Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 25
PdP 4 25.1
शौनक उवाच। श्रीपदं विष्णुचरितं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम् । सर्वपापक्षयकरं दुष्टग्रहनिवारणम्
śaunaka uvāca| śrīpadaṃ viṣṇucaritaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam | sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ duṣṭagrahanivāraṇam
Śaunaka said: The glorious story of Viṣṇu, which destroys all calamities, which brings about the wearing away of all sins, which wards off evil planets —
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PdP 4 25.2
विष्णुसान्निध्यदं चैव चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् । यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या चांते याति हरेर्गृहम्
viṣṇusānnidhyadaṃ caiva caturvargaphalapradam | yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā cāṃte yāti harergṛham
and which grants the nearness of Viṣṇu and bestows the fruit of the four aims — the man who hears it with devotion goes at the end to Hari's house.
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PdP 4 25.3
नामोच्चारणमाहात्म्यं श्रूयते महदद्भुतम् । यदुच्चारणमात्रेण नरो यायात्परं पदम्
nāmoccāraṇamāhātmyaṃ śrūyate mahadadbhutam | yaduccāraṇamātreṇa naro yāyātparaṃ padam
The greatness of uttering the Name is heard of as great and marvellous, by the mere uttering of which a man may reach the highest state.
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PdP 4 25.4
तद्वदस्वाधुना सूत विधानं नामकीर्तने । सूत उवाच। शृणु शौनक वक्ष्यामि संवादं मोक्षसाधनम्
tadvadasvādhunā sūta vidhānaṃ nāmakīrtane | sūta uvāca| śṛṇu śaunaka vakṣyāmi saṃvādaṃ mokṣasādhanam
Tell that now, O Sūta — the procedure in the chanting of the Name. The Sūta said: Listen, Śaunaka, I shall relate a dialogue that is a means to liberation.
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PdP 4 25.5
नारदः पृष्टवान्पूर्वं कुमारं तद्वदामि ते । एकदा यमुनातीरे निविष्टं शांतमानसम्
nāradaḥ pṛṣṭavānpūrvaṃ kumāraṃ tadvadāmi te | ekadā yamunātīre niviṣṭaṃ śāṃtamānasam
Nārada asked Kumāra about it formerly; that I tell you. Once, on the bank of the Yamunā, (Kumāra was) seated, tranquil of mind;
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PdP 4 25.6
सनत्कुमारं पप्रच्छ नारदो रचिताञ्जलि । श्रुत्वा नानाविधान्धर्मान्धर्मव्यतिकरांस्तथा
sanatkumāraṃ papraccha nārado racitāñjali | śrutvā nānāvidhāndharmāndharmavyatikarāṃstathā
Nārada, with palms joined, questioned Sanatkumāra, having heard of the manifold duties and likewise of the transgressions of duty.
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PdP 4 25.7
श्रीनारद उवाच। योऽसौ भगवता प्रोक्तो धर्मव्यतिकरो नृणाम् । कथं तस्य विनाशः स्यादुच्यतां भगवत्प्रिय
śrīnārada uvāca| yo'sau bhagavatā prokto dharmavyatikaro nṛṇām | kathaṃ tasya vināśaḥ syāducyatāṃ bhagavatpriya
Nārada said: That transgression of dharma among men which was spoken of by the Lord — how may its destruction come about? Let it be told, O beloved of the Lord.
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PdP 4 25.8
श्रीसनत्कुमार उवाच। शृणु नारद गोविंद प्रिय गोविंदधर्मवित् । यत्पृष्टं लोकनिर्मुक्तिकारणं तमसः परम्
śrīsanatkumāra uvāca| śṛṇu nārada goviṃda priya goviṃdadharmavit | yatpṛṣṭaṃ lokanirmuktikāraṇaṃ tamasaḥ param
Sanatkumāra said: Listen, Nārada, dear to Govinda, knower of Govinda's dharma: what you have asked is the cause of the world's release, beyond darkness.
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PdP 4 25.9
सर्वाचारविवर्जिताः शठधियो व्रात्या जगद्वञ्चकाः । दंभाहंकृतिपानपैशुनपराः पापाश्च ये निष्ठुराः
sarvācāravivarjitāḥ śaṭhadhiyo vrātyā jagadvañcakāḥ | daṃbhāhaṃkṛtipānapaiśunaparāḥ pāpāśca ye niṣṭhurāḥ
Those who are devoid of all good conduct, crooked in mind, uninitiated outcastes, deceivers of the world, given over to hypocrisy, egotism, drink and slander, and those sinners who are harsh —
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PdP 4 25.10
ये चान्ये धनदारपुत्रनिरताः सर्वेऽधमास्तेऽपि हि । श्रीगोविंदपदारविंदशरणाः शुद्धा भवंति द्विज
ye cānye dhanadāraputraniratāḥ sarve'dhamāste'pi hi | śrīgoviṃdapadāraviṃdaśaraṇāḥ śuddhā bhavaṃti dvija
and others who are absorbed in wealth, wife and sons — all of them too are indeed base; (yet) taking refuge at Śrī Govinda's lotus feet they become pure, O twice-born one.
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PdP 4 25.11
तमपि देवकरं करुणाकरस्थविरजंगममुक्तिकरं परम् । अतिचरंत्यपराधपरा जना य इह तान्वपति ध्रुवनाम हि
tamapi devakaraṃ karuṇākarasthavirajaṃgamamuktikaraṃ param | aticaraṃtyaparādhaparā janā ya iha tānvapati dhruvanāma hi
Even against that (Name), which grants (the sight of) God, which is a mine of compassion and which brings liberation to the immobile and the moving, the supreme — the people bent on offences transgress here; but the Name of Dhruva does indeed sow (or: subdue) them.
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PdP 4 25.12
सर्वापराधकृदपि मुच्यते हरिसंश्रयः । हरेरप्यपराधान्यः कुर्याद्द्विपदपांसनः
sarvāparādhakṛdapi mucyate harisaṃśrayaḥ | harerapyaparādhānyaḥ kuryāddvipadapāṃsanaḥ
Even one who has committed every offence is freed if he takes refuge in Hari; but who, other than a disgrace to two-footed beings, would commit offences against Hari himself?
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PdP 4 25.13
नामाश्रयः कदाचित्स्यात्तरत्येव स नामतः । नाम्नो हि सर्वसुहृदो ह्यपराधात्पतत्यधः
nāmāśrayaḥ kadācitsyāttaratyeva sa nāmataḥ | nāmno hi sarvasuhṛdo hyaparādhātpatatyadhaḥ
If one has at some time taken refuge in the Name, he crosses over by that very Name; but from an offence against the Name, which is the friend of all, one falls down.
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PdP 4 25.14
श्रीनारद उवाच। के तेऽपराधा विप्रेंद्र नाम्नो भगवतः कृताः । विनिघ्नंति नृणां कृत्यं प्राकृतं ह्यानयंति च
śrīnārada uvāca| ke te'parādhā vipreṃdra nāmno bhagavataḥ kṛtāḥ | vinighnaṃti nṛṇāṃ kṛtyaṃ prākṛtaṃ hyānayaṃti ca
Śrī Nārada said: What are those offences committed against the Name of the Lord, O best of brahmins, which destroy men's (spiritual) work and bring them back to the ordinary (worldly) state?
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PdP 4 25.16
श्रीसनत्कुमार उवाच। सतां निंदा नाम्नः परममपराधं वितनुते । यतः ख्यातिं यांतं कथमु सहते तद्विगर्हाम् । शुभस्य* श्रीविष्णोर्य इह गुणनामादिसकलं । धियाभिन्नं पश्येत्स खलु हरिनामाहितकरः १५ *[कहीं-(शिवस्य)]। गुरोरवज्ञा श्रुतिशास्त्रनिंदनं तथार्थवादो हरिनाम्नि कल्पनम् । नामापराधस्य हि पापबुद्धिर्न विद्यते तस्य यमैर्हि शुद्धिः
śrīsanatkumāra uvāca| satāṃ niṃdā nāmnaḥ paramamaparādhaṃ vitanute | yataḥ khyātiṃ yāṃtaṃ kathamu sahate tadvigarhām | śubhasya* śrīviṣṇorya iha guṇanāmādisakalaṃ | dhiyābhinnaṃ paśyetsa khalu harināmāhitakaraḥ 15 *[kahīṃ-(śivasya)]| guroravajñā śrutiśāstraniṃdanaṃ tathārthavādo harināmni kalpanam | nāmāparādhasya hi pāpabuddhirna vidyate tasya yamairhi śuddhiḥ
Śrī Sanatkumāra said: Reviling the good produces the highest offence against the Name; for how could He tolerate the reviling of one who has attained renown (through Him)? And whoever here should see the qualities, names and all the rest of the auspicious Śrī Viṣṇu as separate in his mind — he is indeed one who does harm to Hari's Name. (15) Contempt for the guru, disparagement of śruti and the scriptures, and taking (the praise of) Hari's Name as mere hyperbole, and speculation (about it) — for one who commits an offence against the Name there is no consciousness of sin, and for him there is no purification by penances.
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PdP 4 25.17
धर्मव्रतत्याग हुतादि सर्वशुभक्रिया साम्यमपि प्रमादः । अश्रद्दधानो विमुखोऽप्यशृण्वन्यश्चोपदेशः शिवनामापराधः
dharmavratatyāga hutādi sarvaśubhakriyā sāmyamapi pramādaḥ | aśraddadhāno vimukho'pyaśṛṇvanyaścopadeśaḥ śivanāmāparādhaḥ
Abandoning religious duty and vows, and regarding (the Name) as equal to all auspicious rites such as oblation, and also negligence; and one who is without faith, or averse, or not listening, and (giving) instruction (to such a one) — (these are) offences against the auspicious Name.
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PdP 4 25.18
श्रुत्वापि नाममाहात्म्यं यः प्रीतिरहितोऽधमः । अहं ममादि परमो नाम्नि सोऽप्यपराधकृत्
śrutvāpi nāmamāhātmyaṃ yaḥ prītirahito'dhamaḥ | ahaṃ mamādi paramo nāmni so'pyaparādhakṛt
He who, even after hearing the greatness of the Name, is base and devoid of love, and is full of 'I' and 'mine' — he too commits an offence against the Name.
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PdP 4 25.19
एवं नारद शंकरेण कृपया मह्यं मुनीनां परं । प्रोक्तं नामसुखावहं भगवतो वर्ज्यं सदा यत्नतः । ये ज्ञात्वापि न वर्जयंति सहसा नाम्नोऽपराधान्दश । क्रुद्धा मातरमप्यभोजनपराः खिद्यंति ते बालवत्
evaṃ nārada śaṃkareṇa kṛpayā mahyaṃ munīnāṃ paraṃ | proktaṃ nāmasukhāvahaṃ bhagavato varjyaṃ sadā yatnataḥ | ye jñātvāpi na varjayaṃti sahasā nāmno'parādhāndaśa | kruddhā mātaramapyabhojanaparāḥ khidyaṃti te bālavat
Thus, O Nārada, was it declared to me out of grace by Śaṅkara — the supreme (teaching) of the sages, bringing the joy of the Lord's Name, (and telling) what is always to be avoided with effort. Those who, though knowing them, do not at once avoid the ten offences against the Name grieve like a child who, angry at his own mother, refuses to eat.
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PdP 4 25.20
अपराधविमुक्तो हि नाम्नि जप्तं सदा चर । नाम्नैव तव देवर्षे सर्वं सेत्स्यति नान्यतः
aparādhavimukto hi nāmni japtaṃ sadā cara | nāmnaiva tava devarṣe sarvaṃ setsyati nānyataḥ
Free of offence, always go about with the Name recited; by the Name alone, O divine sage, will everything be accomplished for you, not by anything else.
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PdP 4 25.21
श्रीनारद उवाच। सनत्कुमार प्रिय साहसानां विवेकवैराग्यविवर्जितानाम् । देहप्रियार्थात्मपरायणानां मुक्तापराधाः प्रभवंति नः कथम्
śrīnārada uvāca| sanatkumāra priya sāhasānāṃ vivekavairāgyavivarjitānām | dehapriyārthātmaparāyaṇānāṃ muktāparādhāḥ prabhavaṃti naḥ katham
Śrī Nārada said: Dear Sanatkumāra, for us who are rash, devoid of discrimination and detachment, and devoted to the body, to pleasures, to wealth and to self — how can we become free of offences?
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PdP 4 25.22
श्रीसनत्कुमार उवाच। जाते नामापराधे तु प्रमादे तु कथंचन । सदा संकीर्तयन्नाम तदेकशरणो भवेत्
śrīsanatkumāra uvāca| jāte nāmāparādhe tu pramāde tu kathaṃcana | sadā saṃkīrtayannāma tadekaśaraṇo bhavet
Śrī Sanatkumāra said: But when an offence against the Name has occurred, or negligence, in whatever way, one should constantly chant the Name and take refuge in that alone.
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PdP 4 25.23
नामापराधयुक्तानां नामान्येव हरंत्यघम् । अविश्रांति प्रयुक्तानि तान्येवार्थ कराणि यत्
nāmāparādhayuktānāṃ nāmānyeva haraṃtyagham | aviśrāṃti prayuktāni tānyevārtha karāṇi yat
For those tainted with offences against the Name, the Names themselves take away the sin; for those very (Names), employed without pause, are what accomplish the goal.
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PdP 4 25.24
नामैकं यस्य चिह्नं स्मरणपथगतं श्रोत्रमूलं गतं वा । शुद्धं वाऽशुद्धवर्णं व्यवहितरहितं तारयत्येव सत्यम् । तच्चेद्देहद्रविणजनितालोभपाखण्ड मध्ये । निक्षिप्तं स्यान्न फलजनकं शीघ्रमेवात्र विप्र
nāmaikaṃ yasya cihnaṃ smaraṇapathagataṃ śrotramūlaṃ gataṃ vā | śuddhaṃ vā'śuddhavarṇaṃ vyavahitarahitaṃ tārayatyeva satyam | tacceddehadraviṇajanitālobhapākhaṇḍa madhye | nikṣiptaṃ syānna phalajanakaṃ śīghramevātra vipra
A single Name, of which the mark has entered the path of memory or reached the root of the ear, whether pure or with corrupted syllables, whether unbroken or broken, truly does carry one across. But if it be cast amid the greed and hypocrisy born of body and wealth, it will not quickly produce its fruit here, O brahmin.
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PdP 4 25.25
इदं रहस्यं परमं पुरा नारद शंकरात् । श्रुतं सर्वाशुभहरमपराधनिवारकम्
idaṃ rahasyaṃ paramaṃ purā nārada śaṃkarāt | śrutaṃ sarvāśubhaharamaparādhanivārakam
This supreme secret, O Nārada, was formerly heard by me from Śaṅkara — (a teaching) that removes all inauspiciousness and averts offence.
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PdP 4 25.26
विदुर्विष्ण्वभिधानं ये ह्यपराधपरा नराः । तेषामपि भवेन्मुक्तिः पठनादेव नारद
vidurviṣṇvabhidhānaṃ ye hyaparādhaparā narāḥ | teṣāmapi bhavenmuktiḥ paṭhanādeva nārada
Those men who, given to offences, (yet) know the name of Viṣṇu — even for them liberation comes simply from reciting (it), O Nārada.
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PdP 4 25.27
नाम्नो माहात्म्यमखिलं पुराणे परिगीयते । ततः पुराणमखिलं श्रोतुमर्हसि मानद
nāmno māhātmyamakhilaṃ purāṇe parigīyate | tataḥ purāṇamakhilaṃ śrotumarhasi mānada
The entire greatness of the Name is sung in the Purāṇa; therefore you ought to hear the whole Purāṇa, O bestower of honour.
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PdP 4 25.28
पुराणश्रवणे श्रद्धा यस्य स्याद्भ्रातरन्वहम् । तस्य साक्षात्प्रसन्नः स्याच्छिवो विष्णुश्च सानुगः
purāṇaśravaṇe śraddhā yasya syādbhrātaranvaham | tasya sākṣātprasannaḥ syācchivo viṣṇuśca sānugaḥ
He who has faith day by day in hearing the Purāṇa, O brother — to him Śiva, and Viṣṇu with his attendants, become directly favourable.
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PdP 4 25.29
यत्स्नात्वा पुष्करे तीर्थे प्रयागे सिंधुसंगमे । तत्फलं द्विगुणं तस्य श्रद्धया वै शृणोति यः
yatsnātvā puṣkare tīrthe prayāge siṃdhusaṃgame | tatphalaṃ dviguṇaṃ tasya śraddhayā vai śṛṇoti yaḥ
Whatever fruit comes from bathing at the holy place Puṣkara, at Prayāga, at the confluence with the ocean — twice that fruit belongs to him who listens with faith.
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PdP 4 25.30
ये पठंति पुराणानि शृण्वंति च समाहिताः । प्रत्यक्षरं लभंत्येते कपिलादानजं फलम्
ye paṭhaṃti purāṇāni śṛṇvaṃti ca samāhitāḥ | pratyakṣaraṃ labhaṃtyete kapilādānajaṃ phalam
Those who recite the Purāṇas and who listen with concentration obtain, for each syllable, the fruit born of the gift of a tawny cow.
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PdP 4 25.31
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम् । विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां मोक्षार्थी मोक्षमाप्नुयात्
aputro labhate putraṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam | vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt
The sonless obtains a son, one who wants wealth obtains wealth, one who wants learning obtains learning, and one who wants liberation would attain liberation.
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PdP 4 25.32
ये शृण्वंति पुराणानि कोटिजन्मार्जितं खलु । पापजालं तु ते हत्वा गच्छंति हरिमंदिरम्
ye śṛṇvaṃti purāṇāni koṭijanmārjitaṃ khalu | pāpajālaṃ tu te hatvā gacchaṃti harimaṃdiram
Those who listen to the Purāṇas destroy the whole net of sin amassed through ten million births, and go to Hari's abode.
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PdP 4 25.33
पुराणवाचकं विप्रं पूजयेद्भक्तिभावतः । गोभूहिरण्यवस्त्रैश्च गंधपुष्पादिभिर्मुने
purāṇavācakaṃ vipraṃ pūjayedbhaktibhāvataḥ | gobhūhiraṇyavastraiśca gaṃdhapuṣpādibhirmune
One should honour the brahmin who recites the Purāṇa with a devout heart—with cows, land, gold and garments, and with perfumes, flowers and the rest, O sage.
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PdP 4 25.34
कांस्यैर्विनिर्मितं पात्रं जलपात्रं मुदान्वितः । कर्णकुंडलकं चैव मुद्रिकां स्वर्णनिर्मिताम्
kāṃsyairvinirmitaṃ pātraṃ jalapātraṃ mudānvitaḥ | karṇakuṃḍalakaṃ caiva mudrikāṃ svarṇanirmitām
(He should give,) full of gladness, a vessel made of bell-metal, a water-pot, an ear-ornament, and a ring made of gold;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 25.35
आसनं तु तथा दद्यात्पुष्पमाल्यं तपोधन । वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत दानं हीनफलं यतः
āsanaṃ tu tathā dadyātpuṣpamālyaṃ tapodhana | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta dānaṃ hīnaphalaṃ yataḥ
and likewise he should give a seat and a flower-garland, O you rich in austerity. One should not be miserly with one's wealth, since (such) a gift bears little fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 25.36
पुराणं वाचयेद्विप्र सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये । सुवर्णं रजतं वस्त्रं पुष्पमाल्यं तु चंदनम्
purāṇaṃ vācayedvipra sarvakāmārthasiddhaye | suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vastraṃ puṣpamālyaṃ tu caṃdanam
One should have the Purāṇa recited, O brahmin, for the attainment of all desires and aims—(giving) gold, silver, a garment, a flower-garland and sandal-paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 25.37
दद्याद्यो पुस्तकं भक्त्या सगच्छेद्धरिमंदिरम् । कुर्वंति विधिनानेन संपूर्णं पुस्तकं च ये । तेषां नामानि लिंपेत चित्रगुप्तोऽर्चनाद्द्विज
dadyādyo pustakaṃ bhaktyā sagaccheddharimaṃdiram | kurvaṃti vidhinānena saṃpūrṇaṃ pustakaṃ ca ye | teṣāṃ nāmāni liṃpeta citragupto'rcanāddvija
Whoever gives the book with devotion goes to Hari's abode; and those who complete a book by this rule—their names Citragupta wipes away, because of (their) worship, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain