Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 94
PdP 5 94.1
अंबरीष उवाच- पापप्रशमनं स्तोत्रं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद्विभो । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण पापराशिर्विलीयते
aṃbarīṣa uvāca- pāpapraśamanaṃ stotraṃ śrotumicchāmi tadvibho | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa pāparāśirvilīyate
Ambarīṣa said: I wish to hear that hymn which allays sin, O mighty one, by the mere hearing of which a heap of sins dissolves away.
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PdP 5 94.2
धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि श्रावितोऽस्मि शुभं विधिम् । विकर्मोपार्जितं यस्य श्रवणादेव हीयते
dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi śrāvito'smi śubhaṃ vidhim | vikarmopārjitaṃ yasya śravaṇādeva hīyate
I am fortunate, I have been favoured, I have been made to hear the auspicious observance — that by the mere hearing of which what has been amassed through forbidden acts falls away.
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PdP 5 94.3
चित्रं किमत्र मधुसूदन दैवतस्य मासस्य पुण्यसवनैरिह माधवस्य । स्नानैरवश्यविहितैरघराशिनाशः स्याद्यस्य नामपठनादपि तस्य लोकः
citraṃ kimatra madhusūdana daivatasya māsasya puṇyasavanairiha mādhavasya | snānairavaśyavihitairagharāśināśaḥ syādyasya nāmapaṭhanādapi tasya lokaḥ
What wonder is there here, O slayer of Madhu — of the month Mādhava, whose deity (is Hari), by its holy observances here, by the baths that are duly prescribed, there would be destruction of a mass of sin: for him from the mere reciting of whose name (there is) the (heavenly) world.
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PdP 5 94.4
तदेव पुण्यं परमं पवित्रं हृद्यं च लोके सुकृतैकलभ्यम् । यदुच्यते केशवनामधेयं मन्ये मुने माधवमासि भव्यम्
tadeva puṇyaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ hṛdyaṃ ca loke sukṛtaikalabhyam | yaducyate keśavanāmadheyaṃ manye mune mādhavamāsi bhavyam
That alone is merit, supreme, purifying and pleasing in the world, obtainable by good deeds alone — that which is spoken as the name of Keśava; and I hold, O sage, that in the month of Mādhava it is (especially) auspicious.
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PdP 5 94.5
धन्यास्तु ते माधवमासि नाम स्मरंति येऽहो मधुसूदनस्य । तस्यैव मे किंचिदहो चरित्रं पुनः पवित्रं वद विश्वजन्यम्
dhanyāstu te mādhavamāsi nāma smaraṃti ye'ho madhusūdanasya | tasyaiva me kiṃcidaho caritraṃ punaḥ pavitraṃ vada viśvajanyam
Blessed indeed are those who, in the month Mādhava, remember, ah, the name of Madhusūdana. Tell me, then, some purifying deed of that very one, beneficial to all the world.
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PdP 5 94.6
सूत उवाच- वचः समाकर्ण्य हरिप्रियस्य प्रीतो मुनिस्तस्य नृपोत्तमस्य । स माधवस्नानसमुत्सुकोऽपि कथारसेनाह स माधवस्य
sūta uvāca- vacaḥ samākarṇya haripriyasya prīto munistasya nṛpottamasya | sa mādhavasnānasamutsuko'pi kathārasenāha sa mādhavasya
Sūta said: Hearing the words of that best of kings, who was dear to Hari, the sage was pleased; and though he was eager for the Mādhava bath, out of relish for the tale of Mādhava he spoke.
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PdP 5 94.7
नारद उवाच- सत्यं महीपाल मिथो मुकुंदकथारसालापविधिर्विशुद्धः । त्वया समं माधवमासधर्मस्नानाधिकोऽयं हरिदैवतेन
nārada uvāca- satyaṃ mahīpāla mitho mukuṃdakathārasālāpavidhirviśuddhaḥ | tvayā samaṃ mādhavamāsadharmasnānādhiko'yaṃ haridaivatena
Nārada said: True, O king: the practice of mutual converse in the savour of Mukunda's tales is pure; and this, in your company, surpasses the bathing that is the duty of the month Mādhava, whose deity is Hari.
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PdP 5 94.8
जीवितं यस्य धर्मार्थं धर्मो हर्यर्थमेव च । अहोरात्राणि पुण्यार्थं तं मन्ये वैष्णवं भुवि
jīvitaṃ yasya dharmārthaṃ dharmo haryarthameva ca | ahorātrāṇi puṇyārthaṃ taṃ manye vaiṣṇavaṃ bhuvi
He whose life is for the sake of dharma, whose dharma is for the sake of Hari alone, whose days and nights are for the sake of merit — him I deem a Vaiṣṇava on earth.
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PdP 5 94.9
किंचिद्वक्ष्यामि ते राजन्वैशाखस्नानजं फलम् । अस्मत्पितापि नो वक्तुमलं विस्तरतोऽखिलम्
kiṃcidvakṣyāmi te rājanvaiśākhasnānajaṃ phalam | asmatpitāpi no vaktumalaṃ vistarato'khilam
I shall tell you something, O king, of the fruit that arises from bathing in Vaiśākha; even our father is not capable of telling the whole of it in detail.
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PdP 5 94.10
यत्र मज्जनमात्रेण प्रेता मुक्तिमुपागताः । माधवे मासि ते पापा नर्मदासलिले परे
yatra majjanamātreṇa pretā muktimupāgatāḥ | mādhave māsi te pāpā narmadāsalile pare
Where, by mere immersion, departed spirits attained liberation — those sinners — in the month of Mādhava, in the supreme water of the Narmadā.
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PdP 5 94.11
पुरातीर्थप्रसंगेन भ्रमन्कोपि महीसुरः । मुनिशर्मेति विख्यातो धर्मात्मा सत्यवाञ्छुचिः
purātīrthaprasaṃgena bhramankopi mahīsuraḥ | muniśarmeti vikhyāto dharmātmā satyavāñchuciḥ
A certain brahmin, wandering on the occasion of (a pilgrimage to) the ancient sacred fords, known as Muniśarman, righteous in nature, truthful and pure —
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PdP 5 94.12
युक्तः शमदमाभ्यां च क्षांतिसंतोषसंयुतः । युक्तः स पितृकार्येषु श्रुतिस्मृतिविधानवान्
yuktaḥ śamadamābhyāṃ ca kṣāṃtisaṃtoṣasaṃyutaḥ | yuktaḥ sa pitṛkāryeṣu śrutismṛtividhānavān
endowed with tranquillity and self-restraint, possessed of patience and contentment, diligent in the rites for the ancestors, observant of the injunctions of śruti and smṛti,
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PdP 5 94.13
युक्तो मधुरवाक्येषु संयुक्तो हरिपूजने । युक्तो वैष्णवसंसर्गे त्रिकालज्ञानवान्मुनिः
yukto madhuravākyeṣu saṃyukto haripūjane | yukto vaiṣṇavasaṃsarge trikālajñānavānmuniḥ
given to sweet speech, devoted to the worship of Hari, given to association with Vaiṣṇavas, a sage having knowledge of the three times,
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PdP 5 94.14
स्वकर्मणि रतो धीरो हृदयालुः प्रियाप्रियः । दयालुरतिमेधावी तत्त्वविद्ब्राह्मणप्रियः
svakarmaṇi rato dhīro hṛdayāluḥ priyāpriyaḥ | dayāluratimedhāvī tattvavidbrāhmaṇapriyaḥ
delighting in his own duty, steadfast, tender-hearted, (equal-minded toward) the pleasant and unpleasant, compassionate, of great intelligence, a knower of truth, dear to brahmins —
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PdP 5 94.15
माधवे मासि रेवायां स्नानार्थं प्रतिसंचरन् । अग्रतः पंचपुरुषान्ददर्शातीव दुःखितान्
mādhave māsi revāyāṃ snānārthaṃ pratisaṃcaran | agrataḥ paṃcapuruṣāndadarśātīva duḥkhitān
in the month of Mādhava, going along to the Revā for the sake of bathing, he saw before him five men who were exceedingly miserable,
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PdP 5 94.16
परस्परमसंसर्गकारिणः कृष्णविग्रहान् । वटच्छायामुपाश्रित्य समासीनानवस्थितान्
parasparamasaṃsargakāriṇaḥ kṛṣṇavigrahān | vaṭacchāyāmupāśritya samāsīnānavasthitān
having no contact with one another, black in form, seated together and settled in the shade of a banyan tree,
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PdP 5 94.17
पश्यंतो दिक्षु सर्वासु दुरितोद्विग्नचेतसः । तानालोक्य द्विजश्रेष्ठश्चिंतयामास विस्मितः
paśyaṃto dikṣu sarvāsu duritodvignacetasaḥ | tānālokya dvijaśreṣṭhaściṃtayāmāsa vismitaḥ
looking in all directions, their minds agitated by their evil deeds. Seeing them, the best of twice-born ones, astonished, reflected:
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PdP 5 94.18
अत्रैते के नरा भीता विपिने दीनचेष्टिताः । चौरा वा विकृताकारा दृश्यंते संगभागिनः
atraite ke narā bhītā vipine dīnaceṣṭitāḥ | caurā vā vikṛtākārā dṛśyaṃte saṃgabhāginaḥ
"Who are these frightened men here in the forest, acting wretchedly? Or are they thieves, of deformed appearance — they look like partners in company (with one another),
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PdP 5 94.19
परस्परं च भाषंतः कृशाः कृष्णवपुः श्रियः । यावदेवं स विप्राग्र्यो विचारयति धीरधीः
parasparaṃ ca bhāṣaṃtaḥ kṛśāḥ kṛṣṇavapuḥ śriyaḥ | yāvadevaṃ sa viprāgryo vicārayati dhīradhīḥ
and speaking to one another, emaciated, their bodily lustre black?" While the foremost of brahmins, of steady mind, was pondering thus,
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PdP 5 94.20
तावदागम्यते सर्वे दूरस्था मुनिमादरात् । बद्धांजलिपुटा भूत्वा प्रणम्योचुरिति स्फुटम्
tāvadāgamyate sarve dūrasthā munimādarāt | baddhāṃjalipuṭā bhūtvā praṇamyocuriti sphuṭam
meanwhile they all, who had been standing at a distance, respectfully approached the sage, and having made their palms folded together, bowed and spoke clearly thus:
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PdP 5 94.21
पंचपुरुषा ऊचुः - भव्यं भवंतं पुरुषोत्तमं वै विभ्राजमानं चरितेन मान्यम् । मन्यामहे विप्र दयालुमुख्यं वाचं समाकर्णय नोसि मैत्रः
paṃcapuruṣā ūcuḥ - bhavyaṃ bhavaṃtaṃ puruṣottamaṃ vai vibhrājamānaṃ caritena mānyam | manyāmahe vipra dayālumukhyaṃ vācaṃ samākarṇaya nosi maitraḥ
The five men said: We consider you, sir, to be auspicious, indeed a most excellent man, radiant, honourable by your conduct — O brahmin, foremost among the compassionate: hear our words; are you not (our) friend?
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PdP 5 94.22
संतः प्रतिष्ठा दीनानां दैवादुद्भूतपापिनाम् । आर्तानामार्तिहंतारो दर्शनादेव साधवः
saṃtaḥ pratiṣṭhā dīnānāṃ daivādudbhūtapāpinām | ārtānāmārtihaṃtāro darśanādeva sādhavaḥ
The good are the refuge of the wretched who have become sinners by fate; the virtuous destroy the affliction of the afflicted by their very sight.
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PdP 5 94.23
अहं पांचालदेशीयः क्षत्रियो वीरवाहनः । ब्राह्मणं हतवान्मोहाच्छरेण शब्दवेधिना
ahaṃ pāṃcāladeśīyaḥ kṣatriyo vīravāhanaḥ | brāhmaṇaṃ hatavānmohācchareṇa śabdavedhinā
I am a kṣatriya from the Pāñcāla country, Vīravāhana (by name). Out of delusion I killed a brahmin with an arrow aimed by sound.
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PdP 5 94.24
शिखासूत्रविहीनस्तु तिलकेन विवर्जितः । अटामि जगतीमेनां ब्रह्मघ्नोऽहमिति ब्रुवन्
śikhāsūtravihīnastu tilakena vivarjitaḥ | aṭāmi jagatīmenāṃ brahmaghno'hamiti bruvan
Deprived of my topknot and sacred thread, and without the forehead mark, I roam this earth saying, "I am a brahmin-slayer."
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PdP 5 94.25
ब्रह्मघ्नायातिपापाय भिक्षा मह्यं प्रदीयताम् । एवं सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु भ्रमन्नत्रास्मि चागतः
brahmaghnāyātipāpāya bhikṣā mahyaṃ pradīyatām | evaṃ sarveṣu tīrtheṣu bhramannatrāsmi cāgataḥ
"Let alms be given to me, a brahmin-slayer, an exceedingly great sinner!" Wandering thus among all the sacred fords, I have come here too.
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PdP 5 94.26
ब्रह्महत्या न मेद्यापि प्रयाति मुनिसत्तम । एवं मे वर्षमेकं हि व्यतीतं कुर्वतो विभो
brahmahatyā na medyāpi prayāti munisattama | evaṃ me varṣamekaṃ hi vyatītaṃ kurvato vibho
But the brahmin-murder does not leave me even now, O best of sages. Thus one year has passed for me doing this, O mighty one —
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PdP 5 94.27
दह्यमानस्य पापेन शोकाकुलितचेतसः । चंद्रशर्मापरो विप्रो योयं संलक्ष्यते द्विज
dahyamānasya pāpena śokākulitacetasaḥ | caṃdraśarmāparo vipro yoyaṃ saṃlakṣyate dvija
burnt as I am by sin, my mind overwhelmed with grief. This other, who is seen here, O twice-born one, is a brahmin named Candraśarman.
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PdP 5 94.28
गुरुघाती स तु ब्रह्मन्मोहाकुलितमानसः । मोहाकुलितचित्तत्वाद्गुरुघातक उच्यते
gurughātī sa tu brahmanmohākulitamānasaḥ | mohākulitacittatvādgurughātaka ucyate
He, O brahmin, is a slayer of his guru, his mind overwhelmed by delusion; because his mind was overwhelmed by delusion he is called a guru-slayer.
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PdP 5 94.29
निवसन्मागधेदेशे संत्यक्तः स्वजनैस्ततः । दैवादसावपि मुने भ्रमन्निह समागतः
nivasanmāgadhedeśe saṃtyaktaḥ svajanaistataḥ | daivādasāvapi mune bhramanniha samāgataḥ
Living in the Magadha country, he was thereupon abandoned by his own people; by fate he too, O sage, wandering, has arrived here.
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PdP 5 94.30
शिखासूत्रविहीनस्तु विप्रलिंगविवर्जितः । मया पृष्टस्तु वृत्तांतं सत्यमेवावदद्द्विजः
śikhāsūtravihīnastu vipraliṃgavivarjitaḥ | mayā pṛṣṭastu vṛttāṃtaṃ satyamevāvadaddvijaḥ
Lacking the topknot and the sacred thread, and devoid of the marks of a brahmin, when questioned by me that twice-born told the story truthfully.
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PdP 5 94.31
वसता यद्गुरोर्गेहे क्रोधाकुलितचेतसा । महामोहगतेनापि यथा वै घातितो गुरुः
vasatā yadgurorgehe krodhākulitacetasā | mahāmohagatenāpi yathā vai ghātito guruḥ
How, while dwelling in his guru's house, with his mind agitated by anger and fallen into great delusion, he indeed killed his guru —
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PdP 5 94.32
तेन पापेन दग्धोऽसौ वर्तते शोकपीडितः । तृतीयोऽयं पुनः स्वामिन्वेदशर्मासमाहितः
tena pāpena dagdho'sau vartate śokapīḍitaḥ | tṛtīyo'yaṃ punaḥ svāminvedaśarmāsamāhitaḥ
burnt by that sin, he lives afflicted by grief. And this third one, O lord, is Vedaśarmā, whose mind is unsteady.
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PdP 5 94.33
सुरापो ब्राह्मणो जातो मोहाद्वेश्याप्रसंगतः । पृष्टो मयायमपि मे यथावृत्तं तथाब्रवीत्
surāpo brāhmaṇo jāto mohādveśyāprasaṃgataḥ | pṛṣṭo mayāyamapi me yathāvṛttaṃ tathābravīt
This brahmin became a drinker of liquor, through delusion, from consorting with a prostitute; questioned by me, he too told me what had happened just as it was.
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PdP 5 94.34
आत्मनश्चेष्टितं सर्वं मनस्तापेन पीडितः । निरस्तः सर्वलोकैश्च भार्याबंधुजनैरपि
ātmanaśceṣṭitaṃ sarvaṃ manastāpena pīḍitaḥ | nirastaḥ sarvalokaiśca bhāryābaṃdhujanairapi
(He told) all his own doing: afflicted with anguish of mind, cast out by all people and even by his wife and kinsfolk,
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PdP 5 94.35
तेन पापेन संलिप्तो भ्रमन्नत्रायमागतः । चतुर्थो विधुरो नाम वैश्योऽयं गुरुतल्पगः
tena pāpena saṃlipto bhramannatrāyamāgataḥ | caturtho vidhuro nāma vaiśyo'yaṃ gurutalpagaḥ
stained by that sin, wandering, he came here. This fourth, a vaiśya named Vidhura, went to his guru's bed.
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PdP 5 94.36
मोहान्मासत्रयं यावद्वेश्याभूतां च मातरम् । बुभुजे स विदेहस्थां ज्ञाततत्त्वस्ततश्चरन्
mohānmāsatrayaṃ yāvadveśyābhūtāṃ ca mātaram | bubhuje sa videhasthāṃ jñātatattvastataścaran
Through delusion, for three months he enjoyed his own mother, who had become a prostitute and was living in Videha; then, when he learned the truth, he wandered,
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PdP 5 94.37
दुःखितोऽभ्यागमद्भूमिं भ्रमन्निह मुने पुनः । पंचमोऽयं महापापी पापिसंसर्गकारकः
duḥkhito'bhyāgamadbhūmiṃ bhramanniha mune punaḥ | paṃcamo'yaṃ mahāpāpī pāpisaṃsargakārakaḥ
and in his misery traversed the earth, and wandering he came here again, O sage. This fifth is a great sinner, one who brings about association with sinners.
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PdP 5 94.38
प्रत्यहं धनलोभेन स्तेयादिकृतवानघम् । वैश्योतिपातकैः क्रांतस्ततस्त्यक्तो जनैः स्वयम्
pratyahaṃ dhanalobhena steyādikṛtavānagham | vaiśyotipātakaiḥ krāṃtastatastyakto janaiḥ svayam
Day after day, out of greed for wealth, he committed the sin of theft and the like; a vaiśya overcome by grave transgressions, he was thereupon abandoned by people of their own accord,
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PdP 5 94.39
निर्विण्णमानसो दैवान्नंदनामेह संगतः । एवं पंचापि पापिष्ठाः स्थानमेकमुपागताः
nirviṇṇamānaso daivānnaṃdanāmeha saṃgataḥ | evaṃ paṃcāpi pāpiṣṭhāḥ sthānamekamupāgatāḥ
and with a disgusted mind, by fate, he named Nandana came together (with us) here. Thus all five, the most sinful, have arrived at one place.
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PdP 5 94.40
कः कस्यापि न संपर्कं भोजनाच्छादनादिभिः । न करोति महाभाग विना वार्तां द्विजोत्तम
kaḥ kasyāpi na saṃparkaṃ bhojanācchādanādibhiḥ | na karoti mahābhāga vinā vārtāṃ dvijottama
No one has any contact with anyone else by way of food, clothing and the rest — he does not, O greatly fortunate one, O best of the twice-born — apart from talking.
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PdP 5 94.41
विशंत्येकासने नैव न स्वपंत्येकसंस्तरे । एवं दुःखसमाक्रांता नानातीर्थेषु वै गताः
viśaṃtyekāsane naiva na svapaṃtyekasaṃstare | evaṃ duḥkhasamākrāṃtā nānātīrtheṣu vai gatāḥ
They do not sit down on one seat, nor do they sleep on one bed. Thus, overwhelmed by sorrow, we have gone to many holy places.
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PdP 5 94.42
नास्माकं पातकं घोरं प्रयाति मुनिसत्तम । दृष्ट्वा भवंतं दीप्यंतं प्रसन्नानि मनांसि नः
nāsmākaṃ pātakaṃ ghoraṃ prayāti munisattama | dṛṣṭvā bhavaṃtaṃ dīpyaṃtaṃ prasannāni manāṃsi naḥ
Our dreadful sin does not depart, O best of sages. But on seeing you blazing (with splendour), our minds have become serene.
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PdP 5 94.43
वदंति दुरितप्रांतं साधोस्ते पुण्यदर्शनात् । उपायं वद नः स्वामिन्यथा पापक्षयो हि नः
vadaṃti duritaprāṃtaṃ sādhoste puṇyadarśanāt | upāyaṃ vada naḥ svāminyathā pāpakṣayo hi naḥ
They declare an end to (our) evil, O good one, from the sight of your merit. Tell us the means, O lord, by which our sin may indeed be destroyed.
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PdP 5 94.44
ज्ञायते करुणोऽस्माभिर्विप्र वेदार्थवित्प्रभो । आर्तानां मार्गमाणानां पश्चात्तापमुपेयुषाम्
jñāyate karuṇo'smābhirvipra vedārthavitprabho | ārtānāṃ mārgamāṇānāṃ paścāttāpamupeyuṣām
You are known to us as compassionate, O brahmin, O master who knows the meaning of the Veda. Of us who are afflicted, who are searching, who have come to remorse,
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PdP 5 94.45
मोहादवाप्तपापानां त्वमुद्धर्तासि निश्चितम् । नारद उवाच- तेषामिति वचः श्रुत्वा मुनिशर्मा मुनिस्ततः
mohādavāptapāpānāṃ tvamuddhartāsi niścitam | nārada uvāca- teṣāmiti vacaḥ śrutvā muniśarmā munistataḥ
who have incurred sin through delusion — you will certainly be the deliverer. Nārada said: Having heard their words thus, the sage Muniśarmā then
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PdP 5 94.46
इदमाह विचार्येति करुणावरुणालयः । मुनिशर्मोवाच- यूयमज्ञानतः प्राप्तपातकाः सत्यभाषिणः
idamāha vicāryeti karuṇāvaruṇālayaḥ | muniśarmovāca- yūyamajñānataḥ prāptapātakāḥ satyabhāṣiṇaḥ
said this after reflecting, he who was an ocean of compassion. Muniśarmā said: You have incurred your sins through ignorance, and you speak the truth;
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PdP 5 94.47
अनुतापयुतास्तस्मादनुग्राह्या मयाधुना । शृणुध्वं मे वचः सत्यमूर्ध्वबाहुर्वदाम्यहम्
anutāpayutāstasmādanugrāhyā mayādhunā | śṛṇudhvaṃ me vacaḥ satyamūrdhvabāhurvadāmyaham
you are possessed of remorse, therefore you are now to be favoured by me. Hear my word; with uplifted arm I speak the truth.
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PdP 5 94.48
यन्मयांगिरसः पूर्वं श्रुतं मुनिसमागमे । दृष्टं वेदेषु शास्त्रेषु श्रुतं गुरुमुखात्तथा
yanmayāṃgirasaḥ pūrvaṃ śrutaṃ munisamāgame | dṛṣṭaṃ vedeṣu śāstreṣu śrutaṃ gurumukhāttathā
What was formerly heard by me from Aṅgiras at a gathering of sages, what was seen in the Vedas and the treatises, and what was heard from a teacher's mouth,
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PdP 5 94.49
विष्णुनाराधितेनादौ स्वयमुक्तं च तत्त्वतः । न तृप्तिरशनादन्या न गुरुर्जनकादपि
viṣṇunārādhitenādau svayamuktaṃ ca tattvataḥ | na tṛptiraśanādanyā na gururjanakādapi
and what was spoken in truth by Viṣṇu himself at the outset, when he had been worshipped: there is no satisfaction other than from food, no teacher greater even than a father,
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PdP 5 94.50
न पात्रमन्यद्विप्रेभ्यो न देवः केशवात्परः । न गंगया समं तीर्थं न दानं सुरभीसमम्
na pātramanyadviprebhyo na devaḥ keśavātparaḥ | na gaṃgayā samaṃ tīrthaṃ na dānaṃ surabhīsamam
There is no other worthy recipient than the brahmins, no god higher than Keśava, no sacred ford equal to the Gaṅgā, no gift equal to a cow.
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PdP 5 94.51
न गायत्र्या समं जाप्यं न द्वादश्यासमं व्रतम् । न भार्यया समं मित्रं न धर्मो दयया समः
na gāyatryā samaṃ jāpyaṃ na dvādaśyāsamaṃ vratam | na bhāryayā samaṃ mitraṃ na dharmo dayayā samaḥ
There is no recitation equal to the Gāyatrī, no observance equal to the twelfth day, no friend equal to a wife, no duty equal to compassion.
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PdP 5 94.52
न स्वातंत्र्यसमं सौख्यं गार्हस्थ्यान्नाश्रमो वरः । न सत्यात्परआचारो न संतोषात्परं सुखम्
na svātaṃtryasamaṃ saukhyaṃ gārhasthyānnāśramo varaḥ | na satyātparaācāro na saṃtoṣātparaṃ sukham
There is no happiness like independence, no stage of life better than householdership, no conduct higher than truth, no pleasure greater than contentment.
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PdP 5 94.53
न माधवसमो मासो महापापहरः परः । विधिनानुष्ठितो भक्त्या मधुसूदनवल्लभः
na mādhavasamo māso mahāpāpaharaḥ paraḥ | vidhinānuṣṭhito bhaktyā madhusūdanavallabhaḥ
There is no month equal to Mādhava (Vaiśākha), supreme in removing great sins, dear to Madhusūdana when observed according to the rule with devotion.
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PdP 5 94.54
गंगादिषु च तीर्थेषु विशेषेण सुदुर्लभः । प्रायश्चित्तानि सर्वाणि द्वादशाब्दमुखानि च
gaṃgādiṣu ca tīrtheṣu viśeṣeṇa sudurlabhaḥ | prāyaścittāni sarvāṇi dvādaśābdamukhāni ca
And on the Gaṅgā and other sacred fords it is especially very hard to obtain; and all the expiations, beginning with the twelve-year ones (—)
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PdP 5 94.55
तावद्गर्जंति पापानि यावन्नायाति माधवः । वैशाखमखिलं मासं यः स्नाति हरितत्परः
tāvadgarjaṃti pāpāni yāvannāyāti mādhavaḥ | vaiśākhamakhilaṃ māsaṃ yaḥ snāti haritatparaḥ
Sins roar only so long as Mādhava (the month) does not arrive. Whoever, intent on Hari, bathes for the whole month of Vaiśākha
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PdP 5 94.56
हरिपादसमुद्भूते सलिले विमलाशयः । स एव सर्वपापानां हंता दृष्टस्तु पापिभिः
haripādasamudbhūte salile vimalāśayaḥ | sa eva sarvapāpānāṃ haṃtā dṛṣṭastu pāpibhiḥ
in the water arisen from Hari's foot, with a purified mind—he alone is the destroyer of all sins, though (he is) seen by sinners.
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PdP 5 94.57
निजपापौघनिष्कृत्यै वक्तव्यं तस्य किन्नरैः
nijapāpaughaniṣkṛtyai vaktavyaṃ tasya kinnaraiḥ
To him it should be told by the kinnaras, for the expiation of their own mass of sins.
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PdP 5 94.58
मासे तु वै माधवसंज्ञकेऽस्मिन्यः स्नाति पापैः स विमुच्यते हि । मेषस्थिते संप्रति नर्मदायाः शर्मप्रदे वारिणि वारिताघे
māse tu vai mādhavasaṃjñake'sminyaḥ snāti pāpaiḥ sa vimucyate hi | meṣasthite saṃprati narmadāyāḥ śarmaprade vāriṇi vāritāghe
In this month named Mādhava, whoever bathes is indeed released from sins—now, while (the sun) stands in Aries, in the Narmadā's water that grants welfare and wards off sin.
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PdP 5 94.59
दुर्लभा हि महानद्यो माधवे मासि सर्वशः । ततोऽपि दुर्लभा गंगा रेवा च यमुना तथा
durlabhā hi mahānadyo mādhave māsi sarvaśaḥ | tato'pi durlabhā gaṃgā revā ca yamunā tathā
For great rivers are altogether hard to obtain in the month of Mādhava; and harder still to obtain are the Gaṅgā, the Revā, and likewise the Yamunā.
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PdP 5 94.60
एतासु तिसृषु प्रायः प्राप्यैकामपि सादरम् । यः स्नाति माधवे मासि विपापः स हरिं व्रजेत्
etāsu tisṛṣu prāyaḥ prāpyaikāmapi sādaram | yaḥ snāti mādhave māsi vipāpaḥ sa hariṃ vrajet
Whoever, having reverently reached even one of these three, generally bathes in the month of Mādhava—he, free of sin, goes to Hari.
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PdP 5 94.61
तस्मादहो सह मया सुकृतैकसारे वैशाखमासि च भवंत उपेत्य रेवाम् । मज्जंतु पातककृतो मुनिवृंदजुष्टे रेवाजले निखिलपापभयापहत्यै
tasmādaho saha mayā sukṛtaikasāre vaiśākhamāsi ca bhavaṃta upetya revām | majjaṃtu pātakakṛto munivṛṃdajuṣṭe revājale nikhilapāpabhayāpahatyai
Therefore, oh! let you, the doers of sin, come with me to the Revā in the month of Vaiśākha, the one essence of merit, and plunge into the Revā's water frequented by throngs of sages, for the removal of all sins and fear.
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PdP 5 94.62
एवमुक्तास्ततः सर्वे मुदिता मुनिना सह । जग्मुस्ते पापिनो रेवां शंसंतोऽद्भुतकारिणीम्
evamuktāstataḥ sarve muditā muninā saha | jagmuste pāpino revāṃ śaṃsaṃto'dbhutakāriṇīm
Thus addressed, all of them, delighted, then went with the sage—those sinners went to the Revā, praising her who works wonders.
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PdP 5 94.63
मुनिशर्मा ततो गच्छंस्तैस्तथानुगतो नरैः । ददर्श पथिसंत्रस्तान्पिशाचानष्ट भीषणान्
muniśarmā tato gacchaṃstaistathānugato naraiḥ | dadarśa pathisaṃtrastānpiśācānaṣṭa bhīṣaṇān
Then Muniśarmā, going along, followed by those men, saw on the road eight terrifying, frightening piśācas,
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PdP 5 94.64
कुर्वंतो विविधाञ्छब्दान्भ्रमंतोऽपि ततस्ततः । ऊर्द्ध्वकेशोर्द्ध्वरक्तांश्च कृष्णदंतकृशोदरान्
kurvaṃto vividhāñchabdānbhramaṃto'pi tatastataḥ | ūrddhvakeśorddhvaraktāṃśca kṛṣṇadaṃtakṛśodarān
making various sounds and wandering here and there, with hair standing up and blood risen up (on them), with black teeth and lean bellies,
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PdP 5 94.65
अरण्ये कंटकाक्रांते वृक्षपानीयवर्जिते । सम्मुखं धावतो दृष्ट्वा भयसंविग्नमानसः
araṇye kaṃṭakākrāṃte vṛkṣapānīyavarjite | sammukhaṃ dhāvato dṛṣṭvā bhayasaṃvignamānasaḥ
running toward (them) in a forest overrun with thorns, devoid of trees and water—seeing (them), his mind agitated with fear,
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PdP 5 94.66
नमोनारायणायेति रक्षरक्षेति चाब्रवीत्
namonārāyaṇāyeti rakṣarakṣeti cābravīt
he said, "Homage to Nārāyaṇa!" and "Protect, protect!"
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PdP 5 94.67
नारायणायेति नमोभिधानमाकर्ण्य धर्मैकनिधानमुच्चैः । भवांतरे ते मनसा पिशाचा ययुर्निजादृष्टवशेन लब्धाः
nārāyaṇāyeti namobhidhānamākarṇya dharmaikanidhānamuccaiḥ | bhavāṃtare te manasā piśācā yayurnijādṛṣṭavaśena labdhāḥ
Having heard aloud the utterance of homage "to Nārāyaṇa," the sole repository of dharma, those piśācas in their minds went into another state of being, having been reached by the force of their own (past) unseen deeds.
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PdP 5 94.68
विनयान्वितमनसो मुनिशर्मा विलोक्य तान् । उवाच मधुराभाषी के यूयं विकृता नराः
vinayānvitamanaso muniśarmā vilokya tān | uvāca madhurābhāṣī ke yūyaṃ vikṛtā narāḥ
Seeing them, their minds now filled with humility, Muniśarmā, speaking sweetly, said: "Who are you, deformed men?
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PdP 5 94.69
किं वा केन कृतं कर्म येन प्राप्ता च वैकृतिः । कथमेवं विधाः सर्वे दुःखिनोऽतीव भीषणाः
kiṃ vā kena kṛtaṃ karma yena prāptā ca vaikṛtiḥ | kathamevaṃ vidhāḥ sarve duḥkhino'tīva bhīṣaṇāḥ
Or what deed was done, and by whom, whereby this deformity was obtained? How is it that all of you are thus, so extremely wretched and frightful?"
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PdP 5 94.70
प्रेता ऊचुः - क्षुत्पिपासार्दिता नित्यं नानादुःखचयाकुलाः । कृतबुद्धे हृदि क्रूरा नष्टसंज्ञा विचेतसः
pretā ūcuḥ - kṣutpipāsārditā nityaṃ nānāduḥkhacayākulāḥ | kṛtabuddhe hṛdi krūrā naṣṭasaṃjñā vicetasaḥ
The pretas said: Constantly tormented by hunger and thirst, agitated by heaps of manifold sufferings, O you of accomplished mind — cruel in heart, our awareness lost, out of our senses,
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PdP 5 94.71
न जानीमो दिशः क्वापि मूढा मानवघातिनः । तदेतद्दुःखमाख्यातमेतदेवासुखं पुनः
na jānīmo diśaḥ kvāpi mūḍhā mānavaghātinaḥ | tadetadduḥkhamākhyātametadevāsukhaṃ punaḥ
we do not know the directions anywhere, deluded, slayers of men. So this suffering has been declared; this again is the very misery.
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PdP 5 94.72
प्रभातमिव संभाति भास्करोदयदर्शनात् । श्रुत्वा नारायणेत्युच्चैर्भाषितं तव कोमलम्
prabhātamiva saṃbhāti bhāskarodayadarśanāt | śrutvā nārāyaṇetyuccairbhāṣitaṃ tava komalam
It shines out as if it were daybreak from the sight of the sun's rising, on hearing 'Nārāyaṇa' loudly and gently spoken by you.
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PdP 5 94.73
दृष्ट्वा च दर्शनं विप्र शुद्धभावं गता वयम् । दर्शनेनैव ते विप्र नामश्रवणतो हरेः
dṛṣṭvā ca darśanaṃ vipra śuddhabhāvaṃ gatā vayam | darśanenaiva te vipra nāmaśravaṇato hareḥ
And having beheld the sight (of you), O brahmin, we have come to a pure condition; by the very sight of you, O brahmin, and from hearing the name of Hari,
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PdP 5 94.74
भवांतरमनुप्राप्ता वयं प्राप्ता दयालवः । विनाशयत्यपयशो बुद्धिं विशदयत्यपि
bhavāṃtaramanuprāptā vayaṃ prāptā dayālavaḥ | vināśayatyapayaśo buddhiṃ viśadayatyapi
we have passed into another state of existence, we have obtained compassionate ones. It destroys ill repute and it also clarifies the mind;
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PdP 5 94.75
प्रतिष्ठापयति प्रायो नृणां वैष्णवदर्शनम् । अहं पर्युषितो नाम सूचकोऽयं द्वितीयकः
pratiṣṭhāpayati prāyo nṛṇāṃ vaiṣṇavadarśanam | ahaṃ paryuṣito nāma sūcako'yaṃ dvitīyakaḥ
the sight of a Vaiṣṇava generally sets men firm. My name is Paryuṣita ('Stale'); this second one is Sūcaka ('Informer');
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PdP 5 94.76
शीघ्रगो रोधकश्चान्यः पंचमोयं च लेखकः । षष्ठोयमिति वाग्दुष्टः सप्तमोयं विदैवतः
śīghrago rodhakaścānyaḥ paṃcamoyaṃ ca lekhakaḥ | ṣaṣṭhoyamiti vāgduṣṭaḥ saptamoyaṃ vidaivataḥ
another is Śīghraga ('Swift-goer'), and Rodhaka ('Obstructor'); this fifth is Lekhaka ('Scratcher'); this sixth is Vāgduṣṭa ('Foul of speech'); this seventh is Vidaivata ('Godless');
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.77
नित्यंयाजनकश्चायमष्टमः कष्टदायकः । मुनिशर्मोवाच- प्रेतानां कर्मजातानां नामानि भवतां कुतः
nityaṃyājanakaścāyamaṣṭamaḥ kaṣṭadāyakaḥ | muniśarmovāca- pretānāṃ karmajātānāṃ nāmāni bhavatāṃ kutaḥ
and this eighth is Nityaṃyājanaka ('Ever-sacrificing'), the giver of distress. Muniśarman said: Whence come the names of you, pretas born of (your own) deeds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.78
किं तत्कारणमुद्दिश्य येन यूयं सनामकाः । प्रेता ऊचुः - मया स्वादु सदा भुक्तं दत्तं पर्युषितं द्विजे
kiṃ tatkāraṇamuddiśya yena yūyaṃ sanāmakāḥ | pretā ūcuḥ - mayā svādu sadā bhuktaṃ dattaṃ paryuṣitaṃ dvije
With reference to what cause is it that you bear names? The pretas said: I always ate the tasty food myself and gave stale food to a brahmin,
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PdP 5 94.79
आज्ये सति निराज्यं च तेन पर्य्युषितोऽस्म्यहम् । मिथ्यामिथ्यापरच्छिद्र मर्म्मान्वेषी स्वभावतः
ājye sati nirājyaṃ ca tena paryyuṣito'smyaham | mithyāmithyāparacchidra marmmānveṣī svabhāvataḥ
and when ghee was at hand, (gave) food without ghee; therefore I am Paryuṣita. (This one,) by his very nature a seeker after others' faults and vulnerable points, falsely, again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.80
सूचयामास तेनासौ सूचकोऽशुचिरातुरः । शीघ्रं नश्यति विप्रेण याचितः क्षुभितेन वै
sūcayāmāsa tenāsau sūcako'śucirāturaḥ | śīghraṃ naśyati vipreṇa yācitaḥ kṣubhitena vai
pointed them out; thereby he is Sūcaka, impure and afflicted. This one vanishes at once when asked by a distressed brahmin;
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PdP 5 94.81
एतत्कारणमुद्दिश्य शीघ्रगो द्विजसत्तम । गृहोपरि सदा स्वादुभुक्तमेतेन पापिना
etatkāraṇamuddiśya śīghrago dvijasattama | gṛhopari sadā svādubhuktametena pāpinā
with reference to this cause he is Śīghraga, O best of the twice-born. By this sinner tasty food was always eaten up in the house,
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PdP 5 94.82
एकाकिना कुमनसा तेनासौ रोधकः स्मृतः । मौनेनापि स्थितो नित्यं पादेन लिखते महीम्
ekākinā kumanasā tenāsau rodhakaḥ smṛtaḥ | maunenāpi sthito nityaṃ pādena likhate mahīm
alone and evil-minded; therefore he is known as Rodhaka. Standing always in silence too, he writes on the ground with his foot;
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PdP 5 94.83
अस्माकमपि पापिष्ठो लेखको लोकसंगतः । गुणिनोयं गुणान्द्वेष्टि निर्गुणे च गुणज्ञताम्
asmākamapi pāpiṣṭho lekhako lokasaṃgataḥ | guṇinoyaṃ guṇāndveṣṭi nirguṇe ca guṇajñatām
he too, the most sinful among us, is Lekhaka, mixed in with people. He hates virtues in the virtuous, and (ascribes) knowledge of virtue to one without virtue,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.84
असंज्ञे ज्ञानयोगी च वाग्दुष्टोसौ ततः स्मृतः । नास्तिक्यभावादनिशं पितृदैवत मानवान्
asaṃjñe jñānayogī ca vāgduṣṭosau tataḥ smṛtaḥ | nāstikyabhāvādaniśaṃ pitṛdaivata mānavān
and (calls) a senseless man a knower of yoga; hence he is called Vāgduṣṭa. From an unbelieving disposition, day and night the ancestors, the gods, men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.85
न मन्यते च सत्कर्म पापस्तेन विदैवतः । सदा याचनको मिथ्या मिथ्यादौर्गत्यदर्शकः
na manyate ca satkarma pāpastena vidaivataḥ | sadā yācanako mithyā mithyādaurgatyadarśakaḥ
and good works he does not respect; that sinner is therefore Vidaivata. Always a beggar, falsely displaying a false wretchedness,
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PdP 5 94.86
सभूतोद्वेजको लुब्धस्तेन याचनकस्त्वयम् । एभिः पूर्वकृतैः पापैर्भुक्त्वा नरकयातनाम्
sabhūtodvejako lubdhastena yācanakastvayam | ebhiḥ pūrvakṛtaiḥ pāpairbhuktvā narakayātanām
distressing all beings, greedy — thereby this one is Yācanaka. Through these sins formerly committed, having suffered the torments of hell,
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PdP 5 94.87
प्रेतास्ते दर्शनादद्य पुनर्जाताः स्म सुस्थिताः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातमात्मवृत्तांतसंभवम्
pretāste darśanādadya punarjātāḥ sma susthitāḥ | etatte sarvamākhyātamātmavṛttāṃtasaṃbhavam
these pretas, by the sight (of you), have today been born again in a good state. All this, arising from the account of my own case, has been told to you.
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PdP 5 94.88
प्रश्नं च यदि ते श्रद्धा पृच्छान्यत्कथयामि ते । ब्राह्मण उवाच- ये जीवा भुवि तिष्ठंति सर्वआहारमूलकाः
praśnaṃ ca yadi te śraddhā pṛcchānyatkathayāmi te | brāhmaṇa uvāca- ye jīvā bhuvi tiṣṭhaṃti sarvaāhāramūlakāḥ
And if you have faith, ask a question; I will tell you something further. The brahmin said: Those living beings that abide on earth all have food as their root;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.89
युष्माकमपि आहारं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः । प्रेता ऊचुः - शृणुष्वाहारमस्माकं सर्वसत्वविगर्हितम्
yuṣmākamapi āhāraṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ | pretā ūcuḥ - śṛṇuṣvāhāramasmākaṃ sarvasatvavigarhitam
I wish to know truly your food as well. The pretas said: Hear of our food, which is despised by all beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.90
यं श्रुत्वा निंदसे ब्रह्मन्भूयोभूयश्च नित्यशः । श्लेष्ममूत्रपुरीषेण योषिदंगमलेन च
yaṃ śrutvā niṃdase brahmanbhūyobhūyaśca nityaśaḥ | śleṣmamūtrapurīṣeṇa yoṣidaṃgamalena ca
Hearing of which, O brahmin, you will revile (it) over and over, constantly: with phlegm, urine and excrement, and with the impurity of women's bodies —
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PdP 5 94.91
गृहाणित्यक्तशौचानि तानि भुंजंति तत्र वै । स्त्रीदग्धानि प्रकीर्णानि प्रकीर्णायस्कराणि च
gṛhāṇityaktaśaucāni tāni bhuṃjaṃti tatra vai | strīdagdhāni prakīrṇāni prakīrṇāyaskarāṇi ca
— houses in which purity has been abandoned: those (houses) they feed upon there; (houses) scorched by women, (with things) scattered about, and with iron implements strewn about,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.92
कुत्सितानि मलेनापि प्रेता वै तत्र भुंजते । माधवं यत्र नार्चंति स्त्रीजितानि गृहाणि च
kutsitāni malenāpi pretā vai tatra bhuṃjate | mādhavaṃ yatra nārcaṃti strījitāni gṛhāṇi ca
(houses) that are contemptible and (defiled) with filth — there indeed the pretas eat; and houses where they do not worship Mādhava, (houses) dominated by women,
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PdP 5 94.93
दया क्षांतिविहीनानि प्रेतास्तत्रैव भुंजते । यत्राभद्रा गृहे वाचः शौचहीनाश्च योषितः
dayā kṣāṃtivihīnāni pretāstatraiva bhuṃjate | yatrābhadrā gṛhe vācaḥ śaucahīnāśca yoṣitaḥ
(houses) devoid of compassion and forbearance — there itself the pretas eat; where in the house the words (spoken) are inauspicious and the women lack purity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.94
कलहो यत्र सततं प्रेतास्ते तत्र भुंजते । न यत्र जामयो गेहे पूज्यंते न वराः स्त्रियः
kalaho yatra satataṃ pretāste tatra bhuṃjate | na yatra jāmayo gehe pūjyaṃte na varāḥ striyaḥ
where there is quarrelling continually — there those pretas eat; where in the home the female relatives are not honoured, nor the worthy women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.95
यत्र दुर्जनसंसर्गस्तत्र भोक्ष्यामहे वयम् । न यत्र हरिसेवा वा न कथा यत्र वैष्णवी
yatra durjanasaṃsargastatra bhokṣyāmahe vayam | na yatra harisevā vā na kathā yatra vaiṣṇavī
where there is association with wicked people — there we shall eat; where there is no service of Hari, and where there is no Vaiṣṇava discourse,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.96
न यत्र वैष्णवी प्रीतिः प्रेता वै तत्र भुंजते । येषामेवं गृहे प्रीता भुंजते तेऽपि सत्वरम्
na yatra vaiṣṇavī prītiḥ pretā vai tatra bhuṃjate | yeṣāmevaṃ gṛhe prītā bhuṃjate te'pi satvaram
where there is no love for Vaiṣṇava things — there indeed the pretas eat; and those in whose house they eat thus, well pleased, they too quickly
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.97
प्रेता भवंति पापेन निजवंशविनाशकाः । तस्य मे जायते ब्रह्मन्वदतो भोजनं निजम्
pretā bhavaṃti pāpena nijavaṃśavināśakāḥ | tasya me jāyate brahmanvadato bhojanaṃ nijam
become pretas through (that) sin, destroyers of their own lineage. From such a one, O brahmin, as I am telling (you), comes my own food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.98
अस्मात्पापतरं चान्यत्किंचिद्वक्तुं न शक्यते । निर्विण्णः प्रेतभावेन पृच्छामि त्वां दृढव्रतम्
asmātpāpataraṃ cānyatkiṃcidvaktuṃ na śakyate | nirviṇṇaḥ pretabhāvena pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dṛḍhavratam
And nothing else more sinful than this can be told. Weary of the state of a preta, I ask you, firm in your vows:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.99
यथा न जायते प्रेतो मुक्तिः प्रेतत्वतो यथा । ब्राह्मण उवाच- एकादश्यादिभिः पुण्यैर्व्रतैरच्युतकीर्तनैः
yathā na jāyate preto muktiḥ pretatvato yathā | brāhmaṇa uvāca- ekādaśyādibhiḥ puṇyairvratairacyutakīrtanaiḥ
how one may not be born a preta, and how there is release from pretahood. The brahmin said: By the meritorious vows beginning with the eleventh-day (fast), by recitations of Acyuta's name,
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PdP 5 94.100
देवतातिथिपूजाभिर्गुरुपूजादिभिस्तथा । आचारैः साधुचरितैः श्रुतिस्मृत्युदितैर्दिनैः
devatātithipūjābhirgurupūjādibhistathā | ācāraiḥ sādhucaritaiḥ śrutismṛtyuditairdinaiḥ
likewise by worship of gods and guests, by worship of the guru and the rest, by (right) observances, by the conduct of the good, by the days declared in śruti and smṛti,
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PdP 5 94.101
एवं श्राद्धक्रियादानैर्यथाविधिविनिर्मितैः । दयादानदमक्षांतिशीलशिष्टाभिवादनैः
evaṃ śrāddhakriyādānairyathāvidhivinirmitaiḥ | dayādānadamakṣāṃtiśīlaśiṣṭābhivādanaiḥ
and so by śrāddha rites and gifts performed according to the prescribed manner, by compassion, giving, self-control, patience, good character, and saluting the cultivated,
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PdP 5 94.102
इत्येवमादिभिर्धर्मैः प्रेता न स्युः कुलेऽपि वै । गोविप्रतीर्थामरपर्वताग्र्य नदीनदाश्वत्थतरूननेकशः
ityevamādibhirdharmaiḥ pretā na syuḥ kule'pi vai | govipratīrthāmaraparvatāgrya nadīnadāśvatthatarūnanekaśaḥ
by these and such dharmas, pretas do not arise even in one's family. Cows, brahmins, tīrthas, gods, the foremost mountains, rivers, streams and aśvattha trees, again and again —
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PdP 5 94.103
यो वंदते बंधुजने विनीतः प्रेतो न लोके भवतीह नूनम् । क्रमादर्च्चयते युक्तो विशेषादपि मानवः
yo vaṃdate baṃdhujane vinītaḥ preto na loke bhavatīha nūnam | kramādarccayate yukto viśeṣādapi mānavaḥ
he who, humble, makes salutation among his kinsfolk, surely does not become a preta here in this world; and the man who, disciplined, worships (them) in due order, and especially
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.104
गंगादिपुण्यतीर्थेषु तस्य पुण्यमनंतकम् । नाहं वर्षसहस्रेषु वक्तुं शक्तः स्वयं विभुः
gaṃgādipuṇyatīrtheṣu tasya puṇyamanaṃtakam | nāhaṃ varṣasahasreṣu vaktuṃ śaktaḥ svayaṃ vibhuḥ
at Gaṅgā and the other holy tīrthas — his merit is endless; not in thousands of years am I able to tell it, mighty though I am.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.105
दर्शनादेव तस्यापि मुक्तः प्रेतत्वतो भवेत् । ऊर्जमूर्जस्वलं मासमथ दामोदरप्रियम्
darśanādeva tasyāpi muktaḥ pretatvato bhavet | ūrjamūrjasvalaṃ māsamatha dāmodarapriyam
By the mere sight of him too one would be freed from pretahood. The month Ūrja, abounding in strength, dear to Dāmodara;
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PdP 5 94.106
तपसामुत्तमं मासं तपो माधववल्लभम् । वैशाखं माधवं मासं मधुसूदनदैवतम्
tapasāmuttamaṃ māsaṃ tapo mādhavavallabham | vaiśākhaṃ mādhavaṃ māsaṃ madhusūdanadaivatam
the month Tapas, best of austerities, beloved of Mādhava; the month Vaiśākha, called Mādhava, whose deity is Madhusūdana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.107
उत्तमं सर्वमासानां यमेकं मुनयो विदुः । येनैव साधनेन स्यात्सर्वं कृत्यं हि साधितम्
uttamaṃ sarvamāsānāṃ yamekaṃ munayo viduḥ | yenaiva sādhanena syātsarvaṃ kṛtyaṃ hi sādhitam
which one (month) the sages know as the best of all months — by that very means indeed every task becomes accomplished.
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PdP 5 94.108
ब्रह्मविद्यामताभ्येति सा लक्ष्मीर्विश्वकारिणी । तस्या वासो यतो मासो माधवोऽसौ ततः स्मृतः
brahmavidyāmatābhyeti sā lakṣmīrviśvakāriṇī | tasyā vāso yato māso mādhavo'sau tataḥ smṛtaḥ
She, Lakṣmī, the maker of the universe, attains to the state of the knowledge of Brahman; since it is the month that is her dwelling (dhava), it is therefore called Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 94.109
न माधवसमो देवो यथा देवेषु निश्चितम् । तथा मासेषु सर्वेषु न मासो माधवप्रियः
na mādhavasamo devo yathā deveṣu niścitam | tathā māseṣu sarveṣu na māso mādhavapriyaḥ
Just as among the gods there is certainly no god equal to Mādhava, so among all the months there is no month (so) dear to Mādhava.
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PdP 5 94.110
तस्य माधवमासस्य माहात्म्यमपि भक्तितः । श्रुत्वा विमुच्यते प्रेतयोनितः किं विधानतः
tasya mādhavamāsasya māhātmyamapi bhaktitaḥ | śrutvā vimucyate pretayonitaḥ kiṃ vidhānataḥ
Merely by hearing with devotion the greatness of that month of Mādhava one is released from the condition of a preta — how much more (by observing it) according to the prescribed rite!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.111
सतां संभाषणादेव पुण्यतीर्थनिषेवणात् । नारायणेति पठनात्तन्नामश्रवणादपि
satāṃ saṃbhāṣaṇādeva puṇyatīrthaniṣevaṇāt | nārāyaṇeti paṭhanāttannāmaśravaṇādapi
Just by conversing with the good, by resorting to holy fords, by reciting "Nārāyaṇa," and even by hearing that name —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.112
मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैर्जनो भक्तिपरायणः । यतिष्ये तदहं प्रेता भवतामपि मुक्तये
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairjano bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | yatiṣye tadahaṃ pretā bhavatāmapi muktaye
a person devoted to bhakti is freed from all sins. Therefore, O pretas, I shall make an effort for your liberation too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.113
परोपकारजं पुण्यं यतो न स्यान्मखैरपि । प्रेता यामि ततः स्नातुं रेवावारिणि माधवे
paropakārajaṃ puṇyaṃ yato na syānmakhairapi | pretā yāmi tataḥ snātuṃ revāvāriṇi mādhave
Since the merit born of helping others could not arise even from sacrifices, O pretas, I am therefore going to bathe in the water of the Revā in (the month of) Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.114
मासि मेषस्थिते भानावेतैरनुगतो नरैः । पंचैव ते पुनर्मोहाज्जातपातकसंचयाः
māsi meṣasthite bhānāvetairanugato naraiḥ | paṃcaiva te punarmohājjātapātakasaṃcayāḥ
"In the month when the sun stands in Aries, followed by these men — these five, again, through delusion, have accumulated heaps of sin;
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PdP 5 94.115
स्नातुमायांति वचसा ममैव करुणावतः
snātumāyāṃti vacasā mamaiva karuṇāvataḥ
they come to bathe by the word of me alone, who am full of compassion."
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PdP 5 94.116
तावद्भवंतस्तु निदेशतो मे तिष्ठंतु तत्रैव वने विशोकाः । श्रीनर्मदावारिणि यावदेव गत्वा निजस्नानविधिं विहाय
tāvadbhavaṃtastu nideśato me tiṣṭhaṃtu tatraiva vane viśokāḥ | śrīnarmadāvāriṇi yāvadeva gatvā nijasnānavidhiṃ vihāya
Meanwhile let you all, by my instruction, stay right there in the forest free of sorrow, just until, having gone to the water of the blessed Narmadā and set aside my own bathing rite,
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PdP 5 94.117
निर्माय पुरुषानपि नाम तस्मात्कुशस्वरूपानिह नर्मदा के । विधानतो माधवमासि दीनान्निमज्जयामीति दया निबद्धः
nirmāya puruṣānapi nāma tasmātkuśasvarūpāniha narmadā ke | vidhānato mādhavamāsi dīnānnimajjayāmīti dayā nibaddhaḥ
having fashioned men, indeed, out of that, in the shape of kuśa grass, here in the water of the Narmadā, I immerse the wretched ones according to rule in the month of Mādhava — thus (he resolved), bound by compassion.
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PdP 5 94.118
एवं दिनत्रयेणैव मुक्तिर्वः प्रेतयोनितः । न दर्भबटुकस्नानमात्रेणैव न संशयः
evaṃ dinatrayeṇaiva muktirvaḥ pretayonitaḥ | na darbhabaṭukasnānamātreṇaiva na saṃśayaḥ
Thus in only three days there will be release for you from the preta-state — not merely by the bathing of the darbha-figures alone; of this there is no doubt.
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PdP 5 94.119
नारद उवाच- एवमुक्तस्ततस्तैस्तु प्रतीतैरपि पूजितः । मुनिशर्मा ययावेतैरनुयातस्तु पंचभिः
nārada uvāca- evamuktastatastaistu pratītairapi pūjitaḥ | muniśarmā yayāvetairanuyātastu paṃcabhiḥ
Nārada said: Being thus addressed, and then honoured by them who had gained confidence, Muniśarmā set off, followed by those five.
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PdP 5 94.120
तत्र गत्वा ततः प्रातः स्नात्वा कृत्वा तथाविधिम् । स्नापयामास तान्प्रेतान्नामतो दर्भनिर्मितान्
tatra gatvā tataḥ prātaḥ snātvā kṛtvā tathāvidhim | snāpayāmāsa tānpretānnāmato darbhanirmitān
Having gone there, then at dawn, having bathed and performed the rite accordingly, he bathed those pretas, (represented) by name, made of darbha grass.
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PdP 5 94.121
स्मृताश्च मुनिना तीर्थे स्नापिता नामतस्तथा । प्रेताः पुण्यवता तेन सद्यो मुक्ता दिवं ययुः
smṛtāśca muninā tīrthe snāpitā nāmatastathā | pretāḥ puṇyavatā tena sadyo muktā divaṃ yayuḥ
And the pretas, called to mind by the sage and bathed at the ford under their names, were at once liberated by that meritorious man and went to heaven.
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PdP 5 94.122
ते पापिनः पंच यदैव रेवाजले निमग्ना वचसैव तस्य । श्रीमाधवे मासि विवर्णदेहाः सद्यः सुवर्णैकरुचो बभूवुः
te pāpinaḥ paṃca yadaiva revājale nimagnā vacasaiva tasya | śrīmādhave māsi vivarṇadehāḥ sadyaḥ suvarṇaikaruco babhūvuḥ
The moment those five sinners, plunged into the water of the Revā by his word alone in the blessed month of Mādhava, (were immersed), their discoloured bodies at once became of a single golden radiance.
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PdP 5 94.123
पापप्रशमनं स्तोत्रं श्राविता मुनिशर्मणा । समक्षं सर्वलोकानां जातास्ते वरकांतयः
pāpapraśamanaṃ stotraṃ śrāvitā muniśarmaṇā | samakṣaṃ sarvalokānāṃ jātāste varakāṃtayaḥ
Made to hear by Muniśarmā the hymn that quells sin, in the sight of all the people they became of excellent beauty.
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PdP 5 94.124
तत्रस्था मानवास्तांस्तु विरजान्स्नानमात्रतः । न स्पृशंति च राजेंद्र पापिसंसर्गशंकथा
tatrasthā mānavāstāṃstu virajānsnānamātrataḥ | na spṛśaṃti ca rājeṃdra pāpisaṃsargaśaṃkathā
But the men staying there, though those (five) were freed of impurity by the bath alone, do not touch them, O best of kings, from fear of contact with sinners.
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PdP 5 94.125
मुनिशर्मानुरोधेन ततो धर्मप्रमाणतः । सद्यो दिव्याभवद्वाणी यदेते विगतैनसः
muniśarmānurodhena tato dharmapramāṇataḥ | sadyo divyābhavadvāṇī yadete vigatainasaḥ
Then, in compliance with Muniśarmā (and) on the authority of dharma, a divine voice at once arose: that these men are free of sin —
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PdP 5 94.126
स्नातानां माधवेमासि मुकुंदहृदयात्मनाम् । पापप्रशमनं स्तोत्रं शृण्वतामिह सादरम्
snātānāṃ mādhavemāsi mukuṃdahṛdayātmanām | pāpapraśamanaṃ stotraṃ śṛṇvatāmiha sādaram
for those who have bathed in the month of Mādhava with their hearts set on Mukunda and who here reverently hear the hymn that quells sin,
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PdP 5 94.127
चित्रं किमत्र या शुद्धिर्जायते पापसंचयात् । सर्वेषामेव पापानां प्रायश्चित्तमिदं परम्
citraṃ kimatra yā śuddhirjāyate pāpasaṃcayāt | sarveṣāmeva pāpānāṃ prāyaścittamidaṃ param
what is astonishing in this, that purification from the mass of sins comes about? This is the supreme expiation for all sins whatsoever:
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PdP 5 94.128
यत्प्रातर्माधवे मासि भक्त्या तीर्थेऽवगाहनम् । यतः प्रेतास्तु ते पापाः स्नापिता नाममात्रतः
yatprātarmādhave māsi bhaktyā tīrthe'vagāhanam | yataḥ pretāstu te pāpāḥ snāpitā nāmamātrataḥ
namely, the immersion at a holy ford at dawn with devotion in the month of Mādhava — since those sinful pretas, bathed merely by name,
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PdP 5 94.129
स्मृताः पुण्यवता तेन मोचिता मुनिशर्मणा
smṛtāḥ puṇyavatā tena mocitā muniśarmaṇā
(and) called to mind by that meritorious Muniśarmā, were set free.
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PdP 5 94.130
इत्येवमाकर्ण्य गिरं नभःस्थामत्यद्भुतामाशु ततो मनुष्याः । शशंसुरेतानपि पंचपुण्यान्वैशाखमासं च मुनिं च रेवाम्
ityevamākarṇya giraṃ nabhaḥsthāmatyadbhutāmāśu tato manuṣyāḥ | śaśaṃsuretānapi paṃcapuṇyānvaiśākhamāsaṃ ca muniṃ ca revām
Having heard in this way that most marvellous voice standing in the sky, the people there at once praised these five meritorious ones too, and the month of Vaiśākha, and the sage, and the Revā (river).
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PdP 5 94.131
अथ चाकर्ण्य भूपालः स्तवं दुरितनाशनम् । यदाकर्ण्य नरो भक्त्या मुच्यते पापराशिभिः
atha cākarṇya bhūpālaḥ stavaṃ duritanāśanam | yadākarṇya naro bhaktyā mucyate pāparāśibhiḥ
And then the king, having heard the hymn that destroys sin — which, when a man hears it with devotion, he is freed from heaps of sins,
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PdP 5 94.132
यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण पापिनः शुद्धिमागताः । अन्येऽपि बहवो मुक्ताः पापादज्ञानसंभवात्
yasya śravaṇamātreṇa pāpinaḥ śuddhimāgatāḥ | anye'pi bahavo muktāḥ pāpādajñānasaṃbhavāt
by the mere hearing of which sinners have attained purity, and many others too have been freed from the sin that arises from ignorance,
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PdP 5 94.133
परदार परद्रव्य जीवहिंसादिके यदा । प्रवर्तते नृणां चित्तं प्रायश्चित्तं स्तुतिस्तदा
paradāra paradravya jīvahiṃsādike yadā | pravartate nṛṇāṃ cittaṃ prāyaścittaṃ stutistadā
When men's minds turn toward another's wife, another's property, injury to living beings, and the like, then this hymn of praise is the expiation:
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PdP 5 94.134
विष्णवे विष्णवे नित्यं विष्णवे विष्णवे नमः । नमामि विष्णुं चित्तस्थमहंकारगतं हरिम्
viṣṇave viṣṇave nityaṃ viṣṇave viṣṇave namaḥ | namāmi viṣṇuṃ cittasthamahaṃkāragataṃ harim
To Viṣṇu, to Viṣṇu, always, to Viṣṇu, to Viṣṇu homage! I bow to Viṣṇu, Hari, who abides in the mind and who has entered into the ego-sense;
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PdP 5 94.135
चित्तस्थमीशमव्यक्तमनंतमपराजितम् । विष्णुमीड्यमशेषाणामनादिनिधनं विभुम्
cittasthamīśamavyaktamanaṃtamaparājitam | viṣṇumīḍyamaśeṣāṇāmanādinidhanaṃ vibhum
(I bow to) the Lord abiding in the mind, unmanifest, endless, unconquered, Viṣṇu, to be praised, without beginning or end, the all-pervading Lord of all beings without exception.
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PdP 5 94.136
विष्णुश्चित्तगतो यन्मे विष्णुर्बुद्धिगतश्च यत् । यच्चाहंकारको विष्णुर्यो विष्णुर्मयि संस्थितः
viṣṇuścittagato yanme viṣṇurbuddhigataśca yat | yaccāhaṃkārako viṣṇuryo viṣṇurmayi saṃsthitaḥ
The Viṣṇu who is in my mind, and the Viṣṇu who is in my intellect, and the Viṣṇu who is the maker of ego, the Viṣṇu who abides in me —
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PdP 5 94.137
करोति कर्तृभूतोऽसौ स्थावरस्य चरस्य च । तत्पापं नाशमायाति तस्मिन्नेव हि चिंतिते
karoti kartṛbhūto'sau sthāvarasya carasya ca | tatpāpaṃ nāśamāyāti tasminneva hi ciṃtite
he, become the agent, acts (for) the immobile and the moving; and indeed when he alone is meditated upon, that sin goes to destruction.
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PdP 5 94.138
ध्यातो हरति यत्पापं स्वप्ने दृष्टस्तु भावनात् । तमुपेंद्रंमहं विष्णुं प्रणमामि नतिप्रियम्
dhyāto harati yatpāpaṃ svapne dṛṣṭastu bhāvanāt | tamupeṃdraṃmahaṃ viṣṇuṃ praṇamāmi natipriyam
Him, Upendra, Viṣṇu, who loves obeisance, who when meditated upon takes away sin, and who is seen in dream by the intensity of contemplation — him I salute.
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PdP 5 94.139
जगत्यस्मिन्निरालंबे मधुसूदनमच्युतम् । हस्तावलंबनं स्तोत्रं विष्णुं वंदे परात्परम्
jagatyasminnirālaṃbe madhusūdanamacyutam | hastāvalaṃbanaṃ stotraṃ viṣṇuṃ vaṃde parātparam
In this world that is without support, I praise Viṣṇu, higher than the highest, Madhusūdana, Acyuta, the hymn (of whom) is a hand-hold (of support).
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PdP 5 94.140
सर्वेश्वरेश्वरविभो परमात्मन्नधोक्षज । हृषीकेश हृषीकेश हृषीकेश नमोस्तु ते
sarveśvareśvaravibho paramātmannadhokṣaja | hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa namostu te
O all-pervading Lord of the lords of all, O Supreme Self, O Adhokṣaja, O Hṛṣīkeśa, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hṛṣīkeśa, homage be to you!
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PdP 5 94.141
नृसिंहानंत गोविंद भूतभावन केशव । दुरुक्तं दुष्कृतं ध्यातं शम पापं नमोस्तु ते
nṛsiṃhānaṃta goviṃda bhūtabhāvana keśava | duruktaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ dhyātaṃ śama pāpaṃ namostu te
O Nṛsiṃha, Ananta, Govinda, creator of beings, Keśava — quell the sin, ill-spoken, ill-done, ill-thought; homage be to you!
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PdP 5 94.142
यन्मया चिंतितं दुष्टं स्वचित्तवशवर्तिना । अकार्य्यमघमत्युग्रं तच्छमं नय केशव
yanmayā ciṃtitaṃ duṣṭaṃ svacittavaśavartinā | akāryyamaghamatyugraṃ tacchamaṃ naya keśava
Whatever evil I, being under the sway of my own mind, have thought — a thing not to be done, a most terrible sin — bring that to an end, O Keśava.
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PdP 5 94.143
ब्रह्मण्यदेव गोविंद परमार्थपरायण । जगन्नाथ जगद्धातः पापं शमय मेऽच्युत
brahmaṇyadeva goviṃda paramārthaparāyaṇa | jagannātha jagaddhātaḥ pāpaṃ śamaya me'cyuta
O god friendly to brahmins, Govinda, devoted to the highest good, Lord of the world, upholder of the world, quell my sin, O Acyuta.
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PdP 5 94.144
यच्चापराह्णे सायाह्ने मध्याह्ने च तथा निशि । कायेन मनसा वाचा कृतं पापमजानता
yaccāparāhṇe sāyāhne madhyāhne ca tathā niśi | kāyena manasā vācā kṛtaṃ pāpamajānatā
And whatever sin was done in the afternoon, at evening, at midday, and likewise at night, by body, by mind, by speech, unknowingly,
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PdP 5 94.145
जानता च हृषीकेश पुंडरीकाक्ष माधव । नामत्रयोच्चारणतः सर्वे यांतु मम क्षयम्
jānatā ca hṛṣīkeśa puṃḍarīkākṣa mādhava | nāmatrayoccāraṇataḥ sarve yāṃtu mama kṣayam
and knowingly — O Hṛṣīkeśa, lotus-eyed one, Mādhava — by the uttering of the three names let all of mine go to destruction.
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PdP 5 94.146
शारीरं मे हृषीकेश पुंडरीकाक्ष मानसम् । पापं प्रशममायातु वाक्कृतं मम माधव
śārīraṃ me hṛṣīkeśa puṃḍarīkākṣa mānasam | pāpaṃ praśamamāyātu vākkṛtaṃ mama mādhava
O Hṛṣīkeśa, lotus-eyed one, let my bodily sin, my mental sin, and the sin done by my speech come to quiescence, O Mādhava.
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PdP 5 94.147
यद्भुंजानः पिबंस्तिष्ठन्स्वपञ्जाग्रद्यदास्थितः । अकार्षं पापमर्थार्थं कायेन मनसा गिरा
yadbhuṃjānaḥ pibaṃstiṣṭhansvapañjāgradyadāsthitaḥ | akārṣaṃ pāpamarthārthaṃ kāyena manasā girā
Whatever sin I committed for the sake of wealth, by body, by mind, by speech, while eating, drinking, standing, sleeping, waking, or in whatever state I was placed —
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PdP 5 94.148
महदल्पमपि प्रायो दुर्योनि नरकावहम् । तत्पापं प्रशमं यातु वासुदेवस्य कीर्तनात्
mahadalpamapi prāyo duryoni narakāvaham | tatpāpaṃ praśamaṃ yātu vāsudevasya kīrtanāt
great or even small, mostly bringing an evil birth and hell — let that sin come to quiescence through the proclaiming of Vāsudeva's name.
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PdP 5 94.149
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं च यत् । तस्मिन्प्रकीर्तिते विष्णौ यत्पापं तत्प्रणश्यतु
paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ ca yat | tasminprakīrtite viṣṇau yatpāpaṃ tatpraṇaśyatu
That which is the supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the pure and highest — when that Viṣṇu is proclaimed, let whatever sin there is perish.
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PdP 5 94.150
यत्प्राप्य न निवर्त्तंते गंधस्पर्शादिवर्जिताः । सूरयस्तत्पदं विष्णोस्तत्सर्वं शमयत्वयम्
yatprāpya na nivarttaṃte gaṃdhasparśādivarjitāḥ | sūrayastatpadaṃ viṣṇostatsarvaṃ śamayatvayam
On attaining which the wise, freed from smell, touch and the rest, do not return — may that state of Viṣṇu quiet all this (sin).
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PdP 5 94.151
पापप्रशमनं स्तोत्रं यः पठेच्छृणुयान्नरः । शारीरैर्मानसैर्वाग्जैः कृतैः पापैः स मुच्यते
pāpapraśamanaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnaraḥ | śārīrairmānasairvāgjaiḥ kṛtaiḥ pāpaiḥ sa mucyate
The man who recites or hears this hymn that quells sin is freed from the sins committed by body, by mind, and by speech.
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PdP 5 94.152
मुक्तः पापग्रहादिभ्यो याति विष्णोः परं पदम् । तस्मात्पापे कृतं जप्यं स्तोत्रं सर्वाघमर्दनम्
muktaḥ pāpagrahādibhyo yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | tasmātpāpe kṛtaṃ japyaṃ stotraṃ sarvāghamardanam
Released from evil planets and the like, he goes to the supreme state of Viṣṇu; therefore, when sin has been committed, this hymn, which crushes every offence, is to be muttered.
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PdP 5 94.153
प्रायश्चित्तमघौघानां पठितव्यं नरोत्तमैः । प्रायश्चित्तैः स्तोत्रवरैर्व्रतैर्नश्यति पातकम्
prāyaścittamaghaughānāṃ paṭhitavyaṃ narottamaiḥ | prāyaścittaiḥ stotravarairvratairnaśyati pātakam
It is to be recited by the best of men as an expiation for floods of sin; by expiations, by excellent hymns, and by vows, sin perishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.154
ततः कार्याणि संसिद्ध्यै तानि वै भुक्तिमुक्तये । पूर्वजन्मार्जितं पापमैहिकं च नरेश्वर
tataḥ kāryāṇi saṃsiddhyai tāni vai bhuktimuktaye | pūrvajanmārjitaṃ pāpamaihikaṃ ca nareśvara
Therefore those (acts) are to be done for full success, indeed for enjoyment and liberation; and the sin gathered in a former birth and that of this world, O lord of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.155
स्तवस्य श्रवणादस्य सद्य एव विलीयते । पापद्रुमकुठारोऽयं पापेंधनदवानलः
stavasya śravaṇādasya sadya eva vilīyate | pāpadrumakuṭhāro'yaṃ pāpeṃdhanadavānalaḥ
dissolves at once from the hearing of this praise-hymn. This is an axe to the tree of sin, a forest-fire to the fuel of sin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.156
पापराशितमः स्तोम भानुरेष स्तवो नृप । मया प्रकाशितस्तुभ्यं तथा लोकानुकंपया
pāparāśitamaḥ stoma bhānureṣa stavo nṛpa | mayā prakāśitastubhyaṃ tathā lokānukaṃpayā
this praise-hymn is a sun to the mass of darkness that is the heap of sins, O king; it has been revealed by me to you, and out of compassion for the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.157
स्तवो योऽयं मया प्राप्तो रहस्यं पितुरादरात् । इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं यः शृणोति नराधिप
stavo yo'yaṃ mayā prāpto rahasyaṃ piturādarāt | itihāsamimaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti narādhipa
This hymn was obtained by me as a secret through my father's favour. Whoever hears this meritorious tale, O ruler of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.158
तस्यापि पुण्यमाहात्म्यं वक्तुं शक्तः स्वयं हरिः । स्वस्ति तेस्तु महाराज गंगायामथ सत्वरम्
tasyāpi puṇyamāhātmyaṃ vaktuṃ śaktaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ | svasti testu mahārāja gaṃgāyāmatha satvaram
even of him Hari himself is able to tell the greatness of the merit. May there be well-being for you, great king; and now, quickly, in the Gaṅgā
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 94.159
स्नातुं यामि समायातो मासोऽयं माधवो महान्
snātuṃ yāmi samāyāto māso'yaṃ mādhavo mahān
I go to bathe: this great month Mādhava has arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition