Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 20
PdP 7 20.1
व्यास उवाच- विष्णुपूजाफलं विप्र संक्षेपात्कथितं मया । इदानीं वच्मि दानानि निशामय समाहितः
vyāsa uvāca- viṣṇupūjāphalaṃ vipra saṃkṣepātkathitaṃ mayā | idānīṃ vacmi dānāni niśāmaya samāhitaḥ
Vyāsa said: The fruit of the worship of Viṣṇu, O brahmin, has been told by me in brief. Now I shall speak of gifts; listen with concentrated mind.
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PdP 7 20.2
दानं तपो द्वयोर्मध्ये दानमेकं परं स्मृतम् । तपसा पापमित्युक्तं न पापो दानकर्मणि
dānaṃ tapo dvayormadhye dānamekaṃ paraṃ smṛtam | tapasā pāpamityuktaṃ na pāpo dānakarmaṇi
Between the two, gift-giving and asceticism, gift-giving alone is held to be higher; for it is said that with asceticism there is fault, but in the act of giving there is no fault.
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PdP 7 20.3
तपः कृतयुगे श्रेष्ठं त्रेतायां ध्यानमेव च । सपर्या द्वापरे श्रेष्ठा दानं श्रेष्ठं कलौ युगे
tapaḥ kṛtayuge śreṣṭhaṃ tretāyāṃ dhyānameva ca | saparyā dvāpare śreṣṭhā dānaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kalau yuge
In the Kṛta age asceticism is best, and in the Tretā, meditation; in the Dvāpara, worship is best, and in the Kali age, giving is best.
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PdP 7 20.4
तस्मात्कलियुगे दानं प्रीतये कमलापतेः । कर्तव्यं सततं प्राज्ञैरिच्छद्भिः परमं पदम्
tasmātkaliyuge dānaṃ prītaye kamalāpateḥ | kartavyaṃ satataṃ prājñairicchadbhiḥ paramaṃ padam
Therefore in the Kali age, giving should be practised constantly, for the pleasure of the Lord of Kamalā, by the wise who desire the highest state.
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PdP 7 20.5
कलया कलया चन्द्र कलां संवर्द्धते तथा । दानस्य सा गतिः प्रोक्ता तपसश्च मनीषिभिः
kalayā kalayā candra kalāṃ saṃvarddhate tathā | dānasya sā gatiḥ proktā tapasaśca manīṣibhiḥ
As the moon waxes digit by digit, so, digit by digit, (giving grows): that has been declared by the thoughtful to be the course of giving, and of asceticism (too).
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PdP 7 20.6
पलादपि द्विजश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यो वित्तसंग्रहः । संचितं तु धनं प्राज्ञो दानकर्मणि संक्षिपेत्
palādapi dvijaśreṣṭha kartavyo vittasaṃgrahaḥ | saṃcitaṃ tu dhanaṃ prājño dānakarmaṇi saṃkṣipet
Even from a pala's worth, O best of the twice-born, the gathering of wealth should be made; but the wise man should pour out the wealth he has amassed into the act of giving.
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PdP 7 20.7
धने स्थितोपि यो मर्त्यो नाश्नाति न ददाति यः । दरिद्र सः च विज्ञेयो दानभोगविवर्जितः
dhane sthitopi yo martyo nāśnāti na dadāti yaḥ | daridra saḥ ca vijñeyo dānabhogavivarjitaḥ
The mortal who, though possessed of wealth, neither enjoys it nor gives it — he too is to be known as a poor man, deprived of both giving and enjoyment.
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PdP 7 20.8
वित्तं केन सहायाति याति तेन तु को द्विज । आयाति तत्पुरा दत्तमिह पंचत्वमागते
vittaṃ kena sahāyāti yāti tena tu ko dvija | āyāti tatpurā dattamiha paṃcatvamāgate
With whom does wealth come, and who goes along with it, O twice-born? What was formerly given here comes (with one) when death has arrived.
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PdP 7 20.9
दत्वा दत्वा सदा दानं मानवा ये दरिद्रति । न ते दरिद्रा विज्ञेयाः परलोके महेश्वराः
datvā datvā sadā dānaṃ mānavā ye daridrati | na te daridrā vijñeyāḥ paraloke maheśvarāḥ
Those men who become poor by giving and giving always — they are not to be reckoned poor; in the world beyond they are great lords.
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PdP 7 20.10
धनं रक्षंति कार्पण्याद्ये ते ज्ञेयाः सुदुःखिताः । अंते त्यक्त्वा च तत्सर्वं निराशा यांति जैमिने
dhanaṃ rakṣaṃti kārpaṇyādye te jñeyāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ | aṃte tyaktvā ca tatsarvaṃ nirāśā yāṃti jaimine
Those who guard their wealth out of miserliness are to be known as deeply wretched; in the end, abandoning all of it, they depart without hope, O Jaimini.
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PdP 7 20.11
परलोके द्विजश्रेष्ठः साधुसद्बलवर्जितः । निर्द्धने बंधुहीने च नादत्तमुपतिष्ठते
paraloke dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ sādhusadbalavarjitaḥ | nirddhane baṃdhuhīne ca nādattamupatiṣṭhate
In the world beyond, O best of the twice-born, one is bereft of the strength of the good and the true; and to one without wealth and without kinsmen, what has not been given does not present itself.
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PdP 7 20.12
स्तोकं स्तोकं च विप्रेन्द्र भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः । नित्यं देयानि दानानि वैष्णवैर्निजभक्तितः
stokaṃ stokaṃ ca viprendra bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaḥ | nityaṃ deyāni dānāni vaiṣṇavairnijabhaktitaḥ
Little by little, O chief of brahmins, endowed with devotion and faith, gifts should be given constantly by Vaiṣṇavas out of their own devotion.
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PdP 7 20.13
सर्वेषामेव दानानामन्नदानं द्विजोत्तम । जलदानं च तत्वज्ञैरतिश्रेष्ठं प्रकीर्तितम्
sarveṣāmeva dānānāmannadānaṃ dvijottama | jaladānaṃ ca tatvajñairatiśreṣṭhaṃ prakīrtitam
Of all gifts whatever, O best of the twice-born, the gift of food and the gift of water have been declared by the knowers of truth to be the very highest.
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PdP 7 20.14
विनान्नेन न तिष्ठंति प्राणा देहेषु देहिनाम् । अन्नदः प्राणदो ज्ञेयः प्राणदः सकलप्रदः
vinānnena na tiṣṭhaṃti prāṇā deheṣu dehinām | annadaḥ prāṇado jñeyaḥ prāṇadaḥ sakalapradaḥ
Without food the vital breaths do not remain in the bodies of embodied beings; the giver of food is to be known as the giver of life, and the giver of life is the giver of everything.
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PdP 7 20.15
तस्मात्समस्तदानानामन्नदो लभते फलम् । अन्नदानसमं दानं जलदानं च जैमिने
tasmātsamastadānānāmannado labhate phalam | annadānasamaṃ dānaṃ jaladānaṃ ca jaimine
Therefore the giver of food obtains the fruit of all gifts; and equal to the gift of food is the gift of water, O Jaimini.
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PdP 7 20.16
विना तोयेन नान्नं स्यादतस्तोयं प्रदीयते । क्षुधा तृषापि विप्रेन्द्र द्वे तुल्ये तु प्रकीर्तिते
vinā toyena nānnaṃ syādatastoyaṃ pradīyate | kṣudhā tṛṣāpi viprendra dve tulye tu prakīrtite
Without water there is no food, so water is to be given; and hunger and thirst too, O chief of brahmins, are declared to be two equal things.
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PdP 7 20.17
तस्माद्दत्वा च तोयं च श्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तं मनीषिभिः । जीवनं जीवनं नॄणां जीवनं न च जीवनम्
tasmāddatvā ca toyaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ proktaṃ manīṣibhiḥ | jīvanaṃ jīvanaṃ nṝṇāṃ jīvanaṃ na ca jīvanam
Therefore giving water too is called best by the thoughtful: water is the life of men, and life without water is no life at all.
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PdP 7 20.18
अतो जीवनरक्षार्थं जीवनं प्राज्ञ उत्सृजेत् । अन्नं तोयं च विप्रेन्द्र दत्तं येन महीतले
ato jīvanarakṣārthaṃ jīvanaṃ prājña utsṛjet | annaṃ toyaṃ ca viprendra dattaṃ yena mahītale
Therefore, for the protection of life, the wise man should give up his livelihood; by whomever food and water have been given on the earth, O chief of brahmins —
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PdP 7 20.19
तेन सर्वाणि दानानि कृतानि नात्र संशयः । अन्नदानस्य माहात्म्यं जलदानस्य वै शृणु
tena sarvāṇi dānāni kṛtāni nātra saṃśayaḥ | annadānasya māhātmyaṃ jaladānasya vai śṛṇu
— by him all gifts have been made; there is no doubt of it. Hear now the greatness of the gift of food and of the gift of water.
