Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 120
PdP 6 120.1
सूत उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य पुनः पप्रच्छ पावकिः । शालग्रामार्चनं भूयस्तच्छृणुध्वं तपोधनाः
sūta uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya punaḥ papraccha pāvakiḥ | śālagrāmārcanaṃ bhūyastacchṛṇudhvaṃ tapodhanāḥ
Sūta said: Having heard this speech, the son of Fire (Kārtikeya) asked again; hear that further (teaching), the worship of the śālagrāma, O you rich in austerity.
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PdP 6 120.2
कार्तिकेय उवाच। भगवन्योगिनां श्रेष्ठ सर्वेधर्माः श्रुता मया । शालग्रामार्चनं ब्रूहि विस्तरेण मम प्रभो
kārtikeya uvāca| bhagavanyogināṃ śreṣṭha sarvedharmāḥ śrutā mayā | śālagrāmārcanaṃ brūhi vistareṇa mama prabho
Kārtikeya said: O Lord, best of yogins, all the duties have been heard by me; tell me in detail the worship of the śālagrāma, O my master.
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PdP 6 120.3
ईश्वर उवाच। साधुसाधु महाप्राज्ञ यन्मां हि परिपृच्छसि । तदहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां मम वत्सल
īśvara uvāca| sādhusādhu mahāprājña yanmāṃ hi paripṛcchasi | tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ mama vatsala
Īśvara said: Good, good, O greatly wise one, in that you ask me (this); that I shall fully declare — let it be heard from me, O dear child.
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PdP 6 120.4
शालग्रामशिलायां तु त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । महाशय महासेन नित्यं तिष्ठति संहितम्
śālagrāmaśilāyāṃ tu trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | mahāśaya mahāsena nityaṃ tiṣṭhati saṃhitam
In the śālagrāma stone the three worlds together with all that moves and does not move, O great-minded one, O Mahāsena, abide always, gathered together.
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PdP 6 120.5
दृष्टं प्रणमितं येन स्नापितं पूजितं तथा । यज्ञकोटिगुणं पुण्यं गवां कोटिफलं लभेत्
dṛṣṭaṃ praṇamitaṃ yena snāpitaṃ pūjitaṃ tathā | yajñakoṭiguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gavāṃ koṭiphalaṃ labhet
By whom (it is) seen, bowed to, bathed and likewise worshipped — (he gains) merit multiplied by ten million sacrifices, and would obtain the fruit of (giving) ten million cows.
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PdP 6 120.6
छिन्नस्तेन तथा वत्स गर्भवासः सुदारुणः । पीतं येन सदा विष्णोः शालग्रामशिलाजलम्
chinnastena tathā vatsa garbhavāsaḥ sudāruṇaḥ | pītaṃ yena sadā viṣṇoḥ śālagrāmaśilājalam
By him, O child, the terrible dwelling in the womb is cut off — by whom the water of Viṣṇu's śālagrāma stone has always been drunk.
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PdP 6 120.7
कामासक्तोऽपि यो नित्यं भक्तिभावविवर्जितः । शालग्रामशिला पुत्र पूजयित्वाच्युतो भवेत्
kāmāsakto'pi yo nityaṃ bhaktibhāvavivarjitaḥ | śālagrāmaśilā putra pūjayitvācyuto bhavet
Even one attached to desire, constantly devoid of the feeling of devotion, O son, having worshipped the śālagrāma stone becomes imperishable (attains Acyuta's state).
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PdP 6 120.8
शालग्रामशिला बिंबं हत्वा कोटिविनाशनम् । स्मृतं संकीर्तितं ध्यातं पूजितं च नमस्कृतम्
śālagrāmaśilā biṃbaṃ hatvā koṭivināśanam | smṛtaṃ saṃkīrtitaṃ dhyātaṃ pūjitaṃ ca namaskṛtam
The śālagrāma stone, the image (of Viṣṇu) — striking down, it destroys ten million (sins); (it is) remembered, celebrated, meditated on, worshipped and bowed to.
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PdP 6 120.9
शालग्रामशिलां दृष्ट्वा यांति पापान्यनेकशः । सिंहं दृष्ट्वा यथा यांति वने मृगगणा भयात्
śālagrāmaśilāṃ dṛṣṭvā yāṃti pāpānyanekaśaḥ | siṃhaṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā yāṃti vane mṛgagaṇā bhayāt
On seeing the śālagrāma stone, sins depart in many ways, as in the forest herds of deer depart from fear on seeing a lion.
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PdP 6 120.10
नमस्कारं तु मनुजः शालग्रामशिलार्चने । भक्त्या वा यदि वाऽभक्त्या कृत्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
namaskāraṃ tu manujaḥ śālagrāmaśilārcane | bhaktyā vā yadi vā'bhaktyā kṛtvā muktimavāpnuyāt
A man, in worshipping the śālagrāma stone, having made obeisance — whether with devotion or without devotion — would attain liberation.
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PdP 6 120.11
वैवस्वतभयं नास्ति तथा मरणजन्मनोः । यः करोति नरो नित्यं शालग्रामशिलार्चनम्
vaivasvatabhayaṃ nāsti tathā maraṇajanmanoḥ | yaḥ karoti naro nityaṃ śālagrāmaśilārcanam
There is no fear of the son of Vivasvat (Yama), nor of death and birth, for the man who daily performs the worship of the śālagrāma stone.
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PdP 6 120.12
गंधपाद्यार्घनैवेद्यैर्दीपैर्धूपैर्विलेपनैः । गीतैर्वाद्यैस्तथा स्तोत्रैः शालग्रामशिलार्चनम्
gaṃdhapādyārghanaivedyairdīpairdhūpairvilepanaiḥ | gītairvādyaistathā stotraiḥ śālagrāmaśilārcanam
With perfume, water for the feet, offering-water, food-offerings, lamps, incense, unguents, with songs, with instrumental music and with hymns of praise, (he performs) the worship of the śālagrāma stone —
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PdP 6 120.13
कुरुते मानवो यस्तु कलौ भक्तिपरायणः । कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि रमते विष्णुसद्मनि
kurute mānavo yastu kalau bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi ramate viṣṇusadmani
and the man who does (it) in the Kali age, intent on devotion, delights in Viṣṇu's abode for thousands of ten millions of kalpas.
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PdP 6 120.14
शालग्रामनमस्कारो भावेनापि नरैः कृतः । मानुषत्वं कथं तेषां मद्भक्ता ये नरा भुवि
śālagrāmanamaskāro bhāvenāpi naraiḥ kṛtaḥ | mānuṣatvaṃ kathaṃ teṣāṃ madbhaktā ye narā bhuvi
Obeisance to the śālagrāma made by men even (merely) with feeling — how can they have (mere) human status, those men on earth who are my devotees?
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PdP 6 120.15
मद्भक्तास्तीव्रपापिष्ठा मत्प्रभुं न नमंति ये । वासुदेवं न ते ज्ञेया मद्भक्ताः पापमोहिताः
madbhaktāstīvrapāpiṣṭhā matprabhuṃ na namaṃti ye | vāsudevaṃ na te jñeyā madbhaktāḥ pāpamohitāḥ
Those who (call themselves) my devotees but are grievous sinners, who do not bow to my Lord Vāsudeva — they are not to be regarded as my devotees; they are deluded by sin.
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PdP 6 120.16
मद्भक्तोऽपि च यो भूत्वा भुंक्ते त्वेकादशीदिने । स याति ह्यंधतामिस्रे निरयं मम घातकः
madbhakto'pi ca yo bhūtvā bhuṃkte tvekādaśīdine | sa yāti hyaṃdhatāmisre nirayaṃ mama ghātakaḥ
And he who, having become my devotee, eats on the eleventh day — he, my killer, goes indeed to the hell Andhatāmisra.
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PdP 6 120.17
मल्लिंगस्पर्शनं कार्यं नान्या शुद्धिर्विधीयते । या तिथिर्दयिता विष्णोः सा तिथिर्मम वल्लभा
malliṃgasparśanaṃ kāryaṃ nānyā śuddhirvidhīyate | yā tithirdayitā viṣṇoḥ sā tithirmama vallabhā
The touching of my liṅga is to be done; no other purification is prescribed. That lunar day which is dear to Viṣṇu, that day is beloved to me.
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PdP 6 120.18
यस्तां नोपवसेन्मर्त्यः स पापी श्वपचाधिकः । शालग्रामशिलायां तु सदा पुत्र वसाम्यहम्
yastāṃ nopavasenmartyaḥ sa pāpī śvapacādhikaḥ | śālagrāmaśilāyāṃ tu sadā putra vasāmyaham
The mortal who does not fast on it is a sinner, worse than a dog-cooker. And in the śālagrāma stone, my son, I always dwell.
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PdP 6 120.19
दत्तं देवेन तुष्टेन स्वस्थानं मम भक्तितः । पद्मकोटिसहस्रैस्तु पूजिते मयि यत्फलम्
dattaṃ devena tuṣṭena svasthānaṃ mama bhaktitaḥ | padmakoṭisahasraistu pūjite mayi yatphalam
By the god, being pleased, his own place was given to me out of devotion. Whatever fruit (accrues) when I am worshipped with a thousand crore lotuses—
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PdP 6 120.20
तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं शालग्रामशिलार्चनात् । पूजितोऽहं न तैर्मर्त्यैर्नमितोऽहं न तैर्नरैः
tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ śālagrāmaśilārcanāt | pūjito'haṃ na tairmartyairnamito'haṃ na tairnaraiḥ
—that fruit is multiplied a crore-fold by the worship of a śālagrāma stone. I am not worshipped by those mortals, I am not bowed to by those men,
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PdP 6 120.21
न कृतं मर्त्यलोके यैः शालग्रामशिलार्चनम् । शालग्रामशिलाग्रे तु यः करोति ममार्चनम्
na kṛtaṃ martyaloke yaiḥ śālagrāmaśilārcanam | śālagrāmaśilāgre tu yaḥ karoti mamārcanam
by whom the worship of the śālagrāma stone has not been done in the world of mortals. But he who performs my worship before a śālagrāma stone,
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PdP 6 120.22
तेनार्चितोऽहं सेनानीर्युगानामेकविंशतिम् । किमर्चितैर्लिंगशतैर्विष्णुभक्तिविवर्जितैः
tenārcito'haṃ senānīryugānāmekaviṃśatim | kimarcitairliṃgaśatairviṣṇubhaktivivarjitaiḥ
by him, O commander (of the army), I am worshipped for twenty-one ages. What use are hundreds of liṅgas worshipped, if they are devoid of devotion to Viṣṇu?
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PdP 6 120.23
शालग्रामशिलाबिंबं नार्चितं यदि पुत्रक । अनर्हं मम नैवेद्यं पत्रं पुष्पं फलं जलम्
śālagrāmaśilābiṃbaṃ nārcitaṃ yadi putraka | anarhaṃ mama naivedyaṃ patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ jalam
If the image that is the śālagrāma stone has not been worshipped, little son, then my food-offering, leaf, flower, fruit and water are unfit (for offering).
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PdP 6 120.24
शालग्रामशिलाग्रे तु सर्वं याति पवित्रताम् । भुक्त्वान्यदेवनैवेद्यं द्विजश्चांद्रायणं चरेत्
śālagrāmaśilāgre tu sarvaṃ yāti pavitratām | bhuktvānyadevanaivedyaṃ dvijaścāṃdrāyaṇaṃ caret
But before a śālagrāma stone everything attains purity. Having eaten the food-offering of another deity, a twice-born should perform the cāndrāyaṇa (penance);
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PdP 6 120.25
भुक्त्वा केशवनैवेद्यं यज्ञकोटिफलं लभेत् । पादोदकेन देवस्य हत्याकोटिसमन्विताः
bhuktvā keśavanaivedyaṃ yajñakoṭiphalaṃ labhet | pādodakena devasya hatyākoṭisamanvitāḥ
having eaten the food-offering of Keśava, he obtains the fruit of a crore of sacrifices. By the water from the god's feet, those laden with a crore of murders
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PdP 6 120.26
शुद्ध्यंति नात्र संदेहस्तथा शंखोदकेन हि । यो हि माहेश्वरो भूत्वा वैष्णवं च न पूजयेत्
śuddhyaṃti nātra saṃdehastathā śaṃkhodakena hi | yo hi māheśvaro bhūtvā vaiṣṇavaṃ ca na pūjayet
are purified—there is no doubt here—and likewise by the water from the conch. He who, being a devotee of Maheśvara, does not worship a Vaiṣṇava
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PdP 6 120.27
द्वेष्टा च याति नरकं यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । ज्येष्ठाश्रमी गृहे यस्य मुहूर्त्तमपि विश्रमेत्
dveṣṭā ca yāti narakaṃ yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa | jyeṣṭhāśramī gṛhe yasya muhūrttamapi viśramet
and hates (him) goes to hell for as long as fourteen Indras (endure). In whose house one in the highest stage of life rests even for a moment,
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PdP 6 120.28
पितामहा युगान्यष्टौ भवत्यमृतभोजिनः । संसारे दुःखकांतारे निमज्ज्यंते नराधमाः
pitāmahā yugānyaṣṭau bhavatyamṛtabhojinaḥ | saṃsāre duḥkhakāṃtāre nimajjyaṃte narādhamāḥ
his forefathers become eaters of nectar for eight ages. In the wilderness of suffering that is saṃsāra the lowest of men are submerged
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PdP 6 120.29
वर्षकोटिसहस्राणि कृष्णाराधनवर्जिताः । स्नेहादभ्यर्चितैर्लिंगैः शालग्रामसमुद्भवैः
varṣakoṭisahasrāṇi kṛṣṇārādhanavarjitāḥ | snehādabhyarcitairliṃgaiḥ śālagrāmasamudbhavaiḥ
for thousands of crores of years, being bereft of the worship of Kṛṣṇa. By liṅgas worshipped with affection, which have arisen from Śālagrāma,
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PdP 6 120.30
मुक्तिं प्रयांति मनुजा योगसांख्येन वर्जिताः । मल्लिंगकोटिभिर्दृष्टैर्यत्फलं पूजितैः स्तुतैः
muktiṃ prayāṃti manujā yogasāṃkhyena varjitāḥ | malliṃgakoṭibhirdṛṣṭairyatphalaṃ pūjitaiḥ stutaiḥ
men go to liberation, even though devoid of yoga and sāṃkhya. Whatever fruit (comes) from a crore of my liṅgas seen, worshipped and praised,
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PdP 6 120.31
शालग्रामशिलायां तु एकस्यामिह तद्भवेत् । द्वादशैव शिला यो वै शालग्रामसमुद्भवाः
śālagrāmaśilāyāṃ tu ekasyāmiha tadbhavet | dvādaśaiva śilā yo vai śālagrāmasamudbhavāḥ
that would come about here from a single śālagrāma stone. He who (worships) just twelve stones arisen from Śālagrāma—
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PdP 6 120.32
अर्चयेद्वैष्णवो नित्यं तस्य पुण्यं न बोध मे । कोटिलिंगसहस्रैस्तु पूजितैर्जाह्नवी तटे
arcayedvaiṣṇavo nityaṃ tasya puṇyaṃ na bodha me | koṭiliṃgasahasraistu pūjitairjāhnavī taṭe
—if a Vaiṣṇava worships (them) daily, his merit is not known to me. Whereas by a thousand crore liṅgas worshipped on the bank of the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā),
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PdP 6 120.33
काशीवासे युगान्यष्टौ दिनेनैकेन तद्भवेत् । किं पुनर्बहुना यस्तु पूजयेद्वैष्णवो नरः
kāśīvāse yugānyaṣṭau dinenaikena tadbhavet | kiṃ punarbahunā yastu pūjayedvaiṣṇavo naraḥ
or by eight ages of residence in Kāśī—that (merit) would come about by a single day (of such worship). What more (need be said) at length? The Vaiṣṇava man who worships,
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PdP 6 120.34
नाहं ब्रह्मादयो देवाः संख्यां कर्तुं समीहते । तस्माद्भक्त्या च मद्भक्तैः प्रीत्यर्थं मम पुत्रक
nāhaṃ brahmādayo devāḥ saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ samīhate | tasmādbhaktyā ca madbhaktaiḥ prītyarthaṃ mama putraka
neither I nor the gods beginning with Brahmā would venture to make a count (of his merit). Therefore, with devotion, by my devotees, for my satisfaction, little son,
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PdP 6 120.35
कर्त्तव्यं मम तद्भक्त्या शालग्रामशिलार्च्चनम् । शालग्रामशिलारूपी यत्र तिष्ठति केशवः
karttavyaṃ mama tadbhaktyā śālagrāmaśilārccanam | śālagrāmaśilārūpī yatra tiṣṭhati keśavaḥ
the worship of the śālagrāma stone is to be performed with that devotion to me. Where Keśava stands in the form of a śālagrāma stone,
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PdP 6 120.36
तत्र देवासुरा यक्षा भुवनानि चतुर्दश
tatra devāsurā yakṣā bhuvanāni caturdaśa
there are the gods, the asuras, the yakṣas, and the fourteen worlds.
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PdP 6 120.37
सुराणां कीर्तनैः सर्वैः कोटिभिश्च फलं लभेत् । तत्फलं कीर्त्तनादेव केशवे सुकृतं कलौ
surāṇāṃ kīrtanaiḥ sarvaiḥ koṭibhiśca phalaṃ labhet | tatphalaṃ kīrttanādeva keśave sukṛtaṃ kalau
By all the praises of the gods, even in tens of millions, one may gain (some) fruit; that same fruit (comes) merely from praising Keśava — (such is) the merit in the Kali age.
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PdP 6 120.38
शालग्रामशिलाग्रे तु सकृत्पिंडेन तर्पिताः । वसंति पितरस्तस्य न संख्या तत्र विद्यते
śālagrāmaśilāgre tu sakṛtpiṃḍena tarpitāḥ | vasaṃti pitarastasya na saṃkhyā tatra vidyate
But the ancestors who have been gratified with a single ball of rice before a śālagrāma stone dwell (contented); there is no counting of them.
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PdP 6 120.39
ये पिबंति नरा भक्त्या शालग्रामशिलाजलम् । पंचगव्यसहस्रैस्तु प्राशितैः किं प्रयोजनम्
ye pibaṃti narā bhaktyā śālagrāmaśilājalam | paṃcagavyasahasraistu prāśitaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam
Those men who with devotion drink the water (bathed) from a śālagrāma stone — what use have they for the consuming of a thousand pañcagavyas?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.40
प्रायश्चित्ते समुत्पन्ने किं दानैः किमुपोषणैः । चांद्रायणैः सुचीर्णैश्च पीत्वा पादोदकं हरेः
prāyaścitte samutpanne kiṃ dānaiḥ kimupoṣaṇaiḥ | cāṃdrāyaṇaiḥ sucīrṇaiśca pītvā pādodakaṃ hareḥ
When an expiation has arisen, what need of gifts, what need of fastings, or of well-performed cāndrāyaṇa vows, once one has drunk the water from Hari's feet?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.41
यः करोति तडागे तु प्रतिमां जलशायिनीम् । कोटिभिश्चापि किं कार्यमन्यदेवैश्च पूजितैः
yaḥ karoti taḍāge tu pratimāṃ jalaśāyinīm | koṭibhiścāpi kiṃ kāryamanyadevaiśca pūjitaiḥ
He who sets up in a pond an image (of Viṣṇu) lying on the water — what has he to do even with tens of millions (of rites), or with the worship of other gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.42
विष्णुमुख्यास्तु वै देवास्तत्र जल्पंति वै सह । प्रमाणमस्ति सर्वस्य सुकृतस्य हि पुत्रक
viṣṇumukhyāstu vai devāstatra jalpaṃti vai saha | pramāṇamasti sarvasya sukṛtasya hi putraka
The gods, with Viṣṇu at their head, converse there together: for every good deed there is a measure, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.43
फलप्रमाणं नैवास्तिशालग्रामशिलार्चन । यो ददाति शिलां विष्णोः शालग्रामसमुद्भवाम्
phalapramāṇaṃ naivāstiśālagrāmaśilārcana | yo dadāti śilāṃ viṣṇoḥ śālagrāmasamudbhavām
(But) there is no measure of the fruit of worshipping a śālagrāma stone. He who gives away a stone of Viṣṇu arisen at Śālagrāma —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.44
विप्राय विष्णुभक्ताय तेनेष्टं क्रतुभिः शतैः । गृहेऽपि वसतस्तस्य गंगास्नानं दिनेदिने
viprāya viṣṇubhaktāya teneṣṭaṃ kratubhiḥ śataiḥ | gṛhe'pi vasatastasya gaṃgāsnānaṃ dinedine
— to a brahmin who is a devotee of Viṣṇu, by that he has sacrificed with a hundred rites; and though he dwells at home, he has a bath in the Gaṅgā day after day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.45
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । शालग्रामशिलातोयैरभिषेकं समाचरेत्
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ | śālagrāmaśilātoyairabhiṣekaṃ samācaret
He has bathed in all sacred fords and is consecrated in all sacrifices. One should perform the ablution with the waters of a śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.46
स्वर्गे मर्त्ये च पाताले पाषाणाः संति वै गुह । शालग्रामशिला ग्राव्णा नास्ति नास्ति समा पुनः
svarge martye ca pātāle pāṣāṇāḥ saṃti vai guha | śālagrāmaśilā grāvṇā nāsti nāsti samā punaḥ
In heaven, on earth, and in the underworld there are stones indeed, Guha; but there is no stone, none, equal again to the śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.47
मानुषे दुर्ल्लभे लोके सफलं तस्य जीवितम् । तिलप्रस्थशतं भक्त्या यो ददाति दिनेदिने
mānuṣe durllabhe loke saphalaṃ tasya jīvitam | tilaprasthaśataṃ bhaktyā yo dadāti dinedine
In this hard-to-attain human world his life bears fruit. He who day after day devotedly gives a hundred prasthas of sesame —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.48
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति शालग्रामशिलार्चनात् । पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं मूलं दूर्वादलं तथा
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti śālagrāmaśilārcanāt | patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ mūlaṃ dūrvādalaṃ tathā
— that fruit he obtains from the worship of a śālagrāma stone. A leaf, a flower, a fruit, water, a root, or a dūrvā blade —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.49
जायते मेरुणा तुल्यं शालग्रामे समर्पितम् । विधिहीनोऽपि यः कश्चित्क्रियामंत्रविवर्जितः
jāyate meruṇā tulyaṃ śālagrāme samarpitam | vidhihīno'pi yaḥ kaścitkriyāmaṃtravivarjitaḥ
— offered upon a śālagrāma becomes equal to Meru. And whoever, even lacking the prescribed procedure, devoid of rite and mantra —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.50
चक्रांकभुज आप्नोति सम्यक्शास्त्रोदितं फलम् । यत्तु पूर्वं मया दृष्टं केशवे क्लेशनाशनम् 6.120.
cakrāṃkabhuja āpnoti samyakśāstroditaṃ phalam | yattu pūrvaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ keśave kleśanāśanam 6.120.
— (yet) bears the mark of the discus on his arm, obtains in full the fruit declared in the scriptures. And what was formerly seen by me in Keśava, the destroyer of affliction —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.51
तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यामि तव स्नेहेन पुत्रक । क्व त्वं वससि हे विष्णो किमाधारः किमाश्रयः
tatsarvaṃ kathayiṣyāmi tava snehena putraka | kva tvaṃ vasasi he viṣṇo kimādhāraḥ kimāśrayaḥ
— all that I shall tell out of affection for you, my son. "Where do you dwell, O Viṣṇu? What is your support, what your resting place?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.52
कथं वा प्रीयसे देव तत्सर्वं कथयस्व मे । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच। निवसामि सदा शंभो शालग्रामोद्भवेऽश्मनि
kathaṃ vā prīyase deva tatsarvaṃ kathayasva me | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca| nivasāmi sadā śaṃbho śālagrāmodbhave'śmani
"Or how are you pleased, O God? Tell me all that." Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: I dwell always, O Śambhu, in the stone that arises at Śālagrāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.53
तत्रैव रथचक्रांके यानि नामानि मे शृणु । द्वारदेशे समे चक्रे दृश्येते नांतरं यदि । वासुदेवः स विज्ञेयः शुक्लश्चैवातिशोभनः
tatraiva rathacakrāṃke yāni nāmāni me śṛṇu | dvāradeśe same cakre dṛśyete nāṃtaraṃ yadi | vāsudevaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ śuklaścaivātiśobhanaḥ
Hear the names I have there, in that stone marked with the chariot-wheel: if two wheels are seen at the door-region, level, with no gap between them, he is to be known as Vāsudeva, white and exceedingly beautiful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.54
प्रद्युम्नः सूर्यवक्त्रस्तु नीलदीप्तिस्तथैव च । सुषिरं च्छिद्रबहुलं दीर्घाकारं तु तद्भवेत्
pradyumnaḥ sūryavaktrastu nīladīptistathaiva ca | suṣiraṃ cchidrabahulaṃ dīrghākāraṃ tu tadbhavet
Pradyumna has a sun-like face and likewise a dark-blue lustre; and it would be hollow, with many holes, and long in shape.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.55
अनिरुद्धस्तु पीताभो वर्त्तुलश्चातिशोभनः । रेखात्रयांकितो द्वारि दृष्टपद्मेन चिह्नवत्
aniruddhastu pītābho varttulaścātiśobhanaḥ | rekhātrayāṃkito dvāri dṛṣṭapadmena cihnavat
But Aniruddha is yellow-hued, round and exceedingly beautiful, marked with three lines at the aperture, as if bearing a mark by a visible lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.56
श्यामो नारायणो देवो नाभिचक्रे तथोन्नते । दीर्घ रेषा समोपेतो दक्षिणे सुषिरान्वितः
śyāmo nārāyaṇo devo nābhicakre tathonnate | dīrgha reṣā samopeto dakṣiṇe suṣirānvitaḥ
The god Nārāyaṇa is dark, with the navel-wheel thus raised, furnished with an even long line, having a hollow on the right.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.57
ऊर्ध्वंमुखं च जानीयात्सुंदरं हरिरूपिणम् । कामदं मोक्षदं चैव अर्थदं च विशेषतः
ūrdhvaṃmukhaṃ ca jānīyātsuṃdaraṃ harirūpiṇam | kāmadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva arthadaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
And (the stone) with upturned face one should know as beautiful, having the form of Hari, granting desires and granting release, and especially granting wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.58
परमेष्ठी च शुक्लाभः पद्मचक्रसमन्वितः । बिंबाकृतिस्तथा पृष्ठे सुषिरं चातिपुष्कलम्
parameṣṭhī ca śuklābhaḥ padmacakrasamanvitaḥ | biṃbākṛtistathā pṛṣṭhe suṣiraṃ cātipuṣkalam
And Parameṣṭhin is white in hue, furnished with a lotus and a disc, of the shape of a bimba fruit, and on the back a very ample hollow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.59
कृष्णवर्णस्तथा विष्णुर्मूले चक्रे सुशोभने । द्वारोपरि तथा रेखा लक्ष्यते मध्यदेशतः
kṛṣṇavarṇastathā viṣṇurmūle cakre suśobhane | dvāropari tathā rekhā lakṣyate madhyadeśataḥ
So too Viṣṇu is black in colour, with a beautiful disc at the base; and above the opening a line is seen (running) from the middle region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.60
कपिलो नरसिंहश्च पृथुचक्रः सुशोभितः । ब्रह्मचर्येण पूज्योसावन्यथा विघ्नदो भवेत्
kapilo narasiṃhaśca pṛthucakraḥ suśobhitaḥ | brahmacaryeṇa pūjyosāvanyathā vighnado bhavet
Kapila and Narasiṃha (are) beautifully marked with a broad disc; this one is to be worshipped with chastity, otherwise it becomes a giver of obstacles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.61
वाराहः शक्तिलिंगस्तु चक्रे च विषमे स्मृते । इंद्र नीलनिभः स्थूलस्त्रिरेखो नाभितः शुभः
vārāhaḥ śaktiliṃgastu cakre ca viṣame smṛte | iṃdra nīlanibhaḥ sthūlastrirekho nābhitaḥ śubhaḥ
The Boar (form), however, is a śakti-liṅga and is held (to have) an uneven disc; it resembles sapphire, is thick, auspicious, with three lines from the navel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.62
दीर्घाकांचनवर्णाया बिंदुत्रयविभूषिता । मत्स्याख्या सा शिला ज्ञेया भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा
dīrghākāṃcanavarṇāyā biṃdutrayavibhūṣitā | matsyākhyā sā śilā jñeyā bhuktimuktiphalapradā
(The stone) that is long and of golden colour, adorned with three dots — that stone is to be known as the one called Matsya, bestowing the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.63
कूर्मस्तथोन्नतः पृष्ठे वर्तुलश्चक्रपूरितः । हरितं वर्णमाधत्ते कौस्तुभेन तु चिह्नितः
kūrmastathonnataḥ pṛṣṭhe vartulaścakrapūritaḥ | haritaṃ varṇamādhatte kaustubhena tu cihnitaḥ
So too the Tortoise (stone) is raised on the back, round, filled with discs; it bears a green colour and is marked with the Kaustubha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.64
हयग्रीवो हयाकारो रेखापंचकभूषितः । बहुबिंदुसमाकीर्णः पृष्ठे नीलं च रूपकम्
hayagrīvo hayākāro rekhāpaṃcakabhūṣitaḥ | bahubiṃdusamākīrṇaḥ pṛṣṭhe nīlaṃ ca rūpakam
Hayagrīva is horse-shaped, adorned with a set of five lines, strewn with many dots, and on the back a dark form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.65
वैकुंठमविभिन्नांगं चक्रमेकं तथा ध्वजम् । द्वारोपरि तथा रेखा गुंजाकारा सुशोभना
vaikuṃṭhamavibhinnāṃgaṃ cakramekaṃ tathā dhvajam | dvāropari tathā rekhā guṃjākārā suśobhanā
Vaikuṇṭha (has) an undivided body, a single disc and likewise a banner; and above the opening a beautiful line shaped like a guñjā berry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.66
श्रीधरस्तु तथा देवश्चिह्नितो वनमालया । कदंबकुसुमाकारो रेखापंचकभूषितः
śrīdharastu tathā devaścihnito vanamālayā | kadaṃbakusumākāro rekhāpaṃcakabhūṣitaḥ
Śrīdhara, again, is a god marked with a forest-garland, shaped like a kadamba flower, adorned with a set of five lines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.67
वर्तुलश्चापि हृस्वश्च वामनः परिकीर्तितः । अतसीकुसुमप्रख्यो बिंदुना परिशोभितः
vartulaścāpi hṛsvaśca vāmanaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | atasīkusumaprakhyo biṃdunā pariśobhitaḥ
Round and also short, (that) is proclaimed as Vāmana, resembling a flax flower, adorned with a dot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.68
सुदर्शनस्ततो देवः श्यामवर्णो महाद्युतिः । वामपार्श्वे गदाचक्रे रेखा चैव तु दक्षिणे
sudarśanastato devaḥ śyāmavarṇo mahādyutiḥ | vāmapārśve gadācakre rekhā caiva tu dakṣiṇe
Then (there is) the god Sudarśana, dark in colour, of great splendour: on the left side the mace and the discus, and a line on the right.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.69
दामोदरस्तथा स्थूलो मध्ये चक्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् । दूर्वाभं द्वारसंकीर्णं पीतरेखं तथैव च
dāmodarastathā sthūlo madhye cakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam | dūrvābhaṃ dvārasaṃkīrṇaṃ pītarekhaṃ tathaiva ca
So too Dāmodara, thick(-shaped), with a discus set in the middle; the colour of dūrva grass, crowded with openings, and likewise with a yellow line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.70
नानावर्णो ह्यनंतस्तु नानाभोगेन चिह्नितः । अनेकमूर्तिकोभिन्नः सर्वकामफलप्रदः
nānāvarṇo hyanaṃtastu nānābhogena cihnitaḥ | anekamūrtikobhinnaḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ
But Ananta is of many colours, marked with many coils (bhoga); of many forms, undivided(?), granting the fruit of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.71
विदिक्षुदिक्षुसर्वासु यस्योर्ध्वं दृश्यते मुखम् । पुरुषोत्तमः स विज्ञेयो भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः
vidikṣudikṣusarvāsu yasyordhvaṃ dṛśyate mukham | puruṣottamaḥ sa vijñeyo bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ
He on whom a face is seen facing upward in all the intermediate directions and the directions, is to be known as Puruṣottama, granting the fruit of both enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.72
दृश्यते शिखरे लिंगं शालग्रामशिलोद्भवम् । यस्य योगेश्वरो देवो ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
dṛśyate śikhare liṃgaṃ śālagrāmaśilodbhavam | yasya yogeśvaro devo brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati
On whose summit a liṅga is seen, arisen from the śālagrāma stone — that god is Yogeśvara, (and he) removes (even) the killing of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.73
आरक्तः पद्मनाभस्तु पंकजं वक्त्रसंयुतम् । तस्याभ्यर्चनतो नित्यं द्ररिद्रस्त्वीश्वरो भवेत्
āraktaḥ padmanābhastu paṃkajaṃ vaktrasaṃyutam | tasyābhyarcanato nityaṃ draridrastvīśvaro bhavet
Padmanābha is reddish, with a lotus joined to the face; by worshipping him constantly a poor man becomes a lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.74
चक्रांकितं हिरण्यांगं रश्मिजालं विनिर्दिशेत् । सुवर्णरेखाबहुलं स्फाटिकद्युतिशोभितम्
cakrāṃkitaṃ hiraṇyāṃgaṃ raśmijālaṃ vinirdiśet | suvarṇarekhābahulaṃ sphāṭikadyutiśobhitam
One should designate as Hiraṇyāṅga (the stone) marked with a discus, (having) a net of rays, abounding in golden lines, adorned with the brilliance of crystal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.75
अतिस्निग्धा सिद्धिकरी कृष्णा कीर्तिं ददाति च । पांडुरा पापदहनी पितापुत्रफलप्रदा
atisnigdhā siddhikarī kṛṣṇā kīrtiṃ dadāti ca | pāṃḍurā pāpadahanī pitāputraphalapradā
(A stone) very glossy brings success; a black one also gives fame; a pale one burns away sin and grants the fruit of (having) father and sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.76
नीला प्रयच्छती लक्ष्मीं रक्ता रोगप्रदायिनी । रूक्षा उद्वेगजननी वक्रा दारिद्र्यभागिनी
nīlā prayacchatī lakṣmīṃ raktā rogapradāyinī | rūkṣā udvegajananī vakrā dāridryabhāginī
A blue one bestows prosperity, a red one brings disease; a rough one produces agitation, a crooked one has poverty as its portion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.77
एकं सुदर्शनं ज्ञेयं लक्ष्मीनारायणं द्वयम् । तृतीयं चाच्युतं विद्याच्चतुर्थं तु जनार्दनम्
ekaṃ sudarśanaṃ jñeyaṃ lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ dvayam | tṛtīyaṃ cācyutaṃ vidyāccaturthaṃ tu janārdanam
One (circle) is to be known as Sudarśana, two as Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa; the third one should know as Acyuta, and the fourth as Janārdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.78
पंचमं वासुदेवं च षष्ठं प्रद्युम्नमेव च । संकर्षर्णं सप्तमं च अष्टमं पुरुषोत्तमम्
paṃcamaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ pradyumnameva ca | saṃkarṣarṇaṃ saptamaṃ ca aṣṭamaṃ puruṣottamam
And the fifth as Vāsudeva, the sixth as Pradyumna, the seventh as Saṃkarṣaṇa, the eighth as Puruṣottama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.79
नवमं च नवव्यूहं दशमं तु तदात्मकम् । एकादशं चानिरुद्धं द्वादशं द्वादशात्मकम्
navamaṃ ca navavyūhaṃ daśamaṃ tu tadātmakam | ekādaśaṃ cāniruddhaṃ dvādaśaṃ dvādaśātmakam
And the ninth as Navavyūha, the tenth as consisting of that (i.e. of the ten), the eleventh as Aniruddha, the twelfth as the twelvefold one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 120.80
अत ऊर्ध्वं तु चक्राणि दृश्यंतेऽनंतसंज्ञके । खंडिते त्रुटिते भग्ने सालग्रामे न दोषभाक्
ata ūrdhvaṃ tu cakrāṇi dṛśyaṃte'naṃtasaṃjñake | khaṃḍite truṭite bhagne sālagrāme na doṣabhāk
Above this, the circles are seen in (the stone) named Ananta. If the śālagrāma is chipped, cracked, or broken, one incurs no fault.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.81
इष्टा च यस्य या मूर्तिः स तां यत्नेन पूजयेत् । स्कंधे कृत्वा तु योऽध्वानं वहते शैलनायकम्
iṣṭā ca yasya yā mūrtiḥ sa tāṃ yatnena pūjayet | skaṃdhe kṛtvā tu yo'dhvānaṃ vahate śailanāyakam
And whichever form is dear to a man, let him worship that one diligently. He who, placing the lord of stones on his shoulder, carries it on the road —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.82
तस्य वश्यं भवेत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । शालग्रामशिला यत्र तत्र संनिहितो हरिः
tasya vaśyaṃ bhavetsarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | śālagrāmaśilā yatra tatra saṃnihito hariḥ
— for him the whole threefold world with all that moves and does not move becomes subject (to him). Where there is a śālagrāma stone, there Hari is present.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.83
तत्र दानं जपः स्नानं वाराणस्याः शताधिकम् । कुरुक्षेत्रे प्रयागे च नैमिषे पुष्करे तथा
tatra dānaṃ japaḥ snānaṃ vārāṇasyāḥ śatādhikam | kurukṣetre prayāge ca naimiṣe puṣkare tathā
There giving, muttering (of prayers), and bathing (are worth) more than a hundred times (that) of Vārāṇasī, and likewise at Kurukṣetra, Prayāga, Naimiṣa, and Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.84
तत्र कोटिगुणं पुण्यं वाराणस्यां महाफलम् । ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं यत्किंचित्कुरुते नरः
tatra koṭiguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ vārāṇasyāṃ mahāphalam | brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ yatkiṃcitkurute naraḥ
There the merit is ten million times (as great), (as) the great fruit at Vārāṇasī. Whatever sin a man commits, beginning with the killing of a brahmin —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.85
तत्सर्वं निर्दहत्याशु शालग्रामशिलार्चनम् । शालग्रामोद्भवो देवो यत्र द्वारावतीभवः
tatsarvaṃ nirdahatyāśu śālagrāmaśilārcanam | śālagrāmodbhavo devo yatra dvārāvatībhavaḥ
— the worship of the śālagrāma stone quickly burns all that away. Where the god arisen from the Śālagrāma (river) and (the stone) arisen at Dvāravatī (are together) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.86
उभयोः संगमो यत्र मुक्तिस्तत्र न संशयः । ब्रह्मचारि गृहस्थैश्च वानप्रस्थैश्च भिक्षुभिः
ubhayoḥ saṃgamo yatra muktistatra na saṃśayaḥ | brahmacāri gṛhasthaiśca vānaprasthaiśca bhikṣubhiḥ
— where there is a meeting of the two, there is liberation, no doubt of it. By celibate students, by householders, by forest-dwellers, and by mendicants
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.87
भोक्तव्यं विष्णुनैवेद्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तत्पूजनेन मंत्राश्च न जपो न च भावना
bhoktavyaṃ viṣṇunaivedyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | tatpūjanena maṃtrāśca na japo na ca bhāvanā
the food offered to Viṣṇu is to be eaten; no deliberation is to be made about this. By worshipping that, (there is no need of) mantras, nor muttering, nor meditation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.88
न स्तुतिर्नापि चाचारः शालग्रामशिलार्चने । शालग्रामशिलाग्रे तु कृत्वा स्वस्तिकमादरात्
na stutirnāpi cācāraḥ śālagrāmaśilārcane | śālagrāmaśilāgre tu kṛtvā svastikamādarāt
nor praise, nor even (ritual) observance, in the worship of the śālagrāma stone. But having reverently made a svastika before the śālagrāma stone —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.89
कार्तिके तु विशेषेण पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम् । अणुमात्रं तु यः कुर्यान्मंडलं केशवाग्रतः
kārtike tu viśeṣeṇa punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam | aṇumātraṃ tu yaḥ kuryānmaṃḍalaṃ keśavāgrataḥ
— especially in (the month of) Kārttika, it purifies (one's) family up to the seventh (generation). And he who makes a circle-diagram, even of the size of an atom, before Keśava
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.90
मृदाधातुविकारैश्च कल्पकोटिं दिवं वसेत् । यस्तु संवत्सरं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते
mṛdādhātuvikāraiśca kalpakoṭiṃ divaṃ vaset | yastu saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇamagnihotramupāsate
with clay or with preparations of metal, would dwell in heaven for ten million aeons. He who attends upon the Agnihotra for a full year —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.91
कार्तिके स्वस्तिकं कृत्वा सममेतन्न संशयः । अगम्यागमने चैव ह्यभक्षस्य तु भक्षणे
kārtike svastikaṃ kṛtvā samametanna saṃśayaḥ | agamyāgamane caiva hyabhakṣasya tu bhakṣaṇe
— (and) having made a svastika in Kārttika: these two are equal, no doubt of it. And in going to a woman one may not go to, and in the eating of what is not to be eaten,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 120.92
तत्पापं नाशमायाति मंडयित्वा हरेर्गृहम् । मंडलं कुरुते नित्यं या नारी केशवाग्रतः । सप्तजन्मानि वैधव्यं न प्राप्नोति कदाचन
tatpāpaṃ nāśamāyāti maṃḍayitvā harergṛham | maṃḍalaṃ kurute nityaṃ yā nārī keśavāgrataḥ | saptajanmāni vaidhavyaṃ na prāpnoti kadācana
that sin comes to destruction by adorning the house of Hari. Whatever woman daily makes a circle-diagram before Keśava never at any time attains widowhood for seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition