Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 63
PdP 6 63.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच - श्रुतानि बहुधर्माणि व्रतानि च जगत्प्रभो । एकादशीसमं किंजिच्छ्रुतं नैव जनार्दन
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - śrutāni bahudharmāṇi vratāni ca jagatprabho | ekādaśīsamaṃ kiṃjicchrutaṃ naiva janārdana
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Many duties and vows have I heard of, O lord of the world; but nothing equal to the eleventh have I heard, O Janārdana.
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PdP 6 63.2
पुनस्त्वेकादशीं ब्रूहि पापघ्नीं पुण्यदायिनीम् । यां कृत्वा मनुजो लोके प्राप्नुयात्परमं पदम्
punastvekādaśīṃ brūhi pāpaghnīṃ puṇyadāyinīm | yāṃ kṛtvā manujo loke prāpnuyātparamaṃ padam
Tell (me) again of the eleventh, destroyer of sin, giver of merit, by performing which a man in this world may attain the highest state.
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PdP 6 63.3
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- शुक्ले वा यदि वा कृष्णे यदा चैकादशी भवेत् । न त्याज्या जगतीपाल मोक्षसौख्यविवर्द्धनी
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- śukle vā yadi vā kṛṣṇe yadā caikādaśī bhavet | na tyājyā jagatīpāla mokṣasaukhyavivarddhanī
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Whether in the bright or in the dark (fortnight), whenever the eleventh occurs, it is not to be neglected, O protector of the earth, for it increases release and happiness.
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PdP 6 63.4
एकादशी कलौ राजन्भवबंधविमोचनी । कामदा सर्वकामानां पापानां पापहा भुवि
ekādaśī kalau rājanbhavabaṃdhavimocanī | kāmadā sarvakāmānāṃ pāpānāṃ pāpahā bhuvi
In the Kali age, O king, the eleventh releases from the bondage of existence; it grants all desires, and on earth it destroys sins, (even) of sinners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 63.5
रविवारेऽथ मांगल्ये संक्रमे वा नृपोत्तम । एकादशी सदोपोष्या पुत्रपौत्रविवर्द्धनी
ravivāre'tha māṃgalye saṃkrame vā nṛpottama | ekādaśī sadopoṣyā putrapautravivarddhanī
On a Sunday, or on an auspicious (day), or at a solstitial/zodiacal transit, O best of kings, the eleventh is always to be kept as a fast; it increases sons and grandsons.
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PdP 6 63.6
एकादशीव्रतं क्वापि न त्याज्यं विष्णुवल्लभैः । आयुः कीर्तिप्रदं नित्यं संतानारोग्यवित्तदम्
ekādaśīvrataṃ kvāpi na tyājyaṃ viṣṇuvallabhaiḥ | āyuḥ kīrtipradaṃ nityaṃ saṃtānārogyavittadam
The vow of the eleventh is never to be abandoned by those dear to Viṣṇu; it always grants long life and fame, and gives offspring, health and wealth.
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PdP 6 63.7
मोक्षदं रूपदं राज्यं नित्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । ये कुर्वंति महीपाल श्रद्धया परया युताः
mokṣadaṃ rūpadaṃ rājyaṃ nityamekādaśīvratam | ye kurvaṃti mahīpāla śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ
The vow of the eleventh always gives release, gives beauty, (gives) kingship; those, O ruler of the earth, who perform it endowed with the highest faith—
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PdP 6 63.8
यथोक्तविधिना लोके ते नरा विष्णुरूपिणः । जीवन्मुक्तास्तु भूपाल दृश्यंते नात्र संशयः
yathoktavidhinā loke te narā viṣṇurūpiṇaḥ | jīvanmuktāstu bhūpāla dṛśyaṃte nātra saṃśayaḥ
—according to the rule as stated, those men in the world have the form of Viṣṇu, and they are seen, O king, as liberated while living; there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 6 63.9
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- जीवन्मुक्ताः कथं कृष्ण विष्णुरूपाः कथं पुनः । पापरूपाश्च दृश्यंते परं कौतूहलं हि मे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- jīvanmuktāḥ kathaṃ kṛṣṇa viṣṇurūpāḥ kathaṃ punaḥ | pāparūpāśca dṛśyaṃte paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
Yudhiṣṭhira said: How (are they) liberated while living, O Kṛṣṇa, and how again (do they have) the form of Viṣṇu? And (yet) they are seen in the form of sinners—great indeed is my curiosity.
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PdP 6 63.10
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- ये च राजन्कलौ भक्त्या निर्जलं व्रतमुत्तमम् । एकादश्याः प्रकुर्वंति विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- ye ca rājankalau bhaktyā nirjalaṃ vratamuttamam | ekādaśyāḥ prakurvaṃti vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: And those who, O king, in the Kali age, with devotion perform the excellent waterless vow of the eleventh day, with rites as prescribed by the injunctions —
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PdP 6 63.11
न कथं विष्णुरूपास्ते जीवन्मुक्ताः कथं नहि । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं व्रतमेकादशीसमम्
na kathaṃ viṣṇurūpāste jīvanmuktāḥ kathaṃ nahi | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ vratamekādaśīsamam
how are they not of the form of Viṣṇu? how are they not liberated while living? A meritorious vow equal to the eleventh-day vow, which removes all sins,
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PdP 6 63.12
न किंचिद्विद्यते राजन्सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् । एकाशनं दशम्यां च नंदायां निर्जलं व्रतम्
na kiṃcidvidyate rājansarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām | ekāśanaṃ daśamyāṃ ca naṃdāyāṃ nirjalaṃ vratam
there exists none at all, O king, granting men all their desires. (There should be) a single meal on the tenth day, and on the Nandā (the eleventh) the waterless vow,
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PdP 6 63.13
पारणं चैव भद्रायां कृत्वा विष्णुसमा नराः । श्रद्धावान्यस्तु कुरुते कामदाया व्रतं शुभम्
pāraṇaṃ caiva bhadrāyāṃ kṛtvā viṣṇusamā narāḥ | śraddhāvānyastu kurute kāmadāyā vrataṃ śubham
and having made the breaking of the fast on the Bhadrā (twelfth), men become equal to Viṣṇu. And whoever, being full of faith, performs the auspicious vow of the Kāmadā,
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PdP 6 63.14
वांछितं लभते सोऽपि इहलोके परत्र च । पवित्रा पावनी ह्येषा महापातकनाशिनी
vāṃchitaṃ labhate so'pi ihaloke paratra ca | pavitrā pāvanī hyeṣā mahāpātakanāśinī
he too obtains what he wishes, in this world and in the next. For this (eleventh day) is pure, purifying, and destructive of great sins,
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PdP 6 63.15
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा चैव कर्तॄणां नृपसत्तम । कामदायां विधानेन पूजयेत्पुरुषोत्तमम्
bhuktimuktipradā caiva kartṝṇāṃ nṛpasattama | kāmadāyāṃ vidhānena pūjayetpuruṣottamam
and it grants enjoyment and liberation to those who perform it, O best of kings. On the Kāmadā one should worship the Supreme Person according to the prescription,
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PdP 6 63.16
पुष्पधूपादिभिश्चैव नैवेद्यैर्विविधैस्तथा । कांस्य मांसमसूरांश्च चणकान्कोद्रवांस्तथा
puṣpadhūpādibhiścaiva naivedyairvividhaistathā | kāṃsya māṃsamasūrāṃśca caṇakānkodravāṃstathā
with flowers, incense and the rest, and likewise with various food offerings. Bell-metal, meat, lentils, chickpeas, and kodrava grain,
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PdP 6 63.17
शाकं मधु परान्नं च पुनर्भोजन मैथुनम् । वैष्णवो व्रतकर्त्ता च दशम्यां दश वर्जयेत्
śākaṃ madhu parānnaṃ ca punarbhojana maithunam | vaiṣṇavo vratakarttā ca daśamyāṃ daśa varjayet
greens, honey, another's food, eating a second time, and sexual intercourse — the Vaiṣṇava who performs the vow should avoid these ten on the tenth day.
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PdP 6 63.18
द्यूतं क्रीडां तथा निद्रा तांबूलं दंतधावनम् । परापवादं पैशुन्यं स्तेयं हिंसां तथा रतिम्
dyūtaṃ krīḍāṃ tathā nidrā tāṃbūlaṃ daṃtadhāvanam | parāpavādaṃ paiśunyaṃ steyaṃ hiṃsāṃ tathā ratim
Gambling, play, likewise sleep, betel, tooth-cleaning, slander of others, malicious talk, theft, injury, and likewise sexual pleasure,
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PdP 6 63.19
क्रोधं च वितथं वाक्यमेकादश्यां विवर्जयेत् । कांस्यं मांसंमसूरांश्च तैलं वितथभाषणम्
krodhaṃ ca vitathaṃ vākyamekādaśyāṃ vivarjayet | kāṃsyaṃ māṃsaṃmasūrāṃśca tailaṃ vitathabhāṣaṇam
and anger, and false speech — these one should avoid on the eleventh. Bell-metal, meat, lentils, oil, false speech,
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PdP 6 63.20
व्यायामं च प्रवासं च पुनर्भोजनमैथुनम् । वृषपृष्ठं परान्नं च शाकं च द्वादशीदिने
vyāyāmaṃ ca pravāsaṃ ca punarbhojanamaithunam | vṛṣapṛṣṭhaṃ parānnaṃ ca śākaṃ ca dvādaśīdine
and exercise, and travelling abroad, eating a second time, sexual intercourse, the back of a bull (i.e. riding one), another's food, and greens — on the day of the twelfth (these are to be avoided).
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PdP 6 63.21
अनेन विधिना राजन्विहिता यैश्च कामदा । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा पूजितः पुरुषोत्तमः
anena vidhinā rājanvihitā yaiśca kāmadā | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā pūjitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
By those, O king, by whom the Kāmadā has been carried out according to this prescription, keeping vigil at night, the Supreme Person has been worshipped;
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PdP 6 63.22
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति परमां गतिम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
sarvapāpavinirmuktāste yāṃti paramāṃ gatim | paṭhanācchravaṇādrājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet
released from all sins, they go to the highest state. From reciting and from hearing (this), O king, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
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