Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 75
PdP 6 75.1
महादेव उवाच- गंडिकायास्तु माहात्म्यं वक्ष्ये देवि विधानतः । यथा गंगा तथा सा च कथिता नगनंदिनि
mahādeva uvāca- gaṃḍikāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vakṣye devi vidhānataḥ | yathā gaṃgā tathā sā ca kathitā naganaṃdini
Mahādeva said: I shall declare, O goddess, the greatness of the Gaṇḍikī according to rule; as the Gaṅgā, so too is she described, O daughter of the mountain.
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PdP 6 75.2
शालग्रामशिला यत्र जायते बहुधा तथा । माहात्म्यं चैव तस्याश्च कथितं मुनिसत्तमैः
śālagrāmaśilā yatra jāyate bahudhā tathā | māhātmyaṃ caiva tasyāśca kathitaṃ munisattamaiḥ
Where the Śālagrāma stone arises, in many forms as well — and its greatness too has been told by the best of sages.
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PdP 6 75.3
अंडजा उद्भिजा यत्र स्वेदजाश्च जरायुजाः । यस्या दर्शनमात्रेण पुण्यरूपास्तु पार्वति
aṃḍajā udbhijā yatra svedajāśca jarāyujāḥ | yasyā darśanamātreṇa puṇyarūpāstu pārvati
Where the egg-born, the sprout-born, the sweat-born and the womb-born, by the mere sight of her, become forms of merit, O Pārvatī.
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PdP 6 75.4
उत्तरे सा तु संभूता गंडिका तु महानदी । संस्मृता संस्मृता नूनं पापं हंत्यगनंदिनि
uttare sā tu saṃbhūtā gaṃḍikā tu mahānadī | saṃsmṛtā saṃsmṛtā nūnaṃ pāpaṃ haṃtyaganaṃdini
In the north she came into being, the Gaṇḍikī, the great river; when remembered, remembered again, she surely destroys sin, O daughter of the mountain.
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PdP 6 75.5
यत्र नारायणो देवो नित्यं तिष्ठति भूतिदः । शंखचक्रधरास्तस्य समीपे निवसंति ये
yatra nārāyaṇo devo nityaṃ tiṣṭhati bhūtidaḥ | śaṃkhacakradharāstasya samīpe nivasaṃti ye
Where the god Nārāyaṇa, the giver of prosperity, dwells always; and those who dwell near him bearing conch and discus —
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PdP 6 75.6
ते मृत्युं समनुप्राप्य दिव्यरूपाश्चतुर्भुजाः । ऋषयस्तत्र तिष्ठंति देवाश्चैवं विशेषतः
te mṛtyuṃ samanuprāpya divyarūpāścaturbhujāḥ | ṛṣayastatra tiṣṭhaṃti devāścaivaṃ viśeṣataḥ
they, on attaining death, (become) divine in form and four-armed; sages dwell there, and the gods especially so.
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PdP 6 75.7
रुद्रा नागास्तथा यक्षा नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तस्याः समीपे ह्येकोऽयं स्थलो वै विष्णुरूपधृक्
rudrā nāgāstathā yakṣā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | tasyāḥ samīpe hyeko'yaṃ sthalo vai viṣṇurūpadhṛk
Rudras, nāgas and yakṣas too — no doubt is to be entertained here. Near her there is this one site indeed, bearing the form of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 75.8
स्थलेऽस्मिन्वर्तते मूर्तिर्बहुरूपातिमुक्तिदा । चतुर्विंशतिभूतानां जातयः संति तत्र वै
sthale'sminvartate mūrtirbahurūpātimuktidā | caturviṃśatibhūtānāṃ jātayaḥ saṃti tatra vai
On this site there exists an image of many forms, granting the highest release; the classes of the twenty-four beings are indeed there.
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PdP 6 75.9
एका वै मत्स्यरूपा च कृष्णरूपातिमुक्तिदा । अन्या च या बुधैः प्रोक्ता स्थले वै विष्णुसंज्ञके
ekā vai matsyarūpā ca kṛṣṇarūpātimuktidā | anyā ca yā budhaiḥ proktā sthale vai viṣṇusaṃjñake
One is fish-shaped, and (one) of black form granting the highest release; and another which has been declared by the wise (to be) on the site named after Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 75.10
कल्किनाम्नी तथा पुण्या कपिला या मयोदिता । अन्यास्तु विविधाकारा दृश्यंते बहुधा अपि
kalkināmnī tathā puṇyā kapilā yā mayoditā | anyāstu vividhākārā dṛśyaṃte bahudhā api
So too the holy one named Kalkin, and the tawny one (kapilā) which was mentioned by me; but others of various shapes are seen in many forms too.
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PdP 6 75.11
तिष्ठंति मूर्त्तयः सर्वा नानारूपा ह्यनेकशः । सा गंगा महती पुण्या धर्मकामार्थमुक्तिदा
tiṣṭhaṃti mūrttayaḥ sarvā nānārūpā hyanekaśaḥ | sā gaṃgā mahatī puṇyā dharmakāmārthamuktidā
All the images stand there in various forms, manifold indeed. She is the great, holy Gaṅgā, giver of dharma, desire, wealth and release.
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PdP 6 75.12
यस्यां भूमौ हृषीकेशो नियमेन समन्वितः । वर्त्ततेऽद्यापि तत्रैव मया सह न संशयः
yasyāṃ bhūmau hṛṣīkeśo niyamena samanvitaḥ | varttate'dyāpi tatraiva mayā saha na saṃśayaḥ
On whose ground Hṛṣīkeśa, joined with (his) observance, abides even today, right there together with me — there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 75.13
भ्रूणहत्या बालहत्या गोहत्या च विशेषतः । यस्याः स्पर्शनमात्रेण मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषात्
bhrūṇahatyā bālahatyā gohatyā ca viśeṣataḥ | yasyāḥ sparśanamātreṇa mucyate sarvakilbiṣāt
The killing of an embryo, the killing of a child, and the killing of a cow especially — by the mere touch of her (waters) one is freed from every stain.
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PdP 6 75.14
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चैवान्यजातयः । सर्वे ते वै विमुच्यंते दर्शनाद्गंडिकांबुनः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścaivānyajātayaḥ | sarve te vai vimucyaṃte darśanādgaṃḍikāṃbunaḥ
Brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, śūdras and the other castes — all of them indeed are set free by the sight of the water of the Gaṇḍikī.
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PdP 6 75.15
इयं वेणी समा पुण्या पापिनां तु विशेषतः । मुच्यते ब्रह्महा यत्र इतरेषां तु का कथा
iyaṃ veṇī samā puṇyā pāpināṃ tu viśeṣataḥ | mucyate brahmahā yatra itareṣāṃ tu kā kathā
She is holy, equal to the Veṇī (confluence), and especially so for sinners; when even the brahmin-slayer is released there, what need to speak of the others?
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PdP 6 75.16
सर्वदा सर्वकाले तु अहं गच्छामि पार्वति । तीर्थानां तीर्थराजोऽयं ब्रह्मणा भाषितः किल
sarvadā sarvakāle tu ahaṃ gacchāmi pārvati | tīrthānāṃ tīrtharājo'yaṃ brahmaṇā bhāṣitaḥ kila
At all times, on every occasion, I go (there), Pārvatī; this is the king of holy fords among the fords, so indeed Brahmā has declared.
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PdP 6 75.17
तत्र स्नानं च दानं च मुनिभिः परिकल्पितम् । आषाढे पुण्यकाले तु तत्र गच्छामि सुंदरि
tatra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca munibhiḥ parikalpitam | āṣāḍhe puṇyakāle tu tatra gacchāmi suṃdari
There bathing and giving of gifts have been ordained by the sages; and in the month of Āṣāḍha, at the auspicious time, I go there, O lovely one.
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PdP 6 75.18
मासैकविधिना चैव स्नानं तत्र करोम्यहम् । तारकं तत्र विशदं जपामि तु निरंतरम्
māsaikavidhinā caiva snānaṃ tatra karomyaham | tārakaṃ tatra viśadaṃ japāmi tu niraṃtaram
And by the rule of a single month I perform bathing there; and there I constantly mutter the clear taraka (formula).
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PdP 6 75.19
अतोऽहं वैष्णवो जातो विष्णुक्षेत्रे यतोगतः । विष्णुना निर्मितं पूर्वं क्षेत्रं तत्तु महत्तरम्
ato'haṃ vaiṣṇavo jāto viṣṇukṣetre yatogataḥ | viṣṇunā nirmitaṃ pūrvaṃ kṣetraṃ tattu mahattaram
Therefore I have become a Vaiṣṇava, since I went to Viṣṇu's sacred field; that field was formerly fashioned by Viṣṇu, and it is the greatest.
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PdP 6 75.20
वैष्णवानां च गतिदं पावनं परमं स्मृतम् । भवेऽस्मिन्मानुषे जन्म दुर्लभं देवि सर्वदा
vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca gatidaṃ pāvanaṃ paramaṃ smṛtam | bhave'sminmānuṣe janma durlabhaṃ devi sarvadā
And it is held to be the giver of (the highest) goal for Vaiṣṇavas, purifying, supreme; in this world of becoming, birth as a human is always hard to obtain, O goddess.
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PdP 6 75.21
दुर्लभं गण्डिकातीर्थं विष्णुक्षेत्रं तु दुर्लभम् । अतो ह्याषाढमासे तु गंतव्यं द्विजसत्तमैः
durlabhaṃ gaṇḍikātīrthaṃ viṣṇukṣetraṃ tu durlabham | ato hyāṣāḍhamāse tu gaṃtavyaṃ dvijasattamaiḥ
Hard to obtain is the Gaṇḍikā ford, and hard to obtain is Viṣṇu's field; therefore in the month of Āṣāḍha the best of the twice-born should go (there).
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PdP 6 75.22
तत्र गत्वा विशेषेण शंखचक्रादिधारणम् । कर्त्तव्यं तु द्विजश्रेष्ठैः पवित्रं परमं स्मृतम्
tatra gatvā viśeṣeṇa śaṃkhacakrādidhāraṇam | karttavyaṃ tu dvijaśreṣṭhaiḥ pavitraṃ paramaṃ smṛtam
Having gone there, the wearing of the conch and discus marks and the rest should especially be done by the best of the twice-born; it is held to be supremely purifying.
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PdP 6 75.23
शंखतीर्थं तु वामे वै दक्षिणे चक्रचिह्नितम् । द्विजानां मुक्तिदं प्रोक्तं धारितव्यं प्रयत्नतः
śaṃkhatīrthaṃ tu vāme vai dakṣiṇe cakracihnitam | dvijānāṃ muktidaṃ proktaṃ dhāritavyaṃ prayatnataḥ
The conch-ford is on the left, and on the right it is marked with the discus; it is declared to give liberation to the twice-born, and should be worn with effort.
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PdP 6 75.24
ब्राह्मणैश्च विशेषेण शंखचक्रादिधारणं । धृते सति महादेवि वैष्णवास्ते हि मानवाः
brāhmaṇaiśca viśeṣeṇa śaṃkhacakrādidhāraṇaṃ | dhṛte sati mahādevi vaiṣṇavāste hi mānavāḥ
And by brahmins especially the wearing of the conch, discus and the rest (is to be done); when it has been worn, O great goddess, those men are indeed Vaiṣṇavas.
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PdP 6 75.25
न गण्डिका समं तीर्थं न व्रतं द्वादशीसमम् । न देवः केशवादन्यो भूयोभूयो वरानने
na gaṇḍikā samaṃ tīrthaṃ na vrataṃ dvādaśīsamam | na devaḥ keśavādanyo bhūyobhūyo varānane
There is no ford equal to Gaṇḍikā, no vow equal to the twelfth-day (vow), no god other than Keśava — (this I say) again and again, O fair-faced one.
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PdP 6 75.26
गंडिकायास्तु माहात्म्यं ये शृण्वंति नरोत्तमाः । इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा विष्णुलोके हि यांति ते
gaṃḍikāyāstu māhātmyaṃ ye śṛṇvaṃti narottamāḥ | ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā viṣṇuloke hi yāṃti te
Those best of men who hear the greatness of Gaṇḍikā, having enjoyed happiness in this world, then go to Viṣṇu's world.
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