The Gift of the Cosmic Egg

Verse 1 (padma.1.34.1)

भीष्म उवाच॥ कस्मिन्काले भगवता ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा। यज्ञियैर्यष्टुमारब्धं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति॥

bhīṣma uvāca kasminkāle bhagavatā brahmaṇā lokakāriṇā yajñiyairyaṣṭumārabdhaṁ tadbhavānvaktumarhati

Bhishma said: At what time did the venerable Brahma, maker of the worlds, begin to sacrifice through the sacrificial priests? You should tell me this.

Verse 2 (padma.1.34.2)

किं नामान ऋत्विजस्ते ब्रह्मणा ये प्रकल्पिताः। का च वै दक्षिणा तेषां दत्ता तेन महात्मना॥

kiṁ nāmāna ṛtvijaste brahmaṇā ye prakalpitāḥ kā ca vai dakṣiṇā teṣāṁ dattā tena mahātmanā

What were the names of the priests appointed by Brahma? And what fee was given to them by that great soul?

Verse 3 (padma.1.34.3)

यथाभूतं यथावृत्तं तथा त्वं मे प्रकीर्तय। सुमहत्कौतुकं जातं यज्ञं पैतामहं प्रति॥

yathābhūtaṁ yathāvṛttaṁ tathā tvaṁ me prakīrtaya sumahatkautukaṁ jātaṁ yajñaṁ paitāmahaṁ prati

Tell me exactly as it happened, as it occurred. I have great curiosity regarding the grandsire's sacrifice.

Verse 4 (padma.1.34.4)

पुलस्त्य उवाच॥ पूर्वमेव मया ख्यातं यदा स्वायंभुवो मनुः। सृष्ट्वा प्रजापतीन्सर्वानुक्तः सृष्टिं कुरुष्व वै॥

pulastya uvāca pūrvameva mayā khyātaṁ yadā svāyaṁbhuvo manuḥ sṛṣṭvā prajāpatīnsarvānuktaḥ sṛṣṭiṁ kuruṣva vai

Pulastya said: I have already told before that when Svayambhuva Manu, having created all the Prajapatis, was told, 'Now bring forth creation'—

Verse 5 (padma.1.34.5)

स्वयं तु पुष्करं गत्वा यज्ञस्याहृत्य विस्तरम्। ससंभारान्समानाय्य वह्न्यगारे स्थितोभवत्॥

svayaṁ tu puṣkaraṁ gatvā yajñasyāhṛtya vistaram sasaṁbhārānsamānāyya vahnyagāre sthitobhavat

—then he himself went to Pushkara, having brought the full apparatus of sacrifice, and having gathered the materials, took his place in the fire-house.

Verse 6 (padma.1.34.6)

गायंति नित्यं गंधर्वा नृत्यंत्यप्सरसां गणाः। ब्रह्मोद्गाता होताध्वर्युश्चत्वारो यज्ञवाहकाः॥

gāyaṁti nityaṁ gaṁdharvā nṛtyaṁtyapsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ brahmodgātā hotādhvaryuścatvāro yajñavāhakāḥ

Gandharvas sang constantly, and hosts of Apsarases danced. Brahma, Udgata, Hota, Adhvaryu — these four were the bearers of the sacrifice.

Verse 7 (padma.1.34.7)

एकैकस्य त्रयश्चान्ये परिवाराः स्वयंकृताः। ब्रह्मा च ब्रह्मणाच्छंसी पोता चाग्नीध्र एव च॥

ekaikasya trayaścānye parivārāḥ svayaṁkṛtāḥ brahmā ca brahmaṇācchaṁsī potā cāgnīdhra eva ca

For each of the four, three other self-appointed assistants existed: for the Brahma priest, the Brahmanachchhamsi, Pota, and Agnidhra.

Verse 8 (padma.1.34.8)

आन्वीक्षिकी सर्वविद्या ब्राह्मी ह्येषा चतुष्टयी। उद्गाता च प्रत्युद्गाता प्रतिहर्ता सुब्रह्मण्यः॥

ānvīkṣikī sarvavidyā brāhmī hyeṣā catuṣṭayī udgātā ca pratyudgātā pratihartā subrahmaṇyaḥ

This group of four was versed in logic, universal knowledge, and sacred learning. For the Udgata priest, the Pratyudgata, Pratiharta, and Subrahmanya were appointed.

Verse 9 (padma.1.34.9)

चतुष्टयी द्वितीयैषा तूद्गातुश्च प्रकीर्तिता। होता च मैत्रावरुणस्तथाऽच्छावाक एव च॥

catuṣṭayī dvitīyaiṣā tūdgātuśca prakīrtitā hotā ca maitrāvaruṇastathā'cchāvāka eva ca

This second group of four belonging to the Udgata is thus declared. For the Hota priest, Maitravaruna and Achchhavaka were appointed.

Verse 10 (padma.1.34.10)

ग्रावस्तुच्च चतुर्थोत्र तृतीया च चतुष्टयी। अध्वर्युश्च प्रतिष्ठाता नेष्टोन्नेता तथैव च॥

grāvastucca caturthotra tṛtīyā ca catuṣṭayī adhvaryuśca pratiṣṭhātā neṣṭonnetā tathaiva ca

The fourth here was Gravastut, and this was the third group of four. For the Adhvaryu priest, Pratishthata, Neshta, and Unneta were appointed.

Verse 11 (padma.1.34.11)

चतुष्टयी चतुर्थ्येषा प्रोक्ता शंतनुनंदन। एते वै षोडश प्रोक्ता ऋत्विजो वेदचिंतकैः॥

catuṣṭayī caturthyeṣā proktā śaṁtanunaṁdana ete vai ṣoḍaśa proktā ṛtvijo vedaciṁtakaiḥ

O son of Shantanu, this fourth group of four is thus declared. These sixteen alone are called the ritual priests by the knowers of the Vedas.

Verse 12 (padma.1.34.12)

शतानि त्रीणि षष्टिश्च यज्ञाः सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा॥ एतांश्चैतेषु सर्वेषु प्रवदंति सदा द्विजान्॥

śatāni trīṇi ṣaṣṭiśca yajñāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṁbhuvā etāṁścaiteṣu sarveṣu pravadaṁti sadā dvijān

The Self-born created three hundred and sixty sacrifices. In all of these, the priests always declare this same arrangement.

Verse 13 (padma.1.34.13)

सदस्यं केचिदिच्छंति त्रिसामाध्वर्युमेव च। ब्रह्माणं नारदं चक्रे ब्राह्मणाच्छंसि गौतमम्॥

sadasyaṁ kecidicchaṁti trisāmādhvaryumeva ca brahmāṇaṁ nāradaṁ cakre brāhmaṇācchaṁsi gautamam

Some wish to consider the Trisama Adhvaryu also as an assessor. Brahma made Narada his Brahma priest, and Gautama his Brahmanachchhamsi.

Verse 14 (padma.1.34.14)

देवगर्भं च पोतारमाग्नीध्रं चैव देवलम्। उद्गातांगिरसः प्रत्युद्गाता च पुलहस्तथा॥

devagarbhaṁ ca potāramāgnīdhraṁ caiva devalam udgātāṁgirasaḥ pratyudgātā ca pulahastathā

He made Devagarbha the Pota and Devala the Agnidhra. Angiras became the Udgata, and Pulaha the Pratyudgata.

Verse 15 (padma.1.34.15)

नारायणः प्रतिहर्ता सुब्रह्मण्योत्रिरुच्यते। तस्मिन्यज्ञे भृगुर्होता वसिष्ठो मैत्र एव च॥

nārāyaṇaḥ pratihartā subrahmaṇyotrirucyate tasminyajñe bhṛgurhotā vasiṣṭho maitra eva ca

Narayana became the Pratiharta, and Atri is said to be the Subrahmanya. In that sacrifice, Bhrigu was the Hota, and Vasishtha the Maitravaruna.

Verse 16 (padma.1.34.16)

अच्छावाकः क्रतुः प्रोक्तो ग्रावस्तुच्च्यवनस्तथा। पुलस्त्योद्ध्वर्युरेवासीत्प्रतिष्ठाता च वै शिबिः॥

acchāvākaḥ kratuḥ prokto grāvastuccyavanastathā pulastyoddhvaryurevāsītpratiṣṭhātā ca vai śibiḥ

Kratu is said to be the Achchhavaka, and Chyavana the Gravastut. Pulastya himself was the Adhvaryu, and Shibi was the Pratishthata.

Verse 17 (padma.1.34.17)

बृहस्पतिस्तत्र नेष्टा उन्नेता शांशपायनः। धर्मः सदस्यस्तत्रासीत्पुत्रपौत्रसहायवान्॥

bṛhaspatistatra neṣṭā unnetā śāṁśapāyanaḥ dharmaḥ sadasyastatrāsītputrapautrasahāyavān

There Brihaspati was the Neshta, and Shanshapayana the Unneta. Dharma was the assessor there, together with his sons and grandsons.

Verse 18 (padma.1.34.18)

भरद्वाजः शमीकश्च पुरुकुत्सो युगंधरः। एनकस्तीर्णकश्चैव केशः कुतप एव च॥

bharadvājaḥ śamīkaśca purukutso yugaṁdharaḥ enakastīrṇakaścaiva keśaḥ kutapa eva ca

Bharadvaja, Shamika, Purukutsa, Yugandhara, Enaka, Tirnaka, Kesha, and Kutapa—

Verse 19 (padma.1.34.19)

गर्गो वेदशिराश्चैव त्रिसामाद्ध्वर्यवः कृताः। कण्वादयस्तथा चान्ये मार्कंडो गंडिरेव च॥

gargo vedaśirāścaiva trisāmāddhvaryavaḥ kṛtāḥ kaṇvādayastathā cānye mārkaṁḍo gaṁḍireva ca

—Garga and Vedashira — these were made Trisama Adhvaryus. Kanva and others, and also Markanda and Gandi—

Verse 20 (padma.1.34.20)

पुत्रपौत्रसमेताश्च सशिष्याः सहबांधवाः। कर्माणि तत्र कुर्वाणा दिवानिशमतंद्रिताः॥

putrapautrasametāśca saśiṣyāḥ sahabāṁdhavāḥ karmāṇi tatra kurvāṇā divāniśamataṁdritāḥ

—together with their sons, grandsons, disciples, and kinsmen, performed the rites there, untiring, day and night.

Verse 21 (padma.1.34.21)

मन्वंतरे व्यतीते तु यज्ञस्यावभृथोभवत्। दक्षिणा ब्रह्मणे दत्ता प्राची होतुस्तु दक्षिणा॥

manvaṁtare vyatīte tu yajñasyāvabhṛthobhavat dakṣiṇā brahmaṇe dattā prācī hotustu dakṣiṇā

When one Manvantara had passed, the concluding bath of the sacrifice took place. The eastern fee was given to the Brahma priest, and to the Hota too—

Verse 22 (padma.1.34.22)

अद्ध्वर्यवे प्रतीची तु उद्गातुश्चोत्तरा तथा। त्रैलोक्यं सकलं ब्रह्मा ददौ तेषां तु दक्षिणाम्॥

addhvaryave pratīcī tu udgātuścottarā tathā trailokyaṁ sakalaṁ brahmā dadau teṣāṁ tu dakṣiṇām

—to the Adhvaryu the western direction, to the Udgata the northern. Brahma gave them the entire three worlds as their fee.

Verse 23 (padma.1.34.23)

धेनूनां च शतं प्राज्ञैर्दातव्यं यज्ञसिद्धये। अष्टौ तु यज्ञवाहानां चत्वारिंशाधिकास्तथा॥

dhenūnāṁ ca śataṁ prājñairdātavyaṁ yajñasiddhaye aṣṭau tu yajñavāhānāṁ catvāriṁśādhikāstathā

For the accomplishment of the sacrifice, the wise should give a hundred cows. To the eight bearers of the sacrifice, forty additional—

Verse 24 (padma.1.34.24)

द्वितीयस्थानिनां चैव चतुर्विंशत्प्रकीर्तिताः। षोडशैव तृतीयानां देया वै धेनवः शुभाः॥

dvitīyasthānināṁ caiva caturviṁśatprakīrtitāḥ ṣoḍaśaiva tṛtīyānāṁ deyā vai dhenavaḥ śubhāḥ

—those of the second rank are declared to receive twenty-four cows. To the third group sixteen auspicious cows should be given.

Verse 25 (padma.1.34.25)

द्वादशैव तथा चान्या आग्नीध्रादिषु दापयेत्। अनया संख्यया चैव ग्रामान्दासीरजाविकं॥

dvādaśaiva tathā cānyā āgnīdhrādiṣu dāpayet anayā saṁkhyayā caiva grāmāndāsīrajāvikaṁ

To the Agnidhra and others, twelve more cows should be given. According to this same reckoning, villages, maidservants, goats and sheep—

Verse 26 (padma.1.34.26)

सहस्रभोज्यं दातव्यं स्नात्वा चावभृथे क्रतौ। यजमानेन सर्वस्वं देयं स्वायंभुवोब्रवीत्॥

sahasrabhojyaṁ dātavyaṁ snātvā cāvabhṛthe kratau yajamānena sarvasvaṁ deyaṁ svāyaṁbhuvobravīt

—and provisions to feed a thousand, should be given, upon bathing at the closing rite of the sacrifice. The sacrificer must give up everything, so Svayambhuva declared.

Verse 27 (padma.1.34.27)

अद्ध्वर्यूणां सदस्यानां स्वेच्छया दानमिष्यते। विष्णुं चाहूय वै ब्रह्मा वाक्यमाह मुदान्वितः॥

addhvaryūṇāṁ sadasyānāṁ svecchayā dānamiṣyate viṣṇuṁ cāhūya vai brahmā vākyamāha mudānvitaḥ

To the Adhvaryus and the assessors, gifts at will are desired. Then Brahma, calling Vishnu, spoke this word joyfully.

Verse 28 (padma.1.34.28)

अभिप्रसाद्य सावित्रीं त्वमिहानय सुव्रत। त्वयि दृष्टे न सा कोपं करिष्यति शुभानना॥

abhiprasādya sāvitrīṁ tvamihānaya suvrata tvayi dṛṣṭe na sā kopaṁ kariṣyati śubhānanā

'O one of good vows, you go and, having pacified Savitri, bring her here. Seeing you, that fair-faced one will not become angry.'

Verse 29 (padma.1.34.29)

स्निग्धैः सानुनयैर्वाक्यैर्हेतुयुक्तैर्विशेषतः। त्वं सदा मधुराभाषी जिह्वा ते स्रवतेमृतम्॥

snigdhaiḥ sānunayairvākyairhetuyuktairviśeṣataḥ tvaṁ sadā madhurābhāṣī jihvā te sravatemṛtam

'With affectionate, conciliatory words, especially reasoned ones — you are always sweet-spoken; nectar flows from your tongue.'

Verse 30 (padma.1.34.30)

यः करोति न ते वाक्यं त्रैलोक्ये न स दृश्यते। गंधर्वैः सहितो गत्वा प्रियां मम समानय॥

yaḥ karoti na te vākyaṁ trailokye na sa dṛśyate gaṁdharvaiḥ sahito gatvā priyāṁ mama samānaya

'Whoever does not do as you say is not seen anywhere in the three worlds. Go, together with the Gandharvas, and bring my beloved.'

Verse 31 (padma.1.34.31)

त्वया प्रसादिता साद्ध्वी तुष्टा सा त्वेष्यति ध्रुवम्। विलंबो न त्वया कार्यो व्रज माधव माचिरम्॥

tvayā prasāditā sāddhvī tuṣṭā sā tveṣyati dhruvam vilaṁbo na tvayā kāryo vraja mādhava māciram

'That virtuous lady, pleased by you, will surely come, satisfied. You must not delay; go quickly, O Madhava.'

Verse 32 (padma.1.34.32)

लक्ष्मीस्ते पुरतो यातु सावित्र्याः सदनं शुभा। तस्यास्त्वं पदवीं गच्छ सांत्वयस्व प्रियां मम॥

lakṣmīste purato yātu sāvitryāḥ sadanaṁ śubhā tasyāstvaṁ padavīṁ gaccha sāṁtvayasva priyāṁ mama

'May Lakshmi go before you to Savitri's auspicious dwelling. You go along her path, and appease my beloved.'

Verse 33 (padma.1.34.33)

न च ते विप्रियं देवि विविक्तं कर्तुमीहते। मुखं प्रेक्ष्य सदा कालं वर्तते तव सुंदरि॥

na ca te vipriyaṁ devi viviktaṁ kartumīhate mukhaṁ prekṣya sadā kālaṁ vartate tava suṁdari

'O goddess, she does not wish, apart from you, to do anything unpleasant. O beautiful one, she always looks toward your face.'

Verse 34 (padma.1.34.34)

एवंविधानि वाक्यानि मधुराणि बहूनि च। देवी श्रावयितव्या सा यथातुष्टाऽचिराद्भवेत्॥

evaṁvidhāni vākyāni madhurāṇi bahūni ca devī śrāvayitavyā sā yathātuṣṭā'cirādbhavet

'Many such sweet words should be spoken to that goddess, so that she quickly becomes satisfied.'

Verse 35 (padma.1.34.35)

एवमुक्तस्तदा विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा। जगाम त्वरितो भूत्वा सावित्री यत्र तिष्ठति॥

evamuktastadā viṣṇurbrahmaṇā lokakāriṇā jagāma tvarito bhūtvā sāvitrī yatra tiṣṭhati

Thus addressed by Brahma, the maker of the worlds, Vishnu, becoming swift, went to where Savitri was stationed.

Verse 36 (padma.1.34.36)

दूरादेवागच्छमानं पत्न्या सह च केशवम्। उत्तस्थौ सत्वरा भूत्वा विष्णुना चाभिवंदिता॥

dūrādevāgacchamānaṁ patnyā saha ca keśavam uttasthau satvarā bhūtvā viṣṇunā cābhivaṁditā

Seeing Keshava coming from afar with his wife, she rose swiftly, and was greeted by Vishnu.

Verse 37 (padma.1.34.37)

नमस्ते देवदेवेशि ब्रह्मपत्नि नमोस्तु ते। त्वां नमस्कृत्य सर्वो हि जनः पापात्प्रमुच्यते॥

namaste devadeveśi brahmapatni namostu te tvāṁ namaskṛtya sarvo hi janaḥ pāpātpramucyate

'Salutation to you, O queen of the god of gods! Salutation to you, O wife of Brahma! Bowing to you, every person is freed from sin.'

Verse 38 (padma.1.34.38)

पतिव्रता महाभागा ब्रह्मणस्त्वं हृदि स्थिता। अहर्निशं चिंतयंस्त्वां प्रसादं तेभिकांक्षति॥

pativratā mahābhāgā brahmaṇastvaṁ hṛdi sthitā aharniśaṁ ciṁtayaṁstvāṁ prasādaṁ tebhikāṁkṣati

'O greatly blessed one, you are devoted to your husband, dwelling in Brahma's heart. Thinking of you day and night, he desires your grace.'

Verse 39 (padma.1.34.39)

सखीं चैनां प्रियां पृच्छ लक्ष्मीं भृगुसुतां सतीम्। यदि च श्रद्दधा नासि वाक्यादस्मात्सुलोचने॥

sakhīṁ caināṁ priyāṁ pṛccha lakṣmīṁ bhṛgusutāṁ satīm yadi ca śraddadhā nāsi vākyādasmātsulocane

'Ask also your friend, the virtuous Lakshmi, daughter of Bhrigu. O fair-eyed one, if you do not trust these words—'

Verse 40 (padma.1.34.40)

एवमुक्त्वा ततः शौरिः सावित्र्याश्चरणद्वयम्। उभाभ्यां चैव हस्ताभ्यां क्षम देवि नमोस्तु ते॥

evamuktvā tataḥ śauriḥ sāvitryāścaraṇadvayam ubhābhyāṁ caiva hastābhyāṁ kṣama devi namostu te

So saying, Vishnu, with both hands, touched Savitri's two feet: 'O goddess, forgive; salutation to you.'

Verse 41 (padma.1.34.41)

जगद्वंद्ये जगन्मातरिति स्पृष्ट्वाऽभ्यवन्दत। संकोच्य पादौ सा देवी स्वकरेण करौ हरेः॥

jagadvaṁdye jaganmātariti spṛṣṭvā'bhyavandata saṁkocya pādau sā devī svakareṇa karau hareḥ

Saying 'O worshipped by the world, O mother of the world,' he thus touched and honored her. That goddess, drawing back her feet, taking Hari's two hands—

Verse 42 (padma.1.34.42)

गृहीत्वोवाच तं विष्णुं सर्वं क्षान्तं मयाच्युत। इयं लक्ष्मीः सदा वत्स हृदये ते निवत्स्यति॥

gṛhītvovāca taṁ viṣṇuṁ sarvaṁ kṣāntaṁ mayācyuta iyaṁ lakṣmīḥ sadā vatsa hṛdaye te nivatsyati

—with her own hands, said to Vishnu: 'O Achyuta, I have forgiven everything. This Lakshmi, O child, shall dwell forever in your heart.'

Verse 43 (padma.1.34.43)

विना त्वया न चान्यत्र रतिं यास्यति कर्हिचित्। भृगोः पत्न्यां समुत्पन्ना पत्न्येषा तव सुव्रता॥

vinā tvayā na cānyatra ratiṁ yāsyati karhicit bhṛgoḥ patnyāṁ samutpannā patnyeṣā tava suvratā

'Without you, she will never find delight elsewhere. Born from the wife of Bhrigu, she is your devoted wife.'

Verse 44 (padma.1.34.44)

देवदानवयत्नेन संभूता चोदधौ पुनः। भगवान्यत्र तत्रैषा अवतारं च कुर्वती॥

devadānavayatnena saṁbhūtā codadhau punaḥ bhagavānyatra tatraiṣā avatāraṁ ca kurvatī

'By the effort of gods and demons, she arose again from the ocean. Wherever you, the Lord, take incarnation, this goddess—'

Verse 45 (padma.1.34.45)

देवत्वे देवदेहा वै मानुषत्वे च मानुषी। त्वत्सहाया न संदेहो दांपत्यव्रतिनी चिरम्॥

devatve devadehā vai mānuṣatve ca mānuṣī tvatsahāyā na saṁdeho dāṁpatyavratinī ciram

'—in godhood having a divine body, and in humanity a human one, becomes your companion always, without doubt; she is one long devoted to the vow of marriage.'

Verse 46 (padma.1.34.46)

यन्मया चात्र कर्त्तव्यं प्रभोतन्मां वदस्व वै। विष्णुरुवाच॥ यज्ञावसानं संजातं प्रेषितोहं तवांतिकं॥

yanmayā cātra karttavyaṁ prabhotanmāṁ vadasva vai viṣṇuruvāca yajñāvasānaṁ saṁjātaṁ preṣitohaṁ tavāṁtikaṁ

'O lord, now tell me what I should do here.' Vishnu said: 'The sacrifice has come to its end; I have been sent to you.'

Verse 47 (padma.1.34.47)

सावित्रीमानय क्षिप्रं मया स्नानं समाचरेत्। आगच्छ त्वरिता देवि याहि तत्र मुदान्विता॥

sāvitrīmānaya kṣipraṁ mayā snānaṁ samācaret āgaccha tvaritā devi yāhi tatra mudānvitā

'Bring Savitri quickly, that I may arrange the bathing. O goddess, come there quickly, with a joyful heart.'

Verse 48 (padma.1.34.48)

पश्यस्व स्वपतिं गत्वा देवैः सर्वैस्समन्वितम्। लक्ष्मीरुवाच॥ आर्ये उत्तिष्ठ शीघ्रं त्वं याहि यत्र पितामहः॥

paśyasva svapatiṁ gatvā devaiḥ sarvaissamanvitam lakṣmīruvāca ārye uttiṣṭha śīghraṁ tvaṁ yāhi yatra pitāmahaḥ

'Go and see your husband, together with all the gods.' Lakshmi said: 'O noble one, arise quickly; let us go where the grandsire is.'

Verse 49 (padma.1.34.49)

विना त्वया न यास्यामि स्पृष्टौ पादौ मया तव। उत्थाप्य साग्रहीद्धस्तं दक्षिणा दक्षिणे करे॥

vinā tvayā na yāsyāmi spṛṣṭau pādau mayā tava utthāpya sāgrahīddhastaṁ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇe kare

'Without you I shall not go; your feet have been touched by me.' Raising her up, she took her right hand in her own right hand.

Verse 50 (padma.1.34.50)

चिरायमाणां सावित्रीं ज्ञात्वा देवः पितामहः। समीपस्थं महादेवमिदमाह तदा वचः॥

cirāyamāṇāṁ sāvitrīṁ jñātvā devaḥ pitāmahaḥ samīpasthaṁ mahādevamidamāha tadā vacaḥ

Knowing Savitri's delay, the god, the grandsire, spoke this word to Mahadeva, who was standing nearby.

Verse 51 (padma.1.34.51)

गच्छ त्वमनया सार्द्धं पार्वत्याऽसुरदूषण। गौरी त्वदग्रतो यातु पश्चात्त्वं गच्छ शंकर॥

gaccha tvamanayā sārddhaṁ pārvatyā'suradūṣaṇa gaurī tvadagrato yātu paścāttvaṁ gaccha śaṁkara

'Go, O destroyer of asuras, together with Parvati. May Gauri go before you, and you follow behind, O Shankara.'

Verse 52 (padma.1.34.52)

प्रतिबोध्यानय यथा शीघ्रमायाति तत्कुरु। एवमुक्तौ तदा तौ तु पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ॥

pratibodhyānaya yathā śīghramāyāti tatkuru evamuktau tadā tau tu pārvatīparameśvarau

'Pacify her and bring her, so that she comes quickly; do this.' Thus addressed, Parvati and the supreme lord, both—

Verse 53 (padma.1.34.53)

गत्वादिष्टौ दंपती तां प्रोचतुर्ब्रह्मणः प्रियाम्। बृहत्कृत्यं त्वया तत्र करणीयं पतिव्रते॥

gatvādiṣṭau daṁpatī tāṁ procaturbrahmaṇaḥ priyām bṛhatkṛtyaṁ tvayā tatra karaṇīyaṁ pativrate

—having received the command, that couple went there and said to Brahma's beloved: 'O devoted wife, a great task is to be done by you there.'

Verse 54 (padma.1.34.54)

पृच्छस्वेमां वरारोहां गौरीं पर्वतनंदिनीम्। लक्ष्मीं चैतां विशालाक्षीमिंद्राणीं वा शुभानने॥

pṛcchasvemāṁ varārohāṁ gaurīṁ parvatanaṁdinīm lakṣmīṁ caitāṁ viśālākṣīmiṁdrāṇīṁ vā śubhānane

'O fair-faced one, ask this excellent Gauri, daughter of the mountain, or this wide-eyed Lakshmi, or Indrani—'

Verse 55 (padma.1.34.55)

यासां वा श्रद्धधासि त्वं पृच्छ देवि नमोस्तु ते। आशीर्वादस्तया दत्तो देवदेवस्य शूलिनः॥

yāsāṁ vā śraddhadhāsi tvaṁ pṛccha devi namostu te āśīrvādastayā datto devadevasya śūlinaḥ

'—whichever you trust, O goddess, ask her; salutation to you.' This blessing of the trident-bearing god of gods—

Verse 56 (padma.1.34.56)

शरीरार्धे च ते गौरी सदा स्थास्यति शंकर। अनया शोभसे देव त्वया त्रैलोक्यसुंदर॥

śarīrārdhe ca te gaurī sadā sthāsyati śaṁkara anayā śobhase deva tvayā trailokyasuṁdara

'In one half of your body, O Shankara, Gauri shall dwell forever. By her, O god, beautiful throughout the three worlds, you are adorned.'

Verse 57 (padma.1.34.57)

सुखभागि जगत्सर्वं त्वया नाथेन शत्रुहन्। एवं ब्रुवंती सावित्री गृहीता ब्रह्मणः प्रिया॥

sukhabhāgi jagatsarvaṁ tvayā nāthena śatruhan evaṁ bruvaṁtī sāvitrī gṛhītā brahmaṇaḥ priyā

'O slayer of foes, with you as its lord, the entire world becomes fortunate.' As she thus spoke, Savitri, Brahma's beloved, was taken hold of—

Verse 58 (padma.1.34.58)

गौर्य्या च वामहस्ते तु लक्ष्म्या वै दक्षिणे करे। अभिवंद्य तु तां देवीं शंकरो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥

gauryyā ca vāmahaste tu lakṣmyā vai dakṣiṇe kare abhivaṁdya tu tāṁ devīṁ śaṁkaro vākyamabravīt

—by Gauri's left hand and Lakshmi's right hand. Having bowed to that goddess, Shankara spoke this word.

Verse 59 (padma.1.34.59)

एह्यागच्छ महाभागे यत्र तिष्ठति ते पतिः। तत्र गच्छ वरारोहे स्त्रीणां भर्ता परागतिः॥

ehyāgaccha mahābhāge yatra tiṣṭhati te patiḥ tatra gaccha varārohe strīṇāṁ bhartā parāgatiḥ

'Come, O greatly blessed one; go where your husband is. O excellent one, go there; the husband is the supreme refuge of women.'

Verse 60 (padma.1.34.60)

बृहदाग्रहणे देवि प्रणयाद्गंतुमर्हसि। लक्ष्मीश्चैषा पार्वती च स्थिता देवि तवाग्रतः॥

bṛhadāgrahaṇe devi praṇayādgaṁtumarhasi lakṣmīścaiṣā pārvatī ca sthitā devi tavāgrataḥ

'O goddess, out of affectionate insistence, you should go. This Lakshmi and this Parvati stand here before you.'

Verse 61 (padma.1.34.61)

एतयोर्वचसा देवि आवयोश्च शुभानने। मानभंगो न ते कर्तुं यज्यते ब्रह्मणः प्रिये॥

etayorvacasā devi āvayośca śubhānane mānabhaṁgo na te kartuṁ yajyate brahmaṇaḥ priye

'O fair-faced goddess, at the word of these two and of us two, breaking your dignity would not be right, O beloved of Brahma.'

Verse 62 (padma.1.34.62)

अस्मदभ्यर्थिता देवि तत्र याहि मुदान्विता। गौर्युवाच॥ अहं च ते प्रिया देवि सर्वदा वदसि स्वयम्॥

asmadabhyarthitā devi tatra yāhi mudānvitā gauryuvāca ahaṁ ca te priyā devi sarvadā vadasi svayam

'At our request, O goddess, go there with a joyful heart.' Gauri said: 'I am your beloved, O goddess, you yourself always say—'

Verse 63 (padma.1.34.63)

लक्ष्मीश्च ते करे लग्ना दक्षिणे च मया धृता। एह्यागच्छ महाभागे यत्र तिष्ठति ते पतिः॥

lakṣmīśca te kare lagnā dakṣiṇe ca mayā dhṛtā ehyāgaccha mahābhāge yatra tiṣṭhati te patiḥ

'—and Lakshmi is joined to your hand, whom I hold with my right hand. Come, O greatly blessed one; go where your husband is.'

Verse 64 (padma.1.34.64)

नीता सा तु तदा ताभ्यां देवी सा मध्यतः कृता। पुरस्सरौ विष्णुरुद्रौ शक्राद्याश्च तथा सुराः॥

nītā sā tu tadā tābhyāṁ devī sā madhyataḥ kṛtā purassarau viṣṇurudrau śakrādyāśca tathā surāḥ

Then by those two that goddess was led there, they having placed her in the middle — Vishnu and Rudra going before, Indra and the other gods too—

Verse 65 (padma.1.34.65)

गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव त्रैलोक्यं सचराचम्। तत्रायाता च सा देवी सावित्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया॥

gaṁdharvāpsarasaścaiva trailokyaṁ sacarācam tatrāyātā ca sā devī sāvitrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā

—the Gandharvas and Apsarases, and the three worlds together with all moving and unmoving beings followed. There that goddess Savitri, Brahma's beloved, arrived.

Verse 66 (padma.1.34.66)

सावित्रीं सुमुखीं दृष्ट्वा सर्वलोकपितामहः। गायत्र्या सहितो ब्रह्मा इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥

sāvitrīṁ sumukhīṁ dṛṣṭvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ gāyatryā sahito brahmā idaṁ vacanamabravīt

Seeing fair-faced Savitri, the grandsire of all worlds, Brahma, together with Gayatri, spoke this word.

Verse 67 (padma.1.34.67)

एषा देवी कर्मकरी अहं ते वशगस्थितः। समादिश वरारोहे यत्ते कार्यं मया त्विह॥

eṣā devī karmakarī ahaṁ te vaśagasthitaḥ samādiśa varārohe yatte kāryaṁ mayā tviha

'This goddess is a doer of tasks; I stand under your control. O excellent one, whatever task is yours, command me here.'

Verse 68 (padma.1.34.68)

एवमुक्ता च सा देवी स्वयं देवेन ब्रह्मणा। त्रपयाधोमुखी देवी न च किंचिदवोचत॥

evamuktā ca sā devī svayaṁ devena brahmaṇā trapayādhomukhī devī na ca kiṁcidavocata

Thus addressed by Brahma himself, that goddess, out of shame, lowered her face and said nothing.

Verse 69 (padma.1.34.69)

पादयोः पतिता देवी गायत्री ब्रह्मचोदिता। कृतवत्यपराधं ते क्षम देवि नमोस्तु ते॥

pādayoḥ patitā devī gāyatrī brahmacoditā kṛtavatyaparādhaṁ te kṣama devi namostu te

Urged on by Brahma, the goddess Gayatri fell at her feet: 'You have committed an offense, O goddess; you are forgiven, salutation to you.'

Verse 70 (padma.1.34.70)

आलिंग्य सादरं कंठे सा परिष्वज्य पीडितां। गायत्रीं सांत्वयामास मान्यश्चैष पतिर्मम॥

āliṁgya sādaraṁ kaṁṭhe sā pariṣvajya pīḍitāṁ gāyatrīṁ sāṁtvayāmāsa mānyaścaiṣa patirmama

Embracing her respectfully around the neck, holding that distressed Gayatri close, Savitri comforted her: 'This husband of mine is worthy of honor too.'

Verse 71 (padma.1.34.71)

कर्त्तव्यं वचनं तस्य स्त्रीणां प्राणेश्वरः पतिः। उक्तं भगवता पूर्वं सृष्टिकाले विरिंचिना॥

karttavyaṁ vacanaṁ tasya strīṇāṁ prāṇeśvaraḥ patiḥ uktaṁ bhagavatā pūrvaṁ sṛṣṭikāle viriṁcinā

'The husband alone is the lord of women's very life-breath; his word must be obeyed. This the venerable Brahma himself declared, long ago, at the time of creation.'

Verse 72 (padma.1.34.72)

न च स्त्रीणां पृथग्यज्ञो न व्रतं नाप्युपोषणम्। भर्ता यद्वदते वाक्यं तत्तु कुर्यादकुत्सया॥

na ca strīṇāṁ pṛthagyajño na vrataṁ nāpyupoṣaṇam bhartā yadvadate vākyaṁ tattu kuryādakutsayā

'For women there is no separate sacrifice, nor vow, nor fast. Whatever word the husband speaks, that should be done without contempt.'

Verse 73 (padma.1.34.73)

भर्तृनिंदां या कुरुते स्वसृनिंदां तथैव च। परिवादं प्रलापं वा नरकं सा तु गच्छति॥

bhartṛniṁdāṁ yā kurute svasṛniṁdāṁ tathaiva ca parivādaṁ pralāpaṁ vā narakaṁ sā tu gacchati

'She who reviles her husband, or reviles her husband's sister, or engages in slander or idle talk, goes to hell.'

Verse 74 (padma.1.34.74)

पत्यौ जीवति या नारी उपवासव्रतं चरेत्। आयुष्यं हरते भर्तुर्मृता नरकमिच्छति॥

patyau jīvati yā nārī upavāsavrataṁ caret āyuṣyaṁ harate bharturmṛtā narakamicchati

'The woman who observes fasting vows while her husband is alive shortens her husband's life, and, dying, courts hell.'

Verse 75 (padma.1.34.75)

एवं ज्ञात्वा त्वया भर्तुर्न कार्यं विप्रियं सति। न चास्य दक्षिणं त्वंगं त्वया सेव्यं कथंचन॥

evaṁ jñātvā tvayā bharturna kāryaṁ vipriyaṁ sati na cāsya dakṣiṇaṁ tvaṁgaṁ tvayā sevyaṁ kathaṁcana

'Knowing this, O virtuous one, you should never act against your husband. And his right side you should never occupy.'

Verse 76 (padma.1.34.76)

सर्वकार्ये त्वहं चास्य दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रिता। सव्यं त्वमायेस्साध्वि पार्श्वे नारदपुष्करौ॥

sarvakārye tvahaṁ cāsya dakṣiṇaṁ pakṣamāśritā savyaṁ tvamāyessādhvi pārśve nāradapuṣkarau

'In all matters, I alone shall occupy his right side. You, O virtuous one, come on the left, where Narada and Pushkara are.'

Verse 77 (padma.1.34.77)

ब्रह्मस्थानानि चान्यानि स्थितान्यायतनानि च। लभे वै शोभमानेह यावत्सृष्टिः प्रजायते॥

brahmasthānāni cānyāni sthitānyāyatanāni ca labhe vai śobhamāneha yāvatsṛṣṭiḥ prajāyate

'Brahma's other seats and other dwelling-places — these I shall continue to occupy, resplendent, as long as creation lasts.'

Verse 78 (padma.1.34.78)

भवत्या च मया चैव स्थातव्यं च न संशयः। पुष्करे ब्रह्मणः पार्श्वे वामं च त्वं समाश्रय॥

bhavatyā ca mayā caiva sthātavyaṁ ca na saṁśayaḥ puṣkare brahmaṇaḥ pārśve vāmaṁ ca tvaṁ samāśraya

'You and I both must dwell together, without doubt. At Pushkara, beside Brahma, take your place on the left.'

Verse 79 (padma.1.34.79)

अनेन चोपदेशेन सुखं तिष्ठ मयान्विता। गायत्र्युवाच॥ एवमेतत्करिष्यामि तव निर्देशकारिका॥

anena copadeśena sukhaṁ tiṣṭha mayānvitā gāyatryuvāca evametatkariṣyāmi tava nirdeśakārikā

'By this instruction, dwell happily together with me.' Gayatri said: 'So shall I do; I shall be the follower of your direction.'

Verse 80 (padma.1.34.80)

तवैवाज्ञा मया कार्या त्वं मे प्राणसमा सखी। अहं ते त्वनुजा देवि सदा मां पातुमर्हसि॥

tavaivājñā mayā kāryā tvaṁ me prāṇasamā sakhī ahaṁ te tvanujā devi sadā māṁ pātumarhasi

'Your command alone is to be obeyed by me; you are my friend, dear as life. O goddess, I am your younger sister; you should always protect me.'

Verse 81 (padma.1.34.81)

देवदेवस्तदा ब्रह्मा पुष्करे विष्णुना सह। स्नानावसाने देवानां सर्वेषां प्रददौ वरान्॥

devadevastadā brahmā puṣkare viṣṇunā saha snānāvasāne devānāṁ sarveṣāṁ pradadau varān

Then the god of gods, Brahma, together with Vishnu, at the end of the ritual bath at Pushkara, granted boons to all the gods.

Verse 82 (padma.1.34.82)

देवानां च पतिं शक्रं ज्योतिषां च दिवाकरं। नक्षत्राणां तथा सोमं रसानां वरुणं तथा॥

devānāṁ ca patiṁ śakraṁ jyotiṣāṁ ca divākaraṁ nakṣatrāṇāṁ tathā somaṁ rasānāṁ varuṇaṁ tathā

To Indra, lord of the gods; to the sun, among the luminaries; to the moon, among the constellations; to Varuna, among the essences—

Verse 83 (padma.1.34.83)

प्रजापतीनां दक्षं च नदीनां चैव सागरं। कुबेरं च धनाध्यक्षं तथा चक्रे च रक्षसां॥

prajāpatīnāṁ dakṣaṁ ca nadīnāṁ caiva sāgaraṁ kuberaṁ ca dhanādhyakṣaṁ tathā cakre ca rakṣasāṁ

—to Daksha, among the Prajapatis; to the ocean, among the rivers; to Kubera, the lord of wealth; and to the wheel, among the rakshasas—

Verse 84 (padma.1.34.84)

भूतानां चैव सर्वेषां गणानां च पिनाकिनम्। मानवानां मनुं चैव पक्षिणां गरुडं तथा॥

bhūtānāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ gaṇānāṁ ca pinākinam mānavānāṁ manuṁ caiva pakṣiṇāṁ garuḍaṁ tathā

—to the trident-bearer, among all beings and among the ganas; to Manu, among men; to Garuda, among birds—

Verse 85 (padma.1.34.85)

ऋषीणां च वसिष्ठं च ग्रहाणां च प्रभाकरं। एवमादीनि वै दत्वा देवदेवः पितामहः॥

ṛṣīṇāṁ ca vasiṣṭhaṁ ca grahāṇāṁ ca prabhākaraṁ evamādīni vai datvā devadevaḥ pitāmahaḥ

—to Vasishtha, among the sages; to Prabhakara, among the planets — thus having given these gifts, the god of gods, the grandsire—

Verse 86 (padma.1.34.86)

विष्णुं च शंकरं चैव ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच सादरम्। पृथिव्याः सर्वतीर्थेषु भवंतौ पूज्यसत्तमौ॥

viṣṇuṁ ca śaṁkaraṁ caiva brahmā provāca sādaram pṛthivyāḥ sarvatīrtheṣu bhavaṁtau pūjyasattamau

—respectfully said to Vishnu and Shankara: 'In all the tirthas of the earth, you two are the foremost among the worshipworthy.'

Verse 87 (padma.1.34.87)

भवद्भ्यां न विना तीर्थं पुण्यतामेति कर्हिचित्। लिंगं वा प्रतिमा वापि दृश्यते यत्रकुत्रचित्॥

bhavadbhyāṁ na vinā tīrthaṁ puṇyatāmeti karhicit liṁgaṁ vā pratimā vāpi dṛśyate yatrakutracit

'Without you two, no tirtha ever attains sacredness. Wherever a linga or an image is seen—'

Verse 88 (padma.1.34.88)

तत्तीर्थं पुण्यतां याति सर्वमेव फलप्रदं। मानवा ह्युपहारैश्च ये करिष्यंति पूजनं॥

tattīrthaṁ puṇyatāṁ yāti sarvameva phalapradaṁ mānavā hyupahāraiśca ye kariṣyaṁti pūjanaṁ

'—that tirtha attains sacredness, becoming a giver of every fruit. Those men who shall worship you with offerings—'

Verse 89 (padma.1.34.89)

युष्माकं मां पुरस्कृत्य तेषां रोगभयं कुतः। येषु राष्ट्रेषु युष्माकमुत्सवाः पूजनादिकाः॥

yuṣmākaṁ māṁ puraskṛtya teṣāṁ rogabhayaṁ kutaḥ yeṣu rāṣṭreṣu yuṣmākamutsavāḥ pūjanādikāḥ

'—placing me foremost, whence shall come to them the fear of disease? In whatever kingdoms your festivals and worship and the like—'

Verse 90 (padma.1.34.90)

प्रवर्त्स्यंति क्रियाः सर्वा यत्फलं तेषु तच्छृणु। नाधयो व्याधयश्चैव नोपसर्गा न क्षुद्भयं॥

pravartsyaṁti kriyāḥ sarvā yatphalaṁ teṣu tacchṛṇu nādhayo vyādhayaścaiva nopasargā na kṣudbhayaṁ

'—all such rites shall continue, hear what fruit shall be theirs: no mental afflictions, nor bodily ailments, nor calamities, nor fear of famine—'

Verse 91 (padma.1.34.91)

विप्रयोगो न चापीष्टैरनिष्टैर्नापि संगतिः। नाक्षिरोगः शिरार्तिर्वा पित्तशूल भगंदराः॥

viprayogo na cāpīṣṭairaniṣṭairnāpi saṁgatiḥ nākṣirogaḥ śirārtirvā pittaśūla bhagaṁdarāḥ

'—no separation from the beloved, nor association with the unloved. No eye-disease, nor headache, nor bilious colic, nor fistula—'

Verse 92 (padma.1.34.92)

नाभिचारं भयं तत्रापस्मारो न विषूचिका। वृद्धिर्निकामतस्तस्मिन्सम्यग्बुद्धिरनुत्तमा॥

nābhicāraṁ bhayaṁ tatrāpasmāro na viṣūcikā vṛddhirnikāmatastasminsamyagbuddhiranuttamā

'—no fear of black magic, no epilepsy, no cholera. There shall be growth according to desire, and excellent, right understanding.'

Verse 93 (padma.1.34.93)

आरोग्यं सर्वतश्चैव दीर्घायुश्च प्रजाधनं। नाकाले भविता मृत्युर्गावो नाल्पपयोमुचः॥

ārogyaṁ sarvataścaiva dīrghāyuśca prajādhanaṁ nākāle bhavitā mṛtyurgāvo nālpapayomucaḥ

'There shall be health everywhere, long life, and wealth of offspring. Death shall not come untimely; cows shall not give scant milk—'

Verse 94 (padma.1.34.94)

नाकालफलिता वृक्षा नोत्पातभयमण्वपि। एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणं स्तोतुमुद्यतः॥

nākālaphalitā vṛkṣā notpātabhayamaṇvapi etacchrutvā tato viṣṇurbrahmāṇaṁ stotumudyataḥ

'—trees shall not fruit out of season, nor shall there be even the slightest fear of calamity.' Hearing this, Vishnu became ready to praise Brahma.

Verse 95 (padma.1.34.95)

विष्णुरुवाच॥ नमोस्त्वनंताय विशुद्धचेतसे स्वरूपरूपाय सहस्रबाहवे। सहस्ररश्मिप्रभवाय वेधसे विशालदेहाय विशुद्धकर्मणे॥

viṣṇuruvāca namostvanaṁtāya viśuddhacetase svarūparūpāya sahasrabāhave sahasraraśmiprabhavāya vedhase viśāladehāya viśuddhakarmaṇe

Vishnu said: Salutation to you, the endless one, of purified consciousness, whose form is his own true nature, thousand-armed, source of a thousand rays, the Ordainer, of vast body, of purified deeds.

Verse 96 (padma.1.34.96)

समस्तविश्वार्तिहराय शंभवे समस्तसूर्यानलतिग्मतेजसे। नमोस्तु विद्यावितताय चक्रिणे समस्तधीस्थानकृते सदा नमः॥

samastaviśvārtiharāya śaṁbhave samastasūryānalatigmatejase namostu vidyāvitatāya cakriṇe samastadhīsthānakṛte sadā namaḥ

Remover of the affliction of the entire universe, Shambhu, of splendor as fierce as all suns and fires combined — salutation to you, pervading all knowledge, bearer of the discus; eternal salutation to the maker of every seat of intellect.

Verse 97 (padma.1.34.97)

अनादिदेवाच्युत शेखरप्रभो भाव्युद्भवद्भूतपते महेश्वर। महत्पते सर्वपते जगत्पते भुवस्पते भुवनपते सदा नमः॥

anādidevācyuta śekharaprabho bhāvyudbhavadbhūtapate maheśvara mahatpate sarvapate jagatpate bhuvaspate bhuvanapate sadā namaḥ

O beginningless god, Achyuta, radiance of the crest, O lord, master of what will be, is becoming, and has been, O Maheshvara — O lord of the great, lord of all, lord of the world, lord of existence, lord of the universe — eternal salutation.

Verse 98 (padma.1.34.98)

यज्ञेश नारायण जिष्णु शंकर क्षितीश विश्वेश्वर विश्वलोचन। शशांकसूर्याच्युतवीरविश्वप्रवृत्तमूर्तेमृतमूर्त अव्यय॥

yajñeśa nārāyaṇa jiṣṇu śaṁkara kṣitīśa viśveśvara viśvalocana śaśāṁkasūryācyutavīraviśvapravṛttamūrtemṛtamūrta avyaya

O lord of sacrifice, Narayana, Jishnu, Shankara, lord of the earth, lord of the universe, eye of the universe; embodiment of moon, sun, Achyuta, hero, source of all motion, immortal form, imperishable—

Verse 99 (padma.1.34.99)

ज्वलद्धुताशार्चि निरुद्धमंडल प्रदेशनारायण विश्वतोमुख। समस्तदेवार्तिहरामृताव्यय प्रपाहि मां शरणगतं तथा विभो॥

jvaladdhutāśārci niruddhamaṁḍala pradeśanārāyaṇa viśvatomukha samastadevārtiharāmṛtāvyaya prapāhi māṁ śaraṇagataṁ tathā vibho

Of blazing sacrificial flame, of encompassed sphere, Narayana, facing every direction — remover of the affliction of all the gods, nectar, imperishable; O lord, protect me, who have come for refuge.

Verse 100 (padma.1.34.100)

वक्त्राण्यनेकानि विभो तवाहं पश्यामि यज्ञस्य गतिं पुराणम्। ब्रह्माणमीशं जगतां प्रसूतिं नमोस्तु तुभ्यं प्रपितामहाय॥

vaktrāṇyanekāni vibho tavāhaṁ paśyāmi yajñasya gatiṁ purāṇam brahmāṇamīśaṁ jagatāṁ prasūtiṁ namostu tubhyaṁ prapitāmahāya

O lord, I see your many faces; I see the ancient course of sacrifice. Brahma, the Lord, the progenitor of the worlds — O great-grandsire, salutation to you.

Verse 101 (padma.1.34.101)

संसारचक्रक्रमणैरनेकैः क्वचिद्भवान्देववराधिदेवः। तत्सर्वविज्ञानविशुद्धसत्वैरुपास्यसे किं प्रणमाम्यहं त्वाम्॥

saṁsāracakrakramaṇairanekaiḥ kvacidbhavāndevavarādhidevaḥ tatsarvavijñānaviśuddhasatvairupāsyase kiṁ praṇamāmyahaṁ tvām

Through the many revolutions of the wheel of existence, O supreme god above the gods, you are, in various places, worshipped by those of purified being through all-encompassing knowledge — how then shall I bow to you?

Verse 102 (padma.1.34.102)

एवं भवंतं प्रकृतेः पुरस्ताद्यो वेत्त्यसौ सर्वविदां वरिष्ठः। गुणान्वितेषु प्रसभं विवेद्यो विशालमूर्तिस्त्विह सूक्ष्मरूपः॥

evaṁ bhavaṁtaṁ prakṛteḥ purastādyo vettyasau sarvavidāṁ variṣṭhaḥ guṇānviteṣu prasabhaṁ vivedyo viśālamūrtistviha sūkṣmarūpaḥ

Thus, whoever knows you as existing prior to primordial nature is the foremost of all the wise; forcibly to be known amid beings possessed of qualities, you, though of vast form, are here of subtle form.

Verse 103 (padma.1.34.103)

वाक्पाणिपादैर्विगतेन्द्रियोपि कथं भवान्वै सुगतिस्सुकर्मा। संसारबंधे निहितेंद्रियोपि पुनः कथं देववरोसि वेद्यः॥

vākpāṇipādairvigatendriyopi kathaṁ bhavānvai sugatissukarmā saṁsārabaṁdhe nihiteṁdriyopi punaḥ kathaṁ devavarosi vedyaḥ

Devoid of speech, hands, and feet, beyond the senses, how are you yet of good conduct and good deeds? Though the senses are fixed in the bondage of the world, how are you, the foremost of gods, yet to be known?

Verse 104 (padma.1.34.104)

मूर्त्तादमूर्त्तं न तु लभ्यते परं परं वपुर्देवविशुद्धभावैः। संसारविच्छित्तिकरैर्यजद्भिरतोवसीयेत चतुर्मुख त्वम्॥

mūrttādamūrttaṁ na tu labhyate paraṁ paraṁ vapurdevaviśuddhabhāvaiḥ saṁsāravicchittikarairyajadbhiratovasīyeta caturmukha tvam

From the embodied form, the unembodied supreme form is not attained even by the purified dispositions of the gods; only through those sacrificers who sever the bonds of existence, O four-faced one, are you ascertained.

Verse 105 (padma.1.34.105)

परं न जानंति यतो वपुस्ते देवादयोप्यद्भुतरूपधारिन्। विभोवतारेग्रतरं पुराणमाराधयेद्यत्कमलासनस्थम्॥

paraṁ na jānaṁti yato vapuste devādayopyadbhutarūpadhārin vibhovatāregrataraṁ purāṇamārādhayedyatkamalāsanastham

Since even the gods do not know your supreme form, O lord of wondrous forms, in your incarnation — one should worship that most ancient form of you, seated upon the lotus-seat.

Verse 106 (padma.1.34.106)

न ते तत्त्वं विश्वसृजोपि योनिमेकांततो वेत्ति विशुद्धभावः। परं त्वहं वेद्मि कथं पुराणं भवंतमाद्यं तपसा विशुद्धम्॥

na te tattvaṁ viśvasṛjopi yonimekāṁtato vetti viśuddhabhāvaḥ paraṁ tvahaṁ vedmi kathaṁ purāṇaṁ bhavaṁtamādyaṁ tapasā viśuddham

Though you are the creator of the universe, no one knows your origin exclusively with a purified disposition; yet how may I know you, ancient, primordial, purified through austerity?

Verse 107 (padma.1.34.107)

पद्मासनो वै जनकः प्रसिद्ध एवं प्रसिद्धिर्ह्यसकृत्पुराणात्। संचिंत्य ते नाथ विभुं भवंतं जानाति नैवं तपसाविहीनः॥

padmāsano vai janakaḥ prasiddha evaṁ prasiddhirhyasakṛtpurāṇāt saṁciṁtya te nātha vibhuṁ bhavaṁtaṁ jānāti naivaṁ tapasāvihīnaḥ

Renowned as the seated creator on the lotus-seat — thus this fame is repeatedly gained from the Puranas. O lord, one lacking austerity, even after contemplating you, the mighty one, in this way, never truly knows you.

Verse 108 (padma.1.34.108)

अस्मादृशैश्च प्रवरैर्विबोध्यं त्वां देवमूर्खाः स्वमतिं विभज्य। प्रबोद्धुमिच्छन्ति न तेषु बुद्धिरुदारकीर्तिष्वपि वेदहीनाः॥

asmādṛśaiśca pravarairvibodhyaṁ tvāṁ devamūrkhāḥ svamatiṁ vibhajya praboddhumicchanti na teṣu buddhirudārakīrtiṣvapi vedahīnāḥ

It is by the best among us alone, O god, that you are to be known; fools, dividing you according to their own understanding, wish to comprehend you, but those devoid of the Vedas, even if of generous fame, have no such wisdom.

Verse 109 (padma.1.34.109)

जन्मांतरैर्वेद विवेकबुद्धिभिर्भवेद्यथा वा यदि वा प्रकाशः। तल्लाभलुब्धस्य न मानुषत्वं न देवगंधर्वपतिः शिवः स्यात्॥

janmāṁtarairveda vivekabuddhibhirbhavedyathā vā yadi vā prakāśaḥ tallābhalubdhasya na mānuṣatvaṁ na devagaṁdharvapatiḥ śivaḥ syāt

Through Vedic discriminative wisdom in many births, however illumination may come, one greedy only for that attainment gains neither humanity, nor the lordship of gods and Gandharvas, nor Shiva himself.

Verse 110 (padma.1.34.110)

न विष्णुरूपो भगवान्सुसूक्ष्मः स्थूलोसि देवः कृतकृत्यतायाः। स्थूलोपि सूक्ष्मः सुलभोसि देव त्वद्बाह्यकृत्या नरकेपतंति॥

na viṣṇurūpo bhagavānsusūkṣmaḥ sthūlosi devaḥ kṛtakṛtyatāyāḥ sthūlopi sūkṣmaḥ sulabhosi deva tvadbāhyakṛtyā narakepataṁti

The Lord in the form of Vishnu is not merely most subtle; you are gross too, O god, for the sake of accomplishment. Though gross, you, O god, subtle as well, are easily attained; but those who act toward you merely outwardly fall into hell.

Verse 111 (padma.1.34.111)

विमुच्यते वा भवति स्थितेस्मिन्दस्रेन्दुवह्न्यर्कमरुन्महीभिः। तत्वैः स्वरूपैः समरूपधारिभिरात्मस्वरूपे वितत स्वभावः॥

vimucyate vā bhavati sthitesmindasrenduvahnyarkamarunmahībhiḥ tatvaiḥ svarūpaiḥ samarūpadhāribhirātmasvarūpe vitata svabhāvaḥ

Through those elements — the ten senses, moon, fire, sun, wind, and earth — bearing forms identical with their own true nature, liberation comes, or continued existence, through the nature spread throughout one's own self.

Verse 112 (padma.1.34.112)

इति स्तुतिं मे भगवन्ह्यनंत जुषस्व भक्तस्य विशेषतश्च। समाधियुक्तस्य विशुद्धचेतसस्त्वद्भावभावैकमनोनुगस्य॥

iti stutiṁ me bhagavanhyanaṁta juṣasva bhaktasya viśeṣataśca samādhiyuktasya viśuddhacetasastvadbhāvabhāvaikamanonugasya

O infinite Lord, accept this praise of mine — especially of a devotee absorbed in meditation, of purified mind, whose mind follows only your own disposition.

Verse 113 (padma.1.34.113)

सदा हृदिस्थो भगवन्नमस्ते नमामि नित्यं भगवन्पुराण। इति प्रकाशं तव मे तदीशस्तवं मया सर्वगतिप्रबुद्ध॥

sadā hṛdistho bhagavannamaste namāmi nityaṁ bhagavanpurāṇa iti prakāśaṁ tava me tadīśastavaṁ mayā sarvagatiprabuddha

O Lord, you dwell forever in the heart, salutation to you; O Lord, O ancient one, I bow to you eternally. Thus has your illumination come to me — O Lord, I am awakened through your all-pervading nature.

Verse 114 (padma.1.34.114)

संसारचक्रे भ्रमणादियुक्ता भीतिं पुनर्नः प्रतिपालयस्व॥

saṁsāracakre bhramaṇādiyuktā bhītiṁ punarnaḥ pratipālayasva

From the fear that repeatedly besets us as we wander in the wheel of existence, O lord, protect us again.

Verse 115 (padma.1.34.115)

ब्रह्मोवाच॥ सर्वज्ञस्त्वं न संदेहो प्रज्ञाराशिश्च केशव। देवानां प्रथमः पूज्यः सर्वदा त्वं भविष्यसि॥

brahmovāca sarvajñastvaṁ na saṁdeho prajñārāśiśca keśava devānāṁ prathamaḥ pūjyaḥ sarvadā tvaṁ bhaviṣyasi

Brahma said: 'O Keshava, you are omniscient, without doubt, a repository of wisdom. You shall ever remain the foremost object of worship among the gods.'

Verse 116 (padma.1.34.116)

नारायणादनंतरं रुद्रो भक्त्या विरिंचनम्। तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्॥

nārāyaṇādanaṁtaraṁ rudro bhaktyā viriṁcanam tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā brahmāṇaṁ kamalodbhavam

After Narayana, Rudra, having bowed down, praised Brahma, the lotus-born, with devotion.

Verse 117 (padma.1.34.117)

नमः कमलपत्राक्ष नमस्ते पद्मजन्मने। नमः सुरासुरगुरो कारिणे परमात्मने॥

namaḥ kamalapatrākṣa namaste padmajanmane namaḥ surāsuraguro kāriṇe paramātmane

Salutation, O lotus-petal-eyed one! Salutation to you, O lotus-born! Salutation, O guru of gods and demons, creator, supreme soul!

Verse 118 (padma.1.34.118)

नमस्ते सर्वदेवेश नमो वै मोहनाशन। विष्णोर्नाभिस्थितवते कमलासन जन्मने॥

namaste sarvadeveśa namo vai mohanāśana viṣṇornābhisthitavate kamalāsana janmane

Salutation to you, O lord of all gods! Salutation, O destroyer of delusion! Salutation to you, born of Vishnu's navel, seated on the lotus.

Verse 119 (padma.1.34.119)

नमो विद्रुमरक्तांग पाणिपल्लवशोभिने। शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नोस्मि त्राहि मां भवसंसृतेः॥

namo vidrumaraktāṁga pāṇipallavaśobhine śaraṇaṁ tvāṁ prapannosmi trāhi māṁ bhavasaṁsṛteḥ

Salutation, O you of limbs red as coral, of hands beautiful as young shoots! I have come to your refuge; save me from the cycle of existence.

Verse 120 (padma.1.34.120)

पूर्वं नीलांबुदाकारं कुड्मलं ते पितामह। दृष्ट्वा रक्तमुखं भूयः पत्रकेसरसंयुतम्॥

pūrvaṁ nīlāṁbudākāraṁ kuḍmalaṁ te pitāmaha dṛṣṭvā raktamukhaṁ bhūyaḥ patrakesarasaṁyutam

O grandsire, having first seen the bud dark as a rain-cloud, and then red-faced, adorned with petals and filaments—

Verse 121 (padma.1.34.121)

पद्मं चानेकपत्रान्तमसंख्यातं निरंजनम्। तत्र स्थितेन त्वयैषा सृष्टिश्चैव प्रवर्तिता॥

padmaṁ cānekapatrāntamasaṁkhyātaṁ niraṁjanam tatra sthitena tvayaiṣā sṛṣṭiścaiva pravartitā

—the stainless lotus of countless petals; established within it, you set this creation in motion.

Verse 122 (padma.1.34.122)

त्वां मुक्त्वा नान्यतस्त्राणं जगद्वंद्य नमोस्तु ते। सावित्रीशापदग्धोहं लिंगं मे पतितं क्षितौ॥

tvāṁ muktvā nānyatastrāṇaṁ jagadvaṁdya namostu te sāvitrīśāpadagdhohaṁ liṁgaṁ me patitaṁ kṣitau

Apart from you there is no other protection, O worshipped by the world; salutation to you. Burnt by Savitri's curse, my linga fell upon the earth.

Verse 123 (padma.1.34.123)

इदानीं कुरु मे शांतिं त्राहि मां सह भार्यया। ब्रह्मा वै पातु मे पादौ जंघे वै कमलासनः॥

idānīṁ kuru me śāṁtiṁ trāhi māṁ saha bhāryayā brahmā vai pātu me pādau jaṁghe vai kamalāsanaḥ

Now grant me peace, save me together with my wife. May Brahma, seated on the lotus, protect my two feet and thighs.

Verse 124 (padma.1.34.124)

विरिंचो मे कटिं पातु सृष्टिकृद्गुह्यमेव च। नाभिं पद्मनिभः पातु जठरं चतुराननः॥

viriṁco me kaṭiṁ pātu sṛṣṭikṛdguhyameva ca nābhiṁ padmanibhaḥ pātu jaṭharaṁ caturānanaḥ

May Virinchi protect my waist, the creator my hidden part. May the lotus-like one protect my navel, the four-faced one my belly.

Verse 125 (padma.1.34.125)

उरस्तु विश्वसृक्पातु हृदयं पातु पद्मजः। सावित्रीपतिर्मे कंठं हृषीकेशो मुखं मम॥

urastu viśvasṛkpātu hṛdayaṁ pātu padmajaḥ sāvitrīpatirme kaṁṭhaṁ hṛṣīkeśo mukhaṁ mama

May the creator of the universe protect my chest, the lotus-born my heart. May Savitri's husband protect my throat, Hrishikesha my face.

Verse 126 (padma.1.34.126)

पद्मवर्णश्च नयने परमात्मा शिरो मम। एवं न्यस्य गुरोर्नाम शंकरो नामशंकरः॥

padmavarṇaśca nayane paramātmā śiro mama evaṁ nyasya gurornāma śaṁkaro nāmaśaṁkaraḥ

May the lotus-hued Supreme Soul protect my eyes and head. Thus, having invoked the guru's name at every part, Shankara, the very embodiment of the name—

Verse 127 (padma.1.34.127)

नमस्ते भगवन्ब्रह्मन्नित्युक्त्वा विरराम ह। ततस्तुष्टो हरं ब्रह्मा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥

namaste bhagavanbrahmannityuktvā virarāma ha tatastuṣṭo haraṁ brahmā vākyametaduvāca ha

—having said 'Salutation to you, O venerable Brahma,' fell silent. Then Brahma, pleased, spoke this word to Hara.

Verse 128 (padma.1.34.128)

कं ते कामं करोम्यद्य पृच्छ मां यद्यदिच्छसि। रुद्र उवाच॥ यदि प्रसन्नो मे नाथ वरदो यदि वा मम॥

kaṁ te kāmaṁ karomyadya pṛccha māṁ yadyadicchasi rudra uvāca yadi prasanno me nātha varado yadi vā mama

'What wish shall I fulfill for you today? Ask whatever you desire.' Rudra said: 'O lord, if you are pleased with me, if you are a boon-giver to me—'

Verse 129 (padma.1.34.129)

तदेकं मे वद विभो यस्मिन्स्थाने भवान्स्थितः। केषुकेषु च स्थानेषु त्वां पश्यंति सदा द्विजाः॥

tadekaṁ me vada vibho yasminsthāne bhavānsthitaḥ keṣukeṣu ca sthāneṣu tvāṁ paśyaṁti sadā dvijāḥ

'—then, O lord, tell me this one thing: in what place do you dwell? And in which places—'

Verse 130 (padma.1.34.130)

नाम्ना च केन ते स्थानं शोभते धरणीतले। तन्मे वदस्व सर्वेश तव भक्तिरतस्य च॥

nāmnā ca kena te sthānaṁ śobhate dharaṇītale tanme vadasva sarveśa tava bhaktiratasya ca

'—do the brahmins always behold you? And by what name does your abode shine upon the surface of the earth? O lord of all, tell this to your devotee.'

Verse 131 (padma.1.34.131)

ब्रह्मोवाच॥ पुष्करेहं सुरश्रेष्ठो गयायां च चतुर्मुखः। कान्यकुब्जे देवगर्भो भृगुकक्षे पितामहः॥

brahmovāca puṣkarehaṁ suraśreṣṭho gayāyāṁ ca caturmukhaḥ kānyakubje devagarbho bhṛgukakṣe pitāmahaḥ

Brahma said: 'At Pushkara I am the foremost of gods; at Gaya I am the four-faced one. At Kanyakubja I am Devagarbha; at Bhrigukaksha I am Pitamaha.'

Verse 132 (padma.1.34.132)

कावेर्य्यां सृष्टिकर्ता च नंदिपुर्य्यां बृहस्पतिः। प्रभासे पद्मजन्मा च वानर्यां च सुरप्रियः॥

kāveryyāṁ sṛṣṭikartā ca naṁdipuryyāṁ bṛhaspatiḥ prabhāse padmajanmā ca vānaryāṁ ca surapriyaḥ

'At the Kaveri I am the Creator; at Nandipuri I am Brihaspati. At Prabhasa I am the lotus-born; at Vanari I am Surapriya.'

Verse 133 (padma.1.34.133)

द्वारवत्यां तु ऋग्वेदी वैदिशे भुवनाधिपः। पौंड्रके पुंडरीकाक्षः पिंगाक्षो हस्तिनापुरे॥

dvāravatyāṁ tu ṛgvedī vaidiśe bhuvanādhipaḥ pauṁḍrake puṁḍarīkākṣaḥ piṁgākṣo hastināpure

'At Dvaravati I am the Rig-Vedic one; at Vidisha I am lord of the world. At Paundraka I am Pundarikaksha; at Hastinapura I am Pingaksha.'

Verse 134 (padma.1.34.134)

जयंत्यां विजयश्चास्मि जयंतः पुष्करावते। उग्रेषु पद्महस्तोहं तमोनद्यां तमोनुदः॥

jayaṁtyāṁ vijayaścāsmi jayaṁtaḥ puṣkarāvate ugreṣu padmahastohaṁ tamonadyāṁ tamonudaḥ

'At Jayanti I am Vijaya; at Pushkaravata I am Jayanta. Among the Ugras I am Padmahasta; at Tamonadi I am Tamonuda.'

Verse 135 (padma.1.34.135)

अहिच्छन्ने जया नंदी कांचीपुर्यां जनप्रियः। ब्रह्माहं पाटलीपुत्रे ऋषिकुंडे मुनिस्तथा॥

ahicchanne jayā naṁdī kāṁcīpuryāṁ janapriyaḥ brahmāhaṁ pāṭalīputre ṛṣikuṁḍe munistathā

'At Ahichchhatra I am Jaya-Nandi; at Kanchipuri I am Janapriya. At Pataliputra I am Brahma; at Rishikunda I am the sage.'

Verse 136 (padma.1.34.136)

महितारे मुकुंदश्च श्रीकंठः श्रीनिवासिते। कामरूपे शुभाकारो वाराणस्यां शिवप्रियः॥

mahitāre mukuṁdaśca śrīkaṁṭhaḥ śrīnivāsite kāmarūpe śubhākāro vārāṇasyāṁ śivapriyaḥ

'At Mahitara I am Mukunda; at Shrinivasita I am Shrikantha. At Kamarupa I am Shubhakara; at Varanasi I am Shivapriya.'

Verse 137 (padma.1.34.137)

मल्लिकाक्षे तथा विष्णुर्महेंद्रे भार्गवस्तथा। गोनर्दे स्थविराकार उज्जयिन्यां पितामहः॥

mallikākṣe tathā viṣṇurmaheṁdre bhārgavastathā gonarde sthavirākāra ujjayinyāṁ pitāmahaḥ

'At Mallikaksha I am Vishnu; at Mahendra I am Bhargava. At Gonarda I am Sthavirakara; at Ujjayini I am Pitamaha.'

Verse 138 (padma.1.34.138)

कौशांब्यां तु महाबोधिरयोध्यायां च राघवः। मुंनींद्रश्चित्रकूटे तु वाराहो विंध्यपर्वते॥

kauśāṁbyāṁ tu mahābodhirayodhyāyāṁ ca rāghavaḥ muṁnīṁdraścitrakūṭe tu vārāho viṁdhyaparvate

'At Kaushambi I am Mahabodhi; at Ayodhya I am Raghava. At Chitrakuta I am the lord of sages; at the Vindhya mountain I am the Boar.'

Verse 139 (padma.1.34.139)

गंगाद्वारे परमेष्ठी हिमवत्यपि शंकरः। देविकायां स्रुचाहस्तः स्रुवहस्तश्चतुर्वटे॥

gaṁgādvāre parameṣṭhī himavatyapi śaṁkaraḥ devikāyāṁ srucāhastaḥ sruvahastaścaturvaṭe

'At Gangadwara I am the supreme lord; at the Himalaya too I am Shankara. At Devika I bear the sacred ladle; at Chaturvata I bear the sruva.'

Verse 140 (padma.1.34.140)

वृंदावने पद्मपाणिः कुशहस्तश्च नैमिषे। गोप्लक्षे चैव गोपीन्द्रः सचंद्रो यमुनातटे॥

vṛṁdāvane padmapāṇiḥ kuśahastaśca naimiṣe goplakṣe caiva gopīndraḥ sacaṁdro yamunātaṭe

'At Vrindavana I bear the lotus; at Naimisha I bear kusha grass. At Goplaksha I am lord of the gopis; on the Yamuna's bank I bear the moon.'

Verse 141 (padma.1.34.141)

भागीरथ्यां पद्मतनुर्जलानंदो जलंधरे। कौंकणे चैव मद्राक्षः कांपिल्ये कनकप्रियः॥

bhāgīrathyāṁ padmatanurjalānaṁdo jalaṁdhare kauṁkaṇe caiva madrākṣaḥ kāṁpilye kanakapriyaḥ

'On the Bhagirathi I am of lotus form; at Jalandhara I am Jalananda. At Konkan I am Madraksha; at Kampilya I am Kanakapriya.'

Verse 142 (padma.1.34.142)

वेंकटे चान्नदाता च शंभुश्चैव क्रतुस्थले। लंकायां च पुलस्त्योहं काश्मीरे हंसवाहनः॥

veṁkaṭe cānnadātā ca śaṁbhuścaiva kratusthale laṁkāyāṁ ca pulastyohaṁ kāśmīre haṁsavāhanaḥ

'At Venkata I am the food-giver; at Kratusthala I am Shambhu. At Lanka I am Pulastya; in Kashmir I am the swan-borne one.'

Verse 143 (padma.1.34.143)

वसिष्ठश्चार्बुदे चैव नारदश्चोत्पलावते। मेलके श्रुतिदाताहं प्रपाते यादसांपतिः॥

vasiṣṭhaścārbude caiva nāradaścotpalāvate melake śrutidātāhaṁ prapāte yādasāṁpatiḥ

'At Arbuda I am Vasishtha; at Utpalavata I am Narada. At Melaka I am the giver of scripture; at Prapata I am the lord of waters.'

Verse 144 (padma.1.34.144)

सामवेदस्तथा यज्ञे मधुरे मधुरप्रियः। अंकोटे यज्ञभोक्ता च ब्रह्मवादे सुरप्रियः॥

sāmavedastathā yajñe madhure madhurapriyaḥ aṁkoṭe yajñabhoktā ca brahmavāde surapriyaḥ

'In sacrifice I am the Samaveda; at Madhura I am Madhurapriya. At Ankota I am the enjoyer of sacrifice; at Brahmavada I am Surapriya.'

Verse 145 (padma.1.34.145)

नारायणश्च गोमंते मायापुर्यां द्विजप्रियः। ऋषिवेदे दुराधर्षो देवायां सुरमर्दनः॥

nārāyaṇaśca gomaṁte māyāpuryāṁ dvijapriyaḥ ṛṣivede durādharṣo devāyāṁ suramardanaḥ

'At Gomanta I am Narayana; at Mayapuri I am Dvijapriya. At Rishiveda I am the unassailable; at Deva I am Suramardana.'

Verse 146 (padma.1.34.146)

विजयायां महारूपः स्वरूपो राष्ट्रवर्द्धने। पृथूदरस्तु मालव्यां शाकंभर्यां रसप्रियः॥

vijayāyāṁ mahārūpaḥ svarūpo rāṣṭravarddhane pṛthūdarastu mālavyāṁ śākaṁbharyāṁ rasapriyaḥ

'At Vijaya I am the mighty-formed; at Rashtravardhana I am Svarupa. At Malavi I am Prithudara; at Shakambhari I am Rasapriya.'

Verse 147 (padma.1.34.147)

पिंडारके तु गोपालः शंखोद्धारेंगवर्द्धनः। कादंबके प्रजाध्यक्षो देवाध्यक्षः समस्थले॥

piṁḍārake tu gopālaḥ śaṁkhoddhāreṁgavarddhanaḥ kādaṁbake prajādhyakṣo devādhyakṣaḥ samasthale

'At Pindaraka I am Gopala; at Shankhoddhara I am Govardhana. At Kadambaka I am lord of creatures; at Samasthala I am lord of gods.'

Verse 148 (padma.1.34.148)

गंगाधरो भद्रपीठे जलशाय्यप्यहमर्बुदे। त्र्यंबके त्रिपुराधीशः श्रीपर्वते त्रिलोचनः॥

gaṁgādharo bhadrapīṭhe jalaśāyyapyahamarbude tryaṁbake tripurādhīśaḥ śrīparvate trilocanaḥ

'At Bhadrapitha I am Gangadhara; at Arbuda too I am the one reclining on the waters. At Tryambaka I am lord of Tripura; at Shriparvata I am the three-eyed one.'

Verse 149 (padma.1.34.149)

महादेवः पद्मपुरे कापाले वैधसस्तथा। शृंगिबेरपुरे शौरिर्नैमिषे चक्रपाणिकः॥

mahādevaḥ padmapure kāpāle vaidhasastathā śṛṁgiberapure śaurirnaimiṣe cakrapāṇikaḥ

'At Padmapura I am Mahadeva; at Kapala I am the Ordainer. At Shringiberapura I am Shauri; at Naimisha I am the discus-bearer.'

Verse 150 (padma.1.34.150)

दंडपुर्यां विरूपाक्षो गौतमो धूतपापके। हंसनाथो माल्यवति द्विजेंद्रो वलिके तथा॥

daṁḍapuryāṁ virūpākṣo gautamo dhūtapāpake haṁsanātho mālyavati dvijeṁdro valike tathā

'At Dandapuri I am Virupaksha; at Dhutapapaka I am Gautama. At Malyavat I am Hansanatha; at Valika I am Dvijendra.'

Verse 151 (padma.1.34.151)

इंद्रपुर्यां देवनाथो द्यूतपायां पुरंदरः। हंसवाहस्तु लंबायां चंडायां गरुडप्रियः॥

iṁdrapuryāṁ devanātho dyūtapāyāṁ puraṁdaraḥ haṁsavāhastu laṁbāyāṁ caṁḍāyāṁ garuḍapriyaḥ

'At Indrapuri I am Devanatha; at Dyutapa I am Purandara. At Lamba I am swan-borne; at Chanda I am Garudapriya.'

Verse 152 (padma.1.34.152)

महोदये महायज्ञः सुयज्ञो यज्ञकेतने। सिद्धिस्मरे पद्मवर्णः विभायां पद्मबोधनः॥

mahodaye mahāyajñaḥ suyajño yajñaketane siddhismare padmavarṇaḥ vibhāyāṁ padmabodhanaḥ

'At Mahodaya I am the great sacrifice; at Yajnaketana I am Suyajna. At Siddhismara I am lotus-hued; at Vibha I am Padmabodhana.'

Verse 153 (padma.1.34.153)

देवदारुवने लिंगं महापत्तौ विनायकः। त्र्यंबको मातृकास्थाने अलकायां कुलाधिपः॥

devadāruvane liṁgaṁ mahāpattau vināyakaḥ tryaṁbako mātṛkāsthāne alakāyāṁ kulādhipaḥ

'At Devadaruvana I am the linga; at Mahapattana I am Vinayaka. At Matrikasthana I am Tryambaka; at Alaka I am Kuladhipa.'

Verse 154 (padma.1.34.154)

त्रिकूटे चैव गोनर्दः पाताले वासुकिस्तथा। पद्माध्यक्षश्च केदारे कूष्मांडे सुरतप्रियः॥

trikūṭe caiva gonardaḥ pātāle vāsukistathā padmādhyakṣaśca kedāre kūṣmāṁḍe suratapriyaḥ

'At Trikuta I am Gonarda; in Patala I am Vasuki. At Kedara I am Padmadhyaksha; at Kushmanda I am Suratapriya.'

Verse 155 (padma.1.34.155)

कुंडवाप्यां शुभांगस्तु सारण्यां तक्षकस्तथा। अक्षोटे पापहा चैव अंबिकायां सुदर्शनः॥

kuṁḍavāpyāṁ śubhāṁgastu sāraṇyāṁ takṣakastathā akṣoṭe pāpahā caiva aṁbikāyāṁ sudarśanaḥ

'At Kundavapi I am Shubhanga; at Saranya I am Takshaka. At Akshota I am Papaha; at Ambika I am Sudarshana.'

Verse 156 (padma.1.34.156)

वरदायां महावीरः कांतारे दुर्गनाशनः। अनंतश्चैव पर्णाटे प्रकाशायां दिवाकरः॥

varadāyāṁ mahāvīraḥ kāṁtāre durganāśanaḥ anaṁtaścaiva parṇāṭe prakāśāyāṁ divākaraḥ

'At Varada I am Mahavira; at Kantara I am Durganashana. At Parnata I am Ananta; at Prakasha I am Divakara.'

Verse 157 (padma.1.34.157)

विराजायां पद्मनाभः स्वरुद्रश्च वृकस्थले। मार्कंडो वटके चैव वाहिन्यां मृगकेतनः॥

virājāyāṁ padmanābhaḥ svarudraśca vṛkasthale mārkaṁḍo vaṭake caiva vāhinyāṁ mṛgaketanaḥ

'At Viraja I am Padmanabha; at Vrikasthala I am Svarudra. At Vataka I am Markanda; at the river I am Mrigaketana.'

Verse 158 (padma.1.34.158)

पद्मावत्यां पद्मगृहो गगने पद्मकेतनः। अष्टोत्तरं स्थानशतं मया ते परिकीर्तितम्॥

padmāvatyāṁ padmagṛho gagane padmaketanaḥ aṣṭottaraṁ sthānaśataṁ mayā te parikīrtitam

'At Padmavati I am of the lotus-house; in the sky I bear the lotus banner. Thus have I declared to you one hundred and eight abodes.'

Verse 159 (padma.1.34.159)

यत्र वै मम सांनिध्यं त्रिसंध्यं त्रिपुरांतक। एतेषामपि यस्त्वेकं पश्यते भक्तिमान्नरः॥

yatra vai mama sāṁnidhyaṁ trisaṁdhyaṁ tripurāṁtaka eteṣāmapi yastvekaṁ paśyate bhaktimānnaraḥ

'O destroyer of Tripura, wherever my presence abides in the three twilights — even of these, whatever devoted man beholds but one—'

Verse 160 (padma.1.34.160)

स्थानं सुविरजं लब्ध्वा मोदते शाश्वतीः समाः। मानसं वाचिकं चैव कायिकं यच्च दुष्कृतम्॥

sthānaṁ suvirajaṁ labdhvā modate śāśvatīḥ samāḥ mānasaṁ vācikaṁ caiva kāyikaṁ yacca duṣkṛtam

'—having attained the stainless abode, rejoices for eternal years. Whatever misdeed, mental, verbal, or bodily—'

Verse 161 (padma.1.34.161)

तत्सर्वं नाशमायाति नात्र कार्या विचारणा। यस्त्वेतानि च सर्वाणि गत्वा मां पश्यते नरः॥

tatsarvaṁ nāśamāyāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā yastvetāni ca sarvāṇi gatvā māṁ paśyate naraḥ

—all of it is destroyed, there is no need to question this. Whatever man, having gone to all these places, sees me—

Verse 162 (padma.1.34.162)

भवते मोक्षभागी च यत्राहं तत्र वै स्थितः। पुष्पोपहारैर्धूपैश्च ब्राह्मणानां च तर्पणैः॥

bhavate mokṣabhāgī ca yatrāhaṁ tatra vai sthitaḥ puṣpopahārairdhūpaiśca brāhmaṇānāṁ ca tarpaṇaiḥ

—becomes a sharer of liberation; wherever I am present, there, through flower-offerings, gifts, incense, and the satisfaction of brahmins—

Verse 163 (padma.1.34.163)

ध्यानेन च स्थिरेणाशु प्राप्यते परमेश्वरः। तस्य पुण्यफलं चाग्र्यमंते मोक्षफलं तथा॥

dhyānena ca sthireṇāśu prāpyate parameśvaraḥ tasya puṇyaphalaṁ cāgryamaṁte mokṣaphalaṁ tathā

—and through steady meditation, the Supreme Lord is quickly attained. His merit is foremost, and finally the fruit of liberation too.

Verse 164 (padma.1.34.164)

स ब्रह्मलोकमासाद्य तत्कालं तत्र तिष्ठति। पुनः सृष्टौ भवेद्देवो वैराजानां महातपाः॥

sa brahmalokamāsādya tatkālaṁ tatra tiṣṭhati punaḥ sṛṣṭau bhaveddevo vairājānāṁ mahātapāḥ

Having attained Brahmaloka, he remains there for that time; at the next creation, he is born among the great-austerity Vairaja gods.

Verse 165 (padma.1.34.165)

ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि इहलोके कृतान्यपि। अकामतः कामतो वा तानि नश्यंति तत्क्षणात्॥

brahmahatyādi pāpāni ihaloke kṛtānyapi akāmataḥ kāmato vā tāni naśyaṁti tatkṣaṇāt

Sins such as the killing of a brahmin, done in this world, whether intentionally or unintentionally — they perish that very instant.

Verse 166 (padma.1.34.166)

इहलोके दरिद्रो यो भ्रष्टराज्योथवा पुनः। स्थानेष्वेतेषु वै गत्वा मां पश्यति समाधिना॥

ihaloke daridro yo bhraṣṭarājyothavā punaḥ sthāneṣveteṣu vai gatvā māṁ paśyati samādhinā

Whoever in this world is poor, or whose kingdom has been lost, he too, going to these places, with a composed mind, sees me—

Verse 167 (padma.1.34.167)

कृत्वा पूजोपहारं च स्नानं च पितृतर्पणम्। कृत्वा पिंडप्रदानं च सोचिराद्दुःखवर्जितः॥

kṛtvā pūjopahāraṁ ca snānaṁ ca pitṛtarpaṇam kṛtvā piṁḍapradānaṁ ca socirādduḥkhavarjitaḥ

—having performed worship and offerings, bathing and satisfying the ancestors, having offered the pinda — soon becomes free of sorrow.

Verse 168 (padma.1.34.168)

एकच्छत्रो भवेद्राजा सत्यमेतन्न संशयः। इह राज्यानि सौभाग्यं धनं धान्यं वरस्त्रियः॥

ekacchatro bhavedrājā satyametanna saṁśayaḥ iha rājyāni saubhāgyaṁ dhanaṁ dhānyaṁ varastriyaḥ

He alone becomes king — this is true, without doubt. Here, those who have made the pilgrimage to Pushkara obtain kingdom, good fortune—

Verse 169 (padma.1.34.169)

भवंति विविधास्तस्य यैर्यात्रा पुष्करे कृता। इदं यात्राविधानं यः कुरुते कारयेत वा॥

bhavaṁti vividhāstasya yairyātrā puṣkare kṛtā idaṁ yātrāvidhānaṁ yaḥ kurute kārayeta vā

—wealth, grain, and excellent wives in various ways. Whoever performs this pilgrimage rite, or has it performed—

Verse 170 (padma.1.34.170)

शृणोति वा स पापैस्तु सर्वैरेव प्रमुच्यते। अगम्यागमनं येन कृतं जानाति मानवः॥

śṛṇoti vā sa pāpaistu sarvaireva pramucyate agamyāgamanaṁ yena kṛtaṁ jānāti mānavaḥ

—or hears of it, is freed from all sins. The man who commits even a sin as grave as illicit union—

Verse 171 (padma.1.34.171)

ब्रह्मक्रियाया लोपेन बहुवर्षकृतेन च। यात्रां चेमां सकृत्कृत्वा वेदसंस्कारमाप्नुयात्॥

brahmakriyāyā lopena bahuvarṣakṛtena ca yātrāṁ cemāṁ sakṛtkṛtvā vedasaṁskāramāpnuyāt

—or has been lacking sacred rites for many years, he too, by performing this pilgrimage even once, attains the Vedic sanctification.

Verse 172 (padma.1.34.172)

किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन इदमस्तीह शंकर। अप्राप्यं प्राप्यते तेन पापं चापि विनश्यति॥

kimatra bahunoktena idamastīha śaṁkara aprāpyaṁ prāpyate tena pāpaṁ cāpi vinaśyati

O Shankara, what more need be said here — it is such that even the unattainable is attained by it, and sin too is destroyed.

Verse 173 (padma.1.34.173)

सर्वयज्ञफलैस्तुल्यं सर्वतीर्थफलप्रदम्। सर्वेषां चैव वेदानां समाप्तिस्तेन वै कृता॥

sarvayajñaphalaistulyaṁ sarvatīrthaphalapradam sarveṣāṁ caiva vedānāṁ samāptistena vai kṛtā

This is equal to the fruit of all sacrifices, and gives the fruit of all tirthas. By it, the completion of all the Vedas is also accomplished.

Verse 174 (padma.1.34.174)

यैः कृत्वा पुष्करे संध्यां सावित्री समुपासिता। स्वपत्नीहस्तदत्तेन पौष्करेण जलेन तु॥

yaiḥ kṛtvā puṣkare saṁdhyāṁ sāvitrī samupāsitā svapatnīhastadattena pauṣkareṇa jalena tu

Those who, having performed the twilight rite at Pushkara, worshipped Savitri — with the sacred Pushkara water given by their wife's own hand—

Verse 175 (padma.1.34.175)

भृंगारेण वरेणैव मृण्मयेनापि शंकर। आनीय तज्जलं पुण्यं संध्योपास्तिर्दिनक्षये॥

bhṛṁgāreṇa vareṇaiva mṛṇmayenāpi śaṁkara ānīya tajjalaṁ puṇyaṁ saṁdhyopāstirdinakṣaye

—in an excellent vessel, or even in an earthen one, O Shankara, having brought that sacred water, the twilight worship at day's end—

Verse 176 (padma.1.34.176)

समाधिना समाधेया सप्राणायामपूर्विका। तस्यां कृतायां यत्पुण्यं तच्छृणुष्व हराद्य मे॥

samādhinā samādheyā saprāṇāyāmapūrvikā tasyāṁ kṛtāyāṁ yatpuṇyaṁ tacchṛṇuṣva harādya me

—should be performed with meditation, preceded by pranayama. O Hara, hear from me now the merit that comes from performing that.

Verse 177 (padma.1.34.177)

तेन द्वादशवर्षाणि भवेत्संध्या सुवंदिता। अश्वमेधफलं स्नाने दाने दशगुणं तथा॥

tena dvādaśavarṣāṇi bhavetsaṁdhyā suvaṁditā aśvamedhaphalaṁ snāne dāne daśaguṇaṁ tathā

By it, the fruit of twelve years of twilight worship is obtained. In bathing there, the fruit of an Ashvamedha; in giving, tenfold that fruit.

Verse 178 (padma.1.34.178)

उपवासेप्यनंतं च स्वयं प्रोक्तं मयानघ। सावित्र्याः पुरतो यस्तु दंपत्योर्भोजनं ददेत्॥

upavāsepyanaṁtaṁ ca svayaṁ proktaṁ mayānagha sāvitryāḥ purato yastu daṁpatyorbhojanaṁ dadet

O sinless one, in fasting, infinite fruit has been declared by me myself. Whoever, before Savitri, feeds a married couple—

Verse 179 (padma.1.34.179)

तेनाहं भोजितस्तत्र भवामीह न संशयः। द्वितीयं भोजयेद्यस्तु भोजितस्तेन केशवः॥

tenāhaṁ bhojitastatra bhavāmīha na saṁśayaḥ dvitīyaṁ bhojayedyastu bhojitastena keśavaḥ

—by him I consider myself fed there, without doubt. Whoever feeds a second couple, by him Keshava is fed—

Verse 180 (padma.1.34.180)

लक्ष्मीसहायो वरदो वरांस्तस्य प्रयच्छति। उमासहायस्तार्तीये भोजितोसि न संशयः॥

lakṣmīsahāyo varado varāṁstasya prayacchati umāsahāyastārtīye bhojitosi na saṁśayaḥ

—together with Lakshmi, the boon-giver, granting boons to them. In feeding a third couple, I myself, together with Uma, am considered fed, without doubt.

Verse 181 (padma.1.34.181)

अथवा या कुमारीणां भक्त्या दद्याच्च भोजनम्। तस्याः कुले भवेद्वंध्या न कदाचिच्च दुर्भगा॥

athavā yā kumārīṇāṁ bhaktyā dadyācca bhojanam tasyāḥ kule bhavedvaṁdhyā na kadācicca durbhagā

Or whoever devotedly feeds young unmarried girls, in her lineage no woman ever becomes barren or unfortunate.

Verse 182 (padma.1.34.182)

न कन्या जननी क्वापि न भर्तुर्या न वल्लभा। तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सावित्र्यग्रे तु भोजनम्॥

na kanyā jananī kvāpi na bharturyā na vallabhā tasmātsarvaprayatnena sāvitryagre tu bhojanam

No maiden is ever deprived of motherhood, nor becomes displeasing to her husband. Therefore, O Bhishma, with full effort, feeding before Savitri—

Verse 183 (padma.1.34.183)

पारत्रमैहिकं वापि कामयद्भिर्नरैः सदा। दातव्यं सर्वदा भीष्म कटुतैलविवर्जितम्॥

pāratramaihikaṁ vāpi kāmayadbhirnaraiḥ sadā dātavyaṁ sarvadā bhīṣma kaṭutailavivarjitam

—should always be performed by men desiring both this world and the next, free of pungent oil—

Verse 184 (padma.1.34.184)

न चाम्लं न च वै क्षारं स्त्रीणां भोज्यं कदाचन। भक्ष्यं पंचप्रकारं च रसैः सर्वैस्सुसंस्कृतम्॥

na cāmlaṁ na ca vai kṣāraṁ strīṇāṁ bhojyaṁ kadācana bhakṣyaṁ paṁcaprakāraṁ ca rasaiḥ sarvaissusaṁskṛtam

—neither sour nor alkaline — women's food should never be such. The food should be of five kinds, well prepared with all the flavors—

Verse 185 (padma.1.34.185)

घृतपूर्यः सुपक्वाश्च बहुक्षीरसमन्विताः। शिखरिणी तथा पेया दधिक्षीरसमन्विता॥

ghṛtapūryaḥ supakvāśca bahukṣīrasamanvitāḥ śikhariṇī tathā peyā dadhikṣīrasamanvitā

—rich puris cooked in ghee, well-cooked, laden with milk; and the drink shikharini, mixed with curd and milk—

Verse 186 (padma.1.34.186)

आह्लादकारिणी पुंसां स्त्रीणां चातीव वल्लभा। धनधान्यां जनोपेतं नारीणां च शताकुलम्॥

āhlādakāriṇī puṁsāṁ strīṇāṁ cātīva vallabhā dhanadhānyāṁ janopetaṁ nārīṇāṁ ca śatākulam

—delightful to men, most dear to women — a family endowed with wealth and grain, with hundreds of women in it—

Verse 187 (padma.1.34.187)

पूपकं शष्कुलं तस्यां जायते नात्र संशयः। न ज्वरो न च संतापो न दुःखं न वियोगिता॥

pūpakaṁ śaṣkulaṁ tasyāṁ jāyate nātra saṁśayaḥ na jvaro na ca saṁtāpo na duḥkhaṁ na viyogitā

—there is no doubt that she who gives fried cakes and sweets suffers no fever, no distress, no sorrow, no separation.

Verse 188 (padma.1.34.188)

असौ तारयते स्वानां कुलानामेकविंशतिं। बंधुभिश्च सुतैश्चैव दासीदासैरनंतकैः॥

asau tārayate svānāṁ kulānāmekaviṁśatiṁ baṁdhubhiśca sutaiścaiva dāsīdāsairanaṁtakaiḥ

This delivers twenty-one generations of her lineage — her family filled with kinsmen, sons, maidservants, menservants, and countless others.

Verse 189 (padma.1.34.189)

पूरितं च कुलं तस्याः पूरिकां या प्रदास्यति। एधते च चिरं कालं पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितम्॥

pūritaṁ ca kulaṁ tasyāḥ pūrikāṁ yā pradāsyati edhate ca ciraṁ kālaṁ putrapautrasamanvitam

She who gives puris, her lineage grows for a long time, together with sons and grandsons.

Verse 190 (padma.1.34.190)

कुलं च सकलं तस्य शष्कुलं यः प्रयच्छति। पुत्रिण्यो वै दुहितरो बंधुभिः सहितं कुलम्॥

kulaṁ ca sakalaṁ tasya śaṣkulaṁ yaḥ prayacchati putriṇyo vai duhitaro baṁdhubhiḥ sahitaṁ kulam

She who gives sweets, her whole lineage — daughters blessed with sons, the family together with its kinsmen — without doubt becomes such.

Verse 191 (padma.1.34.191)

शिखरिणीप्रदात्रीणां युवतीनां न संशयः। मोदते तु कुलं तस्याः सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूरितम्॥

śikhariṇīpradātrīṇāṁ yuvatīnāṁ na saṁśayaḥ modate tu kulaṁ tasyāḥ sarvasiddhiprapūritam

The lineage of young women who give shikharini rejoices, filled with every accomplishment.

Verse 192 (padma.1.34.192)

मोदकानां प्रदानेन एवमाह प्रजापतिः। एतदेव तु गौरीणां भोजनं हर शस्यते॥

modakānāṁ pradānena evamāha prajāpatiḥ etadeva tu gaurīṇāṁ bhojanaṁ hara śasyate

The same fruit comes from giving modakas, thus said the Lord of creatures. O Hara, this same food is prescribed for Gauri too.

Verse 193 (padma.1.34.193)

सुभगा पुत्रिणी साध्वी धनऋद्धिसमन्विता। सहस्रभोजिनी शंभो जन्मजन्म भविष्यति॥

subhagā putriṇī sādhvī dhanaṛddhisamanvitā sahasrabhojinī śaṁbho janmajanma bhaviṣyati

O Shambhu, that woman shall become fortunate, blessed with sons, virtuous, endowed with wealth and prosperity, one who feeds thousands, in birth after birth.

Verse 194 (padma.1.34.194)

पूपानि चैव पुण्यानि कृतानि मधुराणि च। द्राक्षारसप्रधानं च गुडखंडसमन्वितम्॥

pūpāni caiva puṇyāni kṛtāni madhurāṇi ca drākṣārasapradhānaṁ ca guḍakhaṁḍasamanvitam

Sacred and sweet cakes, chief with the juice of grapes, mixed with jaggery and sugar—

Verse 195 (padma.1.34.195)

शारदेन तु धान्येन कृत्वा खंडं विमिश्रितत्। स्त्रीणां चैव तु पेयानि भक्ष्याणि च द्विजन्मनाम्॥

śāradena tu dhānyena kṛtvā khaṁḍaṁ vimiśritat strīṇāṁ caiva tu peyāni bhakṣyāṇi ca dvijanmanām

—a mixture made with the grain of autumn, blended with sugar; drinks and foods fit for women and brahmins—

Verse 196 (padma.1.34.196)

इह चाविकवासांसि वर्षायोग्यानि सर्वशः। यानियानि च पेयानि तानि योग्यानि दापयेत्॥

iha cāvikavāsāṁsi varṣāyogyāni sarvaśaḥ yāniyāni ca peyāni tāni yogyāni dāpayet

—here, woolen garments too, suited for the rainy season, in all respects, should be given. Whatever drinks there are, they too should be duly given as gifts.

Verse 197 (padma.1.34.197)

प्रतिपूज्य विधानेन वसुदानैः सकंचुकैः। कुंकुमेनानुलिप्तांग्यः स्रग्दामभिरलंकृताः॥

pratipūjya vidhānena vasudānaiḥ sakaṁcukaiḥ kuṁkumenānuliptāṁgyaḥ sragdāmabhiralaṁkṛtāḥ

Having worshipped them duly, giving gifts of wealth together with a bodice, anointing their limbs with vermilion, adorning them with garlands—

Verse 198 (padma.1.34.198)

दत्वा तूपानहावङ्घ्र्योर्नारिकेलं करे तथा। अक्ष्णोश्चैवांजनं दत्वा सिंदूरं चैव मस्तके॥

datvā tūpānahāvaṅghryornārikelaṁ kare tathā akṣṇoścaivāṁjanaṁ datvā siṁdūraṁ caiva mastake

—giving sandals for the feet, a coconut for the hand, kohl for the eyes, and vermilion for the forehead—

Verse 199 (padma.1.34.199)

गुडं फलानि हृद्यानि वांछितानि मृदूनि च। हस्ते दत्वा सपात्राणि प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत्॥

guḍaṁ phalāni hṛdyāni vāṁchitāni mṛdūni ca haste datvā sapātrāṇi praṇipatya visarjayet

—giving jaggery, pleasing and desired soft fruits in the hand along with vessels, one should bow and send them off.

Verse 200 (padma.1.34.200)

स्वयं भुंजीत वै पश्चात्सबंधुर्बालकैः सह। अथवा नैव संपत्तिस्तीर्थे दानं च भाजनम्॥

svayaṁ bhuṁjīta vai paścātsabaṁdhurbālakaiḥ saha athavā naiva saṁpattistīrthe dānaṁ ca bhājanam

Then one should oneself eat, together with kinsmen and children. Or, if there is no means, giving a gift at the tirtha too is suitable.

Verse 201 (padma.1.34.201)

गृहे गतः प्रदास्यामि हृष्टो देव प्रसीद मे। एवमेव पितॄणां च आगत्य स्वीय मंदिरे॥

gṛhe gataḥ pradāsyāmi hṛṣṭo deva prasīda me evameva pitṝṇāṁ ca āgatya svīya maṁdire

'On reaching home I shall give it gladly, O god, be pleased with me.' Likewise for the ancestors too, having returned to one's own home—

Verse 202 (padma.1.34.202)

पिंडप्रदानपूर्वं तु श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विधानतः। पितरस्तस्य वै तृप्ता भवंति ब्रह्मणो दिनम्॥

piṁḍapradānapūrvaṁ tu śrāddhaṁ kuryādvidhānataḥ pitarastasya vai tṛptā bhavaṁti brahmaṇo dinam

—shraddha should be performed, preceded by the offering of pindas, according to rite. His ancestors remain satisfied for one whole day of Brahma.

Verse 203 (padma.1.34.203)

तीर्थादष्टगुणं पुण्यं स्वगृहे ददतां शिव। न च पश्यंति वै नीचाः श्राद्धं द्विजातिभिः कृतं॥

tīrthādaṣṭaguṇaṁ puṇyaṁ svagṛhe dadatāṁ śiva na ca paśyaṁti vai nīcāḥ śrāddhaṁ dvijātibhiḥ kṛtaṁ

O Shiva, giving in one's own home yields eight times the merit of giving at a tirtha. And low-minded people do not see the shraddha performed by brahmins.

Verse 204 (padma.1.34.204)

एकांते तु गृहे गुप्ते पितॄणां श्राद्धमिष्यते। नीचदृष्ट्या हतं तच्च पितॄन्नैवोपतिष्ठति॥

ekāṁte tu gṛhe gupte pitṝṇāṁ śrāddhamiṣyate nīcadṛṣṭyā hataṁ tacca pitṝnnaivopatiṣṭhati

The shraddha for ancestors is desired in a secluded, private home alone. Struck by a low-minded gaze, it does not reach the ancestors.

Verse 205 (padma.1.34.205)

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्राद्धं गुप्तं च कारयेत्। पितॄणां तृप्तिदं प्रोक्तं स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा॥

tasmātsarvaprayatnena śrāddhaṁ guptaṁ ca kārayet pitṝṇāṁ tṛptidaṁ proktaṁ svayameva svayaṁbhuvā

Therefore, with full effort, the shraddha should be performed in secret. Self-born Brahma himself has declared this to give satisfaction to the ancestors.

Verse 206 (padma.1.34.206)

गौरीभक्त्याधिका या तु शस्ता ज्ञातक्रिया तु सा। राजसी मनसा ज्ञाता जनानां कीर्तिदायिनी॥

gaurībhaktyādhikā yā tu śastā jñātakriyā tu sā rājasī manasā jñātā janānāṁ kīrtidāyinī

Whatever devotion to Gauri is greater is called praised and known action. Action known through the mind, though of a passionate nature, bestows fame upon people.

Verse 207 (padma.1.34.207)

गुप्तं दानं सदा देयमात्मनो हितमिच्छता। पक्वान्नं दृश्यतामेति दीयमानं जनैर्भुवि॥

guptaṁ dānaṁ sadā deyamātmano hitamicchatā pakvānnaṁ dṛśyatāmeti dīyamānaṁ janairbhuvi

One desiring his own welfare should always give in secret. Cooked food, given for show among people, becomes visible—

Verse 208 (padma.1.34.208)

दृश्यमानं तु तत्तुष्ट्यै दृश्यते नेह कर्हिचित्। एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता॥

dṛśyamānaṁ tu tattuṣṭyai dṛśyate neha karhicit ekasminbhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitā

—being seen serves only their own satisfaction, but this should never be sought after here. In feeding one brahmin, a crore are considered fed—

Verse 209 (padma.1.34.209)

भवने नात्र संदेहः सत्यं पौराणिकं वचः। तीर्थे तु ब्राह्मणं नैव परीक्षेत कथंचन॥

bhavane nātra saṁdehaḥ satyaṁ paurāṇikaṁ vacaḥ tīrthe tu brāhmaṇaṁ naiva parīkṣeta kathaṁcana

—at home, without doubt; this is a true Pauranic saying. But at a tirtha, one should never test a brahmin.

Verse 210 (padma.1.34.210)

अन्नार्थिनमनुप्राप्तं भोज्यं तं मनुरब्रवीत्। सक्तुभिः पिंडदानं च संयावैः पायसेन वा॥

annārthinamanuprāptaṁ bhojyaṁ taṁ manurabravīt saktubhiḥ piṁḍadānaṁ ca saṁyāvaiḥ pāyasena vā

Whoever comes there desiring food should be fed, thus said Manu. With sattu, pinda-offerings, sanyava-cakes, or rice-pudding—

Verse 211 (padma.1.34.211)

कर्त्तव्यमृषिभिर्दृष्टं पिण्याकेनैंगुदेन वा। तिलपिण्याककैर्देयं भक्तिमद्भिर्नरैः सदा॥

karttavyamṛṣibhirdṛṣṭaṁ piṇyākenaiṁgudena vā tilapiṇyākakairdeyaṁ bhaktimadbhirnaraiḥ sadā

—by the rite seen by the sages, with sesame-cake or ingudi, this should be done. Devoted men should always give sesame-cake as a gift.

Verse 212 (padma.1.34.212)

श्राद्धं तत्र तु कर्तव्यमर्घ्यावाहनवर्जितम्। स्वधां तु गृध्राः काका वा नैव दृष्ट्या हरन्ति ते॥

śrāddhaṁ tatra tu kartavyamarghyāvāhanavarjitam svadhāṁ tu gṛdhrāḥ kākā vā naiva dṛṣṭyā haranti te

There, shraddha should be performed without the offering of arghya and invocation. Not even vultures or crows, having seen that offering, can snatch it away—

Verse 213 (padma.1.34.213)

श्राद्धं तत्तैर्थिकं प्रोक्तं पितॄणां तृप्तिदं परम्। कर्तव्यं तत्प्रयत्नेन भक्तिरेवात्र कारणम्॥

śrāddhaṁ tattairthikaṁ proktaṁ pitṝṇāṁ tṛptidaṁ param kartavyaṁ tatprayatnena bhaktirevātra kāraṇam

—this is called the tirtha-shraddha, giving supreme satisfaction to the ancestors. It should be performed with full effort; devotion alone is the cause here.

Verse 214 (padma.1.34.214)

भक्त्या तुष्यन्ति पितरस्तुष्टाः कामान्दिशन्ति ते। पुत्रं पौत्रं धनं धान्यं कामान्यान्मनसेच्छति॥

bhaktyā tuṣyanti pitarastuṣṭāḥ kāmāndiśanti te putraṁ pautraṁ dhanaṁ dhānyaṁ kāmānyānmanasecchati

Through devotion the ancestors are satisfied; satisfied, they grant desires — sons, grandsons, wealth, grain, whatever the mind wishes.

Verse 215 (padma.1.34.215)

भक्त्या चाराधितो दद्यान्नृणां प्रीतः पितामहः। अकालेप्यथ काले वा तीर्थे श्राद्धं सदा नरैः॥

bhaktyā cārādhito dadyānnṛṇāṁ prītaḥ pitāmahaḥ akālepyatha kāle vā tīrthe śrāddhaṁ sadā naraiḥ

Worshipped with devotion, the pleased grandsire gives to men. Whether untimely or timely, shraddha at a tirtha should always be performed by men—

Verse 216 (padma.1.34.216)

प्राप्तैरेव सदा स्नानं कर्तव्यं पितृतर्पणम्। पिंडदानं च कर्तव्यं पितॄणां चातिवल्लभम्॥

prāptaireva sadā snānaṁ kartavyaṁ pitṛtarpaṇam piṁḍadānaṁ ca kartavyaṁ pitṝṇāṁ cātivallabham

—as soon as it is reached, bathing and satisfaction of the ancestors should be done. Pinda-offering too should be performed, which is exceedingly dear to the ancestors.

Verse 217 (padma.1.34.217)

पितरो हि निरीक्षन्ते गोत्रजं समुपागतम्। आशया परया युक्ताः कांक्षंतस्सलिलं च ते॥

pitaro hi nirīkṣante gotrajaṁ samupāgatam āśayā parayā yuktāḥ kāṁkṣaṁtassalilaṁ ca te

The ancestors watch for the arrival of their kinsman; filled with supreme hope, they long for water.

Verse 218 (padma.1.34.218)

विलम्बो नैव कर्तव्यो नैव विघ्नं समाचरेत्। अच्छिन्ना सन्ततिस्तेषां सदा कालं भविष्यति॥

vilambo naiva kartavyo naiva vighnaṁ samācaret acchinnā santatisteṣāṁ sadā kālaṁ bhaviṣyati

One should not delay, nor allow any obstruction. Their lineage will never be cut off, forever.

Verse 219 (padma.1.34.219)

पितरः पुत्रदातारं वृद्धिश्राद्धाभिकांक्षिणः। तेन ते सन्ततिच्छेदं न कुर्वन्ति हि कर्हिचित्॥

pitaraḥ putradātāraṁ vṛddhiśrāddhābhikāṁkṣiṇaḥ tena te santaticchedaṁ na kurvanti hi karhicit

The ancestors are givers of sons, desiring increase and shraddha offerings. Therefore they never bring about the severance of their descendants.

Verse 220 (padma.1.34.220)

अतः श्राद्धं पुरा प्रोक्तं स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा। गुणोत्तरंतुयत्कार्यंद्विजैःपितृपरायणैः॥

ataḥ śrāddhaṁ purā proktaṁ svayameva svayaṁbhuvā guṇottaraṁtuyatkāryaṁdvijaiḥpitṛparāyaṇaiḥ

Therefore Svayambhuva himself first declared the shraddha. What greater rite the ancestor-devoted brahmins should perform—

Verse 221 (padma.1.34.221)

तीर्थे क्षेत्रे गृहे वापि संक्रांतौ ग्रहणेपि वा। विषुवे अयने चापि जन्मर्क्षे च प्रपीडिते॥

tīrthe kṣetre gṛhe vāpi saṁkrāṁtau grahaṇepi vā viṣuve ayane cāpi janmarkṣe ca prapīḍite

—at a tirtha, in a sacred field, at home, at the solstice-transition, during an eclipse too, at the equinox, at the solstice too, and when one's birth-star is afflicted—

Verse 222 (padma.1.34.222)

एतान्वै श्राद्धकालांस्तु पुरा स्वायंभुवोब्रवीत्। कृते श्राद्धे न वै पुंसां पीडा भवति देहजा॥

etānvai śrāddhakālāṁstu purā svāyaṁbhuvobravīt kṛte śrāddhe na vai puṁsāṁ pīḍā bhavati dehajā

—all these were declared as times for shraddha by Svayambhuva of old. When shraddha is performed, no bodily affliction comes to men.

Verse 223 (padma.1.34.223)

तदा पुत्रकृतं वापि सर्वं त्यजति दुष्कृतम्। यथा न भविता पीडा ग्रहचोरनृपादिकात्॥

tadā putrakṛtaṁ vāpi sarvaṁ tyajati duṣkṛtam yathā na bhavitā pīḍā grahacoranṛpādikāt

Then, that shraddha performed by the son casts off all sin, so that there is no affliction from planets, thieves, kings, and the like.

Verse 224 (padma.1.34.224)

दुष्कृतं नश्यते सर्वं परत्र च गतिं शुभाम्। लभते नात्र सन्देहः प्रजापतिवचो यथा॥

duṣkṛtaṁ naśyate sarvaṁ paratra ca gatiṁ śubhām labhate nātra sandehaḥ prajāpativaco yathā

All evil deeds are destroyed, and an auspicious course is attained in the world beyond — there is no doubt of this, such is the word of the Lord of creatures.

Verse 225 (padma.1.34.225)

कृते युगे पुष्कराणि त्रेतायां नैमिषं स्मृतम्। द्वापरे च कुरुक्षेत्रं कलौ गंगां समाश्रयेत्॥

kṛte yuge puṣkarāṇi tretāyāṁ naimiṣaṁ smṛtam dvāpare ca kurukṣetraṁ kalau gaṁgāṁ samāśrayet

In the Satya age, Pushkara is best; in Treta, Naimisha is remembered. In Dvapara, Kurukshetra; and in Kali, one should take refuge in the Ganga.

Verse 226 (padma.1.34.226)

दुष्करः पुष्करे वासो दुष्करं पुष्करे तपः। यदन्यत्र कृतं पापं तीर्थे तद्याति लाघवम्॥

duṣkaraḥ puṣkare vāso duṣkaraṁ puṣkare tapaḥ yadanyatra kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ tīrthe tadyāti lāghavam

Dwelling at Pushkara is difficult; austerity at Pushkara too is difficult. Whatever sin has been committed elsewhere, at this tirtha it becomes light.

Verse 227 (padma.1.34.227)

न तीर्थकृतमन्यत्र क्वचित्पापं व्यपोहति। सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृताञ्जलि॥

na tīrthakṛtamanyatra kvacitpāpaṁ vyapohati sāyaṁprātaḥ smaredyastu puṣkarāṇi kṛtāñjali

But sin committed at a tirtha is never removed anywhere. Whoever, morning and evening, with joined palms, remembers the Pushkaras—

Verse 228 (padma.1.34.228)

उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थेषु भारत। सायंप्रातरुपस्पृश्य पुष्करे नियतेन्द्रियः॥

upaspṛṣṭaṁ bhavettena sarvatīrtheṣu bhārata sāyaṁprātarupaspṛśya puṣkare niyatendriyaḥ

—O Bharata, he is considered as having touched all tirthas. With senses restrained, having touched the water at Pushkara morning and evening—

Verse 229 (padma.1.34.229)

क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति। द्वादशाब्दं द्वादशाहं मासं मासार्धमेव च॥

kratūnsarvānavāpnoti brahmalokaṁ ca gacchati dvādaśābdaṁ dvādaśāhaṁ māsaṁ māsārdhameva ca

—a man attains all the sacred rites, and goes to Brahmaloka. Twelve years, twelve days, a month, or half a month—

Verse 230 (padma.1.34.230)

यो वसेत्पुष्करे नित्यं स गच्छेत्परमांगतिम्। सर्वेषामेवलोकानांब्रह्मलोकोपरिस्थितः॥

yo vasetpuṣkare nityaṁ sa gacchetparamāṁgatim sarveṣāmevalokānāṁbrahmalokoparisthitaḥ

—whoever dwells at Pushkara continually attains the supreme goal — which is situated even above Brahmaloka among all the worlds.

Verse 231 (padma.1.34.231)

यइच्छेत्पुष्करंगन्तुंसोनुसेवेतपुष्करम्। यथा लोमविलोमाभ्यां तथा व्यस्तसमस्तयोः॥

yaicchetpuṣkaraṁgantuṁsonusevetapuṣkaram yathā lomavilomābhyāṁ tathā vyastasamastayoḥ

Whoever wishes to go to Pushkara should constantly serve Pushkara, whether in order or reverse order, singly or all together.

Verse 232 (padma.1.34.232)

स्नातस्तु पुष्करे सम्यक्कोट्याश्च फलमुश्नुते। विधिवत्क्रियमाणेषु सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्फलम्॥

snātastu puṣkare samyakkoṭyāśca phalamuśnute vidhivatkriyamāṇeṣu sarvatīrtheṣu yatphalam

One who has bathed well at Pushkara obtains the fruit of a crore of sacrifices. Whatever fruit is obtained at all tirthas performed according to rite—

Verse 233 (padma.1.34.233)

पुष्करालोकनादेव नरः प्राप्नोति तत्फलम्। दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महीतले॥

puṣkarālokanādeva naraḥ prāpnoti tatphalam daśakoṭisahasrāṇi tīrthānāṁ vai mahītale

—that fruit a man obtains merely by the sight of Pushkara. On the surface of the earth, of a hundred thousand crore tirthas—

Verse 234 (padma.1.34.234)

सान्निध्यं पुष्करे तेषां त्रिसंध्यं कुरुनन्दन। यावत्तिष्ठंति गिरयो यावत्तिष्ठन्तिसागराः॥

sānnidhyaṁ puṣkare teṣāṁ trisaṁdhyaṁ kurunandana yāvattiṣṭhaṁti girayo yāvattiṣṭhantisāgarāḥ

—O joy of the Kurus, the presence of all of them abides at Pushkara during the three twilights. As long as mountains stand, as long as oceans remain—

Verse 235 (padma.1.34.235)

तावत्पुष्कर मृत्यूनां ब्रह्मलोको न संशयः। जन्मान्तरसहस्रैश्च आजन्ममरणांन्तिकम्॥

tāvatpuṣkara mṛtyūnāṁ brahmaloko na saṁśayaḥ janmāntarasahasraiśca ājanmamaraṇāṁntikam

—so long shall those who die at Pushkara certainly obtain Brahmaloka, without doubt. In a thousand births, from birth to death—

Verse 236 (padma.1.34.236)

निर्दहेद्दुष्कृतं सर्वं सकृत्स्नात्वा तु पुष्करे। पुष्करं दुष्करं क्षेत्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्॥

nirdahedduṣkṛtaṁ sarvaṁ sakṛtsnātvā tu puṣkare puṣkaraṁ duṣkaraṁ kṣetraṁ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

—whatever evil deed has accumulated is burnt away by bathing at Pushkara even once. Pushkara is a place hard to attain, the destroyer of all sins.

Verse 237 (padma.1.34.237)

इदानीं शृणु मे राजन्पञ्चपातकनाशनम्। यजनं देवदेवस्य ब्रह्मपुत्र वसुप्रदम्॥

idānīṁ śṛṇu me rājanpañcapātakanāśanam yajanaṁ devadevasya brahmaputra vasupradam

Now, O king, hear from me of that which destroys the five great sins — the worship of the god of gods, O son of Brahma, which bestows wealth.

Verse 238 (padma.1.34.238)

इह जन्मनि दारिद्र्य व्याधिकुष्ठादिपीडितः। अलक्ष्मीवानपुत्रस्तु यो भवेत्पुरुषो भुवि॥

iha janmani dāridrya vyādhikuṣṭhādipīḍitaḥ alakṣmīvānaputrastu yo bhavetpuruṣo bhuvi

Whatever man in this birth is afflicted with poverty, disease, leprosy and the like, devoid of fortune or sonless—

Verse 239 (padma.1.34.239)

तस्य सद्यो भवेल्लक्ष्मीरायुः पूर्णं सुतास्सुखम्। कृत्वा तु मण्डलगतं लोकपालसमन्वितम्॥

tasya sadyo bhavellakṣmīrāyuḥ pūrṇaṁ sutāssukham kṛtvā tu maṇḍalagataṁ lokapālasamanvitam

—to him quickly come fortune, full lifespan, and the joy of sons — through the mandala with the world-guardians present—

Verse 240 (padma.1.34.240)

ब्रह्माणं तु परं देवं यः पश्यति विधानतः। पूजितं नवनाभेन मन्त्रमूर्तिमयो निजम्॥

brahmāṇaṁ tu paraṁ devaṁ yaḥ paśyati vidhānataḥ pūjitaṁ navanābhena mantramūrtimayo nijam

—whoever duly beholds the supreme god Brahma, his own form worshipped in the nine-naveled mantra-image—

Verse 241 (padma.1.34.241)

कार्तिके मासि शुक्लायां पौर्णमास्यां विशेषतः। सर्वासु वा यजेदेवं पूर्णिमासु विधानतः॥

kārtike māsi śuklāyāṁ paurṇamāsyāṁ viśeṣataḥ sarvāsu vā yajedevaṁ pūrṇimāsu vidhānataḥ

—especially on the full moon of the bright fortnight of Kartika, or on all full moons, should perform such worship according to rite.

Verse 242 (padma.1.34.242)

संक्रान्तौ च महाबाहो चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहेपि वा। यः पश्यति विभुं देवं पूजितं गुरुणा नृप॥

saṁkrāntau ca mahābāho candrasūryagrahepi vā yaḥ paśyati vibhuṁ devaṁ pūjitaṁ guruṇā nṛpa

O mighty-armed one, at the solar transition and also during a lunar or solar eclipse, O king, whoever sees the mighty god worshipped by the guru—

Verse 243 (padma.1.34.243)

तस्य सद्यो भवेत्तुष्टिः पापध्वंसश्च जायते। स मान्यो देवतानां च भवतीह नराधिप॥

tasya sadyo bhavettuṣṭiḥ pāpadhvaṁsaśca jāyate sa mānyo devatānāṁ ca bhavatīha narādhipa

—to him satisfaction comes at once, and sin is destroyed. O king, he becomes honored here even by the gods.

Verse 244 (padma.1.34.244)

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां भक्तानां तु परीक्षणम्। संवत्सरं गुरुः कुर्याज्जातिशौचक्रियादिभिः॥

brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṁ bhaktānāṁ tu parīkṣaṇam saṁvatsaraṁ guruḥ kuryājjātiśaucakriyādibhiḥ

The teacher should test brahmin, kshatriya, and vaishya devotees for one year, through their caste, purity, and conduct and the like.

Verse 245 (padma.1.34.245)

उपपन्नमिति ज्ञात्वा हृदये नावधारयेत्॥ तेपि भक्तियुता ध्यात्वा त्वाचार्यं परमेश्वरम्॥

upapannamiti jñātvā hṛdaye nāvadhārayet tepi bhaktiyutā dhyātvā tvācāryaṁ parameśvaram

Having found them fit, he should hold them in his heart. They too, filled with devotion, considering the teacher as the very Supreme Lord—

Verse 246 (padma.1.34.246)

संवत्सरं गुरौ भक्तिं कुर्युर्विष्णौ यथा तथा। प्रसादयेयुश्च ततः पूर्णे संवत्सरे गुरुम्॥

saṁvatsaraṁ gurau bhaktiṁ kuryurviṣṇau yathā tathā prasādayeyuśca tataḥ pūrṇe saṁvatsare gurum

—for one year showing devotion to the guru as to Vishnu, when the year is complete, should propitiate the guru.

Verse 247 (padma.1.34.247)

भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन संसारार्णवतारणम्। परब्रह्मोपासनेन विरिंच्याराधनेन च॥

bhagavaṁstvatprasādena saṁsārārṇavatāraṇam parabrahmopāsanena viriṁcyārādhanena ca

'O Lord, by your grace may we cross the ocean of existence. Through the worship of the Supreme Brahman and the adoration of Brahma—'

Verse 248 (padma.1.34.248)

सहस्रशीर्षजप्येन मण्डलब्राह्मणेन च। ध्यानेन स्यात्तथास्माकमुपदेशः प्रदीयताम्॥

sahasraśīrṣajapyena maṇḍalabrāhmaṇena ca dhyānena syāttathāsmākamupadeśaḥ pradīyatām

'—through the recitation of the Sahasrashirsha hymn and the assembly of brahmins, through steady meditation, let that instruction be given to us too.'

Verse 249 (padma.1.34.249)

इच्छामो वैदिकीं लक्ष्मीं विशेषेण प्रसीदताम्। अभ्यर्थितो गुरुस्त्वेवं मेधावी तैस्तदा ततः॥

icchāmo vaidikīṁ lakṣmīṁ viśeṣeṇa prasīdatām abhyarthito gurustvevaṁ medhāvī taistadā tataḥ

'We wish to obtain the Vedic fortune especially; be gracious.' Thus, when they request the wise teacher—

Verse 250 (padma.1.34.250)

यथाविधि समभ्यर्चेद्ब्रह्माणं विष्णुमग्रतः। ते बद्धनेत्राः स्वाप्यास्तु कार्तिकस्य चतुर्दशीम्॥

yathāvidhi samabhyarcedbrahmāṇaṁ viṣṇumagrataḥ te baddhanetrāḥ svāpyāstu kārtikasya caturdaśīm

—then he should duly worship Brahma together with Vishnu. With their eyes bound, sleeping on the fourteenth night of Kartika—

Verse 251 (padma.1.34.251)

ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्त्थाय बद्धपद्मासनास्तु ते। ध्यात्वा गुरुं सहस्रारे श्वेतवस्त्रोपवीतकम्॥

brāhme muhūrte cottthāya baddhapadmāsanāstu te dhyātvā guruṁ sahasrāre śvetavastropavītakam

—rising in the auspicious pre-dawn hour, seated in the lotus posture, meditating on the guru at the thousand-petaled center, clad in white garments and sacred thread—

Verse 252 (padma.1.34.252)

श्वेतमाल्यांबरधरं श्वेतगंधानुलेपनम्। निर्गम्य च बहिर्नद्यां कुर्युर्नित्यमतन्द्रिताः॥

śvetamālyāṁbaradharaṁ śvetagaṁdhānulepanam nirgamya ca bahirnadyāṁ kuryurnityamatandritāḥ

—wearing white garlands and clothes, anointed with white sandal, having meditated on the guru, they should go out to a river and, ever untiring—

Verse 253 (padma.1.34.253)

क्षीरवृक्षोत्थमाचार्यो दापयेद्दन्तधावनम्। ते च तं भक्षयेयुर्हि नदीं गत्वा समुद्रगाम्॥

kṣīravṛkṣotthamācāryo dāpayeddantadhāvanam te ca taṁ bhakṣayeyurhi nadīṁ gatvā samudragām

—the teacher should provide a tooth-cleaning twig from a milk-tree. Going to a river, reaching a river flowing to the sea, they should chew it—

Verse 254 (padma.1.34.254)

इतरद्वा तटाकं वा गृहे वापि विधानतः। तद्भक्षयेयुर्मंत्रेण मंत्रितं परमेष्ठिनः॥

itaradvā taṭākaṁ vā gṛhe vāpi vidhānataḥ tadbhakṣayeyurmaṁtreṇa maṁtritaṁ parameṣṭhinaḥ

—or at another pond, or even at home, according to rite. Consecrated with the mantra of the Supreme Lord, it should be chewed.

Verse 255 (padma.1.34.255)

आपोहिष्ठेति मंत्रेण सप्तकृत्वोभिमंत्रितं। देवस्य त्वेति वै जप्त्वा युंजानेति करे न्यसेत्॥

āpohiṣṭheti maṁtreṇa saptakṛtvobhimaṁtritaṁ devasya tveti vai japtvā yuṁjāneti kare nyaset

Consecrated seven times with the 'Apo hishtha' mantra, having recited 'devasya tva,' it should be placed in the hand with 'yunjane.'

Verse 256 (padma.1.34.256)

इरावत्येति प्रक्षाल्य ब्रह्मोदनेति वै मुखे। भक्षयित्वा क्षिपेद्दूरं पतितं च निरीक्षयेत्॥

irāvatyeti prakṣālya brahmodaneti vai mukhe bhakṣayitvā kṣipeddūraṁ patitaṁ ca nirīkṣayet

Having washed it saying 'iravati,' having taken it in the mouth saying 'brahmodana,' having chewed it, it should be thrown far away, and one should observe where it falls.

Verse 257 (padma.1.34.257)

सम्मुखं प्राङ्मुखं वापि विदिशं चापि वा गतम्। संमुखे देवतालब्धिर्मंत्रसिद्धिश्च जायते॥

sammukhaṁ prāṅmukhaṁ vāpi vidiśaṁ cāpi vā gatam saṁmukhe devatālabdhirmaṁtrasiddhiśca jāyate

Whether it falls facing forward, eastward, or in an intermediate direction — falling facing forward brings the attainment of deities and mantra-siddhi.

Verse 258 (padma.1.34.258)

पराङ्मुखे दंतकाष्ठे सर्वे देवाः पराङ्मुखाः। उत्तरेण गते तस्मिन्सिद्धिर्भवति वा न वा॥

parāṅmukhe daṁtakāṣṭhe sarve devāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ uttareṇa gate tasminsiddhirbhavati vā na vā

If it falls in the reverse direction, all the deities turn away. If it goes to the north, siddhi may or may not follow.

Verse 259 (padma.1.34.259)

दक्षिणेन भवेन्मृत्युर्गुरोस्तस्य न संशयः। प्रेक्ष्याशुभं स्वपेद्भूमौ देवदेवस्य सन्निधौ॥

dakṣiṇena bhavenmṛtyurgurostasya na saṁśayaḥ prekṣyāśubhaṁ svapedbhūmau devadevasya sannidhau

If it falls to the south, the guru's death follows, without doubt. Having seen an ill omen, one should sleep upon the ground in the presence of the god of gods.

Verse 260 (padma.1.34.260)

स्वप्नान्दृष्ट्वा गुरोरग्रे श्रावयेयुर्विचक्षणाः। ततः शुभाशुभं तत्र लक्षयेत्परमो गुरुः॥

svapnāndṛṣṭvā guroragre śrāvayeyurvicakṣaṇāḥ tataḥ śubhāśubhaṁ tatra lakṣayetparamo guruḥ

The discerning disciples, having seen their dreams, should recount them before the guru. Then the supreme guru should discern the auspicious and inauspicious.

Verse 261 (padma.1.34.261)

पौर्णमास्यामथ स्नात्वा ततो देवालयं व्रजेत्। गुरुश्च मंडलं भूमौ कल्पितायां तु वर्तयेत्॥

paurṇamāsyāmatha snātvā tato devālayaṁ vrajet guruśca maṁḍalaṁ bhūmau kalpitāyāṁ tu vartayet

Then, having bathed on the full moon, one should go to the temple. The guru, upon a mandala prepared on the ground—

Verse 262 (padma.1.34.262)

लक्षणैर्विविधैर्भूमिं लक्षयित्वा विधानतः। षोडशारं लिखेत्पद्मं नवधारमथापि वा॥

lakṣaṇairvividhairbhūmiṁ lakṣayitvā vidhānataḥ ṣoḍaśāraṁ likhetpadmaṁ navadhāramathāpi vā

—having examined the ground by various signs according to rite, should draw a lotus of sixteen spokes, or of nine spokes.

Verse 263 (padma.1.34.263)

अष्टपत्रमथो वापि लिखित्त्वा दर्शयेद्बुधः। नेत्रबंधं तु कुर्वीत सितवस्त्रेण यत्नतः॥

aṣṭapatramatho vāpi likhittvā darśayedbudhaḥ netrabaṁdhaṁ tu kurvīta sitavastreṇa yatnataḥ

Or, having drawn one of eight petals, the wise one should reveal it. Eyes should be bound carefully with a white cloth.

Verse 264 (padma.1.34.264)

वर्णानुक्रमतः शिष्यान्पुष्पहस्तान्प्रवेशयेत्। नवनाभं यदा कुर्यान्मंडलं वर्णकैर्बुधः॥

varṇānukramataḥ śiṣyānpuṣpahastānpraveśayet navanābhaṁ yadā kuryānmaṁḍalaṁ varṇakairbudhaḥ

According to the order of varnas, disciples with flowers in hand should be led in. When the wise one makes the nine-naveled mandala with colored powders—

Verse 265 (padma.1.34.265)

इंद्राणीपूर्वकं देवमिंद्रमैंद्र्यां तु पूजयेत्। लोकपालैः समं तद्वदग्निं संपूजयेन्नृप॥

iṁdrāṇīpūrvakaṁ devamiṁdramaiṁdryāṁ tu pūjayet lokapālaiḥ samaṁ tadvadagniṁ saṁpūjayennṛpa

—he should worship Indra, preceded by Indrani, in the eastern quarter. O king, likewise he should worship Agni with the world-guardians.

Verse 266 (padma.1.34.266)

दिशि वह्नेर्यमं याम्यां नैऋत्यां चैव निर्ऋतिम्। वरुणं वारुणाशायां वायुं वायव्यगोचरे॥

diśi vahneryamaṁ yāmyāṁ naiṛtyāṁ caiva nirṛtim varuṇaṁ vāruṇāśāyāṁ vāyuṁ vāyavyagocare

In Agni's direction, Yama; in the southern direction, Nirriti; in the western direction, Varuna; in the northwestern direction, Vayu—

Verse 267 (padma.1.34.267)

धनदं चोत्तरे न्यस्य रुद्रमीशानगोचरे। कमंडलुं पूर्वतो हि स्रुचं वै दक्षिणे तथा॥

dhanadaṁ cottare nyasya rudramīśānagocare kamaṁḍaluṁ pūrvato hi srucaṁ vai dakṣiṇe tathā

—in the north, Dhanada should be established; in the northeastern quarter, Rudra should be worshipped. In the east, the water-pot; in the south, the ladle—

Verse 268 (padma.1.34.268)

हंसं वै पश्चिमायां तु उत्तरायां स्रुवं तथा। आग्नेय्यां च ब्रसीं दद्यान्नैर्ऋत्यां पादुके तथा॥

haṁsaṁ vai paścimāyāṁ tu uttarāyāṁ sruvaṁ tathā āgneyyāṁ ca brasīṁ dadyānnairṛtyāṁ pāduke tathā

—in the west, the swan; in the north, the sruva ladle. In the southeast, the sacrificial seat; in the southwest, the wooden sandals—

Verse 269 (padma.1.34.269)

वायव्यां योगपट्टं च ऐशान्यां च गलंतिकाम्। विष्णुस्तु पूर्वतः पूज्यो दक्षिणे चापि शंकरः॥

vāyavyāṁ yogapaṭṭaṁ ca aiśānyāṁ ca galaṁtikām viṣṇustu pūrvataḥ pūjyo dakṣiṇe cāpi śaṁkaraḥ

—in the northwest, the yoga-band; in the northeast, the water-vessel. In the east, Vishnu is worshipped; in the south, Shankara—

Verse 270 (padma.1.34.270)

पश्चिमे तु रविर्देव ऋषयश्चोत्तरे तथा। मध्ये स्वयं पद्मजन्मा सावित्री दक्षिणे तथा॥

paścime tu ravirdeva ṛṣayaścottare tathā madhye svayaṁ padmajanmā sāvitrī dakṣiṇe tathā

—in the west, the sun-god; in the north, the sages. In the center, the lotus-born Brahma himself; on the south side, Savitri—

Verse 271 (padma.1.34.271)

उत्तरे चैव गायत्री देवी पद्मदलेक्षणा। ऋग्वेदं पूर्वतो न्यस्य यजुर्वेदं च दक्षिणे॥

uttare caiva gāyatrī devī padmadalekṣaṇā ṛgvedaṁ pūrvato nyasya yajurvedaṁ ca dakṣiṇe

—on the north side, the lotus-petal-eyed goddess Gayatri. In the east, the Rigveda; in the south, the Yajurveda—

Verse 272 (padma.1.34.272)

पश्चिमे सामवेदं च अथर्वं चोत्तरे तथा। इतिहासपुराणानिच्छंदोज्यौतिषमेवच॥

paścime sāmavedaṁ ca atharvaṁ cottare tathā itihāsapurāṇānicchaṁdojyautiṣamevaca

—in the west, the Samaveda; in the north, the Atharvaveda. The itihasas and puranas, the meters, and astrology—

Verse 273 (padma.1.34.273)

धर्मशास्त्राणि चान्यानि इंद्रादि दिक्षु विन्यसेत्। पूर्वपत्रे बलं पूज्य प्रद्युम्नं दक्षिणे दले॥

dharmaśāstrāṇi cānyāni iṁdrādi dikṣu vinyaset pūrvapatre balaṁ pūjya pradyumnaṁ dakṣiṇe dale

—and the other dharma-shastras should be placed in the directions of Indra and the others. On the eastern petal, Bala should be worshipped; on the southern petal, Pradyumna—

Verse 274 (padma.1.34.274)

पश्चिमे चानिरुद्धं च वासुदेवमथोत्तरे। पूर्वतो वामदेवं च सद्योजातं तु दक्षिणे॥

paścime cāniruddhaṁ ca vāsudevamathottare pūrvato vāmadevaṁ ca sadyojātaṁ tu dakṣiṇe

—in the west, Aniruddha; in the north, Vasudeva. In the east, Vamadeva; in the south, Sadyojata—

Verse 275 (padma.1.34.275)

ईशानं पश्चिमे स्थाप्य तत्पुरुषं चोत्तरे तथा। अघोरस्सर्वतः पूज्य एषा पूजा तु मंडले॥

īśānaṁ paścime sthāpya tatpuruṣaṁ cottare tathā aghorassarvataḥ pūjya eṣā pūjā tu maṁḍale

—in the west, Ishana should be established; in the north, Tatpurusha placed. Aghora should be worshipped everywhere — this is the worship of the mandala.

Verse 276 (padma.1.34.276)

पूर्वतो भास्करं पूज्य दक्षिणेन दिवाकरं। प्रभाकरं पश्चिमे तु ग्रहराजमथोत्तरे॥

pūrvato bhāskaraṁ pūjya dakṣiṇena divākaraṁ prabhākaraṁ paścime tu graharājamathottare

In the east, Bhaskara should be worshipped; in the south, Divakara. In the west, Prabhakara; in the north, the lord of planets.

Verse 277 (padma.1.34.277)

एवं पूज्य विधानेन ब्रह्माणं परमेश्वरम्। दिङ्मंडले तु विन्यस्य अष्टौ कुंभान्विधानतः॥

evaṁ pūjya vidhānena brahmāṇaṁ parameśvaram diṅmaṁḍale tu vinyasya aṣṭau kuṁbhānvidhānataḥ

Thus, having duly worshipped the Supreme Lord Brahma, in the circle of directions he should establish eight vessels according to rite.

Verse 278 (padma.1.34.278)

ब्राह्मं तु कलशं मध्ये नवमं तत्र कल्पयेत्। स्नापयेन्मुक्तिकामं तु ब्रह्मणो वै घटेन तु॥

brāhmaṁ tu kalaśaṁ madhye navamaṁ tatra kalpayet snāpayenmuktikāmaṁ tu brahmaṇo vai ghaṭena tu

In the center, the Brahma-vessel, the ninth, should be placed there. One desiring liberation should be bathed with Brahma's vessel.

Verse 279 (padma.1.34.279)

श्रीकामं वैष्णवेनेह कलशेन तु पार्थिव। राज्यार्थिनं स्नापयेच्च ऐंद्रेण कलशेन तु॥

śrīkāmaṁ vaiṣṇaveneha kalaśena tu pārthiva rājyārthinaṁ snāpayecca aiṁdreṇa kalaśena tu

O king, one desiring fortune should be bathed with the Vaishnava vessel. One desiring kingship should be bathed with the Aindra vessel.

Verse 280 (padma.1.34.280)

द्रव्यप्रतापकामं तु आग्नेय घटवारिणा। मृत्युंजयविधानाय याम्येन स्नापयेन्नरम्॥

dravyapratāpakāmaṁ tu āgneya ghaṭavāriṇā mṛtyuṁjayavidhānāya yāmyena snāpayennaram

For one desiring wealth and glory, with the Agneya vessel's water; for accomplishing Mrityunjaya, one should bathe with the Yamya vessel.

Verse 281 (padma.1.34.281)

दुष्टप्रध्वंसनायालं नैर्ऋतेन विधीयते। स्नापयेद्वारुणेनाशु पापनाशाय मानवं॥

duṣṭapradhvaṁsanāyālaṁ nairṛtena vidhīyate snāpayedvāruṇenāśu pāpanāśāya mānavaṁ

For the destruction of the wicked, the Nairrita vessel is prescribed. For the destruction of sin, one should quickly bathe with the Varuna vessel.

Verse 282 (padma.1.34.282)

शरीरारोग्यकामं तु वायव्येनाभिषेचयेत्। द्रव्यसंपत्तिकामस्य कौबेरेण विधीयते॥

śarīrārogyakāmaṁ tu vāyavyenābhiṣecayet dravyasaṁpattikāmasya kaubereṇa vidhīyate

For bodily health, anointing should be with the Vayavya vessel. For desire of wealth and prosperity, the Kaubera vessel is prescribed.

Verse 283 (padma.1.34.283)

रौद्रेण ज्ञानकामस्य लोकपालघटास्त्विमे। एकैकेन नरः स्नात्वा सर्वदोषविवर्जितः॥

raudreṇa jñānakāmasya lokapālaghaṭāstvime ekaikena naraḥ snātvā sarvadoṣavivarjitaḥ

For one desiring knowledge, the Raudra vessel — these are the vessels of the world-guardians. Bathing with each of these, a man, freed of all faults—

Verse 284 (padma.1.34.284)

जायते ब्रह्मसदृशो राजासद्योऽथ वा नरः। अथवा दिक्षु सर्वासु यथासंख्येन लोकपान्॥

jāyate brahmasadṛśo rājāsadyo'tha vā naraḥ athavā dikṣu sarvāsu yathāsaṁkhyena lokapān

—becomes equal to Brahma, or immediately becomes a king. Or, in all the directions, according to their number, the world-guardians—

Verse 285 (padma.1.34.285)

पूजयेत्तु स्वनाम्ना तु कुंभैरेव विधानतः। एवं संपूज्य देवांस्तु लोकपालान्प्रसन्नधीः॥

pūjayettu svanāmnā tu kuṁbhaireva vidhānataḥ evaṁ saṁpūjya devāṁstu lokapālānprasannadhīḥ

—should be worshipped by name, with vessels, according to rite. Thus, having worshipped the gods and world-guardians, with a pleased mind—

Verse 286 (padma.1.34.286)

पश्चात्परीक्षितान्शिष्यान्बद्धनेत्रान्प्रवेशयेत्। दग्ध्वाग्नेय्या धारणया वायुना विधुनेत्ततः॥

paścātparīkṣitānśiṣyānbaddhanetrānpraveśayet dagdhvāgneyyā dhāraṇayā vāyunā vidhunettataḥ

—he should then admit the tested disciples, their eyes bound. Having burned them through the fire-meditation, shaken through the air-meditation—

Verse 287 (padma.1.34.287)

सोमेनाप्यायितान्कृत्वा श्रावयेत्समयांस्ततः। न निंद्याद्ब्राह्मणान्देवान्विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमेव च॥

somenāpyāyitānkṛtvā śrāvayetsamayāṁstataḥ na niṁdyādbrāhmaṇāndevānviṣṇuṁ brahmāṇameva ca

—having satisfied them through the moon-meditation, he should then recount to them the vows: do not revile brahmins, gods, Vishnu, and Brahma—

Verse 288 (padma.1.34.288)

इंद्रमादित्यमग्निं च लोकपालान्ग्रहांस्तथा॥ गुरुं च ब्राह्मणं वापि मुनींद्रं पूर्वदीक्षितम्॥

iṁdramādityamagniṁ ca lokapālāngrahāṁstathā guruṁ ca brāhmaṇaṁ vāpi munīṁdraṁ pūrvadīkṣitam

—nor Indra, the sun, fire, the world-guardians and planets, nor the guru or a brahmin, nor even a formerly initiated lord of sages.

Verse 289 (padma.1.34.289)

एवं तु समयान्श्राव्य पश्चाद्धोमं तु कारयेत्। ऊँ नमो भगवते ब्रह्मणे सर्वरूपिणे हुंफट्स्वाहा॥

evaṁ tu samayānśrāvya paścāddhomaṁ tu kārayet ū~ namo bhagavate brahmaṇe sarvarūpiṇe huṁphaṭsvāhā

Having thus recounted the vows, he should then perform the fire-offering: 'Om, salutation to venerable Brahma, of all forms, hum phat svaha.'

Verse 290 (padma.1.34.290)

षोडशाक्षरमंत्रेण होमयेज्ज्वलितेनले। गर्भाधानादिकाः सर्वा आहुतीस्संप्रदापयेत्॥

ṣoḍaśākṣaramaṁtreṇa homayejjvalitenale garbhādhānādikāḥ sarvā āhutīssaṁpradāpayet

With this sixteen-syllable mantra, offerings should be made into the kindled fire. All the oblations pertaining to the rites beginning with garbhadhana should be offered.

Verse 291 (padma.1.34.291)

तिसृभिस्तु व्याहृतिभिर्देवदेवस्य सन्निधौ। होमांते दीक्षितः पश्चाद्दापयेद्गुरुदक्षिणाम्॥

tisṛbhistu vyāhṛtibhirdevadevasya sannidhau homāṁte dīkṣitaḥ paścāddāpayedgurudakṣiṇām

In the presence of the god of gods, with the three vyahritis. At the end of the fire-offering, the initiated disciple should be made to give the guru-fee.

Verse 292 (padma.1.34.292)

हस्त्यश्वयानशकटहेमधान्यादिकं नृप। दापयेद्गुरवे प्राज्ञो मध्यमे मध्यमं तथा॥

hastyaśvayānaśakaṭahemadhānyādikaṁ nṛpa dāpayedgurave prājño madhyame madhyamaṁ tathā

O king, an elephant, horse, vehicle, cart, gold, grain, and the like. The discerning disciple should give the excellent to an excellent guru, the middling to a middling guru—

Verse 293 (padma.1.34.293)

दापयेदपरे युग्मं सहिरण्यं तु तद्गुरोः। एवं कृते तु यत्पुण्यं महत्संजायते तथा॥

dāpayedapare yugmaṁ sahiraṇyaṁ tu tadguroḥ evaṁ kṛte tu yatpuṇyaṁ mahatsaṁjāyate tathā

—and others should give a pair together with gold to the guru. The great merit that arises from doing this—

Verse 294 (padma.1.34.294)

तन्न शक्यं निगदितुमपि वर्षशतैरपि। दीक्षितोथ पुरा भूत्वा पाद्मं वै शृणुयाद्यदि॥

tanna śakyaṁ nigaditumapi varṣaśatairapi dīkṣitotha purā bhūtvā pādmaṁ vai śṛṇuyādyadi

—cannot be told even in a hundred years. If one, having been initiated before, hears the Padma Purana—

Verse 295 (padma.1.34.295)

तेन वेदाः पुराणानि सर्वमंत्रास्ससंग्रहाः। जप्तास्स्युः पुष्करे तीर्थे प्रयागे सिंधुसागरे॥

tena vedāḥ purāṇāni sarvamaṁtrāssasaṁgrahāḥ japtāssyuḥ puṣkare tīrthe prayāge siṁdhusāgare

—then by it, the Vedas, the Puranas, and all mantras together with their collections, at Pushkara, at Prayaga, at the meeting of Sindhu and sea—

Verse 296 (padma.1.34.296)

देवह्रदे कुरुक्षेत्रे वाराणस्यां विशेषतः। ग्रहणे विषुवे चैव यत्फलं जपतां भवेत्॥

devahrade kurukṣetre vārāṇasyāṁ viśeṣataḥ grahaṇe viṣuve caiva yatphalaṁ japatāṁ bhavet

—at Devahrada, at Kurukshetra, at Varanasi especially, when recited, whatever fruit is obtained—

Verse 297 (padma.1.34.297)

फलं शतगुणं तच्च पुष्करस्थं पितामहम्। दृष्ट्वा प्राप्नोति विविधान्कामान्कामयते यदि॥

phalaṁ śataguṇaṁ tacca puṣkarasthaṁ pitāmaham dṛṣṭvā prāpnoti vividhānkāmānkāmayate yadi

—during an eclipse, during the equinox, whatever fruit comes to those who recite the mantra — a hundred times that fruit is obtained by the sight of the grandsire established at Pushkara, if one desires his wished-for aims.

Verse 298 (padma.1.34.298)

पूजां वैधानिकीं कृत्वा दीक्षितो यः शृणोति च। देवा अपि तपः कृत्वा ध्यायंति च वदन्ति च॥

pūjāṁ vaidhānikīṁ kṛtvā dīkṣito yaḥ śṛṇoti ca devā api tapaḥ kṛtvā dhyāyaṁti ca vadanti ca

Whoever, being initiated, having performed the prescribed worship, hears this — even the gods, having performed austerity, meditate upon this and say—

Verse 299 (padma.1.34.299)

कदा मे भारते वर्षे जन्म स्यादिति पार्थिव। दीक्षिताश्च भविष्यामः पाद्मं श्रोष्यामहे कदा॥

kadā me bhārate varṣe janma syāditi pārthiva dīkṣitāśca bhaviṣyāmaḥ pādmaṁ śroṣyāmahe kadā

—'O king, when shall we be born in Bharatavarsha? When shall we become initiated? When shall we hear the Padma Purana?'

Verse 300 (padma.1.34.300)

पाद्मं तु षोडशात्मानं न्यस्य देहे कदा वयम्। यास्यामस्तु परं स्थानं यद्गत्वा न पुनर्भवेत्॥

pādmaṁ tu ṣoḍaśātmānaṁ nyasya dehe kadā vayam yāsyāmastu paraṁ sthānaṁ yadgatvā na punarbhavet

—'When shall we place the sixteen limbs of the Padma Purana in our own bodies? When shall we go to that supreme place, going to which there is no rebirth?'

Verse 301 (padma.1.34.301)

एवं जल्पंति विबुधा मनसा चिंतयंति च। ब्रह्मयज्ञं च कार्तिक्यां कदा द्रक्ष्यामहे नृप॥

evaṁ jalpaṁti vibudhā manasā ciṁtayaṁti ca brahmayajñaṁ ca kārtikyāṁ kadā drakṣyāmahe nṛpa

Thus the gods converse and ponder in their minds. O king, 'When shall we see the Brahma-sacrifice on the Kartika full moon?'

Verse 302 (padma.1.34.302)

एवं ते विधिरुद्दिष्टो मयायं कुरुसत्तम। देवगंधर्वयक्षाणां सर्वदा दुर्लभो ह्यसौ॥

evaṁ te vidhiruddiṣṭo mayāyaṁ kurusattama devagaṁdharvayakṣāṇāṁ sarvadā durlabho hyasau

O best of the Kurus, thus this rite has been declared to you by me — which is always rare even for gods, Gandharvas, and Yakshas.

Verse 303 (padma.1.34.303)

एवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वेन यश्च पश्यति मंडलम्। यश्चेमं शृणुयाच्चैव सर्वे मुक्ता इति श्रुतिः॥

evaṁ yo vetti tattvena yaśca paśyati maṁḍalam yaścemaṁ śṛṇuyāccaiva sarve muktā iti śrutiḥ

Whoever knows this in truth, and whoever sees the mandala, and whoever hears this — all these are liberated, thus says the scripture.

Verse 304 (padma.1.34.304)

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि रहस्यमिदमुत्तमम्। येन लक्ष्मीर्धृतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिश्चापि भवेन्नृणाम्॥

ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi rahasyamidamuttamam yena lakṣmīrdhṛtistuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiścāpi bhavennṛṇām

Now beyond this I shall declare this excellent secret, by which men obtain fortune, fortitude, contentment, and prosperity.

Verse 305 (padma.1.34.305)

सर्वे ग्रहास्सदा सौम्या जायंते येन पार्थिव। आदित्यवारं हस्तेन पूर्वमादाय भक्तितः॥

sarve grahāssadā saumyā jāyaṁte yena pārthiva ādityavāraṁ hastena pūrvamādāya bhaktitaḥ

O king, by which all the planets always become benign. Taking it in hand devotedly, first on Sunday—

Verse 306 (padma.1.34.306)

भक्तैकेन क्षिपेत्तावद्यावत्सप्त च संख्यया। ततस्तु सप्तमे पूर्णे कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणभोजनम्॥

bhaktaikena kṣipettāvadyāvatsapta ca saṁkhyayā tatastu saptame pūrṇe kuryādbrāhmaṇabhojanam

—devotedly, until the number reaches seven. Then, when the seventh is complete, he should feed brahmins.

Verse 307 (padma.1.34.307)

आदित्यं चैव सौवर्णं कृत्वा यत्नेन मानवः। रक्तवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नं छत्रिकां पादुके तथा॥

ādityaṁ caiva sauvarṇaṁ kṛtvā yatnena mānavaḥ raktavastrayugacchannaṁ chatrikāṁ pāduke tathā

Having carefully made a golden image of the sun, wrapped in a pair of red garments, with an umbrella, both wooden sandals—

Verse 308 (padma.1.34.308)

उपानहौ च दातव्ये स्थापयेत्ताम्रभाजने। घृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा संपूर्णांग द्विजातये॥

upānahau ca dātavye sthāpayettāmrabhājane ghṛtena snapanaṁ kṛtvā saṁpūrṇāṁga dvijātaye

—and shoes too given, placed in a copper vessel, having bathed it with ghee, with all its parts complete, to a brahmin—

Verse 309 (padma.1.34.309)

दापयेत्कृत्यविदुषे ब्राह्मणाय विशेषतः। एवं कृतौ फलं तस्य भवेदारोग्यमुत्तमम्॥

dāpayetkṛtyaviduṣe brāhmaṇāya viśeṣataḥ evaṁ kṛtau phalaṁ tasya bhavedārogyamuttamam

—especially skilled in ritual knowledge, it should be given as a gift. Thus done, the fruit is supreme health—

Verse 310 (padma.1.34.310)

द्रव्यसंपत्समग्राप्तिरिति पौराणिकी क्रिया। अविसंवादिनी चेयं शांति पुष्टिप्रदा नृणाम्॥

dravyasaṁpatsamagrāptiriti paurāṇikī kriyā avisaṁvādinī ceyaṁ śāṁti puṣṭipradā nṛṇām

—and the full attainment of wealth and prosperity, thus this is a Pauranic rite. This is unfailing, giving peace and prosperity to men.

Verse 311 (padma.1.34.311)

तद्वच्चित्रासु संगृह्य सोमवारं विचक्षणः। रात्रिभक्षः क्षिपेदष्टौ सोमवारान्प्रयत्नतः॥

tadvaccitrāsu saṁgṛhya somavāraṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ rātribhakṣaḥ kṣipedaṣṭau somavārānprayatnataḥ

In the same way, the discerning one, having gathered on a Monday during the Chitra nakshatra, eating only a night meal, should carefully throw it for eight Mondays.

Verse 312 (padma.1.34.312)

प्रत्येकं ब्राह्मणा भोज्या यथाशक्ति विचक्षणाः। नवमे तु ततः पूर्णे कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणभोजनम्॥

pratyekaṁ brāhmaṇā bhojyā yathāśakti vicakṣaṇāḥ navame tu tataḥ pūrṇe kuryādbrāhmaṇabhojanam

Each time, the discerning should feed brahmins according to their ability. Then, when the ninth is complete, brahmin-feeding should be done—

Verse 313 (padma.1.34.313)

वस्त्रयुग्मं च दातव्यं ततः सोमं प्रदापयेत्। कांस्यभाजनसंस्थं तु क्षीरसंपूरितं ततः॥

vastrayugmaṁ ca dātavyaṁ tataḥ somaṁ pradāpayet kāṁsyabhājanasaṁsthaṁ tu kṣīrasaṁpūritaṁ tataḥ

—and a pair of garments should be given, then the moon-image should be given — placed in a bronze vessel, filled with milk—

Verse 314 (padma.1.34.314)

तद्वच्छत्रं पादुके च तथोपानत्समन्वितम्। संपूर्णांगाय दातव्यं ब्राह्मणाय विशेषतः॥

tadvacchatraṁ pāduke ca tathopānatsamanvitam saṁpūrṇāṁgāya dātavyaṁ brāhmaṇāya viśeṣataḥ

—likewise an umbrella, both wooden sandals, and shoes, the complete image should especially be given to a brahmin.

Verse 315 (padma.1.34.315)

स्वात्यामंगारकं पूज्य क्षपयेन्नक्तभोजनैः। अष्टावेवं च यावच्च कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणभोजनम्॥

svātyāmaṁgārakaṁ pūjya kṣapayennaktabhojanaiḥ aṣṭāvevaṁ ca yāvacca kuryādbrāhmaṇabhojanam

Having worshipped Mars during the Svati nakshatra, one should deplete it eight times through night-only meals — thus, having done it eight times, brahmin-feeding should follow.

Verse 316 (padma.1.34.316)

अंगारकं च सौवर्णं स्थापितं ताम्रभाजने। दापयेद्ब्राह्मणायाथ संपूर्णांगाय चैव हि॥

aṁgārakaṁ ca sauvarṇaṁ sthāpitaṁ tāmrabhājane dāpayedbrāhmaṇāyātha saṁpūrṇāṁgāya caiva hi

The golden image of Mars, placed in a copper vessel, should be given, with its parts complete, to a brahmin alone.

Verse 317 (padma.1.34.317)

नक्षत्रानुक्रमेणैव क्षिपेन्नक्तानि सप्त वै। अष्टमे तु क्रमात्खेटान्सौवर्णान्दापयेद्बुधः॥

nakṣatrānukrameṇaiva kṣipennaktāni sapta vai aṣṭame tu kramātkheṭānsauvarṇāndāpayedbudhaḥ

In the order of the nakshatras, one should throw it for seven nights, taking only a night meal. On the eighth day, in order, golden images of the planets should be given to a learned one.

Verse 318 (padma.1.34.318)

अग्निकार्यं च कुर्वीत यथादृष्टं विधानतः। एवं कृते भवेद्यद्वै तन्निबोध नराधिप॥

agnikāryaṁ ca kurvīta yathādṛṣṭaṁ vidhānataḥ evaṁ kṛte bhavedyadvai tannibodha narādhipa

The fire-rite too should be performed according to the observed rule. O king, hear what results from doing this.

Verse 319 (padma.1.34.319)

असौम्याश्च ग्रहास्सर्वे सौम्यरूपा भवंति च॥ सर्वे रोगा विनश्यन्ति तुष्टिमायान्ति देवताः॥

asaumyāśca grahāssarve saumyarūpā bhavaṁti ca sarve rogā vinaśyanti tuṣṭimāyānti devatāḥ

All the malefic planets become benign in form. All diseases are destroyed, and the deities become satisfied.

Verse 320 (padma.1.34.320)

न विरुन्धन्ति तं नागाः पितरस्तर्पितास्तथा। दुस्स्वप्ननाशो भवति शृण्वतां पठतां तथा॥

na virundhanti taṁ nāgāḥ pitarastarpitāstathā dussvapnanāśo bhavati śṛṇvatāṁ paṭhatāṁ tathā

Serpents do not obstruct him, and the ancestors are satisfied. The bad dreams of those who hear and those who recite this are destroyed.

Verse 321 (padma.1.34.321)

यदि भौमो रविसुतो भास्करो राहुणा सह। केतुश्च मूर्ध्नि तिष्ठंति रौद्राः पीडाकरा ग्रहाः॥

yadi bhaumo ravisuto bhāskaro rāhuṇā saha ketuśca mūrdhni tiṣṭhaṁti raudrāḥ pīḍākarā grahāḥ

If Mars, Saturn the son of the sun, Rahu, the sun, and Ketu — these fierce, affliction-bringing planets stand upon one's head—

Verse 322 (padma.1.34.322)

अनेन कृतमात्रेण ससौभाग्या भवंति हि। य एवं कुरुते राजन्सदाभक्तिसमन्वितः॥

anena kṛtamātreṇa sasaubhāgyā bhavaṁti hi ya evaṁ kurute rājansadābhaktisamanvitaḥ

—by merely doing this, they become fortunate. O king, whoever, ever endowed with devotion, does this—

Verse 323 (padma.1.34.323)

तस्य सानुग्रहाः सर्वे शांतिं यच्छंति नान्यथा। शनैश्चरं राहुकेतू लोहपात्रेषु विन्यसेत्॥

tasya sānugrahāḥ sarve śāṁtiṁ yacchaṁti nānyathā śanaiścaraṁ rāhuketū lohapātreṣu vinyaset

—toward him all the planets, being gracious, give peace alone, not otherwise. Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu should be placed in iron vessels—

Verse 324 (padma.1.34.324)

लोहेन कारयेच्चैनान्ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च दापयेत्। कृष्णं वस्त्रयुगं देयमेतेषां प्रीणनाय वै॥

lohena kārayeccainānbrāhmaṇebhyaśca dāpayet kṛṣṇaṁ vastrayugaṁ deyameteṣāṁ prīṇanāya vai

—and their images should be made of iron and given to brahmins. To please them, a pair of black garments should be given.

Verse 325 (padma.1.34.325)

सौवर्णां गाश्च दातव्याः शांतिश्रीविजयेप्सुभिः। व्रतांते सर्व एते हि ग्रहास्सौवर्णका नृप॥

sauvarṇāṁ gāśca dātavyāḥ śāṁtiśrīvijayepsubhiḥ vratāṁte sarva ete hi grahāssauvarṇakā nṛpa

Those who desire peace, prosperity, and victory should give golden cows. O king, at the end of the vow, all these planets, made of gold—

Verse 326 (padma.1.34.326)

दातव्याः शांतिमिच्छद्भिर्व्रतांते द्विजभोजनम्। यथाशक्ति दक्षिणा च ग्रहाणां प्रीतये तथा॥

dātavyāḥ śāṁtimicchadbhirvratāṁte dvijabhojanam yathāśakti dakṣiṇā ca grahāṇāṁ prītaye tathā

—those desiring peace should perform brahmin-feeding at the end of the vow, giving a fee according to ability — all this for the pleasure of the planets.

Verse 327 (padma.1.34.327)

अल्पायासेन राजेंद्र सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्। शंकराज्ज्ञानमन्विच्छेदारोग्यं भास्करात्तथा॥

alpāyāsena rājeṁdra sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt śaṁkarājjñānamanvicchedārogyaṁ bhāskarāttathā

O king of kings, by this, with little effort, all desires are attained. One should seek knowledge from Shankara, health from the sun—

Verse 328 (padma.1.34.328)

हुताशनाद्धनमिच्छेद्गतिमिच्छेज्जनार्दनात् । ॥ ब्राह्म्यं पितामहाच्चैव सर्वजन्तुप्रशांतिदम्॥

hutāśanāddhanamicchedgatimicchejjanārdanāt brāhmyaṁ pitāmahāccaiva sarvajantupraśāṁtidam

—wealth from Agni, the goal from Janardana. From the grandsire, the Brahmic state, which brings peace to all beings.

Verse 329 (padma.1.34.329)

भीष्म उवाच॥ यस्त्वया कथितो यज्ञो यज्वनां तु फलं महत्। तथायुषस्स्वल्पतया अन्यैः प्राप्तुं न शक्यते॥

bhīṣma uvāca yastvayā kathito yajño yajvanāṁ tu phalaṁ mahat tathāyuṣassvalpatayā anyaiḥ prāptuṁ na śakyate

Bhishma said: The sacrifice you have described gives great fruit to those who perform it; but due to the shortness of lifespan, it cannot be attained by others.

Verse 330 (padma.1.34.330)

स्वल्यायासेन यत्पुण्यं संवत्सरमुपोषजम्। भवेत्तन्मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ कथयस्व महाफलम्॥

svalyāyāsena yatpuṇyaṁ saṁvatsaramupoṣajam bhavettanme muniśreṣṭha kathayasva mahāphalam

That which, with little effort, has merit equal to a year of fasting, O foremost of sages, tell me — that which gives great fruit.

Verse 331 (padma.1.34.331)

पुलस्त्य उवाच॥ इदमर्थं महाराज श्वेतो राजा महायशाः। वसिष्ठं पृष्टवान्प्रश्नं क्षुधया पीडितो भृशम्॥

pulastya uvāca idamarthaṁ mahārāja śveto rājā mahāyaśāḥ vasiṣṭhaṁ pṛṣṭavānpraśnaṁ kṣudhayā pīḍito bhṛśam

Pulastya said: Regarding this very matter, O great king, the highly renowned king Shweta, greatly afflicted by hunger, once asked a question of Vasishtha.

Verse 332 (padma.1.34.332)

आसीदिलावृते वर्षे श्वेतो राजा महाबलः। स महीं सकलां जिग्ये सप्तद्वीपां सपत्तनाम्॥

āsīdilāvṛte varṣe śveto rājā mahābalaḥ sa mahīṁ sakalāṁ jigye saptadvīpāṁ sapattanām

In the Ilavrita realm there lived a mighty king named Shweta. He had conquered the entire earth, with its seven continents and its cities.

Verse 333 (padma.1.34.333)

ब्रह्मपुत्रो वसिष्ठश्च आसीत्तस्य पुरोहितः। स कदाचिन्नृपश्रेष्ठो जित्वा परमधार्मिकः॥

brahmaputro vasiṣṭhaśca āsīttasya purohitaḥ sa kadācinnṛpaśreṣṭho jitvā paramadhārmikaḥ

Vasishtha, son of Brahma, was his priest. Once that supremely righteous, foremost king, having gained victory—

Verse 334 (padma.1.34.334)

पुरोहितमुवाचेदं वसिष्ठं जपतां वरम्। श्वेत उवाच॥ भगवन्नश्वमेधानां सहस्रं कर्तुमुत्सहे॥

purohitamuvācedaṁ vasiṣṭhaṁ japatāṁ varam śveta uvāca bhagavannaśvamedhānāṁ sahasraṁ kartumutsahe

—spoke to Vasishtha, foremost among those who recite mantras. Shweta said: 'O venerable one, I am able to perform a thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices—'

Verse 335 (padma.1.34.335)

सुवर्णरूप्यरत्नानां दानं कर्तुं द्विजातिषु। पृथिव्यामन्नदानं तु दातुन्नेच्छामि वै गुरो॥

suvarṇarūpyaratnānāṁ dānaṁ kartuṁ dvijātiṣu pṛthivyāmannadānaṁ tu dātunnecchāmi vai guro

'—I am able to give gifts of gold, silver, and gems to brahmins; but, O teacher, I do not wish to give food to the earth.'

Verse 336 (padma.1.34.336)

नान्नेन किंचिद्दत्तेन दत्ते होम्नि द्विजे प्रभो। न किंचिद्वस्त्विति ज्ञात्वा न दत्तं तत्कदाचन॥

nānnena kiṁciddattena datte homni dvije prabho na kiṁcidvastviti jñātvā na dattaṁ tatkadācana

'O lord, what use is it, without giving any food, only offering oblations to a brahmin in sacrifice?' — thinking nothing was worth giving, he never gave it.

Verse 337 (padma.1.34.337)

रक्तवस्त्रमलंकारं ग्रामांश्च नगराणि च। अददाद्ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽसौ श्वेतो राजा महायशाः॥

raktavastramalaṁkāraṁ grāmāṁśca nagarāṇi ca adadādbrāhmaṇebhyo'sau śveto rājā mahāyaśāḥ

King Shweta, of great renown, gave to brahmins red garments, ornaments, villages, and cities.

Verse 338 (padma.1.34.338)

नान्नं जलं तेन राज्ञा दत्तमासीत्कदाचन। ततोऽश्वमेधैर्बहुभिर्यज्वासौ नृपसत्तम॥

nānnaṁ jalaṁ tena rājñā dattamāsītkadācana tato'śvamedhairbahubhiryajvāsau nṛpasattama

But that king never gave food or water as a gift. Thereafter, that foremost king, sacrificer of many Ashvamedhas—

Verse 339 (padma.1.34.339)

स्वर्गं गतः पुण्यजितं तपस्तप्त्वार्बुदत्रयम्। ब्राह्मीं सलोकतां प्राप्तः सर्वालंकारभूषितः॥

svargaṁ gataḥ puṇyajitaṁ tapastaptvārbudatrayam brāhmīṁ salokatāṁ prāptaḥ sarvālaṁkārabhūṣitaḥ

—attained heaven, conquered by his merit, and, having performed austerity for three arbudas of years, attained residence in the Brahma-world, adorned with every ornament.

Verse 340 (padma.1.34.340)

नृत्यंत्यप्सरसस्तत्र गायंते सिद्धयोषितः। तुंबुरुर्नारदस्तत्र द्वावप्यनुगतौ सदा॥

nṛtyaṁtyapsarasastatra gāyaṁte siddhayoṣitaḥ tuṁbururnāradastatra dvāvapyanugatau sadā

There Apsarases dance, and Siddha-women sing. There Tumburu and Narada, both, were his constant companions.

Verse 341 (padma.1.34.341)

अगायेतां महाप्राज्ञौ मुनयश्च तपोन्विताः। वेदोक्तमंत्रैः स्तुवन्ति अनेकक्रतुयाजिनम्॥

agāyetāṁ mahāprājñau munayaśca taponvitāḥ vedoktamaṁtraiḥ stuvanti anekakratuyājinam

Those two great sages, and the ascetic sages, would sing in praise of the performer of many sacrifices, with Vedic mantras.

Verse 342 (padma.1.34.342)

एवं विभवयुक्तस्य राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः। क्षुधाया पीड्यते देहं तृष्णया च विशेषतः॥

evaṁ vibhavayuktasya rājñastasya mahātmanaḥ kṣudhāyā pīḍyate dehaṁ tṛṣṇayā ca viśeṣataḥ

Thus, though endowed with such splendor, that great-souled king's body began to be afflicted by hunger and, especially, by thirst.

Verse 343 (padma.1.34.343)

स तया पीड्यमानस्तु क्षुधया राजसत्तमः॥ विमानेनाप्यसौ स्वर्गं त्यक्त्वागादृक्षपर्वतम्॥

sa tayā pīḍyamānastu kṣudhayā rājasattamaḥ vimānenāpyasau svargaṁ tyaktvāgādṛkṣaparvatam

Afflicted by that hunger, that foremost king left heaven, even his celestial chariot, and went to the Riksha mountain.

Verse 344 (padma.1.34.344)

यत्रात्ममूर्तिस्तत्रागात्पुरा दग्धा महावने। तत्रास्थीनि स्वयं गृह्य लिहन्नास्ते स पार्थिवः॥

yatrātmamūrtistatrāgātpurā dagdhā mahāvane tatrāsthīni svayaṁ gṛhya lihannāste sa pārthivaḥ

He went to where his own body had earlier been cremated in the great forest; there, taking up his own bones, that king began to lick them.

Verse 345 (padma.1.34.345)

पुनर्विमानमारुह्य ययौ नाकं नराधिपः। अथ कालेन महता स राजा संशितव्रतः॥

punarvimānamāruhya yayau nākaṁ narādhipaḥ atha kālena mahatā sa rājā saṁśitavrataḥ

Then again mounting the chariot, that king went to heaven. Thereafter, after a great time had passed, that firm-vowed king—

Verse 346 (padma.1.34.346)

स्वान्यस्थीनि लिहन्दृष्टो वसिष्ठेन पुरोधसा। उक्तश्च किन्नु राजेन्द्र स्वास्थिभक्षो नराधिप॥

svānyasthīni lihandṛṣṭo vasiṣṭhena purodhasā uktaśca kinnu rājendra svāsthibhakṣo narādhipa

—was seen licking his own bones by his priest Vasishtha. He was asked: 'O king of kings, what is this? O king, why do you eat your own bones?'

Verse 347 (padma.1.34.347)

एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा वसिष्ठेन महर्षिणा। उवाच वचनं चेदं श्वेतो राजाथ तं मुनिम्॥

evamuktastato rājā vasiṣṭhena maharṣiṇā uvāca vacanaṁ cedaṁ śveto rājātha taṁ munim

Thus addressed by the great sage Vasishtha, king Shweta spoke this word to that sage.

Verse 348 (padma.1.34.348)

भगवंस्तृट्क्षुधार्तोहमन्नदानं पुरा मया। न दत्तं मुनिशार्दूल तेन मां क्षुत्प्रबाधते॥

bhagavaṁstṛṭkṣudhārtohamannadānaṁ purā mayā na dattaṁ muniśārdūla tena māṁ kṣutprabādhate

'O venerable one, I am tormented by thirst and hunger; formerly I did not give food as a gift, O foremost of sages, and therefore hunger torments me.'

Verse 349 (padma.1.34.349)

एवमुक्तस्तदा राजा वसिष्ठो मुनिपुंगवः। उवाच तं नृपं भूयो वाक्यमेतन्महामुनिः॥

evamuktastadā rājā vasiṣṭho munipuṁgavaḥ uvāca taṁ nṛpaṁ bhūyo vākyametanmahāmuniḥ

Thus addressed by the king, the foremost of sages, the great seer Vasishtha, again spoke this word to that king.

Verse 350 (padma.1.34.350)

किं ते करोमि राजेंद्र क्षुधितस्य विशेषतः। वस्तु कस्यापि किंचिद्धि नाऽदत्तमुपतिष्ठति॥

kiṁ te karomi rājeṁdra kṣudhitasya viśeṣataḥ vastu kasyāpi kiṁciddhi nā'dattamupatiṣṭhati

'O king of kings, what shall I do for you, so especially hungry? Anything not given never avails anyone.'

Verse 351 (padma.1.34.351)

रत्नहेमप्रदानेन भोगवान्जायते नरः। अन्नदानप्रदानेन सर्वकामैः प्रदीपितः॥

ratnahemapradānena bhogavānjāyate naraḥ annadānapradānena sarvakāmaiḥ pradīpitaḥ

'By the gift of gems and gold, a man becomes possessed of enjoyments; by the gift of food, he is illumined with all desires fulfilled.'

Verse 352 (padma.1.34.352)

तन्न दत्तं त्वया राजन्स्तोकं मत्वा नराधिपः। श्वेत उवाच॥ अदत्तस्य च संभूतिर्यथा भवति मे गुरो॥

tanna dattaṁ tvayā rājanstokaṁ matvā narādhipaḥ śveta uvāca adattasya ca saṁbhūtiryathā bhavati me guro

'O king, that gift of food, thinking it too small, you did not give.' Shweta said: 'O teacher, how that which was not given may come to be for me—'

Verse 353 (padma.1.34.353)

वसिष्ठ त्वत्प्रसादेन तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः। वसिष्ठ उवाच॥ अस्त्येकं कारणं येन जायते नात्र संशयः॥

vasiṣṭha tvatprasādena tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ vasiṣṭha uvāca astyekaṁ kāraṇaṁ yena jāyate nātra saṁśayaḥ

'—O Vasishtha, by your grace, tell that to me as I ask.' Vasishtha said: 'There is one cause by which this happens, without doubt—'

Verse 354 (padma.1.34.354)

तच्छृणुष्व नरव्याघ्र कथ्यमानं मया तव। आसीद्राजा पुरा कल्पे विनीताश्वेति कीर्तितः॥

tacchṛṇuṣva naravyāghra kathyamānaṁ mayā tava āsīdrājā purā kalpe vinītāśveti kīrtitaḥ

'—O tiger among men, hear it, as I tell you. In a former kalpa there was a king, renowned by the name Vinitashva.'

Verse 355 (padma.1.34.355)

स चाश्वमेधमारेभे यज्ञं कर्तुं वरं नृपः। यजनांते द्विजेंद्रेभ्यो दत्तं गोऽश्वादि याचितम्॥

sa cāśvamedhamārebhe yajñaṁ kartuṁ varaṁ nṛpaḥ yajanāṁte dvijeṁdrebhyo dattaṁ go'śvādi yācitam

'That excellent king resolved to perform the Ashvamedha sacrifice. At the sacrifice's end, whatever cows, horses, and the like were requested by the foremost brahmins, was given—'

Verse 356 (padma.1.34.356)

नान्नं दत्तं तेन किंचित्स्वल्पं मत्वा यथा त्वया। ततः कालेन महता मृतोऽसौ जाह्नवी तटे॥

nānnaṁ dattaṁ tena kiṁcitsvalpaṁ matvā yathā tvayā tataḥ kālena mahatā mṛto'sau jāhnavī taṭe

'—but he too gave no food at all, just as you, considering it too small, did not give it. Thereafter, after much time, he died on the bank of the Ganga.'

Verse 357 (padma.1.34.357)

मायापुर्यां विनीताश्वः सार्वभौमोऽभवन्नृपः। स्वर्गं च गतवान्सोऽपि यथा राजा भवान्प्रभो॥

māyāpuryāṁ vinītāśvaḥ sārvabhaumo'bhavannṛpaḥ svargaṁ ca gatavānso'pi yathā rājā bhavānprabho

'At Mayapuri he became Vinitashva, the universal sovereign. And he too, O lord, just like you, having become king, went to heaven.'

Verse 358 (padma.1.34.358)

असावपि क्षुधाविष्ट एवमेवागतोऽभवत्। मर्त्यलोके नदीतीरे गंगायां नीलपर्वते॥

asāvapi kṣudhāviṣṭa evamevāgato'bhavat martyaloke nadītīre gaṁgāyāṁ nīlaparvate

'He too, overcome by hunger, came just this same way — to the world of mortals, on the bank of the Ganga, at the Nila mountain—'

Verse 359 (padma.1.34.359)

विमानेनार्कवर्णेन भास्वता देववन्नृप। ददर्श तत्स्वकं देहं तथा स्वं च पुरोहितम्॥

vimānenārkavarṇena bhāsvatā devavannṛpa dadarśa tatsvakaṁ dehaṁ tathā svaṁ ca purohitam

'—O king, upon a sun-colored, radiant chariot, like the gods. He saw his own body, and his own priest—'

Verse 360 (padma.1.34.360)

होतारं ब्राह्मणं नाम यजंतं जाह्नवी तटे। तं दृष्ट्वाऽसावपि पुनः पर्यपृच्छदिद्वजोत्तमम्॥

hotāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ nāma yajaṁtaṁ jāhnavī taṭe taṁ dṛṣṭvā'sāvapi punaḥ paryapṛcchadidvajottamam

'—a brahmin named Hota, who was performing sacrifice on the bank of the Ganga. Seeing him, he again asked that foremost of brahmins—'

Verse 361 (padma.1.34.361)

क्षुधायाः कारणं राजन्स होता तमुवाच ह। तिलधेनुं च वै राजन्घृतधेनुं च सत्तम॥

kṣudhāyāḥ kāraṇaṁ rājansa hotā tamuvāca ha tiladhenuṁ ca vai rājanghṛtadhenuṁ ca sattama

'—O king, regarding the cause of hunger. That Hota said to him: a cow made of sesame, O king, and a cow made of ghee, O excellent one—'

Verse 362 (padma.1.34.362)

जलधेनुं च धेनुं च रसधेनुं च पार्थिव। देहि शीघ्रं येन भवांस्तृट्क्षुधावर्जितो दिवि॥

jaladhenuṁ ca dhenuṁ ca rasadhenuṁ ca pārthiva dehi śīghraṁ yena bhavāṁstṛṭkṣudhāvarjito divi

'—a cow made of water and a cow made of essence too, O king, give quickly, so that you, free of thirst and hunger in heaven—'

Verse 363 (padma.1.34.363)

रमे तयावदादित्यस्तपते दिवि चंद्रमाः। एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा तं पुनः पृष्टवानिदम्॥

rame tayāvadādityastapate divi caṁdramāḥ evamuktastato rājā taṁ punaḥ pṛṣṭavānidam

'—may rejoice as long as the sun burns and the moon shines in the sky.' Thus addressed, the king again asked him this.

Verse 364 (padma.1.34.364)

तिलधेनुस्थितिं ब्रूहि तथा कृत्वा ददाम्यहम्। पुरोहित उवाच॥ विधानं तिलधेनोस्तु तच्छृणुष्व नराधिप॥

tiladhenusthitiṁ brūhi tathā kṛtvā dadāmyaham purohita uvāca vidhānaṁ tiladhenostu tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa

'Tell me the procedure for the sesame-cow, then I shall have it made and give it.' The priest said: 'O king, hear the procedure for the sesame-cow.'

Verse 365 (padma.1.34.365)

धेनुस्स्यात्षोडशाढक्य चतुर्भिर्वत्सको भवेत्। इक्षुदंडमयाः पादा दन्ताः पुष्पमयाः शुभाः॥

dhenussyātṣoḍaśāḍhakya caturbhirvatsako bhavet ikṣudaṁḍamayāḥ pādā dantāḥ puṣpamayāḥ śubhāḥ

'The cow should be of sixteen adhakas of sesame, the calf of four adhakas. Its legs should be sugarcane stalks, its teeth of auspicious flowers—'

Verse 366 (padma.1.34.366)

नासा गंधमयी तस्या जिह्वा गुडमयी तथा। पुच्छे स्रक्कल्पनीयास्याद्घंटाभरणभूषिता॥

nāsā gaṁdhamayī tasyā jihvā guḍamayī tathā pucche srakkalpanīyāsyādghaṁṭābharaṇabhūṣitā

'—its nose of fragrant substance, its tongue of jaggery. A garland should be fashioned for its tail, adorned with bells and ornaments.'

Verse 367 (padma.1.34.367)

ईदृशीं कल्पयित्वा तु स्वर्णशृंगीं तु कल्पयेत्। रौप्यखुरां कांस्यदोहां पूर्वधेनुविधानतः॥

īdṛśīṁ kalpayitvā tu svarṇaśṛṁgīṁ tu kalpayet raupyakhurāṁ kāṁsyadohāṁ pūrvadhenuvidhānataḥ

'Having thus made it, it should have golden horns, silver hooves, and a bronze milk-pail, according to the previously described cow-rite.'

Verse 368 (padma.1.34.368)

कृत्वा तां ब्राह्मणायाशु दापयेन्मंत्रतो नृप। स्थितां कृष्णाजिने धेनुं वासोभिर्गोपितां शुभाम्॥

kṛtvā tāṁ brāhmaṇāyāśu dāpayenmaṁtrato nṛpa sthitāṁ kṛṣṇājine dhenuṁ vāsobhirgopitāṁ śubhām

'O king, having made it thus, it should quickly be given to a brahmin with mantras. The cow, established on a black antelope skin, covered with auspicious cloths—'

Verse 369 (padma.1.34.369)

सूत्रेणासूत्रितां कृत्वा पंचरत्नसमन्विताम्। सर्वौषधिसमायुक्तां मंत्रपूतां तु दापयेत्॥

sūtreṇāsūtritāṁ kṛtvā paṁcaratnasamanvitām sarvauṣadhisamāyuktāṁ maṁtrapūtāṁ tu dāpayet

'—bound with a thread, endowed with the five gems, endowed with all herbs, purified with mantras, should be given.'

Verse 370 (padma.1.34.370)

अन्नम्मे जायतां सद्यः पानं सर्वरसास्तथा। कामान्संपादयास्माकं तिलधेनो द्विजेर्पिता॥

annamme jāyatāṁ sadyaḥ pānaṁ sarvarasāstathā kāmānsaṁpādayāsmākaṁ tiladheno dvijerpitā

'The sesame-cow mantra: May food quickly come to me, and drink, and all essences too. O sesame-cow, offered to a brahmin, fulfill our desires.'

Verse 371 (padma.1.34.371)

गृह्णामि देवि त्वां भक्त्या कुटुम्बार्थे विशेषतः। देहि कामान्वितान्सर्वांस्तिलधेनो नमोस्तु ते॥

gṛhṇāmi devi tvāṁ bhaktyā kuṭumbārthe viśeṣataḥ dehi kāmānvitānsarvāṁstiladheno namostu te

'O goddess, I accept you with devotion, especially for the sake of my family. O sesame-cow, give all desired wishes; salutation to you.'

Verse 372 (padma.1.34.372)

एवं विधानतो दत्ता तिलधेनुर्नृपोत्तम। सर्वकामसमावाप्तिं कुरुते नात्र संशयः॥

evaṁ vidhānato dattā tiladhenurnṛpottama sarvakāmasamāvāptiṁ kurute nātra saṁśayaḥ

O best of kings, thus given according to rite, the sesame-cow accomplishes the attainment of all desires, without doubt.

Verse 373 (padma.1.34.373)

जलधेनुस्तथैवेह कुंभैरेव प्रकल्पिता। दत्ता तु विधिना कामान्सद्यः सर्वान्प्रयच्छति॥

jaladhenustathaiveha kuṁbhaireva prakalpitā dattā tu vidhinā kāmānsadyaḥ sarvānprayacchati

The water-cow too is likewise fashioned with vessels; given according to rite, it grants all desires at once.

Verse 374 (padma.1.34.374)

धेनुशतं तथा दत्तं पूर्णिमा नियमेन हि। सावित्री इव वै स्वर्गे सर्वकामप्रदा भवेत्॥

dhenuśataṁ tathā dattaṁ pūrṇimā niyamena hi sāvitrī iva vai svarge sarvakāmapradā bhavet

In the same way, a hundred cows are also given on the full moon, according to rule — as though Savitri herself, in heaven, granting all desires.

Verse 375 (padma.1.34.375)

घृतधेनुस्तथा दत्ता विधानेन विचक्षणैः। सर्वकामसमावाप्तिं कुरुते कांतिदा भवेत्॥

ghṛtadhenustathā dattā vidhānena vicakṣaṇaiḥ sarvakāmasamāvāptiṁ kurute kāṁtidā bhavet

Likewise, the ghee-cow, given by the wise according to rite, accomplishes the attainment of all desires, and bestows radiance.

Verse 376 (padma.1.34.376)

रसधेनुस्तथा दत्ता कार्तिके मासि पार्थिव। सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छेत्तु नित्यं सा गतिदा भवेत्॥

rasadhenustathā dattā kārtike māsi pārthiva sarvānkāmānprayacchettu nityaṁ sā gatidā bhavet

O king, the essence-cow, given during the month of Kartika, grants all desires; it is ever a giver of auspicious destiny.

Verse 377 (padma.1.34.377)

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं समासाद्बहुविस्तरम्। अपारं फलमुद्दिष्टं ब्रह्मणा सर्वकर्मणा॥

etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ samāsādbahuvistaram apāraṁ phalamuddiṣṭaṁ brahmaṇā sarvakarmaṇā

All this has been told to you in brief, though its extent is great. The fruit of this, shown by Brahma, is boundless, foremost among all rites.

Verse 378 (padma.1.34.378)

तृष्णया क्षुधया यद्वा पीडितो राजसत्तम। तद्दानं कार्तिके देयं पूर्वं देहि नराधिप॥

tṛṣṇayā kṣudhayā yadvā pīḍito rājasattama taddānaṁ kārtike deyaṁ pūrvaṁ dehi narādhipa

O foremost of kings, whoever is afflicted by thirst or hunger, this gift should be given to him in the month of Kartika; O king, give this first—

Verse 379 (padma.1.34.379)

ब्रह्मांडं सर्वसंपन्नं भूतरत्नौषधीयुतम्। देवदानवयक्षैश्च युक्तमेतत्सदा विभो॥

brahmāṁḍaṁ sarvasaṁpannaṁ bhūtaratnauṣadhīyutam devadānavayakṣaiśca yuktametatsadā vibho

—the cosmic egg, which is complete with everything, endowed with beings, gems, and herbs, O lord, ever accompanied by gods, demons, and Yakshas.

Verse 380 (padma.1.34.380)

एतत्तु सकलं कृत्वा सर्वतो रजतान्वितम्। सुरत्नसूर्यचंद्राढ्यं कार्तिके द्वादशी दिने॥

etattu sakalaṁ kṛtvā sarvato rajatānvitam suratnasūryacaṁdrāḍhyaṁ kārtike dvādaśī dine

Having had this made in its entirety, silver on every side, endowed with excellent gems, sun and moon, on the twelfth day of Kartika—

Verse 381 (padma.1.34.381)

अथवा पंचदश्यां तु कार्तिकस्यैव नान्यतः। पुरोहिताय गुरवे दापयेद्भक्तिमान्नरः॥

athavā paṁcadaśyāṁ tu kārtikasyaiva nānyataḥ purohitāya gurave dāpayedbhaktimānnaraḥ

—or on the fifteenth of Kartika alone, on no other day — the devoted man should give this as a gift to his priest-teacher.

Verse 382 (padma.1.34.382)

ब्रह्मांडोदरवर्तीनि यानि भूतानि पार्थिव। तानि दत्तानि वै तेन समासात्कथितं तव॥

brahmāṁḍodaravartīni yāni bhūtāni pārthiva tāni dattāni vai tena samāsātkathitaṁ tava

O king, whatever beings dwell within the cosmic egg, they too are considered given as gifts by him — this I have told you in brief.

Verse 383 (padma.1.34.383)

यद्यज्ञैर्यजतो राजन्समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः। सर्वं फलं तत्खंडस्य ब्रह्मांडस्य विशेषतः॥

yadyajñairyajato rājansamāptavaradakṣiṇaiḥ sarvaṁ phalaṁ tatkhaṁḍasya brahmāṁḍasya viśeṣataḥ

O king, whatever fruit comes to one who sacrifices with sacrifices of complete fee, does not even especially equal the fruit of a single portion of that cosmic egg.

Verse 384 (padma.1.34.384)

यः पुनः सकलं चेदं ब्रह्मांडं प्रदिशेन्नरः। तेन जप्तं हुतं दत्तं पठितं कीर्तितं भवेत्॥

yaḥ punaḥ sakalaṁ cedaṁ brahmāṁḍaṁ pradiśennaraḥ tena japtaṁ hutaṁ dattaṁ paṭhitaṁ kīrtitaṁ bhavet

And whoever gives this entire cosmic egg as a gift, by him is considered done — the recitation, the fire-offering, the gift, the reading, the chanting of everything.

Verse 385 (padma.1.34.385)

राजोवाच॥ विधिं ब्रह्मांडदानस्य कृत्वा तत्मोक्षभाग्भवेत्। कालं देशं विप्रतीर्थं सर्वं त्वं वद मेनघ॥

rājovāca vidhiṁ brahmāṁḍadānasya kṛtvā tatmokṣabhāgbhavet kālaṁ deśaṁ vipratīrthaṁ sarvaṁ tvaṁ vada menagha

The king said: Having performed the rite of the cosmic-egg gift, may one become a sharer of liberation. Time, place, the learned brahmin, and the tirtha — all this, O sinless one, tell me—

Verse 386 (padma.1.34.386)

कृतेन येन सर्वस्य फलभागी भवाम्यहम्। कुत्सितस्यास्य भावस्य मोक्षस्स्यादचिराच्च मे॥

kṛtena yena sarvasya phalabhāgī bhavāmyaham kutsitasyāsya bhāvasya mokṣassyādacirācca me

—by doing which I may become a sharer of every fruit. May I be freed swiftly from this wretched condition.

Verse 387 (padma.1.34.387)

वसिष्ठ उवाच॥ एवं श्रुत्वा ततो राजन्पुरोधास्तस्य स द्विजः। ब्रह्मांडं कारयामास सौवर्णं सर्वधातुभिः॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca evaṁ śrutvā tato rājanpurodhāstasya sa dvijaḥ brahmāṁḍaṁ kārayāmāsa sauvarṇaṁ sarvadhātubhiḥ

Vasishtha said: O king, having heard this, that priest-brahmin had a cosmic egg made, of gold, comprising all metals.

Verse 388 (padma.1.34.388)

युतं निष्कसहस्रेण पद्मं तत्र ह्यकल्पयत्॥ तत्र ब्रह्मा तस्य मध्येपद्मरागैरलंकृतः॥

yutaṁ niṣkasahasreṇa padmaṁ tatra hyakalpayat tatra brahmā tasya madhyepadmarāgairalaṁkṛtaḥ

Endowed with a thousand nishkas, a lotus too was made within it. In its center, Brahma, adorned with padmaraga gems—

Verse 389 (padma.1.34.389)

सावित्र्या चैव गायत्र्या ऋषिभिर्मुनिभिः सह। नारदाद्याः सुताः सर्व इन्द्राद्याश्च दिवौकसः॥

sāvitryā caiva gāyatryā ṛṣibhirmunibhiḥ saha nāradādyāḥ sutāḥ sarva indrādyāśca divaukasaḥ

—together with Savitri and Gayatri, together with sages and seers. Narada and other sons, Indra and the other gods—

Verse 390 (padma.1.34.390)

सौवर्णविग्रहाः सर्वे ब्रह्मणस्तु पुरःसराः। वराहरूपी भगवान्लक्ष्म्या सह सनातनः॥

sauvarṇavigrahāḥ sarve brahmaṇastu puraḥsarāḥ varāharūpī bhagavānlakṣmyā saha sanātanaḥ

—all made as golden images, with Brahma placed foremost. The eternal Lord in the form of the Boar, together with Lakshmi, was also made.

Verse 391 (padma.1.34.391)

नीलं मरकतं चैव भूषायां तस्य कारयेत्। गोमेदैस्तस्य वै शोभां कारयेत च बुद्धिमान्॥

nīlaṁ marakataṁ caiva bhūṣāyāṁ tasya kārayet gomedaistasya vai śobhāṁ kārayeta ca buddhimān

In its ornaments, a blue emerald should be set. The wise one should enhance its beauty with gomeda gems.

Verse 392 (padma.1.34.392)

मोक्तिकैश्चापि सोमस्य शोभां वज्रैर्दिवाकरे। ग्रहाणां चैव सर्वेषां सुवर्णानि च दापयेत्॥

moktikaiścāpi somasya śobhāṁ vajrairdivākare grahāṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ suvarṇāni ca dāpayet

The moon's beauty should be made with pearls, the sun's with diamonds. Golden images of all the planets too should be made and given.

Verse 393 (padma.1.34.393)

स्वर्णात्सप्तगुणं रौप्यं रौप्यात्ताम्रं तथाविधम्। ततः सप्तगुणं कार्यं कांस्यं सप्तगुणं तथा॥

svarṇātsaptaguṇaṁ raupyaṁ raupyāttāmraṁ tathāvidham tataḥ saptaguṇaṁ kāryaṁ kāṁsyaṁ saptaguṇaṁ tathā

Seven times the gold's weight should be in silver, and as much bronze from silver, then seven times that in bronze, and seven times more—

Verse 394 (padma.1.34.394)

कांस्यात्सप्तगुणं कार्यं त्रपु चैव नराधिप। त्रपुसप्तगुणं सीसं सीसाल्लोहं च कारयेत्॥

kāṁsyātsaptaguṇaṁ kāryaṁ trapu caiva narādhipa trapusaptaguṇaṁ sīsaṁ sīsāllohaṁ ca kārayet

—O king, seven times the bronze's weight in tin should be made, seven times the tin in lead, and from lead, iron.

Verse 395 (padma.1.34.395)

सप्तद्वीपास्समुद्राश्च सप्त वै कुलपर्वताः। अनया संख्यया कृत्वा निपुणैः शिल्पिभिस्ततः॥

saptadvīpāssamudrāśca sapta vai kulaparvatāḥ anayā saṁkhyayā kṛtvā nipuṇaiḥ śilpibhistataḥ

The seven continents, seven oceans, and seven principal mountains — according to this same number, having them made by skilled craftsmen—

Verse 396 (padma.1.34.396)

पादपादीनि भूतानि राजतान्येव कारयेत्। आरण्यानि च सत्त्वानि सौवर्णानि च कारयेत्॥

pādapādīni bhūtāni rājatānyeva kārayet āraṇyāni ca sattvāni sauvarṇāni ca kārayet

—plants and other beings should be made of silver alone. Wild creatures should be made of gold.

Verse 397 (padma.1.34.397)

वृक्षान्वनस्पतीन्गुल्मतृणपर्णानि वीरुधः। सर्वं प्रकल्प्य विधिवत्तीर्थे देयं विचक्षणैः॥

vṛkṣānvanaspatīngulmatṛṇaparṇāni vīrudhaḥ sarvaṁ prakalpya vidhivattīrthe deyaṁ vicakṣaṇaiḥ

Trees, herbs, shrubs, grasses, leaves, and creepers — all this, made according to rite, should be given to the learned at a tirtha.

Verse 398 (padma.1.34.398)

कुरुक्षेत्रे गयायां च प्रयागेऽमरकंटके। द्वारवत्यां प्रभासे च गंगाद्वारे च पुष्करे॥

kurukṣetre gayāyāṁ ca prayāge'marakaṁṭake dvāravatyāṁ prabhāse ca gaṁgādvāre ca puṣkare

At Kurukshetra, at Gaya, at Prayaga, at Amarakantaka, at Dvaravati, at Prabhasa, at Gangadwara, and at Pushkara—

Verse 399 (padma.1.34.399)

तीर्थेष्वेतेषु वै देयं ग्रहणे शशिसूर्ययोः। दिनच्छिद्रेषु सर्वेषु अयने दक्षिणोत्तरे॥

tīrtheṣveteṣu vai deyaṁ grahaṇe śaśisūryayoḥ dinacchidreṣu sarveṣu ayane dakṣiṇottare

—at these tirthas alone, it should be given at the time of a lunar or solar eclipse. At all auspicious junctures, at the southern or northern solstice—

Verse 400 (padma.1.34.400)

व्यतीपाते बहुगुणं विषुवे च विशेषतः। दातव्यमेतद्राजेंद्र विचारं नैव कारयेत्॥

vyatīpāte bahuguṇaṁ viṣuve ca viśeṣataḥ dātavyametadrājeṁdra vicāraṁ naiva kārayet

—at the Vyatipata yoga, manifold more; at the equinox, especially. O king of kings, this gift should be given without hesitation.

Verse 401 (padma.1.34.401)

शालाग्निहोत्रिणं कृत्वा सुरूपं च गुणान्वितम्। सपत्नीकं च संपूज्य भूषयित्वा च भूषणैः॥

śālāgnihotriṇaṁ kṛtvā surūpaṁ ca guṇānvitam sapatnīkaṁ ca saṁpūjya bhūṣayitvā ca bhūṣaṇaiḥ

Having worshipped a priest who maintains the sacred fire, of good form and virtue, together with his wife, having adorned him with ornaments—

Verse 402 (padma.1.34.402)

पुरोहितं मुख्यतमं कृत्वाऽन्ये च तथा द्विजाः। चतुर्विंशद्गुणोपेताः सपत्नीका निमंत्रिताः॥

purohitaṁ mukhyatamaṁ kṛtvā'nye ca tathā dvijāḥ caturviṁśadguṇopetāḥ sapatnīkā nimaṁtritāḥ

—the chief priest, and also the other brahmins, endowed with twenty-four virtues, invited together with their wives—

Verse 403 (padma.1.34.403)

अंगुलीयानि च तथा कर्णवेष्टं च दापयेत्। एवंविधांस्तु तान्पूज्य तेषामग्रे सुसंस्थितः॥

aṁgulīyāni ca tathā karṇaveṣṭaṁ ca dāpayet evaṁvidhāṁstu tānpūjya teṣāmagre susaṁsthitaḥ

—rings and ear-ornaments too should be given. Having thus worshipped them, standing well before them—

Verse 404 (padma.1.34.404)

अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन प्रणम्य च पुनःपुन।ः॥ पुरोहिताय पुरतः कृत्वा वै करसंपुटम्॥

aṣṭāṁgapraṇipātena praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ purohitāya purataḥ kṛtvā vai karasaṁpuṭam

—having bowed repeatedly with an eight-limbed prostration, with both hands joined before the priest—

Verse 405 (padma.1.34.405)

यूयं वै ब्राह्मणाः प्रीता मैत्रत्वेनानुगृह्णत। सौमुख्येन द्विजश्रेष्ठा भूयः पूततरस्त्वहः॥

yūyaṁ vai brāhmaṇāḥ prītā maitratvenānugṛhṇata saumukhyena dvijaśreṣṭhā bhūyaḥ pūtatarastvahaḥ

'O pleased brahmins, favor me with friendship. O foremost of brahmins, with kind faces, make me more purified still.'

Verse 406 (padma.1.34.406)

भवतां प्रीतियोगेन स्वयं प्रीतः पितामहः। ब्रह्मांडेन तु दत्तेन तोषं यातु जनार्दनः॥

bhavatāṁ prītiyogena svayaṁ prītaḥ pitāmahaḥ brahmāṁḍena tu dattena toṣaṁ yātu janārdanaḥ

'By your loving pleasure, may the grandsire himself be pleased. May Janardana attain satisfaction through the giving of this cosmic egg.'

Verse 407 (padma.1.34.407)

पिनाकपाणिर्भगवान्शक्रश्च त्रिदशेश्वरः। एते तोषं समायांतु अनुध्यानाद्द्विजोत्तमाः॥

pinākapāṇirbhagavānśakraśca tridaśeśvaraḥ ete toṣaṁ samāyāṁtu anudhyānāddvijottamāḥ

'The venerable trident-bearer, and Indra, lord of the thirty gods — O foremost brahmins, through your meditation, may all these attain satisfaction.'

Verse 408 (padma.1.34.408)

एवं स्तुत्वा ततो राजा ब्राह्मणान्वेदपारगान्। ब्रह्माण्डं तु गुरोः प्रादात्सविधानं पुनः क्षणात्॥

evaṁ stutvā tato rājā brāhmaṇānvedapāragān brahmāṇḍaṁ tu guroḥ prādātsavidhānaṁ punaḥ kṣaṇāt

Thus having praised the Veda-versed brahmins, that king again, in that very instant, offered the cosmic egg to his guru according to rite.

Verse 409 (padma.1.34.409)

सर्वकामैस्ततस्तृप्तो ययौ स्वर्गं नराधिपः। तेनैव गुरुणा तच्च विभक्तं ब्राह्मणैः सह॥

sarvakāmaistatastṛpto yayau svargaṁ narādhipaḥ tenaiva guruṇā tacca vibhaktaṁ brāhmaṇaiḥ saha

Thereafter, satisfied in all his desires, that king went to heaven. By that same guru, that cosmic egg was distributed together with the brahmins.

Verse 410 (padma.1.34.410)

दत्तं तेनापि चान्येभ्यो ब्रह्मांडं च नराधिप। ब्रह्मांडे भूमिदाने च ग्राही चैको न वै भवेत्॥

dattaṁ tenāpi cānyebhyo brahmāṁḍaṁ ca narādhipa brahmāṁḍe bhūmidāne ca grāhī caiko na vai bhavet

O king, by him too it was given to others. In the gift of the cosmic egg and of land, there should never be a single sole recipient.

Verse 411 (padma.1.34.411)

गृह्णन्दोषमवाप्नोति ब्रह्महत्यां न संशयः। सर्वेषां चैव प्रत्यक्षं दातव्यं परिकीर्त्य वै॥

gṛhṇandoṣamavāpnoti brahmahatyāṁ na saṁśayaḥ sarveṣāṁ caiva pratyakṣaṁ dātavyaṁ parikīrtya vai

One who accepts it alone incurs a fault — that of killing a brahmin, without doubt. It is declared that this gift should be given only in the presence of all.

Verse 412 (padma.1.34.412)

दीयमानं च पश्यंति तेपि पूता भवंति हि। दर्शनादेव ते मुक्ता भवंन्त्येव न संशयः॥

dīyamānaṁ ca paśyaṁti tepi pūtā bhavaṁti hi darśanādeva te muktā bhavaṁntyeva na saṁśayaḥ

Those who see it being given also become purified. By the mere sight of it, they become liberated, without doubt.

Verse 413 (padma.1.34.413)

या भीमद्वादशी प्रोक्ता स्वर्णं तोयं मृगाजिनं। एतानि कृत्वा पश्यन्तु दृष्टैरेतैः क्रियाफलं॥

yā bhīmadvādaśī proktā svarṇaṁ toyaṁ mṛgājinaṁ etāni kṛtvā paśyantu dṛṣṭairetaiḥ kriyāphalaṁ

On what is called the Bhima Dvadashi, gold, water, and deerskin — those who merely see these, having had them made, obtain the fruit of these deeds.

Verse 414 (padma.1.34.414)

अयत्नादेव लभ्येत कर्तुश्चैव सलोकता। सदा गावः प्रणम्याश्च मंत्रेणानेन पार्थिव॥

ayatnādeva labhyeta kartuścaiva salokatā sadā gāvaḥ praṇamyāśca maṁtreṇānena pārthiva

Without effort, the doer attains a world equal to the gods. Cows should always be saluted with this mantra—

Verse 415 (padma.1.34.415)

नमो गोभ्यः श्रीमतीभ्यः सौरभेयीभ्य एव च। नमो ब्रह्मसुताभ्यश्च पवित्राभ्यो नमोनमः॥

namo gobhyaḥ śrīmatībhyaḥ saurabheyībhya eva ca namo brahmasutābhyaśca pavitrābhyo namonamaḥ

'Salutation to the glorious cows, the daughters of Surabhi. Salutation, salutation again to the daughters of Brahma, the pure ones.'

Verse 416 (padma.1.34.416)

मंत्रस्य चास्य स्मरणाद्गोदानफलमाप्नुयात्। तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र पुष्करे तीर्थ उत्तमे॥

maṁtrasya cāsya smaraṇādgodānaphalamāpnuyāt tasmāttvamapi rājeṁdra puṣkare tīrtha uttame

By the mere remembrance of this mantra, the fruit of a cow-gift is obtained. Therefore, O king of kings, you too, at the excellent tirtha of Pushkara—

Verse 417 (padma.1.34.417)

कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषेण गोदानफलमाप्स्यसि। यत्किंचिद्विद्यते पापं स्त्रियो वा पुरुषस्य वा॥

kārtikyāṁ tu viśeṣeṇa godānaphalamāpsyasi yatkiṁcidvidyate pāpaṁ striyo vā puruṣasya vā

—especially in the month of Kartika, shall obtain the fruit of a cow-gift. Whatever sin exists in a woman or a man—

Verse 418 (padma.1.34.418)

पुष्करे स्नानमात्रेण तदशेषं प्रणश्यति। पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि आसमुद्रात्तु भारत॥

puṣkare snānamātreṇa tadaśeṣaṁ praṇaśyati pṛthivyāṁ yāni tīrthāni āsamudrāttu bhārata

—it is all destroyed root and branch merely by bathing at Pushkara. O descendant of Bharata, whatever tirthas exist on earth as far as the ocean—

Verse 419 (padma.1.34.419)

पुष्करे तान्युपायांति कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः॥

puṣkare tānyupāyāṁti kārtikyāṁ tu viśeṣataḥ

—all of them come together at Pushkara, especially during the month of Kartika.