Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 143
PdP 6 143.1
एकधारं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं परमपावनम् । एकधारे नरः स्नात्वा एकरात्रमुपोषितः
ekadhāraṃ tato gacchettīrthaṃ paramapāvanam | ekadhāre naraḥ snātvā ekarātramupoṣitaḥ
Then one should go to Ekadhāra, a supremely purifying sacred place. A man who bathes at Ekadhāra, having fasted for one night,
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PdP 6 143.2
अर्चयन्स्वामिदेवेशं कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । स्वामितीर्थसमं ज्ञेयं यत्र तीर्थेऽवगाहनम्
arcayansvāmideveśaṃ kulānāṃ tārayecchatam | svāmitīrthasamaṃ jñeyaṃ yatra tīrthe'vagāhanam
and who worships the Lord God Svāmin, would carry across a hundred of his lineages. Bathing at that sacred place is to be known as equal to Svāmitīrtha.
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PdP 6 143.3
रुद्रलोके नरो गच्छेत्तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः । यत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च ब्रह्मलोके च गच्छति
rudraloke naro gacchettīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ | yatra snātvā ca pītvā ca brahmaloke ca gacchati
A man goes to the world of Rudra through the power of this sacred place; and having bathed there and drunk (of its water) he goes also to the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 6 143.4
त्रैलोक्ये पुण्यकर्माणस्तटेऽस्मिन्संवसंति हि
trailokye puṇyakarmāṇastaṭe'sminsaṃvasaṃti hi
Indeed those of meritorious deeds in the three worlds dwell together on this bank.
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PdP 6 143.5
न भयं विद्यते तेषां खड्गधारादिकं च यत् । सत्सर्वमाशु नश्येत तीर्थे ह्येकप्रधारके
na bhayaṃ vidyate teṣāṃ khaḍgadhārādikaṃ ca yat | satsarvamāśu naśyeta tīrthe hyekapradhārake
No fear exists for them, and whatever there is of sword-blades and the like — all that would quickly perish at the sacred place Ekapradhāraka.
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PdP 6 143.6
इति एकधारतीर्थवर्णनम् । सप्तधारं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम् । सप्तसारस्वतं नाम यत्कृते मुनिभिः कृतम्
iti ekadhāratīrthavarṇanam | saptadhāraṃ tato gacchettīrthānāṃ tīrthamuttamam | saptasārasvataṃ nāma yatkṛte munibhiḥ kṛtam
Thus the description of Ekadhāratīrtha. Then one should go to Saptadhāra, the best sacred place among sacred places, named Saptasārasvata, which was made by the sages in the Kṛta age.
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PdP 6 143.7
त्रेतायुगे मंकितीर्थं कृतं मंकि महर्षिणा । द्वापरे पांडुपुत्रैस्तु सप्तधारं प्रवर्तितम्
tretāyuge maṃkitīrthaṃ kṛtaṃ maṃki maharṣiṇā | dvāpare pāṃḍuputraistu saptadhāraṃ pravartitam
In the Tretā age Maṅkitīrtha was made by the great sage Maṅki; in the Dvāpara age Saptadhāra was established by the sons of Pāṇḍu.
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PdP 6 143.8
सप्तधारकतां प्राप्तं तीर्थं हरजटा च्युतम् । सप्तरूपाणि गंगाया यामि लोकेषु सप्तसु
saptadhārakatāṃ prāptaṃ tīrthaṃ harajaṭā cyutam | saptarūpāṇi gaṃgāyā yāmi lokeṣu saptasu
The sacred place, fallen from Hara's matted locks, attained the state of having seven streams. "The seven forms of the Gaṅgā I go to, in the seven worlds,"
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PdP 6 143.9
वहंति तानि पुण्यानि तीर्थेऽस्मिन्सप्तधारके । सप्तधारे कृतं श्राद्धं पितॄणां तृप्तिदायकम्
vahaṃti tāni puṇyāni tīrthe'sminsaptadhārake | saptadhāre kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tṛptidāyakam
— those meritorious (streams) flow in this sacred place, Saptadhāraka. A śrāddha performed at Saptadhāra gives satisfaction to the ancestors.
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PdP 6 143.10
शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि इतिहासं पुरातनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा देवदेवेशि ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम्
śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi itihāsaṃ purātanam | yacchrutvā devadeveśi brahmalokaṃ vrajeddhruvam
Listen, O goddess, I shall relate an ancient story, on hearing which, O mistress of the gods of gods, one surely goes to the world of Brahmā.
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PdP 6 143.11
कौषीतकस्य पुत्रो वै मंकि नामेति विश्रुतः । विष्णुध्यानरतो नित्यं विष्णुलोकप्रपूजकः
kauṣītakasya putro vai maṃki nāmeti viśrutaḥ | viṣṇudhyānarato nityaṃ viṣṇulokaprapūjakaḥ
There was a son of Kauṣītaka, renowned by the name Maṅki, ever devoted to meditation on Viṣṇu, a worshipper of Viṣṇu's world.
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PdP 6 143.12
वेदाध्ययनकर्ता च अग्निहोत्रपरायणः । सुरूपा विश्वरूपेति स्त्रियौ द्वेस्तस्तु तद्गृहे
vedādhyayanakartā ca agnihotraparāyaṇaḥ | surūpā viśvarūpeti striyau dvestastu tadgṛhe
(He was) a reciter of the Vedas and devoted to the agnihotra fire-offering; two wives, Surūpā and Viśvarūpā, were in his house.
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PdP 6 143.13
ताभ्यां पुत्रविहीनाभ्यां दृष्ट्वा देविविशंकितः । किंकर्तव्यमिति ध्यायन्नति चिंतापरोऽभवत्
tābhyāṃ putravihīnābhyāṃ dṛṣṭvā deviviśaṃkitaḥ | kiṃkartavyamiti dhyāyannati ciṃtāparo'bhavat
Seeing those two to be without sons, O Goddess, he was filled with misgiving; brooding 'What is to be done?', he became exceedingly full of care.
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PdP 6 143.14
स्थिरो वंशस्तु पुत्रेण ह्यन्यथा नरकं व्रजेत् । एवं चिंतां प्रकुर्वाणो न सुखं लभते क्वचित्
sthiro vaṃśastu putreṇa hyanyathā narakaṃ vrajet | evaṃ ciṃtāṃ prakurvāṇo na sukhaṃ labhate kvacit
"The lineage is made firm by a son; otherwise one would go to hell." Thus making anxiety (his occupation), he found no happiness anywhere.
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PdP 6 143.15
तदा स्वगृहमुत्सृज्य गतो वै गुरुसन्निधौ । नमो वै गुरुवे तुभ्यं देवानामुपकारिणे
tadā svagṛhamutsṛjya gato vai gurusannidhau | namo vai guruve tubhyaṃ devānāmupakāriṇe
Then, leaving his own house, he went into the presence of his teacher: "Homage indeed to you, teacher, who does good to the gods.
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PdP 6 143.16
त्वं नाथः सर्वलोकानां ब्राह्मणानां च रक्षकः । यज्ञानां त्वं प्रकर्त्ता च द्विजराज नमोस्तु ते
tvaṃ nāthaḥ sarvalokānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca rakṣakaḥ | yajñānāṃ tvaṃ prakarttā ca dvijarāja namostu te
You are the lord of all the worlds and the protector of the brahmins; you are the performer of the sacrifices — king among the twice-born, homage be to you.
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PdP 6 143.17
अपुत्रोऽहं तु विप्रर्षे किं कर्त्तव्यमिति प्रभो । वद त्वं तु यथा सर्वं पुत्रो भवति निश्चितम्
aputro'haṃ tu viprarṣe kiṃ karttavyamiti prabho | vada tvaṃ tu yathā sarvaṃ putro bhavati niścitam
But I am sonless, O seer among brahmins; what is to be done, O master? Tell me all of it, so that a son may surely come to be.
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PdP 6 143.18
अपुत्रस्य गतिर्नास्ति स्वर्गे नैव च नैव च । येनकेनाप्युपायेन पुत्रस्य जननं चरेत्
aputrasya gatirnāsti svarge naiva ca naiva ca | yenakenāpyupāyena putrasya jananaṃ caret
For a sonless man there is no course (onward) in heaven — none at all, none at all; by whatever means, one should bring about the begetting of a son.
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PdP 6 143.19
इति वाक्यं तु संस्मर्य्य ह्यागतस्तव सन्निधौ
iti vākyaṃ tu saṃsmaryya hyāgatastava sannidhau
Recalling this saying, I have come into your presence.
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PdP 6 143.20
गुरुरुवाच। गच्छ त्वं मुनिशार्दूल यत्र साभ्रमती नदी । तत्र गत्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठ पुत्रान्वै प्राप्स्यसे ध्रुवम्
gururuvāca| gaccha tvaṃ muniśārdūla yatra sābhramatī nadī | tatra gatvā muniśreṣṭha putrānvai prāpsyase dhruvam
The teacher said: Go, O tiger among sages, where the Sābhramatī river is; having gone there, O best of sages, you will assuredly obtain sons.
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PdP 6 143.21
तद्वाक्यं तु समाकर्ण्य नमस्कृत्वा तु दंडवत् । स गतो विप्रराजस्तु नदीं साभ्रमतीं प्रति
tadvākyaṃ tu samākarṇya namaskṛtvā tu daṃḍavat | sa gato viprarājastu nadīṃ sābhramatīṃ prati
Having heard that speech and having made obeisance prostrate like a rod, that king among brahmins went to the river Sābhramatī.
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PdP 6 143.22
मंकिनामा तु विप्रर्षिस्तत्र गत्वा तपो महत् । अतप्यत तदा देवि यावद्वर्षचतुष्टयम्
maṃkināmā tu viprarṣistatra gatvā tapo mahat | atapyata tadā devi yāvadvarṣacatuṣṭayam
And the brahmin-seer named Maṅki, having gone there, performed great austerity then, O Goddess, for a full four years.
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PdP 6 143.23
यत्र तीर्थं कृतं तेन मंकिना ब्रह्मवादिना । त्रेतायुगे तदा देवि तदा तीर्थं महाद्भुतम्
yatra tīrthaṃ kṛtaṃ tena maṃkinā brahmavādinā | tretāyuge tadā devi tadā tīrthaṃ mahādbhutam
Where that tīrtha was made by Maṅki, the speaker of Brahman — then, in the Tretā age, O Goddess, that most wonderful tīrtha
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PdP 6 143.24
जातं तत्र न संदेहः पुत्रदं सार्वकामिकम् । अद्यापि मंकितीर्थाभं न भूतं न भविष्यति
jātaṃ tatra na saṃdehaḥ putradaṃ sārvakāmikam | adyāpi maṃkitīrthābhaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
came into being there — there is no doubt — granting sons and fulfilling all wishes. Even today there has been, and will be, nothing like the Maṅki-tīrtha.
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PdP 6 143.25
स वै द्विजवरो मंकिः पुत्रान्प्राप्य यथासुखम् । भोगान्नानाविधान्भुक्त्वा स गतो मंदिरं मम
sa vai dvijavaro maṃkiḥ putrānprāpya yathāsukham | bhogānnānāvidhānbhuktvā sa gato maṃdiraṃ mama
That best of the twice-born, Maṅki, having obtained sons as he wished and having enjoyed pleasures of many kinds, went to my abode.
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PdP 6 143.26
एतदाख्यानकं दिव्यं पवित्रं परमं महत् । पुत्रसौख्यादिकं सर्वं लभते श्रवणादतः
etadākhyānakaṃ divyaṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ mahat | putrasaukhyādikaṃ sarvaṃ labhate śravaṇādataḥ
This narrative is divine, purifying, supreme and great; from hearing it one obtains everything — the happiness of sons and the rest.
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