Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 80
PdP 6 80.1
श्रीपार्वत्युवाच- अहो विष्णोश्च माहात्म्यं वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभोः । यन्माहात्म्यं पुनः श्रुत्वा न भवे जायते क्वचित्
śrīpārvatyuvāca- aho viṣṇośca māhātmyaṃ vada viśveśvara prabhoḥ | yanmāhātmyaṃ punaḥ śrutvā na bhave jāyate kvacit
Śrī Pārvatī said: Ah, tell (me) the greatness of Lord Viṣṇu, O ruler of the universe — that greatness upon hearing which one is never again born into existence.
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PdP 6 80.2
महादेव उवाच- शृणु सुन्दरि वक्ष्यामि विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । श्रुत्वा तु लभते पुण्यं ह्यंते मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्
mahādeva uvāca- śṛṇu sundari vakṣyāmi viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam | śrutvā tu labhate puṇyaṃ hyaṃte mokṣamavāpnuyāt
Mahādeva said: Listen, beautiful one, I shall tell the supreme greatness of Viṣṇu; hearing it one gains merit, and at the end would attain liberation.
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PdP 6 80.3
देवव्रतं महाप्राज्ञं ध्यानयोगपरायणम् । आश्रयं सर्वशास्त्राणां यतेंद्रियमकल्मषम्
devavrataṃ mahāprājñaṃ dhyānayogaparāyaṇam | āśrayaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ yateṃdriyamakalmaṣam
(Bhīṣma,) whose vow was (devotion to) the gods, of great wisdom, intent on the yoga of meditation, the refuge of all the scriptures, with senses restrained, without stain —
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PdP 6 80.4
अप्रधृष्यं महाभागं देवैरपि सवासवैः । सत्यसंधं जितक्रोधं समत्वे परिनिष्ठितम्
apradhṛṣyaṃ mahābhāgaṃ devairapi savāsavaiḥ | satyasaṃdhaṃ jitakrodhaṃ samatve pariniṣṭhitam
unassailable even by the gods together with Indra, true to his promises, having conquered anger, firmly established in equanimity —
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PdP 6 80.5
नारायणे जगन्नाथे शरण्ये भक्तवत्सले । परां निष्ठामनुप्राप्तं वाङ्मनः काय कर्मभिः
nārāyaṇe jagannāthe śaraṇye bhaktavatsale | parāṃ niṣṭhāmanuprāptaṃ vāṅmanaḥ kāya karmabhiḥ
who had attained the highest steadfastness, by speech, mind, body and deeds, in Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of the world, the giver of refuge, tender to his devotees —
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PdP 6 80.6
गुणनामाश्रयं शांतं भीष्मं कुरु पितामहम् । प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ पप्रच्छेदं युधिष्ठिरः
guṇanāmāśrayaṃ śāṃtaṃ bhīṣmaṃ kuru pitāmaham | praṇamya śirasā bhūmau papracchedaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
(to him,) the abode of good qualities and names, tranquil, to Bhīṣma the grandfather of the Kurus, Yudhiṣṭhira, bowing with his head to the ground, asked this.
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PdP 6 80.7
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- केचिदाहुः परं धर्मं केचिदाहुः परं धनम् । केचिद्दानं प्रशंसंति समुदायं तथापरे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- kecidāhuḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ kecidāhuḥ paraṃ dhanam | keciddānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti samudāyaṃ tathāpare
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Some call dharma the highest, some call wealth the highest; some praise giving, and others the aggregate (of all these).
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PdP 6 80.8
सांख्यं केचित्प्रशंसंति योगमन्ये तथा परम् । केचिज्ज्ञानं प्रशंसंति केचिदाहुः परं श्रुतम् । सम्यक्ध्यानं परं केचित्केचिद्वैराग्यमुत्तमम्
sāṃkhyaṃ kecitpraśaṃsaṃti yogamanye tathā param | kecijjñānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti kecidāhuḥ paraṃ śrutam | samyakdhyānaṃ paraṃ kecitkecidvairāgyamuttamam
Some praise Sāṃkhya, others yoga as the highest; some praise knowledge, some say sacred learning is highest; some (say) right meditation is highest, some that dispassion is best.
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PdP 6 80.9
अग्निष्टोमादिकं कर्म तथा केचित्परं विदुः । आत्मज्ञानं परं केचित्समलोष्टाश्मकांचनाः
agniṣṭomādikaṃ karma tathā kecitparaṃ viduḥ | ātmajñānaṃ paraṃ kecitsamaloṣṭāśmakāṃcanāḥ
And so some hold ritual action such as the Agniṣṭoma to be the highest; some, to whom clod, stone and gold are alike, (hold) knowledge of the self to be highest.
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PdP 6 80.10
यमांश्च नियमांश्चैव केचिद्वैराग्यमुत्तमम् । कारुण्यं च परे केचिदहिंसां च तपस्विनः
yamāṃśca niyamāṃścaiva kecidvairāgyamuttamam | kāruṇyaṃ ca pare kecidahiṃsāṃ ca tapasvinaḥ
And some (praise) the restraints and observances, some dispassion as the best; and some others compassion, and the ascetics non-injury.
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PdP 6 80.11
शौचं केचित्परं प्राहुः केचिद्देवार्चनं नराः । व्यामोहं चात्र गच्छंति व्यामुग्धाः पापकर्मभिः
śaucaṃ kecitparaṃ prāhuḥ keciddevārcanaṃ narāḥ | vyāmohaṃ cātra gacchaṃti vyāmugdhāḥ pāpakarmabhiḥ
Some men declare purity the highest, some the worship of the gods; and in this (matter) they fall into confusion, bewildered by their evil deeds.
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PdP 6 80.12
यदेतेषु परं कृत्यमनुष्ठेयं महात्मभिः । वक्तुमर्हसि धर्मज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रभृतां वर
yadeteṣu paraṃ kṛtyamanuṣṭheyaṃ mahātmabhiḥ | vaktumarhasi dharmajña sarvaśāstrabhṛtāṃ vara
Which among these is the highest act, to be performed by great souls — that you ought to tell, O knower of dharma, best of those who uphold all the scriptures.
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PdP 6 80.13
महादेव उवाच- भूर्लोके या कथा जाता भैष्मी यौधिष्ठिरी सति । तामहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि लोकानां च हिताय वै । एतान्प्रश्नांस्तदा श्रुत्वा प्राह भीष्मो युधिष्ठिरम्
mahādeva uvāca- bhūrloke yā kathā jātā bhaiṣmī yaudhiṣṭhirī sati | tāmahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi lokānāṃ ca hitāya vai | etānpraśnāṃstadā śrutvā prāha bhīṣmo yudhiṣṭhiram
Mahādeva said: That true conversation of Bhīṣma and Yudhiṣṭhira which took place in the earthly world — that I shall relate fully, for the benefit of the worlds. Having then heard these questions, Bhīṣma spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira.
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PdP 6 80.14
भीष्म उवाच- श्रूयतामिदमत्यंतं गूढं संसारमोचनम् । श्रोतव्यं यत्त्वया सम्यग्ज्ञातव्यं धर्मनंदन
bhīṣma uvāca- śrūyatāmidamatyaṃtaṃ gūḍhaṃ saṃsāramocanam | śrotavyaṃ yattvayā samyagjñātavyaṃ dharmanaṃdana
Bhīṣma said: Let this be heard, exceedingly secret, releasing (one) from the round of rebirth — which is to be heard by you and rightly to be known, O delight of dharma.
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PdP 6 80.15
अत्रैवोदाहरंतीमं पुण्यं चैव पुरातनम् । पुंडरीकस्य संवादं महर्षेर्नारदस्य च
atraivodāharaṃtīmaṃ puṇyaṃ caiva purātanam | puṃḍarīkasya saṃvādaṃ maharṣernāradasya ca
On just this (point) they recount this ancient and meritorious (tale), the conversation of Puṇḍarīka and the great sage Nārada.
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PdP 6 80.16
ब्राह्मणः श्रुतिसंपन्नः पुंडरीको महामतिः । आश्रमे प्रथमे तिष्ठन्गुरूणां वशगः सदा
brāhmaṇaḥ śrutisaṃpannaḥ puṃḍarīko mahāmatiḥ | āśrame prathame tiṣṭhangurūṇāṃ vaśagaḥ sadā
A brahmin endowed with sacred learning, Puṇḍarīka, of great intelligence, abiding in the first stage of life, always obedient to his teachers,
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PdP 6 80.17
जितेंद्रियो जितक्रोधः संध्योपासनतत्परः । वेदवेदांगनिपुणः शास्त्रेषु च विचक्षणः
jiteṃdriyo jitakrodhaḥ saṃdhyopāsanatatparaḥ | vedavedāṃganipuṇaḥ śāstreṣu ca vicakṣaṇaḥ
with senses conquered, anger conquered, devoted to the worship at the junctures of the day, skilled in the Vedas and their ancillary sciences, and discerning in the scriptures,
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PdP 6 80.18
समिद्भिः साधुहव्येन सायंप्रातर्हुतानलः । ध्यात्वा जगत्पतिं विष्णुं सम्यगाराधयद्विभुम्
samidbhiḥ sādhuhavyena sāyaṃprātarhutānalaḥ | dhyātvā jagatpatiṃ viṣṇuṃ samyagārādhayadvibhum
Offering into the fire evening and morning with kindling-sticks and with proper oblation, having meditated on Viṣṇu, the lord of the world, he duly worshipped the mighty one.
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PdP 6 80.19
तपः स्वाध्यायनिरतः साक्षाद्ब्रह्मसुतो यथा । उदकेंधनपुष्पाद्यैरसकृत्पूजयन्गुरुम्
tapaḥ svādhyāyanirataḥ sākṣādbrahmasuto yathā | udakeṃdhanapuṣpādyairasakṛtpūjayangurum
Devoted to austerity and to recitation of the Vedas, like a son of Brahmā in person, worshipping his teacher again and again with water, firewood, flowers and the rest,
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PdP 6 80.20
मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषुर्भिक्षाहारी विमत्सरः । ब्रह्मविद्यामधीयानः प्राणायामपरायणः
mātāpitrośca śuśrūṣurbhikṣāhārī vimatsaraḥ | brahmavidyāmadhīyānaḥ prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaḥ
attending upon his mother and father, living on alms, free of envy, studying the knowledge of Brahman, wholly given to breath-control —
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PdP 6 80.21
तस्य सर्वात्मभूतस्य संसारे निस्पृहस्य च । महात्मनो बुद्धिरासीत्संसारार्णवतारिणी
tasya sarvātmabhūtasya saṃsāre nispṛhasya ca | mahātmano buddhirāsītsaṃsārārṇavatāriṇī
of him, who had become the self of all and was without craving in the round of existence, of that great soul the mind became one that carried him across the ocean of saṃsāra.
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PdP 6 80.22
मातरं पितरं चैव भातॄनथ सुहृज्जनान् । मित्राणि मातुलांश्चैव सखीन्संबंधिबांधवान्
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ caiva bhātṝnatha suhṛjjanān | mitrāṇi mātulāṃścaiva sakhīnsaṃbaṃdhibāṃdhavān
Mother and father, and brothers, and friendly folk, companions and maternal uncles too, comrades, kinsmen and relatives,
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PdP 6 80.23
धनधान्यसमृद्धं च ग्रहं वा शक्रसंनिभम् । क्षेत्राणि सुमहार्हाणि सर्वसस्योद्भवानि च
dhanadhānyasamṛddhaṃ ca grahaṃ vā śakrasaṃnibham | kṣetrāṇi sumahārhāṇi sarvasasyodbhavāni ca
and a house abounding in wealth and grain, like Indra's own, and fields of great worth producing every kind of crop —
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PdP 6 80.24
परित्यज्य महासत्वस्तृणानीव महासुखी । विचचार महीं रम्यां शाकमूलफलाशनः
parityajya mahāsatvastṛṇānīva mahāsukhī | vicacāra mahīṃ ramyāṃ śākamūlaphalāśanaḥ
having abandoned (all these) as though they were straw, the greatly resolute one, exceedingly happy, roamed the delightful earth, eating herbs, roots and fruits.
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PdP 6 80.25
गंगां च यमुनां चैव गोमतीमथ गंडिकाम् । शतद्रुं च पयोष्णीं च सरयूं च सरस्वतीम्
gaṃgāṃ ca yamunāṃ caiva gomatīmatha gaṃḍikām | śatadruṃ ca payoṣṇīṃ ca sarayūṃ ca sarasvatīm
The Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, and the Gomatī, then the Gaṇḍikā, and the Śatadru and the Payoṣṇī, and the Sarayū and the Sarasvatī,
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PdP 6 80.26
प्रयागं नर्मदां चैव शोणं चैव महानदम् । प्रभासं विंध्यतीर्थानि हिमवत्प्रभवानि च
prayāgaṃ narmadāṃ caiva śoṇaṃ caiva mahānadam | prabhāsaṃ viṃdhyatīrthāni himavatprabhavāni ca
Prayāga and the Narmadā, and the Śoṇa, that great river, Prabhāsa, the holy places of the Vindhyas, and those rising from the Himālaya,
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PdP 6 80.27
आश्रमेषु च यानि स्युर्नैमिषे पुष्करादिषु । कुरुक्षेत्रे च यानि स्युस्तथा गोवर्द्धनादिषु
āśrameṣu ca yāni syurnaimiṣe puṣkarādiṣu | kurukṣetre ca yāni syustathā govarddhanādiṣu
and whatever (holy places) there might be in the hermitages, in Naimiṣa, in Puṣkara and the rest, and whatever there might be in Kurukṣetra and likewise in Govardhana and the rest,
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PdP 6 80.28
अन्यानि सुमहातेजास्तीर्थानि सुसमाहितः । विचचार महायोगी यथाकाले यथाविधि
anyāni sumahātejāstīrthāni susamāhitaḥ | vicacāra mahāyogī yathākāle yathāvidhi
and other holy places — the great yogin of vast splendour, well composed, wandered (to them) at the proper times and according to rule.
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PdP 6 80.29
कदाचिदात्मवान्धीरः शालग्रामं तपोधनः । पुंडरीको महाभागः पूर्वकर्मवशानुगः
kadācidātmavāndhīraḥ śālagrāmaṃ tapodhanaḥ | puṃḍarīko mahābhāgaḥ pūrvakarmavaśānugaḥ
Once the self-possessed, steadfast Puṇḍarīka, rich in austerity, greatly fortunate, following the sway of his former deeds, (came to) Śālagrāma,
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PdP 6 80.30
संसेव्यमानं मुनिभिस्तत्वविद्भिस्तपोधनैः । मुनीनामास्पदं रम्यं पुराणेष्वपि विश्रुतम्
saṃsevyamānaṃ munibhistatvavidbhistapodhanaiḥ | munīnāmāspadaṃ ramyaṃ purāṇeṣvapi viśrutam
attended by sages rich in austerity who know the truth, the delightful abode of sages, renowned even in the Purāṇas,
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PdP 6 80.31
भूषितं चैव चक्राद्यैश्चक्रांकितशिलातलम् । रम्यं विविक्तविस्तीर्णं सदा विष्णुप्रसादकम्
bhūṣitaṃ caiva cakrādyaiścakrāṃkitaśilātalam | ramyaṃ viviktavistīrṇaṃ sadā viṣṇuprasādakam
adorned with discs and other (marks), its rock surfaces stamped with the disc, delightful, secluded and broad, ever winning the favour of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 80.32
किंच चक्रांकितास्तत्र प्राणिनः पुण्यदर्शनाः । विचिरंति यथाकामं पूण्यतीर्थप्रदर्शिनः
kiṃca cakrāṃkitāstatra prāṇinaḥ puṇyadarśanāḥ | viciraṃti yathākāmaṃ pūṇyatīrthapradarśinaḥ
Moreover, there creatures marked with the disc, holy to look upon, roam as they please, pointing out the holy places of merit.
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PdP 6 80.33
तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महापुण्ये शालिग्रामे महामतिः । स्नात्वा देवह्दे तीर्थे सरस्वत्यां च सुव्रतः
tasminkṣetre mahāpuṇye śāligrāme mahāmatiḥ | snātvā devahde tīrthe sarasvatyāṃ ca suvrataḥ
In that most meritorious field, in Śāligrāma, the man of great understanding, of good vows, having bathed in the Devahrada holy place and in the Sarasvatī,
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PdP 6 80.34
जातिस्मर्यां चक्रकुंडे चक्रनद्याश्रितेषु च । तथान्यान्यपि तीर्थानि तस्मिन्नेव चचार सः
jātismaryāṃ cakrakuṃḍe cakranadyāśriteṣu ca | tathānyānyapi tīrthāni tasminneva cacāra saḥ
and in Jātismarī, in Cakrakuṇḍa, and in (the places) situated on the Cakra river, and likewise the other holy places as well — in that very (region) he wandered.
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PdP 6 80.35
ततः क्षेत्रप्रभावेन तीर्थानां चैव तेजसा । मनःप्रसादमभजत्तस्मिन्नेव महामनाः
tataḥ kṣetraprabhāvena tīrthānāṃ caiva tejasā | manaḥprasādamabhajattasminneva mahāmanāḥ
Then, by the power of the field and by the splendour of the holy places, the great-minded one attained serenity of mind in that very place.
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PdP 6 80.36
सोऽपि तीर्थविशुद्धात्मा पुंडरीकस्तपोधनः । तत्रैव वसतिं चक्रे ध्यानयोगपरायणः
so'pi tīrthaviśuddhātmā puṃḍarīkastapodhanaḥ | tatraiva vasatiṃ cakre dhyānayogaparāyaṇaḥ
And he, Puṇḍarīka, rich in austerity, his self purified by the holy places, made his dwelling in that very place, wholly given to the yoga of meditation.
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PdP 6 80.37
तत्रैव सिद्धिमाकांक्षन्नाराध्य गरुडध्वजम् । शास्त्रोक्तेन विधानेन भक्त्या परमया पुनः
tatraiva siddhimākāṃkṣannārādhya garuḍadhvajam | śāstroktena vidhānena bhaktyā paramayā punaḥ
There, desiring perfection, having worshipped him whose banner is Garuḍa, by the procedure stated in the scriptures and again with supreme devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.38
उवास चिरमेकाकी निर्द्वंद्वः सजितेंद्रियः । शाकमूलफलाहारः संतुष्टः समदर्शनः
uvāsa ciramekākī nirdvaṃdvaḥ sajiteṃdriyaḥ | śākamūlaphalāhāraḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ samadarśanaḥ
He dwelt long alone, free from the pairs of opposites, his senses well subdued, feeding on greens, roots and fruits, content, seeing all alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.39
यमैश्चनियमैश्चैव तथैवासनबंधनैः । प्राणायामैश्च तीर्थैश्च प्रत्याहारैश्च संततैः
yamaiścaniyamaiścaiva tathaivāsanabaṃdhanaiḥ | prāṇāyāmaiśca tīrthaiśca pratyāhāraiśca saṃtataiḥ
With restraints (yamas) and observances (niyamas), and likewise with the fixing of postures, with breath-controls, with (visits to) sacred fords, and with continuous withdrawals of the senses—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.40
धारणाभिस्तथा ध्यानैः समाधिभिरतंद्रितः । योगाभ्यासं सदा सम्यक्चक्रे विगतकिल्बिषः
dhāraṇābhistathā dhyānaiḥ samādhibhirataṃdritaḥ | yogābhyāsaṃ sadā samyakcakre vigatakilbiṣaḥ
—and with concentrations and meditations and absorptions, unwearied, he always performed the practice of yoga properly, his stain gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.41
वैदिकैश्चांगिकैश्चैव तथा पौराणिकैरपि । आराधयति सर्वेशं ततः शुद्धिमवाप सः
vaidikaiścāṃgikaiścaiva tathā paurāṇikairapi | ārādhayati sarveśaṃ tataḥ śuddhimavāpa saḥ
With Vedic (mantras) and with those of the ancillary (texts) and likewise with Puranic ones too, he worshipped the Lord of all; thereupon he attained purity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.42
रागद्वेषविनिर्मुक्तः स्वधर्मइव रूपवान् । आराधयामास देवं तद्गतेनांतरात्मना
rāgadveṣavinirmuktaḥ svadharmaiva rūpavān | ārādhayāmāsa devaṃ tadgatenāṃtarātmanā
Freed from attraction and aversion, endowed with (the beauty of) his own dharma, he worshipped the god with his inner self fixed on him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.43
तुतोष भगवान्विष्णुः पुंडरीकायतेक्षणः । भगवान्नारदमिति प्रसन्नोऽस्म्यस्य धीमतः
tutoṣa bhagavānviṣṇuḥ puṃḍarīkāyatekṣaṇaḥ | bhagavānnāradamiti prasanno'smyasya dhīmataḥ
The Lord Viṣṇu, whose eyes are long like lotus petals, was pleased; the Lord (said) to Nārada thus: "I am well pleased with this wise man."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.44
ततः कदाचित्तं देशं नारदः परमार्थवित् । जगाम सुमहातेजाः साक्षादादित्यसन्निभः
tataḥ kadācittaṃ deśaṃ nāradaḥ paramārthavit | jagāma sumahātejāḥ sākṣādādityasannibhaḥ
Then at one time Nārada, knower of the highest truth, of very great splendour, like the sun itself, went to that place—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.45
तं द्रष्टुकामो भगवान्पुंडरीकं तपोनिधिम् । विष्णुभक्तिपरीतात्मा वैष्णवानां हिते रतः
taṃ draṣṭukāmo bhagavānpuṃḍarīkaṃ taponidhim | viṣṇubhaktiparītātmā vaiṣṇavānāṃ hite rataḥ
—the Lord (Nārada) desiring to see him, Puṇḍarīka, that treasury of austerity: (Nārada) whose self is pervaded by devotion to Viṣṇu, delighting in the welfare of Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.46
स दृष्ट्वा नारदं प्राप्तं तेजोमंडलमंडितम् । महामतिर्महोदारः सर्ववेदैकभाजनम्
sa dṛṣṭvā nāradaṃ prāptaṃ tejomaṃḍalamaṃḍitam | mahāmatirmahodāraḥ sarvavedaikabhājanam
Seeing Nārada arrived, adorned with a circle of radiance, the sole vessel of all the Vedas—he of great mind and great generosity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.47
प्रांजलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । अर्घं दत्त्वा विधानेन प्रणाममकरोत्पुनः
prāṃjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā | arghaṃ dattvā vidhānena praṇāmamakarotpunaḥ
—with palms joined, having bowed down, with a greatly delighted inner self, having given the guest-offering according to rule, he made obeisance again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.48
कोऽयमत्यद्भुताकारस्तेजस्वी हृद्यवेषधृक् । आतोद्यहस्तः सुमुखो जयमंडलमंडितः
ko'yamatyadbhutākārastejasvī hṛdyaveṣadhṛk | ātodyahastaḥ sumukho jayamaṃḍalamaṃḍitaḥ
"Who is this of most wondrous form, full of splendour, wearing pleasing garb, with a musical instrument in hand, fair-faced, adorned with a circle of victory?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.49
विवस्वानथवा वह्निरिंद्रो वरुण एव वा । इति संचिंतयन्स्थित्वा जगाद परमद्युतिम्
vivasvānathavā vahniriṃdro varuṇa eva vā | iti saṃciṃtayansthitvā jagāda paramadyutim
Or is he the Sun, or Fire, or Indra, or indeed Varuṇa?"—thus reflecting, he stood and spoke to that one of supreme brilliance:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.50
पुंडरीक उवाच- को भवानिह संप्राप्तः कुतो वा परमद्युतिः । त्वद्दर्शनं हि भगवन्प्रायेण भुवि दुर्लभम् 6.80.
puṃḍarīka uvāca- ko bhavāniha saṃprāptaḥ kuto vā paramadyutiḥ | tvaddarśanaṃ hi bhagavanprāyeṇa bhuvi durlabham 6.80.
Puṇḍarīka said: Who are you who have arrived here, and from where, O you of supreme brilliance? For the sight of you, Lord, is generally hard to obtain on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.51
नैव दृष्टः पुमान्वापि मया तव समः प्रभो । वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण यत्प्रदिष्टं मयानघ
naiva dṛṣṭaḥ pumānvāpi mayā tava samaḥ prabho | vaktumarhasyaśeṣeṇa yatpradiṣṭaṃ mayānagha
Never have I seen any man equal to you, O master. You ought to tell in full what has been asked by me, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.52
नारद उवाच- नारदोऽहंमनुप्राप्तस्त्वद्दर्शनकुतूहलात् । प्रभावं भगवद्भक्तं त्वादृशं सततं द्विज
nārada uvāca- nārado'haṃmanuprāptastvaddarśanakutūhalāt | prabhāvaṃ bhagavadbhaktaṃ tvādṛśaṃ satataṃ dvija
Nārada said: I am Nārada, come out of eagerness to see you; the power of a devotee of the Lord such as you is constant, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.53
स्मृतः संतोषितो वापि पूजितो वा द्विजोत्तमः । पुनाति भगवद्भक्तश्चांडालोऽपि यदृच्छया
smṛtaḥ saṃtoṣito vāpi pūjito vā dvijottamaḥ | punāti bhagavadbhaktaścāṃḍālo'pi yadṛcchayā
Remembered, or gratified, or honoured, a devotee of the Lord purifies (one), O best of the twice-born—even a Cāṇḍāla, if it so happens.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.54
दासोऽहं वासुदेवस्य देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः । शंखचक्रगदापाणेस्त्रैलोक्यस्यैकचक्षुषः
dāso'haṃ vāsudevasya devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ | śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇestrailokyasyaikacakṣuṣaḥ
I am the servant of Vāsudeva, god of gods, bearer of the Śārṅga bow, who holds conch, discus and mace in his hands, the single eye of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.55
इत्युक्तो नारदेनासौ भक्तिपर्याकुलात्मना । प्रोवाच मधुरं विप्रं तद्दर्शनसुविस्मितः
ityukto nāradenāsau bhaktiparyākulātmanā | provāca madhuraṃ vipraṃ taddarśanasuvismitaḥ
Thus addressed by Nārada, whose self was overwhelmed with devotion, he, greatly amazed at the sight of him, spoke sweetly to the brahmin:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.56
पुंडरीक उवाच- धन्योऽहं देहिनां मध्ये सुपूज्योऽहं सुरैरपि । कृतार्थाः पितरो मेऽद्य संप्राप्तं जन्मनः फलम्
puṃḍarīka uvāca- dhanyo'haṃ dehināṃ madhye supūjyo'haṃ surairapi | kṛtārthāḥ pitaro me'dya saṃprāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam
Puṇḍarīka said: Blessed am I among embodied beings; I am well worthy of honour even by the gods. My ancestors have today attained their aim; the fruit of birth has been obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.57
अनुगृह्णीष्व देवर्षे त्वद्भक्तस्य विशेषतः । तं करिष्याम्यहं विद्वन्भ्राम्यमाणः स्वकर्मभिः
anugṛhṇīṣva devarṣe tvadbhaktasya viśeṣataḥ | taṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ vidvanbhrāmyamāṇaḥ svakarmabhiḥ
Show favour, O divine seer, especially to (me) who am devoted to you; I shall do it, O learned one—(I) who am being whirled about by my own deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.58
कर्तव्यं परमं गुह्यं उपदेष्टुं त्वमर्हसि । त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानां वैष्णवानां विशेषतः
kartavyaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ upadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi | tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
You should instruct (me in) the supreme, secret duty; you are the resort of all beings, and especially of the Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.59
नारद उवाच- अनेकानीह शास्त्राणि कर्माणि च तथा द्विज । धर्मवर्गं बहुविधं तथैव भुवि मानसम्
nārada uvāca- anekānīha śāstrāṇi karmāṇi ca tathā dvija | dharmavargaṃ bahuvidhaṃ tathaiva bhuvi mānasam
Nārada said: Here (in the world) there are many treatises and many rites as well, O twice-born, and manifold classes of dharma, and likewise mental (dharma) upon the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.60
वैलक्षण्यं च जगतस्तस्मादेव द्विजोत्तम । अन्यथा सर्वसत्वानां सुखं वा दुःखमेव च
vailakṣaṇyaṃ ca jagatastasmādeva dvijottama | anyathā sarvasatvānāṃ sukhaṃ vā duḥkhameva ca
And the diversity of the world (arises) from that alone, O best of the twice-born; otherwise all creatures would have (the same) pleasure or pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.61
विज्ञानमात्रं क्षणिकं निरात्मकमिदं जगत् । इति कैश्चित्परिज्ञातं बाह्यार्थनिरपेक्षकम्
vijñānamātraṃ kṣaṇikaṃ nirātmakamidaṃ jagat | iti kaiścitparijñātaṃ bāhyārthanirapekṣakam
"This world is mere cognition, momentary, without self" — thus has it been held by some, who take no account of external objects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.62
अव्यक्ताज्जायते नित्यं नित्यान्नित्यमिदं जगत् । इत्येवं प्राहुरपरे तत्रैव लयमेति च
avyaktājjāyate nityaṃ nityānnityamidaṃ jagat | ityevaṃ prāhurapare tatraiva layameti ca
"From the unmanifest the eternal is born, and from the eternal (comes) this eternal world" — thus others have said, "and into that very thing it goes to dissolution."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.63
आत्मनो बहवः प्रोक्ता नित्याः सर्वगतास्तथा । अन्ये मतिमतां श्रेष्ठास्तत्वालोकनतत्पराः
ātmano bahavaḥ proktā nityāḥ sarvagatāstathā | anye matimatāṃ śreṣṭhāstatvālokanatatparāḥ
Others, foremost among the intelligent and intent on the observation of reality, have declared that selves are many, eternal, and all-pervading.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.64
यावच्छरीरमात्मानं प्रतिपन्नास्तथापरे । हस्तिकीटादिदेहेऽपि महांतमंडमेव च
yāvaccharīramātmānaṃ pratipannāstathāpare | hastikīṭādidehe'pi mahāṃtamaṃḍameva ca
And others again have maintained the self to be (only) as large as the body — even in the body of an elephant, a worm, and so on, and also (as large as) the great egg (of the universe).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.65
यथाऽद्यजगतोवृत्तिस्तथा कालांतरेष्वपि । प्रवाहो नित्यमेवैष कः कर्त्तेति च केचन
yathā'dyajagatovṛttistathā kālāṃtareṣvapi | pravāho nityamevaiṣa kaḥ kartteti ca kecana
"As the course of the world is today, so it is in other times too; this stream is simply perpetual — who is there that makes it?" — so say some.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.66
यद्यत्प्रत्यक्षविषयं तत्तदत्र न विद्यते । कुतः स्वर्गादयः संतीत्यन्ये विजितमानसाः
yadyatpratyakṣaviṣayaṃ tattadatra na vidyate | kutaḥ svargādayaḥ saṃtītyanye vijitamānasāḥ
"Whatever is an object of direct perception, that alone (exists); that (other realm) is not found here — whence then can heaven and the rest exist?" — so (say) others, who have mastered their minds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.67
निरीश्वरमिदं प्राहुः सेश्वरं च तथापरे । अत्यंतभिन्नमतयः परमार्थपराङ्मुखाः
nirīśvaramidaṃ prāhuḥ seśvaraṃ ca tathāpare | atyaṃtabhinnamatayaḥ paramārthaparāṅmukhāḥ
(Some) declare this (world) to be without a Lord, and others likewise to be with a Lord — men of utterly divided opinions, turned away from the highest truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.68
एवं मन्येऽपि कुहका यथामति यथाश्रुतम् । वदंति विविधैर्भेदैः स्वयुक्ति स्थितिकारकाः
evaṃ manye'pi kuhakā yathāmati yathāśrutam | vadaṃti vividhairbhedaiḥ svayukti sthitikārakāḥ
Thus, in my view too, deceivers speak with manifold distinctions according to their own understanding and according to what they have heard, setting up (only) their own reasoning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.69
तर्केष्ववहितो भूत्वा कथयामि तपोधन । परमार्थमिमं पुण्यं घोरं संसारनाशनम्
tarkeṣvavahito bhūtvā kathayāmi tapodhana | paramārthamimaṃ puṇyaṃ ghoraṃ saṃsāranāśanam
Being attentive amid these argumentations, O you rich in austerity, I shall declare this meritorious highest truth, terrible (to it), the destroyer of saṃsāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.70
तन्मूलमनुजानंति ततो देवादयो नराः । प्रमाणेनोपलभ्यंते न प्रमाणं विमोहितैः
tanmūlamanujānaṃti tato devādayo narāḥ | pramāṇenopalabhyaṃte na pramāṇaṃ vimohitaiḥ
They acknowledge that as the root, and from it (come) gods and other beings, and men. (Things) are apprehended by a means of valid knowledge; for those who are deluded there is no such means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.71
अनागतमतीतं च विप्रकृष्टमतीव यत् । न गृहीतं यथाशक्त्या वर्त्तमानार्थनिष्ठितम्
anāgatamatītaṃ ca viprakṛṣṭamatīva yat | na gṛhītaṃ yathāśaktyā varttamānārthaniṣṭhitam
What is yet to come and what is past, and what is very far removed, is not grasped, as far as one's capacity goes, by one who is fixed upon present objects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.72
आगमो मुनिभिः प्रोक्तो पूर्वरूपक्रमागतः । प्रमाणं स तु विज्ञेयः परमार्थप्रसाधकः
āgamo munibhiḥ prokto pūrvarūpakramāgataḥ | pramāṇaṃ sa tu vijñeyaḥ paramārthaprasādhakaḥ
Scripture, declared by the sages, handed down in succession from its earlier form — that is to be known as the means of valid knowledge, which establishes the highest truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.73
यदभ्यासबलाज्ज्ञानं रागद्वेषमलापहम् । उत्पद्यते द्विजश्रेष्ठ सोऽयमागमसंज्ञकः
yadabhyāsabalājjñānaṃ rāgadveṣamalāpaham | utpadyate dvijaśreṣṭha so'yamāgamasaṃjñakaḥ
That knowledge which, by the force of practice, arises and removes the stain of attraction and aversion — that, O best of the twice-born, is what bears the name āgama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.74
फलं कर्म च यत्तत्वं विज्ञानं दर्शनं विभुम् । जात्यादिकल्पनाहीनं द्वितीयागमलक्षणम्
phalaṃ karma ca yattatvaṃ vijñānaṃ darśanaṃ vibhum | jātyādikalpanāhīnaṃ dvitīyāgamalakṣaṇam
Fruit and action, and what reality is, cognition, seeing, the pervasive (Lord), free from the fabrications of birth and the rest — this is the second mark of āgama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.75
आत्मसंवेदनं नित्यं सनातनमतींद्रियम् । चिन्मात्रममृतं ज्ञेयमनंतमजमव्ययम्
ātmasaṃvedanaṃ nityaṃ sanātanamatīṃdriyam | cinmātramamṛtaṃ jñeyamanaṃtamajamavyayam
(It is) self-awareness, permanent, ancient, beyond the senses, pure consciousness, deathless, to be known, endless, unborn, undecaying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.76
व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपेण व्यक्तस्थितमनंजनम् । व्याप्ता विष्णुरिति ख्यातं ख्यातभिन्नमवस्थितम्
vyaktāvyaktasvarūpeṇa vyaktasthitamanaṃjanam | vyāptā viṣṇuriti khyātaṃ khyātabhinnamavasthitam
Being of manifest and unmanifest form, it abides in the manifest, unstained; pervading (all), it is renowned as Viṣṇu, and it stands distinct from what is (thus) renowned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.77
योगिध्येयमविज्ञेयं परमार्थपराङ्मुखैः । लक्ष्यते बुद्धिभिर्भिन्नमभिभिन्नं न चात्मनि
yogidhyeyamavijñeyaṃ paramārthaparāṅmukhaiḥ | lakṣyate buddhibhirbhinnamabhibhinnaṃ na cātmani
To be meditated on by yogins, unknowable to those turned away from the highest truth, it is perceived as divided by (differing) intellects, but in the Self it is not divided.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.78
शृणुष्वावहितस्तात कथयामि तवानघ । यत्प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मणा पूर्वं पृच्छतो मम सुव्रत
śṛṇuṣvāvahitastāta kathayāmi tavānagha | yatproktaṃ brahmaṇā pūrvaṃ pṛcchato mama suvrata
Listen attentively, dear one; I shall tell you, O sinless one, what was formerly declared by Brahmā when I asked him, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.79
कदाचिद्ब्रह्मलोकस्थं ब्रह्माणं च पितामहम् । प्रणिपत्य यथान्यायमपृच्छमजमव्ययम्
kadācidbrahmalokasthaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca pitāmaham | praṇipatya yathānyāyamapṛcchamajamavyayam
Once, having bowed down in the proper manner to Brahmā, the grandfather, unborn and imperishable, who dwells in the Brahmā-world, I asked him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.80
किमु ज्ञानं परं प्रोक्तं कश्च योगः परो मतः । एतन्मे तत्त्वतो ब्रह्मन्समाचक्ष्व पितामह
kimu jñānaṃ paraṃ proktaṃ kaśca yogaḥ paro mataḥ | etanme tattvato brahmansamācakṣva pitāmaha
"What indeed is declared to be the highest knowledge, and which yoga is held to be the highest? Tell me this truly, O Brahmā, O grandfather."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.81
ब्रह्मोवाच- शृणुष्वावहितस्तात ज्ञानयोगमनुत्तमम् । अल्पग्रंथं प्रभूतार्थमदुःखोपासनक्रियम्
brahmovāca- śṛṇuṣvāvahitastāta jñānayogamanuttamam | alpagraṃthaṃ prabhūtārthamaduḥkhopāsanakriyam
Brahmā said: Listen attentively, dear one, to the unsurpassed yoga of knowledge, brief in its text yet abundant in meaning, whose practice of worship involves no pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.82
यः परं परया प्रोक्तः पुरुषः पंचविंशकः । स एव सर्वभूतात्मा तेन इत्यभिधीयते
yaḥ paraṃ parayā proktaḥ puruṣaḥ paṃcaviṃśakaḥ | sa eva sarvabhūtātmā tena ityabhidhīyate
He who is declared the supreme by the supreme (teaching), the Person who is the twenty-fifth—he alone is the Self of all beings, and thereby he is so named.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.83
नारायणो जगद्धाम परमात्मा सनातनः । जगतः सृष्टिसंहार परिपालनतत्परः
nārāyaṇo jagaddhāma paramātmā sanātanaḥ | jagataḥ sṛṣṭisaṃhāra paripālanatatparaḥ
Nārāyaṇa is the abode of the world, the eternal supreme Self, intent upon the creation, destruction and preservation of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.84
त्रयाणामात्मनां चैको देवदेवः सनातनः । आराध्यः सर्वदा ब्रह्मन्ते पश्यंति जगत्पतिम्
trayāṇāmātmanāṃ caiko devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ | ārādhyaḥ sarvadā brahmante paśyaṃti jagatpatim
And of the three selves he is the one eternal god of gods, always to be worshipped; O Brahmā(?), they behold the Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.85
यथा जगदवस्थानं यथा कालांतरे पुनः । भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च विप्रकृष्टं तथैव च
yathā jagadavasthānaṃ yathā kālāṃtare punaḥ | bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca viprakṛṣṭaṃ tathaiva ca
How the world abides, and how again in another time; what has been, what is coming to be and what will be, and likewise what is far removed—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.86
स्थूलं सूक्ष्मं तथा चान्यत्पश्यंति ज्ञानचक्षुषा । तच्चित्तास्तद्गतप्राणा नारायणपरायणाः
sthūlaṃ sūkṣmaṃ tathā cānyatpaśyaṃti jñānacakṣuṣā | taccittāstadgataprāṇā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ
the gross, the subtle, and whatever else there is—these they see with the eye of knowledge, their minds fixed on him, their breath directed to him, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.87
अन्यथा मंदबुद्धीनां प्रतिभाति दुरात्मनाम् । कुतर्कज्ञानदुष्टानां विभक्तेंद्रियवादिनाम्
anyathā maṃdabuddhīnāṃ pratibhāti durātmanām | kutarkajñānaduṣṭānāṃ vibhakteṃdriyavādinām
Otherwise it appears to the dull-witted, the evil-natured, those corrupted by knowledge based on false reasoning, who assert (only) the separate senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.88
नारद उवाच- श्रूयतामन्यदपि वै कथ्यमानं मयानघ । ब्रह्मणैव पुरा प्रोक्तं जगतः कारणात्मना
nārada uvāca- śrūyatāmanyadapi vai kathyamānaṃ mayānagha | brahmaṇaiva purā proktaṃ jagataḥ kāraṇātmanā
Nārada said: Let something else also be heard, being told by me, O sinless one—what was formerly declared by Brahmā himself, who is the causal self of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.89
देवानामिंद्रमुख्यानामृषीणां चैव सुव्रत । हितानि कथयामास पृच्छतां कमलासनः
devānāmiṃdramukhyānāmṛṣīṇāṃ caiva suvrata | hitāni kathayāmāsa pṛcchatāṃ kamalāsanaḥ
To the gods headed by Indra and to the sages, O you of good vows, the lotus-seated one spoke what was beneficial, when they asked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.90
ब्रह्मोवाच- नारायणपरो धर्मस्तथालोकाश्च शाश्वताः । नारायणपरा यज्ञाः शास्त्राणि विविधानि च
brahmovāca- nārāyaṇaparo dharmastathālokāśca śāśvatāḥ | nārāyaṇaparā yajñāḥ śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca
Brahmā said: Dharma has Nārāyaṇa as its highest (ground), and so do the eternal worlds; the sacrifices and the various scriptures have Nārāyaṇa as their highest (ground).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.91
वेदाः सांगास्तथा चान्ये विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरो हरिः । पृथिव्यादीनि विबुधाः पंचभूतानि सोऽव्ययः
vedāḥ sāṃgāstathā cānye viṣṇurviśveśvaro hariḥ | pṛthivyādīni vibudhāḥ paṃcabhūtāni so'vyayaḥ
The Vedas with their auxiliaries and the other (branches of learning) too—(all this is) Viṣṇu, Hari, the lord of the universe; the earth and the rest, the gods, the five elements—all that is he, the imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.92
सर्वं विष्णुमयं ज्ञेयं विबुधैः सकलं जगत् । तथापि मानुषाः पाप न जानंति विमोहिताः
sarvaṃ viṣṇumayaṃ jñeyaṃ vibudhaiḥ sakalaṃ jagat | tathāpi mānuṣāḥ pāpa na jānaṃti vimohitāḥ
The whole world, all of it, is to be known by the wise as consisting of Viṣṇu; yet men, being deluded, do not know this, O sinful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.93
तस्यैव मायया व्याप्तं चराचरमिदं जगत् । तन्मनास्तद्गतप्राणो जानाति परमार्थवित्
tasyaiva māyayā vyāptaṃ carācaramidaṃ jagat | tanmanāstadgataprāṇo jānāti paramārthavit
This world of moving and unmoving things is pervaded by his māyā alone; he who knows the highest truth, with his mind on him and his breath directed to him, knows it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.94
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां विष्णुस्त्रैलोक्यपालकः । तस्मिन्नेतज्जगत्सर्वं तिष्ठति प्रभवत्यपि
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ viṣṇustrailokyapālakaḥ | tasminnetajjagatsarvaṃ tiṣṭhati prabhavatyapi
Viṣṇu is the lord of all beings, the protector of the three worlds; in him this whole world stands and also comes into being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.95
जगत्संहरते रुद्रः पालने विष्णुरुच्यते । उत्पत्तौ चाहमेवात्र तथान्ये लोकपालकाः
jagatsaṃharate rudraḥ pālane viṣṇurucyate | utpattau cāhamevātra tathānye lokapālakāḥ
Rudra destroys the world; in preservation he is called Viṣṇu; and in origination it is I here, and likewise the other guardians of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.96
सर्वाधारो निराधारः सकलो निष्कलस्तथा । अणुर्महांस्तथाप्यन्यत्तस्माच्च परतः परः
sarvādhāro nirādhāraḥ sakalo niṣkalastathā | aṇurmahāṃstathāpyanyattasmācca parataḥ paraḥ
He is the support of all, himself without support; he is with parts and likewise without parts; he is minute and he is great, and yet other than that, and higher than the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.97
तमेव शरणं यात सर्वसंहारकर्मगम् । स पिता जनितास्माकं कीर्तितो मधुसूदनः
tameva śaraṇaṃ yāta sarvasaṃhārakarmagam | sa pitā janitāsmākaṃ kīrtito madhusūdanaḥ
Go for refuge to him alone, who moves in the act of destroying all; he is our father, our begetter, celebrated as the slayer of Madhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.98
एवमुक्ताः सुराः सर्वे ब्रह्मणा पद्मयोनिना । प्रणेमुः सर्वलोकेशं देवं विष्णुं जनार्दनम्
evamuktāḥ surāḥ sarve brahmaṇā padmayoninā | praṇemuḥ sarvalokeśaṃ devaṃ viṣṇuṃ janārdanam
Addressed thus by Brahmā, the lotus-born, all the gods bowed down to Viṣṇu, the god Janārdana, the lord of all worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.99
तस्मात्त्वमपि विप्रर्षे नारायणपरो भव । तदन्यः को महोदारः प्रार्थितं दातुर्महति
tasmāttvamapi viprarṣe nārāyaṇaparo bhava | tadanyaḥ ko mahodāraḥ prārthitaṃ dāturmahati
Therefore you too, O seer among brahmins, be devoted to Nārāyaṇa. Who other than he is so greatly generous as to give what is asked for?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.100
पितरं मातरं चैव तमेव पुरुषोत्तमम् । परिगृह्णीष्व लोकेशं देवदेवं जगत्पतिम् 6.80.
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva tameva puruṣottamam | parigṛhṇīṣva lokeśaṃ devadevaṃ jagatpatim 6.80.
Accept that very Supreme Person, the lord of the worlds, the god of gods, the master of the universe, as (your) father and mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.101
अग्निकार्येण वै तेन तपसाध्ययनेन वै । तोषयेद्देवदेवेशं गुरुं नित्यमतंद्रितः
agnikāryeṇa vai tena tapasādhyayanena vai | toṣayeddevadeveśaṃ guruṃ nityamataṃdritaḥ
By that fire-rite, by austerity, and by recitation (of scripture), one should always, unwearied, please the lord of the gods of gods, the guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.102
स्वर्गे क्षयं तथा भोगमनुष्ठेयं तथैव च । परिगृह्णीष्व विप्रर्षे तमेव पुरुषोत्तमम्
svarge kṣayaṃ tathā bhogamanuṣṭheyaṃ tathaiva ca | parigṛhṇīṣva viprarṣe tameva puruṣottamam
Perishing in heaven, and likewise the enjoyment that is to be pursued — (rather), O seer among brahmins, take hold of that very Supreme Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.103
किं तेन मंत्रैर्बहुभिः किं तेन बहुभिर्व्रतैः । ॐ नमोनारायणायेति मंत्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः
kiṃ tena maṃtrairbahubhiḥ kiṃ tena bahubhirvrataiḥ | oṃ namonārāyaṇāyeti maṃtraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ
What (need) has one of many mantras, what (need) of many vows? The mantra "oṃ, homage to Nārāyaṇa" accomplishes every aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.104
चीरवासा जटी विप्र दंडीमुंडित एव वा । विभूषितो वा विप्रेंद्र न लिंगं धर्मकारणम्
cīravāsā jaṭī vipra daṃḍīmuṃḍita eva vā | vibhūṣito vā vipreṃdra na liṃgaṃ dharmakāraṇam
Clad in bark, wearing matted hair, O brahmin, carrying a staff, or shaven-headed, or adorned, O best of brahmins — the outward mark is not the cause of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.105
ये नृशंसा दुरात्मानः पापाचारपराः सदा । तेपि यांति परं स्थानं नारायणपरायणाः
ye nṛśaṃsā durātmānaḥ pāpācāraparāḥ sadā | tepi yāṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ
Even those who are cruel, evil-souled, always bent on sinful conduct — they too go to the highest abode, if they are devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.106
लिप्यंते न च पापौघैर्वैष्णवं वीतकिल्बिषाः
lipyaṃte na ca pāpaughairvaiṣṇavaṃ vītakilbiṣāḥ
And they are not stained by floods of sins; freed from taint, (they reach) the Vaiṣṇava (abode).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.107
पुनंति सकलं लोकं अहिंसाजितमानसाः
punaṃti sakalaṃ lokaṃ ahiṃsājitamānasāḥ
Their minds subdued by non-injury, they purify the whole world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.108
क्षत्रबंधुरिति ख्यातो राजा प्राणिविहिंसकः । प्राप्तवान्परमं धाम वैष्णवं केशवालयात्
kṣatrabaṃdhuriti khyāto rājā prāṇivihiṃsakaḥ | prāptavānparamaṃ dhāma vaiṣṇavaṃ keśavālayāt
A king known as Kṣatrabandhu, a slayer of living beings, attained the highest, Vaiṣṇava abode from (dwelling in) the house of Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.109
अंबरीषो महासत्वो राजा परमतत्ववित् । हृषीकेशं समाराध्य वैष्णवं पदमाप्तवान्
aṃbarīṣo mahāsatvo rājā paramatatvavit | hṛṣīkeśaṃ samārādhya vaiṣṇavaṃ padamāptavān
Ambarīṣa, of great strength, a king who knew the highest truth, having worshipped Hṛṣīkeśa, attained the Vaiṣṇava state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.110
अन्ये ब्रह्मर्षयः शांता बहवः संशितव्रताः । ध्यात्वा च परमात्मानं संसिद्धिं परमां गताः
anye brahmarṣayaḥ śāṃtā bahavaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | dhyātvā ca paramātmānaṃ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ
Other brahmin-seers too, many, tranquil, of strict vows, having meditated on the Supreme Self, reached the highest perfection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.111
प्रह्लादः परमाह्लादः पुरा नारायणं हरिम् । सेवितोऽभ्यर्चितो ध्यातस्तेनैव परिरक्षितः
prahlādaḥ paramāhlādaḥ purā nārāyaṇaṃ harim | sevito'bhyarcito dhyātastenaiva parirakṣitaḥ
Prahlāda, of supreme delight, formerly served, worshipped and meditated on Nārāyaṇa, Hari, and by him alone he was protected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.112
भरतो नाम तेजस्वी राजा परमधार्मिकः । उपास्यैनं चिरं कालं परां मुक्तिमवाप्तवान्
bharato nāma tejasvī rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | upāsyainaṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ parāṃ muktimavāptavān
A brilliant king named Bharata, supremely righteous, having worshipped him for a long time, obtained the highest liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.113
ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थो वा वानप्रस्थोऽथ भिक्षुकः । केशवाराधनं हित्वा नैव यांति परां गतिम्
brahmacārī gṛhastho vā vānaprastho'tha bhikṣukaḥ | keśavārādhanaṃ hitvā naiva yāṃti parāṃ gatim
Whether a student of the Veda, a householder, a forest-dweller, or a mendicant — abandoning the worship of Keśava, they do not reach the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.114
जन्मांतरसहस्रेषु यस्य स्यान्मतिरीदृशी । दासोऽहं विष्णुभक्तानामिति सर्वार्थसाधकः
janmāṃtarasahasreṣu yasya syānmatirīdṛśī | dāso'haṃ viṣṇubhaktānāmiti sarvārthasādhakaḥ
He in whom, across thousands of births, such a thought arises — "I am the servant of Viṣṇu's devotees" — that (thought) accomplishes every aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.115
स याति विष्णुसालोक्यं पुरुषो नात्र संशयः । किं पुनस्तद्गतप्राणाः पुरुषाः संशितव्रताः
sa yāti viṣṇusālokyaṃ puruṣo nātra saṃśayaḥ | kiṃ punastadgataprāṇāḥ puruṣāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
That man goes to dwelling in the same world as Viṣṇu; there is no doubt in this. How much more, then, men of strict vows whose very life-breaths are given over to him!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.116
अनन्यमानसैर्नित्यं ध्यातव्यस्तत्वचिंतकैः । नारायणो जगद्व्यापी परमात्मा सनातनः
ananyamānasairnityaṃ dhyātavyastatvaciṃtakaiḥ | nārāyaṇo jagadvyāpī paramātmā sanātanaḥ
Nārāyaṇa, pervading the world, the eternal Supreme Self, is to be meditated on constantly by those who ponder reality with minds turned to nothing else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.117
भीष्म उवाच- इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवर्षिस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । परोपकारनिरतो नारदः परमार्थवित्
bhīṣma uvāca- ityevamuktvā devarṣistatraivāṃtaradhīyata | paropakāranirato nāradaḥ paramārthavit
Bhīṣma said: Having spoken thus, the divine seer Nārada, intent on doing good to others, knower of the highest truth, vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.118
पुंडरीकोऽपि धर्मात्मा नारायणपरायणः । ॐ नमो नारायणायेति मंत्रमष्टाक्षरं जपन्
puṃḍarīko'pi dharmātmā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ | oṃ namo nārāyaṇāyeti maṃtramaṣṭākṣaraṃ japan
Puṇḍarīka too, righteous in nature, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, murmuring the eight-syllabled mantra "Oṃ, homage to Nārāyaṇa,"
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PdP 6 80.119
प्रसीद मम विश्वात्मन्निति वाचं वदन्सदा । हृत्पुंडरीके गोविंदं प्रतिष्ठाप्यामृतात्मकम्
prasīda mama viśvātmanniti vācaṃ vadansadā | hṛtpuṃḍarīke goviṃdaṃ pratiṣṭhāpyāmṛtātmakam
and always speaking these words, "Be gracious to me, O Soul of all" — having established in the lotus of his heart Govinda, whose nature is immortality,
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PdP 6 80.120
तपस्वी विमले सौम्ये शालग्रामे तपोधनः । उवास चिरमेकाकी निर्द्वंद्वो निष्परिग्रहः
tapasvī vimale saumye śālagrāme tapodhanaḥ | uvāsa ciramekākī nirdvaṃdvo niṣparigrahaḥ
that ascetic, whose wealth was austerity, dwelt long alone in the pure and pleasant Śālagrāma, free of the pairs (of opposites), owning nothing.
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PdP 6 80.121
स्वप्नेऽपि केशवान्नान्यत्पश्यतीति महामतिः । निद्रापि नैव तस्यासीत्पुरुषार्थविरोधिनी
svapne'pi keśavānnānyatpaśyatīti mahāmatiḥ | nidrāpi naiva tasyāsītpuruṣārthavirodhinī
That great-minded one did not see anything other than Keśava even in a dream; nor did he have any sleep, which is opposed to the aims of man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.122
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण शौचेन च विशेषतः । जन्मजन्मांतरारूढे संस्कारे च यथा तथा
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śaucena ca viśeṣataḥ | janmajanmāṃtarārūḍhe saṃskāre ca yathā tathā
By austerity, by chastity, and especially by purity, and by the (mental) impress built up birth after birth, just as it was,
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PdP 6 80.123
प्रसादाद्देवदेवस्य सर्वलोकस्य साक्षिणः । अवाप परमां सिद्धिं वैष्णवीं वीतकिल्बिषः
prasādāddevadevasya sarvalokasya sākṣiṇaḥ | avāpa paramāṃ siddhiṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ vītakilbiṣaḥ
by the grace of the God of gods, the witness of all the world, he, freed of sin, attained the supreme Vaiṣṇava perfection.
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PdP 6 80.124
शंखचक्रगदापाणिं पीतवाससमच्युतम् । श्यामलं पुंडरीकाक्षं स ददर्श सदाकृतिम्
śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ pītavāsasamacyutam | śyāmalaṃ puṃḍarīkākṣaṃ sa dadarśa sadākṛtim
He saw the Unfalling One, with conch, discus and mace in his hands, clad in yellow, dark-hued, lotus-eyed, of eternal form.
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PdP 6 80.125
सिंहा व्याघ्रास्तथा चान्ये मृगाः प्राणिविहिंसकाः । विरोधं सहजं हित्वा समेतास्तस्य संनिधौ
siṃhā vyāghrāstathā cānye mṛgāḥ prāṇivihiṃsakāḥ | virodhaṃ sahajaṃ hitvā sametāstasya saṃnidhau
Lions, tigers, and other beasts that kill living creatures, abandoning their innate hostility, came together in his presence;
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PdP 6 80.126
विचरंति यथाकामं प्रसन्नेंद्रियवृत्तयः । परस्परहितं रम्यं संप्राप्तं पांडुनंदन
vicaraṃti yathākāmaṃ prasanneṃdriyavṛttayaḥ | parasparahitaṃ ramyaṃ saṃprāptaṃ pāṃḍunaṃdana
they roam about as they please, the workings of their senses grown calm; mutual friendliness, delightful, was attained (there), O son of Pāṇḍu.
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PdP 6 80.127
तथा प्रसन्नं सलिलं सरसां सरितामपि । ऋतवः सुप्रन्नाश्च विमलेंद्रियसंयुताः
tathā prasannaṃ salilaṃ sarasāṃ saritāmapi | ṛtavaḥ suprannāśca vimaleṃdriyasaṃyutāḥ
So too the water of the lakes and of the rivers became clear, and the seasons were well-favourable, joined with unclouded faculties.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.128
मारुताश्च सुखस्पर्शा वृक्षाः पुष्पफलान्विताः । आनुकूल्यं ययुः सर्वे पदार्थास्तस्य धीमतः
mārutāśca sukhasparśā vṛkṣāḥ puṣpaphalānvitāḥ | ānukūlyaṃ yayuḥ sarve padārthāstasya dhīmataḥ
And the winds were pleasant to the touch, the trees full of flowers and fruit; all things became favourable to that wise one.
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PdP 6 80.129
प्रसन्नमभवत्तस्मै प्रसन्नं सचराचरम् । प्रसन्ने देवदेवेशे गोविंदे भक्तवत्सले
prasannamabhavattasmai prasannaṃ sacarācaram | prasanne devadeveśe goviṃde bhaktavatsale
(All) became gracious toward him — with its moving and unmoving beings it became gracious — when Govinda, lord of the gods of gods, fond of his devotees, was gracious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.130
ततः कदाचिद्भगवान्पुंडरीकस्य धीमतः । आविरासीज्जगन्नाथः पुंडरीकायतेक्षणः
tataḥ kadācidbhagavānpuṃḍarīkasya dhīmataḥ | āvirāsījjagannāthaḥ puṃḍarīkāyatekṣaṇaḥ
Then at a certain time the Lord, master of the world, whose eyes are wide as lotuses, became manifest to the wise Puṇḍarīka:
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PdP 6 80.131
शंखचक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासाः समुज्ज्वलः । पुंडरीकविशालाक्षश्चंद्रबिंबनिभाननः
śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsāḥ samujjvalaḥ | puṃḍarīkaviśālākṣaścaṃdrabiṃbanibhānanaḥ
with conch, discus and mace in his hands, clad in yellow, blazing bright, with wide lotus eyes, his face like the orb of the moon,
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PdP 6 80.132
किंकिणीकुंडली हारी केयूरी कटिसूत्रवान् । श्रीवत्सांकः पीतवासाः कौस्तुभेन विभूषितः
kiṃkiṇīkuṃḍalī hārī keyūrī kaṭisūtravān | śrīvatsāṃkaḥ pītavāsāḥ kaustubhena vibhūṣitaḥ
wearing little bells and earrings, garlanded, wearing armlets and a girdle-cord, marked with the śrīvatsa, clad in yellow, adorned with the Kaustubha (jewel),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.133
वनमालापरीतांगः स्फुरन्मुकुटकुंडलः । स्फुरता ब्रह्मसूत्रेण मुक्तादामविलंबिना
vanamālāparītāṃgaḥ sphuranmukuṭakuṃḍalaḥ | sphuratā brahmasūtreṇa muktādāmavilaṃbinā
his body encircled by a forest-garland, his crown and earrings flashing, with a gleaming sacred thread hanging down with a string of pearls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.134
विराजमानो देवेशश्चामरव्यजनादिभिः । देवैः सिद्धैः सदेवेंद्रैर्गंधर्वैर्मुनिभिर्वरैः
virājamāno deveśaścāmaravyajanādibhiḥ | devaiḥ siddhaiḥ sadeveṃdrairgaṃdharvairmunibhirvaraiḥ
the lord of gods shining with yak-tail whisks, fans and the rest, (attended) by gods, siddhas, together with the Indras of gods, by gandharvas and by the best of sages,
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PdP 6 80.135
यक्षैर्नागवरैश्चैवसेव्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः । तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं पुंडरीकोऽनघः स्वयम्
yakṣairnāgavaraiścaivasevyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ puṃḍarīko'naghaḥ svayam
and served by yakṣas and by the best of nāgas and by the throngs of apsarases. Seeing him, the lord of the gods of gods, the sinless Puṇḍarīka himself,
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PdP 6 80.136
ततो बुद्ध्या महात्मानं तुष्टाव च जनार्दनम् । प्रांजलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
tato buddhyā mahātmānaṃ tuṣṭāva ca janārdanam | prāṃjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
then with his mind praised the great-souled Janārdana, having bowed with palms joined, with his inner self greatly delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.137
पुंडरीक उवाच- नमोऽस्तु विष्णवे तुभ्यं सर्वलोकैकचक्षुषे । निरंजनाय नित्याय निर्गुणाय महात्मने
puṃḍarīka uvāca- namo'stu viṣṇave tubhyaṃ sarvalokaikacakṣuṣe | niraṃjanāya nityāya nirguṇāya mahātmane
Puṇḍarīka said: Homage be to you, Viṣṇu, sole eye of all the worlds, stainless, eternal, without qualities, great-souled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.138
त्वमीशः सर्वभूतानां तथैव च निरीश्वरः । तथाभयार्तिनाशायगोविंदोगरुडध्वजः
tvamīśaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tathaiva ca nirīśvaraḥ | tathābhayārtināśāyagoviṃdogaruḍadhvajaḥ
You are the lord of all beings and likewise (yourself) without a lord; and so, for the destruction of fear and affliction, (you are) Govinda, whose banner is Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.139
अनुग्रहेणभूतानांअनेकाकारधारिणे । त्वयि सर्वमिदं प्राहुस्त्वन्मयं चैव केवलम्
anugraheṇabhūtānāṃanekākāradhāriṇe | tvayi sarvamidaṃ prāhustvanmayaṃ caiva kevalam
To (you) who bear many forms out of favour to beings — in you (they) say all this (universe rests), and that it consists solely of you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.140
त्वमस्माज्जगतो भिन्नो निर्मितं च जगत्त्वया । नमोस्तु नाभिप्रसवनलिनाय नमो नमः
tvamasmājjagato bhinno nirmitaṃ ca jagattvayā | namostu nābhiprasavanalināya namo namaḥ
You are distinct from this world, and the world was fashioned by you. Homage be to (you) whose navel brings forth the lotus; homage, homage!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.141
नमः समस्तवेदांतविश्रुतात्मविभूतये । त्वमेव सर्वदेवेश कारणं कैटभार्दन
namaḥ samastavedāṃtaviśrutātmavibhūtaye | tvameva sarvadeveśa kāraṇaṃ kaiṭabhārdana
Homage to (you) whose own majesty is proclaimed throughout all the Vedānta. You alone, O lord of all gods, are the cause, O crusher of Kaiṭabha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.142
प्रसीद हृदयावास शंखचक्रगदाधर । नमः समस्तभूतानामादिभूताय भूभृते
prasīda hṛdayāvāsa śaṃkhacakragadādhara | namaḥ samastabhūtānāmādibhūtāya bhūbhṛte
Be gracious, O dweller in the heart, bearer of conch, discus, and mace! Homage to (you) the primal being of all beings, the upholder of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.143
अनेकरूपरूपाय विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे । यस्य ब्रह्मादयो देवा न विदंति सुरेश्वराः
anekarūparūpāya viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave | yasya brahmādayo devā na vidaṃti sureśvarāḥ
To Viṣṇu of many forms, the all-powerful, whom the gods beginning with Brahmā, the lords of the celestials, do not know —
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PdP 6 80.144
महिमानं तपोमेयं तस्मै तुभ्यं नमाम्यहम् । वाचामगोचरो यस्य महिमा तव नाप्यते
mahimānaṃ tapomeyaṃ tasmai tubhyaṃ namāmyaham | vācāmagocaro yasya mahimā tava nāpyate
— (whose) greatness is to be measured (only) by austerity: to that you I bow. Your greatness, which lies beyond the range of speech, is not attained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.145
जात्यादिभिरसंस्पृष्टः सदा ध्येयोऽसि तत्त्वतः । तथा विभेदरूपेण भक्तानामनुकंपया
jātyādibhirasaṃspṛṣṭaḥ sadā dhyeyo'si tattvataḥ | tathā vibhedarūpeṇa bhaktānāmanukaṃpayā
Untouched by birth and the rest, you are ever to be meditated on in your true nature; and yet, in a differentiated form, out of compassion for (your) devotees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.146
मत्स्यकूर्मादिरूपेण दृश्यसे पुरुषोत्तम । भीष्म उवाच- पुंडरीको जगन्नाथं संस्तुवन्पुरुषोत्तमम्
matsyakūrmādirūpeṇa dṛśyase puruṣottama | bhīṣma uvāca- puṃḍarīko jagannāthaṃ saṃstuvanpuruṣottamam
you are seen in the form of the fish, the tortoise, and so on, O supreme Person. Bhīṣma said: Puṇḍarīka, praising the Lord of the world, the supreme Person,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.147
तमेवालोकयद्वीर चिरप्रार्थितदर्शनम् । तमाह भगवान्विष्णुः पद्मनाभस्त्रिविक्रमः
tamevālokayadvīra ciraprārthitadarśanam | tamāha bhagavānviṣṇuḥ padmanābhastrivikramaḥ
gazed upon him alone, O hero — him whose sight he had long prayed for. To him the Lord Viṣṇu, the lotus-naveled, of the three strides, spoke —
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PdP 6 80.148
पुंडरीकं महाभागं तथा गंभीरया गिरा
puṃḍarīkaṃ mahābhāgaṃ tathā gaṃbhīrayā girā
— to the greatly blessed Puṇḍarīka, thus, with a deep voice:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.149
श्रीभगवानुवाच- प्रीतोऽस्मि वत्स भद्रं ते पुंडरीक महामते । वरं वृष्णीष्व दास्यामि यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते
śrībhagavānuvāca- prīto'smi vatsa bhadraṃ te puṃḍarīka mahāmate | varaṃ vṛṣṇīṣva dāsyāmi yatte manasi varttate
The Blessed Lord said: I am pleased, my child; blessings on you, Puṇḍarīka of great mind. Choose a boon; I shall give whatever is in your heart.
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PdP 6 80.150
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं देवदेवस्य भाषितम् । एवं विज्ञापयामास पुंडरीको महामतिः 6.80.
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ devadevasya bhāṣitam | evaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa puṃḍarīko mahāmatiḥ 6.80.
But having heard this speech uttered by the God of gods, Puṇḍarīka of great mind made known (his mind) thus:
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PdP 6 80.151
पुंडरीक उवाच- क्वाहमत्यंत दुर्बुद्धिः क्व भवंतो हितैषिणः । यद्धितं मम देवेश तदाज्ञापय माधव
puṃḍarīka uvāca- kvāhamatyaṃta durbuddhiḥ kva bhavaṃto hitaiṣiṇaḥ | yaddhitaṃ mama deveśa tadājñāpaya mādhava
Puṇḍarīka said: What am I, of exceedingly poor understanding, and what are you, seekers of (my) welfare! Whatever is good for me, O lord of gods, command that, O Mādhava.
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PdP 6 80.152
एवमुक्तः स भगवान्सुप्रीतश्च ततोऽब्रवीत् । पुंडरीकं महाभागं कृतांजलिमुपस्थितम्
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavānsuprītaśca tato'bravīt | puṃḍarīkaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāṃjalimupasthitam
Addressed thus, the Lord, well pleased, then said to the greatly blessed Puṇḍarīka, who stood before (him) with folded hands:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.153
आगच्छ कुशलं तेऽस्तु मयैव सह सुव्रत । उपकारी च नित्यात्मा मया त्वं सर्वदा सह
āgaccha kuśalaṃ te'stu mayaiva saha suvrata | upakārī ca nityātmā mayā tvaṃ sarvadā saha
Come, may it be well with you — along with me indeed, O you of good vows. A benefactor and eternal in self, you (shall be) always together with me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.154
भीष्म उवाच- एवमुक्तवति प्रीत्या श्रीधरे भक्तवत्सले । दिवि दुंदुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवर्षं पपात ह
bhīṣma uvāca- evamuktavati prītyā śrīdhare bhaktavatsale | divi duṃdubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta ha
Bhīṣma said: When Śrīdhara, fond of his devotees, had spoken thus with affection, in heaven the drums sounded and a rain of flowers fell.
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PdP 6 80.155
ब्रह्मादयस्तथा देवाः साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन् । जगुः सिद्धाश्च गंधर्वाः किन्नराश्च विशेषतः
brahmādayastathā devāḥ sādhusādhviti cābruvan | jaguḥ siddhāśca gaṃdharvāḥ kinnarāśca viśeṣataḥ
The gods beginning with Brahmā said, "Well done, well done!" and the Siddhas and Gandharvas sang, and especially the Kinnaras.
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PdP 6 80.156
तत्रैव तमुपादाय देवदेवो जगत्पतिः । जगाम गरुडारूढः सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः
tatraiva tamupādāya devadevo jagatpatiḥ | jagāma garuḍārūḍhaḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ
Taking him up right there, the God of gods, the lord of the world, mounted on Garuḍa, went (his way), saluted by all the worlds.
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PdP 6 80.157
तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र विष्णुभक्तिसमन्वितः । तच्चित्तस्तद्गतप्राणस्तद्भक्तानां हिते रतः
tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra viṣṇubhaktisamanvitaḥ | taccittastadgataprāṇastadbhaktānāṃ hite rataḥ
Therefore you too, O best of kings, being possessed of devotion to Viṣṇu, with your mind on him, your life given over to him, delighting in the welfare of his devotees,
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PdP 6 80.158
अर्चयित्वा यथायोग्यं भजस्व पुरुषोत्तमम् । शृणुष्व तत्कथां पुण्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्
arcayitvā yathāyogyaṃ bhajasva puruṣottamam | śṛṇuṣva tatkathāṃ puṇyāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm
Having worshipped (him) as is fitting, serve the Supreme Person; listen to his holy story, which destroys all sins.
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PdP 6 80.159
येनोपायेन राजेंद्र विष्णुभक्तिसमन्वितः । प्रीतो भवति विश्वात्मा तत्कुरुष्व सुविस्तरम्
yenopāyena rājeṃdra viṣṇubhaktisamanvitaḥ | prīto bhavati viśvātmā tatkuruṣva suvistaram
By whatever means, O best of kings, the Self of all, filled with (love for) devotion to Viṣṇu, becomes pleased — do that most amply.
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PdP 6 80.160
अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा वाजपेयशतैरपि । प्राप्नुवंति नरा नैव नारायणपराङ्मुखाः
aśvamedhaśatairiṣṭvā vājapeyaśatairapi | prāpnuvaṃti narā naiva nārāyaṇaparāṅmukhāḥ
Even by sacrificing with a hundred horse-sacrifices and a hundred vājapeya rites, men who turn their faces away from Nārāyaṇa do not attain (it).
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PdP 6 80.161
सकृदुच्चरितं येन हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम् । बद्धः परिकरस्तेन मोक्षाय गमनं प्रति
sakṛduccaritaṃ yena harirityakṣaradvayam | baddhaḥ parikarastena mokṣāya gamanaṃ prati
By whom the two syllables 'Hari' have been uttered even once, by him the loincloth has been girded for the journey toward liberation.
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PdP 6 80.162
लाभस्तेषां जयस्तेषां कुतस्तेषां पराजयः । येषामिंदीवरश्यामो हृदयस्थो जनार्दनः
lābhasteṣāṃ jayasteṣāṃ kutasteṣāṃ parājayaḥ | yeṣāmiṃdīvaraśyāmo hṛdayastho janārdanaḥ
Theirs is gain, theirs is victory — whence should there be defeat for them, in whose heart dwells Janārdana, dark as a blue lotus?
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PdP 6 80.163
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं पठेद्वापि समाहितः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ paṭhedvāpi samāhitaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
He who constantly hears this, or recites it with concentration, is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 80.164
ईश्वर उवाच- एतद्वै नाममाहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा वै नगनंदिनि । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षास्तु भवंति च न संशयः
īśvara uvāca- etadvai nāmamāhātmyaṃ śrutvā vai naganaṃdini | dharmārthakāmamokṣāstu bhavaṃti ca na saṃśayaḥ
Īśvara said: Having heard this greatness of the Name, O daughter of the mountain, dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation do come about — there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 80.165
शुक्ले कुलेऽवतीर्णो यो ब्राह्मणो वेदतत्परः । वैष्णवो विष्णुरूपोऽसौ नान्यो विप्रस्तु कर्हिचित्
śukle kule'vatīrṇo yo brāhmaṇo vedatatparaḥ | vaiṣṇavo viṣṇurūpo'sau nānyo viprastu karhicit
The brahmin who has descended in a pure lineage and is devoted to the Veda, being a Vaiṣṇava, he is Viṣṇu's very form; no other brahmin is so, ever.
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PdP 6 80.166
मुखे नामोच्चरन्विष्णोर्हृदये ध्यानतत्परः । शंखचक्रधरो विद्वन्मालां तुलसिजां दधत्
mukhe nāmoccaranviṣṇorhṛdaye dhyānatatparaḥ | śaṃkhacakradharo vidvanmālāṃ tulasijāṃ dadhat
Uttering the name of Viṣṇu with his mouth, intent on meditation in his heart, bearing conch and discus, learned, wearing a garland made of tulasī —
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PdP 6 80.167
जीवन्मुक्तः स विज्ञेयो भुक्त्वा भोगांस्त्वनेकशः । एकविंशतिकुलैः सार्द्धं विष्णुलोके स मोदते
jīvanmuktaḥ sa vijñeyo bhuktvā bhogāṃstvanekaśaḥ | ekaviṃśatikulaiḥ sārddhaṃ viṣṇuloke sa modate
he is to be known as liberated while living; having enjoyed enjoyments many times over, he rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu together with twenty-one generations (of his family).
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PdP 6 80.168
पुंडरीको यथा शक्त्या मुक्तो ह्यत्र न संशयः । भक्तिभावेन गोविंदस्तुष्टिं प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीम्
puṃḍarīko yathā śaktyā mukto hyatra na saṃśayaḥ | bhaktibhāvena goviṃdastuṣṭiṃ prāpnoti śāśvatīm
Just as Puṇḍarīka was, by (that) power, liberated here — there is no doubt; through the disposition of devotion Govinda attains everlasting satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 80.169
कलौ वै हरिगीतं तु स्वगृहे वा विशेषतः । सामगानसमं प्रोक्तं देवार्चनसमाधिषु
kalau vai harigītaṃ tu svagṛhe vā viśeṣataḥ | sāmagānasamaṃ proktaṃ devārcanasamādhiṣu
In the Kali age, singing of Hari — especially in one's own house — is declared equal to the singing of the Sāman, in the worship of the god and in meditations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain