Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 23
PdP 4 23.1
शौनक उवाच। कथयस्व मुने सूत माहात्म्यं कलुषक्षयम् । शेषपंचदिनस्यापि कार्त्तिकस्यानुकंपया
śaunaka uvāca| kathayasva mune sūta māhātmyaṃ kaluṣakṣayam | śeṣapaṃcadinasyāpi kārttikasyānukaṃpayā
Śaunaka said: Tell, O sage Sūta, out of compassion, the greatness that destroys impurity of the remaining five days too of Kārttika.
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PdP 4 23.2
सूत उवाच। शृणु शौनक यत्पृष्टं माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम् । वक्ष्याम्यहं वै चोर्जस्य शेषपंचदिनस्य च
sūta uvāca| śṛṇu śaunaka yatpṛṣṭaṃ māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam | vakṣyāmyahaṃ vai corjasya śeṣapaṃcadinasya ca
Sūta said: Hear, Śaunaka, the greatness you have asked about, which destroys sin; I shall indeed declare (the greatness) of the month of Ūrjas (Kārttika) and of its last five days.
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PdP 4 23.3
व्रतानां मुनिशार्दूल प्रवरं विष्णुपंचकम् । तस्मिन्यः पूजयेद्भक्त्या श्रीहरिं राधया सह
vratānāṃ muniśārdūla pravaraṃ viṣṇupaṃcakam | tasminyaḥ pūjayedbhaktyā śrīhariṃ rādhayā saha
Among vows, O tiger among sages, the Viṣṇu-pentad is the best. Whoever in it worships with devotion Śrī Hari together with Rādhā —
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PdP 4 23.4
गंधपुष्पैर्धूपदीपैर्वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैः फलैः । स याति विष्णुसदनं सर्वपापविवर्जितः
gaṃdhapuṣpairdhūpadīpairvastrairnānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ | sa yāti viṣṇusadanaṃ sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
— with fragrances, flowers, incense, lamps, garments and fruits of many kinds, he goes to Viṣṇu's abode, freed from all sins.
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PdP 4 23.5
ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थो वा वानप्रस्थोऽथवा यतिः । न प्राप्नोति परं स्थानमकृत्वा विष्णुपंचकम्
brahmacārī gṛhastho vā vānaprastho'thavā yatiḥ | na prāpnoti paraṃ sthānamakṛtvā viṣṇupaṃcakam
A celibate student, or a householder, or a forest-dweller, or an ascetic — none attains the highest station without having performed the Viṣṇu-pentad.
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PdP 4 23.6
सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं विख्यातं विष्णुपंचकम् । तत्र स्नानं तु यः कुर्यात्सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत्
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ vikhyātaṃ viṣṇupaṃcakam | tatra snānaṃ tu yaḥ kuryātsarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet
The Viṣṇu-pentad is renowned as meritorious and as removing all sin. Whoever bathes during it obtains the fruit of all sacred fords.
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PdP 4 23.7
श्रीहरेः पुरतो विप्र तुलस्याश्च समीपतः । प्रदीपं सर्पिषा पूर्णं दद्याद्यो भक्तिभावतः
śrīhareḥ purato vipra tulasyāśca samīpataḥ | pradīpaṃ sarpiṣā pūrṇaṃ dadyādyo bhaktibhāvataḥ
O brahmin, whoever, out of a devotional disposition, offers a lamp filled with clarified butter before Śrī Hari and near the tulasī —
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PdP 4 23.8
नभसि श्रीहरेः प्रीत्यै याति स विष्णुमंदिरम् । पापी याति हरेर्धाम सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
nabhasi śrīhareḥ prītyai yāti sa viṣṇumaṃdiram | pāpī yāti harerdhāma satyametanmayoditam
— (or) in the open sky, for the pleasure of Śrī Hari, he goes to Viṣṇu's mansion. (Even) a sinner goes to Hari's abode; this that I have said is true.
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PdP 4 23.9
स्नापयेच्चाच्युतं भक्त्या मधुक्षीरघृतादिभिः । दद्यात्किं नो हरिः प्रीतस्तस्मै साधुजनाय वै
snāpayeccācyutaṃ bhaktyā madhukṣīraghṛtādibhiḥ | dadyātkiṃ no hariḥ prītastasmai sādhujanāya vai
And one should bathe Acyuta with devotion with honey, milk, ghee and the rest. What would Hari, being pleased, not give to that good man?
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PdP 4 23.10
नैवेद्यं देवदेवेशं परमान्नं निवेदयेत् । तस्य पुण्यं प्रसंख्यातुं न शक्तो वै चतुर्मुखः
naivedyaṃ devadeveśaṃ paramānnaṃ nivedayet | tasya puṇyaṃ prasaṃkhyātuṃ na śakto vai caturmukhaḥ
One should offer as food-offering to the Lord of the lord of gods the finest rice-dish; four-faced (Brahmā) is indeed unable to count up his merit.
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PdP 4 23.11
अर्चयित्वा हृषीकेशमेकादश्यां समाहितः । निष्प्राप्य गोमयं सम्यक्मंत्रवत्समुपासते
arcayitvā hṛṣīkeśamekādaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ | niṣprāpya gomayaṃ samyakmaṃtravatsamupāsate
Having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa on the eleventh day, concentrated, having obtained cow-dung he duly partakes of it with mantras.
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PdP 4 23.12
गोमूत्रं मंत्रवद्भूयो द्वादश्यां प्राशयेद्व्रती । क्षीरं तथा त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां तथा दधि
gomūtraṃ maṃtravadbhūyo dvādaśyāṃ prāśayedvratī | kṣīraṃ tathā trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ tathā dadhi
Again, on the twelfth the observer of the vow should consume cow's urine with mantras; likewise milk on the thirteenth, and curds on the fourteenth.
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PdP 4 23.13
संप्राप्य पापशुद्ध्यर्थं लंघयित्वा चतुर्दिनम् । पंचमे तु दिने स्नात्वा विधिवत्पूज्य केशवम्
saṃprāpya pāpaśuddhyarthaṃ laṃghayitvā caturdinam | paṃcame tu dine snātvā vidhivatpūjya keśavam
Having obtained (these) for the sake of purification from sin, having fasted for four days, then on the fifth day, having bathed and worshipped Keśava according to rule,
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PdP 4 23.14
भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या तेभ्यो दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम् । ततो नक्तं समश्नीयात्पंचगव्यं सुमंत्रितम्
bhojayedbrāhmaṇānbhaktyā tebhyo dadyācca dakṣiṇām | tato naktaṃ samaśnīyātpaṃcagavyaṃ sumaṃtritam
he should feed brahmins with devotion and give them a gift; then at night he should eat the five products of the cow, well consecrated with mantras.
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PdP 4 23.15
एवं कर्तुमशक्तो यः फलमूलं च भोजनम् । कुर्याद्धविष्यं वा विप्र यथोक्तविधिना ह वै
evaṃ kartumaśakto yaḥ phalamūlaṃ ca bhojanam | kuryāddhaviṣyaṃ vā vipra yathoktavidhinā ha vai
He who is unable to do thus should make his meal of fruit and root, or, O brahmin, of sacrificial food, according to the rule as stated.
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PdP 4 23.16
श्रीहरेः पंचकं विप्र कुर्याद्यस्तुलसीदलैः । पूजयेत्तं स विज्ञेयः स्वयं नारायणः प्रभुः
śrīhareḥ paṃcakaṃ vipra kuryādyastulasīdalaiḥ | pūjayettaṃ sa vijñeyaḥ svayaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ
O brahmin, whoever performs the pentad of Śrī Hari with tulasī leaves and worships him — he is to be known as Lord Nārāyaṇa himself.
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PdP 4 23.17
पुरा त्रेतायुगे शूद्रो दस्युवृत्तिपरायणः । नाम्ना दंडकरो नित्यं धर्मनिंदां करोति यः
purā tretāyuge śūdro dasyuvṛttiparāyaṇaḥ | nāmnā daṃḍakaro nityaṃ dharmaniṃdāṃ karoti yaḥ
Formerly, in the Tretā age, there was a śūdra devoted to the livelihood of a robber, Daṇḍakara by name, who constantly reviled dharma;
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PdP 4 23.18
असत्यभाषी मित्रघ्नो वेश्याविभ्रम लोलुपः । ब्रह्मस्वहारी क्रूरश्च परस्त्रीगमने रतः
asatyabhāṣī mitraghno veśyāvibhrama lolupaḥ | brahmasvahārī krūraśca parastrīgamane rataḥ
a speaker of untruth, a slayer of friends, greedy for the wanton play of harlots, a stealer of brahmins' property, cruel, and given to going after others' wives;
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PdP 4 23.19
शरणागतहंता च पाखंडजनसंगभाक् । गोमांसाशी सुरापश्च परनिंदाकरः सदा
śaraṇāgatahaṃtā ca pākhaṃḍajanasaṃgabhāk | gomāṃsāśī surāpaśca paraniṃdākaraḥ sadā
a killer of those who came for refuge, keeping company with heretical people, an eater of cow's flesh, a drinker of liquor, always given to slandering others;
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PdP 4 23.20
विश्वासघाती ज्ञातीनां वृत्तिच्छेदी द्विजोत्तम । दुष्टं सर्वे समालोक्य तादृशं तद्गृहे द्विजः
viśvāsaghātī jñātīnāṃ vṛtticchedī dvijottama | duṣṭaṃ sarve samālokya tādṛśaṃ tadgṛhe dvijaḥ
a betrayer of trust, one who cut off the livelihood of his own kinsmen, O best of the twice-born. Seeing that wicked man to be such, all the kinsmen (came) to his house.
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PdP 4 23.21
आगता ज्ञातयः क्रुद्धास्तस्य पापपरायणम् । ज्ञातय ऊचुः। रे रे मूढ दुराचार विनाशं प्रतिनीयते । या प्रतिष्ठार्जिता पूर्वैरस्माकं निर्मलेऽन्वये
āgatā jñātayaḥ kruddhāstasya pāpaparāyaṇam | jñātaya ūcuḥ| re re mūḍha durācāra vināśaṃ pratinīyate | yā pratiṣṭhārjitā pūrvairasmākaṃ nirmale'nvaye
The kinsmen came, angry (at) his devotion to sin. The kinsmen said: "Hey, hey, you fool, you evil-doer, the standing that was won by our forefathers in our spotless lineage is being led to destruction!"
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PdP 4 23.22
इति क्रुद्धा द्विजश्रेष्ठ अपकीर्तिभयादपि । पापिनां प्रवरं सर्वे तत्यजुस्तं कुलादरम्
iti kruddhā dvijaśreṣṭha apakīrtibhayādapi | pāpināṃ pravaraṃ sarve tatyajustaṃ kulādaram
Thus enraged, O best of brahmins, and also from fear of ill fame, they all abandoned him, the foremost of sinners, who was (once) the honour of the family.
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PdP 4 23.23
ततो गतो महारण्यं विनष्टाखिल वैभवः । कुर्यात्स दस्युभिः सार्द्धं दस्युकर्म निरंतरम्
tato gato mahāraṇyaṃ vinaṣṭākhila vaibhavaḥ | kuryātsa dasyubhiḥ sārddhaṃ dasyukarma niraṃtaram
Then, all his wealth destroyed, he went to the great forest, and there he would perform the work of bandits continually, together with the bandits.
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PdP 4 23.24
पथि प्रगच्छतां तेषां भयाद्विप्र न खादितुम् । प्राप्तं किंचित्क्षुधार्त्तास्ते गताश्चान्य स्थलं प्रति
pathi pragacchatāṃ teṣāṃ bhayādvipra na khāditum | prāptaṃ kiṃcitkṣudhārttāste gatāścānya sthalaṃ prati
As they went along the road, O brahmin, out of fear (of them) nothing was obtained to eat; afflicted by hunger they went off toward another place.
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PdP 4 23.25
तत्र प्रविष्टास्ते सर्वे दृष्ट्वा पुण्यजनान्बहून् । धात्रीमूले स्थितान्ब्रह्मन्वैष्णवान्द्विजसत्तमान्
tatra praviṣṭāste sarve dṛṣṭvā puṇyajanānbahūn | dhātrīmūle sthitānbrahmanvaiṣṇavāndvijasattamān
Having entered there, they all saw many meritorious people, O brahmin — Vaiṣṇavas, the best of the twice-born, seated at the foot of an āmalaka tree.
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PdP 4 23.26
सर्वे ते दस्यवो विप्र गता दंडकरोऽपि सः । तेषां परिसरं गत्वा प्रणामं वै चकार ह
sarve te dasyavo vipra gatā daṃḍakaro'pi saḥ | teṣāṃ parisaraṃ gatvā praṇāmaṃ vai cakāra ha
All those bandits, O brahmin, went (up to them), and that Daṇḍakara too; going into their vicinity, he made obeisance.
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PdP 4 23.27
दंडकर उवाच। क्षुधार्तोऽहं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्राणा यास्यंति मे ध्रुवम् । ददध्वं खादितुं किंचिद्युष्माकं शरणं गतः
daṃḍakara uvāca| kṣudhārto'haṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ prāṇā yāsyaṃti me dhruvam | dadadhvaṃ khādituṃ kiṃcidyuṣmākaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Daṇḍakara said: I am afflicted by hunger, O best of the twice-born; surely my life-breaths will depart. Give me something to eat — I have come to you for refuge.
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PdP 4 23.28
आकर्ण्य वचनं तस्य चोचुस्ते धर्मतत्पराः । सर्वपापहरे त्वं च विख्याते विष्णुपंचके
ākarṇya vacanaṃ tasya cocuste dharmatatparāḥ | sarvapāpahare tvaṃ ca vikhyāte viṣṇupaṃcake
Hearing his words, they, devoted to dharma, said: You are (here) in the renowned Viṣṇupañcaka, which removes all sins.
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PdP 4 23.29
कथमन्नं खादितुं ते वांछा त्वद्य हरेर्दिने । विशेषं ते ब्रूहि संज्ञा काते भवति सांप्रतम्
kathamannaṃ khādituṃ te vāṃchā tvadya harerdine | viśeṣaṃ te brūhi saṃjñā kāte bhavati sāṃpratam
How is it that you have a desire to eat food today, on Hari's day? Tell us your particulars: what name is yours at present?
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PdP 4 23.30
स उवाच मुदा विप्रा नाम्ना दंडकरोप्यहम् । सर्वपापसमायुक्तश्चोद्धारो मे कथं भवेत्
sa uvāca mudā viprā nāmnā daṃḍakaropyaham | sarvapāpasamāyuktaścoddhāro me kathaṃ bhavet
He said gladly: O brahmins, I am Daṇḍakara by name, and I am joined with every sin — how can there be deliverance for me?
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PdP 4 23.31
ऊचुस्ते वै व्रतं श्रेष्ठं कुरुष्व विष्णुपंचकम् । विप्राणामाज्ञया विप्र चकार विष्णुपंचकम्
ūcuste vai vrataṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kuruṣva viṣṇupaṃcakam | viprāṇāmājñayā vipra cakāra viṣṇupaṃcakam
They said: Perform the excellent observance, the Viṣṇupañcaka. And by the command of the brahmins, O brahmin, he performed the Viṣṇupañcaka.
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PdP 4 23.32
स प्रेत्य च हरेः स्थानमारुह्य स्यंदने वरे । आसाद्य श्रीहरेरूपं तस्थौ जन्मविवर्जितः
sa pretya ca hareḥ sthānamāruhya syaṃdane vare | āsādya śrīharerūpaṃ tasthau janmavivarjitaḥ
And when he died, mounting an excellent chariot, he ascended to Hari's abode; attaining the form of the blessed Hari, he remained (there), free from (further) birth.
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PdP 4 23.33
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या चाख्यानं पापनाशनम् । कोटिजन्मार्जितं पापं तस्य नश्यति तत्क्षणात्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā cākhyānaṃ pāpanāśanam | koṭijanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ tasya naśyati tatkṣaṇāt
Whoever listens with devotion to this account, which destroys sin, his sin accumulated over ten million births perishes that very instant.
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