Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 51
PdP 6 51.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- अपरायाश्च माहात्म्यं श्रुतं सर्वं जनार्दन । ज्येष्ठस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु स्याद्या तां वद मानद
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- aparāyāśca māhātmyaṃ śrutaṃ sarvaṃ janārdana | jyeṣṭhasya śuklapakṣe tu syādyā tāṃ vada mānada
Yudhiṣṭhira said: I have heard the whole greatness of the Aparā, O Janārdana. But tell me, O giver of honour, of the one that falls in the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha.
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PdP 6 51.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- एनां वक्ष्यति धर्मात्मा व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञो वेदवेदांगपारगः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- enāṃ vakṣyati dharmātmā vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | sarvaśāstrārthatattvajño vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Of this one the righteous Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī, will speak — he who knows the truth of the meaning of all the scriptures and has mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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PdP 6 51.3
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- श्रुता मे मानवा धर्मा वासिष्ठाश्च श्रुता मया । द्वैपायन यथावत्त्वं वैष्णवान्वक्तुमर्हसि
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- śrutā me mānavā dharmā vāsiṣṭhāśca śrutā mayā | dvaipāyana yathāvattvaṃ vaiṣṇavānvaktumarhasi
Yudhiṣṭhira said: I have heard the laws of Manu, and the laws of Vasiṣṭha I have heard; O Dvaipāyana, you should tell me properly of the Vaiṣṇava ones.
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PdP 6 51.4
श्रीवेदव्यास उवाच - श्रुतास्तु मानवा धर्मा वैदिकाश्च श्रुतास्त्वया । कलौ युगे न शक्यंते ते वै कर्तुं नराधिप
śrīvedavyāsa uvāca - śrutāstu mānavā dharmā vaidikāśca śrutāstvayā | kalau yuge na śakyaṃte te vai kartuṃ narādhipa
Śrī Vedavyāsa said: You have heard the laws of Manu and those of the Vedas; but in the Kali age those cannot be carried out, O lord of men.
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PdP 6 51.5
सुखोपायमल्पधनमल्पक्लेशं महाफलम् । पुराणानां च सर्वेषां सारभूतं महामते
sukhopāyamalpadhanamalpakleśaṃ mahāphalam | purāṇānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ sārabhūtaṃ mahāmate
(This observance is) an easy means, of little cost, of little trouble, of great fruit, and the very essence of all the Purāṇas, O greatly wise one.
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PdP 6 51.6
एकादश्यां न भुंजीत पक्षयोरुभयोरपि । द्वादश्यां तु शुचिर्भूत्वा पुष्पैः संपूज्य केशवम्
ekādaśyāṃ na bhuṃjīta pakṣayorubhayorapi | dvādaśyāṃ tu śucirbhūtvā puṣpaiḥ saṃpūjya keśavam
One should not eat on the eleventh day, in either of the two fortnights; but on the twelfth, having become pure and having worshipped Keśava with flowers,
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PdP 6 51.7
अन्नं भुंजीत सत्कृत्य पश्चाद्विप्रपुरःसरम् । सूतकेऽपि न भोक्तव्यं नाशौचे च जनाधिप
annaṃ bhuṃjīta satkṛtya paścādviprapuraḥsaram | sūtake'pi na bhoktavyaṃ nāśauce ca janādhipa
one should eat food respectfully afterwards, with a brahmin taking precedence. Even during (the impurity of) childbirth it is not to be eaten, nor in (any other) time of impurity, O lord of men.
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PdP 6 51.8
यावज्जीवं व्रतमिदं कर्त्तव्यं पुरुषर्षभ । स्वर्गतिं प्राप्तुमिच्छद्भिरत्र नैवास्ति संशयः
yāvajjīvaṃ vratamidaṃ karttavyaṃ puruṣarṣabha | svargatiṃ prāptumicchadbhiratra naivāsti saṃśayaḥ
This vow is to be performed as long as life lasts, O bull among men, by those who wish to attain the way to heaven; in this there is no doubt at all.
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PdP 6 51.9
आपपापा दुराचाराः पापिष्ठा धर्मवर्जिताः । एकादश्यां न भुंजाना न ते यांति यमांतिकम्
āpapāpā durācārāḥ pāpiṣṭhā dharmavarjitāḥ | ekādaśyāṃ na bhuṃjānā na te yāṃti yamāṃtikam
Even the very sinful, the ill-conducted, the most wicked, those devoid of dharma — if they do not eat on the eleventh day, they do not go to Yama's presence.
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PdP 6 51.10
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कंपितोऽश्वत्थपत्रवत् । भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्नत्वोवाच गुरुं प्रति
iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kaṃpito'śvatthapatravat | bhīmaseno mahābāhurnatvovāca guruṃ prati
Having heard that speech of his, Bhīmasena of mighty arms, trembling like a leaf of the aśvattha tree, bowed and spoke to the elder.
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PdP 6 51.11
भीमसेन उवाच- पितामह महाबुद्धे शृणु मे परमं वचः । युधिष्ठिरश्च कुंती च तथा द्रुपदनंदिनी
bhīmasena uvāca- pitāmaha mahābuddhe śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraśca kuṃtī ca tathā drupadanaṃdinī
Bhīmasena said: O grandfather, of great intellect, hear my most important words. Yudhiṣṭhira, and Kuntī, and likewise the daughter of Drupada,
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PdP 6 51.12
अर्जुनो नकुलश्चैव सहदेवस्तथैव च । एकादश्यां न भुंजंति कदाचिदपि सुव्रताः
arjuno nakulaścaiva sahadevastathaiva ca | ekādaśyāṃ na bhuṃjaṃti kadācidapi suvratāḥ
and Arjuna, and Nakula, and Sahadeva too — being firm in their vows, they never eat on the eleventh day.
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PdP 6 51.13
ते मां ब्रुवंति वै नित्यं मा भुंक्ष्व त्वं वृकोदर । अहं तानब्रुवं तात बुभुक्षा दुःसहा मम
te māṃ bruvaṃti vai nityaṃ mā bhuṃkṣva tvaṃ vṛkodara | ahaṃ tānabruvaṃ tāta bubhukṣā duḥsahā mama
They always tell me: "Do not eat, Wolf-belly!" And I told them, "Dear one, my hunger is hard to bear."
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PdP 6 51.14
दानं दास्यामि विधिवत्पूजयिष्यामि केशवम् । भीमसेनवचः श्रुत्वा व्यासो वचनमब्रवीत्
dānaṃ dāsyāmi vidhivatpūjayiṣyāmi keśavam | bhīmasenavacaḥ śrutvā vyāso vacanamabravīt
"I shall give a gift according to rule, I shall worship Keśava." Having heard Bhīmasena's words, Vyāsa spoke these words:
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PdP 6 51.15
व्यास उवाच- यदि स्वर्गमभीष्टं ते नरकं दुष्टमेव च । एकादश्यां न भोक्तव्यं पक्षयोरुभयोरपि
vyāsa uvāca- yadi svargamabhīṣṭaṃ te narakaṃ duṣṭameva ca | ekādaśyāṃ na bhoktavyaṃ pakṣayorubhayorapi
Vyāsa said: If heaven is what you desire, and hell is indeed evil, then on the eleventh day one must not eat, in both fortnights alike.
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PdP 6 51.16
भीमसेन उवाच- पितामह महाबुद्धे कथयामि तवाग्रतः । एकभक्ते न शक्नोमि उपवासे कुतः प्रभो
bhīmasena uvāca- pitāmaha mahābuddhe kathayāmi tavāgrataḥ | ekabhakte na śaknomi upavāse kutaḥ prabho
Bhīmasena said: Grandfather, greatly wise one, I speak in your presence: I cannot manage even a single meal (a day) — how then a fast, O lord?
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PdP 6 51.17
वृकोऽपिनाम यो वह्निः स सदा जठरे मम । अतिवेलं यदाश्नामि तदा समुपशाम्यति
vṛko'pināma yo vahniḥ sa sadā jaṭhare mama | ativelaṃ yadāśnāmi tadā samupaśāmyati
There is a fire named Vṛka ("wolf") always in my belly; when I eat beyond measure, then it is quieted.
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PdP 6 51.18
नैकं शक्नोम्यहं कर्तुमुपवासं महामुने । येनैव प्राप्यते स्वर्गस्तत्कर्त्तास्मि यथातथम् । तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्
naikaṃ śaknomyahaṃ kartumupavāsaṃ mahāmune | yenaiva prāpyate svargastatkarttāsmi yathātatham | tadekaṃ vada niścitya yena śreyo'hamāpnuyām
I am not able to perform even one fast, great sage. That by which heaven is attained — that I shall do exactly as prescribed. So tell me, having determined it, that one thing by which I may attain the good.
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PdP 6 51.19
व्यास उवाच- वृषस्थे मिथुनस्थे वा यदा चैकादशी भवेत् । ज्येष्ठमासे प्रयत्नेन सोपोष्योदकवर्जिता
vyāsa uvāca- vṛṣasthe mithunasthe vā yadā caikādaśī bhavet | jyeṣṭhamāse prayatnena sopoṣyodakavarjitā
Vyāsa said: When the eleventh day falls with (the sun) standing in Taurus or in Gemini, in the month of Jyeṣṭha, it should be observed with effort, avoiding water.
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PdP 6 51.20
गंडूषाचमनं वारि वर्जयित्वोदकं बुधः । उपभुंजीत नैवेह व्रतभंगोऽन्यथा भवेत्
gaṃḍūṣācamanaṃ vāri varjayitvodakaṃ budhaḥ | upabhuṃjīta naiveha vratabhaṃgo'nyathā bhavet
Except for water for a mouthful-rinse and sipping (ācamana), the wise man should not consume water at all here; otherwise there would be a breach of the vow.
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PdP 6 51.21
उदयादुदयं यावद्वर्जयित्वोदकं नरः । श्रूयतां समवाप्नोति द्वादशद्वादशी फलम्
udayādudayaṃ yāvadvarjayitvodakaṃ naraḥ | śrūyatāṃ samavāpnoti dvādaśadvādaśī phalam
A man who avoids water from sunrise to sunrise — let it be heard — obtains the fruit of twelve twelfth-days.
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PdP 6 51.22
ततः प्रभाते विमले द्वादश्यां स्नानमाचरेत् । जलं सुवर्णं दत्त्वा च द्विजातिभ्यो यथाविधि
tataḥ prabhāte vimale dvādaśyāṃ snānamācaret | jalaṃ suvarṇaṃ dattvā ca dvijātibhyo yathāvidhi
Then, at clear dawn on the twelfth day, he should bathe, and having given water and gold to the twice-born according to rule,
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PdP 6 51.23
भुंजीत कृतकृत्यस्तु ब्राह्मणैः सहितो वशी । एवं कृते च यत्पुण्यं भीमसेन शृणुष्व तत्
bhuṃjīta kṛtakṛtyastu brāhmaṇaiḥ sahito vaśī | evaṃ kṛte ca yatpuṇyaṃ bhīmasena śṛṇuṣva tat
self-controlled, having done what was to be done, he should eat together with the brahmins. And hear, Bhīmasena, what merit (accrues) when this is done.
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PdP 6 51.24
संवत्सरे तु याश्चैव एकादश्यो भवंति हि । तासां फलमवाप्नोति ह्यत्र मे नास्ति संशयः
saṃvatsare tu yāścaiva ekādaśyo bhavaṃti hi | tāsāṃ phalamavāpnoti hyatra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ
Whatever eleventh days there are in a year, he obtains the fruit of them all — in this I have no doubt.
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PdP 6 51.25
इति मां केशवः प्राह शंखचक्रगदाधरः । सर्वान्परित्यज्य पुमान्मामेकं शरणं व्रजेत्
iti māṃ keśavaḥ prāha śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | sarvānparityajya pumānmāmekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajet
Thus Keśava, bearer of conch, discus and mace, said to me: "Let a man abandon all others and go for refuge to me alone."
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PdP 6 51.26
एकादश्यां निराहारस्ततः पापात्प्रमुच्यते । द्रव्यशुद्धिः कलौ नास्ति संस्कारः स्मार्त्त एव च
ekādaśyāṃ nirāhārastataḥ pāpātpramucyate | dravyaśuddhiḥ kalau nāsti saṃskāraḥ smārtta eva ca
One who is without food on the eleventh day is thereby released from sin. In the Kali age there is no purity of substances, nor any smārta rite,
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PdP 6 51.27
वैदिकस्तु कुतश्चापि प्राप्ते दुष्टे कलौ युगे । किं नु ते बहुनोक्तेन वायुपुत्र पुनः पुनः
vaidikastu kutaścāpi prāpte duṣṭe kalau yuge | kiṃ nu te bahunoktena vāyuputra punaḥ punaḥ
and how could there be any Vedic (rite) at all, once the evil Kali age has arrived? What need for much speaking to you again and again, son of the Wind?
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PdP 6 51.28
एकादश्यां न भुंजीत पक्षयोरुभयोरपि । एकादश्यां सिते पक्षे ज्येष्ठेमास्युदकं विना
ekādaśyāṃ na bhuṃjīta pakṣayorubhayorapi | ekādaśyāṃ site pakṣe jyeṣṭhemāsyudakaṃ vinā
On the eleventh day one should not eat, in both fortnights alike; (and) on the eleventh of the bright fortnight in the month of Jyeṣṭha, without water —
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PdP 6 51.29
पुण्यं फलमवाप्नोति तच्छृणुष्व वृकोदर । संवत्सरे तु या प्रोक्ताः शुक्लः कृष्णा वृकोदर
puṇyaṃ phalamavāpnoti tacchṛṇuṣva vṛkodara | saṃvatsare tu yā proktāḥ śuklaḥ kṛṣṇā vṛkodara
he obtains a meritorious fruit; hear that, Wolf-belly. And those (eleventh days) that are declared in the year, bright and dark, Wolf-belly —
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PdP 6 51.30
उपोषिता हि सर्वाः स्युरेकादश्यो न संशयः । धनधान्यप्रदा पुण्या पुत्रारोग्यशुभप्रदा
upoṣitā hi sarvāḥ syurekādaśyo na saṃśayaḥ | dhanadhānyapradā puṇyā putrārogyaśubhapradā
all the eleventh days, when fasted upon, would be — no doubt of it — bestowers of wealth and grain, meritorious, granters of sons, health, and welfare.
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PdP 6 51.31
उपोषिता नरव्याघ्र इति सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते । यमदूता महाकायाः करालाः कृष्णरूपिणः
upoṣitā naravyāghra iti satyaṃ bravīmi te | yamadūtā mahākāyāḥ karālāḥ kṛṣṇarūpiṇaḥ
When (the day is) fasted upon, tiger among men — this I tell you as truth — the messengers of Yama, huge-bodied, gaping-mouthed, black of form,
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PdP 6 51.32
दंडपाशधरा रौद्रा नोपसर्पंति तं नरम् । पीतांबरधरा सौम्याश्चक्रहस्ता मनोजवाः
daṃḍapāśadharā raudrā nopasarpaṃti taṃ naram | pītāṃbaradharā saumyāścakrahastā manojavāḥ
holding rod and noose, terrible — they do not approach that man; (rather) ones clad in yellow garments, gentle, with discus in hand, swift as thought,
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PdP 6 51.33
अंतकालेन यंत्येते वैष्णवान्वैष्णवीपुरीम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन उपोष्योदकवर्जिता
aṃtakālena yaṃtyete vaiṣṇavānvaiṣṇavīpurīm | tasmātsarvaprayatnena upoṣyodakavarjitā
At the time of death these (messengers) bring the Vaiṣṇavas to Viṣṇu's city; therefore, with every effort, having fasted while abstaining from water,
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PdP 6 51.34
जलधेनुं तदा दत्त्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततस्त्वमस्यां कौंतेय सोपवासोऽर्चनं हरेः
jaladhenuṃ tadā dattvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | tatastvamasyāṃ kauṃteya sopavāso'rcanaṃ hareḥ
and having then given a water-cow, one is released from all sins. Therefore, O son of Kuntī, on this (day) you should perform the worship of Hari together with a fast,
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PdP 6 51.35
कुरु सर्वप्रयत्नेन सर्वपापप्रशांतये । स्वप्नेन मेऽपराधोस्ति दंतरागतयापि वा
kuru sarvaprayatnena sarvapāpapraśāṃtaye | svapnena me'parādhosti daṃtarāgatayāpi vā
do it with every effort, for the quieting of all sins. "If I have committed an offence in a dream, or even by (what is) lodged in the teeth—
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PdP 6 51.36
भोक्ष्येपरेऽह्नि देवेश ह्यशनं वासराद्धरेः । इत्युच्चार्य ततो मंत्र उपवासपरो भवेत्
bhokṣyepare'hni deveśa hyaśanaṃ vāsarāddhareḥ | ityuccārya tato maṃtra upavāsaparo bhavet
—O lord of the gods, I shall eat food on the next day, after Hari's day." Having uttered this mantra, one should then be intent on the fast,
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PdP 6 51.37
सर्वपापविनाशाय श्रद्धा दम समन्वितः । मेरुमंदरमात्राघं स्त्रिया पुंसा च यत्कृतम्
sarvapāpavināśāya śraddhā dama samanvitaḥ | merumaṃdaramātrāghaṃ striyā puṃsā ca yatkṛtam
for the destruction of all sins, possessed of faith and self-restraint. Sin the size of Meru and Mandara, whatever has been committed by a woman or a man—
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PdP 6 51.38
सर्वं तद्भस्मतां याति एकादश्याः प्रभावतः । न शक्नुवंति ये दातुं जलधेनुं नराधिप
sarvaṃ tadbhasmatāṃ yāti ekādaśyāḥ prabhāvataḥ | na śaknuvaṃti ye dātuṃ jaladhenuṃ narādhipa
all of that turns to ashes by the power of the eleventh (day). Those who are not able to give a water-cow, O lord of men—
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PdP 6 51.39
सकांचनः प्रदातव्यो घटको वस्त्रसंयुतः । तोयस्य नियमं योऽस्या कुरुते वै स पुण्यभाक्
sakāṃcanaḥ pradātavyo ghaṭako vastrasaṃyutaḥ | toyasya niyamaṃ yo'syā kurute vai sa puṇyabhāk
a pot together with gold and a cloth should be given (by them). Whoever keeps the water-restriction of this (day), he indeed has a share of merit.
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PdP 6 51.40
फलं कोटिसुवर्णस्य यामेयामे श्रुतं फलम् । स्नानं दानं जपं होमं यदस्यां कुरुते नरः
phalaṃ koṭisuvarṇasya yāmeyāme śrutaṃ phalam | snānaṃ dānaṃ japaṃ homaṃ yadasyāṃ kurute naraḥ
The fruit of ten million (pieces of) gold is the fruit heard of for each watch (of the day). Whatever bathing, giving, muttering (of prayers), or oblation a man performs on this (day),
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PdP 6 51.41
तत्सर्वं चाक्षयं प्राप्तमेतत्कृष्णप्रभाषितम् । किं वापरेण धर्मेण निर्जलैकादशीं विना
tatsarvaṃ cākṣayaṃ prāptametatkṛṣṇaprabhāṣitam | kiṃ vāpareṇa dharmeṇa nirjalaikādaśīṃ vinā
all that is obtained as imperishable—this was declared by Kṛṣṇa. And what use is any other observance apart from the waterless eleventh?
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PdP 6 51.42
उपोष्य सम्यग्विधिवद्वैष्णवं पदमाप्नुयात् । सुवर्णमन्नं वासो वा यदस्यां संप्रदीयते
upoṣya samyagvidhivadvaiṣṇavaṃ padamāpnuyāt | suvarṇamannaṃ vāso vā yadasyāṃ saṃpradīyate
Having fasted properly according to the rule, one would attain the state of Viṣṇu. Gold, food, or clothing—whatever is given away on this (day),
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PdP 6 51.43
तदस्य कुरुशार्दूल सर्वं चाप्यक्षयं भवेत् । एकादश्यां दिने योऽन्नं भुंक्ते पापं भुनक्ति सः
tadasya kuruśārdūla sarvaṃ cāpyakṣayaṃ bhavet | ekādaśyāṃ dine yo'nnaṃ bhuṃkte pāpaṃ bhunakti saḥ
all that becomes imperishable for him, O tiger of the Kurus. He who eats food on the eleventh day, he eats sin.
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PdP 6 51.44
इहलोके स चांडालो मृतः प्राप्नोति दुर्गतिम् । ये च दास्यंति दानानि द्वादश्यां समुपोषिताः
ihaloke sa cāṃḍālo mṛtaḥ prāpnoti durgatim | ye ca dāsyaṃti dānāni dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣitāḥ
In this world he is an outcaste, and dead he attains an evil destiny. But those who, having duly fasted, will give gifts on the twelfth
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PdP 6 51.45
ज्येष्ठमासे सिते पक्षे प्राप्स्यंति परमं पदम् । ब्रह्महा मद्यपः स्तेनो गुरुद्वेषी सदानृती
jyeṣṭhamāse site pakṣe prāpsyaṃti paramaṃ padam | brahmahā madyapaḥ steno gurudveṣī sadānṛtī
in the bright fortnight of the month of Jyeṣṭha, they will attain the highest state. A slayer of a brahmin, a drinker of liquor, a thief, a hater of his teacher, one always lying—
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PdP 6 51.46
मुच्यंते पातकैः सर्वैर्निर्जलायैरुपोषिता । विशेषं शृणु कौंतेय निर्जलैकादशी दिने
mucyaṃte pātakaiḥ sarvairnirjalāyairupoṣitā | viśeṣaṃ śṛṇu kauṃteya nirjalaikādaśī dine
they are freed from all their sins, having fasted on the waterless (eleventh). Hear the particulars, O son of Kuntī, on the day of the waterless eleventh:
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PdP 6 51.47
यत्कर्त्तव्यं नरैः स्त्रीभिर्दानं श्रद्धासमन्वितैः । जलशायी च संपूज्यो देया धेनुस्तथाम्मयी
yatkarttavyaṃ naraiḥ strībhirdānaṃ śraddhāsamanvitaiḥ | jalaśāyī ca saṃpūjyo deyā dhenustathāmmayī
what gift is to be made by men and women filled with faith. And He who lies upon the waters is to be worshipped, and a cow made of water is to be given,
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PdP 6 51.48
प्रत्यक्षा वा नृपश्रेष्ठ घृतधेनुरथापि वा । दक्षिणाभिः सुपुष्टाभिर्मिष्टान्नैश्च पृथग्विधैः
pratyakṣā vā nṛpaśreṣṭha ghṛtadhenurathāpi vā | dakṣiṇābhiḥ supuṣṭābhirmiṣṭānnaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ
or an actual (cow), O best of kings, or else a cow (made) of ghee; with ample fees and with sweet foods of various kinds
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PdP 6 51.49
तोषणीयाः प्रयत्नेन द्विजा धर्मभृतां वर । तुष्टा भवंति वै विप्रास्तैस्तुष्टैर्मोक्षदो हरिः
toṣaṇīyāḥ prayatnena dvijā dharmabhṛtāṃ vara | tuṣṭā bhavaṃti vai viprāstaistuṣṭairmokṣado hariḥ
the twice-born are to be gratified with effort, O best of the upholders of dharma. The brahmins indeed become pleased, and when they are pleased Hari grants liberation.
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PdP 6 51.50
आत्मद्रोहः कृतस्तैर्हि यैरेषा न ह्युपोषिता । पापात्मानो दुराचारा मुष्टास्ते नात्र संशयः 6.51.
ātmadrohaḥ kṛtastairhi yaireṣā na hyupoṣitā | pāpātmāno durācārā muṣṭāste nātra saṃśayaḥ 6.51.
For self-injury has been done by those who have not fasted on this (day); they are of sinful souls, of evil conduct, and are robbed—there is no doubt in this. 6.51.
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PdP 6 51.51
कुलानां शतमागामि अतीतानां तथा शतम् । आत्मना सह तैर्नीतं वासुदेवस्य मंदिरम्
kulānāṃ śatamāgāmi atītānāṃ tathā śatam | ātmanā saha tairnītaṃ vāsudevasya maṃdiram
A hundred future generations of the family and likewise a hundred past ones have been led by them, along with themselves, to the house of Vāsudeva—
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PdP 6 51.52
शांतैर्दांतैर्दानपरैरर्चयद्भिस्तथा हरिम् । कुर्वद्भिर्जागरं रात्रौ यैरेषा समुपोषिता
śāṃtairdāṃtairdānaparairarcayadbhistathā harim | kurvadbhirjāgaraṃ rātrau yaireṣā samupoṣitā
by those calm, self-controlled, devoted to giving, and worshipping Hari, keeping vigil in the night, by whom this (fast) has been duly observed.
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PdP 6 51.53
अन्नं वस्त्रं तथा गावो जलं शय्यासनं शुभम् । कमंडलुं तथा छत्रं दातव्यं निर्जला दिने
annaṃ vastraṃ tathā gāvo jalaṃ śayyāsanaṃ śubham | kamaṃḍaluṃ tathā chatraṃ dātavyaṃ nirjalā dine
Food, clothing, and also cows, water, a bed, a fine seat, a water-pot and also an umbrella should be given on the day of the Nirjalā (Ekādaśī).
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PdP 6 51.54
उपानहौ यो ददाति पात्रभूते द्विजोत्तमे । स सौवर्णेन यानेन स्वर्गलोके महीयते
upānahau yo dadāti pātrabhūte dvijottame | sa sauvarṇena yānena svargaloke mahīyate
He who gives a pair of sandals to a worthy recipient, the best of twice-born, is honoured in the world of heaven with a golden vehicle.
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PdP 6 51.55
यश्चेमां शृणुयाद्भक्त्या यश्चापि परिकीर्तयेत् । उभौ तौ स्वर्गमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yaścemāṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā yaścāpi parikīrtayet | ubhau tau svargamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
He who listens to this with devotion, and he who also proclaims it — both of them attain heaven; no doubt is to be entertained about this.
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PdP 6 51.56
यत्फलं संनिहत्यायां राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे । कृत्वा श्राद्धं लभेन्मर्त्यस्तदस्याः श्रवणादपि
yatphalaṃ saṃnihatyāyāṃ rāhugraste divākare | kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ labhenmartyastadasyāḥ śravaṇādapi
Whatever fruit a mortal gains by performing a śrāddha at Saṃnihatī when the sun is eclipsed by Rāhu, that (he gains) even from hearing of this (Ekādaśī).
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PdP 6 51.57
नियमं च प्रकर्त्तव्यं दंतधावनपूर्वकम् । एकादश्यां निराहारो वर्जयिष्यामि वै जलम्
niyamaṃ ca prakarttavyaṃ daṃtadhāvanapūrvakam | ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāro varjayiṣyāmi vai jalam
And the vow should be undertaken, preceded by the cleaning of the teeth: "On the Ekādaśī I shall be without food and shall indeed avoid water,
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PdP 6 51.58
केशवप्रीणनार्थाय अन्यदाचमनादृते । द्वादश्यां देवदेवेशः पूजनीयस्त्रिविक्रमः
keśavaprīṇanārthāya anyadācamanādṛte | dvādaśyāṃ devadeveśaḥ pūjanīyastrivikramaḥ
for the sake of pleasing Keśava" — apart from what is used for rinsing the mouth. On the Dvādaśī the God of gods, the lord of gods, Trivikrama, is to be worshipped.
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PdP 6 51.59
गंधैर्धूपैस्तथा पुष्पैर्वासोभिः प्रियदर्शनैः । पूजयित्वा विधानेन मंत्रमेतमुदीरयेत्
gaṃdhairdhūpaistathā puṣpairvāsobhiḥ priyadarśanaiḥ | pūjayitvā vidhānena maṃtrametamudīrayet
Having worshipped (him) according to the rule with fragrances, incenses, and flowers, and with lovely-looking garments, one should utter this mantra:
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PdP 6 51.60
देवदेव हृषीकेश संसारार्णवतारक । उदकुंभप्रदानेन नय मां परमां गतिम्
devadeva hṛṣīkeśa saṃsārārṇavatāraka | udakuṃbhapradānena naya māṃ paramāṃ gatim
"God of gods, Hṛṣīkeśa, ferryman across the ocean of saṃsāra, by (this) gift of a water-jar lead me to the highest goal."
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PdP 6 51.61
ज्येष्ठे मासि तु वै भीम या शुक्लैकादशी शुभा । निर्जला समुपोष्यात्र जलकुंभान्सशर्करान्
jyeṣṭhe māsi tu vai bhīma yā śuklaikādaśī śubhā | nirjalā samupoṣyātra jalakuṃbhānsaśarkarān
In the month of Jyeṣṭha, O Bhīma, the auspicious Ekādaśī of the bright fortnight — having fasted here without water, (giving) water-jars together with sugar
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PdP 6 51.62
प्रदाय विप्रमुख्येभ्यो मोदते विष्णुसन्निधौ । ततः कुंभाः प्रदातव्या ब्राह्मणानां च भक्तितः
pradāya vipramukhyebhyo modate viṣṇusannidhau | tataḥ kuṃbhāḥ pradātavyā brāhmaṇānāṃ ca bhaktitaḥ
to the foremost brahmins, one rejoices in the presence of Viṣṇu. Then the jars should be given to brahmins with devotion.
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PdP 6 51.63
भोजयित्वा ततो विप्रान्स्वयं भुंजीत तत्परः । एवं यः कुरुते पूर्णां द्वादशीं पापनाशिनीम्
bhojayitvā tato viprānsvayaṃ bhuṃjīta tatparaḥ | evaṃ yaḥ kurute pūrṇāṃ dvādaśīṃ pāpanāśinīm
Then, having fed the brahmins, he should himself eat, being devoted to that. He who thus completes the full Dvādaśī, the destroyer of sin,
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PdP 6 51.64
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो पदं गच्छत्यनामयम् । ततः प्रभृति भीमेन कृता ह्येकादशी शुभा । पांडवद्वादशी नाम्ना लोके ख्याता बभूव ह
sarvapāpavinirmukto padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam | tataḥ prabhṛti bhīmena kṛtā hyekādaśī śubhā | pāṃḍavadvādaśī nāmnā loke khyātā babhūva ha
freed from all sins, goes to the place free of affliction. From that time on the auspicious Ekādaśī observed by Bhīma became known in the world by the name Pāṇḍava-dvādaśī.
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