Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 83

PdP 6 83.1

पार्वत्युवाच- सर्वेषां चैव मासानां विधिं ब्रूहि महेश्वर । महोत्सवः प्रकर्त्तव्यः को विधिस्तत्र संमतः

pārvatyuvāca- sarveṣāṃ caiva māsānāṃ vidhiṃ brūhi maheśvara | mahotsavaḥ prakarttavyaḥ ko vidhistatra saṃmataḥ

Pārvatī said: Tell me the rule for all the months, O Maheśvara. The great festival is to be performed — what rule is approved there?

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PdP 6 83.2

को देवः पूजनं कस्य महिमा कीदृशो भवेत् । कस्यां तिथौ प्रकर्त्तव्यं तन्मे वद सुरेश्वर

ko devaḥ pūjanaṃ kasya mahimā kīdṛśo bhavet | kasyāṃ tithau prakarttavyaṃ tanme vada sureśvara

Which god, and whose worship? What sort of greatness would it have? On which lunar day is it to be performed? Tell me that, O lord of the gods.

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PdP 6 83.3

मासं प्रति किमुक्तं च वैष्णवान्पुण्यकर्मणः । धन्याहं कृतकृत्याहं सुभगाहं धरातले । विष्णोः कथां शृणोमीति दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्तव

māsaṃ prati kimuktaṃ ca vaiṣṇavānpuṇyakarmaṇaḥ | dhanyāhaṃ kṛtakṛtyāhaṃ subhagāhaṃ dharātale | viṣṇoḥ kathāṃ śṛṇomīti darśanātsparśanāttava

And what is prescribed for each month for the Vaiṣṇavas of meritorious deeds? I am blessed, I have attained my purpose, I am fortunate on the face of the earth, in that I hear the story of Viṣṇu — by seeing you and by touching you.

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PdP 6 83.4

शिव उवाच- उत्सवानां विधिं ब्रूमो मासं प्रति तवानघे । यानाकर्ण्य पुनर्देवि गीतवादित्र हर्षिता

śiva uvāca- utsavānāṃ vidhiṃ brūmo māsaṃ prati tavānaghe | yānākarṇya punardevi gītavāditra harṣitā

Śiva said: I shall declare to you the rule of the festivals for each month, O sinless one — hearing which, O goddess, you will again be gladdened with song and instrumental music.

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PdP 6 83.5

तत्रादौ च सिते पक्षे चैत्रमासे सुशोभने । एकादश्यां विशेषेण दोलारूढं प्रपूजयेत्

tatrādau ca site pakṣe caitramāse suśobhane | ekādaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa dolārūḍhaṃ prapūjayet

Therein, first, in the bright fortnight of the beautiful month of Caitra, on the eleventh day especially, one should worship (the Lord) mounted on a swing.

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PdP 6 83.6

कुर्याद्भक्त्या सदा देवि उत्सवं विधिपूर्वकम् । दोलारूढं प्रपश्यंति कृष्णं कलिमलापहम्

kuryādbhaktyā sadā devi utsavaṃ vidhipūrvakam | dolārūḍhaṃ prapaśyaṃti kṛṣṇaṃ kalimalāpaham

One should always perform the festival with devotion according to the rule, O goddess. Those who behold Kṛṣṇa, remover of the taint of Kali, mounted on the swing —

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PdP 6 83.7

अपराधसहस्रैस्तु मुक्तास्ते नगनंदिनि । तावत्तिष्ठंति पापानि कोटिजन्मकृतान्यपि

aparādhasahasraistu muktāste naganaṃdini | tāvattiṣṭhaṃti pāpāni koṭijanmakṛtānyapi

they are freed from thousands of offences, O daughter of the mountain. Sins, even those committed in a crore of births, remain only so long (as one has not swung the Lord).

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PdP 6 83.8

यावन्नांदोलयेद्देवं विश्वेशं विश्वनायकम् । कलौ वै ये प्रपश्यंति दोलारूढं जनार्दनम्

yāvannāṃdolayeddevaṃ viśveśaṃ viśvanāyakam | kalau vai ye prapaśyaṃti dolārūḍhaṃ janārdanam

— so long as one does not swing the god, the Lord of all, the leader of all. But those who in the Kali age behold Janārdana mounted on the swing —

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PdP 6 83.9

गोघ्नादिकाः प्रमुच्यंते का कथा इतरेष्वपि । दोलोत्सवे प्रहृष्टास्तु रुद्रेण सहिताः सुराः

goghnādikāḥ pramucyaṃte kā kathā itareṣvapi | dolotsave prahṛṣṭāstu rudreṇa sahitāḥ surāḥ

Even cow-killers and the like are set free — what then to say of others? At the swing-festival the gods, together with Rudra, are delighted,

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PdP 6 83.10

कुर्वंति प्रांगणे नृत्यं गीतवाद्यं च हर्षिताः । ऋषयो गणगंधर्वा रंभाद्यप्सरसां गणाः

kurvaṃti prāṃgaṇe nṛtyaṃ gītavādyaṃ ca harṣitāḥ | ṛṣayo gaṇagaṃdharvā raṃbhādyapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ

and gladdened they perform dance in the courtyard, and song and instrumental music — the sages, the troops of Gaṇas and Gandharvas, the hosts of apsarases headed by Rambhā,

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PdP 6 83.11

वासुकिप्रमुखा नागास्तथा देवाः सुरेश्वराः । दोलायां च समायांति विष्णुदर्शनलालसाः

vāsukipramukhā nāgāstathā devāḥ sureśvarāḥ | dolāyāṃ ca samāyāṃti viṣṇudarśanalālasāḥ

the Nāgas headed by Vāsuki, and likewise the gods and the lords of the gods; and they come to the swing, eager for the sight of Viṣṇu.

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PdP 6 83.12

दोलायात्रानिमित्तं तु दोलाह्ने मधुमाधवे । भूतानि संति भूपृष्ठे ये केचिद्देवयोनयः

dolāyātrānimittaṃ tu dolāhne madhumādhave | bhūtāni saṃti bhūpṛṣṭhe ye keciddevayonayaḥ

On account of the swing-procession, on the swing-day in (the months of) Madhu and Mādhava, whatever beings there are on the surface of the earth who are of divine birth —

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PdP 6 83.13

समायांति महादेवि कृष्णे दोलास्थिते ध्रुवम् । विष्णुं दोलास्थितं दृष्ट्वा त्रैलोक्यस्योत्सवो भवेत्

samāyāṃti mahādevi kṛṣṇe dolāsthite dhruvam | viṣṇuṃ dolāsthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā trailokyasyotsavo bhavet

they all come, O great goddess, when Kṛṣṇa is seated on the swing — assuredly. On seeing Viṣṇu seated on the swing, there is festivity for the three worlds.

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PdP 6 83.14

तस्मात्कार्यशतं त्यक्त्वा दोलाह्ने उत्सवं कुरु । प्रह्लादस्तु समायाति विष्णुर्दोलाधिरोहणम्

tasmātkāryaśataṃ tyaktvā dolāhne utsavaṃ kuru | prahlādastu samāyāti viṣṇurdolādhirohaṇam

Therefore, setting aside a hundred tasks, perform the festival on the swing-day. Prahlāda comes, and Viṣṇu mounts the swing;

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PdP 6 83.15

कुरुते च महादेवि वरदं तमनुस्मरन् । दोलास्थितस्य कृष्णस्य ये कुर्वंति प्रजागरम्

kurute ca mahādevi varadaṃ tamanusmaran | dolāsthitasya kṛṣṇasya ye kurvaṃti prajāgaram

and he does so, O great goddess, remembering that boon-giver. Those who keep the night-vigil for Kṛṣṇa seated on the swing —

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PdP 6 83.16

सर्वपुण्यफलप्राप्तिर्निमेषैकेन जायते । दोलायां संस्थितं विष्णुं पश्यंति मधुमाधवे

sarvapuṇyaphalaprāptirnimeṣaikena jāyate | dolāyāṃ saṃsthitaṃ viṣṇuṃ paśyaṃti madhumādhave

for them the attainment of the fruit of all merits arises in a single instant. Those who look upon Viṣṇu set on the swing in (the month of) Madhu-Mādhava

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PdP 6 83.17

क्रीडंति विष्णुना सार्द्धं देवदेवेन वंदिताः । दक्षिणाभिमुखं देवं दोलारूढं सुरेश्वरि

krīḍaṃti viṣṇunā sārddhaṃ devadevena vaṃditāḥ | dakṣiṇābhimukhaṃ devaṃ dolārūḍhaṃ sureśvari

play together with Viṣṇu, and are honoured by the God of gods. O queen of the gods, (as for) the god facing south, mounted on the swing —

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PdP 6 83.19

सकृद्दृष्ट्वा तु गोविंदं मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया । ॐ दोलारूढाय विद्महे माधवाय च धीमहि । तन्नो देवः प्रचोदयात् १८ इदं गायत्र्या पूजनम् । माधवाय गोविंदाय श्रीकंठाय नमोनमः । पूजनं मंत्रपूर्वं च कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम्

sakṛddṛṣṭvā tu goviṃdaṃ mucyate brahmahatyayā | oṃ dolārūḍhāya vidmahe mādhavāya ca dhīmahi | tanno devaḥ pracodayāt 18 idaṃ gāyatryā pūjanam | mādhavāya goviṃdāya śrīkaṃṭhāya namonamaḥ | pūjanaṃ maṃtrapūrvaṃ ca kartavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam

having seen Govinda but once, one is freed from the killing of a brahmin. "Oṃ, may we know him who is mounted on the swing, and may we meditate on Mādhava; may that god impel us." This is the worship by means of the Gāyatrī. "To Mādhava, to Govinda, to Śrīkaṇṭha, homage and homage." And the worship is to be done preceded by the mantra, according to the prescribed rule.

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PdP 6 83.20

गुरवे दक्षिणां दद्याद्यथाशक्त्या समाहितः । गायन्विष्णोः सदा भक्त्या परिपूर्णं ततो भवेत्

gurave dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādyathāśaktyā samāhitaḥ | gāyanviṣṇoḥ sadā bhaktyā paripūrṇaṃ tato bhavet

Composed, he should give a fee to the teacher according to his ability; singing (the praises) of Viṣṇu always with devotion, thereafter it becomes complete.

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PdP 6 83.21

किमन्यद्बहुनोक्तेन भूयो भूयो वरानने । दोलायां संस्थितो विष्णुः सर्वपापापहारकः

kimanyadbahunoktena bhūyo bhūyo varānane | dolāyāṃ saṃsthito viṣṇuḥ sarvapāpāpahārakaḥ

What else (is to be said) by much speaking, again and again, O fair-faced one? Viṣṇu seated on the swing is the remover of all sins.

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PdP 6 83.22

पूजितो यैर्नरैः सम्यक्सदा सर्वं ददाति च । यत्र देवाः सगंधर्वाः किन्नरा ऋषयस्तथा

pūjito yairnaraiḥ samyaksadā sarvaṃ dadāti ca | yatra devāḥ sagaṃdharvāḥ kinnarā ṛṣayastathā

When he is worshipped rightly by men, he always grants everything. Where the gods, along with the Gandharvas, the Kinnaras and the sages —

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PdP 6 83.23

आयांति बहुधा तत्र दोलारूढे न संशयः

āyāṃti bahudhā tatra dolārūḍhe na saṃśayaḥ

they come there in many ways when (the god) is mounted on the swing; there is no doubt.

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PdP 6 83.24

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायेति मंत्रेण पूजनं तत्र कारयेत् । षोडशोपचारैः पूजा च कर्तव्या विधिपूर्वकम् । धर्मार्थमुख्या ये कामास्ते सर्वे प्राप्नुयुर्ध्रुवम्

oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāyeti maṃtreṇa pūjanaṃ tatra kārayet | ṣoḍaśopacāraiḥ pūjā ca kartavyā vidhipūrvakam | dharmārthamukhyā ye kāmāste sarve prāpnuyurdhruvam

With the mantra "Oṃ, homage to the Lord Vāsudeva" one should have the worship performed there; and the worship is to be done with the sixteen services, according to the prescribed rule. Whatever desires there are, headed by dharma and wealth, they would all assuredly be obtained.

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PdP 6 83.25

अंगन्यासं करन्यासं न्यासं शारीरकं च यत् । तत्सर्वं तु प्रकर्त्तव्यं मंत्रेणानेन सुव्रत

aṃganyāsaṃ karanyāsaṃ nyāsaṃ śārīrakaṃ ca yat | tatsarvaṃ tu prakarttavyaṃ maṃtreṇānena suvrata

The placing (of the mantra) on the limbs, the placing on the hands, and whatever placing pertains to the body — all that is to be performed with this mantra, O you of good vows.

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PdP 6 83.26

आगमोक्तेन मंत्रेण कर्त्तव्यो हि महोत्सवः । श्रीलक्ष्म्यासहितं देवं दोलायां च प्रकल्पयेत्

āgamoktena maṃtreṇa karttavyo hi mahotsavaḥ | śrīlakṣmyāsahitaṃ devaṃ dolāyāṃ ca prakalpayet

Indeed the great festival is to be performed with the mantra stated in the Āgama; and one should set the god upon the swing together with Śrī Lakṣmī.

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PdP 6 83.27

देवाग्रे वैष्णवाः स्थाप्या नारदाद्याः सुरर्षयः । विष्वक्सेनादिका भक्ता स्थाप्यास्ते ह्यग्रतः सदा

devāgre vaiṣṇavāḥ sthāpyā nāradādyāḥ surarṣayaḥ | viṣvaksenādikā bhaktā sthāpyāste hyagrataḥ sadā

Before the god the Vaiṣṇavas are to be placed, and the divine sages beginning with Nārada; the devotees beginning with Viṣvaksena are always to be placed in front of him.

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PdP 6 83.28

पंचवादित्रनिर्घोषैः कुर्यादारार्तिकं बुधः । यामे यामे तथा देवि पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः

paṃcavāditranirghoṣaiḥ kuryādārārtikaṃ budhaḥ | yāme yāme tathā devi pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

With the sounding of the five instruments the wise man should perform the waving of lamps; and in each watch (of the day), O goddess, (the god) is to be worshipped diligently.

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PdP 6 83.29

नालिकेरैस्तथा शुभ्रैः कदलैर्वा तथा पुनः । अर्घं दद्यात्ततो देवि पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः

nālikeraistathā śubhraiḥ kadalairvā tathā punaḥ | arghaṃ dadyāttato devi pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

With coconuts and likewise with white bananas as well — with these one should offer the argha (welcome-offering), O Goddess; then (the god) is to be worshipped diligently.

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PdP 6 83.30

देवदेव जगन्नाथ शंखचक्रगदाधर । अर्घं गृहाण मे देव कृपां कुरु ममोपरि

devadeva jagannātha śaṃkhacakragadādhara | arghaṃ gṛhāṇa me deva kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari

"God of gods, Lord of the world, bearer of conch, discus and mace, accept my offering, O God; show favour to me."

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PdP 6 83.31

तच्छेषं वैष्णवानां तु दद्यात्प्राच्छादिकं पुनः । वादनं नर्त्तनं तत्र कर्त्तव्यं वैष्णवैर्नरैः

taccheṣaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ tu dadyātprācchādikaṃ punaḥ | vādanaṃ narttanaṃ tatra karttavyaṃ vaiṣṇavairnaraiḥ

But the remnant of that he should give to the Vaiṣṇavas, and again a covering-cloth; there music-playing and dancing are to be done by Vaiṣṇava men.

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PdP 6 83.32

आंदोलनं ततः सर्वैः कर्त्तव्यं च विशेषतः । पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि क्षेत्राणि च सुरेश्वरि

āṃdolanaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ karttavyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni kṣetrāṇi ca sureśvari

Then the swinging (of the god) is to be performed by all, and especially so; whatever holy fords and sacred places there are on the earth, O Mistress of the gods —

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PdP 6 83.33

सर्वान्येतानि वै तत्र द्रष्टुमायांति तद्दिने । एवं ज्ञात्वा सदा देवि कर्त्तव्यः सोत्सवो महान्

sarvānyetāni vai tatra draṣṭumāyāṃti taddine | evaṃ jñātvā sadā devi karttavyaḥ sotsavo mahān

all these indeed come there on that day to behold (him). Knowing this, O Goddess, the great festival should always be held.

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PdP 6 83.34

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा याश्चान्यजातयः । शंखचक्रगदाधारा ज्ञातव्या नगनंदिनि

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā yāścānyajātayaḥ | śaṃkhacakragadādhārā jñātavyā naganaṃdini

Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and whatever other castes there are — (on that day) they are to be recognised as bearers of conch, discus and mace, O Daughter of the Mountain.

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