Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 42
PdP 6 42.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- साधु कृष्ण जगन्नाथ आदिदेव जगत्पते । कथयस्व प्रसादेन कृपां कुरु ममोपरि श्रीभगवानुवाच- शृणु त्वं नृपशार्दूल कृष्णमाघस्य या भवेत् । षट्तिला नाम विख्याता सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- sādhu kṛṣṇa jagannātha ādideva jagatpate | kathayasva prasādena kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari śrībhagavānuvāca- śṛṇu tvaṃ nṛpaśārdūla kṛṣṇamāghasya yā bhavet | ṣaṭtilā nāma vikhyātā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Good, O Kṛṣṇa, lord of the world, primal god, master of the universe! Speak graciously; show mercy toward me. The blessed Lord said: Listen, O tiger among kings, to the (ekādaśī) that falls in the dark fortnight of Māgha: it is renowned by the name Ṣaṭtilā, destroyer of all sins.
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PdP 6 42.2
माघस्य कृष्णपक्षे तु का वा चैकादशी भवेत् । किं नाम को विधिस्तस्या एतद्विस्तरतो वद षट्तिलायाः शृणुष्व त्वं कथां पापहरां शुभाम् । यां पुलस्त्यो मुनिश्रेष्ठो दालभ्यं प्रति चोक्तवान्
māghasya kṛṣṇapakṣe tu kā vā caikādaśī bhavet | kiṃ nāma ko vidhistasyā etadvistarato vada ṣaṭtilāyāḥ śṛṇuṣva tvaṃ kathāṃ pāpaharāṃ śubhām | yāṃ pulastyo muniśreṣṭho dālabhyaṃ prati coktavān
(Yudhiṣṭhira said:) But which ekādaśī occurs in the dark fortnight of Māgha? What is its name, what its procedure? Tell this in detail. (The Lord said:) Listen to the auspicious, sin-removing story of the Ṣaṭtilā, which Pulastya, the best of sages, told to Dālabhya.
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PdP 6 42.3
दालभ्य उवाच- मर्त्यलोकमनुप्राप्ताः पापं कुर्वंति जंतवः । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापैश्च युक्ता ये विविधादिभिः
dālabhya uvāca- martyalokamanuprāptāḥ pāpaṃ kurvaṃti jaṃtavaḥ | brahmahatyādipāpaiśca yuktā ye vividhādibhiḥ
Dālabhya said: Creatures who have come to the world of mortals commit sin; and those who are joined with sins such as the killing of a brahmin and with various (other sins) —
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PdP 6 42.4
परद्रव्यापहाराश्च परव्यसनमोहिताः । कथं न यांति नरकं ब्रह्मंस्तद्ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः
paradravyāpahārāśca paravyasanamohitāḥ | kathaṃ na yāṃti narakaṃ brahmaṃstadbrūhi tattvataḥ
and (those who are) seizers of others' property, and deluded by attachment to others' (wives/vices) — how do they not go to hell? Tell me that truly, O brahmin.
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PdP 6 42.5
अनायासेन भगवन्दानेनाल्पेन केनचित् । पापं प्रशमनं याति एतन्मे वक्तुमर्हसि
anāyāsena bhagavandānenālpena kenacit | pāpaṃ praśamanaṃ yāti etanme vaktumarhasi
O blessed one, by what small gift, made without effort, does sin come to be extinguished? This you ought to tell me.
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PdP 6 42.6
पुलस्त्य उवाच- साधुसाधु महाभाग गुह्यमेतत्सुदुर्ल्लभम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं विष्णुब्रह्मेंद्रदैवतैः
pulastya uvāca- sādhusādhu mahābhāga guhyametatsudurllabham | yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ viṣṇubrahmeṃdradaivataiḥ
Pulastya said: Well asked, well asked, O greatly fortunate one! This is a secret very hard to obtain, one that has not been declared to anyone by Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Indra and the gods.
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PdP 6 42.7
तदहं कथयिष्यामि त्वया पृष्टो द्विजोत्तम । माघमासे तु संप्राप्ते शुचिस्नातो जितेंद्रियः
tadahaṃ kathayiṣyāmi tvayā pṛṣṭo dvijottama | māghamāse tu saṃprāpte śucisnāto jiteṃdriyaḥ
That I shall tell, being asked by you, O best of the twice-born. When the month of Māgha has arrived, (a man) bathed clean, with senses subdued,
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PdP 6 42.8
कामक्रोधाभिमानेर्ष्यालोभ पैशुन्य वर्जितः । देवदेवं च संस्मृत्य पादौ प्रक्षाल्य वारिभिः
kāmakrodhābhimānerṣyālobha paiśunya varjitaḥ | devadevaṃ ca saṃsmṛtya pādau prakṣālya vāribhiḥ
free of desire, anger, pride, envy, greed and slander, and having called to mind the God of gods, having washed his feet with water,
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PdP 6 42.9
भूमावपतितं गृह्य गोमयं तत्र मानवः । तिलान्प्रक्षिप्य कार्पांसं पिंडिकाश्चैव कारयेत्
bhūmāvapatitaṃ gṛhya gomayaṃ tatra mānavaḥ | tilānprakṣipya kārpāṃsaṃ piṃḍikāścaiva kārayet
there the man should take up cow-dung fallen on the ground, and throwing in sesame seeds and cotton, should make small balls of it —
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PdP 6 42.10
अष्टोत्तरशतं चैव नात्र कार्या विचारणा । ततो माघे च संप्राप्ते ह्याषाढर्क्षं भवेद्यदि
aṣṭottaraśataṃ caiva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | tato māghe ca saṃprāpte hyāṣāḍharkṣaṃ bhavedyadi
one hundred and eight (of them); no hesitation is to be made about this. Then, when Māgha has come, if the lunar mansion Āṣāḍhā occurs,
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PdP 6 42.11
मूलं वा कृष्णपक्षस्यैकादशी नियमांस्ततः । गृह्णीयात्पुण्यकाले च विधानं तत्र मे शृणु
mūlaṃ vā kṛṣṇapakṣasyaikādaśī niyamāṃstataḥ | gṛhṇīyātpuṇyakāle ca vidhānaṃ tatra me śṛṇu
or Mūla, on the eleventh of the dark fortnight, then he should take up the observances at the auspicious time; and hear from me the procedure therein.
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PdP 6 42.12
देवदेवं समभ्यर्च्य सुस्नातः प्रयतः शुचिः । कृष्णनामानि संकीर्त्य पुनः प्रस्खलितादिषु
devadevaṃ samabhyarcya susnātaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ | kṛṣṇanāmāni saṃkīrtya punaḥ praskhalitādiṣu
Having thoroughly worshipped the God of gods, well bathed, self-restrained and pure, having chanted the names of Kṛṣṇa, and again (chanting them) at stumblings and the like,
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PdP 6 42.13
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यादादौ होमं च कारयेत् । अर्चयेद्देवदेवेशं द्वितीयेऽह्नि पुनर्हरिम्
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryādādau homaṃ ca kārayet | arcayeddevadeveśaṃ dvitīye'hni punarharim
At night he should keep vigil, and at the outset have the fire-oblation performed; he should worship the God of gods, and on the second day Hari again.
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PdP 6 42.14
चंदनागुरुकर्पूरैर्नैवेद्यं कृसरं तथा । संस्मृत्य नाम्ना च ततः कृष्णाख्येन पुनः पुनः
caṃdanāgurukarpūrairnaivedyaṃ kṛsaraṃ tathā | saṃsmṛtya nāmnā ca tataḥ kṛṣṇākhyena punaḥ punaḥ
With sandal, aloe-wood and camphor, and (as) food-offering the kṛsara (sesame-and-rice dish), and remembering (him) again and again by the name "Kṛṣṇa" —
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PdP 6 42.15
कूष्मांडैर्नारिकेरैश्च ह्यथवा बीजपूरकैः । सर्वाभावेऽपि विप्रेंद्र शस्तपूगफलैर्वृतम् । अर्घं दद्याद्विधानेन पूजयित्वा जनार्दनम्
kūṣmāṃḍairnārikeraiśca hyathavā bījapūrakaiḥ | sarvābhāve'pi vipreṃdra śastapūgaphalairvṛtam | arghaṃ dadyādvidhānena pūjayitvā janārdanam
with pumpkins and coconuts, or else with citrons — and even in the absence of all (these), O best of brahmins, (with the vessel) filled with choice areca nuts — he should give the argha-offering according to the rule, having worshipped Janārdana.
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PdP 6 42.16
कृष्णकृष्ण कृपालुस्त्वमगतीनां गतिर्भव । संसारार्णव मग्नानां प्रसीद पुरुषोत्तम
kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa kṛpālustvamagatīnāṃ gatirbhava | saṃsārārṇava magnānāṃ prasīda puruṣottama
"Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa! You are compassionate; be the refuge of the refugeless. Be gracious, O Supreme Person, to those sunk in the ocean of saṃsāra.
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PdP 6 42.17
नमस्ते पुंडरीकाक्ष नमस्ते विश्वभावन । सुब्रह्मण्य नमस्तेऽस्तु महापुरुषपूर्वज । गृहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं लक्ष्म्या सह जगत्पते
namaste puṃḍarīkākṣa namaste viśvabhāvana | subrahmaṇya namaste'stu mahāpuruṣapūrvaja | gṛhāṇārghyaṃ mayā dattaṃ lakṣmyā saha jagatpate
Homage to you, lotus-eyed one; homage to you, bringer-into-being of the universe. Homage be to you, O Subrahmaṇya, O elder-born of the Great Person. Accept the arghya given by me, together with Lakṣmī, O Lord of the world."
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PdP 6 42.18
इत्यर्घमंत्रः । ततस्तु पूजयेद्विप्रमुदकुंभं प्रदापयेत् । छत्रोपानहवस्त्रैश्च कृष्णो मे प्रीयतामिति
ityarghamaṃtraḥ | tatastu pūjayedvipramudakuṃbhaṃ pradāpayet | chatropānahavastraiśca kṛṣṇo me prīyatāmiti
— such is the arghya-mantra. Then he should honour a brahmin and have a water-pot presented (to him), along with an umbrella, sandals and garments, (saying) "May Kṛṣṇa be pleased with me."
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PdP 6 42.19
कृष्णा धेनुः प्रदातव्या यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तमे । तिलपात्रं द्विजश्रेष्ठ दद्यात्पात्रविचक्षणः
kṛṣṇā dhenuḥ pradātavyā yathāśakti dvijottame | tilapātraṃ dvijaśreṣṭha dadyātpātravicakṣaṇaḥ
A black cow is to be given, according to one's means, to an excellent brahmin; and a vessel of sesame, O best of the twice-born, the one who knows what vessels are fit should give.
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PdP 6 42.20
स्नाने प्राशनके शस्तास्तथा कृष्णतिला मुने । तान्प्रदद्यात्प्रयत्नेन यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तमे । तिलप्ररोहजाः क्षत्रे यावत्संख्यास्तिला द्विज
snāne prāśanake śastāstathā kṛṣṇatilā mune | tānpradadyātprayatnena yathāśakti dvijottame | tilaprarohajāḥ kṣatre yāvatsaṃkhyāstilā dvija
Black sesame seeds are commended for bathing and for eating, O sage; those one should give with effort, according to one's means, to an excellent brahmin. As many sesame seeds as are produced from the sesame sprouts in the field, O twice-born —
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PdP 6 42.21
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते । तिलस्नायी तिलोद्वर्ती तिलहोमी तिलोदकी
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate | tilasnāyī tilodvartī tilahomī tilodakī
for that many thousands of years he is honoured in the world of heaven. One who bathes with sesame, rubs himself with sesame, offers sesame in the fire, uses sesame in his water-offerings,
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PdP 6 42.22
तिलदाता च भोक्ता च षट्तिलाः पापनाशनाः । नारद उवाच- कृष्णकृष्ण महाबाहो नमस्ते विश्वभावन
tiladātā ca bhoktā ca ṣaṭtilāḥ pāpanāśanāḥ | nārada uvāca- kṛṣṇakṛṣṇa mahābāho namaste viśvabhāvana
and one who gives sesame and who eats it — these six sesame(-observances) destroy sin. Nārada said: Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, homage to you, bringer-into-being of the universe!
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PdP 6 42.23
षट्तिलैकादशीभूतं कीदृशं फलमस्ति वै । सोपाख्यानं मम ब्रूहि यदि तुष्टोऽसि यादव । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच शृणु राजन्यथावृत्तं दृष्टं तत्कथयामि ते । मर्त्यलोके पुरा ह्यासीद्ब्राह्मण्येका च नारद । व्रतचर्यारता नित्यं देवपूजारता सदा
ṣaṭtilaikādaśībhūtaṃ kīdṛśaṃ phalamasti vai | sopākhyānaṃ mama brūhi yadi tuṣṭo'si yādava | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca śṛṇu rājanyathāvṛttaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tatkathayāmi te | martyaloke purā hyāsīdbrāhmaṇyekā ca nārada | vratacaryāratā nityaṃ devapūjāratā sadā
What sort of fruit is there that arises from the Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī? Tell me, with its story, if you are pleased (with me), O Yādava. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Hear, O king, what happened as I saw it; I shall tell it to you. Formerly, in the world of mortals, there was a certain brahmin woman, O Nārada, constantly devoted to the practice of vows and always intent on the worship of the gods,
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PdP 6 42.24
मासोपवासनिरता मम भक्ता च सर्वदा । कृष्णोपवाससंयुक्ता मम पूजापरायणा
māsopavāsaniratā mama bhaktā ca sarvadā | kṛṣṇopavāsasaṃyuktā mama pūjāparāyaṇā
devoted to month-long fasts and always my devotee, engaged in fasting for Kṛṣṇa and given over to my worship.
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PdP 6 42.25
शरीरं क्लेशितं चैव उपवासैर्द्विजोत्तम । देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च कुमारीणां च भक्तितः
śarīraṃ kleśitaṃ caiva upavāsairdvijottama | devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca kumārīṇāṃ ca bhaktitaḥ
And her body was made to suffer by fastings, O best of the twice-born; out of devotion to the gods, to brahmins, and to maidens
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PdP 6 42.26
गृहादिकं प्रयच्छंती सर्वकालं महासती । अतिकृच्छ्ररता सा तु सर्वकालं तु वै द्विज
gṛhādikaṃ prayacchaṃtī sarvakālaṃ mahāsatī | atikṛcchraratā sā tu sarvakālaṃ tu vai dvija
that great and virtuous woman was at all times giving away a house and the like; but she was devoted at all times to the severest of penances, O twice-born.
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PdP 6 42.27
न दत्ता भिक्षुके भिक्षा ब्राह्मणा न च तर्पिताः
na dattā bhikṣuke bhikṣā brāhmaṇā na ca tarpitāḥ
No alms were given to a beggar, and brahmins were not satisfied (with food).
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PdP 6 42.28
ततः कालेन महता मया वै चिंतितं द्विज । शुद्धमस्याः शरीरं हि व्रतैः कृच्छ्रैर्न संशयः
tataḥ kālena mahatā mayā vai ciṃtitaṃ dvija | śuddhamasyāḥ śarīraṃ hi vrataiḥ kṛcchrairna saṃśayaḥ
Then, after a long time, I reflected thus, O twice-born: her body is indeed purified by vows and penances, no doubt;
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PdP 6 42.29
अर्चितो वैष्णवो लोकः कायक्लेशेन वै तया । न दत्तमन्नदानं हि येन तृप्तिः परा भवेत्
arcito vaiṣṇavo lokaḥ kāyakleśena vai tayā | na dattamannadānaṃ hi yena tṛptiḥ parā bhavet
the world of Viṣṇu has been worshipped by her through mortification of the body; but no gift of food has been given, by which the highest satisfaction would come about.
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PdP 6 42.30
एवं ज्ञात्वा अहं ब्रह्मन्मर्त्यलोकमुपागतः । कापालं रूपमास्थाय भिक्षापात्रे च याचिता
evaṃ jñātvā ahaṃ brahmanmartyalokamupāgataḥ | kāpālaṃ rūpamāsthāya bhikṣāpātre ca yācitā
Knowing this, O brahmin, I went to the world of mortals; taking on the form of a skull-bearing ascetic, I asked her for alms in my begging bowl.
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PdP 6 42.31
कस्मात्त्वमागतो ब्रह्मन्क्व यासि वद मेऽग्रतः । पुनरेव मया प्रोक्तं देहि भिक्षां च सुंदरि
kasmāttvamāgato brahmankva yāsi vada me'grataḥ | punareva mayā proktaṃ dehi bhikṣāṃ ca suṃdari
"Why have you come, brahmin? Where are you going? Tell me here before you." And again I said: "Give alms, beautiful woman."
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PdP 6 42.32
तया कोपेन महता मृत्पिंडस्ताम्रभाजने । क्षिप्तो यावदहं ब्रह्मन्पुनः स्वर्गं गतो द्विज
tayā kopena mahatā mṛtpiṃḍastāmrabhājane | kṣipto yāvadahaṃ brahmanpunaḥ svargaṃ gato dvija
In great anger she threw a lump of clay into (my) copper vessel; whereupon, O brahmin, I went back to heaven, O twice-born.
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PdP 6 42.33
ततः कालेन महता तापसी सुमहाव्रता । सदेहा स्वर्गमायाता व्रतचर्या प्रभावतः
tataḥ kālena mahatā tāpasī sumahāvratā | sadehā svargamāyātā vratacaryā prabhāvataḥ
Then, after a very long time, that ascetic woman of very great vows came to heaven with her body, by the power of her observance of the vow.
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PdP 6 42.34
मृत्पिंडिकाप्रदानेन गृहं प्राप्तं मनोरमम् । संजातं चैव विप्रर्षे धान्यराशि विवर्जितम्
mṛtpiṃḍikāpradānena gṛhaṃ prāptaṃ manoramam | saṃjātaṃ caiva viprarṣe dhānyarāśi vivarjitam
By the gift of the lump of clay she obtained a delightful house; and it came about, O sage among brahmins, that it was devoid of any heap of grain.
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PdP 6 42.35
गृहं यावन्निरीक्षेत न किंचित्तत्र पश्यति । तावद्गृहाद्विनिष्क्रांता ममांते चागता द्विज
gṛhaṃ yāvannirīkṣeta na kiṃcittatra paśyati | tāvadgṛhādviniṣkrāṃtā mamāṃte cāgatā dvija
As soon as she looked over the house, she saw nothing at all in it; thereupon she went out of the house and came into my presence, O twice-born one.
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PdP 6 42.36
क्रोधेन महताविष्टमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् । मया व्रतैश्च कृच्छ्रैश्च उपवासैरनेकशः
krodhena mahatāviṣṭamidaṃ vacanamabravīt | mayā vrataiśca kṛcchraiśca upavāsairanekaśaḥ
Possessed by great anger, she spoke this speech: "By me, with vows and with penances and with fasts many times over,
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PdP 6 42.37
पूजयाराधितो देवः सर्वलोकस्य पालकः । न तत्र दृश्यते किंचिद्गृहे मम जनार्दन
pūjayārādhito devaḥ sarvalokasya pālakaḥ | na tatra dṛśyate kiṃcidgṛhe mama janārdana
the god, the protector of all the world, was worshipped with worship — (yet) nothing is to be seen there in my house, O Janārdana!"
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PdP 6 42.38
ततश्चोक्तं मया तस्यै गृहं गच्छ महाव्रते । आगमिष्यंति सुतरां कौतूहल समन्विताः
tataścoktaṃ mayā tasyai gṛhaṃ gaccha mahāvrate | āgamiṣyaṃti sutarāṃ kautūhala samanvitāḥ
Then it was said by me to her: "Go to your house, O you of great vows; (the wives of the gods) will come there full of great curiosity —
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PdP 6 42.39
देवपत्न्यो हि द्रष्टुं त्वां विस्मयाभिसमन्विताः । द्वारं नोद्घाटय विना षट्तिलापुण्यवाचनात्
devapatnyo hi draṣṭuṃ tvāṃ vismayābhisamanvitāḥ | dvāraṃ nodghāṭaya vinā ṣaṭtilāpuṇyavācanāt
for the wives of the gods (will come), filled with wonder, to see you; do not open the door except for the recitation of the merit of the Ṣaṭtilā (vow)."
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PdP 6 42.40
एवमुक्ता मया सा तु गता वै मानुषी तदा । अत्रांतरे समायाता देवपत्न्यश्च वाडव
evamuktā mayā sā tu gatā vai mānuṣī tadā | atrāṃtare samāyātā devapatnyaśca vāḍava
Thus addressed by me, that human woman then went; and in the meantime the wives of the gods arrived, O brahmin.
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PdP 6 42.41
ताभिश्च कथितं तत्र त्वां द्रष्टुं हि समागताः । द्वारमुद्घाटयस्वाद्य त्वां प्रपश्याम शोभने
tābhiśca kathitaṃ tatra tvāṃ draṣṭuṃ hi samāgatāḥ | dvāramudghāṭayasvādya tvāṃ prapaśyāma śobhane
And it was said there by them: "We have come to see you; open the door now, let us look upon you, O lovely one."
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PdP 6 42.42
मानुष्युवाच- यदि मद्दर्शनं कार्यं सत्यं वाच्यं विशेषतः । षट्तिलाया व्रतं पुण्यं द्वारोद्घाटनकारणात्
mānuṣyuvāca- yadi maddarśanaṃ kāryaṃ satyaṃ vācyaṃ viśeṣataḥ | ṣaṭtilāyā vrataṃ puṇyaṃ dvārodghāṭanakāraṇāt
The human woman said: "If the sight of me is to be had, the truth must especially be told — the meritorious vow of the Ṣaṭtilā — as the condition for opening the door."
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PdP 6 42.43
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। एकापिनावदत्तत्र षट्तिलैकादशीव्रतम् । अन्यया कथितं तत्र द्रष्टव्या मानुषी मया
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca-| ekāpināvadattatra ṣaṭtilaikādaśīvratam | anyayā kathitaṃ tatra draṣṭavyā mānuṣī mayā
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: One of them there imparted the vow of the Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī; by another it was said there, "The human woman is to be seen by me."
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PdP 6 42.44
ततो द्वारं समुद्घाट्य दृष्टा ताभिश्च मानुषी । न देवी न च गंधर्वी नासुरी न च पन्नगी
tato dvāraṃ samudghāṭya dṛṣṭā tābhiśca mānuṣī | na devī na ca gaṃdharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī
Then, having opened the door, the human woman was seen by them: no goddess, nor gandharva woman, nor asura woman, nor serpent woman
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PdP 6 42.45
दृष्टा पूर्वं तथा नारी यादृशीयं द्विजर्षभ । देवीनामुपदेशेन षट्तिलाया व्रतं कृतम्
dṛṣṭā pūrvaṃ tathā nārī yādṛśīyaṃ dvijarṣabha | devīnāmupadeśena ṣaṭtilāyā vrataṃ kṛtam
had been seen before, such a woman as this one, O bull among the twice-born. By the instruction of the goddesses the vow of the Ṣaṭtilā was performed
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PdP 6 42.46
मानुष्या सत्यव्रतया भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम् । रूपकांतिसमायुक्ता क्षणेन समवाप सा
mānuṣyā satyavratayā bhuktimuktiphalapradam | rūpakāṃtisamāyuktā kṣaṇena samavāpa sā
by the human woman, true to her vow — (the vow) that bestows the fruit of enjoyment and liberation; and in a moment she became endowed with beauty and radiance.
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PdP 6 42.47
धनं धान्यं च वस्त्रादि सुवर्णं रौप्यमेव च । भवनं सर्वसंपन्नं षट्तिलायाः प्रभावतः
dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ ca vastrādi suvarṇaṃ raupyameva ca | bhavanaṃ sarvasaṃpannaṃ ṣaṭtilāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ
Wealth and grain and clothing and the rest, gold and silver too, and a mansion furnished with everything — by the power of the Ṣaṭtilā.
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PdP 6 42.48
रूपकांतिसमायुक्ता क्षणेन समपद्यत
rūpakāṃtisamāyuktā kṣaṇena samapadyata
Endowed with beauty and radiance she became in a moment.
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PdP 6 42.49
अतितृष्णा न कर्त्तव्या वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् । आत्मवित्तानुसारेण तिलान्वस्त्राणि दापयेत्
atitṛṣṇā na karttavyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet | ātmavittānusāreṇa tilānvastrāṇi dāpayet
Excessive greed should not be indulged; one should avoid stinginess with wealth; in accordance with one's own means one should have sesame seeds and garments given.
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PdP 6 42.50
लभते चैवमारोग्यं नरो जन्मनि जन्मनि । न दारिद्र्यं न कष्टत्वं न च दौर्भाग्यमेव च 6.42.
labhate caivamārogyaṃ naro janmani janmani | na dāridryaṃ na kaṣṭatvaṃ na ca daurbhāgyameva ca 6.42.
And thus a man obtains health birth after birth; neither poverty, nor hardship, nor ill fortune
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PdP 6 42.51
संभवेद्वै द्विजश्रेष्ठ षट्तिलासमुपोषणात् । अनेन विधिना भूप तिलदाता न संशयः
saṃbhavedvai dvijaśreṣṭha ṣaṭtilāsamupoṣaṇāt | anena vidhinā bhūpa tiladātā na saṃśayaḥ
can arise, O best of the twice-born, from fasting on the Ṣaṭtilā. By this rule, O king, the giver of sesame — there is no doubt —
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PdP 6 42.52
मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैरनायासेन मानवः । दानं च विधिवत्पात्रे सर्वपातकनाशनम् । नानर्थः कश्चिन्नायासः शरीरे नृपसत्तम
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairanāyāsena mānavaḥ | dānaṃ ca vidhivatpātre sarvapātakanāśanam | nānarthaḥ kaścinnāyāsaḥ śarīre nṛpasattama
a man is freed from all sins without effort; and a gift given duly to a worthy recipient destroys all sins; there is no misfortune whatever, no affliction in the body, O best of kings.
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