Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 121

PdP 6 121.1

ईश्वर उवाच। धात्रीच्छायां समाश्रित्य कुर्यात्पिंडं तु यो गुह । मुक्तिं प्रयांति पितरः प्रसादान्माधवस्य तु

īśvara uvāca| dhātrīcchāyāṃ samāśritya kuryātpiṃḍaṃ tu yo guha | muktiṃ prayāṃti pitaraḥ prasādānmādhavasya tu

Īśvara said: He who takes his place in the shade of an āmalakī tree and offers the piṇḍa (rice-ball), O Guha — his ancestors go to liberation by the grace of Mādhava.

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PdP 6 121.2

मूर्ध्नि पाणौ मुखे चैव देहे चैव तु यो नरः । धत्ते धात्रीफलं वत्स धात्रीफलविभूषितः

mūrdhni pāṇau mukhe caiva dehe caiva tu yo naraḥ | dhatte dhātrīphalaṃ vatsa dhātrīphalavibhūṣitaḥ

The man who places the āmalakī fruit on his head, in his hand, in his mouth, and on his body, my child — he is adorned by the āmalakī fruit.

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PdP 6 121.3

धात्रीफलकृताहारो नरो नारायणो भवेत् । यः कश्चिद्वैष्णवो लोके धत्ते धात्रीफलं गुह

dhātrīphalakṛtāhāro naro nārāyaṇo bhavet | yaḥ kaścidvaiṣṇavo loke dhatte dhātrīphalaṃ guha

A man who makes his food of the āmalakī fruit becomes Nārāyaṇa. Whatever Vaiṣṇava in the world wears the āmalakī fruit, O Guha,

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PdP 6 121.4

प्रियो भवति देवानां मनुष्याणं च का कथा । न जह्यात्तुलसीमालां धात्रीमालां विशेषतः

priyo bhavati devānāṃ manuṣyāṇaṃ ca kā kathā | na jahyāttulasīmālāṃ dhātrīmālāṃ viśeṣataḥ

he becomes dear to the gods — and what need to speak of men? One should not abandon the tulasī garland, and the āmalakī garland especially.

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PdP 6 121.5

यावत्तिष्ठति कंठस्था धात्रीमाला नरस्य हि । तावत्तस्य शरीरे तु प्रतिष्ठति च केशवः

yāvattiṣṭhati kaṃṭhasthā dhātrīmālā narasya hi | tāvattasya śarīre tu pratiṣṭhati ca keśavaḥ

For as long as the dhātrī (āmalakī) garland stays set on a man's neck, for just that long does Keśava abide in his body.

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PdP 6 121.6

धात्रीं फलं तु तुलसीमृत्तिका द्वारकोद्भवा । सफलं जीवितं तस्य त्रितयं यस्य वेश्मनि

dhātrīṃ phalaṃ tu tulasīmṛttikā dvārakodbhavā | saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya tritayaṃ yasya veśmani

The dhātrī fruit, tulasī, and clay originating at Dvārakā — fruitful is the life of him in whose house these three (are found).

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PdP 6 121.7

यावद्दिनानि वहते धात्रीमालां कलौ नरः । तावद्युगसहस्राणि वैकुंठे वसतिर्भवेत्

yāvaddināni vahate dhātrīmālāṃ kalau naraḥ | tāvadyugasahasrāṇi vaikuṃṭhe vasatirbhavet

For as many days as a man wears a dhātrī garland in the Kali age, for that many thousands of yugas will his dwelling be in Vaikuṇṭha.

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PdP 6 121.8

मालायुग्मं वहेद्यस्तु धात्रीतुलसिसंभवम् । वहते कंठदेशे तु कल्पकोटिं दिवं वसेत्

mālāyugmaṃ vahedyastu dhātrītulasisaṃbhavam | vahate kaṃṭhadeśe tu kalpakoṭiṃ divaṃ vaset

And whoever wears the pair of garlands made of dhātrī and tulasī — wears (them) on his neck — dwells in heaven for a crore of kalpas.

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PdP 6 121.9

संनियम्येंद्रियग्रामं शालग्रामशिलार्चनम् । यः कुर्यान्मानवो भक्त्या पुष्पेपुष्पेऽश्वमेधजम्

saṃniyamyeṃdriyagrāmaṃ śālagrāmaśilārcanam | yaḥ kuryānmānavo bhaktyā puṣpepuṣpe'śvamedhajam

Whatever man, having fully restrained the host of his senses, performs with devotion the worship of the śālagrāma stone — with each and every flower (he gains) what comes of a horse sacrifice.

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PdP 6 121.10

सुराणां च यथा विष्णुः पुष्पाणां तुलसी तथा । तुलस्यानुदिनं देवं योऽर्चयेद्गरुडध्वजम्

surāṇāṃ ca yathā viṣṇuḥ puṣpāṇāṃ tulasī tathā | tulasyānudinaṃ devaṃ yo'rcayedgaruḍadhvajam

And as Viṣṇu is among the gods, so is tulasī among flowers; he who worships the god whose banner is Garuḍa day after day with tulasī —

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PdP 6 121.11

जन्मदुःखजरारोगैर्मुक्तोऽसौ मुक्तिमाप्नुयात् । तुलसीमालया विष्णुः पूजितो येन कार्तिके

janmaduḥkhajarārogairmukto'sau muktimāpnuyāt | tulasīmālayā viṣṇuḥ pūjito yena kārtike

he, released from birth, sorrow, old age and diseases, would attain liberation. He by whom Viṣṇu has been worshipped with a tulasī garland in Kārtika —

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PdP 6 121.12

यमाक्षरकृतां मालां स्फुटं शौरिः प्रमार्जति । श्रीचंदनं सकर्पूरमगुरुं च सकुंकुमम्

yamākṣarakṛtāṃ mālāṃ sphuṭaṃ śauriḥ pramārjati | śrīcaṃdanaṃ sakarpūramaguruṃ ca sakuṃkumam

Śauri plainly wipes away the garland made of the syllables of Yama (i.e. the reckoning of death) (?). Śrī-sandal together with camphor, and aguru together with kuṃkuma —

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PdP 6 121.13

केतकी दीपदानं च सर्वदा केशवप्रियम् । कार्तिके केतकीपुष्पं दत्तं येन कलौ युगे

ketakī dīpadānaṃ ca sarvadā keśavapriyam | kārtike ketakīpuṣpaṃ dattaṃ yena kalau yuge

Ketakī and the giving of lamps are always dear to Keśava. He by whom a ketakī flower is given in Kārtika in the Kali age —

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PdP 6 121.14

दीपदानं महासेन कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । सरोरुहाणि तुलसी केतकी मुनिपुष्पकम्

dīpadānaṃ mahāsena kulānāṃ tārayecchatam | saroruhāṇi tulasī ketakī munipuṣpakam

the giving of lamps, O Mahāsena, would carry across a hundred lineages. Lotuses, tulasī, ketakī, the muni flower (agasti) —

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PdP 6 121.15

कार्तिके च दिनान्येव दीपदानं तु पंचमम् । केतकीमालया येन कार्तिके पुष्पमंडपम्

kārtike ca dinānyeva dīpadānaṃ tu paṃcamam | ketakīmālayā yena kārtike puṣpamaṃḍapam

and in Kārtika the (proper) days indeed; and the giving of lamps is the fifth. He by whom a flower-pavilion with a garland of ketakī, in Kārtika,

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PdP 6 121.16

केशवस्य कृतं वत्स वसतिर्दिवि तस्य च । केतकीपुष्पकेनैव पूजितो गरुडध्वजः

keśavasya kṛtaṃ vatsa vasatirdivi tasya ca | ketakīpuṣpakenaiva pūjito garuḍadhvajaḥ

is made for Keśava, dear child — his dwelling too is in heaven. When the Garuḍa-bannered one is worshipped with the ketakī flower,

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PdP 6 121.17

समाः सहस्रं सुप्रीतो जायते मधुसूदनः । अर्चयित्वा हृषीकेशं कुसुमैः केतकीभवैः

samāḥ sahasraṃ suprīto jāyate madhusūdanaḥ | arcayitvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ kusumaiḥ ketakībhavaiḥ

Madhusūdana becomes well pleased for a thousand years. Having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa with blossoms sprung from the ketakī,

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PdP 6 121.18

पुण्यं तद्भवनं याति केशवस्य शिवं गुह । दमनकेनापि देवेशं संप्राप्ते मधुमाधवे

puṇyaṃ tadbhavanaṃ yāti keśavasya śivaṃ guha | damanakenāpi deveśaṃ saṃprāpte madhumādhave

he goes to that meritorious, auspicious abode of Keśava, O Guha. Even with damanaka (worshipping) the lord of gods when the months of Madhu and Mādhava have arrived,

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PdP 6 121.19

समभ्यर्च्य मुनिश्रेष्ठ अर्चनाल्लभते फलम् । अगस्तिकुसुमैर्देवं योऽर्चयेत जनार्दनम्

samabhyarcya muniśreṣṭha arcanāllabhate phalam | agastikusumairdevaṃ yo'rcayeta janārdanam

having worshipped (him), O best of sages, one obtains the fruit from that worship. He who would worship the god Janārdana with agasti blossoms —

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PdP 6 121.20

दर्शनात्तस्य भो विप्र नरकाग्निः प्रणश्यति । न तत्करोति विप्रर्षे तपसा तोषितो हरिः

darśanāttasya bho vipra narakāgniḥ praṇaśyati | na tatkaroti viprarṣe tapasā toṣito hariḥ

by the sight of him, O brahmin, the fire of hell is destroyed. Hari, gratified by austerity, does not do that, O sage among brahmins,

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PdP 6 121.21

यत्करोति महासेन मुनिपुष्पैरलंकृतः । विहाय सर्वपुष्पाणि मुनिपुष्पेण केशवम्

yatkaroti mahāsena munipuṣpairalaṃkṛtaḥ | vihāya sarvapuṣpāṇi munipuṣpeṇa keśavam

which he does, O Mahāsena, when adorned with muni flowers. Leaving aside all (other) flowers, (worshipping) Keśava with the muni flower,

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PdP 6 121.22

कार्तिके योऽर्चयेद्भक्त्या वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् । मुनिपुष्पकृतां मालां यो ददाति जनार्दने

kārtike yo'rcayedbhaktyā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet | munipuṣpakṛtāṃ mālāṃ yo dadāti janārdane

whoever worships (him) in Kārtika with devotion obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. He who offers to Janārdana a garland made of muni flowers —

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PdP 6 121.23

देवेंद्रोऽपि मुनिश्रेष्ठ कुरुते तस्य सत्कथाम् । गवामयुतदानेन यत्फलं प्राप्यते गुह

deveṃdro'pi muniśreṣṭha kurute tasya satkathām | gavāmayutadānena yatphalaṃ prāpyate guha

even the lord of the gods, O best of sages, tells the good tale of him. The fruit that is gained by the gift of ten thousand cows, O Guha,

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PdP 6 121.24

मुनिपुष्पेण चैकेन कार्तिके लभते फलम् । कौस्तुभेन यथा प्रीतो यथा च वनमालया

munipuṣpeṇa caikena kārtike labhate phalam | kaustubhena yathā prīto yathā ca vanamālayā

that fruit he obtains with a single muni flower in Kārtika. As (Hari) is delighted by the Kaustubha, and as by the forest-garland,

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PdP 6 121.25

तुलसीदलेन संप्रीतः कार्तिके च तथा हरिः । सिऊ!त उवाच। प्रश्रयावनतं दृष्ट्वा कुमारं भक्तितत्परम्

tulasīdalena saṃprītaḥ kārtike ca tathā hariḥ | siū!ta uvāca| praśrayāvanataṃ dṛṣṭvā kumāraṃ bhaktitatparam

And in Kārtika Hari is well pleased by a tulasī leaf. Sūta said: Seeing the youth (Kumāra) bowed down in reverence and intent on devotion,

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PdP 6 121.26

पुनः प्रोवाच भगवान्महादेवो वृषध्वजः । ईश्वर उवाच। शृणु दीपस्य माहात्म्यं कार्तिके शिखिवाहन

punaḥ provāca bhagavānmahādevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ | īśvara uvāca| śṛṇu dīpasya māhātmyaṃ kārtike śikhivāhana

the lord Mahādeva, whose banner is the bull, spoke again. Īśvara said: Hear the greatness of the lamp in Kārtika, O you who ride the peacock.

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PdP 6 121.27

पितरश्चैव वांच्छंति सदा पितृगणैर्वृताः । भविष्यति कुलेऽस्माकं पितृभक्तः सुपुत्रकः

pitaraścaiva vāṃcchaṃti sadā pitṛgaṇairvṛtāḥ | bhaviṣyati kule'smākaṃ pitṛbhaktaḥ suputrakaḥ

And the fathers, ever surrounded by the hosts of ancestors, wish: "May there be born in our family a good son devoted to the fathers,

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PdP 6 121.28

कार्तिके दीपदानेन यस्तोषयति केशवम् । घृतेन दीपको यस्य तिलतैलेन वा पुनः

kārtike dīpadānena yastoṣayati keśavam | ghṛtena dīpako yasya tilatailena vā punaḥ

one who in Kārtika gratifies Keśava by the gift of a lamp"— he whose lamp, with ghee, or again with sesame oil,

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PdP 6 121.29

ज्वलते यस्य सेनानीरश्वमेधेन तस्य किम् । तेनेष्टं क्रतुभिः सर्वैः कृतं तीर्थावगाहनम्

jvalate yasya senānīraśvamedhena tasya kim | teneṣṭaṃ kratubhiḥ sarvaiḥ kṛtaṃ tīrthāvagāhanam

burns—O commander of the army, what is the horse sacrifice to him? By him all the sacrifices have been offered, the bathing at holy fords performed,

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PdP 6 121.30

दीपदानं कृतं येन कार्तिके केशवाग्रतः । कृष्णपक्षे विशेषेण पुत्र पंचदिनानि च

dīpadānaṃ kṛtaṃ yena kārtike keśavāgrataḥ | kṛṣṇapakṣe viśeṣeṇa putra paṃcadināni ca

by whom the gift of a lamp has been made in Kārtika before Keśava—especially in the dark fortnight, my son, and for five days.

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PdP 6 121.31

पुण्यानि तेषु यो दत्ते दीपं सोऽक्षयमाप्नुयात् । एकादश्यां परैर्दत्तं दीपं प्रज्वाल्य मूषिका

puṇyāni teṣu yo datte dīpaṃ so'kṣayamāpnuyāt | ekādaśyāṃ parairdattaṃ dīpaṃ prajvālya mūṣikā

Whoever gives a lamp on those meritorious (days) would obtain the imperishable. A mouse, having kindled a lamp given by others on the eleventh,

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PdP 6 121.32

मानुष्यं दुर्ल्लभं प्राप्य परां गतिमवाप सा । लुब्धकोऽपि चतुर्दश्यां पूजयित्वा महेश्वरम्

mānuṣyaṃ durllabhaṃ prāpya parāṃ gatimavāpa sā | lubdhako'pi caturdaśyāṃ pūjayitvā maheśvaram

obtained hard-to-win human birth and reached the highest state. And a hunter too, having worshipped Maheśvara on the fourteenth,

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PdP 6 121.33

निर्भक्षः परमं प्राप्य विष्णुलोकं जगाम सः । श्वपाकस्याश्रयाद्वैश्या दीपं कृत्वा परैः कृतम्

nirbhakṣaḥ paramaṃ prāpya viṣṇulokaṃ jagāma saḥ | śvapākasyāśrayādvaiśyā dīpaṃ kṛtvā paraiḥ kṛtam

fasting, attained the supreme and went to the world of Viṣṇu. A Vaiśya woman, by the aid of a dog-cooker (outcaste), having made (bright) a lamp set up by others,

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PdP 6 121.34

शुद्धा लीलावती भूत्वा जगाम स्वर्गमक्षयम् । गोपः कश्चिदमावस्यां पूजां दृष्ट्वा तु शार्ङ्गिणः

śuddhā līlāvatī bhūtvā jagāma svargamakṣayam | gopaḥ kaścidamāvasyāṃ pūjāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu śārṅgiṇaḥ

became purified as Līlāvatī and went to imperishable heaven. And a certain cowherd, having seen the worship of the bearer of the bow (Viṣṇu) on the new-moon day,

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PdP 6 121.35

मुहुर्मुहुर्जयेत्युक्त्वा राजराजेश्वरोऽभवत् । तस्माद्दीपाः प्रदातव्या रात्रावस्तमते रवौ

muhurmuhurjayetyuktvā rājarājeśvaro'bhavat | tasmāddīpāḥ pradātavyā rātrāvastamate ravau

saying "Victory!" again and again, became a king, lord of kings. Therefore lamps should be given at night when the sun has set,

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PdP 6 121.36

गृहेषु सर्वगोष्ठेषु सर्वेष्वायतनेषु च । देवालयेषु देवानां श्मशानेषु सरस्सु च

gṛheṣu sarvagoṣṭheṣu sarveṣvāyataneṣu ca | devālayeṣu devānāṃ śmaśāneṣu sarassu ca

in houses, in all cattle-pens, and in all sanctuaries, in the temples of the gods, in cremation grounds and at lakes,

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PdP 6 121.37

घृतादिना शुभार्थाय यावत्पंचदिनानि च । पापिनः पितरो ये च लुप्तपिंडोदकक्रियाः । तेपि यांति परां मुक्तिं दीपदानस्य पुण्यतः

ghṛtādinā śubhārthāya yāvatpaṃcadināni ca | pāpinaḥ pitaro ye ca luptapiṃḍodakakriyāḥ | tepi yāṃti parāṃ muktiṃ dīpadānasya puṇyataḥ

with ghee and the rest, for the sake of good fortune, for all of five days. And those sinful ancestors whose rites of rice-ball and water have lapsed—they too go to the highest release, from the merit of the gift of lamps.

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