Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 30
PdP 6 30.1
नारद उवाच- ब्रह्मन्संवत्सराख्यस्य दीपस्य विधिमुत्तमम् । सर्वव्रतप्रधानस्य माहात्म्यं प्रवदस्व मे
nārada uvāca- brahmansaṃvatsarākhyasya dīpasya vidhimuttamam | sarvavratapradhānasya māhātmyaṃ pravadasva me
Nārada said: O brahmin, tell me the excellent rule of the lamp (rite) called 'year-long', the chief of all vows, and its greatness.
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PdP 6 30.2
येन व्रतानि सर्वाणि कृतान्येव न संशयः । सर्वकामसमृद्धिश्च सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्
yena vratāni sarvāṇi kṛtānyeva na saṃśayaḥ | sarvakāmasamṛddhiśca sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet
By which all vows are indeed accomplished — there is no doubt — and there would be fulfilment of all desires and destruction of all sins.
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PdP 6 30.3
महादेव उवाच - वदामि तव देवर्षे रहस्यं पापनाशनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा ब्रह्महा गोघ्नो मित्रघ्नो गुरुतल्पगः
mahādeva uvāca - vadāmi tava devarṣe rahasyaṃ pāpanāśanam | yacchrutvā brahmahā goghno mitraghno gurutalpagaḥ
Mahādeva said: I shall tell you, O divine sage, the secret that destroys sin, hearing which a slayer of a brahmin, a killer of a cow, a betrayer of a friend, one who violates his guru's bed,
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PdP 6 30.4
विश्वासघाती क्रूरात्मा मुक्तिमाप्नोति शाश्वतीम् । शतं कुलानामुद्धृत्य विष्णोर्लोकं स गच्छति
viśvāsaghātī krūrātmā muktimāpnoti śāśvatīm | śataṃ kulānāmuddhṛtya viṣṇorlokaṃ sa gacchati
a breaker of trust, a cruel-souled man, attains everlasting liberation; having raised up a hundred of his lines, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 30.5
तदहं कथयिष्यामि दीपव्रतमनुत्तमम् । संवत्सरप्रमाणस्य विधिं माहात्म्यमेव च
tadahaṃ kathayiṣyāmi dīpavratamanuttamam | saṃvatsarapramāṇasya vidhiṃ māhātmyameva ca
So I shall relate that most excellent lamp-vow, the rule of the one lasting a year, and its greatness too.
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PdP 6 30.6
हेमंते प्रथमे मासि प्राप्य ह्येकादशीं शुभाम् । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्त्ते चोत्थाय कामक्रोधविवर्जितः
hemaṃte prathame māsi prāpya hyekādaśīṃ śubhām | brāhme muhūrtte cotthāya kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ
In the first month of the cold season, having reached the auspicious eleventh day, and having risen in the brahma-muhūrta, free from desire and anger,
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PdP 6 30.7
नदीसंगमतीर्थेषु तडागेषु सरित्सु च । स्नानं समाचरेत्तत्र गृहे वा नियतात्मवान्
nadīsaṃgamatīrtheṣu taḍāgeṣu saritsu ca | snānaṃ samācarettatra gṛhe vā niyatātmavān
at the confluences of rivers and at holy fords, in tanks and in streams, there let him perform his bath, or in his house, being of restrained self.
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PdP 6 30.8
स्नातोऽहं सर्वतीर्थे तत्स्नानं देहि मे सदा
snāto'haṃ sarvatīrthe tatsnānaṃ dehi me sadā
"I have bathed in every holy ford; grant me that bathing always."
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PdP 6 30.9
स्नानमंत्रः । देवान्पितॄंश्च संतर्प्य कृतजप्यो जितेंद्रियः । ततः संपूजयेद्देवं लक्ष्मीनारायणं प्रभुम् । पंचामृतेन संस्नाप्य ततो गंधोदकेन च
snānamaṃtraḥ | devānpitṝṃśca saṃtarpya kṛtajapyo jiteṃdriyaḥ | tataḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | paṃcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya tato gaṃdhodakena ca
(This is) the bathing mantra. Having satisfied the gods and the ancestors, having performed his recitation, with senses subdued, then let him worship the god, the Lord Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa, bathing (him) with the five nectars and then with scented water.
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PdP 6 30.10
स्नातोऽसि लक्ष्म्या सहितो देवदेव जगत्पते । मां समुद्धर देवेश घोरात्संसारबंधनात्
snāto'si lakṣmyā sahito devadeva jagatpate | māṃ samuddhara deveśa ghorātsaṃsārabaṃdhanāt
"You have been bathed, together with Lakṣmī, O god of gods, lord of the world; lift me up, O lord of gods, out of the terrible bondage of transmigration."
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PdP 6 30.11
ततः संपूजयेद्देवं लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम् । मंत्रैस्तु वैदिकैर्भक्त्या तथा पौराणिकैरपि
tataḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ lakṣmyā saha janārdanam | maṃtraistu vaidikairbhaktyā tathā paurāṇikairapi
Then let him worship the god Janārdana together with Lakṣmī, with Vedic mantras, with devotion, and likewise with Purāṇic ones.
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PdP 6 30.12
अतो देवेति गंधादि पौरुषेणापि वा पुनः । नमो मत्स्याय देवाय कूर्मदेवाय वै नमः
ato deveti gaṃdhādi pauruṣeṇāpi vā punaḥ | namo matsyāya devāya kūrmadevāya vai namaḥ
Therefore (offer) fragrant paste and the rest with the words "O God…," or else again with the Puruṣa (hymn): "Homage to Matsya the god, and homage indeed to the god Kūrma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.13
नमो वाराहदेवाय नरसिंहाय वै नमः । नमोऽस्तु बुद्धदेवाय कल्किने च नमोनमः
namo vārāhadevāya narasiṃhāya vai namaḥ | namo'stu buddhadevāya kalkine ca namonamaḥ
Homage to the god Varāha, and homage indeed to Narasiṃha; homage be to the god Buddha, and homage, homage to Kalkin.
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PdP 6 30.14
नमोऽस्तु रामदेवाय विष्णुदेवाय ते नमः । नमः सर्वात्मने तुभ्यं शि रइत्यभिपूजयेत् । केशवादीनि नामानि तैर्वा संपूजयेद्धरिम्
namo'stu rāmadevāya viṣṇudevāya te namaḥ | namaḥ sarvātmane tubhyaṃ śi raityabhipūjayet | keśavādīni nāmāni tairvā saṃpūjayeddharim
Homage be to the god Rāma, homage to you, the god Viṣṇu; homage to you, the Self of all — thus, (bowing) the head, he should worship; or he should worship Hari with the names beginning with Keśava.
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PdP 6 30.15
वनस्पतिरसो दिव्यः सुरभिर्गंधवाञ्छुचिः । धूपोऽयं देवदेवेश नमस्ते प्रतिगृह्यताम्
vanaspatiraso divyaḥ surabhirgaṃdhavāñchuciḥ | dhūpo'yaṃ devadeveśa namaste pratigṛhyatām
This incense is the divine sap of the forest trees, sweet-smelling, fragrant, pure; O Lord of the gods of gods, homage to you — let it be accepted.
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PdP 6 30.16
धूपमंत्रः । दीपस्तमो नाशयति दीपः कांतिं प्रयच्छति । तस्माद्दीपप्रदानेन प्रीयतां मे जनार्दनः
dhūpamaṃtraḥ | dīpastamo nāśayati dīpaḥ kāṃtiṃ prayacchati | tasmāddīpapradānena prīyatāṃ me janārdanaḥ
The incense mantra. A lamp destroys darkness; a lamp bestows radiance; therefore, by this gift of a lamp, let Janārdana be pleased with me.
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PdP 6 30.17
दीपमंत्रः । नैवेद्यमिदमन्नाद्यं देवदेव जगत्पते । लक्ष्म्या सह गृहाण त्वं परमामृतमुत्तमम्
dīpamaṃtraḥ | naivedyamidamannādyaṃ devadeva jagatpate | lakṣmyā saha gṛhāṇa tvaṃ paramāmṛtamuttamam
The lamp mantra. This food-offering, consisting of grain, O God of gods, Lord of the world — receive it together with Lakṣmī, this supreme, most excellent nectar.
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PdP 6 30.18
नैवेद्यमंत्रः । अर्घ्यं दद्यात्ततो भक्त्या एवं ध्यात्वा जनार्दनम् । फलेन चैव हस्तेन शंखेनादाय चोदकम्
naivedyamaṃtraḥ | arghyaṃ dadyāttato bhaktyā evaṃ dhyātvā janārdanam | phalena caiva hastena śaṃkhenādāya codakam
The food-offering mantra. Then he should devotedly offer the arghya, having meditated thus on Janārdana, taking up the water with a fruit in his hand and with a conch.
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PdP 6 30.19
जन्मांतरसहस्रेण यन्मया पातकं कृतम् । तत्सर्वं नाशमायातु प्रसादात्तव केशव
janmāṃtarasahasreṇa yanmayā pātakaṃ kṛtam | tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyātu prasādāttava keśava
Whatever sin has been committed by me through a thousand other births, let all of that come to destruction by your grace, O Keśava.
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PdP 6 30.20
इति अर्घमंत्रः । ततः कुंभं नवं शुभ्रं घृतपूर्णं समानयेत् । लक्ष्मीनारायणस्याग्रे तैलपूर्णमथापि वा
iti arghamaṃtraḥ | tataḥ kuṃbhaṃ navaṃ śubhraṃ ghṛtapūrṇaṃ samānayet | lakṣmīnārāyaṇasyāgre tailapūrṇamathāpi vā
Thus the arghya mantra. Then he should bring a new, gleaming pot filled with ghee — or else filled with oil — before Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.
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PdP 6 30.21
तस्योपरि न्यसेत्पात्रं ताम्रं मृन्मयमेव च । नवतंतुसमां वर्तिं तस्मिन्पात्रे तु निर्वपेत्
tasyopari nyasetpātraṃ tāmraṃ mṛnmayameva ca | navataṃtusamāṃ vartiṃ tasminpātre tu nirvapet
Upon it he should set a vessel, of copper or indeed of clay; and in that vessel he should lay a wick made of nine threads.
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PdP 6 30.22
ततः प्रबोधयेद्दीपं स्थाप्य कुंभं सुनिश्चलम् । पुष्पगंधादिभिः पूज्य ततः संकल्पयेच्छुचिः
tataḥ prabodhayeddīpaṃ sthāpya kuṃbhaṃ suniścalam | puṣpagaṃdhādibhiḥ pūjya tataḥ saṃkalpayecchuciḥ
Then, having set the pot quite steady, he should light the lamp; having worshipped (it) with flowers, fragrances and the rest, then, being pure, he should make the formal resolve —
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PdP 6 30.23
मंत्रेणानेन देवर्षे असमीरेषु धामसु । कामो भूतस्य भव्यस्य सम्राडेको विराजते
maṃtreṇānena devarṣe asamīreṣu dhāmasu | kāmo bhūtasya bhavyasya samrāḍeko virājate
— with this mantra, O divine sage: "In the windless abodes, the desire of what has been and what is to be, the sole sovereign, shines forth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.24
दीपः संवत्सरं यावत्मयायं परिकल्पितः । अग्निहोत्रमविच्छिन्नं प्रीयतां मम केशव
dīpaḥ saṃvatsaraṃ yāvatmayāyaṃ parikalpitaḥ | agnihotramavicchinnaṃ prīyatāṃ mama keśava
"This lamp has been arranged by me for a full year as an unbroken fire-offering; be pleased with me, O Keśava."
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PdP 6 30.25
ततो जितेंद्रियो भूत्वा श्रुतिज्ञानपरायणः । नालपेत्पतितान्पापांस्तथा पाखण्डिनो नरान्
tato jiteṃdriyo bhūtvā śrutijñānaparāyaṇaḥ | nālapetpatitānpāpāṃstathā pākhaṇḍino narān
Then, having become one whose senses are subdued and who is devoted to the knowledge of scripture, he should not speak with the fallen, the sinful, or with heretical men.
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PdP 6 30.26
रात्रौ जागरणं गीतं नृत्यवाद्यादिकैस्तथा । पुण्यपाठैश्च विविधैर्धर्माख्यानैरुपोषणैः
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ gītaṃ nṛtyavādyādikaistathā | puṇyapāṭhaiśca vividhairdharmākhyānairupoṣaṇaiḥ
At night, wakefulness (should be kept) with song, with dance, instrumental music and the like, with various recitations of holy texts, with religious tales, and with fasting.
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PdP 6 30.27
ततः प्रभातसमये कृतपूर्वाह्णिक क्रियः । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या यथाशक्त्या प्रपूजयेत्
tataḥ prabhātasamaye kṛtapūrvāhṇika kriyaḥ | brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā yathāśaktyā prapūjayet
Then at the time of dawn, having performed the forenoon rites, he should devotedly feed brahmins and honour them according to his ability.
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PdP 6 30.28
स्वयं च पारणं कृत्वा प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत् । एवं संवत्सरं यावदहोरात्रं दृढव्रतः
svayaṃ ca pāraṇaṃ kṛtvā praṇipatya visarjayet | evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ yāvadahorātraṃ dṛḍhavrataḥ
And having himself broken the fast, he should bow down and dismiss (them). Thus, for a whole year, day and night, firm in his vow —
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PdP 6 30.29
दीपं पलसुवर्णेन तदर्द्धार्द्धेन वा पुनः । वर्तिस्तु राजती प्रोक्ता द्विपलार्द्धार्द्धिकापि वा
dīpaṃ palasuvarṇena tadarddhārddhena vā punaḥ | vartistu rājatī proktā dvipalārddhārddhikāpi vā
— the lamp (should be made) of a pala of gold, or again of half or a quarter of that; but the wick is said to be of silver, of two palas, or of a half or a quarter (thereof).
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PdP 6 30.30
घृतपूर्णं तथा कुंभं ताम्रपात्रसमन्वितम् । लक्ष्मीनारायणो देवो यथाशक्त्या हिरण्मयः
ghṛtapūrṇaṃ tathā kuṃbhaṃ tāmrapātrasamanvitam | lakṣmīnārāyaṇo devo yathāśaktyā hiraṇmayaḥ
Likewise the pot filled with ghee, provided with a copper vessel; and the god Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa, made of gold according to (one's) ability,
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PdP 6 30.31
कार्यो भक्तिमता पुंसा मुक्तिद्वारमभीप्सता । ततो निमंत्रयेद्विद्वान्ब्रह्मणान्साधुसत्तमान्
kāryo bhaktimatā puṃsā muktidvāramabhīpsatā | tato nimaṃtrayedvidvānbrahmaṇānsādhusattamān
is to be made by a devoted man who longs for the door of liberation. Then the learned man should invite brahmins, the best of good men.
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PdP 6 30.32
द्वादशोत्तमपक्षे तु विप्रान्षण्मध्यमे तथा । अन्यथा कारयेत्त्रीन्वा एकं कर्मकरं द्विजम्
dvādaśottamapakṣe tu viprānṣaṇmadhyame tathā | anyathā kārayettrīnvā ekaṃ karmakaraṃ dvijam
Twelve brahmins in the best option, six likewise in the middling one; otherwise one should have three, or a single brahmin, do the rite.
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PdP 6 30.33
सपत्नीकं द्विजं शांतं क्रियावंतं विशेषतः । इतिहासपुराणज्ञं धर्मज्ञं मृदुमेव च
sapatnīkaṃ dvijaṃ śāṃtaṃ kriyāvaṃtaṃ viśeṣataḥ | itihāsapurāṇajñaṃ dharmajñaṃ mṛdumeva ca
A brahmin together with his wife, tranquil, especially one who performs the rites, who knows the epics and Purāṇas, who knows dharma, and who is gentle.
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PdP 6 30.34
पितृभक्तं गुरुपरं देवब्राह्मणपूजकम् । पादार्घदानविधिना वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः
pitṛbhaktaṃ guruparaṃ devabrāhmaṇapūjakam | pādārghadānavidhinā vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ
Devoted to his ancestors, intent on his teacher, a worshipper of the gods and brahmins — (him one should honour) by the rule of offering water for the feet and arghya, with garments, ornaments and adornments,
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PdP 6 30.35
संपूज्य पत्न्या सहितमेकं भक्त्या च पूर्ववत् । लक्ष्मीनारायणं देवं दीपवर्तियुतं तथा
saṃpūjya patnyā sahitamekaṃ bhaktyā ca pūrvavat | lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ dīpavartiyutaṃ tathā
and having worshipped one (such brahmin) along with his wife, with devotion, as before, (one should worship) the god Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa together with a lamp and wick;
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PdP 6 30.36
ताम्रपात्रोपरिस्थाप्य घृतकुंभेन संयुतम् । ब्राह्मणाय ततो दद्याद्ध्यात्वा नारायणं परम् । मंत्रेणानेन देवर्षे तमहं कथयामि ते
tāmrapātroparisthāpya ghṛtakuṃbhena saṃyutam | brāhmaṇāya tato dadyāddhyātvā nārāyaṇaṃ param | maṃtreṇānena devarṣe tamahaṃ kathayāmi te
having set it on a copper vessel along with a pot of ghee, he should then give it to the brahmin, having meditated on the supreme Nārāyaṇa, with this mantra, O divine sage — that I shall tell you.
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PdP 6 30.37
अविद्या तमसा व्याप्ते संसारे पापनाशनः । ज्ञानप्रदो मोक्षदश्च तस्माद्दत्तो मयानघ
avidyā tamasā vyāpte saṃsāre pāpanāśanaḥ | jñānaprado mokṣadaśca tasmāddatto mayānagha
"In this round of existence, pervaded by the darkness of ignorance, (this lamp) is the destroyer of sin, the giver of knowledge and the bestower of release; therefore it is given by me, O sinless one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.38
इति दीपमंत्रः । दक्षिणां च यथाशक्त्या दत्त्वा विप्राय भक्तितः । भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्पश्चाद्घृतपायसमोदकैः
iti dīpamaṃtraḥ | dakṣiṇāṃ ca yathāśaktyā dattvā viprāya bhaktitaḥ | bhojayedbrāhmaṇānpaścādghṛtapāyasamodakaiḥ
This is the lamp-mantra. And having given a fee to the brahmin according to his means, with devotion, he should afterwards feed the brahmins with ghee, milk-rice and sweet cakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.39
वस्त्रैराच्छादयेत्पश्चात्सपत्नीकं तथा द्विजम् । शय्यां सोपस्करां दद्याद्धेनुं चैव सवत्सकाम्
vastrairācchādayetpaścātsapatnīkaṃ tathā dvijam | śayyāṃ sopaskarāṃ dadyāddhenuṃ caiva savatsakām
Afterwards he should cover the brahmin, together with his wife, with garments; he should give a bed with its furnishings, and a milch cow with her calf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.40
तेभ्यस्तु दक्षिणां दद्याद्यथावित्तानुसारतः । सुहृत्स्वजनबंधूश्च भोजयेत्पूजयेत्तथा
tebhyastu dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādyathāvittānusārataḥ | suhṛtsvajanabaṃdhūśca bhojayetpūjayettathā
And to them he should give a fee in accordance with his wealth; and he should feed and likewise honour friends, kinsmen and relatives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.41
एवं महोत्सवं कुर्याद्दीपव्रत समापने । ततो विसर्जयेत्पश्चात्प्रणिपत्य क्षमापयेत्
evaṃ mahotsavaṃ kuryāddīpavrata samāpane | tato visarjayetpaścātpraṇipatya kṣamāpayet
Thus he should make a great festival at the completion of the lamp-vow; then afterwards he should dismiss (them), and bowing down should ask their pardon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.42
एवं कृते तु यत्पुण्यं तथा सांक्रांतिकैश्च यत् । संवत्सराख्य दीपस्य तत्फलं प्राप्यते नरैः
evaṃ kṛte tu yatpuṇyaṃ tathā sāṃkrāṃtikaiśca yat | saṃvatsarākhya dīpasya tatphalaṃ prāpyate naraiḥ
The merit that comes when it is done thus, and that (which comes) from the saṃkrānti rites — that fruit of the year-long lamp is obtained by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.43
मासव्रतैश्च यत्पुण्यं तत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते नरैः । संवत्सरस्य दीपस्य व्रतेन चरितेन च
māsavrataiśca yatpuṇyaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate naraiḥ | saṃvatsarasya dīpasya vratena caritena ca
And the merit that comes from the monthly vows, that merit is obtained by men through the vow of the year-long lamp, duly performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.44
दानव्रतैर्यथासंख्यैर्यश्च योगव्रतैस्तथा । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति दीपे सांवत्सरे कृते
dānavratairyathāsaṃkhyairyaśca yogavrataistathā | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti dīpe sāṃvatsare kṛte
And whatever (merit comes) from gift-vows according to their number, and likewise from yoga-vows, that fruit he fully obtains when the year-long lamp (rite) is performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.45
गोभूहिरण्यदानानि गृहादीनां विशेषतः । यत्फलं लभते विद्वान्तत्फलं दीपदो भवेत्
gobhūhiraṇyadānāni gṛhādīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ | yatphalaṃ labhate vidvāntatphalaṃ dīpado bhavet
Whatever fruit a learned man obtains from gifts of cows, land and gold, and especially of houses and the like, that fruit belongs to the giver of a lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.46
दीपदः कांतिमाप्नोति दीपदो धनमक्षयम् । दीपदो ज्ञानमाप्नोति दीपदः परमं सुखम्
dīpadaḥ kāṃtimāpnoti dīpado dhanamakṣayam | dīpado jñānamāpnoti dīpadaḥ paramaṃ sukham
The giver of a lamp obtains beauty; the giver of a lamp, imperishable wealth; the giver of a lamp obtains knowledge; the giver of a lamp, supreme happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.47
दीपदानाच्च सौभाग्यं विद्यामत्यंतनिर्मलाम् । आरोग्यं परमामृद्धिं लभते नात्र संशयः
dīpadānācca saubhāgyaṃ vidyāmatyaṃtanirmalām | ārogyaṃ paramāmṛddhiṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
And from the gift of a lamp he obtains good fortune, utterly spotless learning, health and the highest prosperity — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.48
दीपदः सुभगां भार्यां सर्वलक्षणसंयुताम् । पुत्रान्पौत्रान्प्रपौत्रांश्च संततिं चाक्षया लभेत्
dīpadaḥ subhagāṃ bhāryāṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutām | putrānpautrānprapautrāṃśca saṃtatiṃ cākṣayā labhet
The giver of a lamp would obtain a fortunate wife endowed with all auspicious marks, and sons, grandsons and great-grandsons, and imperishable offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.49
ब्राह्मणः परमं ज्ञानं क्षत्रियो राज्यमुत्तमम् । वैश्यो धनपशून्सर्वाञ्छूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात्
brāhmaṇaḥ paramaṃ jñānaṃ kṣatriyo rājyamuttamam | vaiśyo dhanapaśūnsarvāñchūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt
A brahmin would obtain supreme knowledge, a kṣatriya an excellent kingdom, a vaiśya wealth and all cattle, a śūdra happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.50
कुमारी चापि भर्तारं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् । प्राप्नोति परमायुश्च पुत्रान्पौत्रांश्च पुष्कलान् 6.30.
kumārī cāpi bhartāraṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam | prāpnoti paramāyuśca putrānpautrāṃśca puṣkalān 6.30.
And a maiden obtains a husband endowed with all auspicious marks, and a long life, and abundant sons and grandsons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.51
वैधव्यं नैव युवती कदाचिदपि पश्यति । न वियोगमवाप्नोति दीपदानप्रभावतः
vaidhavyaṃ naiva yuvatī kadācidapi paśyati | na viyogamavāpnoti dīpadānaprabhāvataḥ
A young woman never at any time sees widowhood, nor does she meet with separation, by the power of the gift of a lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.52
नाधयो व्याधयश्चैव जायंते दीपदानतः । भयात्प्रमुच्यते भीतो बद्धो मुच्येत बंधनात्
nādhayo vyādhayaścaiva jāyaṃte dīpadānataḥ | bhayātpramucyate bhīto baddho mucyeta baṃdhanāt
Neither mental afflictions nor bodily diseases arise, through the giving of a lamp; the frightened man is released from fear, and one who is bound would be freed from bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.54
ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्दीपव्रतपरायणः । मुच्यते नात्र संदेहो ब्रह्मणो वचनं यथा
brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairdīpavrataparāyaṇaḥ | mucyate nātra saṃdeho brahmaṇo vacanaṃ yathā
From the sins beginning with brahmin-murder, one devoted to the lamp-vow is freed — there is no doubt in this, as it is the word of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.55
चांद्रायणानि कृच्छ्राणि चरितानि न संशयः । येन सांवत्सरो दीपो बोधितः शाश्वतो हरेः
cāṃdrāyaṇāni kṛcchrāṇi caritāni na saṃśayaḥ | yena sāṃvatsaro dīpo bodhitaḥ śāśvato hareḥ
By whom a perpetual year-long lamp for Hari has been kindled, by him cāndrāyaṇa and kṛcchra penances have been performed — no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.56
ते धन्यास्ते महात्मानस्तैः प्राप्तं जन्मनः फलम् । यैः संपूज्य हरिं भक्त्या दीपःसांवत्सरः कृतः
te dhanyāste mahātmānastaiḥ prāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam | yaiḥ saṃpūjya hariṃ bhaktyā dīpaḥsāṃvatsaraḥ kṛtaḥ
They are blessed, they are great souls, by them the fruit of birth has been obtained — those who, having worshipped Hari with devotion, have made the year-long lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.57
येऽपि संवर्त्तयंतीह दीपवर्तिविलोकनाः । ते यांति परमं स्थानं यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम्
ye'pi saṃvarttayaṃtīha dīpavartivilokanāḥ | te yāṃti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatsurairapi durlabham
Those too who here keep (the lamp) burning, looking upon the lamp's wick, go to the supreme abode, which is hard to attain even for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.58
येन तैलं च वर्तिं च यथाशक्त्या प्रदीपके । प्रक्षेपयंति सततं ते यांति परमां गतिम्
yena tailaṃ ca vartiṃ ca yathāśaktyā pradīpake | prakṣepayaṃti satataṃ te yāṃti paramāṃ gatim
Those who constantly put oil and a wick into the lamp according to their ability go to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.59
गच्छंतं दीपकं शांतिं न शक्नोति प्रबोधितुम् । कथयत्यन्यलोकानां तेऽपि तत्फलभागिनः
gacchaṃtaṃ dīpakaṃ śāṃtiṃ na śaknoti prabodhitum | kathayatyanyalokānāṃ te'pi tatphalabhāginaḥ
When a lamp is going out, one who is unable to rekindle it tells other people (about it); they too share in that fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.60
स्तोकं स्तोकं च भिक्षित्वा तैलं दीपार्थमेव च । करोति दीपकं विष्णोः पुण्यं तेनापि लभ्यते
stokaṃ stokaṃ ca bhikṣitvā tailaṃ dīpārthameva ca | karoti dīpakaṃ viṣṇoḥ puṇyaṃ tenāpi labhyate
And one who, having begged oil little by little just for the sake of a lamp, makes a lamp for Viṣṇu — by him too merit is obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.61
दीपं प्रज्वाल्यमानं तु यः पश्यत्यधमो नरः । कृतांजलिपुटो विष्णोर्विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात्
dīpaṃ prajvālyamānaṃ tu yaḥ paśyatyadhamo naraḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo viṣṇorviṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt
But even a lowly man who, with hands joined in añjali, looks upon a lamp being kindled for Viṣṇu would attain Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.62
दीपप्रज्वालने बुद्धिं यो दद्यात्कुरुते स्वयम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात्
dīpaprajvālane buddhiṃ yo dadyātkurute svayam | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt
He who gives the idea of kindling a lamp, or does it himself, freed from all sins would attain Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.63
अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
atrāpyudāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
On this point too they cite this ancient story, by the mere hearing of which one is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.64
सरस्वत्यास्तटे रम्ये सिद्धाश्रम इति श्रुतः । तत्रोवास द्विजः पूर्वं कपिलो नाम वेदवित्
sarasvatyāstaṭe ramye siddhāśrama iti śrutaḥ | tatrovāsa dvijaḥ pūrvaṃ kapilo nāma vedavit
On the lovely bank of the Sarasvatī there is (a place) known as Siddhāśrama; there formerly dwelt a brahmin named Kapila, a knower of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.65
व्रतोपवासनिरतो दरिद्र श्रोःत्रियस्तथा । भिक्षावृत्त्या च कुरुते कुटुंब परिपालनम्
vratopavāsanirato daridra śroḥtriyastathā | bhikṣāvṛttyā ca kurute kuṭuṃba paripālanam
He was devoted to vows and fasting, a poor śrotriya, and he maintained his family by the livelihood of begging.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.66
व्रतोपवासनियमैर्विष्णुमाराधयत्यसौ । विष्णुं संपूज्य विधिवद्दीपं बोधयते सदा
vratopavāsaniyamairviṣṇumārādhayatyasau | viṣṇuṃ saṃpūjya vidhivaddīpaṃ bodhayate sadā
With vows, fasts and observances he propitiated Viṣṇu; having worshipped Viṣṇu according to rule, he always kindled a lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.67
समादाय च तत्तैलं स्वगृहे पूज्य केशवम् । दीपं भक्त्या च परया बोधयेद्धरितुष्टये
samādāya ca tattailaṃ svagṛhe pūjya keśavam | dīpaṃ bhaktyā ca parayā bodhayeddharituṣṭaye
And having collected that oil, worshipping Keśava in his own house, he would kindle a lamp with supreme devotion for Hari's pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.68
एवं प्रवर्त्तमानस्य कपिलस्य महात्मनः । मार्जारस्तीक्ष्णंदंष्ट्रस्तु मूषकान्भक्षयेत्सदा
evaṃ pravarttamānasya kapilasya mahātmanaḥ | mārjārastīkṣṇaṃdaṃṣṭrastu mūṣakānbhakṣayetsadā
While the great-souled Kapila was going on in this way, a sharp-fanged cat used constantly to eat mice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.69
तत्रागच्छति भक्ष्यार्थं मूषकानामहर्निशम् । कृत्वा ध्यानं स भक्ष्यार्थं नित्यं नारायणाग्रतः
tatrāgacchati bhakṣyārthaṃ mūṣakānāmaharniśam | kṛtvā dhyānaṃ sa bhakṣyārthaṃ nityaṃ nārāyaṇāgrataḥ
It would come there day and night to feed on mice; making its watch for food always before Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.70
भक्षिता बहवस्तेन मूषका द्विजवेश्मनि । ये ये तैलार्थमायांति वर्त्यपाहरणाय च
bhakṣitā bahavastena mūṣakā dvijaveśmani | ye ye tailārthamāyāṃti vartyapāharaṇāya ca
Many mice were eaten by it in the brahmin's house — whichever ones came for the oil and to carry off the wick,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.71
तांस्तांस्तु भक्षयत्येव मूषकान्ध्यानतत्परः । एवं प्रवर्तमानस्य कदाचित्कालपर्ययात्
tāṃstāṃstu bhakṣayatyeva mūṣakāndhyānatatparaḥ | evaṃ pravartamānasya kadācitkālaparyayāt
those very mice, intent in its watching, it would eat. While things went on thus, once, in the course of time,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.72
एकादश्यां स कपिलो ब्राह्मणः स्वगृहे शुचिः । सोपवासः सपत्नीकः पूजयामास चाच्युतम्
ekādaśyāṃ sa kapilo brāhmaṇaḥ svagṛhe śuciḥ | sopavāsaḥ sapatnīkaḥ pūjayāmāsa cācyutam
on an ekādaśī that brahmin Kapila, pure, fasting, together with his wife, worshipped Acyuta in his own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.73
ततो जागरणं चक्रे स्तुतिनृत्यपरायणः । अर्द्धरात्रे तु संप्राप्ते निद्रया मोहितो द्विजः
tato jāgaraṇaṃ cakre stutinṛtyaparāyaṇaḥ | arddharātre tu saṃprāpte nidrayā mohito dvijaḥ
Then he kept the night-vigil, devoted to hymns and dancing; but when midnight came, the brahmin was overcome by sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.74
मार्जारश्चागतस्तत्र तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो लघुक्रमः । लक्षयामास नैवेद्यं गृहकोणे स्थितः सदा
mārjāraścāgatastatra tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro laghukramaḥ | lakṣayāmāsa naivedyaṃ gṛhakoṇe sthitaḥ sadā
And a cat came there, sharp-fanged and light of step; keeping always to a corner of the house, it eyed the food-offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.75
अद्राक्षीन्मूषिकां क्षुद्रा तैलपानार्थमागताम् । मंदतेजसि दीपे तु वर्त्यपाहरणोचिताम्
adrākṣīnmūṣikāṃ kṣudrā tailapānārthamāgatām | maṃdatejasi dīpe tu vartyapāharaṇocitām
It saw a little mouse that had come to drink the oil, intent on carrying off the wick of the lamp whose flame had grown dim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.76
समुत्पत्य पदाक्रम्य तदा सा बिलमाविशत् । तस्याः पादेन वै वर्त्या दीपः संबोधितो भृशम्
samutpatya padākramya tadā sā bilamāviśat | tasyāḥ pādena vai vartyā dīpaḥ saṃbodhito bhṛśam
Springing up, it (the cat) trod upon (her) with its paw, and then she slipped into her hole; but by her foot the lamp was greatly kindled through the wick.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.77
तैलपात्रं च नमितं सुप्रकाशोऽभवत्तदा । ब्राह्मणोऽपि जजागार त्यक्त्वा निद्रां विमोहिनीम्
tailapātraṃ ca namitaṃ suprakāśo'bhavattadā | brāhmaṇo'pi jajāgāra tyaktvā nidrāṃ vimohinīm
And the oil-vessel was tipped, and then (the lamp) shone brightly; the brahmin too awoke, casting off bewildering sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.78
मार्जारोऽपि च तां रात्रीमजाग्रच्चाखुभक्षकः । ततः प्रभाते विमले कृत्वा नित्यक्रियां द्विजः
mārjāro'pi ca tāṃ rātrīmajāgraccākhubhakṣakaḥ | tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtvā nityakriyāṃ dvijaḥ
And the cat too, the eater of mice, stayed awake that whole night. Then, in the clear dawn, the twice-born performed his daily rites,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.79
ततश्च पारणं चक्रे विप्रो बंधुजनैः सह । एवं प्रवर्त्तमानस्य कपिलस्य महात्मनः
tataśca pāraṇaṃ cakre vipro baṃdhujanaiḥ saha | evaṃ pravarttamānasya kapilasya mahātmanaḥ
and thereupon the brahmin broke his fast together with his kinsfolk. As the great-souled Kapila continued thus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.80
बभूवुः पुत्रपौत्राश्च धनधान्यमनुत्तमम् । आरोग्यं परमामृद्धिमवाप महतीं श्रियम्
babhūvuḥ putrapautrāśca dhanadhānyamanuttamam | ārogyaṃ paramāmṛddhimavāpa mahatīṃ śriyam
sons and grandsons were born to him, and wealth and grain unsurpassed; he obtained health, the highest prosperity, and great splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.81
दीपव्रतप्रभावेन कपिलो मोक्षमागतः । संभेद्य मंडलं पुण्यं सवितुः शशिनस्तथा
dīpavrataprabhāvena kapilo mokṣamāgataḥ | saṃbhedya maṃḍalaṃ puṇyaṃ savituḥ śaśinastathā
By the power of the lamp-observance Kapila attained liberation, having pierced through the holy orb of the sun and likewise of the moon;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.82
दीपज्योतिःस्वरूपेण परमात्मा नियुक्तवान् । मूषिकापि च कालेन ममार बिलमध्यतः विमानवरमासाद्य विष्णुलोकं जगाम सा । मार्जारोऽपि च कालांते मृतः स्वर्गं जगाम सः
dīpajyotiḥsvarūpeṇa paramātmā niyuktavān | mūṣikāpi ca kālena mamāra bilamadhyataḥ vimānavaramāsādya viṣṇulokaṃ jagāma sā | mārjāro'pi ca kālāṃte mṛtaḥ svargaṃ jagāma saḥ
the Supreme Self appointed (him) in the form of the light of the lamp. And the mouse too in time died within her hole; attaining an excellent celestial chariot, she went to the world of Viṣṇu; and the cat too, dying at the end of its span, went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.83
विमानवरमारुह्य देवगंधर्वसेवितम् । अप्सरोभिः परिवृतो विद्याधरगणैर्युतः
vimānavaramāruhya devagaṃdharvasevitam | apsarobhiḥ parivṛto vidyādharagaṇairyutaḥ
Mounting an excellent celestial chariot attended by gods and gandharvas, surrounded by apsarases and accompanied by troops of vidyādharas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.84
स्तूयमानो महातेजा जयशब्दादि मंगलैः । स्तूयमानः स वै नागैर्विष्णुलोकं जगाम सः
stūyamāno mahātejā jayaśabdādi maṃgalaiḥ | stūyamānaḥ sa vai nāgairviṣṇulokaṃ jagāma saḥ
being praised, of great splendour, with cries of "Victory!" and other auspicious sounds—praised indeed by the nāgas, he went to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.85
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि कल्पकोटिशतानि च । भुक्त्वा च विपुलान्भोगान्ततो राजाभवद्भुवि
kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi kalpakoṭiśatāni ca | bhuktvā ca vipulānbhogāntato rājābhavadbhuvi
For thousands of crores of kalpas and hundreds of crores of kalpas he enjoyed abundant pleasures, and then became a king on earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.86
सुधर्मा नाम धर्मात्मा देवब्राह्मणपूजकः । रूपवान्सुभगश्चैव महाबलपराक्रमः
sudharmā nāma dharmātmā devabrāhmaṇapūjakaḥ | rūpavānsubhagaścaiva mahābalaparākramaḥ
Sudharman by name, righteous of soul, a worshipper of gods and brahmins, handsome and fortunate, of great strength and prowess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.87
तस्य प्रियतमा भार्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । भर्तृभक्ता तथा शीला नाम्ना सा रूपसुंदरी
tasya priyatamā bhāryā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | bhartṛbhaktā tathā śīlā nāmnā sā rūpasuṃdarī
His most beloved wife, endowed with every auspicious mark, devoted to her husband and of good character, was named Rūpasundarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.88
सर्वासां चैव नारीणां मध्ये सा सुभगाभवत् । पुत्राश्च बहवो जातास्तथा दुहितरो घनाः
sarvāsāṃ caiva nārīṇāṃ madhye sā subhagābhavat | putrāśca bahavo jātāstathā duhitaro ghanāḥ
Among all women she was the fortunate one; and many sons were born (to them), and daughters in abundance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.89
एवं विहरतोस्तद्वद्दंपत्योः प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । आगतः कार्त्तिको मासो हरिनेत्रावबोधकृत्
evaṃ viharatostadvaddaṃpatyoḥ prītipūrvakam | āgataḥ kārttiko māso harinetrāvabodhakṛt
While the couple were thus disporting themselves lovingly, the month of Kārttika came, which awakens the eyes of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.90
तस्मिन्दीपाः प्रबोध्यंते नारायणपरायणैः । कृच्छ्रचांद्रायणादीनि व्रतानि नियमास्तथा
tasmindīpāḥ prabodhyaṃte nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaiḥ | kṛcchracāṃdrāyaṇādīni vratāni niyamāstathā
In that (month) lamps are lit by those devoted to Nārāyaṇa, and observances such as the kṛcchra and cāndrāyaṇa fasts, and (other) restraints,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.91
क्रियंते विष्णुभक्तैश्च संसारभयभीरुभिः । अथ प्रबोधिनीं प्राप्य राजा राज्ञीमथाब्रवीत्
kriyaṃte viṣṇubhaktaiśca saṃsārabhayabhīrubhiḥ | atha prabodhinīṃ prāpya rājā rājñīmathābravīt
are performed by the devotees of Viṣṇu who dread the terror of transmigration. Then, when the Prabodhinī (eleventh day) arrived, the king said to the queen:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.92
भद्रे प्रबोधिनी पुण्या विष्णोर्नाभिसरोरुहे । करिष्याम्यद्य पूजां च सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः
bhadre prabodhinī puṇyā viṣṇornābhisaroruhe | kariṣyāmyadya pūjāṃ ca sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ
"Good lady, the Prabodhinī is holy, (born) in the lotus of Viṣṇu's navel; today I shall perform the worship, fasting and with my senses subdued.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.93
स्नात्वा च पुष्करे तीर्थे पुंडरीकाक्षमच्युतम् । पूजयिष्यामि देवेशं लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम्
snātvā ca puṣkare tīrthe puṃḍarīkākṣamacyutam | pūjayiṣyāmi deveśaṃ lakṣmyā saha janārdanam
And having bathed at the Puṣkara sacred ford, I shall worship the lotus-eyed, imperishable lord of gods, Janārdana, together with Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.94
इति सा वांछितं श्रुत्वा भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता । उवाच वचनं गुह्यं भर्त्तारं चारुहासिनी
iti sā vāṃchitaṃ śrutvā bhartuḥ priyahite ratā | uvāca vacanaṃ guhyaṃ bharttāraṃ cāruhāsinī
Hearing thus the wish of her husband, she who was devoted to his pleasure and welfare, the sweetly-smiling one, spoke a secret word to her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.95
रूपसुंदर्युवाच- ममापि हृदये कामः समुत्पन्नो नराधिप । रूपसौंदर्यवांछा च हृदये मम वर्त्तते
rūpasuṃdaryuvāca- mamāpi hṛdaye kāmaḥ samutpanno narādhipa | rūpasauṃdaryavāṃchā ca hṛdaye mama varttate
Rūpasundarī said: In my heart too, O lord of men, a desire has arisen; and a longing for beauty and loveliness abides in my heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.96
पुष्करं प्रथमं तीर्थं गंतुमिच्छे त्वया सह । ततो राजा तया सार्द्धमागतः पुष्करं तदा
puṣkaraṃ prathamaṃ tīrthaṃ gaṃtumicche tvayā saha | tato rājā tayā sārddhamāgataḥ puṣkaraṃ tadā
I wish to go with you to Puṣkara, the foremost sacred ford. Then the king came at that time with her to Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.97
हस्त्यश्वरथवृंदैश्च समागत्य पुरोहितैः । ततः स्नात्वा तथा ध्यायन्तर्पयन्पितृदेवताः
hastyaśvarathavṛṃdaiśca samāgatya purohitaiḥ | tataḥ snātvā tathā dhyāyantarpayanpitṛdevatāḥ
having arrived with troops of elephants, horses and chariots, and with the household priests. Then, having bathed and likewise meditating, he offered libations to the ancestors and the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.98
पूजयामास देवेशं पुंडरीकाक्षमच्युतम् । दीपमालाकुले तत्र सर्वतः सुमनोहरे
pūjayāmāsa deveśaṃ puṃḍarīkākṣamacyutam | dīpamālākule tatra sarvataḥ sumanohare
He worshipped the lotus-eyed, imperishable lord of gods; there, in that most delightful (temple) crowded on all sides with rows of lamps,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.99
ददर्श लिखितं तत्र मार्जारं देवतालये । तं दृष्ट्वा प्राकृतं कर्म जन्म स्मृत्वा नृपस्तदा
dadarśa likhitaṃ tatra mārjāraṃ devatālaye | taṃ dṛṣṭvā prākṛtaṃ karma janma smṛtvā nṛpastadā
he saw a cat painted there in the temple of the deity. Seeing it, the king then, recalling his former deed and birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.100
मुखपंकजमालोक्य प्रियायाः प्रजहास च । रूपसुंदर्युवाच- मम सन्मुखमालोक्य भर्तः किं स्मितकारणम् 6.30.
mukhapaṃkajamālokya priyāyāḥ prajahāsa ca | rūpasuṃdaryuvāca- mama sanmukhamālokya bhartaḥ kiṃ smitakāraṇam 6.30.
looked at the lotus-face of his beloved and laughed. Rūpasundarī said: Husband, what is the cause of your smile, looking at my face?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.101
कथयामास हृष्टात्मा प्राक्तनं कर्मणः फलम् । राजोवाच- अहमासं पुरा देवि मार्जारो ब्राह्मणालये
kathayāmāsa hṛṣṭātmā prāktanaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam | rājovāca- ahamāsaṃ purā devi mārjāro brāhmaṇālaye
Delighted in mind, he told (her) the fruit of the former deed. The king said: Formerly, O goddess, I was a cat in a brahmin's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.102
भक्षिता मूषकास्तत्र मया शतसहस्रशः । ततो नारायणस्याग्रे दीपः संरक्षितो यतः
bhakṣitā mūṣakāstatra mayā śatasahasraśaḥ | tato nārāyaṇasyāgre dīpaḥ saṃrakṣito yataḥ
There mice were eaten by me by the hundreds of thousands. Then, because a lamp was kept safe before Nārāyaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.103
व्याजेनापि मया देविप्राप्तं तत्कर्मणः फलम् । विष्णुलोकमनुप्राप्य राज्यं प्राप्तं मयाधुना
vyājenāpi mayā deviprāptaṃ tatkarmaṇaḥ phalam | viṣṇulokamanuprāpya rājyaṃ prāptaṃ mayādhunā
even though (it was done) by a pretext, O goddess, the fruit of that deed was obtained by me: having reached Viṣṇu's world, I have now obtained kingship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.104
रूपसुंदर्युवाच-। ममापि स्मरणं जातं प्राकृतस्य च जन्मनः । मूषिका चाहमप्यासं क्षुद्रा ब्राह्मणवेश्मनि
rūpasuṃdaryuvāca-| mamāpi smaraṇaṃ jātaṃ prākṛtasya ca janmanaḥ | mūṣikā cāhamapyāsaṃ kṣudrā brāhmaṇaveśmani
Rūpasundarī said: To me too has come the recollection of my former birth. I too was a mouse, a small creature, in a brahmin's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.105
कार्तिके च प्रबोधिन्यां मंदीभूते च दीपके । वर्त्यग्राहरणार्थाय निर्गताहं तदा बिलात्
kārtike ca prabodhinyāṃ maṃdībhūte ca dīpake | vartyagrāharaṇārthāya nirgatāhaṃ tadā bilāt
And in (the month of) Kārtika, on the Prabodhinī (eleventh), when the lamp had grown dim, I then came out of my hole to carry off the tip of the wick.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.106
दृष्ट्वा नारायणं देवं पूजितं कुसुमैस्तथा । निद्राभिभूतं विप्रं च वर्त्तिः कृष्टा मया तदा
dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ pūjitaṃ kusumaistathā | nidrābhibhūtaṃ vipraṃ ca varttiḥ kṛṣṭā mayā tadā
Having seen the god Nārāyaṇa worshipped with flowers, and the brahmin overcome by sleep, the wick was then pulled by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.107
उत्थितस्त्वं यदा तत्र मां गृहीतुं कृतक्षणः । दृष्ट्वा त्वं च प्रणष्टाहं प्रविष्टा बिलमध्यतः
utthitastvaṃ yadā tatra māṃ gṛhītuṃ kṛtakṣaṇaḥ | dṛṣṭvā tvaṃ ca praṇaṣṭāhaṃ praviṣṭā bilamadhyataḥ
When you rose up there, watching for the moment to seize me, seeing you I fled and entered into the hole.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.108
विशंत्या मम पादेन दीपवर्त्तिर्विजृंभिता । तैलपात्रं च नमितं तेनाहं सुखभागिनी
viśaṃtyā mama pādena dīpavarttirvijṛṃbhitā | tailapātraṃ ca namitaṃ tenāhaṃ sukhabhāginī
As I entered, by my foot the lamp-wick was spread out, and the oil vessel was tipped; by that I became a partaker of happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.109
तन्मया राजराजेंद्र दीपं चैव प्रकाशितम् । इदानीं च मया प्राप्तं रूपलावण्यमुत्तमम्
tanmayā rājarājeṃdra dīpaṃ caiva prakāśitam | idānīṃ ca mayā prāptaṃ rūpalāvaṇyamuttamam
Thereby, O king of kings, the lamp was made to shine by me; and now excellent beauty and loveliness has been obtained by me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.110
त्वं च भर्त्ता तथा राज्यं पुत्राश्चैवंविधं सुखम् । दीपप्रबोधनाज्जातं ज्ञानमत्यंत दुर्ल्लभम्
tvaṃ ca bharttā tathā rājyaṃ putrāścaivaṃvidhaṃ sukham | dīpaprabodhanājjātaṃ jñānamatyaṃta durllabham
and you as husband, and the kingdom, and sons, and happiness of this kind; and from the kindling of the lamp there has arisen knowledge exceedingly hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.111
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन दीपव्रतमनुत्तमम् । आवां हि परया भक्त्या कुर्वश्चैव विशेषतः
tasmātsarvaprayatnena dīpavratamanuttamam | āvāṃ hi parayā bhaktyā kurvaścaiva viśeṣataḥ
Therefore let us two, with every effort and with supreme devotion, especially perform the unsurpassed lamp-vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.112
तदेतत्कर्मणः प्राप्तं फलं राज्यादिसंपदः । पूर्वजन्मस्मृतं चापि सर्वपापक्षयस्तथा
tadetatkarmaṇaḥ prāptaṃ phalaṃ rājyādisaṃpadaḥ | pūrvajanmasmṛtaṃ cāpi sarvapāpakṣayastathā
So this fruit of that deed has been obtained—the wealth of a kingdom and the rest, and the recollection of the former birth, and likewise the destruction of all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.113
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन विधिमंत्रादिपूर्वकम् । दीपव्रतं कृतं पुंभिः पुण्यं चंद्रार्कतारकम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena vidhimaṃtrādipūrvakam | dīpavrataṃ kṛtaṃ puṃbhiḥ puṇyaṃ caṃdrārkatārakam
Therefore, with every effort, preceded by the prescribed rite and mantras and the rest, the lamp-vow performed by men is meritorious as long as moon, sun and stars (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.114
इति श्रुत्वा वचो राजा चक्रे दीपव्रतं तदा । प्रियया सह देवर्षे सम्यक्श्रद्धासमन्वितः
iti śrutvā vaco rājā cakre dīpavrataṃ tadā | priyayā saha devarṣe samyakśraddhāsamanvitaḥ
Having heard this speech, the king then performed the lamp-vow, O divine sage, together with his beloved, filled with right faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.115
तस्मिंस्तु पुष्करे तीर्थे कृत्वा दीपव्रतं तु तौ । अवापतुः परां मुक्तिं देवदानवदुर्ल्लभाम्
tasmiṃstu puṣkare tīrthe kṛtvā dīpavrataṃ tu tau | avāpatuḥ parāṃ muktiṃ devadānavadurllabhām
And having performed the lamp-vow there at the Puṣkara sacred ford, those two attained the highest liberation, hard to obtain for gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.116
एतद्दीपस्य माहात्म्यं ये शृण्वंति नरा भुवि । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः प्रयांति हरिमंदिरम्
etaddīpasya māhātmyaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti narā bhuvi | sarvapāpavinirmuktāḥ prayāṃti harimaṃdiram
Those men on earth who hear this greatness of the lamp, freed from all sins, go to the abode of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.117
ये च कुर्वंति पुरुषाः स्त्रियो वा भक्तितत्पराः । ते सर्वे पापनिर्मुक्ता यांति ब्रह्मसनातनम् दीपव्रतमिदं विद्वन्कथितं ते विमुक्तिदम् । सर्वसौख्यप्रदं धन्यं महाव्रतमिदं तव
ye ca kurvaṃti puruṣāḥ striyo vā bhaktitatparāḥ | te sarve pāpanirmuktā yāṃti brahmasanātanam dīpavratamidaṃ vidvankathitaṃ te vimuktidam | sarvasaukhyapradaṃ dhanyaṃ mahāvratamidaṃ tava
And those men or women who, intent on devotion, perform it—all of them, freed from sin, go to the eternal Brahman. This lamp-vow, O learned one, has been declared to you as the giver of liberation; this great vow of yours (is) the bestower of all happiness, blessed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 30.118
नेत्ररोगा विनश्यंति यथा पापप्रभावजाः । आधयो व्याधयः सर्वे नश्यंते हि कृतेक्षणात्
netrarogā vinaśyaṃti yathā pāpaprabhāvajāḥ | ādhayo vyādhayaḥ sarve naśyaṃte hi kṛtekṣaṇāt
Eye-diseases perish, as (do) those arising from the power of sin; indeed all mental and bodily ailments perish from the mere sight (of the lamp).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 30.119
न दारिद्र्यं न शोकं च न मोहो न च विभ्रमः । गृहे लक्ष्मीः समायाति जन्मजन्मनि वाडव
na dāridryaṃ na śokaṃ ca na moho na ca vibhramaḥ | gṛhe lakṣmīḥ samāyāti janmajanmani vāḍava
There is no poverty, no grief, no delusion and no confusion; Lakṣmī comes to the house birth after birth, O Brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition