Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 41
PdP 6 41.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- कथिता वै त्वया कृष्ण सफलैकादशी शुभा । कथयस्व प्रसादेन शुक्लपक्षस्य या भवेत्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- kathitā vai tvayā kṛṣṇa saphalaikādaśī śubhā | kathayasva prasādena śuklapakṣasya yā bhavet
Yudhiṣṭhira said: The auspicious Saphalā eleventh has indeed been told by you, Kṛṣṇa; graciously tell (of the one) that falls in the bright fortnight.
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PdP 6 41.2
किन्नाम को विधिस्तस्याः को देवस्तत्र पूज्यते । कस्मै तुष्टो हृषीकेशस्त्वमेव पुरुषोत्तमः
kinnāma ko vidhistasyāḥ ko devastatra pūjyate | kasmai tuṣṭo hṛṣīkeśastvameva puruṣottamaḥ
What is its name, what is its rite, which god is worshipped in it? By what is Hṛṣīkeśa pleased? You alone are the highest person.
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PdP 6 41.3
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि शुक्ला पौषस्य या भवेत् । कथयामि महाराज लोकानां हितकाम्यया
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca-| śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi śuklā pauṣasya yā bhavet | kathayāmi mahārāja lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen, O king, I shall declare (the eleventh) that falls in the bright (fortnight) of Pauṣa; I tell it, great king, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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PdP 6 41.4
पूर्वेण विधिना राजन्कर्त्तव्यैषा प्रयत्नतः । पुत्रदा नाम नाम्ना सा सर्वपापहरा परा
pūrveṇa vidhinā rājankarttavyaiṣā prayatnataḥ | putradā nāma nāmnā sā sarvapāpaharā parā
By the rite (stated) before, O king, this is to be performed with effort; it is Putradā by name, supreme, remover of all sins.
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PdP 6 41.5
नारायणोऽधिदेवोऽस्या कामदः सिद्धिदायकः । नातः परतरा काचित्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
nārāyaṇo'dhidevo'syā kāmadaḥ siddhidāyakaḥ | nātaḥ paratarā kācittrailokye sacarācare
Nārāyaṇa is its presiding deity, granter of desires, bestower of success; there is none higher than this in the three worlds with (all their) moving and unmoving (beings).
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PdP 6 41.6
विद्यावंतं यशस्वंतं करोति च नरं हरिः । शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पापहरां पराम्
vidyāvaṃtaṃ yaśasvaṃtaṃ karoti ca naraṃ hariḥ | śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpaharāṃ parām
And Hari makes a man learned and famous. Listen, O king, I shall relate a supreme tale that removes sins.
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PdP 6 41.7
भद्रावत्यां पुरा ह्यासीत्पुर्यां राजा सुकेतुमान् । तस्य राज्ञस्तथाराज्ञी चंपका नाम वर्त्तते
bhadrāvatyāṃ purā hyāsītpuryāṃ rājā suketumān | tasya rājñastathārājñī caṃpakā nāma varttate
Long ago, in the city of Bhadrāvatī, there was a king named Suketumān; and that king's queen was named Campakā.
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PdP 6 41.8
पुत्रहीनेन राज्ञा च काले नीतो मनोरथैः । नैवात्मजं नृपो लेभे वंशकर्त्तारमेव च
putrahīnena rājñā ca kāle nīto manorathaiḥ | naivātmajaṃ nṛpo lebhe vaṃśakarttārameva ca
And the sonless king passed the time in longings; the king obtained no son at all, none to continue his line.
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PdP 6 41.9
तेनैव राज्ञा धर्मेण चिंतितं बहुकालतः । किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि सुतप्राप्तिः कथं भवेत्
tenaiva rājñā dharmeṇa ciṃtitaṃ bahukālataḥ | kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi sutaprāptiḥ kathaṃ bhavet
By that same righteous king it was pondered for a long time: "What shall I do? Where shall I go? How may the obtaining of a son come about?"
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PdP 6 41.10
न राष्ट्रे न पुरे सौख्यं लेभे राजा सुकेतुमान् । साध्व्य स्वकांतया सार्द्धं प्रत्यहं दुःखितोऽभवत्
na rāṣṭre na pure saukhyaṃ lebhe rājā suketumān | sādhvya svakāṃtayā sārddhaṃ pratyahaṃ duḥkhito'bhavat
Neither in his kingdom nor in his city did king Suketumān find happiness; together with his virtuous wife he was grieved day after day.
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PdP 6 41.11
तावुभौ दंपती नित्यं चिंताशोकपरायणौ । पितरोऽस्य जलं दत्तं कवोष्णमुपभुंजते
tāvubhau daṃpatī nityaṃ ciṃtāśokaparāyaṇau | pitaro'sya jalaṃ dattaṃ kavoṣṇamupabhuṃjate
Those two, husband and wife, were constantly given over to worry and sorrow; his ancestors consumed the water offered (to them) as (merely) lukewarm.
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PdP 6 41.12
राज्ञः पश्चान्न पश्यामो योऽस्मान्संतर्पयिष्यति । इत्येवं संस्मरंतोऽस्य दुःखिताः पितरोऽभवन्
rājñaḥ paścānna paśyāmo yo'smānsaṃtarpayiṣyati | ityevaṃ saṃsmaraṃto'sya duḥkhitāḥ pitaro'bhavan
"After this king we see no one who will satisfy us" — thus recalling, his ancestors became sorrowful.
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PdP 6 41.13
न बांधवा न मित्राणि नामात्याः सुहृदस्तथा । रोचयंत्यस्य भूपस्य न गजाश्वाः पदातयः
na bāṃdhavā na mitrāṇi nāmātyāḥ suhṛdastathā | rocayaṃtyasya bhūpasya na gajāśvāḥ padātayaḥ
Neither kinsmen nor friends, nor ministers, nor well-wishers, nor elephants, horses and foot-soldiers gave pleasure to that king.
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PdP 6 41.14
नैराश्यं भूपतेस्तस्य नित्यं मनसि वर्त्तते । नरस्य पुत्रहीनस्य नास्ति वै जन्मनः फलम्
nairāśyaṃ bhūpatestasya nityaṃ manasi varttate | narasya putrahīnasya nāsti vai janmanaḥ phalam
Despair dwelt constantly in that king's mind: "For a man without a son there is indeed no fruit of birth.
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PdP 6 41.15
अपुत्रस्य गृहं शून्यं हृदयं दुःखितं सदा । पितृदेवमनुष्याणां नानृणत्वं सुतं विना
aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ hṛdayaṃ duḥkhitaṃ sadā | pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇāṃ nānṛṇatvaṃ sutaṃ vinā
The house of the sonless man is empty, his heart always grieved; without a son there is no freedom from debt to the ancestors, the gods and men.
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PdP 6 41.16
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सुतमुत्पादयेन्नरः । इह लोके यशस्तेषां परलोके शुभा गतिः
tasmātsarvaprayatnena sutamutpādayennaraḥ | iha loke yaśasteṣāṃ paraloke śubhā gatiḥ
Therefore a man should beget a son with every effort; in this world (there is) fame for such men, and in the next world a good destiny.
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PdP 6 41.17
येषां तु पुण्यकर्तॄणां पुत्रजन्मगृहे भवेत् । आयुरारोग्यसंपत्तिस्तेषां गेहे प्रवर्तते
yeṣāṃ tu puṇyakartṝṇāṃ putrajanmagṛhe bhavet | āyurārogyasaṃpattisteṣāṃ gehe pravartate
But those doers of merit in whose house the birth of a son occurs — in their home long life, health and prosperity prevail.
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PdP 6 41.18
पुत्रजन्म गृहे येषां लोकानां पुण्यकारिणाम् । पुण्यं विना न च प्राप्तिर्विष्णुभक्तिं विना नृप
putrajanma gṛhe yeṣāṃ lokānāṃ puṇyakāriṇām | puṇyaṃ vinā na ca prāptirviṣṇubhaktiṃ vinā nṛpa
The birth of a son (occurs) in the house of those people who do meritorious deeds; and without merit there is no obtaining (of it), nor without devotion to Viṣṇu, O king —
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PdP 6 41.19
पुत्राश्च संपदो वापि निश्चयादिति मे मतिः । एवं विचिंत्यमानोऽसौ न शर्म लभते नृपः
putrāśca saṃpado vāpi niścayāditi me matiḥ | evaṃ viciṃtyamāno'sau na śarma labhate nṛpaḥ
and (likewise) sons and riches, certainly — such is my view." Thus brooding, that king found no comfort.
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PdP 6 41.20
प्रत्यूषे चिंतयद्राजा निशीथे चिंतयत्ततः । स्वयमात्मविनाशं च चिंतयामास केतुमान्
pratyūṣe ciṃtayadrājā niśīthe ciṃtayattataḥ | svayamātmavināśaṃ ca ciṃtayāmāsa ketumān
At dawn the king brooded, and then at midnight he brooded; and Ketumān thought of destroying himself by his own hand.
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PdP 6 41.21
आत्मघाते दुर्गतिं च चिंतयित्वा तदा नृपः । दृष्ट्वात्मदेहं पतितमपुत्रत्वं तथैव च
ātmaghāte durgatiṃ ca ciṃtayitvā tadā nṛpaḥ | dṛṣṭvātmadehaṃ patitamaputratvaṃ tathaiva ca
Then the king, having considered the evil destiny (that follows) upon suicide, and having seen his own body fallen (into ruin) and likewise his sonlessness —
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PdP 6 41.22
पुनर्विचार्यात्मबुद्ध्या आत्मनो हितकारणम् । अश्वारूढस्ततो राजा जगाम गहनं वनम्
punarvicāryātmabuddhyā ātmano hitakāraṇam | aśvārūḍhastato rājā jagāma gahanaṃ vanam
having again reflected with his own mind on what would be to his benefit, the king then mounted a horse and went into the deep forest.
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PdP 6 41.23
पुरोहितादयः सर्वे न जानंति गतं नृपम् । गंभीरे विपिने राजा मृगपक्षिनिषेविते
purohitādayaḥ sarve na jānaṃti gataṃ nṛpam | gaṃbhīre vipine rājā mṛgapakṣiniṣevite
The priest and all the others did not know that the king had gone. In the dense woodland frequented by beasts and birds,
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PdP 6 41.24
विचचार तदा राजा वनवृक्षान्विलोकयन् । वटानश्वत्थबिल्वांश्च खर्जूरान्पनसांस्तथा
vicacāra tadā rājā vanavṛkṣānvilokayan | vaṭānaśvatthabilvāṃśca kharjūrānpanasāṃstathā
the king then wandered about, looking at the forest trees: banyans, aśvatthas and bilvas, and date-palms and jackfruit trees,
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PdP 6 41.25
बकुलान्सप्तपर्णांश्च तिंदुकांस्तिलकानपि । शालांस्तालांस्तमालांश्च ददर्श सरलान्नृपः
bakulānsaptaparṇāṃśca tiṃdukāṃstilakānapi | śālāṃstālāṃstamālāṃśca dadarśa saralānnṛpaḥ
and bakulas and saptaparṇas, tindukas and tilakas too; śālas, palmyras, tamālas and sarala pines the king saw.
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PdP 6 41.26
इंगुदी ककुभांश्चैव श्लेष्मातकनगांस्तथा । शल्लकान्करमर्दांश्च पाटलान्बदरानपि
iṃgudī kakubhāṃścaiva śleṣmātakanagāṃstathā | śallakānkaramardāṃśca pāṭalānbadarānapi
(He saw) ingudī and kakubha trees, and likewise śleṣmātaka trees, śallaka and karamarda trees, pāṭalas and jujubes too.
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PdP 6 41.27
अशोकांश्च पलाशांश्च शृगालाञ्शशकानपि । वनमार्जारमहिषान्शल्लकांश्चमरानपि
aśokāṃśca palāśāṃśca śṛgālāñśaśakānapi | vanamārjāramahiṣānśallakāṃścamarānapi
And aśokas and palāśas, and jackals and hares too, wild cats and buffaloes, porcupines and yaks as well.
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PdP 6 41.28
ददर्श भुजगान्राजा वल्मीकादर्द्धनिःसृतान् । तथा वनगजान् मत्तान् कलभैः सह संगतान्
dadarśa bhujagānrājā valmīkādarddhaniḥsṛtān | tathā vanagajān mattān kalabhaiḥ saha saṃgatān
The king saw snakes half emerged from an anthill, and likewise wild elephants in rut gathered together with their young.
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PdP 6 41.29
यूथपांश्च चतुर्दंतान्करिणीयूथमध्यगान् । तान्दृष्ट्वा चिंतयामास आत्मनः स गजान्नृपः
yūthapāṃśca caturdaṃtānkariṇīyūthamadhyagān | tāndṛṣṭvā ciṃtayāmāsa ātmanaḥ sa gajānnṛpaḥ
And herd-leaders with four tusks, moving in the midst of herds of cow-elephants; seeing them, the king thought of his own elephants.
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PdP 6 41.30
तेषां स विचरन्मध्ये राजा शोभामवाप ह । महदाश्चर्यसंयुक्तं ददृशे विपिनं नृपः
teṣāṃ sa vicaranmadhye rājā śobhāmavāpa ha | mahadāścaryasaṃyuktaṃ dadṛśe vipinaṃ nṛpaḥ
Moving about in their midst, the king indeed attained splendour; the king beheld a forest joined with great marvel.
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PdP 6 41.31
मार्गे शिवारुतान्शृण्वन्नुलूकविरुतं तथा । तांस्तानृक्षमृगान्पश्यन्बभ्राम वनमध्यतः
mārge śivārutānśṛṇvannulūkavirutaṃ tathā | tāṃstānṛkṣamṛgānpaśyanbabhrāma vanamadhyataḥ
On the way, hearing the cries of jackals and likewise the hooting of owls, and seeing bears and deer here and there, he wandered in the midst of the forest.
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PdP 6 41.32
एवं ददर्श गहनं नृपो मध्यगते रवौ । क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां पीडितो राजा इतश्चेतश्च धावति
evaṃ dadarśa gahanaṃ nṛpo madhyagate ravau | kṣuttṛḍbhyāṃ pīḍito rājā itaścetaśca dhāvati
Thus the king saw the thicket while the sun stood at midday; tormented by hunger and thirst, the king ran this way and that.
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PdP 6 41.33
नृपतिश्चिंतयामास संशुष्कगलकंधरः । मया तु किं कृतं कर्म प्राप्तं दुःखं यदीदृशम्
nṛpatiściṃtayāmāsa saṃśuṣkagalakaṃdharaḥ | mayā tu kiṃ kṛtaṃ karma prāptaṃ duḥkhaṃ yadīdṛśam
The king, his throat and neck quite dried up, thought: "But what deed have I done, that such suffering has come (upon me)?"
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PdP 6 41.34
मया वै तोषिता देवा यज्ञैः पूजाभिरेव च । तथैव ब्राह्मणा दानैस्तोषिता मिष्टभोजनैः
mayā vai toṣitā devā yajñaiḥ pūjābhireva ca | tathaiva brāhmaṇā dānaistoṣitā miṣṭabhojanaiḥ
"Indeed the gods have been gratified by me with sacrifices and with worship, and just so the brahmins have been gratified with gifts and with sweet food."
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PdP 6 41.35
प्रजाश्चैव सदा कालं पुत्रवत्पालिता भृशम् । कस्माद्दुःखं मया प्राप्तमीदृशं दारुणं महत्
prajāścaiva sadā kālaṃ putravatpālitā bhṛśam | kasmādduḥkhaṃ mayā prāptamīdṛśaṃ dāruṇaṃ mahat
"And the subjects have always, at all times, been abundantly protected like sons. Why then has such harsh, great suffering come upon me?"
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PdP 6 41.36
इति चिंतापरो राजा जगामैवाग्रतो वनम् । सुकृतस्य प्रभावेन सरो दृष्टमनुत्तमम्
iti ciṃtāparo rājā jagāmaivāgrato vanam | sukṛtasya prabhāvena saro dṛṣṭamanuttamam
Absorbed in such thought, the king went on ahead into the forest; by the power of his good deeds an unsurpassed lake was seen (by him).
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PdP 6 41.37
मीनसंस्पर्शमानं च पद्मैश्चापरशोभितम् । कारंडैश्चक्रवाकैश्च राजहंसैश्च शोभितम्
mīnasaṃsparśamānaṃ ca padmaiścāparaśobhitam | kāraṃḍaiścakravākaiśca rājahaṃsaiśca śobhitam
(It was) being touched by fish, and adorned all over with lotuses, graced by kāraṇḍava ducks, cakravākas and royal geese.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 41.38
मकरैर्बहुभिर्मत्स्यैरन्यैर्जलचरैर्युतम् । समीपे सरसस्तस्य मुनीनामाश्रमान्बहून्
makarairbahubhirmatsyairanyairjalacarairyutam | samīpe sarasastasya munīnāmāśramānbahūn
(It was) filled with many crocodiles, fish, and other water-dwellers; and near that lake (he saw) many hermitages of sages —
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PdP 6 41.39
ददर्श राजा लक्ष्मीवान्शकुनैः शुभशंसिभिः । दक्षिणं प्रास्फुरन्नेत्रमथ सव्येतरः करः
dadarśa rājā lakṣmīvānśakunaiḥ śubhaśaṃsibhiḥ | dakṣiṇaṃ prāsphurannetramatha savyetaraḥ karaḥ
the prosperous king saw (them), with birds foretelling good fortune; his right eye throbbed, and then his right hand
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PdP 6 41.40
प्रास्फुरन्नृपतेस्तस्य कथयञ्शोभनं फलम् । तस्य तीरे मुनीन्दृष्ट्वा कुर्वाणन्नैगमं जपम्
prāsphurannṛpatestasya kathayañśobhanaṃ phalam | tasya tīre munīndṛṣṭvā kurvāṇannaigamaṃ japam
throbbed for that king, announcing an auspicious result. Seeing on its bank sages performing Vedic recitation,
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PdP 6 41.41
हर्षेण महताविष्टो बभूव नृपनंदनः । अवतीर्य हयात्तस्मान्मुनीनामग्रतः स्थितः
harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo babhūva nṛpanaṃdanaḥ | avatīrya hayāttasmānmunīnāmagrataḥ sthitaḥ
the king's son became filled with great joy; descending from that horse, he stood before the sages.
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PdP 6 41.42
पृथक्पृथग्ववंदेऽसौ मुनींस्तान्शंसितव्रतान् । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा दंडवच्च पुनः पुनः
pṛthakpṛthagvavaṃde'sau munīṃstānśaṃsitavratān | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā daṃḍavacca punaḥ punaḥ
One by one he saluted those sages of praised vows, making a cup of his joined hands and (prostrating) like a staff again and again.
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PdP 6 41.43
प्रत्यूचुस्तेऽपि मुनयः प्रसन्ना नृपते वयम् । राजोवाच- के भवंतोऽत्र कथ्यंतां का चाख्या भवतामपि । किमर्थं संगता यूयं सत्यं वदत मेऽग्रतः
pratyūcuste'pi munayaḥ prasannā nṛpate vayam | rājovāca- ke bhavaṃto'tra kathyaṃtāṃ kā cākhyā bhavatāmapi | kimarthaṃ saṃgatā yūyaṃ satyaṃ vadata me'grataḥ
Those sages too replied: "O king, we are pleased." The king said: "Let it be told who you gentlemen here are, and what your names are; for what purpose have you assembled? Speak the truth before me."
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PdP 6 41.44
मुनय ऊचुः- विश्वेदेवा वयं राजन्स्नानार्थमिह चागताः । माघो निकटमायात एतस्मात्पंचमेऽहनि
munaya ūcuḥ- viśvedevā vayaṃ rājansnānārthamiha cāgatāḥ | māgho nikaṭamāyāta etasmātpaṃcame'hani
The sages said: "O king, we are the Viśvedevas, and we have come here for the sake of bathing; Māgha has drawn near — on the fifth day from this one."
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PdP 6 41.45
अद्य चैकादशी राजन्पुत्रदा नाम नामतः । पुत्रं ददात्यसौ विष्णुः पुत्रदा कारिणां नृणाम्
adya caikādaśī rājanputradā nāma nāmataḥ | putraṃ dadātyasau viṣṇuḥ putradā kāriṇāṃ nṛṇām
"And today, O king, is the eleventh, Putradā by name; that Viṣṇu gives a son — she is 'son-giving' for the men who perform (this observance)."
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PdP 6 41.46
राजोवाच- एष वै संशयो मह्यं पुत्रस्योत्पादने महान् । यदि तुष्टा भवंतो वै पुत्रं मे दीयतां तदा
rājovāca- eṣa vai saṃśayo mahyaṃ putrasyotpādane mahān | yadi tuṣṭā bhavaṃto vai putraṃ me dīyatāṃ tadā
The king said: This indeed is my great doubt, concerning the begetting of a son. If you are pleased (with me), then let a son be given to me.
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PdP 6 41.47
मुनिरुवाच- अद्यैव दिवसे राजन्पुत्रदा नाम वर्तते । एकादशीति विख्यातं क्रियतां व्रतमुत्तमम्
muniruvāca- adyaiva divase rājanputradā nāma vartate | ekādaśīti vikhyātaṃ kriyatāṃ vratamuttamam
The sage said: On this very day, O king, (the ekādaśī) named Putradā occurs; let this excellent vow, renowned as "Ekādaśī," be performed.
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PdP 6 41.48
अभिषेकात्ततोऽस्माकं केशवस्य प्रसादतः । अवश्यं तव राजेंद्र पुत्रप्राप्तिर्भविष्यति
abhiṣekāttato'smākaṃ keśavasya prasādataḥ | avaśyaṃ tava rājeṃdra putraprāptirbhaviṣyati
Then, through our consecration (of you) and by the grace of Keśava, O lord of kings, the obtaining of a son will certainly come to you.
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PdP 6 41.49
इत्येवं वचनात्तेषां कृतं राज्ञा व्रतोत्तमम् । मुनीनामुपदेशेन पुत्रदा या विधानतः
ityevaṃ vacanātteṣāṃ kṛtaṃ rājñā vratottamam | munīnāmupadeśena putradā yā vidhānataḥ
Thus, at their word, the excellent vow was performed by the king — the Putradā (ekādaśī), according to the rule, by the instruction of the sages.
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PdP 6 41.50
द्वादश्यां पारणं कृत्वा मुनीन्नत्वा पुनः पुनः । आजगाम गृहं राजा राज्ञी गर्भमथादधौ 6.41.
dvādaśyāṃ pāraṇaṃ kṛtvā munīnnatvā punaḥ punaḥ | ājagāma gṛhaṃ rājā rājñī garbhamathādadhau 6.41.
Having broken the fast on the twelfth, and having bowed to the sages again and again, the king went home; and then the queen conceived.
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PdP 6 41.51
पुत्रो जातः सूतिकाले तेजस्वी पुण्यकर्मणा । पितरं तोषयामास प्रजापालो बभूव सः
putro jātaḥ sūtikāle tejasvī puṇyakarmaṇā | pitaraṃ toṣayāmāsa prajāpālo babhūva saḥ
At the time of delivery a son was born, brilliant through the meritorious deed; he gladdened his father and became a protector of the people.
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PdP 6 41.52
तस्माद्राजन्प्रकर्त्तव्यं पुत्रदा व्रतमुत्तमम् । लोकानां तु हितार्थाय तवाग्रे कथितं मया
tasmādrājanprakarttavyaṃ putradā vratamuttamam | lokānāṃ tu hitārthāya tavāgre kathitaṃ mayā
Therefore, O king, this excellent Putradā vow should be performed. For the welfare of the worlds it has been told by me before you.
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PdP 6 41.53
एकचित्तास्तु ये मर्त्याः कुर्वंति पुत्रदा व्रतम् । पुत्रान्प्राप्येह लोके तु मृतास्ते स्वर्गगामिनः । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
ekacittāstu ye martyāḥ kurvaṃti putradā vratam | putrānprāpyeha loke tu mṛtāste svargagāminaḥ | paṭhanācchravaṇādrājannagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet
Those mortals who with single-minded attention perform the Putradā vow — having obtained sons here in this world, when dead they go to heaven. From reciting or hearing (this), O king, one obtains the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
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