Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 58
PdP 6 58.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- कथयस्व प्रसादेन ममाग्रे मधुसूदन । इषस्य कृष्णपक्षे तु किंनामैकादशीभवेत्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- kathayasva prasādena mamāgre madhusūdana | iṣasya kṛṣṇapakṣe tu kiṃnāmaikādaśībhavet
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Be gracious and tell me, O Madhusūdana: in the dark fortnight of the month Iṣa (Āśvina), what is the name of the eleventh day?
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PdP 6 58.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- आश्विने कृष्णपक्षे तु इंदिरा नाम नामतः । तस्या व्रतप्रभावेन महापापं प्रणश्यति
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- āśvine kṛṣṇapakṣe tu iṃdirā nāma nāmataḥ | tasyā vrataprabhāvena mahāpāpaṃ praṇaśyati
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: In the dark fortnight of Āśvina it is Indirā by name; by the power of that vow great sin is destroyed.
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PdP 6 58.3
अधोयोनि गतानां च पितॄणां गतिदायिनी । शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्कथां पापहरां पराम्
adhoyoni gatānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ gatidāyinī | śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājankathāṃ pāpaharāṃ parām
And it gives (a good) course to the forefathers who have fallen into a lower birth. Listen attentively, O king, to this supreme, sin-removing story,
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PdP 6 58.4
यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण वाजपेयफलं लभेत् । पुरा कृतयुगे राजन्बभूव नृपनंदनः
yasyāḥ śravaṇamātreṇa vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet | purā kṛtayuge rājanbabhūva nṛpanaṃdanaḥ
by the mere hearing of which one would gain the fruit of a Vājapeya sacrifice. Formerly, in the Kṛta age, O king, there was a king's son,
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PdP 6 58.5
इंद्रसेन इति ख्यातः पुरा माहिष्मतीपतिः । स राजा पालयामास धर्मेण यशसान्वितः
iṃdrasena iti khyātaḥ purā māhiṣmatīpatiḥ | sa rājā pālayāmāsa dharmeṇa yaśasānvitaḥ
known as Indrasena, lord of Māhiṣmatī in olden times. That king, endowed with fame, protected (his realm) in accordance with dharma.
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PdP 6 58.6
पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्तो धनधान्यसमन्वितः । माहिष्मत्यधिपो राजा विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः
putrapautrasamāyukto dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ | māhiṣmatyadhipo rājā viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
Possessed of sons and grandsons, provided with wealth and grain, the king, ruler of Māhiṣmatī, was wholly devoted to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 58.7
जपन्गोविंदनामानि मुक्तिदानि नराधिपः । कालं नयति विधिवदध्यात्मध्यानचिंतकः
japangoviṃdanāmāni muktidāni narādhipaḥ | kālaṃ nayati vidhivadadhyātmadhyānaciṃtakaḥ
Muttering the names of Govinda, which bestow liberation, that lord of men passed his time duly, meditating in contemplation on the supreme Self.
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PdP 6 58.8
एकस्मिन्दिवसे राज्ञि सुखासीने सदो गते । अवतीर्यागमत्तत्र ह्यंबरान्नारदो मुनिः
ekasmindivase rājñi sukhāsīne sado gate | avatīryāgamattatra hyaṃbarānnārado muniḥ
One day, when the king was seated at ease, having gone to the assembly hall, the sage Nārada descended there from the sky and came (to him).
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PdP 6 58.9
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रत्युत्थाय कृतांजलि । पूजयित्वाथ विधिना चासने संन्यवेशयत्
tamāgatamabhiprekṣya pratyutthāya kṛtāṃjali | pūjayitvātha vidhinā cāsane saṃnyaveśayat
Seeing him arrived, he rose up with joined palms, and then, having honoured him according to rule, seated him on a seat.
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PdP 6 58.10
सुखोपविष्टं स मुनिं प्रत्युवाच नृपोत्तमः । राजोवाच-। त्वत्प्रसादान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वं च कुशलं मम
sukhopaviṣṭaṃ sa muniṃ pratyuvāca nṛpottamaḥ | rājovāca-| tvatprasādānmuniśreṣṭha sarvaṃ ca kuśalaṃ mama
The best of kings addressed the sage, who was comfortably seated: The king said: By your grace, best of sages, all is well with me.
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PdP 6 58.11
अद्य क्रतुक्रियाः सर्वाः सफलास्तव दर्शनात् । प्रसादं कुरु देवर्षे ब्रूह्यागमनकारणम्
adya kratukriyāḥ sarvāḥ saphalāstava darśanāt | prasādaṃ kuru devarṣe brūhyāgamanakāraṇam
Today all my sacrificial rites have borne fruit through the sight of you. Be gracious, O divine seer, and tell (me) the reason for your coming.
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PdP 6 58.12
नारद उवाच- श्रूयतां नृपशार्दूल मद्वचो विस्मयप्रदम् । ब्रह्मलोकादहं प्राप्तो यमलोकं नृपोत्तम
nārada uvāca- śrūyatāṃ nṛpaśārdūla madvaco vismayapradam | brahmalokādahaṃ prāpto yamalokaṃ nṛpottama
Nārada said: Let my words, which bring astonishment, be heard, O tiger among kings: from Brahmā's world I came to Yama's world, O best of kings.
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PdP 6 58.13
शमनेनार्चितो भक्त्या उपविष्टो वरासने । धर्मशीलः सत्यवांस्तु भास्करिं समुपासते
śamanenārcito bhaktyā upaviṣṭo varāsane | dharmaśīlaḥ satyavāṃstu bhāskariṃ samupāsate
Honoured with devotion by Yama, I was seated on an excellent seat; and one of righteous conduct and truthful speech was waiting upon the son of the sun (Yama).
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PdP 6 58.14
बहुपुण्यप्रकर्त्ता च व्रतवैकल्यदोषतः । सभायां श्राद्धदेवस्य मया दृष्टः पिता तव
bahupuṇyaprakarttā ca vratavaikalyadoṣataḥ | sabhāyāṃ śrāddhadevasya mayā dṛṣṭaḥ pitā tava
A doer of much merit, yet because of the fault of an incomplete vow, your father was seen by me in the assembly of Śrāddhadeva (Yama).
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PdP 6 58.15
कथितस्तेन संदेशस्तं निबोध जनेश्वर । इंद्रसेन इति ख्यातो राजा माहिष्मतीपतिः
kathitastena saṃdeśastaṃ nibodha janeśvara | iṃdrasena iti khyāto rājā māhiṣmatīpatiḥ
A message was told by him; learn it, O lord of men: "There is a king known as Indrasena, lord of Māhiṣmatī;
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PdP 6 58.16
तस्याग्रे कथयब्रह्मन्स्थितं मां यमसंनिधौ । केनापि चांतरायेण पूर्वजन्मोद्भवेन च
tasyāgre kathayabrahmansthitaṃ māṃ yamasaṃnidhau | kenāpi cāṃtarāyeṇa pūrvajanmodbhavena ca
tell before him, O brahmin, that I am stationed in Yama's presence because of some impediment arising from a former birth.
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PdP 6 58.17
स्वर्गं प्रेषय मां पुत्र इंदिरा पुण्य दानतः । इत्युक्तोऽहं समायातः समीपं तव पार्थिव
svargaṃ preṣaya māṃ putra iṃdirā puṇya dānataḥ | ityukto'haṃ samāyātaḥ samīpaṃ tava pārthiva
Send me to heaven, son, by the gift of the merit of Indirā." So addressed, I have come to your side, O king.
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PdP 6 58.18
पितुः स्वर्गकृते राजन्निंदिरा व्रतमाचर । तेन व्रतप्रभावेन स्वर्गं यास्यति ते पिता
pituḥ svargakṛte rājanniṃdirā vratamācara | tena vrataprabhāvena svargaṃ yāsyati te pitā
For your father's (attainment of) heaven, O king, perform the Indirā vow; by the power of that vow your father will go to heaven.
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PdP 6 58.19
राजोवाच- कथयस्व प्रसादेन भगवन्निंदिरा व्रतम् । विधिना केन कर्त्तव्यं कस्मिन्पक्षे तिथौ तथा
rājovāca- kathayasva prasādena bhagavanniṃdirā vratam | vidhinā kena karttavyaṃ kasminpakṣe tithau tathā
The king said: Be gracious and tell (me), O lord, the Indirā vow: by what procedure is it to be performed, and in which fortnight and on which lunar day?
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PdP 6 58.20
नारदउवाच- शृणु राजेंद्र ते वच्मि व्रतस्यास्य विधिं शुभम् । आश्विनस्यासिते पक्षे दशमी दिवसे शुभे
nāradauvāca- śṛṇu rājeṃdra te vacmi vratasyāsya vidhiṃ śubham | āśvinasyāsite pakṣe daśamī divase śubhe
Nārada said: Hear, king of kings, I shall tell you the auspicious rule of this observance. In the dark fortnight of Āśvina, on the auspicious tenth day —
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PdP 6 58.21
प्रातःस्नानं प्रकुर्वीत श्रद्धायुक्तेन चेतसा । ततो मध्याह्नसमये स्नानं कृत्वा समाहितः
prātaḥsnānaṃ prakurvīta śraddhāyuktena cetasā | tato madhyāhnasamaye snānaṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ
one should perform the morning bath with a mind full of faith; then at midday, having bathed, being composed,
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PdP 6 58.22
पितॄणां प्रीतये श्राद्धं कुर्याच्छ्रद्धा समन्वितः । एकभक्तं ततः कृत्वा रात्रौ भूमौ शयीत च । प्रभाते विमले जाते प्राप्ते चैकादशी दिने
pitṝṇāṃ prītaye śrāddhaṃ kuryācchraddhā samanvitaḥ | ekabhaktaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā rātrau bhūmau śayīta ca | prabhāte vimale jāte prāpte caikādaśī dine
one should perform, filled with faith, the śrāddha rite for the pleasure of the forefathers. Then, having eaten a single meal, one should sleep on the ground at night; and when the clear dawn has come and the eleventh day has arrived,
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PdP 6 58.23
मुख प्रक्षालनं कुर्याद्दंतधावन वर्जितम् । उपवासस्य नियमं गृह्णीयाद्भक्तिभावतः
mukha prakṣālanaṃ kuryāddaṃtadhāvana varjitam | upavāsasya niyamaṃ gṛhṇīyādbhaktibhāvataḥ
one should rinse the mouth, avoiding tooth-cleaning, and take up the vow of fasting out of devotion.
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PdP 6 58.24
अद्यस्थित्वा निराहारः सर्वभोग विवर्जितः । श्वो भोक्ष्ये पुंडरीकाक्ष शरणं मे भवाच्युत
adyasthitvā nirāhāraḥ sarvabhoga vivarjitaḥ | śvo bhokṣye puṃḍarīkākṣa śaraṇaṃ me bhavācyuta
"Today, remaining without food, abstaining from all enjoyments, tomorrow I shall eat, O lotus-eyed one; be my refuge, O Acyuta."
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PdP 6 58.25
इत्येवं नियमं कृत्वा मध्याह्न समये तथा । शालग्राम शिलाग्रे तु स्नानं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
ityevaṃ niyamaṃ kṛtvā madhyāhna samaye tathā | śālagrāma śilāgre tu snānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi
Having thus made the resolve, then at midday one should perform the bath according to rule before the Śālagrāma stone.
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PdP 6 58.26
पूजयित्वा हृषीकेशं धूप गंधादिभिस्तथा । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्केशवस्य समीपतः
pūjayitvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ dhūpa gaṃdhādibhistathā | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātkeśavasya samīpataḥ
Having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa with incense, fragrances and the rest, one should keep a night vigil near Keśava.
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PdP 6 58.27
ततः प्रभातसमये प्राप्ते वै द्वादशी दिने । अर्चयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या श्राद्धं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
tataḥ prabhātasamaye prāpte vai dvādaśī dine | arcayitvā hariṃ bhaktyā śrāddhaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi
Then, when the time of dawn has come, on the twelfth day, having worshipped Hari with devotion, one should perform the śrāddha according to rule.
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PdP 6 58.28
पितॄणां प्रीतये श्राद्धं कुर्याच्छ्रद्धा समन्वितः । गोधूम चूर्णैर्यछ्राद्धं कृतं मेध्यकृतं भवेत्
pitṝṇāṃ prītaye śrāddhaṃ kuryācchraddhā samanvitaḥ | godhūma cūrṇairyachrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ medhyakṛtaṃ bhavet
Filled with faith, one should perform the śrāddha for the pleasure of the forefathers; a śrāddha performed with wheat flour becomes purely done.
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PdP 6 58.29
यवैर्व्रीहितिलैर्माषैर्गोधूमैश्चणकैस्तथा । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्राजन् दक्षिणाभिः प्रपूजितान्
yavairvrīhitilairmāṣairgodhūmaiścaṇakaistathā | brāhmaṇānbhojayedrājan dakṣiṇābhiḥ prapūjitān
With barley, rice, sesame, beans, wheat and chickpeas, O king, one should feed brahmins, honouring them with gifts.
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PdP 6 58.30
बंधु दौहित्र पुत्राद्यैः स्वयं भुंजीत वाग्यतः । अनेन विधिना राजन्कुरुव्रतमतंद्रितः
baṃdhu dauhitra putrādyaiḥ svayaṃ bhuṃjīta vāgyataḥ | anena vidhinā rājankuruvratamataṃdritaḥ
With kinsmen, daughters' sons, sons and the rest, he himself should eat, keeping silence. By this rule, O king, perform the observance without slackness.
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PdP 6 58.31
विष्णुलोकं प्रयास्यंति पितरस्तव भूपते । इत्युक्त्वा नृपतिं राजन्मुनिरंतरधीयत
viṣṇulokaṃ prayāsyaṃti pitarastava bhūpate | ityuktvā nṛpatiṃ rājanmuniraṃtaradhīyata
Your forefathers will go to the world of Viṣṇu, O lord of the earth. Having said this to the king, O king, the sage vanished.
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PdP 6 58.32
यथोक्त विधिना राजा चकार व्रतमुत्तमम् । अंतःपुरेण सहितः पुत्रभृत्य समन्वितः
yathokta vidhinā rājā cakāra vratamuttamam | aṃtaḥpureṇa sahitaḥ putrabhṛtya samanvitaḥ
By the rule as stated the king performed the excellent observance, together with the women of his household and accompanied by his sons and servants.
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PdP 6 58.33
कृते व्रते तु कौंतेय पुष्पवृष्टिरभूद्दिवः । तत्पिता गरुडारूढो जगाम हरिमंदिरम्
kṛte vrate tu kauṃteya puṣpavṛṣṭirabhūddivaḥ | tatpitā garuḍārūḍho jagāma harimaṃdiram
When the observance had been performed, O son of Kuntī, there was a rain of flowers from heaven; his father, mounted on Garuḍa, went to the abode of Hari.
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PdP 6 58.34
इंद्रसेनोऽपिराजर्षिः कृत्वा राज्यमकंटकम् । राज्ये निवेश्य तनयं जगाम त्रिदिवं स्वयम्
iṃdraseno'pirājarṣiḥ kṛtvā rājyamakaṃṭakam | rājye niveśya tanayaṃ jagāma tridivaṃ svayam
Indrasena too, the royal sage, having made his kingdom free of thorns and установив his son on the throne, himself went to heaven.
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PdP 6 58.35
इंदिरा व्रत माहात्म्यं तवाग्रे कथितं मया । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
iṃdirā vrata māhātmyaṃ tavāgre kathitaṃ mayā | paṭhanācchravaṇādrājan sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
The greatness of the Indirā observance has been told by me before you; by reciting or hearing it, O king, one is freed from all sins.
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PdP 6 58.36
भुक्त्वेह निखिलान्भोगान् विष्णुलोके वसेच्चिरम्
bhuktveha nikhilānbhogān viṣṇuloke vasecciram
Having enjoyed all pleasures here, he shall dwell long in the world of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 58.58
उमापतिनारदसंवादे आश्विनकृष्णेंदिरैकादशीनामाष्टपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
umāpatināradasaṃvāde āśvinakṛṣṇeṃdiraikādaśīnāmāṣṭapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
In the dialogue of Umā's lord and Nārada, the fifty-eighth chapter, named the Indirā Eleventh of the dark fortnight of Āśvina.
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