Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 108
PdP 5 108.1
श्रीराम उवाच- भस्मोत्पत्तिं महाभाग भस्ममाहात्म्यमेव च । भस्मसंधारणे पुण्यं भस्मदाने च तद्वद
śrīrāma uvāca- bhasmotpattiṃ mahābhāga bhasmamāhātmyameva ca | bhasmasaṃdhāraṇe puṇyaṃ bhasmadāne ca tadvada
Śrī Rāma said: O greatly fortunate one, tell of the origin of ash, and the greatness of ash, and the merit in wearing ash and in giving ash.
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PdP 5 108.2
शंभुरुवाच- भस्मोत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् । स्मरणात्कीर्तनाद्राम तां शृणुष्व नराधिप
śaṃbhuruvāca- bhasmotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm | smaraṇātkīrtanādrāma tāṃ śṛṇuṣva narādhipa
Śambhu said: I shall declare the origin of ash, which destroys all sins by being remembered and proclaimed — hear that, Rāma, lord of men.
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PdP 5 108.3
य एकः शाश्वतो देवो ब्रह्मवंद्यः सदाशिवः । त्रिलोचनो गुणाधारो गुणातीतोऽक्षरोव्ययः
ya ekaḥ śāśvato devo brahmavaṃdyaḥ sadāśivaḥ | trilocano guṇādhāro guṇātīto'kṣarovyayaḥ
He who is the one eternal god, to be worshipped by Brahmā, ever-auspicious, three-eyed, the support of the qualities, beyond the qualities, imperishable and undecaying —
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PdP 5 108.4
सिसृक्षा तस्य जाताथ वीक्ष्यात्मस्थं गुणत्रयम् । वेदत्रयमिदं ज्ञेयं गुणत्रयमिदं हि यत्
sisṛkṣā tasya jātātha vīkṣyātmasthaṃ guṇatrayam | vedatrayamidaṃ jñeyaṃ guṇatrayamidaṃ hi yat
Then the wish to create arose in him, when he looked at the three qualities present in himself; this triad of qualities is to be understood as this triad of Vedas.
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PdP 5 108.5
पृथक्कृत्वात्मनस्तात तत्रस्थानं विभज्य च । दक्षिणांगेसृजत्पुत्रं ब्रह्माणं वामतो हरिम्
pṛthakkṛtvātmanastāta tatrasthānaṃ vibhajya ca | dakṣiṇāṃgesṛjatputraṃ brahmāṇaṃ vāmato harim
Having separated (them) from himself, my dear, and having divided their station, he created from his right side the son Brahmā, and from the left Hari,
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PdP 5 108.6
पृष्ठदेशे महेशानं त्रीन्पुत्रानसृजद्विभुः । जातमात्रास्त्रयो देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
pṛṣṭhadeśe maheśānaṃ trīnputrānasṛjadvibhuḥ | jātamātrāstrayo devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
and in the region of the back Maheśāna: the mighty one created three sons. As soon as they were born, the three gods, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara,
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PdP 5 108.7
इदमूचुर्वचः स्पष्टं को भवान्के वयंत्विति । तानाह च शिवः पुत्रान्यूयं पुत्रा अहं पिता
idamūcurvacaḥ spaṣṭaṃ ko bhavānke vayaṃtviti | tānāha ca śivaḥ putrānyūyaṃ putrā ahaṃ pitā
spoke this plain speech: "Who are you? Who indeed are we?" And Śiva said to those sons: "You are the sons, I am the father.
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PdP 5 108.8
इदं गुणत्रयं पुत्रा भजध्वं कर्महेतुकम् । पुत्रा ऊचुः - कं वा गुणं को भजतां कियंतं कालमीश्वर
idaṃ guṇatrayaṃ putrā bhajadhvaṃ karmahetukam | putrā ūcuḥ - kaṃ vā guṇaṃ ko bhajatāṃ kiyaṃtaṃ kālamīśvara
Sons, take up this triad of qualities, which is the cause of action." The sons said: "Which quality is which one to take up, and for how long a time, O Lord?
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PdP 5 108.9
कथं गुणनिवृत्तिश्च भवेदेतद्वदस्व नः । शिव उवाच- यावज्ज्ञानं हि भवतां यावदायुरथापि वा
kathaṃ guṇanivṛttiśca bhavedetadvadasva naḥ | śiva uvāca- yāvajjñānaṃ hi bhavatāṃ yāvadāyurathāpi vā
And how would the cessation of the qualities come about? Tell us this." Śiva said: "As long as you have knowledge, or else as long as your lifespan lasts,
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PdP 5 108.10
धारणं तावदेवस्यादेकैकस्य गुणस्य च । सत्वं ब्रह्मा रजोविष्णुर्भजेन्महेश्वरस्तमः
dhāraṇaṃ tāvadevasyādekaikasya guṇasya ca | satvaṃ brahmā rajoviṣṇurbhajenmaheśvarastamaḥ
just so long shall the holding of each single quality be. Let Brahmā take up sattva, Viṣṇu rajas, and Maheśvara tamas."
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PdP 5 108.11
इत्युक्तमात्रे देवेशे ब्रह्मा सत्वमथाग्रहीत् । न च चालयितुं शक्तो धारणे किमु शक्तिमान्
ityuktamātre deveśe brahmā satvamathāgrahīt | na ca cālayituṃ śakto dhāraṇe kimu śaktimān
As soon as this was said by the lord of gods, Brahmā then seized sattva; but he was not able even to move it — how then could he be capable of holding it?
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PdP 5 108.12
तं गुणं तु तिरस्कृत्य रजोगुणमथाग्रहीत् । न च चालयितुं शक्तो जग्राहाथ तमोगुणम्
taṃ guṇaṃ tu tiraskṛtya rajoguṇamathāgrahīt | na ca cālayituṃ śakto jagrāhātha tamoguṇam
Rejecting that quality, he then seized the rajas quality; and unable to move it, he then took hold of the tamas quality.
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PdP 5 108.13
न च चालयितुं शक्तो निपपात रुरोद च । विष्णुश्च वामहस्तेन रजोगुणमधारयत्
na ca cālayituṃ śakto nipapāta ruroda ca | viṣṇuśca vāmahastena rajoguṇamadhārayat
And unable to move it, he fell down and wept. And Viṣṇu held the rajas quality with his left hand;
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PdP 5 108.14
अंगुलीभ्यां महेशोऽपि तमोगुणमधारयत् । सत्वमेकोंगुलीभ्यां च सत्वं विष्णुमथादधात्
aṃgulībhyāṃ maheśo'pi tamoguṇamadhārayat | satvamekoṃgulībhyāṃ ca satvaṃ viṣṇumathādadhāt
Maheśa too held the tamas quality with two fingers, and sattva with a single pair of fingers, and then he placed sattva upon Viṣṇu,
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PdP 5 108.15
ब्रह्माणं पादपीठे च दधार च ननर्त च
brahmāṇaṃ pādapīṭhe ca dadhāra ca nanarta ca
and he held Brahmā on his footstool, and he danced.
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PdP 5 108.16
नृत्यंतमत्यंतविलासरूपं गोक्षीररूपं तरुणं त्रिनेत्रम् । सर्वं दधानं कृतकौतुकं शिवं समीक्ष्य पुत्रान्वरदो बभाषे
nṛtyaṃtamatyaṃtavilāsarūpaṃ gokṣīrarūpaṃ taruṇaṃ trinetram | sarvaṃ dadhānaṃ kṛtakautukaṃ śivaṃ samīkṣya putrānvarado babhāṣe
Seeing Śiva dancing, of exceedingly graceful form, of the colour of cow's milk, youthful, three-eyed, bearing everything, playing his sport — the granter of boons spoke to his sons.
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PdP 5 108.17
शिव उवाच- प्रीतोऽस्मि तव पुत्राहं वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम् । अथाह पितरं पुत्रो वरमेनं ददस्व मे
śiva uvāca- prīto'smi tava putrāhaṃ varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam | athāha pitaraṃ putro varamenaṃ dadasva me
Śiva said: "I am pleased with you, son; choose a boon as you wish." Then the son said to his father: "Grant me this boon:
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PdP 5 108.18
मामुद्दिश्य कृता पूजा तव पूजा भवेच्छिव । तिष्ठेर्मयि सदा त्वं च त्वमेवाहं च वाव्ययः
māmuddiśya kṛtā pūjā tava pūjā bhavecchiva | tiṣṭhermayi sadā tvaṃ ca tvamevāhaṃ ca vāvyayaḥ
let the worship done with reference to me become your worship, O Śiva; and may you always abide in me, and may you yourself be I, undecaying."
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PdP 5 108.19
शिव उवाच- एवमेतन्महाभाग भविष्यति न संशयः । रक्तगौराविमौ पुत्रौ ब्रह्मविष्णू ममैव तु
śiva uvāca- evametanmahābhāga bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | raktagaurāvimau putrau brahmaviṣṇū mamaiva tu
Śiva said: "So shall this be, O greatly fortunate one, there is no doubt. These two sons, the red and the fair, Brahmā and Viṣṇu, are indeed mine;
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PdP 5 108.20
बाहुमूलस्थरोमौ च ममाकारौ तथानघौ । अथ ब्रह्माणमाहेदं भजत्वेकं गुणं भवान्
bāhumūlastharomau ca mamākārau tathānaghau | atha brahmāṇamāhedaṃ bhajatvekaṃ guṇaṃ bhavān
they are two hairs standing at the root of my arm, and likewise, O sinless ones, they are forms of me." Then he said this to Brahmā: "Let you take up one quality."
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PdP 5 108.21
ब्रह्मोवाच- त्वन्निर्दिष्टं गुणमहं धर्तुं शक्तो न हीश्वर । धारयिष्ये रजो देव सत्वं भजतु वै हरिः
brahmovāca- tvannirdiṣṭaṃ guṇamahaṃ dhartuṃ śakto na hīśvara | dhārayiṣye rajo deva satvaṃ bhajatu vai hariḥ
Brahmā said: O Lord, I am not able to bear the quality you have assigned to me; I shall bear rajas, O god; let Hari take on sattva.
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PdP 5 108.22
अवशिष्टं गुणं चायमीश्वरो धारयिष्यति । शंभुरुवाच- गुणानादायते देवा नशेकुर्नित्यधारणम्
avaśiṣṭaṃ guṇaṃ cāyamīśvaro dhārayiṣyati | śaṃbhuruvāca- guṇānādāyate devā naśekurnityadhāraṇam
And this Īśvara will bear the remaining quality. Śaṃbhu said: Having taken up the qualities, the gods were not able to bear them permanently.
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PdP 5 108.23
कर्तुं भरणशक्त्यर्थं शिवमित्यवदत्पुनः । गुणान्वयं सर्वकालं न च धारयितुं क्षमाः
kartuṃ bharaṇaśaktyarthaṃ śivamityavadatpunaḥ | guṇānvayaṃ sarvakālaṃ na ca dhārayituṃ kṣamāḥ
(He) spoke again to Śiva, for the sake of (obtaining) the power to bear (them): "We are not able to bear the succession of qualities for all time.
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PdP 5 108.24
दीयतां भगवञ्छक्तिर्यदि भोस्त्वं वरप्रदः । अथ तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शिवो वाक्यमभाषत
dīyatāṃ bhagavañchaktiryadi bhostvaṃ varapradaḥ | atha tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śivo vākyamabhāṣata
O Lord, let the power be given, sir, if you are a granter of boons." Then, having heard that speech, Śiva spoke these words.
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PdP 5 108.25
शिव उवाच- विद्याशक्तिः समस्तानां शक्तिरित्यभिधीयते । गुणत्रयाश्रया विद्या अविद्या च तदाश्रया
śiva uvāca- vidyāśaktiḥ samastānāṃ śaktirityabhidhīyate | guṇatrayāśrayā vidyā avidyā ca tadāśrayā
Śiva said: The power of knowledge is called the power of all (beings). Knowledge rests on the three qualities, and ignorance too rests on them.
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PdP 5 108.26
गुणत्रयं च दग्ध्वैव तत्सारं धर्तुमर्हथ । यच्च किंचिद्भवेत्तत्र भवद्भिर्ध्रियतां हि तत्
guṇatrayaṃ ca dagdhvaiva tatsāraṃ dhartumarhatha | yacca kiṃcidbhavettatra bhavadbhirdhriyatāṃ hi tat
Having burnt the three qualities, you should bear their essence; and whatever there may be in it, let that be borne by you.
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PdP 5 108.27
अथाहुस्तत्सुता वाक्यं न दाहो ज्वलनं विना । शिवः प्राह महेशस्य लोचने वह्निरस्ति वै
athāhustatsutā vākyaṃ na dāho jvalanaṃ vinā | śivaḥ prāha maheśasya locane vahnirasti vai
Then his sons said these words: "There is no burning without fire." Śiva said: "Indeed there is fire in the eye of Maheśa.
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PdP 5 108.28
गुणत्रयमिदं धेनुर्विद्या स्याद्गोमयं शुभम् । मूत्रं चोपनिषत्प्रोक्तं कुर्याद्भस्म ततः परम्
guṇatrayamidaṃ dhenurvidyā syādgomayaṃ śubham | mūtraṃ copaniṣatproktaṃ kuryādbhasma tataḥ param
These three qualities are the cow, knowledge would be the auspicious cow-dung, and the Upaniṣad is called the urine; from that one should then make ash.
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PdP 5 108.29
वत्सास्तु स्मृतयो यस्यास्तत्संभूतं तु गोमयम् । आगाव इति मंत्रेण धेनुं तत्राभिमंत्रयेत्
vatsāstu smṛtayo yasyāstatsaṃbhūtaṃ tu gomayam | āgāva iti maṃtreṇa dhenuṃ tatrābhimaṃtrayet
The smṛtis are the calves of that (cow), and the cow-dung is what arises from her; with the mantra "ā gāvaḥ" one should there consecrate the cow.
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PdP 5 108.30
गावो गावो गाव इति प्राशयेत्तु तृणं जलम् । उपोष्य च चतुर्द्दश्यां शुक्ले कृष्णेऽथवा व्रती
gāvo gāvo gāva iti prāśayettu tṛṇaṃ jalam | upoṣya ca caturddaśyāṃ śukle kṛṣṇe'thavā vratī
With "cows, cows, cows" one should feed her grass and water; and the observer of the vow, having fasted on the fourteenth of the bright or the dark (fortnight),
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PdP 5 108.31
परेद्युः प्रातरुत्थाय शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः । कृतस्नानो धौतवस्त्रो गोमयार्थं व्रजेत्तु गाम्
paredyuḥ prātarutthāya śucirbhūtvā samāhitaḥ | kṛtasnāno dhautavastro gomayārthaṃ vrajettu gām
on the next day, rising at dawn, having become pure and concentrated, having bathed and (wearing) washed clothes, should go to the cow for the sake of cow-dung.
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PdP 5 108.32
उत्थाप्य तां प्रयत्नेन गायत्र्या मूत्रमाहरेत् । सौवर्णे राजते ताम्रे धारयेन्मृन्मये घटे
utthāpya tāṃ prayatnena gāyatryā mūtramāharet | sauvarṇe rājate tāmre dhārayenmṛnmaye ghaṭe
Having raised her up with effort, he should collect the urine with the Gāyatrī; he should hold it in a golden, silver, copper, or earthen pot,
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PdP 5 108.33
पौष्करे वा पलाशे वा पात्रे गोशृंग एव वा । आदधीत हि गोमूत्रं गंधद्वारेति गोमयम्
pauṣkare vā palāśe vā pātre gośṛṃga eva vā | ādadhīta hi gomūtraṃ gaṃdhadvāreti gomayam
or in a vessel of lotus-leaf or of palāśa leaf, or indeed in a cow's horn; he should take the cow's urine (thus), and the cow-dung with the (mantra) "gandhadvārā".
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PdP 5 108.34
अभूमिपातं गृह्णीयात्पात्रे पूर्वोदितेऽधिके । गोमयं शोधयेद्विद्वाञ्छ्रीर्मे भजतु मंत्रतः
abhūmipātaṃ gṛhṇīyātpātre pūrvodite'dhike | gomayaṃ śodhayedvidvāñchrīrme bhajatu maṃtrataḥ
He should catch it without its falling on the ground, in the vessel mentioned before, or a larger one; the learned man should purify the cow-dung with the mantra "śrīr me bhajatu".
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PdP 5 108.35
अलक्ष्मीर्मयीति मंत्रेण गोमयस्यापमार्जनम् । सं त्वा सिंचामि मंत्रेण गोमूत्रं गोमये क्षिपेत्
alakṣmīrmayīti maṃtreṇa gomayasyāpamārjanam | saṃ tvā siṃcāmi maṃtreṇa gomūtraṃ gomaye kṣipet
With the mantra "alakṣmīr mayi" (is done) the wiping away of the cow-dung; with the mantra "saṃ tvā siñcāmi" he should pour the cow's urine onto the cow-dung.
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PdP 5 108.36
पंचानां त्वेति मंत्रेण पिंडांश्चैव चतुर्द्दश । कुर्यात्संशोष्य किरणैस्तरणेराहरेत्तु तान्
paṃcānāṃ tveti maṃtreṇa piṃḍāṃścaiva caturddaśa | kuryātsaṃśoṣya kiraṇaistaraṇerāharettu tān
With the mantra "pañcānāṃ tvā" he should make fourteen balls; having dried them with the rays of the sun, he should take them up.
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PdP 5 108.37
निदध्यादथ पूर्वोक्तपात्रे गोमयपिंडकान् । स्वगृह्योक्तविधानेन प्रतिष्ठाप्याग्निमिंधयेत्
nidadhyādatha pūrvoktapātre gomayapiṃḍakān | svagṛhyoktavidhānena pratiṣṭhāpyāgnimiṃdhayet
Then he should place the balls of cow-dung in the aforementioned vessel; having established the fire by the rule stated in his own Gṛhya (text), he should kindle it.
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PdP 5 108.38
पिंडान्विनिक्षिपेत्तत्तदर्णदेवाय पिंडकान् । आघारावाज्यभागौ च प्रक्षिप्य द्वौ हुनेत्सुधीः
piṃḍānvinikṣipettattadarṇadevāya piṃḍakān | āghārāvājyabhāgau ca prakṣipya dvau hunetsudhīḥ
He should throw in the balls, each ball to the deity of the respective syllable; and the wise man, having cast in the two āghāras and the two portions of ghee, should make the offering.
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PdP 5 108.39
ततो निधनपतये त्रयोदशजयादयः । होतव्याः पंचब्रह्माणि नमो हिरण्यबाहवे
tato nidhanapataye trayodaśajayādayaḥ | hotavyāḥ paṃcabrahmāṇi namo hiraṇyabāhave
Then to Nidhanapati the thirteen (oblations) beginning with "jaya" are to be offered, (and) the five Brahma-(mantras), "homage to him of the golden arms",
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PdP 5 108.40
इति सर्वाहुतीर्हुत्वा चतुर्थ्यंतैस्तु मंत्रकैः । ततः शर्वाय रुद्राय यस्य वैकंकतीति च
iti sarvāhutīrhutvā caturthyaṃtaistu maṃtrakaiḥ | tataḥ śarvāya rudrāya yasya vaikaṃkatīti ca
—thus having offered all the oblations with the mantras ending in the dative; then "to Śarva", "to Rudra", and "yasya vaikaṅkatī",
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PdP 5 108.41
एतैस्तु जुहुयाद्विद्वाननाज्ञातत्रयं तथा । व्याहृतीरथ हुत्वा तु ततः स्विष्टकृतं हुनेत्
etaistu juhuyādvidvānanājñātatrayaṃ tathā | vyāhṛtīratha hutvā tu tataḥ sviṣṭakṛtaṃ hunet
With these (mantras) the learned (priest) should make offering, and likewise the three (oblations) for what is unknown; then, having offered the vyāhṛtis, he should thereafter offer the sviṣṭakṛt oblation.
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PdP 5 108.42
इध्मशेषं तु निर्वर्त्य पूर्णपात्रोदकं ततः । पूर्णमासांतयजुषा जलेनान्येन बृंहयेत्
idhmaśeṣaṃ tu nirvartya pūrṇapātrodakaṃ tataḥ | pūrṇamāsāṃtayajuṣā jalenānyena bṛṃhayet
Having finished off the remainder of the firewood, (he takes) then the water of the full vessel; with the yajus ending in 'pūrṇamāsi' he should augment (it) with other water.
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PdP 5 108.43
ब्राह्मणेष्वमृतमिति तज्जलं शिरसि क्षिपेत् । प्राच्यामिति दिशां लिंगैर्दिक्षु तोयं विनिक्षिपेत्
brāhmaṇeṣvamṛtamiti tajjalaṃ śirasi kṣipet | prācyāmiti diśāṃ liṃgairdikṣu toyaṃ vinikṣipet
With (the formula) 'Among brahmins is the nectar' he should cast that water on his head; with 'In the east' and so on, by the marks of the directions, he should scatter the water in the (four) quarters.
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PdP 5 108.44
ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां दत्वा शांते पुलकमाहरेत् । आहरिष्यामि देवानां सर्वेषां कर्मगुप्तये
brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṃ datvā śāṃte pulakamāharet | āhariṣyāmi devānāṃ sarveṣāṃ karmaguptaye
Having given the fee to the brahman (priest), when (the fire) has become quiet he should fetch chaff, (saying:) 'I shall fetch (it) for the safeguarding of the rite of all the gods.'
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PdP 5 108.45
जातवेदसमेने त्वां पुलाकं च्छादयाद्य मे । मंत्रेणानेन तं वह्निं पुलाके छादयेदथ
jātavedasamene tvāṃ pulākaṃ cchādayādya me | maṃtreṇānena taṃ vahniṃ pulāke chādayedatha
'(You who are) like Jātavedas — may the chaff cover you today for me': with this mantra he should then cover that fire with chaff.
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PdP 5 108.46
त्रिदिनं ज्वलनस्थित्यै छादनं पुलकैः स्मृतम् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या स्वयं भुंजीत वाग्यतः
tridinaṃ jvalanasthityai chādanaṃ pulakaiḥ smṛtam | brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā svayaṃ bhuṃjīta vāgyataḥ
The covering with chaff is prescribed so that the burning may last three days. He should feed brahmins with devotion, and himself eat while keeping silence.
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PdP 5 108.47
भस्माधिकमभीप्संस्तु ह्यधिकं गोमयं हरेत् । दिनत्रयेण यदि वा एकस्मिन्दिवसे बहु
bhasmādhikamabhīpsaṃstu hyadhikaṃ gomayaṃ haret | dinatrayeṇa yadi vā ekasmindivase bahu
But one desiring more ash should fetch more cow dung — either over three days, or much of it on a single day.
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PdP 5 108.48
तृतीये वा चतुर्थे वा प्रातःस्नात्वा सितांबरः । शुक्लयज्ञोपवीती च शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनः
tṛtīye vā caturthe vā prātaḥsnātvā sitāṃbaraḥ | śuklayajñopavītī ca śuklamālyānulepanaḥ
On the third or on the fourth (day), having bathed in the morning, clothed in white, wearing a white sacred thread, with white garlands and unguents,
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PdP 5 108.49
शुक्लदंतो भस्मदिग्धो मंत्रेणानेन मंत्रवित् । तद्वेति चोच्चारयित्वा भस्मसत्यं न संत्यजेत्
śukladaṃto bhasmadigdho maṃtreṇānena maṃtravit | tadveti coccārayitvā bhasmasatyaṃ na saṃtyajet
with teeth cleaned white, smeared with ash, the knower of mantras, with this mantra — and having uttered 'tad vā...', he should not abandon the truth of the ash.
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PdP 5 108.50
तत आवाहनमुखा उपचारास्तु षोडश । कर्तव्या हुतदानेन ततोऽग्निमुपसंहरेत्
tata āvāhanamukhā upacārāstu ṣoḍaśa | kartavyā hutadānena tato'gnimupasaṃharet
Then the sixteen services, beginning with the invocation, are to be performed, together with the giving of the oblation; thereafter he should withdraw the fire.
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PdP 5 108.51
अग्ने भस्मेति मंत्रेण गृह्णीयाद्भस्म चोद्भवम् । अग्निरस्मीति मंत्रेण प्रमृज्य च ततः परम्
agne bhasmeti maṃtreṇa gṛhṇīyādbhasma codbhavam | agnirasmīti maṃtreṇa pramṛjya ca tataḥ param
With the mantra 'O Agni, (you are) ash' he should take up the ash that has arisen, and with the mantra 'I am Agni' he should rub (it on), and then next,
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PdP 5 108.52
संयोज्य गंगासलिलैः कपिलापयसाथवा । चंद्रं कुंकुमकाश्मीरमुशीरं चंदनं तथा
saṃyojya gaṃgāsalilaiḥ kapilāpayasāthavā | caṃdraṃ kuṃkumakāśmīramuśīraṃ caṃdanaṃ tathā
mixing (it) with the waters of the Gaṅgā, or else with the milk of a tawny cow — camphor, saffron of Kashmir, uśīra root, and sandal,
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PdP 5 108.53
अगुरुद्वितयं चैव चूर्णयित्वा तु सूक्ष्मतः । क्षिपेद्भस्मनि तच्चूर्णमोमिति ब्रह्ममंत्रतः
agurudvitayaṃ caiva cūrṇayitvā tu sūkṣmataḥ | kṣipedbhasmani taccūrṇamomiti brahmamaṃtrataḥ
and the two kinds of aguru — having ground (these) fine, he should throw that powder into the ash with the brahma-mantra 'Om'.
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PdP 5 108.54
ततः पयः सेचने च गदितः कपिला मनुः । अमृतं देवि ते क्षीरं पवित्रमिह वर्द्धितम्
tataḥ payaḥ secane ca gaditaḥ kapilā manuḥ | amṛtaṃ devi te kṣīraṃ pavitramiha varddhitam
Then for the sprinkling of the milk the kapilā formula is stated: 'Nectar, O goddess, is your milk, pure, increased here.'
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PdP 5 108.55
तवप्रसादान्मुच्यंते मनुजाः सर्वपाप्मनः । प्रणवेनावहेद्विद्वान्भस्मनो वटकानथ
tavaprasādānmucyaṃte manujāḥ sarvapāpmanaḥ | praṇavenāvahedvidvānbhasmano vaṭakānatha
'By your favour men are released from all evil.' Then the learned one should bring together the cakes of ash with the praṇava.
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PdP 5 108.56
अणोरणीयानिति हि मंत्रेण तु विचक्षणम् । शंभुरुवाच- इत्थं तु भस्मसंपाद्य शुष्कमादाय मंत्रवित्
aṇoraṇīyāniti hi maṃtreṇa tu vicakṣaṇam | śaṃbhuruvāca- itthaṃ tu bhasmasaṃpādya śuṣkamādāya maṃtravit
and (then) the wise one (should act) with the mantra 'smaller than the small'. Śambhu said: Thus, having prepared the ash and taking it dry, the knower of mantras,
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PdP 5 108.57
प्रणवेन विमृज्याथ सप्तप्रणवमंत्रितम् । ईशानेन शिरोदेशं मुखं तत्पुरुषेण च
praṇavena vimṛjyātha saptapraṇavamaṃtritam | īśānena śirodeśaṃ mukhaṃ tatpuruṣeṇa ca
having rubbed (it) with the praṇava, then (using ash) empowered with seven praṇavas, (he should consecrate) the region of the head with the Īśāna (mantra), and the face with the Tatpuruṣa,
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PdP 5 108.58
उरोदेशमघोरेण गुह्यं वामेन मंत्रयेत् । सद्योजातेन वै पादौ सर्वांगं प्रणवेन तु
urodeśamaghoreṇa guhyaṃ vāmena maṃtrayet | sadyojātena vai pādau sarvāṃgaṃ praṇavena tu
the region of the chest with the Aghora, the private parts he should consecrate with the Vāma (mantra), the feet indeed with the Sadyojāta, and the whole body with the praṇava.
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PdP 5 108.59
तत उद्धूल्य सर्वांगमापादतलमस्तकम् । तत आचम्य वसनं धौतं श्वेतं प्रधारयेत्
tata uddhūlya sarvāṃgamāpādatalamastakam | tata ācamya vasanaṃ dhautaṃ śvetaṃ pradhārayet
Then, having dusted the whole body from the soles of the feet to the head, he should sip water and then put on a washed white garment.
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PdP 5 108.60
पुनराचम्य कर्म स्वं कर्तुमर्हति सर्वतः । ततो भस्मसमादाय प्रमृज्य प्रणवेन तु
punarācamya karma svaṃ kartumarhati sarvataḥ | tato bhasmasamādāya pramṛjya praṇavena tu
Having sipped water again, he is fit in every respect to perform his own rite. Then, taking up ash and rubbing it with the praṇava,
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PdP 5 108.61
त्रिनेत्रं त्रिगुणाधारं त्रयाणां जनकं विभुम् । स्मरन्नमः शिवायेति ललाटे तु त्रिपुंड्रकम्
trinetraṃ triguṇādhāraṃ trayāṇāṃ janakaṃ vibhum | smarannamaḥ śivāyeti lalāṭe tu tripuṃḍrakam
Recollecting the three-eyed one, the support of the three qualities, the begetter of the three, the pervading lord, and (saying) "Homage to Śiva," (he should make) the triple mark on the forehead.
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PdP 5 108.62
नमः शिवाभ्यामित्युक्त्वा बाह्वोर्वापि त्रिपुंड्रकम् । अघोराय नम इति उभाभ्यां च प्रकोष्ठयोः
namaḥ śivābhyāmityuktvā bāhvorvāpi tripuṃḍrakam | aghorāya nama iti ubhābhyāṃ ca prakoṣṭhayoḥ
Saying "Homage to the two Śivas," (he should make) the triple mark also on the two upper arms; and (saying) "Homage to Aghora," on both forearms.
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PdP 5 108.63
भीमायेति ततः पृष्ठे शिरोधि पश्चिमे तथा । नीलकंठाय शिरसि क्षिपेत्सर्वात्मने नमः
bhīmāyeti tataḥ pṛṣṭhe śirodhi paścime tathā | nīlakaṃṭhāya śirasi kṣipetsarvātmane namaḥ
Then with "To Bhīma" on the back, and likewise on the rear part of the head; with "To Nīlakaṇṭha" on the head; and he should apply (it saying) "Homage to the Self of all."
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PdP 5 108.64
प्रक्षाल्याथ ततो हस्तौ कर्मानुष्ठानमाचरेत् । शिव उवाच- यूयमेवं प्रकारेण भस्म कृत्वा प्रघृष्य च
prakṣālyātha tato hastau karmānuṣṭhānamācaret | śiva uvāca- yūyamevaṃ prakāreṇa bhasma kṛtvā praghṛṣya ca
Then, having washed his hands, he should proceed to the performance of the rite. Śiva said: You, having prepared the ash in this manner and rubbed it (on yourselves),
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PdP 5 108.65
गुणान्धारयितुं शक्तास्ततः स्रक्ष्यथ वै प्रजाः । शंभुरुवाच- इत्थं शिवोदिता देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
guṇāndhārayituṃ śaktāstataḥ srakṣyatha vai prajāḥ | śaṃbhuruvāca- itthaṃ śivoditā devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
being (thereby) able to bear the qualities, will then indeed create living beings. Śambhu said: The gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, thus addressed by Śiva,
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PdP 5 108.66
तथा कृत्वा च विधिना हमहमिकया तदा । अन्योन्यबोधनाशक्ताः प्रणम्य शिवमूचिरे
tathā kṛtvā ca vidhinā hamahamikayā tadā | anyonyabodhanāśaktāḥ praṇamya śivamūcire
and having done so according to the rule, then, out of the rivalry of "I, I!", unable to convince one another, bowed and said to Śiva:
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PdP 5 108.67
कं गुणं धारयेत्को वा शिवः प्राह सुतानथ । कर्मशक्तिं तथा ज्ञानं मुखरेण्वैव नश्यति
kaṃ guṇaṃ dhārayetko vā śivaḥ prāha sutānatha | karmaśaktiṃ tathā jñānaṃ mukhareṇvaiva naśyati
"Which quality should be borne, and by whom?" Then Śiva spoke to the sons: "The power of action, and likewise knowledge, perish by mere dust of the mouth (idle talk).
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PdP 5 108.68
अल्पायुर्दृश्यते ब्रह्मा मनुभिश्चास्य जीवितम् । योऽहं ब्रह्मांडमालाभिर्भूषितो ब्रह्मगोपनम्
alpāyurdṛśyate brahmā manubhiścāsya jīvitam | yo'haṃ brahmāṃḍamālābhirbhūṣito brahmagopanam
Brahmā is seen to be short-lived, and his life is (measured) by Manus. I, who am adorned with garlands of world-eggs — the concealing of Brahmā —
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PdP 5 108.69
रजोगुणमवष्टभ्य न च जानासि मां तदा । ब्रह्माधिकबलो विष्णुरायुषि ब्रह्मणोऽधिकः
rajoguṇamavaṣṭabhya na ca jānāsi māṃ tadā | brahmādhikabalo viṣṇurāyuṣi brahmaṇo'dhikaḥ
having taken hold of the quality of rajas, you do not then know me. Viṣṇu is of greater strength than Brahmā, and greater than Brahmā in lifespan.
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PdP 5 108.70
ब्रह्मांडमालाभरणे महेशस्य ममैव तु । चतुर्निःश्वासमात्रेण विष्णोरायुरुदाहृतम्
brahmāṃḍamālābharaṇe maheśasya mamaiva tu | caturniḥśvāsamātreṇa viṣṇorāyurudāhṛtam
In the wearing of the garland of world-eggs — which belongs to Maheśa, that is, to me alone — the lifespan of Viṣṇu is said to be a mere four breaths.
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PdP 5 108.71
ब्रह्मणोऽधिकसत्वत्वात्सत्वमालंबतां हरिः । जानाति सर्वकालं मां क्वचिदेव न विस्मरेत्
brahmaṇo'dhikasatvatvātsatvamālaṃbatāṃ hariḥ | jānāti sarvakālaṃ māṃ kvacideva na vismaret
Since he has more sattva than Brahmā, let Hari take up sattva; he knows me at all times and would never anywhere forget (me).
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PdP 5 108.72
सात्विकैकैव पूजास्य राजसी तामसी न तु । शांतं शिवं सत्वगुणं रजवक्त्रावमानतः
sātvikaikaiva pūjāsya rājasī tāmasī na tu | śāṃtaṃ śivaṃ satvaguṇaṃ rajavaktrāvamānataḥ
His worship is sāttvika alone, and not rājasa or tāmasa; sattva as a quality is tranquil, auspicious, through disdain for the face of rajas.
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PdP 5 108.73
नभोनीलं तथा चैव गुणं शंभुस्तथाभजत् । सत्वं रजस्तमश्चापि दधार च पुरा किल
nabhonīlaṃ tathā caiva guṇaṃ śaṃbhustathābhajat | satvaṃ rajastamaścāpi dadhāra ca purā kila
And likewise Śambhu partook of the sky-blue quality; and formerly, it is said, he bore sattva, rajas and tamas (alike).
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PdP 5 108.74
अतोऽस्य विविधा पूजा शंकरस्य विधीयते । रजश्च तमसायुक्तं दारुणं परिकीर्तितम्
ato'sya vividhā pūjā śaṃkarasya vidhīyate | rajaśca tamasāyuktaṃ dāruṇaṃ parikīrtitam
Hence a worship of Śaṅkara of various kinds is prescribed. And rajas joined with tamas is declared to be terrible.
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PdP 5 108.75
दारुणापि ततः पूजा शंकरे गतिदा मता । रजश्च तमसायुक्तमलं शास्त्रप्रवर्तकम्
dāruṇāpi tataḥ pūjā śaṃkare gatidā matā | rajaśca tamasāyuktamalaṃ śāstrapravartakam
Therefore even a terrible worship is held to grant (a good) course when offered to Śaṅkara; and rajas joined with tamas is amply a promoter of scriptural teaching.
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PdP 5 108.76
विच्छिन्नापि ततः पूजा शंकरे फलदा मता । तमश्च सत्वसंयुक्तं मिश्रकं च प्रवर्तकम्
vicchinnāpi tataḥ pūjā śaṃkare phaladā matā | tamaśca satvasaṃyuktaṃ miśrakaṃ ca pravartakam
Therefore even an interrupted worship is held to bear fruit when offered to Śaṅkara; and tamas joined with sattva is the mixed (quality), and is also a promoter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 108.77
मिश्रपूजा विफलदा शंकरे लोकशंकरे । यादृशं तादृशं वापि नियमेनार्चनं विभोः
miśrapūjā viphaladā śaṃkare lokaśaṃkare | yādṛśaṃ tādṛśaṃ vāpi niyamenārcanaṃ vibhoḥ
Mixed worship is fruitless in the case of Śaṅkara, the benefactor of the world; but of whatever kind it may be, the worship of the Lord (when done) with observance
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 108.78
शंकरस्याशुफलदं यादृशस्यापि देहिनः । शंभुरुवाच- एतत्संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं विधानं भस्मनोऽनघ
śaṃkarasyāśuphaladaṃ yādṛśasyāpi dehinaḥ | śaṃbhuruvāca- etatsaṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ vidhānaṃ bhasmano'nagha
yields swift fruit from Śaṅkara, whatever sort of embodied being (offers it). Śambhu said: This rule concerning ash has been stated in brief, O sinless one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 108.79
वक्तृश्रोतृजनानां च समस्ताघविनाशनम्
vaktṛśrotṛjanānāṃ ca samastāghavināśanam
and it destroys all the sins of those people who speak it and those who hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition