Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 44
PdP 6 44.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- फाल्गुनस्यासिते पक्षे किंनामैकादशीभवेत् । कथयस्व प्रसादेन वासुदेव ममाग्रतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- phālgunasyāsite pakṣe kiṃnāmaikādaśībhavet | kathayasva prasādena vāsudeva mamāgrataḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: In the dark fortnight of Phālguna, what is the name of the eleventh-day (ekādaśī)? Tell (it) graciously before me, Vāsudeva.
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PdP 6 44.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- नारदः परिपप्रच्छ ब्रह्माणं कमलासनम् । फाल्गुनस्यासिते पक्षे विजयानाम नामतः । तस्याः पुण्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ कथयस्व प्रसादतः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- nāradaḥ paripapraccha brahmāṇaṃ kamalāsanam | phālgunasyāsite pakṣe vijayānāma nāmataḥ | tasyāḥ puṇyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kathayasva prasādataḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Nārada asked Brahmā, who is seated on the lotus: "In the dark fortnight of Phālguna, (the eleventh) is named Vijayā by name; tell me, best of the twice-born, of your grace, its merit."
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PdP 6 44.3
ब्रह्मोवाच- शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि कथां पापहराम्पराम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं मयैतद्विजयाव्रतम्
brahmovāca- śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpaharāmparām | yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ mayaitadvijayāvratam
Brahmā said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell (you) a story that removes sins, the highest (of stories) — this Vijayā vow, which has not been told by me to anyone.
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PdP 6 44.4
पुरातनं व्रतं ह्येतत्पवित्रं पापनाशनम् । जयं ददाति विजया नृपाणां वै न संशयः
purātanaṃ vrataṃ hyetatpavitraṃ pāpanāśanam | jayaṃ dadāti vijayā nṛpāṇāṃ vai na saṃśayaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.5
पुरा रामो वनं यातो वर्षाण्येव चतुर्दश । न्यवसत्पंचवट्यां तु सहसीतः सलक्ष्मणः
purā rāmo vanaṃ yāto varṣāṇyeva caturdaśa | nyavasatpaṃcavaṭyāṃ tu sahasītaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ
Long ago Rāma went to the forest for fourteen years, and dwelt in Pañcavaṭī together with Sītā and with Lakṣmaṇa.
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PdP 6 44.6
तत्रैव वसतस्तस्य रामस्य विजयात्मनः । रावणेन हृता लौल्याद्भार्या सीता यशस्विनी
tatraiva vasatastasya rāmasya vijayātmanaḥ | rāvaṇena hṛtā laulyādbhāryā sītā yaśasvinī
While that very Rāma, whose nature is victory, was dwelling there, his glorious wife Sītā was carried off out of lust by Rāvaṇa.
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PdP 6 44.7
तेन दुःखेन रामोऽपि मोहमभ्यागतस्तदा । भ्रमन्जटायुषमथो ददर्श विगतायुषम्
tena duḥkhena rāmo'pi mohamabhyāgatastadā | bhramanjaṭāyuṣamatho dadarśa vigatāyuṣam
Through that grief Rāma too then fell into bewilderment; and while wandering he saw Jaṭāyus, his life gone.
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PdP 6 44.8
कबंधो निहतः पश्चाद्भ्रमतारण्यमध्यतः । सुग्रीवेण समं तस्य सखित्वं समपद्यत
kabaṃdho nihataḥ paścādbhramatāraṇyamadhyataḥ | sugrīveṇa samaṃ tasya sakhitvaṃ samapadyata
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.9
वानराणामनीकानि रामार्थंसंगतानि च । ततो हनुमता दृष्टा लंकोद्याने तु जानकी
vānarāṇāmanīkāni rāmārthaṃsaṃgatāni ca | tato hanumatā dṛṣṭā laṃkodyāne tu jānakī
And the armies of the monkeys were gathered together for Rāma's sake; then Jānakī was seen by Hanumān in a garden in Laṅkā.
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PdP 6 44.10
रामसंज्ञापनं तस्यै दत्तं कर्म महत्कृतम् । पुनः समेत्य रामेण सर्वं तत्र निवेदितम्
rāmasaṃjñāpanaṃ tasyai dattaṃ karma mahatkṛtam | punaḥ sametya rāmeṇa sarvaṃ tatra niveditam
Rāma's message (of recognition) was delivered to her, and a great deed was done; then, having rejoined Rāma, he reported everything (that happened) there.
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PdP 6 44.11
अथ श्रुत्वा रामचंद्रो वाक्यं चैव हनूमतः । सुग्रीवानुमतेनैव प्रस्थानं समरोचयत्
atha śrutvā rāmacaṃdro vākyaṃ caiva hanūmataḥ | sugrīvānumatenaiva prasthānaṃ samarocayat
Then, having heard Hanumān's words, Rāmacandra, with Sugrīva's consent, resolved upon setting out.
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PdP 6 44.12
सौमित्रेकेन पुण्येन तीर्यते वरुणालयः । अगाधो नितरामेष यादोभिश्च समाकुलः । उपायं नैव पश्यामि येनासौ सुतरो भवेत्
saumitrekena puṇyena tīryate varuṇālayaḥ | agādho nitarāmeṣa yādobhiśca samākulaḥ | upāyaṃ naiva paśyāmi yenāsau sutaro bhavet
"O son of Sumitrā, by what merit is the abode of Varuṇa (the ocean) to be crossed? It is utterly bottomless and swarming with sea-monsters. I see no means at all by which it might become easy to cross."
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PdP 6 44.13
लक्ष्मण उवाच- आदिदेवस्त्वमेवासि पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः । बकदाल्भ्यो मुनिश्चात्र वर्तते द्वीपमध्यतः
lakṣmaṇa uvāca- ādidevastvamevāsi purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ | bakadālbhyo muniścātra vartate dvīpamadhyataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.14
अस्मात्स्थानाद्योजनार्द्धमाश्रमस्तस्य राघव । अन्ये च ब्राह्मणास्तत्र बहवो रघुनंदन
asmātsthānādyojanārddhamāśramastasya rāghava | anye ca brāhmaṇāstatra bahavo raghunaṃdana
His hermitage is half a yojana from this place, O Rāghava; and many other brahmins are there, O delight of the Raghus.
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PdP 6 44.15
तं पृच्छ गत्वा राजेंद्र पुराणमृषिपुंगवम् । इति वाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणस्यातिशोभनम्
taṃ pṛccha gatvā rājeṃdra purāṇamṛṣipuṃgavam | iti vākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇasyātiśobhanam
"Go and ask him, O lord of kings, that ancient bull among sages." Then, having heard this most excellent speech of Lakṣmaṇa,
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PdP 6 44.16
जगाम राघवो द्रष्टुं बकदाल्भ्यं महामुनिम् । प्रणनाम मुनिं मूर्ध्ना रामो विष्णुमिवामरः
jagāma rāghavo draṣṭuṃ bakadālbhyaṃ mahāmunim | praṇanāma muniṃ mūrdhnā rāmo viṣṇumivāmaraḥ
Rāghava went to see the great sage Bakadālbhya; Rāma bowed his head to the sage, as an immortal bows to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 44.17
ज्ञात्वा मुनिस्ततो रामं पुराणं पुरुषोत्तमम् । केनापि कारणेनैव प्रविष्टो मानुषीं तनुम्
jñātvā munistato rāmaṃ purāṇaṃ puruṣottamam | kenāpi kāraṇenaiva praviṣṭo mānuṣīṃ tanum
Then the sage, recognizing Rāma as the ancient one, the highest of persons, who for some reason had entered a human body,
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PdP 6 44.18
उवाच स ऋषिस्तुष्टः कुतो राम तवागमः
uvāca sa ṛṣistuṣṭaḥ kuto rāma tavāgamaḥ
That sage, pleased, said: "Rāma, from where has your coming (been)?"
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PdP 6 44.19
राम उवाच- त्वत्प्रसादादहं विप्र तीरं नदनदीपतेः । आगतोऽस्मि ससैन्योऽत्र लंकां जेतुं सराक्षसाम्
rāma uvāca- tvatprasādādahaṃ vipra tīraṃ nadanadīpateḥ | āgato'smi sasainyo'tra laṃkāṃ jetuṃ sarākṣasām
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.20
भवतश्चानुकूलत्वात्तीर्यतेऽब्धिर्यथा मया । तमुपायं वद मुने प्रसादं कुरु सांप्रतम्
bhavataścānukūlatvāttīryate'bdhiryathā mayā | tamupāyaṃ vada mune prasādaṃ kuru sāṃpratam
And since you are favorable (to me), tell me, O sage, that means by which the ocean may be crossed by me; show (me) your grace now.
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PdP 6 44.21
एतस्मात्कारणादेव द्रष्टुं त्वाहमिहागतः । रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा बकदाल्भ्यो महामुनिः
etasmātkāraṇādeva draṣṭuṃ tvāhamihāgataḥ | rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bakadālbhyo mahāmuniḥ
For just this reason I have come here to see you." Having heard Rāma's words, the great sage Bakadālbhya —
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PdP 6 44.22
उवाच सुप्रसन्नात्मा रामं राजीवलोचनम् । कर्तव्यमद्य ते राम व्रतानां व्रतमुत्तमम्
uvāca suprasannātmā rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam | kartavyamadya te rāma vratānāṃ vratamuttamam
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.23
कृतेन येन सहसा विजयस्ते भविष्यति । लंकां जित्वा राक्षसांश्च स्वच्छां कीर्तिमवाप्स्यसि
kṛtena yena sahasā vijayaste bhaviṣyati | laṃkāṃ jitvā rākṣasāṃśca svacchāṃ kīrtimavāpsyasi
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.24
एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा व्रतमेतत्समाचर । फाल्गुनस्यासिते पक्षे विजयैकादशी भवेत्
ekāgramānaso bhūtvā vratametatsamācara | phālgunasyāsite pakṣe vijayaikādaśī bhavet
With a one-pointed mind, perform this observance: in the dark fortnight of Phālguna falls the Vijayā Ekādaśī.
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PdP 6 44.25
तस्या व्रतेन हे राम विजयस्ते भविष्यति । निःसंशयं समुद्रं त्वं तरिष्यसि सवानरः
tasyā vratena he rāma vijayaste bhaviṣyati | niḥsaṃśayaṃ samudraṃ tvaṃ tariṣyasi savānaraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.26
विधिस्तु श्रूयतां राजन्व्रतस्यास्य फलप्रदः । दशम्यां दिवसे प्राप्ते कुंभमेकं तु कारयेत्
vidhistu śrūyatāṃ rājanvratasyāsya phalapradaḥ | daśamyāṃ divase prāpte kuṃbhamekaṃ tu kārayet
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 44.27
हैमं वा राजतं वापि ताम्रं वाप्यथ मृन्मयम् । स्थापयेच्छोभितं चैव जलपूर्णं सपल्लवम्
haimaṃ vā rājataṃ vāpi tāmraṃ vāpyatha mṛnmayam | sthāpayecchobhitaṃ caiva jalapūrṇaṃ sapallavam
(He should have made) one of gold, or of silver, or of copper, or else of clay; and he should set it up adorned, filled with water, and with (mango) sprigs.
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PdP 6 44.28
सप्तधान्यान्यधस्तस्य यवानुपरि विन्यसेत् । तस्योपरि न्यसेद्देवं हैमं नारायणं प्रभुम्
saptadhānyānyadhastasya yavānupari vinyaset | tasyopari nyaseddevaṃ haimaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum
He should place the seven grains beneath it, and barley above; upon that he should set the golden god, Nārāyaṇa the Lord.
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PdP 6 44.29
एकादशीदिने प्राप्ते प्रातः स्नानं समाचरेत् । निश्चलं स्थापयेत्कुंभं कंठमाल्यानुलेपनैः
ekādaśīdine prāpte prātaḥ snānaṃ samācaret | niścalaṃ sthāpayetkuṃbhaṃ kaṃṭhamālyānulepanaiḥ
When the eleventh-day comes, he should perform the morning bath; he should set the pot firmly (in place), with garlands for its neck and with unguents.
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PdP 6 44.30
पूगीफलैर्नालिकेरैः पूजयेच्च विशेषतः । गंधैर्धूपैश्चदीपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्विविधैरपि
pūgīphalairnālikeraiḥ pūjayecca viśeṣataḥ | gaṃdhairdhūpaiścadīpaiśca naivedyairvividhairapi
And he should worship (it) especially with areca nuts and coconuts, with fragrances, incense and lamps, and with various food offerings.
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PdP 6 44.31
कुंभाग्रे तद्दिनं राम नीयते सत्कथादिभिः । रात्रौ जागरणं चैव तस्याग्रे कारयेद्बुधः
kuṃbhāgre taddinaṃ rāma nīyate satkathādibhiḥ | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ caiva tasyāgre kārayedbudhaḥ
That day, Rāma, is passed before the pot with holy stories and the like; and at night the wise man should have a vigil kept before it.
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PdP 6 44.32
प्रकाशयेद्घृतदीपमखंडव्रतहेतवे । द्वादशीदिवसे प्राप्ते मार्तंडस्योदये सति
prakāśayedghṛtadīpamakhaṃḍavratahetave | dvādaśīdivase prāpte mārtaṃḍasyodaye sati
He should keep a ghee lamp burning so that the observance not be broken. When the twelfth day comes, at the rising of the sun,
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PdP 6 44.33
नीत्वा कुंभं जलोद्देशे नद्याः प्रस्रवणे तथा । तडागे स्थापयित्वा तं पूजयित्वा यथाविधि
nītvā kuṃbhaṃ jaloddeśe nadyāḥ prasravaṇe tathā | taḍāge sthāpayitvā taṃ pūjayitvā yathāvidhi
having carried the pot to a place of water — to a river's spring, or to a tank — and having set it down there and worshipped it according to rule,
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PdP 6 44.34
दद्यात्सदेवं तं कुंभं ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । कुंभेन सह राजेंद्र महादानानि दापयेत्
dadyātsadevaṃ taṃ kuṃbhaṃ brāhmaṇe vedapārage | kuṃbhena saha rājeṃdra mahādānāni dāpayet
he should give that pot together with the god to a brahmin who has gone through the Vedas; and along with the pot, O lord of kings, he should have the great gifts given.
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PdP 6 44.35
अनेनविधिना राम यूथपैः सह संगतः । कुरु व्रतं प्रयत्नेन विजयस्ते भविष्यति
anenavidhinā rāma yūthapaiḥ saha saṃgataḥ | kuru vrataṃ prayatnena vijayaste bhaviṣyati
By this rule, Rāma, joined together with the troop-leaders, perform the observance diligently: victory will be yours.
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PdP 6 44.36
इति श्रुत्वा ततो रामो यथोक्तमकरोत्तदा । कृते व्रते स विजयी बभूव रघुनंदनः
iti śrutvā tato rāmo yathoktamakarottadā | kṛte vrate sa vijayī babhūva raghunaṃdanaḥ
Having heard this, Rāma then did as had been told; and when the observance was done, that delight of the Raghus became victorious.
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PdP 6 44.37
प्राप्ता सीता जिता लंका पौलस्त्यो निहतो रणे । अनेनविधिना पुत्र ये कुर्वंति नरा व्रतम्
prāptā sītā jitā laṃkā paulastyo nihato raṇe | anenavidhinā putra ye kurvaṃti narā vratam
Sītā was recovered, Laṅkā was conquered, the son of Pulastya (Rāvaṇa) was slain in battle. Those men, my son, who perform the observance by this rule —
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PdP 6 44.38
इहलोकजयप्राप्तिः परलोकस्तथाक्षयः । एतस्मात्कारणात्पुत्र कर्तव्यं विजयाव्रतम्
ihalokajayaprāptiḥ paralokastathākṣayaḥ | etasmātkāraṇātputra kartavyaṃ vijayāvratam
they gain victory in this world, and likewise an imperishable world beyond. For this reason, my son, the Vijayā observance should be performed.
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PdP 6 44.39
विजयायाश्च माहात्म्यं सर्वकिल्बिषनाशनम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणाच्चैव वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
vijayāyāśca māhātmyaṃ sarvakilbiṣanāśanam | paṭhanācchravaṇāccaiva vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
And the greatness of Vijayā (the eleventh day so named) destroys all sin; from reciting it and from hearing it one obtains the fruit of a Vājapeya sacrifice.
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