Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 115
PdP 5 115.1
श्रीराम उवाच- कथं पातकसंघात संक्रमे ब्राह्मणाधमे । पुराणज्ञः कथं व्याख्यां चकार द्विजसत्तम
śrīrāma uvāca- kathaṃ pātakasaṃghāta saṃkrame brāhmaṇādhame | purāṇajñaḥ kathaṃ vyākhyāṃ cakāra dvijasattama
Śrī Rāma said: How, in the case of the lowest of brahmins in whom a mass of grave sins had accumulated — how did the knower of the Purāṇas give the exposition, O best of the twice-born?
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PdP 5 115.2
शंभुरुवाच- अध्यापने चाध्ययने जायते चाथ संगमः । संगतौ वत्सरं राम याति पातकि पातकम्
śaṃbhuruvāca- adhyāpane cādhyayane jāyate cātha saṃgamaḥ | saṃgatau vatsaraṃ rāma yāti pātaki pātakam
Śambhu said: In teaching and in studying there comes about association; and in association, O Rāma, the sinner's sin goes away in a year.
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PdP 5 115.3
पुराणज्ञे तु काकुत्स्थ सर्वतत्वार्थवेदिनि । अपिपातकसंदोह चीर्णपापं प्रणश्यति
purāṇajñe tu kākutstha sarvatatvārthavedini | apipātakasaṃdoha cīrṇapāpaṃ praṇaśyati
But in one who knows the Purāṇa, O Kākutstha, who understands the meaning of all the principles, even a whole mass of sins — the sin long accumulated — perishes.
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PdP 5 115.4
प्रभूतवह्निनाशे हि धूमराशिर्यथैव हि । शलभो दीपनाशाय वह्निनाशाय न प्रभुः
prabhūtavahnināśe hi dhūmarāśiryathaiva hi | śalabho dīpanāśāya vahnināśāya na prabhuḥ
For when a great fire is extinguished, (what remains is) just a mass of smoke; a moth is (enough) for the destruction of a lamp, but it has no power to destroy a fire.
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PdP 5 115.5
कृतं पापं तथान्येषां नाशनाय पुराणिकः । भूतादिग्रस्तमर्त्यानां भूतादि भयमोचकः
kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tathānyeṣāṃ nāśanāya purāṇikaḥ | bhūtādigrastamartyānāṃ bhūtādi bhayamocakaḥ
So the Purāṇa-reciter (serves) for the destruction of sin committed by others; for mortals seized by spirits and the like, he is the one who frees them from the fear of spirits and the like.
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PdP 5 115.6
समंत्रवानपनयेद्यथा न स्वयमातुरः । पौराणिकस्तथा पापं न किंचित्प्राप्तुमर्हति
samaṃtravānapanayedyathā na svayamāturaḥ | paurāṇikastathā pāpaṃ na kiṃcitprāptumarhati
Just as one who has a spell (in his power) may remove (an affliction) without himself becoming sick, so the Purāṇa-reciter (removes) sin and is not liable to incur any of it.
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PdP 5 115.7
आत्मना च कृतं पापमन्यैरपि च यत्कृतम् । पुराणज्ञो नाशयति त्वतिदुष्टं स्वकर्म्म वा
ātmanā ca kṛtaṃ pāpamanyairapi ca yatkṛtam | purāṇajño nāśayati tvatiduṣṭaṃ svakarmma vā
The sin done by oneself, and whatever has been done by others too — the knower of the Purāṇa destroys it, even his own exceedingly wicked deed.
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PdP 5 115.8
भवानीशे हृषीकेशे समवृत्तिर्विवेकवान् । लोकवेदक्रियावेत्ता रुद्रजाप्यतिनिःस्पृहः
bhavānīśe hṛṣīkeśe samavṛttirvivekavān | lokavedakriyāvettā rudrajāpyatiniḥspṛhaḥ
(He is) one whose attitude is the same toward Bhavānī's lord (Śiva) and toward Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu), possessed of discernment, knowing the rites of the world and of the Veda, a murmurer of Rudra's (mantra), utterly free of longing,
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PdP 5 115.9
तुष्टः शांतः क्रियादक्षः प्रभूतो योगकृद्वशी । यथैव ते पुराणज्ञो वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः
tuṣṭaḥ śāṃtaḥ kriyādakṣaḥ prabhūto yogakṛdvaśī | yathaiva te purāṇajño vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ
content, calm, skilled in ritual, mighty, a practitioner of yoga, self-controlled — just such a knower of the Purāṇa was your (priest) Vasiṣṭha, the venerable seer.
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PdP 5 115.10
नियोगात्तव भूपाल अयोध्यायामतिष्ठत । अपालयद्भुवं कृत्स्नां त्वां च रक्षः समापतत्
niyogāttava bhūpāla ayodhyāyāmatiṣṭhata | apālayadbhuvaṃ kṛtsnāṃ tvāṃ ca rakṣaḥ samāpatat
By your appointment, O protector of the earth, he stayed in Ayodhyā; he guarded the whole land, and a demon came upon you.
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PdP 5 115.11
स च शुक्रोपदेशेन राक्षसस्त्वामथाभ्यगात् । निद्रासक्तं हनिष्यामि नान्यथावसरस्त्विति
sa ca śukropadeśena rākṣasastvāmathābhyagāt | nidrāsaktaṃ haniṣyāmi nānyathāvasarastviti
And that demon, by Śukra's instruction, then approached you, (thinking) "I shall kill him while he is fast asleep; there is no other opportunity."
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PdP 5 115.12
अथ विप्रो विदित्वैतद्वसिष्ठस्त्वद्धितप्रियः । सुप्तं प्रमत्तं काकुत्स्थं रक्षो हंति न संशयः
atha vipro viditvaitadvasiṣṭhastvaddhitapriyaḥ | suptaṃ pramattaṃ kākutsthaṃ rakṣo haṃti na saṃśayaḥ
Then the brahmin Vasiṣṭha, devoted to your welfare, learned this: "The demon will surely kill Kākutstha while he sleeps and is off his guard.
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PdP 5 115.13
ब्रह्मावाप्तवरं तद्धि मया कार्यं निवारणम् । इति संचिंत्य विप्रर्षिः सेनामादाय निर्गतः
brahmāvāptavaraṃ taddhi mayā kāryaṃ nivāraṇam | iti saṃciṃtya viprarṣiḥ senāmādāya nirgataḥ
For he has obtained a boon from Brahmā; therefore the warding-off must be done by me" — so reflecting, the brahmin-seer went out, taking an army with him.
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PdP 5 115.14
रक्षो हंतुमशक्तस्तु मृत्युहीनं ततो मुनिः । स्वयं च राक्षसो भूत्वा वाक्यमाह महामुनिः
rakṣo haṃtumaśaktastu mṛtyuhīnaṃ tato muniḥ | svayaṃ ca rākṣaso bhūtvā vākyamāha mahāmuniḥ
But being unable to kill the demon, who was beyond death, the sage then himself became a demon, and the great sage spoke these words.
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PdP 5 115.15
किमर्थमागतोसीह वनं मुनिनिषेवितम् । स आह राजा रक्षोघ्नस्तमहं हंतुमागतः
kimarthamāgatosīha vanaṃ muniniṣevitam | sa āha rājā rakṣoghnastamahaṃ haṃtumāgataḥ
"For what purpose have you come here, to this forest frequented by sages?" He said: "The king is a slayer of demons; I have come to kill him."
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PdP 5 115.16
मुनिरप्याह किं तेन जीवितेन मृतेन वा । भुक्त्वामिषं मदीयं तु युद्धं कृत्वा जयं व्रज
munirapyāha kiṃ tena jīvitena mṛtena vā | bhuktvāmiṣaṃ madīyaṃ tu yuddhaṃ kṛtvā jayaṃ vraja
The sage too said: "What (is the point) of his living or dying? Rather, eat my flesh, and having made war, go on to victory."
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PdP 5 115.17
राक्षस उवाच- कथं त्वं राक्षसो मह्यं भक्षणाय भविष्यसि । वसिष्ठोऽप्यथ मानुष्यमास्थाय वियति स्थितः
rākṣasa uvāca- kathaṃ tvaṃ rākṣaso mahyaṃ bhakṣaṇāya bhaviṣyasi | vasiṣṭho'pyatha mānuṣyamāsthāya viyati sthitaḥ
The demon said: "How will you, a demon, become food for me?" Then Vasiṣṭha, assuming human form, stood in the sky,
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PdP 5 115.18
निष्ठीव्य मस्तके तस्य मुष्टिना तमताडयत् । ताडितो राक्षसस्तेन व्यद्रावयदृषिश्च तम्
niṣṭhīvya mastake tasya muṣṭinā tamatāḍayat | tāḍito rākṣasastena vyadrāvayadṛṣiśca tam
and having spat on his head, he struck him with his fist; struck by him, the demon (fought back), and the seer put him to flight.
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PdP 5 115.19
पलायमानावन्योन्यं जलधिं तु गतावुभौ । तत्रस्थेन ग्रहेणासौ गृहीतो राक्षसस्तदा
palāyamānāvanyonyaṃ jaladhiṃ tu gatāvubhau | tatrasthena graheṇāsau gṛhīto rākṣasastadā
Fleeing from each other, the two both went to the ocean; and there the demon was then seized by a crocodile that dwelt in it.
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PdP 5 115.20
मुनिः पुनरयोध्यायां पूर्ववत्समतिष्ठत । शंभुरुवाच- तस्मात्स्वाभिमतं कुर्यात्पुराणज्ञो विमत्सरः
muniḥ punarayodhyāyāṃ pūrvavatsamatiṣṭhata | śaṃbhuruvāca- tasmātsvābhimataṃ kuryātpurāṇajño vimatsaraḥ
The sage again took up his residence in Ayodhyā as before. Śambhu said: Therefore let the knower of the Purāṇa, free of envy, do what he himself thinks right.
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PdP 5 115.21
श्रवणस्य विधानं च कथयामि शुभं शृणु । शुक्लपक्षे दिने शुद्धे वारनक्षत्रयोगतः
śravaṇasya vidhānaṃ ca kathayāmi śubhaṃ śṛṇu | śuklapakṣe dine śuddhe vāranakṣatrayogataḥ
And I shall tell the auspicious rule for the hearing (of the Purāṇa); listen. On a pure day in the bright fortnight, by the conjunction of weekday and lunar mansion,
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PdP 5 115.22
करणे चापि लग्ने च ग्रहताराबलान्विते । अमूढेन ग्रहे बाले न च वृद्धौ गुरौस्थिते
karaṇe cāpi lagne ca grahatārābalānvite | amūḍhena grahe bāle na ca vṛddhau gurausthite
and also in a (suitable) karaṇa and ascendant, one endowed with the strength of the planets and stars; with (the ruling planet) not combust, not when the planet is weak, and not when Jupiter is set,
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PdP 5 115.23
न कृष्णपक्षे ग्रहणे न च नास्तिकसंनिधौ । पूर्वोक्तलक्षणोपेतं पुराणं शृणुयादिति
na kṛṣṇapakṣe grahaṇe na ca nāstikasaṃnidhau | pūrvoktalakṣaṇopetaṃ purāṇaṃ śṛṇuyāditi
Not in the dark fortnight, not during an eclipse, and not in the presence of an unbeliever — one should hear a Purāṇa endowed with the marks stated above.
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PdP 5 115.24
शुद्धगेहेऽथवा शुद्धवेदिकायां मठेथ वा । नदीतीरे देवगेहे सभामंडप एव च
śuddhagehe'thavā śuddhavedikāyāṃ maṭhetha vā | nadītīre devagehe sabhāmaṃḍapa eva ca
In a clean house, or on a clean raised platform, or in a monastery, on a river bank, in a temple, or indeed in an assembly pavilion,
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PdP 5 115.25
रथ्या मठेथ वा रम्ये पुण्यशालासु राघव । स्वयं नमस्य विप्रेंद्रान्पुराणज्ञं विशेषतः
rathyā maṭhetha vā ramye puṇyaśālāsu rāghava | svayaṃ namasya vipreṃdrānpurāṇajñaṃ viśeṣataḥ
or on a main street, or in a monastery in a pleasant spot, or in halls of merit, O Rāghava — one should oneself salute the foremost brahmins, and especially the knower of the Purāṇa.
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PdP 5 115.26
आसनं कल्पितं कुर्य्यादूर्ध्वं सर्वविशेषितम् । एहि धर्म्मासनमिति वक्तव्यं स्यादनिष्ठुरम्
āsanaṃ kalpitaṃ kuryyādūrdhvaṃ sarvaviśeṣitam | ehi dharmmāsanamiti vaktavyaṃ syādaniṣṭhuram
He should make a prepared seat, raised up and distinguished in every way; and it should be said, without harshness, 'Come to the seat of dharma.'
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PdP 5 115.27
पुराणप्रक्रमदिने यत्कार्यं तदुदीरयेत् । व्याख्यातारं पुराणस्य वस्त्राद्यैः परिपूजयेत्
purāṇaprakramadine yatkāryaṃ tadudīrayet | vyākhyātāraṃ purāṇasya vastrādyaiḥ paripūjayet
On the day of the Purāṇa's commencement he should announce what is to be done; he should fully honour the expounder of the Purāṇa with garments and the rest,
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PdP 5 115.28
शुभानि दत्वा वस्त्राणि सूक्ष्माणि च नवानि च । करकंठविभूषादि पात्रमासनमेव च
śubhāni datvā vastrāṇi sūkṣmāṇi ca navāni ca | karakaṃṭhavibhūṣādi pātramāsanameva ca
giving auspicious garments, fine and new, and ornaments for hand and neck and so forth, a vessel, and a seat as well;
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PdP 5 115.29
गंधपुष्पाक्षतैः पूज्य तांबूलं विनिवेद्य च । शुक्लांबरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्
gaṃdhapuṣpākṣataiḥ pūjya tāṃbūlaṃ vinivedya ca | śuklāṃbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam
having worshipped with perfume, flowers and unhusked grains, and having presented betel, (he should meditate on) Viṣṇu, wearer of white garments, moon-coloured, four-armed,
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PdP 5 115.30
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत्सर्वविघ्नोपशांतये । सभासदश्च संपूज्य गणेशं प्रार्थयेत्ततः
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyetsarvavighnopaśāṃtaye | sabhāsadaśca saṃpūjya gaṇeśaṃ prārthayettataḥ
with a serene face he should meditate (thus), for the quelling of all obstacles; and having worshipped those seated in the assembly, he should then make his petition to Gaṇeśa.
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PdP 5 115.31
ॐनमेत्यादि मंत्रेण पूजनं भारती नुतिः । प्रातःकाले पुराणस्य प्रक्रमं प्रारभेदिति
oṃnametyādi maṃtreṇa pūjanaṃ bhāratī nutiḥ | prātaḥkāle purāṇasya prakramaṃ prārabhediti
Worship is with the mantra beginning 'oṃ namaḥ', and praise of Bhāratī (Speech); at the morning hour one should begin the commencement of the Purāṇa.
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PdP 5 115.32
उपक्रमदिने राम त्रिपंचदश वा शुभाः । श्लोका द्वितीये दिवसे ततो द्विगुणिताः शुभाः
upakramadine rāma tripaṃcadaśa vā śubhāḥ | ślokā dvitīye divase tato dviguṇitāḥ śubhāḥ
On the day of beginning, Rāma, three, five, or ten verses are auspicious; on the second day twice that many are auspicious;
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PdP 5 115.33
तृतीये दिवसे राम ततश्चाधिकमिष्यते । दिनानामव्यवच्छेदाद्व्याख्यानं श्रवणं तथा
tṛtīye divase rāma tataścādhikamiṣyate | dinānāmavyavacchedādvyākhyānaṃ śravaṇaṃ tathā
on the third day, Rāma, more than that is desired; the exposition, and likewise the hearing, (should proceed) without a break in the days.
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PdP 5 115.34
व्यवस्थितिर्यदा जाता तदा पौराणिकं गुरुम् । तांबूलादिप्रदायाथ परेद्युः शृणुयादपि
vyavasthitiryadā jātā tadā paurāṇikaṃ gurum | tāṃbūlādipradāyātha paredyuḥ śṛṇuyādapi
When a stopping-point has been reached, then, having presented betel and the rest to the Purāṇic teacher, one may also listen on the following day.
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PdP 5 115.35
पुराणमेवं श्रोतव्यं दैनंदिनमिति श्रुतिः । व्रतरूपेण यः कश्चित्पुराणं शृणुयान्नरः
purāṇamevaṃ śrotavyaṃ dainaṃdinamiti śrutiḥ | vratarūpeṇa yaḥ kaścitpurāṇaṃ śṛṇuyānnaraḥ
Thus the Purāṇa is to be heard day by day — so says the sacred word. Whatever man hears the Purāṇa in the manner of a vow,
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PdP 5 115.36
यदैवं तत्पुराणं तु तत्र याति न संशयः । पुराणं श्रोतुकामेन श्लोकश्चैकोपि चेच्छ्रुतः
yadaivaṃ tatpurāṇaṃ tu tatra yāti na saṃśayaḥ | purāṇaṃ śrotukāmena ślokaścaikopi cecchrutaḥ
when (it is heard) thus, that Purāṇa — (its merit) goes there, no doubt; and if even a single verse is heard by one who desires to hear the Purāṇa,
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PdP 5 115.37
तद्दिने तु कृतं पापं नाशयेत्तु न संशयः
taddine tu kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayettu na saṃśayaḥ
it destroys the sin committed on that day, no doubt.
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PdP 5 115.38
एवं पुराणं शृणुयाच्च यस्तु स ब्रह्महत्याकृतपापबंधात् । सुरापीतिः स्वर्णहरश्च राम गुर्वंगनागश्च विमुक्तिमेति
evaṃ purāṇaṃ śṛṇuyācca yastu sa brahmahatyākṛtapāpabaṃdhāt | surāpītiḥ svarṇaharaśca rāma gurvaṃganāgaśca vimuktimeti
And he who hears the Purāṇa in this way is released from the bondage of the sin done by killing a brahmin; and the liquor-drinker, the stealer of gold, O Rāma, and he who has offended with his teacher's wife attain release.
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PdP 5 115.39
पापानि चान्यानि कृतानि पुंभिः सर्वाणि नश्यंति पुराकृतानि । इहापि यान्यब्दशतार्जितानि श्रोतुर्विनश्यंति तथा च वक्तुः
pāpāni cānyāni kṛtāni puṃbhiḥ sarvāṇi naśyaṃti purākṛtāni | ihāpi yānyabdaśatārjitāni śroturvinaśyaṃti tathā ca vaktuḥ
And the other sins committed by men, all of them, done in former times, perish; and those too amassed here over a hundred years perish for the hearer, and likewise for the speaker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.40
कलौ समस्तविप्राणां सर्वज्ञत्वं न विद्यते । विगुणापि ततो व्याख्या फलदा दानकर्मवत्
kalau samastaviprāṇāṃ sarvajñatvaṃ na vidyate | viguṇāpi tato vyākhyā phaladā dānakarmavat
In the Kali age omniscience is not found in all brahmins; therefore even a faulty exposition bestows fruit, like the act of giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.41
पुराणानामभिप्रायं व्यासो वेद न चापरः । अहं वेद्मि विशेषेण व्यासादपि विधेरपि
purāṇānāmabhiprāyaṃ vyāso veda na cāparaḥ | ahaṃ vedmi viśeṣeṇa vyāsādapi vidherapi
Vyāsa knows the intent of the Purāṇas, and no one else; I know it especially, even more than Vyāsa, even more than the Ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.42
न स्वाध्यायस्तपो वापि न मंत्रो न जुहोतयः । फलंति न तथा तिष्ये पुराणश्रवणं यथा
na svādhyāyastapo vāpi na maṃtro na juhotayaḥ | phalaṃti na tathā tiṣye purāṇaśravaṇaṃ yathā
Neither private recitation nor austerity, nor mantra, nor oblations bear fruit in the Kali age as the hearing of a Purāṇa does.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.43
एकैकश्रवणादेव पातकं महदेव तु । नाशमाप्नोत्यसंदेहः श्रीशैले वर्तनादिव
ekaikaśravaṇādeva pātakaṃ mahadeva tu | nāśamāpnotyasaṃdehaḥ śrīśaile vartanādiva
From hearing even one by one, a great sin indeed comes to destruction — there is no doubt — just as from dwelling on Śrīśaila.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.44
अतो गुरुः पुराणज्ञः श्रोतृवंद्योऽघनाशनः । न तस्मादधिकः कश्चिद्गुरुरस्ति गतिप्रदः
ato guruḥ purāṇajñaḥ śrotṛvaṃdyo'ghanāśanaḥ | na tasmādadhikaḥ kaścidgururasti gatipradaḥ
Therefore a teacher who knows the Purāṇa is to be revered by the hearers, and is a destroyer of sin; there is no teacher greater than he, a bestower of (good) destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.45
मंत्रेषु गुरवो ये च वेदशास्त्रेषु ये मताः । नेशते सर्वविज्ञानं दातुं तस्मान्न बोधकाः
maṃtreṣu guravo ye ca vedaśāstreṣu ye matāḥ | neśate sarvavijñānaṃ dātuṃ tasmānna bodhakāḥ
And those who are teachers in the mantras, and those who are esteemed in the Vedas and the treatises — they are not able to give total knowledge, and therefore they are not (true) instructors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.46
पिशाचाः प्रायशो राम ब्रह्मराक्षसनामिनः । वेदमंत्रस्य वेत्तारो दृश्यंते न पुराणवित्
piśācāḥ prāyaśo rāma brahmarākṣasanāminaḥ | vedamaṃtrasya vettāro dṛśyaṃte na purāṇavit
For the most part, Rāma, they are demons bearing the name of brahma-rākṣasas; knowers of the Vedic mantras are seen, but not one who knows the Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.47
पुराणविमुखो नैव सर्वः सर्वं हि पश्यति । पुराणज्ञो हि तस्तस्मात्पापनाशकरः प्रभुः
purāṇavimukho naiva sarvaḥ sarvaṃ hi paśyati | purāṇajño hi tastasmātpāpanāśakaraḥ prabhuḥ
One who is averse to the Purāṇa is not complete (in knowledge); for (only such a one) sees everything. Therefore the knower of the Purāṇa is the master who works the destruction of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.48
तत्पूजा सर्वपूजा स्यात्सर्वद्रोहोऽस्य पीडनम् । यथा समस्तदानानां विद्यादानं प्रशस्यते
tatpūjā sarvapūjā syātsarvadroho'sya pīḍanam | yathā samastadānānāṃ vidyādānaṃ praśasyate
Worship of him would be worship of all; injury to him is the afflicting of all. As, among all gifts, the gift of knowledge is praised,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.49
पौराणिकस्तथा धन्यस्तत्र दानं महत्फलम् । राम उवाच-। किं वा पौराणिके देयं कियत्कीदृशमेव च
paurāṇikastathā dhanyastatra dānaṃ mahatphalam | rāma uvāca-| kiṃ vā paurāṇike deyaṃ kiyatkīdṛśameva ca
so the reciter of the Purāṇa is blessed; a gift given to him bears great fruit. Rāma said: What is to be given to a reciter of the Purāṇa, and how much, and of what kind?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.50
पुराणं कीदृशं वर्ज्यं वर्ज्यः कीदृक्पुराणवित् । शंभुरुवाच- षड्रसानन्नपानानि स्नेहद्रव्याणि यानि च
purāṇaṃ kīdṛśaṃ varjyaṃ varjyaḥ kīdṛkpurāṇavit | śaṃbhuruvāca- ṣaḍrasānannapānāni snehadravyāṇi yāni ca
What sort of Purāṇa is to be avoided, and what sort of knower of the Purāṇa is to be avoided? Śambhu said: Foods and drinks of the six flavours, and whatever things are unctuous,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.51
गृहं सोपस्करं राम पुराणज्ञाय दापयेत् । पर्याप्तान्येव सर्वाणि अधिकानि फलाधिकात्
gṛhaṃ sopaskaraṃ rāma purāṇajñāya dāpayet | paryāptānyeva sarvāṇi adhikāni phalādhikāt
and a house together with its furnishings, Rāma — (these) one should have given to the knower of the Purāṇa. All these are quite sufficient; more (may be given), since the fruit is greater.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.52
दद्याद्द्रव्यमतो भूयः सचैलं शोभितं मृदु । भूषणानि यथार्हाणि स्वशक्त्या प्रतिपादयेत्
dadyāddravyamato bhūyaḥ sacailaṃ śobhitaṃ mṛdu | bhūṣaṇāni yathārhāṇi svaśaktyā pratipādayet
Beyond this one should give goods: cloth, adorned and soft; and ornaments as are fitting one should present according to one's ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.53
गंधपुष्पं प्रतिदिनं केवलं गंधमेव च । केवलं च तथा पुष्पं फलकाले फलान्यपि
gaṃdhapuṣpaṃ pratidinaṃ kevalaṃ gaṃdhameva ca | kevalaṃ ca tathā puṣpaṃ phalakāle phalānyapi
Fragrance and flowers daily, or fragrance alone, and likewise flowers alone, and fruits too in the season of fruit;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.54
तांबूलं च तथा दद्यान्नमस्कुर्याच्च भक्तितः ।
tāṃbūlaṃ ca tathā dadyānnamaskuryācca bhaktitaḥ |
and one should likewise give betel, and should bow down with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.55
अधिकं तु तथा देयं भूहिरण्यादिकं नृप । न च तूष्णीमुपक्रम्य श्रोतुमर्हति कश्चन
adhikaṃ tu tathā deyaṃ bhūhiraṇyādikaṃ nṛpa | na ca tūṣṇīmupakramya śrotumarhati kaścana
But more than this too should be given, land, gold and the rest, O king; and no one should approach in silence and (expect to) be fit to hear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.56
सभासद्भिः कृता चैव या पूजैकेन वा कृता । देवस्थाने यथाशक्ति सर्वैः पूजनमिष्यते
sabhāsadbhiḥ kṛtā caiva yā pūjaikena vā kṛtā | devasthāne yathāśakti sarvaiḥ pūjanamiṣyate
Whether worship be done by the members of the assembly or done by a single person, in a temple, according to ability — worship by all is desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.57
तीर्थेपि च यथा राम पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च । स्वशक्त्या पूजनं कुर्यात्पुराणज्ञाय राघव
tīrthepi ca yathā rāma puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca | svaśaktyā pūjanaṃ kuryātpurāṇajñāya rāghava
And at a holy ford too, Rāma, and in meritorious sanctuaries, one should perform worship according to one's ability for the knower of the Purāṇa, O Rāghava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.58
श्रोतुस्तु लक्षणं पूर्वं मयोक्तं तु भवेन्नृप । पौराणिकस्य सर्वस्य लक्षणं कथयामि ते
śrotustu lakṣaṇaṃ pūrvaṃ mayoktaṃ tu bhavennṛpa | paurāṇikasya sarvasya lakṣaṇaṃ kathayāmi te
The characteristics of the hearer have been stated by me earlier, O king; (now) I shall tell you the characteristics of every reciter of the Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.59
कुलहीनो महाव्याधिर्महापापी तिरस्कृतः । शौचाचारविहीनश्च वेदस्मृतिविवर्जितः
kulahīno mahāvyādhirmahāpāpī tiraskṛtaḥ | śaucācāravihīnaśca vedasmṛtivivarjitaḥ
One of no family, gravely diseased, a great sinner, one who has been repudiated, one lacking in purity and good conduct, and devoid of Veda and Smṛti,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.60
अन्यदेवः पूतिवचो व्यंगश्चाप्यधिकांगवान् । परपूर्वापतिः स्तेनः प्राणिहंता निराकृतिः
anyadevaḥ pūtivaco vyaṃgaścāpyadhikāṃgavān | parapūrvāpatiḥ stenaḥ prāṇihaṃtā nirākṛtiḥ
one whose god is another, one of foul speech, one lacking a limb or having a limb in excess, the husband of a woman who has had a previous husband, a thief, a killer of living beings, one who has been cast out —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.61
अथ वर्ज्यं पुराणं ते कथयामि नृपोत्तम । पूर्वज्ञैरुच्यमानं च यत्प्रोक्तं मुनिभिः परैः
atha varjyaṃ purāṇaṃ te kathayāmi nṛpottama | pūrvajñairucyamānaṃ ca yatproktaṃ munibhiḥ paraiḥ
Now I shall tell you which Purāṇa is to be avoided, best of kings — that which is spoken by those who knew of old, and which was declared by the ancient sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.62
व्यासादयो मुनिवरा यत्प्रोचुस्तदुदीरयेत् । पुराणस्थं पठेद्ग्रन्थं व्याख्यायेत विचारयन्
vyāsādayo munivarā yatprocustadudīrayet | purāṇasthaṃ paṭhedgranthaṃ vyākhyāyeta vicārayan
What Vyāsa and the other best of sages declared, that he should utter; he should read the text as it stands in the Purāṇa, and should expound it, reflecting (on it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.63
यया कयापि वा राम भाषयादेशभाषतः । न देशभाषा रचितं ग्रंथं श्रुत्वा फलं लभेत्
yayā kayāpi vā rāma bhāṣayādeśabhāṣataḥ | na deśabhāṣā racitaṃ graṃthaṃ śrutvā phalaṃ labhet
(One may expound) in whatever language, O Rāma, apart from the regional speech; for one does not gain the fruit from hearing a text composed in a regional language.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.64
व्याख्या या कापि काकुत्स्थ पुराणस्य हिता हि सा । तस्मात्त्वं देवयाचस्व व्याख्यास्ये यत्पुराणकम्
vyākhyā yā kāpi kākutstha purāṇasya hitā hi sā | tasmāttvaṃ devayācasva vyākhyāsye yatpurāṇakam
Whatever exposition there is of a Purāṇa, O Kākutstha, it is indeed beneficial; therefore do you make request, (saying) 'I shall expound whatever belongs to the Purāṇa.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.65
शंभुरुवाच- एवं पौराणिकेनोक्तं श्रुतवानपि गौतमः । स्वयं वस्त्रत्रयं प्रादाद्ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने
śaṃbhuruvāca- evaṃ paurāṇikenoktaṃ śrutavānapi gautamaḥ | svayaṃ vastratrayaṃ prādādbrāhmaṇāya mahātmane
Śambhu said: Though Gautama had (already) heard it thus recited by the Purāṇa-reciter, he himself gave three garments to the great-souled Brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.66
कौर्मं पुराणं प्रथमं श्रुतवानिति नः श्रुतम् । दत्तवान्स्वर्णमधिकं वस्त्राणि च शुभानि च
kaurmaṃ purāṇaṃ prathamaṃ śrutavāniti naḥ śrutam | dattavānsvarṇamadhikaṃ vastrāṇi ca śubhāni ca
We have heard that he first listened to the Kūrma Purāṇa; he gave abundant gold and fine garments too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.67
अथ लैंगं च शुश्राव वैष्णवं वामनं तथा । पाद्मं च गारुडं चैव सौरं ब्राह्ममथैव च
atha laiṃgaṃ ca śuśrāva vaiṣṇavaṃ vāmanaṃ tathā | pādmaṃ ca gāruḍaṃ caiva sauraṃ brāhmamathaiva ca
Then he heard the Liṅga, and the Vaiṣṇava and the Vāmana, and the Padma and the Garuḍa, and the Saura and then the Brāhma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.68
एवमष्ट स शुश्राव पुराणानि स गौतमः । अथ रामायणं चैव कौर्ममेव पुनश्च सः
evamaṣṭa sa śuśrāva purāṇāni sa gautamaḥ | atha rāmāyaṇaṃ caiva kaurmameva punaśca saḥ
Thus that Gautama heard eight Purāṇas; then (he heard) the Rāmāyaṇa, and then the Kūrma again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.69
शिवनारायणेत्येवं जपं चक्रे सदैव हि । अवाप निधनं चापि स गतो ब्रह्मणः पदम्
śivanārāyaṇetyevaṃ japaṃ cakre sadaiva hi | avāpa nidhanaṃ cāpi sa gato brahmaṇaḥ padam
He constantly performed the muttered recitation "Śiva-Nārāyaṇa"; and he met his death and went to the abode of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.70
ब्रह्मा संपूज्य तं विप्रं विष्णुलोकमथागमत् । विष्णुना पूजितः सोऽथ जगाम शिवमंदिरम्
brahmā saṃpūjya taṃ vipraṃ viṣṇulokamathāgamat | viṣṇunā pūjitaḥ so'tha jagāma śivamaṃdiram
Brahmā, having honoured that Brahmin, he then went to Viṣṇu's world; honoured by Viṣṇu, he then went to Śiva's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.71
सर्वेषामेव वंद्योऽसौ गौतमो मुनिसत्तमः । भारतश्रवणे चापि नियमा ये मयेरिताः
sarveṣāmeva vaṃdyo'sau gautamo munisattamaḥ | bhārataśravaṇe cāpi niyamā ye mayeritāḥ
That Gautama, best of sages, is to be revered by all indeed. And the rules which have been declared by me for the hearing of the Bhārata—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.72
पुरा व्यासेन मुनिना त्रिवर्षाद्यत्कृतं शुभम् । श्रवणात्तस्य कृत्स्नस्य व्याकर्ता भारतस्य यः
purā vyāsena muninā trivarṣādyatkṛtaṃ śubham | śravaṇāttasya kṛtsnasya vyākartā bhāratasya yaḥ
—(concerning) the auspicious (work) which was made of old by the sage Vyāsa over three years and more: he who is the expounder of that whole Bhārata, from the hearing of it,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.73
न किंचित्प्रणमेद्विप्रं मुक्त्वा योगिनमुत्तमम् । सर्वेषामेव वंद्योसौ भारतं व्याकरोति यः
na kiṃcitpraṇamedvipraṃ muktvā yoginamuttamam | sarveṣāmeva vaṃdyosau bhārataṃ vyākaroti yaḥ
—one should not bow to any Brahmin at all, except the highest yogin; he who expounds the Bhārata is to be revered by all indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.74
यो महाभारतं नित्यं व्याख्यास्यति पठेच्च वा । स सर्वेभ्योधिको विप्रस्तारयेच्चैव मानवान्
yo mahābhārataṃ nityaṃ vyākhyāsyati paṭhecca vā | sa sarvebhyodhiko viprastārayeccaiva mānavān
He who will constantly expound or recite the Mahābhārata, that Brahmin is superior to all and can carry men across.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.75
व्याकरोति च पर्वैकं सर्वाणि कतिचित्तु वा । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो हव्ये कव्ये विशिष्यते
vyākaroti ca parvaikaṃ sarvāṇi katicittu vā | sarvapāpavinirmukto havye kavye viśiṣyate
And he who expounds one book, or all, or some few, is freed from all sins and is pre-eminent in offerings to the gods and to the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.76
तमेव प्रणमेद्विप्रं तमेवार्हं च पूजयेत् । तमेव भोजयेन्नित्यं सर्वं तस्मै निवेदयेत्
tameva praṇamedvipraṃ tamevārhaṃ ca pūjayet | tameva bhojayennityaṃ sarvaṃ tasmai nivedayet
To him alone should one bow as the Brahmin, him alone should one honour as worthy; him alone should one constantly feed, and to him should one present everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.77
तस्य पूजाविधिः प्रोक्तो व्याख्यानसमये द्विजः । प्रतिपूज्योऽथ वस्त्राद्यैः पूजयेद्विधिमार्गतः
tasya pūjāvidhiḥ prokto vyākhyānasamaye dvijaḥ | pratipūjyo'tha vastrādyaiḥ pūjayedvidhimārgataḥ
The rule for his worship has been declared: at the time of the exposition the twice-born is to be honoured in return; then one should worship (him) with garments and the rest according to the way of the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.78
सुवर्णं च यथाशक्ति सभापर्वणि वाससी
suvarṇaṃ ca yathāśakti sabhāparvaṇi vāsasī
And gold according to one's means; in the Sabhā-parvan, two garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.79
आनुशासनिकारण्यस्वर्गारोहेषु पर्वसु । आदिपर्वणि पूजा या सा पूजा नृपपुंगव
ānuśāsanikāraṇyasvargāroheṣu parvasu | ādiparvaṇi pūjā yā sā pūjā nṛpapuṃgava
In the Anuśāsana, Āraṇyaka and Svargārohaṇa books, the worship is that which is (prescribed) in the Ādi-parvan, O bull among kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.80
कर्णाश्वमेधवैराटशल्यद्रोणेषु पर्वसु । सूक्ष्मवस्त्रत्रयं शुद्धं निष्कद्वयमथापि वा
karṇāśvamedhavairāṭaśalyadroṇeṣu parvasu | sūkṣmavastratrayaṃ śuddhaṃ niṣkadvayamathāpi vā
In the Karṇa, Aśvamedha, Virāṭa, Śalya and Drona books, (one should give) three fine pure garments, or else two niṣkas (of gold).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.81
क्षुद्रपर्वस्वथान्येषु निष्कावथ समानयेत् । हरिवंशे सनिष्कं तु वस्त्रत्रितयमेव तु
kṣudraparvasvathānyeṣu niṣkāvatha samānayet | harivaṃśe saniṣkaṃ tu vastratritayameva tu
And in the other minor books one should present two niṣkas; but for the Harivaṃśa, three garments together with a niṣka.
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PdP 5 115.82
रामायणस्य श्रवणे कांडेकांडे प्रपूजयेत्
rāmāyaṇasya śravaṇe kāṃḍekāṃḍe prapūjayet
At the hearing of the Rāmāyaṇa one should offer worship at each and every book (kāṇḍa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.83
क्षेत्रं पर्याप्तमथवा सुवर्णमपि दापयेत् । व्याख्यातुर्गुरुवाक्यस्य सर्वकल्मषनाशनः
kṣetraṃ paryāptamathavā suvarṇamapi dāpayet | vyākhyāturguruvākyasya sarvakalmaṣanāśanaḥ
Or he should have a sufficient field given, or even gold; (such a gift) to the expounder, to the word of the guru, destroys all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.84
अर्थोधर्म्मश्च कामश्च मोक्षश्च नृपसत्तम । व्याख्याश्रवणतः सर्वे सिद्धयंति च सुबुद्धयः
arthodharmmaśca kāmaśca mokṣaśca nṛpasattama | vyākhyāśravaṇataḥ sarve siddhayaṃti ca subuddhayaḥ
Wealth, and dharma, and pleasure, and liberation—O best of kings, all these, and good understanding too, are attained from hearing the exposition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.85
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां सर्वेषामपि नाशनम् । एकेन श्रवणेनास्य किं नरैर्न श्रुतं भुवि
brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ sarveṣāmapi nāśanam | ekena śravaṇenāsya kiṃ narairna śrutaṃ bhuvi
(It brings about) the destruction of all sins, even the killing of a brahmin and the rest. By a single hearing of this—what (man) on earth has not heard it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.86
यानवसुसुवर्णाद्यैर्नित्यमेनं प्रपूजयेत् । व्याख्यातारं यतः पापसंदोहस्य विनाशनम्
yānavasusuvarṇādyairnityamenaṃ prapūjayet | vyākhyātāraṃ yataḥ pāpasaṃdohasya vināśanam
With vehicles, wealth, gold and the like one should constantly honour him—the expounder—since (he is) the destroyer of the whole mass of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.87
अन्यान्यपि पुराणानि मुनिप्रोक्तानि तान्यपि । श्रोतॄणां पापनाशाय वक्तुश्चापि विशेषतः
anyānyapi purāṇāni muniproktāni tānyapi | śrotṝṇāṃ pāpanāśāya vaktuścāpi viśeṣataḥ
And the other Purāṇas too, those spoken by the sages—they too serve for the destruction of the sins of the hearers, and especially of the speaker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.88
यश्च सर्वपुराणानि षट्त्रिंशत्तु प्रकीर्तयेत् । शृणोति वा न तस्यास्ति चित्तच्छेदः कदाचन
yaśca sarvapurāṇāni ṣaṭtriṃśattu prakīrtayet | śṛṇoti vā na tasyāsti cittacchedaḥ kadācana
And whoever recites all the thirty-six Purāṇas, or hears them, for him there is never any cutting off of the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 115.89
ब्राह्मं पुराणं प्रथमं द्वितीयं पाद्ममुच्यते । तृतीयं वैष्णवं चैव चतुर्थं शैवमुच्यते
brāhmaṃ purāṇaṃ prathamaṃ dvitīyaṃ pādmamucyate | tṛtīyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ caiva caturthaṃ śaivamucyate
The Brāhma Purāṇa is the first; the second is said to be the Pādma; the third is the Vaiṣṇava, and the fourth is said to be the Śaiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.90
अथ भागवतं प्रोक्तं पंचमं षष्ठमुच्यते । भविष्यं नारदीयं च सप्तमं परिकीर्तितम्
atha bhāgavataṃ proktaṃ paṃcamaṃ ṣaṣṭhamucyate | bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca saptamaṃ parikīrtitam
Then the Bhāgavata is declared the fifth; the sixth is said to be the Bhaviṣya; and the Nāradīya is proclaimed the seventh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.91
मार्कंडेयमिति प्रोक्तमष्टमं नवमं तथा । आग्नेयं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं दशमं परिकीर्तितम्
mārkaṃḍeyamiti proktamaṣṭamaṃ navamaṃ tathā | āgneyaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ daśamaṃ parikīrtitam
The Mārkaṇḍeya is thus declared the eighth, and likewise the ninth the Āgneya; the Brahmavaivarta is proclaimed the tenth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.92
लैंगं च वामनं चैव स्कांदं मात्स्यमथैव च । कौर्मं वाराहमुदितं गारुडं वाथ कीर्तितम्
laiṃgaṃ ca vāmanaṃ caiva skāṃdaṃ mātsyamathaiva ca | kaurmaṃ vārāhamuditaṃ gāruḍaṃ vātha kīrtitam
And the Laiṅga and the Vāmana, the Skānda and then the Mātsya, the Kaurma, the Vārāha as stated, and then the Gāruḍa is named.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.93
ब्रह्मांडमित्यष्टादशपुराणानि विदुर्बुधाः । तथा चोपपुराणानि कथयिष्याम्यतः परम्
brahmāṃḍamityaṣṭādaśapurāṇāni vidurbudhāḥ | tathā copapurāṇāni kathayiṣyāmyataḥ param
And the Brahmāṇḍa—thus the wise know the eighteen Purāṇas. And likewise I shall now tell of the Upapurāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.94
आद्यं सनत्कुमाराख्यं नारसिंहमतः परम् । तृतीयमांडमुद्दिष्टं दौर्वाससमथैव च
ādyaṃ sanatkumārākhyaṃ nārasiṃhamataḥ param | tṛtīyamāṃḍamuddiṣṭaṃ daurvāsasamathaiva ca
The first is called the Sanatkumāra, next after that the Nārasiṃha; the third is stated to be the Āṇḍa, and then the Daurvāsasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.95
नारदीयमथान्यं च कापिलं मानवं तथा । तद्वदौशनस प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मांडं च ततः परम्
nāradīyamathānyaṃ ca kāpilaṃ mānavaṃ tathā | tadvadauśanasa proktaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ ca tataḥ param
Then another, the Nāradīya, and the Kāpila, and the Mānava, and likewise the Auśanasa is declared, and after that the Brahmāṇḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.96
वारुणं कालिकाह्वानं माहेशं सांबमेव च । सौरं पाराशरं चैव मारीचं भार्गवाह्वयम्
vāruṇaṃ kālikāhvānaṃ māheśaṃ sāṃbameva ca | sauraṃ pārāśaraṃ caiva mārīcaṃ bhārgavāhvayam
The Vāruṇa, the one named Kālikā, the Māheśa, and the Sāmba, the Saura and the Pārāśara, the Mārīca, the one called Bhārgava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 115.97
कौमारं च पुराणानि कीर्तितान्यष्ट वै दश । अष्टादशपुराणानां व्याकर्ता तु भवेन्मनुः
kaumāraṃ ca purāṇāni kīrtitānyaṣṭa vai daśa | aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ vyākartā tu bhavenmanuḥ
and the Kaumāra—these Purāṇas are named, eighteen indeed. But the expounder of the eighteen Purāṇas should be a Manu (i.e. of authority).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain