Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 224
PdP 6 224.1
दिलीप उवाच- भगवन्सर्वमाचक्ष्व हरिभक्तिसुधामयम् । शृण्वतो नैव तृप्तिर्मे विष्णुभक्तिं सुखावहाम्
dilīpa uvāca- bhagavansarvamācakṣva haribhaktisudhāmayam | śṛṇvato naiva tṛptirme viṣṇubhaktiṃ sukhāvahām
Dilīpa said: Lord, tell me all that is full of the nectar of devotion to Hari; there is no satiety for me as I hear of devotion to Viṣṇu, which brings happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.2
तापत्रयमहाज्वाला वह्निभिः सततं नृणाम् । संतप्तानां मुनिश्रेष्ठ विष्णुभक्तिसुधार्णवम्
tāpatrayamahājvālā vahnibhiḥ satataṃ nṛṇām | saṃtaptānāṃ muniśreṣṭha viṣṇubhaktisudhārṇavam
For men constantly scorched by the fires that are the great flames of the three afflictions, O best of sages, than the nectar-ocean of devotion to Viṣṇu —
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PdP 6 224.3
विना किमन्यच्छरणं भवारण्ये भयानके । आचक्ष्व विस्तरेणाथ भक्तिभेदान्महामुने । उपास्यमानान्सततं मुनिभिः परमात्मनः
vinā kimanyaccharaṇaṃ bhavāraṇye bhayānake | ācakṣva vistareṇātha bhaktibhedānmahāmune | upāsyamānānsatataṃ munibhiḥ paramātmanaḥ
— what other refuge is there in the terrifying forest of existence? Now tell me at length, O great sage, the kinds of devotion to the Supreme Self, which are constantly practised by the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.4
वसिष्ठ उवाच- साधु पृच्छसि राजेंद्र संसारोत्तारणं नॄणां । वैकुंठस्य परेशस्य भक्तिं नित्यसुखावहाम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca- sādhu pṛcchasi rājeṃdra saṃsārottāraṇaṃ nṝṇāṃ | vaikuṃṭhasya pareśasya bhaktiṃ nityasukhāvahām
Vasiṣṭha said: Well do you ask, O lord of kings, about devotion to Vaikuṇṭha, the supreme lord, which carries men across the round of rebirth and brings everlasting happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.5
इममेवं महाप्रश्नं कैलासशिखरे पुरा । पप्रच्छ गिरिजादेवी शंकरं लोकपूजितम्
imamevaṃ mahāpraśnaṃ kailāsaśikhare purā | papraccha girijādevī śaṃkaraṃ lokapūjitam
This very same great question the goddess Girijā asked long ago on the peak of Kailāsa of Śaṃkara, who is worshipped by the world.
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PdP 6 224.6
पार्वत्युवाच- देवदेव महादेव त्रिपुरघ्न सुरेश्वर । विष्णुभक्तिं ममाचक्ष्व मुक्तिदां सर्वदेहिनाम्
pārvatyuvāca- devadeva mahādeva tripuraghna sureśvara | viṣṇubhaktiṃ mamācakṣva muktidāṃ sarvadehinām
Pārvatī said: God of gods, Mahādeva, slayer of Tripura, lord of the gods, tell me of devotion to Viṣṇu, which gives liberation to all embodied beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.7
उपास्यभेदान्मंत्रांश्च तस्य पूजाविधींस्तथा । तस्य विष्णोः स्वरूपं च तद्विभूतिर्गुणादिकम्
upāsyabhedānmaṃtrāṃśca tasya pūjāvidhīṃstathā | tasya viṣṇoḥ svarūpaṃ ca tadvibhūtirguṇādikam
(Tell me) the different objects of worship and the mantras, and likewise the rules for his worship; and the true nature of that Viṣṇu, his manifest powers, his qualities and the rest.
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PdP 6 224.8
तस्य लोकस्वरूपं च यं प्राप्य न निवर्तते । सर्गस्थितिलयं येन करोति भगवान्हरिः
tasya lokasvarūpaṃ ca yaṃ prāpya na nivartate | sargasthitilayaṃ yena karoti bhagavānhariḥ
And the nature of his world, having reached which one does not return; and by which the Lord Hari performs creation, maintenance and dissolution.
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PdP 6 224.9
यद्गत्वा न निवर्तंते तद्धामपरमं हरेः । येन केन च कृत्येन साधनेन परं पदम्
yadgatvā na nivartaṃte taddhāmaparamaṃ hareḥ | yena kena ca kṛtyena sādhanena paraṃ padam
That highest abode of Hari, having gone to which they do not return; and by what act, by what means, (they attain) the supreme state —
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PdP 6 224.10
प्राप्नुवंति नराः पापा विषयासक्तचेतसः । विस्तरेण मयि प्रीत्या ब्रूहि सर्वमशेषतः
prāpnuvaṃti narāḥ pāpā viṣayāsaktacetasaḥ | vistareṇa mayi prītyā brūhi sarvamaśeṣataḥ
(by which) sinful men, their minds attached to sense-objects, attain (it); out of affection for me, tell all of this in full, without remainder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.11
वसिष्ठ उवाच- इति पृष्टो महादेव्या हरस्त्रिपुरहा तदा । उवाच परमप्रीत्या नमस्कृत्य जनार्दनम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca- iti pṛṣṭo mahādevyā harastripurahā tadā | uvāca paramaprītyā namaskṛtya janārdanam
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus questioned by the great Goddess, Hara, the slayer of Tripura, then, having bowed to Janārdana, spoke with the utmost delight.
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PdP 6 224.12
रुद्र उवाच- साधुसाधु महादेवि सर्वलोकहितैषिणि । साधु पृच्छसि मां देवि श्रीशमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
rudra uvāca- sādhusādhu mahādevi sarvalokahitaiṣiṇi | sādhu pṛcchasi māṃ devi śrīśamāhātmyamuttamam
Rudra said: Well asked, well asked, great Goddess, you who desire the welfare of all the worlds! Well do you ask me, O Goddess, about the excellent greatness of Śrī's Lord.
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PdP 6 224.13
धन्यासि कृतपुण्यासि विष्णुभक्तासि पार्वति । परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते भद्रे शीलरूपगुणैः सदा
dhanyāsi kṛtapuṇyāsi viṣṇubhaktāsi pārvati | parituṣṭo'smi te bhadre śīlarūpaguṇaiḥ sadā
You are blessed, you have done meritorious deeds, you are devoted to Viṣṇu, Pārvatī; I am ever wholly pleased with you, good lady, by your character, beauty and qualities.
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PdP 6 224.14
अथ वक्ष्यामि गिरिजे भगवद्भक्तिमुत्तमाम् । तन्मंत्राणां विधानं च स्वरूपं तस्य शार्ङ्गिणः
atha vakṣyāmi girije bhagavadbhaktimuttamām | tanmaṃtrāṇāṃ vidhānaṃ ca svarūpaṃ tasya śārṅgiṇaḥ
Now I shall declare, daughter of the mountain, the excellent devotion to the Lord, and the prescribed practice of his mantras, and the true nature of that bearer of the bow (Viṣṇu).
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PdP 6 224.15
तत्वं नारायणो विष्णुर्वासुदेवस्सनातनः । परमात्मा परं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः परात्परः
tatvaṃ nārāyaṇo viṣṇurvāsudevassanātanaḥ | paramātmā paraṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ parātparaḥ
That reality is Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva the eternal, the supreme Self, the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, higher than the high.
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PdP 6 224.16
अच्युतः पुरुषः कृष्णः शाश्वतः शिव ईश्वरः । नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणू रुद्रस्साक्षी प्रजापतिः
acyutaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śāśvataḥ śiva īśvaraḥ | nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇū rudrassākṣī prajāpatiḥ
(He is) the imperishable, the Person, Kṛṣṇa, the everlasting, the auspicious, the Lord, the eternal, the all-pervading, the pillar, Rudra, the witness, the lord of creatures.
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PdP 6 224.17
यज्ञो यज्ञपतिः साक्षाद्ब्रह्मणः पतिरेव च । हिरण्यगर्भं सविता लोककृल्लोकभृद्विभुः
yajño yajñapatiḥ sākṣādbrahmaṇaḥ patireva ca | hiraṇyagarbhaṃ savitā lokakṛllokabhṛdvibhuḥ
(He is) the sacrifice, the lord of sacrifice, and indeed directly the lord of Brahmā; the golden germ, the sun, maker of worlds, sustainer of worlds, the all-pervading.
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PdP 6 224.18
अकारवाच्यो भगवान् श्रीभू नीलापतिः प्रभुः । उतामृतत्वस्येशानो यदन्नेनातिरोहति
akāravācyo bhagavān śrībhū nīlāpatiḥ prabhuḥ | utāmṛtatvasyeśāno yadannenātirohati
The Lord who is denoted by the syllable 'a', the master of Śrī, Bhū and Nīlā, the mighty one; "and he is the ruler of immortality, who grows beyond by food."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.19
सहस्रमूर्द्धा विश्वात्मा सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । स भूमिं सर्वतः स्पृत्वा ह्यत्यतिष्ठद्दशांगुलम्
sahasramūrddhā viśvātmā sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt | sa bhūmiṃ sarvataḥ spṛtvā hyatyatiṣṭhaddaśāṃgulam
Thousand-headed, the Self of the universe, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed; having covered the earth on every side, he stood beyond it by ten fingers' breadth.
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PdP 6 224.20
अनंतः श्रीपती रामो गुणभृन्निर्गुणो महान् । सर्वलोकेश्वरः श्रीमान्सर्वज्ञः सर्वतोमुखः
anaṃtaḥ śrīpatī rāmo guṇabhṛnnirguṇo mahān | sarvalokeśvaraḥ śrīmānsarvajñaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ
(He is) the endless one, the lord of Śrī, Rāma, bearer of the qualities yet free of qualities, the great one, lord of all worlds, possessed of splendour, all-knowing, facing in all directions.
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PdP 6 224.21
तस्य लोकप्रधानस्य जगन्नाथस्य पार्वति । माहात्म्यं वासुदेवस्य यच्छक्यं तद्ब्रवीमि ते
tasya lokapradhānasya jagannāthasya pārvati | māhātmyaṃ vāsudevasya yacchakyaṃ tadbravīmi te
Of him, the chief of the worlds, the Lord of the universe, O Pārvatī — of Vāsudeva's greatness I shall tell you what can be told.
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PdP 6 224.22
अशक्यं तन्मया वक्तुं ब्रह्मणा सह दैवतैः । सर्वोपनिषदामर्थं वेदांते परिनिश्चितम्
aśakyaṃ tanmayā vaktuṃ brahmaṇā saha daivataiḥ | sarvopaniṣadāmarthaṃ vedāṃte pariniścitam
It cannot be told by me together with Brahmā and the gods — (that which is) the meaning of all the Upaniṣads, settled definitively in the Vedānta.
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PdP 6 224.23
तस्योपासनभेदांश्च शृणु वच्मि पुनः पृथक् । आद्यंतु वैष्णवं प्रोक्तं शंखचक्रांकनं हरेः
tasyopāsanabhedāṃśca śṛṇu vacmi punaḥ pṛthak | ādyaṃtu vaiṣṇavaṃ proktaṃ śaṃkhacakrāṃkanaṃ hareḥ
And hear the different modes of his worship; I shall state them again one by one. The first is declared to be the Vaiṣṇava (rite): the marking with Hari's conch and discus.
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PdP 6 224.24
धारणं चोर्ध्वर्पुंड्राणां तन्मंत्राणां परिग्रहः । अर्चनं च जपोध्यानं तन्नामस्मरणं तथा
dhāraṇaṃ cordhvarpuṃḍrāṇāṃ tanmaṃtrāṇāṃ parigrahaḥ | arcanaṃ ca japodhyānaṃ tannāmasmaraṇaṃ tathā
And the wearing of the upright marks (ūrdhvapuṇḍras), the receiving of his mantras, worship, muttered recitation, meditation, and likewise the remembering of his names,
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PdP 6 224.25
कीर्तनं श्रवणं चैव वंदनं पादसेवनम् । तत्पादोदकसेवा च तन्निवेदितभोजनम्
kīrtanaṃ śravaṇaṃ caiva vaṃdanaṃ pādasevanam | tatpādodakasevā ca tanniveditabhojanam
and singing (his praise), hearing, salutation, service of his feet, partaking of the water from his feet, and eating what has been offered to him,
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PdP 6 224.26
तदीयानां च सेवाञ्च द्वादशीव्रतनिष्ठितम् । तुलसीरोपणं विष्णोर्देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः
tadīyānāṃ ca sevāñca dvādaśīvrataniṣṭhitam | tulasīropaṇaṃ viṣṇordevadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ
and service of those who are his, and steadfastness in the twelfth-day vow, and the planting of tulasī for Viṣṇu, the god of gods, bearer of the bow —
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PdP 6 224.27
भक्तिः षोडशधा प्रोक्ता भवबंधविमुक्तये । सर्वेषामेव देवानां ममापि पुरुषोत्तमः
bhaktiḥ ṣoḍaśadhā proktā bhavabaṃdhavimuktaye | sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ mamāpi puruṣottamaḥ
Devotion has been declared to be of sixteen kinds, for release from the bondage of worldly existence. For all the gods, and for me too, Puruṣottama—
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PdP 6 224.28
पूजनीयो हरिर्नित्यं ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः । तस्मात्तु ब्राह्मणो नित्यं विधिवत्पूजयेद्धरिम्
pūjanīyo harirnityaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ | tasmāttu brāhmaṇo nityaṃ vidhivatpūjayeddharim
—Hari is ever to be worshipped, and by brahmins especially. Therefore let the brahmin worship Hari daily according to the rule.
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PdP 6 224.29
तच्चिह्नैरंकितः श्रीशपदंप्राप्नोत्यसंशयम् । शंखचक्रांकनं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणो बाहुमूलयोः
taccihnairaṃkitaḥ śrīśapadaṃprāpnotyasaṃśayam | śaṃkhacakrāṃkanaṃ kuryādbrāhmaṇo bāhumūlayoḥ
Marked with his emblems, one attains the state of the Lord of Śrī, without doubt. A brahmin should make the marking of the conch and the discus on the roots of his two arms,
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PdP 6 224.30
हुताग्निनैव संतप्य सर्वपापापनुत्तये । चक्रं वा शंखचक्रे वा तथा पंचायुधानि वा
hutāgninaiva saṃtapya sarvapāpāpanuttaye | cakraṃ vā śaṃkhacakre vā tathā paṃcāyudhāni vā
heating (the brand) in the fire into which oblation has been offered, for the removal of all sins—either the discus, or the conch and discus, or likewise the five weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.31
धारयित्वैव विधिवद्व्रह्मकर्मसमारभेत् । अग्नितप्तं पवित्रं च धृत्वा वै भुजमूलयोः
dhārayitvaiva vidhivadvrahmakarmasamārabhet | agnitaptaṃ pavitraṃ ca dhṛtvā vai bhujamūlayoḥ
Having worn (them) according to the rule, he should begin the brahminical rites. And having borne, on the roots of his arms, the purifying (mark) heated in fire,
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PdP 6 224.32
त्यक्त्वा यमपुरं घोरं याति विष्णोः परं पदम् । चक्रचिह्नविहीनस्तु यः पूजयति केशवम्
tyaktvā yamapuraṃ ghoraṃ yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | cakracihnavihīnastu yaḥ pūjayati keśavam
he goes to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu, avoiding the dreadful city of Yama. But whoever worships Keśava while lacking the discus mark—
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PdP 6 224.33
तत्सर्वं विफलं याति पूजामंत्रजपादिकम् । अग्नितप्तेन चक्रेण ब्राह्मणो बाहुमूलयोः
tatsarvaṃ viphalaṃ yāti pūjāmaṃtrajapādikam | agnitaptena cakreṇa brāhmaṇo bāhumūlayoḥ
all that of his becomes fruitless—worship, mantra, recitation and the rest. With a discus heated in fire, a brahmin, on the roots of his arms,
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PdP 6 224.34
अंकयित्वा जपन्मंत्रं संसारान्मोक्षमाप्नुयात् । सुदर्शनं धारयित्वा वह्नितप्तं द्विजोत्तमः
aṃkayitvā japanmaṃtraṃ saṃsārānmokṣamāpnuyāt | sudarśanaṃ dhārayitvā vahnitaptaṃ dvijottamaḥ
having made the mark and reciting the mantra, would obtain release from the round of rebirth. Having worn the Sudarśana (discus) heated in fire, the best of the twice-born—
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PdP 6 224.35
उपनीय विधानेन पश्चात्कर्मसु योजयेत् । विष्णुचक्रविहीनं तु य श्राद्धे भोजयिष्यति
upanīya vidhānena paścātkarmasu yojayet | viṣṇucakravihīnaṃ tu ya śrāddhe bhojayiṣyati
having invested (the boy) with the sacred thread according to the prescription, one should afterwards engage him in the rites. But whoever will feed, at a śrāddha, one who lacks Viṣṇu's discus—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.36
व्यर्थं भवति तत्सर्वं निराशाः पितरो गताः । विष्णुचक्रांकितं विप्रं पूजयेच्छ्राद्धकर्मणि
vyarthaṃ bhavati tatsarvaṃ nirāśāḥ pitaro gatāḥ | viṣṇucakrāṃkitaṃ vipraṃ pūjayecchrāddhakarmaṇi
all that of his becomes futile, and the ancestors depart disappointed. At the rite of śrāddha one should honour a brahmin marked with Viṣṇu's discus;
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PdP 6 224.37
विष्णुचक्रविहीनं तु प्रयत्नेन विवर्जयेत् । दद्याद्गोभूहिरण्यादि चक्रांकितभुजाय वै
viṣṇucakravihīnaṃ tu prayatnena vivarjayet | dadyādgobhūhiraṇyādi cakrāṃkitabhujāya vai
but one lacking Viṣṇu's discus he should carefully avoid. He should give cows, land, gold and the rest to one whose arm is marked with the discus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.38
यद्दत्तं चक्रहीनाय तत्सर्वमसुराय वै । अग्नितप्तेन चक्रेण बाहुमूले तु लांछिताः
yaddattaṃ cakrahīnāya tatsarvamasurāya vai | agnitaptena cakreṇa bāhumūle tu lāṃchitāḥ
Whatever is given to one without the discus, all that (is given) indeed to a demon. Those who are marked on the roots of the arms with a discus heated in fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.39
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता यांति विष्णोः परं पदम् । हुताग्नितप्तचक्रेण शरीरं यस्य चिह्नितम्
sarvapāpavinirmuktā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | hutāgnitaptacakreṇa śarīraṃ yasya cihnitam
freed from all sins, go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu. He whose body is marked with a discus heated in the fire of oblation—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.40
तस्य तीर्थानि यज्ञाश्च संप्राप्ता नात्र संशयः । अधृत्वा विधिना चक्रं ब्राह्मणः प्राकृतो भवेत्
tasya tīrthāni yajñāśca saṃprāptā nātra saṃśayaḥ | adhṛtvā vidhinā cakraṃ brāhmaṇaḥ prākṛto bhavet
by him the sacred fords and the sacrifices have been fully attained; there is no doubt here. Not having worn the discus according to the rule, a brahmin becomes a common man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.41
न तस्य किंचिदश्नीयादपि क्रतुसहस्रिणः । अधृत्वा विधिना चक्रं ब्राह्मणो ज्ञानदुर्लभः
na tasya kiṃcidaśnīyādapi kratusahasriṇaḥ | adhṛtvā vidhinā cakraṃ brāhmaṇo jñānadurlabhaḥ
One should eat nothing of his, even if he has performed a thousand sacrifices. Not having worn the discus according to the rule, a brahmin is one to whom knowledge is hard to attain;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.42
गर्हितस्सर्वलोकेषु ब्राह्मण्यात्प्रच्युतो भवेत् । शङ्खचक्रधरो देवो हरिः पूज्यो यथात्मभिः
garhitassarvalokeṣu brāhmaṇyātpracyuto bhavet | śaṅkhacakradharo devo hariḥ pūjyo yathātmabhiḥ
he becomes censured in all the worlds and fallen from brahminhood. Just as the god Hari, bearer of conch and discus, is to be worshipped by souls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.43
तथैव सर्वैस्संपूज्यो विप्रश्चक्रादिचिह्नितः । सर्ववेदविदो वापि सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
tathaiva sarvaissaṃpūjyo vipraścakrādicihnitaḥ | sarvavedavido vāpi sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
so too is a brahmin marked with the discus and the rest to be fully honoured by all. Even one who knows all the Vedas, or is skilled in all the treatises,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.44
अधृत्वा विधिना चक्रं ब्राह्मणः पतितो भवेत् । ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रविहीनस्तु शंख चक्रविवर्जितः
adhṛtvā vidhinā cakraṃ brāhmaṇaḥ patito bhavet | ūrddhvapuṃḍravihīnastu śaṃkha cakravivarjitaḥ
if he has not worn the discus according to the rule, a brahmin becomes fallen. But one who is without the upright (ūrdhvapuṇḍra) mark and devoid of conch and discus—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.45
तं गर्दभे समारोप्य बहिः कुर्यात्स्वपत्तनात् । प्रकृतिस्पर्शरहितो वासुदेवो जनार्दनः
taṃ gardabhe samāropya bahiḥ kuryātsvapattanāt | prakṛtisparśarahito vāsudevo janārdanaḥ
having set him on an ass, one should put him outside one's own town. Vāsudeva Janārdana is untouched by primal matter (prakṛti);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.46
तथैव ब्राह्मणो देवि विष्णुचक्रेण चिह्नितः । तस्मात्प्रकृतिसंसर्गपापौघदहनं हरेः
tathaiva brāhmaṇo devi viṣṇucakreṇa cihnitaḥ | tasmātprakṛtisaṃsargapāpaughadahanaṃ hareḥ
just so, O goddess, is a brahmin who is marked with Viṣṇu's discus. Therefore Hari's (emblem), which burns up the flood of sin arising from contact with primal matter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.47
प्रतप्तं बिभृयाच्चक्रं शंखं च भुजमूलयोः । स्त्रीशूद्राणां सदा धार्य्ये चंदनेन सुगंधिना
prataptaṃ bibhṛyāccakraṃ śaṃkhaṃ ca bhujamūlayoḥ | strīśūdrāṇāṃ sadā dhāryye caṃdanena sugaṃdhinā
One should bear the heated discus, and the conch, on the roots of the arms; for women and śūdras they are always to be worn with fragrant sandal paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.48
बाहुमूले लिखेच्चक्रं तप्तं तु ब्राह्मणस्य वै । तप्तेनैवांकनं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणस्य विधानतः
bāhumūle likheccakraṃ taptaṃ tu brāhmaṇasya vai | taptenaivāṃkanaṃ kuryādbrāhmaṇasya vidhānataḥ
On the upper arm one should trace the discus, heated indeed, in the case of a brahmin; the marking of a brahmin should be done with a heated (brand) alone, according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.49
श्रौतस्मार्त्तादिसिद्ध्यर्थं मंत्रसिद्ध्यै तथैव च । हरेः पूजाधिकारार्थं चक्रं धार्यां विधानतः
śrautasmārttādisiddhyarthaṃ maṃtrasiddhyai tathaiva ca | hareḥ pūjādhikārārthaṃ cakraṃ dhāryāṃ vidhānataḥ
For the sake of success in śrauta and smārta rites and the rest, and likewise for the efficacy of mantras, and for the sake of the right to worship Hari, the discus is to be worn according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.50
वैष्णवत्वस्य सिद्ध्यर्थं ज्ञानसिद्ध्यर्थमेव च । प्रतपेच्चक्रशंङ्खाभ्यां हुत्वा होमं विधानतः
vaiṣṇavatvasya siddhyarthaṃ jñānasiddhyarthameva ca | pratapeccakraśaṃṅkhābhyāṃ hutvā homaṃ vidhānataḥ
For the sake of attaining the state of a Vaiṣṇava, and for the sake of attaining knowledge, one should brand (oneself) with discus and conch, having made the fire-offering according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.51
अन्यैर्न दाहयेद्गात्रं ब्राह्मणो हरिलांछनात् । शंखचक्रगदाखड्गशार्ङ्गादन्यैर्हरेरपि
anyairna dāhayedgātraṃ brāhmaṇo harilāṃchanāt | śaṃkhacakragadākhaḍgaśārṅgādanyairharerapi
A brahmin should not have his body burnt with any (marks) other than the emblem of Hari; and, even of Hari, with any other than conch, discus, mace, sword and Śārṅga (bow)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.52
लक्षणेन दहेद्देहं नान्यदग्धोर्हतिक्रियाम् । अचक्रधारिणं विप्रं दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्
lakṣaṇena daheddehaṃ nānyadagdhorhatikriyām | acakradhāriṇaṃ vipraṃ dūrataḥ parivarjayet
—with (that) emblem one should burn the body; one branded otherwise does not deserve (participation in) rites. A brahmin who does not bear the discus one should shun from a distance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.53
श्वपाकमिव नेक्षेत लोके विप्रमवैष्णवम् । वैष्णवो वर्णबाह्योऽपि पुनाति भुवनत्रयम्
śvapākamiva nekṣeta loke vipramavaiṣṇavam | vaiṣṇavo varṇabāhyo'pi punāti bhuvanatrayam
In the world one should not look upon a non-Vaiṣṇava brahmin, (regarding him) as one would a dog-cooker; whereas a Vaiṣṇava, even if outside the varṇas, purifies the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.54
तस्मात्तु विधिना चक्रं धार्यं विप्रैः शुभानने । ब्राह्मणा मंत्रसिद्ध्यै च ज्ञानसिद्ध्यै च मुक्तये
tasmāttu vidhinā cakraṃ dhāryaṃ vipraiḥ śubhānane | brāhmaṇā maṃtrasiddhyai ca jñānasiddhyai ca muktaye
Therefore the discus is to be worn by brahmins according to the rule, O fair-faced one—brahmins (wear it) for the efficacy of mantras, for the attainment of knowledge, and for liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.55
अप्राकृतामहात्मानो विष्णुचक्रेण लांच्छिताः । विष्णुचक्रविहीनास्तु ब्राह्मणाः प्राकृताः स्मृताः
aprākṛtāmahātmāno viṣṇucakreṇa lāṃcchitāḥ | viṣṇucakravihīnāstu brāhmaṇāḥ prākṛtāḥ smṛtāḥ
Those marked with Viṣṇu's discus are not of material nature; they are great souls. But brahmins who lack Viṣṇu's discus are declared to be of (mere) material nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.56
सर्वाश्रमेषु वसतां ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः । विधिना वैष्णवं चक्रं धार्यं हि श्रुतिनोदनात्
sarvāśrameṣu vasatāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ | vidhinā vaiṣṇavaṃ cakraṃ dhāryaṃ hi śrutinodanāt
For brahmins dwelling in all the stages of life, especially, the Vaiṣṇava discus must be worn according to the rule, since scripture urges it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.57
दक्षिणे तु भुजे विप्रो बिभृयाद्वै सुदर्शनम् । वामे तु शंखं बिभृयादिति ब्रह्मविदो विदुः
dakṣiṇe tu bhuje vipro bibhṛyādvai sudarśanam | vāme tu śaṃkhaṃ bibhṛyāditi brahmavido viduḥ
On the right arm the brahmin should bear Sudarśana, and on the left he should bear the conch: so the knowers of Brahman know.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.58
एवम्महोपनिषदि प्रोक्तं चक्रादिधारणम् । तथैव साम्नि यजुषि ऋचि प्रोक्तं शुभानने
evammahopaniṣadi proktaṃ cakrādidhāraṇam | tathaiva sāmni yajuṣi ṛci proktaṃ śubhānane
Thus in the Mahopaniṣad the wearing of the discus and the rest is declared; and just so it is declared in the Sāman, in the Yajus, and in the Ṛc, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.59
प्र ते विष्णो अब्जचक्रे पवित्रे जन्माम्भोधिं तर्तवे चर्षणीन्द्राः। मूले बाह्वोर्दधतेऽन्ये पुराणा लिङ्गान्येन्ये तावकान्यर्पयन्ति
pra te viṣṇo abjacakre pavitre janmāmbhodhiṃ tartave carṣaṇīndrāḥ| mūle bāhvordadhate'nye purāṇā liṅgānyenye tāvakānyarpayanti
Forth (do we praise), O Viṣṇu, your lotus and discus, the purifying pair, that the lords of men may cross over the ocean of birth; some, the ancient ones, set (them) at the root of the arms, while others attach your emblems (elsewhere).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.60
चरणं पवित्रं विततं पुराणं वाङ्मयं शुभम् । तेन चक्रेण सन्तप्तास्तरेयुः पातकाम्बुधिम्
caraṇaṃ pavitraṃ vitataṃ purāṇaṃ vāṅmayaṃ śubham | tena cakreṇa santaptāstareyuḥ pātakāmbudhim
The foot (of the mantra) is purifying, far-extended, ancient, made of speech, auspicious; those branded with that discus would cross the ocean of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.61
पवित्रं ब्राह्मणस्पत्यं जगद्व्याप्तं हरेस्सदा । ते नातप्ततनूर्येषां न ते यान्ति परं पदम्
pavitraṃ brāhmaṇaspatyaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ haressadā | te nātaptatanūryeṣāṃ na te yānti paraṃ padam
Ever purifying, belonging to Brahmaṇaspati, pervading the world, is (the discus) of Hari; those whose bodies are not branded with it do not go to the supreme station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.63
तेन तप्ता तनूर्येषां ते प्रयांति परं परदम् । पवित्रचरणं नेमिर्हरेश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम् ६२ thumb|वासवं साम सहस्रारं प्राकृतघ्नं लोकद्वारं महौजसम् । नामानि विष्णुचक्रस्य पर्यायेण निबोध मे
tena taptā tanūryeṣāṃ te prayāṃti paraṃ paradam | pavitracaraṇaṃ nemirhareścakraṃ sudarśanam 62 thumb|vāsavaṃ sāma sahasrāraṃ prākṛtaghnaṃ lokadvāraṃ mahaujasam | nāmāni viṣṇucakrasya paryāyeṇa nibodha me
Those whose bodies are branded with it go to the supreme station. Pure-footed, the rim, Hari's discus, Sudarśana, Vāsava, Sāman, thousand-spoked, slayer of what is material, gate of the worlds, of great might—learn from me, one after another, the names of Viṣṇu's discus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.64
शुद्धेन वह्नितप्तेन ब्रह्मत्वेन पुनीहि नः । यत्ते पवित्रमर्चिवदग्ने तेन पुनीहि नः
śuddhena vahnitaptena brahmatvena punīhi naḥ | yatte pavitramarcivadagne tena punīhi naḥ
With the pure state of Brahman, heated by fire, purify us; that flame-like purifying power of yours, O Agni—with that purify us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.65
येन देवाः पवित्रेण आत्मानं पुनते सदा । तेन सहस्रधारेण पावमान्यः पुनंतु माम्
yena devāḥ pavitreṇa ātmānaṃ punate sadā | tena sahasradhāreṇa pāvamānyaḥ punaṃtu mām
With that purifier by which the gods ever purify themselves, with that thousand-streamed one, may the Pāvamānī (verses) purify me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.66
प्रजापत्यं पवित्रं तु शतोद्यामं हिरण्मयम् । वयं ब्रह्मविदस्तेन पूतं ब्रह्म पुनीमहे
prajāpatyaṃ pavitraṃ tu śatodyāmaṃ hiraṇmayam | vayaṃ brahmavidastena pūtaṃ brahma punīmahe
The golden purifier belonging to Prajāpati, with a hundred openings—by it we, the knowers of Brahman, purify the purified Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.67
सनेमिचक्रमजरं चक्षुरस्य महात्मनः । अस्मिन्हि विधृते देवा महोन्नतपद ययौ
sanemicakramajaraṃ cakṣurasya mahātmanaḥ | asminhi vidhṛte devā mahonnatapada yayau
The rimmed wheel, unaging, is the eye of this Great Self; for when this was held fast, the gods went to the lofty, exalted station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.68
तस्माद्वै विधिवद्धार्याः शंखचक्रादिहेतयः । ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण वैष्णवानां विशेषतः
tasmādvai vidhivaddhāryāḥ śaṃkhacakrādihetayaḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣeṇa vaiṣṇavānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
Therefore the marks (of Viṣṇu's) weapons — conch, discus and the rest — are to be worn according to the prescribed rule, especially by brahmins, and most especially by Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.69
धृतोर्द्ध्वपुंड्रः कृतचक्रधारी विष्णोः पदं ध्यायति यो महात्मा । स्वरेणमंत्रेण सदा हृदिस्थं परात्परं याति विशुद्धचेताः
dhṛtorddhvapuṃḍraḥ kṛtacakradhārī viṣṇoḥ padaṃ dhyāyati yo mahātmā | svareṇamaṃtreṇa sadā hṛdisthaṃ parātparaṃ yāti viśuddhacetāḥ
That great one who, wearing the upright mark and bearing the discus (brand), meditates on Viṣṇu's abode — he, with purified mind, goes to the higher-than-highest that ever dwells in the heart, by the syllable and by the mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.70
ये कंठलग्नतुलसी नलिनाक्षमाला ये बाहुमूलपरिचिह्नितशंखचक्राः । ये वा ललाटफलके लसदूर्ध्वपुंड्रास्ते वैष्णवा भुवनमाशु पवित्रयंति
ye kaṃṭhalagnatulasī nalinākṣamālā ye bāhumūlaparicihnitaśaṃkhacakrāḥ | ye vā lalāṭaphalake lasadūrdhvapuṃḍrāste vaiṣṇavā bhuvanamāśu pavitrayaṃti
Those who have tulasī (beads) fastened at the throat and a rosary of lotus-seeds, those who are marked on their upper arms with conch and discus, or those on whose forehead-tablet the upright mark shines — those Vaiṣṇavas swiftly purify the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.71
दिवस्पतेः सुविततं पवित्रं ये तु रक्षिणः । न वहंति भुजे सम्यक्न हि शोचंति जन्तवः
divaspateḥ suvitataṃ pavitraṃ ye tu rakṣiṇaḥ | na vahaṃti bhuje samyakna hi śocaṃti jantavaḥ
But those guardians who do not properly bear on the arm the well-spread purifying mark of the lord of heaven — such creatures do not (even) grieve (for it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.72
ये वहंति भुजे चक्रं सस्थिरं विधिना द्रुतम् । परं व्योम्नि तु ते स्थानमधितिष्ठन्ति तेजसा
ye vahaṃti bhuje cakraṃ sasthiraṃ vidhinā drutam | paraṃ vyomni tu te sthānamadhitiṣṭhanti tejasā
Those who bear on the arm the discus, firmly and quickly (impressed) according to rule, they occupy by their splendour the highest station in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.73
होमाग्निसंतप्तपवित्रलांछिता मूले तु बाह्वोः परमात्मनो हरेः । संतारयित्वा भवसागरं महच्छुद्धं परं याति परेशलोकम्
homāgnisaṃtaptapavitralāṃchitā mūle tu bāhvoḥ paramātmano hareḥ | saṃtārayitvā bhavasāgaraṃ mahacchuddhaṃ paraṃ yāti pareśalokam
Marked at the roots of the arms with the purifying (brands) heated in the sacrificial fire, (belonging) to Hari, the supreme Self, (such a one), having crossed over the great ocean of existence, goes pure to the supreme world of the Lord of lords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 224.74
अङ्कयेत्तप्तचक्राद्यैरात्मनो बाहुमूलयोः । कलत्रापत्यभृत्येषु पश्वादिषु च अङ्कयेत्
aṅkayettaptacakrādyairātmano bāhumūlayoḥ | kalatrāpatyabhṛtyeṣu paśvādiṣu ca aṅkayet
One should brand the roots of one's own arms with the heated discus and the rest; and one should brand (them) on wife, children, servants, and on cattle and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.75
इत्येवं श्रुतयस्सर्वाः कथयंति वरानने । तथैव सेतिहासेषु पुराणेष्वपि कथ्यते
ityevaṃ śrutayassarvāḥ kathayaṃti varānane | tathaiva setihāseṣu purāṇeṣvapi kathyate
Thus do all the Vedic texts declare, O fair-faced one; and just so it is told in the epics and in the Purāṇas too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.76
द्विविधं वैष्णवं प्रौक्तं बाह्यमाभ्यंतरं तथा । शंखचक्रादिभिर्बाह्यमांतरं वीतरागता
dvividhaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ prauktaṃ bāhyamābhyaṃtaraṃ tathā | śaṃkhacakrādibhirbāhyamāṃtaraṃ vītarāgatā
Vaiṣṇava (status) is said to be of two kinds, outer and inner: the outer is by conch, discus and the rest; the inner is freedom from passion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.77
बाह्याभ्यंतरसाम्यं यत्तद्वैष्णवमुदाहृतम् । तस्माच्चक्रादिचिह्नं तु प्रथमं वैष्णवं स्मृतम्
bāhyābhyaṃtarasāmyaṃ yattadvaiṣṇavamudāhṛtam | tasmāccakrādicihnaṃ tu prathamaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ smṛtam
That in which outer and inner are alike is declared to be (truly) Vaiṣṇava; therefore the mark of the discus and the rest is held to be the first (kind of) Vaiṣṇava (status).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.78
आंतरं स्मरदोषादि विमुक्तं स्वात्मदर्शनम् । सर्वभूतदयाशांतिरिंद्रियार्थेष्वलोलता
āṃtaraṃ smaradoṣādi vimuktaṃ svātmadarśanam | sarvabhūtadayāśāṃtiriṃdriyārtheṣvalolatā
The inner (kind) is: being free of the fault of lust and the rest, vision of one's own self, compassion toward all beings, calm, non-craving for the objects of the senses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.79
पुत्रदाराद्यसंगत्वं योगाभ्यासरतिस्तथा । अनन्यभक्तियोगेन परेशस्याभिषेवणम्
putradārādyasaṃgatvaṃ yogābhyāsaratistathā | ananyabhaktiyogena pareśasyābhiṣevaṇam
non-attachment to sons, wife and the rest, and likewise delight in the practice of yoga, and the worship of the Supreme Lord through undivided devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 224.80
तस्माच्चक्रादिहेतीनामंकनं वैष्णवं स्मृतम् । चक्रादिचिह्नहीनत्वाद्वैष्णवत्वं न लभ्यते
tasmāccakrādihetīnāmaṃkanaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ smṛtam | cakrādicihnahīnatvādvaiṣṇavatvaṃ na labhyate
Therefore the branding with the weapons — discus and the rest — is held to be Vaiṣṇava; through lacking the mark of the discus and the rest, the state of being a Vaiṣṇava is not obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition