Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 254
PdP 6 254.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवमुक्ता तु सा देवि पतिना शूलपाणिना । प्रणिपत्य महात्मानमुवाच प्रांजलिस्तदा
vasiṣṭha uvāca- evamuktā tu sā devi patinā śūlapāṇinā | praṇipatya mahātmānamuvāca prāṃjalistadā
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by her husband, the trident-bearer, that goddess then bowed down to the great one and, with palms joined, spoke.
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PdP 6 254.2
पार्वत्युवाच- साधूक्तं हि त्वया नाथ वैष्णवं धर्ममुत्तमम् । गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं विष्णोः स्वरूपं परमात्मनः
pārvatyuvāca- sādhūktaṃ hi tvayā nātha vaiṣṇavaṃ dharmamuttamam | guhyādguhyatamaṃ viṣṇoḥ svarūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ
Pārvatī said: Well spoken indeed by you, O lord, is the excellent Vaiṣṇava dharma, and the form of Viṣṇu, the supreme Self, most secret of secrets.
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PdP 6 254.3
धन्यास्मि कृतकृत्यास्मि सर्वदेवनमस्कृत । तव प्रसादाद्देवेशमर्चयामि सनातनम्
dhanyāsmi kṛtakṛtyāsmi sarvadevanamaskṛta | tava prasādāddeveśamarcayāmi sanātanam
I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose, O you who are saluted by all the gods; by your grace I shall worship the eternal Lord of gods.
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PdP 6 254.4
वसिष्ठउवाच- ततस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स भवस्त्रिपुरांतकः । समाश्लिष्यावदद्देवीं प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मनाः
vasiṣṭhauvāca- tatastadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa bhavastripurāṃtakaḥ | samāśliṣyāvadaddevīṃ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanāḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Then, hearing her words, that Bhava, the destroyer of Tripura, embraced the goddess and spoke with a delighted inner self.
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PdP 6 254.5
रुद्र उवाच- साधुसाधु महादेवि साधुसाधु वरानने । अर्चयस्व हृषीकेशं लक्ष्मीभर्त्तारमच्युतम्
rudra uvāca- sādhusādhu mahādevi sādhusādhu varānane | arcayasva hṛṣīkeśaṃ lakṣmībharttāramacyutam
Rudra said: Well said, well said, O great goddess; well said, well said, O fair-faced one. Worship Hṛṣīkeśa, the imperishable husband of Lakṣmī.
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PdP 6 254.6
कृतकृत्योऽस्म्यहं भद्रे वैष्णव्या भार्यया त्वया । गुरुणा तव चार्वंगि वामदेवेन धीमता
kṛtakṛtyo'smyahaṃ bhadre vaiṣṇavyā bhāryayā tvayā | guruṇā tava cārvaṃgi vāmadevena dhīmatā
I have accomplished my purpose, O gracious one, through you, my Vaiṣṇava wife, and through your teacher, O lovely-limbed one, the wise Vāmadeva.
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PdP 6 254.7
अनुज्ञातार्चयस्वेशं पुराणं पुरुषोत्तमम् । गुरूपदेशमार्गेण पूजयित्वैव केशवम् । प्राप्नोति वाछितं सर्वं नान्यथा भूधरात्मजे
anujñātārcayasveśaṃ purāṇaṃ puruṣottamam | gurūpadeśamārgeṇa pūjayitvaiva keśavam | prāpnoti vāchitaṃ sarvaṃ nānyathā bhūdharātmaje
With (my) permission, worship the Lord, the ancient one, the supreme Person. Only by worshipping Keśava by the path taught by the teacher does one obtain all that is desired, not otherwise, O daughter of the mountain.
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PdP 6 254.8
वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवमुक्ता तदा देवि वामदेवांतिकं नृप । जगाम सहसा हृष्टा विष्णुपूजनलालसा
vasiṣṭha uvāca- evamuktā tadā devi vāmadevāṃtikaṃ nṛpa | jagāma sahasā hṛṣṭā viṣṇupūjanalālasā
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed, O Devī, O king, she at once went, delighted, to the presence of Vāmadeva, eager for the worship of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 254.9
समेत्य तं गुरुं देवि पूजयित्वा प्रणम्य च । विनीता प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा उवाच मुनिसत्तमम्
sametya taṃ guruṃ devi pūjayitvā praṇamya ca | vinītā prāṃjalirbhūtvā uvāca munisattamam
Having come to that teacher, O Devī, and having worshipped and bowed to him, becoming humble and with joined palms she spoke to the best of sages.
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PdP 6 254.10
पार्वत्युवाच- भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन सम्यगाराधनं हरेः । करिष्यामि द्विजश्रेष्ठ त्वमनुज्ञातुमर्हसि
pārvatyuvāca- bhagavaṃstvatprasādena samyagārādhanaṃ hareḥ | kariṣyāmi dvijaśreṣṭha tvamanujñātumarhasi
Pārvatī said: Lord, by your grace I shall perform the proper worship of Hari; best of twice-born ones, you should grant permission.
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PdP 6 254.11
वसिष्ठ उवाच- इत्युक्तस्तु तया देव्या वामदेवो महामुनिः । तस्यै मंत्रवरं श्रेष्ठं ददौ स विधिना गुरुः
vasiṣṭha uvāca- ityuktastu tayā devyā vāmadevo mahāmuniḥ | tasyai maṃtravaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dadau sa vidhinā guruḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by that goddess, Vāmadeva the great sage, as her teacher, gave her the best and highest mantra according to the rule.
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PdP 6 254.12
नाम्नां सहस्रं विष्णोश्च प्रोक्तवान्मुनिसत्तमः । निवेदयित्वा पूजाया विधानमपि देशिकः । उवाच परमप्रीत्या पार्वतीं संशितव्रताम्
nāmnāṃ sahasraṃ viṣṇośca proktavānmunisattamaḥ | nivedayitvā pūjāyā vidhānamapi deśikaḥ | uvāca paramaprītyā pārvatīṃ saṃśitavratām
And the best of sages spoke the thousand names of Viṣṇu; and the instructor, having also imparted the procedure of the worship, spoke with the highest affection to Pārvatī, who was firm in her vow.
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PdP 6 254.13
वामदेव उवाच- अर्चयित्वा हृषीकेशं प्रातर्नित्यं वरानने । सहस्रनामपठनं कुरुष्व तदनंतरम्
vāmadeva uvāca- arcayitvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ prātarnityaṃ varānane | sahasranāmapaṭhanaṃ kuruṣva tadanaṃtaram
Vāmadeva said: O fair-faced one, having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa every morning, do the recitation of the thousand names thereafter.
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PdP 6 254.14
वसिष्ठ उवाच- द्वत्युक्ता तेन गुरुणा प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । पूजयित्वा नमस्कृत्य पुनरायात्स्वमालयम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca- dvatyuktā tena guruṇā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā | pūjayitvā namaskṛtya punarāyātsvamālayam
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed by that teacher, with her inner self greatly delighted, having worshipped and bowed to him she went back to her own dwelling.
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PdP 6 254.15
शिक्षिता गुरुणा तेन वामदेवेन पार्वती । ततः कतिपयाहस्तु द्वादश्यां वृषभध्वजः
śikṣitā guruṇā tena vāmadevena pārvatī | tataḥ katipayāhastu dvādaśyāṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
Pārvatī was instructed by that teacher Vāmadeva. Then, after some days, on a twelfth day, the bull-bannered one —
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PdP 6 254.16
कैलासशिखरे रम्ये विष्णुमाराध्य शंकरः । उपविष्टस्ततो भोक्तुं पार्वतीं शंकरोऽब्रवीत्
kailāsaśikhare ramye viṣṇumārādhya śaṃkaraḥ | upaviṣṭastato bhoktuṃ pārvatīṃ śaṃkaro'bravīt
— Śaṅkara, on the lovely peak of Kailāsa, having worshipped Viṣṇu and then sat down to eat, Śaṅkara spoke to Pārvatī.
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PdP 6 254.17
शंकर उवाच- पार्वत्ये हिमया सार्द्धं भोक्तुं भुवनवंदिते । वसिष्ठ उवाच- तमाह पार्वती देवी जप्त्वा नामसहस्रकम्
śaṃkara uvāca- pārvatye himayā sārddhaṃ bhoktuṃ bhuvanavaṃdite | vasiṣṭha uvāca- tamāha pārvatī devī japtvā nāmasahasrakam
Śaṅkara said: Pārvatī, come to eat together with me, O you honoured by the world. Vasiṣṭha said: To him Goddess Pārvatī said, after muttering the thousand names:
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PdP 6 254.18
ततो भोक्ष्याम्यहं देव भुज्यतां भवता प्रभो । ततस्तां पार्वतीं प्राह प्रहसन्परमेश्वरः
tato bhokṣyāmyahaṃ deva bhujyatāṃ bhavatā prabho | tatastāṃ pārvatīṃ prāha prahasanparameśvaraḥ
"Then I shall eat, O god; let it be eaten by you, O lord." Then the Supreme Lord, laughing, said to that Pārvatī:
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PdP 6 254.19
शंकर उवाच- धन्यासि कृतकृत्यासि विष्णुभक्तासि पार्वति । दुर्लभा वैष्णवी भक्तिर्भागधेयं विनेश्वरि
śaṃkara uvāca- dhanyāsi kṛtakṛtyāsi viṣṇubhaktāsi pārvati | durlabhā vaiṣṇavī bhaktirbhāgadheyaṃ vineśvari
Śaṅkara said: You are blessed, you have accomplished your purpose, you are a devotee of Viṣṇu, Pārvatī; devotion to Viṣṇu is hard to obtain without (good) fortune, O Īśvarī.
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PdP 6 254.20
रामरामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे । सहस्रनामतत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने
rāmarāmeti rāmeti rame rāme manorame | sahasranāmatattulyaṃ rāmanāma varānane
"Rāma, Rāma," thus "Rāma" — I delight in Rāma, the delight of the mind; the name of Rāma is equal to that (whole) thousand of names, O fair-faced one.
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PdP 6 254.21
रकारादीनि नामानि शृण्वतो मम पार्वति । मनः प्रसन्नतां याति रामनामाभिशंकया
rakārādīni nāmāni śṛṇvato mama pārvati | manaḥ prasannatāṃ yāti rāmanāmābhiśaṃkayā
When I hear names beginning with the syllable 'ra', Pārvatī, my mind becomes serene, through the supposition that it is the name of Rāma.
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PdP 6 254.22
रामेत्युक्त्वा महादेवि भुंक्ष्व सार्धं मयाधुना । वसिष्ठ उवाच- ततो रामेति नामोक्त्वा सह भुंक्त्वाऽथ पार्वती
rāmetyuktvā mahādevi bhuṃkṣva sārdhaṃ mayādhunā | vasiṣṭha uvāca- tato rāmeti nāmoktvā saha bhuṃktvā'tha pārvatī
Having said "Rāma," great goddess, eat now together with me. Vasiṣṭha said: Then, having uttered the name "Rāma" and having eaten together, Pārvatī —
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PdP 6 254.23
रामेत्युक्ता महादेवी शंभुना सह संस्थिता । पप्रच्छ शंकरं देवं प्रीतिप्रणवमानसा
rāmetyuktā mahādevī śaṃbhunā saha saṃsthitā | papraccha śaṃkaraṃ devaṃ prītipraṇavamānasā
— the great goddess, having said "Rāma," seated together with Śambhu, asked the god Śaṅkara, her mind bent with affection.
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PdP 6 254.24
पार्वत्युवाच- सहस्रनामभिस्तुल्यं रामनाम त्वयोदितम् । तस्यापराणि नामानि संति चेद्रावणद्विषः । कथ्यतां मम देवेश तत्र मे भक्तिरुत्थिता
pārvatyuvāca- sahasranāmabhistulyaṃ rāmanāma tvayoditam | tasyāparāṇi nāmāni saṃti cedrāvaṇadviṣaḥ | kathyatāṃ mama deveśa tatra me bhaktirutthitā
Pārvatī said: The name of Rāma has been declared by you to be equal to the thousand names. If there are other names of the enemy of Rāvaṇa, let them be told to me, lord of gods; devotion to that has arisen in me.
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PdP 6 254.25
श्रीमहादेव उवाच- शृणु नामानि वक्ष्यामि रामचंद्रस्य पार्वति । लौकिका वैदिकाः शब्दाः ये केचित्संति पार्वति
śrīmahādeva uvāca- śṛṇu nāmāni vakṣyāmi rāmacaṃdrasya pārvati | laukikā vaidikāḥ śabdāḥ ye kecitsaṃti pārvati
Śrī Mahādeva said: Listen, I shall tell the names of Rāmacandra, Pārvatī. Whatever words there are, worldly and Vedic, Pārvatī —
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PdP 6 254.26
नामानि रामचंद्रस्य सहस्रं तेषु चाधिकम् । तेषु चात्यंतमुख्यं हि नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम्
nāmāni rāmacaṃdrasya sahasraṃ teṣu cādhikam | teṣu cātyaṃtamukhyaṃ hi nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam
— among them the thousand names of Rāmacandra are superior; and among those, the hundred and eight names are the very foremost.
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PdP 6 254.27
विष्णोरेकैकनामैव सर्ववेदाधिकं मतम् । तादृङ्नामसहस्राणि रामनामसमानि च
viṣṇorekaikanāmaiva sarvavedādhikaṃ matam | tādṛṅnāmasahasrāṇi rāmanāmasamāni ca
Even a single name of Viṣṇu is held to be greater than all the Vedas; and thousands of such names are equal to the name of Rāma.
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PdP 6 254.28
यत्फलं सर्ववेदानां मंत्राणां जपतः प्रिये । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं रामनाम्नैव लभ्यते
yatphalaṃ sarvavedānāṃ maṃtrāṇāṃ japataḥ priye | tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ rāmanāmnaiva labhyate
The fruit that (comes) from reciting all the Vedas and the mantras, dear one — that fruit, multiplied ten million times, is obtained by Rāma's name alone.
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PdP 6 254.29
नामानि शृणु रामस्य मुख्यानि शुभदर्शने । ऋषिभिः परिगीतानि तानि वक्ष्यामि ते प्रिये
nāmāni śṛṇu rāmasya mukhyāni śubhadarśane | ṛṣibhiḥ parigītāni tāni vakṣyāmi te priye
Hear the chief names of Rāma, O you of auspicious aspect; they have been sung by the sages, and I shall declare them to you, dear one.
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PdP 6 254.30
ॐ श्रीरामो रामचंद्रश्च रामभद्रश्च शाश्वतः । राजीवलोचनः श्रीमान्राजेंद्रो रघुपुंगवः
oṃ śrīrāmo rāmacaṃdraśca rāmabhadraśca śāśvataḥ | rājīvalocanaḥ śrīmānrājeṃdro raghupuṃgavaḥ
Oṃ. Śrī Rāma, and Rāmacandra, and Rāmabhadra, the everlasting; lotus-eyed, glorious, king of kings, bull among the Raghus.
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PdP 6 254.31
जानकीवल्लभो जैत्रो जितामित्रो जनार्दनः । विश्वामित्रप्रियो दांतः शरण्य त्राणतत्परः
jānakīvallabho jaitro jitāmitro janārdanaḥ | viśvāmitrapriyo dāṃtaḥ śaraṇya trāṇatatparaḥ
Beloved of Jānakī, victorious, conqueror of foes, Janārdana; dear to Viśvāmitra, self-controlled, the refuge, intent on protecting.
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PdP 6 254.32
वालिप्रमथनो वाग्मी सत्यवाक्सत्यविक्रमः । सत्यव्रतो व्रतफलः सदा हनुमदाश्रयः
vālipramathano vāgmī satyavāksatyavikramaḥ | satyavrato vrataphalaḥ sadā hanumadāśrayaḥ
Crusher of Vālin, eloquent, truthful in speech, of true valour; of true vows, the fruit of vows, ever the resort of Hanumān.
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PdP 6 254.33
कौशलेयः खरध्वंसी विराधवधपंडितः । विभीषणपरित्राता दशग्रीवशिरोहरः
kauśaleyaḥ kharadhvaṃsī virādhavadhapaṃḍitaḥ | vibhīṣaṇaparitrātā daśagrīvaśiroharaḥ
Son of Kausalyā, destroyer of Khara, skilled in the slaying of Virādha; the rescuer of Vibhīṣaṇa, the remover of the ten-necked one's heads.
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PdP 6 254.34
सप्ततालप्रभेत्ता च हरकोदंड खंडनः । जामदग्नि महादर्प्पदलनस्ताडकांतकृत्
saptatālaprabhettā ca harakodaṃḍa khaṃḍanaḥ | jāmadagni mahādarppadalanastāḍakāṃtakṛt
And the piercer of the seven palm trees, the breaker of Hara's bow; the crusher of the great pride of Jamadagni's son, the maker of Tāḍakā's end.
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PdP 6 254.35
वेदांतपारो वेदात्मा भवबंधैकभेषजम् । दूषणत्रिशिरोरिश्च त्रिमूर्त्तिस्त्रिगुणस्त्रयी
vedāṃtapāro vedātmā bhavabaṃdhaikabheṣajam | dūṣaṇatriśiroriśca trimūrttistriguṇastrayī
He who has reached the far shore of Vedānta, the soul of the Veda, the one medicine for the bondage of existence; the foe of Dūṣaṇa and Triśiras, the triple form, the three qualities, the triple (Veda).
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PdP 6 254.36
त्रिविक्रमस्त्रिलोकात्मा पुण्यचारित्रकीर्त्तनः । त्रिलोकरक्षको धन्वी दंडकारण्यवासकृत्
trivikramastrilokātmā puṇyacāritrakīrttanaḥ | trilokarakṣako dhanvī daṃḍakāraṇyavāsakṛt
Trivikrama, the soul of the three worlds, the proclaiming of pure conduct; protector of the three worlds, bearer of the bow, who made his dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest.
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PdP 6 254.37
अहल्यापावनश्चैव पितृभक्तो वरप्रदः । जितेंद्रियो जितक्रोधो जितलोभो जगद्गुरुः
ahalyāpāvanaścaiva pitṛbhakto varapradaḥ | jiteṃdriyo jitakrodho jitalobho jagadguruḥ
And the purifier of Ahalyā, devoted to his father, granter of boons; with senses conquered, anger conquered, greed conquered, teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.38
ऋक्षवानरसंघाती चित्रकूटसमाश्रयः । जयंतत्राणवरदः सुमित्रापुत्रसेवितः
ṛkṣavānarasaṃghātī citrakūṭasamāśrayaḥ | jayaṃtatrāṇavaradaḥ sumitrāputrasevitaḥ
He who gathered together the bears and monkeys, who took shelter on Citrakūṭa; who granted the boon of Jayanta's rescue, who is served by Sumitrā's son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.39
सर्वदेवाधिदेवश्च मृतवानरजीवनः । मायामारीचहंता च महाभागो महाभुजः
sarvadevādhidevaśca mṛtavānarajīvanaḥ | māyāmārīcahaṃtā ca mahābhāgo mahābhujaḥ
And the supreme god of all gods, the reviver of the dead monkeys; the slayer of the illusory Mārīca, greatly fortunate, mighty-armed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.40
सर्वदेवस्तुतः सौम्यो ब्रह्मण्यो मुनिसत्तमः । महायोगी महोदारः सुग्रीवस्थिरराज्यदः
sarvadevastutaḥ saumyo brahmaṇyo munisattamaḥ | mahāyogī mahodāraḥ sugrīvasthirarājyadaḥ
Praised by all the gods, gentle, favourable to brahmins, best of sages; the great yogin, greatly generous, giver of a stable kingdom to Sugrīva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.41
सर्वपुण्याधिकफलः स्मृतः सर्वाघनाशनः । आदिपुरुषो महापुरुषः परमः पुरुषस्तथा
sarvapuṇyādhikaphalaḥ smṛtaḥ sarvāghanāśanaḥ | ādipuruṣo mahāpuruṣaḥ paramaḥ puruṣastathā
He whose fruit exceeds all merit, who when remembered destroys all sin; the primal Person, the great Person, and likewise the highest Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.42
पुण्योदयो महासारः पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः । स्मितवक्त्रो मितभाषी पूर्वभाषी च राघवः
puṇyodayo mahāsāraḥ purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ | smitavaktro mitabhāṣī pūrvabhāṣī ca rāghavaḥ
The rising of merit, of great strength, the ancient best of persons; smiling-faced, sparing of speech, the first to speak, Rāghava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.43
अनंतगुणगंभीरो धीरो दांतगुणोत्तरः । मायामानुषचारित्रो महादेवाधिपूजितः
anaṃtaguṇagaṃbhīro dhīro dāṃtaguṇottaraḥ | māyāmānuṣacāritro mahādevādhipūjitaḥ
Deep with endless qualities, steadfast, foremost in the quality of self-restraint; whose conduct is that of an illusory man, worshipped by the Great God and others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.44
सेतुकृज्जितवारीशः सर्वतीर्थमयो हरिः । श्यामांगः सुंदरः शूरः पीतवासा धनुर्द्धरः
setukṛjjitavārīśaḥ sarvatīrthamayo hariḥ | śyāmāṃgaḥ suṃdaraḥ śūraḥ pītavāsā dhanurddharaḥ
Builder of the bridge, conqueror of the lord of the waters, consisting of all sacred fords, Hari; dark of limb, beautiful, brave, yellow-robed, bearer of the bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.45
सर्वयज्ञाधिपो यज्ञो जरामरणवर्जितः । शिवलिंगप्रतिष्ठाता सर्वाद्यगुणवर्जितः
sarvayajñādhipo yajño jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ | śivaliṃgapratiṣṭhātā sarvādyaguṇavarjitaḥ
Lord of all sacrifices, the sacrifice itself, free from old age and death; the installer of the Śiva-liṅga, free from all the primal qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.46
परमात्मा परब्रह्म सच्चिदानंदविग्रहः । परंज्योतिः परंधाम पराकाशः परात्परः
paramātmā parabrahma saccidānaṃdavigrahaḥ | paraṃjyotiḥ paraṃdhāma parākāśaḥ parātparaḥ
The supreme Self, the supreme Brahman, whose form is being, consciousness and bliss; the supreme light, the supreme abode, the supreme space, higher than the high.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.47
परेशः पारगः पारः सर्वभूतात्मकः शिवः । इति श्रीरामचन्द्रस्य नाम्नामष्टोत्तरं शतम्
pareśaḥ pāragaḥ pāraḥ sarvabhūtātmakaḥ śivaḥ | iti śrīrāmacandrasya nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam
The supreme lord, who goes to the far shore, the far shore itself, whose self is all beings, Śiva. — Thus the hundred and eight names of Śrī Rāmacandra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.48
गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं देवि तव स्नेहात्प्रकीर्तितम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा
guhyādguhyataraṃ devi tava snehātprakīrtitam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi bhaktiyuktena cetasā
(This,) more secret than the secret, O Goddess, has been proclaimed out of affection for you. Whoever recites it, or even hears it, with a mind full of devotion—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.49
सर्वैः प्रमुच्यते पापैः कल्पकोटिशतोद्भवैः । जलानि स्थलतां यांति शत्रवो यांति मित्रताम्
sarvaiḥ pramucyate pāpaiḥ kalpakoṭiśatodbhavaiḥ | jalāni sthalatāṃ yāṃti śatravo yāṃti mitratām
—is freed from all sins arisen through hundreds of crores of aeons. Waters become dry land (for him), enemies become friends;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.50
राजानो दासतां यांति वह्नयो यांति सौम्यताम् । आनुकूल्यं च भूतानि स्थैर्यं यांति चलाः श्रियः ५० 6.254.
rājāno dāsatāṃ yāṃti vahnayo yāṃti saumyatām | ānukūlyaṃ ca bhūtāni sthairyaṃ yāṃti calāḥ śriyaḥ 50 6.254.
kings become servants, fires become gentle, beings become favourable, and unsteady fortunes attain stability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.51
अनुग्रहं ग्रहा यांति शांतिमायांत्युपद्रवाः । पठतो भक्तिभावेन नरस्य गिरिसंभवे
anugrahaṃ grahā yāṃti śāṃtimāyāṃtyupadravāḥ | paṭhato bhaktibhāvena narasya girisaṃbhave
The planets turn gracious, calamities come to rest—for a man who recites (it) with devotional feeling, O daughter of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.52
पठेत्परमया भक्त्या तस्य वश्यं जगत्त्रयम् । यंयं कामं प्रकुरुते तंतमाप्नोति कीर्त्तनात्
paṭhetparamayā bhaktyā tasya vaśyaṃ jagattrayam | yaṃyaṃ kāmaṃ prakurute taṃtamāpnoti kīrttanāt
Should one recite (it) with the highest devotion, the three worlds are under his control; whatever desire he forms, that he obtains by (this) chanting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.53
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि कल्पकोटिशतानि च । वैकुंठे मोदते नित्यं दशपूर्वैर्दशापरैः
kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi kalpakoṭiśatāni ca | vaikuṃṭhe modate nityaṃ daśapūrvairdaśāparaiḥ
For thousands of crores of aeons and hundreds of crores of aeons he rejoices forever in Vaikuṇṭha, together with ten ancestors and ten descendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.54
रामं दूर्वादलश्यामं पद्माक्षं पीतवाससम् । स्तुवंति नामभिर्द्दिव्यैर्न ते संसारिणो जनाः
rāmaṃ dūrvādalaśyāmaṃ padmākṣaṃ pītavāsasam | stuvaṃti nāmabhirddivyairna te saṃsāriṇo janāḥ
Those people who praise with divine names Rāma, dark as a dūrva-grass blade, lotus-eyed, clad in yellow, are not subject to transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.55
रामाय रामभद्राय रामचंद्राय वेधसे । रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः
rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacaṃdrāya vedhase | raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ
To Rāma, to Rāmabhadra, to Rāmacandra the creator, to the lord of the Raghus, to the master, to the husband of Sītā—homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.56
इमं मंत्रं महादेवि जपन्नेव दिवानिशम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
imaṃ maṃtraṃ mahādevi japanneva divāniśam | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt
Merely by muttering this mantra day and night, O great Goddess, one is freed from all sins and would attain union with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.57
इति ते रामचंद्रस्य माहात्म्यं वेदसंमितम् । कथितं वै मया सुभ्रूस्तव प्रीत्या शुभाह्वयम्
iti te rāmacaṃdrasya māhātmyaṃ vedasaṃmitam | kathitaṃ vai mayā subhrūstava prītyā śubhāhvayam
Thus has the greatness of Rāmacandra, equal to the Veda, been told to you by me, O fair-browed one, out of love for you—(a greatness) whose very name is auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.58
वसिष्ठ उवाच- तच्छ्रत्वा शंकरेणोक्तं माहात्म्यं परमात्मनः । प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे आनंदाश्रुजलाप्लुता
vasiṣṭha uvāca- tacchratvā śaṃkareṇoktaṃ māhātmyaṃ paramātmanaḥ | praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe ānaṃdāśrujalāplutā
Vasiṣṭha said: Hearing that greatness of the Supreme Self spoken by Śaṅkara, she attained incomparable joy, and was bathed in the water of tears of bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.59
प्रणम्य प्राह देवेशं भर्तारं वृषभध्वजम् । पार्वत्युवाच- अहो माहात्म्यमतुलं रामस्य परमात्मनः । श्रोत्रतृप्तिर्हि मे न स्यात्कल्पायुतशतैरपि
praṇamya prāha deveśaṃ bhartāraṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam | pārvatyuvāca- aho māhātmyamatulaṃ rāmasya paramātmanaḥ | śrotratṛptirhi me na syātkalpāyutaśatairapi
Bowing, she spoke to the lord of gods, her husband whose banner is the bull. Pārvatī said: Ah, the incomparable greatness of Rāma, the Supreme Self! Indeed my ears could not be sated even in hundreds of myriads of aeons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.60
धन्याहं कृतकृत्यास्मि सर्वमुक्तं त्वयानघ । त्वत्प्रसादाद्धरेर्भक्तिर्जन्मजन्मनि चास्तु मे
dhanyāhaṃ kṛtakṛtyāsmi sarvamuktaṃ tvayānagha | tvatprasādāddharerbhaktirjanmajanmani cāstu me
I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose; all has been told by you, O sinless one. By your grace, may devotion to Hari be mine birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.61
वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा स्वभर्तारं गौरी भागवतोत्तमा । रामाय रामभद्राय रामचंद्राय वेधसे । रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः
vasiṣṭha uvāca- evamuktvā svabhartāraṃ gaurī bhāgavatottamā | rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacaṃdrāya vedhase | raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ
Vasiṣṭha said: Having spoken thus to her husband, Gaurī, foremost of the Lord's devotees, (said): To Rāma, to Rāmabhadra, to Rāmacandra the creator, to the lord of the Raghus, to the master, to the husband of Sītā—homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.62
इममेव जपन्मंत्रं सर्वावस्थासु पार्वती । उवास च सुखेनैव कैलासे पतिना सह
imameva japanmaṃtraṃ sarvāvasthāsu pārvatī | uvāsa ca sukhenaiva kailāse patinā saha
Muttering just this mantra in all conditions, Pārvatī dwelt happily on Kailāsa together with her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.63
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं नृप । रुद्रप्रोक्तानि शास्त्राणि तामसान्येव पार्थिव
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ guhyādguhyatamaṃ nṛpa | rudraproktāni śāstrāṇi tāmasānyeva pārthiva
All this, more secret than the secret, has been told to you, O king. The scriptures spoken by Rudra are indeed of the quality of darkness, O ruler of earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.64
संमोहनार्थं लोकानां प्रोक्तवान्वृषभध्वजः । रहसि प्रोक्तवान्देव्या इदमेकं हरः प्रभुः
saṃmohanārthaṃ lokānāṃ proktavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | rahasi proktavāndevyā idamekaṃ haraḥ prabhuḥ
The bull-bannered god spoke (them) for the deluding of the worlds; this one thing alone Hara the Lord spoke in private to the Goddess.
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PdP 6 254.65
यथार्थमर्थं गुह्यं च सारं मंत्रस्य भूपते । देव्या प्रीत्यै महादेवः कथयामास तत्परः
yathārthamarthaṃ guhyaṃ ca sāraṃ maṃtrasya bhūpate | devyā prītyai mahādevaḥ kathayāmāsa tatparaḥ
The true meaning, the secret, and the essence of the mantra, O lord of the earth, Mahādeva, devoted to Him, related for the Goddess's pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.66
उमामहेश्वरं राजन्संवादमिममद्भुतम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा
umāmaheśvaraṃ rājansaṃvādamimamadbhutam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi bhaktiyuktena cetasā
Whoever recites, or even hears, with a mind full of devotion, this wonderful dialogue of Umā and Maheśvara, O king—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.67
स सर्ववंद्यः सर्वज्ञो महाभागवतो भवेत् । सर्वधर्मविनिर्मुक्तः प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्
sa sarvavaṃdyaḥ sarvajño mahābhāgavato bhavet | sarvadharmavinirmuktaḥ prāpnoti paramaṃ padam
he becomes honoured by all, all-knowing, a great devotee of the Lord; released from all duties, he attains the supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 254.68
धन्यः खलु भवान्लोके पार्थिवेंद्र महाबल । त्वदन्वये हरिः श्रीमान्पुराणः पुरुषोत्तमः
dhanyaḥ khalu bhavānloke pārthiveṃdra mahābala | tvadanvaye hariḥ śrīmānpurāṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
Fortunate indeed are you in the world, O lord of the earth, O greatly mighty one, since in your lineage Hari, the glorious, the ancient one, the highest Person,
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PdP 6 254.69
उत्पत्स्यते दाशरथिः सर्वलोकहिताय वै । तस्मादिक्ष्वाकवः पूज्याः सुराणामपि पार्थिव
utpatsyate dāśarathiḥ sarvalokahitāya vai | tasmādikṣvākavaḥ pūjyāḥ surāṇāmapi pārthiva
will be born as the son of Daśaratha, for the welfare of all the worlds. Therefore, O king, the Ikṣvākus are to be honoured even by the gods,
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PdP 6 254.254
येषां जातो हि भगवान्रामो राजीवलोचनः ।
yeṣāṃ jāto hi bhagavānrāmo rājīvalocanaḥ |
in whose (line) the Lord Rāma, the lotus-eyed, was born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition