Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 1

PdP 7 1.1

श्रीगणेशाय नमः । अथ क्रियायोगसारखण्डमारभ्यते । लक्ष्मीनाथपदारविंदयुगलं । ब्रह्मेश्वराद्यामरश्रेणीनम्रशिरोलिरोलिमा अमलं। वंदामहे संततम् । भक्त्या योगिमनस्तडागसुषमासंदोहपुष्यत्तमं गङ्गाम्भोमकरं दविन्दुनिकरं संसारदुःखापहम्

Homage to Śrī Gaṇeśa. Now begins the Kriyāyogasāra section. We constantly bow with devotion to the pair of lotus feet of Lakṣmī's Lord — spotless, (rubbed) by the rows of bowed heads of the ranks of immortals beginning with Brahmā and Īśvara; supremely blossoming with the abundant beauty of the pool that is the yogins' mind; the crocodile in the waters of the Gaṅgā, a mass of moonlight, remover of the sorrow of transmigration.

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PdP 7 1.2

यो मूर्तीर्बहुधा विधाय भगवान्रक्षन्नशेषं जगद्यत्पादार्चनतत्परा न हि पुनर्मज्जंति विश्वार्णवे । सर्वप्राणिहृदंबुजेषु वसतिर्यस्य प्रभोः संततं रम्यक्रोडवपुर्धराय हरये देवाय तस्मै नमः

yo mūrtīrbahudhā vidhāya bhagavānrakṣannaśeṣaṃ jagadyatpādārcanatatparā na hi punarmajjaṃti viśvārṇave | sarvaprāṇihṛdaṃbujeṣu vasatiryasya prabhoḥ saṃtataṃ ramyakroḍavapurdharāya haraye devāya tasmai namaḥ

To that god Hari, bearer of the lovely boar-body, be homage — the Blessed One who, having fashioned his forms in many ways, protects the entire world; those intent on worshipping whose feet do not sink again in the ocean of the universe; which Lord constantly dwells in the heart-lotuses of all living beings.

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PdP 7 1.3

वेदेभ्य उद्धृत्य समस्तधर्मान्योऽयं पुराणेषु जगाद देवः । व्यासस्वरूपेण जगद्धिताय वंदेतमेतं कमला समेतम्

vedebhya uddhṛtya samastadharmānyo'yaṃ purāṇeṣu jagāda devaḥ | vyāsasvarūpeṇa jagaddhitāya vaṃdetametaṃ kamalā sametam

That god who, having drawn out all the dharmas from the Vedas, declared them in the Purāṇas in the form of Vyāsa, for the good of the world — let one worship him, together with Kamalā.

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PdP 7 1.4

एकदा मुनयः सर्वे सर्वलोकहितैषिणः । सुरम्ये नैमिषारण्ये गोष्ठींचक्रुर्मनोरमाम्

ekadā munayaḥ sarve sarvalokahitaiṣiṇaḥ | suramye naimiṣāraṇye goṣṭhīṃcakrurmanoramām

Once all the sages, desiring the welfare of all the worlds, held a delightful assembly in the very lovely Naimiṣa forest.

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PdP 7 1.5

तत्रांतरे महातेजा व्यासशिष्यो महायशाः । सूतः शिष्यगणैर्युक्तः समायातो हरिं स्मरन्

tatrāṃtare mahātejā vyāsaśiṣyo mahāyaśāḥ | sūtaḥ śiṣyagaṇairyuktaḥ samāyāto hariṃ smaran

Meanwhile Sūta, of great splendour and great fame, the disciple of Vyāsa, arrived, accompanied by his troop of pupils, remembering Hari.

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PdP 7 1.6

तमायांतं समालोक्य सूतं शास्त्रार्थपारगम् । नेमुः सर्वे समुत्थाय शौनकाद्यास्तपोधनाः

tamāyāṃtaṃ samālokya sūtaṃ śāstrārthapāragam | nemuḥ sarve samutthāya śaunakādyāstapodhanāḥ

Seeing Sūta, who had gone to the far shore of the meaning of the scriptures, arriving, all the ascetics headed by Śaunaka rose up and bowed.

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PdP 7 1.7

सोऽपि तान्सहसा भक्त्या मुनीन्परमवैष्णवान् । ननाम दंडवद्भूमौ सर्वधर्मविदांवरः

so'pi tānsahasā bhaktyā munīnparamavaiṣṇavān | nanāma daṃḍavadbhūmau sarvadharmavidāṃvaraḥ

He too, best among knowers of all dharmas, at once bowed with devotion to those sages, supreme Vaiṣṇavas, like a staff on the ground.

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PdP 7 1.8

वरासने महाबुद्धिस्तैर्द्दत्ते मुनिसत्तमैः । उवास ह मुनिर्मध्ये सर्वैः शिष्यगणैर्वृतः

varāsane mahābuddhistairddatte munisattamaiḥ | uvāsa ha munirmadhye sarvaiḥ śiṣyagaṇairvṛtaḥ

On the excellent seat given by those best of sages, the sage of great intellect sat down in their midst, surrounded by all his troop of pupils.

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PdP 7 1.9

तत्रोपविष्टं तं सूतं शौनको मुनिसत्तमः । बद्धाञ्जलिरिमां वाचमुवाच विनयान्वितः

tatropaviṣṭaṃ taṃ sūtaṃ śaunako munisattamaḥ | baddhāñjalirimāṃ vācamuvāca vinayānvitaḥ

To Sūta seated there, Śaunaka, best of sages, with folded hands and full of modesty, spoke these words.

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PdP 7 1.10

शौनक उवाच- महर्षे सूत सर्वज्ञ कलिकाले समागते । केनोपायेन भगवन्भूरिभक्तिर्भवेन्नृणाम्

śaunaka uvāca- maharṣe sūta sarvajña kalikāle samāgate | kenopāyena bhagavanbhūribhaktirbhavennṛṇām

Śaunaka said: O great sage Sūta, all-knowing one, now that the Kali age has come, by what means, O lord, may abundant devotion arise for men?

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PdP 7 1.11

कलौ सर्वे भविष्यंति पापकर्मरता जनाः । वेदविद्याविहीनाश्च तेषां श्रेयः कथं भवेत्

kalau sarve bhaviṣyaṃti pāpakarmaratā janāḥ | vedavidyāvihīnāśca teṣāṃ śreyaḥ kathaṃ bhavet

In the Kali age all people will be devoted to sinful deeds, and destitute of the Veda and learning: how then could there be welfare for them?

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PdP 7 1.12

कलावन्नगताः प्राणा लोकाः स्वल्पायुषस्तथा । निर्धनाश्च भविष्यंति नानादुःखप्रपीडिताः

kalāvannagatāḥ prāṇā lokāḥ svalpāyuṣastathā | nirdhanāśca bhaviṣyaṃti nānāduḥkhaprapīḍitāḥ

In the Kali age (people's) breaths depend on food, and the folk are short-lived; they will also be without wealth, afflicted by manifold sufferings.

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PdP 7 1.13

प्रयाससाध्यं सुकृतं शास्त्रेषु क्रियते द्विज । तस्मात्केऽपि करिष्यंति कलौ न सुकृतं जनाः

prayāsasādhyaṃ sukṛtaṃ śāstreṣu kriyate dvija | tasmātke'pi kariṣyaṃti kalau na sukṛtaṃ janāḥ

In the scriptures, O twice-born one, good works are prescribed as achievable (only) with great effort; therefore in the Kali age hardly any people will perform good works.

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PdP 7 1.14

सुकृतेषु विनष्टेषु प्रवृत्ते पापकर्मणि । सवंशाः प्रलयं सर्वे गमिष्यंति दुराशयाः

sukṛteṣu vinaṣṭeṣu pravṛtte pāpakarmaṇi | savaṃśāḥ pralayaṃ sarve gamiṣyaṃti durāśayāḥ

When good works have perished and sinful action has set in, all these evil-minded ones, together with their lineages, will go to destruction.

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PdP 7 1.15

स्वल्पश्रमैरल्पवित्तैरल्पकालैश्च सत्तम । यथा भवेन्महापुण्यं तद्वै कथय सूतज

svalpaśramairalpavittairalpakālaiśca sattama | yathā bhavenmahāpuṇyaṃ tadvai kathaya sūtaja

O best of the good, tell that indeed, O son of the bard, by which great merit may arise through little exertion, little wealth, and little time.

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PdP 7 1.16

यस्योपदेशतः पुण्यं पापं वा कुर्वते जनाः । स तद्भागी भवेन्मर्त्य इति शास्त्रेषु निश्चितम्

yasyopadeśataḥ puṇyaṃ pāpaṃ vā kurvate janāḥ | sa tadbhāgī bhavenmartya iti śāstreṣu niścitam

By whose instruction people do merit or sin, that mortal becomes a sharer in it — this is settled in the scriptures.

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PdP 7 1.17

पुण्योपदेशः सदयः कैतवैश्च विवर्जितः । पापमार्गविरोधी च चत्वारः केशवोपमाः

puṇyopadeśaḥ sadayaḥ kaitavaiśca vivarjitaḥ | pāpamārgavirodhī ca catvāraḥ keśavopamāḥ

One who instructs in merit, one who is compassionate, one free of deceit, and one who opposes the path of sin — these four are like Keśava.

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PdP 7 1.18

ज्ञानं संप्राप्य संसारे यः परेभ्यो न यच्छति । ज्ञानरूपी हरिस्तस्मै प्रसन्न इव नेक्षते

jñānaṃ saṃprāpya saṃsāre yaḥ parebhyo na yacchati | jñānarūpī haristasmai prasanna iva nekṣate

Whoever, having obtained knowledge in this world, does not give it to others — to him Hari, whose form is knowledge, does not look as though pleased.

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PdP 7 1.19

ज्ञानरत्नैश्च रत्नैश्च परसंतोषकृन्नरः । स ज्ञेयः सुमतिर्नूनं नररूपधरो हरिः

jñānaratnaiśca ratnaiśca parasaṃtoṣakṛnnaraḥ | sa jñeyaḥ sumatirnūnaṃ nararūpadharo hariḥ

The man who gives satisfaction to others with the jewels of knowledge and with (actual) jewels — that wise one is surely to be known as Hari bearing human form.

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PdP 7 1.20

त्वमेव मुनिशार्दूल वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः । त्वदृते न हि वक्ताऽन्यो यतस्त्वं व्यासशासितः

tvameva muniśārdūla vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ | tvadṛte na hi vaktā'nyo yatastvaṃ vyāsaśāsitaḥ

You alone, O tiger among sages, have gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedic ancillaries; apart from you there is indeed no other speaker, since you have been taught by Vyāsa.

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PdP 7 1.21

सूत उवाच- धन्योऽसि त्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठ त्वमेव वैष्णवाग्रणीः । यतः समस्तलोकानां हितं वाञ्छसि सर्वदा

sūta uvāca- dhanyo'si tvaṃ muniśreṣṭha tvameva vaiṣṇavāgraṇīḥ | yataḥ samastalokānāṃ hitaṃ vāñchasi sarvadā

Sūta said: You are blessed, O best of sages; you indeed are foremost among Vaiṣṇavas, since you always desire the welfare of all the worlds.

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PdP 7 1.22

शृणु शौनक वक्ष्यामि यत्त्वया श्रोतुमिच्छितम् । सर्वलोकहितार्थाय वैष्णवानां विशेषतः

śṛṇu śaunaka vakṣyāmi yattvayā śrotumicchitam | sarvalokahitārthāya vaiṣṇavānāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Listen, Śaunaka; I shall tell what you have wished to hear, for the welfare of all people, and of Vaiṣṇavas especially.

