Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 7
PdP 4 7.1
शौनक उवाच- कथयस्व महाप्राज्ञ गोलोकं याति कर्मणा । सुमते दुस्तरात्केन जनः संसारसागरात् । राधायाश्चाष्टमी सूत तस्या माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
śaunaka uvāca- kathayasva mahāprājña golokaṃ yāti karmaṇā | sumate dustarātkena janaḥ saṃsārasāgarāt | rādhāyāścāṣṭamī sūta tasyā māhātmyamuttamam
Śaunaka said: Tell (me), O greatly wise one, by what deed a man goes to Goloka; O you of good understanding, by what (deed he crosses) the hard-to-cross ocean of worldly existence; and, O Sūta, (tell) of Rādhā's eighth day and its excellent greatness.
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PdP 4 7.2
सूत उवाच- ब्रह्माणं नारदोऽपृच्छत्पुरा चैतन्महामुने । तच्छृणुष्व समासेन पृष्टवान्स इति द्विज
sūta uvāca- brahmāṇaṃ nārado'pṛcchatpurā caitanmahāmune | tacchṛṇuṣva samāsena pṛṣṭavānsa iti dvija
Sūta said: Long ago Nārada asked Brahmā this very thing, O great sage; hear it in brief — how he asked, O twice-born.
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PdP 4 7.3
नारद उवाच- पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविदां वर । राधाजन्माष्टमी तात कथयस्व ममाग्रतः
nārada uvāca- pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstravidāṃ vara | rādhājanmāṣṭamī tāta kathayasva mamāgrataḥ
Nārada said: O grandfather, greatly wise, best of all who know the scriptures, tell before me, dear sir, of Rādhā's birth-eighth-day.
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PdP 4 7.4
तस्याः पुण्यफलं किंवा कृतं केन पुरा विभो । अकुर्वतां जनानां हि किल्बिषं किं भवेद्द्विज
tasyāḥ puṇyaphalaṃ kiṃvā kṛtaṃ kena purā vibho | akurvatāṃ janānāṃ hi kilbiṣaṃ kiṃ bhaveddvija
And what is the meritorious fruit of it, and by whom was it performed of old, O mighty one? And for people who do not perform it, what sin comes about, O twice-born?
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PdP 4 7.5
केनैव तु विधानेन कर्त्तव्यं तद्व्रतं कदा । कस्माज्जाता च सा राधा तन्मे कथय मूलतः
kenaiva tu vidhānena karttavyaṃ tadvrataṃ kadā | kasmājjātā ca sā rādhā tanme kathaya mūlataḥ
By just what procedure is that vow to be performed, and when? And from whom was that Rādhā born? Tell me this from the root.
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PdP 4 7.6
ब्रह्मोवाच- राधाजन्माष्टमीं वत्स शृणुष्व सुसमाहितः । कथयामि समासेन समग्रं हरिणा विना
brahmovāca- rādhājanmāṣṭamīṃ vatsa śṛṇuṣva susamāhitaḥ | kathayāmi samāsena samagraṃ hariṇā vinā
Brahmā said: Hear, my child, with full attention about Rādhā's birth-eighth (day); I shall tell it in brief, in its entirety — (all) except for Hari (himself, who alone could tell it fully).
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PdP 4 7.7
कथितुं तत्फलं पुण्यं न शक्नोत्यपि नारद । कोटिजन्मार्जितं पापं ब्रह्महत्यादिकं महत्
kathituṃ tatphalaṃ puṇyaṃ na śaknotyapi nārada | koṭijanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ brahmahatyādikaṃ mahat
Not even (I) am able to tell its meritorious fruit, O Nārada. The sin amassed over ten million births, great (sins) such as the killing of a brahmin —
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PdP 4 7.8
कुर्वंति ये सकृद्भक्त्या तेषां नश्यति तत्क्षणात् । एकादश्याः सहस्रेण यत्फलं लभते नरः
kurvaṃti ye sakṛdbhaktyā teṣāṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt | ekādaśyāḥ sahasreṇa yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ
for those who perform (this vow) even once with devotion, that (sin) perishes in that very instant. The fruit that a man obtains by a thousand Ekādaśīs —
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PdP 4 7.9
राधाजन्माष्टमी पुण्यं तस्माच्छतगुणाधिकम् । मेरुतुल्यसुवर्णानि दत्वा यत्फलमाप्यते
rādhājanmāṣṭamī puṇyaṃ tasmācchataguṇādhikam | merutulyasuvarṇāni datvā yatphalamāpyate
the merit of Rādhā's birth-eighth is a hundred times greater than that. The fruit that is obtained by giving gold equal (in bulk) to Meru —
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PdP 4 7.10
सकृद्राधाष्टमीं कृत्वा तस्माच्छतगुणाधिकम् । कन्यादानसहस्रेण यत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते जनैः
sakṛdrādhāṣṭamīṃ kṛtvā tasmācchataguṇādhikam | kanyādānasahasreṇa yatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate janaiḥ
by observing Rādhā's eighth even once, (one gains) a hundred times more than that. The merit that people obtain through a thousand gifts of maidens (in marriage) —
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PdP 4 7.11
वृषभानुसुताष्टम्या तत्फलं प्राप्यते जनैः । गंगादिषु च तीर्थेषु स्नात्वा तु यत्फलं लभेत्
vṛṣabhānusutāṣṭamyā tatphalaṃ prāpyate janaiḥ | gaṃgādiṣu ca tīrtheṣu snātvā tu yatphalaṃ labhet
that fruit is obtained by people through the eighth (day) of Vṛṣabhānu's daughter. And the fruit one would gain by bathing at the sacred fords, the Gaṅgā and the rest —
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PdP 4 7.12
कृष्णप्राणप्रियाष्टम्याः फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । एतद्व्रतं तु यः पापी हेलया श्रद्धयापि वा
kṛṣṇaprāṇapriyāṣṭamyāḥ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | etadvrataṃ tu yaḥ pāpī helayā śraddhayāpi vā
a man obtains (that) fruit from the eighth (day) of her who is dear as life to Kṛṣṇa. And whatever sinner performs this vow, whether carelessly or with faith,
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PdP 4 7.13
करोति विष्णुसदनं गच्छेत्कोटिकुलान्वितः । पुरा कृतयुगे वत्स वरनारी सुशोभना
karoti viṣṇusadanaṃ gacchetkoṭikulānvitaḥ | purā kṛtayuge vatsa varanārī suśobhanā
he goes to the abode of Viṣṇu together with ten million of his family. Formerly, in the Kṛta age, my child, there was an excellent woman, very beautiful,
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PdP 4 7.14
सुमध्या हरिणीनेत्रा शुभांगी चारुहासिनी । सुकेशी चारुकर्णी च नाम्ना लीलावती स्मृता
sumadhyā hariṇīnetrā śubhāṃgī cāruhāsinī | sukeśī cārukarṇī ca nāmnā līlāvatī smṛtā
fair-waisted, doe-eyed, lovely-limbed, sweetly smiling, with beautiful hair and beautiful ears; she was known by the name Līlāvatī.
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PdP 4 7.15
तया बहूनि पापानि कृतानि सुदृढानि च । एकदा साधनाकांक्षी निःसृत्य पुरतः स्वतः
tayā bahūni pāpāni kṛtāni sudṛḍhāni ca | ekadā sādhanākāṃkṣī niḥsṛtya purataḥ svataḥ
Many sins, and grievous ones, were committed by her. Once, desiring means (of livelihood), she went out from her own city
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PdP 4 7.16
गतान्यनगरं तत्र दृष्ट्वा सुज्ञ जनान्बहून् । राधाष्टमीव्रतपरान्सुंदरे देवतालये
gatānyanagaraṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā sujña janānbahūn | rādhāṣṭamīvrataparānsuṃdare devatālaye
and went to another city; there, O wise one, she saw many people intent on the vow of Rādhā's eighth in a beautiful temple,
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PdP 4 7.17
गंधपुष्पैर्धूपदीपैर्वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैः फलैः । भक्तिभावैः पूजयंतो राधाया मूर्तिमुत्तमाम्
gaṃdhapuṣpairdhūpadīpairvastrairnānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ | bhaktibhāvaiḥ pūjayaṃto rādhāyā mūrtimuttamām
worshipping the excellent image of Rādhā with perfumes, flowers, incense, lamps, garments, and various fruits, with feelings of devotion.
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PdP 4 7.18
केचिद्गायंति नृत्यंति पठंति स्तवमुत्तमम् । तालवेणुमृदंगांश्च वादयंति च के मुदा
kecidgāyaṃti nṛtyaṃti paṭhaṃti stavamuttamam | tālaveṇumṛdaṃgāṃśca vādayaṃti ca ke mudā
Some sing, (some) dance, (some) recite an excellent hymn of praise; and some joyfully play cymbals, flutes and drums.
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PdP 4 7.19
तांस्तांस्तथाविधान्दृष्ट्वा कौतूहलसमन्विता । जगाम तत्समीपं सा पप्रच्छ विनयान्विता
tāṃstāṃstathāvidhāndṛṣṭvā kautūhalasamanvitā | jagāma tatsamīpaṃ sā papraccha vinayānvitā
Seeing them, one and all, thus engaged, she was filled with curiosity; she went near them and asked, full of humility:
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PdP 4 7.20
भोभोः पुण्यात्मानो यूयं किं कुर्वंतो मुदान्विताः । कथयध्वं पुण्यवंतो मां चैव विनयान्विताम्
bhobhoḥ puṇyātmāno yūyaṃ kiṃ kurvaṃto mudānvitāḥ | kathayadhvaṃ puṇyavaṃto māṃ caiva vinayānvitām
"Ho, ho, you virtuous souls! What is this you are doing, filled with joy? Tell me, you meritorious ones — me who ask humbly."
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PdP 4 7.21
तस्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा परकार्यहितेरताः । आरेभिरे तदा वक्तुं वैष्णवा व्रततत्पराः
tasyāstu vacanaṃ śrutvā parakāryahiteratāḥ | ārebhire tadā vaktuṃ vaiṣṇavā vratatatparāḥ
Hearing her words, those Vaiṣṇavas, devoted to the vow and intent on the welfare and business of others, then began to speak.
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PdP 4 7.22
राधाव्रतिन ऊचुः- भाद्रे मासि सिताष्टम्यां जाता श्रीराधिका यतः । अष्टमी साद्य संप्राप्ता तां कुर्वाम प्रयत्नतः
rādhāvratina ūcuḥ- bhādre māsi sitāṣṭamyāṃ jātā śrīrādhikā yataḥ | aṣṭamī sādya saṃprāptā tāṃ kurvāma prayatnataḥ
The observers of the Rādhā vow said: Because Śrī Rādhikā was born on the eighth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhādra, and that eighth has come round today, we observe it with care.
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PdP 4 7.23
गोघातजनितं पापं स्तेयजं ब्रह्मघातजम् । परस्त्रीहरणाच्चैव तथा च गुरुतल्पजम्
goghātajanitaṃ pāpaṃ steyajaṃ brahmaghātajam | parastrīharaṇāccaiva tathā ca gurutalpajam
The sin arising from killing a cow, that arising from theft, from killing a brahmin, from carrying off another's wife, and likewise that arising from (defiling) the guru's bed,
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PdP 4 7.24
विश्वासघातजं चैव स्त्रीहत्याजनितं तथा । एतानि नाशयत्याशु कृता या चाष्टमी नृणाम्
viśvāsaghātajaṃ caiva strīhatyājanitaṃ tathā | etāni nāśayatyāśu kṛtā yā cāṣṭamī nṛṇām
And (the sin) arising from betrayal of trust, and likewise that produced by killing a woman — the eighth-day (observance), when performed, swiftly destroys these for men.
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PdP 4 7.25
तेषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वपातकनाशनम् । करिष्याम्यहमित्येव परामृष्य पुनः पुनः
teṣāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrutvā sarvapātakanāśanam | kariṣyāmyahamityeva parāmṛṣya punaḥ punaḥ
And having heard their words, (namely) that it destroys all sins, (she resolved,) "I shall do it" — reflecting on it again and again.
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PdP 4 7.26
तत्रैव व्रतिभिः सार्द्धं कृत्वा सा व्रतमुत्तमम् । दैवात्सा पंचतां याता सर्पघातेन निर्मला
tatraiva vratibhiḥ sārddhaṃ kṛtvā sā vratamuttamam | daivātsā paṃcatāṃ yātā sarpaghātena nirmalā
Right there, together with the observers of the vow, she performed that highest vow; and by fate she met her death through a snakebite, (now) free of stain.
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PdP 4 7.27
ततो यमाज्ञया दूताः पाशमुद्गरपाणयः । आगतास्तां समानेतुं बबंधुरतिकृच्छ्रतः
tato yamājñayā dūtāḥ pāśamudgarapāṇayaḥ | āgatāstāṃ samānetuṃ babaṃdhuratikṛcchrataḥ
Then, by Yama's command, messengers with nooses and clubs in their hands came to bring her, and bound her most harshly.
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PdP 4 7.28
यदा नेतुं मनश्चक्रुर्यमस्य सदनं प्रति । तदागता विष्णुदूताः शंखचक्रगदाधराः
yadā netuṃ manaścakruryamasya sadanaṃ prati | tadāgatā viṣṇudūtāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharāḥ
When they set their minds on leading (her) to Yama's abode, then came Viṣṇu's messengers, bearing conch, discus and mace,
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PdP 4 7.29
हिरण्मयं विमानं च राजहंसयुतं शुभम् । छेदनं चक्रधाराभिः पाशं कृत्वा त्वरान्विताः
hiraṇmayaṃ vimānaṃ ca rājahaṃsayutaṃ śubham | chedanaṃ cakradhārābhiḥ pāśaṃ kṛtvā tvarānvitāḥ
and a golden, splendid aerial chariot yoked with royal geese; hastening, they cut the noose with the edges of their discuses,
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PdP 4 7.30
रथे चारोपयामासुस्तां नारीं गतकिल्बिषाम् । निन्युर्विष्णुपुरं ते च गोलोकाख्यं मनोहरम्
rathe cāropayāmāsustāṃ nārīṃ gatakilbiṣām | ninyurviṣṇupuraṃ te ca golokākhyaṃ manoharam
and they set that woman, her guilt gone, upon the chariot, and led (her) to Viṣṇu's city, the lovely one called Goloka.
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PdP 4 7.31
कृष्णेन राधया तत्र स्थिता व्रतप्रसादतः । राधाष्टमीव्रतं तात यो न कुर्य्याच्च मूढधीः
kṛṣṇena rādhayā tatra sthitā vrataprasādataḥ | rādhāṣṭamīvrataṃ tāta yo na kuryyācca mūḍhadhīḥ
There she dwelt with Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā, by the grace of the vow. But, dear one, the dull-witted man who does not perform the Rādhāṣṭamī vow —
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PdP 4 7.32
नरकान्निष्कृतिर्नास्ति कोटिकल्पशतैरपि । स्त्रियश्च या न कुर्वंति व्रतमेतच्छुभप्रदम्
narakānniṣkṛtirnāsti koṭikalpaśatairapi | striyaśca yā na kurvaṃti vratametacchubhapradam
for him there is no release from hell even in hundreds of tens of millions of kalpas. And those women who do not perform this auspicious-bestowing vow,
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PdP 4 7.33
राधाविष्णोः प्रीतिकरं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । अंते यमपुरीं गत्वा पतंति नरके चिरम्
rādhāviṣṇoḥ prītikaraṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | aṃte yamapurīṃ gatvā pataṃti narake ciram
(the vow) that gives pleasure to Rādhā and Viṣṇu and destroys all sins — they go at the end to Yama's city and fall into hell for a long time;
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PdP 4 7.34
कदाचिज्जन्मचासाद्य पृथिव्यां विधवा ध्रुवम् । एकदा पृथिवी वत्स दुष्टसंघैश्च ताडिता
kadācijjanmacāsādya pṛthivyāṃ vidhavā dhruvam | ekadā pṛthivī vatsa duṣṭasaṃghaiśca tāḍitā
and if ever they attain birth on earth, they are surely widows. Once, my child, the Earth, beaten by hordes of the wicked,
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PdP 4 7.35
गौर्भूत्वा च भृशं दीना चाययौ सा ममांतिकम् । निवेदयामास दुःखं रुदंती च पुनः पुनः
gaurbhūtvā ca bhṛśaṃ dīnā cāyayau sā mamāṃtikam | nivedayāmāsa duḥkhaṃ rudaṃtī ca punaḥ punaḥ
having become a cow and being extremely wretched, came into my presence, and weeping again and again she declared her sorrow.
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PdP 4 7.36
तद्वाक्यं च समाकर्ण्य गतोऽहं विष्णुसंनिधिम् । कृष्णे निवेदितश्चाशु पृथिव्या दुःखसंचयः
tadvākyaṃ ca samākarṇya gato'haṃ viṣṇusaṃnidhim | kṛṣṇe niveditaścāśu pṛthivyā duḥkhasaṃcayaḥ
And having listened to her speech, I went into Viṣṇu's presence, and the mass of Earth's suffering was at once reported to Kṛṣṇa.
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PdP 4 7.37
तेनोक्तं गच्छ भो ब्रह्मन्देवैः सार्द्धं च भूतले । अहं तत्रापि गच्छामि पश्चान्ममगणैः सह
tenoktaṃ gaccha bho brahmandevaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca bhūtale | ahaṃ tatrāpi gacchāmi paścānmamagaṇaiḥ saha
He said: "Go, O Brahmā, to the surface of the earth along with the gods; I too shall go there afterwards, together with my hosts."
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PdP 4 7.38
तच्छ्रुत्वा सहितो दैवैरागतः पृथिवीतलम् । ततः कृष्णः समाहूय राधां प्राणगरीयसीम्
tacchrutvā sahito daivairāgataḥ pṛthivītalam | tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ samāhūya rādhāṃ prāṇagarīyasīm
Hearing that, I came to the earth's surface together with the gods. Then Kṛṣṇa, summoning Rādhā, who was dearer to him than life,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 7.39
उवाच वचनं देवि गच्छेहं पृथिवीतलम् । पृथिवीभारनाशाय गच्छ त्वं मर्त्त्यमंडलम्
uvāca vacanaṃ devi gacchehaṃ pṛthivītalam | pṛthivībhāranāśāya gaccha tvaṃ marttyamaṃḍalam
spoke these words: "Goddess, I am going to the earth's surface; for the removal of the earth's burden, you too go to the world of mortals."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 7.40
इति श्रुत्वापि सा राधाप्यागता पृथिवीं ततः । भाद्रे मासि सिते पक्षे अष्टमीसंज्ञिके तिथौ
iti śrutvāpi sā rādhāpyāgatā pṛthivīṃ tataḥ | bhādre māsi site pakṣe aṣṭamīsaṃjñike tithau
Hearing this, that Rādhā too then came to the earth, in the month of Bhādra, in the bright fortnight, on the lunar day named the eighth.
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PdP 4 7.41
वृषभानो र्यज्ञभूमौ जाता सा राधिका दिवा । यज्ञार्थं शोधितायां च दृष्टा सा दिव्यरूपिणी
vṛṣabhāno ryajñabhūmau jātā sā rādhikā divā | yajñārthaṃ śodhitāyāṃ ca dṛṣṭā sā divyarūpiṇī
That Rādhikā was born by day on the sacrificial ground of Vṛṣabhānu; when (the ground) was being cleansed for the sacrifice, she was seen, having a divine form.
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PdP 4 7.42
राजानं दमना भूत्वा तां प्राप्य निजमंदिरम् । दत्तवान्महिषीं नीत्वा सा च तां पर्यपालयत्
rājānaṃ damanā bhūtvā tāṃ prāpya nijamaṃdiram | dattavānmahiṣīṃ nītvā sā ca tāṃ paryapālayat
Having become gentle(?), (he) obtained her (and brought her) to the king's own palace; having taken (her there) he gave (her) to the queen, and she reared her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 7.43
इति ते कथितं वत्स त्वया पृष्टं च यद्वचः । गोपनीयं गोपनीयं गोपनीयं प्रयत्नतः
iti te kathitaṃ vatsa tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ ca yadvacaḥ | gopanīyaṃ gopanīyaṃ gopanīyaṃ prayatnataḥ
Thus, child, has been told to you the account you asked about; it is to be kept secret, kept secret, kept secret with care.
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PdP 4 7.44
सूत उवाच- य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तश्चांतेयातिहरेर्गृहम्
sūta uvāca- ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā caturvargaphalapradam | sarvapāpavinirmuktaścāṃteyātiharergṛham
Sūta said: Whoever listens to this with devotion — (this account) which bestows the fourfold fruit — is freed from all sins, and at the end goes to Hari's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition