The Vow of Courtesans and the Kalyani-Dvadashi

Verse 1 (padma.1.23.1)

भीष्म उवाच। वैष्णवा ये तु वै धर्मा यान्रुद्रः प्रोक्तवानिह। तान्मे कथय विप्रेंद्र कीदृशास्ते फलं तु किम्।

bhīṣma uvāca vaiṣṇavā ye tu vai dharmā yānrudraḥ proktavāniha tānme kathaya vipreṁdra kīdṛśāste phalaṁ tu kim

Bhishma said: Tell me, O foremost of brahmins, of those Vaishnava dharmas which Rudra has spoken of here — of what nature they are, and what their fruit is.

Verse 2 (padma.1.23.2)

पुलस्त्य उवाच। पुरा रथन्तरे कल्पे परिपृष्टो महात्मना। मन्दरस्थो महादेवः पिनाकी ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्।

pulastya uvāca purā rathantare kalpe paripṛṣṭo mahātmanā mandarastho mahādevaḥ pinākī brahmaṇā svayam

Pulastya said: Long ago, in the Rathantara kalpa, the great god Mahadeva, dwelling on Mount Mandara, wielder of the Pinaka, was asked by Brahma himself—

Verse 3 (padma.1.23.3)

कथमारोग्यमैश्वर्यमनंतममरेश्वर। अल्पेन तपसा देव भवेन्मोक्षः सदा नृणां।

kathamārogyamaiśvaryamanaṁtamamareśvara alpena tapasā deva bhavenmokṣaḥ sadā nṛṇāṁ

'How, O lord of the immortals, may health and boundless lordship, and, O god, liberation, always come to men with little austerity?'

Verse 4 (padma.1.23.4)

किं तज्ज्ञानं महादेव त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज। अल्पकेनापि तपसा महाफलमिहोच्यते।

kiṁ tajjñānaṁ mahādeva tvatprasādādadhokṣaja alpakenāpi tapasā mahāphalamihocyate

'What is that knowledge, O Mahadeva, by whose grace, O Adhokshaja, even with the least austerity, great fruit is spoken of here?'

Verse 5 (padma.1.23.5)

इति पृष्टस्स विश्वात्मा ब्रह्मणा लोकभावनः। उमापतिरुवाचेदं मनसः प्रीतिकारकम्।

iti pṛṣṭassa viśvātmā brahmaṇā lokabhāvanaḥ umāpatiruvācedaṁ manasaḥ prītikārakam

Thus asked by Brahma, the creator of the worlds, the soul of the universe, the husband of Uma, spoke this, delighting the mind.

Verse 6 (padma.1.23.6)

ईश्वर उवाच। अस्माद्रथंतरात्कल्पाद्भूयो विञ्शतिमो यदा। वाराहो भविता कल्पस्तदा मन्वन्तरे शुभे।

īśvara uvāca asmādrathaṁtarātkalpādbhūyo viñśatimo yadā vārāho bhavitā kalpastadā manvantare śubhe

Ishvara said: From this Rathantara kalpa, when the twentieth kalpa hence shall come to be — the Varaha kalpa — then, in that auspicious manvantara—

Verse 7 (padma.1.23.7)

वैवस्वताख्ये सम्प्राप्ते सप्तमे सप्तलोकधृक्। द्वापराख्यंयुगं तस्मिन्सप्तविंशतिमं यदा।

vaivasvatākhye samprāpte saptame saptalokadhṛk dvāparākhyaṁyugaṁ tasminsaptaviṁśatimaṁ yadā

—when the seventh, called Vaivasvata, has arrived, O sustainer of the seven worlds, and in it, when the twenty-seventh age called Dvapara has come—

Verse 8 (padma.1.23.8)

तस्यां ते तु महातेजा वासुदेवो जनार्दनः। भारावतरणार्थाय त्रिधा विष्णुर्भविष्यति।

tasyāṁ te tu mahātejā vāsudevo janārdanaḥ bhārāvataraṇārthāya tridhā viṣṇurbhaviṣyati

—then, in that age, the greatly radiant Vasudeva Janardana, Vishnu, for the purpose of relieving the earth's burden, shall become threefold.

Verse 9 (padma.1.23.9)

द्वैपायन ऋषिस्तत्र रौहिणेयोथ केशवः। कंसारिः केशिमथनः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः।

dvaipāyana ṛṣistatra rauhiṇeyotha keśavaḥ kaṁsāriḥ keśimathanaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ

There, he shall be the sage Dvaipayana, and then Rauhineya, and Keshava — the enemy of Kamsa, the slayer of Keshi, Keshava, the destroyer of afflictions.

Verse 10 (padma.1.23.10)

पुरीं द्वारवतीं नाम साम्प्रतं या कुशस्थली। दिव्यानुभावसंयुक्तामधिवासाय शार्ङ्गिणः।

purīṁ dvāravatīṁ nāma sāmprataṁ yā kuśasthalī divyānubhāvasaṁyuktāmadhivāsāya śārṅgiṇaḥ

—the city named Dvaravati, which is now Kushasthali, endowed with divine majesty, for the dwelling of Sharngin—

Verse 11 (padma.1.23.11)

त्वष्टा तदाज्ञया ब्रह्मन्करिष्यति जगत्पतेः। तस्यां कदाचिदासीनः सभायां सोऽमितद्युतिः।

tvaṣṭā tadājñayā brahmankariṣyati jagatpateḥ tasyāṁ kadācidāsīnaḥ sabhāyāṁ so'mitadyutiḥ

—Tvashta, O Brahman, by the command of the lord of the world, shall build. Once, seated in the assembly-hall there, that one of boundless splendor—

Verse 12 (padma.1.23.12)

भार्याभिर्वृष्णिविद्वद्भिभूरिभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः। कुरुभिर्देवगन्धर्वैरन्वितः कैटभार्दनः।

bhāryābhirvṛṣṇividvadbhibhūribhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ kurubhirdevagandharvairanvitaḥ kaiṭabhārdanaḥ

—surrounded by his wives, by many learned men of the Vrishni clan of great liberality, by the Kurus, and by gods and gandharvas — the slayer of Kaitabha—

Verse 13 (padma.1.23.13)

प्रवृत्तासु पुराणासु धर्मसम्बन्धधिनीषु च। कथासु भीमसेनेन परिपृष्टः प्रतापवान्।

pravṛttāsu purāṇāsu dharmasambandhadhinīṣu ca kathāsu bhīmasenena paripṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān

—when tales connected with dharma, born of the Puranas, were in progress, the mighty Bhimasena questioned him.

Verse 14 (padma.1.23.14)

त्वया पृष्टस्य धर्मस्य वक्ष्यत्यस्य च भेददृक्। भविता स तदा ब्रह्मन्कर्ता चैव वृकोदरः।

tvayā pṛṣṭasya dharmasya vakṣyatyasya ca bhedadṛk bhavitā sa tadā brahmankartā caiva vṛkodaraḥ

'Of the dharma you have asked of, I shall declare its distinctions; and, O Brahman, Vrikodara himself shall then become its practitioner.'

Verse 15 (padma.1.23.15)

प्रवर्तकोऽस्य धर्मस्य पाण्डुसूनुर्महाबलः। यस्य तीक्ष्णो वृको नाम जठरे हव्यवाहनः।

pravartako'sya dharmasya pāṇḍusūnurmahābalaḥ yasya tīkṣṇo vṛko nāma jaṭhare havyavāhanaḥ

The mighty son of Pandu shall be the propagator of this dharma — he in whose belly burns a fierce fire named Vrika, the wolf.

Verse 16 (padma.1.23.16)

सम्भाष्यते स धर्मात्मा तेन चासौ वृकोदरः। अतीव स्वादशीलश्च नागायुत बलो महान्।

sambhāṣyate sa dharmātmā tena cāsau vṛkodaraḥ atīva svādaśīlaśca nāgāyuta balo mahān

That righteous soul is therefore called Vrikodara; he is exceedingly fond of good food, and mighty, with the strength of ten thousand elephants.

Verse 17 (padma.1.23.17)

धार्मिकस्याप्यशक्तस्य तीव्राग्नित्वादुपोषणे। इदं व्रतमशेषाणां व्रतानामधिकं यतः।

dhārmikasyāpyaśaktasya tīvrāgnitvādupoṣaṇe idaṁ vratamaśeṣāṇāṁ vratānāmadhikaṁ yataḥ

Since, even for one who is righteous, fasting is difficult on account of a fierce digestive fire, this vow is superior to all other vows.

Verse 18 (padma.1.23.18)

कथयिष्यति विश्वात्मा वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः। अशेषयज्ञफलदमशेषाघविनाशनम्।।

kathayiṣyati viśvātmā vāsudevo jagadguruḥ aśeṣayajñaphaladamaśeṣāghavināśanam

The soul of the universe, Vasudeva, teacher of the world, shall declare it — a vow bestowing the fruit of every sacrifice, destroying every sin.

Verse 19 (padma.1.23.19)

अशेषदुष्टशमनमशेषसुरपूजितम्। पवित्राणां पवित्रं यन्मगलानां च मङ्गलम्। भविष्यं च भविष्याणां पुराणानां पुरातनम्।

aśeṣaduṣṭaśamanamaśeṣasurapūjitam pavitrāṇāṁ pavitraṁ yanmagalānāṁ ca maṅgalam bhaviṣyaṁ ca bhaviṣyāṇāṁ purāṇānāṁ purātanam

—quelling every wicked thing, honored by every god; the purest among pure things, and the most auspicious among auspicious things; a thing yet-to-be among things yet-to-be, and the oldest among the ancient scriptures.

Verse 20 (padma.1.23.20)

वासुदेव उवाच। यद्यष्टमी चतुर्द्दश्योर्द्वादशीषु च भारत। अन्येष्वपि दिनर्क्षेषु नशक्तस्त्वमुपोषितुम्।

vāsudeva uvāca yadyaṣṭamī caturddaśyordvādaśīṣu ca bhārata anyeṣvapi dinarkṣeṣu naśaktastvamupoṣitum

Vasudeva said: If, O Bharata, on the eighth, on the two fourteenths, on the twelfths, or on other days and constellations, you are unable to fast—

Verse 21 (padma.1.23.21)

ततस्त्वग्र्यामिमां भीम तिथिं पापप्रणाशिनीम्। उपोष्य विधिनानेन गच्छ विष्णोः परं पदं।

tatastvagryāmimāṁ bhīma tithiṁ pāpapraṇāśinīm upoṣya vidhinānena gaccha viṣṇoḥ paraṁ padaṁ

—then, O Bhima, by fasting on this foremost tithi, destroyer of sin, according to this rite, go to the supreme abode of Vishnu.

Verse 22 (padma.1.23.22)

माघमासस्य दशमी यदा शुक्ला भवेत्तदा। घृतेनाभ्यंजनं कृत्वा तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्।

māghamāsasya daśamī yadā śuklā bhavettadā ghṛtenābhyaṁjanaṁ kṛtvā tilaiḥ snānaṁ samācaret

When the tenth of the bright fortnight of the month of Magha arrives, one should anoint oneself with ghee and perform a bath with sesame.

Verse 23 (padma.1.23.23)

तथैव विष्णुमभ्यर्चेन्नमो नारायणाय च। कृष्णाय पादौ संपूज्य शिरःकृष्णात्मनेति च।

tathaiva viṣṇumabhyarcennamo nārāyaṇāya ca kṛṣṇāya pādau saṁpūjya śiraḥkṛṣṇātmaneti ca

Likewise one should worship Vishnu: 'homage to Narayana,' worshipping the feet 'to Krishna,' and the head 'to him whose self is Krishna.'

Verse 24 (padma.1.23.24)

वैकुण्ठायेति वैकुण्ठमुरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे। शङ्खिने गदिने चैव चक्रिणे वरदाय वै।

vaikuṇṭhāyeti vaikuṇṭhamuraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe śaṅkhine gadine caiva cakriṇe varadāya vai

'To Vaikuntha' the chest, 'to the bearer of the Shrivatsa mark'; 'to the conch-holder,' 'to the mace-holder,' and 'to the discus-holder, granter of boons.'

Verse 25 (padma.1.23.25)

सर्वं नारायणन्त्वेवं सम्पूज्यावाहनक्रमात्। दामोदरायेत्युदरं कटिं पञ्चजनाय वै।

sarvaṁ nārāyaṇantvevaṁ sampūjyāvāhanakramāt dāmodarāyetyudaraṁ kaṭiṁ pañcajanāya vai

Having thus worshipped the whole form as Narayana, in the order of invocation — 'to Damodara' the belly, 'to Panchajanya' the hip.

Verse 26 (padma.1.23.26)

ऊरूसौभाग्यनाथाय जानुनी भूतधारिणे। नमो नीलाय वै जङ्घे पादौ विश्वभुजे पुनः।

ūrūsaubhāgyanāthāya jānunī bhūtadhāriṇe namo nīlāya vai jaṅghe pādau viśvabhuje punaḥ

'To the lord of good fortune' the thighs, 'to the sustainer of beings' the knees; 'homage to the dark one' the shins, and again 'to the universal-armed one' the feet.

Verse 27 (padma.1.23.27)

नमो देव्यै नमः शांत्यै नमो लक्ष्म्यै नमः श्रियै। नमस्तुष्ट्यै नमः पुष्ट्यै धृत्यै व्युष्ट्यै नमो नमः।

namo devyai namaḥ śāṁtyai namo lakṣmyai namaḥ śriyai namastuṣṭyai namaḥ puṣṭyai dhṛtyai vyuṣṭyai namo namaḥ

Homage to the Goddess, homage to Shanti, homage to Lakshmi, homage to Shri; homage to Tushti, homage to Pushti, and homage again and again to Dhriti and Vyushti.

Verse 28 (padma.1.23.28)

नमो विहङ्गनाथाय वायुवेगाय पक्षिणे। विषप्रमथनायेति गरुडं चाभिपूजयेत्।

namo vihaṅganāthāya vāyuvegāya pakṣiṇe viṣapramathanāyeti garuḍaṁ cābhipūjayet

'Homage to the lord of birds, swift as the wind, the winged one, the destroyer of poison' — thus one should worship Garuda.

Verse 29 (padma.1.23.29)

एवं सम्पूज्य गोविन्दमुमापतिविनायकौ। गन्धैर्माल्यैस्तथा धूपैर्भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैरपि।

evaṁ sampūjya govindamumāpativināyakau gandhairmālyaistathā dhūpairbhakṣyairnānāvidhairapi

Having thus worshipped Govinda, and Uma's husband and Vinayaka, with scents, garlands, incense, and various foods too—

Verse 30 (padma.1.23.30)

गव्येन पयसा सिक्तां कृसरामथ पायसम्। सर्पिषा सह भुक्त्वा तु गत्वा स्थानांतरं पुनः।

gavyena payasā siktāṁ kṛsarāmatha pāyasam sarpiṣā saha bhuktvā tu gatvā sthānāṁtaraṁ punaḥ

—one should eat kṛsara sprinkled with cow's milk, and rice-pudding together with ghee; then, going to another place—

Verse 31 (padma.1.23.31)

नैयग्रोधं दन्तकाष्ठमथवा खादिरं बुधः। गृहीत्वा धावयेद्दन्तानाचान्तः प्रागुदङ्मुखः।

naiyagrodhaṁ dantakāṣṭhamathavā khādiraṁ budhaḥ gṛhītvā dhāvayeddantānācāntaḥ prāgudaṅmukhaḥ

—the wise man should take a tooth-twig of banyan or khadira wood, and, having sipped water, clean the teeth facing east or north.

Verse 32 (padma.1.23.32)

ब्रूयात्सायन्तनीं कृत्वा सन्ध्यामस्तमिते रवौ। नमो नारायणायेति त्वामहं शरणं गतः।

brūyātsāyantanīṁ kṛtvā sandhyāmastamite ravau namo nārāyaṇāyeti tvāmahaṁ śaraṇaṁ gataḥ

Having performed the evening twilight-rite when the sun has set, one should say: 'Homage to Narayana; I have gone to you for refuge.'

Verse 33 (padma.1.23.33)

एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य च केशवम्। तां रात्रिं सकलां स्थित्वा शेषपर्यंकशायिनम्।

ekādaśyāṁ nirāhāraḥ samabhyarcya ca keśavam tāṁ rātriṁ sakalāṁ sthitvā śeṣaparyaṁkaśāyinam

On the eleventh, fasting completely, having worshipped Keshava, and remaining awake the whole of that night, worshipping him who reclines on the couch of Shesha—

Verse 34 (padma.1.23.34)

सर्पिषा विश्वदहनं हुत्वा ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवैः। सहैव पुण्डरीकाक्षं द्वादश्यां क्षीरभोजनम्।

sarpiṣā viśvadahanaṁ hutvā brāhmaṇapuṅgavaiḥ sahaiva puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ dvādaśyāṁ kṣīrabhojanam

—having, with ghee, made oblation to Fire, together with foremost brahmins, and to Pundarikaksha, on the twelfth one should partake of a meal of milk.

Verse 35 (padma.1.23.35)

करिष्यामि यथात्मानं निर्विघ्नेनास्तु तच्च मे। एवमुक्त्वा स्वपेद्भूमावितिहासकथां पुनः।

kariṣyāmi yathātmānaṁ nirvighnenāstu tacca me evamuktvā svapedbhūmāvitihāsakathāṁ punaḥ

'I shall so act that this may be for me without obstruction.' Having said this, one should sleep on the ground, after hearing again a tale from the Itihasas.

Verse 36 (padma.1.23.36)

श्रुत्वा प्रभाते सञ्जाते नदीं गत्वा विशाम्पते। स्नानं कृत्वा मुदा तद्वत्पाषण्डानभिवर्जयेत्।

śrutvā prabhāte sañjāte nadīṁ gatvā viśāmpate snānaṁ kṛtvā mudā tadvatpāṣaṇḍānabhivarjayet

Having heard it, when morning has come, O lord of the people, one should go to a river and bathe with joy, and likewise avoid heretics.

Verse 37 (padma.1.23.37)

उपास्य सन्ध्यां विधिवत्कृत्वा च पितृतर्पणम्। प्रणम्य च हृषीकेशं शेषपर्यङ्कशायिनम्।

upāsya sandhyāṁ vidhivatkṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam praṇamya ca hṛṣīkeśaṁ śeṣaparyaṅkaśāyinam

Having duly performed the twilight worship and the offering of water to the ancestors, and having bowed to Hrishikesha, who reclines on the couch of Shesha—

Verse 38 (padma.1.23.38)

गृहस्य पुरतो भक्त्या मण्डपं कारयेद्बुधः। चतुर्हस्तां शुभां कुर्याद्वेदीमरिनिषूदन।

gṛhasya purato bhaktyā maṇḍapaṁ kārayedbudhaḥ caturhastāṁ śubhāṁ kuryādvedīmariniṣūdana

—the wise man should devotedly have a pavilion made before the house, O slayer of foes, and make an auspicious altar of four cubits.

Verse 39 (padma.1.23.39)

चतुर्हस्तप्रमाणं तु विन्यसेत्तत्र तोरणम्। मध्ये च कलशं तत्र माषमात्रेण सञ्युतम्।

caturhastapramāṇaṁ tu vinyasettatra toraṇam madhye ca kalaśaṁ tatra māṣamātreṇa sañyutam

He should set up there a festoon-arch four cubits in measure, and in the middle a jar there, filled with a measure of black gram.

Verse 40 (padma.1.23.40)

छिद्रेण जलसम्पूर्णमधः कृष्णाजिने स्थितः। तस्य धारां च शिरसा धारयेत्सकलां निशाम्।

chidreṇa jalasampūrṇamadhaḥ kṛṣṇājine sthitaḥ tasya dhārāṁ ca śirasā dhārayetsakalāṁ niśām

The jar, pierced with a hole, filled with water, resting below on a black antelope skin — its stream one should bear on the head for the whole night.

Verse 41 (padma.1.23.41)

धाराभिर्भूरिभिर्भूरि फलं वेदविदो विदुः। यस्मात्तस्मात्कुरुश्रेष्ठ कारयेत्प्रयतो द्विजः।

dhārābhirbhūribhirbhūri phalaṁ vedavido viduḥ yasmāttasmātkuruśreṣṭha kārayetprayato dvijaḥ

The knowers of the Vedas know that abundant streams yield abundant fruit; therefore, O best of the Kurus, a pure brahmin should have it performed.

Verse 42 (padma.1.23.42)

दक्षिणे चार्धचन्द्रं तु पश्चिमे वर्तुलं तथा। अश्वत्थपत्राकारं च उत्तरेण तु कारयेत्।

dakṣiṇe cārdhacandraṁ tu paścime vartulaṁ tathā aśvatthapatrākāraṁ ca uttareṇa tu kārayet

On the south he should make a half-moon shape, on the west likewise a circle, and toward the north the shape of a peepal leaf.

Verse 43 (padma.1.23.43)

मध्ये तु पद्माकारं च कारयेद्वैष्णवो द्विजः। पूर्वतो वेदिकां स्थो न स्थो न याम्ये च कल्पयेत्।

madhye tu padmākāraṁ ca kārayedvaiṣṇavo dvijaḥ pūrvato vedikāṁ stho na stho na yāmye ca kalpayet

In the middle a Vaishnava brahmin should make the shape of a lotus. Standing to the east of the altar — not to the south — he should perform this.

Verse 44 (padma.1.23.44)

पानीयधारां शिरसि धारयेद्विष्णुतत्परः। द्वितीया वेदी देवस्य तत्र पद्मं सकर्णिकम्।

pānīyadhārāṁ śirasi dhārayedviṣṇutatparaḥ dvitīyā vedī devasya tatra padmaṁ sakarṇikam

One devoted to Vishnu should bear the stream of water on the head; a second altar for the god should have there a lotus with its pericarp.

Verse 45 (padma.1.23.45)

तस्य मध्ये स्थितं देवं कुर्याद्वै पुरुषोत्तमम्। हस्तमात्रं च तत्कुण्डं कृत्वा तत्र त्रिमेखलम्।

tasya madhye sthitaṁ devaṁ kuryādvai puruṣottamam hastamātraṁ ca tatkuṇḍaṁ kṛtvā tatra trimekhalam

In the middle of it the god Purushottama should be placed. And a fire-pit one cubit across, with three enclosing ridges, should be made there.

Verse 46 (padma.1.23.46)

योनिवक्त्रं ततस्तस्मिन्ब्राह्मणैर्यवसर्पिषी। तिलाञ्श्च विष्णुदेवत्यैर्मंत्रैरेवानले हुनेत्।

yonivaktraṁ tatastasminbrāhmaṇairyavasarpiṣī tilāñśca viṣṇudevatyairmaṁtrairevānale hunet

With a yoni-shaped mouth; then in it, by brahmins, barley and ghee, and sesame, should be offered into the fire with mantras addressed to Vishnu.

Verse 47 (padma.1.23.47)

कृत्वा तु वैष्णवं सम्यग्यागं तत्र प्रकल्पयेत्। आज्यधारा मध्यमे तु कुंडे दद्यात्तु यत्नतः।

kṛtvā tu vaiṣṇavaṁ samyagyāgaṁ tatra prakalpayet ājyadhārā madhyame tu kuṁḍe dadyāttu yatnataḥ

Having duly performed the Vaishnava rite, he should arrange the sacrifice there; and into the middle of the pit he should carefully pour a stream of ghee.

Verse 48 (padma.1.23.48)

क्षीरधारां देवदेवे वारिधारात्मनोपरि। निष्पावार्धप्रमाणां वै धारामाज्यस्य पातयेत्।

kṣīradhārāṁ devadeve vāridhārātmanopari niṣpāvārdhapramāṇāṁ vai dhārāmājyasya pātayet

He should offer a stream of milk to the god of gods, and a stream of water upon himself; he should let fall a stream of ghee half the measure of a bean-pod.

Verse 49 (padma.1.23.49)

स्वेच्छया क्षीरजलयोरविच्छिन्नां च शर्वरीं। जलकुम्भान्महावीर्य स्थापयित्वा त्रयोदश।

svecchayā kṣīrajalayoravicchinnāṁ ca śarvarīṁ jalakumbhānmahāvīrya sthāpayitvā trayodaśa

At will, an unbroken stream of milk and water throughout the night; O mighty one, having set up thirteen water-jars—

Verse 50 (padma.1.23.50)

भक्ष्यैर्नानाविधैर्युक्तान्सितवस्त्रैरलङ्कृतान्। प्रतानौदुम्बरैः पात्रैः पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितैः।

bhakṣyairnānāvidhairyuktānsitavastrairalaṅkṛtān pratānaudumbaraiḥ pātraiḥ pañcaratnasamanvitaiḥ

—furnished with various foods, adorned with white cloths, together with spreading vessels of udumbara wood, joined with the five gems.

Verse 51 (padma.1.23.51)

चतुर्भिर्बह्वृचैर्होमः कार्यस्तत्र उदङ्मुखैः। रुद्रजाप्यश्चतुर्भिश्च यजुर्वेदपरायणैः।

caturbhirbahvṛcairhomaḥ kāryastatra udaṅmukhaiḥ rudrajāpyaścaturbhiśca yajurvedaparāyaṇaiḥ

The homa should be performed there by four Rigvedic brahmins facing north; and Rudra-japa by four devoted to the Yajurveda.

Verse 52 (padma.1.23.52)

वैष्णवानि च सामानि चतुर्भिः सामवेदिभिः। एवं द्वादश वै विप्रान्वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः।

vaiṣṇavāni ca sāmāni caturbhiḥ sāmavedibhiḥ evaṁ dvādaśa vai viprānvastramālyānulepanaiḥ

And Vaishnava Sama-hymns by four knowers of the Samaveda — thus twelve brahmins in all, to be honored with garments, garlands and unguents.

Verse 53 (padma.1.23.53)

पूजयेदङ्गुलीयैश्च कटकैर्हेमसूत्रकैः। वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः।

pūjayedaṅgulīyaiśca kaṭakairhemasūtrakaiḥ vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ

One should honor them with rings, with bracelets, with golden threads, with clothing and beds, free from stinginess with wealth.

Verse 54 (padma.1.23.54)

एवं क्षपातिवाह्या वै गीतमङ्गलनिःस्वनैः। उपाध्यायस्य च पुनर्द्विगुणं सर्वमेव तु।

evaṁ kṣapātivāhyā vai gītamaṅgalaniḥsvanaiḥ upādhyāyasya ca punardviguṇaṁ sarvameva tu

Thus the night should be passed with the sounds of auspicious song; and to the officiating teacher, everything again should be given in double measure.

Verse 55 (padma.1.23.55)

ततः प्रभाते विमले समुत्थाय त्रयोदश। गावो देयाः कुरुश्रेष्ठ सौवर्णशृङ्गसंवृताः।

tataḥ prabhāte vimale samutthāya trayodaśa gāvo deyāḥ kuruśreṣṭha sauvarṇaśṛṅgasaṁvṛtāḥ

Then, at clear dawn, having risen, thirteen cows should be given, O best of the Kurus, their horns covered with gold—

Verse 56 (padma.1.23.56)

पयस्विन्यः शीलवत्यः कांस्यदोहसमन्विताः। रौप्यखुराः सवत्साश्च चन्दनेनाभिभूषिताः।

payasvinyaḥ śīlavatyaḥ kāṁsyadohasamanvitāḥ raupyakhurāḥ savatsāśca candanenābhibhūṣitāḥ

—milk-giving, well-behaved, together with bronze milking-vessels, with silver hooves, with their calves, and adorned with sandal.

Verse 57 (padma.1.23.57)

तास्तु तेषां ततो दत्वा भक्ष्यभोज्येन तर्पितान्। कृत्वा वै ब्राह्मणान्सर्वान्छत्रैर्नानाविधैस्तथा।

tāstu teṣāṁ tato datvā bhakṣyabhojyena tarpitān kṛtvā vai brāhmaṇānsarvānchatrairnānāvidhaistathā

Having given these to them, and having satisfied all the brahmins with food and drink, and likewise with various parasols—

Verse 58 (padma.1.23.58)

भुक्त्वा चाक्षारलवणमात्मना च विसर्जयेत्। अनुगम्य पदान्यष्टौ पुत्रभार्यासमन्वितः।

bhuktvā cākṣāralavaṇamātmanā ca visarjayet anugamya padānyaṣṭau putrabhāryāsamanvitaḥ

—having himself eaten food free of alkali and salt, he should then take leave of them, following eight steps together with his sons and wife.

Verse 59 (padma.1.23.59)

प्रीयतामत्र देवेशः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः। एवं गुर्वाज्ञया कुम्भान्गाश्चैव शयनानि च।

prīyatāmatra deveśaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ evaṁ gurvājñayā kumbhāngāścaiva śayanāni ca

'May the lord of gods, Keshava, destroyer of afflictions, be pleased here.' Thus, by the guru's instruction, the jars, the cows, and the beds—

Verse 60 (padma.1.23.60)

वासांसि चैव सर्वेषां गृहाणि प्रापयेद्बुधः। अभावे बहुशय्यानामेकामपि सुसंस्कृताम्।

vāsāṁsi caiva sarveṣāṁ gṛhāṇi prāpayedbudhaḥ abhāve bahuśayyānāmekāmapi susaṁskṛtām

—and the garments of all should be sent by the wise man to their homes. In the absence of many beds, even a single well-appointed one—

Verse 61 (padma.1.23.61)

शय्यां दद्याद्गृही भीम सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम्। इतिहासपुराणानि वाचयित्वा तु वाहयेत्।

śayyāṁ dadyādgṛhī bhīma sarvopaskarasaṁyutām itihāsapurāṇāni vācayitvā tu vāhayet

—the householder should give, O Bhima, together with all its furnishings. Having had the Itihasas and Puranas recited, he should thus pass the time.

Verse 62 (padma.1.23.62)

तद्दिनं कुरुशार्दूल य इच्छेद्विपुलां श्रियम्। तस्मात्त्वं सत्त्वमालंब्य भीमसेन विमत्सरः।

taddinaṁ kuruśārdūla ya icchedvipulāṁ śriyam tasmāttvaṁ sattvamālaṁbya bhīmasena vimatsaraḥ

—that day, O tiger among the Kurus, whoever desires abundant fortune should do this. Therefore, O Bhimasena, resorting to steadfastness, free from envy—

Verse 63 (padma.1.23.63)

कुरु व्रतमिदं सम्यक्स्नेहाद्गुह्यं मयोदितम्। त्वया कृतमिदं वीर त्वन्नाम्ना च भविष्यति।

kuru vratamidaṁ samyaksnehādguhyaṁ mayoditam tvayā kṛtamidaṁ vīra tvannāmnā ca bhaviṣyati

—perform this vow properly; it has been declared by me out of affection, as a secret teaching. O hero, when performed by you, it shall be known by your name.

Verse 64 (padma.1.23.64)

सा भीमद्वादशी ह्येषा सर्वपापहरा शुभा। या तु कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा कल्पेषु पठ्यते।

sā bhīmadvādaśī hyeṣā sarvapāpaharā śubhā yā tu kalyāṇinī nāma purā kalpeṣu paṭhyate

This indeed is the Bhima-Dvadashi, auspicious and remover of all sin, which in former kalpas is recited under the name Kalyani.

Verse 65 (padma.1.23.65)

त्वं चादिकर्ता भव सौकरेस्मिन्कल्पे महावीर वरप्रधान। यस्याः स्मृतेः कीर्तनतोप्यशेषं पापं प्रणष्टं त्रिदशाधिपस्य।

tvaṁ cādikartā bhava saukaresminkalpe mahāvīra varapradhāna yasyāḥ smṛteḥ kīrtanatopyaśeṣaṁ pāpaṁ praṇaṣṭaṁ tridaśādhipasya

And you, O great hero, foremost of the blessed, become its first practitioner in this Varaha kalpa — by merely remembering or reciting which, all the sin of even the lord of the thirty gods was destroyed.

Verse 66 (padma.1.23.66)

दृष्ट्वा च तामप्सरसामभीष्टां वेश्याकृतामन्यभवान्तरेषु। आभीरकन्या हि कुतूहलेन सैवोर्वशी सम्प्रति नाकपृष्ठे।

dṛṣṭvā ca tāmapsarasāmabhīṣṭāṁ veśyākṛtāmanyabhavāntareṣu ābhīrakanyā hi kutūhalena saivorvaśī samprati nākapṛṣṭhe

And having seen that apsaras, once beloved, made into a courtesan in other births — she became out of curiosity a cowherd's daughter, and she herself, Urvashi, is now again on the summit of heaven.

Verse 67 (padma.1.23.67)

जाताऽथ सा वैश्यकुलोद्भवापि पुलोमकन्या पुरुहूतपत्नी।। तत्रापि तस्याः परिचारिकेयं मम प्रिया सम्प्रति सत्यभामा।

jātā'tha sā vaiśyakulodbhavāpi pulomakanyā puruhūtapatnī tatrāpi tasyāḥ paricārikeyaṁ mama priyā samprati satyabhāmā

Then she was born, though of a merchant's family, as Puloma's daughter, the wife of Indra; and there too, her attendant is now my beloved Satyabhama.

Verse 68 (padma.1.23.68)

कृतं पुरा मंगलमेतदेव द्विजात्मजा वेदवती बभूव।

kṛtaṁ purā maṁgalametadeva dvijātmajā vedavatī babhūva

This same auspicious rite was performed before, when she became the brahmin's daughter Vedavati.

Verse 69 (padma.1.23.69)

अस्यां च कल्याणतिथौ विवस्वान्सहस्रधारेण सहस्ररश्मिः। स्नातः पुरा मण्डलमेत्य तद्वत्तेजोमयं खेटपतिर्बभूव।

asyāṁ ca kalyāṇatithau vivasvānsahasradhāreṇa sahasraraśmiḥ snātaḥ purā maṇḍalametya tadvattejomayaṁ kheṭapatirbabhūva

And on this auspicious tithi, Vivasvan the Sun, thousand-rayed, having bathed of old with a thousand streams, thereby, reaching his orb, became the radiant lord of the sky.

Verse 70 (padma.1.23.70)

इदमेवकृतं महेंद्रमुख्यैर्बहुभिर्देवसुरारिकोटिभिश्च। फलमस्येह न शक्यते हि वक्तुं यदि जिह्वायुतकोटयो मुखे स्युः।

idamevakṛtaṁ maheṁdramukhyairbahubhirdevasurārikoṭibhiśca phalamasyeha na śakyate hi vaktuṁ yadi jihvāyutakoṭayo mukhe syuḥ

This very rite was performed by great Indra and many chiefs, by crores of gods and of the enemies of the gods. Its fruit cannot be told here, even if there were ten million myriad tongues in the mouth.

Verse 71 (padma.1.23.71)

कलिकलुषविदारिणीमनन्तामपि कथयिष्यति यादवेंद्रसूनुः। अथ नरकगतान्पितॄनथैषा ह्यलमुद्धर्तुमिहैव यः करोति।

kalikaluṣavidāriṇīmanantāmapi kathayiṣyati yādaveṁdrasūnuḥ atha narakagatānpitṝnathaiṣā hyalamuddhartumihaiva yaḥ karoti

—rending the impurity of the Kali age, endless, the son of the lord of the Yadavas shall declare; and this vow is indeed sufficient to lift up ancestors gone to hell, for whoever performs it here.

Verse 72 (padma.1.23.72)

इदमनघशृणोति वक्ति भक्त्या परिपठतीह परोपकारहेतोः। इह पंकजनाभभक्तिमान्भवेदथ शक्रस्य सपूज्यतामुपैति।

idamanaghaśṛṇoti vakti bhaktyā paripaṭhatīha paropakārahetoḥ iha paṁkajanābhabhaktimānbhavedatha śakrasya sapūjyatāmupaiti

Whoever, sinless, hears this, speaks it with devotion, or recites it here for the benefit of others, becomes a devotee of the lotus-naveled one here, and attains worship equal to Indra's.

Verse 73 (padma.1.23.73)

कल्याणिनी नाम पुरा विसर्गे या द्वादशी माघसितेभिपूज्या। सा पाण्डुपुत्रेण कृता भविष्यत्यंनतपुण्यानघभीमपूर्वा।

kalyāṇinī nāma purā visarge yā dvādaśī māghasitebhipūjyā sā pāṇḍuputreṇa kṛtā bhaviṣyatyaṁnatapuṇyānaghabhīmapūrvā

That twelfth-day rite named Kalyani, worshipped of old at the world's creation on the bright twelfth of Magha, shall, having been performed by the son of Pandu, become known as the one led by Bhima, sinless and of endless merit.

Verse 74 (padma.1.23.74)

ब्रह्मोवाच। वर्णाश्रमाणां प्रभवः पुराणेषु मया श्रुतः। सदाचारश्च भगवान्धर्मशास्त्रांगविस्तरैः।

brahmovāca varṇāśramāṇāṁ prabhavaḥ purāṇeṣu mayā śrutaḥ sadācāraśca bhagavāndharmaśāstrāṁgavistaraiḥ

Brahma said: The origin of the classes and stages of life I have heard of in the Puranas, and good conduct too, O blessed one, through the elaborations of the limbs of dharma-shastra.

Verse 75 (padma.1.23.75)

पण्यस्त्रीणां समाचारं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्वतः। ईश्वर उवाच। तस्मिन्नेव पुरे ब्रह्मन्सहस्राणि तु षोडश।

paṇyastrīṇāṁ samācāraṁ śrotumicchāmi tatvataḥ īśvara uvāca tasminneva pure brahmansahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa

I wish to hear, in truth, of the conduct proper to courtesans. Ishvara said: In that very city, O Brahman, sixteen thousand—

Verse 76 (padma.1.23.76)

वासुदेवस्य नारीणां भविष्यंत्यंबुजोद्भव। ताभिर्वसंतसमये कोकिलालिकुलाकुले।

vāsudevasya nārīṇāṁ bhaviṣyaṁtyaṁbujodbhava tābhirvasaṁtasamaye kokilālikulākule

—women of Vasudeva shall there be, O lotus-born one. With them, in the season of spring, thronging with cuckoos and bees—

Verse 77 (padma.1.23.77)

पुष्पितोपवने फुल्लकल्हारसरसस्तटे। निर्भरं सहपत्नीभिः प्रशस्ताभिरलंकृतः।

puṣpitopavane phullakalhārasarasastaṭe nirbharaṁ sahapatnībhiḥ praśastābhiralaṁkṛtaḥ

—in a blossoming grove, on the shore of a lake abounding in blooming water-lilies, freely, together with his wives, adorned and praised—

Verse 78 (padma.1.23.78)

रमयिष्यति विश्वात्मा कृष्णो यदुकुलोद्वहः। कुरंगनयनः श्रीमान्मालतीकृतशेखरः।

ramayiṣyati viśvātmā kṛṣṇo yadukulodvahaḥ kuraṁganayanaḥ śrīmānmālatīkṛtaśekharaḥ

—the soul of the universe, Krishna, chief of the Yadu clan, fawn-eyed and glorious, his crest made of malati flowers, shall take his pleasure.

Verse 79 (padma.1.23.79)

गच्छन्समीपमार्गेण सांबो जांबवतीसुतः। साक्षात्कंदर्परूपेण सर्वाभरणभूषितः।

gacchansamīpamārgeṇa sāṁbo jāṁbavatīsutaḥ sākṣātkaṁdarparūpeṇa sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

Going by the nearby path, Samba, the son of Jambavati, in the very form of Kandarpa, adorned with every ornament—

Verse 80 (padma.1.23.80)

अनंगशरतप्ताभिः साभिलाषमवेक्षितः। प्रबुद्धो मन्मथस्तासां भविष्यति यदात्मनि।

anaṁgaśarataptābhiḥ sābhilāṣamavekṣitaḥ prabuddho manmathastāsāṁ bhaviṣyati yadātmani

—shall be gazed upon with longing by those women burning with the arrows of the Bodiless One; and when desire has awakened in their hearts—

Verse 81 (padma.1.23.81)

तदवेक्ष्य जगन्नाथस्सर्वज्ञो ध्यानचक्षुषा। स्वयंप्रभुर्वक्ष्यति ता वो हरिष्यंति दस्यवः।

tadavekṣya jagannāthassarvajño dhyānacakṣuṣā svayaṁprabhurvakṣyati tā vo hariṣyaṁti dasyavaḥ

—perceiving that with the eye of meditation, the omniscient lord of the world, the self-existent one, shall say to them: 'Robbers shall carry you off.'

Verse 82 (padma.1.23.82)

अपरोक्षं यतस्त्वेवं स्निग्धमेतद्विचिंतितम्। ततः प्रसादितो देव इदं वक्ष्यति शार्ङ्गभृत्।

aparokṣaṁ yatastvevaṁ snigdhametadviciṁtitam tataḥ prasādito deva idaṁ vakṣyati śārṅgabhṛt

'Since this tender thought of yours has thus been directly perceived by me—' Then, propitiated, the god, bearer of the Sharnga bow, shall say this:

Verse 83 (padma.1.23.83)

ताभिः शापाभितप्ताभिर्भगवान्भूतभावनः। उत्तराश्रितदाशानामुद्धर्ता ब्राह्मणप्रियः।

tābhiḥ śāpābhitaptābhirbhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ uttarāśritadāśānāmuddhartā brāhmaṇapriyaḥ

—to them, tormented by the curse, the blessed one, the creator of beings, the deliverer of those fisherfolk who took refuge to the north, the lover of brahmins—

Verse 84 (padma.1.23.84)

उपदेक्ष्यत्यनंतात्मा भावि कल्याणकारकम्। भवतीनामृषिर्दाल्भ्यो यद्व्रतं कथयिष्यति।

upadekṣyatyanaṁtātmā bhāvi kalyāṇakārakam bhavatīnāmṛṣirdālbhyo yadvrataṁ kathayiṣyati

—the infinite self shall instruct you in what shall bring about your welfare: the vow which the sage Dalbhya shall declare to you.

Verse 85 (padma.1.23.85)

इत्युक्त्वा ताः परित्यज्य गतोन्तर्धानमीश्वरः। ततः कालेन महता भारावतरणे कृते।

ityuktvā tāḥ parityajya gatontardhānamīśvaraḥ tataḥ kālena mahatā bhārāvataraṇe kṛte

Having said this, the Lord, leaving them, vanished from sight. Then, after a great length of time, when the relieving of the earth's burden had been accomplished—

Verse 86 (padma.1.23.86)

निवृत्ते मौसले तद्वत्केशवे दिवमागते। शून्ये यदुकुले सर्वे चोरैरपि जितेर्जुने।

nivṛtte mausale tadvatkeśave divamāgate śūnye yadukule sarve corairapi jiterjune

—when the Mausala war had ceased, and likewise Keshava had gone to heaven, when the Yadu clan was entirely emptied, and even Arjuna was overcome by robbers—

Verse 87 (padma.1.23.87)

हृतासु कृष्णपत्नीषु दाशभोग्यासु चार्बुदे। तिष्ठंतीषु च दौर्गत्यसंतप्तासु चतुर्मुख।

hṛtāsu kṛṣṇapatnīṣu dāśabhogyāsu cārbude tiṣṭhaṁtīṣu ca daurgatyasaṁtaptāsu caturmukha

—when Krishna's wives had been carried off, and among a horde made the enjoyment of fishermen, and remained there tormented by misfortune, O four-faced one—

Verse 88 (padma.1.23.88)

आगमिष्यति योगात्मा दाल्भ्योनाम महातपाः। तास्तमर्घ्येण संपूज्य प्रणिपत्य पुनःपुनः।

āgamiṣyati yogātmā dālbhyonāma mahātapāḥ tāstamarghyeṇa saṁpūjya praṇipatya punaḥpunaḥ

—the yogi named Dalbhya, of great austerity, shall come. Having honored him with the argha-offering and bowed down to him again and again—

Verse 89 (padma.1.23.89)

लालप्यमाना बहुशो वाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः। स्मरंत्यो विविधान्भोगान्दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपनान्।

lālapyamānā bahuśo vāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ smaraṁtyo vividhānbhogāndivyamālyānulepanān

—lamenting greatly, their eyes clouded with tears, remembering their various enjoyments, their divine garlands and unguents—

Verse 90 (padma.1.23.90)

भर्त्तारं जगतामीशमनंतमपराजितम्। दिव्यानुभावां च पुरींनानारत्नगृहाणि च।

bharttāraṁ jagatāmīśamanaṁtamaparājitam divyānubhāvāṁ ca purīṁnānāratnagṛhāṇi ca

—their husband, lord of the worlds, infinite, unconquered, and the city of divine majesty, and the houses of manifold gems—

Verse 91 (padma.1.23.91)

द्वारकावासिनः सर्वान्देवरूपान्कुमारकान्। प्रश्नमेतं करिष्यंति मुनेरभिमुखंस्थिताः।

dvārakāvāsinaḥ sarvāndevarūpānkumārakān praśnametaṁ kariṣyaṁti munerabhimukhaṁsthitāḥ

—and all the god-like young princes who once dwelt in Dvaraka — standing before the sage, they shall put this question:

Verse 92 (padma.1.23.92)

दस्युमिर्भगवन्सर्वाः परिभुक्ता वयं बलात्। स्वधर्मश्च्यावितोस्माकमस्मिन्नः शरणं भवान्।

dasyumirbhagavansarvāḥ paribhuktā vayaṁ balāt svadharmaścyāvitosmākamasminnaḥ śaraṇaṁ bhavān

'O blessed one, we have all been forcibly enjoyed by robbers; our own dharma has been made to fall away from us — in this you are our refuge.'

Verse 93 (padma.1.23.93)

आदिष्टोसि पुरा ब्रह्मन्केशवेन च धीमता। कस्मादीशेन संयोगं प्राप्य वेश्यात्वमागताः।

ādiṣṭosi purā brahmankeśavena ca dhīmatā kasmādīśena saṁyogaṁ prāpya veśyātvamāgatāḥ

'You have been directed of old, O Brahman, by the wise Keshava. How, having attained union with the Lord, have we come to the state of courtesans?'

Verse 94 (padma.1.23.94)

वेश्यानामपि यो धर्मस्तं नो ब्रूहि तपोधन। कथयिष्ये वदत्तासां यद्दाल्भ्यश्चैकितायनः।

veśyānāmapi yo dharmastaṁ no brūhi tapodhana kathayiṣye vadattāsāṁ yaddālbhyaścaikitāyanaḥ

'Tell us, O rich in austerity, the dharma even of courtesans.' Dalbhya said: 'I shall tell what Dalbhya, of the Chaikitayana lineage, said to them, since you have asked.'

Verse 95 (padma.1.23.95)

दाल्भ्य उवाच। जलक्रीडाविहारेषु पुरा सरसि मानसे। भवतीनां सगर्वाणां नारदोभ्याशमागतः।

dālbhya uvāca jalakrīḍāvihāreṣu purā sarasi mānase bhavatīnāṁ sagarvāṇāṁ nāradobhyāśamāgataḥ

Dalbhya said: Once, during water-sports in Lake Manasa, Narada came near you, when you were full of pride.

Verse 96 (padma.1.23.96)

हुताशनसुताः सर्वा भवत्योप्सरसः पुरा। अप्रणम्यावलेपेन परिपृष्टः स योगवित्।

hutāśanasutāḥ sarvā bhavatyopsarasaḥ purā apraṇamyāvalepena paripṛṣṭaḥ sa yogavit

You were all formerly apsarases, daughters of Fire. Without bowing to him, out of arrogance, that knower of yoga was questioned by you—

Verse 97 (padma.1.23.97)

कथं नारायणोस्माकं भर्त्ता स्यादित्युपादिश। तस्माद्वरप्रदानं च शापश्चायमभूत्पुरा।

kathaṁ nārāyaṇosmākaṁ bharttā syādityupādiśa tasmādvarapradānaṁ ca śāpaścāyamabhūtpurā

—'How may Narayana become our husband? Instruct us.' Therefore, of old, this boon and this curse both came to be from him.

Verse 98 (padma.1.23.98)

शय्याद्वयप्रदानेन मधुमाधवमासयोः। सुवर्णोपस्करोत्संगं द्वादश्यां शुक्लपक्षतः।

śayyādvayapradānena madhumādhavamāsayoḥ suvarṇopaskarotsaṁgaṁ dvādaśyāṁ śuklapakṣataḥ

'By the giving of two beds in the months of Madhu and Madhava, furnished with golden appointments, on the twelfth of the bright fortnight—'

Verse 99 (padma.1.23.99)

भर्ता नारायणो नूनं भविष्यत्यन्यजन्मनि। यदकृत्वा प्रणामं मे रूपसौभाग्यमत्सरात्।

bhartā nārāyaṇo nūnaṁ bhaviṣyatyanyajanmani yadakṛtvā praṇāmaṁ me rūpasaubhāgyamatsarāt

'—Narayana shall indeed become your husband in another birth. But since, out of pride in your beauty and good fortune, you did not bow to me—'

Verse 100 (padma.1.23.100)

परिपृष्टोस्मि तेनाशु वियोगो वो भविष्यति। चोरैरपहृताः सर्वा वेश्यात्वं समवाप्स्यथ।

paripṛṣṭosmi tenāśu viyogo vo bhaviṣyati corairapahṛtāḥ sarvā veśyātvaṁ samavāpsyatha

'—and I was questioned by you disrespectfully, you shall soon suffer separation; carried off by robbers, all of you shall attain the state of courtesans.'

Verse 101 (padma.1.23.101)

एवं नारदशापेन केशवस्य च शापतः। वेश्यात्वमागताः सर्वा भवत्यः काममोहिताः।

evaṁ nāradaśāpena keśavasya ca śāpataḥ veśyātvamāgatāḥ sarvā bhavatyaḥ kāmamohitāḥ

Thus, by Narada's curse, and by a curse reported from Keshava too, you have all, deluded by desire, come to the state of courtesans.

Verse 102 (padma.1.23.102)

इदानीमपि यद्वक्ष्ये तच्छ्रणुध्वं वरांगनाः। पुरा दैवासुरे युद्धे हतेषु शतशः सुरैः।

idānīmapi yadvakṣye tacchraṇudhvaṁ varāṁganāḥ purā daivāsure yuddhe hateṣu śataśaḥ suraiḥ

Now too, hear what I shall say, O fair women. Of old, in the war between gods and demons, when hundreds of gods had been slain—

Verse 103 (padma.1.23.103)

दानवासुरदैत्येषु राक्षसेषु ततस्ततः। तेषां दारसहस्राणि शतशोथ सहस्रशः।

dānavāsuradaityeṣu rākṣaseṣu tatastataḥ teṣāṁ dārasahasrāṇi śataśotha sahasraśaḥ

—and among the danavas, asuras, daityas, and rakshasas here and there likewise slain, their thousands upon thousands, hundreds upon hundreds of wives—

Verse 104 (padma.1.23.104)

परिणीतानि यानि स्युर्बलाद्भुक्तानि यानि वै। तानि सर्वाणि देवेशः प्रोवाच वदतां वरः।

pariṇītāni yāni syurbalādbhuktāni yāni vai tāni sarvāṇi deveśaḥ provāca vadatāṁ varaḥ

—those who had been wedded, and those who had been forcibly enjoyed — to all of these the lord of gods, foremost of speakers, declared:

Verse 105 (padma.1.23.105)

वेश्याधर्मेण वर्तध्वमधुना नृपमंदिरे। भक्तिमत्यो वरारोहास्तथा देवकुलेषु च।

veśyādharmeṇa vartadhvamadhunā nṛpamaṁdire bhaktimatyo varārohāstathā devakuleṣu ca

'Conduct yourselves now by the dharma of courtesans, in the palaces of kings, devoted and of fair form, and likewise in the temples of the gods.'

Verse 106 (padma.1.23.106)

राजतः स्वामिनश्चापि जीविकां च प्रलप्स्यथ। भविष्यति च सौभाग्यं सर्वासामपि शक्तितः।

rājataḥ svāminaścāpi jīvikāṁ ca pralapsyatha bhaviṣyati ca saubhāgyaṁ sarvāsāmapi śaktitaḥ

'From the king, and from a patron too, you shall obtain your livelihood; and good fortune shall come to all of you, each according to her means.'

Verse 107 (padma.1.23.107)

यः कश्चिच्छुल्कमादाय गृहमेष्यति वः सदा। निश्छद्मनैवोपचर्यः प्रीतिभावैरदांभिकैः।

yaḥ kaścicchulkamādāya gṛhameṣyati vaḥ sadā niśchadmanaivopacaryaḥ prītibhāvairadāṁbhikaiḥ

'Whoever, having given the fee, shall always come to your house, he should be attended without deceit, with sincere and unfeigned affection.'

Verse 108 (padma.1.23.108)

देवतानां पितॄणां च पुण्येह्नि समुपस्थिते। गोभूहिरण्यधान्यानि प्रदेयानि च शक्तितः।

devatānāṁ pitṝṇāṁ ca puṇyehni samupasthite gobhūhiraṇyadhānyāni pradeyāni ca śaktitaḥ

'When a holy day sacred to the gods or the ancestors has arrived, cows, land, gold and grain should be given, according to one's means.'

Verse 109 (padma.1.23.109)

यद्व्रतं चोपदेक्ष्यामि तत्कुरुध्वं च सर्वशः। संसारोत्तारणायालमेतद्वेदविदो विदुः।

yadvrataṁ copadekṣyāmi tatkurudhvaṁ ca sarvaśaḥ saṁsārottāraṇāyālametadvedavido viduḥ

'And the vow which I shall now teach, perform it in every way; the knowers of the Veda know this to be sufficient for crossing over samsara.'

Verse 110 (padma.1.23.110)

यदा सूर्यदिने हस्तः पुष्यो वाथ पुनर्वसुः। भवेत्सर्वौषधिस्नानं सम्यक्नारी समाचरेत्।

yadā sūryadine hastaḥ puṣyo vātha punarvasuḥ bhavetsarvauṣadhisnānaṁ samyaknārī samācaret

'When, on a Sunday, Hasta, or Pushya, or Punarvasu should fall, on that day the woman should properly bathe with all manner of herbs.'

Verse 111 (padma.1.23.111)

तदा पंचशरात्मा तु हरिस्सन्निधिमेष्यति। अर्चयेत्पुंडरीकाक्षमनंगस्यानुकीर्तनैः।

tadā paṁcaśarātmā tu harissannidhimeṣyati arcayetpuṁḍarīkākṣamanaṁgasyānukīrtanaiḥ

'Then Hari himself, in the form of the five-arrowed one, shall come near. One should worship the lotus-eyed one with hymns proclaiming the Bodiless One.'

Verse 112 (padma.1.23.112)

कामाय पादौ संपूज्य जंघे वै मोहकारिणे। मेढ्रं कंदर्पनिधये कटिं प्रीतिमते नमः।

kāmāya pādau saṁpūjya jaṁghe vai mohakāriṇe meḍhraṁ kaṁdarpanidhaye kaṭiṁ prītimate namaḥ

'To Kama' the feet, 'to the bewilderer' the shins; 'to the treasury of Kandarpa' the phallus, and 'homage to the beloved one' the hips.

Verse 113 (padma.1.23.113)

नाभिं सौख्यसमुद्राय वामनाय तथोदरम्। हृदयं हृदयेशाय स्तनावाह्लादकारिणे।

nābhiṁ saukhyasamudrāya vāmanāya tathodaram hṛdayaṁ hṛdayeśāya stanāvāhlādakāriṇe

'To the ocean of happiness' the navel, and 'to Vamana' likewise the belly; 'to the lord of the heart' the heart, 'to the bringer of delight' the chest.

Verse 114 (padma.1.23.114)

उत्कंठायेति वै कंठमास्यमानंदकारिणे। वामांसं पुष्पचापाय पुष्पबाणाय दक्षिणम्।

utkaṁṭhāyeti vai kaṁṭhamāsyamānaṁdakāriṇe vāmāṁsaṁ puṣpacāpāya puṣpabāṇāya dakṣiṇam

'To Utkantha' the throat, 'to the bringer of bliss' the face; 'to the flower-bowed one' the left shoulder, 'to the flower-arrowed one' the right.

Verse 115 (padma.1.23.115)

मानसायेति वै मालि विलोलायेति मूर्द्धजम्। सर्वात्मने शिरस्तद्वद्देवदेवस्य पूजयेत्।

mānasāyeti vai māli vilolāyeti mūrddhajam sarvātmane śirastadvaddevadevasya pūjayet

'To Manasa' the garland, 'to the restless one' the hair; likewise 'to the soul of all' the head — thus one should worship the god of gods.

Verse 116 (padma.1.23.116)

नमः शिवाय शांताय पाशांकुशधराय च। गदिने पीतवस्त्राय शंखचक्रधराय च।

namaḥ śivāya śāṁtāya pāśāṁkuśadharāya ca gadine pītavastrāya śaṁkhacakradharāya ca

Homage to the auspicious, tranquil one, bearer of noose and goad; and to the mace-bearer, clad in yellow, bearer of conch and discus.

Verse 117 (padma.1.23.117)

नमो नारायणायेति कामदेवात्मने नमः। नमः शांत्यै नमः प्रीत्यै नमारेत्यै नमः श्रियै।

namo nārāyaṇāyeti kāmadevātmane namaḥ namaḥ śāṁtyai namaḥ prītyai namāretyai namaḥ śriyai

Homage to Narayana, homage to him whose self is Kamadeva; homage to Shanti, homage to Priti, homage to Rati, homage to Shri.

Verse 118 (padma.1.23.118)

नमः पुष्ट्यै नमस्तुष्ट्यै नमः सर्वार्थसंपदे। एवं संपूज्य गोविंदमनंगात्मकमीश्वरम्।

namaḥ puṣṭyai namastuṣṭyai namaḥ sarvārthasaṁpade evaṁ saṁpūjya goviṁdamanaṁgātmakamīśvaram

Homage to Pushti, homage to Tushti, homage to the wealth of every aim. Having thus worshipped Govinda, the lord in the form of the Bodiless One—

Verse 119 (padma.1.23.119)

गंधमाल्यैस्तथा धूपैर्नैवेद्येन च भामिनी। तत आहूय धर्मज्ञं ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्।

gaṁdhamālyaistathā dhūpairnaivedyena ca bhāminī tata āhūya dharmajñaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ vedapāragam

—with scent and garlands, with incense and food-offerings, the woman should worship; then, having summoned a brahmin learned in dharma, versed in the Vedas—

Verse 120 (padma.1.23.120)

अव्यंगमथ संपूज्य गंधपुष्पार्चनादिभिः। शालेयतंडुलप्रस्थं घृतपात्रेण संयुतम्।

avyaṁgamatha saṁpūjya gaṁdhapuṣpārcanādibhiḥ śāleyataṁḍulaprasthaṁ ghṛtapātreṇa saṁyutam

—unblemished, having honored him with scent, flowers, and worship and the rest — a prastha-measure of shali-rice, together with a vessel of ghee—

Verse 121 (padma.1.23.121)

तस्मै विप्राय वै दद्यान्माधवः प्रीयतामिति। यथेष्टाहारसंभुक्तमेनं द्विजमनुत्तमम्।

tasmai viprāya vai dadyānmādhavaḥ prīyatāmiti yatheṣṭāhārasaṁbhuktamenaṁ dvijamanuttamam

—she should give to that brahmin, saying 'may Madhava be pleased.' Having fed that most excellent brahmin with food to his liking—

Verse 122 (padma.1.23.122)

रत्यर्थं कामदेवोयमिति चित्ते च धारयेत्। यद्यदिच्छति विप्रेंद्रस्तत्तत्कुर्याद्विलासिनी।

ratyarthaṁ kāmadevoyamiti citte ca dhārayet yadyadicchati vipreṁdrastattatkuryādvilāsinī

—she should hold in her mind, 'this is Kamadeva himself, for the sake of union.' Whatever the foremost brahmin desires, that the graceful woman should do.

Verse 123 (padma.1.23.123)

सर्वभावेन चात्मानमर्पयेत्स्मितभाषिणी। एवमादित्यवारेण सर्वमेतत्समाचरेत्।

sarvabhāvena cātmānamarpayetsmitabhāṣiṇī evamādityavāreṇa sarvametatsamācaret

With her whole being, smiling and gentle-spoken, she should offer herself. Thus, on a Sunday, all of this should be performed.

Verse 124 (padma.1.23.124)

तंडुलप्रस्थदानं च यावन्मासास्त्रयोदश। ततस्त्रयोदशे मासि संप्राप्ते चास्य भामिनी।

taṁḍulaprasthadānaṁ ca yāvanmāsāstrayodaśa tatastrayodaśe māsi saṁprāpte cāsya bhāminī

And the gift of a prastha of rice should continue for thirteen months. Then, when the thirteenth month has arrived, that woman—

Verse 125 (padma.1.23.125)

विप्रस्योपस्करैर्युक्तां शय्यां दद्याद्विचक्षणा। सोपधानां सविन्यासां स्वास्तरावरणां शुभाम्।

viprasyopaskarairyuktāṁ śayyāṁ dadyādvicakṣaṇā sopadhānāṁ savinyāsāṁ svāstarāvaraṇāṁ śubhām

—wise, should give to the brahmin a bed furnished with all its appointments, with a pillow, well-arranged, with fine coverings, auspicious—

Verse 126 (padma.1.23.126)

दीपिकोपानहच्छत्र पादुकासनसंयुताम्। सपत्नीकमलंकृत्य हेमसूत्रांगुलीयकैः।

dīpikopānahacchatra pādukāsanasaṁyutām sapatnīkamalaṁkṛtya hemasūtrāṁgulīyakaiḥ

—together with a lamp, sandals, an umbrella, footwear, and a seat. Having adorned the brahmin together with his wife, with golden threads and rings—

Verse 127 (padma.1.23.127)

सूक्ष्मवस्त्रैः सकटकैर्धूपमाल्यानुलेपनैः। कामदेवं सपत्नीकं गुडकुम्भोपरिस्थितम्।

sūkṣmavastraiḥ sakaṭakairdhūpamālyānulepanaiḥ kāmadevaṁ sapatnīkaṁ guḍakumbhoparisthitam

—with fine garments and bracelets, with incense, garlands, and unguents — she should worship Kamadeva together with his consort, set atop a pot of jaggery—

Verse 128 (padma.1.23.128)

ताम्रपात्रासनगतं हेमनेत्रपटावृतम्। सुकांस्यभाजनोपेतमिक्षुदंडसमन्वितम्।

tāmrapātrāsanagataṁ hemanetrapaṭāvṛtam sukāṁsyabhājanopetamikṣudaṁḍasamanvitam

—seated on a copper vessel, its eyes covered with a golden cloth, furnished with a fine bronze vessel, together with a stalk of sugarcane.

Verse 129 (padma.1.23.129)

दद्यादनेन मन्त्रेण तथैकां गां पयस्विनीम्। यथांतरं न पश्यामि कामकेशवयोः सदा।

dadyādanena mantreṇa tathaikāṁ gāṁ payasvinīm yathāṁtaraṁ na paśyāmi kāmakeśavayoḥ sadā

She should give this, together with a single milk-giving cow, with this mantra: 'As I see no difference at all between Kama and Keshava—'

Verse 130 (padma.1.23.130)

तथैव सर्वकामाप्तिरस्तु विप्र सदा मम। तथा च कांचनं देवं प्रतिगृह्य द्विजोत्तमः।

tathaiva sarvakāmāptirastu vipra sadā mama tathā ca kāṁcanaṁ devaṁ pratigṛhya dvijottamaḥ

'—so may the attainment of all my desires likewise always be, O brahmin.' And thus, the most excellent brahmin, having accepted the golden god—

Verse 131 (padma.1.23.131)

कोदात्कामोदादिति वैदिकं मंत्रमुदीरयेत्। ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य विसृज्य द्विजपुंगवम्।

kodātkāmodāditi vaidikaṁ maṁtramudīrayet tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya visṛjya dvijapuṁgavam

—should recite the Vedic mantra 'ko dāt kāmo dāt.' Then, having circumambulated and taken leave of the foremost brahmin—

Verse 132 (padma.1.23.132)

शय्यासनादिकं सर्वं ब्राह्मणस्य गृहं नयेत्। ततः प्रभृति योऽन्योपि रत्यर्थं गेहमागतः।

śayyāsanādikaṁ sarvaṁ brāhmaṇasya gṛhaṁ nayet tataḥ prabhṛti yo'nyopi ratyarthaṁ gehamāgataḥ

—she should have the bed, seat, and everything else carried to the brahmin's house. From then on, whoever else too comes to the house for the sake of union—

Verse 133 (padma.1.23.133)

सम्मान्य सूर्यवारेण स संपूज्यो भवेत्सदा। एवं त्रयोदशं यावन्मासमेकं द्विजोत्तमम्।

sammānya sūryavāreṇa sa saṁpūjyo bhavetsadā evaṁ trayodaśaṁ yāvanmāsamekaṁ dvijottamam

—honoring him, on a Sunday he should always be worshipped. Thus, for thirteen months, the most excellent brahmin, for one month—

Verse 134 (padma.1.23.134)

तर्पयित्वा यथाकामं प्रेषयेच्चैव मंदिरम्। तदनुज्ञया रूपवंतं यावदस्यागमो भवेत्।

tarpayitvā yathākāmaṁ preṣayeccaiva maṁdiram tadanujñayā rūpavaṁtaṁ yāvadasyāgamo bhavet

—having satisfied him as desired, she should send him to his own home. With his permission, she may receive a handsome man, until his return.

Verse 135 (padma.1.23.135)

आत्मनोपि यदा विघ्नं गर्भसूतकराजकम्। दैवं वा मानुषं वा स्यादुपरागेण वा ततः।

ātmanopi yadā vighnaṁ garbhasūtakarājakam daivaṁ vā mānuṣaṁ vā syāduparāgeṇa vā tataḥ

When there should be, for herself, an obstacle — pregnancy, childbirth, the king's business, whether divine or human, or on account of an eclipse—

Verse 136 (padma.1.23.136)

सावारा नष्टपंचाशद्यथाशक्ति समर्पयेत्। एतद्धि कथितं सम्यग्भवतीनां विशेषतः।

sāvārā naṣṭapaṁcāśadyathāśakti samarpayet etaddhi kathitaṁ samyagbhavatīnāṁ viśeṣataḥ

—she should offer, in place of the rite, fifty coins as forfeit, according to her means. This indeed has been duly declared, especially for you.

Verse 137 (padma.1.23.137)

स्वधर्मोयं यतो भाव्यो वेश्यानामिह सर्वदा। शय्यया त्यज्यते देव न कदाचिद्यथा भवान्।

svadharmoyaṁ yato bhāvyo veśyānāmiha sarvadā śayyayā tyajyate deva na kadācidyathā bhavān

Since this is to be your own dharma always, O courtesans — 'By the bed, O god, the devotee is never abandoned, just as you never abandon your devotee—'

Verse 138 (padma.1.23.138)

शय्या ममाप्यशून्येयं तथास्तु मधुसूदन। गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषं देवदेवस्य कारयेत्।

śayyā mamāpyaśūnyeyaṁ tathāstu madhusūdana gītavāditranirghoṣaṁ devadevasya kārayet

'—so may this bed of mine too never be empty, O Madhusudana.' One should cause the sound of song and instrument to be made for the god of gods.

Verse 139 (padma.1.23.139)

एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं वेश्याधर्ममशेषतः। पुरुहूतेन यत्प्रोक्तं दानवीषु पुरा मया।

etadvaḥ kathitaṁ sarvaṁ veśyādharmamaśeṣataḥ puruhūtena yatproktaṁ dānavīṣu purā mayā

All of this has been declared to you — the entire dharma of courtesans — which was told by Purandara and spoken by me of old to the danava-women.

Verse 140 (padma.1.23.140)

तदिदं सांप्रतं सर्वं भवतीष्वपि युज्यते। सर्वपापप्रशमनमनंतफलदायकम्।

tadidaṁ sāṁprataṁ sarvaṁ bhavatīṣvapi yujyate sarvapāpapraśamanamanaṁtaphaladāyakam

That same teaching now applies fully to you as well — the quelling of every sin, bestowing endless fruit.

Verse 141 (padma.1.23.141)

कल्याणिनीनां कथितं तदेतद्दुश्चरं व्रतम्। करोति याऽशेषमुदग्रमेतत्कल्याणिनी माधवलोकसंस्था।

kalyāṇinīnāṁ kathitaṁ tadetadduścaraṁ vratam karoti yā'śeṣamudagrametatkalyāṇinī mādhavalokasaṁsthā

This has been declared as the Kalyani-vow of blessed women, difficult to perform. Whoever performs it fully and with zeal becomes a Kalyani, established in Madhava's world.

Verse 142 (padma.1.23.142)

सा पूजिता देवगणैरशेषैरानंदकृत्स्थानमुपैति विष्णोः। तपोधनः सोप्यभिधाय चैतदनंगदानव्रतमंगनानाम्।

sā pūjitā devagaṇairaśeṣairānaṁdakṛtsthānamupaiti viṣṇoḥ tapodhanaḥ sopyabhidhāya caitadanaṁgadānavratamaṁganānām

Honored by all the hosts of gods, she attains the joy-bringing abode of Vishnu. That one rich in austerity, having thus declared this vow of the gift of the Bodiless One for women—

Verse 143 (padma.1.23.143)

स्वस्थानमेष्यंति समस्तमित्थं व्रतं करिष्यंति च देवयोने।

svasthānameṣyaṁti samastamitthaṁ vrataṁ kariṣyaṁti ca devayone

—they shall all reach their own heavenly abode, having thus performed the vow, O offspring of the gods.