Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 22
PdP 7 22.1
जैमिनिरुवाच- गङ्गायाः शुभ माहात्म्यं विष्णुपूजाफलं तथा । अन्नदानस्य माहात्म्यं जलदानस्य चोत्तमम्
jaiminiruvāca- gaṅgāyāḥ śubha māhātmyaṃ viṣṇupūjāphalaṃ tathā | annadānasya māhātmyaṃ jaladānasya cottamam
Jaimini said: The auspicious greatness of the Gaṅgā, and likewise the fruit of worshipping Viṣṇu, the greatness of the gift of food and the excellent (greatness) of the gift of water,
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PdP 7 22.2
विप्रपादोदकस्यापि माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम् । त्वत्प्रसादाच्छ्रुतं सर्वं सेतिहासं गुरो मया
viprapādodakasyāpi māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam | tvatprasādācchrutaṃ sarvaṃ setihāsaṃ guro mayā
and also the sin-destroying greatness of the water from a brahmin's feet — all this, together with its legend, has been heard by me by your grace, O teacher.
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PdP 7 22.3
इदानीं मुनिशार्दूल श्रोतुमिच्छामि सादरम् । एकादश्याः फलं सर्वं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
idānīṃ muniśārdūla śrotumicchāmi sādaram | ekādaśyāḥ phalaṃ sarvaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
Now, O tiger among sages, I wish to hear with reverence the whole fruit of the eleventh day, which destroys all sins.
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PdP 7 22.4
कस्मादेकादशी श्रेष्ठा तस्याः को वा विधिः स्मृतः । कदाचित् क्रियते किं वा फलं तस्या वदस्व मे
kasmādekādaśī śreṣṭhā tasyāḥ ko vā vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ | kadācit kriyate kiṃ vā phalaṃ tasyā vadasva me
Why is the eleventh best? And what rule is prescribed for it? At what time is it performed, and what is its fruit? Tell me.
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PdP 7 22.5
का वा पूज्यतमा तत्र देवता सद्गुणार्णव । अकुर्वतः स्यात्को दोषस्तन्मे वक्तुमिहार्हसि
kā vā pūjyatamā tatra devatā sadguṇārṇava | akurvataḥ syātko doṣastanme vaktumihārhasi
And which deity is most to be worshipped therein, O ocean of good qualities? What fault comes to one who does not perform it? That you ought to tell me here.
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PdP 7 22.6
व्यास उवाच- एकादश्याः फलं सर्वं वक्तुं नारायणादृते । शक्नोति नान्यो विप्रर्षे तस्माद्वच्मि समासतः
vyāsa uvāca- ekādaśyāḥ phalaṃ sarvaṃ vaktuṃ nārāyaṇādṛte | śaknoti nānyo viprarṣe tasmādvacmi samāsataḥ
Vyāsa said: No one other than Nārāyaṇa is able to tell the whole fruit of the eleventh, O brahmin sage; therefore I speak of it in brief.
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PdP 7 22.7
सृष्ट्वादौ पुरुषश्रेष्ठः संसारं सचराचरम् । सर्वेषां दमनार्थाय सृष्टवान्पापपूरुषम्
sṛṣṭvādau puruṣaśreṣṭhaḥ saṃsāraṃ sacarācaram | sarveṣāṃ damanārthāya sṛṣṭavānpāpapūruṣam
Having created in the beginning the world with its moving and unmoving (beings), the best of persons, in order to restrain them all, created the Person-of-Sin.
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PdP 7 22.8
द्विजातिहत्यामूर्द्धानं मदिरापानलोचनम् । स्वर्णस्तेयं च वदनं गुरुतल्पगतिः श्रुतिः
dvijātihatyāmūrddhānaṃ madirāpānalocanam | svarṇasteyaṃ ca vadanaṃ gurutalpagatiḥ śrutiḥ
The killing of a twice-born was his head, the drinking of liquor his eyes, the theft of gold his mouth, intercourse with the guru's wife his ears;
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PdP 7 22.9
स्त्रीहत्या नासिकं चैव गोहत्यादोष बाहुकम् । न्यासापहारण ग्रीवं भ्रूणहत्या गलं तथा
strīhatyā nāsikaṃ caiva gohatyādoṣa bāhukam | nyāsāpahāraṇa grīvaṃ bhrūṇahatyā galaṃ tathā
the killing of a woman was his nose, the sin of cow-slaughter his arms, the stealing of a deposit his neck, and the killing of an embryo his throat;
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PdP 7 22.10
परस्त्रीगतबुक्काग्रं सुहृल्लोकवधोदरम् । शरणापन्नहत्यादि नाभिगर्तावधिं कटिम्
parastrīgatabukkāgraṃ suhṛllokavadhodaram | śaraṇāpannahatyādi nābhigartāvadhiṃ kaṭim
going to another's wife was the tip of his heart(?), the slaying of friends and of people his belly, the killing of one who has come for refuge and the rest his waist as far as the hollow of the navel;
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PdP 7 22.11
गुरुनिंदा सक्थिभागं कन्याविक्रय शेफसम् । विश्वासवाक्यकथनं पायुं प्रीतिवधांघ्रिकम्
guruniṃdā sakthibhāgaṃ kanyāvikraya śephasam | viśvāsavākyakathanaṃ pāyuṃ prītivadhāṃghrikam
reviling the guru was his thigh-portion, the selling of a daughter his penis, the telling of confidential words his anus, and the killing of a loved one his feet;
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PdP 7 22.12
उपपातकरोमाणं महाकायं भयंकरम् । कृष्णवर्णं पिंगनेत्रं स्वाश्रयात्यंतदुःखदम्
upapātakaromāṇaṃ mahākāyaṃ bhayaṃkaram | kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ piṃganetraṃ svāśrayātyaṃtaduḥkhadam
the minor sins were his hair — huge-bodied, terrifying, black in colour, tawny-eyed, giving extreme pain to the one who harbours him.
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PdP 7 22.13
तं दृष्ट्वा पापपुरुषमत्युग्रं पुरुषोत्तमम् । सदयश्चिंतयामास प्रजाक्लेशहरः प्रभुः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā pāpapuruṣamatyugraṃ puruṣottamam | sadayaściṃtayāmāsa prajākleśaharaḥ prabhuḥ
Seeing that Person-of-Sin, exceedingly fierce, the Supreme Person, the Lord who removes the affliction of creatures, being compassionate, reflected:
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PdP 7 22.14
सृष्टोऽयं दुर्जनः क्रूरः स्वाश्रयक्लेशदायकः । प्रजानां दमनार्थाय सृजाम्येतस्य कारणम्
sṛṣṭo'yaṃ durjanaḥ krūraḥ svāśrayakleśadāyakaḥ | prajānāṃ damanārthāya sṛjāmyetasya kāraṇam
"This evil, cruel one, who gives torment to the one who harbours him, has been created by me for the restraining of creatures; I shall create a cause for him."
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PdP 7 22.15
अथासौ भगवान्विष्णुर्बभूव स्वयमंतकः । ससर्ज रौरवादींश्च निरयान्पापिदुःखदान्
athāsau bhagavānviṣṇurbabhūva svayamaṃtakaḥ | sasarja rauravādīṃśca nirayānpāpiduḥkhadān
Then that Lord Viṣṇu himself became Death (Yama), and created the hells, Raurava and the rest, which give pain to sinners.
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PdP 7 22.16
पापं यः सेवते मूढो न याति परमं पदम् । यमाज्ञया व्रजेत्तत्र नरकं रौरवादिकम्
pāpaṃ yaḥ sevate mūḍho na yāti paramaṃ padam | yamājñayā vrajettatra narakaṃ rauravādikam
The fool who pursues sin does not go to the highest state; by Yama's command he goes there, to the hell Raurava and the others.
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PdP 7 22.17
एकदा भगवान्विष्णुः प्रजानां दुःखनाशनः । वैनतेयं समारुह्य जगाम यममंदिरम्
ekadā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ prajānāṃ duḥkhanāśanaḥ | vainateyaṃ samāruhya jagāma yamamaṃdiram
Once Lord Viṣṇu, the destroyer of creatures' suffering, mounting Garuḍa, the son of Vinatā, went to Yama's abode.
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PdP 7 22.18
तं दृष्ट्वा जगतामीशं नारायणमनामयम् । धूपाद्यैः पूजयामास भास्करिस्तुष्टमानसः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā jagatāmīśaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam | dhūpādyaiḥ pūjayāmāsa bhāskaristuṣṭamānasaḥ
Seeing him, the lord of the worlds, Nārāyaṇa the flawless, the son of the Sun worshipped (him) with incense and the rest, his mind delighted.
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PdP 7 22.19
यमेनाभ्यर्चितो विष्णुः सर्वलोकैकनायकः । उवास द्विजशार्दूल पीठे कनकनिर्मिते
yamenābhyarcito viṣṇuḥ sarvalokaikanāyakaḥ | uvāsa dvijaśārdūla pīṭhe kanakanirmite
Worshipped by Yama, Viṣṇu, the sole leader of all the worlds, sat, O tiger among brahmins, on a seat made of gold.
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PdP 7 22.20
तत्रोपविष्टो भगवान्यमेन सह दैत्यहा । शुश्राव क्रंदनं ध्यानं दक्षिणस्यां दिशि प्रभो
tatropaviṣṭo bhagavānyamena saha daityahā | śuśrāva kraṃdanaṃ dhyānaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi prabho
Seated there together with Yama, the Lord, the slayer of demons, heard a wailing and a lament(?) in the southern direction, O lord.
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PdP 7 22.21
अथासौ कमलाकांतो विस्मयाविष्टमानसः । उवाचेति यमं तेषां कुतोऽयं क्रंदनध्वनिः
athāsau kamalākāṃto vismayāviṣṭamānasaḥ | uvāceti yamaṃ teṣāṃ kuto'yaṃ kraṃdanadhvaniḥ
Then he, the beloved of Lakṣmī, his mind filled with astonishment, spoke thus to Yama: "Whence is this sound of wailing of theirs?"
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PdP 7 22.22
यम उवाच- देवपातकिनो मर्त्या निरयेऽत्यंतदुःखदे । स्वहस्तार्जितदोषेण सीदंति च ममालये
yama uvāca- devapātakino martyā niraye'tyaṃtaduḥkhade | svahastārjitadoṣeṇa sīdaṃti ca mamālaye
Yama said: Mortals who have grievously sinned sink, through the fault earned by their own hands, in my abode, in a hell that gives extreme pain.
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PdP 7 22.23
पापवृक्षफलं विष्णो भोक्तुमत्यंतदुःखदम् । रुदंति पापिनस्तस्मात्तेषां ध्वनिरसौ महान्
pāpavṛkṣaphalaṃ viṣṇo bhoktumatyaṃtaduḥkhadam | rudaṃti pāpinastasmātteṣāṃ dhvanirasau mahān
To eat the fruit of the tree of sin, O Viṣṇu, which gives extreme pain, the sinners weep; hence that great sound of theirs.
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PdP 7 22.24
इत्युक्तः सूर्यपुत्रेण कृष्णः कमललोचनः । जगाम सहसा तत्र पापवंतो रुदंति ते
ityuktaḥ sūryaputreṇa kṛṣṇaḥ kamalalocanaḥ | jagāma sahasā tatra pāpavaṃto rudaṃti te
Thus addressed by the Sun's son, Kṛṣṇa, the lotus-eyed, went at once there where those possessed of sin were weeping.
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PdP 7 22.25
तान्दृष्ट्वा पापिनो मर्त्यान्रौरवादिषु संस्थितान् । भगवांश्चिंतयामास हृदिजातदयः प्रभुः
tāndṛṣṭvā pāpino martyānrauravādiṣu saṃsthitān | bhagavāṃściṃtayāmāsa hṛdijātadayaḥ prabhuḥ
Seeing those sinful mortals set in Raurava and the other (hells), the Lord, compassion arising in his heart, reflected:
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PdP 7 22.26
मया सृष्टाः प्रजाः सर्वा दोषेण निजकर्मणाम् । मयि स्थितेऽपि नरके सीदंत्येकांतदुःखदे
mayā sṛṣṭāḥ prajāḥ sarvā doṣeṇa nijakarmaṇām | mayi sthite'pi narake sīdaṃtyekāṃtaduḥkhade
"All the creatures created by me, through the fault of their own deeds, though I abide (in them), sink in a hell of unrelieved pain."
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PdP 7 22.27
एतच्चान्यच्च विप्रेन्द्र विचिंत्य करुणामयः । बभूव सहसा तत्र स्वयमेकादशी तिथिः
etaccānyacca viprendra viciṃtya karuṇāmayaḥ | babhūva sahasā tatra svayamekādaśī tithiḥ
Having reflected on this and other (matters), O best of brahmins, the Compassionate One himself became there, all at once, the eleventh lunar day.
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PdP 7 22.28
ततस्तान्पापिनः सर्वान्कारयामास तच्छ्रुतम् । ते च सर्वे परं धाम ययुर्गलितकल्मषाः
tatastānpāpinaḥ sarvānkārayāmāsa tacchrutam | te ca sarve paraṃ dhāma yayurgalitakalmaṣāḥ
Then (she/it) caused all those sinners to hear that (story); and all of them, their sins washed away, went to the highest abode.
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PdP 7 22.29
तस्मादेकादशीं विष्णोमूर्तिं विद्धि परात्मनः । समस्तदुष्कृतिश्रेष्ठं व्रतानां व्रतमुत्तमम्
tasmādekādaśīṃ viṣṇomūrtiṃ viddhi parātmanaḥ | samastaduṣkṛtiśreṣṭhaṃ vratānāṃ vratamuttamam
Therefore know the eleventh day to be a form of Viṣṇu, the Supreme Self — the best (destroyer) of all misdeeds, the highest observance among observances.
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PdP 7 22.30
एकादशीं तिथिं कृत्वा पावयंतीं जगत्त्रयम् । शंकितः पापपुरुषो विष्णुं स्तोतुमुपाययौ
ekādaśīṃ tithiṃ kṛtvā pāvayaṃtīṃ jagattrayam | śaṃkitaḥ pāpapuruṣo viṣṇuṃ stotumupāyayau
When (the Lord) had made the eleventh day, which purifies the three worlds, the Sin-Person, alarmed, came near to praise Viṣṇu.
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PdP 7 22.31
ततो बद्धाञ्जलिर्भक्त्या स पापपुरुषो द्विज । तुष्टाव कमलाकांतं भगवंतं जनार्दनम्
tato baddhāñjalirbhaktyā sa pāpapuruṣo dvija | tuṣṭāva kamalākāṃtaṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ janārdanam
Then, O twice-born, that Sin-Person, with palms joined, devotedly praised the Lord Janārdana, the beloved of Kamalā.
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PdP 7 22.32
तस्यस्तवं समाकर्ण्य प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः । उवाचाहं प्रसन्नोऽस्मि किंतेऽभिमतमुच्यताम्
tasyastavaṃ samākarṇya prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ | uvācāhaṃ prasanno'smi kiṃte'bhimatamucyatām
Hearing his praise, the Supreme Lord, well pleased, said: "I am pleased; let what you desire be told."
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PdP 7 22.33
पापपुरुष उवाच- सृष्टो भगवता विष्णो निजानुग्रहदुःखदः । एकदश्याः प्रभावेण क्षयं प्राप्नोमि सांप्रतम्
pāpapuruṣa uvāca- sṛṣṭo bhagavatā viṣṇo nijānugrahaduḥkhadaḥ | ekadaśyāḥ prabhāveṇa kṣayaṃ prāpnomi sāṃpratam
The Sin-Person said: "O Lord Viṣṇu, I was created by you as the giver of pain by your own favour; now, through the power of the eleventh day, I am coming to destruction."
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PdP 7 22.34
मृते मयि जगत्यस्मिन्सर्वे ते च शरीरिणः । भविष्यंति विनिर्मुक्ता भवबंधैः शरीरिणः
mṛte mayi jagatyasminsarve te ca śarīriṇaḥ | bhaviṣyaṃti vinirmuktā bhavabaṃdhaiḥ śarīriṇaḥ
When I am dead, all those embodied beings in this world will become released, freed from the bonds of existence.
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PdP 7 22.35
सर्वेषु च विमुक्तेषु देहिश्रेष्ठेषु पूरुषम् । संसारकौतुकागारे कैस्त्वं क्रीडिष्यसे प्रभो
sarveṣu ca vimukteṣu dehiśreṣṭheṣu pūruṣam | saṃsārakautukāgāre kaistvaṃ krīḍiṣyase prabho
And when all the best of embodied beings, (all) men, are liberated, with whom will you play, O Lord, in the pleasure-house of saṃsāra?
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PdP 7 22.36
क्रीडितुं यदि ते वांछा जगत्कौतुकमंदिरे । एकादशी तिथि भयात्तदा मां त्राहि केशव
krīḍituṃ yadi te vāṃchā jagatkautukamaṃdire | ekādaśī tithi bhayāttadā māṃ trāhi keśava
If you wish to play in the pleasure-mansion of the world, then protect me from the fear of the eleventh day, O Keśava.
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PdP 7 22.37
अन्यैः पुण्यसहस्रैस्तु मां हंतुं न हि शक्यते । शक्नोत्येकादशी पुण्या मां हंतुं वरदो भव
anyaiḥ puṇyasahasraistu māṃ haṃtuṃ na hi śakyate | śaknotyekādaśī puṇyā māṃ haṃtuṃ varado bhava
By other thousands of meritorious acts I cannot be slain; the holy eleventh day is able to slay me — be a giver of a boon (to me).
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PdP 7 22.38
मनुष्यपशुकीटेषु तथाऽन्येषु च जंतुषु । पर्वतेषु च वृक्षेषु स्थानेषु च जलेषु च
manuṣyapaśukīṭeṣu tathā'nyeṣu ca jaṃtuṣu | parvateṣu ca vṛkṣeṣu sthāneṣu ca jaleṣu ca
Among men, beasts and worms, and likewise among other creatures, and in mountains and in trees, and in (holy) places and in waters,
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PdP 7 22.39
नदीषु च समुद्रेषु वनेषु प्रांतरेषु च । स्वर्गे मर्त्ये च पाताले देवगंधर्वपक्षिषु
nadīṣu ca samudreṣu vaneṣu prāṃtareṣu ca | svarge martye ca pātāle devagaṃdharvapakṣiṣu
and in rivers and in oceans, in forests and in wildernesses, in heaven, in the mortal world and in the netherworld, among gods, gandharvas and birds —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.40
एकादशीतिथि भयाद्भूयान्विष्णो पलायितः । कुत्रापि निर्भयस्थानं न च तेन च कुत्रचित्
ekādaśītithi bhayādbhūyānviṣṇo palāyitaḥ | kutrāpi nirbhayasthānaṃ na ca tena ca kutracit
I have fled far, O Viṣṇu, out of fear of the eleventh day; nowhere is there a place free from fear, and nowhere any (refuge) from it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.41
कोटिब्रह्माण्डमध्येषु देवदेव सनातन । एकादश्यां तिथौ स्थातुं मया स्थानं न लभ्यते
koṭibrahmāṇḍamadhyeṣu devadeva sanātana | ekādaśyāṃ tithau sthātuṃ mayā sthānaṃ na labhyate
In the midst of a crore of universes, O God of gods, O eternal one, I find no place to stand on the eleventh day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.42
एकादश्यामहं कुत्र वत्स्यामि निर्भयः प्रभो । तन्मे कथय देवेश त्वयासृष्टोऽस्म्यहेतुकः
ekādaśyāmahaṃ kutra vatsyāmi nirbhayaḥ prabho | tanme kathaya deveśa tvayāsṛṣṭo'smyahetukaḥ
Where shall I dwell without fear on the eleventh day, O Lord? Tell me that, O Lord of gods; I was created by you without cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.43
व्यास उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा पापपुरुषः क्लेशनाशनमच्युतम् । भूमौ निपत्य चक्रंद स्रवद्वाष्पविलोचनः
vyāsa uvāca- ityuktvā pāpapuruṣaḥ kleśanāśanamacyutam | bhūmau nipatya cakraṃda sravadvāṣpavilocanaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus to Acyuta, the destroyer of afflictions, the Sin-Person fell to the ground and wailed, tears streaming from his eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.44
ततः प्रहस्य भगवान्मधुकैटभमर्दनः । एकादशी भयात्त्रस्तमुवाच पापपूरुषम्
tataḥ prahasya bhagavānmadhukaiṭabhamardanaḥ | ekādaśī bhayāttrastamuvāca pāpapūruṣam
Then the Lord, the crusher of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, laughed and spoke to the Sin-Person, who was terrified with fear of the eleventh day:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.45
श्रीभगवानुवाच- उत्तिष्ठ पापपुरुष त्यज शोकं मुदं कुरु । एकादश्यां तिथौ यत्र तव स्थानं वदामि ते
śrībhagavānuvāca- uttiṣṭha pāpapuruṣa tyaja śokaṃ mudaṃ kuru | ekādaśyāṃ tithau yatra tava sthānaṃ vadāmi te
The Blessed Lord said: Rise up, Sin-Person; give up grief, be glad. I will tell you where your place is on the eleventh day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.46
एकादश्यां समायांत्यां प्रपुनन्त्यां जगत्त्रयम् । स्थातव्यमन्नमाश्रित्य भवता पापपूरुषः
ekādaśyāṃ samāyāṃtyāṃ prapunantyāṃ jagattrayam | sthātavyamannamāśritya bhavatā pāpapūruṣaḥ
When the eleventh day comes, purifying the three worlds, you, O Sin-Person, must abide taking refuge in food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.47
अन्नमाश्रित्य तिष्ठंतं भवंतं पापपूरुषम् । न हनिष्यति मन्मूर्तिरियमेकादशी तिथिः
annamāśritya tiṣṭhaṃtaṃ bhavaṃtaṃ pāpapūruṣam | na haniṣyati manmūrtiriyamekādaśī tithiḥ
"This eleventh lunar day, which is my own form, will not slay you, the Sin-Person, as you remain taking refuge in food."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.48
ततो देवोऽपि विप्रर्षे तत्रैवांतर्हितोऽभवत् । कृतार्थः पापपुरुषो ययौ च स यथागतः
tato devo'pi viprarṣe tatraivāṃtarhito'bhavat | kṛtārthaḥ pāpapuruṣo yayau ca sa yathāgataḥ
Then, O sage among brahmins, the god vanished right there, and the Sin-Person, his purpose accomplished, went off as he had come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.49
तस्मादन्नं न भोक्तव्यं कदाचिदपि सत्तमैः । आत्मनो हितमिच्छद्भिः संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे
tasmādannaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ kadācidapi sattamaiḥ | ātmano hitamicchadbhiḥ saṃprāpte harivāsare
Therefore food should never be eaten by the best of men who desire their own welfare, when Hari's day has arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.50
संसारे यानि पापानि तान्येवैकादशीदिने । अन्नमाश्रित्य तिष्ठंति श्रीमन्नारायणाज्ञया ५० 7.22.
saṃsāre yāni pāpāni tānyevaikādaśīdine | annamāśritya tiṣṭhaṃti śrīmannārāyaṇājñayā 50 7.22.
Whatever sins there are in the round of existence, those very ones, on the eleventh-day, abide taking refuge in food, by the command of the glorious Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.51
कुर्वतां सर्वपापानि नरकान्निष्कृतिर्भवेत् । येचान्नं भुञ्जतेऽत्रापि ते ज्ञेयाः पापिनां वराः
kurvatāṃ sarvapāpāni narakānniṣkṛtirbhavet | yecānnaṃ bhuñjate'trāpi te jñeyāḥ pāpināṃ varāḥ
For those who commit all sins there may be release from hell; but those who eat food even on this (day) are to be known as the foremost of sinners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.52
भूयोभूयो दृढं वच्मि श्रूयतां श्रूयतां जनाः । न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं कदाचन
bhūyobhūyo dṛḍhaṃ vacmi śrūyatāṃ śrūyatāṃ janāḥ | na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ kadācana
Again and again I say it firmly: let it be heard, let it be heard, O people — it must not be eaten, must not be eaten, must not be eaten, ever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.53
ब्रह्मक्षत्रियविट्शूद्रैरन्यैश्च द्विजसत्तम । सर्वैरेकादशी कार्या चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदा
brahmakṣatriyaviṭśūdrairanyaiśca dvijasattama | sarvairekādaśī kāryā caturvargaphalapradā
By brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, and by others too, O best of the twice-born — by all the eleventh-day (observance) is to be performed, for it bestows the fruit of the fourfold (aims of life).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.55
अष्टादशनिमेषास्तु काष्ठा प्रोक्ता मनीषिभिः । क्षणं त्रिंशत्कलाभिः स्यान्मुहूर्तो द्वादशक्षणैः । त्रिंशन्मुहूर्ता लोकानामहोरात्रः प्रकीर्तितः
aṣṭādaśanimeṣāstu kāṣṭhā proktā manīṣibhiḥ | kṣaṇaṃ triṃśatkalābhiḥ syānmuhūrto dvādaśakṣaṇaiḥ | triṃśanmuhūrtā lokānāmahorātraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Eighteen twinklings of the eye are declared a kāṣṭhā by the wise; a kṣaṇa would be thirty kalās, and a muhūrta twelve kṣaṇas; thirty muhūrtas are proclaimed a day-and-night of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.56
तैः पंञ्चदशभिः पक्षो विज्ञेयो द्विजसत्तम । पक्षाभ्यां शुक्लकृष्णाभ्यां मासस्तु परिकल्पितः
taiḥ paṃñcadaśabhiḥ pakṣo vijñeyo dvijasattama | pakṣābhyāṃ śuklakṛṣṇābhyāṃ māsastu parikalpitaḥ
By fifteen of those a fortnight is to be understood, O best of the twice-born; and from the two fortnights, the bright and the dark, a month is reckoned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.57
तस्मिन्मासे द्विजश्रेष्ठ पक्षयोः शुक्ल कृष्णयोः । महापातकयुक्तोऽपि करोत्येकादशीं यदि
tasminmāse dvijaśreṣṭha pakṣayoḥ śukla kṛṣṇayoḥ | mahāpātakayukto'pi karotyekādaśīṃ yadi
In that month, O foremost of the twice-born, in the two fortnights, bright and dark, if even one joined with the great sins performs the eleventh-day (observance),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.58
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् । माता न प्रोच्यते माता माता ह्येकादशी तिथिः
sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt | mātā na procyate mātā mātā hyekādaśī tithiḥ
he would be freed from all sins and attain Viṣṇu's world. A mother is not called a (true) mother; the eleventh lunar day is indeed the mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.59
इहैव पालयेन्माता सर्वत्रैकादशी तिथिः । एकादशीव्रतं त्यक्त्वा व्रतमन्यत्करोति यः
ihaiva pālayenmātā sarvatraikādaśī tithiḥ | ekādaśīvrataṃ tyaktvā vratamanyatkaroti yaḥ
A mother protects only here (in this world), but the eleventh lunar day (protects) everywhere. He who, abandoning the vow of the eleventh, performs some other vow —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.60
स्वकरस्थं मणिं त्यक्त्वा लोष्ठं गृह्णाति मूढधीः । एकादशीव्रतं यैस्तु कृतं भक्तिसमन्वितैः
svakarasthaṃ maṇiṃ tyaktvā loṣṭhaṃ gṛhṇāti mūḍhadhīḥ | ekādaśīvrataṃ yaistu kṛtaṃ bhaktisamanvitaiḥ
he, dull-witted, casts away the jewel in his own hand and takes a lump of clay. But by those who have performed the eleventh-day vow endowed with devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.61
तैस्तु यज्ञा कृताः सर्वे व्रतानि सकलानि च । एकादश्यां च भुञ्जन्ति ये मोहात्पापिनो नराः
taistu yajñā kṛtāḥ sarve vratāni sakalāni ca | ekādaśyāṃ ca bhuñjanti ye mohātpāpino narāḥ
by them all sacrifices have been performed and all vows as well. And those sinful men who out of delusion eat on the eleventh —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.62
शुक्लायां वापि कृष्णायां तेषां रुष्टः सदा हरिः । तेन धर्माः कृताः सर्वे लङ्घिता येन सा तिथिः
śuklāyāṃ vāpi kṛṣṇāyāṃ teṣāṃ ruṣṭaḥ sadā hariḥ | tena dharmāḥ kṛtāḥ sarve laṅghitā yena sā tithiḥ
whether in the bright or in the dark (fortnight) — Hari is always angry with them. By whom that lunar day is transgressed... (whereas) by him all the duties have been performed (who observes it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.63
यथा समस्तदेवानां श्रेष्ठो विष्णुः प्रकीर्तितः । तथा सर्वव्रतानां च श्रेष्ठमेकादशी व्रतम्
yathā samastadevānāṃ śreṣṭho viṣṇuḥ prakīrtitaḥ | tathā sarvavratānāṃ ca śreṣṭhamekādaśī vratam
Just as Viṣṇu is proclaimed the best of all the gods, so of all vows the vow of the eleventh is the best.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.64
आदित्यानां यथा सूर्यो नक्षत्राणां यथा शशी । तथा सर्वव्रतश्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तमेकादशीव्रतम्
ādityānāṃ yathā sūryo nakṣatrāṇāṃ yathā śaśī | tathā sarvavrataśreṣṭhaṃ proktamekādaśīvratam
As the sun among the Ādityas, as the moon among the constellations, so the vow of the eleventh is declared best of all vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.65
वृक्षाणां च यथाश्वत्थो वेदानां साम कीर्तितम् । तथा सर्वव्रतश्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तमेकादशीव्रतम्
vṛkṣāṇāṃ ca yathāśvattho vedānāṃ sāma kīrtitam | tathā sarvavrataśreṣṭhaṃ proktamekādaśīvratam
As the aśvattha among trees, and as the Sāma is celebrated among the Vedas, so the vow of the eleventh is declared best of all vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.66
कवीनामुशना श्रेष्ठो वर्णानां ब्राह्मणो यथा । तथा सर्वव्रतश्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तमेकादशीव्रतम्
kavīnāmuśanā śreṣṭho varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇo yathā | tathā sarvavrataśreṣṭhaṃ proktamekādaśīvratam
As Uśanas is the best of seers, as the brahmin among the classes, so the vow of the eleventh is declared best of all vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.67
व्यासः श्रेष्ठो मुनीनां च देवर्षीणां च नारदः । तथा व्रतानां सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठमेकादशीव्रतम्
vyāsaḥ śreṣṭho munīnāṃ ca devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ | tathā vratānāṃ sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhamekādaśīvratam
Vyāsa is the best of sages, and Nārada of the divine seers; so of all vows the vow of the eleventh is the best.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.68
यथा समस्तदानानामन्नदानं वरं स्मृतम् । तथा सर्वव्रतश्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तमेकादशीव्रतम्
yathā samastadānānāmannadānaṃ varaṃ smṛtam | tathā sarvavrataśreṣṭhaṃ proktamekādaśīvratam
As among all gifts the gift of food is held to be the best, so the Ekādaśī observance is declared the foremost of all observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.69
यथा पुण्यसमं मित्रं नास्ति शास्त्रसमो गुरुः । तथैवैकादशी तुल्यं व्रतं नास्ति जगत्त्रये
yathā puṇyasamaṃ mitraṃ nāsti śāstrasamo guruḥ | tathaivaikādaśī tulyaṃ vrataṃ nāsti jagattraye
As there is no friend equal to merit and no teacher equal to scripture, just so there is no observance equal to the Ekādaśī in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.70
इन्द्रियाणां यथा श्रेष्ठं मनः प्रोक्तं मनीषिभिः । मासानां कार्तिकः श्रेष्ठः पाण्डवानां यथार्जुनः
indriyāṇāṃ yathā śreṣṭhaṃ manaḥ proktaṃ manīṣibhiḥ | māsānāṃ kārtikaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ yathārjunaḥ
As the mind is declared by the wise to be the best of the senses, (so) Kārtika is the best of months, as Arjuna is (the best) of the Pāṇḍavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.71
यथा समस्तशास्त्राणां श्रेष्ठा वेदाः प्रकीर्तिताः । तथा व्रतानां प्रवरं स्मृतमेकादशीव्रतम्
yathā samastaśāstrāṇāṃ śreṣṭhā vedāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | tathā vratānāṃ pravaraṃ smṛtamekādaśīvratam
As the Vedas are proclaimed the best of all scriptures, so the Ekādaśī observance is held to be the foremost of observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.72
वेदागमपुराणेषु शास्त्रेष्वन्येषु च द्विज । कुत्राप्येकादशीतुल्यं व्रतं प्रोक्तं न कोविदैः
vedāgamapurāṇeṣu śāstreṣvanyeṣu ca dvija | kutrāpyekādaśītulyaṃ vrataṃ proktaṃ na kovidaiḥ
In the Vedas, the Āgamas, the Purāṇas, and in the other scriptures, O twice-born one, nowhere has an observance equal to the Ekādaśī been spoken of by the learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.73
निर्भया मानवाः सर्वे तिष्ठंति क्षितिमण्डले । एकादशीव्रतं कृत्वा किं करिष्यति भास्करिः
nirbhayā mānavāḥ sarve tiṣṭhaṃti kṣitimaṇḍale | ekādaśīvrataṃ kṛtvā kiṃ kariṣyati bhāskariḥ
All men stand fearless upon the circle of the earth: once they have performed the Ekādaśī observance, what will the son of the Sun (Yama) do (to them)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.74
एकामेकादशीं सम्यक्कुर्वतां किंकरो यमः । एकादशीव्रतं तस्मात्कर्तव्यं हि शुभप्रदम्
ekāmekādaśīṃ samyakkurvatāṃ kiṃkaro yamaḥ | ekādaśīvrataṃ tasmātkartavyaṃ hi śubhapradam
For those who properly perform even a single Ekādaśī, Yama is a servant; therefore the Ekādaśī observance, which bestows good, must indeed be performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.75
एकादशीव्रतविधिं संक्षेपात्कथयाम्यहम् । समाहितमना भूत्वा शृणु सत्तम जैमिने
ekādaśīvratavidhiṃ saṃkṣepātkathayāmyaham | samāhitamanā bhūtvā śṛṇu sattama jaimine
I shall tell in brief the procedure of the Ekādaśī observance; with a collected mind, listen, O best of the good, Jaimini.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.76
दशम्यां प्रातरुत्थाय कर्तव्यं दंतधावनम् । ततस्तैलादृते स्नानं कर्तव्यमन्नवर्जनैः
daśamyāṃ prātarutthāya kartavyaṃ daṃtadhāvanam | tatastailādṛte snānaṃ kartavyamannavarjanaiḥ
On the tenth day one should rise at dawn and clean the teeth; then one should bathe without oil, avoiding (rich) food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.77
ततो विष्णुं समभ्यर्च्य पाद्याद्यैर्जगदीश्वरम् । हरिध्यानपरो भूत्वा एकभोजनमाचरेत्
tato viṣṇuṃ samabhyarcya pādyādyairjagadīśvaram | haridhyānaparo bhūtvā ekabhojanamācaret
Then, having worshipped Viṣṇu, the Lord of the world, with water for the feet and the rest, and being intent on meditation on Hari, one should take a single meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.78
आमिषं लवणं चैव तथा मांसं मसूरकम् । बृहन्माषं तथा शाकं दशम्यां परिवर्जयेत्
āmiṣaṃ lavaṇaṃ caiva tathā māṃsaṃ masūrakam | bṛhanmāṣaṃ tathā śākaṃ daśamyāṃ parivarjayet
On the tenth day one should avoid flesh-food, salt, and likewise meat, lentils, large beans, and greens.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.79
द्विर्भोजनं परान्नं च मधूनि मैथुनं तथा । भोजनं कांस्यपात्रेषु दशम्यां परिवर्जयेत्
dvirbhojanaṃ parānnaṃ ca madhūni maithunaṃ tathā | bhojanaṃ kāṃsyapātreṣu daśamyāṃ parivarjayet
Eating twice, food belonging to another, honey, and sexual intercourse, and eating from bell-metal vessels — (these) one should avoid on the tenth day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.80
निम्बपत्रं च वृंताकं दग्धं जंबीरमेव च । घृतहीनं तथा गव्यं दशम्यां परिवर्जयेत्
nimbapatraṃ ca vṛṃtākaṃ dagdhaṃ jaṃbīrameva ca | ghṛtahīnaṃ tathā gavyaṃ daśamyāṃ parivarjayet
Nīm leaves, eggplant, what is burnt, and citron, and likewise cow-produce lacking ghee — (these) one should avoid on the tenth day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.81
अत्यन्तभोजनं चैव अत्यन्ताशनभोजनम् । तांबूलभक्षणं चैव दशम्यां परिवर्जयेत्
atyantabhojanaṃ caiva atyantāśanabhojanam | tāṃbūlabhakṣaṇaṃ caiva daśamyāṃ parivarjayet
Excessive eating, and eating food to excess, and the chewing of betel — (these) one should avoid on the tenth day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.82
दशम्यां यानि वस्तूनि निषिद्धानि द्विजोत्तम । द्वादश्यामपि तान्येव निषिद्धानि न संशयः
daśamyāṃ yāni vastūni niṣiddhāni dvijottama | dvādaśyāmapi tānyeva niṣiddhāni na saṃśayaḥ
Whatever things are forbidden on the tenth day, O best of the twice-born, those same are forbidden on the twelfth as well — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.83
दशम्यां विप्रशार्दूल द्वादश्यामपि वैष्णवः । सम्यग्व्रतफलप्रेप्सुर्न कुर्यान्निशि भोजनम्
daśamyāṃ vipraśārdūla dvādaśyāmapi vaiṣṇavaḥ | samyagvrataphalaprepsurna kuryānniśi bhojanam
On the tenth day, O tiger among brahmins, and on the twelfth too, a Vaiṣṇava who wishes to obtain the full fruit of the observance should not eat at night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.84
अतो हविष्यं कृत्वा तु दशम्यां सत्वरो व्रती । अपराह्णे पुनः कुर्याद्विधिना दंतधावनम्
ato haviṣyaṃ kṛtvā tu daśamyāṃ satvaro vratī | aparāhṇe punaḥ kuryādvidhinā daṃtadhāvanam
Therefore, having taken sacrificial food on the tenth, the observer of the vow should promptly, in the afternoon, again clean his teeth according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.85
सायं देवालयं गत्वा गृहीत्वा कुसुमाञ्जलिम् । केशवं मनसा ध्मायन्मंत्रमेतमुदीरयेत्
sāyaṃ devālayaṃ gatvā gṛhītvā kusumāñjalim | keśavaṃ manasā dhmāyanmaṃtrametamudīrayet
In the evening, having gone to the temple and taken a handful of flowers, meditating on Keśava in his mind, he should utter this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.86
एतद्गृहीतं गोविंद मया त्वत्पुरतो व्रतम् । सिद्धिं गच्छतु निर्विघ्नं तव पादानुकंपया
etadgṛhītaṃ goviṃda mayā tvatpurato vratam | siddhiṃ gacchatu nirvighnaṃ tava pādānukaṃpayā
"This observance has been undertaken by me, Govinda, before you; may it reach fulfilment without obstacle, through the compassion of your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.87
अतिचंचलचित्तोऽहं लोभमोहमयो नरः । शक्नोम्येतद्व्रतं कर्तुं किं तवानुग्रहादृते
aticaṃcalacitto'haṃ lobhamohamayo naraḥ | śaknomyetadvrataṃ kartuṃ kiṃ tavānugrahādṛte
"I am a man of very unsteady mind, made of greed and delusion; how am I able to perform this observance without your grace?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.88
इमौ मंत्रौ पठित्वा तु तमेव कुसुमांजलिम् । दत्वा नारायणायाथ दंडवत्प्रणमेद्भुवि
imau maṃtrau paṭhitvā tu tameva kusumāṃjalim | datvā nārāyaṇāyātha daṃḍavatpraṇamedbhuvi
Having recited these two mantras and offered that same handful of flowers to Nārāyaṇa, (he) should then prostrate himself like a staff upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.89
तस्मिन्नेव गृहे विष्णोर्विष्णुस्मरणतत्परः । कुशेन शय्यामास्तीर्य भूमौ शयनमाचरेत्
tasminneva gṛhe viṣṇorviṣṇusmaraṇatatparaḥ | kuśena śayyāmāstīrya bhūmau śayanamācaret
In that very house of Viṣṇu, intent upon the remembrance of Viṣṇu, having spread a bed of kuśa grass, (he) should lie down on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.90
ततः प्रभाते विमले न कुर्याद्दंतधावनम् । कल्लोलैर्मुखशुद्धिं तु कुर्याद्द्वादशभिर्बुधः
tataḥ prabhāte vimale na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam | kallolairmukhaśuddhiṃ tu kuryāddvādaśabhirbudhaḥ
Then in the clear dawn (he) should not clean his teeth; rather the wise man should purify his mouth with twelve rinsings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.91
नित्यक्रियां प्रकुर्वीत विष्णुपूजादिकक्रियाम् । ततो निशायां विप्रेन्द्र सकलैर्व्रतिभिर्जनैः
nityakriyāṃ prakurvīta viṣṇupūjādikakriyām | tato niśāyāṃ viprendra sakalairvratibhirjanaiḥ
(He) should perform the daily rite, the rite of worshipping Viṣṇu and the rest; then at night, best of brahmins, together with all the people keeping the vow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.92
एकत्र जागरं कुर्यात्पुरतो जगतांपतेः । समातृकः सभार्यश्च सभ्राता सपिता तथा
ekatra jāgaraṃ kuryātpurato jagatāṃpateḥ | samātṛkaḥ sabhāryaśca sabhrātā sapitā tathā
(he) should keep the vigil in one place before the Lord of the worlds — with his mother, with his wife, with his brother, and with his father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.93
तथा सपुत्रमित्रश्च कुरुते जागरं हरेः । स तिष्ठेद्विष्णुभवने चिरं व्रतकरो द्विज
tathā saputramitraśca kurute jāgaraṃ hareḥ | sa tiṣṭhedviṣṇubhavane ciraṃ vratakaro dvija
And likewise (he) who, with son and friend, keeps the vigil of Hari — that performer of the vow, O twice-born, shall abide long in the abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.94
शङ्खचक्रादिकं चित्रं यो लिखेद्विष्णुमंदिरे । बहुजन्मकृतं पापं हरेत्तस्य जनार्दनः
śaṅkhacakrādikaṃ citraṃ yo likhedviṣṇumaṃdire | bahujanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ harettasya janārdanaḥ
Whoever draws a design — a conch, a discus and the like — in the temple of Viṣṇu, for him Janārdana takes away the sin committed in many births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.95
तंडूलचूर्णपंकेन विष्णोरायतनेषु च । अन्यैर्वन्यैश्च वा चित्रं लिखेत्तस्य फलं शृणु
taṃḍūlacūrṇapaṃkena viṣṇorāyataneṣu ca | anyairvanyaiśca vā citraṃ likhettasya phalaṃ śṛṇu
And (whoever) with a paste of rice flour, or with other, forest-derived (materials), draws a design in the shrines of Viṣṇu — hear his reward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.96
पुत्रपौत्रप्रपौत्रैश्च भुङ्क्ते च सकलं शुभम् । शेषे विष्णुपुरं गत्वा तत्र मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्
putrapautraprapautraiśca bhuṅkte ca sakalaṃ śubham | śeṣe viṣṇupuraṃ gatvā tatra mokṣamavāpnuyāt
He enjoys every good thing along with sons, grandsons and great-grandsons; and at the end, having gone to the city of Viṣṇu, he attains liberation there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.97
वासरे कमलाभर्तुर्ध्वजारोपणकृन्नरः । उद्धृत्य कोटिपुरुषान्नारायणपुरं व्रजेत्
vāsare kamalābharturdhvajāropaṇakṛnnaraḥ | uddhṛtya koṭipuruṣānnārāyaṇapuraṃ vrajet
The man who raises a banner on the day of the Lord of Lakṣmī goes to the city of Nārāyaṇa, having lifted up ten million men (of his line).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.98
पताकावल्लिभिर्युक्तं विष्णोरायतनं जनः । मण्डयत्यवनीपालः स लभेत्प्रतिजन्मनि
patākāvallibhiryuktaṃ viṣṇorāyatanaṃ janaḥ | maṇḍayatyavanīpālaḥ sa labhetpratijanmani
The man who adorns the shrine of Viṣṇu, furnishing it with rows of flags — he becomes a ruler of the earth in every birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.99
पताकाप्रचलंती च यावद्भवति वायुना । तत्कर्तुः पातकं सर्वं तावदेव विनश्यति
patākāpracalaṃtī ca yāvadbhavati vāyunā | tatkartuḥ pātakaṃ sarvaṃ tāvadeva vinaśyati
And for as long as the flag keeps fluttering in the wind, for just so long is all the sin of the one who set it up destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.100
पताकावलयाः प्राज्ञैर्नानावर्णा हरेर्गृहे । स्थापितव्याः परं स्थानमिच्छद्भिर्हरिवासरे १०० 7.22.
patākāvalayāḥ prājñairnānāvarṇā harergṛhe | sthāpitavyāḥ paraṃ sthānamicchadbhirharivāsare 100 7.22.
Rows of flags of various colours should be set up in the house of Hari by the wise who desire the highest station, on the day of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.101
विष्णोः शिरसि यच्छत्रं धत्ते चारुतरं जनः । प्रतिजन्मनि विप्रर्षे क्षत्त्री भवति स क्षितौ
viṣṇoḥ śirasi yacchatraṃ dhatte cārutaraṃ janaḥ | pratijanmani viprarṣe kṣattrī bhavati sa kṣitau
The man who holds a most beautiful parasol over the head of Viṣṇu — O brahmin sage, he becomes a ruler on earth in every birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.102
वासरे वासुदेवस्य पुष्पमंडपकृन्नरः । प्रतिपुष्पं लभेत्पुण्यं वाजिमेधशतोत्तरम्
vāsare vāsudevasya puṣpamaṃḍapakṛnnaraḥ | pratipuṣpaṃ labhetpuṇyaṃ vājimedhaśatottaram
The man who makes a pavilion of flowers on the day of Vāsudeva obtains, for each flower, merit exceeding a hundred horse-sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.103
वासुदेवदिने पुष्पैः सुंगधैर्मंडयन्बुधः । यत्नादपि च कर्तव्यं चतुर्वर्गफलाप्तये
vāsudevadine puṣpaiḥ suṃgadhairmaṃḍayanbudhaḥ | yatnādapi ca kartavyaṃ caturvargaphalāptaye
The wise man adorning (the shrine) with fragrant flowers on the day of Vāsudeva — this too should be done with effort, for the attainment of the fruit of the four aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.104
यो वस्त्रगृहनिर्माणं कुरुते हरिवासरे । स सौधवासी विप्रर्षे भवति त्रिदशालये
yo vastragṛhanirmāṇaṃ kurute harivāsare | sa saudhavāsī viprarṣe bhavati tridaśālaye
He who constructs a cloth pavilion on the day of Hari — he, O brahmin sage, becomes a dweller in a mansion in the abode of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.105
निर्माय वस्त्रभवनं तत्र बध्नाति मानवः । श्वेतं वा लोहितं वापि कृष्णं वासोऽच्युतप्रियः
nirmāya vastrabhavanaṃ tatra badhnāti mānavaḥ | śvetaṃ vā lohitaṃ vāpi kṛṣṇaṃ vāso'cyutapriyaḥ
Having made the cloth pavilion, the man who fastens there a cloth — white, or red, or black — is dear to Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.106
शालिग्रामशिलां तत्र प्रतिमां वा श्रियःपतेः । पञ्चामृतेन संस्नाप्य स्थापयेद्भक्तितो व्रती
śāligrāmaśilāṃ tatra pratimāṃ vā śriyaḥpateḥ | pañcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya sthāpayedbhaktito vratī
There the observer of the vow should devotedly install a śālagrāma stone, or an image of the Lord of Śrī, having bathed it with the five nectars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.107
आदौ स्वस्त्ययनं कुर्यात्संकल्पं च तथा बुधः । यत्नादपि च कर्तव्यं चतुर्वर्गफलाप्तये
ādau svastyayanaṃ kuryātsaṃkalpaṃ ca tathā budhaḥ | yatnādapi ca kartavyaṃ caturvargaphalāptaye
At the outset the wise man should perform the benedictory rite and likewise the (formal) resolve; this too should be done with effort, for the attainment of the fruit of the four aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.108
भूतशुद्धिं निजां विप्र विधानं शास्त्रभाषितैः । ततश्चैकमना भूत्वा गृहीत्वा पुष्पमुत्तमम्
bhūtaśuddhiṃ nijāṃ vipra vidhānaṃ śāstrabhāṣitaiḥ | tataścaikamanā bhūtvā gṛhītvā puṣpamuttamam
(He should perform) his own purification of the elements, O brahmin, (and) the procedure as declared in the scriptures; then, becoming single-minded, taking an excellent flower,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.109
ध्यायन्नारायणं देवं हृदयांभोजवासिनम् । आसीनं हेमपीठे च तथा मणिमयेऽपि च
dhyāyannārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ hṛdayāṃbhojavāsinam | āsīnaṃ hemapīṭhe ca tathā maṇimaye'pi ca
meditating on the god Nārāyaṇa, who dwells in the lotus of the heart, seated on a golden seat, and likewise on one made of jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.110
आसीनं हेमपीठे मणिमयज्वलनालंकृतं क्रीडवेशं बिभ्रल्ले। खोज्ज्वलाभ्रद्युतिरुचिरतनुं दीर्घदोर्भिश्चतुर्भिः । नित्यं विभ्राजमानं सकलकरलयैः सायुधैः पद्मनेत्रैः । पश्यंतं श्रीमुखं तच्छ्रमनुदमनिशं तं भजेऽपाङ्गदृष्ट्या
āsīnaṃ hemapīṭhe maṇimayajvalanālaṃkṛtaṃ krīḍaveśaṃ bibhralle| khojjvalābhradyutiruciratanuṃ dīrghadorbhiścaturbhiḥ | nityaṃ vibhrājamānaṃ sakalakaralayaiḥ sāyudhaiḥ padmanetraiḥ | paśyaṃtaṃ śrīmukhaṃ tacchramanudamaniśaṃ taṃ bhaje'pāṅgadṛṣṭyā
Seated on a golden seat, adorned with the blaze of jewels, wearing a playful attire, his body lovely with the radiance of a cloud bright with a streak of lightning, with four long arms, ever shining, lotus-eyed, with all his hands (holding) weapons — him, gazing (upon me), whose glorious face unceasingly dispels weariness, I worship with (his) sidelong glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.111
आगच्छ भगवन्देवसहितः श्रीपतेः प्रिय । कर्तव्या हि मया भक्त्या सपर्यास्मिन्व्रते तव
āgaccha bhagavandevasahitaḥ śrīpateḥ priya | kartavyā hi mayā bhaktyā saparyāsminvrate tava
Come, O Lord, together with the gods, O beloved of the Lord of Śrī; for by me, with devotion, worship of you must be performed in this vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.112
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्न लक्ष्म्या सह जगद्गुरो । अस्मिन्वरासने तिष्ठ यावत्पूजां करोमि ते
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpanna lakṣmyā saha jagadguro | asminvarāsane tiṣṭha yāvatpūjāṃ karomi te
O you endowed with all auspicious marks, O teacher of the world, together with Lakṣmī, remain on this excellent seat as long as I perform your worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.113
समस्तलोकविख्यात कीर्ते नारायणप्रभो । कच्चित्ते कुशलं सर्वं सर्वं वद सुरार्चित
samastalokavikhyāta kīrte nārāyaṇaprabho | kaccitte kuśalaṃ sarvaṃ sarvaṃ vada surārcita
O you whose fame is renowned throughout all the worlds, O Lord Nārāyaṇa, is all well with you? Tell (me) everything, O you who are worshipped by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.114
पाद्यं गृहाण देवेश नारायणसुवासितम् । पादद्वयरजोहारि पवित्रमतिशीतलम्
pādyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa nārāyaṇasuvāsitam | pādadvayarajohāri pavitramatiśītalam
Accept the foot-water, O lord of gods, well perfumed with (the fragrance of) Nārāyaṇa, which removes the dust from your two feet, pure and very cool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 7 22.115
अर्घ्यं ददामि ते विष्णो दूर्वापल्लवसंयुतम् । अखंडतंडुलोपेतं पुंडरीकनिभेक्षण
arghyaṃ dadāmi te viṣṇo dūrvāpallavasaṃyutam | akhaṃḍataṃḍulopetaṃ puṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇa
I give you the offering-water, O Viṣṇu, together with dūrva grass and sprouts, furnished with unbroken rice grains, O you whose eyes are like the white lotus.
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PdP 7 22.116
इदमाचमनीयं ते सुपवित्रं ददाम्यहम् । गृहाण परमानंद परमानंदवर्द्धनम्
idamācamanīyaṃ te supavitraṃ dadāmyaham | gṛhāṇa paramānaṃda paramānaṃdavarddhanam
This very pure water for sipping I give to you; accept it, O supreme bliss, O you who increase the highest bliss.
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PdP 7 22.117
मया दत्तेन गंधेन जरासंधविनाशन । तवास्तु भूषितं गात्रं लक्ष्मीनाथ सुगंधिना
mayā dattena gaṃdhena jarāsaṃdhavināśana | tavāstu bhūṣitaṃ gātraṃ lakṣmīnātha sugaṃdhinā
By the fragrant paste given by me, O destroyer of Jarāsandha, may your body be adorned, O husband of Lakṣmī, with (this) sweet-scented (paste).
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PdP 7 22.118
ददाम्यहं पवित्रार्थं जगतामादिकारकम् । इदमाचमनं देव तद्गृहाण सुरेश्वर
dadāmyahaṃ pavitrārthaṃ jagatāmādikārakam | idamācamanaṃ deva tadgṛhāṇa sureśvara
For the sake of purity I give (this water), the first-made of the worlds; accept this sipping-water, O god, O lord of the gods.
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PdP 7 22.119
सृष्टोऽयं विधिना पूर्वं देवानां तुष्टिवृद्धये । अतस्तुभ्यं सुरश्रेष्ठ धूपोऽयं दीयते मया
sṛṣṭo'yaṃ vidhinā pūrvaṃ devānāṃ tuṣṭivṛddhaye | atastubhyaṃ suraśreṣṭha dhūpo'yaṃ dīyate mayā
This was created of old by the Ordainer for the increase of the gods' satisfaction; therefore, O best of gods, this incense is given by you—by me to you.
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PdP 7 22.120
तमसः स्तोमसंहर्ता घृतपूर्णो जनार्दन । तवास्तु प्रीतये देव एष दीपो जनार्दन
tamasaḥ stomasaṃhartā ghṛtapūrṇo janārdana | tavāstu prītaye deva eṣa dīpo janārdana
Destroyer of the mass of darkness, filled with ghee, O Janārdana — may this lamp be for your pleasure, O god, O Janārdana.
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PdP 7 22.121
सोत्तरीयमिदं वस्त्रं बस्तिश्रोणिसुशोभनम् । ददाम्यहं ते देवेश सोपवीतं जगद्गुरो
sottarīyamidaṃ vastraṃ bastiśroṇisuśobhanam | dadāmyahaṃ te deveśa sopavītaṃ jagadguro
This garment together with an upper cloth, beautifully adorning the loins and hips, I give to you, O lord of gods, along with the sacred thread, O teacher of the world.
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PdP 7 22.122
अन्नं चतुर्विधं स्वादुरसैः षड्भिः समन्वितम् । मया निवेदितं भक्त्या गृहाण परमेश्वर
annaṃ caturvidhaṃ svādurasaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ samanvitam | mayā niveditaṃ bhaktyā gṛhāṇa parameśvara
Food of four kinds, endowed with six sweet flavours, has been offered by me with devotion; accept it, O supreme Lord.
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PdP 7 22.123
मुखदुर्गन्धहरणं कर्पूरखदिरान्वितम् । गृहाण विष्णो तांबूलं कैवल्यद महामते
mukhadurgandhaharaṇaṃ karpūrakhadirānvitam | gṛhāṇa viṣṇo tāṃbūlaṃ kaivalyada mahāmate
Accept the betel, O Viṣṇu, which removes bad odour from the mouth, mixed with camphor and khadira, O giver of liberation, O great-minded one.
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PdP 7 22.124
विधिनानेन गोविन्दमुपहारैरनुत्तमैः । पूजयेत्संवृतो भक्त्या प्रहरेषु चतुर्ष्वपि
vidhinānena govindamupahārairanuttamaiḥ | pūjayetsaṃvṛto bhaktyā prahareṣu caturṣvapi
By this procedure one should worship Govinda with unsurpassed offerings, self-restrained, with devotion, in all four watches (of the day).
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PdP 7 22.125
नानोपहारान्हरये यो यच्छेद्धरिवासरे । वित्तशाठ्यं न कर्तव्यं कर्मणां फलमिच्छता
nānopahārānharaye yo yaccheddharivāsare | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kartavyaṃ karmaṇāṃ phalamicchatā
Whoever would offer various presents to Hari on Hari's day — no stinginess with wealth should be practised by one desiring the fruit of his acts.
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PdP 7 22.126
ततस्तु व्रतिभिः सर्वैर्नारायणपरायणैः । निशि जागरणं कार्य्यं नृत्यगीतस्तवादिभिः
tatastu vratibhiḥ sarvairnārāyaṇaparāyaṇaiḥ | niśi jāgaraṇaṃ kāryyaṃ nṛtyagītastavādibhiḥ
Then by all the observers of the vow, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, a night-vigil should be kept with dancing, singing, hymns and the like.
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PdP 7 22.127
प्रदक्षिणं द्विजश्रेष्ठ नामानि कमलापतेः । सर्वपापविनाशीनि स्मर्तव्यानि व्रते रतैः
pradakṣiṇaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha nāmāni kamalāpateḥ | sarvapāpavināśīni smartavyāni vrate rataiḥ
Circumambulation, O best of brahmins, and the names of the Lotus-lady's lord, which destroy all sins, are to be remembered by those intent on the vow.
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PdP 7 22.128
स्फुरंतं प्रतिवक्त्रेभ्यो हरिनामध्वनिं जनाः । शृण्वंति ते विमुक्ताः स्युर्महद्भिः पापसंचयैः
sphuraṃtaṃ prativaktrebhyo harināmadhvaniṃ janāḥ | śṛṇvaṃti te vimuktāḥ syurmahadbhiḥ pāpasaṃcayaiḥ
Those people who hear the sound of Hari's name bursting forth from every mouth are freed even from great accumulations of sin.
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PdP 7 22.129
न पाखंण्डजनालापः कर्तव्यो हरिवासरे । पाखंडालापमात्रेण सर्वधर्मो विनश्यति
na pākhaṃṇḍajanālāpaḥ kartavyo harivāsare | pākhaṃḍālāpamātreṇa sarvadharmo vinaśyati
On Hari's day no conversation with heretical (pākhaṇḍa) people should be held; by the mere fact of talking with heretics all merit (dharma) is destroyed.
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PdP 7 22.130
नारायणयशोगीतं प्रतिकंठं विनिःसृतम् । श्रुत्वा मूढा न तृप्यंति श्वानो वीणाक्वणं यथा
nārāyaṇayaśogītaṃ pratikaṃṭhaṃ viniḥsṛtam | śrutvā mūḍhā na tṛpyaṃti śvāno vīṇākvaṇaṃ yathā
Hearing the song of Nārāyaṇa's glory issuing from every throat, fools are not satisfied, as dogs are not (delighted) by the sound of the lute.
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PdP 7 22.131
संतो हर्षं समायांति श्रुत्वा गीतं जगत्पतेः । समस्तपापविध्वंसि वीणाक्वाणं यथा मृगाः
saṃto harṣaṃ samāyāṃti śrutvā gītaṃ jagatpateḥ | samastapāpavidhvaṃsi vīṇākvāṇaṃ yathā mṛgāḥ
The good come to joy on hearing the song of the Lord of the world, which destroys every sin, as deer (delight) in the sound of the lute.
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PdP 7 22.132
गायंतं हरिगीतानि नृत्यंति नृत्यमुत्तमम् । तृप्यंति व्रतिनो दृष्ट्वा तृप्यंति कमलापतेः
gāyaṃtaṃ harigītāni nṛtyaṃti nṛtyamuttamam | tṛpyaṃti vratino dṛṣṭvā tṛpyaṃti kamalāpateḥ
(The devotees) dance the highest dance while (one) sings the songs of Hari; the vow-keepers, seeing (this), are satisfied, and they satisfy the Lord of Lakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.133
व्रतिनो येन तृप्यंति विष्णोरायतने द्विज । प्रतिजन्मनि वै तेषां पशुता शाश्वती भवेत्
vratino yena tṛpyaṃti viṣṇorāyatane dvija | pratijanmani vai teṣāṃ paśutā śāśvatī bhavet
O twice-born, by whatever (act) the vow-keepers are satisfied in Viṣṇu's temple — (for those who fail in it) there would be perpetual animal-birth in every birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 7 22.134
न ये गीतानि गायंति व्रतिनो हरिवासरे । विहीना वचनैस्ते च भ्रमंति प्रतिजन्मनि
na ye gītāni gāyaṃti vratino harivāsare | vihīnā vacanaiste ca bhramaṃti pratijanmani
Those vow-keepers who do not sing songs on Hari's day are deprived of speech and wander (thus) in every birth.
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PdP 7 22.135
मृदंगादीनि वाद्यानि कर्तव्यानि हरेः पुरः । यतो वाद्यैर्भवेत्तुष्टो भगवान्मधुसूदनः
mṛdaṃgādīni vādyāni kartavyāni hareḥ puraḥ | yato vādyairbhavettuṣṭo bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ
Instrumental music, drums and the rest, should be performed before Hari, since by music the Lord Madhusūdana becomes pleased.
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PdP 7 22.136
कुर्वंति जागरं विष्णोर्वेदाध्ययनमुत्तमम् । पुराणपठनं वापि कर्तव्यं वैष्णवैर्जनैः
kurvaṃti jāgaraṃ viṣṇorvedādhyayanamuttamam | purāṇapaṭhanaṃ vāpi kartavyaṃ vaiṣṇavairjanaiḥ
(Devotees) keep the night-vigil of Viṣṇu; the recitation of the Veda is best, or else the reading of the Purāṇas should be done by Vaiṣṇava people.
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PdP 7 22.137
रामायणं भागवतं भारतं व्यासभाषितम् । अन्यानि च पुराणानि पाठ्यानि हरिवासरे
rāmāyaṇaṃ bhāgavataṃ bhārataṃ vyāsabhāṣitam | anyāni ca purāṇāni pāṭhyāni harivāsare
The Rāmāyaṇa, the Bhāgavata, the Bhārata spoken by Vyāsa, and the other Purāṇas are to be recited on Hari's day.
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PdP 7 22.138
ये पठंति पुरो विष्णोर्ये शृण्वन्ति हरेर्दिने । प्रत्यक्षरे लभंते ते कपिलादानजं फलम्
ye paṭhaṃti puro viṣṇorye śṛṇvanti harerdine | pratyakṣare labhaṃte te kapilādānajaṃ phalam
Those who recite before Viṣṇu, and those who listen, on Hari's day, obtain for each syllable the fruit that arises from the gift of a tawny cow.
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PdP 7 22.139
निशि जागरणं कुर्यात्सानंदो वैष्णवो जनः । जितनिद्रो भवेत्सम्यग्ध्यायते केशवं हृदा
niśi jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātsānaṃdo vaiṣṇavo janaḥ | jitanidro bhavetsamyagdhyāyate keśavaṃ hṛdā
A Vaiṣṇava person should keep the vigil at night with joy; having conquered sleep he should meditate well upon Keśava in his heart.
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PdP 7 22.140
प्रदक्षिणाकारतया भूयोभूयो हरेर्द्दिने । निपत्य दण्डवद्भूमौ प्रणमेच्च जनार्द्दनम्
pradakṣiṇākāratayā bhūyobhūyo harerddine | nipatya daṇḍavadbhūmau praṇamecca janārddanam
On Hari's day, going round (him) in circumambulation again and again, and falling to the ground like a staff, one should bow to Janārdana.
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PdP 7 22.141
ततः प्रभाते विमले कृतपंचमहाध्वरः । हरिं संस्नाप्य दुग्धेन पूजयेद्भक्तिमान्व्रती
tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtapaṃcamahādhvaraḥ | hariṃ saṃsnāpya dugdhena pūjayedbhaktimānvratī
Then, at clear dawn, having performed the five great sacrifices, the devout vow-keeper should bathe Hari with milk and worship him.
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PdP 7 22.142
व्रतस्य दक्षिणां दद्यान्निजशक्त्या द्विजन्मने । ततस्तु द्वादशीमध्ये व्रती पारणमाचरेत्
vratasya dakṣiṇāṃ dadyānnijaśaktyā dvijanmane | tatastu dvādaśīmadhye vratī pāraṇamācaret
He should give the fee for the vow to a brahmin according to his own capacity; then the vow-keeper should perform the breaking of the fast within the twelfth (lunar day).
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PdP 7 22.143
पारणं कुरुते यस्तु विलंघ्य द्वादशीतिथिम् । जन्मकोट्यर्जितं पुण्यं तस्य चैव विनश्यति
pāraṇaṃ kurute yastu vilaṃghya dvādaśītithim | janmakoṭyarjitaṃ puṇyaṃ tasya caiva vinaśyati
But he who breaks his fast having let the twelfth day pass by — his merit earned over ten million births is destroyed.
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PdP 7 22.144
द्वादशीतिथिमध्ये तु कर्तव्यं पारणं बुधैः । न कदाचित्त्रयोदश्यां व्रतस्य फलमिच्छुभिः
dvādaśītithimadhye tu kartavyaṃ pāraṇaṃ budhaiḥ | na kadācittrayodaśyāṃ vratasya phalamicchubhiḥ
The breaking of the fast should be done by the wise within the twelfth day, and never on the thirteenth, by those who desire the fruit of the vow.
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PdP 7 22.145
उपवासदिने विप्र निशायामपि वैष्णवः । उपवासफलप्रेप्सुर्यत्नात्स्वापं विवर्जयेत्
upavāsadine vipra niśāyāmapi vaiṣṇavaḥ | upavāsaphalaprepsuryatnātsvāpaṃ vivarjayet
On the fast day, O brahmin, and in the night too, a Vaiṣṇava who wishes to gain the fruit of the fast should carefully avoid sleep.
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PdP 7 22.146
विना जागरणं नूनमुपवासो निरर्थकः । अतो जागरणं कार्य्यमुभयोरपि पक्षयोः
vinā jāgaraṇaṃ nūnamupavāso nirarthakaḥ | ato jāgaraṇaṃ kāryyamubhayorapi pakṣayoḥ
Without the vigil the fast is surely fruitless; therefore the vigil is to be kept in both fortnights alike.
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PdP 7 22.147
एकादशीव्रतं येन विधिनानेन कुर्वते । सत्यं सत्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ सर्वे ते मोक्षगामिनः
ekādaśīvrataṃ yena vidhinānena kurvate | satyaṃ satyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sarve te mokṣagāminaḥ
Those who perform the Ekādaśī vow by this rule — truly, truly, O best of the twice-born, all of them go to liberation.
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PdP 7 22.148
जन्ममृत्युहरणैकनिदानं सेंद्र देवनिकरैरपि कार्यम् । वासुदेवदिवसव्रतसारं जैमिने त्वमनिशं कुरु यत्नात्
janmamṛtyuharaṇaikanidānaṃ seṃdra devanikarairapi kāryam | vāsudevadivasavratasāraṃ jaimine tvamaniśaṃ kuru yatnāt
(It is) the one sole means of removing birth and death, to be performed even by the throngs of gods together with Indra: the essence of the vow of Vāsudeva's day — O Jaimini, do you perform it constantly and with effort.
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