Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 92
PdP 6 92.1
पृथुरुवाच- महाफलं त्वया प्रोक्तं मुने कार्त्तिकमाघयोः । तयोः स्नानविधिं सम्यङ्नियमानपि नारद । उद्यापनविधिं चैवं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
pṛthuruvāca- mahāphalaṃ tvayā proktaṃ mune kārttikamāghayoḥ | tayoḥ snānavidhiṃ samyaṅniyamānapi nārada | udyāpanavidhiṃ caivaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi
Pṛthu said: Great fruit has been declared by you, O sage, for Kārttika and Māgha. You should properly tell, as it is, the rule of bathing in those two, and also the observances, and likewise the rite of concluding (the vow), O Nārada.
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PdP 6 92.2
नारद उवाच- त्वं विष्णोरंशसंजातो नाज्ञातं विद्यते तव । तथापि वदतः सम्यङ्माहात्म्यं शृणु वेनज
nārada uvāca- tvaṃ viṣṇoraṃśasaṃjāto nājñātaṃ vidyate tava | tathāpi vadataḥ samyaṅmāhātmyaṃ śṛṇu venaja
Nārada said: You are born of a portion of Viṣṇu; nothing is unknown to you. Nevertheless, hear well the greatness (of it) as I speak, O son of Vena.
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PdP 6 92.3
आश्विनस्य तु मासस्य या शुक्लैकादशी भवेत् । कार्तिकव्रतनियमं तस्यां कुर्यादतंद्रितः
āśvinasya tu māsasya yā śuklaikādaśī bhavet | kārtikavrataniyamaṃ tasyāṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ
Whatever eleventh day of the bright fortnight of the month of Āśvina there may be, on that (day) one should undertake, unwearied, the vow-observance of Kārttika.
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PdP 6 92.4
रात्र्यां तुर्यांशशेषायां मुदो तिष्ठत्सदा व्रती । नैरृत्यां संव्रजेद्वासाद्बहिः सोदकभाजनः
rātryāṃ turyāṃśaśeṣāyāṃ mudo tiṣṭhatsadā vratī | nairṛtyāṃ saṃvrajedvāsādbahiḥ sodakabhājanaḥ
When a quarter of the night remains, the vow-keeper should always rise gladly, and go out from the dwelling to the southwest with a water-vessel.
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PdP 6 92.5
दिवासंध्या सुकर्णस्थ ब्रह्मसूत्र उदङ्मुखः । अंतर्धाय तृणं भूमौ शिरः प्रावृत्य वाससा
divāsaṃdhyā sukarṇastha brahmasūtra udaṅmukhaḥ | aṃtardhāya tṛṇaṃ bhūmau śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā
By day and at twilight facing north, with the sacred thread placed well upon the ear, having spread grass on the ground and covered his head with his garment,
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PdP 6 92.6
वक्त्रं नियम्य यत्नेन ष्ठीवनश्वासवर्जितः । कुर्यान्मूत्रपुरीषे च रात्रौ चेद्दक्षिणामुखः
vaktraṃ niyamya yatnena ṣṭhīvanaśvāsavarjitaḥ | kuryānmūtrapurīṣe ca rātrau ceddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
restraining his mouth with care, refraining from spitting and (loud) breathing, he should void urine and excrement; and at night (he should face) south.
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PdP 6 92.7
गृहीतशिश्नश्चोत्थाय गृहीत्वा शुचिमृत्तिकाम् । गंधलेपक्षयकरं शौचं कुर्यादतंद्रितः
gṛhītaśiśnaścotthāya gṛhītvā śucimṛttikām | gaṃdhalepakṣayakaraṃ śaucaṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ
And rising while holding the penis, having taken clean earth, he should unwearied perform the cleansing that removes the smearing of the smell.
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PdP 6 92.8
एका लिंगे गुदे पंच तथा वामकरे दश । उभयोः सप्त दातव्यास्तथा तिस्रस्तु पादयोः
ekā liṃge gude paṃca tathā vāmakare daśa | ubhayoḥ sapta dātavyāstathā tisrastu pādayoḥ
One (application of earth) on the penis, five on the anus, ten likewise on the left hand, seven are to be applied on both (hands), and three on the feet.
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PdP 6 92.9
एतद्द्वि त्रिगुणं प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मचारि वनस्थयोः । यतेश्चतुर्गुणं रात्रौ तदर्द्धं शौचमाचरेत्
etaddvi triguṇaṃ proktaṃ brahmacāri vanasthayoḥ | yateścaturguṇaṃ rātrau tadarddhaṃ śaucamācaret
This is declared as double and triple for the student and the forest-dweller (respectively), and fourfold for the ascetic; at night one should perform half of that cleansing.
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PdP 6 92.10
तदर्द्धमपि मार्गस्थः स्त्रीशूद्राणां तदर्द्धकम् । शौचकर्मविहीनस्य सकला निष्फलाः क्रियाः
tadarddhamapi mārgasthaḥ strīśūdrāṇāṃ tadarddhakam | śaucakarmavihīnasya sakalā niṣphalāḥ kriyāḥ
One on the road (should do) even half of that, and for women and śūdras half of that. For one lacking the act of purification, all rites are fruitless.
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PdP 6 92.11
मुखशुद्धिविहीनस्य नो मंत्राः फलदाः स्मृताः । दंत जिह्वा विशुद्धिं च ततः कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः
mukhaśuddhivihīnasya no maṃtrāḥ phaladāḥ smṛtāḥ | daṃta jihvā viśuddhiṃ ca tataḥ kuryātprayatnataḥ
For one lacking purification of the mouth, mantras are not held to be fruit-giving; therefore he should carefully cleanse the teeth and tongue.
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PdP 6 92.12
आयुर्बलं यशो वर्चः प्रजाः पशुवसूनि च । ब्रह्म प्रज्ञां च मेधां च त्वन्नो देहि वनस्पते
āyurbalaṃ yaśo varcaḥ prajāḥ paśuvasūni ca | brahma prajñāṃ ca medhāṃ ca tvanno dehi vanaspate
"Life, strength, fame, splendour, offspring, cattle and wealth, sacred knowledge, understanding and intelligence — give these to us, O lord of the forest (tree)."
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PdP 6 92.13
इति मंत्रं समुच्चार्य द्वादशांगुलकं सदा । समिधा क्षीरवृक्षास्य क्षयाहोपोषणं विना
iti maṃtraṃ samuccārya dvādaśāṃgulakaṃ sadā | samidhā kṣīravṛkṣāsya kṣayāhopoṣaṇaṃ vinā
Having uttered this mantra (he should always use) a twig twelve fingers long from a milky tree, except on the death-anniversary day and on a fast day.
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PdP 6 92.14
प्रतिपद्दर्श नवमी षष्ठीश्चार्कदिनं विना । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे च न कुर्याद्दंतधावनम्
pratipaddarśa navamī ṣaṣṭhīścārkadinaṃ vinā | caṃdrasūryoparāge ca na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam
On the first day, the new moon, the ninth and the sixth, and excepting Sunday, and at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, he should not clean the teeth.
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PdP 6 92.15
कंटकीवृक्षकार्पास निर्गुंडी ब्रह्मवृक्षजम् । बिल्वैरंडविगंधाढ्यं वर्जयेद्दंतधावनम्
kaṃṭakīvṛkṣakārpāsa nirguṃḍī brahmavṛkṣajam | bilvairaṃḍavigaṃdhāḍhyaṃ varjayeddaṃtadhāvanam
He should avoid as a tooth-cleaner (wood) from thorny trees, cotton, nirguṇḍī, the brahma-tree (palāśa), bilva, castor, and (whatever) is full of bad smell.
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PdP 6 92.16
ततो विष्णोः शिवस्यापि गृहं गच्छेत्प्रसन्नधीः । गंधपुष्पसुतांबूलान्गृहीत्वा भक्तितत्परः
tato viṣṇoḥ śivasyāpi gṛhaṃ gacchetprasannadhīḥ | gaṃdhapuṣpasutāṃbūlāngṛhītvā bhaktitatparaḥ
Then, with a clear mind, he should go to the house (temple) of Viṣṇu or of Śiva, taking perfumes, flowers and fine betel, intent on devotion.
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PdP 6 92.17
तत्र देवस्य पाद्यार्घाद्युपचारान्पृथक्पृथक् । कृत्वा स्तुत्वा पुनर्नत्वा कुर्याद्गीतादिमंगलम्
tatra devasya pādyārghādyupacārānpṛthakpṛthak | kṛtvā stutvā punarnatvā kuryādgītādimaṃgalam
There, having performed separately for the god the services of foot-water, arghya and the rest, having praised (him) and bowed again, he should make auspicious music with song and the like.
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PdP 6 92.18
तालवेणुमृदंगादि ध्वनियुक्तान्सनृत्तकान् । पुष्पैर्गंधैः सतांबूलैर्गायनानपि चार्चयेत्
tālaveṇumṛdaṃgādi dhvaniyuktānsanṛttakān | puṣpairgaṃdhaiḥ satāṃbūlairgāyanānapi cārcayet
And he should honour with flowers, perfumes and betel the singers too, accompanied by the sound of cymbals, flute, drum and the rest, together with dancers.
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PdP 6 92.19
देवालये गानपरा यतस्ते विष्णुमूर्त्तयः । तपांसि यज्ञदानानि कृतानि च जगद्गुरोः
devālaye gānaparā yataste viṣṇumūrttayaḥ | tapāṃsi yajñadānāni kṛtāni ca jagadguroḥ
Since those devoted to singing in the temple are forms of Viṣṇu — austerities, sacrifices and gifts performed (are) of the teacher of the world…
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PdP 6 92.20
तुष्टिदानि कलौ नित्यं भक्त्या देवस्य सत्पतेः । क्व त्वं वससि देवेश मया पृष्टस्तु पार्थिव
tuṣṭidāni kalau nityaṃ bhaktyā devasya satpateḥ | kva tvaṃ vasasi deveśa mayā pṛṣṭastu pārthiva
…are (all) giving satisfaction in the Kali age, always, through devotion to the god, the lord of the good. "Where do you dwell, O lord of gods?" — (thus he) was asked by me, O king.
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PdP 6 92.21
विष्णुरेवं तदा प्राह मद्भक्तिपरितोषितः । नाहं वसामि वैकुंठे योगिनां हृदये न च
viṣṇurevaṃ tadā prāha madbhaktiparitoṣitaḥ | nāhaṃ vasāmi vaikuṃṭhe yogināṃ hṛdaye na ca
Then Viṣṇu, well pleased by my devotion, spoke thus: "I do not dwell in Vaikuṇṭha, nor in the heart of yogins.
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PdP 6 92.22
मद्भक्ता यत्र गायंति तत्र तिष्ठामि नारद । सत्पुराणकथां श्रुत्वा मद्भक्तानां च गायनम्
madbhaktā yatra gāyaṃti tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada | satpurāṇakathāṃ śrutvā madbhaktānāṃ ca gāyanam
Where my devotees sing, there I stand, O Nārada." Having heard the story of the good purāṇas and the singing of my devotees,
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PdP 6 92.23
नेच्छंति ये नरा मूढा मद्द्वेष्यास्ते भवंति हि । तेषां पूजादिकं गंधपुष्पादि क्रयते नरैः
necchaṃti ye narā mūḍhā maddveṣyāste bhavaṃti hi | teṣāṃ pūjādikaṃ gaṃdhapuṣpādi krayate naraiḥ
those deluded men who do not wish (for it) become indeed hateful to me. Their worship and the rest — perfume, flowers and so on — is bought by men;
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PdP 6 92.24
तेन प्रीतिं तथा यामि न तथा मत्प्रपूजनात् । शिरीषोन्मत्तगिरिजा मल्लिका शाल्मलीभवैः
tena prītiṃ tathā yāmi na tathā matprapūjanāt | śirīṣonmattagirijā mallikā śālmalībhavaiḥ
by that I do not come to such delight as (I do) from worship of me (by singing). With (flowers) grown from śirīṣa, unmatta, girijā, mallikā and śālmalī,
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PdP 6 92.25
अर्कजैः कर्णिकारैश्च विष्णुर्नार्च्यस्तथाक्षतैः । जपा कुंद शिरीषैश्च यूथिका मालती भवैः
arkajaiḥ karṇikāraiśca viṣṇurnārcyastathākṣataiḥ | japā kuṃda śirīṣaiśca yūthikā mālatī bhavaiḥ
with those from the arka and karṇikāra, and likewise with unhusked grains, Viṣṇu is not to be worshipped; and with japā, kunda, śirīṣa, and (flowers) grown of yūthikā and mālatī,
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PdP 6 92.26
केतकीभव पुष्पैश्च नैवार्च्यः शंकरस्तथा । गणेशं तुलसीपत्रैर्दुर्गां नैव च दूर्वया
ketakībhava puṣpaiśca naivārcyaḥ śaṃkarastathā | gaṇeśaṃ tulasīpatrairdurgāṃ naiva ca dūrvayā
and with flowers grown of the ketakī, Śaṅkara is likewise not to be worshipped; nor Gaṇeśa with tulasī leaves, nor Durgā with dūrvā grass;
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PdP 6 92.27
मुनिपुष्पैस्तथा सूर्यं लक्ष्मीकामो न चार्चयेत् । सुगंधीनि प्रशस्तानि पूजायां सर्वदैव तु
munipuṣpaistathā sūryaṃ lakṣmīkāmo na cārcayet | sugaṃdhīni praśastāni pūjāyāṃ sarvadaiva tu
and one desiring wealth should not worship the sun with muni flowers. Fragrant (flowers) are always commended in worship.
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PdP 6 92.28
एवं पूजाविधिं कृत्वा देवदेवं क्षमापयेत् । मंत्रहीनं क्रियाहीनं भक्तिहीनं सुरेश्वर
evaṃ pūjāvidhiṃ kṛtvā devadevaṃ kṣamāpayet | maṃtrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ sureśvara
Having thus performed the rite of worship, he should ask pardon of the god of gods: "Lacking mantra, lacking (correct) action, lacking devotion, O lord of gods —
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PdP 6 92.29
यत्पूजितं मया देव परिपूर्णं तदस्तु मे । ततःप्रदक्षिणंकृत्वादंडवत्प्रणिपत्यच
yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu me | tataḥpradakṣiṇaṃkṛtvādaṃḍavatpraṇipatyaca
what has been worshipped by me, O god, let it be complete for me." Then, having circumambulated and prostrated like a staff,
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PdP 6 92.30
पुनःक्षमापयेद्देवंगायनाद्यंक्षमापयेत् । विष्णोः शिवस्यापि च पूजनादिकं कुर्वंति सम्यङ्निशि कार्तिके ये । निर्धूतपापाः सह पूर्वजैस्ते प्रयांति विष्णोर्भवनं मनुष्याः
punaḥkṣamāpayeddevaṃgāyanādyaṃkṣamāpayet | viṣṇoḥ śivasyāpi ca pūjanādikaṃ kurvaṃti samyaṅniśi kārtike ye | nirdhūtapāpāḥ saha pūrvajaiste prayāṃti viṣṇorbhavanaṃ manuṣyāḥ
Again he should ask the god's pardon; he should ask pardon (for faults) in the singing and the rest. Those men who at night in Kārtika duly perform the worship and the rest of Viṣṇu and of Śiva too, their sins shaken off, go with their forefathers to Viṣṇu's abode.
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