Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 98
PdP 5 98.1
सूत उवाच- एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य धर्मराजस्य भूसुरः । पुनः पप्रच्छ मासस्य माधवस्य विधिं शुभम्
sūta uvāca- etacchrutvā vacastasya dharmarājasya bhūsuraḥ | punaḥ papraccha māsasya mādhavasya vidhiṃ śubham
Sūta said: Having heard this speech of his, of the King of Dharma, the earth-god (brahmin) again asked about the auspicious observance of the month Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.2
ब्राह्मण उवाच- धर्मराज महाभाग सम्यग्गुह्यं प्रकाशितम् । माधवस्नानजं पुण्यं नराणां मुक्तिदं परम्
brāhmaṇa uvāca- dharmarāja mahābhāga samyagguhyaṃ prakāśitam | mādhavasnānajaṃ puṇyaṃ narāṇāṃ muktidaṃ param
The brahmin said: O King of Dharma, greatly fortunate one, the secret has been rightly disclosed — the merit arising from bathing in (the month) Mādhava, supreme giver of liberation to men.
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PdP 5 98.3
माधवं माधवे मासि स्नात्वा प्रातः समाहितः । कथं संपूजयेद्देवं कैः पुष्पैस्तद्विधिं वद
mādhavaṃ mādhave māsi snātvā prātaḥ samāhitaḥ | kathaṃ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ kaiḥ puṣpaistadvidhiṃ vada
Having bathed in the morning, collected in mind, in the month Mādhava — how should one worship the god Mādhava, and with what flowers? Tell the rule for that.
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PdP 5 98.4
धर्मराज उवाच- सर्वेषां पत्रजातीनां तुलसी केशवप्रिया । पुष्करादीनि तीर्थानि गंगाद्याः सरितस्तथा
dharmarāja uvāca- sarveṣāṃ patrajātīnāṃ tulasī keśavapriyā | puṣkarādīni tīrthāni gaṃgādyāḥ saritastathā
The King of Dharma said: Of all classes of leaves, tulasī is dear to Keśava. The sacred places beginning with Puṣkara, and the rivers beginning with the Gaṅgā,
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PdP 5 98.5
वासुदेवादयो देवा वसंति तुलसीदले । सर्वदा सर्वकालेषु तुलसी विष्णुवल्लभा
vāsudevādayo devā vasaṃti tulasīdale | sarvadā sarvakāleṣu tulasī viṣṇuvallabhā
and the gods beginning with Vāsudeva, dwell in a tulasī leaf. Always, at all times, tulasī is beloved of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 5 98.6
त्यक्त्वा तु मालती पुष्पं मुक्त्वा च सरसीरुहम् । गृहीत्वा तुलसीपत्रं भक्त्या माधवमर्चयेत्
tyaktvā tu mālatī puṣpaṃ muktvā ca sarasīruham | gṛhītvā tulasīpatraṃ bhaktyā mādhavamarcayet
Leaving aside the mālatī flower and passing over the lotus, one should take a tulasī leaf and worship Mādhava with devotion.
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PdP 5 98.7
तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुमलं शेषोऽपि नो भवेत् । अस्नात्वा तुलसीं छित्त्वा देवार्थं पितृकर्मणि
tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktumalaṃ śeṣo'pi no bhavet | asnātvā tulasīṃ chittvā devārthaṃ pitṛkarmaṇi
Even Śeṣa would not be capable of telling the fruit of merit of that (man). Having cut tulasī without having bathed, for a god's purpose or in a rite for the ancestors —
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PdP 5 98.8
तत्सर्वं निष्फलं याति पंचगव्येन शुध्यति । दारिद्र्यदुःखभोगादि पापानि सुबहून्यपि
tatsarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ yāti paṃcagavyena śudhyati | dāridryaduḥkhabhogādi pāpāni subahūnyapi
all that becomes fruitless; one is purified by the five products of the cow. Poverty, the experience of suffering and so on, and sins however many,
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PdP 5 98.9
तुलसी हरते क्षिप्रं रोगानिव हरीतकी । तुलसी कृष्णगौराख्या तयाभ्यर्च्य मधुद्विषम्
tulasī harate kṣipraṃ rogāniva harītakī | tulasī kṛṣṇagaurākhyā tayābhyarcya madhudviṣam
tulasī swiftly removes, as harītakī removes diseases. Tulasī is (of two kinds), called dark and pale; having worshipped the foe of Madhu with it,
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PdP 5 98.10
विशेषेण हरेर्भक्तो नरो नारायणो भवेत् । माधवं सकलं मासं तुलस्या योऽर्चयेद्यतः
viśeṣeṇa harerbhakto naro nārāyaṇo bhavet | mādhavaṃ sakalaṃ māsaṃ tulasyā yo'rcayedyataḥ
a man, being especially a devotee of Hari, becomes Nārāyaṇa. Who, restrained, worships Mādhava with tulasī for the whole month,
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PdP 5 98.11
त्रिसंध्यं मधुहंतारं नास्ति तस्य पुनर्भवः । अलाभे पुष्पपत्राणामन्नाद्येनापि पूजयेत्
trisaṃdhyaṃ madhuhaṃtāraṃ nāsti tasya punarbhavaḥ | alābhe puṣpapatrāṇāmannādyenāpi pūjayet
(worshipping) the slayer of Madhu at the three junctures of the day — for him there is no rebirth. When flowers and leaves are not to be had, one may worship even with food and the like.
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PdP 5 98.12
शालितंडुल गोधूमैर्यवैर्वापि हरिं सदा । प्रातः स्नात्वा विधानेन माधवे माधवप्रिये
śālitaṃḍula godhūmairyavairvāpi hariṃ sadā | prātaḥ snātvā vidhānena mādhave mādhavapriye
(One should worship) Hari always with śāli-rice grains, wheat, or barley; having bathed in the morning according to the prescribed rule, in (the month of) Mādhava, which is dear to Mādhava,
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PdP 5 98.13
पितृदेवमनुष्यांश्च तर्प्पयेत्सचराचरम् । योऽश्वत्थमूलं वै सिंचेत्तोयेन बहुना सदा
pitṛdevamanuṣyāṃśca tarppayetsacarācaram | yo'śvatthamūlaṃ vai siṃcettoyena bahunā sadā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 98.14
कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणां तं तु सर्वदेवमयं ततः । योऽश्वत्थमर्चयेद्देवमुदकेन समंततः । कुलानामयुतं तेन तारितं स्यान्नसंशयः
kuryātpradakṣiṇāṃ taṃ tu sarvadevamayaṃ tataḥ | yo'śvatthamarcayeddevamudakena samaṃtataḥ | kulānāmayutaṃ tena tāritaṃ syānnasaṃśayaḥ
And then he should circumambulate that (tree), which is composed of all the gods; whoever worships the divine aśvattha with water on all sides, by that a myriad of (his) family lines would be carried across — there is no doubt.
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PdP 5 98.15
अलक्ष्मीः कालकर्णी च दुःस्वप्नो दुर्विचिंतितम् । अश्वत्थ तर्प्पणात्तात सर्वदुःखं विलीयते
alakṣmīḥ kālakarṇī ca duḥsvapno durviciṃtitam | aśvattha tarppaṇāttāta sarvaduḥkhaṃ vilīyate
Misfortune, ill-luck, bad dreams, evil thoughts — dear son, by the libation offered to the aśvattha tree all suffering dissolves away.
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PdP 5 98.16
तर्पिताः पितरस्तेन तेन विष्णुः समर्चितः । योऽश्वत्थमर्चयेद्वीरो ग्रहास्तेनैव पूजिताः
tarpitāḥ pitarastena tena viṣṇuḥ samarcitaḥ | yo'śvatthamarcayedvīro grahāstenaiva pūjitāḥ
By him the ancestors have been refreshed (with libations), by him Viṣṇu has been duly worshipped; the brave man who worships the aśvattha tree — by him the planets too have been honoured.
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PdP 5 98.17
श्वेताश्वपुष्पाणि तथा शमीं च हुताशनं चंदनमर्कबिंबम् । अश्वत्थवृक्षं च समालभेत ततश्च कुर्यान्निज जातिधर्मान्
śvetāśvapuṣpāṇi tathā śamīṃ ca hutāśanaṃ caṃdanamarkabiṃbam | aśvatthavṛkṣaṃ ca samālabheta tataśca kuryānnija jātidharmān
A white horse, flowers, and the śamī, fire, sandal(-paste), the disc of the sun, and the aśvattha tree — (these) one should touch (or anoint); and thereafter one should carry out the duties of one's own caste.
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PdP 5 98.18
कंडूयनं च गोग्रासं स्नात्वा पिप्पलतर्प्पणम् । कृत्वा गोविंदपूजां च न स दुर्गतिमाप्नुयात्
kaṃḍūyanaṃ ca gogrāsaṃ snātvā pippalatarppaṇam | kṛtvā goviṃdapūjāṃ ca na sa durgatimāpnuyāt
(He who) scratches (a cow), (gives) the cow her mouthful of grass, and, having bathed, makes the water-offering to the pippala tree, and performs the worship of Govinda — he would not come to an evil state.
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PdP 5 98.19
त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां वैशाख्यां च दिनत्रयम् । सर्वाशक्तोपि विधिना नारी वा पुरुषोपि वा
trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ vaiśākhyāṃ ca dinatrayam | sarvāśaktopi vidhinā nārī vā puruṣopi vā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 98.20
पूर्वोक्तनियमैर्युक्तः प्रातः स्नात्वा च शक्तितः । विमुक्तः पातकैः सर्वैः स्वर्गमक्षयमश्नुते
pūrvoktaniyamairyuktaḥ prātaḥ snātvā ca śaktitaḥ | vimuktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ svargamakṣayamaśnute
Endowed with the observances stated before, having bathed at dawn according to his ability, he is freed from all sins and attains imperishable heaven.
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PdP 5 98.21
वैशाख्यामपि शक्त्या वा भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्दश । त्रिरात्रमुत्थितः स्नात्वा सकृच्च प्रयतः शुचिः
vaiśākhyāmapi śaktyā vā bhojayedbrāhmaṇāndaśa | trirātramutthitaḥ snātvā sakṛcca prayataḥ śuciḥ
On the full-moon day of Vaiśākha too he should, according to his means, feed ten brahmins; keeping awake (i.e. observing the vow) for three nights, having bathed, eating but once, restrained and pure.
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PdP 5 98.22
गौरान्वा यदि वा कृष्णांस्तिलान्क्षौद्रेण संयुतान् । दत्वा द्वादशविप्रेभ्यस्तेनैव स्वस्ति वाचयेत्
gaurānvā yadi vā kṛṣṇāṃstilānkṣaudreṇa saṃyutān | datvā dvādaśaviprebhyastenaiva svasti vācayet
Having given sesame seeds, white or else black, mixed with honey, to twelve brahmins, by that very (gift) he should have them pronounce the blessing.
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PdP 5 98.23
प्रीयतां धर्मराजो मे पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्प्पयेत् । यावज्जीवकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति
prīyatāṃ dharmarājo me pitṝndevāṃśca tarppayet | yāvajjīvakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati
"May Dharmarāja be pleased with me" — (so saying) he should satisfy the ancestors and the gods; the sin committed in his whole lifetime perishes that very instant.
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PdP 5 98.24
अयुतायुतं च तिष्ठेत्स स्वर्गलोके यथासुखम् । मामेव तु न पश्येत्स पूजितोऽखिल दैवतैः
ayutāyutaṃ ca tiṣṭhetsa svargaloke yathāsukham | māmeva tu na paśyetsa pūjito'khila daivataiḥ
And he would remain in the world of heaven for myriads upon myriads (of years) as pleasantly as he likes; but he would not see Me, though he be honoured by all the deities.
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PdP 5 98.25
पाकान्नोदक कुंभादि पितृदैवत तुष्टये । त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां पूर्णायां च दिनत्रयम्
pākānnodaka kuṃbhādi pitṛdaivata tuṣṭaye | trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ pūrṇāyāṃ ca dinatrayam
Cooked food, a pot of water, and the like, for the satisfaction of the ancestors and the gods, on the thirteenth, on the fourteenth, and on the full-moon day — for three days —
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PdP 5 98.26
यो दद्याद्भक्तितो विप्र महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । सुवर्णतिलपात्रैस्तु ब्राह्मणाञ्छक्तितोऽन्वहम्
yo dadyādbhaktito vipra mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate | suvarṇatilapātraistu brāhmaṇāñchaktito'nvaham
Whoever, O brahmin, gives (these) with devotion is released from the great sins. And (he who) daily, according to his means, (satisfies) brahmins with vessels of gold and sesame —
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PdP 5 98.27
तर्प्पयेदुदपात्रैस्तु ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । वैशाख्यां पौर्णमास्यां च सृष्टाः कमलयोनिना
tarppayedudapātraistu brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati | vaiśākhyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ ca sṛṣṭāḥ kamalayoninā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 5 98.28
तिला देयाश्च भक्त्या च श्रेयः संतति हेतवे । इहार्थे च पुरावृत्तं तदाकर्णय सुव्रत
tilā deyāśca bhaktyā ca śreyaḥ saṃtati hetave | ihārthe ca purāvṛttaṃ tadākarṇaya suvrata
And sesame seeds should be given, with devotion, for the sake of an unbroken succession of good; and on this matter there is an ancient happening—hear it, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.29
फलं माधवमासस्य पूर्णायां परमाद्भुतम् । मेषसंक्रममारभ्य तिथयस्त्रिंशदुत्तमाः
phalaṃ mādhavamāsasya pūrṇāyāṃ paramādbhutam | meṣasaṃkramamārabhya tithayastriṃśaduttamāḥ
The fruit of the month of Mādhava (Vaiśākha), on the full-moon day, is supremely wondrous; beginning with the sun's passage into Aries, the thirty lunar days (of that month) are excellent.
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PdP 5 98.30
सर्वयज्ञाधिकाः पुण्याः पुराणेषु प्रकीर्तिताः । विशेषतोऽपि तास्तिस्रः पवित्राः पापिदुर्लभाः
sarvayajñādhikāḥ puṇyāḥ purāṇeṣu prakīrtitāḥ | viśeṣato'pi tāstisraḥ pavitrāḥ pāpidurlabhāḥ
(These days are) meritorious, surpassing all sacrifices, as is proclaimed in the Purāṇas; and among them those three especially are purifying, (yet) hard for sinners to obtain.
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PdP 5 98.31
ततोपि पूर्णिमा पुण्या माधवी माधवप्रिया । एषा वाराहकल्पादि तिथिराद्या महाफला
tatopi pūrṇimā puṇyā mādhavī mādhavapriyā | eṣā vārāhakalpādi tithirādyā mahāphalā
More than those, holy is the full-moon day, the Mādhavī (full moon of Vaiśākha), dear to Mādhava. This is the first lunar day, the beginning of the Varāha kalpa, of great fruit.
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PdP 5 98.32
पुरा नारायणेनास्यामादिदैत्यौ विमोहितौ । हिरण्याक्ष मधू विप्र पृथिवी च समुद्धृता
purā nārāyaṇenāsyāmādidaityau vimohitau | hiraṇyākṣa madhū vipra pṛthivī ca samuddhṛtā
Formerly, on this (day), the two primal demons were confounded by Nārāyaṇa — Hiraṇyākṣa and Madhu, O brahmin — and the earth was raised up (out of the waters).
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PdP 5 98.33
त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां पौर्णमास्यामयं विभुः । क्रमादेतत्त्रयं चक्रे शुक्लेऽस्मिन्मासि माधवे
trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmayaṃ vibhuḥ | kramādetattrayaṃ cakre śukle'sminmāsi mādhave
On the thirteenth, on the fourteenth, and on the full-moon day, this Lord performed these three (deeds) in that order, in this bright (fortnight) of the month Mādhava.
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PdP 5 98.34
ततः प्रभृति विप्रेंद्र विशेषादेव पूर्णिमा । कल्पादिः पावना ख्याता कर्मणः कल्पसाक्षिणी
tataḥ prabhṛti vipreṃdra viśeṣādeva pūrṇimā | kalpādiḥ pāvanā khyātā karmaṇaḥ kalpasākṣiṇī
From that time onward, O best of brahmins, the full-moon day in particular is renowned as the beginning of the kalpa, as purifying, and as the kalpa's witness of (one's) deeds.
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PdP 5 98.35
येन स्नानं न वैशाखे प्रातर्नियमशालिना । किं तस्य जन्मना विप्र नूनमात्मापकारिणा
yena snānaṃ na vaiśākhe prātarniyamaśālinā | kiṃ tasya janmanā vipra nūnamātmāpakāriṇā
He who, though observing the (proper) restraints, does not bathe at dawn in Vaiśākha — what is the use of his birth, O brahmin? He surely does himself harm.
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PdP 5 98.36
त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां पौर्णमास्यां विशेषतः । अपिसम्यग्विधानेन नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि च
trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ viśeṣataḥ | apisamyagvidhānena nārī vā puruṣo'pi ca
On the thirteenth, on the fourteenth, and especially on the full-moon day, if with proper observance of the rite, whether a woman or a man,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.37
प्रातः स्नातः सनियमः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । स्नानदानार्चनश्राद्धक्रियापुण्यादिवर्जिता
prātaḥ snātaḥ saniyamaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | snānadānārcanaśrāddhakriyāpuṇyādivarjitā
(such a one), bathed at dawn and keeping the restraints, is released from all sins. But she (or he) who is devoid of bathing, giving, worship, śrāddha rites, meritorious acts and the like —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.38
यस्यातीता च वैशाखी स नूनं निरयालयः । न वेदेन समं शास्त्रं न तीर्थं गंगया समम्
yasyātītā ca vaiśākhī sa nūnaṃ nirayālayaḥ | na vedena samaṃ śāstraṃ na tīrthaṃ gaṃgayā samam
— he for whom the Vaiśākha (full moon) has passed by is surely a dweller in hell. There is no scripture equal to the Veda, no sacred ford equal to the Gaṅgā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.39
न दानं जलगोतुल्यं न वैशाखी समा तिथिः । जलधेनुं च यो दद्याद्वैशाख्यां विष्णुतत्परः
na dānaṃ jalagotulyaṃ na vaiśākhī samā tithiḥ | jaladhenuṃ ca yo dadyādvaiśākhyāṃ viṣṇutatparaḥ
no gift equal to the water-cow, no lunar day equal to the Vaiśākha (full moon). And he who, intent on Viṣṇu, gives a water-cow on the Vaiśākha (full moon) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.40
त्रयाणामपि देवानां चतुर्थोऽयं विशेषतः । मातृहा पितृहा चैव भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पगः
trayāṇāmapi devānāṃ caturtho'yaṃ viśeṣataḥ | mātṛhā pitṛhā caiva bhrūṇahā gurutalpagaḥ
Of the three gods too, this is especially the fourth. A slayer of his mother, a slayer of his father, a killer of an embryo, one who violates his guru's bed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.41
जलधेनुं समालोक्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । दशपूर्वान्परान्वंश्यान्नरकात्तारयंतिते
jaladhenuṃ samālokya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ | daśapūrvānparānvaṃśyānnarakāttārayaṃtite
— merely by looking upon the water-cow he is freed from all grave sins; and they (the givers) carry ten ancestors and ten descendants of their line across out of hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.42
जलधेनुं प्रयच्छंति वैशाख्यां विधिनात्र ये । शर्करा फल तांबूलमुपानत्करपत्रिकाः
jaladhenuṃ prayacchaṃti vaiśākhyāṃ vidhinātra ye | śarkarā phala tāṃbūlamupānatkarapatrikāḥ
Those who here bestow a water-cow according to the rule on the Vaiśākha (full moon), and (who give) sugar, fruit, betel, sandals and hand-fans
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.43
प्रयच्छंति द्विजाग्र्येभ्यो धन्यास्ते चात्र कीर्तिताः । मणिकोदककुंभांश्च पक्वान्नं हैमदक्षिणाम्
prayacchaṃti dvijāgryebhyo dhanyāste cātra kīrtitāḥ | maṇikodakakuṃbhāṃśca pakvānnaṃ haimadakṣiṇām
to the foremost of brahmins — they are declared blessed in this (matter). And water-jars with their pots, cooked food, and a gold fee —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.44
यः प्रयच्छति वैशाख्यां सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम्
yaḥ prayacchati vaiśākhyāṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet | atrāpyudāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam
he who bestows (these) on the Vaiśākha (full moon) would obtain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. On this too they relate this ancient tale,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.45
ब्राह्मणस्य च संवादं प्रेतैः सार्द्धं महावने । ब्राह्मणो धनशर्मासीन्मध्यदेशे पुरानघ
brāhmaṇasya ca saṃvādaṃ pretaiḥ sārddhaṃ mahāvane | brāhmaṇo dhanaśarmāsīnmadhyadeśe purānagha
the conversation of a brahmin with ghosts in a great forest. Formerly, O sinless one, there was a brahmin named Dhanaśarman in the Middle Country.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.46
कुशाद्यर्थं वनं यातो ददर्शेदमथाद्भुतम् । भीतोऽपश्यदसौ प्रेतान्दुष्टांस्त्रीनति दारुणान्
kuśādyarthaṃ vanaṃ yāto dadarśedamathādbhutam | bhīto'paśyadasau pretānduṣṭāṃstrīnati dāruṇān
Having gone to the forest for kuśa grass and the like, he saw this marvel: terrified, he beheld three malignant, exceedingly dreadful ghosts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.47
ऊर्ध्वकेशान्सरक्ताक्षान्कृष्णदंतान्कृशोदरान् । कुर्वतो विविधा रावान्धावतोपि यतस्ततः
ūrdhvakeśānsaraktākṣānkṛṣṇadaṃtānkṛśodarān | kurvato vividhā rāvāndhāvatopi yatastataḥ
with hair standing up, with reddened eyes, with black teeth, with shrunken bellies, making all sorts of cries and running here and there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.48
तान्दृष्ट्वा भयसंत्रस्तो ब्राह्मणो विद्रुतो जवात् । क्रंदमानास्ततस्तेपि तमेवानु ययुस्तदा
tāndṛṣṭvā bhayasaṃtrasto brāhmaṇo vidruto javāt | kraṃdamānāstatastepi tamevānu yayustadā
Seeing them, the brahmin, stricken with fear, fled at speed; and they too, wailing, then ran after him alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.49
सधर्ष्यमाणस्तैः प्रेतैरुवाच मधुरं वचः । धनशर्मोवाच- के यूयं वः कुतोऽवस्था जातेति निरयोचिता
sadharṣyamāṇastaiḥ pretairuvāca madhuraṃ vacaḥ | dhanaśarmovāca- ke yūyaṃ vaḥ kuto'vasthā jāteti nirayocitā
Being assailed by those ghosts, he spoke sweet words. Dhanaśarman said: Who are you? Whence has this condition, fit for hell, come upon you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.50
भयार्त्तमनुकंप्यं मां दुःखितं त्रातुमर्हथ । वैष्णवं बहुभृत्यं च निःस्वं विप्रं वनागतम्
bhayārttamanukaṃpyaṃ māṃ duḥkhitaṃ trātumarhatha | vaiṣṇavaṃ bahubhṛtyaṃ ca niḥsvaṃ vipraṃ vanāgatam
You ought to rescue me, pained and pitiable with fear, suffering — a devotee of Viṣṇu, with many dependents, destitute, a brahmin come into the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.51
भवतामपि सश्रेयो नूनं दास्यति केशवः । ब्रह्मण्यो भगवान्विष्णुस्तुष्टोमय्यनुकंपया
bhavatāmapi saśreyo nūnaṃ dāsyati keśavaḥ | brahmaṇyo bhagavānviṣṇustuṣṭomayyanukaṃpayā
Keśava will surely grant good to you as well; for the Lord Viṣṇu, friendly to brahmins, is pleased with compassion towards me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.52
अतसीपुष्पसंकाशो विष्णुः पीतांबरो हरिः । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण नाम्नो याति महा तमः
atasīpuṣpasaṃkāśo viṣṇuḥ pītāṃbaro hariḥ | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa nāmno yāti mahā tamaḥ
Viṣṇu, resembling a flax flower, Hari clad in yellow, by the mere hearing of whose name great darkness departs;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.53
अनादिनिधनो देवः शंख चक्र गदाधरः । अक्षयः पुंडरीकाक्षः प्रेतमोक्षप्रदायकः
anādinidhano devaḥ śaṃkha cakra gadādharaḥ | akṣayaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣaḥ pretamokṣapradāyakaḥ
the god without beginning or end, bearer of conch, discus and mace, the imperishable, the lotus-eyed, the giver of release to pretas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.54
यम उवाच- नामश्रवण मात्रेण विष्णोस्ते परितोषिताः । पिशाचाः पुण्यभावस्था दया दाक्षिण्य यंत्रिताः
yama uvāca- nāmaśravaṇa mātreṇa viṣṇoste paritoṣitāḥ | piśācāḥ puṇyabhāvasthā dayā dākṣiṇya yaṃtritāḥ
Yama said: By the mere hearing of Viṣṇu's name those piśācas were fully satisfied, established in a state of merit, bound by pity and courtesy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.55
प्रीणितास्तस्यवचसा तदादिष्टेन नोदिताः । इदमूचुर्द्विजं प्रेताः क्षुत्तृष्णापूरपीडिताः
prīṇitāstasyavacasā tadādiṣṭena noditāḥ | idamūcurdvijaṃ pretāḥ kṣuttṛṣṇāpūrapīḍitāḥ
Gratified by his words, prompted by what he had instructed, the pretas, tormented by a flood of hunger and thirst, said this to the brahmin:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.56
प्रेता ऊचु- दर्शनेनैव ते विप्र नामश्रवणतो हरेः । भावमन्यमनुप्राप्ता वयं जाता दयालवः
pretā ūcu- darśanenaiva te vipra nāmaśravaṇato hareḥ | bhāvamanyamanuprāptā vayaṃ jātā dayālavaḥ
The pretas said: By the very sight of you, O brahmin, and by hearing the name of Hari, we have come to another state of mind and have become compassionate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.57
अपाकरोति दुरितं श्रेयश्च योजयत्यपि । यशो विस्तारयत्याशु नूनं वैष्णवसंगमः
apākaroti duritaṃ śreyaśca yojayatyapi | yaśo vistārayatyāśu nūnaṃ vaiṣṇavasaṃgamaḥ
It removes evil and also joins (one) to what is good, and it quickly spreads fame — surely (such is) contact with a Vaiṣṇava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.58
रसायनमयी शीता परमानंददायिनी । नानंदयति कं नाम वैष्णवामृतचंद्रिका
rasāyanamayī śītā paramānaṃdadāyinī | nānaṃdayati kaṃ nāma vaiṣṇavāmṛtacaṃdrikā
Consisting of elixir, cool, bestowing supreme bliss — whom indeed does the nectar-moonlight of a Vaiṣṇava not delight?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.59
अयं कृतघ्न नामास्ति द्वितीयोऽयं विदैवतः । अवैशाखस्तृतीयोऽयं त्रयाणामपि पापकृत्
ayaṃ kṛtaghna nāmāsti dvitīyo'yaṃ vidaivataḥ | avaiśākhastṛtīyo'yaṃ trayāṇāmapi pāpakṛt
This one is named Kṛtaghna ("Ingrate"); this second is Vidaivata ("Godless"); this third is Avaiśākha ("He-of-no-Vaiśākha") — of all three, a doer of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.60
सदैवानुष्ठितानेन पापेनाति कृतघ्नता । तेनास्य कर्मजं नाम कृतघ्नाख्यं व्यवस्थितम्
sadaivānuṣṭhitānena pāpenāti kṛtaghnatā | tenāsya karmajaṃ nāma kṛtaghnākhyaṃ vyavasthitam
By him sin was always practised, (and) extreme ingratitude; hence his name born of his deeds is fixed as "Kṛtaghna."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.61
सुदास इति नाम्नायं शूद्रो ऽभूत्पूर्वजन्मनि । कृतघ्नस्तेन पापेन प्राप्तोऽवस्थामिमां द्विज
sudāsa iti nāmnāyaṃ śūdro 'bhūtpūrvajanmani | kṛtaghnastena pāpena prāpto'vasthāmimāṃ dvija
In a former birth this one was a śūdra by the name of Sudāsa; being ungrateful, by that sin he has reached this condition, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.62
अतिपापिनि धूर्ते च गुरुस्वाम्यहितेऽपि च । निष्कृतिर्विद्यते विप्र कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः
atipāpini dhūrte ca gurusvāmyahite'pi ca | niṣkṛtirvidyate vipra kṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ
For a great sinner, for a rogue, and even for one who harms his teacher or his master, expiation exists, O brahmin; for an ingrate there is no expiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.63
नानानिरयसंघातं शरीरैर्यातना क्षमैः । अनुभूयतांत्ववस्थामंत्यामेतां गतो द्विज
nānānirayasaṃghātaṃ śarīrairyātanā kṣamaiḥ | anubhūyatāṃtvavasthāmaṃtyāmetāṃ gato dvija
Having experienced a mass of various hells with bodies capable of enduring the torments, he has then come to this final condition, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.64
अनेनान्नं सदा भुक्तमकृत्वा देवतार्चनम् । अदत्वा गुरुविप्रेभ्यस्तेनैवायं विदैवतः
anenānnaṃ sadā bhuktamakṛtvā devatārcanam | adatvā guruviprebhyastenaivāyaṃ vidaivataḥ
By him food was always eaten without performing worship of the gods and without giving to teachers and brahmins; by that very (fault) he is Vidaivata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.65
अयं दशसहस्राणां ग्रामाणामीश्वरो नृपः । हरिवीर इति ख्यातो नाम्नासीत्पूर्वजन्मनि
ayaṃ daśasahasrāṇāṃ grāmāṇāmīśvaro nṛpaḥ | harivīra iti khyāto nāmnāsītpūrvajanmani
This one was a king, lord of ten thousand villages, known by the name Harivīra in a former birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.66
रोषाहंकारनास्तिक्यैर्गुर्वाज्ञालंघनोद्यतः । अकृत्वैव महायज्ञान्भुक्तवान्विप्र निंदकः
roṣāhaṃkāranāstikyairgurvājñālaṃghanodyataḥ | akṛtvaiva mahāyajñānbhuktavānvipra niṃdakaḥ
Out of anger, egotism and unbelief bent on transgressing his teacher's command, he ate without even performing the great sacrifices, O brahmin, and was a reviler.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.67
कर्मणा तेन पापेन महानरकसंकटम् । अनुभूय ततः प्रेतो जातो नाम्ना विदैवतः
karmaṇā tena pāpena mahānarakasaṃkaṭam | anubhūya tataḥ preto jāto nāmnā vidaivataḥ
By that sinful deed, having undergone the straits of the great hell, he then became a preta named Vidaivata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.68
अवैशाखस्तृतीयोऽहं त्रयाणामपि पापकृत् । तेन मे कर्मजं नाम ब्राह्मणोऽहं व्यवस्थितः
avaiśākhastṛtīyo'haṃ trayāṇāmapi pāpakṛt | tena me karmajaṃ nāma brāhmaṇo'haṃ vyavasthitaḥ
I am the third, Avaiśākha, of all three a doer of sin; hence my name is born of my deeds; I was established as a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.69
मध्यदेशे भवं नाम्ना गौतमो गोत्रतोऽप्यहम् । विप्रो वासपुरेवासी यज्वाऽऽसं पूर्वजन्मनि
madhyadeśe bhavaṃ nāmnā gautamo gotrato'pyaham | vipro vāsapurevāsī yajvā''saṃ pūrvajanmani
Born in the Madhyadeśa, Gautama by name and by gotra as well, a brahmin dwelling in Vāsapura, a performer of sacrifices was I in a former birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.70
मया केवलमेवैकं श्रौतमार्गानुसारिणा । उद्दिश्य माधवं देवं न स्नातं मासि माधवे
mayā kevalamevaikaṃ śrautamārgānusāriṇā | uddiśya mādhavaṃ devaṃ na snātaṃ māsi mādhave
By me, who followed the śrauta path alone and only that, no bathing was done in the month of Mādhava with the god Mādhava as its object.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.71
न दत्तं न हुतं किंचिद्वैशाख्यां चाविशेषतः । नार्चितो मधुहा तत्र तोषिता न मनीषिणः
na dattaṃ na hutaṃ kiṃcidvaiśākhyāṃ cāviśeṣataḥ | nārcito madhuhā tatra toṣitā na manīṣiṇaḥ
Nothing was given, nothing offered in the fire on the Vaiśākhī day, nor generally (in that month); there the slayer of Madhu was not worshipped, nor were the wise gratified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.72
मणिकोदककुंभैश्च न दानैः पितृदेवताः । तर्पिता न तिला दत्ताः सक्षौद्राः श्रोत्रियेषु च
maṇikodakakuṃbhaiśca na dānaiḥ pitṛdevatāḥ | tarpitā na tilā dattāḥ sakṣaudrāḥ śrotriyeṣu ca
Nor were the fathers and the gods gratified with gifts of water-jars and pots (of water); nor was sesame with honey given to the śrotriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.73
न पुष्पफलतांबूल चंदन व्यजनांबरैः । विद्वांसो नार्चितास्तत्र पितृदैवततुष्टये
na puṣpaphalatāṃbūla caṃdana vyajanāṃbaraiḥ | vidvāṃso nārcitāstatra pitṛdaivatatuṣṭaye
There, learned men were not honoured with flowers, fruit, betel, sandal, fans and garments, for the pleasing of the fathers and the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.74
मया नैकापि वैशाखी पूर्णा पूर्णफल प्रदा । स्नानदानक्रियापूजा सुकृतैः परिपालिता
mayā naikāpi vaiśākhī pūrṇā pūrṇaphala pradā | snānadānakriyāpūjā sukṛtaiḥ paripālitā
By me not even one Vaiśākha (full-moon day), complete and bestowing complete fruit, was kept up with the good deeds of bathing, giving, rites and worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.75
तेन मे वैदिकं कर्म सर्वं चैव तु निष्फलम् । ततोऽवैशाखनामाहं प्रेतो जातोऽस्मि सर्वतः
tena me vaidikaṃ karma sarvaṃ caiva tu niṣphalam | tato'vaiśākhanāmāhaṃ preto jāto'smi sarvataḥ
Therefore all my Vedic ritual work too became fruitless; hence, named "one-without-Vaiśākha," I have become in every way a ghost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.76
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं त्रयाणामपि कारणम् । त्वं नो भव समुद्धर्ता पापाद्विप्रोसि वै यतः
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ trayāṇāmapi kāraṇam | tvaṃ no bhava samuddhartā pāpādviprosi vai yataḥ
All this has been told to you, the cause in the case of all three (of us); be you our deliverer from sin, since indeed you are a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.77
विमुक्तं ब्रह्मतीर्थं च साधवः परमं यतः । तारयंति महापापान्निरयेभ्योऽपि संश्रितान्
vimuktaṃ brahmatīrthaṃ ca sādhavaḥ paramaṃ yataḥ | tārayaṃti mahāpāpānnirayebhyo'pi saṃśritān
For the Brahma-tīrtha is liberated (liberating), and the good are supreme, since they carry those who take refuge (with them) across from great sin and even from the hells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.78
गंगादि पुण्यतीर्थेषु यो नरः स्नाति सर्वदा । यः करोति सतां संगं तयोः सत्संगमो वरः
gaṃgādi puṇyatīrtheṣu yo naraḥ snāti sarvadā | yaḥ karoti satāṃ saṃgaṃ tayoḥ satsaṃgamo varaḥ
Of the man who always bathes in the holy tīrthas beginning with the Gaṅgā and the man who keeps company with the good, of these two the company of the good is better.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.79
अथवा मम पुत्रोऽस्ति धनशर्मेति विश्रुतः । तं गत्वा बोधय स्वामिन्नस्मदर्थे कृतोद्यमः
athavā mama putro'sti dhanaśarmeti viśrutaḥ | taṃ gatvā bodhaya svāminnasmadarthe kṛtodyamaḥ
Or else I have a son, well known as Dhanaśarman; go to him, sir, and inform him, having made the effort on our behalf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.80
कार्ये समुद्यमं कृत्वा परेषां समुपस्थिते । पुष्कलं फलमाप्नोति यज्ञदानक्रियाधिकम्
kārye samudyamaṃ kṛtvā pareṣāṃ samupasthite | puṣkalaṃ phalamāpnoti yajñadānakriyādhikam
Making an effort in a task when it has arisen for others, one obtains abundant fruit, greater than the act of sacrifice and giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.81
यम उवाच- प्रेतवाक्यं तदाकर्ण्य धनशर्माति दुःखितः । स तं जनकमाज्ञाय पतितं निरये निजम्
yama uvāca- pretavākyaṃ tadākarṇya dhanaśarmāti duḥkhitaḥ | sa taṃ janakamājñāya patitaṃ niraye nijam
Yama said: Hearing that speech of the ghost, Dhanaśarman was greatly grieved; recognising him as his own father, fallen into hell,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.82
आत्मानमभितो निंदन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत् । धनशर्मोवाच- अहं तव सुतः स्वामिन्गौतमस्य निरर्थकः
ātmānamabhito niṃdannidaṃ vacanamabravīt | dhanaśarmovāca- ahaṃ tava sutaḥ svāmingautamasya nirarthakaḥ
blaming himself utterly, he spoke this speech. Dhanaśarman said: I, sir, your son, the son of Gautama, am useless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.83
यस्तु पुत्रो न निस्तारं पितुः कुर्यादतंद्रितः । आत्मानं पावयेन्नासावदाता द्रव्यवानिति
yastu putro na nistāraṃ pituḥ kuryādataṃdritaḥ | ātmānaṃ pāvayennāsāvadātā dravyavāniti
For that son who does not unwearyingly effect his father's deliverance, he is no giver, no man of substance, nor can he purify himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.84
धर्मो हि गहनो ज्ञेयः प्रयत्नेनापि धीमता । यथा मम पिता च त्वमिमां प्राप्तोसि दुर्गतिम्
dharmo hi gahano jñeyaḥ prayatnenāpi dhīmatā | yathā mama pitā ca tvamimāṃ prāptosi durgatim
For dharma is hard to know, even by a wise man with effort — as you, my father, have come to this evil state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.85
यदा च सुखसंतानं न मत्तः प्राप्तवानसि । लोकयोः सुखसंताने तथा स तनयो मतः
yadā ca sukhasaṃtānaṃ na mattaḥ prāptavānasi | lokayoḥ sukhasaṃtāne tathā sa tanayo mataḥ
And since you have not obtained from me a continuance of happiness — he is reckoned a son (only) when there is a continuance of happiness in both worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.86
द्वौ गुरू पुरुषस्येह पिता माता च धर्मतः । तयोरपि पिता श्रेयान्बीजप्राधान्यदर्शनात्
dvau gurū puruṣasyeha pitā mātā ca dharmataḥ | tayorapi pitā śreyānbījaprādhānyadarśanāt
A man here has two gurus by dharma, father and mother; and of these two the father is the better, since the seed is seen to be primary.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.87
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि कथं तातगतिस्तव । धर्मतत्त्वं न जानामि संश्रयामि भवद्वचः
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ tātagatistava | dharmatattvaṃ na jānāmi saṃśrayāmi bhavadvacaḥ
What shall I do, where shall I go, how is there a course for you, father? I do not know the truth of dharma; I take refuge in your word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.88
प्रेत उवाच- शृणु पुत्र वचः सत्यं भाविनोऽर्थस्य मे बलात् । अथ पुण्येन केनापि भवित्री सुगतिर्मम
preta uvāca- śṛṇu putra vacaḥ satyaṃ bhāvino'rthasya me balāt | atha puṇyena kenāpi bhavitrī sugatirmama
The ghost said: Hear, son, a true word, by the force of what is to come to me: now, by some merit or other, a good state is to be mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.89
मया श्रौतानि कर्माणि कुर्वता किल गर्वतः । अनादृतं गुरुवचो गुरुस्तत्रावमानितः
mayā śrautāni karmāṇi kurvatā kila garvataḥ | anādṛtaṃ guruvaco gurustatrāvamānitaḥ
While I performed the Vedic (śrauta) rites, out of pride indeed the teacher's word was disregarded by me, and thereby the teacher was slighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.90
गुरूणामपमानेन प्रहर्षक्रोधविस्मयैः । पुण्यानि क्षयमायांति यशांसीव हि दुर्नयैः
gurūṇāmapamānena praharṣakrodhavismayaiḥ | puṇyāni kṣayamāyāṃti yaśāṃsīva hi durnayaiḥ
By the slighting of teachers, and by excessive joy, anger and amazement, merits go to destruction, just as reputations do by bad conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.91
पौराणिक विधानेन कर्म श्रौताविरोधि यत् । केवलं वैदिकं कर्म कृतमज्ञानतो मया
paurāṇika vidhānena karma śrautāvirodhi yat | kevalaṃ vaidikaṃ karma kṛtamajñānato mayā
Out of ignorance I performed only the Vedic rite, (and not) that rite according to Purāṇic prescription which is not contrary to the śrauta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.92
पापेंधन दवज्वाला पापद्रुमकुठारिका । कृता नैकापि वैशाखी विधिना पुत्र पूर्णिमा
pāpeṃdhana davajvālā pāpadrumakuṭhārikā | kṛtā naikāpi vaiśākhī vidhinā putra pūrṇimā
Not even one Vaiśākha full-moon (observance) was performed by me according to the rule, son — (that day which is) a forest-fire's flame to the fuel of sins, an axe to the tree of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.93
अव्रता यस्य वैशाखी सोऽवैशाखो भवेन्नरः । दशजन्मानि च ततस्तिर्यग्योनिषु जायते
avratā yasya vaiśākhī so'vaiśākho bhavennaraḥ | daśajanmāni ca tatastiryagyoniṣu jāyate
That man whose Vaiśākha (full moon) is without the observance becomes "Vaiśākha-less," and thereafter for ten births he is born among the animal wombs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.94
चिरं भुक्त्वा दुःखमंते प्रेतः पर्यायतो भवेत् । लभते मानुषं जन्म कथंचिदपि दुर्लभम्
ciraṃ bhuktvā duḥkhamaṃte pretaḥ paryāyato bhavet | labhate mānuṣaṃ janma kathaṃcidapi durlabham
Having long endured suffering, at the end he becomes, in due succession, a ghost; (then) somehow he obtains human birth, hard to get.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.95
उपायं ते वदिष्यामि प्रेतमोक्षकरं परम् । श्रुतवान्यदहंपूर्वजन्मनिस्वगुरोर्मुखात्
upāyaṃ te vadiṣyāmi pretamokṣakaraṃ param | śrutavānyadahaṃpūrvajanmanisvagurormukhāt
I shall tell you the supreme means of releasing a ghost, which I heard in a former birth from the mouth of my own teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.96
गच्छ पुत्र गृहं स्नात्वा यमुनायां विधानतः । अद्यतः सर्वगतिदा कल्पाद्या साप्युपागता । पश्चिमेऽहनि वैशाखी पितृदेवार्चने हिता
gaccha putra gṛhaṃ snātvā yamunāyāṃ vidhānataḥ | adyataḥ sarvagatidā kalpādyā sāpyupāgatā | paścime'hani vaiśākhī pitṛdevārcane hitā
Go home, son, having bathed in the Yamunā according to the rule; from today, that (day) which is the beginning of the aeon and gives every destination has also arrived: on the last day the Vaiśākha (full moon), beneficial for the worship of the ancestors and the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.97
पानीयमप्यत्र तिलैर्विमिश्रं सहोदकुंभान्नफलानि भक्त्या । दद्यात्पितृभ्यो भवतीह दत्तं श्राद्धं सदा तेन समा सहस्रम्
pānīyamapyatra tilairvimiśraṃ sahodakuṃbhānnaphalāni bhaktyā | dadyātpitṛbhyo bhavatīha dattaṃ śrāddhaṃ sadā tena samā sahasram
Even water here, mixed with sesame, together with water-pots, food and fruits — should one give (these) with devotion to the ancestors, what is given here becomes for him equal to a thousand śrāddhas forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.98
वैशाख्यां पौर्णमास्यां यो भोजयेद्भूमिदेवताः । सिक्थेसिक्थे भवेत्तृप्तिः पितॄणां युगसंख्यया
vaiśākhyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ yo bhojayedbhūmidevatāḥ | sikthesikthe bhavettṛptiḥ pitṝṇāṃ yugasaṃkhyayā
Whoever, on the Vaiśākha full moon, feeds the earth-gods (brahmins), with each morsel there is satisfaction for the ancestors for the number of a yuga (of years).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.99
वैशाख्यां विधिना स्नात्वा भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्दश । पायसं सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
vaiśākhyāṃ vidhinā snātvā bhojayedbrāhmaṇāndaśa | pāyasaṃ sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Having bathed according to the rule on the Vaiśākha (full moon), one should feed ten brahmins with milk-rice; he is freed from all sins — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.100
गौरान्वा यदि वा कृष्णांस्तिलान्क्षौद्रेण संयुतान् । दत्वा दशभ्यो विप्रेभ्यस्तेनैव स्वस्ति वाचयेत्
gaurānvā yadi vā kṛṣṇāṃstilānkṣaudreṇa saṃyutān | datvā daśabhyo viprebhyastenaiva svasti vācayet
Having given white or else black sesame seeds mixed with honey to ten brahmins, by that very (act) he should have the benediction pronounced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.101
प्रीयतां धर्मराजेति पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पयेत् । यावज्जीवकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति
prīyatāṃ dharmarājeti pitṝndevāṃśca tarpayet | yāvajjīvakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati
Saying "May the King of Dharma be pleased," he should offer libations to the ancestors and the gods; the sin done throughout his life perishes that very instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.102
वैशाख्यां पौर्णमास्यां च सृष्टाः कमलयोनिना । तिला देयाश्च भक्त्या च स्पृश्याः सर्वांगतो द्विज
vaiśākhyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ ca sṛṣṭāḥ kamalayoninā | tilā deyāśca bhaktyā ca spṛśyāḥ sarvāṃgato dvija
And on the Vaiśākha full moon the sesame seeds created by the lotus-born (Brahmā) are to be given with devotion, and to be applied to all the limbs, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.103
यस्तिलैर्यवसम्मिश्रैः स्नाति सर्वांगतस्तदा । तस्य ब्रह्मा च धर्मोऽत्र ददाति वरमीप्सितम्
yastilairyavasammiśraiḥ snāti sarvāṃgatastadā | tasya brahmā ca dharmo'tra dadāti varamīpsitam
Whoever then bathes over his whole body with sesame mixed with barley — to him Brahmā and Dharma here grant the desired boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.104
प्रीतये धर्मराजस्य यो दद्यादुदकुंभकान् । सप्तसप्त कुलं तेन तारितं स्यान्न संशयः
prītaye dharmarājasya yo dadyādudakuṃbhakān | saptasapta kulaṃ tena tāritaṃ syānna saṃśayaḥ
Whoever, for the pleasing of the King of Dharma, gives water-pots — by that his family for seven and seven (generations) is carried across; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.105
त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां पूर्णायां भक्तितत्परः । स्नात्वा जप्त्वा तथा हुत्वा दत्वा संपूज्य माधवम्
trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ pūrṇāyāṃ bhaktitatparaḥ | snātvā japtvā tathā hutvā datvā saṃpūjya mādhavam
(He who,) intent on devotion, on the thirteenth, the fourteenth and the full-moon day, having bathed, recited, made oblation, given gifts, and duly worshipped Mādhava —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.106
यत्फलं जायते पुत्र तदस्माकं प्रयच्छ भोः । नैतौ परिचितौ प्रेतौ हित्वा स्वर्गतिमाश्रये
yatphalaṃ jāyate putra tadasmākaṃ prayaccha bhoḥ | naitau paricitau pretau hitvā svargatimāśraye
whatever fruit arises (from that), give it to us, son, oh! These two ghosts are not (our) acquaintances; abandoning (them) I would resort to the heavenly course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.107
एतयोरपिपापस्य ह्यं तोयं समुपस्थितः । यम उवाच- तथेत्युक्त्वा गतः सर्वं ततश्चक्रे स वै द्विजः
etayorapipāpasya hyaṃ toyaṃ samupasthitaḥ | yama uvāca- tathetyuktvā gataḥ sarvaṃ tataścakre sa vai dvijaḥ
"Of these two also, of the sinful one, indeed the water has now arrived (been offered)." Yama said: having said "so be it," he went; then that brahmin did all of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.108
प्रीतः परमया भक्त्या वैशाख्यां स्नानदानकृत् । स्नातः समुदितो भक्त्या प्राप्य माधवपूर्णिमाम्
prītaḥ paramayā bhaktyā vaiśākhyāṃ snānadānakṛt | snātaḥ samudito bhaktyā prāpya mādhavapūrṇimām
Pleased, with supreme devotion, performing bathing and giving on the Vaiśākha (full moon) — having attained the Mādhava full moon, he bathed and, joyful with devotion, was elated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.109
दत्वा बहूनि दानानि तेभ्यः पुण्यं ददौ पृथक् । तत्क्षणादेव ते सर्वे विमानस्था दिवं ययुः
datvā bahūni dānāni tebhyaḥ puṇyaṃ dadau pṛthak | tatkṣaṇādeva te sarve vimānasthā divaṃ yayuḥ
Having given many gifts, he gave the merit to them separately; that very instant they all, seated in celestial cars, went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.110
तत्पुण्यदानयोगेन मुदिता द्विजसत्तम । धनशर्मापि विप्रेंद्र श्रुःतिस्मृतिपुराणवित्
tatpuṇyadānayogena muditā dvijasattama | dhanaśarmāpi vipreṃdra śruḥtismṛtipurāṇavit
By the application of that gift of merit they were gladdened, O best of brahmins; and Dhanaśarman too, O chief of brahmins, knower of śruti, smṛti and purāṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.111
भुक्त्वा भोगांश्चिरं कालं ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्तवान् । एषा पुण्यतमा तस्माद्वैशाखी विश्वपावनी
bhuktvā bhogāṃściraṃ kālaṃ brahmalokamavāptavān | eṣā puṇyatamā tasmādvaiśākhī viśvapāvanī
having enjoyed pleasures for a long time, attained the world of Brahmā. Therefore this Vaiśākha (full moon) is the most meritorious, purifier of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.112
कथ्यते तु मया विप्र समासेनातिगौरवात्
kathyate tu mayā vipra samāsenātigauravāt
But it is told by me only in brief, O brahmin, because it is of such great weight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.113
धन्यास्त एव कृतिनश्च त एव जाता लोके त एव पुरुषाः पुरुषार्थभाजः । ये माधवे मधुनिषूदनमर्चयंति प्रातर्निमज्ज्य नियमेन विशुद्धचित्ताः
dhanyāsta eva kṛtinaśca ta eva jātā loke ta eva puruṣāḥ puruṣārthabhājaḥ | ye mādhave madhuniṣūdanamarcayaṃti prātarnimajjya niyamena viśuddhacittāḥ
Fortunate indeed are they, and accomplished are they; they alone are truly born in this world, they alone are the men who partake of the goals of human life — who, in (the month of) Mādhava, having bathed at dawn with due observance and with purified minds, worship the slayer of Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.114
यो माधवे मासि नरः प्रभाते स्नातः समाराधयते रमेशम् । यमैरुपेतो नियमैरशेषैर्वृतोऽपि नूनं स निहंति पापम्
yo mādhave māsi naraḥ prabhāte snātaḥ samārādhayate rameśam | yamairupeto niyamairaśeṣairvṛto'pi nūnaṃ sa nihaṃti pāpam
The man who, in the month of Mādhava, having bathed at daybreak, propitiates the Lord of Ramā, endowed with the restraints and with all the observances — though he be beset (by sins), he assuredly destroys sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.115
तैरेवकालो विजितस्त एव नरेषु धन्या विगतैनसस्ते । त एव गर्भे न विशंति भूयो मज्जंति ये माधवमासि युक्ताः
tairevakālo vijitasta eva nareṣu dhanyā vigatainasaste | ta eva garbhe na viśaṃti bhūyo majjaṃti ye mādhavamāsi yuktāḥ
By them alone is Time conquered; they alone among men are fortunate, they are free of sin; they alone do not enter a womb again — those who bathe, being devoted, in the month of Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.116
स माधवो गर्जति यज्ञयोगात्तपः क्रिया दानविधान योगात् । यस्मिन्कृतं मासि कथंचिदल्पं पुण्यं पुनः स्यादिह कल्पतुल्यम्
sa mādhavo garjati yajñayogāttapaḥ kriyā dānavidhāna yogāt | yasminkṛtaṃ māsi kathaṃcidalpaṃ puṇyaṃ punaḥ syādiha kalpatulyam
That Mādhava (month) resounds loudly by reason of sacrifice, of austerity, of rites, and of the prescribed giving of gifts — the month in which even a little merit, done somehow or other, becomes here equal to a kalpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.117
मज्जतो हि मनुजस्य माधवे माधवार्चनकृते दिनोदये । तामसोपि जलबिंदुसंगमादंगमावहति पावनं यतः
majjato hi manujasya mādhave mādhavārcanakṛte dinodaye | tāmasopi jalabiṃdusaṃgamādaṃgamāvahati pāvanaṃ yataḥ
For of a man who bathes in (the month of) Mādhava at sunrise for the sake of worshipping Mādhava, even one of dark (tamas) nature — since by contact with a drop of that water his body attains purity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.119
तानि देहमधिरुह्य देहिनस्तावदेव विचरंत्यघानि च । यावदेति न स माधवाह्वयः श्रीरमारमणवल्लभो विराट्
tāni dehamadhiruhya dehinastāvadeva vicaraṃtyaghāni ca | yāvadeti na sa mādhavāhvayaḥ śrīramāramaṇavallabho virāṭ
And those sins, having mounted upon the body of the embodied one, roam about only just so long as that mighty one named Mādhava, the beloved of the lover of Śrī-Ramā, does not come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 98.120
मेरुमंदरतुल्यानि पापान्युग्राण्यनेकशः । दहते माधवो मासः स्नातो माधववल्लभः
merumaṃdaratulyāni pāpānyugrāṇyanekaśaḥ | dahate mādhavo māsaḥ snāto mādhavavallabhaḥ
Sins fierce and manifold, equal to Meru and Mandara, the month Mādhava — dear to Mādhava — burns away when one has bathed (in it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.121
इदं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं मया तेऽनुग्रहाद्द्विज । वैशाखस्नानमाहात्म्यं श्रोतुः पापक्षयं करम्
idaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ mayā te'nugrahāddvija | vaiśākhasnānamāhātmyaṃ śrotuḥ pāpakṣayaṃ karam
This has been told by me to you in brief, O twice-born, out of favour: the greatness of bathing in Vaiśākha, which brings about the destruction of the hearer's sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.122
यस्तु श्रोष्यति भक्त्यैनमितिहासं मयोदितम् । सोऽपि पापविनिर्मुक्तो न मामालोकयिष्यति
yastu śroṣyati bhaktyainamitihāsaṃ mayoditam | so'pi pāpavinirmukto na māmālokayiṣyati
And whoever will hear with devotion this narrative spoken by me, he too, wholly freed from sin, will not (have to) set eyes on me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.123
ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि बहुशोऽपि कृतान्यपि । वैशाखस्य विधानेन तानि नश्यंति निश्चितम्
brahmahatyādi pāpāni bahuśo'pi kṛtānyapi | vaiśākhasya vidhānena tāni naśyaṃti niścitam
Sins such as the killing of a brahmin, even though committed many times over, are certainly destroyed by the prescribed observance of Vaiśākha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.124
त्रिंशत्पूर्वान्परांस्त्रिंशत्त्रिंशच्चैव परावरान् । वैशाखे विधिना स्नातो नरकादुद्धरेत्पितॄन्
triṃśatpūrvānparāṃstriṃśattriṃśaccaiva parāvarān | vaiśākhe vidhinā snāto narakāduddharetpitṝn
One who has bathed according to the rule in Vaiśākha would raise up from hell his forefathers — thirty of the earlier ones, thirty of the later, and thirty of those both later and earlier.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.125
एकतः सर्वतीर्थानि सर्वेयज्ञाः सदक्षिणाः । एकतो माधवो मासो नियमादनुपालितः
ekataḥ sarvatīrthāni sarveyajñāḥ sadakṣiṇāḥ | ekato mādhavo māso niyamādanupālitaḥ
On the one side, all the sacred fords and all the sacrifices together with their priestly fees; on the other side, the month Mādhava, kept up with due observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.126
यतो भगवतस्तस्य हरेरुत्कृष्टकर्मणः । प्रियोऽसौ माधवोमासः सर्वेभ्यः प्रवरोऽधिकः
yato bhagavatastasya harerutkṛṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | priyo'sau mādhavomāsaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pravaro'dhikaḥ
Since to that Lord Hari, of surpassing deeds, this month Mādhava is dear, it is the foremost and the most excellent of them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.127
संशयं नो विधेहीति महीदेव कथंचन । वैशाखं प्रति वै मासं समासाद्यन्मयोदितम्
saṃśayaṃ no vidhehīti mahīdeva kathaṃcana | vaiśākhaṃ prati vai māsaṃ samāsādyanmayoditam
"Do not entertain doubt in any way, O god-on-earth, about what has been told by me in brief concerning the month Vaiśākha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 98.128
इहार्थे यत्पुरावृत्तं तदाकर्णय चाद्भुतम् । अनाख्येयमपीदं ते कथयिष्ये कथानकम्
ihārthe yatpurāvṛttaṃ tadākarṇaya cādbhutam | anākhyeyamapīdaṃ te kathayiṣye kathānakam
Hear too this marvel, what happened long ago in this connection; though it is not to be told, I shall tell you this little tale.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition