Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 6
PdP 4 6.1
शौनक उवाच- केन पुण्येन भो सूत वैकुंठं समवाप्यते । तद्वदस्व शृण्वतो मे पोतो हि भवसागरे
śaunaka uvāca- kena puṇyena bho sūta vaikuṃṭhaṃ samavāpyate | tadvadasva śṛṇvato me poto hi bhavasāgare
Śaunaka said: By what merit, O Sūta, is Vaikuṇṭha attained? Tell that to me who listens, for (it is) a boat on the ocean of worldly existence.
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PdP 4 6.2
सूत उवाच- साधुसाधु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वमंगलकारक । कथयामि समासेन शृण्वतां पापनाशनम्
sūta uvāca- sādhusādhu muniśreṣṭha sarvamaṃgalakāraka | kathayāmi samāsena śṛṇvatāṃ pāpanāśanam
Sūta said: Well, well, O best of sages, causer of all that is auspicious! I shall relate in brief that which destroys the sins of those who listen.
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PdP 4 6.3
विष्णवे ब्राह्मणायैव मृदावेश्मविनिर्मितम् । यो वै दद्याद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ तस्य पुण्यं निशामय
viṣṇave brāhmaṇāyaiva mṛdāveśmavinirmitam | yo vai dadyāddvijaśreṣṭha tasya puṇyaṃ niśāmaya
He who gives a house made of clay to Viṣṇu, or indeed to a brāhmaṇa — hear, O best of the twice-born, the merit of that man.
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PdP 4 6.4
विष्णुलोके च स विप्रः सर्वपापविवर्जितः । सौधवासी भवेन्नित्यं विष्णुलोके प्रपूज्यते
viṣṇuloke ca sa vipraḥ sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ | saudhavāsī bhavennityaṃ viṣṇuloke prapūjyate
And that brahmin, freed from all sins, dwells forever in a mansion in Viṣṇu's world, and is highly honoured in Viṣṇu's world.
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PdP 4 6.5
विष्णवे सौधगेहं यो दद्याद्वै ब्राह्मणाय च । हरेर्न्निकेतनं प्राप्य स्वर्गवासी भवेद्ध्रुवम्
viṣṇave saudhagehaṃ yo dadyādvai brāhmaṇāya ca | harernniketanaṃ prāpya svargavāsī bhaveddhruvam
He who gives a stuccoed (or whitewashed) mansion-house to Viṣṇu and to a brāhmaṇa, having reached the abode of Hari, becomes surely a dweller in heaven.
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PdP 4 6.6
अंते विष्णुपुरं गत्वा युक्तः कोटिकुलैर्द्विज । स्वर्णसौधे गृहे स्थित्वा कुर्याद्भोगं यथासुखम्
aṃte viṣṇupuraṃ gatvā yuktaḥ koṭikulairdvija | svarṇasaudhe gṛhe sthitvā kuryādbhogaṃ yathāsukham
At the end, having gone to Viṣṇu's city joined with ten million (members) of his family, O twice-born, dwelling in a house of golden mansion, he may enjoy pleasures as he pleases.
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PdP 4 6.7
ब्राह्मणस्थापने पुण्यं यद्वै भवति भो मुने । संख्यां कर्तुमशक्तस्तु तद्वेधाः सर्वकारकः
brāhmaṇasthāpane puṇyaṃ yadvai bhavati bho mune | saṃkhyāṃ kartumaśaktastu tadvedhāḥ sarvakārakaḥ
O sage, the merit that accrues from the establishing of a brāhmaṇa — even Brahmā, the maker of all, is unable to make a count of it.
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PdP 4 6.8
गण्यंते रेणवश्चैव गण्यंते वृष्टिबिंदवः । न गण्यंते विधात्रापि ब्रह्मसंस्थापने फलम्
gaṇyaṃte reṇavaścaiva gaṇyaṃte vṛṣṭibiṃdavaḥ | na gaṇyaṃte vidhātrāpi brahmasaṃsthāpane phalam
The specks of dust may be counted, the raindrops may be counted, but even by the Creator the fruit of establishing a brahmin cannot be counted.
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PdP 4 6.9
नारदेन पुरा ब्रह्मा पृष्टः संसारसंभवः । वेधास्तं कथयामास तच्छृणुष्व महामुने
nāradena purā brahmā pṛṣṭaḥ saṃsārasaṃbhavaḥ | vedhāstaṃ kathayāmāsa tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmune
Formerly Brahmā was asked by Nārada about the origin of the round of existence; the Creator related it to him — hear that, O great sage.
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PdP 4 6.10
पुरासीद्द्वापरे ब्रह्मन्वारनारी सुशोभना । सुकेशी हरिणीनेत्रा सुमध्या चारुहासिनी
purāsīddvāpare brahmanvāranārī suśobhanā | sukeśī hariṇīnetrā sumadhyā cāruhāsinī
Formerly, in the Dvāpara (age), O brahmin, there was a very beautiful courtesan, with lovely hair, doe-eyes, a fine waist, and a charming smile.
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PdP 4 6.11
नाम्ना सा चंचलापांगी ययौ देशांतरं कदा । सर्वपापसमायुक्ता नरके पातयंति च
nāmnā sā caṃcalāpāṃgī yayau deśāṃtaraṃ kadā | sarvapāpasamāyuktā narake pātayaṃti ca
She was Cañcalāpāṅgī by name; once she went to another country. Endowed with all sins, they (such women) cast (men) into hell.
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PdP 4 6.12
संगेन सिंधुनाकांक्षी जनान्देवालयं गता । तत्र क्षणं सोपविष्टा तांबूलभक्षणं कृतम्
saṃgena siṃdhunākāṃkṣī janāndevālayaṃ gatā | tatra kṣaṇaṃ sopaviṣṭā tāṃbūlabhakṣaṇaṃ kṛtam
Desiring union, along with (other) people she went to a temple by the sea; there she sat for a moment and chewed betel.
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PdP 4 6.13
शेषं चूर्णं सौधभित्तौ दत्वा निम्ने कुतूहलात् । ततो गता जारकांक्षी धनार्थं नगरं प्रति
śeṣaṃ cūrṇaṃ saudhabhittau datvā nimne kutūhalāt | tato gatā jārakāṃkṣī dhanārthaṃ nagaraṃ prati
Having placed the remaining (betel) powder out of curiosity in a hollow in the wall of the mansion, she then went, desiring a lover, toward the city for the sake of money.
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PdP 4 6.14
जारेण केनचित्सार्द्धं संकेतः सहसा कृतः । संकेतं तु गता वेश्या वनं रात्रौ विमोहिता
jāreṇa kenacitsārddhaṃ saṃketaḥ sahasā kṛtaḥ | saṃketaṃ tu gatā veśyā vanaṃ rātrau vimohitā
An assignation was hastily made with some lover; and the harlot, deluded, went at night to the forest for the meeting.
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PdP 4 6.15
संकेतं नागतो वैश्यो व्यशंकिष्टविलोकिता । कथं कांतो नागतो मे सर्पव्याघ्रैश्च भक्षितः
saṃketaṃ nāgato vaiśyo vyaśaṃkiṣṭavilokitā | kathaṃ kāṃto nāgato me sarpavyāghraiśca bhakṣitaḥ
The merchant did not come to the meeting; looking about, she grew anxious: "Why has my lover not come? Has he been eaten by snakes or tigers?"
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PdP 4 6.16
संकेतनं कथं हित्वा गतः किं कामविह्वलः । अन्यया ज्ञातया सार्द्धमभिलाषी भवेत्किमु
saṃketanaṃ kathaṃ hitvā gataḥ kiṃ kāmavihvalaḥ | anyayā jñātayā sārddhamabhilāṣī bhavetkimu
"How has he abandoned the assignation and gone? Is he overcome by desire? Could he have grown desirous of some other woman he knows?"
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PdP 4 6.17
परामृष्यैतद्हृद्यंतः कोटपालभयाद्द्विज । नगरं नागता सा हि रुद्धे लोकपथे तमैः
parāmṛṣyaitadhṛdyaṃtaḥ koṭapālabhayāddvija | nagaraṃ nāgatā sā hi ruddhe lokapathe tamaiḥ
Pondering this in her heart, O twice-born, out of fear of the fort-guards she did not come (back) to the city, the people's road being blocked by darkness.
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PdP 4 6.18
एतस्मिन्नंतरे व्याघ्रः कामरूपी बलात्क्षुधी । प्रेषितः कालदेवेनाग्रसदागत्य तां द्विज
etasminnaṃtare vyāghraḥ kāmarūpī balātkṣudhī | preṣitaḥ kāladevenāgrasadāgatya tāṃ dvija
Meanwhile a tiger, taking on form at will, powerful and hungry, sent by the god of Death, came and devoured her, O twice-born.
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PdP 4 6.19
ततस्तु यमुनाभ्रातुर्दूतास्ते भीमवर्षिणः । आगता गिरिकूटांगा नेतुं तां पापकर्मणा
tatastu yamunābhrāturdūtāste bhīmavarṣiṇaḥ | āgatā girikūṭāṃgā netuṃ tāṃ pāpakarmaṇā
Then those messengers of Yamunā's brother (Yama), raining terror, came, with bodies (huge as) mountain peaks, to lead her away on account of her evil deeds.
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PdP 4 6.20
वक्रपादा वक्रमुखा उन्नासा बहुदंष्ट्रिणः । चर्मरज्जूर्मुद्गरांश्च गृहीत्वा पांशुलां द्विज
vakrapādā vakramukhā unnāsā bahudaṃṣṭriṇaḥ | carmarajjūrmudgarāṃśca gṛhītvā pāṃśulāṃ dvija
Crooked-footed, crooked-faced, with upturned noses, with many fangs, taking leather ropes and mallets, (they seized) the unchaste woman, O twice-born.
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PdP 4 6.21
बंधयामासुरुन्मत्ता गणिकां चर्म्मरज्जुभिः । शंखचक्रगदापद्मधारिणो वनमालिनः
baṃdhayāmāsurunmattā gaṇikāṃ carmmarajjubhiḥ | śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadhāriṇo vanamālinaḥ
Frenzied, they bound the courtesan with leather ropes. (Then came) those bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, wearing forest-garlands,
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PdP 4 6.22
प्रेषिता देवदेवेन तद्भक्तवत्सलेन च । कृष्णजीमूतसंकाशाः स्फुरद्वदनपंकजाः
preṣitā devadevena tadbhaktavatsalena ca | kṛṣṇajīmūtasaṃkāśāḥ sphuradvadanapaṃkajāḥ
sent by the God of gods, who is tender toward his devotees — dark like rain-clouds, their lotus-faces shining,
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PdP 4 6.23
श्रेणीधराश्चारुनासा दिव्यकुंडलभूषिताः । ददृशुः पथि गच्छंतो विष्णोर्दूतामहात्मनः
śreṇīdharāścārunāsā divyakuṃḍalabhūṣitāḥ | dadṛśuḥ pathi gacchaṃto viṣṇordūtāmahātmanaḥ
wearing (necklaces in) rows, with handsome noses, adorned with divine earrings: (thus) the envoys of the great-souled Viṣṇu, as they went along the road, saw (them).
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PdP 4 6.24
विष्णुदूता ऊचुः- के यूयं विकृताकारा लक्ष्यंते कर्बुरा इव । इमां विष्णोः प्रियतमां नीत्वा क्व व्रजथोत्तमाम् । इदं वचनमाकर्ण्य तेषां ते तु द्रुतं ययुः
viṣṇudūtā ūcuḥ- ke yūyaṃ vikṛtākārā lakṣyaṃte karburā iva | imāṃ viṣṇoḥ priyatamāṃ nītvā kva vrajathottamām | idaṃ vacanamākarṇya teṣāṃ te tu drutaṃ yayuḥ
The envoys of Viṣṇu said: Who are you, of misshapen form, who look like mottled creatures? Having seized this excellent woman, most dear to Viṣṇu, where are you going? Hearing this speech of theirs, they (Yama's men) went off quickly.
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PdP 4 6.25
अथ ते क्रोधसंपन्ना विष्णोर्दूता महाबलाः । जघ्नुस्ते संदेशहरान्यमस्य जगतः प्रभोः
atha te krodhasaṃpannā viṣṇordūtā mahābalāḥ | jaghnuste saṃdeśaharānyamasya jagataḥ prabhoḥ
Then those envoys of Viṣṇu, filled with anger and of great strength, struck down those message-bearers of Yama, the lord of this world,
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PdP 4 6.26
चक्रादिशस्त्रसंघैश्च सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभैः । कृतांतस्य भटाः सर्वे रुदंतस्ते पलायिताः
cakrādiśastrasaṃghaiśca sūryakoṭisamaprabhaiḥ | kṛtāṃtasya bhaṭāḥ sarve rudaṃtaste palāyitāḥ
with masses of weapons, discus and the rest, blazing like ten million suns; and all the soldiers of Death, wailing, fled.
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PdP 4 6.27
यमं प्रोचुः सभीताश्च वृत्तांतं सकलं द्विज । यमोऽपि तत्कथां श्रुत्वा चित्रगुप्तमुवाच ह
yamaṃ procuḥ sabhītāśca vṛttāṃtaṃ sakalaṃ dvija | yamo'pi tatkathāṃ śrutvā citraguptamuvāca ha
Terrified, they told Yama the whole affair, O twice-born; and Yama, having heard that account, spoke to Citragupta.
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PdP 4 6.28
धर्म उवाच- केन पुण्येन भो मंत्रिन्वेश्या मुक्तिं समागता । एतन्मे पृच्छत सर्वं कथयस्व यथार्हतः
dharma uvāca- kena puṇyena bho maṃtrinveśyā muktiṃ samāgatā | etanme pṛcchata sarvaṃ kathayasva yathārhataḥ
Dharma said: By what merit, O minister, has the harlot attained release? Tell me all this that I ask, as is fitting.
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PdP 4 6.29
चित्रगुप्त उवाच- तया पापान्यर्जितानि जन्मतः सुबहून्यपि । किंत्वाकर्णय लोकेश यदि स्यात्पुण्यमस्ति तत्
citragupta uvāca- tayā pāpānyarjitāni janmataḥ subahūnyapi | kiṃtvākarṇaya lokeśa yadi syātpuṇyamasti tat
Citragupta said: Very many sins indeed were earned by her since birth; but listen, O lord of the world, if there be any merit of hers, it is this.
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PdP 4 6.30
गणिकैकदा धर्म्मराज सर्वालंकारभूषिता । कांचित्पुरीं जगामाशु जारकांक्षी धनार्थिनी
gaṇikaikadā dharmmarāja sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitā | kāṃcitpurīṃ jagāmāśu jārakāṃkṣī dhanārthinī
Once, O King of Dharma, the courtesan, adorned with all ornaments, went quickly to a certain city, desiring a lover and seeking money.
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PdP 4 6.31
तत्र देवालये तस्मिन्स्थित्वा तांबूलभक्षणं । कृत्वा तच्छेषचूर्णं तु ददौ भित्तौ तु कौतुकात्
tatra devālaye tasminsthitvā tāṃbūlabhakṣaṇaṃ | kṛtvā taccheṣacūrṇaṃ tu dadau bhittau tu kautukāt
There, staying in that temple, she ate betel, and out of playfulness she applied the leftover lime-powder to the wall.
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PdP 4 6.32
तेन पुण्यप्रभावेण गणिका गतपातका । वैकुंठं प्रति सा याति निर्गता तव दंडतः
tena puṇyaprabhāveṇa gaṇikā gatapātakā | vaikuṃṭhaṃ prati sā yāti nirgatā tava daṃḍataḥ
By the power of that merit the courtesan, her sins gone, goes toward Vaikuṇṭha, having escaped your punishment.
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PdP 4 6.33
सूत उवाच- इति श्रुत्वा ततो दूता यमोऽपि वचनं द्विज । व्यापारे चान्यतश्चित्तं ददौ सा गणिकापि च
sūta uvāca- iti śrutvā tato dūtā yamo'pi vacanaṃ dvija | vyāpāre cānyataścittaṃ dadau sā gaṇikāpi ca
Sūta said: Having heard this speech, O twice-born, the envoys and Yama too turned their attention elsewhere, to (other) business; and so did that courtesan.
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PdP 4 6.34
आरूढा स्यंदने दिव्ये राजहंसयुते तथा । विष्णुलोकं ययौ सा च वेष्टिता विष्णुकिंकरैः
ārūḍhā syaṃdane divye rājahaṃsayute tathā | viṣṇulokaṃ yayau sā ca veṣṭitā viṣṇukiṃkaraiḥ
Mounted on a divine chariot yoked with royal geese, she went to Viṣṇu's world, surrounded by Viṣṇu's servants.
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PdP 4 6.35
श्रीविष्णोराज्ञया साथ कुलकोटियुतापि च । तस्थौ सौधगृहे विप्र नानाभोगं चकार ह
śrīviṣṇorājñayā sātha kulakoṭiyutāpi ca | tasthau saudhagṛhe vipra nānābhogaṃ cakāra ha
Then, by the command of Śrī Viṣṇu, she, together with ten million of her family, dwelt in a mansion, O brahmin, and enjoyed manifold pleasures.
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PdP 4 6.36
भक्त्या यो वै हरेर्गेहे दद्याच्चूर्णं प्रयत्नतः । पुण्यं किं वा भवेत्तस्य न जाने द्विजपुंगव
bhaktyā yo vai harergehe dadyāccūrṇaṃ prayatnataḥ | puṇyaṃ kiṃ vā bhavettasya na jāne dvijapuṃgava
What merit would come to him who, with devotion, carefully offers lime-powder in the house of Hari — I do not know it, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 4 6.37
भक्त्याध्यायं पठेद्यो वै शृणोति सादरेण च । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो यात्यसौ हरिमंदिरम्
bhaktyādhyāyaṃ paṭhedyo vai śṛṇoti sādareṇa ca | sarvapāpavinirmukto yātyasau harimaṃdiram
Whoever recites this chapter on devotion, or listens to it with reverence, is freed from all sins and goes to the abode of Hari.
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