Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 77
PdP 6 77.1
महादेव उवाच- पप्रच्छाहं जगन्नाथं व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम् । पुत्रपौत्रविवृद्ध्यर्थं सुखसौभाग्यदायकम्
mahādeva uvāca- papracchāhaṃ jagannāthaṃ vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam | putrapautravivṛddhyarthaṃ sukhasaubhāgyadāyakam
Mahādeva said: I asked the Lord of the world for the best of vows among vows, one that increases sons and grandsons and bestows happiness and good fortune.
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PdP 6 77.2
तवाग्रे संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सुंदरि सांप्रतम् । इदं कथानकं दिव्यमृषीणां व्रतमुत्तमम्
tavāgre saṃpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu suṃdari sāṃpratam | idaṃ kathānakaṃ divyamṛṣīṇāṃ vratamuttamam
I shall now declare it fully before you; listen, O lovely one: this divine little story, the best vow of the sages.
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PdP 6 77.3
रजस्वला तु या नारी सहसा पापरूपिणी । कृतेन च व्रतेनैव महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । पितॄणामक्षयं देयं धर्मकामार्थसाधनम्
rajasvalā tu yā nārī sahasā pāparūpiṇī | kṛtena ca vratenaiva mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate | pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ deyaṃ dharmakāmārthasādhanam
Even a woman in her menses, suddenly become the very form of sin, is freed from great sins simply by performing this vow. (By it) an imperishable offering is to be given to the ancestors, and it accomplishes dharma, pleasure and wealth.
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PdP 6 77.4
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच- पूर्वमासीन्महाबाहुर्ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । सदाध्ययनशीलस्तु देवशर्मा इति द्विजः
śrīviṣṇuruvāca- pūrvamāsīnmahābāhurbrāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ | sadādhyayanaśīlastu devaśarmā iti dvijaḥ
Śrī Viṣṇu said: Formerly there was a mighty-armed brahmin who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas, a twice-born named Devaśarman, ever given to study.
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PdP 6 77.5
अग्निहोत्रक्रियायुक्तः षट्कर्मनिरतः सदा । सर्ववर्णेषु संपूज्यः सपुत्रपशुबांधवः
agnihotrakriyāyuktaḥ ṣaṭkarmanirataḥ sadā | sarvavarṇeṣu saṃpūjyaḥ saputrapaśubāṃdhavaḥ
He was engaged in the performance of the agnihotra, always devoted to the six duties, honoured among all the classes, and had sons, cattle and kinsmen.
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PdP 6 77.6
तस्य ब्राह्मणमुख्यस्य भग्ना च गृहवाहिनी । प्राप्ते भाद्रपदे मासे शुक्लपक्षे तु पंचमी
tasya brāhmaṇamukhyasya bhagnā ca gṛhavāhinī | prāpte bhādrapade māse śuklapakṣe tu paṃcamī
And that chief of brahmins' household-support was broken. When the month of Bhādrapada came, on the fifth of the bright fortnight,
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PdP 6 77.7
पितुःक्षयाहं कुरुते यतात्मा च जितेंद्रियः । रात्रौ निमंत्रयेद्विप्रान्सुखसौभाग्यदायकान्
pituḥkṣayāhaṃ kurute yatātmā ca jiteṃdriyaḥ | rātrau nimaṃtrayedviprānsukhasaubhāgyadāyakān
self-controlled and with senses subdued, he performs the death-anniversary rite for his father; at night he would invite brahmins who bestow happiness and good fortune.
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PdP 6 77.8
प्रभाते विमले प्राप्ते भांडान्यन्यानि कारयेत् । पाकं सर्वेषु पात्रेषु स कारयति जायया
prabhāte vimale prāpte bhāṃḍānyanyāni kārayet | pākaṃ sarveṣu pātreṣu sa kārayati jāyayā
When the clear morning came, he had other vessels made ready; he had food cooked in all the pots, together with his wife.
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PdP 6 77.9
अष्टादशरसोपेतं पितॄणां प्रीतिदायकम् । आकारणं ततो दत्त्वा विप्राणां च पृथक्पृथक्
aṣṭādaśarasopetaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītidāyakam | ākāraṇaṃ tato dattvā viprāṇāṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak
(Food) furnished with the eighteen flavours, giving delight to the ancestors; then, having issued the invitation to the brahmins, to each one separately.
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PdP 6 77.10
सर्वे विप्रास्तु संप्राप्ता मध्याह्ने वेदपाठकाः । अर्घपाद्यादि विधिवत्कृतवान्द्विजसत्तमः
sarve viprāstu saṃprāptā madhyāhne vedapāṭhakāḥ | arghapādyādi vidhivatkṛtavāndvijasattamaḥ
All the brahmins, reciters of the Veda, arrived at midday; that best of twice-born ones duly performed the offering of water, water for the feet, and the rest.
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PdP 6 77.11
रजसा दूषितः श्राद्धे प्रक्षाल्य विधिवत्तदा । गृहमध्ये गताः सर्वे आसने ते निरूपिताः
rajasā dūṣitaḥ śrāddhe prakṣālya vidhivattadā | gṛhamadhye gatāḥ sarve āsane te nirūpitāḥ
Defiled by dust in the śrāddha, having then washed (it) off according to rule, they all went inside the house, and were assigned to seats.
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PdP 6 77.12
प्रदत्तं भोजनं तेन मिष्टान्नेन विशेषतः । विधिना च कृतं श्राद्धं पिंडदानप्रपूर्वकम्
pradattaṃ bhojanaṃ tena miṣṭānnena viśeṣataḥ | vidhinā ca kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ piṃḍadānaprapūrvakam
Food was given by him, especially with sweet dishes; and the śrāddha was performed according to rule, preceded by the offering of the rice-balls.
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PdP 6 77.13
तांबूलं दक्षिणां चैव वस्त्राणि विविधानि च । सर्वं ददौ द्विजेभ्यो वै पितृध्यानपरायणः
tāṃbūlaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ caiva vastrāṇi vividhāni ca | sarvaṃ dadau dvijebhyo vai pitṛdhyānaparāyaṇaḥ
Betel, the sacrificial fee, and garments of various kinds — all this he gave to the twice-born, intent on the meditation upon the ancestors.
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PdP 6 77.14
विप्रा विसर्जिताः सर्वे आशीर्वादपरायणाः । गोत्रिणां बांधवानां च अन्येषां च बुभुक्षताम्
viprā visarjitāḥ sarve āśīrvādaparāyaṇāḥ | gotriṇāṃ bāṃdhavānāṃ ca anyeṣāṃ ca bubhukṣatām
All the brahmins were dismissed, occupied with (giving) blessings; and of the clansmen and kinsmen and others who were hungry —
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PdP 6 77.15
दत्तमन्नं तदा तेन भोजने विधिपूर्वकम् । निशायां तु कुटीद्वारे उपविष्टो यदा तदा
dattamannaṃ tadā tena bhojane vidhipūrvakam | niśāyāṃ tu kuṭīdvāre upaviṣṭo yadā tadā
— food was then given by him at the meal, according to rule. And at night, when he was seated at the door of the hut, then —
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PdP 6 77.16
ब्राह्मण्या वारि संगृह्य पादप्रक्षालनं कृतम् । तदा शुनी बलीवर्दौ परस्परमभाषताम्
brāhmaṇyā vāri saṃgṛhya pādaprakṣālanaṃ kṛtam | tadā śunī balīvardau parasparamabhāṣatām
— the brahmin's wife, having taken water, washed (his) feet. Then the bitch and the bull spoke to each other.
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PdP 6 77.17
शृणु कांत वचो मह्यं यादृक्कृतवती वधूः । तादृशं संप्रवक्ष्यामि नान्यथा प्रब्रवीम्यहम्
śṛṇu kāṃta vaco mahyaṃ yādṛkkṛtavatī vadhūḥ | tādṛśaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi nānyathā prabravīmyaham
Listen, dear, to my words: as the daughter-in-law acted, so shall I relate; I do not speak otherwise.
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PdP 6 77.18
कदाचिद्दैवयोगेन गताहं पुत्रसद्मनि । तत्रस्थितं पयः पातुं वध्वा दृष्टं न तत्पुनः
kadāciddaivayogena gatāhaṃ putrasadmani | tatrasthitaṃ payaḥ pātuṃ vadhvā dṛṣṭaṃ na tatpunaḥ
Once, by the working of fate, I went into my son's house to drink milk that stood there; but it was not seen again by the daughter-in-law.
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PdP 6 77.19
पीतं पयस्तु सर्पेण तद्दृष्टं तु मया पुनः । पश्चात्पीतं मया सम्यक्दृष्टं वध्वा तदा पुनः
pītaṃ payastu sarpeṇa taddṛṣṭaṃ tu mayā punaḥ | paścātpītaṃ mayā samyakdṛṣṭaṃ vadhvā tadā punaḥ
The milk was drunk by a snake — that I saw; afterwards it was drunk by me, and then the daughter-in-law clearly saw it.
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PdP 6 77.20
तेन संपर्कदोषेणकटिर्भग्ना च मे सदा । तेन दुःखेन भो स्वामिन्जाताहं दुःखभागिनी । भग्ना कटिश्च संजाता ह्याहारो नैव रोचते
tena saṃparkadoṣeṇakaṭirbhagnā ca me sadā | tena duḥkhena bho svāminjātāhaṃ duḥkhabhāginī | bhagnā kaṭiśca saṃjātā hyāhāro naiva rocate
By that fault of contact my hip has been broken ever since; through that suffering, O lord, I have become a sharer of sorrow; my hip is broken, and food does not please me at all.
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PdP 6 77.21
बलीवर्द्द उवाच- शृणु त्वं शुनि वक्ष्यामि मम दुःखस्य कारणम् । अस्मिन्वै दिवसे प्राप्ते ब्राह्मणानां तु भोजनम्
balīvardda uvāca- śṛṇu tvaṃ śuni vakṣyāmi mama duḥkhasya kāraṇam | asminvai divase prāpte brāhmaṇānāṃ tu bhojanam
The bull said: Listen, bitch, I shall tell you the cause of my suffering. On this day, when it arrived, a feeding of brahmins
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PdP 6 77.22
कारितं मम पुत्रेण मम चिंता तु नो कृता । नोदकं न तृणं चैव न दत्तं केनचित्क्वचित्
kāritaṃ mama putreṇa mama ciṃtā tu no kṛtā | nodakaṃ na tṛṇaṃ caiva na dattaṃ kenacitkvacit
was arranged by my son, but no thought was given to me; neither water nor grass was given by anyone anywhere.
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PdP 6 77.23
अनाहारोह्यहं पापी बद्धोऽस्मिन्पापभावितः । पूर्वपापविशेषेण जातं शुनि न संशयः
anāhārohyahaṃ pāpī baddho'sminpāpabhāvitaḥ | pūrvapāpaviśeṣeṇa jātaṃ śuni na saṃśayaḥ
Without food am I, a sinner, bound here, afflicted by sin; this has come about, bitch, through a particular sin of a former (life) — there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 77.24
तद्वाक्यं तु तदा देवि श्रुतं पुत्रेण धीमता । ममायं तु पिता साक्षाज्जातो मम गृहे पशुः
tadvākyaṃ tu tadā devi śrutaṃ putreṇa dhīmatā | mamāyaṃ tu pitā sākṣājjāto mama gṛhe paśuḥ
That speech, O goddess, was then heard by the wise son: "This is my very father, born as an animal in my house;
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PdP 6 77.25
इयं तु जननी साक्षान्मम चैव न संशयः । दैवयोगाच्छुनी जाता किं करोमि सुनिश्चयम्
iyaṃ tu jananī sākṣānmama caiva na saṃśayaḥ | daivayogācchunī jātā kiṃ karomi suniścayam
and this is verily my own mother — there is no doubt; by the working of fate she has become a bitch. What am I to do that is truly right?"
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PdP 6 77.26
एवं विचार्यासौ विप्रो नैव निद्रामवाप सः । रात्रौ चिंतापरो भूत्वा स्मरन्विश्वेश्वरं परम्
evaṃ vicāryāsau vipro naiva nidrāmavāpa saḥ | rātrau ciṃtāparo bhūtvā smaranviśveśvaraṃ param
Having reflected thus, that brahmin got no sleep at all; at night, absorbed in worry, remembering the supreme Lord of the universe.
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PdP 6 77.27
नानाधर्मपरोऽहं च ममैवं च कथं शुभम् । विचारयित्वा च ततो रात्रौ सुप्तस्तदा पुनः
nānādharmaparo'haṃ ca mamaivaṃ ca kathaṃ śubham | vicārayitvā ca tato rātrau suptastadā punaḥ
"I am devoted to many kinds of religious duty — and how, for me, is (there) such (a state)? How (may there be) good?" Having pondered, he then slept again that night.
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PdP 6 77.28
प्रभाते विमले प्राप्ते ऋषीणां पुरतो गतः । तेषां मध्ये वसिष्ठेन तस्य सुस्वागतं कृतम्
prabhāte vimale prāpte ṛṣīṇāṃ purato gataḥ | teṣāṃ madhye vasiṣṭhena tasya susvāgataṃ kṛtam
When the clear morning came, he went before the seers; and in their midst Vasiṣṭha gave him a warm welcome.
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PdP 6 77.29
ब्रूहि त्वं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ तवागमनकारणम् । इति पृष्टस्तदा विप्रः प्रणाममकरोत्तदा
brūhi tvaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha tavāgamanakāraṇam | iti pṛṣṭastadā vipraḥ praṇāmamakarottadā
"Tell (us), best of brahmins, the reason for your coming." Thus questioned, the brahmin then made obeisance.
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PdP 6 77.30
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म अद्य मे सफला क्रिया । अद्य मे पितरस्तृप्ता दुर्लभात्तव दर्शनात्
adya me saphalaṃ janma adya me saphalā kriyā | adya me pitarastṛptā durlabhāttava darśanāt
"Today my birth has borne fruit, today my action has borne fruit, today my ancestors are satisfied, by the sight of you that is hard to obtain.
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PdP 6 77.31
यथोक्तं च कृतं श्राद्धं द्विजाश्चैव सुभोजिताः । कुटुंबिनां तु सर्वेषां भोजनं कारितं तथा
yathoktaṃ ca kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ dvijāścaiva subhojitāḥ | kuṭuṃbināṃ tu sarveṣāṃ bhojanaṃ kāritaṃ tathā
And the śrāddha was performed as prescribed, and the twice-born were well fed; and likewise a meal was provided for all the members of the household.
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PdP 6 77.32
भोजनानंतरं प्राप्ता शुनी तत्र उवाच ह । अस्माकं तु गृहे ह्येको बलीवर्दस्तु वर्त्तते
bhojanānaṃtaraṃ prāptā śunī tatra uvāca ha | asmākaṃ tu gṛhe hyeko balīvardastu varttate
After the meal a bitch came there and said: 'In our house there is one bull.'
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PdP 6 77.33
तं पतिं प्रतिवाक्यं यद्दिवज मत्तः शृणुष्व तत् । गृहेस्थितं दुग्धभांडमहिना दूषितं मया
taṃ patiṃ prativākyaṃ yaddivaja mattaḥ śṛṇuṣva tat | gṛhesthitaṃ dugdhabhāṃḍamahinā dūṣitaṃ mayā
The reply to that husband(?) — hear from me, O twice-born, what it was: 'The milk-pot standing in the house was defiled by me with a snake.'
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PdP 6 77.34
दृष्टं मे महती चिंता तदा जाता न संशयः । अनेन पयसा चैव पक्वमन्नं यदा भवेत्
dṛṣṭaṃ me mahatī ciṃtā tadā jātā na saṃśayaḥ | anena payasā caiva pakvamannaṃ yadā bhavet
'It was seen by me, and then great anxiety arose (in me), no doubt: when cooked food should be made with this milk,
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PdP 6 77.35
तदात्र सर्वे विप्राश्च म्रियंते भोजनात्ततः । एवं विचार्य तत्स्वामिन्दुग्धं पीतं तदा मया
tadātra sarve viprāśca mriyaṃte bhojanāttataḥ | evaṃ vicārya tatsvāmindugdhaṃ pītaṃ tadā mayā
'then all the brahmins here would die from eating it. Considering thus, master, the milk was then drunk by me.
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PdP 6 77.36
तदा दृष्टं तु वध्वा वै तया मे ताडनं कृतम् । चरामि तेन संभग्ना किं करोमि सुदुःखिता
tadā dṛṣṭaṃ tu vadhvā vai tayā me tāḍanaṃ kṛtam | carāmi tena saṃbhagnā kiṃ karomi suduḥkhitā
'Then it was seen by the daughter-in-law, and by her I was beaten. Because of that I go about broken; what am I to do, wretched as I am?'
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PdP 6 77.37
तस्या दुःखं तु संस्मृत्य वृषः प्राह शुनीं प्रति । शृणु शुनि प्रवक्ष्यामि मम दुःखस्य कारणम्
tasyā duḥkhaṃ tu saṃsmṛtya vṛṣaḥ prāha śunīṃ prati | śṛṇu śuni pravakṣyāmi mama duḥkhasya kāraṇam
Recalling her suffering, the bull spoke to the bitch: 'Listen, bitch, I shall tell you the cause of my suffering.
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PdP 6 77.38
अस्याहं तु पिता साक्षात्पूर्वजन्मनि वै शुनि । अद्य वै भोजिता विप्रा दत्तमन्नं तु भूरिशः
asyāhaṃ tu pitā sākṣātpūrvajanmani vai śuni | adya vai bhojitā viprā dattamannaṃ tu bhūriśaḥ
'I, bitch, was in a former birth this man's very own father. Today the brahmins have been fed and food has been given abundantly,
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PdP 6 77.39
न तृणं नोदकं चैव ममाग्रे संनिवेदितम् । तेन दुःखेन मे दुःखं जातं बहुतरं तदा
na tṛṇaṃ nodakaṃ caiva mamāgre saṃniveditam | tena duḥkhena me duḥkhaṃ jātaṃ bahutaraṃ tadā
'but neither grass nor water was set before me. By that suffering my suffering then became far greater.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.40
एतत्कथानकं श्रुत्वा रात्रौ निद्रामवाप न । मम चिंता तु तत्रैव जाता वै ऋषिसत्तम
etatkathānakaṃ śrutvā rātrau nidrāmavāpa na | mama ciṃtā tu tatraiva jātā vai ṛṣisattama
Having heard this little tale, I got no sleep at night; and right there anxiety arose in me, O best of seers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.41
वेदाध्ययनशीलोऽहं कुशलो वेदकर्मणि । अनयोश्च महद्दुःखं किं करोमीति चिंतयन् । आगतस्त्वत्समीपे तु ममकष्टं निवारय
vedādhyayanaśīlo'haṃ kuśalo vedakarmaṇi | anayośca mahadduḥkhaṃ kiṃ karomīti ciṃtayan | āgatastvatsamīpe tu mamakaṣṭaṃ nivāraya
I am devoted to the study of the Vedas and skilled in Vedic rites; (yet) these two have great suffering — thinking 'what am I to do?', I have come near you: ward off my distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.42
ऋषिरुवाच- उग्रजन्मन्शृणुष्व त्वं पूर्वजन्मनि यत्कृतम् । अयं वै तु द्विजश्रेष्ठो कुंडने नगरे शुभे
ṛṣiruvāca- ugrajanmanśṛṇuṣva tvaṃ pūrvajanmani yatkṛtam | ayaṃ vai tu dvijaśreṣṭho kuṃḍane nagare śubhe
The seer said: Ugrajanman, listen to what was done in a former birth. This best of the twice-born was in the fair city of Kuṇḍana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.43
मासे भाद्रपदे चैव पंचमी या समागता । तद्व्रतं तेन नाज्ञातं पितुः श्राद्धादिकारणात्
māse bhādrapade caiva paṃcamī yā samāgatā | tadvrataṃ tena nājñātaṃ pituḥ śrāddhādikāraṇāt
and in the month of Bhādrapada the fifth (day) arrived; that observance was not known by him, because of the śrāddha for his father and so forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.44
स्त्रीधर्मेण तु संप्राप्ता क्षयहेतु तदानघ । तया चैव कृतं सर्वं ब्राह्मणानां च भोजनम्
strīdharmeṇa tu saṃprāptā kṣayahetu tadānagha | tayā caiva kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca bhojanam
But she was overtaken by her woman's course, a cause of ruin then, O sinless one; and by her was done all the feeding of the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.45
न ज्ञातं च कृतं तेन पापिष्ठेन दुरात्मना । प्रथमेऽहनि चांडाली द्वितीये ब्रह्मघातिनी
na jñātaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tena pāpiṣṭhena durātmanā | prathame'hani cāṃḍālī dvitīye brahmaghātinī
And it was not known (by him); it was done by that most sinful, evil-souled man. On the first day (a menstruating woman) is a Cāṇḍālī, on the second a slayer of a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.46
तृतीये रजकी प्रोक्ता चतुर्थेऽहनि शुध्यति । तेन पापेन सा जाता शुनी स्वगृहचारिणी । बलीवर्दस्त्वयं जातः कर्मणानेन सुव्रत
tṛtīye rajakī proktā caturthe'hani śudhyati | tena pāpena sā jātā śunī svagṛhacāriṇī | balīvardastvayaṃ jātaḥ karmaṇānena suvrata
on the third she is called a washerwoman, and on the fourth day she becomes pure. By that sin she was born a bitch roaming about her own house, and this one was born a bull by that deed, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.47
उग्रजन्मोवाच- व्रतं दानं तथा यज्ञं तीर्थं वाममसुव्रत । ब्रूहि येन विशेषेण मुक्तिः पित्रोर्भवेन्मम
ugrajanmovāca- vrataṃ dānaṃ tathā yajñaṃ tīrthaṃ vāmamasuvrata | brūhi yena viśeṣeṇa muktiḥ pitrorbhavenmama
Ugrajanman said: A vow, a gift, or a sacrifice, or a pilgrimage place — tell me, O you of good vows, by which in particular there would be release for my parents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.48
ऋषिरुवाच- मासे भाद्रपदे शुक्ले जायते ऋषिपंचमी । रजसा विकृतं पापं नश्यते करणाद्यतः
ṛṣiruvāca- māse bhādrapade śukle jāyate ṛṣipaṃcamī | rajasā vikṛtaṃ pāpaṃ naśyate karaṇādyataḥ
The seer said: In the month of Bhādrapada, in the bright fortnight, Ṛṣipañcamī comes; and because of the performance (of it) the sin caused by menstrual impurity is destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.49
पुत्रपौत्रप्रदात्री च पितॄणां मुक्तिदायिनी । नद्या कूपे तडागे वा ब्राह्मणस्य गृहे तथा
putrapautrapradātrī ca pitṝṇāṃ muktidāyinī | nadyā kūpe taḍāge vā brāhmaṇasya gṛhe tathā
(It is) a giver of sons and grandsons and a bestower of liberation on the ancestors. At a river, at a well, or at a tank, or likewise in a brahmin's house,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.50
गोमयं मंडलं कुर्यात्कुंभं तत्रैव विन्यसेत् । तस्योपरि न्यसेत्पात्रमृषिधान्येन पूरितम् 6.77.
gomayaṃ maṃḍalaṃ kuryātkuṃbhaṃ tatraiva vinyaset | tasyopari nyasetpātramṛṣidhānyena pūritam 6.77.
(one) should make a circle of cow dung and set a water-jar right there; upon it (one) should place a vessel filled with the seers' grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.51
यज्ञोपवीतसूत्रं च सहिरण्यं फलं तथा । स्थाप्याश्च ऋषयः सप्त सुखसौभाग्यदायकाः
yajñopavītasūtraṃ ca sahiraṇyaṃ phalaṃ tathā | sthāpyāśca ṛṣayaḥ sapta sukhasaubhāgyadāyakāḥ
And a sacred-thread cord, and gold along with it, and fruit likewise; and the seven seers, givers of happiness and good fortune, are to be installed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.52
आवाहयित्वा ते सर्वे पूजनीया व्रतस्थितैः । नैवेद्यमृषिधान्यं च ऋषिधान्यं तु भोजनम्
āvāhayitvā te sarve pūjanīyā vratasthitaiḥ | naivedyamṛṣidhānyaṃ ca ṛṣidhānyaṃ tu bhojanam
Having invoked them, all of them are to be worshipped by those observing the vow; the food-offering is the seers' grain, and the seers' grain too is the (day's) meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.53
एकभक्तेन कर्तव्यमृषीणामर्चनं तदा । पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या मंत्रेण विधिपूर्वकम्
ekabhaktena kartavyamṛṣīṇāmarcanaṃ tadā | pūjayetparayā bhaktyā maṃtreṇa vidhipūrvakam
Then the worship of the seers is to be done with a single meal (a day); (one) should worship with the highest devotion, with the mantra, according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.54
निर्वापं सघृतं देयं दक्षिणासंयुतं तदा । देयं विप्राय विधिवदृषीणां प्रीयतां प्रति
nirvāpaṃ saghṛtaṃ deyaṃ dakṣiṇāsaṃyutaṃ tadā | deyaṃ viprāya vidhivadṛṣīṇāṃ prīyatāṃ prati
Then an offering of food with ghee is to be given, together with a priestly fee; it is to be given to a brahmin duly, for the sake of the seers' pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.55
कथां श्रुत्वा विधानेन कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणाम् । धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यमर्घ्यं दद्यात्पृथक्पृथक्
kathāṃ śrutvā vidhānena kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇām | dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyamarghyaṃ dadyātpṛthakpṛthak
Having heard the story according to the prescription and having made circumambulation, (one) should offer incense, lamp, food-offering, and water-oblation, each separately.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.56
ऋषयः संतु मे नित्यं व्रतसंपूर्णकारिणः । पूजां गृह्णंतु मद्दत्तां ऋषिभ्योऽस्तु नमोनमः
ṛṣayaḥ saṃtu me nityaṃ vratasaṃpūrṇakāriṇaḥ | pūjāṃ gṛhṇaṃtu maddattāṃ ṛṣibhyo'stu namonamaḥ
"May the seers ever be for me makers of the completion of the vow; may they accept the worship given by me; homage, homage to the seers!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.57
पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव क्रतुः प्राचेतसस्तथा । वसिष्ठमरिचात्रेया अर्घं गृह्णंतु वो नमः
pulastyaḥ pulahaścaiva kratuḥ prācetasastathā | vasiṣṭhamaricātreyā arghaṃ gṛhṇaṃtu vo namaḥ
"Pulastya and Pulaha, Kratu and likewise Prācetasa, Vasiṣṭha, Marīci and Ātreya — may you accept the water-offering; homage to you!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.58
एवं पूजा प्रकर्त्तव्या धूपैर्दीपैर्मनोरमैः । पितॄणां जायते मुक्तिः कृतस्यास्य प्रभावतः
evaṃ pūjā prakarttavyā dhūpairdīpairmanoramaiḥ | pitṝṇāṃ jāyate muktiḥ kṛtasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
Thus the worship is to be performed with incense and with delightful lamps; by the power of this deed liberation comes to the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.59
पूर्वकर्मविपाकेन रजसा दोषभावतः । कृतं ह्येवं तु भो वत्स मुक्तिस्तस्य न संशयः
pūrvakarmavipākena rajasā doṣabhāvataḥ | kṛtaṃ hyevaṃ tu bho vatsa muktistasya na saṃśayaḥ
Through the ripening of former deeds, through the state of fault (arising) from menstrual impurity — (but) when it has been done thus, O child, there is liberation for that (person), no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 77.60
तद्व्रतं च कृतं तेन मुक्त्यर्थं पितृहेतवे । ते गता मुक्तिमार्गेण आशीर्वादपरायणाः
tadvrataṃ ca kṛtaṃ tena muktyarthaṃ pitṛhetave | te gatā muktimārgeṇa āśīrvādaparāyaṇāḥ
And that vow was performed by him for the sake of liberation, on his ancestors' behalf; and they, intent on blessing (him), went by the path of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.61
ऋषिपंचमीव्रतं पुण्यं विप्राय परिकीर्तितम् । ये कुर्वंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते ज्ञेयाः पुण्यभागिनः
ṛṣipaṃcamīvrataṃ puṇyaṃ viprāya parikīrtitam | ye kurvaṃti naraśreṣṭhāste jñeyāḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ
The meritorious vow of Ṛṣipañcamī has been fully declared to the brahmin; those best of men who perform it are to be known as sharers in merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.62
ये कुर्वंति नरश्रेष्ठ ऋषिव्रतमनुत्तमम् । भुक्त्वात्र भोगान्विपुलान्यांति विष्णोः पदं तु ते
ye kurvaṃti naraśreṣṭha ṛṣivratamanuttamam | bhuktvātra bhogānvipulānyāṃti viṣṇoḥ padaṃ tu te
Those, O best of men, who perform the unsurpassed vow of the seers — having enjoyed abundant pleasures here, they go to the abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 77.77
इतिश्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारद। संवादे ऋषिपंचमीव्रतंनाम सप्तसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
itiśrīpādmemahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe umāpatinārada| saṃvāde ṛṣipaṃcamīvrataṃnāma saptasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of fifty-five thousand (verses), in the Uttarakhaṇḍa, in the dialogue of Umā's lord and Nārada, the seventy-seventh chapter, called "The Vow of Ṛṣipañcamī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition