Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 31
PdP 6 31.1
नारद उवाच- देवदेव जगन्नाथ भक्तानामभयप्रद । व्रतं ब्रूहि महादेव कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि
nārada uvāca- devadeva jagannātha bhaktānāmabhayaprada | vrataṃ brūhi mahādeva kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari
Nārada said: O God of gods, Lord of the world, giver of fearlessness to the devotees, tell (me) a vow, O Mahādeva, showing grace upon me.
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PdP 6 31.2
श्रीमहादेव उवाच- सार्वभौमः पुरा ह्यासीद्धरिश्चंद्रो महीपतिः । तस्यतुष्टोऽददद्ब्रह्मा पुरीं कामदुघां शुभाम्
śrīmahādeva uvāca- sārvabhaumaḥ purā hyāsīddhariścaṃdro mahīpatiḥ | tasyatuṣṭo'dadadbrahmā purīṃ kāmadughāṃ śubhām
Śrī Mahādeva said: Formerly there was indeed a universal sovereign, Hariścandra, lord of the earth. Pleased with him, Brahmā gave (him) a fair city that yielded (all) desires.
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PdP 6 31.3
सर्वरत्नमयीं दिव्यां बालार्कसदृशप्रभाम् । तत्र स्थितो महीपालो सप्तद्वीपां वसुंधराम्
sarvaratnamayīṃ divyāṃ bālārkasadṛśaprabhām | tatra sthito mahīpālo saptadvīpāṃ vasuṃdharām
(a city) made all of jewels, divine, with radiance like the newly risen sun; established there, the protector of the earth (ruled) the seven-continented earth,
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PdP 6 31.4
पालयामास धर्मेण पिता पुत्रमिवौरसम् । प्रभूतधनधान्यस्तु पुत्रदौहित्रवान्नृपः
pālayāmāsa dharmeṇa pitā putramivaurasam | prabhūtadhanadhānyastu putradauhitravānnṛpaḥ
he protected (it) with righteousness, as a father his own son; and the king had abundant wealth and grain, and had sons and grandsons.
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PdP 6 31.5
स पालयन्शुभं राज्यं परं विस्मयमागतः । न तादृशमभूत्पूर्वं राज्यं कस्य हि कर्हिचित्
sa pālayanśubhaṃ rājyaṃ paraṃ vismayamāgataḥ | na tādṛśamabhūtpūrvaṃ rājyaṃ kasya hi karhicit
While protecting his fine kingdom he fell into great astonishment: "Never before has anyone had such a kingdom at any time;
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PdP 6 31.6
न चेदृशं नरैरन्यैर्विमानमधिरोहितम् । कस्येह कर्मणो व्यष्टिर्येनाहं सुरराडिव
na cedṛśaṃ narairanyairvimānamadhirohitam | kasyeha karmaṇo vyaṣṭiryenāhaṃ surarāḍiva
nor has such an aerial car been mounted by other men. Of what deed is this the fruition, by which I am like the king of the gods?"
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PdP 6 31.7
इति चिंतापरो भूत्वा विमानवरमास्थितः । ददर्श पार्थिववरो मेरुं शिखरिणां वरम्
iti ciṃtāparo bhūtvā vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | dadarśa pārthivavaro meruṃ śikhariṇāṃ varam
Having thus become absorbed in thought, seated in his excellent aerial car, the best of kings beheld Meru, the best of mountains.
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PdP 6 31.8
तत्रास्ते च महात्मासौ द्वितीय इव भास्करः । आसीनं पर्वतवरे शैलपट्टे हिरण्मये
tatrāste ca mahātmāsau dvitīya iva bhāskaraḥ | āsīnaṃ parvatavare śailapaṭṭe hiraṇmaye
And there abides that great soul, like a second sun—seated on the best of mountains on a golden rock-slab,
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PdP 6 31.9
सनत्कुमारं ब्रह्मर्षिं ज्ञानयोगपरायणम् । दृष्ट्वा ह्यवातरद्राजा प्रष्टुकामोऽथ विस्मयम्
sanatkumāraṃ brahmarṣiṃ jñānayogaparāyaṇam | dṛṣṭvā hyavātaradrājā praṣṭukāmo'tha vismayam
(namely) Sanatkumāra, the Brahmin sage, devoted to knowledge and yoga; seeing (him), the king descended, wishing to ask about (the cause of) his astonishment.
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PdP 6 31.10
ववंदे चरणौ हृष्टस्तेनापि स च नंदितः । सुखोपविष्टस्तु नृपः पप्रच्छ मुनिपुंगवम्
vavaṃde caraṇau hṛṣṭastenāpi sa ca naṃditaḥ | sukhopaviṣṭastu nṛpaḥ papraccha munipuṃgavam
Gladdened, he saluted (the sage's) feet, and by him too he was gladdened; then, comfortably seated, the king asked the foremost of sages:
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PdP 6 31.11
भगवन्दुर्ल्लभा लोके संपच्चेयं यथा मम । कर्मणा केन लभ्येत कश्चाहं पूर्वजन्मनि
bhagavandurllabhā loke saṃpacceyaṃ yathā mama | karmaṇā kena labhyeta kaścāhaṃ pūrvajanmani
"Reverend one, this prosperity of mine, hard to obtain in the world—by what deed could it be won, and who was I in a former birth?
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PdP 6 31.12
तत्त्वं कथय मे सर्वमनुग्राह्योऽस्मि ते यदि । सनत्कुमार उवाच-। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्ववृत्तस्य कारणम्
tattvaṃ kathaya me sarvamanugrāhyo'smi te yadi | sanatkumāra uvāca-| śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi pūrvavṛttasya kāraṇam
Tell me the whole truth, if I am one to be favoured by you." Sanatkumāra said: Listen, O king, I shall declare the cause of what happened formerly,
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PdP 6 31.13
येन कृत्वा विशेषेण तव चानुग्रहोऽभवत् । त्वमासीः पूर्वजनुषि सुवैश्यः सत्यवाक्शुचिः
yena kṛtvā viśeṣeṇa tava cānugraho'bhavat | tvamāsīḥ pūrvajanuṣi suvaiśyaḥ satyavākśuciḥ
by the doing of which especially this grace came to you. In a former birth you were a good vaiśya, truthful in speech and pure.
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PdP 6 31.14
स्वं कर्म ते परित्यक्तं ततस्त्यक्तस्तु बांधवैः । सत्वं वृत्तिपरिक्षीणो भार्ययानुगतस्तथा
svaṃ karma te parityaktaṃ tatastyaktastu bāṃdhavaiḥ | satvaṃ vṛttiparikṣīṇo bhāryayānugatastathā
Your own occupation was given up; then you were abandoned by your kinsmen; and you, your means of living exhausted, (went forth) followed by your wife.
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PdP 6 31.15
निर्गतः स्वजनांस्त्यक्त्वा परप्रेषणलिप्सया । न च प्रेषणदो ह्यासीत्काले दुर्भिक्षपीडितः
nirgataḥ svajanāṃstyaktvā parapreṣaṇalipsayā | na ca preṣaṇado hyāsītkāle durbhikṣapīḍitaḥ
You went forth, leaving your own people, in the hope of service to others; but there was no one to give employment, in a time afflicted by famine.
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PdP 6 31.16
ततः कदाचिद्गहने सरश्चोत्फुल्लपंकजम् । दृष्ट्वा तत्र कृतो भावो गृह्णीवः पंकजानि वै
tataḥ kadācidgahane saraścotphullapaṃkajam | dṛṣṭvā tatra kṛto bhāvo gṛhṇīvaḥ paṃkajāni vai
Then once, in a dense place, (you saw) a lake with lotuses in full bloom; and having seen (it), the resolve was made there: "Let us two gather the lotuses."
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PdP 6 31.17
एतावदुक्त्वा पुष्पाणि तान्यादाय पदे पदे । आस्थितौ नगरीं पुण्यां नाम्ना वाराणसीं शुभाम्
etāvaduktvā puṣpāṇi tānyādāya pade pade | āsthitau nagarīṃ puṇyāṃ nāmnā vārāṇasīṃ śubhām
Having said just this much, and taking those flowers, step by step the two of you reached the holy, auspicious city named Vārāṇasī.
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PdP 6 31.18
ततो विक्रयतः कश्चिनैव गृह्णाति पंकजम् । तन्मठान्निर्गतः कश्चित्तत्रैव प्रांगणे स्थितः
tato vikrayataḥ kaścinaiva gṛhṇāti paṃkajam | tanmaṭhānnirgataḥ kaścittatraiva prāṃgaṇe sthitaḥ
Then, though (you) offered them for sale, no one at all bought a lotus; someone came out of that monastery, and (you) remained right there in the courtyard.
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PdP 6 31.19
तत्र स्थाने प्रविशता श्रुतो वादित्रनिस्वनः । कस्मिंश्च श्रूयते ह्येष वादित्रस्य च निस्वनः
tatra sthāne praviśatā śruto vāditranisvanaḥ | kasmiṃśca śrūyate hyeṣa vāditrasya ca nisvanaḥ
As (you) were entering that place, the sound of musical instruments was heard: "In whose (house) is this sound of instruments being heard?"
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PdP 6 31.20
इति पृष्टे तदा तूर्ये तेनोक्ते प्रस्थितोंतरम् । काशिराजस्तु विख्यात इंद्रद्युम्नस्तु पार्थिवः
iti pṛṣṭe tadā tūrye tenokte prasthitoṃtaram | kāśirājastu vikhyāta iṃdradyumnastu pārthivaḥ
When (he) had thus been asked about the music, and it had been told by him, (you) went on further: "The king of Kāśi is the renowned ruler Indradyumna.
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PdP 6 31.21
तस्यास्ति दुहिता ख्याता नाम्ना चंद्रावती सती । उपोषिता महाभागा जयंतीमष्टमीं शुभाम्
tasyāsti duhitā khyātā nāmnā caṃdrāvatī satī | upoṣitā mahābhāgā jayaṃtīmaṣṭamīṃ śubhām
He has a famous daughter, a virtuous woman named Candrāvatī; that greatly blessed lady has been fasting for the auspicious eighth day called Jayantī."
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PdP 6 31.22
तत्रागतोऽसौ वैश्यस्तु यत्र तिष्ठति सा शुभा । संतुष्टचित्तः स तदा हर्षस्तत्रागतो महान्
tatrāgato'sau vaiśyastu yatra tiṣṭhati sā śubhā | saṃtuṣṭacittaḥ sa tadā harṣastatrāgato mahān
That vaiśya came there, where that auspicious lady was staying; then, his mind contented, great joy came upon him there.
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PdP 6 31.23
तत्र स्थाने त्वया दृष्टो देव वैतानिको विधिः । आदित्यसहितो यत्र पूज्यते भगवान्हरिः
tatra sthāne tvayā dṛṣṭo deva vaitāniko vidhiḥ | ādityasahito yatra pūjyate bhagavānhariḥ
In that place, O god, you saw the sacrificial-fire rite, in which Lord Hari is worshipped together with the Sun.
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PdP 6 31.24
तद्भक्त्या च त्वया पत्न्या सह पुष्पार्चनं कृतम् । शेषैस्तु प्रकरस्तत्र कृतः पुष्पमयस्तथा
tadbhaktyā ca tvayā patnyā saha puṣpārcanaṃ kṛtam | śeṣaistu prakarastatra kṛtaḥ puṣpamayastathā
And out of devotion to that, worship with flowers was performed by you together with your wife; and with the remaining (flowers) a heap of flowers was made there.
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PdP 6 31.25
तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मिता साह केनेहाभ्यर्चनं कृतम् । ज्ञात्वा तत्कर्मतत्सर्वं कृतं संरक्षणं तथा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitā sāha kenehābhyarcanaṃ kṛtam | jñātvā tatkarmatatsarvaṃ kṛtaṃ saṃrakṣaṇaṃ tathā
Seeing that, she said in astonishment: "By whom has worship been performed here?" And when she had learned of that deed, all of it, protection was accordingly granted (to you).
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PdP 6 31.26
ततस्तुष्टा तु सा तुभ्यं ददौ वित्तं बहुस्वयम् । त्वया वित्तं नो गृहीतं भोजनायानुमंत्रितः
tatastuṣṭā tu sā tubhyaṃ dadau vittaṃ bahusvayam | tvayā vittaṃ no gṛhītaṃ bhojanāyānumaṃtritaḥ
Then she, being pleased, gave you wealth, much of it, herself; the wealth was not accepted by you, (though) you were invited to a meal.
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PdP 6 31.27
न गृहीतं भोजनं च न च वित्तं त्वया तदा । आदित्यो विष्णुसंयुक्तः पूजितोऽसौ यथाविधि
na gṛhītaṃ bhojanaṃ ca na ca vittaṃ tvayā tadā | ādityo viṣṇusaṃyuktaḥ pūjito'sau yathāvidhi
And at that time neither the meal nor the wealth was accepted by you; the Sun, joined with Viṣṇu, was worshipped by you according to the rule.
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PdP 6 31.28
ततः प्रभातसमये रक्षमाणस्तया सदा । विश्रंभयित्वा तान्सर्वान्निर्गतोऽसि यथेच्छया
tataḥ prabhātasamaye rakṣamāṇastayā sadā | viśraṃbhayitvā tānsarvānnirgato'si yathecchayā
Then at daybreak, being constantly kept (there) under her protection, you reassured them all and departed as you wished.
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PdP 6 31.29
तदेतदन्यजनुषि सुकृतं चार्जितं त्वया । पंचत्वं च त्वया प्राप्तं स्वीयकर्मानुयोगतः
tadetadanyajanuṣi sukṛtaṃ cārjitaṃ tvayā | paṃcatvaṃ ca tvayā prāptaṃ svīyakarmānuyogataḥ
So this merit was earned by you in another birth; and death came to you in accordance with your own karma.
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PdP 6 31.30
तेन पुण्येन महता विमानमागमत्तदा । तत्फलं भुज्यते भूप पूर्वजन्मकृतं च यत्
tena puṇyena mahatā vimānamāgamattadā | tatphalaṃ bhujyate bhūpa pūrvajanmakṛtaṃ ca yat
By that great merit the celestial chariot then came; that fruit which was produced in a former birth is (now) enjoyed, O king.
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PdP 6 31.31
हरिश्चंद्र उवाच- केनैव च विधानेन कस्मिन्मासे च सा तिथिः । कर्त्तव्या तन्ममाचक्ष्व अनुग्राह्योऽस्मि ते यदि
hariścaṃdra uvāca- kenaiva ca vidhānena kasminmāse ca sā tithiḥ | karttavyā tanmamācakṣva anugrāhyo'smi te yadi
Hariścandra said: By what procedure, and in which month, is that lunar day to be observed? Tell me that, if I am one to receive your favour.
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PdP 6 31.32
सनत्कुमार उवाच- शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्कथ्यमानं मया तव । श्रावणस्य तु मासस्य कृष्णाष्टम्यां नराधिप
sanatkumāra uvāca- śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājankathyamānaṃ mayā tava | śrāvaṇasya tu māsasya kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ narādhipa
Sanatkumāra said: Listen attentively, O king, to what is being told to you by me: on the eighth of the dark fortnight of the month of Śrāvaṇa, O lord of men—
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PdP 6 31.33
रोहिणी यदि लभ्येत जयंती नाम सा तिथिः । भूयोभूयो महाराज भवेज्जन्मनि कारणम्
rohiṇī yadi labhyeta jayaṃtī nāma sā tithiḥ | bhūyobhūyo mahārāja bhavejjanmani kāraṇam
if Rohiṇī is met with, that lunar day is called Jayantī; again and again, O great king, it would become the cause (of a good) birth.
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PdP 6 31.34
विधानमस्या वक्ष्यामि यथोक्तं ब्रह्मणा मम । यत्कृत्वा मुक्तपापस्तु विष्णुलोकं प्रगच्छति
vidhānamasyā vakṣyāmi yathoktaṃ brahmaṇā mama | yatkṛtvā muktapāpastu viṣṇulokaṃ pragacchati
I shall declare the rite for it (this vow), as Brahmā told it to me — by performing which one is freed of sin and goes to Viṣṇu's world.
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PdP 6 31.35
उपोषितस्ततः कृत्वा स्नानं कृष्णतिलैः सह । स्थापयेदव्रणं कुंभं पंचरत्नसमन्वितम्
upoṣitastataḥ kṛtvā snānaṃ kṛṣṇatilaiḥ saha | sthāpayedavraṇaṃ kuṃbhaṃ paṃcaratnasamanvitam
Then, having fasted and bathed together with black sesame, one should set up an unblemished (uncracked) pot furnished with the five jewels.
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PdP 6 31.36
वज्रमौक्तिकवैडूर्य पुष्परागेंद्रनीलकम् । पंचरत्नं प्रशस्तं तु इति कात्यायनोऽब्रवीत्
vajramauktikavaiḍūrya puṣparāgeṃdranīlakam | paṃcaratnaṃ praśastaṃ tu iti kātyāyano'bravīt
Diamond, pearl, beryl, topaz and sapphire — these are commended as the five jewels: so said Kātyāyana.
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PdP 6 31.37
तस्योपरि न्यसेत्पात्रं सौवर्णं लक्षणान्वितम् । सौवर्णां विन्यसेत्तत्र यशोदां नंदगेहिनीम्
tasyopari nyasetpātraṃ sauvarṇaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam | sauvarṇāṃ vinyasettatra yaśodāṃ naṃdagehinīm
Upon it one should place a golden vessel marked with the (proper) signs; there one should set a golden (image of) Yaśodā, Nanda's wife,
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PdP 6 31.38
ददमानां तु पुत्रस्य स्तनं वै विस्मिताननाम् । पिबमानं स्तनं मातुरपरं पाणिना स्पृशत्
dadamānāṃ tu putrasya stanaṃ vai vismitānanām | pibamānaṃ stanaṃ māturaparaṃ pāṇinā spṛśat
giving her breast to her son, her face full of wonder; (and the child) drinking the mother's breast while touching the other with his hand,
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PdP 6 31.39
आलोक्य मातरं प्रेम्णा सुखयंतं मुहुर्मुहुः । सौवर्णं कारयेद्देवं यावच्छक्तिश्च विद्यते
ālokya mātaraṃ premṇā sukhayaṃtaṃ muhurmuhuḥ | sauvarṇaṃ kārayeddevaṃ yāvacchaktiśca vidyate
gazing at his mother and again and again delighting (her) with love — one should have the god made of gold, as far as one's means allow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 31.40
द्वि निष्कमात्रं कर्तव्यं यदि शक्तिश्च विद्यते । त्रिलोहेनैव कर्तव्यं सौवर्णेनाथवा पुनः
dvi niṣkamātraṃ kartavyaṃ yadi śaktiśca vidyate | trilohenaiva kartavyaṃ sauvarṇenāthavā punaḥ
It should be made of the measure of two niṣkas, if one has the means; (otherwise) it should be made of the three metals, or else of gold.
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PdP 6 31.41
thumb|अङ्गुलिविन्यासः2 thumb|अङ्गुलिविन्यासः4 thumb|अङ्गुलिविन्यास5 thumb|अङ्गुलिविन्यास6 तद्वच्च रोहिणीं कुर्यात्सौवर्णी राजतः शशी । अंगुष्ठमात्रस्तु शशी रोहिणी चतुरंगुला
thumb|aṅgulivinyāsaḥ2 thumb|aṅgulivinyāsaḥ4 thumb|aṅgulivinyāsa5 thumb|aṅgulivinyāsa6 tadvacca rohiṇīṃ kuryātsauvarṇī rājataḥ śaśī | aṃguṣṭhamātrastu śaśī rohiṇī caturaṃgulā
And likewise one should make Rohiṇī: she golden, the moon of silver; the moon a thumb's measure, Rohiṇī four fingers (tall).
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PdP 6 31.42
कर्णयोः कुंडले दद्यात्कंठाभरणकं गले । एवं कृत्वा तु गोविंदं मात्रासार्द्धं जगत्पतिम्
karṇayoḥ kuṃḍale dadyātkaṃṭhābharaṇakaṃ gale | evaṃ kṛtvā tu goviṃdaṃ mātrāsārddhaṃ jagatpatim
One should put earrings on the two ears and a neck-ornament on the throat. Having thus made Govinda, the lord of the world, of one and a half measures,
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PdP 6 31.43
क्षीरादिस्नपनं कृत्वा चंदनेनानुलेपयेत् । श्वेतवस्त्रयुगच्छत्रं पुष्पमालोपशोभितम्
kṣīrādisnapanaṃ kṛtvā caṃdanenānulepayet | śvetavastrayugacchatraṃ puṣpamālopaśobhitam
having bathed (the image) with milk and the rest, one should anoint it with sandal paste, (and provide) a pair of white garments and a parasol, adorned with flower garlands,
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PdP 6 31.44
नैवेद्यैर्विविधैर्भक्षैः फलैर्नानाविधैरपि । दीपं च कारयेत्तत्र पुष्पमंडपशोभितम्
naivedyairvividhairbhakṣaiḥ phalairnānāvidhairapi | dīpaṃ ca kārayettatra puṣpamaṃḍapaśobhitam
with various food-offerings and dishes and with fruits of many kinds; and one should have a lamp (set) there, adorned with a pavilion of flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 31.45
गीतं नृत्यं च वाद्यं च कारयेद्भक्तिमान्बुधैः । एवं कृत्वा विधानं तु यथाविभवसारतः । गुरुं संपूजयेत् पश्चात्पूजां तत्र समापयेत्
gītaṃ nṛtyaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca kārayedbhaktimānbudhaiḥ | evaṃ kṛtvā vidhānaṃ tu yathāvibhavasārataḥ | guruṃ saṃpūjayet paścātpūjāṃ tatra samāpayet
The devout man should have singing, dancing and instrumental music performed by those who know (them). Having thus carried out the rite according to the substance of his wealth, he should then honour the teacher and there conclude the worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition