Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 11
PdP 4 11.1
शौनक उवाच- इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व यथार्थतः । हरिस्वरूपिणा साक्षाद्वेदव्यासेन शासित
śaunaka uvāca- idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi kathayasva yathārthataḥ | harisvarūpiṇā sākṣādvedavyāsena śāsita
Śaunaka said: Now I wish to hear — tell (it) as it truly is, O you who were instructed by Vedavyāsa himself, who has the very form of Hari.
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PdP 4 11.2
निरहंकार हे सूत लोकानुग्रहकारक । केन स्यात्सुभगा नारी पापिनी च सुदुर्भगा
nirahaṃkāra he sūta lokānugrahakāraka | kena syātsubhagā nārī pāpinī ca sudurbhagā
O egoless one, O Sūta, doer of favour to the worlds: by what does a woman become fortunate, and a sinful one become very ill-fortuned?
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PdP 4 11.3
पतिप्रियांग केन स्याद्रूपिता चक्षुषोः सुधा । केन वा जायते लक्ष्मीस्तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन
patipriyāṃga kena syādrūpitā cakṣuṣoḥ sudhā | kena vā jāyate lakṣmīstanme brūhi tapodhana
By what does she become one whose body is dear to her husband, made nectar for (his) two eyes? Or by what is prosperity produced? Tell me that, O you rich in austerity.
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PdP 4 11.4
सूत उवाच- यदि पुण्यमिदं विप्र वृत्तं परमदुर्लभम् । शृणुष्व भोः समासेन कथयामि विधानतः
sūta uvāca- yadi puṇyamidaṃ vipra vṛttaṃ paramadurlabham | śṛṇuṣva bhoḥ samāsena kathayāmi vidhānataḥ
Sūta said: If (you wish to hear) this meritorious and most rare account, O brahmin, then listen, sir, in brief: I shall relate it according to rule.
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PdP 4 11.5
आसीद्भद्रश्रवा राजा युगे द्वापरसंज्ञके । सौराष्ट्रदेशवासी च वेदवेदांगपारगः
āsīdbhadraśravā rājā yuge dvāparasaṃjñake | saurāṣṭradeśavāsī ca vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ
There was a king named Bhadraśravas in the age called Dvāpara, a dweller in the land of Saurāṣṭra, one who had mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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PdP 4 11.6
भार्या तस्य च संजाता नाम्ना सुरतिचंद्रिका । तस्यां बभूवुः श्रीराज्ञः सप्तपुत्रा मनोरमाः
bhāryā tasya ca saṃjātā nāmnā suraticaṃdrikā | tasyāṃ babhūvuḥ śrīrājñaḥ saptaputrā manoramāḥ
And his wife was one named Suraticandrikā; of her the illustrious king had seven delightful sons.
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PdP 4 11.7
ततोऽभिजाता दुहिता सुंदरी सत्यवादिनी । श्यामबाला च विप्रेंद्र नाम्ना प्रीतिकरी पितुः
tato'bhijātā duhitā suṃdarī satyavādinī | śyāmabālā ca vipreṃdra nāmnā prītikarī pituḥ
Then a daughter was born, beautiful and truthful of speech, dark-complexioned and young, O best of brahmins, named Prītikarī, (a joy) to her father.
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PdP 4 11.8
अथैकदा श्यामबाला सुवर्णसिकतासु च । गूढैर्मनोहरै रत्नैः सखिभिः क्रीडितुं मुदा
athaikadā śyāmabālā suvarṇasikatāsu ca | gūḍhairmanoharai ratnaiḥ sakhibhiḥ krīḍituṃ mudā
Then one day Śyāmabālā, in order to play joyfully with her companions on the golden sands with lovely hidden gems,
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PdP 4 11.9
जगाम नीपवृक्षस्य तलं परमदुर्लभम् । एतस्मिन्नंतरे विप्र लक्ष्मीः संसारतारिणी
jagāma nīpavṛkṣasya talaṃ paramadurlabham | etasminnaṃtare vipra lakṣmīḥ saṃsāratāriṇī
went to the foot of a nīpa tree, a most rare (spot). Meanwhile, O brahmin, Lakṣmī, who carries (one) across the round of existence,
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PdP 4 11.10
लोकानां नीतिदा साथ समायाता स्वयं पुरः । धृत्वा च ब्राह्मणीरूपं पलितांगी च भूसुर
lokānāṃ nītidā sātha samāyātā svayaṃ puraḥ | dhṛtvā ca brāhmaṇīrūpaṃ palitāṃgī ca bhūsura
she who gives guidance to the worlds, came there herself in person, having assumed the form of a brahmin woman, grey-haired of limb, O earth-god.
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PdP 4 11.11
अखिलानां च लोकानां शास्तू राज्ञः क्षयं विना । केषां क्षुद्रतराणां हि गृहे गच्छामि सांप्रतम्
akhilānāṃ ca lokānāṃ śāstū rājñaḥ kṣayaṃ vinā | keṣāṃ kṣudratarāṇāṃ hi gṛhe gacchāmi sāṃpratam
"Apart from the king who is ruler of all the worlds and free from decay, into whose house — of what much lowlier people — should I go now?"
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PdP 4 11.12
इति संचिंत्य मनसा गता राजनिकेतनम् । सुवर्णभित्तिभिर्युक्तं पताकाभिरलंकृतम्
iti saṃciṃtya manasā gatā rājaniketanam | suvarṇabhittibhiryuktaṃ patākābhiralaṃkṛtam
Having thought thus in her mind, she went to the king's dwelling, which was fitted with golden walls and adorned with banners.
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PdP 4 11.13
सिंहद्वारमतिक्रम्य प्राह दौवारिकीं ततः । द्वारं जहि हि भो द्वारि नियुक्ते शुभलक्षणे
siṃhadvāramatikramya prāha dauvārikīṃ tataḥ | dvāraṃ jahi hi bho dvāri niyukte śubhalakṣaṇe
Passing beyond the lion-gate, she then said to the gatekeeper woman: "Ho, open the door, O you appointed at the gate, you of auspicious marks!"
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PdP 4 11.14
यामि वेगेन पश्यामि राज्ञीं सुरतिचंद्रिकाम् । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या रत्नदंडकरा च सा । कोकिलावाक्यवन्मुक्तं परमं हर्षमाययौ
yāmi vegena paśyāmi rājñīṃ suraticaṃdrikām | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā ratnadaṃḍakarā ca sā | kokilāvākyavanmuktaṃ paramaṃ harṣamāyayau
"I am going quickly; I would see the queen Suraticandrikā." Hearing that speech of hers, she of the jewelled staff in hand came to the highest joy, (the words) uttered like the cry of a cuckoo.
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PdP 4 11.15
द्वारनियुक्तोवाच- किं नाम वहसे वृद्धे कः पतिस्तावकः पुनः । आगतासि कथं किं ते कार्य्यं राज्ञ्याश्च दर्शने । कस्मात्किं ब्रूहि विप्रे त्वं श्रोतुं कौतुहलं हि मे
dvāraniyuktovāca- kiṃ nāma vahase vṛddhe kaḥ patistāvakaḥ punaḥ | āgatāsi kathaṃ kiṃ te kāryyaṃ rājñyāśca darśane | kasmātkiṃ brūhi vipre tvaṃ śrotuṃ kautuhalaṃ hi me
The gatekeeper said: "What name do you bear, old woman? And who is your husband? How have you come? What is your business, and what (business) in seeing the queen? Tell me, brahmin woman, from where and why — for I am curious to hear."
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PdP 4 11.16
वृद्धोवाच- शृणु पोष्ये महाराज पत्न्या दंडकरे यदा । श्रोतुं कौतूहलं तेऽस्ति मदागमनकारणम्
vṛddhovāca- śṛṇu poṣye mahārāja patnyā daṃḍakare yadā | śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ te'sti madāgamanakāraṇam
The old woman said: "Listen, my dear, O you appointed staff-in-hand to the great king's queen, since you have the curiosity to hear the reason for my coming."
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PdP 4 11.17
प्रसिद्धा कमला नाम्ना चाहं प्राणेश्वरो मम । भुवनेश इति ख्यातो नाम्ना द्वारवतीपुरी
prasiddhā kamalā nāmnā cāhaṃ prāṇeśvaro mama | bhuvaneśa iti khyāto nāmnā dvāravatīpurī
"I am well known by the name Kamalā, and my lord of life is renowned by the name Bhuvaneśa; (his) city is Dvāravatī."
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PdP 4 11.18
तस्यां वै वर्त्तते पोष्ये मम प्राणेश्वरस्ततः । आगताहं रत्नवेत्रकरे शृणु सकौतुकम्
tasyāṃ vai varttate poṣye mama prāṇeśvarastataḥ | āgatāhaṃ ratnavetrakare śṛṇu sakautukam
"There indeed, my dear, my lord of life dwells; from there I have come, O you with the jewelled cane in hand — listen with interest."
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PdP 4 11.19
ममागमनकार्यं हि वच्मीदानीं तवाग्रतः । पुरासीद्वैश्यकुलजा राज्ञी तव च दुःखिनी
mamāgamanakāryaṃ hi vacmīdānīṃ tavāgrataḥ | purāsīdvaiśyakulajā rājñī tava ca duḥkhinī
"I shall now declare before you the purpose of my coming: formerly your queen too, born in a merchant family, was in sorrow."
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PdP 4 11.20
एकस्मिन्दिवसे पोष्ये पतिना कलहः कृतः । तया नार्या च दुःखिन्या ततो वै भर्तृपीडिता
ekasmindivase poṣye patinā kalahaḥ kṛtaḥ | tayā nāryā ca duḥkhinyā tato vai bhartṛpīḍitā
"On one day, my dear, a quarrel was made by her husband, and by that sorrowing woman too; then, afflicted by her husband,"
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PdP 4 11.21
बहिर्भूय द्रुतं गेहाद्रुदंती च पुनः पुनः । तस्याश्च रोदनं श्रुत्वा चागताहं समीपतः
bahirbhūya drutaṃ gehādrudaṃtī ca punaḥ punaḥ | tasyāśca rodanaṃ śrutvā cāgatāhaṃ samīpataḥ
"having quickly gone out of the house, weeping again and again — and hearing her weeping, I came near."
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PdP 4 11.22
अपृच्छं सर्ववृत्तांतं कथितो वै यथार्थतः । तया ततो व्रतवरमुपदेशं ददाम्यहम्
apṛcchaṃ sarvavṛttāṃtaṃ kathito vai yathārthataḥ | tayā tato vratavaramupadeśaṃ dadāmyaham
"I asked the whole story, and it was told by her truly as it was; then I gave her the instruction for the best of vows."
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PdP 4 11.23
ममोपदेशतः सा वै चक्रे व्रतवरं मुदा । तस्य प्रसादाद्भो द्वाःस्थे संजाता सुखिता च सा
mamopadeśataḥ sā vai cakre vratavaraṃ mudā | tasya prasādādbho dvāḥsthe saṃjātā sukhitā ca sā
"By my instruction she gladly performed the best of vows, and by its grace, O gatekeeper, she became happy."
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PdP 4 11.24
कदाचिद्वैश्यकुलजा पत्या मृत्योर्वशं गता । समानेतुं ततस्तौ तु विहिताखिलघातकौ
kadācidvaiśyakulajā patyā mṛtyorvaśaṃ gatā | samānetuṃ tatastau tu vihitākhilaghātakau
"At some time the merchant's daughter, together with her husband, came under the power of death; then, to bring those two, the lord Yama, king of dharma,"
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PdP 4 11.25
किंकरान्प्रेषयामास चंडाद्यान्धर्मराट्प्रभुः । यमाज्ञया समायाता यमदूता भयंकराः
kiṃkarānpreṣayāmāsa caṃḍādyāndharmarāṭprabhuḥ | yamājñayā samāyātā yamadūtā bhayaṃkarāḥ
"sent his servants, Caṇḍa and the rest; by Yama's command the terrifying messengers of Yama arrived."
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PdP 4 11.26
बद्ध्वा तौ चर्मपाशेन लोहमुद्गरपाणयः । उद्यमं चक्रिरे गंतुं यमस्य शरणं प्रति
baddhvā tau carmapāśena lohamudgarapāṇayaḥ | udyamaṃ cakrire gaṃtuṃ yamasya śaraṇaṃ prati
"Having bound those two with a leather noose, with iron mallets in their hands, they made ready to go to Yama's abode."
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PdP 4 11.27
अत्रांतरे च लक्ष्म्यास्ते दूता विष्णुपरायणाः । समानेतुं समायाताः शंखचक्रगदाधराः
atrāṃtare ca lakṣmyāste dūtā viṣṇuparāyaṇāḥ | samānetuṃ samāyātāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharāḥ
"Meanwhile Lakṣmī's messengers, devoted to Viṣṇu, bearing conch, discus and mace, arrived to bring (the two)."
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PdP 4 11.28
दृष्ट्वा तथाविधांस्तांश्च यमदूताः पलायिताः । लक्ष्मीदूता महात्मानः स्वप्रकाशादयस्तथा
dṛṣṭvā tathāvidhāṃstāṃśca yamadūtāḥ palāyitāḥ | lakṣmīdūtā mahātmānaḥ svaprakāśādayastathā
"Seeing them of such a kind, the messengers of Yama fled; and the great-souled messengers of Lakṣmī, Svaprakāśa and the rest,"
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PdP 4 11.29
पाशं छित्त्वा समारोप्य राजहंसयुते रथे । जग्मुर्लक्ष्मीपुरं सर्वे सहसाकाशवर्त्मना
pāśaṃ chittvā samāropya rājahaṃsayute rathe | jagmurlakṣmīpuraṃ sarve sahasākāśavartmanā
"having cut the noose and set (them) up on a chariot yoked with royal geese, all went at once to Lakṣmī's city by the path of the sky."
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PdP 4 11.30
यावद्वारं व्रतवरं कृत्वा वैश्या च सा तदा । तावत्कल्पसहस्राणि तस्थतुः कमलापुरे
yāvadvāraṃ vratavaraṃ kṛtvā vaiśyā ca sā tadā | tāvatkalpasahasrāṇi tasthatuḥ kamalāpure
"For as long as the merchant woman had then performed the best of vows, O gatekeeper, for so many thousands of kalpas the two remained in Kamalā's city."
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PdP 4 11.31
पुण्यशेषस्य भोगार्थं जातौ राजान्वयेऽधुना । व्रतं च विस्मृतौ द्वाःस्थे राजसंपत्तिगर्वितौ । तस्माच्च तव तस्यापि चोपदेशार्थमागता
puṇyaśeṣasya bhogārthaṃ jātau rājānvaye'dhunā | vrataṃ ca vismṛtau dvāḥsthe rājasaṃpattigarvitau | tasmācca tava tasyāpi copadeśārthamāgatā
"For the enjoyment of the remainder of their merit the two are now born in a royal line, and they have forgotten the vow, O gatekeeper, being proud of royal wealth. Therefore I have come to instruct you and her as well."
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PdP 4 11.32
द्वाःस्थोवाच- केनैव तु विधानेन वृद्धे व्रतवरं कृतम् । कस्मिन्मासे व्रतं श्रेष्ठं देवता का च पूज्यते
dvāḥsthovāca- kenaiva tu vidhānena vṛddhe vratavaraṃ kṛtam | kasminmāse vrataṃ śreṣṭhaṃ devatā kā ca pūjyate
The doorkeeper said: But by what procedure, O old woman, is this best of vows performed? In which month is the vow best, and which deity is worshipped?
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PdP 4 11.33
एतन्मे पृच्छतो मातर्यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि । कमलोवाच- कार्त्तिके च व्यतिक्रांते मार्गशीर्षे समागते । तस्मिन्मासे च भो पोष्ये वासरे गुरुसंज्ञके
etanme pṛcchato mātaryathāvadvaktumarhasi | kamalovāca- kārttike ca vyatikrāṃte mārgaśīrṣe samāgate | tasminmāse ca bho poṣye vāsare gurusaṃjñake
This, as I ask, you should tell me properly, mother. Kamalā said: When Kārttika has passed and Mārgaśīrṣa has come — in that month, O nurseling, on the day named after the preceptor (Thursday),
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PdP 4 11.34
ततः पूर्वाह्णसमये सकलैर्व्रतिभिर्वृता । नारायणेन सहितां लक्ष्मीं संपूजयेत्ततः
tataḥ pūrvāhṇasamaye sakalairvratibhirvṛtā | nārāyaṇena sahitāṃ lakṣmīṃ saṃpūjayettataḥ
then, at the time of the forenoon, surrounded by all the vow-keepers, one should then worship Lakṣmī together with Nārāyaṇa.
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PdP 4 11.35
मिष्टैः पायसयुक्तैश्च भुक्तैश्च खंडमिश्रितैः । लक्ष्मीं संतोषयेत्प्रेष्ये ततः संप्रार्थयेदिदम्
miṣṭaiḥ pāyasayuktaiśca bhuktaiśca khaṃḍamiśritaiḥ | lakṣmīṃ saṃtoṣayetpreṣye tataḥ saṃprārthayedidam
With sweets, with things made with milk-rice, and with foods mixed with sugar, one should gratify Lakṣmī, O servant; then one should pray thus:
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PdP 4 11.36
त्रैलोक्यपूजिते देवि कमले विष्णुवल्लभे । यथा त्वमचला कृष्णे तथा भव मयि स्थिता
trailokyapūjite devi kamale viṣṇuvallabhe | yathā tvamacalā kṛṣṇe tathā bhava mayi sthitā
"O goddess worshipped in the three worlds, Kamalā, beloved of Viṣṇu — as you are unmoving in Kṛṣṇa, so be fixed in me.
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PdP 4 11.37
ईश्वरी कमले देवि शरणं च भवानघे । नानोपहारद्रव्यैश्च लक्ष्मीमाज्ञाप्य तोषयेत्
īśvarī kamale devi śaraṇaṃ ca bhavānaghe | nānopahāradravyaiśca lakṣmīmājñāpya toṣayet
O sovereign lady Kamalā, O goddess, you are (my) refuge, O sinless one." And with various offering-materials one should gratify Lakṣmī, having made request (to her).
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PdP 4 11.38
शास्त्रैश्च पूजयेद्देवीं महोत्सवसमन्विताम् । ततो नैवेद्यशेषांश्च दत्वा ब्राह्मणसत्तमम्
śāstraiśca pūjayeddevīṃ mahotsavasamanvitām | tato naivedyaśeṣāṃśca datvā brāhmaṇasattamam
And with (recitations from) the scriptures one should worship the goddess, attended by a great festival; then, having given the remnants of the food-offering to the best of brahmins,
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PdP 4 11.39
आत्मानं स्वपतिं पुत्रान्पोष्येऽन्यानपि सेवकान् । द्वितीये तु गुरोर्वारे विशेषं शृणु सुंदरि
ātmānaṃ svapatiṃ putrānpoṣye'nyānapi sevakān | dvitīye tu gurorvāre viśeṣaṃ śṛṇu suṃdari
(one should feed) oneself, one's husband, the sons, and also the other servants, O nurseling. But on the second Thursday hear the special (rule), O lovely one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.40
चित्रधूलीप्रशस्तैश्च भ्राष्ट्रैर्गोधूमनिर्मितैः । तोषयेत्कमलादेव्याः कुर्य्याद्वै भक्तिभावतः
citradhūlīpraśastaiśca bhrāṣṭrairgodhūmanirmitaiḥ | toṣayetkamalādevyāḥ kuryyādvai bhaktibhāvataḥ
And with fine-flour cakes and with fried things made of wheat one should gratify (her); one should indeed do (this) for Kamalā the goddess out of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.41
तृतीये खंडसंयुक्तं दध्योदननिवेदनम् । शामाक शालि कासारैश्चतुर्थे पूजयेन्मुदा
tṛtīye khaṃḍasaṃyuktaṃ dadhyodananivedanam | śāmāka śāli kāsāraiścaturthe pūjayenmudā
On the third (Thursday), an offering of curd-and-rice combined with sugar; on the fourth one should worship joyfully with śāmāka grain, śāli rice, and sweet gruels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.42
लक्ष्मीदेवीं प्रयत्नेन रत्नदंडकरे ततः । लक्ष्मीदेवी प्रीतये तु ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेद्धनैः
lakṣmīdevīṃ prayatnena ratnadaṃḍakare tataḥ | lakṣmīdevī prītaye tu brāhmaṇānpūjayeddhanaiḥ
(worshipping) the goddess Lakṣmī diligently, (she) with the jewelled staff in her hand; then, for the pleasure of the goddess Lakṣmī, one should honour brahmins with wealth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.43
वस्त्रालंकारभोज्यैश्च फलैर्नानाविधैस्तथा । पोष्योवाच- अत्रैव तिष्ठ भो वृद्धे राज्ञीं सुरतिचंद्रिकाम्
vastrālaṃkārabhojyaiśca phalairnānāvidhaistathā | poṣyovāca- atraiva tiṣṭha bho vṛddhe rājñīṃ suraticaṃdrikām
with clothes, ornaments, foods, and likewise with fruits of many kinds. The nurse said: Wait right here, O old woman, (until I inform) the queen Suraticandrikā;
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PdP 4 11.44
विज्ञाप्य त्वां नयिष्यामि मा क्रोधं कुरु सत्तमे । इत्युक्त्वा सा तु चार्वंगी गता राज्ञीसमीपतः
vijñāpya tvāṃ nayiṣyāmi mā krodhaṃ kuru sattame | ityuktvā sā tu cārvaṃgī gatā rājñīsamīpataḥ
having informed you (to her), I shall bring you; do not be angry, O excellent one. Having said this, she of fair limbs went to the queen's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 11.45
शिरस्यंजलिमाधाय पोष्या ब्रह्मन्समूलतः । आरभ्य सांगपर्यंतं यदूचे कमलालया
śirasyaṃjalimādhāya poṣyā brahmansamūlataḥ | ārabhya sāṃgaparyaṃtaṃ yadūce kamalālayā
Placing her folded hands on her head, the nurse, O brahmin, from the very root — beginning (from the start) up to the end with all its parts, what Kamalālayā had said —
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PdP 4 11.46
तत्सर्वं कथयामास राज्ञीं सुरतिचंद्रिकाम् । द्वारपालीवचः श्रुत्वा राज्ञी सुरतिचंद्रिका
tatsarvaṃ kathayāmāsa rājñīṃ suraticaṃdrikām | dvārapālīvacaḥ śrutvā rājñī suraticaṃdrikā
all that she related to the queen Suraticandrikā. Hearing the doorkeeper-woman's words, the queen Suraticandrikā
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 11.47
जगाम ब्राह्मणीपार्श्वं सगर्वा प्राह सुंदर । राज्ञ्युवाच- वृद्धे ब्राह्मणि किं वृत्तं चोपदेशार्थमागता
jagāma brāhmaṇīpārśvaṃ sagarvā prāha suṃdara | rājñyuvāca- vṛddhe brāhmaṇi kiṃ vṛttaṃ copadeśārthamāgatā
went to the brahmin woman's side and, full of pride, spoke, O handsome one. The queen said: Old brahmin woman, what has happened, that you have come to give instruction?
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PdP 4 11.48
कथयस्व चिरं मह्यं भयं त्यक्त्वा यथासुखम् । ब्राह्मण्युवाच- तवानीतिमहं दृष्ट्वा गंतुमिच्छामि चंचला
kathayasva ciraṃ mahyaṃ bhayaṃ tyaktvā yathāsukham | brāhmaṇyuvāca- tavānītimahaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṃtumicchāmi caṃcalā
Tell me at length, at your ease, setting aside fear. The brahmin woman said: Seeing your bad conduct, I, unsteady, wish to go.
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PdP 4 11.49
कथयिष्यामि किं दुष्टे व्रतं परमदुर्लभम् । इंदिरावासरे चाद्य चांडालेन करोषि यत्
kathayiṣyāmi kiṃ duṣṭe vrataṃ paramadurlabham | iṃdirāvāsare cādya cāṃḍālena karoṣi yat
What shall I tell (you), O wicked woman, of the vow that is most hard to obtain? On this very day of Indirā (Lakṣmī) you do (this) with an outcaste —
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PdP 4 11.50
तद्दृष्टं मयि का दुष्टे तद्गेहे गर्वितेऽधुना । तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणीवाक्यं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचना
taddṛṣṭaṃ mayi kā duṣṭe tadgehe garvite'dhunā | tacchrutvā brāhmaṇīvākyaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanā
that has been seen; what am I to (do) — O wicked, proud one, now in that house of yours? Hearing that speech of the brahmin woman, she, her eyes reddened with rage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.51
जरंतीं ब्राह्मणीं चैव प्रहारं च चकार सा । ततः सा कमला वृद्धा क्रंदमाना पलायिता
jaraṃtīṃ brāhmaṇīṃ caiva prahāraṃ ca cakāra sā | tataḥ sā kamalā vṛddhā kraṃdamānā palāyitā
struck the aged brahmin woman a blow. Then that old Kamalā fled away, crying out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 11.52
क्रीडमाना ततः श्यामा ब्राह्मणीक्रन्दनध्वनिम् । आगतास्याः समीपं तु श्रुत्वा बाला तपोधना
krīḍamānā tataḥ śyāmā brāhmaṇīkrandanadhvanim | āgatāsyāḥ samīpaṃ tu śrutvā bālā tapodhanā
Then Śyāmā, who was at play — that girl rich in austerity — hearing the sound of the brahmin woman's wailing, came near her.
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PdP 4 11.53
श्यामाबालोवाच- वृद्धे व्यथेदृशी केन दत्ता तुभ्यं वदस्व मे । तस्या वचनमाकर्ण्य शोकगद्गदया गिरा
śyāmābālovāca- vṛddhe vyathedṛśī kena dattā tubhyaṃ vadasva me | tasyā vacanamākarṇya śokagadgadayā girā
The girl Śyāmā said: Old woman, by whom was such pain given to you? Tell me. Hearing her words, with a voice choked by grief,
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PdP 4 11.54
कमला कथितं सर्वं वृत्तांतं द्विजसत्तम । श्यामाबाला ततः श्रुत्वा व्रतं परमदुर्ल्लभम्
kamalā kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vṛttāṃtaṃ dvijasattama | śyāmābālā tataḥ śrutvā vrataṃ paramadurllabham
Kamalā told the whole story, O best of the twice-born. Then Śyāmābālā, having heard (it), (undertook) that vow, exceedingly hard to obtain,
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PdP 4 11.55
शास्त्रोक्तविधिना चक्रे सश्रद्धं च सभक्तितः । त्रिवारे परिपूर्णे तु तुर्यवारे समागते
śāstroktavidhinā cakre saśraddhaṃ ca sabhaktitaḥ | trivāre paripūrṇe tu turyavāre samāgate
and performed (it) by the rule stated in the scriptures, with faith and with devotion. When three turns were completed and the fourth turn had come,
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PdP 4 11.56
विवाहकर्मसंसिद्धं द्विजलक्ष्मीप्रसादतः । श्रीसिद्धेश्वरदेवस्य नृपतेर्भूपतेजसः
vivāhakarmasaṃsiddhaṃ dvijalakṣmīprasādataḥ | śrīsiddheśvaradevasya nṛpaterbhūpatejasaḥ
the marriage rite was accomplished by the favour of the brahmin woman Lakṣmī — (with) the son of the king Śrī Siddheśvaradeva, of splendour (like that) of a lord of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.57
मालाधरो नाम सुतो गृहीत्वा तां गृहं गतः । अथ तस्यां गतायां तु ब्रह्मन्शृणुष्व कौतुकम्
mālādharo nāma suto gṛhītvā tāṃ gṛhaṃ gataḥ | atha tasyāṃ gatāyāṃ tu brahmanśṛṇuṣva kautukam
named Mālādhara, who took her and went home. Now, when she had gone (there), O brahmin, hear a marvel.
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PdP 4 11.58
राज्ञीगृहे च सर्वाणि स्थितानि सुबहूनि च । द्रव्याणि केन नीतानि न ज्ञातान्यपि भूसुर
rājñīgṛhe ca sarvāṇi sthitāni subahūni ca | dravyāṇi kena nītāni na jñātānyapi bhūsura
And all the very many goods that were standing in the queen's house — by whom they were carried off was not even known, O earth-god (brahmin).
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PdP 4 11.59
निर्वित्ता बुद्धिहीना सा चान्नवस्त्रविवर्जिता । उपविष्टा च केनापि गंतुं च दुहितुर्गृहम्
nirvittā buddhihīnā sā cānnavastravivarjitā | upaviṣṭā ca kenāpi gaṃtuṃ ca duhiturgṛham
Destitute, bereft of wits, and deprived of food and clothing, she sat down, and (was urged) by someone to go to her daughter's house.
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PdP 4 11.60
प्रेषयामास भर्त्तारं किंचित्प्रार्थनहेतवे । तस्य मालाधरस्यापि ग्रामे च सरसीतटे
preṣayāmāsa bharttāraṃ kiṃcitprārthanahetave | tasya mālādharasyāpi grāme ca sarasītaṭe
She sent her husband for the sake of making some request. And in a village of that Mālādhara, on the bank of a lake,
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PdP 4 11.61
कालेन कियता विप्र प्रविवेश च कष्टतः । तस्माज्जलं समानेतुं तस्या दास्यः समागताः । तं दृष्ट्वा दुःखिनां श्रेष्ठं पप्रच्छुः सानुकंपिताः
kālena kiyatā vipra praviveśa ca kaṣṭataḥ | tasmājjalaṃ samānetuṃ tasyā dāsyaḥ samāgatāḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ papracchuḥ sānukaṃpitāḥ
after some time, O brahmin, he entered (there) with difficulty. Her maidservants came there to fetch water; seeing him, the foremost of the wretched, they asked him compassionately:
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PdP 4 11.62
दास्य ऊचुः- कस्त्वं कुतः समायातो मांसरक्तविवर्ज्जितः । रूक्षांगो रूक्षकेशश्च तत्सर्वं कथयस्व नः
dāsya ūcuḥ- kastvaṃ kutaḥ samāyāto māṃsaraktavivarjjitaḥ | rūkṣāṃgo rūkṣakeśaśca tatsarvaṃ kathayasva naḥ
The maidservants said: Who are you, from where have you come, devoid of flesh and blood, with rough limbs and rough hair? Tell us all that.
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PdP 4 11.63
दरिद्र उवाच- श्यामाबालापिता चाहं सौराष्ट्रनगरागतः । कथयध्वं च भो दास्यः श्यामाबालासमीपतः
daridra uvāca- śyāmābālāpitā cāhaṃ saurāṣṭranagarāgataḥ | kathayadhvaṃ ca bho dāsyaḥ śyāmābālāsamīpataḥ
The poor man said: I am the father of Śyāmābālā, come from the city of Saurāṣṭra. Announce (this), O maidservants, in the presence of Śyāmābālā.
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PdP 4 11.64
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कौतूहलसमन्विताः । परस्परमुखाः सर्वा जहसुः स्वपुरं गताः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kautūhalasamanvitāḥ | parasparamukhāḥ sarvā jahasuḥ svapuraṃ gatāḥ
Hearing that speech of his, filled with curiosity, they all looked at one another's faces, laughed, and went to their own town.
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PdP 4 11.65
श्यामाबाला च कथितं सर्वं वृत्तं च भो द्विज । श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं तासां प्रेषयामास सेवकान्
śyāmābālā ca kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vṛttaṃ ca bho dvija | śrutvaitadvacanaṃ tāsāṃ preṣayāmāsa sevakān
And to Śyāmābālā the whole matter was reported, O twice-born one. Hearing this speech of theirs, she sent servants,
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PdP 4 11.66
पुष्पतैलं दिव्यवस्त्रं चंदनं पर्णवीटिकाम् । घोटकं च तथा दत्वा पितरं प्रति सुंदरी
puṣpatailaṃ divyavastraṃ caṃdanaṃ parṇavīṭikām | ghoṭakaṃ ca tathā datvā pitaraṃ prati suṃdarī
and the lovely woman, having given flower-oil, divine garments, sandal-paste, a betel-roll, and also a horse, (sent them) to her father.
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PdP 4 11.67
गत्वाथ सर्वे ते भृत्याः कृत्वा सुवेषमुत्तमम् । श्यामाबालागृहं निन्युर्देवराजगृहोपमम्
gatvātha sarve te bhṛtyāḥ kṛtvā suveṣamuttamam | śyāmābālāgṛhaṃ ninyurdevarājagṛhopamam
Then all those servants went and, having dressed him in excellent fine attire, led him to Śyāmābālā's house, which was like the house of the king of the gods.
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PdP 4 11.68
श्यामाबाला ततश्चैव पितरं दुखिनां वरम् । श्याल्यन्नं सघृतं चैव भोजयामास यत्नतः
śyāmābālā tataścaiva pitaraṃ dukhināṃ varam | śyālyannaṃ saghṛtaṃ caiva bhojayāmāsa yatnataḥ
Then Śyāmābālā carefully fed her father, the foremost of the sorrowful, rice of fine grain together with ghee.
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PdP 4 11.69
तुर्येषु समतीतेषु दिवसेषु तपोधन । प्रेषयामास तं दत्वा गुप्तपात्रस्थितं धनम्
turyeṣu samatīteṣu divaseṣu tapodhana | preṣayāmāsa taṃ datvā guptapātrasthitaṃ dhanam
When four days had passed, O you rich in austerity, she sent him off, having given him wealth placed in a concealed vessel.
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PdP 4 11.70
ततः प्रविश्य स्वगृहे धनं पात्रान्तरस्थितम् । ददर्शांगारनिचयं रुरोद भृशदुःखितः
tataḥ praviśya svagṛhe dhanaṃ pātrāntarasthitam | dadarśāṃgāranicayaṃ ruroda bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
Then, entering his own house, he looked at the wealth that was inside the vessel — (and) saw a heap of charcoal; he wept, exceedingly grieved.
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PdP 4 11.71
दुहितुः सदनं यातुं निःससार गृहागतः । तत्रैव सरसीकूले प्रविवेश च दुःखिनी
duhituḥ sadanaṃ yātuṃ niḥsasāra gṛhāgataḥ | tatraiva sarasīkūle praviveśa ca duḥkhinī
Having reached home, he set out to go to his daughter's house; and there at the lake's shore the sorrowing woman entered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 11.72
तथैनां च समानीतां यथा स्याः प्राणवल्लभाम् । तथैव पूजयामास मातृस्नेहात्पतिव्रता
tathaināṃ ca samānītāṃ yathā syāḥ prāṇavallabhām | tathaiva pūjayāmāsa mātṛsnehātpativratā
And her, brought (into the house) thus, the faithful wife honoured out of a mother's affection just as she would (honour) one dear as her own life.
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PdP 4 11.73
एतस्मिन्समये विप्र लक्ष्मीवासरमुत्तमम् । श्यामाबाला कारयितुं मनश्चक्रे च मातरम्
etasminsamaye vipra lakṣmīvāsaramuttamam | śyāmābālā kārayituṃ manaścakre ca mātaram
At this time, O brahmin, the girl Śyāmābālā set her mind on making her mother perform the excellent day (of observance) of Lakṣmī.
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PdP 4 11.74
तस्या माता दरिद्राणि भुक्त्वा वैकांतिकेपि च । शावकानां तु चोच्छिष्टं लक्ष्मीकोपसमन्विता
tasyā mātā daridrāṇi bhuktvā vaikāṃtikepi ca | śāvakānāṃ tu cocchiṣṭaṃ lakṣmīkopasamanvitā
Her mother, filled with anger toward Lakṣmī, ate poor food, and that even at the single (evening) meal, and indeed the leftovers of the young ones (of birds/animals).
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PdP 4 11.75
इंदिरायास्तृतीयानि वासराणि गतान्यपि । चतुर्थवासरे तां तत्कारयामास सा दृढम्
iṃdirāyāstṛtīyāni vāsarāṇi gatānyapi | caturthavāsare tāṃ tatkārayāmāsa sā dṛḍham
Though three of Indirā's (Lakṣmī's) days had passed, on the fourth day she firmly made her (mother) perform it.
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PdP 4 11.76
आगता नगरं सा वै राज्ञी सुरतिचंद्रिका । दृष्ट्वा गृहं तथा दिव्यमिंदिरायाः प्रसादतः
āgatā nagaraṃ sā vai rājñī suraticaṃdrikā | dṛṣṭvā gṛhaṃ tathā divyamiṃdirāyāḥ prasādataḥ
That queen Suraticandrikā came to the city and saw the house so divine by the grace of Indirā.
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PdP 4 11.77
श्यामाबाला च विप्रेंद्र कदाचित्समये पुनः । मातुर्गृहं गता चाथ ऐश्वर्यस्य दिदृक्षया
śyāmābālā ca vipreṃdra kadācitsamaye punaḥ | māturgṛhaṃ gatā cātha aiśvaryasya didṛkṣayā
And, O best of brahmins, the girl Śyāmābālā once again at some time went to her mother's house, wishing to see the wealth.
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PdP 4 11.78
श्यामाबालां ततो दूराद्दृष्ट्वा संकुपिता च सा । न पश्यामि मुखं तस्या इत्युक्त्वालक्षिता स्थिता
śyāmābālāṃ tato dūrāddṛṣṭvā saṃkupitā ca sā | na paśyāmi mukhaṃ tasyā ityuktvālakṣitā sthitā
Then, seeing Śyāmābālā from afar, she became enraged, and saying "I will not look at her face," she remained unseen.
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PdP 4 11.79
गत्वा गृहांतरालं च गृहीत्वा सैंधवं च सा । आगता स्वगृहं किंचित्तूष्णीं लक्ष्मीसमाश्रितम्
gatvā gṛhāṃtarālaṃ ca gṛhītvā saiṃdhavaṃ ca sā | āgatā svagṛhaṃ kiṃcittūṣṇīṃ lakṣmīsamāśritam
And she, going into the interior of the house and taking some rock-salt, came to her own house, silent, resorting to Lakṣmī.
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PdP 4 11.80
राजा स्वामी च पप्रच्छ तां साध्वीं पतिदेवताम् । किमानीतं त्वया कांते कथयस्व ममाग्रतः
rājā svāmī ca papraccha tāṃ sādhvīṃ patidevatām | kimānītaṃ tvayā kāṃte kathayasva mamāgrataḥ
And the king, her husband, asked that virtuous woman to whom her husband was a god: "What have you brought, beloved? Tell it before me."
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PdP 4 11.81
कांतोवाच- राज्यसारं समानीतं दर्शयिष्यामि भोजने । इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा पाकं कृत्वा च लवणं विना
kāṃtovāca- rājyasāraṃ samānītaṃ darśayiṣyāmi bhojane | ityuktvā sā tadā pākaṃ kṛtvā ca lavaṇaṃ vinā
The beloved said: "I have brought the essence of the kingdom; I will show it at the meal." Having said this, she then cooked the food without salt.
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PdP 4 11.82
अन्नादिकं ततो दत्वा मालाधराय भूभुजे । ततो मालाधरो राजा व्यंजनं लवणवर्जितम्
annādikaṃ tato datvā mālādharāya bhūbhuje | tato mālādharo rājā vyaṃjanaṃ lavaṇavarjitam
Then, having served the food and the rest to Mālādhara, the king—thereupon king Mālādhara (found) the seasoned dish devoid of salt,
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PdP 4 11.83
भुक्त्वा वैगुण्यतां प्राप्तो राज्यसारं ददौ च सा । तदा हृष्टमना राजा भोजनं कृतवान्द्विज
bhuktvā vaiguṇyatāṃ prāpto rājyasāraṃ dadau ca sā | tadā hṛṣṭamanā rājā bhojanaṃ kṛtavāndvija
and eating it found it defective; then she gave the essence of the kingdom (the salt), and then the king with delighted mind took his meal, O twice-born.
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PdP 4 11.84
प्रशशंस च तां नारीं धन्याधन्या इति ब्रुवन् । एतद्व्रतं च या नारी न करोति महादरात्
praśaśaṃsa ca tāṃ nārīṃ dhanyādhanyā iti bruvan | etadvrataṃ ca yā nārī na karoti mahādarāt
And he praised that woman, saying "Blessed, most blessed!" — And whatever woman does not perform this observance with great reverence,
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PdP 4 11.85
जन्मजन्मनि सा नारी दरिद्रा दुर्भगा भवेत् । इदं या शृणुयाद्भक्त्या पठेद्यो वा समाहितः
janmajanmani sā nārī daridrā durbhagā bhavet | idaṃ yā śṛṇuyādbhaktyā paṭhedyo vā samāhitaḥ
that woman becomes poor and ill-fortuned birth after birth. Whichever woman hears this with devotion, or whoever recites it with a concentrated mind,
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PdP 4 11.86
सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तो लक्ष्मीलोकं लभेच्च सः । इमां व्रतकथां या तु न श्रुत्वा क्रियते व्रतम् । तस्या व्रतफलं चैव नश्यत्येव न संशयः
sarvapāpairvinirmukto lakṣmīlokaṃ labhecca saḥ | imāṃ vratakathāṃ yā tu na śrutvā kriyate vratam | tasyā vrataphalaṃ caiva naśyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
he is released from all sins and attains the world of Lakṣmī. But she by whom the observance is performed without having heard this story of the vow—her fruit of the vow perishes entirely, there is no doubt.
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