Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 108
PdP 6 108.1
नारद उवाच। इत्थं तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्मदत्तः सविस्मयः । प्रणम्य दंडवद्भूमौ वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
nārada uvāca| itthaṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dharmadattaḥ savismayaḥ | praṇamya daṃḍavadbhūmau vākyametaduvāca ha
Nārada said: Having heard that speech of theirs, Dharmadatta, filled with wonder, bowed to the ground like a staff and spoke these words.
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PdP 6 108.2
धर्मदत्त उवाच। आराधयंति सर्वेऽपि विष्णुं भक्तार्त्तिनाशिनम् । यज्ञैर्दानैर्व्रतैस्तीर्थैस्तपोभिश्च यथाविधि
dharmadatta uvāca| ārādhayaṃti sarve'pi viṣṇuṃ bhaktārttināśinam | yajñairdānairvrataistīrthaistapobhiśca yathāvidhi
Dharmadatta said: All people worship Viṣṇu, the destroyer of his devotees' distress, with sacrifices, gifts, vows, pilgrimages and austerities, according to the rules.
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PdP 6 108.3
विष्णुप्रीतिकरं तेषां विष्णुसान्निध्यकारकम् । यत्कृत्वा तानि चीर्णानि सर्वाण्यपि भवंति हि
viṣṇuprītikaraṃ teṣāṃ viṣṇusānnidhyakārakam | yatkṛtvā tāni cīrṇāni sarvāṇyapi bhavaṃti hi
(But tell me) that which gives Viṣṇu pleasure and brings about Viṣṇu's presence for them, by the doing of which all those (observances) too become as if performed.
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PdP 6 108.4
गणावूचतुः । साधु पृष्टं त्वया विप्र शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः । सेतिहासां कथां विप्र कथ्यमानां पुराभवाम्
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā vipra śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ | setihāsāṃ kathāṃ vipra kathyamānāṃ purābhavām
The two attendants said: You have asked well, brahmin; listen with a one-pointed mind, O brahmin, to a story together with its old legend, which we shall now tell, of what happened long ago.
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PdP 6 108.5
कांतिपुर्यां पुरा चोल चक्रवर्त्ती नृपोऽभवत् । यस्य नाम्ना च ते देशाश्चोलाख्या अभवन्किल
kāṃtipuryāṃ purā cola cakravarttī nṛpo'bhavat | yasya nāmnā ca te deśāścolākhyā abhavankila
Formerly in Kāntipurī there was a king, the emperor Cola, by whose name those lands came to be called Cola, so it is said.
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PdP 6 108.6
यस्मिन्शासति भूचक्रं दरिद्रो नैव दुःखितः । पापबुद्धिः सरुग्वापि नैव कश्चिदभून्नरः
yasminśāsati bhūcakraṃ daridro naiva duḥkhitaḥ | pāpabuddhiḥ sarugvāpi naiva kaścidabhūnnaraḥ
While he ruled the circle of the earth, no poor man was in misery, and there was no man of sinful mind nor any afflicted by disease.
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PdP 6 108.7
यस्याप्यत्यंतयज्ञस्य ताम्रपर्णी तटावुभौ । सुवर्णयूपैः शोभाढ्यावास्तां चैत्ररथोपमौ
yasyāpyatyaṃtayajñasya tāmraparṇī taṭāvubhau | suvarṇayūpaiḥ śobhāḍhyāvāstāṃ caitrarathopamau
And of him, who sacrificed without limit, both banks of the Tāmraparṇī were rich in splendour with golden sacrificial posts, resembling the Caitraratha grove.
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PdP 6 108.8
स कदाचिदगाद्राजा ह्यनंतशयनं द्विज । यत्रासौ जगतां नाथो योगनिद्रामुपासते
sa kadācidagādrājā hyanaṃtaśayanaṃ dvija | yatrāsau jagatāṃ nātho yoganidrāmupāsate
Once, O twice-born, that king went to Anantaśayana, where that Lord of the worlds rests in his yogic sleep.
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PdP 6 108.9
तत्र श्रीरमणं देवं संपूज्य विधिवन्नृपः । मणिमुक्ताफलैर्दिव्यैः स्वर्णपुष्पैश्च शोभनैः
tatra śrīramaṇaṃ devaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivannṛpaḥ | maṇimuktāphalairdivyaiḥ svarṇapuṣpaiśca śobhanaiḥ
There the king, having duly worshipped the god, the beloved of Śrī, with divine gems and pearls and with beautiful golden flowers—
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PdP 6 108.10
प्रणम्य दंडवद्यावदुपविष्टः स तत्र वै । तावद्ब्राह्मणमायां तमपश्यद्देवसन्निधौ
praṇamya daṃḍavadyāvadupaviṣṭaḥ sa tatra vai | tāvadbrāhmaṇamāyāṃ tamapaśyaddevasannidhau
—having bowed down like a staff, as soon as he had seated himself there, he saw a brahmin coming, there in the god's presence:
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PdP 6 108.11
देवार्चनार्थमायांतं तुलस्युदकपाणिनम् । स्वपुरीवासिनं तत्र विष्णुदासाह्वयं द्विजम्
devārcanārthamāyāṃtaṃ tulasyudakapāṇinam | svapurīvāsinaṃ tatra viṣṇudāsāhvayaṃ dvijam
a twice-born named Viṣṇudāsa, a resident of his own city, coming there to worship the god, with tulasī and water in his hand.
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PdP 6 108.12
तत्राभ्येत्य स विप्रर्षिर्देवदेवमपूजयत् । विष्णुसूक्तेन संस्नाप्य तुलसीमंजरीदलैः
tatrābhyetya sa viprarṣirdevadevamapūjayat | viṣṇusūktena saṃsnāpya tulasīmaṃjarīdalaiḥ
Having approached there, that brahmin sage worshipped the god of gods, bathing him with the Viṣṇu hymn and with clusters and leaves of tulasī.
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PdP 6 108.13
तुलसीपूजया तस्य रत्नपूजां तथा कृताम् । आच्छादितां समालोक्य राजा क्रुद्धोऽब्रवीद्वचः
tulasīpūjayā tasya ratnapūjāṃ tathā kṛtām | ācchāditāṃ samālokya rājā kruddho'bravīdvacaḥ
Seeing that the jewel-worship he had made was thus covered over by the tulasī-worship, the king spoke these words in anger.
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PdP 6 108.14
राजोवाच। माणिक्यस्वर्णपूजात्र शोभाढ्या या मया कृता । विष्णुदास कथं सेयमाच्छन्ना तुलसीदलैः
rājovāca| māṇikyasvarṇapūjātra śobhāḍhyā yā mayā kṛtā | viṣṇudāsa kathaṃ seyamācchannā tulasīdalaiḥ
The king said: The worship with rubies and gold, rich in splendour, that was made here by me—Viṣṇudāsa, how is it that this has been covered over with tulasī leaves?
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PdP 6 108.15
विष्णुभक्तिं न जानासि वराकोऽसि मतो मम । यस्त्विमामतिशोभाढ्यां पूजामाच्छादयस्यहो
viṣṇubhaktiṃ na jānāsi varāko'si mato mama | yastvimāmatiśobhāḍhyāṃ pūjāmācchādayasyaho
You do not know devotion to Viṣṇu; in my judgement you are a wretch, since—oh!—you cover over this most splendid worship.
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PdP 6 108.16
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सक्रोधः स द्विजोत्तमः । राज्ञो गौरवमुल्लंघ्य जगाद वचनं तदा
iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sakrodhaḥ sa dvijottamaḥ | rājño gauravamullaṃghya jagāda vacanaṃ tadā
Having heard that speech of his, that best of the twice-born, filled with anger, disregarding the king's dignity, then uttered these words.
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PdP 6 108.17
विष्णुदास उवाच। राजन्मुक्तिं न जानासि गर्वितोऽसि नृपश्रिया । किंस्विद्विष्णुव्रतं पूर्वं त्वया चीर्णं वदस्व तत्
viṣṇudāsa uvāca| rājanmuktiṃ na jānāsi garvito'si nṛpaśriyā | kiṃsvidviṣṇuvrataṃ pūrvaṃ tvayā cīrṇaṃ vadasva tat
Viṣṇudāsa said: O king, you do not know liberation; you are puffed up by royal fortune. What vow to Viṣṇu, pray, have you performed before? Tell that!
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PdP 6 108.18
गणावूचतुः । तद्ब्राह्मणवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य स नृपोत्तमः । विष्णुदासं तदा गर्वादुवाच वचनं द्विज
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | tadbrāhmaṇavacaḥ śrutvā prahasya sa nṛpottamaḥ | viṣṇudāsaṃ tadā garvāduvāca vacanaṃ dvija
The two attendants said: Having heard that speech of the brahmin, that best of kings laughed and then, out of pride, spoke these words to Viṣṇudāsa, O twice-born.
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PdP 6 108.19
इत्थं चेत्कथ्यसे विप्र विष्णुभक्त्यातिगर्वितः । भक्तिस्ते कियतीविष्णोर्दरिद्रस्याधनस्य च
itthaṃ cetkathyase vipra viṣṇubhaktyātigarvitaḥ | bhaktiste kiyatīviṣṇordaridrasyādhanasya ca
If you speak in this fashion, brahmin, overly proud of your devotion to Viṣṇu—how much devotion to Viṣṇu can you, a poor man with no wealth, have?
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PdP 6 108.20
यज्ञदानादिकं चैव विष्णुतुष्टिकरं कृतम् । नापि देवालयं पूर्वं त्वया विप्र क्वचित्कृतम्
yajñadānādikaṃ caiva viṣṇutuṣṭikaraṃ kṛtam | nāpi devālayaṃ pūrvaṃ tvayā vipra kvacitkṛtam
"Nor have you performed sacrifice, gift-giving and the like, which please Viṣṇu; nor, brahmin, have you ever before built a temple anywhere."
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PdP 6 108.21
ईदृशस्यापि ते गर्व एष तिष्ठति भक्तितः । तच्छृण्वंतु वचो मेऽद्य सर्वेप्येते द्विजोत्तमाः
īdṛśasyāpi te garva eṣa tiṣṭhati bhaktitaḥ | tacchṛṇvaṃtu vaco me'dya sarvepyete dvijottamāḥ
"Even though you are such a man, this pride of yours persists because of (your) devotion. So let all these best of twice-born now hear my words:"
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PdP 6 108.22
साक्षात्कारमहं विष्णोरेष वादो गमिष्यति । यथा तु सर्वेऽपि ततो भक्तिं ज्ञास्यथ चावयोः
sākṣātkāramahaṃ viṣṇoreṣa vādo gamiṣyati | yathā tu sarve'pi tato bhaktiṃ jñāsyatha cāvayoḥ
"This dispute will go as far as the direct sight of Viṣṇu, so that all of you will thereby come to know the devotion of us both."
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PdP 6 108.23
गणावूचतुः । इत्युक्त्वा स नृपो गच्छन्निजं राजगृहं द्विजः । आरेभे वैष्णवं सत्रं कृत्वाचार्यं तु मुद्गलम्
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | ityuktvā sa nṛpo gacchannijaṃ rājagṛhaṃ dvijaḥ | ārebhe vaiṣṇavaṃ satraṃ kṛtvācāryaṃ tu mudgalam
The two attendants said: Having spoken thus, that king, going to his own royal palace, began a Vaiṣṇava sacrificial session, making the brahmin Mudgala his officiating teacher.
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PdP 6 108.24
ऋषिसंघसमाजुष्टं बभूव बहुदक्षिणम् । यद्वद्ब्रह्मकृतं पूर्वं गयाक्षेत्रे समृद्धिमत्
ṛṣisaṃghasamājuṣṭaṃ babhūva bahudakṣiṇam | yadvadbrahmakṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ gayākṣetre samṛddhimat
It was attended by throngs of sages and had abundant priestly gifts, like the prosperous (sacrifice) performed formerly by Brahmā in the Gayā region.
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PdP 6 108.25
विष्णुदासोऽपि तत्रैव तस्थौ देवालये व्रती । पंचैतान्नियमान्कृत्वा विष्णुतुष्टिकरान्सदा
viṣṇudāso'pi tatraiva tasthau devālaye vratī | paṃcaitānniyamānkṛtvā viṣṇutuṣṭikarānsadā
Viṣṇudāsa too remained right there in the temple, under vows, having undertaken these five observances that always please Viṣṇu:
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PdP 6 108.26
माघोर्जयोर्व्रतं सम्यक्तुलसीवनपालनम् । एकादशीव्रतं जाप्यं द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया
māghorjayorvrataṃ samyaktulasīvanapālanam | ekādaśīvrataṃ jāpyaṃ dvādaśākṣaravidyayā
the vow of the months of Māgha and Ūrja (Kārttika), proper tending of the tulasī grove, the Ekādaśī vow, muttered recitation with the twelve-syllable formula,
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PdP 6 108.27
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्गीतनृत्यादिमंगलैः । नित्यं विष्णोस्तथा पूजां व्रतान्येतानि सोऽकरोत्
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirgītanṛtyādimaṃgalaiḥ | nityaṃ viṣṇostathā pūjāṃ vratānyetāni so'karot
and likewise the daily worship of Viṣṇu with the sixteen services, with the auspicious rites of song, dance and the rest — these vows he performed.
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PdP 6 108.28
नित्यं संस्मरणं विष्णोर्गच्छन्भुंजन्स्वपन्नपि । सर्वभूतस्थितं विष्णुमपश्यत्समदर्शनः
nityaṃ saṃsmaraṇaṃ viṣṇorgacchanbhuṃjansvapannapi | sarvabhūtasthitaṃ viṣṇumapaśyatsamadarśanaḥ
Constant remembrance of Viṣṇu, even while walking, eating, and sleeping: with an even vision he saw Viṣṇu present in all beings.
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PdP 6 108.29
माघकार्तिकयोर्नित्यं विशेषनियमानपि । अकरोद्विष्णुतुष्ट्यर्थं सोद्यापनविधिं तथा
māghakārtikayornityaṃ viśeṣaniyamānapi | akarodviṣṇutuṣṭyarthaṃ sodyāpanavidhiṃ tathā
And in Māgha and Kārttika he also constantly performed the special observances for Viṣṇu's satisfaction, together with the rite of concluding (them).
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PdP 6 108.30
एवं समाराधयतोः श्रियः पतिं तयोस्तु चोलेश्वरविष्णुदासयोः । अगादनेहा बहु तद्व्रतस्थयोस्तन्निष्ठकर्मेन्द्रियकर्मणोस्तयोः
evaṃ samārādhayatoḥ śriyaḥ patiṃ tayostu coleśvaraviṣṇudāsayoḥ | agādanehā bahu tadvratasthayostanniṣṭhakarmendriyakarmaṇostayoḥ
Thus, as the two — the lord of the Colas and Viṣṇudāsa — worshipped the husband of Śrī, much time passed for the two who abided in that vow, whose acts and sense-activity were fixed upon Him.
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