Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 1
PdP 6 1.1
ॐ श्रीविष्णवे नमः । ॐ श्रीवेदव्यासाय नमः । ॐ नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत्
oṃ śrīviṣṇave namaḥ | oṃ śrīvedavyāsāya namaḥ | oṃ nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam | devīṃ sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tato jayamudīrayet
Oṃ, homage to the blessed Viṣṇu. Oṃ, homage to the blessed Vedavyāsa. Oṃ — having made obeisance to Nārāyaṇa, and to Nara the best of men, and to the goddess Sarasvatī and to Vyāsa, one should then proclaim (the story of) victory.
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PdP 6 1.2
अज्ञानतिमिरांधस्य ज्ञानांजनशलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
ajñānatimirāṃdhasya jñānāṃjanaśalākayā | cakṣurunmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ
Homage to that blessed teacher by whom the eye of one blinded by the darkness of ignorance was opened with the needle-probe of the salve of knowledge.
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PdP 6 1.3
ऋषय ऊचुः -। श्रुतं पातालखंडं च त्वयाख्यातं विदांवर । नानाख्यानसमायुक्तं परमानंददायकम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ -| śrutaṃ pātālakhaṃḍaṃ ca tvayākhyātaṃ vidāṃvara | nānākhyānasamāyuktaṃ paramānaṃdadāyakam
The sages said: We have heard the Pātāla-section too, which you have related, O best of the knowing — furnished with various tales and bestowing supreme bliss.
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PdP 6 1.4
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामो भगवद्भक्तिवर्द्धनम् । पाद्मे यच्छेषमस्तीह तद्ब्रूहि कृपया गुरो
adhunā śrotumicchāmo bhagavadbhaktivarddhanam | pādme yaccheṣamastīha tadbrūhi kṛpayā guro
Now we wish to hear what increases devotion to the Lord; whatever remains here in the Padma (Purāṇa), tell that graciously, O teacher.
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PdP 6 1.5
सूत उवाच-। शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे यदुक्तं शंकरेण हि । पृच्छते नारदायैव विज्ञानं पापनाशनम्
sūta uvāca-| śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve yaduktaṃ śaṃkareṇa hi | pṛcchate nāradāyaiva vijñānaṃ pāpanāśanam
Sūta said: Hear, all you sages, what was indeed spoken by Śaṃkara to Nārada, who asked — that knowledge which destroys sin.
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PdP 6 1.6
एकादा नारदो लोकान्पर्यटन्भगवत्प्रियः । गतोऽद्रि मंदरं शंभुं प्रष्टुं किंचिन्मनोगतम्
ekādā nārado lokānparyaṭanbhagavatpriyaḥ | gato'dri maṃdaraṃ śaṃbhuṃ praṣṭuṃ kiṃcinmanogatam
Once Nārada, dear to the Lord, roaming the worlds, went to Mount Mandara to ask Śambhu about something in his mind.
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PdP 6 1.7
तत्रासीनमुमानाथं प्रणिपत्य शिवाज्ञया । उपविष्टः समादिष्ट आसनेऽभिमुखो विभोः
tatrāsīnamumānāthaṃ praṇipatya śivājñayā | upaviṣṭaḥ samādiṣṭa āsane'bhimukho vibhoḥ
Having bowed to Umā's lord seated there, by Śiva's command, being directed, he sat down on a seat facing the Lord.
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PdP 6 1.8
नारद उवाच। पप्रच्छ इदमेवेशं यन्मां पृच्छथ सत्तमाः । भगवन्देवदेवेश पार्वतीश जगद्गुरो
nārada uvāca| papraccha idameveśaṃ yanmāṃ pṛcchatha sattamāḥ | bhagavandevadeveśa pārvatīśa jagadguro
Nārada said — he asked this very thing of the Lord which you (now) ask me, O best of the good: O Lord, O god of gods and their ruler, O lord of Pārvatī, O teacher of the world!
