Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 174
PdP 6 174.1
महादेव उवाच। शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतं त्रैलोक्यदुर्लभम् । यं श्रुत्वा मुच्यते लोको ब्रह्महत्यादिपातकात्
mahādeva uvāca| śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi vrataṃ trailokyadurlabham | yaṃ śrutvā mucyate loko brahmahatyādipātakāt
Mahādeva said: Listen, O goddess, I shall declare a vow hard to obtain in the three worlds, hearing which the world is freed from the sins of brahmin-murder and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.2
उत्पतिः स्वप्रकाशस्य भक्तानां सुखहेतवे । तिथिर्वापि समासो वै संजातः पुण्यकारकः
utpatiḥ svaprakāśasya bhaktānāṃ sukhahetave | tithirvāpi samāso vai saṃjātaḥ puṇyakārakaḥ
The appearance of the Self-luminous One (was) for the sake of the happiness of the devotees; and the lunar day too, indeed, coinciding (with it), became a maker of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.3
यस्य नाम गृणन्देवि मुक्तिं लभति शाश्वतीम् । स एव परमात्मा च कारणानां च कारणम्
yasya nāma gṛṇandevi muktiṃ labhati śāśvatīm | sa eva paramātmā ca kāraṇānāṃ ca kāraṇam
He whose name a man utters, O goddess, obtains eternal liberation; he alone is the Supreme Self and the cause of causes.
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PdP 6 174.4
विश्वात्मा विश्वरूपी च सर्वेषां भगवान्प्रभुः । द्वादशार्का धृता येन नृसिंहेन महात्मना । स एव प्रकटीजातो भक्तानां शमभीप्सया
viśvātmā viśvarūpī ca sarveṣāṃ bhagavānprabhuḥ | dvādaśārkā dhṛtā yena nṛsiṃhena mahātmanā | sa eva prakaṭījāto bhaktānāṃ śamabhīpsayā
He is the Self of the universe, having the universe as his form, the Lord and master of all; by whom, the great-souled Nṛsiṃha, the twelve suns were upheld—he himself became manifest out of a wish for the peace of his devotees.
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PdP 6 174.5
पार्वत्युवाच। अवतारा ह्यसंख्याताः कथिताः सुरसत्तम । नृसिंहाख्यं परं धाम वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । येन विज्ञानमात्रेण सुख लोकमवाप्नुयात्
pārvatyuvāca| avatārā hyasaṃkhyātāḥ kathitāḥ surasattama | nṛsiṃhākhyaṃ paraṃ dhāma vada viśveśvara prabho | yena vijñānamātreṇa sukha lokamavāpnuyāt
Pārvatī said: Innumerable incarnations have been told of, O best of the gods; tell (me) that supreme abode called Nṛsiṃha, O Lord of the universe, O master, by the mere knowing of which one would attain the world of happiness.
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PdP 6 174.6
महादेव उवाच। हिरण्यकशिपुं हत्वा देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् । सुखासीनं तदुत्संगे स्थितो वचनमब्रवीत्
mahādeva uvāca| hiraṇyakaśipuṃ hatvā devadevaṃ jagadgurum | sukhāsīnaṃ tadutsaṃge sthito vacanamabravīt
Mahādeva said: When, having slain Hiraṇyakaśipu, the God of gods, teacher of the world, was seated at ease, (Prahlāda) standing in his lap spoke (these) words.
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PdP 6 174.7
प्रह्लादो ज्ञानिनां श्रेष्ठः पितॄहंतारमुत्तमम्
prahlādo jñānināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pitṝhaṃtāramuttamam
Prahlāda, the best of the wise, (spoke) to the excellent slayer of his father.
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PdP 6 174.8
प्रह्लाद उवाच। नमस्ते भगवन्विष्णो नृसिंहाद्भुतरूपिणे । त्वद्भक्तोहं सुरश्रेष्ठ त्वां पृच्छामि च तत्वतः
prahlāda uvāca| namaste bhagavanviṣṇo nṛsiṃhādbhutarūpiṇe | tvadbhaktohaṃ suraśreṣṭha tvāṃ pṛcchāmi ca tatvataḥ
Prahlāda said: Homage to you, Lord Viṣṇu, having the wondrous form of the man-lion. I am your devotee, O best of the gods, and I ask you about the truth.
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PdP 6 174.9
स्वामिंस्त्वयि ममाभिन्ना भक्तिर्जाता ह्यनेकधा । कथं तेऽहं प्रियो जातः कारणं वद मे प्रभो
svāmiṃstvayi mamābhinnā bhaktirjātā hyanekadhā | kathaṃ te'haṃ priyo jātaḥ kāraṇaṃ vada me prabho
O master, in you an undivided devotion has arisen in me in many ways. How have I become dear to you? Tell me the reason, O Lord.
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PdP 6 174.10
नृसिंह उवाच। कथयामि महाप्राज्ञ शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः । भक्तेर्यत्कारणं वत्स प्रियत्वस्य च यत्पुनः
nṛsiṃha uvāca| kathayāmi mahāprājña śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ | bhakteryatkāraṇaṃ vatsa priyatvasya ca yatpunaḥ
Nṛsiṃha said: I shall tell (you), O greatly wise one; listen with a one-pointed mind—what the cause of (your) devotion is, my child, and again what (the cause) of (your) being dear.
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PdP 6 174.11
पुरा कस्य द्विजस्यापि जातस्त्वं नाप्यधीतवान् । नाम्ना तु वसुदेवो हि वेश्यायामति लंपटः
purā kasya dvijasyāpi jātastvaṃ nāpyadhītavān | nāmnā tu vasudevo hi veśyāyāmati laṃpaṭaḥ
Formerly you were born as (the son) of a certain brahmin, and you did not study; by name indeed Vasudeva, exceedingly addicted to a courtesan.
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PdP 6 174.12
तस्मिन्जन्मनि नैवं च चकार सुकृतं कियत् । भुक्त्वा मधु घृतं चैव वेश्यासंगमलालसः
tasminjanmani naivaṃ ca cakāra sukṛtaṃ kiyat | bhuktvā madhu ghṛtaṃ caiva veśyāsaṃgamalālasaḥ
In that birth he did not do even so much as a little good deed; consuming honey and ghee, eager for union with the courtesan.
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PdP 6 174.13
मद्व्रतस्य प्रभावेन भक्तिर्जाता तवानघ । प्रह्लादोवाच। विस्तराद्वद देवेश कस्य पुत्रस्य किं व्रतम्
madvratasya prabhāvena bhaktirjātā tavānagha | prahlādovāca| vistarādvada deveśa kasya putrasya kiṃ vratam
By the power of my vow devotion arose in you, O sinless one. Prahlāda said: Tell (me) in detail, O lord of gods, whose son (I was) and what the vow was.
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PdP 6 174.14
वेश्यायां वर्तमानेन कथंचिद्धि कृतं मया । ममोपरि कृपां कृत्वा सर्वं कथय सांप्रतम्
veśyāyāṃ vartamānena kathaṃciddhi kṛtaṃ mayā | mamopari kṛpāṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ kathaya sāṃpratam
While living with the courtesan it was somehow performed by me; showing compassion upon me, tell all of it now.
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PdP 6 174.15
नृसिंह उवाच। सृष्ट्यर्थं तु पुरा ब्रह्मा चक्रे ह्येतदनुत्तमम् । मद्व्रतस्य प्रभावेन निर्मितं सचराचरम्
nṛsiṃha uvāca| sṛṣṭyarthaṃ tu purā brahmā cakre hyetadanuttamam | madvratasya prabhāvena nirmitaṃ sacarācaram
Nṛsiṃha said: Formerly, for the sake of creation, Brahmā performed this most excellent (vow); by the power of my vow the world with its moving and unmoving (beings) was fashioned.
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PdP 6 174.16
ईश्वरेण व्रतं चीर्णं वधार्थं त्रिपुरस्यच । व्रतस्यास्यप्रभावेन त्रिपुरस्तु निपातितः
īśvareṇa vrataṃ cīrṇaṃ vadhārthaṃ tripurasyaca | vratasyāsyaprabhāvena tripurastu nipātitaḥ
By Īśvara the vow was performed for the sake of slaying Tripura; by the power of this vow Tripura was struck down.
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PdP 6 174.17
अन्यैश्च बहुभिर्देवैरृषिभिश्च पुरातनैः । राजभिश्च महाप्राज्ञैर्विहितं व्रतमुत्तमम्
anyaiśca bahubhirdevairṛṣibhiśca purātanaiḥ | rājabhiśca mahāprājñairvihitaṃ vratamuttamam
And by many other gods, and by the ancient seers, and by kings of great wisdom, this excellent vow was performed.
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PdP 6 174.18
व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेन सर्वे सिद्धिमवाप्नुयुः । मम ते वै प्रिया जाता दिवि भोगाननेकशः
vratasyāsya prabhāvena sarve siddhimavāpnuyuḥ | mama te vai priyā jātā divi bhogānanekaśaḥ
By the power of this vow all would attain success; they became dear to me indeed, (enjoying) manifold enjoyments in heaven.
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PdP 6 174.19
भुक्त्वा मयि विलीनास्तु प्रह्लाद त्वं विशस्व माम् । कार्यार्थमवतारस्ते मच्छरीरत्पृथग्यतः
bhuktvā mayi vilīnāstu prahlāda tvaṃ viśasva mām | kāryārthamavatāraste maccharīratpṛthagyataḥ
Having enjoyed (them), they are dissolved in me; Prahlāda, enter into me, since your incarnation, (taken) for the sake of a task, is separate from my body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.20
न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिर्महाकल्पशतैरपि । दरिद्रो लभते लक्ष्मीं धनदस्य च यादृशी
na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttirmahākalpaśatairapi | daridro labhate lakṣmīṃ dhanadasya ca yādṛśī
For them there is no return again, even after hundreds of great kalpas; the poor man obtains such wealth as the Lord of riches (Kubera) has.
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PdP 6 174.21
ततः कामी लभेत्कामं राज्यार्थी राज्यमुत्तमम् । आयुष्कामो लभेदायुर्यादृशं च शिवस्य हि
tataḥ kāmī labhetkāmaṃ rājyārthī rājyamuttamam | āyuṣkāmo labhedāyuryādṛśaṃ ca śivasya hi
Then one who desires pleasure obtains his desire, one who seeks a kingdom an excellent kingdom; one desiring long life obtains a lifespan such as Śiva's.
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PdP 6 174.22
अवैधव्यकरं स्त्रीणां पुत्रदं भाग्यदं तथा । धनधान्यकरं चैव तथाशोकविनाशनम्
avaidhavyakaraṃ strīṇāṃ putradaṃ bhāgyadaṃ tathā | dhanadhānyakaraṃ caiva tathāśokavināśanam
(This vow) makes women free from widowhood, gives sons, and gives good fortune; it produces wealth and grain, and likewise destroys sorrow.
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PdP 6 174.23
स्त्रियो वा पुरुषा वापि कुर्वंति व्रतमुत्तमम् । तेभ्यो ददाम्यहं सौख्यं भुक्ति मुक्ति फलं तथा
striyo vā puruṣā vāpi kurvaṃti vratamuttamam | tebhyo dadāmyahaṃ saukhyaṃ bhukti mukti phalaṃ tathā
Whether women or men perform this excellent vow, to them I give happiness, and the fruit of enjoyment and liberation.
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PdP 6 174.24
बहुनोक्तेन किं वत्स व्रतस्यास्य फलस्य हि । मद्व्रतस्य फलं वक्तुं नाहं शक्तो न शंकरः
bahunoktena kiṃ vatsa vratasyāsya phalasya hi | madvratasya phalaṃ vaktuṃ nāhaṃ śakto na śaṃkaraḥ
What is the use of much speaking, child, about the fruit of this vow? To state the fruit of my vow neither I am able, nor Śaṃkara.
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PdP 6 174.25
प्रह्लाद उवाच। भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन श्रुतं व्रतमनुत्तमम् । व्रतस्यास्य फलं श्रोतुं त्वयि मे भक्ति कारणम्
prahlāda uvāca| bhagavaṃstvatprasādena śrutaṃ vratamanuttamam | vratasyāsya phalaṃ śrotuṃ tvayi me bhakti kāraṇam
Prahlāda said: Lord, by your grace I have heard of the most excellent vow; my devotion to you is the reason (I wish) to hear the fruit of this vow.
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PdP 6 174.26
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि व्रतस्यास्य विधिं परम् । कस्मिन्मासे भवेदेव कस्मिंश्चिद्वासरे प्रभो
adhunā śrotumicchāmi vratasyāsya vidhiṃ param | kasminmāse bhavedeva kasmiṃścidvāsare prabho
Now I wish to hear the supreme procedure of this vow: in what month should it take place, and on what day, O Lord?
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PdP 6 174.27
एतद्विस्तरतो देव वक्तुमर्हसि सांप्रतम् । विधिना येन वै स्वामिन्समग्रफलभाग्भवेत्
etadvistarato deva vaktumarhasi sāṃpratam | vidhinā yena vai svāminsamagraphalabhāgbhavet
This you should now tell in detail, O god, (that is) by what procedure, O master, one may become a partaker of the complete fruit.
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PdP 6 174.28
नृसिंह उवाच। प्रह्लाद वत्स भद्रं ते शृणुष्वैकमना व्रतम् । वैशाखेसित पक्षे तु चतुर्दश्यां समाचरेत्
nṛsiṃha uvāca| prahlāda vatsa bhadraṃ te śṛṇuṣvaikamanā vratam | vaiśākhesita pakṣe tu caturdaśyāṃ samācaret
Nṛsiṃha said: Prahlāda, my child, blessings on you; listen with a single mind to the vow. In the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha, on the fourteenth, one should perform it.
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PdP 6 174.29
ममाविर्भावसंयुक्तं मम संतुष्टिकारणम् । शृणु पुत्र ममोत्पत्तिं भक्तानां सुखहेतवे
mamāvirbhāvasaṃyuktaṃ mama saṃtuṣṭikāraṇam | śṛṇu putra mamotpattiṃ bhaktānāṃ sukhahetave
(It is) joined with my manifestation, and the cause of my satisfaction. Hear, son, of my origin, for the happiness of the devotees.
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PdP 6 174.30
पश्चिमायां दिशायां च संजातं कारणांतरात् । मौलिस्तानमिदं क्षेत्रं पवित्रं पापनाशनम्
paścimāyāṃ diśāyāṃ ca saṃjātaṃ kāraṇāṃtarāt | maulistānamidaṃ kṣetraṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam
And in the western direction (it) came about, from another cause; this field is Maulisthāna, holy, destroying sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.31
तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे तु विख्यातो ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । हारीत इति नाम्ना च ज्ञानध्यानपरायणः
tasminkṣetre tu vikhyāto brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ | hārīta iti nāmnā ca jñānadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ
In that field there was a renowned brahmin, one who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas, Hārīta by name, devoted to knowledge and meditation.
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PdP 6 174.32
तस्य स्त्री तु महापुण्या सतीरूपा सदा प्रभो । लीलावती तु नाम्ना च भर्तुर्वशपरा सदा
tasya strī tu mahāpuṇyā satīrūpā sadā prabho | līlāvatī tu nāmnā ca bharturvaśaparā sadā
His wife was of great merit, ever of the form of a chaste woman, O Lord, Līlāvatī by name, always submissive to her husband.
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PdP 6 174.33
ताभ्यां तपो महत्तप्तं कालं बहुतरं सुत । एकविंशयुगाश्चैव यातास्तत्र न संशयः । तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे तु वै ताभ्यां प्रत्यक्षो वाभवत्तदा
tābhyāṃ tapo mahattaptaṃ kālaṃ bahutaraṃ suta | ekaviṃśayugāścaiva yātāstatra na saṃśayaḥ | tasminkṣetre tu vai tābhyāṃ pratyakṣo vābhavattadā
By those two great austerity was practised for a very long time, son; twenty-one yugas passed there, no doubt. And in that field I became visible to them then.
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PdP 6 174.34
नृसिंह उवाच। यं यं वांछयसे ब्रह्मंस्तं ददामि न संशयः । ताभ्यामुक्तं तदा तस्मै दीयते चेद्वरो मम
nṛsiṃha uvāca| yaṃ yaṃ vāṃchayase brahmaṃstaṃ dadāmi na saṃśayaḥ | tābhyāmuktaṃ tadā tasmai dīyate cedvaro mama
Nṛsiṃha said: Whatever you wish, brahmin, that I give, no doubt. Then it was said by those two to him: if a boon of mine is to be given—
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PdP 6 174.35
त्वादृशो मम पुत्रस्तु ह्यधुनैव भवत्विति । मयोक्तं तु तदा वत्स पुत्रोऽहं ते न संशयः
tvādṛśo mama putrastu hyadhunaiva bhavatviti | mayoktaṃ tu tadā vatsa putro'haṃ te na saṃśayaḥ
"Let there be a son like you to me, right now" — (thus he asked); and then it was said by me: "Child, I am your son, no doubt.
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PdP 6 174.36
विश्वकर्मा ह्यहं साक्षात्परमात्मा परात्परः । उदरेऽहं न वत्स्यामि यतोऽहं वै सनातनः
viśvakarmā hyahaṃ sākṣātparamātmā parātparaḥ | udare'haṃ na vatsyāmi yato'haṃ vai sanātanaḥ
For I am Viśvakarman himself, the Supreme Self, higher than the highest; I shall not dwell in a womb, since I am indeed everlasting.
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PdP 6 174.37
हारीतेन तदा चोक्तं भवत्वेवं न संशयः । तदाप्रभृति वै क्षेत्रे स्थितोऽहं भक्तकारणात्
hārītena tadā coktaṃ bhavatvevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tadāprabhṛti vai kṣetre sthito'haṃ bhaktakāraṇāt
And then Hārīta said: "Let it be so, without doubt." From that time on I have remained in this holy place for the sake of my devotees.
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PdP 6 174.38
अत्रागत्य प्रकुर्वीत दर्शनं भक्तसत्तमः । तस्याहं सकलां बाधां नाशयामि निरंतरम्
atrāgatya prakurvīta darśanaṃ bhaktasattamaḥ | tasyāhaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ nāśayāmi niraṃtaram
Whatever most excellent devotee comes here and obtains (my) sight, of him I destroy every affliction, unceasingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.39
एतस्मात्कारणाच्चैव व्रतं वै विधिपूर्वकम् । ये कुर्वंति नरश्रेष्ठा न तेषां विद्यते भयम्
etasmātkāraṇāccaiva vrataṃ vai vidhipūrvakam | ye kurvaṃti naraśreṣṭhā na teṣāṃ vidyate bhayam
For this very reason, those best of men who perform the vow according to the prescribed rule — for them no fear exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.40
बालरूपमयं ध्यात्वा ताभ्यां सह विशेषतः । पूजनं कुरुते रात्रौ स वै नारायणो भवेत्
bālarūpamayaṃ dhyātvā tābhyāṃ saha viśeṣataḥ | pūjanaṃ kurute rātrau sa vai nārāyaṇo bhavet
Having meditated (on me) as having the form of a child, together with those two in particular, whoever performs the worship at night, he indeed becomes Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.41
चतुर्भुजं महादंष्ट्रं कालरूपं दुरासदम् । सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशं यमकोटिदुरासदम् । सिंहवच्च मुखं यस्य नरवच्चांगसंयुतम्
caturbhujaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ kālarūpaṃ durāsadam | sūryakoṭipratīkāśaṃ yamakoṭidurāsadam | siṃhavacca mukhaṃ yasya naravaccāṃgasaṃyutam
Four-armed, great-fanged, of the form of Time, hard to approach, shining like ten million suns, unassailable as ten million Yamas, whose face is like a lion's while his body is joined like a man's —
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PdP 6 174.42
श्रीनृसिंहं दिव्यसिंहं कालरूपं भजेत्सदा । एवं ज्ञात्वा विशेषेण यः स्थानं मामकं व्रजेत्
śrīnṛsiṃhaṃ divyasiṃhaṃ kālarūpaṃ bhajetsadā | evaṃ jñātvā viśeṣeṇa yaḥ sthānaṃ māmakaṃ vrajet
one should always worship Śrī Nṛsiṃha, the divine lion, Time in form. Whoever, knowing this particularly, goes to my abode —
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PdP 6 174.43
व्रतं पवित्रं परमं श्रीकदंब प्रदं महत् । अंते मुक्तिप्रदं चैव भक्तानां च न संशयः
vrataṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ śrīkadaṃba pradaṃ mahat | aṃte muktipradaṃ caiva bhaktānāṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ
The vow is pure, supreme, great, granting an abundance of prosperity, and at the end it grants liberation to the devotees, without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.44
येन वै क्रियमाणेन सहस्रद्वादशी फलम् । स्वाती नक्षत्र संयोगे शनिवारे तु मद्व्रतम्
yena vai kriyamāṇena sahasradvādaśī phalam | svātī nakṣatra saṃyoge śanivāre tu madvratam
By the performance of which (comes) the fruit of a thousand twelfth-day (observances). My vow (falls) on a Saturday in conjunction with the asterism Svātī,
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PdP 6 174.45
सिद्धियोगस्य संयोगे वणिजे करणे तथा । योगैः सर्वैश्च संयोगं हत्याकोटि विनाशनम्
siddhiyogasya saṃyoge vaṇije karaṇe tathā | yogaiḥ sarvaiśca saṃyogaṃ hatyākoṭi vināśanam
in conjunction with the Siddhi-yoga, and likewise in the Vaṇija karaṇa; conjunction with all the yogas destroys ten million killings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.46
एतदन्यतरैर्योगे मद्दिनं पापनाशनम् । विज्ञाय मद्दिनं यस्तु लंघयेत्स तु पापकृत्
etadanyatarairyoge maddinaṃ pāpanāśanam | vijñāya maddinaṃ yastu laṃghayetsa tu pāpakṛt
When any one of these is in conjunction, my day destroys sin; but he who, though knowing my day, passes it over, is a doer of sin.
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PdP 6 174.47
अकर्त्ता नरकं याति यावच्चंद्र दिवाकरौ । प्राप्ते मम दिने वत्स दंतधावनपूर्वकम्
akarttā narakaṃ yāti yāvaccaṃdra divākarau | prāpte mama dine vatsa daṃtadhāvanapūrvakam
He who does not perform (it) goes to hell for as long as the moon and the sun (endure). When my day has arrived, child, beginning with the cleaning of the teeth,
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PdP 6 174.48
ममाग्रे व्रतसंकल्पं मद्भक्तो विजितेंद्रियः । अद्याहं ते विधास्यामि व्रतं निर्विघ्नतां नय
mamāgre vratasaṃkalpaṃ madbhakto vijiteṃdriyaḥ | adyāhaṃ te vidhāsyāmi vrataṃ nirvighnatāṃ naya
(let) my devotee, with his senses subdued, (make) the resolve for the vow before me: "Today I shall perform (it) for you; bring the vow to freedom from obstacles."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.49
व्रतस्थेन न कर्त्तव्यं दुष्टसंभाषणादिकम् । ततो मध्याह्नसमये नद्यादौ विमले जले
vratasthena na karttavyaṃ duṣṭasaṃbhāṣaṇādikam | tato madhyāhnasamaye nadyādau vimale jale
One who stands under the vow should not engage in conversation with the wicked and the like. Then, at the time of midday, in a river or the like, in clear water,
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PdP 6 174.50
गृहे वा देवखाते वा तडागे वाथ शोभने । वैदिकेन तु मंत्रेण स्नानं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः 6.174.
gṛhe vā devakhāte vā taḍāge vātha śobhane | vaidikena tu maṃtreṇa snānaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ 6.174.
or at home, or in a god-made tank, or in a fine pond, the discerning man should bathe with a Vedic mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.51
मृत्तिका गोमयेनैव तथा धात्रीफलेन च । तिलैश्च विधिवत्स्नायात्सर्वपापौघ शांतये
mṛttikā gomayenaiva tathā dhātrīphalena ca | tilaiśca vidhivatsnāyātsarvapāpaugha śāṃtaye
With earth, with cow-dung, and likewise with the dhātrī (āmalaka) fruit, and with sesame, he should bathe according to rule, for the quelling of all the mass of sins.
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PdP 6 174.52
परिधाय शुभे वस्त्रे नित्यकर्म समारभेत् । ततो गृहं विलिप्याथ कुर्यादष्टदलं शुभम्
paridhāya śubhe vastre nityakarma samārabhet | tato gṛhaṃ vilipyātha kuryādaṣṭadalaṃ śubham
Having put on clean garments, he should begin the daily rites; then, having plastered the house, he should make an auspicious eight-petalled (figure).
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PdP 6 174.53
कलशं तत्र संस्थाप्य ताम्रंत्रसमन्वितम् । तस्योपरि न्यसेत्पात्रं तंडुलैः परिपूरितम्
kalaśaṃ tatra saṃsthāpya tāmraṃtrasamanvitam | tasyopari nyasetpātraṃ taṃḍulaiḥ paripūritam
Setting a water-jar there, provided with copper (?), above it he should place a vessel filled with rice grains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.54
हैमीं च तत्र मन्मूर्ति स्थाप्य लक्ष्म्या समन्विताम् । निर्माय शक्त्या स्वर्णेन स्नाप्य पंचामृतैस्ततः
haimīṃ ca tatra manmūrti sthāpya lakṣmyā samanvitām | nirmāya śaktyā svarṇena snāpya paṃcāmṛtaistataḥ
And having had it made of gold according to his means, he should set a golden image of me there, together with Lakṣmī, and then bathe it with the five nectars.
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PdP 6 174.55
ततो ब्राह्मणमाहूय आचार्यं नातिलोलुपम् । शास्त्रज्ञमग्रतः कृत्वा ततो देवं समर्चयेत्
tato brāhmaṇamāhūya ācāryaṃ nātilolupam | śāstrajñamagrataḥ kṛtvā tato devaṃ samarcayet
Then, having summoned a brahmin, an officiant who is not too greedy (and) who knows the scriptures, and having set him in front, one should then worship the god.
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PdP 6 174.56
मंडपं कारयेत्तत्र पुष्पस्तबक शोभितम् । ऋतुकालोद्भवैः पुष्पैः पूज्योऽहं च यथाविधि
maṃḍapaṃ kārayettatra puṣpastabaka śobhitam | ṛtukālodbhavaiḥ puṣpaiḥ pūjyo'haṃ ca yathāvidhi
There one should have a pavilion made, adorned with clusters of flowers; and I am to be worshipped, according to rule, with flowers that arise in (that) season.
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PdP 6 174.57
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्मंत्रैर्नियमैश्च यः । ततः पौराणिकैर्मंत्रैः पूजनीयो विशेषतः
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirmaṃtrairniyamaiśca yaḥ | tataḥ paurāṇikairmaṃtraiḥ pūjanīyo viśeṣataḥ
(He) who (worships me) with the sixteen services, with mantras and with the observances — then (I) am especially to be worshipped with Purāṇic mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.58
चंदनं च सकर्पूरं घनकुंकुममिश्रितम् । कालोद्भवानि पुष्पाणि तथा तुलसीदलानि च
caṃdanaṃ ca sakarpūraṃ ghanakuṃkumamiśritam | kālodbhavāni puṣpāṇi tathā tulasīdalāni ca
Sandal paste together with camphor, mixed with thick saffron, flowers grown in (that) season, and likewise tulasī leaves —
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PdP 6 174.59
श्रीनृसिंहाय यो दद्यात्स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः । कृष्णागुरुमयं धूपं सर्वदा हरिवल्लभम्
śrīnṛsiṃhāya yo dadyātsa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ | kṛṣṇāgurumayaṃ dhūpaṃ sarvadā harivallabham
whoever offers (these) to Śrī Nṛsiṃha, he is liberated; there is no doubt here. Incense made of black aloe-wood is always dear to Hari;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.60
हरये गुरवे दद्यात्सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये । महादीपः प्रकर्त्तव्यो ह्यज्ञानध्वांत नाशनः । महानीराजनं कुर्याद्घंटानाद पुरःसरम्
haraye gurave dadyātsarvakāmārthasiddhaye | mahādīpaḥ prakarttavyo hyajñānadhvāṃta nāśanaḥ | mahānīrājanaṃ kuryādghaṃṭānāda puraḥsaram
(this) one should offer to Hari, the guru, for the attainment of all desired ends. A great lamp is to be made, which destroys the darkness of ignorance; one should perform the great lamp-waving, preceded by the sounding of bells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.61
नैवेद्यं शर्करां चापि भक्ष्यभौज्यसमन्वितम् । ददामि ते रमाकांत सर्वपापक्षयं कुरु
naivedyaṃ śarkarāṃ cāpi bhakṣyabhaujyasamanvitam | dadāmi te ramākāṃta sarvapāpakṣayaṃ kuru
"I offer you a food-offering and also sugar, together with things to be eaten and things to be enjoyed; O beloved of Ramā, bring about the destruction of all (my) sins."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.62
नैवेद्य मंत्र। नृसिंहाच्युत देवेश तव जन्मदिने शुभे । उपवासं करिष्यामि सर्वभोगविवर्जितः
naivedya maṃtra| nṛsiṃhācyuta deveśa tava janmadine śubhe | upavāsaṃ kariṣyāmi sarvabhogavivarjitaḥ
The mantra for the food-offering: "O Nṛsiṃha, Acyuta, lord of gods, on the auspicious day of your birth I shall keep a fast, abstaining from all enjoyments.
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PdP 6 174.63
तेन प्रीतो भव स्वामिन्पापं जन्म निराकुरु । रात्रौ जागरणं कार्यं गीतवादित्र निःस्वनैः
tena prīto bhava svāminpāpaṃ janma nirākuru | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ gītavāditra niḥsvanaiḥ
By that be pleased, O Lord; drive away (my) sin and (further) birth." At night the vigil is to be kept, with the sounds of songs and instruments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.64
पुराणपठनं नित्यं श्रीनृसिंकथाश्रयम् । ततः प्रभातसमये स्नानं कृत्वा ह्यनंतरम्
purāṇapaṭhanaṃ nityaṃ śrīnṛsiṃkathāśrayam | tataḥ prabhātasamaye snānaṃ kṛtvā hyanaṃtaram
and constant recitation of the Purāṇa that has the story of Śrī Nṛsiṃha for its subject. Then at the time of dawn, having bathed, immediately after,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.65
पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन पूजयेन्मां प्रतर्पयन् । वैष्णवं कारयेच्छ्राद्धं मदग्रे स्वस्थमानसः
pūrvoktena vidhānena pūjayenmāṃ pratarpayan | vaiṣṇavaṃ kārayecchrāddhaṃ madagre svasthamānasaḥ
one should worship me by the rite stated before, satisfying (me); with a calm mind one should have a Vaiṣṇava śrāddha performed before me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.66
ततो दानानि देयानि वक्ष्यमाणानि यान्युत । पात्रेभ्यः स द्विजेभ्यो हि लोकद्वय जिगीषया
tato dānāni deyāni vakṣyamāṇāni yānyuta | pātrebhyaḥ sa dvijebhyo hi lokadvaya jigīṣayā
Then the gifts which are about to be stated are to be given to worthy brahmins, out of the desire to win both worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.67
सहस्वर्णमयो देवो मम संतोषकारकः । गोभूतिलहिरण्यादि प्रददाति द्विजातये
sahasvarṇamayo devo mama saṃtoṣakārakaḥ | gobhūtilahiraṇyādi pradadāti dvijātaye
A god made together with gold (i.e., a golden image) is a cause of satisfaction to me; (one) gives to a brahmin cows, land, sesame, gold and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.68
शय्या सतूलिका देया सप्तधान्यसमन्विता । अन्यानि च यथाशक्त्या देयानि निजशक्तितः
śayyā satūlikā deyā saptadhānyasamanvitā | anyāni ca yathāśaktyā deyāni nijaśaktitaḥ
A bed with a cushion is to be given, along with the seven grains; and other things too are to be given according to ability, out of one's own capacity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.69
वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत यथोक्तफलकांक्षया । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पश्चात्तेभ्यो दद्यात्सुदक्षिणाम्
vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta yathoktaphalakāṃkṣayā | brāhmaṇānbhojayetpaścāttebhyo dadyātsudakṣiṇām
One should not practice miserliness with wealth, if one desires the fruit as stated. Afterwards one should feed brahmins and give them a good fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.70
निर्धनैरपि कर्त्तव्यं देयं शक्त्यनुसारतः । सर्वेषामेव वर्णानामधिकारोऽस्ति मद्व्रते । मद्भक्तैस्तु विशेषेण कर्त्तव्यं मत्परायणैः
nirdhanairapi karttavyaṃ deyaṃ śaktyanusārataḥ | sarveṣāmeva varṇānāmadhikāro'sti madvrate | madbhaktaistu viśeṣeṇa karttavyaṃ matparāyaṇaiḥ
Even by the poor it is to be performed; the gift is according to (their) ability. Men of all the classes indeed have the right to my vow; but it should be performed especially by my devotees who are devoted to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.71
ततः प्रार्थना मंत्रः । मद्वंशे येन राजा ता ये भविष्याश्च मानवाः । तानुद्धरस्व देवेश दुःखदाद्भवसागरात्
tataḥ prārthanā maṃtraḥ | madvaṃśe yena rājā tā ye bhaviṣyāśca mānavāḥ | tānuddharasva deveśa duḥkhadādbhavasāgarāt
Then the mantra of petition: "Whatever kings (there have been) in my lineage, and the men who will be (in it) — raise them up, O lord of gods, from the ocean of existence that gives sorrow.
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PdP 6 174.72
पातकार्णवमग्नस्य व्याधिभिश्चांबुचारिभिः । जीवैस्तु परिभूतस्य महादुःखगतस्य मे
pātakārṇavamagnasya vyādhibhiścāṃbucāribhiḥ | jīvaistu paribhūtasya mahāduḥkhagatasya me
Of me, sunk in the ocean of sins, overwhelmed by diseases as by water-creatures, and by living beings, and fallen into great misery —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.73
करावलंबनं देहि शेषशायी जगत्पते । व्रतेनानेन देवेश भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो भव
karāvalaṃbanaṃ dehi śeṣaśāyī jagatpate | vratenānena deveśa bhuktimuktiprado bhava
give (me) the support of your hand, O you who lie on Śeṣa, O lord of the world; by this vow, O lord of gods, become the giver of enjoyment and liberation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.74
एवं प्रार्थ्य ततो देवं विसृज्य च यथाविधि । उपहारादिकं सर्वे आचार्याय निवेदयेत्
evaṃ prārthya tato devaṃ visṛjya ca yathāvidhi | upahārādikaṃ sarve ācāryāya nivedayet
Having thus petitioned and then dismissed the god according to rule, one should present all the offerings and the rest to the officiant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.75
दक्षिणाभिश्च संतोष्या ब्राह्मणांश्च विसर्जयेत् । मम ध्यान समायुक्तो भुंजीत सह बंधुभिः
dakṣiṇābhiśca saṃtoṣyā brāhmaṇāṃśca visarjayet | mama dhyāna samāyukto bhuṃjīta saha baṃdhubhiḥ
And (the brahmins) are to be gratified with gifts, and he should dismiss the brahmins; then, joined with meditation on me, let him eat together with his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.76
अकिंचनोपि नियतमुपोष्यति चतुर्दशीम् । सप्त जन्म कृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
akiṃcanopi niyatamupoṣyati caturdaśīm | sapta janma kṛtātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Even one who has nothing, if he regularly fasts on the fourteenth, is freed from the sin committed in seven births — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.77
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या व्रतं पापप्रणाशनम् । तस्य श्रवणमात्रेण ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā vrataṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | tasya śravaṇamātreṇa brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati
Whoever hears with devotion this observance that destroys sin — by the mere hearing of it, he casts off (even) the killing of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.78
पवित्रं परमं गुह्यं कीर्तयेद्यस्तु मानवः । सर्वकामानवाप्नोति व्रतस्यास्य फलं सदा
pavitraṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ kīrtayedyastu mānavaḥ | sarvakāmānavāpnoti vratasyāsya phalaṃ sadā
And the man who proclaims (this observance), which is pure, supreme and secret, obtains all his desires — the fruit of this vow is always (his).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.79
य इदं कुरुते शक्त्या काले मध्याह्न संज्ञके । लीलावत्या सह ऋषिं श्रीनृसिंह प्रसादतः
ya idaṃ kurute śaktyā kāle madhyāhna saṃjñake | līlāvatyā saha ṛṣiṃ śrīnṛsiṃha prasādataḥ
Whoever performs this according to his ability at the time called midday, and worships the seer along with Līlāvatī, by the grace of the blessed Man-Lion —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.80
पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या मुक्तिं प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीम् । तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे तु यो गत्वा श्रीनृसिंहं प्रपूजयेत्
pūjayetparayā bhaktyā muktiṃ prāpnoti śāśvatīm | tasminkṣetre tu yo gatvā śrīnṛsiṃhaṃ prapūjayet
— should worship with the highest devotion, he attains everlasting liberation. And whoever goes to that sacred place and worships the blessed Man-Lion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.81
वांच्छितं लभते नित्यं श्रीनृसिंह प्रसादतः । श्रीनृसिंह महद्रूप कालकोटिदुरासद
vāṃcchitaṃ labhate nityaṃ śrīnṛsiṃha prasādataḥ | śrīnṛsiṃha mahadrūpa kālakoṭidurāsada
he always obtains what he wishes, by the grace of the blessed Man-Lion. O blessed Nṛsiṃha, of mighty form, hard to approach through a crore of ages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.82
भैरवेश हरार्तिघ्न बालरूप नमोस्तु ते । श्रीनृसिंहाय रूपाय बालाय बालरूपिणे
bhairaveśa harārtighna bālarūpa namostu te | śrīnṛsiṃhāya rūpāya bālāya bālarūpiṇe
O lord of Bhairava, destroyer of Hara's distress, you of the child's form — homage be to you! To the blessed Man-Lion, to (his) form, to the boy, to him whose form is that of a boy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.83
व्यापकाय सुनंदाय स्वात्मप्रकट रूपिणे । सर्वजीवात्मकायैव विश्वेशाय स्वरात्मने
vyāpakāya sunaṃdāya svātmaprakaṭa rūpiṇe | sarvajīvātmakāyaiva viśveśāya svarātmane
to the all-pervading, to Sunanda, to him whose form is the manifestation of his own self, to him who is the self of all living beings, to the lord of the universe, to the self that is one's own,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.84
मार्तंड मंडलस्थाय दयासिंधो नमोस्तु ते । चतुर्विंशस्वरूपाय कालरुद्राग्निरूपिणे
mārtaṃḍa maṃḍalasthāya dayāsiṃdho namostu te | caturviṃśasvarūpāya kālarudrāgnirūpiṇe
To him who abides in the disc of the sun, O ocean of compassion, homage be to you! To him whose own form is twenty-four fold, to him whose form is Kāla, Rudra and fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.85
जगदेकस्वरूपाय नृसिंहाय नमोस्तु ते । भाले दधार यो देवो नृसिंहो वीरभद्र जित्
jagadekasvarūpāya nṛsiṃhāya namostu te | bhāle dadhāra yo devo nṛsiṃho vīrabhadra jit
to Nṛsiṃha whose own form is the one (reality of the) world, homage be to you! The god Nṛsiṃha, conqueror of Vīrabhadra, who bore on his forehead
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.86
द्वादशादित्यबिंबानि सुतप्तानि प्रमाणतः । तत्र सिंधु महापुण्या नदी रम्या विशेषतः
dvādaśādityabiṃbāni sutaptāni pramāṇataḥ | tatra siṃdhu mahāpuṇyā nadī ramyā viśeṣataḥ
twelve orbs of the sun, well blazing, by measure. There the Sindhu, a most holy river, is especially delightful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 174.87
तस्याः समीपे नगरं वर्त्ततेऽद्यापि सुंदरि । मौलिस्तानेति विख्यातं सर्वदा देवनिर्मितम्
tasyāḥ samīpe nagaraṃ varttate'dyāpi suṃdari | maulistāneti vikhyātaṃ sarvadā devanirmitam
Near it there is a city even today, O beautiful one, famed as Maulisthāna, built by the gods for all time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.88
वसतिर्वर्त्तते तत्र हारीतस्य महात्मनः । लीलावती तु तत्रैव तिष्ठते नात्र संशयः
vasatirvarttate tatra hārītasya mahātmanaḥ | līlāvatī tu tatraiva tiṣṭhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
There is the dwelling of the great-souled Hārīta; and Līlāvatī too abides in that very place — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.89
प्रतिशब्दो भवेत्तत्र सिंधुनद्याः समीपतः । कलौ युगे तु संप्राप्ते म्लेच्छा वै पापचारिणः
pratiśabdo bhavettatra siṃdhunadyāḥ samīpataḥ | kalau yuge tu saṃprāpte mlecchā vai pāpacāriṇaḥ
There, near the river Sindhu, there arises an echo. But when the Kali age has come, barbarians, doers of evil,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.90
निवसंति तु तत्रैव बहवो नात्र संशयः । नृसिंहजन्मनि यथा शब्दोऽभूदद्भुतः परः
nivasaṃti tu tatraiva bahavo nātra saṃśayaḥ | nṛsiṃhajanmani yathā śabdo'bhūdadbhutaḥ paraḥ
dwell in that very place in great numbers — there is no doubt in this. As at Nṛsiṃha's birth there was a supreme and wondrous sound,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.91
नृसिंहेति नृसिंहेति य उच्चैर्नदते नरः । तादृशः प्रतिशब्दो वै जायते नगनंदिनि
nṛsiṃheti nṛsiṃheti ya uccairnadate naraḥ | tādṛśaḥ pratiśabdo vai jāyate naganaṃdini
so, when a man cries aloud 'Nṛsiṃha! Nṛsiṃha!', such an echo indeed arises, O daughter of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.92
ब्रह्महा हेमहारी वा सुरापो गुरुतल्पगः । सिंधौ गत्वा विशेषेण स्नानं कुर्वंति ये जनाः
brahmahā hemahārī vā surāpo gurutalpagaḥ | siṃdhau gatvā viśeṣeṇa snānaṃ kurvaṃti ye janāḥ
A killer of a brahmin, or a stealer of gold, a drinker of liquor, one who violates his guru's bed — those people who go to the Sindhu and in particular perform bathing (there),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.93
मुच्यते नात्र संदेहः श्रीनृसिंह प्रसादतः । दशारात्रिप्रमाणेन मानवा ये वसंति हि
mucyate nātra saṃdehaḥ śrīnṛsiṃha prasādataḥ | daśārātripramāṇena mānavā ye vasaṃti hi
(such a one) is freed — there is no doubt here — by the grace of the blessed Man-Lion. And those men who dwell (there) for a period of ten nights,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.94
ते ज्ञेयाः पुण्यकर्माणो नासत्यं मामकं वचः । निवसंति कलौ तत्र वर्णा ये द्विजपूर्वकाः
te jñeyāḥ puṇyakarmāṇo nāsatyaṃ māmakaṃ vacaḥ | nivasaṃti kalau tatra varṇā ye dvijapūrvakāḥ
they are to be known as doers of meritorious deeds; my word is not false. Those classes, the twice-born and the rest, who dwell there in the Kali age,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.95
म्लेच्छवत्तेऽपि विज्ञेया वेदबाह्याः सुरोत्तमैः । मांसं खादंति ते तत्र मद्यपानं पपुः सदा
mlecchavatte'pi vijñeyā vedabāhyāḥ surottamaiḥ | māṃsaṃ khādaṃti te tatra madyapānaṃ papuḥ sadā
They are to be regarded by the best of the gods as being like barbarians, outside the Veda; there they eat meat and have always drunk liquor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.96
अतो ह्यधर्मरूपास्ते पापिष्ठा नात्र संशयः । संध्याहीना यथा विप्रा वेदबाह्यास्तथैव च
ato hyadharmarūpāste pāpiṣṭhā nātra saṃśayaḥ | saṃdhyāhīnā yathā viprā vedabāhyāstathaiva ca
Therefore they are indeed of the form of unrighteousness, most sinful — there is no doubt in this; just as brahmins who omit the twilight rites are outside the Veda, so too are they.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 174.97
निवसंति पुरे तस्मिन्पश्चिमायां सुरेश्वरि । एकमेव परं तीर्थं नृसिंहाख्यं सुविस्तरम् । यं श्रुत्वा मुच्यते पापान्नरः सद्यो न संशयः
nivasaṃti pure tasminpaścimāyāṃ sureśvari | ekameva paraṃ tīrthaṃ nṛsiṃhākhyaṃ suvistaram | yaṃ śrutvā mucyate pāpānnaraḥ sadyo na saṃśayaḥ
They dwell in that city in the west, O mistress of the gods. There is only one supreme, very extensive holy place, called Nṛsiṃha, on hearing of which a man is at once freed from sin — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition