Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 19
PdP 6 19.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- श्रीशैलः पर्वतो रम्यः कुत्र तिष्ठति नारद । किं तत्र वर्त्तते तीर्थं कस्य देवस्य पूजनम् । कस्यां दिशि समाख्यातो लोकेषु च वदाधुना
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- śrīśailaḥ parvato ramyaḥ kutra tiṣṭhati nārada | kiṃ tatra varttate tīrthaṃ kasya devasya pūjanam | kasyāṃ diśi samākhyāto lokeṣu ca vadādhunā
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Where does the lovely mountain Śrīśaila stand, Nārada? What sacred ford is there? Of which god is the worship (there)? In which direction is it declared (to be) among the worlds? Tell (me) now.
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PdP 6 19.2
नारद उवाच- शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रीशैलं पर्वतोत्तमम् । यं श्रुत्वा मुच्यते लोको बालहत्यादि पातकात्
nārada uvāca- śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi śrīśailaṃ parvatottamam | yaṃ śrutvā mucyate loko bālahatyādi pātakāt
Nārada said: Listen, O king, I shall tell of Śrīśaila, best of mountains, on hearing of which people are freed from sins such as the killing of a child.
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PdP 6 19.3
तत्पर्वतवनं रम्यं मुनिभिश्चोपसेवितम् । नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं नानापुष्पोपशोभितम्
tatparvatavanaṃ ramyaṃ munibhiścopasevitam | nānādrumalatākīrṇaṃ nānāpuṣpopaśobhitam
That mountain's forest is delightful, and frequented by sages, strewn with many kinds of trees and creepers, adorned with many kinds of flowers.
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PdP 6 19.4
हंसकोकिलनादैश्च मयूरध्वनिनादितम् । श्रीवृक्षैश्च कपित्थैश्च शिरीषै राजवृक्षकैः
haṃsakokilanādaiśca mayūradhvanināditam | śrīvṛkṣaiśca kapitthaiśca śirīṣai rājavṛkṣakaiḥ
It resounds with the cries of geese and cuckoos and with the calls of peacocks, (and is filled) with śrī trees and wood-apples, with śirīṣa and cassia trees,
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PdP 6 19.5
पारिजातकपुष्पैश्च कदंबोदुंबरैस्तथा । नानापुष्पैः सुगंधाढ्यैर्वासितं तद्वनं गिरौ
pārijātakapuṣpaiśca kadaṃboduṃbaraistathā | nānāpuṣpaiḥ sugaṃdhāḍhyairvāsitaṃ tadvanaṃ girau
and with pārijāta blossoms, and likewise with kadamba and fig trees; that forest on the mountain is made fragrant by many kinds of flowers rich in sweet scent.
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PdP 6 19.6
सर्वाभिरृषिपत्नीभिः सशिष्याभिः सुसेवितम् । केचिदभ्यासयुक्ताश्च केचिद्व्याख्यानतत्पराः
sarvābhirṛṣipatnībhiḥ saśiṣyābhiḥ susevitam | kecidabhyāsayuktāśca kecidvyākhyānatatparāḥ
It is well attended by all the wives of the sages together with their pupils; some are engaged in recitation, some intent upon exposition.
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PdP 6 19.7
केचिदूर्ध्वभुजास्तत्र अंगुष्ठाग्रैः स्थिताः परे । शिवध्यानरताः केचित्केचिद्विष्णुपरायणाः
kecidūrdhvabhujāstatra aṃguṣṭhāgraiḥ sthitāḥ pare | śivadhyānaratāḥ kecitkecidviṣṇuparāyaṇāḥ
Some there (stand) with arms raised, others stand on the tips of their toes; some are devoted to meditation on Śiva, some are wholly given to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 19.8
निराहाराश्च केप्यत्र केचित्पर्णाशने रताः । कंदमूलफलाहाराः केचिन्मौनव्रताः स्थिताः
nirāhārāśca kepyatra kecitparṇāśane ratāḥ | kaṃdamūlaphalāhārāḥ kecinmaunavratāḥ sthitāḥ
And some here take no food at all, some delight in eating (only) leaves; some live on bulbs, roots, and fruits, and some abide under a vow of silence.
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PdP 6 19.9
एकपादाः स्थिताः केचित्केचित्पद्मासने स्थिताः । केचिच्चैव निराहारास्तपस्तेपुः सुदुष्करम्
ekapādāḥ sthitāḥ kecitkecitpadmāsane sthitāḥ | keciccaiva nirāhārāstapastepuḥ suduṣkaram
Some stand on one foot, some sit in the lotus posture; and some, taking no food, have performed most difficult austerity.
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PdP 6 19.10
आश्रमाणि च पुण्यानि नद्यश्च विविधाः शुभाः । देवखातान्यनेकानि तडागानि बहूनि च
āśramāṇi ca puṇyāni nadyaśca vividhāḥ śubhāḥ | devakhātānyanekāni taḍāgāni bahūni ca
And (there are) holy hermitages, and rivers of various kinds, auspicious ones, and many god-made pools and many tanks.
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PdP 6 19.11
पर्वतोऽयं महाराज दृश्यते किल सर्वतः । मल्लिकार्जुनको राजन्यत्र तिष्ठति नित्यशः
parvato'yaṃ mahārāja dṛśyate kila sarvataḥ | mallikārjunako rājanyatra tiṣṭhati nityaśaḥ
This mountain, great king, is indeed visible from every side; and there, O king, Mallikārjuna dwells perpetually.
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PdP 6 19.12
तच्चैव शिखरं रम्यं पर्वतोपरि सेवितम् । शृंगदर्शनमात्रेण मुक्तिरेव न संशयः
taccaiva śikharaṃ ramyaṃ parvatopari sevitam | śṛṃgadarśanamātreṇa muktireva na saṃśayaḥ
And that peak is delightful, frequented on the mountain's summit; merely by seeing the summit there is liberation—no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 19.13
दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रित्य वर्त्तते पर्वतोत्तमः । अत्र गंगा महद्रम्या पातालेति समाश्रिता
dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritya varttate parvatottamaḥ | atra gaṃgā mahadramyā pātāleti samāśritā
Resting on the southern quarter, the best of mountains stands; here the Gaṅgā, great and delightful, has taken her course as (the river called) Pātālā.
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PdP 6 19.14
तत्र च स्नानमात्रेण महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । श्रीशैलशिखरं दृष्ट्वा वाराणस्यां मृतौ ध्रुवम्
tatra ca snānamātreṇa mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate | śrīśailaśikharaṃ dṛṣṭvā vārāṇasyāṃ mṛtau dhruvam
And merely by bathing there one is released from great sins; having seen the peak of Śrīśaila, (it is) as certain as dying in Vārāṇasī.
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PdP 6 19.15
केदारे ह्युदकं पीत्वा पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते । तापसानां महत्स्थानं योगिनां च तथैव च
kedāre hyudakaṃ pītvā punarjanma na vidyate | tāpasānāṃ mahatsthānaṃ yogināṃ ca tathaiva ca
Indeed, by drinking the water at Kedāra there is no rebirth. It is a great abode of ascetics, and likewise of yogins.
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PdP 6 19.16
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन दर्शनं तस्य कारयेत् । अयं विज्ञानदेवोऽसौ महापातकनाशनः
tasmātsarvaprayatnena darśanaṃ tasya kārayet | ayaṃ vijñānadevo'sau mahāpātakanāśanaḥ
Therefore one should by every effort bring about the sight of it. This is that god of knowledge (Vijñānadeva), destroyer of great sins.
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PdP 6 19.17
सिद्धपुरं च नगरं रम्यं स्वर्गसुखावहम् । नित्यमप्सरसो यत्र गायंति च रमंति च
siddhapuraṃ ca nagaraṃ ramyaṃ svargasukhāvaham | nityamapsaraso yatra gāyaṃti ca ramaṃti ca
And (there is) Siddhapura, a delightful city, bringing the happiness of heaven, where the apsarases constantly sing and take their pleasure.
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PdP 6 19.18
अतः पर्वताराजोऽयं दर्शने सौख्यकारकः । तस्य तैर्दर्शनं कार्यं मुक्तिमिच्छंति ये नराः
ataḥ parvatārājo'yaṃ darśane saukhyakārakaḥ | tasya tairdarśanaṃ kāryaṃ muktimicchaṃti ye narāḥ
Hence this king of mountains, when seen, is a bringer of well-being; those men who desire liberation should make the sight of it (their business).
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