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PdP 6 1.9
भगवत्तत्वविज्ञानं येन स्यात्तन्ममादिश । शिव उवाच। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि पुराणं वेदसंमितम्
bhagavattatvavijñānaṃ yena syāttanmamādiśa | śiva uvāca| śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam
Instruct me in that by which the true knowledge of the Lord's nature may arise. Śiva said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell (you) the Purāṇa, equal in measure to the Veda,
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PdP 6 1.10
यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । प्रथमोत्तरकीर्तिः स्यात्पर्वताख्यानमेव च
yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | prathamottarakīrtiḥ syātparvatākhyānameva ca
hearing which one is freed from all sins — there is no doubt here. First there will be the praise of the Uttara(-khaṇḍa), and the narrative of the mountain,
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PdP 6 1.11
जालंधरं तथाख्यानं श्रीशैलाख्यं ततः परम् । हरिद्वारस्य व्याख्यानं विष्णुपादोद्भवां तथा
jālaṃdharaṃ tathākhyānaṃ śrīśailākhyaṃ tataḥ param | haridvārasya vyākhyānaṃ viṣṇupādodbhavāṃ tathā
then the tale of Jālandhara, then that called Śrīśaila, the exposition of Haridvāra, and (the Gaṅgā) arisen from Viṣṇu's foot,
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PdP 6 1.12
प्रयागतीर्थं ते वक्ष्ये दशाश्वमेधिकं च तत् । तुलसीमहिमाचैव शंखचक्रगदादिकम्
prayāgatīrthaṃ te vakṣye daśāśvamedhikaṃ ca tat | tulasīmahimācaiva śaṃkhacakragadādikam
I shall tell you of the Prayāga sacred place, and that (rite) worth ten horse-sacrifices, and the greatness of tulasī, and the conch, discus, mace and the rest,
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PdP 6 1.13
द्वारकायास्तथाख्यानं महोत्सवविधिस्ततः । तडाकजं तथा पुण्यं वापीकूपप्रपादिकम्
dvārakāyāstathākhyānaṃ mahotsavavidhistataḥ | taḍākajaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ vāpīkūpaprapādikam
and likewise the tale of Dvārakā, then the rule for the great festival, and the merit born of (making) a pond, and of step-wells, wells, water-booths and the like,
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PdP 6 1.14
गाणपत्यं ततो वक्ष्ये वैष्णवागममेव च । जीर्णोद्धारस्य माहात्म्यं मंदाकिनी समागमम्
gāṇapatyaṃ tato vakṣye vaiṣṇavāgamameva ca | jīrṇoddhārasya māhātmyaṃ maṃdākinī samāgamam
then I shall tell of the Gāṇapatya (matter) and of the Vaiṣṇava scripture, the greatness of restoring what is ruined, and the confluence with the Mandākinī,
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PdP 6 1.15
साभ्रमत्यास्तु माहात्म्यं माहात्म्यं तीरजं तथा । स्त्रीशूद्राणां तथा धर्मं तथा त्याज्यैश्च धारणम्
sābhramatyāstu māhātmyaṃ māhātmyaṃ tīrajaṃ tathā | strīśūdrāṇāṃ tathā dharmaṃ tathā tyājyaiśca dhāraṇam
and the greatness of the Sābhramatī, and likewise the greatness arising from its bank, and also the duty of women and śūdras, and the bearing (of marks) along with what is to be given up.
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PdP 6 1.16
उमामहेशसंवादे प्रोक्तं नामसहस्रकम् । कैलासात्तत्समानीतं नारदेनाग्रजन्मना
umāmaheśasaṃvāde proktaṃ nāmasahasrakam | kailāsāttatsamānītaṃ nāradenāgrajanmanā
The thousand names spoken in the dialogue of Umā and Maheśa, brought down from Kailāsa by the twice-born Nārada,
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PdP 6 1.17
लोकानां ब्राह्मणानां च क्षत्रियाणां विशेषतः । स्त्रीशूद्राणां विशेषेण पठितव्यं समाहितैः
lokānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ | strīśūdrāṇāṃ viśeṣeṇa paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ
is to be recited with concentration by people, by brahmins, and especially by kṣatriyas, and most especially by women and śūdras.
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PdP 6 1.18
इदं पवित्रं परमं पुण्यमायुष्यवर्धनम् । पठितव्यं विशेषेण विष्णोः सायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
idaṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ puṇyamāyuṣyavardhanam | paṭhitavyaṃ viśeṣeṇa viṣṇoḥ sāyujyamāpnuyāt
This is purifying, supremely meritorious, increasing lifespan; it should especially be recited — one would attain union with Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 1.19
विष्णोर्नामसहस्रं तत्पावनं भुवि विश्रुतम् । चतुर्विंशतिमूर्तीनां स्थानकानीह संवदेत्
viṣṇornāmasahasraṃ tatpāvanaṃ bhuvi viśrutam | caturviṃśatimūrtīnāṃ sthānakānīha saṃvadet
That thousand names of Viṣṇu is renowned on earth as purifying; here it will declare the abodes of the twenty-four forms.
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PdP 6 1.20
तेषां च मातापितरावंतरं च ब्रवीम्यहम् । गोत्रं वेदांश्चतेषां वै कर्माणीह तथैव च
teṣāṃ ca mātāpitarāvaṃtaraṃ ca bravīmyaham | gotraṃ vedāṃścateṣāṃ vai karmāṇīha tathaiva ca
And I shall tell of their mothers and fathers, and of the interval (of time) as well; also their lineage and their Vedas, and likewise here their deeds.
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PdP 6 1.21
स्त्रियस्तेषां प्रवक्ष्यामि यथाविज्ञानदर्शनात् । चतुर्विंशत्येकादशीनां द्वादशीनां प्रभावताम्
striyasteṣāṃ pravakṣyāmi yathāvijñānadarśanāt | caturviṃśatyekādaśīnāṃ dvādaśīnāṃ prabhāvatām
I shall declare their wives, according as (they are known) from knowledge and observation, and (I shall declare) the power of the twenty-four Ekādaśīs and of the Dvādaśīs.
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PdP 6 1.22
गोदावर्याश्च माहात्म्यं शंखचक्रादिधारणम् । ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण धारणं विधिपूर्वकम्
godāvaryāśca māhātmyaṃ śaṃkhacakrādidhāraṇam | brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣeṇa dhāraṇaṃ vidhipūrvakam
And the greatness of the Godāvarī, and the wearing of the conch, discus and the rest — especially for brahmins, the wearing (of these marks) according to the prescribed rule.
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PdP 6 1.23
यमुनायाश्च माहात्म्यं गंडिकायास्तथा मुने । वेत्रवत्यास्तु माहात्म्यं वच्म्यहं ते न संशयः
yamunāyāśca māhātmyaṃ gaṃḍikāyāstathā mune | vetravatyāstu māhātmyaṃ vacmyahaṃ te na saṃśayaḥ
And the greatness of the Yamunā, and likewise of the Gaṇḍikā, O sage; and the greatness of the Vetravatī I shall tell you — there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 1.24
गिल्लितीर्थोद्भवं पुण्यं शिलाक्षेत्रं महच्च यत् । तत्सर्वं संप्रवक्ष्यामि खंडे उत्तरसंज्ञके
gillitīrthodbhavaṃ puṇyaṃ śilākṣetraṃ mahacca yat | tatsarvaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi khaṃḍe uttarasaṃjñake
The holy (place) arisen from the Gilli-tīrtha, and the great Śilā-kṣetra — all that I shall fully declare in the section named Uttara.
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PdP 6 1.25
अर्बुदेश्वरमाहात्म्यं तत्र तीर्थादिकं च यत् । सरस्वत्याश्च माहात्म्यं सिद्धक्षेत्रादिकं च यत्
arbudeśvaramāhātmyaṃ tatra tīrthādikaṃ ca yat | sarasvatyāśca māhātmyaṃ siddhakṣetrādikaṃ ca yat
The greatness of Arbudeśvara and whatever sacred fords and the like are there; and the greatness of the Sarasvatī, and whatever fields of the Siddhas and the like there are.
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PdP 6 1.26
पद्मनाभसमुत्पत्तिं तुलस्याश्चैव धारणम् । गोपीचंदनमाहात्म्यं पट्टपूजां तथैव च
padmanābhasamutpattiṃ tulasyāścaiva dhāraṇam | gopīcaṃdanamāhātmyaṃ paṭṭapūjāṃ tathaiva ca
The origin of Padmanābha, and the wearing of tulasī; the greatness of gopīcandana, and likewise the worship of the (sacred) cloth.
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PdP 6 1.27
निरंजनस्य माहात्म्यं तथा विज्ञानदर्शनम् । तत्र दीपप्रदानं च धूपदानं विशेषतः
niraṃjanasya māhātmyaṃ tathā vijñānadarśanam | tatra dīpapradānaṃ ca dhūpadānaṃ viśeṣataḥ
The greatness of Niraṃjana, and likewise the perception of (true) knowledge; and there the giving of lamps, and especially the giving of incense.
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PdP 6 1.28
कार्तिकस्याथ माहात्म्यं माहात्म्यं माघजं तथा । सर्वेषां च व्रतानां च माहात्म्यं विधिपूर्वकम्
kārtikasyātha māhātmyaṃ māhātmyaṃ māghajaṃ tathā | sarveṣāṃ ca vratānāṃ ca māhātmyaṃ vidhipūrvakam
Then the greatness of (the month of) Kārttika, and likewise the greatness arising from Māgha; and the greatness of all the observances, according to the prescribed rule.
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PdP 6 1.29
शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि जगन्नाथाख्यमुत्तमम् । यं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते लोको ब्रह्महत्यादिपातकात्
śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi jagannāthākhyamuttamam | yaṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate loko brahmahatyādipātakāt
Listen, Nārada: I shall declare the excellent (place) called Jagannātha, on seeing which people are released from the sin of brahmin-killing and the rest.
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PdP 6 1.30
यत्र सिद्धं तथा भुक्तं पारलौकिकदायकम् । ब्राह्मणा यत्र भुंजन्ति वेदशास्त्र विशारदः
yatra siddhaṃ tathā bhuktaṃ pāralaukikadāyakam | brāhmaṇā yatra bhuṃjanti vedaśāstra viśāradaḥ
Where what is cooked and then eaten is a giver of the other world; where brahmins skilled in Veda and śāstra eat.
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PdP 6 1.31
अन्येषां चैव लोकानां का कथा चैव सुव्रत । पंचविंशत्यत्र नागा नर्तक्यो विविधास्तथा
anyeṣāṃ caiva lokānāṃ kā kathā caiva suvrata | paṃcaviṃśatyatra nāgā nartakyo vividhāstathā
What then to say of other people, O you of good vows! There are twenty-five Nāgas there, and dancing-women of various kinds.
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PdP 6 1.32
ब्रह्महत्या बालहत्या गवांहत्या तथैव च । ताः सर्वा विलयं यांति जगन्नाथस्य दर्शनात्
brahmahatyā bālahatyā gavāṃhatyā tathaiva ca | tāḥ sarvā vilayaṃ yāṃti jagannāthasya darśanāt
The killing of a brahmin, the killing of a child, and likewise the killing of cows — all these go to dissolution from the sight of Jagannātha.
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PdP 6 1.33
जगन्नाथेत्युच्चरञ्जंतुर्महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । विष्णोः पूजनकं पुष्पैस्तन्माहात्म्यमपि ब्रुवे
jagannāthetyuccarañjaṃturmahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate | viṣṇoḥ pūjanakaṃ puṣpaistanmāhātmyamapi bruve
A creature who utters "Jagannātha" is freed from great sins; the worship of Viṣṇu with flowers — its greatness too I shall tell.
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PdP 6 1.34
पर्वतानां वर्णनं च देशानां वर्णनं तथा । गोपूजनादिमाहात्म्यं सिद्धानां चैव पूजनम्
parvatānāṃ varṇanaṃ ca deśānāṃ varṇanaṃ tathā | gopūjanādimāhātmyaṃ siddhānāṃ caiva pūjanam
And the description of the mountains, and likewise the description of the countries; the greatness of cow-worship and the rest, and the worship of the Siddhas.
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PdP 6 1.35
सिक्थे दत्ते तु यत्पुण्यं तत्सर्वं प्रवदाम्यहम् । कदलीगर्भदानं च वृक्षदानं ततः परम्
sikthe datte tu yatpuṇyaṃ tatsarvaṃ pravadāmyaham | kadalīgarbhadānaṃ ca vṛkṣadānaṃ tataḥ param
And I shall declare all the merit that (accrues) when a cooked-rice offering is given; and the gift of the plantain's inner core, and after that the gift of trees.
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PdP 6 1.36
अश्वदानं हस्तिदानं जपमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । मंत्रदीक्षागमं चैव गुरोर्लक्षणमेव च
aśvadānaṃ hastidānaṃ japamāhātmyamuttamam | maṃtradīkṣāgamaṃ caiva gurorlakṣaṇameva ca
The gift of a horse, the gift of an elephant, the excellent greatness of muttered recitation; and the coming of initiation into a mantra, and the marks of a guru.
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PdP 6 1.37
शिष्यस्य लक्षणं प्रोक्तं यथा पौराणिका विदुः । चरणोदकमाहात्म्यं पितृश्राद्धादिकं च यत्
śiṣyasya lakṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ yathā paurāṇikā viduḥ | caraṇodakamāhātmyaṃ pitṛśrāddhādikaṃ ca yat
The marks of a disciple are told, as the Purāṇa-knowers know them; the greatness of the water (from washing the guru's) feet, and whatever concerns the śrāddha for the fathers and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.38
पितृक्षयाहदानं च नीलोत्सर्गविधिस्ततः । ग्रहणं चंद्रसूर्यस्य तत्र दानं च यद्भवेत्
pitṛkṣayāhadānaṃ ca nīlotsargavidhistataḥ | grahaṇaṃ caṃdrasūryasya tatra dānaṃ ca yadbhavet
And the gift on the death-anniversary of the fathers, and then the rite of releasing a blue (bull); the eclipse of the moon and the sun, and whatever gift there may be at that (time).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.39
शालग्रामस्य दानस्य माहात्म्यं माल्यगंधयोः । दशम्यैकादशीवेधं द्वादशी हरिवासरम्
śālagrāmasya dānasya māhātmyaṃ mālyagaṃdhayoḥ | daśamyaikādaśīvedhaṃ dvādaśī harivāsaram
The greatness of the gift of a śālagrāma, (and) of garlands and perfumes; the overlapping of the tenth with the eleventh, the twelfth, (and) the day of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.40
तेषां चैव तुमाहात्म्यं रुद्रनामादिकं च यत् । मथुरायाश्च माहात्म्यं कुरुक्षेत्रादिकं तथा
teṣāṃ caiva tumāhātmyaṃ rudranāmādikaṃ ca yat | mathurāyāśca māhātmyaṃ kurukṣetrādikaṃ tathā
And their greatness, and what the names of Rudra and the rest are; and the greatness of Mathurā, and likewise of Kurukṣetra and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.41
सेतुबंधस्य चाख्यानं श्रीरामेश्वरजं तथा । त्र्यंबकस्य च माहात्म्यं पंचवट्याश्च यत्फलम्
setubaṃdhasya cākhyānaṃ śrīrāmeśvarajaṃ tathā | tryaṃbakasya ca māhātmyaṃ paṃcavaṭyāśca yatphalam
And the tale of the building of the bridge (Setubandha), and likewise that arising from Śrī Rāmeśvara; and the greatness of Tryambaka, and what fruit (comes) from Pañcavaṭī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.42
दंडकारण्यमाहात्म्यं शृणु वाडवसत्तम । दंडकारण्यमाहात्म्यं नृसिंहोत्पत्तिकारणम्
daṃḍakāraṇyamāhātmyaṃ śṛṇu vāḍavasattama | daṃḍakāraṇyamāhātmyaṃ nṛsiṃhotpattikāraṇam
Hear, O best of brahmins, the greatness of the Daṇḍaka forest — the greatness of the Daṇḍaka forest, (and) the cause of the origin of Nṛsiṃha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.43
गीतायाश्चैव माहात्म्यं तथा भागवतस्य च । कालिंद्याश्चैव माहात्म्यमिन्द्रप्रस्थस्य वर्णनम्
gītāyāścaiva māhātmyaṃ tathā bhāgavatasya ca | kāliṃdyāścaiva māhātmyamindraprasthasya varṇanam
And the greatness of the Gītā, and likewise of the Bhāgavata; and the greatness of the Kālindī (Yamunā), and the description of Indraprastha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.44
रुक्मांगदचरित्रं तु महिमा वैष्णवस्य च । वैष्णवे ह्येकभुक्ते तु शृणु वाडवसत्तम
rukmāṃgadacaritraṃ tu mahimā vaiṣṇavasya ca | vaiṣṇave hyekabhukte tu śṛṇu vāḍavasattama
And the story of Rukmāṅgada, and the greatness of the Vaiṣṇava (observance); hear, O best of brahmins, about eating once (on the Vaiṣṇava day).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.45
ससागरां च पृथिवीं दत्त्वा चैव तु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति भुक्ते ह्येके तु वैष्णवे
sasāgarāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ dattvā caiva tu yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti bhukte hyeke tu vaiṣṇave
And whatever fruit (there is) from giving the earth together with its oceans — that fruit one obtains by eating but once on the Vaiṣṇava (day).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.46
सात्विकाः सत्त्वसंपन्ना राजसाः कामुकाः स्मृताः । तामसा अधमाः प्रोक्ता वैष्णवानां तु लक्षणम्
sātvikāḥ sattvasaṃpannā rājasāḥ kāmukāḥ smṛtāḥ | tāmasā adhamāḥ proktā vaiṣṇavānāṃ tu lakṣaṇam
The sāttvika are endowed with goodness, the rājasa are held to be given to desire, the tāmasa are called lowest — such is the characterization of the Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.47
ब्राह्मणा वैष्णवा ये तु वेदधर्मपरायणाः । तेषां माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि यथोक्तं चैव नारद
brāhmaṇā vaiṣṇavā ye tu vedadharmaparāyaṇāḥ | teṣāṃ māhātmyaṃ vakṣyāmi yathoktaṃ caiva nārada
Those brahmins who are Vaiṣṇavas, devoted to the dharma of the Vedas — I shall declare their greatness as it has been told, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.48
विष्णुनिंदारता ये वै द्रव्यलोभेन सत्तम । तेषां पापं तु वक्ष्यामि सांप्रतं ऋषिसत्तम
viṣṇuniṃdāratā ye vai dravyalobhena sattama | teṣāṃ pāpaṃ tu vakṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ ṛṣisattama
Those indeed who are bent on reviling Viṣṇu out of greed for wealth, O excellent one — I shall now declare their sin, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.49
ज्वालामुख्यास्तथाख्यानं हिमशैलेक्षणं तथा । ब्रह्मोत्पत्तिस्तु वै यत्र तं प्रदेशं वदाम्यहम्
jvālāmukhyāstathākhyānaṃ himaśailekṣaṇaṃ tathā | brahmotpattistu vai yatra taṃ pradeśaṃ vadāmyaham
And likewise the tale of Jvālāmukhī, and the sight of the snowy mountain; and that place where the origin of Brahmā (took place) — that I shall tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.50
कायस्थानां समुत्पतिर्गयाव्याख्यानमेव च । गदाधरस्वरूपं च फल्गुवर्णनमेव च 6.1.
kāyasthānāṃ samutpatirgayāvyākhyānameva ca | gadādharasvarūpaṃ ca phalguvarṇanameva ca 6.1.
And the origin of the Kāyasthas, and the account of Gayā; and the form of Gadādhara, and the description of the Phalgu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.51
एतेषां चैव माहात्म्यं पाद्मे दृष्टं तथा श्रुतम् । महाबोधस्वरूपं च सकल्केर्यश एव च
eteṣāṃ caiva māhātmyaṃ pādme dṛṣṭaṃ tathā śrutam | mahābodhasvarūpaṃ ca sakalkeryaśa eva ca
And the greatness of these has been seen and likewise heard in the Padma (Purāṇa); and the form of Mahābodha, and the glory of Kalki too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.52
रामगयाया माहात्म्यं तथा प्रेतशिलाभवम् । ब्रह्मणश्च तथाख्यानं शिलाख्यानं वदाम्यहम्
rāmagayāyā māhātmyaṃ tathā pretaśilābhavam | brahmaṇaśca tathākhyānaṃ śilākhyānaṃ vadāmyaham
The greatness of Rāmagayā, and likewise what pertains to the Pretaśilā; and the tale of Brahmā, and the tale of the rock — (these) I shall tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.53
ब्रह्मयोनेस्तथाख्यानमक्षयाख्य वटस्य च । श्राद्धे तत्र महत्पुण्यं यत्तत्सर्वं वदाम्यहम्
brahmayonestathākhyānamakṣayākhya vaṭasya ca | śrāddhe tatra mahatpuṇyaṃ yattatsarvaṃ vadāmyaham
And likewise the tale of the Brahmayoni, and of the banyan called Akṣaya; and the great merit (that comes) from a śrāddha there — all that I shall tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.54
महेश्वरकृतां भक्तिं विष्णुना च महात्मना । अद्यापि काश्यां जपति महारुद्रो ह्यनामयम्
maheśvarakṛtāṃ bhaktiṃ viṣṇunā ca mahātmanā | adyāpi kāśyāṃ japati mahārudro hyanāmayam
The devotion shown to Maheśvara by the great-souled Viṣṇu — even today the great Rudra recites in Kāśī the (mantra?) free from affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.55
माहात्म्यं च ततो वक्ष्ये सागरस्य हि नारद । तिलतर्पणजं पुण्यं यवजं पुण्यमेव च
māhātmyaṃ ca tato vakṣye sāgarasya hi nārada | tilatarpaṇajaṃ puṇyaṃ yavajaṃ puṇyameva ca
And thereafter I shall declare the greatness of the ocean, O Nārada; and the merit arising from libation with sesame, and the merit arising from barley.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.56
तुलसीदलसंयुक्तं तर्पणं देवजं तथा । तन्माहात्म्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथोक्तं ब्रह्मणा मम
tulasīdalasaṃyuktaṃ tarpaṇaṃ devajaṃ tathā | tanmāhātmyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathoktaṃ brahmaṇā mama
And the libation joined with tulasī leaves, and that offered to the gods — I shall declare its greatness as it was told to me by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.57
शंखनादस्य माहात्म्यं पुण्यं चासंख्यसंज्ञकम्
śaṃkhanādasya māhātmyaṃ puṇyaṃ cāsaṃkhyasaṃjñakam
The greatness of the blowing of the conch, and the merit called incalculable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 1.58
रवेर्वारस्य माहात्म्यं योगस्य विष्णुसंज्ञिनः । वैधृतस्य च माहात्म्यं व्यतीपातस्य वै तथा
ravervārasya māhātmyaṃ yogasya viṣṇusaṃjñinaḥ | vaidhṛtasya ca māhātmyaṃ vyatīpātasya vai tathā
The greatness of Sunday, and of the conjunction named Viṣṇu; and the greatness of Vaidhṛta, and likewise of Vyatīpāta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.59
एतत्सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथोक्तं चैव नारद । अन्नदानं वस्त्रदानं भूमिदानं तथैव च
etatsarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathoktaṃ caiva nārada | annadānaṃ vastradānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ tathaiva ca
All this I shall declare as it was told, O Nārada: the gift of food, the gift of clothing, and likewise the gift of land.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.60
शय्यादानं च गोदानं तथा वृषभमेव च । जन्माष्टम्याश्च माहात्म्यं मत्स्यमाहात्म्यमेव च
śayyādānaṃ ca godānaṃ tathā vṛṣabhameva ca | janmāṣṭamyāśca māhātmyaṃ matsyamāhātmyameva ca
The gift of a bed and the gift of a cow, and likewise of a bull; and the greatness of the eighth-day (Janmāṣṭamī) festival, and the greatness of the Fish (incarnation),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.61
कूर्ममाहात्म्यं तत्प्रोक्तं वाराहस्य तथैव च । माहात्म्यं च गवादीनां दानानां प्रवदाम्यहम्
kūrmamāhātmyaṃ tatproktaṃ vārāhasya tathaiva ca | māhātmyaṃ ca gavādīnāṃ dānānāṃ pravadāmyaham
the greatness of the Tortoise has been declared there, and likewise that of the Boar; and I shall proclaim the greatness of gifts of cows and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.62
प्रह्लादमुखभक्ता ये ये केचिद्भुवि विश्रुताः । तन्माहात्म्यं ततो वक्ष्ये शृणु देवर्षिसत्तम
prahlādamukhabhaktā ye ye kecidbhuvi viśrutāḥ | tanmāhātmyaṃ tato vakṣye śṛṇu devarṣisattama
Whichever devotees, headed by Prahlāda, are renowned on earth — their greatness I shall then tell; listen, O best of the divine sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.63
जागरे महिमा चैव दीपदाने कृते च यत् । प्रहरेषु पृथक्पूजाफलं देवर्षिसत्तम
jāgare mahimā caiva dīpadāne kṛte ca yat | prahareṣu pṛthakpūjāphalaṃ devarṣisattama
And the glory (of the rite) in the night-vigil, and what (accrues) when a lamp-offering is made, and the separate fruit of worship in each watch of the night, O best of the divine sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.64
पर्शुरामस्य चाख्यानं रेणुकाया वधस्तथा । ब्राह्मणानां भूमिदानं रामेणैव च यत्कृतम्
parśurāmasya cākhyānaṃ reṇukāyā vadhastathā | brāhmaṇānāṃ bhūmidānaṃ rāmeṇaiva ca yatkṛtam
And the tale of Paraśurāma, and likewise the slaying of Reṇukā, and the gift of land to the brahmins which was made by Rāma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.65
रामस्याश्रमजं पुण्यं वदाम्यहमशेषतः । नर्मदायास्तथाख्यानं पुण्यपूजनयोस्तथा
rāmasyāśramajaṃ puṇyaṃ vadāmyahamaśeṣataḥ | narmadāyāstathākhyānaṃ puṇyapūjanayostathā
the merit arising from Rāma's hermitage — I shall tell it all completely; and likewise the tale of the Narmadā, and of merit and worship,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.66
दानं वेदपुराणानामाश्रमाणां निरूपणम् । हिरण्यदानपुण्यं च ब्रह्मांडदानमेव च
dānaṃ vedapurāṇānāmāśramāṇāṃ nirūpaṇam | hiraṇyadānapuṇyaṃ ca brahmāṃḍadānameva ca
the gift of the Vedas and the Purāṇas, the description of the stages of life, the merit of giving gold, and the gift of a Brahmāṇḍa (Purāṇa / an egg-of-Brahmā image),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.67
पद्मपुराणदानं च खंडानां व्यक्तयस्तथा । प्रथमं सृष्टिखंडं च द्वितीयं भूमिखंडकम्
padmapurāṇadānaṃ ca khaṃḍānāṃ vyaktayastathā | prathamaṃ sṛṣṭikhaṃḍaṃ ca dvitīyaṃ bhūmikhaṃḍakam
and the gift of the Padma Purāṇa, and the distinctions of its sections: first the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa, and second the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.68
स्वर्गखंडं तृतीयं च तुर्यं पातालसंज्ञकम् । उत्तरं पंचमं प्रोक्तं खंडान्यनुक्रमेण वै
svargakhaṃḍaṃ tṛtīyaṃ ca turyaṃ pātālasaṃjñakam | uttaraṃ paṃcamaṃ proktaṃ khaṃḍānyanukrameṇa vai
and the Svarga-khaṇḍa third, the fourth named Pātāla; the fifth is declared to be the Uttara — the sections in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.69
एतत्पद्मपुराणं तु व्यासेन तु महात्मना । कृतं लोकहितार्थाय ब्राह्मणश्रेयसे तथा
etatpadmapurāṇaṃ tu vyāsena tu mahātmanā | kṛtaṃ lokahitārthāya brāhmaṇaśreyase tathā
And this Padma Purāṇa was composed by the great-souled Vyāsa for the welfare of the world and likewise for the good of the brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 1.70
शूद्राणां पुण्यजननं तीव्रदारिद्र्यनाशनम् । मोक्षदं सुखदं चाशु कल्याणप्रदमव्ययम् । श्रुत्वा दानं तथा कुर्याद्विधिना तत्र नारद
śūdrāṇāṃ puṇyajananaṃ tīvradāridryanāśanam | mokṣadaṃ sukhadaṃ cāśu kalyāṇapradamavyayam | śrutvā dānaṃ tathā kuryādvidhinā tatra nārada
producing merit for the śūdras, destroying acute poverty, granting liberation and happiness, and swiftly bestowing welfare, imperishable. Having heard it, one should also make the gift according to the rule there, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition