditates on it would attain purity.
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PdP 3 47.16
यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं तीर्थं पुण्यं सदा शुचिः । जातिस्मरत्वं लभते नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते
yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ sadā śuciḥ | jātismaratvaṃ labhate nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate
And whoever, always pure, constantly listens to (the account of) this holy ford gains the memory of (former) births and rejoices on the vault of heaven.
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PdP 3 47.17
प्राप्यंते तानि तीर्थानि सद्भिः शिष्टार्थदर्शिभिः । स्नाहि तीर्थेषु कौरव्य न च वक्रमतिर्भव
prāpyaṃte tāni tīrthāni sadbhiḥ śiṣṭārthadarśibhiḥ | snāhi tīrtheṣu kauravya na ca vakramatirbhava
Those fords are reached by good men who discern the aims taught (by the learned). Bathe in the fords, Kaurava, and do not be of crooked mind.
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PdP 3 47.18
त्वया तु सम्यक्पृष्टेन कथितं तु मया विभो । पितरस्तारिताः सर्वे तारिताश्च पितामहाः
tvayā tu samyakpṛṣṭena kathitaṃ tu mayā vibho | pitarastāritāḥ sarve tāritāśca pitāmahāḥ
Since you have questioned rightly, it has been told by me, O mighty one; all the fathers have been carried across, and the grandfathers too have been carried across.
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PdP 3 47.19
प्रयागस्य तु सर्वे ते कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् । एवं ज्ञानं च योगं च तीर्थं चैव युधिष्ठिर
prayāgasya tu sarve te kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm | evaṃ jñānaṃ ca yogaṃ ca tīrthaṃ caiva yudhiṣṭhira
But all those (fords) are not worth a sixteenth part of Prayāga. So too knowledge and yoga and a sacred ford, Yudhiṣṭhira—
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PdP 3 47.20
बहुक्लेशेन युज्यंते ततो यांति परां गतिम् । प्रयागस्मरणाल्लोकः स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
bahukleśena yujyaṃte tato yāṃti parāṃ gatim | prayāgasmaraṇāllokaḥ svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
—are joined (to their fruit) only with much toil, and thereby (men) go to the highest goal; but by merely remembering Prayāga a person goes to the world of heaven.
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