Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 131
PdP 6 131.1
पार्वत्युवाच। शालग्रामशिला शुद्धा मूर्त्तयः संति भूतले । तासां चैव तु मूर्तीनां पूजनं कतिधा स्मृतम्
pārvatyuvāca| śālagrāmaśilā śuddhā mūrttayaḥ saṃti bhūtale | tāsāṃ caiva tu mūrtīnāṃ pūjanaṃ katidhā smṛtam
Pārvatī said: The Śālagrāma stone—pure images—exist on the earth. In how many ways is the worship of those images taught?
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PdP 6 131.2
ब्राह्मणैः कति पूज्यास्ताः क्षत्रियैर्वा सुरेश्वर । वैश्यैर्वापि कथं शूद्रैः स्त्रीभिर्वापि समादिश
brāhmaṇaiḥ kati pūjyāstāḥ kṣatriyairvā sureśvara | vaiśyairvāpi kathaṃ śūdraiḥ strībhirvāpi samādiśa
How many of them are to be worshipped by brāhmaṇas, or by kṣatriyas, O lord of the gods? Or by vaiśyas, and how by śūdras or by women? Instruct (me).
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PdP 6 131.3
महादेव उवाच। शालग्रामशिला पुण्या पवित्रा धर्मकारिणी । यस्या दर्शनमात्रेण ब्रह्महा शुध्यते नरः
mahādeva uvāca| śālagrāmaśilā puṇyā pavitrā dharmakāriṇī | yasyā darśanamātreṇa brahmahā śudhyate naraḥ
Mahādeva said: The Śālagrāma stone is meritorious, purifying, productive of dharma; by the mere sight of it a man who has killed a brāhmaṇa is purified.
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PdP 6 131.4
तद्गृहं सर्वतीर्थानां प्रवरं श्रुतिनोदितम् । यत्रेयं सर्वदा मूर्तिः शालग्रामशिला शुभा
tadgṛhaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ śrutinoditam | yatreyaṃ sarvadā mūrtiḥ śālagrāmaśilā śubhā
That house is declared by scripture to be the foremost of all sacred fords where this auspicious image, the Śālagrāma stone, is always (present).
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PdP 6 131.5
ब्राह्मणैः पंचपूज्या स्युश्चतस्रः क्षत्रियैस्तथा । वैश्यैस्तिस्रस्तथापूज्याएकापूज्याप्रयत्नतः
brāhmaṇaiḥ paṃcapūjyā syuścatasraḥ kṣatriyaistathā | vaiśyaistisrastathāpūjyāekāpūjyāprayatnataḥ
Five are to be worshipped by brāhmaṇas, and four likewise by kṣatriyas; three likewise are to be worshipped by vaiśyas, and one is to be worshipped diligently (by others).
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PdP 6 131.6
तस्यादर्शनमात्रेणशूद्रो मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् । अनेन विधिना देवि ये नराः पूजयंति वै
tasyādarśanamātreṇaśūdro muktimavāpnuyāt | anena vidhinā devi ye narāḥ pūjayaṃti vai
By the mere sight of it a Śūdra would attain liberation. O Goddess, those men who worship by this rule,
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PdP 6 131.7
भोगान्सर्वांस्तत्र भुक्त्वा यांति विष्णोः सनातनम् । इयं सा महती मूर्तिः सर्वदा पापहारिणी
bhogānsarvāṃstatra bhuktvā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ sanātanam | iyaṃ sā mahatī mūrtiḥ sarvadā pāpahāriṇī
having enjoyed all pleasures there, go to the eternal (abode) of Viṣṇu. This is that great image, ever remover of sins.
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PdP 6 131.8
कैलासाद्यं फलं देवि जायते पूजनाद्यतः । तत्र गंगा च यमुना गोदावरी सरस्वती
kailāsādyaṃ phalaṃ devi jāyate pūjanādyataḥ | tatra gaṃgā ca yamunā godāvarī sarasvatī
O Goddess, from worshipping (it) the fruit beginning with Kailāsa arises; there (are) Gaṅgā and Yamunā, Godāvarī, Sarasvatī —
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PdP 6 131.9
तिष्ठते च शिला यत्र सर्वं तत्र न संशयः । किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन भूयोभूयो वरानने
tiṣṭhate ca śilā yatra sarvaṃ tatra na saṃśayaḥ | kimatra bahunoktena bhūyobhūyo varānane
and where the stone (śālagrāma) stands, everything is there, no doubt. What (use is) much speaking here, again and again, O fair-faced one?
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PdP 6 131.10
पूजनं मनुजैः सम्यक्कर्त्तव्यं मुक्तिमिच्छुभिः । भक्तिभावेन देवेशि येऽर्चयंति जनार्दनम्
pūjanaṃ manujaiḥ samyakkarttavyaṃ muktimicchubhiḥ | bhaktibhāvena deveśi ye'rcayaṃti janārdanam
Worship should be properly performed by men who desire liberation. O Mistress of the gods, those who with devotional feeling worship Janārdana —
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PdP 6 131.11
तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण ब्रह्महा शुध्यते जनः । दासभावेन ये शूद्राः स्वर्चनं कुर्वते सदा
teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa brahmahā śudhyate janaḥ | dāsabhāvena ye śūdrāḥ svarcanaṃ kurvate sadā
by the mere sight of them a man who has killed a brahmin is purified. Those Śūdras who, in the attitude of servants, always perform his worship well —
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PdP 6 131.12
तेषां पुण्यं न जानंति ब्रह्माद्याश्च सुरेश्वरि । भक्तिभावेन ये विप्रा हरिमभ्यर्चयंति वै
teṣāṃ puṇyaṃ na jānaṃti brahmādyāśca sureśvari | bhaktibhāvena ye viprā harimabhyarcayaṃti vai
their merit even Brahmā and the others do not know, O Queen of the gods. Those brahmins who with devotional feeling worship Hari,
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PdP 6 131.13
एकविंशतिकुलं तैस्तु तारितं तेषु जन्मसु । शंखचक्रांकितो यस्तु विप्रः पूजनमाचरेत्
ekaviṃśatikulaṃ taistu tāritaṃ teṣu janmasu | śaṃkhacakrāṃkito yastu vipraḥ pūjanamācaret
by them twenty-one lineages have been carried across in those births. And that brahmin who, marked with conch and discus, performs the worship —
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PdP 6 131.14
पूजितं तु जगत्सर्वं तेन विष्णुप्रपूजनात् । पितरः संवदंत्यस्मत्कुले जाताश्च वैष्णवाः
pūjitaṃ tu jagatsarvaṃ tena viṣṇuprapūjanāt | pitaraḥ saṃvadaṃtyasmatkule jātāśca vaiṣṇavāḥ
by him the whole world is worshipped through that worship of Viṣṇu. The forefathers say: "Vaiṣṇavas have been born in our family;
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PdP 6 131.15
तत्कुलं तारितं तैस्तु यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । ते तु चास्मान्समुद्धृत्य नयंते विष्णुमंदिरम्
tatkulaṃ tāritaṃ taistu yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | te tu cāsmānsamuddhṛtya nayaṃte viṣṇumaṃdiram
that family has been carried across by them until the dissolution of beings; and they, lifting us up, lead (us) to Viṣṇu's abode."
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PdP 6 131.16
स एव दिवसो धन्यो धन्या माताऽथ बांधवाः । पिता तस्य च वै धन्यो धन्या वै सुहृदस्तथा
sa eva divaso dhanyo dhanyā mātā'tha bāṃdhavāḥ | pitā tasya ca vai dhanyo dhanyā vai suhṛdastathā
That very day is blessed, blessed the mother and then the kinsmen, and blessed indeed his father, and blessed too his friends.
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PdP 6 131.17
सर्वे धन्यतमा ज्ञेया विष्णुभक्तिपरायणाः । तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण महापापात्प्रमुच्यते
sarve dhanyatamā jñeyā viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa mahāpāpātpramucyate
All those devoted to devotion to Viṣṇu are to be known as most blessed; by the mere sight of them one is freed from great sin.
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PdP 6 131.18
उपपातकानि सर्वाणि महांति पातकानि च । तानि सर्वाणि नश्यंति वैष्णवानां च दर्शनात्
upapātakāni sarvāṇi mahāṃti pātakāni ca | tāni sarvāṇi naśyaṃti vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca darśanāt
All the minor sins and the great sins — all those perish through the sight of Vaiṣṇavas.
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PdP 6 131.19
पावका इव दीप्यंते ये नरा वैष्णवा भुवि । विमुक्ताः सर्वपापेभ्यो मेघेभ्य इव चंद्रमाः
pāvakā iva dīpyaṃte ye narā vaiṣṇavā bhuvi | vimuktāḥ sarvapāpebhyo meghebhya iva caṃdramāḥ
Like fires those men blaze on earth who are Vaiṣṇavas, freed from all sins as the moon (emerges) from clouds.
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PdP 6 131.20
आर्द्रशुष्कं लघुस्थूलं वाङ्मनः कर्मभिः कृतम् । तत्सर्वं नाशमायाति वैष्णवानां च दर्शनात्
ārdraśuṣkaṃ laghusthūlaṃ vāṅmanaḥ karmabhiḥ kṛtam | tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca darśanāt
(Sin) wet or dry, light or gross, done by speech, mind and acts — all that comes to destruction through the sight of Vaiṣṇavas.
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PdP 6 131.21
हिंसादिकं च यत्पापं ज्ञानाज्ञानं कृतं च यत् । तत्सर्वं नाशमायाति दर्शनाद्वैष्णवस्य च
hiṃsādikaṃ ca yatpāpaṃ jñānājñānaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat | tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti darśanādvaiṣṇavasya ca
And whatever sin, such as violence, has been done knowingly or unknowingly — all that comes to destruction through the sight of a Vaiṣṇava.
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PdP 6 131.22
निःपापास्त्रिदिवं यांति पापिष्ठा यांति शुद्धिताम् । दर्शनादेव साधूनां सत्यं तुभ्यं मयोदितम्
niḥpāpāstridivaṃ yāṃti pāpiṣṭhā yāṃti śuddhitām | darśanādeva sādhūnāṃ satyaṃ tubhyaṃ mayoditam
The sinless go to heaven, the most sinful attain purity, merely by the sight of the good — this truth has been spoken by me to you.
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PdP 6 131.23
संसारकर्दमालेपप्रक्षालनविशारदः । पावनः पावनानां च विष्णुभक्तो न संशयः
saṃsārakardamālepaprakṣālanaviśāradaḥ | pāvanaḥ pāvanānāṃ ca viṣṇubhakto na saṃśayaḥ
Skilled in washing away the smear of the mire of transmigration, a devotee of Viṣṇu is the purifier of purifiers, no doubt.
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PdP 6 131.24
प्रत्यहं विष्णुभक्ता ये स्मरंति मधुसूदनम् । ते तु विष्णुमया ज्ञेया विष्णुस्तत्र न संशयः
pratyahaṃ viṣṇubhaktā ye smaraṃti madhusūdanam | te tu viṣṇumayā jñeyā viṣṇustatra na saṃśayaḥ
Those devotees of Viṣṇu who daily remember Madhusūdana are to be known as consisting of Viṣṇu; Viṣṇu is there, no doubt.
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PdP 6 131.25
नवनीलघनश्यामं नलिनायतलोचनम् । शंखचक्रगदापद्मधरं पीतांबरावृतम्
navanīlaghanaśyāmaṃ nalināyatalocanam | śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadharaṃ pītāṃbarāvṛtam
(They remember) him dark as a fresh blue-black cloud, with eyes long as lotuses, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, clad in yellow garments,
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PdP 6 131.26
कौस्तुभेन विराजंतं वनमालाधरं हरिम् । उल्लसत्कुंडलज्योतिः कपोलवदनश्रिया
kaustubhena virājaṃtaṃ vanamālādharaṃ harim | ullasatkuṃḍalajyotiḥ kapolavadanaśriyā
(He is) Hari, resplendent with the Kaustubha gem, wearing a forest garland, (radiant) with the light of his flashing earrings and with the beauty of his cheeks and face,
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PdP 6 131.27
विराजितं किरीटेन वलयांगदनूपुरैः । प्रसन्नवदनांभोजं चतुर्बाहुं श्रियान्वितम्
virājitaṃ kirīṭena valayāṃgadanūpuraiḥ | prasannavadanāṃbhojaṃ caturbāhuṃ śriyānvitam
resplendent with his diadem, with bracelets, armlets and anklets, his lotus-face serene, four-armed, endowed with splendour (or: accompanied by Śrī).
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PdP 6 131.28
एवं ध्यायंति ये विप्रा विष्णुं चैव तु पार्वति । ते विप्रा विष्णुरूपाश्च वैष्णवास्ते न संशयः
evaṃ dhyāyaṃti ye viprā viṣṇuṃ caiva tu pārvati | te viprā viṣṇurūpāśca vaiṣṇavāste na saṃśayaḥ
Those brahmins who meditate thus upon Viṣṇu, O Pārvatī — those brahmins have the form of Viṣṇu, and they are Vaiṣṇavas; there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 131.29
तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण भक्त्या वा भोजनेन वा । पूजनेन च देवेशि वैकुंठं लभते ध्रुवम्
teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa bhaktyā vā bhojanena vā | pūjanena ca deveśi vaikuṃṭhaṃ labhate dhruvam
Merely by seeing them, or by (feeding them) with devotion, or by honouring them, O Mistress of the gods, one surely attains Vaikuṇṭha.
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