Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 113
PdP 6 113.1
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच। पुरावंतीपुरे वासी विप्र आसीद्धनेश्वरः । ब्रह्मकर्मपरिभ्रष्टः पापनिष्ठः सुदुर्मतिः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca| purāvaṃtīpure vāsī vipra āsīddhaneśvaraḥ | brahmakarmaparibhraṣṭaḥ pāpaniṣṭhaḥ sudurmatiḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Long ago there was in the city of Avantī a resident brahmin named Dhaneśvara, fallen away from brahminical duties, fixed in sin, of very evil mind,
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PdP 6 113.2
रसकंबलचर्मादि विक्रयानृतवर्त्तनः । स्तेयवेश्यासुरापानद्यूतसंसक्तमानसः
rasakaṃbalacarmādi vikrayānṛtavarttanaḥ | steyaveśyāsurāpānadyūtasaṃsaktamānasaḥ
living by the sale of liquids, blankets, hides and the like and by falsehood, his mind attached to theft, prostitutes, wine-drinking and gambling.
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PdP 6 113.3
देशाद्देशांतरं गच्छन्क्रयविक्रयकारणात् । माहिष्मतीं पुरीं यातः कदाचित्स धनेश्वरः
deśāddeśāṃtaraṃ gacchankrayavikrayakāraṇāt | māhiṣmatīṃ purīṃ yātaḥ kadācitsa dhaneśvaraḥ
Travelling from land to land for the sake of buying and selling, that Dhaneśvara once came to the city of Māhiṣmatī.
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PdP 6 113.4
महिषेण कृता पूर्वं तस्मान्माहिष्मतीभवत् । यस्यां वप्रतटाभाति नर्मदा पापनाशिनी
mahiṣeṇa kṛtā pūrvaṃ tasmānmāhiṣmatībhavat | yasyāṃ vaprataṭābhāti narmadā pāpanāśinī
It was built formerly by Mahiṣa, and from that it became Māhiṣmatī; in it the Narmadā, destroyer of sins, shines along the slope of its ramparts.
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PdP 6 113.5
कार्तिकव्रतिनस्तत्र नानाग्रामागतान्नरान् । स दृष्ट्वा विक्रयं कुर्वन्मासमेकमुवास ह
kārtikavratinastatra nānāgrāmāgatānnarān | sa dṛṣṭvā vikrayaṃ kurvanmāsamekamuvāsa ha
Seeing there people come from various villages who were keeping the Kārtika observance, he stayed one month, carrying on his trade.
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PdP 6 113.6
स नित्यं नर्मदातीरे भ्रमन्विक्रयकारणात् । ददर्श ब्राह्मणान्स्नातान्जपदेवार्चनेरतान्
sa nityaṃ narmadātīre bhramanvikrayakāraṇāt | dadarśa brāhmaṇānsnātānjapadevārcaneratān
Wandering daily along the bank of the Narmadā for the sake of his trade, he saw brahmins who had bathed and were intent on muttered prayer and the worship of God.
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PdP 6 113.7
कांश्चित्पुराणं पठतः कांश्चित्तच्छ्रवणे रतान् । नृत्यगायनवादित्रविष्णुस्तवनतत्परान्
kāṃścitpurāṇaṃ paṭhataḥ kāṃścittacchravaṇe ratān | nṛtyagāyanavāditraviṣṇustavanatatparān
Some reciting the Purāṇa, some devoted to listening to it, others engaged in dancing, singing, instrumental music, and the praise of Viṣṇu;
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PdP 6 113.8
विष्णुमुद्रांकितान्कांश्चिन्मालातुलसिधारिणः । ददर्श कौतुकाविष्टस्तत्र तत्र धनेश्वरः
viṣṇumudrāṃkitānkāṃścinmālātulasidhāriṇaḥ | dadarśa kautukāviṣṭastatra tatra dhaneśvaraḥ
and some marked with the seals of Viṣṇu, wearing garlands of tulasī — such Dhaneśvara saw here and there, filled with curiosity.
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PdP 6 113.9
नित्यं परिभ्रमंस्तत्र दर्शनस्पर्शभाषणात् । वैष्णवानां तथा विष्णोर्नामश्रावादि सोऽलभत्
nityaṃ paribhramaṃstatra darśanasparśabhāṣaṇāt | vaiṣṇavānāṃ tathā viṣṇornāmaśrāvādi so'labhat
Roaming about there daily, from seeing, touching, and conversing with the Vaiṣṇavas, and likewise from hearing the name of Viṣṇu and so forth, he obtained (merit).
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PdP 6 113.10
एवं मासं स्थितःसोऽथ कार्तिकोद्यापने विधौ । क्रियमाणे ददर्शासौ भक्तैर्जागरणं हरेः
evaṃ māsaṃ sthitaḥso'tha kārtikodyāpane vidhau | kriyamāṇe dadarśāsau bhaktairjāgaraṇaṃ hareḥ
Having thus stayed a month, then, when the concluding rite of Kārtika was being performed, he saw the night-vigil of Hari (kept) by the devotees.
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PdP 6 113.11
पौर्णमास्यां ततोऽपश्यद्विविधं पूजनादिकम् । दक्षिणा भोजनाद्यं च दीपदानं व्रतस्थितैः
paurṇamāsyāṃ tato'paśyadvividhaṃ pūjanādikam | dakṣiṇā bhojanādyaṃ ca dīpadānaṃ vratasthitaiḥ
Then on the full-moon day he saw the manifold worship and the rest, the priestly gifts, the feeding and so forth, and the giving of lamps by those keeping the vow.
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PdP 6 113.12
ततोऽर्कास्तमये चैवं दीपोत्सवविधिं तदा । क्रियमाणं ददर्शासौ प्रीत्यर्थं त्रिपुरद्विषः
tato'rkāstamaye caivaṃ dīpotsavavidhiṃ tadā | kriyamāṇaṃ dadarśāsau prītyarthaṃ tripuradviṣaḥ
Then, at sunset, he likewise saw the rite of the festival of lamps being performed at that time for the pleasure of the enemy of Tripura.
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PdP 6 113.13
त्रिपुराणां कृतो दाहो यतस्तस्यां शिवेन तु । अतस्तु क्रियते तस्यां तिथौ भक्तैर्महोत्सवः । मम रुद्रस्य यः कश्चिदंतरं परिकल्पयेत्
tripurāṇāṃ kṛto dāho yatastasyāṃ śivena tu | atastu kriyate tasyāṃ tithau bhaktairmahotsavaḥ | mama rudrasya yaḥ kaścidaṃtaraṃ parikalpayet
Since on that (day) the burning of the three cities was accomplished by Śiva, therefore on that lunar day a great festival is held by the devotees. Whoever should imagine any difference between me and Rudra—
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PdP 6 113.14
तस्य पुण्यक्रियाः सर्वा निष्फलाः स्युर्न संशयः । तत्र नृत्यादिकं पश्यन्बभ्राम स धनेश्वरः । तावत्कृष्णाहिना दष्टो विकलः स पपात ह । जनास्तंपति तं वीक्ष्य परिवव्रुः कृपान्विताः
tasya puṇyakriyāḥ sarvā niṣphalāḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ | tatra nṛtyādikaṃ paśyanbabhrāma sa dhaneśvaraḥ | tāvatkṛṣṇāhinā daṣṭo vikalaḥ sa papāta ha | janāstaṃpati taṃ vīkṣya parivavruḥ kṛpānvitāḥ
—all his meritorious acts would be fruitless, no doubt of it. Watching the dancing and the rest there, Dhaneśvara wandered about; meanwhile, bitten by a black snake, he collapsed helpless. The people, seeing him fallen, gathered round him full of pity.
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PdP 6 113.15
तुलसीमिश्रितैस्तोयैस्तन्मुखं सिषिचुस्तदा । अथ देहे परित्यक्ते तं बद्ध्वा यमकिंकराः
tulasīmiśritaistoyaistanmukhaṃ siṣicustadā | atha dehe parityakte taṃ baddhvā yamakiṃkarāḥ
Then they sprinkled his face with water mixed with tulasī. Then, when the body had been abandoned, Yama's servants bound him
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PdP 6 113.16
बाध्यमानं कशाघातैर्निन्युः संयमिनीं रुषा । चित्रगुप्तस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा निर्भर्त्स्यावेदयत्तदा
bādhyamānaṃ kaśāghātairninyuḥ saṃyaminīṃ ruṣā | citraguptastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā nirbhartsyāvedayattadā
and, as he was tormented by blows of the whip, led him in fury to Saṃyaminī; but Citragupta, seeing him, rebuked him and then reported
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PdP 6 113.17
यमायतेन बाल्यात्तु कर्म यद्दुष्कृतं कृतम् । चित्रगुप्त उवाच। नैवास्य दृश्यते किंचिदाबाल्यात्सुकृतं क्वचित्
yamāyatena bālyāttu karma yadduṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam | citragupta uvāca| naivāsya dṛśyate kiṃcidābālyātsukṛtaṃ kvacit
to Yama the evil deeds that had been done by him from childhood. Citragupta said: No good deed at all is seen anywhere in his case from childhood on;
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PdP 6 113.18
दुष्कृतं शक्यते वक्तुं शतवर्षैर्न भास्करे । पापमूर्तिरयं दुष्टः केवलं दृश्यते विभो
duṣkṛtaṃ śakyate vaktuṃ śatavarṣairna bhāskare | pāpamūrtirayaṃ duṣṭaḥ kevalaṃ dṛśyate vibho
his evil deeds could not be told in a hundred years, O son of the Sun. This wicked man is seen to be nothing but a form of sin, O lord.
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PdP 6 113.19
तस्मादाकल्पमर्यादं निरये परिपाच्यताम् । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच। निशम्येत्थं वचः क्रोधाद्यमः प्राह स्वकिंकरान्
tasmādākalpamaryādaṃ niraye paripācyatām | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca| niśamyetthaṃ vacaḥ krodhādyamaḥ prāha svakiṃkarān
Therefore let him be cooked in hell for a term lasting a kalpa. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Hearing such words, Yama in anger spoke to his servants,
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PdP 6 113.20
दर्शयन्नात्मनोरूपं कालाग्निसदृशप्रभम् । यम उवाच। भो प्रेतापनयस्वैनं बध्यमानं स्वमुद्गरैः
darśayannātmanorūpaṃ kālāgnisadṛśaprabham | yama uvāca| bho pretāpanayasvainaṃ badhyamānaṃ svamudgaraiḥ
displaying a form of his own whose radiance was like the fire of time. Yama said: Ho, ghoul! Take this one away, beaten with your mallets,
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PdP 6 113.21
कुंभीपाके क्षिपस्वाशु तैलक्वथनशब्दिते । यावत्क्षिप्तस्तु तत्रासौ तावच्छीतलतां ययौ
kuṃbhīpāke kṣipasvāśu tailakvathanaśabdite | yāvatkṣiptastu tatrāsau tāvacchītalatāṃ yayau
and cast him quickly into Kumbhīpāka, loud with the boiling of oil. But as soon as he was cast in there, it became cool,
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PdP 6 113.22
कुंभीपाको यथा वह्निः प्रह्लादक्षेपणात्पुरा । तद्दृष्ट्वा महदादश्चर्यं प्रेतपो विस्मयान्वितः
kuṃbhīpāko yathā vahniḥ prahlādakṣepaṇātpurā | taddṛṣṭvā mahadādaścaryaṃ pretapo vismayānvitaḥ
just as the fire of Kumbhīpāka (became cool) formerly from the casting in of Prahlāda. Seeing that great wonder, the ghoul-keeper, filled with astonishment,
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PdP 6 113.23
वेगादागत्य तत्सर्वं यमायाकथयत्तदा । यमस्तु कौतुकं श्रुत्वा प्रेतपेन निवेदितम्
vegādāgatya tatsarvaṃ yamāyākathayattadā | yamastu kautukaṃ śrutvā pretapena niveditam
Coming swiftly, he then reported all this to Yama; and Yama, having heard the strange matter announced by the guardian of the dead —
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PdP 6 113.24
आः किमेतदिति प्रोच्य सम्यगेतद्विचारयत् । तावदभ्यागतस्तत्र नारदः प्रहसंस्त्वरन्
āḥ kimetaditi procya samyagetadvicārayat | tāvadabhyāgatastatra nāradaḥ prahasaṃstvaran
— saying "Ah! What is this?", he pondered it thoroughly. Just then Nārada arrived there, laughing, in haste.
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PdP 6 113.25
यमेन पूजितः सम्यक्तं दृष्ट्वा वाक्यमब्रवीत् । नारद उवाच। नैवायं निरयान्भोक्तुं क्षमः सवितृनंदन
yamena pūjitaḥ samyaktaṃ dṛṣṭvā vākyamabravīt | nārada uvāca| naivāyaṃ nirayānbhoktuṃ kṣamaḥ savitṛnaṃdana
Duly honoured by Yama, seeing him he spoke these words. Nārada said: This man is not fit to undergo the hells, O son of the Sun,
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PdP 6 113.26
यस्मादेतस्य संजातं कर्म यन्निरयापहम् । यः पुण्यकर्मणां कुर्याद्दर्शनस्पर्शभाषणम्
yasmādetasya saṃjātaṃ karma yannirayāpaham | yaḥ puṇyakarmaṇāṃ kuryāddarśanasparśabhāṣaṇam
since there has arisen for him an act that removes the hells. Whoever performs seeing, touching, or speaking with those of meritorious deeds,
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PdP 6 113.27
तत्षडंशमवाप्नोति पुण्यस्य नियतं नरः । असंख्यातैस्तुसंसर्गैः कृतवानेष यद्धरेः
tatṣaḍaṃśamavāpnoti puṇyasya niyataṃ naraḥ | asaṃkhyātaistusaṃsargaiḥ kṛtavāneṣa yaddhareḥ
that man surely obtains a sixth part of their merit. And this man has done so by countless contacts with those who, for Hari's sake,
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PdP 6 113.28
कार्तिकव्रतिभिर्मासं तस्मात्पुण्यांशभागयम् । परिचर्याकरस्तेषां संपूर्णव्रतपुण्यभाक्
kārtikavratibhirmāsaṃ tasmātpuṇyāṃśabhāgayam | paricaryākarasteṣāṃ saṃpūrṇavratapuṇyabhāk
(kept the vow) for a month with the observers of the Kārttika vow; therefore he is a sharer in a portion of (their) merit. One who renders service to them partakes of the full merit of the vow.
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PdP 6 113.29
अतोऽस्योर्जव्रतोद्भूतपुण्यसंख्या न विद्यते । कार्त्तिकव्रतिनां पुंसां पातकानि महांत्यपि
ato'syorjavratodbhūtapuṇyasaṃkhyā na vidyate | kārttikavratināṃ puṃsāṃ pātakāni mahāṃtyapi
Hence there is no reckoning of the merit that has arisen for him from the Ūrja (Kārttika) vow. Even the great sins of men who keep the Kārttika vow —
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PdP 6 113.30
नाशयत्येव सर्वाणि विष्णुः सद्भक्तवत्सलः । अंते तन्नामभिस्तोयैस्तुलसीमिश्रितैस्त्वयम्
nāśayatyeva sarvāṇi viṣṇuḥ sadbhaktavatsalaḥ | aṃte tannāmabhistoyaistulasīmiśritaistvayam
— all of them Viṣṇu, who is fond of his true devotees, does indeed destroy. And at the end, by his names and by water mixed with tulasī, this man —
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PdP 6 113.31
वैष्णवानुग्रही यस्मान्नरके नैव पच्यते । तस्मान्निहतपापोऽयं सद्गतिं यातुमर्हति
vaiṣṇavānugrahī yasmānnarake naiva pacyate | tasmānnihatapāpo'yaṃ sadgatiṃ yātumarhati
— since he is one who has shown favour to a Vaiṣṇava, he is not cooked in hell at all. Therefore, his sin destroyed, he deserves to go to a good destination.
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PdP 6 113.32
आर्द्रैः शुष्कैर्यथापापैर्निरये भोगसंनिधिः । प्राप्यते सुकृतैस्तद्वत्स्वर्गभोगस्य संनिधिः
ārdraiḥ śuṣkairyathāpāpairniraye bhogasaṃnidhiḥ | prāpyate sukṛtaistadvatsvargabhogasya saṃnidhiḥ
As by sins, wet or dry, the presence of (their) enjoyment in hell is obtained, so too by good deeds the presence of the enjoyment of heaven.
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PdP 6 113.33
तस्मादकामपुण्यो हि यक्षयोनिस्थितस्त्वसौ । विलोक्य नरकान्सर्वान्पापभोगमवाप्नुयात्
tasmādakāmapuṇyo hi yakṣayonisthitastvasau | vilokya narakānsarvānpāpabhogamavāpnuyāt
Therefore, since his merit was unintentional, he stands in the condition of a yakṣa; having viewed all the hells, he shall obtain the fruition of his sin.
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PdP 6 113.34
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच। इत्युक्त्वा गतवति नारदेऽथ सौरिस्तद्वाक्यश्रवणविबुद्ध तत्सुकर्मा । विप्रं तं पुनरनयत्स्वकिंकरेण तान्सर्वान्निरयगणान्प्रदर्शयिष्यन्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca| ityuktvā gatavati nārade'tha sauristadvākyaśravaṇavibuddha tatsukarmā | vipraṃ taṃ punaranayatsvakiṃkareṇa tānsarvānnirayagaṇānpradarśayiṣyan
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Having spoken thus, when Nārada had departed, the son of the Sun, enlightened by hearing his words (and knowing) that man's good deed, had that brahmin brought again by his own servant, intending to show him all those hosts of hells.
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