Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 21
PdP 7 21.1
व्यास उवाच- ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा हरिशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । भूयोऽपि तं नमस्कृत्य भक्त्या प्राहेति जैमिने
vyāsa uvāca- brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā hariśarmā dvijottamaḥ | bhūyo'pi taṃ namaskṛtya bhaktyā prāheti jaimine
Vyāsa said: Having heard Brahmā's words, Hariśarman, best of the twice-born, bowed to him once again and spoke thus with devotion, O Jaimini.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.2
हरिशर्मोवाच- प्रोक्तानि यानि दानानि सुखहूनि त्वया प्रभो । कस्मै देयानि दानानि तन्मे गदितुमर्हसि
hariśarmovāca- proktāni yāni dānāni sukhahūni tvayā prabho | kasmai deyāni dānāni tanme gaditumarhasi
Hariśarman said: Those gifts which have been declared by you, O lord, as bringing happiness — to whom are the gifts to be given? That you should tell me.
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PdP 7 21.3
ब्रह्मोवाच- सर्वेषामेव वर्णानां ब्राह्मणः परमो गुरुः । तस्मै देयानि दानानि भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितैः
brahmovāca- sarveṣāmeva varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇaḥ paramo guruḥ | tasmai deyāni dānāni bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaiḥ
Brahmā said: The brahmin is the highest teacher of all the classes; to him gifts are to be given by (donors) filled with devotion and faith.
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PdP 7 21.4
सर्वदेवाश्रयो विप्रः प्रत्यक्षस्त्रिदशो भुवि । स तारयति दातारं दुस्तरे विश्वसागरे
sarvadevāśrayo vipraḥ pratyakṣastridaśo bhuvi | sa tārayati dātāraṃ dustare viśvasāgare
The brahmin is the resting-place of all the gods, a visible god on earth; he carries the giver across the hard-to-cross ocean of the world.
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PdP 7 21.5
ब्राह्मण उवाच- सर्ववर्णगुरुर्विप्रस्त्वया प्रोक्तः सुरोत्तम । तेषां मध्ये तु कः श्रेष्ठः कस्मै दानं प्रदीयते
brāhmaṇa uvāca- sarvavarṇagururviprastvayā proktaḥ surottama | teṣāṃ madhye tu kaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kasmai dānaṃ pradīyate
The brahmin said: You have declared, O best of gods, that the brahmin is the teacher of all the classes. But among them who is the most excellent, to whom should a gift be given?
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PdP 7 21.6
ब्रह्मोवाच- सर्वेऽपि ब्राह्मणाः श्रेष्ठाः पूजनीयाः सदैव हि । स्तेयादिदोषतप्ता ये ब्राह्मणा ब्राह्मणोत्तम
brahmovāca- sarve'pi brāhmaṇāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ pūjanīyāḥ sadaiva hi | steyādidoṣataptā ye brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇottama
Brahmā said: All brahmins are excellent and always to be honoured, (even) those brahmins who are afflicted by the faults of theft and the like, O best of brahmins —
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PdP 7 21.7
अस्माकं द्वेषिणस्ते च परेभ्यो न कदाचन । अनाचारा द्विजाः पूज्या न च शूद्रा जितेन्द्रियाः । अभक्ष्यभक्षका गावो लोकानां मातरः स्मृताः
asmākaṃ dveṣiṇaste ca parebhyo na kadācana | anācārā dvijāḥ pūjyā na ca śūdrā jitendriyāḥ | abhakṣyabhakṣakā gāvo lokānāṃ mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ
— for they are hostile to us, but never so towards others. Twice-born men are to be honoured even when their conduct is bad, but not śūdras even when they have mastered their senses; cows, though they eat what should not be eaten, are held to be the mothers of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.8
माहात्म्यं भूमिदेवानां विशेषादुच्यते मया । तव स्नेहाद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ निशामय समाहितः
māhātmyaṃ bhūmidevānāṃ viśeṣāducyate mayā | tava snehāddvijaśreṣṭha niśāmaya samāhitaḥ
The greatness of the gods on earth (the brahmins) is told by me especially, out of affection for you, O best of the twice-born: listen with attention.
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PdP 7 21.9
क्षत्त्रियाणां च वैश्यानां शूद्राणां गुरवो द्विजाः । अन्योन्यं गुरवो विप्राः पूजनीयाश्च भूसुराः
kṣattriyāṇāṃ ca vaiśyānāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ guravo dvijāḥ | anyonyaṃ guravo viprāḥ pūjanīyāśca bhūsurāḥ
The twice-born are the teachers of kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras; brahmins are teachers of one another, and the earth-gods are to be honoured.
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PdP 7 21.10
ब्राह्मणं पूजयेद्यस्तु विष्णुबुद्ध्या नरोत्तम । आयुः पुत्रश्च कीर्तिश्च संपत्तिस्तस्य वर्द्धते
brāhmaṇaṃ pūjayedyastu viṣṇubuddhyā narottama | āyuḥ putraśca kīrtiśca saṃpattistasya varddhate
Whoever honours a brahmin with the thought that he is Viṣṇu, O best of men — his lifespan, sons, fame and wealth increase.
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PdP 7 21.11
संचिनोति द्विजं यस्तु मूढधीर्मानवो भुवि । सुदर्शनेन तच्छीर्षं हंतुमिच्छति केशवः
saṃcinoti dvijaṃ yastu mūḍhadhīrmānavo bhuvi | sudarśanena tacchīrṣaṃ haṃtumicchati keśavaḥ
But the man of deluded mind on earth who oppresses a brahmin — Keśava wishes to cut off his head with the Sudarśana (discus).
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PdP 7 21.12
पुष्पहस्तं पयोहस्तं देवहस्तं च जैमिने । न नमेद्ब्राह्मणं प्राज्ञस्तैलाभ्यंगितविग्रहम्
puṣpahastaṃ payohastaṃ devahastaṃ ca jaimine | na namedbrāhmaṇaṃ prājñastailābhyaṃgitavigraham
One who is wise should not bow to a brahmin who has flowers in his hand, milk in his hand, or a deity in his hand, O Jaimini, or whose body is smeared with oil.
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PdP 7 21.13
जलस्थं देववेश्मस्थं ध्यानमज्जितचेतसम् । देवपूजां प्रकुर्वंतं न नमेद्ब्राह्मणं बुधः
jalasthaṃ devaveśmasthaṃ dhyānamajjitacetasam | devapūjāṃ prakurvaṃtaṃ na namedbrāhmaṇaṃ budhaḥ
The wise man should not bow to a brahmin who is standing in water, who is in a temple, whose mind is immersed in meditation, or who is performing worship of a deity.
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PdP 7 21.14
बहिष्क्रियां प्रकुर्वंतं भुंजानं च द्विजोत्तम । तथा सामानि गायंतं न नमेद्ब्राह्मणं बुधः
bahiṣkriyāṃ prakurvaṃtaṃ bhuṃjānaṃ ca dvijottama | tathā sāmāni gāyaṃtaṃ na namedbrāhmaṇaṃ budhaḥ
Nor should the wise man bow to a brahmin who is relieving himself outside, or who is eating, O best of the twice-born, or likewise who is chanting the Sāman verses.
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PdP 7 21.15
ब्राह्मणा यत्र तिष्ठंति बहबो द्विजसत्तम । प्रत्येकं तु नमस्कारस्तत्र कार्यो न धीमता
brāhmaṇā yatra tiṣṭhaṃti bahabo dvijasattama | pratyekaṃ tu namaskārastatra kāryo na dhīmatā
Where many brahmins are standing together, O best of the twice-born, there obeisance should not be made by the wise man to each one separately.
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PdP 7 21.16
कृताभिवादनं विप्रं भक्त्या यो नाभिवादयेत् । स चाण्डालसमो ज्ञेयो नाभिवाद्यः कदाचन
kṛtābhivādanaṃ vipraṃ bhaktyā yo nābhivādayet | sa cāṇḍālasamo jñeyo nābhivādyaḥ kadācana
He who does not greet in return, with devotion, a brahmin who has greeted him, is to be known as equal to a caṇḍāla, and should never be greeted.
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PdP 7 21.17
कृतप्रणामंतनयंनमेतांपितरौनच । कृतप्रणामाः सर्वेऽपि नमस्कार्या द्विजैर्द्विजाः
kṛtapraṇāmaṃtanayaṃnametāṃpitaraunaca | kṛtapraṇāmāḥ sarve'pi namaskāryā dvijairdvijāḥ
Parents need not bow to a son who has made obeisance to them; but all twice-born who have made obeisance are to be greeted in return by the twice-born.
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PdP 7 21.18
कृतदोषान्द्विजान्गाश्च न द्विषन्ति विचक्षणाः । द्विषंति वापि मोहेन तेषां रुष्टः सदा हरिः
kṛtadoṣāndvijāngāśca na dviṣanti vicakṣaṇāḥ | dviṣaṃti vāpi mohena teṣāṃ ruṣṭaḥ sadā hariḥ
Discerning men do not hate brahmins and cows that have committed faults; and if out of delusion they do hate them, Hari is always angry with them.
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PdP 7 21.19
याचकान्ब्राह्मणान्यस्तु कोपदृष्ट्या प्रपश्यति । सूचीप्ररोपणं तस्य नेत्रयोः कुरुते यमः
yācakānbrāhmaṇānyastu kopadṛṣṭyā prapaśyati | sūcīpraropaṇaṃ tasya netrayoḥ kurute yamaḥ
He who looks with an angry eye upon brahmins who are begging — Yama causes needles to be driven into his two eyes.
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PdP 7 21.20
विप्रनिर्भर्त्सनं मूढा येन वक्त्रेण कुर्वते । तस्मिन्वक्त्रे यमस्तप्तं लोहदंडं ददाति वै
vipranirbhartsanaṃ mūḍhā yena vaktreṇa kurvate | tasminvaktre yamastaptaṃ lohadaṃḍaṃ dadāti vai
With whatever mouth fools revile a brahmin, into that mouth Yama surely thrusts a red-hot iron rod.
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PdP 7 21.21
ब्राह्मणो यद्गृहं भुंक्ते तद्गृहे केशवः स्वयम् । देवताः सकला ये च पितरश्च सुरर्षयः
brāhmaṇo yadgṛhaṃ bhuṃkte tadgṛhe keśavaḥ svayam | devatāḥ sakalā ye ca pitaraśca surarṣayaḥ
In whatever house a brahmin eats, in that house is Keśava himself, and all the gods, and the ancestors, and the divine seers.
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PdP 7 21.22
विप्रपादोदकं यस्तु कणमात्रं वहेद्बुधः । देहस्थं पातकं तस्य सर्वमेवाशु नश्यति
viprapādodakaṃ yastu kaṇamātraṃ vahedbudhaḥ | dehasthaṃ pātakaṃ tasya sarvamevāśu naśyati
The wise man who carries even a drop of the water from a brahmin's feet — all the sin residing in his body is swiftly destroyed.
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PdP 7 21.23
कोटिब्रह्माण्डमध्येषु संति तीर्थानि यानि वै । तीर्थानि तानि सर्वाणि विप्रपादे तु दक्षिणे
koṭibrahmāṇḍamadhyeṣu saṃti tīrthāni yāni vai | tīrthāni tāni sarvāṇi viprapāde tu dakṣiṇe
Whatever holy places exist within the ten million cosmic eggs, all those holy places are in the right foot of a brahmin.
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PdP 7 21.24
विप्रपादोदकैर्नित्यं सिक्तं स्याद्यस्य मस्तकम् । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः
viprapādodakairnityaṃ siktaṃ syādyasya mastakam | sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ
He whose head is constantly sprinkled with the water from a brahmin's feet — he has bathed in all the holy places and is consecrated in all the sacrifices.
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PdP 7 21.25
सर्वपापानि घोराणि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च । सद्यस्तस्य विनश्यंति विप्रपादांबुधारणात्
sarvapāpāni ghorāṇi brahmahatyādikāni ca | sadyastasya vinaśyaṃti viprapādāṃbudhāraṇāt
All his terrible sins, beginning with the killing of a brahmin, perish at once from bearing the water of a brahmin's feet.
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PdP 7 21.26
क्षयाद्या व्याधयः सर्वाः परमक्लेशदायिकाः । गच्छंति विलयं सद्यो विप्रपादांबुधारणात्
kṣayādyā vyādhayaḥ sarvāḥ paramakleśadāyikāḥ | gacchaṃti vilayaṃ sadyo viprapādāṃbudhāraṇāt
All diseases, such as consumption, which bring the utmost suffering, go at once to dissolution from bearing the water of a brahmin's feet.
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PdP 7 21.27
पित्रर्थं यानि तोयानि दीयंते विप्रपादयोः । तैस्तृप्ताः पितरः स्वर्गे तिष्ठंत्याचंद्रतारकम्
pitrarthaṃ yāni toyāni dīyaṃte viprapādayoḥ | taistṛptāḥ pitaraḥ svarge tiṣṭhaṃtyācaṃdratārakam
Whatever waters are given onto the two feet of a brahmin for the sake of the ancestors — satisfied by them, the ancestors abide in heaven as long as the moon and stars endure.
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PdP 7 21.28
प्रक्षाल्य विप्रचरणौ दूर्वाभिर्योऽर्चयेद्बुधः । तेनार्चितो जगत्स्वामी विष्णुः सर्वसुरोत्तमः
prakṣālya vipracaraṇau dūrvābhiryo'rcayedbudhaḥ | tenārcito jagatsvāmī viṣṇuḥ sarvasurottamaḥ
The wise man who washes a brahmin's two feet and worships (them) with dūrva grass — by him is worshipped the Lord of the world, Viṣṇu, the highest of all the gods.
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PdP 7 21.29
विप्राणां पादनिर्माल्यं यो मर्त्यः शिरसा वहेत् । सत्यं सत्यमहं वच्मि तस्य मुक्तिर्हि शाश्वती
viprāṇāṃ pādanirmālyaṃ yo martyaḥ śirasā vahet | satyaṃ satyamahaṃ vacmi tasya muktirhi śāśvatī
The mortal who carries on his head the leavings from the feet of brahmins — truly, truly I say it: his liberation is everlasting.
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PdP 7 21.30
विप्रं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्ये वंदते यो नरोत्तमः । प्रदक्षिणीकृता तेन सप्तद्वीपा वसुन्धरा
vipraṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtye vaṃdate yo narottamaḥ | pradakṣiṇīkṛtā tena saptadvīpā vasundharā
That best of men who circumambulates a brahmin and bows to him — by him has the earth with its seven continents been circumambulated.
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PdP 7 21.31
यो दद्यात्फलतांबूलं विप्राणां पादसेचनात् । रोगी रोगात्प्रमुच्येत पापी मुच्यत पातकात्
yo dadyātphalatāṃbūlaṃ viprāṇāṃ pādasecanāt | rogī rogātpramucyeta pāpī mucyata pātakāt
He who, after washing the feet of brahmins, gives fruit and betel — a sick man would be freed from his sickness, a sinner is freed from his sin.
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PdP 7 21.32
मुच्यते बन्धनाद्बद्धो विप्राणां पादसेचने । अनपत्याश्च या नार्यो मृता पत्याश्च याः स्त्रियः
mucyate bandhanādbaddho viprāṇāṃ pādasecane | anapatyāśca yā nāryo mṛtā patyāśca yāḥ striyaḥ
A prisoner is freed from bondage when the feet of brahmins are washed; and those women who are childless, and those women whose husbands have died —
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PdP 7 21.33
बह्वपत्या जीववत्सा विप्रपादस्य सेचनात् । माहाम्त्यं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
bahvapatyā jīvavatsā viprapādasya secanāt | māhāmtyaṃ śṛṇu viprendra sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
— become rich in offspring, with living children, through the washing of a brahmin's feet. Hear, O best of brahmins, the greatness that destroys all sins.
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PdP 7 21.34
द्विजांघ्रिसेचनस्याहं समासेन ब्रवीमि ते । पूर्वं भद्रक्रियो नाम पवित्रकुलसंभवः
dvijāṃghrisecanasyāhaṃ samāsena bravīmi te | pūrvaṃ bhadrakriyo nāma pavitrakulasaṃbhavaḥ
I shall tell you in brief of the washing of a twice-born's feet. Formerly there was one named Bhadrakriya, born of a pure family,
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PdP 7 21.35
बभूव ब्राह्मणो विष्णोः परिचर्यापरायणः । वेदवित्सदयः शांतः पितृभक्तिपरायणः
babhūva brāhmaṇo viṣṇoḥ paricaryāparāyaṇaḥ | vedavitsadayaḥ śāṃtaḥ pitṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
a brahmin devoted to the service of Viṣṇu, knowing the Veda, compassionate, calm, intent upon devotion to his ancestors.
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PdP 7 21.36
अतिथीनां कृता पूजा ज्ञातिपूजाकरस्तथा । एकदा स द्विजश्रेष्ठस्तैलाभ्यंगितविग्रहः
atithīnāṃ kṛtā pūjā jñātipūjākarastathā | ekadā sa dvijaśreṣṭhastailābhyaṃgitavigrahaḥ
He performed the honouring of guests, and likewise did honour to his kinsmen. Once that best of the twice-born, his body anointed with oil,
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PdP 7 21.37
जगाम सरसीं स्नातुं गृहीतस्नानवस्त्रकः । कृतस्नानः स विप्रेन्द्रो विधिना तर्पणादिकम्
jagāma sarasīṃ snātuṃ gṛhītasnānavastrakaḥ | kṛtasnānaḥ sa viprendro vidhinā tarpaṇādikam
went to a pond to bathe, having taken his bathing-cloth. Having bathed, that best of brahmins duly performed the water-offering and the rest —
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PdP 7 21.38
चकार सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः सर्वलोकहिते रतः । समाप्य स्नानकर्माणि हरिनामानि कीर्तयन्
cakāra sarvaśāstrajñaḥ sarvalokahite rataḥ | samāpya snānakarmāṇi harināmāni kīrtayan
he performed (it), knowing all the scriptures, devoted to the welfare of all the world. Having completed the acts of bathing, chanting the names of Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.39
आजगाम स्वके गेहे हरिपूजापरोऽभवत् । पादौ प्रक्षालयामास पानीयैरतिशीतलैः
ājagāma svake gehe haripūjāparo'bhavat | pādau prakṣālayāmāsa pānīyairatiśītalaiḥ
he came to his own house and became intent on the worship of Hari. He washed his feet with very cool water.
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PdP 7 21.40
प्रक्षालितांघ्रिहस्तोऽसौ ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मणार्चकः । स्थापयामास सर्वाणि स्नानोपकरणानि च
prakṣālitāṃghrihasto'sau brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇārcakaḥ | sthāpayāmāsa sarvāṇi snānopakaraṇāni ca
That brahmin, a worshipper of brahmins, his feet and hands washed, set out all the requisites for bathing.
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PdP 7 21.41
द्वारदेशे द्विजश्रेष्ठ निदाघतपनातपैः । तापितो भषकः कश्चिदग्निकल्पैः समागतः
dvāradeśe dvijaśreṣṭha nidāghatapanātapaiḥ | tāpito bhaṣakaḥ kaścidagnikalpaiḥ samāgataḥ
At the doorway, O best of the twice-born, some dog came along, scorched by the summer sun's rays, which were like fire.
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PdP 7 21.42
विप्रपादोदके तस्मिन्प्रसुप्तोत्यंतशीतले । विप्रपादोदकस्पर्शाद्भषक्तोऽत्यंतपातकी
viprapādodake tasminprasuptotyaṃtaśītale | viprapādodakasparśādbhaṣakto'tyaṃtapātakī
In that water from the brahmin's feet, extremely cool, it fell asleep; and by the touch of the water from the brahmin's feet that dog, an utterly great sinner,
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PdP 7 21.43
विमुक्तः पातकैः सर्वैः कोटिजन्मकृतैरपि । स सुप्तो मन्दिरद्वारि भषको विकलस्तृषा
vimuktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ koṭijanmakṛtairapi | sa supto mandiradvāri bhaṣako vikalastṛṣā
was freed from all his sins, even those committed in ten million births. That dog lay asleep at the house door, undone by thirst.
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PdP 7 21.44
पानीयं याचयामास ताडितो द्विजकिंकरैः । जगाम पंचतां सद्यस्तत्रैव भषको द्विजः
pānīyaṃ yācayāmāsa tāḍito dvijakiṃkaraiḥ | jagāma paṃcatāṃ sadyastatraiva bhaṣako dvijaḥ
He begged for water, (and) was beaten by the brahmin's servants; at once that dog met his death (lit. went to the state of five) right there, (becoming) a brahmin.
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PdP 7 21.45
द्विजाङ्घ्रिसेचनस्पर्शाद्भषको वीतकल्मषः । तमालोक्य महात्मानं मूर्तिमंतमिवेश्वरम्
dvijāṅghrisecanasparśādbhaṣako vītakalmaṣaḥ | tamālokya mahātmānaṃ mūrtimaṃtamiveśvaram
By the touch of the sprinkling from the brahmin's feet the dog became free of stain; beholding that great soul, like the Lord himself in bodily form,
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PdP 7 21.46
विनयावनतः प्राह ब्राह्मणोऽसौ तपोधनः । ब्राह्मण उवाच- कस्त्वं ब्रूहि महाभाग केन दुःखी तु कर्मणा । भषकस्य कुले जातो नानादुःखसमाकुले
vinayāvanataḥ prāha brāhmaṇo'sau tapodhanaḥ | brāhmaṇa uvāca- kastvaṃ brūhi mahābhāga kena duḥkhī tu karmaṇā | bhaṣakasya kule jāto nānāduḥkhasamākule
bowed down in humility, he spoke. The brahmin, rich in austerity, said: Who are you? Tell (me), greatly fortunate one, by what deed you are suffering, born in the family of a dog, which is filled with manifold miseries.
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PdP 7 21.47
ब्रह्मोवाच- वचनं तस्य विप्रर्षेः समाकर्ण्य महायशाः । कथयामास वृत्तांतं मूलतः सर्वमात्मनः
brahmovāca- vacanaṃ tasya viprarṣeḥ samākarṇya mahāyaśāḥ | kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ mūlataḥ sarvamātmanaḥ
Brahmā said: Having heard the words of that brahmin sage, the greatly renowned one related his whole story from the beginning.
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PdP 7 21.48
अहमासं सर्वभौमः शङ्खनामा महाबलः । चतुर्वर्षसहस्राणि महीं कृत्स्नामपालयम्
ahamāsaṃ sarvabhaumaḥ śaṅkhanāmā mahābalaḥ | caturvarṣasahasrāṇi mahīṃ kṛtsnāmapālayam
I was a universal emperor named Śaṅkha, of great strength; for four thousand years I protected the whole earth.
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PdP 7 21.49
मयाज्ञया कृताः सर्वे जिताश्च रिपवो युधि । दत्तानि सर्वदानानि पालिताज्ञा तयोनिजाः
mayājñayā kṛtāḥ sarve jitāśca ripavo yudhi | dattāni sarvadānāni pālitājñā tayonijāḥ
By me all were brought under command, and enemies were conquered in battle; all gifts were given, and my orders were obeyed (by those) born in the proper womb.
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PdP 7 21.50
एकदाऽहं महाभागं संधितः स्मरसायकैः । बलाज्जनवधूं कांचिज्जहार भृशसुंदरीम् ५० 7.21.
ekadā'haṃ mahābhāgaṃ saṃdhitaḥ smarasāyakaiḥ | balājjanavadhūṃ kāṃcijjahāra bhṛśasuṃdarīm 50 7.21.
Once, O greatly fortunate one, pierced by the arrows of Love, I carried off by force some man's wife, an exceedingly beautiful woman.
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PdP 7 21.51
तेन पापप्रभावेण मम श्रीः संशयं गता । ततस्समस्तैर्लोकैश्च निरस्तोऽहं महाबलः
tena pāpaprabhāveṇa mama śrīḥ saṃśayaṃ gatā | tatassamastairlokaiśca nirasto'haṃ mahābalaḥ
By the power of that sin my royal fortune fell into doubt; then I, the mighty one, was cast out by all the people.
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PdP 7 21.52
ततस्तु भ्रष्टराज्योऽहं काननाभ्यंतरे स्थितः । क्षुधातृषापरिश्रांतःकदाचित्पंचतां गतः
tatastu bhraṣṭarājyo'haṃ kānanābhyaṃtare sthitaḥ | kṣudhātṛṣāpariśrāṃtaḥkadācitpaṃcatāṃ gataḥ
Then, fallen from my kingdom, I dwelt within a forest; exhausted by hunger and thirst, at some point I died.
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PdP 7 21.53
अंतकस्य पुरं गत्वा दुःखं भुक्तं मया चिरम् । तदाकर्ण्य विप्रेन्द्र शृण्वतां चित्तदुःखदम्
aṃtakasya puraṃ gatvā duḥkhaṃ bhuktaṃ mayā ciram | tadākarṇya viprendra śṛṇvatāṃ cittaduḥkhadam
Having gone to the city of Death, I long endured suffering. Hear that, O chief of brahmins — (a tale) that gives pain to the minds of those who hear it.
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PdP 7 21.54
संतप्तलोहशस्त्रायां तप्ता ताम्रमयीं महीम् । संरेमे प्रज्वलद्वह्निं शिखाततिसुभीषणाम्
saṃtaptalohaśastrāyāṃ taptā tāmramayīṃ mahīm | saṃreme prajvaladvahniṃ śikhātatisubhīṣaṇām
On a ground made of copper, heated with red-hot iron weapons, made frightful with masses of blazing flame, (I) was made to take my pleasure.
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PdP 7 21.55
ततस्तु शमनादेशाल्लोहस्तंभं सुभीषणम् । ज्वलता वह्निना तप्तं समालिङ्ग्य स्थितोऽस्म्यहम्
tatastu śamanādeśāllohastaṃbhaṃ subhīṣaṇam | jvalatā vahninā taptaṃ samāliṅgya sthito'smyaham
Then, at Yama's command, I stood embracing a most terrifying iron pillar, heated by blazing fire.
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PdP 7 21.56
शीते क्षुरांबुधाराभिः सिक्तोऽहं यमकिङ्करैः । दुःखमन्यच्च सुमहद्भुक्तं तत्र यमालये
śīte kṣurāṃbudhārābhiḥ sikto'haṃ yamakiṅkaraiḥ | duḥkhamanyacca sumahadbhuktaṃ tatra yamālaye
In the cold I was drenched by Yama's servants with streams of razor-water; and other very great suffering was endured by me there in Yama's abode.
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PdP 7 21.57
ततो नरकशेषे च जन्मासाद्य मुहुर्मुहुः । पापयोनौ मया दुःखमनुभूतं चिरं महत्
tato narakaśeṣe ca janmāsādya muhurmuhuḥ | pāpayonau mayā duḥkhamanubhūtaṃ ciraṃ mahat
Then, for the remainder of my hell, obtaining birth again and again in sinful wombs, I experienced great suffering for a long time.
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PdP 7 21.58
त्वत्पादजलसंसर्गान्मुक्तोऽहं पापरज्जुना । गच्छामि परमं धाम दुर्ल्लभं योगिनामपि
tvatpādajalasaṃsargānmukto'haṃ pāparajjunā | gacchāmi paramaṃ dhāma durllabhaṃ yogināmapi
By contact with the water from your feet I am freed from the rope of sin; I go to the highest abode, hard to reach even for yogins.
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PdP 7 21.59
त्वं मे गुरुर्द्विजश्रेष्ठ नमस्तेऽस्तु महात्मने । त्वत्प्रसादाद्विमुक्तोऽहं पापैर्यामि पुरं हरेः
tvaṃ me gururdvijaśreṣṭha namaste'stu mahātmane | tvatprasādādvimukto'haṃ pāpairyāmi puraṃ hareḥ
You are my teacher, O best of the twice-born; homage be to you, the great soul. By your grace I am freed from my sins and go to the city of Hari.
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PdP 7 21.60
भद्रक्रिय उवाच- पूर्वजन्मकथा राजन्मनुष्यो न कदाचन । अतस्तु तनयं त्यक्त्वा सर्वदा नीतिमाचरेत्
bhadrakriya uvāca- pūrvajanmakathā rājanmanuṣyo na kadācana | atastu tanayaṃ tyaktvā sarvadā nītimācaret
Bhadrakriya said: A man never (knows) the story of his former birth, O king; therefore, setting aside (concern for) a son, one should always practise right policy.
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PdP 7 21.61
नीतिग्राही नृपो यस्तु विपत्तिर्नास्ति तस्य वै । चिरं भुनक्ति पृथिवीं कंटकैः परिवर्जिताम्
nītigrāhī nṛpo yastu vipattirnāsti tasya vai | ciraṃ bhunakti pṛthivīṃ kaṃṭakaiḥ parivarjitām
But the king who takes hold of statecraft — for him there is no calamity at all; long does he enjoy an earth rid of thorns.
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PdP 7 21.62
यस्मै न रोचते नीतिर्भूपालाय दुरात्मने । भ्रष्टश्रीरचिरेणापि स भवेन्नात्र संशयः
yasmai na rocate nītirbhūpālāya durātmane | bhraṣṭaśrīracireṇāpi sa bhavennātra saṃśayaḥ
That evil-natured protector of the earth to whom statecraft is not pleasing — he will be stripped of his fortune before long; there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 7 21.63
आयुर्बलं यशो मित्रं विजयं सुखमिच्छता । मंत्रिणः पंडिता राज्ञा नियोज्याः सर्वदैव हि
āyurbalaṃ yaśo mitraṃ vijayaṃ sukhamicchatā | maṃtriṇaḥ paṃḍitā rājñā niyojyāḥ sarvadaiva hi
By a king who desires long life, strength, fame, friends, victory and happiness, learned men must always be appointed as ministers.
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PdP 7 21.64
अवज्ञाय महीभर्तुस्त्यजंते सादरं बुधाः । सभायां बुधहीनायां नीतिर्बलवती नहि
avajñāya mahībhartustyajaṃte sādaraṃ budhāḥ | sabhāyāṃ budhahīnāyāṃ nītirbalavatī nahi
Slighted (by him), the wise, though respectful, abandon the lord of the earth; and in an assembly bereft of the wise, statecraft has no force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.65
ततो नीतौ विनष्टायां सहसा धरणीपतेः । राजश्रियो विनश्यंति सकोशबलवाहनाः
tato nītau vinaṣṭāyāṃ sahasā dharaṇīpateḥ | rājaśriyo vinaśyaṃti sakośabalavāhanāḥ
Then, when the earth-lord's statecraft has perished, the royal fortunes perish all at once, together with treasury, army and mounts.
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PdP 7 21.66
ब्राह्मणान्गणकांश्चैव वैद्यांश्च बांधवांस्तथा । नृपाः कल्याणमिच्छंति न द्विषंति कदाचन
brāhmaṇāngaṇakāṃścaiva vaidyāṃśca bāṃdhavāṃstathā | nṛpāḥ kalyāṇamicchaṃti na dviṣaṃti kadācana
Kings wish well to brahmins, to astrologers, to physicians and to kinsmen, and never hate them.
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PdP 7 21.67
गतश्रीर्गणकद्वेष्टा वैद्यद्वेष्टायुवर्जितः । ज्ञातिद्वेष्टानिष्कुलः स्याद्द्विजद्वेष्टाखिलार्तिभाक्
gataśrīrgaṇakadveṣṭā vaidyadveṣṭāyuvarjitaḥ | jñātidveṣṭāniṣkulaḥ syāddvijadveṣṭākhilārtibhāk
The hater of astrologers loses his fortune; the hater of physicians is deprived of life; the hater of kinsmen will be without a family; the hater of the twice-born partakes of every affliction.
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PdP 7 21.68
राजानः पितरः प्रोक्ताः पुत्रा जानपदास्तथा । ततो भूपाः पालयंति प्रजाः पुत्रमिवौरसान्
rājānaḥ pitaraḥ proktāḥ putrā jānapadāstathā | tato bhūpāḥ pālayaṃti prajāḥ putramivaurasān
Kings are declared to be fathers, and the country-folk their sons; therefore kings protect their subjects as (they would) their own begotten sons.
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PdP 7 21.69
पौरलोके तथा कुर्याद्यथा स्नेहो निजात्मजे । प्रजापीडाकरा ये च भूपाला अतिपापिनः
pauraloke tathā kuryādyathā sneho nijātmaje | prajāpīḍākarā ye ca bhūpālā atipāpinaḥ
Toward the townspeople one should act just as (one's) affection is toward one's own child. And those protectors of the earth who cause suffering to their subjects are utter sinners.
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PdP 7 21.70
शिरःस्था विपदस्तेषां विज्ञेया दीर्घदर्शिभिः । विवेकिनो महीपालाः पालयंति यथा प्रजाः
śiraḥsthā vipadasteṣāṃ vijñeyā dīrghadarśibhiḥ | vivekino mahīpālāḥ pālayaṃti yathā prajāḥ
Their ruin stands over their heads — so it is to be understood by the far-sighted. As discerning kings protect their subjects,
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PdP 7 21.71
तथा तानपि देवेशः पालयत्यनिशं हरिः । प्रजानां पालनं दंडं द्वेऽपि राज्ञे शुभावहे
tathā tānapi deveśaḥ pālayatyaniśaṃ hariḥ | prajānāṃ pālanaṃ daṃḍaṃ dve'pi rājñe śubhāvahe
so too does Hari, the lord of the gods, protect them unceasingly. The protection of subjects and punishment — both of these bring good to a king.
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PdP 7 21.72
द्वाभ्यां विवर्जिता भूपास्ते विज्ञेया नृपाधमाः । दुष्टानां शासनं चैव शिष्टानां प्रतिपालनम्
dvābhyāṃ vivarjitā bhūpāste vijñeyā nṛpādhamāḥ | duṣṭānāṃ śāsanaṃ caiva śiṣṭānāṃ pratipālanam
Those kings who lack these two are to be known as the lowest of kings. The chastising of the wicked and the protection of the good —
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PdP 7 21.73
प्रकुर्वंतो महीपालाश्चिरं नंदंति भूतले । न्यायेनोपार्जितं वित्तं यत्नाद्रक्षेन्महीपतिः
prakurvaṃto mahīpālāściraṃ naṃdaṃti bhūtale | nyāyenopārjitaṃ vittaṃ yatnādrakṣenmahīpatiḥ
kings who do these rejoice long upon the earth. Wealth acquired by lawful means the lord of the earth should guard with effort.
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PdP 7 21.74
दुर्वृत्तो हि महीपालो विपत्तौ न हि विस्तरेत् । नृपाः कल्याणमिच्छंतो निजराज्यं शुभाशुभम्
durvṛtto hi mahīpālo vipattau na hi vistaret | nṛpāḥ kalyāṇamicchaṃto nijarājyaṃ śubhāśubham
For a king of bad conduct does not spread out (i.e. prosper) in a time of calamity. Kings desiring welfare (observe) the good and ill of their own kingdom
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.75
पश्यंति नित्यं विप्रेन्द्र सत्वराश्चारचक्षुषा । परचक्रभयं यावन्नायाति चिंतयेद्भयम्
paśyaṃti nityaṃ viprendra satvarāścāracakṣuṣā | paracakrabhayaṃ yāvannāyāti ciṃtayedbhayam
constantly and promptly, O best of brahmins, with the eye of spies. So long as the danger of an enemy's army has not arrived, one should reflect on that danger;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.76
आगते तु भये भूप आचरेन्निर्भयोऽपि च । ज्ञातौ वापि च मित्रे वा पुत्रे वापि च मंत्रिणि
āgate tu bhaye bhūpa ācarennirbhayo'pi ca | jñātau vāpi ca mitre vā putre vāpi ca maṃtriṇi
but when the danger has come, the king should act as one who is without fear. Toward a kinsman, or a friend, or a son, or a minister
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.77
कुर्यान्मुखेन गांभीर्यं मनसा प्रेमकेवलम् । मंत्रिणो ज्ञातयः पुत्राः प्रजाश्च भ्रातरस्तथा
kuryānmukhena gāṃbhīryaṃ manasā premakevalam | maṃtriṇo jñātayaḥ putrāḥ prajāśca bhrātarastathā
he should maintain gravity with his face, but in his mind only affection. Ministers, kinsmen, sons, subjects and brothers likewise
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PdP 7 21.78
गांभीर्यहीनं भूपालं मन्यंते नहि भूपवत् । तिष्ठंति प्रथमं दूरे न संति पुरतस्तथा
gāṃbhīryahīnaṃ bhūpālaṃ manyaṃte nahi bhūpavat | tiṣṭhaṃti prathamaṃ dūre na saṃti puratastathā
do not regard a king who lacks gravity as a king; at first they keep at a distance, and then they are not present before (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.79
लोकाश्रयं न हीच्छन्ति त्यक्तगांभीर्यभूपतेः । एकश्च मंत्री राजा वै चिरं राज्यत्वमिच्छता
lokāśrayaṃ na hīcchanti tyaktagāṃbhīryabhūpateḥ | ekaśca maṃtrī rājā vai ciraṃ rājyatvamicchatā
People do not want the shelter of a king who has abandoned gravity. And a single minister — by one desiring long kingship
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.80
कर्तव्यः सकले राज्ये वृद्धये न हि भूसुर । अत्यंतबुद्धिवृत्तीनां भृत्यानां सपदं हरेत्
kartavyaḥ sakale rājye vṛddhaye na hi bhūsura | atyaṃtabuddhivṛttīnāṃ bhṛtyānāṃ sapadaṃ haret
is indeed not to be appointed over the whole kingdom for its increase, O brahmin; (for) he would seize the position of servants of the highest intelligence and conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.81
तस्मात्संसदि भूपालो भृत्यमन्यं नियोजयेत् । मूर्खस्त्रीविजितो राजा गीतवाद्यरतः सदा
tasmātsaṃsadi bhūpālo bhṛtyamanyaṃ niyojayet | mūrkhastrīvijito rājā gītavādyarataḥ sadā
Therefore in the assembly the king should appoint some other servant. A king overcome by fools and women, always addicted to song and music,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.82
तुरंगवाहनैर्हीनः सहसा विपदं व्रजेत् । आचारग्रहणं सत्यं स्ववाक्यप्रतिपालनम्
turaṃgavāhanairhīnaḥ sahasā vipadaṃ vrajet | ācāragrahaṇaṃ satyaṃ svavākyapratipālanam
and lacking horses and conveyances, comes suddenly to ruin. The observance of good conduct, truthfulness, keeping to one's own word,
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PdP 7 21.83
गांभीर्यं चेति भूपानां लक्षणानि द्विजोत्तम । स कथं नृपतिर्यस्तु प्रतापेन विवर्जितः
gāṃbhīryaṃ ceti bhūpānāṃ lakṣaṇāni dvijottama | sa kathaṃ nṛpatiryastu pratāpena vivarjitaḥ
and gravity — such are the marks of kings, O best of the twice-born. How is he a king who is devoid of majesty?
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PdP 7 21.84
स कथं नृपतिर्येनाऽनिर्जिता परमेदिनी । जितायां परमेदिन्यां यावत्पादं व्रजेन्नृपः
sa kathaṃ nṛpatiryenā'nirjitā paramedinī | jitāyāṃ paramedinyāṃ yāvatpādaṃ vrajennṛpaḥ
How is he a king by whom the enemy's land has not been conquered? When the enemy's land is conquered, for however many steps the king advances,
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PdP 7 21.85
प्रतिपादेऽश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति चाक्षयम् । परभूमिजयाकांक्षी हतो नृपतिभिर्युधि
pratipāde'śvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti cākṣayam | parabhūmijayākāṃkṣī hato nṛpatibhiryudhi
at each step he gains the imperishable fruit of a horse-sacrifice. If, desiring to conquer another's land, he is slain in battle by (rival) kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.86
तदागच्छेत्परं स्थानं विमुक्तः सर्वपातकैः । युधि प्राप्तजयो राजा प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्
tadāgacchetparaṃ sthānaṃ vimuktaḥ sarvapātakaiḥ | yudhi prāptajayo rājā prāpnoti paramaṃ padam
then he goes to the highest abode, released from all sins. A king who has won victory in battle attains the supreme station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.87
संग्रामे प्राप्तमृत्युर्वा दिवीन्द्र संपदं लभेत् । त्यक्तशस्त्रं त्यक्तसत्वं पलायनपरायणम्
saṃgrāme prāptamṛtyurvā divīndra saṃpadaṃ labhet | tyaktaśastraṃ tyaktasatvaṃ palāyanaparāyaṇam
Or, meeting death in battle, he obtains in heaven the fortune of Indra. But one who has laid down his weapon, abandoned his courage, and is bent on flight —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.88
योद्धारं यदि यो हंति स भूपो यात्यधोगतिम् । पलायनपरो युद्धे तद्धंता च द्विजोत्तम
yoddhāraṃ yadi yo haṃti sa bhūpo yātyadhogatim | palāyanaparo yuddhe taddhaṃtā ca dvijottama
if a king kills such a fighter, he goes to a downward course. The one bent on fleeing in battle and the one who kills him, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.89
तावुभावपि तिष्ठेतां नरकेऽत्यंतदुःसहे । युद्ध्येत्साहसवान्योद्धा तद्धंता च द्विजोत्तम
tāvubhāvapi tiṣṭhetāṃ narake'tyaṃtaduḥsahe | yuddhyetsāhasavānyoddhā taddhaṃtā ca dvijottama
both of those two remain in a hell exceedingly hard to endure. If a bold fighter fights, and (also) the one who kills him, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.90
तिष्ठेतां तावपि स्वर्गे यावच्चन्द्र दिवाकरौ । बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन संक्षेपादुच्यते मया
tiṣṭhetāṃ tāvapi svarge yāvaccandra divākarau | bahunātra kimuktena saṃkṣepāducyate mayā
those two remain in heaven as long as the moon and the sun (endure). What use is much speaking here? It is told by me in brief:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.91
प्रजापालनकृद्राजा कदाचिन्नावसीदति । ब्रह्मोवाच- इति ब्रुवति भूपाले तस्मिन्गलितकल्मषे
prajāpālanakṛdrājā kadācinnāvasīdati | brahmovāca- iti bruvati bhūpāle tasmingalitakalmaṣe
a king who protects his subjects never comes to grief. Brahmā said: While that king, whose sin had been washed away, was speaking thus,
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PdP 7 21.92
पुष्पवृष्टिरभूत्तस्मिन्महती गगनाद्द्विज । अथ दूताः समायाताः केशवस्य महात्मनः
puṣpavṛṣṭirabhūttasminmahatī gaganāddvija | atha dūtāḥ samāyātāḥ keśavasya mahātmanaḥ
a great rain of flowers fell upon him from the sky, O twice-born one. Then the messengers of the great-souled Keśava arrived,
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PdP 7 21.93
राजहंसयुतं दिव्यं रथमादाय सुन्दरम् । रथं स तं समारुह्य दिव्यं कनकनिर्मितम्
rājahaṃsayutaṃ divyaṃ rathamādāya sundaram | rathaṃ sa taṃ samāruhya divyaṃ kanakanirmitam
bringing a beautiful divine chariot yoked with royal geese. Having mounted that divine chariot made of gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.94
जगाम विष्णुभवनं स राजा गतकल्मषः । विप्रपादोदकस्यैतन्माहात्म्यं ते प्रकीर्तितम्
jagāma viṣṇubhavanaṃ sa rājā gatakalmaṣaḥ | viprapādodakasyaitanmāhātmyaṃ te prakīrtitam
that king, his sin gone, went to Viṣṇu's abode. This greatness of the water from a brahmin's feet has been proclaimed to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.95
तच्छ्रुत्वा भक्तिभावेन नरो निर्वाणमाप्नुयात् । इति ते कथितं सर्वं श्रोतुं यद्वांछितं त्वया
tacchrutvā bhaktibhāvena naro nirvāṇamāpnuyāt | iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ śrotuṃ yadvāṃchitaṃ tvayā
Hearing it with a devout disposition, a man would attain final release. Thus all that you wished to hear has been told to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.96
गच्छ ब्राह्मण भद्रं ते चक्रिणो निलयं प्रति । हरिशर्मोवाच- क्षुधानलेन महता शरीरं मम दह्यते
gaccha brāhmaṇa bhadraṃ te cakriṇo nilayaṃ prati | hariśarmovāca- kṣudhānalena mahatā śarīraṃ mama dahyate
Go, brahmin, blessings on you, to the dwelling of the discus-bearer. Hariśarman said: My body is being burned by a great fire of hunger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.97
केनोपायेन भगवन्क्षुधाशांतिर्भवेन्मम । एतन्मे वद देवेश भक्तस्त्वं भक्तवत्सलः
kenopāyena bhagavankṣudhāśāṃtirbhavenmama | etanme vada deveśa bhaktastvaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
By what means, Lord, may my hunger be stilled? Tell me this, lord of the gods; you are (devoted?) and loving toward your devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.98
प्राप्नोमि सुमहद्दुःखं नित्यं दग्धक्षुधानलैः । ब्रह्मोवाच- यच्छरीरं त्वया पुष्टं सततं भोजनैः कृतम्
prāpnomi sumahadduḥkhaṃ nityaṃ dagdhakṣudhānalaiḥ | brahmovāca- yaccharīraṃ tvayā puṣṭaṃ satataṃ bhojanaiḥ kṛtam
I constantly suffer very great pain, burned by the fires of hunger. Brahmā said: That body which was nourished by you and constantly made (strong) with food —
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PdP 7 21.99
भुंक्ष्व तस्य शरीरस्य मांसानि द्विजसत्तम । आत्मतृप्तिं प्रकुर्वन्ति भोजनेन परस्य ये । मांसानि स्वशरीराणां भुंजते तेपरत्र हि
bhuṃkṣva tasya śarīrasya māṃsāni dvijasattama | ātmatṛptiṃ prakurvanti bhojanena parasya ye | māṃsāni svaśarīrāṇāṃ bhuṃjate teparatra hi
eat the flesh of that body, O best of the twice-born. Those who satisfy themselves by eating what belongs to another indeed eat the flesh of their own bodies in the next world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.100
व्यास उवाच- ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा निष्ठुरं द्विजसत्तमः । पुनस्तुष्टाव तं देवं वचनैः कोमलाक्षरैः १०० 7.21.
vyāsa uvāca- brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā niṣṭhuraṃ dvijasattamaḥ | punastuṣṭāva taṃ devaṃ vacanaiḥ komalākṣaraiḥ 100 7.21.
Vyāsa said: Hearing Brahmā's harsh speech, the best of the twice-born again praised that god with words of gentle syllables.
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PdP 7 21.101
ब्राह्मण उवाच-। प्रसीद देवदेवेश शरणागतपालक । क्षमस्व सकलं दोषं सुरश्रेष्ठ नमोऽस्तु ते
brāhmaṇa uvāca-| prasīda devadeveśa śaraṇāgatapālaka | kṣamasva sakalaṃ doṣaṃ suraśreṣṭha namo'stu te
The brahmin said: Be gracious, O lord of the gods of gods, protector of those who come for refuge; forgive every fault, O best of the gods — homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.102
मलमूलप्रकीर्णानि वपूंषि वहतां नृणाम् । सर्व एव प्रभो दोषाः संति केचिद्गुणा न च
malamūlaprakīrṇāni vapūṃṣi vahatāṃ nṛṇām | sarva eva prabho doṣāḥ saṃti kecidguṇā na ca
For men who carry bodies strewn about with filth as their root, O Lord, there are only faults, and not any virtues at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.103
कृतं मया मोहवता दूषणं क्षंतुमर्हसि । शरणापन्नलोकानां सद्भिर्दोषो न चेक्ष्यते
kṛtaṃ mayā mohavatā dūṣaṇaṃ kṣaṃtumarhasi | śaraṇāpannalokānāṃ sadbhirdoṣo na cekṣyate
The abuse committed by me in my delusion — you ought to forgive it; by the good, no fault is looked upon in people who have taken refuge.
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PdP 7 21.104
आत्मदेहस्य मांसानि भोक्तुं ब्रह्मन्न शक्यते । देहिनां वद यद्योग्यं संतुष्टिर्जायते यतः
ātmadehasya māṃsāni bhoktuṃ brahmanna śakyate | dehināṃ vada yadyogyaṃ saṃtuṣṭirjāyate yataḥ
It is not possible, O Brahmā, to eat the flesh of one's own body; tell (me) what is fitting for embodied beings, by which satisfaction arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.105
इत्येवमुक्तं वचनं भक्त्या तेनाग्रजन्मना । उवाच सदयो ब्रह्मा सर्वज्ञो ब्राह्मणप्रियः
ityevamuktaṃ vacanaṃ bhaktyā tenāgrajanmanā | uvāca sadayo brahmā sarvajño brāhmaṇapriyaḥ
When this speech had thus been uttered with devotion by that twice-born one, the compassionate Brahmā, all-knowing and fond of brahmins, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.106
ब्रह्मोवाच- शोकं मा कुरु विप्रेन्द्र शृणु मे वचनं शुभम् । आहारो लभते येन प्रकारेणात्र संप्रति
brahmovāca- śokaṃ mā kuru viprendra śṛṇu me vacanaṃ śubham | āhāro labhate yena prakāreṇātra saṃprati
Brahmā said: Do not grieve, O chief of brahmins; hear my auspicious word — the manner by which food is obtained here now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.107
आत्मनो जायते पुत्रो यथैवात्मा तथा सुतः । तस्मात्पुत्रकृतं कर्म लभंते पितरः खलु
ātmano jāyate putro yathaivātmā tathā sutaḥ | tasmātputrakṛtaṃ karma labhaṃte pitaraḥ khalu
A son is born of oneself; as is oneself, so is the son; therefore the fathers indeed obtain the rite performed by the son.
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PdP 7 21.108
चिरं तिष्ठसि देवस्य भवनेऽत्यंतशोभने । एवमुक्तस्ततस्तेन स विप्रः क्षुधयाकुलः
ciraṃ tiṣṭhasi devasya bhavane'tyaṃtaśobhane | evamuktastatastena sa vipraḥ kṣudhayākulaḥ
(Meanwhile) you stay for a long time in the exceedingly splendid house of the god. Being thus addressed by him, that brahmin, tormented by hunger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.109
स्वप्ने संदर्शनं दत्वा पुत्रं वचनमब्रवीत् । ब्राह्मण उवाच- दीक्षितोऽसि सुतश्रेष्ठ तथास्तु परमां शिवम्
svapne saṃdarśanaṃ datvā putraṃ vacanamabravīt | brāhmaṇa uvāca- dīkṣito'si sutaśreṣṭha tathāstu paramāṃ śivam
granting a vision in a dream, spoke these words to his son. The brahmin said: You are Dīkṣita, O best of sons; so may the highest welfare be (yours).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.110
तवास्मि जनकः सौम्य ममदुःखं निशामय । तपःप्रभावैः परमं धाम प्राप्तं मया सुत
tavāsmi janakaḥ saumya mamaduḥkhaṃ niśāmaya | tapaḥprabhāvaiḥ paramaṃ dhāma prāptaṃ mayā suta
I am your father, gentle one; listen to my misery. By the power of my austerities the supreme abode was reached by me, O son,
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PdP 7 21.111
क्षुधानलेन संतप्तस्तत्र सीदाम्यहं सदा । यदा मयि पितृस्नेहस्तवास्ति सुत संप्रति
kṣudhānalena saṃtaptastatra sīdāmyahaṃ sadā | yadā mayi pitṛsnehastavāsti suta saṃprati
(yet) there I always languish, scorched by the fire of hunger. Since you now have a son's affection for me, O son,
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PdP 7 21.112
तदान्नमुदकं चापि मदर्थं दीयतां द्विज । यत्किंचिद्दीयते पुत्रैः पित्रर्थं क्षितिमंडले
tadānnamudakaṃ cāpi madarthaṃ dīyatāṃ dvija | yatkiṃciddīyate putraiḥ pitrarthaṃ kṣitimaṃḍale
then let food and also water be given for my sake, O twice-born one. Whatever is given by sons for the sake of the fathers on the circle of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.113
लभंते पितरस्तच्च यत्पुत्राः पितृदेहजाः । पुरा परमया भक्त्या पूजितो भगवान्मया
labhaṃte pitarastacca yatputrāḥ pitṛdehajāḥ | purā paramayā bhaktyā pūjito bhagavānmayā
the fathers obtain that, since sons are born from the fathers' body. Formerly the Lord was worshipped by me with the highest devotion —
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PdP 7 21.114
गीतैर्वाद्यैश्चनृत्यैश्च स्तवपाठैश्च शोभनैः । गंधैर्धूपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्घृतपूर्णप्रदीपकैः
gītairvādyaiścanṛtyaiśca stavapāṭhaiśca śobhanaiḥ | gaṃdhairdhūpaiśca naivedyairghṛtapūrṇapradīpakaiḥ
with songs, instrumental music and dances, and with fine recitations of hymns, with fragrances and incenses, with food-offerings, with lamps filled with ghee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.115
पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च ध्यानैरावाहनादिभिः । न दत्तं जगदीशाय कृपणेन मयात्मज
pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca dhyānairāvāhanādibhiḥ | na dattaṃ jagadīśāya kṛpaṇena mayātmaja
and with water for the feet, offering-water and water for rinsing the mouth, with meditations, with invocation and the rest — (all this) was not given by me, a miser, to the Lord of the world, O son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.116
अन्नमत्रमपि क्वापि नैवेद्यं पापहारिणे । अतिथेर्न कृता पूजा तोयैरन्यैः कदाचन
annamatramapi kvāpi naivedyaṃ pāpahāriṇe | atitherna kṛtā pūjā toyairanyaiḥ kadācana
Not even a mere bit of food was ever offered anywhere as an oblation to him who removes sin; no worship of a guest was ever made, with water or with other things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.117
ज्ञातीनां याचकानां च संतुष्टिर्न कृता मया । तेनैव कर्मणा पुत्र नारायणगृहेऽपि च
jñātīnāṃ yācakānāṃ ca saṃtuṣṭirna kṛtā mayā | tenaiva karmaṇā putra nārāyaṇagṛhe'pi ca
Nor was satisfaction given by me to kinsmen and to beggars. By that very deed, O son, even in the house of Nārāyaṇa
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.118
क्षुधानलेन संतप्तः सीदामि प्रतिवासरे । अतोऽन्नतोयदानानि दरिद्राय द्विजातये
kṣudhānalena saṃtaptaḥ sīdāmi prativāsare | ato'nnatoyadānāni daridrāya dvijātaye
I languish day after day, scorched by the fire of hunger. Therefore, gifts of food and water to a poor brahmin —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.119
दत्वा क्षिप्रं सुरश्रेष्ठ प्राणरक्षां कुरुष्व भोः । अथवा न करोषि त्वं निष्ठुरत्वाद्यदा भवान्
datvā kṣipraṃ suraśreṣṭha prāṇarakṣāṃ kuruṣva bhoḥ | athavā na karoṣi tvaṃ niṣṭhuratvādyadā bhavān
having given (them) quickly, O best of the gods, do protect (my) life, sir! Or else, if you, out of hardness, do not do it,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.120
स्वमांसान्येव भोक्ष्यामि तदा वै विष्णुमंदिरे । अथाऽसौ क्षुधितो विप्रः शुष्ककंठोष्ठतालुकः
svamāṃsānyeva bhokṣyāmi tadā vai viṣṇumaṃdire | athā'sau kṣudhito vipraḥ śuṣkakaṃṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ
then indeed I shall eat my own flesh in the temple of Viṣṇu. Then that hungry brahmin, his throat, lips and palate dried up,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.121
इत्युक्त्वा दीक्षितं पुत्रमदृश्यः सहसाऽभवत् । ततः प्रभाते विमले प्रादुर्भूते दिवाकरे
ityuktvā dīkṣitaṃ putramadṛśyaḥ sahasā'bhavat | tataḥ prabhāte vimale prādurbhūte divākare
Having said this to his initiated son, (the father) suddenly became invisible. Then, when the morning was clear and the sun had risen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.122
स्वप्ने यदुक्तं पित्रा तु चिंतयामास दीक्षितः । आत्मनः कर्मदोषेण परलोकेऽपि मत्पिता
svapne yaduktaṃ pitrā tu ciṃtayāmāsa dīkṣitaḥ | ātmanaḥ karmadoṣeṇa paraloke'pi matpitā
Dīkṣita pondered what had been said by his father in the dream: "By the fault of his own deeds, my father, even in the other world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.123
क्षुधया दग्धसर्वाङ्गः सीदति प्रतिवासरम् । धिगस्तु मां मंदधियं कृपणप्रवरञ्जनम्
kṣudhayā dagdhasarvāṅgaḥ sīdati prativāsaram | dhigastu māṃ maṃdadhiyaṃ kṛpaṇapravarañjanam
with all his limbs burned by hunger, sinks down day after day. Shame on me, dull of wit, the very foremost of wretched men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.124
मयापि पितृपुण्येन न किञ्चिदपि दीयते । इति संचिंत्य बहुधा दीक्षितोऽपि द्विजोत्तम
mayāpi pitṛpuṇyena na kiñcidapi dīyate | iti saṃciṃtya bahudhā dīkṣito'pi dvijottama
since not even the least is given by me for my father's merit." Having reflected thus in many ways, O best of the twice-born, Dīkṣita
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.125
ददौ दानानि विप्रेभ्यः श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितः । तेन पुण्यप्रभावेण तृषयारहितः क्षुधा
dadau dānāni viprebhyaḥ śraddhābhaktisamanvitaḥ | tena puṇyaprabhāveṇa tṛṣayārahitaḥ kṣudhā
gave gifts to the brahmins, filled with faith and devotion. By the power of that merit (his father), freed from thirst and hunger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.126
तस्थौ नारायणागारे यावत्कालं शृणुष्व तत् । चतुर्युगसहस्राणि ब्रह्मणोऽहं प्रकीर्तितम्
tasthau nārāyaṇāgāre yāvatkālaṃ śṛṇuṣva tat | caturyugasahasrāṇi brahmaṇo'haṃ prakīrtitam
remained in the house of Nārāyaṇa — hear for how long a time that was: a thousand sets of four ages are declared to be one day of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.127
भवंति तस्मिन्नेवाह्नि मनवश्च चतुर्दश । इंद्राश्चतुर्द्दश प्रोक्तास्तस्मिन्नेव दिने च ते
bhavaṃti tasminnevāhni manavaśca caturdaśa | iṃdrāścaturddaśa proktāstasminneva dine ca te
In that very same day there come to be fourteen Manus; and fourteen Indras are said (to arise) in that same day, and they
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.128
भुंजते ब्राह्मणः श्रेष्ठ विषयान्स्वान्पृथक्पृथक् । एकस्मिन्ब्रह्मदिवसे भुक्त्वा स्वान्विषयाञ्छुभान्
bhuṃjate brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭha viṣayānsvānpṛthakpṛthak | ekasminbrahmadivase bhuktvā svānviṣayāñchubhān
enjoy, O best of brahmins, each his own objects of pleasure separately. In one day of Brahmā, having enjoyed their own auspicious objects of pleasure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.129
इन्द्राश्च मनवश्चैव विनश्यंति चतुर्दश । विष्णुलोके स्थिते तस्मिन्हरिशर्मातिभास्वरे
indrāśca manavaścaiva vinaśyaṃti caturdaśa | viṣṇuloke sthite tasminhariśarmātibhāsvare
the fourteen Indras and the Manus perish. While that Hariśarmā, exceedingly radiant, dwelt in the world of Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.130
समस्तसुखदे रम्ये ब्रह्मणो दिवसो गतः । तत्रासौ कालमेतावद्भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान्
samastasukhade ramye brahmaṇo divaso gataḥ | tatrāsau kālametāvadbhuktvā bhogānmanoramān
which is delightful and bestows all happiness, a day of Brahmā passed. There, having enjoyed for that long a time delightful pleasures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.131
परमं ज्ञानमासाद्य प्रविवेश हरेस्तनुम् । व्यास उवाच- अन्नतोयसमं दानं संसारे नास्ति जैमिने
paramaṃ jñānamāsādya praviveśa harestanum | vyāsa uvāca- annatoyasamaṃ dānaṃ saṃsāre nāsti jaimine
he attained the highest knowledge and entered into the body of Hari. Vyāsa said: There is no gift in the world equal to (the gift of) food and water, O Jaimini.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.133
अन्नतोयप्रदानेषु निरुक्तस्तत्वदर्शिभिः । अन्नतोयप्रदानानि कर्तव्यानि सदैव हि
annatoyapradāneṣu niruktastatvadarśibhiḥ | annatoyapradānāni kartavyāni sadaiva hi
It has been so declared by the seers of truth with regard to the gifts of food and water: gifts of food and water are indeed always to be made.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 21.134
एतत्पठंति मनुजाः परमादरेण माहात्म्यमन्नजलयोश्च तथा द्विजानाम् । ते प्राप्य चान्नजलदानफलं ततोंऽते नारायणस्य निलयं सुखदं प्रयांति
etatpaṭhaṃti manujāḥ paramādareṇa māhātmyamannajalayośca tathā dvijānām | te prāpya cānnajaladānaphalaṃ tatoṃ'te nārāyaṇasya nilayaṃ sukhadaṃ prayāṃti
Those men who read with the utmost reverence this greatness of food and water and likewise of the twice-born — they obtain the fruit of the gift of food and water, and thereafter at the end go to the happiness-giving abode of Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 21.232
सर्वदानफलान्येव अन्नतोयप्रदानतः । न च पात्रपरीक्षा च न कालनियमः क्वचित्
sarvadānaphalānyeva annatoyapradānataḥ | na ca pātraparīkṣā ca na kālaniyamaḥ kvacit
The fruits of all gifts (are had) simply from the giving of food and water. And there is no examination of the recipient, nor any restriction of time anywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition