Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 29
PdP 6 29.1
महादेव उवाच- अथान्यत्संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु देवर्षिसत्तम । गोपीचंदनमाहात्म्यं यथादृष्टं श्रुतं मया
mahādeva uvāca- athānyatsaṃpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu devarṣisattama | gopīcaṃdanamāhātmyaṃ yathādṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ mayā
Mahādeva said: Now I shall relate another matter; listen, best of the divine sages — the greatness of gopīcandana, as it has been seen and heard by me.
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PdP 6 29.2
ब्राह्मणो वाथ वैश्यो वा शूद्रो वाप्यथवा द्विजः । गोपीचंदनलिप्तांगो मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
brāhmaṇo vātha vaiśyo vā śūdro vāpyathavā dvijaḥ | gopīcaṃdanaliptāṃgo mucyate brahmahatyayā
Whether a brāhmaṇa, or a vaiśya, or a śūdra, or else a twice-born, whoever has his body smeared with gopīcandana is freed from (the guilt of) brahmin-murder.
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PdP 6 29.3
तिलकं कुरुते यस्तु गोपीचंदनसंभवम् । मद्यपानादिदोषैस्तु मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
tilakaṃ kurute yastu gopīcaṃdanasaṃbhavam | madyapānādidoṣaistu mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
And he who makes a tilaka mark made of gopīcandana is freed from the faults of liquor-drinking and the rest — there is no doubt here.
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PdP 6 29.4
गोपीचंदनलिप्तांगो वैष्णवो विष्णुतत्परः । सर्वदोषैः प्रमुच्येत यथा गंगांभसा पुनः
gopīcaṃdanaliptāṃgo vaiṣṇavo viṣṇutatparaḥ | sarvadoṣaiḥ pramucyeta yathā gaṃgāṃbhasā punaḥ
A Vaiṣṇava devoted to Viṣṇu, his body smeared with gopīcandana, would be released from all faults, as (one is made) pure again by the water of the Gaṅgā.
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PdP 6 29.5
ब्रह्महा मद्यपानी च स्वर्णस्तेयी तथैव च । गुरुतल्पगमो वाथ शूद्रो वाप्यथ वै द्विजः
brahmahā madyapānī ca svarṇasteyī tathaiva ca | gurutalpagamo vātha śūdro vāpyatha vai dvijaḥ
A brahmin-slayer, a drinker of liquor, and likewise a stealer of gold, or one who goes to his guru's bed, whether a śūdra or indeed a twice-born —
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PdP 6 29.6
स सद्यो मुच्यते पापादाजन्मशतकारणात् । द्वादशतिलकं प्रोक्तं सर्वेषां वै विशेषतः
sa sadyo mucyate pāpādājanmaśatakāraṇāt | dvādaśatilakaṃ proktaṃ sarveṣāṃ vai viśeṣataḥ
he is at once freed from the sin that would be the cause of a hundred births. The twelvefold tilaka is declared for all, and especially
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PdP 6 29.7
वैष्णवानां ब्राह्मणानां कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छताम् । दंडाकारं ललाटे स्यात्पद्माकारं तु वक्षसि
vaiṣṇavānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatām | daṃḍākāraṃ lalāṭe syātpadmākāraṃ tu vakṣasi
it is to be made by Vaiṣṇavas and brāhmaṇas who desire well-being. On the forehead it should be staff-shaped, but on the chest lotus-shaped;
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PdP 6 29.8
वेणुपत्रनिभं बाहुमूलेऽन्यद्दीपकाकृति । उच्चैश्चक्राणि चत्वारि बाहुमूले तु दक्षिणे
veṇupatranibhaṃ bāhumūle'nyaddīpakākṛti | uccaiścakrāṇi catvāri bāhumūle tu dakṣiṇe
on the upper arm, one resembling a bamboo leaf, and another in the shape of a lamp; high up on the right upper arm, four wheels;
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PdP 6 29.9
नाममुद्राद्वयं नीचैः शंखमेकं तयोरपि । मध्ये ततः पार्श्वयोस्तु द्वे द्वे पद्मे च धारयेत्
nāmamudrādvayaṃ nīcaiḥ śaṃkhamekaṃ tayorapi | madhye tataḥ pārśvayostu dve dve padme ca dhārayet
low down, a pair of name-marks, and one conch of those two as well; then in the middle, and on the two sides, one should wear two lotuses each.
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PdP 6 29.10
वामेऽपि चतुरः शंखान्नाममुद्रे च पूर्ववत् । चक्रमेकंगदे द्वे द्वे तयोरिति विभेदतः
vāme'pi caturaḥ śaṃkhānnāmamudre ca pūrvavat | cakramekaṃgade dve dve tayoriti vibhedataḥ
On the left too, four conches, and the two name-marks as before; one wheel, and two maces each — thus by the distinction between those two (arms).
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PdP 6 29.11
ललाटे च गदामेकां नाममुद्रां तथा हृदि । त्रीणित्रीणि विचित्राणि मध्ये शाखावुभावुभौ
lalāṭe ca gadāmekāṃ nāmamudrāṃ tathā hṛdi | trīṇitrīṇi vicitrāṇi madhye śākhāvubhāvubhau
And on the forehead one mace, and likewise a name-mark on the heart; three each of variegated (marks) in the middle, and on both the two branches (arms).
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PdP 6 29.12
हृदि पार्श्वे स्तनादूर्ध्वं गदापद्मानि बाहुवत् । त्रीणि चत्वारि चक्राणि कर्णमूले द्वयोरधः
hṛdi pārśve stanādūrdhvaṃ gadāpadmāni bāhuvat | trīṇi catvāri cakrāṇi karṇamūle dvayoradhaḥ
On the heart, on the side, above the breast, maces and lotuses as on the arm; three or four wheels below the two, at the root of the ear.
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PdP 6 29.13
एकमेकं तदन्येषु तिलकेषु च धारयेत् । संप्रदायजमुद्रां तु धार्या शिष्टानुसारतः
ekamekaṃ tadanyeṣu tilakeṣu ca dhārayet | saṃpradāyajamudrāṃ tu dhāryā śiṣṭānusārataḥ
And on the other tilaka-places one should wear one each; but the mark belonging to one's own tradition is to be worn according to (the practice of) the learned.
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PdP 6 29.14
यथारुच्यथवा धार्या न तत्र नियमा यतः । आचांडालाद्विशुद्ध्यंति तिलकस्यैव धारणात्
yathārucyathavā dhāryā na tatra niyamā yataḥ | ācāṃḍālādviśuddhyaṃti tilakasyaiva dhāraṇāt
Or else it may be worn as one pleases, since there is no fixed rule in that matter; (even people) down to a cāṇḍāla become purified merely by wearing the tilaka.
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PdP 6 29.15
चांडालादधिकं मन्ये वैष्णवानां हि निंदकम् । स च विष्णुसमो ज्ञेयो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
cāṃḍālādadhikaṃ manye vaiṣṇavānāṃ hi niṃdakam | sa ca viṣṇusamo jñeyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
One who reviles Vaiṣṇavas I consider worse than a cāṇḍāla; and he (the Vaiṣṇava) is to be known as equal to Viṣṇu — no deliberation should be made about this.
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PdP 6 29.16
वैष्णवो ब्राह्मणो यस्तु विष्णुध्यानेषु तत्परः । नांतरस्तस्य वै ज्ञेयः स वै विष्णुर्भवेदिह
vaiṣṇavo brāhmaṇo yastu viṣṇudhyāneṣu tatparaḥ | nāṃtarastasya vai jñeyaḥ sa vai viṣṇurbhavediha
The Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa who is devoted to meditations on Viṣṇu — no difference from Him is to be recognised in him; he indeed becomes Viṣṇu here.
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PdP 6 29.17
शंखचक्रधरो विप्रो वेदाध्ययनतत्परः । स वै नारायण इति वेदे चैव तु पठ्यते
śaṃkhacakradharo vipro vedādhyayanatatparaḥ | sa vai nārāyaṇa iti vede caiva tu paṭhyate
A brahmin who bears the conch and wheel and is devoted to the study of the Veda — he indeed is Nārāyaṇa: so it is recited in the Veda.
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PdP 6 29.18
तप्तचक्रधरो विप्रः पंक्तिपावनपावनः । तस्य भक्तियुतो ब्रह्मन्महापापैः प्रमुच्यते
taptacakradharo vipraḥ paṃktipāvanapāvanaḥ | tasya bhaktiyuto brahmanmahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate
A brahmin who bears the branded discus purifies (even) the purifier of the row (of diners); one who is joined with devotion to him, O brahmin, is released from great sins.
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PdP 6 29.19
तुलसीपत्रमालां वा तुलसीकाष्ठसंभवाम् । धृत्वा वै ब्राह्मणो भूयान्मुक्तिभागी न संशयः
tulasīpatramālāṃ vā tulasīkāṣṭhasaṃbhavām | dhṛtvā vai brāhmaṇo bhūyānmuktibhāgī na saṃśayaḥ
Or, having worn a garland of tulasī leaves, or one made from tulasī wood, a brahmin becomes one who has a share in liberation — there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 29.20
विष्णुरूपो यतो विप्रो वैष्णवः स इह स्मृतः । पंचत्वे यस्य तिलकं गोपीचंदनसंभवम्
viṣṇurūpo yato vipro vaiṣṇavaḥ sa iha smṛtaḥ | paṃcatve yasya tilakaṃ gopīcaṃdanasaṃbhavam
Since a brahmin has the form of Viṣṇu, he is here called a Vaiṣṇava; he on whom, at death, there is a tilaka made of gopī-candana —
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PdP 6 29.21
विमानं स समारुह्य याति विष्णोः परं पदम् । कलौ नारद वक्ष्यामि तिलकं गोपिचंदनम्
vimānaṃ sa samāruhya yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | kalau nārada vakṣyāmi tilakaṃ gopicaṃdanam
he, mounting a celestial car, goes to the highest station of Viṣṇu. In the Kali age, Nārada, I shall speak of the tilaka of gopī-candana.
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PdP 6 29.22
ये कुर्वंति नरश्रेष्ठा न तेषां दुर्गतिः क्वचित् । शंखं चैव तथा चक्रं दक्षिणे चापि सव्यके
ye kurvaṃti naraśreṣṭhā na teṣāṃ durgatiḥ kvacit | śaṃkhaṃ caiva tathā cakraṃ dakṣiṇe cāpi savyake
Those best of men who make (it) — for them there is never an evil destiny. And likewise the conch and the discus, on the right and also on the left —
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PdP 6 29.23
हस्ते धृत्वा विशेषेण महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । मद्यपानरता ये च ये च स्त्रीबालघातकाः
haste dhṛtvā viśeṣeṇa mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate | madyapānaratā ye ca ye ca strībālaghātakāḥ
having borne (them) on his hand, he is especially released from great sins. Those who are addicted to drinking liquor, and those who are killers of women and children,
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PdP 6 29.24
अगम्यागमका ये वै दृश्यंते भुवि वाडव । भक्तानां दर्शनादेव मुक्तिस्तेषां न संशयः
agamyāgamakā ye vai dṛśyaṃte bhuvi vāḍava | bhaktānāṃ darśanādeva muktisteṣāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
and those who go to women not to be approached, who are seen on the earth, O brahmin — by the mere sight of the devotees there is liberation for them, no doubt.
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PdP 6 29.25
संसारे तुच्छसारेस्मिन्कुतो वै वैष्णवा जनाः । अहं हि वैष्णवो जातो विष्णोर्भक्तिप्रसादतः
saṃsāre tucchasāresminkuto vai vaiṣṇavā janāḥ | ahaṃ hi vaiṣṇavo jāto viṣṇorbhaktiprasādataḥ
In this transmigratory world, whose essence is trifling, from where indeed (come) Vaiṣṇava people? For I myself have become a Vaiṣṇava by the grace of devotion to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 29.26
काश्यां निवसतां ह्यत्र रामरामेति संजपन् । तेन पुण्यादियोगेन शिवो वै नात्र संशयः
kāśyāṃ nivasatāṃ hyatra rāmarāmeti saṃjapan | tena puṇyādiyogena śivo vai nātra saṃśayaḥ
For of those dwelling here in Kāśī he goes on muttering 'Rāma, Rāma'; by that conjunction of merit and the rest he is indeed Śiva — there is no doubt in this.
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