Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 198
PdP 6 198.1
कुमारा ऊचुः- अथ ते संप्रवक्ष्यामः सप्ताहश्रवणे विधिम् । येन भागवतं सिद्ध्येत्पुंसां कृष्णार्पितात्मनाम्
kumārā ūcuḥ- atha te saṃpravakṣyāmaḥ saptāhaśravaṇe vidhim | yena bhāgavataṃ siddhyetpuṃsāṃ kṛṣṇārpitātmanām
The Kumāras said: Now we shall fully declare to you the rule for the seven-day hearing, by which the Bhāgavata (recitation) is accomplished for men whose selves are offered to Kṛṣṇa.
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PdP 6 198.2
दैवज्ञं शास्त्रकुशलं समाहूय धनांशुकैः । समभ्यर्च्य मुहूर्तं तु प्राक्पृच्छेद्भक्तिमान्नरः
daivajñaṃ śāstrakuśalaṃ samāhūya dhanāṃśukaiḥ | samabhyarcya muhūrtaṃ tu prākpṛcchedbhaktimānnaraḥ
Having summoned an astrologer skilled in the (astrological) treatises and honoured him with money and garments, the devoted man should first inquire about an (auspicious) moment.
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PdP 6 198.3
स वदेद्यं मुहूर्तं तु तत्रारंभः प्रशस्यते । नभोनभस्येषोर्जाश्च सहः शुचिसमन्विताः
sa vadedyaṃ muhūrtaṃ tu tatrāraṃbhaḥ praśasyate | nabhonabhasyeṣorjāśca sahaḥ śucisamanvitāḥ
Let him (the astrologer) declare which moment it is: the beginning (of the recitation) is commended then — the months Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa), Nābhasya (Bhādrapada), Iṣa (Āśvina) and Ūrja (Kārttika), and Sahas (Mārgaśīrṣa) together with Śuci (Āṣāḍha) —
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PdP 6 198.4
मासाः श्रेष्ठाः कथारंभे पूर्णा चापि तिथिः शुभा । भौमार्किवर्जिता वारा भानि ध्रुव मृदूनि च
māsāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ kathāraṃbhe pūrṇā cāpi tithiḥ śubhā | bhaumārkivarjitā vārā bhāni dhruva mṛdūni ca
these months are the best for beginning the recitation; the full-moon day too is an auspicious date; the weekdays excepting Tuesday and Saturday (are good), and the asterisms that are 'fixed' and 'soft'.
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PdP 6 198.5
नित्यायां च कथायां तु पुराणानां मुनीश्वर
nityāyāṃ ca kathāyāṃ tu purāṇānāṃ munīśvara
But in the case of a continual (daily) recitation of the Purāṇas, O lord of sages,
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PdP 6 198.6
द्वादशीं वर्जयेत्प्राज्ञः सूतसूतकसंभवात् । श्रीमद्भागवतस्यापि सप्ताहेनैव केऽपि च
dvādaśīṃ varjayetprājñaḥ sūtasūtakasaṃbhavāt | śrīmadbhāgavatasyāpi saptāhenaiva ke'pi ca
the wise man should avoid the twelfth day, because of the occurrence of (impurity from) birth and death; but as for the Śrīmad Bhāgavata, in the seven-day (recitation) some (say) that
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PdP 6 198.7
न निषेधोस्ति देवर्षे प्राहुरेवं पुराविदः । श्रीभागवतसप्ताहो महायज्ञः स्मृतो बुधैः
na niṣedhosti devarṣe prāhurevaṃ purāvidaḥ | śrībhāgavatasaptāho mahāyajñaḥ smṛto budhaiḥ
there is no prohibition, O sage of the gods — thus have those versed in the ancient lore declared; the seven-day Śrī Bhāgavata (recitation) is held by the learned to be a great sacrifice.
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PdP 6 198.8
अतो निमंत्रणं कार्यं वैष्णवानां समंततः । सतां समाजो भविता सप्ताहं वैष्णवोत्तमाः
ato nimaṃtraṇaṃ kāryaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ samaṃtataḥ | satāṃ samājo bhavitā saptāhaṃ vaiṣṇavottamāḥ
Therefore invitations should be issued to Vaiṣṇavas on every side: "There will be an assembly of the good for seven days, O best of Vaiṣṇavas!"
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PdP 6 198.9
आगंतव्यमतश्चात्र वैष्णवैः श्रवणार्थिभिः । समागतानां तेषां तु निवासं परिकल्पयेत्
āgaṃtavyamataścātra vaiṣṇavaiḥ śravaṇārthibhiḥ | samāgatānāṃ teṣāṃ tu nivāsaṃ parikalpayet
Hence Vaiṣṇavas who wish to hear should come here; and for those who have assembled one should arrange lodging.
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PdP 6 198.10
तीर्थे वापि वने वापि ग्रामे वापि प्रयत्नतः । संशोधितायां भूम्यां तु मंडपं परिकल्पयेत्
tīrthe vāpi vane vāpi grāme vāpi prayatnataḥ | saṃśodhitāyāṃ bhūmyāṃ tu maṃḍapaṃ parikalpayet
Whether at a holy place, or in a forest, or in a village, one should carefully erect a pavilion on ground that has been purified.
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PdP 6 198.11
कदलीस्तंभसंयुक्तं चतुर्दिक्षु ध्वजान्वितम् । उच्चमासनमप्युक्तं वक्तुस्तस्याग्रतो मुने
kadalīstaṃbhasaṃyuktaṃ caturdikṣu dhvajānvitam | uccamāsanamapyuktaṃ vaktustasyāgrato mune
(a pavilion) furnished with plantain-trunk pillars, provided with banners in the four directions; and a high seat is prescribed for the speaker in front of it, O sage.
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PdP 6 198.12
आपार्श्वद्वयमुक्तानि श्रोतॄणामासनानि च । उदङ्मुखो भवेद्वक्ता समाजेस्मिन्विदांवरः
āpārśvadvayamuktāni śrotṝṇāmāsanāni ca | udaṅmukho bhavedvaktā samājesminvidāṃvaraḥ
On both sides seats for the hearers are prescribed; and in this assembly the speaker, the foremost of the knowing, should face north.
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PdP 6 198.13
वेदशास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञो वैष्णवो ब्राह्मणोत्तमः । दृष्टांतकुशलो धीरो वक्ता कार्योऽतिनिस्पृहः
vedaśāstrārthatatvajño vaiṣṇavo brāhmaṇottamaḥ | dṛṣṭāṃtakuśalo dhīro vaktā kāryo'tinispṛhaḥ
One who knows the truth of the meaning of the Veda and the treatises, a Vaiṣṇava, the best of brāhmaṇas, skilled in illustrations, steady, and wholly without craving — such a one should be made the speaker.
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PdP 6 198.14
सर्वसंदेहहर्त्तापि कार्यो वक्ता न चैव हि । वक्तुः पार्श्वे सहायार्थं स्थाप्योऽन्य पंडितः सुधीः
sarvasaṃdehaharttāpi kāryo vaktā na caiva hi | vaktuḥ pārśve sahāyārthaṃ sthāpyo'nya paṃḍitaḥ sudhīḥ
But the speaker should not also be made the remover of all doubts; another learned man of good understanding should be seated at the speaker's side to assist.
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PdP 6 198.15
श्रोतॄणां संशयच्छेत्ता ज्ञानांबोधविधायकः । कथाविघ्नविघातार्थं गणेशं प्राक्प्रपूजयेत्
śrotṝṇāṃ saṃśayacchettā jñānāṃbodhavidhāyakaḥ | kathāvighnavighātārthaṃ gaṇeśaṃ prākprapūjayet
(He is to be) one who cuts off the hearers' doubts, one who brings about the awakening of knowledge. In order to destroy obstacles to the recitation, one should first worship Gaṇeśa.
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PdP 6 198.16
ततो दुर्गां हरं विष्णुं ब्रह्माणं भास्करं द्विजान् । संपूज्य विधिवद्भक्त्या तर्पयेद्देवताः पितॄन्
tato durgāṃ haraṃ viṣṇuṃ brahmāṇaṃ bhāskaraṃ dvijān | saṃpūjya vidhivadbhaktyā tarpayeddevatāḥ pitṝn
Then, having duly and devotedly worshipped Durgā, Hara, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, the Sun and the brāhmaṇas, one should offer libations to the gods and the ancestors.
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PdP 6 198.17
मुख्यः श्रोता ततः पश्चात्पूजयेत्पुस्तके हरिम् । ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य द्रव्यवस्त्रफलानि च
mukhyaḥ śrotā tataḥ paścātpūjayetpustake harim | tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya dravyavastraphalāni ca
Then afterwards the chief hearer should worship Hari in the book; then, having circumambulated (it), (he should offer) goods, garments and fruits,
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PdP 6 198.18
धृत्वांजलौ पुस्तकस्थं हरिं संप्रार्थयेन्मुने । त्वं भागवतलोकेस्मिन्स्वयं कृष्णो व्यवस्थितः
dhṛtvāṃjalau pustakasthaṃ hariṃ saṃprārthayenmune | tvaṃ bhāgavatalokesminsvayaṃ kṛṣṇo vyavasthitaḥ
and, holding in his cupped hands Hari who is present in the book, he should pray, O sage: "You yourself stand as Kṛṣṇa in this Bhāgavata world."
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PdP 6 198.19
समाश्रितो मया नाथ मुक्त्यर्थं भवसागरे । मनोरथो मदीयोऽयं सर्वथा सफलस्त्वया
samāśrito mayā nātha muktyarthaṃ bhavasāgare | manoratho madīyo'yaṃ sarvathā saphalastvayā
"You have been taken as my refuge, O Lord, for the sake of liberation in the ocean of existence. This wish of mine is by all means to be made fruitful by you,
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PdP 6 198.20
निर्विघ्नेन प्रकर्तव्यो दासोऽहं तव केशव । इत्युच्चार्य मुने द्रव्यं पुस्तकाग्रे समर्प्यतु
nirvighnena prakartavyo dāso'haṃ tava keśava | ityuccārya mune dravyaṃ pustakāgre samarpyatu
and to be accomplished without hindrance; I am your servant, O Keśava." Having uttered this, O sage, let him present the goods before the book.
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PdP 6 198.21
वक्तारं प्रार्थयेच्चापि नमस्कुर्वन्कृतांजलि । शुकरूपद्विजश्रेष्ठ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद
vaktāraṃ prārthayeccāpi namaskurvankṛtāṃjali | śukarūpadvijaśreṣṭha sarvaśāstraviśārada
He should also entreat the speaker, making obeisance with palms joined: "O best of brāhmaṇas, who are Śuka in form, expert in all the scriptures,
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PdP 6 198.22
श्रीभागवतव्याख्यानादज्ञानं मे विनाशय । इति संप्रार्थ्य वक्तारं वरयेत्पंच वाडवान्
śrībhāgavatavyākhyānādajñānaṃ me vināśaya | iti saṃprārthya vaktāraṃ varayetpaṃca vāḍavān
"Destroy my ignorance by the exposition of the holy Bhāgavata" — having thus entreated the speaker, one should choose five brahmins,
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PdP 6 198.23
द्वादशाक्षरमंत्रस्य जपार्थं मुनिसत्तम । गीतवाद्यविधिज्ञांश्च संपूज्यार्थांशुकादिभिः
dvādaśākṣaramaṃtrasya japārthaṃ munisattama | gītavādyavidhijñāṃśca saṃpūjyārthāṃśukādibhiḥ
for the sake of the recitation (japa) of the twelve-syllable mantra, O best of sages; and (choosing) those skilled in the rules of song and instrumental music, having honoured them with money, garments and the rest,
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PdP 6 198.24
स्थापयेत्कीर्तनार्थं तु कथांते विधिवन्मुने । यस्तु जाया धनागार पुत्रचिंतां व्युदस्य च
sthāpayetkīrtanārthaṃ tu kathāṃte vidhivanmune | yastu jāyā dhanāgāra putraciṃtāṃ vyudasya ca
one should install (them) for the purpose of singing (the praise), duly, at the conclusion of the story, O sage. And he who, casting off anxiety about wife, wealth, house and sons,
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PdP 6 198.25
शृणुयादेकचित्तस्तु स समग्रं फलं लभेत् । सूर्योदयं समारभ्य सार्द्धत्रिप्रहरांतकम्
śṛṇuyādekacittastu sa samagraṃ phalaṃ labhet | sūryodayaṃ samārabhya sārddhatripraharāṃtakam
listens with a single mind, he obtains the full fruit. Beginning from sunrise up to the end of three and a half watches,
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PdP 6 198.26
पठित्वार्थः प्रकर्त्तव्यो वाक्यमध्यायमेव वा । मध्याह्ने घटिकायुग्मं विरमेदपि नारद
paṭhitvārthaḥ prakarttavyo vākyamadhyāyameva vā | madhyāhne ghaṭikāyugmaṃ viramedapi nārada
having recited, the meaning is to be given, sentence by sentence or chapter by chapter; at midday one may also pause for a pair of ghaṭikās, O Nārada.
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PdP 6 198.27
कथाऽवसाने कर्त्तव्यं कीर्तनं केशवस्य च । उपवासः प्रकर्त्तव्यः श्रोतृभिस्तत्फलेप्सुभिः
kathā'vasāne karttavyaṃ kīrtanaṃ keśavasya ca | upavāsaḥ prakarttavyaḥ śrotṛbhistatphalepsubhiḥ
At the close of the story the singing (of the praise) of Keśava is to be performed; and fasting is to be observed by the hearers who desire that fruit.
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PdP 6 198.28
तदशक्तो हविष्यान्नं सकृत्स्वल्पं समाहरेत् । जलेनापि फलेनापि दुग्धेन च घृतेन वा
tadaśakto haviṣyānnaṃ sakṛtsvalpaṃ samāharet | jalenāpi phalenāpi dugdhena ca ghṛtena vā
One unable to do that may take a little sacrificial food once (a day); or with water, or with fruit, or with milk, or with ghee,
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PdP 6 198.29
केवलेनैव कर्त्तव्यं निर्विघ्नं धारणं तनोः । सप्ताहव्रतिनां पुंसां नियमान्शृणु नारद
kevalenaiva karttavyaṃ nirvighnaṃ dhāraṇaṃ tanoḥ | saptāhavratināṃ puṃsāṃ niyamānśṛṇu nārada
with these alone the sustaining of the body is to be done, without hindrance (to the vow). Hear, Nārada, the rules for men who keep the seven-day vow.
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PdP 6 198.30
विष्णुदीक्षाविहीनानां नाधिकारोऽत्र कीर्तितः । ब्रह्मचर्यमधः सुप्तिः पत्रावल्यां च भोजनम्
viṣṇudīkṣāvihīnānāṃ nādhikāro'tra kīrtitaḥ | brahmacaryamadhaḥ suptiḥ patrāvalyāṃ ca bhojanam
For those lacking Vaiṣṇava initiation no eligibility here is declared. Celibacy, sleeping on the ground, and eating on a leaf-plate —
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PdP 6 198.31
समाचरेन्नित्यमेव सप्ताहे मुनिसत्तम । द्विदलं मधु तैलं च परान्नं चेक्षुजं रसम्
samācarennityameva saptāhe munisattama | dvidalaṃ madhu tailaṃ ca parānnaṃ cekṣujaṃ rasam
(these) he should practise constantly during the seven days, O best of sages. Legumes, honey, oil, another's food, and juice of sugarcane,
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PdP 6 198.32
भावदुष्टं क्रियादुष्टं जह्यात्पर्युषितं व्रती । पलांडुलशुनं हिंगुं मूलकं गृंजनं तथा
bhāvaduṣṭaṃ kriyāduṣṭaṃ jahyātparyuṣitaṃ vratī | palāṃḍulaśunaṃ hiṃguṃ mūlakaṃ gṛṃjanaṃ tathā
what is spoiled in essence, what is spoiled in preparation, and what is stale, the vow-keeper should abandon; onion, garlic, asafoetida, radish, and carrot,
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PdP 6 198.33
नालिकां चैव कूष्मांडं नरो नाद्यात्कथाव्रती । कामं क्रोधं मदं लोभं दंभं मात्सर्यमेव च
nālikāṃ caiva kūṣmāṃḍaṃ naro nādyātkathāvratī | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ madaṃ lobhaṃ daṃbhaṃ mātsaryameva ca
and nālikā (gourd) and pumpkin the man observing the vow of the story should not eat; desire, anger, intoxication, greed, hypocrisy and envy,
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PdP 6 198.34
मोहं द्वेषं तथा हिंसां नैव कुर्यात्कथाव्रती
mohaṃ dveṣaṃ tathā hiṃsāṃ naiva kuryātkathāvratī
delusion, hatred, and likewise violence — the observer of the story-vow should not indulge in at all.
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PdP 6 198.35
वेदवैष्णवविप्राणां गुरु गोव्रतिनां तथा । स्त्री राजमहतां चापि निंदां जह्यात्कथाव्रती
vedavaiṣṇavaviprāṇāṃ guru govratināṃ tathā | strī rājamahatāṃ cāpi niṃdāṃ jahyātkathāvratī
Of the Vedas, of Vaiṣṇavas and brahmins, of the guru, and of those who keep the cow-vow, and also of women, kings and great men — the observer of the story-vow should give up censure.
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PdP 6 198.36
सत्यं शौचं दयामौनमार्जवं विनयं तथा । मनः प्रसन्नतां चापि बुधः कुर्यात्कथाव्रती
satyaṃ śaucaṃ dayāmaunamārjavaṃ vinayaṃ tathā | manaḥ prasannatāṃ cāpi budhaḥ kuryātkathāvratī
Truth, purity, compassion, silence, straightforwardness and modesty, and also serenity of mind — the wise one observing the story-vow should practise.
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PdP 6 198.37
श्रीकामस्तनयार्थी च जयकामश्च मोक्षधीः । शृणुयाद्वै भागवतं निष्कामः श्रीहरिं लभेत्
śrīkāmastanayārthī ca jayakāmaśca mokṣadhīḥ | śṛṇuyādvai bhāgavataṃ niṣkāmaḥ śrīhariṃ labhet
One desiring wealth, one wanting a son, one desiring victory, and one whose mind is on liberation — let him hear the Bhāgavata; one without desire attains Śrī Hari.
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PdP 6 198.38
वक्तुश्च पूजा कर्त्तव्या गोभूस्वर्गं वरादिभिः
vaktuśca pūjā karttavyā gobhūsvargaṃ varādibhiḥ
And worship of the speaker is to be done with cows, land, gold and choice gifts and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.39
प्रसाद तुलसीं मालां श्रोतृभ्यः प्रतिदापयेत् । उत्सवश्च तथा कार्यो गीतवाद्यविशारदैः
prasāda tulasīṃ mālāṃ śrotṛbhyaḥ pratidāpayet | utsavaśca tathā kāryo gītavādyaviśāradaiḥ
He should have the consecrated food, tulasī and a garland distributed to the hearers; and a festival should likewise be held by those skilled in song and instrumental music.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.40
गीतार्थं शृणुयाच्चापि परेऽहनि विचक्षणः । प्रतिश्लोकं च जुहुयाद्गायत्र्या वा यथाविधि
gītārthaṃ śṛṇuyāccāpi pare'hani vicakṣaṇaḥ | pratiślokaṃ ca juhuyādgāyatryā vā yathāvidhi
And on the following day the discerning man should hear the meaning of the Gītā, and should offer oblations verse by verse, or with the Gāyatrī, according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.41
पायसं मधुसर्पिश्च तिलांस्तंडुलकान्यवान् । शर्करां च प्रियालं च द्राक्षां वाताम खर्जुरौ
pāyasaṃ madhusarpiśca tilāṃstaṃḍulakānyavān | śarkarāṃ ca priyālaṃ ca drākṣāṃ vātāma kharjurau
Milk-rice, honey and ghee, sesame, rice-grains and barley, sugar, priyāla fruit, grapes, almonds and dates,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.42
अंभोजानि च कर्पूरं चंदनागुरुणीपुरम् । लवंगं बिल्वपत्राणि सहस्रं च पृथक्पृथक्
aṃbhojāni ca karpūraṃ caṃdanāguruṇīpuram | lavaṃgaṃ bilvapatrāṇi sahasraṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak
And lotuses, camphor, sandal, aguru and nīpura(?), cloves, bilva leaves — a thousand of each separately.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.43
विघ्नस्य च विघातार्थं न्यूनाधिक्यनिवृत्तये । आत्मनः पूततार्थं च पठेन्नामसहस्रकम्
vighnasya ca vighātārthaṃ nyūnādhikyanivṛttaye | ātmanaḥ pūtatārthaṃ ca paṭhennāmasahasrakam
And for the removal of obstacles, for the undoing of any deficiency or excess, and for one's own purification, one should recite the thousand names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.44
द्वादशाष्टादशाथापि श्रद्धयाह्यधिकांस्तथा । पायसेनाशयेद्विप्रान्स्वर्णं धेनुश्च दक्षिणा
dvādaśāṣṭādaśāthāpi śraddhayāhyadhikāṃstathā | pāyasenāśayedviprānsvarṇaṃ dhenuśca dakṣiṇā
And with faith (one should feed) twelve or eighteen, or even more than that; one should feed the brahmins with milk-rice, and gold and a cow (should be given) as the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.45
व्रतसिद्ध्यर्थमप्यत्र प्रौष्ठपद्यामथापि वा । स्वर्णसिंहं विनिर्माय तस्य पृष्ठे निधाय च
vratasiddhyarthamapyatra prauṣṭhapadyāmathāpi vā | svarṇasiṃhaṃ vinirmāya tasya pṛṣṭhe nidhāya ca
Here too, for the accomplishment of the vow, or else on the (full moon of) Prauṣṭhapada, having fashioned a lion of gold and placed (it) upon its back,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.46
श्रीमद्भागवतं वक्त्रे लेखयित्वा समर्पयेत् । एवं कृते विधाने तु सर्वपापनिवारणम्
śrīmadbhāgavataṃ vaktre lekhayitvā samarpayet | evaṃ kṛte vidhāne tu sarvapāpanivāraṇam
having had the Śrīmad Bhāgavata written down, one should present (it) to the reciter. When the ritual is performed thus, there is warding off of all sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.47
भवेच्छ्रोतुः सुफलदं श्रीमद्भागवतं श्रुतम् । धर्मकामार्थमोक्षाणां साधनं भक्तिदायकम्
bhavecchrotuḥ suphaladaṃ śrīmadbhāgavataṃ śrutam | dharmakāmārthamokṣāṇāṃ sādhanaṃ bhaktidāyakam
and the Śrīmad Bhāgavata, when heard, becomes richly fruitful for the hearer — a means to dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation, and a giver of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.48
न कार्यं विद्यते लोके यदनेन न सिध्यति । ततो भागवतं लोके पुराणेभ्योऽधिकं मतम्
na kāryaṃ vidyate loke yadanena na sidhyati | tato bhāgavataṃ loke purāṇebhyo'dhikaṃ matam
There is no undertaking in the world that is not accomplished by this; therefore the Bhāgavata is held in the world to be greater than the (other) Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.49
दोषाष्टादशनिर्मुक्तो वाचकः परिकीर्तितः । द्वात्रिंशदपराधैर्हि मुक्तो श्रोता मतो बुधैः
doṣāṣṭādaśanirmukto vācakaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | dvātriṃśadaparādhairhi mukto śrotā mato budhaiḥ
The reciter is declared (to be one who is) free of the eighteen faults; and the hearer is held by the wise to be one freed from the thirty-two offences.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.50
श्रीमद्भागवतं नाम पुराणं कामदं नृणाम् । तथापि श्रवणं चास्य निष्कामस्यैव भक्तिदम् 6.198.
śrīmadbhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ kāmadaṃ nṛṇām | tathāpi śravaṇaṃ cāsya niṣkāmasyaiva bhaktidam 6.198.
The Purāṇa named Śrīmad Bhāgavata grants men their desires; yet the hearing of it gives devotion only to one without desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.51
श्रीमद्भागवताभिधः सुरतरुस्तारांकुरः सज्जनिः स्कंधैर्द्वादशभिस्ततः प्रविलसद्भक्त्यालवालोदयः । द्वात्रिंशत्त्रिशतं च यस्य विलसच्छाखाः सहस्राण्यलं पर्णान्यष्टदशेष्टदोतिसुलभो वर्वर्ति सर्वोपरि
śrīmadbhāgavatābhidhaḥ suratarustārāṃkuraḥ sajjaniḥ skaṃdhairdvādaśabhistataḥ pravilasadbhaktyālavālodayaḥ | dvātriṃśattriśataṃ ca yasya vilasacchākhāḥ sahasrāṇyalaṃ parṇānyaṣṭadaśeṣṭadotisulabho varvarti sarvopari
The wish-granting tree called Śrīmad Bhāgavata, whose sprout (?) is bright, well-formed with its twelve cantos, and whose growth (comes) from the basin of shining devotion, whose glittering branches are three hundred and thirty-two and whose leaves are fully a thousand, eighteen (in number?), very easily granting what is desired — it stands above all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.52
इति ते कथितं सर्वं कृतं चापि तवेप्सितम् । ज्ञानवैराग्यभक्तीनां तारुण्यं लोकमोक्षदम्
iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ cāpi tavepsitam | jñānavairāgyabhaktīnāṃ tāruṇyaṃ lokamokṣadam
Thus all has been told to you, and what you desired has also been done: the youthfulness of knowledge, detachment and devotion, which grants liberation to the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.53
सूत उवाच- इत्युक्ता ते कुमारास्तु कृष्णांघ्रिसुधयाप्लुताः । विरेमुर्भगवद्भक्ता दीनोद्धरणतत्पराः
sūta uvāca- ityuktā te kumārāstu kṛṣṇāṃghrisudhayāplutāḥ | viremurbhagavadbhaktā dīnoddharaṇatatparāḥ
Sūta said: Having spoken thus, those Kumāras, bathed in the nectar of Kṛṣṇa's feet, devotees of the Lord, intent on rescuing the wretched, fell silent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.54
तद्वाक्यं तु समाकर्ण्य नारदो भगवत्प्रियः । प्रेमगद्गदया वाचा तानुवाच कृतांजलिः
tadvākyaṃ tu samākarṇya nārado bhagavatpriyaḥ | premagadgadayā vācā tānuvāca kṛtāṃjaliḥ
Having heard that speech, Nārada, dear to the Lord, with a voice choked with love and with folded hands, said to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.55
नारद उवाच- धन्योस्म्यनुगृहीतोस्मि भवद्भिः करुणापरैः । यद्भागवतसप्ताहान्निकटे दर्शितो हरिः
nārada uvāca- dhanyosmyanugṛhītosmi bhavadbhiḥ karuṇāparaiḥ | yadbhāgavatasaptāhānnikaṭe darśito hariḥ
Nārada said: I am blessed, I have been favoured by you who are full of compassion, in that through the seven-day (recitation of the) Bhāgavata Hari has been shown (to me) close at hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.56
एवं ब्रुवति वै तस्मिन्नारदे वैष्णवोत्तमे । पर्यटंस्तं समायातस्तत्र योगेश्वरः शुकः
evaṃ bruvati vai tasminnārade vaiṣṇavottame | paryaṭaṃstaṃ samāyātastatra yogeśvaraḥ śukaḥ
While that Nārada, best of Vaiṣṇavas, was speaking thus, Śuka, the lord of yoga, wandering about, came there to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.57
द्विरष्टवर्षाकृतिरंबुजाक्षो व्यासात्मजो ज्ञानपयोधिचंद्रः। कथावसाने निजलाभतुष्टो हृदानिशं भागवतं पठंश्च
dviraṣṭavarṣākṛtiraṃbujākṣo vyāsātmajo jñānapayodhicaṃdraḥ| kathāvasāne nijalābhatuṣṭo hṛdāniśaṃ bhāgavataṃ paṭhaṃśca
(He,) lotus-eyed, with the form of one twice eight years old, the son of Vyāsa, the moon over the ocean of knowledge, content at the end of the story with his own attainment, and reciting the Bhāgavata in his heart day and night —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.58
दृष्ट्वा सदस्यास्तमथोरुतेजसंसद्यःसमुत्थाय वरासनं ददुः । स चोपविष्टः सुखमासने यदा तदाविरासीद्धरिरब्जलोचनः
dṛṣṭvā sadasyāstamathorutejasaṃsadyaḥsamutthāya varāsanaṃ daduḥ | sa copaviṣṭaḥ sukhamāsane yadā tadāvirāsīddharirabjalocanaḥ
seeing him then, of vast splendour, the members of the assembly at once rose up and gave (him) an excellent seat; and when he had comfortably sat down on the seat, then the lotus-eyed Hari appeared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.59
भवो भवान्या कमलासनः सुतैस्तत्रागतः कीर्तनदर्शनाय च । सुरेशमुख्यास्त्रिदशा विमानकैः समागतास्तैरभवद्वृतं नभः
bhavo bhavānyā kamalāsanaḥ sutaistatrāgataḥ kīrtanadarśanāya ca | sureśamukhyāstridaśā vimānakaiḥ samāgatāstairabhavadvṛtaṃ nabhaḥ
Bhava with Bhavānī, and the lotus-seated one with his sons, came there for the singing and for the sight; the chief of the gods' lords and the thirty (gods) arrived in celestial cars, and the sky was filled with them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.60
प्रह्लादस्तालधारीतरलगतितया ह्युद्धवः कांस्यधारी वीणाधारी सुरर्षिः स्वरकुशलतया रागकर्ताऽर्जुनोऽभूत् । इंद्रो मार्दंगिकोऽभूज्जयजय सुवचः प्रावदंस्ते कुमाराः सद्भावस्य प्रवक्ता निरतिशयगुणोव्यासपुत्रो बभूव
prahlādastāladhārītaralagatitayā hyuddhavaḥ kāṃsyadhārī vīṇādhārī surarṣiḥ svarakuśalatayā rāgakartā'rjuno'bhūt | iṃdro mārdaṃgiko'bhūjjayajaya suvacaḥ prāvadaṃste kumārāḥ sadbhāvasya pravaktā niratiśayaguṇovyāsaputro babhūva
Prahlāda became the holder of the cymbal-beat with his nimble movement, Uddhava the holder of the brass cymbals, the divine sage (Nārada) the holder of the vīṇā, and Arjuna, skilled in notes, the setter of the melody; Indra became the drummer; the Kumāras uttered the fine cry 'Victory, victory!'; and the son of Vyāsa, of surpassing qualities, became the expounder of true feeling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.61
ननर्त्त मध्ये त्रिकमेव तत्र ज्ञानादिकानां नवरूपयुक्तम् । अलौकिकं कीर्त्तनकं समीक्ष्य प्रसन्नचेता हरिरित्युवाच
nanartta madhye trikameva tatra jñānādikānāṃ navarūpayuktam | alaukikaṃ kīrttanakaṃ samīkṣya prasannacetā harirityuvāca
There in the midst the very triad of knowledge and the rest, endowed with a fresh (youthful) form, danced; and seeing that unearthly singing, Hari, with gladdened heart, spoke thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.62
मत्तो वरं भागवता वृणीध्वं प्रीतात्कथाकीर्त्तनतो भृशं वः। श्रुत्वाथ तद्वाक्यमतिप्रसन्ना प्रेमार्द्रचित्ता हरिमूचिरे ते
matto varaṃ bhāgavatā vṛṇīdhvaṃ prītātkathākīrttanato bhṛśaṃ vaḥ| śrutvātha tadvākyamatiprasannā premārdracittā harimūcire te
"Choose a boon from me, O devotees, from (me who am) exceedingly pleased with your recitation of the story." Then, hearing that speech of his, greatly delighted, their minds melting with love, they said to Hari:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.63
कुमारा ऊचुः- सप्ताहयज्ञेन वितायतेन सद्यः प्रसन्नो भविता मुरारे । कलौयुगे घोरतरे नराणां स्वल्पायुषां विघ्नशताकुलानाम्
kumārā ūcuḥ- saptāhayajñena vitāyatena sadyaḥ prasanno bhavitā murāre | kalauyuge ghoratare narāṇāṃ svalpāyuṣāṃ vighnaśatākulānām
The Kumāras said: If a seven-day sacrifice is performed, you will at once become pleased, O Murāri — in the exceedingly dreadful Kali age, for men of short life afflicted by hundreds of obstacles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.64
एवं वरं विश्वविधानपालनप्रणाशहेतोर्भवतोखिलात्मनः । वृणीमहेऽन्यो न मनोरथो विभो भवत्पदांभोजनिषेविणां हि नः
evaṃ varaṃ viśvavidhānapālanapraṇāśahetorbhavatokhilātmanaḥ | vṛṇīmahe'nyo na manoratho vibho bhavatpadāṃbhojaniṣeviṇāṃ hi naḥ
Such is the boon we choose from you, the Self of all, the cause of the ordering, preservation and destruction of the universe; there is no other wish, O mighty one, for us who attend upon your lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.65
एवमस्त्विति चैवोक्त्वा तत्रैवांतर्दधे हरिः । नारदः सुप्रसन्नात्मा कुमारानभ्यवादयत्
evamastviti caivoktvā tatraivāṃtardadhe hariḥ | nāradaḥ suprasannātmā kumārānabhyavādayat
And having said just "So be it," Hari vanished on that very spot. Nārada, with a greatly delighted mind, saluted the Kumāras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.66
ततस्ते सनकाद्याश्च भृग्वाद्याश्च शुकादयः । प्रययुः स्वाश्रमान्हृष्टाः पीत्वा तच्च कथामृतम्
tataste sanakādyāśca bhṛgvādyāśca śukādayaḥ | prayayuḥ svāśramānhṛṣṭāḥ pītvā tacca kathāmṛtam
Then those (sages) — Sanaka and the others, Bhṛgu and the others, Śuka and the others — went joyfully to their own hermitages, having drunk that nectar of the story.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.67
भक्तिः सुताभ्यां सहिता नारदेन प्रवर्तिता । भूमंडले समस्तेऽस्मिस्तदा प्रभृति शौनक
bhaktiḥ sutābhyāṃ sahitā nāradena pravartitā | bhūmaṃḍale samaste'smistadā prabhṛti śaunaka
Devotion (Bhakti), together with her two sons, was set going by Nārada over this whole circle of the earth from that time onward, O Śaunaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.68
शिव उवाच- आख्यानं महदाकर्ण्य प्रीतात्मा शौनकः प्रिये । पर्यपृच्छत्पुनः सूतं सर्वसंदेहभंजनम्
śiva uvāca- ākhyānaṃ mahadākarṇya prītātmā śaunakaḥ priye | paryapṛcchatpunaḥ sūtaṃ sarvasaṃdehabhaṃjanam
Śiva said: Having heard the great narrative, Śaunaka, his heart delighted, O beloved, again questioned the Sūta, the breaker of all doubts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.69
शौनक उवाच-। शुकेनोक्तं कदा राज्ञे गोकर्णेन कदा पुनः । सुरर्षये कदा ब्राह्मैरेतदाख्याहि मानद
śaunaka uvāca-| śukenoktaṃ kadā rājñe gokarṇena kadā punaḥ | surarṣaye kadā brāhmairetadākhyāhi mānada
Śaunaka said: When was it told by Śuka to the king, and when again by Gokarṇa, and when by the sons of Brahmā to the divine sage? Tell this, O giver of honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.70
सूत उवाच- श्रीकृष्णनिर्गमात्त्रिंशद्वर्षावधिगते कलौ । भाद्रशुक्लनवम्यां वै कथारंभं शुकोऽकरोत्
sūta uvāca- śrīkṛṣṇanirgamāttriṃśadvarṣāvadhigate kalau | bhādraśuklanavamyāṃ vai kathāraṃbhaṃ śuko'karot
The Sūta said: When thirty years of the Kali age had passed since Śrī Kṛṣṇa's departure, on the ninth of the bright half of Bhādra, Śuka made the beginning of the story.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.71
परीक्षिच्छ्रवणांते तु गते वर्षशतद्वये । शुचिशुक्लनवम्यां तु गोकर्णोकथयत्कथाम्
parīkṣicchravaṇāṃte tu gate varṣaśatadvaye | śuciśuklanavamyāṃ tu gokarṇokathayatkathām
But when two hundred years had passed after the end of Parīkṣit's hearing, on the ninth of the bright half of Śuci (Āṣāḍha), Gokarṇa told the story.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.72
कलौ सहस्रमब्दानामधुना प्रगतं द्विज ।
kalau sahasramabdānāmadhunā pragataṃ dvija |
And now a thousand years of the Kali age have gone by, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.73
ईश्वर उवाच- इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य शौनको मुनिसत्तमः । पूर्णं चकार तं यज्ञं सहस्रपरिवत्सरम्
īśvara uvāca- iti śrutvā vacastasya śaunako munisattamaḥ | pūrṇaṃ cakāra taṃ yajñaṃ sahasraparivatsaram
Īśvara said: Having heard his words, Śaunaka, best of sages, completed that sacrifice, which lasted a thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.74
ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च कौर्म्यं मात्स्यं च वामनम् । वाराहं ब्रह्मवैवर्त्तनारदीयं भविष्यकम्
brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca kaurmyaṃ mātsyaṃ ca vāmanam | vārāhaṃ brahmavaivarttanāradīyaṃ bhaviṣyakam
The Brāhma, the Pādma, the Vaiṣṇava, the Kaurma, the Mātsya and the Vāmana, the Vārāha, the Brahmavaivarta, the Nāradīya, the Bhaviṣya,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.75
आग्नेयमर्द्धं वै सूताच्छुश्रुवुर्लोमहर्षणात् । एतानि तु पुराणानि द्वापरांते श्रुतानि हि
āgneyamarddhaṃ vai sūtācchuśruvurlomaharṣaṇāt | etāni tu purāṇāni dvāparāṃte śrutāni hi
and half of the Āgneya — these they heard from the Sūta Lomaharṣaṇa; these Purāṇas were indeed heard at the end of the Dvāpara (age),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.76
शौनकाद्यैर्मुनिवरैर्यज्ञारंभात्पुरैव हि । यदा तु तीर्थयात्रायां वलदेवः समागतः
śaunakādyairmunivarairyajñāraṃbhātpuraiva hi | yadā tu tīrthayātrāyāṃ valadevaḥ samāgataḥ
by Śaunaka and the other best of sages, even before the beginning of the sacrifice. But when Baladeva, on his pilgrimage to the sacred fords, arrived
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.77
नैमिषं मिश्रिकं नाम समाहूतो मुनीश्वरैः । तत्र सूतं समासीनं दृष्ट्वा त्वध्यासनोपरि
naimiṣaṃ miśrikaṃ nāma samāhūto munīśvaraiḥ | tatra sūtaṃ samāsīnaṃ dṛṣṭvā tvadhyāsanopari
at the Naimiṣa (forest), at (the tīrtha) named Miśrika, invited by the lords of sages, then, seeing the Sūta seated there upon a raised seat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.78
चुक्षुभे भगवान्रामः पर्वणीव महोदधिः । आषाढशुक्लद्वादश्यां पारणाहनि पार्वति
cukṣubhe bhagavānrāmaḥ parvaṇīva mahodadhiḥ | āṣāḍhaśukladvādaśyāṃ pāraṇāhani pārvati
the lord Rāma was stirred up like the great ocean at the conjunction (of the moon). On the twelfth of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha, on the day of breaking the fast, O Pārvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.79
पूर्वार्द्धयामवेलायां भावित्वात्कृष्णमायया । मुग्धो दर्भकरो रामः प्राहरल्लोमहर्षणम्
pūrvārddhayāmavelāyāṃ bhāvitvātkṛṣṇamāyayā | mugdho darbhakaro rāmaḥ prāharallomaharṣaṇam
at the hour of the first half-watch, since it was destined by Kṛṣṇa's māyā, Rāma, bewildered, with darbha grass in his hand, struck Lomaharṣaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.80
ततो मुनिगणाः सर्वे हाहाकारपरायणाः । बभूवुर्नगजेत्यर्थं शोकदुःखाकुलांतराः
tato munigaṇāḥ sarve hāhākāraparāyaṇāḥ | babhūvurnagajetyarthaṃ śokaduḥkhākulāṃtarāḥ
Then all the hosts of sages gave themselves over to cries of "Alas! Alas!" and became, O mountain-born (Pārvatī), exceedingly troubled at heart with sorrow and pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.81
ऊचुश्च रामं लोकेशं विनयेन क्षमापराः । ऋषय ऊचुः- रामराम महाबाहो भवता लोककारिणा
ūcuśca rāmaṃ lokeśaṃ vinayena kṣamāparāḥ | ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- rāmarāma mahābāho bhavatā lokakāriṇā
And, intent on (asking) pardon, they spoke humbly to Rāma, the lord of the world. The seers said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one, by you, the maker of the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.82
अजानतेवाचरिता हिंसा ब्रह्मवधाधिका । व्यासशिष्यो ह्ययं साक्षात्पुराणर्षिर्महातपाः
ajānatevācaritā hiṃsā brahmavadhādhikā | vyāsaśiṣyo hyayaṃ sākṣātpurāṇarṣirmahātapāḥ
As if unknowingly, a violence worse than the slaying of a brahmin has been committed (by you): for this man is Vyāsa's own disciple, a seer of the Purāṇas in person, of great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.83
अस्मै ह्यध्यासनं दत्तमस्माभिर्यज्ञकर्मणि । अष्टादशपुराणानां वाचकाय कृतक्षणैः
asmai hyadhyāsanaṃ dattamasmābhiryajñakarmaṇi | aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ vācakāya kṛtakṣaṇaiḥ
For a seat of honour was given to him by us at the sacrificial rite, since he was the reciter of the eighteen Purāṇas, by us who had set aside the time (for it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.84
कथायां जगदीशस्य दीर्घमायुश्च मानद । तद्भवांल्लोकरक्षार्थं धर्मसेतुप्रवर्तकः
kathāyāṃ jagadīśasya dīrghamāyuśca mānada | tadbhavāṃllokarakṣārthaṃ dharmasetupravartakaḥ
And (he was granted) a long life for (reciting) the story of the Lord of the world, O giver of honour. Therefore you, for the protection of the world, as the establisher of the dike of dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.85
आविर्भूतो जगन्नाथो निग्रहानुग्रहक्षमः । इत्युक्त्वा मुनयस्ते तु बलदेवाग्रतः प्रिये
āvirbhūto jagannātho nigrahānugrahakṣamaḥ | ityuktvā munayaste tu baladevāgrataḥ priye
have appeared as the Lord of the world, capable of both punishment and grace. Having said this, those sages, in the presence of Baladeva, O dear one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.86
तूष्णीं बभूवुः सहसा स्मरंतो नियतेर्बलम् । ततः प्रोवाच भगवान्रामः शत्रुनिषूदनः
tūṣṇīṃ babhūvuḥ sahasā smaraṃto niyaterbalam | tataḥ provāca bhagavānrāmaḥ śatruniṣūdanaḥ
suddenly fell silent, remembering the power of destiny. Then the Lord Rāma, slayer of foes, spoke,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.87
विप्रान्संप्रीणयंस्तांस्तु लोकवेदपथानुगः । श्रीराम उवाच- विप्राः शृणुत भद्रं वः कोपं त्यक्त्वा सुदूरतः
viprānsaṃprīṇayaṃstāṃstu lokavedapathānugaḥ | śrīrāma uvāca- viprāḥ śṛṇuta bhadraṃ vaḥ kopaṃ tyaktvā sudūrataḥ
gratifying those brahmins, he who follows the path of the world and the Veda. Śrī Rāma said: Brahmins, listen — may it go well with you — casting anger far away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.88
यदहं वेद्मि भवतामभीष्टं कार्यसिद्धिदम् । अस्य पुत्रो महाज्ञानी भविष्यति वरान्मम
yadahaṃ vedmi bhavatāmabhīṣṭaṃ kāryasiddhidam | asya putro mahājñānī bhaviṣyati varānmama
What I know to be your desire, which brings the accomplishment of the task (is this): by a boon of mine, this man's son shall be a man of great knowledge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.89
भवतामीप्सितं सर्वं शास्त्रं वै कथयिष्यति । यदर्थमहमाहूतस्तच्च कार्य्यं समुच्यताम्
bhavatāmīpsitaṃ sarvaṃ śāstraṃ vai kathayiṣyati | yadarthamahamāhūtastacca kāryyaṃ samucyatām
and he will indeed recite the whole scripture that you desire. And let the business for which I was summoned be stated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.90
ईश्वर उवाच- इति श्रुत्वा वचस्ते तु रामस्य सुमहात्मनः । बल्वलस्य वधार्थाय प्रेरयामासुरीश्वरम्
īśvara uvāca- iti śrutvā vacaste tu rāmasya sumahātmanaḥ | balvalasya vadhārthāya prerayāmāsurīśvaram
The Lord said: Hearing this speech of Rāma of the very great soul, they urged the Lord on to the killing of Balvala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.91
ततः स बल्वलं हत्वा प्रसाद्य मुनिपुंगवान् । प्रणिपत्याभ्यनुज्ञातस्तीर्थयात्रामुपागमत्
tataḥ sa balvalaṃ hatvā prasādya munipuṃgavān | praṇipatyābhyanujñātastīrthayātrāmupāgamat
Then, having slain Balvala and having propitiated the foremost of sages, and having bowed and been given leave, he set out on a pilgrimage to the holy fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.92
तीर्थयात्रां गते रामे शौनकाद्या मुनीश्वराः । लौमहर्षणिमाहूय सत्कृत्य नगनंदिनि
tīrthayātrāṃ gate rāme śaunakādyā munīśvarāḥ | laumaharṣaṇimāhūya satkṛtya naganaṃdini
When Rāma had gone on the pilgrimage, the great sages headed by Śaunaka summoned Laumaharṣaṇi (Romaharṣaṇa's son) and honoured him, O daughter of the mountain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.93
तत्पदे स्थापयामासुः शेषं संकीर्तनाय वै । आग्नेयोत्तरमाहात्म्यं श्रीमद्भागवतांतकम्
tatpade sthāpayāmāsuḥ śeṣaṃ saṃkīrtanāya vai | āgneyottaramāhātmyaṃ śrīmadbhāgavatāṃtakam
and installed him in that (Sūta's) place for the recitation of the remainder: the Āgneya (Purāṇa) with the later Māhātmya, ending with the glorious Bhāgavata —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.94
पुराणसप्तकं सार्द्धं शुश्रुवुर्हृष्टमानसाः । दशसप्तपुराणानि कृत्वा सत्यवतीसुतः
purāṇasaptakaṃ sārddhaṃ śuśruvurhṛṣṭamānasāḥ | daśasaptapurāṇāni kṛtvā satyavatīsutaḥ
and, glad at heart, they listened to seven and a half Purāṇas. Having composed seventeen Purāṇas, the son of Satyavatī
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.95
नाप्तवान्मनसस्तोषं भारतेनापि भामिनि । ज्ञात्वास्य हृदयं खिन्नं नारदो देवदर्शनः
nāptavānmanasastoṣaṃ bhāratenāpi bhāmini | jñātvāsya hṛdayaṃ khinnaṃ nārado devadarśanaḥ
did not attain satisfaction of mind, not even with the Bhārata, O lovely one. Knowing his heart to be dejected, Nārada, who has the vision of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.96
समाजगाम भगवान्व्यासस्याश्रममुत्तमम् । तं दृष्ट्वा वासवीसूनुः सत्कृत्यासनपूर्वकम्
samājagāma bhagavānvyāsasyāśramamuttamam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā vāsavīsūnuḥ satkṛtyāsanapūrvakam
the blessed one, came to Vyāsa's excellent hermitage. Seeing him, the son of Vāsavī honoured him, beginning with a seat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.97
नारदं पूजयामास विधिदृष्टेनकर्मणा । अथ तं नारदः प्राह किं भवान्क्लिष्टमानसः
nāradaṃ pūjayāmāsa vidhidṛṣṭenakarmaṇā | atha taṃ nāradaḥ prāha kiṃ bhavānkliṣṭamānasaḥ
and worshipped Nārada with the rite prescribed by the injunctions. Then Nārada said to him: Why is your mind afflicted
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.98
ध्यायते तत्समाचक्ष्व सर्वं संदेहकारणम् । इति पृष्टः स मुनिना पराशर सुतोऽब्रवीत्
dhyāyate tatsamācakṣva sarvaṃ saṃdehakāraṇam | iti pṛṣṭaḥ sa muninā parāśara suto'bravīt
as you brood? Tell that, the whole cause of your doubt. Thus questioned by the sage, the son of Parāśara said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.99
ब्रह्मन्किं कारणं चेतो मोहे जाने न तत्त्वहम् । भवान्विज्ञानकुशलो ज्ञात्वा तत्प्रब्रवीतु मे
brahmankiṃ kāraṇaṃ ceto mohe jāne na tattvaham | bhavānvijñānakuśalo jñātvā tatprabravītu me
Brahmin, what is the cause? My mind is in confusion; I do not know that truth. You are skilled in discernment — know it and tell it to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.100
एवं विज्ञापितस्तेन नारदोऽध्यात्मकोविदः । उवाच परमं तत्वं यदुक्तं विधिनात्मने 6.198.
evaṃ vijñāpitastena nārado'dhyātmakovidaḥ | uvāca paramaṃ tatvaṃ yaduktaṃ vidhinātmane 6.198.
Thus informed by him, Nārada, versed in the knowledge of the self, declared the highest truth, which had been told by the Creator to the self. (6.198.)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.101
नारद उवाच- शृणु पाराशरे मत्तः कारणं येन वै तव । असंपन्नं मनो भाति शास्त्रयोनेरपि प्रभोः
nārada uvāca- śṛṇu pārāśare mattaḥ kāraṇaṃ yena vai tava | asaṃpannaṃ mano bhāti śāstrayonerapi prabhoḥ
Nārada said: Hear from me, O son of Parāśara, the reason why your mind appears unfulfilled, though you are a lord who is the source of scriptures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.102
त्वयावतीर्य लोकेस्मिन्वेदा व्यस्ता विभागशः । कृतानि च पुराणानि सेतिहासानि चानघ
tvayāvatīrya lokesminvedā vyastā vibhāgaśaḥ | kṛtāni ca purāṇāni setihāsāni cānagha
By you, having descended into this world, the Vedas were divided into parts, and the Purāṇas were composed, together with the epic histories, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.103
यत्र सर्वस्त्रयी धर्मो वर्णाश्रमनिवासिनाम् । निर्दिष्टो वीक्ष्य कालेन नृणामल्पायुषां कलौ
yatra sarvastrayī dharmo varṇāśramanivāsinām | nirdiṣṭo vīkṣya kālena nṛṇāmalpāyuṣāṃ kalau
Wherein the whole threefold (Vedic) duty of those living in the (four) classes and stages of life has been set forth, in view of the (present) time, for men of short life in the Kali age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.104
यत्राधिकारः सर्वेषां दृश्यते श्रवणादिषु । स्त्री शूद्र द्विजबंधूनां साधूनां साधुसंगमः
yatrādhikāraḥ sarveṣāṃ dṛśyate śravaṇādiṣu | strī śūdra dvijabaṃdhūnāṃ sādhūnāṃ sādhusaṃgamaḥ
Wherein the right (to hear them) is seen to belong to all in the matter of hearing and the rest — to women, śūdras and the unworthy kin of the twice-born — and the company of the good (is available) to the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.105
धर्मादयो यथाशश्वद्वर्णितास्तेषु वै त्वया । प्राधान्येन तथा नैव वर्णितो महिमा हरेः । सर्वधर्मक्रियाशून्ये कलौ दोषनिधौ मुने
dharmādayo yathāśaśvadvarṇitāsteṣu vai tvayā | prādhānyena tathā naiva varṇito mahimā hareḥ | sarvadharmakriyāśūnye kalau doṣanidhau mune
Just as dharma and the rest have been constantly described by you in them, so the greatness of Hari has not been described as the chief matter — in the Kali age, that treasury of faults, empty of all religious observances, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.106
न गतिः पापकर्तॄणां विना कृष्णकथाऽमृतम् । एष एव गुणो ह्यस्मिन्घोरे कलियुगे नराः
na gatiḥ pāpakartṝṇāṃ vinā kṛṣṇakathā'mṛtam | eṣa eva guṇo hyasminghore kaliyuge narāḥ
For doers of sin there is no course (of salvation) apart from the nectar of the stories of Kṛṣṇa. This alone, O men, is the merit in this dreadful Kali age:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.107
यत्कृष्णकीर्तनेनैव मुच्यंते कर्मबंधनात् । यज्ञो दानं तपः कर्म ज्ञानं ध्यानं कृतादिषु
yatkṛṣṇakīrtanenaiva mucyaṃte karmabaṃdhanāt | yajño dānaṃ tapaḥ karma jñānaṃ dhyānaṃ kṛtādiṣu
that by the mere singing of Kṛṣṇa's (name) they are freed from the bondage of works. Sacrifice, giving, austerity, ritual action, knowledge, meditation (are efficacious) in the Kṛta age and the rest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.108
सिद्धिदं च तथा ब्रह्मन्नामकीर्त्तनकं कलौ । अतो वै कलिजातानामुद्धारार्थं नृणां भवान्
siddhidaṃ ca tathā brahmannāmakīrttanakaṃ kalau | ato vai kalijātānāmuddhārārthaṃ nṛṇāṃ bhavān
and likewise in the Kali age, O brahmin, the chanting of the Name is what grants success. Therefore, for the sake of the deliverance of men born in the Kali age, may you
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.109
श्रीमद्भागवतं नाम पुराणं वर्णयत्वलम् । येन प्रवर्तितेनांग भवतो मानसं ध्रुवम्
śrīmadbhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ varṇayatvalam | yena pravartitenāṃga bhavato mānasaṃ dhruvam
fully set forth the Purāṇa named the Śrīmad Bhāgavata; by the promulgating of which, dear sir, your mind will surely
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.110
तोषमेष्यति लोकाश्च प्राप्स्यंति कृतकृत्यताम्
toṣameṣyati lokāśca prāpsyaṃti kṛtakṛtyatām
attain satisfaction, and the people will reach the state of having accomplished their purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.111
ईश्वर उवाच- एवमादिश्य स मुनिर्व्यासायामिततेजसे । ययौ यादृच्छिकः शश्वद्गायन्हरिगुणान्प्रिये
īśvara uvāca- evamādiśya sa munirvyāsāyāmitatejase | yayau yādṛcchikaḥ śaśvadgāyanhariguṇānpriye
Īśvara said: Having thus instructed Vyāsa of immeasurable splendour, that sage went off as he pleased, ever singing the qualities of Hari, my dear.
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PdP 6 198.112
नारदे तु गते पश्चाद्व्यासः सर्वार्थदर्शनः । चकार संहितामेतां श्रीमद्भावतीं पराम्
nārade tu gate paścādvyāsaḥ sarvārthadarśanaḥ | cakāra saṃhitāmetāṃ śrīmadbhāvatīṃ parām
And after Nārada had gone, Vyāsa, who saw all meanings, composed this supreme compilation, the Śrīmad Bhāgavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.113
पैलादींश्चतुरो वेदानध्याप्य विधिपूर्वकम् । पुराणसंहिताः सर्वाः सूताय प्रत्यपादयत्
pailādīṃścaturo vedānadhyāpya vidhipūrvakam | purāṇasaṃhitāḥ sarvāḥ sūtāya pratyapādayat
Having taught the four Vedas to Paila and the others according to the rule, he delivered all the Purāṇa-collections to Sūta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.114
श्रीमद्भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसंमितम् । शुकमध्यापयामास विरतं लोकवेदतः
śrīmadbhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ brahmasaṃmitam | śukamadhyāpayāmāsa virataṃ lokavedataḥ
The Purāṇa named Śrīmad Bhāgavata, equal to the Veda (or: of the measure of Brahman), he taught to Śuka, who was detached from worldly and Vedic (concerns).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.115
सा संहिता भागवती लोमहर्षणसूनुना । श्रुता कथयतो राज्ञे औत्तरेयाय वै शुकात्
sā saṃhitā bhāgavatī lomaharṣaṇasūnunā | śrutā kathayato rājñe auttareyāya vai śukāt
That Bhāgavatī compilation was heard by the son of Lomaharṣaṇa from Śuka, as he was reciting it to the king, the son of Uttarā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.116
शौनकादिऋषिभ्यस्तु तेन प्रोक्ता यथार्थतः । वरीवर्त्ति पुराणानामुपरीयं नगात्मने
śaunakādiṛṣibhyastu tena proktā yathārthataḥ | varīvartti purāṇānāmuparīyaṃ nagātmane
And by him it was spoken to Śaunaka and the other sages just as it is. This (Purāṇa) stands supreme, above the Purāṇas, for the sake of one whose self is (fixed on) the unmoving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 198.117
अस्यां संलग्नचित्तानां नृणामन्यत्र नो रतिः । जायते मानसे कृष्णो नंदसूनुश्चकास्ति च
asyāṃ saṃlagnacittānāṃ nṛṇāmanyatra no ratiḥ | jāyate mānase kṛṣṇo naṃdasūnuścakāsti ca
For men whose minds are fastened on this (work) there is no delight elsewhere; Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda, arises in their mind and shines there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.118
यत्तु पृष्टं त्वया भद्रे लोकनिस्तारहेतवे । श्रीभागवतमाहात्म्यं मह्यं संकीर्त्तयेति ह
yattu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā bhadre lokanistārahetave | śrībhāgavatamāhātmyaṃ mahyaṃ saṃkīrttayeti ha
But as to what was asked by you, good lady, for the sake of the deliverance of the world — "recite to me the greatness of the Śrī Bhāgavata" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.119
तत्सर्वं च मया तुभ्यं निर्दिष्टं गणपांबिके । नानेतिहाससहितं भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
tatsarvaṃ ca mayā tubhyaṃ nirdiṣṭaṃ gaṇapāṃbike | nānetihāsasahitaṃ bhaktimuktipradāyakam
all that has been set forth by me for you, O mother of Gaṇapati, together with various narratives, granting devotion and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.120
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या माहात्म्यं पठतेऽपि च । अनुमोदनेन वा सोपि लभते परमां गतिम्
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā māhātmyaṃ paṭhate'pi ca | anumodanena vā sopi labhate paramāṃ gatim
The man who hears this Māhātmya with devotion, or reads it, or even (merely) assents to it, he too obtains the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 198.121
द्विजोऽधीत्याप्नुयाद्वेदान्क्षत्रियस्तु लभेज्जयम् । धनं वैश्यस्तथाशूद्रः श्रुत्वैव लभते गतिम्
dvijo'dhītyāpnuyādvedānkṣatriyastu labhejjayam | dhanaṃ vaiśyastathāśūdraḥ śrutvaiva labhate gatim
A twice-born, by studying it, would gain the Vedas; a kṣatriya would win victory; a vaiśya, wealth; and likewise a śūdra, merely by hearing it, gains the (good) goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition