Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 87
PdP 6 87.1
महेश्वर उवाच- चैत्रे तु चंपकेनैव जातीपुष्पेण वा पुनः । पूजनीयः प्रयत्नेन केशवः क्लेशनाशनः
maheśvara uvāca- caitre tu caṃpakenaiva jātīpuṣpeṇa vā punaḥ | pūjanīyaḥ prayatnena keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ
Maheśvara said: In Caitra, Keśava, the destroyer of afflictions, is to be worshipped diligently with campaka or else with jāti flowers.
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PdP 6 87.2
दमनकैर्मरुकैश्चैव बिल्वपुष्पैरथापि वा । पूजयेज्जगतामीशं विष्णुं सर्वेश्वरेश्वरम्
damanakairmarukaiścaiva bilvapuṣpairathāpi vā | pūjayejjagatāmīśaṃ viṣṇuṃ sarveśvareśvaram
Or with damanaka and maruka flowers, or else with bilva blossoms, one should worship Viṣṇu, the lord of the worlds, the lord of all lords.
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PdP 6 87.3
शतपत्रैस्तथादिव्यै रक्तैर्वा सुसमाहितः । पूजयंति नरा विष्णुं चैत्रमासे सुरेश्वरि
śatapatraistathādivyai raktairvā susamāhitaḥ | pūjayaṃti narā viṣṇuṃ caitramāse sureśvari
And with divine hundred-petalled (lotuses) or with red ones, well-composed, men worship Viṣṇu in the month of Caitra, O queen of the gods.
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PdP 6 87.4
वैशाखे तु सदा देवि ह्यर्चनीयो महत्प्रभुः । केतकीपत्रमादाय वृषस्थे च दिवाकरे
vaiśākhe tu sadā devi hyarcanīyo mahatprabhuḥ | ketakīpatramādāya vṛṣasthe ca divākare
But in Vaiśākha, O goddess, the great Lord is always to be worshipped, taking a ketakī leaf, when the sun stands in Taurus;
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PdP 6 87.5
येनार्चितो हरिर्भक्त्या प्रीतो मन्वंतरं शतम् । ज्येष्ठे मासे तु संप्राप्ते नानापुष्पैः प्रपूजयेत्
yenārcito harirbhaktyā prīto manvaṃtaraṃ śatam | jyeṣṭhe māse tu saṃprāpte nānāpuṣpaiḥ prapūjayet
he by whom Hari is worshipped with devotion (has him) pleased for a hundred manvantaras. And when the month of Jyeṣṭha has come, one should worship (him) with various flowers.
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PdP 6 87.6
पूजिते देवदेवेशे सर्वे देवाः सुपूजिताः । कृत्वा पापसहस्राणि महापापशतानि च
pūjite devadeveśe sarve devāḥ supūjitāḥ | kṛtvā pāpasahasrāṇi mahāpāpaśatāni ca
When the God of gods is worshipped, all the gods are well worshipped. Even those who have committed thousands of sins and hundreds of great sins —
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PdP 6 87.7
तेपि यास्यंति भो देवि यत्र विष्णुः श्रिया सह । आषाढे मासि संप्राप्ते पूजां कुर्याद्विशेषतः
tepi yāsyaṃti bho devi yatra viṣṇuḥ śriyā saha | āṣāḍhe māsi saṃprāpte pūjāṃ kuryādviśeṣataḥ
they too will go, O goddess, where Viṣṇu is together with Śrī. When the month of Āṣāḍha has come, one should perform worship especially.
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PdP 6 87.8
करवीरैरक्तपुष्पैस्तथाब्जैर्वा सदा नराः । पूजां कुर्वंति ये विष्णोस्ते ज्ञेयाः पुण्यभागिनः
karavīrairaktapuṣpaistathābjairvā sadā narāḥ | pūjāṃ kurvaṃti ye viṣṇoste jñeyāḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ
Those men who always perform worship of Viṣṇu with karavīra flowers, with red flowers, or with lotuses, are to be known as sharers in merit.
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PdP 6 87.9
जातरूपनिभैर्विष्णुं कदंबकुसुमैस्तथा । येऽर्चयिष्यंति गोविंदं न तेषां सौरिजं भयम्
jātarūpanibhairviṣṇuṃ kadaṃbakusumaistathā | ye'rcayiṣyaṃti goviṃdaṃ na teṣāṃ saurijaṃ bhayam
Those who will worship Viṣṇu, Govinda, with kadamba blossoms resembling gold — for them there is no fear from the son of the Sun (Yama).
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PdP 6 87.10
घनागमे घनश्यामः कदंबकुसुमार्चितः । ददाति वांछितान्कामान्यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
ghanāgame ghanaśyāmaḥ kadaṃbakusumārcitaḥ | dadāti vāṃchitānkāmānyāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa
At the coming of the rain-clouds, the cloud-dark one, worshipped with kadamba blossoms, grants the desires that are wished for, for as long as the fourteen Indras (endure).
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PdP 6 87.11
यथा पद्मालयां प्राप्य प्रीतो भवति माधवः । कदंबकुसुमं लब्ध्वा प्रीतो भवति लोककृत्
yathā padmālayāṃ prāpya prīto bhavati mādhavaḥ | kadaṃbakusumaṃ labdhvā prīto bhavati lokakṛt
Just as Mādhava is pleased on obtaining her who dwells in the lotus (Lakṣmī), so the maker of the worlds is pleased on receiving a kadamba blossom.
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PdP 6 87.12
तुलसी कृष्णतुलसी वंजुलैर्वा सुरेश्वरि । सर्वदा पूजितो विष्णुः कष्टं हरति नित्यशः
tulasī kṛṣṇatulasī vaṃjulairvā sureśvari | sarvadā pūjito viṣṇuḥ kaṣṭaṃ harati nityaśaḥ
Worshipped always with tulasī, with black tulasī, or with vañjula flowers, O queen of the gods, Viṣṇu removes hardship continually.
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PdP 6 87.13
श्रावणे मासि संप्राप्ते येऽर्चयंति जनार्दनम् । अतसीपुष्पमादाय तथा दूर्वादलेन तु
śrāvaṇe māsi saṃprāpte ye'rcayaṃti janārdanam | atasīpuṣpamādāya tathā dūrvādalena tu
When the month of Śrāvaṇa has come, those who worship Janārdana, taking a flax flower and also with a dūrvā-grass blade—
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PdP 6 87.14
नानापुष्पैर्विशेषेण पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः । ददाति विपुलान्कामान्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
nānāpuṣpairviśeṣeṇa pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ | dadāti vipulānkāmānyāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
(He) is to be worshipped diligently, and especially with various flowers; (then) he grants abundant desires until the dissolution of beings.
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PdP 6 87.15
भाद्र मासे तु संप्राप्ते शृणु त्वं नगनंदिनि । चंपकैर्वा श्वेतपुष्पैरक्तसिंदूरकैस्तथा
bhādra māse tu saṃprāpte śṛṇu tvaṃ naganaṃdini | caṃpakairvā śvetapuṣpairaktasiṃdūrakaistathā
But when the month of Bhādra has come, listen, O daughter of the mountain: with campaka flowers, or with white flowers, and with red vermilion-coloured ones,
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PdP 6 87.16
कह्लारैर्वा महादेवि सर्वकामफलं लभेत् । आश्विने वै शुभेमासे कर्त्तव्यं विष्णुपूजनम्
kahlārairvā mahādevi sarvakāmaphalaṃ labhet | āśvine vai śubhemāse karttavyaṃ viṣṇupūjanam
or with kahlāra lotuses, O great goddess, one would obtain the fruit of all desires. And in the auspicious month of Āśvina the worship of Viṣṇu is to be performed
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PdP 6 87.17
यूथिकानवजातीभिस्तथा नानाविधैः शुभैः । पूजनीयः प्रयत्नेन भक्तिपूर्वं सदा जनैः
yūthikānavajātībhistathā nānāvidhaiḥ śubhaiḥ | pūjanīyaḥ prayatnena bhaktipūrvaṃ sadā janaiḥ
with yūthikās and fresh jātī blossoms, and likewise with various auspicious (flowers); (he) is always to be worshipped diligently by people, with devotion foremost.
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PdP 6 87.18
पद्मान्येव समानीय येऽर्चयंति जनार्दनम् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांस्ते लभंते मानवा भुवि
padmānyeva samānīya ye'rcayaṃti janārdanam | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃste labhaṃte mānavā bhuvi
Those men who, bringing lotuses alone, worship Janārdana obtain on earth dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation.
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PdP 6 87.19
कार्तिकेमासि संप्राप्ते पूजनीयो महेश्वरः । यावंति ऋतुपुष्पाणि देयानि माधवस्य च
kārtikemāsi saṃprāpte pūjanīyo maheśvaraḥ | yāvaṃti ṛtupuṣpāṇi deyāni mādhavasya ca
When the month of Kārtika has come, the Great Lord is to be worshipped; and as many seasonal flowers as there are should be offered to Mādhava.
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PdP 6 87.20
तिलानि तिलपुष्पाणि तैर्वा ह्यर्चनकं चरेत् । पूजिते सति देवेशि अनंतफलमश्नुते
tilāni tilapuṣpāṇi tairvā hyarcanakaṃ caret | pūjite sati deveśi anaṃtaphalamaśnute
Sesame seeds, sesame flowers—or with these one should perform the worship; when (he) has been worshipped, O mistress of the gods, one enjoys endless fruit.
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PdP 6 87.21
बकुलपुष्पैः पुन्नागैश्चंपकैर्वा जनार्दनम् । कार्तिके पूजयिष्यंति ते देवा न हि मानवाः
bakulapuṣpaiḥ punnāgaiścaṃpakairvā janārdanam | kārtike pūjayiṣyaṃti te devā na hi mānavāḥ
Those who in Kārtika will worship Janārdana with bakula flowers, with punnāgas, or with campakas—they are gods, not men.
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PdP 6 87.22
मार्गशीर्षे प्रयत्नेन पूजनीयः सदा प्रभुः । नानापुष्पैः सनैवेद्यैर्धूपैर्नीराजनैस्तथा
mārgaśīrṣe prayatnena pūjanīyaḥ sadā prabhuḥ | nānāpuṣpaiḥ sanaivedyairdhūpairnīrājanaistathā
In Mārgaśīrṣa the Lord is always to be worshipped diligently with various flowers, with food-offerings, with incense, and with lamp-waving,
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PdP 6 87.23
मार्गशीर्षे विशेषेण दिव्यैः पुष्पैः प्रपूजयेत् । पौषमासे महादेवि स्वर्चनं शुभदं स्मृतम्
mārgaśīrṣe viśeṣeṇa divyaiḥ puṣpaiḥ prapūjayet | pauṣamāse mahādevi svarcanaṃ śubhadaṃ smṛtam
In Mārgaśīrṣa especially one should worship (him) with divine flowers; in the month of Pauṣa, O great goddess, good worship is held to be bestower of blessings,
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PdP 6 87.24
नानातुलसिपत्रैश्च मृगनाभिजलैस्तथा । माघमासे तु संप्राप्ते नानापुष्पैः प्रपूजयेत्
nānātulasipatraiśca mṛganābhijalaistathā | māghamāse tu saṃprāpte nānāpuṣpaiḥ prapūjayet
and with various tulasī leaves and with musk-scented waters; but when the month of Māgha has come, one should worship (him) with various flowers.
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PdP 6 87.25
पूजिते देवदेवेशे वांछितं लभते ध्रुवम् । कर्पूरजा तथा पूजा नानानैवेद्यमोदकैः
pūjite devadeveśe vāṃchitaṃ labhate dhruvam | karpūrajā tathā pūjā nānānaivedyamodakaiḥ
When the God of gods has been worshipped, one certainly obtains what is wished for; and (so too) worship made with camphor, with various food-offerings and sweetmeats.
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PdP 6 87.26
फाल्गुने चैव संप्राप्ते ह्यर्चनं माधवस्य च । कृत्वा वासंतिकीं पूजां पुष्पाण्यादाय सर्वशः
phālgune caiva saṃprāpte hyarcanaṃ mādhavasya ca | kṛtvā vāsaṃtikīṃ pūjāṃ puṣpāṇyādāya sarvaśaḥ
And when Phālguna has come, there is the worship of Mādhava: having performed the spring worship, taking flowers in every way,
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PdP 6 87.27
नवीनैर्वाथ देवेशि सर्वैर्वा पूजयेत्ततः । पूजिते तु जगन्नाथे वैकुंठपदमव्ययम् । प्राप्नोति पुरुषो नित्यं श्रीविष्णोश्च प्रसादतः
navīnairvātha deveśi sarvairvā pūjayettataḥ | pūjite tu jagannāthe vaikuṃṭhapadamavyayam | prāpnoti puruṣo nityaṃ śrīviṣṇośca prasādataḥ
or with fresh ones, O mistress of the gods, or with all of them, one should then worship; and when the Lord of the world has been worshipped, a man ever attains the imperishable station of Vaikuṇṭha, by the grace of Śrī Viṣṇu.
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