Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 28
PdP 6 28.1
महादेव उवाच- अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । पुराणं परमं पुण्यं सर्वपापहरं शुभम्
mahādeva uvāca- atrāpyudāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | purāṇaṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham
Mahādeva said: On this point too they recount this ancient tale — a purāṇa supremely meritorious, auspicious, remover of all sins.
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PdP 6 28.2
कुमारेण च लोकानां नमस्कृत्य पितामहम् । प्रोक्तं चेदं ममाख्यानं देवर्षे ब्रह्मसूनुना
kumāreṇa ca lokānāṃ namaskṛtya pitāmaham | proktaṃ cedaṃ mamākhyānaṃ devarṣe brahmasūnunā
And this account was told to me, O divine sage, by Kumāra, the son of Brahmā, after he had bowed to the grandfather of the worlds.
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PdP 6 28.3
सनत्कुमार उवाच- गतोऽहं धर्मराजानं द्रष्टुं संपूजितो मुदा । श्रुतिभिः परया भक्त्या तेनोक्तोऽस्मि सुखासने
sanatkumāra uvāca- gato'haṃ dharmarājānaṃ draṣṭuṃ saṃpūjito mudā | śrutibhiḥ parayā bhaktyā tenokto'smi sukhāsane
Sanatkumāra said: I went to see the King of Dharma, and was honoured (by him) with joy; with sacred words and with the highest devotion he addressed me, seated on a comfortable seat.
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PdP 6 28.4
मया तत्रोपविष्टेन दृष्टं किंचिन्महाद्भुतम् । कांचनेन विमानेन वैडूर्यकृतवेदिना
mayā tatropaviṣṭena dṛṣṭaṃ kiṃcinmahādbhutam | kāṃcanena vimānena vaiḍūryakṛtavedinā
As I sat there, something most wonderful was seen by me: by means of a golden aerial car whose platform was made of cat's-eye gems,
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PdP 6 28.5
मणिमुक्तविचित्रेण किंकिणीजालशोभिना । आगतं पुरुषं तत्र आसनाद्देवसत्तम
maṇimuktavicitreṇa kiṃkiṇījālaśobhinā | āgataṃ puruṣaṃ tatra āsanāddevasattama
variegated with jewels and pearls, resplendent with a network of little bells — a man came there, O best of gods, (and Dharma rose) from his seat.
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PdP 6 28.6
ससंभ्रमं समुत्थाय दृष्ट्वा धर्मः स्वयं विभुः । गृहीत्वा दक्षिणे पाणौ पूजितोऽर्घेण वै ततः
sasaṃbhramaṃ samutthāya dṛṣṭvā dharmaḥ svayaṃ vibhuḥ | gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe pāṇau pūjito'rgheṇa vai tataḥ
Seeing (him), Dharma himself, the mighty one, rose up in haste, and taking (him) by the right hand, he was then honoured with an arghya offering.
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PdP 6 28.7
शिरस्याघ्राय देवेशः पुरः स्थाप्य ततः परम् । पूजयित्वा तु तं धर्म इदं वाक्यमुवाच ह
śirasyāghrāya deveśaḥ puraḥ sthāpya tataḥ param | pūjayitvā tu taṃ dharma idaṃ vākyamuvāca ha
The lord of gods kissed (him) on the head, and after that placed him in front (of himself); and having honoured him, Dharma spoke these words:
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PdP 6 28.8
सुस्वागतं धर्मदर्शिन्प्रीतोऽस्मि दर्शनात्तव । समीपे मम तिष्ठस्व किंचिज्ज्ञानं वदस्व मे
susvāgataṃ dharmadarśinprīto'smi darśanāttava | samīpe mama tiṣṭhasva kiṃcijjñānaṃ vadasva me
"Welcome, O beholder of dharma! I am pleased by the sight of you. Stay near me; tell me some knowledge.
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PdP 6 28.9
पुनर्यास्यसि तत्स्थानं यत्र ब्रह्मा व्यवस्थितः । इत्युक्ते च ततश्चान्यो विमानवरमास्थितः
punaryāsyasi tatsthānaṃ yatra brahmā vyavasthitaḥ | ityukte ca tataścānyo vimānavaramāsthitaḥ
Afterwards you will go to that place where Brahmā abides." And when this had been said, then another (man), mounted on an excellent aerial car,
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PdP 6 28.10
आगतः पुरुषो देवो यत्र तिष्ठति धर्मराट् । स पूजितो विमानस्थः प्रश्रयावनतेन च
āgataḥ puruṣo devo yatra tiṣṭhati dharmarāṭ | sa pūjito vimānasthaḥ praśrayāvanatena ca
a divine man, came to where the King of Dharma stood; and he, standing in the aerial car, was honoured by (Dharma) bent low in deference,
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PdP 6 28.11
सामपूर्वं तथोक्त्वा तु यथापूर्वं नरः स्वयम् । किमनेन कृतं कर्म यस्य तुष्टो भवान्भृशम्
sāmapūrvaṃ tathoktvā tu yathāpūrvaṃ naraḥ svayam | kimanena kṛtaṃ karma yasya tuṣṭo bhavānbhṛśam
and having spoken to him with conciliatory words just as before, (I asked): "What deed has this man himself done, with which you are so greatly pleased?
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PdP 6 28.12
अत्र मे कौतुकं जातं कृता हि स्वयमेव तु । यदस्य भवता पूजा सविस्मयमनंतरम्
atra me kautukaṃ jātaṃ kṛtā hi svayameva tu | yadasya bhavatā pūjā savismayamanaṃtaram
Here curiosity has arisen in me, since the worship was performed by you yourself — that worship of him done by you, and immediately after, with astonishment,
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PdP 6 28.13
तथैवास्य कृता पूजा द्वितीयस्य नरस्य तु । मेनेऽहं शुभकर्माणौ विमानं वरसत्तमौ
tathaivāsya kṛtā pūjā dvitīyasya narasya tu | mene'haṃ śubhakarmāṇau vimānaṃ varasattamau
just so worship was done by you of this second man too. I judged these two, whose aerial cars are the finest of the best, to be doers of auspicious deeds.
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PdP 6 28.14
यस्त्वमाभ्यां स्वयं पूजां कुरुषे धर्मकारणात् । ब्रह्माविष्णुशिवाद्यैस्तु पूज्यसे त्वं सदानिशम्
yastvamābhyāṃ svayaṃ pūjāṃ kuruṣe dharmakāraṇāt | brahmāviṣṇuśivādyaistu pūjyase tvaṃ sadāniśam
You who yourself perform worship of these two for the sake of dharma — you who are yourself worshipped constantly, day and night, by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest!
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PdP 6 28.15
यस्येदृक्परमं पुण्यं किमेतौ कर्म चक्रतुः । कथ्यतां मम सर्वज्ञ फलं दिव्यमवापतुः
yasyedṛkparamaṃ puṇyaṃ kimetau karma cakratuḥ | kathyatāṃ mama sarvajña phalaṃ divyamavāpatuḥ
What deed did these two do, of which such supreme merit is the fruit? Tell me, O all-knowing one; they have obtained a divine reward."
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PdP 6 28.16
तच्छ्रुत्वा स तु मां प्राह शृणु कर्मानयोः कृतम् । यत्कृत्वार्हमिहायातौ तच्छृणुष्व महामते
tacchrutvā sa tu māṃ prāha śṛṇu karmānayoḥ kṛtam | yatkṛtvārhamihāyātau tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmate
Hearing that, he said to me: "Listen to the deed done by these two; hear, O greatly wise one, what they did to become worthy of coming here.
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PdP 6 28.17
धर्म उवाच- वैदिशं नाम नगरं पृथिव्यामस्ति विश्रुतम् । तत्राभूत्पृथिवीपालो धरापाल इति श्रुतः
dharma uvāca- vaidiśaṃ nāma nagaraṃ pṛthivyāmasti viśrutam | tatrābhūtpṛthivīpālo dharāpāla iti śrutaḥ
Dharma said: There is on earth a famous city named Vaidiśa. There was a protector of the earth there, known as Dharāpāla.
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PdP 6 28.18
कस्मिन्काले पुरा देवी शशाप स्वगणं क्रुधा । मदृतेन परा नारी भर्त्तुर्यन्मे निवेशिता
kasminkāle purā devī śaśāpa svagaṇaṃ krudhā | madṛtena parā nārī bhartturyanme niveśitā
At a certain time long ago the Goddess in anger cursed one of her own attendants: "Apart from me, another woman — of the husband whom I have taken to myself —
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PdP 6 28.19
तस्माद्द्वादशवर्षाणि जंबुकस्त्वं भविष्यसि । इत्युक्तः स च बभ्राम जंबुको मेदिनीतलम्
tasmāddvādaśavarṣāṇi jaṃbukastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | ityuktaḥ sa ca babhrāma jaṃbuko medinītalam
therefore for twelve years you shall be a jackal." Thus addressed, he wandered the surface of the earth as a jackal.
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PdP 6 28.20
वेतसी वेत्रवत्योस्तु संगमे लोकविश्रुते । शापांतो भविता पुत्र इत्युक्तं गिरिकन्यया
vetasī vetravatyostu saṃgame lokaviśrute | śāpāṃto bhavitā putra ityuktaṃ girikanyayā
"At the world-renowned confluence of the Vetasī and the Vetravatī there will be the end of your curse, my son" — so it was said by the mountain's daughter.
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PdP 6 28.21
तत्र चानशनं कृत्वा क्षेत्रे प्राणांस्ततोऽत्यजत् । दिव्यरूपवपुर्भूत्वा जगाम विष्णुसन्निधौ
tatra cānaśanaṃ kṛtvā kṣetre prāṇāṃstato'tyajat | divyarūpavapurbhūtvā jagāma viṣṇusannidhau
And there, having undertaken a fast, he thereupon gave up his life-breaths in that holy field; and becoming (a being) with a body of divine form, he went into the presence of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 28.22
तत्राश्चर्यं महद्दृष्ट्वा धरापालो महीपतिः । विष्णोरायतनं कृत्वा क्षेत्रे प्राणंस्ततोऽत्यजत्
tatrāścaryaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā dharāpālo mahīpatiḥ | viṣṇorāyatanaṃ kṛtvā kṣetre prāṇaṃstato'tyajat
Having seen that great marvel there, King Dharāpāla, the lord of the earth, built a temple of Viṣṇu and then gave up his life-breaths in that holy field.
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PdP 6 28.23
दिव्यरूपवपुर्भूत्वा स्थापयामास तं प्रभुम् । तस्मिन्पुरे नरान्सर्वा सन्नियोज्यास्य वीक्षणे
divyarūpavapurbhūtvā sthāpayāmāsa taṃ prabhum | tasminpure narānsarvā sanniyojyāsya vīkṣaṇe
Becoming (one) with a body of divine form, he installed that Lord (there), having appointed all the men in that town to the viewing (worship) of him.
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PdP 6 28.24
शुभमायतनं विष्णोस्तस्मिन्ग्रामे सदा जनैः । पूर्णं तु ब्राह्मणादीनां पूजयित्वा कदंबकम्
śubhamāyatanaṃ viṣṇostasmingrāme sadā janaiḥ | pūrṇaṃ tu brāhmaṇādīnāṃ pūjayitvā kadaṃbakam
(He made) an auspicious temple of Viṣṇu in that village, always (frequented) by people, and, having honoured the whole assembled body of brahmins and the rest, filled (it).
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PdP 6 28.25
इतिहासपुराणज्ञं वाचकं तु विशेषतः । पूजयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठं विद्याश्रेष्ठं महामतिः
itihāsapurāṇajñaṃ vācakaṃ tu viśeṣataḥ | pūjayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ vidyāśreṣṭhaṃ mahāmatiḥ
And especially having honoured the reciter, who knew the epics and Purāṇas, the best of twice-born, foremost in learning—he of great mind (did so).
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PdP 6 28.26
पुस्तकं चापि संपूज्य गंधपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् । ततस्तमाह राजासौ वाचकं विनयान्वितः
pustakaṃ cāpi saṃpūjya gaṃdhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt | tatastamāha rājāsau vācakaṃ vinayānvitaḥ
And having duly worshipped the book too, in order, with perfumes, flowers and the rest, that king, filled with humility, then said to the reciter:
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PdP 6 28.27
एतदायतनं विष्णोः कारितं च तवाग्रतः । चातुर्वर्ण्यमिदं चापि श्रोतुकामं कदंबकम्
etadāyatanaṃ viṣṇoḥ kāritaṃ ca tavāgrataḥ | cāturvarṇyamidaṃ cāpi śrotukāmaṃ kadaṃbakam
"This temple of Viṣṇu has been built in your presence, and this assembled group of the four classes too, desiring to hear,
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PdP 6 28.28
तिष्ठतीह द्विजश्रेष्ठ कुरु पुस्तकवाचनम् । यावत्संवत्सरं विप्र गृह्य वृत्तिं त्वनुत्तमाम्
tiṣṭhatīha dvijaśreṣṭha kuru pustakavācanam | yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ vipra gṛhya vṛttiṃ tvanuttamām
stands here, O best of the twice-born: carry out the recitation of the book for a full year, O brahmin, accepting a most excellent livelihood.
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PdP 6 28.29
स्वर्णनिष्कशतं चात्र ततो दास्ये तथापरम् । पूर्णे वर्षे द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रेयोऽथ महमात्मनः
svarṇaniṣkaśataṃ cātra tato dāsye tathāparam | pūrṇe varṣe dvijaśreṣṭha śreyo'tha mahamātmanaḥ
And I shall give here a hundred gold niṣkas, and then another (hundred) likewise; when the year is complete, O best of the twice-born, (there will be) great good for myself.
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PdP 6 28.30
एवं प्रवर्तितं तत्र पुण्यं पुस्तकवाचनम् । वर्षसंगतमात्रे तु तथा च मुनिसत्तम
evaṃ pravartitaṃ tatra puṇyaṃ pustakavācanam | varṣasaṃgatamātre tu tathā ca munisattama
Thus was the meritorious recitation of the book set in motion there; and when just a year had elapsed, O best of sages, so it was.
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PdP 6 28.31
अथायुषः क्षयाच्चायं कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् । मया चास्य विमानं हि विष्णुना प्रेरितं दिवः
athāyuṣaḥ kṣayāccāyaṃ kāladharmamupeyivān | mayā cāsya vimānaṃ hi viṣṇunā preritaṃ divaḥ
Then, through the exhaustion of his life-span, he underwent the law of Time (died); and by me, urged on by Viṣṇu, a celestial car was sent from heaven for him.
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PdP 6 28.32
इत्येषा कर्मणां व्युष्टिः पुण्यमाख्यानसंज्ञकम् । श्रुतं पाद्मं महत्पुण्यं पवित्रं पापनाशनम्
ityeṣā karmaṇāṃ vyuṣṭiḥ puṇyamākhyānasaṃjñakam | śrutaṃ pādmaṃ mahatpuṇyaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam
Such is this reward of (his) deeds; (thus) the meritorious thing called a narrative—the greatly meritorious, purifying, sin-destroying Padma (Purāṇa)—has been heard.
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PdP 6 28.33
गंधपुष्पोपहारैस्तु न तुष्टिर्जायते तथा । देवानामिह सर्वेषां पुराणश्रवणाद्यथा
gaṃdhapuṣpopahāraistu na tuṣṭirjāyate tathā | devānāmiha sarveṣāṃ purāṇaśravaṇādyathā
Satisfaction does not arise for all the gods here from offerings of perfumes and flowers as it does from the hearing of the Purāṇa.
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PdP 6 28.34
स्वर्णरत्नादिवस्तूनां वस्त्राणां चापि कृत्स्नशः । ग्रामाणां नगराणां च दानात्तुष्टिर्भवेन्नहि
svarṇaratnādivastūnāṃ vastrāṇāṃ cāpi kṛtsnaśaḥ | grāmāṇāṃ nagarāṇāṃ ca dānāttuṣṭirbhavennahi
Nor does satisfaction come about from the gift of gold, jewels and such goods, and of garments entirely, and of villages and cities,
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PdP 6 28.35
यथा स्याद्धर्मश्रवणात्प्रीतिः सर्वदिवौकसाम् । इतिहासपुराणानां श्रवणे मुनिसत्तम
yathā syāddharmaśravaṇātprītiḥ sarvadivaukasām | itihāsapurāṇānāṃ śravaṇe munisattama
as delight arises for all the dwellers in heaven from the hearing of dharma. In the hearing of the epics and Purāṇas, O best of sages,
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PdP 6 28.36
तथा स्यान्मे महाप्रीतिः साध्ये सर्वार्थकामिके । कन्यादाने महाप्रीतिर्मम स्यान्मुनिसत्तम
tathā syānme mahāprītiḥ sādhye sarvārthakāmike | kanyādāne mahāprītirmama syānmunisattama
so may there be great delight for me in an undertaking that fulfils every aim. In the giving away of a daughter (in marriage) there would be great delight for me, O best of sages,
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PdP 6 28.37
न तथा रोचते सा च यथा पुस्तकवाचनात् । अथ किं बहुनोक्तेन नान्यत्प्रीतिकरं मम
na tathā rocate sā ca yathā pustakavācanāt | atha kiṃ bahunoktena nānyatprītikaraṃ mama
yet that does not please (me) as much as (delight) from the recitation of the book. And what use is much speaking? There is nothing else that gives me pleasure
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PdP 6 28.38
पुण्याख्यानमृते विप्र गुह्यमेतत्प्रकीर्तितम् । यश्चायमपरो विप्र इहायातो नरोत्तमः
puṇyākhyānamṛte vipra guhyametatprakīrtitam | yaścāyamaparo vipra ihāyāto narottamaḥ
except a meritorious narrative, O brahmin; this secret has been proclaimed. And this other one, O brahmin, this best of men who has come here—
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PdP 6 28.39
संगत्यानुगतश्चायं धर्मश्रवणमुत्तमम् । श्रुत्वा भक्तिरभूदस्य श्रद्धया परमात्मनः
saṃgatyānugataścāyaṃ dharmaśravaṇamuttamam | śrutvā bhaktirabhūdasya śraddhayā paramātmanaḥ
he followed along by chance, and having heard the excellent hearing of dharma, devotion to the Supreme Self arose in him through faith.
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PdP 6 28.40
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं तस्य वाचकस्य महात्मनः । एष विप्रो मुनिश्रेष्ठ ददौ स्वर्णस्य माषकम्
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ tasya vācakasya mahātmanaḥ | eṣa vipro muniśreṣṭha dadau svarṇasya māṣakam
Having made circumambulation of that great-souled reciter, this brahmin, O best of sages, gave a māṣaka of gold.
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PdP 6 28.41
नान्यद्दानं कदा चक्रे लोभाविष्टेन चेतसा । पात्रदानात्फलप्राप्तिस्त्वस्य जाता न संशयः
nānyaddānaṃ kadā cakre lobhāviṣṭena cetasā | pātradānātphalaprāptistvasya jātā na saṃśayaḥ
He never made any other gift, his mind being possessed by greed; yet the attainment of (this) fruit came to him from giving to a worthy recipient — there is no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 28.42
इत्येतत्कथितं कर्म आभ्यां चैव महामुने
ityetatkathitaṃ karma ābhyāṃ caiva mahāmune
Thus has the deed of these two been told, O great sage.
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PdP 6 28.43
महादेव उवाच- एतत्पुण्यस्य माहात्म्यं ये शृण्वंति मनीषिणः । न तेषां दुर्गतिः कच्चिज्जन्मजन्मनि जायते
mahādeva uvāca- etatpuṇyasya māhātmyaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ | na teṣāṃ durgatiḥ kaccijjanmajanmani jāyate
Mahādeva said: Those wise men who hear this greatness of the merit (of it) — no evil course ever befalls them, birth after birth.
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