Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 52
PdP 6 52.1
युधिष्ठिरउवाच- आषाढकृष्णपक्षे तु किं वै एकादशी भवेत् । कथयस्व प्रसादेन वासुदेव ममाग्रतः
yudhiṣṭhirauvāca- āṣāḍhakṛṣṇapakṣe tu kiṃ vai ekādaśī bhavet | kathayasva prasādena vāsudeva mamāgrataḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: But in the dark fortnight of Āṣāḍha, what indeed is the Ekādaśī? Tell (it), by your grace, Vāsudeva, before me.
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PdP 6 52.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- व्रतानामुत्तमं राजन्कथयामि तवाग्रतः । सर्वपापक्षयकरं सर्वमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- vratānāmuttamaṃ rājankathayāmi tavāgrataḥ | sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ sarvamuktipradāyakam
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: I shall tell before you, O king, the best of vows, which destroys all sin and grants complete liberation.
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PdP 6 52.3
आषाढस्यासिते पक्षे योगिनी नाम नामतः । एकादशी नृपश्रेष्ठ महापातकनाशिनी
āṣāḍhasyāsite pakṣe yoginī nāma nāmataḥ | ekādaśī nṛpaśreṣṭha mahāpātakanāśinī
In the dark fortnight of Āṣāḍha, O best of kings, (there is) the Ekādaśī called Yoginī by name, the destroyer of great sins.
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PdP 6 52.4
संसारार्णवमग्नानां पोतभूता सनातनी । जगत्त्रये सारभूता योगिनी व्रतकारिणाम्
saṃsārārṇavamagnānāṃ potabhūtā sanātanī | jagattraye sārabhūtā yoginī vratakāriṇām
For those sunk in the ocean of saṃsāra it is the eternal boat; in the three worlds the Yoginī is the essence for those who keep the vow.
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PdP 6 52.5
कथयामि तवाग्रेऽहं कथां पौराणिकीं शुभाम् । अलकायां राजराजः शिवभक्तिपरायणः
kathayāmi tavāgre'haṃ kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām | alakāyāṃ rājarājaḥ śivabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
I shall tell before you an auspicious old story. In Alakā there was the king of kings (Kubera), wholly devoted to Śiva.
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PdP 6 52.6
तस्यासीत्पुष्पबटुको हेममालीति नामतः । तस्य पत्नी सुरूपा च विशालाक्षीति नामतः
tasyāsītpuṣpabaṭuko hemamālīti nāmataḥ | tasya patnī surūpā ca viśālākṣīti nāmataḥ
He had a flower-servant named Hemamālī; his wife was beautiful and was named Viśālākṣī.
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PdP 6 52.7
स तस्यां चासक्तमना कामपाशवशं गतः । मानसात्पुष्पनिचयमानीय स्वगृहे स्थितः
sa tasyāṃ cāsaktamanā kāmapāśavaśaṃ gataḥ | mānasātpuṣpanicayamānīya svagṛhe sthitaḥ
His mind attached to her, fallen under the power of the noose of desire, having brought a heap of flowers from (Lake) Mānasa, he stayed in his own house.
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PdP 6 52.8
पत्नीप्रेमरसासक्तो न कुबेरालयं गतः । कुबेरो देवसदने करोति शिवपूजनम्
patnīpremarasāsakto na kuberālayaṃ gataḥ | kubero devasadane karoti śivapūjanam
Clinging to the savour of love for his wife, he did not go to Kubera's dwelling. Kubera in the god's temple was performing the worship of Śiva.
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PdP 6 52.9
मध्याह्नसमये राजन्पुष्पागमसमीक्षकः । हेममाली स्वभवने रमते कांतया सह
madhyāhnasamaye rājanpuṣpāgamasamīkṣakaḥ | hemamālī svabhavane ramate kāṃtayā saha
At midday, O king, expecting the arrival of the flowers, (Kubera waited, while) Hemamālī amused himself in his own house with his beloved.
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PdP 6 52.10
यक्षराट्प्रत्युवाचाथ कालातिक्रमकोपितः । कस्मान्नायाति भो यक्षा हेममाली दुरात्मवान् । निश्चयः क्रियतामस्य इत्युवाच पुनः पुनः
yakṣarāṭpratyuvācātha kālātikramakopitaḥ | kasmānnāyāti bho yakṣā hemamālī durātmavān | niścayaḥ kriyatāmasya ityuvāca punaḥ punaḥ
Then the king of the yakṣas, angered by the passing of the (proper) time, replied: "Why does he not come, O yakṣas — that evil-souled Hemamālī? Let a decision be made about him!" — so he said again and again.
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PdP 6 52.11
यक्षा ऊचुः - वनिताकामुको गेहे रमते स्वेच्छया नृप । तेषां वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य कुबेरः कोपपूरितः
yakṣā ūcuḥ - vanitākāmuko gehe ramate svecchayā nṛpa | teṣāṃ vākyaṃ samākarṇya kuberaḥ kopapūritaḥ
The yakṣas said: "Lusting after his wife, he enjoys himself at home as he pleases, O king." Hearing their words, Kubera was filled with rage.
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PdP 6 52.12
आह्वयामास तं तूर्णं बटुकं हेममालिनम् । ज्ञात्वा कालात्ययं सोऽपि भयव्याकुललोचनः
āhvayāmāsa taṃ tūrṇaṃ baṭukaṃ hemamālinam | jñātvā kālātyayaṃ so'pi bhayavyākulalocanaḥ
He summoned him at once, the young fellow Hemamālī; and he too, realizing that the time had passed, his eyes troubled with fear,
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PdP 6 52.13
अस्नात एव आगत्य कुबेरस्याग्रतः स्थितः । तं दृष्ट्वा धनदः क्रुद्धः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः
asnāta eva āgatya kuberasyāgrataḥ sthitaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā dhanadaḥ kruddhaḥ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
came without even having bathed and stood before Kubera. Seeing him, the giver of wealth grew angry, his eyes reddened with rage,
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PdP 6 52.14
प्रत्युवाच रुषाविष्टः कोपप्रस्फुरिताधरः । धनद उवाच- आः पाप दुष्ट दुर्वृत्त कृतवान्देवहेलनम्
pratyuvāca ruṣāviṣṭaḥ kopaprasphuritādharaḥ | dhanada uvāca- āḥ pāpa duṣṭa durvṛtta kṛtavāndevahelanam
and, possessed by fury, his lower lip quivering with anger, he replied. The giver of wealth said: "Ah, sinner, wicked one, ill-conducted one, you have shown contempt for the god!
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PdP 6 52.15
अष्टादशकुष्ठवृतो वियुक्तः कांतया तया । अस्मात्स्थानादपध्वस्तो गच्छ स्वप्नमथाधम
aṣṭādaśakuṣṭhavṛto viyuktaḥ kāṃtayā tayā | asmātsthānādapadhvasto gaccha svapnamathādhama
Beset by the eighteen leprosies, parted from that beloved of yours, cast down from this place — go, O base one, (to be as one) in a dream!"
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PdP 6 52.16
इत्युक्ते वचने तस्य तस्मात्स्थानात्पपात सः । महादुःखाभिभूतश्च कुष्ठैः पीडितविग्रहः
ityukte vacane tasya tasmātsthānātpapāta saḥ | mahāduḥkhābhibhūtaśca kuṣṭhaiḥ pīḍitavigrahaḥ
When that word was spoken, he fell from that place, overwhelmed by great suffering, his body tormented by the leprosies.
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PdP 6 52.17
न सुखं दिवसे तस्य न निद्रां लभते निशि । छायायां पीडिततनुर्निदाघेऽत्यंतपीडितः
na sukhaṃ divase tasya na nidrāṃ labhate niśi | chāyāyāṃ pīḍitatanurnidāghe'tyaṃtapīḍitaḥ
He had no comfort by day, nor did he get sleep at night; in the shade his body was tormented, and in the summer heat he was tormented exceedingly.
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PdP 6 52.18
शिवपूजाप्रभावेन स्मृतिस्तस्य न लुप्यते । पातकेनाभिभूतोऽपि पूर्वं कर्म स्मरत्यसौ
śivapūjāprabhāvena smṛtistasya na lupyate | pātakenābhibhūto'pi pūrvaṃ karma smaratyasau
By the power of his worship of Śiva his memory was not lost; though overcome by his sin, he still remembered his former deeds.
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PdP 6 52.19
भ्रममाणस्ततो गच्छन्हिमाद्रिं पर्वतोत्तमम् । तत्रापश्यन्मुनिवरं मार्कंडेयं तपोनिधिम्
bhramamāṇastato gacchanhimādriṃ parvatottamam | tatrāpaśyanmunivaraṃ mārkaṃḍeyaṃ taponidhim
Then, wandering as he went, (he came) to Himādri, best of mountains, and there he saw the best of sages, Mārkaṇḍeya, a treasury of austerity,
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PdP 6 52.20
यस्यायुर्विद्यते राजन्ब्रह्मणो वयसा समम् । ववंदे चरणौ तस्य दूरतः पापकर्मकृत्
yasyāyurvidyate rājanbrahmaṇo vayasā samam | vavaṃde caraṇau tasya dūrataḥ pāpakarmakṛt
whose life-span, O king, is equal in years to Brahmā's. The doer of sinful deeds saluted his feet from afar.
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PdP 6 52.21
मार्कंडेयो मुनिवरो दृष्ट्वा तं कंपितं तथा । परोपकरणार्थाय समाहूयेदमब्रवीत्
mārkaṃḍeyo munivaro dṛṣṭvā taṃ kaṃpitaṃ tathā | paropakaraṇārthāya samāhūyedamabravīt
Mārkaṇḍeya, best of sages, seeing him trembling so, called him near, for the sake of helping another, and said this:
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PdP 6 52.22
कस्मात्कुष्ठाभिभूतस्त्वं कुतो निंद्यतरो ह्यसि । इत्युक्तः स प्रत्युवाच मार्कंडेयं महामुनिम्
kasmātkuṣṭhābhibhūtastvaṃ kuto niṃdyataro hyasi | ityuktaḥ sa pratyuvāca mārkaṃḍeyaṃ mahāmunim
"Why are you overcome by leprosy? Why indeed are you so utterly loathsome?" Thus addressed, he replied to Mārkaṇḍeya, the great sage:
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PdP 6 52.23
हेममाल्युवाच- राजराजस्यानुचरो हेममालीति नामतः । मानसात्पद्मनिचयमानीय प्रत्यहं मुने
hemamālyuvāca- rājarājasyānucaro hemamālīti nāmataḥ | mānasātpadmanicayamānīya pratyahaṃ mune
Hemamālī said: "I am an attendant of the king of kings (Kubera), Hemamālī by name. Every day, O sage, having brought a heap of lotuses from (Lake) Mānasa,
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PdP 6 52.24
शिवपूजनवेलायां कुबेराय समर्पये । एकस्मिन्दिवसे चैव कालश्चाविदितो मया
śivapūjanavelāyāṃ kuberāya samarpaye | ekasmindivase caiva kālaścāvidito mayā
I present (them) to Kubera at the time of the worship of Śiva. But on one day the time went unnoticed by me,
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PdP 6 52.25
पत्नीसौख्यप्रसक्तेन शोकव्याकुलचेतसा । ततः क्रुद्धेन शप्तोऽस्मि राजराजेन वै मुने
patnīsaukhyaprasaktena śokavyākulacetasā | tataḥ kruddhena śapto'smi rājarājena vai mune
as I was engrossed in the pleasure of my wife — and then, O sage, with my mind distraught with grief, I was cursed by the angry king of kings.
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PdP 6 52.26
कुष्ठाभिभूतः संजातो वियुक्तः कांतया तया । अधुना तव सान्निध्यं प्राप्तोऽस्मि शुभकर्मणा
kuṣṭhābhibhūtaḥ saṃjāto viyuktaḥ kāṃtayā tayā | adhunā tava sānnidhyaṃ prāpto'smi śubhakarmaṇā
I became overcome with leprosy and parted from that beloved. Now, by some good deed, I have come into your presence.
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PdP 6 52.27
सतां स्वभावतश्चित्तं परोपकरणे क्षमम् । इति ज्ञात्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठ मां प्रशाधि कृतागसम्
satāṃ svabhāvataścittaṃ paropakaraṇe kṣamam | iti jñātvā muniśreṣṭha māṃ praśādhi kṛtāgasam
The mind of the good is by nature capable of helping others; knowing this, best of sages, instruct me, who have committed an offence.
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PdP 6 52.28
मार्कंडेय उवाच- त्वया सत्यमिह प्रोक्तं नासत्यं भाषितं यतः । अतो व्रतोपदेशं ते कथयामि शुभप्रदम्
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca- tvayā satyamiha proktaṃ nāsatyaṃ bhāṣitaṃ yataḥ | ato vratopadeśaṃ te kathayāmi śubhapradam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Since you have spoken the truth here and have not uttered falsehood, therefore I shall tell you the teaching of a vow that bestows good fortune.
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PdP 6 52.29
आषाढे कृष्णपक्षे तु योगिनीव्रतमाचर । अस्य व्रतस्य पुण्येन कुष्ठं यास्यति वै ध्रुवम्
āṣāḍhe kṛṣṇapakṣe tu yoginīvratamācara | asya vratasya puṇyena kuṣṭhaṃ yāsyati vai dhruvam
"In the dark fortnight of Āṣāḍha, perform the Yoginī vow. By the merit of this vow your leprosy will surely go away."
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PdP 6 52.30
इति वाक्यमृषेः श्रुत्वा दंडवत्पतितो भुवि । उत्थापितः स मुनिना बभूवातीव हर्षितः
iti vākyamṛṣeḥ śrutvā daṃḍavatpatito bhuvi | utthāpitaḥ sa muninā babhūvātīva harṣitaḥ
Hearing this speech of the sage, he fell to the ground like a staff; raised up by the sage, he became exceedingly delighted.
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PdP 6 52.31
मार्कंडेयोपदेशेन व्रतं तेन कृतं यथा । अष्टादशेव कुष्ठानि गतानि तस्य सर्वशः
mārkaṃḍeyopadeśena vrataṃ tena kṛtaṃ yathā | aṣṭādaśeva kuṣṭhāni gatāni tasya sarvaśaḥ
He performed the vow just as Mārkaṇḍeya had instructed, and his eighteen kinds of leprosy went away completely.
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PdP 6 52.32
मुनेर्वाचा ततः सम्यग्व्रते चीर्णेऽभवत्सुखी । ईदृग्विधं नृपश्रेष्ठ कथितं योगिनीव्रतम्
munervācā tataḥ samyagvrate cīrṇe'bhavatsukhī | īdṛgvidhaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha kathitaṃ yoginīvratam
Then, by the sage's word, when the vow had been properly carried out, he became happy. Of such a kind, O best of kings, is the Yoginī vow, (now) told.
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PdP 6 52.33
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि द्विजान्भोजयते तु यः । तत्समं फलमाप्नोति योगिनीव्रतकृन्नरः
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi dvijānbhojayate tu yaḥ | tatsamaṃ phalamāpnoti yoginīvratakṛnnaraḥ
Whoever feeds eighty-eight thousand brahmins — a fruit equal to that the man who performs the Yoginī vow obtains.
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PdP 6 52.34
महापापप्रशमनं महापुण्यफलप्रदम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणान्मर्त्यः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
mahāpāpapraśamanaṃ mahāpuṇyaphalapradam | paṭhanācchravaṇānmartyaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
It quells great sins and bestows the fruit of great merit; by reciting or hearing (it) a mortal is released from all sins.
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