Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 158

PdP 6 158.1

महादेव उवाच। पिप्पलादात्ततस्तीर्थे पिचुमंदार्कमुत्तमम् । तीर्थं साभ्रमती तीरे व्याधिदौर्गंध्यनाशनम्

mahādeva uvāca| pippalādāttatastīrthe picumaṃdārkamuttamam | tīrthaṃ sābhramatī tīre vyādhidaurgaṃdhyanāśanam

Mahādeva said: Then, after Pippalāda, in that holy place is the excellent Picumandārka, a holy place on the bank of the Sābhramatī, destroyer of disease and foul odour.

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PdP 6 158.2

पुरा कोलाहले युद्धे दानवैर्निर्जिताः सुराः । वृक्षेषु विविशुस्तत्र सूक्ष्माः प्राणपरीप्सया

purā kolāhale yuddhe dānavairnirjitāḥ surāḥ | vṛkṣeṣu viviśustatra sūkṣmāḥ prāṇaparīpsayā

Formerly, in the Kolāhala war, the gods, defeated by the Dānavas, entered into trees there in subtle form, wishing to save their lives.

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PdP 6 158.3

तत्र बिल्वे स्थितः शंभुरश्वत्थे हरिरव्ययः । शिरीषेऽभूत्सहस्राक्षो निंबे देवः प्रभाकरः

tatra bilve sthitaḥ śaṃbhuraśvatthe hariravyayaḥ | śirīṣe'bhūtsahasrākṣo niṃbe devaḥ prabhākaraḥ

There Śambhu stood in the bilva, the imperishable Hari in the aśvattha; the thousand-eyed one was in the śirīṣa, the god maker-of-light in the nimba.

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PdP 6 158.4

एवमादि यथायोग्यं वृक्षेषु विबुधास्तथा । यावत्कोलाहलो दैत्यो विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना

evamādi yathāyogyaṃ vṛkṣeṣu vibudhāstathā | yāvatkolāhalo daityo viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā

So too the gods (entered) trees, each as was fitting, in this way — until the Daitya Kolāhala (was slain) by the mighty Viṣṇu,

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PdP 6 158.5

हतो महाहवे तावत्स्थितास्ते वृक्षमाश्रिताः । येनयेन हि यो वृक्षो विबुधेन समाश्रितः

hato mahāhave tāvatsthitāste vṛkṣamāśritāḥ | yenayena hi yo vṛkṣo vibudhena samāśritaḥ

slain in the great battle — so long they remained, taking refuge in a tree. And whichever tree was resorted to by whichever god,

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PdP 6 158.6

स तु तन्मयतां यातस्तस्मात्तं न विनाशयेत् । इति सूर्य्यस्य विश्रामात्पिचुमंदार्कमुत्तमम्

sa tu tanmayatāṃ yātastasmāttaṃ na vināśayet | iti sūryyasya viśrāmātpicumaṃdārkamuttamam

But he (the deity) has become one with it; therefore one should not destroy that (tree). Thus, from the Sun's resting (there), the excellent Nimba-Sun (Picumandārka)—

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PdP 6 158.7

तीर्थंरोगहरं स्नानात्साभ्रमत्यास्तटेऽभवत् । अत्र गत्वा विशेषेण तं रविं यदि पूजयेत्

tīrthaṃrogaharaṃ snānātsābhramatyāstaṭe'bhavat | atra gatvā viśeṣeṇa taṃ raviṃ yadi pūjayet

—became a disease-removing tīrtha through bathing, on the bank of the Sābhramatī. If one goes here and worships that Sun in particular,

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PdP 6 158.8

पूजयित्वा सुरश्रेष्ठे लभते वांछितं फलम् । अत्र द्वादशनामानि गत्वा ये वै पठंति च

pūjayitvā suraśreṣṭhe labhate vāṃchitaṃ phalam | atra dvādaśanāmāni gatvā ye vai paṭhaṃti ca

having worshipped (him), O best of the gods, one obtains the desired fruit. And those who go there and recite the twelve names—

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PdP 6 158.9

ते नराः पुण्यकर्माणो यावज्जीवं न संशयः । आदित्यं भास्करं भानुं रविं विश्वप्रकाशकम्

te narāḥ puṇyakarmāṇo yāvajjīvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | ādityaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhānuṃ raviṃ viśvaprakāśakam

those men are doers of meritorious deeds for as long as they live—there is no doubt. (The names are:) Āditya, Bhāskara, Bhānu, Ravi, Viśvaprakāśaka (illuminator of all),

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PdP 6 158.10

तीक्ष्णांशुं चैव मार्तंडं सूर्यं चैव प्रभाकरम् । विभावसुं सहस्राक्षं तथा पूषणमेव च

tīkṣṇāṃśuṃ caiva mārtaṃḍaṃ sūryaṃ caiva prabhākaram | vibhāvasuṃ sahasrākṣaṃ tathā pūṣaṇameva ca

and Tīkṣṇāṃśu (sharp-rayed), Mārtaṇḍa, Sūrya, and Prabhākara, Vibhāvasu, Sahasrākṣa (thousand-eyed), and likewise Pūṣan.

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PdP 6 158.11

एवं द्वादशनामानि यः पठेत्प्रयतः सुधीः । धनं वै पुत्रपौत्रांश्च लभते नगनंदिनि

evaṃ dvādaśanāmāni yaḥ paṭhetprayataḥ sudhīḥ | dhanaṃ vai putrapautrāṃśca labhate naganaṃdini

Whoever, self-controlled and of good understanding, thus recites the twelve names obtains wealth and sons and grandsons, O daughter of the mountain.

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PdP 6 158.12

एकैकं नाम आश्रित्य योऽर्चयेत नरो भुवि । सप्तजन्मभवेद्विप्रो धनाढ्यो वेदपरागः

ekaikaṃ nāma āśritya yo'rcayeta naro bhuvi | saptajanmabhavedvipro dhanāḍhyo vedaparāgaḥ

The man on earth who worships (the Sun) taking up one name at a time becomes, for seven births, a brahmin, rich in wealth, one who has crossed to the far shore of the Vedas.

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PdP 6 158.13

क्षत्रियो लभते राज्यं वैश्यो धनमवाप्नुयात् । शूद्रो वै लभते भक्तिं तस्मात्सूक्तं परं जपेत्

kṣatriyo labhate rājyaṃ vaiśyo dhanamavāpnuyāt | śūdro vai labhate bhaktiṃ tasmātsūktaṃ paraṃ japet

A kṣatriya obtains a kingdom, a vaiśya gains wealth, and a śūdra obtains devotion; therefore one should recite the supreme hymn.

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PdP 6 158.14

निंबार्कतः परं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । अत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च मुक्तिभागी भवेद्ध्रुवम्

niṃbārkataḥ paraṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati | atra snātvā ca pītvā ca muktibhāgī bhaveddhruvam

There has not been, nor will there be, a tīrtha higher than Nimbārka. Bathing here and drinking (the water), one surely becomes a partaker of liberation.

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