Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 123
PdP 6 123.1
कार्तिकेय उवाच। भगवञ्च्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम् । विधिं मासोपवासस्य फलं चास्य यथोदितम्
kārtikeya uvāca| bhagavañcchrotumicchāmi vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam | vidhiṃ māsopavāsasya phalaṃ cāsya yathoditam
Kārtikeya said: Lord, I wish to hear the best of observances — the procedure of the month-long fast and its fruit as it has been declared;
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PdP 6 123.2
यथाविधि नरैः कार्या व्रतचर्या यथा भवेत् । आरभ्यते यथापूर्वं समाप्यं हि यथाविधि
yathāvidhi naraiḥ kāryā vratacaryā yathā bhavet | ārabhyate yathāpūrvaṃ samāpyaṃ hi yathāvidhi
how the practice of the observance is to be carried out by men according to rule, as it should be; how it is begun in due order and how it is to be completed according to rule;
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PdP 6 123.3
यावत्संख्यं तु कर्तव्यं तत्प्रब्रूहि महेश्वर । व्रतमेतत्सुरश्रेष्ठ विस्तरेण ममानघ
yāvatsaṃkhyaṃ tu kartavyaṃ tatprabrūhi maheśvara | vratametatsuraśreṣṭha vistareṇa mamānagha
and how many times it is to be performed — tell that, O Maheśvara; (tell) me this observance in detail, O best of the gods, O sinless one.
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PdP 6 123.4
श्रीरुद्र उवाच। साधु पावकि सर्वं ते यत्पृष्टं प्रब्रुवेऽनघ । भक्त्या मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ शृणुष्व गदतो मम
śrīrudra uvāca| sādhu pāvaki sarvaṃ te yatpṛṣṭaṃ prabruve'nagha | bhaktyā matimatāṃ śreṣṭha śṛṇuṣva gadato mama
Śrī Rudra said: Good, O son of Fire! I shall tell you all that you have asked, O sinless one. With devotion, O best of the wise, listen to me as I speak.
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PdP 6 123.5
सुराणां च यथा विष्णुस्तपतां च यथा रविः । मेरुः शिखरिणां यद्वद्वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्
surāṇāṃ ca yathā viṣṇustapatāṃ ca yathā raviḥ | meruḥ śikhariṇāṃ yadvadvainateyaśca pakṣiṇām
As Viṣṇu (is foremost) among the gods, and as the sun among things that give heat; as Meru among mountains, and Garuḍa, son of Vinatā, among birds—
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PdP 6 123.6
तीर्थानां तु यथा गंगा प्रजानां तु यथा वणिक् । श्रेष्ठं सर्वव्रतानां तु तद्वन्मासोपवासनम्
tīrthānāṃ tu yathā gaṃgā prajānāṃ tu yathā vaṇik | śreṣṭhaṃ sarvavratānāṃ tu tadvanmāsopavāsanam
and as the Gaṅgā among sacred fords, and as the merchant among (his) people—so the month-long fast is the best of all observances.
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PdP 6 123.7
सर्वव्रतेषु यत्पुण्यं सर्वतीर्थेषु चैव हि । सर्वदानोद्भवं चैव लभेन्मासोपवासकृत्
sarvavrateṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu caiva hi | sarvadānodbhavaṃ caiva labhenmāsopavāsakṛt
Whatever merit there is in all observances and in all sacred fords, and whatever arises from all gifts—the performer of the month-long fast obtains it.
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PdP 6 123.8
अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैर्विविधैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः । न तत्पुण्यमवाप्नोति यन्मासपरिलंघनात्
agniṣṭomādibhiryajñairvividhairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ | na tatpuṇyamavāpnoti yanmāsaparilaṃghanāt
By sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma, of various kinds, with abundant priestly fees, one does not attain that merit which (comes) from passing a month (without food).
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PdP 6 123.9
तेन जप्तं हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृता स्वधा । यः करोति विधानेन नरो मासमुपोषणम्
tena japtaṃ hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtā svadhā | yaḥ karoti vidhānena naro māsamupoṣaṇam
By him has muttered prayer been made, oblation offered, gifts given, austerity practised, the svadhā offering performed—the man who according to the rule carries out the month's fast.
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PdP 6 123.10
उद्दिश्य वैष्णवं यज्ञं समभ्यर्च्य जनार्दनम् । गुरोराज्ञां ततो लब्ध्वा कुर्यान्मासोपवासनम्
uddiśya vaiṣṇavaṃ yajñaṃ samabhyarcya janārdanam | gurorājñāṃ tato labdhvā kuryānmāsopavāsanam
Having designated (it) a Vaiṣṇava sacrifice, having duly worshipped Janārdana, and then having obtained the teacher's permission, one should perform the month-long fast.
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PdP 6 123.11
वैष्णवानि यथोक्तानि कृत्वा सर्वव्रतानि तु । द्वादश्यादीनि पुण्यानि ततो मासमुपावसेत्
vaiṣṇavāni yathoktāni kṛtvā sarvavratāni tu | dvādaśyādīni puṇyāni tato māsamupāvaset
Having performed all the Vaiṣṇava observances as prescribed, the meritorious ones beginning with the twelfth-day (vow), one should then fast for the month.
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PdP 6 123.12
अतिकृच्छॄं च पाराकं कृत्वा चांद्रायणं ततः । मासोपवासं कुर्वीत ज्ञात्वा देह बलाबलम्
atikṛcchṝṃ ca pārākaṃ kṛtvā cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ tataḥ | māsopavāsaṃ kurvīta jñātvā deha balābalam
Having performed the atikṛcchra and the pāraka and then the cāndrāyaṇa, one should undertake the month-long fast, knowing the strength or weakness of the body.
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PdP 6 123.13
वानप्रस्थो यतिर्वापि नारी वा विधवा मुने । मासोपवासं कुर्वीतगुरोर्विप्राज्ञया ततः
vānaprastho yatirvāpi nārī vā vidhavā mune | māsopavāsaṃ kurvītagurorviprājñayā tataḥ
A forest-dweller, or an ascetic, or a woman, or a widow, O sage, may then perform the month-long fast by the permission of the teacher, a brahmin.
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PdP 6 123.14
आश्विनस्यामले पक्षे एकादश्यामुपोषितः । व्रतमेतत्तु गृह्णीयाद्यावत्त्रिंशद्दिनानि तु
āśvinasyāmale pakṣe ekādaśyāmupoṣitaḥ | vratametattu gṛhṇīyādyāvattriṃśaddināni tu
Having fasted on the eleventh of the bright fortnight of Āśvina, one should undertake this observance for as long as thirty days.
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PdP 6 123.15
वासुदेवं समभ्यर्च्य कार्तिकं सकलं नरः । मासं चोपवसेद्यस्तु स मुक्तिफलभाग्भवेत्
vāsudevaṃ samabhyarcya kārtikaṃ sakalaṃ naraḥ | māsaṃ copavasedyastu sa muktiphalabhāgbhavet
The man who, having duly worshipped Vāsudeva through the whole of Kārtika, fasts for the month—he becomes a partaker of the fruit that is liberation.
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PdP 6 123.16
अच्युतस्यालये भक्त्या त्रिकालं कुमुदैः शुभैः । मालतींदीवरैः पद्मैः कमलैस्तु सुगंधिभिः
acyutasyālaye bhaktyā trikālaṃ kumudaiḥ śubhaiḥ | mālatīṃdīvaraiḥ padmaiḥ kamalaistu sugaṃdhibhiḥ
In Acyuta's temple, with devotion, at the three times (of day), with auspicious white lotuses, with jasmine, blue lotuses, lotuses, and fragrant lotuses,
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PdP 6 123.17
कुंकुमोशीरकर्पूरैर्विलिप्य वरचंदनैः । नैवेद्यधूपदीपाद्यैरर्चयेच्च जनार्दनम्
kuṃkumośīrakarpūrairvilipya varacaṃdanaiḥ | naivedyadhūpadīpādyairarcayecca janārdanam
having anointed (the image) with saffron, uśīra, camphor and excellent sandal-pastes, one should worship Janārdana with food-offerings, incense, lamps and the rest.
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PdP 6 123.18
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा पूजयेद्गरुडध्वजम् । कुर्वन्नरस्त्रीविधवा बृहद्भक्तिर्जितेंद्रियः
manasā karmaṇā vācā pūjayedgaruḍadhvajam | kurvannarastrīvidhavā bṛhadbhaktirjiteṃdriyaḥ
With mind, with deed, with speech one should worship him whose banner is Garuḍa—a man, a woman, or a widow performing (this), with great devotion and senses subdued.
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PdP 6 123.19
नाम्नामेव तथालापं विष्णोः कुर्यादहर्निशम् । भक्त्या विष्णोस्तुतिर्वाच्या मिथ्यालापविवर्जिता
nāmnāmeva tathālāpaṃ viṣṇoḥ kuryādaharniśam | bhaktyā viṣṇostutirvācyā mithyālāpavivarjitā
And so one should make one's talk consist of Viṣṇu's names alone, day and night; with devotion Viṣṇu's praise should be spoken, free of false talk.
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PdP 6 123.20
सर्वसत्वदयायुक्तः शांतवृत्तिरहिंसकः । सुप्तो बाह्यासनस्थो वा वासुदेवं प्रकीर्तयेत्
sarvasatvadayāyuktaḥ śāṃtavṛttirahiṃsakaḥ | supto bāhyāsanastho vā vāsudevaṃ prakīrtayet
Endowed with compassion for all beings, of peaceful conduct, doing no harm, whether asleep or seated outside, one should proclaim Vāsudeva('s name).
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PdP 6 123.21
स्मृत्वालोकनगंधादि स्वादितं परिकीर्तितम् । अन्नस्य वर्जयेद्ग्रासं ग्रासानां सम्प्रमोक्षणम्
smṛtvālokanagaṃdhādi svāditaṃ parikīrtitam | annasya varjayedgrāsaṃ grāsānāṃ sampramokṣaṇam
Remembering, looking at, smelling and so on, tasting, praising—(these are) declared: one should avoid a mouthful of food, and the swallowing of mouthfuls.
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PdP 6 123.22
गात्राभ्यंगं शिरोभ्यंगं तांबूलं सविलेपनम् । व्रतस्थो वर्जयेत्सर्वं यच्चान्यच्च निराकृतम्
gātrābhyaṃgaṃ śirobhyaṃgaṃ tāṃbūlaṃ savilepanam | vratastho varjayetsarvaṃ yaccānyacca nirākṛtam
Oiling of the limbs, oiling of the head, betel with its unguent—one standing in the observance should avoid all this, and whatever else has been forbidden.
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PdP 6 123.23
न व्रतस्थः स्पृशेत्किंचिद्विकर्मस्थं न चालयेत् । देवतायतने तिष्ठन्गृहस्थश्चाचरेद् व्रतम्
na vratasthaḥ spṛśetkiṃcidvikarmasthaṃ na cālayet | devatāyatane tiṣṭhangṛhasthaścācared vratam
One standing in the observance should not touch anything, nor should he stir what stands in a forbidden act; a householder should carry out the observance while staying in a temple of the deity.
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PdP 6 123.24
कृत्वा मासोपवासं तु यथोक्तविधिना नरः । नारी वा विधवा साध्वी वासुदेवं समर्चयेत्
kṛtvā māsopavāsaṃ tu yathoktavidhinā naraḥ | nārī vā vidhavā sādhvī vāsudevaṃ samarcayet
Having performed the month-long fast by the rule as stated, a man, or a woman, or a virtuous widow, should worship Vāsudeva.
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PdP 6 123.25
अन्यूनाधिकमेवं तु व्रतं त्रिंशद्दिनैरिति । कृत्वा मासोपवासं तु संयतात्मा जितेंद्रियः
anyūnādhikamevaṃ tu vrataṃ triṃśaddinairiti | kṛtvā māsopavāsaṃ tu saṃyatātmā jiteṃdriyaḥ
Thus the observance, neither less nor more, is (completed) in thirty days; having performed the month-long fast, self-controlled and with senses subdued,
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PdP 6 123.26
ततोऽर्चयेदेव पुण्यं द्वादश्यां गरुडध्वजम् । पूजयेत्पुष्पमालाभिर्गंधधूपविलेपनैः
tato'rcayedeva puṇyaṃ dvādaśyāṃ garuḍadhvajam | pūjayetpuṣpamālābhirgaṃdhadhūpavilepanaiḥ
then he should worship the meritorious (Lord) whose banner is Garuḍa on the twelfth (day); he should honour (him) with garlands of flowers, with perfumes, incense, and unguents.
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PdP 6 123.27
वस्त्रालंकारवाद्यैश्च तोषयेदच्युतं नरः । संस्नापयेद्धरिं भक्त्या तीर्थचंदनवारिभिः
vastrālaṃkāravādyaiśca toṣayedacyutaṃ naraḥ | saṃsnāpayeddhariṃ bhaktyā tīrthacaṃdanavāribhiḥ
And with garments, ornaments and music the man should please Acyuta; he should bathe Hari with devotion with waters from holy fords and with sandal-water.
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PdP 6 123.28
चंदनेनानुलिप्तांगं धूपपुष्पैरलंकृतम् । वस्त्रदानादिभिश्चैव भोजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्
caṃdanenānuliptāṃgaṃ dhūpapuṣpairalaṃkṛtam | vastradānādibhiścaiva bhojayitvā dvijottamān
(Him) whose limbs are anointed with sandal, adorned with incense and flowers—and (having honoured the brahmins) with gifts of clothing and the rest, having fed the best of the twice-born,
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PdP 6 123.29
दद्याच्च दक्षिणां तेभ्यः प्रणिपत्य क्षमापयेत् । विप्रान्क्षमापयित्वा तु विसृज्याभ्यर्च्य पूज्य च
dadyācca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyaḥ praṇipatya kṣamāpayet | viprānkṣamāpayitvā tu visṛjyābhyarcya pūjya ca
and he should give them a fee, and bowing down should ask their pardon; having made the brahmins pardon (him), and having honoured and worshipped (them), having dismissed (them)—
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PdP 6 123.30
एवं वित्तानुसारेण भक्तियुक्तेन शक्तितः । एवं मासोपवासान्हि कृत्वाभ्यर्च जनार्दनम्
evaṃ vittānusāreṇa bhaktiyuktena śaktitaḥ | evaṃ māsopavāsānhi kṛtvābhyarca janārdanam
thus, according to one's wealth, with devotion, to the best of one's power: having thus performed the month-long fasts and worshipped Janārdana,
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PdP 6 123.31
भोजयित्वा द्विजांश्चैव विष्णुलोके महीयते । एवं मासोपवासांते वृत्वा विप्रांस्त्रयोदश
bhojayitvā dvijāṃścaiva viṣṇuloke mahīyate | evaṃ māsopavāsāṃte vṛtvā viprāṃstrayodaśa
and having fed the twice-born, one is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu. Thus at the end of the month-long fast, having chosen thirteen brahmins,
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PdP 6 123.32
निर्यापयेत्ततस्तान्वै विधिना येन तच्छृणु । कारयेद्वैष्णवं यज्ञमेकादश्यामुपोषितः
niryāpayettatastānvai vidhinā yena tacchṛṇu | kārayedvaiṣṇavaṃ yajñamekādaśyāmupoṣitaḥ
he should then send them off; hear by what rule that (is done). Having fasted on the eleventh, he should have a Vaiṣṇava sacrifice performed.
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PdP 6 123.33
पूजयित्वा तु देवेशमाचार्यानुज्ञया हरिम् । अर्चयित्वा यथाशक्त्या ह्यभिवाद्य गुरुं तथा
pūjayitvā tu deveśamācāryānujñayā harim | arcayitvā yathāśaktyā hyabhivādya guruṃ tathā
Having worshipped Hari, the lord of gods, by the teacher's permission, having honoured (him) according to his ability, and having likewise saluted the teacher,
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PdP 6 123.34
ततोनुभोजयेद्विप्रान्नमस्कारपुरःसरम् । विशुद्धकुलचारित्रान्विष्णुपूजनतत्परान्
tatonubhojayedviprānnamaskārapuraḥsaram | viśuddhakulacāritrānviṣṇupūjanatatparān
then he should feed the brahmins, preceded by salutation—(brahmins) of pure family and conduct, devoted to the worship of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 123.35
पूजयित्वा तथा सर्वान्भोजयित्वा त्रयोदश । तांबूलवस्त्रयुग्मानि भोजनाच्छादनानि च
pūjayitvā tathā sarvānbhojayitvā trayodaśa | tāṃbūlavastrayugmāni bhojanācchādanāni ca
Having thus honoured them all and fed the thirteen, (he should give) betel, pairs of garments, food and coverings,
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PdP 6 123.36
योगपट्टानि सूत्राणि ब्रह्मसूत्राणि चैव हि । दत्त्वा चैव द्विजाग्र्येभ्यः पूजयित्वा प्रणम्य च
yogapaṭṭāni sūtrāṇi brahmasūtrāṇi caiva hi | dattvā caiva dvijāgryebhyaḥ pūjayitvā praṇamya ca
and yoga-cloths, threads and sacred cords too—having given (these) to the foremost of the twice-born, and having honoured and bowed to (them),
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PdP 6 123.37
ततोनुपूजयेद्भक्त्या शय्यास्तरणसंस्कृताम् । साच्छादनां शुभां श्रेष्ठां सोपधानामलंकृताम्
tatonupūjayedbhaktyā śayyāstaraṇasaṃskṛtām | sācchādanāṃ śubhāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ sopadhānāmalaṃkṛtām
then he should devoutly honour a bed prepared with a spread, with a covering, auspicious, excellent, with a pillow, and adorned.
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PdP 6 123.38
कारयित्वात्मनोमूर्तिं कांचनीं तु स्वशक्तितः । न्यसेत्तस्यां तु शय्यायामर्चयित्वा स्रगादिभिः
kārayitvātmanomūrtiṃ kāṃcanīṃ tu svaśaktitaḥ | nyasettasyāṃ tu śayyāyāmarcayitvā sragādibhiḥ
Having had an image of himself made of gold according to his means, he should place it on that bed, having worshipped (it) with garlands and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 123.39
आसनं पादुका छत्रं वस्त्रयुग्ममुपानहौ । पवित्राणि च पुष्पाणि शय्यायामुपकल्पयेत्
āsanaṃ pādukā chatraṃ vastrayugmamupānahau | pavitrāṇi ca puṣpāṇi śayyāyāmupakalpayet
A seat, sandals, a parasol, a pair of garments, shoes, and purificatory grasses and flowers he should arrange upon the bed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 123.40
एवं शय्यां तु संकल्प्य प्रणिपत्य च तान्द्विजान् । प्रार्थयेच्चानुमोदार्थं विष्णुलोकं व्रजाम्यहम्
evaṃ śayyāṃ tu saṃkalpya praṇipatya ca tāndvijān | prārthayeccānumodārthaṃ viṣṇulokaṃ vrajāmyaham
Having thus resolved upon (the gift of) the bed and bowed down to those brahmins, he should request their consent (saying), "I go to the world of Viṣṇu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 123.41
ततो व्रजेन्नरः प्रेष्ठं विष्णोः स्थानमनामयम् । मंडपस्थांस्तु तान्विप्रानिति वाच्यं मुहुर्मुहुः
tato vrajennaraḥ preṣṭhaṃ viṣṇoḥ sthānamanāmayam | maṃḍapasthāṃstu tānviprāniti vācyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
Then the man goes to the dear, disease-free abode of Viṣṇu. To those brahmins seated in the pavilion this is to be said again and again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 123.42
मंत्रहीनं भक्तिहीनं क्रियाहीनं द्विजोत्तमाः । सर्वं संपूर्णतां यातु भवद्वाक्यप्रसादतः । विधिर्मासोपवासस्य यथावत्परिकीर्तितः
maṃtrahīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ dvijottamāḥ | sarvaṃ saṃpūrṇatāṃ yātu bhavadvākyaprasādataḥ | vidhirmāsopavāsasya yathāvatparikīrtitaḥ
"O best of the twice-born, whatever is deficient in mantra, deficient in devotion, deficient in rite—let it all attain completeness by the grace of your word." The rule of the month-long fast has been duly proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition