Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 225
PdP 6 225.1
शंकर उवाच- ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रस्य माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि शुभदर्शने । धारणादेव मुच्येत भवबंधाद्द्विजोत्तमः
śaṃkara uvāca- ūrddhvapuṃḍrasya māhātmyaṃ vakṣyāmi śubhadarśane | dhāraṇādeva mucyeta bhavabaṃdhāddvijottamaḥ
Śaṅkara said: I shall declare the greatness of the upright mark, O fair-featured one. By wearing it alone the best of twice-born is freed from the bondage of existence.
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PdP 6 225.2
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रस्य मध्ये तु विशाले सुमनोहरे । लक्ष्म्या सार्द्धं समासीनो देवदेवो जनार्दनः
ūrddhvapuṃḍrasya madhye tu viśāle sumanohare | lakṣmyā sārddhaṃ samāsīno devadevo janārdanaḥ
And in the middle of the upright mark, broad and most lovely, sits, together with Lakṣmī, Janārdana, the god of gods.
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PdP 6 225.3
तस्माद्यस्य शरीरे तु ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं धृतो भवेत् । तस्यदेहं भगवतो विमलं मंदिरं शुभम्
tasmādyasya śarīre tu ūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ dhṛto bhavet | tasyadehaṃ bhagavato vimalaṃ maṃdiraṃ śubham
Therefore on whose body the upright mark is worn, his body is the spotless, auspicious temple of the Blessed One.
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PdP 6 225.4
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । धारयेदूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं यो मृदाशुभ्रेण वैष्णवः
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ | dhārayedūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ yo mṛdāśubhreṇa vaiṣṇavaḥ
That Vaiṣṇava who wears the upright mark with white clay has bathed in all the sacred fords and been consecrated in all the sacrifices.
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PdP 6 225.5
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रधरो विप्रः सर्वलोकेषु पूजितः । विमानवरमारुह्य याति विष्णोः परं पदम्
ūrddhvapuṃḍradharo vipraḥ sarvalokeṣu pūjitaḥ | vimānavaramāruhya yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam
The brahmin who wears the upright mark is honoured in all the worlds; mounting an excellent celestial car, he goes to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 225.6
धारयेदूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं तु त्रिसंध्यं तु द्विजोत्तमः । सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थमिष्टापूर्तफलाप्तये
dhārayedūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ tu trisaṃdhyaṃ tu dvijottamaḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhyarthamiṣṭāpūrtaphalāptaye
The best of twice-born should wear the upright mark at the three junctures of the day, for the cleansing of all sins and for the gaining of the fruit of sacrifices and works of public benefit.
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PdP 6 225.7
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रधरं दृष्ट्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । नमस्कृत्वाथवा भक्त्या सर्वदानफलं लभेत्
ūrddhvapuṃḍradharaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | namaskṛtvāthavā bhaktyā sarvadānaphalaṃ labhet
On seeing one who wears the upright mark, one is released from all sins; or by bowing to him with devotion one obtains the fruit of all gifts.
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PdP 6 225.8
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रधरं विप्रं यः श्राद्धे भोजयिष्यति । आकल्पकोटिपितरस्तस्य तृप्ता न संशयः
ūrddhvapuṃḍradharaṃ vipraṃ yaḥ śrāddhe bhojayiṣyati | ākalpakoṭipitarastasya tṛptā na saṃśayaḥ
Whoever feeds at a śrāddha a brahmin who wears the upright mark — his ancestors are satisfied for a koṭi of kalpas, no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 225.9
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रधरो यस्तु कुर्याछ्रांद्धं शुभानने । कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि गयाश्राद्धफलं लभेत्
ūrddhvapuṃḍradharo yastu kuryāchrāṃddhaṃ śubhānane | kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi gayāśrāddhaphalaṃ labhet
But he who wears the upright mark and performs a śrāddha, O fair-faced one, obtains the fruit of a śrāddha at Gayā for a thousand koṭis of kalpas.
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PdP 6 225.10
यज्ञदानतपश्चर्या जपहोमादिकं च यत् । ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रधरः कुर्यात्तस्य पुण्यमनंतकम्
yajñadānatapaścaryā japahomādikaṃ ca yat | ūrddhvapuṃḍradharaḥ kuryāttasya puṇyamanaṃtakam
Whatever sacrifice, gift, ascetic practice, muttered prayer, oblation and the like a wearer of the upright mark performs, the merit of that is endless.
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PdP 6 225.11
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रविहीनस्तु किंचित्कर्म करोति यः । इष्टापूर्तादिकं सर्वं निष्फलं स्यान्न संशयः
ūrddhvapuṃḍravihīnastu kiṃcitkarma karoti yaḥ | iṣṭāpūrtādikaṃ sarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ syānna saṃśayaḥ
But he who, lacking the upright mark, performs any rite — all of it, sacrificial and charitable works and the rest, becomes fruitless, no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 225.12
यच्छरीरं मनुष्याणामूर्द्ध्वपुंड्र विवर्जितम् । द्रष्टव्यं नैव तत्किंचित्श्मशानसदृशं भवेत्
yaccharīraṃ manuṣyāṇāmūrddhvapuṃḍra vivarjitam | draṣṭavyaṃ naiva tatkiṃcitśmaśānasadṛśaṃ bhavet
That body of men which is devoid of the upright mark is not to be looked at at all; it would be like a cremation ground.
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PdP 6 225.13
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रविहीनस्तु सन्ध्याकर्मादिकं चरेत् । तत्सर्वं राक्षसैर्नीतं नरकं चावगच्छति
ūrddhvapuṃḍravihīnastu sandhyākarmādikaṃ caret | tatsarvaṃ rākṣasairnītaṃ narakaṃ cāvagacchati
But should one perform the twilight rites and the rest while lacking the upright mark, all that is carried off by the rākṣasas, and he goes to hell.
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PdP 6 225.14
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रधरोद्विप्रो मृदाशुभ्रेण वैदिकः । न तिर्यग्धारयेद्विद्वानापद्यपि कदाचन
ūrddhvapuṃḍradharodvipro mṛdāśubhreṇa vaidikaḥ | na tiryagdhārayedvidvānāpadyapi kadācana
A brahmin versed in the Veda should wear the upright mark with white clay; the learned man should never wear it crosswise, not even in an emergency.
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PdP 6 225.15
विप्राणामूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं स्यात्तिलकं तु महीभृतः । पट्टाकारं तु वैश्यानां शूद्राणां वै त्रिपुंड्रकम्
viprāṇāmūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ syāttilakaṃ tu mahībhṛtaḥ | paṭṭākāraṃ tu vaiśyānāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ vai tripuṃḍrakam
For brahmins there should be the upright mark, but for the king the tilaka; for vaiśyas the band-shaped (mark), and for śūdras indeed the triple mark.
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PdP 6 225.16
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं मृदा कार्यं कस्तूर्य्यास्तिलकं तथा । पट्टाकारं तु गंधेन भस्मनैव त्रिपुंड्रकम्
ūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ mṛdā kāryaṃ kastūryyāstilakaṃ tathā | paṭṭākāraṃ tu gaṃdhena bhasmanaiva tripuṃḍrakam
The upright mark is to be made with clay, and likewise the tilaka with musk; the band-shaped one with fragrant paste, and the triple mark with ash alone.
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PdP 6 225.17
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं तु सर्वेषां न निषिद्धं कदाचन । धारयेत्क्षत्रियाद्योऽपि विष्णुभक्तो भवेद्यदि
ūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ tu sarveṣāṃ na niṣiddhaṃ kadācana | dhārayetkṣatriyādyo'pi viṣṇubhakto bhavedyadi
But the upright mark is never forbidden to anyone; even a kṣatriya and the rest may wear it, if he becomes a devotee of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 225.18
विप्राणां नैव कार्य्यं स्यात्तिर्य्यक्पट्टादिधारणम् । नारायणात्परेशानादन्येषामर्चनं न तु
viprāṇāṃ naiva kāryyaṃ syāttiryyakpaṭṭādidhāraṇam | nārāyaṇātpareśānādanyeṣāmarcanaṃ na tu
For brahmins the wearing of the crosswise band and the like should not be done at all, nor the worship of others than Nārāyaṇa, the supreme lord.
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PdP 6 225.19
ब्राह्मणः कुलजो विद्वान्भस्मधारी भवेद्यदि । वर्जयेत्तादृशं देवि मद्योच्छिष्टं घटं यथा
brāhmaṇaḥ kulajo vidvānbhasmadhārī bhavedyadi | varjayettādṛśaṃ devi madyocchiṣṭaṃ ghaṭaṃ yathā
If a brahmin of good family, learned, becomes a wearer of ash, one should shun such a man, O goddess, as a pot polluted by liquor.
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PdP 6 225.20
त्रिपुंड्रं शूद्रकल्पानां शूद्राणां च विधिस्तथा । त्रिपुंड्र धारणाद्विप्रः पतितः स्यान्न संशयः
tripuṃḍraṃ śūdrakalpānāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca vidhistathā | tripuṃḍra dhāraṇādvipraḥ patitaḥ syānna saṃśayaḥ
The triple mark is the rule for those of śūdra kind and for śūdras; a brahmin becomes fallen through wearing the triple mark, no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 225.21
एकांतिनो महाभागाः सर्वभूतहिते रताः । सांतरालं प्रकुर्वीरन्पुंड्रं हरिपदाकृतिम्
ekāṃtino mahābhāgāḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ | sāṃtarālaṃ prakurvīranpuṃḍraṃ haripadākṛtim
The single-minded ones, greatly blessed, devoted to the welfare of all beings, should make the mark with a space between, in the shape of Hari's foot.
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PdP 6 225.22
हरेः पादाकृतिं कुर्यादूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं विधानतः । मध्यछिद्रेण संयुक्तं तद्धि वै मंदिरं हरेः
hareḥ pādākṛtiṃ kuryādūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ vidhānataḥ | madhyachidreṇa saṃyuktaṃ taddhi vai maṃdiraṃ hareḥ
One should make the upright mark in the shape of Hari's foot according to the rule, furnished with a gap in the middle; for that indeed is Hari's dwelling.
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PdP 6 225.23
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रमृजुं सौम्यं सुपार्श्वं सुमनोहरम् । दंडाकारं सुशोभाढ्यं मध्येछिद्रं प्रकल्पयेत्
ūrddhvapuṃḍramṛjuṃ saumyaṃ supārśvaṃ sumanoharam | daṃḍākāraṃ suśobhāḍhyaṃ madhyechidraṃ prakalpayet
One should fashion the upright mark straight, gentle, with fine sides, very lovely, staff-shaped, richly beautiful, with a gap in the middle.
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PdP 6 225.24
तस्माच्छिद्रान्वितं पुंड्रं दण्डाकारं सुशोभनम् । विप्राणां सततं कार्यं स्त्रीणां च शुभदर्शने
tasmācchidrānvitaṃ puṃḍraṃ daṇḍākāraṃ suśobhanam | viprāṇāṃ satataṃ kāryaṃ strīṇāṃ ca śubhadarśane
Therefore the mark with a gap, staff-shaped, very beautiful, is always to be made by brahmins and by women, O fair-looking one.
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PdP 6 225.25
ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रस्य मध्ये तु विशाले सुमनोहरे । सान्तराले समासीनो हरिरस्ति श्रिया सह
ūrdhvapuṇḍrasya madhye tu viśāle sumanohare | sāntarāle samāsīno harirasti śriyā saha
But in the middle of the upright mark, broad and very lovely, in the space between, Hari sits together with Śrī.
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PdP 6 225.26
निरन्तरालं यः कुर्यादूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं द्विजाधमः । स हि तत्रस्थितं विष्णुं श्रियं चैव व्यपोहति
nirantarālaṃ yaḥ kuryādūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ dvijādhamaḥ | sa hi tatrasthitaṃ viṣṇuṃ śriyaṃ caiva vyapohati
That lowest of the twice-born who makes the upright mark without a space between drives away Viṣṇu who dwells there, and Śrī as well.
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PdP 6 225.27
अच्छिद्रमूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं तु ये कुर्वंति द्विजाधमाः । तेषां ललाटे सततं शुनःपादो न संशयः
acchidramūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ tu ye kurvaṃti dvijādhamāḥ | teṣāṃ lalāṭe satataṃ śunaḥpādo na saṃśayaḥ
Those lowest of the twice-born who make the upright mark without a gap — on their forehead there is always a dog's foot, no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 225.28
तस्माच्छिद्रान्वितं पुंड्रं सहरिद्रं शुभान्वितम् । धारयेद्ब्राह्मणो नित्यं हरिसालोक्यसिद्धये
tasmācchidrānvitaṃ puṃḍraṃ saharidraṃ śubhānvitam | dhārayedbrāhmaṇo nityaṃ harisālokyasiddhaye
Therefore a brahmin should always wear a puṇḍra that has a gap (in the middle), together with turmeric and endowed with auspiciousness, for the attainment of sālokya (dwelling in the same world) with Hari.
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PdP 6 225.29
आदाय परया भक्त्या वेङ्कटाद्रौ हृदे मृदम् । धारयेदूर्ध्वपुण्ड्राणि हरिसायुज्यसिद्धये
ādāya parayā bhaktyā veṅkaṭādrau hṛde mṛdam | dhārayedūrdhvapuṇḍrāṇi harisāyujyasiddhaye
Taking with the highest devotion clay from the lake on Veṅkaṭa hill, one should wear the upright marks (ūrdhvapuṇḍras) for the attainment of sāyujya (union) with Hari.
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PdP 6 225.30
श्रीकृष्णतुलसीमूले मृदमादाय भक्तिमान् । धारयेदूर्द्ध्वपुंड्राणि हरिस्तत्र प्रसीदति
śrīkṛṣṇatulasīmūle mṛdamādāya bhaktimān | dhārayedūrddhvapuṃḍrāṇi haristatra prasīdati
Taking clay at the root of the holy Kṛṣṇa-tulasī, the devout man should wear the upright marks; Hari is pleased thereat.
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PdP 6 225.31
द्वारवत्यां शुभे रम्ये वासुदेवहृदे तथा । तत्रोद्भवां मृदं रम्यामादाय द्विजसत्तमः
dvāravatyāṃ śubhe ramye vāsudevahṛde tathā | tatrodbhavāṃ mṛdaṃ ramyāmādāya dvijasattamaḥ
So too at Dvāravatī, auspicious and lovely, in the Vāsudeva lake: taking the lovely clay produced there, the best of the twice-born
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PdP 6 225.32
धारयेदूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रांणि सर्वकामफलाप्तये । आदाय परया भक्त्या गंगातीरोद्भवां मृदम्
dhārayedūrddhvapuṃḍrāṃṇi sarvakāmaphalāptaye | ādāya parayā bhaktyā gaṃgātīrodbhavāṃ mṛdam
should wear the upright marks, for the obtaining of the fruit of all desires. Taking with the highest devotion clay produced on the bank of the Gaṅgā,
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PdP 6 225.33
तया धृतोर्द्ध्वपुंड्राणि सर्वयज्ञफलो लभेत् । चंदनं च हरिद्रा च तथा भस्माग्निहोत्रजम्
tayā dhṛtorddhvapuṃḍrāṇi sarvayajñaphalo labhet | caṃdanaṃ ca haridrā ca tathā bhasmāgnihotrajam
having worn upright marks with it, he would obtain the fruit of all sacrifices. And sandal, and turmeric, and likewise ash born of the agnihotra —
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PdP 6 225.34
सर्ववश्यकरं प्रोक्तमूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रस्य धारणात् । यत्र पुण्यं हरिक्षेत्रं तत्र वै मृदमाहरेत्
sarvavaśyakaraṃ proktamūrddhvapuṃḍrasya dhāraṇāt | yatra puṇyaṃ harikṣetraṃ tatra vai mṛdamāharet
(this) is declared to bring everything under one's control, through the wearing of the upright mark. Wherever there is a holy field (kṣetra) of Hari, there indeed one should fetch clay.
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PdP 6 225.35
पर्वताग्रे नदीतीरे बिल्वमूले जलाशये । सिंधुतीरे च वल्मीके हरिक्षेत्रे विशेषतः
parvatāgre nadītīre bilvamūle jalāśaye | siṃdhutīre ca valmīke harikṣetre viśeṣataḥ
On a mountain peak, on a river bank, at the root of a bilva tree, in a pond, on the shore of the sea, in an anthill, and especially in a field of Hari;
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PdP 6 225.36
विष्णोः स्नानोदकं यत्र प्रवाहयति नित्यशः । पुंड्राणां धारणार्थाय गृह्णीयात्तत्र मृत्तिकाम्
viṣṇoḥ snānodakaṃ yatra pravāhayati nityaśaḥ | puṃḍrāṇāṃ dhāraṇārthāya gṛhṇīyāttatra mṛttikām
where the bathing water of Viṣṇu flows constantly, there one should take clay for the purpose of wearing the marks.
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PdP 6 225.37
श्रीरङ्गे वेङ्कटाद्रौ च श्रीकूर्मे द्वारके शुभे । प्रयागेनारसिंहाद्रौ वाराहे तुलसीवने
śrīraṅge veṅkaṭādrau ca śrīkūrme dvārake śubhe | prayāgenārasiṃhādrau vārāhe tulasīvane
At Śrīraṅga and at Veṅkaṭa hill, at Śrīkūrma, at auspicious Dvārakā, at Prayāga, at Narasiṃha hill, at Vārāha, in a tulasī grove —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.38
गृहीत्वा मृत्तिकां भक्त्या विष्णुपादजलैः सह । धृत्वा पुंड्राणि चांगेषु विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
gṛhītvā mṛttikāṃ bhaktyā viṣṇupādajalaiḥ saha | dhṛtvā puṃḍrāṇi cāṃgeṣu viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt
having taken the clay with devotion together with water from Viṣṇu's feet, and having worn the marks on the limbs, one would attain union with Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 225.39
यस्मिन्कस्मिन्महाभागा वैष्णवा धारयंति वै । तस्मिन्वै मृत्तिका ग्राह्या ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रस्य धारणे
yasminkasminmahābhāgā vaiṣṇavā dhārayaṃti vai | tasminvai mṛttikā grāhyā ūrddhvapuṃḍrasya dhāraṇe
In whatever (place), O greatly fortunate ones, Vaiṣṇavas wear (the marks), there indeed the clay is to be taken for the wearing of the upright mark.
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PdP 6 225.40
श्यामं शांतिकरं प्रोक्तं रक्तं वश्यकरं तथा । श्रीकरं पीतमित्याहुः श्वेतं मोक्षकरं शुभम्
śyāmaṃ śāṃtikaraṃ proktaṃ raktaṃ vaśyakaraṃ tathā | śrīkaraṃ pītamityāhuḥ śvetaṃ mokṣakaraṃ śubham
Dark (clay) is said to bring peace, and red to bring subjugation; yellow, they say, brings prosperity; white is auspicious and brings liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.41
वर्तुलं तिर्यगछिद्रं ह्रस्वं दीर्घं ततं तनुम् । वक्रं विरूपं बद्धाग्रं छिन्नमूलं पदच्युतम्
vartulaṃ tiryagachidraṃ hrasvaṃ dīrghaṃ tataṃ tanum | vakraṃ virūpaṃ baddhāgraṃ chinnamūlaṃ padacyutam
Round, with the gap crosswise, too short, too long, spread out, thin, crooked, misshapen, with the tip closed, with the base cut off, out of place,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.42
अशुभं रूक्षमासक्तं तथानंगुलिकल्पितम् । विगंधमवसह्यं च पुंड्रमाहुरनर्थकम्
aśubhaṃ rūkṣamāsaktaṃ tathānaṃgulikalpitam | vigaṃdhamavasahyaṃ ca puṃḍramāhuranarthakam
inauspicious, rough, smeared together, and likewise not made with the fingers, foul-smelling and unbearable — such a puṇḍra they call useless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 225.43
आरभ्य नासिकामूलं ललाटं तं लिखेन्मृदा । समारभ्य भ्रुवोर्मध्यमंतरालं प्रकल्पयेत्
ārabhya nāsikāmūlaṃ lalāṭaṃ taṃ likhenmṛdā | samārabhya bhruvormadhyamaṃtarālaṃ prakalpayet
Beginning at the root of the nose, he should draw it on the forehead with clay; beginning from the middle of the two brows, he should lay out the space between (the two lines).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.44
अंतरालं द्व्यंगुलं स्यात्पार्श्वावंगुलिमात्रकौ । मृदा शुभ्रेण विलिखेत्पुण्ड्रं ऋजुतरं शुभम्
aṃtarālaṃ dvyaṃgulaṃ syātpārśvāvaṃgulimātrakau | mṛdā śubhreṇa vilikhetpuṇḍraṃ ṛjutaraṃ śubham
The space between should be two fingers wide, and the two side (lines) each a finger's measure; with white clay he should draw the puṇḍra very straight and auspicious.
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PdP 6 225.45
ललाटे केशवं ध्यायेन्नारायणमथोदरे । वक्षस्थले माधवं च गोविंदं कंठकूबरे
lalāṭe keśavaṃ dhyāyennārāyaṇamathodare | vakṣasthale mādhavaṃ ca goviṃdaṃ kaṃṭhakūbare
On the forehead he should meditate on Keśava, then on Nārāyaṇa on the belly, and Mādhava on the chest, and Govinda in the hollow of the throat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.46
विष्णुं च दक्षिणे कुक्षौ बाहौ च मधुसूदनम् । त्रिविक्रमं कंधरे तु वामनं वामपार्श्वके
viṣṇuṃ ca dakṣiṇe kukṣau bāhau ca madhusūdanam | trivikramaṃ kaṃdhare tu vāmanaṃ vāmapārśvake
and Viṣṇu on the right side of the belly, and Madhusūdana on the (right) arm, Trivikrama on the shoulder, Vāmana on the left side,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.47
श्रीधरं बाहुके वामे हृषीकेशं तु कंधरे । पृष्ठे वै पद्मनाभं तु त्रिके दामोदरं न्यसेत्
śrīdharaṃ bāhuke vāme hṛṣīkeśaṃ tu kaṃdhare | pṛṣṭhe vai padmanābhaṃ tu trike dāmodaraṃ nyaset
Śrīdhara on the left arm, and Hṛṣīkeśa on the (left) shoulder; on the back Padmanābha, and on the lower spine he should place Dāmodara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.48
तत्प्रक्षालनतोयेन वासुदेवं तु मूर्द्धनि । ललाटे भुजयुग्मे तु पृष्ठयोः कंठकूबरे
tatprakṣālanatoyena vāsudevaṃ tu mūrddhani | lalāṭe bhujayugme tu pṛṣṭhayoḥ kaṃṭhakūbare
And with the water of that (image's) washing, (one should place) Vāsudeva on the head — on the forehead, on the pair of arms, on the two sides of the back, and on the hollow of the throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 225.49
धारयेदूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं तु चतुरंगुलमात्रतः । कुक्षौ तत्पार्श्वयोः प्रोक्तमायतं तु दशांगुलम्
dhārayedūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ tu caturaṃgulamātrataḥ | kukṣau tatpārśvayoḥ proktamāyataṃ tu daśāṃgulam
One should wear the upright mark (ūrdhvapuṇḍra), of the measure of four fingers; on the belly and on its two sides it is said to be ten fingers long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.50
बाह्वोर्वक्षस्थले पुंड्रंमष्टांगुलमुदाहृतम् । एवं द्वादशपुंड्राणि ब्राह्मणः सततं धरेत्
bāhvorvakṣasthale puṃḍraṃmaṣṭāṃgulamudāhṛtam | evaṃ dvādaśapuṃḍrāṇi brāhmaṇaḥ satataṃ dharet
On the two arms and on the chest the mark is declared to be eight fingers. Thus a brahmin should always wear the twelve marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.51
तत्तत्पुण्ड्राणि तन्मूर्तीर्ध्यात्वा मंत्रेण धारयेत् । अंतरालेषु सर्वेषु हरिद्रां धारयेच्छ्रियाम्
tattatpuṇḍrāṇi tanmūrtīrdhyātvā maṃtreṇa dhārayet | aṃtarāleṣu sarveṣu haridrāṃ dhārayecchriyām
Having meditated on those forms (as) those respective marks, he should wear (them) with the mantra; and in all the intervals he should wear turmeric (as the mark) of Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.52
चत्वारि भूभृतामाहुः पुंड्राणि द्वे विशां स्मृते । एकपुंड्रं तु नारीणां शूद्राणां च विधीयते
catvāri bhūbhṛtāmāhuḥ puṃḍrāṇi dve viśāṃ smṛte | ekapuṃḍraṃ tu nārīṇāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca vidhīyate
They say four marks are for kings, and for the vaiśyas two are prescribed; but for women and for śūdras a single mark is ordained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.53
ललाटे हृदि बाह्वोश्च चतुःपुंड्राणि धारयेत् । ललाटे हृदये द्वे तु फालेत्वेकं विधीयते
lalāṭe hṛdi bāhvośca catuḥpuṃḍrāṇi dhārayet | lalāṭe hṛdaye dve tu phāletvekaṃ vidhīyate
He should wear the four marks on the forehead, on the heart, and on the two arms; the two on the forehead and on the heart, but the single one on the brow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.54
ऊर्द्ध्वपुंड्रं ललाटे तु सर्वेषां प्रथमं स्मृतम् । ललाटादिक्रमेणैव धारणं तु विधीयते
ūrddhvapuṃḍraṃ lalāṭe tu sarveṣāṃ prathamaṃ smṛtam | lalāṭādikrameṇaiva dhāraṇaṃ tu vidhīyate
But for all, the upright mark on the forehead is held to be the first; and the wearing is ordained in just this order, beginning with the forehead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.55
मूर्तीस्तु वासुदेवाद्याश्चतुःपुंड्रेषु धारयेत् । द्वयोर्गोविंदकृष्णौ तु एकं नारायणं धरेत्
mūrtīstu vāsudevādyāścatuḥpuṃḍreṣu dhārayet | dvayorgoviṃdakṛṣṇau tu ekaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ dharet
He should bear the forms beginning with Vāsudeva in the four marks; in the two, Govinda and Kṛṣṇa; and (as) the one he should bear Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.56
एवं पुंड्रविधिः प्रोक्तः सर्वेषां गिरिजे मया । अश्वत्थपत्रसंकाशो वेणुपत्राकृतिस्तथा
evaṃ puṃḍravidhiḥ proktaḥ sarveṣāṃ girije mayā | aśvatthapatrasaṃkāśo veṇupatrākṛtistathā
Thus, O daughter of the mountain, the rule of the marks for all has been declared by me. (One shaped) like an aśvattha leaf, likewise having the form of a bamboo leaf,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.57
पद्मकुड्मलसंकाशो मोहनं त्रितयं स्मृतम् । महाभागवतः शुद्धः पुंड्रं हरिपदाकृतिम्
padmakuḍmalasaṃkāśo mohanaṃ tritayaṃ smṛtam | mahābhāgavataḥ śuddhaḥ puṃḍraṃ haripadākṛtim
and (one) like a lotus bud — this triad is held to be captivating. The pure great devotee (should wear) a mark having the shape of Hari's foot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 225.58
दंडाकारं तु वा देवि धारयेदूर्द्ध्वपुंड्रकम् । सुदर्शनेनांकितबाहुमूलास्तथोर्द्ध्वपुंड्रांकित सर्वगात्राः
daṃḍākāraṃ tu vā devi dhārayedūrddhvapuṃḍrakam | sudarśanenāṃkitabāhumūlāstathorddhvapuṃḍrāṃkita sarvagātrāḥ
or, O goddess, he may wear the upright mark in the shape of a staff. Those whose upper arms are marked with the discus (sudarśana), and likewise whose every limb is marked with the upright mark,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 225.59
मालारविंदाक्षधरा विशुद्धा रक्षंति लोकान्दुरितौघसंगात्
mālāraviṃdākṣadharā viśuddhā rakṣaṃti lokānduritaughasaṃgāt
who wear garlands and lotus-seed (i.e. rudrākṣa?) beads, (being) wholly pure, protect the worlds from contact with the flood of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain