Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 122
PdP 6 122.1
कार्तिकेय उवाच। दीपावलिफलं नाथ विशेषाद्ब्रूहि सांप्रतम् । किमर्थं क्रियते सा तु तस्याः का देवता भवेत्
kārtikeya uvāca| dīpāvaliphalaṃ nātha viśeṣādbrūhi sāṃpratam | kimarthaṃ kriyate sā tu tasyāḥ kā devatā bhavet
Kārtikeya said: Lord, tell me now in particular the fruit of the row of lamps (dīpāvalī). For what purpose is it performed, and who would be its deity?
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PdP 6 122.2
किं च तत्र भवेद्देयं किं न देयं वद प्रभो । प्रहर्षः कोऽत्र निर्दिष्टः क्रीडा कात्र प्रकीर्तिता
kiṃ ca tatra bhaveddeyaṃ kiṃ na deyaṃ vada prabho | praharṣaḥ ko'tra nirdiṣṭaḥ krīḍā kātra prakīrtitā
And what should be given there, what not given—tell me, O master. What rejoicing is prescribed in it, what play is declared in it?
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PdP 6 122.3
सूत उवाच। इति स्कंदवचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्कामशोषणः । साधूक्त्वा कार्तिकं विप्राः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca| iti skaṃdavacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānkāmaśoṣaṇaḥ | sādhūktvā kārtikaṃ viprāḥ prahasannidamabravīt
Sūta said: Hearing Skanda's words thus, the lord who dried up Kāma, saying "Well said!" to Kārtika, O brahmins, spoke this, smiling:
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PdP 6 122.4
श्रीशिव उवाच। कार्तिकस्यासिते पक्षे त्रयोदश्यां तु पावके । यमदीपं बहिर्दद्यादपमृत्युर्विनश्यति
śrīśiva uvāca| kārtikasyāsite pakṣe trayodaśyāṃ tu pāvake | yamadīpaṃ bahirdadyādapamṛtyurvinaśyati
Śrī Śiva said: In the dark fortnight of Kārtika, on the thirteenth, at (the time of) fire (i.e. lamp-lighting), one should set a lamp for Yama outside; untimely death is destroyed.
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PdP 6 122.5
मृत्युना पाशहस्तेन कालेन भार्यया सह । त्रयोदशीदीपदानात्सूर्यजः प्रीयतामिति
mṛtyunā pāśahastena kālena bhāryayā saha | trayodaśīdīpadānātsūryajaḥ prīyatāmiti
"May the son of the Sun (Yama), together with Death noose in hand, with Time, and with (his) wife, be pleased by this gift of a lamp on the thirteenth."
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PdP 6 122.6
कार्तिके कृष्णपक्षे च चतुर्दश्यां विधूदये । अवश्यमेव कर्त्तव्यं स्नानं च पापभीरुभिः
kārtike kṛṣṇapakṣe ca caturdaśyāṃ vidhūdaye | avaśyameva karttavyaṃ snānaṃ ca pāpabhīrubhiḥ
And in Kārtika, in the dark fortnight, on the fourteenth, at moonrise, bathing must certainly be done by those who fear sin.
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PdP 6 122.7
पूर्वविद्धा चतुर्दश्या कार्तिकस्य सितेतरे । पक्षे प्रत्यूषसमये स्नानं कुर्यादतंद्रितः
pūrvaviddhā caturdaśyā kārtikasya sitetare | pakṣe pratyūṣasamaye snānaṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ
On the fourteenth conjoined with the preceding (day), in the fortnight other than the bright one of Kārtika, at the time of dawn one should bathe, unslothful.
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PdP 6 122.8
तैले लक्ष्मीर्जले गंगा दीपावल्यां चतुर्दशीम् । प्राप्तः स्नानं हि यः कुर्याद्यमलोकं न पश्यति
taile lakṣmīrjale gaṃgā dīpāvalyāṃ caturdaśīm | prāptaḥ snānaṃ hi yaḥ kuryādyamalokaṃ na paśyati
In the oil is Lakṣmī, in the water the Gaṅgā; whoever, having reached the fourteenth day at the Festival of Lamps, performs the bath, does not see the world of Yama.
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PdP 6 122.9
अपामार्गस्तथा तुंबी प्रपुन्नाटं च वाह्वलम् । भ्रामयेत्स्नानमध्ये तु नरकस्य क्षयाय वै
apāmārgastathā tuṃbī prapunnāṭaṃ ca vāhvalam | bhrāmayetsnānamadhye tu narakasya kṣayāya vai
Apāmārga, and the gourd, prapunnāṭa, and vāhvala — (these) one should whirl (about) in the midst of the bath, for the destruction of hell.
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PdP 6 122.10
सीतालोष्टसमायुक्त सकंटक दलान्वित । हर पापमपामार्ग भ्राम्यमाणः पुनः पुनः
sītāloṣṭasamāyukta sakaṃṭaka dalānvita | hara pāpamapāmārga bhrāmyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
"O you joined with cool clods (of earth), you furnished with thorns and leaves — take away (my) sin, O Apāmārga, as you are whirled about again and again!"
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PdP 6 122.11
अपामार्गं प्रपुन्नाटं भ्रामयेच्छिरसोपरि । ततश्च तर्पणं कार्यं यमराजस्य नामभिः
apāmārgaṃ prapunnāṭaṃ bhrāmayecchirasopari | tataśca tarpaṇaṃ kāryaṃ yamarājasya nāmabhiḥ
One should whirl the apāmārga and the prapunnāṭa above (one's) head; and thereafter the water-offering is to be made with the names of King Yama.
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PdP 6 122.12
यमाय धर्मराजाय मृत्यवे चांतकाय च । वैवस्ताय कालाय सर्वभूतक्षयाय च
yamāya dharmarājāya mṛtyave cāṃtakāya ca | vaivastāya kālāya sarvabhūtakṣayāya ca
To Yama, to the King of Dharma, to Death, and to the Ender, to the son of Vivasvat, to Time, and to him in whom all beings perish —
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PdP 6 122.13
औदुंबराय दध्नाय नीलाय परमेष्ठिने । वृकोदराय चित्राय चित्रगुप्ताय वै नमः
auduṃbarāya dadhnāya nīlāya parameṣṭhine | vṛkodarāya citrāya citraguptāya vai namaḥ
to the Fig-tree one, to the one of curds, to the Dark one, to the one seated on high, to Wolf-belly, to Citra, and to Citragupta — homage!
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PdP 6 122.14
नरकाय प्रदातव्यो दीपः संपूज्य देवताः । ततः प्रदोषसमये दीपान्दद्यान्मनोहरान्
narakāya pradātavyo dīpaḥ saṃpūjya devatāḥ | tataḥ pradoṣasamaye dīpāndadyānmanoharān
A lamp is to be given to Naraka, after worshipping the deities; then at the time of dusk one should offer charming lamps,
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PdP 6 122.15
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनां भवनेषु विशेषतः । कूटागारेषु चैत्येषु सभासु च नदीषु च
brahmaviṣṇuśivādīnāṃ bhavaneṣu viśeṣataḥ | kūṭāgāreṣu caityeṣu sabhāsu ca nadīṣu ca
especially in the houses of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, in peaked halls, in sanctuaries, in assembly halls, and at rivers,
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PdP 6 122.16
प्राकारोद्यानवापीषु प्रतोली निष्कुटेषु च । मंदुरासु विविक्तासु हस्तिशालासु चैव हि
prākārodyānavāpīṣu pratolī niṣkuṭeṣu ca | maṃdurāsu viviktāsu hastiśālāsu caiva hi
at ramparts, gardens and tanks, at main streets and pleasure-groves, in secluded stables and in elephant-houses too.
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PdP 6 122.17
एवं प्रभातसमये ह्यमावास्यां तु पावकं । स्नात्वा देवान्पितॄन्भक्त्या संपूज्याथ प्रणम्य च
evaṃ prabhātasamaye hyamāvāsyāṃ tu pāvakaṃ | snātvā devānpitṝnbhaktyā saṃpūjyātha praṇamya ca
Thus, at daybreak on the new-moon day, (having kindled) the fire, and having bathed, having devoutly worshipped the gods and the fathers and made obeisance,
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PdP 6 122.18
कृत्वा तु पार्वणं श्राद्धं दधिक्षीरघृतादिभिः । भोज्यैर्नानाविधैर्विप्रान्भोजयित्वा क्षमापयेत्
kṛtvā tu pārvaṇaṃ śrāddhaṃ dadhikṣīraghṛtādibhiḥ | bhojyairnānāvidhairviprānbhojayitvā kṣamāpayet
and having performed the pārvaṇa śrāddha with curds, milk, ghee and the rest, and having fed the brahmins with foods of many kinds, one should ask their pardon.
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PdP 6 122.19
ततोपराह्णसमये पोषयेन्नागरान्प्रिय । तेषां गोष्ठीं च मानं च कृत्वा संभाषणं नृपः
tatoparāhṇasamaye poṣayennāgarānpriya | teṣāṃ goṣṭhīṃ ca mānaṃ ca kṛtvā saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ nṛpaḥ
Then, in the afternoon, he should feed the townspeople, dear one; the king, having given them a gathering and honour and conversation,
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PdP 6 122.20
वक्तृणां वत्सरं यावत्प्रीतिरुत्पद्यते गुह । अप्रबुद्धे हरौ पूर्वं स्त्रीभिर्लक्ष्मीः प्रबोधयेत्
vaktṛṇāṃ vatsaraṃ yāvatprītirutpadyate guha | aprabuddhe harau pūrvaṃ strībhirlakṣmīḥ prabodhayet
affection for the speakers arises for a year, O Guha. While Hari has not yet been awakened, the women should first awaken Lakṣmī.
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PdP 6 122.21
प्रबोधसमये लक्ष्मीं बोधयित्वा तु सुस्त्रिया । पुमान्वै वत्सरं यावल्लक्ष्मीस्तं नैव मुंचति
prabodhasamaye lakṣmīṃ bodhayitvā tu sustriyā | pumānvai vatsaraṃ yāvallakṣmīstaṃ naiva muṃcati
When a man has awakened Lakṣmī by means of a virtuous woman at the time of the awakening, Lakṣmī does not leave him for a whole year.
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PdP 6 122.22
अभयं प्राप्य विप्रेभ्यो विष्णुभीता सुरद्विषः । सुप्तं क्षीरोदधौ ज्ञात्वा लक्ष्मीं पद्माश्रितां तथा
abhayaṃ prāpya viprebhyo viṣṇubhītā suradviṣaḥ | suptaṃ kṣīrodadhau jñātvā lakṣmīṃ padmāśritāṃ tathā
Having obtained safety from the brahmins, the enemies of the gods, afraid of Viṣṇu, knowing him asleep in the ocean of milk and Lakṣmī likewise resting on the lotus...
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PdP 6 122.23
त्वं ज्योतिः श्री रविश्चंद्रो विद्युत्सौवर्णतारकः । सर्वेषां ज्योतिषां ज्योतिर्दीपज्योतिः स्थिता तु या
tvaṃ jyotiḥ śrī raviścaṃdro vidyutsauvarṇatārakaḥ | sarveṣāṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirdīpajyotiḥ sthitā tu yā
"You are light, O Śrī: the sun, the moon, the lightning, the golden star; you who abide as the light of all lights, the light of the lamp —
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PdP 6 122.24
या लक्ष्मीर्दिवसे पुण्ये दीपावल्यां च भूतले । गवां गोष्ठे तु कार्तिक्यां सा लक्ष्मीर्वरदा मम
yā lakṣmīrdivase puṇye dīpāvalyāṃ ca bhūtale | gavāṃ goṣṭhe tu kārtikyāṃ sā lakṣmīrvaradā mama
that Lakṣmī who on the holy day of the Festival of Lamps (dwells) on the earth, and on the Kārttikī full moon in the cow-pen — may that Lakṣmī be the granter of boons to me."
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PdP 6 122.25
शंकरश्च भवानी च क्रीडया द्यूतमास्थितौ । भवान्याभ्यर्चिता लक्ष्मीर्धेनुरूपेण संस्थिता
śaṃkaraśca bhavānī ca krīḍayā dyūtamāsthitau | bhavānyābhyarcitā lakṣmīrdhenurūpeṇa saṃsthitā
Śaṅkara and Bhavānī sat down to dice in play; Lakṣmī, worshipped by Bhavānī, stood by in the form of a milk-cow.
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PdP 6 122.26
गौर्या जित्वा पुरा शंभुर्नग्नो द्यूते विसर्जितः । अतोऽयं शंकरो दुःखी गौरी नित्यं सुखेस्थिता
gauryā jitvā purā śaṃbhurnagno dyūte visarjitaḥ | ato'yaṃ śaṃkaro duḥkhī gaurī nityaṃ sukhesthitā
Long ago Śambhu, defeated by Gaurī, was sent away naked at the dicing; hence this Śaṅkara is wretched, while Gaurī abides ever in comfort.
