Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 74
PdP 6 74.1
महादेव उवाच- शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्ममाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा न पुनर्जन्म जायते भुवि कर्हिचित्
mahādeva uvāca- śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi dharmamāhātmyamuttamam | yacchrutvā na punarjanma jāyate bhuvi karhicit
Mahādeva said: Listen, O Goddess, I shall proclaim the excellent greatness of dharma, hearing which one is never born again on earth.
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PdP 6 74.2
धर्मादर्थं च कामं च मोक्षं चैतत्त्रयं लभेत् । तस्माद्धर्मं समीहेत विद्वान्यः स बुधः स्मृतः
dharmādarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca mokṣaṃ caitattrayaṃ labhet | tasmāddharmaṃ samīheta vidvānyaḥ sa budhaḥ smṛtaḥ
From dharma one obtains these three: wealth, pleasure, and liberation; therefore let (a man) strive after dharma — the learned man who does so is called wise.
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PdP 6 74.3
तपसा चैव दानेन व्रतेन नियमेन च । तपसा प्राप्यते स्वर्गः सात्विकेन तथैव च
tapasā caiva dānena vratena niyamena ca | tapasā prāpyate svargaḥ sātvikena tathaiva ca
By austerity, by giving, by vows and by self-restraint (dharma is accomplished); by austerity heaven is attained, and likewise by (austerity) of the sattvic kind.
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PdP 6 74.4
इहायातो लभेद्राज्यं क्रोधलोभविवर्जितः । जन्मांतरेण मुक्तिः स्यात्पदं विंदति वैष्णवम्
ihāyāto labhedrājyaṃ krodhalobhavivarjitaḥ | janmāṃtareṇa muktiḥ syātpadaṃ viṃdati vaiṣṇavam
Come here (to this world), free of anger and greed, he would obtain kingship; in another birth there would be release, (and) he finds the Vaiṣṇava station.
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PdP 6 74.5
तपसा राजसेनेह राजसश्चैव जायते । तप्त्वा तामसभावेन क्रूरकर्मा हि निष्ठुरः
tapasā rājaseneha rājasaścaiva jāyate | taptvā tāmasabhāvena krūrakarmā hi niṣṭhuraḥ
By austerity of the rajasic kind he is born here as a man of rajas; having practised austerity with a tamasic disposition, (he becomes) one of cruel deeds and harsh.
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PdP 6 74.6
तपस्तद्रक्षसां चोक्तं भुक्तिदं तामसात्मनाम् । यत्तप्तं सात्विकं चैव तत्तपो भवति ध्रुवम्
tapastadrakṣasāṃ coktaṃ bhuktidaṃ tāmasātmanām | yattaptaṃ sātvikaṃ caiva tattapo bhavati dhruvam
That austerity is declared to be of the rākṣasas, granting (only) enjoyment, belonging to those whose nature is tamasic; but what is practised as sattvic — that becomes austerity that is lasting.
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PdP 6 74.7
रजस्तमोभ्यां नियतं तपस्यां वने सतां वायुभुजां सुनिर्जने । तपस्विनां चैव धनादिवांच्छतां वनेऽपि दोषाः प्रभवंति रागिणाम्
rajastamobhyāṃ niyataṃ tapasyāṃ vane satāṃ vāyubhujāṃ sunirjane | tapasvināṃ caiva dhanādivāṃcchatāṃ vane'pi doṣāḥ prabhavaṃti rāgiṇām
Austerity practised in the forest, in a well-deserted place, by good men who feed on air, is (still) bound up with rajas and tamas; and for ascetics who crave wealth and the like, even in the forest faults arise for those (still) full of passion.
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PdP 6 74.8
गृहेऽपि पंचेंद्रियनिग्रहस्तपस्त्वकुत्सिते कर्मणि यः प्रवर्त्तते । निवृत्तरागस्य तपोवनं गृहं गृहाश्रमोऽतो गदितः स्वधर्मः
gṛhe'pi paṃceṃdriyanigrahastapastvakutsite karmaṇi yaḥ pravarttate | nivṛttarāgasya tapovanaṃ gṛhaṃ gṛhāśramo'to gaditaḥ svadharmaḥ
Even in the house, the restraint of the five senses is austerity, for one who engages in blameless action; for one whose passion has ceased, the house is a penance-grove — hence the householder's stage is declared (his) own dharma.
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PdP 6 74.9
सुदुस्तरः सत्वजितेंद्रियाणां संहन्यते श्रेष्ठतमः शुभाश्रमः । गृहस्तु धर्मः प्रवरो मनीषिणां ब्रह्मादिभिश्चाभिहितो नगात्मजे
sudustaraḥ satvajiteṃdriyāṇāṃ saṃhanyate śreṣṭhatamaḥ śubhāśramaḥ | gṛhastu dharmaḥ pravaro manīṣiṇāṃ brahmādibhiścābhihito nagātmaje
Very hard to cross over, the auspicious (forest) stage, best of all, is destroyed for those who have conquered the senses by sattva; but the householder's dharma is foremost for the wise, and has been declared so by Brahmā and the others, O daughter of the mountain.
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PdP 6 74.10
तप्त्वा तपस्वी विपिने क्षुधार्तो गृहं समायाति सदान्नदातुः । भक्त्या स चान्नं प्रददाति तस्मै तपोविभागं भजते हि तस्य
taptvā tapasvī vipine kṣudhārto gṛhaṃ samāyāti sadānnadātuḥ | bhaktyā sa cānnaṃ pradadāti tasmai tapovibhāgaṃ bhajate hi tasya
Having practised austerity in the wood, the ascetic, tormented by hunger, comes to the house of one who always gives food; and he with devotion presents food to him — indeed he obtains a share of that man's austerity.
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PdP 6 74.11
गृहाश्रमं ज्येष्ठमिहाश्रमाणां सम्यक्च यः पालयते मनुष्यः । इहैव भुंजन्समनुष्यभोगान्स्वर्गं प्रयातीति न संशयोऽत्र । गृहं सदा पालयतां नराणां पापं समायाति कथं हि देवि
gṛhāśramaṃ jyeṣṭhamihāśramāṇāṃ samyakca yaḥ pālayate manuṣyaḥ | ihaiva bhuṃjansamanuṣyabhogānsvargaṃ prayātīti na saṃśayo'tra | gṛhaṃ sadā pālayatāṃ narāṇāṃ pāpaṃ samāyāti kathaṃ hi devi
And the man who rightly maintains the householder's stage, the foremost of the stages here, enjoying human pleasures in this very (life), goes to heaven — there is no doubt in this. But then, O goddess, how does sin come upon men who always maintain a household?
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PdP 6 74.12
गृहाश्रमः पुण्यतमः सर्वदा तीर्थवद्गृहम् । अस्मिन्गृहाश्रमे पुण्ये दानं देयं विशेषतः
gṛhāśramaḥ puṇyatamaḥ sarvadā tīrthavadgṛham | asmingṛhāśrame puṇye dānaṃ deyaṃ viśeṣataḥ
The householder's stage is the most meritorious; the house is always like a place of pilgrimage. In this meritorious householder's stage, giving should especially be practised.
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PdP 6 74.13
देवानां पूजनं यत्र अतिथीनां च भोजनम् । पथिकानां च शरणं अतो धन्यतमो मतः
devānāṃ pūjanaṃ yatra atithīnāṃ ca bhojanam | pathikānāṃ ca śaraṇaṃ ato dhanyatamo mataḥ
Where there is worship of the gods and the feeding of guests, and shelter for travellers — for this reason it is held to be the most blessed.
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PdP 6 74.14
तद्गृहं तु समाश्रित्य येऽर्चयंति द्विजान्नराः । आयुर्लक्ष्मीस्तथा पुत्रा न हीयंते कदाचन
tadgṛhaṃ tu samāśritya ye'rcayaṃti dvijānnarāḥ | āyurlakṣmīstathā putrā na hīyaṃte kadācana
But those men who, resorting to that house, honour brahmins — their lifespan, prosperity, and sons are never diminished.
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PdP 6 74.15
शृणु सुंदरि वक्ष्यामि महापापविशोधनम् । सर्वसंपत्करं दानं इहामुत्रफलप्रदम्
śṛṇu suṃdari vakṣyāmi mahāpāpaviśodhanam | sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ dānaṃ ihāmutraphalapradam
Listen, fair one, I shall declare the cleansing of great sin: giving, which produces all prosperity and bestows fruit here and in the next world.
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PdP 6 74.16
शुभेकाले समायाते समभ्यर्च्य स्वदैवतम् । नित्यं नैमित्तकं कृत्वा दद्याद्दानं स्वशक्तितः
śubhekāle samāyāte samabhyarcya svadaivatam | nityaṃ naimittakaṃ kṛtvā dadyāddānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
When an auspicious time has come, having duly worshipped one's own deity, having performed the daily and the occasional (rites), one should give a gift according to one's ability.
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PdP 6 74.17
गृहीत्वा परद्रव्यं च द्विजदेवेभ्य एव हि । दद्यात्स निरयं दृष्ट्वा पश्चाद्याति परां गतिम्
gṛhītvā paradravyaṃ ca dvijadevebhya eva hi | dadyātsa nirayaṃ dṛṣṭvā paścādyāti parāṃ gatim
But (if) one takes another's property and gives it to brahmins and gods, he, having seen hell, afterwards goes to the highest state.
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PdP 6 74.18
शतानीको यथा दानात्सपुत्रश्चैव तारितः । दत्त्वान्ये च द्विजेभ्यश्च स गंता धर्मतो दिवम्
śatānīko yathā dānātsaputraścaiva tāritaḥ | dattvānye ca dvijebhyaśca sa gaṃtā dharmato divam
Just as Śatānīka was rescued along with his son by giving; and others too, having given to brahmins, will go by dharma to heaven.
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PdP 6 74.19
धर्मस्थानेषु यैर्दत्तं तेषां धर्ममुदाहृतम् । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि वित्तदानं समासतः
dharmasthāneṣu yairdattaṃ teṣāṃ dharmamudāhṛtam | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi vittadānaṃ samāsataḥ
For those who have given at places of dharma, dharma is declared (theirs). Listen, goddess, I shall declare in brief the giving of wealth.
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PdP 6 74.20
देहशुद्धिकरं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति । पापहीनो येन पुमान्जायते नात्र संशयः
dehaśuddhikaraṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati | pāpahīno yena pumānjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
A gift that purifies the body — (its like) has not been and will not be; by it a man becomes free of sin, there is no doubt here.
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PdP 6 74.21
भोगान्भुक्त्वा ततश्चायं याति विष्णुं सनातनम् । पुरा वै ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्तं भार्गवाय महात्मने
bhogānbhuktvā tataścāyaṃ yāti viṣṇuṃ sanātanam | purā vai brahmaṇā proktaṃ bhārgavāya mahātmane
Then, having enjoyed pleasures, he goes to the eternal Viṣṇu. Formerly indeed it was declared by Brahmā to the great-souled descendant of Bhṛgu,
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PdP 6 74.22
पापयुक्ताय रामाय तुलावृषभमेव च । पापकर्मरतश्चैव भवबंधक्रियो नृपः
pāpayuktāya rāmāya tulāvṛṣabhameva ca | pāpakarmarataścaiva bhavabaṃdhakriyo nṛpaḥ
(and it was told) to Rāma, who was bound by sin, (concerning) the scale-gift and the bull-gift as well. And a king given over to evil deeds performs acts that bind (him) to existence.
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PdP 6 74.23
अभक्षभक्षणरता भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पगः । एतेप्यनृतवादी च प्रसूयंते वियोनिषु
abhakṣabhakṣaṇaratā bhrūṇahā gurutalpagaḥ | etepyanṛtavādī ca prasūyaṃte viyoniṣu
Those devoted to eating what should not be eaten, the killer of an embryo, one who violates his teacher's bed — these, and the speaker of falsehood, are born in low wombs.
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PdP 6 74.24
अयाज्ययाजनं कृत्वा याचयित्वा तु निंदितान् । सदा कोपसमायुक्ताः साधूनां पीडने रताः
ayājyayājanaṃ kṛtvā yācayitvā tu niṃditān | sadā kopasamāyuktāḥ sādhūnāṃ pīḍane ratāḥ
Having performed sacrifices for those unfit to sacrifice, and having made the contemptible offer sacrifice, always filled with anger, delighting in the oppression of the good —
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PdP 6 74.25
विश्वासोपहताश्चैषामसुभिर्धर्मनिंदकाः । पापैरेभिः समायुक्ता ज्ञात्वात्मानं गतायुषम्
viśvāsopahatāścaiṣāmasubhirdharmaniṃdakāḥ | pāpairebhiḥ samāyuktā jñātvātmānaṃ gatāyuṣam
and these revilers of dharma, who are struck down through (breach of) trust, by their (very) breaths — joined to these sins, knowing that their own life-span is spent...
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PdP 6 74.26
इति ज्ञात्वा तु तैर्देवि दानं देयं विशेषतः । बहवो धर्मकर्त्तारो वैष्णवा भुवि विश्रुताः
iti jñātvā tu tairdevi dānaṃ deyaṃ viśeṣataḥ | bahavo dharmakarttāro vaiṣṇavā bhuvi viśrutāḥ
Knowing this, O goddess, a gift should be given by them especially; many performers of dharma, devotees of Viṣṇu, are renowned on earth.
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