The Rule of Ritual Bathing

Verse 1 (padma.1.20.1)

भीष्म उवाच। अत्याश्चर्यवती रम्या कथेयं पापनाशिनी। विस्तरेण च मे ब्रूहि याथातथ्येन पृच्छतः

bhīṣma uvāca atyāścaryavatī ramyā katheyaṁ pāpanāśinī vistareṇa ca me brūhi yāthātathyena pṛcchataḥ

Bhishma said: 'This sin-destroying tale is most wondrous and delightful. O sage, tell it to me in detail, exactly as it happened, just as I ask.'

Verse 2 (padma.1.20.2)

माहात्म्यं मध्यमस्यापि ऋषिभिः परिकीर्तितम्। फलं चान्नस्य कथितं माहात्म्यं च दमस्य तु

māhātmyaṁ madhyamasyāpi ṛṣibhiḥ parikīrtitam phalaṁ cānnasya kathitaṁ māhātmyaṁ ca damasya tu

The greatness of the middle Pushkara too has been described by the sages, and the fruit of food-giving, and the greatness of self-restraint, has also been told.

Verse 3 (padma.1.20.3)

विष्णुना च पदन्यासः कृतो यत्र महामुने। कनीयसस्तथोत्पत्तिर्यथाभूता वदस्व मे

viṣṇunā ca padanyāsaḥ kṛto yatra mahāmune kanīyasastathotpattiryathābhūtā vadasva me

O great sage, tell me where Vishnu set his footprint, and how the smallest Pushkara came into being, exactly as it happened.

Verse 4 (padma.1.20.4)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। पुरा रथंतरे कल्पे राजासीत्पुष्पवाहनः। नाम्ना लोकेषु विख्यातस्तेजसा सूर्यसन्निभः

pulastya uvāca purā rathaṁtare kalpe rājāsītpuṣpavāhanaḥ nāmnā lokeṣu vikhyātastejasā sūryasannibhaḥ

Pulastya said: 'Long ago, in the Rathantara Kalpa, there was a king named Pushpavahana, renowned by that very name throughout the worlds, radiant in splendor like the sun.

Verse 5 (padma.1.20.5)

तपसा तस्य तुष्टेन चतुर्वक्त्रेण भारत। कमलं कांचनं दत्तं यथाकामगमं नृप

tapasā tasya tuṣṭena caturvaktreṇa bhārata kamalaṁ kāṁcanaṁ dattaṁ yathākāmagamaṁ nṛpa

O descendant of Bharata, pleased by his austerity, the four-faced Brahma gave him a golden lotus, which could travel anywhere at will, O king.

Verse 6 (padma.1.20.6)

सप्तद्वीपानि लोकं च यथेष्टं विचरत्सदा। कल्पादौ तु समं द्वीपं तस्य पुष्करवासिना

saptadvīpāni lokaṁ ca yatheṣṭaṁ vicaratsadā kalpādau tu samaṁ dvīpaṁ tasya puṣkaravāsinā

Roaming always at will over the seven continents and the whole world, at the beginning of the kalpa, by the people dwelling on that lotus,

Verse 7 (padma.1.20.7)

लोकेन पूजितं तस्मात्पुष्करद्वीपमुच्यते। तदेव ब्रह्मणा दत्तं यानमस्य ततोंबुजम्

lokena pūjitaṁ tasmātpuṣkaradvīpamucyate tadeva brahmaṇā dattaṁ yānamasya tatoṁbujam

his continent was honored, and therefore it is called Pushkaradvipa. That very vehicle, the lotus, was given to him by Brahma —

Verse 8 (padma.1.20.8)

पुष्पवाहन इत्याहुस्तस्मात्तं देवदानवाः। नौपम्यमस्तीह जगत्त्रयेपि ब्रह्मांबुजस्थस्य च तस्य राज्ञः

puṣpavāhana ityāhustasmāttaṁ devadānavāḥ naupamyamastīha jagattrayepi brahmāṁbujasthasya ca tasya rājñaḥ

and therefore the gods and Danavas called him 'Pushpavahana.' There is no equal in these three worlds to that king seated upon Brahma's lotus.

Verse 9 (padma.1.20.9)

तपोनुभावादथ तस्य राज्ञी नारी सहस्रैरभिवंद्यमाना। नाम्ना च लावण्यवती बभूव या पार्वतीवेष्टतमा भवस्य

taponubhāvādatha tasya rājñī nārī sahasrairabhivaṁdyamānā nāmnā ca lāvaṇyavatī babhūva yā pārvatīveṣṭatamā bhavasya

Then, through the power of his austerity, his queen, honored by thousands, became, named Lavanyavati, most devoted, like Parvati to Bhava.

Verse 10 (padma.1.20.10)

तस्यात्मजानामयुतं बभूव धर्मात्मनामग्र्यधनुर्धराणाम्। तदात्मजांस्तानभिवीक्ष्य राजा मुहुर्मुहुर्विस्मयमाससाद

tasyātmajānāmayutaṁ babhūva dharmātmanāmagryadhanurdharāṇām tadātmajāṁstānabhivīkṣya rājā muhurmuhurvismayamāsasāda

Ten thousand sons were born to him, righteous-souled and finest archers. Beholding those sons, the king was struck with wonder again and again.

Verse 11 (padma.1.20.11)

सोभ्यागतं पूज्य मुनिप्रवीरं प्रचेतसं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे। कस्माद्विभूतिरचलामरमर्त्यपूजा जाता कथं कमलजा सदृशी सुराज्ञी

sobhyāgataṁ pūjya munipravīraṁ pracetasaṁ vākyamidaṁ babhāṣe kasmādvibhūtiracalāmaramartyapūjā jātā kathaṁ kamalajā sadṛśī surājñī

He said this word to the venerable, foremost sage Prachetas who had come to him: 'How did this unshakeable prosperity, honored by both gods and men, come about? And how did I obtain this queen, equal to the lotus-born goddess herself?

Verse 12 (padma.1.20.12)

भार्या मयाल्पतपसा परितोषितेन दत्तं ममांबुजगृहं च मुनींद्र धात्रा। यस्मिन्प्रविष्टमपि कोटिशतं नृपाणां सामात्यकुंजररथौघजनावृतानां

bhāryā mayālpatapasā paritoṣitena dattaṁ mamāṁbujagṛhaṁ ca munīṁdra dhātrā yasminpraviṣṭamapi koṭiśataṁ nṛpāṇāṁ sāmātyakuṁjararathaughajanāvṛtānāṁ

Satisfied by little austerity, I was given this wife, and this lotus-mansion too, O lord of sages, was given by the Creator — into which, even if a hundred crore kings, together with ministers, elephants, chariot-throngs, and retinues, were to enter,

Verse 13 (padma.1.20.13)

नालक्ष्यते क्वगतमम्बरगामिभिश्च तारागणेंदुरविरश्मिभिरप्यगम्यम्। तस्मात्किमन्यजननीजठरोद्भवेन धर्मादिकं कृतमशेषजनातिगं यत्

nālakṣyate kvagatamambaragāmibhiśca tārāgaṇeṁduraviraśmibhirapyagamyam tasmātkimanyajananījaṭharodbhavena dharmādikaṁ kṛtamaśeṣajanātigaṁ yat

it would not be perceived where they had gone — it is inaccessible even to the sky-traveling stars, the moon, and the sun's rays. Therefore, what dharma and the like has been performed by one such as me, born from an ordinary mother's womb, that surpasses all other people,

Verse 14 (padma.1.20.14)

सर्वैर्मयाथ तनयैरथ वानयापि सद्भार्यया तदखिलं कथय प्रचेतः। सोप्यभ्यधादथ भवांतरितं निरीक्ष्य पृथ्वीपते शृणु तदद्भुतहेतुवृत्तम्

sarvairmayātha tanayairatha vānayāpi sadbhāryayā tadakhilaṁ kathaya pracetaḥ sopyabhyadhādatha bhavāṁtaritaṁ nirīkṣya pṛthvīpate śṛṇu tadadbhutahetuvṛttam

by me, by all my sons, and by this virtuous wife of mine as well — tell me all of that, O Prachetas.' He then, having beheld a former existence, said: 'O lord of the earth, listen to that account of the wondrous cause.

Verse 15 (padma.1.20.15)

जन्माभवत्तव तु लुब्धकुलेपि घोरं जातस्त्वमप्यनुदिनं किल पापकारी। वपुरप्यभूत्तव पुनः पुरुषांगसंधिदुर्गंधिसत्त्वकुनखाभरणं समंतात्

janmābhavattava tu lubdhakulepi ghoraṁ jātastvamapyanudinaṁ kila pāpakārī vapurapyabhūttava punaḥ puruṣāṁgasaṁdhidurgaṁdhisattvakunakhābharaṇaṁ samaṁtāt

Your birth occurred in a hunter's family, a terrible one, and you too were, day after day, a doer of sinful deeds. Your body too was foul-smelling, marked with wicked nails, its joints repugnant on every side,

Verse 16 (padma.1.20.16)

न च ते सुहृन्न सुतबंधुजनो न तादृक्नैवस्वसा न जननी च तदाभिशस्ता। अतिसंमता परमभीष्टतमाभिमुखी जाता मही शतवयोषिदियं सुरूपा

na ca te suhṛnna sutabaṁdhujano na tādṛknaivasvasā na jananī ca tadābhiśastā atisaṁmatā paramabhīṣṭatamābhimukhī jātā mahī śatavayoṣidiyaṁ surūpā

and you had no friend, no son or kinsman, no such sister, no mother — you were as if cursed then. Now, most highly honored, facing what is supremely desired, this earth has become, as it were, a beautiful hundred-year-old woman.

Verse 17 (padma.1.20.17)

अभूदनावृष्टिरतीव रौद्रा कदाचनाहारनिमित्तमस्यां। क्षुत्पीडितेन भवता तु यदा न किंचिदासादितं वन्यफलादि भक्ष्यं

abhūdanāvṛṣṭiratīva raudrā kadācanāhāranimittamasyāṁ kṣutpīḍitena bhavatā tu yadā na kiṁcidāsāditaṁ vanyaphalādi bhakṣyaṁ

At that time, on account of food, an exceedingly terrible drought occurred. When you, afflicted by hunger, could find no forest fruits or anything else to eat,

Verse 18 (padma.1.20.18)

अथाभिदृष्टं महदंबुजाढ्यं सरोवरं पंकपरीतरोधः। पद्मान्यथादाय ततो बहूनि गतः पुरं वैदिश नामधेयं

athābhidṛṣṭaṁ mahadaṁbujāḍhyaṁ sarovaraṁ paṁkaparītarodhaḥ padmānyathādāya tato bahūni gataḥ puraṁ vaidiśa nāmadheyaṁ

then you saw a great lake, rich with lotuses, its shore surrounded by mud. Taking many lotuses from there, you went to a city named Vaidisha.

Verse 19 (padma.1.20.19)

तन्मूल्यलाभाय पुरं समस्तं भ्रांतं त्वयाशेषमहस्तदासीत्। क्रेता न कश्चित्कमलेषु जातः क्लांतः परं क्षुत्परिपीडितश्च

tanmūlyalābhāya puraṁ samastaṁ bhrāṁtaṁ tvayāśeṣamahastadāsīt kretā na kaścitkamaleṣu jātaḥ klāṁtaḥ paraṁ kṣutparipīḍitaśca

To obtain their price, you wandered through the whole city all day long. No buyer for the lotuses was found, and you became utterly exhausted and tormented by hunger.

Verse 20 (padma.1.20.20)

उपविष्टस्त्वमेकस्मिन्सभार्यो भवनांगणे। ततो रात्रौ भवांस्तत्र अश्रौषीन्मंगलध्वनिं

upaviṣṭastvamekasminsabhāryo bhavanāṁgaṇe tato rātrau bhavāṁstatra aśrauṣīnmaṁgaladhvaniṁ

You sat down alone in the courtyard of a house, together with your wife. Then, at night, you heard an auspicious sound there.

Verse 21 (padma.1.20.21)

सभार्यस्तत्र गतवान्यत्रासौ मंगलध्वनिः। तत्र मंडलमध्यस्था विष्णोरर्चाविलोकिता

sabhāryastatra gatavānyatrāsau maṁgaladhvaniḥ tatra maṁḍalamadhyasthā viṣṇorarcāvilokitā

You went there, together with your wife, to where that auspicious sound was. There, in the middle of a ritual circle, Vishnu's image was seen,

Verse 22 (padma.1.20.22)

वेश्यानंगवती नाम बिभ्रती द्वादशीव्रतं। समाप्य माघमासस्य द्वादश्यां लवणाचलं

veśyānaṁgavatī nāma bibhratī dvādaśīvrataṁ samāpya māghamāsasya dvādaśyāṁ lavaṇācalaṁ

worshipped by a courtesan named Anangavati, who was observing the Dvadashi vow. Having completed the vow on the twelfth day of Magha, at Lavanachala,

Verse 23 (padma.1.20.23)

न्यवेदयत्तु गुरवे शय्यां चोपस्करान्विताम्। अलंकृत्य हृषीकेशं सौवर्णं सममादरात्

nyavedayattu gurave śayyāṁ copaskarānvitām alaṁkṛtya hṛṣīkeśaṁ sauvarṇaṁ samamādarāt

she offered to her guru a bed with all its furnishings, and, adorning Hrishikesha with gold, with reverence,

Verse 24 (padma.1.20.24)

सा तु दृष्टा ततस्ताभ्यामिदं च परिचिंतितं। किमेभिः कमलैः कार्यं वरं विष्णुरलंकृतः

sā tu dṛṣṭā tatastābhyāmidaṁ ca pariciṁtitaṁ kimebhiḥ kamalaiḥ kāryaṁ varaṁ viṣṇuralaṁkṛtaḥ

she was seen by you both, and you both thought — 'What need is there for these lotuses? Vishnu is already well adorned.'

Verse 25 (padma.1.20.25)

इति भक्तिस्तदा जाता दंपत्योस्तु नरेश्वर। तत्प्रसंगात्समभ्यर्च्य केशवं लवणाचलं

iti bhaktistadā jātā daṁpatyostu nareśvara tatprasaṁgātsamabhyarcya keśavaṁ lavaṇācalaṁ

O lord of men, thus devotion arose then in that couple. On that very occasion, having worshipped Keshava at Lavanachala —

Verse 26 (padma.1.20.26)

शय्या च पुष्पप्रकरैः पूजिताभूच्च सर्वशः। अथानंगवती तुष्टा तयोर्धान्यशतत्रयम्

śayyā ca puṣpaprakaraiḥ pūjitābhūcca sarvaśaḥ athānaṁgavatī tuṣṭā tayordhānyaśatatrayam

That bed was worshipped everywhere with heaps of flowers. Then Anangavati, pleased, ordered three hundred measures of grain

Verse 27 (padma.1.20.27)

दीयतामादिदेशाथ कलधौतपलत्रयं। न गृहीतं ततस्ताभ्यां महासत्वावलंबनात्

dīyatāmādideśātha kaladhautapalatrayaṁ na gṛhītaṁ tatastābhyāṁ mahāsatvāvalaṁbanāt

to be given to them, then three palas of silver too. But those two, holding firm to their great fortitude, did not accept it.

Verse 28 (padma.1.20.28)

अनंगवत्या च पुनस्तयोरन्नं चतुर्विधं। आनीय व्याहृतं चान्नं भुज्यतामिति भूपते

anaṁgavatyā ca punastayorannaṁ caturvidhaṁ ānīya vyāhṛtaṁ cānnaṁ bhujyatāmiti bhūpate

Then Anangavati again brought and offered four kinds of food for the two of them, saying, 'Eat this,' O king.

Verse 29 (padma.1.20.29)

ताभ्यां च तदपि त्यक्तं भोक्ष्यावः श्वो वरानने। प्रसंगादुपवासो नौ तवाद्यास्तु शुभावहः

tābhyāṁ ca tadapi tyaktaṁ bhokṣyāvaḥ śvo varānane prasaṁgādupavāso nau tavādyāstu śubhāvahaḥ

They gave up even that: 'We shall eat tomorrow, O fair-faced one; today, on this occasion, let our fast bring you good fortune.

Verse 30 (padma.1.20.30)

जन्मप्रभृति पापिष्ठावावां देवि दृढव्रते। त्वत्प्रसंगाद्भवद्गेहे धर्मलेशोस्तु नाविह

janmaprabhṛti pāpiṣṭhāvāvāṁ devi dṛḍhavrate tvatprasaṁgādbhavadgehe dharmaleśostu nāviha

From birth onward, we two have been most sinful, O firm-vowed goddess. Through this occasion of yours, in your house, let there be some fragment of dharma for us too.'

Verse 31 (padma.1.20.31)

इति जागरणं ताभ्यां तत्प्रसंगादनुष्ठितं। प्रभाते च तया दत्ता शय्या सलवणाचला

iti jāgaraṇaṁ tābhyāṁ tatprasaṁgādanuṣṭhitaṁ prabhāte ca tayā dattā śayyā salavaṇācalā

Thus the two of them kept a night-vigil on that very occasion. And at dawn she gave that bed, together with the offerings for Lavanachala,

Verse 32 (padma.1.20.32)

ग्रामश्च गुरवे भक्त्या विप्रेभ्यो द्वादशैव तु। वस्त्रालंकारसंयुक्ता गावश्च कनकान्विताः

grāmaśca gurave bhaktyā viprebhyo dvādaśaiva tu vastrālaṁkārasaṁyuktā gāvaśca kanakānvitāḥ

and a village, with devotion, to her guru, and to twelve Brahmins, along with clothes and ornaments, and cows adorned with gold,

Verse 33 (padma.1.20.33)

भोजनं च सुहृन्मित्रदीनांधकृपणैः सह। तच्च लुब्धकदांपत्यं पूजयित्वा विसर्जितम्

bhojanaṁ ca suhṛnmitradīnāṁdhakṛpaṇaiḥ saha tacca lubdhakadāṁpatyaṁ pūjayitvā visarjitam

and food, together with friends, companions, the poor, the blind, and the destitute. That hunter-couple too, having been honored, was then sent off.

Verse 34 (padma.1.20.34)

स भवान्लुब्धको जातः सपत्नीको नृपेश्वरः। पुष्करप्रकरात्तस्मात्केशवस्य तु पूजनात्

sa bhavānlubdhako jātaḥ sapatnīko nṛpeśvaraḥ puṣkaraprakarāttasmātkeśavasya tu pūjanāt

You yourself, O lord of men, became that hunter, together with your wife. From that heap of lotuses, and from that worship of Keshava,

Verse 35 (padma.1.20.35)

विनष्टाशेषपापस्य तव पुष्करमंदिरं। तस्य सत्यस्य माहात्म्यादलोभतपसा नृप

vinaṣṭāśeṣapāpasya tava puṣkaramaṁdiraṁ tasya satyasya māhātmyādalobhatapasā nṛpa

all your sins were destroyed; that is the origin of your Pushkara mansion. O king, through the greatness of that truth and that greed-free austerity,

Verse 36 (padma.1.20.36)

प्रादात्कामगमं यानं लोकनाथश्चतुर्मुखः। संतुष्टस्तव राजेंद्र पुष्करं त्वं समाश्रय

prādātkāmagamaṁ yānaṁ lokanāthaścaturmukhaḥ saṁtuṣṭastava rājeṁdra puṣkaraṁ tvaṁ samāśraya

the lord of the worlds, the four-faced one, pleased, gave you that vehicle capable of traveling at will. O Indra among kings, take refuge in Pushkara,

Verse 37 (padma.1.20.37)

कल्पं सत्वं समासाद्य विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतं। कुरु राजेंद्र निर्वाणमवश्यं समवाप्स्यसि

kalpaṁ satvaṁ samāsādya vibhūtidvādaśīvrataṁ kuru rājeṁdra nirvāṇamavaśyaṁ samavāpsyasi

having attained a kalpa's worth of merit, perform the Vibhuti-Dvadashi vow, O Indra among kings; you shall surely attain liberation.'

Verse 38 (padma.1.20.38)

एतदुक्त्वा तु स मुनिस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत। राजा यथोक्तं च पुनरकरोत्पुष्पवाहनः

etaduktvā tu sa munistatraivāṁtaradhīyata rājā yathoktaṁ ca punarakarotpuṣpavāhanaḥ

Having said this, that sage vanished right there. And King Pushpavahana again did as he had been told.

Verse 39 (padma.1.20.39)

इदमाचरतो राजन्नखंडव्रतता भवेत्। यथाकथंचित्कालेन द्वादशद्वादशीर्नृप

idamācarato rājannakhaṁḍavratatā bhavet yathākathaṁcitkālena dvādaśadvādaśīrnṛpa

O king, for one who observes this, the unbroken continuity of the vow is maintained. However it may be, over time, twelve Dvadashis, O king,

Verse 40 (padma.1.20.40)

कर्तव्या शक्तितो देव विप्रेभ्यो दक्षिणा नृप। ज्येष्ठे गावः प्रदातव्या मध्यमे भूमिरुत्तमा

kartavyā śaktito deva viprebhyo dakṣiṇā nṛpa jyeṣṭhe gāvaḥ pradātavyā madhyame bhūmiruttamā

should be performed according to one's ability, with gifts to Brahmins, O lord, O king. In the elder Dvadashi, cows should be given; in the middle one, excellent land;

Verse 41 (padma.1.20.41)

कनिष्ठे कांचनं देयमित्येषा दक्षिणा स्मृता। प्रथमं ब्रह्मदैवत्यं द्वितीयं वैष्णवं तथा

kaniṣṭhe kāṁcanaṁ deyamityeṣā dakṣiṇā smṛtā prathamaṁ brahmadaivatyaṁ dvitīyaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ tathā

in the youngest one, gold should be given — this is the gift declared. The first is dedicated to Brahma, the second likewise to Vishnu,

Verse 42 (padma.1.20.42)

तृतीयं रुद्रदैवत्यं त्रयो देवास्त्रिषु स्थिताः। इति कलुषविदारणं जनानां पठति च यस्तु शृणोति चापि भक्त्या

tṛtīyaṁ rudradaivatyaṁ trayo devāstriṣu sthitāḥ iti kaluṣavidāraṇaṁ janānāṁ paṭhati ca yastu śṛṇoti cāpi bhaktyā

the third is dedicated to Rudra — the three gods are established in these three. Thus, whoever reads this destroyer of people's impurities, or even hears it with devotion,

Verse 43 (padma.1.20.43)

मतिमपि च स याति देवलोके वसति च रोमसमानि वत्सराणि। अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतं

matimapi ca sa yāti devaloke vasati ca romasamāni vatsarāṇi athātaḥ saṁpravakṣyāmi vratānāmuttamaṁ vrataṁ

he also attains a refined intellect, and dwells in the world of the gods for as many years as there are hairs on the body. Now henceforth I shall relate the supreme vow among vows,

Verse 44 (padma.1.20.44)

कथितं तेन रुद्रेण महापातकनाशनम्। नक्तमब्दं चरित्वा तु गवासार्धं कुटुंबिने

kathitaṁ tena rudreṇa mahāpātakanāśanam naktamabdaṁ caritvā tu gavāsārdhaṁ kuṭuṁbine

declared by that same Rudra, which is the destroyer of great sins. Having kept the vow of eating only at night for a year, one should give to a householder something equal to half a cow's worth,

Verse 45 (padma.1.20.45)

हैमं चक्रं त्रिशूलं च दद्याद्विप्राय वाससी। एवं यः कुरुते पुण्यं शिवलोके स मोदते

haimaṁ cakraṁ triśūlaṁ ca dadyādviprāya vāsasī evaṁ yaḥ kurute puṇyaṁ śivaloke sa modate

a golden wheel and trident, and garments, to a Brahmin. Whoever performs this merit rejoices in Shiva's world.

Verse 46 (padma.1.20.46)

एतदेव व्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम्। यस्वेकभक्तेन क्षिपेद्धेनुं वृषसमन्विताम्

etadeva vrataṁ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam yasvekabhaktena kṣipeddhenuṁ vṛṣasamanvitām

This very vow is called the destroyer of great sins. Whoever, eating but once a day, offers a cow together with a bull,

Verse 47 (padma.1.20.47)

धेनुं तिलमयीं दद्यात्स पदं याति शांकरम्। एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम भयशोकविनाशनम्

dhenuṁ tilamayīṁ dadyātsa padaṁ yāti śāṁkaram etadrudravrataṁ nāma bhayaśokavināśanam

and also gives a cow made of sesame, he attains Shankara's abode. This is known by the name Rudra-vrata, the destroyer of fear and sorrow.

Verse 48 (padma.1.20.48)

यश्च नीलोत्पलं हैमं शर्करापात्रसंयुतम्। एकांतरितनक्ताशी समांते वृषसंयुतम्

yaśca nīlotpalaṁ haimaṁ śarkarāpātrasaṁyutam ekāṁtaritanaktāśī samāṁte vṛṣasaṁyutam

And whoever offers a golden blue lotus, together with a bowl of sugar, while eating only at night on alternate days, and at the year's end offers it together with a bull,

Verse 49 (padma.1.20.49)

वैष्णवं स पदं याति नीलव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। आषाढादिचतुर्मासमभ्यंगं वर्जयेन्नरः

vaiṣṇavaṁ sa padaṁ yāti nīlavratamidaṁ smṛtam āṣāḍhādicaturmāsamabhyaṁgaṁ varjayennaraḥ

goes to Vishnu's abode — this is remembered as the Nila-vrata. A man should give up oil-massage for the four months beginning with Ashadha —

Verse 50 (padma.1.20.50)

भोजनोपस्करं दद्यात्स याति भवनं हरेः। जनप्रीतिकरं नॄणां प्रीतिव्रतमिहोच्यते

bhojanopaskaraṁ dadyātsa yāti bhavanaṁ hareḥ janaprītikaraṁ nṝṇāṁ prītivratamihocyate

whoever gives food-utensils in charity goes to Hari's mansion. This, delighting people, is here called the Priti-vrata.

Verse 51 (padma.1.20.51)

वर्जयित्वा मधौ यस्तु दधिक्षीरघृतैक्षवम्। दद्याद्वस्त्राणि सूक्ष्माणि रसपात्रेण संयुतम्

varjayitvā madhau yastu dadhikṣīraghṛtaikṣavam dadyādvastrāṇi sūkṣmāṇi rasapātreṇa saṁyutam

Whoever, forgoing curd, milk, ghee, and sugarcane products with honey, gives fine garments together with a vessel of juice,

Verse 52 (padma.1.20.52)

संपूज्य विप्रमिथुनं गौरी मे प्रीयतामिति। एतद्गौरीव्रतं नाम भवानीलोकदायकम्

saṁpūjya vipramithunaṁ gaurī me prīyatāmiti etadgaurīvrataṁ nāma bhavānīlokadāyakam

and, having worshipped a Brahmin couple, says 'may Gauri be pleased with me' — this is called the Gauri-vrata, the bestower of Bhavani's world.

Verse 53 (padma.1.20.53)

पुष्यादौ यस्त्रयोदश्यां कृत्वा नक्तमथो पुनः। अशोकं कांचनं दद्यादिक्षुयुक्तं दशांगुलम्

puṣyādau yastrayodaśyāṁ kṛtvā naktamatho punaḥ aśokaṁ kāṁcanaṁ dadyādikṣuyuktaṁ daśāṁgulam

Whoever, on the thirteenth day beginning with Pushya, having kept the night-fast, then again gives a golden Ashoka, ten fingers long, together with sugarcane,

Verse 54 (padma.1.20.54)

विप्राय वस्त्रसंयुक्तं प्रद्युम्नः प्रीयतामिति। कल्पं विष्णुपुरे स्थित्वा विशोकस्स्यात्पुनर्नृप

viprāya vastrasaṁyuktaṁ pradyumnaḥ prīyatāmiti kalpaṁ viṣṇupure sthitvā viśokassyātpunarnṛpa

to a Brahmin along with cloth, saying 'may Pradyumna be pleased' — having dwelt a kalpa in Vishnu's city, he becomes free from sorrow again, O king.

Verse 55 (padma.1.20.55)

एतत्कामव्रतं नाम सदा शोकविनाशनम्। आषाढादि व्रते यस्तु वर्जयेद्यः फलाशनम्

etatkāmavrataṁ nāma sadā śokavināśanam āṣāḍhādi vrate yastu varjayedyaḥ phalāśanam

This is called the Kama-vrata, ever the destroyer of sorrow. In the vow beginning with Ashadha, whoever forgoes eating fruit,

Verse 56 (padma.1.20.56)

चातुर्मास्ये निवृत्ते तु घटं सर्पिर्गुडान्वितम्। कार्तिक्यां तत्पुनर्हैमं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्

cāturmāsye nivṛtte tu ghaṭaṁ sarpirguḍānvitam kārtikyāṁ tatpunarhaimaṁ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet

and, when the four-month period ends, offers a pot filled with ghee and jaggery, and again on Kartiki offers that in gold to a Brahmin,

Verse 57 (padma.1.20.57)

स रुद्रलोकमाप्नोति शिवव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। वर्जयेद्यस्तु पुष्पाणि हेमंते शिशिरावृते

sa rudralokamāpnoti śivavratamidaṁ smṛtam varjayedyastu puṣpāṇi hemaṁte śiśirāvṛte

he attains Rudra's world — this is called the Shiva-vrata. Whoever forgoes flowers during the winter and cold seasons,

Verse 58 (padma.1.20.58)

पुष्पत्रयं च फाल्गुन्यां कृत्वा शक्त्या च कांचनम्। दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायां प्रीयेतां शिवकेशवौ

puṣpatrayaṁ ca phālgunyāṁ kṛtvā śaktyā ca kāṁcanam dadyāddvikālavelāyāṁ prīyetāṁ śivakeśavau

and, on the Phalguni full moon, having made three flowers and gold according to his ability, offers them at both twilights, saying 'may Shiva and Keshava be pleased,'

Verse 59 (padma.1.20.59)

दत्वा परं पदं याति सौम्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। फाल्गुनादि तृतीयायां लवणं यस्तु वर्जयेत्

datvā paraṁ padaṁ yāti saumyavratamidaṁ smṛtam phālgunādi tṛtīyāyāṁ lavaṇaṁ yastu varjayet

having given, he attains the supreme abode — this is called the Saumya-vrata. Whoever, from the third lunar day beginning with Phalguna, forgoes salt,

Verse 60 (padma.1.20.60)

समांते शयनं दद्याद्गृहं चोपस्करान्वितम्। संपूज्य विप्रमिथुनं भवानी प्रीयतामिति

samāṁte śayanaṁ dadyādgṛhaṁ copaskarānvitam saṁpūjya vipramithunaṁ bhavānī prīyatāmiti

and, at the year's end, gives a bed and a house complete with furnishings, having worshipped a Brahmin couple, saying 'may Bhavani be pleased,'

Verse 61 (padma.1.20.61)

गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं सौभाग्यव्रतमुच्यते। संध्यामौनं नरः कृत्वा समांते घृतकुंभकम्

gaurīloke vasetkalpaṁ saubhāgyavratamucyate saṁdhyāmaunaṁ naraḥ kṛtvā samāṁte ghṛtakuṁbhakam

he dwells in Gauri's world for a kalpa — this is called the Saubhagya-vrata. Having kept silence at twilight, at the year's end, a pot of ghee,

Verse 62 (padma.1.20.62)

वस्त्रयुग्मं तिलान्घंटां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्। लोकं सारस्वतं याति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्

vastrayugmaṁ tilānghaṁṭāṁ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet lokaṁ sārasvataṁ yāti punarāvṛttidurlabham

a pair of garments, sesame, and a bell offered to a Brahmin — he goes to Sarasvati's world, from which return is rare.

Verse 63 (padma.1.20.63)

एतत्सारस्वतं नाम रूपविद्याप्रदायकम्। लक्ष्मीमभ्यर्च्य पंचम्यामुपवासी भवेन्नरः

etatsārasvataṁ nāma rūpavidyāpradāyakam lakṣmīmabhyarcya paṁcamyāmupavāsī bhavennaraḥ

This is called the Sarasvata-vrata, the bestower of beauty and learning. Having worshipped Lakshmi on the fifth lunar day, a man should fast,

Verse 64 (padma.1.20.64)

समांते हेमकमलं दद्याद्धेनुसमन्वितम्। स वै विष्णुपदं याति लक्ष्मीः स्याज्जन्मजन्मनि

samāṁte hemakamalaṁ dadyāddhenusamanvitam sa vai viṣṇupadaṁ yāti lakṣmīḥ syājjanmajanmani

and at the year's end give a golden lotus together with a cow — he attains Vishnu's abode, and Lakshmi remains with him birth after birth.

Verse 65 (padma.1.20.65)

एतल्लक्ष्मीव्रतं नाम दुःखशोकविनाशनम्। कृत्वोपलेपनं शंभोरग्रतः केशवस्य च

etallakṣmīvrataṁ nāma duḥkhaśokavināśanam kṛtvopalepanaṁ śaṁbhoragrataḥ keśavasya ca

This is called the Lakshmi-vrata, the destroyer of sorrow and grief. Having performed the ritual cow-dung anointing before Shambhu and before Keshava,

Verse 66 (padma.1.20.66)

यावदब्दं पुनर्देया धेनुर्जलघटस्तथा। जन्मायुतं स राजा स्यात्ततः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्

yāvadabdaṁ punardeyā dhenurjalaghaṭastathā janmāyutaṁ sa rājā syāttataḥ śivapuraṁ vrajet

one should keep giving a cow and a water-jar again and again for the whole year. That king shall remain so for ten thousand births, and then go to Shiva's city.

Verse 67 (padma.1.20.67)

एतदायुर्व्रतं नाम सर्वकामप्रदायकम्। अश्वत्थं भास्करं गंगां प्रणम्यैकाग्रमानसः

etadāyurvrataṁ nāma sarvakāmapradāyakam aśvatthaṁ bhāskaraṁ gaṁgāṁ praṇamyaikāgramānasaḥ

This is called the Ayu-vrata, the bestower of every desire. Bowing to the Ashvattha tree, the sun, and the Ganga, with a focused mind,

Verse 68 (padma.1.20.68)

एकभक्तं नरः कुर्यादब्दमेकं विमत्सरः। व्रतांते विप्रमिथुनं पूज्यं धेनुत्रयान्वितम्

ekabhaktaṁ naraḥ kuryādabdamekaṁ vimatsaraḥ vratāṁte vipramithunaṁ pūjyaṁ dhenutrayānvitam

a man should observe a single meal a day for one year, free from envy. At the end of the vow, having worshipped a Brahmin couple, together with three cows,

Verse 69 (padma.1.20.69)

वृक्षं हिरण्मयं दद्यात्सोश्वमेधफलं लभेत्। एतत्कीर्तिव्रतं नाम भूतिकीर्तिफलप्रदम्

vṛkṣaṁ hiraṇmayaṁ dadyātsośvamedhaphalaṁ labhet etatkīrtivrataṁ nāma bhūtikīrtiphalapradam

a golden tree should be given — he obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha. This is called the Kirti-vrata, the giver of prosperity and fame.

Verse 70 (padma.1.20.70)

घृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा शंभोर्वा केशवस्य वा। अक्षताभिः सपुष्पाभिः कृत्वा गोमयमंडलम्

ghṛtena snapanaṁ kṛtvā śaṁbhorvā keśavasya vā akṣatābhiḥ sapuṣpābhiḥ kṛtvā gomayamaṁḍalam

Having bathed Shambhu or Keshava with ghee, having made a circle of cow-dung adorned with unbroken rice and flowers,

Verse 71 (padma.1.20.71)

समांते हेमकमलं तिलधेनुसमन्वितम्। शूलमष्टांगुलं दद्याच्छिवलोके महीयते

samāṁte hemakamalaṁ tiladhenusamanvitam śūlamaṣṭāṁgulaṁ dadyācchivaloke mahīyate

at the year's end, one should give a golden lotus together with a sesame-cow, and an eight-finger trident — he is honored in Shiva's world.

Verse 72 (padma.1.20.72)

सामगायनकं चैव सामव्रतमिहोच्यते। नवम्यामेकभक्तं तु कृत्वा कन्याश्च शक्तितः

sāmagāyanakaṁ caiva sāmavratamihocyate navamyāmekabhaktaṁ tu kṛtvā kanyāśca śaktitaḥ

With the singing of Sama hymns, this is here called the Sama-vrata. On the ninth lunar day, having a single meal, and, according to one's ability, feeding young girls,

Verse 73 (padma.1.20.73)

भोजयित्वा समं दद्याद्धेमकंचुकवाससी। हैमं सिंहं च विप्रा यदद्याच्छिवपदं व्रजेत्

bhojayitvā samaṁ dadyāddhemakaṁcukavāsasī haimaṁ siṁhaṁ ca viprā yadadyācchivapadaṁ vrajet

having fed them equally, one should give a golden bodice and garments. Whoever gives a golden lion to Brahmins goes to Shiva's abode,

Verse 74 (padma.1.20.74)

जन्मार्बुदं सुरूपः स्याच्छत्रुभिश्चापराजितः। एतद्वीरव्रतं नाम नराणां च सुखप्रदम्

janmārbudaṁ surūpaḥ syācchatrubhiścāparājitaḥ etadvīravrataṁ nāma narāṇāṁ ca sukhapradam

becomes handsome for ten thousand births, and remains unconquered by enemies. This is called the Vira-vrata, bestowing happiness upon men.

Verse 75 (padma.1.20.75)

चैत्रादि चतुरोमासाञ्जलं दद्याद्दयान्वितः। व्रतांते मणिकं दद्यादन्नं वस्त्रसमन्वितम्

caitrādi caturomāsāñjalaṁ dadyāddayānvitaḥ vratāṁte maṇikaṁ dadyādannaṁ vastrasamanvitam

For the four months beginning with Chaitra, one should give water, with compassion; at the end of the vow, a water-jar, together with food and garments, should be given —

Verse 76 (padma.1.20.76)

तिलपात्रं हिरण्यं च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते। कल्पांते भूतिजननमानंदव्रतमुच्यते

tilapātraṁ hiraṇyaṁ ca brahmaloke mahīyate kalpāṁte bhūtijananamānaṁdavratamucyate

together with a vessel of sesame and gold — one is honored in Brahmaloka. At the kalpa's end, prosperity is attained — this is called the Ananda-vrata.

Verse 77 (padma.1.20.77)

पंचामृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा संवत्सरं विभोः। वत्सरांते पुनर्दद्याद्धेनुं पंचामृतान्वितां

paṁcāmṛtena snapanaṁ kṛtvā saṁvatsaraṁ vibhoḥ vatsarāṁte punardadyāddhenuṁ paṁcāmṛtānvitāṁ

Having performed the anointing of the Lord with the five nectars for a year, at the year's end one should again give a cow, endowed with the five nectars,

Verse 78 (padma.1.20.78)

विप्राय दद्याच्छंखं च सपदं याति शांकरम्। राजा भवति कल्पांते धृतिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

viprāya dadyācchaṁkhaṁ ca sapadaṁ yāti śāṁkaram rājā bhavati kalpāṁte dhṛtivratamidaṁ smṛtam

and give a conch to a Brahmin as well — he attains Shankara's abode. At the kalpa's end he becomes a king — this is called the Dhriti-vrata.

Verse 79 (padma.1.20.79)

वर्जयित्वा पुमान्मांसं व्रतांते गोप्रदो भवेत्। तद्वद्धेममृगं दद्यात्सोश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

varjayitvā pumānmāṁsaṁ vratāṁte goprado bhavet tadvaddhemamṛgaṁ dadyātsośvamedhaphalaṁ labhet

Having forsworn meat, a man should, at the vow's end, become a giver of cows; likewise a golden deer should be given — he obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha.

Verse 80 (padma.1.20.80)

अहिंसाव्रतमित्युक्तं कल्पांते भूपतिर्भवेत्। कल्यमुत्थाय वै स्नानं कृत्वा दांपत्यमर्चयेत्

ahiṁsāvratamityuktaṁ kalpāṁte bhūpatirbhavet kalyamutthāya vai snānaṁ kṛtvā dāṁpatyamarcayet

This is called the Ahimsa-vrata; at the kalpa's end one becomes a king. Rising early and bathing, one should worship a Brahmin couple,

Verse 81 (padma.1.20.81)

भोजयित्वा यथाशक्ति माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः। सूर्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सूर्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

bhojayitvā yathāśakti mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ sūryaloke vasetkalpaṁ sūryavratamidaṁ smṛtam

having fed them according to one's ability with garlands, garments, and ornaments — one dwells for a kalpa in the world of the sun — this is called the Surya-vrata.

Verse 82 (padma.1.20.82)

आषाढादि चतुर्मासं प्रातःस्नायी भवेन्नरः। विप्राय भोजनं दत्वा कार्तिक्यां गोप्रदो भवेत्

āṣāḍhādi caturmāsaṁ prātaḥsnāyī bhavennaraḥ viprāya bhojanaṁ datvā kārtikyāṁ goprado bhavet

For the four months beginning with Ashadha, a man should bathe in the morning; having given a Brahmin food, on Kartiki he should become a giver of a cow —

Verse 83 (padma.1.20.83)

स वैष्णवपदं याति विष्णुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। अयनादयनं यावद्वर्जयेत्पुष्पसर्पिषी

sa vaiṣṇavapadaṁ yāti viṣṇuvratamidaṁ smṛtam ayanādayanaṁ yāvadvarjayetpuṣpasarpiṣī

he attains Vishnu's abode — this is called the Vishnu-vrata. From one solstice to the next, one should forgo flowers and ghee,

Verse 84 (padma.1.20.84)

तदंते पुष्पमन्नानि घृतधेन्वा सहैव तु। दत्वा शिवपदं याति विप्राय घृतपायसम्

tadaṁte puṣpamannāni ghṛtadhenvā sahaiva tu datvā śivapadaṁ yāti viprāya ghṛtapāyasam

at the end of that, having given flowers and food, together with a ghee-giving cow, and given ghee-pudding to a Brahmin, one attains Shiva's abode.

Verse 85 (padma.1.20.85)

एतच्छीलव्रतं नाम शीलारोग्यफलप्रदम्। यावत्समं भवेद्यस्तु पंचदश्यां पयोव्रतः

etacchīlavrataṁ nāma śīlārogyaphalapradam yāvatsamaṁ bhavedyastu paṁcadaśyāṁ payovrataḥ

This is called the Shila-vrata, the giver of good character and health. Whoever, for a full year, observes the milk-only vow on the full-moon day,

Verse 86 (padma.1.20.86)

समांते श्राद्धकृद्दद्याद्गाश्च पंच पयस्विनीः। वासांसि च पिशंगानि जलकुंभयुतानि च

samāṁte śrāddhakṛddadyādgāśca paṁca payasvinīḥ vāsāṁsi ca piśaṁgāni jalakuṁbhayutāni ca

at the year's end, having performed a shraddha, should give five milk-yielding cows, and reddish garments, together with water-pots,

Verse 87 (padma.1.20.87)

स याति वैष्णवं लोकं पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम्

sa yāti vaiṣṇavaṁ lokaṁ pitṝṇāṁ tārayecchatam

he goes to Vishnu's world, and delivers a hundred of his ancestors.

Verse 88 (padma.1.20.88)

कल्पांते राजराजेंद्र पितृव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। संध्यादीप प्रदो यस्तु घृतैस्तैलं विवर्जयेत्

kalpāṁte rājarājeṁdra pitṛvratamidaṁ smṛtam saṁdhyādīpa prado yastu ghṛtaistailaṁ vivarjayet

O king of kings, at the kalpa's end, this is called the Pitri-vrata. One who gives lamps at twilight should use ghee instead of oil,

Verse 89 (padma.1.20.89)

समांते दीपकं दद्याच्चक्रं शूलं च कांचनम्। वस्त्रयुग्मं च विप्राय स तेजस्वी भवेन्नरः

samāṁte dīpakaṁ dadyāccakraṁ śūlaṁ ca kāṁcanam vastrayugmaṁ ca viprāya sa tejasvī bhavennaraḥ

and at the year's end should give a lamp, a golden wheel and trident, and a pair of garments to a Brahmin — such a man becomes radiant,

Verse 90 (padma.1.20.90)

रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति दीप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। कार्तिकादि तृतीयायां प्राश्य गोमूत्र यावकम्

rudralokamavāpnoti dīptivratamidaṁ smṛtam kārtikādi tṛtīyāyāṁ prāśya gomūtra yāvakam

and attains Rudra's world — this is called the Dipti-vrata. From the third lunar day beginning with Kartika, having eaten cow's urine and barley-gruel,

Verse 91 (padma.1.20.91)

नक्तं चरेदब्दमेकमब्दान्ते गोप्रदो भवेत्। गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं ततो राजा भवेदिह

naktaṁ caredabdamekamabdānte goprado bhavet gaurīloke vasetkalpaṁ tato rājā bhavediha

one should observe the night-only vow for a full year; at the year's end one should become a giver of a cow. He dwells for a kalpa in Gauri's world, then becomes a king here.

Verse 92 (padma.1.20.92)

एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम सदा कल्याणकारकम्। वर्जयेच्चतुरो मासान्यस्तु गन्धानुलेपनम्

etadrudravrataṁ nāma sadā kalyāṇakārakam varjayeccaturo māsānyastu gandhānulepanam

This is called the Rudra-vrata, ever bestowing good fortune. Whoever forgoes fragrant unguents for four months,

Verse 93 (padma.1.20.93)

शुक्तिगन्धाक्षतान्दद्याद्विप्राय सितवाससी। वारुणं पदमाप्नोति दृढव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

śuktigandhākṣatāndadyādviprāya sitavāsasī vāruṇaṁ padamāpnoti dṛḍhavratamidaṁ smṛtam

should give shell-fragrance and unbroken rice, together with white garments, to a Brahmin — he attains Varuna's abode; this is called the Dridha-vrata.

Verse 94 (padma.1.20.94)

वैशाखे पुष्पलवणं वर्जयेदथ गोप्रदः। भूत्वा विष्णुपदे कल्पं स्थित्वा राजा भवेदिह

vaiśākhe puṣpalavaṇaṁ varjayedatha gopradaḥ bhūtvā viṣṇupade kalpaṁ sthitvā rājā bhavediha

In Vaishakha, having forsworn flowers and salt, one should become a giver of cows; having dwelt in Vishnu's abode for a kalpa, one becomes a king here.

Verse 95 (padma.1.20.95)

एतच्छान्तिव्रतं नाम कीर्तिकामफलप्रदम्। ब्रह्माण्डं काञ्चनं कृत्वा तिलराशि समन्वितम्

etacchāntivrataṁ nāma kīrtikāmaphalapradam brahmāṇḍaṁ kāñcanaṁ kṛtvā tilarāśi samanvitam

This is called the Shanti-vrata, giving fame and desired fruit. Having made a golden cosmic egg, together with a heap of sesame,

Verse 96 (padma.1.20.96)

घृतेनान्यप्रदो भूत्वा वह्निं संतर्प्य सद्विजम्। संपूज्य विप्रदांपत्यं माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः

ghṛtenānyaprado bhūtvā vahniṁ saṁtarpya sadvijam saṁpūjya vipradāṁpatyaṁ mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ

giving other things together with ghee, having satisfied the fire and a worthy Brahmin, having worshipped a Brahmin couple with garlands, garments, and ornaments,

Verse 97 (padma.1.20.97)

शक्तितस्त्रिपलादूर्ध्वं विश्वात्मा प्रीयतामिति। पुण्येऽह्नि दद्यादपरे ब्रह्म यात्यपुनर्भवम्

śaktitastripalādūrdhvaṁ viśvātmā prīyatāmiti puṇye'hni dadyādapare brahma yātyapunarbhavam

according to one's ability more than three palas of gold, saying 'may the Soul of the universe be pleased,' offered on some auspicious day, attains Brahman and becomes free of rebirth.

Verse 98 (padma.1.20.98)

एतद्ब्रह्मव्रतं नाम निर्वाणफलदं नृणाम्। यश्चोभयमुखीं दद्यात्प्रभूतसकलान्विताम्

etadbrahmavrataṁ nāma nirvāṇaphaladaṁ nṛṇām yaścobhayamukhīṁ dadyātprabhūtasakalānvitām

This is called the Brahma-vrata, giving liberation as its fruit for men. And whoever gives a gift complete with everything on both sides,

Verse 99 (padma.1.20.99)

दिनं पयोव्रतं तिष्ठेत्स याति परमं पदम्। एतद्वै सुव्रतं नाम पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्

dinaṁ payovrataṁ tiṣṭhetsa yāti paramaṁ padam etadvai suvrataṁ nāma punarāvṛttidurlabham

having observed the milk-only vow for a day, he attains the supreme abode. This is called the Su-vrata, from which return is rare.

Verse 100 (padma.1.20.100)

त्र्यहं पयोव्रतः स्थित्वा काञ्चनं कल्पपादपम्। पलादूर्ध्वं यथाशक्ति तण्डुलप्रस्थसंयुतम्

tryahaṁ payovrataḥ sthitvā kāñcanaṁ kalpapādapam palādūrdhvaṁ yathāśakti taṇḍulaprasthasaṁyutam

Having observed the milk-only vow for three days, a golden wish-fulfilling tree, more than a pala according to one's ability, together with a prastha-measure of rice —

Verse 101 (padma.1.20.101)

दत्त्वा ब्रह्मपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। मासोपवासी यो दद्याद्धेनुं विप्राय शोभनाम्

dattvā brahmapadaṁ yāti bhīmavratamidaṁ smṛtam māsopavāsī yo dadyāddhenuṁ viprāya śobhanām

having given, one attains Brahmaloka — this is called the Bhima-vrata. Whoever, having fasted for a month, gives a beautiful cow to a Brahmin,

Verse 102 (padma.1.20.102)

स वैष्णवपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। दद्याद्विंशत्पलादूर्ध्वं महीं कृत्वा तु काञ्चनीम्

sa vaiṣṇavapadaṁ yāti bhīmavratamidaṁ smṛtam dadyādviṁśatpalādūrdhvaṁ mahīṁ kṛtvā tu kāñcanīm

he attains Vishnu's abode — this too is called the Bhima-vrata. Whoever gives, having made an earth-image of more than twenty palas of gold,

Verse 103 (padma.1.20.103)

दिनं पयोव्रतस्तिष्ठेद्रुद्रलोके महीयते। धनप्रदमिदं प्रोक्तं सप्तकल्पशतानुगम्

dinaṁ payovratastiṣṭhedrudraloke mahīyate dhanapradamidaṁ proktaṁ saptakalpaśatānugam

and observes the milk-only vow for a day, he is honored in Rudra's world. This is declared the wealth-giving vow, lasting seven hundred kalpas.

Verse 104 (padma.1.20.104)

माघेमास्यथ चैत्रे वा गुडधेनुप्रदो भवेत्। गुडव्रतं तृतीयायां गौरीलोके महीयते

māghemāsyatha caitre vā guḍadhenuprado bhavet guḍavrataṁ tṛtīyāyāṁ gaurīloke mahīyate

In the month of Magha, or in Chaitra, one should become a giver of a jaggery-cow; on the third lunar day, this jaggery-vow is honored in Gauri's world.

Verse 105 (padma.1.20.105)

महाव्रतमिदं नाम परमानन्दकारकम्। पक्षोपवासी यो दद्याद्विप्राय कपिलाद्वयम्

mahāvratamidaṁ nāma paramānandakārakam pakṣopavāsī yo dadyādviprāya kapilādvayam

This is called the Mahavrata, bestowing supreme bliss. Whoever, having fasted for a fortnight, gives two tawny cows to a Brahmin,

Verse 106 (padma.1.20.106)

स ब्रह्मलोकमाप्नोति देवासुरसुपूजितः। कल्पान्ते सर्वराजा स्यात्प्रभाव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

sa brahmalokamāpnoti devāsurasupūjitaḥ kalpānte sarvarājā syātprabhāvratamidaṁ smṛtam

he attains Brahmaloka, worshipped by gods and asuras. At the end of the kalpa he becomes ruler over all — this is called the Prabha-vrata.

Verse 107 (padma.1.20.107)

वत्सरं त्वेकभक्ताशी सभक्ष्यजलकुंभदः। शिवलोके वसेत्कल्पं प्राप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

vatsaraṁ tvekabhaktāśī sabhakṣyajalakuṁbhadaḥ śivaloke vasetkalpaṁ prāptivratamidaṁ smṛtam

Eating a single meal a day for a year, giving food-items and a water-jar, one dwells for a kalpa in Shiva's world — this is called the Prapti-vrata.

Verse 108 (padma.1.20.108)

नक्ताशी त्वष्टमीषु स्याद्वत्सरांते तु धेनुदः। पौरंदरं पुरं याति सुगतिव्रतमुच्यते

naktāśī tvaṣṭamīṣu syādvatsarāṁte tu dhenudaḥ pauraṁdaraṁ puraṁ yāti sugativratamucyate

Eating only at night on the eighth lunar days, becoming a giver of a cow at the year's end, one goes to Purandara's city — this is called the Sugati-vrata.

Verse 109 (padma.1.20.109)

इंधनं यो ददेद्विप्रे वर्षादींश्चतुरस्त्वृतून्। घृतधेनुप्रदोंते च स परं ब्रह्म गच्छति

iṁdhanaṁ yo dadedvipre varṣādīṁścaturastvṛtūn ghṛtadhenupradoṁte ca sa paraṁ brahma gacchati

Whoever gives fuel to a Brahmin for the four seasons beginning with the rains, and at the end becomes a giver of a ghee-cow, attains the Supreme Brahman.

Verse 110 (padma.1.20.110)

वैश्वानरव्रतं नाम सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। एकादश्यां तु नक्ताशी यश्चक्रं विनिवेदयेत्

vaiśvānaravrataṁ nāma sarvapāpapraṇāśanam ekādaśyāṁ tu naktāśī yaścakraṁ vinivedayet

This is called the Vaishvanara-vrata, the destroyer of all sins. Whoever, eating only at night on the eleventh day, offers a wheel,

Verse 111 (padma.1.20.111)

कृत्वा समांते सौवर्णं विष्णोः पदमवाप्नुयात्। एतत्कृष्णव्रतं नाम कल्पांते राज्यलाभकृत्

kṛtvā samāṁte sauvarṇaṁ viṣṇoḥ padamavāpnuyāt etatkṛṣṇavrataṁ nāma kalpāṁte rājyalābhakṛt

made of gold, at the year's end, attains Vishnu's abode. This is called the Krishna-vrata, the giver of kingship at the end of the kalpa.

Verse 112 (padma.1.20.112)

पायसाशी समांते तु दद्याद्विप्राय गोयुगम्। लक्ष्मीलोके वसेत्कल्पमेतद्देवीव्रतं स्मृतं

pāyasāśī samāṁte tu dadyādviprāya goyugam lakṣmīloke vasetkalpametaddevīvrataṁ smṛtaṁ

Eating only rice-pudding, giving a pair of cows to a Brahmin at the year's end, one dwells for a kalpa in Lakshmi's world — this is called the Devi-vrata.

Verse 113 (padma.1.20.113)

सप्तम्यां नक्तभुग्दद्यात्समाप्ते गां पयस्विनीं। सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति भानुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

saptamyāṁ naktabhugdadyātsamāpte gāṁ payasvinīṁ sūryalokamavāpnoti bhānuvratamidaṁ smṛtam

Eating only at night on the seventh lunar day, giving a milk-yielding cow when completed, one attains the world of the sun — this is called the Bhanu-vrata.

Verse 114 (padma.1.20.114)

चतुर्थ्यां नक्तभुग्दद्याद्धेमंते गोयुगं तथा। एतद्वैनायकं नाम शिवलोकफलप्रदम्

caturthyāṁ naktabhugdadyāddhemaṁte goyugaṁ tathā etadvaināyakaṁ nāma śivalokaphalapradam

Eating only at night on the fourth lunar day, giving a pair of cows in the winter season — this is called the Vainayaka-vrata, giving Shiva's world as fruit.

Verse 115 (padma.1.20.115)

महाफलानि यस्त्यक्त्वा चातुर्मास्ये द्विजातये। हैमानि कार्तिकेदद्याद्धोमान्ते गोयुगं तथा

mahāphalāni yastyaktvā cāturmāsye dvijātaye haimāni kārtikedadyāddhomānte goyugaṁ tathā

Whoever, forgoing great delicacies for the twice-born during Chaturmasya, gives golden items in Kartika, and a pair of cows at the end of the fire-offering,

Verse 116 (padma.1.20.116)

एतत्सौरव्रतं नाम सूर्यलोकफलप्रदम्। द्वादशाद्वादशीर्यस्तु समाप्योपोषणे नृप

etatsauravrataṁ nāma sūryalokaphalapradam dvādaśādvādaśīryastu samāpyopoṣaṇe nṛpa

this is called the Saura-vrata, giving the world of the sun as fruit. O king, whoever, having completed twelve Dvadashis with fasting,

Verse 117 (padma.1.20.117)

गोवस्त्रकांचनैर्विप्रान्पूजयेच्छक्तितो नरः। परं पदमवाप्नोति विष्णुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

govastrakāṁcanairviprānpūjayecchaktito naraḥ paraṁ padamavāpnoti viṣṇuvratamidaṁ smṛtam

worships Brahmins with cows, garments, and gold, according to his ability, attains the supreme abode — this is called the Vishnu-vrata.

Verse 118 (padma.1.20.118)

चतुर्दश्यां तु नक्ताशी समान्ते गोयुगप्रदः। शैवं पदमवाप्नोति त्रैयंबकमिदं स्मृतम्

caturdaśyāṁ tu naktāśī samānte goyugapradaḥ śaivaṁ padamavāpnoti traiyaṁbakamidaṁ smṛtam

Eating only at night on the fourteenth day, giving a pair of cows at the year's end, one attains Shiva's abode — this is called the Trayambaka-vrata.

Verse 119 (padma.1.20.119)

सप्तरात्रोषितो दद्याद्घृतकुंभं द्विजातये। वरव्रतमिदं प्राहुर्ब्रह्मलोकफलप्रदम्

saptarātroṣito dadyādghṛtakuṁbhaṁ dvijātaye varavratamidaṁ prāhurbrahmalokaphalapradam

Having fasted for seven nights, giving a pot of ghee to a twice-born — this is called the Vara-vrata, giving Brahmaloka as fruit.

Verse 120 (padma.1.20.120)

असौ काशीं समासाद्य धेनुं दत्ते पयस्विनीम्। शक्रलोके वसेत्कल्पमिदं मंत्रव्रतं स्मृतम्

asau kāśīṁ samāsādya dhenuṁ datte payasvinīm śakraloke vasetkalpamidaṁ maṁtravrataṁ smṛtam

Whoever, having reached Kashi, gives a milk-yielding cow, dwells for a kalpa in Shakra's world — this is called the Mantra-vrata.

Verse 121 (padma.1.20.121)

मुखवासं परित्यज्य समांते गोप्रदो भवेत्। वारुणं लोकमाप्नोति वारुणव्रतमुच्यते

mukhavāsaṁ parityajya samāṁte goprado bhavet vāruṇaṁ lokamāpnoti vāruṇavratamucyate

Having given up mouth-fresheners, becoming a giver of a cow at the year's end, one attains Varuna's world — this is called the Varuna-vrata.

Verse 122 (padma.1.20.122)

चांद्रायणं च यः कुर्याद्धैमं चंद्रं निवेदयेत्। चंद्रव्रतमिदं प्रोक्तं चंद्रलोकफलप्रदम्

cāṁdrāyaṇaṁ ca yaḥ kuryāddhaimaṁ caṁdraṁ nivedayet caṁdravratamidaṁ proktaṁ caṁdralokaphalapradam

Whoever performs the Chandrayana vow, and offers a golden moon — this is declared the Chandra-vrata, giving the world of the moon as fruit.

Verse 123 (padma.1.20.123)

ज्येष्ठे पंचतपा योंते हेमधेनुप्रदो दिवम्। यात्यष्टमीचतुर्दश्यो रुद्रव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

jyeṣṭhe paṁcatapā yoṁte hemadhenuprado divam yātyaṣṭamīcaturdaśyo rudravratamidaṁ smṛtam

In Jyeshtha, whoever practices the five-fires austerity, at the end gives a golden cow, goes to heaven on the eighth or fourteenth lunar day — this is called the Rudra-vrata.

Verse 124 (padma.1.20.124)

सकृद्विधानकं कुर्यात्तृतीयायां शिवालये। समाप्ते धेनुदो याति भवानीव्रतमुच्यते

sakṛdvidhānakaṁ kuryāttṛtīyāyāṁ śivālaye samāpte dhenudo yāti bhavānīvratamucyate

Whoever performs the ritual just once, on the third lunar day, at a Shiva temple, at its completion becomes a giver of a cow and goes to that world — this is called the Bhavani-vrata.

Verse 125 (padma.1.20.125)

माघे निश्यार्द्रवासाः स्यात्सप्तम्यां गोप्रदो भवेत्। दिविकल्पं वसित्वेह राजा स्यात्पवनव्रतम्

māghe niśyārdravāsāḥ syātsaptamyāṁ goprado bhavet divikalpaṁ vasitveha rājā syātpavanavratam

In Magha, wearing wet garments at night, becoming a giver of a cow on the seventh day, having dwelt in heaven for a kalpa, one becomes a king here — this is the Pavana-vrata.

Verse 126 (padma.1.20.126)

त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात्फाल्गुन्यां भवनं शुभम्। आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

trirātropoṣito dadyātphālgunyāṁ bhavanaṁ śubham ādityalokamāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṁ smṛtam

Having fasted for three nights, one should give, on Phalguni, an auspicious house. One attains the world of Aditya — this is called the Dhama-vrata.

Verse 127 (padma.1.20.127)

त्रिसंध्यं पूज्य दांपत्यमुपवासी विभूषणैः। ददन्मोक्षमवाप्नोति मोक्षव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

trisaṁdhyaṁ pūjya dāṁpatyamupavāsī vibhūṣaṇaiḥ dadanmokṣamavāpnoti mokṣavratamidaṁ smṛtam

Having worshipped a Brahmin couple at the three daily junctures, fasting, giving ornaments, one attains liberation — this is called the Moksha-vrata.

Verse 128 (padma.1.20.128)

दत्त्वासितद्वितीयायामिंदौ लवणभाजनम्। समाप्ते गोप्रदो याति विप्राय शिवमंदिरम्

dattvāsitadvitīyāyāmiṁdau lavaṇabhājanam samāpte goprado yāti viprāya śivamaṁdiram

Having given, on the second lunar day of the dark fortnight, a vessel of salt to the moon, at completion, becoming a giver of a cow to a Brahmin, one goes to Shiva's temple,

Verse 129 (padma.1.20.129)

कांस्यं सवस्त्रं राजेन्द्र दक्षिणासहितं तथा। समाप्ते गां च यो दद्यात्स याति शिवमंदिरम्

kāṁsyaṁ savastraṁ rājendra dakṣiṇāsahitaṁ tathā samāpte gāṁ ca yo dadyātsa yāti śivamaṁdiram

O Indra among kings, together with bronze and cloth and a priestly fee too; and whoever, at completion, also gives a cow, he goes to Shiva's temple,

Verse 130 (padma.1.20.130)

कल्पांते राजराजस्स्यात्सोमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। प्रतिपत्स्वेकभक्ताशी समाप्ते च फलप्रदः

kalpāṁte rājarājassyātsomavratamidaṁ smṛtam pratipatsvekabhaktāśī samāpte ca phalapradaḥ

and at the kalpa's end becomes king of kings — this is called the Soma-vrata. Eating a single meal on the first lunar day, and at completion giving fruit,

Verse 131 (padma.1.20.131)

वैश्वानरपदं याति शिखिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। हैमं पलद्वयादूर्द्ध्वं रथमश्वयुगान्वितम्

vaiśvānarapadaṁ yāti śikhivratamidaṁ smṛtam haimaṁ paladvayādūrddhvaṁ rathamaśvayugānvitam

attains the state of Vaishvanara — this is called the Shikhi-vrata. Whoever, having fasted, gives a golden chariot of more than two palas, together with a pair of horses,

Verse 132 (padma.1.20.132)

दद्यात्कृतोपवासः स दिवि कल्पशतं वसेत्। तदंते राजराजस्स्यादश्वव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

dadyātkṛtopavāsaḥ sa divi kalpaśataṁ vaset tadaṁte rājarājassyādaśvavratamidaṁ smṛtam

dwells in heaven for a hundred kalpas. At the end of that, he becomes king of kings — this is called the Ashva-vrata.

Verse 133 (padma.1.20.133)

तद्वद्धेमरथं दद्यात्करिभ्यां संयुतं पुनः। सत्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सहस्रमपि भूमिपः

tadvaddhemarathaṁ dadyātkaribhyāṁ saṁyutaṁ punaḥ satyaloke vasetkalpaṁ sahasramapi bhūmipaḥ

Likewise, whoever gives a golden chariot yoked with two elephants, dwells in Satyaloka for a kalpa, even for a thousand kalpas, and as a lord of the earth

Verse 134 (padma.1.20.134)

भवेदिहागतो भूम्यां करिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। दशम्यामेकभक्ताशी समाप्ते दशधेनुदः

bhavedihāgato bhūmyāṁ karivratamidaṁ smṛtam daśamyāmekabhaktāśī samāpte daśadhenudaḥ

comes again to this earth — this is called the Kari-vrata. Eating a single meal on the tenth lunar day, and at completion giving ten cows,

Verse 135 (padma.1.20.135)

दीपं च कांचनं दद्याद्ब्रह्माण्डाधिपतिर्भवेत्। एतद्विश्वव्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम्

dīpaṁ ca kāṁcanaṁ dadyādbrahmāṇḍādhipatirbhavet etadviśvavrataṁ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam

and a golden lamp, one becomes the lord of the cosmic egg — this is called the Vishva-vrata, the destroyer of great sins.

Verse 136 (padma.1.20.136)

कन्यादानं तु कार्तिक्यां पुष्करे यः करिष्यति। एकविंशद्गुणोपेतो ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्यति

kanyādānaṁ tu kārtikyāṁ puṣkare yaḥ kariṣyati ekaviṁśadguṇopeto brahmalokaṁ gamiṣyati

Whoever shall perform the giving of a daughter in marriage at Pushkara on Kartiki, endowed with twenty-one virtues, shall go to Brahmaloka.

Verse 137 (padma.1.20.137)

कन्यादानात्परं दानं नैव चास्त्यधिकं क्वचित्। पुष्करे तु विशेषेण कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः

kanyādānātparaṁ dānaṁ naiva cāstyadhikaṁ kvacit puṣkare tu viśeṣeṇa kārtikyāṁ tu viśeṣataḥ

There is no gift anywhere superior to the gift of a daughter in marriage. But especially at Pushkara, and especially on Kartiki,

Verse 138 (padma.1.20.138)

विप्राय विधिवद्देयं तेषां लोकोक्षयो भवेत्। तिलपिष्टमयं कृत्वा गजं रत्नसमन्वितम्

viprāya vidhivaddeyaṁ teṣāṁ lokokṣayo bhavet tilapiṣṭamayaṁ kṛtvā gajaṁ ratnasamanvitam

it should be given to a Brahmin duly — their world shall become imperishable. Having made an elephant of sesame-paste, together with jewels,

Verse 139 (padma.1.20.139)

विप्राय ये प्रयच्छंति जलमध्ये स्थिता नराः। तेषां चैवाक्षयो लोको भविता भूतसंप्लवम्

viprāya ye prayacchaṁti jalamadhye sthitā narāḥ teṣāṁ caivākṣayo loko bhavitā bhūtasaṁplavam

whoever, standing in the midst of the water, gives it to a Brahmin — their world too remains imperishable until the dissolution of beings.

Verse 140 (padma.1.20.140)

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि व्रतषष्ठिमनुत्तमाम्। मन्वंतरशतं सोपि गंधर्वाधिपतिर्भवेत्

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi vrataṣaṣṭhimanuttamām manvaṁtaraśataṁ sopi gaṁdharvādhipatirbhavet

Whoever reads or even hears this unsurpassed catalog of sixty vows, he too becomes lord of the Gandharvas for a hundred manvantaras.

Verse 141 (padma.1.20.141)

षष्ठिव्रतं भारत पुण्यमेतत्तवोदितं विश्वजनीनमद्य। श्रोतुं यदीच्छा तवराजराज शृणु द्विजातेः करणीयमेतत्

ṣaṣṭhivrataṁ bhārata puṇyametattavoditaṁ viśvajanīnamadya śrotuṁ yadīcchā tavarājarāja śṛṇu dvijāteḥ karaṇīyametat

O descendant of Bharata, this holy sixty-vow catalog, beneficial to all people, has thus been declared to you today. O king of kings, if you wish to hear the duty of the twice-born, listen —

Verse 142 (padma.1.20.142)

नैर्मल्यं भावशुद्धिश्चविनास्नानं न विद्यते। तस्मान्मनोविशुद्ध्यर्थं स्नानमादौ विधीयते

nairmalyaṁ bhāvaśuddhiścavināsnānaṁ na vidyate tasmānmanoviśuddhyarthaṁ snānamādau vidhīyate

Purity and inner cleansing of intention do not exist without bathing. Therefore, for the purpose of mental purification, bathing is prescribed at the very outset.

Verse 143 (padma.1.20.143)

अनुद्धृतैरुद्धृतैर्वा जलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्। तीर्थं प्रकल्पयेद्विद्वान्मूलमंत्रेण मंत्रवित्

anuddhṛtairuddhṛtairvā jalaiḥ snānaṁ samācaret tīrthaṁ prakalpayedvidvānmūlamaṁtreṇa maṁtravit

One should bathe with water, whether drawn from a source or not. The wise one, knowing the mantras, should invoke the sacred ford with the root mantra.

Verse 144 (padma.1.20.144)

नमो नारायणायेति मूलमंत्र उदाहृतः। सदर्भपाणिर्विधिना आचांतः प्रयतः शुचिः

namo nārāyaṇāyeti mūlamaṁtra udāhṛtaḥ sadarbhapāṇirvidhinā ācāṁtaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ

'Om, salutation to Narayana' — this is declared to be the root mantra. With kusha grass in hand, having duly sipped water, disciplined and pure,

Verse 145 (padma.1.20.145)

चतुर्हस्तसमायुक्तं चतुरश्रं समंततः। प्रकल्प्यावाहयेद्गंगामेभिर्मंत्रैर्विचक्षणः

caturhastasamāyuktaṁ caturaśraṁ samaṁtataḥ prakalpyāvāhayedgaṁgāmebhirmaṁtrairvicakṣaṇaḥ

having formed a square space four hands in extent, the discerning man should invoke Ganga with these mantras —

Verse 146 (padma.1.20.146)

विष्णोः पादप्रसूतासि वैष्णवी विष्णुदेवता। त्राहि नस्त्वेनसस्तस्मादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्

viṣṇoḥ pādaprasūtāsi vaiṣṇavī viṣṇudevatā trāhi nastvenasastasmādājanmamaraṇāṁtikāt

'You are born from Vishnu's foot, the Vaishnavi, the deity of Vishnu. O Jahnavi, protect us from that sin, from birth until the very end of death.

Verse 147 (padma.1.20.147)

तिस्रः कोट्योर्धकोटी च तीर्थानां वायुरब्रवीत्। दिवि भुव्यंतरिक्षे च तानि ते संति जाह्नवि

tisraḥ koṭyordhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṁ vāyurabravīt divi bhuvyaṁtarikṣe ca tāni te saṁti jāhnavi

Three and a half crore sacred fords — so Vayu declared — exist in heaven, on earth, and in the atmosphere; all of those are yours, O Jahnavi.

Verse 148 (padma.1.20.148)

नंदिनीत्येव ते नाम देवेषु नलिनीति च। दक्षा पृथ्वी च सुभगा विश्वकाया शिवासिता

naṁdinītyeva te nāma deveṣu nalinīti ca dakṣā pṛthvī ca subhagā viśvakāyā śivāsitā

'Nandini' indeed is your name among the gods, and 'Nalini' too; Daksha, Prithvi, Subhaga, Vishvakaya, Shivasita,

Verse 149 (padma.1.20.149)

विद्याधरी सुप्रसन्ना तथा लोकप्रसादिनी। क्षेमा च जाह्नवी चैव शांता शांतिप्रदायिनी

vidyādharī suprasannā tathā lokaprasādinī kṣemā ca jāhnavī caiva śāṁtā śāṁtipradāyinī

Vidyadhari, Suprasanna, and likewise Lokaprasadini, Kshema, and Jahnavi too, Shanta, the bestower of peace —

Verse 150 (padma.1.20.150)

एतानि पुण्यनामानि स्नानकाले प्रकीर्त्तयेत्। भवेत्सन्निहिता तत्र गंगा त्रिपथगामिनी

etāni puṇyanāmāni snānakāle prakīrttayet bhavetsannihitā tatra gaṁgā tripathagāminī

these auspicious names should be uttered at the time of bathing. Then Ganga, who flows in the three paths, becomes present there.'

Verse 151 (padma.1.20.151)

सप्तवाराभिजप्तेन करसंपुटयोजितम्। मूर्ध्नि कुर्याज्जलं भूयस्त्रिचतुःपंचसप्तधा

saptavārābhijaptena karasaṁpuṭayojitam mūrdhni kuryājjalaṁ bhūyastricatuḥpaṁcasaptadhā

With the mantra recited seven times, hands joined in a cupped gesture, one should again pour water on the head, three, four, five, or seven times.

Verse 152 (padma.1.20.152)

स्नानं कुर्यान्मृदातद्वदामंत्र्य तु विधानतः। अश्वक्रांते रथक्रांते विष्णुक्रांते वसुंधरे

snānaṁ kuryānmṛdātadvadāmaṁtrya tu vidhānataḥ aśvakrāṁte rathakrāṁte viṣṇukrāṁte vasuṁdhare

One should likewise bathe with clay, having duly invoked it: 'O Ashvakranta! O Rathakranta! O Vishnukranta! O earth!

Verse 153 (padma.1.20.153)

मृत्तिके हर मे पापं यन्मया दुष्कृतं कृतम्। उद्धृतासि वराहेण कृष्णेन शतबाहुना

mṛttike hara me pāpaṁ yanmayā duṣkṛtaṁ kṛtam uddhṛtāsi varāheṇa kṛṣṇena śatabāhunā

O clay, take away that sin of mine, whatever wrong I have done. You were lifted up by the black, hundred-armed Varaha —

Verse 154 (padma.1.20.154)

नमस्ते सर्वलोकानां प्रभवोरणि सुव्रते। एवं स्नात्वा ततः पश्चादाचम्य तु विधानतः

namaste sarvalokānāṁ prabhavoraṇi suvrate evaṁ snātvā tataḥ paścādācamya tu vidhānataḥ

O source of all the worlds, O firm-vowed one, salutation to you.' Having thus bathed, and then afterward having sipped water duly,

Verse 155 (padma.1.20.155)

उत्थाय वाससी शुभ्रे शुद्धे तु परिधाय वै। ततस्तु तर्पणं कुर्यात्त्रैलोक्याप्यायनाय वै

utthāya vāsasī śubhre śuddhe tu paridhāya vai tatastu tarpaṇaṁ kuryāttrailokyāpyāyanāya vai

having risen and put on two pure, radiant garments, one should then perform tarpana for the satisfaction of the three worlds.

Verse 156 (padma.1.20.156)

ब्रह्माणं तर्पयेत्पूर्वं विष्णुं रुद्रं प्रजापतीन्। देवायक्षास्तथा नागा गंधर्वाप्सरसां गणाः

brahmāṇaṁ tarpayetpūrvaṁ viṣṇuṁ rudraṁ prajāpatīn devāyakṣāstathā nāgā gaṁdharvāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ

First one should offer tarpana to Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, and the Prajapatis; the gods, Yakshas, and Nagas, the hosts of Gandharvas and Apsaras,

Verse 157 (padma.1.20.157)

क्रूरास्सर्पाः सुपर्णाश्च तरवो जंभकादयः। विद्याधरा जलधरास्तथैवाकाशगामिनः

krūrāssarpāḥ suparṇāśca taravo jaṁbhakādayaḥ vidyādharā jaladharāstathaivākāśagāminaḥ

the fierce serpents, the Suparnas, the trees, the Jambhakas and others, the Vidyadharas, the clouds, and likewise the sky-travelers,

Verse 158 (padma.1.20.158)

निराधाराश्च ये जीवा पापधर्मरताश्च ये। तेषामाप्यायनायैतद्दीयते सलिलं मया

nirādhārāśca ye jīvā pāpadharmaratāśca ye teṣāmāpyāyanāyaitaddīyate salilaṁ mayā

and those beings who are without support, and who are given to sinful ways — for their nourishment, this water is offered by me.

Verse 159 (padma.1.20.159)

कृतोपवीतो देवेभ्यो निवीती च भवेत्ततः। मनुष्यांस्तर्पयेद्भक्त्या ऋषिपुत्रानृषींस्तथा

kṛtopavīto devebhyo nivītī ca bhavettataḥ manuṣyāṁstarpayedbhaktyā ṛṣiputrānṛṣīṁstathā

Having worn the sacred thread over the left for the gods, then reversed as nivita, one should offer tarpana with devotion to human beings, the sons of sages, and to the sages themselves.

Verse 160 (padma.1.20.160)

सनकश्च सनंदश्च तृतीयश्च सनातनः। कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव वोढुः पंचशिखस्तथा

sanakaśca sanaṁdaśca tṛtīyaśca sanātanaḥ kapilaścāsuriścaiva voḍhuḥ paṁcaśikhastathā

Sanaka, Sanandana, and the third, Sanatana, Kapila, and Asuri too, and Vodhu and Panchashikha —

Verse 161 (padma.1.20.161)

सर्वे ते तृप्तिमायांतु मद्दत्तेनांबुना सदा। मरीचिमत्र्यंगिरसौ पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम्

sarve te tṛptimāyāṁtu maddattenāṁbunā sadā marīcimatryaṁgirasau pulastyaṁ pulahaṁ kratum

may all of them always attain satisfaction through the water given by me. Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,

Verse 162 (padma.1.20.162)

प्रचेतसं वसिष्ठं च भृगुं नारदमेव च। देवब्रह्मऋषीन्सर्वांस्तर्पयेत्साक्षतोदकैः

pracetasaṁ vasiṣṭhaṁ ca bhṛguṁ nāradameva ca devabrahmaṛṣīnsarvāṁstarpayetsākṣatodakaiḥ

Prachetas, Vasishtha, Bhrigu, and Narada too — tarpana should be offered to all these divine Brahmin-sages with unbroken rice and water.

Verse 163 (padma.1.20.163)

अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा सव्यं जानु च भूतले। अग्निष्वात्तांस्तथा सौम्यान्हविष्मंतस्तथोष्मपान्

apasavyaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā savyaṁ jānu ca bhūtale agniṣvāttāṁstathā saumyānhaviṣmaṁtastathoṣmapān

Then, having reversed the sacred thread, with the right knee upon the ground — to the Agnishvatta, Saumya, Havishmant, and Ushmapa ancestors,

Verse 164 (padma.1.20.164)

सुकालिनो बर्हिषदस्तथा चैवाज्यपान्पुनः। संतर्पयेत्पितॄन्भक्त्या सतिलोदकचंदनैः

sukālino barhiṣadastathā caivājyapānpunaḥ saṁtarpayetpitṝnbhaktyā satilodakacaṁdanaiḥ

and to the Sukalin, Barhishad, and Ajyapa ancestors too — with sesame, water, and sandalwood, one should satisfy the ancestors with devotion.

Verse 165 (padma.1.20.165)

सदर्भपाणिर्विधिना पितॄंन्स्वांस्तर्पयेतत्तः। पित्रादीन्नामगोत्रेण तथा मातामहानपि

sadarbhapāṇirvidhinā pitṝṁnsvāṁstarpayetattaḥ pitrādīnnāmagotreṇa tathā mātāmahānapi

With kusha grass in hand, duly, one should then offer tarpana to one's own ancestors. Father and the rest, by name and lineage, and the maternal grandfathers too,

Verse 166 (padma.1.20.166)

संतर्प्य विधिवद्भक्त्या इमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत्। यो बांधवा बांधवा ये येन्यजन्मनि बांधवाः

saṁtarpya vidhivadbhaktyā imaṁ maṁtramudīrayet yo bāṁdhavā bāṁdhavā ye yenyajanmani bāṁdhavāḥ

having duly satisfied them with devotion, one should recite this mantra — 'Whatever kinsmen there are, whoever were kinsmen in another birth,

Verse 167 (padma.1.20.167)

ते तृप्तिमखिलायां तु येप्यस्मत्तोयकांक्षिणः। आचम्य विधिना सम्यगालिखेत्पद्ममग्रतः

te tṛptimakhilāyāṁ tu yepyasmattoyakāṁkṣiṇaḥ ācamya vidhinā samyagālikhetpadmamagrataḥ

may all of them attain complete satisfaction, whoever among them desires water from us.' Having duly sipped water, one should draw the figure of a lotus before oneself,

Verse 168 (padma.1.20.168)

साक्षताद्भिस्सपुष्पाभिः सतिलारुणचंदनैः। अर्घ्यं दद्यात्प्रयत्नेन सूर्यनामानुकीर्तनैः

sākṣatādbhissapuṣpābhiḥ satilāruṇacaṁdanaiḥ arghyaṁ dadyātprayatnena sūryanāmānukīrtanaiḥ

with unbroken rice, water, and flowers, together with sesame and red sandalwood; one should offer arghya diligently, reciting the names of the sun —

Verse 169 (padma.1.20.169)

नमस्ते विश्वरूपाय नमस्ते विष्णुरूपिणे। सर्वदेवनमस्तेस्तु प्रसीद मम भास्कर

namaste viśvarūpāya namaste viṣṇurūpiṇe sarvadevanamastestu prasīda mama bhāskara

'Salutation to you, of universal form. Salutation to you, of the form of Vishnu. Salutation to you from all the gods. O Bhaskara, be gracious to me.

Verse 170 (padma.1.20.170)

दिवाकर नमस्तेस्तु प्रभाकर नमोस्तु ते। एवं सूर्यं नमस्कृत्य त्रिः कृत्वा च प्रदक्षिणम्

divākara namastestu prabhākara namostu te evaṁ sūryaṁ namaskṛtya triḥ kṛtvā ca pradakṣiṇam

O Divakara, salutation to you. O Prabhakara, salutation to you.' Having thus saluted the sun, and having circumambulated three times,

Verse 171 (padma.1.20.171)

द्विजं गां कांचनं चैव दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा गृहं व्रजेत्। स्वगेहस्थां ततः पुण्यां प्रतिमां चापि पूजयेत्

dvijaṁ gāṁ kāṁcanaṁ caiva dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā gṛhaṁ vrajet svagehasthāṁ tataḥ puṇyāṁ pratimāṁ cāpi pūjayet

having seen and touched a Brahmin, a cow, and gold, one should go home. Then one should also worship the holy image present in one's own house,

Verse 172 (padma.1.20.172)

भोजनं च ततः पश्चाद्द्विजपूर्वं च कारयेत्। अनेन विधिना सर्वॠषयः सिद्धिमागताः

bhojanaṁ ca tataḥ paścāddvijapūrvaṁ ca kārayet anena vidhinā sarvaṝṣayaḥ siddhimāgatāḥ

and thereafter one should have a meal, with the Brahmin eating first. By this very rite, all the sages attained perfection.