Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 27
PdP 6 27.1
महादेव उवाच- पानीयदानं परमं दानानामुत्तमं सदा । तस्माद्वापीश्च कूपांश्च तडागानि च कारयेत्
mahādeva uvāca- pānīyadānaṃ paramaṃ dānānāmuttamaṃ sadā | tasmādvāpīśca kūpāṃśca taḍāgāni ca kārayet
Mahādeva said: The gift of water is the highest, always the best of gifts; therefore one should have step-wells and wells and tanks made.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 27.2
अर्द्धं पापं संहरंति पुरुषस्य विकर्मणः । कूपाः प्रवृत्तपानीयाः सुप्रवृत्तस्य नित्यशः
arddhaṃ pāpaṃ saṃharaṃti puruṣasya vikarmaṇaḥ | kūpāḥ pravṛttapānīyāḥ supravṛttasya nityaśaḥ
Wells with water flowing constantly, (belonging) to one whose conduct is good, carry off half the sin of a man of evil deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 27.3
स च तारयते वंशं यस्य खात जलाशये । गावः पिबंति विप्राश्च साधवश्च नराः सदा
sa ca tārayate vaṃśaṃ yasya khāta jalāśaye | gāvaḥ pibaṃti viprāśca sādhavaśca narāḥ sadā
And he whose dug reservoir cows and brahmins and good men always drink from, he rescues his lineage.
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PdP 6 27.4
निदाघकाले पानीयं यस्य तिष्ठति नारद । दुर्गे विषमकृच्छ्रे च न कदाचिदवाप्यते
nidāghakāle pānīyaṃ yasya tiṣṭhati nārada | durge viṣamakṛcchre ca na kadācidavāpyate
He in whose (reservoir) water stands in the hot season, Nārada, is never brought into a stronghold (of trouble), into hardship or distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 27.5
तडागानां च वक्ष्यामि कृतानां ये गुणाः स्मृताः । त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वत्र पूजितो यस्तडागवान्
taḍāgānāṃ ca vakṣyāmi kṛtānāṃ ye guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ | triṣu lokeṣu sarvatra pūjito yastaḍāgavān
And I shall tell the virtues that are declared (to belong) to tanks that have been made: the possessor of a tank is honoured everywhere in the three worlds.
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PdP 6 27.6
अथवा मित्रसदनं मित्रमैत्रीविवर्द्धनम् । कीर्तिसंजननं श्रेष्ठं तडागस्योपलक्षयेत्
athavā mitrasadanaṃ mitramaitrīvivarddhanam | kīrtisaṃjananaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ taḍāgasyopalakṣayet
Or else one should recognise of a tank that it is a dwelling for friends, an increaser of friendship with friends, and the best begetter of fame.
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PdP 6 27.7
धर्म्यस्यार्थस्य कामस्य फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः । तडागं सुकृतं देशे क्षेत्रमध्ये महाश्रयम्
dharmyasyārthasya kāmasya phalamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ | taḍāgaṃ sukṛtaṃ deśe kṣetramadhye mahāśrayam
The wise call (it) the fruit of righteous wealth and of pleasure: a tank well made in a (good) place, in the midst of fields, a great refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 27.8
चतुर्विधानां भूतानां तडागस्योपलक्षयेत् । तडागानि च सर्वाणि दिशंति श्रेयमुत्तमम्
caturvidhānāṃ bhūtānāṃ taḍāgasyopalakṣayet | taḍāgāni ca sarvāṇi diśaṃti śreyamuttamam
One should recognise (a tank) as (a refuge) of the four kinds of beings; and all tanks bestow the highest good.
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PdP 6 27.9
देवामनुष्यागंधर्वाः पितरो नाग राक्षसाः । स्थावराणि च भूतानि संश्रयंति जलाशयम्
devāmanuṣyāgaṃdharvāḥ pitaro nāga rākṣasāḥ | sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni saṃśrayaṃti jalāśayam
Gods, men, gandharvas, the fathers, nāgas, rākṣasas, and immobile beings resort to a reservoir of water.
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PdP 6 27.10
वर्षाऋतौ तडागे तु सलिलं यत्र तिष्ठति । अग्निहोत्रफलं तस्य जायते नात्र संशयः
varṣāṛtau taḍāge tu salilaṃ yatra tiṣṭhati | agnihotraphalaṃ tasya jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
When water stands in a tank in the rainy season, there arises for him the fruit of the agnihotra sacrifice; there is no doubt of this.
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PdP 6 27.11
हेमंते शिशिरे चैव सलिलं यस्य तिष्ठति । गोसहस्रफलं तस्य लभते नात्र संशयः
hemaṃte śiśire caiva salilaṃ yasya tiṣṭhati | gosahasraphalaṃ tasya labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
He in whose (tank) water stands in winter and in the cool season obtains the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows; there is no doubt of this.
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PdP 6 27.12
वसंतेऽपि तथा ग्रीष्मे सलिलं तिष्ठते यदि । अतिरात्राश्वमेधाभ्यां फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः
vasaṃte'pi tathā grīṣme salilaṃ tiṣṭhate yadi | atirātrāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
And if the water stands also in spring and in summer, the wise declare the fruit (to be that) of the atirātra and the horse-sacrifice.
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PdP 6 27.13
अथैतेषां तु वृक्षाणां रोपणे च गुणाञ्छृणु । अतीतानागतौ चोभौ पितृवंशौ महाऋषे
athaiteṣāṃ tu vṛkṣāṇāṃ ropaṇe ca guṇāñchṛṇu | atītānāgatau cobhau pitṛvaṃśau mahāṛṣe
Now hear the merits in the planting of these trees: both lines of ancestors, past and yet to come, great sage—
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PdP 6 27.14
तारयेद्वृक्षरोपी च तस्माद्वृक्षांस्तु रोपयेत् । पुत्रपौत्रा भवंत्येते पादपा नात्र संशयः
tārayedvṛkṣaropī ca tasmādvṛkṣāṃstu ropayet | putrapautrā bhavaṃtyete pādapā nātra saṃśayaḥ
—the planter of trees rescues; therefore one should plant trees. These trees become sons and grandsons; there is no doubt of this.
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PdP 6 27.15
परलोकं गतः सोऽपि लोकानाप्नोति चाक्षयान् । पुष्पैः सुरगणान्सर्वान्पत्रैश्चापि तथा पितॄन्
paralokaṃ gataḥ so'pi lokānāpnoti cākṣayān | puṣpaiḥ suragaṇānsarvānpatraiścāpi tathā pitṝn
He too, having gone to the other world, obtains imperishable worlds. With their flowers (the trees honour) all the hosts of gods, and with their leaves likewise the fathers,
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PdP 6 27.16
छायया चातिथीन्सर्वान्पूजयंति महीरुहाः । किन्नरोरगरक्षांसि देवगंधर्वमानवाः
chāyayā cātithīnsarvānpūjayaṃti mahīruhāḥ | kinnaroragarakṣāṃsi devagaṃdharvamānavāḥ
and with their shade the trees honour all guests. Kinnaras, serpents and rākṣasas, gods, gandharvas and men,
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PdP 6 27.17
तथा ऋषिगणाश्चैव संश्रयंति महीरुहान् । पुष्पिताः फलवंतश्च तर्पयंतीह मानवान्
tathā ṛṣigaṇāścaiva saṃśrayaṃti mahīruhān | puṣpitāḥ phalavaṃtaśca tarpayaṃtīha mānavān
and likewise the hosts of sages, resort to trees; and when they are in flower and in fruit they satisfy men here.
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PdP 6 27.18
इहलोके परे चैव पुत्रास्ते धर्मतः स्मृताः । तडागवृक्षरोपाश्च इष्टयज्ञाश्च ये द्विजाः
ihaloke pare caiva putrāste dharmataḥ smṛtāḥ | taḍāgavṛkṣaropāśca iṣṭayajñāśca ye dvijāḥ
In this world and in the next they are accounted sons according to dharma. And those twice-born who make tanks and plant trees and perform sacrifices —
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PdP 6 27.19
एते स्वर्गान्नहीयंते ये चान्ये सत्यवादिनः । सत्यमेव परं ब्रह्म सत्यमेव परं तपः
ete svargānnahīyaṃte ye cānye satyavādinaḥ | satyameva paraṃ brahma satyameva paraṃ tapaḥ
These do not fall from heaven, nor do others who speak the truth. Truth alone is the supreme brahman, truth alone is the supreme austerity.
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PdP 6 27.20
सत्यमेव परो यज्ञः सत्यमेव परं श्रुतम् । सत्यं देवेषु जागर्ति सत्यं च परमं पदम्
satyameva paro yajñaḥ satyameva paraṃ śrutam | satyaṃ deveṣu jāgarti satyaṃ ca paramaṃ padam
Truth alone is the supreme sacrifice, truth alone is the supreme sacred learning. Truth keeps watch among the gods, and truth is the highest state.
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PdP 6 27.21
तपो यज्ञाश्च पुण्यं च तथा देवर्षिपूजनम् । आद्यो विधिश्च विद्या च सर्वं सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितम्
tapo yajñāśca puṇyaṃ ca tathā devarṣipūjanam | ādyo vidhiśca vidyā ca sarvaṃ satye pratiṣṭhitam
Austerity and sacrifices and merit, and likewise the worship of gods and seers, the primal ordinance and knowledge — all is established in truth.
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PdP 6 27.22
सत्यं यज्ञस्तथा दानं मंत्रा देवी सरस्वती । व्रतचर्या तथा सत्यमोङ्कारः सत्यमेव च
satyaṃ yajñastathā dānaṃ maṃtrā devī sarasvatī | vratacaryā tathā satyamoṅkāraḥ satyameva ca
Truth is sacrifice, and likewise gift, the mantras, the goddess Sarasvatī; the observance of vows too is truth, and the syllable Om is truth itself.
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PdP 6 27.23
सत्येन वायुरभ्येति सत्येन तपते रविः । सत्येन चाग्निर्दहति स्वर्गः सत्येन तिष्ठति
satyena vāyurabhyeti satyena tapate raviḥ | satyena cāgnirdahati svargaḥ satyena tiṣṭhati
By truth the wind moves on, by truth the sun burns, by truth fire consumes, by truth heaven stands firm.
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PdP 6 27.24
पूजनं सर्वदेवानां सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् । सत्यं च वदते लोके सर्वमाप्नोत्यसंशयः
pūjanaṃ sarvadevānāṃ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam | satyaṃ ca vadate loke sarvamāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ
The worship of all the gods, the bathing in all sacred fords — whoever speaks the truth in the world obtains all of it, without doubt.
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PdP 6 27.25
अश्वमेधसहस्रं च सत्यं च तुलया धृतम् । सर्वेषां सर्वयज्ञानां सत्यमेव विशिष्यते
aśvamedhasahasraṃ ca satyaṃ ca tulayā dhṛtam | sarveṣāṃ sarvayajñānāṃ satyameva viśiṣyate
A thousand horse sacrifices and truth were weighed in a balance: of all sacrifices whatever, truth alone is superior.
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PdP 6 27.26
सत्येन देवाः प्रीयंते पितरो ऋषयस्तथा । सत्यमाहुः परं धर्मं सत्यमाहुः परं पदम्
satyena devāḥ prīyaṃte pitaro ṛṣayastathā | satyamāhuḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ satyamāhuḥ paraṃ padam
By truth the gods are pleased, and the fathers and the seers as well. They call truth the highest law, they call truth the highest state.
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PdP 6 27.27
सत्यमाहुः परं ब्रह्म तस्मात्सत्यं वदामि ते । मुनयः सत्यनिरताः तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुष्करम्
satyamāhuḥ paraṃ brahma tasmātsatyaṃ vadāmi te | munayaḥ satyaniratāḥ tapastaptvā suduṣkaram
They call truth the supreme brahman; therefore I speak the truth to you. Sages devoted to truth, having performed austerity most hard to perform,
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PdP 6 27.28
सत्यधर्मरताः सिद्धास्ततः स्वर्गमितो गताः । अप्सरोगणसंघुष्टैर्विमानैः परितो वृताः
satyadharmaratāḥ siddhāstataḥ svargamito gatāḥ | apsarogaṇasaṃghuṣṭairvimānaiḥ parito vṛtāḥ
delighting in the law of truth, perfected, went from here to heaven; they were surrounded all about by celestial cars resounding with troops of apsarases.
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PdP 6 27.29
वक्तव्यं च सदा सत्यं न सत्याद्विद्यते परम् । अगाधे विपुले सिद्धे सत्तीर्थे च शुचौ हृदि
vaktavyaṃ ca sadā satyaṃ na satyādvidyate param | agādhe vipule siddhe sattīrthe ca śucau hṛdi
And the truth should always be spoken; there is nothing higher than truth. In the fathomless, wide, perfected, good ford that is the pure heart,
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PdP 6 27.30
स्नातव्यं मनसा युक्तैः स्नानं तत्परमं स्मृतम् । आत्मार्थे वा परार्थे वा पुत्रार्थे वापि मानवाः । अनृतं ये न भाषंते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
snātavyaṃ manasā yuktaiḥ snānaṃ tatparamaṃ smṛtam | ātmārthe vā parārthe vā putrārthe vāpi mānavāḥ | anṛtaṃ ye na bhāṣaṃte te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ
one should bathe with the mind, by those who are concentrated: that bathing is held to be the highest. Whether for their own sake, or for another's sake, or even for a son's sake, those men who do not utter untruth — those men go to heaven.
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PdP 6 27.31
वेदा यज्ञास्तथा मंत्राः संति विप्रेषु नित्यशः । न भांत्युज्झित सत्येषु तस्मात्सत्यं समाचरेत्
vedā yajñāstathā maṃtrāḥ saṃti vipreṣu nityaśaḥ | na bhāṃtyujjhita satyeṣu tasmātsatyaṃ samācaret
The Vedas, the sacrifices and the mantras are constantly present in brahmins, (but) they do not shine in those who have abandoned truth; therefore one should practise truth.
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PdP 6 27.32
नारद उवाच-। तपसां मे फलं ब्रूहि पुनरेव विशेषतः । सर्वेषां चैव वर्णानां ब्राह्मणानां तपोबलम्
nārada uvāca-| tapasāṃ me phalaṃ brūhi punareva viśeṣataḥ | sarveṣāṃ caiva varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ tapobalam
Nārada said: Tell me again, and in particular, the fruit of austerities — the power of austerity of all the classes, and of brahmins.
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PdP 6 27.33
प्रवक्ष्यामि तपोध्यानं सर्वकामार्थसाधकम् । सुदुश्चरं द्विजातीनां तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
pravakṣyāmi tapodhyānaṃ sarvakāmārthasādhakam | suduścaraṃ dvijātīnāṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
I shall declare the meditation of austerity, which accomplishes every desire and aim, very hard for the twice-born to practise; hear that from me as I speak it.
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PdP 6 27.34
तपो हि परमं प्रोक्तं तपसा विंदते फलम् । तपोरतो हि यो नित्यं मोदते सह दैवतैः
tapo hi paramaṃ proktaṃ tapasā viṃdate phalam | taporato hi yo nityaṃ modate saha daivataiḥ
For austerity is called supreme; by austerity one gains the fruit. He who is constantly devoted to austerity rejoices together with the gods.
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PdP 6 27.35
तपसा प्राप्यते स्वर्गस्तपसा प्राप्यते यशः । तपसा मोक्षमाप्नोति तपसा विंदते महत्
tapasā prāpyate svargastapasā prāpyate yaśaḥ | tapasā mokṣamāpnoti tapasā viṃdate mahat
By austerity heaven is attained, by austerity fame is attained; by austerity one attains liberation, by austerity one gains what is great.
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PdP 6 27.36
ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपत्तिः सौभाग्यं रूपमेव च । तपसा लभते सर्वं मनसा यद्यदिच्छति
jñānavijñānasaṃpattiḥ saubhāgyaṃ rūpameva ca | tapasā labhate sarvaṃ manasā yadyadicchati
Attainment of knowledge and discernment, good fortune and beauty as well — by austerity one obtains everything, whatever one desires in the mind.
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PdP 6 27.37
नातप्ततपसो यांति ब्रह्मलोकं कदाचन । यत्कार्यं किंचिदास्थाय पुरुषस्तप्यते तपः
nātaptatapaso yāṃti brahmalokaṃ kadācana | yatkāryaṃ kiṃcidāsthāya puruṣastapyate tapaḥ
Those who have not performed austerity never go to the world of Brahmā. Whatever task a man undertakes when he practises austerity,
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PdP 6 27.38
तत्सर्वं समवाप्नोति परत्रेह च मानवः । सुरापः परदारी च ब्रह्महा गुरुतल्पगः । तपसा तरते सर्वं सर्वतश्च विमुच्यते
tatsarvaṃ samavāpnoti paratreha ca mānavaḥ | surāpaḥ paradārī ca brahmahā gurutalpagaḥ | tapasā tarate sarvaṃ sarvataśca vimucyate
all that a man obtains, here and in the world beyond. A drinker of liquor, an adulterer, a slayer of a brahmin, one who violates his teacher's bed — by austerity he crosses over everything and is released from everything.
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PdP 6 27.39
अपि सर्वेश्वरः स्थाणुर्विष्णुश्चैव सनातनः । ब्रह्मा हुताशनः शक्रो ये चान्ये तपसान्विताः
api sarveśvaraḥ sthāṇurviṣṇuścaiva sanātanaḥ | brahmā hutāśanaḥ śakro ye cānye tapasānvitāḥ
Even the Lord of all, Sthāṇu, and eternal Viṣṇu, Brahmā, the Fire-eater (Agni), Śakra, and the others who are endowed with austerity —
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PdP 6 27.40
षडशीतिसहस्राणि मुनीनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम् । तपसा दिवि मोदंते समेता दैवतैः सह
ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi munīnāmūrddhvaretasām | tapasā divi modaṃte sametā daivataiḥ saha
Eighty-six thousand sages whose seed is drawn upward rejoice in heaven through austerity, together with the gods.
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PdP 6 27.41
तपसा प्राप्यते राज्यं शक्रः सर्वे पुरा सुराः । तपसा पालयन्सर्वानहन्यहनि वृत्तिदाः
tapasā prāpyate rājyaṃ śakraḥ sarve purā surāḥ | tapasā pālayansarvānahanyahani vṛttidāḥ
By austerity kingship is obtained; (so) Śakra and formerly all the gods (obtained it). By austerity he protects all (beings), day after day, (the gods) who grant sustenance.
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PdP 6 27.42
सूर्याचंद्रमसौ देवौ सर्वलोकहिते रतौ । तपसैव प्रकाशंते नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा
sūryācaṃdramasau devau sarvalokahite ratau | tapasaiva prakāśaṃte nakṣatrāṇi grahāstathā
The two gods, sun and moon, devoted to the welfare of all the worlds, shine by austerity alone, and so do the lunar mansions and the planets.
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PdP 6 27.43
सर्वं च तपसाभ्येति सर्वं च सुखमश्नुते । तपस्तपति योऽरण्ये वनमूलफलाशनः
sarvaṃ ca tapasābhyeti sarvaṃ ca sukhamaśnute | tapastapati yo'raṇye vanamūlaphalāśanaḥ
And by austerity one attains everything, and enjoys every happiness — (he) who practises austerity in the forest, eating the roots and fruits of the wood.
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PdP 6 27.44
योऽधीते श्रुतिमेवादौ समं स्यात्तपसा मुने । श्रुतेरध्यापनात्पुण्यं यदाप्नोति द्विजोत्तमः
yo'dhīte śrutimevādau samaṃ syāttapasā mune | śruteradhyāpanātpuṇyaṃ yadāpnoti dvijottamaḥ
He who first of all recites the Veda would be equal to (one performing) austerity, O sage. Whatever merit the best of the twice-born obtains from teaching the Veda,
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PdP 6 27.45
तदध्यायस्य जप्याच्च द्विगुणं फलमश्नुते । जगद्यथा निरालोकं जायते शशिभास्करौ
tadadhyāyasya japyācca dviguṇaṃ phalamaśnute | jagadyathā nirālokaṃ jāyate śaśibhāskarau
twice that fruit he enjoys from the recitation and muttering of that chapter. Just as the world becomes lightless (when) the moon and sun
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PdP 6 27.46
विना तथा पुराणं हि ध्येयमस्मान्महामुने । तप्यमानस्तपो ज्ञानं यो धारयति शास्त्रतः
vinā tathā purāṇaṃ hi dhyeyamasmānmahāmune | tapyamānastapo jñānaṃ yo dhārayati śāstrataḥ
are absent, so indeed, O great sage, (the world is dark) without the Purāṇa — this is to be considered by us. He who, while practising austerity, holds fast to knowledge according to the scripture
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PdP 6 27.47
संबोधयति लोकं च तस्मात्पूज्यतमो गुरुः । सर्वेषां चैव पात्राणां श्रेष्ठपात्रं पुराणवित्
saṃbodhayati lokaṃ ca tasmātpūjyatamo guruḥ | sarveṣāṃ caiva pātrāṇāṃ śreṣṭhapātraṃ purāṇavit
and awakens the world — therefore the teacher is the most worthy of worship. And of all vessels (of gifts), the knower of the Purāṇa is the best vessel.
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PdP 6 27.48
पतनात्त्रायते यस्मात्तस्मात्पात्रमुदाहृतम् । धनं धान्यं हिरण्यं वा वासांसि विविधानि च
patanāttrāyate yasmāttasmātpātramudāhṛtam | dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ hiraṇyaṃ vā vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
Since it saves from falling, therefore it is called a "vessel" (pātra). Wealth, grain, or gold, and garments of various kinds —
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PdP 6 27.49
ये यच्छंति सुपात्राय ते यांति च परां गतिम् । गाश्चैव महिषीर्वापि गजानश्वांश्च शोभनान्
ye yacchaṃti supātrāya te yāṃti ca parāṃ gatim | gāścaiva mahiṣīrvāpi gajānaśvāṃśca śobhanān
those who give (these) to a worthy recipient go to the highest destination. And cows, or buffaloes, elephants and fine horses —
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PdP 6 27.50
यः प्रयच्छति मुख्याय तत्पुण्यस्य फलं शृणु । अक्षयं सर्वलोकानां सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् 6.27.
yaḥ prayacchati mukhyāya tatpuṇyasya phalaṃ śṛṇu | akṣayaṃ sarvalokānāṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet 6.27.
he who bestows (them) on a foremost (recipient) — hear the fruit of that merit: it is imperishable among all the worlds; he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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PdP 6 27.51
महीं ददाति यस्तस्मै कृष्टां फलवतीं शुभाम् । स तारयति वै वंशान्दशपूर्वान्दशापरान्
mahīṃ dadāti yastasmai kṛṣṭāṃ phalavatīṃ śubhām | sa tārayati vai vaṃśāndaśapūrvāndaśāparān
He who gives to him land that is ploughed, fruitful and auspicious — he indeed rescues his lineages, ten before and ten after.
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PdP 6 27.52
विमानेन च दिव्येन विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति । न यज्ञैस्तुष्टिमायांति देवाः प्रोक्षणकैरपि
vimānena ca divyena viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati | na yajñaistuṣṭimāyāṃti devāḥ prokṣaṇakairapi
And by a divine celestial car he goes to Viṣṇu's world. The gods do not come to satisfaction through sacrifices, nor by sprinklings,
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PdP 6 27.53
बलिभिः पुष्पपूजाभिर्यथा पुस्तकवाचनैः । विष्णोरायतने यस्तु कारयेद्धर्मपुस्तकम्
balibhiḥ puṣpapūjābhiryathā pustakavācanaiḥ | viṣṇorāyatane yastu kārayeddharmapustakam
nor by offerings, nor by worship with flowers, as (they are satisfied) by recitations of the book. And whoever, in a temple of Viṣṇu, has a book of dharma made —
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PdP 6 27.54
देव्याः शंभोर्गणेशस्य अर्कस्य च तथा पुनः । राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
devyāḥ śaṃbhorgaṇeśasya arkasya ca tathā punaḥ | rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
or again (in a temple) of the Goddess, of Śambhu, of Gaṇeśa, or of the Sun — that man obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya and the horse sacrifice.
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PdP 6 27.55
इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां पुण्यं पुस्तकवाचनम् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति सूर्यलोकं भिनत्ति सः
itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ puṇyaṃ pustakavācanam | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sūryalokaṃ bhinatti saḥ
Meritorious is the recitation of the book from the Itihāsa and the Purāṇa: he obtains all desires, and he breaks through to the world of the sun.
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PdP 6 27.56
सूर्यलोकं च भित्त्वासौ ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति । स्थित्वा कल्पशतान्यत्र राजा भवति भूतले
sūryalokaṃ ca bhittvāsau brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati | sthitvā kalpaśatānyatra rājā bhavati bhūtale
And having broken through the world of the sun, he goes to Brahmā's world; having stayed there for hundreds of kalpas, he becomes a king on earth.
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PdP 6 27.57
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य यत्फलं समुदाहृतम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति देवाग्रे यो जयं पठेत्
aśvamedhasahasrasya yatphalaṃ samudāhṛtam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti devāgre yo jayaṃ paṭhet
Whatever fruit is declared for a thousand horse sacrifices, that fruit he fully obtains who recites the Jaya before the deity.
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PdP 6 27.58
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कार्यं पुस्तकवाचनम् । इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां विष्णोरायतने शुभम् । नान्यत्प्रीतिकरं विष्णोस्तथान्येषां दिवौकसाम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena kāryaṃ pustakavācanam | itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ viṣṇorāyatane śubham | nānyatprītikaraṃ viṣṇostathānyeṣāṃ divaukasām
Therefore with every effort the recitation of the book should be performed — the auspicious (recitation) from the Itihāsa and the Purāṇa in a temple of Viṣṇu; there is nothing else that gives such pleasure to Viṣṇu, and likewise to the other dwellers in heaven.
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