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PdP 7 1.23

पृष्टो जैमिनिना सर्वं यदुवाच शृणुष्व तत् । महर्षिर्जैमिनिर्नाम योगाभ्यासरतः सदा

pṛṣṭo jaimininā sarvaṃ yaduvāca śṛṇuṣva tat | maharṣirjaiminirnāma yogābhyāsarataḥ sadā

Hear all that (Vyāsa) said when questioned by Jaimini. There was a great sage named Jaimini, ever devoted to the practice of yoga.

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PdP 7 1.24

प्रणम्य शिरसा व्यासं पप्रच्छ मुनिसत्तमः । जैमिनिरुवाच- भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ व्यास सत्यवती सुत

praṇamya śirasā vyāsaṃ papraccha munisattamaḥ | jaiminiruvāca- bhagavansarvadharmajña vyāsa satyavatī suta

Bowing his head to Vyāsa, that best of sages asked. Jaimini said: O Lord, knower of all dharma, Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī,

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PdP 7 1.25

कलौ कस्माद्भवेन्मोक्षस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व मूलतः । सूत उवाच- जैमिनेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा व्यासः संतुष्टमानसः

kalau kasmādbhavenmokṣastanmamācakṣva mūlataḥ | sūta uvāca- jaiminervacanaṃ śrutvā vyāsaḥ saṃtuṣṭamānasaḥ

from what (means) can there be liberation in the Kali age? Tell me that from its root. Sūta said: Hearing Jaimini's words, Vyāsa, his mind well pleased,

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PdP 7 1.26

प्रारेभे मुनिशार्दूल कथां मंगलसंयुताम् । व्यास उवाच- जैमिने मुनिशार्दूल धन्योऽसि त्वं महामते

prārebhe muniśārdūla kathāṃ maṃgalasaṃyutām | vyāsa uvāca- jaimine muniśārdūla dhanyo'si tvaṃ mahāmate

began, O tiger among sages, a narrative joined with auspiciousness. Vyāsa said: Jaimini, tiger among sages, you are blessed, O great-minded one,

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PdP 7 1.27

नारायणकथां श्रोतुं यतो वांछसि सर्वदा । सत्कथाश्रवणे बुद्धिर्यस्य यस्य प्रवर्तते

nārāyaṇakathāṃ śrotuṃ yato vāṃchasi sarvadā | satkathāśravaṇe buddhiryasya yasya pravartate

since you always wish to hear the story of Nārāyaṇa. In whomever the mind turns toward hearing good narratives,

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PdP 7 1.28

तस्य तस्य भवेज्ज्ञानं ज्ञानं मोक्षप्रदं विदुः। न वैष्णवकथा यस्मै रोचते पापिने भुवि

tasya tasya bhavejjñānaṃ jñānaṃ mokṣapradaṃ viduḥ| na vaiṣṇavakathā yasmai rocate pāpine bhuvi

in that one knowledge arises; and knowledge, they know, bestows liberation. As for the sinner on earth to whom the Vaiṣṇava story is not pleasing —

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PdP 7 1.29

वृथैव सृष्ट्वा विधिना भूमिर्भारवती कृता । कथायै जगती वक्तुं श्लाघ्यते वैष्णवैर्जनैः

vṛthaiva sṛṣṭvā vidhinā bhūmirbhāravatī kṛtā | kathāyai jagatī vaktuṃ ślāghyate vaiṣṇavairjanaiḥ

having created (him) to no purpose, the Creator has (only) made the earth burdened. The world is praised by Vaiṣṇava people for the telling of the story.

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PdP 7 1.30

तां मिथ्यामिव यो वक्ति स ज्ञेयः पापिनां वरः । यस्मिन्दिने मुनिश्रेष्ठ श्रूयते न हरेः कथा

tāṃ mithyāmiva yo vakti sa jñeyaḥ pāpināṃ varaḥ | yasmindine muniśreṣṭha śrūyate na hareḥ kathā

He who speaks of it as though it were false is to be known as the foremost of sinners. On whatever day, O best of sages, Hari's story is not heard,

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PdP 7 1.31

तद्दिनं दुर्दिनं मन्ये घनच्छन्नं न दुर्दिनम् । यत्र यत्र महीभागे वैष्णवी वर्तते कथा

taddinaṃ durdinaṃ manye ghanacchannaṃ na durdinam | yatra yatra mahībhāge vaiṣṇavī vartate kathā

That day I consider a bad day; a day overcast with clouds is not a bad day. In whatever part of the earth a discourse about Viṣṇu is going on—

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PdP 7 1.32

सांनिध्यं तत्र भगवान्न जहाति कदाचन । यो वैष्णवकथारम्भे विघ्नकृन्मानवो भवेत्

sāṃnidhyaṃ tatra bhagavānna jahāti kadācana | yo vaiṣṇavakathārambhe vighnakṛnmānavo bhavet

—there the Lord never abandons his presence. The man who becomes an obstructor at the beginning of a Vaiṣṇava discourse—

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PdP 7 1.33

तमेव शप्त्वा भगवान्दैवतैः सह गच्छति । प्रभावं वासुदेवस्य श्रुत्वा हृष्यंति ये जनाः

tameva śaptvā bhagavāndaivataiḥ saha gacchati | prabhāvaṃ vāsudevasya śrutvā hṛṣyaṃti ye janāḥ

—him alone the Lord curses, and departs together with the gods. Those people who rejoice on hearing the majesty of Vāsudeva—

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PdP 7 1.34

ज्ञेयास्त एव देवांशाः पूज्या दृश्याश्च सत्तमाः । नारायणप्रभावं ये श्रुत्वा चोपहसंति वै

jñeyāsta eva devāṃśāḥ pūjyā dṛśyāśca sattamāḥ | nārāyaṇaprabhāvaṃ ye śrutvā copahasaṃti vai

—they alone are to be known as portions of the gods, to be worshipped and to be looked upon, the best of beings. But those who, on hearing the majesty of Nārāyaṇa, laugh at it—

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PdP 7 1.35

ते विज्ञेया दानवांशा नरा नरकभागिनः । तत्र तीर्थानि सर्वाणि गङ्गादीनि द्विजोत्तम

te vijñeyā dānavāṃśā narā narakabhāginaḥ | tatra tīrthāni sarvāṇi gaṅgādīni dvijottama

—those men are to be known as portions of the demons, destined for hell. There, O best of the twice-born, are all the holy fords, the Gaṅgā and the rest,

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PdP 7 1.36

देवर्षयश्च देवाश्च मुनयश्च तपोधनाः । शृण्वतां लोकसंघानां पापव्याधिविनाशनी

devarṣayaśca devāśca munayaśca tapodhanāḥ | śṛṇvatāṃ lokasaṃghānāṃ pāpavyādhivināśanī

and the divine seers and the gods and the sages rich in austerity. It destroys the disease of sin for the throngs of people who listen,

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PdP 7 1.37

नारायणकथा यत्र वर्तते प्रतिवासरम् । मुने क्रियायोगसारं बह्वर्थं पापनाशनम्

nārāyaṇakathā yatra vartate prativāsaram | mune kriyāyogasāraṃ bahvarthaṃ pāpanāśanam

where the discourse on Nārāyaṇa goes on day after day. O sage, (this is) the essence of the discipline of ritual action, rich in meaning, destroying sin:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 1.38

नारायणकथोपेतं सेतिहासं निशामय

nārāyaṇakathopetaṃ setihāsaṃ niśāmaya

listen to it, joined with the tale of Nārāyaṇa, along with its legend.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition