Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 19
PdP 4 19.1
शौनक उवाच। अज्ञानात्प्राश्य विण्मूत्रं सुरां संस्पृश्य वा पुनः । यथा शुद्धिर्भवेत्तेषां कथयामि शृणु द्विज
śaunaka uvāca| ajñānātprāśya viṇmūtraṃ surāṃ saṃspṛśya vā punaḥ | yathā śuddhirbhavetteṣāṃ kathayāmi śṛṇu dvija
Śaunaka said: When one has unknowingly consumed excrement or urine, or again has touched liquor — how purification comes about for those (persons), I shall tell; listen, O twice-born.
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PdP 4 19.2
प्राजापत्यद्वयं कुर्य्यात्तीर्थाभिगमनं मुने । वृषैकादशगोदानं सशिखं वपनं ततः
prājāpatyadvayaṃ kuryyāttīrthābhigamanaṃ mune | vṛṣaikādaśagodānaṃ saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ tataḥ
He should perform two prājāpatyas and a visit to a sacred ford, O sage; the gift of eleven cows with a bull, and then a shaving including the topknot.
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PdP 4 19.3
गत्वा चतुष्पथं सर्वं प्राजापत्यव्रतं तथा । गोद्वयं तु ततो दद्यात्पंचगव्यं पिबेत्ततः
gatvā catuṣpathaṃ sarvaṃ prājāpatyavrataṃ tathā | godvayaṃ tu tato dadyātpaṃcagavyaṃ pibettataḥ
Having gone to a crossroads, (he should perform) the whole Prājāpatya vow likewise; then he should give two cows, and after that drink the five products of the cow.
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PdP 4 19.4
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा तु शुद्ध्यत्यत्र न संशयः । चांडालान्नं जलं चैव ज्ञानतोऽपि विपत्तिषु
brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā tu śuddhyatyatra na saṃśayaḥ | cāṃḍālānnaṃ jalaṃ caiva jñānato'pi vipattiṣu
And having fed brahmins he becomes pure in this matter — there is no doubt. But the food of a caṇḍāla, and (his) water, (taken) even knowingly in calamities —
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PdP 4 19.5
यदि भुङ्क्ते नरः कश्चित्कृच्छ्रं चांद्रायणं चरेत् । सशिखं वपनं कृत्वा पंचगव्यं ततः पिबेत्
yadi bhuṅkte naraḥ kaścitkṛcchraṃ cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ caret | saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ kṛtvā paṃcagavyaṃ tataḥ pibet
if any man eats (it), he should perform the arduous penance, the cāndrāyaṇa; having had (his head) shaved together with the topknot, he should then drink the five products of the cow.
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PdP 4 19.6
एकद्वित्रिचतुर्गावो देयाद्विप्रेष्वनुक्रमात् । वृषलान्नं सूतकान्नं अभोज्यान्नं जलं च वै
ekadvitricaturgāvo deyādvipreṣvanukramāt | vṛṣalānnaṃ sūtakānnaṃ abhojyānnaṃ jalaṃ ca vai
He should give one, two, three, or four cows to brahmins in due order. The food of a śūdra, food (from a house) in childbirth impurity, food not to be eaten, and water —
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PdP 4 19.7
शूद्रोच्छिष्टं यदा भुंक्ते ज्ञानतो वा विपत्तिषु । प्राजापत्यद्वयं कुर्याच्चांद्रायणत्रयं तथा
śūdrocchiṣṭaṃ yadā bhuṃkte jñānato vā vipattiṣu | prājāpatyadvayaṃ kuryāccāṃdrāyaṇatrayaṃ tathā
when he eats a śūdra's leftovers, whether knowingly or in calamities, he should perform two Prājāpatya (penances) and likewise three cāndrāyaṇas,
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PdP 4 19.8
गोद्वयं तु ततो दद्यात्पंचगव्यं पिबेद्द्विज । हुत्वा ह्यग्नौ बहून्विप्रान्भोज्यशुद्धो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
godvayaṃ tu tato dadyātpaṃcagavyaṃ pibeddvija | hutvā hyagnau bahūnviprānbhojyaśuddho bhaveddhruvam
and then he should give two cows and drink the five products of the cow, O twice-born; having made an offering in the fire and (fed) many brahmins, he surely becomes pure enough to be eaten with.
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PdP 4 19.9
आखुनकुलमार्ज्जारैरन्नं चेद्भक्षितं द्विज । तिलदर्भोदकैः प्रोक्ष्य शुद्ध्यत्येव न संशयः
ākhunakulamārjjārairannaṃ cedbhakṣitaṃ dvija | tiladarbhodakaiḥ prokṣya śuddhyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
If food has been eaten by mice, mongooses, or cats, O twice-born, having sprinkled (it) with sesame, darbha grass, and water, it becomes pure — no doubt of it.
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PdP 4 19.10
पलांडुं लशुनं शिग्रुमलाबुं गृंजनं पलम् । भुंक्ते यो वै नरो ब्रह्मन्व्रतं चांद्रायणं चरेत्
palāṃḍuṃ laśunaṃ śigrumalābuṃ gṛṃjanaṃ palam | bhuṃkte yo vai naro brahmanvrataṃ cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ caret
Onion, garlic, śigru (horseradish tree), the gourd, carrot, and flesh — whatever man eats these, O brahmin, should perform the cāndrāyaṇa vow.
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PdP 4 19.11
मद्यमांसप्रियं शूद्रं नीचकर्म्मानुवर्त्तनैः । तं शूद्रं वर्जयेद्विप्र श्वपाकमिव दूरतः
madyamāṃsapriyaṃ śūdraṃ nīcakarmmānuvarttanaiḥ | taṃ śūdraṃ varjayedvipra śvapākamiva dūrataḥ
A śūdra fond of liquor and meat, (given) to the pursuit of low occupations — that śūdra one should avoid from afar, O brahmin, like a dog-cooker.
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PdP 4 19.12
द्विजसेवानुरक्ता ये मद्यमांसविवर्जिताः । दान स्वकर्म्मनिरतास्ते ज्ञेया वृषलोत्तमाः
dvijasevānuraktā ye madyamāṃsavivarjitāḥ | dāna svakarmmaniratāste jñeyā vṛṣalottamāḥ
Those who are devoted to the service of the twice-born, who abstain from liquor and meat, who delight in giving and in their own duty — they are to be known as the best of śūdras.
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PdP 4 19.13
अज्ञानाद्भुंजते विप्र सूतके मृतके यदि । गायत्रीदशभिर्विप्रः सहस्रैश्च शुचिर्भवेत्
ajñānādbhuṃjate vipra sūtake mṛtake yadi | gāyatrīdaśabhirvipraḥ sahasraiśca śucirbhavet
If out of ignorance (a man) eats (in a house) where there is childbirth or death impurity, O brahmin, a brahmin becomes pure by ten thousand Gāyatrīs.
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PdP 4 19.14
सहस्रैः क्षत्रियश्चैव वैश्यः पंचसहस्रकैः । पंचगव्यैर्भवेच्छुद्धो वृषलोऽपि तपोधन
sahasraiḥ kṣatriyaścaiva vaiśyaḥ paṃcasahasrakaiḥ | paṃcagavyairbhavecchuddho vṛṣalo'pi tapodhana
A kṣatriya by (ten) thousand, and a vaiśya by five thousand; but even a śūdra becomes pure by the five products of the cow, O you whose wealth is austerity.
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PdP 4 19.15
आज्यं तु तोयं नीचस्य भांडस्थं दधि यः पिबेत् । अज्ञानतोऽपि यो वर्णः प्राजापत्यव्रतं चरेत्
ājyaṃ tu toyaṃ nīcasya bhāṃḍasthaṃ dadhi yaḥ pibet | ajñānato'pi yo varṇaḥ prājāpatyavrataṃ caret
But whoever drinks ghee, water, or curds standing in the vessel of a low-caste man — whatever class he be, even (if it was done) unknowingly, he should perform the Prājāpatya vow,
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PdP 4 19.16
दानं बहुतरं दद्याच्छुद्धो ह्यग्नौ यथाविधि । शूद्राणां नोपवासोऽपि दानेनैव विशुद्ध्यति
dānaṃ bahutaraṃ dadyācchuddho hyagnau yathāvidhi | śūdrāṇāṃ nopavāso'pi dānenaiva viśuddhyati
and should give a very large gift; (thus) he is pure, (having offered) in the fire according to rule. For śūdras there is not even a fast: by giving alone one is purified.
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PdP 4 19.17
सशिखं वपनं कुर्यादहोरात्रोपवासतः । नीचैर्दंडादिभिश्चैव ताडितो यो नरो द्विज
saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ kuryādahorātropavāsataḥ | nīcairdaṃḍādibhiścaiva tāḍito yo naro dvija
He should have (his head) shaved together with the topknot, with a fast of a day and a night. And a man who has been beaten by low-caste men with sticks and the like, O twice-born,
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PdP 4 19.18
प्राज्ञापत्यव्रतं कुर्य्याच्चांद्रायणव्रतं तु वा । सशिखं वपनं चैव पंचगव्यं पिबेत्ततः
prājñāpatyavrataṃ kuryyāccāṃdrāyaṇavrataṃ tu vā | saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ caiva paṃcagavyaṃ pibettataḥ
should perform the Prājāpatya vow, or else the cāndrāyaṇa vow; and (having had) the shaving together with the topknot, he should then drink the five products of the cow,
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PdP 4 19.19
गोद्वयं तु ततो दद्यादग्नौ चान्नादिकं हुतम् । मद्यपानं गृहे विप्र ज्ञानतोऽपि यदृच्छया
godvayaṃ tu tato dadyādagnau cānnādikaṃ hutam | madyapānaṃ gṛhe vipra jñānato'pi yadṛcchayā
and then he should give two cows, and food and the rest should be offered in the fire. The drinking of liquor in the house, O brahmin, even knowingly, by chance —
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PdP 4 19.20
यदि भुंक्ते नरः कश्चित्पात्यः सोऽपि कुलान्नरः । गोबीजहंता यो विप्रच्छेदकश्च दलस्य च
yadi bhuṃkte naraḥ kaścitpātyaḥ so'pi kulānnaraḥ | gobījahaṃtā yo vipracchedakaśca dalasya ca
if any man partakes (of it), that man too is to be made an outcast from the family. He who destroys the seed of cattle, and the brahmin who cuts down (a tree?) and its foliage —
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PdP 4 19.21
स्वर्णस्तेयी भवेत्कृच्छ्रं प्राजापत्यत्रयं चरेत् । सशिखं वपनं कृत्वा पंचगव्यं तथा पिबेत्
svarṇasteyī bhavetkṛcchraṃ prājāpatyatrayaṃ caret | saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ kṛtvā paṃcagavyaṃ tathā pibet
and one becomes a stealer of gold — (such a one) should perform the arduous penance, three Prājāpatyas; having had (his head) shaved with the topknot, he should likewise drink the five products of the cow,
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PdP 4 19.22
यथाविधिहुतं चाग्नौ दद्याद्धेनुत्रयं तथा । तस्य भुक्तं जलं चैव ग्राह्यं स्याद्वै तपोधन
yathāvidhihutaṃ cāgnau dadyāddhenutrayaṃ tathā | tasya bhuktaṃ jalaṃ caiva grāhyaṃ syādvai tapodhana
and having offered in the fire according to rule, he should likewise give three milch cows; then indeed his food and water may be accepted, O you whose wealth is austerity.
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PdP 4 19.23
प्रातस्त्र्यहं तु चाश्नीयात्र्यहं सायमयाचितम् । त्र्यहं चैव तु नाश्नीयात्प्राजापत्यमिदं व्रतम्
prātastryahaṃ tu cāśnīyātryahaṃ sāyamayācitam | tryahaṃ caiva tu nāśnīyātprājāpatyamidaṃ vratam
For three days he should eat in the morning, for three days in the evening what has not been begged for, and for three days he should not eat at all: this is the Prājāpatya observance.
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PdP 4 19.24
गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं दधिसर्पिः कुशोदकम् । दिनद्वयं पिबेद्विप्र चैकरात्रमुपोषितः । सर्वपापहरं कृच्छ्रं मुने सांतपनं स्मृतम्
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhisarpiḥ kuśodakam | dinadvayaṃ pibedvipra caikarātramupoṣitaḥ | sarvapāpaharaṃ kṛcchraṃ mune sāṃtapanaṃ smṛtam
Cow's urine, cow dung, milk, curd, ghee, and water with kuśa grass — these he should drink for two days, O brahmin, and fast for one night; this penance, which removes all sins, is known, O sage, as the Sāṃtapana.
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PdP 4 19.25
ग्रासं त्र्यहं तु चैकैकं प्रातःसायमयाचितम् । अद्यात्त्र्यहं चोपवसेदतिकृच्छ्रमिदं व्रतम्
grāsaṃ tryahaṃ tu caikaikaṃ prātaḥsāyamayācitam | adyāttryahaṃ copavasedatikṛcchramidaṃ vratam
For three days (he should take) a single mouthful, morning and evening, unbegged, and for three days he should fast: this observance is the Atikṛcchra.
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PdP 4 19.26
प्रतित्र्यहं पिबेदुष्णं जलं क्षीरं घृतं द्विज । सकृत्स्नायी तप्तकृच्छ्रं स्मृतं पापहरं मुने
pratitryahaṃ pibeduṣṇaṃ jalaṃ kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ dvija | sakṛtsnāyī taptakṛcchraṃ smṛtaṃ pāpaharaṃ mune
For each set of three days he should drink hot water, milk, (and) ghee, O twice-born, bathing once (a day): this is known as the Taptakṛcchra, remover of sin, O sage.
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PdP 4 19.27
अभोजनं द्वादशाहं कृच्छ्रोऽयं पापनाशनः । पराको नाम विज्ञेयः प्रसिद्धश्च तपोधन
abhojanaṃ dvādaśāhaṃ kṛcchro'yaṃ pāpanāśanaḥ | parāko nāma vijñeyaḥ prasiddhaśca tapodhana
Abstaining from food for twelve days — this penance destroys sin; it is to be known by the name Parāka and is well known, O you rich in austerity.
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PdP 4 19.28
एकैकं वर्द्धयेत्पिंडं शुक्ले कृष्णे च ह्रासयेत् । इंदुक्षये न भुंजीत चांद्रायणव्रतं स्मृतम्
ekaikaṃ varddhayetpiṃḍaṃ śukle kṛṣṇe ca hrāsayet | iṃdukṣaye na bhuṃjīta cāṃdrāyaṇavrataṃ smṛtam
He should increase the (rice-)ball by one at a time in the bright fortnight and diminish it in the dark; on the day of the moon's disappearance he should not eat: this is known as the Cāndrāyaṇa observance.
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PdP 4 19.29
अश्नीयाच्चतुरः प्रातः पिंडान्विप्र समाहितः । चतुरोऽस्तमिते चार्के शिशुचांद्रायणं स्मृतम्
aśnīyāccaturaḥ prātaḥ piṃḍānvipra samāhitaḥ | caturo'stamite cārke śiśucāṃdrāyaṇaṃ smṛtam
Composed, O brahmin, he should eat four balls in the morning and four when the sun has set: that is known as the Śiśu-cāndrāyaṇa.
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PdP 4 19.30
कूष्मांडघाती या नारी पंचगव्यं पिबेत्त्र्यहम् । कूष्मांडपंचकं दद्यात्ससुवर्णं सवस्त्रकम् । तस्या वारि तथा भक्तं ग्राह्यं स्याद्वै तपोधन
kūṣmāṃḍaghātī yā nārī paṃcagavyaṃ pibettryaham | kūṣmāṃḍapaṃcakaṃ dadyātsasuvarṇaṃ savastrakam | tasyā vāri tathā bhaktaṃ grāhyaṃ syādvai tapodhana
The woman who destroys a pumpkin should drink the five products of the cow for three days; she should give five pumpkins together with gold and cloth; then her water and food may be accepted, O you rich in austerity.
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