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PdP 6 122.27
प्रथमं विजयो यस्य तस्य संवत्सरं सुखम् । एवं गते निशीथे तु जने निद्रार्धलोचने
prathamaṃ vijayo yasya tasya saṃvatsaraṃ sukham | evaṃ gate niśīthe tu jane nidrārdhalocane
He whose is the first victory has happiness for the year. When midnight has thus passed and people's eyes are half asleep,
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PdP 6 122.28
तावन्नगरनारीभिस्तूर्य डिंडिमवादनैः । निष्कास्यते प्रहृष्टाभिरलक्ष्मीश्च गृहांगणात्
tāvannagaranārībhistūrya ḍiṃḍimavādanaiḥ | niṣkāsyate prahṛṣṭābhiralakṣmīśca gṛhāṃgaṇāt
Then, with the sounding of trumpets and ḍiṇḍima drums, Alakṣmī (Misfortune) is driven out from the courtyard of the house by the delighted women of the city.
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PdP 6 122.29
पराजये विरुद्धं स्यात्प्रतिपद्युदिते रवौ । प्रातर्गोवर्द्धनः पूज्यो द्यूतं रात्रौ समाचरेत्
parājaye viruddhaṃ syātpratipadyudite ravau | prātargovarddhanaḥ pūjyo dyūtaṃ rātrau samācaret
In (case of) defeat it would be inauspicious. When the sun has risen on the first lunar day, Govardhana is to be worshipped in the morning, and at night one should engage in gambling.
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PdP 6 122.30
भूषणीयास्तथा गावो वर्ज्या वहनदोहनात् । गोवर्द्धनधराधार गोकुलत्राणकारक
bhūṣaṇīyāstathā gāvo varjyā vahanadohanāt | govarddhanadharādhāra gokulatrāṇakāraka
Likewise the cows are to be adorned, and are to be spared from carrying loads and from milking. "O bearer of Govardhana, O support (of the cows), O maker of protection for the cow-herd,
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PdP 6 122.31
विष्णुबाहुकृतोच्छ्राय गवां कोटिप्रदो भव । या लक्ष्मीर्लोकपालानां धेनुरूपेण संस्थिता
viṣṇubāhukṛtocchrāya gavāṃ koṭiprado bhava | yā lakṣmīrlokapālānāṃ dhenurūpeṇa saṃsthitā
O you who were lifted up by Viṣṇu's arm, be a giver of ten million cows!" She who, being the Lakṣmī of the guardians of the worlds, abides in the form of a milk-cow,
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PdP 6 122.32
घृतं वहति यज्ञार्थे मम पापं व्यपोहतु । अग्रतः संतु मे गावो गावो मे संतु पृष्ठतः । गावो मे हृदये संतु गवां मध्ये वसाम्यहम्
ghṛtaṃ vahati yajñārthe mama pāpaṃ vyapohatu | agrataḥ saṃtu me gāvo gāvo me saṃtu pṛṣṭhataḥ | gāvo me hṛdaye saṃtu gavāṃ madhye vasāmyaham
and who carries ghee for the sake of the sacrifice—may she drive away my sin. May the cows be in front of me, may the cows be behind me; may the cows be in my heart, (and) may I dwell in the midst of the cows.
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PdP 6 122.33
इतिगोवर्द्धनपूजा । सद्भावेनैव संतोष्य देवान्सत्पुरुषान्नरान् । इतरेषामन्नपानैर्वाक्यदानेन पंडितान्
itigovarddhanapūjā | sadbhāvenaiva saṃtoṣya devānsatpuruṣānnarān | itareṣāmannapānairvākyadānena paṃḍitān
Thus the worship of Govardhana. Having gratified, with genuine goodwill, the gods, the good men and (other) men—the rest with food and drink, and the learned with the gift of (courteous) speech—
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PdP 6 122.34
वस्त्रैस्तांबूलदीपैश्च पुष्पकर्पूरकुंकुमैः । भक्ष्यैरुच्चावचैर्भोज्यैरंतःपुर निवासिनः
vastraistāṃbūladīpaiśca puṣpakarpūrakuṃkumaiḥ | bhakṣyairuccāvacairbhojyairaṃtaḥpura nivāsinaḥ
(and having gratified) the dwellers of the inner apartments with garments, betel and lamps, with flowers, camphor and saffron, with delicacies and with foods of every kind, high and low,
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PdP 6 122.35
ग्रामर्षभं च दानैश्च सामंतान्नृपतिर्धनैः । पदातिजनसंघांश्च ग्रैवेयैः कटकैः शुभैः
grāmarṣabhaṃ ca dānaiśca sāmaṃtānnṛpatirdhanaiḥ | padātijanasaṃghāṃśca graiveyaiḥ kaṭakaiḥ śubhaiḥ
and the village headman with gifts, and the vassal lords with wealth—(so) the king; and the throngs of foot-soldiers with neck-ornaments and fine bracelets,
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PdP 6 122.36
स्वानमात्यांश्च तान्राजा तोषयेत्स्वजनान्पृथक् । यथार्थं तोषयित्वा तु ततो मल्लान्नटांस्तथा
svānamātyāṃśca tānrājā toṣayetsvajanānpṛthak | yathārthaṃ toṣayitvā tu tato mallānnaṭāṃstathā
and his own ministers—these the king should gratify, each of his own people separately. Having gratified (them) according to what is fitting, then the wrestlers and the actors likewise,
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PdP 6 122.37
वृषभांश्च महोक्षांश्च युद्ध्य्मानान्परैः सह । राजान्यांश्चापि योधांश्च पदातीन्स समलंकृतान्
vṛṣabhāṃśca mahokṣāṃśca yuddhymānānparaiḥ saha | rājānyāṃścāpi yodhāṃśca padātīnsa samalaṃkṛtān
and the bulls and the great oxen that fight with others, and the princes, and the warriors, and the foot-soldiers, all well adorned—
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PdP 6 122.38
मंचारूढः स्वयं पश्येन्नटनर्तकचारणान् । योधयेद्वासयेच्चैव गोमहिष्यादिकं च यत्
maṃcārūḍhaḥ svayaṃ paśyennaṭanartakacāraṇān | yodhayedvāsayeccaiva gomahiṣyādikaṃ ca yat
mounted on a platform he should himself watch the actors, dancers and bards; and he should have the cattle, buffaloes and the rest fight, and (then) settle them down.
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PdP 6 122.39
वत्सानाकर्षयेद्गोभिरुक्तिप्रत्युक्ति वादनात् । ततोपराह्णसमये पूर्वस्यां दिशि पावके
vatsānākarṣayedgobhiruktipratyukti vādanāt | tatoparāhṇasamaye pūrvasyāṃ diśi pāvake
He should draw the calves to the cows by the sounding of call and answer. Then, at the afternoon hour, in the eastern direction, in the fire,
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PdP 6 122.40
मार्गपालद्यं प्रबध्नीयाद्दुर्गस्तंभेऽथ पादपे । कुशकाशमयीं दिव्यां लंबकैर्बहुभिर्गुह
mārgapāladyaṃ prabadhnīyāddurgastaṃbhe'tha pādape | kuśakāśamayīṃ divyāṃ laṃbakairbahubhirguha
he should fasten a mārgapāli and the rest to a fort-pillar or to a tree—a splendid one made of kuśa and kāśa grass, with many pendants, O Guha.
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PdP 6 122.41
वीक्षयित्वा गजानश्वान्मार्गपाल्यास्तले नयेत् । गावैर्वृषांश्चमहिषान्महिषीर्घंटिकोत्कटाः
vīkṣayitvā gajānaśvānmārgapālyāstale nayet | gāvairvṛṣāṃścamahiṣānmahiṣīrghaṃṭikotkaṭāḥ
Having had (them) viewed, he should lead the elephants and horses beneath the mārgapāli; and cows, bulls, buffaloes and she-buffaloes, conspicuous with little bells.
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PdP 6 122.42
कृतहोमैर्द्विजेंद्रैस्तु बध्नीयान्मार्गपालिकाम् । नमस्कारं ततः कुर्यान्मंत्रेणानेन सुव्रतः
kṛtahomairdvijeṃdraistu badhnīyānmārgapālikām | namaskāraṃ tataḥ kuryānmaṃtreṇānena suvrataḥ
And with foremost brahmins who have performed the fire-oblation he should fasten the mārgapālikā; then the man of good vows should make obeisance with this mantra:
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PdP 6 122.43
मार्गपालि नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वलोकसुखप्रदे । मार्गपालीतले स्कंद यांति गावो महावृषाः
mārgapāli namastubhyaṃ sarvalokasukhaprade | mārgapālītale skaṃda yāṃti gāvo mahāvṛṣāḥ
"Homage to you, O Mārgapāli, giver of happiness to all the world!" Beneath the mārgapāli, O Skanda, cows and great bulls pass,
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PdP 6 122.44
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च ब्राह्मणाश्च विशेषतः । मार्गपालद्यं समुल्लंघ्य निरुजः सुखिनो हि ते
rājāno rājaputrāśca brāhmaṇāśca viśeṣataḥ | mārgapāladyaṃ samullaṃghya nirujaḥ sukhino hi te
and kings and king's sons, and brahmins especially; having passed under the mārgapāli and the rest, they indeed become free of disease and happy.
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PdP 6 122.45
कृत्वैतत्सर्वमेवेह रात्रौ दैत्यपतेर्बलेः । पूजां कुर्यात्ततः साक्षाद्भूमौ मंडलके कृते
kṛtvaitatsarvameveha rātrau daityapaterbaleḥ | pūjāṃ kuryāttataḥ sākṣādbhūmau maṃḍalake kṛte
Having done all this here, at night one should then perform the worship of Bali, the lord of the Daityas, directly, upon a maṇḍala made on the ground.
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PdP 6 122.46
बलिमालिख्य दैत्येंद्रं वर्णकैः पंचरंगकैः । सर्वाभरणसंपूर्णं विंध्यावलिसमन्वितम्
balimālikhya daityeṃdraṃ varṇakaiḥ paṃcaraṃgakaiḥ | sarvābharaṇasaṃpūrṇaṃ viṃdhyāvalisamanvitam
Having drawn Bali, the lord of the Daityas, with pigments of five colours, complete with all his ornaments, together with Vindhyāvali,
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PdP 6 122.47
कूष्मांडमय जंभोरु मधुदानवसंवृतम् । संपूर्णं हृष्टवदनं किरीटोत्कटकुंडलम्
kūṣmāṃḍamaya jaṃbhoru madhudānavasaṃvṛtam | saṃpūrṇaṃ hṛṣṭavadanaṃ kirīṭotkaṭakuṃḍalam
...made of pumpkin(?), surrounded by the Dānavas Jambha, Uru and Madhu, full-bodied, with a joyful face, with a diadem and huge earrings,
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PdP 6 122.48
द्विभुजं दैत्यराजानं कारयित्वा स्वके पुनः । गृहस्य मध्ये शालायां विशालायां ततोऽर्चयेत्
dvibhujaṃ daityarājānaṃ kārayitvā svake punaḥ | gṛhasya madhye śālāyāṃ viśālāyāṃ tato'rcayet
Having had the king of the Daityas made with two arms, one should then worship (him) in one's own house, in the middle, in a spacious hall.
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PdP 6 122.49
मातृभ्रातृजनैः सार्द्धं संतुष्टो बंधुभिः सह । कमलैः कुमुदैः पुष्पैः कल्हारै रक्तकोत्पलैः
mātṛbhrātṛjanaiḥ sārddhaṃ saṃtuṣṭo baṃdhubhiḥ saha | kamalaiḥ kumudaiḥ puṣpaiḥ kalhārai raktakotpalaiḥ
Together with his mother, brothers and kinsfolk, gladdened, along with his relatives, (he should worship him) with lotuses, with night-lilies, with flowers, with white water-lilies and red lotuses,
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PdP 6 122.50
गंधपुष्पान्ननैवेद्यैः सक्षीरैर्गुडपायसैः । मद्यमांससुरालेह्य चोष्य भक्ष्योपहारकैः 6.122.
gaṃdhapuṣpānnanaivedyaiḥ sakṣīrairguḍapāyasaiḥ | madyamāṃsasurālehya coṣya bhakṣyopahārakaiḥ 6.122.
with perfumes, flowers and offerings of food, with milk-puddings and jaggery-porridge, with liquor, meat, spirits, and with things to be licked, sucked and chewed as gifts.
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PdP 6 122.51
मंत्रेणानेन राजेंद्र सः मंत्री सपुरोहितः । पूजां करिष्यते यो वै सौख्यं स्यात्तस्य वत्सरम्
maṃtreṇānena rājeṃdra saḥ maṃtrī sapurohitaḥ | pūjāṃ kariṣyate yo vai saukhyaṃ syāttasya vatsaram
With this mantra, O lord of kings — that (man), whether minister or accompanied by his household priest, who indeed performs the worship, for him there will be well-being for a year:
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PdP 6 122.52
बलिराज नमस्तुभ्यं विरोचनसुत प्रभो । भविष्येंद्र सुराराते पूजेयं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
balirāja namastubhyaṃ virocanasuta prabho | bhaviṣyeṃdra surārāte pūjeyaṃ pratigṛhyatām
"King Bali, homage to you, O lord, son of Virocana; O future Indra, enemy of the gods, let this worship be accepted."
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PdP 6 122.53
एवं पूजाविधिं कृत्वा रात्रौ जागरणं ततः । कारयेद्वै क्षणं रात्रौ नटनर्तकगायकैः
evaṃ pūjāvidhiṃ kṛtvā rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ tataḥ | kārayedvai kṣaṇaṃ rātrau naṭanartakagāyakaiḥ
Having thus performed the rite of worship, one should then have a night-vigil (kept) at night, and a festivity at night with actors, dancers and singers,
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PdP 6 122.54
लोकैश्चापि गृहस्यांते सपर्यां शुक्लतंडुलैः । संस्थाप्य बलिराजानं फलैः पुष्पैश्च पूजयेत्
lokaiścāpi gṛhasyāṃte saparyāṃ śuklataṃḍulaiḥ | saṃsthāpya balirājānaṃ phalaiḥ puṣpaiśca pūjayet
and also with people (assembled); at the edge of the house one should make a worship-figure with white rice-grains, and having installed King Bali (there), should worship (him) with fruits and flowers.
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PdP 6 122.55
बलिमुद्दिश्य वै तत्र कार्यं सर्वं च पावके । यानि यान्यक्षयान्याहु ऋषयस्तत्वदर्शिनः
balimuddiśya vai tatra kāryaṃ sarvaṃ ca pāvake | yāni yānyakṣayānyāhu ṛṣayastatvadarśinaḥ
Indeed, dedicating it to Bali, everything is to be done there in the fire — whatever things the seers who see the truth call imperishable.
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PdP 6 122.56
यदत्र दीयते दानं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु । तदक्षयं भवेत्सर्वं विष्णोः प्रीतिकरं शुभम्
yadatra dīyate dānaṃ svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu | tadakṣayaṃ bhavetsarvaṃ viṣṇoḥ prītikaraṃ śubham
Whatever gift is given here, be it little or much, all that becomes imperishable, auspicious, and productive of Viṣṇu's pleasure.
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PdP 6 122.57
रात्रौ ये न करिष्यंति तव पूजां बलेर्नराः । तेषामश्रोत्रियं धर्मं सर्वं त्वामुपतिष्ठतु
rātrau ye na kariṣyaṃti tava pūjāṃ balernarāḥ | teṣāmaśrotriyaṃ dharmaṃ sarvaṃ tvāmupatiṣṭhatu
"Those men who will not perform your worship, Bali's worship, at night — let all their non-Vedic merit accrue to you."
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PdP 6 122.58
विष्णुना च स्वयं वत्स तुष्टेन बलये पुनः । उपकारकरं दत्तमसुराणां महोत्सवम्
viṣṇunā ca svayaṃ vatsa tuṣṭena balaye punaḥ | upakārakaraṃ dattamasurāṇāṃ mahotsavam
And by Viṣṇu himself, O child, being pleased, there was again granted to Bali a great festival benefiting the Asuras.
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PdP 6 122.59
तदा प्रभृति सेनाने प्रवृत्ता कौमुदी सदा । सर्वोपद्रवविद्रावा सर्वविघ्नविनाशिनी
tadā prabhṛti senāne pravṛttā kaumudī sadā | sarvopadravavidrāvā sarvavighnavināśinī
From that time on, O commander of the army, the Kaumudī (festival) has always been in practice, driving away all calamities, destroying all obstacles,
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PdP 6 122.60
लोकशोकहरा काम्या धनपुष्टिसुखावहा । कुशब्देन मही ज्ञेया मुद हर्षे ततो द्वयम्
lokaśokaharā kāmyā dhanapuṣṭisukhāvahā | kuśabdena mahī jñeyā muda harṣe tato dvayam
removing the world's sorrow, desirable, bringing wealth, prosperity and happiness. By the syllable 'ku' the earth is to be understood, and 'mud' means joy — hence the two (together).
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PdP 6 122.61
धातुत्वे निगमैश्चैव तेनैषा कौमुदी स्मृता । कौमोदं ते जना यस्मान्नानाभावैः परस्परम्
dhātutve nigamaiścaiva tenaiṣā kaumudī smṛtā | kaumodaṃ te janā yasmānnānābhāvaiḥ parasparam
And by the (grammatical) texts (these are taken) as verbal roots; therefore this is called Kaumudī. Since those people (feel) joy of the earth mutually in various ways,
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PdP 6 122.62
हृष्टतुष्टाः सुखापन्नास्तेनैषा कौमुदी स्मृता । कुमुदानि बलेर्यस्यां दीयंते तेन षण्मुख
hṛṣṭatuṣṭāḥ sukhāpannāstenaiṣā kaumudī smṛtā | kumudāni baleryasyāṃ dīyaṃte tena ṣaṇmukha
being delighted, content and come to happiness — therefore this is called Kaumudī. And because on it night-lilies (kumuda) are given to Bali, therefore, O six-faced one,
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PdP 6 122.63
अघार्थं पार्थिवैः पुत्र तेनैषा कौमुदी स्मृता । एकमेवमहोरात्रं वर्षेवर्षे च कार्तिके
aghārthaṃ pārthivaiḥ putra tenaiṣā kaumudī smṛtā | ekamevamahorātraṃ varṣevarṣe ca kārtike
for the removal of sin, by kings, O son — therefore this is called Kaumudī. Just one single day and night, every year, in (the month) Kārttika,
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PdP 6 122.64
दत्तं दानवराजस्य आदर्शमिव भूतल । यः करोति नृपो राज्ये तस्य व्याधिभयं कुतः
dattaṃ dānavarājasya ādarśamiva bhūtala | yaḥ karoti nṛpo rājye tasya vyādhibhayaṃ kutaḥ
is granted to the king of the Dānavas, like a mirror, O earth(-dweller). The king who performs this in his realm — whence should there be fear of disease for him?
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PdP 6 122.65
सुभिक्षं क्षेममारोग्यं तस्य संपदनुत्तमा । नीरुजश्च जनाः सर्वे सर्वोपद्रववर्जिताः
subhikṣaṃ kṣemamārogyaṃ tasya saṃpadanuttamā | nīrujaśca janāḥ sarve sarvopadravavarjitāḥ
His is abundance of food, security, health, and unsurpassed prosperity; and all his people are free of illness, rid of all calamities.
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PdP 6 122.66
कौमुदी क्रियते तस्माद्भावं कर्तुं महीतले । यो यादृशेन भावेन तिष्ठत्यस्यां च षण्मुख
kaumudī kriyate tasmādbhāvaṃ kartuṃ mahītale | yo yādṛśena bhāvena tiṣṭhatyasyāṃ ca ṣaṇmukha
Therefore the Kaumudī is performed, in order to produce (a good) mood on the earth. And whoever, O six-faced one, remains on this (day) in whatever mood,
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PdP 6 122.67
हर्षदुःखादिभावेन तस्य वर्षं प्रयाति हि । रुदिते रोदते वर्षं हृष्टे वर्षं प्रहर्षितम्
harṣaduḥkhādibhāvena tasya varṣaṃ prayāti hi | rudite rodate varṣaṃ hṛṣṭe varṣaṃ praharṣitam
his year proceeds with that mood, of joy or sorrow or the like: if there is weeping, the year weeps; if he is delighted, the year is full of delight.
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PdP 6 122.68
भुक्ते भोक्ता भवेद्वर्षं स्वस्थे स्वस्थं भविष्यति । तस्मात्प्रहृष्टैः कर्त्तव्या कौमुदी च शुभैर्नरैः
bhukte bhoktā bhavedvarṣaṃ svasthe svasthaṃ bhaviṣyati | tasmātprahṛṣṭaiḥ karttavyā kaumudī ca śubhairnaraiḥ
When (a man) has eaten, the year becomes an eater; when he is in good health, (the year) will be healthy. Therefore the Kaumudī (festival) is to be kept by auspicious men in a state of joy.
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PdP 6 122.69
वैष्णवी दानवी चेयं तिथिः प्रोक्ता च कार्तिके
vaiṣṇavī dānavī ceyaṃ tithiḥ proktā ca kārtike
And this lunar day, in Kārtika, is declared to be both Vaiṣṇavī (of Viṣṇu) and Dānavī (of the Dānavas).
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PdP 6 122.70
दीपोत्सवंजनित सर्वजनप्रसादं कुर्वंति ये शुभतया बलिराजपूजाम् । दानोपभोगसुखबुद्धिमतां कुलानां हर्षं प्रयाति सकलं प्रभुदं च वर्षम्
dīpotsavaṃjanita sarvajanaprasādaṃ kurvaṃti ye śubhatayā balirājapūjām | dānopabhogasukhabuddhimatāṃ kulānāṃ harṣaṃ prayāti sakalaṃ prabhudaṃ ca varṣam
Those who, with auspicious intent, perform the worship of King Bali, which produces the festival of lamps and the favour of all people — for the families of those whose minds are set on giving, enjoyment and pleasure, the whole year goes on to joy and to the bestowing of mastery.
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PdP 6 122.71
स्कंदैतास्तिथयो नूनं द्वितीयाद्याश्च विश्रुताः । मासैश्चतुर्भिश्च ततःप्रावृट्काले शुभावहाः
skaṃdaitāstithayo nūnaṃ dvitīyādyāśca viśrutāḥ | māsaiścaturbhiśca tataḥprāvṛṭkāle śubhāvahāḥ
O Skanda, these lunar days, the second and the rest, are indeed well known; and thereafter, through four months, they are bringers of good fortune in the rainy season.
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PdP 6 122.72
प्रथमा श्रावणे मासि तथा भाद्रपदे परा । तृतीयाश्वयुजेमासि चतुर्थी कार्तिके भवेत्
prathamā śrāvaṇe māsi tathā bhādrapade parā | tṛtīyāśvayujemāsi caturthī kārtike bhavet
The first (falls) in the month of Śrāvaṇa, likewise the next in Bhādrapada; the third in the month of Āśvina, and the fourth would be in Kārtika.
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PdP 6 122.73
कलुषा श्रावणे मासि तथा भाद्रपदेमला । आश्विने प्रेतसंचारा कार्तिके याम्यकामता
kaluṣā śrāvaṇe māsi tathā bhādrapademalā | āśvine pretasaṃcārā kārtike yāmyakāmatā
In the month of Śrāvaṇa (the second is called) turbid (kaluṣā), likewise in Bhādrapada spotless (amalā); in Āśvina the roaming of the departed (pretasaṃcārā), and in Kārtika the state of desire belonging to Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 122.74
गुह उवाच। कस्मात्सा कलुषा प्रोक्ता कस्मात्सा निर्मला मता । कस्मात्सा प्रेतसंचारा कस्माद्याम्या प्रकीर्तिता
guha uvāca| kasmātsā kaluṣā proktā kasmātsā nirmalā matā | kasmātsā pretasaṃcārā kasmādyāmyā prakīrtitā
Guha said: Why is she called turbid? Why is she held to be spotless? Why is she the roaming of the departed? Why is she proclaimed as belonging to Yama?
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PdP 6 122.75
सूत उवाच। इति स्कंदवचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्भूतभावनः । उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णं प्रहसन्वृषभध्वजः
sūta uvāca| iti skaṃdavacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ prahasanvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
Sūta said: Having heard these words of Skanda, the Lord, the fosterer of beings, the bull-bannered one, laughing, spoke gentle words.
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PdP 6 122.76
महेश उवाच। पुरा वृत्रवधे वृत्ते प्राप्ते राज्ये पुरंदरे । ब्रह्महत्यापनोदार्थमश्वमेधः प्रवर्तितः
maheśa uvāca| purā vṛtravadhe vṛtte prāpte rājye puraṃdare | brahmahatyāpanodārthamaśvamedhaḥ pravartitaḥ
Maheśa said: Long ago, when the slaying of Vṛtra had taken place and Puraṃdara had obtained the kingship, the horse sacrifice was set in motion for the removal of the guilt of brahmin-slaying.
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PdP 6 122.77
क्रोधादिंद्रेण वज्रेण ब्रह्महत्या निषूदिता । षड्विधा सा क्षितौ क्षिप्ता वृक्षतोयमहीतले
krodhādiṃdreṇa vajreṇa brahmahatyā niṣūditā | ṣaḍvidhā sā kṣitau kṣiptā vṛkṣatoyamahītale
Out of anger, brahmin-slaying (personified) was struck down by Indra with the thunderbolt; in sixfold form she was cast upon the earth — into trees, into water, onto the surface of the ground,
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PdP 6 122.78
नार्यां भ्रूणहणिवह्नौ संविभज्य यथाक्रमम् । तत्पापश्रवणात्पूर्वं द्वितीयाया दिनेन च
nāryāṃ bhrūṇahaṇivahnau saṃvibhajya yathākramam | tatpāpaśravaṇātpūrvaṃ dvitīyāyā dinena ca
into woman, into the embryo-slayer, into fire — apportioned in due order; from the hearing of that sin, earlier, and by the day of the second (tithi)...
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PdP 6 122.79
नारीवृक्षनदीभूमिवह्निभ्रूणहनस्तथा । कलुषीभवनं जातो ह्यतोर्थं कलुषा स्मृता
nārīvṛkṣanadībhūmivahnibhrūṇahanastathā | kaluṣībhavanaṃ jāto hyatorthaṃ kaluṣā smṛtā
Thus for woman, tree, river, ground, fire, and the embryo-slayer there arose a becoming turbid; for this reason she is remembered as 'the turbid one'.
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PdP 6 122.80
मधुकैटभयो रक्ते पुरा मग्नानु मेदिनी । अष्टांगुला पवित्रा सा नारीणां तु रजोमलम्
madhukaiṭabhayo rakte purā magnānu medinī | aṣṭāṃgulā pavitrā sā nārīṇāṃ tu rajomalam
Formerly the earth was sunk in the blood of Madhu and Kaiṭabha; (below) eight finger-breadths it is pure; but for women the impurity is the menstrual flow.
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PdP 6 122.81
नद्यः प्रावृण्मला सर्वा वह्निरूर्ध्वं मषीमलः । निर्यासमलिना वृक्षाः संगाद्भ्रूणहनो मलाः
nadyaḥ prāvṛṇmalā sarvā vahnirūrdhvaṃ maṣīmalaḥ | niryāsamalinā vṛkṣāḥ saṃgādbhrūṇahano malāḥ
All rivers are impure in the rainy season; fire's impurity is the soot above it; trees are impure with their resin; embryo-slayers are impure through contact.
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PdP 6 122.82
कलुषानि चरंत्यस्यां तेनैषा कलुषा मता । देवर्षिपितृधर्माणां निंदका नास्तिकाः शठाः
kaluṣāni caraṃtyasyāṃ tenaiṣā kaluṣā matā | devarṣipitṛdharmāṇāṃ niṃdakā nāstikāḥ śaṭhāḥ
Impure things move about in her, and therefore she is held to be the turbid one. Those who revile the observances of gods, seers and ancestors, unbelievers, frauds —
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PdP 6 122.83
तेषां सा वाङ्मलात्पूता द्वितीया तेन निर्मला । अनध्यायेषु शास्त्राणि पाठयंति पठंति च
teṣāṃ sā vāṅmalātpūtā dvitīyā tena nirmalā | anadhyāyeṣu śāstrāṇi pāṭhayaṃti paṭhaṃti ca
purified of the impurity of their speech, the second is thereby 'spotless'. On days when study is forbidden they teach and recite the treatises;
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PdP 6 122.84
सांख्यकास्तार्किकाः श्रौतास्तेषां शब्दापशब्दजात् । मलात्पूता द्वितीयायां ततोर्थे निर्मला च सा
sāṃkhyakāstārkikāḥ śrautāsteṣāṃ śabdāpaśabdajāt | malātpūtā dvitīyāyāṃ tatorthe nirmalā ca sā
the Sāṃkhyas, the logicians, the Vedic ritualists — from the impurity arising from their correct and faulty words she is purified on the second, and for that reason she is 'spotless'.
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PdP 6 122.85
कृष्णस्य जन्मना वत्स त्रैलोक्यं पावितं भवेत् । नभस्येते विनिर्दिष्टा निर्मला सा तिथिर्बुधैः
kṛṣṇasya janmanā vatsa trailokyaṃ pāvitaṃ bhavet | nabhasyete vinirdiṣṭā nirmalā sā tithirbudhaiḥ
By the birth of Kṛṣṇa, my child, the three worlds become purified; therefore in Bhādrapada that lunar day is declared spotless by the wise.
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PdP 6 122.86
अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषद आज्यपाः सोमपास्तथा । पितॄन्पितामहान्प्रेतसंचारात्प्रेतसंचरा
agniṣvāttā barhiṣada ājyapāḥ somapāstathā | pitṝnpitāmahānpretasaṃcārātpretasaṃcarā
The Agniṣvāttas, the Barhiṣads, the Ājyapas and likewise the Somapas — the fathers and the grandfathers: from the roaming of the departed (she is called) 'roaming of the departed'.
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PdP 6 122.87
प्रेतास्तु पितरः प्रोक्तास्तेषां तस्यां तु संचरः । पुत्रपौत्रेस्तुदौहित्रैः स्वधामंत्रैस्तु पूजिताः
pretāstu pitaraḥ proktāsteṣāṃ tasyāṃ tu saṃcaraḥ | putrapautrestudauhitraiḥ svadhāmaṃtraistu pūjitāḥ
The departed are said to be the fathers, and on that (day) is their roaming; honoured by sons, grandsons and daughters' sons with the svadhā formulas,
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PdP 6 122.88
श्राद्धदानमखैस्तृप्ता यांत्यतः प्रेतसंचरा । महालये तु प्रेतानां संचारो भुवि दृश्यते
śrāddhadānamakhaistṛptā yāṃtyataḥ pretasaṃcarā | mahālaye tu pretānāṃ saṃcāro bhuvi dṛśyate
Satisfied by the śrāddha offerings, gifts and oblations, they depart; hence (this day is called) Pretasaṃcarā ("the roaming of the departed"). At the Mahālaya the roaming of the departed is (indeed) seen upon the earth.
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PdP 6 122.89
तेनैषा प्रेतसंचारा कीर्तिता शिखिवाहन । यमस्य क्रियते पूजा यतोऽस्या पावके नरैः
tenaiṣā pretasaṃcārā kīrtitā śikhivāhana | yamasya kriyate pūjā yato'syā pāvake naraiḥ
For that reason this (day) is proclaimed Pretasaṃcārā, O you whose vehicle is the peacock. And since on it worship of Yama is performed by men in the fire,
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PdP 6 122.90
तेनैषा याम्यका प्रोक्ता सत्यं सत्यं मयोदितम् । एतत्कार्तिकमाहात्म्यं ये शृण्वंति नरोत्तमाः
tenaiṣā yāmyakā proktā satyaṃ satyaṃ mayoditam | etatkārtikamāhātmyaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti narottamāḥ
for that reason this (day) is called Yāmyakā (Yama's own) — truly, truly has it been declared by me. Those best of men who listen to this greatness of Kārtika,
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PdP 6 122.91
कार्तिकस्नानजं पुण्यं तेषां भवति निश्चितम्
kārtikasnānajaṃ puṇyaṃ teṣāṃ bhavati niścitam
for them there certainly arises the merit born of bathing in Kārtika.
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PdP 6 122.92
कार्तिके च द्वितीयायां पूर्वाह्णे यममर्चयेत् । भानुजायां नरः स्नात्वा यमलोकं न पश्यति
kārtike ca dvitīyāyāṃ pūrvāhṇe yamamarcayet | bhānujāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā yamalokaṃ na paśyati
And in Kārtika, on the second (lunar day), in the forenoon, one should worship Yama; a man who has bathed in the Yamunā, daughter of the Sun, does not behold the world of Yama.
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PdP 6 122.93
कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वितीयायां तु शौनक । यमो यमुनया पूर्वं भोजितः स्वगृहेऽचितः
kārtike śuklapakṣe tu dvitīyāyāṃ tu śaunaka | yamo yamunayā pūrvaṃ bhojitaḥ svagṛhe'citaḥ
In Kārtika, in the bright fortnight, on the second day, O Śaunaka, Yama was of old fed by Yamunā and honoured in her own house.
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PdP 6 122.94
द्वितीयायां महोत्सर्गो नारकीयाश्च तर्पिताः । पापेभ्यो विप्रयुक्तास्ते मुक्ताः सर्वनिबंधनात्
dvitīyāyāṃ mahotsargo nārakīyāśca tarpitāḥ | pāpebhyo viprayuktāste muktāḥ sarvanibaṃdhanāt
On that second day there was a great release, and the inhabitants of hell were refreshed; separated from their sins, they were freed from every bond.
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PdP 6 122.95
आशंसिताश्च संतुष्टाः स्थिताः सर्वे यदृच्छया । तेषां महोत्सवो वृत्तो यमराष्ट्रसुखावहः
āśaṃsitāśca saṃtuṣṭāḥ sthitāḥ sarve yadṛcchayā | teṣāṃ mahotsavo vṛtto yamarāṣṭrasukhāvahaḥ
And being blessed with hope and contented, they all remained at their own pleasure; a great festival of theirs took place, bringing happiness to Yama's realm.
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PdP 6 122.96
अतो यमद्वितीयेयं त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुता । तस्मान्निजगृहे विप्र न भोक्तव्यं ततो बुधैः
ato yamadvitīyeyaṃ triṣulokeṣu viśrutā | tasmānnijagṛhe vipra na bhoktavyaṃ tato budhaiḥ
Hence this Yama-dvitīyā is renowned in the three worlds; and therefore, O brahmin, on that day the wise should not eat in their own house.
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PdP 6 122.97
स्नेहेन भगिनीहस्ताद्भोक्तव्यं पुष्टिवर्द्धनं । दानानि च प्रदेयानि भगिनीभ्यो विधानतः
snehena bhaginīhastādbhoktavyaṃ puṣṭivarddhanaṃ | dānāni ca pradeyāni bhaginībhyo vidhānataḥ
With affection one should eat from a sister's hand (food) that increases well-being; and gifts should be presented to sisters according to the prescribed manner:
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PdP 6 122.98
स्वर्णालंकारवस्त्राणि पूजासत्कारसंयुतम् । भोक्तव्यं सह जायाश्च भगिन्याहस्ततः परम्
svarṇālaṃkāravastrāṇi pūjāsatkārasaṃyutam | bhoktavyaṃ saha jāyāśca bhaginyāhastataḥ param
gold, ornaments and garments, together with worship and marks of honour. Afterwards one should eat, along with one's wife, from a sister's hand.
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PdP 6 122.99
सर्वासु भगिनीहस्ताद्भोक्तव्यं बलवर्द्धनम् । ऊर्जे शुक्लद्वितीयायां पूजितस्तर्पितो यमः
sarvāsu bhaginīhastādbhoktavyaṃ balavarddhanam | ūrje śukladvitīyāyāṃ pūjitastarpito yamaḥ
In every case one should eat from a sister's hand (food) that increases strength. On the second day of the bright fortnight of Ūrja (Kārtika), Yama was worshipped and gratified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 122.100
महिषासनमारूढो दंडमुद्गरभृत्प्रभुः । वेष्टितः किंकरैहृष्टैस्तस्मै याम्यात्मने नमः 6.122.
mahiṣāsanamārūḍho daṃḍamudgarabhṛtprabhuḥ | veṣṭitaḥ kiṃkaraihṛṣṭaistasmai yāmyātmane namaḥ 6.122.
Mounted on the buffalo as his seat, the lord bearing staff and mace, surrounded by his delighted servants — to him, to the self of Yama, homage.
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PdP 6 122.101
यैर्भगिन्यः सुवासिन्यो वस्त्रदानादि तोषिताः । न तेषां वत्सरं यावत्कलहो न रिपोर्भयम्
yairbhaginyaḥ suvāsinyo vastradānādi toṣitāḥ | na teṣāṃ vatsaraṃ yāvatkalaho na riporbhayam
Those by whom their sisters, being well married, are pleased with gifts of clothing and the like — for them for a whole year there is no quarrel and no fear from an enemy.
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PdP 6 122.102
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं धर्मकामार्थसाधनम् । व्याख्यातं सकलं पुत्र सरहस्यं मयानघ
dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ dharmakāmārthasādhanam | vyākhyātaṃ sakalaṃ putra sarahasyaṃ mayānagha
(This observance) bestows wealth, fame and long life, and accomplishes dharma, pleasure and gain; the whole of it, together with its secret, has been expounded by me, O son, O sinless one.
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PdP 6 122.103
यस्यां तिथौ यमुनया यमराजदेवः संभोजितः प्रतितिथौ स्वसृसौहृदेन । तस्मात्स्वसुः करतलादिह यो भुनक्ति प्राप्नोति वित्तशुभसंपदमुत्तमां सः
yasyāṃ tithau yamunayā yamarājadevaḥ saṃbhojitaḥ pratitithau svasṛsauhṛdena | tasmātsvasuḥ karatalādiha yo bhunakti prāpnoti vittaśubhasaṃpadamuttamāṃ saḥ
On whichever lunar day Yama, the king-god, was feasted by Yamunā, on that same day, out of a sister's affection — therefore whoever here eats from the palm of his sister's hand obtains the highest abundance of wealth and good fortune.
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