Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 255
PdP 6 255.1
दिलीप उवाच- कथितं भवता ब्रह्मन्सर्वधर्ममशेषतः । सामान्यं च विशिष्टं च स्वरूपं परजीवयोः
dilīpa uvāca- kathitaṃ bhavatā brahmansarvadharmamaśeṣataḥ | sāmānyaṃ ca viśiṣṭaṃ ca svarūpaṃ parajīvayoḥ
Dilīpa said: You have related, O brahman, all dharma completely, both the general and the particular, and the true nature of the supreme (self) and the individual soul.
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PdP 6 255.2
स्वर्गापवर्गौ कथितौ साधनं च तयोरपि । धन्योऽस्म्यहं द्विजश्रेष्ठ त्वत्प्रसादात्सदागुरो
svargāpavargau kathitau sādhanaṃ ca tayorapi | dhanyo'smyahaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha tvatprasādātsadāguro
Heaven and release have been told, and the means to both as well. I am blessed, O best of the twice-born, by your grace, O ever-teacher.
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PdP 6 255.3
एकमन्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ पृच्छामि त्वां कुतूहलात् । कथयस्व यथातथ्यमपि वात्सल्यगौरवात्
ekamanyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kutūhalāt | kathayasva yathātathyamapi vātsalyagauravāt
One other thing, O best of the twice-born, I ask you out of curiosity; tell it as it truly is, out of the weight of your affection (for me).
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PdP 6 255.4
महाभागवतश्रेष्ठो रुद्रस्त्रिपुरहंतकः । कस्माद्विगर्हितं रूपं प्राप्तवान्सह भार्य्यया
mahābhāgavataśreṣṭho rudrastripurahaṃtakaḥ | kasmādvigarhitaṃ rūpaṃ prāptavānsaha bhāryyayā
Rudra, the destroyer of Tripura, the foremost of the great devotees — why did he obtain a despised form, together with his wife?
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PdP 6 255.5
योनिलिंगस्वरूपं च कथं स्यात्सुमहात्मनः । पंचवक्त्रश्चतुर्बाहुः शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः
yoniliṃgasvarūpaṃ ca kathaṃ syātsumahātmanaḥ | paṃcavaktraścaturbāhuḥ śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ
And how could the great-souled one have the form of a yoni and a liṅga? (He who is) five-faced, four-armed, trident in hand, three-eyed —
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PdP 6 255.6
कथं विगर्हितं रूपं प्राप्तवान्द्विजपुंगव । एवं सर्वं समाचक्ष्व मित्रावरुणनंदन
kathaṃ vigarhitaṃ rūpaṃ prāptavāndvijapuṃgava | evaṃ sarvaṃ samācakṣva mitrāvaruṇanaṃdana
how did he obtain a despised form, O bull among the twice-born? Tell all this, O son of Mitra and Varuṇa.
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PdP 6 255.7
वसिष्ठ उवाच- शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां पृच्छसि गौरवात् । विशुद्धहृदये पुंसां बुद्धिः श्रेयसि जायते
vasiṣṭha uvāca- śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi yanmāṃ pṛcchasi gauravāt | viśuddhahṛdaye puṃsāṃ buddhiḥ śreyasi jāyate
Vasiṣṭha said: Listen, O king, I shall declare what you ask me out of respect; in men whose heart is pure, understanding arises toward what is good.
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PdP 6 255.8
स्वायंभुवो मनुः पूर्वं मंदरे पर्वतोत्तमे । जगाम मुनिभिः सार्द्धं दीर्घसत्रमनुत्तमम्
svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ maṃdare parvatottame | jagāma munibhiḥ sārddhaṃ dīrghasatramanuttamam
Formerly Manu, son of Svayambhū, went with the sages to Mandara, the best of mountains, for an unsurpassed long sacrifice.
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PdP 6 255.9
तस्मिन्समागताः सर्वे मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । नानाशास्त्रविदः श्रेष्ठा बालसूर्य्यानलप्रभाः
tasminsamāgatāḥ sarve munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ | nānāśāstravidaḥ śreṣṭhā bālasūryyānalaprabhāḥ
There all the sages assembled, of praised vows, knowers of the various treatises, the best (of men), with the radiance of the young sun and of fire,
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PdP 6 255.10
सर्ववेदविदो विप्राः सर्वधर्मपरायणाः । वर्तमाने महासत्रे मुनयः क्षीणकल्मषाः
sarvavedavido viprāḥ sarvadharmaparāyaṇāḥ | vartamāne mahāsatre munayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ
brahmins knowing all the Vedas, devoted to all dharma; while the great sacrifice was going on, those sages whose impurities were worn away,
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PdP 6 255.11
अन्वेष्टुंदेवतातत्वंमिथः प्रोचुस्तपोधनाः । विप्राणां वेदविदुषां कः पूज्यो देवता वरः
anveṣṭuṃdevatātatvaṃmithaḥ procustapodhanāḥ | viprāṇāṃ vedaviduṣāṃ kaḥ pūjyo devatā varaḥ
in order to investigate the truth about the deity, spoke among themselves, those rich in austerity: "For brahmins who know the Veda, which deity is the best, to be worshipped?
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PdP 6 255.12
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां कः स्तुतो मुक्तिदो नृणाम् । कस्यपादोदकं सेव्यं भुक्तोच्छिष्टं च पावनम्
brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ kaḥ stuto muktido nṛṇām | kasyapādodakaṃ sevyaṃ bhuktocchiṣṭaṃ ca pāvanam
Of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, which one, when praised, grants liberation to men? Whose foot-water is to be resorted to, and whose eaten leavings are purifying?
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PdP 6 255.13
कोऽव्ययः परमं धाम परमात्मा सनातनः । कस्य प्रसादं तीर्थं च पितॄणां तृप्तिदं भवेत्
ko'vyayaḥ paramaṃ dhāma paramātmā sanātanaḥ | kasya prasādaṃ tīrthaṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ tṛptidaṃ bhavet
Who is imperishable, the supreme abode, the eternal supreme Self? Whose grace and whose sacred place would give satisfaction to the ancestors?"
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PdP 6 255.14
तेषां समुपविष्टानां इति वादो महानभूत् । रुद्रमेकमिति प्रोचुः केचिदत्र महर्षयः
teṣāṃ samupaviṣṭānāṃ iti vādo mahānabhūt | rudramekamiti procuḥ kecidatra maharṣayaḥ
Among them, seated together, there arose a great dispute on this. Some great seers there said that Rudra alone (is the one);
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PdP 6 255.15
ब्रह्मैव पूज्य इत्यन्ये वदंति मुनिसत्तमाः । सूर्य एवात्मनां पूज्य इत्यन्ये प्राहुरुत्तमाः
brahmaiva pūjya ityanye vadaṃti munisattamāḥ | sūrya evātmanāṃ pūjya ityanye prāhuruttamāḥ
others, the best of sages, say "Brahmā alone is to be worshipped"; and others, excellent ones, said "The Sun alone is to be worshipped by souls."
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PdP 6 255.16
योऽसो सर्वगतः श्रीमाञ्छ्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः । अव्ययः पुंडरीकाक्षो वासुदेवः परात्परः
yo'so sarvagataḥ śrīmāñchrīpatiḥ puruṣottamaḥ | avyayaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣo vāsudevaḥ parātparaḥ
"He who is all-pervading, glorious, the husband of Śrī, the highest Person, imperishable, lotus-eyed, Vāsudeva, higher than the highest,
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PdP 6 255.17
अनादिनिधनो विष्णुः स एव परमेश्वरः । संपूज्यो देवताश्रेष्ठ इत्यन्ये चोचिरे द्विजाः
anādinidhano viṣṇuḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ | saṃpūjyo devatāśreṣṭha ityanye cocire dvijāḥ
Viṣṇu, without beginning or end — he alone is the supreme Lord, the best of deities, to be fully worshipped" — thus other twice-born ones said.
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PdP 6 255.18
तेषां विवदतां तत्र मनुः स्वायंभुवोऽब्रवीत् । शुद्धसत्वमयो योऽसौ कल्याणगुणवान्प्रभुः
teṣāṃ vivadatāṃ tatra manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvo'bravīt | śuddhasatvamayo yo'sau kalyāṇaguṇavānprabhuḥ
While they were disputing there, Manu Svāyaṃbhuva said: "That Lord who is made of pure sattva, who possesses auspicious qualities—
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PdP 6 255.19
पुंडरीकेक्षणः श्रीमाञ्छ्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः । विप्राणां वेदविदुषां एक एवार्चितः प्रभुः
puṃḍarīkekṣaṇaḥ śrīmāñchrīpatiḥ puruṣottamaḥ | viprāṇāṃ vedaviduṣāṃ eka evārcitaḥ prabhuḥ
the lotus-eyed, the glorious one, the husband of Śrī, the highest Person—he alone is the Lord to be worshipped by brahmins who know the Vedas.
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PdP 6 255.20
विप्राणां नेतरे पूज्या रजस्तमविमिश्रिताः । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सर्व एव महर्षयः । भृगुं तपोनिधिं विप्रं प्रोचुः प्रांजलयस्तथा
viprāṇāṃ netare pūjyā rajastamavimiśritāḥ | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | bhṛguṃ taponidhiṃ vipraṃ procuḥ prāṃjalayastathā
The others, who are mixed with rajas and tamas, are not to be worshipped by brahmins." Having heard his words, all the great sages then spoke to Bhṛgu, the brahmin who was a treasury of austerity, with folded hands.
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PdP 6 255.21
ऋषय ऊचुः- अस्माकं संशयं छेत्तुं त्वं समर्थोऽसि सुव्रत । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानामंतिकं व्रज सुव्रत
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- asmākaṃ saṃśayaṃ chettuṃ tvaṃ samartho'si suvrata | brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāmaṃtikaṃ vraja suvrata
The sages said: "You are able to cut off our doubt, O you of good vows. Go into the presence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa, O you of good vows.
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PdP 6 255.22
गत्वा तेषां समीपं तु तथा दृष्ट्वा तु विग्रहान् । शुद्धसत्वगुणं तेषां यस्मिन्संविद्यते मुने
gatvā teṣāṃ samīpaṃ tu tathā dṛṣṭvā tu vigrahān | śuddhasatvaguṇaṃ teṣāṃ yasminsaṃvidyate mune
Having gone near them and having likewise seen their forms, (determine) in which of them, O sage, the quality of pure sattva is found.
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PdP 6 255.23
स एव पूज्यो विप्राणां नेतरस्तु कदाचन । शुद्धसत्वमयः साक्षाद्ब्रह्मण्यः स भविष्यति
sa eva pūjyo viprāṇāṃ netarastu kadācana | śuddhasatvamayaḥ sākṣādbrahmaṇyaḥ sa bhaviṣyati
He alone is to be worshipped by brahmins, and never any other. He who is made of pure sattva will be truly the friend of brahmins.
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PdP 6 255.24
तीर्थप्रसादवाँल्लोके विप्राणां स भविष्यति । देवतानां पितॄणां च तस्योच्छिष्टं सुपावनम्
tīrthaprasādavā~lloke viprāṇāṃ sa bhaviṣyati | devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca tasyocchiṣṭaṃ supāvanam
In the world he will be one whose favour is (like) a holy place for brahmins; and his leavings will be highly purifying for the gods and for the ancestors.
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PdP 6 255.25
तस्माद्याहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ विबुधानां निवासनम् । क्षिप्रं कुरु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकहितं प्रभो
tasmādyāhi muniśreṣṭha vibudhānāṃ nivāsanam | kṣipraṃ kuru muniśreṣṭha sarvalokahitaṃ prabho
Therefore go, best of sages, to the dwelling of the gods; quickly do, best of sages, what benefits all the worlds, O lord."
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PdP 6 255.26
एवमुक्तस्ततस्तूर्णं कैलासं मुनिसत्तमः । जगाम वामदेवेन यत्रास्ते वृषभध्वजः
evamuktastatastūrṇaṃ kailāsaṃ munisattamaḥ | jagāma vāmadevena yatrāste vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
Thus addressed, the best of sages then swiftly went with Vāmadeva to Kailāsa, where the bull-bannered one dwells.
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PdP 6 255.27
गृहद्वारमुपागम्य शंकरस्य महात्मनः । शूलहस्तं महारौद्रं नंदिं द्दष्ट्वाब्रवीद्दिवजः
gṛhadvāramupāgamya śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ | śūlahastaṃ mahāraudraṃ naṃdiṃ ddaṣṭvābravīddivajaḥ
Having come to the door of the house of the great-souled Śaṃkara, the brahmin, seeing Nandin, trident in hand and most terrible, said:
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PdP 6 255.28
संप्राप्तोऽहं भृगुर्विप्रो हरं द्रष्टुं सुरोत्तमम् । निवेदयस्व मां शीघ्रं शंकराय महात्मने
saṃprāpto'haṃ bhṛgurvipro haraṃ draṣṭuṃ surottamam | nivedayasva māṃ śīghraṃ śaṃkarāya mahātmane
"I, the brahmin Bhṛgu, have arrived to see Hara, the best of the gods. Announce me quickly to the great-souled Śaṃkara."
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PdP 6 255.29
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा नंदी सर्वगणेश्वरः । उवाच परुषं वाक्यं महर्षिममितौजसम्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā naṃdī sarvagaṇeśvaraḥ | uvāca paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ maharṣimamitaujasam
Hearing that speech of his, Nandin, the lord of all the hosts, spoke a harsh word to the great sage of measureless power:
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PdP 6 255.30
असांनिध्यं प्रभोस्तस्य देव्या क्रीडति शंकरः । निवर्त्तस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि
asāṃnidhyaṃ prabhostasya devyā krīḍati śaṃkaraḥ | nivarttasva muniśreṣṭha yadi jīvitumicchasi
"The Lord is not available; Śaṃkara is playing with the Goddess. Turn back, best of sages, if you wish to live."
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PdP 6 255.31
एवं निराकृतस्तेन तत्रातिष्ठन्महातपाः । बहूनि दिवसान्यस्मिन्गृहद्वारि महेशितुः
evaṃ nirākṛtastena tatrātiṣṭhanmahātapāḥ | bahūni divasānyasmingṛhadvāri maheśituḥ
Thus rebuffed by him, the man of great austerity remained there many days at that door of the house of the great Lord.
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PdP 6 255.32
नारीसंगममत्तोऽसौ यस्मान्मामवमन्यते । योनिलिंगस्वरूपं वै तस्मात्तस्य भविष्यति
nārīsaṃgamamatto'sau yasmānmāmavamanyate | yoniliṃgasvarūpaṃ vai tasmāttasya bhaviṣyati
"Since he, drunk with union with a woman, slights me, therefore his form shall indeed be that of the yoni and the liṅga.
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PdP 6 255.33
ब्राह्मणं मावजानाति तमसा समुपागतः । अब्रह्मण्यत्वमापन्नो ह्यपूज्योऽसौ द्विजन्मनाम्
brāhmaṇaṃ māvajānāti tamasā samupāgataḥ | abrahmaṇyatvamāpanno hyapūjyo'sau dvijanmanām
Overcome by tamas, he despises me, a brahmin; having fallen into hostility to brahmins, he is not to be worshipped by the twice-born.
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PdP 6 255.34
तस्मादन्नं जलं पुष्पं तस्मै दत्तं हविस्तथा । निर्माल्यमस्य तत्सर्वं भविष्यति न संशयः
tasmādannaṃ jalaṃ puṣpaṃ tasmai dattaṃ havistathā | nirmālyamasya tatsarvaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
Therefore the food, water, flower and oblation given to him shall all become (mere) discarded offering-refuse—there is no doubt."
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PdP 6 255.35
एवं शप्त्वा महातेजाः शंकरं लोकपूजितम् । उवाच गणमत्युग्रं नंदिं शूलधरं नृप
evaṃ śaptvā mahātejāḥ śaṃkaraṃ lokapūjitam | uvāca gaṇamatyugraṃ naṃdiṃ śūladharaṃ nṛpa
Having thus cursed Śaṃkara, who is worshipped by the world, the greatly brilliant one spoke, O king, to the exceedingly fierce attendant Nandin, bearer of the trident:
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PdP 6 255.36
रुद्र भक्ताश्च ये लोके भस्मलिंगास्थिधारिणः । ते पाखंडत्वमापन्ना वेदबाह्या भवंतु वै
rudra bhaktāśca ye loke bhasmaliṃgāsthidhāriṇaḥ | te pākhaṃḍatvamāpannā vedabāhyā bhavaṃtu vai
"And those in the world who are devotees of Rudra, wearing ashes, liṅgas and bones—let them fall into heresy and be outside the Veda."
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PdP 6 255.37
एवं शप्त्वा मुनिस्तत्र रुद्रं त्रिपुरहंतकम् । जगाम ब्रह्मलोकं वै सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्
evaṃ śaptvā munistatra rudraṃ tripurahaṃtakam | jagāma brahmalokaṃ vai sarvalokanamaskṛtam
Having thus cursed Rudra, the slayer of Tripura, there, the sage went to the world of Brahmā, which is saluted by all the worlds.
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PdP 6 255.38
तत्र दैवैः सहासीनं ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । दृष्ट्वा प्रांजलिना देवं प्रणनाम महामतिः
tatra daivaiḥ sahāsīnaṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam | dṛṣṭvā prāṃjalinā devaṃ praṇanāma mahāmatiḥ
There, seeing Brahmā, the highest lord, seated together with the gods, the greatly wise (sage) bowed to the god with folded hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.39
प्रणम्य पुरतस्तस्य तूष्णीमास महातपाः । तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिशार्दूलं रजोगुण समावृतः
praṇamya puratastasya tūṣṇīmāsa mahātapāḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā muniśārdūlaṃ rajoguṇa samāvṛtaḥ
Having bowed, the great ascetic stood silent before him. Seeing that tiger among sages, he (Brahmā), enveloped by the quality of passion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.40
नार्चयामास धाताऽसौ महर्षिं समुपागतम् । प्रत्युत्थानं प्रियं वाक्यं न कृतं तस्य वेधसा
nārcayāmāsa dhātā'sau maharṣiṃ samupāgatam | pratyutthānaṃ priyaṃ vākyaṃ na kṛtaṃ tasya vedhasā
—that Creator did not honour the great sage who had come; no rising to meet (him), no kind word was done by that Ordainer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.41
ऐश्वर्येणैव महता तस्थौ तत्रांबुजासनः । तं दृष्ट्वा रजसोद्रिक्तं महर्षिः पंकजासनम्
aiśvaryeṇaiva mahatā tasthau tatrāṃbujāsanaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā rajasodriktaṃ maharṣiḥ paṃkajāsanam
The lotus-seated one remained there in his great lordly majesty. Seeing him, the lotus-seated one, overflowing with passion, the great sage
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.42
व्याजहार महातेजा वाक्यं लोकपितामहः । रजसा महतोद्रिक्तो यस्मान्मामवमन्यसे
vyājahāra mahātejā vākyaṃ lokapitāmahaḥ | rajasā mahatodrikto yasmānmāmavamanyase
—the one of great splendour spoke a word (to) the grandfather of the worlds: "Since, swollen with great passion, you slight me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.43
तस्मात्त्वं सर्वलोकानामपूज्यत्वं समाप्नुहि । एवं शप्त्वा महात्मानं ब्रह्माणं लोकपूजितम्
tasmāttvaṃ sarvalokānāmapūjyatvaṃ samāpnuhi | evaṃ śaptvā mahātmānaṃ brahmāṇaṃ lokapūjitam
therefore obtain unworshippedness among all the worlds." Having thus cursed the great-souled Brahmā, worshipped by the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.44
जगाम सहसा विप्रो भगवन्मंदिरं भृगुः । प्रविश्य वैष्णवं लोकं क्षीराब्धेरुत्तरे तटे
jagāma sahasā vipro bhagavanmaṃdiraṃ bhṛguḥ | praviśya vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ kṣīrābdheruttare taṭe
the brahmin Bhṛgu at once went to the Lord's abode. Entering the Vaiṣṇava world, on the northern shore of the ocean of milk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.45
तत्रस्थितैर्महाभागैः पूज्यमानो यथार्हतः । तत्रानिवार्य्यमाणस्तु प्रविष्टोंतःपुरं द्विजः
tatrasthitairmahābhāgaiḥ pūjyamāno yathārhataḥ | tatrānivāryyamāṇastu praviṣṭoṃtaḥpuraṃ dvijaḥ
being honoured as was fitting by the greatly fortunate ones dwelling there, and being unhindered there, the twice-born entered the inner apartment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.46
प्रविश्य तस्मिन्विमले विमाने रविसन्निभे । शयानं नागपर्यंके ददर्श कमलापतिम्
praviśya tasminvimale vimāne ravisannibhe | śayānaṃ nāgaparyaṃke dadarśa kamalāpatim
Entering there, in that spotless palace resembling the sun, he saw the husband of Kamalā lying on the serpent-couch,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.47
लक्ष्मीकरसरोजाभ्यां मृज्यमानपदद्वयम् । तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिशार्दूलो भृगुः कोपसमन्वितः
lakṣmīkarasarojābhyāṃ mṛjyamānapadadvayam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā muniśārdūlo bhṛguḥ kopasamanvitaḥ
his two feet being stroked by the lotus-hands of Lakṣmī. Seeing him, the tiger among sages, Bhṛgu, filled with anger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.48
सव्यं पादं प्रचिक्षेप विष्णोर्वक्षसि शोभने । तूर्णमुत्थाय भगवान्धन्योस्मीति वदन्मुदा
savyaṃ pādaṃ pracikṣepa viṣṇorvakṣasi śobhane | tūrṇamutthāya bhagavāndhanyosmīti vadanmudā
flung his left foot upon Viṣṇu's beautiful chest. Rising up quickly, the Lord, saying joyfully "I am blessed,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.49
हस्ताभ्यां चरणं तस्य पीडयामास हर्षितः । शनैर्मृदित्वा तत्पादं मधुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
hastābhyāṃ caraṇaṃ tasya pīḍayāmāsa harṣitaḥ | śanairmṛditvā tatpādaṃ madhuraṃ vākyamabravīt
delightedly pressed his foot with both hands; and having gently massaged that foot, he spoke sweet words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.50
धन्योस्म्यद्यैव विप्रर्षे कृतकृत्योस्मि सर्वदा । त्वत्पादस्पर्शनाद्देहे मंगलं मे भविष्यति ५० 6.255.
dhanyosmyadyaiva viprarṣe kṛtakṛtyosmi sarvadā | tvatpādasparśanāddehe maṃgalaṃ me bhaviṣyati 50 6.255.
"This very day I am blessed, O brahmin sage; I am forever one whose purpose is fulfilled. From the touch of your foot upon my body there will be good fortune for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.51
समस्तसंपत्समवाप्तिहेतवः समुत्थितापत्कुलधूमकेतवः । अपारसंसारसमुद्र सेतवः पुनंतु मां ब्राह्मणपादपांसवः
samastasaṃpatsamavāptihetavaḥ samutthitāpatkuladhūmaketavaḥ | apārasaṃsārasamudra setavaḥ punaṃtu māṃ brāhmaṇapādapāṃsavaḥ
May the dust of brahmins' feet purify me — (that dust which is) the cause of the attainment of every prosperity, the comet (portending destruction) for the whole host of arisen calamities, the bridge across the shoreless ocean of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.52
विप्रपादरजो यस्य देहे तिष्ठति सर्वदा । गंगादिसर्वतीर्थानि तस्य तिष्ठंत्यसंशयम्
viprapādarajo yasya dehe tiṣṭhati sarvadā | gaṃgādisarvatīrthāni tasya tiṣṭhaṃtyasaṃśayam
On whose body the dust of a brahmin's feet always rests, in him all the sacred fords beginning with the Gaṅgā abide, without doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.53
इत्युक्त्वा सहसोत्थाय देव्या सार्द्धं जनार्दनः । भक्त्या समर्चयामास दिव्यस्रक्चंदनादिभिः
ityuktvā sahasotthāya devyā sārddhaṃ janārdanaḥ | bhaktyā samarcayāmāsa divyasrakcaṃdanādibhiḥ
Having said this, Janārdana rose at once and, together with the goddess, worshipped (him) with devotion with celestial garlands, sandal paste and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.54
तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिशार्दूलो हर्षपूर्णोऽश्रुलोचनः । उत्थायासनमुख्यात्तं प्रणनाम दयानिधिम् । कृतांजलिपुटोभूत्वा हर्षात्प्राह महातपाः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā muniśārdūlo harṣapūrṇo'śrulocanaḥ | utthāyāsanamukhyāttaṃ praṇanāma dayānidhim | kṛtāṃjalipuṭobhūtvā harṣātprāha mahātapāḥ
Seeing that, the tiger among sages, filled with joy, his eyes with tears, rose from the chief seat and bowed to him, the treasury of compassion; and with hands cupped in reverence the great ascetic spoke out of joy:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.55
श्रीभृगुरुवाच- अहोरूपमहोशांतिरहोज्ञानमहो दया । अहो सुनिर्मला क्षांतिरहो सत्वगुणं हरेः
śrībhṛguruvāca- ahorūpamahośāṃtirahojñānamaho dayā | aho sunirmalā kṣāṃtiraho satvaguṇaṃ hareḥ
Śrī Bhṛgu said: What beauty! What peace! What knowledge! What compassion! Ah, the utterly pure forbearance! Ah, the sattva-quality of Hari!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.56
नैसर्गिकं शुभं सत्वं तथैव गुणवारिधेः । नान्येषां विद्यते किंचित्सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम्
naisargikaṃ śubhaṃ satvaṃ tathaiva guṇavāridheḥ | nānyeṣāṃ vidyate kiṃcitsarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām
Auspicious sattva is innate in him, the ocean of virtues; nothing (of it) is found in any of the others, the dwellers in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.57
ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च त्वमेव पुरुषोत्तमः । ब्राह्मणानां त्वमेवेशो नान्यः पूज्यः सुरः क्वचित्
brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca tvameva puruṣottamaḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ tvameveśo nānyaḥ pūjyaḥ suraḥ kvacit
You alone, Supreme Person, are devoted to brahmins and a giver of refuge. You alone are the lord of brahmins; no other god is anywhere worthy of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.58
येऽर्चयंति सुरानन्यांस्त्वां विना पुरुषोत्तम । ते पाखंडत्वमापन्नाः सर्वलोकविगर्हिताः
ye'rcayaṃti surānanyāṃstvāṃ vinā puruṣottama | te pākhaṃḍatvamāpannāḥ sarvalokavigarhitāḥ
Those who worship other gods apart from you, O Best of Persons — they have fallen into heresy and are condemned by all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.59
विप्राणां वेदविदुषां त्वमेवेज्यो जनार्दनः । नान्यः कश्चित्सुराणां तु पूजनीयः कदाचन
viprāṇāṃ vedaviduṣāṃ tvamevejyo janārdanaḥ | nānyaḥ kaścitsurāṇāṃ tu pūjanīyaḥ kadācana
For brahmins who know the Veda, you alone, Janārdana, are the one to be sacrificed to; no other of the gods is ever to be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.60
अनर्च्याब्रह्मरुद्राद्या रजस्तमोविमिश्रिताः । त्वं शुद्धसत्वगुणवान्पूजनीयोऽग्रजन्मनाम्
anarcyābrahmarudrādyā rajastamovimiśritāḥ | tvaṃ śuddhasatvaguṇavānpūjanīyo'grajanmanām
Brahmā, Rudra and the rest are not to be worshipped, being mixed with rajas and tamas; you, possessing the quality of pure sattva, are to be worshipped by the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.61
त्वत्पादसलिलं सेव्यं पितॄणां च दिवौकसाम् । सर्वेषां भूसुराणां च मुक्तिदं कल्मषापहम्
tvatpādasalilaṃ sevyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca divaukasām | sarveṣāṃ bhūsurāṇāṃ ca muktidaṃ kalmaṣāpaham
The water from your feet is to be partaken of by the ancestors and by the dwellers in heaven, and by all the earth-gods (brahmins); it grants liberation and removes sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.62
त्वद्भुक्तोच्छिष्टशेषं वै पितॄणां च दिवौकसाम् । भूसुराणां च सेव्यं स्यान्नान्येषां तु कदाचन
tvadbhuktocchiṣṭaśeṣaṃ vai pitṝṇāṃ ca divaukasām | bhūsurāṇāṃ ca sevyaṃ syānnānyeṣāṃ tu kadācana
What remains as leftovers of the food you have eaten is indeed to be partaken of by the ancestors, the dwellers in heaven, and the earth-gods (brahmins), but never by others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.63
इतरेषां तु देवानामन्नं पुष्पं जलं तथा । अस्पृश्यं तु भवेत्सर्वं निर्माल्यं सुरयासमम्
itareṣāṃ tu devānāmannaṃ puṣpaṃ jalaṃ tathā | aspṛśyaṃ tu bhavetsarvaṃ nirmālyaṃ surayāsamam
But as for the other gods, their food, flowers and water — all of it becomes untouchable, their used offerings being like liquor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.64
तस्माद्वै ब्राह्मणो नित्यं पूजयित्वा सनातनम् । त्वत्तीर्थं भुक्तमन्नं च भजेतैवानिशं बुधः
tasmādvai brāhmaṇo nityaṃ pūjayitvā sanātanam | tvattīrthaṃ bhuktamannaṃ ca bhajetaivāniśaṃ budhaḥ
Therefore a brahmin, having daily worshipped the Eternal One, should as a wise man constantly resort to your sacred water and the food you have eaten.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.65
नान्यं देवं तु वीक्षेत ब्राह्मणो न च पूजयेत् । नान्यप्रसादं भुंजीत नान्यदायतनं विशेत्
nānyaṃ devaṃ tu vīkṣeta brāhmaṇo na ca pūjayet | nānyaprasādaṃ bhuṃjīta nānyadāyatanaṃ viśet
A brahmin should not look upon another god, nor worship (one); he should not eat another's offering-remnant, nor enter another's shrine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.66
न ददातीह यो विप्रः पितॄणां श्राद्धकर्मणि । त्वद्भुक्तमन्नं तीर्थं च तत्सर्वं निष्फलं भवेत्
na dadātīha yo vipraḥ pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhakarmaṇi | tvadbhuktamannaṃ tīrthaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhavet
Whatever brahmin here does not give to the ancestors, in the rite of the śrāddha, the food you have eaten and your sacred water — all that becomes fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.67
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि कल्पकोटिशतानि च । पतंति पितरस्तस्य नरके पूयशोणिते
kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi kalpakoṭiśatāni ca | pataṃti pitarastasya narake pūyaśoṇite
For thousands of crores of kalpas and hundreds of crores of kalpas his ancestors fall into the hell of pus and blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.68
निवेदितं तव विभो यो जुहोति ददाति वा । देवतानां पितॄणां च तृप्तिरानंत्यमश्नुते
niveditaṃ tava vibho yo juhoti dadāti vā | devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca tṛptirānaṃtyamaśnute
Whoever offers in the fire or gives away what has been presented to you, O Lord — the satisfaction of the gods and the ancestors thereby attains endlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.69
तस्मात्त्वमेव विप्राणां पूज्यो नान्योस्ति कश्चन । मोहाद्यः पूजयेदन्यान्स पाखंडी भविष्यति
tasmāttvameva viprāṇāṃ pūjyo nānyosti kaścana | mohādyaḥ pūjayedanyānsa pākhaṃḍī bhaviṣyati
Therefore you alone are to be worshipped by brahmins; there is no other whatever. He who out of delusion worships others will become a heretic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.70
त्वं हि नारायणः श्रीमान्वासुदेवः सनातनः । विष्णुः सर्वगतो नित्यः परमात्मा महेश्वरः
tvaṃ hi nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānvāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ | viṣṇuḥ sarvagato nityaḥ paramātmā maheśvaraḥ
For you are Nārāyaṇa, the glorious, Vāsudeva, the eternal, Viṣṇu, all-pervading, everlasting, the supreme Self, the Great Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.71
त्वमेव सेव्यो विप्राणां ब्रह्मण्यः शुद्धसत्ववान् । पूज्यत्वाद्ब्राह्मणानां वै शुद्धसत्वगुणादपि
tvameva sevyo viprāṇāṃ brahmaṇyaḥ śuddhasatvavān | pūjyatvādbrāhmaṇānāṃ vai śuddhasatvaguṇādapi
You alone are to be served by brahmins, you who are devoted to brahmins and possess pure sattva — because of the worshipfulness of brahmins and also because of the quality of pure sattva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.72
सर्वेषामेव देवानां ब्राह्मणत्वमवाप्नुहि । त्वामेव हि सदा विप्रा भजंति पुरुषोत्तमम्
sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ brāhmaṇatvamavāpnuhi | tvāmeva hi sadā viprā bhajaṃti puruṣottamam
Attain the brahmin-hood of all the gods! For it is you, the Best of Persons, whom brahmins ever worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.73
ब्राह्मणास्ते बभूवुस्तु नान्यास्तत्र न संशयः । ब्रह्मण्यो देवकीपुत्रो ब्रह्मण्यो मधुसूदनः
brāhmaṇāste babhūvustu nānyāstatra na saṃśayaḥ | brahmaṇyo devakīputro brahmaṇyo madhusūdanaḥ
They became brahmins, and no others there — of this there is no doubt. Devoted to brahmins is the son of Devakī; devoted to brahmins is the slayer of Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.74
ब्रह्मण्यः पुंडरीकाक्षो ब्रह्मण्यो विष्णुरच्युतः । ब्रह्मण्यो भगवान्कृष्णो वासुदेवोऽच्युतो हरिः
brahmaṇyaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣo brahmaṇyo viṣṇuracyutaḥ | brahmaṇyo bhagavānkṛṣṇo vāsudevo'cyuto hariḥ
Devoted to brahmins is the lotus-eyed one; devoted to brahmins is Viṣṇu, the imperishable; devoted to brahmins is the Lord Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, the unfailing, Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.75
ब्रह्मण्यो नारसिंहः स्यात्तथा नारायणोऽव्ययः । ब्रह्मण्यः श्रीधरः श्रीशो गोविंदो वामनस्तथा
brahmaṇyo nārasiṃhaḥ syāttathā nārāyaṇo'vyayaḥ | brahmaṇyaḥ śrīdharaḥ śrīśo goviṃdo vāmanastathā
Devoted to brahmins is the Man-Lion, and likewise Nārāyaṇa the undecaying; devoted to brahmins is Śrīdhara, the lord of Śrī, Govinda, and Vāmana too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.76
ब्रह्मण्यो यज्ञवाराहः केशवः पुरुषोत्तमः । ब्रह्मण्यो राघवः श्रीमान्रामो राजीवलोचनः
brahmaṇyo yajñavārāhaḥ keśavaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | brahmaṇyo rāghavaḥ śrīmānrāmo rājīvalocanaḥ
Devoted to brahmins is the sacrificial Boar, Keśava, the Best of Persons; devoted to brahmins is Rāghava, the glorious Rāma, the lotus-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.77
ब्रह्मण्यः पद्मनाभः स्यात्तथा दामोदरः प्रभुः । ब्रह्मण्यो माधवो यज्ञस्तथा त्रिविक्रमः प्रभुः
brahmaṇyaḥ padmanābhaḥ syāttathā dāmodaraḥ prabhuḥ | brahmaṇyo mādhavo yajñastathā trivikramaḥ prabhuḥ
Devoted to brahmins is Padmanābha, and likewise Dāmodara the lord; devoted to brahmins is Mādhava, the Sacrifice, and likewise Trivikrama the lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.78
ब्रह्मण्यश्च हृषीकेशः पीतवासा जनार्दनः । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय वासुदेवाय शार्ङ्गिणे
brahmaṇyaśca hṛṣīkeśaḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ | namo brahmaṇyadevāya vāsudevāya śārṅgiṇe
And Hṛṣīkeśa is a friend of brahmins, the yellow-robed Janārdana. Homage to the god who favours brahmins, to Vāsudeva, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.79
नारायणाय श्रीशाय पुंडरीकेक्षणाय च । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय वासुदेवाय विष्णवे
nārāyaṇāya śrīśāya puṃḍarīkekṣaṇāya ca | namo brahmaṇyadevāya vāsudevāya viṣṇave
To Nārāyaṇa, to the lord of Śrī, and to the lotus-eyed one; homage to the god who favours brahmins, to Vāsudeva, to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.80
कल्याणगुणपूर्णाय नमस्ते परमात्मने । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय सर्वदेवस्वरूपिणे
kalyāṇaguṇapūrṇāya namaste paramātmane | namo brahmaṇyadevāya sarvadevasvarūpiṇe
Homage to you, the supreme Self, full of auspicious qualities; homage to the god who favours brahmins, whose own form is (that of) all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.81
वाराहवपुषे नित्यं त्रयीनाथाय ते नमः । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय नागपर्य्यंकशायिने
vārāhavapuṣe nityaṃ trayīnāthāya te namaḥ | namo brahmaṇyadevāya nāgaparyyaṃkaśāyine
Homage to you always, having the body of a boar, lord of the three (Vedas); homage to the god who favours brahmins, who lies on the serpent-couch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.82
राजीवदलनेत्राय राघवाय नमो नमः । मायया मोहिताः सर्वे देवाश्च ऋषयस्तव
rājīvadalanetrāya rāghavāya namo namaḥ | māyayā mohitāḥ sarve devāśca ṛṣayastava
Homage, homage to the one whose eyes are lotus-petals, to Rāghava. All the gods and the seers are deluded by your māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.83
न जानंति महात्मानं सर्वलोकेश्वरं प्रभो । त्वां न जानंति भगवन्सर्ववेदविदोऽपि हि
na jānaṃti mahātmānaṃ sarvalokeśvaraṃ prabho | tvāṃ na jānaṃti bhagavansarvavedavido'pi hi
They do not know the great Self, the lord of all worlds, O Lord; even all those who know the Vedas do not know you, O Blessed One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.84
नामरूपगुणैः श्रीश चारित्रैरपि दुष्कृतैः । परत्वसूचकं सत्वं तव वेदितुमीश्वरः
nāmarūpaguṇaiḥ śrīśa cāritrairapi duṣkṛtaiḥ | paratvasūcakaṃ satvaṃ tava veditumīśvaraḥ
By names, forms and qualities, O lord of Śrī, and by deeds even ill-done — who is able to know that of you which indicates your supremacy?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.85
महर्षिभिः प्रेषितोऽहमागतोस्मि तवांतिकम् । तव शीलगुणाञ्ज्ञातुं चरणं मम केशव
maharṣibhiḥ preṣito'hamāgatosmi tavāṃtikam | tava śīlaguṇāñjñātuṃ caraṇaṃ mama keśava
Sent by the great seers, I have come into your presence; my going (was) to learn your character and qualities, O Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.86
दत्तं वक्षसि गोविंद तत्क्षंतव्यं कृपानिधे । एवमुक्त्वा भृगुर्देवं प्रणम्य च मुहुर्मुहुः
dattaṃ vakṣasi goviṃda tatkṣaṃtavyaṃ kṛpānidhe | evamuktvā bhṛgurdevaṃ praṇamya ca muhurmuhuḥ
(The blow) delivered upon your chest, O Govinda, must be forgiven, O treasury of compassion. Having spoken thus and having bowed again and again to the god, Bhṛgu —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.87
दिव्यैर्महर्षिभिस्तत्र पूज्यमानो महात्मभिः । पुनर्जगाम हृष्टात्मा यज्ञभूमिं शुभाह्वयाम्
divyairmaharṣibhistatra pūjyamāno mahātmabhiḥ | punarjagāma hṛṣṭātmā yajñabhūmiṃ śubhāhvayām
— being honoured there by the divine great seers, the great-souled ones, went again, glad at heart, to the sacrificial ground called Śubhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.88
समागतं महात्मानं तत्र दृष्ट्वा महर्षयः । प्रत्युत्थाय नमस्कृत्वा पूजां चक्रुर्विधानतः
samāgataṃ mahātmānaṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā maharṣayaḥ | pratyutthāya namaskṛtvā pūjāṃ cakrurvidhānataḥ
Seeing the great-souled one arrived there, the great seers rose to meet him, made obeisance, and performed worship according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.89
तेषां विज्ञापयामास तत्सर्वं मुनिपुंगवः । रजस्तमगुणोद्रिक्तो विधीशानौ सुरोत्तमौ
teṣāṃ vijñāpayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ | rajastamaguṇodrikto vidhīśānau surottamau
That bull among sages made all of it known to them: "The two best of gods, Vidhi (Brahmā) and Īśāna, being overfull of the qualities of rajas and tamas —"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.90
शप्तौ मया न पूज्यौ तौ विप्राणामृषिसत्तमाः । अब्रह्मण्यत्वमापन्नो गर्हितं रूपमास्थितः
śaptau mayā na pūjyau tau viprāṇāmṛṣisattamāḥ | abrahmaṇyatvamāpanno garhitaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ
"— have been cursed by me; they are not to be worshipped, O best of seers, by brahmins. (Brahmā) has fallen into unfriendliness towards brahmins, and has taken on a censured form;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.91
शप्तः कैलासशिखरे शंकरस्तमसावृतः । शुद्धसत्वमयो विष्णुः कल्याणगुणसागरः
śaptaḥ kailāsaśikhare śaṃkarastamasāvṛtaḥ | śuddhasatvamayo viṣṇuḥ kalyāṇaguṇasāgaraḥ
"Śaṃkara, enveloped in tamas, has been cursed on the peak of Kailāsa. Viṣṇu is made of pure sattva, an ocean of auspicious qualities."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.92
नारायणः परं ब्रह्म विप्राणां दैवतं हरिः । ब्रह्मण्यः श्रीपतिर्विष्णुर्वासुदेवो जनार्दनः
nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃ brahma viprāṇāṃ daivataṃ hariḥ | brahmaṇyaḥ śrīpatirviṣṇurvāsudevo janārdanaḥ
"Nārāyaṇa is the supreme brahman; Hari is the deity of the brahmins — the friend of brahmins, the husband of Śrī, Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva, Janārdana;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.93
ब्रह्मण्यः पुंडरीकाक्षो गोविंदो हरिरच्युतः । स एव पूज्यो विप्राणां नेतरः पुरुषर्षभाः
brahmaṇyaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣo goviṃdo hariracyutaḥ | sa eva pūjyo viprāṇāṃ netaraḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
"the friend of brahmins, the lotus-eyed, Govinda, Hari, Acyuta — he alone is to be worshipped by brahmins, no other, O bulls among men."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.94
मोहाद्यः पूजयेदन्यं स पाखंडी भविष्यति । स्मरणादेव कृष्णस्य विमुक्तिः पापिनामपि
mohādyaḥ pūjayedanyaṃ sa pākhaṃḍī bhaviṣyati | smaraṇādeva kṛṣṇasya vimuktiḥ pāpināmapi
"Whoever out of delusion should worship another will become a heretic. By the mere remembrance of Kṛṣṇa there is release even for sinners."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.95
तस्य पादोदकं सेव्यं भुक्तोच्छिष्टं च पावनम् । स्वर्गापवर्गदं नॄणां ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः
tasya pādodakaṃ sevyaṃ bhuktocchiṣṭaṃ ca pāvanam | svargāpavargadaṃ nṝṇāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
"The water from his feet is to be partaken of, and the remnants of what he has eaten are purifying, giving heaven and final release to men, and especially to brahmins."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.96
विष्णोर्निवेदितं नित्यं देवेभ्यो जुहुयाद्धविः । पितृभ्यश्चैव तद्दद्यात्सर्वमानंत्यमश्नुते
viṣṇorniveditaṃ nityaṃ devebhyo juhuyāddhaviḥ | pitṛbhyaścaiva taddadyātsarvamānaṃtyamaśnute
"One should always offer as oblation to the gods the oblation (first) presented to Viṣṇu, and should give that to the ancestors too; (thereby) one obtains everything, (and) endlessness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.97
यो न दद्याद्धरेर्भुक्तं पितॄणां श्राद्धकर्मणि । अश्नंति पितरस्तस्य विण्मूत्रं सततं द्विजाः
yo na dadyāddharerbhuktaṃ pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhakarmaṇi | aśnaṃti pitarastasya viṇmūtraṃ satataṃ dvijāḥ
"Whoever does not give what has been eaten by Hari to the ancestors in the śrāddha rite — his ancestors constantly eat excrement and urine, O twice-born."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.98
तस्माद्विष्णोः प्रसादो वै सेवितव्यो द्विजन्मनाम् । इतरेषां तु देवानां निर्माल्यं गर्हितं भवेत्
tasmādviṣṇoḥ prasādo vai sevitavyo dvijanmanām | itareṣāṃ tu devānāṃ nirmālyaṃ garhitaṃ bhavet
Therefore the twice-born should indeed partake of Viṣṇu's prasāda; but of the other gods the leftover offerings (nirmālya) are to be censured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.99
सकृदेव हि योश्नाति ब्राह्मणो ज्ञानदुर्बलः । निर्माल्यं शंकरादीनां स चांडालो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
sakṛdeva hi yośnāti brāhmaṇo jñānadurbalaḥ | nirmālyaṃ śaṃkarādīnāṃ sa cāṃḍālo bhaveddhruvam
A brahmin weak in knowledge who eats, even but once, the leftover offerings of Śaṃkara and the rest, he surely becomes a Cāṇḍāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.100
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि पच्यते नरकाग्निना । निर्माल्यं भो द्विजश्रेष्ठा रुद्रादीनां दिवौकसाम् १०० 6.255.
kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi pacyate narakāgninā | nirmālyaṃ bho dvijaśreṣṭhā rudrādīnāṃ divaukasām 100 6.255.
He is cooked by the fire of hell for thousands of crores of kalpas. The nirmālya, O best of the twice-born, of Rudra and the other dwellers in heaven—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.101
रक्षोयक्षपिशाचान्नं मद्यमांससमं स्मृतम् । तद्ब्राह्मणैर्न भोक्तव्यं देवानां भुंजितं हविः
rakṣoyakṣapiśācānnaṃ madyamāṃsasamaṃ smṛtam | tadbrāhmaṇairna bhoktavyaṃ devānāṃ bhuṃjitaṃ haviḥ
—the food of rākṣasas, yakṣas and piśācas is held equal to liquor and meat; therefore that oblation eaten by the (other) gods should not be eaten by brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.102
तस्मादन्यं परित्यज्य विष्णुमेव सनातनम् । पूजयध्वं द्विजश्रेष्ठा यावज्जीवमतंद्रिताः
tasmādanyaṃ parityajya viṣṇumeva sanātanam | pūjayadhvaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhā yāvajjīvamataṃdritāḥ
Therefore, abandoning every other, worship Viṣṇu alone, the eternal, O best of the twice-born, as long as you live, unwearying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.103
तद्विष्णोः परमं धाममन्यंतो गतसंशयाः । तापादिपंचसंस्कारैरन्विष्टाः शुभचेतसः
tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ dhāmamanyaṃto gatasaṃśayāḥ | tāpādipaṃcasaṃskārairanviṣṭāḥ śubhacetasaḥ
Considering that supreme abode of Viṣṇu (to be the goal), with doubts gone, marked with the five sacraments beginning with branding, with pure minds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.104
अप्राकृतं हरिं सम्यगर्चयध्वं द्विजर्षभाः । चक्रांकितभुजा विप्रा भवंत्यप्राकृताः शुभाः
aprākṛtaṃ hariṃ samyagarcayadhvaṃ dvijarṣabhāḥ | cakrāṃkitabhujā viprā bhavaṃtyaprākṛtāḥ śubhāḥ
—worship Hari, who is not of material nature, rightly, O bulls among the twice-born; brahmins whose arms are marked with the discus become non-material and auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.105
चक्रलांछनहीनास्तु प्राकृतास्तामसा स्मृताः । तस्मात्प्राकृतसंसर्ग पापौघ दहनं हरेः
cakralāṃchanahīnāstu prākṛtāstāmasā smṛtāḥ | tasmātprākṛtasaṃsarga pāpaugha dahanaṃ hareḥ
But those lacking the mark of the discus are held to be material and of darkness. Therefore (the discus) of Hari, which burns up the flood of sin (arising) from contact with the material—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.106
प्रतप्तं बिभृयाच्चक्रं शंखं च भुजमूलयोः । उर्द्ध्वपुंड्राणि चांगेषु धृत्वा शास्त्रोक्तमार्गतः
prataptaṃ bibhṛyāccakraṃ śaṃkhaṃ ca bhujamūlayoḥ | urddhvapuṃḍrāṇi cāṃgeṣu dhṛtvā śāstroktamārgataḥ
—one should wear the heated discus and the conch on the roots of both arms; and having placed the upright marks (ūrdhvapuṇḍras) on the limbs according to the way stated in scripture,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.107
अर्चयेन्मंत्ररत्नेन विधिना पुरुषोत्तमम् । तस्य प्रसादसेवां च कुर्य्यान्नित्यमतंद्रितः
arcayenmaṃtraratnena vidhinā puruṣottamam | tasya prasādasevāṃ ca kuryyānnityamataṃdritaḥ
one should worship Puruṣottama with the jewel among mantras according to the rule; and one should always, unwearying, serve his prasāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.108
तस्यावरणपूजायां त्रिदशानर्चयेत्सदा । तमेव सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्तारं परमेश्वरम्
tasyāvaraṇapūjāyāṃ tridaśānarcayetsadā | tameva sarvayajñānāṃ bhoktāraṃ parameśvaram
In the worship of his surrounding circle (āvaraṇa) one should always worship the thirty (gods); and knowing him alone to be the enjoyer of all sacrifices, the supreme Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.109
ज्ञात्वा वै जुहुयाद्दद्याज्जपेद्वै सततं द्विजाः
jñātvā vai juhuyāddadyājjapedvai satataṃ dvijāḥ
knowing that, one should offer oblations, give gifts, and recite constantly, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.110
वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे ऋषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । नमस्कृत्य भृगुं सम्यगूचुः प्रांजलयस्तदा
vasiṣṭha uvāca- evamuktāstu te sarve ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ | namaskṛtya bhṛguṃ samyagūcuḥ prāṃjalayastadā
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus addressed, all those seers, their impurity worn away, bowed to Bhṛgu and then, palms joined, spoke fittingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.111
ऋषय ऊचुः । भगवन्संशयछेत्ता त्वमेव द्विजसत्तम । त्वं वै लोकगतिर्ब्रह्मंस्त्वमेव परमा गतिः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | bhagavansaṃśayachettā tvameva dvijasattama | tvaṃ vai lokagatirbrahmaṃstvameva paramā gatiḥ
The seers said: Lord, you alone are the cutter of doubt, O best of the twice-born; you indeed are the world's recourse, O brahman, you alone are the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.112
त्वमेव परमोधर्मस्त्वमेव परमं तपः । त्वत्प्रसादाद्वयं विप्र भविष्यामो हि नान्यथा
tvameva paramodharmastvameva paramaṃ tapaḥ | tvatprasādādvayaṃ vipra bhaviṣyāmo hi nānyathā
You alone are the supreme dharma, you alone the supreme austerity; by your grace, O brahmin, we shall come to be—not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.113
वसिष्ठ उवाच- एवं स्तुत्वा भृगुं विप्रं सर्व एव महर्षयः । तस्मात्संप्राप्तमंत्रा वै पूजयामासुरच्युतम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca- evaṃ stutvā bhṛguṃ vipraṃ sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | tasmātsaṃprāptamaṃtrā vai pūjayāmāsuracyutam
Vasiṣṭha said: Having thus praised the brahmin Bhṛgu, all those great seers, having received the mantra from him, worshipped Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.114
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं प्रसंगात्पार्थिवोत्तम । रामस्य हस्तकमलस्पर्शनाद्वै नृपोत्तम
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ prasaṃgātpārthivottama | rāmasya hastakamalasparśanādvai nṛpottama
All this has been told to you incidentally, O best of kings: from the touch of Rāma's lotus hand, O foremost of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.115
भविष्यत्यमलं तच्च रूपं लोकविगर्हितम् । राघवः सर्वदेवानां पावनः पुरुषोत्तमः
bhaviṣyatyamalaṃ tacca rūpaṃ lokavigarhitam | rāghavaḥ sarvadevānāṃ pāvanaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
that form, (though) reviled by the world, will become spotless. Rāghava is the purifier of all the gods, the supreme Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.116
स्पृष्टा दृष्टाश्च तेनैव विमलाः शंकरादयः । सर्वेषामपि देवानां पिता माता जनार्दनः
spṛṣṭā dṛṣṭāśca tenaiva vimalāḥ śaṃkarādayaḥ | sarveṣāmapi devānāṃ pitā mātā janārdanaḥ
Touched and seen by him alone, Śaṃkara and the others became pure; Janārdana is the father and mother of all the gods too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.117
त्राता च सर्वलोकानां वात्सल्यगुणसागरः । तमेव शरणं गच्छ यदीच्छेत्परमं पदम्
trātā ca sarvalokānāṃ vātsalyaguṇasāgaraḥ | tameva śaraṇaṃ gaccha yadīcchetparamaṃ padam
and the protector of all worlds, an ocean of the quality of tender affection. Go to him alone for refuge, if one desires the supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.118
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् । ब्रह्मणा कथितं राजन्मनु स्वायंभुवोंतरे
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ purāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam | brahmaṇā kathitaṃ rājanmanu svāyaṃbhuvoṃtare
All this has been told to you — the Purāṇa that is equal to the Veda, spoken by Brahmā, O king, in the age of Svāyambhuva Manu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.119
विष्णुभक्तिविनीतस्य शुद्धसत्वस्य नान्यथा । तस्य संश्रावयेन्नित्यं विमुक्ता सा हरेः कथा
viṣṇubhaktivinītasya śuddhasatvasya nānyathā | tasya saṃśrāvayennityaṃ vimuktā sā hareḥ kathā
(It should be recited) to one made humble by devotion to Viṣṇu, of pure being, and not otherwise; to such a one it should be constantly recited, for that tale of Hari confers release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.120
शंखचक्रोर्द्ध्वपुंड्रादि विहितो वाचकः पुमान् । तन्मुखाच्छ्रूयतां नित्यं पुत्री भवसि नान्यथा
śaṃkhacakrorddhvapuṃḍrādi vihito vācakaḥ pumān | tanmukhācchrūyatāṃ nityaṃ putrī bhavasi nānyathā
The man appointed as reciter (should be) marked with conch, discus, upright sectarian mark and the rest; from his mouth let it always be heard, (and) you become a daughter (of Hari?) — not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 255.121
यस्त्विदं श्रावयेन्नित्यं पठेद्वा सुसमाहितः । अनन्यभक्तिः श्रीशस्य जायते तस्य सर्वदा
yastvidaṃ śrāvayennityaṃ paṭhedvā susamāhitaḥ | ananyabhaktiḥ śrīśasya jāyate tasya sarvadā
But whoever, well composed, constantly causes this to be heard or recites it — for him there arises at all times undivided devotion to the Lord of Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.122
विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धर्मार्थी धर्ममाप्नुयात् । मोक्षार्थी लभते मोक्षं कामार्थी लभते सुखम्
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ dharmārthī dharmamāpnuyāt | mokṣārthī labhate mokṣaṃ kāmārthī labhate sukham
One who seeks learning obtains learning; one who seeks dharma attains dharma; one who seeks liberation gains liberation; one who seeks desires obtains happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.123
द्वादश्यां श्रवणार्के च संक्रांतौ ग्रहणे तथा । अमावस्यां पौर्णमास्यां पठेद्भक्तिसमन्वितः
dvādaśyāṃ śravaṇārke ca saṃkrāṃtau grahaṇe tathā | amāvasyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ paṭhedbhaktisamanvitaḥ
On the twelfth day, when the sun is in Śravaṇa, at a saṃkrānti, likewise at an eclipse, on the new-moon and on the full-moon day, let him recite (it) filled with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.124
श्लोकार्द्धं श्लोकपादं वा पठेद्यस्तु समाहितः । अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयः
ślokārddhaṃ ślokapādaṃ vā paṭhedyastu samāhitaḥ | aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ
Whoever, composed, recites half a verse or a quarter of a verse, obtains the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.125
इत्येतत्कथितं गुह्यं पुराणं संहितात्मकम् । अर्चयस्व हृषीकेशं यदीच्छसि परमं पदम्
ityetatkathitaṃ guhyaṃ purāṇaṃ saṃhitātmakam | arcayasva hṛṣīkeśaṃ yadīcchasi paramaṃ padam
Thus this secret Purāṇa, having the form of a saṃhitā, has been told; worship Hṛṣīkeśa if you desire the supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.126
सूत उवाच- एवमुक्तो वसिष्ठेन गुरुणा नृपसत्तमः । प्रणम्य च गुरुं राजा पूजयित्वा यथार्हतः
sūta uvāca- evamukto vasiṣṭhena guruṇā nṛpasattamaḥ | praṇamya ca guruṃ rājā pūjayitvā yathārhataḥ
Sūta said: Thus addressed by his guru Vasiṣṭha, the best of kings bowed to the guru and honoured him as was fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 255.127
तस्मात्संप्राप्तमंत्रोऽसौ विधिना द्विजसत्तमात् । अर्चयित्वा हृषीकेशं यावज्जीवमतंद्रितः । काले हरिपदं प्राप योगिगम्यं सनातनम्
tasmātsaṃprāptamaṃtro'sau vidhinā dvijasattamāt | arcayitvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ yāvajjīvamataṃdritaḥ | kāle haripadaṃ prāpa yogigamyaṃ sanātanam
Having received the mantra from him, the best of twice-born, according to rule, and having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa untiringly as long as he lived, he in time attained the eternal state of Hari, reachable by yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition