The Tale of the Women

Verse 1 (padma.1.52.1)

द्विज उवाच- मांडव्यस्य मुनेर्विष्णोश्शूलाघातः कथं तनौ। पत्यौ पतिव्रतायाश्च कथं कुष्ठं कलेवरे

dvija uvāca māṁḍavyasya munerviṣṇośśūlāghātaḥ kathaṁ tanau patyau pativratāyāśca kathaṁ kuṣṭhaṁ kalevare

The brahmin said: How did the sage Mandavya come to suffer the stroke of the stake on his body? And how did leprosy come upon the body of the devoted wife's husband?

Verse 2 (padma.1.52.2)

हरिरुवाच- शिशुभावाच्च मांडव्यो झिल्लिकायामभानतः। वस्तिदेशे तृणं दत्वा मोहात्स च मुमोच ताम्

hariruvāca śiśubhāvācca māṁḍavyo jhillikāyāmabhānataḥ vastideśe tṛṇaṁ datvā mohātsa ca mumoca tām

Hari said: In his childhood, Mandavya, unknowingly, having pierced a cricket at its bladder-region with a blade of grass, out of confusion released it.

Verse 3 (padma.1.52.3)

तेनापवाददोषेण धर्मस्याज्ञातुरेव च। अहोरात्रं व्यथा कृच्छ्रा भुक्ता तेन द्विजन्मना

tenāpavādadoṣeṇa dharmasyājñātureva ca ahorātraṁ vyathā kṛcchrā bhuktā tena dvijanmanā

By that fault of transgression, and by ignorance of dharma, that twice-born suffered severe distress for a day and a night.

Verse 4 (padma.1.52.4)

किंतु समाधिना तेन न ज्ञातं शूलसंभवम्। कृच्छ्रं च मुनिना कृत्स्नं योगाभ्यासाद्भृशादपि

kiṁtu samādhinā tena na jñātaṁ śūlasaṁbhavam kṛcchraṁ ca muninā kṛtsnaṁ yogābhyāsādbhṛśādapi

But through his meditative absorption, he did not perceive the origin of the impalement's pain; by the intense practice of yoga, the sage bore that whole hardship.

Verse 5 (padma.1.52.5)

कुष्ठिनो ब्रह्मणो घातादजितेंद्रियकारणात्। पूतिगंधं तनौ कुष्ठं संजातं द्विजसत्तम

kuṣṭhino brahmaṇo ghātādajiteṁdriyakāraṇāt pūtigaṁdhaṁ tanau kuṣṭhaṁ saṁjātaṁ dvijasattama

O best of the twice-born, because of harming a leprous brahmin, due to a former lack of self-control, foul-smelling leprosy arose on his body.

Verse 6 (padma.1.52.6)

पुरा विप्राय तेनैव दत्तं गौरीचतुष्टयम्। कन्यकात्रितयं विप्र तेन तस्य पतिव्रता

purā viprāya tenaiva dattaṁ gaurīcatuṣṭayam kanyakātritayaṁ vipra tena tasya pativratā

Formerly, that very man had given a brahmin four images of Gauri, and three maidens, O brahmin — by that merit, his wife became devoted.

Verse 7 (padma.1.52.7)

अस्यास्तु कारणादेव स च मत्समतां व्रजेत्। अत्र ते विस्मयः कुत्र वेदकर्मपुरातनम्

asyāstu kāraṇādeva sa ca matsamatāṁ vrajet atra te vismayaḥ kutra vedakarmapurātanam

And by this very reason, he attained equality with me. Where then is your astonishment in this, given that this working of Vedic karma is ancient?

Verse 8 (padma.1.52.8)

द्विज उवाच- कृत्या नारी न यस्यैव तस्य स्वर्गो भवेद्ध्रुवम्। यथैतच्चरितं नाथ सर्वेषां शिवमिष्यते

dvija uvāca kṛtyā nārī na yasyaiva tasya svargo bhaveddhruvam yathaitaccaritaṁ nātha sarveṣāṁ śivamiṣyate

The brahmin said: He who does not have a dutiful wife certainly does not attain heaven. Just as this story, O lord, is desired for the welfare of all —

Verse 9 (padma.1.52.9)

हरिरुवाच- संति कृत्याः स्त्रियः काश्चित्पुंसः सर्वस्वदस्य च। तत्राप्यरक्षणीयां च मनसापि न धारयेत्

hariruvāca saṁti kṛtyāḥ striyaḥ kāścitpuṁsaḥ sarvasvadasya ca tatrāpyarakṣaṇīyāṁ ca manasāpi na dhārayet

Hari said: There are some scheming women, even toward a man who gives them everything he owns. One should not, even in thought, trust such an unworthy woman.

Verse 10 (padma.1.52.10)

न स्त्रीणामप्रियः कश्चित्प्रियो वापि न विद्यते। गावस्तृणमिवारण्ये प्रार्थयंति नवंनवम्

na strīṇāmapriyaḥ kaścitpriyo vāpi na vidyate gāvastṛṇamivāraṇye prārthayaṁti navaṁnavam

For women, there is no one truly disliked, nor is there one truly loved — like cows grazing on grass in the forest, they ever desire what is new.

Verse 11 (padma.1.52.11)

पुमांसं वित्तहीनं च विरूपं गुणवर्जितम्। अकुलीनं च भृत्यं च कामिनी भजते ध्रुवम्

pumāṁsaṁ vittahīnaṁ ca virūpaṁ guṇavarjitam akulīnaṁ ca bhṛtyaṁ ca kāminī bhajate dhruvam

A lustful woman certainly takes to a man devoid of wealth, ugly, devoid of virtue, low-born, and even a servant —

Verse 12 (padma.1.52.12)

भर्तारं च गुणोपेतं कुलीनं च महाधनम्। सुंदरं रतिदक्षं च त्यक्त्वा नीचं भजेद्वधूः

bhartāraṁ ca guṇopetaṁ kulīnaṁ ca mahādhanam suṁdaraṁ ratidakṣaṁ ca tyaktvā nīcaṁ bhajedvadhūḥ

abandoning a husband endowed with virtue, well-born, greatly wealthy, handsome, and skilled in love, a wife may take to a lowly man.

Verse 13 (padma.1.52.13)

उमानारदसंवादमाख्यानं विद्धि भूसुर। येन विद्यास्त्रियाश्चेष्टा विविधाः कृत्स्नशो द्विज

umānāradasaṁvādamākhyānaṁ viddhi bhūsura yena vidyāstriyāśceṣṭā vividhāḥ kṛtsnaśo dvija

Know, O earthly god, the tale of the dialogue between Uma and Narada, by which the various and complete conduct of women may be known, O twice-born.

Verse 14 (padma.1.52.14)

स्वभावान्नारदो विप्र विश्वजिज्ञासको मुनिः। स्वांते विमृश्याथ गतः कैलासं गिरिमुत्तमम्

svabhāvānnārado vipra viśvajijñāsako muniḥ svāṁte vimṛśyātha gataḥ kailāsaṁ girimuttamam

By his very nature, the brahmin sage Narada, curious about the universe, having reflected within himself, went to the excellent mountain Kailasa,

Verse 15 (padma.1.52.15)

वृषकेतुसदाख्यान सप्रतिष्ठे हिमे गिरौ। प्रणिपत्य महात्मा वै पप्रच्छ पार्वतीं मुनिः

vṛṣaketusadākhyāna sapratiṣṭhe hime girau praṇipatya mahātmā vai papraccha pārvatīṁ muniḥ

where the bull-bannered one is ever established, on that snowy mountain; bowing down, the great-souled sage asked Parvati:

Verse 16 (padma.1.52.16)

देवि सीमंतिनीनांतु दुश्चेष्टां ज्ञातुमुत्सहे। कौतुकेन त्वया चर्या वधूनां संप्रयुज्यते

devi sīmaṁtinīnāṁtu duśceṣṭāṁ jñātumutsahe kautukena tvayā caryā vadhūnāṁ saṁprayujyate

"O goddess, I am eager to know the ill conduct of married women. Out of curiosity, tell me the conduct that occurs among wives —"

Verse 17 (padma.1.52.17)

सर्वासामपि नारीणां स्वान्तं जानासि तत्त्वतः। तन्मां कथय सर्वेषु विनीतमज्ञमत्र च

sarvāsāmapi nārīṇāṁ svāntaṁ jānāsi tattvataḥ tanmāṁ kathaya sarveṣu vinītamajñamatra ca

"— you know truly the inner nature of all women; tell me this, humble and ignorant in this matter as I am."

Verse 18 (padma.1.52.18)

देव्युवाच- युवतीनां सदा चित्तं पुंसु तिष्ठत्यसंशयम्। अस्मिन्योनौ सुसंयोग्ये संगते वाप्यसंगते

devyuvāca yuvatīnāṁ sadā cittaṁ puṁsu tiṣṭhatyasaṁśayam asminyonau susaṁyogye saṁgate vāpyasaṁgate

The Goddess said: "The mind of young women is always fixed on men, without doubt — regarding this union, whether well-matched, accompanied or unaccompanied."

Verse 19 (padma.1.52.19)

सुवेषं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं यदि वा सुतम्। योनिः क्लिद्यति नारीणां सत्यं सत्यं हि नारद

suveṣaṁ puruṣaṁ dṛṣṭvā bhrātaraṁ yadi vā sutam yoniḥ klidyati nārīṇāṁ satyaṁ satyaṁ hi nārada

"Seeing a well-adorned man, whether a brother or even a son, truly, truly, O Narada, the womb of women becomes moist."

Verse 20 (padma.1.52.20)

स्थानं नास्ति क्षणं नास्ति नास्ति प्रार्थयिता नरः। तेन नारद नारीणां सतीत्वमुपजायते

sthānaṁ nāsti kṣaṇaṁ nāsti nāsti prārthayitā naraḥ tena nārada nārīṇāṁ satītvamupajāyate

"Only because there is no place, no opportunity, and no man who solicits them — for that reason, O Narada, chastity arises among women."

Verse 21 (padma.1.52.21)

घृतकुंभसमा नारी तप्तांगारसमः पुमान्। तस्माद्घृतं च वह्निं च नैकस्थाने च धारयेत्

ghṛtakuṁbhasamā nārī taptāṁgārasamaḥ pumān tasmādghṛtaṁ ca vahniṁ ca naikasthāne ca dhārayet

"A woman is like a jar of ghee, and a man is like a burning coal; therefore ghee and fire should never be kept in the same place."

Verse 22 (padma.1.52.22)

यथैवमत्तमातंगं सृणिमुद्गरयोगतः। स्ववशं कुरुते यंता तथा स्त्रीणां प्ररक्षकः

yathaivamattamātaṁgaṁ sṛṇimudgarayogataḥ svavaśaṁ kurute yaṁtā tathā strīṇāṁ prarakṣakaḥ

"Just as a mahout controls a rutting elephant with a goad and mallet, so should a woman's protector control her."

Verse 23 (padma.1.52.23)

पिता रक्षति कौमारे भर्ता रक्षति यौवने। पुत्राश्च स्थाविरे भावे न स्त्री स्वातंत्र्यमर्हति

pitā rakṣati kaumāre bhartā rakṣati yauvane putrāśca sthāvire bhāve na strī svātaṁtryamarhati

"A father protects her in childhood, a husband protects her in youth, and sons in old age — a woman does not deserve independence."

Verse 24 (padma.1.52.24)

ततः स्वातंत्र्यभावाच्च स्वेच्छया च वरांगना। पुरुषेणार्थिता धीरा प्रेरणादिचरी भवेत्

tataḥ svātaṁtryabhāvācca svecchayā ca varāṁganā puruṣeṇārthitā dhīrā preraṇādicarī bhavet

"Therefore, from a state of independence, and by her own will, an excellent, steady woman, when solicited by a man, becomes inclined to act on his prompting."

Verse 25 (padma.1.52.25)

अरक्षणाद्यथा पाकः श्वकाकवशगो भवेत्। तथैव युवती नारी स्वच्छंदाद्दुष्टतां व्रजेत्

arakṣaṇādyathā pākaḥ śvakākavaśago bhavet tathaiva yuvatī nārī svacchaṁdādduṣṭatāṁ vrajet

"As unguarded cooked food falls under the sway of dogs and crows, so likewise a young woman, left to her own will, falls into wickedness."

Verse 26 (padma.1.52.26)

पुनरेव कुलं दुष्टं तस्यास्संसर्गतो भवेत्। परबीजेन यो जातः स च स्याद्वर्णसंकरः

punareva kulaṁ duṣṭaṁ tasyāssaṁsargato bhavet parabījena yo jātaḥ sa ca syādvarṇasaṁkaraḥ

"And again, the family becomes corrupted through her association with other men; whoever is born from another's seed becomes a mixture of castes."

Verse 27 (padma.1.52.27)

जारजः संकरः पापो नरके नियतं वसेत्। कीटजातौ गता जाताः पुनः सर्वे महीतले

jārajaḥ saṁkaraḥ pāpo narake niyataṁ vaset kīṭajātau gatā jātāḥ punaḥ sarve mahītale

"The offspring of adultery, a sinful mixture, dwells fixed in hell; having gone into the insect species, all are born again upon the earth."

Verse 28 (padma.1.52.28)

ततो म्लेच्छमुपानीतं कुलं स्याद्द्विजनंदन। कुलक्षयो भवेद्यस्मात्तस्माद्दुष्टां न धारयेत्

tato mlecchamupānītaṁ kulaṁ syāddvijanaṁdana kulakṣayo bhavedyasmāttasmādduṣṭāṁ na dhārayet

"O joy of the twice-born, then the family becomes reduced to the level of barbarians. Since destruction of the lineage results from this, one should not keep a wicked wife."

Verse 29 (padma.1.52.29)

ज्ञात्वैव योषितां दोषं क्षमते यो नराधमः। स तिष्ठेन्निरये घोरे रौरवे पितृभिः सह

jñātvaiva yoṣitāṁ doṣaṁ kṣamate yo narādhamaḥ sa tiṣṭhenniraye ghore raurave pitṛbhiḥ saha

"That basest of men who, knowing full well the fault of his woman, tolerates it, remains in the terrible Raurava hell together with his ancestors."

Verse 30 (padma.1.52.30)

काचित्पातयते नारी काचिदुद्धरते कुलम्। तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कुलजामुद्वहेद्बुधः

kācitpātayate nārī kāciduddharate kulam tasmātsarvaprayatnena kulajāmudvahedbudhaḥ

"Some woman ruins a family, and some woman uplifts a lineage; therefore, with every effort, the wise should marry a woman of good family."

Verse 31 (padma.1.52.31)

कुलद्वयं समा नारी समयित्वा तु तिष्ठति। साध्वी तारयते वंशान्दुष्टा पातयति ध्रुवम्

kuladvayaṁ samā nārī samayitvā tu tiṣṭhati sādhvī tārayate vaṁśānduṣṭā pātayati dhruvam

"A woman equal in devotion to both families, having reconciled them, remains steadfast; a virtuous woman redeems the lineages, while a wicked one certainly ruins them."

Verse 32 (padma.1.52.32)

दारेष्वधीनं स्वर्गं च कुलं पंकं यशोऽयशः। पुत्रं दुहितरं मित्रं संसारे कथयंति च

dāreṣvadhīnaṁ svargaṁ ca kulaṁ paṁkaṁ yaśo'yaśaḥ putraṁ duhitaraṁ mitraṁ saṁsāre kathayaṁti ca

"They say that, in this world, heaven, family disgrace, fame or infamy, sons, daughters, and friends — all these depend upon the wife."

Verse 33 (padma.1.52.33)

तस्मादेकां द्वितीयां वा वामामुद्वाहयेद्बुधः। संतानार्थात्तु कामाच्च बहुदोषाश्रिता च सा

tasmādekāṁ dvitīyāṁ vā vāmāmudvāhayedbudhaḥ saṁtānārthāttu kāmācca bahudoṣāśritā ca sā

"Therefore the wise should marry one, or a second, beautiful wife, for the sake of progeny and desire; but woman's nature is subject to many faults."

Verse 34 (padma.1.52.34)

रजस्वलां च वनितां नावगच्छति यः पतिः। ब्रह्महा भ्रूणहा सोपि दुर्गतिं चाधिगच्छति

rajasvalāṁ ca vanitāṁ nāvagacchati yaḥ patiḥ brahmahā bhrūṇahā sopi durgatiṁ cādhigacchati

"The husband who does not respect the taboo regarding a menstruating wife becomes like a killer of a brahmin, a killer of an embryo, and attains misfortune."

Verse 35 (padma.1.52.35)

यो मोहाद्दुर्भगां कृत्वा साध्वीं त्यजति पापकृत्। तस्या वधेन यत्पापं तद्भुक्त्वा नरकं व्रजेत्

yo mohāddurbhagāṁ kṛtvā sādhvīṁ tyajati pāpakṛt tasyā vadhena yatpāpaṁ tadbhuktvā narakaṁ vrajet

"He who, out of delusion, being sinful, abandons an unfortunate but virtuous woman — the sin equal to killing her, having experienced it, he goes to hell."

Verse 36 (padma.1.52.36)

वनिताहरणं कृत्वा चांडलकुलतां व्रजेत्। तथैव वनिताहानात्पतितो जायते नरः

vanitāharaṇaṁ kṛtvā cāṁḍalakulatāṁ vrajet tathaiva vanitāhānātpatito jāyate naraḥ

"Having abducted a woman, one attains the state of a chandala's family; likewise, from causing harm to a woman, a man becomes born fallen."

Verse 37 (padma.1.52.37)

रामां विन्यस्य स्कंधे च चिरं यमपुरे वसेत्। मलमूत्रं शिरोदेशे नित्यं तस्य च संपतेत्

rāmāṁ vinyasya skaṁdhe ca ciraṁ yamapure vaset malamūtraṁ śirodeśe nityaṁ tasya ca saṁpatet

"Bearing that burden of wrong toward a woman, he dwells long in Yama's city; filth and urine ever fall upon his head there."

Verse 38 (padma.1.52.38)

एवं वर्षसहस्राणि भारं वहति दुर्मतिः। पुनर्यावन्ति लोमानि तावत्स रौरवं व्रजेत्

evaṁ varṣasahasrāṇi bhāraṁ vahati durmatiḥ punaryāvanti lomāni tāvatsa rauravaṁ vrajet

"Thus, for thousands of years, the evil-minded one bears that burden; then, for as many hairs as are on his body, he goes to Raurava hell."

Verse 39 (padma.1.52.39)

पुनः कीटेषु संतीर्णस्तदा मानुषतां व्रजेत्। ततश्च कलहं शोकं प्राप्नोति पूर्वकल्मषात्

punaḥ kīṭeṣu saṁtīrṇastadā mānuṣatāṁ vrajet tataśca kalahaṁ śokaṁ prāpnoti pūrvakalmaṣāt

"Having then passed through rebirths as insects, he then attains the state of a human; and then he obtains quarrel and sorrow because of his former taint."

Verse 40 (padma.1.52.40)

एवं जन्मत्रयं प्राप्य मुच्यते पातकान्नरः। तत्कालं नरकं भुक्त्वा सा तु काकी तु वञ्चकी

evaṁ janmatrayaṁ prāpya mucyate pātakānnaraḥ tatkālaṁ narakaṁ bhuktvā sā tu kākī tu vañcakī

"Thus, having undergone three such births, the man is freed from his sins, having endured hell for that time. But that deceitful woman becomes a crow."

Verse 41 (padma.1.52.41)

उच्छिष्टनरकं भुक्त्वा मानुषे विधवा भवेत्। यः पुनश्चांत्यजां गच्छेन्म्लेछां वा पुल्कसां नरः

ucchiṣṭanarakaṁ bhuktvā mānuṣe vidhavā bhavet yaḥ punaścāṁtyajāṁ gacchenmlechāṁ vā pulkasāṁ naraḥ

Having experienced the hell of impure leavings, she becomes a widow when born again a human. And the man who goes to an outcaste, barbarian, or Pulkasa woman —

Verse 42 (padma.1.52.42)

द्वित्रिचतुर्गुणं भुक्त्वा तत्र संचीर्णवंचकः। मातरं गुरुभार्यां च ब्राह्मणीं महिषीं तथा

dvitricaturguṇaṁ bhuktvā tatra saṁcīrṇavaṁcakaḥ mātaraṁ gurubhāryāṁ ca brāhmaṇīṁ mahiṣīṁ tathā

having experienced two, three, or fourfold that punishment, a deceiver who has committed such acts suffers accordingly. He who goes to his own mother, his guru's wife, a brahmin woman, or a queen,

Verse 43 (padma.1.52.43)

अन्यां वा प्रभुपत्नीं च गत्वा यात्यपुनर्भवं। भगिनीं तत्पुत्रभार्यां तथा दुहितरं स्नुषाम्

anyāṁ vā prabhupatnīṁ ca gatvā yātyapunarbhavaṁ bhaginīṁ tatputrabhāryāṁ tathā duhitaraṁ snuṣām

or another's master's wife — having gone to her, he goes to a state without further rebirth. Likewise a sister, his brother's son's wife, his own daughter, or daughter-in-law,

Verse 44 (padma.1.52.44)

पितृव्यां मातुलानीं तु तथैव च पितृष्वसाम्। मातृष्वस्रादिकामन्यां गत्वा नास्ति च निष्कृतिः

pitṛvyāṁ mātulānīṁ tu tathaiva ca pitṛṣvasām mātṛṣvasrādikāmanyāṁ gatvā nāsti ca niṣkṛtiḥ

an uncle's wife, or a maternal uncle's wife, a paternal aunt, or a maternal aunt and others — having gone to such a one, there is no atonement.

Verse 45 (padma.1.52.45)

ब्रह्महा स भवेदंधो वचसा जडतां व्रजेत्। कर्णयोर्बधिरो जातश्च्यवते नास्ति निष्कृतिः

brahmahā sa bhavedaṁdho vacasā jaḍatāṁ vrajet karṇayorbadhiro jātaścyavate nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ

He becomes equivalent to a brahmin-killer, becomes blind, becomes dull in speech, becomes deaf, and falls from his position; there is no atonement.

Verse 46 (padma.1.52.46)

उक्त्वा अश्लीलमत्यर्थमखिलं स्त्रीकृतेन हि। द्विज उवाच- एवं दुष्कृतमासाद्य कथं मोक्षो भवेत्पुनः

uktvā aślīlamatyarthamakhilaṁ strīkṛtena hi dvija uvāca evaṁ duṣkṛtamāsādya kathaṁ mokṣo bhavetpunaḥ

Having said all this, entirely because of what is done through women. The brahmin said: "Having thus incurred such evil deeds, how can liberation occur again?"

Verse 47 (padma.1.52.47)

तत्समाचक्ष्व भगवन्श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः। श्रीभगवानुवाच। तासां च गमनं कृत्वा तप्तां लोहस्य पुत्तलद्यं

tatsamācakṣva bhagavanśrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ śrībhagavānuvāca tāsāṁ ca gamanaṁ kṛtvā taptāṁ lohasya puttaladyaṁ

"Tell me that, O Lord; I wish to hear it truly." The blessed Lord said: "Having committed such acts with them, he should embrace a heated iron effigy —"

Verse 48 (padma.1.52.48)

समालिंग्य त्यजेत्प्राणं शुचिर्लोकांतरं व्रजेत्। यो वै गृहाश्रमं त्यक्त्वा मच्चित्तो जायते नरः

samāliṁgya tyajetprāṇaṁ śucirlokāṁtaraṁ vrajet yo vai gṛhāśramaṁ tyaktvā maccitto jāyate naraḥ

"— and, embracing it, give up his life; purified, he goes to another world. And the man who, having abandoned the householder's life, becomes fixed in mind upon me,"

Verse 49 (padma.1.52.49)

नित्यं स्मरति गोविंदं सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्। ब्रह्महत्यायुतं तेन कृतं गुर्वंगनागमात्

nityaṁ smarati goviṁdaṁ sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet brahmahatyāyutaṁ tena kṛtaṁ gurvaṁganāgamāt

"and ever remembers Govinda — all his sin is destroyed. Even ten thousand sins of brahmin-killing, or that committed by approaching his guru's wife,"

Verse 50 (padma.1.52.50)

शतं शतसहस्रं च पैष्टीमद्यस्य भक्षणात्। स्वर्णादेर्हरणं कृत्वा तेषां संसर्गकं चिरं

śataṁ śatasahasraṁ ca paiṣṭīmadyasya bhakṣaṇāt svarṇāderharaṇaṁ kṛtvā teṣāṁ saṁsargakaṁ ciraṁ

"a hundred, a hundred-thousand, from drinking liquor, from stealing gold and the like, or from long association with such sinners —"

Verse 51 (padma.1.52.51)

एतान्यन्यानि पापानि महान्ति पातकानि च। अग्निं प्राप्य यथा तूलं तृणं शुष्कं प्रणश्यति

etānyanyāni pāpāni mahānti pātakāni ca agniṁ prāpya yathā tūlaṁ tṛṇaṁ śuṣkaṁ praṇaśyati

"— these and other great sins are destroyed, just as cotton-fluff or dry grass is destroyed upon meeting fire."

Verse 52 (padma.1.52.52)

तस्मान्मन्नामगोविंदं स्मृत्वा पूतो भवेन्नरः। यो वा गृहाश्रमे तिष्ठेन्नित्यं गोविंदघोषणम्

tasmānmannāmagoviṁdaṁ smṛtvā pūto bhavennaraḥ yo vā gṛhāśrame tiṣṭhennityaṁ goviṁdaghoṣaṇam

"Therefore, by remembering my name, Govinda, a man becomes purified. And he who, remaining in the householder's stage, constantly proclaims Govinda's name,"

Verse 53 (padma.1.52.53)

कृत्वा च पूजयित्वा च स पापात्सन्तरो भवेत्। भागीरथी तटे रम्ये खगस्य ग्रहणे शिवे

kṛtvā ca pūjayitvā ca sa pāpātsantaro bhavet bhāgīrathī taṭe ramye khagasya grahaṇe śive

"and having done worship, becomes one who crosses beyond sin. On the lovely bank of the Bhagirathi, at an auspicious eclipse,"

Verse 54 (padma.1.52.54)

गवां कोटिप्रदानेन यत्फलं लभते नरः। तत्फलं समवाप्नोति सहस्रं चाधिकं च यत्

gavāṁ koṭipradānena yatphalaṁ labhate naraḥ tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti sahasraṁ cādhikaṁ ca yat

"the fruit that a man obtains by giving a crore of cows — he obtains that same fruit, and even a thousand times more,"

Verse 55 (padma.1.52.55)

गोविंदकीर्तने तात मत्पुरे चाक्षयं वसेत्। कामात्स भवने स्थित्वा सार्वभौमो भवेन्नृपः

goviṁdakīrtane tāta matpure cākṣayaṁ vaset kāmātsa bhavane sthitvā sārvabhaumo bhavennṛpaḥ

"by praising Govinda, my son; he dwells imperishably in my city. Out of desire, remaining in that abode, he becomes a universal monarch."

Verse 56 (padma.1.52.56)

पुराणेमत्कथां श्रुत्वा मत्सादृश्यं लभेन्नरः। कथयित्वा पुराणं च विष्णुसायुज्यतां व्रजेत्

purāṇematkathāṁ śrutvā matsādṛśyaṁ labhennaraḥ kathayitvā purāṇaṁ ca viṣṇusāyujyatāṁ vrajet

"Having heard this Purana, my story, a man attains likeness to me; having recited the Purana, he attains union with Vishnu."

Verse 57 (padma.1.52.57)

तस्मान्नित्यं च श्रोतव्यं पुराणं धर्मसंचयं। श्रावितव्यं प्रयत्नेन लोके विष्णुतनुं व्रजेत्

tasmānnityaṁ ca śrotavyaṁ purāṇaṁ dharmasaṁcayaṁ śrāvitavyaṁ prayatnena loke viṣṇutanuṁ vrajet

"Therefore this Purana, a treasury of dharma, should always be heard; it should be diligently recited to others; thereby one attains a Vishnu-like form in the world."

Verse 58 (padma.1.52.58)

अन्यद्वा स्त्रीकृते दोषे यथायोगं भवेद्ध्रुवं। निशामय प्रवक्ष्यामि तत्वतो द्विजनंदन

anyadvā strīkṛte doṣe yathāyogaṁ bhaveddhruvaṁ niśāmaya pravakṣyāmi tatvato dvijanaṁdana

"And regarding other faults committed on account of women, remedies surely apply as appropriate; listen, I shall tell you truly, O joy of the twice-born."

Verse 59 (padma.1.52.59)

सर्वबीजस्य दानेन सांबुकुंभं महाफलम्। दद्याद्विप्राय पुण्याहे सद्यःपूतो भवेत्क्षणात्

sarvabījasya dānena sāṁbukuṁbhaṁ mahāphalam dadyādviprāya puṇyāhe sadyaḥpūto bhavetkṣaṇāt

"By giving all kinds of seeds, and a water-pot with a conch, of great fruit, to a brahmin on an auspicious day, one becomes purified at once."

Verse 60 (padma.1.52.60)

सर्वं धान्यादिकं बीजं काले दद्याद्द्विजातये। सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा अक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते

sarvaṁ dhānyādikaṁ bījaṁ kāle dadyāddvijātaye sarvapāpakṣayaṁ kṛtvā akṣayaṁ svargamaśnute

"One should give all kinds of grain-seeds, at the proper time, to a brahmin. Having thereby destroyed all sin, one attains imperishable heaven."

Verse 61 (padma.1.52.61)

गुणं वक्ष्यामि विप्रर्षे सतीनां यादृशं दृढम्। शुद्धवंशो भवेत्तस्या नित्यं लक्ष्मीः प्रवर्तते

guṇaṁ vakṣyāmi viprarṣe satīnāṁ yādṛśaṁ dṛḍham śuddhavaṁśo bhavettasyā nityaṁ lakṣmīḥ pravartate

"I shall tell, O sage among brahmins, the firm virtue of virtuous women: her lineage becomes pure, and prosperity ever abides there."

Verse 62 (padma.1.52.62)

उभयोर्वंशयोः स्वर्गो भर्तुरात्मन एव च। पतिव्रतागुणो विप्र विस्मृतः पृच्छतस्तव

ubhayorvaṁśayoḥ svargo bharturātmana eva ca pativratāguṇo vipra vismṛtaḥ pṛcchatastava

"Heaven for both lineages, and for the husband himself, results from her. O brahmin, you asked about the virtue of a devoted wife, which had been set aside —"

Verse 63 (padma.1.52.63)

पुनर्वक्ष्यामि योषाणां सर्वलोकहितं शुभम्। उषित्वा पूर्वकालं च पुण्यापुण्येन योषितः

punarvakṣyāmi yoṣāṇāṁ sarvalokahitaṁ śubham uṣitvā pūrvakālaṁ ca puṇyāpuṇyena yoṣitaḥ

"I shall speak again of what is auspicious and beneficial to all the worlds regarding women. Having dwelt in a former time, by merit or demerit, women —"

Verse 64 (padma.1.52.64)

पश्चात्पतिव्रतायाश्च ताश्च गच्छंति मद्गतिम्। षण्मासं वाथ वर्षं वा अधिकं च प्रशस्यते

paścātpativratāyāśca tāśca gacchaṁti madgatim ṣaṇmāsaṁ vātha varṣaṁ vā adhikaṁ ca praśasyate

"— afterward, if they become devoted wives, they go to my abode. Six months, or a year, or more, is praised as the period —"

Verse 65 (padma.1.52.65)

पतिव्रता भवेद्या च यावत्पूता व्रजेद्दिवम्। सुरापं विप्रहंतारं सर्वपापयुतं पतिम्

pativratā bhavedyā ca yāvatpūtā vrajeddivam surāpaṁ viprahaṁtāraṁ sarvapāpayutaṁ patim

"She who becomes a devoted wife, however long, purified, goes to heaven. Even a husband who is a drunkard, a killer of brahmins, laden with every sin —"

Verse 66 (padma.1.52.66)

पंकात्पूतं नयेत्स्वर्गं भर्त्तांरं यानुगच्छति। कंदर्पसदृशो भर्ता सा रतीव मनोरमा

paṁkātpūtaṁ nayetsvargaṁ bharttāṁraṁ yānugacchati kaṁdarpasadṛśo bhartā sā ratīva manoramā

"— she leads him, purified from the mire of sin, to heaven, following her husband. Her husband becomes like the god of love, and she like Rati, enchanting,"

Verse 67 (padma.1.52.67)

जिष्णोरेवचिरं लोके भुंक्तेऽनंतमयं सुखम्। पतिव्रता बलाद्या च विदूरे स्वामिपातने

jiṣṇorevaciraṁ loke bhuṁkte'naṁtamayaṁ sukham pativratā balādyā ca vidūre svāmipātane

"they enjoy, in the world of Indra, endless happiness for a long time. And a devoted wife who, being far away, learns of her husband's fall —"

Verse 68 (padma.1.52.68)

चिह्नं लब्ध्वामृता वह्नौ पापादुद्धरते पतिं। पतिव्रता च या नारी देशांतरमृते पतौ

cihnaṁ labdhvāmṛtā vahnau pāpāduddharate patiṁ pativratā ca yā nārī deśāṁtaramṛte patau

"— having obtained a token of him, and having died in fire, redeems her husband from sin. And the devoted wife whose husband has died in a distant land —"

Verse 69 (padma.1.52.69)

सा भर्तुश्चिह्नमादाय वह्नौ सुप्त्वा दिवं व्रजेत्। या स्त्री ब्राह्मणजातीया मृतं पतिमनुव्रजेत्

sā bhartuścihnamādāya vahnau suptvā divaṁ vrajet yā strī brāhmaṇajātīyā mṛtaṁ patimanuvrajet

"— she, taking her husband's token, having lain down in the fire, goes to heaven. But the woman of the brahmin caste who follows her dead husband into the fire —"

Verse 70 (padma.1.52.70)

सा स्वर्गमात्मघातेन नात्मानं न पतिं नयेत्। न म्रियेत समं गत्वा ब्राह्मणी ब्रह्मशासनात्

sā svargamātmaghātena nātmānaṁ na patiṁ nayet na mriyeta samaṁ gatvā brāhmaṇī brahmaśāsanāt

"— by that self-destruction, she leads neither herself nor her husband to heaven. A brahmin woman should not die by going along with him, by the ordinance of Brahma;"

Verse 71 (padma.1.52.71)

प्रव्रज्यागतिमाप्नोति मरणादात्मघातिनी। नरोत्तम उवाच- सर्वासामपि जातीनां ब्राह्मणः शस्य इष्यते

pravrajyāgatimāpnoti maraṇādātmaghātinī narottama uvāca sarvāsāmapi jātīnāṁ brāhmaṇaḥ śasya iṣyate

"a self-destroyer attains, by death, only the state of one who has taken renunciation." Narottama said: "Among all castes, the brahmin is held to be the most praised,"

Verse 72 (padma.1.52.72)

पुण्यं च द्विजमुख्येन अत्र किंवा विपर्ययः। श्रीभगवानुवाच- ब्राह्मण्यास्साहसं कर्म नैव युक्तं कदाचन

puṇyaṁ ca dvijamukhyena atra kiṁvā viparyayaḥ śrībhagavānuvāca brāhmaṇyāssāhasaṁ karma naiva yuktaṁ kadācana

"and merit is greatest through a chief brahmin — why then is there a reversal here?" The blessed Lord said: "A rash act by a brahmin woman is never fitting, ever."

Verse 73 (padma.1.52.73)

निःशेषेस्या वधं कृत्वा स नरो ब्रह्महा भवेत्। तस्माद्ब्राह्मणजातीया विप्रया च व्रतं चरेत्

niḥśeṣesyā vadhaṁ kṛtvā sa naro brahmahā bhavet tasmādbrāhmaṇajātīyā viprayā ca vrataṁ caret

"Having caused her own utter destruction, that woman becomes equivalent to a brahmin-killer. Therefore a woman of the brahmin caste should observe a different vow."

Verse 74 (padma.1.52.74)

प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथ्यं शृणु विप्र यथार्थतः। आपणांतरमामिष्यं भक्षयेन्न कदाचन

pravakṣyāmi yathātathyaṁ śṛṇu vipra yathārthataḥ āpaṇāṁtaramāmiṣyaṁ bhakṣayenna kadācana

"I shall tell it truly; hear it exactly, O brahmin. She should never eat meat bought from the market."

Verse 75 (padma.1.52.75)

अश्वमेधसहस्राणां हायने फलमाप्नुयात्। अर्हणं चेष्टदेवस्य हरेर्व्रतमनुत्तमम्

aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṁ hāyane phalamāpnuyāt arhaṇaṁ ceṣṭadevasya harervratamanuttamam

"In a year of such observance, she obtains the fruit of a thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices; she should perform worship of her chosen deity, and the unsurpassed vow of Hari,"

Verse 76 (padma.1.52.76)

स्वामिनोपि जलं पिंडं संप्रदद्यादमत्सरात्। युगकोटिसहस्राणि युगकोटिशतानि च

svāminopi jalaṁ piṁḍaṁ saṁpradadyādamatsarāt yugakoṭisahasrāṇi yugakoṭiśatāni ca

"and she should offer water and the pinda-offering to her husband too, without envy. For thousands of crores of ages, and hundreds of crores of ages,"

Verse 77 (padma.1.52.77)

पतिना सह सा साध्वी विष्णुलोके युता भवेत्। ततो महाव्रतं प्राप्य निरये ब्राह्मणी वधूः

patinā saha sā sādhvī viṣṇuloke yutā bhavet tato mahāvrataṁ prāpya niraye brāhmaṇī vadhūḥ

"that virtuous woman, together with her husband, remains united in the world of Vishnu. Then, having undertaken this great vow, a brahmin woman otherwise destined for hell,"

Verse 78 (padma.1.52.78)

उद्धरेदुभयोर्वंशाञ्छतशोथ सहस्रशः। अतो बंधुजनैरेव पुत्रैर्भ्रात्रादिभिर्बुधैः

uddharedubhayorvaṁśāñchataśotha sahasraśaḥ ato baṁdhujanaireva putrairbhrātrādibhirbudhaiḥ

"— redeems both lineages, hundreds and thousands of forebears. Therefore, by kinsfolk, sons, brothers and other wise ones,"

Verse 79 (padma.1.52.79)

विनियम्य सदा तस्या व्रतलोपं न कारयेत्। हरेश्चेद्वासरं प्राप्य विधवा न व्रतं चरेत्

viniyamya sadā tasyā vratalopaṁ na kārayet hareścedvāsaraṁ prāpya vidhavā na vrataṁ caret

"she should always be guided, and her observance of the vow should never be allowed to lapse. If, having reached Hari's day, a widow does not observe the vow,"

Verse 80 (padma.1.52.80)

पुनर्वैधव्यतामेति जन्मजन्मनि दुर्भगा। भोजनात्मत्स्यमांसस्य व्रतानां विप्रयोगतः

punarvaidhavyatāmeti janmajanmani durbhagā bhojanātmatsyamāṁsasya vratānāṁ viprayogataḥ

"she attains widowhood again, birth after birth, ill-fated. From eating fish and meat, and from failing to observe the vows —"

Verse 81 (padma.1.52.81)

चिरं निरयमासाद्य शुनी भवति निश्चितम्। दुष्टाया मैथुनं गच्छेद्विधवाकुलनाशिनी

ciraṁ nirayamāsādya śunī bhavati niścitam duṣṭāyā maithunaṁ gacchedvidhavākulanāśinī

having endured hell for a long time, she certainly becomes a bitch. He who engages in union with a wicked widow — a widow who destroys her family —

Verse 82 (padma.1.52.82)

नरकाननुभूयाथ गृध्रिणी दशजन्मसु। द्विजन्मफेरवा भूत्वा ततो मानुषतां व्रजेत्

narakānanubhūyātha gṛdhriṇī daśajanmasu dvijanmapheravā bhūtvā tato mānuṣatāṁ vrajet

having experienced hells, he then becomes a female vulture for ten births; having then become a jackal, he attains humanity.

Verse 83 (padma.1.52.83)

तथैव बालवैधव्या दासीत्वमुपगच्छति। द्विज उवाच- कन्यादानफलं ब्रूहि वद दास्याः फलं च यत्

tathaiva bālavaidhavyā dāsītvamupagacchati dvija uvāca kanyādānaphalaṁ brūhi vada dāsyāḥ phalaṁ ca yat

Likewise, one who causes child-widowhood attains the state of a slave. The brahmin said: "Tell me the fruit of giving a daughter in marriage, and also the fruit regarding a female servant —"

Verse 84 (padma.1.52.84)

विधानं च यथोक्तं च यदि मेनुग्रहः प्रभो। श्रीभगवानुवाच। रूपाढ्ये गुणसंपन्ने कुलीने यौवनान्विते

vidhānaṁ ca yathoktaṁ ca yadi menugrahaḥ prabho śrībhagavānuvāca rūpāḍhye guṇasaṁpanne kulīne yauvanānvite

"— and the proper procedure as stated, if you would grace me, O Lord." The blessed Lord said: "To one rich in beauty, endowed with virtue, well-born, possessed of youth,"

Verse 85 (padma.1.52.85)

समृद्धे वित्तसंपूर्णे कन्यादानफलं शृणु। सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तां कन्यकां यो ददाति च

samṛddhe vittasaṁpūrṇe kanyādānaphalaṁ śṛṇu sarvābharaṇasaṁyuktāṁ kanyakāṁ yo dadāti ca

"prosperous, full of wealth — hear the fruit of giving a daughter to such a groom. He who gives a maiden adorned with every ornament —"

Verse 86 (padma.1.52.86)

तेन दत्ता धरा सर्वा सशैलवनकानना। अर्द्धाभरणदानेन फलं दातुर्भवेद्ध्रुवम्

tena dattā dharā sarvā saśailavanakānanā arddhābharaṇadānena phalaṁ dāturbhaveddhruvam

"— by him the entire earth, with its mountains, forests, and woods, has been given. By giving with half the ornaments, the giver's fruit becomes correspondingly less."

Verse 87 (padma.1.52.87)

अनाभरणकन्यायाः पादैकस्य फलं भवेत्। यः पुनः शुल्कमश्नाति स याति नरके नरः

anābharaṇakanyāyāḥ pādaikasya phalaṁ bhavet yaḥ punaḥ śulkamaśnāti sa yāti narake naraḥ

"For an unadorned maiden given, the fruit becomes only a quarter. But the man who takes a bride-price goes to hell."

Verse 88 (padma.1.52.88)

विक्रीय चात्मजां मूढो नरकान्न निवर्त्तते। लोभादसदृशे पुंसि कन्यां यस्तु प्रयच्छति

vikrīya cātmajāṁ mūḍho narakānna nivarttate lobhādasadṛśe puṁsi kanyāṁ yastu prayacchati

"A fool who sells his own daughter does not return from hell. He who, out of greed, gives his daughter to an unsuitable man,"

Verse 89 (padma.1.52.89)

रौरवं नरकं प्राप्य चांडालत्वं च गच्छति। अतएव हि शुल्कं च जामातुर्न कदाचन

rauravaṁ narakaṁ prāpya cāṁḍālatvaṁ ca gacchati ataeva hi śulkaṁ ca jāmāturna kadācana

"attains the Raurava hell, and then becomes a chandala. Therefore a wise man never accepts a bride-price from his son-in-law,"

Verse 90 (padma.1.52.90)

गृह्णाति मनसा प्राज्ञो यद्दत्तं तस्य चाक्षयम्। भूमिं गां च हिरण्यं च धनं वस्त्रं च धान्यकम्

gṛhṇāti manasā prājño yaddattaṁ tasya cākṣayam bhūmiṁ gāṁ ca hiraṇyaṁ ca dhanaṁ vastraṁ ca dhānyakam

"even in thought; and whatever is given becomes imperishable for him — land, cows, gold, wealth, clothing, and grain —"

Verse 91 (padma.1.52.91)

जामातुर्यौतकं दत्वा सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम्। विवाहसमये वत्स सगोत्र परगोत्रजैः

jāmāturyautakaṁ datvā sarvaṁ bhavati cākṣayam vivāhasamaye vatsa sagotra paragotrajaiḥ

"having given the dowry to the son-in-law, all of it becomes imperishable. My son, at the time of marriage, gifts given by those of the same or different gotra,"

Verse 92 (padma.1.52.92)

यौतकं दीयते किंचित्तत्सर्वं चाक्षयं भवेत्। दाता न स्मरते दानं प्रतिग्राही न याचते

yautakaṁ dīyate kiṁcittatsarvaṁ cākṣayaṁ bhavet dātā na smarate dānaṁ pratigrāhī na yācate

"— whatever dowry-gift is given, all of it becomes imperishable. The giver should not recall his gift, and the receiver should not ever beg for more —"

Verse 93 (padma.1.52.93)

उभौ तौ नरकं यातश्छिन्नरज्जुर्घटो यथा। अवश्यं यौतकं दानं दातव्यं सात्विकेन हि

ubhau tau narakaṁ yātaśchinnarajjurghaṭo yathā avaśyaṁ yautakaṁ dānaṁ dātavyaṁ sātvikena hi

"— if either does, both go to hell, like a pot falling with a cut rope. The dowry-gift must certainly be given by one of pure disposition."

Verse 94 (padma.1.52.94)

अदत्वा नरकं प्राप्य दासीत्वमुपगच्छति। अत्यासन्नेतिदूरस्थे चात्याढ्ये चाति दुर्गते

adatvā narakaṁ prāpya dāsītvamupagacchati atyāsannetidūrasthe cātyāḍhye cāti durgate

"One who does not give it attains hell, and then falls into servitude. To one too close a relative, too far away, too wealthy, or in too wretched a state,"

Verse 95 (padma.1.52.95)

कुलहीने च मूर्खे च षट्सु कन्या न दीयते। अतिवृद्धे चातिदीने रोगिष्ठे देशवासिनि

kulahīne ca mūrkhe ca ṣaṭsu kanyā na dīyate ativṛddhe cātidīne rogiṣṭhe deśavāsini

"to one of no family, and to a fool — to these six, a daughter should not be given. To one too old, too destitute, too diseased, or one living merely in the region,"

Verse 96 (padma.1.52.96)

अतिक्रुद्धेप्यसन्तुष्टे षट्सु कन्या न दीयते। एतेभ्यः कन्यकां दत्वा नरकं चाधिगच्छति

atikruddhepyasantuṣṭe ṣaṭsu kanyā na dīyate etebhyaḥ kanyakāṁ datvā narakaṁ cādhigacchati

"to one too irritable, or discontented — to these six also, a daughter should not be given. Having given a daughter to such men, one attains hell."

Verse 97 (padma.1.52.97)

लोभात्संमानलाभाच्च कन्यका परिवर्तनात्। मुनीनां प्रेयसीं नारीं युवतीं रूपशालिनीम्

lobhātsaṁmānalābhācca kanyakā parivartanāt munīnāṁ preyasīṁ nārīṁ yuvatīṁ rūpaśālinīm

"Out of greed, for gain of honour, or by exchanging daughters — such giving is forbidden. A beautiful young woman, beloved to sages,"

Verse 98 (padma.1.52.98)

सालंकारां सशय्यां च दत्वाऽनंतफलं लभेत्। अनयोश्च फलं तुभ्यं युवती कन्ययोरपि

sālaṁkārāṁ saśayyāṁ ca datvā'naṁtaphalaṁ labhet anayośca phalaṁ tubhyaṁ yuvatī kanyayorapi

"adorned, together with a bed, given, yields endless merit. I have told you the fruit of these two — the young woman and the maiden."

Verse 99 (padma.1.52.99)

एका वराय दातव्या अपरा ब्राह्मणाय तु। क्रीता देवा यदातव्या धीरेणाकष्टकर्मणा

ekā varāya dātavyā aparā brāhmaṇāya tu krītā devā yadātavyā dhīreṇākaṣṭakarmaṇā

"One type should be given to a groom, and another to a brahmin. When purchased, she should be given in service to the gods, by a steadfast man of untroubled deeds —"

Verse 100 (padma.1.52.100)

कल्पकालं भवेत्स्वर्गं नृपो वा कौ महाधनी। प्रतिजन्म लभेतैष सुपत्नीं वरवर्णिनीम्

kalpakālaṁ bhavetsvargaṁ nṛpo vā kau mahādhanī pratijanma labhetaiṣa supatnīṁ varavarṇinīm

"he attains heaven for the duration of a kalpa; or becomes a great king or wealthy man. In every birth, he obtains an excellent wife of fine complexion."

Verse 101 (padma.1.52.101)

य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं पुण्याख्यानमनुत्तमम्। सर्वपापक्षयस्तस्य सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः

ya idaṁ śṛṇuyānnityaṁ puṇyākhyānamanuttamam sarvapāpakṣayastasya sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ

"He who ever hears this unsurpassed, meritorious tale — all his sin is destroyed, and he becomes versed in the meaning of all scriptures."

Verse 102 (padma.1.52.102)

लभेत सोऽक्षयं स्वर्गं नारीणां वल्लभो भवेत्। क्षत्रियो विजयी चाथ लोकनाथो भवेद्ध्रुवम्

labheta so'kṣayaṁ svargaṁ nārīṇāṁ vallabho bhavet kṣatriyo vijayī cātha lokanātho bhaveddhruvam

"He obtains imperishable heaven, and becomes beloved by women. A kshatriya who hears it becomes victorious, and surely becomes a lord of the world."

Verse 103 (padma.1.52.103)

श्रुतं हरति पापानि जन्मजन्मकृतानि च। सौभाग्यं लभते लोके तथैव च वरांगना

śrutaṁ harati pāpāni janmajanmakṛtāni ca saubhāgyaṁ labhate loke tathaiva ca varāṁganā

"Hearing it removes sins committed birth after birth. In the world, one obtains good fortune, and likewise an excellent wife."