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PdP 7 20.20
बभूव हास्तिनपुरे कुबेर इव वित्तवान् । तस्मिन्नेव पुरे वेश्या बभूव सुरसुंदरी
babhūva hāstinapure kubera iva vittavān | tasminneva pure veśyā babhūva surasuṃdarī
There was in Hastinapura (a man) rich as Kubera; in that very city there was a courtesan, lovely as a goddess,
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PdP 7 20.21
ख्याता रतिविदग्धेति सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । तत्र क्षेमंकरी नाम ब्राह्मणी श्रेष्ठवंशजा
khyātā ratividagdheti sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | tatra kṣemaṃkarī nāma brāhmaṇī śreṣṭhavaṃśajā
known as Ratividagdhā, endowed with all (auspicious) marks. There (lived) a brahmin woman named Kṣemaṃkarī, born of an excellent lineage,
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PdP 7 20.22
समस्तगुणसम्पन्ना विधवासीद्द्विजात्मजा । सा ब्राह्मणी द्विजश्रेष्ठ जारानुरक्तमानसा
samastaguṇasampannā vidhavāsīddvijātmajā | sā brāhmaṇī dvijaśreṣṭha jārānuraktamānasā
endowed with every good quality; she was a widow, the daughter of a twice-born. That brahmin woman, O best of the twice-born, had her mind set in love upon a paramour,
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PdP 7 20.23
निषिद्धं कर्म कुर्वंती त्यक्त्वा यात्यविवेकताम् । तया संनिहिता विप्र वेश्यापि ब्राह्मणी च सा
niṣiddhaṃ karma kurvaṃtī tyaktvā yātyavivekatām | tayā saṃnihitā vipra veśyāpi brāhmaṇī ca sā
and doing forbidden deeds she abandons (propriety) and falls into lack of discernment. Close to her, O brahmin, was that courtesan too, and she the brahmin woman
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PdP 7 20.24
चकार सख्यं स्नेहेन वेश्यावृत्तिमुपेत्य सा । सा वेश्या ब्राह्मणी चापि द्वेऽप्येकत्र दिने दिने
cakāra sakhyaṃ snehena veśyāvṛttimupetya sā | sā veśyā brāhmaṇī cāpi dve'pyekatra dine dine
made friendship with affection, taking up the courtesan's way of life. That courtesan and the brahmin woman as well, the two of them together day after day
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PdP 7 20.25
पापानि चक्रतुः प्रीत्या असंख्यातानि जैमिने । ततो रतिविदग्धा सा वृद्धभावमुपागता
pāpāni cakratuḥ prītyā asaṃkhyātāni jaimine | tato ratividagdhā sā vṛddhabhāvamupāgatā
gladly committed countless sins, O Jaimini. Then that Ratividagdhā came to the condition of old age,
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PdP 7 20.26
ब्राह्मणी चापि विप्रेन्द्र दुःशीलात्यंतपापिनी । कदाचिद्वारमुख्या सा जरंती तां निजां सखीम्
brāhmaṇī cāpi viprendra duḥśīlātyaṃtapāpinī | kadācidvāramukhyā sā jaraṃtī tāṃ nijāṃ sakhīm
and the brahmin woman too, O chief of brahmins, ill-conducted and utterly sinful. Once that foremost of harlots, growing old, (addressed) her own friend
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PdP 7 20.27
प्राहेति विस्मिता विप्र वचनं विनयान्विता । रतिविदग्धोवाच - सखि त्वया सहानेकं दारुणं पातकं कृतम्
prāheti vismitā vipra vacanaṃ vinayānvitā | ratividagdhovāca - sakhi tvayā sahānekaṃ dāruṇaṃ pātakaṃ kṛtam
and spoke thus, amazed, O brahmin, a speech full of humility. Ratividagdhā said: Friend, along with you many a terrible sin has been committed;
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PdP 7 20.28
अद्यापि पातके दृष्टिर्महती वर्तते मम । सौन्दर्यं च बलं चैव सर्वं मे जरया हृतम्
adyāpi pātake dṛṣṭirmahatī vartate mama | saundaryaṃ ca balaṃ caiva sarvaṃ me jarayā hṛtam
even today my gaze upon sin is great. My beauty and my strength — all has been taken away by old age.
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PdP 7 20.29
इत्थमस्वास्थ्यकृन्नित्यमाशां त्यक्तुं न शक्यते । स्थावरं सुमहत्प्राप्तं कृतपातकया मया
itthamasvāsthyakṛnnityamāśāṃ tyaktuṃ na śakyate | sthāvaraṃ sumahatprāptaṃ kṛtapātakayā mayā
Thus hope, which always causes disquiet, cannot be given up. Very great immovable property has been obtained by me who have committed sins,
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PdP 7 20.30
समागतमिवैतर्हि समीक्ष्य मरणं गतम् । उपार्जितेन पापेन यानि वित्तानि वै मया
samāgatamivaitarhi samīkṣya maraṇaṃ gatam | upārjitena pāpena yāni vittāni vai mayā
and now, seeing death as though it had come and arrived — with the sin (I have) accumulated, whatever riches (were gained) by me,
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PdP 7 20.31
रक्षिष्यंत्यनपत्यायां मृतायां मयि तानि के । तस्मात्सर्वाणि वित्तानि अन्यायोपार्जितानि च
rakṣiṣyaṃtyanapatyāyāṃ mṛtāyāṃ mayi tāni ke | tasmātsarvāṇi vittāni anyāyopārjitāni ca
who will guard them when I am dead and childless? Therefore all these riches, gained by unjust means,
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PdP 7 20.32
दातुमिच्छामि विप्रेभ्यो यदि त्वं मन्यसे सखि । ब्राह्मण्युवाच- मया यावन्ति वित्तानि पश्येति संचितानि च
dātumicchāmi viprebhyo yadi tvaṃ manyase sakhi | brāhmaṇyuvāca- mayā yāvanti vittāni paśyeti saṃcitāni ca
I wish to give to brahmins, if you approve, friend. The brahmin woman said: However much wealth was amassed by me — look, (all of it)
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PdP 7 20.33
असत्पात्रेषु दत्तानि तानि सर्वाणि नित्यशः । तस्मादहं धनैर्हीना किं दास्यामि द्विजातये
asatpātreṣu dattāni tāni sarvāṇi nityaśaḥ | tasmādahaṃ dhanairhīnā kiṃ dāsyāmi dvijātaye
was given to unworthy recipients, all of it, day after day. Therefore I am destitute of wealth; what shall I give to a brahmin?
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PdP 7 20.34
अस्ति चेद्यदि वित्तं ते दानमाशु तदा कुरु । तस्या एवं वचः श्रुत्वा सा वेश्यात्यंतहर्षिता
asti cedyadi vittaṃ te dānamāśu tadā kuru | tasyā evaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sā veśyātyaṃtaharṣitā
But if you have wealth, then make the gift at once. Hearing these words of hers, that courtesan, exceedingly delighted,
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PdP 7 20.35
वित्तेन सकलेनैव अन्नदानं चकार ह । हरिशर्मा च विप्रेन्द्रो धनवानतिभक्तितः
vittena sakalenaiva annadānaṃ cakāra ha | hariśarmā ca viprendro dhanavānatibhaktitaḥ
made a gift of food with the whole of her wealth. And Hariśarman, a chief of brahmins, a rich man, with great devotion
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PdP 7 20.36
पूजयामास सततं भगवंतं जनार्दनम् । जितेन्द्रियो जितक्रोधो हिंसादम्भविवर्जितः
pūjayāmāsa satataṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ janārdanam | jitendriyo jitakrodho hiṃsādambhavivarjitaḥ
constantly worshipped the Lord Janārdana; with senses subdued, anger subdued, free from injury and hypocrisy,
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PdP 7 20.37
प्रीतये कमलाभर्तुः स तेपे सुमहत्तपः । गंधपुष्पैश्च बलिभिर्घृतधूपैः प्रदीपकैः
prītaye kamalābhartuḥ sa tepe sumahattapaḥ | gaṃdhapuṣpaiśca balibhirghṛtadhūpaiḥ pradīpakaiḥ
for the pleasure of the husband of Kamalā he performed very great austerity; with perfumes and flowers and offerings, with ghee, incense and lamps
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PdP 7 20.38
पूजयामास देवेशं नित्यमेव जनार्दनम् । धनवानपि विप्रोऽसौ वित्तस्य क्षयशंकितः
pūjayāmāsa deveśaṃ nityameva janārdanam | dhanavānapi vipro'sau vittasya kṣayaśaṃkitaḥ
he worshipped Janārdana, the lord of gods, every day. Yet though rich, that brahmin was anxious about the loss of his wealth.
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PdP 7 20.39
पिपीलिकामूषिकाश्च तथान्येऽपि च जंतवः । कृपणस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ गृहे नित्यं बुभुक्षिताः
pipīlikāmūṣikāśca tathānye'pi ca jaṃtavaḥ | kṛpaṇasya dvijaśreṣṭha gṛhe nityaṃ bubhukṣitāḥ
Ants and mice and other creatures as well, O best of the twice-born, are always hungry in the house of a miser.
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PdP 7 20.40
उपार्जितं धनं सर्वं स्वयमेव दिनेदिने । बुभुजे ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ दानकर्मविवर्जितः
upārjitaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ svayameva dinedine | bubhuje brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha dānakarmavivarjitaḥ
All the wealth he had earned he himself consumed, day after day, best of brahmins, being devoid of any act of giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.41
सुहृदां ब्राह्मणानां च बांधवानां कदापि सः । चकार न च संभाषामर्थप्रार्थनशंकया
suhṛdāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca bāṃdhavānāṃ kadāpi saḥ | cakāra na ca saṃbhāṣāmarthaprārthanaśaṃkayā
And he never held conversation with friends, with brahmins, or with kinsmen, from fear that they might ask him for money.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.42
विगणय्य स्ववित्तानि सुबहूनि निजालये । मत्वा श्रेष्ठमिवात्मानं मोदतेऽसौ द्विजोत्तम
vigaṇayya svavittāni subahūni nijālaye | matvā śreṣṭhamivātmānaṃ modate'sau dvijottama
Counting over his very many riches in his own house, and thinking himself as it were the best (of men), he takes delight, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.43
कदाचित्प्राप्तकालोऽसौ ब्राह्मणोऽत्यंतवित्तवान् । गणिका ब्राह्मणी सा च एककाले मृता द्विज
kadācitprāptakālo'sau brāhmaṇo'tyaṃtavittavān | gaṇikā brāhmaṇī sā ca ekakāle mṛtā dvija
At some time that brahmin of exceedingly great wealth reached his end; and the courtesan and that brahmin woman died at the very same time, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.44
अथ दूताः समायातास्तान्नेतुमतिभीषणाः । धर्मराजस्य देवस्य पाशमुद्गरपाणयः
atha dūtāḥ samāyātāstānnetumatibhīṣaṇāḥ | dharmarājasya devasya pāśamudgarapāṇayaḥ
Then there came messengers of the god Dharmarāja, exceedingly terrifying, with noose and mace in hand, to lead them away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.45
ते च चण्डादयो दूतास्तान्समादाय जैमिने । ययुर्धर्मपुरं सद्यो दुर्गमेन पथा ततः
te ca caṇḍādayo dūtāstānsamādāya jaimine | yayurdharmapuraṃ sadyo durgamena pathā tataḥ
And those messengers, Caṇḍa and the rest, taking them along, O Jaimini, went at once from there to Dharma's city by a hard road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.46
चण्ड उवाच- आनीतो हरिशर्मा च वेश्या च ब्राह्मणी च सा । तवाज्ञया जीवितेश पश्यैतान्पुरतः स्थितान्
caṇḍa uvāca- ānīto hariśarmā ca veśyā ca brāhmaṇī ca sā | tavājñayā jīviteśa paśyaitānpurataḥ sthitān
Caṇḍa said: Hariśarmā has been brought, and the harlot, and that brahmin woman, by your command, O lord of life; behold them standing before (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.47
तान्समालोक्य जीवेशः प्रहस्य द्विजसत्तम । चित्रगुप्तमिति प्राह सर्वकार्यविचक्षणम्
tānsamālokya jīveśaḥ prahasya dvijasattama | citraguptamiti prāha sarvakāryavicakṣaṇam
Looking upon them, the lord of the living, laughing, O best of the twice-born, spoke thus to Citragupta, who is skilled in all affairs:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.48
यम उवाच- एतेषां सर्वकार्याणि शुभदान्यशुभानि च । मूलाद्विचारय प्राज्ञ चित्रगुप्त महामते
yama uvāca- eteṣāṃ sarvakāryāṇi śubhadānyaśubhāni ca | mūlādvicāraya prājña citragupta mahāmate
Yama said: Examine from the root all the deeds of these, the auspicious and the inauspicious, O wise Citragupta of great mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.49
यमादेशात्ततस्तेषां चित्रगुप्तो विचक्षणः । सर्वं विचारयामास शुभकर्माशुभं तथा
yamādeśāttatasteṣāṃ citragupto vicakṣaṇaḥ | sarvaṃ vicārayāmāsa śubhakarmāśubhaṃ tathā
Then, at Yama's order, the discerning Citragupta examined all their deeds, the good as well as the bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.50
चित्रगुप्त उवाच- देवाकर्णय वक्ष्यामि पुण्यं च पातकं तथा । इयं वेश्या ब्राह्मणी च हरिशर्मा चकार यत् ५० 7.20.
citragupta uvāca- devākarṇaya vakṣyāmi puṇyaṃ ca pātakaṃ tathā | iyaṃ veśyā brāhmaṇī ca hariśarmā cakāra yat 50 7.20.
Citragupta said: Listen, O god, I shall tell both the merit and the sin — what this harlot, and the brahmin woman, and Hariśarmā have done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.51
एषा रतिविदग्धाख्या गणिकाति दुराशया । चकार यानि पापानि वक्तुं तानि न शक्यते
eṣā ratividagdhākhyā gaṇikāti durāśayā | cakāra yāni pāpāni vaktuṃ tāni na śakyate
This courtesan named Ratividagdhā was of exceedingly evil intent; the sins she committed cannot be told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.52
अन्यायोपार्जितैर्वित्तैरखिलैरेव सूर्यज । अन्नदानं चकारेयं गणिका गतयौवना
anyāyopārjitairvittairakhilaireva sūryaja | annadānaṃ cakāreyaṃ gaṇikā gatayauvanā
With her riches, every one of them acquired unjustly, O son of the Sun, this courtesan, her youth gone, made gifts of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.53
अन्नदानप्रभावेण यातनागृहवासदैः । त्यक्तेयं पातकैः सर्वैः कोटिजन्मार्जितैरपि
annadānaprabhāveṇa yātanāgṛhavāsadaiḥ | tyakteyaṃ pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ koṭijanmārjitairapi
By the power of the gift of food she has been released from all sins, even those accumulated over a crore of births, which would have given her dwelling in the house of torments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.54
अन्नदानं महाराज ये कुर्वंति जनाः क्षितौ । ते पापिनोऽपि गच्छंति तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
annadānaṃ mahārāja ye kurvaṃti janāḥ kṣitau | te pāpino'pi gacchaṃti tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
Great king, those people who on earth make the gift of food, even if they are sinners, go to that supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.55
यावन्त्यन्नानि यच्छंति मानवाः क्षितिमण्डले । तावंत्यो ब्रह्महत्याश्च तस्य नश्यंत्यसंशयः
yāvantyannāni yacchaṃti mānavāḥ kṣitimaṇḍale | tāvaṃtyo brahmahatyāśca tasya naśyaṃtyasaṃśayaḥ
As many gifts of food as men give on the circle of the earth, that many brahmin-murders of his are destroyed — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.56
अन्नानि यच्छतां त्यक्त्वा शरीराणि च पातकम् । गृह्णतामेव पात्राणि सहसा याति सूर्यज
annāni yacchatāṃ tyaktvā śarīrāṇi ca pātakam | gṛhṇatāmeva pātrāṇi sahasā yāti sūryaja
The sin of those who give food, leaving their bodies, goes at once into the very vessels of those who receive it, O son of the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.57
तस्मात्पापिनामन्नानि न गृह्णंति विचक्षणाः । मोहाद्गृह्णंति ये मूढास्त एव पापभागिनः
tasmātpāpināmannāni na gṛhṇaṃti vicakṣaṇāḥ | mohādgṛhṇaṃti ye mūḍhāsta eva pāpabhāginaḥ
Therefore the discerning do not accept the food of sinners; those fools who out of delusion accept it, they alone share in the sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.58
शुभकर्माशुभं वापि वेश्यायाः कथितं प्रभो । ब्राह्मण्याः शृणु कर्माणि शुभानि चाशुभानि च
śubhakarmāśubhaṃ vāpi veśyāyāḥ kathitaṃ prabho | brāhmaṇyāḥ śṛṇu karmāṇi śubhāni cāśubhāni ca
The good deeds and also the bad of the harlot have been told, O lord; now hear the deeds of the brahmin woman, both auspicious and inauspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.59
इयं क्षेमंकरी नाम ब्राह्मणी शुद्धवंशजा । भद्रकीर्तिप्रिया सर्वं चकार दुरितं प्रभो
iyaṃ kṣemaṃkarī nāma brāhmaṇī śuddhavaṃśajā | bhadrakīrtipriyā sarvaṃ cakāra duritaṃ prabho
This brahmin woman named Kṣemaṃkarī, born of a pure lineage, dear to Bhadrakīrti, committed every kind of evil, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.60
त्यक्त्वा निजाश्रमाचारं निजयौवनगर्विता । बभूवात्यंतपापिष्ठा जारसंगमलोलुपा
tyaktvā nijāśramācāraṃ nijayauvanagarvitā | babhūvātyaṃtapāpiṣṭhā jārasaṃgamalolupā
Abandoning the conduct proper to her own station, proud of her youth, she became exceedingly sinful, greedy for union with paramours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.61
कदाचिच्छैशवे राजन्खेलंती शिशुभिः सह । रथ्यायां खननं चक्रे चतुष्कोणसमन्वितम्
kadācicchaiśave rājankhelaṃtī śiśubhiḥ saha | rathyāyāṃ khananaṃ cakre catuṣkoṇasamanvitam
Once in her childhood, O king, while playing with (other) children, she made a digging in the street, four-cornered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.62
तस्मिन्नेव दिने मेघ उदकानि ववर्ष च । पूरितं तज्जलैः खातं तया विनिर्मितं प्रभो
tasminneva dine megha udakāni vavarṣa ca | pūritaṃ tajjalaiḥ khātaṃ tayā vinirmitaṃ prabho
On that very day a cloud rained down waters, and the pit that had been made by her was filled with those waters, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.63
ततो मध्याह्नसमये गौरेकस्तृषितो नृप । अपिबत्तत्र पानीयं तापितस्तपनातपैः
tato madhyāhnasamaye gaurekastṛṣito nṛpa | apibattatra pānīyaṃ tāpitastapanātapaiḥ
Then at midday, O king, a single thirsty bull, scorched by the sun's heat, drank the water there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.64
तेनैव सर्वपापानि विनष्टानि महांति वै । तस्याः सूर्यसुत प्राज्ञ जलदानप्रभावतः
tenaiva sarvapāpāni vinaṣṭāni mahāṃti vai | tasyāḥ sūryasuta prājña jaladānaprabhāvataḥ
By that alone all her great sins were destroyed, O wise son of the Sun, through the power of the gift of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.65
विमुक्ताः सकलैः पापैर्व्रजेन्नारायणालयम् । कृतपापा हि देवेश ब्राह्मणीयं दुराशया
vimuktāḥ sakalaiḥ pāpairvrajennārāyaṇālayam | kṛtapāpā hi deveśa brāhmaṇīyaṃ durāśayā
Released from all sins, she may go to the abode of Nārāyaṇa. This brahmin woman of evil intent did indeed commit sins, O lord of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.66
विमुक्ता सकलैः पापैर्जलदानप्रभावतः । अयं विप्रो महाभक्तो देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः
vimuktā sakalaiḥ pāpairjaladānaprabhāvataḥ | ayaṃ vipro mahābhakto devadevasya cakriṇaḥ
(yet she is) freed from all sins by the power of the gift of water. This brahmin is a great devotee of the god of gods, the wielder of the discus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.67
ततोऽस्योपरि जीवेश प्रभुरेकोऽच्युतः स्मृतः । व्यास उवाच- चित्रगुप्तस्य तद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य स दंडभृत्
tato'syopari jīveśa prabhureko'cyutaḥ smṛtaḥ | vyāsa uvāca- citraguptasya tadvākyaṃ samākarṇya sa daṃḍabhṛt
Therefore over him, O lord of living beings, the one lord Acyuta is held (to be master). Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of Citragupta, the bearer of the rod
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.68
तां वेश्यां ब्राह्मणीं चापि ववंदे ब्राह्मणं च तम् । दिव्यैः सुवर्णालंकारैर्वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैस्तथा
tāṃ veśyāṃ brāhmaṇīṃ cāpi vavaṃde brāhmaṇaṃ ca tam | divyaiḥ suvarṇālaṃkārairvastrairnānāvidhaistathā
saluted that courtesan and the brahmin woman too, and that brahmin, with divine golden ornaments and with garments of many kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.70
यम उवाच- यूयं सर्वे महात्मानो विनष्टाखिलपातकाः । समस्तसुखदं स्थानं गच्छत श्रीपतेः प्रभोः
yama uvāca- yūyaṃ sarve mahātmāno vinaṣṭākhilapātakāḥ | samastasukhadaṃ sthānaṃ gacchata śrīpateḥ prabhoḥ
Yama said: You are all great souls whose sins have all been destroyed; go to the place of the lord, the husband of Śrī, which bestows every happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.71
तानारोप्य ततो दिव्ये यमः कांचननिर्मिते । राजहंसयुते स्थाने प्रेषयामास चक्रिणः
tānāropya tato divye yamaḥ kāṃcananirmite | rājahaṃsayute sthāne preṣayāmāsa cakriṇaḥ
Then, having set them upon a divine (chariot) made of gold and yoked with royal geese, Yama sent them to the abode of the discus-bearer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.72
ततो दिव्यरथारूढाः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः । पुरं भगवतो जग्मुस्ते सर्वे गतपातकाः
tato divyarathārūḍhāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | puraṃ bhagavato jagmuste sarve gatapātakāḥ
Then, mounted on the divine chariot, adorned with every ornament, they all, their sins gone, went to the city of the Blessed One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.73
गणिका ब्राह्मणी सा च विनष्टाखिलकल्मषा । सान्निध्यं प्राप्य देवस्य तस्थौ विप्र चिरं सुखम्
gaṇikā brāhmaṇī sā ca vinaṣṭākhilakalmaṣā | sānnidhyaṃ prāpya devasya tasthau vipra ciraṃ sukham
And that courtesan and the brahmin woman, all their impurity destroyed, having attained the presence of the god, remained there happily for a long time, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.74
हरिशर्माणमालोक्य समायांतं जनार्द्दनः । ददौ वरासनं तस्मै स्नेहात्कनकनिर्मितम्
hariśarmāṇamālokya samāyāṃtaṃ janārddanaḥ | dadau varāsanaṃ tasmai snehātkanakanirmitam
Seeing Hariśarman arriving, Janārdana out of affection gave him an excellent seat made of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.75
पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च तमभ्यर्च द्विजोत्तमम् । वरासनोपविष्टं च पप्रच्छेति मुदा हरिः
pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca tamabhyarca dvijottamam | varāsanopaviṣṭaṃ ca papraccheti mudā hariḥ
And having honoured that best of the twice-born with water for the feet, the guest-offering and water for sipping, Hari joyfully asked him, seated on the excellent seat, thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.76
श्रीभगवानुवाच- द्विजन्म कुशलं ब्रूहि मद्भक्तप्रवरोऽसि यत् । चिरं मे मंदिरं तिष्ठ सर्वोपद्रववर्जिते
śrībhagavānuvāca- dvijanma kuśalaṃ brūhi madbhaktapravaro'si yat | ciraṃ me maṃdiraṃ tiṣṭha sarvopadravavarjite
The Blessed Lord said: O twice-born one, tell (me) whether you are well, since you are the foremost of my devotees. Dwell long in my palace, which is free of all trouble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.77
ब्राह्मण उवाच- त्वां स्मृत्वापीक्षितो देव लभते कुशलं प्रभो । त्वत्सान्निध्यं मया प्राप्तं कुशलं किमतः परम्
brāhmaṇa uvāca- tvāṃ smṛtvāpīkṣito deva labhate kuśalaṃ prabho | tvatsānnidhyaṃ mayā prāptaṃ kuśalaṃ kimataḥ param
The brahmin said: Even by remembering you, O god, one who is looked upon (by you) obtains well-being, O lord. Your presence has been attained by me — what well-being is greater than this?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.78
व्यास उवाच- एतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भगवान्प्रणयोदितम् । दत्तवान्निजसारूप्यं प्रीतस्तस्मै द्विजन्मने
vyāsa uvāca- etasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bhagavānpraṇayoditam | dattavānnijasārūpyaṃ prītastasmai dvijanmane
Vyāsa said: Hearing his words, uttered out of affection, the Blessed One, pleased, gave that twice-born one his own likeness of form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.79
ददौ तस्मै सुखं सर्वं दुर्ल्लभं कमलापतिः । आहारमात्रं न ददौ तत्कार्पण्यं स्मरन्प्रभुः
dadau tasmai sukhaṃ sarvaṃ durllabhaṃ kamalāpatiḥ | āhāramātraṃ na dadau tatkārpaṇyaṃ smaranprabhuḥ
The husband of Kamalā gave him every happiness, hard to obtain; only food he did not give, the lord remembering that stinginess of his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.80
दिनद्वयांतरे विप्रो निराहारः क्षुधाकुलः । प्रोवाच विष्णुं देवेशं विनयावनतः स्थितः
dinadvayāṃtare vipro nirāhāraḥ kṣudhākulaḥ | provāca viṣṇuṃ deveśaṃ vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
After two days the brahmin, without food and afflicted by hunger, spoke to Viṣṇu, the lord of gods, standing bowed in humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.81
ब्राह्मण उवाच- प्रभोप्राप्तंतवस्थानमनेकतपसांफलैः । अत्रापि क्षुधया नित्यं विफलोऽस्मि कथं प्रभो
brāhmaṇa uvāca- prabhoprāptaṃtavasthānamanekatapasāṃphalaiḥ | atrāpi kṣudhayā nityaṃ viphalo'smi kathaṃ prabho
The brahmin said: Lord, your abode has been reached by me through the fruits of many austerities; yet even here I am constantly frustrated by hunger — how so, O Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.82
देवकन्या गणैर्दिव्यैः संप्राप्तनवयौवनैः । श्वेतचामरवातेन मंचेष्वपि निवीजितः
devakanyā gaṇairdivyaiḥ saṃprāptanavayauvanaiḥ | śvetacāmaravātena maṃceṣvapi nivījitaḥ
By throngs of celestial maidens who have just attained fresh youth I am fanned, even upon couches, with the breeze of white yak-tail whisks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.83
सुगंधानां प्रसूनानां महास्रग्भिरलंकृतः । चंदनैर्लिप्तसर्वांगो राजश्रेष्ठ इव प्रभो
sugaṃdhānāṃ prasūnānāṃ mahāsragbhiralaṃkṛtaḥ | caṃdanairliptasarvāṃgo rājaśreṣṭha iva prabho
I am adorned with great garlands of fragrant blossoms, all my limbs smeared with sandal paste, like the foremost of kings, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.84
चार्वङ्गीभिः कामिनीभिर्नित्यं मत्पुरतः प्रभो । गीतेन नृत्यते चापि नारायण तवाज्ञया
cārvaṅgībhiḥ kāminībhirnityaṃ matpurataḥ prabho | gītena nṛtyate cāpi nārāyaṇa tavājñayā
And constantly before me, O Lord, lovely-limbed amorous women dance with song, at your command, O Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.85
वासवाद्याः सुराः सर्वे रजांसि मम पादयोः । शिरः किरीटशोभीनि नित्यमेव वहंति वै
vāsavādyāḥ surāḥ sarve rajāṃsi mama pādayoḥ | śiraḥ kirīṭaśobhīni nityameva vahaṃti vai
All the gods, Vāsava and the rest, bear ever upon their heads, resplendent with diadems, the dust of my feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.86
देवदेवर्षयश्चापि मुनयश्च जगत्पते । स्तुवंति मां स्तवैर्नित्यं किंकरा इव सर्वदा
devadevarṣayaścāpi munayaśca jagatpate | stuvaṃti māṃ stavairnityaṃ kiṃkarā iva sarvadā
And the gods, the divine seers, and the sages too, O Lord of the world, constantly praise me with hymns, always like servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.87
चतुर्बाहुरहं श्यामः शङ्खचक्रगदाब्जभृत् । प्रफुल्लपुण्डरीकाक्षः पीतवासाः सुकुण्डलः
caturbāhurahaṃ śyāmaḥ śaṅkhacakragadābjabhṛt | praphullapuṇḍarīkākṣaḥ pītavāsāḥ sukuṇḍalaḥ
I am four-armed and dark, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, my eyes like full-blown white lotuses, clad in yellow, with fine earrings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.88
स्वर्णयज्ञोपवीती च किरीटी कुण्डली तथा । दृश्ये त्वमिव देवाद्यैर्द्वितीयो गरुडध्वजः
svarṇayajñopavītī ca kirīṭī kuṇḍalī tathā | dṛśye tvamiva devādyairdvitīyo garuḍadhvajaḥ
wearing a golden sacred thread, with diadem and earrings as well; I am seen by the gods and others as if I were you — a second bearer of the Garuḍa banner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.89
तेषां पूजां यमः श्रुत्वा कुटुंबिनां च जैमिने । उवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं सुप्रीतो मृदुलाक्षरम् सुखान्येतानि दत्तानि दुर्ल्लभानि त्वया प्रभो । ददासि कथमाहारं न मह्यं परमेश्वर
teṣāṃ pūjāṃ yamaḥ śrutvā kuṭuṃbināṃ ca jaimine | uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ suprīto mṛdulākṣaram sukhānyetāni dattāni durllabhāni tvayā prabho | dadāsi kathamāhāraṃ na mahyaṃ parameśvara
Yama, hearing the honours paid to those householders, O Jaimini, well pleased, spoke laughing, in soft syllables: "These pleasures, hard to obtain, have been given by you, Lord; how is it that you do not give me food, O supreme Lord?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.90
क्षुधाग्निना च सुमहच्छरीरं मम दह्यते । यथैव ज्वलितो वृक्षः कोटरस्थेन वह्निना
kṣudhāgninā ca sumahaccharīraṃ mama dahyate | yathaiva jvalito vṛkṣaḥ koṭarasthena vahninā
And my very great body is burned by the fire of hunger, just as a tree is set ablaze by fire lodged in its hollow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.91
सुखमेतत्त्वया दत्तं हरे मह्यं न रोचते । प्रज्वलज्जठराग्नौ तु विह्वलाङ्गाय केशव
sukhametattvayā dattaṃ hare mahyaṃ na rocate | prajvalajjaṭharāgnau tu vihvalāṅgāya keśava
This pleasure given by you, O Hari, does not please me — one whose limbs are overcome while the fire in the belly blazes, O Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.92
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा त्वां विना जगदीश्वरम् । न पूजितो मया कश्चिद्देवदेव गणार्चितः
karmaṇā manasā vācā tvāṃ vinā jagadīśvaram | na pūjito mayā kaściddevadeva gaṇārcitaḥ
By deed, by thought, by word, apart from you, the Lord of the world, honoured by the hosts, no one has been worshipped by me, O God of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.93
स्वप्नेनापि जगन्नाथ तस्य भक्तिः कृता नहि । आहारं केन दोषेण ददासि नहि मे प्रभो
svapnenāpi jagannātha tasya bhaktiḥ kṛtā nahi | āhāraṃ kena doṣeṇa dadāsi nahi me prabho
Not even in a dream, O Lord of the world, have I shown devotion to another. For what fault do you not give me food, O Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.94
व्यास उवाच- अथासौ भगवान्विष्णुः कौतुकी समुवाच तम् । गच्छ ब्राह्मण भद्रं ते ब्रह्माणं प्रति सत्वरम्
vyāsa uvāca- athāsau bhagavānviṣṇuḥ kautukī samuvāca tam | gaccha brāhmaṇa bhadraṃ te brahmāṇaṃ prati satvaram
Vyāsa said: Then that Lord Viṣṇu, in playful mood, said to him: "Go, brahmin — blessings on you — quickly to Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.95
इति श्रुत्वा वचो विप्रः शीघ्रं ब्रह्माणमाययौ । ब्रह्मा तं प्रति प्रोवाच कार्पण्यं तस्य दर्शयन्
iti śrutvā vaco vipraḥ śīghraṃ brahmāṇamāyayau | brahmā taṃ prati provāca kārpaṇyaṃ tasya darśayan
Hearing this speech, the brahmin went at once to Brahmā; and Brahmā spoke to him, pointing out his stinginess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.96
ब्रह्मोवाच- दुःखादुपार्जितं कर्म दीयते यन्न भूसुरे । स्वयं न भुंजते तच्च नष्टमेव न संशयः
brahmovāca- duḥkhādupārjitaṃ karma dīyate yanna bhūsure | svayaṃ na bhuṃjate tacca naṣṭameva na saṃśayaḥ
Brahmā said: When the merit acquired through hardship is not given to a brahmin, and one does not oneself enjoy it, then it is simply lost — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.97
कारणं तव दुःखस्य सर्वमेव मयोदितम् । गच्छ ब्राह्मण भद्रं ते निःसंदेहोयमागतः
kāraṇaṃ tava duḥkhasya sarvameva mayoditam | gaccha brāhmaṇa bhadraṃ te niḥsaṃdehoyamāgataḥ
The whole cause of your suffering has been told by you... (rather: by me). Go, brahmin, blessings on you; this doubt-free (answer) has come to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.98
ब्राह्मण उवाच- निजकर्मविपाकोऽयं त्वत्प्रसादाच्छ्रुतोऽखिलः । इदानीं ब्रूहि दानानि कानि देयानि मानवैः
brāhmaṇa uvāca- nijakarmavipāko'yaṃ tvatprasādācchruto'khilaḥ | idānīṃ brūhi dānāni kāni deyāni mānavaiḥ
The brahmin said: This ripening of my own deeds I have heard in full by your grace. Now tell me: which gifts should be given by men?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.99
ब्रह्मोवाच- बहूनि संति दानानि तानि वक्तुं न शक्यते । संक्षेपात्कथ्यते विप्र निशामय समाहितः
brahmovāca- bahūni saṃti dānāni tāni vaktuṃ na śakyate | saṃkṣepātkathyate vipra niśāmaya samāhitaḥ
Brahmā said: Gifts are many; they cannot all be told. It shall be stated in brief, brahmin — listen with concentration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.100
भूमिदानं द्विजश्रेष्ठ सर्वदानोत्तमोत्तमम् । कृतं पुण्यात्मना येन स ज्ञेयः सर्वदानकृत् १०० 7.20.
bhūmidānaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sarvadānottamottamam | kṛtaṃ puṇyātmanā yena sa jñeyaḥ sarvadānakṛt 100 7.20.
The gift of land, best of the twice-born, is the highest of all gifts; he of meritorious soul by whom it has been made is to be known as one who has made every gift.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.101
गोचर्ममात्रं भूमिं यो ददाति द्विजसत्तम । स गच्छेत्परमं स्थानं विमुक्तः सर्वपातकैः
gocarmamātraṃ bhūmiṃ yo dadāti dvijasattama | sa gacchetparamaṃ sthānaṃ vimuktaḥ sarvapātakaiḥ
He who gives even a cow-hide's measure of land, O best of the twice-born, goes to the highest abode, freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.102
भूमिं सस्यसमेतां यो दरिद्राय द्विजातये । ददाति ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ तस्य पुण्यं निशामय
bhūmiṃ sasyasametāṃ yo daridrāya dvijātaye | dadāti brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha tasya puṇyaṃ niśāmaya
O best of brahmins, hear the merit of him who gives land together with its crops to a poor brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.103
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो नारायणपुरं व्रजेत् । तत्र भुंक्ते सुखं सर्वं यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
sarvapāpavinirmukto nārāyaṇapuraṃ vrajet | tatra bhuṃkte sukhaṃ sarvaṃ yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa
Freed from all sins, he goes to the city of Nārāyaṇa; there he enjoys every pleasure for as long as fourteen Indras (reign).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.104
भूयो भूमिं समासाद्य सार्वभौमो नृपो भवेत् । चिरं भुक्त्वा महीं कृत्स्नां नरो नारायणो भवेत्
bhūyo bhūmiṃ samāsādya sārvabhaumo nṛpo bhavet | ciraṃ bhuktvā mahīṃ kṛtsnāṃ naro nārāyaṇo bhavet
Again attaining the earth, he becomes a universal monarch; and having long enjoyed the whole earth, the man becomes Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.105
यस्माद्भूमिर्द्विजैर्ग्राह्या त्यक्त्वा दानशतान्यपि । भूमिदो भूमिनेता च द्वावपि स्वर्गगामिनौ
yasmādbhūmirdvijairgrāhyā tyaktvā dānaśatānyapi | bhūmido bhūminetā ca dvāvapi svargagāminau
Since land is to be accepted by brahmins even if they renounce a hundred (other) gifts: the giver of land and the one who conveys the land — both go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.106
मंदबुर्द्धिर्द्विजो यस्तु भूमिदानं परित्यजेत् । प्रतिजन्मनि विप्रेन्द्र स भवेदतिदुःखितः
maṃdaburddhirdvijo yastu bhūmidānaṃ parityajet | pratijanmani viprendra sa bhavedatiduḥkhitaḥ
But the dull-witted brahmin who rejects a gift of land, O chief of brahmins, becomes exceedingly miserable in every birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.107
अन्येभ्योऽपि समादाय भूमिदानं य आचरेत् । तस्य विष्णुरति प्रीतो ददाति परमं पदम्
anyebhyo'pi samādāya bhūmidānaṃ ya ācaret | tasya viṣṇurati prīto dadāti paramaṃ padam
Viṣṇu is greatly pleased with him who, having received (land) even from others, performs a gift of land, and grants him the highest station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.108
ग्रामं यच्छति यो विप्र दरिद्राय द्विजातये । दापयत्यपि वा तस्य पुण्यं वापि निशामय
grāmaṃ yacchati yo vipra daridrāya dvijātaye | dāpayatyapi vā tasya puṇyaṃ vāpi niśāmaya
Hear too the merit of him who gives a village to a poor brahmin, O brahmin, or even causes it to be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.109
यावंतो रेणवो भूमौ यावंतो वृष्टिबिंदवः । मन्वंतराणि तावंति विष्णुलोके वसेत्सुधीः
yāvaṃto reṇavo bhūmau yāvaṃto vṛṣṭibiṃdavaḥ | manvaṃtarāṇi tāvaṃti viṣṇuloke vasetsudhīḥ
As many as are the dust-motes on the earth, as many as are the raindrops, for that many manvantaras the wise man dwells in Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.110
धेनुं पयस्विनीं यस्तु सवत्सां यच्छति द्विज । तस्य ब्रवीम्यहं पुण्यमाकर्णय महात्मनः
dhenuṃ payasvinīṃ yastu savatsāṃ yacchati dvija | tasya bravīmyahaṃ puṇyamākarṇaya mahātmanaḥ
O twice-born one, of him who gives a milk-giving cow along with her calf, I tell the merit — listen to (that) of that great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.111
सप्तद्वीपां महीं दत्वा ससस्यां यत्फलं लभेत् । तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यो धेनुं यच्छन्द्विजातये
saptadvīpāṃ mahīṃ datvā sasasyāṃ yatphalaṃ labhet | tatphalaṃ labhate martyo dhenuṃ yacchandvijātaye
Whatever fruit one would obtain by giving the earth with its seven continents together with its crops, that fruit a mortal obtains by giving a cow to a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.112
ददाति वृषभं यस्तु ब्राह्मणाय कुटुंबिने । विमुक्तः पातकै रुद्रै रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
dadāti vṛṣabhaṃ yastu brāhmaṇāya kuṭuṃbine | vimuktaḥ pātakai rudrai rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
He who gives a bull to a householder brahmin, freed from sins by the Rudras, goes to Rudra's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.113
तस्य यावंति रोमाणि शरीरे वृषभस्य च । तावत्कल्पसहस्राणि रुद्रेण सह मोदते
tasya yāvaṃti romāṇi śarīre vṛṣabhasya ca | tāvatkalpasahasrāṇi rudreṇa saha modate
For as many hairs as there are on the body of that bull, for that many thousands of kalpas he rejoices together with Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.114
यस्तु वेदविदे धेनुं दद्यादुभयतोमुखीम् । न तस्य पुनरावृत्ती रुद्रलोकात्कदाचन
yastu vedavide dhenuṃ dadyādubhayatomukhīm | na tasya punarāvṛttī rudralokātkadācana
But he who would give a cow with (a calf at) both mouths (i.e. calving) to one who knows the Veda — for him there is never any return from Rudra's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.115
वृषं तिलसमायुक्तं कृष्णं यस्तु प्रयच्छति । स रुद्रभवने तिष्ठेद्द्विजेन्द्र तिलसंख्यया
vṛṣaṃ tilasamāyuktaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ yastu prayacchati | sa rudrabhavane tiṣṭheddvijendra tilasaṃkhyayā
He who presents a black bull together with sesame seeds — he, O chief of the twice-born, remains in Rudra's abode for the number of the sesame seeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.116
तिलप्रमाणमपि च स्वर्णं दद्याद्द्विजातये । स याति विष्णुभवनं कुलकोटिसमन्वितः
tilapramāṇamapi ca svarṇaṃ dadyāddvijātaye | sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ kulakoṭisamanvitaḥ
And should one give a brahmin gold even of the size of a sesame seed, he goes to Viṣṇu's abode together with a crore of his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.117
यो भक्त्या रजतं यच्छेद्दरिद्राय द्विजातये । चंद्रलोकं समासाद्य सुधापानं करोति सः
yo bhaktyā rajataṃ yaccheddaridrāya dvijātaye | caṃdralokaṃ samāsādya sudhāpānaṃ karoti saḥ
He who with devotion gives silver to a poor brahmin, having reached the world of the moon, drinks nectar there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.118
हीरकं मौक्तिकं चापि प्रवालं च मणिं तथा । यो ददाति द्विजश्रेष्ठ शक्रलोकं स गच्छति
hīrakaṃ mauktikaṃ cāpi pravālaṃ ca maṇiṃ tathā | yo dadāti dvijaśreṣṭha śakralokaṃ sa gacchati
He who gives a diamond, a pearl, coral, and likewise a gem, O best of the twice-born, goes to Śakra's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.119
अश्वदानं द्विजश्रेष्ठ यः करोति महाशयः । गन्धर्वराजराजत्वं स प्राप्नोति न संशयः
aśvadānaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha yaḥ karoti mahāśayaḥ | gandharvarājarājatvaṃ sa prāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ
The magnanimous man who makes a gift of a horse, O best of the twice-born, obtains kingship over the king of the gandharvas — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.120
ददाति वारणं यस्तु युवानं दोषवर्जितम् । देवराज्ये विभागी स भवेदिन्द्र इव द्विज
dadāti vāraṇaṃ yastu yuvānaṃ doṣavarjitam | devarājye vibhāgī sa bhavedindra iva dvija
He who gives an elephant, young and free from defects, becomes a sharer in the kingdom of the gods, like Indra, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.121
नरदोलां च यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय सदक्षिणाम् । सोऽपीन्द्रपदमासाद्य वसेत्कल्पचतुष्टयम्
naradolāṃ ca yo dadyādbrāhmaṇāya sadakṣiṇām | so'pīndrapadamāsādya vasetkalpacatuṣṭayam
And he who gives a man-swing (a swinging litter) to a brahmin together with the (customary) fee — he too, having attained Indra's station, dwells there for four kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.122
शालिग्रामशिलादानं यो ददाति द्विजातये । तस्य पुण्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन शृणु द्विज
śāligrāmaśilādānaṃ yo dadāti dvijātaye | tasya puṇyaṃ pravakṣyāmi samāsena śṛṇu dvija
As for the gift of a śālagrāma stone which one makes to a brahmin, I shall declare its merit; hear it in brief, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.123
सप्तद्वीपां महीं दत्वा सशैलवनकाननाम् । यत्फलं तच्च लभते शालग्रामशिलाप्रदः
saptadvīpāṃ mahīṃ datvā saśailavanakānanām | yatphalaṃ tacca labhate śālagrāmaśilāpradaḥ
Whatever fruit (one gets) by giving away the earth with its seven continents, together with its mountains, woods and forests — that fruit the giver of a śālagrāma stone obtains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.124
तुलापुरुषदानेन यत्फलं प्राप्यते नरैः । शालग्रामशिलां यच्छंस्तस्मात्कोटिगुणं लभेत्
tulāpuruṣadānena yatphalaṃ prāpyate naraiḥ | śālagrāmaśilāṃ yacchaṃstasmātkoṭiguṇaṃ labhet
Whatever fruit is obtained by men through the gift of (one's own) weight (in gold, tulāpuruṣa) — one who bestows a śālagrāma stone gets ten million times more than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.125
शालग्रामशिला येन प्रदत्ता द्विजसत्तम । नूनं तेन प्रदत्तानि भुवनानि चतुर्दश
śālagrāmaśilā yena pradattā dvijasattama | nūnaṃ tena pradattāni bhuvanāni caturdaśa
By whomever a śālagrāma stone has been given, O best of the twice-born, by him assuredly the fourteen worlds have been given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.126
तुलापुरुषदानं यः प्रकरोति नरोत्तम । दिवि दिव्यांबरधरश्चिरं स च महीपतिः
tulāpuruṣadānaṃ yaḥ prakaroti narottama | divi divyāṃbaradharaściraṃ sa ca mahīpatiḥ
He who performs the gift of his own weight (in gold), O best of men — that lord of the earth (dwells) long in heaven, wearing celestial garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.127
जननीजठरे भूयस्तस्य जन्म न विद्यते । ददाति यस्तु वै कन्यां सालंकारां नरोत्तमः
jananījaṭhare bhūyastasya janma na vidyate | dadāti yastu vai kanyāṃ sālaṃkārāṃ narottamaḥ
For him there is no more birth in a mother's womb. And the best of men who gives a maiden (in marriage) adorned with ornaments —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.128
स गच्छेद्विष्णुभवनं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितः । यः कन्याविक्रयं मूढो मोहात्प्रकुरुते नरः
sa gacchedviṣṇubhavanaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitaḥ | yaḥ kanyāvikrayaṃ mūḍho mohātprakurute naraḥ
he goes to Viṣṇu's abode, freed from returning again. But the deluded man who out of delusion carries out the sale of a maiden —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.129
स गच्छेन्नरकं घोरं पुरीषह्रदसंज्ञकम् । विक्रीतायाश्च कन्याया यः पुत्रो जायते द्विज
sa gacchennarakaṃ ghoraṃ purīṣahradasaṃjñakam | vikrītāyāśca kanyāyā yaḥ putro jāyate dvija
he goes to the dreadful hell named Purīṣahrada (Lake of Excrement). And the son who is born of a maiden who has been sold, O twice-born —
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PdP 7 20.130
स चांडाल इव ज्ञेयः सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः । कन्याविक्रयिणः पुंसो मुखं पश्येन्न शास्त्रवित्
sa cāṃḍāla iva jñeyaḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ | kanyāvikrayiṇaḥ puṃso mukhaṃ paśyenna śāstravit
he is to be regarded as a caṇḍāla, excluded from all religious duties. One who knows the scriptures should not look upon the face of a man who sells a maiden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.131
पश्येदज्ञानतो वापि कुर्याद्भास्करदर्शनम् । यत्किंचित्क्रियते कर्म कन्याविक्रयिणः पुरः
paśyedajñānato vāpi kuryādbhāskaradarśanam | yatkiṃcitkriyate karma kanyāvikrayiṇaḥ puraḥ
Should he look (upon him) even unknowingly, he should look upon the sun (to purify himself). Whatever rite is performed in the presence of a seller of a maiden —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.132
शुभं तत्सकलं कर्म गच्छेद्विफलतां द्विज । कन्याविक्रयिणो नास्ति नरकान्निष्कृतिः पुनः
śubhaṃ tatsakalaṃ karma gacchedviphalatāṃ dvija | kanyāvikrayiṇo nāsti narakānniṣkṛtiḥ punaḥ
that whole auspicious rite goes to fruitlessness, O twice-born. For the seller of a maiden there is no release from hell again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.133
कन्यादानकृतो नास्ति स्वर्गादागमनं पुनः । बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन संक्षेपेण ब्रवीमि ते
kanyādānakṛto nāsti svargādāgamanaṃ punaḥ | bahunātra kimuktena saṃkṣepeṇa bravīmi te
For one who has made the gift of a maiden there is no coming back again from heaven. What is the use of much speaking here? I tell you in brief:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.134
हीरकक्षितिकन्यानां फलं स्याच्च शताधिकम् । उपानहं चातपत्रं यस्तु यच्छति भूतले
hīrakakṣitikanyānāṃ phalaṃ syācca śatādhikam | upānahaṃ cātapatraṃ yastu yacchati bhūtale
the fruit of (giving) diamonds, land, and maidens would be more than a hundredfold. And he who bestows sandals and a parasol here on earth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.135
शृणु तस्य तु वै पुण्यं संक्षेपेण ब्रवीमि ते । इह वर्षशतं जीवेत्सर्वसंपत्समन्वितः
śṛṇu tasya tu vai puṇyaṃ saṃkṣepeṇa bravīmi te | iha varṣaśataṃ jīvetsarvasaṃpatsamanvitaḥ
hear his merit; I tell it to you in brief. Here he would live a hundred years endowed with every prosperity;
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PdP 7 20.136
मृतः शक्रपुरं प्राप्य शतकल्पचतुष्टयम् । ददाति नूतनं वस्त्रं स याति परमां गतिम्
mṛtaḥ śakrapuraṃ prāpya śatakalpacatuṣṭayam | dadāti nūtanaṃ vastraṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
and when dead, having reached Indra's city, (he dwells there) four hundred kalpas. He who gives a new garment goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.137
वस्त्रं पुरातनं यच्छेद्धेनुं च रजतीं तथा । कन्यां रजस्वलां यस्तु स सदा नरकं व्रजेत्
vastraṃ purātanaṃ yaccheddhenuṃ ca rajatīṃ tathā | kanyāṃ rajasvalāṃ yastu sa sadā narakaṃ vrajet
But he who would bestow an old garment, or a cow in heat, or a menstruating girl — he goes to hell forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.138
फलदो मानवो विप्र गच्छति त्रिदशालयम् । भुंक्ते कल्पसहस्राणि फलं तत्रामृतोपमम्
phalado mānavo vipra gacchati tridaśālayam | bhuṃkte kalpasahasrāṇi phalaṃ tatrāmṛtopamam
The man who gives fruit, O brahmin, goes to the abode of the thirty (gods); there he enjoys fruit like nectar for thousands of kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.139
शाकप्रदो याति विप्र शंभोर्भगवतः पदम् । तत्र कल्पद्वयं भुंक्ते पायसं दुर्ल्लभं सुरैः
śākaprado yāti vipra śaṃbhorbhagavataḥ padam | tatra kalpadvayaṃ bhuṃkte pāyasaṃ durllabhaṃ suraiḥ
The giver of vegetables, O brahmin, goes to the station of Lord Śambhu; there for two kalpas he enjoys milk-rice hard for the gods to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.140
दुग्धदो दधिदश्चैव घृतदस्तक्रदस्तथा । प्राप्नोति वै सुधापानं पुरो भगवतो हरेः
dugdhado dadhidaścaiva ghṛtadastakradastathā | prāpnoti vai sudhāpānaṃ puro bhagavato hareḥ
The giver of milk, the giver of curds, the giver of ghee, and likewise the giver of buttermilk — he indeed obtains the drinking of nectar in the presence of Lord Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.141
पुष्पदो मनुजो विप्र गन्धदश्च सुरालयम् । तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्राणि पुष्पगन्धविभूषितः
puṣpado manujo vipra gandhadaśca surālayam | tiṣṭhedyugasahasrāṇi puṣpagandhavibhūṣitaḥ
A man who gives flowers, O brahmin, and one who gives fragrances, (attain) the abode of the gods; he would remain there for thousands of ages, adorned with flowers and perfumes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.142
शय्यादानं द्विजश्रेष्ठ यः करोति द्विजोत्तम । स ब्रह्मलोकमागत्य पर्यंकशयनश्चिरम्
śayyādānaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha yaḥ karoti dvijottama | sa brahmalokamāgatya paryaṃkaśayanaściram
He who makes a gift of a bed, O best of the twice-born, O foremost of brahmins, having come to Brahmā's world, lies long upon a couch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.143
दीपदः पीठदश्चैव सर्वपापविवर्जितः । दिव्यसिंहासनस्थश्च जलदीपावलीवृतः
dīpadaḥ pīṭhadaścaiva sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ | divyasiṃhāsanasthaśca jaladīpāvalīvṛtaḥ
The giver of lamps and the giver of a seat are freed from all sins, and (each) sits upon a divine lion-throne, surrounded by rows of shining lamps.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.144
तांबूलदो नरो राजन्भुवि भुंक्तेऽखिलं शुभम् । दिवि देवाङ्गनाक्रोडे सुप्तस्तांबूलमत्ति वै
tāṃbūlado naro rājanbhuvi bhuṃkte'khilaṃ śubham | divi devāṅganākroḍe suptastāṃbūlamatti vai
The man who gives betel, O king, enjoys every good thing on earth; and in heaven, lying in the lap of a celestial woman, he chews betel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.145
विद्यादानं द्विजश्रेष्ठ यः करोति नरोत्तम । संप्राप्य संनिधिं विष्णोस्तिष्ठेद्युगशतद्वयम्
vidyādānaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha yaḥ karoti narottama | saṃprāpya saṃnidhiṃ viṣṇostiṣṭhedyugaśatadvayam
He who makes a gift of knowledge, O best of the twice-born, O best of men, having attained the presence of Viṣṇu, would remain there two hundred ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.146
ततो ज्ञानं समासाद्य तत्रैव द्विजसत्तम । प्राप्नोति दुर्ल्लभं मोक्षं प्रसादात्कमलापतेः
tato jñānaṃ samāsādya tatraiva dvijasattama | prāpnoti durllabhaṃ mokṣaṃ prasādātkamalāpateḥ
Then, having obtained knowledge there itself, O best of the twice-born, he attains liberation, hard to gain, by the grace of the lord of Kamalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.147
अनाथं ब्राह्मणं यस्तु पाठयत्यतिदुःखितम् । स याति विष्णुभवनं पुनरावृत्तिदुर्ल्लभम्
anāthaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ yastu pāṭhayatyatiduḥkhitam | sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ punarāvṛttidurllabham
And he who teaches a helpless, deeply afflicted brahmin goes to Viṣṇu's abode, from which return is hard to come by.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.148
कुलीनोऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठो न भाति विद्यया विना । तस्माद्दिवजं पाठयंतः प्रयांति परमं पदम्
kulīno'pi dvijaśreṣṭho na bhāti vidyayā vinā | tasmāddivajaṃ pāṭhayaṃtaḥ prayāṃti paramaṃ padam
Even a well-born, excellent brahmin does not shine without learning; therefore those who have a twice-born taught go to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.149
भुवि प्रत्यक्षदेवोऽपि ब्राह्मणो देवताश्रयः । सर्ववर्णगुरुर्नैव विद्याहीनो विराजते
bhuvi pratyakṣadevo'pi brāhmaṇo devatāśrayaḥ | sarvavarṇagururnaiva vidyāhīno virājate
Though on earth he is a visible god, a brahmin, the resort of the deities, guru of all the classes—yet devoid of learning he does not shine at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.150
संसारे यानि दानानि संति हेमादिकानि च । तानि तेन प्रदत्तानि ब्राह्मणो येन पाठितः १५० 7.20.
saṃsāre yāni dānāni saṃti hemādikāni ca | tāni tena pradattāni brāhmaṇo yena pāṭhitaḥ 150 7.20.
Whatever gifts there are in the world, of gold and the rest—all those have been given by him by whom a brahmin has been taught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.151
कुर्यात्पुस्तकदानं यो नरो भक्तिसमन्वितः । तस्य पुण्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ संक्षेपात्ते वदाम्यहम्
kuryātpustakadānaṃ yo naro bhaktisamanvitaḥ | tasya puṇyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha saṃkṣepātte vadāmyaham
The man who, filled with devotion, would make a gift of a book—his merit, O best of the twice-born, I shall tell you in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.152
तत्राक्षराणि यावंति पत्रे पत्रे च पुस्तके । प्रत्यक्षरे लभेत्पुण्यं कपिलाकोटिदानजम्
tatrākṣarāṇi yāvaṃti patre patre ca pustake | pratyakṣare labhetpuṇyaṃ kapilākoṭidānajam
However many letters there are in that book, on page after page, for each letter he would gain the merit born of giving ten million tawny cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.153
यावद्दिनं पुस्तकं तत्प्रपठंति द्विजातयः । तावन्मन्वंतरं तिष्ठेद्वैकुंठे पुस्तकप्रदः
yāvaddinaṃ pustakaṃ tatprapaṭhaṃti dvijātayaḥ | tāvanmanvaṃtaraṃ tiṣṭhedvaikuṃṭhe pustakapradaḥ
For as many days as twice-born men read that book, for that many manvantaras the giver of the book would abide in Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.154
एवमादीन्यनेकानि संति दानानि भूसुर । सम्यग्वक्तुं जगत्यस्मिन्कः शक्तो द्विशतैरपि
evamādīnyanekāni saṃti dānāni bhūsura | samyagvaktuṃ jagatyasminkaḥ śakto dviśatairapi
There are many gifts beginning thus, O earth-god (brahmin); who in this world is able to declare them fully, even in two hundred (years/verses)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.155
ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि क्रियंते यानि मानवैः । हन्यंते तानि पापानि तस्माद्दानं समाचरेत्
brahmahatyādi pāpāni kriyaṃte yāni mānavaiḥ | hanyaṃte tāni pāpāni tasmāddānaṃ samācaret
Whatever sins are committed by men, beginning with the killing of a brahmin, those sins are destroyed (by giving); therefore one should practise giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.156
आत्मपुण्येन यद्दानं दीयते च त्रिभिर्जनैः । यावद्द्रव्यं फलं तस्मात्तस्य दानस्य लभ्यते
ātmapuṇyena yaddānaṃ dīyate ca tribhirjanaiḥ | yāvaddravyaṃ phalaṃ tasmāttasya dānasya labhyate
And the gift that is given by the three (kinds of) people for their own merit—from that, the fruit of that gift is obtained in proportion to the substance (given).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 20.157
प्रीतये कमलाभर्तुर्यद्दानं दीयते जनैः । तस्यकोटिगुणं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
prītaye kamalābharturyaddānaṃ dīyate janaiḥ | tasyakoṭiguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
The gift that is given by people for the pleasure of Kamalā's husband—for that he gains merit ten million times over; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.158
तस्मान्नारायणप्रीतिहेतवे मतिमान्नरः । दानं समाचरेद्विप्र भक्तिकर्मसमन्वितः
tasmānnārāyaṇaprītihetave matimānnaraḥ | dānaṃ samācaredvipra bhaktikarmasamanvitaḥ
Therefore, for the sake of Nārāyaṇa's pleasure, let an intelligent man, O brahmin, practise giving, joined with devotion and (right) action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.159
तपसोऽपि परं दानं निरुक्तं तत्वदर्शिभिः । अतो यत्नादपि प्राज्ञो दानकर्मसमाचरेत्
tapaso'pi paraṃ dānaṃ niruktaṃ tatvadarśibhiḥ | ato yatnādapi prājño dānakarmasamācaret
Giving has been declared by the seers of truth to be higher even than austerity; therefore let a wise man practise the act of giving even with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 20.160
दानं तपो द्वे अपि यः प्रकरोति नरोत्तमः । तस्य तुल्यो जगत्यस्मिन्विद्यते न हि भूसुर
dānaṃ tapo dve api yaḥ prakaroti narottamaḥ | tasya tulyo jagatyasminvidyate na hi bhūsura
The best of men who performs both these—giving and austerity—his equal is not to be found in this world, O earth-god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition