The King's Death: The Vision of Hell and the Power of Three Vaishakhas

Verse 1 (padma.5.101.1)

यम उवाच- अथ कालकटाक्षेण लक्षितो नृपतिस्तदा । मृतोऽतिरतिसेवोत्थ क्षयक्षीणकलेवरः

yama uvāca- atha kālakaṭākṣeṇa lakṣito nṛpatistadā mṛto'tiratisevottha kṣayakṣīṇakalevaraḥ

Yama said: Then, marked by the sidelong glance of Time, the king died, his body wasted and worn away by the excess of amorous indulgence.

Verse 2 (padma.5.101.2)

नीयमानो यमगणैस्ताड्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः । क्रन्दमानो महारावान्स स्मरन्निजपातकम्

nīyamāno yamagaṇaistāḍyamāno muhurmuhuḥ krandamāno mahārāvānsa smarannijapātakam

Being led away by Yama's hosts, struck again and again, crying out with great wails, he remembered his own sins.

Verse 3 (padma.5.101.3)

विष्णुदूतैः समागम्य ताडयित्वा ममानुगान् । धर्मवानयमित्युक्त्वा विमानमथ रोपितः

viṣṇudūtaiḥ samāgamya tāḍayitvā mamānugān dharmavānayamityuktvā vimānamatha ropitaḥ

But then Vishnu's messengers came upon Yama's servants, struck my attendants, and, declaring 'This one is righteous,' seated him upon a celestial car.

Verse 4 (padma.5.101.4)

नीतो हरिपुरं भूपः स्तूयमानोऽप्सरोगणैः । प्रातःस्नानेन वैशाखमासस्य क्षीणपातकः

nīto haripuraṁ bhūpaḥ stūyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ prātaḥsnānena vaiśākhamāsasya kṣīṇapātakaḥ

The king, his sins diminished through the morning bathing of the month of Vaishakha, was carried toward the city of Hari, praised by hosts of apsarases.

Verse 5 (padma.5.101.5)

अथ धर्मविहीनोऽयमिति मत्वा च तैः पुनः । देवदूतैर्निदेशेन विष्णोर्भूमिपतिस्तदा । अदूरादेव निरयवर्त्मना स समाहितः

atha dharmavihīno'yamiti matvā ca taiḥ punaḥ devadūtairnideśena viṣṇorbhūmipatistadā adūrādeva nirayavartmanā sa samāhitaḥ

But then, those divine messengers, thinking 'This one is devoid of other dharma,' by Vishnu's own command, again redirected that lord of the earth, not far off, onto the path to hell.

Verse 6 (padma.5.101.6)

स गच्छन्नपि शुश्राव जीवानां क्रंदतां पुनः । निरये पच्यमानानामारावं विविधं तदा

sa gacchannapi śuśrāva jīvānāṁ kraṁdatāṁ punaḥ niraye pacyamānānāmārāvaṁ vividhaṁ tadā

Even as he went, he heard again the manifold clamor of beings crying out, being cooked in hell.

Verse 7 (padma.5.101.7)

पापिनां क्वथ्यमानानामाक्रंदमतिदारुणम् । श्रुत्वा विस्मयवान्विप्र राजाभूदतिदुःखितः

pāpināṁ kvathyamānānāmākraṁdamatidāruṇam śrutvā vismayavānvipra rājābhūdatiduḥkhitaḥ

Hearing the most terrible wailing of sinners being boiled, O Brahmin, the king was struck with astonishment and became exceedingly sorrowful.

Verse 8 (padma.5.101.8)

प्रोवाच दूताः किमयमाक्रंदो दारुणः श्रुतः । पुनर्न श्रूयते तन्मे कारणं वक्तुमर्हथ

provāca dūtāḥ kimayamākraṁdo dāruṇaḥ śrutaḥ punarna śrūyate tanme kāraṇaṁ vaktumarhatha

He said: "O messengers, what is this terrible wailing that is heard, and then heard no more? You should tell me the reason for it."

Verse 9 (padma.5.101.9)

दूता ऊचु- जंतवस्त्यक्तमर्यादाः पापास्त्वाचारवर्जिताः । निरयेषु च घोरेषु तामिस्रादिषु पातिताः

dūtā ūcu- jaṁtavastyaktamaryādāḥ pāpāstvācāravarjitāḥ nirayeṣu ca ghoreṣu tāmisrādiṣu pātitāḥ

The messengers said: Beings who abandoned proper bounds, sinners devoid of good conduct, have been cast down into terrible hells, beginning with Tamisra.

Verse 10 (padma.5.101.10)

कृतपातकिनस्त्वत्र प्राणत्यागादनंतरम् । याम्यं पंथानमाश्रित्य दुःखमश्नंति दारुणम्

kṛtapātakinastvatra prāṇatyāgādanaṁtaram yāmyaṁ paṁthānamāśritya duḥkhamaśnaṁti dāruṇam

Those who committed grievous sins, immediately after the abandonment of their life-breath, taking the path of Yama, suffer terrible torment.

Verse 11 (padma.5.101.11)

यमस्य पुरुषैर्घोरैः कृष्यमाणा इतस्ततः । अंधकारे निपतिता भक्ष्यंते ह्यतिदारुणैः

yamasya puruṣairghoraiḥ kṛṣyamāṇā itastataḥ aṁdhakāre nipatitā bhakṣyaṁte hyatidāruṇaiḥ

Dragged here and there by the terrible servants of Yama, having fallen into darkness, they are devoured indeed by most terrible creatures—

Verse 12 (padma.5.101.12)

श्वभिः शृगालैः क्रव्यादैः काककंकबकादिभिः । अग्नितुंडैर्वृकव्याघ्रैर्भुजगैर्वृश्चिकादिभिः

śvabhiḥ śṛgālaiḥ kravyādaiḥ kākakaṁkabakādibhiḥ agnituṁḍairvṛkavyāghrairbhujagairvṛścikādibhiḥ

—dogs, jackals, flesh-eaters, crows, hawks, herons, and the like; by fire-mouthed wolves and tigers, serpents, scorpions, and the like.

Verse 13 (padma.5.101.13)

अग्निना दाह्यमानाश्च तुद्यमानाश्च कंटकैः । क्रकचैः पाट्यमानाश्च पीड्यमानाश्च तृष्णया

agninā dāhyamānāśca tudyamānāśca kaṁṭakaiḥ krakacaiḥ pāṭyamānāśca pīḍyamānāśca tṛṣṇayā

They are burned by fire, pierced by thorns, sawn apart by saws, and tormented by thirst.

Verse 14 (padma.5.101.14)

क्षुधया बाध्यमानाश्च घोरैर्व्याधिगणैस्तथा । पूयशोणितगंधेन मूर्छ्यमानाः पदेपदे

kṣudhayā bādhyamānāśca ghorairvyādhigaṇaistathā pūyaśoṇitagaṁdhena mūrchyamānāḥ padepade

They are afflicted by hunger, and likewise by hosts of terrible diseases; at every step they swoon from the stench of pus and blood.

Verse 15 (padma.5.101.15)

क्वाथ्यंते च क्वचित्तैलैस्ताड्यन्ते मुशलैः क्वचित् । आयसीषु प्रपच्यंते शिलासु क्वचिदेव च

kvāthyaṁte ca kvacittailaistāḍyante muśalaiḥ kvacit āyasīṣu prapacyaṁte śilāsu kvacideva ca

In some places they are boiled in oil, in others beaten with pestles; in some places indeed they are cooked upon iron slabs.

Verse 16 (padma.5.101.16)

क्वचिद्वांतमथाश्नंति क्वचित्पूयमसृक्क्वचित् । क्वचिद्विष्ठां क्वचिन्मांसं पूतिगंधिषु दारुणम्

kvacidvāṁtamathāśnaṁti kvacitpūyamasṛkkvacit kvacidviṣṭhāṁ kvacinmāṁsaṁ pūtigaṁdhiṣu dāruṇam

In some places they must eat vomit, in others pus, in others blood; in some places excrement, in others terrible flesh amid putrid stenches.

Verse 17 (padma.5.101.17)

कृमिभिर्भक्ष्यमाणाश्च वह्नितुंडैः क्वचित्क्वचित् । केशशोणितमांसासृग्वसास्थिनिकरेषु च

kṛmibhirbhakṣyamāṇāśca vahnituṁḍaiḥ kvacitkvacit keśaśoṇitamāṁsāsṛgvasāsthinikareṣu ca

Devoured by worms, and here and there by fire-mouthed creatures, amid heaps of hair, blood, flesh, gore, fat, and bones—

Verse 18 (padma.5.101.18)

अस्थिताः कुणपाः कीर्णाः कृमिभिर्भक्षिताः स्फुटम् । काककंकमहागृध्रवदनैर्ध्वंसितेषु च

asthitāḥ kuṇapāḥ kīrṇāḥ kṛmibhirbhakṣitāḥ sphuṭam kākakaṁkamahāgṛdhravadanairdhvaṁsiteṣu ca

—unstable, scattered corpses, plainly devoured by worms, and torn apart by the beaks of crows, hawks, and great vultures.

Verse 19 (padma.5.101.19)

शिवदुर्गंधनीरंध्र संघट्टशतकोटिषु । करपत्रशिलापत्रतप्त निस्तैलकेषु च

śivadurgaṁdhanīraṁdhra saṁghaṭṭaśatakoṭiṣu karapatraśilāpatratapta nistailakeṣu ca

Amid the foul-smelling, dense confusion of jackals in their hundreds of millions; and amid heated stone-blade saws without oil—

Verse 20 (padma.5.101.20)

लोहतैलवसास्तंभ कूटशाल्मलसद्मसु । क्षुरकंटककीलोग्र ज्वालास्तंभविभातिषु

lohatailavasāstaṁbha kūṭaśālmalasadmasu kṣurakaṁṭakakīlogra jvālāstaṁbhavibhātiṣu

—in dwellings of iron pillars smeared with oil and fat, and the deceptive silk-cotton tree of hell; amid pillars of flame bristling with fierce razor-thorns and spikes—

Verse 21 (padma.5.101.21)

तप्तं वैतरणीपूयपूरितेषु पृथक्पृथक् । असिपत्रवनोत्कृत्त नरनारीस्तनेषु च

taptaṁ vaitaraṇīpūyapūriteṣu pṛthakpṛthak asipatravanotkṛtta naranārīstaneṣu ca

—in the heated Vaitarani river filled with pus; and amid men and women whose breasts have been sliced off in the forest of sword-leaves—

Verse 22 (padma.5.101.22)

घोरांधकारग्रहणदारुणेषु मुहुर्मुहुः । पापच्यमानाः क्रंदंतो दारुणैर्विविधैर्वधैः

ghorāṁdhakāragrahaṇadāruṇeṣu muhurmuhuḥ pāpacyamānāḥ kraṁdaṁto dāruṇairvividhairvadhaiḥ

—amid terrible, dreadful shrouds of darkness, again and again — being cooked in sin, crying out under manifold terrible modes of slaughter.

Verse 23 (padma.5.101.23)

कंठेषु बद्धपाशाश्च भुजगावेष्टिताः क्वचित् । पीड्यमानास्तथा यंत्रैः कृष्यमाणाश्च जानुभिः

kaṁṭheṣu baddhapāśāśca bhujagāveṣṭitāḥ kvacit pīḍyamānāstathā yaṁtraiḥ kṛṣyamāṇāśca jānubhiḥ

Bound with nooses at the neck, entwined by serpents in some places, tormented by machines, and dragged by their knees—

Verse 24 (padma.5.101.24)

भग्नपृष्ठशिरोग्रीवाः स्तब्धकंठाः सुदारुणाः । कूटागारे भ्राम्यमाणाः शरीरैर्यातनाक्षमैः

bhagnapṛṣṭhaśirogrīvāḥ stabdhakaṁṭhāḥ sudāruṇāḥ kūṭāgāre bhrāmyamāṇāḥ śarīrairyātanākṣamaiḥ

—their backs, heads, and necks broken, their throats rigid, most terrible, whirled about within a deceptive dwelling, their bodies capable of enduring torment.

Verse 25 (padma.5.101.25)

पीड्यंते पापिनो राजन्क्रंदमाना विकर्मिणः । सहितं विषयास्वादैः क्रंदनं तैर्विधीयते

pīḍyaṁte pāpino rājankraṁdamānā vikarmiṇaḥ sahitaṁ viṣayāsvādaiḥ kraṁdanaṁ tairvidhīyate

Thus, O king, sinners, doers of evil deeds, are tormented, crying out; that crying out of theirs is exactly matched to the sweetness of the sense-pleasures they once tasted.

Verse 26 (padma.5.101.26)

भुज्यते च कृतं पूर्वमेतत्सर्वैश्च जंतुभिः । परस्त्रीषु कृतः संगः प्रीतये दुःखदो हि सः

bhujyate ca kṛtaṁ pūrvametatsarvaiśca jaṁtubhiḥ parastrīṣu kṛtaḥ saṁgaḥ prītaye duḥkhado hi saḥ

And all these beings suffer what they themselves did before; union with another's wife, undertaken for pleasure, indeed brings such sorrow.

Verse 27 (padma.5.101.27)

मुहूर्तविषयास्वादो जातोऽनेकाब्ददुःखदः । वपुषस्तव राजेंद्र प्रातःस्नानस्य माधवे

muhūrtaviṣayāsvādo jāto'nekābdaduḥkhadaḥ vapuṣastava rājeṁdra prātaḥsnānasya mādhave

A moment's taste of sense-pleasure has become the cause of sorrow for many years. But, O lord of kings, from your body, purified by the morning bathing in Madhava—

Verse 28 (padma.5.101.28)

विधिना पावनस्यैते प्राप्य स्पर्शं च मारुतः । लब्धसौख्याः क्षणं जाता महसाप्यायितास्तव

vidhinā pāvanasyaite prāpya sparśaṁ ca mārutaḥ labdhasaukhyāḥ kṣaṇaṁ jātā mahasāpyāyitāstava

—duly sanctified, these suffering beings, having received the touch of the very wind that had touched you, attained happiness for a moment, refreshed by your very radiance.

Verse 29 (padma.5.101.29)

आक्रंदरहितास्तेन जातास्ते निरये स्थिताः । नामापि पुण्यशीलानां श्रुतं सौख्याय कीर्तितम्

ākraṁdarahitāstena jātāste niraye sthitāḥ nāmāpi puṇyaśīlānāṁ śrutaṁ saukhyāya kīrtitam

By that they became, though still dwelling in hell, free of their wailing. Even the mere name of the meritorious, when heard, is declared to bring happiness.

Verse 30 (padma.5.101.30)

जायते तद्वपुस्पर्शवायुस्पर्शः सुखावहः । यम उवाच- इति दूतवचः श्रुत्वा स राजा करुणानिधिः

jāyate tadvapusparśavāyusparśaḥ sukhāvahaḥ yama uvāca- iti dūtavacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā karuṇānidhiḥ

Thus, contact with the wind that has touched such a body becomes a bringer of happiness. Yama said: Having heard these words of the messenger, that king, an ocean of compassion—

Verse 31 (padma.5.101.31)

प्रत्युवाच हतान्दूतान्विष्णोरद्भुतकर्मणः । कोमलं हृदयं नूनं साधूनां नवनीतवत्

pratyuvāca hatāndūtānviṣṇoradbhutakarmaṇaḥ komalaṁ hṛdayaṁ nūnaṁ sādhūnāṁ navanītavat

—replied to the messengers of Vishnu, of wondrous deeds. The heart of the virtuous is truly tender, like fresh butter—

Verse 32 (padma.5.101.32)

वह्निसंतापसंतप्तं तद्यथा द्रवति स्फुटम् । राजोवाच- नार्तं जंतुमहं हित्वा पीडितुं गंतुमुत्सहे

vahnisaṁtāpasaṁtaptaṁ tadyathā dravati sphuṭam rājovāca- nārtaṁ jaṁtumahaṁ hitvā pīḍituṁ gaṁtumutsahe

—which, heated by the burning of fire, plainly melts. The king said: "I cannot bring myself to leave a suffering being in torment and go on."

Verse 33 (padma.5.101.33)

तं पापिष्ठं धिगार्तानामार्तिं शक्तो न हंति यः । मदंगसंगमोच्छिष्टवायुस्पर्शेन ते यदि

taṁ pāpiṣṭhaṁ dhigārtānāmārtiṁ śakto na haṁti yaḥ madaṁgasaṁgamocchiṣṭavāyusparśena te yadi

"Shame on that most sinful man who, though capable, does not remove the suffering of the afflicted! Since, by the mere touch of the wind that had brushed against my body—"

Verse 34 (padma.5.101.34)

जंतवः सुखिनो जातास्तस्मात्तत्र नयंतु माम् । पवित्रयंति जननीमवनीमपि ते नराः

jaṁtavaḥ sukhino jātāstasmāttatra nayaṁtu mām pavitrayaṁti jananīmavanīmapi te narāḥ

"—these beings became happy, therefore let them lead me there instead. Those men who purify the very earth, their mother—"

Verse 35 (padma.5.101.35)

परतापच्छिदो ये तु चंदना इव चंदनम् । परोपकृतये ये तु पीड्यंते कृतिनो हि ते

paratāpacchido ye tu caṁdanā iva caṁdanam paropakṛtaye ye tu pīḍyaṁte kṛtino hi te

"—who cut away others' suffering, as sandalwood cools a fever; those accomplished ones who allow themselves to be afflicted for the sake of helping others—"

Verse 36 (padma.5.101.36)

संतस्त एव ये लोके परदुःखविदारणाः । आर्तानामार्तिनाशार्थं प्राणा येषां तृणोपमाः

saṁtasta eva ye loke paraduḥkhavidāraṇāḥ ārtānāmārtināśārthaṁ prāṇā yeṣāṁ tṛṇopamāḥ

"—they alone are the true saints in this world, tearers-away of others' sorrow, for whom their own life-breath is but as straw, for the sake of destroying the affliction of the afflicted."

Verse 37 (padma.5.101.37)

तैरियं धार्यते भूमिर्नरैः परहितोद्यतैः । मनसो यत्सुखं नित्यं तत्स्वर्गो नरकोपमः

tairiyaṁ dhāryate bhūmirnaraiḥ parahitodyataiḥ manaso yatsukhaṁ nityaṁ tatsvargo narakopamaḥ

"By such men, ever devoted to the good of others, this earth is upheld. That constant happiness of mind — without it, even heaven is like hell."

Verse 38 (padma.5.101.38)

तस्मात्परसुखेनैव सुखिनः साधवः सदा । वरं निरयपातोऽत्र वरं प्राणवियोजनम्

tasmātparasukhenaiva sukhinaḥ sādhavaḥ sadā varaṁ nirayapāto'tra varaṁ prāṇaviyojanam

"Therefore the virtuous are ever made happy only by the happiness of others. Better here to fall into hell, better even the parting of life—"

Verse 39 (padma.5.101.39)

न पुनः क्षणमार्तानामार्तिनाशमृते सुखम् । दूता ऊचु- जंतवो निरये घोरे पच्यंते तेत्र पापिनः

na punaḥ kṣaṇamārtānāmārtināśamṛte sukham dūtā ūcu- jaṁtavo niraye ghore pacyaṁte tetra pāpinaḥ

"—than to have even a moment's happiness without destroying the suffering of the afflicted." The messengers said: Those beings, sinners, who are cooked there in terrible hell—

Verse 40 (padma.5.101.40)

स्वकर्मैवोपजीवंति मोहस्थानं न विद्यते । यैर्न दत्तं न च हुतं तीर्थे स्नानं न वा कृतम्

svakarmaivopajīvaṁti mohasthānaṁ na vidyate yairna dattaṁ na ca hutaṁ tīrthe snānaṁ na vā kṛtam

—live only by their own deeds; there is no place for delusion about this. By whom nothing was given, nothing offered in fire, and no bathing at a sacred ford performed—

Verse 41 (padma.5.101.41)

पुनर्नोपकृतं भक्त्या सुकृतं न कृतं परम् । नेष्टं न तप्तं नो जप्तं यैर्न हृष्टतया नृप

punarnopakṛtaṁ bhaktyā sukṛtaṁ na kṛtaṁ param neṣṭaṁ na taptaṁ no japtaṁ yairna hṛṣṭatayā nṛpa

—by whom no benefit was ever devotedly rendered, no supreme good deed performed; by whom, O king, no sacrifice, austerity, or recitation was ever gladly undertaken—

Verse 42 (padma.5.101.42)

परस्मिन्निह घोरेषु पच्यंते निरयेषु ते । दुःशीला ये दुराचारा विहाराहारनिंदिताः

parasminniha ghoreṣu pacyaṁte nirayeṣu te duḥśīlā ye durācārā vihārāhāraniṁditāḥ

—they are cooked hereafter in these terrible hells; those of evil character, evil conduct, blameworthy in their pastimes and their food—

Verse 43 (padma.5.101.43)

परापकारिणः पापकारिणो दुर्विहारिणः । विदारिणो हि मर्मोक्त्या पापाः परहृदां हि ये

parāpakāriṇaḥ pāpakāriṇo durvihāriṇaḥ vidāriṇo hi marmoktyā pāpāḥ parahṛdāṁ hi ye

—those who harm others, doers of sin, evil in their pursuits; sinners who, indeed, wound the hearts of others with cutting words—

Verse 44 (padma.5.101.44)

निरये ते विपच्यंते ये परस्त्रीविहारिणः । एहि नूनं महीपाल गच्छामो हरिमंदिरम्

niraye te vipacyaṁte ye parastrīvihāriṇaḥ ehi nūnaṁ mahīpāla gacchāmo harimaṁdiram

—those who dally with another's wife are cooked in hell. Come, O lord of the earth, let us now go to the temple of Hari.

Verse 45 (padma.5.101.45)

न ते पुण्यवता युक्तमिहस्था तु मतः परम् । राजोवाच- यद्यहं सुकृती दूताः कस्मादस्मिन्महाभये

na te puṇyavatā yuktamihasthā tu mataḥ param rājovāca- yadyahaṁ sukṛtī dūtāḥ kasmādasminmahābhaye

"It is not fitting for you, a man of merit, to remain here — this is our final judgment." The king said: "O messengers, if I am truly virtuous, then why was I led onto this—"

Verse 46 (padma.5.101.46)

नारके पथि वा नीतः किं वा मे सुकृतं परम् । मयापि न कृतं तादृक्सुकृतं कामशालिना

nārake pathi vā nītaḥ kiṁ vā me sukṛtaṁ param mayāpi na kṛtaṁ tādṛksukṛtaṁ kāmaśālinā

"—terrifying path to hell? And what is that supreme merit of mine? I, too, given over to desire, did not perform such full merit."

Verse 47 (padma.5.101.47)

कथं पुरि हरेर्गंता संशयानोऽहमस्मि वै । दूता ऊचु- सुकृतं न कृतं सत्यं त्वया कामवशात्मना

kathaṁ puri harergaṁtā saṁśayāno'hamasmi vai dūtā ūcu- sukṛtaṁ na kṛtaṁ satyaṁ tvayā kāmavaśātmanā

"How, then, could I be one destined for the city of Hari? I am indeed in doubt about this." The messengers said: "It is true that, overcome by desire, you did not perform full merit—"

Verse 48 (padma.5.101.48)

नेष्टं यज्ञैर्न वा यज्ञावशिष्टं भवताशितम् । किंतु माधवमासे यद्विधिना वत्सरत्रयम्

neṣṭaṁ yajñairna vā yajñāvaśiṣṭaṁ bhavatāśitam kiṁtu mādhavamāse yadvidhinā vatsaratrayam

"—you did not sacrifice with sacrifices, nor did you eat what remained of a sacrifice. But, in the month of Madhava, that which, according to rule, for three years—"

Verse 49 (padma.5.101.49)

प्रातः स्नात्वा गुरुवचः प्रेरितेन पुरा त्वया । भक्त्या संपूजितो विष्णुर्विश्वेशो मधुसूदनः

prātaḥ snātvā guruvacaḥ preritena purā tvayā bhaktyā saṁpūjito viṣṇurviśveśo madhusūdanaḥ

"—bathing at dawn, prompted by your guru's word, was formerly done by you: Vishnu, Lord of the universe, Madhusudana, was duly worshipped with devotion."

Verse 50 (padma.5.101.50)

महापापातिपापौघ निहंता भक्तवत्सलः । सर्वधर्मैकसारेण तेनैकेन नरेश्वर

mahāpāpātipāpaugha nihaṁtā bhaktavatsalaḥ sarvadharmaikasāreṇa tenaikena nareśvara

"—by that alone, the destroyer of the flood of the greatest sins, dear to his devotees — by that one thing alone, the very essence of all dharma, O lord of men—"

Verse 51 (padma.5.101.51)

नीयते पुण्यभवनं पूज्यमानो मरुद्गणैः । महतामपि पापानां निहंता माधवोऽर्चितः

nīyate puṇyabhavanaṁ pūjyamāno marudgaṇaiḥ mahatāmapi pāpānāṁ nihaṁtā mādhavo'rcitaḥ

"—you are being led to the meritorious abode, honored by the hosts of the Maruts. Madhava, when worshipped, is the destroyer even of the greatest sins."

Verse 52 (padma.5.101.52)

तथैव माधवो मासो मर्त्यानां विधिनोदितः । यथैव विस्फुलिंगेन ज्वाल्यते तृणसंचयः

tathaiva mādhavo māso martyānāṁ vidhinoditaḥ yathaiva visphuliṁgena jvālyate tṛṇasaṁcayaḥ

"So too is the month of Madhava, when duly observed by mortals — just as a heap of grass is set ablaze by a single spark—"

Verse 53 (padma.5.101.53)

प्रातःस्नानेन वैशाखे तथाघौघोऽपि दह्यते । तावद्वपुषि पापानि प्रभवंति महान्त्यपि

prātaḥsnānena vaiśākhe tathāghaugho'pi dahyate tāvadvapuṣi pāpāni prabhavaṁti mahāntyapi

"—so too, through the morning bath in Vaishakha, even a flood of sin is burned away. Sins, even great ones, hold sway over the body only so long—"

Verse 54 (padma.5.101.54)

यावन्न माधवे मासि तीर्थे मज्जति चोषसि । वैशाखे मासि यो युक्तो यथोक्तनियमैर्नरः

yāvanna mādhave māsi tīrthe majjati coṣasi vaiśākhe māsi yo yukto yathoktaniyamairnaraḥ

"—as one has not immersed oneself at a sacred ford at dawn in the month of Madhava. That man who, in the month of Vaishakha, is engaged in the observances as declared—"

Verse 55 (padma.5.101.55)

हरिभक्त्यैव पापौघैर्मुक्तोऽच्युतगृहं व्रजेत् । आजन्मनो हि सुकृतं यत्त्वया न पुरा कृतम्

haribhaktyaiva pāpaughairmukto'cyutagṛhaṁ vrajet ājanmano hi sukṛtaṁ yattvayā na purā kṛtam

"—through devotion to Hari alone, freed from the flood of sin, goes to the abode of Achyuta. Whatever merit, from your very birth, was not performed by you before—"

Verse 56 (padma.5.101.56)

तेन त्वं निरयस्थानमार्गं नीतो नरेश्वर । अथ भूमिपते तूर्णमस्माभिस्तु मरुद्गणैः

tena tvaṁ nirayasthānamārgaṁ nīto nareśvara atha bhūmipate tūrṇamasmābhistu marudgaṇaiḥ

"—for that reason, O lord of men, you were led onto the path toward the abode of hell. But now, O lord of the earth, swiftly, by us, the hosts of Maruts—"

Verse 57 (padma.5.101.57)

स्तूयमानो विमानेन गच्छ गोविंदमंदिरम्

stūyamāno vimānena gaccha goviṁdamaṁdiram

"—praised, borne upon a celestial car, go to the temple of Govinda."