Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 2

PdP 7 2.1

व्यास उवाच- सृष्टेरादौ महाविष्णुः सिसृक्षुः सकलं जगत् । स्रष्टा पाता च संहर्ता त्रिमूर्तिरभवत्स्वयम्

vyāsa uvāca- sṛṣṭerādau mahāviṣṇuḥ sisṛkṣuḥ sakalaṃ jagat | sraṣṭā pātā ca saṃhartā trimūrtirabhavatsvayam

Vyāsa said: At the beginning of creation the great Viṣṇu, wishing to create the whole world, himself became the triple form: creator, preserver, and destroyer.

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PdP 7 2.2

सृष्ट्यर्थमस्य जगतः ससर्ज ब्रह्मसंज्ञकम् । दक्षिणां गतआत्मानमात्मना श्रेष्ठपूरुषः

sṛṣṭyarthamasya jagataḥ sasarja brahmasaṃjñakam | dakṣiṇāṃ gataātmānamātmanā śreṣṭhapūruṣaḥ

For the sake of creating this world, the supreme Person, by himself, created out of his own right side the one named Brahmā.

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PdP 7 2.3

ततस्तु पालनार्थाय जगतो जगतीपतिः । विष्णुं ससर्ज वामांशान्निजांशं केशवं मुने

tatastu pālanārthāya jagato jagatīpatiḥ | viṣṇuṃ sasarja vāmāṃśānnijāṃśaṃ keśavaṃ mune

Then, for the protection of the world, the lord of the world created Viṣṇu, his own portion, Keśava, from his left portion, O sage.

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PdP 7 2.4

अथ संहरणार्थाय जगतो रुद्रमव्ययम् । मुने ससर्ज मध्यांगात्कृतपद्मालयः प्रभुः

atha saṃharaṇārthāya jagato rudramavyayam | mune sasarja madhyāṃgātkṛtapadmālayaḥ prabhuḥ

Then, for the destruction of the world, the Lord who has made the lotus his abode created the imperishable Rudra from his middle limb, O sage.

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PdP 7 2.5

रजः सत्वं तमश्चेति पुरुषं त्रिगुणात्मकम् । वदंति केचिद्ब्रह्माणं विष्णुं केचिच्च शंकरम्

rajaḥ satvaṃ tamaśceti puruṣaṃ triguṇātmakam | vadaṃti kecidbrahmāṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ kecicca śaṃkaram

Some call the Person consisting of the three qualities—rajas, sattva, and tamas—Brahmā, and some Viṣṇu, and some Śaṃkara.

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PdP 7 2.6

एको विष्णुस्त्रिधा भूत्वा सृजत्यत्ति च पाति च । तस्माद्भेदो न कर्त्तव्यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु सत्तमैः

eko viṣṇustridhā bhūtvā sṛjatyatti ca pāti ca | tasmādbhedo na karttavyastriṣu lokeṣu sattamaiḥ

The one Viṣṇu, becoming threefold, creates and devours and protects; therefore no distinction is to be made among the three by good men in the worlds.

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PdP 7 2.7

आद्या प्रकृतिरेतस्य महाविष्णोः परात्मनः । निदानंभूतविश्वस्य विद्या विद्येति गीयते

ādyā prakṛtiretasya mahāviṣṇoḥ parātmanaḥ | nidānaṃbhūtaviśvasya vidyā vidyeti gīyate

The primal nature (prakṛti) of this great Viṣṇu, the supreme Self, being the source of the universe, is sung of as knowledge and as ignorance.

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PdP 7 2.8

भावाभावस्वरूपा सा जगद्धेतुः सनातनी । ब्राह्मी लक्ष्मीरम्बिकेति त्रिमूर्तिः सहसाऽभवत्

bhāvābhāvasvarūpā sā jagaddhetuḥ sanātanī | brāhmī lakṣmīrambiketi trimūrtiḥ sahasā'bhavat

She, eternal, whose form is being and non-being, the cause of the world, at once became a triple form: Brāhmī, Lakṣmī, and Ambikā.

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PdP 7 2.9

सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशेषु यां नियोज्य ततो मुने । आद्यां चैवाद्यपुरुषस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत

sṛṣṭisthitivināśeṣu yāṃ niyojya tato mune | ādyāṃ caivādyapuruṣastatraivāṃtaradhīyata

Then, O sage, having appointed her, the primal one, to creation, maintenance, and destruction, the primal Person disappeared right there.

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PdP 7 2.10

यस्याज्ञया ततो ब्रह्मा महाभूतान्ससर्ज ह । पृथिव्याकाशवाय्वंबु वह्नीन्पञ्चसमाधिना

yasyājñayā tato brahmā mahābhūtānsasarja ha | pṛthivyākāśavāyvaṃbu vahnīnpañcasamādhinā

Then, by whose command Brahmā created the great elements—earth, ether, wind, water, and fire—five, by concentration.

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PdP 7 2.11

भूर्भुवः स्वस्तथा चैव महश्चैव जनस्तथा । तपश्च सत्यमित्यादीन्सृष्टवान्कमलासनः

bhūrbhuvaḥ svastathā caiva mahaścaiva janastathā | tapaśca satyamityādīnsṛṣṭavānkamalāsanaḥ

And the lotus-seated one created Bhūr, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ, and likewise Mahas and Janas, and Tapas and Satya, and so on.

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PdP 7 2.12

अतलं सृष्टवान्ब्रह्मा ततोऽधोवितलं द्विज । ततोऽधःसुतलं चैव ततोऽधश्च तलातलम्

atalaṃ sṛṣṭavānbrahmā tato'dhovitalaṃ dvija | tato'dhaḥsutalaṃ caiva tato'dhaśca talātalam

Brahmā created Atala, and below that Vitala, O twice-born; below that Sutala, and below that Talātala.

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PdP 7 2.13

महातलमधस्तस्मात्ततोऽधश्च रसातलम् । तस्मादधश्च पातालं लोकानेवं यथाक्रमम्

mahātalamadhastasmāttato'dhaśca rasātalam | tasmādadhaśca pātālaṃ lokānevaṃ yathākramam

Below that is Mahātala, and below that Rasātala; and below that Pātāla — the worlds thus, in due order.

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PdP 7 2.14

देवतानांनिवासार्थं रत्नसानुं महागिरिम् । सृष्टवान्पृथिवीमध्ये जाम्बूनदसमुज्ज्वलम्

devatānāṃnivāsārthaṃ ratnasānuṃ mahāgirim | sṛṣṭavānpṛthivīmadhye jāmbūnadasamujjvalam

For the dwelling of the gods he created the great mountain with jewelled slopes, in the middle of the earth, blazing bright like gold from the Jambū river.

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PdP 7 2.15

मंदरं चरमं चैव त्रिकूटमुदयाचलम् । अन्यांश्च पर्वतांश्चैव सृष्टवान्विविधानपि

maṃdaraṃ caramaṃ caiva trikūṭamudayācalam | anyāṃśca parvatāṃścaiva sṛṣṭavānvividhānapi

And Mandara, and Carama, Trikūṭa, and the mountain of sunrise, and he created other mountains too, of many kinds.

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PdP 7 2.16

लोकालोकस्ततश्चैव तन्मध्ये सप्तसागराः । सप्तद्वीपाश्च विप्रेन्द्र परमेश स्वयंभुवा

lokālokastataścaiva tanmadhye saptasāgarāḥ | saptadvīpāśca viprendra parameśa svayaṃbhuvā

And then Lokāloka, and in the middle of that the seven oceans and the seven continents, O chief of brahmins, (were made) by the supreme self-existent lord.

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PdP 7 2.17

जम्बुद्वीपो द्विजश्रेष्ठ द्वीपश्च प्लक्षसंज्ञितः । विज्ञेयो द्विगुणस्तस्माच्छाल्मलो द्विगुणस्ततः

jambudvīpo dvijaśreṣṭha dvīpaśca plakṣasaṃjñitaḥ | vijñeyo dviguṇastasmācchālmalo dviguṇastataḥ

Jambūdvīpa, O best of the twice-born, and the continent called Plakṣa is to be known as twice that; Śālmala twice that again.

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PdP 7 2.18

ते च प्लक्षादयो द्वीपाः सर्वभाग समन्विताः । समस्तगुणसंयुक्ता देवदेवर्षिमूर्तयः

te ca plakṣādayo dvīpāḥ sarvabhāga samanvitāḥ | samastaguṇasaṃyuktā devadevarṣimūrtayaḥ

And those continents beginning with Plakṣa are furnished with every portion, joined with all good qualities, having the forms of gods and divine sages.

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PdP 7 2.19

सप्तद्वीपा इमे विप्र सप्तसागरवेष्टिताः । तेषां नामानि वक्ष्यामि सागराणां निशामय

saptadvīpā ime vipra saptasāgaraveṣṭitāḥ | teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi sāgarāṇāṃ niśāmaya

These seven continents, O brahmin, are encircled by the seven oceans; I shall tell their names — listen to (the names) of the oceans.

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PdP 7 2.20

लवणेक्षु सुरा सर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलांतकाः । एते समुद्रा देवर्षे पूर्वस्माच्च परः पराः

lavaṇekṣu surā sarpirdadhidugdhajalāṃtakāḥ | ete samudrā devarṣe pūrvasmācca paraḥ parāḥ

Salt, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter, curd, milk, ending with water: these are the oceans, O divine sage, each one beyond the one before.

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PdP 7 2.21

विज्ञेया द्विगुणाः सर्व आलोकालोकपर्वताः । द्वीपेद्वीपे ततो ब्रह्मा वृक्षगुल्मलतादिकान्

vijñeyā dviguṇāḥ sarva ālokālokaparvatāḥ | dvīpedvīpe tato brahmā vṛkṣagulmalatādikān

All are to be known as twice (the preceding), up to the Lokāloka mountains. Then, on each continent, Brahmā (created) trees, shrubs, creepers and the rest,

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PdP 7 2.22

तिर्यग्योनिगताञ्जन्तून्सृष्टवान्द्विजसत्तम । अथ देवान्मनुष्यांश्च नागान्विद्याधरांस्तथा

tiryagyonigatāñjantūnsṛṣṭavāndvijasattama | atha devānmanuṣyāṃśca nāgānvidyādharāṃstathā

and the creatures born in animal wombs he created, O best of the twice-born; and then the gods and men, the nāgas and likewise the vidyādharas,

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PdP 7 2.23

क्रमात्ससर्ज पुत्रांश्च ततो दक्षादिकान्मुनीन् । ब्रह्मक्षत्त्रियविट्शूद्रानन्यांश्चैवांत्यजांस्तथा

kramātsasarja putrāṃśca tato dakṣādikānmunīn | brahmakṣattriyaviṭśūdrānanyāṃścaivāṃtyajāṃstathā

and in order he brought forth sons, and then the sages beginning with Dakṣa; brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, and others, and likewise the lowest-born.

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PdP 7 2.24

तेषां च वर्तनादीनि सृष्टवान्स प्रजापतिः । हेमाद्रि दक्षिणं यद्वै विंध्याद्रेरुत्तरं तथा

teṣāṃ ca vartanādīni sṛṣṭavānsa prajāpatiḥ | hemādri dakṣiṇaṃ yadvai viṃdhyādreruttaraṃ tathā

And that Lord of creatures created their means of livelihood and so forth. That which is south of the golden mountain and north of the Vindhya range,

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PdP 7 2.25

आहुस्तद्भारतं वर्षं शुभाशुभफलप्रदम् । आसाद्य भारते वर्षे ये जन्मनि नरोत्तमाः

āhustadbhārataṃ varṣaṃ śubhāśubhaphalapradam | āsādya bhārate varṣe ye janmani narottamāḥ

that they call the land of Bhārata, which yields fruit both good and bad. Having reached birth in the land of Bhārata, those foremost of men who

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PdP 7 2.26

धर्मकर्माणि कुर्वंति ते सर्वे केशवोपमाः । कर्मभूमौ कृतं कर्म शुभं वाशुभमेव वा

dharmakarmāṇi kurvaṃti te sarve keśavopamāḥ | karmabhūmau kṛtaṃ karma śubhaṃ vāśubhameva vā

perform the works of dharma — they are all like Keśava. The deed done in the land of action, whether good or bad —

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PdP 7 2.27

तत्फलं भुंजते लोको भोगभूमिषु सत्तम । कर्मभूमिं समागत्य यो धर्मकर्मसूद्यतः

tatphalaṃ bhuṃjate loko bhogabhūmiṣu sattama | karmabhūmiṃ samāgatya yo dharmakarmasūdyataḥ

people enjoy its fruit in the lands of enjoyment, O excellent one. He who, having come to the land of action, is diligent in the works of dharma —

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PdP 7 2.28

न च तेन समः कोऽपि त्रिषुलोकेषु विद्यते । तस्य स्यात्सफलं जन्म जीवितं च सुजीवितम्

na ca tena samaḥ ko'pi triṣulokeṣu vidyate | tasya syātsaphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam

there is no one at all equal to him in the three worlds; his birth would be fruitful and his life a life well lived.

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PdP 7 2.29

श्रीनारायणसेवायां मतिर्यस्य न विद्यते । जन्मकोट्यर्जितैः पुण्यैः संसारैकाधिनायके

śrīnārāyaṇasevāyāṃ matiryasya na vidyate | janmakoṭyarjitaiḥ puṇyaiḥ saṃsāraikādhināyake

He who has no mind for the service of Śrī Nārāyaṇa... By merits earned over ten million births, in the one sovereign lord of the round of existence,

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PdP 7 2.30

नारायणे देवदेवे भक्तिः स्यात्सुदृढा नृणाम् । समस्तसुखदश्चापि स श्लाघ्यो निर्भयोऽपि च

nārāyaṇe devadeve bhaktiḥ syātsudṛḍhā nṛṇām | samastasukhadaścāpi sa ślāghyo nirbhayo'pi ca

in Nārāyaṇa, the god of gods, devotion becomes very firm for men; and he is a giver of all happiness, he is praiseworthy and free from fear.

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PdP 7 2.31

त्याज्यः स देशः सहसा नातिष्ठेद्यत्र वैष्णवः । जन्मांतरार्जितं पापं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु

tyājyaḥ sa deśaḥ sahasā nātiṣṭhedyatra vaiṣṇavaḥ | janmāṃtarārjitaṃ pāpaṃ svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu

That land should be abandoned at once where no Vaiṣṇava dwells. Sin accumulated in another birth, whether little or much,

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PdP 7 2.32

तत्क्षणात्क्षयमाप्नोति भगवद्भक्तदर्शनात् । वैष्णवांघ्रिजलं यस्तु समस्तपातकापहम्

tatkṣaṇātkṣayamāpnoti bhagavadbhaktadarśanāt | vaiṣṇavāṃghrijalaṃ yastu samastapātakāpaham

comes to destruction that very instant through the sight of a devotee of the Lord. And the water from a Vaiṣṇava's feet, which takes away all sins —

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PdP 7 2.33

वहेत्स्वशिरसा भक्त्या गङ्गास्नानेन तस्य किम् । मुहूर्तमपि यः कुर्यात्सड्गं भागवतैः सह

vahetsvaśirasā bhaktyā gaṅgāsnānena tasya kim | muhūrtamapi yaḥ kuryātsaḍgaṃ bhāgavataiḥ saha

(He) who devoutly carries (that water) on his own head — what need has he of bathing in the Ganges? And he who keeps company with the devotees of the Lord even for a moment,

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PdP 7 2.34

स मुच्यते सर्वपापैर्ब्रह्महत्यामुखैरपि । धर्मकर्माणि विप्रेन्द्र क्रियंते यानि कानि च

sa mucyate sarvapāpairbrahmahatyāmukhairapi | dharmakarmāṇi viprendra kriyaṃte yāni kāni ca

he is freed from all sins, even from such as begin with the killing of a brahmin. Whatever acts of dharma are performed, O best of brahmins,

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PdP 7 2.35

भगवद्भक्तपुरतस्तानि स्युरक्षयाणि च । मुहूर्त्तं वा मुहूर्तार्द्धं यत्र तिष्ठंति वैष्णवाः

bhagavadbhaktapuratastāni syurakṣayāṇi ca | muhūrttaṃ vā muhūrtārddhaṃ yatra tiṣṭhaṃti vaiṣṇavāḥ

in the presence of a devotee of the Lord, those (acts) become imperishable. Where Vaiṣṇavas stay for a moment, or even half a moment,

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PdP 7 2.36

सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं तत्तीर्थं तत्तपोवनम् । अन्नं वा सलिलं वापि फलं वा वैष्णवाय च

satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ satyaṃ tattīrthaṃ tattapovanam | annaṃ vā salilaṃ vāpi phalaṃ vā vaiṣṇavāya ca

truly, truly, again truly, that is a place of pilgrimage, that is a grove of asceticism. Food, or water, or fruit (given) to a Vaiṣṇava —

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PdP 7 2.37

यत्किंचिद्दीयते विप्र तद्दानमक्षयं भवेत् । समस्तदेवतारूपो वैष्णवः परिकीर्तितः

yatkiṃciddīyate vipra taddānamakṣayaṃ bhavet | samastadevatārūpo vaiṣṇavaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

whatever is given, O brahmin, that gift becomes imperishable. A Vaiṣṇava is declared to be the form of all the gods.

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PdP 7 2.38

स चेत्संतोषितो येन तोषिताः सर्वदेवताः । संसारेऽस्मिन्महाघोरे नानादुःखसमन्विते

sa cetsaṃtoṣito yena toṣitāḥ sarvadevatāḥ | saṃsāre'sminmahāghore nānāduḥkhasamanvite

If he is satisfied, then by that all the gods are satisfied. In this most terrible round of rebirth, filled with manifold sorrows,

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PdP 7 2.39

भगवद्भक्तपुरुषः कदाचिन्नावसीदति । तस्मात्त्वमपि विप्रेन्द्र क्रियायोगेन केशवम्

bhagavadbhaktapuruṣaḥ kadācinnāvasīdati | tasmāttvamapi viprendra kriyāyogena keśavam

a man who is a devotee of the Lord never sinks down. Therefore you too, O best of brahmins, (worship) Keśava by the yoga of ritual action,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.40

समाराध्य सदा भक्त्या व्रज विष्णोः पदं परम् । सूत उवाच- तदेतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कानीनस्य महात्मनः

samārādhya sadā bhaktyā vraja viṣṇoḥ padaṃ param | sūta uvāca- tadetadvacanaṃ śrutvā kānīnasya mahātmanaḥ

and having always worshipped (him) with devotion, go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu. Sūta said: having heard this speech of the great-souled son born of a maiden,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.41

शिरसांजलिमादाय जैमिनिः पर्यपृच्छत । जैमिनिरुवाच- भगवद्भक्तमाहात्म्यं त्वया प्रोक्तं पुनः पुनः

śirasāṃjalimādāya jaiminiḥ paryapṛcchata | jaiminiruvāca- bhagavadbhaktamāhātmyaṃ tvayā proktaṃ punaḥ punaḥ

Jaimini, placing his joined palms on his head, questioned (him). Jaimini said: The greatness of the Lord's devotees has been declared by you again and again;

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.42

गुरो किं लक्षणं तेषां तत्सर्वं ब्रूहि सांप्रतम् । कथं वा वैष्णवा लोका ज्ञातव्या मुनिसत्तम

guro kiṃ lakṣaṇaṃ teṣāṃ tatsarvaṃ brūhi sāṃpratam | kathaṃ vā vaiṣṇavā lokā jñātavyā munisattama

O teacher, what is the mark of them? Tell all that now. Or how are the Vaiṣṇava people to be recognised, O best of sages?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.43

आदितो ब्रूहि तत्सर्वं यदि ते मय्यनुग्रहः । व्यास उवाच-। मधुकैटभयोः पूर्वं हतयोर्वेधसा स्वयम्

ādito brūhi tatsarvaṃ yadi te mayyanugrahaḥ | vyāsa uvāca-| madhukaiṭabhayoḥ pūrvaṃ hatayorvedhasā svayam

Tell all that from the beginning, if you have favour toward me. Vyāsa said: Formerly, when Madhu and Kaiṭabha had been slain by the Creator himself,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.44

पृष्टो यदाह भगवांस्तन्निशामय वेद्म्यहम् । कल्पांते रुद्ररूपेण संहार्य सकलं जगत्

pṛṣṭo yadāha bhagavāṃstanniśāmaya vedmyaham | kalpāṃte rudrarūpeṇa saṃhārya sakalaṃ jagat

what the Lord said when asked — hear that; I know it. At the end of the aeon, having destroyed the whole world in the form of Rudra,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.45

स्वयमेकश्च भगवान्सुष्वाप योगमायया । सुप्ते तस्मिन्भगवति योगनिद्रा विमोहिते । अभवत्पृथिवी सर्वा सलिलौघ परिप्लुता

svayamekaśca bhagavānsuṣvāpa yogamāyayā | supte tasminbhagavati yoganidrā vimohite | abhavatpṛthivī sarvā salilaugha pariplutā

the Lord, alone by himself, slept by his yogic power. When that Lord was asleep, entranced by yoga-slumber, the whole earth became flooded with a mass of water.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.46

अतो ब्रह्मा जगत्स्रष्टा तन्नाभिकमलोपरि । तमादिपुरुषं ध्यात्वा तस्थौ तद्गतमानसः

ato brahmā jagatsraṣṭā tannābhikamalopari | tamādipuruṣaṃ dhyātvā tasthau tadgatamānasaḥ

Then Brahmā, the world's creator, upon the lotus of his navel, meditating on that primal Person, remained with his mind fixed on him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.47

तस्मिन्काले महाघोरे विष्णोः कर्णमलाद्द्विज । जातौ महासुरौ घोरौ मधुकैटभसंज्ञितौ

tasminkāle mahāghore viṣṇoḥ karṇamalāddvija | jātau mahāsurau ghorau madhukaiṭabhasaṃjñitau

At that most terrible time, O twice-born, from the ear-wax of Viṣṇu were born two dreadful great demons named Madhu and Kaiṭabha.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.48

अंतरिक्षे भ्रमंतौ तौ दानवावतिदारुणौ । श्रीविष्णोर्नाभिकमले ब्रह्माणं तावपश्यताम्

aṃtarikṣe bhramaṃtau tau dānavāvatidāruṇau | śrīviṣṇornābhikamale brahmāṇaṃ tāvapaśyatām

Those two exceedingly fierce demons, roaming in the sky, saw Brahmā on the navel-lotus of Śrī Viṣṇu.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.49

तं हंतुमथ दैत्यौ तौ महाबलपराक्रमौ । उद्यमं चक्रतुर्विप्र क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनौ

taṃ haṃtumatha daityau tau mahābalaparākramau | udyamaṃ cakraturvipra krodhasaṃraktalocanau

Then those two demons, of great strength and prowess, their eyes red with rage, made an effort to kill him, O brahmin.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.50

ततो ब्रह्मा जगत्स्रष्टा विचिंत्य तद्वधं हृदा । योगनिद्रां भगवतीं तुष्टाव श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ५० 7.2.

tato brahmā jagatsraṣṭā viciṃtya tadvadhaṃ hṛdā | yoganidrāṃ bhagavatīṃ tuṣṭāva ślakṣṇayā girā 50 7.2.

Then Brahmā, the creator of the world, having pondered in his heart on their slaying, praised the goddess Yoganidrā with gentle speech.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.51

तस्य स्तवं समाकर्ण्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । उवाचेति वचः प्रीत्या किं तेऽभिमतमुच्यताम्

tasya stavaṃ samākarṇya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ | uvāceti vacaḥ prītyā kiṃ te'bhimatamucyatām

Having heard that praise of Brahmā, the highest one, she spoke this word affectionately: "Let what is desired by you be told."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.52

ब्रह्मोवाच- अत्युग्रदानवावेतौ हंतुं मां कृतनिश्चयौ । मायया मोहय क्षिप्रं त्रातारमच्युतं त्यज

brahmovāca- atyugradānavāvetau haṃtuṃ māṃ kṛtaniścayau | māyayā mohaya kṣipraṃ trātāramacyutaṃ tyaja

Brahmā said: These two exceedingly fierce demons are resolved to kill me; quickly bewilder (them) with your magic, and release Acyuta, (my) protector.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.53

ततो भागवती निद्रा महाविष्णुं तमत्यजत् । दानवाभ्यां ततस्ताभ्यामंतरिक्षे कृपामयः

tato bhāgavatī nidrā mahāviṣṇuṃ tamatyajat | dānavābhyāṃ tatastābhyāmaṃtarikṣe kṛpāmayaḥ

Then the divine sleep left that great Viṣṇu; thereupon, in the sky, the compassionate one (fought) with those two Dānavas —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.54

युयुधे बाहुयुद्धेन शरणागतवत्सलः । पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि कृत्वा युद्धं सुदारुणम्

yuyudhe bāhuyuddhena śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ | pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi kṛtvā yuddhaṃ sudāruṇam

— he who is fond of those who come for refuge fought with them in a fight of arms; having waged for five thousand years a most terrible battle,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.55

विजयं नागमत्कोऽपि न च कोऽपि पराभवम् । अथ तौ दानवौ तत्र महामायाविमोहितौ

vijayaṃ nāgamatko'pi na ca ko'pi parābhavam | atha tau dānavau tatra mahāmāyāvimohitau

neither of them attained victory, nor did either meet defeat. Then those two Dānavas there, bewildered by the great illusion,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.56

वरं वृण्विति चास्मत्तोऽगदतां केशवं प्रति । ततः प्रहस्य देवेश उवाचेति वचो द्विज

varaṃ vṛṇviti cāsmatto'gadatāṃ keśavaṃ prati | tataḥ prahasya deveśa uvāceti vaco dvija

said to Keśava, "Choose a boon from us!" Then the lord of the gods, laughing, spoke this word, O twice-born:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.57

यदि तुष्टौ च वां दैत्यौ मद्वध्यौ भवतं द्रुतौ । ततस्तौ दानवौ घोरौ भगवंतं जनार्दनम्

yadi tuṣṭau ca vāṃ daityau madvadhyau bhavataṃ drutau | tatastau dānavau ghorau bhagavaṃtaṃ janārdanam

"If you two are pleased, O Daityas, then quickly become slayable by me." Then those two dreadful Dānavas (addressed) the Lord Janārdana,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.58

इत्यूचतुर्महामायौ महामायाविमोहितौ । अयमेव वरो दत्तो भवते नात्र संशयः

ityūcaturmahāmāyau mahāmāyāvimohitau | ayameva varo datto bhavate nātra saṃśayaḥ

thus spoke the two great illusionists, (themselves) bewildered by the great illusion: "This very boon is granted to you, there is no doubt here.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.59

मारयावां विना वारि मही यत्र जनार्द्दन । महासुरौ ततस्तौ तु आनीय जघनं प्रति

mārayāvāṃ vinā vāri mahī yatra janārddana | mahāsurau tatastau tu ānīya jaghanaṃ prati

Kill us where the earth is without water, O Janārdana." Then he brought those two great Asuras to (his) loins,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 2.60

निहतौ सहसा विप्र चित्रया चक्रधारया । चक्रिणा निहतौ दृष्ट्वा दानवौ मधुकैटभौ । तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं ब्रह्मा विगतसाध्वसः

nihatau sahasā vipra citrayā cakradhārayā | cakriṇā nihatau dṛṣṭvā dānavau madhukaiṭabhau | tuṣṭāva devadeveśaṃ brahmā vigatasādhvasaḥ

and they were slain at once, O Brahmin, by the wondrous edge of his discus. Seeing the Dānavas Madhu and Kaiṭabha slain by the discus-bearer, Brahmā, his fear gone, praised the Lord of the lords of gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.61

ब्रह्मोवाच- नमो नमस्ते परमेश्वराय प्रपन्नसर्वार्तिविनाशनाय । नमो नमस्ते त्रिगुणात्मकाय नारायणायामितविक्रमाय

brahmovāca- namo namaste parameśvarāya prapannasarvārtivināśanāya | namo namaste triguṇātmakāya nārāyaṇāyāmitavikramāya

Brahmā said: Homage, homage to you, the supreme Lord, destroyer of all the afflictions of those who take refuge; homage, homage to you, whose nature is the three guṇas, to Nārāyaṇa of measureless valour.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.62

त्वत्पादपाथोजयुगं प्रपन्ना जनाः क्वचिन्नो विपदं मनुष्याः । एतन्मया ज्ञातमनंतकीर्ते सद्यो हृतेयं महती ममापत्

tvatpādapāthojayugaṃ prapannā janāḥ kvacinno vipadaṃ manuṣyāḥ | etanmayā jñātamanaṃtakīrte sadyo hṛteyaṃ mahatī mamāpat

Men who have taken refuge in the pair of your lotus feet nowhere (meet) misfortune — this has been learned by me, O you of endless fame, since this great calamity of mine was at once removed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.63

योगेश्वरोऽसि सदयोऽसि जगत्त्रयेश त्वं देवदेवशरणागतपालकेश । त्वं निर्द्दयोऽरिनिकरस्य विनाशनेषु यद्रक्षितोऽहमसुरौ निहतौ त्वयैतौ

yogeśvaro'si sadayo'si jagattrayeśa tvaṃ devadevaśaraṇāgatapālakeśa | tvaṃ nirddayo'rinikarasya vināśaneṣu yadrakṣito'hamasurau nihatau tvayaitau

You are the lord of yoga, you are merciful, O lord of the three worlds; you, O God of gods, are the lord who protects those come for refuge; you are without pity in the destruction of the host of enemies — since I was protected and these two Asuras were slain by you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.64

यद्यप्यत्यंतकठिनौ मधुकैटभौ तौ मन्ये तथापि स्वजनाविह चेतसाहम् । यस्मात्स्वजीवनविनाश वरप्रदानैः संतोषितोऽखिलशुभप्रद ईश्वरस्त्वम्

yadyapyatyaṃtakaṭhinau madhukaiṭabhau tau manye tathāpi svajanāviha cetasāham | yasmātsvajīvanavināśa varapradānaiḥ saṃtoṣito'khilaśubhaprada īśvarastvam

Although those two, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, were exceedingly hard (of heart), yet in my mind I consider them here my own kin; for by their gift of a boon that was the destruction of their own life you, the Lord, giver of all good, were satisfied.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.65

रम्यं जगत्त्रयमिदं पुरुषस्य तस्य नश्यंति सर्वरिपवः स्वकुलैः समेताः । वृद्धिं व्रजंति सुहृदोऽखिलबांधवाश्च यं पश्यसि त्वममरेश दयाभिरत्र

ramyaṃ jagattrayamidaṃ puruṣasya tasya naśyaṃti sarvaripavaḥ svakulaiḥ sametāḥ | vṛddhiṃ vrajaṃti suhṛdo'khilabāṃdhavāśca yaṃ paśyasi tvamamareśa dayābhiratra

Delightful is this triple world for that man; all his enemies perish together with their families; his friends and all his kinsmen grow — (that man) whom you, O lord of the immortals, look upon here with compassion.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.66

लक्ष्मीमुखांबुज मधुव्रत देवदेव संसारलोकभयशोकविनाशकारिन् । त्वच्चारुपादकमलद्वयमाश्रयंतं मां पाहि नाथ कृपया सततं नमस्ते

lakṣmīmukhāṃbuja madhuvrata devadeva saṃsāralokabhayaśokavināśakārin | tvaccārupādakamaladvayamāśrayaṃtaṃ māṃ pāhi nātha kṛpayā satataṃ namaste

O bee at the lotus-face of Lakṣmī, O God of gods, causer of the destruction of the fear and grief of the world of transmigration — protect me with compassion, O Lord, who take refuge in the pair of your beautiful lotus feet; homage to you always.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.67

प्रसीद पुण्डरीकाक्ष प्रसीद कमलेश्वर । प्रसीद सर्वभूतेश विश्वंभर नमोस्तु ते

prasīda puṇḍarīkākṣa prasīda kamaleśvara | prasīda sarvabhūteśa viśvaṃbhara namostu te

Be gracious, lotus-eyed one; be gracious, lord of Kamalā; be gracious, lord of all beings, upholder of the universe — homage be to you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.68

नमस्ते भक्ततुष्टाय नमस्ते भक्तिदायिने । नमस्ते ज्ञानरूपाय शरणं मे भवानघ

namaste bhaktatuṣṭāya namaste bhaktidāyine | namaste jñānarūpāya śaraṇaṃ me bhavānagha

Homage to you, who are pleased with devotees; homage to you, giver of devotion; homage to you, whose form is knowledge; you are my refuge, O sinless one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.69

नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमोनमः । परित्राहि परित्राहि परित्राहि जगन्मय

namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namonamaḥ | paritrāhi paritrāhi paritrāhi jaganmaya

Homage to you, homage to you, homage to you, homage and homage! Save (me), save (me), save (me), O you who are the universe!

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.70

व्यास उवाच- एतैरन्यैरपि स्तोत्रैर्ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा । स्तुतः स देवो भगवान्परमां प्रीतिमाययौ

vyāsa uvāca- etairanyairapi stotrairbrahmaṇā lokakāriṇā | stutaḥ sa devo bhagavānparamāṃ prītimāyayau

Vyāsa said: Praised with these and with other hymns too by Brahmā, the maker of the worlds, that divine Lord came to supreme delight.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.71

श्रीभगवानुवाच - स्तोत्रेणानेन ते भक्त्या तुष्टोऽस्मि कमलासन । किमस्त्यभिमतं ब्रूहि तत्ते दास्याम्यहं भुवि

śrībhagavānuvāca - stotreṇānena te bhaktyā tuṣṭo'smi kamalāsana | kimastyabhimataṃ brūhi tatte dāsyāmyahaṃ bhuvi

The Blessed Lord said: By this hymn of yours (uttered) with devotion I am pleased, O lotus-seated one. Say what desire you have; that I shall give you on earth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.72

ब्रह्मोवाच- यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश करुणाब्धे जगन्मय । नापदस्तव भक्तानां भवंत्विति वरो मम

brahmovāca- yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa karuṇābdhe jaganmaya | nāpadastava bhaktānāṃ bhavaṃtviti varo mama

Brahmā said: If you are pleased, O lord of the gods, ocean of compassion, you who are the universe, then let there be no calamity for your devotees — that is my boon.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.73

श्रीभगवानुवाच- एवमस्तु सुरश्रेष्ठ दत्तोऽयं ते मया वरः । मद्भक्तस्य कदाप्यापन्न भवेत्क्षितिमण्डले

śrībhagavānuvāca- evamastu suraśreṣṭha datto'yaṃ te mayā varaḥ | madbhaktasya kadāpyāpanna bhavetkṣitimaṇḍale

The Blessed Lord said: So be it, best of the gods; this boon is granted to you by me. Never shall any calamity befall my devotee on the circle of the earth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.74

वैष्णवानां शरीरेषु सततं निवसाम्यहम् । लभंते नापदस्तस्मात्कदाचिद्वैष्णवा नराः

vaiṣṇavānāṃ śarīreṣu satataṃ nivasāmyaham | labhaṃte nāpadastasmātkadācidvaiṣṇavā narāḥ

I dwell constantly in the bodies of the Vaiṣṇavas; therefore men who are Vaiṣṇavas never meet with calamity.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.75

ब्रह्मोवाच-। सर्वमेव जगन्नाथ त्वया दत्तं न संशयः । यद्येतौ च महादैत्यौ संग्रामे विनिपातितौ

brahmovāca-| sarvameva jagannātha tvayā dattaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | yadyetau ca mahādaityau saṃgrāme vinipātitau

Brahmā said: Everything indeed has been granted by you, Lord of the world—there is no doubt of it—if these two great demons have been struck down in battle.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.76

कियत्कालं समासाद्य स्तोत्रेणानेन वै प्रभो । स्तौति त्वां परया भक्त्या तस्य त्राता भविष्यसि

kiyatkālaṃ samāsādya stotreṇānena vai prabho | stauti tvāṃ parayā bhaktyā tasya trātā bhaviṣyasi

(But), O Lord, if someone, having found however little time, praises you with this hymn with supreme devotion, you shall become his protector.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.77

अहो ध्यानैरपि ध्यातुं देवैस्त्वं न हि शक्यसे । स त्वं वैष्णवदेहेषु भ्रमसीत्यद्भुतं महत्

aho dhyānairapi dhyātuṃ devaistvaṃ na hi śakyase | sa tvaṃ vaiṣṇavadeheṣu bhramasītyadbhutaṃ mahat

Ah, you cannot be meditated upon even by the gods with their meditations; and yet that very you wander about in the bodies of Vaiṣṇavas—this is a great wonder.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.78

क्षणमात्रमपि स्वामिंस्त्वयि तुष्टेन किं भवेत् । स त्वं वैष्णवसंगेन भ्रमसीत्यद्भुतं महत्

kṣaṇamātramapi svāmiṃstvayi tuṣṭena kiṃ bhavet | sa tvaṃ vaiṣṇavasaṃgena bhramasītyadbhutaṃ mahat

O master, what would there not be, if you were pleased even for a mere instant? And yet that very you wander about in the company of Vaiṣṇavas—this is a great wonder.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.79

के वैष्णवाः कैटभारे किं वा तेषां च लक्षणम् । कथं ज्ञेयास्तु ते सर्वे तन्मे कथय केशव

ke vaiṣṇavāḥ kaiṭabhāre kiṃ vā teṣāṃ ca lakṣaṇam | kathaṃ jñeyāstu te sarve tanme kathaya keśava

Who are the Vaiṣṇavas, O foe of Kaiṭabha, and what is their distinguishing mark? How are they all to be recognized? Tell me that, Keśava.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.80

श्रीभगवानुवाच- वैष्णवानां लक्षणानि कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । सम्यग्वक्तुं न शक्तोऽस्मि संक्षेपाच्छृणु सत्तम

śrībhagavānuvāca- vaiṣṇavānāṃ lakṣaṇāni kalpakoṭiśatairapi | samyagvaktuṃ na śakto'smi saṃkṣepācchṛṇu sattama

The Blessed Lord said: Even in hundreds of millions of kalpas I am not able to state fully the marks of the Vaiṣṇavas; hear them in brief, O best of beings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.81

संसारो वैष्णवाधीनो देवा वैष्णवपालिताः । अहं च वैष्णवाधीनस्तस्माच्छ्रेष्ठाश्च वैष्णवाः

saṃsāro vaiṣṇavādhīno devā vaiṣṇavapālitāḥ | ahaṃ ca vaiṣṇavādhīnastasmācchreṣṭhāśca vaiṣṇavāḥ

The world is subject to the Vaiṣṇava, the gods are protected by Vaiṣṇavas, and I too am subject to the Vaiṣṇava; therefore the Vaiṣṇavas are the highest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.82

क्षणमात्रमपि ब्रह्मन्विहाय वैष्णवं जनम् । तिष्ठामि नाहमन्यत्र वैष्णवा मम बांधवाः

kṣaṇamātramapi brahmanvihāya vaiṣṇavaṃ janam | tiṣṭhāmi nāhamanyatra vaiṣṇavā mama bāṃdhavāḥ

O Brahmā, not even for a mere instant do I remain elsewhere, abandoning a Vaiṣṇava person; the Vaiṣṇavas are my kinsmen.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.83

कामक्रोधविहीना ये हिंसादंभविवर्जिताः । लोभमोहविहीनाश्च ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

kāmakrodhavihīnā ye hiṃsādaṃbhavivarjitāḥ | lobhamohavihīnāśca jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who are free of desire and anger, who have given up violence and hypocrisy, and who are free of greed and delusion—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.84

अमत्सरा दयायुक्ताः सर्वभूतहितैषिणः । सत्योक्तिभाषिणश्चैव विज्ञेयास्ते च वैष्णवाः

amatsarā dayāyuktāḥ sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇaḥ | satyoktibhāṣiṇaścaiva vijñeyāste ca vaiṣṇavāḥ

Free of envy, endowed with compassion, seeking the welfare of all beings, and speakers of truthful speech—they are to be recognized as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.85

धर्मोपदेशिनश्चैव धर्माचारधरास्तथा । गुरुशुश्रूषिणश्चैव विज्ञेयास्ते च वैष्णवाः

dharmopadeśinaścaiva dharmācāradharāstathā | guruśuśrūṣiṇaścaiva vijñeyāste ca vaiṣṇavāḥ

Teachers of dharma, likewise upholders of righteous conduct, and servants of their teachers—they are to be recognized as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.86

समानं ये च पश्यन्ति त्वां च मां च महेश्वरम् । कुर्वन्ति पूजामतिथेर्ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

samānaṃ ye ca paśyanti tvāṃ ca māṃ ca maheśvaram | kurvanti pūjāmatitherjñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who see you and me and Maheśvara as the same, and who perform worship of a guest—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.87

वेदविद्यानिरुक्ता ये विप्र भक्तिरताः सदा । नपुंसकाः परस्त्रीषु ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

vedavidyāniruktā ye vipra bhaktiratāḥ sadā | napuṃsakāḥ parastrīṣu jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those brahmins who are versed in the Veda, in the sciences and in Nirukta, always devoted to bhakti, and eunuchs toward other men's wives—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 2.88

एकादशीव्रतं ये च भक्तिभावेन कुर्वते । गायंति मम नामानि ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

ekādaśīvrataṃ ye ca bhaktibhāvena kurvate | gāyaṃti mama nāmāni jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who observe the Ekādaśī vow with a spirit of devotion and who sing my names—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.89

देवायतनकर्तारस्तुलसीमाल्यधारकाः । पद्माक्षधारिणो ये च ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

devāyatanakartārastulasīmālyadhārakāḥ | padmākṣadhāriṇo ye ca jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who build temples for the gods, who wear tulasī garlands, and who wear lotus-seed (beads)—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.90

शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मैरङ्कितानि ममायुधैः । ब्रह्मन्येषां शरीराणि ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

śaṅkhacakragadāpadmairaṅkitāni mamāyudhaiḥ | brahmanyeṣāṃ śarīrāṇi jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those, O Brahmā, whose bodies are marked with my weapons—conch, discus, mace and lotus—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.91

धात्रीफलस्रजो येषां गलेषु कमलासन । मां पूजयंति तत्पत्रैर्ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

dhātrīphalasrajo yeṣāṃ galeṣu kamalāsana | māṃ pūjayaṃti tatpatrairjñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those on whose necks are garlands of āmalakī fruit, O lotus-seated one, and who worship me with its leaves—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.92

तुलसीमूलमृद्भिश्च तिलकानि नयंति ये । तुलसीकाष्ठपंकैश्च ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

tulasīmūlamṛdbhiśca tilakāni nayaṃti ye | tulasīkāṣṭhapaṃkaiśca jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who make their tilaka-marks with earth from the root of the tulasī, and with paste of tulasī wood—those people are to be known as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.93

गङ्गास्नानरता ये च गङ्गानामपरायणाः । गङ्गामाहात्म्यवक्तारो ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

gaṅgāsnānaratā ye ca gaṅgānāmaparāyaṇāḥ | gaṅgāmāhātmyavaktāro jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who delight in bathing in the Ganges, who are devoted to the names of the Ganges, and who recount the greatness of the Ganges — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.94

शालग्रामशिला येषां गृहे वसति सर्वदा । शास्त्रं भागवतं चैव ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

śālagrāmaśilā yeṣāṃ gṛhe vasati sarvadā | śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ caiva jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those in whose house a śālagrāma stone dwells always, and the scripture, the Bhāgavata, too — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.95

संमार्जयंति ये नित्यं मम स्थानानि सत्तम । दीपं यच्छंति तत्रैव ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

saṃmārjayaṃti ye nityaṃ mama sthānāni sattama | dīpaṃ yacchaṃti tatraiva jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who daily sweep my places clean, O best of the good, and who offer a lamp there — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.96

शीर्णं मन्मंदिरं ये च कुर्वन्ति नूतनं पुनः । तत्रायतनशोभां च ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

śīrṇaṃ manmaṃdiraṃ ye ca kurvanti nūtanaṃ punaḥ | tatrāyatanaśobhāṃ ca jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who make my temple new again when it has decayed, and (provide) adornment for the shrine there — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.97

अभयं ये च यच्छन्ति भीरुभ्यश्चतुरानन । विद्यादानं च विप्रेभ्यो ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

abhayaṃ ye ca yacchanti bhīrubhyaścaturānana | vidyādānaṃ ca viprebhyo jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who grant freedom from fear to the fearful, O four-faced one, and the gift of learning to brahmins — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.98

मत्पादसलिलैर्येषां सिक्तानि मस्तकानि च । मम नैवेद्यमश्नन्ति ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

matpādasalilairyeṣāṃ siktāni mastakāni ca | mama naivedyamaśnanti jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those whose heads are sprinkled with the water from my feet, and who eat my offered food — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.99

क्षुत्तृट्प्रपीडितेभ्यश्च ये यच्छंत्यन्नमंबु च । कुर्युर्ये योगशुश्रूषां ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

kṣuttṛṭprapīḍitebhyaśca ye yacchaṃtyannamaṃbu ca | kuryurye yogaśuśrūṣāṃ jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who give food and water to people afflicted by hunger and thirst, and who render service to yogins — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.100

आरामकारिणो ये च पिप्पलारोहिणोऽपि च । गोसेवां ये च कुर्वन्ति ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः १०० 7.2.

ārāmakāriṇo ye ca pippalārohiṇo'pi ca | gosevāṃ ye ca kurvanti jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ 100 7.2.

Those who make pleasure-gardens, and also those who climb (i.e. tend) the pippala tree, and those who do service to cows — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 2.101

अत्यन्तभक्ता ये ब्रह्मन्पितृयज्ञं प्रकुर्वते । कुर्वन्ति दीनशुश्रूषां ज्ञैयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

atyantabhaktā ye brahmanpitṛyajñaṃ prakurvate | kurvanti dīnaśuśrūṣāṃ jñaiyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who are exceedingly devoted, O brahmin, who perform the sacrifice to the ancestors, and who render service to the wretched — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.102

तडागग्रामकर्तारः कन्यादानरताश्च ये । सेवंते श्वशुरौ ये च ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

taḍāgagrāmakartāraḥ kanyādānaratāśca ye | sevaṃte śvaśurau ye ca jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who make tanks and villages, who delight in giving daughters (in marriage), and who serve their father-in-law and mother-in-law — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.103

सेवंते ज्येष्ठभगिनीं ज्येष्ठभ्रातरमेव च । परनिंदां न कुर्वंति ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

sevaṃte jyeṣṭhabhaginīṃ jyeṣṭhabhrātarameva ca | paraniṃdāṃ na kurvaṃti jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who serve their elder sister and their elder brother, and who do not disparage others — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.104

वैष्णवेषु गुणाः सर्वे दोषलेशो न विद्यते । तस्माच्चतुर्मुख त्वं च वैष्णवो भव सांप्रतम्

vaiṣṇaveṣu guṇāḥ sarve doṣaleśo na vidyate | tasmāccaturmukha tvaṃ ca vaiṣṇavo bhava sāṃpratam

In Vaiṣṇavas are all the virtues; not a trace of fault is found. Therefore, O four-faced one, do you too now become a Vaiṣṇava.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.105

समाराधय मां नित्यं क्रियायोगैः प्रजापते । सर्वमेवाशु भद्रं ते भविष्यति न संशयः

samārādhaya māṃ nityaṃ kriyāyogaiḥ prajāpate | sarvamevāśu bhadraṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Worship me constantly with the disciplines of ritual action, O lord of creatures; all good will quickly come to you, there is no doubt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.106

देवस्वं ब्राह्मणद्रव्यं परस्वं च चतुर्मुख । पश्यन्ति विषवद्ये च ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

devasvaṃ brāhmaṇadravyaṃ parasvaṃ ca caturmukha | paśyanti viṣavadye ca jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who look upon what belongs to the gods, the property of brahmins, and what belongs to others, O four-faced one, as poison — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.107

पाखंडभक्तिरहिताः शिवभक्तिपरायणाः । चतुर्द्दशीव्रतरता ज्ञेयास्ते वैष्णवा जनाः

pākhaṃḍabhaktirahitāḥ śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | caturddaśīvrataratā jñeyāste vaiṣṇavā janāḥ

Those who are free of devotion to heretical doctrines, who are intent on devotion to Śiva, and who delight in the vow of the fourteenth day — they are to be known as Vaiṣṇava people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.108

बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन भाषितेन पुनः पुनः । ममार्चां ये च कुर्वंति विज्ञेयास्ते च वैष्णवाः

bahunātra kimuktena bhāṣitena punaḥ punaḥ | mamārcāṃ ye ca kurvaṃti vijñeyāste ca vaiṣṇavāḥ

What need is there here of much speaking, of talk again and again? Those who perform worship of me — they are to be recognised as Vaiṣṇavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.109

भूयः पूर्वस्थितमिव सृज्यतां सकलं जगत् । इत्युक्त्वांतर्द्दधे देवस्तत्रैव परमेश्वरः

bhūyaḥ pūrvasthitamiva sṛjyatāṃ sakalaṃ jagat | ityuktvāṃtarddadhe devastatraiva parameśvaraḥ

"Let the whole world be created again, as it stood before." Having said this, the god, the supreme lord, vanished on that very spot.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.110

ततस्तु पूर्ववद्ब्रह्मा सृष्टवान्सकलं जगत् । क्रियायोगैर्हरिं चेष्ट्वा जगाम परमं पदम्

tatastu pūrvavadbrahmā sṛṣṭavānsakalaṃ jagat | kriyāyogairhariṃ ceṣṭvā jagāma paramaṃ padam

Then Brahmā created the whole world as before, and having worshipped Hari with the disciplines of ritual action, he went to the highest state.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 2.111

ये पठंती ममध्यायं भक्त्या नारायणाग्रतः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता अन्ते यान्ति हरेर्गृहम्

ye paṭhaṃtī mamadhyāyaṃ bhaktyā nārāyaṇāgrataḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktā ante yānti harergṛham

Those who recite this chapter with devotion before Nārāyaṇa are freed from all sins and at the end go to the house of Hari.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition