Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 124
PdP 6 124.1
ईश्वर उवाच। प्रबोधिन्याश्च माहात्म्यं पापघ्नं पुण्यवर्द्धनम् । मुक्तिदं तत्वबुद्धीनां शृणुष्व सुरसत्तम
īśvara uvāca| prabodhinyāśca māhātmyaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyavarddhanam | muktidaṃ tatvabuddhīnāṃ śṛṇuṣva surasattama
Īśvara said: Hear, O best of the gods, the greatness of the Prabodhinī (eleventh), which destroys sin, increases merit, and gives liberation to those whose minds are set on the truth.
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PdP 6 124.2
तावद्गर्जति सेनानि गंगा भागीरथी क्षितौ । यावन्नायाति पापघ्नी कार्तिके हरिबोधिनी
tāvadgarjati senāni gaṃgā bhāgīrathī kṣitau | yāvannāyāti pāpaghnī kārtike haribodhinī
Only so long, O commander, does the Gaṅgā Bhāgīrathī roar upon the earth, as the sin-destroying Haribodhinī in Kārtika has not come.
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PdP 6 124.3
तावद्गच्छंति तीर्थानि आसमुद्र सरांसि च । यावत्प्रबोधिनी विष्णोस्तिथिर्नायाति कार्तिके
tāvadgacchaṃti tīrthāni āsamudra sarāṃsi ca | yāvatprabodhinī viṣṇostithirnāyāti kārtike
The sacred places, as far as the ocean, and the lakes, go (there) only so long as Viṣṇu's Prabodhinī day does not arrive in Kārtika.
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PdP 6 124.4
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च । एकेनैवोपवासेन प्रबोधिन्यां यथाऽभवत्
aśvamedhasahasrāṇi rājasūyaśatāni ca | ekenaivopavāsena prabodhinyāṃ yathā'bhavat
By a single fast on the Prabodhinī, it was as (if one had performed) thousands of horse sacrifices and hundreds of rājasūya sacrifices.
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PdP 6 124.5
दुर्लभं चैव दुष्प्राप्यं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । तदपि प्रार्थितं विप्र ददाति प्रतिबोधिनी
durlabhaṃ caiva duṣprāpyaṃ trailokye sacarācare | tadapi prārthitaṃ vipra dadāti pratibodhinī
Whatever is hard to obtain and hard to reach in the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings — even that, O brahmin, the Pratibodhinī gives when it is asked for.
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PdP 6 124.6
ऐश्वर्यं संसृतिं ज्ञानं राज्यं च सुखसंपदम् । ददात्युपोषिता विप्र हेलया हरिबोधिनी
aiśvaryaṃ saṃsṛtiṃ jñānaṃ rājyaṃ ca sukhasaṃpadam | dadātyupoṣitā vipra helayā haribodhinī
Lordship, worldly continuance, knowledge, kingship, and the wealth of happiness — the Haribodhinī, when fasted upon, gives (these) easily, O brahmin.
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PdP 6 124.7
मेरुमंदरतुल्यानि पापान्युपार्जितानि च । एकेनैवोपवासेन दहते हरिबोधिनी
merumaṃdaratulyāni pāpānyupārjitāni ca | ekenaivopavāsena dahate haribodhinī
Sins accumulated (though) equal to Meru and Mandara — the Haribodhinī burns them by a single fast.
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PdP 6 124.8
उपवासं प्रबोधिन्यां यः करोति स्वभावतः । विधिना नरशार्दूल यथोक्तं लभते फलम्
upavāsaṃ prabodhinyāṃ yaḥ karoti svabhāvataḥ | vidhinā naraśārdūla yathoktaṃ labhate phalam
He who of his own accord keeps the fast on the Prabodhinī according to the rule, O tiger among men, obtains the fruit as stated.
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PdP 6 124.9
पूर्वजन्मसहस्रेषु पापं यत्समुपार्जितम् । जागरेण प्रबोधिन्यां दह्यते तूलराशिवत्
pūrvajanmasahasreṣu pāpaṃ yatsamupārjitam | jāgareṇa prabodhinyāṃ dahyate tūlarāśivat
The sin accumulated in thousands of former births is burnt up like a heap of cotton by keeping vigil on the Prabodhinī.
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PdP 6 124.10
शृणु षण्मुख वक्ष्यामि जागरस्य च लक्षणम् । यस्य विज्ञानमात्रेण दुर्लभो न जनार्दनः
śṛṇu ṣaṇmukha vakṣyāmi jāgarasya ca lakṣaṇam | yasya vijñānamātreṇa durlabho na janārdanaḥ
Listen, six-faced one, I shall tell also the characteristics of the vigil, by merely knowing which Janārdana is not hard to obtain.
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PdP 6 124.11
गीतं वाद्यं च नृत्यं च पुराणपठनं तथा । धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं पुष्पं गंधानुलेपनम्
gītaṃ vādyaṃ ca nṛtyaṃ ca purāṇapaṭhanaṃ tathā | dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ puṣpaṃ gaṃdhānulepanam
Song, instrumental music, and dance, and likewise the recitation of the Purāṇas; incense, lamp, food-offering, flowers, and anointing with fragrances;
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PdP 6 124.12
फलमर्घ्यं च श्रद्धा च दानमिंद्रियसंयमम् । सत्यान्वितं विनिद्रं च मुदायुक्तं क्रियान्वितम्
phalamarghyaṃ ca śraddhā ca dānamiṃdriyasaṃyamam | satyānvitaṃ vinidraṃ ca mudāyuktaṃ kriyānvitam
fruit and the arghya offering, and faith, giving, restraint of the senses; (a vigil) joined with truth, sleepless, filled with joy, accompanied by rites;
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PdP 6 124.13
साश्चर्चं चैव सोत्साहमालस्यादिविवर्जितम् । प्रदक्षिणादिसंयुक्तं नमस्कारपुरःसरम्
sāścarcaṃ caiva sotsāhamālasyādivivarjitam | pradakṣiṇādisaṃyuktaṃ namaskārapuraḥsaram
with wonder and with zeal, free from sloth and the like, joined with circumambulation and the rest, preceded by salutation;
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PdP 6 124.14
नीराजनसमायुक्तमनिर्विण्णेन चेतसा । यामे यामे महाभाग कुर्वन्नीराजनं हरेः
nīrājanasamāyuktamanirviṇṇena cetasā | yāme yāme mahābhāga kurvannīrājanaṃ hareḥ
(joined) with the waving of lamps, with a mind that does not grow weary — O greatly fortunate one, performing the lamp-waving of Hari in watch after watch (of the night),
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PdP 6 124.15
एतैर्गुणैः समायुक्तं कुर्याज्जागरणं विभोः । एकाग्रमानसो यस्तु न पुनर्जायते भुवि
etairguṇaiḥ samāyuktaṃ kuryājjāgaraṇaṃ vibhoḥ | ekāgramānaso yastu na punarjāyate bhuvi
endowed with these qualities one should keep the night-vigil for the Lord; and he who does so with one-pointed mind is not born again on earth.
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PdP 6 124.16
य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितैः । जागरं वासरे विष्णोर्नीयते परमां गतिम्
ya evaṃ kurute bhaktyā vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaiḥ | jāgaraṃ vāsare viṣṇornīyate paramāṃ gatim
He who thus, with devotion, free from stinginess with wealth, keeps the vigil on the day of Viṣṇu is led to the highest goal.
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PdP 6 124.17
पुरुषसूक्तेन यो नित्यं कार्तिके अर्चयेद्धरिम् । वर्षकोटिसहस्राणि पूजितस्तेन केशवः
puruṣasūktena yo nityaṃ kārtike arcayeddharim | varṣakoṭisahasrāṇi pūjitastena keśavaḥ
He who worships Hari constantly in (the month of) Kārtika with the Puruṣasūkta — by him Keśava has been worshipped for a thousand crores of years.
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PdP 6 124.18
यथोक्तेन विधानेन पंचरात्रोदितेन वै । कार्तिके त्वर्चयेन्नित्यं मुक्तिभागी भवेन्नरः
yathoktena vidhānena paṃcarātroditena vai | kārtike tvarcayennityaṃ muktibhāgī bhavennaraḥ
But if a man worships constantly in Kārtika by the prescribed procedure declared in the Pañcarātra, he becomes a partaker of liberation.
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PdP 6 124.19
नमोनारायणायेति कार्तिके योऽर्चयेद्धरिम् । स मुक्तो नारकैर्दुःखैः पदं गच्छत्यनामयम्
namonārāyaṇāyeti kārtike yo'rcayeddharim | sa mukto nārakairduḥkhaiḥ padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam
He who worships Hari in Kārtika with "Homage to Nārāyaṇa" — he, freed from the torments of hell, goes to the place without affliction.
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PdP 6 124.20
हरेर्नामसहस्रं च गजराजस्य मोक्षणम् । कार्तिके पठते यस्तु पुनर्जन्म न विंदति
harernāmasahasraṃ ca gajarājasya mokṣaṇam | kārtike paṭhate yastu punarjanma na viṃdati
And he who recites in Kārtika the thousand names of Hari and the liberation of the king of elephants does not meet with birth again.
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PdP 6 124.21
युगकोटिसहस्राणि मन्वंतरशतानि च । द्वादश्यां कार्तिके मासि जागरी वसते दिवि
yugakoṭisahasrāṇi manvaṃtaraśatāni ca | dvādaśyāṃ kārtike māsi jāgarī vasate divi
For a thousand crores of ages and for hundreds of manvantaras, one who keeps the vigil on the twelfth day in the month of Kārtika dwells in heaven.
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PdP 6 124.22
कुले तस्य च संजाताः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । प्राप्नुवंति पदं विष्णोस्तस्मात्कुर्वीत जागरम्
kule tasya ca saṃjātāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ | prāpnuvaṃti padaṃ viṣṇostasmātkurvīta jāgaram
And those born in his family, by hundreds and by thousands, attain the state of Viṣṇu; therefore one should keep the vigil.
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PdP 6 124.23
कार्तिके पश्चिमे यामे स्तवं गानं करोति यः । श्वेतद्वीपे तु वसते पितृभिः सह भामिनि
kārtike paścime yāme stavaṃ gānaṃ karoti yaḥ | śvetadvīpe tu vasate pitṛbhiḥ saha bhāmini
Whoever performs praise and song in the last watch (of the night) in Kārtika, he dwells in Śvetadvīpa together with his forefathers, O radiant lady.
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PdP 6 124.24
नैवेद्यदानं हरये कार्तिके दिनसंक्षये । युगानि वसते स्वर्गे तावंति मुनिसत्तमाः
naivedyadānaṃ haraye kārtike dinasaṃkṣaye | yugāni vasate svarge tāvaṃti munisattamāḥ
(By) the offering of food to Hari at the close of day in Kārtika, he dwells in heaven for as many ages (as that), O best of sages.
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PdP 6 124.25
अक्षयं मुनिशार्दूल मालतीकमलार्चनम् । अर्चयेद्देवदेवेशं स याति परमं पदम्
akṣayaṃ muniśārdūla mālatīkamalārcanam | arcayeddevadeveśaṃ sa yāti paramaṃ padam
Imperishable (is the merit), O tiger among sages, of worship with jasmine and lotus flowers; (whoever) worships the Lord of the gods of gods goes to the highest state.
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PdP 6 124.26
कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु कृत्वा ह्येकादशीं नरः । प्रातर्दत्त्वा शुभान्कुंभान्स याति मम मंदिरम्
kārtike śuklapakṣe tu kṛtvā hyekādaśīṃ naraḥ | prātardattvā śubhānkuṃbhānsa yāti mama maṃdiram
But in the bright fortnight of Kārtika, a man who has observed the eleventh (day) and in the morning has given away auspicious water-jars goes to my abode.
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PdP 6 124.27
कार्त्तिकेय उवाच। भगवन्नुच्यतां पुण्यं व्रतानां परमं व्रतम् । कर्तव्यं कार्तिके मासि भवता भीष्मपंचकम्
kārttikeya uvāca| bhagavannucyatāṃ puṇyaṃ vratānāṃ paramaṃ vratam | kartavyaṃ kārtike māsi bhavatā bhīṣmapaṃcakam
Kārttikeya said: O Lord, let the meritorious observance be told, the highest of observances, the Bhīṣma-pañcaka, which is to be performed by you in the month of Kārtika.
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PdP 6 124.28
विधानं तस्य च फलं तथैव सुरसत्तम । कथयस्व प्रसादान्मे मुनीनां च पितामह
vidhānaṃ tasya ca phalaṃ tathaiva surasattama | kathayasva prasādānme munīnāṃ ca pitāmaha
And its procedure and likewise its fruit, O best of the gods — tell it out of favour to me and to the sages, O grandfather.
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PdP 6 124.29
ईश्वर उवाच। प्रवक्ष्यामि महापुण्यं व्रतं विधिमतां वरः । भीष्मेणैतद्यतः प्राप्तं व्रतं पंचदिनात्मकम्
īśvara uvāca| pravakṣyāmi mahāpuṇyaṃ vrataṃ vidhimatāṃ varaḥ | bhīṣmeṇaitadyataḥ prāptaṃ vrataṃ paṃcadinātmakam
Īśvara said: I shall proclaim the greatly meritorious observance, the best of the ordained (rites), since this five-day observance was obtained by Bhīṣma.
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PdP 6 124.30
सकाशाद्वासुदेवस्य तेनोक्तं भीष्मपंचकम् । व्रतस्यास्य गुणान्वक्तुं कः शक्तः केशवादृते
sakāśādvāsudevasya tenoktaṃ bhīṣmapaṃcakam | vratasyāsya guṇānvaktuṃ kaḥ śaktaḥ keśavādṛte
From the presence of Vāsudeva; by him the Bhīṣma-pañcaka was declared. Who but Keśava is able to tell the virtues of this observance?
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PdP 6 124.31
कार्त्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु शृणु धर्मं पुरातनम् । वसिष्ठभृगुगर्गाद्यैश्चीर्णं कृतयुगादिषु
kārttike śuklapakṣe tu śṛṇu dharmaṃ purātanam | vasiṣṭhabhṛgugargādyaiścīrṇaṃ kṛtayugādiṣu
Hear the ancient dharma (to be observed) in the bright fortnight of Kārtika, practised by Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Garga and others in the Kṛta age and after.
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PdP 6 124.32
अंबरीषेण भोगाद्यैश्चीर्णं त्रेतायुगादिषु । ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मचर्येण जपहोमक्रियादिभिः
aṃbarīṣeṇa bhogādyaiścīrṇaṃ tretāyugādiṣu | brāhmaṇairbrahmacaryeṇa japahomakriyādibhiḥ
It was practised by Ambarīṣa and the enjoyers (of the earth) and others in the Tretā age and after, and by brāhmaṇas with celibacy, with muttered prayer, oblation, rites and the rest.
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PdP 6 124.33
क्षत्रियैश्च तथा वैश्यैः सत्यशौचपरायणैः । दुष्करं सत्यहीनानामशक्यं बालचेतसाम्
kṣatriyaiśca tathā vaiśyaiḥ satyaśaucaparāyaṇaiḥ | duṣkaraṃ satyahīnānāmaśakyaṃ bālacetasām
And by kṣatriyas and likewise by vaiśyas devoted to truth and purity; it is hard to perform for those lacking truthfulness, and impossible for those of childish mind.
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PdP 6 124.34
दुष्करं भीष्ममित्याहुर्न शक्यं प्राकृतैर्नरैः । यस्तत्करोति विप्रेंद्र तेन सर्वं कृतं भवेत्
duṣkaraṃ bhīṣmamityāhurna śakyaṃ prākṛtairnaraiḥ | yastatkaroti vipreṃdra tena sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet
They call the Bhīṣma (observance) hard to perform, not possible for ordinary men; whoever performs it, O best of brāhmaṇas, by him everything has been done.
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PdP 6 124.35
व्रतं चैतन्महापुण्यं महापातकनाशनम् । अतो नरैः प्रयत्नेन कर्त्तव्यं भीष्मपंचकम्
vrataṃ caitanmahāpuṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | ato naraiḥ prayatnena karttavyaṃ bhīṣmapaṃcakam
And this observance is greatly meritorious, destroying the great sins; therefore the Bhīṣma-pañcaka should be performed by men with effort.
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PdP 6 124.36
कार्तिकस्यामलेपक्षे स्नात्वा सम्यग्विधानतः । एकादश्यां तु गृह्णीयाद्व्रतं पंचदिनात्मकम्
kārtikasyāmalepakṣe snātvā samyagvidhānataḥ | ekādaśyāṃ tu gṛhṇīyādvrataṃ paṃcadinātmakam
In the bright fortnight of Kārtika, having bathed properly according to the prescription, on the eleventh (day) one should undertake the five-day observance.
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PdP 6 124.37
प्रातः स्नात्वा विशेषेण मध्याह्ने च तथा व्रती । नद्यां निर्झरगर्ते वा समालभ्य च गोमयम्
prātaḥ snātvā viśeṣeṇa madhyāhne ca tathā vratī | nadyāṃ nirjharagarte vā samālabhya ca gomayam
The observer, having bathed in the morning and especially at midday likewise, in a river or in a pool of a waterfall, and having smeared himself with cow-dung —
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PdP 6 124.38
यवव्रीहितिलैः सम्यक्पितॄन्संतर्पयेत्क्रमात् । स्नात्वा मौनं नरः कृत्वा धौतवासा दृढव्रतः
yavavrīhitilaiḥ samyakpitṝnsaṃtarpayetkramāt | snātvā maunaṃ naraḥ kṛtvā dhautavāsā dṛḍhavrataḥ
He should duly satisfy the forefathers in order with barley, rice and sesame; having bathed, keeping silence, wearing washed clothes, firm in his vow, the man —
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PdP 6 124.39
भीष्मायोदकदानं च अर्घ्यं चैव प्रयत्नतः । पूजा भीष्मस्य कर्त्तव्या दानं दद्यात्प्रयत्नतः
bhīṣmāyodakadānaṃ ca arghyaṃ caiva prayatnataḥ | pūjā bhīṣmasya karttavyā dānaṃ dadyātprayatnataḥ
And the giving of water to Bhīṣma, and the offering of arghya too, carefully; worship of Bhīṣma is to be performed, and one should give a gift carefully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.40
पंचरत्नं विशेषेण दत्त्वा विप्राय यत्नतः । वासुदेवोऽपि संपूज्यो लक्ष्मीयुक्तः सदा प्रभुः
paṃcaratnaṃ viśeṣeṇa dattvā viprāya yatnataḥ | vāsudevo'pi saṃpūjyo lakṣmīyuktaḥ sadā prabhuḥ
Having given, especially, the five jewels to a brāhmaṇa with effort, Vāsudeva too is to be duly worshipped, the Lord ever joined with Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.41
पंचके पूजयित्वा तु कोटिकल्पानि तुष्यति । यत्किंचित्क्रियते सर्वं पंचधातुप्रकल्पयेत्
paṃcake pūjayitvā tu koṭikalpāni tuṣyati | yatkiṃcitkriyate sarvaṃ paṃcadhātuprakalpayet
When (the Lord) has been worshipped during the five days, he is pleased for a crore of kalpas; whatever little is done, one should arrange all of it with the five metals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.42
संवत्सरव्रतानां च लभते सकलं फलम् । कृत्वा तूदकदानं तु तथार्घ्यस्य च दापनम्
saṃvatsaravratānāṃ ca labhate sakalaṃ phalam | kṛtvā tūdakadānaṃ tu tathārghyasya ca dāpanam
And he obtains the entire fruit of the observances of a whole year, having performed the giving of water and likewise the presentation of the arghya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.43
मंत्रेणानेन यः कुर्यान्मुक्तिभागी भवेन्नरः
maṃtreṇānena yaḥ kuryānmuktibhāgī bhavennaraḥ
Whoever performs (this) with this mantra, that man becomes a partaker of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.44
वैयाघ्रपादगोत्राय सांकृते प्रवराय च । अपुत्राय ददाम्येतदुदकं भीष्मवर्मणे
vaiyāghrapādagotrāya sāṃkṛte pravarāya ca | aputrāya dadāmyetadudakaṃ bhīṣmavarmaṇe
To him of the Vaiyāghrapada lineage, of the Sāṃkṛti (line), of foremost descent, and sonless — to Bhīṣmavarman I give this water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.46
वसूनामवताराय शंतनोरात्मजाय च । अर्घ्यं ददामि भीष्माय आजन्मब्रह्मचारिणे ४५ इति अर्घ्यमंत्रः । अनेन विधिना यस्तु पंचकं तु समापयेत् । अश्वमेधसमं पुण्यं प्राप्नोत्यत्र न संशयः
vasūnāmavatārāya śaṃtanorātmajāya ca | arghyaṃ dadāmi bhīṣmāya ājanmabrahmacāriṇe 45 iti arghyamaṃtraḥ | anena vidhinā yastu paṃcakaṃ tu samāpayet | aśvamedhasamaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnotyatra na saṃśayaḥ
To Bhīṣma, the descended form of the Vasus, the son of Śaṃtanu, a celibate from birth, I give the offering-water (45). Thus the arghya-mantra. But whoever completes the five-day (observance) by this rule obtains merit equal to an aśvamedha — there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 6 124.47
पंचाहमपि कर्तव्यं नियमं च प्रयत्नतः । नियमेन विना पुत्र न भाव्यं व्रतकर्मणा
paṃcāhamapi kartavyaṃ niyamaṃ ca prayatnataḥ | niyamena vinā putra na bhāvyaṃ vratakarmaṇā
For five days too the restraint is to be kept up with effort; without restraint, my son, nothing is accomplished by the performance of a vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.48
उत्तरायणहीनाय भीष्माय प्रददौ हरिः । उत्तरायणहीनोऽपि शुद्धिं लग्नं विना शुभाः
uttarāyaṇahīnāya bhīṣmāya pradadau hariḥ | uttarāyaṇahīno'pi śuddhiṃ lagnaṃ vinā śubhāḥ
Hari gave (the offering) to Bhīṣma, who was without the northern course (of the sun); even one lacking the uttarāyaṇa (attains) purification, O auspicious ones, without (waiting for) an auspicious moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.49
ततः संपूजयेद्देवं सर्वपापहरं हरिम् । अनंतरं प्रयत्नेन कर्तव्यं भीष्मपंचकम्
tataḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ harim | anaṃtaraṃ prayatnena kartavyaṃ bhīṣmapaṃcakam
Then one should worship the god Hari, remover of all sins; thereafter the Bhīṣma-pañcaka is to be performed with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.50
स्नापयेत जलैर्भक्त्या मधुक्षीरघृतेन च । तथैव पंचगव्येन गंधचंदनवारिणा 6.124.
snāpayeta jalairbhaktyā madhukṣīraghṛtena ca | tathaiva paṃcagavyena gaṃdhacaṃdanavāriṇā 6.124.
One should bathe (him) with devotion with waters, and with honey, milk and ghee, and likewise with the five products of the cow, and with water scented with sandal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.51
चंदनेन सुगंधेन कुंकुमेनाथ केशवम् । कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण लेपयेद्गरुडध्वजम्
caṃdanena sugaṃdhena kuṃkumenātha keśavam | karpūrośīramiśreṇa lepayedgaruḍadhvajam
Then one should anoint Keśava, the Garuḍa-bannered, with fragrant sandal, with saffron, mixed with camphor and uśīra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.52
अर्चयेद्रुचिरैः पुष्पैर्गंधधूपसमन्वितैः । गुग्गुलुं घृतंसंयुक्तं दहेत्कृष्णाय भक्तिमान्
arcayedruciraiḥ puṣpairgaṃdhadhūpasamanvitaiḥ | gugguluṃ ghṛtaṃsaṃyuktaṃ dahetkṛṣṇāya bhaktimān
One should worship (him) with lovely flowers together with perfume and incense; the devotee should burn guggulu mixed with ghee for Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.53
दीपकं तु दिवारात्रौ दद्यात्पंचदिनादिषु । नैवेद्यं देवदेवस्य परमान्नं निवेदयेत्
dīpakaṃ tu divārātrau dadyātpaṃcadinādiṣu | naivedyaṃ devadevasya paramānnaṃ nivedayet
And one should offer a lamp by day and by night on the five days and the rest; as food-offering to the god of gods he should present the finest rice-dish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.54
एवमभ्यर्चयेद्देवं संस्मृत्य च प्रणम्य च । ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय जपेदष्टोत्तरं शतम्
evamabhyarcayeddevaṃ saṃsmṛtya ca praṇamya ca | oṃ namo vāsudevāya japedaṣṭottaraṃ śatam
Having thus worshipped the god, and having called (him) to mind and bowed, he should recite "oṃ, homage to Vāsudeva" one hundred and eight times.
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PdP 6 124.55
जुहुयाच्च घृताभ्यक्तैस्तिलव्रीहियवादिभिः । षडक्षरेण मंत्रेण स्वाहाकारान्वितेन च
juhuyācca ghṛtābhyaktaistilavrīhiyavādibhiḥ | ṣaḍakṣareṇa maṃtreṇa svāhākārānvitena ca
And he should make offerings into the fire with sesame, rice, barley and the rest smeared with ghee, using the six-syllable mantra joined with the word "svāhā".
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.56
उपास्य पश्चिमां संध्यां प्रणम्य गरुडध्वजम् । जपित्वा पूर्ववन्मंत्रं क्षितिशायी भवेद्व्रती
upāsya paścimāṃ saṃdhyāṃ praṇamya garuḍadhvajam | japitvā pūrvavanmaṃtraṃ kṣitiśāyī bhavedvratī
Having attended to the evening twilight worship and bowed to the Garuḍa-bannered one, and having recited the mantra as before, the observer of the vow should sleep on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.57
सर्वमेतद्विधानं तु कार्यं पंचदिनानि तु । विशेषोऽत्र व्रते ह्यस्मिन्यदन्यूनं शृणुष्व तत्
sarvametadvidhānaṃ tu kāryaṃ paṃcadināni tu | viśeṣo'tra vrate hyasminyadanyūnaṃ śṛṇuṣva tat
All this procedure is to be done for five days; but hear now what is the particular feature in this vow that is not less (than the rest).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.58
प्रथमेऽह्नि हरेः पादौ पूजयेत्कमलैर्व्रती । द्वितीये बिल्वपत्रेण जानुदेशं समर्चयेत्
prathame'hni hareḥ pādau pūjayetkamalairvratī | dvitīye bilvapatreṇa jānudeśaṃ samarcayet
On the first day the observer of the vow should worship Hari's feet with lotuses; on the second he should worship the region of the knees with bilva leaves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.59
ततोनुपूजयेच्छीर्षं मालत्या चक्रपाणिनः । कार्तिक्यां देवदेवस्य भक्त्या तद्गतमानसः
tatonupūjayecchīrṣaṃ mālatyā cakrapāṇinaḥ | kārtikyāṃ devadevasya bhaktyā tadgatamānasaḥ
Then he should worship the head of the discus-bearer with mālatī flowers — on the full moon of Kārttika, (the head) of the god of gods, with devotion, his mind fixed on him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.60
अर्चित्वा तं हृषीकेशमेकादश्यां समासतः । निष्प्राश्य गोमयं सम्यगेकादश्यामुपावसेत्
arcitvā taṃ hṛṣīkeśamekādaśyāṃ samāsataḥ | niṣprāśya gomayaṃ samyagekādaśyāmupāvaset
Having worshipped that Hṛṣīkeśa on the eleventh in brief, and having properly eaten cow-dung, he should fast on the eleventh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.61
गोमूत्रं मंत्रवद्भूमौ द्वादश्यां प्राशयेद्व्रती । क्षीरं चैव त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां तथा दधि
gomūtraṃ maṃtravadbhūmau dvādaśyāṃ prāśayedvratī | kṣīraṃ caiva trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ tathā dadhi
On the twelfth the observer of the vow should consume cow's urine on the ground with mantras, and milk on the thirteenth, and curds likewise on the fourteenth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.62
संप्राश्य कायशुद्ध्यर्थं लंघयित्वा चतुर्दिनम् । पंचमे दिवसे स्नात्वा विधिवत्पूज्य केशवम्
saṃprāśya kāyaśuddhyarthaṃ laṃghayitvā caturdinam | paṃcame divase snātvā vidhivatpūjya keśavam
Having consumed (these) for the sake of bodily purification, and having passed over four days (fasting), on the fifth day, having bathed and worshipped Keśava according to rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.63
भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या तेभ्यो दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम् । पापबुद्धिं परित्यज्य ब्रह्मचर्येण धीमता
bhojayedbrāhmaṇānbhaktyā tebhyo dadyācca dakṣiṇām | pāpabuddhiṃ parityajya brahmacaryeṇa dhīmatā
he should feed brāhmaṇas with devotion and give them a gift; abandoning sinful thoughts, with wise celibacy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.64
मद्यं मांसं परित्यज्य मैथुनं पापकारिणम् । शाकाहारेण मुन्यन्नैः कृष्णार्चनपरो नरः
madyaṃ māṃsaṃ parityajya maithunaṃ pāpakāriṇam | śākāhāreṇa munyannaiḥ kṛṣṇārcanaparo naraḥ
Abandoning wine, meat, and sinful sexual intercourse, a man devoted to the worship of Kṛṣṇa (should live) on a diet of vegetables and the grains of ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.65
ततो नक्तं समाश्नीयात्पंचगव्यपुरः सरम् ।
tato naktaṃ samāśnīyātpaṃcagavyapuraḥ saram |
Then he should eat at night, preceded by (the taking of) the five products of the cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.66
मद्यपो यत्पिबेन्मद्यं जन्मनो मरणांतिकम् । एतद्भीष्मव्रतं कृत्वा प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्
madyapo yatpibenmadyaṃ janmano maraṇāṃtikam | etadbhīṣmavrataṃ kṛtvā prāpnoti paramaṃ padam
Whatever wine a wine-drinker may drink from birth until death — having performed this Bhīṣma vow, he attains the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.67
स्त्रीभिर्ब्राह्मणवाक्येन कर्तव्यं धर्मवर्द्धनम् । विधवाभिश्च कर्तव्यं मोक्षसौख्याभिवृद्धये
strībhirbrāhmaṇavākyena kartavyaṃ dharmavarddhanam | vidhavābhiśca kartavyaṃ mokṣasaukhyābhivṛddhaye
By women, on the word of a brāhmaṇa, this increase of merit should be performed; and by widows it should be performed for the increase of the bliss of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.68
सर्वकामसमृद्ध्यर्थं पुण्यार्थमपि पावके । नित्यस्नाने तथा दाने ये कार्तिकमुपासते
sarvakāmasamṛddhyarthaṃ puṇyārthamapi pāvake | nityasnāne tathā dāne ye kārtikamupāsate
For the sake of the fulfilment of all desires, and also for merit, in the fire (offering), in daily bathing and likewise in giving — (blessed are) those who observe (the vow of) Kārttika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.69
वैश्वदेवश्च कर्तव्यो विष्णुध्यानपरायणैः । आरोग्य पुत्रदो वत्स महापातकनाशनः
vaiśvadevaśca kartavyo viṣṇudhyānaparāyaṇaiḥ | ārogya putrado vatsa mahāpātakanāśanaḥ
And the Vaiśvadeva (offering) should be performed by those intent on the meditation on Viṣṇu; it gives health and sons, my child, and destroys the great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.70
तीर्थेषु कार्तिकं कुर्यात्सर्वयत्नेन षण्मुख ।
tīrtheṣu kārtikaṃ kuryātsarvayatnena ṣaṇmukha |
One should perform (the observance of) Kārttika at sacred fords with every effort, O six-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.71
पापस्य प्रतिमा कार्या रौद्रवस्त्राति भीषणा । खड्गहस्ता विनिष्क्रांता लोहदंष्ट्राकरालिनी
pāpasya pratimā kāryā raudravastrāti bhīṣaṇā | khaḍgahastā viniṣkrāṃtā lohadaṃṣṭrākarālinī
An image of Sin is to be made, most terrifying with its fearsome garments, with a sword in its hand, protruding, gaping with iron fangs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.72
तिलप्रस्थोपरि स्थाप्या कृष्णवस्त्राभिवेष्टिता । रक्तपुष्पकृतापीडा ज्वलत्कांचनकुंडला
tilaprasthopari sthāpyā kṛṣṇavastrābhiveṣṭitā | raktapuṣpakṛtāpīḍā jvalatkāṃcanakuṃḍalā
It is to be set upon a prastha measure of sesame seeds, wrapped round with a black cloth, wearing a chaplet made of red flowers, with blazing golden earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.73
संपूज्य परया भक्त्या धर्मराजस्य नामभिः । इममुच्चारयेन्मंत्रं गृहीतकुसुमांजलिः
saṃpūjya parayā bhaktyā dharmarājasya nāmabhiḥ | imamuccārayenmaṃtraṃ gṛhītakusumāṃjaliḥ
Having worshipped (it) with supreme devotion by the names of Dharmarāja, holding a handful of flowers, one should utter this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.74
यदन्यजन्मनि कृतमिह जन्मनि वा पुनः । पापं प्रशममायातु तव पादप्रसादतः
yadanyajanmani kṛtamiha janmani vā punaḥ | pāpaṃ praśamamāyātu tava pādaprasādataḥ
"Whatever sin was done in another birth or again here in this birth, let it come to rest by the grace of your feet."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.75
एवं संपूज्य विधिवत्प्रतिमां तां च कांचनीम् । कृत्वा पूजां यथाशक्त्या विप्राणां वेदवादिनाम्
evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivatpratimāṃ tāṃ ca kāṃcanīm | kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāśaktyā viprāṇāṃ vedavādinām
Having thus worshipped that golden image according to the rule, and having performed, as far as one is able, worship of brāhmaṇas who recite the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.76
प्रीतये देवदेवस्य कृष्णस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । ब्राह्मणाय प्रदातव्यं धर्मो मे प्रीयतामिति
prītaye devadevasya kṛṣṇasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | brāhmaṇāya pradātavyaṃ dharmo me prīyatāmiti
for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa, god of gods, whose acts are effortless, it should be given to a brāhmaṇa with (the words) "May Dharma be pleased with me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.77
वाचकाय प्रदातव्या यथाशक्त्या च दक्षिणा । दद्याद्धिरण्यं गाश्चैव कृष्णो मे प्रीयतामिति
vācakāya pradātavyā yathāśaktyā ca dakṣiṇā | dadyāddhiraṇyaṃ gāścaiva kṛṣṇo me prīyatāmiti
And a fee should be given to the reciter as far as one is able; one should give gold and cows too, (saying) "May Kṛṣṇa be pleased with me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.78
कृतकृत्य स्थितो भूत्वा विरक्तः संयतो भवेत् । अन्येषामपि दातव्यं स्वशक्त्या दानमुत्तमम्
kṛtakṛtya sthito bhūtvā viraktaḥ saṃyato bhavet | anyeṣāmapi dātavyaṃ svaśaktyā dānamuttamam
Having become one who has done what was to be done, he should be detached and self-controlled; and to others too an excellent gift should be given according to one's ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.79
शांतचित्तो निरपराधः परं पदमवाप्नुयात् । नीलोत्पलदलश्यामश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रश्चतुर्भुजः
śāṃtacitto niraparādhaḥ paraṃ padamavāpnuyāt | nīlotpaladalaśyāmaścaturdaṃṣṭraścaturbhujaḥ
With a calm mind and free of offence he would attain the highest state. Dark as the petal of a blue lotus, with four fangs and four arms,
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PdP 6 124.80
अष्टपादैकनयनः शंकुकर्णः खरस्वनः । जडी द्विजिह्वस्ताम्राक्षो मृगराजतनुच्छदः
aṣṭapādaikanayanaḥ śaṃkukarṇaḥ kharasvanaḥ | jaḍī dvijihvastāmrākṣo mṛgarājatanucchadaḥ
eight-footed, one-eyed, with pointed ears, with a harsh voice, dull-witted, two-tongued, copper-eyed, clad in a lion's skin —
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PdP 6 124.81
चिंतनीयो महादेवो यस्य रूपं न विद्यते । इदं भीष्मेण कथितं शरतल्पगतेन मे
ciṃtanīyo mahādevo yasya rūpaṃ na vidyate | idaṃ bhīṣmeṇa kathitaṃ śaratalpagatena me
the Great God, whose form does not (really) exist, is to be meditated on. This was told to me by Bhīṣma as he lay on his bed of arrows.
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PdP 6 124.82
तदेतत्ते मयाख्यातं दुष्करं भीष्मपंचकं । धन्यं पुण्यं पापहरं युधिष्ठिर महाव्रतम् । यत्कृत्वा ब्रह्महा गोघ्नः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
tadetatte mayākhyātaṃ duṣkaraṃ bhīṣmapaṃcakaṃ | dhanyaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ yudhiṣṭhira mahāvratam | yatkṛtvā brahmahā goghnaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
So this hard-to-perform Bhīṣma-pañcaka has been declared to you by me — auspicious, meritorious, sin-removing, O Yudhiṣṭhira, a great vow, by performing which a slayer of a brāhmaṇa or a killer of a cow is freed from all sins.
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PdP 6 124.83
यद्भीष्मपंचकमिति प्रथितं पृथिव्यामेकादशीप्रभृतिपंचदशी निरुद्धम् । उक्तं न भोजनपरस्य तदा निषेधस्तस्मिन्व्रते शुभफलं प्रददाति विष्णुः
yadbhīṣmapaṃcakamiti prathitaṃ pṛthivyāmekādaśīprabhṛtipaṃcadaśī niruddham | uktaṃ na bhojanaparasya tadā niṣedhastasminvrate śubhaphalaṃ pradadāti viṣṇuḥ
That which is renowned on earth as the Bhīṣma-pañcaka, bounded by the eleventh day up to the fifteenth: it is said that for one intent on (proper) eating there is then no prohibition; in that vow Viṣṇu grants auspicious fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.84
सूत उवाच। एतत्सर्वाधिकं पुण्यं दुर्लभं भुवने कृतम् । इदं गुह्यं मयाख्यातं शास्त्रसारसमुच्चयम्
sūta uvāca| etatsarvādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ durlabhaṃ bhuvane kṛtam | idaṃ guhyaṃ mayākhyātaṃ śāstrasārasamuccayam
Sūta said: This merit, surpassing all, hard to obtain, has been produced in the world; this secret has been declared by me, a collection of the essence of the scriptures.
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PdP 6 124.85
सुराणां गोपितं सर्वमतिगुह्यं च मोक्षदम् । श्रुत्वा चैकपदे देवि अगम्यागमने रताः
surāṇāṃ gopitaṃ sarvamatiguhyaṃ ca mokṣadam | śrutvā caikapade devi agamyāgamane ratāḥ
(It is) kept hidden by the gods, wholly most secret, and granting liberation. Even having heard it in a single step, O goddess, those who are addicted to intercourse with forbidden women—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.86
कन्याविक्री स्वसाविक्री ह्युभयं तु विमोचयेत् । मोक्षदं च इदं शास्त्रं प्रकाशं नेतरे जने
kanyāvikrī svasāvikrī hyubhayaṃ tu vimocayet | mokṣadaṃ ca idaṃ śāstraṃ prakāśaṃ netare jane
a seller of a daughter, a seller of a sister—it releases both. And this scripture grants liberation; (it is) not to be made public among other people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.87
श्रुत्वा चैकपदे यस्तु मोक्षं गच्छति मानवः । गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन ये चापि त्यागिनो नराः
śrutvā caikapade yastu mokṣaṃ gacchati mānavaḥ | gopanīyaṃ prayatnena ye cāpi tyāgino narāḥ
And whatever man, having heard it, goes at once to liberation—(this text) is to be concealed with effort, and (from) those men too who are renouncers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 124.88
न तेषां कथ्यते पुण्यं सत्यं सत्यं च षण्मुख । इत्येतत्सर्वमाख्यातं कार्तिकस्य तु यत्फलम्
na teṣāṃ kathyate puṇyaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ ca ṣaṇmukha | ityetatsarvamākhyātaṃ kārtikasya tu yatphalam
to them the merit is not to be told—it is true, it is true, O six-faced one. Thus all this has been declared, namely what the fruit of (the month of) Kārtika is.
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PdP 6 124.89
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच। कथितं देवदेवेन पुत्राय हितकाम्यया । पितुस्तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य षण्मुखो हर्षनिर्भरः
śrīviṣṇuruvāca| kathitaṃ devadevena putrāya hitakāmyayā | pitustadvākyamākarṇya ṣaṇmukho harṣanirbharaḥ
Śrī Viṣṇu said: It was told by the god of gods to his son out of a desire for his welfare; hearing that speech of his father, the six-faced one was filled with joy.
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PdP 6 124.90
ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्वे तं देवं जगदायुषम् । कृतकृत्या वयं जाताः श्रुत्वा कार्तिकजं फलम्
ūcuḥ prāṃjalayaḥ sarve taṃ devaṃ jagadāyuṣam | kṛtakṛtyā vayaṃ jātāḥ śrutvā kārtikajaṃ phalam
With folded hands they all spoke to that god, the life of the world: "We have become ones whose task is accomplished, having heard the fruit born of Kārtika.
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PdP 6 124.91
अपरं नास्ति श्रोतव्यं प्राप्तं मे जन्मनः फलम् । माहात्म्यमेतदाकर्ण्य पूजयेद्यस्तु पाठकम्
aparaṃ nāsti śrotavyaṃ prāptaṃ me janmanaḥ phalam | māhātmyametadākarṇya pūjayedyastu pāṭhakam
There is nothing else to be heard; the fruit of my birth has been obtained." Whoever, having heard this glorification, should honour the reciter
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PdP 6 124.92
गोभूहिरण्यवस्त्रैश्च विष्णुतुल्यो यतो हि सः । वाचके पूजिते यस्माद्विष्णुर्भवति पूजितः
gobhūhiraṇyavastraiśca viṣṇutulyo yato hi saḥ | vācake pūjite yasmādviṣṇurbhavati pūjitaḥ
with cows, land, gold and garments—since he is equal to Viṣṇu; for when the reciter is honoured, Viṣṇu becomes honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.93
तथा तं पूजयेन्नित्यं यदीच्छेत्सफलं शुभम् । धर्मशास्त्रं पुराणं च वेदविद्यादिकं च यत्
tathā taṃ pūjayennityaṃ yadīcchetsaphalaṃ śubham | dharmaśāstraṃ purāṇaṃ ca vedavidyādikaṃ ca yat
So one should honour him constantly, if one desires the auspicious (result) to bear fruit. And whatever there is—book of dharma, purāṇa, and Vedic learning and the rest—
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PdP 6 124.94
पुस्तकं वाचकायैव दातव्यं धर्ममिच्छता । पुराणविद्या दातारो ह्यनंतफलभोजिनः
pustakaṃ vācakāyaiva dātavyaṃ dharmamicchatā | purāṇavidyā dātāro hyanaṃtaphalabhojinaḥ
the book should be given precisely to a reciter by one who desires dharma; for the givers of purāṇa-knowledge enjoy endless fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 124.95
यः पठेत इदं भक्त्या श्रुत्वा चैवावधारयेत् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
yaḥ paṭheta idaṃ bhaktyā śrutvā caivāvadhārayet | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
He who should recite this with devotion, and having heard it should keep it in mind, is freed from all sins; he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 124.96
धनं धान्यं यशः पुत्रानायुरारोग्यमेव च । माहात्म्यश्रवणादेव लभ्यते च न संशयः
dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ yaśaḥ putrānāyurārogyameva ca | māhātmyaśravaṇādeva labhyate ca na saṃśayaḥ
Wealth, grain, fame, sons, long life and health too are obtained simply from hearing this glorification—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition