Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 68
PdP 6 68.1
महेश्वर उवाच- शृणु नारद! वक्ष्यामि वैष्णवानां च लक्षणम्। यच्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यते लोको ब्रहत्यादिपातकात्
maheśvara uvāca- śṛṇu nārada! vakṣyāmi vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca lakṣaṇam| yacchrutvā mucyate loko brahatyādipātakāt
Maheśvara said: Listen, Nārada! I shall tell (you) the marks of the Vaiṣṇavas, hearing which people are freed from the sin of brahmin-murder and the rest.
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PdP 6 68.2
तेषां वै लक्षणं यादृक्स्वरूपं यादृशं भवेत्। तादृशं मुनिशार्दूल शृणु त्वं वच्मि साम्प्रतम्
teṣāṃ vai lakṣaṇaṃ yādṛksvarūpaṃ yādṛśaṃ bhavet| tādṛśaṃ muniśārdūla śṛṇu tvaṃ vacmi sāmpratam
What their mark is like, what sort their nature may be — such, O tiger among sages, listen, I tell (you) now.
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PdP 6 68.3
विष्णोरयं यतो ह्यासीत्तस्माद्वैष्णव उच्यते। सर्वेषां चैव वर्णानां वैष्णवः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते
viṣṇorayaṃ yato hyāsīttasmādvaiṣṇava ucyate| sarveṣāṃ caiva varṇānāṃ vaiṣṇavaḥ śreṣṭha ucyate
Since this one has come from Viṣṇu, therefore he is called a Vaiṣṇava; and among all the classes the Vaiṣṇava is said to be the best.
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PdP 6 68.4
येषां पुण्यतमाहारस्तेषां वंशे तु वैष्णवः। क्षमा दया तपः सत्यं येषां वै तिष्ठति द्विज
yeṣāṃ puṇyatamāhārasteṣāṃ vaṃśe tu vaiṣṇavaḥ| kṣamā dayā tapaḥ satyaṃ yeṣāṃ vai tiṣṭhati dvija
In the family of those whose food is most holy there is a Vaiṣṇava; (they) in whom patience, compassion, austerity and truth abide, O twice-born —
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PdP 6 68.5
तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण पापं नश्यति तूलवत्। हिंसाधर्माद्विनिर्मुक्ता यस्य विष्णौ स्थितामति:
teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa pāpaṃ naśyati tūlavat| hiṃsādharmādvinirmuktā yasya viṣṇau sthitāmati:
by the mere sight of them sin perishes like cotton (in fire). (They are) freed from the way of injury, whose mind is fixed on Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 68.6
शंखचक्रगदापद्मं नित्यं वै धारयेत्तु यः। तुलसीकाष्ठजां मालां कंठे वै धारयेद्यतः
śaṃkhacakragadāpadmaṃ nityaṃ vai dhārayettu yaḥ| tulasīkāṣṭhajāṃ mālāṃ kaṃṭhe vai dhārayedyataḥ
He who constantly wears (the marks of) conch, discus, mace and lotus, and who wears on his neck a garland made of tulasī wood,
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PdP 6 68.7
तिलकानि द्वादशधा नित्यं वै धारयेद्बुधः। धर्माधर्मं तु जानाति यः स वैष्णव उच्यते
tilakāni dvādaśadhā nityaṃ vai dhārayedbudhaḥ| dharmādharmaṃ tu jānāti yaḥ sa vaiṣṇava ucyate
and the wise man who constantly wears the tilaka marks in twelve places, and who knows dharma from adharma — he is called a Vaiṣṇava.
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PdP 6 68.8
वेदशास्त्ररतो नित्यं नित्यं वै यज्ञयाजकः। उत्सवांश्च चतुर्विंशत्कुर्वंति च पुनः पुनः
vedaśāstrarato nityaṃ nityaṃ vai yajñayājakaḥ| utsavāṃśca caturviṃśatkurvaṃti ca punaḥ punaḥ
Ever devoted to the Vedas and śāstras, ever a performer of sacrifices — and they celebrate the twenty-four festivals again and again.
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PdP 6 68.9
तेषां कुलं धन्यतमं तेषां वै यश उच्यते। ते वै लोके धन्यतमा जाता भागवता नराः
teṣāṃ kulaṃ dhanyatamaṃ teṣāṃ vai yaśa ucyate| te vai loke dhanyatamā jātā bhāgavatā narāḥ
Their family is most blessed, and their fame is (widely) spoken of; those men who have become devotees of the Lord are the most blessed in the world.
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PdP 6 68.10
एक एव कुले यस्य जातो भागवतो नरः। तत्कुलं तारितं तेन भूयोभूयश्च वाडव
eka eva kule yasya jāto bhāgavato naraḥ| tatkulaṃ tāritaṃ tena bhūyobhūyaśca vāḍava
In whose family even a single man is born who is a devotee of the Lord, by him that family is carried across, again and again, O Brahmin.
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PdP 6 68.11
अण्डजा उद्भिजाश्चैव ये जरायुज योनयः। ते तु सर्वेऽपि विज्ञेयाः शंखचक्रगदाधराः
aṇḍajā udbhijāścaiva ye jarāyuja yonayaḥ| te tu sarve'pi vijñeyāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharāḥ
Those born from eggs, those sprung from seed, and those born from a womb — all of them too are to be recognized as bearers of conch, discus and mace.
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PdP 6 68.12
येषां दर्शनमात्रेण ब्रह्महा शुद्ध्यते सदा। किन्तु वक्ष्यामि देवर्षे तेभ्यो धन्यतमा भुवि
yeṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa brahmahā śuddhyate sadā| kintu vakṣyāmi devarṣe tebhyo dhanyatamā bhuvi
By the mere sight of them a slayer of a Brahmin is always purified; but I shall tell (of those), O divine sage, who are more blessed than they on earth.
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PdP 6 68.13
वैष्णवा ये तु दृश्यन्ते भुवनेऽस्मिन्महामुने। ते वै विष्णुसमाश्चैव ज्ञातव्यास्तत्वकोविदैः
vaiṣṇavā ye tu dṛśyante bhuvane'sminmahāmune| te vai viṣṇusamāścaiva jñātavyāstatvakovidaiḥ
Those Vaiṣṇavas who are seen in this world, O great sage — they indeed are to be known by those skilled in the truth as equal to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 68.14
कलौ धन्यतमा लोके श्रुता मे नात्र संशयः। विष्णोः पूजा कृता तेन सर्वेषां पूजनं कृतम्
kalau dhanyatamā loke śrutā me nātra saṃśayaḥ| viṣṇoḥ pūjā kṛtā tena sarveṣāṃ pūjanaṃ kṛtam
In the Kali age they are heard by me (to be) the most blessed in the world; there is no doubt in this. By him (who worships) Viṣṇu, worship has been made to all.
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PdP 6 68.15
महादानं कृतं तेन पूजिता येन वैष्णवाः। फलं पत्रं तथा शाकमन्नं वा वस्त्रमेव च
mahādānaṃ kṛtaṃ tena pūjitā yena vaiṣṇavāḥ| phalaṃ patraṃ tathā śākamannaṃ vā vastrameva ca
By whom Vaiṣṇavas have been honoured, by him a great gift has been given: fruit, a leaf, or vegetables, or food, or even a garment —
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PdP 6 68.16
वैष्णवेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति ते धन्या भुवि सर्वदा। अर्चितो वैष्णवो यैस्तु सर्वेषां चैव पूजनम्
vaiṣṇavebhyaḥ prayacchanti te dhanyā bhuvi sarvadā| arcito vaiṣṇavo yaistu sarveṣāṃ caiva pūjanam
those who offer (these) to Vaiṣṇavas are always blessed on earth. By whomever a Vaiṣṇava has been worshipped, the worship of all (has been done);
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PdP 6 68.17
कृतं यैरर्चितो विष्णुस्ते वै धन्यतमा मताः। तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण शुद्ध्यते पातकान्नरः
kṛtaṃ yairarcito viṣṇuste vai dhanyatamā matāḥ| teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa śuddhyate pātakānnaraḥ
by whom Viṣṇu has been worshipped, they indeed are held to be the most blessed; by the mere sight of them a man is purified of sin.
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PdP 6 68.18
किमन्यद्बहुनोक्तेन भूयोभूयश्च वाडव। अतो वै दर्शनं तेषां स्पर्शने सुखदायकम्
kimanyadbahunoktena bhūyobhūyaśca vāḍava| ato vai darśanaṃ teṣāṃ sparśane sukhadāyakam
What more (is to be gained) by much speaking, again and again, O Brahmin? Therefore indeed the sight of them, (and) the touching (of them), is a giver of happiness.
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PdP 6 68.19
यथा विष्णुस्तथा चायं नान्तरं वर्तते क्वचित्। इति ज्ञात्वा तु भो वत्स सर्वदा पूजयेद्बुधः
yathā viṣṇustathā cāyaṃ nāntaraṃ vartate kvacit| iti jñātvā tu bho vatsa sarvadā pūjayedbudhaḥ
As Viṣṇu is, so is this one; there is nowhere any difference. Knowing this, O son, let the wise man worship (them) always.
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PdP 6 68.20
एक एव तु यैर्विप्रो वैष्णवो भुवि भोज्यते। सहस्रं भोजितं तेन द्विजानां नात्र संशयः
eka eva tu yairvipro vaiṣṇavo bhuvi bhojyate| sahasraṃ bhojitaṃ tena dvijānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
By whom even a single Vaiṣṇava Brahmin is fed on earth, by him a thousand twice-born have been fed; there is no doubt in this.
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