Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 66
PdP 6 66.1
नारद उवाच- यमस्याराधनं ब्रूहि मद्धितार्थं सुरोत्तम । कथं न गम्यते देव नरेण नरकांतरे
nārada uvāca- yamasyārādhanaṃ brūhi maddhitārthaṃ surottama | kathaṃ na gamyate deva nareṇa narakāṃtare
Nārada said: Tell me the propitiation of Yama, for my welfare, O best of the gods; how, O god, does a man not go into hell?
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PdP 6 66.2
श्रूयते यमलोके तु सदा वैतरणी नदी । अनाधृष्यात्वपारा च दुस्तरा बहुशोणिता
śrūyate yamaloke tu sadā vaitaraṇī nadī | anādhṛṣyātvapārā ca dustarā bahuśoṇitā
It is heard that in Yama's world there is always the river Vaitaraṇī, unassailable, without a further shore, hard to cross, full of blood.
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PdP 6 66.3
दुस्तरा सर्वभूतानां सा कथं सुतरा भवेत् । भयमेतन्महादेव यमलोकं प्रति प्रभो
dustarā sarvabhūtānāṃ sā kathaṃ sutarā bhavet | bhayametanmahādeva yamalokaṃ prati prabho
She is hard to cross for all beings; how might she become easy to cross? This is the fear concerning Yama's world, O Mahādeva, O lord.
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PdP 6 66.4
तस्य निर्मोचनार्थाय ब्रूहि कृत्यमशेषतः । भगवन्देवदेवेश कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि
tasya nirmocanārthāya brūhi kṛtyamaśeṣataḥ | bhagavandevadeveśa kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari
To be freed from that, tell me the rite to be done, completely, O Bhagavan, lord of the gods of gods, showing mercy upon me.
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PdP 6 66.5
महादेव उवाच- द्वारवत्यां पुरा विप्र स्नातोऽहं लवणांभसि । ददृशे मुनिमायांतं मुद्गलं नाम वाडव
mahādeva uvāca- dvāravatyāṃ purā vipra snāto'haṃ lavaṇāṃbhasi | dadṛśe munimāyāṃtaṃ mudgalaṃ nāma vāḍava
Mahādeva said: Formerly in Dvāravatī, O brahmin, when I had bathed in the salt water, I saw a sage coming, named Mudgala, O brahmin,
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PdP 6 66.6
ज्वलंतमिवचादित्यं तपसा द्योततांगकम् । मां प्रणम्य मुनिः प्राह मुद्गलो विस्मयान्वितः
jvalaṃtamivacādityaṃ tapasā dyotatāṃgakam | māṃ praṇamya muniḥ prāha mudgalo vismayānvitaḥ
blazing like the sun, his body shining with ascetic heat. Bowing to me, the sage Mudgala, filled with amazement, spoke:
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PdP 6 66.7
मुद्गल उवाच- अकस्मान्मूर्च्छितो देव पतितोऽस्मि धरातले । प्रज्वलंति ममांगानि गृहीतो यमकिंकरैः
mudgala uvāca- akasmānmūrcchito deva patito'smi dharātale | prajvalaṃti mamāṃgāni gṛhīto yamakiṃkaraiḥ
Mudgala said: Suddenly, O god, I fainted and fell upon the ground; my limbs are burning, (for) I was seized by Yama's servants.
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PdP 6 66.8
बलादाकृष्यमाणोऽहं पुरुषॐगुष्ठमात्रकः । बद्धो यमभटैर्गाढं नीतोऽस्मि शमनांतिकम्
balādākṛṣyamāṇo'haṃ puruṣaoṃguṣṭhamātrakaḥ | baddho yamabhaṭairgāḍhaṃ nīto'smi śamanāṃtikam
Dragged away by force, (reduced to) a person only the size of a thumb, bound tightly by Yama's soldiers, I was led into the presence of the Chastiser (Yama).
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PdP 6 66.9
क्षणात्सभायां पश्यामि यमं पिंगललोचनम् । कृष्णमुखं महारौद्रं मृत्युव्याधिशतान्वितम्
kṣaṇātsabhāyāṃ paśyāmi yamaṃ piṃgalalocanam | kṛṣṇamukhaṃ mahāraudraṃ mṛtyuvyādhiśatānvitam
In an instant I see in the assembly hall Yama, tawny-eyed, black-faced, terribly fierce, attended by hundreds of deaths and diseases,
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PdP 6 66.10
वातपित्त श्लेष्मदोषैर्मूर्तिमद्भिस्तु सेवितम् । कायशोषज्वरातंक स्फोटिका लूतकादिभिः
vātapitta śleṣmadoṣairmūrtimadbhistu sevitam | kāyaśoṣajvarātaṃka sphoṭikā lūtakādibhiḥ
waited upon by the humours wind, bile and phlegm in embodied form, and by wasting of the body, fever, anguish, blisters, boils and the rest,
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PdP 6 66.11
ज्वालांगमर्दशीर्षार्ति भगंदर बलक्षयैः । कंठमालाक्षिरोगैश्च मूत्रकृच्छ्रज्वरव्रणैः
jvālāṃgamardaśīrṣārti bhagaṃdara balakṣayaiḥ | kaṃṭhamālākṣirogaiśca mūtrakṛcchrajvaravraṇaiḥ
by burning, aching of the limbs, headache, fistula, loss of strength, by scrofula and eye diseases, by strangury, fever and sores,
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PdP 6 66.12
विमूर्च्छिका गलग्राह हृद्रोगैर्भूततस्करैः । इत्थं बहुविधै रौद्रैर्नानारूपैर्भयंकरैः
vimūrcchikā galagrāha hṛdrogairbhūtataskaraiḥ | itthaṃ bahuvidhai raudrairnānārūpairbhayaṃkaraiḥ
by fainting-sickness, throat-seizure, heart disease, by ghosts and thieves — thus by many kinds (of them), fierce, of various forms, terrifying,
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PdP 6 66.13
कपालशिरोहस्तैश्च संग्रामे नरके तथा । राक्षसैर्दानवैर्घोरैरुपविष्टैः पुरः स्थितैः
kapālaśirohastaiśca saṃgrāme narake tathā | rākṣasairdānavairghorairupaviṣṭaiḥ puraḥ sthitaiḥ
and by those with skulls and heads in their hands, (met) in battle and likewise in hell, by dreadful rākṣasas and dānavas seated and standing before (him),
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PdP 6 66.14
धर्माधिकारिभिश्चात्र चित्रगुप्तादि लेखकैः । व्याघ्र सिंह वराहैश्च शिखासर्पैः सुदुर्द्धरैः
dharmādhikāribhiścātra citraguptādi lekhakaiḥ | vyāghra siṃha varāhaiśca śikhāsarpaiḥ sudurddharaiḥ
and there by the officers of Dharma and by the scribes Citragupta and the rest, by tigers, lions and boars, by crested serpents very hard to restrain,
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PdP 6 66.15
वृश्चिकैर्दंष्ट्रिभिर्भूतैः कीटकैर्मत्कुणादिभिः । वृक चित्रादि शुनकैः कंकैर्गृध्रैश्च जंबुकैः
vṛścikairdaṃṣṭribhirbhūtaiḥ kīṭakairmatkuṇādibhiḥ | vṛka citrādi śunakaiḥ kaṃkairgṛdhraiśca jaṃbukaiḥ
by scorpions, by fanged spirits, by insects, bedbugs and the like, by wolves, by spotted and other dogs, by herons, vultures and jackals,
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PdP 6 66.16
तस्करैर्भूतदारिद्रैर्मारिभिर्डाकिनीग्रहैः । मुक्तकेशैः श्वासकासैर्भ्रुकुटी कुटिलाननैः
taskarairbhūtadāridrairmāribhirḍākinīgrahaiḥ | muktakeśaiḥ śvāsakāsairbhrukuṭī kuṭilānanaiḥ
by thieves, by ghosts and poverties, by plagues, by Ḍākinīs and seizing demons, by those with loosened hair, by asthma and cough, by those with frowning brows and twisted faces,
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PdP 6 66.17
बृहत्प्रतापैर्नोभीतैः शासकैः पापकर्मणाम् । यमः सभायां शुशुभे सेव्यमानः परिग्रहैः
bṛhatpratāpairnobhītaiḥ śāsakaiḥ pāpakarmaṇām | yamaḥ sabhāyāṃ śuśubhe sevyamānaḥ parigrahaiḥ
by those of great might, unafraid, chastisers of evil-doers — (so) Yama shone in the assembly hall, attended by his retinue,
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PdP 6 66.18
भीमाटविकजीवैश्च यथा व्यालांजनो गिरिः । ततो विश्वेश्वरः प्राह समयः किंकरान्प्रति
bhīmāṭavikajīvaiśca yathā vyālāṃjano giriḥ | tato viśveśvaraḥ prāha samayaḥ kiṃkarānprati
and by the creatures of the dreadful forest, as a mountain (is thronged) with beasts and dark ointment(-like darkness). Then the Lord of the Universe spoke at that time to the servants:
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PdP 6 66.19
नामभ्रांतैर्भवद्भिश्च समानीतः कथं मुनिः । भीमकस्यात्मजो ग्रामे कौंडिन्ये मुद्गलाभिधः
nāmabhrāṃtairbhavadbhiśca samānītaḥ kathaṃ muniḥ | bhīmakasyātmajo grāme kauṃḍinye mudgalābhidhaḥ
"How has the sage been brought by you, who have erred about the name? In the village Kauṇḍinya (there is) the son of Bhīmaka named Mudgala;
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PdP 6 66.20
क्षीणायुः क्षत्रियः सोऽस्ति आनेयो मुच्यतामसौ । श्रुत्वैतत्ते गतास्तस्मादायाताः पुनरेव ते
kṣīṇāyuḥ kṣatriyaḥ so'sti āneyo mucyatāmasau | śrutvaitatte gatāstasmādāyātāḥ punareva te
he is a kṣatriya whose life-span is exhausted — he is the one to be brought; let this one be released." Hearing this, they went from there and came back again.
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PdP 6 66.21
धर्मराजं पुनः प्राहुः सर्वे ते यमकिंकराः । तत्रास्माभिर्गतैर्देही क्षीणायुर्नोपलक्षितः
dharmarājaṃ punaḥ prāhuḥ sarve te yamakiṃkarāḥ | tatrāsmābhirgatairdehī kṣīṇāyurnopalakṣitaḥ
Again all those servants of Yama said to the King of Dharma: "When we went there, no embodied being whose life-span was exhausted was noticed (by us)."
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PdP 6 66.22
यम उवाच- किं कारणमदृश्यास्ते प्रायेण भवतां नराः । सुकृता द्वादशीयैस्तु ख्याता वैतरणी नदी
yama uvāca- kiṃ kāraṇamadṛśyāste prāyeṇa bhavatāṃ narāḥ | sukṛtā dvādaśīyaistu khyātā vaitaraṇī nadī
Yama said: What is the reason that men are for the most part invisible to you? The river Vaitaraṇī is declared to be made favourable by those who keep the twelfth-day (vow);
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PdP 6 66.23
उज्जयिन्यां प्रयागे वा यमुनायां च ये मृताः । तिलहस्तिहिरण्यादि दत्तं यैस्तु गवाह्निकम्
ujjayinyāṃ prayāge vā yamunāyāṃ ca ye mṛtāḥ | tilahastihiraṇyādi dattaṃ yaistu gavāhnikam
and (invisible are) those who have died in Ujjayinī, or at Prayāga, or at the Yamunā, and those by whom sesame, elephants, gold and the like, and the daily gift of a cow, have been given.
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PdP 6 66.24
दूता ऊचुः - तद्व्रतं कीदृशं ब्रह्मन्ब्रूहि सर्वमशेषतः । किं तत्र देव कर्त्तव्यं पुरुषैस्तवतोषदम्
dūtā ūcuḥ - tadvrataṃ kīdṛśaṃ brahmanbrūhi sarvamaśeṣataḥ | kiṃ tatra deva karttavyaṃ puruṣaistavatoṣadam
The messengers said: What is that vow like, O brahmin? Tell us all of it without remainder. What is to be done there, O god, by men, that gives you satisfaction?
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PdP 6 66.25
येन कृता नरश्रेष्ठ द्वादशी कृष्णपक्षजा । उपवासे च तेनैव कथं पापात्प्रमुच्यते
yena kṛtā naraśreṣṭha dvādaśī kṛṣṇapakṣajā | upavāse ca tenaiva kathaṃ pāpātpramucyate
O best of men, by one who has kept the twelfth day of the dark fortnight, and by that very fasting, how is he released from sin?
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PdP 6 66.26
तद्व्रतं केन विधिना कर्त्तव्यं च यथा वद । सुप्रसन्नेन वक्तव्यं दयां कृत्वा दयानिधे
tadvrataṃ kena vidhinā karttavyaṃ ca yathā vada | suprasannena vaktavyaṃ dayāṃ kṛtvā dayānidhe
Say by what rule and in what manner that vow is to be performed; it should be told with full graciousness, showing compassion, O treasury of compassion.
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PdP 6 66.27
श्रीमुद्गल उवाच- दूतानां वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच मधुरं तदा । सर्वं वदामि भो दूता यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम्
śrīmudgala uvāca- dūtānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā uvāca madhuraṃ tadā | sarvaṃ vadāmi bho dūtā yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśrutam
Śrī Mudgala said: Having heard the words of the messengers, he then spoke sweetly: "I will tell all, O messengers, as I have seen it and as I have heard it."
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PdP 6 66.28
यम उवाच- मार्गशीर्षादि मासे तु या इमाः कृष्णपक्षजाः । तासु पूर्वासु विधिवद्दूता वैतरणीव्रतम्
yama uvāca- mārgaśīrṣādi māse tu yā imāḥ kṛṣṇapakṣajāḥ | tāsu pūrvāsu vidhivaddūtā vaitaraṇīvratam
Yama said: In the month beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa, those (days) that fall in the dark fortnight — on the earlier of these, O messengers, (one should perform) the Vaitaraṇī vow according to the prescribed rule.
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PdP 6 66.29
प्रतिमासं च कर्त्तव्यं यावद्वर्षं भवेद्ध्रुवम् । यां तु कृत्वा तु भो दूता मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
pratimāsaṃ ca karttavyaṃ yāvadvarṣaṃ bhaveddhruvam | yāṃ tu kṛtvā tu bho dūtā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
And it is to be performed each month until a year is (completed) — that is certain. By performing it, O messengers, one is released; there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 6 66.30
उपवासस्य नियमः कर्त्तव्यो विष्णु तुष्टिदः । अद्य मे देवदेवेश उपवासो भविष्यति
upavāsasya niyamaḥ karttavyo viṣṇu tuṣṭidaḥ | adya me devadeveśa upavāso bhaviṣyati
The formal resolve of the fast, which gives satisfaction to Viṣṇu, is to be made: "Today, O lord of the gods of gods, my fast shall take place."
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PdP 6 66.31
द्वादश्यां पूज्य गोविंदं भक्तिभावसमन्वितम् । स्वप्नेंद्रियस्य वैकल्याद्भोजनं यच्च मैथुनम्
dvādaśyāṃ pūjya goviṃdaṃ bhaktibhāvasamanvitam | svapneṃdriyasya vaikalyādbhojanaṃ yacca maithunam
On the twelfth, having worshipped Govinda filled with a devotional disposition: "Whatever eating and whatever sexual intercourse (has occurred) through the failing of an organ in sleep —"
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PdP 6 66.32
तत्सर्वं क्षम मे देव कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि । एवं वै नियमं कृत्वा मध्याह्ने तीर्थमाव्रजेत्
tatsarvaṃ kṣama me deva kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | evaṃ vai niyamaṃ kṛtvā madhyāhne tīrthamāvrajet
"— forgive me all that, O god, showing compassion toward me." Having thus made the resolve, at midday one should go to a sacred bathing place.
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PdP 6 66.33
मृद्गोमय तिलान्नीत्वा गंतव्यं विधिपूर्वकम् । स्नानं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यं व्रतसंपूर्णहेतवे
mṛdgomaya tilānnītvā gaṃtavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam | snānaṃ tatra prakartavyaṃ vratasaṃpūrṇahetave
Having taken earth, cow-dung and sesame, one should go (there) in accordance with the rule; there the bath is to be performed for the sake of the completion of the vow.
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PdP 6 66.34
अश्वक्रांतेति मंत्रेण स्नानं कुर्याद्विशेषतः । अश्वक्रांते रथक्रांते विष्णुक्रांते वसुंधरे
aśvakrāṃteti maṃtreṇa snānaṃ kuryādviśeṣataḥ | aśvakrāṃte rathakrāṃte viṣṇukrāṃte vasuṃdhare
With the mantra beginning "aśvakrānte" one should in particular perform the bath: "O Vasundharā, trodden by horses, trodden by chariots, trodden by Viṣṇu —"
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PdP 6 66.35
मृत्तिके हर मे पापं यन्मया पूर्वसंचितम् । तया हतेन पापेन सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
mṛttike hara me pāpaṃ yanmayā pūrvasaṃcitam | tayā hatena pāpena sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
"O clay, take away my sin, which was accumulated by me formerly." When sin is destroyed by that (clay), one is released from all sins.
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PdP 6 66.36
काश्यां चैव तु संभूतास्तिला वै विष्णुरूपिणः । तिलस्नानेन गोविंदः सर्वं पापं व्यपोहति
kāśyāṃ caiva tu saṃbhūtāstilā vai viṣṇurūpiṇaḥ | tilasnānena goviṃdaḥ sarvaṃ pāpaṃ vyapohati
And sesame seeds, which arose in Kāśī, are indeed forms of Viṣṇu; through a bath with sesame Govinda removes every sin.
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PdP 6 66.37
विष्णुदेहोद्भवा देवि महापापापहारिणी । सर्वं पापं हर त्वं वै सर्वेषां हि नमोऽस्तु ते
viṣṇudehodbhavā devi mahāpāpāpahāriṇī | sarvaṃ pāpaṃ hara tvaṃ vai sarveṣāṃ hi namo'stu te
"O goddess arisen from the body of Viṣṇu, remover of great sin, do you take away every sin — homage to you (who are the remover) for all."
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PdP 6 66.38
तुलसीपत्रकं धृत्वा नामोच्चारणपूर्वकम् । स्नानं सुकृतिभिः प्रोक्तं कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम्
tulasīpatrakaṃ dhṛtvā nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam | snānaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ proktaṃ kartavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam
Holding a tulasī leaf, preceded by the utterance of the (divine) name, the bath is declared by the meritorious to be performed in accordance with the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.39
एवं स्नात्वा समुत्तीर्य परिधाय सुवाससी । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवांस्ततो विष्णोस्तु पूजनम्
evaṃ snātvā samuttīrya paridhāya suvāsasī | tarpayitvā pitṝndevāṃstato viṣṇostu pūjanam
Having bathed thus, having come up out (of the water) and put on fine garments, having offered libations to the ancestors and the gods, then (comes) the worship of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.40
संस्थाप्य चाव्रणं कुंभं पंचपल्लवसंयुतम् । पंचरत्नसमोपेतं दिव्यस्रग्गंधवासितम्
saṃsthāpya cāvraṇaṃ kuṃbhaṃ paṃcapallavasaṃyutam | paṃcaratnasamopetaṃ divyasraggaṃdhavāsitam
And having set down an unbroken pot, provided with the five sprouts, endowed with the five gems, perfumed with a divine garland and fragrances,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.41
जलपूर्णं सद्रव्यंच ताम्रपात्रसमन्वितम् । तत्रस्थं श्रीधरं देवं देवदेवं तपोनिधिम्
jalapūrṇaṃ sadravyaṃca tāmrapātrasamanvitam | tatrasthaṃ śrīdharaṃ devaṃ devadevaṃ taponidhim
filled with water and with (the requisite) substances, together with a copper vessel — (and) the god Śrīdhara who abides there, the god of gods, the treasury of ascetic power,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.42
पूर्णेन विधिना राजन्कुर्यात्पूजां गरीयसीम् । मृद्गोमयादिरचितं मंडलं कारयेच्छुभम्
pūrṇena vidhinā rājankuryātpūjāṃ garīyasīm | mṛdgomayādiracitaṃ maṃḍalaṃ kārayecchubham
one should perform, O king, with the full procedure, the weightier worship; one should have an auspicious diagram made, fashioned of earth, cow-dung and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.43
तंडुलैः शुक्लधौतैश्च अश्मपिष्टैश्च कारयेत् । धर्मराजः प्रकर्त्तव्यो हस्ताद्यव यवान्वितः
taṃḍulaiḥ śukladhautaiśca aśmapiṣṭaiśca kārayet | dharmarājaḥ prakarttavyo hastādyava yavānvitaḥ
And one should have it made with rice-grains washed white and ground on a stone; Dharmarāja is to be made (there), a hand (in size) and so forth, together with barley.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.44
नदीं वैतरणीं ताम्रां स्थापयित्वा तदग्रतः । पूजयेच्च पृथक्सम्यक्समावाहनपूर्वकम्
nadīṃ vaitaraṇīṃ tāmrāṃ sthāpayitvā tadagrataḥ | pūjayecca pṛthaksamyaksamāvāhanapūrvakam
Having set the river Vaitaraṇī, made of copper, in front of him, one should worship (them) each separately and properly, preceded by the invocation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.45
आवाहयामि देवेशं यमं वै विश्वरूपिणम् । इहाभ्येहि महाभाग सान्निध्यं कुरु केशव
āvāhayāmi deveśaṃ yamaṃ vai viśvarūpiṇam | ihābhyehi mahābhāga sānnidhyaṃ kuru keśava
"I invoke the lord of gods, Yama, whose form is the universe. Come here, greatly fortunate one; be present, O Keśava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.46
इदं पाद्यं श्रियः कांत सोपविष्टं हरे प्रभो । विश्वोद्यानरतो नित्यं कृपां कुरु ममोपरि
idaṃ pādyaṃ śriyaḥ kāṃta sopaviṣṭaṃ hare prabho | viśvodyānarato nityaṃ kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari
"This is the water for the feet, O beloved of Śrī; be seated, O Hari, O lord. You who take constant delight in the garden of the universe, show compassion toward me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.47
भूतिदाय नमः पादावशोकाय च जानुनी । उरू नमः शिवायेति विश्वमूर्ते नमः कटिम्
bhūtidāya namaḥ pādāvaśokāya ca jānunī | urū namaḥ śivāyeti viśvamūrte namaḥ kaṭim
Homage to the Giver of Prosperity — the two feet; and to the Sorrowless One — the knees; homage to Śiva — the thighs; homage to (you), whose form is the universe — the waist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.48
कंदर्पाय नमो मेढ्रमादित्याय फलं तथा । दामोदराय जठरं वासुदेवाय वै स्तनौ
kaṃdarpāya namo meḍhramādityāya phalaṃ tathā | dāmodarāya jaṭharaṃ vāsudevāya vai stanau
Homage to Kandarpa — the penis; and likewise to Āditya — the testicles; to Dāmodara — the belly; to Vāsudeva indeed — the two breasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.49
श्रीधराय मुखं केशान्केशवायेति वै नमः । पृष्ठं शार्ङ्गधरायेति चरणौ वरदाय च
śrīdharāya mukhaṃ keśānkeśavāyeti vai namaḥ | pṛṣṭhaṃ śārṅgadharāyeti caraṇau varadāya ca
To Śrīdhara — the face; to Keśava indeed — the hair: thus homage; to the Bearer of the Śārṅga bow — the back; and to the Giver of Boons — the two feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.50
स्वनाम्ना शंखचक्रासिगदापरशुपाणये । सर्वात्मने नमस्तुभ्यं शिर इत्यभिधीयते 6.66.
svanāmnā śaṃkhacakrāsigadāparaśupāṇaye | sarvātmane namastubhyaṃ śira ityabhidhīyate 6.66.
By his own name, to him who holds conch, discus, sword, mace and axe in his hands, to the Self of all — homage to you: (this) is uttered (while touching) the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.51
मत्स्यं कूर्मं च वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनम् । रामं रामं च कृष्णं च बुधं कल्किं नमोऽस्तु ते
matsyaṃ kūrmaṃ ca vārāhaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ ca vāmanam | rāmaṃ rāmaṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca budhaṃ kalkiṃ namo'stu te
The Fish, the Tortoise, and the Boar, the Man-Lion and the Dwarf, Rāma and Rāma, and Kṛṣṇa, the Buddha, Kalki — homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.52
सर्वपापौघनाशार्थं पूजयामि नमो नमः । एभिश्च सर्वशो मंत्रैर्विष्णुं ध्यात्वा प्रपूजयेत्
sarvapāpaughanāśārthaṃ pūjayāmi namo namaḥ | ebhiśca sarvaśo maṃtrairviṣṇuṃ dhyātvā prapūjayet
For the destruction of the whole flood of sins I worship (you); homage, homage. And with all these mantras one should meditate on Viṣṇu and worship him fully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.53
धर्मराज नमस्तेऽस्तु धर्मराज नमोऽस्तु ते । दक्षिणाशापते तुभ्यं नमो महिषवाहन
dharmarāja namaste'stu dharmarāja namo'stu te | dakṣiṇāśāpate tubhyaṃ namo mahiṣavāhana
King of Dharma, homage be to you; King of Dharma, homage be to you; homage to you, lord of the southern quarter, whose mount is the buffalo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.54
चित्रगुप्त नमस्तुभ्यं विचित्राय नमोनमः । नरकार्तिप्रशांत्यर्थं कामान्यच्छ ममेप्सितान्
citragupta namastubhyaṃ vicitrāya namonamaḥ | narakārtipraśāṃtyarthaṃ kāmānyaccha mamepsitān
Citragupta, homage to you; to the Many-formed One, homage and homage. For the quieting of the torment of hell, grant me the desires I wish for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.55
यमाय धर्मराजाय मृत्यवे चांतकाय च । वैवस्वताय कालाय सर्वभूतक्षयाय च
yamāya dharmarājāya mṛtyave cāṃtakāya ca | vaivasvatāya kālāya sarvabhūtakṣayāya ca
To Yama, to the King of Dharma, to Death and to the Ender, to the son of Vivasvat, to Time, and to him who is the destruction of all beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.56
वृकोदराय चित्राय चित्रगुप्ताय वै नमः । नीलाय चैव दध्नाय नित्यं कुर्यान्नमो नमः
vṛkodarāya citrāya citraguptāya vai namaḥ | nīlāya caiva dadhnāya nityaṃ kuryānnamo namaḥ
to Wolf-Belly, to Citra, to Citragupta indeed — homage; and to Nīla and to Dadhna one should constantly make homage and homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.57
एवं द्वादशभिः पूज्यो नामभिर्धर्मराट्प्रभुः। वैतरणी सुदुःपारे पापघ्नि सर्वकामदे
evaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ pūjyo nāmabhirdharmarāṭprabhuḥ| vaitaraṇī suduḥpāre pāpaghni sarvakāmade
Thus the lord, the King of Dharma, is to be worshipped with (these) twelve names. O Vaitaraṇī, hard indeed to cross, destroyer of sin, granter of all desires,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.58
इहाभ्येहि महाभागे गृहाणार्घं मया कृतम् । यमद्वारपथे घोरे ख्याता वैतरणी नदी
ihābhyehi mahābhāge gṛhāṇārghaṃ mayā kṛtam | yamadvārapathe ghore khyātā vaitaraṇī nadī
come here, O greatly blessed one, accept the offering made by me. On the dreadful road to Yama's gate the river named Vaitaraṇī is renowned;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.59
तस्यामुद्धरणार्थाय जन्ममृत्युजरातिगा । या दुस्तरा दुष्कृतिभिः सर्वप्राणिभयापहा
tasyāmuddharaṇārthāya janmamṛtyujarātigā | yā dustarā duṣkṛtibhiḥ sarvaprāṇibhayāpahā
for the sake of (my) being carried across it — (she) who goes beyond birth, death and old age, who is hard to cross for evildoers, who takes away the fear of all living beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.60
यस्यां भयात्प्रमज्जंति प्राणिनो यातनापराः । तर्तुकामस्तु तां घोरं जया देवि नमोनमः
yasyāṃ bhayātpramajjaṃti prāṇino yātanāparāḥ | tartukāmastu tāṃ ghoraṃ jayā devi namonamaḥ
in which living beings, given over to torments, sink down out of fear — desiring to cross that dreadful (river): victory (to you), O goddess, homage and homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.61
तस्यां देवाधितिष्ठंति या सा वैतरणी नदी । सा चापि पूजिता भक्त्या प्रीत्यर्थं केशवस्य च
tasyāṃ devādhitiṣṭhaṃti yā sā vaitaraṇī nadī | sā cāpi pūjitā bhaktyā prītyarthaṃ keśavasya ca
In her the gods abide — she who is the river Vaitaraṇī; and she too has been worshipped with devotion, and for the pleasing of Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.62
यस्यास्तटे प्रविशंति ऋषयः पितरस्तथा । सा चापि सिंधुरूपेण पूजिता पापहारिका
yasyāstaṭe praviśaṃti ṛṣayaḥ pitarastathā | sā cāpi siṃdhurūpeṇa pūjitā pāpahārikā
On whose bank the seers and likewise the ancestors enter — she too, in the form of the ocean, has been worshipped, she who takes away sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.63
तरीतुं तां प्रदास्यामि सर्वपापविमुक्तये । पुण्यार्थं संप्रवक्ष्यामि तुभ्यं वैतरणी नदीम्
tarītuṃ tāṃ pradāsyāmi sarvapāpavimuktaye | puṇyārthaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi tubhyaṃ vaitaraṇī nadīm
In order to cross her I shall make a gift, for release from all sins; for the sake of merit I shall proclaim to you the river Vaitaraṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.64
मयासि पूजिता भक्त्या प्रीत्यर्थं केशवस्य च । कृष्णकृष्णजगन्नाथ संसारादुद्धरस्व माम्
mayāsi pūjitā bhaktyā prītyarthaṃ keśavasya ca | kṛṣṇakṛṣṇajagannātha saṃsārāduddharasva mām
You have been worshipped by me with devotion, and for the pleasing of Keśava. O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Lord of the world, lift me up out of the round of rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.65
नामग्रहणमात्रेण सर्वं पापं हरस्व मे । यज्ञोपवीतं परमं कारितं नवतंतुभिः
nāmagrahaṇamātreṇa sarvaṃ pāpaṃ harasva me | yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ kāritaṃ navataṃtubhiḥ
By the mere uttering of (your) name, take away all my sin. (Here is) a supreme sacred thread, made with new threads:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.66
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व देवेश प्रीतो यच्छ ममेप्सितम् । इदं तव च तांबूलं यथाशक्त्या सुशोभनम्
pratigṛhṇīṣva deveśa prīto yaccha mamepsitam | idaṃ tava ca tāṃbūlaṃ yathāśaktyā suśobhanam
accept it, Lord of the gods; being pleased, grant me what I desire. And this betel is yours, well adorned according to (my) ability:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.67
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व देवेश मामुद्धर भवार्णवात् । पंचवर्ती प्रदीपोऽयं देवेशारार्तिकं तव
pratigṛhṇīṣva deveśa māmuddhara bhavārṇavāt | paṃcavartī pradīpo'yaṃ deveśārārtikaṃ tava
Accept (this), O lord of gods; lift me out of the ocean of worldly existence. This five-wicked lamp, O lord of gods, is the waving of lights for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.68
मोहांधकारद्युमणे भक्तियुक्तो भवार्तिहृत् । परमान्नं सुपक्वान्नं समस्तरससंयुतम्
mohāṃdhakāradyumaṇe bhaktiyukto bhavārtihṛt | paramānnaṃ supakvānnaṃ samastarasasaṃyutam
O sun (that dispels) the darkness of delusion, O remover of the suffering of existence for one filled with devotion! (Here is) the finest food, well cooked, endowed with every flavour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.69
निवेदितं मया भक्त्या भगवन्प्रतिगृह्यताम् । द्वादशाक्षरमंत्रेण यथासंख्य जपेन च
niveditaṃ mayā bhaktyā bhagavanpratigṛhyatām | dvādaśākṣaramaṃtreṇa yathāsaṃkhya japena ca
— offered by me with devotion; let it be accepted, O Lord — with the twelve-syllable mantra and with muttered repetition according to the (prescribed) number.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.70
प्रीयतां मे श्रियःकांतः प्रीतो यच्छतु वांछितम् । पंच गावः समुत्पन्ना मथ्यमाने महोदधौ
prīyatāṃ me śriyaḥkāṃtaḥ prīto yacchatu vāṃchitam | paṃca gāvaḥ samutpannā mathyamāne mahodadhau
Let the Beloved of Śrī be pleased with me; pleased, let him grant what is desired. Five cows arose when the great ocean was being churned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.71
तासां मध्ये तु या नंदा तस्यै धेन्वै नमोनमः । गां संपूज्य विधानेन अर्घ्यं दद्यात्समाहितः
tāsāṃ madhye tu yā naṃdā tasyai dhenvai namonamaḥ | gāṃ saṃpūjya vidhānena arghyaṃ dadyātsamāhitaḥ
And she among them who is Nandā — to that milch-cow, homage and homage again. Having worshipped the cow according to the rule, let him, collected in mind, offer the water-oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.72
सर्वकामदुघे देवि सर्वांतकनिवारिणी । आरोग्यं संततिं दीर्घां देहि नंदिनि मे सदा
sarvakāmadughe devi sarvāṃtakanivāriṇī | ārogyaṃ saṃtatiṃ dīrghāṃ dehi naṃdini me sadā
"O goddess who milks out every wish, O averter of every end (death), grant me health and long continuance of offspring always, O Nandinī.
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PdP 6 66.73
पूजिता च वसिष्ठेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । कपिले हर मे पापं यन्मया पूर्वसंचितम्
pūjitā ca vasiṣṭhena viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā | kapile hara me pāpaṃ yanmayā pūrvasaṃcitam
You were worshipped by Vasiṣṭha and by the wise Viśvāmitra; O tawny cow, take away the sin of mine that was heaped up by me before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.74
गावो ममाग्रतः संतु गावो मे संतु पृष्ठतः । नाके मामुपतिष्ठंतु हेमशृंगी पयोमुचः
gāvo mamāgrataḥ saṃtu gāvo me saṃtu pṛṣṭhataḥ | nāke māmupatiṣṭhaṃtu hemaśṛṃgī payomucaḥ
Let cows be in front of me, let cows be behind me; let the golden-horned, milk-yielding ones attend upon me in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.75
सुरभ्यः सौरभेयाश्च सरितः सागरा यथा । सर्वदेवमये देवि सुभद्रे भक्तवत्सले
surabhyaḥ saurabheyāśca saritaḥ sāgarā yathā | sarvadevamaye devi subhadre bhaktavatsale
The cows and the bulls (offspring of Surabhi) are as rivers and oceans are. O goddess who art made of all the gods, O gracious one, fond of your devotees—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.76
एवं संपूज्य विधिवद्दद्याद्गोषु गवाह्निकम् । सौरभेयः सर्वहिताः पवित्राः पापनाशनाः
evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivaddadyādgoṣu gavāhnikam | saurabheyaḥ sarvahitāḥ pavitrāḥ pāpanāśanāḥ
Having thus worshipped according to rule, let him give the cows their daily fodder. "The offspring of Surabhi are beneficial to all, purifying, destroyers of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.77
प्रतिगृह्णंतु मे ग्रासं गावस्त्रैलोक्यमातरः । गंगदायै नमो भूत्यै सर्वपापप्रहाणये
pratigṛhṇaṃtu me grāsaṃ gāvastrailokyamātaraḥ | gaṃgadāyai namo bhūtyai sarvapāpaprahāṇaye
Let the cows, mothers of the three worlds, accept my mouthful (of food)." Homage to the mace (gadā) with the syllable 'gaṃ', to Prosperity, to the remover of all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 66.78
अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण गदां वैधारयेद्बुधः । पं नमः पद्मनाभाय पद्मं वै धारयेत्सुधीः
anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa gadāṃ vaidhārayedbudhaḥ | paṃ namaḥ padmanābhāya padmaṃ vai dhārayetsudhīḥ
With this very mantra let the wise man wear the mace. "Paṃ, homage to the lotus-navelled one" — with this the intelligent man should wear the lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.79
चं चक्ररूपिणे विष्णो धारणं चक्रजं स्मृतम् । शं शंखरूपिणे तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु सुखकारिणे
caṃ cakrarūpiṇe viṣṇo dhāraṇaṃ cakrajaṃ smṛtam | śaṃ śaṃkharūpiṇe tubhyaṃ namo'stu sukhakāriṇe
"Caṃ, to Viṣṇu who has the form of the discus" — this is held to be the wearing (of the mark) made by the discus. "Śaṃ, homage be to you who have the form of the conch, the giver of happiness" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.80
मंत्रेणानेन वै दूता धारणं शंखजं स्मृतम् । चतुर्णामायुधानां तु धारणं मुनिभिः स्मृतम्
maṃtreṇānena vai dūtā dhāraṇaṃ śaṃkhajaṃ smṛtam | caturṇāmāyudhānāṃ tu dhāraṇaṃ munibhiḥ smṛtam
with this mantra, O messengers, is held to be the wearing (of the mark) made by the conch. Thus the wearing of the four weapons is taught by the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.81
अग्निहोत्रं यथा नित्यं वेदस्याध्ययनं तथा । ब्राह्मणस्य तथैवेदं तप्तमुद्रादि धारणम्
agnihotraṃ yathā nityaṃ vedasyādhyayanaṃ tathā | brāhmaṇasya tathaivedaṃ taptamudrādi dhāraṇam
As the fire-offering is a constant duty, and so too the study of the Veda, just so for a brahmin is this wearing of the heated brand-marks and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.82
चंदनेन सुगंधेन गोपिकाचंदनेन तु । धारणं च विशेषेण ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः
caṃdanena sugaṃdhena gopikācaṃdanena tu | dhāraṇaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ
And the wearing (of the marks) with fragrant sandal-paste and with gopīcandana is especially (enjoined) for brahmins who have mastered the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.83
चांडालोऽपि भवेच्छुद्धो धारणाच्च न संशयः । ऊर्ध्वं पुंड्रमृजुं सौम्यं सचिह्नं धारयेद्यदि
cāṃḍālo'pi bhavecchuddho dhāraṇācca na saṃśayaḥ | ūrdhvaṃ puṃḍramṛjuṃ saumyaṃ sacihnaṃ dhārayedyadi
Even a Cāṇḍāla would become pure by wearing (them) — of this there is no doubt. If he wears the upright, gentle vertical mark together with the (Viṣṇu) emblem,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.84
स चांडालोऽपि शुद्धात्मा पूज्य एव सदा द्विजैः । चांडालानां गृहे दूतास्तुलसी यत्र दृश्यते
sa cāṃḍālo'pi śuddhātmā pūjya eva sadā dvijaiḥ | cāṃḍālānāṃ gṛhe dūtāstulasī yatra dṛśyate
that Cāṇḍāla too is pure of soul and is indeed always to be honoured by twice-born men. O messengers, in whatever house of Cāṇḍālas the tulasī is seen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 66.85
तत्रत्या तुलसी ग्राह्या भक्तिभावेन चेतसा
tatratyā tulasī grāhyā bhaktibhāvena cetasā
the tulasī from that place is to be taken, with a mind in a mood of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition