Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 57
PdP 6 57.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच - नभस्यस्य सिते पक्षे किंनामैकादशी भवेत् । को देवः को विधिस्तस्य एतदाख्याहि केशव
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - nabhasyasya site pakṣe kiṃnāmaikādaśī bhavet | ko devaḥ ko vidhistasya etadākhyāhi keśava
Yudhiṣṭhira said: In the bright fortnight of the month Nabhasya, what is the name of the eleventh-day (ekādaśī)? Who is its deity, what is its observance? Tell me this, Keśava.
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PdP 6 57.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- कथयामि महीपाल कथामाश्चर्यकारिणीम् । कथयामास यां ब्रह्मा नारदाय महात्मने
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- kathayāmi mahīpāla kathāmāścaryakāriṇīm | kathayāmāsa yāṃ brahmā nāradāya mahātmane
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: I shall tell (it), O protector of the earth—a tale that works wonders—which Brahmā once told to the great-souled Nārada.
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PdP 6 57.3
नारद उवाच- कथयस्व प्रसादेन चतुर्मुख नमोऽस्तु ते । नभस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु किं नामैकादशी भवेत् । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विष्णोराराधनाय वै
nārada uvāca- kathayasva prasādena caturmukha namo'stu te | nabhasya śuklapakṣe tu kiṃ nāmaikādaśī bhavet | etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ viṣṇorārādhanāya vai
Nārada said: Tell (it) graciously, O four-faced one; homage be to you. In the bright fortnight of Nabhasya, what is the name of the eleventh day? This I wish to hear, for the worship of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 57.4
ब्रह्मोवाच- वैष्णवोऽसि मुनिश्रेष्ठ साधुपृष्टं किल त्वया । नातः परतरा लोके पवित्रा हरिवासरात्
brahmovāca- vaiṣṇavo'si muniśreṣṭha sādhupṛṣṭaṃ kila tvayā | nātaḥ paratarā loke pavitrā harivāsarāt
Brahmā said: You are a devotee of Viṣṇu, best of sages; well asked indeed by you. There is nothing in the world more purifying than Hari's day (the ekādaśī).
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PdP 6 57.5
पद्मा नामेति विख्याता नभस्यैकादशी सिता । हृषीकेशः पूज्यतेऽस्यां कर्त्तव्यं व्रतमुत्तमम्
padmā nāmeti vikhyātā nabhasyaikādaśī sitā | hṛṣīkeśaḥ pūjyate'syāṃ karttavyaṃ vratamuttamam
The bright eleventh of Nabhasya is renowned by the name Padmā. On it Hṛṣīkeśa is worshipped; the excellent vow is to be performed.
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PdP 6 57.6
कथयामि तवाग्रेऽहं कथां पौराणिकीं शुभाम् । यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण महापापं प्रणश्यति
kathayāmi tavāgre'haṃ kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām | yasyāḥ śravaṇamātreṇa mahāpāpaṃ praṇaśyati
I shall relate before you an auspicious tale of the Purāṇas, by the mere hearing of which great sin is destroyed.
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PdP 6 57.7
मांधाता नाम राजर्षिर्विवस्वद्वंशसंभवः । बभूव चक्रवर्ती स सत्यसंधः प्रतापवान्
māṃdhātā nāma rājarṣirvivasvadvaṃśasaṃbhavaḥ | babhūva cakravartī sa satyasaṃdhaḥ pratāpavān
There was a royal sage named Māndhātā, born in the lineage of Vivasvat; he was an emperor, true to his promises, full of might.
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PdP 6 57.8
धर्मतः पालयामास प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान् । न तस्य राज्ये दुर्भिक्षं नाधयो व्याधयस्तथा
dharmataḥ pālayāmāsa prajāḥ putrānivaurasān | na tasya rājye durbhikṣaṃ nādhayo vyādhayastathā
He protected his subjects according to dharma, as (he would) sons of his own body. In his kingdom there was no famine, nor mental afflictions nor diseases.
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PdP 6 57.9
निरातंकाः प्रजास्तस्य धनधान्यसमेधिताः । न्यायेनोपार्जितं वित्तं तस्य कोशे महीपते
nirātaṃkāḥ prajāstasya dhanadhānyasamedhitāḥ | nyāyenopārjitaṃ vittaṃ tasya kośe mahīpate
His subjects were free from fear, thriving with wealth and grain; the money in his treasury was earned by lawful means, O lord of the earth.
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PdP 6 57.10
स्वस्वधर्मे प्रवर्त्तंते सर्वे वर्णाश्रमास्तथा । कामधेनुसमाभूमिस्तस्य राज्ये महीपतेः
svasvadharme pravarttaṃte sarve varṇāśramāstathā | kāmadhenusamābhūmistasya rājye mahīpateḥ
All the classes and stages of life proceeded each in its own duty; in the kingdom of that lord of the earth the ground was equal to the wish-granting cow.
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PdP 6 57.11
तस्यैवं कुर्वतो राज्यं बहुवर्षगणा गताः । अथैकस्मिंश्च संप्राप्ते विपाकः कर्मणः खलु
tasyaivaṃ kurvato rājyaṃ bahuvarṣagaṇā gatāḥ | athaikasmiṃśca saṃprāpte vipākaḥ karmaṇaḥ khalu
While he ruled the kingdom thus, many groups of years passed. Then, at a certain (time), the ripening of (past) action indeed arrived.
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PdP 6 57.12
वर्षत्रयं तद्विषये न ववर्ष बलाहकः । तेन भग्नाः प्रजास्तस्य बभूवुः क्षुधयार्दिताः
varṣatrayaṃ tadviṣaye na vavarṣa balāhakaḥ | tena bhagnāḥ prajāstasya babhūvuḥ kṣudhayārditāḥ
For three years the cloud did not rain in his territory; broken by that, his subjects became tormented by hunger.
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PdP 6 57.13
स्वाहा स्वधा वषट्कार वेदाध्ययनवर्जिताः । बभूव विषयस्तस्या भाग्येन दैवपीडितः । अथ प्रजाः समागम्य राजानमिदमब्रुवन्
svāhā svadhā vaṣaṭkāra vedādhyayanavarjitāḥ | babhūva viṣayastasyā bhāgyena daivapīḍitaḥ | atha prajāḥ samāgamya rājānamidamabruvan
His realm became devoid of the (calls) svāhā, svadhā and vaṣaṭ, and of Vedic study, afflicted by fate through (its own) destiny. Then the subjects came together and said this to the king:
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PdP 6 57.14
प्रजा ऊचुः - श्रोतव्यं नृपशार्दूल प्रजानां वचनं त्वया । आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ताः पुराणेषु मनीषिभिः
prajā ūcuḥ - śrotavyaṃ nṛpaśārdūla prajānāṃ vacanaṃ tvayā | āpo nārā iti proktāḥ purāṇeṣu manīṣibhiḥ
The subjects said: The word of your subjects should be heard by you, O tiger among kings. The waters are called 'nārāḥ' by the wise in the Purāṇas.
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PdP 6 57.15
अयनं भगवतस्तस्मान्नारायण इति स्मृतः । पर्जन्यरूपो भगवान्विष्णुः सर्वगतः स्थितः
ayanaṃ bhagavatastasmānnārāyaṇa iti smṛtaḥ | parjanyarūpo bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sarvagataḥ sthitaḥ
They are the resting place (ayana) of the Lord; hence he is known as Nārāyaṇa. The Lord Viṣṇu, all-pervading, abides in the form of the rain-cloud.
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PdP 6 57.16
स एवं कुरुते वृष्टिं वृष्टेरन्नं ततः प्रजाः । तदभावे नृपश्रेष्ठ क्षयं गच्छंति वै प्रजाः । तथा कुरु नृपश्रेष्ठ योगः क्षेमो यथा भवेत्
sa evaṃ kurute vṛṣṭiṃ vṛṣṭerannaṃ tataḥ prajāḥ | tadabhāve nṛpaśreṣṭha kṣayaṃ gacchaṃti vai prajāḥ | tathā kuru nṛpaśreṣṭha yogaḥ kṣemo yathā bhavet
He thus makes the rain; from rain comes food, and from that the people. In its absence, best of kings, the people surely go to destruction. So act, best of kings, that there may be welfare and security.
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PdP 6 57.17
राजोवाच-। सत्यमुक्तं भवद्भिश्च न मिथ्याभिहितं क्वचित् । अन्नं ब्रह्म यतः प्रोक्तमन्ने सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
rājovāca-| satyamuktaṃ bhavadbhiśca na mithyābhihitaṃ kvacit | annaṃ brahma yataḥ proktamanne sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
The king said: What you have said is true; nothing false has been uttered anywhere. For food is declared to be Brahman; in food all is established.
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PdP 6 57.18
अन्नाद्भवंति भूतानि जगदन्नेन वर्तते । इत्येवं श्रूयते लोके पुराणे बहुविस्तरे
annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni jagadannena vartate | ityevaṃ śrūyate loke purāṇe bahuvistare
From food beings come to be; by food the world subsists. Thus it is heard in the world, in the Purāṇa of great extent.
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PdP 6 57.19
नृपाणामपचारेण प्रजानां पीडनं भवेत् । नाहं पश्याम्यात्मकृतमेवं बुद्ध्या विचारयन्
nṛpāṇāmapacāreṇa prajānāṃ pīḍanaṃ bhavet | nāhaṃ paśyāmyātmakṛtamevaṃ buddhyā vicārayan
Through the misconduct of kings the affliction of subjects comes about. Reflecting thus with my mind, I do not see anything done by myself.
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PdP 6 57.20
तथापि प्रयतिष्यामि प्रजानां हितकाम्यया । इति कृत्वा मतिं राजा परिमेयपरिच्छदः
tathāpi prayatiṣyāmi prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā | iti kṛtvā matiṃ rājā parimeyaparicchadaḥ
Nevertheless I shall make an effort, out of desire for the welfare of my subjects. Having made up his mind thus, the king, with a limited retinue,
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PdP 6 57.21
नमस्कृत्य विधातारं जगाम गहनं वनम् । चचार मुनिमुख्यांश्च आश्रमान्तापसैः श्रितान्
namaskṛtya vidhātāraṃ jagāma gahanaṃ vanam | cacāra munimukhyāṃśca āśramāntāpasaiḥ śritān
Having bowed to the Creator, he went into the deep forest; and he visited the foremost sages who dwelt in hermitages together with ascetics.
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PdP 6 57.22
ददर्शाथ ब्रह्मसुतमृषिमांगिरसं नृपः । तेजसा द्योतितदिशं द्वितीयमिव पद्मजम्
dadarśātha brahmasutamṛṣimāṃgirasaṃ nṛpaḥ | tejasā dyotitadiśaṃ dvitīyamiva padmajam
Then the king saw the sage Āṅgirasa, son of Brahmā, who lit up the directions with his splendour, like a second lotus-born (Brahmā).
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PdP 6 57.23
तं दृष्ट्वा हर्षितो राजा अवतीर्य स्ववाहनात् । नमश्चक्रेऽस्य चरणौ कृतांजलिपुटो वशी
taṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣito rājā avatīrya svavāhanāt | namaścakre'sya caraṇau kṛtāṃjalipuṭo vaśī
Seeing him, the king, delighted, descended from his own conveyance and, self-controlled, with hands folded in salutation, paid homage to his feet.
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PdP 6 57.24
मुनिस्तमभिनंद्याथ स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम् । पप्रच्छ कुशलं राज्ये सप्तस्वंगेषु भूपतेः
munistamabhinaṃdyātha svastivācanapūrvakam | papraccha kuśalaṃ rājye saptasvaṃgeṣu bhūpateḥ
Then the sage, greeting him with a preliminary pronouncing of blessings, asked the king about the welfare of the seven limbs of his kingdom.
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PdP 6 57.25
निवेदयित्वा कुशलं पप्रच्छानामयं नृपः । दत्तासनो गृहीतार्घ्य उपविष्टोऽस्य संनिधौ
nivedayitvā kuśalaṃ papracchānāmayaṃ nṛpaḥ | dattāsano gṛhītārghya upaviṣṭo'sya saṃnidhau
Having reported his welfare, the king asked after (the sage's) health; given a seat and having received the guest-offering, he sat down in his presence.
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PdP 6 57.26
प्रत्युवाच मुनिं राजा पृष्टो ह्यागमकारणम्
pratyuvāca muniṃ rājā pṛṣṭo hyāgamakāraṇam
Being asked (the reason for his coming), the king answered the sage as to the reason for his arrival.
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PdP 6 57.27
राजोवाच- भगवन्धर्मविधिना मम पालयतो महीम् । अनावृष्टिश्च संवृत्ता नाहं वेद्म्यत्र कारणम्
rājovāca- bhagavandharmavidhinā mama pālayato mahīm | anāvṛṣṭiśca saṃvṛttā nāhaṃ vedmyatra kāraṇam
The king said: Lord, though I protect the earth according to the rule of dharma, a drought has come about; I do not know the reason for this.
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PdP 6 57.28
संशयच्छेदनायात्र आगतोऽहं तवांतिके । योगक्षेमविधानेन प्रजानां कुरु निर्वृतिम्
saṃśayacchedanāyātra āgato'haṃ tavāṃtike | yogakṣemavidhānena prajānāṃ kuru nirvṛtim
I have come here into your presence for the cutting away of (my) doubt; by providing for the safety and prosperity of the people, bring them relief.
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PdP 6 57.29
ऋषिरुवाच- एतत्कृतयुगं राजन्युगानामुत्तमं मतम् । अत्र ब्रह्मपरा लोका धर्मश्चात्र चतुष्पदः
ṛṣiruvāca- etatkṛtayugaṃ rājanyugānāmuttamaṃ matam | atra brahmaparā lokā dharmaścātra catuṣpadaḥ
The sage said: This, O king, is the Kṛta age, held to be the best of the ages; in it the worlds are devoted to brahman, and here dharma stands on four feet.
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PdP 6 57.30
अस्मिन्युगे तपोयुक्ता ब्राह्मणा नेतरा जनाः । विषये तव राजेंद्र वृषलोऽयं तपस्यति
asminyuge tapoyuktā brāhmaṇā netarā janāḥ | viṣaye tava rājeṃdra vṛṣalo'yaṃ tapasyati
In this age the brāhmaṇas practise austerity, not other people; (yet) in your territory, O lord of kings, this low-born man is performing austerities.
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PdP 6 57.31
एतस्मात्कारणाच्चैव न वर्षति बलाहकः । कुरु तस्य वधे यत्नं येन दोषः प्रशाम्यति
etasmātkāraṇāccaiva na varṣati balāhakaḥ | kuru tasya vadhe yatnaṃ yena doṣaḥ praśāmyati
And for just this reason the cloud does not rain. Make an effort to kill him, whereby the fault will be quieted.
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PdP 6 57.32
राजोवाच- नाहमेनं वधिष्यामि तपस्यंतमनागसम् । धर्मोपदेशं कथय उपसर्गविनाशनम्
rājovāca- nāhamenaṃ vadhiṣyāmi tapasyaṃtamanāgasam | dharmopadeśaṃ kathaya upasargavināśanam
The king said: I will not kill this man, who is practising austerity and is without offence. Tell (me) an instruction in dharma that will destroy the calamity.
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PdP 6 57.33
ऋषिरुवाच- यद्येवं तर्हि नृपते कुरुष्वैकादशीव्रतम् । नभस्यस्य सिते पक्षे पद्मा नामेति विश्रुता
ṛṣiruvāca- yadyevaṃ tarhi nṛpate kuruṣvaikādaśīvratam | nabhasyasya site pakṣe padmā nāmeti viśrutā
The sage said: If it is so, then, O king, perform the vow of the eleventh (day) in the bright fortnight of Nabhasya, which is renowned by the name Padmā.
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PdP 6 57.34
तस्या व्रतप्रभावेन सुवृष्टिर्भविता ध्रुवम् । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा ह्येषा सर्वोपद्रवनाशिनी
tasyā vrataprabhāvena suvṛṣṭirbhavitā dhruvam | sarvasiddhipradā hyeṣā sarvopadravanāśinī
By the power of that vow there will surely be good rain; for she grants all attainments and destroys all afflictions.
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PdP 6 57.35
अस्या व्रतं कुरु नृप सप्रजः सपरिच्छदः । इति वाक्यमृषेः श्रुत्वा राजा स्वगृहमागतः
asyā vrataṃ kuru nṛpa saprajaḥ saparicchadaḥ | iti vākyamṛṣeḥ śrutvā rājā svagṛhamāgataḥ
Perform her vow, O king, together with your subjects and your retinue. Hearing this speech of the sage, the king came to his own house.
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PdP 6 57.36
भाद्रमासे सिते पक्षे पद्माव्रतमथाकरोत् । प्रजाभिः सह सर्वाभिश्चातुर्वर्ण्यसमन्वितः
bhādramāse site pakṣe padmāvratamathākarot | prajābhiḥ saha sarvābhiścāturvarṇyasamanvitaḥ
Then, in the bright fortnight of the month Bhādra, he performed the Padmā vow, together with all his subjects, joined by the four classes.
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PdP 6 57.37
एवं व्रते कृते राजन्प्रववर्ष बलाहकः । जलेन प्लाविता भूमिरभवत्सस्यशालिनी
evaṃ vrate kṛte rājanpravavarṣa balāhakaḥ | jalena plāvitā bhūmirabhavatsasyaśālinī
When the vow had thus been performed, O king, the cloud rained; the earth, flooded with water, became rich in crops.
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PdP 6 57.38
ऋषीश्वरप्रभावेन लोकाः सौख्यं प्रपेदिरे । एतस्मात्कारणादेवं कर्त्तव्यं व्रतमुत्तमम्
ṛṣīśvaraprabhāvena lokāḥ saukhyaṃ prapedire | etasmātkāraṇādevaṃ karttavyaṃ vratamuttamam
By the power of the lord of sages the people attained happiness. For this reason this excellent vow should be performed thus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 57.39
दध्योदनयुतं तस्यां जलपूर्णं घटं द्विजे । वस्त्रसंवेष्टितं दत्त्वा छत्रोपानहमेव च
dadhyodanayutaṃ tasyāṃ jalapūrṇaṃ ghaṭaṃ dvije | vastrasaṃveṣṭitaṃ dattvā chatropānahameva ca
On that (day), having given to a brāhmaṇa a pot filled with water together with curd-and-rice, wrapped in cloth, and also an umbrella and sandals—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 57.40
नमो नमस्ते गोविंद बुधश्रवणसंज्ञक । अघौघसंक्षयं कृत्वा सर्वसौख्यप्रदो भव
namo namaste goviṃda budhaśravaṇasaṃjñaka | aghaughasaṃkṣayaṃ kṛtvā sarvasaukhyaprado bhava
"Homage, homage to you, Govinda, you who are called Budha and Śravaṇa; having destroyed the mass of (my) sins, become the giver of every happiness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 57.41
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदश्चैव लोकानां सुखदायकः । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
bhuktimuktipradaścaiva lokānāṃ sukhadāyakaḥ | paṭhanācchravaṇādrājansarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
(It is) the giver of both enjoyment and liberation, and bestows happiness on the worlds; by its recitation and by hearing it, O king, one is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition